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tTufje gfottertt?er Subscription Trice Is $1.00 per Year Payable in Advunce. Published bj ADYEUTISKH PRINTING COMPANY Laurens, 8. C. ALISON LEE W. O. LANCASTER ARTHUR LEE President vice-Pres.. Sec. and Treus. Advertising Bates on Application. Obituaries and Card of thanks t One cent a word. Entered at th? postofllce at Laurens, 8. C. as second cltiss mail matter. LAURENS, S. C MARCH 0, 1012 The Advertiser will he glad to receive the local news of all Oie communities In the county. Cor respondents are requested to sign their name to the contri butions Letters should not be mailed later than Monday morn ing. Laurens county court house: The best in the state! She's a beauty. * * ? Shame on the headline w iter that would designate Spartan burg's chief attraction as Mr. J. Wood. * ? * The sap has begun to rise and the bashful candidates are beginning to show themselves in the open. * ? * The best advertising that a city can get is the reputation that it's people Stand together and work for the com mon good. * * * Dispatches from the population centers state that the prices of eggs have taken a tumble. They'll scramble up again though. * * ? Rlease can call his party the Rlea.se party, but the rest of the voters do not care to be classed as nnti-BlensO. They prefer non-Bleasc. * * * By all menus, in preparing for the coining crop, make preparations for an exhibit at the county fair in the fall. Please do not forget this. * * <? L. M. Glenn, city editor of The Greenville News, ought to spell one of his given names out in full. L. M. Glenn fools us some times and onuses us look twice. V # * Wo congratulate the city upon the fact that the movement to open a near beer saloon here for a second time was nipped in the bud. The action was timely and we hope will have permanent results. * * * The open season for game birds is over, but the open season for game candidates has just begun. Among the candidates the slaughter will be great for only one bird will be left in each covey, it will take a high and swift flyer to get away. * ? ? No spitting on the floor of the new court house should be allowed. How ever, we feel that it is rather pre sumptions to make such a suggestion, for we do not believe that the county officers win sanction such tilth in the beautiful new building. ? * * According to our Cross Hill cor respondent Met >rs. A. E; Adams and G. M. Hannn will have to have their names added on the honor roll of those using the split log drag in this county. Roth of these gentlemen, liv ing near Cross Hill, have done much dragging during the past few days. * * ? When the county fair comes every farmer in tbe county who possibly can should have a young colt to put in the ring. As for cows and calves, we will not suggest one. Two or three cows and a bunch of calves should bo shown by every man. Dive in and let's have a big time and show what wo can tlo in Laurens county. * * ? Don't you bet there are many straddle-fenced politicians in Smith Carolina tossing their beds these nights trying to determine which side of the fence they are going to flop on when the Rlease Interrogators come around? We can picture a few of them in this county. It's going to be fun to watch them come out though. * ? ? Very often we see horses and mules going down hill with a heavy load behind them and no brakes on tbe wagon. The owners of such teams must not r~*ltze the extra work that Is put Ul on these dumb animals un necessarily. Brakes on a wngon will not cost much and will be a great re lief to the animals and make them more able to pull up the next hill. Tho heavy hauling season Is almost here and we believe it would be a fine Idea if every wngon should be equipped with reliable brakes. Look ing at it from a mercenary stand point, the brakes will allow you to haul larger loads and prolong the Rfe of the mule and thus make the ex pense less. ? ? * When It comes to strong weekly papers give us the Laurens Adver tiser. It is one of tho best weekly papers in the State and in one res pect it is like Greenwood gets bet ter and bettor.?Gr on wood Daily Jour nal. Thanks, BUI, old man. We appre ciate that. Some times we think we are getting out a fairly good paper and then we think that we are not do ing much. Hut. when a little "bou quet" like that one comes along, It helps out. Hut then, Laurens has been "greater" for some little spell. ? * ? The Advertiser received yesterday a new exchange, The Store News, a neatly gotten up and sprightly pamph let gotten out by several enterprising merchants of Clinton. This Is a sign of genuine hustle and It is to be com mended. The only objection that we can see to this method of advertis ing, however, is its large expense of money and editorial labor, the total advertising space used not being equal to what the stamps alone would buy in either of the Clinton papers, and the fact that it competes with the local papers by printing advertise ments of otbjer people free of charge. ? * * L aureus sympathizes with Green wood in the disastrous the of Sunday morning. This city has Buffered In like manner, though in a lesser de gree, during the past few months and it knows what a great lire loss is. The Greenwood spirit, undaunted, is sure to come out ahead now, as usual, and though the building was one of fame over the entire South, it is a foregone conclusion that one will rise in its place as good or better. Though the blow was a heavy one upon the town itself, it falls many times heavi er upon the owners of tbe properties and we hope that they will feel that, in this great loss, the regret Is felt more on their account than because of the blow to the city. * ? * The Advertiser is affectionately called by many of its old rentiers "The Dear Old Appetizer." but we thought that this love and esteem was contln ed to those of the genus homo. It seems though that it is held In even higher esteem by members of anoth er of the animal kingdom. It is told on good authority, and we are not surprised, that even the dogs devour the contents of this paper with as much relish as the most ardent of its subscribers. A littlo negro boy land many of our papers go out to negroes i came into the office hardly a quarter of an hour after the paper was run off last week anil asked for another copy of Tbe Advertiser for. "Pa says the dog done et up his oth er one." The paper had hardly been taken from the postothce, he said, before the dog pounced upon it and devoured the whole thing, news ar ticles, editorials, society column, ad vertisements and all. This goes to show that there are some mighty in telligent tlogs in Laurens county. It might be stated that he appeared to have a particular liking,for t>>f edi torials and the grocery advertisements, those parts that had nio^t substance in them. ;o to speak ? * * Now, this latest move of the Hlease forces to form county parties on Hlease and anti-Hlease lines Is no more nor less than a political round up in a futile attempt to hold the Hlease following together in the face of the very recent disintegration. Thc?? who have watched the trend of events in the past few months and havo listened to the conversation of those who keep tab on the public sentiment, are almost of one opinion that the Hlease foHowmg i: getting less and less every day. Nobody is more aware of this than the inside close advisers of Hlease himself and they are making a mighty effort to keep down the approaching Hood. They are using the last victory of the gov ernor as a "big stick" to drive the lukewarm ones back into the fold. The ruse will never work though for many of those of Hlerse's following who voted and worked for him. think ing he was the proper man for the place he now holds, have now found out better and are done with him. They have gotten enough and are ready to give him up. And those who swung on his coat-tail like he swung to Tillmnn's are beginning to see which way the wind is blowing and are ready to give him up. ? ? * SOME HUSTLERS! Thoy will probably start to send ing out Valentines in Laurens next week.?Greenwood Dally Journal. Thanks. Hut we are not such hus tlers quite, though wo are beginning to think of our Christmas shopping. ? ? ? WE EXTEND THANKS. To those who took interest In the book offer of The Advertiser, we wish to extend our thanks and we hope that they will bo pleased with the books that the schools will receive. The Advertiser thinks that the pro position made was a very attractive and reasonable one and we nre quite sure that these teachers who took I advantage of it will be repaid for their work. By reason of the efforts put forth by the teachers, The Advertiser in creases its subscription list to over 2,300 and its sphere of luflucnco Is extended. Hoping that this Influence is for the best and knowing that it is as good as we know how to make it. we trust that the teachers will feel that In taking advantage of the offer, they have aided In the educational and agricultural development of Lau rens county. As we Bald some weeks ago, with the teachers of Laurens county with us, none can be against us. ? * * TO TUE LAUKENS ADVERTISER* The Tribune wants another bet, to wit: a font of 3-polut Italic that Theodoro Roosevelt will get the Re publican nomination; that Harmon or Wilson will lead the Democrats; that if Harmon leads, be will lose, and that If it is Wilson against Teddy it will be some scrap.?Fountain Inn Tribune. Now, that's covering entirely too much territory in oae bet, especially considering the fact that a 3-polnt Italic is not made. We will take that ?ne, though, but will state our side of the bot a little more specillcally, to wit: As Mr. Oooly says "Wlllum Haltch Taft" will be the nominee of the Republican party; neither Har mon nor Wilson will lead the Demo crats, but that Champ Clarke will get more votes than either of them and finally that if Wilson is nominated he will be defeated. * * * GIVE US BETTER SERVICE. Last week The Advertiser made complaint of the poor water and pow er service being accorded the taxpay ers of the city. Our words must have struck a responsive cord in nearly every citizen of the town, for num bers of people have made mention of the same state of affairs. The Advertiser Is not one to stir up contentions, it does not desire to take subsistence away from any man. It has all It can do to make Its own ends meet. Hut. it does hold that if the city's affairs are not being run as they should be run. then somebody should be made to answer. If those who are held responsible for the pow er and water supply are not lit, by knowledge and experience with these things, to give proper service, we hold that somebody should be employed who is fitted. It doe* not seem to us. from obser vation of conditions as they exist, that ; the machinery is the cause of the j whole trouble. Within the past few weeks the power current has been more irregular than ever before. The water has been discolord more than at any time since we have known of It. We will take two concrete ex amples of either mismanagement or . bad judgment. Doth are taken In con nection with the fire of Wednesday j night. During the fire wires, charged with a deadly load of electricity, were on the ground and suspended in the air j where people could come in Contact with them. One man, who had been fighting the fire, narrowly escaped death by coming in contact with the current and it has been stated that another narrowly escaped harm. Chief Crews, soon after his arrival on the scene of the fire, ordered that the cur rent be cut off. He was Informed that the power house had been notified and that the current was off. When the time when it was discovered, through the narrow escape of the man spoken of above, that the current had not been taken off Chief Crews went to the power station In person and told the negro in charge to cut the po\\*er off. Mr. Crews was met with a refus al, the negro stating that he had or dors not to cut off the power except at the command of Mayor Babb or Supt. Phllpot. Of course this was not put up with and Mr. Crews made the negro cut the current off. This order of the officials In charge almost cost the death of one and possibly two people and placed many others in danger. That Is what we call bad judgment, unless the order to the negro In charge was given for rea sons not known to us. The other case Is one of mismanage ment. The wires were broken and distorted Friday morning In tho vi cinity of the fire. As a result, the current was off for some considerable length of time. This delay, It seems to us, was entirely unnecessary. If there were no cut-off plugs at the In tersection of I*aurens and Caroline streets, tho lino should have been temporarily cut anyhow and the wires connected after tho lower part of the Caroline lino had been remedied. In this way the customers of the city would not have had to hold their ex pensive machinery up lessly Idle. That there was little water pres Boro at the flro Wednesday night is a fact, but tho fault there cannot be placed ngninst the present manage ment. Tho water mains are too small and are not laid correctly, so we are ' told. The patrons of The Reedy River Power Company, getting their current from the same course as the patrons of the city, are not hampered by the service afforded them. Tills informa tion can be obtained by applying to the patrons of the power company. Having shown that in two concreto instances the oillcials in charge of the power and water supply in tho city have been guilty of mismanage ment and had judgment, it stands to reason that a great deal of the trou ble has resulted from the same cause. Now, this matter is one that should be given consideration by the city j council. If tho trouble is with tho I machinery and If the machinery is worn out or out-of-date, let the citi zens and taxpayers know of it. If those in charge of the costly machin ery belonging to the citizens and tax payers do not know how to get results from it and if they are causing this machinery to wear out faster than it should, then some proper relief should be given. * ? * ON BOOSTING. Time and again we are asked on the streets why it Is that we do not boost the town. Tbe question is one that is difficult to answer If we admit that wo do not boost the town. This, how ever, we do not admit for numbers of times we have made pretty strong efforts to do a little boosting. It comes rather hard with us, but we have attempted it in spite of the lack of interest shown by others. If by boosting is meant simply "blowing." I wo beg to plead guilty. That kind of wind does no good. Hut in attempt ing to suggest some little things that might be of good to the city and in trying to make some connections with , outsiders to bring some producers here, we will say that wo have, in a way. tried. Hut it has been rather a hard road to travel with us. Hacking the en couragement and support of those who I naturally could make our efforts bear fruit, wo have not gone about this matter of "boosting" as we might wish. For one to begin boosting and praising and working for anybody or any town, that one must be in a spir it to do it and it takes cooperation on the part of others before one can get Into that mood. In fact, at times, we get a little downcast or a little blue because nobody seems to take as much genuine interest in tbe town as they might and because that spirit of un selfish support and cooperation is not evident. It seems thai a newcomer or a prospective citizen is not given th(? glad hand of fellowship and not tendered that regard and support that are given those of other cities. This is a truth that cannot he denied, though it is one of those truths that ; your "booster" will say ought not to be told. We could name several in stances of this kind. Such support and cooperation has been lacking in ! the conduct of our own business. In spite of the fact that The Advertiser Printing Company has a plant equal j to any weekly paper In the liest boost ed town In the state, In spite of the fact that it has more capital invest ed than all of the other newspapers and public job printing olllces of the county combined, it is not given the support that its capital and, we will say, its merits justify. Fr^ the city itself, to which we beli? we pay in licenses and taxes moiv than all other newspapers and printing offices in the city combined, we get abso lutely no job work and only that ad vertising that the law requires and If there Is any way of getting around giving us this it Is not given us. From j tho business men of the city we get i very little job work. Therefore the time that we should give to "boosting" the town and doing those things that! a newspaper is expected to do. we are forced to spend running around on the railroad getting job business else where at reduced prices in order to keep our expensive plant running. As for the advertising business, we are | glad to state that it is paid for prompt ly, though we do not consider it sup port. It is a commodity that overy merchant has a real need for and which our circulation gives. Wo are thankful for it. There are wholesale dealers in this city who cannot sell their goods to local merchants, wo are told. They find less trouble in getting trade from the merchants in other parts of the county, hut in the city itself they do not get the trade that Is due them. We believe in patronizing the home mer chants so long as the prices are right and if wholesalers can offer right prices In other towns the size of Lau rens they can do so here. Now, when the merchants and oth ers do not accord those living here that cooperation and support that they should have, tho town will not grow as those towns grow whose mer chants cooperat with each other. And then, when merchants do not patron ize tho papers as those papers have a reason to believe they should be pa tronized, then those papers do not have that Jubilant spirit necossary to the boosting game and the result Is there Is a complaint that they aro not doing their duty In aiding In the town's development. The Advertiser has great confidence In the future of Laurens, if her citi zens will get together and work for It. Whooping and holloring, however, and telling of Its grei! advantage? will not amount to much, unless we do something ourselves. What we need are industries, wholesale houses or boarding schools that will brlrtg Into the city outside money and then we need to extend our trade area. As Tor more merchants or more doctors or more lawyers or more real estate men or more non-producing residents, while they would be welcome, they are not particularly needed right at this time. Our own merchants are doing a good business, getting along fairly well and are better rated than merchants in more progressive towns, but there is no need for many more of them until more business Is pro duced. So when the next opportunity comes our way to make this a blggor and better town let's grasp It and un til that time comes, let's all speak well of our town, be on the watch out for producing citizens and pa tronize homo Industries. Long winded. Notice. There will be a public mass meeting of farmers nnd all who aro interest ed In farming, at Laurens C. II. Thurs day. March 1 Ith. Hon. E. W. Dabbs. president of the State Farmers Union will he present and deliver an address on subjects pertaining to the welfare of the farming interests of the county. Kverybody is cordially Invited to be present. O. P. Goodwin. Laurens, S. ('., March I, 101L*. INTERESTING ULMS FROM OVER THE COUNTY (Continued from page one.) to finish my school. You have the material for a splendid school there. The mental ability of some of your children is far above the average." The trustees now have tho plan for a very substantial building and the new school house will be built before another term. Mr. J. Pitts Henry of Greenwood, was up looking after his farming in terests here last week and was the Kuost of Messrs. Dean and Wofford. Miss Tennle Madden was hostess at a very enjoyable "Leap Year" party February 2!>th. We do not know as yet how much work Cupid put in that night. Doubtless the girls used the perogative that the 20th of February gives to the fair sex to some purpose. Owing to the carelessness of the negro fireman, the boiler of Mr. .1. D. Culbertson's splendid ginnery here, was damaged last week. It was first thought to be ruined but a mechanic from Laurens was called who round it not so badly damaged as first thought to be. He succeeded in re pairing it and the gin nnd well are still able to do full duty. Mr. Otis Huff of Laurens was the week-end guest of his cousin, Lewis Profil tt. Mr. Clyde Martin and sons, of Lau rens wore the guests Saturday night of his grandmother. Mrs. M. T. Alli son. Miss Ora Powers, accompanied her aunt. Mrs. Allison, fin a visit to old friends and neighbors at Barksdalo Saturday. Miss Jessie Mae Mahaffey left for her home in Clinton Saturday and will in a few days leave for her new work at Norfolk, Va. Mrs. Luther Finley has been right sick lately, but is doing very well I now. Look Out for Commutation Tux! Supervisor Humbert has requested that the taxpayers of the county be again reminded of the commutation road tax. This tax is now $1..*>() and cannot, be worked out if not paid. Fnless the tax Is paid a heavy fine is Inflicted. Fach taxpayer liable is ex pected to assess himself with the au ditor as he does all other taxable property. In case it is not paid, the rural police will be given the execu tion warrants and as they are anxious to sho*v a fine record, they will go af ter the boys hard. Mr. Humbert has asked that the taxpayers be urged to make proper returns and to pay up so as to avoid further embarrassments. The tax is used for road Improvement. BACKACHE IS A WARNING. Lnurens People Should Not Neglect Their Kidneys. Hackache is nature's most frequent signnl of sick or weakened kidneys. To euro the pains ami ach03, to re move the lameness you must reach the cause -the kidneys. If you have pa III through the . nail of your back, urin ary disorders, headaches, dizzy spe'ls. or aro nervous and depressed, start treating tho kidneys with a. teste.l kidney remedy. The slightest symp tom of kidney trouble may be nature's warning of approaching dropsy, gravel, or fatal Brlght's disease, Doan's Kid ney Rills should be used at the flrsi sign of disorder. Doan's Kidney I'111 a aro especially for sick kldneys- liave been curing kidney troubles for over 75 years. Read Laurens testlinonv: W. P. Shealy, 426 K. Main St., Lau rens, 8. 0... says: "My back was In bm] shape and I was hardly able to get about. When I was advised to try Doan's Kidney Pills I did so and the contents of one box brought me com plete relief. I recommend this rem edy highly." For -ale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Mllburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name Doan's -and take no other. REV. Iff. B. KELLY DEAD. Passed Away Thursday at Home in Spnrtanhurg. Spartanburg, March L?Rev. Melvin Bookman Kelly died at his home on South Church street in this city yester day morning after a short illness. Mr. Kelly was 17 years of age. The fu neral services will he conducted by Presiding Elder Cauthcn at Bethel church at 11:30 o'clock tomorrow morning. Interment will be at Oak wood cemetery. Dr. Kelly wac one of tho strongest and laost popular preachers or the Methodist conference, lie was born March 21, 1865, and was a son of Uev. John W. Kelly, for many years leader In the South Carolina con ference, and Mrs. Anna Wilbur Kelly. Ho received his collegiate training al Nowberry college and then spent two years in the study of law. Chang ing his life plans, however, he Joined the South Carolina conference in 1889 and has served churches in Jonesville, Greer. Denmark, Greenville, Ander son. Greenwood and Clemson College At tho last session of tho confer ence lie was appointed conference missionary secretary and moved to Spartanburg as headquarter?. About the lHt of January lie had a severe case of grip, and since then has grad ually declined in strength until the end came.?The State. During Iiis young manhood Rev. Mr. Kelly lived here with his mother and others of his family, his father having died when Rev. Mr. Kelly was quite young. Mr. Kolly was well known here and was highly regarded by all who remembered him. MUST SENTENCES TO THE CHAIR Two Negroes to be Electrocuted in Columbia, June 21. Charleston, S. C, March 2, Isaiah Butler, convicted of attempted crimi nal assault upon a white woman on Little Brltton Island, and John Coles, convicted of murder, growing out of a rural store robbery, both colored, were today sentenced by Circuit Judge Frank I?. Gary, In the court of general sessions, to die by electrocu tion In the state penitentiary at Co lumbia, on June 21. These are the flrsl sentences under the new law do ing away with hanging in South Caro lina. The jury in Butler's case reached a unanimous verdict after being out ail night, expert evidence on Insan ity causing the protracted delibera tions. A Correction. Among a few of the first papers sent out last week, it was stated in the legislative letter on tho front page that the medical inspection act had been passed over the veto of flow Rlease. This was in error as his veto was upheld. Win Conlidenco Will he Yours. This is the proposition. Buy :! gal lons of Unseed Oil with eyery 1 gal lons of L. & M. Faint and mix the Oil With the Paint. If the Paint thus made costs more than $1.50 per gallon ?if the Paint as you use it is not per fectly satisfactory?then return what ever you have not used and get hack all you have paid for the whole of it and besides the money you have paid to the painter. No other Paint compares with L. & M. in quality and duration. The price is right, the pro position is right. You will be right in using it whenever you want Paint. Call on J. H, & M. L. Nash, I.aurens; J. w. Copoland Co., Clinton. SPF.CIAL NOTICES. Ku'gs For Sale White Leghorn oggs $1.00 per setting 0f fifteen, Plymouth Bock eggs. $1.00 for ill teen. ".Mrs. J. " Bennett. 32-it King Cotton Seed Improved King Cotton seed for Sil|0. Buy ,? once ?,. you will be too late. Apply to J. Wade Anderson, i.aurens, s. c. 32-3t Seed Corn Batts Politic, the kind that Jerry Mooro plants. Qarrlcks Ollflc, as good as the best. $2.00 por bushel. G. A. Fuller. Laurens, Rout,. .No. .). 3g.2t For Sale Pino cow and calf for Hale. Apply to Mrs. M. F. Hell, Lau rens, Routo 2. 22-It For Sale Two milch cows, fresh n milk Apply Jo W. I). Ryrd & Son., it. r. D. No. .i, Laurens, S. C. :i2-2t Duck Eggs for Sale-We have set tings of Indian Runner duck eggs for sale best stock. $1.00 por setting. Apply to Mrs. M. A. Jones, <;,, Court. S. C. 1 20-tf For Sale Two nice residences in the city of Lnurens, well located in a popular neighborhood and fitted with modern conveniences. Largo corner fots. Apply to Dr. W. II. Dial. 2? tf For Sale? Two mules and one maro. cheap for cash. Apply ftt w. H. Hud gens & Co., or to Dr. W. H. Dial 26-tf For Rent?One small eottago on Simpson street. Also suite of office rooms U, Dial building. Apply to Dr W. H. Dial. 26_tf For Sale-A scholarship |? ft lead ing buninoss school not many mlloi from thin place. Will fl0R at dls eoiint. For Information apply at this 10-tf vinn01" S'V? ,TraCt of ,and ?" Mount vlll?i containing 60 acres. ?? um,. er, bordered by lands ?f M \ ?ff and A J Smith and lying alongside ?. A. ,. Ry. Reasonable price VnnlV or ?rite to .1. m. cnreton Jr iS Pendleton street, Groonvlllo, S."c.