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Bahscrlptlon Price is $1.00 per Tear Payable In Advance. Published by ADVERTISER PRINTING COMPANY Laarens, S. C. ALISON LEE President W. G. LANCASTER vlce-Pres. ARTHUR LEE Sec. and Treas. Advertising Bates AppUcatiea. Obltsarirs aad Card of thanks t One cent a wer?. Entered at th* poatofflce at Laurena. 8. C. aa second class mail matter. LAUREN S, 8. C, MAY 29, 1912. The Advertiser will be glad to rsealv? the Iseal news of all the censaanlties la the county. Cef. ress-endents are requested U sign their aame to the coBtrt" hatfene letters should not be mailed later than Monday mora ls*. The Advertiser has absolutely no ob jection to the city giving full and ad equate recompense to all of Its ser vants. It docs seem, however, that the city is creating a dangerous precedent In employing the mayor and one of its aldermen upon the public works of I the city. Such employment is unusual and most probably unconstitutional. If city council told Mayor P>abb to do1 certain work and he has done it. he should bo paid for it. hut such prac tices should not be followed In the future. ?? ? ? ? BEAUTIFY THE SQUARE. Following close upon the movement to Improve the store fronts and the city's public buildings, the ladies of the city are now preparing to beautify the public square, or as It is now com ing to be known as the plaza. Of cours this hns to he done and of course the ladles are the ones to do a large part of it and of course, a third time, the nun have got to back them up In what they attempt. They already have several very defi nite objects In view. They are going to plant flowers and grass on the lawn surrounding the court house. And then, they want to take down those unsightly electric light poles on each qorner of this lawn and place in stead of them some artistic iron poles. They also wish to place some orna mental lights upon the steps of the court house Itself. These things they want to do themselves, with the aid of the men. If they want to do it. they will just about do it too. In . discussing these things a few days ago. a prominent citizen suggest ed that Instead of only the four elec tric light poles on the court house lawn being replaced he thought it would be a fine thing to do to have all the poles, both electric light and telephone, on the public square be re placed by more ornamental iron posts. This is a suggestion that should be acted upon, for there is no doubt but that the many poles and wires now stretched around the square, some of them uselessly, ar? very unsightly. The city and the telephone company could use the poles together and di vide the co-=t of buying them. Per haps they would prove cheaper In the long run anyhow. ? * ? LOOKING TO THE FUTURE. The Columbia State, of last Thurs day, contained an article entitled "The Peril of American Cotton" setting forth from an English viewpoint the position of the Knglish cotton manu facture::-. In reference to the limited supply of raw cotton. The article con sisted in most part of an address by Kniest IL Taylor, a leading manufac turer of the Lancashire district. Mr. Taylor points out that the British spinners are at the mercy of foreign people when It comes to the question of a supply for the vast manufactures of that country. Though Mr. Taylor deplores conditions which at present allow the Hritlsh spinners to become the prey of American speculators dur ing short crop years now, his fears Are principally for the future when the states and the continent will use Ii.000,000 bales each. Then, he said, unless tho supply Is increased it will result in a fight for the supply on hand, the result being the "survival of the fittest". As the British spinners are no longer Able to maintain An ascendancy by quality oloth alone, he knows that in such a fight the British spinner will stand on an equal and not a superior footing with other na tions and consequently the loss to English spinners ? will be enormous. Mr. Taylor advocates increased appro priations by the British Cotton Grow ing association for the purpose of de veloping the cotton growing industry in British territory to ward off. this impending danger. The words of Mr. Taylor are an acknowledgment of the sooth's monop oly of this great crop. It Is also a claim that the manufacturers are as much at the mercy of the specula tors as are the cotton growers. This being the case, It seems to us that by working together somo agreement could be reached by which the sale of this staple could be manipulated direct, without the cotton exchange brokers having a hand in it. This would do away with aonormally low and abnormally high prices, which re sult in detriment to both the grower and the consumer, and in the end would go far towards allowing both the pro ducer and the consumer to get full benefit from the crop on which their lives depend. The views of Mr. Taylor are not new ones by any means. But the ar ticle does go further to show that the sonth has a monopoly of the cotton growing industry and that both the manufacturers and the cotton growers are more or less at the mercy of the speculators. ? ? ? 0> SCHOOL RrXOKDS. The Greenwood Daily Journal boasts of a remarkable record made by the children of the graded scho "'s there. I It seems that 24 children were neither tardy nor absent during the entire year. That is no record at all to tack up against the I^aurens schools. Al though, sad to relate, the Greenwood schools have several hundred more children In them than have the Lau rens schools, the Laurens schools had 117 to make the record that the 24 made in Greenwood. And then, too, of the 24 children making the record in the Greenwood schools, 7 of them, a little less than one third, bore Lau rens covuty names. While the record made oy the Greenwood children is one to be proud of. the record made by the Laurons children is the one more nearly "remarkable'-. The rural schools of Laurens county boast of as good records as the schools of the city. At the Trinity-Ridge school. In this county, one little girl has not missed a single day or a sin gle class in five years, although she lives two miles from the school house. Several others in the same school have records almost as good. The Advertiser could " brag" here to the length of a column or so on Lau rens county schools. Its people are thoroughly awake to the importance of the education of its children. New SChcol houses have been built and are i being built in every school district, additional taxes have been voluntarily levied to advance the cause, the best teachers are procured, the standard, are raised, the term lengthened and In j fact every opportunity is t:\ken advan tage of to further the cause of com-, Dion school education. Though the movement fron, country , to u>wn has not been as noticeable in Laurens county as it has been In oth er counties, it Is hoped that this awak ening along educational lines will not result in such a movement. The coun try is where the best of our young hoys and girls are needed and they should stay there to develop the land and make life pleasanter for them selves and those In their vicinity. We have diverged a lltt'e from our original intention to write a little paragraph upon the fine racor^ of the 117 Laurens school children. But, when th? subject of education is broached. The Advertiser cannot help mentioning the progress being made in Laurens county. Hugh Douglas Gray, Jr. Sunday afternoon. May 26th, just as the clock was striking si< little Hugh Douglas Cray. Jr., infant sot' of Mr. and Mrs !(. i> Gray wen', home to dwell eternally with his Maker. "Buster" as he was known by nl!. was sick for thrte weeks. I ts: with teething and then with measles, tho combination of which was too much for his Uttel constitution. It might well be said that "Buster ' Gray was the universal favorite of j Laurens. Everybody that came in oor. ? tact with him could never forget his attractiveness, e. well as beautiful personality. It is useless to say how much he will be missed by all, es pecially his fond parents. May God bless and keep them always In his care, and help them to realize fully that: "Whom the Lord loveth. he chas tlseth." "Sweetly sleep our darling 'Buster,' On thy lonely couch of rest, While we weep, and try to murmur, (Jod doth all things for the best. Though thy soul Is In Heaven, Where ours still long to be, Yet thy dust is sacred 'Buster,' It is all wo have of thee." Meeting of U. D. fc The J. B. Kershaw chapter, U. D. C, will meet Monday afternoon, June 5th, at five o'clock at the home of Mrs. W. H. Dial. A full attendance is request ed. Take a good look at Eichelherger's coal ad in this paper. They mean business. FOB FLOOD SUFFERERS. Lnurens Citizens Suggest:* that Sub scriptions be Raised for Mississippi River Flood Sufferers. The Advertiser is in receipt of the letter below from "Old Farmer," en closing $1.00. As will be noted, Mr. Bolt requests The Advertiser to accept and forward subscriptions for this put nr???e to the Red Cross society to assist in the work of feeding and clothing the suffering people of that district. Mil lions and millions of dollars have been swept away by the floods, the principal sufferers being the farmers and people In small towns. The Red Cross society has been giving assist ance and so have tho cities in the im mediate vicinity, but more funds are needed. The Advertiser will gladly take up on Itself the duty of collecting and sending this money to the sufTerers. But, it thinks that what is to be done should be done immediately and not allow the campaign to be continued In definitely. Therefore, we suggest that all those who desire to contribute to this found do so in a limited time. We think that ten days is ample time in which to give all who desire It an op portunity to contribute, therefore, we will ask that nil who desire to do so, send in their subscriptions by Sat urday June Sth. One remittance will be made from this office on the 4th and the next one on the 10th. A list of the contributors will be published in The Advertiser as their money is received. Editor Advertiser: I have been wishing for ?ome tlfha that some one woul \ start a fund here in Lau tens for the Mississippi flood sufferers, that I might contribute my mite toward it. When we hear or read of such tragedies as the sinking of the Titanic, or the famine In China, our hearts are melted and strangely moved with a sympathetic feeling, anu we all are willing and do conti ihtue both, sympathy and of our means in their behalf. And yet there in our sunny south, right at our door, hns been, and is now being enacted, such a fearf il tragedy that we hardly realize it as such upon, the ground of the old adage "That familiarity breeds contempt." I have talked with two gentlemen who have crossed the tllooded district, one from Texas, the other from Arkansas, and they both say. It is impossible for them to describe, or us to realize, the condition of those people. Then won't you start a subscription at once. En closed in my mite. Respectfully. Old Farmer. LOCALS FROM RIALS. * Dials, May 27? Mrs. D. D. Harris had the misfortune to meet with a very painful accident last Sunday evening while carrying a lighted lamp. She was seized with falntness. and dropped the lamp causing an explosion. The prompt action of members of the fam ily saved Mrs. Harris from being more severely burned. As it is her injuries are very painful. Messrs. William Brooks and D. D. Brownlee motored over to the picnic at Jones, in Mr. Brooks' car. Mr James Roberson of Honea Palh, spent Saturday and Sunday with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Curry, and little son. Cray, spent the week-end with Mr. V.. N. Gray and family. Mr. and Mrs. Roberts, of Fork Shoals, visited Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose Holder recently. Mrs. John Roberson Is spending a while in Honea Path visiting relatives. Mrs. L. R. Brooks, spent Thursday in Greenville shopping. Mrs. J. S. Dial, and Miss Emma Dial of Owlngs. were the guests of Mrs. J. R. Brownlee and family Thursday. The exodus of the Btudents' from their respective college has allready hegun. Misses Nlta Hunter and Cecil Owlngs are at home from Chlcora. The commencement of the G C. & O. I was largely attended. The graduat ing exercises were good. That tho "sweet girl graduates" had. It all their way that night was shown by the many handsome bequets they received. Mr. Townes Willis, was c 'lied home Friday, from Spartanburg where he Is a student, by the Illness oi his father. Mr. George Willis died at his home here Saturday at noon. He was taken 111 very suddenly Fri day afternoon and never fully regained consciousness before his death. Dr. Benson, the local physician was as sisted by Dr. Hunter of 8lmpsonville, but to no avail. Mr. Willis was a pros perous farmer, with a wide family connection. He Is survived by his wife who was Miss Hattle Owlngs, two chil dren, Townes and John, his father and several brothers and sisters. Itli remains were burled Sunday at Dials, of which church he was a con sistent member. The' services were conducted by his pastor. Rev. J. P. At taw ay. YV. CARL WHAKT0N ANNOUNCES, (Continued from First Page.) $200.00, and so on. Get busy and build you a new school house or remodel your old one. Start now and finish it this summer bo as to have it ready for next session Let's see, what is our next plank? I wonder who can guess. Listen! A more sympathetic and reasonable set of patrons. Now friends we are not talking about pallagra nor hook worm either. You patrons who do not make your children obey you at home, don't get mad and cuss the teacher if he has to whip them at school to make them mind. You dear patrons who are not over-loaded with mother wit, don't say the teacher is no good be cause your children are taking after you. The teacher is not responsible. Remember patrons, you are sending yourselves to school in the form of your little children. A teacher can tell who you are and what you are at home by the way your child conducts himself In school. Never, no never, tell your child a teacher Is wrong even If he has made a mistake. You are! fixing for trouble if you do. We have another plank which we] must not lose sight of. A set of trus tees who are trustees. We have about come to the conclusion that trustees are born and not made. If! thev are made some of them don't re flect much credit on their architect.! Like teachers, we have some of the best trustees in the country. We have our share of the sorry ones. If a trus-, tee is not willing to visit his school, i to take time to meet the other trus tees, and to back up his teacher as far '; as he can consistently do so. he should resign. Trustees, elect your teachers now, if you have not already done so. Keep your same teachers if possib!e, it does not pay to change unless you are forced to do so. Pay them every ! dollar you possibly can. If you are: not going to keep your teacher tell him and let him get a place elsewhere. A good many have heard us say practl- j cally the same we have written here,:; hut it will bear repeating we hope. No! friends, we are not in the race for any political job just yet. A little boy said he was ?ure his mother would give him anything he asked for. but he knew mighty well for what to ask her It Is the same In my case. I know I could get any job in Laurens county I ask for, but I know at the same time ; very well indeed for what to a?k. Respectfully. W. Carl Wharton. President Trustee Association of Laurens County. Escapes an Awful Kale. A thousand tongues could not ex press the gratitude of Mrs. .1. E. Cox, of Joliet. 111., for her wonderful deliv erance from an awful fate. "Typhoid pneumonia had left me with a dread ful cough," she writes. "Sometimes I had such awful coughing spells I ? thought I would die. I could get no j help from doctor's treatment or other ; medicines till I used Dr. King's New j Discovery. Rut I owe my life to this j wonderful remedy for I scarcely cough at all now." Quick and safe, its the most reliable of all throat and lung medicines. Every bottle guaranteed. ?Oc and $1.00. Trial bottle free at Lau rens Drug Co. and Palmetto Drug Co. SPECIAL NOTICES. & ;< ? lor Sale?Potation slips fro.n Flori da, 30c per hundred. $2.50 to 23 n0 per thousand. Write or phono Madden City Restaurant, phone 230. 43-3t For SnlC?Thorough-bred Berkshire pigs. Large bone type with long body and facy head. D. E. Todd, Lauren:;. S. C, Rt. 1. 44-lt-pd Lost, Strayed or Stolen?A collie puppy dog, about seven months old. white with one brown eye. Suitable reward if returned to A. IJ. Darksdalc. Laurens, Rt. 6. 44-lt-pd Warning?All are forbidden to hire or harbor one Maine Craig as she is under contract with me for the year 1912. W. 13. Poole, Gray Court, R. F. D. 43-21 For Sale?Nice Jersey cow, fresh in milk. W. P. Putnam, Barksdale. S. C, 43-2t-pd Horses and Mul*? For Sale?One good mare, cheap, one nice 4-year-old mare colt, one good cheap mule, one young mule and two good medium mules for Bale. Apply to W. D. Boyd, Mountvllle. S. C. 42-3t-pd i Peas for Hale?5,000 bush .Is of peas I for sale. Any variety, sample and prices furnished you promptly on ap plication. A. B. ft A. S. Hattaway, 8partanburg, 8. C. 41-4t For 8*1??We have a lot of air-slak ed lime on hand. Valuable for sani tary purposes. 75 cenU per barrel. Special prices made to farmers in ton lots for fertiliser use. Call or write Gray A Eaaterby. 39-tf NttJee?Byrdvllle Dairy and Stock , Farm Jack now ready for ??rvlo*. Colt to show. Will appreciate any patronage. 14-tf | For Sale?A mule in good condition. Will trade for milch cows. Nice fresh milk cow for sale. Apply to J. Wade j Anderson, Laurens, 8. C. 44-lt! Chickens For Sale?The handaome Aneona. Sheppard strain of import-1 ed, thorough-breds. and prize-winners. I I^aot year's pullet laid 96 egga. Doc. 10 to May 22. Some nico specimen; ^ockorels on hand. C. W. Tune. Lau rens, S. C. 44-lt-pd Coovtleb? UXWk? C. E. Zimmerman Co.-.No. 42 Don't Blame Us IF we are a bit conceited about the fit we give you, for a perfect fit has everything to do with shoes. Our clerks know how to fit you properly, or they wouldn't be with us, and they are tireless in their effort to please you for they know that in our large stock there is a pair of shoes that will both fit and please you and they will find them for you when you come into our store. JUST RECEIVED A lot of Ladies' White and Tan Pumps. The very shoes for the Summer, stylish, comfortable and satisfactory in every respect. "/Way Hanton" for the Ladies and "Keith & Pratt" for Men and Boys. H. TERRY Busy Corner. Laurens, S. C. PjROLLISNG GATHERS NO MOSS No. n WITT Bfck* TjjgNANjT? |J Buy A Home With Rent Money! The average ienter pays for his place every eight years but the laud lord still owns it. Why Pay Rent? YOU PAY AS RENT 178 Acres near Mt. Olive Clinch. Cheap and on easy lurrns. One-half Interest in one of the finest lime quarries in the South. Four miles of Ware Shoals. Cheap on easy terms. At $120.00 per year in 10 years. $1,581.68 At $120.00 per year in 26 years. $6.583.72 At $240.00 per year in 10 years. $8,168.38 At $210.00 per year in 25 years. 13,167.43 We will cut any of the following into such size tracts as you desire. We buy at wholesale and retaid land out to suit the small buyer : Splendid farm and ginnery at Ekom. containing 100 acres, and good dwelling, outhouses, etc.. 20-horso engine and 40-horse boiler, two 60 saw gin, all in good shape on easy terms or all cash. About 100 Acres ne?r Watts Mill, known as the Radgett Land. 552 Acres located near Reedy River Power Company, on Reedy River, and known as the Dorroh Place. Prico. $12.50 to $20.00 per acre, depending on number of acres and location. 200 acres three miles east of Laurens. High state cultivation. Terms easy. 23 acres at Aull's coss roads, cheap for quick aale. 10 acres near Watts Mills, all improved, for 11,500, half cash. 166 acre<?, a part of J. N. Clardy tract. 18.00 per acre. Get the bar gain now. Several houses and lots near Watts Mill. 93 acres near Ora, level and good improved land, $50 per acre. 400 aeres near Stomp Springs, $11.50 per sere. We also have for sals about Twenty-two Acres of land wiihin the corporate limit* of the City of Laurens. known ss Grays Hill, whioh we will sell in small building lots, at reasonable prices. A good many of these low have cottages on them. Remember that we cut of! any number of acres de sired by purchaser and give any reasonable time in which to pay. We want to make it possible for every white farmer in Laurens County to own his home. Laurens Trust Company R. A. Cooprr, President. C. W. Tune, Sec. & Trcas. Anderson A Riakeley, Managers Real Estate Sales.