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tEfce gfoberttaer Subscription Price Is $1.00 per Tear Payable In Advance. Published by ADYEBTI8EB PRINTING COMPANY I,mucus, S. C. ALISON LEE President W. Q. LANCASTER vlce-Pres. ARTHUR LEE Sec. and Treas. Advertising Rates on Application. ? Obituaries and Card of thanks t One j cent a word. Entered at th? poatofflce at Laurens, S. C. as second class mail matter. LAURENS, S. C JUNK 12, 1912. The Advertiser will be glad to receive the local news of all the communities in the county. Cor respondents are requested to sign their name to the co0**1* batfons Letters should' not be mailed later than Monday morn Inf. We've got a notion- to offer a prize for the largest watermelon l<*ft at this office this year. ? * ? ? City politics arc beginning to warm up. Aldermanic candidates arc be ginning to speak ovit. Let 'em come! * * * It makes yon iv>el a litt'e more prosperous when cotton Is around twelve and thirteen cents whether you have any for sa'e or not. ? * * If cotton Is worth twelve cents now it was worth twelve cents in Septem ber. The difference In price comes in fthe supply offered to the market. ? ? ? Commission -r Watson has gone U> estimating again. It would be a hard matter to decide who is the poorest estimator, Ebbte Watson or Eddie Smith. ? * ? The Spartanburg Boosters are pre paring to make a trade excursion dov^t j this way. Coming down to s<>e ;i good town and to visit some up-to-date stores. It seems. * * * The Chrolcle says "The b wee test girl graduates to bo found anywhere at this season Of the year are here in Clinton". Better bo looking around then, Harris, before they get away. Don't he "skeered." * * ? No dOllbt about Haste" Diiil (Jr) being the champion, all wool and a yard wide loaf bread eater In these parts. Good thing he didn't drink any water Friday night, "cause he might have "swull up" some more. ? ? ? By the time that the stores being' worked on now are completed, some body else ought to be ready to give a contract. Let the wave of progress continue to advance until appearance of the entire square Is changed. ? * * It never occured to-you. did It. that the glass factory during the working sason has about as large a pay roll ns either of the big cotton mills here? As it has no company stores, it is really of as much benefit to the City as the mills are. * ? V And a new member of the para graph's union up there on the Pied mont, Congratulations, old man!. If you have his future welfare at heart, do not feed him on buttermilk, He might grow up like his dad. Send him down to spend the summer amid t:.- green fields and invigorating at mosphere of Laurens county and, lor.g lifo, perfect health and good looks Will be his. ... A PRIZE OF FKK. Last year The Advertiser offered a " of a year's subscription for the man who brought In the first cotton biossom. Being a little late on our crop prognostication, we made a fall town, because one farmer had already found a number of blossoms before the prize was ever offered. We would make the same offer agiin this year, if we did not fear the same thing would happen. But we are determined to get In on some kin of an offer like that, so we hereby offer a year's i subscription to The Advertiser for j tbe one who first brings or sends an open boll to this ofllce. Look out! ? ? ? ADVANCE STEP TAKEN. The patrons of the Shiloh achool are to be congratulated upon the step they took Saturday' when they voted the additional lovy for the support of the school. With the additional funds provided, the future lla bright for successful work and beneficial results. "We wero quite sure that the patrons of this school would not take a back ward step along educational lines and we hope that It'never will. The time has come when the educated children have the brightest prospects and par ents should take advantage of every opportunity to provide their children with proper equipment tor life's strug gles and life's pleasures. * ? * TO ADVERTISE THE STATE. A state-wide commercial club, such as is contemplated by those who have called the meeting in Columbia for June 2t'>. could prove a very effective organization in furthering the growth of this state. As an indication of what could be accomplished by an extensive and systematic campaign of publicity, can be taken the results be ing obtained by the Southern Land I Development Company, of this city, | which has large holdings at McHee. This company has undertaken to ad vertise in the north and west the re sources of their own property at Mc Ree. They have been flooded with re- J plies to these advertisements from all sections of the United States. People are wanting to conn- southward and they .do not know wher. to go. This company has been directing them to McBee. With comparatively small funds the company reached and In fluenced thousands of people. If an extensive, campaign were inaugurated by the entire state, the results would be such as are being gained by the Southern Land Development Company only in a larger degree. With more funds at Its command, more people) could be reached. While we see no practical way in which the prospective commercial club can undertake a campaign it self, it seems to us that its main ef forts should be toward influencing the legislature to make an appropria tion for such work. # ? * HISTORICAL \SSO< IATIOX. Laurens county, rich in memories of I noble men and women, and possess ing several places of historical in terest, should have an organization to record the deeds of her illustrious sous and daughters, perpetuate the memories and to put in permanent form a history of those places and events of which she has a right to be proud. This is a transition period t) woen the old and new generation and unless something is done to pn11 in permanent form the knowledge possessed by many of those who are fast departing, many fa.^ts of bygone days will go unrecorded and conse quently nevt r heard of by future gen erations. This county was the scene of several important engagements dur ing the Revolution, and she has given numbers of Illustrious sons and daugh ters to the country who have played prominent roles since that time. Their memories .should be cherished and a record of their acts put in proper form The Daughters of the American Rev olution and the United Daughters of the Confederacy are dong a praise worthy work along this line. but these organizations do not take the place of such a society as we have sug gested. To be sure the members I of these societies would render valu able assistance in the work and doubt less many of them would join the so ciety. Let some one take the initiative In this and organize such a society now-.! It surely ought to be done. SR1I.0H LKTTER. Shiloh, June In.?During the past few days we have had some heavy rains which has thrown the farmers somewhat behind with their work. The election held at Shiloh school house Saturday evening for the pur pose of voting an extra two mill tax for the school was a decided vRitofyrl for the school. We are glad In leoU that we have in our community so many men who have forslgllt and good common sense enough to know the advantage of a good school for 4holr Children and even those who have no children should be friend.-- of their country. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Mahaffey of Eiden spent the. day Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Hellams. Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Hellams sp^nt Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. William S. Chesteln. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Chesteln spent] Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Tumbling of Tumbling Shoals. An Ordination. A council consisting of W. ES. Thay er. .1. O. Martin, H. C. Haydock and K. W. Davis has been called to meet | with Poplar Springs church on Sat urday, lath, at 2 o'clock to assist In the ordination of L. K. Simpson to the] full gospel ministry. It Is hoped that the church members will be present and officers of sister churches are re quested to be present If possible. B. P.-Mitchell. Pastor. Each age ol our lives has its Joys. Old people should be happy, and they will be if Chamberlain's Tablets are| taken tb strengthen the digestion and keeps the bowels regular. These tab lets are mild and gentle In their ac tion and especially suitable for people of middle age and older. For sale by] all Dealers. , Work. AH ^he necessities of life, as the food we eat, the clothes we wear, and the houses in which we live, are the products of work. It is absolute-, ly necessary for people to do work of some kind to convert the raw ma terials given them by nature before they are of much value. Food, com fortable homes, civilization, all are the rewards of work and when we fall fo give aid to their production we should not enjoy the pleasures of these goods. Hut some times work will cause great egort and give Immense pain? then it Is we find men giving baclt and substituting for a lighter job. In oth er words they will look for some place where one would be enabled to live upon the labors of some one else. Now this la right for a little child to do; he should live upon the goods produc ed by his parents and friends. Hut when he has grown up he should look about him and push out to earn a live lihood for himself. BeCaifse if a per son continues to depend upon the work of others after he has become a man he Is no better than the Jelly fish which is carried where the water wishes. And by hard earnest work man has mastered the world and made it his servant and slave. Also by persist ent effort he can conquer his own feel ings and cause the weaker Impulses to stand back and make room for the higher anil nobler thoughts. I do not say that every man must plow, or that he msut clerk, or that he must preach: I do not say that every woman should teach, or that she should keep house, 'or that she should be a suffragette?but I do say there is a work for each one of us to do and we should feel ptoud of it and not be ashamed of honest work. The time has come when, that no one, not even a woman, knows but what she may have to earn a living by the sweat of her own brow. A l idle person, it" he is of the poor class, suffers the penalty of his lazi ness in Iiis own person?he reaps his own reward. In truth, he gets very little from this great world because hf uives but little to it. While on the other hand the idle rich man. even though he gives nothing gels much because many an honest man and woman has to work the harder for his being in the world. He is a freak and makes life more burdensome for others, Young man, young woman, have you connected yourself with eith er of these two classes? If so seize time by the forelock and break away before it is too late. Do not try to shun work, for all honest work whoth of hands or of brains, is honorable and will be applauded by your fellow man. T. Houston Dahl). INTERESTING ITEMS FROM THE COUNTY (Continued from First Page.) a visit. Mrs. W. II. Leaman, Mrs. R. A. Aus tin, Misses Gertrude and Leonora Lea man, Kate and Anne Austin and Mr. W. T. Austin, attended commencement at the Presbyterian College at Clinton last Wednesday. The friend;; of Mrs. Jodie Culbertson were sorry to hear of her serious Ill ness at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Hill, near Mount Olive, last week. Showers were frequent the past week all around us. and Friday we had an all day shower. Mrs. A. H. Chapman of Miami. Flori da, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Whar tbn. Mrs. Louis Hnnna returned Satur day from a visit to her parents at Marion. S. C. Mr. .lohn Miller, of Hodges, an eld erly gentleman. Visited friends hero last week. The churches of Liberty Springs, MountVlIle and Ora have secured the Rev, Ratchford a recent graduate of the Columbia SemlnarU to preach for them. He will proach at Liberty Springs 1st and 3rd Sabbaths. Mount vllle Ith and Ora tho 2nd. Mr. Ratch ford preach here Sunday morning and evening and will take up the work of the group the 3rd Sabbath In this month. He is a graduate of Davidson college and Is well equipped for the work. Our boys are coming In from col ege. William Wharton and Earl Rasor are at home from South Carolina Un iversity. Lyl I^eaman. Charles Plnson and Kills Fuller from Presbyterian College of South Carolina. - J^wVThlsl We offer One Hundred Dollars Re ward for any Case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure) . F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo. O. We. the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, nnd believe him perfectly honorable In all business transastlons and financially able to carry out any obligation made by his firm. National Bank of Commerce, Toledo. O. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is token intern ally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials nent free. Price 7.r> eents per bottle. Sold by all druggist*. Take Hall's Family Pills for consti pation. S S H S S 8 8 S 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8'8 8 8 8 8 8 STATE PRESS COMMENT. 8 8 8 88888888888888888888 What Brisbane Is Pp To. Arthur Brisbane, the chap who Is paid $50,000 a year to write editorials for Hearst's papers, has finished ills series of double column articles In tended to bamboozle country editors and small town merchants to the be lief thot tho establishment of a par cels post Will make them prosperous and consequently happy. In business as In politics "you can fool all the people some of the time, some of the people all the time, even If you can't fool all the people all the time." If Brisbane & Co., partners, unlimit ed, can fool the people sufficiently to get that parcels post fastened on the government there will be no need for them to ever care to fool a single idiot agnln. The mail order houses In such a condition would flourish like green bay trees and the rural mer chants and publishers would learn too late that fine words butter no pars nips and that experience teaches a dear school.?Barnwell People. Capt William L. Farley. The address of Colonel Hilary A. Herbert, secretary of the navy In Mr. Cleveland's last administration, de livered at the closing of the public schools of Laurens on May 13, and printed in The State yesterday, was of more than common interest to the general reader because of Its remini scent character. While the scenes and persons described were for the most part of keenest Interest to Laurens peo ple, the address has permanent histor ical value, especially that part of it relating to Captain William L. Far loyi General J. 10. B. Stuart's scout, who was killed at Brandy Station. Readers bf .lohn Eisten Cooko's "Sur rey of Eagle's Nest" are familiar with the story of Farley and his gallantly, but. unfortunately, that stirring novel of the War Between the States Is not generaly read even by Southern boys and girls as it deserves to be. Per haps Colonel Herbert's recalling of the life of his heroic comrade and friend may suggest to the people of Laurens that a monument or other testimonial be erected to Captain FrJrley'8 memory.?The Columbia State. A Plain Humbug. Governor Bloaso declared in a speech In Spartanburg county, some time ago, that he was not in favor of drawing the line for the candidates for the House and Senate and make them declare whether they were for Blease or Jones, but that each man should stand on his own merits. Take it from us Governor Blease does not want a Blease legislature for in that case it would he up to him to put through some measures which he a I vocates and which he knows are un constitutional, but make mighty good campaign material with which he can bamboozle the "dear people." He can further his own political interest much easier with a legislature oppos ed to him. The great majority of his vetoes were made for political effect. Take his veto of the appropriation for a steam heating plant at Orange burg college. When he was a Trustee Of that Institution he voted to install the plant, but since he is governor he vetoes the bill to complete It. Just good political thunder that Is all. He vetoed the bill that would benefit the poor people more than anybody. That was the Medical Inspection bill. Poo pie with money can put their children under the care of the best physicians, while many a poor man will let his child go with some little defect. Which could be cured in its youth, but if not looked after would, possibly, result i'l serious trouble for life. The women of the State endorsed and worked for the: bill, btU rend his reason for vetoing it please. Abbeville Medium. Hasn't it Absurd 1 Says the Laurens Advertiser: "When Gov. Blease was asked at Nowberry about the graft charges made against him by Mayor Grace, the governor only replied that It was "news to me." Further than th;?t, ne has never said a word. A high sen49 of honor our governor has when he can be accused of accepting graft and then not even make any attempt to deny it or resent the accusation." The Advertiser would evidently in verse the old-time rule that a mnn charged Is not required to prove his Innocence?that It Is Up to him who brings the charges to prove them. Would the Advertiser have the gov ernor to Bi?,,d on his head, tu "a around several times, and fill the air with words carrying tho odor of burn ing sulphur? If Governor Blease would take time to become Indignant at all people say and newspapers print about him, he wouldn't have time for much else. His, opponents are strong In talk and print. We were told when Felder paraded his venom In the public prints, that the governor. In order to vindicate himself, ought to sue Folder for slan der and make Felder prove his charges or mulct him In damages. The absur dity or any such argument as that soon caused it to fall of Its own weight. So witli the theory advanced by the Ad vertise! In the case above? * How To Preserve Inner Tubes * ? ? When fitting an inner tube it is a good plan to dust a small quantity of talc or French chalk inside the en velope. Just sufficient to cover the Interior surface is all that is required. Too much talc, says the Mtchellln Tire expert, gradually accumulating Into solid lumps is a frequent cause I of punctures. On the other hand In sufficient talc will not prevent the in ner tube from sticking to the en velope. Inner tubes should always be per fectly clean and, dry when fitting. EJven the slightest, moisture should be avoided. It is a common practice to lay the tube on the step of the car or even on the ground previous to fitting. This Is a very expensive habit. There is always a place to hang the tube where it will be free from moisture or dust. Hang it over the -side lamp or tire .holder but never lay It down where it will come Ip contact with foreign and injurious matter. Inner tubes should always be car ried In water proof bags such as can be bought at any garage for a quarter. They should never be kept in original cardboard boxes, says the Michel in Man. These boxes are sufficient lor the garage but not for storing tubes kept in a car. Waterproof bags keep the thbes away from water, oil and grease, but are not Intended to pro tect the tubes from sharp tools. Al ways keep spare tubes in the bags I and keep the bags away from metal Objects. t'uselilsh Co-operation Required, Editor The Advertiser: 1 want to congratulate "Uncle Wil liam" foi what he has said upon the road problem. 1 heartily endorse ev ery tiling he has said. I am an old Confederate veteran and have not paid anything into the county treasurer for a long time to help keep up the roads, yet I have a team and wagon to haul over the roads and also a pleasure bug gy to ride over them. While there are many poor men who have nlther home. I team, v,t.gon or buggy to travel over the roads with and yet they are the principal ones who are keeping the roads up today. Is it right that this Should remain so? Every just man will say no. Every one who owns property, real or personal should be 1 taxed to help keep up the public high ways of his or her county. Everybody wants good roads to travel but few i want to help make good roads. Away back when we used t,, work the roads by the old method I was overseer ami I have warned men w ho owned land to i bring certain tools ;.i work with who j were too trilling and unenterprising to 1 bring any tool and claimed that It was the county's business to furnish tools to work the- roads with. These men or some of them are still living and would like to be the possessors of some of the best offices of the coun ty. Such men are not worthy. Justice ir, that standard or boundary of right, Which enables us to render to every man his just due without distinction. This virtue Is not only consistent with Divine and human laws, but is the very cement and support of civil so ciety. We should look to it that wo send no other kind of men to repre sent us in the next legislature, whtti er they be Itlease or Jones men Pro bono Publlco. Ware Shoals. S. ('.. R. p, |>. .\? ?>. June 7. 1912. HarrK Mtliia Water for Laureits Co nil ? h People. ?Residents of Laurens County win ta. furnished with HARRIS LITIHA wa ter for personal use, free of charge by applying at Homing plant between nine o'clock A. M. and ! oon Sundays Dring glass vessels thor.onghlv cleans od. r Harrls LI thin Springs Co., C. H. Pentox. President l(>-tf I SPECIAL NOTICES. | For Sale - One gasoline englno 1 !-*> horse power, new for $10.00 delivered to Laurens Addroofl Hoovoy Smith. Greenville. S. C. 16-lt-pd Ready to Grind Richard o. Sullivan successor to W. D. Sullivan, Is now' ready to grind your corn at Tumbling Hhoals. 4?., ,.?5 ForJ*?l?--Crystal White Orpington eggs Kellerstrass strain, $1.00 nor 15 Ml is M. E. Crnlg, Laurens, S. C Route N'A 2- 46-ll-pd For Sale?Seven or eight fine milch cows, ranging In price from $40 to $65. Apply to S. D. Martin, R F I) No- 2- 4B-Rt "For Sale?We have a lot of air-slak ed lime on hand. Valuable for sani tary purposes. 75 cent* per barrel Speolal prices made to farmers In ton lots for fertilizer use. Call or write Oray & Easterby. 39_tf Notice?Ryrdvllle Dairy and Stock Farm Jack now ready for service Colt to show. Will appreciate any patronage. 3j.tf A Fine Assortment Of the World's most famous iorham Silverware is to be found at my store. A Wedding Present of Gorham Silver is ever-lasting and will surely be appreciated. Chantilly, Regent and other patterns always on hand. William Solomon RELIABLE JEWELER Laurens, S. C. loto Everywhere And, we're sure, if you're a judge of real quality, that you will make this establish ment THE one at which to purchase your supplies in the AUTOMOBILE LINE. We guarantee our Oils, I Greases, Gasolene, Carbide, Tires, Tubes, etc., to be of A?1 quality?and compari son will show you how rea | sonable our prices are. W. P. HUDGENS Laurens, S. C. The Hand of Woman Rules or Ruins the World! 'Tis said the easiet way to reach a man's heart is through his stomach.? I 'Though you may be a good cook, you can't make good bread with good flour, and to be a sorry cook, better had it been that you were never born. With our Dan Valley's White Satin Flour and our Brown's Ilungariass Flour it's up to you whether you rule or ruin. We would be pleased to have you try this flour, at only $6.00 per bar rel. Phone or send your or ders to Sullivan's Store for flour F. F. V. Hams or the new Westphalia Ham?they [are good. Now Mr. Farmer what about? It rained last week so that we did not sell all our Peas. We still offer you the mixed peas at $2:50 per bushel, so long as these lots last. Come quick. J. H. SULLIVAN Laurens, S. C. When you feel*1**?****6'' . , / * confused, ner vous, tired, worried or despondent it is a jura tigQ you need MOTTS NERVER1NE , I' Thfty rftnew the normal vigor and make life worth living. n? ,lir. and ,sk ,or Mott's Nerverine Pills ?ricS WUUAM3 MFC CO.. 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