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Subscription Trice Is 91.00 per Year ? Payable In Advance. Published by ADVERTISER PRINTING COMPANY Laurens, S. C. 'ALISON LEB President W. O. LANCASTER vice-Pros. 'ARTHUR LBR See. and Treas. i Advertising Rates on Application, ?bltaarles and Card of thankst One mmtwt a word. Entered at G>* poatofflce at Laurens, 8. C. oo second class mall matter. ~LAURENS, S. i\ JUNK 19, 1912. His AlvorMser will be w.\*i 9? resolve the leeal news of all the oeouwauttiee In the county. Cor respondents are requested to sir* their naaie to the ee*t** bntfona Letters should not be nailed later than Monday morn, to*. ! I.ook bore, Booker! That last one was too hot to handle In these parts, tee Why not get busy und Invite a few hundred of your friends here for the Chautauqua. it's great. ? ? . Chautauqua Week will be an excel lent time for the folks of Laurens to invite their regular summer visitors. There's going to be something doing every day. ? * ? Mayor Grace accused Governor Mease about two weeks ago of ac cepting graft. Gov.( Dlease, when in formed of the charges, casually de clared that -it was "news to him." A few days ago. after a long lapse- of time, the governor broke out in a sud den heat of passion and called Grace a "coward and liar". It took him a pretty long time to get mad over such trivial charges, didn't it? ? ? ? Answering or rather attempting to answer The Advertisers challenge for reasons why parcel:, post should he instituted, the Fountain Inn Tribune, with its usual loquncit) "'Is up two of Its columns with superficiality in a lengthy attempt to show its own depth of thought. As a matter of fact the editor of the above paper stated several facts in the two columns before mentioned, but their age and Insignificance make it un necessary to comment upon them here. It was the hope and desire of The Advertiser, that the editor of the Fountain Inn Tribune would give some ?sensible and unhackneyed reasons for parcels post. Thoro was no request for a parade of the editor's brilliancy. The preliminary parade having been pulled off, wo would now like to hear the editor of the Tribune get down to brass tucks and discuss tho real merits and demerits In the case. ? 0 ? CALL ON THE GOVERNMENT! It will doubtless be gratifying to the citizens of Laurens to know that the council has found that the financ es are In such a condition as to Justi fy a healthy expenditure upon the roads of the city. Permanent improve ment in tln? way of better streets can not possibly be objected to by anyone. Probably a great many citizens will hold that the improvements should be made on other streets, but, the coun cil Is elected to decide these matters and we are not going to precipitate a discussion along these lines. Wo are glad to see that another progres sive step Is about to be taken.' Hut. How is this work to be done? An element of doubt seems to be in the minds of the council. They have not yet decided. It is possible that the street department will undertake the work Itself and of course If It does It will in all probability make mis lakes. It cannot help It for it has not had experience in permanent road work. Here Is a suggestion! Toko It from Us! The United States government has a department of good roads that of fers on all occasions to supply a Com petent road engineer to supervise tho making of a mile of model roadway. This Opportunity In road education Will be gladly grasped by tho depart ment for it will have at its disposal a larger sum of money than Is u. .ally given It la such educational work. It Is Just about a mile from tho public square to the city limits. Let's call on tho * government to supervise this work for us and then after tbi? mile le finished the other mtle can bo work ed likewise. The beauty i a bout tho whole thing is that this valuable en gineering supervision Will rrot cost a cent. ? ? o 1 MORE CANDIDATES WANTED! Earlier 1? this year. Just before and during tho county convention, much talk was heard about bringing up the Dlease and antl-Bleaae candidates for nil tho county offices. While the races for several of the county offices are to he made along those iines, it is ap parent In Laurons county, as well as in other counties, that tho Dlease issue is to be fought out principally In the race for the general assembly. The suggestion as to such an align ment of forces camo from the Dleaso followers. However, objectionablo ono might think a race conducted on this Issuo Is, the fact Is that such a cam paign is upon us. It mifcht be that it Is best. Certain it Is that it would be more satisfactory to1 everybody if the executive and legislative depart ments were in accord with each other so that something might be accom plished, so that full credit or discredit can be given. As conditions were in the last legislature, very little was done except supply an ardor of cam paign material. Hut getting back to this county. Al though Dloaso and antl-Bleaso can didates are out In this county and other counties for different offices, there Is but one antl-Bleaso candidate offering In this county for the house of representatives. This surety should not bo so. The supporters of Judge Jones should not allow tho olectlon to come off and only one antl-Blease man bo In tho field.. Come out. Independent candidates! Do not forfeit the game before It Is started. MINOR CASES TRIED. Court of 0 en oral Sessions Being Held but only .Minor Cases Heard so far. The June term of the Court of Gen eral Sessions convened .Monday morn ing, with Judge Frank B. Gary on the bench. The other ofllcers of the court were in their accustomed places. So far. only minor cases of thefts and assaults have been dealt with. The following cases have been before the court: Plumer Beauregard: violation of the dispensary law. found guilty and given a sentence of five months or a fine of $400. Ralph Martin: assault and bat with intent to kill, and (ferrying concealed weapons, plead guilty and was given 2 years upon the public works of the county. The sentence was suspended during good behavior upon a payment Of a line of $100. Dixie Watts: house breaking and larceny. John Jefferson: obtaining goods un der false pretenses, guilty. Hugh Allen, house breaking and larceny, plead guilty and given ten months. Joe Hudson: house breaking and larceny, not guilty. C. B. Brewerton: violation of the dispensary law. pleat! guilty, sentenced to three months on chain gang or to pay a tine of $100. Costell Grimes: house breaking and larceny, guilty, eight months. Nancy Wilson: asault and battery with intent to kill. The grand jury made its presentment to tho court yesterdny afternoon and was as follows: Presentment of Grand Jury. State of South Carolina, % County of Laurens. We, the Grand Jury for the County of I^aurens, beg leave to submit the following as our presentment for the Juno (1912) term of the court. 1. We havo passed on all hills handed to us by the solicitor, except one alch has been returned to the solicitor. 2. All the committees appointed by the grnnd jury at its last meeting to make investigations and examinations of the different offices, roads, bridges and streams have been requested to file their rports on or bfore the next meeting of the grand jury. 3. It having come to the attention , of tho grand Jury that one W. A. Put nam, of this county, had an automobile stolen from his garage several months ago and that so far as the grand Jury Is informed nothing Is being done to bring tho guilty parties to Justice, we, therefore recommend that the proper authorities Investigate this matter. We beg leave to thank His Honor, Krank B. Gary, the presiding judge, and the other officers of the court for tho consideraUon and courtesy ex tended us during this term of the court. John A. Pranks, June IS, 1912. Foroman. BARK SD ALE NOTES. Barkadale, June IS.?Miss Amy 8hockloy and her visiting frlond, Miss Clark of Slmpsonvlll? loft last Monday for Winthrop College to attend tho summer school at that place. Miss Mittle Todd who has b**n a etudent at G.' F. C. thm winter is now visiting Mr. and Mrs. James Todd. ?tr and Mrs. Ford Abefcromble of Gray Court spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Owens. Mrs. Lislxo Boyd. who has boon vis iting In this section for some months has returned to her home In Clifton. Mr. and Mrs. K. B. Putnam were shopping in Laurons last Saturday. 88888888888888888888 8 8 8 STATE PRESS COMMENT. . 8 8 8 88888888888888888888 The Southern Hoy. Mr. Carl Stnhn, n Cheater boy now] located In New York city, bus sent us the following editorial clipping from the New York Evening Mail, which Southerners should read and treasure, showing us it doos that tho North, while intent on commercial and financial undertakings, at the same time cherishes a high regard for tho ideals that belong so pecul iarly to the South and which forml such a distinctive attribute of the| people living In this section: "There is nothing whatever to I wonder at In the fact that southern) cadets have carried off this year nearly all the class honors at tho An napolis naval academy. Southern men inherit a special aptitude fori naval and military command.' ft was so before the war, and is so now. There have been few such cadets at I West Point as Robert E. Lee, Albert | Sidney and Joseph E. Johnston, Jef ferson Davis, and P. G. T. , Benuro- I gard. Lee graduated at the head of | his class, and Beauregard second. The navy has had many illustrious I southern names on its list, from Farragut, Maury and Semmes down I to Hobson. In the South, the profession of arms appeals to young men of keen minds and high ability who In the North would be more likely to be drawn In to business or tho lucrative profes sions. The South, Indeed, Is a kind of royal preserve and fertile breeding ground of American blood and Amer ican qualities. It has not, as a sec tion, gone over to the worship of I Mammon. It has not given up its firesides to the alien, to "camp on the stoop" itself. Homely virtue and homely roughnesses and homely pre judices. The juice of 1776., as well as that of 1861. still runs *ree and strong in touthern veins. The army and navy, and the whole country; may rejoice that there are brilliant young men in the South who would rather take down from the antlers | above the hea . ,i the sword of Cow pens. Camden and Yorktown than seek the cloudy honors of the captain of industry."?Chester Reporter. Enlightenment. The Laurens Advertiser has request ed Information concerning the pro posed p?reels post. It Is gladly given. The Advertiser cays: "Tell us why it will be advantag eous to the farmora and morchants of Fountain inn to centralize business In large cities. Tell us what advantage it will be to the whole people of thisJ section If money is taken from here in increased quantities and sent to north ern mail order houses." Loth of those questions, of course, answer themselves, it would not be to the advantage of any small town to centralize business In the cities, and it would not benefit this section to send money North. But does The Advertiser mean thus frankly to admit Its belief that these :wo un sirable results would follow* the introduction of the parcels pos,t system? Are there no small towns in Eng land? Has the parcels post over there I killed off the rural retailer and sent | his customers shopping In London? Frankly, I believe The Advertiser is jesting. It does not seem possible that a man of sound wit could hold to such an absurd belief. If The Advertiser is seriously oppos ed to a parcels post, on what ground is Its opposition based? Obviously, be-1 cause it believes a parcels post would open up a ruinous competition to the country merchant. The Advertiser, then. Is a protec tionist. It desires to maintain high express rates la order to prevent thej city store from competing with the] country store. Wherein does that doc trln differ from the Standpat Repub lican creed of l'ncle Joe Cannon and our erstwhile friend, Aldrlch? Is the Advertiser ready to swallow the whole high-tariff pill, and an nounce itself a dled-ln-the-wo'M pro tectionist Republican paper? If not ?If It has any ambition to remain a consistent Democratic journal?its po sition as favoring protection to rural merchants Is laughably untenable. Now, wher. did the Advertiser get Its! Idea that s reels post would ruin the country nercbant? Just where] most other people got It?from the brain of a clever express company lawyer. The express eompan a were doing nicely. They were paying dividends of from 30 to 60 per cent, on the stock issued?dlrldends that would have been several hundred per cent, on the ac tual cash Invested. The only thing they did not want was competition. Hut. along with other progressive ideas, came the parcels post?the plan to give the buying public a square deal and force the express companies to charge reasonable rates. Then bright young express eompan) ; minds got busy. They had to Invent1 I some fallacy that would sound plausi-l ble. They had to maaquerade a lie in the guise of truth, and make the dls-| igutse stick. The result was the published the-1 |ory that a parcels post would run the| country merchant out of business.. They knew that, to superficial minds. I the thing would appear a fact. They I knew It would scare the country mer-j hant and thus reach the country press. And it worked?for a time. Then minds not superficial began I , to reason Instead of jump at conclu sions. All the opposition to the parcels I post has originated with express com panies. Much of this opposition has been paid for at so much a column or so much a speech. Recently this section or the country was Hooded with blank petitions to representatives In Washington urging tho defeat of parcels post legislation then pending. Many people signed these petitions. The blanks came from the "Com mercial Club" of a Northern city. ?' I wrote to the mayor of that North ern city and asked him about that olub. He knew nothing about It, except that It had a telephone number. I wrote to the Becrtary of tho Board of Trade. Ho replied that there was a room In one of the olllce buildings with "Commer cial Club" on the door, that the room had telephone connections; that It had only been recently rented; :hat. although he tried at three different times during the day, the operator could not gel a reply froui ibe 'club" room; and that no one seemed to know much about a "Coniontrolal ciub" The "Club's" only business was to send out blank petitions,and other mat ter for tne good of the express com panies. The plea that the parcels post would ruin tnB country merchant, although sound/on the surface, utterly falls to pieces when exposed to the light of common sense. There are In every community a few people who buy through mall order houses. They are, In every case, peo ple who have little or no Interest In the "welfare of their town. They have an Idea that anything bought out of town la better and cheaper than any thing bought at home. The parcels post, of course, would knock a fow cents from their expense account. But nine-tenths of people In small towns would not be led astray by lower mail or express rates. They buy now, and will continue to buy. where they can get an article promptly; where they can examine an article before buying It. The best way to judge these ques tions Is to bring them home to No. 1. Would the Advertiser editor buy his shoes In Chicago If he could save eigh teen cents, above carriage charges, on the same quality of shoe? Of course he wouldn't. He tries a shoe on be fore he buys It. Furthermore he does n't want to wait twelve days for new footwear. Well, does he not suppose that he Is about an average citizen? Are not othei people just as full of human nature? How many women out of ten will buy a dress pattern without examin ing the goods? What woman will buy a hat without trying it on? What fam ily will wait two weeks for a pound of coffee? Local grocery sales cannot be effected by a lower express or mall rate. Families some-titnes buy a year's BUpply from Shears-Suwback & Co.,! and have them sent by freight, but not many do It, because the cash has nS go with the order. Groceries are nearly always bought as needed. Those who buy a season's supply, do so on credit. Mail order houses demand cash In advance. If they'were to start a credit business they would have to take such strict precautions, and demand such a maze of red tape before allowing credit with them on that basis. Hardware sales would not be ef fected by a parcels post, for the heav ier wares could not go by mail and seven out of ten of the smaller arti cles are sold to farmers or others who want them Immediately. Aside from hardware, drugs and groceries, most goods are ? f a class that people want to examine before buying. And no amount of legislation will change human nature. This discussion is ridlcullous. Just a little bit of common sense would clear up the atmosphere?but so few people are willing to do their own thinking. ? * The benefits of a parcels post are legion. Country people could buy ar ticles that local stores do not care to keep In stock and get them deliv ered at about one third of the' present cost. Truck farmers, dairymen and small fruit raises could get their pro ducts to market promptly without pay ing exhorbitant rates. Country mer chants could get small 'fill-In" or special orders without paying all the profit on the transaction Into the treasury of the express companies. Opposition to the parcels post Is of a class, with opposition to electric lights and bath tubs.?Fountain Inn Tribune. If I Only Had Capital. The above words were recently ut tered In our hearing by a worthy boy and undoubtedly they are often reltc ated by many who are out of employ ment, or have little or nothing to do.1 To all such we say, you have home capital, you have hands, feet, bone, muscle, health and are not taese cap ital? What more capital has God giv en anybody? "But If I only had a few thousand In cash capital," says the young man. But these are better than cosh capital, for no one can tako them from you, and with these you can earn caah. Our men of wealth and Influonce did not start with any es . capital. They went to work with iuelr plow, the hoe, the jack plane or ax, And in time their capital brought them a rich harvest. Ah! but there's the rub; you don't want to work. You want money on credit so you can play tho gentle man, speculate and end your career by playing* vagabond. You want to marrry a rich girl who will support you, while you wear fine clothes, smqke Cigars and be a gentleman of leisure. Shame on you. young man. Go.to wofk with the capital, you have and yon! will soon make Interest enough Upon It to-give you as much money Id ^fdff need." If you cannot make tnoney upon what capital you have, you could not If you had a larger amount, in cash. If you waste your present capital you would waste mon ey if you had It. 80 don't stand around, a great helpless fellow, wait ing for something to turn up, but go to work. Take the first work you can 30t to do and do it weil. Always do .your best, and if you manage your capital that Cod has given you well, you will soon have plenty more to manage. The world would bo happier If people were a little moro generous with their praise. There is too much] flattery but a word of Just apprecln-1 tlon would cheer tho heart and strengthen tho hands of many a dis couraged worker in the home, in the school. In the church, and in the world.?The tlaffney ledger. The Bock Ulli Plan. It is doubtless immaterial to J. O. Anderson of Rock Hill whether or not he gets crodlt for having accomplished something for the holders of 1911 cot ton through his indegatlgable efforts In pressing the Rock Hill plan. The facts are that his plan was generally Indorsed throughout tho South as the best, Indeed tho only practical business plan suggested for the accomplishment of the desired end. Also that Mr. Anderson took hold In South Carolina and then car ried the organization into other States, paying out of his own pocket, according to the Rock Hill Record, $2,000. That cotton advanced more than five dollars a bale. In tho face of a crop above 16,000,000 bales, and before the lateness of the season could have bearing on the market, is prob ably sufficient reward for Mr. Ander son. However, Commissioner Watson attributes this advance to the Rock Hill plan, and Mr. Anderson is en titled to the reward of credit. The Important thing Is that Mr. An derson was willing to give his time and money in the attempt to do a work of the benefit of all. For tho Lord's Bake, give encouragement to that sort; there are few In the class. ?The State. MOUNT OLIVE. Mt. Olive. June 17.?The rains of last week have delayed the farm work again. The crops in this section are looking fairly well considering so much rain and the cool spell. The grain crop was not very good especially the wheat. We are glad to report Mrs. Jodie Culbertson's condition sufficiently Im proved for her to return to her home In Cross Hill this week. Mr. Edd Bishop and family were visitors at the home of Mr. W. E. Washington. Sunday. Mr. Droadus Hill spent the week end with his family here, returning to Saluda Monday. Mr. W. E. Cooper and Mrs. Amanda Redding attended services at Poplar Springs church Saturday and Sundav. I SPECIAL NOTICES. | For Sale?I have a mule for sale at $100. Apply to me. W. D. Ryrd, R F. D. No. 2. 47-3t ..For Sale?Fresh lot of potato slips from Florida, pure Nancy Hall variety. This week will close my contract for 600,000. Last chance, come or phone Madden City Restaurant. 30c per hundred. Phone 230. 47-lt Lost? (Jold framed eye glassos, be tween home of Mrs. Mollle Tucker and First Methodist church. Reward If returned to Mrs. Mollle Tucker, South Harper Street. 47-lt-pd For Sale'?Seven or eight fine milch cows, ranging In price from $10 to $65. Apply to S. D. Martin, R. F. D. No. 2. 45-Bt Vor Sale?We have a lot of air-slak ed lime on hand. Valuable for sani tary purposes. 75 cenU per barrel. Special prides made to farmers in ton lots for fertilizer use.. Call or write Gray & Ea^tterby. 39-tf Notice?Byrdvllle Dairy and Stock Farm Jack now ready for service. Colt to show. Will appreciate any patronage. 34-tf Bridge to Let. On Thursday, July ) 1th, 1012. at 11 o'clock A. M. the board of commis sioners of Laurens county will let con tract for bridge over Rabun Creek at Ooodwin'8, letting at the side. Check of $25.00 to accompany bids as guar antee of good faith In execution of con tract and bond within ten days. The right is reserved to reject any or alt bids. H. 13. Humbert. 147-3t Supervisor. Per Magistrate. At the solicitations of many friends. I hereby announce myself as candidate for the office of magistrate In Lau rens township, subject to the rule of I the democratic primary. ? R. H. DONALDSON I hereby announce myself aa can didate for the House of Representatives subject to the rules and results of ?the Democratic primary. W W. CAMPBELL. I hereby announce myself a candi date for the house of representatives from Laurens county, subject to the rules of the democratic party. 1 W. C. IRBY, JR. ??.-,? Another shipment of those extra good Porch Swings, Just in, they are only $2.90. , . 8. M. & E. H. Wilkes & Co. CHAUTAUQUA WEEK FOR LAURENS Beginning Saturday Night Laurens will be Afforded a Solid Week of Amusement* Several enterprising men of tho city have entered into a contract with the Alkahost Lyceum System to furnish a full chautauqua program for Laurous during the noxt week. The first num ber will come, howovor, Saturday night of this week. A full chautauqua pro gram has been secured and a week of pleasuro and profit Is In store for the people of the city. The prlco of sin gle tickets to an of the attractions will be $2.00, of double tickets to all the attractions $3.00 and each single ticket for Individual attractions will be sold for 50 cents. It will thus be seen that it is far cheaper to buy Boason tickets than single tickets. Laurens Is enabled to have these attractions at such a cheap rate be cause next week will be an off week with tho performers, and no engage ments were had elsewhere. Clinton has Just had a chautauqua, Newberry is to have one at an early date and now it is Laurens' time. The first attraction Saturday even ing will be Pamahaslka's Pets. This Is an attraction which the children especially should see, but which will be interesting to all. As the name signifies, this is a pet animal show and is said to bo an extra good one. Monday evening Tho Orphenns, a male quartette, will have tho stago and ' courso this will be an attractive number, for everybody enjoys a quar tette. They have Instrumental as well as vocal numbers. Tuesday evening. Clarence L. Durg derfer, "The Man with a Smile" will be the attraction. Mr. Burgderfer Is a humorist. He has a pianist along to give added enjoyment to the even ing. He gives a jolly evening of orig inal and well chosen costume charac ter sketches, etc., making up before the audience for most of the sketches. Wednesday evening will be the Price Concert Company, musical en tertainers. There are four In the party, a violinist, vlollncelllst, a read er and pianist and then a eornetest. All but ihc last are ladies. Ho is a man. The Trier Concert and Opera Quin tette comes Thursday evening. This is a musical company of young la dles. They make an attractive pic ture and are spoken of very highly as musicians. One of the best of the entire series will be the Friday night entertainment by Miss Eevelyn Bargelt, the cartoon ist-reader. Miss Bargelt has a wide reputation through the west and north as a chautauqua attraction. She stands for talent of the highest order and wherever she has gone she has scored a success. Season tickets can be had for tho entire chautauqua by applying to Mr. Lavender, at the opera house, or by applying at the city hall. Do not forget: The first attraction Is Satur day night. The curtain will rise at 8:30. EKOM NOTES. Ekom, June 18.?The few days of cold rainy weather has made the crops look a little backward, but tho warm sunshine is again with us and wo hope to see everything looking better. We are now having a flourishing Sundny school at Union church. The little Infant babe of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Cooper, of Greenwood, J was burled at Union Saturday. ' Quite a crowd attended the burial ofMr. H. Y. Fuller Saturday. Anoth er grand old soldier gone to his reward ! We tenderly sympathize with his'wife I in her sad hour. Mr. L. 0. Culbertson and family spent Sunday with Mr. R. B. Boby's I family. Mr. and rMs. Edgar Hurts and little son, Jones, and Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Cooper visited Dr. and Mrs. J. O. Coop er Sunday. Miss Pearl Culbertson spent Sunday with Miss Laurence Culbertson. Mrs. J. M. Moore and children will leavo Tuesday for Florida to spend awhile with ber parents. Mr. Roy Culbertson entertained his frlcr.ds at an Ice cream supper aStur [ day night. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Cooper, of the |Mt Ollvo section, were visitors in I our town Sunday. Misses Jessie Culbertson and Irene "Cooper, Messrs. Douglas Cooper and Roy Culbertson visited in the Poplar spring section Sunday. Bridge to "Let. On Tuesday, July 9th, 1912, at 11 o'clock. A. M., the board of oounty commlsloners of Laurens county will let to the lowest responsible bidder, contract for rebuilding Davenport bridge on Little River near Mountvllle. 8. C All bids to be accompanied by ?k . of 12600 ?B ?uwanteo that the bidder will, if awsrded con tract, execute written contract and bond within ten days. The right is reserved to reject any or all bids, H- B. Humbert. *'*'51 Supervisor.