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tinbscription Price is $1.00 per Year Payable la Advance. Published by ADVERTISER PRINTING COMPANY Laarens, S. C. ALISON LEE President W. G. LANCASTER vice-PreB. ARTHUR LBB Sec. and Treas. . _ Advertising Rates on Application. Obituaries aad Card of thanks t On* a ward* ttntera? at th- poatofllce at Laurens, 8. C. m second cUss mail mattar. LAURENS, S* ft, JULY 9, 1912. Tfce Advertiser will be glad U reaaiv* tae local news of all the laltfe? la the county. Car* are requested ta sagst tfceir name ta the contrt bwttens Letters shonld not be mailed later than Monday oiera T^aurens must! ? ? ? It Laurens fails, thou what? ? ? ? Fare ye well, Politics! See you later. ? ? ? Chlcora college will be the apple of | our eye. ? ? ? Thn only way to get a college Is to] get it. 0 ? ? ? We don't want any old boys anyhow. Girls for us. ? o Laurens expects every man to do] his duty. ? ? ? Laurens: Easy of access from all di rections. ? a e i.aureus needs the college and the| college needa Laurens. ? ?i i Laurens: The logical place- for girls college; no competition, plenty of support. ? ? ? Who Is it, but would not do his ut most In order to see those winsome! girls upon our streets? ? ? * The common argument: "I would rather have Chlcora college than tw< cotton mills." It must be done. ? ? ? A gift to Chlcora college will meat an investment to some, while to oth ers it will be a work of love. ? ? ? Every citizen of Laurens who has | the Interest of his home town at heart should bo at the meeting this evening. ? * ? The college will be the center of our I education activities and a hub around I Which all of our Interests will revolve. ? ? ? Surely Laurens Is waking up. It's] one of those towns that If it gets start ed nothing can stop It. Witness the many improvements within the past| year. Laure"? t? a comer. ? ? ? The Presbyterian college for boys at Clinton and the Presbyterian col lege for girls here: just close enough to associate on Intimate terms and not] too close to hinder good work. ? ? ? If Anderson can raise $100,000 and establish a new college without fur ther aid, Laurens can raise the amount now needed when we know that the amount will be over doubled by the church Itself. TREAT NOT WITH Till: PAST. Editor The Advertiser: Recently this question was pro pnnded by one of the local newspa pers: "What Is Laurens County's greatest need?" Varying answers might be given, but If the proposition be reduced to "What Is the greatest need of the city of Laurens?" sponta neously should come the answer, "Crystallzed sentiment in favor of lay ing aside everything els until this college matter is work out." The people over the state are now looking on to see what I^inrens Is going to do toward complying with the plan that has been submitted whereby Chl cora college may be removed to this '.y. Shall we go, forward and meet the proposition. like the game little city Laurens, Is? All agree that it is ah opportunity. Perhaps we have hod them'before,-but that is not the question now. We are dealing with the present and planning Tor the future. We have provided ad equately, for the preparation .of our Kirls for college, and now that the' college oan be brought right to the very doors of the graded .school, we candidly believe the men of) Laurensj will see to It that It ahall not be thrown up to future generations that we fell down in 1912 when Chlcora college knocked at our door for ad mission. What say the men and ?o men of Laurens now, TODAY? W. L, TAYLOR. CITIZENS OF LAURENS UNANIMOUS IN ENDORSING THE MOVEMENT All Agree Upon One Point and That Is That the Issue Must be Met for the Time Has Come When a Forward Move Must be Made. During the past few days The Advertiser has received numbers of letters from Interested citizens expressing their satisfaction at the opportunity which is now boforo the city to secure a college. It Is peculiarly noteworthy that not a slnclo discordant note has been sounded In the city since the announce ment that Chlcora would probably be moved here. There is a unanimity of spirit never before soon in this city and judging by the undivided support that has been promised, it is a foregone conclusion that the amount needed will be successfully raised. Some of the letters follow: Editor The Advertiser: It seems to me that Laurens has reached a crisis in its history. The op? portunlty to socuro a Christian col lege Is not given to every town. Our opportunity has come. What are we going to do about it? Shall we seize it or despise and reject It? We are go-! ing to do one or the other. Which: shall it bo? It would be difficult to catalogue the many advantages that would come to us by having Chlcora > college located iu our midst. It would greatly help every phase of our life. For one I sincerely trust that the cit izens of Laurens will not sleep over their rights. That they will not allow this valuable prize to slip from them. For one. I shall do all in my power to bring the college to Laurens. Yours truly, W. E. THAYER. Editor The Advertiser: The prospect of Laurens securing a womauB college is the best news I have heard In many moons. It means more for the future growth and de velopment of our town than any op portunity that has knocked at our doors since I have been a resident here. Every town that la neighbor to us has its facilities for higher edu cation. Can Laurens longer remain without this powerful magnet with whioh to attract new citizens? Green-' wood transplated Lander and It has flourished in its new soil. Increased educational facilities added to the na tural advantages and business enter prises which we already have and will get, in time to come, will do more to round out and make our development, as a community, symmetrical and well balanced than any thing olse we could do. The coming of Chlcora will at once benefit every citizen of Laurens and I want to have a part in any move ment that will do that. At the foot, in the middle, at the head or anywhere and all along the line, I will work; content to know that I am in line, while the progressive army Is moving out to encompass no much that will be of value. Respectfully, H. K. AIKEX. Editor The Advertiser: Several times In the history of our city we have had offered us proposi tions which If accepted would have placed us far ahead of where we stand today. There was given us a chance for locating Winthrop College In orr midst. It was located elsewhere. We could, under certain conditions, have secured for our town the advan tages of the Sea Board Air Line rail road passing through and by here, but there were with us those who claimed that it was not necessary for us to put forth effort, and stake money for our chances, because It would come this way anyhow, And as always has been the case In the history of progress, these great forces of material, social and intellectual development wen' > those who sought after them, and . for them. We have another opportunity given us for the location with us of the greatest need of the public of the city of Laurens today In the offer made the town by the trustees of Chlcora col lege. What will we do with It? I can now hear the whispers of that class of our people, who, like those j In the past, are not willing to put forth the effort and to count down the cash, which may be necessary to accept at once this, the greatest proposition made us In years, naylng: "The amount Is too great. We can't raise it. Our people aro too poor. How would a col lege benefit me? I am a bachelor. I am married hot no children. I'have edu cated all my girls." Poor unfortu nate man! But now my friends, let's pull aside the curtain and see if, as an Investment, It won't pay us to go to work and as a unltod citizenship, accept this proposition without delay. From a trade standpoint our town is circumscribed by all of our .neigh bors along the railroads leading out from this point, where they can sell heavy merchandise as oheap as wo can; can pay as much for cotton' as we can; they lend mosey at the tame rate of Interest as we do; but fortu nately for us we have that larger se gregation of business interest that of fers competition to the buyer and sel ler. Hence, if we will, If we hustle like our neighbors, we can continue to lead as we should do la all the avenueH of trade and business. However, to do this we must offer superior educational advantages. Now, you say, look at our graded school. The building cost fifty thousand dollars. We have a fine corps of teachers. Yes, and so haB every township In the coun ty and only once If we remember, has a pupil of our city schools taken fho honors In competition over our county graded schools'. The country graded school will continue to grow in Im proved methods and equipment and unless we keep in front, all of our In terests will lag and our property de crease in value. No, fellow citizens, we are able to raise the money to secure this college. The Job to do It. is a fairly good one and will require the help of every property owner In tho city. Seventy-five thousand dol lars, as a voluntary gift for the cause of Christian education will advertise Laurens more favorably than all the other business enterprises put togeth er. It will revive activity In all our real estate, so as that you can sell if you de sire to at an advantage. It will change the social and educational conditions of our city so as that home-seekers will bo continually in conference with our real estate men, and force them to take down any and all advertise ments reading "To rent", "To sell." Now let us come to tho front?let us to a man put our shoulders to the wheel. Let us have but one slogan: "Altogether, forward," so as that we can give our appreciative women an opportunity to raise, and unfurl over many interests a new banner upon which will be written In letters of gold: "Chicora College?Christian Fe male Education." Victory for Lau rens. W. L. GRAY. Editor The Advertiser. I'm sure that I join the great voice of our people In rejoicing that a col lege Is within the grasp of our town. I have tho utmost confidence In our people in believing that we shall not let this great opportunity go by. The good from a college to our community cannot alone be measured in dollars and cents and it should not be. Rather let us think of the refin ing and uplifting Influence to the present and coming generations and from the ennobling Influences emlnat lng from the "college atmosphere" that we would have in our midst. The moral, literary and social side of our entire citizenship would be bound to seek a higher level from the effects of having a Chrlstion college In our town. Since we have a chance of securing Chicora college, we can not afford to do without It. The move ment on foot should receive support' from every man, woman and child In our community. Yours very truly, B. L. JONES, Supt. City Schools. Editor The Advertiser: The question of securing the Pres byterian College for Laurens has come to tho minds of the people here and with it the best opportunity tho town has ever had in this respect. It occurs to mo that it Is the most opportune time for every citizen of the county and town to become exceedingly In terested in this proposition. A high grade college to be established here would mean more to the people today and tomonytf than possibly^ any thing that could be done for the prosperity and advancement of the best Interests of all the people. This Is an oppor tunity that certainly cannot be over looked. Meeting the proposition made by the trustees of Chicora college to the people here, and doing It at once, would be the longest stride In the right direction that has ever been un dertaken by the progressive citizens of our community. To do thia H la neces sary to have a bona-flde subscription of probably Ninety Thousand Dollars. This sum should be raised within a day. The young men of small means, as well as the men of able floances, ahould grasp this opportunity and make their subscriptions In a moat lib eral manner. Within a few year* time the money subscribed by them would not be missed and property would greatly Increase In value and the de served dignity of the community would be bettered and maintained. Right now Is the best Um? to do the best thing we have ever had an op portunity to do and I trust the good people will not let It pass unheeded. Yours truly, W. Q. LANCASTER. Editor The Advertiser: The establishment of Chlcora col lege in Laurens should vitally inter est every citizen of the town. It doubtless will be an Investment that will stay by us, aud will yield hand some, and well nigh, Immediate, divi dends to the property ownors, as well as the merchants. And surely it will be money In the pockets of those who have daughters to educate. This is self-evident The proposition appeals strongly to the young men of the town. They al no will reap largely of the benefits, for In a vory few years they will be the guardians of the public well fare of our people, and a helping hand now, will prove to be a valuable as set in- the future. Let us have the college. But to get It, the whole .town must pull together, and pull in earnest. ? C. W. TUNE. _y.- T 1 Editor The Advertiser: I cannot help but feel elated over the prospect of securing a woman's college for Laurens. It means moro to Laurens than I dare try to enumerato here?suffice to say that all good citi zens regardless of denomination, should join in this great movement which mean:', go much to the educa tional Interests of this community and surrounding county. Wo have one of the vest counties In the state?backed up by as good and true citizens as any section of the state?and it behooves all of these to take a hearty and sub stantial Interest in this movoment. Not I only with their money but their influ ence should all be concentrated in this the greatest enterprise that the Lau rens citizens have had the pleasure to engage. Let all true citizens ral ly to the educational standard and they will be called blessed after this gener ation has passed and gone. Respectfully, D. A. DAVIS. Editor The Advertiser: To say that we are In hearty sym pathy with the movement recently Inaugurated for the purpose of bring ing Chlcora college to our town should but mildly express the interest felt by every citizen. We are glad to note that the one urgent need, which Laurens has felt for so long Is soon to be satisfied In the ultimate perfection of this move ment. This is a stupendous oppor tunity for our people and at the same time one equally as great for the In stitution Itself, In-as-much as It shall be located In a town where denomina tional lines will bo laid aside so far as patronage goes and It shall receive a larger support from a people united In its interests. It therefore behooves every citizen of I.aureus and Laurens county to measure up to this privilege. Our zeal must know no bounds. Our ef forts must be commensurate with our needs. We want It. We must have It. We cannot llvo without it. Chlco ra, rah, rah, rah. CHAS. H. HICKS. Editor The Advertiser: There are many reasons why we cannot let up until we see Chlcora college In Laurens. Heretofore, we have looked too much to direct divi dend paying Investments without ex pected results. We bring Into our town men that have money already to invest in other enterprises by hav ing educational advantages to offer that otherwise will go to other towns that have them. Wo enhance the value of our property at least 25 per cent, by giving to the college. Wo elevate the moral standard of the town. We put Into the reach of many of our townspeople an opportunity of graduating at an Institution of stand ing that otherwise would be deprived of their real rights and privileges. We start with at least $100,000 ad vantage over a new college if we had the money to build one that was yet to establish her standing. Wo start with 200 studonts that we would have to hunt for, If we were starting a new college. A. ROSS BLAKELEY. 'Mr. Thos. D. Lake, a member of the board of trustees of the city schools,.said: "I am positive the town will use her best efforts in securing the college and after it is here and doing the great work laid out for It, the people of all denominations and professions in life will rally to its support and stand by it in prosperity and adversity. Laurens Is geograph ically the logical place for the college and by re won of the fact that she has no other .institution with which to vide support Chicora's growth.and ex pansion will be anxiously watched and zealously fostered. The Way. To strike In?'* Tear Tt tho way to win out" Candidates Cards For Clerk of Court. I hereby offer myself as a candi date for the ofllco of Clerk of Court of Laurens county, pledging mysei? to abldo by the platform of tho dem ocratic party and to support tho nom inees thereof. Respectfully, C. A. POWER. The friends of Mr. Chas F. Brooks hereby announce him a candidate for the office of Clerk of Court of Laureus county, and pledge him to abide by the results of the Democratic primary and to support the nominees thereof. To th? voters of Laurens County: Fully appreciating your support 1b the pact and with my record as a publio official before you, I take pleasure in announcing myself a can didate for re-election far Clerk of Court for Laur<m* County, S. C, ani will abide the Hsiusl of the Democrat ic primary. JOHN F. BOLT. for Auditor. I hereby offer myself as a candi date for re-election to the ?nice of auditor' of Laurens county and prem ise to abide by the platform of the democratic party and to support the nominees thereof. Respectfully, J. WADDY THOMPSON. We, the many friends of O. C. Cun ningham, hereby announce htm as a candidate for the office of Auditor of Laurens county, subject to the rules of the Democratic party. "MANY FRIENDS" Fer County Cemnrisslener. I hereby announce myself as a can didate for County Commissioner of ! Laurens County, subject to the result of the Democratic primary election. I J. B. HITT. I I hereby announce my candidacy [ for re-election as County Commslslon i er of Laurens county subject to the I result of the Democratic primary elec tion. T. MAC ROPER. Having been solicited by numerous frieads. I hereby offer myself for re election to the office of County Com missioner fer Laurens county, subject to the democratic primary. W. F. BAILEY. I hereby announce myself as a can didate for the office of County Com missioner and promise to abide by the rosult of the Democratic primary. AUSTIN ABERCROMBIE. I hereby announce myself a can didate for county commlsioncr of Lauren:-, county, subject to the rules of the democratic primary. Respectfully, L. D. CURRY, Gray Court, S. C. For Sheriff. I hereby announce myeelf a candi date for the ofllco of Sheriff of Lau rens county, subject to tho result of the Uomocratlc primary. W. S. BAGWELL. I hereby offer myself as a candidate for Sheriff of Laurens County and pledge myself to abide by the results of the Democratic primary. J. THOMAS PEDEN. I hereby announce myself a candi date for re-election to the office of Sheriff of Laurens county, pledging myself to abide by the platform of the Democratic party and to support the nominees thereof. JOHN D. OWINGS. For State Senator. At the urgent request of friends, I have consented to become a candidate for the office of State Senator for Lau rens county. I will abldo tho result of the democratic primary election. O. P. GOODWIN. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for the office of Senator from this county, pledging myself to abide by the platform of the Demo cratic party and to support tho nom inees thereof. R. D. BOYD. For House of Representatives. I hereby announce myself a candi date for the House of Representatives from Laurons county and pledge my self to abide by the results of the primary election. W. R. RICHEY, SR. I hereby announce my candidacy for re-eiectlon to the house of representa tives of Laurens county, subject to results of the Democratic primary election. J. H. Miller, M. D. I hereby announce myself a candi date for the office of representative from this county in the legislature of the state subject to the rules of the democratic party. H. S. BLACKWELL. The friends of Joseph O. Sullivan, of Tumbling Shoals, respectfully sug gest him as a suitable candidate for the House of Representatives, and can vouch for his interest la the wel fare of the common people. Subject to result of Primary Election. FRIENDS. I hereby announce myself as can didate for the House of Representatives subject to the rules and results of the Democratic primary. W. W. CAMPBELL. t hereby announce myself a candi date for the house of representatives from Laurens county, subject to the rules of the democratic party. W. C! 1RBY. JR. I horoby anrcunce myself as a can didate for tho Legislature of South Carolina, from Laurens <ounty. sub ject to the primary election. E. R. AYCOCK. . Magistrate. I hereby announce myself as can didate for the ofllco of Magistrate in Waterloo Township, and promise to abide by the results of the Democratic primary. ARTEMAS C. LONG. For Magistrate. At the solicitations of many friends. I hereby announco raysolf as candidate for the office of magistrate in Lau rens township, subject to the rule of the democratic primary. R. H. DONALDSON. I am a candidate for Magistrate for Laurens Township, and will appreciate the vote and influence of every citizen n the township who may favor me with his support In the primary. W. T. CREWS. Fer Coroner. The friends of Mr. R. O. Halrsten hereby place hla name before the peo p'o et Laurens aounty for the office of Coroner, pledging him to abide by the principles of the democratic party and to support the nominees thereat. UVES AND WRITINGS UNLIKE Men of Lotten Often Have Described ?eat That Which They Never Have ExDerUnoed. Finally, a man of genius, when he writes a book, and "all the good comes rushing into his soul," is in an abnormal state, and hence, the lives of men of letters have often been in glar ing contrast to thoir writings. Mon taigne tells us that he always ob served super-celestial opinions to be accompanied with subterranean mor als; on the other hand, the most lati tudlnsrlan professors of epicureanism have often lived like anchorites or trapplsts. Some of the best sea songs have been written by men who never snuffed a salt water breese; stirring war songs have been written by timid men and women, who would have shrieked at the sight of a mouse; and hymns steeped in the very spirit of devotion have been written by men of doubtful morality, who were never less at home than in a Christian church. Charles Lamb was ready to wager that Milton's morning hymn in Paradise was penned at midnight; and we know positively that Thompson, who anng the praises of early rising In the "Seasons," used to Ho abed till noon. Sir Richard Stoele could dis course eloquently on temperance?? when he was not drunk; Woodworth, In his "Old Oaken Bucket," sang the pralso of cold water under the Inspira tion of brandy. Doctor Johnson, who wroto so well on politeness, Interrupt ed his opponents with "You He, slrl" "You are a vile Whig, sir!" Hums was a compound of "dirt and deity;" Rousseau, who was always filling peo ple's eyes with tears, betrayed and slandered his benefactors In turn, and sent his children to tho foundlings hospital. When Moore proposed to Scott to go and see Melroso Abbey, as Sir Walter had described It, by moon light, "Pooh, pooh." said Scott, "you don't suppose I ever saw it by moon light!"?William Matthews. SAW ONLY SIGNS OF BADNESS Character-Reading Professor Discov ered the Criminal Type but Over looked the White Flower. The professor who reads character from physiognomy pointed to the boy opposite. He belonged to the criminal typo, said the professor. Look at his eyes, his ears, his cheek bone?. his mouth?criminal, every ono of them. The boy sat vory still. All about nim wero othor boys swinging ball bats, and cuffing each other's earn, but that, tho professor said, was only tho natural overflow of animal spirits; tho quiet boy was too thoroughly steeped In criminality to have any animal spirits. Just as tho professor's com panion was beginning to wonder if It was safe to ride In the snme car with tho youthful degenerate the boy reached down Into his pocket and brought forth a whlto flower. It was a common field flower, a cluster of tiny white blossoms topping a slondor stalk. Tho boy seemed very fond of It. Ho twirled the stalk, he stroked tho leaves and petals, and overy touch was soft and tender. But the pro fessor had no eyes for those gentlo fin gers, he was intent on the unmistak able signs of inherited depravity. "A bad one, he is, all right," said tho professor with a solemn shako o.* the head. But the other person looked at the flower again. A bad one, was be? Maybe; but the other person had doubts. Smoke or Ride, Which? In the early days of the London, Brighton * South Coast Railway thr 1 regulation* against smoking wer<J strictly enforced, The Mechanics' Magazine of September, 13?, records that "a foreign gentleman was re eently smoking a cigar In a train com ing from Brighton to London. The guard warned htm tbe practice was not allowed. Nevertheless, he contin ued to smoke, and finished bis cigar. At the next station he was asked for bis ticket and ordered out of the coupe; and the guard, addressing one of the officers on the platform, warned him that that person was not to be allowed to proceed to London by any train that night 80 there he waa Uft."-eLondon Chronicle.