Qtf)e gftbernftr Subscription Price I? $1.00 Per Year Parable In Advance. P-'.lIshed by ADVL'RTINKR PRINTING COMPANY Laurent*, 8. C. ALISON LEB W. O. LANCASTER ARTHPR LEE President vlce-Prcs. Sec. and Treas. idvertiglng Rate? ,000 from Clemson college, if It could be spared, and giv ing it to Winthrop college. Mr. Boyd said that he stated that he favored giv ing this money to the common schools of the state. The correction is gladly made. Mr. Boyd went on record as being oposed to the centralization of the county schools and hauling the children to and fro at the county's ex pense. Mr. Boyd thinks this plan im practicable. The meeting at Clinton was orderly and undemonstrative. It vo* predom inantly a Jones gatherinj-. NOTICE. Laurens. 8. C. Aug. 1 ? 1912. Whereas at a meeting of the stock holders of Rays Pharmacy a corpor ation with Its principal place of bus iness at Laurens, 8. C, on the 29th day of July, A. D., 1912 adopted a res olution a copy of which Is as follows: "Be It resolved by the stockholders of Rays Pharmacy/that the capital stock of Rays Pharm/cy be Increaied to the sura of Five Thousand Dollars ($5. 000.00) by tbfe Issuance of Three Thousand Five Hundred (f3.5O0.00) additional capital stock, the addition capital stock7 to be divided Into thirty five shares of the par value of $100.00 each. Books of subscription to the said additional capital stock will be opened at the office of Rays Pharmacy on Thursday. August 29, 1912, at 10 o'clock A. M. W. O. Lancaster, 3-3t President. 8888888&8S888S888888 9 8 8 STATE PRESS C0MKB8T. 8 8 8 88888888888888888888 Senator Tillman is going to wake up and find that a whole lot of peo ple in Spartanburg county voted for N. B. Dial, of Laurens, to take his seat in the senate.?Spartanburg Her Too Much Pressure. It is said that Solicitor Peurifoy will be asked by the Governor to prosecute Chief Constable B. H. Siotnart ot Charleston, Such ar? assur ance was only to be expecte-d as the pressure of the Grace charges are too strong to be long withstood by the governor and his constable. The case is one for the courts if there ever was one.?Beaufort Gazette. Tillman Gettinir Anxious. Senator B. R. Tillman telegraphed Friiay to T. R. Trimmler, register of mesne Conv ?yance. a-sklng to be in formed ?hat Governor Blease and Judsed Jones sab: of Senator Tinman's letter to Janie? L. Sims, editor of the Orangebuig Times and Democrat, in which Mr. Tillman said the charge that Judge Jones favored sociil ! equality was absurd, and added that Judge Jones was eminently qualified ,to be governor.?Spartanburg Herald. _ Crop Prospects Today. Reports from Laurens county and the lower part of this county indicate that the corn crop Is very promising. It is not only trial patches, but fields' of It. The early corn Is pretty well made by recent rains. There was 1 fields of corn which are badly "fired" ? and cannot make a big yield. That is the fault of the farmer. Between this place and Gaffney yesterday several such lots were observed and not far away another field was green and luxuriant. Some of the farmers left their corn too thick for the soil and fertilizer used. There are many small lots of corn on poor land which will make nothing but forage and not much of that. But the outlook now is for 25 per cent more corn than was made last year. Three fourths of the cotton makes a good show, but the crop is late. There are few grown bolls unless It is an early variety. The fruit is generally abundant. It is now in a good way of blooming. One will see In riding along railways many lots of cotton which will not make 200 pounds to the acre even with favorable September weather. Taking the cotton crop as it appears today it will fall below last year s crop, which was the largest the coun ty ever made. Where peas are planted or sown they are making steady growth. The hay crop from them will be abundant. Sorghum makes a good appearance and the early lots will be ready for grinding by the last of the month.? Spartanburg Journal. Slander Judge Sease. These Blease people may be pretty smooth politicians, but their attempt to put over the story here yesterday that Governor Blease and Judge Thomas S. Sease. of the circuit bench, had been charged with graft ing In connection with the Massee ease, will **? dly go down with any body. It was too bare a play to the Ignorance and prejudice of the people. It was too apparently the putting up of a man of straw. In coupling Judge Sense's name' with a graft story just to give Blease an opportunity to make a grandstand denial, was a "bonehead" play, as they say on the diamond, to say noth ing of the utter disregard it shows for the good name of an honest and upright judge In Spartanburg county and the entire up-country: for that matter, the people know Judge Sease. and there is not a man in all this sec tion who would breathe a word against his honor or bis integrity. They picked the wrong man to brand in rumor as a grafter. Judge Sease is not a grafter and there has never been a word ever uttered until yester day that woud line him up with grafters. We venture the assertion that the story cannot be traced to any source outside of the friends of the governor, who by this time have come to look upon charges of graft as a matter of course, to be brushed aside with a denial from Cole Blease ?with a few such words as liar and coward thrown In for plcturesqueness. Judge Sease and his friends, however, will take a more serious view of the matter. In years from now this mean charge may rise up to confront Judge Sease and he may find himself mak ing serious denial of the trumped up Insinuation that he was corruptly in fluenced In this case. It is a significant fact that this story was never heard until yesterday morning. Why cast a reflection upon an upright judge to give Blease an opportunity to make a grandstand denial? Ih chnracter such a trifling thing??Spartanburg Herald. B?SINESS CHANCES. ScTfral Changes of Importance in I.an renn Hn-im -s Circles. The Palmetto Drug Company has about finished moving from its old stand to their present location in the Traynham building. Their new store room is an ideal location and is neat ly fitted up on the inside. Laurens Candy Kitchen. Within the past few weeks the Lau rens Candy Kitchen has changed pro prietors, the old firm having been . bought out by Lamnrinakos Brothers. . who came here from Minneapolis. They come with a wide reputation as candy makers and intend to uphold their reputation both as to candy and soft drinks. Their storeroom will be remodelled on the inside, new fans anil lights to be Installed. Other Changes. Miss Lucia Barksdale. who has been i the very popular clerk at H. Terry's has accepted a position with W. G. Wilson and will take up her duties there on Sept. 1st. At present she is taking a vacation. Mr. Joseph Smith, who has also been with H. Terry has accepted a position with Clardy and Wilson and will be gin work there on the 15th. of this month. Mr. Smith is a popular and highly efficient salesman and has a bushel of friends around Laurens. The odor of stale perspiration about the body can be gotten rid of by ublng a little of DARBY'S PROPHYLACTIC FLUID in the bath tub. It purifies the skin thoroughly and lends a refreshing influence to the bath. Price, large bottle 50 cents. Sold by Laurens Drug I Co. ? HILLSIDE NEWS. * Hillside. Aug. 12.?Mr. and Mrs. Cal vin Mahon of Babbtown, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Tollison Saturday. Jessie Nelson of Williamston is the guest of H. C. Nelson and family. Mrs. W. V. Tollison is still very sick, although her condition is much im proved at present. Messrs. Homer and Edd Hand, of Cashville, visited friends in Hillside, recently. Roy Sumerel of Ora, was the guest of relatives in Hillside, Wednesday. C. D. and W. P. Nesbit of Piedmont were in Hillside, looking after busi ness matters, Wednesday. Hillside was welt represented at the Association at Fork shoals. Miss Delia Milton or' Liberty is the guest of her brother, Milledge Milton. Miss Mabel Williams of Babbtown visited her sister, Mrs. Dora Tollison. recently. W. A. Nelson of Merna, wns in Hill side, Thursday. Miss Florence Davenport of Fork Shoals visited relatives in our section. Thursday. H. E. Woods and J. A. Peden, of Hill side, were in Merna. Thursday. Miss Nellie Pitts of Laurens, was the guest of Miss Cora Smith, for a few days last week. Arthur Williams of Babbtown was In Hillside. Monday. Tolmage Sims, of Babbtown was the guest of friends in our section, Sunday Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Pace of Laurens were the guests of their son. J. Henry Pace, Wednesday. E. ('. and L. Peden made a busi ness trip to Cedar Falls Wednesday. James Chandler of Babbtown visit ed J. T. Adair, and family, Friday. J. Andrew Peden has returned from Eastonville, Ga. John Pressly of Fork Shoal.; visited J. B. Tollison. Thursday. J. I). Pitts and son, Clifton, of Friend ship, were the guests of T. T. Tollison, Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Edd Oarrett of Siinp sonville. are visiting friends and rela tives in Hillside. Mr. and Mrs. Butler Hand of Babb town visited W. V. Tollison Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. John Peden of Babb town were In our section Sunday. Hillside Is a great farming section. This section produces big tomatoes. The writer has seen a tomato that was raised in Hillside, Hits year, and was said to have measured 16 inches around. Miss Nell Garraux of Greenville Is the attractive guest of Miss Rosa Peden. Mlas Nell Chapman of Greonwood is visiting her brothers, Clarence and Talmage Chapman. Miss Ella Weathers of Falrvlew, was the guest of Mrs. Alma Knight, Saturday. Misses Pearl, Jessie and Qertrude Nelson, of Merna. were In our section, Saturday. Chas. Adair is again in Hillside. The protracted meeting at our church is accomplishing great good. Already 22 have joined. Thero's a possibility of that many more. Free trial package of Conkey's Lice Powder and big so-page Poultry Book for one week only at Palmetto Drug Co. For Sale?My home on Farley Ave. A nine-room house with 5 acres of land. Possession given Oct 1st. Rev. B. P. Mitchell. 2-5t car Load of Wagons?Just receiv ed one car load of Studebaker wagons ?all sizes?best on the market. Jno. A. Franks, Laurens, S. C. 2-2t Farm For Sale?100 acres of land in .Jacks Township, one mile from Renno on the Seaboard, 1 1-2 miles from "Stomps" Spring, 10 miles from Clin ton. Four tenant bouses in good con dition. Two-thirds of land open for cultivation. Price $10.00 per acre. For further information address B. L. .Jones, Laurens, S. C. l-8f. Wanted -To buy clean white rags for wiping machinery. Advertiser Printing Company. For Sale?We have a lot of air-slak ed lime on hand. Valuable for sani tary purposes. 75 cents per barrel. Special prices made to farmers in ton lots for fertilizer use. Call or write Gray & Easterby. 39-tf Princeton Locals. Princeton, Aug. 12.?Misses May and Jesse Ridgeway are visiting relatives in Greenville. Mrs. Hettie Richardson of Belton ij visiting relatives here. Misses Sara aud Susan Dritt have re turned from an extended visit to rela tives in Abbeville and vicinity. Miss Estelle Taylor is an attrac tive guest of Miss Pearl Medlock near Fair view. Dr. J. B. Brltt, Messrs. J. M. Wood. J. F. Davis, Bramlett Wood, and Ar thur Britt were business visitors In Anderson Friday. Miss Gertrude Johnson of Liberty, who has been visiting Miss Ethel Sharp has returned home. Misses Bertye and Blanche Moore of Honea Path have been the guests of Miss Maude Machen. Mrs. Powell of Bennettsville is vis itlng her mother, Mrs. J. E. Knight. Miss Sara Cheek is visiting relatives in Belton. Ernest Machen of Laurens, and Machen Moore of Honea Path visited relatives here this week. Mr. Henry Freeman left Sunday for Texas where he has accepted a posi tion. Mrs. D. P. Haynes of Anniston, Ala., Is the guest of her sister, Mrs. T. H. Carter. Miss Eunice Estes is the guest of relatives in WUUamston. Editor F. L. Morrow of 'The Belton News" spent Friday night with his