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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? <?n Application. Obituaries and (ani of Thanks: One cent a nord. Entered at the postofllce at Lauren8, S. ('., as second class mail matter. LAUREN8, S. C AUGUST 11, 1912. The Advertiser \% ill be triad to receive the local news of all the communities In the county. Cor respondents are requested to sign their mimes to the contri butions.. Letters should not be mailed later than Monday morn In if. Put your name on the club roll. ? ? ? Jones stand? for order and Blease for disorder. ? ? ? .l ines stands for law and Please for lawlessness. ? ? ? All names must be enrolled five days before the election. ? ? ? It should not be necessary to pre serve order; order ^should prevail. ? ? ? See that the young men who have not voted before are on the club roll. ? ? ? We are just dying to hear that Cole Ble&*e chorus today. Won't It ha a honey? ? ? ? Reckon Gov. Please will have any more men of stra\y. to knock down here today? ? ? ? Metween "Corporation" Jones and "Railroad" Please, give us Corpora tion" Jones. If you please. ? ? ? The Spartanburg Journal declares jtbat the meeting there Friday would' make a Sunday school look like a rio?.| ? ? ? Mr. R. Dunk Boyd says they accu him of making the common school question a hobby. That is a m.ghty good bobby. ? ? ? w. p. Beard, editor of the Blease organ and the governor's personal body guard, is going around over the state reporting the meetings for nis paper at the state's expense. What do you think of that for economy? ? ? ? We cannot see why a courteous question from the audience should not be answered by any candidate. The primary Is intended for enlightenment and we hardly know of any better way of getting It than by asking questions, ...? A couple of strangers coming Into Lauren8 on the train the other day were heard to remark that "Laurens is a good town". As a muter of fact, evi rybody who knows anything about it thinks the same thing. It's a "good ?un". ? * ? There are numbers of young men jus-t becoming of ago who should have their names on the club rolls. This is particularly true of young men just within a few miles of the city of Lau who ought to have their names on either No. 1 or No. 2. See that they gel enrolled. ? * ? It looks like r:ll of our legislative candidates can stand on the .same platform except as to one plank. Fact 1s, every one of them claims to be the only original, simon pure, dyed in the wool platform originator, charging that each of the other candidates Is encroaching, ? ? ? How would you like to attend court for a whole week, sit upon a case for a day or so, giving It your best atten tion and then, after you had decided that a criminal ought to be punished. Gov. Blease should put at naught ev erything you had done by pardoning that convict? ? ? ? When Oov. Blease commences to tell of his love for the old Confederate sol diers today, Just go back a few months and think of the two old war horses he tried to turn out of office in Green wood county in order to make places for some of his young followers. "Ac tions speak louder than words." ? ? ? Editor Honlcutt of the Southern Cultivator, said at Madden Monday night that the reason the South Caro lina farmers do not raise more cattle is because they ar* too lazy. Isn't that Just about the size of it? How many farmers are "resting" at this r eason of the year and how many peo ple of other pursuits are "resting"? A good many farmers are, but a mighty few others. ? ? ? Blease told the Spartanburg audi ence that if they would send up peti tions he would pardon certain Spar tanburg convicts. Wouldn't It be a good Idea to do away with the courts altogether until after Blease is out of office. It is a useless expense to hold court when criminals are turned loose after being convicted. ? ? ? Mr. \v. t. Jones has announced as a candidate for the house of Repre sentatives from Greenwood county. Dr. Jones Is a high-toned gentleman with strong convictions and broad views. He would make Oreenwood a good representative. Doubtless he ; will be found among the elect after the ballots are counted. ? ? ? We ask those voters who are In doubt ar to which man to support. Jones or IMea.se. to listen closely to day and take note of the fact that Blease's address will be nothing but an appeal to prejudice. Note partic ularly that he cannot ann does: not show you where he is the friend of the poor man. ? ? ? We would call the attention of the people of Laurens to the fact that a baseball college is to be estab lished somewhere in the South. Of 1 fers may be directed to the chairman of the national baseball commission. ?Greenville Piedmont. Just at this time we prefer a girl's college. We might look into this base ball college proposition a little later. We take things one at a time. ? ? ? The Advertiser gave what it consid ered a full and fair report of the first county campaign meeting which was held in Laurens last week. Since a report of each meeting would be but a repetition of the ones before it, The Advertiser does not consider it worth while to report any more of them in full. However, if anything of special interest takes place at any meeting not already made mention of. It will be reported if reliable information is secured about it. However. The Ad vertiser does not intend to have a rep resentative at all of the meetings. ? ? ? Our Cross Hill correspondent has a short account of a "canning indus try" in that wide awake little town. For fear that some of our farmer friends might overlook It. we wish to direct especial attention to it. There :s no doubt but that if a canning out ! fit wer- bought in each community in the county, a great deal of waste vege I tables could be utilized and consid erable money made by planting es pecially for it. A young girl In Aiken I county last year made nearly six hun dred cans of tomatoes off of one tenth of an acre of land. This represented a clear profit of over $3o or about $300 per acre. Isn't it worth while to look into this industry gome more? Canning of tomatoes should go on at this sea son of the year, when there is little else to do. ? ? ? The Spartunburg Herald says that "There Is one county In the state that can be depended on to give the gov ernor a safe majority and that is Lau rens." Gentlemen, we resent that. There are no grounds for such an as sertion. While flov. Blease received a majority by a few hundred votes In the election two years ago. it would be far from "safe" to say that he will get a majority In this election. Of course the Hlease and Jones adherents differ about which of the two will car ry the county, but very few even of the Blease men expect any big majori ty, while conservative Jones men are confident that Jones will carry the county by a small majority. Many* Changes nave taken place here within the past two years and many are tak ing place i very day. It is a matter of great encouragement to the Jones men that they can put their fingers on a great many voters who have turned from Blease since the last election when only a mere handful can be pointed out as going over to him. The people in this county have been think ing deeply about this race a'id have given the governor's record much thought. They have allowed the gov ernor to have the benefit of the doubt In the Felder matter and have not giv en any great attention to the Grace charges, but they have taken bis pub lic acts, his record and his affiliations Into consideration and they have found him wanting. They have learned some thing in the past tWo years and they are tired of hot air. When the 27th of August comes, we expect to see a majority of the Laurens county "oters go up to the polls and .without pre judice, cast their ballots for Ira B. Jones. Laurens is not "safe" for Blease by a great deal. Neither is It "safe" for Jones, but we expect that Jones will be the favorite. ? ? ? THE LAW BREAKER*? CANDIDATE. The Spartanburg Herald carried the following little story Sunday: At the court house entrance yester day afternoon, an aged man, crippled, palsied and decrepit, sat off to himself, in a musing, studied manner. Five or six men from the country, wearers of the red badges and 100 per cent, for Blease. paused at the door and one of them said: "Wonder if there's a Jones man anywhere round here?" "Dunno'." said another, "unless that old fellow there'B one." pointing to the qiuet. shriveled old man. This caused the old man to pearten up a little and he said: "Gentlemen, since you mentioned the subject. I'd like to get a little information. l*m an old, sickly man may never live to vote again, but I would like to go to the ballot box once more before I pass away. I'd like to know this?Just answer these two questions for me. First, who are all the preachers in the state of South Carolina for in this race for govern or?" "Jones, of course." derisively sneer ed one of the group. "All right, boys," continued the old man. "Now tell me who are all the blind tigers, the thieves, the law breakers and drunkards for?" "Come on; he's a Jones man," came from several of the group. "Hold on, gentleman, I just want a little information," persisted the old man with a shrewd twinkle in his eyes. "Let's go boys," came from the crowd, and the meeting adjourned. How are you going to line up? With the "crowd" or the old man? ? ? ? IX) NOT DODGE THE ISSUE. We would not have anyone who thinks John T. Duncan the best man to vote against him. Hut, we do not consider that a man is doing his duty by his state if he votes for Duncan just because that man has come to the conclusion that Hlease is not the man, but will not admit it by voting for Jones. A man who will not vote for Hlease, but votes for Duncan, while at the same time believing that Jones is the best man of the three, does just as bad as if he were noting for Hlease. Do not dodge the issue by voting for a man who has no chance. That is not fulfilling your obligation to your par ty. Our obligation Is to nominate the best man. It is not to vote against any man, but it is to vote for some man. Voting for Duncan is voting against Hlease, but it is not voting for the man of your choice. That is. of course as we said above, if you do not think Duncan the best man. Mind you. If you vote for Duncan and cause a second race between Jones and Hlease, you will at last have to vote for one or the other any how. So face the issue squarely and vote for that man you think best tltted for the place. If it's Duncan, vote for Duncan: if it's Blease. vote for Blease; if it's Jones, vote for Jones. Let's have no straddling. CAMPAIGN PARTY COVERS HIE COUNTY (Continued from Page One.t i in somewhat different words what I they had said before. There was a lit tle variation however. Mr. Goodwyn still favors lower taxation, a new la bor law, more pensions for the old soldiers, better school system, better roads, etc. He does not explain how be will manage to provide these many improvements and at the same time lower the taxation. Mr. Goodwyn de clared during his address that it was the state constitution that he favored changing to get the proper labor law. It will be remembered that Mr. Good wyn did not specify in his Laurens speech. Mr. Ooodwyn also gave a con sidererable part of bis time in praise of Gov. Blease, Intimating that some moneyed powers were behind Judge Jones. Why. he asked, did Judge Jones give up a |35,000 job to run for a $:i.000 Job? Why is It that a $15,000 a year lawyer (supposedly Mr. Grace) is running up and down the state at his own expense speaking for Judge Jones? Mr. Boyd asked that The Advertiser make a correction as to a plank in bis platform. This paper credited him last week with saying that he favored taking $T.">,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 <ds ter. Mrs. .1 B. Brltt. Mr. and Mrs. Emmet Allen and lit tle Helen of Honea Path, spent Sun day with relatives here. Mr. Martin Arnold of Atlanta is vis iting relatives here. Miss Ellen McClary of Greenville) visited Miss Bessie Gains last week. Mr. and Mrs. Beams of Greenville visited Mr. Reams' sister. Mrs. W. 1. Freeman Sunday. Mrs. W. II. Bagwell of Belton is visiting relatives here. Protracted services will begin at the Princeton Baptist church Sunday morning, August 18. The pastor will be assisted by Rev. D. W. Hlott. If Conkey't Chicken Pox or Sore Head Remedy don't give satisfaction, yout money cheerfully refunded at Palmetto Drug Company. SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION. Will be Held In Gray Court Methodist Church Sept. 5th and 6th. The Laurens County Sunday Schoo'. Convention Will hold Its regular sos I slon at Gray Court on Sept. 5th and 6th, The convention is Iterdonotn; - national and every church In the coun ty is e\ ^cted to have a full represen tation. President A. C. Todd an nounces that several speakers of state Wido reputation will be on hand to give addresses and those who attend are assured of an interesting and in structive meeting. The program for the meeting has not yet been complet ed but will be given out at nn early dale. The Officers of the association are President, A. C. Todd, Secretary and Treasurer, Mrs. R. E. Bahb. Little Child Dead. The many friends throughout Lau rens of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Cooper will Join with them In sorrowing over the loss of their little child, who passed away Sunday night at their home here. The little one was only about eight months old and was dear to all those near the home from which it came. The funeral services were conducted In McCormlck. Central Cafe to Hove. The Central Cafe which has been lo cated two doors below Swltier Com pany will be moved within a few days to the corner store In the new Martin building. This storeroom Is centrally located, handsomely finished on the Interior and exterior and will bo en tirely new on the Inside.. Handsome restaurant llxtnres have been pur chased and In every manner the new cafe will be a wonderful Improvement over old. ('holly Is getting things It. shlpo ,in,| experts to be landed In bis ncu place nlthln a few dii)s.