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tElje gfcberttser Subscription Trice Is *!.()<) Per Year Payable ia AdTance. Published by ADYERTfSKK PRINTING COMPANY l umens S. C. ALISON LEB W. G. LANCASTER ARTHUR LEE President vlce-Pres. Sec. and Treas. Advertising Rales on Application. Obituaries and Card of Thanks: One cent a word. Entered at the postofllce at Laurens, S. C, as second class mail matter. LAURENS, S. C NOVEMBER 18. Ii)l5>. The Advertiser will be glad to receive the local news of all the communities In the county. Cor respondents are requested to sign their names to the contri butions.. Letters should not be mailed later than Monday morn IB* The office seeker is abroad in the laud. ? ? * An editor in Michigan Is out under bond. Most editors arc always under Komething, anyway. * ? ? The weather in Laurens recently has been as fair and pretty as her young ladies?and you know it has been line. ? ? ? The Spartanburg Journal says that Mary Garden is to beep on singing. From the last reports we had from Spartanburg she was not keeping on very much of anything. ? ? ? Just read In the Cross Hill cor respondence what happened down there the other day. when a young lady decorated a voting man with one of those badges with "I am for Mus grove County" printed on It. All we ask is that they keep those Clinton ladies out of this new county proposition and everything will be alright. We do not want to see any of those Laurens sym pathizers taken advantage of in that way by those |>retty girls. We will not put up with suffragette competi tion. ? ? ? COOPKK FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY "We want t.> nominate for district attorney to succeed Mr. Cochran, Soli citor R. A. Cooper, of Laurens. Soli citor Cooper has been the State's prosecuting attorney in tho eighth cir cuit for the past seven and a half years. He has been faithful, able and fearless in the discharge of his duty, and has shown that he is eminently qualified for any position In this line of work with which lie may he honor ed or which he may honor." The above taken from the Newber ry Herald and News is to the point and we rise to second the motion. Mr. Cooper lias made an enviable reputa tion as solicitor, and his fearlessness in prosecuting law breakers and duti ful attention to his office together with bis well known capability as a lawyer well tit him for district attorney. The people of Laurens county would cheer fully welcome Boeing a Laurens man In this office, for they are sure Mr. Cooper Sill rellect credit upon him self, the county and the office. ? ? ? DISPENSARY IN UNION. For the greater body of law-abiding and self-respecting citizens of Union county, enthusiasm over the victory of Wilson and Marshall must have been considerably dan netted when the out come of the election over the local Is sue of dispensary or no-dispensary showed a defeat for those who opposed the re-establishment of the dispensary in that county. They must feel pecu liarly downcast and humiliated over the defeat, not only because of the ef fect upon Union county Itself, but be cause of the position which Union now occupies in the eyes of the rest of tba state, being pointed to as the first of the counties to re-establish a system so perniciously rotten and ad mittedly debasing. Union, however, is reaping the reward due It because of the lax enforcement and disregard of the lAw, especially the dispensary law. Why Union dounty has allowed Itself to ho made the scape-goat of its law less element, we cannot understand.'^ but certainly the present unhappy state of affairs over thore Is due to the fact that the better element In Un-? Ion county has allowed Itself to alt idly by and let the lawless clement run things their own why. In the early stages of Union's transition from one of the most law-abiding countlea to one of the least law-abid ing countlen, the march of the blind tigers and other law breakers could have been stopped if the better ele ment of the people had taken the trou ble to fight them as they have' been fought in the past few weeks. Once however, the blind-tigers were in con trol of affairs, thoy could not be down ed. There is no doubt in our mind but that the law has been but laxly enforced iu Union county, in order that the old argument could be put forth that "prohibition does not pro hibit" and that it were better to get Che revenue and the liquor together rather than the liquor alone. The newspapers of Union have al ways fought the lawless element with ungloved hands and one of them, "The Times," suffered considerable material loss through an incendiary fire as a result of its activities. We hope and believe that they will not give up the light for securing better things in Union county. Every county In the state is con fronted with the same dangers that Union has been congronted with and to which she has fallen a victim. There are those In Laurens county, ev ftii., right here at home, who would "delight to see the dispensary re-estab lished. There are those who walk the streets of Laurens every day who would open a blind tiger tomorrow if they thought that the sheriff, the so licitor and the jurors would be lax with them. They are here with us to day and we ehould all be ready to fight them for once an entorlng wedge is se cured, Laurens Will be in the same plight 83 Union is today, with the law less element in control of affairs and a great many misguided and unin formed, but right minded, citizens up holding thein, because they think that the liquor traffic cannot be put down and that the legalized sale of liquor Is the only solution of the blind-tiger evil. IN MEMORIAM I?j???????????????????????R Whereas it has pleased our heaven ly Father in his wisdom and love to call from our midst to her heavealy home, the soul of our beloved sister and co-worker. Mrs. J. T. Qarrett, on Oct. 16, 1912. Therefore, be It resolved: First. That though bereaved by her removal, we bow In humble submis sion to the will of God. Second. That the Aid Society of the Waterloo Baptist church has lost one of Its most consecrated and useful members, for she was ever faithful in the. discharge of her duty and counted it a pleasure to give her love and life to the service of the Master. Third. That we extend to her bereaved husband, children and relatives, our sincerest sympathy, and pray God's richest blessings upon them in their sorrow.1 Fourth, That copies of these resolu tions be published in the Baptist Courier, The Laurens Advertiser and one be sent to the family. Mrs. .1. H. Wharton. Jr., Mrs. II. C. Fuller. Mrs. .1. U. Anderson. Committee. INTERESTING ITKMS FROM OVER THE COUNTY (Continued from Page One.) tended their hospitality to their many friends in the form of an old time pin der parching, on theevening of Nov. 5th, All the young people seemed to enjoy themselves Immensely. The young people of our communi ty attended and enjoyed the singing Saturday night, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. II. I.. Thompson. Martin Woods, and sister, Miss Jane, Were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Weathers, Sunday. A .B. Williams and sister, Miss Ma bel, of Babbtown, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. Kdd Tollison, Sunday. William H?tchens, of Babbtown, was the guest of S. B. Kskew, Sunday. Miss Cannle Jones, Hillside school's enterprising young teacher, was the guest of Lucy Sprouse, of Falrvlew, Friday night. Will Hopkins, former assistant s chool teacher of Hillside, has resign ed this position. It is rumored that he has accepted the position of cash ier of the Bank of Fork Shoals. Calvin Weathers, of Falrvlew. was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Weath ers, Sunday night. ^'J.uije Weathers, one of Fairview's most enterprising young men, was in Hillside for -a^ahort while, Sunday. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Peden, ,a, dfl^glRer. ? ?faule Tartar, of Katrine, was in Hillside, Sunday. I Wbddrow Wilson carried Hillside. Misses Temple and Delia Milton, of ; Liberty, were. the guests of their brother, MUledge Milton, for the week ond. The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Tollison has Whooping cough. The .state and national elections are over. Now, may our farmers settle down to work and get ready to make the profit of the 1913 crop eclipse all others. I^et us at least live In hope. C. L. Weathers has been seriously III, but Is much Improved at this writ . ing. , Kniest Babb was the guest of Miss , Mettie Adalr Sunday afternoon. A VICTORY Of THE WHOLE COUNTRY (New York Times.) South Carolina and Massachusetts. Boston and Charleston. Fort Sumter and Faneull Hall, the Puritan and the Huguenot and Cavalier, blue blood and red blood?It is all the same; the country is "reunited, again," for the third or fourth time since the Washington Light Infantry paraded at Hunker Hill and the Iloston Tigers fraternized on the Battery. State lines have been obliterated. Maine salutes New Mexico, California shakes hands with Ixnilsl ana. and the words and music of "Where Holls the Oregon" and "Way Down Upon the S'wanee Bluer" arc the common songs of the plain people who have come into their own at last. Most wonderful of all that has happened In the political life of this rountry in more than half a century, the triumphant, host is led by a South ern man, a Virginian by birth, a Carolinmn and Georgian by residence and education, a citizen of the world, and the governor of a Northern State. For the first time since Abraham Lincoln, a man of Southern birth will be the chief magistrate of the I'nited States by the choice of all their people. The South, however, was not necessary to the election of Woodrow Wil son. He could spare every electoral vote In th South without Impairing his title to the office of president, and it is in this non-sectional aspect that his triumph is the greatest ever won by a public man in our history. Even bet ter than this. If It be possible to conceive of anything better. Is the non-parti san character of his victory. Tens of thousands of voters in all parts of the country broke away from old party associations and ca^t their ballots for him. The election was so nearly unanimous that Mr. Wilson Is not bound to any particular state or section or party for his election. He will be all the better able to administer the government in the Interest of the whole people and with an eye single to the growth and prosperity of the I'nited States. It was a Virginian who achieved the Independence of the Colonies; it was a Kentucklan who "saved the Union"; It is a Virginian to whom has been re served the honor and duty of building upon the old foundations a new and larger American commonwealth. STORE DESTROYED BY FIRE IN EARLY MORN Building and Stock of Goods Totally Destroyed at Gray Court Sunday. The store of Mr. W. P. Owens und was totally destroyed by fire Monday full stoek of goods, valued at $4,000. morning at 4 o'clock. The fire was well under way when discovered and absolutely nothing was saved. Mr. Owens carried about $2500 insurance, a little more than half as much as his loss. This makes the second fire that has taken place in the thriving little town of Oray Court within the past few months, about two months ago two buildings having been destroyed. The first fire destroyed the mercantile establishment of Mr. R. L. Gray to gether with the Bank of Gray Court, entailing a loss of about $35,000. 88888888888888888888 8 8 EDEN NOTES. 8 8 S88S8SS88888SS88S888 Eden, Nov. 11.?The fanners have about gathered all of their cotton an/ some of them are selling at the fancy price. Miss Maude Pearson of Clinton is spending a few days with Dr. J. W. Benson and wife. Miss Cora Armstrong spent the lat ter part of the week with Mr. C. V. I HiPP and family. Mr. and Mrs. T. Mac Roper and daughters Misses Effte and Claytio were the guests of Mr. S. R. Gray and family Sunday. Dr. .1. \V. Beason is having a tenant house built. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Mahon and son.j Prank, spent Sunday with Mr. M. W. Gray and family. Miss Mae Babb of the Rabun com-1 inanity spent a few days last week with Mrs. Dr. Beason. Messrs. Horace and Frank Gray and Grady Babb of Tigerville. spent the latter part of the week with their par ents. NOTICE OF SALE. State of South Carolina, County of I.aureus. PROBATE COURT. Annie B. Hopkins and J. W. Baldwin, individually and as administrators of the estate of R. Mills Balentine. deceased, plaintiffs, against Willie C. Ballentlne. et al. defendants. Pursuant to a decree of the court in this case I will sell at public auc tion at Laurens C. H.. S. C, on sales day in December 1912, it being the 2nd day of the month, within the legal hours of sale, all that piece, parcel or tract of land lying, being and situ ate in I>aurens county, state of Souii Carolina, near Ware Shoals, contain ing fcrty-six and 87-100 (46 87-100) acres, more or less, bounded on the north by lands of W. G. Murff, east by lands of J. W. Beeks, South by lands of J. Frank Becks, and west by lands of W. S. Knight. Terms of sale: one-half cash and the balance with Interest from date of sale at eight per centum per an num, due at twelve months and secured by a bond of the purchaser and mort gage of the premises, with leave to purchaser to pay entire bid in cash or any amount greater than one-half thereof.. Purchaser to pay for papers. If the purchaser falls to comply with his bid the premises to be resold on the same or some ??tbsequent salesday at the risk of the former purchaser. O. G. Thompson. Probate Judge. November 12, 1912. l?-3t FURS^WANTEDIJ The highest prices f-.r all kinds of furs will be paid by S. I'ollakoff, Lau rens. S. C. All prices will be governed accord ing to fur market. s. POLIAKOFF, AGENT. Nert to Post O.Ttce Laurens, S. C. SPECIAL NOTICES. | Salesmen Wanted to look after our Interest In Lauren8 nnil adjacent coun ties. Salary or commission. Address The Victor Oil Company, Cleveland. O 16-lt Stolen October 28th, unshod bay mare 14 years old. weighing about 760 pounds: foremane sheared back six inches behind ears; $10 reward. I). II. Alexander. Greenwood, S. C. 16-,t-pd For Sale?Yellow Swamp Prolific Seed Corn. Won prize at county fair. $4.00 per bushel. Apply to Babb & Mahaffey or C. B. Hoper, Laurens Rt. No. 6. 16-f>t-pd For Rent?On road to Laurens, one mile from Waterloo, three horse farm, for rent for one or five years,. will rent cheap. Three good dwellings on place Address Alonzo Keller, Green wood. S. C. 16-1t-pd Wanted?To buy one or two good] milch cows, fresh, in milk. Call on C. 1). Mosely at Mosely and Rolands. 16-lt Cabbage Plants For Sale- Several kinds of the hest varieties for spring planting at Hunter & Co. 16-5t-eow Wanted?Orders for Christi:.as Or-| anges and Apples. First car of each to arrive about December first. Wei buy the very finest fruit obtainable.) You can save money by placing you. orders with us.?Dixie Flour and Grain* Co.. Exclusively Wholesale. 16-lt l.osf.One bunch of keys containing six or seven keys. Finder will confer great favor by returning to Earnest] Easterby. Laurens, S. C. 16-lt' $5.00 Fine?Persons round hunting, fishing or in any other way trespass-] lug upon my property will be prose- ] CUted and fined $."..00. This warning! must he observed. Mrs. W. A. Clarke 16-lt Bynhllle Dairy and Stock Farm has one two year old Jersey bull, red ribbon at county fair; blue stemmed ! seed wheat, blue ribbon. See them for prices. l4-3t For Sale?One 10-horse power en gine. Taylor brand. In good running [Order. Apply to W. B. Knight. 14-3t ] For Rent?One 7-room house and I lot on Sullivan street for rent at I once. Barn ana out houses. Former I ly occupied by Finery Machen. Apply I to H. L. Roper. Laurens, S. C. 14-tf| EXECUTOR'S SALE. I'nder and by virtue of authority vested in me as executor of the last will and testament of Margaret M. Dial, deceased, and by and with the consent and authority of Mrs. L. A. Hunter who, under the last will and testament cf Drewery T. Dial, deceas ed, owns an undivided one-half in terest therein. I will sell at public outcry, at Laurens Court House. South Carolina, on salesday in December, next, being the second day of the month, during the legal hours of sale, all that tract, piece or parcel of laud, lying, being and situate in the Coun ty of Laurens, State of South Carolina, containing one hundred (100) acres, more or less, bounded by lands of] Mrs. Browning, J. Y. Henderson, Wm. Clardy and lands formerly owned by James P. Todd. This tract contains about twenty acres of wood land, good farming lands, good tenant houso com paratively new. out-buildings and twol wells of water; said tract being a part of what Is known as the "Quar ter"; and situate about, one and one half miles west of Barksdale Station. This property can be sold at private] sale before said salesday. Terms of sale cash. The purchaser] to pay for papers. Dater the 6th day of November, 19*2. | (Signed) W. B. Knight. Executor of the last will and testament] of Margaret M. Dial, deceased. lMtl NOTICE. State of South Carolina, Laurens County. To All Whom It May Concern: Notice Is hereby given that an ap plication will be filed with the Sec retary of State, requesting that a char ter be granted to the "Laurens So cial Club" which club shall be locat ed In the city of Laurens, state of South Carolina, the object of which will be to better the "amusement, phy sical and mental" culture of its mem bers. C. O. Shell, B. B. Hill. COMPANY Carpenter Said *'I certainly do like to work on a job where the material is furnished by the Augusta Lumber Co." "Everything they furnish It right ? never any botch job ?carelessly finished sash, doors, blinds, etc. Things go smoothly ? contractors feel good?we don't get called donn, and when the building Is done, she looks fine." That carpenter was simply experi encing the result of a perfect organi zation. When you build, let us make you an estimate on your requirements. It will save you time, trouble and expense, and you will be certain of an A No. 1 job. Our specialty is complete house bills. Call or mail us jour specifi cation. "Buy of the Mal'r" AUGUSTA LUMBER CO. AUGUSTA. CA. ???r?.'BC-.-'wgai_xinmw mwmmnn THE ilAIR OF YOUR YOUTF "Rich, flossy, luxuriant facinnting hai of youth." Why should yon not keep it so?contiiv to have it?plenty ol soit youtbful'looki .'.air, to dress in the many styles ;nost 1 voming to you ? thnt keep you loo!:' your.g, attractive?that please you i your admirers too. Don't let the grey hairs in?they'll mi! you look old?lone your charm and fro:, ness. Besides oiheis notice thcin nt om and comment on them too. KEEP THE HAIR OF YOUR YOUT. USE HAY'S HAIR HEALTH V $1.00 and 50c at Drue \7o..-j or direct upon recei, ff price and dealer's name. Send 10c for trta. C%tti4,?rh)l* Hoy Specialties Co.. JVtvari. A/. J. For sale and recommended by LAUKENS DRUG CO. Lauren*. P. C. Morning Sickness Many womensuffer this mis ery. It makes its appear ance so regularly that they learntoexpect it and arrango their household work accord ingly. Few women think of seeking medical help to get rid of it for good. If women only knew of the power and effectiveness of Dr. Sim* mons Squaw Vine Wine they would not be without It a moment longer than it would take to get It from the drug store. It Is a splendid remedy for all nau sea or sickness of the stom ach. The first dose settles the stomach and makes the patient feel better. Addi tional dosesact on the female generative system, strength ening weakened organs, reg- ' ulating the habits, restoring . tone and strength in every part of the body. It Is essen tially a woman's remedy prepared expressly to meet the need of women who suffer from the ailments common to their sex. Sold by Druggitto and /Wer? Pric* $1 P*r Bottle CT.SIMMONS MEDICINE CO. ?T, LOUIS* MisnoUB)! LA PR?? ft DHt7? CO. XdMMNHM? ft. C ^UjC^etfjTcjJ Eagle-Thistle Rings That Look Like Twice Our Price Men. women and children Ioto Q C Rings at sight, because they're so beautiful. No other line affords such wonderful value*. So strong that the makers guarantee to replace lost 6toncs (except diamonds). Guaranteed Rlnfls Look for Q. C. stamp inside each ring. You have over 2000 choice patterns to select $ 2 and up. Call and get free birth stone card. WILLIAM SOLOMON. Laurens, 8. C. NOTICE OF THE County Treasurer The Books of the County Treasurer will be opened for the collection of State. County and Commutation Road Taxes for liscal year. 1912, at the reasuror's Olllce from October 15th. to December 31st, 1912. After Decem ber 31ct, one per c?nt will be added. After January .list, two per cent, will be added, and after February 28th., seven per cent, will be added till tl ?3 15th day of March, 1913, when the books will be closed. All persons owning property in more than one Township are requested to call for receipts in each of the several Townships in which the property is located. This is important, aa addition al cost and penalty may be attached. All able-bodied male citizens be tween the ages of 21 and 60 years of age are liable to pay a poll tax of $1.00 except old soldiers, who are exempt at 50 years of age. Commutation Road Tax $1.50 In lieu of road duty. The Tax levy is as follows: For State purposes.5% mills For Constitutional School Tax 3 mills For Ordinary County purposes 3 mills For Interest on Railroad Bonds 1 mill For Road and Bridge Bonds 3 mills For Court House Bouds . . . .2 mills Total.17% mills Special Schools?Laurens Township. Luurens No. 11.7 mills Trinity Ridge No 1.4 mills Maddens No. 2.2 mills Narnie No. 3.5 mills Baileys No. 4.2 mills Mills No. 5.2 mills Oak Grove No. 6.2 mills Ora No. 12.4 mills Special Schools?Youngs Township. Youngs No. 3.2 mills Youngs No. 2.4 mills Youngs No. 4.4 mills Youngs No. ii.3 mills Fountain Inn No. 311.15 mills Lanford No. 10.6V? mills Ora No. 12.4 mills Youngs No. 1.3 mills Central No. 6.2 mills Special Schools?Dials Township. Green Pond No. 1.4 mills Dials No. 2.3 mills Shlloh No. 3.4 mills Gray Court-Owlngs No. 5 .. ..4 mills Barksdale No. 6.2 mills Dials Church No. 7.2 mills Fountain Inn No. 3B.lf> mills Merna No. 8.2 mills Special Schools?Sullivan Township. Mt. Bethel No. 2.3 mills Princeton No. 1.3 mills Poplar Springs No. 3.4 mills Rabun No. 1.4 mills I lendersonvllle No. 5.4 mills Friendship No. f..2V<$ mills Breworton No. 7.3 mills Sullivan Township R. R. Bonds 4 mills Merna No. 8.2 mills Special Schools?Waterloo Township. Waterloo No. 14.4 mills Mt Gallagher No. 1.3 mills Bethlehem No. 2.2 mills Ekom No. 3.4 mills Centerpoint No. 4.2 mills Oakville No. 6.3 mills Mt. Pleasant No. 6.2 mills Mt. Olive No. 7.2 mills Reedy Grove No. 8.2 mills Special Schools ?Cross Hill Township Cross Hill No. 13.6 mills Cross Hill No. 1.2 mills Cross Hill No. 2.2 mills Cross Hill No. 4.2 mills Cross HID No. ft.2 mills Cross Hill No. 6.2 mills Special Schools?Hunter Township. Mountville No. 16.4V4 mills Munter No. 2.2 mills Hunter. No. 3 . .2 mills Clinton No. f?.S mills Hunter No. 8.j Ullis WadBWorth No. 4.2 mills Special Schools?Jacks Townahlp. Odellfl No. d v. ..2 mills Hurricane Nq. 15.3 mills Shady Grove No. 2.2 mills Special Schools -Soufnetown Township Lnngnton Churoh No. 3.:^.3 mills Hcufflotown No. 1 . . .2 mills lanford No. 10.'.. . .6V? mills Ora No. 12.4 muis Prompt attention will be given those who wish to pay their Tastes through the mall by check, money order, etc. Persons sending lit. lists of names to bo taken off aro requested to send thaw early! and give tho Township of ?Mich, as the Tr*nsurer Is very busy during the month of December KOSS D. YOUNG, County Treasurer. October 2, 1012.?td.