Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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3Hr)e glotoertteer Subscription Price Is $1.00 Per Tear Payable In Advance. Published by ADVERTISER PBINT1NG COMPANY Laurens, S. I'. ALISON LEE President W. O. LANCASTER vice-Pros. ARTHUR LEE Sec. nnd Treas. Advertising Kales on Application. Obituaries und Card of Thanks: One cent a word. Entered at tho postofllce at Laurens, 8. C, as second class mall matter. LAU RE NN, S. VH DEC. 24, 1012. The Advertiser will be glad to receive tho local news of all the communities In tho county. Cor* respondents are requested to sign their names to the contri butions.. Letters should not be mailed later than Monday morn In*. "Some say it is okl-t'ashioned, Sending greetings Christmas day; Rut some of us still cling fondly, To the good old-fashioned way. Accept old-fashioned wishes, For the Bake of Auld Lang Sync? A happy, happy Christmas, Good luck to theo and thine." Do not confuse Attorney General Thos. S. Felder, of Golrgia, with Col. T. R ? ? ? The best way to encourage reckless automobile driving is to pass unrea sinahle speed laws that cannot and will not be enforced. ? ? ? Do not forget to send something, even though it bo ever so little, to those near you who are possibly not as able to, enjoy as you are, Christ mas. ? * ? The editor of the Union Times ad mits in its last Issue that a pretty young lady handed him the "two larg est lemons your eyes ever fell upon" Poor fellow! ? * * A man who is up on such matters nnd able to give competent testimony told us the other day that for the propor preparation of it. the egg? cost more than the nog these days. Per haps so! ? ? ? What is the best gift to give to a young man? A neck-tie. of course. Never mind about the style or the color. The ready-tied ones are the most admired, though. But, anyhow, Just so it's- a neck-tie. ? ? ? The Spartanhurg Herald in its ac count of the meeting of Enoree Pres bytery stated that " the Laurens and Clinton delegations set forth the claims of Laurens" for the college. A natural error. It was to be expected that Clinton would support Laurens but she did not. She supported Green ville. Just a matter of record. ? ? ? The Advertiser does not like to ap pear crnhid in little matters, but it does not think that it is fair to the merchants of the city, who stand the burden of conducting business dur ing the dull season, to allow others to put up temporary stands on the most conspicuous places on the side 'ks tlttring the rush season and take legitimate business away from ?>. The sidewalk Is no placo to display merchandise anyway and auch practice should not be tolerated at any time. ? ? ? Tho Newberry Observer loses sight of the fact tb when a man working in any establishment discovers that auch employment is not good for his health that tie can change his em ployment. A man working In the pen itentiary hosiery mill, even though he might know that his health is being undermined, has no other choice but to continue at his post. A great many people take their lives in their own hards by choosing certain employ* mentst but that Is no reason why the atato of South Carolina would be right In forcing defenseless prisoners into that employment. ? ? ? HIT THK NAIL IN THE BEAD* Discussing a law for compulsory education, which Oov. tBleaso has de clared ho would voto, Tho Herald and News, NoWberry, declares that "com pulsory education may not be the so lution" and then that "We may not be ready for compulsory education"; but it goes on record, "if the parents will not see that their children are educat ed then tho State should stop in and aay they frtiall be." Why does not Tho IJorald and News como out squarely and say that Gov. Rlease Is wrong, rather -than dance all around the bush? If "the State should step In and say they shall bo" forced to go to school, then Qov. Blease's views are diametrically opposed to those of The Herald and News. Own up! ?, - - e ONLY THIS TIME. Chlcora college, an Innocent Insti tution, imposlvely crowning a beau tiful bill! Bigger thou hast grown than the people who created thee or now direct thy affairs. Sad indeed is thy fate that thou hast become as the oftmentioned chestnut which the monkey is reputed to have dragged from the fire, with entire safety aud freedom from injury to Itself by the use of a cats-paw. We hope aud pray that peace may come to thee and that thou shalt not be destroyed through the zeal of thy so called friends as they pull and haul thee about, each claiming to have thy host Interest at heart but seeing the good through vastly dif ferent glasses. May all who care for thee have a vision of that which Is for thy best interest, without regard to any sel fish desire or wish to carry things their own way, and may you live to become what the fondest hopes of your truest friends If wide vision de slro you to be and may you never be wrecked by the mistaken zeal of whatever friends you have whose vi sion is limited to one certain point of view.?Greenville Daily Piedmont. Amen, Brother! * * ? A COLLEGE AND ITS FRUITS. Congratulations to John Robertson Paul, In part, a product of this oftlce, if we may he permitted to say so; and congratulations to the College of Charleston that another of Its grad uates should have won a Rhores schil arahip from South Carolina. In the number of its students one of the smallest of Southern colleges, the Col lege of Charleston has nevertheless had the honor of naming three of the seven young men who have been awarded Rhodes scholarships from this State; and Mr. Charles S. Price com pleted his work at Oxford last summer with the highest honors which it was possible for him to achieve at the great English University. No College of Charleston man who has taken the scholarship examination has failed to qualifly; that is to say. all of them have invariably made the necessary percentage to render themselves eli gible to appointment. Not all of them have been awarded scholarships, since athletic records, students leadership qualities, and so on, as well as chol astlc ability are taken into consider ation by the board which makes the final selection from among those who have passed the examination; but we question whether any Southern col lege can show a better record. The ?Hege of Charleston does not stop with affording its students opportun ities for acquiring sound scholarship; it kindles in them a genuine love of learning. For many years one of this city's richest assets. It has never done better work than it is doing today. Well can It afford to invite judgment by its friuts.?News and Courier. All of the friends and alumni nf the old college on St. Phillip street feel proud of the record she continues to make. That a college with less than a hundred students should contribute almost half of the South Carolina Rhodes scholars to Oxford is a re markable record. The repeated vic tories of the College of Charleston men in competition with all other colleges of the state speak volumes for the standard and ideals of the student body, the thoroughness of the work done there and the ability and scholarship of the faculty. We, also join in congratulating Mr. Paul and the College of Charleston upon their victory. Shot Toes Off. Dunklin Pitts, the young son of Mr. Cullen Pitts, who lives above Tum bling Shoals, met with a painful ac cident several days ago. While out target shooting with several of his young friends, one of the boys acci dentally allowed the gun to go off while It was pointing in the direction of the young Pitts fellow. The load Just scraped the end of his foot, mak ing It necessary to amputate his toes of one foot. He la now getting along as well fts could be expected. Palmetto Lodge Kleefs. At tho regular meeting of Palmetto Ixnlge No. 1!) A. F. M., last Friday night the following were elected to fill the various offices for the coming year: B. O. Anderson, W. M. Clyde Frank?. S. W. Brooks Swygert, J. W. O. B. Simmons. Treas. W. H. Washington. Sec. Qeo. L. Pitts, S. D. Tims. Downey, J. D. Robt. Eichelberger, T. Wm. Solomon, Steward. S. Boyd Sexton, Steward. ^ Drives Off a Terror. The chief executioner of death In the winter and spring months is pneu monia. Its advance agents are colds and grip. In any attack by one of these maladies no time should be lost In taking the best medicine obtaina ble to drive it off. Countless thous ands have found this to be Dr. King's New Discovery. "My husband believes it has kept him from having pneumo nia three or four times," writes Mrs. George W. Place. Rawnonville, Vt., "and for coughs, colds and croup we have never found its equal." Guaran teed for all bronchial affections. Price GOc and $1.00. Trial bottle free at Lau rens Drug Co., Palmotto Drug Co. A NEGRO LYNCHED FOR UNKNOWN CRIME Orangeburg County Negro Taken from Town !,<>??".-up and ^Lynched" by Small t'artjr of Men. Norway, Dec. 21.?In Jail on the charge of obtaining money under false pretenses, .lohn Felder, a negro, was taken from the gaurdhouse here last night and slain at a spot about two miles from this town. The negro was shot in the head several times and broken pieces of a revolver butt indi cated that he was severely beaten about the head. No motive has been assigned for tho killing of the negro. It Is certain that the charge under which he was Incarcerated did not figure, for that had been settled or was on the eve of being disposed of. The negro was arrested Friday by Magistrate Tyler on a warrant sworn out by J. R, Leyseth of North. The negro had contracted to work on the farm of S* D. M. Guess and son at Denmark for the next year arid Mr. Leyseth, learning this, communicated with tho Messrs Guess. They agreed to relmbur.se Mr. Leseth. During the early evening two sons of the negro came to the Messrs. Guess and urged, them to speed in securing the release of their father as they feared that harm would come to him if he had to remain in the Norway guardhouse over night. The events of the night showed that their fears were well founded. Some time between sunset and sunrise a party of men broke into the guard house and secured the negro. He was taken some two miles from the city, where his hands were tied before him and his body was riddled with bullets. Either before or after the shooting the victim was horribly beaten about the head with the butt end of revolvers. A large black dog was found guard ing the body of the slain negro this morning. The animal did not belong to the negro nor can any one be found who can name the owner of the sym pathetic canine. The motive for the killing of the negro is a mystery. It Is conceded by all that the killing did not result from the Leyseth i;rrest as this was amica I I bly settled In the early evening. It is said that a few davs ago the negro and a white man engaged in an alter cation In which the negro drew a re volver and used some ugly threats but the story is not confirmed, nor can the name of the white man involved be ascertained. A coroner's jury was secured and an inquest instituted but for lack of witnesses it was necessarily postponed until Tuesday. The hearing will be resumed at that time. Sheriff Salley came to Norway from Orangeburg this afternoon and spent some time In an Investigation before returning to the county seat. A significant clue is the fact that evidence of only two huggy tracks can be found leading from the jail and tho "mob" must have been a small one to use but two conveyances. Famous Stage Keautles look with horror on Skin Eruptions, Blotches, Sores or Pimples. They don't have them, nor will any one, who usee Bucklen's Arnica Salve. It glorifies the face. Eczema or Salt Rheum vanish befoi ) it. It cures sore Hps, chapped hands, chilblains: heals burns, cuts and bruises. Unequaled for piles. Only 25c at Laurens Drug Co. and Palmetto Drug Co. BERNHARDT IN FILMS. Ulli be Seen in "Queen Elizabeth'" at the Opera House. For next week, Tuesday, Dec. 31st, Manager Lavender has secured as an extra added feature for his motion pic ture show the masterpiece of Daniel Frohman, in which he presents Ma dame Sarah Bernhardt and her all-star company In the spectacular photo-play "Queen Elizabeth." This Is one of the strongest stories history has ever re corded, and Is reproduced in four parts. Madame Sarah Bernhardt's Inter pretation of the famous virgin queen, Elizabeth, Is Wonderful. Her var velous intelligence and nstoundlng dramatic powers make the historical Incidents In the play as real as today, and her faithful delineation of the lonely Queen makes the original live again All the passion nnd pathos of Elizabeth's life and love, all her pride and vanity and the smiles and feorrows of her mingled fortunes throb and thrill In the compelling realism and magnetic mastery of Bernhardt's art. The Game of her genius has beon breathed Into the dust of Eliza beth, and the thrilling page of history that she wrote in blood and tears Is enacted before us with all the charac ter as much alive as the reader. The usual prices: five and ten cents will be charged. Foils a Foal Plot When a shameful plot exists between liver and bowels to cause distress by refusing to act, take Dr. King's New Life Pills, and end such abuse of your system. They gently compel right action of stomach, liver and bowels, nnd restore your health and all good feelings. 2r>c at Laurens Drug Co. and Palmetto Drug Co. 88888866888888888888 8 8 8 STATE PRESS COMMENT. 8 8 8 86888888888888888888 Limestone in Laurens. Wo aro indebted to the gentleman from Laurens, who writes editorials for The State, for this enlightenment: "The saying of the Spartanburg Herald that a college was built and called 'Limestone' in the only place In South Carolina where limestone Is found, exposes the provincialism of The Herald. Limestone Is found in various parts of South Carolina?a most excellent quality in the western part of Laurens county. "The natural resources of the Pied mont region of South Carolina are really wonderful and The Herald should familiarize Itself with them." If our informant Is correct con cerning the presence of limestone Id the western part of Laurens county, that knowledge is not the result of geological research of his sedentary days, but was probably gained in that rabbit-hunting period of the South Carolina lad's development. Nfo youth who has hunted Br-er Rabbit I In a limestone country ever forgets [ the presence of limestone.?Spartan burg Herald. For Sere Feet. Chilblains. Frost Bites. Sore Nipples, Chafing, Cuts, Galls, Burns. Sores or Scalds, DAR BY'S PROPHYLACTIC FLIUD is a marvelous remedy. It relieves in flamed conditlnos, heals the flesh and eases pain. Taken internally for Cramps or Dysentery It corrects the disorder at once. Price f>0 cts. per T bottle. Sold by Laurens Drug Co. LEGISLATORS GATHER JANUARY FOUR PEENTH (Continued from Page One.l clary committee last year, was re turned and will likely have this posi tion again. Mr. M. M. Mann, of St. Matthews, clerk of the last Senate, is a ca lidate for re-election and so far has no op position. Sergeant-at-Arms J. S. Schumpert is so far unopposed also. A new assistant clerk will have to be chosen, for Mr. A. M. Lumpkln, who held this place last year. Is now a member of the House from Riehland county. Forthcoming Elections. Much of the time of the last Gener eral Assembly was taken up with elections, but comparatively few plac es are to be filled this ' ear. The su perintendent and three members of the board of directors of the State penitentiary a;-e ti be elected. Super intendent D. J. Griffith, who is a can didate for re-election as head of the Penitentiary, Is opposed by former Sheriff Hunter, of Bamberg. The terms of Chairman . D. Sanders, John G. Mobley and \ . H. Glenn on the Penitentiary board expire, and it Is understood that they will be can didates for re-election. Others mem tioned for these places Include Edwin F. Bookter, of Columbia, and W. S. Huffman, of the Dutch Fork section, of Richland courtty. The vacancy on the Circuit Bench caused by the resignation of Judge Robert Ii OoryjSi of Orangeburf, Judge of the 1st judicial circuit, will have to be filled. For this position Messrs. Octavus Cohen, of Monck's Corner; M. S. Connor, of St. George, and P. T. Hllderbrand, of Orangeburg, are candidates. The term of Judge Thos. S. Sease, of Spartanburg, on the Circuit Bench, ex pires,, but so far no opposition has de veloped to him and it is likely that he will be unopposed for re-election. The Inauguration of Governor Blease will take place on January 21, one week after the convening of the Gen eral Assembly. All State officers go in with him on that day, 1 "luding the solicitors. The only cb ,e in the State House ofllcials will be the retire ment of J, Fr?ser Lyon from the office, of Attorney General, to be succeedel by Thos. II. Peoples, and the retlr - ment ?f Hi Mi Jennings, as State Treasurer, to he succeeded by S. T. Carter. All of the other" State ofllciuls were re-elected and will enter oil their second terms with the second inau guration of Gov. Blease.?News and Courier. SPECIAL NOTICES. Strayed From my lot op' South Harper street Thursday iflght, one dark Jersey or dove toVOred milch! cow. turned In horns, Ihftrt tail. Re ward for return to J. G. ?ullivftn, Lau rens, S. C. 22-lt-pd For Sale?Healthy Frost Proof Cab bage Plants, sown In October. / Apply to J. D. Williams, Lanf?rd' StNrtlon, R. F. D. No. 1. 22-lt-pd For Sale?Fine residence lot' on Church street, short \Jlstince from graded school building. Bargain for cash. 0. D. Barksdale. /22-2t Notice?Our ginnery will bc.rlirtnlng on Fridays for the next few {weeks. Laurens OH Mill. V 22-2t Farm to Rent- Good farm near Tumbling Bhoals. Apply to R. P. or T. 0. Traynhnm, Laurens. 22-lt When You Go To Build Get Our Estimate on Your Lumber Requirements Complete House Bills our specialty. An immense stock of sash, doors, blinds, screens, interior finish, columns, newel posts, grilles, mouldings, etc., to select from. Our facilities for handling your order promptly and with satisfaction, are un excelled. We own our own stumpage?operate our own saw and planing mills, and we know r jr product is right from A to Z. Call, phone or write. Get our estimate before you buy. AUGUSTA LUMBER CO. AUGUSTA. GA. The Acquisition Of Wealth Small savings, slowly gathered, are the silent but sure means by which thousands of men have risen from humble positions to places of power and affluence. Fortunate are those who profi i by this knowl edge and begin a course of systematic saving. We invite you to open an account in our Sav ings Department?one dollar is all you need to start with?and your money will draw 4 per cent interest, too. THE BANKS'0 LAU RENS L AU RENS, S .C. FOR SALE! Nice tract of 9 acres with a new 6-room cot tage and barn at Cold Point known as the Dr. Jones Place. Good Farm of 142 acres near Barksdale Sta tion with dwelling, two tenant houses and out buildings, known as James Todd Place. A bar gain at $18.00 per acre. Good 6-room house and lot in city of Laurens near square. House in good repair. A bargain at $2,250.00. 30 acre, fine Farm, all in cultivation, one mile of Princeton fronting Dr. Gilkerson's place, at $40.00 per acre. 100 acres, fine farm, known as Polly Franks' place, four miles above Laurens. 167 acres in Spartanb'irg county, near Mus grove Mill. See us at o*:ce for prices. 113 acres of land known as Monroe land, join ing lands of T. J. Mahon. See us for prices. 47 acres near Tumbling Shoals, and Prospect church, known as Watkin's Place. See us at once. Home Trust Company N. B. DIAL, C. H. ROPER, President. Soc. & Treafl LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA Shafting-, Pi-Il*y*, B?lt?, Repairs mnA PWcs, T??th, Locks, Cte. tOMBARD IRON WORMS, AUGUSTA, OA. G?l *ur tinmUr b*f*r? sou ?uy. Simpson, Cooper & Babb, Attorneys at Law. Will practice in all State Courts, prompt attention (riven t? alt business. Jim. W. Fararaaon C. C. Fmtherst-me W. B. Knfebt FBROUSON, FBATtl?RSTONR ft KNWt^T Attorneys ?1 IktW Lauron?. S. C. Prompt and car*fe> attention gl vom to all bnaiiMaa. Ofllce Over Pauu?tU> Bank.