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3Pr> iUbbevtiser 80*-. -Iptlon Price Is $1.00 Per Tear Payable In Advance. Published by ADYERTIHF.R PRINTING COMPANY Laurens, S. C. ALISON LEE W. O. LANCASTER ARTHUR LEE President vice-Pros. Sec. and Treas. Advertising Rates on Application. Obituaries and Card of Thanks t One cent a word. I*-1 . ? - ' = Entered at the postofflce at Laurens, 8. C, as second class mall matter. lb AC RKNH, H. Cn JANUARY 29, 1918. The Advertiser will be glad to receive the local news of all tho communities in the county* Cor respondents nro requested to sign their names to the contri butions.. Letters should not be mailed later than Monday morn ing. "Wo received a letter a day or two ago from .lohn 1). Rockefeller, Jr. No check was enclosed. ? ? ? Bob Walker predicts that the Ath letics and the Giants will play the "World's Series next summer. That set tles it. ? * ? "Tho present winter has been a very mild one In this locality." Asso ciate Reformed Presbyterian. In this locality- too. ? ? ? Speaking about tho weather, this balmy winter which wo have had so far knocks the props from under the claim that the earth is growing colder. ? ? ? Congratulations to Greenwood on securing tho boys military institute. Laurens will supply a part of the pa tronage and thereby give a little tone to it. ? ? ? Every now and then our esteemed frlor.d of The Greenville Piedmont displays unralstakeable symptoms of being tho head of a family of more than two. ? ? ? In providing for a racing commis sion at a nominal salary, the state ?would be paving the way for another such graft institution as was the old state dispensary. ? ? # A Greenville organization has on foot a plan to equalize taxation and to put the tax question On a better ba bIs. This is a matter that could not suffer by overstudy. ? ? ? The Corn Exposition In Columbia beginning this week should be attend ed by every one who can nnd those who do not attend will miss something that they will always regret. ? * ? It is a very pleasing sight to see the glass blowers going back and forth from work as they did last year. These are substantial citizens and should be given the right hand of fel lowship. 4 . t One oT our Greenville contempora ries, we have forgotten which, sug gested that Laurens fools all puffed up because "they have commenced blowing bottles again there" or some thing like that. Yes, having what the society leaders In that thriving met ropolis would call a "blow-out.;' ? ? ? It seems that the commander-ln cfaief of the South Carolina troops Is not the only military or militant per sonage who has not received an invi tation to march in the inaugural parade. "General" Rosalie Jones, head of the suffragette army, was al so slighted in this particular. ? * * It seems as If we are to have an other spasm of Investigations. The principal business of a South Carolina] legislature in those days and times is to receive a few messages from the fjovernor, appoint investigating com mittees, take a Jaunt or so to one or two of the state colleges and thon end H all up with a big row and ko home with very little done. Maybe a change will come by and by. ? ? ? A Laut ens man has declined an opportunity to move to Green wood. "Which appears to us to be a protty Wg slam at Greenwood.?Greenville iMedTnont. Better mind up there. We'll put The tlnlon,Timers on you again. A Laurens man did move to Greenville the other day, which we are forced to accept as a slam on Laurens. Rut, you wait awhile', Lauren:: Is coming. ? ? ? Gen. Daniel E. Sickles, now har rassed In New York because of his many debts and who was arrested for appropriating a monument eommls rion'a fund, is the same Gen. Sickles who operated around this section dur lng a pirt of the reconstruction period One particular Instance remembered by those living in that time was the speech he made before a large crowd of negroes at. Tumbling Shoals along about seventy five. ? ? ? The short but terrific strugg'e be twuen the T?rke und the Balkan states will probable have more mo mentous results than many another war of much longer duration. Tho Bulgarians and her allies have shown an Independence of the great powers that has surprised probably none more than the powers themselves. The plucky Balkanians have fought their own ?sttlofl and stipulated their own terms, in spite of the grasping handB of the greater European na tions. ? ? ? Tho Laurons Advertiser will un derstand now why we told them that they wero a little "previous" In mak ing their prediction about the school. ?Greenwood Journal. The Advertis er, If we remember correctly, has never made a prediction about the S. I C. C. I. going to Greenwood. Wo un derstood at one time that the matter had been settled and that the school was to remain in Edgefleld. As Green wood and Laurens appeared o be in about the same boat at th time, we extended our sympathies. Today, we wish for tho new school every suc cess. ? ? ? The Progressive Farmer, In a re cent issue, produced a table showing the prices of corn In dlfforent states. In Minnesota tho price of corn was 48 cents, while In South Carolina It was 96 cents. The Increased price In South Carolina was brought about by the cost and prollts in distribution. How the Increased cost comes about, however, Is not so much a matter of consideration now as Is the mere fact of the difference. If It costs but 46 cents to raise corn in Minnesota and tho farmers of South Carolina have to and do buy It at 96 cents when corn can be raised In South Carolina al most if not as cheaply as In Minne sota, then it seems that the ques tion to solve is not that of re ducing the cost of the distribu tion but iu reducing the amount of the corn imported. The thing to do Is to raise the corn at home and save that 49 cents. ? ? ? Many eltlos and town In South Caro lina and all over the country now are beginning to take advantage of the parcels post service. Numbers of stores are advertising that they will deliver goods to their customers with the postage prepaid. This doubtless will bring to these concerns consid erable business that they otherwise would not get. The merchant can eas ily afford to pay postage on goods sent out. for the saving In time and trouble over the personal method of salesmanship is enough to pay for the additional cost. While the per sonal equation counts a great deal In the selling of merchandise, still when a customer knows what he wants and knows the price of It. there Is no necessity of a personal visit to the store and often It Is Inconvenient at that time to visit town. So, the en terprising merchants all over the country are beginning to sell goods by parcels post and the Laurens mer chants should fall In line and accom modate their customers In the same way. The benefits will be mutual. Merchants should begin to describe ar ticles advertised more m'nutely nnd give more prices, so that f.ie custom ers will know better how and what to order. ? ? ? CLEAN-UP T'AY. Everybody commence to make pre parations for cleaning up day in the first week of April. That would be a good time for some civic organiza tion to take In hand the beautlflcatlon of the court house plaza. * ? ? WHAT IS PROFIT 1 The Advertiser wishes that more of tho citizens had attended the meeting called by Mr. Dial yesterday to hear him explain the contract of the Reody River power company. If they had, they could at least say that they had heard both sides in this discussion and would have felt competent to vote Intelligently. Or at least they could feel that they had given the spokesman of council the opportunity of Justifying its extravagance. Wheth er or not Mr. Dial convinced those present that tho council was wise in expending $4,500 in waterworks and electric light extension, can only be decided by the election which Is to come on the 18th. If the voters, after the discussion yesterday are In favor of the rapid extension of the water and electric light systom, wo have no objection to make. That Is an affair of theirs. Boiled down to a nut shell, the ob ject of tho meeting, If wo Judge cor rectly, was to Justify the expenditure of $4,500 on water and light extension. Again boiling down, tho Justification Is claimed through the fact that dur ing 1912 tho city received $14,506 In revenue from the system nnd only paid for power $8,643.11, this showing a profit, according to figures submitted, of $5,853.37. Of course, anyone will seo that this is no more profit than if a merchant would claim everything profit between the cost and selling price of his goods. No expense ac count is taken into conslderaf >n at all. Tho salary account, a'.o^e. is approximately $2,800 per year, uncord ing to one of the councllmen. What the depreciation on tho machinery and plant is, of course cannot be ac curately put down, but a flvo per cent deduction Ifor tUl.\ is1 conservattlve. Five per cent of $6Y,5'78.86, the value of the plant in 1911. is $3,178.94 These two expenses added together make $6,178.94, something more than the es timated profit. \Vhero the money Is to como from to put In the sinking fund, is a question open for discussion. Either the depreciation account or the sinking fund account must be ? set aside to be paid out from other sourc es. Going a little further, in case tho poak is raised to another min imum, as It must be, going at the present rate, an additional charge of $2,500 must be placed against this profit account, which, however, will be some larger if the peak Is raised. What other expenses there are con nected with it, we do not know. So the claim is that since the city is making a profit of nearly $6,000 por year on water and lights, that this Is a Justification for expending $4,500 in extending the water and light system. But, since ittis seen that thore is no profit, but a loss nnd that this loss will be larger if the electric light lines are extended, then It seems that there is no justification at all. . As to tho contract, how it was form ed, what It Is or who is gulling the long end of the bargain has not been brought up by The Advertiser and we feel It needs no discussion at this time. The Advertiser has never maae any complaint on the contract, though we can show that It Is not as good a con tract, from the city's standpoint, as one other nearby city has. But, as Tho Advertiser has not advocated breaking the contract, we do not feel like a discussion of it will do any good. DARBY'S PROPHCLACTIC FLUID is a marvelous household remedy. It cures cramp colic Instantly. Corrects nauseated stomach, heals cuts, wounds and sores on the surface of the body and destroys germs In tho sick room. It is used internally and externally Price 10 cents per bottle. Sold by Laurens Drug Co. THE SOMMLOQI'IST. The Yails and Their Company of Kn talners to be Here Feb. 8, 4, and 5th. A series of psychological demonstra tions are to be given at the City Opera House, commencing next Monday, Feb. 3rd. Prof, and Mrs. Vail and their company of select entertainers are to give se ries of Oriental demonstration em bracing many feats and mysteries of the Bast India Yoga. They will show here for three nights, the 3rd, 4th and 5th. Mr, and Mrs. Vail have spent many years In Hindustan, coming into close rappart with the magicians of that country, and have acquired many of the secrets of their art, which enables them to give an entertainment far above any ever seen before In this country. It Is said that Mrs. Vail has become so proficient that she Is able to read the inmost thoughts of her spectators, answering mental ques tions, locating missing relatives, lost articles and stolen property. While in Bombay Prof. Vail witness ed the remarkable experiment of Lasse the great Hindoo potentate, in which he caused living bodies to float In space, defying every known law of gravitation. Prof. Vail will duplicate this weird enigma, as well as many others, during the three nights engage ment. The Vails are making a flying trip to Florida, playing a few of the smaller towns, to lighten expenses and break the distance.^ They carry two tons of baggage and people may consider themselves fortunate to wltneHs the performances of these clever people TO TIIK ITHMC. We are Agents for Parisian Sage, and we Know the Guarantee Im Genuine. Parisian Sage, the quick-acting hair restorer, is guaranteed? To stop fnlllng hair, To cure dandruff. To cure itching of the scalp, To put life Into faded hair, To make harsh hair soft and luxuri ant. To make hair grow, or money back. It is the most delightful hair dress ing made, and is a great favorite with ladies who desire beautiful and luxuri ant hair. Large bottle only 50 cents. Glroux Mfg. Co., Buffalo, N. Y.. Amer ican makers. Laurens Drug Co., Laurons, 8. C. Mr. Yfatts Withdraws. To the Voters of Ward 1:?I take this means of withdrawing my candidacy for the office of alderman from Ward 1 and to thank those who have Inter ested themselves in my behalf. Yours very truly, J. D. Watts. CHORAL SOCIETY. Program Announced For First Enter tainment February 14th. Since tbn announcement, in the InBt issue of The Advertiser, that the choral society of the high school would give Its initial concert on Feb ruary 14th, much Interest has been afoused in the concert. Many have asked regarding the program to bo rendered. The Advertiser is glad at this time to publish It. The program Is worth caroful con sideration. Note carefully how varied it Is. The program is as follows: ? Part One. 1. My Neighbor's Dog Belknap 2. In Old Madrid Trotoro 3. Lost Chord Sullivan 4. Anchored Watson Part Two. 1. The Largo Handel 2. Serenade Schubeit 3. Spring Song Mendelssohn 1. The Two Grenadiers Schumann Part Three. Selections from the Operas. 1. "Cavalle'ria Rusticana" Mascagnl Almighty Lord 2. "II Trovntore" Verdi (a) Anvil Chorus (b) Homo to Our Mountains (c) Miserere 3. "Faust" Gounod (a) Flower Song (b) Soldiers' Chorus. After reading this program, one is convinced that It consists of music that Is really good and yet not beyond the appreciation of the average per son. Although this Is true, It is of grade that will nleasc even the cul tured musician. The people o.' Laurens should give tho choral society hearty financial sup port, for the proceeds will be applied to phase of the school life that need development. In addition to this the financial support will aid In the de velopment of the art. that Is most nearly divine of all. It is hoped many Will give this new organization hearty BUppbrt. The price of tickets will be: adults fifty cents, students nnd children twenty-five cents. The concert will bo given in the school auditorium, at 8:15 o'clock, on Friday evening! Feb ruary fourteenth. Mrs. Lucius Compton, of Ashovllle. is visiting relatives In the city. Persons troubled with partial paraly sis are often very much benefited by massaging the affected parts thorough ly when applying Chamberlain's Lin iment. This liniment also relieves rheumatic pains. For sale by all deal ers. ? SPECIAL NOTICES. $ Notice: We accommodated you when In need of the necessaries .of ^ lifo. Now, we need our money. Partiys In debted to us must settle up an/ save further trouble and hard feellLfe. Dial Co. V Pair Dogs for Sale?The nicest pair Pointer pups you ever saw, 7 montliB old. Point hic.oly and a*e /natural re ceivers. Price, one $6.C*0/ pair $10.00. D. E. Todd, Laurens, 9\JC, R. F. D. No. 1. 27tU For Sale?Shaw's Improved/Prolific Seed Corn for sale. Prices?per bushel, $2.00; per half busWel, $1.25; per 75c. T. M. Shaw" Laurens, S. C. 27-2t For Sale?Five pair Bronze turkeys, | nine months old; gobblers. tilventy three to twenty-eight pouifds/ hens, fifteen to twenty pounds. WllV/ell sin gle, or In pairs. Mrs. T. P. Byrd, Ora, S. C, 27-lt-pd Notice?I am agent for the Coving ton Corn and Cotton Planter. On salesday In February, I \\lll demon strate this machine at .Ino.V- Frank's store. W. P. Todd, Agent, Barksdale, S, C. / 27-lt-pd For Sale?Ancona eggs/pure Shep pard strUn. You will Itkf them. Set ting of 15 for ?$1.00. Apjly to C. W. Tune, Laurens, S. C. 27-lt For Quick Sale at Less Than C/ist? ?Stock and fixtures of staple/ and fancy groceries, about twen^y-fl/e hun dred dollars. Freshest In cltV/lso the nicely furnished store-room^for rent Addresu Box 23, Laurens, S. C. 27-tf For Rent?Rooms, furfnlsW^d or un furnlsh d. Apply to C. I\ I/oole. \J 27-lt-pd Fodder For Sale?Bermuda/ Hay, Bollon Dollar Grass Hay, iW-vlnes, cane and pea-vines, and eoVi jslover. Will soil wheat straw at 50c\|er 100. P. B. Bailey, Rt. 3, Laurens, S. C. 26-2t-pd For Sale?One second hand 1-bbrso wagon, cheap. Also, one palr^rnAtch ed Iron gray mares. First ch^ya for $175 gets the mares. J. S. Bennott, Laurens, S. C. For Sale?Rhode Inland Red ?ggs. pure strain, a setting of 15 ffr 11.00. Apply to H. S. Kennedy, LaurVas. 26^-pd Dairy Prodaet*?Sweet milk, butter milk, cream, butter, eggs and chick ens for sale. Prdmpt dellvery\|Phone No. 273, J, Wade Anderson. 24-5t Don't delay Joining our Hoosler Club, as only you and fourteen others have tho privilege and thore Is sever al ladles already Interested nnd only waiting for the club to open. S. M. & E. II. WIEKES & CO. ROYAL BAKING POWDER Absolutely Pure The only Baking Powder made from Royal Grane Cream of Tartar NO ALUM, NO LIME PHOSPHATE RABUN' NEWS. Rabun, Jan. 27.?Mr. C. C. Saxoft Is slowly Improving. Mrs. Lula Baldwin spent last Mon day with Mrs. Jane Bolt of Hickory Tavern section. Mrs. Rebecca Owens and daughter. Miss Edna, spent several days last week In Green Pond section, visiting Mrs. Deepse Holder, and Mrs. Con way Armstrong. Messrs. H. H. Mahon and Sloan Mahon were in Laurens Friday and Saturday on business. Mr. Anderson Abercrombie of Hick ory Tavern section spent Thursday with Mr. W. D. Owens. Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Babb, Mr. T. F. Babb and daughter, Miss Mae, were in Laurens Saturday shopping. Mrs. Clara Armstrong of Laurens is visiting in Eden and Rabun commun ities this week. Notice at to Licenses and Taxes. All special license are past due. All who have not made return should do so at once. The books are open for collection of all taxes. If any chang es have been made in property you should see that same Is properly re turned before the last when there is such a rush. J. A. Roland, City Clerk. Couldn't Walk! "I used to be troubled with a weakness peculiar to women," writes Mrs. Anna Jones, of Kenny, I1L "For nearly a year, I could not walk, without holding my sides. I tried several different doctors, but I grew worse. Finally, our druggist advised Cardul for my complaint I was so thin, my weight was 115. Now, I weigh 163, and I am never sick. I ride horseback as good as ever. I am in fine health at 52 years." ? . The j5 Woman'sTomc We have thousands of such letters, and more are arriving daily. Such earnest testimony from those who have tried it, surely proves the great value of this vegeta ble, tonic medicine, for women. Cardul relieves women's sufferings, and builds weak women up to health and strength. . It you are a woman, {live it a trial. It should help you, for it has helped a mil ion others. It is made from pure, harmless, herb ingredi ents, which act promptly and surely on the womanly organs. It is a good tonic Try it 1 Your druggist sells it Write to: Ladles' Advisory Dept. Chattanooga Medicine Co., Chattanooga, Tenn.. for Special Inttntctlont, and 64-page book, "Homo Treatment for Women." sent traa. J U IN YOU ARE IN A GREAT HURRY for some particular drug or rned cinal preparation, better come straight to this pharmacy. We keep a complete variety of all standard drugs, remedies and proprietary Preparations. So don't waste time in seeking where you may not find. Come here} first. Dodson-Edwards Drug Co. Agents for Norris' Candies. SWEEPING REDUCTION Everything Must Move in Its Season. Ladies' all-Wool Norfolk Jackets and Sweaters, former price $3.50 down to $2.50. Misses sizes were $2.75 now $2.00 Children's Sweaters in White only, sizes 20, 22 and 24 were 50 cents now 40 cents. Wool Mufflers and Shawls. Special value in White Cotton and all Wool Blankets at W. Q. WILSON & CO.