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3Efo gfobertfeer Subscription Price Is $1.00 Per Year Payable In Advance. Published by ADVERTISER PRINTING COMPANY Laurens, S. C. ALISON LEB W. G. LANCASTER ARTHUR LEE President viee-Pres. Sec. and Treas. Advertising Rates on Application. Obituaries and Card of Thanks t One cent a word. Entered at the postofflce at Laurens, 8. C, as second elaas mall matter. LAURENS, S. C PKHHSJARY, 5, !9!S. The Advertiser trill 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* Ing. The Advertiser baa a now subscrib er who ought to hold the palm for brevity. Several days ago he sent an envelope enclosing a check for One Dollar writing a note on a piece of another envelope with Just these words: "Send me your paper, Uutlor Smith, Cross Hill. S. C." ? ? ? Do not let the opportunity puss of visiting the great corn exposition. It will not he held In this state again in many years and probably never will be. 8o do not miss It. Go down to morrow and spend one day at least. Friday will not be too late, but to morrow will be better. ? ? ? The Key West Morning Journal Is. sued a handsome as well as compre hensive Anniversary Edition several days ago celebrating the first anni versary of the opening of the oversea ratlroad to that city. The paper was printed In four sections, setting forth In admirable mauner Uhe resources and industries of the Florida city. Mr. J. Archie Willis, formerly of this county, hi Che business manager of the paper and doubtless tbe success of the splendid edition was largely] duo to hta efforts in securing the fi nancial support of tho city. ? ? ? ON UhSINESS BASIS. Discussion of the principal points at (ssue In Clio mayoralty campaign has been sidestepped in the argument whether or not the water and light business of the city Is showing a pro fit. This has nothing to do With the true merits of the situation for, even If It were, showing a profit, which we deny, the profit would be at the ex pense of the individual users of light and power Instead of the city as a whole. Getting back to the questions that should be uppermost In the minds of the citizens, it seems to us that ev ery voter s>hould find out from the candidates in the field their views on the questions of vital Interest to the city, such as publicity of expenditures and receipts, economy In administra tion of affairs and especially ns to extension of the water and electric lighting system, strict and accurate accounts kept and balances shown for everything hought or wold by the city, how much taxes are collected and oth er such things of great Importance. The question of publishing some where, (not necessarily In The Adver. riser) at regular Intervals, the re ceipts and expenditures of the city from all sources is the most vital of them all. IMiat the Indifference of re cent administrations to the lights and demands of the taxpayers in this re spect has i? .i ii ..? l wklesread dis-satls. faction Is a settled faot. That the cRy's affairs would have been In bet ter shape than they are If the people had been taken Into the confidence of the council and had been allowed the v opportunity to raise objection when In k tolerable measures were on foot, Is V. taken for granted because of their [ present state of mind. Doubtless If the I citizens had known that in one year r the council was to spend $1,500 In wa I ter and electric light extension they -1 would have raised such objections that a large part of this sum would have been applied to the sinking fund. In paying off some of the lloatlug Indebt edness or In warding off the Increas ; ?d levy which seems to he necessary [ this year. ? ? ? I COUNTY TEXTILE SCHOOLS. ? Repreaenativc C. F. Haynsworth, ? of Greenville, has introduced a bill In fitbe House of Ropresenatlves provld B<lng for the establishment and maln Ktenance of textile and industrial K schools in counties of tho state hav ? Ing more than .'1.000 cotton mill opera. Btlvea. Tho bill provides for an annu Sal appropriation of $r,,o<H) for ouch ?school. Tho Object, Is to provide tex tile education for mill operatives at the same time that they are working In the mills. The Idea is to arrange recitation periods so that young mill boys can work for a living and edu cate themselves along textile lines at the same time. By limiting the number of the schools to those coun ties having not less than 3,000 oper atives, the bill provides but for sever, al of these schools, as only several counties >n the state have that many mill' operatives. The bBl seems to us. to have as peclally worthy one. Not since the opening of the cotton, mill era in South Carolina has anything been done by . the state to lend assistance to ambKlous cotton mill boys nor much been done to pro vide for (he raising of the standard of cotton mill life. Though the state bas provided munificently for higher textile educ*-> tion at uiomson college,, ooUou mill boys have notther tbo means with which to pay tuition and board there nor sufficient education to compete successfully for the scholarship. So they have until now been completely barred from securing textile educatton other than that procured by experi ence in the mill itself. In theae pro posed schools, the mill boys will be enabled to make a living and secure textile education nt the same time. Several schools of this kind in the state would prove beneficial, not only to the laborers themselves, but to the mills. When the mill management will have a more competent and bet ter tralucd body of men to draw their foremen and superintendents from, they will be In a position to manu, facturu better grades of goods and at lower cost than heretofore, making for increased prosperity and better ment of mill conditions in general. When such schools are begun, the more ambitious of the young mill op eratives will be provided the means for advancement which they hereto fore have not had. The State owes it to them and to the mill Industry to provide these schools and we believe that the legislature would act wisely in providing for them. GEORGE S. LEGARE LAID TO REST Two Tbousnnd People Assemble to At tend Services. Senators and Hep reseutatlves Come from Washington to be Present at Ceremonies. Charleston, Fob. If,?Funeral ser vices over the body of Congressman George S. Legare were held yesterday afternoon at 1 o'clock at the Second Presbyterian Church In the presence of such an assemblage as Charleston has seldom seen gafhored together to pay a last tribute to one of her sons. Over two thousand people assembled In and around the church, while about half that number followed the funeral cortege to Magnolia Cemetery, where the interment took place. Amid the tears of many hundreds the bo >y was laid to rest. People begnn assembling at the late Congressman's residence, at the corn er of Bee street and Ashley avenue, shortly after 10 o'clock yesterday morning. Friends by the hundreds had visited the house during Friday and Saturday to see the body, but they were as nothing compared with the numbers that Journeyed to the residence yesterday morning. Mourned by all Classes. One who stood by yosterday morning and watched the hundreds come and go could not but bo struck by the tre mendous personal magnetism whieii must have been his who lay there cold In death. Those who came to see him for the last time were from every order and class >f people, and tbo fact that Oeorge I- are was loved by ridh and poor, high and low nllke was forcibly brought out. Among the vis itors wer^ half a hundred negroes, men and women, who had worked for the Legarc family or had known the Congressman In one way or another and had begged to be allowed to sec his remains. That these negToes felt a genuine loss was easily perceived. Men prominent In the affairs of the nntlon wero there, and thero were those who are reckoned as the lowly onos; but on that occasion they were all as one nnd death, the common lev eller, brought tears and sighs from all. There was the touch that made the whole world kin. Langstoit-Trout. A marriage of Interest to a large number of people in this city and county was solemnized at Rutherford ton, N. C, tho 19th of January, when Miss Vera Bertelle Trout became the wlfo of Mr. J. Loyd Langston. Mr. Langeton Is a son of Mr. J. Lee Lang ston, of this city, and has made qulto a success of himself In the engineering department of a large cotton mill at Caroleen, N. C. Mrs. Langston Is a young lady of many accomplishments, her parents being residents of Forest City, N. C. Big Ribbon Sale. Ribbon worth 164 to 260 per yard, sale price 10c yard. J. C. Burns & Co. 888888bh888888888888 8 8 8 STATE PRESS COMMENT. 8 8 8 88888888888888888888 Dean of the Press Gang. The Rev. Dr. Samuel A. Webber, that gran'd old man of Methodism, who preached in this city recently a Bcrmon commemorative of the 5Utn anniversary of his ministerial work, has written an article in*the Southern Christian Advocate euiugtzlng that quaint but lovely gentleman so re cently passed from among us, Maj. John W. Holmes, editor of the Barn well Sentinel. There la nothing too good to be said of the late Maj. Holmes. He was a man of positive convictions, but ho resorted to no tricks in discussion and was always frank .and fearless though never dem onstrative. It was the pleasure of the writer to have had him'extended a pressing, personal invitation to the meeting of the press association in Columbia a fow years ago, and this philosopher and recluse of Barnwell came to tho meeting, bringing an in spiration to younger men. Dr. Webber spoke of Major Holmes as the nestor of hl? profession in this state. We will not argue the point, but we contend that there Is now no quostlon as to who deserves that recognition. The gentleman we have in mind fully qualified for the title at the last meeting of the press associa tion, held'in Spartanburg. For more than an hour he kept the press gang alternately laughing at bis quips* or very seriously Intent upon his philoso phy. It Is rare Indeed that the news paper men of the state have such a treat as was the essay and chat from Capt. Charles Petty of Spartanburg. Whether he or Maj. Holmes was the older we do not know, but we have but one of them with us today.to receive our best wishes and our af fection. Maj. Holmes and Capt. Pet ty were Wofford .graduates and long time friends. We do not believe in withholding llowers until they are to hide the red mound where sleep our friends, but let the living have the fragrance while they may. There are several grand old men In the pro fession In South Carolina and Mr. Petty is perhaps the sonlor. The Rev. Dr. Jacobs of Clinton re ported tho meeting of the Secession convention In Charleston for the Charleston Mercury and was engaged In aotlve newspaper work for a num ber of years, and the press assocla. tlon elected him its chaplain for many years. He is yet unable to get tho printer's Ink from his fingers, for ho Is editing some delightful little magazines at the orphanage, but he Is not wTiat is known as "a newspaper man." So, unless, there should be some one to dispute the claim, we would like to see the press gang of the state proclaim Capt. Charles Petty their dean, this man who served gallantly as a soldier and honorably as a legis lator In the famed Wallace house. And even If he Is not permitted to hold a commission as notary public In South Carolina today, let him wear a com mission upon which is Inscribed the love and esteem and respect of every newspaper man In the state who loves his profession.?Anderson Dally Mall. Southern Mills Muking Fine Goods. On this page today there appears a news Item from the Dally News Trade Record of New York concerning the great strides now being made by Southern mills. It Is only a few years since the textile plants of the South were confining their manufac tures almost entirely to the coarser and cheaper grades of cloth, being content to supply on ly China and other out-of the-way territory with material for coolies' shirts and pants; but now the metamorphosis has occurred, and Southorn mill m6n are demonstrating that they know how to make as fine goods as can be producod anywhere. The article from tho New York publication refors specifically to tho good's manufactured by the Watts mill In Ijourens, though practically tho same quality of goods Is being made by several of the up-to-dato G-roon\ille mills. It Is Indeed a good sign when the manufactures of Southorn plants are recognized as trade leaders.?Green ville News. The I^aurens Advertiser seems to be somewhat upset because at a recent meeting of tho Presbytery of Rn?ree at Spartanburg, the Clinton brethren Who were present spoke and voted to retain Chlcora College at Greenvlllo. Our friend seems to think that this was tho result of opposition or Jeal ousy or some similar wrong feeling on the part of Clinton men. We think that this is an unjust view to take of the situation. It is to bo supposed that a member of Presbytery Is actu ated by conscientious motives and not by selfishness or enmity or any such spirit. Wo can only speak for our selves, personally. Tho writer has never had an opportunity of voting cither for or against cither I^aurcnn or Greenville, but he has always felt that there are certain rights Involv ed In the location of an Institution that cannot be ruthlessly thrown aside and that this was a case In point. He gives others full liberty to think oth erwise. Greenville had certain rights in the matter of Chlcora College that are the result of the history of the college itself, and this certainly was recognized by some of those who vot ed agalncst the acceptance of the fine offer made by the citizens of Laurens. There was an underlying sense of jus tice to Greenville against which the advocates of < Laurens had to contend that was more effective than any amount pf money. Many felt that the plan to move the college becauue Greenville declined to pay a debt con tracted by other parties, looked-too much like a scheme to punish the Presbyterians of., that city .for con tumacy. And this, wlille admitting that Greenville should have come up to the help of the college endowment canvass in a much more liberal way than she did. But that there is any opposition to Laurens by the Clinton people is a very grave mistake. If tne college was to be moved, Laurens would be our choice. We are sorry that our Laurens flrends feel bad about it. We thing that on the other hand they should be very proud of their achievement. And Clinton does feel proud of them and nf their en doavors. We still think that there is no reason why Laurens should not have a Woman's College of her own. We do not hesitate to say that if Clinton could raise $75.000 for such a purpose, she would have that college in spile of everything and everybody. ?Our Monthly. TURKISH-BALKAN WAR IS RESUMED Adrlanoplc Is Bombarded by Allies' Troops and a Small SI. inn Mi Oc curs at the Tcbatalja Lines. London, Feb. 3.?The Turkish-Bal kan war has been resumed. The bom bardment of Arlanople began at 7 o'clock tonight and a small skirmish occurred at the Tchatalja lines. The armlstlco had lasted exactly two months. Bulgaria has turned a deaf ear to the remonstrances of the powers and unless Turkey yields to the Balkan demands the allied armies will now attempt to drive her completely out of Europe. According to a dispatch from Bel grade tonight, Scutari already is on the point of falling. It is reported that the Turkish commander has sent two representatives to the Servian commander to propose the capitula tion of that town. No Further Armistice. Dr. Daneff, head of the Bulgarian delegation, In an interview in Paris tonight, said he had promised Sir Edward Grey, the British foreign secretary, that if the Turks immedi ately accepted the allies' conditions, they would conclude peace, but what over happened there would be no further armistice. Sir Edward Grey had a long; Inter view with the king today, after w*hlch he attended a brief meeting of the ambassadorial conference, but noth ing of Importance was transacted. Says Turks Will Fight. Osman N'lzaml Pasha, the second Turkish delegate, will leave London tomorrow to resume his ambassado rial duties at Berlin. He said this evening that from information receiv ed from military sources he believed the allies underestimated the condi tion of the Turkish army, and would find themselver confronted by a re doubtable enery, the best Mussul man warriors, veterans from Arabia, who had fought under Izzet Bey, and tried soldiers and good marksmen lately engaged In Tripoli under Enver Bey and Fethy Bey. He added' "The ambassador was right who predicted that If driven to despair the Turks would fight like wild animals." Terrific Bombardment. 1/ondon, Fob. 4.?Terrific bombard ment of the forts around Adrlanoplc was begun last evening by 100,000 Bul garian and Servian troops. Almost at the moment the armlstlco ended, the great guns opened fire, and not oven the residential portion of the city was spared. Some of the authorities look for a prolonged selge, but one dis patch says that the fortress will fall within two weeks. The Burgarians are said to have a half million men In the Province of Thrace and 45,000 Servians and a few divisions of the Greeks assisting them. The greater part of this force was compelled to remain In front of Tch. ntalja at Galllpoll, In order to hold the Turkish armies concentrated at these places. It Is possible that the allies may attack both of those positions. The Turkish army at Tchatalja was greatly improved during the armis tice. The great drawbacks to the Turks is in the quarreling among the, j officers, which must tend to unde/i'. mine the efficiency of the a.Y\ny%r ROYAL BAKING POWDER Absolutely Puro Economizes. Putter, Flour, Eggs; makes the food more appetizing and wholesome The only Baking Powder made from Royal Grape Cream of Tartar _f_ CAR-LOAD OF STUDEBAKERS. McLnurln & Teague to Receive New Cars This Ween. A car-load of the latest model J Studebaker cars will be received by McLaurin and Teague this week. The shipment consists of "Studebaker Six" the "26" and the "36". This firm, agents for this car and the Ford In Laurens county, Is building up an ex cellent business in this section. They have great faith In the superorlty of tho two makes they handle and are pushing them on every occasion. The new cars are expected Thurs day or Friday and Messrs. McLaurln and Teague desire anyone to visit their shops and Inspect bhem. Someone at the garage will be ready at any time to glvo a demonstration. 30,000 VOICES And Many are the Voices of Luurens People. Thirty thousand voices?What a grand chorus! And that's the num ber of American men and women who are publicly praising Doan's Kidney Pills for relief from backache, kidney and bladder ills. They say It to friends. They tell It in the home pa pers. Laurens people are In this chorus. Here's a Lanrens case. Mrs. J. D. Lewis, Mill House No. 1, Laurens, S. C, says: "Doan's Kidney Pills did mo a great deal of good and 1 advise every ofie troubled by dis ordered kidneys io profit by my ex perience. My Wldncys were In bad shape and I suffered severely from backache nnd headaches., Black specks often came in front of my eyes and 1 was so restless that I always felt all worn out when I got up In the morning. After I had used different medicines without success, I learned of Doan's Kidney Pills. They restored me to good health." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 conts. Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, Now York, sole agents for the United States. Remember tho name?Doan's?and tnke no other. SPECIAL NOTICES. For Sale?Eggs from tho Anconn chickens, which rank aTnongy^he very best layers. Fine. Try|jr setting? 14 for $1.00. Apply to Y. W. Tune. Laurens, S. C. 28-lt For Sale?75.000 Nancy Hall Sweet Potato plants, price $1.75 per thousai. d Orders booked now where one/fourth i of amount Is sent with ordpr. J. L. Power, Gray Court, S. C, R. F. D. No. 28-2t-pd /or Rent?One brick house on Col lege Place, with 10 rooms. Suitable for two families. Price $15?00/^per month. Apply to Mrs. Lucfc^Boyd, Iiaurons, S. C. 28-lt Mule For Sale?One elght-yeaf old mule, medium weight, in ttouira con dition. Cash or on time. Aprny to P. H. Anderson, Watorloo, S. C. 28-lt-pd Corn For Sale?600 or 700 bush-! els In the ear for sale. Good, wrund corn. Apply to S. J. Davis, (iyfurens. *28.10-pd For Sale?Standard phonograph and assortment of twenty double faced records. Both In Al condltlohVFlrst $15 gets the bargain. Dr. Gt/C. Al bright, Laurens. 28-lt-pd For Sale?Shaw's Improved ProLHlc Seed Corn for sale. Prlccsy^per bushel, $2.00; per half bushel! Yl.25; per i/wv? 75c. T. M. Shaw, iJfurens, 8. C. 27-2t For Quick Sale at Less Than Cost? ?Stock and fixtures bf staple and fancy groceries, about twenty-flyeHun dred dollars. Freshest in city; *um> the nlcoly furnished store-room tue rent Address Box 23, Laurens, 8. (L 27-tf For Sale?One second hand \-horse wagon, cheap. Also, one pafr match ed Iron gray maron. Fffst chock for $175 gets the marca. j. g. Bennett, Laurens, 8. C. , p * For SaV^-Rhodo Ioland Red >e1?g8. pure ot/nln, a setting ef 15 fbr^$1.00. Apply. To H. S. Kennedy, LauJjIeW / 25-5t-pd f Dairy Products -Sweet milk, huvfer mllk. cream, butter, eggs andlomlok ens for salo. Prompt delivcry.|fPhone No. 273. J. Wade Anderson. 24-5t Washington-Tenslcy. Greenville, Feb. 3?On the afternoon of Wednesday, Jan. 29th, at one o'clock the home of Mrs. Annie Washington, on Augusta street, was a scene of beau ty. On the happy occasion her daugh ter, Armittie, became the bride of Mr. Luther Christopher Tensley. The room wps beautifully decorated in ferns and bghted with candles. ;The ceremony was performed by Rev. G. W. Quick of the First Baptist church. After the ceremony the guests were invited into the dining room where a lucheon was served. ? The bride never iooked loveler than in her suit of brown, carrying a beautiful bouquet of asparagus ferns and carna tions. As Miss Washington, she was loved by all. By her winning way and sweet disposition she has won many friends here. They left on the 4:20 train for the goom's home in Brevard, N. C. $1.00 Alarm Clock 49c. It's time- for you to wake up and come to J. C. Burns & Co's. Big February Sale. FOR MAYOR. I hereby announce myself a candi date for the ofiice of Mayor of the city of Laurens and promise to abide by the rules of the democratic pri mary. C. M. BABB. I hereby announce myself a candi date for the office of Mayor of the city of Laurens, subject to the rules of the democratic primary. JOHN M. CANNON. For Alderman. I hereby announce myself a candi date for the ofllce of Alderman in the City of Laurens, to represent ward 1; subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. W. C. JAM RS. I hereby announce myself a candi date for Alderman from Ward 1 sub ject to the rules of the democratic primary. C. H. GASQUE. I hereby announ o myself a candi date for Alderman to represent Ward 2 In the city of Laurens, subject to the rules of the democratic primary. S. B. SEXTON. I hereby announce myself a candi date for the office of Alderman to rep resent Ward 2 In the city of Laurens, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. J. WARREN BOLT. I hereby announce myself a candi date for the office of Alderman to rep resent Ward 3 in the city of Laurens, subject to the rules of the democratic prim?r. J. M. BBARDEN. I hereby announce myself a candi date for the office of Alderman in the city of Ijaurens from Ward No. 8, sub ject to the rules of the democratic primary. JOHN D. CHILDRESS. I hereby announce myself a candi date for Alderman in the city of Lau rens from Ward 4, subject to tho rules of the democratic primary. T. C. SWITZER. I hereby announce myself a candi date for the office of Alderman from Ward 5 In the city of Laurens, and promise to abldo by tho result of the democratic primary. T. GIBBON TRAYNHAM. I hereby announce myself as can didate for tho offlco of Aldorman In tho City of Laurens for Ward f>, subject to the rules of Democratic primary. R. G. FRANKS. I hereby announce myself a candi date for alderman for the city of Lau rens from Ward 5, subject to tho rules of the democratic nrlm.ary. C. M. CLARK. ^ I hereby annomicc myself a candi date for the offlco of Aldormau to represent Ward 5 In the City of Lau rens. I promise to abide by tho rules of tho Democratic primary. W. P. THOMASON, JR. I announce myself as candidate for the office of Aldorman In the City of Laurens to represent Ward 6 subject to the rules of the Democratic pri mary. J. E. PHILPOT. I hereby announce myself a candi date for Alderman from Ward f>. sub ject to tho rules of the democratic pri mary. AUG. HUFF.