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Msctiptfra Price 1? SUM Per .Tear Payable la Adraaee. PaMisfced by ADYZBTIftEB PBUfTIXG C0BPA5T Laartas, 8, C. ALISON LEE W. O. LANCASTER ARTHUR LEE President vice-Pre*. Sec. and Trea*. Advert!flag Bat? Applieatiea, Owitaaries and Card of Taaaks: Ob? etmt a were. Entered at the poitofflce at Laurens. B. C aa second claaa mail matter. LAUBE**, S. Cm, tPKIIi * ?I?. The Advertiser will be clad U receive Ufte local Bears of all Ue caauiBBitic* la tat eoaaty. Cor rif ta are req Betted to ?bra. their Basses to tae to a tri >1Iibi . Letten ?hoaid sot be mailt a later than Monday raora iBf. The AdTertis-er will not b>? issued next wevk until Thursday. ? ? ? ? Consul Dreher, stationed on the is ' land of Jamiea, write* back home taat BOft drinks are very popular . ?Ith the people th?re. Jamaica ginger must be the lead:ng drink. Laurens county ? Bowed up well in the hookworm eam;,a.gn. A small percentage of tho*e__examined were found to be infected with the dis cs**. Do no: forget the slogan of the county school fair Friday, Apri, l%th.: Four 'houaaod BCbOol children in the' line of march! 0 ? ? ? The Fountain Inn Tribune is stiil writing about a new county By the way what became of the campaign tol raise $25,600 for the court house and : Jail? ? ? ? The Preabyterfana of th*? State are to be congratulated uj>on the com pletion of the canvas to raise $200. 000 for Its three denominational col-, lege?. The $100,00 which goes to to the college at Clinton will Le al great aid to Dr. Douglas in the suc cessful effort he I? making to give the Presbyterians of South Carolina a boy's college worthy of the denom ination. It needs but such a fearful calamity aa has befallen the people of the Ohio1 river valley to bring out the finer qualities of those immediately affect-' ed by the disaster and those who have been more fortunate In escaping such harrowing experiences and terrible losses. From the stricken area Itself come stories of heroism and self-sac rtflce which are well in keeping with \ the spirit of ittCb a people as dwell In thi? country today. From without the stricken area have come to the sufferers sympathy and more sub stantial assistance which shows the spirit of bro'.herly love and kindly feel ing which exists between all the peo ple of this nation after petty differ ences have been settled. From North, East, South and West money and pro visions have flowed Into the flooded country and if more were needed much more would be ready for the asking. Such calamities aa these, while not to be welcomed, still serve to draw the people of the nation to gether as nothing else could do. ? ? ? SPECIAL BDI 7CATI ON A L EDITION. It Is our intention to Issue a special edition of The Advertiser next week to "boost" the county school fair which is to be held here April 18th. The edition will contain a large number of articles by well known educators, written especially for this paper, by school children of the county and by others. It will also contain a large number of photographs of new school buildings In the county, showing the progress that the county Is making In erecting new educational buildings. We were encouraged in our desire to have this edition by the hope that it would serve as an Incentive to the people of I/iurens county to attempt even more and greater things along educational lines and by the desire to give what assistance we could to the county superintendent of education and the rural school supervisor In the laudible worlr they are doing for the school children of this county. We trust that it will in part at least, fulfill the mission for which it is in tended. In order to give this our best at tention, The Advertiser will not be Is sued next week until Thursday. We traut that this will meet with the ap. proval of our subscribers. -DOW* BT TSC SE L." Little Play ?4 Opera H??*c by Lue Mi Tale st Se*red QeHe a Smr*** Fri day Efeabac. Jadgins from one angle by the door receipts and from aao*feer by the applause which v? freely given the amateur actors at the theatre Frida j evening, when "Do?a by the Sea" ras presented, the entertaiametat was quite a success. Early In the after nooa of the day set for the play, the sale of reserved seats was finished, for all of them wer? sold. Others n nable to seen re reserved seats, vent early to the opera ho ose and packed the general sales seats and the gal leries, so that when the curtain waa raised the house was full. The total asm taken in amounted to more than netting a clear profit for the 1' brary of over 1120. thus dispelling the illusion for all times that a local talent play cannot be successfully staged without outside assistance. To give due praise here would be but to repeat to those taking part in the play what has already been told many of them by those who attend* e-i. S^f^ce ;-. to ?ay that Miss Lu cia Simpson and Miss Josephine Ful ler, as Kitty Gale and Kate Raymond respectively, by artistic delineation of their parts and by winsome man ners upon the stage charmed the l3rge audience an3 that Miss Anneue Stov er, as Mother Gale, depicted a very difficult part In a most credftable manner. Mr. Will Meng, as March Gale, kept the house in an uproar all the time and was a p.'ime favorite at all staa.es of the play. Mr C. E. Parker, as Capt. Raymond, assayed possibly the most difficult part of the whole play in the soliloquy in the firs*, act and this was acted faultlessly and In an impressive way. Dr. Hughes, as the English dude, was handsomely received when be first came upon the stage and he held the audience with him from the begin ning. Mr. Robert Roper, as Daddy Gale, carried out uccessfully a very difficult part and xade a very pleas ing Impression upon the audience. Speaking authoritatively of the last one to come upon the scene, the French Peddler, as acted by Mr. Al lie Lee. si the Dago laborer In the construction camp would say: "Bimebr, he be relly gut." During the evening a delightful musical program was rendered by Mrs H. K. Aiken. Mm. M. L Roper. Miss Annie Rkbey, Mr. Jack Mc Cravy and Mr. Charles H. Hicks. The play is to be given tomorrow evening in the auditorium at the Lau rens mill school. An admission fee of ten and twenty five cents will be charged. It is expected that a large number of people, both from the city and from the mill, will be pres ent. g*h*?1 Exhibit for the Richmond Conference. The exhibit for the conference for education in the South will be sent to Columbia. April 7. The teachers are requested to send in or bring in not later than April 5, any 'articles which they might wish to send along with the Industrial work, good map drawings, good examination papers, and especially composition papers and arithmetic work in which local country material has been used will be accepted. These articles should be tagged Just as requested for the county fair. Tne teachers are asked tcj send in two copies of the articles contributed to the April Journal, since we wish to include in this ex hibit the original manuscript of this Journal. Geo. L. Pitts, Supt. of Education. Prisoner Goes Insane. John Wright, colored, who was con victed of rape at the last term of court and sentenced to twenty years, has apparently brooded over the sen tence until he has become insane. He began to act peculiarly several dayB ago and Monday he was apparently almost raving crazy. Physicians were sent to examine him and they have pronounced him insane. Papers were made out yesterday by Judge of Pro bate Thompson and sent to the asylum at Columbia to obtain permission to sen., him there. In all probability be will be committed to the asylum the latter part of this week. Stockholders Meeting. The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Laurens Trust Com pany will be held May &th, at eleven o'clock, in the People's Loan and Ex change Rank. C. W. TUNE. Use DARBY'S PROPHYIiACnC FLUID in the house and in the stable. It is as good for animal flesh aa It Is for the human body. It heals sores, cuts, ragged wounds, colic, dysentery, galls, chafes, scratches, distemper, hots and worms. There Is hardty any limit to its usefulness about the home. Price 50 eta per bottle. 8old.by Lau rens Drug Co. JtADGBf SEWS Madden. iL? re a 21.?The first of April and how lit?e farm work done! But the ean is shining brightly today and the March wiad whisi-es?togeth er they will dry the ground. The lit tle lad, the old time darkey we meant to show folks how to farm this year hut the elements hare been against as! The ladies of New Prospect school are to give an oyster sapper Friday night, April' 4th. The public Is cor dially invited to be with us that night The sapper will be at the school house. Mr. and Mrs. Raford Snow, the young couple that was married the 4th Sunday afternoon, were the quests of their sister. Mrs. Luther Tlnley recently. Mr. J. A. Wofforl came home from Anderson last Thursday with a se vere cold. He was improved enough to return to his work Monday. He will be located for a while at Max well. Mrs. Maggie Flniey Marvin who has been visiting relatives at Goldvi'.Ie is now with her brother. Mr. J. R. Fin ley. Her many friends throughout the comty wii: be glad to hear her arm is healing rapidly. She is loud in her praise of the good people in that vicinity. Their splendid generosity to one of their neighbors who had the misfortune to get his house burned while she was there?their uniform kindness to her "a strangtr within their gates" proved their goodness of heart. Mrs. Martin Is of the decided opin ion that some of the "salt of the earth" dwell In Hopewell neighbor hood. Mrs. Turner and Miss Brown of Cross Hill came up to the W. M. L*. at Mt. Pleasant Thursday and then came up as the ~e*k-end guests of the family of Mr. John A. Madden. Mr. T. L. L?ngsten accompanied by his daughter. Miss Susie, attended the Union meeting at Union Saturday. While there they w<?re the guests of Mr. Wlstar Culbertson. Mrs. Tom Shaw and mother. Mrs. Estelle Davenport of Atlanta, were cal'.ers at the home of. Mrs. H. C. Cunningham recently. H. Y. Simon*. God in His infinite wisdom has seen fit to remove from us by death on March 24. 1S13, our dear be!oved un cle, H. Y. Simmons. He was of noble manliness and character. We feel a great loss. There will be a vacant place In the borne where his love, voice, smiles, and presence have gone forever. My heart goes out ia sym pathy. His Niece. Card of Thanks. We take this method of thanking l the nre department and o*h?r eitUena : who so promptly responded to the ; alarm of fire when our home was 1 found ablaze last week and for th&ir fine work in suppressing a fire which ] promised to assume ?*>noui propor i ?Ions. Mr. J. R. Minter. Mr. and Mr3. E. P. Minter. Medal for Rural School*. The Henry Laurens chapter. D. A. R.. has offered a medal to that pupil of the rural schools of the county who stands the best examination on United States (history. The questions will be based on that period of his tory from 1492 through the Revolu tionary war period. The examination will be held in the graded school building in this city beginning at 10:30 o'clock Saturday morning, April 5th. "PALL OF TROY" And "What Happened To Marj" WR1 Be Features at the Picture Show this Week. Manager D. R. Lavender of the mo tion picture show has succeeded in booking for the second time, the won derful picture "The Fall of Troy." The unusual popularity of the picture when shown here before, combined with many requests for its return caused Mr. Lavender to obtain the reel again. It is undoubtedly one of the most remarkable pictures ever shown in this country. It will be shown next Saturday afternoon and night. Another picture which has created a big sensation Is the one entitled "What Happened to Mary " {The sixth installment of this picture will be shown tonight, Wednesday and this afternoon. This is a pictured story taken from a series being run in the "Ladies World." The prices for both of these feature reels will be the same as usual 5 and 10 cents. We have just received a large ship ment of Porch Furniture, and have priced It so very low that you can't afford to pass it by, come at once before stock Is picked over. 8. M. & E. EL W likes ? Co. 88888886888888888888 8 8 8 STATE PRESS COMMENT 8 8 8 8S6889S6SS8S8888S888 The Ibrsty Ana of Law. The pride of the Allen fam.ly.?of the Virginia mountains, was not that they were good citizens, law-loving and law-respecting; it was that they had physical courage, were intolerant of restraint and that no member thereof bad suffered degrading pun is hment_ In their attitude there was nothing elevating, nothing approaching the higher form of bravery; they were simply without tense of moral re sponsibility, determined to have their selfish way and willing to "shoo*, it out" with those attempting to thwart them, regardless of consequences. If the law interfered with them they were ready to kill the agents of the law. risking the chance of getting killed. Such was the attitude of the elder Aliens and it was inevitable that the younger generation should come to manhod with the same contempt for the law. and for the mandates of ciriliied society. And so it was that two nephews of Floyd -Allen. Sidna and Wesley Edwards, went to a mountain church, and disliklag the manner of the Baptist preacher, pro ceeded to hull him ou: ot the pulpit They were arrested for disturbing religious worship. These ycung men had been bred in that atmosphere where law and the forms of society that infringed upon their individual desires were held in contempt- They had no regard for God. for preacher, of for the religious sentiments of their neighbors, and there are hundreds, thousands having that identical atti tude toward decency all about us. The beginning of the end of the proud Allen family was at that little church in the mountains. A deputy sheriff took the young men in charge and was on his way to the county seat, when met by the uncle. Floyd Allen. He dragged the deputy from the wagon, beat him into insensibility i and struck the handcuffs from the prisoners. Stupid, ignorant brute passion ruled, otherwise the elder man would have known and profited I by the know ledge, that he was not greater than the law of Virginia and ; that this rescue could be only tem I porary: that the law openly defied ! would gather strength and return to ' the attack until it prevailed. The Edwards boys were sentenced ? fortheir unlawful acts, and Judge Massie insisted on the prosecution of Floyd Allen for attacking an offi ! cer and rescuing prisoners. Allen , was convicted, and as the sentence , to imprisonment for a year fell from j the lips of the judge, the Allen clan, gathered from the mountain and still placing their faith in force and hold ing the law in contempt, began a fusillade, the prisoner in the dock ^ being one of those to empty a pistol. The bullets of the desperate ueu made a clean sweep of the 'court;" i judge. State prosecutor, Sheriff fell > dead, with four other victims, and the Aliens and Edwards rode to liber-. They knew they were committing j murder, were "cleaning out" a court 1 room, and putting their unbridled ! passions against the law, but they ? had no conception of the stupendous ! force of the law, the force of civil ' ized society when once Its spirit is i summoned into action. Back In their ! mountain homes, tbey were feared by . puny, cowardly county officials; their "influence" played a big part in 1 politics. Just as fear of their violence gave them right of way. Their early aggressions had been unchecked by faithless officials?an old story in every community where the law is held in contempt?until they had come to believe they could actually successfully defy the law. But when the spirit of the Law was aroused, the lawless were as leaves in a tempect. The men who had taken pride In .heir courage and who swore they would never go to prison, fled like wild animals and were hunted as such. In dread of the awakened law their friends dared not aid them. They were hunted a3 aa | sasslns, tracked down and taken, one ! by one. Even those that fled a thous j and miles were trapped and brought v<ack to prison, as they would have been reached by the law's arm had they gone to the ends of the earth. Again that clan was gathered Into a court of Justice, not to rescue one of their number from Just punish ment but to face trial for murder and the Law Is in mastery. Riflemen surrounded the court house, and had there been danger of every moun taineer of every mountain in the Vir ginias and the Carolinas coming up their rescue the Law could have called Its support <en riflemen for every one of them. Numbers of the murderers were convicted, In different degrees, and on Friday last two of them, Floyd Allen and his son, Claude, after their attorneys bad made a futile attempt to Jockey with the pardoning power of Virginia, went to their death. The son was calm, the father, so fiercely desperate hat a while ago, broken, tearful and praying. And no wonder! He was physically brave; he had faced death before in the form with which It was familiar, and one may believe his agony of mind on the day of execution was not for himself. He realized that in following his leader ship his whole boastful family was destroyed, those who have escaped I the electric chair and the peniten-: tiary being crushed, ruined and the, name, forever stained. As he had led his son in whom be bad pride, against the law of the land, so he now led h.m to the electric chair. There was pity for this old lawless fighter and for h:3 son. and remember ing the living and forgetting the dead, and forgetting that tribute must eve; be paid to Law if the majesty of the law is to have recognition, ap peals for clemency wer? made. In like manner, years and years go weak and unfaithful officers of the law in Floyd Allen's county forgot the tribute due to law and permitted usurpation by the Aliens. But Gov ernor Mann knew that in - different degrees only there are a thousand Fioyd Aliens in Virginia and her nearby sister states, each setting similar examples to his sons, and that it is imperative for the vindication of our government, that Law be en throned and realization of its terri ble might be forced up the public mind.?Tne State. Mr*. Jane Cooper Dead. Mrs. Jane Cooper, widow of the late Rev. John A. Cooper, a well-known Baptist minister of Laurens county in his day. died at her home Sat urday night, near Ekom, ten miles we_st of the city. Mrs. Cooper had reached an advanced age and had been an invalid for a number of years. She was the grand mrther of Hon. R. A. Cooper of this city. Will Receive Fund*. Ofesterday Mr. B. A. Sullivan made a canvas of the city soliciting funds for the flood sufferers. Since it is possible that a large number of peo ple in other parts of the county would like to subscribe to this fund. The Ad vertiser will be glad to accept sub scriptions and to forward them to the proper sources. It would be best to send in what money that anyone desires to send In by Saturday, when the entire amount will be forwarded. The people in the devastated district ' are in sore need of funds and in need now. So, if there are others who wi=h to subscribe we will be glad to forward the money from this office. Coanty Teachers Meeting. The monthly meeting of the county teachers association will be held In the school auditorium here Saturday morning at 11 o'clock. Dr. H. J. Snyder. cf Wofford college, will make an address. After the address other business of importance will be at tended to. A full attendance of the : teachers is expected. Box Sapper at New Prospect. Next Friday night, April 4th, there will be a box supper and oyster sup i per at the New Prospect School. The proceeds of the supper will go to wards improvements at the school. The public is cordially invited to come. 1-? At Oak Grove School. A box supper will be given at Oak Grove school at 8 o'clock Friday ev eaing, to which an admission of 10 and 15 cents will be charged. Tho public is cordially invited. ? SPECIAL NOTICBS, | (>h For Sale?Good milk cow for Price on application. Phone ay Court 2 rings. W. W. Yeargin. ray Court, S. C. 36-lt For Kent?Conveniently situated and nice/y arranged cottage on North Har pe/ street. Apply to Mrs. T. Foster Clmpson or Mrs. Edgar Martin. 36-lt Corsets?Graceful slender lines, per fect oorset comfort. Stout figures mad?f beautiful. The Leading Lady Corset?tailored to measure. Mrs. Shepard, at Terry's store. 36-3t FoV' Sale?A McCormick binder In good condition. Price $75. Albert Teague. Laurens. S. C. 36-2t-pd WaAted?To buy several copies of ThrAdvertiser of date of March 19th. For Bent? Two comfortable 5-room coj/fages near my residence and near C. & W. C. R. R.. Good garden and yards: city water in one and fine well convenient to both. Rent moder. j ate. J. J. Pluss. 36-lt , Strayed or Stolen from Connie Max. 1 weir Orphanage on the night of Sun day. March 30. a Kentucky mare, dark bay, about 15 1-2 hands high. . Finder notify A. T. Jamison, Supt.. Greenwood. S. C. 36-1 t-pd For Sale??-passenger Touring car. fine/running shape, good tires Will self for 1250.00 cash or on good nego tiable papers. Bargain for quick buyer. Address Box 206. Laurens. S. C. 34-tf Wanted To Sell?or exchange for otffer property, 50 colonies of bees in ' 8 frame hives. W. D. Fowler, Glenn Springs. S. C. 34-5t Jack?A large Tennessee Jack for service. Colts to show. Colt guaran : teed. Fee $12.50. R. G. Harris, Wood ruff, S. C, Route No. 2. 34-5t For Sale? Crystal White Orpington and/S. C. White Leghorn eggs. Rlne '.et/Barred Plymouth Rock eggs at ; SKoO per 15. Prize winners at coun ty fair. Good hatch guaranteed. Mrs. iJ. S. Bennett, Laurens. S. C. 34-5t Brrd-ille Dairy and Stock Farm ! jaQK is ready for service. See the , colts that won prizes at the County Fair. W. D. Byrd & Son, R. F. D. S, i > telephone No. 10, Laurent?, S. C. J 33-3mos I Peas Peas, Peas?For sale, price and/ sample sent on application. Hattaway & Co., Spartanburg, S. C. 33-tf EiVry Fanner sending his address to ifrawer 505 Columbia. S. C, will receive information that is valuable. Write at once. 33-5t-pd Back Eetrs?Indian Runner duck egfcfc. $1.00 for 13. Address Mrs. M. .V Jones, Gray Court. 32-5t C/rn For Sale?600 or TOO bush els in the ear for sale. Good, round corn. Apply to S. J. Davis, Laurens. 28-10-pd )r Quick Sale at Less Than Cost Stock and fixtures of staple and fancy groceries, about twenty-five hun dred dollars. Freshest in city; also the nicely furnished store-room for rent Address Box 23, Laurens, S. C. 27-tf WILL PLAY AT MILL. "Down by the Sea'* at Laurens Mill School Thursday. The play "Down by the Sea" will be given in the school auditorium at the Laurens mill tomorrow night, April 3rd. The proceeds of the play will be given to the mill school for various Improvements. This fine comedy was acted in the city opera house last Friday and the able manner in which It was handled captivated the audience. No doubt a large crowd will be present tomor row night. The curtain will rise at S o'clock. The admission will be 10c and 25c. Simpson, Cooper & Babb, Attorneys at Law. Wi" practice in all State Courts, prompt attention given to all business. I "Canned Goods Week" \ Retail Grocery Stores all over America have selected this week as "Canned Goods Week" \ and we will offer all Canned Goods at Reduced J prices. We will give extra Special Prices for pur chases by the dozen ji uy the case. Reduction Made on All Canned Goods this Week J. C. Shell & Company Laurens, S. C. ?