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Subscription Price Is $1.00 Per Year Payable In Advance. Published by ADVERTISE It PRINTING COMPANY I,anrcns, S. C. ALdSON LEE W. G. LANO\STER ARfTHUR LEE President vlce-Pres. Sec. and Trcas, Advertising Hates on Application. Obttuarle? and Card of Thanks: One cent a vrord. IDntered at the postofflce nt Laurens, P,. C., as second class mail matter. LAURENS, S. P., JUNE -V?, 1918. The Advertiser ?111 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 bo mailed later than Monday morn ing. Well, the June weddings are pretty and dovln' comes the supplying of the ntgh over with. After all this lOVin' "vittles." ? ? ? (The advocates of the new county at "Wodruff have so far made no reply to Col. Moore's article except personal ?abuse of him. Although the colonel was a litle too vitriolic, his arguments cannot 'be refuted and they are hav ing a telling effect. All of those bridges and those hilly mads will be expensive to keep up and the Wood ruff people know it. ? ? ? The South Carolina congressmen might as well turn over their "patron age" to Sen. Till man and Sen. Smith sis it ?seems as If the latter are having bhe final decision on the appoint ments In this state anyhow. At first it was said that the congressmen would have the right to name the postmasters in their respective dis t.rii ts during the Wilson administra tion, but it seems as If they are to nave this power just so long as the nominees are persona grata to the town senators. ? ? ? , EQUALIZATION OP TAXES. In another part of this paper will be found a "Comparison of Tax Values over the Sit. at o" taken from The Green wood Index to whom it was sent by Auditor Canlicld, of that county, the table having been prepared from books in the Comptroller General's Office by M. G. Powles, of Coronaco. The table was accompanied by a let ter from Mr. Canflold as follows: "I am handing you herewith the ad dress of each County Auditor in the State. If yon will publish the ab stract made up by Mr. M. G. Howies (member of the State Hoard) and send a mark od copy to each of these olll cers that they may see the gross in equalltios Of assessments. I feel sure we can use our influence with the va rious board of assessors and the gen era! public, and in that way bring about more general equality in the assessment of property. "As 1011 is the year for assessing Yeal estate, 1 hope to see some Inter est taken in equalizing values of real and personal property. My experi ence as Auditor and a study of this abstract convinces .mo that real es tate Is entirely too low or personal property too high. Prom a study of this abstract 1 estimate the average assessment of real estate throughout the State as about 16 per cent of Its market value and personal property as at least 40 per cent of its value, the personal property being assessed ?as will be seen, nearly three times as high as the real property. Now, In addition to the fact that this Is a violation of the law, there are two reasons why It Is wrong: 1st. (Real estate is permanent property and constantly enhancing In value, while ?personal property Is perishable prop erty constantly decreasing In value. 2nd. The bulk of real estate is owned by wealthy individuals and corpora lions, while the bulk of personal prop erty is owned by the poorer class of people. "Yours very truly, "J. W. Canfleld. "Greenwood. June 16, 1918. (This matter of tho inequalities of assessments Is one that should be glv cn serious consideration. It will bo remembered that during the county campaign last summer one of the can didate* for the legislature. Mr. W. R. Illcfoey, urged as one of his platforms tihal something should be done to * luring about An equality In the assess ments between certain parts of tho ?t?te. He stated, and the table bears (him out, that In some of the eastern ?Sonnties whoro tho land valuation is Boveral tttwys as thigh as it Is in this county, tho Assessments wore very nearly equal to those In this county. And then, a8 Mr. Canfleld points out, it Is apparent that real estate, owned largely by well-to-do and wealthy peo ple, does not hear a proportionate part of the tax burden, whereas persona! property, owned largely by the poorer people, bears a larger percentage of the tax. This table submitted by Auditor Canfleld should have a great deal of weight with the assessment board;! of the different counties ami with the ?t?te board. ? * ? Ceo. it. ii. Tengue, of Alken, has come in for considerable criticism be cause of Ilm manner of distributing the fund of $l.nui) provided by the state for the transportation of the Gettysburg survivors to the scene of the battle. General 'league has re plied to his critics' by pointing out that the disposition of the fund was left entirely to his judgment and that he had disposed of It as he thought best, that when at first it appeared that but a few would make application for the fund he distributed the money as It was called for In amounts largq enough to pay full railroad fare to each applicant, being just as ig norant of the total number who would apply as was the legislature. We do not see how else den. Tongue could have acted. The state had pro vided inadequately for the occasion and it was left to him to make the best of it. If, as It at first appeared, only a few of the soldiers had made application for the fund, all would have been well and good, but when, at a late day the applications began to How In, Ufere was nothing else to do but to carry out the policy first set tled upon.* that Is. supply full rail road fare as the applications came In and let the blame for the lack of funds go where It should, to the legislature. If Gen. Teague had waited until the last moment to dole out the little fund which he had in small bits, it Is more than probable that but a mighty few of the old soldiers would have gotten to Gettysburg and the rest of them would have been forced to stay at home because they did not have suffi cient funds to til! out their apportion ment to buy a ticket. According to Gen. Teague's plan, sixty-two, at least, were guaranteed transportation, but if the plans suggested since the dispo sition of the fund had been carried out there is no guarantee that any of them would have gotten there. It was die intention that some, if not all. the survivors of the battle were to go to Gettysburg and Gen. Teague's dispo sition of the fund guaranteed that much. NOMINATION CONFIRMED OF CAPT. GONZALES Senate Confirms his Nomination for Tost of Minister to Cuba* Washington, June 21.?The senate in executive session this afternoon confirmed the nomination of Capt. W. B. Gonzales to be minister to Cuba. During the week which has elapsed since President Wilson nominated ('apt. Gonzales to this high position many Compliments have been passed upon the South Carolina editor by those who are familiar with the duties of foreign representatives. With al most one accord, the statement has been made by those high in authority that because of Capt. Gonzales" special fltnos sand qualifications for the place the selection is one of the best and most acceptable to all parties con cerned which President Wilson could possibly make. When Capt. Gonzales comes to Washington within the next few days, as it is understood he will do to be come conversant with his new duties under Instructions from the state de partment, there will be many persons here?former South Carolinians and others?ready to extend him a cordial welcome and at the same time to say good-bye before he takes up his resi dence In Habana.?The State. 1* UK SON ALLY PLEADED A CURRENCY REFORM (Continued from Page One.) more to it unless It be considered as a threat that patronage will be withheld, until a banking and cur rency bill is passed." Representative Mann criticised the bill as "stolen from the Aldrleh monetary report with a few radical provisions taken from the Bryan platform mixed In." Most Children Have Worms. Many mothers think their children are suffering from Indigestion, head ache, nervousness, weakness, costive D6S8, when they are victims of that most common of all children's ail ments?worms. Peevish, ill-tempered, fretful children, who toss and grind their toeth, with bad breath and col icky pains, have aP the symptoms of having worms, and should bo given Klckapoo Worm Killer, a pleasant candy lozenge, which expels worms, regualtes the bowels, tones up the sys tem, and mnkes children well and happy. Klckapoo Worm Killer is guar anteed. All druggists, or by mail. Price 2!>c. Ktck?pOO Indian Medicine > Co., Philadelphia and St. Louis. 86888866888888888888 8 8 8 STATE PRESS COMMENT. 8 8 ? 88888888888888888888 Rev. E. V. BamVs Work. Tho First Baptist church of Easley, Rev. R. V. Babb pastor, is making fine progress. Recently it demonstrat ed tho truth of a spiritual law that has much to do with the whole sub ject of church prosperity. After the present beautiful house of worship was built there was a debt. A spirit of economy took possession of the church and it was thought that while this debt was being paid the church. : had liest go to two Sundays. This was ' done. But there were those who felt i that full time preaching was, after ail the best way to get the debt paid; that tho debt was dependent on the ; church's prosperity and the church's :- prosperity was dependent on full time preach. With the beginning of j this year the church came back to full ' time preaching, not, it is- true, be cause it had found that that was the way to pay a debt, but because of j the great 'popularity of Pastor Babb. But the other thing has happened. Castor Babb thought it was a good time to go after the debt and himself made a search for $4,800; and In a short time found about $5,000. The next move will be for a Sunday school addition.?The Baptist Courier. About Cherokee County. But Col. Moore is in error. We have as good dirt roads as it is pos sible to have?not only the National Highway but all over the county The bonds referred to have been sold. The creation of Cherokee county was right and propor and of great bene fit to the people. It has been the cause of a rapid development of this section and we believe the creation of a new county would help the peo ple in Mid about Woodruff and not) hurt either Laurens or Spartanburg. This, however, does not mitigate our warning against too liberal promises as regards economy. If I people have conveniences they must pay for them. This applies to coun ty government as well as anything else. Qaffney Ledger. To a New Home. Mr. A. B. Crisp, for several years the efficient depot agent at Heard mont, has been transferred to Hogart, which is a deserved promotion, He has already moved his family to Hog art. Mr. W. T. Moon, formerly of Coiner, is temporarily filling his posi tion at Heardniont.?Rlberton, (Ca.) Star. That New County Project. It is gratifying to know that the citizens of the proposed new county are beginning to get interested. They should carefully consider the project and discuss it in a business way. The first thing to be considered is the need of a new county. If established tho county seat with the Court house and all the county offices would no doubt be a benefit to some persons. The citizens living nearer the coort house of Laurens and Spartanburg than Woodruff would suffer In con venience. A map of the proposed county has not been received, but the portion to be cut from Spartanburg county Is on hand. The commission ers are entitled to a chromo for that line. It does not run in compliance with the commission received. That line will tend to weaken the vote In its favor of the new county. There is another consideration. More than half the territory will coHno from Spartanburg and about three-fourths of the voters will be from this county. Where there Is a natural division like a river between two sections of the county, the larger section In which the county seat is fixed will domi nate the smaller and give it little chance. They will have the privilege of paying taxes, serving on the Jury and electing their school trustees. That is about all they will get accord ing to the way It works In new coun ties generally. As soon as it can be secured a map of the new county will be published and all other facts which can be secured from surveyors. It Is our desire to lay them before the people so that they may consider the question fairly and vote Intelligently. There is going to be considerable talk in the new county territory before the election. First, get all the facts as to lines, shape of county and the motives which brought about that change In the proposed line. Let everything come out. Publicity will do no harm. The matter is not ex citing much interest in the old part of this county. No Information has been received from the Laurens side, but It may be inferred that many vot ers will object to coming across the Rnoree to get to their court house. They will prefer to go to Laurens. If the plan carries, It will cut off at least one-fourth of the nroa of this county, but perhaps there would be less than one-tenth of tho taxable property to go with it. Lot the question be wisely and calmly con sidered. Let there be no strife. If they conclude to form tne new cyun 1y, let It no done In such a fair man ner tn:>.t th'et'6 will be no strife after wards. It is a cool business propo sition asd should be settled in a busi ness way.?Spartanburg Journal. The -New County .Matter. Some day, perhaps, the gods will smile on Fountain Inn, but for the present we are having a run of mighty bad luck. Not that we mind, espec ially. Our grin is still In place, and as a town we don't know what it l> to be licked, put we are?well?say, sparring for wind. Woodruff, Cole Blease and Attor ney Welsh constitute a hand that is hard to beat. Perhaps the cards were marked and the game wasn't on the square, but we won't say that?yet?because we don't know. When we presented our petition to the governor, duly signed by one third of the qualified voters within the territory of our proposed county, we were informed by His Excellency that Woodruff's petition had been in the hands of the attorney general for sev eral days. A week later we learned that Wood ruff people were still circulating a pe tition in an effort to procure the re quired one-third?and that caused us to wonder. In a short time a dispatch was sent out from Columbia stating that Wood ruff's commissioners had been ap pointed. Yet it was several days later that Woodruff made her expense-guaran tee deposit at the county seats?and our wonder grew! Meantime, upon one technicality and another, the governor postponed ac tion upon our petition until the way was clear to issue a proclamation call ing for Woodruff's election. And now that Woodruff's election has been called for July 29th, the governor turns his angelic, smiling face to us. Let us demand what we will, to the half of his king loin, and it shall be given us?anything, that is, except a chance to vote ahead of Woodruff. Some days ago I talked with the most prominent citizen of Woodruff. Said I: "You fellows don't seem to be paying much attention to the law. over there." The prominent citizen, who Is a very good fellow, laughed in high good humor. "Why, no," said he; "we don't have to. Please is for us. Personally, I have no use for the man. but if lie can get a county for us, we ll accept It, gladly enough." And there you are, as McCarty says. For the immediate present, unless my judgment is sadly in error, Foun tain Inn Is out of the running. Woodruff will probably fail. She takes only a small portion of her ter ritory from Laurens county, none from Greenville or Union, b it several hundred square miles from Spartan bu rg. First comes the election. Farmers will have finished their work by July 29th. If the weather is at all favor able on that date there will be a heavy poll In the contested territory. And two-thirds of the ballots cast are re quired to win. No one who studies the situation can escape the conviction that *Enoree county, with its rivers and hills, would be one of the most expensive In South Carolina. If the people over . there, after studying the matter, desire to accept the risk of increased taxation that the rough nature of the country will impose, and believe that the increased burden will be amply compensate I for by Increased political freedom, then I say let them have their county, no matter what the effect on Fountain Inn. In a democracy?limited or other wise?majorities should rule. Sure ly, If two-thirds of the qualified vot ers to the north and east of us desire a new county, no power under high heaven has the right to say them nay. Lot the people form Enoree coun ty, if they want it. I doubt their wanting it, but that Is merely opinion. July 29th will tell. After that date Fountain Inn will lay her case before the people?al ways supposing that Woodruff fails ?and then we Bhall see. The Righ Honorable Charles D. Smith, Esq., former member of the General Assombly of South Carolina, In whose crfpacious buzzom there burns an undying fondness for Foun tain Inn, and an enthusiastic, never ceasing, all consuming ambition to boost, bolster and build this rural metropolis, urges us to drop the new county matter and turn our little toes up to the daisies. Rut we shall not! So long as one vote In Dunklin township?the vote concerning which the Hon. C. D. talk ed with a Greenville Piedmont report er?so long as that one vote remnlns loyal to our cause, we shall stay In I tho ring, thank you. We ain't licked lylt, na C. D. himself would say.?The Fountain Inn Tribune. TO DECIDE CIIICORA LOCATION. Committee Horn Trustees to Decide on Locutions under Consideration in Vicinity of Greenville. Greenville, June 24.?It was an nounced yesterday that toe board of trustees of Chicora College will meet on next Tuesday) July 1st, for the purpose of considering the sites that have been offered for the 'College and to choose one of them. Quite a large number have been offered, some within the city limits and some In the sub urbs, and in all probability a definite site for Chicora college will ge chos on. The meeting will be a most im portant one and a full attendance will be had. The board of trustees real ize that the matter of selecting a site is of the greatest Importance and that this is the most decisive step ever taken in the history of the college. Som.- time ago the executive com mittee of the board of trustees and Dr. Byrd president of the college, weer authorized to inspect all sites and offers. This was done and at Che meeting next week all offers will be discussed and a site chosen. I SPECIAL NOTICES. ? Wanted- One 15 iallo/y barrel or swinging churn, in good condition and cheap. J. Wade Anderson, Laurens, S. C. 48-2t-pd For Sale?*Cow Peas rought and sold. Pure Georgia CakjV Syrup, gal lon cans, 50 cents. W. tI. Davis, Au gusta, Ga. yf 48-4t For Sale?A sound nfjd*nim size mule at reasonable price. Ijrodress C. M. Copeland, Laurens, Roiffe 3. 48-lt Lost?One cameo cuff link.' binder please notify this office andj^et re ward. Lookout Mountain Irish Potatoes for July planting. Price,$1.60 per buVlunc delivery, $1.75 for July. W/r/e for ?eVW. prices for 10 bushels or mo.eVW. P. Harris, Owings, S. C. 47.-5t pd Wanted?<3 to buy all h C. Fleming & Co. New Shoe Shop?Early in July I Customers for a ?afi days lawns at half price. J. O. & Co. e Shop?Early in July I will open, in the Enterprise / Bank building of Laurens, an un/o-datc shoe shop, equipped with modern ma chinery. All work will be guaranteed ami will be done promptly while you wait, not more than 20 minutes. J. W. Reagin. lG-3t Pens, Peas, Peas?For sale, /prl id sample sent on appliaatic . . ?. a /"I ~ tr. _*... ? \._w c. rice and sample sent on application. Hattaway & Co., Spartanburg" S. C. 33-tf FINAL SETTLjcjIENT. Take notice that on the 11th day of July, I will render a final account of my acts and doings as Administrator of the estate of A. W. Sease, deceased, in the office of the Judge of Probate of Laurens county at 11 o'clock, a. in., and in the same day will apply for a final discharge from my trusts as Administrator. Any person Indebted to said estate are notified and required to make pay ment on that date; and all persons having claims against said estate will present them on or before said date, duly proven, or be forever barred. Brooks Swygert. Administrator. June 11, 1913.?1 mo. Winthrop College SClIOLAltSHIP and ENTRANCE EXAMINATION The examination for the award of vacant scholarships in Winthrop Col lege and for the admission of new stu dents will be held at the County Court House on Friday, July 4, at 9 a. m. Applicants must be not less than six teen years of age. When Scholarships are vacant after July 4 they will bo awarded to those making the highest average at this examination, provided they meet the conditions governing the award. Applicants for Scholarships should write to President Johnson be fore the examination for Scholarship examination blanks. Scholarships are worth $100 and free tuition. The next session will op en September 17, 1913. For further in formation and catalogue, address Pres. D. B. Johnson, Rock Hill, S. C. PARISIAN SAGE FOR THE HAIR If your hair is too dry?brittle?color less?thin?stringy?or falling out?use Parisian Sage?now?at once. It stops itching scalp, cleanses the hair of dust and excessive oils, removes dand ruff with one application, and makes the hair doubly beautiful ? soft ? fluffy ? abii .it.mt. Try a 50c. bottle to-day. It will not only save your hair and make it grow, but give it the beauty you desire, LAURENS DRUG CO. Laurens, S. C. FINAL SETTLEMENT. Take notice that on the 18th day of July, i will render a final account cf my octs and doings as Administrator of tho estate of Mary L. Curry, de ceased, in the office of the Judge of Probnto of Laurens c?utny at 11 o'clock, a. m., and on tho same day will npply for a final discharge from my trusts as Administrator. Any persons Indebted to said estate are notified and required to make pay ment on that date; and all persons having claims against said estate will l resent them on or before said dato, duly proven, or be forever barred. J. C. GRANT, Administrator. Juno 18, 1913.- -1 mo. 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Particular people insist on getting Nyal'a Face Cream?it's bet ter than the rest. m : Vj I I Then, too?the odor of Nyal's Face Cream is dainty and delicately refined. Nyal's Face Cream cleanses the pores, nourishes the skin and leaves it soft and velvety. Thousands of women and men who know through experi ence, say: "For your complexion's sake use?Nyal's Face Cream." It's sold in two sizes?25 and 50 cents. Get this delightful cream at our store. Wo have the Nyal agency. Take home a jar Men ^ .- ?. uie ^ Face Cream after the shave, it'* soothing to the akin. with you to night LAUBENS DHU(3 CO. LestWeForget" Time works quick changes in the growing girl. Pig tails and short skirts are soon forgotten in the maturer charms of the debutante. Some-times though you will ache for a picture of her just as she romped in from school or play. Think how she would like one too, in the after years?to show her friends and possibly her children. WBIBI Make the appointment while the thought is fresh in your mind. Phone 140 N. C. OLIVER At The McCord Studio. Pile? Cured In 6 to 14 Days OlWl?aS^Slir!? Ei???'U pazo