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Subscription Price It $1,00 Per Tear Payable In Aarane?. Published by ADVERTISER PRINTING COMPANY / Laurens, H. C. ? /lisON LEB President JW. O. LANCASTER vice-Pros. ARfTHUR LEB * 8ec. and Treas. Advertising Bates on Application. Obituaries and Card of Thanks t One cent a word. Entered at the postoflice at Laurens, S. C, as second elass mall matter. LAURENS, S. C JULY 16, 1018. The Advertiser will be glad to recelvo the local news of all the eommunities 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 editors of The Advertiser are Indebted to Messrs. \V. L. Taylor and B. Y. Culbertaon, of The Herald, for their valuable assistance In getting up the larger part of the news for this issue of the paper. During our ab sence at the bedside of our lamented father at Greenwood, they very gen erously offered to take care of the en tire office, this paper being nlmost en tirely the product of their hands. In this way wo wish to express our ap preciation of their services. ? ? ? A NUT TO CRACK. The distribution and the returns from the three mill constitutional tax are going to have a great deal of weight in the new county contest. The circulars and newspaper reports which wo have come across from ?YVoodruf! have not said anything about this tax and nave not given any figures (such as population etc.) from which to draw conclusions. We are there-1 fore forced to put a proposition to the] jiew county advocates to answer with figures which they probably have and yet haven't given publicity to. Here] is the proposition: Youngs township has taxable prop-l erty assessed at $352,000, yielding un-j dor the three mill tax only $1,056 I To we vor, she has 1,505 school children drawing about $2.00 apiece under the regulations as to this tax, thl3 money coming from the richer townships of the county. Thus she gets about $i,d5i more than she pays in. Scutlletown township has $231.000) taxable property from which is deriv ed, $693. But she has 799 school chil dren drawing $1,598. being $905 more] than she pays In. Thus Youngs township and Souffle town township are now getting the' benefit of nearly $3,000 more than they are paying Into the county treas ury. Here Is the proposition which w,' put to the new county advocates: Will Enoree county be rich enough to malte I good this $3,000 now beinir made good by tho richer portions of Laurens | county? The Advertiser will bo glad to print 0 reply to this proposition. ? ? ? A DEBT TO CARRY. (Woodruff "estimates" her assessable] taxable property at j:'.,750.000. Deduct ing the small taxable property which is to be taken from Laurens county, it will be. seen that Woodruff proposes to take over about ono sixth of the taxable property of Spartanburg. In taking over the property It also takes over the debt, so, in reality, Woodruff would assume about one sixth of the dobt of Spartanburg county or, in round numbers, about $60,000. Here, then, is a handicap of $60,000 to start the now county off with. Besides this, there are other Initial expenses to be taken into account. When Greenwood county was formed she had to borrow about $15.000 with which to purchase equipment for the chain gang, coun ty farm, etc., and about $2g.O00 with which to finance her schools, making a total of about $40.000 that she bor rowod on which to begin the county government, Thus, supposing that Woodruff will have'to-borrow approx imately the same amount that Green wood borrowed and adding to it the debt of $60,000 brought, over from Spartanburg, -besides a part of the debt brought over from Laurons coun ty, it will be seen that Enoree county must start off with a handicap of ground $100,000 Indebtedness. To carry this debt, without reducing it one whit, would require a levy of one and one-half mills on $1,000.000 of tax able property, a larger tax than Spar tanburg would have to levy to carry her dobt at aix per rent. So, It ought to be dhrtlhO.Uy understood'by tho peo ple of 'JMniKeiis county who contem nlate voting themselves Into Enoree county, that when they enter this county they will havo this burden to carry. It doesn't appear to us as if the new county could get along on a levy of four or live mills when one and a half mills are required to carry the debt alone. Idle dreams! VVELLKfNOWN CSTiZEN OF GREENWOOD DIES .Mr. A. St. ClaJr Lee Died at His Home There Friday Night After Long JIN ncss. Greenwood, July 12.?Mr. Arthur. St. Clair Lee died here last nlgi;t at 10 o'clock. Tho funeral services were held at 5:30 o'clock this afternoon at his late residence on Cambridge street, followed by burial in the Methodist Cemetery. The exercises were con ducted by Dr. J. W. Kllgo, assisted by tho Rev. .VV. H. Buchholz. The deceas ed is survived by his widow, who was Miss Ella Hodges and by the-following children: Miss Julia, Messrs Lawrence Lee and Fitzhugh Lee, of Greenwood Alison nnd Arthur Lee, editors of The Laurens Advertiser, of Laurens; Stephen D. Lee, a student at the State University, and Miss Ella I.?eo. He leaves also two sisters, Mrs. A. Pinsotl of Coronaea, and Mrs. Jordan, of Sa vannah. He was a half brother of Lieut. Gen. Stephen D. Leo. Mr. Lee was a member of the Lee family, of Charles ton. His father was Dr. Thomas Lee. who was a son of Judge Thomas Lee, of that city. Mr. Lee himself was born in Anderson county, February 8, 1850. He came to Greenwood in 1880. He was for years engaged til the drug business, and at the time of his death was interested in Lee's drug store as well as being a member of the firm of Lee & Blake, general merchants. He was a man of pure, noble and unselfish character, greatly beloved by every citizen of the town and by all who knew him.Mr. Lee was once water and light commissioner of the town, an unsolicited honor. He never held any other public ofllce. The following tribute to Mr. Lee is taken from the Greenwood Dally Journal: All Greenwood mourns today in the demise of Mr. A. St. Clair Lee, the departure of one of her most valued and highly esteemed citizens. If Mr. Lee had an enemy In Greenwood, wo have never heard of him, and, yet, he was a man for all that, a man who had positive convictions and the courage to express them. It is very rare that a man of this typo does not have ene mies, but Mr. Let; was so amiable and kind that people universally liked him, He had in Ills make up that which made you feel that he was a friend. Ho was the very soul of honor. He never wronged any man, preferring the rather to suffer wrong himself. Mr. Lee has been a citizen of Greenwood for a number of years, and he has 'done his part to promote her Interest in every w'ay possible. Ills death is a great loss and he will bo missed not only by his family and loved ones, but by tho entire com munity. For months he has been In declining health and unable to be at his place of business. During this time our people have felt greatly con cerned about his health. Greenwood pauses today to drop a tear over the new made grave of this esteemed gen tleman and citizen, and to extend to his family the tenderest sympathy. In their bereavemetn the whole communi - ty shares. The Real Thing. "I B'pose," remarked the landlord of the tavern, "that Dave Splann is what you'd call a man-about town? He onco short-changed a circus ticket ?seiler; and iiin? her time he took out to supper two so"brettes that had been doing refined song and dance. In terspersed with tumbling, at Hefty Mitchell's Oh-You-Kid moving picture theater; and throwod an oyster stew right into an electric fan, just to ahow that he didn't caro for expense. Aw, Bave'B a reg'lar rounder, If there ever was one!"?Puck. WHY NOT GET A GUARANTEEI Every Article of Merit that Is Sold These Days Is Guaranteed - No Guar antee Often .Means Poor Quality. There is very little excuse for any person to claim that he has been "stung" on a purchase. Fifty years ago the buyer had lo look out, but today it is unusual to nnd a merchant wh > will not return the money for any artlj'e that has proved unsatisfactory. An excellent example of this kind of fair dealing/ is shown by tho clean cut, guar^njee that Laurens Drug Co gives on Uodson's Liver Tone. These people tell us that any person who pays 50c for a bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone and does not find it a gen tle and most pleasant liver tonic, harm less, but a suro reliever of consti pation and a perfect substitute for oalomel, con got his money back just as quick as they can get It out of the money drawer. Dodson's Liver Tone has practically taken the placo of calomel. It is ab solutely harmless, suro In its action and cause*! no restriction of habit or diet. No wonder the drug people aro glad to guarantee It, while other rem edies that Imitate tho claims of Dod Hon's Liver Tone are not guaranteed nt all. A Letter from W. P. Coker. Fountain Inn, S. C. Editor Luirens Advertiser: The Enoree county fever has cross ed the Enoree. This Woodruff .now county fever scoms to have come to stay until killed by the voters of pa triotic old Laurens. At present the temperature is rising, the disease l? contageous, the results are momentous. But a short time remains until the ballots will fall. Many declare they had rather remain in the good old county or Laurens, which lias one among the best court house buildings in the state, which was enlarged and remodeled last year at a cost of $16, 000 or $48,000; a good and secure Jail and all necessary county buildings with a full and complete equipment of road tools, Implements and machin ery, with plenty of good work stock and convict labor to keep her pubic roads in good traveling order. There is just completed a sixty-five thousand dollar postolllco In tho town. Woodruff Is making a determined light and some declare the ballots cast In the boxes outside the new county line (if it can be told where that lino Is) should not be counted, though the voters are properly qualified tt- vote and live within the proposed new county area. This would deprive many of what we conceive to be their in alienable constitutional right. It I? said the now county Mnes do not run as the law provides, that they run In a zig zog manner, which will make it a proper case for the supreme court of the State to pass upon, both as to the constitutionality and the amount of territory included. This being so, with many other things, would it not be best for us all in Laurens county to go to the polls, the voting precents whore we are registered on July the 20th, and bury this Woodruff now county Idea so deep under our ballots that It will never be heard of again. We believe in justice and a fair deal In all things and especially in elections. I have favored smaller counties, properly laid out, for twen ty years, but if not formed recording to the intent and meaning of the law and formed against the wishes and votes of the people I, as a patriotic citizen, under such circumstances as these, and many others not mentioned, feel It my duty to go to the ballot box and cast my vote against this pro posed new county, dismembering good old Laurens county and I feel quite sure that many more than two thirds of the qualified voters of old Laurens. true to the principals inherited from their fathers, will now stick to the old county landmarks, regardless of politicians or anyone else. We feel sure the voters have long ago made up their mind what they would do and when the final talley Is made, that Enoree will be defeated with the votes of the patriotic, liberty loving voters of that portion of Laurens county in cluded In the proposed now county of Enoree with Woodruff as the coun ty seat. Voters or Laurens, there Is now ox tended a splendid opportunity for every lover or his mother county to show his county pride by going to his voting precinct and exercising his privilege as an lndependant manly man. The boast has been made that many will he bought. Don't be for sale. Don't be bought for a mess of pottage. Don't swap your vote. Don't stay at homo on the day or election. Don't promise not to vote for it is your right and privilege; exercise it fearlessly. Remember It takes two votes to kill yours. Parties are now traveling ov or the territory begging voters If they can't vote for the new county not to vote against it. Make no one such a promise. It is unfair. If you have made such an one, don't regard it binding, but go to the boxes and vote against dismembering your mother county. Don't be hoodwinked. After ward they would largh at your weak ness and want of discernment.. The courts of the state will protect the ex ercise of your suffrage. I deem It proper to say that I prob ably would have voted for this new county If fair methods had been used In Its layout and canvass. I do not wish to become a citizen of a new county rormod by unrair methods. Had H not been thnt my name has been so extensively used aa belnj* In favor of Enoree county, I should have written r.othing for publication In the news papers, but In Justice I deem It right and fair that I should correct these er roneous reports which have been so busily circulated. And I say to you, rellow citizens, that I shall go to the polls and cast my vote against the formation of Enoree county. I will b<3 a qualified voter by exhibiting iny reg istration certificate and my last tax receipt, as the election Luv requires both to bo shown to the managers of election. W. P. Coker. i 8 8 8 8 6 8 8 S 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 STATE PRESS COMMENT. 8 I ? 88888888888888888J88 Barrltr Against Boll Weevils. The government having failed, af ter the most exhaustive efforts, to discover a way to destroy or to chock tho northerly advance of the Mexi can boll weevil, the plan proposed by Senator E. D. Smith of South Caro lina, as outlined in tite Associated Press dispatches yesterday, and re ported to have the tentative approval of Secretary of Agriculture Houston, acquires national Importance. Briefly, the proposal Is that the na tional government shall exercise thftt power which justifies radical meas ures for the well being of tho country or safety of society, and forbid the cultivation of cotton in a belt 50 miles wide and extending from the moun tains in North Alabama to the gulf, a distance of 150 miles wide. As the weevil can not progress ex cept In cotton fields, It Is believed the non-cultivation of cotton In that belt would save more than half of Ala bama, and the States of Georgia, Flor ida and the two Carolinas from Inva sion by the destructive pest. The plan contemplates the 'government's compensating farmers in tue zone de scribed for not planting cotton. They could, of course, plant other crops and the Department of Agriculture would doubtless exert especial effort to make profitable new crops and other farm Industries. The dispatches say that Senator Smith has won tho promise of Sena tor Kern of Indiana, Democratic lead er in the Senate, to support a feasible plan to accomplish the desired object, and the most'important point that must be determined in Washington is the general government's powers In the premises. Senator Smith's proposition Is a big one but by no means staggering. Proposed control of the Mississippi's floods contemplate the expenditure o? more than a hundred million dollars. Those Hoods are periodical, sometime: years elapsing without harm being done. The advance of the boll weevil Into the South Atlantic Cotton States will cause a loss to this section of the South of anywhere from $75.000,000 to $125,000,000 a year. Unless the proposed barrier area is above the normal In cotton production, it would cost the government le?? than ten mil lion a year?perhaps considerably less ?to put the Smith plan into effect. And stopped in his course, something may be devised for the destruction of the weevil, but meanwhile {he now cotton area would present to the whole South the best obtainable object lessons for crop diversification and varied farm Industries. In this proposition, the business in terests of the whole country are con cerned. The manufactures need the cotton and It Is to their Interest as well as to the consumers' Interest that it shall be grown and marketed at tii<-> least possible cost; the'boll weevil adds to the cost of produrlng that which Is grown in boll weevil terri tory. And the bankers and merchants of Boston are as much concerned as the bankers and merchants of the South, In large exports of cotton which give us the advantage of a bal ance in our foreign trade. Checking the boll weevlle In Alabama, would dis courage great activity In cotton cul ture In the possessions of European countries, and would consequently enable the United States to retain a marked domination of the world's supply. Senator Smith's plan should receive the attention of congress.?The State. A friend called at the front gate of the editor of our Monthly In his splendid automobile and took him for a "spin" up Laurens way on a first class road. About five miles out from iCllnton we passed thru the grounds of the "County Home" where the poor old people of the county, white and black, are cared for. Everything look ed neat and clean and for that the people In charge of the home deserve commendation; but the thought struck us, what of thb: county of Laurens. Every day scores of automobiles swirl past these log cabins and It would be a very poor auto Indeed that was not worth more In dollars and cents than all of the buildings and other furnish ings of the county home put together We are shamed of the whole lay out. Whether the poor folks, the wards of this country, are comfortable or not in their ancient "residences" we can not say, but wo are very certain that so far as we are concerned, It appears to us that half of the people at least who race past these "cottages," would rather be dead than subject to tho dis comforts that Is In them. Mark you, wo are not saying one word against the good people who look after these poor folks, but we are doing our lovel best to awaken the consciences of the cit izens of Laurens county to a sense of shame as to the character of the huts In which they have located these poor weak helpless old people. A half doz i n, neat prettily painted cottage homes, i not one of which need cost over ten or twelve hundred dollars a piece, even i' they did not add one la8t ray of somfort to these suffering chllren of God, would at least add something to the self-respect of the citizens of this county. For our part, we hang down our head in shame for Laurens coun ty. Is this the way in which we reply to our Saviour's challenge, "Inasmuch us ye have done it unto one of the least of these, ye have not done It unto me!" We said this same thing 25 years ago and received only abuse for it. We have said it since and we say it again today. Fellow-citizens are you satis lied with the condition of things. Come to the Thornwell Orphanage and see how the Lord treats His needy ones and then visit your "County Home" and be ashamed.?Our Monthly. 4M&JM!m!M**+%****4?****** ******* I SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. jj Langston-IIudgens. The marriage last Wednesday even ing of Mr. Ambrose L. Hudgens and Miss Ruth C. LangSton united repre sentatives of two of the oldest and most prominent Laurens families. The marriage ceremony, performed by the Rev. L. P. McGee, pastor of the First Methodist Church, took place at the parsonage and was witnessed by a small company of friends and relatives loiter the bridal party drove to the home of the groom's mother, where a reception was given, followed by an elegant wedding supper. Mr. and Mrs. Hudgens are at home to their friends at their new home on Chestnut street. Mrs. Hudgens Is the accomplished daughter of Mr. J, Lee Langston and is one of the most popular young wo men of the city. Mr. Hudgens, who is a son of the late Capt. John M. Hud gens, is a successful and progressive young farmer and business man and Is popularly known in the city and coun ty. nno Lavender-McCutchen. Invitations as follows have been issued: Mr. and Mrs. D. Romlis Lavender request the pleasure of your company at the marriage of their daughter Cornelia Hope to Mr. Thomas English MdCutchen on the evening of Wednesday, the 23d of July at half after eight o'clock At Home Gaffney, South Carolina, ooo Mllam-Adair. At the residence of Rev. M. L. Law son Sunday afternoon, Miss Lizzie L< e Milam, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Milam, and Mr. Will Adair, of Clin ton, were happily married. Only a few Intimate friends and relatives were present to witness the ceremony. The bride is a young lady of many graces and splendid qualities. Mr. Milam is a progressive young business man of Clinton, who Is very popular wherever he Is known. After the wed ding the young couple drove back to Clinton, where they will make their future home. ooo Cllnkscnlcs-Stokes. Abbeville, July 15.?On Wednesday morning at 10:30 o'clock, a marriage of much interest took place at Montery, the beautiful country home in Abbe ville county of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. 'CUnkscales. Miss Vera 'Elizabeth CUnkscales became the bride of Mr. John T. Stokes of Mountvllle, S. C. The wedding was a quiet one, only the memibers of the family with a few relatives and friends being piescnt. Promptly at tho appointed hour, to the strains of Mendlessohn's wed ding march, rendered by Miss Ruth Stokes, the bride and her maid of honor, Miss Sara CUnkscales, de scended the stairway, entered the parlor, and were met at the Improvis ed alter made of southern smllax and ferns, by the groom and his best man Mr. Frank F. Stokes, who entered from another door. The ceremony was performed by Rev. H. C. Fennel of Ix>wdnesvllle, S. C. Tho bride was beautiful: in a hand some dress of dark blue Charmeuse, with hat and gloves of the same color. She carried a beautiful boquet of white carnations and ferns. The maid of honor was attired in pale blue and carried a bouquet of pink roses. Immediately after the ceremony, the bridal party and guests were urshered into the dining room, which was very effectively decorated In pink and white. There a delightful lunch eon was served. The waitresses were Misses Alberta CUnkscales and Ruth MV?Clurc, who wore dainty lingerie dresses. Automobiles were waiting to take the bridal party to Abbeville, where the brldo and groom boarded the train leaving for Asheville and other points of interest in the mountains of North Carolina. The guests from a dlstanco were: Mrs. J. T. 'Carson, Atlanta; Mrs. Mills Hunter, Greenville; Miss Minnie Fen nell and Mrs. T. C. Tidwoll, Lowndes YlHe; Mr. Frank Cllnkscalea, Abbe ville; Misses Ruth StokeB, Beth Mitch ell ana P. F. oiokv-o, azouavruis. MrB. Stokes is a young woman of many accomplishments. Her great musical talent and charming person ality have made her one or the most popular young ladies of Abbeville county. Mr. Stokes Is a prominent and very successful young planter of Laurens county. He Is a young man of many sterling qualities. Mr. and Mrs. Stokes will make their home in Mountvllle, S. ?.. after their return from the mountains. Not to Be Dona. ; ?rhls boy is a bad egg, sir." "Then I suppose it is of no use to try and whip him." * Simple and Forcible. Sir Richard Jebb, the eminent phy sician, was a man of irritable temper, and when bored by the querulous com plaints of some of hl3 patients could not always force himself to return a civil answer. A troublesome patient, whose illness was purely Imaginary, pestered him one day with questions as to what he should eat. "My directions on that point," said Sir Richard, "will be few and simple. You must not eat the shovel, poker, or tongs, for they arc hard of digestion; nor the bellows, for they are windy;, but anything else yon please!" I SPECIAL NOTICES. | Hill Sell/ojr Swap?'Several cows, fresh In mnjk1, for sale or will swap tor beet cattle/ John A. Armstrong, Laurens, &. -c/ Bl-lt Warning?Trhis is to warn anyone against hilrng or harboring my son Sammle Henry, age 17 years. Richard Henry. 51-1 t-pd Lost?Automobile top cover on Far ley Avenvie( Return and get reward to Wham Bros. Oarage. 51-lt For Sale?Jersey cow fresh in milk, Will se? a bargain, p. m. Hel lams, GrayUjourt, s. C. lit. 1. 51-it-pd Milch CowsV-We have six niue milch cows for iminediate sale. Price rea sonable. Byrdville Dairy & Stock Farm. 52-2t For SalcMCow Peas bought and sold. Piuto Georgia Cane Syrup, gal lon cans/50 cents. W. H. Davis, Au gusta, Ga. , 48-4<t Lookout /fountain Irish Potatoes for July plaiting, Price $1 .GO per bu. June delivery,V$ 1.75 for July. Write for prices for 10 bushels or more. W. P. Harris, Owings, S. C. 47-5t-pd Peas, Pb/s, Peas?For sale, price and samjflo sent on application. Hattaway & Co., Spartanburg, S. C. 33-tf ?Grinding' Days?This week and next I will grind on Friday and Saturday. Beginniy? on the 16th I will grind every Jay?both wheat and corn. Rear of Red Iron Racket. B. B. Martin Laurens, S. C. 49-2t. Statement of the Ownership, Manage ment, Circulation, Etc., of the Laurens Advertiser published weekly at Laurens, S. C, required 'by the Act of August 24, 1012. Editor, Alison Lee Laurents, S. C. Business Manager, Arthur Lee Lau ens, S. C. Publisher, Advertiser Printing Co. Laurensi S. C. Owners; Alison I^ee, Laurens, S. C. Arthur Lee, Laurens, S. C. W. G. Lancaster, Laurens, S. C. Known bondholders, mortgagees, and other security holders, holding 1 per cent or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages, or other securities: None. Average number of copies of each issue of this publication sold or dis tributed, through the mails or other wise, to paid/subscribers during the six months preceding tho date of this statement. (This Information Is re quired from daily newspapers only.) (Signed) ARTHUR LEE. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 10th day of July, 1913. W. ?. Lancaster, Notary Public for S. C. My commission expires at will of Governor of S. C. NOTICE OF ELECTION. State of Houth Carolina, County of Laurens. Whereas, petitions signed by a legal number of the qualified electors and free-holders residing in Sullivan school dlstirct No. 17 Uiurens county, South Carolina, asking for an election upon tho quostion of voting a 4 mill tax upon the property In xuld school dis trict to bo used for school purposes, have been filed with the codnty board of education, an election is hereby ordered upon said questipn, said olec tion to be held on the 31st day of July 1913 at Hickory Tavern in said dis trict, finder the management of the trustees of said school district. Only such electors as return real <>r personal property for taxation and ? ho exhibit their tax receipts and reg it ration certificates as required in tho general election shall bo allowed to vote Those favoring the 1 mill tax shall vote a ballot containing tho word "YES" written or printed thereon. Those against the 4 mill tax shall I vote a ballot containing tho word "NO" written or printed thereon. Polls shall open at the hour of 8 o'clock In the forenoon and shall re main open until the hour hf 4 o'clock In the afternoon when thej* shall bo closed, and the ballots counteft?^ The trustees shall report the re sult of the election to the county au ditor and county superintendent of education within ten days thereafter. GBO. Ii. PITTS, Dl-2t By order of County Board.