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ttabscrlptlon Price In $1.00 Per Year Puyutile In Adrnnce. Published bj ADVERTISLR PRINTING COMPANY Lanrens, S. ('. ALJSON LKW W. G. LANCASTER ARTHUR LEB President vlee-l'roH. Sec. and Treas. Advertising Raten on Application. Obituaries and Card of Thanks: One rent a word. Ktatereu at the postofflce ?t Lnurenn, 8. C, as second class mall matter. l,A|/m:\.S, S. C? OCTOBER I, 1918. mm u _........ The Advei User will he glad to receive the local news of all the communities In the county. Cor respondents are reo. nested to sign their names to the contli* buttons.. Leders should not l>e mailed later (han Monday morn ing. Trade In Laurons. ? ? ? Whether or not cotton la higher or lower here tliatl elsewhere, the fact is the staple f.s bringing a mighty fancy price. ? ? ? Have yoti noticed Hans Schmidt'? rajra? You know what it means when thejr fall below tho eves, don't you? Recollect! ? ? ? Have the merchants thought any thing more about tho question of clos ing al an earlier hour In winter lime? It ought to he done, it* practical. Wast ed energy is costly. ? ? * Children should not he kept out of school to <lo chores around the house. If they are, they will never ria? above doing chores. Send thorn to school and give them a chance. Give thrm a bettor opportunity than you had. ? ? * The first issue of The York News. published at Yorkville, has boon re ceived. It gave every indication of stsplendid equipment, both in editorial direction and in the mechanical de partment. With the support of the Yorkville people, it should enjoy a long nil fruitful life. ? ? ? tDne bale of cotton brought fourteen rents on tho local market Monday, it could not bo said, however, thai Iho [Laurcns market was giving fourteen ??ent*. hut it la probable that many reports went out to that effect and probably Ih tho explanation of some ?>r Die reports we hear from other towns. ? ? ? TUM COTTON MARKET. The tdvortiKor today has a commu nication about tho local cotton mar ket. Inquiry Is made why the market bore is not as high a> al some other places enumerated. Tho Ad vertiser is unable to offer any satis tarb? > explanation of this hut la un willing, however, to admit, without proof, hat as general thing the mar-' h< t hero is l?wer than elsewhere. It is In i position to know dellultely 1.' :>: in some places nearer to Laurcns than nro these towns mentioned that the cotton market was higher than in I euren a on certain days and then ngaln It is in a position to slate defi nitely Jhat on some highly quoted markets the price was no higher than ill Lauren* on certain other days. The facts nro Unit, as a general thing, the Cotton market is such a "skittish" af fair that few of us ever know "where Uf are at" In regard to It. Il has been reliably reported and The Advertiser has substantiated these reports, that tho Clinton market has lie^n for several days higher than the loeal market. This has been explain ed on tho ground that the Clinton cot ton mill was out of Cotton and was fOTced to have It. at any price. So lo *?;>) conditions ran the market up there. It vv;!.-a rumored several days ago that Cross Hlil was paying II l-l cents for cotton The rumor had its effect upon many a ho did not take the trouble id /lull OUt definitely, but it has been (tested. Cotton was bringing a bet ter price In Hamens than it was In Green Wood Saturday, we are In a po sition to statt? definitely. Cotton brought tho samo thing In Laurons yestorday that It did in Gray Court. nrr:ording to a telephone message from It I* Gray'a store yesterday afternoon. Several other places are quoted as baling higher markets than Laurens, !?t Ehoae reports have not been sub fitaefUO-ted and many rumors have lat er betCB denied. So, aa we stated above. th? cotton market. Is a hard thing to put your fingers on, but facts sure required before a just criticism can be made. HON. R. A. COOPER ADDRESSES U. D. C. Quest of Daughters of Confederaci in Anderson County, ?Inn- lie Muk?s Principal Address of the Day. Starr, Sept. ?Tuesday. Soptom bor 23, was an occasion that will long bo reiaombered by the vetorans of starr and surrounding country. Theso 30 veterans, together with their wives and a number of widows of veterans gathered around the banquet hoard. The banquet was spread by the members of the Stephen D. Gee chap ter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. The Rev. .1. I). Single ton presided and made the address of Welcome. lion. It. A. Cooper, of Laurens, solicitor of the eighth.cir cuit, was the orator of the day. Most eloquently did ho defend tho princi ples for which tho soldiers fought and lauded the gallantry of the soldiers on the field. The members of Stephen i>. Loo Chapter feel under many obligations to Solicitor Cooper and to tho mem bers of tho quartotto, These dinners are given annually, as it is thought more suitable to show love for the (dd soldiers while tiny arc living, and it is hoped that every one of the 30 men, good and Kray, will be present next year. Following Is a synopsis of the an nual address by Mr. Cooper on the causes of the war: The cause or causes which brought on the terrible conflict between the North and the South in 1861, is not as well understood as it should be. It Is not correct to Hay that the South ern States seceded from the Union because they wished to perpetuate the institution of slavery, neither is It correct to say that the slavery question did not hive a part in it. We can understand the situation bet ter by revi'-wlng a little of our his tory prior to I860. Particular attention is called to the war of 1812, which was advocated by Southern congressmen when the Southern States were not directly ef fected by the act of Great Britain in making war on American commerce. The people of tile South were then peculiarly an agricultural people, while the people of the New England States were interested in ocean trade. The cause of New England was then the cause of the South, and the sol diers of the South who enlisted in this war with England, certainly had a large part in bringing about the successful termination of that con flict. The result was that Now Eng land merchants were thereafter en abled to carry on their business without Interference from the mother country, ami the independence of America was won for the second time. This fact is mentioned to show that the Southern States were not only loyal to the Union, but loyal also to her brethren of the North. Tho real conflict between tho two sections commenced with the passage of the tariff bill of 1816. The con troversy was over the construction of the Constitution of the United States, and this controversy continued until the slavery question became the great Issue. Tile pcoplo of the South took the position, which was not then con troverted by any one. that slavery was a lawful institution and that the people of tho South have the e |unl protection of the law in reference to this species of property as well as all oile r law in reference to this species of property as well as all other prop erty. To have admitted the right of the North to free the slaves without tho const nt of the Southern States, was [ to admit that the slave holders of the South did not have the equal pro tection of the law. The South, there fore, denied tho right of the general government to interfere with their rlghl of property in their slaves pure ly on the ground that such Interfer ence was not within the power or leg al right of the government, and when the Southern States seceded from the Union, they were asserting what was then understood to be a constitutional right, it is unnecessary to quote au thorities as to the right of a State to secede from the Union, for such is not the purpose of this address, l have mentioned these facts to show that the real question at issue between the two sections was the construction of the constitution, and the power of the general government thereunder. Daniel Webster, the great New Eng land statesman, as late as 1S.V2, in a speech in the statt? of Virginia con ceded not only the right of a State to secede, but also that the South would be justified In so doing unless the people of the North ceased the agita tion of the slavery question. Presi dent Lincoln. In his inaugural ad dress, dlscallmed any Intention of In terfering with slavery in the South, and stated further that he had no right to do so. Thus it will he seen that wo were acting within our con stitutional rights. We have met here today for the purpose of honoring the heroes of the Pouth who took part In this great and terrible conflict, und the question I .vory naturally arises, how can we honor these men? Their record on the Held I? well known. The only ex planation of tho achievement of our soldiers on tho battle Held lies in the fact that each felt, whether he thor oughly understood, the question at Is sue or not, that his cause was a , righteous one. That ho was fighting < for principles guaranteed him by the constitutional and law of the country in which he hod been living. How, then, shall we honor them better than to set; to It that the truth shall be known and that history shall be written as it was made. That it shall not be said that this war was brought simply to perpetuate slavery, or any other institution which might be of financial benevt to the South, but that It was fought in defense of the principles of government guar anteed by the constitution to wit: that every individual in every sec tion of the country should have and enjoy equal protection of the law. and we can honor them further by con tinuing his tight until this princi ple not only shall he recognized as one of right, but that It shall be real ized by every citizen who lives un der the American Constitution. It has been said that the "hatchet was burled" tit the great reunion at Gettysburg this year. We rojolco that there shall be no more war be tween the North and the South. Peo ple of the South are still loyal to the Union. It Is our common country, but we refuse "to bury the hatchet." Prin ciples for which we fought are just the same today as they were then, and we propose with this "hatchet" to strike down and defeat every Influ ence which threatens popular govern ment, and which would deny to each and all an equal opportunity and an equal protection under its laws. The Confederate soldier has left to us a glorious heritage. He taught us how to stand for a principle that was just, and how to die for one's coun try. He taught us what it means to sacrifice, to endure hardships, and to brave every danger. And we may show ourselves worthy of this heri tage by continuing the light in time of peace, which he so nobly made in the terrible conflict of anus. Our soldiers returned from Appo inatox defeated in a sense, and yet his courage was undaunted. His country was ruined, his slaves were free, his family in want and many In destitute circumstances, and yet he was the same master. He has mas tered every adversity. He has re hablllted his country, and this sec tion of the South today remains the one section of our country which Is purely American. Get us then re solve to honor these heroes, and con tinue to honor them by seeing to it that the principles of right and jus tice for which they fought shall be established and rem tin the principles upon which our government shall rest and move. I had rather be .1 confederate sol dier, even In destitute circumstances, having made this contribution to my country, having offered my life as a sacrifice for the principles of govern ment recognized at the time as just than to have accumulated the millions of 'Morgan or Rockefeller, I had rather be a Confeodroto soldier who followed Leo and Jackson, than to have bejn a Napoleon or an Alexan der, and conquered a world. Ander son Intelligencer. The liest Pain Killer. Ducklcn's Arnica Salvo when applied to a cut, bruise, sprain, burn or scald, or other injury of the skin will im medlati ly remove all pain. B. 13. Chamberlain of Clinton. Me. says: - ' It robs cuts nnd other injuries of their terrors. As a healing remedy its equal don't exist." Will do good for you. Only 25c tit Laurcns Drug Co. Insurance t'ompanj Working to I're venl Disease. Medical Director vis its This County. Dr. L. G. Boall, assistant medical di rector of the Southern Life and Trust Company, of Greensboro, N. C, spent Tuesday in Laurcns making physical examinations of the policy-holders of that company in this section. The plan of the company Is to have one of its home offlce physicians cov er once each year the territory in which it operates and offer to each pollcyholder, free of charge, an op portunity to secure ii physical exam ination. By this means it will be pos sible to give warning of the approach of those chronic diseases, curable In the early stages, which creep upon a man unawares and which exact such a terrible death toll from men of mid dle age. This health conservation work on the part of this Southern company is said to be a distinct innovation In the lifo Insurance field, only one other company, it is asld, having undertak en It. In the opinion of some insur ance men, however, It will be a ques tion of only a few years until the practice will become general, and When It does, it will be next to im possible to overestimate the tremen dous and far-reaching good that will result. I SPECIAL NOTICES. | mi I lh an History- Call nt .l/ll. Sul livan's slor<> for a copy Ifyflie Sulli van family history or WnifJo. Sullivan. Ware Shoals, s. c. it. F t). No. -i. 10- It Lost Uni' oven-oat between Little River bridge and public so^dare on road to Cray Court. Rinder return to this ofllce and net suitable reward. 10-lt-pd Lost Saturday evening abouL>nlght, one 10 dollar bill on .Main Street or South Harper. Leave at tluj^Advertis er ofllce and net suitable reward. 10-lt-pd Seed Oats For Sale?Mintpr*8 Im proved Seed Oats and MunuVed Hushed Seed Oats Tor sale. A|ff)ly to E. P. Mintor, Laurens or write J. U. Min-' ter, Sedalla, S. C. 10-?t Lost--One - ring with L. C. in blue letters on it. Lost between n*fstof!ice and residence of Mrs. D. C./ffarksdalc last Thursday night. Finder please return to Advertiser ofllce. 10-It For Sale A choice one-acre lot on South Harper St. A combination store-room and house art Oakland Heights. About io acres on Main St. hear Mr. Howard's store. All of these properties at a bargain, Call on K. P, Minter, Laurens, s. C. a'-tf For Rent?One home on Sullivan St. known as Sullivan place/ Arranged ami planned for two IXuiilies. For terms apply to Tom Shaw or C. It. itishop, Laurens, s. c. o-2t First Class Travelling Gin?Ready for use or to move to any location, one llrst class gasoline travollkfg ginning outfit. l'ersons wanting same apply to William Byrd, Laurens, S. C. 9-3t For Sale?52 acres, 2 1-3 miles north of Laurens on two public roads, about 36 acres in cultivation, one lour-room house, one tenant house/ good well and s|)t ing. Apply to Oakland Heights Realty Co., or B. P. Minter. 9-tf For Sale?One corn and one wheat mill, situated near Red Iron/Racket in city of Laurens. Qood condition, good patronage, run by elecmclty. B. B. Martin, Laurens, S. C. 8-tf For Sale Cheap?One pair mules and wagon. Mules not large but in One condition, easy to keep, and/will work anywhere. For particulars apply to Mrs. S. B. Thornton, Mountvillo, S. C. 8-3t Gentlemen?'When building material is wanted, such as flooring, celling, pine shingles, metal shingles, laths, | lime, cement, plastering cement, apply to C. H. Duckett. best material nt close | prices. 8-5t-E.O.\V.-pd j Special Notice to Farmers?Use | Planters Special Grain Grower/, 8-1-4,| under your oats and wheaty/I have It In the Laurens ware house now for sale. Ask Planter's Agents for it, or write me. VV. Carl Wharton, Water loo, S. C. 8-3t For Sale?1 have S nice lots neat Watts Mill that I will sell reasonable or swap for country property. They are well located and are between the Mill and Laurens. W. Carl Wharton, Waterloo, S. C. 8-3t Tlie) Make You Feel Good. The pleasant purgative effect pro duced by Chamberlain's Tablets and the healthy condition of body and mind which they create make one feel joyful. For sale by all dealers. RIOTING FEARED IN LEGISLATIVE HALLS Tennessee House of lt^|?r4?s??utJll Almost Hlotous Over Luw Enforce* menl Kill. Nashville, ?Tenn.. ?2."?.?As ?a^ precaution against possible rioting over the socalled law enforcement bills, the Tennessee house of repre sentatives this afternoon cleared the Capitol Of all spectators, including members of the senate, which was not in session. It did not require formal action of the house to do this, as all the spectators left after being address ed briefly by Representative Macfar land, who suggested that their pre sence in the galleries or anywhere in the capitol would seriously Interfere with the business of the house. He fore leaving, however, some of the vis itors gained the assurance that de tectives and others suspected of be ing tinned likewise, would leave the capitol. A squad of policemen in the corridors left also. The faction opposing the passage of the socalled law enforcement bills, Which are designed to make more ef fective the present prohibition laws, today continued a filibuster against the measures. Late today a petition signed by a majority of the house, it is claimed, urging Speaker Stantton to allow the bills to come to a vote, was ordered spread upon the journal. The house voted' down a resolution providing that John Yeaman, a depu ty game warden, be cited before the house for contempt. It is alleged Yea man displayed a revolver during the uproar in the house yesterday when several speakers charged that gun men were present. The house will meet again tomorrow for considera tion of the local bills. Wedding Gifts WHAT TO GIVE?" Is the question that is Agitating You. WE HAVE THE ANSWER j Our years of experience in I supplying Wedding Gifts that please will help us to guide you. Gifts of distinction and Refinement in Pickard's Hand painted China. Everything desirable in Silver ware and Cut Glass. FLEMING BROTHERS JEWELERS Asthma! Asthma! POPHAM'S ASTHMA REMEDY gives instant/fclief and an absolute cute in all case's of Asthma. Bronchitis, and Hay Feyer. Sold by druggists ; mail oh receipt of price $1.00. Trtnt Package by mall 10 cents. WILLIAMS MFC. CO.. Prop*.. CleYeUod. Ohio LAURENS DRUG CO. Lsurens, S. to MARTHA WASHINGTON CANDY Is known all over America as the Candy of Quality. Every piece handmade, from cream but ter, sugar and chocolate. No chemicals used. Ordered Fresh By Express Every Week. You can get it only at POWE DRUG COMPANY On the Squafre Laurens, S, C, l TO A LITTLE SONG ENTITLED COTTON COTTON COTTON When you sell your cotton Rays must not be forgotten Here is where your penny counts In very large or small amounts. Old Man Dollar is friend to us all Fourteen cent cotton makes a mighty haul Bring Rays part of it; we wont take it all We remember you always, remember us in the fall Drugs,Toilet Articles and Patent Medicines. Stationery. Agents for Huylers and Nunnalys Candies. FIRST VERSE CHORUS