Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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No matter what you have, used,, ty Mustang Liniment and see for yourself how soon it stops pain. It don't cting or burn.the flesh but soothes and heals soon as applied,. Pain simply can't stay if you use MEXICAN Mustang Liniment The Great Family Remedy QUICKLY RELIEVES Mumps, Lameness, Cuts, Burns, Backache, Rheumatism, Scalds, Sprains, Bruises, and all other ailments of Max addeast. Sinc 848 the foremost 'Pain eliever of the South. 25c., 50c $1 a boute at Drug and 'eneraI Stores. To Cure a Cold in One Day Take LAXATIVE DROMO Quinine. It stops the Cougt and Headache and works off the Cold. Druggists refund money if it tnils to cure. E. W. GROVEs signature on each bos. 25c. LAND SALE By, virtue of a Tax Execution direc ted, to".mo by Ross D. Young, treasurer of Laurens County, S. C., against Woodruff Oil and Fertilizer Company, I have levied on and will sell at pub lic auction to the highest bidder at LAurens Court House on salesday in January, 1914, being Monday the fifth dad of the month, during the legal hours for such sales, the following de seribed real estate to wit: All that 'piece or parcel of land sit uate, lying 'and *being in the town of LInford in Laurens county, S C., con taining six (6) acres, more or less, bounded on the east Eby lands of J. W. Itlnford, on the west by the C." & W. C. Railroad and on the south )yy lands of Arch Holmes. Terms of sale, cash, p rchaser to pay for papers. If the , rms of sale t.re not complied with, the land to be re-sold on same or some subsequent salesday, on same toins at risk of former purchaser John D. Owings, Sheriff of Laurens County, S. C. Dec. 6, 1913. FINAL SETTLEMENT. Take notice that on the 21st day of January, 1914, I will 'render a final account of my acts and doings as Ad mninistratrix of .the estate of Robert Jones, deceased, in the ofilce of the Judge of Probate, of Laurens county, at. 11 o'clock, a. in., and on the same day will apply for a final discharge from my trust as Administratrix. Any i;ersons in lted to said estate are notified and r dtired to make pay ment on that da ; and all persons having claims against said estate will present them on or before 'said date, duly proven, or be forever barred. Emma Jones, Administratrix. Dec. 17, 1913.-1 Imo. PENSION NOTICE. The Pension Commissioner will be in the County Auditor's ofilece each Saturday in January, next ensuing, for the purpose of il?ling the- necessary blanks for applicants for pensions, and certifying to 'transfers fromr this county to other counties. The corm missioner wvill be provided with the recquir'ed -blanrk applications and wvill prepare theim to go\ before ,the County Pension Board, whid mets the first Monday In Feb ruary, 194. Township representatives, Con fei atc veterans and pensioners will please rep~ort the nrahtes of those pensioners 'who have riled; esp~eially widows since the 1st of January, 1913, giving date of death; also those who have. moved out of the county and( State; also the name of any Confederate veteran illegally drawing a pens1ion1, wvith proof to es tablish their contention. New appli cants must conme before the Commis sioner. All 'pensioners are expected to report in person or' by letter that *heir names' may 'be kept on the roll. W. P. COlNICR, Chairman C~Qynty Pension Board. Dec. 11, 1913. 21-3t CLEANING Fall Win . Should be Done N ~Footer's E) Cumber America's Greatest and Most E Establi If we have no Agent i by Express or Parcel Post Parcel Post place our won sal service at your door-s PENITENTIARY GUARD DEMQUNCES BLEASE Says Conviets are Demoralized as lie sult of Paroles and Pardons Granted by the Governor Columbia. Dec. 20.-A sweeping do nunciatioi of Governor Blease's ac tions with regard to convicts at the State penitentiary was made today by the captain of the guard at the State prison. Capt. W. H. Sondley says fule con victs at the prison are now deioral ized, that discipline has been serious ly affected by Governor 3lease's parols and pardons and that "all tlie average convict seems to think that it is nec essary to violate the rules, get punish ed and slip a letter to the governor and his parole or 'pardon will follow." The statement of Capt. Sondley comes by reason of the granting of a parole by Governor Blease to Raimon Parris, a Newberry prisoner, who charged that he was .punished because he wore a Blease button. 1 The details were given in 'T'hurs day's News and have created a sensa tion over the state. Many of the coun ty papers have commented on the par ole. Parris was called to Governor 3lease's office and reiterated a state ment contained in a letter that he had been "picked" on by the guards because he wore a Blease button and registered other kicks against the penitentiary. Today the stoem broke in the state ment of the captain of the guard. "I have been a victim of this kind of frame-up by convicts and ex-con victs long enough. I have never been able to understand -why Governor Blease should take an exparte state ment of a convict to Injure a man and a state Institution when he could get the facts and the truth by simply asking," said 'Captain W. II. Sondley, denouncing as a "lie" the statement of the convict named Parris who was paroled a few days ago, following a letter the convict ,wrote to Governor Blease that he was being punished because he wore a Bllease button. "I now think the time has come for mle 'to speak out," added Capt. Sondley. "When it comes to discharging 'my di ty as an officer of the penitentiary I try and have no pets but I must con fess that I did "show this man some consideration on account of being from Newberry, my native county, by making him a trusty water boy. This lasted as long as he proved worthy but when he violated the rule, I called him down." "When he said his downfall and punishment was caused by his wear ing a button with Gov. Blease's picture on it, a blacker lie was never uttered." Capt. Sondley pointed out that the case of Parris was submitted to Col. Grifflith, the superintendent, before final action was taken and the punish ment inflicted was by the superintend ent's direction. The cell in which Parris was placed, says Capt Sondley, was the man's regular cell, "as com fortable as any other in the building". The captain of the guard conitinued: "I had no dlesire to inflict any greater. punishimemit than solitary conflinement. In the dlischarge of my duty as cap tain or the guard I lhave al-ways tried to be just and fair in admiinistering dlisciplhine andl have never' knowvingly infieted any greater punishment than I though the case deserved." Commending Col. 1). JT. Grmiflth, the supierintenldent of the penitentiary, Capt. Sendley says that "the peniteni tiary Is liresided over by a muan who has devoted Ils life to the interests of South Carolina, whose word is taken wherever lie is known, and whose bon or' and Integrity stands wvithout a blemish." Capt. Sondley statedl that lie and thme governor were brought up in the same county and "up to a fewv months ago have been strong personal and 1)o hitical friends." lie added: "Under these circumstances (lees it not seetm that a comnimn decencyv and AND DYEIG ter Needs ow. Send them to ye Wbrks land, Md. ~anitary Cleaning anld D~yeing hlinent. n your locality, send direct The advantages of the lerful facilities and univer o to speak. justice would demand that I be given a hearing botore the statement of a convicted thief be taken, by -whose testimony the whole administration of the penitentiary is condemned and we are 'denied the right accorded the meanest criminal of not being heard in our defense." Charging that there is now less discipline among the convicts and that Governor lBlease's actions have caused a demoralization at the peni tontiary, the captain of the guard concludes his statement to the pub lic: "It seems that Governor please had had a pick at the 'penitentiary and its ofilcers ever since he has -been in the governor's oflice and I have never un derstood it, unless lhe is catering to the criminal element in the state. "No one knows, except those con nected with the peniten'tiary, the dis order and demoralization that has been caused nimong the convicts by his interference and attitude lie has occu piled. I have been connected with the penitentiary, from time to time in one way or another for about 20 years and there is more disorder and less disci pline now among the convicts than I have ever known. "All the average convict seems to think that it is necessary is to violate the rules, get punished and slip a letter to 'the governor and his parole or pardon will follow. "It is a sad ceimentary on.'South Carolina when the testimony of con victed criminals is taken in preference to honorable ien." 1AUIiENS MCHOOLS WINNERS. 'lake Off Prizes for School Improve ument in Competition with Other Schools of thme State 'olaubia. Dec. ?I.--At the annual meeting of the executive committee of the South Carolina School jm provement association at the Jeffer son hotel Fridiay afternoon the prizes aggregating $1,000 were awarded to the 30 schools, making the greatest improvement during the year. The awards were announced late yester day by the president, Miss Mary Eva lite of Aiken. The prizes were divided into two classes, ten first prizes of $50 each and 20 second prizes of $25 each. The State board of education supplied the funds for these prizes. First Prize Schools. The ten schools receiving the first prizes were as follows: Meggetts school, Charleston county; Antioch school, Darlington county; Ridgeville high school, Dorchester; Trinity-Ridge school, Laurens; Ath ens school, Lexington; l'onaria school Newberry; Norway school, Orange hurg; Dalzell school, Sumter; Rome high school, Williamsburg; Mt. Ilolly school, York. Second Prize Schools. The 20 schools 'winning the second prizes are as follows: Floyd school, Aiken county; Green Pond school, Anderson; Old Vareines school, Andersop; Double Springs school, Ander'son; Ashileigh school, Unarnwell ; Pleasant 1Hi11 school, Barn wvell; Armnenia school, Chester; Mc T3ee school, Chesterfleld; Mechanics ville school, Darlington; Utnion school, Dilloni; (Good Hope school, George town; Pleasant 11111 school, George town; Hurcol school, ioruy; Beaver dlam school, iKershuaw;: Gray school, Lauryens, F'airliay school, Oconee; St. George school, Orangeburg; FEu tawville school, Orangeburg ; and Ne smnith school, W'll Iiamsbu rg. Praises Presidenut. Regarding the work of Miss Mary Elva 1lute, piresident of the Fouthi Car ol ina School flnirovement Associa tion, Suplt, of Education .1. E'. Swvear ingen late yesterday made the follow lng comment: ".\liss liute has given many busy days anid wakeful nights to her work andc the co-oper'ation she had enlisted from 37 of the 44 counties shows what might lie accolmplished if thle president and the Rural School Improvement as sociation were in 'Position to devote her energies solely to the up ibuihlng of the country schools. There were 14'7 schools .from 37 counties of the State making applications for the priz es awarded." STOP CA T~t iH Unless Properly Treated With HiIyomnel Tils Diseaise May ltecomei SerIous. If you have catarrh, indicated by sniffling, stoppeid up head, droiings in the throat and morning choking, there is an irritated sta te of the mu cous memubranio which affords an ideal condition for the growth of disease germs. 'Do not allow thiese dangerous germs to begin the destruction of your 'health. Thle eaaiest, simplest, quickest, sur est and cheapest way to check catarrh1 is by breathing Hlyomel.' This wvonder ful medicated nir' treatment does not upset the stomach, but is bre~athed in through the H~yomei inhaler, directly following and surely destroying all diserase germs that may 'have been inhahed-the tissues of the throat, none and lungs are quickly healed and vitalized. Money refunuded buy the Laurens Drug Co. to anyone whlonm IHyomel fails to beneflt. A compilet'e outfit costs but $1.0 AMENDMENT MADE FOR THE FARMERS South Carolina Senator JIas Amend. ment Ma'de in Currency Bi11. Washington, December 21.-Senator Smith's fight to insert an amendment in the currency law giving the farm er eqiual recognition with business and professional lien has been successful. This amendment provides federal re served notes for six months might' be issued on agricultural paper. The amendment "provided, that notes, drafts and bills drawn for ag ricultural purposes having a maturity not exceeding six months may be dis counted in an amount to be limited to a percentage of the capital of the Fed eral reserve banks to be ascertained and fixed by the Federal Reserve Board," was adopted by the Domocrat Ic caucus. Offered in the senate Satur day it was incorporated in tile new banking law. In offering the anmendent. Senator Smith said: "'T'his amendment puts the farmers where their business Is recognized as of eqiual importance in the financial system of the country, with the prime commercial paper of other bus1iless, such as the notes, drafts and bills of merchants, miners and others in the so-called business world. Under the terms of this pro vision farmer's notes, bills and drafts issued for agricultural purposes are available at the reserve banks for a note issued on the same footing as is provided for in ninety-day paper. In other words in the case of financial stringency or threatened panic this paper can be used for deposit with the regional bank and on its federal reserve notes Ialy be issued to meet the emergency. ''llus will the fa Im er's paper at last be an asset. HOW'S TlISi We offer One Ilundred Dollars Re ward for any case of Catarrh that can not be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. Chenny & Co., Toledo, 0. We, te undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and finan cially able to carry out any oblaga tions made by his firm. NATIONAL BANK OF COMMIlRCF, Toledo, O. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internal ly, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Tes timonials sent free. Price 7 cents per bottle. old by all Druggist. Take Hall s Family Pills for con stipation. BARCAl 123 acres, fou Clinton road, well .J. W. Moore S$20.00 per acre. The Coleman acres at a bargain. IDorr'oh Pl1ace, per acre. .Jno. Clardy P1 45 acres one t $45.00) per acre. One house an< Sbuilding at $1,000. 1,000 acres, ti tracts, at a bargain The Dr. Duva splendid im'pr'oven anid good nieighbor A 50 acre fari price. One house au<l galin for a quIick sa 175 acres in S Farm. A bargain.1 Lauren: R. A. COOPRt, President. AnderR TAKES j(4A L MONEY ., - MAKE THE MERRIEST - ICHRISTMAS Christmas, with its good cheer and its joy for the children will never go out of fashio . It is money spending time. But if you have been BANKING your money all year you can spend a few dollars and not ' feel it. It will make a lots more Merry Christmas to have money in the bank. Suppose you give your wife 41 or child a BANK ACCOUNT for Christmas. Make OUR bank YOUR bank. We pay interest in Savings Department. Enterprise Bank B N. B. DIAL, Pres. G. H. ROPER, Cashier Simpson, Cooper & Babb, NOTICE. Attorneys at Law. Of Annual Meeting of County Board Will practice in aU State Courts. of Commissioners. pt'ompt attention given to all business. Notice is hereby given that the next annual meeting of the Board of 'Coun ty Commissioners of Laurens Coun y will be held at Laurens, S. C., on Thursday, the 8th day of January A. D. 9114. All persons holding claims of any kind against the county not previously presented, will file same Shafting, Pulleys, Belts, Repairs and with J. 1). Mock, Clerk, on or before Files, Teeth, Locks, Etc. the first day of January, 1914. LOMBARD IRON WORKS, AUGUSTA, GA. J. .D. MOCK, Get our circular before You buy. 20-4 t Clerk. IS IN REAL ESTATE : r miles east of Laurens Court House on improved at a bargain. Terms easy. Place, near Mt. Pleasant, 75 acres at Place, six miles west of Lauirens, 125 near P~oyd's Mi'ill, 220 acres at $12.50 ace, near Mt. Olive, 165 acr'es, $10 an acre. nd( onie-half miles South-east of LurenCs, I lot near the Laur'ens Cotton Mill School 00. ree miles wvest of Waterloo, in several 11 Farm on Pea Ridge, 1 00 acres and ents, wiell located as to schoolIs, churches ji ni in same neighborhood at a reasonable 1 lot on W~est Main Street, now at a bar' Ie. ullivan Township, the T. Wood Brown y S TustCompany C. WV. TPUNE, sec. & TPreas. )n & Blakely, Managers Real Estate Sales, LAURENS, S. C. 1k