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Ebe fibbertiger tlubscription Price is $1.00 Per Year Payable in Advance. Published by ADVERTISEIt PRINTINO COMPANY Laurens, S. C. AI. SON I,141E President W. (I. LANCASTER vice-Pres. A RTHllt LE E Sec. and Treas. Advertising Ittes on Application. Obituaries and Card of Thanks: One cent a word. Entered at the postofilee at Laurens, S. C., as second class mail matter. Liil~s, S. V., FlilnU An l IY 4, 1913. The Advertiser will be glad to receive the local news of all the commuutl.is in the county. Cor. respondenrts are requested to sign their nam:ei to the contri butions.. Letters should not be mailed later than Monday morn. ing. 1leadlinje, "Sitff ragists tove presi dent's heart." Where to? The Foriner ill prohibiting white teachers froH te:chin g negro chikren and the attacl of Gov. Hjlease on the dead father of Sen. Christensen are the lowest examltples of cheap polities that we have yet 'heheld in this state. ".. Otr legislators appear -to he very fond of taklng little "jauints" to hos .pitable citics. Woitldn't it be less ex pensive for the state if they would attend strictly to hbusiness and take a !ittle "jaunt" homne a little earlie:' than usual? 'Ihe (cotumttittee alhipointedl to inves tigate the conditions at the state in sane asylum would confer a lasting favor on the st:'le if they would go right to the 'hotloan of every' chalrg, leave notili ng tinturned, make an eatly report to th e legislature and( allow the whole q uestion to be setth ( once and for all without any loss of time. 'I'lese long drawnt out investigations are not only unnecessar'y but ireate dis satisfactiun. We are in favor of in Vestigations whenever ne('ed'Il, bit they : houlld be contluctedt swiftly aini prtompltly. Two ece1 -it mie:stures havi brt' een introdluce I iii '(' legtishLture affecting thtis county. )n; i for thie incr"Ie~tse of th" salary c"' the eounty supaierinterd eni of eiduc t ion to il ,2itt: a yeat' and the other for tin ehe"tio)n of county s'1hool t ri:;t cs b,' ponimb1iir vote in the -('1h0e l . -tricht l)an; two ineasure.s aire ca!et:l:. l to 1o itnulh gont , as 'they' put the s :-:inten-leat's ollice' ont abtter 1iania 11:11mhlAis .and tenld to lo away with nti d isruel andl dtis i-uiter'vli'r llmbert has built onle oif theI most bue.t.tifitttI i as well as sitbtstani tini11)1I ub i bridg's probialy in thle state at Tr'unbhinag Shmoa.Is ont Reedy river. Th'l b lridlge is of steel conistruie tion and 390 feet lonig. Thlie mini spani is 120 feet lon and thie dIri veway hangs 35 feet abuove low wvater miarkl. Te bidge ha's heen bui l~t stiretchiniig fr'omi twoi bluiifs a fewoi li hrndred, feet below the lowetr housei d:.m and has beatut ifuil andi well graded winding roadiS leadintg to eachl I plroach. A\ v'iw fro:n. the west ernt lill gives a 1heui 1fit I ielturei otf tis linie iece of enrginieetirig. Althlourgh Mr. I lumb er't ha s bil~t otheri fline bridges over thle coun aty, lie -has not hitherto attempltEgd antin g so amrbbits as this. It wvill itanad as a Itastinrg monuiimerit to his enuginaeeiirig skill -and bitslitness ability. Aceordiniig to repiorts from C4oluima hin, tihe .hill int Iroducted in the l egis latutre at. the instantce of I taurents mner chiants to pr'ovidle for' the separatIon of the freight ofices ini thtis cIty re eelived arm unfavorable report from the rilIroad cottaititee anrd will (doubtl e.ss go nto fur ilt'. Whether or riot time lill If lpassed wvould have been pro iute o (f any good cartnrot lbe t old. We d10 itot belIeve, hioweve r, Iihat the men' chtant s htav' proceeded in thle r'ight di rection to secutre red ress, granitinjg th at. they hiave a g riovanrce. .'omie kIind of ittition to the head omeiers of the rail roads askinig for a change ini the riules would doutbtless r'elieove imtters in ease the ofilet's agreed( to the pe titlooners. Otherwise there l's recouirse in the railroad commission. Ilowever, TI-'e A dver'tiser' is constr'ainied to be lieve that cause for grievance is g'ratly overestimatedl, judtgintg by our owvn experience In the freight offie. We do not know of anooter place In the city whiere we ar'e treated more courtosly or whore we receilve bet ter 'nrvice. It rmightl 'he thati we have bretn miorec fotruuale thiain otlihers inr th is reg~ard, brat we .feari th-at the t rou bfc w'thi others hias been that they too warn somnwhat at fault. Rural Credits and the Torrens Sys. tem. 'lhe general arguments in favor of the .Torrons system of land registra tLon have boon too frequently and too w1dolf Vtatod to (require 'ropetition here. While these arguments are ab solutely conclusive in themselves and should long ago have availed to bring about general adoption of the system, the introduction simultaneously in both chambers of congress last Thursday of a bil.1 looking to the creation of a system of rural credits, and the practical certainty that this bill, possibly modified somewhat as to details, will soon be enacted into law, renders imperative the early in auguration of the Torrens system of registering land titles by any and every state that hopes and desires to get effective results from rural cred its legislation. "What shall it profit us," as The Progressive Iartner, of Raleigh, very forcefully puts it, "if a somewhat lower interest rate is obtained, or if money for land loans is made more easily available, If we then find that titles are too doubtful to be accepted as collateral, or if the prohibitive est of 'examining' a title every time a loan is wanted, keeps the farmer from uing the rural credit system so la boriously wrought out for his benefit?" That such a situation would obtain in Virginia, If our present system of recording land titles is continued, goes without saying. No person or corp)(ation will today loan money on real estate secturity in this state without first having the title to the real estate "examined," -and no agri cultural bank, after a rural credit system has been put in operation, would make a loan without following the saime method of procedure. In such circullstances, the last state of the farmer so far as ease and promptness in securing loans on his land as collateral are concerned, would be no better than the first. Iven W-here no insuperable iflicultiy in es tablishing title should be experienced, the necessary expense and delay at taching to the securing of a loan would practically prollibit him from apllplying for it. Inder the ''orrens system, on the contrary, both the cost and the time reqiuired for cons'ummia tion of the transaction would he min imized, the certificate of registration, with the state behind it, standing as a guaralitee of the soundness of the title and so beilg as readily available as collateral ias a bond of the state or federal government Would be. S.urely the oegislators atl Richlond, who have so long and so persistently tuinel a deaf ear to all the other rgilnills, altogetlie' onilisive Iioiiul Ithey were andi(1 are, in favor of the 'Torrens system, will not faill to re ognize the added urgency whicli I 'lo .lm allon noiw takes onl and, rcn izinl: this u g n y, will not fatil ,t(1 isut the. farlers("' of \'irginia, in a po :"ition1 to rreap the' mlaximum11 m1eas ure of ho'neoit from the legislation derdgn~edl to chevapon spnd facilitate lth' -$-uin'ig of money- for' thle ipromliotioni of' agrieiiltumral projeets. it is a miiat te'r in whiech all the iterests in' the (ommon wi~iuealthl I have a direc'(t (concern 'l for' incr ieaseb ll prosperity3 for the farm - er musti~I iniev itabily mean i inliesd pro'(speiirity ifor the( st ate. at lar~ge Norfolk \'i rgi nian -Pilot. lill I01'S !-C-AS('A IWTS Siek Iecadnehe, Souri Si omaichI, (his, Need Cleansing.10. No odds how badl your iIIver, stom nehl or' bocwels; how% miuchi y'our head a("hios, how miserable andiu unicomfor't aible y'oui are' fr'omi 'onisti pat ion, indi - ge'stioni, hiijlihosnes and al ugglsh bow els-you always get the desired results wvithi Cascai'etsj D oii't let y'our stomach liI ver andc bowels make you iserable. Take Casca rets ton ight; put an eind to the headache, biliousness, dlizzliness, nerv ousness, sick, sour, gassy stomach, backache and all.' other distr'ess; cleanse y'ourI inld~e or'ganis of all the bile, gases and~ conisti pated matter' whlich Is produtc Iiig the 11misery). A I10-cenit box mieanis healthl, happ)i)1 ness and a clear head foi' months. No more (lays of gloom and1( distress5 If you will take a Cascaret now and thlen. All dru'iggists sell Casca rots. D~on't for get th e child(1ren- -thoi' little i nsides ne'ed a gentle cleanising, too. Declares 1risual lDividend. Thlie stockhlolder's of th e lIpmo Tlrus t 'ompiany hold thgp regular annI ual mee'(tinug in thIie' i'nf(erprise IIa nk blald Sig Monday i T 3, whlen the usuaal seveii 1)r ('('lt. dlv ideni wl~as declared. Th'le of licer's repiiote thle companyl~ to be in a [lou rishinug (cndion. Hfow Is Your IBoiler? it bas been statedt thfat al man'sf stomach is lis boiler, lils body is hisE engine anld hiis mouth the fire 'box. Is youru boileor (stomach) in good work ing or'der or is it so weak that it will niot stand a ftull load and not able to sullpply the nleedled energy to your on gine (body) ? If you havec any trouble wi th yourm stomach ChiamberlaIn's Tab lets will do you good. Thliy strengthen an in iivigormate tihe stomachi and~ enable it to do its work niatural ly. Maay have been oflice led by them. For' sale by Il niel tainl's KILLED HIS WIFE MONDAY NIGHT Arthur Scott Arrested Yesterday on Charge of Murder and Lodged in Jail by the Sheriff. Arthur Scott, a negro living in the upper part of the county In Youngs Township was arrested yesterday by Sheriff Owings on the charge of miur dering his wife, Mamie Scott. The crime was committed sometime Mon day night and the negro was taken in custody Tuesday (morning and brought here to be lodged in jail. As yet no particulars in regard to the deed have been obtained and the negro's rea son for killing his wife have not been learned. * * EKOM NOTES. * * * " e" " " " e " " " " " tEkom, Feb. 2.-Our community was very much saddened Saturday morn ing when the sad news was received of the sudden death of Mrs. Eliyaboth Cooper. Mrs. Cooper spent most of her life in our neighborhoo and was loved by all who knew her. We ten derly sympathize with her children and other relation in their sad bereave ment, Rev. J. A. Brock was the guest of Mr. L. C. Culbertson's family Satur day night. Mrs. Davenport of the it. Pleasant section, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Ii. Ii. Pinson. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Cooper visited Mr. A. R. Thone and fatmily Sunday. 'Mrs. C. C. Cooper and daughter, IIester, visited Mrs. Lou Culbertson and daughter Sunday. Mrs.L. C. Culbertson spent a day or two near Fountain Inn last week, vis iting his brothers, Meesrs James Cul bertson and Marvin Coley. Misses Mary McDaniel and .lessie C(ulhertson were guests of Misses 'earl and Myrtle Culbertson Sunday. $oied by Nature. 'nexpected rainfall Thursday night solvel a problem for Wham pros., whlich had given them considerable trouble during the day before and which gave promise of still further trouble. Expecting to move their ga rage to some other part of the city, it was desired to raise a large gasoline tank out of the ground. The earth was removed from around the tank, which was sunk about six or eight feet. Sev eral hefty laborers were called to the job, but night fall caught them with the job ulnfinishled, but the earth re moved. All hands were called off to return the next morning to continue the w ork. During the night a heavy rain fell and illied the large hole ex envatedi around the tank. As the hole filled up, the tank, buoyed pll by the rising water, steadily rose to the level of the yard silt'rroundting, where it rr tauied until morning. Arriving on th isl ne ealiy, the workmen saw what the raiin had done. All that was leflt for tetm, was to float the tank from the surtface of the water to the hankhs of the hole atid t here ro(ll it overa on the sol( i tarth. What ptrobat bly' would ha~ve taketn hours for sever al metn to' do was dotne bty the rain u naided. (Card of Titanks. Atrs. Anana We'llIs anatd ch111(1retn 'wish to1 thiatnk theitr kitnd friends for the sympathy atnd kitndness shownt them in their recent bereavetnetnt-the loss or husbisantd andl fathietr. Words fail to expre'(ss our apprteciationt, bu11t we hope God int his inin iite miercy' will bless yout all. A btout S,000 Ahe ad., Aeorditng to the reptort of the con sits deipar'tment, the cotton crop in Laurients county this year up to JTan uatry I16th was ovetr eight thousand hales ahead of last year at the same tine. The ginnings upi to January 16th, 1914, were 43,273. Up to the same time last year the ginnings wvere Will lHe Opernted On Mtr. E. V. Fergutsoni, the ptroprietor of lFergutson's P'ressitig Club left yen It'rday fotr~tl S artinburg w he(re he will le opet'ated on today fort apptetndicitis. Dr)t. i'teedly will petfonm the olteation. A Winter 'otugh. A stubbiotrn, annoy3'ing, dlepresnsing ('ough1 hatngs ont, tacks the body, wenk etis the litngs, and1( often leads to se tioius results. The first (lose of Dr. Kitng's New Discovetry gives relief. I ienruy U). Sandetrs, of Cavendish, Vt., was threatened wvith conisumptAon, af ter' havitig pneumnotiia. lie wvrites: "Dr.' King's New Discovery ought to lie in ever'y family; it is certainly the btest or all medlecines for coughs, colds or lung trouble." Good for childtren's couaghs. Montey back if hot satisfied. l'r'iee 5'0c. andl $1.00. At all drl'ugglHts. HI. E. IBucklen & Co. 'Philadelphia ot' St. Louis, *+* * *** * *. * **,** * * Evier'ybodty's Doig It. * * D~olng. whla t -Huyinig tickets* * to the 'big shtow Frtidaiy n ight, * * 1"eb. 6'tti. Local talent.* TEAOHElRS 'TO M1EET SATURDAY. Miss Mary Elisabeth 4rayser, of Win. throp College, to 1(ake Address and Give Demonstration. The regular monthly meeting of the teachers association and rural school improvement association will be held at the city graded school Saturday, beginning at 10:45 o'clock. A short program will be carried out during the first part of the meeting devoted to the consideration of "Arithmetic." Following the com pletlona of. this pro grain Miss Mary Fliz.abeth Frayser, of Winthrop college, will deliver an ad dress on home economics alnd give a demonstration of modern appliances. The teachers, members of the rural improvement Associations and all in terested in the work are cordially in vited to be present. 'Ple following is the program for the first part of the meeting: 1 .Number Work in Primary Grades. .liss Annie Putnam. 2 The Four Fundamentals in Arith metic In Grammar Grades. Miss Genie Aiken. 3 Analysis in Problems. Miss Madge .larris. 4 Method of Teaching Interest. 10. A. Fuller. Miss Gray stated yesterday that the county fair will coeic in for a short discussion and that the preliminary fair sheets will .be distributed. For this reason she is especially anxious that all the teachers be present. Tillman Btack In Senate. Washington, Feb. 2.-Senator Till man, of South Carolina, returned to his seat in the senate today, fully re covered from the illness that -had con fined him to his residence for several weeks. DON'T LET CONSTJ PATlION RUIN YOUR IIEALTII It Deadens (lie Brain and Weakens the Body. Nature Needs Real and Harmless Aid to Overcome It. Nature does her best to fight con stipation and its evil effects. She fights to the last atom of her strengtl), but usually she has to have assistance. To avoid the sluggish brain and weakened body, the sick headache, coated tongue and biliousness, it is un wise to use unpleasant calomel, a med icine so strong that it leaves most peo ple "all klockedVout." Don't take chances with.yog4. health. A great numbel' of people have learned that I)odson's Liver Tone (50c) makes one brighter, healthier and happier in a perfectly easy and natural way, with no pain nor gripe and no had after-effects. The Laurens Drug Co. guarantees it without condition and will refund pur chase price if you are not entirely sat I-lied. I)odson't Liver Tone is an ab solutely safe, ileiasInt tasting vegetat i!e 11(uid and a wonderful liver stim aiInt which takes the place of calomel, 1imt he sure you get Dodson'. SPECIAL NOTICIS. Not~ice--Parties Having .roofing, plumin Img or any kinld of metal repair work, shouldl call on Martinl & Martian, successors to Divver Brmos. All rep~air work donie promlptly for cash. 28-4t-pd For Sale-S. C. lBrownm Leghornl and Wite Leghiora eggs for sale. $1.25 for 15. G. C. Holper, LaurlIens it. (1. 28-5t-pd Wianted---To Pu rchase uplright Piano of stanadard make, second( hlandt, but in goodl condlition. Write "Pianio" care Th'ie Advertiser. 27-2t For Sale-Two goodl 'seconld haand huaggiea anad three goodi amls. Appiy to ii. D)ouglas Gray. 27-tf For Saale-i lomea raised )horse, good qlualities, sevena years 01(d. C. 10. .Mc inney, Souathaern Cotton Oil Co. 26-tf For Salie-Aboit 600 bulshels of coamn in tile ear, and abolut '40 tons of pea-vine, stover' and oat haay for sale at market price. Jeff 'D~avis, L~arens. fltot 5. 25-5t-pd Rinaglet Barred Ply mmouitihRocks Siplendid assortment of Cockerols ad Plliets for sale at conservative prfc es. Tis stock Is braed to a high stato of purity. L. S. Fumller. 25-5it For Sale or Trade--One 5-passen ger auto.nolbile in first-class condition for sale or will tradle tor real estate. Address Box 147, Lauaretas, S. C. 24-5t ('0t011 Seed For Sale-1 bushels of Imtlproved Big Hioll King Cottonm Seed for sale. See me at onace. l10rnest 10asterby, Lauaren~s, S. C. 24i-5t Saleswomen: 'lTako notice-if you wanat to earna good money In a digni fied anld lieasanmt foccu pation write Thie McAll ister Company, Peopies Gas. Builing, Chlicago, Illinois. 241-Ct-pd When you feel dmcage vous, tired, worried or dies iondent it is a tare sign you need MOT'..i NERVERINE PILLS. They renew tihe normal vigor and mako life worthl living. lio aura and ask for Mottt's No~rverinre Pills C;agi Wi LIA MS MFG. CO., Props., Cleveland, Ohio LAUREM.. .JRU' CO. Laurena, 5. (L Phafting, P~io e, Bot, Repair, and File., Y eth, Locke, Etc. LOMBARD IRON WORKS, AUGUSTA, GA. Gel cue ,.lmcu, bsere ecn buy. Wham Bros. Garage to Move. Monday morning work was begun on a" new ,garage by Wham .Bros. on the lot they recently purchased from Messrs. W. G. LIancaster- and I. B. Roper next to Blackwell's 'printing shop on the street that runs from the public square to the county jail. Mr. \Vhan expects to have his new place open for business in a very short while When he vacates his present stand it wgl be remodeled and used by a moving picture concern which has 'leased it for a term of years. Horrible Blotches of Ezema Quickly cured by -Dr. Iobson's Ec zema Ointment. C. P. Caldwell, of New Orleans, La., states: "My doctor ad vised me to try 'Dr. Iobson's Eczema Salve.' I used three boxes of Oint ment and three cakes of Fr. Hobson's Dorma Zonma Soap. Today I have not a spot anywhere on my body and can say I am cured." It will do the same for you. Its soothing, healing, antisep tic action will rid you of all skin humors, blackheads, pimples, Eczema blotches, red unsightly sores, and leaves your skin clean and healthy. Get a box today. Guaranteed. All drug gists 50c or by mail. Pfeiffer Chemical Co., Philadelphia or St. Louis. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Are You On * * To the fact that the show Fri. * * day night is the best ever pulled * * off in this neck of the woods * J. S. .M Real Estate City and Surburban Pr One new seven room cottag One four room house with ri Mill for twelve hundred and ft. and lot cost more than price t owning moved to lower part o: 3 1-4 acres on Farley Aven 2 acres on Parley Avenue, Good building sights. One two story house, well e IIampton street. One small store room and g and Mills streets for $600.00 One two story brick building shade trees. In good neighbor for $3,000.00. The buildings o 100 acres farm land with n of Princeton at $20.00 an acr 100 acres four miles south u school. This is a good faim. 343 acres near Clinton. Thii ing some money. 50 acres fine farming land per aere. 65 acres near Barksdale Std 110 ares in two miles of Or u sell for forty and fifty dollars One acre and 6-rooim hous< e eral Spring at $3,000. One 8-room honse on fa a One 8-room house on tatn One 15-roots house on Sot !!c) 146 acre farm cear Trinity. hooda and( best schlool adlvanta trhet. 30 acres' int hlllf ilie of' eitf~ :AN ANNOYINC I . D. SX ~LAURI Flower and ( BUISTS and FERRYS POWE DRU On the Sqaren CLYDE WILLIS CLEARED. Greenville Counity Jury Says Willis was Justied in 1liing Alex. Pruitt Greenville, Jan. 31.--At thirty-five minutes after eight o'clock last night after a trial lasting two days, Clyde Willis stood in the county court house and :heard. the verdict of tlhe jury which made him a free man, and which, in effect, was a statemnt that Willis was justified in killing Alex Pruitt at Fork Shoals on December 13. The case was -given to the jury at 22 minutes of eight o'clock, agd at 20 minutes after the 'hour. a decision was reaohed only 43 minutes having been consumed in deliberation before the members of the jury agreed on the verdict of "Not Guilty." Judge John S. Wilson had gone to his hotel and it was necessary for him to return to the court room before the verdict could be announced. The case of the State against Clyde Willis on the charge of murder has aroused the interest of the people to an unusual extent because of the prominence of the parties concerned. On both Thursday and Friday, while the trial was in progress every inch of available, space in the court house was taken and the aisles were throng ed with eager spectators. ACHEN Laurens, S. C. operty and Farm Land. e near Watts Mill. four lots included, near Watts 'ty dollars for quick sale. House isked. Reason for selling, party I the state. 10. 1 bargain in both of these lots. onstructed of best material on ood size lot on corner Fleming cash. on East Main street with fine hood. This place can be bought n this lot worth the money. eessary buildings in two miles C. of Laurens near New Prospect P'rice $2500.00. s is a fine proposition for inak just outside city limits at $65 ition. a for $2500.00. Lands adjoining per acre. otWast Miin St., near Min 1 St., at $2,500. ens St., at $2, 500. SII arper SI., iear the .quare. Ridge school. Fi nte neighbo5)r es for the mttan who htlys4 this Ii in mis a t $55.00 per' ne re. SBREAKDOWN:* is aipt to occur at any time to * nny sty-le or make of carriage, + but tile chiandes or an accidlent + are greatly lessened if you have 4 us inspect your running stock regularly. Th'e whieels that we place on carriages last longer and run bett~er thani thel other 4 kind, for they are huilt right and put on right. We are expert + mechianic;; and our prices ar reasonable. Let us put your carae in shape. N& SON: Ns, S. C. arden Seed G~ COMPANY -LnSn O &J