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Subscription Price 1s $1.00 Per Year 'agable In Advance. Published by ADVElITISER PRINTING COMPANY Laurens, S. C. ALISON LEE President W. G. LANCASTER vice-Pres. AWI'HUR LEE Se. and Treat. Advertising Rates on Application. Obituarlei and Card of Thanks: One cent a word. Entered at the postoffice at Laurens, S. C., as second class mail matter. IAURLENS, S. C., MAY 6, 1914. The Aeertiser will be glad to receive the local news of all the communities in the county. Cor. respondents are requested to sign hOdir names to the contri butions.. Letters should not be mailled later than Motinday morn ing. 'Tho Advertiser charged, after the meeting of the county convention last year, that the victory of the illease forces in the convention was not sig nificant of any preponderating Illease sentiment in the county. It. Ia as will ing this year to admit that the vic tory of the anti-Tllease forces inl the convention Monday was not significant of any considerable change in politi cal alignment since the last conven tion, though wo do believe that oh servers of the turn of events in the ((onvention could detect signs of a (-hanging sentiment in many sections. The meeting was a comparatively Iiarmoniots one and indicative of a better feeling now existing in the county. We hioiio that this will con tinue and that harsh factional feeling will not develop es the campaigns pro grcss. Senator l'. ii). Smitht hats launched his Campaign for re-election by se'nd ing out a large nu inber of pamphlet. contaiinig "A F'cw Facts Concerning a l'art" of his ,ccord. 'i'his being Li lirst zeal statem enti that t:ie .,iato'r has made (t. stny length, one wo l gather that it is in thei nature of a blal form andmi indicating lhe lines aloe:? which hIs enmpaign will he condctetel. It is signifeiant to note, in view of the pecillar situation which exists in tie ioliti" of this state atlipsent. that he manles no 4llusion to :is op - imonent or to any of the issies 0 which are made imitch of by otheir canlidatas. It is appaent thiat, unless proddedl into a defense of himself, Sen. Srihit will m:ke hi;is ace on Iis record of serivice inl Wash ington. D)oubtle'ss, however, if the state factional issues are i'CInjected( inito the ciampaign lhe is przepared to pirotect himself. Amiong thle resolut ions andi hzills in trtoduced tby R.en. Smith and enuinerat Cd, wvithi short discussions, in -this pamphlet are those on "'investigation of C'otl.on Pool ", "Cotton Statistitca mtade Avallabile for F'armters," a reso intion which reslte td In "Moie Accu tate Rtepor't u ipon Cotton," anothezr on Sihe "Spinnzing Valuze of the different (rades of Cotton," an "Inquiry int tihe CaUnes for Advance in Prices of F'eirtilizers," "Cottoni flagging a nd TPies," a resolution ''To Rlepeal the ["our t eenth and IFifteen th A men dinent$s to thme Constution," "Extension of Ciedit to F'armer'is" aiid "Regulation of Cotton Exchiange." "Senator Smith has'i dlevoed all of his timne and talents to his dutties in the Senate. Ile has not been involved in factionalism; lie has tiried to be a seniator for all of the pzeopmle and not for a pait of the people. He~ has triied to serve all the people to the best of his ability; hec has never stoppledl to inquire whet her a man was hisk ''friend"'ci It hi ''enemy,'' or whether a man hmad vol d foir him emr not. The results lie has ob1tianed foir hiis State have j 'lsifled hiis cour se, for lie has imore anad bcIetr ieglilat ion io is credit than a'ny Senatoir has ever' so ('uredl in lthe samen leingh of service." "Seinator'fn Smih is seekIng ire-elec tioni on hzis r'e'ord. The issue in this campaign is pjain. is record Is good -moreo than that, it is a better record than any othzer senator has ever made fi nso shbort a. time, ile and his friends are content to say that his record en titles him5) to re-election," In these words Son, Smith asks for re-election to the ofilce ho now holds, ils work lin the senate hias beens that of a friend of the cotton growers and lhe has aolmphishied conslderable, Hie is nojw ohs a fair way to being a real bulwavit of thie party besides a valua ble worker for his. own state. TJo put a new man in hid piso would be but to lose adrantage of his silx years ex p-fann. TORRENS SYSTEM IN A NUTSHELL Tom Watson, of Georgia, Briefly Ex. j ains System of Land Tenure Adopted by North Carolina. Tom Watson-there is one'ly one Tom Watson-is a lawyer and a mighty good one. But he is a peo ple's lawyer and is never afraid to speak out about the evils and failures in our judicial and legal system. In the last issue of his paper, The Jeffersonian, a reader asks him to ex plan the Torrens system, and he does so in his usual clear and forceful nanner. Here is his editorial, which we hope will make more farmers in other states resolve that all the south shall quickly follow North Carolina in providing this law for the benefit of its farmers and other citizens. Toni Watson answers his inquiry as follows: "The Torrens system in a nutshell, is this: "The state examines the title, sur veyi the property, and registers a clear title, accompanied by the plat; t cer'lileato is then issued to I he mwner ard when ihe solls and makes a deed to the hi yer, he surrenders his cerii ate to the registrar, who issues ,t new one to the new owner. You can see at once how this priness simplifies the transfer of property, cuts out fees for abstracts of title, and abolishes lawsuits over titles and boundary lines. "Any dispute about the title or the lines is settled by the state, before the property is registered. "This clearing of the titles and the lines is- done by an oficial examiner, appointed for that purpose and put under a bond. "If any dispute arises, all parties are notifled and lie case is laid be fore a court. tIn New York the case goes at once to the Supreme court). "When this court passes upon the questions raised, they are settled for ever. "It is strange that I have urged tlhis s imple and(1 muost beneficial ch ang so many years without having arous edi anything more than a casual in terest. "Year after year neighbors fuss over land lines, get into fights. and then go into law suits. "rear after year lawyers are paid to look up chains of title and mnake (. ,sly abstracts. "Year after year lawyers, jiurors an:d .judges are taken up with iliga tion over tities. "All1 of tis exp~ense, Worry and bhad f eling could be (lit (it by the adjp ion of the Torrens sy::em. '"ilt thi' deal' people fill the Iegis I. i'1 w;ith lawyers and the IN-y a "o n: raly . v low to dry up1) so hou - t2ul1! a 5si'am of revenue." No DIS('OMi.yoi'j' 11 tl" DODSON'S ,11-.-'') T N E Violent PIurgaties Need No lonirer Be Used for Consiipation, so liii y Illn Risks of Tlheir lDiesagreeale A fter E ffeets, .'Io overcome const ipa tion and slug giash liver' pleasantfly, easily anld safet' ly, D~odson's Liver Tone is guaran teed biy L2aurens Drug Co., wh'lo will cheerfully refund pulrchase price (50c) at on1ce if y'ou are not. enitirely satisfled wvithl it. IDodson's Liver Tiojde is miadle to take the place of calomlel and oth11r strong irgatives. /it hlas none of tile dliigrceeabtle and often dangerous afto1 effeets of calonmel. whiich is in fact a poison, a mineral, a form of D~odson's Liver' T['ne1 is a at rictly leget alei iittuid, con taining nothilng hlarmnful. It not only leaves no0 had effects, bhot wor'ka easily anad lnatui rally, without ain 01' grilpe and1( with out . int erferinmg at all iith youri regu iar habits. diet or occupation. A Itrlal may beniefit yoll greatly, why not see about it tod(ay? JItroducees Newv Drink. The builness of Sanders Botitlinig Works wihich has been condulctedl ini this city for a numbler oIf years by Mr'. A. Hi. Sanders has been chlangedl to the Chiero-Cola IlottI lig Coimpany. Mr'. Sandersa ill IconitinueI the niew bulsiniess at the same location andl ill addition to biottlinug all the regulIari biottle dirinks wIll make a specialty of CherTo-Cola, a din thl)IIlat has1 plroven a1 very popular one in thlia and1( other arietIions. TJhere is more CatIa rrh in th is sec tion (If theo country than all other diseases puit togethler, andl until1 the last few years was sIlpposedI to be incuiable'. For a gr'eat manny years doctor's pronouncedl it a local disease amnd prcrCIibed local remediles, and by constantly tailing to cure with local treatment, pr'onoumned it ineulrable. S'cioee has preven 'Catarrhi to be a constitutional disea e, and therefore requires constitut onal treatment. H~all'sq Catarrh C r manufactured by F". J. Chleney & C., Toledo, Ohio, is the only Constitutional cure on th 3 market. It is taken internally. It acts directly on the blood and muCoUs surfaces of the system. They offer one kundred dollars for any case it fails to cure. Send for circular's and testi monials. Address F'. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, OhIo. Sold by druggists, 75c. Take Haell's F'amily Pills for consti nation. S1fITI WILL NOT ESTABLISHED. J. C. Smith Wins Suit to Establish Will of Late D. C. Smith. In the court of common pleas last week the defendants in the case of J. C. Smith vs Mrs. Janie A. Smith, et al, to establish the will of the late D. C. Smith of Waterloo failed to make out a satisfactory case in the eyes of the jury and a verdict was rendered for the plaintiti, thus setting aside the will in question. After considering several minor cases the court adjourned Thursday afternoon to meet again Monday morn ing, with Judge Gary on the bench. Monday being convention (lay, very little business was reached, but yes terday the court began the case of Mrs. Nannie L. Tucker, administratrix of' the estate of Thomas Tucker, vs the Clinton Cotton Mills. This is a suit for damages in the sum of $30,000 oc casioned by the drowning of Thomas Tucker in the mill pond of the de fendant company several years ago. The case has already been tried be fore and at a recent term of common pleas court a motion for a non-suit. by the defendants was upheld by the pre siding judge. The case was appealed however, and the supreme court re mnlnlded the case to the circuit court to be tried again on its merits. The case will likely be finished today. Pen and ink sketch of Goi. ('ole hlcase ledling the South ('IIroliiun I roops into 1exico.-i-L. A. 11. In Green u'.ol Journal. (.00RIE'S STAT'E UVEIE. In Hull of Damie in Washington. .1 Native South ('aroliniIan. Washington, A pril 30.- A marble statue of ,John G orrie, M. )., inven tor of the ice machine and mechanical refriigerator erected bly the State of .ilorida, wvas unveiled with appro priate "eremllonlies today inl Statulary hail in the( capitol. Most of the iem hI (s of the FloridL congressional (i i ;ation er'e present. Senator I ry an presided, Ile jiresentation w:as made by George W. Dayton, chair inan11 of the Florida commnlission; an addr ess was delivered by (Gorge hi. Whiteside, seretary of tile comm in iss sioi, and the statue was necepted by ellprsenlative Ehlimet. Wilson. The statue was unveiled by Mary Louise Stewart, great-granddauglhter' of )r. Gorrie. It stands on the north side oIf the hiall betweeni the slttue of lFrances 10. W'illard of Illinois andl J[ohn l lanson of Maryland. Dr. Gorrie was born in Charleslon, hut subseqtuently movedl to Appalachi. cola, Fla., where lhe resided until1 his dleath. SPECIAL NOTICES. F'or Sal- 'een bushels sound while 30i yaln hiome~ mad eyr'lp, variety v'eget aides ha season dlelivered any where in city. Caril Fuller, Laur'ens, phone :l77- 41-It Mule F~or Saice-About eight or len y'ears (old and1( worth about a hundred dollars. Com uicllk. 1I. L. Hoper, Lau.iirens, S. C. 41-It For Sale-About 1(00 bushels of goodl mot ton seedl at 610 cents per bushel. .. 'I- A. Hallow, .\ountville, Route I. 41-it l"oun~d-Yearling heifer. Owner can securec same by pay'ing for tils ad1 r'ertisemenit and feed. M. W. Hoellams, Lanuens, IRt. 2. 41-it-lpd For Salel-Gentle eight year old blay horse and niearly new rub~ber tire buiggy. Also goodl broke two year old ?olt. I also make a business of break Ing y'oung, mean, kicking er balking horses. Guaranteed satisfaction or no pay33. 10. C. Thomas, Lanurens, S. .. 41-3t-pd For Sale-One 12-horse powver Gray gasolino engine. In fir'st class condi tion. Used bunt a short while. Reason for selling: Want larger one. Price reasonable. Apply 'to W. P. Iludgens r William Byrd. 38-51 Iiyrdville Dairy and Stock farm jack. mow ready for service. Prize winning 30lts. Riaise mules and save money. 37-5t Percheron Stallion-Thoroughbred and registered. Will stand for this ;eason at Martin's stable, Laurens, S. 3. Pedigree furnished to those inter 3sted. Guaranteedj living colt, $20.00. W. L. Teague and L. W. Martin. 84.-12t-pd Chicken .Exchange-Breeders and fanciers to make this column the 3hicken and egg exchange for Lau rens county. For Sale-Choicest pea-vine hay, born and fodder, at prevailing prices. Write or apply to Watts Mills Office. 82-tt * ******* * * ******* * * * * NEWS FROM YOUNGS. * * * * "e0* * * * * * * * * ** * * Youngs, May 4.-Today is cloudy and looks as if we shall have rain. It has been quite a while since we had rain in this section. I think farmers generally would be glad to have a gentle shower. Austin. Abercrombie sold a bale of cotton at Woodruff Saturday for 9 1-2 cents per pound-a fair price consid ering that it was the last picking and very much blued. One of Mr. .J. .1. Manley's fine cows was pushed by another cow against a barb wire fence, and cut just above the teat so severely that the milk leaks out. The delegates from our School In provement association to Rock Hill Thursday and Friday. are Mrs. Austin Abercrombie and Misses Lucile Cox and Lee Glenn. Mrs. N. C. Smith and son, Roy, vis ited Mr. I. P. Prior's family in the Harmony section Sunday. Mr. J. F. Davis of Ora visited Mr. Austin Abercrombie's family S'atur day. Mr. .Jno. Burdett and daughter Em ma May, and 011 Glenn went to Eno ree Sunday. Messrs. Austin and J. H. Abercrom ble attended the singing at Hfopewell Sunday. 'E t'Hi Elt$'TONE FORl VON ORESS Mtay ,1tun in Third District Against Aiken, Dominick and Eians. Greenwood, M]ay 1.-Friends of Ilion. C. C. Featherstone throughout the Third district are urging him to enter the race for Congress this year. Mr. Featherstone thus far has made no statement as to his intentions. If Mr. 1eatherstone enters the field for the congressional race this sunmer will have an added interest to the people of Greenwood, as this city will have two candidates, Capt. F. S. Evans announced some time ago. That Mr. Featherstone has a strong 'following in the district is- shown in the vote lie received four years ago wtenl lie ran for governor against Gov. lBlease. lie carried Oconee and Greenwood counties and made a close race in the other courties. tush to Extremes. A siglo mans is seldon as good as his swCtheai't thinks he is, or a mar. ried mane as had as his wife supects he is. .1NNOUNCEMEN''S. I hereby offer myself as a candidate for the ofice of county commissioner of Lautrens county, subject to the rules of the democratic party. .1. 11IIITT. I hereby announce myself a candi date for the ofile of C'oun y Commis sione r for I lutens Co1ty, subject to lie rtIles of the Democratic primary. 1). A. MAI)DIEN. I hereby announce myself a candi Ilate for the house of representatives from Lau'rens coptly and promise to hlide by the results of the Democratic pirimiary. W. R. RIICY, SR. GIHICH ESTER S PILLS TIE DIAMOND BRAND. .es. sealed ith Blu u lo . ib Tke no to ou our Es yearknownas tfest.Always Retatl e SOL B DR ITSEVERYWHERE Simpson, Cooper & Babb, Attorneys at Law. W12l Practice In all - 'State Courts. psbompt attention giveJto all busineas. CitIlon, for Letters of Admninstration State of South1 Carolina, County of Laurens. fly 0. G. Thoempson, Probate JIudge: WVhereas Loula lHoyd has made suIt to me to grant hler Letterry of Adiun istrationl of thle estate atyl effects of M. C. Boyd./ These are thlerefore to cite and ad monishI all and1( singutla tile kindred andt credItors of Zhe s d M. C. Bloyd deceased, that the lhe nd appear' be fore 'me, in (lhe C ur of Probate, to lie held at Laurens (C urt House, Lau rens, S. C., on the 8th1 day of May, 1914, next, after publllicationl hereof, at 11 o'clock In tile forenoon, to show cause, If -alny thley have, whty tile saId adinnstratIon shiouild not be granltedl. Gilveni under' my hland thIs 6(th day of May Anno D~ominl 1914. 0. 0. Thompson, 41-2t J. P. L. (C. Oitation for Letters of AdminIstration. State of South CarolIna, County of Laurensg. By 0. G. Thompson, Probate Judge: Whereas RI. A. Cooper made suIt to me, to grant him Letters of Adnilnis tratIon of tile estate an effects of LIzzIe K. Milam. These are therefore, t4 cite and ad monish all and ai gui the kIndred and credItors of ~e aid Lizzie It. Milam deceased, th4t ey be and ap pear before .me, In Court of Pro bate, to be held at Laurens Court house, Laurena, B. C., on the 15th day of May, 1914 next, after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said administratIon should not be granted. GIven under my hland this 2nd day of May Anno DominI 1914. 0. 0. Thompson, 41-2t , P. L n. Riddles Old Field School The Riddles' Old Field school -closed iriday, May 1st, after having done fine work under the eflicient teacher, Miss Maudo Iangston. The children' all passed on examinations and will enter higher grades next session. On coming to our school last fall Miss Langston found that we needed im provements. She organized a ladies improvement Association which has raised about $50.00. They have bought new shade', large heater, hyloplate blackboards, and a library.' They still have some money and hope to do good work in the. future. The patrohs and children love the teacher for her good work and noble traits of character. On May 2nd the patrons gave a pic nic in honor of our teacher. We had a fine talke from Mr. W. C. Wharton on education.. He gave us some good advice which will be made good use of. The Rev. 13. P. Mitchell took up the religious side of the question and handled it well. After this a good dinner was spread by the ladies, and was enjoyed by all present. in the afternoon Col. J. H. Whar ton made an excellent address. le outlined the needs and opportunities of -rural schools and showed us where some of our noblest men, such as our noble sheriff and clerk of court and solicitor, all came from the rural dis tricts. Col. Wharton is a grand old mean and we hope for him many more years of usefulness and pleasure. We hope to have him with us again. "A Patron." Indigestion. Can't. Eati No Appetiteb A treatment of Electric flitters in creases your appetite; stops indiges tion; you can eats everything. A real spring tonic for ilive,, kidney and stomacl troubles. Cleanses I'our whole system and You feel fine. Elec tric Bitters did ni ore for Mr. 'T. D. Peeble's stomach troubles than any medicine lie over tried. (Oet a bottle today 50c and $1.00 at your druggist. Blucklen's Arnica Salve for Eczema. Palietto Lodge No. 19, A. F. M.b There will he a regular communica tion of Palnietto Lodge No. 19, A. F. M. on Friday night, 'May S. There will be work in tile Felloweraft do t; roe. Klyde Franks, W. M. $200,000 Worth of I Store Rooms on the sciia 1 laksimith Shop and Tools; Shop and siirrounlding builtil hinds of farm lands. Pr' es I buy and sell Stoel -. Alst B. M. A The Real E;state Man S.... S@@SO@ IHighestQua eIf a High-grade Job< S or Buggy Painting is wan * Paint Show, clean quartei S e HIGHISST GRa * And Varnishes pu on by would like for y9 to see S fore having your painting :W. B. BRAML e GENERAL I You'll Shake Mani POWE DRUC On the Sqare IMPROPER GLASSES Your -glasses must be ac curately fitted or instead of ] oeing of benefit the result will be detrimental. When your eyes are ex amined here the utmost skill and care is exercised to so cure accuracy-the glasses fitted here DO fit perfectly and aid your vision as much as possible. Our charges are reason able. Extert Wstrilnaker ~irwedtr & (Optician 1iaureui. - 0. (S. DR. CLIFTON JONES Dentist 0 . In Simnons Building Phone: Offioe No. 86; Residenoe 210. WILLIAMS' KIDNEY PILLS Have you overworked your nervous sys tern and caused troubic with~ your kid neys and badder? Have you pins in loins, side, bacek and blaidder? Have you d flabby appearan<e of the face, and un der the 4$'cs' A frequeont d1esire to pass urine? If so, '"lIlltuvi Kidney Pills will pure you-Druggist, Price 60c. WILlIAMS MFG.,CO., Props.. Cleveland, Ohia LAURENS DRUG CO. Laurens, 8. e, leal Estate for Sale! re; Livery and Sales Stables; ,tie Gray & Shealy Machine igs; City houses and lots. All and terms right. write Life and Fire Insurance VOLFF L1aurens, S. C. IityPaiting: >f Automoblile, Carriage * ted we can do it. New 's, free of dust. 0 ADE PAINTS . an expert painter. We S some of our work be done. ET'S SONS: (EPAIRING e.......... is With Yourself when you- get acquainted with this Drug store, because you will find everything to your sat isfaction. Quality, quantity, price and courtesy 'will surely please you. We do business on tho principle of treating all cus ,tomers right, and th4 always brings them back again. Eivery thing that a high grade, up-to date drug store should have will be found here at right .9r1c0s. COMPANY. Laurons, 8.0.