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fubscription Prie is $1.00 Per Yeat 1ayable In Advance. Published by ADVERlTISEII .itlNTiNG cOmIPANY .u i''nens. S. C. ALSON LER Presldent I&RTHUR LEN See. and Trcas. Adyertising~ Iales on Applicltlon. Obituaries and Card of Tianks One cent a word. Entered at the postoffice at Laurens, 8. C., as second class mall matter. LA1TilENS, S. C., IAN. 20, 1915. The Advertiser will be glod to receive the local nens of all the communities lit the county. Cor. respondents fire requested to sign their names to the contri butioms.. letters should not be malled litter thtan Ilonday morn. Ing. Interes't ilt the iiayoralty and couti ( Tit i race Ih:(s ttaken thlie edge off of Ilth race for postilaster . Th e coitest Ifor lite lo al postillas te rshlip has1 about reachevl the stage of, "watchfu: witli' whore it sug ges:'s an old-tim rabbi. lhun:ng secen with Iimzzl load1ing shot-guns. A 1oet-footed "cotton jail" is making a "gi-t-away" down a Cotton row at trelentouih sIte'd while a halt dozenI long, keen b ar pointing in hiIs directtion. T aps havo alreAdy beenl1 poppod ald ihe hlIintes re Wait Ing for the ImdCler to explode. Tlle (Il(uetioll Is "'Whose powder is goingu) to explode first and who is golig tc hit the White Spot T' * * * Inl another coluImnI of ti a r I e :'ound a :'d from th11V city counvil \\ hif') We takvo ii; int'1 d as a reply to ourv diaalhist week on thel subh .100; w, publicity of counciild lie - Ito . This comu ilnct ionl was, hand (ed in t tile offico by the City. "cl:-1; on f it in these col. :- : go In O tilo, r\\'( ote. h'owv !Il(tV;c2 l 'til........1, bv ;J. Ow il(n I t0!; co u un uo i s s1i:x.wd by~ ~ ~~ ~~~"( ol"h one- o or lee 1 h\I. r 0- 4 mm !dyI. 42)1 1141! 11~~~~~~~~ -A2 I!~2 1 4NI l' l !m,1 d tm 1n lrliyatten ar.. 1 .i'1r'y s :nak~xtig the payment 's .11tion la'", s:imilatr to the Torren'ts sysa m I, s(o 5o/4'ly needed~i and~ s0 oftent igeon-htoled 1in eommlitteos whetn int Itroduce h01 1tht 1to, Seems11 at ilast to he in) sit. (ov. .\lanniutg is said( to have.' been in tavor' olf such a law for years andt is r'eComrtelndationl gives r'ise to the ho1p1) that somtlthinug Is at last to be0 dotne. The a'ddlress of the Goveraor has a patrtiotic air which earmot fail to ap peal to ever'y cltizon. is plea 'that "all citizens" Join 1h1m "'in the dioter minatlotn to pliace andi keep Soutth Carolina in the foretront among her sister states in progress, in moral tone, andi in enlightoened and educat cr1 citizenship'" Is a fine thought atnd befltting the governor of ouro state, Thern is little that one could fitnd fau it witht in his add ress. It enn htaird ly 1he1 sidi, however, that hie touChied Ite vital things intI his d isenission oi' '"mEI towIt schtools,"' as nearly all mitills in the tate now~ htave e'xcellet schools ats par t he 0 ir ii Otlu ~llment. ~iTe miii school prolem~itt should b)e met':'rdt wIith the one othtor' Iprolem' whih httle did riot decal with as we wold( ha ve decsi red, viz., lihe pr'oblem of 01ompulsor01y aiIttendianc. We wouldt r1h1r had1( 5001n a little mlor'e out it IlOry ('diication1, though this wats not4 THOUSANDS Oil Ital) Visited By Another Severe 'Quake SECOND ONLY TO THAT OF MESSINA 11ith Ilues oif Commun 11intion 'Stilli Donn Esflilates of hilled and DImiii. Imes are onil 1iart inily correct. Thousands Lose Llies. ome, .1an. I .-Italy has been vsi ted by an earthquake of wide extent v.ihh according to the latest advices resuked in the death of -10,000 and injury to possibly 20,000 more in towns and villages destroyed. The shock was the strongest Rome has felt inl more than 100 years. - The town of Avezzano, in the Ab ruzzi department, 63 miles east of R1ome, has been levelled to the griund and here 8,000 persons are reported to have been killed. in many sinall towns surrounding 11lmt buildings were paritially Wreck edl, whil(e at Naies a panic occurred and houses fell at Caserta, a short listancee to tile 6ast. 0lom 1)1ow Naples lit tie south to Firreria ill tile north, a distance of more than 300 miles, and across al nIlost the width of tile countr13y the undulatory movement continued for- a considerable period. In Home it was thoight at first that t wo shocis had occurred but the SeisInographic 1ist IInent Is n1 tile ob :0'r'vatories showed there was only tne which beginning at 7:55 o'clock ill tile morning, lasted frolm 22 to :0 seconds. Ill the capital itself so far as ls knaowni I tIhee waks 110 loss of life, but a great. deal of daiage was (on1e, (hut'rcies and statues suffering 1most Fo:- a lt1me tle people Were stricklin with fear and there Was a veritalIc 'all i ill h ospitals, m01o nasteries and (011 velt S. Buildings on both sides of the Por tal del Popola, the north enltrancev tc illi! 1lirt- teIied to fall and the Eagle <(corating- thite gate Cr'asiedi to the ."rounlid. The obelisk in St. Peter'. I a(l:t w.'A sh:ikn :lnd hadly damao S(41 w hile the staulite of St. lohn Yat 4 ranI and the statutes of the A1postl s .11rillolntill' the lisilie n are iII da I P( r of collapsing, t % t1..:. ;41 hie %\ 1ie .nt W : i rnid ill evident it :-rile con nn the( actual ( ff'els- ar. not all ''o . k town l. Poniniln ic:: Iio. art. oi A i : i-t h I : i. ; r )ort 'ed Ir l I 1 tl ' . 'o it it.~ th'i wl I s wi t'lt111 oi1 <bti lak . af' .!iit i, re/to th;e\'0 are 1. 0 'in ehi:hr P - til ' 1inw l: I e 4t anh ' Inall, reit e 1 b1 i'OQl:i 11p1ris a ppearl foi 2,t ol her bae nd ma diftsrnm other ato:dvns Ilf ile Ma.;sh 1lav bieen (1'robabyd it oethers amh proi.- tloe z. .la w ier m "Onntie:in 12ith l'olatna arf inter 'lionon, 100n su.".eodigt h Rome, Jain~. itiisDstimted ora agedtnsot talhyk nuombNaple. nothadt ilsi Adtic ea, Thous asti ofena lAe benzano, therdebars earth'8 vibrtios. h at~me Not ovty Siarsiatwhof represet .\vezao in otainhaber as detmes, hlacs ake fori i50soldierswn toa-h sevfen other telensapic, theMari haebeenoeste and aloiohersodme 2aged. h eiheat llg "Oflthe12,000 inhaitantsroflAvez zano Aonlya100 suvive."ly ctloedb Rh soc, itan. -.-emised thr 4,000 anaild. f dead ineneah thel debras ear0, th's vibrtion. fatfal'e is kotanabo 20 nueous haveraen comph tlegrpitele elephoi a1c andlls raila commnicatron t ifrds necropo t~lig andtha also tin Sora sm day mai's i to e sothieat ~vlrge or rescue the bodies of the dead from the ruins. Kng Victor linaa uel h';mself directed the work at Avez zano, where the piteous appeals of persons cught bleneath wreekage could he plainly heard. It Is estimated thit in Avezzano -4,0010 per.sons ar( buried alive, somle w': thema school children in an ins.tiia tion which collapsed. Only foulr soldiers of a1 garrison of 400 in Avez.ano escaped wheln the barracks fell. Sora, with Its population of 20,000, waK almost entirely destroyed. All mn 111 Iepal and government authoritles perished. Four hundred and ffty bodies already have been taken from ithe ruins there and a large number of injured are under treatment. Trains arriving from the east are bringing hundreds of injured Into Rome, where they are being taken to hospitals and private houses for treatment. Surgeons and nurses are being dispatched from all directions into the stricken district to minister to the needs of the Injured while troops are being sent to the ruined or damnged towns to guard against vandals. ' Among the towns which are said to havo been v'irvtuIally destroyed are vezzano. Sora, Capelle, Magliano, \l.!rse, Mlassadalho, Collarmele, Ger (h'lo, Celano, Lelli, Iterno, San Fel ino, Glosamarsi, Fehurcola, Capistrol lo, Antrosanio and Castronovfie, while Pesoina, Ortonamiarsi, Salm)telimo, San flenedetto. Ortiluchlo, Cocullo, Ilisegna lialsorano, Canlistro, Civitelladanto, Cast ella flu mli, Pagliotra and Sorbo are badly damaged. From many other Ilaces colie rd ports of slighter damage and minor casualties. We offer the best. Window Shades for 25c to be found in the city, all colors to be selected from. S. M. & E. 1-. WILKlIS & CO. FINAL SETTll' I.r... ..NT. Take notice tlat oil the 13th day ( February, 1915, 1 will render a flina acount of my acts and doing as Ad ministratrix of the estate of Enlest L. Wells, deceased, in the office of he .Judge of' Prolbte of Laurens coun ty at 1i o'clock, a. m., and on the sar.. day will apply for a final dISCla: from my trusts as Administratrix. Ay plerson indebted to said estatt a re notifled and req uired to make pay . 11111 on that d ate: and all persons, ha.iving claims against said estlte' wil! presen t, thiel on ()' before said da ir dlu13 provlel or he foriever barrel. ANNA 1). WIE'l,S, Adin ist ratrix lillouIsniess and Consthipation ('ur'edl. It' yowt vro ever troubledl with bil ioulsn i or on sti ttiol yolul will be inter-vtA d inl the mae e tof It. V. Ervini, I'erl. Ind. ".\ year ago la wiauer i ha a l 1n al -k of, indiwAtion foll.wed by b i w : and conslipa t ;on. Fe hiim li' a ht; sc h l.y reen iterald. I ho~iliu a hot Lth of tmi ::11d 1! 4y6 helped me1 rigihl iw:.y." For "aIle byv ail ie rs. * * C * * * * *IL * ** * ** ** * * (ISS lIll.LI, .NEims. * * * * * * * * 6 * * * * * * *. Crs Ii! .lan l. IS. .\t ai riglai \\'.I~ O. .i \b mlay let.ig aiien. I t r' < li. d ir ii h y is a fillow. t.il . (X' nny, '. oa : an. T.f thlill A L oI. Ins. Fuve ,lue ;.. .lln Mis: \\'d u:il. gavet a ltir.lay1: \lly toan um.ii li of entr'y .ll1 frlendsonli rayendenhin w inc waf te exilitlive bolay anf that ofnthe '~s 'erence of , hue ade atoola Iadres Thraai and rdalhul of (lrst woee outk.pntte e ofs IhlorgesteMss Rudd gave brha ar"clay Thrysd aturdning which was avery easantboccandn o thespees baby iitebogtyec guest M-Io.ss Dwi.h (ofgtheae illhooli olumbeanFooda aondy spent the week end wath he.H w\llle Rurn toonor au"day Inrth" legislaturea today. Mr. aoganry lasn cant the sentmetamn leisos as faogable toamu ndo constructive work. Mr. .Jdmes H-itt has been seriously siek for ten days withl pneumonia. Hlis eondition today Is reported unchiangedl. * NOT*CE, Pur'suant to a cp mmlslon Issued by Rt. M. McCown, Sderetar'y of State, to the unidersigned its a Iloard of Cor por'ator's for Tfhe' Lautrens Motor Cal' Company, books fI subscription to the capital stock if aid compan~y will be opened 01n thei 2nd da of Jnay 1915, in roomi 2 IEnterprise Hanlk luilding, Lauiro s, S. C. Amotunt of capital siock TIwonty Thlousand ($20, 000.00) Dollars, to be0 dlvided 1into iwo liltndred share l's at OneC lii lunde Jf. W. McKee, J1. 1). McKee, * * ** * * * * * * * * * ** ** ** COLD POINT NEWS. * * * * * * * * * * *. * * * * * * * * * Cold ol-int, . Jan. 18.-Mr. Arthur loyd and family of Spartanburg, have moved into our community. We are glad to have them with us., AMisses Annie Sue and 'Litie Cannon h ave gone on an extended visit to their sister, Mrs. Eva Dendy of G"reenvil!e. Alessrs Wade Villiams and Chester Pinson of Oakville were the guests one day last week of Mr. 13. M. Cui nIngham. Mr. .J. E. Oglesby was in our com munity Monday. Tile little girl of Mr. G. M. Fuller fell on the stove at school one day last week and was badly burned on the hand. Mr. Ii. C. Duncan spent Saturday and S'unday with relatives in Laurens. Mr. Will Walker has moved to the Todd place. Messrs. Carl Wharton and Wash Redden of Waterloo, were in our com munity Thursday. Mr. Tom Duncan is spending a few (lays with homefolks. o Mr. Otis Canneii spct several days last week with relatives in Laurens. Mrs. 0. C. Duncan and Misses Nina and Bettle Lou Duncan were the splend-the-day guests of "Mrs. 13. M. Ciunninghaim last Friday. Miss i Louise Iillinter, who has been with her aunt, Mrs. G. M. Leak, has gone to her new home at Barksdale. Mr. W. M. .lones was the week-end guest with relatives near Greenwood. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * YOUNGS NEWS. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Youngs, Jlan. 18.--Last Friday after noon tile Friendslhip school base ball team came down and played Youngs school. The result was 15 to 4 in favor of Youngs. Friday at 3:30 o'clock .the Rural School Improvement association held its monthly feeting at Youngs school. Only twelve meinbers attelded. There was no preaching at Brani ietts Sunday as it rained all day. A valtable horse belonging to Ir. .1. It. A bercrombie was found dead in the stablie S1n1nday morning. The 'ausoe of its death is unknown. Our nigh, school heginus tonight, un der tihe su pervision of Niss WiI oll G uay. It is for the putrpose of leach Iog the grown Invil and voimen of the <omimnity to read and write. Otr1 tea'chers have kindly offered tim.ir as sI lnee free. W'e hope that all who !n(ei this instru tion will avail tlel os of Ile oplport till ity. Th ser i no pti ssil.l exclse for it 10e-raey in thi; count ry. Even if youl luI o(1 halce i) at-ltid school yetars a-ol you 'l speld rainy days learrnllg to red I nd write instead of rabhii huntlg or otherVise wvasting time. A N N 0'N CE iM E NTS. I t ' yan nontine t 1self a enn i P '1,fo -he' oillien of .layor' (of the by'. tihe rutles of the I):noerale' ipi miary. I herebiy ann~tounle mlyse'lf a ennlli 'hatIe tor re-eilet tin to thett olliee of' to I t ruhtlu (of the ) trticc~ pranary I hereby anniouince my1~self a mandi matn frortX~i Alema ad :.s hct u :e tI to the rkulesof ath ri -mirlY.pi mar. ,. W. SXI'i'Zi'A.\. I hereby ann tounee myf candic datofo r-electionorA t ieiiin adr. ma2r ad-, subject to the rulesofteDe ofteDmcratic primary. The rieds f T. C. SW.TFrnk Ihereby anoun hmy candidafo to -le ctieeof fo~irna Alirani Ward Sil 2bject to te rules of the ~emo-i crti rimary. hereby nounce ms a candie-o dte otceo Alderman in Ward 5, sub-c jeto the rules of the Democratic i prmary. I hereby an-noutncc myself a candi date for Alderman in Ward 5, subject to thle rules of thle Democratic pri mary. CARL.OS R. MOSELEY. W. J1. Miligafi fledd. -A telegram was received h th6 City yestorday announcing tile suddelt death in Harrisburg, Pa., of Mr. W. J. Milligan, of Philadelphia, who mar ried Mrs. J. E. Wilkes, of this city, a number of years ago. Mr. Milligan took a prominent part in Philadelphia p~ublic affairs, being a member of thle g'elect Coutncil. it is sulpposed that he was in Ilarrisburg on official busi ness when death overtook him. Prisoner Improving. Will Jfames Smnith, wvho was placedl in thte Juldiat Irby saniitarium anld op erated utpon following his arrest for enterinlg -tile Reeves store in tile Eden section several weeks ago, is said to be impiroving, thoughl he is aipparenCltly paralyeda on on 51(10 * * * * * * * 5*5** * *' ** * *, *, One Third of All Crops. * * * * * * * * * * *A * * * * *I * 10ditor Theo Advertiser: Thiere seems to be great misunder standing a-mong our people wi ih re gard to the aercage reduction law passed by our last legislature. Most everyone hero I have talked - with thought it required only one-third of all aroable land be planted in cotton. I see it stated by Senator Jlohnston, of Newberry, that two-t.hirds is al lowed .and I see .a statement to that effect in The State recently. Please give us the law on that point in this week's Advertiser. If two-thirds is allowed it cotton, I think there will be less opposition to tho law, and if only one-third, I believe the present legislaturo ought to repeal it or it will be disregarded. Many doubt the constitutionality of It anyway. 1 hope economy will be the aim of the present legislature and as Gov. Smith advises that they will "cut to the bone". I don't often agree with ex Gov. Blease hut think he was nearly right about too much "farm dem1on strators" "Farmers must be told what to plant and how to plant it." This idea is being rubbed in until farmers will resent it. W. T. Austin. Cross 11111, S. C., Jan. 1S, 1915. Tho following Is the cotton reducl tion law as taken from the records: "lie it enacted by the General As scmubly of the State of South Caro lina, That it shall be iinlawful for any person, by himself, his agents ort em ployees, to plant or cultivate in this state in any year a greater number of acres of land in cotton than one third of the total acreage of land planted and cultivated in all crops 1)y such person in said year, including grain and fall sown crops planted the precedin;w fall or winter." * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Gray Court-Owilngs Honor Roll. * * First Grade: Nell Moore, Sam Vance Sceond Grade: Margaret Rogers. Thlird (rade: Odell 11111, Louise Ow lngs. Fouirth, Grade: Eilizabethi Stoddard, il elen Vancee, .ase1)cr Brysoni. Fifth Grade: Mary Gray, Mary e'len, Grice h 1unt. Seventh Grade: .Jefer Owings, .1. T. l'rooks, It. .1. Bryson. ,1ghthm Grade: .ianette Willis. Ten t h (Grade: Ilruce Gray, Shaw lolnson. 21(w To Give QuInine To Chilcea. FPInRI INiP Is thec trade-tumnrk nne given to an improved Quiniuc. It is n Tsteless Syru;,. piem.a ant to take nndu does not disturb the 0tmanchu. Children take it and never know it is Q'iniw hiso Cs ecinily ntitipted to aliults who Ctinot take ordinnry Qui nine. Dovs not ntueate 1r.o cause Iervotustes Ior vingtitig in the hendi. rrv it the next time you unecd Quinilne lot Any ur ro-;e. Ask for 2-omnce oriiaiml packag''. Ih.. iame 1E1Ij L1.INI Is blown iIn bottle. 25 e. a,. Nee I a Getlte Gil. 'I h. Only Oil Whieb IVont I 1' '.i I le Yloungister's /immy ll is Tlh is. Ily lt lhecaui~e It Is best. it's Only i5e A l1OTI E 15e Clearance Pri Abig stockI of seatsonable, gr< istetime to i111 the pantry w .hi Thes j rices for a short tim< )rled Apricots, 17 1 -2c valtue Driedl Peaches, 12 l-2c value )ried A 1)1les, J0c value for Dried Apples, 12 l-2c value fo D~ried Prunes, Inc value for. California Raisins, 15c value fi California C'urrants, 1 5c valu California Citron, 25e value fc Pink Salmon, inc value for . and any kind of canned goodls you Do not forget our Coupon Ca JBuy in large quantities and ge J. C. Shell 4 Phone 188 A $.00Durl Duplex Rasor We ha of theda above j and get Powe Drug --EGG1AC:TLY Ppr f ':n on Colgev y proe, poriened c theC ,inonsr:.'el'm!n- lor egg fresh, thoroujhly m ::otd at;.blend ed In Imlodern feed mixe-r. $2.5) pa! 1M0 lb.i, delivered In S. C. 12 <ua.ri nivanized wawte and cl":s proof hooper wilt order for 300 lbs. hlpnuli tured by G. G. c.K. A, P. - . Cox 172 C ;-.U .', I A, S. C -SPBCIAL NOT'dCBS. P.eas-100 bushels sound clay peas. $1.7 F. 0. B. Wedgefield, S. C. Ad dress Wedgefield Mlorcantilo Co., Wodgefleld, S. C. 26-1t-pd For Sale-Uarred Plymouth Rock and White Leghorn eggs, at $1.00 per set of 13. Mrs. J. S. Bennett. ,26-1t (Minning ,Nogice-Cotton growers will pilcas take notice that Hudgens' GIlnney will run on Fridays and Sat urdays only until further notice. 1lud gens' Ginnery. 26-tf For Saile-Pure Toole Prolific Cot ton seed, made bale per acre on or dinary land, 1)ricc 65 cents per bushel. Would exchange for peas. Julius M. Todd, Gray Court, S. C., Route 3. 26-5t Old Shoes Wanted--Will buy one hundred pair of second hand shoes. Also repair your shoes in best style and on latest machinery. Located 4 doors below city hall. The Laurens Shoe Shop. 26-4t Stal-Ion For Saie-Our Standard bred, jet black stallion will be sold at, public outcry for cash in front of the court house following the legal sales on salesday in February. Five years old, weighs 1,100 pounds. A good server. A better young stallion can not be found. Papers of registration go with hinm. Sold for division. Mar lin & Ilarksdalc. 26-2t For Sale-One Jersey cow, about 6 yeal's old, wll be sold at pumbIc aue tion at J. If. Ball's store near Barks dale, .Jannary 25th at 10:30 o'clock. Terms, Cash. Aiiimial formerly be longed to J.1. W. .lohison (colored). 26-I t-pd For 1e0t or Sale-One house and lot on Laiul street. Will fix up lot' MnoOd tnant. [0or full ih1fo'rmaition alt ply T. .11. Shaiw. 26-11 l'ord 1)wiers----Shold Visit us and s-e the 'new Den ver Ford starter, it's a wonIder. Price $15.00. Wham's Ga rage. 21-5t (4fin Notlee-Until further notice the Laenes Oil .lill will run their gin tnery two (ays a week-Friday and Satuilday. 2 1-.~,t ces Continue tceri es at WVar Timue Pices N((' ow Ie we are disposing of these ex. 3 only: for .... ............15e , for ,...... .... ....10e tte f on,,.. o.. still ....er rc t C;ompany The. Corner Grocer for $1.00. e only One Dozen to be sold at the rice. Corne early rpours. Company