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Efje Rbbertiser Umbecriptlon PriceI s $1.00 Per Year Payable In Advance. Published by ADVERTISER PRINTING COMPANY Laurens, S. C. ALISON LEE President ARTHUR LEE Sec. and Treas. 'Advertising Rates on Application. Obituaries and Card of Thanks: One cent a word. 3ntered at the postofice at Laurens, S. C., as second class mail matter. L. I'll E NS, S. C., J.AN. 27, 1915. ,The Advertiser will be glad to receive the local news of all the comiunities in the county. Cor. respondenats are requested to sign their names to the contri butious.. Letters should not be mailed later than Monday morn. ing. We regret to note that The Newberry Ilerald and News. of which Col. M'. H. Aull is editor, is in financial stialts and has been temporarily discontin ued. The lierald and News has al ways, or we should say since our knowledge of it, been an interesting and well edited iper both In its news and editorial columns, always loyal and steadfast to its home town. On niany things, mostly political, we have differed with its edItor but it has been our exi)erienCe and observation that he has been scruillotis in being fair toward those with whom lie differed. We partleuflarly cot.1 nend his reent renarks on the inatigural address of Gov. R. 1. Manning, towards whom a feeling of resentment on his pa-t woul Id have been largely exctusa1eI. We hope that The llerald and News ,\\ill be able to weither the storim an. Itsumne publication. 9 * * Otr iolnceptiol of dlty to out r read (,rs. iit v iew of tIe fact tha- Ii h ! dit r of titis pap1;r lfOh ecom a calldibuo for Wlleo, is : lt issues oif Ithe0 ('(finli inu1. wh iff n-f 11 is n ri sho ld ot e ise: alin tIi (.411m *a ctolumns. \ I. do I<l b i i : p'-, ollie . ll ueve , we hink it m irely pf' I' e e --- ii: i 'ifft'h in n'A e 'n~s .2 wil iroh 1 dii si:- - otic wo Wi ven f it hIe Ate 1 . ia ( n:. iia -- f - antI .n11' . V T . W S-in of f ( ti- ' A ('ONT.\'T.. I \ 2 b-A . i n ( f'a ifo it, laI I yalf I I. II in'b ti afr ~ ' i ll Xfex lfrit fe la ,d;tuting i' of .in2; thrtee wheflft'r ('2r. .<1 t l2a 'Soth tI(ilal~il tfIit intlf' lit * ler 1 s ~li li tn('y ill ('ff ton grofwfing. Itu bi is not wat 'oma mmlifols our at tnio no 1(w. The strik ing thing abouflt te I oper'ial Valley's exer'~t'ifttn' waih cot ton this y*ear* is that. tihe low pric's have not) paralyzed the buine sfi's of that sectiton like it has (lone in the' Soutth, in L~aurens county for inistanie. Wh ti Ihe diffee (nce be tween h otinii. 'u ed11( prosjerlfy thei: e and thte depIression here A list of oth er' produtts r'aisedl in the county ex plains 1h ' contraist in cond(1ition. Ini Laturens cotunty, with a jiopulation about equallIIinzg that of the Im peu'rtIa Valley, Cotton was the predominant andl almost (exclutsive mloney cro1). At presenit 1)rice it wvoutld hardly bring $2,000,000. All othier crops comnbined wouild not near* equal It In value. Ibiat fIgures gather'ed by the Sant Diego Union, a CalifornIa newsplaper, show that the total produlction of agricul tur'al pirodutcts in the Impileirial Valley last year wvas valuedl at $20,000,000, in cluding cotton, alfalfa, bat'ley, corn, hay, catile, horses, sheep, watermeclons. daliry priodluctIs, fruits and(111 tinuerabl e other things. While these farmers were holding their cotton they were selling othier things. Impeil ',a!!cy I:; a favored 'e tica It may lie saidh. It ls no0w. 1tws' fiftteen y('rs ago11(. Thlen it was an arid deser't, barr ien andi~ lIfeless. I rriga tioni, initeiisI ive and1( diverisi fled farmin g and( miodern'i marik etin g methods have brought about a iranisformnatilon. Whilie 0our hands may not1 be as fertile as those In thle Imniperial Valley we couldi at leat~ diversity 0our Crotis so thait w~hecn one falls we ('ouldf have anotheri to fall1 back on1. COUNCIIS CARD. The readers of The Advertiser will remember the following card in our last issue signed unanimously by the aldermen of the city: This is to certify that on the 1st day of April, 1913, in Council assem bled, the City Council of the City of Laurens adopted a resolution to the effeot that the reports of receipts and expenditures of the City of Laurens should not be advertised in the news papers, but that at the end of each quarter a Statement of Receipts aid Expenditures should be made out by the City Clerk and posted on file for the examination of any person inter ested. The City Clerk was instructed not to contract for any advertising of .said leport in any newspaper. The mayor of the city is in no wise re sponsible for the said reports not be ing advertised in the newspapers, and a considerable sum of money has been saved to the taxpayers of the city in advertising bills by the bay in which this matter has been handled. All reports are on file in the Clerk's of flice and can be seen there by anyone interested. This letter has so many idle claims and is so vulnerable of attack that we hardly know where to begin on It. As a kind of preface we might refresh the memories of the aldermen by re ferring them to the minutes of the meeting, wlhere it will be found that the resolution provided that the clerk shall "make a quarterly rel)ort of re eilpts and expendi-tures and keep in this office". A slight difference will be observed. Granting, however, that what they set out in this card last week is what -they intended to pass two years ago and that the mistake was one of carelessness In transcrib Ing, we will go on. The charter of the city provide's that "each City Council shall likewise pliublish at the end of each year after the beginning of their term of ofice a full statement of their receipts and expenditures during the plrecedinlg year". As the city charter is the very bed-rock of the city's govern Iment, as the constitution is to tm% state, no resolutions inl conflict with it are legal and therefore this resolu tion of the (lit) ('ouncil on April 1. 1914, wis illegal and without force. The chart does not (ey the right to make as many reports as the coun cil may see fit, but It demands that at least one a year shall be made and ulishe:l. ThIe adermanle card provided tiat this Statement should be "posted on file for the ex:minatior. of anyone in t "rI-sr." .\ hi4A 1tble Conist11t1 ion of thi elause woIld lead us to Ox em tthe ateient itheor to be o c e og sor lwhere Inl the vicinity of the 0!*(' " cle e prl'al"bly h-n ig n e's c isp~nous lace i hs olion. I n~ l'ee!ent:4iWe of The Adhver .r t ib d to :,( it. it wa)4 taken <1 :o. I '. To our m'n22 t wa.:I,; ill !,'' rt ilrt in y t iho 5Pt: ('llrk out. la f themayo in thi mari ah 4h,4'. ar41p bl 1( th4re 4- of41 :4 h4ierk4) at th end of l t ' \ 4 (4' \\ lho (li ns ltl' I h 44,1 ' In ! or P! \\~ i have2 (14fo1 1nid Ihin of4' II'! inwV whi 14 the resolution was1 inte141 , 0;ulo . T 1w 0 miht h4(1 a differen'' maor i woll have' the rightl to publish the. chatrter without a resolution from counl(l, bat there4 cannhot. lhe as to his diuty ini ~inforin~ig the coumncil of the 1. w oP seekin~g advi~'ce himself 1f e were unce(41rtain. FailureC to do ithe in.t er at least, is inexcusable,0 Thiere ifor4, in nlo, puling on the matter 01' nor seekI ig legal ad vice from the clity :tt4orne~y, he wats equally If not more re4spon11biile than they, for this viola ti on of the city's charter. Tt is qutite triue that the City Coun cdl has paid out for the publication~ of this replort less than they wvouild l.ad t hey com liedI with the law, but i'i contempt of the law economiy? it is the desire of a large gumber of our citizens that these rep~or-ts be pub11 li:shed and it is (1u1 thmem to thave them pub~llishied. Is denial of this raght economy? We think the 1)00 1)14 of the city would rather economize along other' lines. They would rather have more attention paid to dclini c~uent taxes andl water and light rents year3 over'gue1. i't is 0our understanding that Alder 1man1 W. P. Thoma-son did not favor the0 origil r'esoluition passed in 1912 CHIH ETERS PILLS T IA30i nRA ND. SLadIert Ask your D~ruigft for Pl'Iaj in lNed an'd (oid ~ ll 'nTke no oth'r. 4uy of your II.ODRA NlIS PJ.M. for 25a 'Wyearsknownes 1est,SafestAtways 1e"a!.l LAUlIENS DitUO SToiwE, The Quinine That Doss Not Affect The Head necuseof tstonic and lnxntive effect, IAXA T 0i IRM QUININF, Is betterthant ordinary OI Qtnine and does not enuse nervousness nmor ringming( in hend. Rentenber thie inl11 nanne and( look for the signature of 1E. W. GROVJX. 25c. INTERESTING ITtMS - FROM THE COUNTY (Continued froi Page One.) rens coun-ty never produced a better man nor a purer citizen than lie and I have always been proud lie is my friend." These very saime words can apply truthfully to the writer. Andy Jones was a good man, a fine citizen. Would that we had more like him! To his loved ones who mourn his loss our sympathy is theirs. Having had a similar experience, we know what It means to see a father go hence. One more brave soldier gone. Foi Hlim the roll call is ended. The last drui-beat is o'er; rest thou with coni rades neath the trees, that shade the Other Shore! There is some talk of the family of Mr. W. Ii. Hudgens moving back to ti'eir farin near here. They will re ceive a cordial welcome home. Uncle John Finley was in Laurens Friday attending the cofivention of the delegates of the Laures associa ton to outline this year's work for the Churches. Madden, Jan. 25-It is the duty of ocrrespondents, I believe, to tell the whole truth at-4il times, therefore I chronicle the fact-Sunday was a rainy day! Can't the "oldest inhabi tant" come to our rescue and tell us if there were such weather in "the good old days?" Liast Monday at the home of Mr. and T'rs. T. S. laangston, a very en joyable day was passed. Rev. Mr. lawson aid Messrs. W. 11. Iludgens, and W. S. Power were the guests of Dr. A. 13. Langston. Mesdames Bess Wright of Spartan burg and .Josie Copeland of Clinton have returned home, after a pleasant visit to their grandinother, Mrs. M. T. Allison. Mrs. Wright will go to her new home in Lexington, N. C., where Mr. Wright is now superin teiident of a mill there. Mrs. J. ). Culbertson spent Wed nesday in Lalureis oil business. Mr. and irs. W'm. Byrd, the latter known ani(l loved here as l'1thel BIry son, were recent visitors. Frid:ty night they were the guests of her un cle, T. S. Laangston and Saturday were with her grandiother, .\rs. II. C. iinghai. AIInt I let did the honors. of the occision anld a specially good dinnier was seIved. lIesides .\lr. and Ms. lByrd the family of .r. Thurmia File(y and)( .\r. .lohnl 11rysonl of(re rille were t1ihe other t geists. ThI- frienlds of .\rs. .1. .-. \Voffrl1 will he gladi to kn11ow sh- is . able to sit up, afier a 11) days' spell of iiu .lr. P. M. ('U ing .i ham of Cold 1%;I1 :i.d a y (' n i ii:ham III of \l. I'li-t-unr wt-re ii!o s recentl orI I! -ir ,sh MII ; AIrs G IT Vinl11eY., 1)r A. . 1. I ".:in. In;n b i l- f or li u kL v T d oli t( ;ir-t lap of hI, r ur . - k . .!. I ie. .rs. l,:;i -.. -loln :itd "Snny lov are 1x; k -e. to leave- New\ York early inl February1' . Whil in Nev York it is liopt-d tiat a \ le :;' n -eing will bo e lat. S iii. :. it .\ s tia \\'t~ tre('u nnie \iwl-, \herol iont.. Th'. ito, has .\lti ue~ ite lafor :cvrl loa ta i sotiat youtheiniowe.-ea inMrs.:.Min ISOJ hea hey ilt shll for ht liealait beferaloni leave i's naiviena Ishoar ,W o , l~ien 1 will foiu h:.vera onthse may sl n ithettoerhil cre abt MoulBntsile 10, sent ..trsay night withMr, daug tr of 'yMr.W..Brsn thas cityn usinel fod eeadys Mrs. Wil .GriNlsn has Clinn speitel fthe wee-en severa rativs.a Mr. ThmalKight froms wo Poin bhen muote tlor eeaolaeonesar sotilli et. hero esunday Reid Sendatuda nighti wihMr ..\utt e Bryson.ey ic a thsMrti. laeo hpel s Miss Wdnl Grwfenso lin spentwe th week-sn wiath W ativ enear Mountvioml nity as. loentcte eague plac nearWil Mloutvillted. r.MrnsOesI hPeesunaanyuna.igt Mroze Aonders. Aee be o Mrs.. ou.o aon is vr sick atis thwriting. Miss Edna1 Owen. Walent Blwnse'k Saudywith Mlud Wasn of Friend Mr's. Flrecea League afte Msendill seeolt (lste Mrs Monaryusim Owetnedas hoeday. say Mr. Claude Mahon and'family spent Saturday night with Mr. and Mrs. Wil 1Ham 3Mahon. Mr. Tully Babb was in Gray Court Saturday. Mrs. Nancy Owens spent Friday at the home 6f Mr. Tully Babb. Lanford, Jan. 25.-Farm work is at a standstill, on account of sQ much rain. The roads are almost impassa ble. Ar. J. W. Johnson Is gettilg u) the lumber to build a new dwelling here. Mr. Richard Moore has moved into our town, and will farm this year. Work will begin in the near future on the new .ethodist church. Mrs. A. A. Nelson has returned home after -a pleasant stay in Gaff ney and other towns. Mrs. J. W. Johnson is visiting In Newton, N. C. Mr. H. 4. Wofford spent Saturday -night and Sunday with Capt. J. W. Lriiford's family. . Miss Mary Bobo spent the week-end at Enoree. Miss Etolia Lanford spent Satur day and Sunday in Woodruff, return. Ing to take up her school work Mon day. Mr. Willie Drummond is spending ihis week with -his parents here. Mr. J. R. Willis is visiting his children -here. Mrs. J. R. Franks, who has been in Spartanburg for the past two weeks for treatment, is getting along nicely. Mrs. .1. It. Carley who was operat ed on several days ago, Is doing fine. Ehe will likely return home the latter irt of the week. Mr. J. ). Johnson spent Monday in Laurens. M\r. M. G. Patterson spent the week end in Spartanbury with his family. M.rs. J. W. Lanford spent last week at the Steedly Hospital with her daughter, Mrs. J. it. Cooley. Mr. J. W. Lanford was in Spartan burg Saturday. Mrs. M. C. Harlan is on the sick list this week. Cures Old Sores, Other Remedios Won't Cure. The worst cases, no natter of how long standing, are cured & the wonderful, old reliable Dr. Porter's Atitiseptic Healing Oil. It relieves -Pain and Heals at the same titne. 25c, 50c, $L.0' SPECIAL NOT!CES. Lost - -TI) o whito goats. Fl(erl wII he rewVard]ed if returni to W. H1. am illon, ILalrenls. 27-1 t-v( V411r sale-- -. finec horse, rapid ta el, r. \\'orks an w er. See or, tele V;n'CS s0r0, or .1. \Vale And'r51.son. 27-It Warning 11 - .\ll persons 11-r! hereby waru*11-i atinst h1iring1 (r ha bo in oell S1am N1 .\04,1n wh() Is under conract wilh Ie. .1. .\M. Saxon. 27..t [''or Sile -. T o splel(Edl mul1s, 1ilick :11nd stIrong. .-\lso( ll m11 nn r fIi Irill imph-111ents, incllng wiagos1 and 11mwing.. machineo. Cheap for cash or .appr1oved a e. 1).A . ale l trAi . 2 lialf l - interestedlI, w'2 'i:ri lep itiulrs or se iFrank1 ('aine, .1 Fauenls. 27-1ipd Sialeslliian Wanled Io look aft- oi)r inte4'les; inl 14L2renls and12 :tdj12('en. ('onn.. iThe ll roy Oil Co., ('levelanll, 0. 27-i t- p1 T1,wo ('ol itl.res For i' en I---Wa ter an d r(ns street at, 22.200 i)er month2 . One mon11thi. See I3 . X rn s. For Sale--i hav21e for sale 0one good family horse and mulile, ch1eapi. .\lris. ii Y. Simmlfonls, Griay Court, lRt. I. liox 10. 27.-It-pd For Na'le-"'Frank"' tile best sadle horse inl JLurens county, offered at $300. S'ee him at. Martin's Stables. if nIOt so(1ld rivately will be 0( soldublic I-- on salesday ini Februlary to hlighlest bidderl. Cash or goodl note. J. D). Culber'tson. 27-1t For Sa~e.-A fine hlorse. Rlaid'trav eller; works anywhlere. See J. 0. Sul livan, Laurens, S. C. 27-it Ginning ;NotIce--Cotton gr'owers will please take notice that. H-udgens' Ginnery will run on Fridays and Sat urdays only unitil further notice. Hud gens' Ginnery. 20-tf For Sale-Pure Toole Prolific Cot ton seed, made bale per acre or or dinary land, price 65 cents per bushlel. Would exchange for peas. Juliuls M. Todd, Gray Court, 5. C., Route 3. - ' 26-6t Old Shoes Wanted-Will buy one hlundredi pair of second hand shloes. Also repair your shoes - in best style and on latest machinery. Located i doors below city hall. The Laurens Shoe Shop. 26--It Staion For Sal Our Standard blred, jet black stallion wvill be solif at public outcry for cash in front of tile couirt house8 following tile legll sales on salesdIay in February. Fiye years old, weighls 1,100 ipounds. A good server. A better young stallion eann not be found. Papers of registration go with him. Sold for dlivisionl. Mar tiln & Blarksdale. 26-2t Ford Owners-Shiold visit u1s and seeo tile new Denver Ford1 star1ter'. it's aL wondcer. Price $15.00. Wham's Gan rage. 2-1.-5t Gin Notlee-Until furthler notice the Lautrenls Oil Mill wvIll run their gin niery two (lays a week--Fridlay and Saturday. 2.4-.r ANNOUNOVEMENTS. I hereby annoufte myself a candi date for -re-election to the office of Mayor of the City of Laurens, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary C. M. BABB. I hereby announce myself a candi date for tile office of Mayor of the City of Laurens, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. ALISON LEE. I hereby announce myself a candi da-te for the office of Alderman ,in Ward 1, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. C. 11. GASQUE, I hereby announce myself a candi -date for re-election for Alderman in Ward 6, subject to the rules of the Democratic plmary. AUG. HUFF. I hereby announce myself a candi date for Alderman from Ward 4, sub ject to the rules of tile Democratic primbry. , J. E. TOLLISON. I hereby annqunce my candidacy for Alderman in Ward 2, subject to the rules of the Democratc primary. S. BOYD SEXTON. Tile friends of Mr. W. E. Hawkins announce -him a candidate for Alder man in Wiard 3. I hereby announce myself a candi date for the ofice of Alderman to rep resent Ward 6 in the Laurens City Council and promise to abide by the WAI WAR I will be at th4 CHILDRESS & and 29th, to bu from 15 to 16!/2 GOOD PR] J. A. JA Atlani VATS'11i0 OIL ve (tit Now 1Ie Taiwn i'csiyI. II Pact, .\il y (aIn I.,e A ltOTT'I1: 5 CleaancePri Albig st ockl of seaisonable1 gr a clienit commiiocdities. 1)ried A\ icricotsa, 17 1 -2c valun Drzied Peaches, 12 I -2cvau D rledl A pples, 10eI value for DIe'Id A pples, 12 I -2c value f< ieId Prunes, 15c value for. California lIaisiius, 15c value California Currantsa, 15c vahi California Citron, 25c value f Pink Salmon, 15c value for .. and any kind of canned goods yoi D~o not forget our Coupon Ci Buy in large qluanltities and gi J. C. Shell 4 Phone 188 A $.00Dur Duplex Rasor We ha, Qf thesa aboye and get IPowe Drui / rules of the Democratic primary. JEdFF J. ADAMS. I hereby announce my candidacy for .the offlee of Alderman from Ward 4 and promise to abide by the rules of *the Democratic primary. - W. PINCKNE4Y SULLIVAN. I hereby announce myself a candi date for Alderman in Ward 1, supject to the rules of the Democratic pri mary. CARIA)S R. MOSEDLEY. I hereby announce my candidacy for re-election for Alderman in Ward 2, subject to the rules of the Demo cratic primary. J. WARREN BOLT. I hereby announce myself a candi date for Alderman in Ward 3 subjeet to the rules of the Democratic pri mary. J. W. IELLAMS. I hereby an-nounce myself a candi date for reelection to office of Alder man from Ward 4, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. T. C. SWITZER. The friends of Mr. R. G. Franks hereby andounce him a candidate for the office of Alderman in Ward 5, sub ject to the rules of the Democratic primary. I hereby announce myself a candi date for Alderman in Ward 5, subject to the rules of the Democratic pri mary. EARL WILSON. 1TED MULES! L stables of W. P.' SON, Jan. 28th y sound MULES hands high. ICES PAID. LCKSON :a, Ga. ces Continue ocerle a(9mt War Tlime Prices. Nowv ile we are dis'poinmg of these ex e only: for .... ........,.....15~c for .... ......... ....10e ......... ......... ....8c ~.... .... .... .... ....11-2 or....... .. .....10e may want at the very pest prices. Lsh System. Join the cconomizers. it the benefit of still better prices. i Company The Corner Grocer I ham -'for $1.00. re only One Dozen e to be sold at the price. Come early yours. / Company