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E1te Nbbertiser ebseripton Price is $1.A Per Yar Payable in Advanee, Published by UDVERTISEB PRINTING COMPANI Laurens., S. C. idvertising Rates om Application. *bitnaries and Card of Thankst O+ Bent a word. Sntered at the postoflce at Laurens, q. 0, as second class mail matter 1AULRENS, S. C., APRtlL a, 1916. Welcome to the County School Fair! Senator MeLaurin has asked the governor to call a special session of the legislature to provide for state in surance risks. It looks as If Mir. Mc Laurin drew the wrong card on the second deal. OUt SCHOOLS. As has been its custom for the past several years, The Advertiser is is suing today an edition composed in large part of educational articles. We do not call it an "educational edition" because it has not the size to it to justify such a formidable title. Yet, it was gotten out .in.tlie hope. that it would be of benefit, educationally,. to the county and that it would encour age teachers, pupils and patrons in their work. The schools of this cont ily have made much progress Iiring the past few years. It has been a time of pro gress in the south and the educational movement has kept p(ace ald in soile sections have even gone ahead of ma terial prosperity. We believe that this county has been ntie where the eluta tional advanceeniet has out-stripped the rapid advanicemieit along otler' lines. :ae' has hitt to go over' the county andtie the nuterloujsnw htil!dings II he convinced of, this, buildings in the open c'oun1try that !arge townls woulld have beetn prouid to own twenty-live yea:s ago. The record ofR achivement. as annally set fothit inl these coluins by the ie luirunen'lt ofI edur4:11ion,1 loo l0eno'thyt to reil-al. alnipy jtls;tifv the claims that re te going ahead and that the rural scilini:s are hold II t Iheir own n aitinst the tide toward city cm igrt'n ioll. The county ha:; b(cci forlnate in auving progr:.sivy' school ofticials for a nit n'hr of years and its legislators ha.e l'etn w' it providin.g for spie eial and talented assistants. Our achievemnents dlu'rng the past few years have I:;'en wonderful. The goal has not beens reached, thougil, and never will for there will always he room for improvement. Ottr con stant aim, then, should be to keep our schools constantly in our thoughts and give them our undivided support. The future of ouir county and state depends upon it. (tIC i(WAYS. Wtih the adivetit of sinIig ('umels the wayVS" lromi t his clace to that, (tough~l the POt iS beginintg to 'bile'' ovetr a pr~lose'd "hItighiway" tromt .\ttgula toi GIreetnville fort lturist ~ taici. '(hle Gr een wood I itIly .1(ur nalI and c SevertalI (Greetnwoodl to "'get (ln" thle highRway aiid see th le mantifold benefits accruing froma tour iist t raftle, wh ich benefits, by the way, ate largely limalg Inative. '(hle Newhberry Ilorald and Newvs, waking up to the "Grteenwood SpirIt." in "'going af(ltr" sitch tin tgs, issues a call to arms on the part of the Pledmon t and A ppalachian high way adlvocates, wvarn':ag t hem that tun less they bestlir thlemselvyes r'een wood will walk away with the tourist pIe. The Herald and News seems to think that the r'oadls of Newberry and Lex 'Ington coutnties standl In need of more attention than thbe troads of other coun ties thiroiigh which our' afor'esaid high ways already irun. It milght be trite that the roads of Newberry and Lexington counties, bie tween Ncwber'ry and Columbia, need attention. Doubtless there is some room for impr'ovemenit on every road in the county. Whether or not the condition of othetr roads in those coun ties justIfy further expendituire onl these "hIghway" roads, of course, Is a matter that should not and does not conicetrn its, bitt as a general proposi tion, wve do) not think that a highway for general Itrafie is entItled to any mor'e consider'ation by the road au thboities t han lthe lceicu tr'aife jlust ifles. It so hnpipens (lhat outr roadcs are built by local taxationi, (lhe tax payer ex pectIng that a pr'opor'tionate share of the taxes he devoted to the cotnstruc tion of roads which hte uses. It Ia not right then for funtds iraised for the .general Improvement of county roads to) be expenfded on a hIghway for for oign traffc on a partieulhar road when that traffc does not contriute to the upkeep. When aultomnobile traffc reaches t~hat volume where county-to county roads are needed for their. use, it will then be the state's duty to step in and assist in the work, thus equal izing the burden over all the counties. So much in a general way. The Advertiser is glad to see the "tourists" as they are called, passing through Laurens. They are Welcome here and we would be glad to have them stop over longer than they generally do. Our .roads which they. use happen to. be the most popuar roads in the coun ty and are. therefore very well kept. We are delighted for them to use them. But as for building an automobile highway, we do not think that such a movement would be justified at this time vlien other roads are in need of repair; e ee ee e ee ee e e .* * * INSTItUT('IONS. * * " " + " " " " " " " " " " " " To the Teachers and Trustees: The School Fair is again upon us. Let us make this the greatest educa tional rally ever held in the state. The slogan for the day is "Every teacher, every pupil, every trustee, ev ery patron, every School Improvement fore has there been shown so much in terested in the welfare of the children be in Laurens April 14th." Never be fore has there been shown so much in terest and there is no reason why our slogan shouldn't come true. The following points need empha sis. Please give them Iue attention: 1. Propram as follows: i--Literary Contest--1) o'clock at LIaurens graded school building. Il-Decl'imation Contest--10 o'clock Isauirens graded school chapel and Blaptist S. S. room. Ill--Elementary, ,\leet-l0 o'clock, 1Laurens graded school campus. I V-U rand Parade-11:30 o'clock. V--A warding of Blue Ribbons--12::0 o'clock, Laurens graded school campus, and Oath of Allegiance to llnited States flag. \'I Ilnner. Vil -i igh School Ailet i.c Mcl 2:: o o'clock. la:uirens graed(i S(hool cap1u1s. \'I II --View'ing E~xhibits -1(1 a. I. to 3 I(. m1., courtt hIouse'. IN- - iig! School Oratorical ('ontestl (1:01 'clock , I.auren graded 5chool ch aliml. 2. 'hIe telnlirs wrhio hav( llw con test14 in elmarpc are"' expec(t(( to b)( in their respectli e places at hinte-tliirly. .tT, .idges are expected to be in: 1!1ir r'speitiv' places at nine Ih rty. They are to stand in different pats of ite roomis while the contests aren being h4eld and to grade pupils11 withiouit cnsuiltation with each other. 1. Contests will op cn on schedule time. Th doors of the graded school building will he closed to all visitors and contestants at flive minutes to ten. Ilipress this fact on pupIls and pa trons. 5. All visitors will lie admitted by tickets, "whiich will be mailed this week. i. Pupils are required to bring rteader( for the read Iig ('ontests, pen cils for the arithnimetic, spelling. .,C.lm Position and hilstry contests, and limb iles for lthe sewIng contests. 7. Every schoIo wevetr sumall and far atway fromt townt should fake patot ii in he larde. .\arebi tenehers. it you have only a veiy stmall niumbier pies clit. Thle pupils5 will lbe scored on Ithe ir masrchinig, so encour1 a ge thiem to) do their best. The prtoession wvill form on the "radled schiool camnpus at 11: :0f shiarip. I Icfore mareb1in g I le teacher will call lier roll anld thus ascertain the per (entage of tltendanee. No credit for at tendlanlce will be given to those pu pils who fail to asiswer' the roll call. Each teacher will lead her' school. T'he girls are requested to wear white mliddy blouses or white sailor suits It would lie pretty if every school wold have a baniner and the pupIls wear their school color's. The schools will be groulped by townships, accord ing to district numbers in the follow ing order: Laurens, Youngs, DIals, Sullivan, Waterloo, Cross Hill, Hun ter, Jacks, Scmton A teacher w-il be appointed to look after forming the line from each township. The trustees will march in the r'ear with their schools. See your night puplils and invite themn to be in the parade. They are to form in the rear of their schools. We want the School ltmprovemient Association mnembetrs to march in the i'ear of the entire lIne. 8. The monthly Teachers' Meeting will be held in the Court House Sait urdlay morning at I I o'clock. We hiope no teacher will be abs~ent. 9. The exhibits are to be placed by Saturday night. AprIl 8th. Trhankinig youl for your co-operat ion, I am, Yours truly, .Jamnes H. Sullivan. iSprinir. Spring ia looked upon by miany Its the most delightful seasoni of 11he year. but this cannot lbe said of the rhteutma lie. The cold and dlampi weather brings on rheumatic pains which arc anything tut pleasant. They enn 1)e relieved, however, by aplhying Cham berlain's iniment. Obtainable every whnre. CONFEDERXATE VETERANS MET MONDAY MOJININO J. I). Mock Bilected Commander for Ensuing Year. Delegates Elected for Reunions. ..The annual meeting of Camp Garl ington, U. C. V., convened in the of fice of O. G. Thompson, Judge of Pro bate, Monday morning, April 3rd. The meeting was well attended. The election of oflicers for the en suing year resulted as follows: Con mander, .1. 1). Mock; Vice Commander, J. P. Caldwell; Adjutant, J. A. P. Moore; Chaplain, .John Rt. Finley; Quartermaster, John T. 'Langston; Treasurer, Y. C. Hellams. Delegates to the state reunion at Rock Hill April 25-26 were elected as follows: J. -i. Wharton, J. P. Caldwell, Y. C. Hel lais. Miss Genevieve Smith was se lected as sponsor fo.' the camp at Rock Hill. Delegates to the g?eral reunion at Birmingham, May 16-17-18, were elect ed as follows: J. D. Mock, W. J. An dersoin, J. T. Langston. Miss Gertrude Mock was selected as sponsor to the general reunion. Delegates and sponsors are expected to name alternates in case they can not attend. 'Charles S. Compton, of the S. A. L. railway, was in attendance. His com pany will have a special car attached to the regular train, leaving here by the C. & W. C. at 8:30 a. m., May 15, and connecting at Greenwood for the main line and arriving at lirming ham at i p. n. The S. A. L. has been adopted as the otllcial route of the Laurens veterans. The round trip fare will he $7.25. Resolutions In memory of comrades who have died since the last meeting were adopted and will be published later. J. (I). Mock, Commander. .1. A. P. Moore. Adjt. * * $ * $ * $ S * $ * $ * $ * * S SlPl' I I.1 NOT'ICFS. $ ** * $ $ *$ * * $* $* $ 1K''toin' \ll ;erson; are lerehy orbiEln t1 1L!Ir or harboir onl ' All lew Shalwf':. sign. hi; naeli '.\. S. !:: as h'e is under (oniract with Ie or lhe 'ar1' 1C1I. IL. S. .\lalon. Ow i s. lit. -". : 1-ilt p a le' Sulan 11irI d to look after 't'irI interest in I.aurens and( adjacen (t ou 40s. Salary or C'ommnissionl. .\ddres i'he I larw .y Oil no., Clevelandt, 0. '37-It-11d Notice I !till have on handl liig Boh(' I.ong 'iaple ('olon1 Seed with all the ait:y ' d ' iullei toll by} macI hine ! at $1.00 or h1.itshel. ('all ...\. Sumerel Laurens, S. ('., Rtoute. 37-It Notlee All persons are hereby for hidden to hire or harbor ILuther Milam alias ('ostell (;rimes as he is under (onra tto me for the year 19161. W. P. 'Clardy. 37-it-pd To 1et-llooims for light housekeep keeping or single furnished rooms. .1. ii. lloyd, Post oflice block. 37-it For Si'e-One . good .four-gallon .ersey cow, with calf one month old. Apply to I.ouis Anderson, Lauirens. S. C. . 37-21-pd For~ Sahle ierkshire Pigs, six wveeks ol. rom re gstIered boar . 1. C'oke Gr.ay, tLaurenis, S. t'. ::7-1 I F~or Saile---l Ilack \linorca Ij'gs. Northr iop str1a in. Iliest layers, larigest eggs. $l.iu pet setting of' IS eggs. I). A. Davis. 37-It Piun iis lFor Samie --S pa rk's i arlilana, I'ar A13 .moe, Stone. L ivinigston's ('ore less.,ii Impov'ed IPonderosa, and liim - mer' Tlomaiito Pl' aants. Earlilana is thle eariliest tomato grown and htrimmner thle Ia rgest. P~iimnto Salad Pepper' PiIls, Salria Pl'antis, Strong well - r'oot ed planit s grownm out dloor's. .\lrs. .1. G1. Sullivan, South11 larper St., Lau1 tens, S. C'. 37 Fodder-See .T. Dunnk Watts If you want any fodder'. 37-It 3roney-$l,000 to lend for client on impllrovedi real estate. C. D. Barks-1 dale, Atty. 37-it' For Sale-Plynmouthi Rock Cockerels at $1.25 each. C. >D. Barksdaie. 37-It Seed-Wan na makers pedigree Cleve land Rig Btol cotton seed the best hbg 1)011 of all, at $1.00 per~ bushel. Fbr sale by A. P. Fuller, Moutville. S. C. 37-2t-pd .Lost, Strayed or Stolenm-One white and lemon spotted drop bitch. Reward for information leadIng to her recov cry. C. It. Mosley. 37-i t Pigs-Pure Durock pIgs fot' sale. 8 weeks to Ii mionths old. Satisfaction guaranteed. Pigs from prize winning stock. Kiad's Durock Stock Farm. 37-.7t-pd Peas Wanted i-About 75 bus'hels of ipenst wanted. Will pay cash. Umkuwn fleas preferred. WV. H. Knight, Lau rens, S. C. 37-3t Loste--A brooch somewheore between Mr. WV. WV. Owerns and LBarksdale Sat uirday night. Retuirn to Miss 'ilalle TIurner, Ciray Court. and get rewar'd. 37-It For Sale-A fewv huguhels of' 'Callfor n Ia Cano Seed, $1.50 per' peck. Will make 200 gallons per' nere' On bottom~ land. J1. 10. Griflin, Cross 11fill, S. C. 36-3t 114ag-I will buty for cash old rags. clothecs, rubber tires, also copper, brass zinc, ptowta, etc. One to two cents per 1)ound( for rags. Z. ILurey, Dick Owings old1 stand, N. Harper' St. 36-5t. For Sale-For a bargain in a good mule applly to D~ials Cash Grocery Stoen. Ennrons, . C. 35-St Cotton Seed- have a few bushels nure Toole', Simpkins Prolific and Vandivers Hervy Fruiter cotton seed for sale. $1.00 per bushel. Se me. R. V. Irby, Laurens, S. C. 35-3t Typowrfters-+I am now agent in Laurens for the celebrated Underwood typewriter and would be glad to prove its merits to anyone interested. B. W. ILockner, at Fleming I3ros. Jewelry Store. 34-5t For Sale-Light gins with presses complete, except engine. Sell all or half outfit. In use several years, but in good order. Must be sold at once,. Bargain. Ware Shoals .lManufacturing Company, Ware Shoals, S. C. 32-5t For Sale--A few settings of eggs from my pen of S. 'C. Rhode Island Reds, bred from birds bought from Lester Thompkins of Concord, Mdsg. Price $1.25 per setthig of 15. J. McD. Moore, 579 0. Main St., Laurens, S. C. Phone 165. 31-tt For Salo-Land, pigs, shoats for sale. Only practical subsoiler on the mar ket, two-mules, one hand does the work of four mules and two hands. It works behind any plow, fastens to beam of front plow, subsoils furrow. then leaves all your clay under top soil where it belongs. Your land won't get hard, get better stands of cotton. etc. Will demonstrate with pleasure. I am selling fertilizer for the Ander son Phosphate and Oil Co. See me be fore you buy, I can sell you ps cheap as anybody. Tom M. Shaw. 30.10t B. R. TODD Engineering and Contracting Land Surveys a Spedalty wert4e Work Skillifull done or I, ,pected. -wIrei and estiliteN of all Kiin Telephone No. 346 * .NNOUN('EXEN''. * I hereby announce myself a candi dale for Solicitor of the Eighth Cir cult and promise to abide by the rules of the Democralie primary. 11. S. BLIAUKWE'LL. I hereby announce myself a candi di'tt for the office of Solicitor of the Eighth .ludicial Circuit. stubject to the rules of the I)emocratie primary. GEO. TI. 31A\GIL .. I hereby :tnnounn'e Imly. tsI a ctncldi date for the otliet of Foliietor ) f the ;*:igltht 1)istrict ani prottise to abide by the result; of the I(:emcralfltie Pri 'I P. \1((0121). ('oun13 t y A nouncementts, I bereby offer miysbif'l as a cantdidate for tite olice of Sheriff of I.attrens outy and pledge ttyself to abide by the resltts of the IDetocratie prtitary. It. A. WilAltTON. I hereby announee myself a candi date for the oflice of Sheriff f fLau rens County subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. A. It. SULLIVAN. I hereby announce myself a candi date for the ollice of Coroner of Lau rens County and promise to abide by the results of the Democratic primary. J. l'ORTItER ELLEDGE. I hereby announce myself a candi date for the ollice of Sheriff of Lau rens county, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. W. S. 1AGWELTL. dale for the olce of FheritT of Lau tr(ns ('outttty an 111promis e to abhide by Itle t'esultts of the 1Demorta tie pima Ury. I). W. .\i. M\A SON. I liereby ann tountce mtysel f a eandoi dateI fotr Sherill f L aurtens C'out ly, sitbjiecl to the rules of the D~emoera tie prtiarty. S. ('. It EI). I itereby a nnoun lCe tmysel f a cand1(1i dale for Ithe 0111cc of Shitfftl of (lie Coutiy of Lauitretns antd prtomoiso to aide 1by the resul ts of (lie D~emiocraIltic .J. WV. KELL.ETT. I htereby annitounie mtyself a cantdi (late fot' (lie otle of SherIff of Laut t'ens ('ounity subject to the rutles of (lie Democtratic pr'imary3. WV. H. BlARKS.D)ALE. I hereby announce niyself a candi date for (the oillice of Sheriff of Lau rens county and promiise to abitde by Teach eac Apprecia Ithe world singing concert: such is ti own a Victrola. S Call and listen to some of ou new records. PO the results of the Demotatic' primary. JOHN D. W. WATTS. I hereby announce myself a candi date for the office of Sheriff of Laurens County subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. * GIEO. C. HOPKINS. - I hereby announce myself a candi date for the ofilce of Coroner of Lau rens county subjectto the rules of the Democratic primary. W. H. WH-ITLOCK. I hereby announce myself a candi (late for Coronor and promise to abide by the results of the Democratic pri mary. Z. R. TRAYNHAM. I hereby announce myself a candi date for the oeflee of Treasurer of Lau rens county and promise to abide by the results of the Democratic primary. R. JUD. LANGSTON. I respectfully announce myself a candidate for the office of Treasurer of Laurens County and pledge myself to abide by the result of the Democratic primary. L. F. McSWAIN. I hereby announce myself a candi date for re-election to the office of Treasurer of Laurens County and promise to abide by the results of the Democratic primarl. ROSS D. YOUNG. I hereby announce myself a candi date for re-election to the office of Davis-Rope NOW SI Big assortme: All styles, all size; Wash Skirts $1 LET US FIT THESg MAKE OUR STO! Davis-Ropei Laurens' I ANNOUN Dear Madam. We take con advising you that Miss H. W. Gossard Company MONDAY TO SATURDAY, AP sive at which time shp tings in our Corset je with you regardin~ hi Appointments fpq fi telephone. We wi~l gr visit to our depaj'tmer ment ioned above . M. S. BAILI CLINTC e Children te Real Mi The swe re-creates i - perfectly, a ideal additic to the schoo having all ti and playing at y< lie boundless privile~ E DRUG COM] r 400 W - instr! Auditoia of Laurons county subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. J. WADDY THOMPSON. dahereby announce myself a candi date for re-election to the office of Clerk of Court for Laurens county, subject to the rules of the Democratic party. C. A. POWER. WHY SUFFER With that cold and aching Grippy feelin~ when a~few doses of Dantzler's Grippe Mix ture /will postively re liev y it in time and be convinced. ONLY 25c BOTTLE FOR SALE BY Peoples Drug Co. r Company 1OWING it Middy Blouses 5, 50c, 95c $1 1.00 to $3.00 DU OUT FOR )OL FAIR tE YOUR STORE r Company lest Store CEMENT siderable pleasure in H. B. Rotholz of the will be with us RIL 10 TO 15, Inclu will do special fit partment and consult a season's modes. ttings can be made by eatly appreciate your t during the dates ~Y & SONS >N, S. C. et toned Victrola elodies and songs nd would be an >n to the home or Iroom. Think of ile great artists of >ur own private e of those who PANY will be glad to show you the