:Inocriptmon Price is $1.09 rer Year
Payable In Advance.
Published b)
.97riTISER PIlINTING COMPANY
Laurens, S. C.
:imtriising Ratea on A pplientint.
Jblina.ries and Cird of Thatnks: One
out a word,
01r a i- uuta
\ , ., 313 CH~ 7, 1917.
On 1!1(, !1(I'0 2:1
Tiiill (11.2
On 1.-11 nr 8.2 m Im t. <:1 '.1(1
oin i' Iue b ' V. -a, I :4:: . ;
l it (III2) (I 111 I.-21 ~l 1 I
la G in he s~eo o
1 ro a1 IS b al and w:
in01 tOl - h' q':, baot b it'aI'1o.:21 ;
21) :2 1121 :-1. (01 MI.) ; jporI on1&c oif 1 G
the - 21011 I e lll nl o l l22 i veQ !on~
M li le in 2::a ch' :o p oxilility to t o
188l21'i !. l n a t 81n t njiy enle!k or
t l n i ! cont mlphal' d
bI'm :h d V0' isla li 11:0 2hi 81. lii. would
suneto imprllicar ahw:f thw-re h;In
dic l 4)Ie is ro:w ii f- Inllah 2nie1 -
to cro I he 1 m11 y s ve (' ralt 1: .I es inIl
'1alh dire1tio an( 1) h'i;Ii 121nn etn
'a (' II kIed k,,- I011 ) t! l- !I. I Iy 1-w)8 12.1') 21t
iI S wi th ;rilm. \ l ia y that till21
the icedea of the d igti av we
be I h n(1 th emvIn a:1 it a r that
v Ih)e la 11 is pIraIt i " - a I .
Ien IIter ia r i ntv I.I o s11ide kiI Iation
V12 I IVI' I ri'II I. i l IIf) , O b M I I la i I
whe attk, eI pin I to II arri t I.1a de0-i
1; ' o t1 h I I ' sion. ' nfor tuat 1 ly
all of uts haive bwen so imitzed with the
idca that taxes are bulrdenome, Nha
the mere lhought of a $:!00,ovo I:en-.d
isu hs almost struck i s - -- Ib
wh n a'; a mlat t(T 01r f'aCt Ihe' 1ax w ila I
no! f'll 0o eavy as -somelv m2 ay leelieve.
Tbl- Adverliser will not assumethe
vole of advising in the m atter. but it
will give Some lignli'S whiich :1nay
give some light.
The hanids are to I, islled inl wlal
Is ca lled serial form. l.y this p..I 1
Ainking fund i ( reaned and atr a
lolrt terml of yar2, about our year',
the proceeds of Mhe sinking fund wvIll
be ui ed to i e th '-ie first series of
l'yds. The oldeel oIfthisiso tof w-old
'-tirst to prevent the s'ilking f1 h.
i1111 depreciated by unwise in vestm1ic n11t'
mI wecvond, to dcrease the int resthe
'th. yiars no y. n11 ow te0(posed bond
i:..ue, ir we nd rtas it vorre-tly,
fn ri t e a I I:i\ $ tirei evI e y' Fomr
13' i ha'l' I( -) r,'.U ' '1111 mat y h ,
t ( hin in -e'!. th of 108 1 m121 I irI
Sm I)' 1. " n w' a !2lio' 1'42 i he (0.e
think 110W il !c i 1110 (!.mu :1.000 in
\\t11(1 Whet tookoasiob rentc:
t .01 o lieb:- 1 1 i::er-.ti har u11 m h1i
hae r ~ te w-Vor 'Inel the1 1.0 0 111 -
3021' 1111 ir1 1 . : hdng I-e 1218 :ml 12111
s to :n- dloid < reAl etici. Trm 1.1
11108 w oi hw ot '> - redll f<ld I'l a l I
m;.ner1 lla:: ilgere Cost. Tim18( rem.An
i: 'rvit 'woeb im reded e. od
e chngsrocld w:illry .hl.a
the Lesvls:4 Mo:'o.l0 crhi Sundeay
diterioon ar fori tax atvy oabockt
four. Wal. I. iHulb llowingth athe. wril
prhish mTe reubed to nearially min
.vitc-l. n te hstssin o h
$ SPECIAL NOTICES. S
* *
$ $ * $ *$*$ *$*
In. Not ice-The Wat.l Mills gin
will he run11 on eidy only unt1il I
iturthie'r notice. R. Coke (Iray. :":;-it
For (ent..-Oue 5-roomi house on1 Vast!
\1ain stret. lE'lectrie lI ghts <anI nd wa
ter'Woiks. Apply to I. 4.min.1 Smith,
at DavIs-lIoper ('o. ::1-1 1
Netiee--l have .301 Iushels of Weber
1"I.! 14>o1lon staple cottonl "('Id for
.:ile for planting, at$.5 rhu b ,
It b-at; Me.4an hig holl i sg/d cot
(et and bIro.ght !:-' froin (,!-2 to S
r1t tore per pouni. all o ille or
write ml. M. A. S Im irl, ..
F. 1 .) . 33-- t
"onry'4 ' to I ':: '1 f4 m n t :
Ia:ulreos co"1illy 11 '11,101111 wf -, t i
11 1 & Trihi, .\,,a w . . r p
F . ilur b".. 0 ; m:-j
o ' I, M. . :. T . '. 4't4.4.
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%::'' , :', 'o n l . 1 : 1- p p s .
4. axuri i 4.4h ' 4ar. \ ei ,
..' r ".4.' ('. I; -
1 4 ' -'xI I 1 4 1 .'
- 1mou1 '. 11 ( ' ihw
4.' r '4 abb4.. ' and) tractor( en4
b 4,.\ o .i a4 nd' 42 i l i '4'esen ' 4.e4.
In '- on I :I J)II. o'I I i, I hIps .i '
& o W r! ': n. ('tro:.; I.' . S'. C. 2! -
PU111'0 L) ODGE NO. 19, A. F. 31.
.\ special conununl iliaionl
of 'altetto oi dge No. I !,
.. 7''. .\I. wIll be iel 'ITu -
day ni l March 1:3, 19 17.
al 7:-1.~> o'clock h re w l
ho work in thle V-. C. d( re..\tnhr
a,.I urved to attendi. \l ing reh n
By order of
E. O). Anderson, Th'los. 1. SwygerIt,
Secretary. W. M.
k illh 4entl'ianl Who Will Ie l1(ere
Tomorrow.
Frank Mlutyrv. onev of (he fork
meIII1 Comed(.ians onl thet stage, Vnke
his motion plictu1re debut inl the 1''a
mo1; l'layers adapation of hi best
known lseess "Te Tr'naveling Sales
" itn whicl lie toured tie cour 1y1. y
for three seasons. It is an Interet
ilg coincidence that Mr. MeInltyre's
firs; appearance onl thle svreenl should
be ml4ade Iln anIl adaptation of It W-ay
inl which he scored his first greatsi
eess.
"I'he Traveling Falesmall ki, II
I'arami oun picure a1 Il Idle 4 I r
Theal re'. tii wk.t. . It is at I'nllrka
h. Ilmixture w, com.4 ed1 y and dram11a, ill
which tIk .Jovial comeitdianl isthi
ou'ghly al homw, 11h111vin play d inl 44e
Ilery k o n frft tical.r11 n
it heavy r . Alt Intyre h i 2'
ha 1 4 4.a .ie a . : wh (la' (4.th a'.
sa4.1l:efann i . 4.414. 4.ir a44l4 ll 4.v. r 4.41
Ibormanoi a11 compi4. 414 reaity.a' .41(
The.) s1.11..ory .4.1. h- l ithse I Iravelin"
reai:wdy toe have lt4.hlw moi'aw
Inweof hi lfe ai' to dm o E ede.
10ut4 bfor hic hI' heen.I' 45 In the P0111we1
en m4.'iinuset 1h1 igs beyi She ap
114 h'im, l ill forel he4.111 know i he is1(1
1i1I1' and fur441ius, wt the drum.105 ineri
il Iig for her with a01ll s hear1 t and.1(
Among44..1 thos 'in143 support.1 of(1 M. 54e-11
Deas4011thefollowiEmm Esie.1,(
MlIe'iss Emma4I anldge daughter of Mr.'
md10Mrs. .. N. lieldge, diy411( .ed alh
ioof heron II arents(in.1 the Pop110110 lar
leorigs o seci'o k una. hesle was(.5
hah 10. '' em ter the11l' eri'es en
Hadd yndumrous iendx wh
d ko a ndal boveds hier toin therl
it aboe. Miss galedge h sed
ritces mayne esly hownd, butth
hal oIis and lgtheart~iuedness Ito
other thande~n thewn mistce ond
the seto.ofrensadtltis
FUNERAL OF J. J. PLUSS.
Large Assemblaige Attended Last. RIItes
nI thlie hauIrelns Cemetery.
A ag as011emblage of people at
tended tihe fu ncral .ervIces Wed n:
(lay over tlle reml'alei s of the late .1. .1.
Pl\ss. who died at his honie in this
eilty Tuesday. A nukImiber of pleolic
w\ere here froi Clinton, Greenwood
ald oil:er' to4w , Imlalkinig 1one of the(
large.i ;.iherings at 1 flleral in tills
city lit nayI. yeas'. The services. were
vorineted b.,):- v W . .\. Fairy, ass,;is;t -,
edb I.. I 11. T1mph.'an and llov.'
('. 1P. Phinkin1. The MoralI tribuites.
W41r1 11mn1y and beat iul, thle grave
beoing fairly covered with beau:fill
flowevr.
(! i fresp);, le t;ct to h 1e m ilnory of l the
d.ni who h."d bieen idenltifie'I withl
tin- t1ness suere!t of the1 townl filr
Y (al , 'f t he 1) n3 . 1
hoi l .11, .IL ih t in (3 dlta i 'o ru '
I' iday ' af rltroon l. \1. . I.a ca( -
ter opwne1d b)idl n- con. :3.p
Ir 1. , H. ' 1,. ~!oper .1A .\ 4d y . \arlin
wer WC! rd fdte contrac, on'., lilknnm.
w I h-- 3' the haOh styeof acli
withi chnelts, etc.
Power In Miniature.
That hie ('111 pro(llce ono lorsepowerl
for- eacb pould his 1 nginle weigh' is
the Issertion1 of ih 1 -'rench Inventor
of n 11motor. (elending upon1 to explo
sIve force of gunpowder for power.
GREATEST WASTE OF MONEYS
Proper Maintenance of Public Roads
Is More important Than Building
-Lax Methods Used.
(By E. 1. MOUSE, Colorado Agricultural
College, Port Collins, Colo.)
Tie greltest Waste of putlie
mlloleys that Is being committed today
is in surfneing our country roads and
thniii alpparently abandoning the same.
No couity that engages in real road
uilling (-.Iln alford to lisinss its
workmnen whent the rond has'beenl conl
structed.
11 rarely ever happens that the( in
titIt wxork on3 tile road is done wisely,
Rad nNtoa se ak
Rei od cndNational Estee ardck.
holos are sure to form) anrd thlese must
bie I'llled or the road soon1 goes tol
lpices'~. 'JiThes things should b~e
p~lnned for anld done quickly if the
Imrprovedt rond Is to dto the fullest
serlvice', andl~ tils is the one ting that1
It seems1 to mei sorce' of cour countly
'o~lI~misioners5 are neglecting. 'They
b3come3 so) Imhued3'( with1 the idea't of
huilding good rends- thai't they2 full to)
prepareI' feor 1the ma3in1tennnee3C o)f rondsl
aliready (const1ructedl.
NEGLECT SEEN ALONG ROADS
Many Farmer8 Fail to Clean Up Strip
of Land 1: c i f flozd-iKcep
It seededl to Gr'ans.
: ia surprIsing howv many folk have
not31 gotten llroundl to alleking up te
st rip of landi by tihe sido of tihe rondt
th11t belongs to) them.
'That is a part of their domai
('1 "r to tihe center of tihe highway,
andt it is their right, as ,well as thteir
du1tye to put it ini tile finest shape pos
sible.
It malses the farm look so much bet
ter to clear out the old hedgerow and
sand It donwn to grnss
Spring OutfitS For Men and
Young Men Are Now Ready
a-tu I i h n r. b I i sI you.' 'lim I' envyvigl Ii he" are ()nt( of the
noth~: po'll fel u ch o- in keepin- w6i theao n in NewN\
p ~ ~ ~ a I' 1'' en I h1's whlywe wanlt o, l vII .ou a n w sp ing ontilit.
New Shirts
New Shoes
New Ties
A r' h ~i' !' .vn eti I I enr u l I ion. 11)I yOl I~inY rest tlnriI that
I a' nten ''14 wer n' . 000 w I r 1 !n.e 11 : r not ol. bost <!riSst4I
New Spring
Hats
()i' 1ll the atit r ive w arnble we have w Ie lalost prolld of oui tusitial
display( Io Ien'S p41lrinllg I'' i 1kts. T rle4I. i ll the nobby colors
:111 cdt e.signls.
Smith & Little
"EVERYTHING FOR THE MAN"
All cI4'11A 3l US11' SiTA ND
FOR ENDURlING PEACE have furnished the whiskey on whiclh selves so boisterously that they severe
Conti nued from Page One.) tle otle' iegroes became intoxicated, ly frightened Mrs. Knight. Mr. Knight
FtriI' spirit of this great Ipeople. I were bound over to the higher court arrived on the scene W1ile the (is
aill thevir heorviallt alnd can " teee
all I e t' el rat ad~a 51('cC onl thle Chatrge of sellIinag Wh iskey. The ii rbllce 'was a1 its heiht and put
ollly as they sustain all 11" d meb ial took lace betoi gi .ate the negros to flight with Ile butt end
thirl volliidllce andi Iheir tl is l
Oiel' '40t)44'lO 01(1 Iher (4 Walker,.~ who Is Nerving 1114; tlo sl 4)1o his guni. Ile4 kiloeke(l one( over w 1ith
The II1m., I S11ll ('(011) up4411 O le ( i t- 111C4 91gun, thrashed another with his
thing v.ith1oul which neither counsel ll. fists and took tle ho t54 and liggy
11m.r elion will avail, is he111 unity of 11)4' arests of 111v negroe laway from them.
ing. in pourpose4 and in its vii on of!~l 4 a ~) ctl * lrrt de I1'11't t a e a hy wr
ty.~ of oppo4llnity atuit 01 serv'ic0.I~e. , Mt ii :n la(Wl ~ r
W'e''aI 'drelst lo'ii 1h' logwalerhe ohof het toliltoc men 1r4swho tt
wol ti11rn the4 tasks atnd n~er-1c ra.''le1114sian onth elngteliuroesh(hIh te
of1 th4 nation to1 t4 1hellr own pr1 iat'
of 14irl4 i4)(t h l fo r' Ihat buidin tup111 ,ttd ttls 1114 o aso)ii I144 ~hw' tal'tlelns(otlaa
haI onylol r mbarra:11'5 lhe slpirt' of I'111'ad te otlltd 1141- ti ' 4 101 '41!lt
all its 140ris. I'nited1 alike in the' ( 4n
the oter neg oes beame inoxicatdy yfrightnediMr.1Knig t.lMr.Kntgh
,POV't 4!1!'l tlttl ae o t h ch re f lln wh ky.T e ura e wa atis h ih an p t
0 't ak t hll ms 1)w s tra too 1lc1eoe .fgsrae tengost lih ihtebt n
hadWo'alye bg30't l ker, wh a sevn thstwsl fhi u.lekoke n vrwt
Ic, 'OiI'('ilIt I~tC1,an y tin fst n too t hoebgy
111110The aid.sTheoshadownethatesowelieaway fromsthem.
made yk )e uty0S eriff)oon nd R --tWh n theoilleroonabetodrre
raleP licem n Aneerwen s.all twalktwwithentthlethigwer
crlledabouttrbanesaing we Sbe bitte twone'usewetoaresle fo
roadleresekltolyaourserlfvhes hasbeome ntavened. .\sh-s
d tob kn w Inte C llsl of t e sai at at a el a op i trt Wak rm d th ne c m ar .
wolfnrn h h u ht fal t o nseft eh m f .l.an \r.1.tv l iht st e n g s w r p
WO l e liet an jste an t he tm n hy cnutd te -lr ftercmut
It is iofl01ou r and uin re m high
rsleTo Muhfor a n.efceol
men.i 4le~ hos deat urelves knos the '
o'reat tgsk t whih wemt ill bet ,
ourI hand.4 to r mystel f ' li~I beg tyourgtoi
rance, you Wioutenan ecead your
untigtewa ai Te bhaow t h o lie 11C otl I1
dare upoour lasth wilk sontl ieds
OVIet lted d weld wlkn wih weht lh
hil aboutau. lIa ebenpt red tooi ur-~Y ~ V M N Y
sevsto hourselvieskn and haeny ish-h w yo w y
Tdrto begknown in ted conssofdr Wehvthe cpe f'~or' oen ehd'
wolhn n te ahogh Wil Mriwoe tyaekp.Call orphnose oe
f Ted$4 each fo Man.t al
wIn a ipnsed $2or al theresl oan ADETSEtoNTN o
omrueend sprowI th w lon kn o n theI OUR hneSRES .C
'of the ounty latyoweekoJohceCmicehods
and Heurr :oydewhoctrtoaloegedoto