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Ebte 9bbertizer ndbseription Price is $1.00 Per Year Payable in Advance. Published by ADVERTISEI PIIINTING COMPANY Laurens, 8. C, Advertising ittes (in Application. ObItuaries and Card of Thanks: One Cent a Word. 5ntered at the postotilce at Laurens, 8. C., as second class mail matter. 1 1.\(1 t N . S. ('.. 31 \ It(l c 1 ,2 1! 19!. Uncle Ad says: / "Advertising ..- Is a Sure Busi ness Foundation" There is a form of indirect advertis e ing called "Insti tutional." It does not advertise bargains; does not describe, or illustrate, or price goods. It tells of a store's service to the public; of the activities of its organization and employes just to make the public turn to it with the same confidence they give to any public institution. Wanamaker's is credited with or iginating the idea, but it can be used by even the small advertiser. Whatever makes you favor. ably known seas goods A SQU1Alt l IssUi. S'By those who favored the ratifleation of the power contract last week The Advertiser is partl3 charged with its defeat. By those who opposed the rat itlcation The Advertiser 'is credited partly with its defeat. The Advertiser itself does not admi; the charge or ac cept the credit. The Advertiser mere ly carried the facts that it could se curo. arrayed them for comparison and left the voters of the city to Judge of the merits of the case. The Ad vertiser did not have in its possession enough information to express an opinion as to the advantages or disai vantages of tle con tract . and stated so. It poilted out as a matter of general policy the iunwisdom of accepting aII contract. where its results would le -in doubt . in1 all of this The Advertiser thought then and thinks now it fwas correct. The Adveltise r has been cha rged with imisleadiig tlhe public into hliev ina that the e ction was forced upon the city by thle power comlipanly to gain an untfair advantage. The presidlent of fil comripanly in answer it th le matyor in council admitted that the elect ion was held when it was at least at li siggest ion. The report er for this In - per. who is also the edlitor, attenleI all of the meetings where ti ioltract was discussed, except the one wlen M he actual election was orcdered. Fromi his observations at tliesmeet ings, li, received thle inipreission thalit somet of lie couii i at least saw thle tiniwisdomi (if presenting the finest ion to the vot - era withiou t a sufflielent t ime ela psing tor them to bi(eanme Informed, lie reachied thie meetiina :whien thle elect ion was ordered immiediately after it was ov'er withI. Learin ing t ha t it. had bieen ordieredl for .\hirch Ithi, hie eni~tiiredi of thle mayori why it had been ordered tor such an early date. Th'le miayor re liied: '"The ('aloneli wanited it thait way" in a toine wh'ichl we may have miisuniderstood, buit the limression conveyed wvas tha t it. was not thle ie.. sir oi(f himti at least for it to bie held at such an early' date. When Iproceiii I ngs were carried an so i rregularliiy as thlese proceedings werme carined on. whlere (commiithnient ions were not1 In wrnitinug. it. was niiessaryv to take imny things for granitid. lFor iinstaiic. whleni the (aimmittee charged with niegotiit ig with thle power coniprany repiorted that a certain clause hadl been ag ree'l upon and later this tingii was not incorporatedci in thle coiitract prmesnit eui, by thii power company. Trhe Advertiser hiad to take for granted that it was due to an oversight oi rmilsunderstanding. Had It been intentiiional it would have been. of course, a very grave breach of faithi. We often hear' it said that the power bhusiness should lie taken out of poll tics. Ifowv this Is to he (lone or what advantages are to accrue we have yet to hear tsuggested. It is qluite true that we might avoid considerable clamor by neglecting to look out for p~iulic in terests, but governments are opera tedi to settle public affairs rather than evadle them. We might gain that ease and lanruior wvhilh accompanies a dhis Integration of public conscience, lbut the result would inevitably be costly. Politics Is dlescribed by Mr. Webster. as "The sCience andl art of government," and~ "in a lhad sense, artful or dhishoin est management to secure the si coe~ of politIcal candlidates or parties." P'ol itics (if the flirst kind we tiphold as an honorable andl laudable profes tuion andl study, but for the hatteir kind we hecaritly agree there should be no nlace whatsoever. tin fortuiinnfelv fre us all taie assumptlio is too quick that real politics in its true fol'in is not generaly practised. The Advertiser takes no pleasure in constantly keeping the public utilities of this city before its citizens. It Could tuiuhelt asier dodge the whole is sue. It commits Itself, however, to the welfare and interest of this city anl county and it would be a gross avoid antee of its dity and privilege should it seek to avoid the Issue. It is our pleasure to state that the mttayor of this city, with whIoimi Ili!- pa per' has often iiffered as to vatio us policies. has ('accordeld us free access to all Solr(ces of information m1i1i1 w' tel ieve ltas sillcrely ('ndteavortd to ar live at ;t tair' settleintt'l of this qutes Iion. 'The a Ie may be said of thi al lanen. '\xcpll that they may i;1 haVe ilon lt e initiative and r-( loretfuln'm; sio essenttial it suchl nau-i ltrs. 001'ItT TUt I NG If B'URlE'T"'l-: E. (Conlinned Prom Front Page.) iighways of our county. The (uliltly jail itms been cotdtemitned by% this and all otheor bodies who hv inspeeled it r'ecently as illsafo, tilt santitary and unlt for Itse. 'Tite itt formtioaloll is that an appropriation was Iiade adil a conmission appoilt - ed to buill a new jail but owing to the existing abnormal prices, it is i possible to build a jaIl for the atmouttt appropriated. We would recomtimllenid that our representatives supplement this with an alount, millicient to erect a new building. We would tirge that the pollee oflI eers of our mointy look closely after the enforcement of what is known as the patent medicine, extract, etc. act. which was passed by the last legis lature, as in our opinion great hari is Coming froi the excessive sale and uses of these compounds. We have appointed comnlittees to investigate the following: roads and bridges, schools, county officers, coun ty hiomue, chain gang' and public buildings. The committees will at tentd to Ihese dilties and report to the Court at a future regular term. This being the first term 'we desire not to report on these until we have suill (ient, time to familliarize oirsolves with thte I ue conditions. In Colnclision, we desire to thank liis IlIonor and the court olic'ers for courtesies shown. All of which is most respectively submitted. S. .\. Wlb1KI4s, Foreman of rand .lury. 'AI'SE OF STOMA CH SICKNESS. 11111 tipelev Stomachel Distress [in a Fei .1linutes. .Mloney Iack if Treat ment: Does Not Overcome Anyit% Form of 114 l luest fi . If you feel as thtoutgih th1ere was :a 11ni. of lead at the pit of thlie stoi ath, lahe it colple of .li-o-nia stomit neh1 lablets and inl five inlliutes You siould see that all stolacl isr has vanlisheid. If' yoi helch gas, have heiarthurtttn or yourll stoniach feeols up et<- the morning111 after lh' i hlt be'fiir ,atw twii .\i-ct i tablets and1( seei hi V (itikiy you1 get relief. If you1 hzave short ess of' breanth. iaint int the stttlta('h. .'aterbr'agi 01r fotml r youiil itI te (ooner'youir sI ttmneh If VFtt utse a hioi' /f .\li--t-a lith.lets5 andtfl th act iI has ntot ov'ertttcm yourt ittiligist itn ori slttmneh truleli, takei aIItur ltins l shru I fo andt allt |el*itig Th tt tsk for $150,00 fat' ,iin .4 sirc. \'till im it ono ,oftis wil li t ity,' hat liie'V hIp ta'd thh apoitinent as (ie' i hu f I-' ll' to e i se.pilt'ctltt ( t h. insd ~ tois $1i0.0 forine fhis fundi 'Phe L trnsi ont i' itets proprtit onate sharwillThe f'uatstwillhoe ufMsd for the( raye of' "dtr e nottl atnten lhe .en. bt's.mong othent-nali sai y''' r"vtinil invites tonfiltenit tat bhe '' -t heal the crlet . P. his eo 'onrait yey frlhi .'ItI'l JitE, Nf . A.~ R. F The line tLauents ,cageo, NO? It.,willrue - a the hom of \I r. \\ Mrhe.r.semn, e da ni 'i't,jI Neinin CHAMBEIt OF COMIMERCE ENJOYS SMOKEII (Continued fromI Page One.) county bonds. lie Wouild not oppose til extra sessioni of lte legislature for consideration of tihe road measure. The people (10 not object to paying for road improvement, and it is Ils opin ion that the sentilient of the citizens of the State is decidedly in favor of the proposed legislation on tle sub jeet. Ie' concltided by uarging tle bantishing of the lhound dog and the obliteration of iglor'alnce. The address of Soil Su rveyor Smith was almply it llustrated Withi charls. diagramiis and several so(il survey inaps. Inl his discuIssiionl h)(. shoved that 1 n1,111y oi'e r are reialtively not high, for till reason tht all prices have avallced. iy I le charl'ts he slowed that bank de posits haod dciii hied l si nce I ! I an d I hat this iicrease it renii''cy hail IaIse( ai iIctrease in the ie e of all comnitod it ivs. Food had increase oi le whole, With some exceptions, to dolble tho 191 I I'at. Ile stated that the IrIce of producing a crop of food for h1om1e use had not doulbled, due to the fact that tile farimier alone grew, or should grow a great portion of his foodstuffs at home. This gave him tnl occupa tioial advantage above all otlier ciass PH. Turning to the question of all farm produce, the showing for the farmer was even more gratifying. Al though the cost of production had in creased greatly, it Was not doiible what it was in pre-war times. Ol the other hand everything the farmer sold had just about doubled, whereas cotton had (itludrupled over tite 1914 price. The speaker then stated that corn could be producod here for less than 50 cents per bushel and that one reason why farmers were crying hard tiies and high prices was because they are pay Ing nearly $2 a bushel for -corn when they could raise it at home 300 per cent cheaper. Such farm financing as that would bring financial distress any where. A rule was then given for price lit which It was stated that nothing was high, unless It had more than (ou bled in price since 1914. With regard to the return to normal conditions the chart showed that the iperlod of readjustment after the Civil War lasted from tlie hiIghtest price in 1865 to 1878 or about 14 years. It s5ee1s normal for prices to gradually become lower, but it Is not known that they will return to as low a figure as obtained in 191-. it was shown that te starving peoples of the searth nhust have food first and that they iwill he ilable to produce eiouglih for f ivit - selves, for two or three years. hlene ve' Inust do it for them. This large produiction will keep price shigh. food prices, for at long time. .r. Smith then laid colsidelrable em phasis on the fact that there were 3. 000.000 halof cottoln left over' froli last year's crop. If an averaltg yIeld is secuII'ed from an average acrea ge i s yearI, cototn wililibe very, very low next fall antd thle Southernu farmer will onlly have himnsel f to lilamell. lie will 11otton amd buy high prIced eorni. Th'lis is not soundtl e('oniomy andc wvill pro dine har im ines or' dlistress5. The sen - sibile i ng to (1( t heni is to decrease arri.':t'. aund "L ive at home'' byv re-fum li oni foild andii fl-I(1ds t s w hiib Ii n il'hliprducedI'l so easily t houme inl bac ITle sp1eakler was asked severa'l <ptes itrless regaringii gooid r'omis, th li'possi - bliityv of Salid elay rolad~s lierI andi on oithe ri'ielatedc toiules. Ilie closed1 by salyir:' thalt thle prlii'ls oif far liiproilurel werie htighi and~ fori thie modst par nI ill rein''l highl fill at l'eriod of years;5 that1 ;lril-l, a lso tImt ,a bii aln'ed farmin jg anrd aside( t'roml binrg oif iundividuialI ad vanitage w.oiuhl assist lIn the re'storia lion of the world and thie rel'nllisht mnt1 oif str'ickenl lands afar. "o'fore' adjurnig the Chlambe~lr of Comrui lier'(e 'weni on01 record, t hrough a r'-oioiutiont int Irod ucedl by iter. S. Ii. TIemp Iliiman , as ('ndor sin th le mo lve menlit to secutre a Carnegie library In this city. See the Detruolt Vapor Oil Stove.I burns'i~ gas made fromt oil---no wlckr mior'eu ea. abisoluitlely safe. M. ..& I Il. WlilES & (0. GOOD Enlarged Portraits P (cfUr Frames Nichols' Studio * $ SPECIAL NOTICES. $ s * $ * 8 *'8.*8 * $ * * 'I For Salit-Piine cord wood, 5 to 100 cords delivered. Also some oak lui ber. I". 11. Caine, Laulrens. Phone 129. 34-1t-pd Lost-Either In Sw zer's store or bet ween there and in./ holie, a silver card case., Had ene&,c a card of liss i'ssie Flowers. Reward for its return. Mrs. John Switzer. 34-1t For Sale-11rand new Undemwood type'writer. Never been used. Trafflc with iell. 11. L. Kennedy, Enterprisel National Bank. 34-1t-pd For Rent--One six rooimi house and gri-den vi thin one inilie of Ilarksdale, at $5.0 per month. Mrs. M. T. Oar r t.114teksdale, S. V.3- 1-d i'or Sale---Plenty of six--'woeks--oid i.. Du roe-.lersey-irksire cross, at 8.0 (aich. itilter he safe han sor.1'. M. lienm.11 at Toml Shaw's t. rni, Phone 85. 2.1-2t--)(I 11iinlied- -W\e( hav1%.e an onin1i iig for a yoiI nII n who 1u; had son experi ''iwi inl lite jewelry biness. It is uin nm-ary to apply unless you have lid 1111 uch exprien ce. James Allan & ('o.. CharlestOl, S. C. 3. - It- Pd Wani iiite4--To bnuy six or eight yearl ilg .iersey hl(fers. U. Y. Ilellais, G ray C ourlt. S. G. 3--t-pd; .Just R4eceived-Two Carloads of choice flour; one' carload of oats, one (Irload of handsointe chairs and furni tu re. We invite your inspection. "'rays", Gray ('6urt, S. C. 34-It Seed Corn-Coker's Pedigreed Pure .Marlborough prolille corn, $1.00 per peek, $1.85 per half bushel, $3.60 per huisliel. Also large stock of cabbage plants- Early Jersey Wakefield, Suc eession, and Late Drumhead, 25c per hlidred. 0. P. Goodwin, Laurens, Rt. 2. 3-1-It-pd For Sale--Sev lal cows fresh in milk. M. L. Colieland. 34-1t Eggs-Rhode Island Reds that stay red. See my chickens before you buy. $1.50 per setting from Pen No. 1; $1.00 from Pen. No. 2 Early hatched chick ens make fall layers. W. R. McCuen, Laurens, S. C. 33-5t-pd Wanted--To rent my upstairs. Three rooms, modern conveniences. Mrs. S. 1). Young. 33-5t-pd Liberty Bonds-If you have them for sale, see me. Clyde T. Franks, at Farmers National Blink. 32-5t. llooms-Attractive front rooms over J. C. Shell & Company's store opposite postoffice; also front room over Clardy's. Apply phone 34 G(ray Court, or J. C. Shell or Wells (lardy. 31-5t Wanted-Pea Fowls. Slate number priee, age and sex. Mrs. Grover Roper, Laurens, Route 6. 30-tf For Sile-Eggs from my pure bred Barred Plymouth Rocks. and S. C. White Leghorn, $2.50 per setting of 15, postpaid. I also have a few nice cockerels, . C. Roper, Laurens, Route 0. 30-5t-pd For Service-My regiatered 0. 1. C. stock hog. Will keep one all season, fee reasoa ble. G. C. Roper, ILaut"ens. Route 6. 30-F5t-pd Wanted-Girls to operate electrie power sewing machines nmaking over alIs. Good pay and steady employ ment. Pay while you learn. Drafts Refo. Chester. S. C. 30-5t-pd Snyiman's Produicts-- Phone your or ders for Saynan's White Wonder Soap to R. H1. Donaldson at Watts Mill Store and I will make deli veries. Agent for Lau rens Township. * 30-5t Mules-Another lot of fresh mules on hand. Come and see them at Bolt's old stable. W. II. Wharton. 30-tf Competitive Accomplishment. "~My daughter is taking fencing les sons, and you shoul see hiow~ she can feint." '"TIhat's nothlinig. You ought to see how mine can throw a fit." Whenever You Need a GeneraI Tonic Take Grove's. The Old Standatrd Grove's Tasteless chili Tonic is equally valuable as a General'Tonic because it contains the well known tonic properties of Q UIN IN H and 11m)N. It acts on the Liver, D~rives out Malaria, Enriches the Bloodi amnd Builds up the Whole System. 60 cents ABBEI'ihLE-Oi-:ENWOOD MUTiUAiL INSUli A N('E ASSOCIATiION. Orguanied 1892. PIt) itO Il'Y I NSUlItEDI $i,2ti,3h00. Wfili' Olt C'AhL on the undlersign ed for an y inifotnat iona y'ou may desire albout our plan of inisurance . We minsure your proplerty against dei st ruct ion by VtiliE. WINDSTI'It OR LIliTiN IN(. amii (10 5s cheaper than anIy COmplJany in existanice. Rteml~ eber, we are i'rtepa red to prove to you1 that ours is the safest and ('lea Pest piani of tinsur ance knowni. Ouri Association is now licenised to write Insuiranice in the counties of Abbeville, G reenwood. McCormick, Edgefield, TLauraens, Salutda, Lexington, Richiand., Cal houin, and Spartan burg. The oillcers are: Gien. J. Fraser Lyoni, President, Columbia, S. C.; J. R. Blake, Gen. Agt., Secty. and Treas., GIreenwood, S. C. DIRECTX~ORS: A. 0. Grant .......Mt. Carmel, S. C. J. M. Gamibrell .. .. Abbeville. S. C. JT. R. Blake .. ....Greenwood, S. C. A. W. Youmngblood .. . .Hodges, S. C. J. Fraser Lyon .... Columbia, S. C. R. II. Nicholson ....E.dgeflld,S. C. W. H1. Wharton . ..Waterloo, S. C. W. C. Batesq.. .... ..atesburg, S. C. J, IR. ILAKE, OGen. Agt. Oreenwiood, S. C. WANTED Live, Energetic HUS1 LER as Sale Agent for Lauren. County He to cont ol cub-agents for large, strotig Accident and Health Injurance Company. Paying proposition to right man. c BISCHOF & COMPANY Y. M. C. A, State Supt. IColumbia, S. C. * f% *. F i - D0o DT PROTI'ECT THEM WITH SOME MONEY INOUR BANK There are facts in this life that we must face, and the time to face them is now. You can , ut a little at a time into our bank and add a little, a d a little, and soon have the satisfaction of knowing at your ".brood" is protected from pov erty; whic is the rst disease of all. We add 4 per cent. interest. Make OUR bank YOUR bank. The Enterprise National Bank N. B. DIAL, President C. H. ROPER, Cashier .~*-V THIS WEEK We open complete lines of Silks and Dress Goods of every description. These embrace the latest fabrics for the season, Madras and Percales. Special mention is made here of Dress Ginghams, the best value we have offered for many seasons. Ladies' Shirt Waists in Georgette Crepe, Crepe-de-Chene and Lawns. The Hosiery Stock shows choice numbers in Silk and The NterprisenNationaleBa. N.B.G.AL Preidenton H.RPR Co.e THSH WASIS embrcehen tsendbics forthseon Mara adMealend Specls mto ni vauewehaoffe fore thany eaos Ladies Shr Wstslin Gorgash. pe ofNtoarnd Oilkweal