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Tje Zbbertiser Subscription Price $2.00 Per Year Payable in Advance Published by ADVERTISING PillNTING COMPANY Laurens. S. U. Advertising Rates on Application. Obituaries and Cards of Thanks: Ono Cent a Word. Eatered at the postotlice at La'irens, ;. C.. as second class mail matter. L.ItllNS, S. C. A%'GUST 31, 1921t The \\'orbi \'ar may have saved Democracy, but it evidently left a big war prohhl:n still on hand if it is still litecesarv lfolr Lihe I lited Sttes to buy and eplleiii(lmt wit $2. 000.0o0o d!jitis and Ie'nyi lives as well as a .:rpart of the cost hefcre the thing is deliver;'d. * , *I AlWAYS OBLIGING Seniatoer eed S m, -o)t objects to the distens ion of tlie l'nressial lee ord with excel ts from govertinmen t re ulorts a:nl n( wtspapeer vditorials and tie New YoIk Fxenin. Post, arguing that The R ecord is gain in ig in inter mst, mentions among other iewspta pCI-s from which contribu tions to it have lately been clipped, the Lauren's (S. C. Advertiser. 'Wit-hou t having seen The Advertiser's article The( State is pre pared to underwrite its seltinielits their ino ructive and en terta iing quality. If the Congressional liceord (ill not be enlivetied from 1iaurenS. its case i beyond humni aid.-The State. Yes, if those old stiffs in Washing want to have a little excitement, 'Iat ren will iever be found lackirig. But. we hadn't had the pleasure cither of seeing these remarks of 1which The State -peaks. 'lhe fact is, we do not have time to keep track of the Con gressional IRecord, the New York pa 'eirs and other big sheets to see when they take some valuable remarks from our collumns for the editiation of their readers, but we presume it must have been something pretty good, possgibly a bri ht paragraph or so knocked off just as the mood struck u:; to say sol thing briglt and sparkling. We are a i y: gI:ul to have i e boys use out1r stuff if they ne(d it to fill up. * * V NAR OF TIll ILAV What is neieded more inl South Caro lina and the nation as well is not so much "respect" as fear for the law. The word "respect,"i as applied to luw en forceemen t, is generally in ders-tood to convey an. idea of cooperation and voluiltary acuiesCeice whereas the elliciency of the law is found in its enforcement upon those who refuse to abide by it. The law is nothing more than a writ ten obligt1ation o1 a majority of the ;cop !(t zo 1):otect itself against those of a miloritty oplilion onl anly given poilit. The, law may he just or unjust, according as tie majority m view it, :biut it is a val id contract. of a griou p to ca rry out, (Pertain in gs. Anyv v id laltion o (f it. by any of the mlajotity3 is a breach of contrtact. A violsition by the mlinlority against whom it was originally framed is a flaiuit in the facee of he miajoit :uand a ebll enge to1 the inajority's tale. \\~ explier, r~'ei of ta he s fran ti he I fraIt:iners andl fe:ii tfromi tlidhse at whom~n it is directi. J1udig by ther niumeri ous crimies that ariCe bin c (4!1n t it and thei amn: ini st :i a '. x whr the ha w has, been i re .guhn byf i' mb.; oft j i/can , a wholce sollie tear of the l:i wx is ;'b.eni l'i the lhuni aii a miiiority cf thle people are rutnig I oughisitod over llu he' ct. The ilii dul ciininalI of th e da. nol i lo e itsr the ext raim eiuni:;h-~ menillti foe-lyx il-tdl ceut fir (irimc. nor1 ;een th- ligh :ientcc uof the judi:2(. iiay Ii;e 1 en;rly ai.wriihed tis r in: *.n elii m a a he I criimi inally ine cild lhat iiuni hmien;t wxill bei light. I1is tru lthat these have thlei r a . o t: refuvsai of' juiiie: to ccin'ic ;ea ii : beccessful Iavo'ccdan ce of' liu)n5hinent aft er selltibnces have'c ie in cpa..'d liave hil nireat wcighit in crc:: nn Ct e ll 1htr idea that the lawxx is ..raxving iniffective in ineting (out me~hn nit. TIhe mob is ~gentera'lly complI1(ede ill pail. iint gets; its strengthi fr'omi thlese men wxhio fcear that full 1)01nishmnenit wiil n rot ice meited (lit. Tlo conlvince the publIc anid the mob11 thait the law is to be supriiemhe as wecll as; .ist. it tio goal to be~ rec~eid. Fair ials, sterni dul-y 1.3 pon101 the Pat. of flIab andl jul >s, fearless 0ieof thle sanrincries andi a de -.... - -1 hat the 'laxw xwill be miade Vi'i .~;i!~,t w'ill ge tar toward'e ''cr Tom ii.. of' nl orm liity.ii .iek n, o f I ''ur' nts, C in cu i \ j \ ' :1 )oweclI, of Gr'eenwxvc 'i I' r*i frind, Mlin'es .anle x:1 iuh :::cl t' Ilarn that she '!.. an :.1ir:. WV. II. Dacven'port I ". . s'ri'xca (it ltCC(dy OIri ILLITERACY FACTS, GIVEN FOR STATE h Figures by Counties as Census Indl entes. Some Counties Low. Washington, Aug. 2.-The follow- 11 ing statement shows the percentage of illiteracy in the cuunties of South Carolina, according to the returns of the 14th census. whicAi was taken in January, 1920. An Illiterate, as de- h, fined in the census, is a person ten rt G years of age or over w-ho Is un'a.ble to la write either in El'nglish or any other k language. The percentages are based 01 tt upon the-- total population ten years of ti age .nd over or the total native white, or total negro, as the case may be. The total for tihe state is IS.] per Cent. . Among the whites it is 6.5 per cent; among the negroes 29.3 per cent. Total White Negro $ Abbeville .... ... t 1 5.2 21. Aien .. .. .. .. ..12..9 Alle iale .. .. . . 32.-l 1.1 -." Aindcron .... .. ..12.S 7. 2:. 1 ailiberg .... .. .. .5 1.N 2.2 I3i n el .. .. .. ..23.8 3 . lc-aufort . . .. . .27..-. Berkeley .. .8.4 9. 1 .1.. Calhoun........ 19.5 1. 28.2 'harl .esto .. .. .... .5 26.6 Cherokee .......17.3 11.1 :1. Chester ..3.. 5.4 37.6 Chesterfleld . 9... . 3. 2N. (larendon ..2..5...19.5. Colleton. ........25.6 7. 38.7 I)arlington ......19.2 9.9 26..1 Dillon .. . ... .22.3 10.9 :3.1 0 orcliester ..... .20.3 8.5 32.6 t Edgclleld .... 0. 1.6 29.0 C Fairfield -. .......2.1.1) 2.9 32.0 Florence ........17.8 7.1 30.9 (Georgetown ......39.7 7.6 40.7 (Ireeiv ille .. .. I .3 23.7 ireenwood ..6......3 4.7 2 llaipton .. .. .. .20. .5 3 Illcrry... ..1.5 11.9 :1..1.3 t .asper .........3:.0 6.1 43.5 Ker'Ahaw.16.0 6.2 23.2 Lancaster ...... 1.8 8.1 29.4 Ilarens.. .... ..19.7 5.3 38.C ... .. .........25. .8 l'Xrinmg ton ..5 ..0 28.2 .AeCormick ......20.1 2. 29.2 alaion ... . ..22.5 7.2 35.4 \,arlHoro ....... .0 10.5 23 Newberry .......19.5 .3 0.2 Oconee ..1......2.5 9.0 25.2 orangeburg .. ....1'8.0 :1.7 25.7 Pickens ........10.7 7.2 27.2 Iichlandl .. ..13.7 25.1 Saluda........ ..16.7 1.9 2S.0 F..at tanburg .... ..13.7 8.2 27.1 suntr .. .... ..1(.-1 2.7 22 U'nion ........ .: .2 28.2 \\liinwoimbrgh .21.7 5.3 10.3 York1 5. 1. 1.2 .1Aug. 29.- event of :101(11 imo-11A andl iuleasumi to ti . par I i' -itits *w Iie; imit of tow (arroht re * Il w~ic 110 it th1 hom lof Mr. 1 . -. ;. 'I II II~ 7.81 1 .1 S. M . G t of :th' c A i t. 5.ere W0iT 01: 1 111 i- : fl 3h .- en I I Ii 1.51121 ..1hIy I II .1IA I .lI ' 1 1. 3l, .(f 0 ll Alv.a d l ~ 8 A. il l'I13.3 28. ((li. vlhll:... lin li -. 1 2l' .>.7N :5: race(i~vnn hs h!O . t 2(it .Rie 1111 \Ii'. 1 m C rr we1. l(1 2.0 vistos f ArsLak ndM.9 32.0 7.1 0.9. Al r .~l !'5ie 1111 f .ly of 40.7 tc'is :7' P v dys ~sttwek ~ltl hi lll'Ot, tiU.~ilf .lr. a' fi. 3. Mr..Ih~1:1!11 hn iiiiy4.t 26.9 (:r~xt ~51'a ar theiime orAll.WaI 3.5 31.5 at- 0 t agood 6l.w 43.i a PItts Reunion There wdifl be a P4tt.s reunion at the Die of N1r. W. H. Pitts near Friend ulp church on September 3rd. All indred and friends have a special in tation to cone and bring Aicnic din Dr. Mrs. 11. HI. Traynham. No Worms in a Healthy Child All children troubled with Worms have an un. iaithy coikr. which Indicates poor blood, and as a Lie, there is more or I 4ss stomach disturbance. ROVE'S TASTELESS CHILL TONIC given regu rly for two or three weeks.will enrich the blood. aprove the digcstlon, and act as a general Strength. ling Tonic to the whole system. Nature will then row off or dispel the worms, and theChild willbe perfect health. Pleasant to take. 60c per bottle. $ *$ $ SPECIAL NOTICES. For 1414--11One 'ord totilting (arl in 0od (o1dition for -$2.,0. Also one mrl two liorie Iw.agon, . x5%. 2ewis udeison. 7-21 Ior Sal(--ioosehold goods, Incind 1g beds, I urealts, etc. Apply at 557 (1auofo't street, near Glass Works. 7-1 t-pd 1.051---On the night of August 24), niiewliere between Ua11ttrens anti 1l M. ole gold necklace in green case. ilider pletse retrinI to .1. .\l. ('ox n1iOn, S. C., and receive rewardl. 7-It-lnd an tet ---To rent one good n pright lano, mahogany ease. Will take pro (r ('nr(- of it a(! keel) it in lti e. hone 135. 7-it-c Stolen-----Aboult two weeks ago three )11s of G-inch galvanized barbed wire n iwire spools. Iteward for informa ol concerning saine. J. L. Baldwin, ray ('our't IRoute . 7-It-pd For Sile-Second hand sebool hooks %)m h to 10t1 grade. Good condi 4n. lialf price. )r. If. W. Lewis, .(a"deiy street. 7-it-pd I1osht-Crocheted bag. eern thread, reen satin lining, containing about 1ree (101I biIIs and $1.25 In change. adlock key, handkerchiefs. Lost he ween Mrs. .1. 0. C. Fleming's farm nl town. Finder Please retICuri to Ad ert.iser office, aid receive reward. 7-It-pd Vo' lent--Three rooms, down lairs, all convenIences. 41.1 S. liar er street. 7-I t-pd Wantei-1o buy. sC Cotton and eel cattle. J W. Hefderson, .Jr. 7-It For Rent-Nice store room on West lain street, opposite postollice. See )r. 'W. I. Dial. 7-2t-pd i1ut ed ---liddl e aged (coloredl wo u1an-1 withoti children as cook for anily of two. Good one room i house o live in and will pay good wages. lay pick cotton illorniings and ft(er loonls, for ,w 'hWill pay vash. .1. if. ari n.Gray Cout t, S. c. i-!-p Set d---A brIzzi Rye, sd oats, (Co ina grown;1: ba giiig anrd ties. It. It. )w $.r- v Court-, q. ('. G.0 . 1,usi lniil ,All wh-Io ex e . to bv n1 mly 1nutsie cas this witer see mwe ir 'all No. I Ibeforev Sept. 5thl. I he Iin leachintg the 12th. Irances Kll ldy. (6-2t-tId F'or 2'hi-.- Two office.; on the 1i f ar. auilreur rus Co. :.-..t :i rm For Sitle----I 1: acres, 7-room (b Il Ing, .-.:od I:t an I ,d tenant I I hoise; ile () of c( 1 ity, IearI, I thu re(h, high h '11d h .w. Cii o :wh or n (asy *avmenh'l.. 1,110her1 \\'am:on, ,L. \\'ilkes lim Repabir. l'arts- Li,11! an w d te or all1 1mako cars.. C!!y \'ulcanlzing ;tationl. .51 - (f Nolice- -I ave ariran 1ed to be in 114ano need ting~i; leave order wvith .M. A IX. If. \\iik~es & C'o.' 0. M. 'ully. I'!anio lTnm-r 25-tI 1'' 'i iN.\ IM.TT(41 I~f: i IT (4 '44t41b i.-, 1 1 1\.1 I' will4 r(I:.ier a : n! 4)nt' to 4)f th Is ite ofi1 (.4.1\\ '.A. It 4in 4 d (--a et4 li th fll l ice of I: in I 44 ' lo k. I .mit l on i e w n re ~len thtio rbeo, :ild.e ily pre 4: ;-4 he' formr) barred. I. 1.,1 1.|. .': The Car Everlasting Ellis Motor Co. DISTRIBUTORS Clinton, S. C. Do You Want a Job? if you~ are ~ut of em ployment r would like to mal dhange,, Commercial Employment Agency Greenwnne S. C. "GETS4T" ENDS ALL CORNS Just As Good For Calluses. Money Back If It Falls 'Thirty seconds after you touch the corn with this liquid cori remover the Jabbing stabbing pain of it stops, for all time. #q c1 NS Simp!o As A, B. C. No corn, hard or soft, is too old or too dee)ly rooted to re.sist "Gets-It". Immediately it dries and shrivels, the edges loosen from the true flesh and soon you van peel it right off with your lingers as painlessly as you trim your nails. Don't coddle corn pests. Don't nurse and pamper them. Don't cut and trim them. RIEMOWIP) them with "G0'YTS IT". Costs a trifle at any drug store. Mfd. by 10. Lawrence & Co., Chicago. Sold in Laurens by Laurens Drug Co., Putnams Drug Store. Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days !riggsts refund money I, PAZO OINTMENT fo.. -.,cu-o Iteh~ng, D3ind. Bleetling or P'rotruding Pie~ .:.:uty relleves Itchir.1i 'iles and you can g. F1 ful :ken after the inst naplication. Prki OG 666 Cures Malaria, Chills and .Fever, Bilious Fever, Colds and LaGrippe, or money refunded. C. C. Featherstone W. B. Knight FEATHEISTONE1 A KNIGHT Attorneys at Law Laurens, S. C. All Rusiness Intrusted to Our Care Will Have Prompt and CarefuI Atten tion. Offlee over Palmetto Hank Mr. Featherstone will spend Wednds day of each week in Laurens. Dr. T. L. Timmerman DENTIST Laurens, South Carolina Ollce in Peoples Bank Huilding 0. Langdon Long ATTORNEY AT LAW EnterpriseNational Bank Building All Leg~al Business Given Prompt Attention Simpson, Cooper & Babb A~torneys ait Law. Wil Prl'1.e( in all State Courts t'rompt Alttenioni (lven All Bulsiness Dr. I. T. RUTLEDGE DENTIST Traynha* I lm lb lin mml C. F. Kennedy'& Son Undertakers andc Embalmers Motor Equipment LAURENS, - - - S. C. DON'T DESPAIR If you are troubled with pains'or aches; feel tired; have headache, indigestion, inzom ima; painful pas. bge of urine, you Avill fed relef in GOLD_ DAL Theo world's 3 0ardard 'rr'oty for /Idnejy, liver, bladder and uric a'cid troubles and - National Retmrd!y cf Hfolland since 1695. Three nizes all diruggistai. Guaranteed. L~ook for tho name Colda cia 015 bo Always On The Job Good Mechanics and Fair Prices on Any Kind of Automobile Henry Count's Garage SCHOOL SUPPLIES OF ALL KINDS POWE DRUG CO. Don't Neglect Your Tires They Cost Lots of Monew We Make All Styles of Repairs All Work Guaranteed to Give Satisfactory Service Goodrich Tires Fisk Tires City Vulcanizing Station At City Filling Station -, ICreful Men EH~n! ANATIONAL DE BANK Put you mone inorNtoa akadko that t isabsoutel sae u alsaefr n buga4ro an men wihmnyan hrce stand beh~~~~indorNtoaak Ou baki?n ftevs ytmo eea Reev akhc tn toete fo h rtc Teou oneyprise National Bank dko tha it iL abPrueysfen. valt arER Caireran burgla pLEAF andERS..... ad hace gladto AveyuVoetn seermus.