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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-07-01

ground, were matters that would have
taken the adventurous tendency out Of
even the cracked brain Of chivalry It,
self. Brandon cared only to fight where
there was a possible victory or ran.
som, or a prospect of some sort ut least
of achieving success.
SO every phase of the question which
his good sense presented told Brandon,
whose passion was "a ardent though
not so impatient az hIary's, that 1t
would be worse tlinn foolhardy to try
to see her. He, however, had deter.
mined to see her once moro before he
left; but, as it could in all probability
be only once, he was ~reserving tho
meeting until the last, and had written
Mary that 1t was their best and only
chance.
She could not endure inaction, so she
did the worst thing possible. She went
alone II afternoon, just before dusk,
TO see Brandon at our rooms. ! was
hot there when she first went I'm, but
having seen her on the way suspected
something and followed, arriving two
or three minutes after her. I knew 1t
was best that / should be present and
was sure Brandon would wish 1t.
When l entered, they were holding
each others hands in silence. They
had not yet found their tongues, so
full and crowded were their hearts. 1t
was pathetic TO soc them, especially
the girl, who had not BrandOn's hone.
~lcssncss to deaden the pain by partial
resignation.
Upon my entrance she dropped his
hands and turned quickly toward mo
with a frightened loOkSbu' was r8as.
surcd upon seeing who 1t was. Bran
don mechanically walked away from
her and seated himself on a stool.
Mary, as mechanically, moved to his
side and placed her hand on his shout.
der. Turning her face toward me she
said, "Sir Edwin, | know you will for
give me when 1 tell you that wo have
n great deal to say and wish 70 be
alone"
was about to so when Brandon
stopped me.
mo, no. Caskodcn. please stay. II
would not do. 1t would DO bad enough,
God knows, If the princess should be
found here with both OF us, but with
me alone / should be dead before morn
ing. There is danger enough as 1t Is,
for they will watch u.s."
Mary knew lie was right, but she
could not resist p vicious little glance
toward mo, who WAS ip no way to
blame.
Presently we all moved into the win
dow-wny, where Brandon and Mary,
sat upon the great cloak and ] on n
camp stool In front Of them, complete.
ly filling up the little passage.
II can bear this no longer" exclaim-
I'd Mary. II Will go to my brother to.
night and tell him all. l will tell him
how ! suffer and that / shall die if you
are allowed to 80 away and leave me
forever. He loves me, and can do
anything with him when I try. know
l can obtain his consent to ouP-ourn-
marriage. He cannot know how I suf.
fer, else he would not treat me so. |
will let him see; 1 viii convince him.
[ have In my mind everything I want
TO shy and do. I will sit on his knee
and stroke Ills hair and kiss him." And
She laughed softly as her spirit revived
In the breath of a glowing hope, "Then
1 will tell him how handsome he Is and
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-07-01
WORKING NIGHT AND DAY.

The busiest and mightiest little
thing that ever was made is DR.. Kings
Life Pills. These pills change weak
mass into strength, listlessness into en-.
ergy, brain-fag into mental power.
They are onderful N building up the
health. Only 25 cents per box. Sold
by The Laurens Drug %. and Pal
motto Drug Go.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-07-01
Attend the Institute.

Every farmer who attends the Farm
ers' Institute to be held in Gray Court
and listens to the speakers will learn
something that will put dollars IN his
pockets. Never in the history OF South
Carolina has the outlook for farming Of
e business seemed so bright. Cotton is
high and the indications are that 1t Will
continue higb,-at nine, ten or eleven
cents;--for a season or SO at ali evente.
For the first time in the history OF
this state the farmers have q large and
increasing home market for all food
stuirs, including live stock and poul-
try. Everything that the farmers can
produce is bringing good prices and
there is little that the Laurens farmers
cannot produce. The farmers will have
the opportunity at Gray-Court TO hear
trained men impart the best practical
information available on farm topics.
The farmer who is alert and active to
his interests will try to learn all that
Is offered.
Many farmers, merchants, newspa-
per men and lawyers will fail no mat
ter how good the times may be but the
time has come in Laurens county when
any thrifty farmer who suffers no pc.
culiar and especial misfortune ought to
succeed. Many are succeeding-if one
or a dozen, why not others?
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-07-01

See u special % per cent. discount
on u ladies' street hats. All must 90.
Davis, Roper 81 Co.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-07-01
Your Ouests VIII Praise II.

! Why not try a sack OF Brapsford's
EsClifton?" You will never know how
gcodf it is until you try it. Your neighbor
nnde 1t the best -four inthe market and
your home people as we'll as your
esnests will praise Your bread and pas
try IL made Of "CliftcnD -four.
r. N. Barksdale,
a M. III. Fowler.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-07-01
Y. G. IRBY, JR. w. Y. BoYI
IRBY s. BOYD,
Attorneys at Law.

VIII practice in all State Courts.
Prompt attention given to all business
Entrusted to them.
Money to loan on real estate on easy
Terms. Ohlce same as occupied by the
late firm of Ball & Simkins, Laurens.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-07-01

r.. w. z. PITTS,
Mountville, 81 @.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-07-01

a case came to light that for per.
sistent and unmerciful torture has per
haps never been equaled. Joe Colo
bick of Colusa, Calf, writes. "For IL
years endured i%nsufferable pain from
Rheumatism and nothing relieved me
through tried everything known.
came across Electric Bitters and it's
the greatest medicine On earth for tina,
trouble. A few bottles Of it completely
relieved and cured me-" Just as good
for Liver and Kidney troubles and
general debility. Only SO cents. Sat,
isfaction guaranteed by Laurens Drug
Co. and Palmetto Drug Co.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-07-01
Chance for n College.

The Episcopal Church contemplates
the establishment Of a college for girls
in this state. The city of Greenville is
considering the advisability of offer
ing inducements for it's location.
The Episcopalians have no college
in South Carolina. Wherever the
school may be placed, it will have the
undivided support of the South Care
lima diocese. While the membership
of the Church is relatively small in
numbers, 1t is strong in means and in
fiuence. In the city of Charleston, for
example, it is much the strongest
hChurch, after the Roman Catholic.
There are strong churches in Column
bia and In many of the towns.
Almost certainly the college will be
built in the u~p.country. On account of
the existence of girls colleges in the
larger towns of Spartanburg and Green
vile, towns of the size Of Laurens will
nave better chances of securing il If
they desire it.
1t is altogether probable that Lau-
rens If 1T can secure the college at
all, can secure 1t with an offer of
money far less than Laurens offered for
the Methodist College last year.
If business men OF Laurens should
think 1T wise to ask for the establish
ment of this college here, it would be
wellto begin investigating the matter.
The college, wherever it may be
built, will from the first attract Is or
100 boarding pupils, largely from such
towns as Charleston, Columbia, Aiken,
Sumter, Spartanburg and Greenville. 1t
viii DE zealously supported by the
Episcopalians and will be made a
strong and progressive institution,
Remembering that most OF the church.
es have now more than one school in
the state, it is probable that the Epis.
copal school will be as valuable to @
town, from q business point of vlew, as
any OF the church schools for girls.
*x*
Some OF our newspapers are disposed
to attach undue Importance to the pas
sionate outburst Of Ex-Judge Buchanan
ia the Til]nan hearing. Mi. Buchanan
lie a mar of rather intense tempera-
ment. He is the brother-in-law OF the
defendant. That he should have given
away to his over-wrought feelings is I'M
FORTUNATE but might have been ex-
pected. Mr.. Buchanan has many
friends who sympsthize with him in
che severely trying position that he
occupies In the Tillman case.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-07-01
LAURENS. y. c., July 1, 1908.
The Tillman Case.

Judge Townsend doubtless acted con-
scientiously when he granted the motion
for a change of venue in the Tillmsn
Gaze just as did Justice Pope when he
refused to grant the prisoner bail.
Most people concede that the policy
of the Columbia State since the killing
of Mr.. Gonzales has been remarkable
tory of journalism a ne wspaper, placed
in the most trying circumstances con-
ceivable, behaved with fairness and
moderation, that paper is the Columbia
State.
The attorneys for the defence by
they presented took the position that
practically the whole city of Columbia
and county of Ricbland had formed the
opinion that +. H.. Tillman deliberately
assassinated N. G. Gonzales. The at
%torneys knew what they were doing,
they were desperately struggling to
I'VE their clients imperllled life, but
it was an awful price hat they paid
for the change of venue. To admit
that substantially the whole population
of a city OF of $4,000 people and Of the
county as we'll lin which ten months
before their client had received next to
the largest vote for goyernor), ex-
cepting a part of the population not
qualified to serve on u jury, had come
to n mind that the prisoner was
guilty, was astonishing. To admit that
the clergy and other leaders of thought
agreed was to place upon their clients
name q stain which not a thousand YER
diets Of juries can wipe out. Till
man may be acquitted. His friends and
spokesman have confessed that the vast
majority of the people Of South Caro-
lina's capital city and county are so
convinced OF his guilt that their iudg-
ments can not be affected by evidence
to the contrary. Surprising that the
people OF Columbia are san ard of
average honesty and virtue, it is a
marvel of astounding mystery that the
state OF mind ascribed to them by the
ahidavils for the defence In this case
could have been induced. We do not
believe that the vast majority of the
people Of Laurens could be influenced
by any conspiracy of newspapers and
preachers imaginable to resolve in adj
vance upon the guilt of the humblest
negro criminal, unless, indeed, that
guilt stood out In a bald, unrelieved
and unmitigated ~hideousness that it.
self reused their sense Of justice to
uncomfortable frenzy.
1t seems to us that the case of the
State against Tillman is one of uncom-
mon simplicity. Had the prisoner rea.
son to believe his life in danger when
he shot N. G.. Gonzales? S%elf-defense
. is the prisoners only plea. That ques-
tion therefore, and that alone will the
jurors on their oaths be required to an
Swer.
What the dead editor had said about
the prisoner in his paper has nothing
to do with the case. Had Mr.. Gonzales
shot and killed every public man and
newspaper man who bitterly denounced
and traduced him, he would have him
sell faced a hundred juries for a hun
dred murders during his brief editorial
career.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-27
Books and Authors
]; ;k'l+PLlNG,s u DEC CADENCE.

critic of Rudyard Kipling, who Sc
vereiy deals with .The, Settler" in1 the
London Mail, as zone more unhappy in
stance Of the decadence5 Of a fine quality"
says: 49,, * 81 49,
It Is not Mr.. kiDlng's fault that on certain
Sublccts he speaks with great influence, but it
is altogether his fault If he abuses that infi,l-
encc ana 1T becomes lesscned. He is not at all
hceucd III this world as a preacher, but be is
heeded, needed even now more than ever he was,
as q poet ana an artist. England does not want
MN 70 ye at her across 1000 miles of cable:
put sue would he very glad If he would come
nome ana write some more good books. And #
ne must teach us lesson, why not teach us,
herlnost eloquent Of all methods, the method of
example, that. what Eng land needs is good hon.
est work, each man doing the thing that he can
90 best, and not quite SO much bombast an
rhetoric. ~, - -, . --...--.0I. -
This 'decadence of a fine quality may
be charged to all the English poets and
prose writer's, for even Tennyson and
Snakspere, at intervals, show a tendency
to decadence. We have all seen such de-
cadence in, Mr., Alfred Austin, the poet
laureate OF England, who, formerly wrote
poetry which thrilled readers but now
seems to be brooding over the mere
taunt1ng shadow Of poetic inspiration.
klpEng has undertaken. to be the mentor
OF the English nation and in doing so, has
put hlmself on very treacherous and un-
stable ground. He will get over this
planetary tendency after little, and is
sure to abandon pedagogy and write some
better books than he has heretofore writ
ten. He has been little hoodooed and
VIII work out Of the. SPELL J.. r.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-27
ENGLAND. WOULD FAVOR :ANNExA.
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Harper's Weekly.

With the exception of the Saturday Re-
view and two or three other newspapers
unfriendly to the United States, the Brit
ish press is exhibiting impatience at the
dissatisfaction with which the Alaskan
Boundary Treaty is received in Canada
The Canadians will soon discover that
far-sighted Englishmen regard the good
will of the United States as Of incompar-
ably more Importance to Great Britain
than is the so-called loyalty of the Do
minion, which declines to contribute a
dollar to the support Of the imperial navy.
1t has come to be well understood, in
London that with the friendship of the
United States the British empire might
defy the rest of the world. whereas our
senmity would be a death blow, because
in the event Of war between the two coun-
tries, we should cut off not only the food
supplies which England Is accustomed to
receive from us, but also those which she
might hope to get from Canada. We
should simply have to occupy the rail-
ways running from the Northwestern Ter
ritories of the Dominion to the seacoast.
Thus it is evident Canada. which will do
nothing for her in time Of war without
the consent, Of the United States 1t fol-
lows tn at while imperialistic sentiment
would doubtless cause Great Britain to
fight for the retention Of all her colonies
it is no longer to her interest to retain
British North America. That may be a
humiliating fact for the hyperfervid 10y
alist of Canada, but fact 1t indsputably
is If the Canadian liberals should now
revert to the annexationist policy which
at one time some of them We're inclined
to favor. they may be sure that the moth
err country would wish them Godspeed. 1t
would be superfuous to point out what
the Dominion would gain in wealth and
population by free access to the markets
of the great American republic. -
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-27
The ,llonpareil Man.
Casually Observed.

spend
his time chewing food in these strenuous days?
York when her salary
raised
Harvard 1t is variable theatrical star
divorce suit The only safe way
The DISPATCHES from Buffalo YESTERDAY showed that there was in that that & w
theory
Hull should regular was not
called in until after Burdicks death ~. s.
has been reading an English newspaper ..=<
'h'' 0eore somewhere .' a a q q o.
Having Strengthened out the theology
official German in the government reports German consul collects bunch
philosophical shove half ton verbs at the end and
sends the office report makes even the emperor cross
"honering their respective
southern California
Bulletin all Wilson
and Asno how he found them there es that @ they M are W M @ TO % M
successful brokers hope OF
putonf ia around
en- unhiched in plain
Brother Wilson got in Ed Smiths
to Wilson's called
N a populstc
Dakota southern California
all right
Thea miles, miles of bushes in boom,h
yellow fellows full of juice
it; enough to
unDev lemonade
everybody the Pepper with necklaces of coral bloom
without nce nie desser Thn the almond trees in full bloom
in
and smiling m-hearted
kinds a fool of yourself
Angeles Mr. Wells himself is putting
minister pleniponary -npenty to Montreal
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-27
WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK
The Missouri Mortgage Bill.

In a recent issue of The Journal you
stated that the legislature OF Missouri
had abolished issthe def iciency udgment.."
From the remarks which you make in
come ion with this statement, tt is not
clear to me exactl y wha the substance of
the act Of fsathe Missouri legislature re-
ferred to is, and as + have not access to
the recent Missouri statutes I write to
ask If You will kindly explain just what
the effect of the law referred to is
Does it make a promissory note void
when a mortgage is given as collateral Sc
scurity; @or does5i provide $3that the, mort
gagee when he Institutes foreclosure pro-
ceedings cannot have the property sold
at public sale and apply the proceeds of
the highest bid which can be obtained
upon the Indebtedness secured by> the
mortgage, but must instead take the
mortgaged property himself in full salts
faction of the debt? And if it does so re-
quire the mortgage to take the property
in full satisfaction of the debt, does it al
low him to take the entire property yiil
payment of his debt regardless of the fact
that it may be worth more than the
amount Of the Indebtedness?
Kindly give us an explanation of just
what the effect upon the rights of the
parties of the law you refer to is, and
greatly oblige. - @sf,tHE
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-27
FRIDAY EVENING,

ing to the British West Indies Included
Jamaica, Bermuda, Barbados, British
Guiana and Turks and Caicos islands. BY
conceding reductions of our tariff Sdutiessof
from 1a5s to 30 per cent these COLONIES,
agreed to admit free 4ot duty all our prod
ucts Nof which we, have most no sell and
preferential in respect to all like Imports pti
from other countriesaexcept Great Britain
and counties entitled by convention with
her to the benefit of the most favored ma
tion treatment.
q The other Kasson treaties are with Mic
.aragua. Ecuador, the Dominican republic!
with Denmark as to the island of st.
Croix, w. T., Chile, Bolivia, Argentina and
France. The French treaty has lad large
support from the press and business bod
les Of this country. With France our
trade in manufactures is limited by our
subsection to Frances maximum tariff,
and we are the only nation SO handi-
capped, and by our own unwilingness to
make concessions to that country. The
treaty negotiated by: Mr.. Kasson makes an
average reduction of less than Z per cent
on 1875 items out of 7O6 named in the Ding
ley, tariff, while the French government
conceded an average reduction of 26 to- 4S
per cent on 635 items of the 654 items: on
their schedules. 1t was estimated that
this advantageous arrangement due to
French liberality and readiness to trade
with us, would increase our exports to
France by at least s25,OOO,0OO to $50 O0o;-
900. The late President Mckinley fire.
quently extolled this treaty as a splendid
bargain for this country, which would not
adversely affect any Of our industries. The
sta atement was true. But the special in
! terest champions have set their faces
against the demands Of most of our agri-
cultural and mechanical branches of pro-
duction, and against the strong demand Of
| the business community in behalf of this
and other treaties. However, it is evil
dent that the American Titan cannot be
bound and gagged by such puny forces.
He will snap any fetters put upon him and
he will brush aside the chaff of exploded
| fallacies.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-27
The Delayed Treaties.

The governor Of jamaica announced to
the legislature of that colony yesterday
that the reciprocity treaty with the United
States was abandoned on account of ad-
vices from Washington to the effect that
there is not a ghost Of chance for its
ratification. ...:.
= Th1s Jamaica treaty was negotiated by
Commissioner Kasson several years ago
with the British government at the same
time with treaties with all the British
West India colonies. There is no more
hope for the ratification of the latter
than there is for the jana lea treaty. which
was conspicuously advantageous 10 the
United States as we'll as Jamaica who
wanted market for her surplus sugar,
& There is no probability that any of the
Kasson treaties will receive attention from
the senate so long as it is controlled by the
champions Of special interests, who sue
ceeded In delaying the Cuban treaty.
through the period when it would have
been Of the most valuable service to the
Cubans and only ratified it when, by
amendment. it could only be completed as
a treaty by the approval of the house Of
the fifty eighth congress, which, unless
called to meet in extra session, will not
assemble until next December There is
now small probability that an extra ses-
sion will be called by the president
So far as the Jamaiaca treaty is con-
cerned, the Cuban treaty was amended to
make it impossible for our government to
put any other sugar producing country on
the same footing as Cuba, because during
the operation Of the treaty Give years. NO
other foreign sugar cam be admitted al
less than the regular tariff rates ( This
clause can be repealed by congress at any
time, but 1t is there now, and no plea o1
the "most favored nation clause of oul
treaties will avail to upset the ruling 81
Secretary Frelinghuysen and the United
States supreme court to the effect tina.
we are not obliged to grant to treaty pow
ers the same concessions or privileges of q
special character which we grant to 9th.
ers. without an equivalent valuable con
sideration from them. The treaty relat
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-27
The Haugland Bill.

10 be perfectly candid, T he Jour-
n a must say that 1t has only limited
interest in the fate Of the TIaugand tax
bill. AS general proposition, all thought
full persons in this state are in favor of
tax reform. But the war of words and
measures regarding taxes during the last
two years has wearied them Of all petty,
makeshift measures; they want something
elemental Use has fitted business to the
present system. With all it's unfairness,
we manage to get along pretty well. Any
changes that may be made without alter
ing the constitution will do little more than
to disturb conditions that are tolerable
without working any marked improve
ment. 1t is true that a mere codi11cation
of the tax laws should be a good thing
in itself, but what is the use of taking
ton Of a constitutional annendm ent will
render worthless ?,ttE t>1 - ~ ~ y,
Our idea is that the true friends of tax
reform should concentrate their attention
and energy on securing the passage by
the legislature and the adoption by the
people Of broad constitutional amend
ment that will give the legislature the
power to create a new and scientific sys-
tenn of taxation without colliding with the
constitution every time it attempts a re-
form. q. = ,.t =. s~a4 ,, .=455,1y4... sc ...z..
The creation Of a tax commissioner or
commissioners office is something that
we have favored since the beginning of
int i,oo 1iccnScior va fin11 iS
a complicated legislative and economic
problem. The state ought to have an Of
flee that would be an authority on such
questions and competent, to advise with:
| the legislature when the way has been
cleared for legislation that is worth while.
Pending the amendment of the constitu-
| tion, such an office would be Of great
utility in assisting IN the administration
Of the present system, or lack Of system.