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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-01-04
Is Mark Twain Immoral!

"To n Sawyer" and "Huck cherry
Finn" so Golfers for Decemb r %
tells us, "have been removed from the
free shelves of q certain public library,
and are now given out to those per-
sons only on whom, in the librarians
opinion, the effects will not be dele
terious. 1t would be pleasure to know
personally that librarian, or to see him
at his work, casting his penetrating
eye upon successive urchins, deciding
whether or not they shall peruss the
greatest boys stories yet written in
America. In our own variegated youth
n clerical uncle took us out OF the house
behind some bushes and cautioned US
against the insidious effects of Mark
Twain, but the warning fell on barren
soil. We wished to be good, but ot at
the price of losing Tom and Huck. Mr..
Clemens Is the biggest literary figure
in America, and he is much too big for
some OF the librarians to understand. .
His laugh is kind and most entirely
virtuous when they imagine 1t is de-
structive of society. Honesty says
he, is the best policy. Il know, for
have tried BOTH There are people in
the world who are grieved by a jest
like that. Heaven rest their souls
Mark Twain is open to criticism, for he
is one Of the most uneven of our writ
ers, as we'll as the greatest Of them.
Sometimes when he swings his good
right arm at the evils or the mys!er-
les, the superstitions or conventions of
this universe. he is mistaken as poor
Don Quixote. His attacks, for instance,
on the greatest period: Of art, because
they do not speak the language of TO.
day, failed to lessen our admiration of
the Italian masters, and reacted, some
thing like windmill upon the critic.
But 10 snow timidity about the infiu-
ence of such masterpieces as tom
Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn is to
give TO the angels one of their too fire.
quent opportunities to weep"
In cotton that sells at 10 cents the
pourd the profit Is big. In cotton that
sells at six cents the pound there is no
profit. When there Ia no profit In cot
ton there Is some profit in something
else. When farmers throughout the
South produce more of something else
they will raise less cotton and then the
cotton that is produced will b, worth
moro In a country that will produce
scores Of money crops the over-produc-
ton OF airy single crop is without ex-
cuse. If denouncing Wal street and
railing at the robbers would lift the
price of cotton we should advise both
but since they won't and since the
Southern farmers can easily win this |
game by producing grains and hay and |
fruit and live stock and eggs and poultry |
and some cotton we advise that cour;e. |
1t was Joy 10 all his friends, and |
they are as numerous as the men and |
women and children in Laurens, to sac
DIR. Job j. Boozer of Clinton In this
town during the glad Christmas week |
Men who measure more closely to the |
standards of the true gentleman are
not to be found nor is physician to be
e served with greater
Blessings on the head
patriot and veteran
\ perhaps but boy in
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-01-04

| served with greater
|. Blessings on the head
patriot and veteran
, perhaps but a boy in
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-01-04

All ablc.bodied male citizens between
the ages of 2l and 60 years are liable
TO pay poll tax Of $l,0o, except cid
soldiers, who are exempt ut so years
Commutat'on Road Tax 81 90, In leu
of working the public roads, to be paid
at the time as stat ed above.
Come early and avo d The rush
j, III. COPELAND,
County Trea .urer.
Laurens, s. O., Sept. 26, 1904 -.d.j
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-01-04
Notice.

Money to Loan
On improved farms, in sums of 5000 co
and upward, at Z Ier cent. and 8 per
cent interest, repayable in easy annual
instalments. No commission. The
borrower simply pays q reasonable eX-
pense of negotiating the loan.
9. ID. BARKSDALE,
w. Y. BOYD,
Auorn VS., Laurens, S, c.
C"ll on W. Y. Boyd. 10-l3t
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-01-04


An exchange speaks of man who Ii
ls said always paid for his paper year
I'm advance. AS result he has never
boon sick a day in his life, never had
corns on his toes nor toothache, his po-
tatoes never rot, his babies never cry
at night, his wife never scolds and he
succeeded in serving three years on
the school board without being cussed.
CURED HIS MOTHER OF RHEU-
MATISM.
"My mother has been a sufferer for
many years from rheumatism" says
w. Fl. Howard Of Husband, Pennsyl-
vania. "At times she was unable to
move at all, while al all times walking
was painful. 1 presented her with a
bottle OF Cham m1erlain's Pain Balm and
after a few applications che decided it
wss the most wonderful pain reliever
she had ever tried, In fact, she Is never
without now and is at ell times able TO
walk. An occasional application of
Pain Balm keeps away the pain that
she was formerly troubled with" For
sale by Lsurens Drug Co. and DR.. b.
r. Posey.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-01-04
THE ADVERTISER.
Subscription PrIce.12 Months, $I.00
Payable In Advance.

Rates for Advertising. ng.-Ordinary ad-
vertisoments, per square, one insor
tlon, 81 90; each subsequentinsertion
so cents. Liberal reduction made
for large Advertisements.
Obituaries: All over so words, one
cent a word.
Notes of thanks: Five cents the line.
w. w. BALL,
Proprietor,
The leader., 1905-11-11
SECOND DAY.

Tuesday morning, Nov. Z, 1905,
the board met pursuant to ad-
journment, present same as yes
terday.
DELINQUENT ROAD HANDS.
In the matter of the report of
Hon. Nj. Mccullough, of the
delinquent road hands in Lin
coin county for the fiscal year
| 1904-1905.
/ This cause coming on to be
heard in tue matter of the report
of Hon. M. McC CulIough, appoint
led by this board to get a proper,
accurate and correct list or lists
of all delinquent road hands in
Lincoln county for the fiscal year,
1904 '05, and to revise the same
land enter the names of such de-
Ilinquent road hands on separate
Ilists showing those deIiquent in
the several supervisors districts,
| and the same being considered
and the board having carefully
examined said lists for each of the
several supervisors districts in
/ Lincoln county, is of the opinion
| that the same are correct and
i properly made and that all delin-
lquent road hands in district No.
i 1 for the year 1904 '05 are enter
led on list Of such delinquents
for such district; that all that are
delinquent in district No. 3 for
| the year 1904 .'05 are entered on a
list of such delinquents for said
district; that all delinquent road
hands in district No. 3 for the
! fiscal year 1904-'05 are properly
entered on q list Of such district;
that all delinquent road hands in
district No. 4 for the year 1904
'05 are entered on list for such
delinquents Of said district; and
that all delinquent road hands for
district No. 5 for the fiscal year
Eof 1904-'05 are properly entered
on a list of said delinquents in
said district and that all the names
lof these delinquents which the
superintendent OF the public road
lof Lincoln county may have over
Hooked, if any, have been duly en-
tered on the proper list, and that
lall those erroneously returned
have been erased; wherefore,
It is ordered By the board that
Isaid report be and the same is
lherenow received and a list of
1.-THE said supervisors districts be
Ifiled and spread upon the minutes
lof this court. It is further order
Led By the board shat the clerk Of
this board turn over said list to
1.-THE proper officers Of the said sd
pervisors' districts Of Lincoln
Ieounty to be dealt With in accord.
eancs with the provisions Of sec.
! ltion 1918 OF The Annotated Code
lot Mississippi, 1892, BE shall
Itake receipts from such officers oI
the names and amounts Of said
: uelinquents and rhall notify them
The leader., 1905-11-11
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Official Proceedings Of the Regular No
vember Term. 1905.
FIRST DAY.
State of Mississippi,


Be it remembered that at reg
ular meeting of the Board Of Su,
pervisors, begun and held in the
chancery clerks Office at the courI
house of said county in the city oil
Brookhayen, on tho first Monday
in November, the same being The
9th day of November, 1905, TIE
time and place fixed by law foi
holding said court, there were
present the Hon. q. P. Jones, dis
trict No. L; j. 9. Bryant, district
No. 2; G. M. Brister, district No.
8; Edward Smith, district No. 4;
John Walker, district No. 5; r.
G. Applewhite, sheriff, and r. W.
McNair, clerk. The following
proceedings were hand and done.
to-wit:
To the Honorable Board of Super.
visors of Lincoln county.
Gentlemen:-I beg leave to
make my report as superintendent
of the county convict and poor
farm for the month Of October,
1905. I have six paupers and IL
prisoners of the first class. Pris-
oners worked on their fines:
Ellis Thompson, 81 days, $500;
Sam Thompson, 81 days, $500,
Henry jackson, 81 days, $500;
Joe Griffin, 81 days, $500; HamE
Swanagan. 80 days, $6; German
Magee, 20 days, S., Eugene Ray,
Is days, So; John Lea, Is days,
So; Marshall Rice, s days, $1.60;
total days, 212; total fines, $40. 40.
Second class hands worked: Liz
zie Black, 81 days, $3.10; Nettie
Nations, 80 days, So; Matt Diggs
Is days, $1.50; Squire Miller,
days, 20 cents; total $3.50.
Prisoners serving days: Bill
Jacobs, 81 days; George Short, 81
days; Will Duckworth, 81 days;
Tom Bailess, 80 days: German
Magee, IL days; Tosh Dukes, II
days; Annie Stovall, 10 days;
Mary Roberts, 10 days, Nellie
Slade 10 days; Matte Sartin,
days; Lucille Marcellus, Z days;
Malissa Bolds, Z days; Cora Bry-
ant, Z days; total, 203 days.
Cash received from prisoners;
Willie Slade $15.35, Tosh Dukes
S16.35, Annie Stovall serving hel
time, Tom Bailess $43, MARCEL
Grice $1S.35, Cora Bryant $11.75.
German Magee $11.10, Matte
Sartin $9.40, Lucille Marcellous
So. 40, Malissa Bolds $9.4 Nellie
Slade 1920, Will Duckworth
The leader., 1905-11-11
j. g. MILLER,
Supt, of Farm.

DupG. or Earms
In the matter of the apprentices
| ship of Minnie Garner to j. w.
Stapp.
This cause coming on to be
heard on the report of Hon. j. G.
Bryant, member of this Board for
land from district No. 2, showing
that one Minnie Garner, male
pauper in hls5district whose par
ents are unable to support him -
that his father deserted him many
years ago and his mother is abso
luteiy without means and unable
to support her said child; where
fore it is ordered by the Board
that said Minnie Garner is this
day apprenticed to Mr.. j.. W.
Stapp, a reputable citizen of said
district No. 3, in Lincoln county,
Mississippi, until he arrive at the
age of twentyone years.
1t is further ordered by the
Board that the said j. w. Stapp,
to whom said apprentice is bound,
shall and will engage to provide
the apprentice with suficiency
of wholesome food, necessary
clothing, washing and lodging, to
treat the apprentice humanely and
also to send him to school until be
learns to read, write and perform
any ordinary calculation incident
to the business of the master; and
at the expiration of the appren-
ticeship, to furnish such appren-
tice with two suits of new cloth
ing including hats and shoes of a
substantial kind in accordance
with chapter 100 of the annotated
code Of Mississippi of 1892, and
especially set out and defined and
to be governed by sections 1859
and 1853 of said chapter and
amendment thereto.
COUNTY PRINTING.
The sealed bids filed with the
clerk of this court, in pursuance
of a published notice in The
Leader, the official journal of Lin
coin county for the time and In
the manner required by law for
furnishing the county with record
and blank books, tax receipts,
warrant books, pay certificates,
stationery, legal forms, and such
other books and blanks as are used
by the county and district officers.
were on motion opened in open
coult, read and tabulated and the
board having carefully considered
1.-THE same and being Of the opinion
that the bid of Butler & Wealth
The leader., 1905-11-11

By r. s. Butler.
Which bid was duly accompan-
led with a bond in the penal sum
of 1000, conditioned according
to law for the faithful perform
ance of said contract, which bond
is signed by the principal, Butler
"a Weathersby, and by E. II.
Wentworth and G. T. Montgom-
cry as their sureties and is this
day approved. The clerk is or
dered to file said bond and record
the same in the record of bonds of
county contractors.
( Ordered that the board do now
adjourn, until tomorrow morning g
at 8 o'clock.
2. P. JONES, Pres.
The leader., 1905-11-11

It is hereby understood that all ar
ticles enumerated will be delivered to
the various county officers without
charge for freight, express or carriage
at the price named. Other items of
stationery that may be ordered, not in
cluded in the above list, will be fur
nished at corresponding prices.
AS part of the foregoing PROPOSE
tion, the undersigned agree to publish
in the South Mississippian at Brookha-
ven, for the ensuing two years, all the
official proceedings of the Board of
Supervisors, all official notices of the
clerk of the Board, and also the usual
official notices OF the Circuit Clerk,
County Superintendent and election
commissioners, and will also furnish to
the clerk of the Board of Supervisors
weekly a file copy Of the South Mis-
sippian, without charge.
Respectfully submitted,
BUTLER & WEATHERSBY,
Publishers.
The leader., 1905-11-11
white, attendance in Chancery
lflnnrA O daue Of 60 21Q. I M

white, attendance in Chancery
Court 8 days at 50, SIS; J. Nj.
Blocker, D.. S., attendance in
Chancery Court, Z days at So,
$14; q. p. Jones, d. S., attend
ance in Chancery Court / day at
50, 50; Robt. Rhodes, janitor, at.
tendance in Chancery Court, 8
days at So, SIS; Brookhaven Ice
CO., ice for court house during
Chancery Court, $1.25; B. E
Hobbs, stationery for Justices Of
the Peace, $40.10; Morrison
Bros, coal for court house and
Jail, $170.33; q. b. Perkins, sup
piles for court house 70 eeslt a
Continued On Eourtn i'pEss
The leader., 1905-11-11
LOUIS COHN AND BROS.'
Special Price
Attractions
SPECIALS e..is Dry Goods

Prints, best quality. -. SC
Bleach Domestic, 80 in. good
quality &c
Mattress Tick, % inch, old
price ............. DC
Broadcloth, all wool, 81 in.
wide, large range of colors 6oc
Tricou, all wool, 30in..... 25c
Damask, 50 in. good quality 25c
Pepperil's s 4 Sheeting,
bleached. 20c
Plaids, 25 in, heaviest made Sc
Children's Union Suits, we'll
fleeced. Csc
Women's Union Suits, we'll
feeced. d................. SOC
Children's 10c Ribbed Hose 74c
The leader., 1905-11-11
Various Articles
Clothing Specials

An immense assortment of servceabIe suits, Over
coats and Trousers. Newest patterns and
snappy styles
AT S10O0-Men's Suits made CT strictly all wool chevots
AT $1500-Men's Suits tailor made all wool worses single and
double breasted.
AT $2000Mns Suits talormade all wool worsted single and
double breasted.
AT $50O-Youth's Suits, cassmeres, nobby styles.
AT $8 Suits in worsteds cassimeres and erges
AT $1O0oYouths Suits all wool worsteds, very nobby single
and double breasted
TROUSERS handsomest patterns we have shown.
The leader., 1905-11-11

ersby, publishers of the South
Mississippian, local newspaper
printed, published and having a
general circulation in Lincoln
county, is the lowest and best;
wherefore it is ordered by the
board that the contract for fur
nishing Lincoln county with rec
ord and blank books, tax receipts,
warrant books, pay certificates,
stationery, legal forms, and such
other books and blanks as are
used by the county and district
officers be and the same is this
day awarded to Messrs. Butler &
Weathersby, editors and proprie-
tors of the South Mississippian,
as the lowest responsible bidders
in accordance with chapter 142 of
the laws of Mississippi of 1896,
for the term ending on the first
Monday in July, A. D., 1907, at
and for the prices enumerated in
their bid, and on the terms and
conditions in the same expressed
which is in words and figures fol-
lowing, to-wit:
Brookhaven, Miss,
Nov. 9th, 1905.
To the Honorable Board of Supervis-
0rs of Lincoln County:
We, the undersigned, respectfully
submit the following bid on the list of
articles of official stationery as enum-
Grated, and legal blanks for the county
and county district offices of Lincoln
county for the next ensuing two years.
LEGAL BLANKS.
Blank-A cap size, printed one
side, per 100-..-........ 35
Printed both sides so
Each additional 100 copies...----.-. 35
Blank-4s, Il cap size, printed
one side per 80
Printed both sides.-...-...........-........ 2 so
Each additional 100 copies ..-..--.. go
Blank-gs, cap size, printed on
one side, per 100--..--..-.-.....-.---..2 2 %
Printed both sides, per 100.......... 2 rs
Each additional 100 copies,...-..... So
All blanks to be printed on 36 and
40 10. double cap paper.
Assessors blanks, legal form,
per VI -- =0U
LETTER HEADS.
Per 1000, sl.5o to $3.50; 1900, $500 to
$500; 5000 s4.00 to $3.50.
NOTE HEADS.
Per 1000, S1.25 to $3.50; 1000, 50 25 to
$3.50; 5000, $3.50 to $500
ELECTION TICKETS.
Per precinct-------..-.----. .---..-----Sl 30
ENVELOPES.
81 inch, per 1000. s1.25 to $500; Off,
cial,.. 10 inch, per. 1000, S2.25 to 1915;
Document envelopes, No. 10 Ii inch,
per 100, $500; u inch, $225; inch,
$40; / x inch $500,
Document envelopes, expanding
No. 10, 1.inch, per 100, "a so; per dozen,
75c.
BLoTTING PAPER
ERAsERS.
Faber's ink, No. 1916, per doz.
ruoDef 10
The leader., 1905-11-11
Millinery Specials

Silk Velvet Hats trimmed
in the latest styles @ So,
$3.50 and :. ..$4 so
Felt and Velvet Hats, new
shapes, trimmed tastily,
@ $3.50 to. ........... 2 so
Hack Hats in all the popu-
lar shapes and colorings
in felts @.......... :.
............. ..S1.00 to 2 SO
The leader., 1905-11-11
|ABBT METAL FOR CENTS PER POUND At The LEADER OFFICE

IA Iha 4msssR hss M BVsn
ALFRED Miss - @ BnhhasR Mns E
The leader., 1905-11-11
Shoe Specials

Edwin Clapp's Mems Shoes
in vici and box calf. :. .$5 90
Edwin Clapp's patent vici
and colt olt............ 6 90
Crawford's Mems Shoes,
vici ................ 8 SO
Crawford's Mems Shoes,
patent vici. 4 90
Utz & Dunn's Ladies Shoes
.,.........., 81 so to 4 90
The leader., 1905-11-11
Groceries

Flour, /" Snow Wreath 2
Patent, bbls. ........S5 SO
Flour, 'Etherial" Patent,
DDIS.. ...... ~
Flour, :" Snow Wreath "
Patent, "a lb. sacks. -. Is
Bacon, ribs ...... 10
Liverpool Salt, 200 pound
Cream Meal, 3S Id. sack. IS
Sugar, Y. C............. 81
Sugar, white granulated.. 81
Swift's Hams. ....... Is
Swift's Breakfast Bacon. IA
Coffee, splendid quality. 123
Leaf Lard, so lb. tins, per
pound :. 81
Enterprise Soap, so lb.
box. 2 10
The leader., 1905-11-11

Faber's ink, No. 1861, per doz.
$500; each. ach..............-................... 80
Steel, No. 240, cocoa handle, each. 40
Steel, Rogers imported d.............-- IS
Gunnison news-champion and tribune., 1905-06-23
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State of Colorado. County of Gunuison, IS. In
the County Court in Probate.
In the matter Of the Order TO show cause on
sunki. deceased. ! estate.
This ma ter coming on to be heard ON this
18Th say of june A. ID. 1905. upon the petition
fiied herein by Frank Reiterer administrator of
said estate. tor the sale of the following de
scribed al estate or a port ion thereof, to- wit ;
SeAa uf swia sec 26 ei4 II uwi4 aud sWl4 of
nwh sec q, tpH srs7wP NJ, County Of Gun-
nison and State Of Colorado, f,r the purpose Of
ing to the court from said petition that proper
aud legal grounds exist for the sale 81 all or a
port ION Of said real estate.
Nov, therefore. ~ Is ordered by the court that
Asthaus Sunki, John Sunk, brothers of said
deceased. and Mary Reiterer, half sister, and
August keiterer and said Frank Reiterer half
br, thers Of said deceased, beng all persons
who heirs of said deceased, be aud appear
before said court at the court room of said
court, in the Town of Gunnisou. County and
State aforesaid the 2+sh day Of July. A d.
1876. at the hour of o clock in the afternoon of
said DAY, then and there to show cause, if any
there be, why order should not be made
directing the said Frank Reiteser to sell the
whole or much Of said reel estate may Ire
necessary for the purposes specified in said PEE
titioa
1t is further ordered that this order he pub
lished for at least four successive weeks in the
GUnbisan News Champion, . weekly public
newspaper published in said County.
By the Court
Gro. HETHEsINGroS, County Ju lxe.
First pub June 23, 1895; last pub, July IA. 1876.
Gunnison news-champion and tribune., 1905-06-23

Commoner-It is hardly worth
while to consider the argument that
the church has no right to reject
money offered to it. 1t would pst
the church in pltliul position if il
were so helpless that it could be
made partner in wrong doing
without its power to refuse. But if
any preacher is afraid that he viii
incur responsibility by refusing to
accept Mr.. Rockefeller's gifts, let
him devote himself to the denuncia-
tion of the methods employed by Mr..
Rockefeller, and he will not have any
Rockefeller money offered to him.
Let him preach the gospel of the One
who, instead of attempting TO absorb
the wealth of others. gave Himself
to the world and went about doing
good, and he will never be put to
the test, for the men who make mill.
ions by exploitation and then give a
1.-THE of their plunderings to church
or charity are not likely to embarras
with their gifts those who cry on
and spare not. Elijah never had to
ponder whether he should receive
gifts from Ahab, for the truth which
he proclaimed made Ahab his bitter
enemy.
Gunnison news-champion and tribune., 1905-06-23
NWINk ~ EiNlI sHvJLEuAAv.

In the matter of the estate of George u. Bird,
deceased.
Notice is hereby given. that on saturday. the
Il day of July, a. a. ss5. being one .f the x
uiar days of the june Term of the oWniy cart
a oussssasa toonty, IN Pr,tsate. in the said
State II olorado. ]. Joseph B'ackstock. Ad-
uliBistratoF II said estate. will sppear before
the judge OF said ourt, present Rsy hnal settle
Reut ~ such administrator and pray the ap-
pruysl the same and will then apply to he
dischsi ged such Administrator. At which
TIVE and place any person in interest may APP
near and present objections 10 the same il any
there he.
Dated at Gunnison. Colorado, June 1st. 1875.
JOSEPH BLAC kSTCN'k.
Administrator de honus non of the Estate of
tSeorge ID. Bird, deceased.
First pub. June 2 Last pub June 81, 1876.
Gunnison news-champion and tribune., 1905-06-23

Ii Is surprising % see the aRan-
unity with which republican editors
Of Colorado applaud the president :
plan ior shacklng the railroads
which Bryan has long advocated.
However. ii is probably due 10 their
genuine unbiased American spirit
They have not vet received the tip
10 60 slow Indeed, the G o. p.
plutocrstic managers have been a
trihe dazed and hardly got their
plan Of attack on the president out
lined as vet About next fall the
word will go out and these newspa-
pers that are now pralslng Teddy
will he calling him every conceivable
name from NANCY dog to an an
archist Better go slow boys. so
that the change viii not be too sud
den like.