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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-08
Beware of ointments for catarrh that
Contain Mercury,

as mercury will surely destroy the
sence of smell and completely derange
the whole system when entering It
through the mucous surfaces. Such
articles should never be used except
on prescriptions from reputable ply
siclans, as the damage they will DO
Is ten fold to the good you possibly de-
rive from them. Halls Catarrh Cure,
manufactured by F. J. Cheney G Co.,
Toledo, O., contains no mercury, and
is taken Internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces
of the system. In buying Halls Ca
tarrh Cure be sure you get the genu.
Inc, 1t is taken internally and made
in Toledo, Ohio. by F. ]. Cheney & Co.
Testimonials free.
Sold by druggists. Price, 75c per
bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills for constl.
patton.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-08

Think of DR.. Shops Catarrh Cure
If your nose and throat discharges
If your breath is foul or feverIsh. This
snow white soothing balm contains
OIL of Eucalyptus, Thymol, Menthol,
etc, incorporated into an imported,
creamlike, velyety petrolatum. 1t
soothes, heals, pnrifles, controls. Call
at our store for free trial box. E. "A,
Billingslsa & Co.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-08
FATAL sTAsBINe.
Trouble over a Girl at Country Dance
May Cause Death Of DarIton.

HINTON, w. Va, Oct. S.-W. H.
DarltOn was fatally cut through the
left lung in fight at country dance
near Renick by Charles Gadd. The
knife just grazed the heart. The vic.
tim was operated upon bu; cannot re-
cover. The trouble started over
girl who had danced with Gaid and
Tilted Darlton.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-08

When the tip of dogs nose is cold
and moist. that dog is not sick. A
feverish dry nose means sickness with
a dog. And so with the human lips
Dry, cracked and colorless lips mean
feverishness, and are as well Ill ap
pearlng. To have beautiful, pink, vel.
vet.like lips, apply at bedtime a coat,
ing of DR., Shops Green Salve. 1t
will soften and heal any skin ailment
Get a free trial box at our store. and
be convinced. Large nickel capped
glass jars % cents. E. A. Billingslea
& Co.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-08
( I.
UlSlIEBY
The Dreamer.

A dreamer of dreams was ThsOphIlua
Krause.
A genius in art but as poor as mouse.
He yearned and he sighed and he did
something worse
Theophilus Kreuse-yes be did-wrots
Though hungry and clad in a suit sig
He dreamed in the summer. he dreamed
His castles were airy and 50 was his
And things for TheoIhllus looked mighty
black.
One day in the Fall as'he dreamed meath
A beautiful, dream Of a beautiful sea.
He met all by chance with maiden 50
That Mr.. Krause's drcsm-welI, it melted
in air!
He sought and he wooed this new dream
And wrote of her eyes in the mood that
He married the girl. did Theophtlus
And carried her home in dream to his
house!
A dreamer of dreams was TheophIlus
Krause-
A genius in art. but as poor as a mouse.
The honeymoon over this maid struck
her gait
The dreamer of dreams then awoke to
his Fate!
She smashed all his dreams into small
smlthereens.
She swore that his verse wasn't worth
seven beans
And now he Is to!Ilng as every man
And i rSiHE the dream that he met in
MORAL.
A dreamer of dreams should beware OF
And the mischlevous smile of the sensible
She markets his dreams If they have
And spends all the money for gasllght
and Ice.
II not, with rolllng-pln. sturdy and curt,
She hustles him out in the street to dig
dirt!
All, dreamer of dreams. let me whisper
Beware lest lest a wife put the klbosh on you!
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-08

The business man was in trouble.
He explained to his stenographer that
he got up too late to shave and catch
the train.
"You see," he elucIdated, II got
some dirt in my watch and lost
"oh never mind, you'll find 1t In
time" giggled the curleycue maker.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-08
RY,sN> Mns4s


Piles quickly and positively cured
with DR.. Shops Magic Ointment. It's
made for Piles alone-and it does The
work surely and with satisfaction.
Itching, painful, protrddlng or blind
piles disappear like magic by its use.
Large Nickel Capped glass Jars. 50
cents. Sold aud recommended by =.
a. BiIlingsIea g Co.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-08
WOMAN ARRESTS RossER.
Hits Him With Brick and Bars Door
Until Help Arrives.

UNIoNToWN, Pa, Oct. G.-When
Mrs. Elizabeth Hanco, of smock, walk
ed into her room and saw a man
Eneeling before her trunk and ran
sacking it she picked up brick used
as a door prop and hit the intruder
with 1t. He sprang up with howl,
but she barred the doorway and held
him a prisoner until help arrived.
The man is now in Jail charged with
burglary and has announced to the of.
ficers that he will plead guilty. He
gave his name as Miliias Gemo.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-08

Blnks-"He kissed her sub-rosa!"
Winks-"The deuce you say;
thought It was sub.nosaI"
And 1t Yves then that Binks hit him
with the brick.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-08

The average man cannot survive
more than one thousand intoxications
from liquor says an authority. Intox-
icatlons from love scarcely ever reach
anywhere near that number without
terminating fatally.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-08
sroRE GoEs v1sTTENG.

Henry Holtgrewe had charge Of
Holtgrewe's store this week while the
latter was taking in the sights in
Colorado.-Missouri Exchange:
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-08

John D. Rockefeller is getting
mighty friendly. trust it is not be-
cause Christmas and the Christmas
tree are drawing near.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-08

It is better to wake up on time in
the morning than to build castles un-
til midnight and be late to work.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-08
mss ENGINEERING COMPANY,
g,gR HlsInu and couGuItlnS
Engineers.
lss BuOdipg. Fairmont W. We

4 1lIylyD a. an kinds executed On
t nCtisA Coal and coke plantt
u g. Rates reasonable. N
md reports on mining
~
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-08

The absent.minded man who car
ried downtown a package containing
the dead body Of family cat and
toted it back again at night, only to
discover that somewhere he had ex.
changed the remains for several
pounds of fresh beefsteak, has no
Kick coming on his Observation-Disclosures
He should make a business Of 1t.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-08

Women are noble creatures. I have
known suffering, fragile women to re-
member the cause of humanity even
unto her death bed. where she made
her husband promise never to marry
again.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-08

Count your blessings and forget
your crosses! This is the true phil
osophy Of life!
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-08

Some men are born pesslmists. One
Of them remarked the other day while
deprecating bad habits. II wish could
have all the money that is spent ina
year for cigars" His friend, who is
truly philosophical, replied: "oh, |
don't know, Bill. l believe I'd rather
have all the money that is not spent
for cigars"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-08

Think Of it first and do it before
the other fellow wakes up-that is
success.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-08

never call at a railroad Office,
where am met b. an oficlous whip.
persnapper drawing $12 a week, with,
out mentally asking myself that old
question: ooh, why should the spirit
of mortal be proud?" When young
man walks into railroad Office as an
employee he usually leaves his man,
ners and courteousness behind. Why?
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-08

Don't be afraid to tread on other
peoples toes. The man who is smart
and is afraid to jostle his way into
the front row will find more competi.
ton in being nobody than in being
someone. The air is better at the top,
too.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-08

SSSbk SlS"o =" 'SfH'a''Sy'
Senator Scott, by the way, has in.
creased his popularity in his party BIZ
coming ont for the direct nomination
of United States Senator'S on : mi
form primary day, after the oregon
and Wisconsin plans.
;.croy Shaw, who has announced
his candidacy for the Legislature II
Preston county as an Independent Re-
III llcanh, las failed to get peho.
cratic endorsement, but The Ds'rH'
Gratis non mated only one candid lte.
In uonFtlia county the Democrats
have also nominated only one man for
the two places on the legislative tick.
ct, a custom they have followed for
years in the hope that the IIe%r'srat
would be the benenciarg Of the lterdb.
lican scratcherbut the plan has failed
10 work as r.esirc,l.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-07-25
LONG STAPLE COTTON
BRINGS FANCY PRICE
Col. Robt. N. Cunningham Sold Thirty
Bales at Fourteen Cents Per Pound,
Averaging Sixty Dollars Bale.

Col. Robt. N. Cunningham, of Rose
mont, sold thirty bales of long staple
cotton, the Florodora variety, to local
buyer few days ago at fourteen cents
per pound. The cotton graded strict
middling with an inch and quarter
staple. The lot brought on an average
of sixty dollars per bale, the total
amount being about $1,800.
Col. Cunningham is one Of the larg-
est planters of the county, and invaria-
bly, holds the bulk of his cotton crop un-
Til this season before marketing it. He
has on hand yet sixty bales of last years S
crop.
The thirty bales just sold represented
his 1905 crop of F!orodora cotton. Four
years ago the Colonel began with this
variety on q small scale, making only
one bale that year. He has, however,
taken pride and interest in growing this
cotton successfully.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-07-25
TWENTY. LOST
In WRECK SUNDAY
Head-On Collision OH the
SeabOard Air Lime.
ORDERS NOT GIVEN.
MIR. JOHN ID. Bowen, Formerly of Lanrens,
Conductor on, the Mail Train, Among
the Injured.

Raleigh, July 23. "A collision between
a freight train and the regular mail
train on the Scaboard Air Line at 8
O'Clock last night, three miles west of
Hamlet, resulted in the death of four
trainmen, and seventeen others. Nine
teen OF the dead are negroes. The in
jrued number twenty-four.
The bodies of the dead are being pre-
pared for burial at Hamlet and Rock
ingham, while the injured have been
removed to Charlotte and placed i'm a
hospital there.
The wreck was due to failure of the
regular passenger train to receive or
ders at Rockingham. The freight was
an extra southbound from Raleigh to
Monroe. 1t was manned by Conductor
Hunter and Engineer Bundy of this
city. Conductor Hunter is not reported
hurt and Engineer Bundy is very slight
ly injured.
The mail train was No. al running
| from Charlotte to Wilmington. This
train was in charge of Conductor John
| ID. Bowen, who was slightly hurt. En-
gineer Frank Lewis, of Hamlet, Fire
man Thomas Hill, of Hamlet, Baggage
Master FL. S. Byrd, of Wilmington, and
Porter Jack Began, of this Inflated
| train were killed.
The baggage car and second-class
coach on the passenger train were de-
moished, and eight of the cars of the
freight train were deraied, some of
them being piled on other cars and
crushed to pieces.
Why the order was not given to the
passenger train at Rockingham is not
known, and will be investigated by the
superintendent of the road.
1t is said that the operator at Rock
ingham is an experienced man, and has
been faithful and careful employe of
the company for several years.
Aa quickly as possible after the dis
aster, railroad men, citizens and pas
sengers who were uninjured, began to
work hcroically to recover The dead and
injured, who were imprisoned under the
cars. If the lamps in the coaches had
not been cXtinguished the accident
would have been made more horrible
by fire.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-07-25
CIV. HUNTER STAYS
ELBERT COPELAND.
Sensational killing Thurs
i day Near GoldvilIe.
DISPUTE OVER CARDS
Parties Involved Representatives of the
Leading Families of Laurens Coun.
ty-Tragedy Greatly DepIored.

The little store room of r. Lee Hun
ter, VINO resides at his fathers old
place on the Columbia, Newberry and
Laurens railroad, between Clinton and
Goldville, was the scene last Thursday
morning at four O'Clock of one of the
most sensational killings that has oc-
Cured in Laurens county in recent
years. According to the sworn testi-
mony OF two of the eye witnesses, r.
Lee Hunter and Ross ID. Leake, dis
pute arose between G. Wash Hunter,
twin brother of Lee Hunter and Ebert
f. Copeland over cards, at which, it
appears, the four had been playing all
night. Hot words ensued when Cope
land, who was cripple from early child
hood, is said to have struck Hunter
with his crutch, knocking him almost
down, and at the same time drew a
knife and declared that he would cut
Hunters throat AS Hunter arose he
pulled his pistol and fired five times at
Copeland, four of the shots taking eff
feet, three in the left side and one in
the left temple. Copeland was killed
instah5ly.
lfIrmediately after the shooting Wash
Hunter left, going to his home two
miles distant. Early in the morning
Lee Hunter notified some of the neigh
bors of the tragedy, and throughout the
day large numbers of the citizens of the
community and surrounding towns Wis
tied the scene
The autopsy was performed by DR..
{ t. l.. W. Bailey, of Clinton. Shortly
afterwards Coroner Watts empaneled a
jury and proceeded with the inquest.
The testimony of DR.. Bailey, R. Lee
Hunter and Ross ID. Leak was taken.
Just before four O'Clock the jury re-
turnt a verdict to the effect that Ell
bert copeland came to his death by
gun shot wounds at the hands of G.
Wash Hunter. Upon this finding Cor
oner Watts Immediately issued war
rant for the arrest of Hunter, and
placed it in the hands of Sheriff T. j.
Duckett, who was in attendance upon
the inquest proceedings, having gone
down during the morning. The Sheriff
left at once for Hunters home, but the
officer was unable to find him that af-
ternoon.
The body of Mr.. Copeland was pre-
pared for burial and the interment took
place at Clinton late Thursday after
noon.
The deceased was twenty-seven, and
was son of Mr.. Adolphus M. Copeland
of Clinton, who is esteemed as one of
tne best men in Laurens county. Ell
bert Copeland was unmarried
Mr. Hunter, who is charged with the
killing of Mr.. Copeland, is about thirty
eight, and is prosperous farmer. He
too isI'smaried.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-07-25
WHO WILL BE NEXT
MAYOR OF LAURENS?
The Campaign Has Been Launched
Already With Three AvOwed Candi-
didates in the Field.

Fully eight months in advance of the
next municipal election when a mayor
of the city of Laurens and six aldermen
will be chosen for term of two years,
the campaign has already been launched
with three avowed candidates in the
field for mayoralty honors. Usually
city politics are kept in the back ground
during the regular county and state
campaign periods, but this year is PROV
ing an exception.
Three citizens are aspirants for the
Office of mayor thus early in the game.
They are Messrs. A. Huff, alderman
from ward six; w. p. Caine, alderman
from ward four, and C. M. Babb, for.
mer councilman from the fourth ward
1t is understood that Mayor w. r.
Richey is undecided as to his standing
for reelection.
Very little discussion is heard in re
gard to the possible aldermanic candi
dates so far.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-07-25
iUnTER GIVES HIMSELF UP.
But is Released From Jail Within Seven
Hours on $1,000 Bond.

G.. Wash Hunter, who will have to
answer to the charge of having killed
Ebert G. Copeland July 10, came to
Laurens Saturday morning and gave
himself up to Sheriff T. j. Duckett,
who at once locked him up in the county
Jail. Hunter came in from his home
below Clinton, arriving about ten
o'clock. He was preceded to the city
two hours earlier by his brother, r..
Lee Hunter, in whose store house the
killing of Mr.. Copeland occurred.
AT two O'Clock Mr.. w. II. Richey,
attorney for Hunter, went to New
berry where he appeared before Chief
Justice Y. j. Pope and asked for bail
for his client. The same was granted
in the sum of $4,000 and at five o'clock
Hunter was released from Jail, having
remained in prison only seven hours.
He left the city immediately for his
home
Those who visited him at the Jail
state that Hunter appears to be
greatly distressed over his trouble, and
declares that he would not have killed
his lifetime friend for anything in the
world.
His great horror of being confined in
Jail is his reason for not giving up at
once to the authorities or permitting
himself to be arrested. He says he
did not leave the vicinity of his home
at all, but merely kept out of the way
of the sheriff and his men who made
the second attempt to locate and arrest
him Friday.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-07-25
MET AT HARRIS SPRINGS.
Regular Bi-Monthly Meeting of County
Medical Society.

The Laurens County Medical Society
held its regular bi-monthly meeting at
Harris Springs OH Monday,
The attendance was good and the
proceedings of the meeting were very
interesting. A paper was read by Dr..
j. l.. Fennell of Waterloo on Medical
Ethics and another by DR.. A j. Chris
topher of this town on Indigestion.
Both papers were distinguished by un-
usual ability and earnestness and met
with much favorable comment. A party
of medical practitioners from here
went to the meeting in the big automo-
bile and thereby made of The trip it
self festivity. This party consisted
of DR.. w. III. Dial Dr.. II. l.. Hughes,
DR.. A. j.. Christopher, DR.. j. II.
league, and DR.. o. b. Mayer of New
berry, who was guest of the society
The next session of the society will
be held in Laurens on the fourth Mon
day in September, the 24th. On that
occasion papers will be read by DIR. j.
r. Culbertson and DR.. III. f. Blalsely
of Ora.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-07-25
Editors Had Good Time.

The editors of this State met at the
Isle of Palms in Charleston harbor last
week and laughed together over their
own fcrocity. Those who every week
"eat 'em alive" in the public print
drank to a complete reconciliation and
remuneration (until next timc) in the
salt waves that came rolling in, and
breaking over the heads of the mex
pcrienced visitors from the up-countrv.
The kindly editor of the News and
Courier, knowing how hard it must be
to the visiting brethren to be too full
for uttcrancc and without the chance to
utter, graciously threw open to them
the editorial columns of the News and
Courier. The results were all that he
could have hoped for. The brethren of
the quill resigning all thought of dis
tnguishng themselves in their own pa
pcrs poured out for him of their best
thoughts and turned on their most clo-
quent flow of language.
The News and Courier had at last. as
its editor had expected, the honor of
being in accordance with the best
thought Of the day. Maj. Hemphill
stated in giving the invitation to the
visitors to make his columns theirs,
that it was a well-inown fact that the
News and Courier had never been
known to be right. He even went so
far as TO give the selfish reason for his
invitation that he wished to reverse
This condition f,,, tbo ,,ccl. 90 H.,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-07-25
Mr.. g. M. Davis Refuses TO Run.

AT the request of friends the follow
ing letter was withheld from publication
until further efforts could be made to
induce Mr.. Davis to run for the legis-
lature. We are advised by Mr.. Davis
that he will not run this year however:
Clinton, S. c., July 3, 1906
Editor Laurens Advertiser,
I.aurens, S. C..
Dear Sir:
regard the suggestion of my name
as a candidate for the legislature by my
friends, and the endorsement Of the
same by the Editor of The Advertiser
as no small honor. wish TO express
to them and to you my appreciation of
the interest you have manifested in me
and regret to say that do not feel my
self in a position TO make the race.
Respectfully yours,
GEORGE M. DAVIS.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-07-25
Col. Crews Recollections.

Col. Thomas b. Crews, editor of The
Herald, enjoyed his trip to the Press
Association thoroughly, and did his fair
share and more to make others enjoyit.
He may not be the oldest in years of
the editors of the State, but he certain
ly is in point of service. At the Asso-
citation he made one of the most inter
esting addresses heard, his subject be-
ing his personal rccollections of the
newspaper men of this State His
memory covered a period of about fifty
years: Many words of praise of this
speech were heard.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-07-25
TILLMAN SPEAKS FRIDAY.
Congressional Candidates VIII be Heard
in the Forenoon.

Everything is in readiness for the
campaign meeting at Holmes Park
Friday when Senator b. II. Tillman,
Congressman j. Il. johnson, Mayor G..
I'll. Mahon of Greenville and Hon. W..
G.. Irby of this city will address The
crowds during the day.
A new stand has been built and quite
q number of seats placed in the park
this week. A big crowd is expected to
attend the meeting and the ladies will
find everything quite comfortable.
Candidates for congress will speak in
the forenoon after which a barbecued
dinner will be served on the grounds.
Senator Tillman will arrive in the city
from Greenwood at 1.30 p. M. and
drive straight to the park where he
will speak at 2 o'clock.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-07-25
Mr.. John D. Bowen All Right.

MIR. John ID. Bowen, son of Mrs. Mary
Bowen of this city, who was the con-
ductor in charge of the mail train on
the Seaboard Air Line Sunday night
when his train collided with a freight
with such frightful results, was among
those who received slight injuries. A
telegram to his mother Monday stated
that Mr.. Bowen's injuries were slight
and that he was all right.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-07-25
Revolution in Russia Grows Worse.

On the twcnty-irst of July the Car
of Russia issued Ukase dissolving the
Duma in session in that country. The
members Of that body have dispersed
after issuing to the people an address
highly revolutionary in character. They
elected perpetual executive committee
! before adjourning. 1t is significant
j fact that their cry is that of the Amer
lean Revolution, taxation without rep
resentation is tyranny. The address
points out that the people have the
right to refuse TO pay taxes to pay the
national debt 1t is predicted that de-
clared war will be the outcome,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-07-25
Russell Sage Dead.

The famous multi millionaire who
pronounced it fooliGhness to take n vaca-
tion from business and who had reduced
the practice of personal economy to "a
science, has passed into the Great be
yond.
For years he gave all Of his energy 20
amassing money, and he left an estate
valued at $50 600, 000 The interest on
his money at reasonable rate would
have been more than any man in Lar
rens county is worth,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-07-25
Public CONVEYANCE Company.

A stock company has been organized
by number of prominent business men
here to provide convenient public au-
.tamobile service. They have invested
1fn beautiful machine, and will arrange
to hire it by the hour or by the trip.
Further particulars will be given later
when the plans of the company have
been perfected.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-07-25
Death of an Infant,

Clara Ellis, the one -year-old daughter
of Prof. and Mrs. j. l.. Kennedy, died
at Greenwood Friday evening after q
very brief illness. The remains were
inferred in the Baptist cemetery at
Donalds Saturday. Her death was a
great shock to the many friends Of the
family.