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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-06-15

Great numbers OF vast fortunes in
this country have been and are be.
ing built up on the very ignorance OF
the masses in regard to business meth.
DDS. says Success. The schemers bank
on it that 1t is easy to swindle people
who do not know how to protect their
property. They thrive on the ignor-
ance or their fellows. They know that
a shrewd advertisement, cunningly
worded circular, n hypnotic appeal
will bring the hard earnings of these
uIsuspecting people out of hiding
places into their own Golfers.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-06-15
woman

A year ago Chicago woman
brought suit against surgeon who
operated on her for tumor and then
sewed up n pair of forceps In her
body. This was regarded as something
fearful, but other surgeons remarked
cheerily that ''it often happened"
Now comes report from Webster
City, Ia, of woman who was op-
Grated on for appendicitis and in
whose body the surgeon sewed up a
napkin. Perhaps we may yet hear OF
one who sewed up in his patient n
door mat or typewriter. These Incl
dents may go far to make surgical
operations" questionable.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-06-15
CONGREGATIONAL.

Inc DilI uiNluiuE tHt oHIk' hhhih'
lands and funds has been favorably
reported to the senate.
The president has signed the dcna'
tured alcohol bill.
Former Gov. Williams p. white. oi
Maryland. has been appointed to sue
coed the late Arthur Puc German In
the United States senate.
The president mas sent to congress
the report of the agricultural depart
mcnt experts regarding conditions In
the Chicago meat packing houses, ac-
companied by letter in which he
points out that there is no conflict
in substance between the Ncill-Rey.
nolds report and that OF the depart.
ment experts.
According to Representative Hep.
burn, Speaker Cannon has definitely
promised that the pure food bill vii!
be taken up at the present session OF
congress.
After n long discussion the senate
voted to insist on its amendments TO
the railroad rate bill and sent 1t baci:
to conference. naming the same con.
ferees rs before.
The house committee on agriculture
has granted the request Of the meat
packers for n hearing to answer the
charges contained in the Neill-Rey-
nolds report recently sent to congress.
The telegram from Gov. Hoch to the
United States senate announcing the
resigna,ionof Senator Burton was re-
ceived by that body without comment.
The senate has defeated the reso-
| lutions providing for an amendment
| to the constitution permitting con-
sress to enact uniform laws for mar
r.age and divorce.
Both houses of congress have passed
the military appropriation bill.
The bill making Port Arthur a port
| of entry has been passed by the house
under suspension of the rules.
President Roosevelt has sent to con-
gress the Neill-Reynolds report regard.
| ing the abuses alleged to exist in the
packing houses with recommends
ton that laws be passed providing for
strict government inspection.
miscellaneous.
The city of Chicago has inaugurated
rigid inspection of the packing
| houses and stock yards in that local
ity.
The Pennsylvania republicans have
nominated Edwin S. Stuart, former
mayor of Philadelphia, as their candi'
date for governor.
Three gunboats captured by Admira
Dewey at the battle of Manila were
recently sold at auction for $4,000.
The Iowa supreme court has granted
new trial to Day Dunning, Of Mount
Ayr, convicted of violation of the
state banking laws.
The east wing of the Louisiana CAPT
tol building was recently entirely de
stroyed by fire. The famous paintins
"The Battle Of New Ct'leans" was
ruined.
The police force of Manila is to b,
reduced to 500 men. One hundred
Americans are slated for dismissal.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-06-15
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Most Important Happenings of the
Past Seven Days.
I.terestins Items Gathered from All
parts of the World Condensed
Iato sasll space for the
Denens Of Our Headers.
Personal.

Judge Hawiey. United States district
1ucge OF Nevada, has resigned after
having served 10 years on the federal
bench.
Gov. Hoch. OF Kansas. has appointed
+. ID. coburn United States senator To
succeed J. II. Burton.
Senator J. II. Burton, OF Kansas, who
had been convicted OF receiving pay
for appearing before the postoifiee de-
partment in an endeayor TO prevent
the issuing OF fraud order against
st. Louis concern. has resigned.
Arthur Pue German. United States
senator from Maryland. died suddenly
mt his residence In Washington from
heart trouble after an illness OF many
months.
Congressman Hepburn was renomi-
mated by acciamation by the republi'
cans OF the Eighth Iowa district.
Gov. Folk, of Missouri. has been ap'
pointed chairman OF the reception
committee which is to tender n ban
quet To william J. Bryan on his ar
rival Mt New York from his trip
around tho world.
Rev. l.. L. Price. pastor OF the First
Baptist church OF Ottawa. Kan. has
been selected by the board OF trustees
ns president OF the university In that
city.
Joe s. TrIgT. founder OF the Rock
ford Register. editor Of the Iowa State
Register and Leader. weekly. died nj
his home ut Rockford. Iowa. Wcdncs-
day.
The honorary degree OF l.. l.. ID. has
been conferred upon Gov. Folk by the
Missouri state university.
Col. Charles a. Clark. OF Cedar
Rapids. has been elected commander
OF the Iowa department Of the q. a. Il
for the ensuing year.
With simplicity and complete alb
scncc OF oStcntation. In accordance
with his expressed wish. the funeral
OF the late Senator German was held
from the family residence in Washing
ton.
George W. Sutherland. who is said
TO have been the first union man 10
reach the top OF Lookout mountain
in the battle above the Clouds" died
recently ut his home In Clintonvillc
Wis.
Gov. Folk OF Missouri has accepted
m invitation to preside ut meeting
in New York which will welcome
William J. Bryan on his return from
his trip around the world.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-06-15


fore Mrs. Pinkhnm every year, some
personally. others by NAH. Mrs Pink.
ham Is the daughtcr.in-lawo of Lydia T..
Pinkham and for twenty-five years
under her direction and since her de-
cease she has been advising sick women
free Of charge.
Mrs. Pinkhnm never violates the con.
fideuce of women. and every testImon-
ial letter published Is done so with
the written consent or request of the
writer. In order that other sick women
may be benefited as she has been.
Mrs. Alice Berryhiii. OF ais Boyce
Street. Chattanooga, Tenn, writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
"Thrrs years ago life looked dark to me.
had liberation and Inflammation OF tho
female organs and was In serious condition.
and tho doctor told mo that 4 was no, OPP
Grated upon would iie within sig months.
told him ] would have no operation but
would try Lydia T.. Pinkhnm's Vegetable
Compound. II. tried to influence me against
Il but srnt for tb. medicine thnt ~amc day
and began 10 use Il faithfully. Within hve
days felt relief but was not entirely cured
until I uscd u for some tim-.
"YouP mciicins Il certainly flnc. have
induced several friends AMI nsighbors TO take
Il and know morn than a dorm who had
female troubles and who to-day arc ns well
and strong ns ! am from using your Vego-
table Compound"
Just rs surely ns Mrs. Bcrryhill was
cured, will Lydia 4. Pinkham's vcgc-
table Compound euro every woman
suffering from any form OF female Ills
II you nrc sick write Mrs. Pinkhnm
for advice. II Is free and always help
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-06-15
in STRICT CONFIDENCE,
Women Obtain Mrs. Pinkham's
Advice and Help.
She Has Guided Thousands 60 Hsalth.-
Dsasd Cured Mrs Alice Berryhiii.

II Is . great
satisfaction for .
woman to feel
that she can write
to another telling
her the most pri-
vate and conhden.
tiai details about
her illness. and
know that her let
ter will be seen by
q woman only.
Many thousands
of cases of female
diseases come be.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-06-15

fort of the visitors. The fare from
Omaha. Kansas City and Denver will
be 500 for the round trip.
The Schauble- Oakes Commission
company. of st. Louis. has closed all
their Offices. The assets Of the firm
are not stated.
In n collision on the Iron Mountain
railroad near Mengo, Mo-, one man
was killed and three others badly in
jured.
In q clash between striking miners
and the state constabulary ut Indiana
Pa, eight of the strikers were wound
ed, three of them fatally.
Floods were reported in central Kan.
sas recently. The main street of Mar
ion was covered by four feet of water
Many head of live stock were drowned
and thousands of acres of wheat, corn
and oats have been damaged.
| Three slight earthquake shock;
were felt in Manila recently.
| The Kansas death rate for 1905 wa:
only rs per cent for each 1000 inhabi'
tants. There were 9,70S deaths during
the year, more than half of which were
of persons more than so years of age
| The Missouri state democratic con.
vention ut jefferson City nominated
Rube Oglesby, of Warrensburg, for
railroad and warehouse commissioner
and II. A. Gagg, OF Jefferson City, for
state superintendent of schools. In
the platform the convention strongly
indorsed w. ]. Eryan for president in
1908.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-07-25
SOUTH CAROLINA PRESS ASSOCIATION.

1t is hardly to be expected that the
readers of THE ADVERTISER should be
interested in the meeting of the State
Press association, in itself; but inasmuch
as it was held at the Isle of Palms in
the harbor of the principal city of
South Carolina they ought to want to
hear something about it. From our
earliest recollections we have heard
Charleston referred to as a most de-
hghtful place to visit. We have heard
her people complimented in the highest
terms for their hospitality and their
cordially, and frequently in the same
breath have we heard her spoken of as
without business life or activity.
The latter is without foundation. The
supposition is grounded ON the neglect
of opportunity or the lack of observa-
ton. There is more to see in Charles
ton outside of the business world than
in all the other towns of the South.
The people of Charleston know it and
as Charlestonians and South Carolinians
are justly proud of it. They T. big
hearted and when visitors go there
business is put in the back ground and
Charleston looms UP, artistically, his.
torically and socially. For evidences of
business, you must do your own look
ing.
The Press Association had a printed
program for work. The actual pro-
gramme was one constant round of
pleasure and sightseeing. The up
country does not understand Charleston.
We like her but we do not know her.
To overcome this disadvantage we
should all visit her at least once the
year and every South Carolina business
man should cultivate commercial rela-
tions with her.
The natural advantages of Charleston
are unsurpassed by any city of the South
and it can easily be made a city of the
very first Importance.
The people of the Piedmont owe it to
their children and to the state to do
their part.
M. l.. C.
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Does This Fit Mr.. Lumpkin?

An interesting story comes from
Houston, Texas, and is vouched for bv
the st. Louis Globe-Democrat. The
Globe-D Democrats Houston correspond
emit says: Zone of the remarkable in
cidents of the present campaign is the
withdrawal of j. w. Campbell, who was
a candidate for the legislature from
Cooke county. Mr.. Campbell and his
opponent, Mr.. Blanton, were to make a
talk at Burns, a little town in Mr..
CampbelPs end of the county. Mr..
Blanton led off with his talk. in
which he was highly complimentary to
his opponent, and in which he confined
himself to a discussion of the issues
without indulging in any sort of person
ality save in compliment. At the con-
clusion of Blanton's talk Mr.. Campbell
arose and, instead of answering. he
said: Gentlemen, | have listened at
tentively to what Mr.. Blanton has had
to say. [ approve of what he stands
for. He has had experience, and / will
ask you to return him to the legislature.
Pm a pretty good farmer, and | will
go back to the farm. What Pm inter
ested in is having a good man in the
legislature. THE Commoner.
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Dots From Pea Ridge.

Pea Ridge, July 21.-Mr. r. O.
Hairston has the finest watermelon
patch on the Ridge.
Crops are looking fine considering the
excessive rains during the past sin
weeks.
The young people of this neighbor.
hood attended a lawn party at Mr.. E.
M. Cunningham's last Friday night.
Miss Lucy Sloan it spending several
days at Laurens.
DIR. B. f. Godfrey returned home
Tuesday after a pleasant stay of two
weeks at Glenn Springs.
Miss Katie Greylish of Columbia is
spending awhile at home.
Mrs. Godfrey of Exon is spending
awhile with her son, DR.. B. F. Godfrey.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. l.. Hairston and
family of Enoree visited at Mr.. r. O.
H~airston's this week.
Mrs. Irene Gay and Miss Lila GAY OF
Fort Gaines, Ga, are visiting the for
mer's parents and other relatives and
friends in this section.
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Special Masters Sale.

BY Virtue of the Decree of the Court
of Common Pleas for Laurens County
in the State of South Carolina, in the
case of Palmetto Bank & Trust Com
pany as Trustee against Banna Cotton
Mills, ], John S. Werner, Special Mas
ter, will sell at public auction before
the Court House, in the city of Laurens,
in the County and State aforesaid, for
cash, payable on the first day of Janu-
AIRY, 1907, on salesday in August next,
being the sixth day of said month; All
the County of Laurens, in the State of
South Carolina, containing fifty-nine
acres, and known as the Cotton Mill
Tract, bounded on the North by lands
of j. S.. Blalock and tract of land known
as the Oil Mill Tract; on the East bv
side track of the Columbia, Newberry
u Laurens Railroad; on the South by
public road known as the Cross Hill
Road, and on the West by lands of J.. S.
Blalock; together with all the buildings
and improvements situate on said
premises, consisting in part of one cot
ton mill building, 280 by IS feet. with
boiler room 33 by 35 feet, and engine
room 38 by 35 feet attached; seventeen
operatives houses and other buildings.
Also all machinery, shafting, engines,
boilers, tools and appliances belonging
| to said defendant and used in it's cotton
mill business, consisting in part OF ono
a. II. Anterior Self Feeder and Breai<-
er Lapper, One A. r. Anterior Inter
national Lapper, One A. II. Anterior
Flnlsher Lapper,. Seventeen SAGE &
Pettee 40 Revolving Flat Top Cards,
Six Saco d Pettee Drawing Frames,
Two Providence Machine Co. Slubbers,
As spindles each, Three Providence Ma
chine Co. intermediate, 81 spindles
each, Six Providence Machine
Co. Speeders, 100 spindles each,
Tw~enty-Four Fall River Machine Co.
Spinning Frames, 2O8 spindles each,
Five Easton e. Burnham Spoilers, 80
%spindles each, Twelve Fales & jerks
Twisters, 224 spindles each, Six ID. a.
Tompkins Co. Reels, so spindles each,
One Boomer & Boochert Baling Press,
One Atlas Corliss $50 III. p. Engine,
Three Atlas Boilers, 40 III. p. each,
One New York Air Brake Co. Air
Compressor, One Stillwell, Bierce &
Smith Valve Co. 8 1-2 in. by 30 in.
Pump, One Comstock Mfg. Co.
"ClimaX" Dynamo Engine, One Char
lotte Supply Co. Steam Drill, One Gen
eral Electric Co. Dynamo, 300 lighting
capacity, One Underwriters Fire
Pump, and other articles.
JOHN S. WERNER,
Special Master,
Address: Columbia, S. c..
WESTON e. AYCOCK,
Plaintiffs Attorneys,
Columbia, S. c, 49-3t
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Entered at the ~postofice at Laurens,
S. c. as second class mail matter.
LAURENS, S. c., July rs, 1906.
THE SENATOR'S CAMPAIGN.

No responsible or intelligent person,
we suppose, attaches the slightest i'm.
portance to the d~isorderly remarks in
which Senator Tillman has been in.
dulging for the past two or three
weeks. The Senator, with all his
great ability, sometimes loses his head
and performs like a crazy man. Fol
example. he abuses newspapers gen
orally, those which have been his
friends as well as those which have have
been his foes, %insinuating that they are
improperly influenced. The papers
which he defends, the papers which he
admires meanwhile, are in several cases,
those against which evidence of COR
ruption has been adduced.
Senator Tillman acquired many years
ago a reputation for saying things that
are not true. In the heat of speech
making he villifes everybody, more or
less, and he does not spare his follow
ers. For instance, he has not hesitated
TO impute corruption to the Hon. j..
Wright Nash of Spartanburg, who
has been his faithful adherent and he
may be expected to destroy the good
name of any man who happens to cross
his path, regardless of former friend
ship. Senator Tillman's friends do
not look for him to be careful of the
truth in speaking of those whom he
dislikes and they wink at this habit of
his as a trivial defect in a great per-
sonality.
Senator Tillman's abuse of his oppo-
nents is to the latter of no Importance
whatever. We would be much embar-
raised if the Senator looked with favor
on this newspaper or regarded it as
honest. We hope he thinks it is sub
sidized and that he has the utmost con.
tempt for it. If THE ADVERTISER had
the respect of the Senator, it would be
suspicious of itself and we know that
the more he abuses it and other indie
pendent newspapers, the more they will
have the friendship of better men than
he is.
But there is a phase of his campaign
of abuse that has an Importance which
W. would point out.
tiS oSiioloi uttOullCcS |NDOuN
just as he did in 1890. Governor Hayward
is one of those against whom he brings
the grave charge of neglect of official
duty. This will nave no effect on any
of Governor Heyward's friends; but it
il intended as a defence of the dispen-
sary system. Now the State %dispensary
C Indicates for Governor, Messrs. Man
ming, McMahan and Sloan may derive
advantage from this campaign of abuse
by Senator Tillman. We do not be-
lieve they sympathize with it. But why
do they not rebuke it? Everybody be-
leves that Tillman is doing his level
best to elect Mr.. Manning but Mr..
Manning is not the sort of man that we
take him to be if he allows the Scna-
tors assault on Governor Hayward to
pass unchallenged. We cannot believe
that he would care to be Governor by
means of Tillman's ISLANDERS. We think
moreover, that Messrs. Sloan, McMa-
han and Mcleod will place their disap-
prevail of Senator Tillman's methods on
record before the campaign is over.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-07-25
LIGHTNING STRUCK WAREHOUSE.
Camperd0wn Cotton Mill Sustains Con-
siderable Loss as Result.

Lightning struck the cotton ware
house and cloth room of the Camper
down cotton mills at Greenville Thursday
afternoon at 2.30 o'clock, and immedi-
ately after the crash fire broke out in
three places. Despite the heavy down
pour of rain at the time a loss of $10,-
600 was sustained before the flames
could be checked. The loss, however,
is covered fully by insurance.
The Camperdown mill is next to the
oldest manufacturing establishment in
this section.
Stored in the warehouse at the time
of the fire were $50 bales of cotton,
some of which had already been dyed.
The mill manufactured ginghams and
other like dry goods ready for the
counter trade. There were a number
of bales of this class of goods stored in
the same room with the cotton.
BY some fortunate circumstance not
a person was injured, but the express
sion that lightning never strikes twice
in the same place was disproved. Sew
entcen years ago the same warehouse
was struck by lightning and considera-
BILE damage done.
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Importance Of the Cattle Tick.

The common cattle tick is a familiar
sight to all our people but very few
outside of those engaged in the cattle
business realize the important part he
plays in hindering the development of.
the cattle industry in the state. The
cattle tick carries the germ" that
causes Texas fever, a disease very ia
tai to grown cattle. Cattle that are
raised on land infested with ticks are
inoculated with the germ by becoming
infested with ticks Immediately after
birth. AT this age they suffer a very
mild attack of the disease with no visi-
BILE external symptoms and after they
have passed through it they are then
proof against the infection and can be
exposed to ticks later in life without
harm. But if cattle are raised on land
on which there are no ticks and are af-
forwards moved to tick-infested lands,
they will become infected with the dis
ease If they remain on the land on
which they were raised and ticl<-infest-
cd cattle are introduced among them.
Because of these facts the Federal
Government has established Il quaran-
tine line across the country dividing the
regions infested with ticks from those
I'm which there are nc ticks. No cattle
can be moved from the t~ick-infested
regions across this quarantine line ex-
cept when they are being shipped for
butchering to a slaughter-house which
has direct railroad connection. South
Carolina is placed below this qlLaran-
tine line among the tick-infested regions.
Hence, cattle cannot be shipped from
this state to points above the quaran-
tine line except for immediate slaugh-
ter. Cattle for dairy purposes or for
feeding or breeding arc barred. Thus,
the market for the cattle produced in
the state is considerably restricted.
Some of the states included within
the tick-infested area, notably Virginia,
North Carolina, Texas and Oklahoma.
which had within their boundaries an
area in which ticks existed only on q
few farms or ranches, have succeeded
in having such areas placed above the
quarantine line, thus opening new mar
kets for the cattle raised therein This
was accomplished by the passage of a
law by the legislature establishing a
state quarantine dividing the slightly
infested area from the other part of
the state and the eradication of the
ticks from the infected places in the
slightly infested area. When these
conditions were brought about the state
quarantine line was then adopted by
the Federal Government and made a
part of the national quarantine line.
This plan is just as feasible in South
Carolina as in any of the states men
toned. In a great part of the state
since the passage of the stock law the
cattle tick has become almost extinct
and exists only on a place here and
there. The first step in the matter,
however, must be taken by the legisla-
ture.
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ARRESTED IN ocoNEE.
Shelton and Wess Black In Jail Charged
With Murder.

Two negro boys, Shelton and Wess
Black, brothers, are in Jail charged
with the murder of Jim Young, also
colored, who was shot to death in the
town of Clinton about four weeks ago.
The Black boys, aged II and 10, respect
lively, became involved in a difficulty
with Young late at night when the
nimble pistol was brought into play
with the result that Young was killed
on the spot.
The Blacks skipped out and were not
heard of until last week when the sher-
if received information that the boys
were IN the vicinity of Westminster.
Wednesday Deputy Sheriff Sullivan
went over and after a drive of a few
miles from Westminster, the boys were
found and arrested. They were brought
here and placed in Jail Thursday after
noon.
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BITE, BITE, BILE!

with no apologies to A. Tennyson.)
Bite, bite, bite,
On my weary frame, o, flea,
And ! would that my tongue could
utter
The thoughts that arise in me.
Oh we'll for the others at rest,
That they snore undisturbed away
And well for the heas. At best
I'll ne'er go to sleep till day.
And the clock ticks merrily on
AS it strikes in the same old way.
But oh, for the bed in my room AT
home
Where slept clear into the day.
Bite, bite, bite,
| have you at last, o flea;
But the tender JOY of a nap that's fed,
Will never come back to me.
-"Rosemary," in The Commoner.