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Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-04-02
LIQUOR men WHO
SHIP TO MINORS
VIOLATE The LAW
Many Other Indictments
Found by Grand Jury

Nashville, Ga March % "A
phase of the liquor question has
been sprung here, which will be
like bomb in the camp of the
liquor dealers who ship liquors,
whether into wet or dry counties.
1t is whether a dealer is liable
who ships liquors to a minor.
When a dealer in a distant town
receives an order he does not
know that the person ordering
is of age. AS it is contrary to
law to sell or furnish intoxicants
to a minor, Solicitor General
Thomas holds that to ship liq uors
to a person under age is a viola
ton and in this be is sustained
by Judge Mitchell of the super
ior court.
When Berrien superior court
convened, this matter came up
before the grand jury, and a
mum Der of indictments we're re.
turned charging liquor dealers
in various cities of the state with
furnishing or causing to be fur
nished Intoxicating liquors to
minors in Berrieu county,
w. D. Newsome of Valdosta
was the first person tried. His
counsel, Messrs Crawford &
Wilcox, took the position that the
delivery of the liquors was in
Lowndes county, the point of
shipment, and not ia Berrien
county, where the liquor was ac-
tually delivered to the minors.
Solicitor General Thomas con-
tended that while Ia case of ship
ments of liquors upon the orders
of adults, who are capable in law
of making legal purchase, the
title vests upon delivery to the
transportation company, yet the
law declares that no sales of such
liquors shall be made to minors,
and that any effort at such sale
is a nullity and pass title cannot
pass; that delivery by the seller
of such liquors to an express
company for transportation and
delivery to a specified consignee,
who is minor, makes the ship
per and delivering agent of the
express company jointly liable
ia the county of actual delivery
of such liquors to minors; that
when the minor lays hands upon
the liquors at the point of destl-
nation and assumes control there
of he takes charge of liquors be-
longing to and furnished by the
shipper, aided by the local agent
of the express company. He
further contends that when a Ii
quor dealer receives an order
from a minor, and without in
quiry as to whether the perso n
ordering is or is not minor, so
ships and causes his liquors to
be furnished to the minor, he IS
guilty.
Judge Mitchell charged that
the law was correctly stated by
the solicitor general. Newsome
was convicted and fined 5000
The case will be appealed.
The matter is regarded as I'M
portant because considerable IL
quor has produced much drunk
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Second
Nora Mahan VS. Ed Mahan Verdict total divorce.
verdict.
State va W. B Moore, two counts. Settled.
J. A. Justice VS. L. C. Parnin verdict for defendant.

COMMISSIONER MERRITT ADDRESSES MEETING.
State Commissioner W. B. Merritt addressed mass
meeting citizens county the superior court at
o'clock yesterday.
commissioner good talker and enthusiastic on the
subject which he discussed in thoroughly
evidently deeply interested in his work.
did nothing than make speech that kind every
county state will have ACCOMPLISHED great good
by Prof J. T. Saunders Secretary of the
City School Board and talked Little over 20 attentive
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1907-11-13
THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION.
Gov. Ansel Issues Proclamation, Fixing
18th for Day of Thanks.

Last Thursday Gov. Ansel issued his
first Thanksgiving proclamation, nam
ing Thursday, Nov. %, as a day to
cease from all labor and assemble in
places Of worship for the purpose of
returning thanks to Almighty God for
the many blessings that have been be-
slowed on the people during the past
year. The governor says:
In conformity to a beautiful custom
established by our forefathers and per-
petuated by the religious sentiment
of our people, I. M. F. Ansel, Cover
nor of the State of South Carolina, do
hereby designate and appoint Thursday,
the 18th day of November, 1907, as a
day of general thanksgiving.
The State Of South Carolina has been
~signally blessed during the past year.
We have enjoyed the liberty and Sc
curity guaranteed by a peaceful gov
eminent; we have advanced in educa-
ton and morality; our material re-
sources have developed; our fields have
yielded their harvests in great abund-
ance; we have been spared from fam
inc and pestilence, and no public ca
lamity has befallen the commonwealth.
Let all the people, therefore, put
aside their usual vocations upon the
day herein appointed, assemble in their
houses Of worship and in their homes
to return thanks to Almighty God for
his wonderful love and mercy to us as
a people and IS a State, and for the
manifold blessings he has bestowed up-
on us.
Let US, also, on this day Of thanks
giving and praise, remember the poor
and needy, the widow and fatherless,
the sick and distressed and the orphan
ages In our State with words of COM
fort and cheer, and with our gifts. Out
Of u abundance let us enrich and
make glad the unfortunate, realizing
that the greatest of Chistian virtues is
charity.
And let us ever invoke the Great
Giver of every good and perfect gift
for a continuance Of His infinite kind
ness, that peace, prosperity and happi-
ness may abide in the land forever.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1907-11-13
piannarok'e Patorf

One evening when the German troops
were before Paris Duke Ernst of Sake.
Coburg-Gotha began grumbling in Bis,
marck's presence because the iron
cross Of the first class, given for BRAY
cry in the field Of battle, had been dis.
tributed too unfortunately. Bis.
marck replied that the distribution of
such decorations was always n delicate
and difficult task, "for." said he, ICON.
spicuous merit has to be rewarded, but
in some cases conspicuous position,
with or without merit, cannot be over.
looked. See now" he said, "Moltke
has it, Room has it, Blumenthal has it,
Excellent! But" he added, "your high,
ness and I have 1t, too, and surely it is
not for us to grumble."
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the adventures that had happened tc
her during the five years in which she
dressed and appeared as a dappel
young man.
In spite of her arrest for masquerad.
ing as a man, Mrs. Pool is so e~ntranceG
by the freedom of the life, and also by
the comfort of masculine attire, that
she declared yesterday that as soon as
she could disguise to outwit the police
again she was going back to mems
clothes.
"While l believe it is far healthier
for a woman to wear mems attire, dis,
card corsets and lead an outdoor life, ]
can tell you from actual knowledge
that it is far more expensive to dress
as a man than as a girl.
81 found that just by wearing mems
clothes l lost a lot of the petty traits
Inherent in my sex, and l learned tc
look at things from a far broader point
of view. l have been married twice,
but | will never marry again, fer / in,
tend to lead the life in which l have
had my greatest happiness as a man
if l can do so without being detected ,
Mrs. Pool gives as her reason for as.
Stunning male attire that she wanted to
find her husband, who had deserted hel
and who frequented the cafes and poo
rooms of the Tenderloin.
81 knew l could not go to those
places as a woman, so one day l made
up my mind to see how | made up as a
boy. l have always lived in the West,
and, as am strong and robust, l found
the clothes looked very we'll indeed on
me-so well that l scarcely recognized
myself"
She says she was married to C. S.
Pool, a salesman in the Little Church
Around the Corner, in March, 1896,
and that afterward her husband fell in
to an inheritance and deserted her.
81 have often seen him in cafes and
restaurants with other women, but he
never recognized me in my boys
Clothes" she said. 81 would sit at the
next table and hear him about
various things, hoping in this way to
learn his address. but l have never
been able to find that out. l am seek
ing him to be released from him."
She says she is the daughter of a
Russian princess and that her father,
who is dead, was a captain on a ship
plying between Seattle and Alaska.
She was born in Alaska, and she a Y
there is Indian blood in her family.
She is a comely young woman, and
there are distinct traces of her Indian
parentage in her dark face and brown
eyes.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1907-11-13
THE

The elections last week were a dog
fall. R~oosevelt's man, Burton, was
beaten for mayor of Cleveland. Tam
many was successful in New York city.
Maryland was carried by the Democrats.
Kentucky went over to the Republicans
in spite of the stump-speaking through
the state Of William Jennings Bryan.
Bryan got less consolation out of the
voting than anybody. Of course the
Democrats were beaten in Bryan's own
state, Nebraska, they always are
New Jersey almost went to the Demo
Gratis but didn't. Massachusetts was
carried by the Republicans, the Demo
Gratis having thrown away their chances
by a split.
The most significant features Of the
elections were the blow dealt to Roose.
welt by the defeat of Burton in Cleve.
land and the blow landed on Bryan by
the defeat of the Democrats in Ken.
lucky. The country is getting a little
weary of these two brethren.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1907-11-13
BANKERS MEET IN COLUMBIA.
Plan 10 Ease the ~Stringency Ia Moving
Cotton CrOp.

Columbia, November g.. About thirty
members Of the South Carolina Bank
ers' Association, including Mr.. w. D.
Morgan, of Georgetown, president,
met in Columbia today. These gentle
men represented the finances" of
practically every banking town in the
State. They adopted a resolution that
is a compliment to the banking institu-
tions Of Columbia and Charleston.
If the request of the State bankers
is complied with, there will be an i'm
mediate easement of the stringency,
and the banks will be able to give
much more assistance to the cotton
growers. 1t was decided to ask the
association of banks in the two cities
named to issue clearing house certif-
Gates to take the place, locally, of
other forms of cash that have been
drawn to the great centers and held
there.
The following resolution was unani-
mously adopted:
Whereas, The financial disturbances
in New York have resulted in a scarcity
of actual currency, so much needed at
this time to move the cotton crop of
the South, while our banking institu-
lions are in the best condition they
have eve been; and
Whereas, This scarcity of actual
currency is also depressing the price of
our products and causing them to be
sacrificed; and
Whereas, Some measures for sub
stituting a circulating medium in place
of this currency is of extreme import
ance for the protection of the values of
our products,
CHOW, therefore, We, the said meet
ing of bankers of South Carolina, do
hereby resolve:
81. That the clearing house associa-
ton of Columbia and Charleston be re-
quested to issue clearing house %certifi-
Gates for the general relief of such con
ditions in this State as is above de-
scribed.
"2. And that all banks in the State
be requested to urge the use of such
certificates in lieu of currency until
conditions again become normal"
If the banks of Columbia and Charles
ton issue certificates in response to this
request, these certificates will be ac-
copied as money by banks all over
South Carolina, and will, therefore, be
as good as gold for any use in this
State.
Mr.. Giles l.. Wilson was present at
the meeting as secretary.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1907-11-13
LAPSE OF REASONING.
Instances by Two Of the Worlds
Greatest B~enefactors.

Instances by Two Of the Worlds
Greatest B~enefaotors.
To illustrate the kind Of lapse of rea-
soning power from which great in
ventors are known to suffer, like that
under influence of which Sir Isaac
Newton cut one hole in u wall to let a
cat pass through and then a small
hole for the kitten, an old story In the
life Of Morse will answer well. Long
before he invented the telegraph Morse
was known to the officers Of the patent
office as q persistent applicant for pat
ents. When his great invention of
distance writing" was about complct-
ed he wanted the Baltimore and Ohio
Railway company to try 1t.
To get rid Of him the president Of
the road turned him over to a subor-
dinate. This official was struck with
the beauty of the invention and became
SO Interested in 1t that he sat up half
the night discussing 1t with the in
ventor. At length Morse confessed
there was only one thing which baf-
fed him. "As long as the railroad
runs he said, "where poles may be
erected 1t will be easy sailing, III when
we come to the big bridges what is to
be done then? We can't erect poles
acros the stream, and without them
the wire would sag and perhaps break
from its own weight. l confess 1 don't
know what to do. Can't you suggest
q way out OF the difficulty?
"Why don't you fasten the wires to
the bridge?" asked his companion
without n moments hesitation. For
n moment Morse gaZed at him, with
open mouth, and then exclaimed:
"Why not, indeed? Why, L never
thought of that. It's the very way"
The layman's tip put the finishing
touch to the work Of the great in
ventor, and thus wires came to be
strung on bridges when crossing large
streams.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1907-11-13
THE PREY OF A GRIZZLY.
BY a Little Oversight 4ruin Mas Rob-
bed of a Good Meal.

bed OF a Good Meal.
In the early settlement OF California
grizzly bears were numerous and trou-
blesome, but few men ever had a more
singular experience with a grizzly than
Paul Sweet, who kept a tannery near
Santa Cruz. The story Is told by Mrs.
Dali I'm "My First Holiday"
Mr.. Sweet was one day walking
alone In the woods when he came sud
denly upon a grizzly bear and her two
cubs. He was quite unarmed, and be-
fore he had time to consider any plan
Of action the bear was upon him. She
struck him down, but he kept his pres
euce Of mind and lay perfectly quiet.
The grizzly stood over him for n min
ute or more, then seized him by the
waistband and began dragging him
along. He did not resist, and she drag
ged him for q dozen rods to a little
sandy hollow. where she dropped him
and began digging a hole in the sand.
Into this hole she rooted the man, and
then nosed and paved the sand over
him until he was buried from sight.
The prudent animal, not being hungry
at the moment, was making q cache
Of her prey.
Mr.. Sweets heart lightened as he
realized the brute's intentions, and he
began to hope that he might escape.
He waited a few minutes after the
bear had covered him In, and then,
thinking that she had retired from the
scene, he began to work himself free
very cautiously. The grizzly was on
the watch, however, and at the first
movement Of her prey rushed to the
spot and with two or three strokes Of
her paw snugly tucked him In again.
Mr.. Sweet instantly became motion
less again and allowed himself to be
reburled In the sand. Luckily his hat
had slipped over his face, SO that the
sand did not Gil bis nose and eyes, and
by raising his head q little he was able
to throw of the sand sufficiently to
breathe.
He was more wary next time and lay
still for an hour or two until he felt
pretty sure that the grizzly had retired
from the spot. Very cautiously then
he worked himself free from the sand
and crept away.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1907-11-13
Dr.. Pitts Passionate.

1t has been announced that DR.. j.
D. Pitts has accepted the pastorate of
the Baptist church at Blackville. This
will be considered by all os a very for
tunate arrangement. Bro. Pitts is one
of our best men-wiae. experienced,
earnest and ~consecrated, and has be-
hind him a splendid record. Blackville
is a growing town, and there is much
strength IN the church, and in many
respects it is a fine field for usefulness,
We confidently look for blessed results
from DR.. Pitts pastorate in this invit-
ing field. Baptist Courier.
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S. c., NOVEMBER 10, 1907.
HOLD TIGHT.

The financial situation is a little bet
ter this week than last week. The
North will not be satisfied unless the
South turns loose its cotton at ten cents
and under, and the good signs are in
creasing that the Southern farmers are
holding beautifully. Within a few
months the price of cotton should GO
up. If we had it we would hold it.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1907-11-13

if Ex-Governor Hayward should enter
that would upset all calculations: and
the State has some other excellent ma
terial.- Ex-Governor John c. Sheppard
would make a fine Senator, so would G.
ID. Bellinger, so would others; and we
have in mind n whom we may nam
later.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1907-11-13
A Narrow Escape.

G, w. Floyd, a merchant of PUNK,
Mo-, had a narrow escape four years
ago, when he a q jimson burr into his
thumb. He says: '"The doctor wanted
to amputate it, but / would not con-
sent. bought a box of Bucklen's Ar
MICA Salve, and that cured the danger
GUS wound. Csc at Laurens Drug Co.
and the Palmetto Drug Co.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1907-11-13
An Odd Leqacy.

Thomas Jefferson, the founder of the
Jefferson family Of actors, was re-
membered curiously in the will Of
Weston, who was himself an esteemed
member Of Garrick's company. Wes-
tons Will contained this tom:
II have played under the manage
ment of Mr.. Jefferson at Richmond and
received from him every %politencss. 1
therefore leave him all my stock Of
prudence, it being the only good quail
ty I think he stands II need Of"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1907-11-13
Wonderful Eczema Cure.

"Our little boy had eczema for five
years" writes N. A. Adams, Henri
eta, Pa. 1.-TWO of our home doctors
said the case was hopeless, his lungs
being affected. We then employed other
doctors, but no benefit resulted. By
chance we read about Electric Bitters,
bought a bottle and soon noticed i'm
provement. We continued this medi-
cine until several bottles were used,
when u boy was completely cured.
Best of all blood medicines and body
building health tonics. Guaranteed at
the Laurens Drug Co. and the Palmet-
to Drug Co. SOC.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1907-11-13
GIRL WORKED AS MAN.
Earned Living as Clerk ia Mans Clothes
When Deserted by Husband.

New York, Nov. 6. tits as easy as
rolling off a log for a girl to disguise
herself as a boy and to keep her iden-
tity unknown IN this city," said Mrs.
Natalie Clark, who says her real name
is Mrs. G. S. Pool. 81 have done it
FIVE years right under the eyes of the
Pinkertons and the police,
mot only that, but l have earned
my living as a clerk in a jewelry store
in n place for three years and in q
Maiden Lane shop for three months,
There never was a moment when / felt
fear of detection"
The young woman told yesterday of
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1907-11-13
Don't PAY AIimony

to be divorced from your appendix.
There will be no occasion for it if you
keep your bowels regular with DR..
Kings New Life Pills. Their action is
so gentle that the appendix never has
u to make the least complaint.
Guaranteed by Laurens Drug Co. and
Palmetto Drug Co. 25c. Try them.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1907-11-13

RATES FOR ADVERTISING. = Ordinary
advertisements, per square, n inser'
ton, 81. 90; each subsequent insertion,
so cents. Liberal reduction made fol
large advertisements.
Obituaries: All over so words, n cent
q word.
Notes of thanks: Five cents the line
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1907-11-13
A Heated Discussion.

whats the matter with the fire
eater? Been swallowing too many
Aames2"
"Nope. He's been drinking too much
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Plain Dealer.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1907-11-13

If you cannot obtain what you want
the most, be as happy rs you car with
second choice, which Is perhaps the
best you can get,-Manchester Union.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1907-11-13

Blotches, pimpIes, coarse pores, black
heads are unsightly and denote impure
blood. HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea
will drive them away. 35c, Tea or Tab
lets. Palmetto Drug Co.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1907-11-13

1t is healthful, wholesome. It's as
for one as the other. A little dose will
make you sleep and eat. Makes peo-
pie happy. HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain
Tea. 35c, Tea or Tablets. Palmetto
Drug Co.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1907-11-13

He that plants thorns must never
expect to gather roses.-Pilpay.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1907-11-13

Don't buy before you see the bar
gains we are offering in Easels, in diff
ferent colors and sizes.
S. M. & E. H. Wilkes & Co.
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Entered at the p%ostoffice at Laurens,
s. G. as second class mail matter.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1907-11-13

If you are in need of a nice Monu
ment for loved mes | am prepared to
furnish it to you at very reasonable
prices. See me.
j. WADE ANDERSON, Laurens, S. G..
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-04-02

by Gustav Luders and the book by Frank
Pixley, authors who have become widely
known through their former successes,
among them the famous "Prince of Pill
sem" The story is comic, the lyrics witty
and the music remarkably melodious and
catchy. Frank Moulan, who became
widely known as The Sultan of Sulu,
plays the principal role. Other leading
parts are sung by John Dunsmure, George
Moore. w. II. Mscart, Sager Midgeley, A.
Seymour Brown, Maude Lillian Berri,
Edith st. Clair, Elsa Ryan, Laura Clement
and Pauline Thorne. The chorus num-
bers sixty and comprises forty of the
prettiest girls on the stage In every as
pect 1.-The Grand MoguP' is a piece that
appeals with great force to every lover of
wit, humor and music, combined in a
brilliant theatrical entertainment.
Messrs. Klaw & Erlanger will present
Mr.. Kyrle Bellew at Wallack's Theatre
for two weeks only beginning last
evening, in "a Marriage of Reason" a
new drama by j. Hartley Manners, never
before seen in New York. This play is
frankly drama of fashion. 1t deals with
noblemen and noblewomen. The action
is rapid and intensely interesting, crowded
with incident and replete with original
situations. Throughout it moves on the
very highest plane of life; yet withal, the
characters are human, moved by human
motives. Naturally such patrician play
demands the polished artistry and debon
air genius of Kyrle Bellew for it's chief
exponent Miss Fannie Ward comes fresh
from London triumphs to play the role of
the glorious American girl Having
made great match herself, and having
achieved fame upon the British and Amer.
lean stages. Miss Ward is eminently
suited for the exacting role. which re-
quires, in addition to his histrionic talent
stunning beauty and wonderful gowns
The cast is the classiest imaginable. A
patrician play requires players who have
moved 10 that atmosphere and to whom
the club, the boudoir, the opera box and
the country house are part of their every.
day life. Four acts are laid in and around
Delcome Abbey, which will be recog
nized by the travelled as the country
place of an American women of title, who
has found happiness in an international
marriage. The stage settings are exquis-
lite and the costumes of the ladies are the
superlative creations of the Rue de la Paix.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Kreeder spent
Eester at Lewistown.
Augusta Dey and wife of Riverton,
were the guests of Shreve Malsbury for
Easter.
The Easter service rendered in the M.
E. Church, Sunday morning, was very
interesting. the church being comfortably
filled to witness the same
Mahlon Shreve is confined to the house
with grip. This is something new for
Mahlon, who up to the present time, has
been unacquainted with anything more
than passing illness.
The Hedding Select Literary Society
held its semi weekly meeting at the home
of Miss Grace Wainwright. Friday eve
ming. Several new members were added
and obligated themselves, under the rul-
ings of the constitution. to abstain from
the use of liquors and profane language