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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-03-04
THE DELEGATES AT LARGE.

Surprising that South Carolina sends
to the national Democratic convention
in Denver a delegation instructed to
support Mr.. Bryan (Which it ought not
to do) it should send delegates who are
Bryan men, who know why they are
Bryan men and who may be depended
upon to stand by Bryan first, last and
all the time. While we are opposed to
the nomination Of Bryan and to instruc-
tions to delegates we suggest a ticket
for Bryan delegates at large.
One of the delegates at large should
be Congressman Joseph T. Johnson.
He is the most dyed-in-the-wool Bryan
man in South Carolina and understands
Mr.. Bryan's doctrines better than do
most men. He has studied them.
John Marshall, of Charleston, is as
faithful q Bryan la as is Congress-
man Johnson and has studied his poll
cies in the same way. Mr.. MARSHALL,
moreover, knows Mr.. Bryan well, per-
sonally, and is just the kind Of man to
be useful to him in the convention.
Besides, Mr.. Marshall is an able man,
a good speaker and has a wide acquaint-
ance not only in this butin other States,
North and South. He would be of
great credit to South Carolina in Den
yer.
Another delegate should be William
e. Gonzales, editor of the Columbia
State. Mr.. Gonzales is of more service
to Mr.. Bryan than is any other South
Carolinian. The News and Courier is
opposed to Mr.. Bryan's nomination;
The State favors it; without The State
Mr.. Bryan's cause would lack a news.
paper champion of influence throughout
South Carolina. Common gratitude
should cause the Bryan followers to
send Mr.. Gonzales to the convention
to send him whether he shall be a can
didate or not. Without The State the
Bryan men would be sadly in need.
For the other place a man who is
probably not at heart a Bryan man,
who is a luke-warm, pale, hesitant,
don't care sort of Bryan man only be-
cause he believes that the Democrats
are resolved to nominate Bryan will be
sent, though he will be of more or less
danger to Bryan unless real Bryanites
are there to watch him. We allude to
Senator Tillman. If we were for
Bryan we would vote to send some
other man in the Senator's place, but
as Senator Tillman is to be sent any
how we have no objection to his going.
But Johnson, Marshall and Gonzales
r the ablest and truest trio of Mr..
Bryan's friends in South Carolina.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-03-04
Entered at the postofice at Laurens,
s. c. as second class mail matter.
j. D. M. SHAW.

The editor of this newspaper is not
yet a very old man and feels as though
he had only been at work for a few
years. Ten years ago it was a COM
~paratively uncommon occurrence for
one of his comrades, n of the men
with whom he mingled in business and
other affairs, to drop out of the ranks,
but it seems nov that they are going
every month and every week.
Cel-JJgl%H. M. Shaw was a much
older nan than the writer; Col. Shaw
fought for the Confederacy; but it was
our fortune to know him well, to have
pleasant business relations with him,
and to feel for him the warmest affec-
ton. We acknowledge that as the
years pass the men whom we trust
grow less and less in numbers mot al
ways because they die) and we have
come to feel very keenly the loss of a
man who is faithful to his friends; who
does not know how to be a double
dealer and who does not set too great
store iy mere dollar. Time was when
Col. Shaw and THE ADVERTISER were
very far apart on account of political
differences: we. doubt if he had any
Observation-Disclosures for it's editor then,
and th,n we lacked the appreciation of
him that we later had during many
wears. W. are thankful that a warm
regard grew up between us. Take him
for all in all, we set it down as our be-
lief that BIZ was one of the finest fell
lows<Laurens. There are men of
b><Fder culture, of keener and better
trained mind, whose opportunities have
been better and who hold themselves
far higher, who yet were never his
equals, who are not worthy to be men
toned by the side of him, because, af-
ter all the sterling virtues of truth
when one seeks them in the stress and
warfare of business and political life.
Col. Shaw had a great heart; if he ever
did a mean and small act we lever
heard of it; ond we have heard of
many, many good things that he did
for those who needed help. There has
been no more hospitable home in this
county in all its history han was his.
He was a good husband and father and
a kind master to his servants. He was
one of the best farmers in South Caro-
lima; he vas public spirited; and in all
things he did his duty as he saw it.
His name is high in the bright roll that
the angel writes of those "who loved
their fellowmen.'
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-03-04
FOR RAILROAD COMMISSIONER.

Mr.. Frank C. Fishburne, of Charles
ton, is a candidate for railroad commits
sioner. He is a good business man, has
plenty of ability and education, and is
a sterling Democrat who was a hard
worker for Democracy in 1876 in Collie
ton county, his native home. While we
are not yet prepared to advise our
friends as to whom they should vote for
for this Office we do not know who is
going to run-we hope that he will not
be forgotten in Laurens.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-03-04
Now a u. c. T.

They do say that "Uncle Tommy
Ray is the happiest man in the up-coun.
try in the knowledae that he is a U. C.
T. One of his friends says that it is a
fact that he lies awake nights to con
graduate himself that he is sure enough
lone of the boys" and has expressed
his intention of having his certificate
of membership framed and set into the
cover of his sample case, where he car
feast his eyes on it. knight of CIR i
Department, State Cd.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-03-04
MUNICIPAL ELECTION AT CROSS HILL.
Mr.. M. 7. Simpson Elected ,~Inteadant.
-Four Wardeas Elected.

Cross Hill, South Carolina, March Q.
AT the election last Tuesday Mr.. M.
L. Simpson was chosen Intendant, with
Messrs. p. s. Pinson, John Hanna,
John Wade and w. M. Miller, Wardens.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin WATSON will oc-
cupy the pretty new cottage built by
Mr.. Jim Spearman.
Miss Miller, of Abbeville, visited Mr..
and Mrs. j. ID. Beeks last week.
The two old academy lots, one % and
the other 2 acres, will be sold to the
highest bidder next Saturday.
Mr.. Thornwell Boyce has been con-
fined to his home several days with
grippe. He is out again.
Two negroes, brothers, who work at
Bozeman's sawmill, attacked another
negro in town Saturday and were about
to do him up pretty badly, beating and
cutting him with a knife. Acting Po-
liceman Turner came on the scene
pretty quick and soon had the two who
made the assault in the ~calaboose. They
will be before the council today.
Mr.. Henry Miller has been at home
for several days on the sick list.
Mr.. Albert Garrett has been quite i'll
for some weeks. He is some better
and his many friends hope for him a
speedy recovery. He and his mother
live on their farm, a few miles from
here.
Mr.. w. c. Rasor is preparing to
build a handsome residence on his lot
near his present home.
Mr.. Hogan Goggans will have a
splendid residence erected soon on his
place, a few miles from town.
Mrs. Pinson and Miss Pinson, of
Greenwood. nieces of Mr.. P. S. Pinson,
are visiting Miss jamie Pinson and
other relatives here.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-03-04
Mrs. McGowan in EdgefieId.

A distinguished lady is visiting here
nova woman noted not only for her
native powers of mind but for her solid
and scholarly attainments and high
graces of character. We allude to Mrs.
Frank MCGOWAN, of Laurens. Mrs.
MCGOWAN was Miss Matte Calhoun, of
Ninety-Six, and came to Edgefeld often
in her girlhood to visit a cousin of here.
She is now visiting Mrs. VIM. C. Lynch
and receiving more social attention than
she can possibly keep up with. No wo-
mar could return to Edgefeld after
years of absence whose coming would
be so warmly, so lovingly greeted as
that of Mrs. MCGOWAN. -Edgefeld cor.
State.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-03-04
Beware of 0intments for Catarrh That
Contain Mercury,

as mercury will surely destroy the
sense of smell and completely derange
the whole system when entering it
through the mucous surfaces. Such ar
ticles should ever be used except on
prescriptions from reputable physicians,
as the damage they will do is ten-fold
to the good you a possibly derive
from them. Halls Catarrh Cure, manu-
featured by F. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo,
o., contains no mercury, and is taken
internally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the sys-
tenn. In buying Halls Catarrh Cure be
sure you get the genuine. 1t is taker
internally and made by
F. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Testimonials SEN free. Price rs cents
per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa.
ton.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-03-04
EA4%*4Hi
IN MEMORIAM.

Mr.. j. Williams Jones died at his
home, the old Irby mansion, i'm Lau.
rens, on February 10, 1908, from the
effects of a most violent attack OF
grippe. Another good man has beer
laid to rest in that .populous "City OF
the Dead" 1t has been said that "The
good die young" but we are glad tc
know that it is not always true, that
many good" are spared to a long life
among us who need and love them so,
making the world so much better for
their having lived. at is after death
we measure men," and this man SC
measured comes up to the standard set
by a long line of noble ancestry. His
race is run and we can stand at the
end and, as one who has known him
since a boy, can see no blot on the
clean, pure life of this Christian gentle
man who has been a worker in Gods
vi leyard more than fifty years. From
a boy he was the main prop and stay of
his old parents-a most dutiful son,
tender as a woman and yet strong to
provide and care for their wants, A
loving husband and father and a good
friend. True in his relations in life and
always prompt in business. What a
blessed thought to HI; loved ones left
behind that ne had no wild oats sown
IN the past and no regrets to lock back
upon in remorse of conscience when
the end came. He had only to answer
the call to "Come up higher" The
Bible has been his study always, but
especially during the last several
months would he sit porting over it's
precious promises as if he had some
prescience of what was coming.
Mr.. Jones was born at Laurens C. H.
and was in the Goth year of his age.
He was the son of Gen. Thomas Eos
ter Jones, who was at one time a
wealthy merchant and planter, as well
as prominent in political circles, having
represented this county in both Houses
of the Legislature for twelve years.
His mother was Miss Emily C. Thomp-
son, a daughter of Judge Waddy
Thompson and sister to Gen. Waddy
Thompson, who was minister to Mexico
from this government.
MIR. Jones was twice married-blessed
in both cases with most excellent wo-
men who fully understood the sacred
duties of wife and mother, and made
his home a place of peaceful happiness,
as like unto the Paradise as we can i'm
agine on earth. His first wife was
Miss Antho T. Gary, daughter of DR..
Charles Gary and granddaughter of
Gen. John King Griffin, who represent
ed this District in the national Congress
from 1880 to 1910, when he declined re-
election. His second wife, who sur
wives him, was Miss Tallulah Irby,
daughter of Col. James Irby, a very
distinguished lawyer of Laurens, and
at n time lieutenant governor of this
State. They, like himself, were de-
seconded from the house of Thompson.
This dear wife and four children sur
vive him. The sons are Prof. Thomas
f. Jones, principal of Woodruff school,
and j. Williams Jones, Jr., of Green
vile. The daughters are Mrs. Alex
Brunson, of Columbia, and Miss Gather,
inc Jones, at home with her parents.
His only living brother is Mr.. Henry r.
Jones, of Rome, Ga, the only remain
ing member of a very large family.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-03-04
Teachers Paid Too Little.

The city of Atlanta finds increasing
difficulty in securing competent teach
ers for it's public schools. Owing to
the meager salaries teachers prefer to
go in other lines of business or go to
cities where better salaries are paid
teachers. superintendent Slaton says
that this difficulty is constantly grow
ing, and that unless salaries are in
creased the trouble is likely to assume
serious proportions in time. Efforts
have been made here to secure in
creases, but so far without results
Ely
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-03-04

$500 paid by DR.. Shoop for any re-
cent case of grippe or acute cold that a
25-cent box of Preventics will not
break. How is this for an offer? The
Doctors supreme confidence in these
little Candy Cold Cure Tablets-Preven-
t%ics--is certainly complete. It's $10O
against rs cents pretty big odds. And
~Preventics, remember, contain no quin-
inc, no laxative, nothing harsh nor
sickening. Pneumonia would never
appear If early colds were always bro
ken. Safe and sure for feverish chill
dren. az Preventics, 25c. Palmetto
Drug Co.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-03-04

Tickling or dry coughs will quickly
loosen when using DR.. Shops Cough
Cure. And it is so thoroughly
harmless that DR.. Shoop tells mothers
to use nothing else, even with very
young babies. The wholesome green
leaves and tender stems of a lung-heal-
ing mountainous shrub furnish the
curative properties to DR.. Shops
Cough Cure. 1t Gains the cough and
heals the sensitive bronchial mem
branes. No opium, no chloroform,
nothing harsh used to injure or sup
press. Demand DR.. Shops. Take no
other. Palmetto Drug Co.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-03-04
The Evidence In the Case.

33 years use is evidence-millions of
consumers is evidence-sales made by
10000 agents is evidence. You buy 4
gallons l.. & M. Paint and 8 gallons
pure linseed oil (at 60 cents), mix them
and make z gallons best paint ready
for use.
Done in 2 minutes. Makes cost only
$1.2O per gallon.
l.. & M. Paint Agencies:
). q M. l.. Nash, Laurens.
Clinton Pharmacy, Clinton. 31-2t
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-03-04
w. l.. MauIdin Endorsed for Senate.

Greenville, Feb. 28.-At a mass meet
ing of the citizens of Greenville held in
the court house tonight resolutions
were adopted endorsing the candidacy
of State Senator w. l.. Mauldin for
the uneXpired term in the United
States senate. Speeches we're made
by several well known citizens of this
city and Senator G. w. Sullivan, of An
derson county.
A committee of seven was appointed
to further the candidacy of Senator
Mauldin.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-03-04
Oxide of Zincss.What is LIP

1t is the wearing quality of L. e. M.
PAINT, while white lead is the elastic
quality of l.. & M. PAINT. Wears
fully Is years on outside of a house.
Costs ready for use about $1.2O per
gallon.
J.. & M. Paint Agents:
); II. & M. L. Nash, Laurens.
Clinton Pharmacy, Clinton. 31-2t
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-03-04
Notice to Clean Streams.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
COUNTY OF

Notice is hereby given that the Board
of County Commissioners for Laurens
county, pursuant to an Act of the
General Assembly of South Carolina
providing therefor, has at it's annual
meeting ordered and fixed the follow
ing, PERIODS for cleaning streams in
said county during the year A. d. 1908,
to-wit: That all streams in said county
be cleaned out as provided by law dur
ing the period beginning February l
and ending March 81, and that they
shall again be cleaned out within the
period beginning July Is and ending
Done at Laurens, S. c., in annual
session this 9th day of January, A. D..
1908. II. B. HUMBERT,
County Supervisor.
MESSER BABB, County Clerk.
28-4t
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-03-04
NOTICE
DE-
County Treasurer.

The County Treasurer's Books will
be open for collection of State, County
aud Communication Road Taxes for Els
cal Year, 1907, at the T~reasurer's Office
from October 18TH, to December 31st.,
1907.
Those VINO prefer to do so can pay in
January, 1907, with one per cent addi-
tional. Those who prefer paying in
February, 1908, can do so with two per
cent additional. Those who prefer to
pay in March, 1908, to the 18th, of
said month, can do SO by paying seven
per cent additional. After said date
the Books will close.
All persons owning property or pay
ing Taxes for others in more than one
Township are requested to call for re-
ceipts in each of the several Townships
i n which they live. This is important
as additional cost and penalty may be
attached. Prompt attention will be
given to those who wish to pay their
Taxes through the mail by check, mon
ey order, etc. Persons sending in lists
of names to be taken off are urged to
send them early as the Treasurer is
very busy during the month of Deem
her.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-03-04
Heart Strength

Heart Strength. or Heart Weakness. meansNayxa
Strength. or Nerve Misunderstanding more. Poe
lsyely. not one weak heart In hundred iS, In IL
hidden tiny little nerve that really is ali az fauIt.
This obscure nerve--the Cardiac, or Hssrt Nerve
liability, moro controlling, moro koyeminS
strSnEth. without that the Heart must continue
these same controlling nerves.
This clearly explains why rs O medicine. DR..
Shoops Restorative has In the past done so much
the cause Of all this painful. paipitatfng, sudocat.
tng heart distress. DR.. Shops tornhyo-
weak and wasting nerve centers. It buiIds:
tstrensthens i offers real. genuine heart help.
Gestion. strengthen these NERVES FeeStsbIish
them es needed, with
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-03-04
Real Estate
OFFERINGS

rs r land, 2 miles east GRAY
Court, bounded by L. C. Wilson, S. Nj.
Ball, W. r. Cheek, 5 room DIV elling,
good barn and outbuilding. Price
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-03-04

lSO acres land, bounded by Henry
Mills and j. 0. G. Fleming and others,
seven room dwelling, 1 tenant house,
barn and good outbuilding. Price
{. 1850.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-03-04

Sig acres land in town of Lanford, 6
room dwelling and outbuilding. Nicely
situated. Price 81, 900.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-30
Dairy institute at Denver.

A dairy institute is to be held in City
park May 23rd, under the joint direc-
tion OF the State Agricultural College
Institute staff and the Colorado State
Dairy Association. 1t will open at 10
O'Clock in the morning and continue
throughout the day. Lectures will be
given by members of the institute stan
and also by the state dairy commits
sioner. B. G. d. Bishopp, and Deputy
Commissioner ]. ]. Girardot The two
state officials will discuss. respectively
the food values of milk and the varia-
uons in the percentage OF butter fat;
what a Colorado dairy COW should
yield, and practical methods IN hand
ling milk aud cream.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-30

The citizens OF Auckland. New Zeal
and have appointed various commit
tees to arrange for an adequate well
come to the American fleet OF battle
ships when they call there next Sep
tember
Some of the eastern roads are said
to be working out a system whereby
the National Educational Association
not only will be given a rate of II
cents a mile for the round trip for its
annual convention, which is to be held
this year at Cleveland. but will con-
tinue to receive the 81 membership
fee which the roads in past years col
lected for it.
At G o'clock Thursday night a tor
nado destroyed the eastern portion of
Deport, Texas, a town twenty miles
southeast of Paris. killing w. r. Is
bell. druggist. and wounding several
others. Thirty dwellings on the east
side of town were destroyed. The
Baptist and Presbyterian churches
were demolished. The cotton oil mill.
including the boiler house, seed and
huh sheds, were blown away.
In the trial at Medicine Hat. Mani
toba, of nine members of the Dream
ers' sect. charged with burning homes
of unbelievers. startling evidence was
was given. Joseph Belts of Irvine. AL
berta. stated that it was agreed to
burn the Baptist and Lutheran
churches. 1t was not the result of a
dream. but their creed was to burn
and murder. Letters were read at a
meeting from God Jacob whose
headquarters are at Java. South Da-
kota. and whose real name is Jacob
Merkel. Sr.. giving instructions to kill
and murder all unbelievers. The names
of several farmers were mentioned for
destruction.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-30
May cIo.e Mine perm.ne ntIx.

Wanna, Wyo.-Careful tests made
during the last few days at No mine
of the Union Pacific Coal Company, in
which 1859 men lost their lives three
years ago and fifty-nine more were
killed a month ago. disclosed large
quantities Of gas. and the colliery will
remain sealed for the present
Fifty-six bodies are known to be in
the ill-fated mine. but so long as the
fires continue and the dangerous gas
exists. no attempt will be made to
reach them. Mine authorities say it
would be suicidal to enter the mine
now. and the belief is daily growing
stronger that the property viii never
be reopened and that the burning
workings will be the tomb of the un-
fortunate victims of the last two ex-
plosions. Tne permanent closing of
the mine would not please the widows
and orphans, who wish to recover
their dead. but the action would meet
with public approval, according to
many citizens at Hanna.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-30
Insane Convict Runs Amuek.

Pueblo. Colo.-BrealSing away from
the guards at the state insane asylum
Monday afternoon. Edward McEifeeS
an ex-convict negro. eluded his purss-
ers and. after attacking several woueB-
secured a hstchet and struck dosa
Mrs. Mary Jones. whose skull was frac-
tured and her brain penetrated by tho
hatchet blade. There is said to be mo-
hope for her recovery McElfee w;<s
finally cornered against a house asd
Fire Chief McCartin called a chemicz5
wagon. Two lines OF hose were laid
and the negro was knocked over by the
force of 21z inch stream shot nj him.
when he was overpowered and returned
to the asylum.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-30
GENERAL NEWS.

Although Grover Cleveland is said
to be slowly recovering from the at
tack of stomach trouble, he has not
improved sufficiently to return to his
home in Princeton. and the date of his
leaving Lakewood is still undecided.
A vigorous campaign is about to be
inaugurated by the Mexican govern
ment against the rebellious Yaquis in
Sonora. The twenty-second battalion
has arrived at Guaymas and the gun
boat Tampico is on the way to the
same port with the Twenty bat
TALON. There are now about 1000 va
quis under guard at Hermosillo,
who were gathered from all over the
state. They will be deported at Yucca
tan.
Although in Difference to the wishes
of Count Tolstoy. the plans for an in
ternational celebration at Yasnaya
Polyana this summer of the write-'s
eightieth birthday. to which delcga-
tions from Russia and abroad had been
invited, have been abandoned, admir-
ers of the Russian novelist propose 10
signalize his jubilee by the formation
of an international Tolstoy socio-y sim
liar to the Goethe. Dante and Shake
spearian societies.
The general conference Of the Meth
odist Episcopal church will convene at
Baltimore May 9th. For one month
the rulers of this large denomination
will debate new laws and new officers.
the convention being scheduled to
close the first week of June. 1t is esti-
mated the convention will attract to
Baltimore at least 10000 visitors. that
being the number drawn to Los An
geles during the last general confer
ence four years ago.
The total number of deac and miss
ing of the Gladiator's crew as re-
suit of the collision between the Amer
ican liner St Paul and the British
cruiser off the Isle of Wight, is 2S.
The admiralty has issued a revised list
of the names of the Gladiator victims,
which includes an additional death IN
the hospital. bringing the total of
deaths known up to five. Twenty
three men are missing, according to
the list, and six are suffering severe
injuries. The secretary of the Admir-
atty expresses fear that there are still
eight others missing.