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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-08-05

10 as VI iahu hhoWh as lhe Iray
Court Roc. Quarry, There is a great
demand for this rock, which, within e
mile of railroad aSasd the railroad author
structinr side trace, a good chance
for capital. Price very reas'''apic
Write for further information. -"
l26 acres land % miles from Banks
dale station with dwelling and out
buildings; 2-horse farm in cultivation;
fine pasture and well timbered. Price
SO, 900.
60 acres of half mile from Dial's
church with dwelling and outbuildings,
with 40 acres in cultivation, 10 acres of
fine bottom land. Price 81, 800.
173 acres of land in Dial's Township.
known as the Wham place, bounded by
lands of w. M. Deck, VIM. Wham and
II. A. Mash, withgood dwelling, tenant
houses and three horse farm in cultiva-
tion. See this property for there is "a
bargain for you. Price $4, 600.
48 acres of land, bounded by lands Of
Miller Curry, David Barton and others.
with a beautiful eight room cottage,
fine we'll of water and good outbuild-
ings. In one mile of Green Pond
church. Price $47.5 so per acre.
SO acres of land in one mile of Green
Pond church, bounded by lands of f.. c..
Stone, Robert Woods and others, with
u six room cottage, tenant house, fine
wired-in pastures. $35 per acre.
1852 acres, bounded by lands of ID.
Woods, Clarence Curry and others,
with a four room cottage and good out
buildings, half mile from Green Pond
church. Price SGT per acre.
30 acres of land near Green Pond
church, bounded by lands of Miller
Curry, Rufus Babb, Abner Babb, with
a SIX room dwelling, good barn and nice
outbuildings. Price $45 per acre.
500 acres of land within six miles of
Laurens, five miles of Clinton, with
dwelling and four tenant houses, $50
acres in cultivation, balance in wood
land. Terms made easy at $2Oper acre.
222 acres of land near Shiloh church.
bounded by lands of John Wolff and
Drate Mahaffey, with dwelling and
other improvements. Price $11. SO per
acre.
1870 acres land, bounded by Henry
Mills and j. O. G.. Fleming and others,
seven room dwelling, | tenant house,
barn and good outbuilding. Price
3 1850.
2O5 acres in Fairview township Green
vile county, near Cedar Falls, bounded
by John Terry, Clyde Willis, John Ped
en- and others, three dwellings, close to
church and fine school. Price $1S.0 90
per acre.
$40 acres in Laurens township, bound
ed by lands of w. A. Mills, w. A.
Simpson Ludy Mills and others, nice
dwellings,, well supplied with tenant
houses. This farm will be divided into
so acre lots if so desired, ranging in
price from $25 to $50 per acre or will
sell the whole for $32, 600 90
90 acres land near Watts Mills.
bounded by S. o. Leak and Nj. A.
knight, l tenant house. Price $40 per
acre.
d acres land and nine room dwelling.
servants house, in town of Gray Court.
Price $1,000.
81 acres near Friendship church, good
dwelling and outbuildings. Bounded by
lands of w. r.. Check, ID. Woods and
others. Price so, 500. 90.
142 acres of land, bounded by estate
of j. r. Switzcr and Simpson estate,
with dwelling, 2 tenement houses and
good outbuildings. Price 500 per acre.
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Barbecue at Tumbling Shoals.

Messrs. w. w. Madden and T. r.
Simpson will give a big barbecue din
ncr at Tumbling Shoals on the day of
the county campaign meeting, Tuesday,
August 18th. Every preparation will
be made to have a first-class cue, and
the candidates, men, women and chill
dren who attend may come prepared to
get a good dinner.
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Real Estate OFFERINGS

One lot with four room house on Gar
lington ST., nicely located. Price 81, $50.
So acres at Gray Court, 1-room house
and out building, bounded by lands of
f.. Il. Shell and M. III. Burdine. Price
$50 per acre.
240 acres land, 2 milcso of Fountain Inn
2own as the Tom Harrison place, good
dwellinGfGu.2 tenant houses, barn and out
buildings. lla9ry,J rs! S., 10000.
Seven room. louise and two acre lot IN
town of Gray Court, modern ". ~ IT,,
Price 2,500.00
6S acres land % miles Gray Court,
bounded by lands of. H. Godfrey, John
Armstrong and others. Price 81, $50. 90.
4SS acres land, bounded by J.. H,
Abercrombie, Enoree River, j. L. GRAY,
o. G.. Cox and others, known as the old
Patterson home place. Price 81, 500. 90
III acres land bounded by lands of
w. p. Harris, Enoree river, j. HI.
Abcrcrombie and others. Price So, 600. 90
200 acres land, Waterloo township.
bounded by lands of estate of w. II.
Smith, j. Il. Anderson and Saluda riv-
er. Price So, 500. 100.
One lot in city of Laurcns, nicely
lOC'tICu, DIN I)OIl COllHpC, c~OnJHlnllr
5-S acres. Price $25O0. 90.
268 acres in Waterloo township, nice
dwelling, two tenant houses, good out
building, bounded by lands of j. r..
Anderson, ID. C.. Smith and others,
known as the hong place of the late
DR.. j. r. Smith Price So, 500. 90.
200 acres land, bounded by lands of
Mrs. Jesse Heague, Jno. Watts, DR..
Fuller, dwelling and tennent houses, d
horse farm in cultivation. Price
200 acres in Chestnut Ridge section,
bounded by lands of Mrs. Jessie Martin.
Jno. Watts, DIR. Fuller and others.
Dwelling and tenant houses. Four
horse farm in cultivation. Known as
the Fannie Hudgens place. Price per
acre, $25, 90.
2 acres land IN the City of Laurcns.
on East Main Street, bounded by prop
erty of Mrs. Catharinc Holmes and 9th
ers. Price 81, 300.
SO acres i'll Young S township, bound
ed by lands of John Burdette, S. II.
Garrett, w. p. Harris and others, 60
acres in cultivation, good dwelling, two
tenant houses. Price 81, $50.
1913 acres near Mt. Olive Church,
WaIeIlOO township, known as part OF
the Washington place, two dwelling and
necessary ou~t-buildings. Price $50 o
per acre.
Is acres land known as the GRAY
Court quarry. This quarry is now in
good working order and a fine invest
mcnt for men that want this line of
business. Ask for prices and terms.
1877 acres land in Sullivan township.
8 room dwelling, good out buildings,
tenant louise. Price $50 per acre.
81 acres land bounded by j.. C.. Owings
and j.. r.. Willis. Price $500.
30 acres land bounded by lands of
Thomas Armstrong and John Draydon.
Dwelling and outbuildings. Price $35
per acre.
$50 acres land miles of Tunlbling
Shoals, nine room delling, good barn
and outbuildings, 10 tenant houses, well
timbered, l4-horsc farm in cultivation.
Price per acre $35.
az acres bounded by lands of the
Badgett farm, j. O. C.. Fleming, w. j..
Copeland, n dwelling and out-build-
ing. Price 50, $4,000
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News Items From'Mt. Olive.

Mt. Olive. Aug. B Everybody !;
about through laying by and most Of us
are now going to protracted meetings.
A series of meetings began yesterday
at Mt. Olive Baptist church. Bro. j.
Il. Taylor, of Ware Shoals, will assist
our pastor, DR.. j. O. Martin, in the
meeting.
MI. G.. f. Redden, of Rome, Ga, re-
turned home on Saturday after visiting
relatives and friends in the city and
county for the past two weeks.
Mr.. w. f.. Washington has returned
home after visiting points in Georgia in
the interest of a school.
Mrs. Mamie Taylor, Of Piedmont, is
visiting her mother and sister, Mrs. N.
f.. cooper.
Mrs. Mollie Washington is on an cx-
tended visit to Mrs. Frank Redeem.
The barbecue at this place given by
the Farmers Union was enjoyed very
much by ali.
Mr.. j.. II. Culbertson has a very sick
child.
Weak women should read my Book
No. a for Women" 1t tells of DR..
Shops Night Cure. Tells now these
soothing, healing, antiseptic supposito-
ries bring quick and certain help. The
Book is free. Address DIR. Shoop. Ra-
cine, Wis. Palmetto Drug Co.
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InJunctions-

There has been and IS now a public
demand Cor regulating, not abOllshing.
the process OF Injunction and the mower
TO punish for alleged indirect or con-
structive cOutempIs Of courts. Ever
since 1888 the Democratic party has
protested against hasLy and ill-consid-
cred use Of intUnCtiOus and has been
insisting on the riEhl OF fair trial IN
all cases of constructive COntempts
Tie Republican party has been avoid
ing this question. So the President. IN
taking II UP, and Mr.. Taft in his letter
TO the labor unions, advocated a meas
ure that the Democratic party. acting
IN behalf Of the correct administration
Of public justice. has been demanding
for twelve years There has not been
a session OF Congress in twelve wears
IN which the Republican party could
not have passed a law prescribing. de-
nnirg. and regulating the issuance OF
inJunctlons and providing for fair trials
IN contempt cases.
Yet nothing has been done 10 give
the Wage-earner fair treatment and
less than nothing is offered to him In
the Chicago deliVeranCe. The meaning
less Beneralities Of its injunction pIaulz
are IN insult 70 the Intelligence OF those
who demand reasonable and stbsta0-
ual legislation 20 prevent the admitted
abuse OF this judicial process.
The Tariff.
The President and his party declare
that prediction revision OF the tarift
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Money loaned Salaried PeooI.

and others. without security: easy payments.
Offices IN 63 principal cities: save yourss't
money By getting my terms first d r.
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cal play by urging that Congress do
what he must have known II would not
do, and what we are forced toScOnsider
he did not wish done.
The President stands sponsor for Mr..
Taft He desires that all should be-
lieve. that Mr.. Taft Is not a reactlOnarys
but militant refOrmer, saturated with
his ideas; that he VIII carry out my
policies" Mr.. Taft viii have 20 re-
ceiVe about 1000. 600 Of votes before he
can execute any policy. To get the
votes for him, the President wishes 10
show what fine tyuscies his chosen one
viii carry out II erected. and he can
show il cheaply by pointing to rec
concentrations that his party associates
have ignored and VII ignore.
The press has told US, N what seem
ed 70 be a semi-JffiCial statement from
the White House, that the President
vas 50 intent upon his policies. ana
that If the Congress adjourned without
enacting them into law he would call
adjourn leaving unpassed most OF MS
favored measures and the extra ses-
sion was peVer called.
II the President desired TO have this
legislation the Democrats were ready
20 join its passage The Democratic
leader of the House authorized by all
his party associates repeatedly altered
the entire Democratic strength in sup
port Of these measures.
The Republicans have less than sixty
majority IN the House. If thirty OF
tEem had Joined the Democrats all OF
these measures would have passed there
and gone TO Republican Senate
What Might Have Been.
Let US see what could have been done
II legislation instead Of party aggran-
dzement had been desired II a part
OF the Republicans had joined the
Democrats IN support Of measures pro-
posed BY a Republican President. the
power with which some Federal Judges
hrl CT
the scale against laws would have been
regulated by law.
Labor would be exempt from the nro-
hlbitiOn OF the Sherman law against
combinations. Wood pulp and prinJ
paper would now be on the free list
and the present tax upon intelligence
10 that extent abolished.
n law requiring publication. before
election, Of election expenses would have
Representative institutions must be
preserved Our government must be
maintained in all its constitutional vferOr
and in each State must be D. eserved
VIII az OF It's reserve powers and IN its
integrity and autonomy forever.
Let US confidently hope that the time
never VIII be ripe for the change Of the
constitution by executive action" and
Dy judicial Interpretation" II such a
III olih e, should come, then a government
OF law VIII perish from the earth and
a government Of caprice will be created
on the ruins OF one tabiished bv a
written constitution.
Mr.. Chairman, delegates. and fellow.
CounJrymen, the men and Occa sion IN
our national affairs impose a dutyr we
cannot n we would. evade. We must
90 out from this hall with che heart
and determination 70 put our loved
ship Of state on an even keel That
Keel has been too long beating the air
I We must bring IL down into the deer
ana ABIDING waters OF the Constitution
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PRICES FOR TO-DAY ON
NEW YORK EXCHANGE

Quotations furnished by ". B. Hibbs &
Co, bankers and brokers. Hibbs Building
members New York stock Exchange, Wash
lngton 5toClS Exchange and Chicago Board
OF IraQe.)
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Chairman Clayton Scores
RuLe of Republican Party
Continued from First Page.)

claimed the President TO be the greatest
exponent OF the art OF advertising the
world has known. The country has
been told. ard not allowed 10 forget,
that, in his opinion, his energies nave
been devoted t. the accomplishment or
many high purposes, and that II ms
work IS yet incomplete II - only be-
cause his undertakings were TOO vast 10
be carried to success during his term
OF office.
MY policies must continue" So the
champion Of these would transfer office
and power TO his favOrite cabinet min
lister, and his spear is to have fellow
The pretense is that the fight must so
on under the leader designated by him
until the last foe shall have surrender
ed or lies inglOrious in the dust. The
nomination OF his Would-be successor
was largely accomplished by the use OF
official patronage and coarse machine
methods. and has delighted the chief
apostle of strenuOsity and at the same
time has not perturbed the conscience
Of the One-time civil service reformer.
now the boss. an adept in the bCstOWal
of public plumber, and fOTgetful Of all
his resOunding moral commonplace.
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LOCAL SECURITIES
REMAIN STEADY
Business Today in Fair Vol
ume, With Investment Buy
ing of Bonds Feature.

The attendance Of brokers at the
Washington Stock Exchange today was
slim, but the volume of business was
good, for a day in midsummer.
Capital Traction per cents sold two
$1,000 bonds at 110A and Immediately
afterward one Washington Railway and
Electric per cent was recorded at SO32
and two Potomac Electric Light 5's at
IO4ss and Y.
Washington Railway and Electric pre-
ferred stock was steady at as, selling
twenty shares. and after some jockying
as to the prOce fifty shares more went
at a. a half point below the closing
bid price. Washington Gas sold at 90,
and the bid price Of Georgetown Gas
was put back TO 60 bid, 20 asked.
During the call OF the bank shares
five American Security and Trust shares
We're sold at zig, and Union Savings
Bank at 235.
Lewis Johnson & Co. announced on
the exchange through the secretary the
loss OF about 5000 worth Of stock last
Friday. The stock was in a registered
letter which q messenger Of the Office
signed for at the postonice- The packet
was lost between the pOstoffice and the
office Of Johnson & Co, On + street,
or was misplaced and thrown away
with the sweeping from the office. The
packet contained 10 shares of Union Pa
clfic common. II shares Of United States
Steel common, 56 Washington Railway
and Electric common, and . George
town Gas
The transfer offices of the various
issues have been notified with the num-
Der Of the certificates, and stops put
upon the transfer. All the brokers Of
fees IN Washington also have been no.
titled and IL will be difficult to neCO-
tate the stock at all and impossible to
| transfer it. IT is therefore regarded
only as a question Of time when the
shares will be recovered.
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B. G. o. Dividend Six Per Cent.

BY all odds the most important hap
pening Of the day was the announce
ment that the Baltimore and Ohio divi-
dend would be per cent. 1t had been
freely predicted all along that this
dividend was to be cut, at least to .
per cent and possibly 10 AZ per cent,
and the market was prepared for some
such announcement When it became
known that the dividend was to re-
main at per cent. a rush OF buying
the common and preferred set in which
carried the common stock IN few
minutes to 912s and held It firm above 81
After midday the market as whole
VAS quiet, with the volume of business
Fair. Up to noon the total sales had
oeen 2S9, 900. showing the fourth conSec-
alive advance in recorded sales at
noOn this week. This offsets the bear
talk. The hesitation in St Paul and
other stocks just after the noon hour
vas due to the selling by conservative
commission houses, indicating that the
accumulation of stocks Of the past week
u two is still coming out Only a
small part of the business today IS from
the wire houses, and the market re-
mains largely in the hands of New
gorkers, the outside public not as yet
being largely represented in the trading
At I o'clock the market was quiet
and firm.
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BONDS.
THE CURB MARKET.

Quotations furnished by E. F. tuition a
o. members New York Stock Exchange.
1901 F street northwestl
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FOUR STORES AND
FLATS ARE SOLD

One Of the largest realty deals con-
summated In the southwest tern part
OF the city for some time has lust
peen closed by L RichOld, real estate
LTOker- The property was owned by
II Regina Moore, and was located at
1902 10 1ZOS Water street, inclusive.
II comprises four stores and flats. The
purchaser IS Mrs. Josie Case heimer,
who viii hold the estate for invest
ment- The price paid is understood
70 have been about $4,000.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-09
Republican Failures,

Thus, in this review. we have the
spectacle Of a President urging a re-
fractory Congress to pass needed re-
forms and appealing in vain, or we
have another spectacle-that of a Presi-
dent, for the sake OF his own popularity
or for the sake OF the popularity
Of his own candidate, making a politi-
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Campaign Contributions.

It must be admitted that the republic
cannot long survive If fraud and cor
ruption become material factors in our
elections. No man said more than the
President about corruption Of elections.
You recall his message TO Congress in
December, 1906; where he said that 1t
has been only too clearly shown that
certain men At the head OF these large
corporations take but small note Of the
ethical distinction between honesty and
dishonesty; they draw the line this side
Of what may be called law honesty. the
kind Of honesty necessary in order to
avoid falling mo the clutches Of the
law"
We have here the condemnation Of the
practice. Has he proved his faith by his
works2 Is 1t true or not that four
years ago he selected for his campaign
manager q novice in politics whose
political qualification for the position
was the power he held over the cor
pOratiOns2
Is IL true or not that his official pol
icy as Secretary Of Commerce and Ia
Dor gave full knowledge OF these bust
ness secrets and relations OF corpora
tions to this campaign manager and
clothed him with power with the as
sent of the President 10 punish or re-
ward them by publishing or withhold
ing their seCTeLsy Is II rue Or not.
that with this power held over the
corporations NJ. solicited or had his
agents solicit campaign contributions
from them2
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QUOTATIONS FOR TO-DAY
ON WASHINGTON EXCHANGE

Capital Traction per cent, s1.OO0a1IOJL.
S1,0O0d11OA.
Washington Railway and Electric 4
per cent. Sl,OO0dSO15
Potomac Electric Light ; per cent,
SIOOOd10pz, S1,OOd1O4Ss.
Washington Railway and Electric
preferred. 15@7S. 3d7S. 3G1S, 5Od7T.
Washington Gas, 5d66
American Security & Trust. 5G2lg.
Union Savings Bank. 10d235.
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NEW YORK STOCKS
QUIET AND FIRM
Profit Taking in Early Trad
ing Keeps Prices
Down.
B. &. O. DIVIDEND
is 6 PER CENT
Announcement Creates a Rush for
Common Stock, Which Goes
Above 81.

NEW YORK. July 9.-The stock mar
<et today was less buOyant and tho
brokers less confident than yesterday.
While the leaders opened strong, and
Some of them gained point or so IN
the early trading, this was largely lost
during the afternoon and at midday
prices were equal to or fractionally
over than the opening.
The political ones says that the mar
ket has now discounted the action OF
the Denver convention and that the
advanced prices will probably recede
10 nearly the same level they occupied
last Monday, when the movement be-
gan Others declare that the outcome
f the Denver convention has been
known in Wall Street for two weeks
ard that il has not had the least effect
BEOn the market one way or the other
Those who hold 10 this view declare
The rise rests upon the improved busl-
ness prospects. good crops, and the
accumulated money reserves at all cen
sers- These elements being present and
Increasingly encouraging, with moth
ing at Denver to disturb the situation,
It is stoutly maintained that the out
look for the market IS still good
RlSS Liable TO CheCk-
Brokers and financial writer's admit
hat the strong rise of the past few
lays is liable to check, and that there
nay be a day or two of sagging prices,
but that the tone Of business, the at
dtude Of spectators, and the conditions
surrounding the market are all bullisn
and that me situation favOrs a con-
hnuatiOn of the upward movement as
soon as the Street has had opportunity
10 digest the large aCCumulatiOns OF
stock that have been thrown upon the
market since last Monday.
At the opening this morning, commits
sion houses had a considerable amount
u orders, and some of them were OF
The prOfit-taking character Hartman
brokers seemed inclined to help the
buying forces along, and from this
source came the help that put the
prices up after the opening. But the
amount OF stock was too great 70 be
we'll taken care of; the price weakened
slightly after the first hour.
At the opening Consolidated Gas
showed a gain of x; Reading advanced
Il; Northern Pacific, z; st. Paul, Balti-
more and Ohio, Delaware and Hudson
and B. r T. 5, and Southern Pacific,
Union Pacific. and Copper, =. Great
Northern Oregon and Pennsylvania
we're unchanged. General Electric open
ID Up u Anaconda was Il higher.
Missouri Pacific opened up = and gain
81 "a all rs
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The Tariff

The President and his party declare
that a prediction revision Of the tarift
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No fair-minded American could read
the daily accounts Of recent political
dOings at Chicago without feeling NOR
LITIGATION and regret; mOrtlncatiOn that
the President should have so abused
his power in debating to q great party
his choice Of a successor, ana regret
that the party should have submitted
so cowerdly TO 4 humiliation that was
as manifest as II was degrading.
What are the policies which consti-
tute the capital OF the Republican party
in this campaign and are relied upon
10 support the candidacy Of Mr. TAFT
To recall Democratic platforms,
speeches. and measures is TO convince
any man that many of the President S
utteranCes were derived from an aVOW-
ed familiarity with the teachings OF
our party. His utterances that are
Democratic have given him his only
claim 70 be a reformer, and have con-
tributed more than all else TO the pOpu-
larity he has enjoyed.
The President and the party are COM
mitted 70 ''uafalterTng adherence TO
the policies Of the President" What
are these policies and what are the
achievements OF President and party?