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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-03-16
BARACA-PHILATHEA CONVENTION.
First Annual Meeting Will he Held mt
Ncwbcrry Next Month.

The first annual state convention of
the South Carolina Baraca- -Philathea
Union will convene in Newberry, SC,
April Sth-1Oth. An interesting pro-
gram has been arranged, and the city
of Newberry is making preparations
for one of the largest and most enthu-
slastic conventions of the kind ever
held in the state. Mr. Marshall A.
Hudson, founder Of the Baraca-Phila-
thea movement; Daisy Eckert, Nation
al Philathea field secretary; DR.. III. N.
Snyder, president of Wofford college;
DR.. E. M. Poteat, president of Furman
university; DR.. Geo. b. Cromer, of
Newberry; DR., E. o. Watson, of Co
lumbia; Hon. Jos. A. Mccullough, of
Greenville, and other gifted speakers
VIII take part in the program.
This catering of S. S. workers
gathering of Sunday school workers
Will mean much to the adult classes of
the state, and each class, whether or
ganiZed or not, is cordially invited and
earnestly urged to send as many dele
es that have not sent in their reports
to the Union. Mr.. NJ. G.. Womack. sec
ed to do SO at once I'm order that he
retary, Spartanburg, S. c., are request
may complete his records and be able
to furnish complete report at the
convention. Those desiring informa-
ton regarding entertainment should
write Mr.. }. III. West, chairman of
the entertainment committee, Newber-
ry, 5. c., and those wishing informa-
ton regarding railroad rates, etc.
should write to MI G.. l.. Robinson.
chairman OF the transportation com
mittee, Newebrry. S. C. Any informa-
ton regarding the Baraca- Philathea
movement can be secured by writing
the South Carolina Baraca- Philathea
Union, Spartanburg. s. c..
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-03-16
Marriage mt Princeton.

princeton, March 15-On Sunday,
March Z, two marriages took place at
the Methodist pasonage, the Rev. Fos-
ter Speer officiating, and the contract
ing parties being Mr.. Edward Chap
man or Toney Creek and Miss Bran
lett of Greenville; Mr.. Thos. Traynham
ana MISS iettie Davis of the Lebanon
section of Greenville county.
Dr. j. b. Britt recently visited his
family at Troy.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Allen of Honea
Path were guests or Mr.. and Mrs. r..
I'll. Carter last Sunday.
Miss Maude Machen has returned
from pleasant visit to Greenvile.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-03-16
New Cotton Tarc Act.

Among the more important acts
passed by the general assembly at
It's recent session is the one making it
unlawful Ito deduct any sum for bag
ging and ties from the weight or price
OF bale of cotton in excess of six
per cent of the gross weight of such
bale of cotton" The full text of the
new act is as follows:
Section /. That from and after the
approval of this act it shall be unlaw-
full for any person, firm or corporation
engaged in the business of buying cot
ton in this state. as principal or agent,
to deduct any sum for bagging and
ties from the weight or price of any
bale Of cotton, when the weight of
the bagging and ties does not exceed
six per cent of the gross weight of
such bale of cotton. In the event
that the weight of the bagging and
les exceed six per cent. of the gross
weight of such bale of cotton, only the
excess over the said six per cent may
be deducted.
Sec. 9 For each and every viola
ton of this act the offender shall be
guilty of msdemeanor and shall
be fined i'm the sum of not less than
five dollars, nor more than twenty
five dollars, or imprisoned not less
than ten days nor more than thirty
days: Provided This act shall not ap-
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-03-16
State Flag Act Signed,

Columbia, March 15.-Flags of the
state of South Carolina are required
to be placed on every public institu-
tion OF learning in the state by an act
which has been approved by Gov.
Ansel. The state flags are to be manw-
featured by the textile department
of Clemson college and will be sold at
cost. 1t is required that state flag
tutter from the roof of every school
house in the state. Gov. Ansel desires
that flag Of the state shall be found
in every school room in the state so
that the children may become better
acquainted with it.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-03-16
THE QUARREL.
BY w. ID. S.
-Mtsssa NaE. & = AMN,M = nm, = ssM = IA q;

Capt. McCorkle and Rev. Robertson
were neighbors, but had q difference
and met in the big road to take it out
in words. They pitched into each 9TH
er at lively rate. One would tell
some short-coming on the other and
then wait for a reply. 1t went on un-
til they told everything they knew or
ever heard on each other.
Finally Nc. put in good one on
the preacher which so staggered him
that he had no immediate reply why
don't you come again John?"
He stood and scratched his head un-
til he brought out this answer:
NC, | knew you were no account
the first time l met you?
why, preacher?"
Because you part your har (hair)
in the middle"
Plain country people always had
prejudice against a man that parted
his hair in the middle.
First: He was infringing on the
rights of the gentler sex.
Second: 1t showed a sign of n weak
ness liz his upper story.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-03-16
TILLMAN WON'T GO ABROAD.
He Is Unable Yet to Leave Washing.
ton.

lOus
Washington, March 9-Several weeks
ago story was sent out of Washing
ton to the effect that Senator b. r.
Tiiiman would be taken TO Europe
this summer that he was to be taken
first to sanitarium, and so forth. The
story is revived today. There is moth
ing to it now, as there was not before.
Mrs. Tillman stated today that no
plans whatever have been made ex-
cept to take the senator home to Tren
ton as soon as he is able to travel
How long this will be can not be told
The senator is progressing, but very
slowly. He talks a little and can stand
on his feet, but the use OF his right leg
does not come back to him very rapid
ly, and he is not trusted to walk Like
wise they do not encourage him to talk
There has been some talk of going
to Europe, but it is only talk. 1t
would be the natural thing to do in
order to get the senator completely
away during the coming political con-
tests, but no plans have been made,
nor would be several months.
AS Mrs. Tillman says, Before we
consider his going anywhere, we want
first to get him on his feet
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-03-16
CAROLINA GROWS BEST CORN.
Congressman Johnson Pays Tribute
to the Minter Prolific.


Washington, March 11.-Dr. b. r.
Galloway, chief of the bureau of
plant industry Of the department of
agriculture, the foremost authority
on the subject In the country, says
that South Carolina Is the best corn
growing state in the union So the
doctor told Representative Johnson
short while ago. "Other states pro-
duce more corn than South Caroli-
ma. 1t is true" says Mr.. Johnson,
put what Doctor Galloway meant
was that in all the great corn contests
the contestants in South Carolina pro-
duced more corn to the acre than those
OF any other state, not excepting the
great corn states of the middle west"
Mr.. johnson is himself a student of
corn. and he has got some good and
useful points Of late from the agricul-
tural department. He says 1t is bet
ter in growing corn to select seeds in
the locality in which the corn is grown.
Better results can be secured by
using our own corn, which Is clima-
tiZed than could be gotten from seed
sent from other localities" said he
The Minter corn is a very fine
prolific. The Baldwin corn, which is
extensively grown in Spartanburg
county and probably in Union, is one
of the best varieties / have ever seen. ="
Senator Money declared in the SEN
ate yesterday that the southern sec
tion of the country has really Just be-
gun its career as an agricultural sec
ton, and that he knew of lands which
few years ago were considered
worthless which have recently been
made to yield about $50 an acre net
planted in corn.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-03-16
Deafness Cannot bc Curcd.

by local APPLICATIONS, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
mere is only one way to cure deafness
and that is by constitutional remedies
DEAFNESS is caused by an infamed con
ditlon of the mucouslining of the Eus-
tachian Tube. When this tube is in
named you have n rumbling sound of
imperfect hearing, and when it is en-
tirely closed Deafness is the result,
and unless the inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to
Its normal condition, hearing will be
destroyed forever; nine cases out of
ten are caused by Catarrh, which is
nothing but an innamed condition of
the mucous surfaces.
We Will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of Deafness (caused by
Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars free.
r. >. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o. Sold
by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for con
stipation.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-03-16
Rules For Measuring Lumber.

A board foot is one foot long, one
foot wide and one inch thick.
To find the contents of a plank, null
tiply the length of the plank in inches
by the breadth in inches and divide by
LA.
For joists and scantling. Multiply
the breadth in inches by the thickness
in inches by the length in feet, divide
by II and the Quotient will be in board
feet, as for example, scantling s
inches wide by 3 inches thick and 10
feet long has 3S board or square feet.
In practical work shorter method is
used than this when a plank is one
foot wide and one inch thick, there
will be as many square or board feet
in it as it is long in feet and for every
additional inch in width add LIP to the
board feet and when less subtract 1-12
This same rule applies as to thickness.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-03-16

ABOUT THIS time every two years the
polilical pot begins to simmer and
candidates are talked or. The Green
Nllle news says that Congressman
Johnson mas announced that he Will
De candidate FOR reelection, and The
news mentions that ALVIN III. Dean,
D. "A. McCuilough, ). j. McSwain and
d. "a Morgan Oh GreenVllle are talked
OF as candidates against him None
OF these "ouid commit hlmself to this
ehect 10 Inc News but that paper
says IL Is certain that there VIII be
at ieasC t"o candidates Tor congress
this year from GreenVllle county.
III mas Deen known for some time
thaI state senator Is. II. IoWnsend OF
ohioh' WAS thlhklhe OF making the
race ne mas talked WIN some or his
lriehus ABOUT IT, Dut 1t is not known
"hat encouragement the mas received
nor WHAT MS ihtehtios are. Mr. Town
Sehu Is ma aDie ana popular gentle
man. DIS are Ihose hlehtlohed OIL Green
Niile''
MI 'oi'iiSoh is completing MS httn
eiecleu III l'oo' lie mas been extra
oruill"Il'S oiiiseht ana mas cilmDed
sr"uua''y ih'o poSitioh OF lhlluehce
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-03-16

300 ocres. b miles from city of f.au-
rens, bounded by lands of A Hun,
John Brown & Bailey land s horse
farm in cultivation, we'll supplied with
tenant houses. Price right and terms
easy.
80 acres land bounded by lands OF
Ludy Mills, H. E. Bruins and V. A.
Mills. Price $50 per acre.
3O7 acres of land in Scunltown town
ship near Byrds Cross Roads, bounded
by lands of M. p. Poole, Will j. Adair,
VIII Myers and others, known as the
Marlborough place, 3 dwellings,, $4,000.
74A acres of land near Green Pond
church, S-room cottage, with fine barn
ana out-buildings, 4room tenant
house, bounded by lands of Jno. Tay-
lor, Mrs Abercrombie, and Jno. Curry.
Price $4,000 per acre.
40 acres of land bounded by lands
of jim Ad Moore, Will lIudgens and
others, cottage house, 40 acres under
cultivation. Price $l,7OO.OO.
so acres land bounded by lands OF
j, r. Armstrong, S. l.. Owings and
Mancil Owngs; l-room dwelling, one
tenant house. Price $50 per acre.
3 acres Of land in the town of Whit
mire, S. c., nicely situated, suitable
Tor dwelling lots. Price, $1,000.
lG9& acres of land bounded by
lands of Bryson place. Bee Bailey,
Elamps Holland and others;5 room
dwelling, tenant houses; good barn
and ut-buildings; known as the old
tll "A
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-03-16
To Make Two Addresses.

Hon. c. c. Featherstone will be one
OF the principal speakers tonight at
the annual banquet given by the op-
eratives of the Pelzer Manufacturing
company to the bosses and officials,
and on tomorrow evening he will be
present on a similar occasion at Bel
ton as one of the speakers.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-03-16

Mr.. John ID. w. Watts, general SUI
perintendent of the State Fair asso-
citation and chairman of the premium
list committee, goes to Columbia to-
day for meeting of the committee
which will this week prepare the pre-
MUM list for the next annual fair
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-03-16

2H2 acres of land, room cottage
nicely located In the town of Gray
Court with one Of the finest wells OF
water in town. Price, $4,000.
room dwelling, on Centennial ST.,
clinton, S. c., with 81 hundredtbs of
AN acre of land, known as the Griffin
place. Price, $4,000.
go acres land 4 miles of Cross Hill.
known as the old Campbell place.
Price SIS per acre. Easy terms.
$50 acres land. one-half mile of Dial
church, with handsome dwelling, 8
tenant houses and good outbuildings.
Come quick if you want this place.
Price $50 Per acre.
l67 acres OF land bounded by lands
M. III. Holder, w. ID. Abercrombie, and
others; room dwelling, tenant
houses, good barn and out buildings.
Price $500 per acre. Terms: 81 900
cash, remainder in five equal install
mentS.
l75 acres known as old Goodgyn
place, has s room dwelling, 8 tenant
houses, fine corn mill in good running
order with 75 horse water power.
Price $4,000. Terms made easy.
lid acres boundcG by lands OF Icff
Davis and Herbert Martin; good ten
ant houses, and good barn. Price
$50 per acre.
III acres Of land near Gray Court,
bounded by lands of r.. r. Sh.!I. w.
H. Gray; seven room cottage, fine
barn and outbuildings and fine past
ure. Price $50 per acre.
One S-room dwelling in city OF Lau.
rcns. No. $50 Hampton street. Price
$500
liO acres bounded by lands OF Y.
Z. IIclIams and Mitchell Owens, In 3
miles of Laurens; Q dwellings, and
out buildings. Price $50 per acre.
n acres on Rcedy River, bounded
by lands OF James Downcy, VIII CaId-
well and others With tenant house,
Price, $40 per acre. Terms made
easy.
SO acres OF lana close to Buuiai
Church OIL the dividing line OF Green
vile and l.aurens with an eight room
dwelling, one tenant house also good
out buildings and fine pasture. This
place is known as the Thaddcus Babb
homestead; Price $33 Is per acre;
terms made easy
1923 acres land, bounded by lands OF
Daniel South. Davis land, Miss West
and others known as the Cullen Lark
homestead Z room dwelling and ten
ant houses. Prices made right.
Terms easy.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-03-16
An .AMfml Ernnfi0n.

OF vOcano eXcites brief interest and
your interest in skin oruptions will be
as short, If you use Bucklen's Arnica
Salve, their quickest cure. Even the
worst boils, ulcers, or fever sores are
soon healed by 1t. Best for Burns. Cuts
Bruises, Sore Lips. Chapped Hands,
Chilblains and Piles. 1t gives instant
relief. Csc at Laurens Drug Co. and
Palmetto Drug Co.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-03-16
He Has Missed IL

In renewing his subscription to The
Advertiser which had expired few
weeks ago, one of our friends re-
quests thatif convenient all back num-
bers covering the lapse be forwarded
to him.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-03-16
Barber Shy.

A Fountain Inn man, who boarded
the chair car of the vestibule at
Greenville, stood up all the way. He
did not dare sit down for fear the por.
ter would begin cutting his hair-Ex-
change.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-03-16

10 cts. buys large size first class
Butcher Knife, at
S. M. a. Il. Ii. Wilkes & Co.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-03-16

215 Gallon Milk Buckets, only 10 cts.
S. NJ. e. Il. III. Wilkes & 60.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-03-16

loo acres land bounded by lands OF
Ludy Mills, l.. E. Bruins and V. A.
Mills. Price $50 per acre.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-03-16
Real Estate Offerings

500 ocrcs. 5 miles from city of T.au-
rens, bounded by lands of A Hun,
John Brown & Bailey land. s horse
farm in cultivation, we'll supplied with
tenant houses. Price right and terms
easy.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-03-16

2h acres of land, room cottage
nicely located in the town of Gray
Court with one of the finest wells OF
water in town. Price, $1,000.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1910-04-09
WILL NOT APPROVE BILL
Governor Cr0thers Announces That He
Viii Withhold His Approval
From Digges Bills.

Governor CrOthers, in the following
statement to the Baltimore Sun Friday
night, announced that he would not
approve the Digges bills:
81 have endeavored TO give to this
question the serious consideration
which its gravity and Importance de-
nand.
~ have always thought that the
granting Of the unrestricted right of
suffrage to the African race in this
country was dreadful blunder; that
it was q great wrong to both races, be-
ing tho cause, and, in this Sta'e, as
Mell as in the other Southern States,
the only cause of Irritation and fric-
ton between the two races. Therefore
approach the consideration of these
bills. with every disposition 10 give
them my approval.
"Most of the arguments which have
been advanced-sometim in some
what noisy and Incorporate fashion
Ia opposition to these measures have
seemed to me to have Ii tie merit. For
instance, l cannot find any warrant in
Law for the fear expressed by some
that the doubt IS to the constitutional
validity of the registration law would
occasion business disturbances. The
law, especially in this State, is we'll
settled to the effect that even where an
election is held to be void all official
acts Of those holding under such cleo
sion are legally valid in every respect
until the courts have actually adjudged
the Office vacant and the vacancy has
been filed.
"Neither do | find any justification
for the critism that the law is 30 framed
ss to prevent the testing of constitution
81 validity in the courts. The provisions
Of Section % and Section 35B as print
ed prior to its intro duction were care
fully omitted from the law as enacted.
The purpose of this act, as stated by its
author, Mr.. Digges, was to raise in q
proper and orderly way the question of
the validity of the Fifteenth Amend
ment to the Federal Constitution and
the further question whether, assuming
said amendment to be valid and to have
been validity adopted, it should be con.
strued to apply to State elections
With this purpose l have the hea1iest
Sympathy.
ut seems to me that the people who
are most afflicted with this perpetual
race issue in politits have right to
have this question settled, and | feel
6ontrained to say that deem it most
unjust, in fact, little less than an out
rage upon decency, that they should
be denounced as they have been by
some because of the expression which
they have given to this desire in the
passage of these bills.
'sThat is the way l feel about this
matter. Nevertheless, after the ma
turest reflection, have come to the
conclusion that it would not be proper
to enact this registration law in advance
Of ruling from the Supreme Court of
the Unitsd States upon the question of
its constitutional validity I feel that
such action on our part might be re-
3srded az putting the State of Maryland
in an attitude of defiance toward the
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1910-04-09

Federal Government, that it would /
generally misunderstood and misrepr
sented and might do our people and thu
people of the South generally mncf'
harm.
81 shall therefore withhold my sigma
ture from these bills At the same time
| shall request the Attorney General, if
it meets with his approval, acting in be-
half of the State and in obedience to the
wish of its people, as expressed aud
manifested in the passage of these bills
by a majority of more tfan three-fifths
of both houses OF the Genera Assembly,
to take occasion at the first Opportnni-
tv to bring this question to an issue in
the courts
What we desire to 10 is not to raise
any question as TO the validity of the
laws which have been enacted in the
States of the South, all Of which have
been framed np0n the assumption of
the validity of the Fifteenth Amend
ment. For it is far from our desire to
disturb the settlement Of this question,
which has been effected in those States.
Our desire. on the contrary, is to raise
ONLY the question of the validity of the
Fifteenth Amendment itself. or whether
if valid, it applies to State or municipal
elections in a legal and orderly way.
"4n adverse decision on this question
would not disturb the existing situation
in the South in the least. 1t seems to
me, therefore, that our people have
everything to gin and nothing to lose
by raising the question, and | am ad-
vised that it NAV he done even under
the present law.
81 am advised that it might seriously
prejudice our case to have the question
presented az it would be under this bill
if il were enacted into law. The. act
providing for the submission OF the
constitutional amendment would he
come law without my signature, but l
shall sign il because | am of the opinion
that if held TO be constitutional it will
prove a most beneficial measure for
both the white and the colored people
of the State, while the question of its
constitutionality may be settled in adj
vance of its going into effect, some two
years hence, with proceedings which
the Acknowledgement will institute"
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1910-04-09
NOTICE TO BOARDERS.

The Oakley Beach Hotel 10 now ready
to accommodate large number of board.
ers by the week or month, Terms rea-
sonable Apply at hotel.
4-7-4t Jos. H. NEAL.
Chas. T. Mace, successor to Mace
Slacun 4 Co., new bicycles, $3.50 to
$4,000; phone POI.
Stop at Meekins Bros for choice ICE
cream and ices All t1avors. 3-30-tf.
Try our individual block ice cream,
with fruit and nuts. Served at our par.
ior or delivered at your home.-W. II.
Meekins & Bro. 3-3O-tf.
A splendid time to paint. call and get
one of our color cards of beautiful tints
and make q selection-Sole agents for
l. Il M, S. w. P. and Atlas paints-Wm.
II. Hooper & Co.
That individual block ice cream, with
fruit and nuts. NJ Meekins Bros, is
fire. 3-30-tf.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1910-04-09
Announcement Of Candidacy.

At the solicitation of q great many
friends. l hereby announce myself
candidate for town commissioner, to
represent the first ward of Cambridge.
46.tf JOHN W. MATTHEW'S.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1910-04-09
BUTTER NOTICE.

Having secured the agency for the
Preston Creamery Butter, the same as
handled by G. S. Henry & Co., will,
from to-day. continue to carry the same
in stock, receiving consignments, twice
. week
a6-tf JOHN FREDERICK BARTON.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1910-04-09
The Life of Joshua Thomas.

Last opportunity to obtain a copy of
"The Parsons of the Islands" Remain
ing copies reduced to 75c. For sale at
NJ. Warren Hoopers 4-5-tf.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1910-04-09

Fresh garden seed, also special
trucking fertilizer In quantities to
onit.-W r, Hearn & Son