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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-03-08
GRAND VOTING CONTEST!

Ever since the present owners of
The Advertiser took charge OF the pa
per in September past, they have felt
that it should reach larger number
OF people in the county Although the
circulation of The Advertiser is as
large and larger than most county pa
pers in the State, there are few that
should appeal TO Il larger number of
people. La;irens County is already
one of the most prosperous in the
State, especially III the rural districts
and the people are becoming more and
more In the habit Of keeping up with
the events of the day. There is larger
demand for newspapers than ever be-
beginning to look to the county papers
to keep them in touch with the news
of their county and with the general
news of the State.
Feeling that The Advertiser would
be welcomed in larger number of
homes than 1t now goes in and know
ing that with larger circulation and
consequent larger revenue we could
increase the usefulness of our paper,
we have decided to inaugurate vot-
ing contest to meet the needs of the
situation. We have made a contract
with the Augusta Chronicle. by which
the two papers are to run joint con-
test, which we hope will prove ben
eft to both II is unnecessary to say
that The Chronicle is one of the lead
ing papers of the South and the old
est newspaper in the South. The con-
nection Is good and the prizes which
the two papers will offer are good. so
we enter 1t with the happy feeling that
II will be great success and that
tn the future we will he able to give
our readers and patrons a better ser
vice than ever before.
The particulars of the contest will
be found on another page.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-03-08
PROF. TATE'S ADDRESS.

II believe Laurens County has the
best opportunity of any county in the
State in undertaking this work" said
Prof. Tate. at the Trustee Association
meeting In the Court House Saturday,
in speaking of the great work to be
done in improving our rural schools.
The very effective address Of Prof.
gate was listened to by large mum
her of the trustees of tn county. but
it was the duty and would have been
a great privilege for every trustee In
the county to have been there. Any
one who heard him and was not in
must surely have been dead to the
sense OF the great Importance OF edu-
cation.
To begin to comment in any salts
factory degree on the address of Prof.
Tate is n very difficult and an almost
impossible task, for every word that
he spoke was commendable and should
have commanded the attention and in
tense consideration of all who heard
him. We can only hope to say a few
words about one or two things about
the deas of Prof. Tate as outlined In
his address. and hope that these
few words will have enough weight to
move those who were absent at Fri
days meeting to come out to hear
Prof. Tate when he comes again.
Prof. Tate is working in the inter-
est of the rural schools. He was rails
ed in the rural schools himself. He
is not getting fancy salary. He could
command many times more than he
is now getting In the business world
IL he chose to give up his work Of ed
uceting the rural people OF South
Caroline. Prof. Tate is working for
the advancement of the rural schools
along lines that have proven success
full In other States. He seeks for the
consolidation of the rural schools He
Is not seeking to take a school from
a large town and place 1t In another,
but he wants to see the schools i'm the
scattered communities done away with
and the resources of the combined
schools put into one and the children
in n certain radius of miles sent to
that school But how?
In numbers OF other states and in
one county In South Carolina plan
has been tried and 1t has succeeded
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-03-08
A MEARES
BY w. d. S.

A Meares was one of the old.line
merchants of Laurens village. He was
fine judge of goods ana kept an ex-
cellent store. He was a son of Abra-
ham. but did not strictly observe the
law. Jonadab, the son of Rechab gave
to his sons the Kenites.
Soon after the surrender of the
Southern, ,Confederacy, the store OF Mr..
Meares was the resort of the negroes;
they came in town with blue blankets
and shawls thrown over their shoul-
ders and would go into his store in
perfect droves. He and his son, Will
son. could not wait on the crowd.
A citizen stood on the side walk
and investigated the great attraction
of the negroes to this place. He soon
found what they were doing: they
were stealing Meares' goods by the
bolt, bringing them out hidden under
their blankets. He reported to Mr.
Meares his discovery. The stock OF
goods was looked over and the sales
checked w. and he found that the loss
was hundreds of dollars.
Mr.. MeareS' residence was above the
Red Iron Racket. He kept his gar
den of herbs" and saw his English
peas were being raided by the rabbits
He told his wife. Jane, that he would
make snare like they had in the
old country and catch that roebuck
that was eating up his peas.
One morning he called, Shane, I've
caught that roebuck."
What did you do with him Mr.
Mears?'
why, took him out of the snare.
| slap one jaw; cuff him good on the
other jaw and fling him over the gar
den fence and tell him never put his
foot in my garden again"
Do you reckon the rabbit stayed out?
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-03-08
Old Furniture.

Mahogany or Rose Wood needs sim
ply washing and coat of Varnish.
The l.. & Nj. Home Finish Varnish is
the best.
If painted wood-then wash it, and
apply one coat of l.. & NJ. Domestic
Paint.
Makes Fun niture as good as new at
cost of about % or so cents.
Get if from j. Fl. & M. l.. Nash, Lau-
MS; j. w. Copeland Co., Clinton.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-03-08
A GOOD ROADS MEETING.


The Newberry Chamber of Com
merce has taken the iniative in
movement for better highway from
Greenville to Columbia, via Laurens,
been called for Friday morning to be
held at Newberry, to which all the
farmers and others who are interest
ed are inVitei. 1t is the purpose of
those at the head Of the movement to
form an association Of the owners of
land along this route and to procure
the help of these people at time of
the year when teams and laborers are
more or less idle. A date will be set
tied upon when all of these teams and
laborers will be put on this road and
grading and scraping done. Before
this. however, 1t is proposed to have
the road relocated and graded SO that
the permanent improvements will not
be wasted on a temporary roadway
The supervisors of the different coun-
ties along the route will be called on
to dSSlSl III tue "OIh. lHS pan lS
very feasible one, if the people CO.
operate. If the people are lstless, the
plan is infeasible and the work will
fall through.
The Laurens County section of this
road is already in fairly good condi-
ton, but little extra work on it
during the layby season would do Won
ders for it, We would like to see
this roadway built, not SO much as n
roadway for travellers from Greenville
to Columbia, but as an inspiration to
build better roads i'm other parts of
the county. Therefore we hope that
a large delegation will go from Lau-
rens to the meeting at Newtorr".
Following is the letter addressed to
the President of the Laurens Chamber
of Commerce.
Newberry, S. c., Feb. 2S, 1911.
DR. II. X. Aiken.
Chamber of Commerce,
Laurens, S. c.
Dear Sir
The Newberry Chamber Of Com
merce desires to have a meeting in
Newberry on the afternoon of the
10th of March, for the purpose OF con-
sidering the advisability OF forming
an organization composed OF repre-
sentatives from tho commercial bodies
OF the cities and towns between Green
Vile and Columbia, including these
two places, and from the rural COM
munties to build road from Green
vile to Columbia by the voluntary
cooperation Of the people along the
route.
The supervisors Of Laurens, Green
VILE, Newberry. Lexington and Rich
land will be invited to be present. and
Will be asked to give their coopera-
tion.
The plan to be proposed is to form
an organization, as suggested, and to
employ civil engineer and road
builder to go over the road between
Greenyille and Columbia, to suggest
re-locations where necessary, and to |
Stake OFF and grade and get speciflca. |
tions, and when these are completed |
to appoint time when all the peo-
pie along the road from Greenville |
to Columbia Will be asked to turn |
out with their teams and labor on |
their plantations. and to work the |
roads according to the plans and ape-
cifcations.
1t Will take some time to get these |
matters In shape, and IL the organiza-
ton Is formed, and 1t Is decided to
undertake the work. II can be done
after the farmers have finished work.
Ing their crops, and between that time
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-03-08
ATTRACTIVE
Real Estate
Offerings

100 c...au farms wanted for western
settlers.
House and lot, On East Main street
containing II acres with fine house,
barn and other improvements on easy
terms.
House and lot on Darlington street,
cheap for quick SALE.
400 acres near Stomp Springs in
cne state Of cultivation. tenant hous-
os. Price $11.50 per acre, one half
cash, balance in IL months.
1875 acres ~ miles of public square,
electric lights and one Of the best
farms in the county. S125. per acre,
one half cash, balance on easy terms.
Several lots on South Harper street.
House and lot on e. Main street, 8l-p
acres and is room concrete dwelling:
finest place in upper South Carolina.
On easy terms.
Two elegant residences on Sullivan
street on easy terms.
One hundred acres tillable land
within corporate limits of city, very
reasonable and easy terms.
A number of farms and other prom.
erty for sale, see us before you pur-
chase or sell your property.
ANDERSON &
BLAkELY.
Todd Building Laurens, S. 6.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-03-08

We have the. best line Of window
shades ever shown in the city, can
give you any size that you may need
S. M. e q. II. Wilkes & Co.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-03-08

The Advertiser will be glad to
receive the local news Of all the
communities in the county. Cor
respondents are requested to
sign their name to the cOntrl-
buttons. Letters should not be
mailed later than Monday morn
ing.
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1911-09-08
A Great OPPORTUNITY
FOR YOUNG men.

The demand for telegraph OPP
arators was never so great as at
the present time. The largest
telegraph school in America,
equipped with over a hundred
sets of Instruments, miniature
train system, a train wire of a
main line railroad, all telegraph
and freight blanks, tickets, in
fact everything just as complete
as found in the best equipped
railroad offices, the best practi-
cal teachers to be obtained, thor
onghly experienced in CONNER
cial and railway telegraphy,
station and freight work-the
Tyler Commercial College of
Tyler, Texas, is unable to any
where near supply the demand
upon it by the railroads and tele-
graph companies. Just as surely
as a young man will complete a
course in telegraphy and station
work, just so surely will he be
placed Immediately into good
position.
Write for free catalogue. Our
students are on all Southwestern
roads.
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1911-09-08
Wind and Rain Storm.

Monday was hot, sultry day,
and violent wind, rain and cleo
trical storm struck the city sud
denly about 4:45 that afternoon
The cloud came from the south
and the wind struck with
cyclonish velocity, followed by q
good downpour Of rain Many
fences were blown to the ground
shade trees were uproOted ahd
many limbs broken off. Consid
cradle destruction was caused by
the storm, which was the mos
severe in some time. 1t was o
short duration passing off to the
southeast, and the sun shining
brightly on the wreck left in it
wake before 5:15.
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1911-09-08
.BIL|OS Spells
NO LONGER DANGEROUS
Doks0n's Liver-TOne is a Sale Medi.
cine to Take the Place OF too
Powerful Calomel.

In the days when calomel was
the only liver remedy, a torpid
liver, or spell of biliousnees
was a serious thing. Calomel is
a powerful mineral substance
that compels the liver, no mat
ter how weak it is, to do its
work, but does nothing to
strengthen the liver and large
dose sometimes the usual dose
may cause salvation. bod.
sons LiverlTone is a builder
that strengthens the liver while
making it do its work. 1t is en-
tirely vegetable, pleasant to take
has no bad after effect and is
perfectly suited for children as
well as grown people. You
don't have to be careful what
you eat.
The Rexall Drug Store will
sell you a bottle and guarantee
it to give you perfect satisfac
ton. If it doesn't you get your
money back simply by asking
for it.
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1911-09-08
Discrcditine Wilson.

In New Jersey the saloons run
wide open everywhere. The
people wanted county option as
we have it in Texas and Wood
row Wilson took up the fight and
won it for them. In Ohio the
same existed and JudsOn Har.
mon was the candidate who was
opposed to county option. he
took up the fight against it and
won the election. The Houston
Post, opposed to all kinds OF
liquor legislation, is leading the
fight for Harmon and against
Wilson in Texas, and has com
menced to discredit the Wilson
boom launched in Austin a few
days ago. --Forney Messenger
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1911-09-08


While taking "a vacation on the
eth of August. myself and fami
ly with Joe Duchkar started to
Potter's Point. reaching There
just before dark, we pitched our
tent for "A weeks fishing, hunt
ing and pearl hunting. We had
a good time, but luck failed H.
so far as pearls were concerned,
although Joe found one he rcadi
ly sold for scventy-iive dollars.
We saw great many people
that we knem and many that we
had never met before. They
were there from all parts of the
county and Cass county and Ar
kansas and Louisiana. and there
was one japanese. 1t is just
like being in town. We could
count quite a number of camps
all around US, and Mr. John
Gray's wagon makes the round
Of taking orders and delivering
groceries every day. 1t rained
from Sunday night up to Tues
day morning and was very cool
and the camp fires felt good;
then we had fine weather all the
rest Ct the week, but the cool
weather did not stop the crowd
from hunting musles. Men,
women and children all came
and sure work hard. Some wade
in the water up to their neck and
some crawled around like hogs
in a wallow,
| noticed in last weeks limp
where the Governor and repre-
sentatives are trying to pass a
bill to limit the pearl hunters to
certain length of time and taxa
ton, butt if they would take d
trip TO the pearl fields for Il few
DAYS and watch those people and
see how hard and long they
work for those pearls, | believe
they would let it remain as it is,
for they sure earn what they get.
On our way we did not see any
crops that were very good, the
corn is mostly all nubbins and
the cotton about half a crop, al
though we saw some very tine
land We met some very clever
people while there that we shall
not forget soon, and will say to
all who wish to speId an inter
esting week, to go to the pearl
fields. Respectfully,
Herman Max.
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1911-09-08
BOARD fixes
STATE TAX RATE
At 12.5 Gents.

Austin, Aug. 3l.-The tax rate
for the next fiscal year for gen
eral revenue purposes Will be
II l-2 cents on the 500 property
valuation. The school tax rate
for the ensuing twelve months
will be 16 2-3 cents or the same
"a last year.
The rates were fixed by the
state automatic tax board at its
regular monthly meeting today.
The meeting was held in the
Office of State Treasurer Sparks,
member of the board. It be
gan at 10 o'clock this morning
and ended at 10 o'clock tonight.
Estimating the States taxable
property at $2,4S5, 067, 100, the
board hopes that approximately
So, LOG, 334 will be raised from the
general revenue tax. Working
on the same property valuation
estimate-and this is the esti-
mate made by the comptroller
based on reports made to him by
the differentcounty tax collectors
1t is hoped to raise $4.141, 799
for the benefit of the public
schools from the tax in that par
ticular. OF this amount how
ever, it is said that approximately
20 per cent must be deducted to
defray the cost of making the
collections. The schools of the
state, however, receive 50, 1872, S74
from other resources, so that it
is calculated they will get $6, 446.
293 from the receipts on this
years taxes.
Last years tax rate for gener-
al purposes was 4 cents. The
extraordinary increase OF this
year is due to the fact that de
ficiencies from the last admins
tratiOn have to be met and that
the Waters Pierce oil fine and
other so-called windfalls Of the
last administration helped-used
as they were--to lower the tax
rate of that administration.
The three appropriations made
by the Thirty First Legislature
and relating respectively to the
erection of a water and light
plant and the construction Of q
cotton bagging factory and the
establishment Of leper colony
will lapse back to the state treas
ury tomorrow under the law, &C
cOrding to an opinion rendered
by Attorney General Lightfoo1
for the benefit of the automatic
tax board today. The attorney
general holds that the law pro
vides that no appropriations
| shall be made for longer tnan
two years, and inasmuch as the
appropriation in question have
not been used, they must now
become void. The appropriation
for the water and light plant was
for $25O,OOO. That for the bag
ging factory was for $lOO,OOt
and that for the leper colon,
$40, 100.
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1911-09-08
Bifamist Skips His Bond.

Rev" j. Il. Woods, the
preacher who was arrested at
Coffeeville recently on charge
of biRamy, and who was placed
under bond in Bowie county to
await action of the grand jury,
has disappeared, so the papers
say. Commenting ON the case
the Big Sandy Times says:
1t now transpires that he has
been several times married and
has left a series of deserted
wives from South Carolina to
Texas. Several prominent farm
ers in the Cotfeeville neighbor-
hood are on his bond and efforts
are now being made to locate
him. -Pittsburg Gazette.
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1911-09-08

Senator J. w. Bailey gave out
at Gainesville on the 9th To rep
resentative Of the Fort Worth
Record:
You can say for me that
will not be candidate for re-
election To the Senate next year,
and you can also say that this
decision is irrevocable. | know
that the State cannot find sue
csssor who will be more faithful
to the honor and the welfare OF
her people than | have been, but
| sincerely hope she will lind one
who can represent her in the
Senate with greater ability than
/ have done.
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1911-09-08

Zapata county which voted
solidly anti is the same county
which was appealing for state aid
to keep her citizenn from starry
ing only a few years ago. Why
the great thirst for tirewater if
they can't make a Iiving:-
Weatherford Democrat.
1t is also the same county
which voted it's entire strength
for Colquitt and Anhueser Busch
Davidson in the democratic pri-
mary and then gave every vote of
the county to the republican
ticket in the general election.
Zapata county is a unit on all
things from drinking booze, to
voting to employing high sala.
ried school teachers. The Grand
Saline Sun.
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1911-09-08
Less Rice and Better Rice.

In recent statement given
out by a prominent member of
the Southern Rice Growers AS
sociation, the Texas rice crop is
declared To be a better quality
this season than ever before,
though slightly lighter in quality.
The exports of rice this year are
not expected To be as heavy as
formerly, as more of this pro.
duct is being consumed in Texas.
Texas offers favorable induce.
ments To rice growing and the
climate of south Texas is especi
ally favorable To the production
of this cereal.
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1911-09-08

sept. J.-Sunday > ,hool at
School House at 3 p. M.
Monday afternoon there VAS a
bad storm. IL lifted =. Braziers
house about five feet and set it
of the foundation blocks: took
log cotton house and turned it
part way around and showed IL
against a large hickory tree;
blew two calves out of the yard,
one over two fences in field.
At Mr.. Founders blew down two
large china trees. one struck the
house. At A. +. Forbes it blew
around a chicken coop and some
other buildings, uprooted pine
trees and hickory trees, and
played havoc in general; picked
up the syrup pan off the arch
and turned it up against the
fence, and at ID. Spradlings blew
his cotton house TO pieces, up
rooted pines and piled them up.
All roads are filed with tree
tops and hail and rain came with
the storm. We haven't been
able to learn farther down on the
track of the storm, so cannot say
what damage was done. On
Spradlings place house occu
pied by Gordon, colored family
had two trees blown down or
the house. Stock has not al
come around and some may be
killed.
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1911-09-08
A Great Advantage to Working
People

j. A. Maple, 1875 S. It'll ST.. Steuben-
vile, o., says: For years | suffered
from weak Kidneys and severe bad-
der trouble. l learned of Foley Kid.
ney Pills and their wonderful cures 30
l began taking them and sure enough
| had az good results as any | heard
about. My backache left me and to
one of my business, expressman, that
alone is a great advantage. My kid
neys acted free and normal, and that
saved me a lot Of misery, II is now 4
pleasure to work where it used to be a
misery. Foley Kidney Pills have cured
me and have my highest praise" For
Sale by Allen Urquhart
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1911-09-08
Common Colds Must be Taken
Seriously

For unless cured they SAY the vitality
and lower the vitality and lower the
vital resistance to more serious in fec.
ton. Protect your children and your
self by the prompt use Of Foley's Bon
ep and Tar Compound and note its
quick and decisive results. For coughs.
colds. Group shopping cough. bronchit-
Is and affections of the throat chest
and lungs II is An ever ready valuable
remedy. Allen Urquhsrt
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1911-09-08
MARRIED..

Mr.. Bum Mccain and Miss
Bernice Brown, daughter of Mr.J.
j Brown, were married at Cedar
Grove Church in the AmoX com
munity, Sunday, August 9th,
Rev. Carl Chambers performing
the ceremony. Mr.. and Mrs.
Mccain will make their home
near Daingertield.
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1911-09-08
List of Letters

Remaining in the Post Office At Je.
ferson. Marion county, Texas, Thurs.
day, Sept. Z, 1911.
Mrs V Edney, X i Fortson Frank
Greenwood, jim Alexander, } w Davis,
Gus Sticking. JAS Amber, Willie Wat
son, Salum Mrsterbank. o Black, Jer-
ny johnson. William Davis.
Mrs.-E Jackson, Lizzie Green, Mary
Thomas, Alder Sanders. Maggie Jones.
Emma Woodall, Ida Porter.
Misses-Carrie Davis, Lille Shaw
Minnie Hartsaw, Jessie Perham. r
Jones. Beulah Davis.
Persons calling for above letters
please say"Advertised."
HAL SINGLETON 7. VI.
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1911-09-08
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
ss s..s. the .. &HAzz&
Toyah Valley Onions.

The Toyah Valley Herald at
Balmorhea reports that $4,000
pounds of onions per acre were
produced on a farm five miles
from that city by c. w. Griffin
this year and that other onion
growers in that section have
demonstrated beyond a doubt
that onion growing in the Toyah
Valley is one of the coming in
dustries of that part of Texas.
The onion belt of Texas is rap
idly increasing and promises tC
be one of the leading industries
Of the State.
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1911-09-08

>till RETAINS lite aivh place - the beet
hoas~hold remedy Tor oil eoaghs and
oosds, sithes for children or g,own per.
soos. Prvveats s<r,oos sesaits from q
cold Take ouiy the genuine fol~y's
Hos~y aud Tar Compound. Aad refuse
ssisssAstes. Allen Cs9uhart