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Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1912-11-08
MISTAKE, BUT WORKED WELL
unIntentlonaiiy Friendly Letter 10
Bullst-Proof Debtor Brought Quick
Results From Him.

A lawyer who had drifted out Of the
regular line into collection practice
dictated 80 many dunning letters every
day that he had his stenographer sign
them and would himself read over the
carbon copies the following day II he
thought 1t necessary. He had another
bad habit, which was that as II came
to the close of day and he had be-
come weary of nagging people he
would grow facetious and instead of
debating the names of the debtor prop
erly would vary the monotohy by say
ing Dearest Skin" or Darling Mr..
Smith," knowing thai his stenog-
rapher, having the correspondence
before her. would I'LL In the proper
name.
1t CHANGED that she, like most good
stenographers, decided to get mar.
ried, and she brought her sister into
the office to succeed her. The first
full day of dictation that the attor-
ney put in after the sisters advent
CHANGED to be one of his humorous
ones, and he started letter to bull
w PhoOh dOblOl OhhAIh
Dear Sammy" and then y Sceeded to
tell Sammy" his opinion o. IN. The
next morning, on looking over the car.
bon copies. he was Mortified to find
the new stenographer had typed that
letter exactly as 1t was dictated and
sent 1t out In the mail the night be
fore.
.,.---.-.----s,.is --------s--..s
MIR. Samuel Smith to show DIP with
fire in his eye and pistol inlhis hand.
He shivered den the office door open
ed and he left for home very early In
the afternoon. The next morning, how
ever, he received a letter from Sam
my" which started off Dear Billy
(the lawyers given name being VIII
liam), and which went on to say, III
you had addressed me In such friend
ly style before you would have had
the money sooner" and inclosed was
"Sammy's" check for the whole
account.
The new method had brought graft
flying results, but the attorney did no
dare to adopt 1t as a regular prac
tice; on the contrary, his dictatiol
since has been notable for its eS
actitude.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-08-28
Your QUESTION: Ansmered.

II you would like to have answered
any particular question each or any
week from "The Suggestive Questions
on the Sunday School Lesson" by Rev.
Or. Linscott, send In your request to
this office, giving the date of the les
son and the number of the question
you wish answered. You may select
any question except the one indicat-
ed that 1T may be answered in writ
Ing by members of the club" DR..
IIhScott VIII answer the questions
either in these columns or by mail
through this ONCE. Don't forget to
state what. benefit these Suggestive
Questions" are to you. Give your full
name and address. Send your letters
to THE Question Editor of The Ad-
vertiser, Laurens, 8. c."
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-08-28
CUTTING DOWN
INSURANCE LOSS
GreenyiEle Board of Trade Issues Spe.
cial Insurance Edition of "Greater
GreenyiIIeo

cial Insurance Edition of "Greater
GreenviIle".
The GreenVille Board of Trade has
just issued another edition of it's lit
tie periodical Greater Greenville".
this time the contents being devoted
to insurance, both fire and life. The
life insurance articles are devoted to
giving reasons why the home compan-
les should be patroni2ed, showing that
by Keeping the states insurance pre-
miums at home the interest rates on
money will be decreased and more
funds will be at hand to loan for in
dustrial improvements. 1t is sad
fact that the north is scraping the
cream Of the south's earnings through
insurance premiums. The articles on
tre insurance are devoted largely to
showing the enormous and useless fire
waste in this country. One statement
went to show that the fire loss in the
United States for ten years is equal
to the value of two out Of the last
ten cotton crops. "In 1907 the per
capita losses in the cities of the six
leading Suropean countries amounted
to but 33 cents, while in the United
States they were $2.51," an enormous
difference, The closing article of the
little booklet gave six precautionary
measures for avoiding fires:
How to Prevent Fires.
l. A large part of the fire waste of
this country is directly due to untidy
conditions. Heavy losses naturally
Increase cost Of insurance. A careful
inspection of your entire premises
should be made daily and rubbish kept
cleaned up.
2. Oily rags or waste should be
kept in standard waste cans and CON
tents removed and burned each night
). Gasoline, naptha and other vola-
tile oils should not be kept in building.
a. Open flue holes should be pro-
tected with sheet iron or better be
bricked up.
D. Electricity, when improperly in
stalled, is hazardous; lamp cords
should not be hung on nails or wrap
ped around any piping; paper shades
should never be used
6. Stove pipes should be run direct
to brick chimneys and never through
floors or partitions; protect Doors un-
der and about stoves with brick, ce-
ment of sheet metal.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-08-28
Notice of Election,
state of South Carolina,
County of Laurens

otate or South Carolina,
County of Laurens.
whereas, petitions signed bv looot
number of the qualified electore and
Iree-nolders residing in Youngs school
u!strlct No. 2, Laurens county Snwth
carolina, asking for an election unon
1he question of voting an additional
hili tax upon the property in sai1
School district to be used for school
purposes, nave been filed with the
county board of education. an election
hereDy ordered upon said question
Salu erection TO be held on the eth dov
Oh september, 1912, at w. p Harris,
store in said district, under the man
asement OF the trustees of said scbooJ
district. iu S'hooi
only such electors as return real or
personal property for taxation am;
who exhibit their tax receipts and rep-
lstration certificates as required in
the general election shall be allowed
to vote.
Ihose fayoring the 1 mill additional
tax snail vote ballot containing the
word YES" writer or printed there
on. Those against the mill addition
al tax shall vote q ballot containing
the word mo" written or printed
thereon. Polls shall open at the hour
or o'clock In the forenoon and shall
remain open until the hour of 4 o'clock
In the afternoon when they shall be
closed, and the ballots counted
The trustees shall report the result
OF the election to the county auditor
and county superintendent of educa-
tion within ten days thereafter.
GEO. l.. PITTS,
BY order of Couty Board.
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Lisbon Locals.


Lisbon, Aug. 24.-The crops are suf.
fering very much from what we term
the red rust" and the extreme dry
weather. The crops will be short tC
compare with past year. The farmers
are gathering their fodder in very fast
as they have good weather to helr
them
One of the most delightful social oc-
casions Of the season was the moon
light picnic given last Thursday night
in honor OF Miss Mae Smith of Dallas
Texas. The picnic was given by the
following popular young ladies: Miss
es Olive, Sadie, and Dolly Fuller and
Miss Francis Smith The picnic was
given in Mr.. Smiths pasture.
The following were present to en-
JOY the occasion: Mrs. H. B. Humbert,
of Laurens, Mrs. Lille Bowers of
Americus, Ga, Misses, Gladys Huff, of
Laurens, Ruth Stokes. Lizzie Mitchell,
of Mountville, Olive Fuller. Sadie Full
Ter, and Francis Smith, and Messrs.
Jack Zimmerman, Clyde Franks, Jen-
nings Eichelberger, of Laurens, Ed
Adams, John r. Stokes and Frank
Stokes, Of Mountville, Alsey Mitchell,
Cary Mitchell and Clarence Smith. Af-
ter most delightful evening the pleas
ures ended about midnight with ap-
propriate songs in which everyone
joined
A wedding of more than usual inter
est was that which occurred on the
18th, when Miss Sallie Riddle became
the bride of. Mr.. Tom Spencer. The
ceremony was performed at the home
of the brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
George Riddle, the ceremony being per-
| formed in an impressive manner by
Judge Goodman of Mountville. They
carry the best wishes of the entire
community with them to Rock Hill
where they will make their home in the
future.
Mrs. w. NJ. Ballew and Walter, Jr.
Of Blacksburg and Messrs Walter
Wharton of McColl and William Whar.
ton Of Cross Hill are visiting the fam
lily OF Mrs. j. T. A. Ballew.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Milan Of Green.
Vile are the guests of Mr. Milam's
mother, Mrs. Mary Milan.
Mrs. A. r. Sullivan OF Laurens anC
Mrs. Greer of Charleston spent the
day last Friday with Mr.. and Mrs. j. It
A. Bailey.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-08-28
SUNDAY SCHOOL QUESTIONS.

Copyright, 1910, by Rev. T. S. Lin
scott, ID. d.
The Death of John the Baptist. Mark.
vi:14-29. MAY be used as tempcr-
ance lesson)
Golden Text-Be thou faithful unto
death, nd l will givea theee the crown
of life. Rev. lilo.
ID Verse 14-Who was King Hrod
and how did the fame of Jesus affect
him?
CD What other examples can you
give of the results of an aroused con-
science?
CD Verse 15.-How do you account
for the variety of opinions which the
people had concerning Jesus?
(40 Verse 16-What are the possibi-
ties of conscience in tormenting bad
men?
(5D If a mans conscience is clear.
no matter how startling an event may
be. is he ever likely to be afraid?
(See Prov. xXviii:1D
co. Verse 17.-Why did Herod put
John in prison?
CD Is a good man always under OBJ
legation to reprove evil even if he risks
his life in doing it? Why?
(S.) Is it the duty Of good man to
reprove all the bad men he knows? ?
Why?
CO. Did Johns reproof OF Herod
have good or bad effect upon him
Give your reasons.
G0O In what way should we follow
Christs command. Neither case We
your pearls before swine lest they
trample them under their feet and turn
again and rend you?"
Q1) Verse 1S.-Would you say, or
not and why, that Notwithstanding the
results, Johns action was wise?
(12) State the circumstances and
say why it was wrong for Herod to
marry his brothers wife.
OBJ Even if an act may not be
wrong in itself, is it ever wise, or not
and why, for person to do that which
outrages the moral sense of the com
munity?
tl4) Ought man or woman, even
for just cause, ever seek divorce for
the purpose OF marrying another
Why?
(15.) Verse 19-2O-When person is
reproved for his sin and does not re-
pent how does he penerayy feel to-
ward the reprover?
Q6) If Herod had such faith in the
goodness Of John why did he put him
in prison?
(l7) How much virtue is there in
doing some things that are right if the
life in the mai mis- wrong?
Q8) Verses 21-22-What is the gen
eral influence of having big dinners or
suppers at anniversaries in the home ?
Q9O 1t was a Greek custom after a
banquet to have professional women
dance in mimetic and licentious
way. What would be the effect of
such dancing?
(2O) When man is under the influ-
ence of wine and licentious dance
what you'd you say as to the good
ness of his resolutions?
(21O What is the influence today of
dring and dancing?
(22O Berses 23-29-Would Herod
have given the order to have John he
headed if he had not been under the
influence of passion? Why?
(2S) What were the steps that led
up to the brutaIizing of this woman's
nature, which caused her to demand
Johns head on charger9 (This is
one of the questions which may be
answered in writing by members Of
the club.)
Lesson for Sunday, Sept. 8, 1912.
The Mission Of the Twelve. Matt.
iX:35--x:15; X:40-xi:1.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-08-28

A vast amount OF i'll health is due to
impaired digestion. When the stom-
ach fails to perform It's functions prop
erly the whole system becomes de-
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Tablets is all you need. They will
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entirely doing away with that misera-
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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-08-28

Mr.. w. s. Gunsalus, farmer living
lear Fleming, Pa. says he has used
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Dia-
rrhoea Remedy in his family for four
teen years, and that he has found Il
to be an excellent remedy, and takes
pleasure In recommending It. For sale
by all dealers.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-08-28
international Press
Bible Question Climb

| have read the Suggestive Cues
tions on the Sunday School Lesson
published In The Advertiser, also
Lesson itself for Sunday
- '''' III
(Date) the series Of So.
N"e '''''''''''.....
Address
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-03-30

public matters; our public men must
represent and respond to the aroused
conscience of the people. In the next
place all the great natural resources
which are vital to the welfare of the
whole people should either be kept in
the hands OF or under the full control
Of the whole people. This applies to
coal, oil, timber, water power, natural
gas Either natural Of the
land should be kept in the hands of the
people and their development and use
allowed under leasing arrangements
Cor otherwise); or where this is not
possible there should be strict govern
mental control over their use. ALI
the remaining water power in u
country-and probably there are in
streams that the government owns or
controls 400, 600, 900 of man power
should be retained in full by the people
and should be developed and used so
velopers, but good fair profit to the de-
%velopers, but with the prime aim Of
keeping the ultimate ownership in the
people and making it's beneficial use
by the people the first consideration.
Conserving Natural Fertility.
Il pass now to the equally import
ant, but far less understood policy Of
country life. In a sense you may re-
gard this policy as one part of con-
servation. OF all possible husbanding
of physical national none is
comparable in it's value tt the nation
with the conservation of the natural
fertility Of the soil; and even more
important is 1t to keep the right type
of men and women on the soil. More
over the public opinion to which we
must look to make conservation an eff
fective national policy will not come
from the cities where big business is
in power. 1t will come from the farm
ers who alive to their duty in regard
to the resources at their command
will see that they get their due share
of those other resources which belong
to the people at large and to no privi-
legged class.
Thought upon the betterment of
country life idea, as we know it today,
had not reached a point where action
could be taken until very near the end
Of my term OF office. Obviously the
first thing to do was to ascertain the
facts, and especially to find out wheth-
er a real demand for action and effect
i've support for action were likely to
come from the rural communities
concerned. /, therefore appointed an
unpaid commission of experts who
held public inquiries all over the Unit
ed States and also circulated through
the mail a large number Of printed
questions. 1 believe in drawing upon
volunteers for great public service as
much in civil as in military matters
and 1 did it in other connections. The
only expense that the public was put
to in this case was the free return
through the mail of these forms which
brought invaluable information and
opinions from tens of thousands of
representative people in rural COM
munities. All the other expenditure,
even the travelling expenses of the
commissioners, and the publication of
their report, was provided for out of
private funds. The commissioners
said in their report, from which /
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-03-30


is a subject. Of tr~anscending Importance
which should engage unremittingly
the attention of the nation, the states
and the people in earnest co-opera-
tom and that this cooperation
should find expression in suitable ac-
ton by congress and by the legisla-
lures of the several states.
II followed this up by the appoint
ment of the national conservation
commission which made the first in
ventory of natural ever pre-
pared for any country. 1t had begun
Investigations as the necessary first
steps to enable congress and the sew
eraI states to make intelligent Inc eff
fective application of the unanimous
pronouncement by the chief executives
of the states and territories. With
this unanimous announcement by the
chief executive of the states and ter
ritories in support of the conservation
idea it was clearly a case where the
president of the United States should
formulate and lead a conservation
policy. This was done. Unfortunate
ly the policy thus begun was complete
ly reversed, by the appointment of Mr..
Ballinger and the dismissal Of Clifford
Pinchot.
Fight to Protect Forests.
"The long fight to protect the for
ests of the United States has not been
to keep them out Of use, but on the
contrary to encourage the utilization
Of them to the fullest extent consist
ent with preserving their power Of
service to the people of all time. Con-
~servation is not keeping out Of use but
it is putting things to the best use
without waste and where possible
preserving their perennial usefulness
unimpaired. Where public rights ex-
list, conservation is to- insure to the
public the full enjoyment and benefit
Of these rights and at the same time
to protect and encourage, private en-
terprise engaged in development work.
THE same principle applies to all
natural resources. The fertility Of the
lands must be protected while the an
nual toll Of crops is taken off. No cit
izen has a right to despoil the land and
leave it so impoverished as to imperil
the future prosperity and stability of
the nation. This nation must not al
low its future to be endangered by the
reckless exhaustion Of the natural re-
sources which are essential means to
its existence and greatness and also
the sources out Of which labor can OBJ
tain legitimate satisfaction. The way
to defend private property is to obey
what is now the settled national re-
solve as to the proper use and conserv-
alton of public property. We progress
sives declare that this generation shall
not pass away without having wiped
out Of it's record the charge of uncon-
Germ for the country's future, the fail
ure to follow the instinct which is inn
planted even in the lower animals
that of the preservation of the race.
1T behooves us to preserve the
means essential to the perpetual well
fare of the nation. To accomplish the
task effectively two things are of prime
Importance. In the first place there
must be a sound moral standard on
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-03-30

9 depressed European ~peasantry has
found. that the cooperative system
was the surest way to the a~ll-around
Improvement in rural conditions they
We're seeking to effect.
The problem Of rural life is engag-
ing the serious thought OF the British
nation and parliament. Much Is be-
ing done by legislation with the aim OF
settling a large number Of people up-
on the land. Recently a development
commission was created and literally
provided with funds for the purpose OF
aiding and developing agriculture in
the United Kingdom. Among the
means to this end is specified the or
ganization of cooperation. The
reason for this wise provision was that
the Irish farmers had learned the value
of cooperative methods from their
continental rivals in supplying the
British market with agricultural prod
ucts.
Farmers Should Cooperate.
%As II have often stated, / believe
that it is essential to the welfare OF the
American farmers that they should
adopt generally the cooperative sys-
tenn, which already has proved highly
advantageous in a few Instances. In
many of the states Of the union there
are gratifying examples OF associated
effort by communities of farmers to
improve their economic conditions and
to increase the opportunities and
for social satisfaction. I heart
lily welcome the fact that several of
the large railway companies are di-
rectly associating themselves with the
rural communities in their movements
toward making farming more proit-
able, h pockets and country life more
satisfying to the social instincts of
the people. The good points of the
systems and methods as revealed by
experience in different localities could
become helpfully known to all by sys-
tematic assistance in the initial stages
of organization. An immense impulse
to the movement would result. from the
extension of recognized leadership
and sympathy from the chief executive
of the government.
II see no reason why the depart
ment of agriculture should not stand
at the head of and foster the movement
for these great and f~ar-reaching ag-
ricultural reforms. In that depart
ment we have one OF the largest, if
moi the largest, civil administrative
branch Of government in the world.
The progressives demand that its util-
tiles should be more widely extended,
and n of the first objects when they
come into power will be to see that the
department sets itself to work out a
broader scheme than has yet been at
tempted for the uplifting. technically,
commercially, socially and politically
of the American farmer.
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soeiaI &c politIeal obieets.


"A word must be added on the
social and political aspects Of the
country life question. I have always
insisted that the social life of the
country folk must be frightened. This
is largely TO be done by education and
social organization. Far toe often in
the past the education of the rural
youth has failed to interest them eith-
er in the science Of agriculture or the
beauty of nature-in the country. 1t
has rather prepared their minds for
the attractions and opportunities Of
the cities. These are matters in which
the rural church, whose helpful in
fluence upon the business organiza-
ton and social unexpectedly in help
ing to introduce cooperation for bust
ness and social reasons-could do an
invaluable service to the nation, as
well as to the religious bodies them
selves. / very earnestly hope that an
u church bodies will act along the
lines Of this suggestion, offered in all
sympathy with their difficulties, to en-
ter more largely upon the field Of So
cial service in the open country. The
]. M. G. Al. has already begun such
work. The churches can supply a
great need by giving to the country a
counterpart of the social service which
enriches the urban life Of our civiliza-
ton. 1t is their function to teach us
not only our duty toward God, but our
duty towards our neighbors. The fed
eral council of churches through it's
commission in the church and social
service is taking up the question.
Strengthen Politically.
Lastly in advocating the
tive system-and still more the CO.
operative spirit-among farmers
have in view the STRENGTHENING of
their political influence. 1t is as true
as it is forgotten that the influence of
any interest upon legislation and adj
ministration is strictly proportional to
the extent to which the Interest is or
ganized-not. mark YOU, for political
but for business purposes. 1t is to the
failure Of the faremrs to get together
in the business of their lives that / at
tribute their lack Of political influence.
| say too no country can realize its
mission where the opinion of those
who live and work upon land does not
find adequate expression through po-
litical action.
we progressiyes stand for the two
policies of conservation and the bet
terment Of country life. We regard
them as both urgent and claimant for
action. For the last three years there
has been. as regards both of them,
first reaction; and second. when under
a storm of public disapproval the poll
cy of open reaction was abandoned,
weak and hating action without the
forceful central leadership which can