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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-05-01
Couldn't Escaoe

lie was one of those timid. tiny.
,cned chaps who become cnamored by
mistake. and live in perpetual fear or
pending engagement ring He him
self had become enamored of a sweet
and soulful maiden. whose languish.
ing expression tor him between de-
light and fear
AT the conclusion of his first call"
she asked:
When are you coming again
dear?"
He seized the wrong hat from the
rack in his confusion.
"Er--what about some time next
week." he hazarded
look OF disappointment came into
the fair ones eyes.
Next week." she said. Yes, that
VIII do lovely! Come round tomorrow
night dear, and well decide definite.
ly upon the day Answers.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-05-01
Escapes an AmfuI Fnte.

A thousand tongues could not ex-
press the gratitude OF Mrs ]. e. Cox,
of Joliet, ILL.,, for her wonderful deliv-
erance from an awful fate Typhoid
pneumonia had left me with a dread
fui cough" she writes. Sometimes
j had such awful coughing spells I
thought / would die. could get no
help from doctors treatment or other
medicines till used DIR. Kings New
Discovery. But owe my life to this
wonderful remedy for / scarcely cough
at all now" Quick and SAFE its the
most reliable of all throat and lung
medicines. Every bottle guaranteed.
soc and $100. Trial bottle free at Lau-
rens Drug Co. and Palmetto Drug Co.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-05-01
TYLERSYILLE DOTS.

.
Rev. b. P. Mitchell filled his regu-
lar appointment at Langston Sunday.
The day being so pretty quite crowd
attended the service.
Mrs. T. p. Poole and son Furman
spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs. j.
T. Poole OF Laurens.
Misses Matte Sloan ard Lucy Don
nan spent Friday with Miss Matte
Belle Peterson
Mr. Claud Cooper of Whitmire has
been visiting relatives in tnis sec
ton.
Mcssrs. Russell Poole ami Fred
Childress spent Sunday with Mrs. NJ.
o. Clark and family
Miss Matte Belle Peterson has re-
turned home from an extended visit to
relatives near Laurns.
Mr.. w. b. Clark of Greenwood spent
the weekend with relatives here
Miss Fannie Poole and brother,
Joshua We're in Laurens Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. j. w. Donnan spent
Sunday with Mr.. F. L, Donnan and
family.
Mr. w. c. Winters was in Laurens
on business Monday.
Messrs. Foster and Wilirred Cromcr
of Clinton attended services at Lang
ston Sunday.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-05-01
No Fiaure Of sneenh

OF all the things that may bcfan
church, nothing could be much strang,
er than the destruction of little
house of worship north of Hudson Bay.
as once reported b. Bishop Williams
OF Marquette
He had attended synod of tho Ca.
madam church at Winnipeg. and there
had seen missionary bishop, who
had been six weeks on the way. hay.
ing come most OF the distance in a
canoe. The missionary bishop report
ed gravely that the diocese of broth.
er bishop had gone to the dogs"
Being asked for an explanation. he
said that the Eskimos in the diocese
had built church with whales ribs
for rafters, and covered 1t with walrus
hide. The little church held eighty
persons; but in the time that elapsed
between two services the building was
set upon by a pack OF famished dogs.
and demolished in few hours--
Youths Companion
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-05-01
LOCALS FROM DIALS.

Dials, April 29.-Prof. l.. p. Cham
berlayns illustrated lecture at Dials
church Friday evening was greatly en-
joyed. Mr.. Chamberlain is professor
of language at the University of
South Carolina, and traveller of
note, having toured the greater part
of Europe Consequently he was ia
miliar with his subject, Greece, the
Past and Present, and was at his
best Friday evening.
Mr.. officer, a student at the Univer-
sity. had charge of the illustrated part
OF the lecture.
Miss nellie Mccall was the guest of
Miss Ruth Curry Friday night, and
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Curry ard little
son, Gray, visited Mr.. and Mrs. z. n.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-05-01
MADE ALL THE DIFFERENCE
mr. Newlywed Equal to Fine Distlnc.
ton Between His "Cherub" and
Neighbours Brat"

Our likes and disikes are guided
by the personal equation-wh whatever
mat Is commented the bachelor.
lndeed?" Tueried the suffragette.
es; the property we buy at real
estate forced sale is always the high
est and driest, while the other fellows
property, we are willing to swear. Is
under water"
Are you getting ready to argue?"
NO, I'm still unmarried. But |
wanted to show how different we all
feel about ourselves and our property
from other people and their property.
You know, have room in fiat with
4 young married couple / have one
there so that I can observe the mar.
tial-or is 1t existence. A
couple of months ago the stork brought
them n baby"
"A boy or a girl?" asked the suf.
iragctte revealing spark of woman.
hood; then she added. quickly. but
never mind; it will be voter. any.
way, some day"
ION the floor below lis is another
baby" went on the Bachelor The
other day the quiet of the house was
disturbed by luss; yelling
is that our little chemb crying?
asked the mother
No the father answered; its the
brat downstairs. o."
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-05-01
Opening Books of Subscription,

PURSUANT to commission OF The
secrtary of state directed to the unde:-
signed, we will open the books of sub
scription to the capital stock of Ley
ert Furniture Company on the 1st day
of May, 1912, at 105 West Main st eel,
in the city Of Laurens. Said company
will have a capital stock Of $4,000 di-
vided into 100 shares of the par value
of 500 each, and it's principal place
of business will be at Laurens, S. c..
w. X. Hudgens,
E. *. Todd.
j. II. Leverett,
Board of Corporators.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-05-01
CHANGE IN COLOR OF EYES
ey No Means Uncommon, and Easily
Accounted For, According
to Surgeon

The possibility of mans eyes
changing as the result of mental
shock or physical i'll treatment was
the subject of an interesting discus
sion by number of surgeons in the
eye ward of one Of the great London
hospitals
One of the surgeons stated: 1T Is
common knowledge that great phys
lcal hardships may suddenly turn the
hair white. The loss Of color here
lollows on certain chemical changes,
due to disturbances of nutrition. tax.
ing place in the tiny particles Of
coloring matter which give the hair
it's color
"All infants at birth have blue
eyes. In some babies, Immediately
after birth, pigment granules begin to
develop In the iris. Thus they be.
come brown or black eyed In others,
however, no such pigment formation
takes place, and the eyes remain blue
or gray throughout life.
III this at present blue-eyed ex-cop-
Wet is really the missing brown
eyed banker, reasonable explana-
ton OF the discrepancy in the eye
colorings would be that under tho
stress OF physical and mental shock
inc colorlng matter which had in
early life developed In each iris had
atrophied or disappeared, leaving the
eyes the original blue coloring pres.
ent at birth"
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CROSS HILL NEWS
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Cross Hill, April 29.-Miss Willie
Joe Austin has been elected spon-
sor and Miss Mary Hill maid of hon
or by the Putsy Williams camp and
Will attend the reunion at Macon, Ga
Miss Austin will visit her uncle Mr.
j. c. Austin and family at Vidalia, Ga
after the reunion before coming home
DR.. j. II. Miller has been invited to
speak at the closing of the Shady
Grove school, Richland county, May
3rd. The doctor made an address at
the reunion of the "Briars" at Gray
Court recently. He is quite popular
as speaker and always has some
thing interesting to say
The annual commencement of the
Cross Hill high school will begin
Thursday evening May 2nd with eX-
erciscs by literary societies at $50.
Friday at $50 address by Dr.. Poteat
of Greenville and graduating exercises.
The following compose the gradual
ing class: Mary Miller, Larry Nc
Gowan, Joe Spratt, Edna Proffette,
OZella Harmon, jamie Griffin, Ruth
Workman Agnes Leaman.
The many friends of DR.. f. w. Pin
son will be glad to know that his con
dition is much improved since his last
serious sickness and his people speak
of bringing him home soon.
Rev. Mr.. Marion, student at the
seminary in Columbia, preached for
the Presbyterians here Sunday.
negro, Anthony Tribble, who lives
on Mr.. a. ID. Owens's place was shot
in his yard last Tuesday night Trib-
BILE says his dog was barking and he
went out to see what was the mat
ter and was shot down. y shot gun
with No. 4 shot was used at close
range. He is wounded in side arm
and shoulder. His wounds, though
painful may not prove fatal. MIR j.
w. Koon, policeman, and others made
an investigation next day which re-
suited in the arrest of Tom Watts, an
other negro on the place Watts was
ca ''S''h "iiN gwen At nearing before
Magistrate Fuller Wednesday. All the
evidence was circumstantial but was
considered pretty strong against Watts
and he was bound over to court and
sent to Jail
simpsons little breakfast party"
at the school auditorium last Tues
day evening was enjoyed by a good
audience.
The following is the cast:
Samuel Simpkins, Mr.. J. o. Denny.
Maj. Cash Down, Mr.. Walter Griffin.
DR.. Hartley, Mr. Luther Martin.
Henry Clay. Simpkin's Man, Mr.. w. II.
Fuller.
Mrs. Fairplay, Miss Elinor Des Portes.
Alice Fairplay, Miss Wilmer Ramey.
Daily Cashdown, Miss Rebecca Addl-
son.
All acquitted themselves very well
indeed. Simpkin's Man initiated the
negro to perfection and brought down
the house several times. Receipts were
satisfactory and will about finish pay
ing for the splendid system of lights
| recently placed in the building
A number of our young people at
| tended the school picnic at Watts
bridge last Saturday.
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Why Confidence will be Yours.

rms Is the proposition. Buy 3 gal
IONS OF l.nseed Oil with every gal
IONS of L.. M. Paint and mix the
vi "ith the Paint. If the Paint thus
,naue COSTS more than SLIGO per gal
lon-if the Paint as YOU use II ie NOT
perfectly satisfactory-then return
Whatever you have not used and get
PACK all you have paid for the whole of
IT and besides the money you have
paid to the painter. No other Paint
compares with l.. & NJ. in quality and
durability The price is right, the
propoSition is right. You will be right
in using it Whenever Won want Paint
Call on j. H. & Nj. l.. Nash. La,-
rens; j. w. Copeland Co., Clinton.
fuIl line Of high grade Water Cool
ers IN stock, at most reasonable pric-
S. M. g. f. II. Wilkes G. Co
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Gray Saturday and Sunday.

Gray Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. Frank Gray is at home now from
the North Greenville high school.
Messrs. Williams Brooks, ID. d..
Brownlee and Miss Fannie Brownlee.
were the guests OF Misses Emma Har-
ris and Maggie Harrison, Saturday
night.
Prof. l.. p, Chamberlain and Mr..
Officer of Columbia were the guests Of
Mr.. ID. ID. Harris and family Friday
night.
Misses Nita Hunter and Mary and
Louise Bates, of Chicora College, spent
few days last week with Mr.. Judie
Hunter and family.
Miss Maggie Harrison has returned
to her home in Duncan
Mr.. John Brownlee spent last week
in Laurens.
The school at Dials closed Friday
after completing very successful
term. Miss Harrison, the teacher, is
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-05-01

the pest ever, ami under her sun
erN)sion the school retained it's place
as one among the best of our country
schools.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-05-01
Thn Prnhlnn

How queer Agnes looks OF latei"
Yes. can't make out whether It's
dress reform or hard luck."-HaP.
per's Bazaar
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-05-01

Now is the time to get rid OF your
rheumatism You can do 1t by ap.
plying Chamberlain Liniment and
massaging the parts freely at each
application. Fer sale by all dealers.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-05-01

Think Of 1t! 2 at. Ice Cream Freez-
er for $1.25, that's our price, other
sizes In proportion. Give US your
business and you will save money.
s. M. G. 10. II. Wilkes & Co.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-07-17
WILLING TO MEET BLEASE
Fielder Answers Offer of Governor of
South Carolina.

Atlanta, Ga, July 16.-"I am neither
a bully or a braggart, but ] am willing
to meet Blease anywhere outside the
state of South Carolina and give him
any personal satisfaction he desires" "
This statement was made by Thorn
as B. Fielder on his return to Atlanta,
after testifying before the special In
vestigating committee of the South
Carolina legislature probing the old
dispensary case at Augusta. The
statement was in answer to a declara-
tion made at Bamberg, s. c., by Gov
ernor c. l.. Blease, in which he said:
u will give any man 1000 who will
get Tom Fielder two feet on this side
OF the Savannah river and let me be
present"
In this statement Governor Blease
also excoriated the members of the
investigating committee in bitter
terms.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-07-17
PURDY ISSUES CALL
FOR CONVENTION
Minnesota PrOgreSSiVGS to Meet
in ST. Paul July so.

ct. Paul, July 17,-Judge M. ID. Pur-
dy, Minnesota member of the national
committee OF the Progressive party,
issued the call for the mass conven-
ton in the st. Paul Auditorium July
80 to select twelve delegates to the
Chicago national convention OF the
new party, Aug. 5.
II. T. Halbert, who, as chairman OF
the Fourth congressional committee
of the Progressive party, will have
charge of the local arrangements, an
nounced that Judge Purdy would call
the convention together.
1t will convene at IL o'clock and
proceed with organization as all con-
ventions do with the exception that
any progressive voter whatever his
political faith, past or present, can
have a voice In the deliberations. The
only qualification is that he be inter
ested in getting Roosevelts candidacy
before the people.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-07-17
GAMBLER SLAIN
BY men IN AUTO
Sensational Tragedy Occurs
in New York City.
WIDOW ACCUSES POLICE

Crime Occurs Only Few Hours Be,
fore Victim Was Due to Testify Re.
aarding His Charge That the Police
Were Guilty of Grattne--Flve Men
In Auto Fire FusllIade OF Bullets
into Their Quarry.
New York, July 17.-Herman Rosen.
thai, proprietor of gambling house
here, whose sensational charges that
the police were guilty of grating and
oppression were to be investigated by
the grand jury, was shot down and
killed in front of Hotel Metropole by
Ave men, who escaped in a large gray
touring car.
Rosenthal was murdered only a few
hours before he was to appear in the
home of District Attorney Whitman
and give further statements in an ef.
fort to substantiate the grating
charges.
Within three hours after the muir
der detectives visited a garage on
Washington square, known to the po-
lice as the headquarters of the taxi
cab robbers, who recently robbed
bank messengers of $4,000. and cap
tured a man describing himself as
Louis Libby, whom they charged with
homicide The police also recovered
an automobile that they say was the
one that figured in the murder
Deputy Commissioner Dougherty as
serted that eyewitnesses TO the muir
der of Rosenthal identified Libby as
one of the quintette who drove up in
front of the hotel and, calling the
gambler from the dining room to the
sidewalk, shot him down with fusiI-
lade of bullets and then fed in the
motor car.
Rosenthal was shot five times In the
head.
Mrs. Sadie Rosenthal, widow of the
80 raalsi@- tv r+nt0n,ar+ - nS~4rfa
Attorney Whitman, put the assassina.
tion of her husband squarely up to the
police She warned her husband that
II he kept an appointment he would
come to a violent end. She said she
had a premonition a tragedy would
follow such a conference and she
named police official as one of the
men who was to be present
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-07-17
WANTS BIG CAMPAIGN FUND
Roger Sullivan Says Democrats Will
Need 100000.

Chicago, July 17,-One million dol
lars for a campaign fund
This was proposed to the members
of the Democratic national commit
tee by Roger Sullivan of Illinois after
all its other business was completed
No definite action was taken before
the committee adjourned to depart
for Indianapolis, where they planned
to visit Governor Marshall, vice presi
Dental nominee
Like all other organizations OF
this kind, said Sullivan, this com.
ImiUtzu sss-ss--- ra.sa.vrerv- -----s-- =
broke. The first thing to do, and the
most important, is to raise cam
paign fund At the start you will
need 100000 or s250,o0 for the print
ing and distribution of literature. In
all about 100000 will be required.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-07-17

imports for Year $1,653 ,426.174 and
Exports s2,2o4, ,222, ,os8.

Washington, July 17.-Foreign com.
merce of the United States for the
fiscal year 1912 was greater than ever
before, new high records being estab.
Hshed for both imports and exports
The value Of merchandise entering
free of duty also reached an unprece.
dented total.
The years trade figures, made pub,
lie by the commerce and labor depart.
ments bureau of statistics, show that
the imports were 1883. .426,174 and
the exports s2,204 ,222,OSS in value
Imports exceeded the former high rec
ord. that of 1910, by about 100000,
900. while exports exceeded the 1911
record by nearly S155, 900 900.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-07-17
SCIENTISTS ABLE
TO PRODUCE LIFE
Complete Series Of Tests Which
Are Amazing.

Philadelphia, July 16.-Following up
the research experiments performed
at the Rockefeller institute in New
York pathologists of the University OF
Pennsylvania have completed series
of tests which are amazing
The scientists have found Ii lis pos
sible to produce animal life artificial
ly. The work is still In the expert
mental stage, but female guinea pigs
have been impregnated by an artificial
solution, Stimulating the normal ami
NAL secretion, and from this there has
been produced the true animal ovuum
which has grown to normal size and
been reared.
II was found solution of water SO
per cent, salts IL per cent, and an
acid like the malic acid that is found
In certain forms of vegetable life
would cause human tissues to grow.
When that fact was established
then the men of science were ready
to proceed with their comparative ami
nal tests.
Several female guinea pigs were iso
lated so as to preclude the possibility
of their impregnation by natura
methods. The solution was injected
and three of the animals gave birth
to guinea pigs, but they we're con
siderably smaller than those born II
the natural way Two of these arti
f,cially produced pigs died, but one Il
still living.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-07-17
ECHO OF THE LORIMER CASE
Senator Bailey Introduces Resolution
in the Senate.

Washington, July 17.-An echo of
the Lorimer case was heard in the
senate in the introduction by Senator
Bailey OF Texas of resolution hint.
ing that President Taft had unduly In
huenced senators to vote against the
1llinoisan.
The preamble to the resolution de-
clared that senators alone are the
Judges in cases involving the right OF
a colleague to his seat and that any
attempt on the part OF the president
of the United States to influence sena.
tors In such a case violated the Con.
stitution.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-07-17
WHILE PLAYING IN STREET
Auto Kills One Boy and Injuries
Another

Chicago, July William McDon.
aid. seven years old, was killed and
his playmate, James Hayes, eleven
years old, was slightly injured in Ev-
anston when they were knocked down
by an automobile owned and driven
by A. NJ Billings, eighteen years old
son Of c. X. C. Billings of New York
The boys were playing in the street
when the accident occurred.
Billings stopped the machine, lifted
the injured boys into II and made 9
fast run to the Evanston hospital
The Mcdonald boy died shortly after
reaching the hospital.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-07-17
DEMANDS BRAND NEW PARTY
Roosevelt Will Appeal to Republicans
and Democrats.

Oyster Bay, N. Y, July 17.-Forma
ton of distinct Independent party
and not the capture of the Republican
party is the course Colonel Roosevelt
laid out for himself. He took issue
fatly with supporters who have ad
vanced a proposal for effecting al
agreement with the Republican or
ganization in some states through
which, under certain conditions, tn,
strength of the Roosevelt following
might be thrown behind Presiden
Taft. The colonel will have none o
It,
81 shall not acquiesce," he said.
Colonel Roosevelt made it clear tha
he had decided upon a fight, indie
pendent of alliance with either party
which will put him In position t.
appeal to Democrats as well as Re
publcans.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-07-17

Decision on Attempt to Gain Freedom
to Be Made in Month.

White Plains, N. Y, July 17.-Oral
arguments were presented in Justice
Keoghs court in what is believed the
last day of the fight of Harry X.
Thaw to secure his freedom from Mat
teawan state hospital Clarence J.
Shearn, ThHw's counsel, submitted his
clients case to the court. Harry
Thaw's mother and her daughters
Mrs Carnegie and Alice Thaw, for
merly the Countess of Yarmouth
were in court.
William r. Jerome, counsel for the
state, will present briefs.
A decision is expected by the end OF
the month
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-07-17
DAMAGE MAY BE $4,000, ,OOC
Only Two Lives Lost In the Flood at
Denver.

Denver, July 1.-THE waters Of the
Cherry creek food having completely
subsidized the city authorities devoted
their whole attention to caring for the
refugees and cleaning up the devastat-
ed district.
A revised list of the victims shows
that only two were drowned and q
dozen were injured.
Mayor A. mold estimated the tota'
damage from the cloudburst and nooc
at $4,000. 900.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-07-17
NO CAUSE FOR ACT KNOWN
Prominent Bostonian Shoots Himself
In His Bathtub

Boston, July 17.-Former State Sen
ator George p Sanger, lying down In
his bathtub after filling 1t with water,
committed suicide by shooting himself
through the head. No cause for the
act is known.
Mr.. Sanger graduated from Harvard
in 1874. He was assistant United
States district attorney from 1877 to
1882 and had been commissioner OF the
United States circuit court and mas.
tar In ohancery In Suffolk county.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-07-17

mittee could get here and because OF
his desire to entertain them. The no
tification will be given in the morning
and the committeeman will be the
presidents guests at luncheon in the
White House.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-07-17
House Committee Would Dis
solve Steel Octopus.
ENDORSES FEDERAL SUIT
Full Committee VIII Meet on Thurs
day to Determine Upon the MAJORITY
Report and the Plans of the Minor
ity at That Time Are Expected x
Be Definitely Outlined.

Washington, July 17.-Members o
the house Stanley steel trust investi
eating committee practically agreed
to recommend the dissolution of tn,
United States Steel corporation il
their report and endorse the govern
ment suit against it.
The full committee will meet Thurs
day to determine upon the majorit!
report Plans of the minority will b.
that time be definitely outlined.
Republican members will meet ant
prepare to submit their purposes t.
the full committee. The majority re
port, prepared by the chairman, Rep
resentative Stanley, has been ap
proved by all the Democratic mem
bers except Representative Littleton
who Is in New York.
Mr.. Stanley and Representative
Beall of Texas and McGillicuddy o
Maine expect to confer with Mr. Lit
tleton there. They expect he will az
prove the majority report.