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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-02-26
NOTICE
OF THE
County Treasurer

The Books of the County Treasurer
will be opened Tor the collection OF
state, County and Communication Road
Taxes for fiscal year, 1912, at tho
reasuror's Onice from October 18th.
to December 3lst, 1912. After Decem-
ber 3lSt, one per cont VIII be added.
After January 3lst, two per cent will
be added, and after February 2Sth.,
seven per cent will be added till the
18TH day of March, 1913, when tho
books will be closed
All persons owning property in more
than one Township are requested to
call for receipts in each OF the several
Townships in which the property is
located This is important, as addition
al cost and penalty may be attached.
All able-bodied male citizens be-
tween the ages of 81 and 80 years OF
age are liable to pay a poll tax of $1.0O
except old soldiers, who are exempt at
DO years of age. Communication Road
Tax $3.50 in lieu OF road duty.
The Tax levy is as follows;
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-02-26

Prompt attention Will be given those
VINO wish to pay their Taxes through
the mail by check, money order. etc.
Persens sending in lists of names to
be taken on are requested to send
them early; and give the Township OF
each, as the Treasurer is very busy
during the month of December.
ROSS D. YOUNG,
County Treasurer.
October 2. 19l2.-td.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-02-26
The Plow
Will Soon Turn, Then
Everybody will be
Happy.
Buy your seed now and be ready.

Buy your seed now and be ready.
Fresh stock of Woods Garden Seeds
and Onion Sets-Quit your grunting
and grumbling-get busy-eNery body
likes good garden though ii is not
everybody likes to work it.
A fine lot of Spring Beardless Seed
Barley. The more you SOW the better
1t will be for you.
Seed Irish Otat0es- -gal0re-lf you
want Red Bliss we've got emf yon
prefere Irish CObbler, here they are,
or II 1t Is Early Rose, Burbank etc.,
this is the place to find them-the
sooner you plant them the sooner you
have them.
few sacks of Rice Meal at 1925
per sack, Cotton Seed Meal, Bran and
Shorts. chicken Feed.
500 bushels of Corn Meal fresh from
the Burr Rocks. MOlasses that Will
please yOu-sweeten the sOurcst dis
position.
Best Timothy Hay I'm town.
BlOu. True Blue Turn PlOws and
Middle BIsters-Buy one and bust the
ground wide open. Meet the Big Chief
and the Boys at the Big Store.
Arizona republican., 1913-04-25
MAKE THE MINUTES COUNT

Every little moment has meaning all it's own" for the earnest young woman candidate in The Republican campaign.
Arizona republican., 1913-04-25
SOME CHANGE
 AT CHANDLER
Dr. Chandler Retires from
 Active Management of Improvement Company Repayment to Farmers of Their Power Assessments

It was learned Yesterday in real
 estate circles that the active menage-
 ment of the Chandler Improvement
 Company has passed from the hands
 oi Dr. A. J. Chandler and that the
 Chandler project, comprising some
 1S,00O acres, will be handled bv the
 Messrs. OBrien & Loftus. two Los
 Angeles capitalists. who are said. to
 be backed by a New York syn,li- cate
 Following this announcement comes the further statement that q meeting of all ranchers in the Chandler district has been called for May 5th at which time it is the pur- pose of the Chandler Improvement Company to repay to the ranchers their power assessment of $40 an acre, and which will amount to over s15,O00
 In addition all farmers will be given deeds to their lands Under the old arrangement all landholders bought their acreage on the contract plan This will be rcscinded, deeds issued and mortgages taken instead Under this system it will give the Chandler farmers a voice in the meetings of the Salt River Valley Water Users Association. Another change of moment will be the immediate installation of d do- nestle water system for the town of Chandler. This will cost in the 1 neighborhood of $j0000 it is said and material will be on the ground within the next ten days. The work will be pushed to completion as rap l idly as possible
 Dr. Chandler still retains his title as president of the company. while Mr' Loftus will be general man. ager, with headquarters at Chandler. MT ORrien will have his quarters | in Los Angeles. Both men are well known in the southwest. Loftus has been credited with the task of l successfully colonizing the Imperial valley of California.
 pr Chandler has lived in the val ley for many years and has spent :! much time and money in building ur the land on the other side of the river. It is reported that he intends | to remove to Chandler and build a i handsome home there. The report | that he will return the back power l assessment to the ranchers will be | of great benefit. as it has caused 1 much dissatisfaction and he is being 1 commended for the coulse he has 1 taken.
 l At the present time the company 1 is just finishing the task of clearing ! 9.000 acres of sage brush, which will 1 be shortly placed on the market. The | town of Chandler is just now en- 1 loving building boom, depot, bank building and office structure, | together with q number of handsome
 1 homes, being under way
Arizona republican., 1913-04-25

C. M. E. cONcERT-There will be an interesting musical and literary program at the Coored Methodist Episcopal church tonight at o'clock under the supervision of Miss Edith Miller Much preparation has been made for the entertainment and a large gathering is expected.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-16

Of eighty-four years. The bulk of his
100000 estate had been devised by
his will of four years before to the
William M. Rice Institute For the Ad-
vancement Of Science, Art and Litera-
ture of Texas. A few meager legacies
were assigned to his relatives, Of whom
he chose to see little, and, satisfied with
this disposition of his affairs, he lived
alone in his apartment, with his valet,
Charles F. Jones, whom he had brought
from Texas as his sole medium Of com.
munication with the outside world.
Mr.. Marsh died on Sept. %. 1900.
The %coroner's physician said that death
was due to natural causes, although
there were elements in the cast that
excited suspicion.
With the passing away of the lonely
old millionaire. Patrick came forward
as his lawyer and at once began to
arrange for the Incarceration of the
body. There was a hitch. Trouble.
some officials bobbed up in his path,
and questions were asked. while from
Texas relatives and others came an
tnsistent demand for an investigation.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-16

ALBERT T.
found guilty Of one of the most cruel
murders ever committed, for the only
method suggested was one of DELHI
GRAFTON and the only possible motive
greed for an old mans millions.
Patrick was a lawyer, and from the
moment of his arrest. more than
twelve ago, he used all his legal ability
to fight for his freedom. He directed
his OWL defense and in the subsequent
proceedings argued brilliantly in his
Bwn behalf.
Aided by Millionaire MiIliken,
Patrick was aided in his phenomenal
light for life by John T.. Milliken, his
wealthy st. Louis brother-in-law. And
It is known that Herman II. Kohl
saat of Chicago was instrumental il.
part in securing the freedom.
Milliken is a millionaire gold miner,
OIL operator. manufacturing chemist
and grain merchant. His income is
100000 a month. which is 5 per cent
anterest on 1924, OOO. 900. He has made
as much as 100000 in a single spec
Native deal in grain on the st. Louis
Merchants Exchange; also is he a
noted collector of paintings. A man
with the habit of reticence, he has
made no public statement during the
long fight in which he aided his broth
in-law with his millions. And when
the thing was accomplished he merely
said:
Il spent my money to save Patrick's
life and later to get him out Of the
penitentiary for two reasons. The first
was that I thought it would be a poor
heritage to leave to my three children
II their uncle should go through life
branded as a murderer. The second
reason was that I believed him limo.
cent"
100000 Signatures to Petitions.
Throughout the years that Patrick
was in prison Milliken used his money
aavishly in gathering scientific infor-
NATION which would arouse public sen
Hment in Patrick's favor. And wher.
ever such sentiment was aroused 1t
was promptly crystallized in the shape
OF petitions. From first tt last the
campaign included the obtaining of
more than 25O,OOO signatures to peti-
tons for clemency.
Dr.. William Smith, professor Of anat-
omy and medical jurisprudence in the
American School of Osteopathy at
Kirksville, Mo-, vas enlisted In the
cause and spent several years in an
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-16
PLAYERS TO BE NUMBERED
Basketball Moguls Make Rule to Aid
In Imposing Penalties.

Basketball Moguls Make Rule to Aid
In Imposing Penalties.
The collegiate basketball rules for
the coming season were explained and
interpreted by the rules committee to
a gathering of some fifty or more Off
Gals. coaches and players at a meet
ing in New York recently. Few
changes affecting the game were made
by the. committee during the summer
and as a result the meeting finished
early. although the rule book was gone
through from owe to cover.
Blocking opponents without personal
contact and keeping players who are
about to shoot from making a try for
the basket by guarding from behind
were the points on which the discus
sion hinged. In the end it simmered
down to what constitutes and what
does not constitute a personal foul.
This provoked a lively argument,
which waged between Harry Fisher,
the Columbia member Of the commit
tee, and DR.. Raycroft, physical direc-
tor at Princeton, and in the end it was
decided that a recommendation be
made to the rules committee to the ef-
feet that unnecessary roughness be
made the basis for the calling of per-
sonal fouls and that the spirit of the
the letter. There was some talk Of
substituting a rule whereby a player
would be disqualified for two minutes,
as in hockey, rather than disqualified
for good under the four foul rule now
in vogue.
Charging a player from behind was
declared to be one Of the most danger
GUS features of the present game, and
the officials were warned to be espe-
cially careful in the administration of
that rule. By illustrations it was dem
onstrated that it was practically i'm
possible to guard a man from behind
when he was about to try for goal
without committing a foul. Bodily
contact was held to be necessary be-
fore a man could be penalized for
blocking.
Some of the more important of the
changes that have been made in the
rules are the numbering Of players
and the untying of the bottom of the
basket. The former rule is made nee
essary because Of the fact that in the
administration of the personal foul
rule it was almost impossible to dis
tinguish the player making the foul.
The referee by the new rules also
must declare the ball in play ten Sec
onds after it has been placed on the
foul line for the shooting of the foul.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-16
WOOD LEAVES CINDER PATH
famous English Runner Forsakes Ca
reer as a Professional,

Famous English Runner Forsakes Ca
reer az a Professional.
Alfred E. Wood, the famous English
runner, who last year ran fifteen miles
in the wonderful time of l hour 1S
minutes and 10 seconds. has abandon
ed the career of being a professional
athlete and has hung up his shoes for
good. Wood. who is at present in To-
ronto, has found the running game far
from lucrative.
In his last swing around the Domin-
lon of Canada, in which he ran ten
hard races. the great British athlete
cleared but 500 outside Of his ex-
penses, or about 26 cents per mile, as
Stunning that Wood ran most Of his
races at his favorite ten mile distance,
This experience, following a long run
OF hard luck on the cinder path, caus-
ed Wood to toss up the sponge as a
runner, and he declares that, outside
of doing a bit for fun now and then,
he is through with racing for all time.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-16
His Stomach Troubles Over

Mr.. Dysreptic, would you not like to
feel that your stomach troubles were
over, that you could eat any kind of
food you desired without injury? That
may seem so unlikely to you that you do
not even hope for an ending of your
trouble, but permit US to assure you
that it is not altogether impossible II
others can be cured permanently, and
thousands have been, why not you?
John r. Barker, of Battle Creek, Mich,
is one of them. He says, 81 was troubl-
ed with heartburn, indigestion, and
liver complaint until I used Chamber
lain's Tablets, then my troubles were
over" Sold by all dealers.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-16
Pickings For the Parson.

Piekings For the Parson.
A Dover bridegroom gave his best
man an envelope.
Hand it to the parson after the cere.
mony," he said. "but don't do it osten-
t~atiously." F.,
The best man followed instructions
but it seems that he performed his task
too covertly. for the father of the
bridegroom. after the pair had depart
ed. believed that an omission had &C.
CURED and quietly pressed a banknote
into the minister's hand.
But he also was too ~secretive about
it,. and before the party broke up the
brides brother felt called upon to draw
the minister aside and thrust a ten dol
lar bill upon him.-Newark News
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-16
Transit Of Venue.

The t%ransits of Venus came in pairs
win nm interval Of eight years be
tween them. A pair occurred in 1876,
and lIt9 and again in 1874 and 1882
The whole Of the twentieth century
will pass without another transit. Not
until the years 1904 and 2O12 will pos.
serity have the opportunity Of witness.
ing it. 1t was long supposed that
transits of Venus over the suns disk
afforded the only accurate method of
determining the distance of the sun,
hut latterly the speed of light has be-
the more favored method fer that
purpOse.-New York American.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-16
PATRlcK's MAsrERFu1 HANDS.

PATRlCK'S MASTERFUL HANDS.
after whom Doyle modelled the char.
acter of Sherlock Holmes, expressed
his opinion that the embalming fluid
would cause congestion.
Milliken spent $4,000 in a world
wide search for Rice's valet, Charles
F. Jones, confessed murderer who
swore he acted under Patrick's direc-
tons.
A recent close observer of the par
doned lawyer said that his logged de.
termination, res%ourcefulness and pow
er were not only manifest in his face,
but in his hands. A study Of them
shows strong, virile, thick fingers, de-
noting physical force and cool bal
ance. They are the hands of an I'm.
daunted man who assails problems
with an agg~ressiveness that foresees
no defeat. John l.. Sullivan had hands
somewhat like them. excepting the
thumbs. which are of what is called
the artistic length"
The omission Of an 81" in the writ
ing of the name albert T. Patrick
as the payee of a check bearing the sig
nature William NJ. Rice" brought Al
bert T. Patrick's alleged cleverly work
ed out murder plot to naught and pre-
vented him from securing the millions
of William Marsh Rice.
Story of the Crime.
Rice was a Texan Of great wealth.
The summer of 1900 saw him living in
querulous %seclusion in a gloomy apart
ment In New York city. a feeble mar
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-16
One Of Strangest Tales In Annals
OF Crime Is the Case of Patrick
Pardoned After Twelve Years
For Murder of Aged
Millionaire.

effort to establish scientific proof that
the congestion Of Rice's lungs was
caused by the embalming fluid and not
by chloroform. Researches along this
line were made in America. London
and Paris.
Bodies were used in conducting ex.
periments and conventions Of under,
takers and ~medico-legal societies were
put upon record as indorsing the views
which in Milliken's belief would prove
his brother-in-law's innocence.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. author of
the Sherlock Holmes detective stories.
was induced to turn his mental search
light on the case. and his published
conclusion was that there had been "a
gross miscarriage of Justice"
Joseph Bell. president Of two royal
colleges in Edinburgh and the original
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-16
COLBERT OUT OF TENNIS.

French Champion Not to Compete In
Any Tourney For Two Years.
Andre H. Colbert will not compete in
open tennis tournaments for the next
two years. as he has taken up military
service in the French army. He is sta
toned at Toul, in eastern France, near
the German frontier.
The former champion of France
made a trip to America recently and
was seen in exhibitions at Boston.
He is not in the best Of health and
hopes to profit greatly by his two years
Of life in the open air,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-16
Best Cough Medicine for Children

IL am very glad to say a few words in
praise Of Chamberlain Cough Remedy"
writes Mrs. Ida Dewey, Milwaukee, Wis.
I'll have used it for years both for my
children and myself and it never fails to
relieve and cure a cough OF cold. No
family with children should be without
it as it gives almost immediate relief in
cases OF Group" Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy is pleasant and safe to take,
which is of great Importance when a
medicine must be given to young child
rem. For sale by all dealers.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-16
A Brotherly Act.

Admiral Lord Charles Beresford COM
manded a naval brigade in the Sudan
when the British forces were there.
One day when the Arabs were making
a terrific onrush the admiral's life was
saved by a mule which fell dead upon
him. When the square had been re-
formed and the Arabs were repulsed
Lord Charles was rescued. He looked
at the mule for a moment and then re-
marked gratefully. Nov, that poor
beast did what I should call a brother
~ act"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-16
PLAY BALL FOR PLEASURE.

Carlisle Indians Do Not Take Gridiron
Game Seriously.
One of the characteristics Of the Car
Isle football eleven has always been
its great pleasure in playing football.
The aborigines take the greatest de-
light in piling into heavy opponents or
hurting themselves at opposing inter-
%ferences. The thought Of possible in
jury never seems to enter their heads.
Because Of this calm mental poise
the Carlisle players are the most dan
gerous opponents on the field. They
crack jokes while lined up and may al
ways be seer smiling.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-16
How He Iearned EnoIish.

Carl Schurz once told a friend some
thing Of his early struggles with the
English language. He knew it about
as American college boys know their
German-that is to say, barely at all.
One day, deciding such nonsense
must end" he entered a bookstore and
asked for the classic Of the English
language. A wise clerk gave him
''The Vicar Of Wakefield" He care
fully translated it into German and
put his work away for six weeks. At
the end of that time he translated his
translation back into English and then
made a searching comparison between
his version and that of Goldsmith's
original. after that" he said, II
knew English"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-16
STAHL BENCH MANAGER.

Boston Americans Leader Will Quit
Active Playing Next Season.
Manager Jake Stahl Of the Bos-
ton Red Sox has practically made up
his mind to direct his team from the
bench next year. Stahl contemplates
using young Harold Janvrin at first
base.
Janvrin, a former Boston high school
player. starred with Jersey City Of the
International league the past season,
playing practically every position in
the infield and outfeld.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-16
Four Execution Dates Set.
Once Within -Forty-eight
Hours of Death.
BIG FACTS IN PATRIck'S
FIGHT FOR LIFE.

Twelve years and two months
from the time when William Marsh
Rice, multimillionaire. died, Albert
I. Patrick, under life sentence for
his murder, was pardoned by Gov
ernor Dix of New York.
-Four dates had been set for Pat
rick's execution. and at one time he
was within forty-eight hours of
death.
His arrest was caused by suspi-
cion aroused when he sent a check
%purporting to be signed by Rice to
a bank Tor deposit in which his
first name was written Albert, the
'T' being omitted.
During Patrick's troubles his
greatest comforters have been the
woman who married him through
the bars of the Tombs and his sis
ter, Mrs. John T. Milliken.
His brother-in-law, Milliken, has
spent $4,000 in an effort to clear
Patrick and to obtain a pardon.
Under the accepted will the Rice
institute Of Houston, Tex, Is the
chief beneficiary. During the ten
years Patrick was behind the bars
so, 600, 900 was appropriated for the
institute, which was opened Sept.
q last. the twelfth anniversary Of
Rice's death.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-16
sonuless spain.


There was almost as little acted as
spoken drama in the streets. I have
given my impression of the songless-
ness Of Spain, in Madrid as elsewhere,
but II there was no street singing there
was often street playing by pathetic
bands of blind Ministries with guitars
and mandolins. The blind abound ev-
erywhere in Spain in that profession of
street beggary which I always encour-
aged, believing, as l do, that comfort
in this unbalanced world cannot be
too constantly reminded Of misery. As
the hunchbacks are in Italy or the
wooden peg legged in England. so the
blind are in Spain for number.-W. D.
HOwells in North American Review.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-16
His Sense of Touch,

"A country grocer" said a lecturer,
twas talking to a throng Of customers
about the wonderful sense Of touch
that the blind have. Here comes old
blind Henry Perkins now,' said the
grocer. Well test him. And he took
a scoopful of sugar and extended it to
the old man. Feel this. Henry he
said, and tell us what it is
1.-THE blind man put his hand in the
scoop, passed its contents through his
fingers and said in a firm. confident
tone, Sand"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-16
Dead or Alive.

Two Irishmen were working on the
roof Of a building one day when one
made a misstep and fell to the ground.
The other leaned over and called. Are
yez dead or alive, Mike?"
"Oi'm alive" said Mike feebly.
"Sure you're such a liar OF don't
know whether to behave yez or not"
'Well, then, OF must be Dead" said
Mike, "for yez would never dare to
call me q liar If OF wor aloive."-Phil-
adelphia Record.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-16
81 TROTTERS IN 2:1O LIST.

A Half Hundred Enter Select Class
In 1912.
Up to the present time fifty-two trot-
tiers have entered the new 2:1O list Of
1912, or two more than the largest crop
Of fast performers in one season in the
history Of the harness turf. and racing
still going on.
The racing season Of 1911 wasHthe
banner year in the past. when a total
Of fifty entered that list.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-16
Simply a Bad Actor.

The Lady-How did you come to be
thrown out of employment? The Thes-
pian-'Tis a sad but soon told tale,
madam. An ape-like audience threw
ancient eggs at muh; a NANCY and
mercenary manger threw muh down q
fight Of stairs; a dull witted doorman
threw muh out into the street, and q
twice cursed taxicab threw muh TWEEN.
ty feet. Thus 1t was, lady.-Judge.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-16

Generally debilitated for years. Had
sick headache, lacked ambition, was
worn out and all run down. Burdock
Blood Bitters made me a we'll woman"
Mrs. Chas. Freitoy, Moosup, Conn.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-16

Bilious? Feel heavy after dinner? Bit.
ter taste? Complexion sallow? Liver
perhaps needs waki g up. Doan's
Regulets for bilious attacks. 25c at all
store.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-16
WoIaast to Tour the World.

Ad Wolgast announces that he will
begin a trip around the world in Jan
,uary, visiting England, France and
Australia. He is quoted as saying that
he will take On Freddie Welsh or Matt
Wells IN London If there's enough mon
ey in sight.