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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-12-24
j. II. Cunningham Moves to City.

Mr.. }. III. Cunningham, who some
time ago bought the Barre house on
Laurel street and who has had exten-
s!vc improvements made upon it, has
completed the task Of moving and he
and Mrs. Cunningham are now occupy
ing 1t. Mr. and Mrs. Cunningham have
been living near Lanford station for
some years. They are welcome ad-
d:tion to the life OF the city.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-12-24
Destiny of America,

a nation is not conglomerntion Of
voters, to be represented by hungry
politicians empowered to partition
the spoils Of office, but people anil
mated by common impulse and
seeking to work out common des-
tiny. The destiny OF America Is mu-
tual service; labor Is the corner stone
OF our nationality, the labor Of each
for all.-Ralph Waldo Emerson.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-12-24
McCbesney. Smith.

The following invitations, of interest
to n wide circle OF friends in this
county and elsewhere, have been is
sued:
You are respectfully invited to attend
the marriage ceremony Of
Mrs. Jennie A. Smith
Mr.. Clarence II. McChcsncy
on Tuesday the thirtieth OF December
nineteen hundred and thirteen
at two o'clock
Waterloo, South Carolina
At homo
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-12-24
4 Letter to Santa Claus.

Columbia, S. G..
December II, 1913.
Dear Santa Claus:
The country children in
South Carolina have been very good
during the past year. They have at
tended school faithfully and have
worked hard. Their fathers have also
worked industriously and intelligent
ly, and Providence has smiled gra-
ciously upon our state. They arc all
expecting fine Christmas and many
gifts from Santa Claus.
The Rural School Supervisor has Il
special request to make Of you. When
you arc making up your gifts for the
boys and girls OF the Palmetto State
do not forget some good reading suit
able to the children. The country
children in our State have little ac-
cess to libraries, and many Of them
have i'm their homes few books which
they can read. We should especially
like to have YOU bring them a good
paper suited to the boys and girls
The writer formed his reading habits
through reading The Youths Compan-
ion which came to him weekly as q
Christmas present when he was a boy
Please send many Of our boys and
girls in South Carolina a subscription
to this or some other paper which will
be weekly reminder Of your love for
the children. If you will do this, we
will promise YOU brighter and better
boys and girls next year.
Sincerely,
w. *. Tate.
State Supervisor Country Schools.
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IS sssss 8 8 8 8 8 sssss {
STATE PRESS COMMENT.

8 3 8 8 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 s 8 8 8 8 g 8 8 s
GcT. Blease says he is dead against
commission form Of government. Just
another good thing added to the list
of his constitutional antipathies,
which already includes ministers Of
the gospel, education. impartial en-
forcemcnt of law, Woodrow Wilson
and a free and unmuzzled press
Sumter Watchman and Southron.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-12-24
Fit His Case Exactly

When father was sick about six
years ago he read an advertisement
OF Chamberlain Tablets in the pa
pcrs that fit his case exactly" writes
Miss Margaret Campbell Of TT. Smith,
Ark. He purchased box OF them
anG he has not been sick since. My
sister had stomach trouble and was
also benefited by thcm." For sale by
all Dealers.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-12-24
One of His Worsf

The Doctor-Did you hear about
that Methodist preachers daughter
down south who turned sleuth, hunt
ed up the pickpockct who had robbed
her Of her purse. and finally landed
him In the penitentiary? The Profes.
sor-Good for her. She was an NJ,
10. sis, with vengeance
Tribune.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-12-24

Regular convocation Rising Sun
Chapter r. a. NJ. will be held at Ma
sonic Hall Friday evening at 7.3O p.
IN. Election Of officers for ensuing
year. Refreshments. Companions re-
qucstcd to be on hand promptly.
Brooks Swygcrt,
High Priest
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-12-24
Mir. Meekton's Mean Idea.

"Why did you insist on having your
wife join the Suffragette Club?" "Be-
cause" replied Mr.. Meekton grimly,
II want to see that Suffragette Club
get all the trouble that's coming to
It."
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at the first opportunity. If he is val
liable, he should be paid sum large
enough to show appreciation Of his
manner in keeping with the office he
holds and at the same time afford a
balance to be put up for a rainy day.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-12-24

Yorkvillc, S. c. December 10, 1913.
Hon. VIM. j. Harris,
Director Of the Census,
Washington, d. C.
Dear Sir:
have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt OF your favor of December
s, asking for official publication in
regard to the wealth, debt and taxa
ton OF York county and the Town of
Iorkvillc, and regret to have to ad-
wise You that no such publications are
available
There is in the charter Of the town
OF YOrkvillc Il provision requiring the
publication OF information Of the
character desired by you and also a
general statue to the same effect :;
but the officials whose duty it is to OBJ
serve the law have. for reasons Of their
own. neglected to do So
There is a general law requiring
county trcaSurcrS to give the Informal
ton YOU desire as to counties by pub
lication annually; but the politicians
who represent our county in the gen
cral assembly, have seen proper to cX-
cmpt this county from the provisions
Of the general law, and although such
exemption is clearly unconstitutional,
in that there can be no special law
where a general law can apply. the
situation is accepted and there we are.
Rcgrctting our inability to furnish
YOU with tie information you desire,
| am Very truly,
W. ID. Grist,
Editor Yorkvilc Enquirer.
Tho editor Of The Enquirer might
have added after the clause "but the
politicians have seen proper to OK
cmpt this county from the provisions
Of the general law" another clause
reading like this thereby dcpriving
the taxpayers OF information which
they are entitled to-"
TO forcStall the remarks OF a great
many, we will add that the newspa-
pCrS would like to have this advcr-
tising. However, we will state that in
SO far as The Advertiser is concerned,
the subscription list OF this paper has
grown SO large that, because Of the
division Of the county'S advertising
a great part Of the advertising is now
almost on an Improbable basis. The
Advertiser has half the available
newspaper circulation in the county
and is only paid for one fourth.
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BrOWnleC-Deal.

The following invitations have been
received in the city and other parts
of South Carolina:
Mrs. William Foster Deal
requests the honor of your presence
at the marriage of her daughter
Inez
Mr.. l.. Clyde Brownlee, Jr
Tuesday evening,
December twenty-third
nineteen hundred and thirteen
at seven o'clock
1873 West Creswell Street
Greenwood, South Carolina.
Mr.. Brownlee is well known here
where he has numerous friends and
relatives. He was born and reared
here in Laurens county, having gone
to Greenwood three years ago to ac-
cept position with the Southern Ex-
press Co. lie now holds responsible
position with the Carolina Life III
surancc Co.
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When you feel s,ssessassa sdsfsses. ss1

vons tired. worried or des,ondent it is
sure sign you need MOTIFS NERVERINE
PILLS. They renew the normal vigor and
make life worth living. Be sure and ask for
Motifs Nerverine Pills P,ids Pr Sqnslie., slioo
VII LIAMS MFG. CO.. Props, Cleveland. Ohio
LAUREhS DRU'i co.
Laurens. s. G.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-12-24

The Advertiser will be glad to
receive the local news Of all the
communities In the county. Cor.
respondents are requested to
sign their names to ine contri-
buttons. Letters should net he
mailed later than Monday morn.
Ing.
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ing.
y merry Christmas!
4 merry Christmas includes the
day after
Capt Sondlcy is one more misguid-
ed one coming to see the light
Show us the guy that took the egg
out Of egg-nog Gaifney Ledger. Can't
do that, but we can spot you Oh Sc
rerial" who don't put the egg in at all.
We are sure that it is gratifying to
the people of Laurens county to know
that the selection Of the new supcrin-
tcndcnt OF education was accomplish
ed without the injection OF partisan
politics. We think that. the county
delegation, rather McsSrS. Blackwell
and Browning, went about the matter
in Il very commcndable spirit and en-
ginecrcd the selection in Il way to re-
dound to the best credit OF the coun-
ty Mr., Sullivan is we'll educated
and talented young man and is equip
ped to make the county a valuable Of
ticcr. With the cooperation and en-
couragcmcnt OF the teachers, patrons
and the public generally he should ac-
cOmpliSh much good. The Advertiser
will always stand ready to assist him
in whatever he wishes to undertake
for the Improvement Of the schools.
lie has our best wishes in his under
taking
"Old Farmer" has communication
i'll today's paper relating to the rcsig
nation Of superintendent Of Education
Geo. l.. Pitts and our remarks on the
same. Our correspondent evidently
belongs to that class OF men found cv-
crywherc who have not yet come to
realize that the modes and manners
OF living now are quite different from
what they were a decade or so ago
and that the cost Of living has greatly
increased in the interval. He also APP
pears TO overlook the iact lhat merit
ana worth ought TO nave thclr deserts
and that if they are not recognized in
one place they will be in another.
lherc Is an ever demand
1oi real aollity III every Scctloh OF the
country ana ahl!!ty commands sal
afE commensurate WIN thc results oD-
tanned.
AS 10 me Halary OF the Shperlhtehd-
cht OF education; "Old farincr hS-
gers II out at around $l 'ooo per year
Inc ADVERTISER stated lhiI IL was
$'oo' DaSihS our statement on common
report y" hia'tcr OF lact Ihc sal
arS Is Gov per year 9'o more pcihS
aiio"ed iof IraVclihS expenses. we
would ihicr from 'hc amount OF lraV-
cilNS necessary III Iic oil'cc tial inc
aiio"ai'ce 'o' 'hiS Is easily spent III
lha1 way anu oi course Is an extra eA
pealCure' not 10 DC counted IN on the
salary aS current expenses commune
III MS apSc'cc' WIFI ABOUT tiiaI
~ pcr oci' '"''l'i'HS'oii on co"h-
~ So''oo' no"h" u o'u ra'iii-
q N'io" '"c '''"'"c ''o'7 '7 " why
th' SUPER 'i'c''"cn' VI c""o'''o'' 10 no"
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no INFORMATION AVAILABLE.

The following correspondence car
ried on between W. J. Harris, direc-
tor of the census, Washington, ID. C..
and the editor OF The Yorkvile En-
Quirer will doubtless be of interest
in this city and county where the same
conditions exist as exist in York coun-
ty and Yorkvillle:
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.
Bureau of the Census
Washington, December 5, 1913
Dear Sir:
Pursuant to All Act Of congress the
bureau of the census is engaged IN
taking a census OF the wealth,
debt. and taxation Of the United
ed States, counties, and municipali-
ties. 1t is planned to compile much of
the required information from reports
Of county and municipal officers as Of
liCially printed in local newspapers |
beg to request, therefore, that you ia
vor me with Il copy OF the issue of
your paper or that portion Of the pa
per showing the information, contain
ing the latest published annual report
Of this character for York county
An official envelope and frank, re-
Quiring no postage, are incloscd for
your use in this connection.
Thanking YOU in advance for youl
hearty cooperation in this important
| work | am,
Very truly yours.
VIM. j. Harris.
Director
Editor Of The Enquirer
Yorkvillc, S. c.
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Rising Sun Chnpter, II. 4. VI.
w. *. Tat,

State Supervisor Country Schools
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-12-24

Capt. Sondlcy is one more misguid-
ed one coming to see the light.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-02-21
Her Last Chance.

"You can't deny it," he said sternly.
Penelope, you've been chewing gum
again!"
Desperately, frantically, she sobbed
on his chest.
Firmly lifting her off the chest and
depositing her on the sofa, he dashed
the beads of agony off his brow
They fell on the hardwood floor with a
metallic clatter.
81 warned you," he continued. that
I would break off our engagement if
I caught you at it again. A girl that
chews gum is no fit wife for a man.
A girl that chews gum would take in a
matinee with the butcher money. Pene-
lope, all is over between u.s."
With final outburst of desperation
she was on his chest again, pleading,
begging, beseeching for the love of
Mike.
Zone more chance" she cried, land
] swear another drop of gum shall new
er pass these lips"
$50 be it," he replied. zone more
chance"
And reaching grimly for his hat, he
departed, pausing on the doorstep only
long enough to bite off fresh chew
Of tobacco.-Detroit Free Press.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-02-21
Task for Naval Officers.

Naval officers are not often called
upon to perform such a delicate task
es that set out in circular which
emanates from the French ministry of
marine. 1t runs thus:
Ruyter Warfusse has bequeathed to
the town of Houlon legacy destined
to promote marriage between an or
phan girl of good character and a
sailor of proved sobriety, the former
to be selected by the mayor of Toulon
and the latter by the senior captain of
the squadron OF vessels now anchored
at Toulon.
Would-be candidates for the legacy
must send statement of their qualif-
cations accompanied by documentary
evidence to this officer not later than
December 25.
The couple selected must, according
TO the terms of the will, be married
on the forthcoming feast of the Epi-
phany and undertake to have at have
at least four children.-New York
Sun.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-02-21
CHlLD'S FACE ALL RED SPOTS

632 N. 9Th Sc, Terre Haute. Ind
"My little nephew, a boy of four
years. Tad a breaking out on his face.
It was little red spots at first, then
The would rub and scratch and water
BiSteEs would form, and wherever the
water would run another would come
until hiswface was covered with them.
. He would cry and fret. His mother
got some medicine, but it did not do
any good. He would scream and cry
and say it hurt. We hardly knew him,
his little face was all red spots and
biiters. SO begged him to let me
Pr nome Cuticura Ointment on them.
vThe 12axt morning I made strong
scan s1sds with Cuticura Soap and
washed his face in the warm suds
The little bHsters burst by pressing
Uhe cloth on them. After I had his
face was bed, / put the Cuticura ONT
msnt on and in a short time his little
face was an red and dry. kept using
the CuticurA Soap and putting on the
Cvticura Ointment ard his face got as
we'll and it did not leave a scar. He
Was entirely cured in about one week
aid a half" (Signed) Mrs. Arthur
Haworth, Jan. 10, 1912.
SCuticura Soap and Ointment sold
! throughout the world. Sample Of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura. Dept. L. Boston,
Adv.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-02-21
Ceylon Tea.

Tea plantations in Ceylon have beer
in existence only 80 years. yet the p
nual exports of black tea amount yc
nearly $20,000,000 in value. Former 4
coffee constituted Ceylon's main J
dustry, but after a disease Of the gSs. !,
in 1880 it's cultivation was disco attn
ued. Many planters, however, IRE
couped themselves by tea and r,Ibber
Thanks chiefly to the former article
the islands old prosperity revived To
day Ceylon boasts 1900 plantations.
Plant necessary to tea cultivation is
costly but very labor-saving. The
work itself is not hard; only the eli
mate makes it irksome. What is
wanted mainly of employees is to
watch mancinery and feed it from the
stock of tea leaves awaiting treat
ment. The workers are not Sing
halese, but natives of southern India
A laborer's wages vary from eight to
sixteen cents day, while a foreman's
salary averages 5000 month.--Har
per's Weekly.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-02-21
QUITE EQUAL TO ENfs
How ResourcefuI Young School I'd
er Procured Eggs When the Out
look Seemed Dark Indeed.

And men relate tale of brave
and resourceful little schoolteacher in
i1Ie OF our suburbs who supports her
I1other and three young sisters on
he's * no means munificent salary.
Las eek her mother called her up
by t "slone. Listen" walled the old
LADY, whole bunch of relatives is
comf : supper tomorrow evening.
I'll hing - make cake, or something,
and Ase - tam egg in the house. And
the maven pn't trust US any more,
and tlrocer Sn't be any money until
next WEEK s and"
Never mind, mother-IH fix It,"
answered the y,ung teacher, cheerily.
Then she turned again to her class.
Now children" she said, "tomor-
row we will have the beautiful story
Of Columbus, and how he made the
egg stand on end Each of you will
please bring an egg to school tomor-
row. The class is dismissed. "-Cleys-
land Plain Dealer.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-02-21
Mot sAtoaether a Case of Love.

Mot TItosether a Case or Love.
Here - A tory to illustrate the
point that axe meyer ear judge by ap.
pearatlces. 1891.
"a young boy with golden curls. a
regular cherub in appearance, was on
the front porch playing with little
dog and putting him through a lot of
tricks. A minister passed by and
was struck by the appearance Of the
little chap and the celebrity with which
the dog obeyed all his commands.
".Ah. little boy he said. you must
love your dog. Are you good to
him?
'"'Sure!' answered the cherub.
land l suppose he loves you,
too, and that's why he minds you so
well?
"Well, If he didn't mind me, I'd
knock his blooming block off, was the
unexpected retort Of the child"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-02-21
Poetry and Music.

II had to live my life again would
have made rule 10 read some poetry
and listen to some music at least once
every week; for perhaps the parts of
my brain now atrophied would thus
have been kept active through use.
The loss of these tastes is a loss Of
happiness, and may possibly be inju-
rious to the intellect, and more prob
ably to the moral character, by en-
feebling the emotional part of our ma
ture.-Charles Darwin.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-02-21

TO 90 great injury. After thet expectora-
ton has been properly removed the cough
VIII stop itself. That is the only proper
way to stop a cough.
Occasionally cough depends upon an
irritable condition Of the laryn1s or bron-
chial tubes, in which there is little or no
expectoration.
Ihe problem of stopping such la cough
IS q slightly different one. Even In those
cases Peruna ought to be taken, biat some
times it is necessary that local treatment
be added.
but IN any case Peruna is needed.A You
DO not have to stop to write me- Get
Peruna at once and commence taki1 2 it.
You can get rid of that cough sooner |
believe than in any other way.
Should you wish to consult me at ny
time while you are taking Peruna you ere
at perfect liberty to write me- Your let
tiers will be held strictly confidential and
you will receive prompt answer.
| want to stop that cough of yours.
| want to stop it before it really begins
| want to stop it before it has chance
to injure your lungs, an injury that you
may not recover from during your whole
life. Yes, do. You do your part. /
will Go mine. No. 81. .e
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-02-21

1es' mean what I say. It pre-
vents cough. A cough is an effort ~
expel catarrhal discharges in the bron-
cnlal tubes. There would be no catarrhal
discharges in the bronchial tubes if Pc
runa was taken at the beginning of cold
therefore there would be no cough. Don't
you catch the point?
After the cough begins Peruna will
stop 1t just as quickly as it ought to
be stopped. To stop cough before all
OF the expectoration has been removed ;s
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-02-21

w. D. smith. der. Dodd's Kidney
Pills cured me of that and the Kidney
Trouble. I take 9odd's Kidney Pills
now to keep. from having Backache. I
am II years old and a farmer. You are
at liberty to publish this testimonial,
and you may use my picture in con-
nection with It," Correspond with Mr..
Smith about this wonderful remedy.
Dodd's Kidney Pills, SOC. per box at
your dealer or Dodd's Medicine Co.,
Buffalo, N. Y. Write for Household
Hints, also music of National Anthem
English and German wordsf and reci-
pes for dainty dishes. All 3 sent free.
Adv.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-02-21
When Wisdom LInaers.

The operation was successful; also
the patient was dead.
The doctor spoke kindly to the
mourning widow:
Marvellous that the poor man lived
through SO many years of so much
disease and suffering"
Yes, doctor" the widow replied,
I'VE had trieL our best to make him
have the operation long, long before
this. Life.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-02-21

iiOHI VI thC loWH As'A w lliCu 10 y diuCu
at a million dollars!
1t seems that net long age an
American mining. engineer was 70 M
ing through that country, and when ne
came back into civilization he brought
with him a few bricks and some sa n
pies bf Stag: >~fIe was not sure if thay
were WORTH anything Avail, and never
dreamed tof their real value, but ne
turned them over to his cosnpanys as
saver.
The assayer's report was startling
If there was more of the same stun
to be had, he said untold Wealrn was
in sight, and immediately the COM
pany started an investigation. IL was
found that the assayer's estimate was
not exaggerated. The streets OF
Mazapil were literally pave4 With
gold, and high percentage Rf sill
yer, too. and some Of the baser met
ais. such as copper, lead and zinc. y
OF course it did not take many
days before the little town was be-
ing deluged with the company's rep
resentatives. who proceeded prompt.
ly to buy up every inch of available
property The natives, ignorant OF
the value, sold out for a song. The
company purchased ali the old smelt.
ers and Stag piles and dilapidated
walls and buildings. 1t even bought
up the postoffice.
The only thing which they could
not get was the Roman Catholic
church. The priests refused positive
ly to sell, and no amount Of money
seemed to tempt them. In vain did
the representative offer higher prices
They were forced to be content with
out the church.
Then, just as they were on the
verge OF removing the bricks and
slags to the modern shelters, the Mex
lean revolution started, and all op
erations along that line had to be
suspended. But it is needless to say
that every inch of the little town is
being carefully guarded for the flu
ture use of the fortunate company
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-02-21
Distinction.

Cora vas fond of allinclusive pray
ers, and one night she offered the fol-
lowing discriminating petition: Lord,
please bless mother and father and
all of us. and give us everything good;
and please bless. our friends, and give
them what is good for them!-Har-
per's Magazine.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-02-21
lake PERUNA Fol
] COUGHS AND con S

Ii you used Pc
runa at the begin
ming of every cold
you would then ap-
preciate the value
of this great rem
edy. Do not wait
until the cold has
fastened itself up
on you. Take it at
the first symptom.
This is the way to
ward off the cold
SO that it does you
no harm.
Peruna used IN
the beginning of a
cold prevents a
cough entireIv