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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-08-18
Xerxes and the HelIespont.

We can imagine our sailors apply.
ing alliterative epithets to the Darda-
nelles when one Of the weather inter-
ruptlons occurs, remarks the London
Chronicle. But we cannot imagine
Admiral Garden doing that sort of
thing officially, as XerXes did when
storm wrecked his bridge Of boats
from Abydos to Sestos. Not content
with having the engineers decapitat-
ed, he ordered the inhiction of 300
lashes upon the strait and the letting
down into 1t Of set of fetters. He-
rodotus discredits the story that
Xerxes also sent irons to brand the
strait. But the historian does give
the non-Hellenic and blasphemous
terms which the scourgers were or
dered to use: "Thou bitter water, this
is the penalty which our master in
flicts upon thee because thou hast
wronged him though he has never
wrongcd thee. King XerXes will cross
thee, whether thou wilt or not; but
thou deservcst not sacrifice from any
man, because thou art a trcacherous
river Of salt water"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-08-18

Carolina. asking for an election upon
the question OF voting an additional
8 mill tax upon the property in said
school district to be used for school
purposes, have been filed with the
county board Of education, an election
lis hereby ordered upon said question,
said election to be held on the lst day
of September 1915, at Shiloh school
house in said district, under the man
agcmcnt Of the trustees of said school
district
Only such electors as return real or
personal property for taxation and who
exhibit their tax receipts and regis
tration certificates as required in the
general election shall be allowed to
vote.
Those favoring the 3 mill additional
tax shall vote a ballot containing tho
word YES" written or printed there
on. Those against the 3 mill addi-
tiOnal tax shall vote 4 ballot contain
ing the word mo- written or printed
thereon. Polls slIall open at the hour
OF o'clock in the forenoon and shall
remain open until the hour Of ! o'clock
in the altcrnoon 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 cduca-
tion within ten days thereafter
JAMES II. SULLIVAN,
by order Of County Board.
4-2t
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-08-18
WOOD on VOLUNTEER ARMY.
Says United States Has Plenty of NJ,

Says United States Has Plenty of Ma.
terial.
Plattsburg, \. Y, August li.-The
United States has plenty Of material
FOR volunteer army of 100000, and
all that is needed is plan for utllz-
ing it, Major Gen. Leonard Wood said
here today in a statement on the ma
tion's preparedness for war. The
chief need, he declared was officers.
He advocated training college studcns
III their junior and senior years along
the same lines as now are being used
at the military camp of instruction
here
Gen Wood says the country has
three sources from which to draw Of
liccrs from private life. First Of these.
he asserted, were men who had been
in tho regular service or militia. Sec
ond. he would obtain officers from a
list Of men kept by the war depart
ment and would have qualified by cX-
aminatOnS. The third source would
be from schools or institutions in
which some military training is given
For any army Of 100000, Gen Wood
said, the nation would need 10000 Of
licers. From these 1900 should be
chosen each year for special grades of
the service. These men. eventually he
would have become the higher grade
OF officers for volunteers.
Referring to military service Gen
Wood said:
No one has right to consider his
discharge Of duty as soldier as VOL
untary. This duty is an obligation
that is binding upon all whom are
mentally and physically fit, and with
In certain age limits. A man has no
more right to speak of volunteering to
discharge his duties to the nation as
soldier than he has to talk OF vol
untccring to obey any moral law or
pay his Just debts"
Gen Wood also took a strong stand
against waiting until time OF war to
organize volunteer army. He as
serted such a plan would be about as
effective as waiting until fire broke
out to organize a volunteer fire COM
pany. Soldiers enlisted at such times,
he said, would not know what was ex-
Ecctcd Of them.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-08-18
Swine /, Old London,

We hear much today of the dangers
OF !he London atreets, but we are
spared some of ne perils Of an ear
lier Age, says thu London Chronicle
The recently rullished Calendar Of
Corol Rolls fn' the City tells how
the iaany swine wandering about the
stresss were ones London's greatest
nu1shnces. In 1922 an inquest was
helG on child no was attacked in
her cradle by zig which had wan
der". in through the open door OF her
paren.s' shop. A I'd little earlier
lett& patent were issued to ali infant
who test an car frc n the same cause.
The letters certified the cause Of the
acci!aEt, lest later "a the uncharitable
shoMd say that the ear had been cut
on 10 the pillory bs the knife ,of the
law.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-08-18
ALMOST EXCITING,
Young Greenyille Candidate Almost
Starts Something.

Greenville, Aug. 6.-The only ex-
element of the race for the vacant
seat In the Greenville delegation to
the general assembly occurred tonight
"hen Marvin r. Reese, recent grad
uate of the University Of South Car
DINA, essayed to denounce the legis-
lative delegation. Mr.. Reese said he
would prevent "rascality" when he
sot IN the house. II. p. Cothran, mem
Der of the delegation, asked what he
meant by the remark and the speaker
replied that he had reference to the
actions of the Greenvilc county dele
CATION. Thcreupon Mr.. Cothran called
hlm liar and a dirty puppy"
The speaker was fiabbergasted, but
finally said he would not resent the
remark as Mr.. Coth0n was an "old
man." Then Senator Earle arose and
said, Il am young man, Mr.. Reese,
and tell you that you are a liar and
dirty puppy"
The meeting was held in the opera
house here.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-08-18
POETRY + OF THE CELT
FRENCH EXPERT TRACES IT'S IN.
FLUENcE IN LITERATURE.
Shows Possibility That the institution
OF the Nomad Troubadour Had
Its Origin In the Country
Of Wales.

Anatole le Braz OF the University
OF Rennes, Brittany, in O. lecture on
the Celtic influence in literature, at
tne University of Cincinnati dis
tinguished between two classes of
Celtic populations, those Celtic in orr
gin, but with an intermingling of
French and English blood, and those
more purely Celtic. The second class,
ne said, is found in France, among
the Bretons, and in England, among
the Celts Of Cornwall, the Welsh, and
the Irish. To 1t we must look for any
remains Of the Celtic genius and for
the means by which Celtic influence
was brought to bear upon European
literature. Ireland, which NJ le Braz
chose as his starting point, possessed,
at the time Of the Scandinavian inva-
sion, an old civilization that had been
little influenced by Rome or Germany.
Christianity, however, left a profound
Imprint upon the Gaelic soul. It Is in
the religious domain that Ireland first
influenced the European world Her
saints evangelical barbaric Europe;
and 1t was at the time of her religious
awakening that she produced her
artists and philosophers. The influ-
ence of her epic poetry was no less
felt than that Of her evangelization.
The Celts Of Cornwall and Wales, he
continued, superior in culture at the
time of the Saxon invasion, refused to
be absorbed by their more savage con,
querors The two chief Celtic pas
Si0nQ nf n 80
dependence. found expression In the
legends Of King Arthur, who, they be-
lieved, would reappear to free them
from the Saxon yoke Through poetry
and music these legends were kept
ever fresh In the Celtic mind Music
and song were an essential part Of
their education, and the bard was a
privileged character among them,
from the sixth century through the
twelfth.
Gradually, as the Celts and Saxons
united, the latter learned to appreci-
ate the Celtic poetry, and the Celtic
literary themes passed into Saxon
possession. But, as the new social
state evolved. formed of this alliance,
the art Of the bards ceased to be an
official institution, and they were COM
PEELED to find means of support.
They became wandering singers, 60
Ing to assemblies, feasts and abbeys.
II should not be surprised" he
marked M. lie Braz, "if 1t should some
day be discovered that the institution
OF the nomad troubadour, Of the
Jongleur, SO popular in Europe during
the middle ages, had it's first origina-
tors In the country Of Wales" Through
the nomad bard, then, Celtic poetry
was disseminated sung in the three
.languages-Celt!c, Saxon, Roman.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-08-18
NOTICE OF ELECTION.
State OF South Carolina,
County of I.alIrenS,

Whereas, petitions signed by a legal
of the qualified electors and
frcc-holdcrs residing in Sullivan
school district No. /, Iaurcns county,
South Carolina, asking for an election
upon the question OF voting an addi-
tional mill tax upon the property in
said school district to be used for
school purposes, have been filed with
the county board of education, an cleo
tion is hereby ordered upon said qucs-
ton, said election to be held on the lst
day of September, 1918, at Princeton
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-08-18
Whenever You Need General Tonts
Take Groves

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as q
General Tonic because it contains the
we'll known tonic properties of QUININB
and IRON. 1t acts on the Liver, Drives
out Malaria, Enrichcs the Blood and
Builds up the Whole System. SO cents.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-08-18
Notice Of Annual Meeting.

The annual meeting Of stockholders
of the Peoples Loan e Exchange Bank
will be held at the banking Office on
August oath at II a. m.
G. w. Tune, Cashier.
2-3t
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-08-18
Mistaken Influence.

"Pop, why doesn't the anticruelty
society get after Wall street,"
"Why shbuld it?"
Don't they have bull fights and
bear pits there"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-08-18
piles Cured In 6 1ADaxa

Your druggist will refund money IL PAZo
OINTMENT fails to cure my case Of Itching.
Blind Bleeding Protruding Piles in to IL days.
The htst application gives Ease and Rest, soc
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-08-18
NOTICE OF ELECTION,
State OF South Carolina,
County OF LaurcnS,

Whereas, petitions signed by legal
number OF the qualified electors and
frec-holdcrs residing in Dials school
district No. 3, Laurens county, South
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-08-18

The liner Laplahd. under charter to
the White Star Line, sailed for Liver
pool yesterday with 273 passengers.
She carried full cargo.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-08-18
aomethlno Of One.

"1s your son anything Of a sprinter
since he vent to college"
well, he holds the family record
for running up bill"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-07-19
Rogers Hotel Arrivals.

A. l.. Tapp. Dallas. John c.
Wood, Dallas; W Parnell. Hills
bero. sam Wholutz, Hillsboro: Joe
Kutz, Hillsboro. G. %. Cant. Hous-
ten; Edward Knowles, Houston;
Ralph Tatum, Corsieana; Rosa Mae
Cousins. Marlin: Miss Lucille MILF
cen. Corsicana. Mrs r Johnson
Waxahachie, c. r. Terry, Corsica
ma r. s. Park Jr., Italy; v Cum
mings, Italy; Ed Mailman. Waxa-
hachie. Miss Iveg Singleton, Waxa.
hachie: Miss Sam Montgomery. For'
Worth: Jas. Redmon, Waxahachie.
Jesse w Stuart. Beaumont Jas
Aiberts. Dallas: b. C. Newberry
Dallas, J b Wilson. Waxahaehie
Christine Hawkins. Waxahachie; f
S. Phillips and family, Waxahaehie
f. Il. Walker. Rice, Or. j. F. Mont
gomery. Fort Worth; b. NJ Gram.
mar aud wife, Fort Worth: j. s
Roderick and family, Corsieana, c
Y Owsley and wife, Bryan Glare
0wsley, Bryan. W H. Lefegre
Hiilsboro. c. A Tillar. Fort Worth
L. NJ suodgrass. Waxahachie< G. T
Bergeron, Dallas; Joe Gnligan. Dali
las; G. W. smoote. Fort Worth;
Archie True. Dallas, L. r, Wadiey
Dallas. H. L. Corbett. Dallas; joe
Brennan, Oklahoma City G. "
Morris, Dallas; Y. Mcdonald, Ter
reiI; w A. Chestnut. Corsieana
Miss NJ Nichols. Dallas. Miss lena
Tefhune. Greenyille. Geo. " Pharr
and wife. Greenyille r. o Doss and
pife. Greenyille: X. Il. Wall. Dallas
r. b Shelton, Fort Worth
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-07-19

nabney Sims had close call for
his life Saturday afternoon when ne
attempted to cross the H. 4 7. G.
track IN an automobile at the Fer
ris avenue crossing He did no.
&c an approaching freight train IN
III he was so close 20 the track he
could not stop. 50 he whiried the
steering wheel around and headed
straight down the track. escaping 3
collision by the CLOSETS margin. lie
Gaw he could not make il across the
track aud knew he could not stop
before reaching IL so he threw the
throttle wide open and .nrned down
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-07-19
Recovering Prom Injuries

". =. Page vas down town for
the FIRST time today after an auto
mobile accident north OF Lancaster
two miles while enroute to Dallas
last Thursday night Mr. Page was
accompanied by ] WhiteGeld and
their headlights went TO the bad on
them and they thought they could
make it into Dallas with only the
sidelights burning They had gone
but short ways when the car run
into a hay wagon and they were up
set. both men being injured rather
painfully Whuefeld is said to be
confined to his room yet and his in
juries are serious.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-07-19

Norris +. Smith a prosperous
farmer and poultry fancier. who
Ewes near the city. was visiting hts
m9ther. Mrs. 81 D. Smith. in town
Sunday Af Smith said crops AZ
this time held out splendid pros
poets. lie had lust flushed thresh-
ing oats and whea, and had a car
lead Of each. lie declared that his
crop OF turkeys and chickens this
fali would be fine.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-07-19
The baptist Revival.

A large crowd attended the revi-
val services nj the Fist Baptist
church Sunday night. main auditori-
nm and Sunday school room being
practically filed. Mr.. and Mrs. j. l..
Blankenship have charge OF the
music and the singing Is special
feature OF the meeting Rev. Hall
delivered a splendid sermon and
made a strong appeal for the un-
saved TO accep, Christ There we're
ave additions to the church. The
services will continue this week al
$50 a. m, and s;l5 p. m.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-07-19
Attend Hill>boro Wedding.

Mrs. r. a. DuBose and Miss Hell
en- DuBose. Mr.. ani Mrs Louis
shackeiford Of Venus. and daughter
Miss Miriam. Mr.. ard Mrs. Y ID.
kemhle and Miss Margaret kemble,
Allen Kemble. Miss Emma Wagon
hauser. Mrs Lallie sianuei. Robert
Carlisle, Henry Martin and Miss
Dorothy Hosford went 70 Hillsboro
this morning where they attended
the wedding Of Edwin A. DuBose
Jr.. 10 Miss Frances Bareus
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-07-19

IL :
q = = 9 = 9 go ooO~
- xenne1y. Ola DAoee -. q
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" n warren. With the 7. 4 3.
IL has ne thanks ef the heid msn
| Tor . years renewal en- the Daily
Light
pon.t par of till tomorrow what
Iesn be done today. J. T. Tneker VIII
prsns II nov. A, Daily liShs office
s-tAdvl "
Mrs. W. q. Lomax. Who submit
| ned 20 a serious operation ~ the
BAPTIST s.n.,arsum ia Dallas Sasnr~
sss . reported to oe teias nicely.
80
Exchange friendship Bracelet l'nks
with your ncarvst friend aEs START .
beausisAal bob o. Link brseeiei
fsom (surifus& Jegeiry Department
adv ~
80
The 6ela man Acknowledges the
receipt OF subscriptions from Elmer
Glen. r.. r. Armstrong. W. =
Made. Lester Maxwell and ;. ;
jenkins. who were in Waxahachie
saturday.
-o
Phone 4Ss win get the printer
! right now Estimates cheeriuiiy CIV
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-07-19
SERMON 10 Old soldiers.

Col. r. E. Orr Of FED Oak was In
the city this morning Mr.. Orr
stated that be went to Lancaster
yesterday in response to personal
invitation sent out by the Rev.
cephas Sheldon. and never enjoyed
& sermon 50 much in his life. the
discourse being 10 o2-confederates
One hundred invitations were sent
out. and nearly that many respond
ed.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-07-19

The appeal bond III the Edward
Reagor Is. Southern Traction com
'pany damage suit case. vas filed and
approved By the clerk SATURDAY
This case IS on appeal to the court
81 Civil Appeals at Dallas.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-07-19
slc,inl Notice

The entertainment committee 81
The Farm Chautauaua desire a meet.
ing OF tho boys and girls OF the town
a. the high school tomorrow after
aeon az o'clock The driH practice
viii last only one hour. This eopera
tlou 81 the parents IN making this a
success Is desired
] y. GEORGE, Chairman.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-07-19

ee~>~o~~~eees>s
FRANK stages len this morning on
visit to noshaD'
LYON Couch OF Ahileae Is visiting
his uncle. J. r. Coach
Mr. and Mrs G q. Hohsnan
sp.ns Sunday In Fort Worth
clyde Turns of Enn's ~as In WAY
ahaehle saturday visiting relatives
las 7. Brooks. mayor Of Biz
sprsars. Texas. spent ,odaF N the
city.
veru Roberts ~lil leave Tuesday
for Vernon where he viii spend
week vacaiica.
Mrs. .acian Cole left this morn
inr for Mckinney where she VIII
visit for several days.
W r.. Hspp has retained from a
weeks stay in Arkansas. where he
has been In the interest Of his fruit
farm.
Miss LaIa I.aton. who Is attend
ing the normal here. visited with
homefolks st Crisp SATURDAY and
Sunday.
Or r. r. Cough and family VIII
leave tomorrow for the Panhandle
country where they viii spend
, week or ten days visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Grammar and pr.
Montgomery OF Fort Worth spent
sunday in the city the guests OF the
family OF j. W. Singleton.
j. r. French. manager OF the
Henry Anderson ranch. left satur-
day night for San Francisco. where
he Viii take in the big exposition
Mr.. and Mrs. c. schnare viii
leave for a visit 10 Galveston and
san Antonio: visiting Mrs
schnare's mother al San Antonio
and Mrs. Schnare's mother al Gal
weston. Vin be home after the
first of August
Mrs. Vera Tankersley and sister,
Miss Marie Webb OF Miles. Texas,
visited with their uncle. Jim Webb.
near olsdorf Sunday Miss Webb re-
NAMED in that community for long
Ter visit with relatives and friends.
She will also visit at Crisp before re-
turning here. Some time this week
she viii return home. accompanied
by Mrs. Tankersley.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-07-19
PTOMAINE POISONING.
Fourteen Bristol People suffer At
tack Following Outing.

On last Friday a party OF fwen-
ty-thTee people from Bristol. in
GLIDING members of the families OF
Bentley. Sims and Secrest. went TO
Trinity river for days outing, and
upon their return fourteen of their
number suffered attacks OF ptomaine
poisoning. and some OF the number
are still very III from the attack.
1t is not known definitely what
caused the poisoning, but it Is pre-
sumed that it was contracted
through eating salmon salad Or.
Ledbetter was numbered among the
sick.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-07-19

Sunday was the hottest day OF the
year thus far. the temperature reg
istering 81 degrees above zero A
rain just non to abate the dust nui-
sanee would be appreciated
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-07-19

Rev x J Too'ey, pastor Of
Methodist church al Weatherfore.
and is well kno~n throughout Ellis
county j. nov holding a meeting at
Bristol. The revival started there
on Sunday with large crowd pres
ent
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-07-19
Notice.

This is the last month in which
transfers can be made. All children
not living in town aud who wish to
attend the Waxahachie Public
schools. must be transferred not
later thas July 81. 1915.
j. l.. CANNON,
President School Board.
adv.Juiy le-2a-2s-2T
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-07-19
4 CheeveS Bros.
= g Company
S ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

the track aud took sidias ],
the train passed on. The Z,
- very dangerous at this paE
the erection Of the big sa,
which obstructs the view
track. The train vas eoHliss
Hill without a loud exhaust .
did not hear il.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-07-19

freak Of a tomato was brought
70 this office today by Odell De-
Vaughn, Il measures nine inches
IN circumference and grew almost in
The sbape Of d ring
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-07-19

Ben Williams. negro. was ar
rested Sunday at MaypearI On
charge Of burglary AID lodged in
Jail here 70 await developments.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-07-19

Il. Z. letters. Who taught I
toll last year, has signed : =
TO teach the Dalton school hsA
The Dalton school eonseilu"
Gently failed. but il is hole'
new interest may be a9asSS
the consolidation nut shfessh
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-07-19

II is stated that tue candidates
for the legislature viii speak In
Naxahaehie Wednesday night.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-07-19

Phone 4Ss win get the printer
right nov. Estimates cheerfuily Civ
en-. ]. T. Tucker. job printer. that's
all. ~--tAdyl u
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-10
DEFENSE BOOM FILLS
RANKS OF U. S. ARMY
Three Recruiting Offices Here
Closed as Result of National
Security Agitation.

The great wave of public sentiment.
now sweeping the country for an adequate
national defense has brought the United
States army up TO its full complement.
and consequently closed three recruiting
offices in this district according to Cap
tain Albert A. King. who has taken
charge of the recruiting Office at l229
Arch street.
Captain King succeeds Major c. w.
Farber, stationed here for the last three
years; who retired from the army and
is leaving for Los Angeles today. Cap
tain King was formerly stationed at
Fort Yellowstone. Wyo.
According to Captain King. Congress
provides for n standing army of $4,000
men, and gives the President the power
to increase this to 100000 men should they
be needed The complement is now COM
plete, he says, and no further applica-
tions are being received for enlstments,
The Germantown, Reading and Norris
town branches of the Philadelphia re-
cruiting Office have been closed and there
are now only 10 men employed at this
office,
National defense agitation says Cap
tain King "has stimulated recruiting to
such an extent that we are practically
turning down applicants. The army has
reached its fun complement in men and
we have n waiting list of applications
which will fill any vacancies caused by
expiration of enlistments or by other
causes"