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THE Al)Vi:itTI>i:it. Subscription Price is $1.00 per Year Payable in Advance. s. B. BONEY, Editor. published by advertiser printing company laurens, s.o. Kates kok advertising. Ordinary advertisements, per square, our inser tion, $1.00; eacn subsequent insertion, 50 cents. Liberal reduction made for largo advertisements. Obituaries: All over 50 words, one cent a word. Note? of thanks: five cents the lino. Entered at the postoflicc at Laurcns, S. C. as second class mall matter. LAURENS, S. C. OCTOBER 21, 1908. PltOIHIUTION IMIKSNT PHOIMHIT. In auotlx i eolunm appears ? on trhutcd article by "Citl/.on." which deals very clourly with the question of prohibition or illspem nrj to ho d< - elded in lite election two weeks hence. We commend thht article lo our read era as a plea ol unusual soundness and force. As will ho discerned, "Citizen" treats more at length tin moral Issue than any other phase <> the question; ami Well ii behooves in to think on ill" matter. Itollgion and citi/.oushi|i aro lu'separuble. What think you of the man who devoutl> prays, "Thy kingdom come," who keeps ::ll llie commandments to I In loiter, who drinks no whiskey, but who says, in sub lance: "The llquoi trattle pays, we need the revenues therefor.-. I will conduct for Laurens county II liquor business supplying for my neighbors thai which I know is harmful aiid wl Ich I myself do not Ilse." 'I here ale lUIUlhol'h Of OlllCI' wise good people who uphold tin whiskey Imslness simply for the sukt of revenue, never taking thought ol the moral II,\ of tli ? thing. One olllc? seeker contended during the receul campaign |hi|l "the dHpehuur.v win ihe oul> moral syi lein." 11' ihnl h? true. If a seller Ol' illtONiCUtillfi litplol. possess i rue morality, thou we shal hum another kind. Some sny that the dispensary i.- tlu best method of handling the vile Illing meaning liquor. But tin truth is we do not have to handle it by any method outlaw it. thtit.s sin lleleut. As ;i voti r we ?h> not care to be partj lo the business through any means or by any method. And It you, thoughtful reader, do not touch Itfihoi*, and aro perplexed about the problem's solution, settle the mat ter l>y not (?Ilching ii : in other Wol^ vole prohibition, obey nml support the prohibition liiw, and your hands nre clean. Ilave nothing to do Willi II "Citizen" touches oil the alleged violations ol prohibitory laws. \V< admit, ns we luivu idways done, thai these laws ar<- volated in a greater Ol less degree; so are ihe laws against Hielt and murder. It |.n true, as h< points um. (hal exaggerated stories of Its Ineffectiveness uro circulated bj persons and newspapers whose aim it is to perpetuate the whiskey busi ness, The records speak for them selves, however; and common sonst argues in favor of prohibition. Such a law is just so effecllvC as the p ">p!c Of the community, where it exists, de sire ii ; so it \.< With every law. The moral qu< 31 Ion is l> d'oro the people of Laurens county and they can't k? ep I ron! mooting ?. I lore ii is. staring them In tho face: \iill yoii continue in jour rnpneit* mi tvhlskc* llgCllt* " ink i:li:< tio\ mit itio.n. Ib-fon- the Supreme ("our; in Cnlum Ida last Saturday was argued the ques tion of whether or not tlu commis sioners of election should be stayed Iii their preparations foi* an election In Lnureiui cbhuty on i: .? dispensary issue and prfiytibte.fi Iron, holding tie slime, The hcarlua was upon ->n?S-j? Pope's order, a copy ol which was published lust wee! together with the petition upon which the order was secured. After very brief d< liberal Ion ih< Supremo Courl dismissed Lhe petition of the dispensary board, as presented by Messrs. Please and Cannon, sus taining the demurrer filed bj tho election Commissioners and argued by Messrs. D'crguson and Cooper. The olcctIon, therefore, will i?<- held on November tho third according to the Supervisor's order. This action of tho Supreme Court, while a substantial encouragement for the null-liquor forces of the conn ty, Is by no m ans a victory, I-'or the main points lit the petition were not taken into consideration by tho Court, Saturday;, decision means simply this: that If lhe Olectloil can not be legally held, h-i || |?. |,0|(1 any how and contested Qflerwai'ds. Of course, it win be contested. The Su preme Court llOldS that adequate remedy Is provided by law for tUo pe titlom ir, the county dispensary hoard. and if the election, he Illegal It may be contested before the bo&fd of can vassers. \h slated, of course tho election will bo contested; of this we are fully assured. The points raised in the petition will then he discussed, consid er. (I mid passed upon. Whether or not these points will bo sustained Is therefore still a question. All that we have to say Is that the section of greatest importance. In our humble opinion, is the number of signers to the petition upon which the Supervi sor ordored the election. We cannot but believe that the petitioners have over-stepped themselves. .All then, that tho prohibitionists can do is to continue the vigorous campaign already inaugunrated, and see Unit lite law as they interpret it is carried out. Yes. the election will need n little watching?past elections verify Hint. Sit steady In the boat, and lei Hie law decide the question of legality. * ? * AI least it dozen times we have heard it thai a "legal election" was an niter impossibility in I .aureus county. Why so? Are the mana gers of election Ignorant or criminal in the performance of their prescribed duties? or. have the election com missioners been dishonest or derelict? Whatever the reasons that have caus ed this slanderous estimate they can and should he remedied. We are to vote on the dispensary question In November: its up to some body to see that the election is legal and honest. 0 0 0 in Lnurens, bazaars are not skin games. * * * Greenville News: "The Lnurens Advertiser bus installed a linotype machine.'' Little upstart!?News & (iourier a little start up. Senator Tillman has contributed .^L'nii to the Bryan campaign fund. Pile Senator finds himself in strange company A sweel voice is a most excellent Illing in man or woman. In New berry und Vorkvllle the voices of the telephone girls cannot compare with those of Laurens. * * * The Columbia Record says South Carolina should feel puffed up be cause she too has a presidential can tlldato this year in the person of Sid ney ('. Tnpp, now of Atlanta. Pshaw! we bail a president once, even though he was born dangerously near the North Carolina line. The Hamens county Supervisor is sustained by the Supreme Court. * * * Anonymous-letter writers are pes terlng The News and Courier with their Communications, hut the Char leston paper, like all other reputable Journals consigns the like to the waste basket A number of fall weddings have bo i postponed- -on account of the price of cotton. ? * * The prohibitionists may expect a contest over the election that is to i be held in November. Bet them lake time by the forelock and prepare for it. Political prognost lea tors persistent ly promulgate the preposterous pre diction that poor, pusllnnlmous Bill Taft is noiiiK to be elected, 0 0? Alter November the third let it be eurrenl talk that an honest election is a possibility in Banrens county, and that one has been held. o *" * What is so rare as a l.aureiis girl? In a New York court, .las. A. Chan lor I'?stilled in tho course of his trial thai the fair object of his heart's af fections rejected him because of his beard. May that be deemed an en COIirngcmenl for the beardless youth of the laud? 0 0 0 To our readers': this is the time of year when cotton is being marketed and bills being paid. Note the label on your paper. 0*0 11 must require an enormous amount of nerve and gall for some ? well known destructive agencies'' to pretend friendliness toward business interests, it is amusing. o o o May we ngaln call attention to the fact thai our city will at an early dato be visited by crilles from every pari of South Carolina? Laurons is an excellent city: it is a growing city: it will some day be a great city. In November we shall have an unusual opportunity to advertise ourselves. Why not do our best and lend impetus io the growth that will eventually come. There are a few ?ore spots in lie City that should he looked to. and remedied. 0 0 0 Remember: to vote in November It will he necessary to have registration certificates and tax receipts. For Industry^ Hake* i aiu glad to Bee thai tho Supreme Court lias decided to allow the dtspen jary elect ion to be hold. it is now ijp to those WllO have the interests of Laurent) county and its citizens at heart, to "get busy" nn<l have the OUrse removed from us. by voting the dispensary out. Some of our liest 'itizens. we are told, are opposed to voting it out be cause it takes away from them their personal rights, but the law prohibits the sale of other poisons, which, while beneficial it used in proper quantities, j are dangerous when taken in excess ive doses. So why not put on the list whiskey, the most recklessly used poison. Others of our best citizens, whom the good Lord has blessed with more than the average amount of worldly goods, favor the dispensary, we are told, because its voting out would cause an increase in the school tax levy, and an Increase in the taxes they are called upon to pay. Iltlt If they would pause to consider that most of lhe money spent in the dis pensary is taken from the bread and lhe clothing that should go to the Winnen and tie1 little ones at home, would they not lie willing to pay the very Blight increase that would fall upon each one? In my position as superintendent of a cotton mill, em ploying several hundred men. women and children, I have better opportun ity to observe the demoralizing and degrading effects of this traffic upon our people our while people l hall have many of your readers, and I feel sure that no one evil so vitally con cerns us all as does this liquor traflic. Many families in my own experience are driven away and kept away from our mill because the wife and mother will mil live in Laurcns. where liquor, so easily procured, is the curse and Undoing Of husband or sons or both. Many men who work for us. and who really struggle against desire, yield upon occasion to the tempting of the ever present bottle, ami a debauch of several days will follow, during which 1 money needed for bread and clothing for little ones is poured into "the school fund" through the dispensary. Only a few weeks ago a man from our mill ?ou<' whose friendship 1 had had for many years, gradually become an abjeel slave to drink, killed himself in our city prison. He struggled hard at times to escape from the toils, hut Hading resistance in liquor s con stant presence Impossible, he finally put an end to a life which had become but a trial lo himself and others, and Which he could not ? all his own. Frequently, boys in our settlement who are not over 15 or Hi years of age are seen intoxicated, and only recently two boys still in knee trousers, pro cured liquor from tie- dispensary and brought it into our mill during work hours. At another lime, one of the girls in the mill was noticed acting queerly. ami upon Investigation we found that a boy bad procured liquor from the dispensary and some of the young girls in the mill had drunk ii. think ing it quite a lark. It is useless further to bring up ex amples due to a condition which can hut bad to degradation ami woe. Thlfl is a plea to save, not the ne mo, hut our own white people you. me, our friends, our neighbors, our hoys, our girls from temptation, and by our votes, to start us out on the road which leads away from the dis pensary and up to a higher and hei ter civil izat ion. If all the women would study their own Interests and their families' in terests, plead with their husbands, their sons, their lathes and their brothers until November 3rd, and (hen. if necessary, go with them to the polls and see tllOil' votes cast, we should see (he dispensary cast otll hy a vote of which Laurcns county would always be proud. ?111 the) do It I ? a. c. Ilaskell, Jr. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. All persons holding claim against the estate of Luther S. Abercromhio, de ceased, are hereby notified and required to present them duly proven, to me, on the 7th day of November next or be forever barred. (fivon Under my hand and seal the 7th day of October 1908 (). (',. THOMPSON 10-It. _Probate Judge. Notice of l.xcciifor's Sale. I will sell l<> the highest bidder on November the] 3rd, 1908 at 12 O'clock the old homeste ad place of O. VV. Leak, deceased, containing I no acres more or less. Sail' will take place on the premises. tViiiis of sale, cash. .1. X. Leak. 1 i-:tt lOxecutor. KILL the COUCH and CURE the LUNCS with Dr. King's New Discovery FOR CSi^8 ,??. AND ALL THROAT AND LUNG TROUBLES. GUARANTEED SATISFACTORY OR MONEY REFUNDED. ??iwiiiiiini'imiiii.iw?i Vote for ma ? AND INSURE with Carolina's FIRST and ONLY old Line ( n ? v. Chen UEST, for you have done a GOOD DAY'S WORK. Southeastern Life Insurance Corns BROADDUS EST ES AGENT Box No. 278, Laurens, South Carolina. V7 Real Estate Offerings 100 acres of land in Youngs township, 11 room dwelling, two tenant houses, I good barn. Price $2.250. 255 acres of land in Waterloo town ship, known as the John Y. Boyd place with dwelling and out-buildings. Trice $1.700. 180 acres of land in two miles of Waterloo, with dwelling and out build ings. Price $2.260. 15 acres land known as tho Cray Court quarry. This (marry is now in good working order and a lino invest ment for men that want this line of business. Ask for prices and terms. 127 acres land in Sullivan township, 9 room dwelling, good out buildings, 1 tenant house. Price $30 per acre. 27 acres land bounded byj. C. Owings and J. R. Willis. Price $500. .'50 acres land bounded by lands of Thomas Armstrong and John Draydon. Dwelling and outbuildings. Price $35 per acre. 42 acres hounded by lands of the Badgett farm, J. 0. C. Fleming. W. J. Copchmd, oiK! dwelling and out build ing. Price $2,250.00 One lot with four room house on Oar lington St., nicely located. Price$1,650. 56 acres at. Gray Court, 4-room house and out building, bounded by lands of E. T. Shell and M. li. P.urdino. Price $00 per acre. Seven room house and two acre lot in town of Gray Court, modern build. Price 2,500.00. 68 acres land 2J miles Gray Court, bounded by landsof J. II. Godfrey, John Armstrong and others. Price $1,650.00. 488 acres land, bounded by .J. II, Aborcrombie, Knoree River, J. P. Gray, 0. C. Cox and others, known as the old Patterson home place. Price $7,500.00 112 acres land bounded by lands of W. P. Harris, Knoree river, J, H. Aborcrombie and others. Price $2,000.00 200 acres land, Waterloo township, bounded by lands of estate of W. T. Smith, J. It. Anderson and Saluda riv er. Price $2,500.00. One lot in city of Laurens, nicely located, six room cottage, containing 5-8 acres. Price $2500.00. 4 acres land and nine room dwelling, servant's house, in town of Gray Court. Price $2600. 115 acres of land Dial's town iii . known as tho old Wham's, homes! with dwelling and out building. . Price $27.60 per acre. 200 acres of land one mile of Dial's church; 5 tenant house.. $80 per acr< . Terms made easy. 100 acres of land, 8 room cottage, 2 tenant houses, in one half mile of I Mai's church. Price $4,000. Terms made easy. 205 acres in Fairvicw township Green ville county, near Cedar Palls, bounded by John Terry. Clyde Willis, John Ped en and Others, three dwellings close to church and line school. PricC $18.00 per acre. 7 lots suitable for building purposes, in the town of Sitapsonville; prices made right. 115 acres land, known as the old Wham homestead or "Wham's Lawn," wit Ii dwelling and outbuildings. Price $27.50 pe? acre. 15 acres of land known as tho Gray Court K?ck Quarry, There is a great demand for this rock, widt h is. within mile of railroad and the railroad author ities are willing to be liberal in con structing side track. A good chain ? for capital. Price very ronsonabl i. Write for further information. 126 acres land 2'.. miles from Barks dftlo station with dwelling and out buildings; 2-horS0 farm in cultivation; fine pasture and well timbered. Price $3,000, 00 acres of half mile from Dial's church with dwelling and outbuildings, with 40 acres in cultivation, 10 acres of line bottom land. Prlco $1,800. 1711 acres of land in Dial's Township, known as the Wham place, bounded l>v landsof W. M. Deck. Win. Wham and R. A. Nash, withgond dwelling, tenant houses and three horse farm in cultiva tion. See this properly for there is. n bargain for you. Price $-1,000. 84 acres near Friendship church, good dwelling and outbuildings. Hounded by landsof W. P. Check. 1). Wood, and others. Price $2,500.00. 142 acres Of land, hounded by estate of J. R. Switzer and Simpson estate. witli dwelling, 2 tenement houses and good outbuildings. Prlco $20 per aero, 4H acres of land, bounded by lands of Miller Curry, David ttarion and others, with n beautiful eight room cottage, line well of water nnd good outbuild ings. In one mile of Green Pohd church, Price $47.60 per acre. 5!)acres of land in one mile of Green Pond church, bounded by landsof E. C. Stone, Robert Woods and Others, with a six room cottage, tenant house, line wircd-iu pastures. S35 per acre. sin acres in Laurens township, bound ed by lands of W. A. Mills, W. A. simps. 11 Ludy Mills and others, nice dwellings, well supplied with tenant hott es. This farm will bo divided into .'?o acre lots if so desired, ranging in price iron, $25 i > $60 nor acre or will sell the wholo for $32,000.00 of ,nurons, 2 acre i land in the < ?; .? on Kit Main Street, bounded by nrop < rty of Mrs. Catharine Holmes and oth ers. Pi ice $1,800. 5 32 acres land fronting North Harper street, just outside corporate limits, with 7-room dwelling. Price $3,000. 103 acres mar Mi. olive Church. Waterloo township, known as part of the Washington place, two dwelling and ncct ssnry out-buildings, Price $16.00 per acre. 51 1 ncres land 2 miles of Tumbling Shoals* nine room dolling, good barn and outbuildings, 10 tenant houses, well limbered, 14-horse farm in cultivation. Price per acre $3 >. 500 tICV IS of land within mx miles of Laurens, live miles of Clinton, with dwelling and four tenant houses, 250 acres in cultivation, balance in wood land. Terms ma le easy at $20p0r aero. 180 ncrOS laud, bounded by Henry Mills and J, O. C. Fleming und others, seven room dwelling, I tenant, house, barn and good om building. Price 08 acres land near Wut Is Mills., bounded by S. O. Leak and M. A. Knight, 1 tenant house. Price $40 per acre. 200 acre.; land, bounded by hinds of Mrs. Jesse Tongue. Jno. Watts, Dr. Puller, dwelling and b nnont houses, 4 horse farm in cultivate n, Price: $5,000.00. J. N. Leak Real Estate, Stocksand Bonds. Gray Court S, C,