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ta?.
Well. Eilie I>nrant has signed up i
for 1915.
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It is just too bad the way they'
threaten to take Blease'g life.
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Coley should ha*e had the some
time Hull Mooxer a'.ong to protect him.
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iL If Williams, in the P.oanoke
Tianes, calU Biea.se a little rowdy
Now, what do you think of that?
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Woaldn't Willie Hearst have a time
securing a photograph of those threat
ening letter written to Oov. B;?:i-<-''
"Tis to laug.i' about those letters.
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If we wert.- a Georgian, we would
feel a degree of pride in the represen
tative which that state Kent to the
governo ', congress in Virginia. Be-'
fas a Bouth Carolinian, we can only
hope for a little sympathy from other,
states.
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The funny part about all this Blease
mania for lynching is that whenever
tbe self-appointed guardian of woman
liood gets up to tell how he would
tarn heaven ani eath to protect the
women, they generally get up and
leave him telling how he does it.
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"It will never be said of my admin
istration," said Oov. Blease, " that I
orte red out the malltia to prevent a
lynching In South Carolina to defend ,
the life of the human fiend who dared ?
lay a black hand on a white woman."'
It will never be said of him either
thai he osed all the means In hia pow
er to apprehend the parties in New.
Berry county several weeks ago who
lynched a negro man. whom it was
?red** had assassinated a white
Oov. it lease did not even go far
igh publicly to find out if there
any grounds for the rumor, much
any grounds for the lynching ev
ens If the rumor were true.
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THE SCHOOL JOURNAL.
Tbe Advertiser prints on the front
page t?dar a group picture of the edi
tors and managers of the Laurens
County School Journal, a magazine
published by the school boys and girls
I of Laurens county. These young peo
. pie should feel highly honored in be
[ las; selected for the editorial staff of
Interesting and useful Journal,
selections were made by the coun
j. tar aTepartment of education upon merit
) atad each of the boys and girls should
! feel prond of the position they occupy
t ha the e -ucatlonal life of the county.
? Tiro b ? of the School Journal have
? been gotten out ah.1 each of them
, abounded in original stories, essays
I and poems, a creditable reflection of
I the eonnty*8 educational development,
i As each month passes by, every chiid
I tm the county should strive to com.
: pose something worthy to be placed
in its .columns. Tbe first attempt
I anight resort in failure to come up to
I the necessary standard but a single
aaafuat abould prove but a stimulus to
j tay egain and after one or more at
tempts tbe goal will be -eached. In
all thlnga reward comes to those who
try and are believe that to those who
> aas Che most for the School Journal
i suael show the greatest development
composition end business manage
st wilt he given the coveted places
ha the future.
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Aft OTHKRft SAW HIM.
Maty it is humiliating to a ml
f, an* apparent minority, of peo
SouHi Carolina to see the chief
itfve of tbeir state make such a
ible of himself as Gov. Blease
at Richmond last week. To them
humiliating enough for Gov.
bo parade his vulgar lawless
In his native state, where the
?hie world could only read of him
er than see him. but for him to
advantage of auch a center of na
ittl Interest as the conference of
governors, to advertise himself and hla
well known views is humiliating In- -
deed.
Solac* is sought, however., lb the
thoughts that the larger body of In
telligent, and iawabidlng peopl? of oth
er state.? take the same view of Gov.
Blease as do the same people in South
Carolina and that the newspapers of
other ?tatet have substantiated Im
pressions hitherto gained only through
t^e ro'-dlum of South Carolina papers
or I oral correspondents. With one
ftdord tWs papers a'! over the union
have given *-x;>re->sion to opinion* of
disgucAt wjth our chief executive and
of pity for the people whom he repre
sents. It Is from such freih aource?
the opponent? of Gov. Ble3ao fortify
former rock-bound convlctloiis that he
is totally blind to all legal or moral
responsibility, absolutely suservlent
to a degraded personal ambition
and entirely unfit to be the governor
of this great state.
That the governors of the various
states at the conference feel that their
work was greatly hindered by Gov.
Blease's intrusion of bis personal opin
ions and political clap.trap Into ^thelr
proceedings, we have no doubt. Cer- j
tainly they have a right to feel put-'
out at the turmoil and excitement In
the meeting caused by the injection of
Gov. Blease's egoism nto the delib
erations. They did not travel so many
miles for such tra?h and naturally we
imagine, they resented It. Scuth Caro
lina suffers therefor.
FHOM OTHKK STATES,
??.Miame* the Xatlon."
? From the Boston Transcript.?
If ever an executive sluraed his
state and gloried in It. it is this gov
ernor of South Carolina, the man of
unclean spirit and blackguardly ton
gue. Iiis defence cf lynching, his foul
anathema of the Constitution, passes
almost anything that has come from
the bitterest of the I. W. W. leaders,
and they do aot pretend to be respon
sible, for they have taken no oaths of
which such speech and conduct are
a violation. Hi* lack of moral stan
dards, as shown by bis wild tirade,
was all the more shocking in contrast
with the indirect but dignified rejoin
ders that were made by the governors
of states environing his own with re
spect to lynching. Not a lynching had
occurred in North Carolina for six
years, was the gratifying statement of
Governor Kitchln, of that state, and
the Governor of Virginia declared that,
he would call out every soldier in the
State, if necessary, to protect a man
under arrest and give him a fair trial.
South Carolina has good men and
women by the thousands, and the won
der grows that this official dsgenrate
should have survived from his first
term the opposition born of the shame
and disgust that his license of speech
and attion-. must have caused them.
Are Its politics in the hands of crim
inals, actual or potential? Certainly
he 1b/ the friend of criminals and
chafes' against, all the restraints that
have been established to maintain or
der and secure justice. He publicly
proclaims to the mob that it has noth
ing to' fear from him and thereby
makes the state an unsafe place to live
in for either whjtc;.nian or black. The
reproach belongs exclusively to South
Carolina, but the shame must be shar
ed by every patriotic and self-respect
lug American.
Sooth Carolina's Humiliation.
(Prom the >Taw York World.?
Lincoln used to tell about the
Southwestern orator who "mounted
the platform, threw back his head,
shlned his eyes, opened his mouth and
1 left the consequences to God."
No more accurate description of
Cole Blease, governor of South Caro
lina, could be written. But how long
' are the people of that unfortunate
state to tolerate the Blease type of
public official? Has not South Caro
; Una's humiliation at Richmond been
a sufficient lesson?
"Keep Hii.-i at Home.*1
(A. B. Williams In the Roanoke Times)
Renewed congratulation* to the
free. Independent and sovereign Dem
ocratic voters of South Carolina on
their choice for governor!
But?er?would they mind keeping
htm at home hereafter, or at least out
of Virginia?
He is slightly?er?so to speak?
too highly flavored for our taste. Next
time kindly send us for preference,
as more accurately and creditably rep
resenting the State, one of the thirty
odd gentlemen, be expelled from* the
penitentiary just before Thanksgiving
and by way of giving the household
ers, and peaceful citizens something
for'which to be truly thankful.
The truth Is a more disgraceful lit
tle rowdy than Blease ?crer has ob.
truded himself on the association of
a company of gentlemen. Tcmmnny
In its worst days never sent any
where anything like him. He accom
j pllshcd two unprecedented feats. He.
; the governor of a state, by a soe.ech,
drove the women from his audience;
and he is the first governor lu the his
lory of tbe country to bring on him
self the formal repudiation and re
buke of tbe aaseiubleu fcwVc;?M>r* <,!
twenty-fire, or more, of tbe sister
itates. So be bolds the record. Tk*|
first goverr^jr of a ?t?te expelled ;
from his college by vote of the student'
body for deliberately stealing anoth
er man s cr?ay for a prize competition
and accepting the prize won by the
stolen essay; the first gorernor to
whom well-bred women refused to
listen; the first governor formally an I
officially dunojnced by his fellow gov
ernors.
Yet the incilents at Richmond prob, j
khly will increase the popularity of
Blease at home. He will brag then
and strut and tell how he chased the
high-toned society women of the coun
try out of a hail: and of how he de
fied and insulted the "dead oirf gov
ernors" of other states: and of how
he told everybody to go to bei) and
pronounced himself to the newspaper
men as "a cold-blooded fighting man"
(whereat the reporters mo3t justifiably
laughed; and of bow he boasted of his
love for lynching and his use of his
pardoning power to turn loose crim
inals, and shouted "To hell with the
Constitution."
It is safe to say that his constitu
ency will applaud him warmly, while,
the substantial paople of the state will
look on grieved and helpless: while
tbe South Carolinians scattered
through the country will be ashamed:
while other people will wonder that
such things can be: while poor old j
Senator Tillman will moan, as well he.
can. over the new standards he estab
lished in South Carolina, of which.
Blease Is a logical and inevitable pro
duct. j
We have som1? Blease spirit and
style here in Virginia Just now?prom,
inently but unconsciously expressed
In the pulpit and among women and
seventy-five thousand alleged but un- .
analyzed petition?. "To hell with the
Constitution! To hell with the Courts!
To hell with the law!" It is Blease
exactly. Some of us have no cause to
quarrel with hfm or to reproach
South Carolina. One correspondent
of the Ro3noke Times already has ex
pressed his sighing for a governor of
Virginia like the governors of South
Carolina and Tennessee.
"Let the people rule."
Fortunately, the weight of the Vir
ginia sentiment and power, like the
weight of Virginia tradition, is for the
law and orderly and sure performance
of it. Therefore. Governor Mann and
the other governors will have the cor
dial support of the great mass of Vir
ginians in their repudiation and con
demnation of BleaBe.
NOTICE.
By a proclamation issued by Gov.
Cole L. Blease at the request of So
licitor R. A. Cooper, there will be held
a Hpeclal term of tbe Court of General
sessions for the county of Laurens,
beginning on the first Monday in Jan
uary 1913 and to contlnae for one
week. All parties having business In
said court will please be governed ac
cordingly.
JOHN F. BOLT.
Clerk of Court.
In Bankruptcy.
Mr. T. B. Brown and his son. Mr. T.
Pluss Brown, prominent farmers of!
the county, filed a petition In bank,
ruptcy before Judge Smith In Charles
ton several days ago. The amount of
the assets and liabilities have not been
made known. The Messrs. Brown are
held In the hghest confidence by the
people of the county and their em
barrassment is very much regretted by
their numerous friends.
? SPECIAL NOTICES.
Wanted you to know that I have
bought the corn and wh^at mill of J.
A. Rodger In the cltyW laurens end
am ready to grind at My time. Good
home-made meal on hand for sale. B.
E. Martin. 20-2t.pd
Farm to Rent~t/bove Tumbling
8hoals. Apply to R. H or T. E. Trayn
ham, Laurens, S. C. 21-2t-pd
Cabbage Plants For Sale?I have
250,000 home raised, frost proof, ac
climatized cabbage plants \tfc sale,
Early Jersey Wakefield. Et/ly Win
nlngstadt. Pries 15 cents^er hun
dred. Tom B. McDanlel, Laurens. S.
C. 19-2t-pd
Per Rent?9-room residence op Par*
ley Avenue with 5 acres of lanfi, wa
ter and lights if desired. P&slesslon
given at once. Apply to ReW. B. P.
Mitchell, Laurens. & C. 17-tf
Fer Sale er Rent Two hundred and
eighty-two (282) acres of land known
aa the Oarllngton Mill tract, lytnfc on
Rabnn Creek, eight miles frou/Lau
rehs, one dwelling and two \nnant
bouses. Terms easy. Apply to H. Y.
Simpson. 17-5t
Per Sale Yellow Swamp Prolific
Seed Corn. Won prize at count* fair.
S4.00 per bushel. Apply to BJrt>b ft
ifahaffey or C. B. Roper, Laurens Rt.
No. 6. l?-6t-pd
f'ebhare Plants For Sale *veral
kinds of the best varieties fo*/np?Ing
planting at Hunter ft Co. 16-5t-eow
Hunter ft Co. 16-5t
Do you know tkat/fl. Nichols, the
photographer. does\yat picture frpm
(Bg at reasonable prices?
V SI. 191
TWO WEEKS TO
CHRISTMAS
Two little Santa Clauses swiftly
on the run!
One got a "week** back and
then there w as one.
GOING! GOING!!
GONE!!!
Your Christmas Chances
Will Be Gone, Too, If
You Don't Get Busy.
SHOP NOW!
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$ LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION.
A
. Mr. W. C. Wharton wi^ a business
visitor here Monday.
Mr. W. R. Riehey. Sr., went to Char,
lestcn yesterday on business.
Mr. Pet Wallace, of Gray Court, was
a visitor in ?he city yesterday.
Mr. R. W. Brown and young son.
from below Cross Hill, were visitors
here Friday.
Mr. W. R. Riehey. Sr., spent a few
days of last week on a business trip
in Georgia. I
Misses Rosa and Hatfto Dayeni>ort.
of Greenville, are the guests of Mrs.
Clarence Poole this week.
Annie Louise, the little daughter of
Dr. and Mrs. Clarence Poole. la quite
sick at the home of Its parents
Miss Ruby Goggans of Newberry
was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. L. G.
Balle for several days last week.
Mi. J. H. Madden, who Is now In the
office of the Duncan Mills, Greenville
i was a visitor In the city Saturday.
Messrs. Krskine Tod and Sam Bolt
left last week for Valparaiso, Ind..
where they will enter the university.
Mr. S. M. Wilkes, who has been
I confined to his home for several days
because of sickness, is able to be out
again.
The young child of Dr. George Al
bright, which haB been very ill for
several days, is reported to be much
better.
Miss Estelle Taylor. Misses Sarah
and Susan Brltt of Princeton spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. T. Lane
i Monroe.
The numerous friends of Col. W. C.
P. Robertson will be sorry to learn
that he has been very sick for the
past few days.
Mr. Osle Anderson and Mr. Gus Babb
are spending this week in Charleston
attending the Grand Lodge, A. F. M.
They are expected to return Thursday.
Mr. F. P. McGowan went to Cross
Hill yesterday to be at the bedside
of bis sister, Mrs. Janle McSwain who
suffered a stroke of paralysis Mon
day evening.
Mr. J. A. Dickson. of the vicinity
of Fountain Inn. was in the city yes
terday. He states that within a short
time he will move to Morgan county.
Georgia, to make his home.
Two old soldiers, Messrs. Abe Phll
HpB and Sid L. Madden, have recently
been admitted to the old soldiers home j
at Columbia. Mr. Phillips went down
Saturday, accompanied by Mr. J. T.
Crews, and Mr. Madden will go down
today.
Mrs. J. D. Sullivan and little boys,
Cecil and Dunklin, left yesterday for
Greenville to be present today at the
wedding of Mrs. Sullivan's sister. Miss
Louise Miller, to Dr. L. H. Chewnlng.
at tbe home of her parents. Mr. and
Mra. D. L. Miller.
Dr. Isadore Schayer left Monday
for Columbia. 'Where, he baa gone to
be under treatment of Dr. Ouerry. In
case an operation ia necessary he
hopes to return to Laurent hospital
for the operation. He expects to be
gone probably three or four days.
Pamooa Stage Beauties
look with horror on 8kin Eruptions,
Blotches, Sores or Pimples. They
don't have them, nor will any one. who
uses Bucklen's Arnica Salve. It
glorifies the face. Eczema or Salt
Rheum vanish before It. It cures sore
llnq, chapned bands, chilblains: heals
burns, cuts and bruises. T'neqnaled for
tdles. Only 25c at Laurens Drug Co.
and Palmetto Drug Co.
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$ SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. 1
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j ft**Srft
The Wednesday club was delightful,
ly entertained last week by Mrs. A.
C. Todd, at her hospitable home on
West Main street. Very interesting
and instructive papers were read by
Mrs. J. D. Watts and Mrs. W. L. Gray.
During the afternoon a delicious sweet
course was served. The afternoon was
very pleasantly and profitably spent
by the members of the club.
coo
Mrs. M. L. Copeland entertained the
Bridge club in her usual gracious
manner Saturday afternoon. After
several rubbers of bridge were played,
a very tempting salad course was
served. The afternoon was an enjoy
able one from every standpoint.
OOS?
Miss Mary' Todd was hostess at an
elaborate eight course luncheon given
Thursday at one o'clock for Mrs. W.
G. Lancaster, a recent bride. The
home was beautifully adorned In
Christmas decorations of holly, ferns
and carnations. Twelve congenial
guests were present. After the guests
had assembled and ereeted the host,
they ware ushered into the dining
roo mwhlch was beautifully decorated
for the occasion. Everything was car
ried out with precision and taste, the
day proving very enjoyable to all who
were present.
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DIvver-Dorroh.
A marriage which surprised all ex
cept their families and intimate
friends took place at Woodruff last
Wednesday afternoon, when Miss Nan
nie Dorroh and Mr. T. M. Divver, both
of this city, were married at the home
of Mrs. S. M. Wright, a sister of the
bride. The arrangements for the
wedding had been* quietly made and
the'announcement of the consumma
tion of their plans came as a surprise
to their many friends. Mrs. Divver is
the daughter of Mrs. W. T. Dorroh
and is a young woman of a pleasant
disposition and attractive manners.
Mr. Divver Is a well known and pop
ular young business man of the city.
Until their new home on Church
street is finished. Mr. and Mrs. Divver
will be at home to their friends with
Mrs. Dorroh.
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Hunter-Cralg.
Invitations have been Issued hy Rev.
and Mrs. Thomas Brooks Cralg, of
Rock Hill. 8. C, to the marriage of
their daughter. Nancy Woodslde, to
Mr. Joseph Johnson Hunter, of Ott
ings station, this county, the marriage
to take place at the home of the
bride's parents, December 19th. Both
of the young people are well known
and widely connected In thlB county,
the announcement of the approaching
marriage being received with great
Interest In many circles. Rev. Mr.
Cralg was a minister at Owing*, sta
tion several years ago and Is a mem
ber pf the well known Cralg family
of this county. Messrs. 8. J. and J.
8. Cralg are uncles of the brlde-elecl.
Mr. Hunter Is the son of Mr. W. J.
Hunter, of Owlngs station, and in la
the eotton business in stations be
tween Greenville and Laurens.
oon
Miss Lalla Mae Dial entertained at
Bridge Friday afternoon for Mrs. W.
0. Lancaster. After? the guests had
spent some time together, they were
Invited Into the dining room where the
handsome mahogany table was taste
fully arranged with Cluny mats and
other dainty accessories. A beautiful
bunch of white carnations ornamented
the center of the table. A tempting
course luncheon was served. This was
one of the week's social functions en
joyed to the fullest by the favored
guests.
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Mrs. L. G. Dalle entertained the So
cial club Friday afternoon, the game
of Forty Two being played. After a
number of exciting games Were played
delightful refreshments were served.
The afternoon proved a delightful one
to all who were present.
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A delightful social event of the past
week was the Informal dinner party
given last Thursday evening by Mr.
and Mrs. L. G. Balle in honor of Mr.
and Mrs. William G. Lancaster. Thetr
pretty home on West Main street waa
tastily decorated for the evening, lend
ing a deal of charm to the already
handsome interior. The guests were
met at the door by the host and host
ess. Following a few minutes of con
versation they were invited Into the
dining room, where a delightful course
dinner was served. During the even,
ing the visitors were invited to ar
range suitable menus for the future
dinner parties of the bride and groom.
This unique pastime affordei much
merriment and added additional pleas
ure to the enjoyment of the evening,
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A Merry Occasion.
On Saturday afternoon last. Sue
Lesman, the charming llltle daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Lea man, ? of
Cross Hill entertained about two spore
of her little friends at a birthday
party. - .
Promptly at 3 o'clock the little
guests began to arrive and never was
there a merrier party of little folks.
Miscellaneous games and simple
folk dances were enjoyed on the lawp
until 4 o'clock when all were sum
moned Into the beautifully decorated
parlors and as Miss Sara Wllkes ren
dered the Rustic Dance the little ones
marched in couples through the spa
clous hall into the dining room,
where refreshments were served( con
sisting of ambrosia, cakes, candies,
and salted peanuts.
The souvenirs, little penny dolls
tied with red and green ribbons, were
pinned on by Misses Cleland and
Rarney as the children filed out.
The decorations were beautiful, the
"olor scheme being red and gr^eii
throughout Everywhere were roses,
'cms. and chrysantemums in profu
sion. In the hall were banks of chrys
anthemum8 and ferns, the staircase
was festooned with holly and other
evergreen. Soft lights were burn
ing In the dining room adding much
to the attractiveness of the decora
tions.
Nine candles forming a unique
centerpiece signified the age of the
yourthful hostess. '
The little' presents were numerous
and beautiful. ? {.
Among the grown ups present were
Mrs. Jim Jlnson, Mrs. Sophia Plnson,
Mrs. Will Loaninn. Mrs. Conway Dial,
Mrs. Miller Plnson. Misses Leonora
) .cam an, Wilma Ramey, Dollle Cie*
land and 8ara Wllkes.
If you are troubled with chronic
constipation, the mild and gentle ef
fect of Chamberlain's Tablets makes
them especially suited to your case.
For sale by all dealers.
Our store will be ooen nUhts from
now until after the holldavs.
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