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The Advertiser S?C.G? ttL?A'?rojf. KDll'O/t, LAUKENS, August -'.">, lsSI'. ?Ubscrlptlou Price--li Months, $1.00. PAYADLE 1 S ADVANCE, tinton for Advertising. Ordinary Ad vertisements, per miliare, ono inner lion, fl.OUs cindi ?ubsoquoiit Inger lloiii 80 ..'.o?s. Liberal reduction iiuulo for lurgo Ad VortlsotnentH. J. C. OAKLINGTON .V CO., |?i.rioters. Mr. TILLMAN* says the editor of THE ?DVBKTISKK delights in stick ing bis pen int<? liliai whenever he cnn. This Wo deny, ttl? not our desire to retard for a moment, any good that Mr. Ti 1.1. M A N can accom plish. We prefer to aid him or anyone else in such work, but wo do claim the right lo look at these matters through our own specta cles., Wo give ii hearty assent wheii he is right, but when any public man makes statements which wo cai not swallow, we claim the night tn "speak out in meeting." Throughout this whole campaign, we have occupied the place of a wholly disinterested spectator. Some things in what is known as the TILLMAN movement, we hear tily endorse, vi/.: a general reduc tion tof taxation; some Illings we h'ivCj*fought with all our power* d ne thing was thc nomination of candidates by a convention of farmer-. We have nothing to bias our Judi*mont; we expect no fa vors, and hence, what ha-appeared in this paper was placed there irre spective of its popularity. Above all things wc admire sin cerity and freedom of thought, and abhor narrow-mindedness. We try upon all occasions to be just, THE LI ION LAW. Unquestionably there i< a strong demand for tho repeal of the Hon law. It romain- lo bo -cen il* the next legislature will act In accord ance with this demand. Inasmuch us this issue w ill likely bo promi nently before the people during the present campaign, the prima ries must decide the qile-tion. "When we contemplate a change In this direction, the question always arises, what substituto will bc al lowed. It cnn scarcely be expected that in tho next twelve months the condition of the country will bo such that no credit system will bo needed. Indeed, in an agricultu ral district, more or le<s credit is always necessary. A majority of the farmers in tho State have iud li ing upon which to baso credit ex cept labor. Now, when this class can no longer pledge ?heir crop in order to obtain supplies, the ques tion is, w hat aro they to do. Merchants cannot advance money or goods to poor men, without se curity. The result will lie that al! farmers who are not land-owners, must either give a chattel mort gage on their stock, if they have liny, or else look io their landlord for supplies. Most of the land owners in Laurens County, to-day, cannot obtain supplies from mer chants for their hands, without a real estate mortgage in addition to liens on the crop, and whenever tiley can no longer give the lien, the number of real estate .mort gages must increase. Some good farmers occasionally, in bad crop years, fail io pay expenses, conse quently, when such years come, probably the merchant cnn wait no longer, tho land is put up and sold by the sheriff to satisfy .the mortgage. Some people suppose that labor cannot be controlled unless the la borer is so poor (hat he cannot live without (ho endorsement of bis landlord. This i- a mistake. When ever laborers can become inde pendent; whenever (bey can so manage their own affairs as to live ?without giving ti lion, we may ex ?. prosperity. Hut Lie great trouble is, that those who give liens are content with high price-, and make lillie effort to rid them selves of them. They inc not ask lng for a repeal of the lion law, but this demand comos /'rom (bose w ho eau live without it. Yeta repeal is a serious matter, and it is well to discuss the question thoroughly be fore the Primary. When tho Democratic Party (deeted a President, after twenty five years of Republican rule, it was naturally expected that those who have heretofore been only lookers on, would rise up and a.-k to be allowed t ? occupy some of thc fut places awhile. Tho course of the Democrats In this renard, and especially in the South, hus been temperate mid modest. While we of this seid ion have not raised a great clamor for poKjtio'ns, it does not follow that wo concur in the Idell that Republicans should bo re tained in Office. There is no reason why those who, in days gone by, worked In the Interest of carpet* naggers ami scatawngs, now In the employ of a D?mocratie President. Tho Civil Service plnnd in the pint form of the Democratic party ls not In accord with the sentiment of n majority of tho democrats of this SfiCt. HOW ABOUT THIS ? Tho ?dca of reducing tho number of County Commissioners to one, and giving him n salary stiftleleut ti? compensate him for his whole ! timo, ls, we think, commendable. On ?in average, tho County Com missioners receive three hundred ? dollars per annum-niuo hundred dollars. If one man, instead of throe received (hi-; money, he could afford to spend twelve months in ' tin-year looking after thc road-, I bridges and ferrie-. As it ls, no j mun is sufflclently paid without cn- : gaging in other matter-, amt a mail j who bus private business, will hard- j ly neglect it to look after public j matters. j Sometime ugo wc advocated | abolishing tho office of Behool ( ' mi missioncr. Now, to carry out thc reform, as tho Abbeville 'Press and f?an tu r suggests, lot this ono Coun ty Commissioner perform tho du ties of School Commissioner also. By this sebeme we have I li roe can didate- loss nt thc next election, and tin--alary of School Commis sioner to bo applied to tho pay ol" teacher-. It is a good scheme. Mr. TILLMAN says nobody bul lawyers and bobtail farmers are ap pointed on committees in the legis lature. Il" this i s SO, HO niau ls more responsible for it than JOHN C. SHEPPARD, Who has appointed committees for the last eight years, Strange Mr. TILLMAN wants bini Governor! lint the fact Is Mr. TILLMAN, in this, as |p other In stances is entirely mistaken. Let US look at th" agricultural comiilit tee. No lawyer has ever been chairman of that in portant com mittee since '"(?. Col. .1. WASH WATTS of Laurens was lirst chair man, Or. .1. A. ILv It KS DA I.K of Lau ren- was second, attd Mr. MCIVEK of Darlington i- chairman now. We submit thal theso gentlemen arcas Incorruptible, Intelligent and and as faithful to the cause ,,f agri culture, ?i- (he mail who has called them "bob-tail funner." 'They aro all progressive fanners. The death of (?en. MANICSAI?LT east a shadow of sadness .ivor tho w hole Slate. 11e wa-an excellent ?rent Ionian and a faithful public servant. 1 II mir judgment, t be po sition of Adjutant and Inspector General i- a sinecure ollioe, and should bo abolished, but inasmuch MS thc place for the present mest bo lilied, il WOllId SCO 111 thal the proper person for the oiHco is Capt. 111 <; H 1CA ULEY. Next to Cen. .MANK?ALLI, Mr. PARLEY was Ibo choice of the Democratic Conven tion and, should bc nominated l?y tho Executive Committee. How about that TiLLMAN-DAW S(I.N.('om'oi nation ? Both parties, we believe, have denied it, yet Mr. TILLMAN lots up on the Citadel,] and thc News and Courier Hop- to Tl LL M A -V. Kev. J. A. Sr.ron, of Now berry, says in a speech that lu- heard -Mr. TILLMAN say that there was ?1 tacit understanding between him self and Mr. DAWSON thal il" lie ('TILLMAN) would let tin- Citadel alone, be (DAWSON) would help (he TILLMAN movement. Any selling-out to DAWSON in that'.' Every candidate in th" Held for tho legislature, is in sympa I by willi | tho farmers' movement, yoi not one is adhering to (he resolutions of Mr. TILLMAN in tho Columbia ( 'onvelit?on. No one opposes ibo lien law; noone is willing to ap propriate money for the Agricul tural College; no one favor- a new constitution al this time; nor have web ard ol' one who wants the Citadel 1 urned into fi female eollego. Il" Mr. 'TILLMAN had spent fl few moments ol' tho time hg devoted to abusing existing laws, institutions, ?dc, in giving a remedy for these evils, sonn' people would have thought better of their leader. M r. 'Ti LIM A N think- VI e can have an Agricultural College without hi eren sin g taxation. Wo have no ob jection to tho College, bill Would like to soo whore the money will come from, ix fore wo undertake to build it. Although he did no! givo the mode of procedure, Mr. TILLMAN struck the key-note w hen ho said that the place to begin reform is in this County Government, Tilt: QJIKAT DAY. Tillman Spoaka I Monea Talks of the rroaiiae Land and TM* Oligarchy of Lawyers. Tho groat day set aparl for Mr. TILLMAN to address tho people of Laurens County opened Up 11 dark murky morning, with lowering clouds and drizzling rain. As il happened however, ruin did not interfere with the speech, and the (doods only served to keep back the OpprOSSlvO heat. A t the appointed hour Capt. G. w. SHELL, Introduced tho speaker in ii happy little speech of two inimit?s. He Said tho originator ni the fumiers movement needed no Introduction to tho poopleof the Laurens. By way parenthesis ho took occasion tO say that Mr.'I ILL MAN luis been tho auhlecl of abuse1 and vitup?ration at too hands pf the pres-, of the State. TUB SPEAKER. ( !ti|)t. Ti LLM A N i> not u preposses sing Mi.u) in appearance, lie is :;;i years of ugo, wi tn clear cut features. As ii public speaker ho is plain and i a little brusque; by his bold ness and j originality ; ila- unconstrained airlie assumes, br lin - thc faculty ol hold? ingan audience, ll?- had no manu script, so we depend entirely upon Memory and notes taken during tho delivery fer the following syn opsis. After the hil reduction the speak er arose und said : /.'. How Citizens of Laurens County: I appear before you to-day under peculiar circumstances,-in -onie respects embarrassing. I was in vited by the Lisbon Farmer- Club to deliver an address to them. Sometime after, I accepted the invitation, 1 recleved notice that thc speech would he deliver at Laurens C. II. 1 was informed that I would bc expected tO speak on "what is the matter in South ( 'arolina. and the r- medy." This is ji broad Held. I could talk till nigh! nod point out many things ?.?hieb ill my opinion aro \ mug; but what is tlio remedy. Although 1 have made several speeches In this K?lte recently and been met evorwhero hy a good ero- d, I ?lid not expect t'.iis out pouring of thc people lu re to-day. In milking speeches I lind it dilll cult to give something of interest upon nil occasions. <>u.' of your newspapers has been unkind enough to reproduce every -crap I have saul in other counties. I have made three manuscrit speech es lind thc m w-papers have them all. I have made extemporaneous speeches and now you see they have n part of thost abo. I am only il farmer. 1 have always man aged to-tay al home and attended to my own business, l'util recent ly, I never mao.' a public speech of un.re than Hive minutes in my life, but 1 am so full of this ngricultual reform, that I may keep you hero for -ona- t imo. Al A ?ken tho news papers reporter said that instead of following the t rail of the fox, I occasionally ruo n rabbi!. 1 dont stick to manuscript hut give me time and I w ill try and cover the ground-Hut enough about myself. The question which ls deepest in thc minds of thc people and ono that ls festering and working Uko n beer barrel, is, why ?rc we so poor to-day lind growing | om er, and bow to confront the dangers ahead. Wo of Ibo upper portion of South Cn roi ina have a grund country with unbounded possibili ties. In days gone by wc have p'/ospered, but what is now thc j condition nf our heritage. Look about and you see gabled spoin and j gullies, mid, willi the blind ess of idiots, wc cut down and bunt new pl ic 's only lo be debauched again. You can't go West, yet tho West llllS you by the throat. Wo -oe a stream of emigrants going Into the Word. They, like you, are cotton planter-, mid make eeoiigh to ke< p down the price ol' your cotton, lt is idle to hope that production will md kecpahcad of consumption. Thc question with you is, how do .von expect to make :i living, Wo use fertilizers every year and (ind weare only churning buttermilk, ami go to Charleston e " ding lo got cream. You read agricultural papers, ami aro progressing lo the poor-house. I know men who, ti lew yours ugo hud good pl ? lions, to-day they are worthless. I know nil about hun fing negroes to clear j up pine thickets. I have blt tho bonds of debt. I have gone nil ulong this road and have found that w hen 1 thought I WOS renting land, 1 hud sold it. Now the fun damental trouble i; ignorance, Ignorance is at (be root of all our trouble. I \\ i nt lo lb lim-tt ville filled with these ideas, 1 intro duced resolutions: 1st. For thc farmer- lo take charge of the Agri cultural Department. 2d. To ?n eroiise the Agricultural Annex. 3d, To establish ii system of hold ing farm rs'institutes. That meet ing was composed of politicians looking for other-, and not a man stood to HIC. They Silt Upon I.ie. I returned home soincw hut em bittered, began to Btlldy tho sub ject more, and after getting the necessary data, renew ; d thc war fare in the newspapers ill Novem ber last. Til K Aomcui/ru RA L OOLLKOK. Now the question ls do wo med an agricultural college separate and distinct? Cnn we nfford ii? This ;~ n large subject, ?ind I am going back to .-onie ol the changes 1 have made as to our treatment at tho hands of government and this oligarchy of lawyers, 1 lore M r. Ti liman w ont Into an extended narration a- to Um land land script, tte., which ? will give more fully hereafter. He then went for lawyer- with gloves off. I le said ol'the Sid lawyer- io this State, half ol' them llllldo IV living, no man knows bow. The board of trustees of the S. C. College* is composed of lawyers, Then on the board (d' visitors more lawyers ure placed to oversee the other lawyers. They have robbed you of your land script andar? now tinkering with nu agricultural an nex. [ claim to be as good a friend to the South Carolina College as any man, but if they still refuse to give us our rights, i'll go in to killing the whole batch. Here he roads an extract from Dr. Bil tilt'fl lld? dress, and says: Nonrgumonl from Dr. Battle ls worthy of belief, be cause bo Is an Interested witness. This thing of Latin and Crook is nil foolishness, which you and I have wasted the best years of our youth plodding over. You send your boys to Hmso literary colleges and thoy como home ashamed of you, and expect to live by the sweat of somebody else's brow. What little I know, i got in an academy. I could once road Latin and Creek as well ns English, but it ls nil gone from ll :-> head of mine. If you want to make B farmer you must have a spo dal training for it. I say boldly you dont know how to farm, tho best of you. Don't ex? poid too much from an Agricultu ral College, but if you don't make a Start you must drift elong to per? xv. ifc ii?v.-?viwiri/ar<?? ?,-BC*?:V.rawMi? t*?n-vx?m ditton. 11?> then wont on to show tin- gupetljrity of manual labor schools, iii- road extracts from Dr. Thornwcll. My object, said bc, is t<> lone!: men t<> think, so that now lile ea:: be lufltscd into this obi land. Ignorance ls the cause (d'your trouble-; that is the CO USC of your grinding poverty; that i? why you go with hat in hand and ask some merchant to "run you ovory Spring. The butter can be spread thinner in some placo; ami money h it to give us an Agricul tural Colli go. That "oligarchy of lawyer.-;" has rankled in some men's oars. Look nt the House committees. When ever a chairman is appointed, it is invariably a lawyer. Nobody ls appointed on important commit tees except lawyers ami bob-tailed farmer-:, who are tools of lawyer'-, [f any jobs are to go through the legislature, tho vote ls taken in thc linly burly incident to closing the session, and thus tho farmers have j not timo to consider. We want more time for farmers to plod along in the legislature. When you pick men out, don't turn them lo i.-c in the legislature, but pledge them. Intelligent discussion ls what WO need. AO niel I.'I' l KA I, DE PA UT M BNT. In this department they cr officio everything. As tho farmors alone support this department, simple justice demands thal they bi' allow ed a showing in its manage..?ont. lt is their linly to soe that you aro not robbed in fertilizers, yet they analyze thc fertilizers after they : are in the ground. Hob Tooinbs .?.aid, all that is necessay to make guano ls a bag of sand and a skunk. We are u^ing some of that kind now. The professor of chemistry in the S.e. University and Presi dent McBride offered to analyze the guano at .?f'?.uii por brand, but instead of allowing them to do the WOrkJ a special chemist was em ployed at a salary of $2,100. This board of agriculture looks like a hot-bed to hatch politicians. Some call nie a crai k, and maybe I am, but I don't feel like one. Mr. Tillman then w ont into the merits of the Farmers' institutes, Ile explained tin- operations of (hese Institutes in other stales, .bowing that tho cost would be trifling. lie then -aid "now I'll touch upon -ores," and spent seve ral minn!"- upon tho question of a now constitution. Our 'infernal county government" came in for abuse, also thc school systom, and he suki of all nuisances, the Trial Justice lakes tho cake. Ho said we must begin tho relorm in the county government. And just hore, if Mr. Tillman will pardon I t he editor of Til K Al)VKKTISKIt, WO I desire to give a In-arty approval of w hat he said along tin- lino, also do we assent to the doctrine of paying 100 cent- on the dollar, and regret that he did not give moro of (his kind. BUI this doctrine was md altogether so popular :: - his abusa of lawyer-. Ile Hu n arrived al a question ol' PK USO NA I. PHI VI I,KO F.. lancing bolero him tho LAI KKNS ADVKUTISKU, he said thal Ibo edit or of this paper seems to lake par ticular delight in sticking his pon ?.ito him whenever ile- occasion odor'd. I Ie ox pla i ned about "wool hut'' and "oi " "-.illus ti!;,!i" i[(? sahl (hat it aro.1 n from a telegram i:> 'lie Norlin rn pa pt rs, which stu {.-.! (hat the best people were alarm ed at hi- movement. Ile -aid If (hoy desired th; V could cull him a "wool hat" or '?ono gu ll UH man." I lo -aid Ilia' in hi- - pooches ho ?ind used no -nell language ns (he news papers nftrlbrled io him about (he men who have governed since '7i?. II o did -ay he w ould not minglo with that low crowd in Columbia, ! and referred (?> (hose members of I tho legislature who voted against i the census. There is e not her class of low dogs, -aid ho, in Columbia, who are boot-licks, lying around lo catch UK- crumbs. Tho gentleman ran pul that in his paper. Hut J say WO have got a ring in I his State. That ring has follow ed mo to Co lumbia and lied on mo. The farmer* listened to these lies; and when they said Dawson had bought me, tho farmors scattered. I could do nothing with thom. They ac cuse me of class ostracism, hut ' when I vote for a lawyer, they call j me a hypocrite. I do md say Kicll a ri Ison i- a Muster, but lie was pm forw ard by iN- ring. Sheppard is a lawyer, hut a gentleman. Then by denying charges as to his personal character, he closed. Tho Constitution As lt ls. Short, Clear and Unmistakable in Us Meaning. A Complete and Thorough Answer tn Mr. Tillman ann all . luise who are Clamoring for a Now Constitution lt is Petter than any New One, which we moy got. Tho Farmers'cou vent ion in nd vocatin j tho call of a ('on titti tional Convention for tho ^tate did a most wise and opportune net. The present Constitution gives us n cumbrous and ox pen si ve form of government w hich cannot be reme died by amendment, for such a mode of ( bange is tedious, uncer tain and calculated to produce un necessary divisions among our peo ple. The organic law under which we live would suit very well fora densely populated Slate like Mas sachusetts or New York; but It provides a number of unueeessnry offices, and is in other respects con trary to tho genius of our people. We ought to have a Coi: tltlltlOlial Convontion.-Andi rsi,n Intelligen cer. To which the New berry (Jbsevvcr replies as follows : Like all the nrguumcnts wo have seen f??r a Constitutional Conven* lion, (he above is exceedingly vague and Ind?finil Not a single objectionable Hem is mentioned, ami not a single Change suggested. It is said, in a general way, that "pre-cut Constitution gives us a cumbrous and expensive form of government,'' in what respect? What is lhere cumbrous aboutit? Or what expensive? Let us see: Aflldle l is taken up entirely with a d?claration of rights, in which no reasonable objection can be found. lt contains nothing oit her cumbrous er expensive. Article ll relates to the Legisla ture, Mini the manner of their ap portionment and (deft ion. Wo de fy our contemporary to suggest any Improvements. Any "unnec essary offices" there ? It also pro vides for a homestead, I f lite homestead law ls to he abolished, Ute way lo accomplish it i- to . . i ? i ? - mit tlie question to Hie people by w ay of amendment. Artil lo III relato- exclusively to tho exeeutivo department, and ls very plain and simple-could not possibly be made moro so. It pro vide- for the election of Governor and other State officers, and there ls nothing cumbrous or expensive alunit it. And no ono w ill contend thai lhere aro "unnecessary offices ' in the executive department, Articles IV provides for the elec tion of Supreme and Circuit and Probate Judges, Clerk of Court, sherill'. Coroner, Solicitor, County Commissioners and Justices ol' tho Peace. Nothing "cumbrous" about this. 'Tin' Constitution (loos not require that these offices shall bo "expensive," for tho salaries aro loft tobo fixed by tho (Jenora! As sembly. Are ?my of those offices "unnecessary?" If xi. w hat ones? A lew person!-very few-think Ibo office of County Commissioner is unnecessary, 'rho Ueueral As sembly heretofore has regarded Justices of tho Peuce "unneces sary," und has refused to provide for them; bul it has provided for Trial Justice-;, not required by the Constitution, and conforming in every essential particular to Jus tices ol'ibo Peace, except in name and in tho fact that they ari' ap pointed by the Governor instead of being elected by the people. Article V provide- for arbitra tors, chango of venue in certain eases and for tho codification of tho laws every ton years. Nothing expensive about Hint, unless it be in tho codification of tho laws. And we rcmembei that certain Legisla tors at ono time opposed tho codi fication of tho law- on account of the expense, ami we remember tho remark made by J migo Mackey that an economical member from his County had prepared n bill io have t'no laws codified by convict labor. Article VI relates in eminent domain-to which no objection eau over be raised by anybody. \rti< le Vii relaie- io impeach ments; is plain ami -implo, and en tirely unobjectionable and incapa ble of improvement. Article VIII, relating to tho right of suffrage, could md bo im proved. Article IN relates to finance and lax; lion, and wo have never seen ci- b< uro of tho lons! objection lo anything contained (heroin. Anille N lobito- lo education; provides for a Sinti- Superintend ent of Education and County School Commissioner-ail noce .-arv, and no! more expensive than neces sary. With Ibo amendment of IS7?, it provides fur a 2 mill lax for c minion chook*-pul in the Coi:? siltation by the Democrats, who ure pledged lo keep it there. 11 provide- utan for u Stale Normal School-which i- neither cumbrous nor cxpeiisivi-if costs $1,500 a year, ?ml t worth to the State len time t at .mo inti, A State Hi - form School for juvenile ollenders -this Hie Legislators have regard ed a- "unnecessary"'-it has nol been "expensive," for it ha- never been established, because tho In mates could easily be mud" to w ork nod pay for Hie expenses of tho Institution-it may no! bo neces sary, hui it i-s extremely proper, and, independen! of n Constitu tional requirements, should have boon established long ago. An agricultural college and tho State University; lin! no military acad emy prov ided for, A nielo NI provides for an asy lum, penitentiary and a deaf, dumb and blind institution, but loaves thc details to tho (lenernl Assem bly CIll ?rely. Article XII relatos to corpora tion-no objection whatevor. Article XIII provides fora mili tia, but leaves all the details to tho (louerai Assembly. Article NIV is miscellaneous. It prohibits lotterior and divorces and gives tho married women the right to hold real e-tato. Article XVI forbids increasing the public debt except by a vote of two-thirds of the qualified voters of tho State in favor of it-a very wise provision Indeed. The above is a brief summary of the "Radical Constitution." The fact that it ls a Radical Constitu tion is, wo believe, tho chief and almost tho only objection is simply a sentiment. Sentiment ls well enough, but South Carolina is too poor just now to pay forty or fifty thousand dollars to gratify a senti ment. Leaving ?nit the question of sentiment, we have no hesitation In saying that tho probabilities are the present Constitution c.mtnins much less objectionable material than ono that would be adopted now. Hotter boar the ills we have than Hy to those we know not of. Hotter change tho Constitution by gradual amendment rather than to to an expense of forty or fifty thou sand dollars to get one that may not be as good as the om? have. Notice of Settlement and Final Discharge. By permission of A. W. Burn Bide, Judge of Probate, I will settle tho estate Of David Rood, deceased, ?it hts office at Laurens c. IL, on the 2<>th Of September, INS!!, nt IO o'clock Ai M., timi at tho same time will apply for a final discharge. All persons having demands ngalnst sahl estate aro hereby noti fied to present tho sumo in due form, oi or before said day, or bo forever barred. And nil indebted aro required to make payment bv sahl time. A, I). OW ENS, Executor. Aug. 18, 1H8? 8 4t Us SUMMER Fl Refrigerators from . Mosquito Nets faom . Canvas (inri wiro Cols from. 1,oungos from. ('hairs, ?ill kinds, from. A Nice Cuno Chair. Large Cane Scat and Buek Rockers . Lawn and Piazza Chairs from. Italian Rockers from. Spring Rods, ?ill kind?, from. FE ATTI HRH and MAT PARLOR SUITS f Rest WALNUT SUIT in the world Our stock ls is i in monee. M a nu facti lo 20 per cont ('onie now and lake FLEMING- & JVXJOTJST; # State *9f* COUNTY IN THE COURT 01 Long Credit, vs. Spot Cnsli. PERSO and on due examination affirmed t Spot Cash hus fully demonstrated ti lng Fancy Dry Goods, Notions ?UH Secondly, Audis verified hy hy mer Stock ut 25 per cont below tl This i s therefore to cite you to I Take duo notice lind govern Thirty days will bo allowed for | W. Office at thc Kmporium. C. W. I Restaurant Over 8a? BP August! f1F~ Mi aN furnished nt nil hours,consl cades of I he Henson. Fvorything scrupii Hie politest attention given. FURN ITU UK, I Minter A Jumicsou's Furniture Pu Hiebest Furniture CH KA PKKT. J 11 - t think of it : All Walnut Suit, only $20./>0; worth in market $110.00. Very Handsome Wainui Marble h Mohair Plush Parlor Suit, Walnut Hocker-, with Carpel seat and bar Neat sol Chairs for only $2.75. W ? -v^ ill not X Complete Stock M a tresses Rod Sprl for Cusir WU deliver Furniture on the (?. L. Spartanburg free of charge. S P R I N G! Our Spring Stock of Dry Goods, I and Children Shoes and Slippers Int than ever b:'.fore. Our Stock of Dross doods and WI we Defy Competition. We sell t chas Heiser Shoos, both of which, w hat weare rloudquators for shoe doods and White doods. Also, Rei Leaders Tlie IB i ir you -wisla to s groceries low io: J. E. Cooj Highest, Prices ? DProdaaoe, Hides, ? fi. w. <TUc gVuflustii (SUronicle AUGUSTA, QA., and the LAURENS ADVERTISER, For one year at t2.00. The Augusta Chronicle id the largest Weekly newspaper in the State. It ls A twelve pago (eighty four column) paper. It contains nil the Important news of the week. und is Ulled with interesting und instructive rending to the farmer, i neelia nie, business nod p rofe-s ional mun. its Westlington, Atlante. and Columbia Letters, willi its full T?l?graphie service, market re ports, editorial* and general nows, make it one of tho most readable and one ot the best new papers in the South. The Augusta Chronicle can be read In any household? it is free from sesiiatlonallHin. JENITURE! ... $ 7 ()<. to $ GO 00 . .. 2 00 to 10 00 . 1 .r)0 to G 00 . 4 co to r>o oo . 400.to 10 00 75 fonts $2 00 ..... 1 25 to Ti 00 _ 3 (?0 to 8 00 . 1 .r)0to 10 00 RESSES- Ail Grades, rom $35 to $500. I, With Toilet, IO piceos for $50. 00 irors aro advancing prices from 5 advantage of LOW PRICES. ; BOWLES, 7.A., QA. Sou th * Garolina, OF LAURENS, ? COMMON SENSE. NALLY appeared Long Credit, hat on this as on former dates, ) the public, tho economy of buy 1 Millinery of him. his offering his Spring and Sum te market vulue. tho fact in the foregoing case. yourselves accordingly, mswer. H. Wilkerson. SPOT CASH, Attorney, HENSON and Saloon, und Street, ll, siiiiK ?.f nil tin? RUhAtantiftla .?nd dal lously neut, tho best or order kept, and U RNIT?RE! lace is tho place wnoro you can buy IO pieces, one-fourth marble, for lp suit, ton pieces, for only $45.00. frame, for only 32.50. k. for only ri.75. D? undersold. ngs. Also Cai pels and Hugs Cheap & S. IL lt. between Greenwood and. SPRING!! .ross Goods, Ladies', Gents', Misses s just arrived, and at prrices lower lite goods la complete, and at pricer ho .lames Moans $3.00 Shoe, also ii warrant every pair. Don't forgot s and Slippers, and Ladies Dress idy rando Clothing. z JAMIESON, OP LOW Prices. ? Eagle! e? li-im., a,ncl "fc>uiy r Cash, oa.ll a,t, ier & Go's. peticl for Country teO. stt, COOPER & CO. J.J. PLUSH. J. w. KIHUUMN. NEW FIRM. Tho old firm of Boyd, Plus? A Co. having dissolved by mutual ooa Bentj tho undersigned have lormed a co-partnership and will keep a full Stock of Family Groceries and "Imitation Supplies, Weare also Agts. for Wando Fer tilizer and Acia Phospate. ?0T Mr. Pluss, in behalf of the old Firm, takes this opportunity to extend his thanks for past favors, ami now solicits for tho new firm a liberal patronage. Our friends will please notice that we occupy tho handsomo brick huilding of Mr. Q, F. Little, on tho corner of Main and Harper Streets, where we will be glad to wolcoms them. PLUSS A FERGUSON. Lauren?, M. C., Jan. 25, I8t??.