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i|fie; Qeluerti&er Subscription Price?12 Mouths, $1.00 PAYABLE JN ADVANCE. W. W. BALL. EDITOR. Katon Tor Advertising.?Ordinary Ad vertlHomnnts, nor Hquaro( one iimer tion,$l.OO; each subsequent insertion, 50 cents. Lib. -al roduotlon made for large Ad vert'.?-omnnts. W. W. HALL, Proprlotor. LAURKNH, 8. C? Dec. 20, 1893. Legislative Letter. Com/Mhia, S. C, k Dee. 23, 1893. S The General Assembly adjourned at 11 o'clock or thereabouts to-day after the usual all-night, ding dong, drowsy session during which fifteen or twenty members in the lowor house and half a dozen Senators "hulled out" laws as small boys hull chlnqueplns in Septem ber. Everybody is glad, save the public printer and u few especially fond of the per diem feature, that it is over. Since the 2Xth of Novembor one community in particular and thousands of people intelligent as well as patriotic have stood in fear and trembling at what the legislature in its mad career of rofawn would do next. It is a fact thnt many people realize tho utterly destructive and regardless tondoncios of rofawn and they hail with delight the cessation of the lawmaking panic. Thoy know what it means to business and feel that in the intervals between sessions. The State is comparatively safe from the misehlovous hand of the dictator upon whom the majority of our people so insistently dote. I must domur to tho opinion express ed by some of my brethren of tho nnti Till man press that tho session of the legislature accomplished little and that the little was all bad. On the other hand I bclievo that a great deal was effected and that whjle in the main it was of a kind to cause the Stato to blush berenftor there wore a few meas ures enacted which will surely make for the common irood. The worst, most discouraging and, T sorrow to say it, most notiooable feature in the?delib erations?was that some spirit of mal evolence of white men to work white men which was a Stranger in South Carolina until tho star of Tillman be gan to rise. Tt was as plain as it has always been that a class of shrewd, artful and impudent politicians appre ciate that there are honors and emolu ments in store for their ilk just so long as they can keen alive dissension and mutterlngs of discontent. It was part ly for that unworthy purpose that a continuous assault was maintained on Charleston, That live old town was beleagured and persecuted by her nat ural friends with tho same dogged and annoying portonacity that she has formerly been compolledto suffer from her direst foes. If it was not the same kind of warfare it nevertheless seemed to lie distinguished for narrow spite far more malignant and contemptible. In very truth I believe that the leg islature did the state good scrvico in the passage of the new dispensary act. it was remedial procedure of the high est order. Such a law the moment it goes into fancied operation will put every free South Carolinian on guard, ft so ruthlessly and openly attempts to lilch freedom and Invade the rights that the eyes ol the people will be opened. They cannot hide from them selves that it is a half concealed and reckless plot to engraft upon our insti tutions a monopoly of trade in liquor whose managers and servants and at taches gloat in the prospect of gaining complete and lasting mastery of our political machinery. Think of it. Dis pensaries placed, if the county boards of control wish it, in all incorporated towns. What docs it mean and where will it end? Fifty dispensaries arc now established, perhaps in a year there will bo five times or ten times the num ber with more, more, more to follow.? An army of disponsaries and dispensa ry clerks. Members of tho county boards go forth with their friends on election day in bands like the locusts of Proverbial lore. Millions of money in it. Money to be earned and pilfered inside and the barrels of distillers and brewei'6 outside bidding for a pull with tho ''administration." Country people able to get drunk at every llag sta tion and hamlet within one and three oi- live miles of their doors in stead of only at the Court House as In the old barroom days. In the mean time a pittance in revenue going to the State to support "girls'colleges" while the public conscience in thereby hard ened and seared. Must it not all evon tuato in corruption, foul degradation and moral ruin to the people unless they rouse themselves to the situat ion and begin to light this insidious foe already Herculean in its unnatural in fant strength. 1 do not exaggerate the picture It is not time yet to charge corruption. Chief Dispenser Traxlor appears and doubtless is am honest man. As yet the state traffic is relatively smull and inconsequential. In a few days now it will take on a larger, an onormous growth. If tho pooplo who become interested in the scheme prove able to withstand its temptation and in tire course of a few years are not depraved then the record of human frailty for sixty centuries will havo been belied and to say the least the Devil of Covotousness may bo considered as chained. Again, I believe that tho legislature did well in the passage of tho county government bill. TflK ADVERTISER has for a long time advocated 'this law and believes now as before thnt It will introduce a systom of road working that will develop into ono of great value. It is distinctly a stop in advance and a long one. It was strictly an Adminis tration measure, .lohn Gary Evans deserves a full meed of praise for care fully and diligently nursing it into life. I am glad though that the Anti Till? manites did not all oppose it The bill was opposod by members of both factions and defended by members of both. Therefore while tho principal credit of its origin and passage belongs to tho Tillmanltos it should not bo for gotton that "our side" of the legisla ture was not totally blind to the strong and good points of the scheme. "Greenwood County" did not mate. rialize. But sho may yot. Probably nho will. It had* been later for the so Hdarltory of Laurens had she been born thin year. As the bill was pre sented, the slice of Baurons including thut line section of countrv with its spendid people on the hanks of the Saluda was not included in the bounds of the proposed ^corporation. It was loft off through the skillful and lauda ble lnter|>osition of Representative Watts. Next year when the proposi tion is revived as it surely will be thut large and valuable parcel of Luui'OUS land will go in again and the people who inhabit it if they take a vote among themselves and declare u wish to be a part of the new county will have a right to do ho while the remain der Of the LaurenS people can only ex press regrets. Had the bill of this year passed all danger of losing a .Southern side of Laurens would have been over forever. It seems to me that anybody from Lau rens can seo that, it is as clear as spring water. But our Senator d id not see it that way. Neither did Dr. Wolff or Mr. Smith when voting time came. I suppose they all had good reasons and 1 should be the last one to impugn their motives, but I seriously question if they had sumcient reasons to excuse what to my mind was a if rent mistake. * # * When on a memorable occasion the sentiment l,lts right so long us it is right'' was announced by a speaker of the House of Representatives, the pol icy by which "Reform" has since been guided, was fixed. Nowadays, "novel proceedings" are always "in order" and the once revered principle of gov ernment ??from precedent to prece dent" isa thing of the nearly forgotten past. Therefore when the motion was made Friday night to take up tin Black districting bill again no one was the least surprised. Of course it is un derstood that the great and mighty hating Sen has sworn that Charleston shall be deposited in a unlggor" dis trict and what he says "goes" wilh'the legislature if everything else goes to the bow-wows with it. Now and then one conies across a Tillmanito like Hardin. of Chester, und Hill, of Abbe ville, whose minds are not in tho oxo utlve pawnshop on the first floor of the State house but they uro rare birds and shy. I think the House which has piddled around and done nothing this session but jaw, will to-day abandon its deter mination to read the code. If so. it will have ample time to swallow every Senate bill in sight between now and Saturday and so allow an adjournment to occur on that day. Tho House has refused to concur in the Senate amendments to the bill re lating to Laurens city trial justices and committee of frco conference bus been requested. The metropolitan police, disgrace will not be enacted, 1 can't for the life of me imagine why. 1 fancy perhaps that we will have half a dozen dispensaries established in all parts of Laurens county next year, and it will be more convenient for the average citizen to get pleasant ly and innocently drunk than ever be fore. Under the old "bar room" system people in the country were compelled to ride all the way to Laurens C. II. for the pleasure of a razee, but in the com ing days of Reform (for revenue only : every citizen will probably have a liq uoring place if not at Iiis door, then within a few miles at most. B. Judge Charles H. Simonton, of Char leston, appointed to be Judge of the ? Federal Court for the 1th district bus been continued us such by the IT. S. Senate. Senator Irby of this Stale alone opposing the confirmation. Tic was born in Fnirlield county, is there fore country bred, though he has been a great worker in the "City by the Sou" during his career. Ho will do the State honor, just as Cleveland did and the Senate did themselves honor in securing his services. William H. Brawley, Congressman, has been appointed District Judge, vice Judge Simonton. He was born a neighbor of ours, a Chester county boy who went early to the big wars and getan arm knocked Oil' for his patri otic pains in the battles around Rich mond. Our Reform Legislature has created theoiiiceof Public Printer in addition to 1000 new officers already added by them to our Blue Hook. Il puts Gov ernor Tillman's weak but willing or gan, the Columbia Rogister safe on its legs for the next two years, at an ex pense of some twenty thousand dollars to the groaning taxpayers. A gentle man who was being inconveniently entreated by importunate and hard hearted creditors, transferred his broad acres to his wife. Charged with fraud ho was ready with the text : Ho is worse than an infidel who providcth not for his own household. English spavin Liniment removes all Hard, Soft or Calloused Lumps and Blemishes from horses, Blood Spavins, Curb, Splints, Sweeney, Ring-Bono, Stifles, Sprains, all Swollen Throats, Coughs, etc. Save $50 by use of one bottle. Warrant ed the most wonderful Blemish Cure ever known. Sold by H. P. Burdotte & Oo. Druggist, Laurens, O. H. s. o. TO TAX PAYERS! TR E A S U It E H' S 0 F FI CK, ) Laurbns, 0. IL, s. c, Sept. 11th, 1803.) The Hooks for tho collection of State and County Taxes for the fiscal year commencing November 1st, 181)2, will be open from Monday, October 16th, 1803, to December 30th, IS!);5. Olllce, November 5th to December 30th, 1893, after which the Penalty will be at tached. tax i.kvy. State Tax, b%? mills County Tax, 2% Railroad Tax, 3J.? School Tax, 2 Total, 13% Special for Laurens Graded School, 3 Interest on School Bonds, 1 Total, 4 " Total for Laurens City Graded School, 17;V Special for Princeton Graded School, 3 " Total for Princeton School Dis trict, 1G>4' " Poll Tax $1.00. Every male citizen, bet wenn tho ages of Twenty-One and Fifty years, except tho.no incapable of earning a support from being maimed, or from other causes, and those who are now exempted by law, shall bo doomed Taxable Polls. Tax payers owning property in tho different Townships arc earnestly re quested to call for recoipts in each Township, theroby* saving time, and per haps penalties and cost. ^ J. D. MOCK, County Treasurer. Sept. 13,1808?44?16t 2fr?. v. Fisher Of Baltimore. Sciatic Rheumatism 8evere Pain and Stiffness a Bottles of Hood*a ?Perfect Cure. " I am notonly willing, but anxious to recom mend Hood's Barsapui Ilia. I was taken wlta 'aovcropain and stiffness in my limbs; at times being luudly able- to walk. I consulted a phy sician, who pronounced my trouble sclatlo rheumatism. Notwithstanding 1 took raodicino, I bocame worse lustead of belter. I had read so Hood's Cures much of Hood's Sarsapavilla's ?.??raderfral onre? that I concluded to glvo it a fair trial. When I was taking the first bottle I could fool a ohango for tho better; my appetlto Increased and my limbs bocamo loss stuf, I havo now taken lour bottles nud am happy to say 1 can work as well as over 1 could before. I reeominondcd Hood's Sarsaparilla to my cousin, who has received equally good offects from it, I cannot speak too highly of Ilood'a ?ursaparllla. Mas. Ci.AitA Iisheb, N. B. cor. Carollno and MoEldorry tits.. Haiti moro. Md. Jlo suro to get Hood's. HOOD'S PILLS aro hand mado, und perfect in proportion aud appearance. 2Gc. per box. 3STOTICEI THE Auditor's Office will be open from the 2d day of January to the 20th day ?f February, 1894, to receive Returns of Real and I'erson.d Property for taxa tion in Lsnrens County. For the con venience of Taxpayers I will attend at the following places to receive returns for s lid year : Jacks's Township, Uoseboro, Monday, January 8th, from 10 A. M. to 2 P. M. Jacks's Township, Ueynosn, Tuesday, January 9th, from 10 A. M. to 2 P; M. Hunter, Clinton, Wednesday, January 10th. from 10 A. M. to 2 P. M. Hunter, Qnldville, Thursday, January 11th, from 0 A. M. to 12 M. Hunter, Milton, Thursday, January 11th, from 2 1*. M. to 1 P. M. Cross Hill, Spring Grove, Friday, Jan uary 12th, from 10 A. M. to 2 1*. M. Cross Hill, Cross Hill, Saturday, Jan nary 13th, from 10 A. M. to 1! P. M. Waterloo, Waterloo, Monday, January 15th, froiniO A. M. to 2 P. M. Waterloo, Moore's, Tuesday, January 10th, from 10 A. M. to 1 P. M. Waterloo, Mt. Gallagher, Wednesday, January 17th, from 10 A. M. to 2 P. M. Sullivan, Brewerton, Thursday, Jan uary 18th, from 10 A. M. to 2 P. M. Sullivan, Tumbling Shoals, Friday, January 19th, from 10 A. M. to 2 P. M. Dial, Goodgion, Saturday, January 20th, from 10 A.M. to 12 M. Dial, Luther Owens, Monday, January 22d, from 12 M. to 2 P. M. Dial, D. 1). Harris, Tuesday, January 23d, from 1 P. M. to 3 P. M. Dial, White's Store, Wednesday, Jan uary 24lh, from 10 A. M. to 2 P. M. Young's, Parson's Store, Thursday, January 25th, from 10 A. M. to J'. M. Young's, Young's Store, Friday, Jan uary 20th, from 10 A. M. to 2 P. M. Young's, Pleasant Mound, Saturday, January 27th, from 10 A. M. to 12 P. M. Young's, ban ford Station, Monday, January 29th, from 10 A. M. to 2 P. M. ScufHotown,Tylersvilh?, Tuesday, Jan uary 30th, from 10 A. M. to 2 P. M. All Property, both Real and Poroonal, is Returned this year. It will save much time to Taxpayers, and also greatly facilitate tho work of the Assessor, if any person, before leav ing home, will make out a complete list of the number of acres of land and build ings, also every item of personal prop erty, in the following order: Horses, cattle, mulos, sheep and goats, hogs, watches, organs and pianos, buggies, wagons and carriages, dogs, merchan dise, machinory and ongines, moneys, notes and accounts above indebtedness. All other property including household. If is always required thai the Auditor get the first given* name of the taxpayer in full. Under the head of place of residence j on tax return give the township. AH nale citizens, between the ages of twenty-one and fifty years, on the 1st day of January, 1894, except those who are incapable of earning a support from being mainud or from other causes, are deemed taxable polls. And every tax-payer is required to give the Number of their School Dis trict. After the 20th day of Fcbnrary next fifty per cent penality will be attached for failures to make returns. In every community there are persons who cannot read, or thai do not take n newspaper. Those more fortunate may do such persons a great favor by telling them of the tiino to make returns, or by returning for I hem. The sssessing and collecting taxes is all done now in the same year, and Wo have to aggregate the number and value of all horses, mules, cattle and othor pieces of personality, as woM US the acres of land, lots and buildings, and their value, thai there is in the Countv, and have the same on file in the Comp troller General's Office by the 80th day of Juno of each year; and from that time to (he 1st day of October the Audi tor and Treasurer's duplicate have to he completed, and an abstract of the work in tho Comptroller's Office by that time, which will show at a glance, that the Auditor has no time to tako returns or any thing else much between the let day of March and the first day of Octo ber but work on tho books and the blanks. Wo hope, therefore, thai all taxpayers will make their returns in time. o. Thompson, Auditor. Dec. b. 1893?5-10t NOTICE. ALL Person* having business with tho School Commie: inner will find him in his Office on Saturday of each week, until further notice. Rospoctfully, THOrf. J. DU CK ETT, Schoo! Commissioner Laurens Co. Aug. 8th 1893-:39?tf Infallible Itch Ointment! ????? Scratch! Scratch! S:-utcli! That's The (|_uestion, Maybe lor You! If y?ii knew how many hundred gloss ol this \vc sold per year, you would agree with us that TUE ITCH is pretty live question. : YOU HAVE THE ITCH I j WE HAVE THE CURE ? I ?&r~ Our Word For It Infallible Itch Oihtmt'nt will easily and Quickly Cure any case of Itoh in American. Wo know what wc sa) to be absolutely true. PRICE, 25 CTS. No Pain?No Guii'us in LiviiM Aid. A graduated medicine glass goes free with each bottle. LIVUIt-AID C<ist onl> 50 cts., And It Cures Yon. All of the above Manufactured by -THE HOWARD c\ WiLLET DRUG COMPANY, AUGUSTA, GA And Sold oy H. MARTIN and B. F. POSEY, Agents. LAURENS, S. C. Administratrix's Sale. BY order of the Probato Court. I will sell at the residence of the late K. X. s. Young tho following personal ostato of tho lato Marther R. Young, deceased, at 12 in.. Oil the :!7th of Dec. inst! Cattle. Cotton. Fodder, Shucks. Cot ton Seed. Wheat, Oats. Corn and other property nol spoolllcd. Terms Cash. NANCY C. MILES. Dec. 8, I Sil.'!-lit 1 af i ?.. W. Kmttlt, l*rln. Commercial College A V;iav?rslij Lexington. Ky.. was awarded )?DAL AMD DIPLOMA BY 1 Ii! WORLD'S COLUiYWAfi EXPOSITION, , . ?rB?M?U-no?*i?lna nn<l Oenerttl (ttisii? ? t:?"?M??tion. ?tv. font :<> counriote , ,., >ni,outisW,liioliulliigtuiUon,bookfl ?Vi iiii riiononrftpliy, Typo Writing and ? ? . iititaht. I'or circular*, nrtarosa, HRisrivi?sLo?Ds Nice Line of Toys just received. Odd pieces of China and Crock cry Ware will be closed out very low. Currants 5 cents per pound. RAISONS, CITRON. PRUNES, NUTS, ETC., ALL NEW. BANANAS. ORANGES, APPLES, ETC., COMI NC IN EVERY PEW DAYS. Piro Crackers, Roman Candle-, Cheaper than ever before. STATE OF SOUTH OAROLIN A County ok Laukens, Court of Common Picas. L. S. Fuller, as Administrator and heir at law of Jno. R. Fuller, deceased, against Kitty E. Fuller, Allic E. Finley, et. al. Pursuant to a decree of the Court in tho above staled case, I will sell at Laurens C. H., S. C. on Sales day in Jan. 1894, the same being Tuesday, the 2d day of the month, the following described propert\ lying- near the corporate limits of the city of Lumens, S. C, County aforesaid, to wit: Tract No. i. bounded 1>\ lands of L. S. Fuller, John Grant, Estates of Larkin Colcman, Absolcm Cob man and Mrs. Edna Richardson and Tract No. 2, containing One Hun dred and Forty-five acres, more or less, known as the home place of Jno. R. Fuller, deceased. Tract No. 2, hounded by lands of A. R. Fuller, Tract No. t, and the the estate of Mrs. Edna Richard son, containing Eighty and three* fourth acres, Ynore or less, being a part ol the home place of Jno. R, Fuller, deceased. Tract No. 3, bounded by lands of Jobc8 Pinson, Mrs Mary Harris, S. T Fuller and Tract No. .}, con taining Ninety-seven acres, more or less. Tract No. 4, bounded by lands of Matt. Lowe. J. H. Wharton, Jones Pinson. and Tract No. 3, contain ing Eighty-eight acres, more or less. Terms, one-half cash, balance on a credit of twelve months fiom date, credit portion to bo secured by a bond of the purchaser with inter est from day of sale together with a mortgage of the premises sold. Purchaser to have option o( paying al) of the purchase money in cash, [f leilns of sale arc not complied with, the land will be resold on the same day at the risk of the former purchaser without further order of tfic court. Purchaser to bay for papers. J. H. WHARTON, Dec. 6, 03-4t 0, cvc. P _^L^fa^u_ WE WILL MOVE JANUARY 1st, INTO OUR BIG NEW STOHE, TILL THEN SLAUGHTER PRICES IN ALL DEPARTMENTS. SIMMONS BROS. ? ? >\'?r - ? - -> I NDER BUY -A N i) UNDER SELL. The Second World Fair ? is opening now at L. E. BURNS & ?0. Two Stoics, one at Barksdalc, and old stand near Little Knob, S. 4!. Having enlarged our store room for our Large Stock of Dry GoouX Notions, Shoes, Groceries, Hats, Millinery, Jeans, Woolen Suitings, C alicoes, Tin and Glass Ware, Haul ware, Furniture, Stoves, and all kinds of Bargain Goods that can bo found. And it's so cheap. Our Goods must, shall and w ill he sohl. Call and sec Thomas, because seeing is believing. High and low arm Sewing Ma chines CHEAP. We remain your faithful and obedient servants, L. E. BURNS & CO. STATE ok SOUTH CAROLINA County op Laurbns. Probate Court. James M. fludgotis as Administrator of .lames Hudgens, deceased, PlaintiIV, against VV. II. Hudgens and Lucy Martin, Defendants. Complaint to soil lands to pay debts. Creditors of .lames Hudgens, de ceased, are horoby notifiod and return - ed to present and established their claims boforo mo at a Court of Llofor onCO to he held by me in the above slated caso in my Olflcc on the 12th day of January, 1804, at 10 o'clock, a. m. JOHN M. CLARDY, J. l'. i., o. Dec.0th, 1803 It. STATE oi SOUTH CAROLINA County ov Laukbns?Couirr op Phobatk. lohn ]). Williams as Admistrator, with tho will annexed, of Nancy Dunn, deceased. Plaintiff, against Nettie Williams, ei. ah. Defendants. < omplaint to sell land to pay dobts. Creditors of Nancy Dunn, deceased, are hereby notifiod and required to pre sent and establish their claims before m.' at a Court of Keferonee to be held by me in the abovo stated oaso in my of flCQ on the 13th day of January, 181)1, at 10 o'clock, a. m. JOHN M. CLAHDY, j. p. l. 0. Dec. 0, 18V3-4t. E. J. O'CONNOR, -(dealer in) Pure Liquors, 008 Broad St., Augusta, Ga. I'MOICK ol.i) WHISKIES, BRANDIES, DINS, hums, WINES AND LIQUORS Ol'1 ALL kinds. - The Largest Liquor House in the South. ?,+~? f^kW Mail orders receive prompt attention. Sept. 25, '93-310 N. A. CnAia W. C. Winters. WELLS BORED kok the public dy H inch or 12 inch Wells. We do our work economically and guarantee satisfaction. Mr. W. C. Winter will be glad to give all needful information. Nov. 7, 1893-301 DR. W. H. BALL, DENTIST, OFFICE OVER NATIONAL BANK, LAURENS. otkh h i>avh -Mondays and Tuesdays. Notice. Notice is hereby glvon that roturns of all personal property must be made to the city clerk by the 20th of January next. Blank returns are now made and can be had by culling at the city clerk's ofllce. All persons failing' to make their returns by that time, the usual penalty will bo added. By order of the Mayor. l. G, Balle, C. and T. A. SENSIBLE CHRISTMAS GIFT'/ A GOOD BOOK. Have just received a limited supply of these Hooks for the trade. So please don't Waitlt till they have been selected over, but come at once and secured the first and best prize- We- have reduced our popular 30 cents books to ~^ cents per volumtl. We have ngatn this season a few of the Ladies' Shoes very up priately called "Old Ladies Comfort," A nli-Cold feet. Just try one pair and you will always bless us for selling them to you. J. 0. C. FLEMING & CO. TO MY 1 have again started for Christmas 1803. Having passed the miH fortuno of a fire after working for Thirteen years, and you know what it is. I am however hero to stay, and will make it to your interest to cull on mo ami sen what I have. I have bought (ho most Beautiful S*ock ever shown in Laufens, and realizing t 10 present hard times I hnvd everything down at the very LOWEST PRICES sons to (-nable enjoy and take advantage of Christmas and the low prices thaj dull times demands. Remember thai I will treat you honest nn< care of your interest. The Prices on my entire Slock, the largest shown in upper South Carolina, are lower than ever was known in History of the Jew* ' y trade, Do not fail to call and see what I to offer you and you will ho pleased. Remember thai 1 w'll treat honest and save you more than you ever saved in buying anything the Jewelry line a. M. VISAN8KA Now is Your Chance -iisr E fl S Z L S, Furniture, Carpeting, China, Glass, Ookery, Tinware Stoves and Cerates. &JML and E. 11, VVILK l> &