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f>fts Gletuertissr lption Frios?12 Months, tl.00 PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. AT, W. BALL. EDITOR. tor Advertising.?Ordinary Ad lemnnta, per square, one inser 11.00; each subsuquent insertion, nts. >eral reduotion made Tor large Ad lsements. W. W. BALL, Proprietor. UREN8,8. CM Jan. 80, 1894. An Allli Scheme he declaration that tho Refawmors I havo no "suggesting" conventions ds year ought to furnish us Ringstors ictuals for cogitation. In tho first place, wo being villainB all and dosporadoos to boot, wouldn't it do very well for us to coquette some with villainy and hold u March Con vention? Wo aro not sure that any good would bo accomplished but wo could havo a bin of fun. Wo had It last year and wo bollovc in March Con ventions on gonoral and special princi ples. Wo aro still teeming with agree able memories of tho ono at which Wil liams and tho rest of us performed amid 'roat applauso from tho gallorios. A viareh Convention this year olTors i tempting opportunities to raise thenna and stir it up with a stick, lore are over 30,000 Antis in the ito, uot including Cal Caughman ' Hen Perry. Wo aro often re ded that "thoy always Hop to t/her at tho last moment." It would 4 tho easiest thing in the world for ? Antis to arrange at their conven n how tho battalions shall debouch tho primaries and into whoso hands should dolivor tho ballots. Wo !d of course do all this on the dead and adopt a system of winks, and passwords. aro in a consldorablo amount of it about this matter. Possibly we uiko terms with somo of tho Re -andidatcs for Uovornor. Thirty tad votoB would count and why Vt wo make them bring thoir If we caucussod properly u'ouia certain to Und some brother wh ould offer to divy. Then we'd go injTlthd win, Hopping together over 30,0(M strong at tho supremo mo ment, y^o? Tho all important question is who shall call this convention? Gonzales won't do because tho whole scheme would be put down as a vile plot to boost Dr. Popo?as a "lay-over to catch meddlers," as It were. Garling ton is incapacitated because the preg nant hinges of his knees aro already crooking rythmieally to what tho Free man denominates as the "young sport from Aiken." Williams is out of the question because he has been hobnob bing in Washington with the Rofawm ei'8 and in futuro must be viewed ask ance after tho manner of tho baleful glances which Refawmors bestow on Capt. Shell. Wo must "pull oil" this business with groat caution. We must soek to avoid t.he occasion of quurrols among ourselves. After studying over tho proposition, wo bolievo that the safest course would be to request some eminen t, pure and accommodat ing Reformer in a leisure hour to issue a call to tho malevolent and unscru pulous Antis to come together in coun :il. and in order to allay all suspicion and guarantee the banishment of dis ?ord from the deliberations of tho con vention, we propose the name of tho Honorable D. H. Traxler to execute this littlo favor for us. It gives The ADVERTISER keen pleasure to state that while tho glori ous work of Reform is proceeding among the leaders the plain people are continually enjoying its comforts and luxuries although there appears to be an unfortunato hitch in tho running goar and ono or two of the main cog wheols refuse to turn. The numerous, nay countless, benotits which ever flow from Reform's hopper into the laps of tho plain people aro evident on all sides. One cannot look about him but to view some happy and contented far mer who has been rescued from "chill ponury" by the enormous saving in taxes which Reform has caused. There in sight is another clever fellow who hus beeu landed on tho crest of pros perity by tho demolition of ring rule. At our olbow is yet another of the common people who remombers Re form in his prayers because it paid his debts. A fourth, we know him woll, is now well olf in this world's goods simply because "incipient corruption" has boon eradicated from our politics. Friend X is a capitalist now, having been saved from bankruptcy by Re form's masterly treatment of the Coo saw ease. Brother Y's bank account is in fat lix, having boon swelled by tho subsidizing of Urn Columbia Register and all tho Z family aro growing rich through Reform's ofilcient and tactful handling of tho railroads. Our people appreciate all theso no ble and cherished favors. Thoy fully understand that the fretfnlncss of a fow of tho leadors portends nothing. They know very well that tho self sacrificing -and bonovolont as well as brilliant men who have already led thorn out of tho wildernoss care not a fillip for tho paltry ofllcos Tho gabble and fuss and discordant cackling which not ovon that dear good man of superior judgmont, Unclo Ben;ucan sootho, has nothing to do with tho olllces. Our lender.-, are far above the paltry con siderations of official positions. Tho # wrath with which thoy arc stuffing tho paporsls ovor> tho proper methods of Reform. They aro all bont on helping thefarmcr. They aro giving their livestgahd talents and all that's precious except their salaries to that object. It therefor^ overwhelms us with admiration for them to feol as sured that the row now going on is nurdly patriotic and that it is con ntod in a mannor calculated to re /o tho poverty of tho people and un their pursos With dollars and nts. Vo congratulate tho people on the '?plon of office holdors whoso quar cannot but prove acceptable. Tho good new? cornea from Wash ington that swoot peace and gontle unity has been restored to Refawm. It Ib said furthermore that Governor Till? man has climbed dowu from the fonce and that ho and Sonator Irby are onco inoro hand in hand merrily trip ping along together. All this is pro claimed as a victory for tho Irby idoa and tho Lnurons Alliance. It is also stated that no convontion, March or July, Is to bo called or hold and that tho raco for Governor 1? to bo a frco for-all, opon to tho world, contest in tho primaries. THE ADVERTISER fcols constrained to placo an oxclamation point or two after that last statement. We consider ourselves in duty bound to insist thut tho surrender of tho Reform "Convon tion" was procisoly in line with notions of tho Laurons Alliance. Wo dreamed that this branch of tho Alliauco passed some resolutions recommending a pro gram for a Convontion to bo hold in July and putting out indistinct signals as to who should not bo ignored in tho distribution. It was surely a dream, a cruol night-mare, and wo remark with an emotion nearly related to joy, that dreams go by contraries. The determination by the leaders that tho "Reform" faction have no preliminary convontion this year was a g-a-l-orious victory for tho Laurens Alliance, which we havo beam 'tell is not in politics. Charleston is threatened with mar* tial law on account of her failuro to en force the disponsary regulations. Gov ernor Tillman, as commmander-in chief will command, or turn over to some heroic subordinate. The Gov ernor's Guards at Columbia is an old and roliablc organization. The troops will bo disembarked at 10 mile bill and tho investment bo complete. There Is an admirable fishing smack llect in Charleston and tho men, women and childron of the old city can easily reach Snmter and hold tho fort as did their fathers. Tho only obstacle to their escape is Gen. Farley's naval mi litia. Lady Holland visited her father, Sydney Smith at his country seat. Looking upon tho grand lawn she la mented the absence of door to com plete the pieturo. Sydney borrowed all tho asses in the neighborhood and tying untlors to tboir faces he turned them on his lawn for the doleciation of his daughter, the lady of the great Whig House of England. And thus our old State is tho butt of of all the wits from Boston to Texas. Governor Tillman has a level head. Trouble threatened in Charleston about his whiskey arrangements and tho peace in danger he summons the Washington Light Infantry to his standard. That is the oldest company in the State, carrying the Eutaw Hag? the company inspired by such men as Gen. Jtjs Connor, William D. Porter, and Charles Simonton, former com manders of that heroic organization, * * ? Gladiator Corbett had a monster re ception at Madison Square Garden, New York, on Saturday night. The place was packed by thousunds of hu manity. He gave an exhibition of his skill and prowess and the wildest enthu siasm prevailed. There are millions in being the champion bruiser of the "world." * * * Look out for our darkish critter in the race for Guv'nor,?the Hon. T. L. Gantt. Truly, he is the greatest liv ing Refawmer and you arc going to see him wallop the life out of that old mildewed, motheaten State House ring and boat them throe quarters in the mile. He's got a lightning mortgage on thojohnnycake. * * k Washington city was overllowing with South Carolina Reformers during last weok'. The Governor went up t watch his representatives and a small army to watch tho Governor. There has boen nothing like it since the Po tomac was discovered. We may look for rof<~ m at the national capital. * * * Jim corbett, champion bruiser of all America, thrashed Charlie Mitchell, boss bruiser of ail England, in three rounds at Jacksonville, on Thursday last. It was thought the law officers would prevent the dispute but "they got there" on call. * # it Cols. Mitchel and Corbett would hardly be interfered with in this State. The Governor is too much occupied in settling other scrapping matches;?not glove contests either. * * ? It be; .b to appear that tho G over no r is moro of a winker than a blinker. He winks at Irby and ho winks at Shell and all the Reformers seem to bo wink ing at tho governor. Lot 'em wink. * * * It has been said that Senator Butler will bo tho Reform candidate for the United States Senate. Will he rest under that? * Tho price of the Daily Columbia Stato is aftor Feb. 1st. ten dollars a year. It Is worth more than that how ever. * Reforming has ceased to bo a home industry. The whole business appears to have been transferred to Washing ton. * ft Senator Irby has at loast tho opposi tion of tho editor of tho Columbia Rog lator to commond his cause to respect ful consideration. * ? * That was a vonturosomo romark of Presldont Lincoln that, you can't fool all of tho people, all the time. * * * For a p< rraation, as is a sonsatlon, tho Corbett-Mitcholl-Mitchol fake takos the cake. Prevention Is netter Than cure and thoso who aro subject to rheumatism can provent attacks by keoping tho blood pure and free from tho acid which causes the disease You can roly upon Hood's Sarsaparilla as a romedy for rhouinatism and catarrh also for ovory form of acroful rheum boils and other diseases by impure blood. It tones an izos the whole svjd^m A Peculiar Case Periodlo Attacks of Neuralgia In the Eyes. j "0.1. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass.: " I write to say that I have been a sufferer for (our years with ueuralglain tho oyes. The pains were very severe at night, cauV.ng me to suffer winter and summer alike. Sometimes a month would lapse between spells, theu I would be Troubled Every Week, especially If I was up at night I am a man of regular habits, 4f years ot ago, and employed for the past seven years by Heath, Springs & Co., well-known merchants and bankers of this place HoodV?> Cures and Canulen. I bought a supply of Hood's Bar* snpurllla. used four bottles and believe I am cured." W. J. Lono, Lnueaster, South Carolina. Hood's Pills euro Constipation by res tor lug tho peristaltic action of tho alimentary canal. Todd, Simpson & Co., General Mer chants, have the exclusivesaloof these Celebrated Glasses in Laurens, S. ('. From the factory of Kellain & Moore, the only complete optical plant in the South, Atlanta. Ga. NOTICE! THE Auditor's OnVe will be open irons the 2d day of January to the 20th day of February, 1804, to receive Returns of Real ant) Personal Property for taxa tion in Laurens County. For the con venience of Taxpayers 1 will attend at the following places to receive returns for said year: Jacks's Township, Roseboro, Monday, January 8th, from 10 \. M. to 2 I'. M. Jacks's Township, Revnosa, Tuesday, January 0th, from 10 \. M. to 2 P. M. " Hunter, Clinton, Wednesday, January 10th, from 10 A. M. to 2 P. M. Hunter, Goldville,Thursday, January 11th, from 0 A. M. to 12 M. Cross Hill, Spring Grove, Friday, Jan* uarv 12th, from 10 A. M. to 2 P. M. Cros* Hill, Cross Hill, Saturday, Jan uary L?h, from 10 A. M. to 2 P. M. Waterloo, Waterloo, Monday, January 15th, front 10 A. M. to 2 P. M. Waterloo, Moore's, Tuesday, January 16th, 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 nary 18th, front 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 1'. M. Dial, D. D. Harris, Tuesday, January 23d, from 1 P. M. to 3 I'. M. Dial, White's Store, Wednesday, Jan nary 24th, from 10 A. M. to 2 P. M. Young's, Parson's Store, Thursday, January 25th. from 10 A. M. to P. M. Young's, Young's Store, Friday, Jan uary 26th, from 10 A. M. to 2 P. M. Young's, Pleasant Mound, Saturday, January 27th, from 10 A. M. to 12 1*. IYI. Young's, Lanford Station, Monday, January 29th, from 10 A. M. to 2 1'. M. Scufiletown, Tylersville, Tuesday, Jan uary 30th, from 10 A. M. to 2 P. M. Hunter, Milton, Fridsy, February 2d, from 10 A. M. to Ii P. M. All Property, both Real and Personal, is Returned this year. It will save much time to Taxpayers, and also greatly facilitate the work of the Asaessor, If any person, before leav ing home, will make out a eomplcte Hut of the number of acres of land and build ings, also evt ry item of personal prop erty, in tho following Order: Horses, cattle, mules, sheep and goats, b"gs, watches, organs and pianos, buggies, svanons and carriages, dogs, merchan dise, maohinery and engines, moneys, notes and accounts above Indebtedness. ?Ml otln i* property Including household. It is always required that the Auditor ?et the first given name of the taxpayer in full. Untier the bead of place of residence on tax return give the township. All male citizens, between the ages of twenty-one and fifty years, on the 1st day of January, 1894, except (hose who are incapable of earning a support Irom being mal lied or from oilier 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 Febr.rary next fifty per cent penallty will be attached for failures to make returns. In every community there aro persons who cannot rend, or that do not take a newspaper. Thoso more fortunate may do Slich persons ft great favor by tolling them of the lime to make returns, or by returning for them. The sssesslng and collecting Laxes it all done now in the same year, and Wo have to aggregate the number and value of all horses, mules, cat lie and Oilier pieces of personality, as well as the acres of land, lots and buildings, and their value, that there is in the County, ami bitvo the same on file iti the Comp troller General's Office by the 30th day of Juno of each yoarj and from (hat time to the 1st da\ of October the \iuli tor ami Treasurer's duplicate have to be completed, am) an abstract of the work in the Comptroller's Office by that time, which will show at a glance, that the Auditor has no time to take returns or anything else much between the ltd day of March and tint first day of Octo ber but work on the books and the blanks. We hope, therefore, that all taxpayers will make their returns in time. O. G. Thompson, Auditor. Dec. 6. 180U?r?-10t NOTICE TO GUARDIANS Etc, Guardians, Administrators, Kxteu tors and other Fiduciaries! aro horoby notlflod that they aro roqil,Y,''lbv law to make tholr annual rotuJ'nH V 'o be foro tho 1st day of March, Li)l'? ,'ttb All such falling to c?mA\y.w^. Bb^< abpvo notice will bo Alftte, >TIOE Of Settlcit uud Application for Fl Discharge. Take notihat on the 15th day of Februar 894, I will render a final accous* my acts and doings as Adminitor of the estate of John D. Ipr, deceased, in the office of Ju|of Probate for Lau rens countit 10 o'clock a. m., and on thejie day will apply for a final discre from my trust as such admirntor. All peri having demands against saiestatc will present them on orjbrc that day proven and autlielated or be forever barred. M. C COX, Jan. 9, '93-4 Administrator. Infalliblitch Ointment! iblttch U11 . t*> ??? ti ? Serateliferiitch! Sotttcll! That's Thduestion, Maybe lor You ! If you klv how many hundred gioss of tlive sold per year, you would agr with us that THE ITCH is pty live question. j YOU H'E THE ITCH ! | : WE LVE THE CURE! : gtF- OVVord For It jpgf Infallible h Ointment will easily and Qufy Cure any case of Itch jAmerican. We knowhat wc saj to bcisolutcly true. P^FtlCE, SB GT3. No Pain-Jo Gkipks in Liver Aid. A gradied medicine glass goes free with <jh bottle. LIVKR-A) Cost only 50 cts., AnCt Cures You. All of thelove Manufactured by ?THE HOWARD &IILLET DRUG COMPANY, And Sold o; IGUSTA, GA H. MAKTIXld B. F. POSY, A<<cals. LARENS, S. C. HRI UVKSkOODS Nice Line ff Toys just received. Odd pies of China and Crock cry Ware ^11 be closed out very low. Currants; cents per pound. RAISONij CITRON, PRUNES, NUTS:ETC., ALL NEW. BANANAS ORANGES, APPLES, ETC., OMINC IN EVERY 'EW DAYS. Eire Crikers, Roman Candlos Choapor tha over before. KENNEDY BROS JAS. I. WILSOUT, DENTIST. In office a I lion ca Path, S. C, every day excfcpt Friday, when l will be in oficc at Willianiston, 8. C. ; Nitron:; Oxile Gas and Odon tunder adminiltered lor painless extraction of tteth. NOTICE I Tri ??(?tees of n\\the School Districts of Laurons County uro required to make immediate! ronorts to Sohool Connnissionor of ill the children with in their District liitwoen six and twen ty-one years old. Also, names of all .persons liable to \M\ tax. Promptness i n.ve.-g-jt^hui the appoi tlonment of the schofl Bds may bo made in good Witt? Pleasure We announce that weave now in our NEW quarters. Finding the store wc formerly occupied too small in which to handle our la^tj^trade we determined to biuld a larger toutn and at the same time to^c^jct a structure that would he an ornament to Laurcns. How well we have succeeded in this effort, the great number of people who have inspected our new building will testify. Wc have left nothing undone that vvculd contribute to the comfort and convenience of the trade and wc cordially invite all visitors to our city to call and sec, not only one of the most Elegant Stoic rooms in the State but a finely assorted line of IDf y Goods, Sl70cs af)d Ciotrjirjci as well. Witli ample room and line light wc shall endeavor to continue to merit the large patronage which an appreciative public has aecoided us in the past. Respectfully, UND LCR BUY -and UNDER SELL. The Second World Fair is opening now at L. E. BURftS & CO. Two Stores, one at isarksdaic, and old stand near Little Knob, S. C. Having enlarged our store- j room for our Large 3tock of Dry Goods, Notions, Shoes, Groceries, Hats, Millinery, Jeans, Woolen Suitings, Calicoes, Tin and Glass Ware, Hard ware, Furniture, Stoves, and all kinds of Bargain Goods that tan be found. And it's so cheap. Our Goods must, shall and will bo sold. Call and see Thomas, because seeing is believing. High and low arm Sowing Ma chines Uli EAP. We remain your faithful and obedient servants, L. E. BUHNS Sc CO. For Sale. Valuable property in the city ol Laurons. Tito old Presbyterian clinch and lot containing about three acres. The church building i* of brick, and In the very best condition and can bo con verted Into a splendid rosldonco lot. Also a very desirable building lot next to t he new Baptist church, with a front on Main street and on College street, iiotb of those ioi> are very convoulonl to the business portion of town and all the churches and thograded school. This is a good opportunity for inves tors and persons desiring to secure a home in the thriving city of Laurons. Communicuto with .1. O. C. Fleming or II. Y. Simpson, committpo. '?V frr?f, l\ XV. Sfiillti, l'rln. Commercial CoUpk** ! Ulliverxlly, Lexington, K>\. was awarded !?DAL AND DIPLOMA Bf THE WORl D'S CO?l?filAN EXPOSITION, of ?Ool(-Kr?pinC ?n?l ?Jener?! E. J. O'CONNOR, -(dealer in) Pure Liquors, oo.s Broad St., Augusta, Ga. < llnlo: ?l.I) WHISKIES, BRAN DIES, (?NS, RUMS, WINKS AND LRiUORS OF ALL KINDS. -^ The Largest Liquor House in the South. ?? JfttiF" Mail orders receive prompt attention. Sept. 25, '93-3111 \T. A. Craio. W. C. Winters. WELLS BO^ED for the public by N im il or 112 inch W?lls. We do our work economically and guarantee satisfaction. Mr. W. C. Winter will he glad to pfivo all needful information. Nov. 7, 1893-3111 DR. W. II. BALL, OFFICE OVER NATIONAL BANK, LAUBENS. Oppiok Days Mondays and Tuesdays, NOTICE. ALL Poisons having business with the School Commissioner will fled him in bis Office on Saturday of each week, until further DOtlcO. Respectfully, . THOS. .?> DUCXETT Direct Routes. L 0 t Railroad Cfossii)?*. All R ads Leads to Our ^tor^ X 9 u T Of ??HERE wo keep Dry Goods, Shoes, Huts, Hardware, Clocks, School Books, Stationery, in r..vi nearly any article you may want. Wc havo Aral his Sewing Machines which e offer easy. Keep your eyes open. I) m'l allow anyh aly to switch you H ~W ^ ?*? .... ? ? v 8 \v IS off the track. Wn are th?* people. Our neeomniodations are ft Ji OK unsurpassed. We never tn'islead, hut loud. We arc produ || eors and regulators?produce the kind of goods you need and \\ Hregulnto the price to suit your pockotbooks. Goods never ? wore sii honp. Yd sour- md-diauts are still paying the same 8 TP G prices as before "panic times." Thai system is slow poisoning I Ii tu the nw reliant und starvation In hi- customers. We have a 'Mlvelj:' name and uro '^lively" by nature. With one dollar iu II !LX la hand wo. oftlmes secure two dollars' worth of Quods. _ I "How Do We Dispose of Them?" ? W '*'V s "n' I>mn UP"" which wn buy?nuy u bargain and ,iV ^ , ? >oll a b;i ? g tin. Our en oun rs <?.?! thu hat'trailis?WO make a 1} A m living profit and earn the repul 1 A| prices." >$j yy if onr business methods an g ^ g right to claim your 'patronage. J. 0. C. FLEMING & CO. tatiou ol hi lug "lender In satisfactory', r-11 MMmoanwi TO L^pf) WEXL, lyleajos to be urjell ff FOLLOWED. IA NEW WHEEL! THE DIAMOND ?j ? RAMBLER No.3* PITTED WITH THE Cb". LEB RATED G &. J PNEUMATIC TIRES. :' THE FA3TES1 WHEEL SOLD. ?j Gpecd> Comfort and Ucauty *ll Combined. V (?? The hort!< of grotesque and ridiculous imitations which our really phenomena! ..xess has brought t<> the '.surface is but another (lattcring iiinuu ; liii by followers lo their leader. We uro to lead in re Furnitufc, Carpeting, Chinaware, Stoves and House Furnishing Goods, Bicycles, Etc. S.M. and E. H. WILKES k CO. tffSf""* Minier's New Building, Come to 1 have again started fur cti dm is 180;>. Having passed thu mis forluno <?f a Ore after working fmVhlrloeu . , and you know what it is. 1 am however here to stay, \ ml will in ike ? lo your Interest t<? call Oil 1110 an 1 see what 1 have. iVmve. I) >: il the lIKlftl Beautifii- lock ever Hhown in Laurons, and realisslngUho prcsenl hard times I havd i?ut everything down at Uio very LOWEsr cult Esl so as to enablo till to onjoy ami tuko advantage of Christ rafts und tlio low prices thai Iho dull times demand--. Komombor that I will treat yoll honest and lake euro of your interest. The Prices on my ontlro S,took, iho largei i ovo I shown in lipnor South Carolina, uro lowoi than ? , i I V\ ft known in4 the History of the Jewelry trade. Do not fail to eal and see what I ..have to offer you and you will bo pleased. iWmembeJ thai twill trcal jou honest ai.nl save you more than you ovdr aaved iju buying anything In the Jewelry lino. , V