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Sab?orlpMon Pri<5e-_ia litontbs, $1.60 PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. .3?O. fK. W. BALL, BDITOB. Rates for Advertising.?Ordinary Ad vertisements, per square, one inser Moo,$1.00; each Hubsequout Insertion, to cent*. Liberal reduction made for large Ad vertisements. W. W. BALL, Proprietor. LATJRENS, 8. O., Fob. 16, 1897. OUR SOLONS. The Gonoral Assembly drags its slow length along. One membor said in connection with adjournment that there were a hundred Important bills on tho calODdar. This was a Columbia man who would bo pleasod at a por petual session in that city: It Is as tonishing to find how much legislation Is needed, how poorly In tho recent past our statutory wants havo been neglected. There is hardly a con ceivable subject on which somo one of tho 170 legislators has'nt a Bill.? From .a groat rail road to a package of cigarettes, we havo hundreds of "Bills", the Billy Goat excepted. Tho session will overlap tho birthday of tho Father of His country, which lsalogal holiday from llolligoland to Pugot Sound, and our Solons may rest from their arduous labors, Tho Solons aro popular, "out-of aight." Invitations havo boon oxteudod to visit Clemson College, and also Charleston, and tho great bier ships now boloagurlng that ancient city. A great flght was made on the Bill to im pose a stamp tax of 25 cents on a pack age of clgarottes, but It Is llkoly to bo como law. One man suggostod that Jim Corbott, who knocked out Sulli van, was a cigarette smoker. Hero Is danger of more work for tho Attoruoy General and possibly Assistant Counsel. A stout fight Is being mado all along the lines against the Stato Collogos, but likelihood of poor headway. $750 is asked for to repair tho Governor's Mansion. This socallcd Mansion re quires annual patching . Tho occupants are awful follows on window panes and the Hke and tho keys aro gono whon a now occupant comes. But tho com mittee on Stato House and Public Buildings must have something to do. The Solons ore to go to Charleston on free passes to see tho big ships and Incidentally tho city. They aro to ex curt the harbor and tho visit will be on tho 19th Inst. Mr. Cushman of tho House moved that on that day tho mem bers receive no pay, but this was killed dead, on tho ground that they repre sented tho peoplo while making tho visit and they could toll the people at home what mighty big guns Uncle IftSjAsand all about how big the B** look In their toggory of BlQW gracefully "Old Glory" Bklsses the breeze. The vote Recorded. A resolution wa6 HPvieU the Clemson boys on tho This w/'ll go Into history as the junketing session. A separate coach bill for blacks and whites passed the House, but has to run tho gauntlet of tho Senate In the Sonate a Bill to make tho sending of children to school compul sory was slaughtered. Hero are some of the items of tho Appropriation Bdl and will give tho reader a taste of what goes with tho taxes we havo been paying to friend Mook and hereafter will hand over to friend Babb: Militia $10,000, Attorney Gonoral litigation fund $2,500, South Carolina College $25,000, Winthrop $.'10,000, Citadel $20,000, Colorod Stato College $15,000, eurrent expenses of Hospital for Insane $100,000, deaf, dumb and blind $18,450, Catawba Indians $800, claims $4,000, supervisors registration $15.000, public printing $20,000, public lights $2,000, pensions $101.000, phos phate commission $5,000, State Agri cultural and Mechanical Association $2,500. . A nice question, who should pay the expenses of the procoduro of forming new oountlos was raised by tho Bill of Mr. Miles, of Spartanburg. There can be no doubt but those seeking new political segregation should pay tho exponso and it will bo probably so sot tied. For sovoral years the public printing, ono of the most exponslvo in cidents of the Stato Government, has been awarded by tho General Assem bly by private contract. A BUI to give it to the lowest bidder is ponding, and this is sound domocracy. It is sug gested in answer to this view that tho Legislature is competent to make a contract, but in fact th ; Legislature does it through a commlttoe and three or five men or less In fact mako the trade. It should bo let out to tho lowost bidder, that there bo no sus picion of favoritism and jobbing. We trust that our criticism'upon our Legislators is not unjust. Thoro Is a deal of hard common sense In tho Gen eral Assembly. Tho troublo consists In the introduction of many l!l considered Bills, which aro duly killed, but this requires timo and entails large ex pense in printing. We tako groat \ pleasure in noting that Wallace, Goodwin, MeDuniel and Smith havo not crowded tho calendars with bibs ?Plfifcly to see their names perpetuated on tho .Journals. Uncle f-arn's armada passing to Char leston had a hard exporlonco off Hat terns on tho 5th and 6th of Fobruary. It was a sovore test of seamanship and eeaworthlnoss of the great ships. Sov oral of the bravo tars were lost and tho ''tight vessels strained, but tho object of the visit was mimic war. Tho storm of battle is a thousand fold worso, if they . should havo to tackle such a foe as Nelson and his mon that Englarid ex pected to do their duty. #*# The secret sessions of tho United States Senate aro no longor seoret.? Senators find it profitable to deal with nowspaper reporters. Or "pitchers have ears." Experience proves the merit of Hood's Seraaparilla. It cures all forme of h,ood diseases, tones the stomach, builds up the nerves. Representative Barclay, of Charles ton, has presented a polished Steer's horn to representative Josh Ashley, of Anderson, and the f?ft is noted by the great dallies. It Is a sign of pleasant relations between the two great sec tions of the old State. Then it being a ''steer's born" has a masculine savor; being "polishod" Is a hint to Ashley's constituency; then a "horn" is a hint to blow your own horn. All in all, gift, giver, and giftee, tho incident is pleasant to record, and we take pleas ure in oxtending its publicity. ? ? ? Such democrats as Mills, of Texas, and Vest of Missouri aro not willing to glvo to the States a monopoly of tho whiskey trafllo In tho States. They say upon the same principle the Stato could monopolize tho traffic in dry goods, cotton and tobacco. Senator Tillman, howovor, was very manly in acknowledging that ho assumed the responsibility of the principles In volved. A man may bo whipped to day and llvo to win to-morow. Somo will live to see. * ? ? The vote of South Carolina was counted on Wednesday last without ob jection. Murray, tho colored repub lican Congressman, discouraged by tho Northorn republican leaders failed to come to time. It is a good sign for tho South Carolina democrats. ?#ft Variety is tho spico of lifo, but it seems that Charleston got more than she wanted In Cissy Fitzgerald, a va riety Actress. ? Tho men of war of Uncle Sam are having a hard time of It In theso pip ing times of poaco. There aro deadlocks in various States In choosing United States Sena tors.- And so there are dead ducks. 0 ?+!?.?+.?.?.?.< It Stands To Reason that ao,000,000 bottles of a medicine could not be sold unless it was good, honest, and did what was claimed for it. Here are the facts about 4 Dr. CLARK JOHNSON'S f INDIAN BLOOD SYRUP In 30 years 30,000,000 bottle? have been Sold to cure Blood Diseases, and it must be a CURE. All the sickness in this world is caused by bad blood ; Weakness, Loss o.' ap petite. Dyspepsia, Headaches, Congtipatton, Liver and Kidney troubles, Scrofula, Pimples, ;tc. Attack the foundation of dis ease, cleanse the blood, bring it back to the splendid work inten ded for it by nature. There may be other ways, but the best is by using the tried and true remedy Dr. Clark Johnson's INDIAN BLOOD SYRUP 90c' per bottle; all druggists. NOTICE! Will bo let to the lowest responsible bidder tho building of a now bridge across Rabun creek at Blackwell's pond on Thursday, the 18th day of February, at 11 o'clock a m , with the right to re ject any or all bids. JAMES DOWN 10Y, County Supervisor. Feb. 3d, 1897?16?2t To The Public. From this dato I will be in my ofllco only on Saturdays until I get thi?ugh visiting the schools In tho county. L. T. H. Danikt., Jan. 25, 1807. Co. Supt. Kd. Notice Will let to lowest responsible bidder the reparino; of the bridge across Saluda River, at Watts' Ferry, on Wednesday, the 24th day of February, at 11 o'clock a m., with the right to reject any or all bids. JAMES DOWNEY, County Supervisor. Feb. 3d, 1897?16 -3t OFFICE HOURS! The public will find me in the Super visor's Ofllce every Monday and Satur day. Parties having business with the oilier can always find mo present on thrsodays. JAS. DOWNEY. Feb. 4, 1897?15?3m. State of South Carolina, County of LaURBNs. Court ol Probate. Summons/or Relic/,-?Complaint not Served. Charles S. Franklin and W. H. Dendy, as Administrators of tho personal estate of Willis J. Dendy, Petitioners against Francis Dendy, Ceorgo Den dy, Ida Anderson, Karnest Dendy, Fed Dendy and Hubbor Dendy, De fendants. To tho Defendants Francis Dondv, Oco, Dondy, Ida Anderson, K?mest Dendy, Fed Dendy and lluhhor I) ndy. You are hereby summoned and requir ed to answer tho Petition in Huh Hctioi which is thIh day died in tho oltico of Judgo of Prohato tor tho said County and to servo a copy ol your answer to the snid Petition on tho subscribers tit their otllco at Liurens Court House, South Carolina, within twonty dsys af ter thoservlco horeol, oxchiHivool'tho day of such sorvico; and if you fail to answer tho Pet n ion within tho time aforesaid, tho Plaintiiriu this action will apply to tho Court for tho roller doinanded In the Petition. December iHih, a. D., 1800, HALL, SIM KINS A BALL, 1'i.i 1111 m Attorneys. To Earnest Dondy, non-resldont, Defend ant: Pleaso take notice that the Petition In thlM ,iet em was llled in the office of the Judge of Probat? lor Lsurons County, State of South Carolina, on the 18th day of 1)6?. WHi. ball, SIM KINS At BA ll, Plaintiffs' Attorneys. Attests?O. G. THOMPSON, j. r. 1.. c. Laurens, S. C, Doc. 21, 1896.?flt Nervous People often wonder why their nerves are so weak; why they get tired so easily; why they start at every alight but sudden sound; why they do not sleep naturally; why they have frequent headaches, iudigestiou and Palpitation of the Heart. The explanation Is simple. It Is found In that impuro blood which is contin ually feeding the nerves upon refuse Instead of the elements of strength and vigor. In such condition opiate and nervo compounds simply deaden and do not cure. Hood's Barsaparllla feeds the nerves pure, rich, red blood; gives natural sleep, perfect digestion, self control, vigorous health, and is the true remedy for all nervous troubles. Hood's Sarsaparilla Is the Ono True Blood 1'urlfler. ?1; six for $5. Prepared only by C. t. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass. ?j j? r>?iu cur0 Liver Ills; easy to HoOd S PillS take, easy to oporate. 2?C NOTICE. Will be let to lowest responsible bid der the repairing of the bridge at Mo Daniel's Mills, across Reedy Itivcr, on Wednesday, the 17th day of February, at 11 o'clock a. in , with the right to reject any and all bids. Also at same time and place the repairing of the bridge across the branch between Mc Daniel's Mill and Mrs. Martha Owens's. JAMES DOWNEY, Supervisor for I.aurens County, Feb. ffd, 1807?10?2t NOTICE -OF? ELECTION. IN OBEDIENCE to the provis ions of tho Charter of the city of Lnurens, an election is hereby or dered to he held in said city, on Tuesday the 9th day of March, 1897, at the city Council Chambers, for the purpose of electing a Mayor and six Aldermen, who are to hold ofllco for two years from Iho Mon day following such election, until their successors shall have boon elected and qualified. Tho polls to be opened at 9 a, in, and closo at 5 p. m. No person will bo allowed to vote unless he presents to the managers of elec tion a certificate of registration. NOTICE is hereby given that L. Q. Rulle having boon appointed Supervisor of Registration, all par ties desiring to vote must reglstor wilh him before 12 o'clock, merid lun on the 27th of February, 1897. The qualifications for a voter is that he shall have resided two years in tho State, one year in the county and four months in the town, ami also to possess a regu lar State election eertiflre.-.'.c as gvi jd&nCo of his being a qualified elec tor. Messrs John Greer, VV. H.Franks and W. II. Garrett aro hereby ap pointed Managers of Election. N. R. DIAL, Mayor. L. G. BALtiFJ, Ol . k of Council. Hood's Should lie iu every family Bant ? ? ? medicine Chest and every BLrftr ? I I 4% traveller's grip. They are I I aS Invnlunlilu when tin: Btomncli ? ? ? is eut of orderi euro hcmliiclie, biliousness, ?n<t all llvor troubles. Mild auU eilklont. 25 11 Hi:.. I ?AT? BIG FIRE SALE sgaa icoNTiNUEs.| sgaa Soven men busy waiting on tho Custoinors. Tho groatost opportunity ovor offered you to buy Goods CHEAP. Our outiro Stock of iu this Sale?Got Prices at once. Seo tho lino of 75cts and $1.00 Pants; Boys' Suits all going. Boxes broken up but good shoos all tho same at tho biggest, Bargains over offered. Now is your time. Just tako tirno to como and seo for yourself. You can afford to buy and keep thorn until you need them. Whole Stock must go at once. Spot Cash No Goods Charged to anyone. DAVIS & ROPER. LAURENS, S. C, Jan. 21,1^97. ' TO THE PUBLIC, For the next Thirty Days we will sell at cut prices: Overoats, Blankets. Shawls, JLaprobcs, Wool Jeans and some Job lots of Shoes. J. R< MINTER & SON. NOTICE Of Sell' 'tncnl and Application Jor Final Discharge. Take notice that on the 23rd day of Feb. 1897,1 will render a linal account.of my acts and doings as Administrator of the estate of Mary E. Spencer, deceased, in the ollicc of Judge of Probate, for Lnurens county at 11 o'clock A. M., and on the name day will apply for a linal discharge from my trust as su h Administrator. All persons having demands against said estate will p'easc pre sent them on or before that day proven and authenticated, or be for ever barred. L. P. ARMSTRONG, Administrator. Jan. 15, 1897-41 Veterinarian. I will make Laurens my home horoaftor, and can bo found at Chit dross' I if iiMr.i, where I will ho pleas od to servo the public in my capa city as Veterinarian Surgeon. I mako specialties of Castrating Rklgllng Horses and Old Stallions, removing fungus growths, warts, tumors, otc. M. F. KENELEY. Nov. 0, 1896-tf Petition for Homestead. Notice 1h hereby givon that Caroline Meadows has applied to mo by potc i ion for a homcstoad in tho personal effects of Whitrnorc Moadows, de ceased. John P. Bolt, Ol c. c. p. Li c. MONEY TO LOAN On improved farms in Laurons Coun ty at soven (7) per cent, intorcst. Long time. Reasonable terms. Simpson & Barksdale, Jan . 4, 1807?3m. Attorneys, NOTICE. 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