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HOME AFFAIRS. A* to Obituaries. The rule of this Oftice as to tho pub lication of Obituaries, has always been that such matter in excosH of ten lines was chargeable, at the same rate as advertising?one dollar per square, space of one inch. We now extend the limit to twenty tines. All obituaries exceeding this limit must be paid for at said rate. TO SUBSCRIBER!). A groat many of The Advektiskk's subscribers are in arrears,?many nioro than usual. It Is Impossible for the pa per to got along unless Its subscribers pay. During tho year wo havo endeavored to give you the worth of your monoy. Your county paper puhllshes news that vou can get In no other paper. Tho hlg wookly cdltloiiBof dally pnpors published in Atlanta and other cities that you get for a low prlco make you think that the price of your county pa per is high. But theso big weokllos do not toll you who is on the jury In Lau rent. They do not toll you who of your friends aro inarrlod and who aro dead. You cannot call upon them to publish tho rolls of honor in your schools and tho announcements of your picnics and club meetings. Even the advorttso mente In your county paper are valua ble to you?they contain information which ovory man in I.aurons county frequently nocds. This yoar is elec tion year and vou will need a county paper more than usual. A county papor cannot havo a largo circulation liko tho paporB that the dallies publish and the dailies can pub lish wookly editions much cheaper than wo can of course. Wo have been Indulgent?too much bo for our good. Wo can indulge no longer. On tho first day of Maren we oxpoct to stop sending tho paper to thoBO who havo shown no disposition to pay anything this fall. Between now and then, the sooner tho hotter, wo ask payment from all In arrears. If you can't pay all, and will pay a part, you will find us ready to meet you half way and to continue sending the papor. Tho price of tho paper in One Dollar and a half a year. The Advertiser is prepared to do your work woll and at tho lowest prices. Owing to the groat and growing de mand for the splendid product of the Clinton Cotton MiU, President Bailey and Superintendent Snlown have de elded to resume the all-night running of the mill, which was Buspendod somo time since. Thus the output of the mill will bo doubled and two sets of operatives will be given steady em ployment. Hurrah for our 9'de. ? Clin ton Gazette. Only 11 more suit to offer at $12.76. Send us jour ordor. See our card. S. M. & E. H. Wilkes & Co. By a misunderstanding between the Superintendent and teacher, Miss Laura Barksdalo's namo was again loft off tho Honor Roll and Miss Be6sio Shell's namo was placed on the vac cination roll instead of the regular Honor Roll and Miss Rosa Bell Mooro's name was loft off of the Novemher Roll. J. B. WATKINS, Supt. Job Printing. Bring yoar Jobs to THE ADVERTISER olllce. * The final meeting of the County Pension Board will ho hold in this city at 10 A. M., February 11th 1898. B. W. Ball, Chairman. OiLSTOZiX/L. The Greenville News presents the best argument against freo pa8809 that wo have seen. If the editor of the News were a member of tho Legisla ture, and If he wore to make a speech on the line of his editorial yesterday, tho free pass would go dead.?Abbo vllle Press and Banner. JOHNSON'S CHILL AND FEVER TONIC Cures Fever In One Day. NOTICE. There will be an election hold at Waterloo, S. C, on the 10th of February by the tax payers of Waterloo Special School District to determine the amount of tax Jevy for tho purpose of maintain ing the Waterloo Special School District for the yoar 1898. Elec tion to be held at two o'clock, P. M. by ordor of the board of Trus tees. j. H. Wharton. Chairman. Fobruary ?, 1898. Teachers' Examination. The next regular examination of ap plicants for Teachers' County Certifi cates will be held at Laurens on Sat urday, Feb'y 19th, 1898, beginning at 10 o'clock, a. m. Parties interested please take notice and be present at the hour specified. L. T. h. Daniel, County Supt, Education. Jan. 24, 18H8-8t JOHNSON'S CHILL AND FEVER TONIC Cures Fever In One Day. Dr. Rolfe E. Hughes,* Offices-Todd Building, Phone 76; and Laurens Cotton Mills Store. Phone 109. .Specially prepared for Examing and Treating diseases of Eye, Ear, Throat and Nose. Sawing and Lumber. Prompt Sawing by W, D. Byrd. Hoves his Mills when wanted. Quick delivery of rough lumber. Terms satisfactory. See the sub scriber. W, j>. BYRD. Tylersyllle. An Evening oi u.uo Hnjoyment Prom ised for Next Week. The conoort mentioned iu last weeks issue as a probabality is to take place on tho 18th instant. Mrs. Lucas will be assisted by Miss Leila Thompson. Of Converse College, planist andre Oltatlonlst and by probably two ac complished singorB, ono of whom will be Mtb. Llgon, of Anderson The pro gram to be rendered would do credit to professionals of high rouls and Lau rens will do herself a great injustice u Bhe duos uot embrace, without ex ception, this unusual opportunity for for enjoyment and cultivation. %_ Court. Tho Court of General Sessions will convono for this county on Monday next at 10 o'clock A. M. Judgo Benol will preside. I nder a now law six of last yoa"H Grand Jurors will sorve for this year, having been drawn at tho last torm. Tho business Is not heavy, and the aocuaatlons aro for tho le9ser crimes. There aro one or two homi cide casoH, the accused being negroes. The criminal Court will piobably last threo or four dnys. Brass Buttons and Epaulettes. Tho City Council and citizens have forwarded an invitation that the Cita del cadets hold their encampment and commencement this Hummer, in this city. Kvorvbody Is enthusiastic ovor their prospective coining. Luurens will givo them a glowing glorious tlmo. Lassies and ladies will be in a weeks rhapsody and our gallant lads must Btand aside for the time. We trust tho invitation wfll bo accepted and promise commandant, professors and young soldiers a hearty reception. Notice to Correspondents. Tho county correspondents of tho i'he Advertiser are requested to send in tho news letters regularly. Somo of them who are getting the pa per aro sending no news at all. This of course does not apply to thoso who have been writing regularly. Cotton Baling. We will publish next week a iettor of interest and containing valuable suggestions to glnners and cotton grow ers, addressed by a prominent Firm to their agent buying cotton in this city. For Governor. Hon.O. L. Schumpert passed through tho city yesterday en-route to GalTncy on professional business. The affable Colonol apoeared in the best of health, and looked every inch a winner in the coming political game. He stated to tho reporter that he would bo a candi date for Governor and ho was going In the tight to win. Those who know Col. Schumpert know that he is net a quit ter.?Spartanburg Herald, 1st inst. Gorton's Famous New Orleans Minstrels are (Mining Thursday night, February 10th, No minstrel show comes 10 us hotter endorsed than Gorton's, always bringing soiuolhinu, especially m the music line. Joseph Gorton is one of Ihe leading band music composer**,and tho celebrated Gold Hum! will give their noon-day concert under his personal direction, which Is a musi cal treat not to bo missed. Wo may ami do look upon Ihe occasion of tho coming of tho Original New Orleans Minstrels >ts one of the best entertainments in its lino that has ever visited our city. There will undoubtly he a lively demand for the best seats. The people of Greenwood are to be congratulated that they have a tele phone exchange that shows the enter prise of the one which now renders us such acceptable service Besides penetrating into almost every portion of the county, the com pletion of the connection with Cross HIM will onable us to reach the town of Laurons and other important points. Now lot us have connection wittj Ab beville, and some one to answer our 'phones on Sundays, :ind Greenwood will have by far the best system in tho Stato.?(Ireenwood Index. All hail, brother! Tin: AdVKRTISKR greots you?tho sun do move,and don't forgot what the Governor of South Carolina said to tho Executive of the tar heel State or vice versa?You have "struck it rich," sure Don't consider tho Klondike. "One touch of?makes the whole world kin." Rev. A. W. Moore. The Florence correspondent of the News and Conner says : "In the year IHK?.) Mr. M.'e, with his family, moved to Florence,making this his home. Soon alter he came here he began the publication of the Cen tenary, a family periodical . For four or live years the paper prospered and visited the homes of t lie people of the South regularly every month, and in its Held achieved a well deserved repu tation. Owing to his feeble health the paper ceased publication, .lust liefere bis death, In December, the pnblic.it ion of the Centenary was resumed. Though he was feeble and frail he worked upon it with untiring energy, as was shown by the last issue, which was for Janu ary, 1H08. He knew that he was soon to die, and his last utterances of what lie expected as a reward were very pa thetic and impressive. He was con scious up to within a short while before death. "Mr. Moore was an enthusiastic Py thian Knight. He bad been the travel ing representative of the Pythian Lodge Secret, of Atlanta, for some time, and only gave up that place to start up the Centenary and to publish his hook on Pythlanlsm. He was an eloquent writer and always loved his work. His last request was that he be burled with full Pythian honors by Harmony Lodge, No. 8, Knights of Pythias, of this city, and his requestWSS gratified, all hough he was a member of Darling ton Lodge, No. 7 At the grave in Fraternal Cemetery, where the Knights bad marched In a body, the Pythian service was read by the Rev. Hartwell R. Moseley, who acted as prelate of the Lodge. The following Knights were the pallbearers: J. B. Houston, John A. Chase, M. IL Fowlkes, II. L. Darr, B. IL Ruckerand A. L. Bessones. The grave, was covered with beautiful flowers What the future of the Cen tenary will be is not as yet known, but it will very likely be continued by Mrs. Moore and her daughters." Johnson's CMU and Fever Tonic ITEMS OF INTEREST IN SHOUT PARAGRAPHS PEOPLE COMING AND GOI NU. See change iu ad of Mintor & Sou next week. Mr. L. G. Frlorson, of Spartanburg, npent Sunday in tho city. Mr. L. W. Bimklns wont to New bory on Suuday. Mr. E. (). I n;'rahm went to Abbo villo for a fow days last week. Koo change In ad of tho Laurons Cotton Mill Storo next week. Mr. and Mrs. Torn McManus, of Greenville, havo been in tho city vis iting frlonds for several days. Mr. W. A. Johnson has just returned from a visit to Provldonco, Now York and other Eastern cities. Ellorhe, Watson, Archor, Sohum pert and G. I). Tillman are scheduled as on tho Gubernatorial track. Treasurer Babb asked us to note that the 20th of this month is tho last day for paying taxes without penalty. Mr. Ryland Trnynham returned to WolTord College with the opening of tho now sosslon. Mrs. Malinda Crews returned to At lanta a few days ago after visiting relatives In tho city for several weeks. Mr. Will Howon after railroading in Florida for tho last fow months is In the city visiting his mother. ?Rev. S. It. Gulgnard, of Union and Mr. Bean, of Sowaneo, were the guestB of Uev. W. S. Holmes last week. Col . and Mrs. H. Y. Simpson went to Spartanburg last Thursday to visit Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Simpson. Dr. and Mrs. H. M. Holmes will lenvo Thursday for Florence whore they will spend the remainder of tho win tor. The school house at Poplar Springs was burned down on Wednesday morn ing last at II o'clock. Tho origin of the Arc la unknown. Col. J. H. Wharton Is mentioned in tho Rogister as a possible candidate for Superintendent of the Peneten tary. Tho Senate having taken a rceOss until noon to-day, Sonator Wallace oamo up Saturday and returned to Co lumbia yestorday. W. G. Wilson A- Co. have just opened up a beautiful lino of nainsook and hamburg embroideries, which will provo a delight to ovory feminine eye. "I rend THE ADVERTISER with in terest." So writes a prominent gen tleman of another State and u nativo of Laurens, enclosing his .subscription. Mr. O B, Simmons has purchased tho store houso on Factory Hill at present used for tho Factory school house. New England is all right. Snow to to the chimney tops and 40 below zero. It must, come lower to pinch tho aver age Yankee. A Ninety-Six correspondent of the Greenwood Index, notes tho proBo.nco of Mrs. Kosa Hell, of Rooky Springs, in that town during last week. Miss Ida Fuller leaves in u few days for Chapel Hill, \. ('., where, to tho regrot of her innumerable friends at homo, sho will make a long visit. The Governor has pardoned .lohn E. Hunter, a white man, convicted and sontoneed last July for stealing a horse of Mr. Chlldress. LauronB can now call-up Greenwood, Coronaca, Hodges And Ninety-Six and tho 'phono has been new ah over again these last few days. .Mf. G. 0. Gannon, who has been re presenting tho Knoreo Mills in the cotton market bore for several months haB returned to Sparianburg. A writer over tho signature of "Orangebnrg" suggests ex-S'onator J. L. M1 Irby as tho right man for Gov ernor . You havo until the 20th of this month to pay your taxes without the penalty, should you have neglected that patrio tic duty until thi9 moment. The Annual Report of tho State Pcn etentiary of which Col. W. A. Neal is Superintendent makes a good showing for the management. The State Com pany, the printer, and well done. Millwood," the homo of tho Misses Hampton and Gen. Hampton near Co lumbia was burned last week It is the 3rd or 4th time the "Millwood" residence has boon burned, inclusive of Sherman's pyrotecnic exhibition. On account of the Jockey Club Race Moot it Augusta, (Ja., February (ith to 10th, thoC. & W. (',. Railway will sell round trip tiekots to Angus a at five cent^ per mile Tickets on sale Feb ruary 7th to 10th, inelusivo with final limit February 12th. J. Warron Itlukcly, a charter sub scriber of THE ADVERTI8ER and a Veteran, called on last Thursday, a mighty cold day and inqiiirod into his finuncial standing with tho paper. He had a\;loar record to Jandary 1808 and mado it square with tho samo day 1809. Mr, J. ?. C. Fleming returned on Thursday last from Baltimore whore ho attonded as a Director of tho Char leston & VY estum Carolina Rail Road at a meeting of tho Directors of tho Atlantic Coast Line. Ho was in the snow from the time he left this lati tude and reports quite a cold snap. We were shown last wcok a sample of a bale of cotton, sold by Dick II unter,.colored, for ?* cents which he held for eight years and had rofusod ten centB for. ? Tho 8ampie is beau tiful. Dick has six other bales of this ton cents cotton, which ho is holding for a rise. Mrs. Mattlo McCaslan died at her homo a fow miles from town on last Monday. Sho was before her mar riago Miss McDaniol and a slstor of Representative Chesterfield McDan iol. The funeral took place at Mount Pleasant last Sunday. Mr*. McCaslan leaves a number of frlonda and rela tives to mourn her early death. An elaborate dinner was giveD on j February 1st to carpot bagger Dole and lady, of Hawaii, now thj guests of the nation. It did no. consist en tirely of laces and claw hammers, mu sic and flowers, for there were many Senators and their wives, Representa tives and wives, Morgan, of Alabama, and Chancey Depow. While Russia, Germany, France and Britain are gob bling china and \frlca .vo will quietly appropriate these sweot morsels, Hawaii and Cuba. We have the cot ton, we have the corn, we have the wheat, we have the rice, "and by Jingo" we'll have the sugar. y Let us remind you of a splendid peleciion of matting. Some GO rolls in stock from 124; to $0 cents a yard. P. M. &E. H WUkes& ?Remember The Advertiber \ for Job printing. |0o. Mr. Dial Replies. mk Editor: i notice in your last isHut? a card from Mr. Davis, and ill ,i onu from Mr. Will;? s in reference to my resignation as one of the Commissioners of Public Works. These gentlemen write n groat deal in general terms und say but little in particular. There fore, possibly it would I) > of inter est to the taxpayer that I specify. I will endeavor to bo brief. When I was Mayor (he last time the ?OUneil bad some money on band and decided to drill the Arttsian Well. This was done at a cost of between .$2,000 and .$2,600, which was paid for and settled before our term expired and this amount was not to he refunded?It wns 80 con sidered before the I)0nd8 were voted. Wo all knew it would take at the least calculation the $80,000 of bonds to complete Ihe pi.oil. This disposes of that much of Mr. Davis' piece. As to the other part of tho debt of about .$;i,000, I will state the original incandescent line only extended from the power house to the*square?and as all ibo proceeds of the bonds bad been ex panded it was n cessary to go into debt to extend the incandescent lights to different parts of our town and we also extended the water mains. From these extensions tho town is realising a large per cent on their cost?possibly four or five hundred per cent. Certainly no one can object to them. The lines will even h ive to be extended fui ther where parlies agree to have water and lights. I think it well fur every citizen to be posted on these matters. Mr. Balle has all the papers. Go there and examine them from the very beginning and have them printed if necessary - they arc public recordk, Now as to the operation of the plant: Before Christmas WO hud it running until 12 o'clock at nigh' at tho following expenses: Coal about .$100.00 per month. Mr. Jack son operated the machinery at a salary of $4000 per month , David sou assisted him and trimmed the lamps for $25.00 per month. Hen - derson, fireman at $18.00 per month?aggregating $88.00 und $100.00 Tor coal making .$183 00, ex expenses per month with an in come of about .$000.00 per quarter. Therefore I was trying to make ends meet und was u-ging every one I could to take lights and wa ler thereby increasing the income, and Wft8 negotiating with the rail road to take water?but the parly who had control of I bat matter only offered $25.00 per month for both roads. Supposing they needed 20, 000 gallons per day we could not see that this would pay the extra expenses and offered to furnish water at the same rales as they paid at Bpartanhurg or at any place on the line. This was not accepted. Thereforo wo did not realize anything from that source. 1 am glad to s.?y other pur ties wore generally taking water. Mr. Wilkes has seen proper for some reason unknown to me to mention Barksdale & B.irksdale's stables. In order that there may be no misunderstanding about this, I will state: Mr. W. I). B irksdale (tailed In seo me about taking wa ter, price, etc. I explained to him, urged him to have it put in ami gave him a book containing rates, etc. This is all 1 know of the matter except as below stated. At our va rious met ' 'tigs M r. Wilkes would de liver inten sting,learned and scien tific lectures on the malleability and pliability of h ad , iron and kin dred subjects?and insisted and in sisted upon tho plumbers making lead connections. After bearing several of the said lecturoa-?upon his motion it was unanimously decided and entered upon the minutes that the plumbers must make said connections und I being Chairman of the Board was re quested to have the matter at tended to accordingly. A few days thereafter Mr. King called at my ollleo to see about making a con nection for Mr. 10. W. Martin. 1 told him the Commissioners bad in structed me to see that lead con ned ions were made and wp must comply with the rule. lie said he would not do so?that it cost more. I told him not to make any connection at all?thai I had no power to chango what the Com missioners had done. A few days after that, on Sunday, I wenl to Charleston, returning Tuesday at 1 o'clock, when Mr. Balle told mo Mr, King would not obey our rufe and was making iron connections. I inquired of Mr. Wilkes and he stated that he had author /, d Mr. King to proceed-?without con sulting Capt. Jones or myself?and tut expected todo at all times what be thought lo be to Ihe best interest of the town. Of course, I explain ed to Ihe young man it was rather fresh for one to undo what all had decided upon in nr g'llar meeting, particularly after 1 had told Mr. King of the rule which Mr. Wilkes knew. I presume this wa- his Idea of propriety?if he had ever thought of such a subject. Of course I wanted Martin, and Barks dalo A. Barksdalo to lake water also wanted the Commissioners and plumbers to adhere to our require ments when made. If the rule was a bad one it could havo been changed Tuesday uflernonn, and certainly no one could have suf fered by waiting from Sunday un til that time. Tho city council asked the Com missioners to run the plant all night during Christmas week? this we agreod to. At the expira tion of the time Mr. Farr, the olectrician and machinist, culled at my oflice and said it was costing twice the income to oporate the incandescent plant. I told him we only agreed to run that for a week, to see the other Commis sioners and shut down at 12 o'clock if they agreed. He re turned, said Mr. Davis agreed, Mr. Wilkes wanted to run on. 1 told him the majority ruled, to shut down. Shortly afterwards Mr. Davis phoned, stating he had seen Mr. Wilkes and had changed his mind I saw?oh, well, yes? I saw Mr. Davis did not have time to do his own thinking. There are all night rates and half night rates (see the book) for incandescent lights ?not a single person in town (I included) paid tor all night lights. Certainly it is very nice to have lights all night, if ono is ablo or cares to pay f$r them, but I was not so dis posed. Being a modest man and unocoustomed to using harsh lan guage, aud desiring to bo exceed ingly polite I sfutod' the Coinmis ,., 1 Bioners porsued "unbusiuess meth ods." 1 do not know whether the tax payers and thoso who have no lights or water in their houses will adopt my nomenclature or not, they may uso stronger expression when they ascertain the Commis sioners houses, store, including my house and others, are lighted at CO cents on tho dollar. Mr. Davis states it is necessary to pump all night, therefore it costs but littlo to run the inoan dcscent plant. I hardly think the facts will boar this out. By pump ing from 5 o'clock, p. m., until 1 o'clock, a. m., at the capacity of the well would be 82,000 gallons, this would give over 1,000 gallons to every tap, when statistics show <K) gallons is a fair average per day for a family of live poisons. Even if tho statement is correct, no one will deny that it wears out machi nery to run it, and certainly it takes more coal to operate tho plant. Now as to my charge of oxtrnv aganco: Sometime since tho coun cil had a meeting and invited the Commissioners to be present. Wo all attended; t he proposition was for the Council and Commissioners to employ Mr. Jim Boyd and each pay one-half of his salary. I stat ed that Mr. Boyd was a splendid workman and I had employed him and would again do so when I could use him, but that the Com missioners were absolutely unublo to pay even one halt' of his salary, he not being an electrician. I also stated that wo had already em ployed an electrician and machi nist who would soon tako charge, and that we wore only ablo to em ploy threo won to operate the plant and that we ought to get thorn for about $100.00 per month or less, to wit: an electrician and machinist for $50 00 or $00.00 per month, a lineman for $15.00 or $20.00 per month, a lireman for $15.00 per month. My idea was to lot Mr. Jackson go as soon as Mr. Far-r came. Mr. Jackson not being a machinist, however, he is one of best men we have over had, but wo could not afford to pay $40.00 per month to trim the lights. I also stated to the council if they would pay the interest on the bonds $1,800 that the Commis sioners could pay operating ex penses and tako oarT^ of the sink ing fund in time. This was not an extravagant figure as wo have forty arc lights at $50.00 each which would be $2,000.00, when they pay at Greenville $100.00 for each arc light. 'The 'council declined to employ Mr. Boyd. Sometime af terwards, during my absence at tending the Supreme Court, Mr. Davis and Mr. Wilkes without no tice to mo employed Mr. Boyd at $50.00 nor month, also raised Mr. Henderson's salary from $1800 to $25.00 per month,' kept Mr. Jack son at $40.00 per month, and Mr. Farr at $50.00, making $105.00 per month for salaries, when I had it $851.00 before Christmas. Iam told they employ more labor 10 operate this plant than is employ ed to run tho one in Augusta . Last summer Mr. Castoodid not complete his contract and loft with tho Commissioners tho money we owed him for extra excavation, as a forfeit if he failed to complete this work. We notified him timo and again to do tho work which ho failed to do We, including Mr. Wilkes, notified him if the work was not done by a certain time the money would be forfeited. We did so forfeit it on Octobor 15, '07, because we considered we had been greatly damaged by his non compliance. About tho time I sent my resignation in he earn here. I told him the status.? He asked who the Commissioners were. The next, dav he called at my office in great glee ? Slated they had paid him. I think ho has tho same opinion of tho town as the churnman. These aro some of the reasons which caused me to resign. Tho position is a hard one to fill, how ever if I could consistently have dono so T would have remained on tho Board until my timo expired, endeavoring to do what I could for the best interest of our good people. If the system hail been a success as I knew under proper management they would have been I would have done no more than my duty. If they had failed I would justly have boon censured. But I hope the public will remem ber it was not in my power to ap point the Commissioners ? nor could I out-vote two. I hope the people will thor oughly post themselves oil this matter and I trust expenses will bo ?Mit down to a reasonable figure ?in which event I know we all will be glad we have water and lights. Respectfully, N.'B. DIAL. GAINED RAPIDLY. After having inflammatory rheu matism I was very weak ami my stomach was in such A condition that I could not retain food. I de cided to try Hood's Karsaparilla and I was soon able to eat and drink anything I wished and had gained rapidly in flesh. Mrs. J. B. Blokes, North Dooatur, Georgia. Hood's Bills aro tho favorite fam ily cathartic. Always reliable and b< Official. 26 cents. We call the attention of the public to the fact that we will of fer Ladies' ('apes, shawls, men's over coats, mon and boys heavy clothing, bed blankets, lap robes, wool jeans and winter hoots, etc., for the next thirty days at greatly reduced prices. Call soon and save money . A dollar saved is a dollar made. Ex teuning thanks to our many cue- \ tomersand friends for llicif lib?ntl patronage. Yours Respectfully, J. R. Mintkp & Son. The ' BloyoUst'S Best Friend" is a fandl 'ar name for DeWltt's Witch Hasel Balve, ii, vnvK ready for emergencies White a snedtlc for piles, it also instantly relievos and cures cuts, bruises, salt rlieuni, eczema and all attentions of the tklu. It never I ^m^^n^F^^^se^^^eh^alo and retail Engraved Visiting Cards We furnish Plate and Fifty (finest quality cards) packed in neat box lor $ i .00 Plate and One Hundred en graved card tor $1.50 Call and sec sizes and styles of type at The LaurensDrugCo. Todd Block. Why take Johnson's Chill <Sc Fever Tonic? Because it cures the most stubborn case of Fever in ONE DAY. Executor's Land Sale. By virtue of power vented in me by the last will and testament of of Savilla Boyd, deceased 1 will sell on the premises on Saturday Ihe 2Qih day of February next at 12 o'clock, m., the following real estate: All that piece or parse! of land, lying and being ill I* iiircns county , S. C , on waters of Reedy River, containing Thirty (80) Acres more or loss bounded by lands of J, a. Hughes, J. J, Pool and others. Term--?Cash. Purchaser to pay for pipers. If Iho terms of sale are not complied with the land to bo re-sold on the lame or some sub* sequent day at 1110 risk of tho for mer pnroh *80r. ENOCH O. M LTCHELL, Executor. Jan, 28th, 181)8. Quinine and other fe ver medicines take from 5 to tO days to cure fever. Johnson's Chill and Fever Tonic cures In ONB DAY. DR. W. H. HALL ?ENTIST, OFFICE OVER NATIONAL BANK, l AHREMS Oppin? I?atm - Moielnv mel TwnwrtHV*-. Sunny South Stoves are as good a? they were twenty years ago, but bo much cheaper. S. Mi it E. II. Wilkes & Co. Fright paid $10.00 up. CASTORIA For Infants and Children. HOW TO FIND OUT. Fill a bottle or common glass with urine and let it stand twenty four hours: a sediment <<r settling indicates ait unhealthy condition; of the kidneys. When urine stains linen it is evidence of* kidney trouble. Too frequent denire to urinate or pain in the hack,is also convincing proof that the kidnoys and bladder are out of order. WHAT TO DO. There is comfort in the knowl edge so often expressed, thai Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Hoot, the great kidney remedy fulfills every wish in relieving pain in the back, kid neys, liver, bladder and every one] of the urinary passages. It cor-1 roots inability to. hold urine and 1 Boalding pain or passing ii. or bad > effects following use of liquor, wine or beer, and overcomes thai Unpleasant necessity of being' compelled to get up many times (luring the night to urinate. The mild and the extraordinary ofleets of Swamp-Root is soon realized. It stands tho highest for its won derful cures oi tho most distress ing oasos. If you need a medicine you should havo tho best. .Sold by druggists, price fifty cents and one dollar. You may have a sample bottle and pamphlet both sent frei' by mail. Mention Tin: Ai> TisKit and semi your address lo Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y. Tho proprietors of this pa per guarantee the genuineness of this offer. \VI: no louder supp';. ?ir. : <v!s to dealers to ?ell agaiu. At the same time, any- ; or; who has bought out seeds of their local dealer during i thei i or 1807 will be sent our Manual ut "liverylulng for iltc tiarden" tor i S |pn?ct; : vi?ed they*-* apply !?y letter I ali^ ... v0 fifo *hatno of the local merchu front vvliotn they bougi-.t. nil oth magnlfl* cent Manual, even - py ol v. costs ua 30 cents lo place In your I be sent free on receipt of h) ceuts (< t imps) lo cover postage. Nothing like tli s Manual has ever been sera here or al oad ; it Isn book of 20t) pages, contains 500 .. ;s of seeds and plants, mostly 11 \v,?i Ith senre supplemented by ? full si . col red plates ? of the best novoltl 5 of 1, finally, | OUR "SOUVENIR" SEfcO ??JECTI0N will also be sent without irge to .ill appll*. cants sending 10 els. forth< uai ial who will state where they saw this ad' lisementt Postal Card App'.UdtK'.H Will R?< i No Mit (loa. Pet 35*371 Johnson's i n f Fe ver Tonic is a ONE-DAY Cure. It cut cs the most stubborn case of Fever la 24 Hours. AN OPEN To MOTHERS WE ARB ASSERTING IN THE COURTS OUN I EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE WORD "C ASTORIA, "PITCHER'S C ASTORIA/' AS OUR /, DR, SAMUEL Pi! CHER, of Hyannis, etts, was the originator of "PITCHER'S CASTORlA that has borne and docs now ^ , -. ' on every bear the facsimile signature of ^^a^/y, 7<t ? .. ?r. This is the original ? PITCHER'S CAST?RIA,' which has ( used in the homes of the Mothers of America for oin r thirty years. LOOK CAREFULLY at the wrapper and see thai it is the hind you have always bought s/jffi??y- 0,1 and has the signature of &Zastyyrfc?^/tf wrap per. No one has authority from me to use my name ex cept The Centaur Company of which Chus. H. Fl el eher is President. s? j March 8, 1897. ^ ?>V/4^*? Do Not Be Deceived. Do not endanger the life of your child by accepting a cheap substitute which sonic druggist may offer you (because lie makes a few more pennies on it), the in gredients of which even he does not know. "The Kind You Have Always Bought" BEARS THE FAC-SIMILE SIGNATURE OF Insist on Having Hie Kind That Never Fa?ed You, 'Hl C1NTAUH COMPANY, rr MURRAY ?T??dT. MIW YORK OIT?. School Books Of all kinds. Neu Books at Publishers prices. Gro\n\ se cond-hand books at about half price. New Home Sewing Machines. Not at Agents figure* hut. at 1trices to suit the hard tint s> We lave a first-class machine w" sell for $25.00 with a guaran tee for 5 years. Will sell on easy terms. J.O.C. FLEMING &G 1 t? Great reduction in price of Glenn Springs Water ni The Laurcns l)rtf? Co., Kennedy Bros., and Dr. B. P. Posey's? $1.75 per case, bottles to be re turned.