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HOME AFFAIRS. Aa to Obituaries. The rule of this Oflice as to the pub lication of Obituaries, lias always been that such matter in excess 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 lint*. All obituaries exceeding this limit must be paid for at said rate. TO SUUSCHI H11KS. A groat many of THE ADVERTISER'S subscribers are in arrears,?many more than usual. It is Impossible for the pa per to got along unless Its subscribers pay. During the year wo have endeavored to glvo you the worth of your monoy. Your county papor publishes nows that ou can get in no other paper. The if? wookly odltlonsof dally papers published In Atlanta and other cltlos that you get for a low price make you think tha*. the prlco of your county pa por Is high. Hut these big weokllos do not toll you who is ou the jury In Lau rons. They do not toll you who of your friends are married and who aro dead. You cannot call upon them to publish tho rolls of honor in your schools and tbe announcemontr of your pieuies and club meetings. Even tho advertise ments in your county papor aro valua ble to you?thoy contain Information which ovory man In Laurons county frequently needs. This year Is olee klon year and vou will need a county papor more than usual. A county papor cannot havo a largo circulation like tho papors that the dallies publish and tho dailies can pub lish wookly edition-; much ohoapor than wt can of course. Wo havo been Indulgent?too much so for our good. We can indulge no longer. On tho tlrst day of March we expect to stop sonding the paper to those who have shown no disposition to pay anything this fall Between now and thou, tho sooner tho better, we ask paymont from all In arrears. If you can't pay all, and will pay a part, you will lind us ready to meet you half way and to continue sending tho paper, Tho price of the paper In One Hollar and a half a year. The Advertiser is prepared to do your work well and at the lowest prices. Owing to the great and growing de mand for tho splondid product of the Clinton Cotton Mill, President Bailey and Superintendent Splown have de cided to resume the all-night running of the mill, which was suspended some time since. Thus the output of the mill will bo doubled and two sots of oporatives will be given steady em ployment. Hurrah for our sule.? Clin ton Gazette. Only 11 more euit to offer al .$12.70. 8end us jour order. Hoc our card. S. M. & E. H. Wilkea A Co. By a misunderstanding between the Superintendent and teacher, Mis>? Laura Barksdalo's name was again loft off tho Honor Boll and Miss Bessio Shell's name wa9 placed on the vac cination roll instead of tho regular Honor Holl and Mlssliosa Hell Moore's name was left off of the November Roll. J. B. WATKINS, Supt. Job Printing. Bring your Jobs to THB ADVERTISER oflice. The final meeting of the County Penoion Board will be held in this city at 10 A. M., February 11th 1898. B. W. Ball, Chairman. OASTOXIIA. The Greenville News presents the best argument against free passos that wo havo seen. If the editor of the News wore a member of tho Legisla ture, and if he were to mako a speech on tho lino of his editorial yesterday, tho free pass would go dead.?Abho 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. 0.. on the 10th of February by the tax payers of Waterloo Special School District to determine the amount of tax levy for the purpose of maintain ing tho Waterloo Special School District for the year 1808. Elec tion to bo held at two o'clock, P. M. by order of tho board of Trus tees. J, H. Wjcarton. Chairman. February 0, 1898. Teachers' Examination. The next regular examination of ap plicants for Teachers' County Certifi cates will be held at Laurens on Sat urday, Keb'y loth, ihm, beginning at 10 o'clock, a. m. Parties interested Elease take notice and be present at the our specified. L. T. H. Daniel, County Supt. Education. Jan. 24,1808-8t JOHNSON'S CHILL AND FEVER TONIC Cures Fever In One Day. Dr. Rolfe E. Hughes, Offices?Todd Building, Phf.no 76; and Laurens Cotton Mills Storo, Phone 100. Specially prepared for Examing and Treating diseasosof Eye, Ear, Throat and Nose. Hawing ami Lumber. Prompt Sawing by W. P. Byrd. Moves his Mills when wanted. Quick delivery of rough lumber. Terms satisfactory. See the sub scriber. W, I). BYRD. TylersvlUe, OAWTOniA. An Evening Ol Uai o I Injoymoiit Prom ised for No\t woek. Tho Concert mentioned in last weeks Issue us a probabulity is to take place on the 18th instant. Mrs. Lucas will be assisted by Miss Leila Thompson, of Converse College, pianist and re cltationist and by probably two ac complished singers, Mrs. Ligen, of An dorson and Miss Charles, of Converse College. Tho program to be rendered would do credit to professionals of tho highest rank and Laurons will do hersolf a great injust CO If she does not embrace, without exception, this UnUbUal opportunity foi enjoyment and cultivation Court. The Court of General Sessions will conveno for this county on Monday next at 10 o'clock A. M. Judge Benet will preside. Under a new law six of last years Grand Jurors will serve for this year, ha. ing been drawn at the last term. The business Is not heavy, and tho accusations are for the lesser crimes. There are one or two homi cido cases, the accused being negroes. The criminal Court will probably last threo or four days. Brass Buttons and Epaulettes. Tho City Council and citizens have forwarded an invitation that the Cita del cadots hold their encampment and commencement this summer, in this city. Everybody is enthusiastic over their prospective coming. Laurens will glvo thorn a glowing glorious time. Lassies and ladles will be in a weoks rhapsody and our gallant lads must stand aside for the time. We trust the invitation wfll be accepted and promise commandant, professors and young soldiers a hearty reception. Notice to Correspondents. The county correspondents of THK Aovkktiskk are requested to Send in the news letters regularly.? Some of them who are getting the pa per aro Bonding no news at all. This of course does not apply to those who have been writing regularly. Cotton Baling. We will publish next week a letter of interest and containing valuable suggestions to ginnersand cotton grow ers, addressed by a prominent Firm to their agent buying cotton in this city. For Governor! Hon.O. L.Schumpert passed through the city yesterday en-route to Qnffney on professional business. The affable Colonel appeared in tho best of health, and looked every inch a winner in the coming political game. He stated to the reporter that he would be a candi date for Cover nor and he was going in the light to win. Those who know Col. Schumpert know that he is net a quit ter.? Sp.trtanburg Herald, 1st lost. Gorton's Famous New Orleans Minstrels are coming Thursday night, Feb. 10th. No minstrel show comes to us better endorsed than Gorton's, always bringing some thing good,especially in the music line. .Joseph QorlOll is one of I he leading b ind music composers,and the celebrated Gobi Hand will give their neon-day concert under his pel serial direction, w hich is a musi cal tre at not tobe missed. We may and do look upon the 0CCa8ion of the coming of the Original New Orleans Minstrels as one of tie best entertainments in its line that has ever visited our city. There will undoubtly be a lively demand for the best seats. The people of Greenwood are to be congratulated that they have a tele phone exchange that show s the enter prise of the one which now renders IIS such acceptable service. Hesldes penotratlng into almost every portion of the county, the com pletion of the connection with Cioss Hill will enable us lo roach the town of Laurens and other important points. Now let us have connection with Ab beville, and some one to answer our 'phones on Sundays, and Greenwood will have by tar the best system in the state.?Greenwood 1 ndex. All hail, brother! Tin: A nvKRTISKR greets you?the sun do move,and don't forgot what the Governor of South Carolina said to the Executive of tho tar heel State or vice versa?You have "struck it rieh," 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 Courier says : ?'In the year ISSil Mr. Moore, with his family, moved lo Florence, making this his home. Soon alter he came here he began the publication of the Cen tenary, a family periodical. For four or five years the paper prospered nnd visited the homes df the people of the South regularly every month, and ill its held achieved a well deserved repo tat ion. Owing to his feeble heal I h the paper ceased publication. .hist before his death, In December, the publication of t he 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, 1808. 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 wit hi a a short w hile before death. "Mr. Moore was Alt enthusiastic Py thian Knight. He hail 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 Pythiaiiism. He WAS All eloquent writer and always loved his work. His last request was that lie be buried with full Pythian honors by Harmony Lodge, No. 8, Knights of Pythias, of this city, and his request was gratilled, although he was a member of Darling ton Lodge, No. 7 At the grave in Fraternal Cemetery, where the ICnights had marched in a body, the Pythian service was read by the Rev. Uartwell K. Moseley, who acted as prelate of the Lodge. The following Knights were the pallbearers: .1. 11. Houston, John A. Chase, M. II. FowlkeS, IL L. Darr, B. H. Ruokernnd a. L. Sessones. The grave was covered with beautiful Hewers. What the future of the Cen tenary will be is not as yet known, but it will very likely In'continued by Mrs, Moore and her daughters." A Mistake, Mr. Editor: (see there is a Bin be fore the House to "dispense with the fiuhlication of the Treasurer's Report n Laurens county ." This is evident ly a mistake. Why deprive the Tax Payers of the county of information so important as that contained in the Treasurer's Report? They have a right to know how, for what and to whom the funds of the county are disbursed. The cost of publishing this important information in a mere trifle. TAN-PA Y ER. No man or woman can enjoy life or ac complish much In this ?r< rid while suffer ing from a torpid liver. DeWitt's Little Knrlv Risers, the pills that cleanse that orgioi, quickly. ?. F. Poscy, wholesale ITEMS OF INTEREST IN SHOUT PA It AURA PUS?PEOPLE COMING AND GOING. Reo change In ud of Mhttor it Son next week. Mr. L. G. Frlerson, <?f Spartanburg, spont Sunday in tho city. Mr. L. VV. Bimkins wont to New borry on Sunday. Mr. K. <>. Ingram went to Abbe ville for a few days last woek. Soo change In ad of tho Laurons Cotton Mill Store next week. Mr. and Mrs. Tom McMunus, of Greenville, have been in the city vis iting friends for several days. Mr. W. A. Johnson has just returned from a visit, to Provldonce, New York and othor Eastern cities. EUerbe, Watson, Archer, Sohnm port and G I). Tillman aro scheduled as on the Gubernatorial track. Treasurer Babb asked us to note that the 20th of this month is tho hi9t day for paying taxes without penalty. Mr. Ryland Traynham returned to Woflford College with the opening of the new session. Mrs. Malinda Crows returned to At lanta a fow days ago aftor visiting relatives In the city for several weeks. Mr. Will Bowen after railroading In Florida for the last fow months Is In the city visiting his mother. Rov, s. It, Gulgnard, of Union and Mr. Bean, of Sewanee, were the guests of Rev. W. S. Holmes last weok. Col . and Mrs. II. Y. Simpson went to Spartanburg last Thursday to visit Mr. and Mrs. S. J, Simpson. Dr. and Mrs. H. M. Holmos will lenvo Thursday for Florence where they will spend the remainder of tho winter. The sohool house at Poplar Springs was burned down on Wednesday morn ing last at .'t o clock. The origin of tho fire is unknown. Col. .f. II. Wharton is mentioned in the Register as a possible candidate for Superintendent of the I'oniten tiary. The Senate having taken a roooss until noon to-day. Senator Wallace came up Saturday and returned to Co lumbia yesterday. \V. vJ. Wilson & Co. have jast opened up a beautiful lino of nainsook and hamburg embroideries, which will prove a delight to every feminine eye. "] read THE advertiser with in terest." So writes a prominent gen tleman of another State and a nativo of Laurens, enclosing his subscription. Mr. O B. Simmons has purchased tho store house 01 Factory Hill at present used for tho Factory school house. New Kngland is all right. Snow to to the chimney tops and 10 below zero. It must come lower to pinch the aver age Yankee. A Ninety-Six correspondent of the Greenwood Index, notes, tho presence of M"3. Kosa Bell, of Rocky Springs, in that .own during last week. Mi?s Ida Fuller leaves In a few days for Chapel Hill, N. O., where, to tho regret of her innumerable friends at home, she will make a long visit. Tho Governor has pardonod John E. Hunter, a white man, convicted and sentenced last duly for stealing a horse of M r. Childress. * Laurens can now call up Green vood, Coronaca, Hodges and Ninety-Six anil tho 'phone has been new all over again these last few days. Mr. G. C Cannon, who has been re presenting tho Rnoree Mills in tho cotton market here for soveral months has returned to Sparianburg. A writer over tho signature of "Orangeburg" suggests ox-sonator J. L. M- Irby as the right man for Gov ernor . You havo until the SJOth of this month to pay your taxes without the penalty, should you have neglected that patrio tic duty until this moment. Tho Annual Report Of the State Pen etontiary of which Col. VV. A. Noal is Superintendent makes a good showing for the management. Tho State Com pany, the printer, and well done. Millwood," the homo of the Misses Hampton and Gon, Hampton near Co lumbia was burned last week It is i tho !lrd or 4th time the "Millwood'" I resldeneo has been burned, inclusive of Sherman's pyrotecnlc exhibition. On account of the Jockey Club Race Meet it Augusta, (Ja., February 6th to 10th, theC. ?V. W. 0. Railway will sell round trip tickets to Angus a at five cent1* per mile Tickets on sale Fob? ruary 7th to loth, inclusive with final limit February 12th. J. Warren lilakcly, a charter sub scriber of The Advertiser and a Veteran, called on last Thursday, a mighty cold day and inquired into his financial standing with the paper. Ho hud a clear rocord to Jnndary 1898 and made It square with tho samo day JHiH). Mr. J, (). C. Fleming returned on Thursday last from Baltimore whore hoattonded ns a Director of the Char leston & Western Carolina Bail Koad at a mooting of the Dlrootors of tho Atlantic. Coast Lino. Ho was In tho snow from the time ho left this lati tude and reports quite a cold snap. We wero shown last weok a ample of a bah> of cotton, sold by Dick Hunter, colorod, for61 conts which ho held for eight years and had rofusod ten cents for. Tho sample is beau tiful. Dick has six other balos of this ten cents cotton, which ho is holding for a rise. Mrs. Mattie McCaslan diod at her home a few miles from town on lnst Monday. Sho was boforo her mar riage Miss McDaniol and a sistor of Representative ChostoiTioW McDan iol. The funoral took place at Mount Pleasant last Sunday. Mrs. McCaslan loaves a number of frlonds and rela tives to mourn her early death. An elaborate dinuor was givon on February let to carpet bagger Dolo and lady- of Hawaii, now tlu guosts of tho nation. It did noi 'Consist en tirely of laces and claw hammors, mu sic and flowers, for thoro were many Senatorsand their wives, Representa tives and wives, Morgan, of Alabama, and Chanrey Depow. While Russia, Germany, France and Britain are gob bling China and Vfriea ,vo will quietly appropriate thoSO : Went morsols, Hawaii and Cuba. Wo havo tho cot ton, wo have tho corn, we havo the wheat, wo havo the rlco, "and by dingo" wo'll havo the ougar. Lot us remind yon of a splendid selection of mailing. Some 60 rolls in stock from 12.J to 60 cents a yard. R. M. & E. H. Wilkes&Oo. Romdfnber The Advertiser Job prloCf^g. Mr. Dial Replies. m k Editor: i notice In your last Issue n cani from Mr. Davis, and als.? one from Mr. Wilkes in refereuco lo my resignation as one of iho Commissioners of Public Works-. These gentlemen write :? groat dial in general terms and 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 tho last time the Council bud some money on hand and decided to drill the Artesian Well. This was done at a cost of between $2,000 mid $2,600, Which was paid foi and sot tied before our term expired and this amount was not to be refunded?it was so con sidered before the bonds were voted. We all knew it would take at the h ast calculation the MO,000 of bonds to complete ihe plant, i bis disposes of that much of Mr. Davis' piece. As to Ihe oilier purl of the debt of about #3,000, I will state the original incandescent line only extended from the power house to the square?and :?s all Ihe proceeds of Ihe bonds bad been ex pended it was n eessary to go Into debt to extend the incandescent lights lo diflVreut parts of our town and we also extended tho water mains. From these extensions the town is realizing a large per cenl on their cost- possibly four or live hundred per cent. Certainly no one can object to them. The lines will even have to he extended fur ther where parties agree (o have water and lights. I think ii well for every citi/.en to he posted on these mailers. Mr. Dalle has >)l the papers. Clo there and examine tie m from the very beginning and have them printed If necessary they are public record.-. Now as to the operation of the plant: liefere Christmas we hid it running until 12 o'clock at night at the following expenses: Coal about $100.00 per month. Mr. Jack son operated ihe maohiuery at a salary of $40.00 per mouth', David son assisted him and trimmed the lamps for $25.00 per month. Hen derson, fireman at tlH.lli) per month---aggregating $8:1.0(1 and ?tiOO.OO Tor coal making $183 00, ex expenses per mouth with an in come of about $000.00 per quarter, fin re fore I was trying to make ends meet and was urging every one 1 c ?i;l.I to take lights and wa ter thereby increasing the income, and was negotiating with the rail road to lake water?but the party who had control of that matter only offered $25.00 per month for both roads. Supposing they needed 120, Utk) gallons per day wo could not see that this would pay the extra expenses and offered to furnish water at the same rates as they paid at Sparianburg or at any place on the line. This was not acc >pted. Therefore we did not realize anything from that source. I am glad to s ay other par ties were generally taking water. Mr. Wilkes has seen proper for some reason unknown to me to mention Barksdale & Barksdale*s stables. In order that there may be no misunderstanding about this, I will state: Mr. W. 1). Btrksdale called lo see mo about taking wa ter, price, etc. f explained to him, urged him lo have it put in and gave him a book containing rates, etc. This is all I know of Ihe matter except as below stated. At our va rious meetings M r.Wilkes would do liver interesting,learned and scien tific lectures on the malleability and pliability of lead , iron and kin dred subjects?and Insisted and in sisted upon the plumbers making lead connections. After bearing several of the said lectures*?upon his motion it was unanimously decided and entered upon the minutes that tho plumbers must make said connection" and I being Chairman of tho Hoard was re quested to have the matter at-' tended to accordingly. A few days thereafter Mr. King called at my ofllco to see about making a con nection for 31 r. E. W. Marlin. I told him the Commissioners bad in structed me to see that lead con nections were m ido and wo must comply with the rule. I|e said he would not do so-?that it cost more. I told him not to rritiko any connection at all?that I had no power to change what the Com missioners had done. A few days after that, on Sunday, I went to Charleston , returning Tuesday at I o'clock, when Mr. Dalle told me Mr. King would not obey our rule and was making iron connections. I inquired of Air. Wilkes and lie stated that he had authorized Mr. King to proceed-?without con sulting Capt. Jones or niysi>lf?and he expected to do at all times wh it he thought (oho to Ihe best interest of the town. Of course I explain o I to the young man it was rather fresh for one to undo what all had decided upon in a regular meeting, particularly after 1 had told Mr. lying of ihe rule which Mr. Wilkes knew. I presume this wa- his idea of propriety- -if lie had ever thought of such a subject. Of course I wanted Martin, and Barks dale & Barksdale to lake water also wanted the Commissioners and plumbers to adhere lo our require ments when made. If the rule was a bad one it could havo been changed Tuesday afternoon, and certainly no one could have suf fered by waiting from Sunday un til that time. The city council asked the Com missioners to run the plant all night during Christinas week ? this we agreed to. At the expira tion of tho time Mr. Parr, the electrician and machinist, called at my ofl'ieo and said it was costing twice the income to operate the incandescent plant. I told him we only agreed to run that fo , a week, to see tho other Cop ,.n> sioners and shut down Jp[ 12 o'clock if tlmy agreed, /fie re turned, said Mr. I)a*>f agreed, Mr. Wilkes wanted to run on. I told him the majority ruled, to shut down. Shortly afterwards Mr. Davis plumed, stating ho had seen Mr. Wilkes and had changed his mind I saw?oli, well, yos? I saw Mr. Davis did not have time to do his own thinking. There aro all night rates and half night rates (seo tho book) for incandescent lights?not a single person in town (I included) paid for all night lights. Certainly it ie very nice to have lights all night if one is able or caros to pay for them, but J was not so dis posed. Being a modest man and unoccustomed to using harsh lan guage, and desiring to he oxoeed linglmuolito 1 stated thoJJojjyjj^ I Bioners porgied "un business meth ods.'' I dcjnot know whether the tax payers and those who have UO lights <)? water in their houses will adopt DV nomenelat are or not, they may i?e stronger expression when theyisoertaill tho Commis sioners louses, store, inoludiug my house uul others, aro lighted at 06 oentaou I ho dollar. Mr. Davit stales it is necessary to pump til night, therefore it costs but jiltle to run (lie inean desoeut pant. 1 hardly think the faots williear this out. By pump ing from ' o'clock, p. in., until 1 o'clock, a nit, at the capacity of the well vould be 82,000 gallons, this wouH give over 1,000 gallons to every lip, wllOU statistics show 80 gallom is a 'air average per day for a family of live persons. Even if the statement is oorreot, no one will deny [that it wears out inaohi uory to !uu it, and oortaiuly it takes nore coal . operate the plant. Now a. to my charge of extrav agance: sometime since the coun cil had nsneotiug and invited the Commissioners to bo present. We all atteuled) the proposition was for the Ciunoil and Commissioners to emplor Mr. Jim Boyd and each pay one-ialf of his salary . I stat ed that ?r. Boyd was a splendid work ma!) and I had employed him and wot Id again do so when I could up6 him, but that the Com missioudVs were absolutely unablo to pay even one hall of his salary, he not bring an oloctrician. 1 also stated that we had already em ployed in electrician and machi nist who would soon take charge, and that wo were only able to cm ploy three men to operate the plant and that wo ought to get. them for about $100.00 per month or less, to wit: an electrician and machinist for $5000 or $00.00 per month, a lineman for $10.1)1) or $20.00 por month, a it reman for $15.00 por month. My idea was to let Mr. Jackson go as soon as Mr. Parr camo. Mr. Jackson not beim: a machinist, however, ho is one of best men wo have over had, but we could not afford to pay $ It U ii I por month to t rim t he lights. I also stated to tho council if they would pay the interest on the bonds $1,800 that the Commis sioners could pay operating ex penses and take care of the sink ing I'm d in time This was not an extravagant figure as wo have forty are lights at $50.00 each which would he $2,000.00, when they pay ?it Greenville $100.00 for each arc light. Tho {council declined to employ Mr. Boyd. Somotiiue af terwards, during my absence at-, tending tho Supremo Court. Mr. Davis and Mr. Wilkos without no tice to mo omployed Mr. Boyd at $50.00per month, also raised Mr. Henderson's salary from -tIs'to $25.00 per month," kepi Mr. Jack son at $40.00 p<-r month, and Mr. Karr at $50.00, making $105.00 per month for salaries, when I had it $88.00 boforo Christmas, lam told they employ more labor to operate this plant than is employ ed to run the one in Augusta ? Lust summer Mi". Castoodid not complete his con truot and loft with tho Commissioners tho money we owed him for oxtrn ''\cavation. as a forfoit if he Tailed to oomplete this work . We notiflod him time and again to do the work which he tailed to do. We, including Mr. Wilkos, notified him it' tho work was not done by a certain rtimo the money would be forfoit od. We did so forfeit it on October 15,, '97, because we considered wo had been great ly damaged by his non compliance. About Wie time 1 sent my resignation in llO earn here. I (old him tho status.? lie asked who the Commissioners were. The next day ho called at my nffleo in great glee ? stated t hey had paid him. I think he has l he same opinion of the town as ; ho ohurnman. These are some of tho reasons which caused mo to rosign. Tho position is a hard one to (ill, how ever if I could consistently havo done so I would have remained on tho Board until my time expired, endeavoring (o do what I could forthebest interest of our good people. If tho system had been a success a< I knew under proper, management thoy would havo been I would have done no mor< than my duty. If they |pi<| failed 1 would justly have boon oonsii rod. But I hope the public, w ill route tip bor it was not in my power to ap point the ( ommissionors ? nor eoilhl I oul-Vote t WO. I hope the peoplo will thor oughly posl themselves on this' matter and I trust oxponsos will ho out down toa reasonable Ugui'o ? in which event 1 know we all will be glad we have water and lights. Respect l ull V. N.B. DIAL. MAINE!) RAPIDLY, After having Inflammatory rheu matism I was very weak and my stomach was in such a condition I hat I could not retain food. I de cided to try Hood's Haisuparilla and I wAs soon able to eat and drink anything I wished and had gained rapidly In flesh. Mrs. J, B. Blokes, North Decatur, Georgia. Mood's Bills o'.'etha favorite fam ily cathartic. Always reliable and beneficial. 2."> cents. We Call the attention <d the public to the fuel t hat wo will of fer Einlies' Capes, shawls, men's over eoats, men and boys hoavy clothing, bed blankots, hip robes, wool jeans and v. inter boots, etc., for the ne\t thirty days at greatly reduced prices. Gall soon and save money . A dollar8a\ed is a dollar made. Ex teuning thanks to our many cus tomers and friends for their liberal patronugo. Yours Respectfully, J. R. Min i Kit & Son . The' Hieye.llst'h Met Priced" Is a fa ml I lar name for DeWitt's Witch Hazol S ilvn, Always ready for emergencies. While h ?pec.Ulc for pil??, 1?. also instantly relieves and cares cuts, hrulsns. salt rheum, eczema ?nd all affection* el Hie skin. It ncviu Engraved Visiting Cards We furnish Plate and Fifty (finest quality cards) packed in neat box tor $ 1.00 Plate and One Hundred en graved card for $1.50 Call and see sizes and styles of type at The Laurens Drug Co. Todd Block. Why take Johnson's Chill & Fever Tonic? Because it cures the most stubborn case of Fever in ONE DAY. Executor's Land Sale. By virtue of power vested In me by the last will and testament of of Saviiia Boyd, deceased 1 will sell on the premises on Saturday lho2Q'h day of February next at I'J o'clock, m., tho following real estate ; All that piece or parsel of land, l\ ing and being ill Laurens county , S. C, on waters of Reedy lllvcr, containing Thirty (80) Acres more or less hounded by lands of J, A. Hughes, J. J. Pool and others. Terms?Cash. Purchaser to pay for pipers. If Ihe terms of sale arc not complied with tho land lo be ro-sold on tho same or somo sub sequent day at the risk of tho for mer purchaser. ENQ1 H U. MITCHELL, Executor, Jan. 28th, 1898. Quinine and other fe ver medicines take from S to 10 days to cure fever. Johnson's Chill and Fever Tonic cures in ONE DAY. DR. W. H. BALL DENTIST, OFFICE OVER NATIONAL BANK, LAURENS cffiok oath ?Monday ?nri Tuiiftday*. sunny South Stoves aro as good as they Wet'0 twenty years ago, but so much cheaper. '.. M. & K. II. Wilkes & Co. Freight paid $10.00 up. CASTORIA For Infants and. Children. HOW TO FIND OUT. Kill n liottli' <?r C(iiiunon glass with urine ami Irl it stand twenty tour hours; a sediment or settling indicates an unhealthy condition of th<> kidneys. W hen urine stains linen it is evidence of kidney trouble. Too frequent desire t,, urinate or pain in the hack,is t\lS ? convincing proof that the kidneys and bladder are out of order. WHAT TO no. There is comfort in the knowl edge so often expressed, thai Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root,* 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 rects inability to hold urine andj scalding pain or passing it. or bad effects following use of liquor. wino or beer, and overcomes thai unpleasant necessity of being compelled to get up many limes during the night to urinate. The mild and the extraordinary olVocts of Swamp-Root is soon realized. It stands the highest for it< won derful eures of tho most distress ing cases. If you n.1 a inodioino you should have the host Sold by druggist s, price fifty cents and one dollar. You may have a sample bottle and pamphlet both aonl free by mail. Mention Tin: An TIBKH and send your address to Dr. Kilmer ev Co., Minghnintnn, N. V. The proprietors of this pa per guarantee the genuineness of this offer. IVI; i\? louger supply our seeds to dealers sell ogalu. At the same time, an; one who has bought oar seeds of tl local dealer during either 1806 or 1897 \ I I? :; 1 ua 1 oi "Everything for in< Garden" for 1898 coer provided thevj apply by letter 1 IxEU anj K,v0 th< name ol the local merchant from whor they boHRiu. To nil others, this int.,. cent Manual, every copy of which costs 30 cents t?> pi ice i? your hands, will be sei trie on receipt >'i 10 icnts ( t hups) toe postage. Nothing like this Manual ever been seen here or abroad 5 iiisaba! ol 20? pages, contains suo engravings stwis aiut plants, mostly new, and these supplemented by 6 lull si/.e colored olates oi the best novelties 1 the season, finally, our "souvenir'' seed collection will also be sent without charge to all appli cants sending 10 cts. 1. .1 i L> Manual who will' statt: where they saw this advertisements Postal Curd Applicbtlong Will Receive No Attention. PeterHendersonsCo 35*37 Cortl AtiafSt n EW YORK Johnson's c I 'tland Fe ver Tonic is ONB'DAY Cure. It ar.es the most stubborn case of Fever In 24 Honrs. AN OPEN LETTER To MOTHERS. WE ARE ASSERTING IN THE COURTS OUR RIGHT TO THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE WORD u CASTORIA," AND "PITCHER'S CASTORIA," AS OUR TRAD! I It DR. SAMUEL PITCHER, of Hyannis, Massi husetts, was the originator of "PITCHER'S CASTORIA." the same that has home and docs now v/infl?0,1 evc]lJ bear the facsimile signature of wrapper. This is the original "PITCHER'S CASTORIA,'' which has been used in the homes of the Mothers of America for over thirty years. LOOK CAREFULLY at the wrapper and see that it is the hind you have always bought s/fA^-JT0* 0,1 ^w and has the signature of O^^^xV^c^Z^ wrap per. No one has authority from mc to use my name ex cept The Centaur Company of which Chas. H. Fletcher is President. /? ^x * March 8, 1897. G&-<~- < ^ StA*****-***. x>. Do Not Be Deceived. Do not endanger the life of your child by accepting a cheap substitute which some druggist may offer you (because lie makes a few more pennies <>n it), the in gredients of which even he does n<>t know. "The Kind You Have Always Bought" BEARS THE FAC-SIMILE SIGNATURE OF Insist on Having The Kind That Never Failed You. THI CIMTAUH COMMNI IT MUHHA? ?TRCIT. HtW ?OH? OITV. School ?ooks Of all kinds. New ISooks at Publishers prices. frood se cond-hand books at about half price? New Home Sewing Machines. Not at Agents figures but at (trices to suit the hard times. We lave a first-class machine we sell for $25.00 with a guaran tee for 5 years. Will sell on easy terms. J. O.C. FLEMING & CO I i i X". Great reduction in price of Glenn Springs Water at The JLaurens Drug Co,, Kennedy Bros., and Dr. BS. 1<\ Posey's $ per case, bottles to be re turned.