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<|?e: Qduertiser anbsorlptlon Price?13 Months, tl.BO FAYABLKIN ADVANCE, W. W. BALL. EDITOR. Rates for Advertising.?Ordinary Ad Yartlsemonts, por Hquaro, one inser tion, $1.00; each auosequent insertion, 50 ceuta. Liberal reduction in ado for largo Ad vertisements. W.W.BALL, Proprietor. LAURENS. S. C. Feh. 22, 18?H. OUR 8OL0NS. Tho Legislature adjourned on Wed nesday night last after a session of thirty-six days. We are always criti cal, but not hypercritical and it is no o.'ssary to hold a whip over public offi cers. As a rule we aro merciful and try to bo just Wo have said that the Gonoral Assembly was a mediocre body. Reviewing their work wo desire now to commend them for a fairly industrious body and liberal and honest, looking to the intereBt of the State. In the mat ter of elections thoro was too much politics?entirely. No good, but bad may come of it to the Demootatio party. Wo instance tho littlo band of forty who voted against Molver as a sam; lo?ho should have been unanim ously re clocied. But, all-in all they did fairly well. No assault can bo made upon their patriotism or lovo for tho State. There were some bright men In tho body. We recall Hender son, of Alkon, able and practical; May field, of Bamberg, very clover (Eng lish sense) and Dean, of Greenville, all of tho Senate. Pat ton, of Richland, '^s^rnor, of Oconcc, Mitchell, Thomas ami Gadsden. of Charleston, MoOul lougb, of Greenville, DeLoaoh,of York, Simklns and Ratnsford, of "Old Edge Qeld," Winkler, of Kershaw, Living ston, of Marlboro, Mearos, (of Flor ence, wo bollcvo), all of tho House. Wo wore aboit to forget Ragsdale, of Fair field and Scarborough; of Horry, to bo classod among tho Senators as hopeful young statesmen. Wo have jumbled socallod reformers and antis? all promising men, and they may be looked for to take caro in tho future that tho State suffers no detriment. No radical legislation has boon enacted. 200 Acts wore passed and the News and Courier, Tho State and tho Regis ter havo published a list of them with tholr titles. It will bo lato in March before we can havo them in full. Of exceptional general interest here aro a fow: An Act affecting interest on con tracts; to require Magistrates to sub mit their dockets to county commis sioners quarterly: to provide for the county government for the various countios; to create Loe County (out of Sumtor, Kershaw and Darlington)1 to require railroads to furnish separate conches for the races: to provide for taxation of telegraphs and tele phones. We aro contont, and our readers may feel easy. There was once a man hard to please. Tie always ob jected. To the planetary system par ticular^: sun too low down in winter: too perpendicular in summer; moon too changeable and gave too little light; tho stars too far distant, for use: too much of our globe covered with wa ter: troubled with quakes: comets, bliz zards; "he could havo done better him self." W-o should not be two hard to please. Our immediate Representatives Goodwin, Wallace, Smith and Mc Daniel we wolcome home Wc could not approve every voto each cast, (pos sibly wo could not have done better), but thoy were watchful, stuck to their posts of duty and wo believe them faithful to their convictions. The explosion which destroyed on Tuesday night last the splendid bat tle-ship, Maine, in tho Harbor of Ila vannah, and by which more than two hundred lives of oflicors and mnrincs were lost is one of tho most astonish ing tragedies of tho century. The cause of the disaster Is unknown and will probably never bo solved. Tho ^ scone of tho calamity, and tho peculiar i strained relations between this govern | ment and Spain at this juncture add ( interest to tho awful event. It is and will bo attributed to treachery on tho par, of the Spaniards who were sore at the presence of tho ship in their harbor, and to accident, but dis passionate and judicious minds will await tho sovcro investigation that must follow. The incident will have its effect at tho South. Tho presence of Fit/. Loe, a great Southern name, as tho representative of the govornment at Havannh, will oxcito patriotism at the South, and a kindly fooling for tho flag* of tho country that has not per vaded this section since tho civil strug gle. Wc can build and equip other mighty onglnes of war and thousands of mon aro ready t > tako tho places of tho lost marines, hut tho mystery and suaplclon of criminality surrounding tho incldont intonslfy tho appalling ovont. There was a hard fight in the Logis turc over a resolution to invostlgato a charge that Honorable Senators and Representatives had their liquor froo, but It passod in a weak solution?two thirds water. It scorns that the liquor manufacturers o,' other States leave their "samples" to bo given away by the Dispensary officials. Apologists of recipients of those fancy liquors urgo that tho "samples" do not bolong to tho State This is very well, but It would bo well that Legisla tors and State officials should not re ceive these presents?only tho nigardly accept favors which thoy don't expect to reclplocate. Bosldes it don't sound well for a Legislator to drink freo li quor at the expense of a foreign manu facturer and thou voto against its manufacture in our own State. Of course we would not hint that free booze for thirty-five days would influ ence an Honorable gentlemen's vote. And yet liquor is a costly us seo: Three drinks per nts a swig, to a moderate ays, and we have about ?oven gallons o! "corn'' iqnid measure. CHOSS HILL. In the course of a recent trip in to a portion of oui sister county, New berry, wo woro much im pressed with the progress in thut count*. , in the matter of improve ment of public highways. The roads are opened out the full statute width of !J0 foot, ditches opened on each sldo and good drains put under tho road ut pro per points, und tho drains uro well bridged. It is a pleasure to travel over such road.". This la Improve* merit in the right direction mid will be of benefit to everybody.? V is said that roads mo an evi dence of the degree of civilization of a people and if we judge by thai rulo Now berry is rapidly forging lo the front. It is an * - ill bird Ihtil befouls it own nestbut truth com pels us to state that the condition of our road-? indicate that wo uro far behind in tho race. Our roads are nearly bog wallows and gul lies. Our bridges uro broken.? Plunk and poles mid many small bridgea over drains uro entirely rotten. If tliero Is any power or official or any person anywhere whoso duly und pleasure it is lo look after the mutter nod help us WO would call Oil them to come over to "Macedonia and help us." lt. 13, Austin, of Mounlvllle, has moved lo our town and opened n .dock of general merchandise in tho now store on Rail Road A. venue. Perrin Walls, who was burned out a few days since, has rented a store in the Post Office Building and has opened up a full stock of {.>. ney groceries and confeclionaries, Our Telephone communication is nearly complete, and to use the pithy expression of our late fellow townsman, William Lindsay, ?'Cross Hill is now the centre of tho world." Wo now talk with Ninety-Six, Green wood ,CoronaC'i, Waterloo, Laurens, Clinton and intermediate points, and we are in formed by Mr. J. W. Simmons,w ho Id the manager of the Telephone, that tho indications hto favorable for still more connections in the near future. Ij. P. McSwain has returned from Nashville, Tenn., where he bus been completing his business edu cation at Draughous Business Col lege, Our town conncil is pushing the good work of beautifying our town by planting troes, opening and widening I lie street; und Bldewulks, Let it go on. SORIllE, Quinine and other fe ver medicines take from .5 to 10 dnys to cure fever. Johnsonys Chill and Fever Tonic cures in ONE DA Y. FOUNTAIN INN. Your scribe with hla family moved from OwingS to Fountain Inn, i:i January. The removal, hard work and cold weather have prevented an earlier communica tion t<> your valuable paper. This is naturally a beautiful place. The elegant church build ings, the neat and fine residences tngellu r with the clever and pro gressive people make a very ad mirable place to live. The lt"vs. Shell, Cruig and your correspondent leside hero and arc all pastors hero und in the I adjacent country. Th"? Oraded School under tho di rection of Prof. Cox and his wife is progressing nicely. Mr*. J, W. Hulls and daughter, Miss Pearl, vi8lted Owings on the ?I h inst., and together with a large number of inviUd guests partook of a sumptnus turkey dinner al Mr. Jeff Edwards. Long may the big-hearted and clever Jeff live. The matrimonial epidemic still exists. On last Wednesday at four P. M., nt this scribe's residence Ml". Samuel Cook and Miss Mattie Jones were united in marriage, Rev. J. W. Hulls, officiating. J. W. P.. To heal tho broken and diseased tis sues, to sootho the irritated surfaces, to instantly relieve the irritated sur faces, to instantly relieve and to per manently euro is the mission of De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve. B. F. Posoy, wholesale and retail druggist. HOW TO FIND OUT. Fill it bottle or common glass with urine and let it stand twenty four hours; a sediment or settling indicates an unhealthy condition of the kidnoys. When urine stains linen it is ovidonce of kidney trouble Too frequent desire to uriuate or pain in tho back,is also convincing proof that the kidneys and bladder uro out of order. what to do. There is comfort in the knowl edge so often expressed, that Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root, the great kidney remedy fulfills overy wish in relieving pain in the back, kid neys, liver, bladder and everyone of tho urinary passages. It cor rects inability to hold urine and scalding pain or passing it, or had efTocts following uso of liquor, wine or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant necessity of being compelled to get up many times during the night to urinate. The mild and tho extraordinary effects of Swamp-Root is soon realized. It stands the highest for its won derful cures of tho most distress ing eases. If you need a medicine you should have tho host Sold by druggists, price frfifr cents aud one dollar. You may havo a sample bottlo and pamphlet both sent freo by mail. Mention Thk Ai? TISBR and send your address to Dr. Kilmer <fc Co , Binghamtou, N. Y. The proprietors of this pa per guarantee tho genuiuoness of this offer. Hood's Cure ?Ick headach?, bad tasto In the mouth, coatert tongu?, gas In tho Btornacu, litre** ?nd '.ndlj(*?lion. Do WMkttfn, hui n?v? ?iiilo ?tf*r 1? Wl? A Skin Disease In a Terrible Condition with Scrofula Sores Took Hood's Sarsaparllla and Is Bottor than for IO Years, "I had a skin disease which was vory troubloHUiue. I took a great doal of strong mudioino which did uot do mo any good and 1 was at last obliged to give up. I wnfl in a sort of stupor some of tho time. Sorofula sorea broke out and I oould got nothing o do mo any good. My daughter told m? of a woman who was alltictcd as I was and who found ro llof in Mood's Hnrsupurllla. 1 concluded to try 1 his modlciuo. At that time 1 was ID a terrible condition with soros on my boad and body. Tho first few dunes of Hood's Sarsaparllla seemed to Kivo me relief, and in u short time tho sores ho ?:an to hoal. My appetite improved and I elt like a new 'man. 1 am now in hotter health than for 10 years." 8. M. Oman, Winnsboro, Fairtleld Co., Little River, South Carolina, Remember Hood's Sarsaparilla Is tho best -In fact the One True Blood Pariser. Sold by all druf:nists. 81; six (or S5. H^?./-I'?- i>;n ? ''"r'' :i" '?lv,'r 1U9 and riOOU S Klllb hick Headache, aso. Shot al and Flogged. The quioi little towu of Simp sonvillo was tho soono of an un usually boi8toroii8 ooourronoo on Tuesday afternoon, when a white man named I). H. Ookor was sot upon by a party of tour and handled rather roughly. The facts as related by an eye-witness aro as follows: "Ed Shell, .1. Thomas Pedeu, John Owiugs, Manning; Garret! and a Mr. Gray of Fountain Inn and Gray Court drove into town, inquiring for Cokor. When told ho was in town thoy at once made search for him anil found Iiiin be tween the establish men ts of Moore and Todd Bros Sholl, win. was the leader of the parly, oalli <l him to hall, but Cokor ran. Shell fired, using a breech loading shot gun. The sind took offect ill tho back of Cokor'a head. This, how ever, did not stop him anil Shell opened lire with a pisbol without offect. Coker ran a few yards further and fell. He was imme diately placed by the attacking party in a buggy and despite hin heart-rending appeals to them to have his wound dressed, was hust led off, nobody knew where, until the next morning when he was again in town. His story is that the party took him live miles be low Fountain Inn. tied him loa tree and beat him until he was almost dead. How much credit can lie given his statement you may judge." The affair is said to have been caused by some remarks Coker made about Shell's sister, who is a widow. Coker is a married man with children. IL? came to Gray Court from Alabama aboutChrist mas and on Sunday went to Simp sonvillo, to which place Shell and his party followed him. Coker came to the city on Wed nesday with his son and did some loud talking about taking out war rants for the men who mistreated him, but he did not do so, and it is supposed that he has left town as nothing has been heard of him in ttfe last few days. -Greenville Mountaineer. Johnson's Chill and Fever Tonic Cures Fever in One Day. "Women always cry at weddings ?I lie married ones because they know how it is themselves and (be un-niurried ones because (bey don't. All Ihn same you must have Bridal Presents and we sell Bridal Presents. The Laurons Drug Co. Here is n prediction by Tho Ob server. Watch 10vans and Irby re turn to the Legislature.?Newberry Observer. Ladies, you will he pleased and so will your friends if you wear n pair of Hel ton slippers. Sec them at Davis, Roper & Co's. CASTORiA For Infants and Children. WILLIAM S. GLENN, Central National Bank Building, Spartanburg, S. C. Real Estate, > 11 and Stoek Kroker. Persons desiring to soil or buy Stocks will do woll to consult him. DR. W. H. BALL. DBNTI&T, OFFICE OVER NATIONAL BANK. LAURENS OnrroK iiatb?Monday and Tuoadays. ,:";;';vRates West, TEXAS, MEXICO, CALI FORNIA, ?LASKA, or any othor point, with FREE MAPS, write to FREI). D.BUSH, Distriot Passenger Agent, Louisv J I le & Nashville 11 It m\ WallSt, Atlanta, Ga. The Big Pour. Kambiers, Victors, Imperials - and Crescents. 50 Wheels to arrive this week including the most up-to-date '9S models on the market. We will also have tiro chainless wheels of the verylajest styles. We have c>n hand a line of jjooi new and second hard wheels carried o'er which we will sal at great bargains, Ringing in prices frotn $12.00 to $35.00" Come and examine our line whether yoii want to buy or not We sell for cash or time. .What You Are Miss j^. ;?. . ^nSEND for. ^>?ASl?*r* WORLD \m WESTERN wheel- 1 HI III M\f* ?5 v^J' works-I ? UILU Ll\ Ji|-^ AjcwYork*^ All Goods Delivered in South Carolina. S. M. & E. H. Wilkes & CO. Laurens, S. C, Feb. 21st, 189S. NOTICE Of Settlement and Application for Final Discharge. Take notice that on the loth day of March, iSijK, I will render a final account of my acts and do ings as Administrator with will annexed, of the estate of R. A. Jones, deceased, in the ollice of Judge of Probate for Lau rens county at i 1 o'clock A. M., and on the same day will apply foi a final discharge from my trust as such Administntor with, will an nexed. All persons having demands against said est;.to will please pre sent them on or before that day proven and authenticated, or be for ever barred. P. B. COOPER, Administrator with will annexed. Pel). S, iSUS. $15 REWARD. Fifteen Dollar-' reward will be paid for the capturo of one Tom Hoasloj . colored,who escaped from the ohaingang on the 28th day of December, Ls'.iT- Said Tom Beas loy to lie delivered to the guards of the ohaingang in Laurens coun ty. R. P. AD AIR, .Ian. 20?11?4t. Supervisor. USTotioe. THE citizens of Laurens will please bear in mind that the time for paying city taxes, without pen alty added, expires with March I, 1898. All persons engaged in any business, occupation or pro fession, are requirod to pay a li cense tax therefor before engaging in same. W. K. RICHEY, L. 0. balle, (Merk. Mayor. Eel). US?IS?It. STATE OK SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Laurens?Court of Probate. Whkrbab, Ii. M.Cunningham has applied to me, to grant, him Let tors of Administration, on the Es tate of and eiVeets of B. D. Cun ningham, deceased. These are theroforo to Cite and admonish all and singular the kin dred and creditors of the said B. D. Cunningham, deceased, that they be and appear before mo, in die'Court of Probate, to be held at Laurens Court House, S. C, on the 2d day of March next, after publication thereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Letters of Administration should not. be granted. (liven under my hand, this the 14th day of Feb., Anno Dom ini, 1898. 0. G. THOMPSON, j.p.l.o. Fob. 14, 1808-21. For Sale Tho Methodist Parsonage and church property?within 400 yards public square - South sido Main Strcot. Hand somo now dwelling, throo acres of land. Ono of tho most valuahlo and dosira blo lot or lots in tho olty of Laurons. For furthor information and terms ap ply to Dr. W. H.Dial or O. B. Sim mons, Laurons, S. C. Hoods Pills Should he In every family medlolno ohest and syei y traveller's ?ni?. Tluiy are Invftluabln wl>?n tl^M>m?oh Davis, Roper& Co. Standard Clothing brings standard prices and to pay lens than we aro asking is to gH less value. A careless man thinks only of the appearance of a suit, of clothes the day it is bought, while sensible men take an interest in the way clothing bought to-day will look six months from now. If you want an up to date suit, neat and nobby, and one that will give! entire satisfaction you can got it in any color, any size, any cut, for $7.50 The Largest Stock of Clothing IN UPPER SOUTH CAROLINA. TO BE SOLI) IN THE NEXT 60 DAYS Cheaper Tlin.ii 13veir Before. It will pay you to soo these Goods and got the prices. Now is the time to got a good suit for less money than you will agr.in soon. Wo mean business, these Goods must and will bo sold in the next 60 Days. Come, soo for yourself. Davis, Roper & Go.'s Famous Clothing, Hat and Kig Shoo Store. Lau t ens, S. C, Oot. 14, 1897 Clothing, Shoes and Furnishings in order to make room for our Immense Spiing Stock. We offer our entire line of Clothing, Shoes und Furnish ings at greatly reduced prices. ?fess Goods! We are making room in all Departments for our Spring Stock and ofl'er our entire line of Dicss Goods, Silks and Braids at prices to suit everybody Fifty Bed Spreads Slightly soiled, worth $1.25 : special price 98 cents. fJtT" A Lot of ladies Under-wear at a Bargain. fj)mW Five Dozen Ladies white Handkerchiefs at 2 J cents. ttF" Our entire line of Blankets and Comforts are going to be sold in the next few days. Now is your opportunity. Yours to please, Laurens Cotton Mills Store YOUf* CJ^arjce. During the next Ten Days we will offer our entire stock ot Ladies Capes and Jackets at reduced prices. RESPECTFULLY W. 6. Wilson & Co. ...;V - . *7 ?' m mvr Great reduction in price of Grlenn Springs Water at The JLaurens Drug Co, Kennedy Bros., and Dr. B. I<\ Posey's. $1.75 per case, bottles to be re turned*