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i|.6e (?ctuertiser ? ?ascription P-dco?13 Months, ?1.60 PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. W. W. HALL, EDITOR. Rates for Adyortislng.?Ordinary Ad vertisements, per squaro, one inHor tlon,$L00; each subsequent insertion, 50 cents. Liberal reduction made for lar?e Ad vertisements. W.W.KALL, Proprietor. LAUKENS. S. (!., April 12, 1898. A Bad Break. Two weeks ago live ondets of tin Citadel Acadomy in Charleston broko tho barracks at night in violation of tho rules and attended boiuo social function. A cadet named Cantoy, who was not on official duty reported tho boys to the Superintendent, where upon they wore expplled but subse quently restored, and punished. It be came known to the school that Cantoy gavo thorn away, which tho school re garding a violation of student ethics some seventy of tho boys demanded that Cantlcy leave the school. H?ing backed by the professors he declined and' on Monday night tho boys in a great crowd ittemptcd violently to get bold of Cautey and ex pol hlm, The city police,called In by the Super? Intendent restored order. It is no new thing for hoys to get up a muss set ting up thoir own standard of correct conduct against the laws [and rules of discipline. They are usually wrong, but sensible people usuahly deal gently with them. Col. Coward a gal lant Veteran and prudent Superin tendent will bo sustained. Sixty-four boys of the four classes have l)oon expelled by the Board of Visitors. This board is composed of the Chairmen of *M military commit tees in the two branches of the Gen oral Assembly, the 3tato Superin tendent of Education, the Adjutant General of the State, tho Governor and flvo gentlemen appointed by the Gov ernor. The expelled students wore half of the school. It Is a calamity to tho State. Wo think that the Hoard might have dono bolter. Tho Cadets should have been suspended for one month and allowed to state, as a con dition of returning in writing that they acted pursuant to tho recognized code of conduct in such cases, and tuat if mistaken and wiong they re gretted the fact. It is not too lato for tho Governor, or Chairman Gadsdcn to review the action. Laurens has two buys who stood up to the high standard of cadet chivalry in South Carolina as they understand it, Nance, of Cross 11111 and balle, of tnis city. Their friends will applaud their bearing. Balle has been lir9t man in his class for four years and would have graduated in July. The War. The expected hostilities taust be largely a contest of sea monsters.? Spain Is hardly a second rate I'ower in the world to-dcy, while the United States may bo classed, with her great population and resources, as a first class I'ower With the present steel armored ships, electric appliances, dynamite, torpedoes, destroyers de stroyers, and guns of vast power, war is largely experimental. Largely the destructive agencies are untried. The two powers are not wide apart in re sources for a naval struggle, and "how the subject theme may gang" can only be a matter of speculation. The chances are with us?tho chances are* as a rule with the physical resources, because skill and courage may be set down as belonging to both peoples. The question of right is not with the combatants?that is with the God of battles. The soldiers on either side must leave tho moral question to the ..ration. They are not responsible. ??# A Black Eye. Saturday last the decks wero clear ed for action. Gen. Lee and all Amer icana left Cuba on that day. A message to Congress to come in on yesterday was tile boas', of last week. Armed intercession, amounting to a declara tion of war, was promised and tho oountry was on tip-too. Sunday the njws came tlrat the six great Western Towers had influenced Spain to declare a stop to hostilities on the Island. A counter demand on tho United State that 9he pull olT her dogs of war?withdraw her armed ships from tho neighborhood of Cuba: if this not carried out thus tho moral And probable material support of thoso Powers to Spain. Thus putting Mc Kinley in a hole. The Intercession of some sort threat ened by McKinley would seem to mean a demand upon Spnin to stop the war, -withdraw her forces and leave tho Cu ban populations (both or all parties) to form a government?equal to a recog nition of somobody's independence? equal to a declaration of war?this or, the attitude of McKinley could moan siothing. rig*. Ah matters now stand McKinley must t at once or it ia a clear back down. Wo are boaton to this point by the diplomacy of Spain for lack of brains or courage ?t Washington. We believe t ..McKinley able and honost,but allowing . Jhlmself pulled by different interests, ?hesitation and delay damned him. p ft is difficult to correct a mistake. When the Maine was blown up cur ships should have attacked Spain the ..?next day and mashed Morro Castle ilnto mush. Bjr tho diplomacy of Spain McKinley Is unuorsed as to all grounds except the Maine outrage. The remedy in, if we maintain our , Sclfrespect an a people and the roepect of the nations,to declare the Island in dependent, say to othor nations hands ' off, and surround tho Island with arm <ed ships and men. And thus It appear s that Congress bos been right. re'stlll to suck pur fingers and 0HO88 HILL. Minn Bettie MoQowau.daughter of tlio lato J.T. MoGowan died at the home <>f her mother, Lucy W. Mc?owan Ol) the Oth of April.? She was just blushing into young womanhood, was a general favor ite and will bo sadly missed. Sho w as an inmate of the Thornwell Orphanage and had oome homo on n visit to hor mother, when the Angol Itcupor mot her and culled hor homo. A largo congregation attended the funeral at the ceme tery, Rev. YV. P. Jacobs deliver ing u touching address and amidst tears and sij^hs the body was laid away to await the resur rection day. Rev. W. P. Jacobs 1). D., and W.D.Watts, Ksq. mid ti number of the members of Thornwell Or phauage wort? in town last week attending the funeral of Miss Bet tie MoQowan. They wore gladly welcomed und hospitnMy enter tained by our citizens. Mrs. Sallio Turner, wife of Mr. Johu NV. Turner, died March 28rd tilt., after a long and painful ill ness. She was a faitlifill wife, a devoted mother, a good neighbor and a consistent onristiau. The family and friends mourn their irroparable loss. Mr Silas H. Adams died March 24th after ninny months of Buffer ing. Jlo bore his Bufferings with Christian fortitude and has gone to rost. The family and friends will long mourn over his grave.? Mr. Adams was a faithful soldier of the "Lost Cause" and his soul is now gone to''greet the warrior's Banner on fames eternal camping ground." Telephones are now being put up mi the lino from this place to Chap pells, and then wo will talk to sev eral ot her po' nts. Scut in-:. APRIL WISDOM. Bo sure that your blood is pure, your appetite "good, your digestion nor feet. To purify your blood and build up your health, take Hood's Sar Baparilla. This medicino lias accomplished remarkable euros of all blood dis eases. It is the One True Blood Purifier. Hood's Sarsaparilla 1ms power ^o make you well by purifying and enriching your blood, giving yon an appetite, and nerve, mental and digestive strength. Johnson's Chill and Fever Tonic Cures Fever In One Day. A CAMP FOX HUNT. Wednesday morning lOth ult., Messrs. M, B. and W. II. McCuen, B. F. and Martin Arnold of Prince ton, with horns and hounds started for Qoldville. At Laurens they were joined by Mr. J.D. W. Watts and at Qoldville they were joined by Messrs. B. Wharton, J. W. Hill and Mark Griffin from Mount Vllle, ;<u:. went into camp near Mr. Grays, who was so kind as to furnish them with a cottage near the hunt ing ground. The next morning, Messrs. Mason Hill and H. L. Bry Son from Cross Hill enlisted and the di gs were then untied and the horn made a cry to let the dogs knew that Rcnaid was wanted and be fore they could mount their horses they had him moving and the d gs full jolly for the occosion and they had a nice run.Coming hack to camp and having some refreshments, the boys called Durer (the bird dog) and went forth to show the leath ered tribe that the U. S. A. was not in a dormcnt state if the warship Maine was Mown up. They killed a groat many.* The next morning after a half mi'c ride Jeff and Emma told the hoys that Reynard was close and all the dogs fell in just as if they had not been running before and nicer running was never heard, but the boys soon found that there was a division in the pack. I guess be was a volunteer, but both packs gave full cry for an hour and both packs drove the Reynards in their dens. The last round they made Reynard seem to say, "I like run ning, but am no glutton" It takes nothing less than a glutton to stay before those hounds. This being the days' hunt and the boys living at a distance they had only time to dig in one den and get it out and bring it home with them. Mr. M. B, McCuon has charge of it and is giving it such things as will suit its i.ii.if They expect to have some fine sport out of him later on. The boys arc expert hunters and it is amusing to hear them on the hunting question. I Mi A NAEHOW ESCAPE. * Thankful words written by Mrs. Ada E. Hart, of Uro ton, S. D. "Was taken with a bad cold which settled on my lungs; cough set in and finally ter minated in Consumption. Four Doc tors gavo me up, saying I oould livo but a short, time. I gavo myself up to my Savior, dotorminod if I oould not stay with my friends on earth, I would meet my absent ones above. My hus band was advised to get Dr. King's Now Discovery for Consumption, CouRhs and Colds. I gave it a trial, took In all eight bottlos. It has cured mo, and thank God I am savod and now a well and healthy woman." Trial bottles free at B. F. Posoy's Drug Store. Regular slzo 50 e. and $1.00. Guar I anteed or price refunded. A Negro Keglmeut. It is probable thai In the ovont of war with Spain a regiment of colored troops will go from this section of the 8tatc. QreonWOOd will furnish at least ono company Capt. A. V. Klcholborger, tho well known State Constable and Detective who has been operating in Greenwood for tlie past fow weeks, is understood to be arranging a regiment of colored men for the United States military Service, He proposes to enlist a thou sand men who are willing to go to Cuba or anywhere else the Govern ment may need them. Ho believes they can easily be gotton in <!reeu wood.Laurens.opartanburg o ml Green ville Counties, The Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel, Surgeon, Quartermaster and a Major are to be white men; all the other of lic-rs colored, Alex Logan, the cllloient city street foreman will get up a company of his colored neighbors, it is believed a largo company can he raised here. The promoters of this enterprise are sanguine of its BUCC0S3 . Senator Mo Laurln, it is stated, will buck up the sclicmo in Washington. ? Greenwood Index. We think the Laurens colored boys will keep away. Tnoy have no idea of having peppor boxes made of their hidos. FIGHT FAIR. We uro informell that tho roport hits gone out in AbLovillo and Laurens counties that L, P. Epton must be defeated in his aspirations to become Comptroller-General, booauso ho w n Conservative. We believe in fair play. Mr. Epton lias never belonged to that faction known as the Couserva tiv a. Ho lias been from the first the head of the Reform faction in this county. He lias been the most pronounced ami uncompro mising Reformer in the county and while a large number of former Conservativesondorsod his claims for the Comptroller-Gen eralship, ii was not on political grounds. If those people have legitimate arguments to use against Mr. Bp ton, they can use them and tins paper will not say a word. Wo fiave no candidate, but when de liberate misrepresentations are made, even though it be against n political opponent, we proles! Mr. Epton is a Reformer, be has always been a Reformer, and there is ind a man, woman or child in Spantanburg county that knows him, who ever doubted his loy alty to that faction.?Spartan burg Herald. Johnson's Chill.:' Fe ver Tonic is a OA IS DA V Cure. It cures the most stubborn case of Fever in 24 hours. A Skin Disease In a Terrible Condition with Scrofula Sores Took Hood's Sarsaparllla and Is Bettor than for IO Years. "I had a skin dlseaso which was very troublesome. 1 took a groat deal of strong mediolno which did not do me any good and I was at last obliged to give up. I was in a sort of stupor some of tho time. Scrofula sores broke out and I oould got mil inn" to do me any good. My daughter told mo of a woman who was afflicted us 1 was und who found re lief in lluod's HarHiipnrilla. I concluded to try this medicine. At that timo 1 was in a U'rriblo condition with sores on my head and body. The tlrst few doses of Hood's Sarsiipiirillu Boomed to rIvu mo roliof, and lu a short time the son* be ?;an to beul. My appetite improved and I elt like a new man. lam now In bettor honlth than for 10 years." 8. M.Oiukk, Winnsboro. Pairfleld Co., Ltttlo River, South Carolina. Rememhur Hood's Sarsaparllla Is the best -In fact the one 't ri:.- Blood l'urlflar. Bold by all drumtists. 31; six tor $5. Hnnd'c Dalit: CUr0 R" , lvi'r IU9 and ilOOU S rlllb Slt;k Homincha. aoo. State of South Carolina. COUNTY OF LAURENS. Notico is hereby given thai by order of Judge W. ?. Honet, dated February 28, 1808, an Extra Term of tho Court of Common Pleas for I. unrolls county will In- holden tit Laurens, 0. H,, oommonoing. al 10 o'clock a. in., April 10th 1898, for tho trial of such oases and tho transaction of such busiuess as shall not require a jury. II. s. I JNO. K. BOLT, 0. 0. r. L, 0. March 28th, L898.?8t. CURE A New ami Complete Treatment, consisting ol UJIM'OSITORI Kc Capsules ol Ointment and two lloxcs of Ohiti ? A never-failing cure for Piles if every nature . i<l degree. It makes an operation with the knife, v Itlcli is painful, and often results in death, unnecessary. Why endure thlt terrible disei>*)i Wo pack a Written Guarantee In eaoli $1 Bt??. No Cure, No Pay. v.<-. and |i a box, 6 for .vs. Sciulivtii.nl. Samples Tree OINTMENT, 25c and TiOo. CONSTIPATION Japanese Liver Pellete.'thc ?real I.IVIi R nnil STOMACH REGULATOR and Itl.OOU I'l Kll ll-.U. Small, mild und pleasant especially adapted for children's use, so doses ?5 cents. FREE.?A vial uf these famous little Pellets wW , ? ,t!i .1 >i box or more of Pile Cure. H ' i in ..i m ink PRBSH Japanese PlLB I H K l"l bale only liy Dr. B. P. Posey, Druggist, side Agent, 1 ?aureus, S. C. NOTICE, NOTICE. Parties having business with the County Supervisor will lind him in his ofliee on Monday of each week, between tho hours of ton o'clock a. m. and -1 oolock p. Ul. R. P. A DA lit, Jan. 20, 1898?-ly. Supervisor. AN OPEN LETTER To MOTHERS. WE ARE ASSERTING IN THE COURTS OUR RIGHT TO THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE WORD ."C ASTORIA," AND "PITCHER'S CASTORIA," AS OUR TRADEMARK. /, DR. SAMUEL PITCHER, of Hyannis, Massachusetts, was the originator of "PITCHER'S CASTORIA," the same that has borne and does now s/fZZ 011 evcriJ bear the facsimile signature of (^a^/ff/^cM^ 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 ^0 s/tfTrTZZT* 011 and has the signature of C/^^V^c^cif, wrap per. No one has authority from me to use my name ex cept The Centaur Company of which Chas. H. Fletcher is President, a - j March S, 1897. (2^??^ <AA^*~-***.*>. Do Not Be Deceived. Do not endanger the life of your child by accepting a cheap substitute which some druggist may offer you (because he 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 The Kind That Never Failed You, TM? OlNTAUfl COMPANY, 17 MUflMAV ?THIST. NKW VOUK OIT?. THAT OUR Sprirjs* Stock la largor and cheaper than over. Our orders worn placed before the War CloU-ds began to gathor and will bo sold at tho LOWEST prices pos sible J. R. Minter & Son, Headquarters for Lowest Prices and Best Values. -For War, War! Not Uncle Sam's WAR, luil tho Way wo are making <>n Hard Times, and wo uro de termined to win. We now havo tho largest stock we have ever car ried, and notwithstanding the fact that all woolen goods and leather goods have advanced considerably, we are prepared for it with a Mammoth stock with no advance. Clothing For all the Peoole : Good all-Wool Men's Suits, at $3.50. Good all-Wool Roys' Suits, tit 1.00. Young Men's Business Suits,at 6.00. Good Business Suits, at - - 5.00. Nobby Dress Suits, at - - - 7.50. Fine "Dress Suits, latest styles, 10.00 to $22.50. Good Knee Rants for Roys, at 10 cents per pair. (iood wool Knee Rants, for hoys, at 25 cents. The largest assortment of Clothing; for men and boys in upper South Carolina. We ask every one to inspect our stock and soe for them solvos. GENTS' FURNISHINGS! All tho up-to-dateuovelties in Shirts?white Shirts, Neglige Shirts, Collars and Cull's. Everything new in Neckwear. The Shoe Store of Laurens. Loaded down with the best assortment of Shoes ever shown in our city. We ask every man, woman and child in Laurens and Laurens county to visit, our Shoe store and take a look at our stock. All the lato toes in shoes, all the new lasts in Tans, Vioi Kids, Dongolas, and Calf. The nobbiest line of Oxford Slippers for ladies and children on the market. We are prepared to shoe tho people, and want you to come and see us and give us a few minutes and we can convince you that we are prepared to knock out Hard Times in tho first round. Remember, we will take pleasure in showing you through our stock whether you are ready to purchase or not, "Honest goods at honest "rices and honest Dealing" is our motto. We will not be undersold by any house in the State. Call and see for yourself, at Davis, Roper & Co.'s Famous Clothing, Hat and Big Shoo Store. Laurens, S. C, March 14, 1898. fl Sir?o;ie Fact OUT WEIGHS A T Come and get the facts about >? -r? _A Crescents, ~ /M Imperials,^ W | ColvLmTDiets Victors and Waverlys, Drop us a postal and get cata logue and prices. S. M. & E. H. Wilkes & CO. Laurens, S. C, Mar. 14th, 1898. Bargains, Bargains! Our Stock of Dry Goods, Notions, Milli nery, Shoes, Clothing and Furnishings is now complete. In every Department you can lind the Latest Designs and Styles, such as was never before seen in Laurens. You arc cordially invited to call and inspect our Mammoth Stock. Laurens Cotton Mills Store an?a?inwmt? ?f -(HAVE OPEN KD IN) Spring Goods New black and colored wool goods; Silks in black and colors, all makes; White and colored lawns; Solid and fancy duck; A handsome line cambric, nain sook, swiss embroideries and in sertions RESPECTFULLY W. G. Wilson & Co. ^apte-^-^" -~-^%% ?. ? - 1 101%-mx,\.\\J -T ?i fmmw^^ \-'?,?<??*>?,-'., -?.-'t^J'T- ' ? ? 1-;v .. >:.??? ?> 'r' : ,K i H!;. \}\ s-/ I Great reduction in price of Glenn springs Water at The Laurens Drug Co., Kennedy Bros., and Dr. B. P. Posey's. $1.75 per case, bottles to be re turned.