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THE ADVERTISER. ~t:*?V..? irr-rr?-.r^r?-?: rrr Subscription Price-12 Months, $1.00 Payable in Advance. B. VY. BALL, Editor. Unto* For Advertising.?Ordinary Ad vertisements, per square? oim inser Won, $1.00; each subsequent Insertion, 50 cents Liberal reduction made for largo Advertisements. w. VV. Ham., Proprietor. LAU HENS. S. C, JAN. 2, 1001. W. .1. Bryan's Paper. The Advertiser has olubblng rates with "The Commoner," to bo edited bv tbo groat Commonor, \V. J, Bryan. Tlie tWO papers can be bad for $1.75. Now is the ti. to subscribe and get the first issue Why w0 are democrats and the great IsstlO) of the day will be fully discussed. Wo all want light upon the novel questions arising every day OUt Of the mighty problems in the Far Cast. Bur Solans. The General Assembly convenes on Tuosduj next and precisely at noon the retiring Clork of the House will bring down the hammer calling the House to order. Stevenson, of Chesterlleld, seems to be the favorite for Speaker and tho old oftloers will be re-elected In all probability. At precisely the same hour Col-Jim Tlllman, of "old F.dgo held," Lieutenant Governor elect, will put tho dignified Senators In mot on.? As we are advised now, there seems to be no exciting questions for the body, and it is not likely that there will bo any attempt at Dispensary legislation. Tlllman Will bo chOSOn Senator to suc ceed himself and What*ton as Railroad Commissioner. There are two Circuit .lodges to be elected. Col. J. W. Fer guson, of our county, an experienced and able lawyer will contest for the Judgeship of this, the 7th Circuit, and ho deserves to win. A fair daugh ter of Laurens, Miss Hairs ton, will ho a oandldato for State Librarian. She will honor the place. ? Our Natural K<? .nirecs. f.aurens city and county havo reason to bo proud that we have kept abreast of ibe progressive sections of the State as shown by the last census. But we have much to do to keep even pace with our hustling neighbors. As an agricultural section, no part of the State is superior lo ours in soil and 0 Imate. There is no agricultural popu lation in advance of us in intelligence, edi cation, industry and enterprise, ihn we need to lake the quick step and to keep it. I' is astonishing to watch th strides of Union, (leading all the rest,) GalTney, Spartanburg, Green wood, WoodniIV and other neighbors. No towns have B'iperlor railway facili ties to Laurons and Clinton. In every section in the county one, one may strike a railr ad in an hours' ride except Sul'.ivan and the decade must not pass except they havo royal roads. If they can't have a railway. Super vbor Druromoud must see that their hiyhwa s are like the Appian way of olden times. Nopa>t of Laurens, or the State for that matter, has superior water power to Sullivan Township. They are. paying their share of taxes in supp. ?' of the large debt the county owes in scouring the existing railroad facilities and this ni nes us to direct the atlt n ion of our Supervisor to that see' ion of t he county. A commission of intelligent citizens has in en designated lo represent Lau rens and her 'liter, sts at the great ex position at Charterten in December. They should be alert and moving. The next two months are comparatively lelsuie months and in that time the county, including every township and town, shou'd be aroused and thor oughly organized. * * n A .New Year and New Century. Yesterday Inaugurated a new year and anew Century It is the proverbial sea son of new resolve?, and many roseate promises were self-contracted yester day?many to be brolren and to turn to ashes, due to the w akness of poor humanity, but many t ? ho maintained with brave and s'.out hearts and to lead up to success and triumph, Let tho hopeful promises bo made and let the wcuk and stroug alike enter upon the duties of the new year with conii donco and courage. VVo cannot antici pate tho decrocs of fortune, we cannot command success, but wc can do more, we can "deserve it." Do Foe, author of Kobinson Crusoe, the most roi d of any book in our language, except the Mible, wrote these lines "No n an lias tasted different fortune? mere: And thlrtoon times I have been rich and poor." Although he died poor, he was hope ful and brave, and worked till the last, having contributed as much to twards tbo liberties we enjoy as any man who has lived. Current Fronts. The Cubans in Convention are push ing their constitution and may have it completed by the 15th of January. It must come to Washington and havo the approval of Unclo Samuel. The Powers have agreed upon terms upon which the almond eyed Chinese may have pence. The conditions are savagO and disgraceful to Christians. Many of the !< ndorfl are to bo hang d. A fifteen year old lad, the son of one Cudahy, a millionaire pork packer of Omaha, was kidnapped and recovered on payment of $25,000. Tho police world over are after the rascals and one Jack Crowe is suspected. He is supposed tobe In woman's costumo in comfortable biding And now a'l the mil lonaires have set guards and de tectives to watch out and care for their hop- fills. Congressmen re-assemble to-morrow after ten days holiday and digesting their turkey. (trover Cleveland opens his mouth. Blunders fly out. Silence Is golden. West Point investigation is ended. There Is sonic vagabondism thore?It rulos the roost. Algcr, lato Secretary of War, sav agoly attacks Meut. Conceal Miles.? Miles is just going home from North Carolina, where he has been slaughter ing the poor innocent birds. The old century (according to our count) went out in the midst of clouds, fog, mist, darkness, malaria, savagery. Wo trust is the sun of another century climbs above tb?> horizon and long be foro ho reaches the zenith, there nay be purifyi health and above all peace. * * Farmers should be careful of wood ashes in tho big house and see that thoy aro saved at the tenant houso. RHEUMATISM CATARRH, ARE BLOOD DISEASES?CURE FREE. It is the deep-seated Obstinate eases of Oatarrah or Rheumatism that Ii. B, B. (Botanic P.lood Balm) cures. If doc tors, sprays, liniments, medicated air, blood purifiers have failed B. B. B. drains out the specfiG poison in tho blood that, causes Khoumatism or Ca tarrh, making a perfect cure. If you have pains or achos In bones, jointa or back, swollen glands, tainted breath, noises in the head, discharges of mucuotis, lib eration of the membranes, blood thin, get easily tired, a treatment with B. B. B. will stop ovory symptom by making tho blood pure and rich. Druggists |l. 00. Trial troatmont freo by addressing BLOOD BALM Co.. Atlanta, Ga. Describe trouble and free medical advice given. The State Exposition. Capt. F. \V. Wagener, l'rosidont of the South Carolina Interstate and West Indian Exposition memorializes the General Assembly and asks an ap propriation of $50,000 for a suitable building for this Stato's exhibit. Be lieving that tho K.nposition with a fair reprosontion of our resources will bring capital and population to our State, and add millions to our wealth Iu the next deeado wo favor the ap propriation. There has been a large I gain in assessment of property for taxntion und the tax rate aoed not be increased. Kip Van Winkle took a nap of twenty yetrs and wnen awakened found a new world around him. It Is this sort of nid-nid nodding whilu other States aro sprinting that makes us to lose a Congressman and in an other decado to losa another. Tho city of Charleston will havo a titlty thou sand dollar hulldinp, the Government a quarter million building, tho citizens of Charleston and tho State subscribe a quarter million and the exposition bids fair to "win out," for tho old corn nun wealth Major Mau Id in Head. Major W. H. Mauldln, Senator from I lampton county died on the 20th tilt., after a short lllnesp. Ho was a veteran of the Civil War, having served with conspicuous gallantry as a Lieutenant of Co. "IV of the Hampton Legion at the First Manassas and in the battles around Richmond. Subsequently ho became Quarter master of that Regi ment and afterward: Maior and Quar ter-master ot Gary's lingado. In this capacity t here waa no more efnoieot ofti cer in Gen. Lso's army, unexampled in pluck and energy,bringing every wheol of his train through the mire aud storm of battle to Appomattox, where he sur rendered to Gen (.rant. No oflleer was more rospectod and beloved than this ever courteous, generous, big hearted, soldierly gentleman, where ever there Is a survivor of his old regi ment thoro will bo one to drop a tear ."t the announcement that ho has an swered the last roll call. Since the war he has been an eminently successful business man. Kverlastiug and sweet rest to his gallant, generous spirit is the last wish of a comrade of four years in times that tried men's souls. 11 is said that a horso or cow will do ou half rations in winter if a warm and eomfortablo Btall is furnished.? Littor well for the next two months and the guano bill will bo greatly re duced in tho Spring, Brave Men Fall Victims to stomach, liver and kid ney troubles as well as women, and all (eel the results in loss of appetite, poi sons in the blood, backache, nervous ness, headache and tired, listless, run down feeling. But thero's no need to ft el like that. LlstontoJ. W. Gard ner, Idavlilo. Ind. He says: "EleotHo Bitters, are just tho thing for a man when he is all run down and don't care whether he lives or dies It did more to give me ne.v strength and good ap petite than anything I could take. I osn uow eat anything and have a now lease on lifo " Only oO cent6 at Lau rens Drug Co. Every bottlo guar anteed. Mrs. J 1). Bovd and childron re turned froru a visit to relatives and friends in Luuron? yesterday. Prof. F. 0. Bates.'of Laurens county, is visiting in Clifton. ? Spartanburg tit raid, :10th ult. A. It. L?ngsten, who has been spend ing i\ short time with Hov. and Mrs. W. J. L?ngsten left yesterday for his homo in Laurens. .Miss Mattie Finloy loft yesterday to spend several days with frionds and r latives in Laurens. Uitls Henry, after spending a few days in Greenville, returned yesterday to Laurens. ? Greonville News, 30th, ult. Only $1.75 and you get The Adver tiser aud Bryan's threat paper, Tho Commoner, for a whole year. McCiine's Magazine for January. The fiction in this issue is of the best A second installment of Mr. Rudyard Kipling's new novel, "Kim," appears with illustrations by Mr. F.d win Lord Weeks and Mr. J. Lock wood Kliding. The short stories cover a largo range, and they are. splendidly Illustrated. "After Culloucn," by Mr. Will'am McLeod Raine, Is a tale of Scotch in an historic setting. "The Rooks of Moraga," by Mortimer O. Wilcox, tolls of patriotism in the Philippines. "The Revenge of the Four," by Mr. Josiah Flynt and Mr. Frauds Walton Is a whimsically told narrative of events in that under-world H'ho80 mysterious ways Mr. Flynt knows so well. A clever study of Chi cago types is made, by Miss Edith Wyatt in 11 Limitations," and in "Tho Chairman's Politics," Mr. Will I'aync mingles love and politics in a delight ful comedy. Tho S. S. MoOlure Co., 111-155 F.ast 25th Street, New York City. Rod Hot from the Gun Was the ball that hit G. 13. Stead niun in the Civil War. It caused hor rible Ulcers that no treatment helped for 20 >ears. Then Bucklon's Arnica cured him. Cures OUtS, bruises, burns, hoi's, felons, corns, skin eruptions. Be t, pilo euro on earth. 25 cents a b x. Cure guaranteed. Sold by The Laurens Drug Co. REPORT OF THfc CONDITION OF THE NATIONAL BANK OF LAURENS, At Laurens, in (he State of South Car olina, at the ('lose of Business, December 13th, 11)00. RESOURCES. Loans and discounts, f>70.350 851 Overdrafts, seen rod 170 07 U. S. Bonds to aucuro circula tion, 10,000001 Premiums on l'. 8 Bonds, 7-iooo| Stocks, securities, etc. Ht-t 11 fiailklug-honSP, turmture, and II X tu rep, 3,001 Other real estate owned, 1,082 001 Due from National Banks (not Reserve Agents) 900 11 Due from Statu Banks and Bunk ers 824 18! IHie from approved reserve agents i,;tii:t (>1 Checks and other cash items, 00 37 Notes 01 other National Banks, 1,605 001 Fractional paper curroney, nickels, and cunts, 1,10 801 Lawful Money Reserve in Bank, viz: Specie, 0,607 lf> Logal-tondor notes, 2,60000 0,007 15 Redemption fund witb 0? s. Treasurer (6 por cont. of circulation,) 800 00 Total, 1128,700 53 LIABILITIES. Capital slock paid in, $ O3.CO0 (X) Surplus rund, 12,000 00 Undivided profits, loss oxpon hoh and i a mis paid, 3,107 76 National Hank notos outstand ing, 11,070 00 Due to other National Hanks, '2,090 11 Due to Stato Banks and Ban It ors, 13 03 Dividends unpaid, 115 60 Individual deposits subject to check, 20,241 21 Time eortllleatos of deposit, 0,502 o.t Total, $128,700 53 STATE ok SOUTH CAROLINA, ) County of Laurenb. | i, Jno. Aug. Harksdale, Cashier, Ol the above named bank, do solomnly swoar that the above statemont Is true to tho best of my knowledge and belief. John Ann. Bakkhdai.k, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before mo, this the 24th day of December 1000. John F. Boi.t, c c. c. p. Couitkct. Attest: JNO. A. HAKKSDALK, 1 J. ii. W1IAKTON, J- Directors. T. K. TO DD, j COTTON MILL ITEMS. Christmas on the Cotton Mill side of the city passed off very quietly and all seemed to enjoy themselves. Tho Mcthod?t and Baptist Sabbath Schools united together and had a very nice Christmas trco. Some nico pres ents were handed down to the children of l>oth schools. Everything passed oil satisfactorily to all present. Tho two schools have a goodly num ber of pupils enrolled. We also have two good nroachors, Methodist ami Baptist, who are popular with their congregations, a line graded echool Miss Lyl Harris,Principal,assisted by Miss Ida Fuller with '80 pupils en rolled and a Reading Room where the host literature of the day is at the dis posal of all who wish to avail them solves of the opportunity This is given to the operatives of the Mill by Presi dent Lucas. The President has secured tho services of prominent lecturers to give a series of lectures on education. Prof. Cllnksoales, of WolTord College, delivered a lecture a few days ago to a largo and appreciative audience. President Lucas ranks with the best mill men In the South from the fact that the Laurens Cotton Mill under his management is a success and satisfac tory to all concerned. The Company has bought enough cotton to run the mill for the next twelve months. Marrying and giving in marriage seems to be tho order of tho day. As we are not a member of the order c.ui not vouch for same Think it a good order though and will send in my peti tion later on and hope I wont be black balled. Mrs. W. A. Garrolt and children havo gono to Cray Court to visit rela tives and friends. Miss Minnio (Jarrott, of Gray Court, is visiting Miss Alma (Jarrett. Mr. R. L. Russell, of Woodruff, spent Sunday with his family. Mr. Mont joy and family who left some time ago to work in another mill havo returned to the old reliable, and gone to work. They remind us of the Prodigal tho good Book tells us about. They wandered from home, became dissatisfied and came back home where they will be takeu care of and treated right. W. REUNITED. Let us begin, dear love, where wo left off; Tie up the broken threads, of tint old dream And Kn happy as before and leetu LoMTb again, tin ugh all the world may ecofl. Let us forget the col?l, math loui fato Wh? made our loving hearts hor Idle toys Anil once more revel in the sweet >'ld Joyi Ol happy love. Nay, it is not too latol Forget the- deep plowed turrowa in my browl Forget the Bllvcr gleaming in my hair; Look only in my ryes! oh, darling, there The old luve shone no longer then than nowl Tic up the broken threads and let ua go, Like reunited lovers, band in hand, Mark and yet onward to the sunny land Ol our To lie, which was our 1/ong Ago. ?Klla Wheeler Wllrox. Smart Alex, A man being About to die summoned bis four Sons to his sldo and said: "My sous, I will leave to John ooe thlrd of my estate, to Ales one-fifth, to James one half and to Thomas one fourth, and thus you will all Share Equally." John and Jameo and Thomas took Paper and Pencil and began flgurlug, but Alex took his But and started out "Where are you going?" the other Three asked. "Do you not Intend fig tiring out the Problem 7" "Not much," said Alex, "I am Going for a Lawyer to break the Will." Moral?Sometimes the Lawyer can Relieve the Heirs of Much of the Fig uring.?Baltimore American. Idle, bot Witty. He was an Idle Irish hoy, but he bad the Celtic wit. He had shipped on board of a man-of-war, whero he an noyed the boatswain by his laziness. Seeing him on the maintop one morn ing gazing Idly out to sea, the boat swain called out to him: "Come down out of that, ye roahcali Come down out of that, and Ol'U give ye a dozen whacks wld me ropef "Fttltb, aorr," replied the boy, "Ot wouldn't come if ye offered mo two dozen."?Harper's Young People. Deep Water Conference. "You are not a realjQsh; you are only an Imitation," said the flying fish. "You can stay under water only an hour or two, and then you have to come to the surface to breathe." "That's all right," retorted the whale. "You are only an imitation bird. I can live under tho water longer than yon can live out of It." This,' dear children, teache? ub that those who dwell In water should not try to put on airs.?Chicago Tribune. ) Abaentmlnded. "Absentmlndedness Is a bad thing in business," said the fat man. "Ain't it, though?" responded the lean man. "Just look at me, for instnnco. I went and lost one of my best custom ers last week by addressing a letter to him as '.TJohn Hhenry Lloyd.'"?In dlanapolis Press. MUN<?!??? of the Month, An elnstle play of the muscles of the mouth is necessary, not only for dis tinct Utterance, but for expression of the face ns well. Next to the eyes, the mouth has the greatest significance In the piny of the features. When all the muscles of the mouth are In nor mal tension, the line of tho mouth Is waving and beautiful. In singing and spenklug, ns well ns In repose, all un due tension of the musoles must be guarded ngainst, else the mouth may assume a forced and strained expres sion. Her Flsrnre. She?I can't understand what he saw In her. Her face Is decidedly plain. He?Yes, but then the figure she has made up for nil the? She?Figure! Why, she's painfully scrawny. She hasn't any figure at all. He?You're mistaken. She has six, and the tirst one Is a ft. Philadelphia Press. Millions Liven A wa\ . It Is certainly gratifying to tho nub lic to know of one concern in the land who are not nfrald to ho generous to tho noedy and suffering. Tho pro prietors of Dr. King's New Discovery for Comsumption, Coughs and Colds have given away ovor ton million trial bottles of this great medicine, and have tho satisfaction of knoving It has absolutely cured thousands of -hopeless cases. Asthma, Bronchitis, Hoarseness and all diseases of the Throat, Ohest and Lungs nro surely cured by It. Call on Tho Laurons Drug Co. and got a froo trial bottlo. Regular size 60 conts and $1 01). Kvory bottle guaranteed or money refunded. NOTICE, NOTICE! All persons wanting the Coroner aro requested to notify 'Phono 80, Clinton, S. C. W. D. Watts, Coroner. ATTENTION! ATTENTION? Teachers and Scholars of La'irons County. Wishing to save you money, r.s well as to supply you with tho latest books, we havo put In stock Johnson's Read ers, Lee's Histories, Ginu's Arithme tics and Frey's Geographies. Glat to have you call. Palmetto Drug Co. Notice to IV11 si on crs. All applicants for pensions are notified to call at the office of John M. LIudgeD8, Friday and Satur day , January 11th and 12th, l'.'Ol , to got tho necessary blanks. These blanks arc then to be tilled by the applicants und by them brought before the Couuty Pension Hoard, which moots at Laurens Court House 00 the following days for the respective Townships, to wit: Youngs, Soufllletown and Hunter on .'Monday, January 21st ; I>;.ils and Jacks on Tuesday, January 22ud; Cross Hill and Sullivan on Wednesday, ?.'irtl of January; Wa terloo on Thursday, 24th of Jan uary; Laurens on Friday, 25th of January. JNO. M. IludgeiiH, Chairman County Hoard. Catarrh Cannot be Cured With local applications, as they can not reach the seat of the disease. Ca tarrh is a blood or constitutional dis ease, and in order to cure it you must take internal remedies. Hall's Ca tarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts directly on the blood and mucous sur ftet s Hall's Catarrh Cure is not a quack medicine. It was proscribed by one of the best physlciuns in this coun try for years, and is a regular pre scription. It is composed of the best tonics known, combined with the best blood purifiers, acting directly on the mucous surfaces. Tho perfect com bination of the two ingredients is what produces such wonderful results in curing Catarrh. Send for testimonials free. K. J. CHEN BY St CO., Props.. Toledo, 0. S Id by druggists, price 7T> cents. Hall's Family Pills are the best. Do not send off for books, now or 2nd hand, but conic to us. Palmetto Drug ('o. The New York World. i ll HIC K A*WEEK EDITION. Almost a Daily at the Price of a Weekly. Tho presidential campaign is over, hut the world goes on just tho same and it is full of newn. To learn this news, just as it is? promptly and Impartially?all Hint you have to do is to look iu the columns of The Thrice- t-\Veek Edition of The New York World which CO mos to the subscriber l?<"> times n year. Tho ThrIce-8-Week WorldV dili gence ns a publisher of first news has given it circulation wherever tho Fnglish language is spoken? and you waut it. The Thrice-H-Week World's regu lar subscription price is only #1.00 per year. We oiler this une qualed newspaper and Tills An vertiskh together for $1.65. The regular subscription price of the two papers is $2.00, Xt.t Piety, bill Pork. The follov in'.; bit of nonconformist humor is taken from "The Purring dons," an English romance. The speak ers UN Mrs. Itatesoil and Mrs. Ilan key. Wurth) wives, but not altogether above feel I m; a certain pleasure In Showing Up the ways of husbands: "They've no sense, men haven't," said Mrs. EInnkey; "that's what's tho matter with them " "You never spoke a truer word, Mrs. Ilankoy," replied Mrs. Ratcsoii. "The very best of i hem don't properly know the difference between their souls and their stomachs, and they fancy they are n-wrcstllng with their doubts when really it is their dinners that are a-wrestllng with them. "Now, take Dateson hlssolf," contin ued Mrs. Ihlteson. "A kinder husband or better Methodist never drew breath, yet so sure ns he touches a bit of pork he begins to worry hlsself about the doctrine of election till there's no liv ing with him. And thru he'll si I In the front parlor and engage In prayer for hours at a time till I says to him: " 'Hntoson,' says I. 'I'd be ashamed to jr.' troubling Iho Lord with a prayer when a pinch of carbonate of soda would sot things straight again!' " Ilciinti mill I :<1 il en 11 on. Why Is it that woman has always been more beautiful than man? In human beings the attractive qualities have always been on the side of the female. Why is It? Without Wishing to cast any aspersion on the members of tho superior sex, we may fairly an swer that It is because they have hith erto been tho less educated. Hut wom an's Ideas arc changing. She has lis tened to tho voice of tho tempter, whis pering In her ear all sorts of sweet fal lacies about equality of tho sexes, In tellectual development and Its neces sity, and the like, and she has yielded to the temptation. And the result of tills will be that she will lose her beauty. She will suffer in appearance as man has done and Is doing, and In the course of time the extremely civ ilized races of mankind will bo ugly? Irretrievably and lamentably ugly.? Pearson's Magazine. a FnmouM Pearl. Tin* beautiful pearl known as the Qrcat Southern Cross was found In Western Australia in the year 1884. It consists of nine pearls Joined together In the form of a cross, In which shape It was found by a man named Clarke. It is said that the Under ami (he first purchaser of it buried it for some time, fitiperstttlously regarding it as n heav enly miracle. It was. however, Ulti mately taUi n up from ltd burial place and sold for $1,000, since w hich time it has frequently changed hands and is now valued at $ft0,()00. At the Colonial and Indian exhibition in England it at tracted a good deal of notice and Is probably the only natural cross ever found. Cuiii 'oai* nitd Pork, lo the Now Hebrides human life has been made safe i>y the Introduction of pigs into the island. The cannibals arc said lo prefer roast pork to roast man, and as the porcine tribe Increases among the natives ihoy mny give up their fensls on liUtiutii llesh altogether excepting when something unusual happens, such iih entertaining a king of Some other cannibal island or on state occasions of rare ceremony. Toiiuii on tin- Joker, The contributor wrote n Joke about a plumber hose bills were always normal. "That." said the editor, re jecting It, "is not a Joke; It's a lie." The contributor tried again with a story of tiie plumix-r whose charges left nothing to be desired on tho scoru of size. "That," said the editor, who had suffered, "is not a lie. Neither Is It a Joke."- Scraps. More lloncnt, "Have you noticed any difference In your wile since she became converted and Joined the church?" "Yes; she asks me to wait an hour for her now Instead of a mluute."? Harper's Bazar. Thoro are fakes and fakes, and so the government roport of a ten million bale erop Is not surprising. NOTICE OF Settlementof Estate By loavo of tln> Probate Court for Laurena County, s. c. tho undersigned give? DOtlce that they will settle at 10 a. ui., January 17th, [001 ( in tho Pro bate olliee lor said County, the estate of the late .lehn I.an ford, deceased. All persons having claims against said estate will prevent them to the undersigned, duly authenticated. 00 or by that day or they will burred At the same date tin y will apply to the court for an order discharging them from their trust as Executors. B. VY. I.anford, J, W. Lanford. Executors. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. All persons having claims against the estate of the late Katie L. White ford will present I horn to tli" undorsigued, duly authenti cated on or l>y tho [5th of .Jan uary, 1001, next or bo forovor barred. .lohn C. Reeder, ISxocutor. For framing pictures U6C Passe PartOUt. Something new. For Every Need, stationery need, won Ottn, we -.land at nt'ontton pot'hai ? readinoss would be (bo better word. Wo tl always roudj to suppb school or business stationery OSSOntUlls for child and adult. Social corvospond enco, rocolv? s its meed of cure and thought, and box letter paper and envelopes will dollghl your daughter, sister, sweet-heart. We carry tho latest shades. Call and see. Palmetto Drug Co. ngle rolls and out-lit ? have the No. 1 and 9 ??? v - -. i \ The Entering Wedge To your consideration is gen erally the cost, though cost should always bo rolativo to value to hon fair tost. The lumber wo sell may not always bo the choapost in prico, but it's always choapost in tho long run, because wo give tho best valuo. Thoroughly kiln-dried,pro perly sawed and planed, you'll find it "matches'' well, und will be a life-long souroo of satisfac tion, R.H.Hudgrans&so n. During the Holidays you will waul the whitest and cleanest, of linen. Our Laundry work is exceptio I in quality, failhfully w? 1 i dono and delivered with promptitude. Please lot us have your order. Wo clean and press n1 Is hol lor 1 hail any oilier place in tIn- city. IjAUKENS LAUNDRY ( 0. Hello! No. 00. A NEW LA W PIRM, The undersigned have this day en tered into a partnership for the pr?ctloo of law In tho Courts of thlsStati. under tho name of Simpson ,v Cooper and will pro >-,pMy attend to all business on? 11 usled to them. ^ ii. v. Simpson, i: a . cot ii'kk. BALL, KIM KINS A BALL, A ttornoys at Law, Laurrns, South Carolina, We practice in all Stale and Cnind BtatOS Courts. Special attention given nolteotions. Several town lots for sale. Sales of lots on monthly installments nego tiated. W. W. It a nr.. Dr. Roire K. Hughes, (jTOfllcein Dial I Hook over Pal metto Drug Store. Specially prepared for Examin ing; and Treating diseases of Kye, Kar. Throat and Nose. AN ORDINANCE ?TO? " Raise Supplies 15 V TAXATION I'OH THE CITY OK L-AUNKNS, VOW THK FIS CAL VI.A I! COMMENCING JAN I AKY l, 11)01. BE IT ORDAIN 151) BY THE CITY COUNCIL ok LAURENS? Soc. I. That a Tax ol Fifty < ?1118 on every one hundred dollars' worth of the assessed value of a ! property, rea' and personal, not exempt by law from taxa tion, situate within the limits of the City of Laurens be, and the same in hereby levied, for corporate purposes to defray tho the current expenses of said City ferthe Qscal year commencing Jan uary 1st, 1001, and to meet such other indebtedness as has boencontracted by euid City for corporate purposes. That an additional tax of thirty cents on every one hundred dollars' worth of the assessed value of all prop erty, real and personal, not exempt by law from taxation, situate within the limits of the City of Laurens be, and tho same is hereby levied to meet the interest to become due upon the Thirty Thousand Dollars of "onds issued April 1st, IS<)7, for the purpose of meeting t he cost of building and equipping tho Wa ter Works and Electric Ligld Plants for said City, and to pay i\( bust one-for tieth part of the entire bonded debt for a sinking fund in aid of the retirement and payment of said l otids. That the City ClerK nil enter said levies and asscssnic ? u,?'?n the books of said City, and i" reo sive tho said taxes. And that lb said Taxes herein levied, Bhall bo ? a I to the City Clerk of said City, in Invflll money of the United States, on oi before tho 1st day of March, 1901, n I any person fail ing to pay said laxes 1 y said date shall be liable to the pc alt) now provided by law for the failu i n/ the gener al State tax . Dene and ratified by the City Council [ - - nil Laurens, of the citj of Lau SKAi. [ run -, at the city of I.aureus, ' ? \ and the corporate seal of said City hereto aflixcd this tho 18th day of Doceinhor, in the year of our Lord One Thousand and Nine Hundred and in the one bend cd mid twenty fifth year of Ihe sovereignty und Indcpondonce of the United States of Amorica. \V. R. R1CHEY, Mavor. L. ti. IlALl.K, Clerk. Doc. 20, 1000?8t, A ssessor's N o ti ce! The Auditor's Otllco will he opon from tho l-t day of January to (he 20th day of Fehrurv 1001, to receive rc turns ol I'orsonal property for taxation In Laurens County. For the convenience of taxpayers, the Auditor will attend the following named places to receive returns for -aid year, to wit: .lacks Township, Dr. F. M. Sotzler's, January 7, from 10 a. in. to 2] m. .lacks Township, Itonno, .lanuary 8, from lo a in to 2 p, m. Hunter Township, Clinton, January 0, from 10 a. m. to 2 p. m. Hunter Township, Residence of Duck Young, January lo, from 10 a. m. to 2 p. m. Cross Hill Township, Spring Crove, .lanuary II, from lo a. m to 2 p. in. Cross Hill Township Cross Hill, .lanuary 12, from 10 a. in. to 2 p m. Waterloo Township, Waterloo, Jan uary 1 I. from 10 a. m. to 2 p. m, Waterloo 'Township, Ekern, January 1"), from 10 a. m. to 2 p. in. Waterloo Township, Mt. Ca higher, .lanuary 1(1. from 10 a m. to 2 p. m. Sullivan Town-hip. Brcwcrton, Jan uary 17. from lo a. in. to 2. p. in. Sullivan Township, Princeton, Jan uary 1*, from !i a. m. lo 12 in. Sullivan Township,Tumbling Shoals, January IS from 1 p. in. to I p. in. Dial Township. Abner Babb's, Jan uary 10, from !? a. m. to 12 m. Dial Township, D. D. Harris,' Jan uary 21, from Inn. in. to I p. in. Dial Township. V. A. White's, Jan uary 22, from 10 a. m. to 2 p. m. Young's Township, Cook's Store, January 23, from 10 a. in to 2 p. in. Young's Township, Young's Store, January 21. from 10 a. in. to 2 p. TO, Young's 'Township. Plea-ant Mound, January 2."?. from '.? a. in. to 12 in. Young's Township, Lnnford Station, January 25, from 2 to I p. in. Scutlletown 'Township, Tylersvllle, January 20, from 10 a. in. to 2 p. m. It will save much time to taxpayers, also greatly facilitate the work of tho Assessor, if every person he for 0 leav ing home will make out a complete lirit of every item of personal property In the following order: Horses, cattle, m .lies, sheep ami goats, hogs, watches, organs and pianos, buggies, wagons and carriages, dogs, nierehandise, ma chinery and engines, moneys, notes a .d accounts above indebtedness, and all other properly including house hold. It Is always required that the Audi tor get tho lirst given name of the tax payer in full. Under the head of place of residonce on tax return, give the township. AM male citizens between the ages of twenty-one and sixty years, on tho I : of January, exeep! those who are incapable of on ruing a support from being maimed, or from other iusrs, tiro deemed taxable polls (Confederate veterans OXCCptod. And all tax-payers are required to give the number of their school dis trict. After the 20 h day of February next lifty percent, penalty will bo attached for failures to make roturn?. In evoiy community there are per ron- who cannot read or that do not taken newspaper. 'Those more fortu nate may do such persons a great favor by telling tin in ol the time to make returns or by returning for them. The assessing ami collecting taxes is done in the BSinc year, and we have to nggiv gate the numbor and value of all horses, mules, cattle and other pieces of personal properly, as well as the acres of land, lots and buildings and thell value that there uro in this county, and have the same on file in tho l Comptroller General's office by tbe .'loth of June of each year, and from that time to the first day of October the Auditor's and Treasurer's dupli cate havo to bo completed and an ab Struct of the work in the Coin pi roller General's ollico by that time, which will show at a ghinco that the Auditor has no time to take I'OtUl'llS, or any thing else much, between the 1st day of Oclobor, but work on Ihe books and the blanks. We hope, therefore, that all taxpayers will make their returns in time. W. L. FERGUSON, Auditor . Dee. 5th, 1000.?tf. w7 is. KNimn\ Attorney at Law. Will practice in all the State and F'odoral Courts. Strict attention to all business Intrusted to him t mice tip-stairs. Simmons' Building? Two Thousand Bushels, white and mixed, Corn arriving and to arrive in a few days at Prices that Will Please You. Three Hundred barrels Flour now in our Ware House. Com and Wheat both have advanced since these purchases were made, and in all pro bability will go higher. Whether You Buy from Us or some one else, we advise that you do so as early as convenient. Our prices shall be right. Laurens Cotton Mills Store. D. H. WADSWORTH, Manager. Are You Interested? Will Oiler this Week 50 pairs heavy 11-4 white Blankets at $1.50 a pair. 100 dozen children's heavy small rib black Hose | Man ufacturers seconds] slightly imperfect, worth 15 cts. at 10 cents a pair. 75 dozen ladies black hose sold anywhere at 15 cents this week here at 10 cents. 25 dozen ladies heavy white ribbed fleeced Undervcsts at 50 cents a pair. Misses white and gray Union Suits?all sizes. One lot Outing cloths, the 10 cents quality, at cents per yard. See these goods whether you buy here or elsewhere. One Price to ALL at W. U. WILSON & CO. Laurons, S. C, Sopt 18, 1900. It COST Yoli l^otr)ir^T A lifo-sizo Portrait, of yoursolf or any member ol' your family FREE with $25.00 in trade. Many have- already availed themselves of th is rar-' offer. Why don't you? Sample portraits may 1?> soon in our windows. r^ourj is THE Tiipe to socuro Homo of the raro End of tins Season Harhams wo aro offering in evory department. Lot of Men's me dium ana cheap hats go at COST. Special Bargains in Millinory. Ladios' and Children's shoes at prices that please. Come aud s<>e us. We won't compel you to buy?but our prices will. Rospeotfully, -* THE HUB Undor Ben-Delia Hotel ?xsm?? Wo have just roooived tho handsomest line of Overcoats evor shown in Laurens. Wo havo thorn in all the latest styles, and best materials. We can save you from $1.00 to $2.50 on evory Ovorooat. at $ 5.00 at $ s.oo at $10.00 at $12.00 at $16.oo You cannot afford to lot this opportunity pass to gor. a fine Overcoat at a low prioo. Wo will tako pleasure in showing thorn to you. 1 Respectfully, J. K. Winter & Bro. Laurens, S. C, Dos. 4, 1000.