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THE ADVERTISER. Subscription Price-12 Mouths, $1.60 Parable hi Advance* U. >v. BALL. Editor. Ifalo? q>r Advertising.?Ordinary Ad vcrtlsOments, per square, ohm inser tion, $#.00; cacti subsequent insertion, 60 cents Liberal reduction made for large Advertisements. W. W. Ham., Proprietor. LA UttENS, S. C, JAN. 10, 1901. Our Solons. The Senate was duly organized by tho elcotlon of ICx Gov J. C Bbepnard hs President Pro Tempore. Lieut. Gov. Tillman will preside after instal lation which will bo on the lSlh ins*. Geu. K. It. Hemphlll, of Abbeville, is Clerk, and W. II. Stewart, of York, Heading Clerk; S??rgoant-at-arms, J. 1'. Sohumpert, N. wherry, Chaplain,}Rov. S. U. /imnn rman. Tho Senate elects its own commit tees. Hon. <>. P, Goodwin is placed on Agriculture, Contingent .\ jcounts. County Officers, Public I ands, Medical Affairs. W. I-. Stevenson, Speaker of the House. His election wai nearly a walk over. McGowan und Cooper voted for Stevenson, Nichols for Prince, ol An dersoe. Ii am er, of Marlboro, was re elected Clork over his opponents hands down. Reading Clerk, Withers, with out opposition, and W?900, of Lancas ter, wins as Se-'geant-at-arms. Rev. K. Palme Hutson, Chaplain. These are Iho principal officials In tho law mak ing machinery. A Bill was Introduced by Citizen Ashley, of Anderson, extending the time to March 1st 'or paying taxes; Senator Sheppard a Hill to re-appor tion the representation in the House. By tins Mill the counties gaining one member are Sparlanburg, Lexington, Aikeu and Greenwood, and those losing one are Kdgcfield Heaufort, Berkeley and Charleston. The other counties will stand as follows: i Abbeville ?(, Alken 1, Anderson 5, Hamborg 2, Uarnwell ?'<, Heaufort .'J, Berkeley :t, Charleston H, Cherokee 2, Ch -ster :i, Chesterfield 2, Clarendon 8, Colleton .'{, Darlington 3, Dorchester I, Bdgefiold 2, ^airfield 3, Florence .'1. Georgetown 2. Cr. onvllle ;">. Greenwood :t, Hampton 2, Horry 2, Kershaw 2, Lancaster 2. Laurena -5, Lexington 3, Marion :i, Slnrlboi i 'A, N6wb*rry 3, Oeonee 'A, Orangeburg 5, Pickens 2, Riohlanri I. Saluda 2, Spartanburg 0, Sumter .">. Union 2, VVllHamsburg 3, York 4. We are sorry to see 'old ISdgefleld" so cut down Sampson shorn of his locks. In the House Laurons serves on the following ('onuniltees: McGowan: Judlciarv, and Engrossed Bills. Nichols: State Houso and Grounds, Penitentiary. Cooper: Ways and Means, Legisla tive Library. McGowan introduced Bills with re ference to contracts of employer and employee, Lavs of Municipalities, Kail road Bonds of Laurons county. Mr. Nichols introduced a resolution for a special committee to report all vacan cies, which was adopted. Mr. Cooper spoke upon Josh Ashley's resolution fa voring extension of tax-paying time. It passed the House and will go to thoSon ate, whore it will have a hard time, but we think it wi 1 run the rapids. Senator Goodwin introduced a Bill authorising cities, towns, school dis tricts, etc,, to issue negotiable coupon bonds to retire oxisting bonds. Senator Goodwin has a bill to re quire lands in incorporated towns and outside to be returned for taxation separately. Mr. Cooper's Bill amend ing the law of labor contracts has been unfavorably reported. Bills are pend ing to sell tho Penitentiary farms.? They are. likely to pull hard, stall, and go over to next session. Legislators pull 111 resolution and as a rule wait a "convenient season." A live question is " *vt of children working in tho faoto tiw.. ssacbusettS manufacturers are likely benonl the matter. Whore-t ~r you find humanltarianlsm you will like ly find a Yankee capatalisC at its heels. The state House is baing re-built with the Sinking Fund and the front of the oapitol is closed, the boys entering from the (Oust and West ends. Tillman will be re-elected on the 17th inst.? Elections for the Ith and oh Judicial Circuits will come oil' on Friday and Saturday. Townsend, incumbent, of thip circuit lias Col. Ferguson, Hy drick, Sunders a id Graydon opposing him. All tho "Ins" iu tho State are fighting for tho fn-oumbent, as they do:.'! want ibolr linos broken. Fergu son should win. Wo thought Reform meant rotation. .Judge Gary, of the 5th circuit, bus no opposition and walks over tho track. A State Libra rian is to be elected and twenty women are candidates. Cod bless them all. A Superintendent and three Directors for tho Penitentiary will bo elected. Tho incumbents will be re-chosen Gov. McSweeney and tho Comptroller General extended (he time for paying taxes until the 1st o' February . A Bill is pending to re-arrange, tho Congressional Districts, but it will need much uursin : and will hardly pass at this session. Tho oloctions will be off by the last of the week and legislation will be on in earnest. Tho House is largely composed of youne- statesmen, but the crimo of be ing young has boon well answered long ago. At twenty live Pitt was Premier of England, retired Napoleon, tho mas ter spirit of the time, and set tho earth on its legs for this century, and it still revo'.vesafter a hundred years in exact time and order agreeable to his touch. There are three veterans among these young fellows known to tho writer who have been through the mill and they may temper the hot blood of tho young Chores, now dominating the State. Hon. W. If. Parker, of Abbe ville, who did the S'ate service before tho war, Col. R, A. Thompson, of Oconee, who was a co-laboror in Lau rons when the writer couldn't afford a moustache, and Hamden Brooks, of Greenwood, formerly of "old Fdge hold' , a gall nt veteran and youngor brother of Preston s Brooks, famous in American history,as chastising Charles Sunnier, of Masschusetts, in tho LI. S, Senate for slandering South Caro lina. They are like the faithful Calob, who went over with Joshua, and re ported fair, and at a second jubilee when tho cities were again divided showed like Absolom, young,sprightly, fresh as a May morning and strong to do battle for Iiis country. Senator Good win offered a resolution projiosing to amend the Constitution relative to jurisdiction of Magistrates. Representative Nichols represents Laurons on the Special Commlttoo on roads, bridges, etc. * * ? Ben Tillman spoko at. a Jefferson Banquet at Omaha on tho evening of tho Hth inst. He was one of tho big guns. Cleveland whs his tnrgot and the hoosiers shook tho rafters. But Cloveland is a back number and our Sonator was biting a si o. Ilanna, Lodge, Bevorldge, MoKfnley A Co. aro the fellows to gnaw. ? ? ? Jonas Swink was tried at Spartan burg for a?sault upon Mrs. Pearsou, convicted and sentenced to pay a tine of $200.00 after being acquitted upon tho same facts of murder.it was all wrong, after being acquitted of tho higher j charge. It was a bad precedent, and WM in the nature of persecution. The (Jovernor's Message. Tlie Qoveroor sent his messago In to j both Houses promptly on tho ussein bling of tho General A6semblv. If the I document had a fault It loaned to vir tue's side, as being rathor too full aud thorough. This la a thrifty age and timo flies and Is usually represented with wings But the message informs of iho condition of the Htato aud has in it sensiblo recommendations. Tho State ha says Is prosperous aud ho congratu lates the people accordingly. He sug gests no changes fro n the beaten paths of tho last decade Ho stands hard and fast by tho Dispensary, as it pays more than a hundred thousand dollars to the public schools, and some hundred thousands to counties and towns who maintain them.Of course this Is acatchy feature of tho workings of "this (great) evil" as His Bxoellenoy describes It. He says it Is a question of "exped iency." This is truo and law was in vented to deal with social evils, and the weaknesses of humanity and not to regulate its perfections. Hence we have tho Legislature and tho compli cated machinery of Government. He recommends additional support to the common schools. Tho raattor of child labor in factories is gingerly touched and we fail to grasp what His Bxoellenoy urges upon what seems to be a live question among our humani tarian editors at this time. (For our selves, with limited observation we would prefer to trust the manufactur ers to any agency, parental or official, wo have seen suggested in the State.) Loave the matter alone for tho pres ent atleast until as a manufacturing people we get at a decent place, it is not safo for tho rider to apply the whip until his feet are In tho stirrups.There is much disposition to plume ourselves on manufacturing a fow hundred thou sand bales of cotton into coarse toxtllo fabrics. When wo are spinning half our crop at the South and converting our wood, which is abundant, into a thousand useful articles, wo may begin to yell, as one out of tho woods. Tho Governor very properly commends Clomson for Its tendency to tosch tho useful arts and shows that he does not aspire to see it devolope into a "dude factory." Tho paper is a good paper We are sorry wo can't glvo it In full, but readers are already advised of tho leading points it covors. ?\ The Democrats Win. The Hopkins or Committee Bill was lost and tho Hebpurn Hill passed. No j State loses a member of the House and that body is increased from J?7 to 380 South Carolina retains her sevon mem bers, it was not a partisan light and no State wanted to lose a member. (A Trial Justice brought a suit to try ti t les to a thousond acres of land aud tho Defendant claimed that the matter was above Ins jurisdiction. When tho Mag ist rate caught on that, the motion was to oust him from trying tho causo, he ordered the easo to proceed and he would sottle the small matter of a fow acres of dirt.) Our Congressmen know a good thing. The following States gain: Illinois, Now York and Texas, throo each: Minnesota, Now Jersey and Pennsylvania, two each: Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Louisiana, Massohusetts, Mis sissippi, Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota, Washington, West Vir ginia and Wisconsin, one each. Right recently a kid of a millionaire in Omaha was kidnapped and the cap tors got $25,000 for his return. It was promptly prophecied that Atlanta would not lag behind and would soon have a kidnapping case. And now an Alabama boy going to school at At lanta has been gobbled up by the man stoalers. In old times a farmer left the gate of his premises open and a lion entered. Whereupon the farmer locked the gate, bragging to his wife that he had the lion a prisoner. The bea-t proeeded to eat the sheep, goats, pigs, steo s and horse of the farmer when his good wife advised to open tho gale, or tho children and all tho house hold would be devoured by the pri soner. It la said that tho Atlanta boy is nineteen years old, weighs a hun dred and ninety and is kin to Joe Wheeler and Hobson. Tho kidnappers had bettor open the gate. Riding the Goat. Vice-President-Blect Hoosovolt has taken the 1st Decree in Masonry. The Lodge room, ono of the largest in tho State of Now York, was crowdod with distinguished masons. U-m-p-h. If we understaul our neighbor, the Spartanhurg Herald, It says that Bon Tillman is no longer Ross of South Carolina. Sjionsor, brother, might suit you bettor. ? Tillmun declines to doclaro that he will swing to Bryan's coat tail four years hence. RHEUMATISM - CATARRH, ARE BLOOD DISEASES?CURE FREE. It is the deep-seated obstinate casos of Oatarrah or Rheumatism that B. B. B. (Botanic Blood Balm) eures. If doc tors, sprays, liniments, modicatod air, blood purifiers havo failed B. B. B. drains out tho specfio poison in tho blood that causos Rheumatism or Ca tarrh, making a perfect euro. If you havo pains or achos in bonos, joint* or hack, swollen glands, tainted breath, noises in tho bead, discharges of mucuous, ulcoratlon of the membranes, blood th'n, get easily tired, a treatment with B. B. 13. will stop ovory symptom by making tho blood pure and rich. Druggists $1.00. Trial treatmont froo by addressing BLOOD BALM Co., Atlanta, Ga. Descrlbo trouble and freo medical advice given. Only $1.7? and you got THE ADVER TISER and Bryan's groat paper, Tho Commoner, for a whole year. Just think of it. You can got an all wool mattress for $!?.f?0 at 8. M & B. II. Wilkos. You should havo ono of thorn. Notice to Pensioners. All applicants for pensions are not tiled to call at tho office of John M. if Hilgens, Friday and Satur day , January 11th and I2th, 1901, to got iht necessary blanks. These blanks tiro then to bo tilled by tho applicants and by thorn brought beforo Iho County Ponsion Board, which meets at Laurons Court House on tho following days for tho respective Townships, to wit: Youngs, ScuAlletown and Huntor on Monday, January 21st; Dials and Jacks on Tuesday, January 22ml; Cross Hill and Sullivan on Wednesday, 23rd of January; Wa terloo on Thursday, 24lh of Jan uary ; Laurens on Friday, 26th of January. I J no. M. Hudgens, Chairman County Board. LISBON dots. Christmas has conn' ami gone and ovorybody has had Iiis or her time dur ing tho past holidays, though some in this vicinity were in bed sick and did not havo the pleasure of enjoying themselves. Well, tho people have gono to work w.th a view of making ends moot next fall, if economy will doit. 'I hey know that living too fast for thoir means havo been the cause of their wind-up and tho fact is that tv.ey will have to work more and spend less is the only way to success. Now farmers, let us start right now. Pre pare your lands to use less fertilizers, by making more at home. 'Then stay away from town and by that you will buy less. In the fall your accounts will bo easier settled and you will find out that you made your crops on less than you thought of In tho out-set. Let a man try and you will lind out that he can do a great many things that he thought ho could not. So let us try and try again. Mrs. L W. WoffOfd and children have been visiting in this vicinity. Mrs. J. T. A. Ballow spent the holi days in Blacksburg, S. O . Messrs. J, D. W, Watts and Bon Shell spent Wednesday duriug the holidays with J. t. A. Ballow hunting birds, etc. Rev. Homer Owtngs is at his post. Lisbon High School, after enjoying the holidays at different places. Mr. and Mrs. Will Wright, of Pol zer, S. C, spent the holidays with Mr. Wright's parents. Miss Virgie Dempster went back to her homo in Charlotto, N. C. last Fri day fo the regret of her many friends here. Mr. Willie Holmes says we have to have a telephone from* this place to 1.aureus Court Houso to he in touch with our county scat. Wo are much of the opinion of Mr. Holmes. Wo too would like to have a phono from here to Laurons Court House aud If any man would come up wo could havo It without any trouble. Tho trouble with some people Is thoy want all these things at tho cost of somebody olso. That is tho way of tho world. Mr. W. T. Cannon and family have moved to Mrs. Coleman's place near Waterloo. Mr. Edwin F. Tcnguo left for Colum bia last Monday and will go from thoro to Charleston. Mr. Toague Is a good business man and will do well whore ovor ho may locate. Telephone. A Thousand Tongues Could not express the rapture of An ale E, Springer, of 1,126 Howard St., Philadelphia, Fa.. when she found that Dr. King's New Discovery for Con sumption had completely cured her of a hacking cough that for many years had made lifo a burden. All other remedies and doctors could give her no help, but sho says of this Royal Cure ?"it soon removed tho pain in my chest and I can now sleep soundly, something I run scarcely remember doing. 1 feel like, sounding its praises throughout the Universe." "" will every one who tries Dr King's New Discovery for any trouble of the Throat, Chest or Lungs. Prio > 50c. and $1.00. Trial bottles free at [?au reus Drug Co Every bottle guar anteed. M l. GALLAGHER. Well, Mr. Editor, us you haVi n't bad any dots from this place in ROHiu time, I will try and give you a fow. They are as follows: Prof, iiondorson spent tho Christ mas holidays at home. Miss Maggie Olardy spout the Christmas holidays With friends and relativen in this community. Mr. Hobt. Henderson , of Clemson Col lego, has returned after a few week's vacation, accompanied by ono of his class*mates, Mr. A. E, tiolman, of Orangeburg. Miss Maud Mabry and sister spent tho Xmas holidays with friends and relatives on tho Long Oaine side. Miss Blanch Daniel of this placo is spending awhile with relatives at Ooronaca. Miss Josio Balontlne, of your town, was called to the bed-side of her sick aunt, Miss Josio Daniel. Mr, B. L. Henderson and his daughter, Miss Lulu, spent ono day last week witii tho family of Mr. Ben Lipford, of Donalds. Mrs. B. L. Henderson is quite sick at this writing. We hope to soon hear of her convalescence. Capt. A. A. King is on tho s'ck list at this writing. Wo hope ho will soon recover. Mr. J. C. Ilasor, of Cross Hill, passed through Ibis section lust week on bis way to his plantation. Mr. c. W. Jones, of the Graded School of your town, spent Xmas holidays at home. Mr. J. C. Mabry, of this place, is getting in some fine machinery and will be ready to saw. Wo will then have a first-class saw mill in our midst which is very much needed. Mr. B, Y. Baldwin lias moved in our midst. Wo welcome him back again. Your humble scribo bad tho pleasure of going to a quilting and turkoy dinner at Mr. C. W. Jones' last week. All the younger people seemed to enjoy tho occasion, es pecially Cognosce. Many good wishes and a happy now year for tho Editor of the Advertise it and its readers. Cognosco. PERFUME AND DISEASE. Nature Practical, Not Poetical, In ScallerltiK Sweet Dlos?om?. A French physician has decided that perfumes prevent pcoplo from Inking certain diseases. During an epidemic his attention was attracted to the fact that persons who constantly used per fumes escaped taking the disease But ho found that the more delicate per fumes, like violet, lavender, attar of rose, were more efficacious (ban musk and strong, rank essences. Bet-curia, the famous Italian botan ist, long ago advised city officials to plant trees and shrubs with odorifer ous blossoms or fragrant loaves along the highways, courts aud parks of cities, because these strong odors pro duce ozone, and thereby purify the air and make tho city more healthful to human beings confined to city streets or narrow, sunless courts and alloys. Indeed nature teaches us some of her delicate mysteries and farreuehiug processes when she plants tuberoses, orange trees, (be night blooming ce rous and other shrubs and blossoms with such rich und oft well nigh over powering odors In tropic lands to neu tralize tho danger of fevers and mala ria arising from dense vegetation or damp, unwholesome marshes and riv ers. Who of us can resist tho charm to the senses of grout masses of white and purple lilacs with countless bees murmuring round tho fragrant spikes of blossoms-tho pure, delightful per fume not too strong In (he open air under the rndhint sun of May? Aud lilacs are so vigorous, are easily grown on any soil and very long lived. Only nn export could tell how old some lilacs on a groat-grandfathor'fl old place are, with the gnarled trunks ami vigorous masses of green and blossoms in May. ?Boston Transcript I vv Catarrb Cannot bo Cured With looal applications! as they can not roach tho seat of tho disease. Ca tarrh is a blood or constitutional dis ease, and in order to euro it yon must lake internal remedies. Hall's t \i tarrh (.'ore is taken internally, and act directly on tho blood and mucous sur? faces Hall's Catarrh Cure is not a (|iiack medicine. It wa.- proscribed by one of the best physicians In this coun try for years, and is u regular pre scription, it is composed of the best tonics known, combined with tin1 best blood purifiers, acting directly on tho muo us surfaces. The perfect < m blnation of the two ingredients is what produces such wonderful results in curing Catarrh. Bend for testimonials free. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props., Toledo, O. Sold by druggists, price 75 cents. Hall's Family Pills are tho best. Notice to The Dear People! Ono oar of Fine white, strong. Lime. One ear of No. 1 and 2 Shingles, have to day arrived and read> for sale. Call to see and got what yon need and commence the Now Year with tho best ol building material. Respectfully, H. F. QUAY. Real Estate. Houses and Lots and Farms for sale Tenants placed and Rents Collected. Terms reasonable. KENNEDY & GOQGANS, Real Kstato Agents, South side Pubr'o Square. Liurons, S. C, Jan. :i, 1901?Gm. Did it Ever Occur to YOU how easily a mistake could be mailer There fore to keep you from making a mistake, bring us your prescription. We use th' Purest Drugs and Chemicals, filling it as written by the Docter. with our prices you can find no fault. Dear Docter :?Remember we can save you money if you will give us a trial. Palmetto Drug Co. ^fM i n % The Entering Wedge To your consideration iH gen erally tho cost, though C08t should always be rolativo to valuo to Loa fair tost. Tho lumber wo soli may not always ho tho cheapest in price, but it's always cheapest in the long run, because wo give the host value. Thoroughly kiln-dried,pro perly sawed and planed, you'll find it "matches" woll, and will bo a lifo-long source of satisfac tion, R.H.Hudgens & Son. IS ALL, SIM KINS & BALL, Attornoya at Law, LauRBNs, South Carolina. We praetiee In all state and United Stalos Courts. Speolal attention given ftoileotlonw, Several town lots for sale. Sales of lots on monthly installments nego tiated. w. w. Ball. Dr. ltolfc E. Hughes, <B* Office in Dial Block over Pal metto Drug Store. Spocially propared for Examin ing anel Treating disoaso? of Kyo, Kar, Throat and Noso. A NEW LAW FIRM. The undersigned Iihvo this day en tered into a partnership for the practice of law in the Courts of this State, under the namo ef Simpson & Coopor and will promptly attond to all business en trusted to them. H. Y. Simpson, R a. Cooper. NOTICE, NOTICE! All persons wanting the Coroner are revested to notify 'Phone 80, Clinton, W. D. Watts, Coroner. Th?> Counteaa of Ajrr. At a dauco in tho country a gilded youth from tow n was complaining that there was nobody nt to dance with. "Shall l Introduce you to that young iady over there?" ashed his hostess. "She is the daughter of the Countess of Ayr." Delighted, tho young muu assented, and, alter waltzing with the fair scion of a uoblu house, ventured to ask after her mother, tho Countess of Ayr. "My father, you mean," said the girl. "N<>. no, no," said iho bewildered youth, "I was risking after your moth* er, the Countess of Ay v." "Yes." was the reply, "hut that's my father." Utterly itl n loss, the young mac rushed off In search of his hostess and Said the girl she had made him dance With was ??.)e'|.. mad; told him the CountCSS of Ayr was her father." "So he is," answered the lady of the house. "Let me introduce you to him. Mr. So-tind-so, Mr. Smith, ihe county surveyor."?London chronicle. A I-'litlnhcd Speech, Miss A.?When I'm asked to sing, I don't efiy, "No, I can't slug," nor wall to be coaxed, but sit right dow n at tho piano and? Miss U.?Leave tho company to find it out for themselves. ? Philadelphia Bulletin. Tho doll Is probably iho most antique of toys. It bus been found iusldc the craves of children of ancient Rome, For Sale ? ??? ? Real Estate in and Near the City oi' Laurens? House and ono-1 df Acre lot on Main Street, ono-hall mllo from public square. House has seven rooms. House and Fifty Acres, on Main Street, one mile from public square. House hassovon iihiiiis, Will sell as a whole or in lots. Out ds property there are six lots of about two acres oaeb, fronting on Man Street, ranglug in price from $150.00 IO $500.00 Cottage and one-half Acre lot, and ton one-naif Aero vacant lots on Hast Main and Holmes St roots, and C. N. ?* L. H. H , near < Jotton Mills. ?? Small lot on Main Street, West of and adjoining Chlldross' -tables. Ono Hundred and Sixty Acres with front on Main Stl'OOt one mile from square. One Hundred and Sixty-six Acres on Greonvlllo road partly within City limits. Four Hundred Aeros at Lisbon. Lau rons County, set in borthudu grass and w ill make a lino Slock Farm. SIM I'st?N ,v COOPKIt, Attorneys at Law, Laurons, S. C, Assessors Notice! The Auditor'- Olli co will be open from the 1-t day of January to the 20th day of Februrj [1)01, to receive re turns of I'orsonalproperty for taxation in.Laure ; i (lounty. For tin convenionco of taxpayers, the Auditor will attend the following named places to receive returns for saul year, it) wit: Jacks Township, Dr. F. M. Sotzler's, January 7, from in n. in, to 2 p, m. .lacks Township, Honno, January s, from 10 a m to 2 p, in. Hunter Township, Clinton, January 0, from Hi a. in. to 2 p. in. Hunter Township, Residence of Duck Young. January 10, from 111 a. in. to 2 p. m. (boss Hill Township, Spring Grove, January 11. from Ina. in to 2 p. in. Cross Hill Township Crops Hill, January 12. from 10a. m. '?> 2p m. Waterloo Township, Waterloo, Jan u.t.y 1 I, from in a. m. to 2 p. in. Waterloo Township, Bkom, January 15, from In a. 111. to 2 p. in. Waterloo Township, Mt. Hallaghor, January 1(1, from 10 a in. to 2 p. in. Sullivan Township, Hrewcrton, Jan uary IT. from 10 a. m. to 2. p. in. Sullivan Township, Frinceton, Jan uary is, from '.I a. m. to 12 m. Sullivan Township,Tumbling Shoals. January 18, from 1 p. in. to 4 p. m. Dial Township, Aimer Babb's, Jan uary in, from 0 a. m. to 12 m. Dial Township, D. D. Harris,'Jan uary 21, from lo a. in. to 1 p. in. Dial Township, V. A. White's, Jan uary 22, from 10 a. in. to 2 p. m. Young's Township, Cook's Store, January 23, from Ida. m to 2 p. in. Young's Township, Young's store, January 21. from 10 a. in. lo 2 p. m. Young's Township, Pleasant Mound, January 2?, from '?? a. in. to 12 in. Young's Township. I.anford Station. J anuary 2f>, from 2 to t p. in. 3ouffletown Township, Tylersvllle, January 2<>, from 10 a. m, to 2 p, in. it will save much time to taxpayers, also greatly facilitate the work of the Assessor, If every person beforo leav ing home will make out a Complete lidt of every item of personal property In the following order : Horses, cattle, m lies, sheep and goats, hogs, watches, organs ami pianos, buggies, wagons ami oarriagos, dogs, merchandise, ma chinery and engines, moneys, notes acd accounts abovi Indebtedness, and all other property including house bold. [tisnlwayc required that the Audi? tor ret the first given name of the tax? p tyer in full. Under the head ol place of residence on t".\ return, give tho township. All male citizens between the ages of twenty-olio anil sixty years, on tho 1st of January, except those who i.ro Incapable of earning a support from being maimed,or from other car,-' -, ftro deemed taxable polls (Confederate VOtt ran-, excepted. And all tax-payers aro required to give tho number of their school dis trict. After the 20th day of February next lifty percent, penally will bo attached for failures to make returns. In evory community there, are per rons who cannot, road or that (In not taken newspaper, Those morn ortu nato may do such persons agrost favor by telling them ol the time to make roturns or by roturning for them. The assessing and collecting taxes i- done in the -ame year, and we have to aggregate tho number ami vaIuo of all horses, mules, cattle and other pieces of personal property, as well as the acres of land, lots ami buildings and their value that there are in this county, and have th,? same on tile in tho i lomptroller < lonoral's office by t ho 30th of Juno of each year, ami from that time, to the lir.-l day of October tllO Auditor .- ami Treasurer's dupli cate have to bo completed ami an ab stract of the wo(k in the Comptroller Qenoral's ofllcc by that time, which will show al a glanco that tho Auditor has no lime to take returns, o- any thing else inutdi, between the 1st day of October, hut work on tho books and the blanks. Wo hope, therefore, that all taxpayoi'8 will make their returns in time. W. L. FKKOUSON, Auditor. I Ucc. 6th, 1000.?tf. Stute of South ( aroina, COUNTY OF LAURENS, THE City OF LAUREN'S, AN ORDINANCE TO DIVIDE THE CITY OF LAURENS INTO SIX WARDS AND TO PROVIDE FOR ONE ALDERMAN TO BE ELECT ED HEREAFTER FROM FACH WARD. HF IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF LAURENS OF THE CITY of LAURENS:? Sec 1: That* tho City of Laurens bo and tin* same horoby is divided into six wurds us follows: Ward i shuil include ail that portion of Tho city of Laurens. situate, lying and being West of Little River and Fust of Church Stroot between Main Street, and Laurens Street and North Harper Si root. Ward 2 shall Include all that portion of tho City of Lauren^, situate, lying uud being North ?d Laurons Street bo tweon Church Street and North Har per st root. Ward :t shall Include all that portion of the city of Laurons, situate, lying and being East of Little lliver between East Main Stroot and North Harper Street. Ward I shall include all that portion of tho City ot Laurens, situate, lying and being South of Main Street, and Last of South Harper Stroot and Saxon Street. Ward .*> shall Include all that portion of tho City of Laurens, situate, lying and being South of Main Street, and West of South Harper Street and Saxon Street. Ward U shall include ali that portion of the City of Laurens, situate, lying and being North of Main Street and West of t ihurcb Strcn! Sr.c2: That from a d alter the sec ond Tuesday in March 1001 each Ward shall be entitled to ono Uderman as a member of the City Council of Laurens 'o he elected by the quail liod electors of t be respective wards and no person shall be elected as Alderman from any ward who has not been a resident of snob ward twelve months Immediately pro coding tho day of his election. sec. ?"!: That from and alter tho pttS sago of this ordinance In all elections for Mayor of the City of Laurens the person otherwise qualified, receiving I the highest number of legal votes oast In all the wards shall be declared tho Mayor. Done and ratified by the City Ooun i ? ) oil of Laurens of Tho City of SEAL ? Laurens. at The City of LttU ' \ rens, and tin corporate seal of said City affixed hereto this 2nd day of January 1001, In the year of our Lord ono thousand nine hundred and ono, and in tho ono hundred and twenfcy llfth year of tho Sovereignty and Inde pendence of the United States of America. W. It. R1CHEY, M a vor. L. O. Batxe, Clorkof <'ity Council. AN ORDINANCE ?TO? Raise Supplies BY 'PANATION KOR THE CITY OF LAURENS, FOR THE FIS CAL Y BAH C< LMM KNCI X< i .1 AN I'AKY I, 1001. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCI L OF LAURENS? See. 1. That a Tax of Fifty Cents on every one hundred dollars' worth of the assessed value of all property, reft! and personal, nol exempt by law from taxa tion, situate within the limits of the! City of Laurens be, and the same ;s hereby levlf ;. for corporate purposes to defray th< the current expenses of said (Uty Cr the fiscal year commencing Jan uary 1st, IflOt, and to meet suoh other Indebtedness a* ha*; been contracted by said City for corporate purposes. That an additional tax of thirty cents (in 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 duo upon the Thirty Thousand Dollars of Bonds issued April 1st, 1807, f'?r the purpose of mooting tho cost of building and equipping the Wa ter Works and Electric Light Plants for said City, and to pay at bast one-for tieth part of the entire bonded debt for a sinking fund in aid of tho retirement and payment of said bonds. That the City Clerk shall enter said levies and assessments upon the hooks of said City, and to receive the said taxes. And that the said Taxes herein levied, shall he paid to the City Clerk of said City, in lawful money of the United stales, on or before the 1st ?lay of March, 1001, and any poison fail ing to pay said taxes by said dato shall be liable to the penalty now provided by law for tho failure to pay the gener al Slate tax . Done and ratified by IhoCit) Council i - ? ) of Laar, us, of the cilj of Lnu < si: w. - rein, at 'he c ly of Laurens, ( ?'< ? ) and the cor," ipto seal of said City hereto affixed this i ie 18th day of December, in th" \ ear of our Lord One Thousand an I Nino Hundred and in the i no hundred and twenty fifth you- of tin* sovereignty and independence of l ho United Stales of America. W. L. RICIIEY, Mayor. L. C. BALhB, Clerk. Doc. '20, 1000?8t. W. B, KNIGHT, Attorney at Law. Will practice iu ail the State and Federal Court?. Strict attention to all business Intrusted to him Oftice lip-stairs, Simmons' Building. NOTICE OF Settlementof Estate By leave of (lie Probate Court for Laurens County, S. C. the undersigned gives notice that they will settle at 10 a.m., January 17th, (901, in tho Pro bate Oftlco for said County, the estate of the late John Lanford, deceased. All persons having cairns against said estate will present them to tho undersigned, dnly authenticated, on or b> that day or they will barred. At tho same date they will apply to tho court for an order discharging thom from thoir trust as Fxocutors. B.W. Lanford, J. W. Lanford, Executors* Two Thousand Bushels, white and mixed, Corn arriving and to arrive in a few days at Prices that Y/ill Please You. Three Hundred barrels Flour now in our Ware House. Corn 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 Offer this Week 50 pairs heavy 11-4 white Blankets at $1.50 a pair. 100 dozen children's heavy small rib black Hose | Man ufacturers seconds ] slightly imperfect, worth 15 cts. at 10 cents a pair. 75 dozen ladies black hose sold anywhere at 15 cents this week here at 10 cents. 25 dozen ladies heavy white ribbed fleeced Unde vests at 50 cents a pair. Misses white and gray Union Suits?all sizes. One lot Outing cloths, the to cents quality, at 8$ cents per yard. See these goods whether you buy here or elsewhere. One Price to ALL at W. U. WILSON & CO. Laurons, S. C, Sept 18, 1900. It COST You: r^ot^it^T A life-size Portrait, of yourself or any member of your family PREK with $25.00 in trade. Many have already availed themselvoa of this raro olTor. Why don't you? Samplo portraits may bo seen in our windows. rJourj is THE Tiirje to seoure some of tho raro End of tho Season Harrains wo aro offering in ovory department. Lot of Men's me dium and cheap hats go at COST. Special Bargains in Millinery. Ladies' and Children's shoos at prices that ploaso. Come and seo us. Wo won't compel you to buy?-hut our priced will. Respootfully, -* THE HUB Under Bou-Della Ho tel Wo have just roooived tho handsomest lino of Ovorooats ovor shown in Laurens. Wo have them in all tho latost stylos, and best materials. Wo oan save you from $1.00 to $2.60 on ovory Ovorcoat. OVERCOATS I You cannot afford to lot this opportunity pass to got a fine Ovorcoat at a low prioo. Wo will take pleasure in showing thorn to you. Respectfully, J. E. Winter & Bro. Laurous, S. C, Dee. 4, 1900.