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rilK ADVERTISER. Subscription Prl<.18 Months, *i.r>o l'ayahlo in Advance. lt. W. BALL, Editor. Hat?? for Advertising. -Ordinary Ad vertisements, per square, ono inser tion,$1 .00; eaofi subsequent insertion, 60 cents Liberal reduction made for large Advertisements w. w. Ball, Proprietor. LAUKENMi S. C, .IAN. 28, 1901. Our Solons. Under this lead our purpose was originally to keep close watch upon our own members and to chionlolo their motions and speeches, hut the promi nent matte S before the Legislature we shall also be careful to note. Goodwin, onr S. uator, is a young man, is largely self-educated, a native of this county, hut bright and level headed, a successful farmer, residing five miles from 'his city. He has served a tnrm n the House and is not unacquainted with the ways of states man McQowan, of the House, is a lawyer in go tl praotloe, was raised on a farm and can still run a straight furrow and is serving his first term. He is u Col lege graduate. Nichols is not thirty, had ?mine years at a College, taugt t school, and Is pur suing the vocal on of a farmer sue oesFSully. Cooper i- bhn votti :osl of tiie batch, had an n?ad into "ducHtlon, tinjht school u I < . .n - it ? now paying t ourt i" a /.<? ? - m itre.?s H o law There it* in n?gro u 'ho Legis lature, Units 'i ?>!?'? t <a Repub lican. There iearns to b a compro mise in that < nut;., odice8 ar? dlvi I between poll .<. ?1 oarOes. i nd Hoes was a member the last Bouse. Our readers v.iH meat' ?> "neounter of Inf t winter between Hoi's and C'tizon Ashley on the lish question when the Cl*'.ei> weni i it hi*i David with a s i.intoinoet Afio-American, but h ' too iiad a M'.n and there wn" mnch fun. As a res't'.t we oay high fcr our shad in these diggings. By the way, i huh stOl'V of this s,<r is vouched for: Twi distinguished lawyers of tho Pee dee country occupied at dinner olther end of the table, one a Scotchman and the other a .lew. shad was the main dish, and the Israelite outing raven ously of roe, exclaimed to his brother at tho other end of the table: ".VI, I am dosv.-oyidg my thousands like Sampson." "Yes ami wPh she same Instrument,' iik'* lightnit.c fro. ? M. The Laurens Bill amending the labor contract laws was hammered to death in the House. ( itizen Ashley, of An derson, had borrowed TUlman's pitch fork for t he occasion a nd progged and probed the Bill wherever he could Und a vital point. So It died the death in tho House of its birth- McOowan made a hard light to keop it on its egs, but th Anderson elti/.e i's deadly Instru ment was too much for him. Cooper Introduced his Hi 1 to amend tho con cealed weapon law. a committee of 40, ono from ach county, was raised to look after o-r fish laws and Nichols is On the committee 11 is a work of su pererogation. Nothing hut a whale can break tlw nets the ?Georgetown sand lapper puts into the mouth of the rivers to obstruct tho shad hunting for fresh water in these hills. \ e are mere sar dines in the tight and aro paying for this foolish legislation, wer'r.t it for our glorious mountain streams there would bo no hatching grounds, no wa ter 111 fact, 110 harbor to harbor tho fish, no oot an, nothing but barren sand Wustes, and r low e aw-lish. But the coast counuy is n pa t of tin- grand old State and w ? should egislate to keop all parts of her al v and kicking. A re-- ui on to create new Circuits and adu it ionnI Judges constantly pokes up Its head It got a black eye. but is hard to knock out. Over-worked!? ?ludgechips ire hankered after, sought ?-'ter, run after, fought lor. begged, borrowed, demanded, t-cr<imbled a tor, hung to, st ck to, clung to, dea'h gnped. Whoever heard of a Judge resigning? Publ shed in the sttvo s of Askahui, read in black and white in a newspaper, it would not go ? nobody wonid believe it. Re-arrangement of Congressional DlSirie's cone ins all 1 he sons of So.on, who expect to be <?' vernors, Congress men ar.d Senators. Sparlanburg, (ex cept a shoo string), most of Union, one-half ot Riohlnnd, ino'udingColum bia, Falrdold, ' aur<>n* and Greenville compose the 4th District at present. The Act of Congress passed but t he oth er dayprovi 'eaa alns' the rhoe-string busineos and r*-ads that tho Congress ional District torrkory must be "com paothnd -onr* no.is." whctv.i! hitherto It read cuiitlgdOus.' Hi;re Is the pr - position for plHU li .' ' P ' S! 8>ibida Diatrtei: l'/igefleli, 25.478; Alken, 110,032: Suin-Jj, I8.WMI: Green wood, 28,343; Nowberr.. 30,182; Lau rens. :i7.:>s2. 'J otal, i7'.?,:is;{ On Thursday last the Senate pro ceeded to tho House and Grovernor McSweney was s.vorn in by Chief Jus tice Molvor for h's second term, and Col -1. II. Tillmtin, as Lieut. Governor Trmi the band played, little speech-s were made,and all was over. Hund'cds of new bills have been in troduced on a'l manner of subjects', but nothing of irrave moment. Wo had near'y b rgotten to mention th?t, on Wednefday night last, the "Columbia Commercial and Mechani cal Club" had the whole "lay-out" at their palatial quarters whero tho oys ters were steaming, tho quail brown and plump n toast, tho celery crisp, tho oold tongue all that could be de sired, punch pungent, liwine of tho Rbiue, divine," and the loving cup went joyuously round and round; and all was Jocund as a Christinas carol. (Don't forgot the "Columbia Club" of ton years back, and, \amod so to speak.') Tatum's Bill to prevent and punish reckless driving Is a good bill. Bill t> extend tax-paying to 1st of March passed. ? * * Victoria Dead. Victoria, Q icon of Britain and Em press of India, died at Osborne House, Cowos, Kngland, on the 21st instant of paralycls. Horn May 24, 1810, Queen of England June 1M7 She ruled tho longest of any historic sovereiga, was a good woman, had the renpect of the world, and dies crowned with tho af foction of all good poople Albort Ed ward, oldost son eucceeds her as King and Emperor, in tho flOth year of his age. Atb P, M.( January 22, tho Quoon Is still alive, but may pass away any mo ment. Later The Qr.eon has since died. # * The road question is a little too much for tho Legislature of South Carolina. A farmc having a very grassy cotton patch purchased a llock of geeso and put them in to ( loan it out. An old gander, tho King, looked around and seeing tho aituation Hew over the fenco, crying "over-cropped," followed by the entire llock. Prevented a Tragedy. Tlmelv information givon Mrs. Goo. Long, of New Straitsville, Ohio, pro vented a dftadful tragedy and savod two lives. A frightful cough had long kopt her awako ovory night. Sho had tried many remedies and doctors, but steadily grow worse until urged to try Dr. King's Now Discovory. Ono bottlo wholly cured her, and she writes this marvellous modlolne also cured Mrs Long of a severe attack of Pneumonia. Such cures are positive proof or tho matchless merit of this grand medicine for curing all throat, chest and lung troubles Only nO cents and $1.00. Every bottle guaranteed. Trial bottles free at Laurens Drug Co. Current Events? (Mark, ol Montana, who was deniod his seat in tho Senate for bribery 19 again elected co tho Senate. His re election Is equal to a Turkish bath and ho goes iu with Hoar, Lodge and Till* inan on all-fours, C^uay, of l'onnsyl vania, was denied his seat for somo ir regularity, but tho Republicans re olected him, givlug blm a thorough whitewash, and ho had an oval leu on presenting himself in tho donate. His fri >nds overwhelmed bim with (lowers and hundreds of Ponusjlvanians came down with blm to Washington. He is a good friend of theSoulb, and when you are given a horse you a?o not to look into bis mouth Tho South accepts him with all his faults. Leavonwortb, Kansas, had a bad lynching ease, the colored criminal burnt at the atako in the presoneo of a mob of 5.000. In Patterson, Now Jersey, three young men for an outrage on a work* inu girl, which resulted in bor death, have been convicted of murder in tho 2nd degree. They sbould have pulled hump, but got long terms President McKinb-y is not able to do social functions and tho White House is engaged In business. One would think so, with the Philippines, China, N lcaratnrua ami Banna on hand. The West Point basting business is a dirty scandal and it seems that tho boys who yo there at tho country's ex penso in a majority of cases have vul garity bred in tbo bone, or they de velope into vulgarians after getting there: This was not the ease in the days of Lee,Grant, Jaokson and others. England is Bleeping over the Tlay Paunceforte treaty. There is no ques tion but t> e ttUC0?8*ful war with Spain has madi Uncle Sam very uppish, and the newl rich sometimes are "cutting n>. ' [\ >?'?{(>< a time to get us-d to harness an? .voar It gracofuPy. An axs , lotued himself In the lion's skin and v amed he forests, all tho animals ? l;ng out, but -eeing a bundle of hay, 10 brayed and was recognized and be ?I'lio rid icons. Up in New York a Dutch club had a n'-table supper and Cleveland made a ? " oh, and it will have its effect upon di i oratio politics. Hill, of Now York and Bryan are to t .ioak in Texas. Both, the two shiest in the domocratic parly, ore unhorsed, so-to-speal'e, and '?hey will l ave four years to soften down any extravagant talk they may indulge in. ? * ? Biennial Sessions. Nobody complains of the work of tho Constitutional Convention in 1895. It was well done. But the sessions of the General Assembly should be every two years. Tho advantages are many. Crass and hasty thirty day legislation would be avoided. The work could be done In six weeks?if 'twere done when 'twere done then 'twere well 'twere well done. A resolution should bo passed at this session submitting a constitutional amendment to the people making the provision. Onco in two years is often enough for a raid on the treasury. One of the riddles before the Legislature is bow to remedy legislation of the last few years pronounced unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. * * The will of Andree who undertook in a balloon to lind tho North Polo aftor two years has been published It trans pi r s that his head was lovol as h?> ex pr< s ? s the opinion that ho would meet his death o.i the voyage. CARROLL. Miss Julia Turner is visiting Mrs. E. (!. Kuller, of Mouotville. Miss Anna Pitts who is teaching in Orangeburg has been on a visit to her home. \\ is are afraid Miss Annie has d? oided to make Orangeburg her homo Mr. W. P. Turner, Jr., has returned to Augusta, (hi., whore he is attending tho Medical College. Mr C. Ii Budd, of Saluda, Is visit ing his brother-in-law, Mr. W. P. Tur ner. Little Mis* Eugenia Wheeler is vis iting hi r grand-father, Mr B.C. H tt. M188 Jessie I'odd, who has been spending some timo with Miss Ell liurta I urner has gone to Albany, Ga.j to spend the winter Wo are sorry to have ? iss Jessie leave us . The many friends of Mr. II. S. Grillin will bo sorry to learn that ho Is in ve.i y poor health . Mr .Eustis has moved to tho old Watts' place. Mi vi: g seems to be /ery common this year, both among tbo whito and colored people. Mr. Editor lot me wish you a happy and prosperous Now Year. THE NEWS AT CLINTON. Mist) Annie Lou Aboil, of Lowry ville, is the gues* of Mrs. George Young. Mr, and Mrs. Young gave I an At Ho ne for her on Weduosday evening. Mis* Eloise Davenport,of Bruno wick, On., 1ft spending two week, with Miss Mary Bailey. There was a very ploasant dance in the Masonic Hall Thursday night. Misses Plowder and Wil liams, of Greenwood, wore here for ' it. ' Mrs. Walker, who has been an Invalid for somo timo was buried in the Presbyterian cemetery Sat urday at eleven o'clock. She has since her widowhood made her home with her daughter, Mrs. R. Z. Wright, and many friends mourn her loss. Miss Ell-me McCaslan Is visit ing in Union. Mr. B. 1<\ Purrott and Dr. Wof ford are opening a lino of up-to date furniture in tho hotel block Tho chicken-pox epidemic still ragen. Many refuse to accept the physicians'* namo for it and have pronouced it " the breaking out." Miss Laura Vance has postponed her visit to Columbia. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Copoland, Jr., have occupied their home on Phlnney Avenue. Tbo Rev. Mr. Friday and his family aro located this yoar in tho Owons house, opposito the Presby terian church. Mr. Plaxco is building a very | OODVenlent dwelling for himself, and is linking tin nrtesian well on the premises. College examinations are in pro gross this week. The streets, as a result, look deserted. Mr. Oheves Ligen,of Enoreo, was In lown last week. Mrs. Amelia Jones it is thought will soon recovor from her painful Injury. Mrs. R. H. Thompson and her children will leavo for Augusta soon. They will mako their homo in that city. "rIiEIJMATISM ? CATARRH, abe~ blood IH ska HKS (TUM free. It is tho doop-soatod obstinate easos of Oa tar rah or Rheumatism that B. B. B. (Botaoio Blood Halm) cures. If doc tors, sprays, liniments, modicatod air, blood purifiers havo failed B. B. B. drains out tho specflc poison in tho blood that causes Rheumatism or Ca tarrh, making a porfoct euro. If you havo pains or aches in bones, Joints or back, swpllon glands, talntod hroath, noises in the head, discharges of mucuous, ulcoration of tho membranes, blood th'n, got easily tired, a treatment with H. B< B. will stop every symptom by making the blood puro and rich. Druggists |l. 00. Trial treatment free by addressing BLOOD BALM Co., Atlanta, Ga. Describe trouble and freo medical advice given. MADDER'S. Mr. Editor, as there has not been any news from our litlio city in Homo time, I ?hall endeavor to give a few brief onos. Miss May Madder), aftor turn weeks vaoat!on has resumed her work as teacher at Benno. Miss Mattie Flnley,who has been visiting friends and relatives in our midst has returned to her home at (Ireonvillo, where she will only re main a couple of days longer, as Mr. Pitts Henry will join her thorn and then huth will continue their journey to Texas, where they will be met with joy by their pa rents. We regret very much to lose them. Mhh Rosabel Moore visited rela tives In your city last week. Mr. (.Jus Cunningham has re turned tu Kur man University. Mr. J. A. P. Moore is having a phone put in his r**8idenc?*. "Look out" be Is going to bo very much annoyed by tin* "Hello girl.'' Tho New Prospect Normal School is in a flourishing condition under the management of Prof. B. Y. Gul bertson and his assistant, Mis.-' Loubelle Martin. Miss Mollie Thompson lias re turned home after visiting her brother, Dr. Thompson, of Belfast, Mr. Ruins Motes, a smiling voting gent of our city ig very much in terested in The Advertiser's voting contest. Dr. Wyatt MoDaniel has left for Koicia, (lt., where lie will practice medicine with his brother, Dr. Irwin MoDaniel of that place. Blub Eyed Beauty. HOW A BULLET TRAVELS. i.i-?? mi > ii -. th<* Sold Id' la TntiKht la Learning How <?> siioot. The soldier is taught that the bullet travels through the air in a curved lino railed tho trajectory, and that three forces act upon it first, tho exploded charge, tending to drive it forward in a straight lino alonu tho lino ot? fire; second, the force of gravity, and, third, the air resistance. At 200 yards, owing to these forces, the bullet, traveling at the rate of 2,000 feet a second, will have fallen about two feet. In the ex citement of bring at close quarters the aim will invariably bo too high. It has boon calculated that when tho enemy approaches within 850 yards tho soldiers will instinctively fire as much as two foot or threo feet abovo their heads. Now, it has boon found by ex periment that the fact of fixiug bay onets will cause tho bullet to drop a distance of about 2t2 foot in 860 yards, and therefore when about this distance from tho enemy soldiers are instructed to fix bayonets, in order to counteract the excessive elevation of their aim. Tho recruit learns that tho mean ex treme range of tho bullet is 8,500 yards, and that the longest shot ever observed was 3,700 yards. Ho is taught the pene trating power of his weapon, a subject full of interest. To tako ono or two ex amples, rammed earth gives less pro tection than loose; bullots easily lind their way through joints of walls, while a concentrated fire of about 150 rounds at 200 yards will breach a nino inch brick wall. Only experience can toaeh a soldier how much ho must aim to tho right or left of his mark to counteract tlm force of tho wind. A side wind has more effect on tho flight of tho bullet than a wind blowing directly toward the flror. Tho soldier must learn the habits of bis riflo, since some shoot higher or lower than others. Every riflo, liko every marksman, has its own individuality.? Poarson's Weekly. ATTE NTION1 ATTE NT 10 X1!) Teachers and Scholars of Laurens County. Wishing to save you money, as well as to supply you with the latest books, we have put in stock Johnson's Read era, Loo's Histories, Ginu's Arithme tics and Prey's Geographies. Glad to have you call. Palmetto Drug Co. NOTICE OF Final Settlement. Tako notice that, on tho 20th day of February, 1001, wo will render a iinal account of our acts and doings as Ex t^utors of the estate of T. B, Bryant, deceased, in tho oftico of tho Judge of Probate for Laurens at 11 o'clock A. M. and on tho samo day will apply for a final discharge from my trust as such Executors. All persons having demands against said estate will please prosont them on or beforo thatday proven and authenti cated, or be forever barred. ALICE BRYANT, S. B. BRYANT, Executors. Jan. 22, 1001?4t. Only $1,75 and you got Thk Aovkk TISER and Bryan's great paper, Tho Commoner, for a whole year. For Sale Real ?state in and Near the City of Laurens. IIouso and one-half Aero lot on Main Street, ono-half milo from public square House has Seven rooms. House and Fifty Acres, ol Main Street, one milo from public square, IIouso has seven rooms. Will sell as a wholo or in lots. On tnis proptvly thoro are six lots of about two acres each, fronting on Main Streot, ranging In price from $150.00 to $500.00 Cottage and one-half Aero lot, and ton one-half Acre vacant lots on F.ast Main and Holmes Streets, and C. N. & L. R. R , near Cotton Mills. Small lot on Main Street, West of and adjoining Chlldress' stables. One Hundred and Sixty Acres with front on Main Streot ono milo from square. Ono Hundrod and Sixty-six Acres on Groonvlllo road partly within City limits. Four Hundrod Acres at Lisbon, Lau renB County, Set in bormuda grass*and will make a tine .Stock Farm. SIMPSON tt COOPER, Attorneys at Law, ? Laurens, 8. O, / ft THE LARGEST PRISON. Located In Franco nmi n Mmici in ] Every H?-Kpcet. France's DOW prison nt Fresues, I some eight inilos from Palis, Is the lar gest in tllO world. It takes tllO place of three old prisons, is situated in a healthy district nud covers, with its urn In bulldtugSi Bower guldens and villa residence of officials, over half a square mile. The prison, unlike penitentiaries, Is not bull! on the star plan, but consists of live rectangular blocks, one of which is the Infirmary. The plan is the eollu lar, and the number of cells reaches the hum- tmal of 1,824. As, however, ac commodation is provided on the "aSPO Clatlon" system for 400 privileged pris oners the total criminal capacity of the Fresues prison Is 2,224. As a sanitari um for the criminal Fresues is uniQiic. As bis or her present home it boasts the proud record of being only half full of crime, or at least punishment by Im prisonment for crime Is diminishing In K ranee. The system at Fresues Is Interesting. Possibly it is worthy of Imitation. The authorities believe in fresh air and sum shiue, those sworn foes of the microbe and friends of health. Hence, as al ready stated, the prison is a model san itarium. Ithcrwlso the criminal is gently educated. Ho works at sonui trade and can purchase from the pro ceeds of his work extra food and per sonal requirements, with the exception of tobacco. When the prisoners go to Worship, which Is not compulsory, or to "School," which Is. they wear hood* so as to prevent mutual recognition"bn re lease. In some of the workshops lids rule does not obtain The reason for this apparent Inconsistency is not clear. Even the officials receive Instruction on such subjects as the prevention of orimo and prison discipline, and as a result of tlds the excellent idea of the whole prison is admirably carried out. A final feature of Frosncs is the severe Simplicity of Its architecture compared With the baronial style of many of our prisons.?London Express. The Adiulrnl'N Brlok. A well known admiral w ho did nota ble service In the war with Spain told a good story on himself when in town recently. He came to the city during the restoration of Independence hall for no other purpose than to secure one of the original bricks of the historic structure. Ouc day ho visited the halt and told the caretaker who be was and what he wanted. That official, willing to do a favor for auch a distinguished person, wrapped up one of the bricks and banded It to the admiral, who was profuse In his thanks. Upon his nriivnl In Washington ibo admiral gove further evidence of his gratitude by writing a letter to Direct or Hiter expressing thanks to him. What was bis surprise the next day to receive a call from the caretaker who had given blm the brick, with the statement that if be did not bring it back to Philadelphia at once he would surely lose ins job. Reluctantly the admiral returned the cherished brick. A short time after Id received the identical brick-, accompanied by a slip of paper oil which was written, "Si lence is golden."- -Philadelphia Record. nnnker Wanted. The City of Mexico wants a banker who never heard of "mnnann." If you want an accommodation from n native banker today and want it bad, he will hem, haw, hesitate ami say, "Come nround tomorrow." You will "come around" early tomorrow and possibly get the money at 4 o'clock In the after noon. "Mnnaua" Is killing Mexican banking. "Mr. Hanker Sercomb," ns he is colled, opened the American Sure ty bnnk on the most prominent cor ner in the City of Mexico nbout two years ago und lias made nearly $1,000, 000. The customary loaning rate la 12 Ser cent, hut great sums are lent at our, live and six times ns much. Ser comb was formerly in the bicycle busi ness In Milwaukee. I know of no such prospect for a mnn of means as Mexico affords Just now.- New York Press. Forty Yearn In One Clinroh, The Rov Dr. S. P. Leeds recently cel ebrated the fortieth anniversary of bis pastorate of the College church at Han over, N. 11. "Throughout this time," says the Springfield Republican, "ids congregation has been composed of practically all of the Dartmouth college faculty, nearly all of the students un der a rule of compulsory attendance and a large majority of tho townspeo ple, and It is well accounted a note worthy tribute to Iiis ability and char acter that he should have been able so long to meet the requirements of so ex ceptional a congregation. Dr. Leeds is a native of New York city, 7(5 years old and a graduate of the University of New York." Bowleg* and tin- Antom'oblle. Billy BowlegS, the Somlnolo Indian ohlef, who Is in town, was taken for a ride In an automobile by Dr. Perry, and ho was shown the city from a different viewpoint from any which be had ever before seen. When asked what lie thought of the "auto," he replied: "Ulm fine. He beat horse, but him no do to go hunt With." During tllO entire ride he sot as stiff ns If he was a wooden figure and sim ply acquiesced or dissented with a nod or a grunt, as the ense might be.? Flor ida Thin s-Unlon and Citizen. I-'lve Acre? In Col I All, Mr. William I,ovo, on Judge John Yountnns' plantation, made on Ovo acres four bales of cotton, netting him 2,100 pounds of lint and S00 bushels of cotton seed. The cotton, at 10 cents, brought $'J10 und the seed, at 2t> cents a bushel, bringing $200. Thus It will be seen thai (he seed the farmers used (0 throw (i',vnj n this country Is bring ing nearly or qtilie as much ns tho lint. ?Bwalnsboro Pino Forest. Bvory man Is either a hero or a cow ard, hut the majority are never un veiled.?Chicago News. Idle, bnt Wliiy. IIv was an Idle Irish hoy, but he had the Celtic wit. Ho had shipped on board of a man-of-wor, where lie an noyed the boatswain by his lnzlnesn. Seeing blm on (be ninlntop one morn ing gazing Idly oil! to sen, Hie boat swain called out to him: "Come down out of that, ye raahcall Como down out Of that, and OI'U glv? ye a dozen whacks wld 010 rope!" "Faith, sorr," replied tho boy, "Ol Wouldn't come If yc offered me two dosen."--Harper's Young People. Deep Water Conference. "You ore not n real fish; you are only an Imitation," said the tlylng fish. "You can stay under water only mi hour or two, and then you have to come to tho surface to breathe." "That's alt right," retorted ttie whalo. "You are only an Imitation bird! I can live under tho water longer {ban yon can llvo out of It" This, dear children, teaches us thai those who dwell In water should net try,to put on ah-Sw-Ohicfl^? thimm. Catarrh Cannot be Cured With local applications, as they can* not reach tho scat of the disease. I Ja? tnrrh is a blood or constitutional dts ease( and in order 10 cure it you must take internal renn dies. Hall's Ca-1 tarrh Cure is taken internally, and aots directly on the blood and mucous sur faces. Hall's Catarrh Cure is not a quack medicine, it was prosorlbed by one of the best physicians In this coun try for years, ami 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. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props., Toledo, <>. Sold by druggists, price 7."? cents. Hall's Family Pills are the best. Notice to The Dear People! One ear of Fine white, Stroll Lime. Ono car of No. 1 and 2 Shingles, have to day arrived and ready for sale. Call to see and got what you need and commence the New Year with tho best of building material. i tespoctfully, H. K. GRAY. Real Estate. Mouses and Lots and Farms foi sal ? Tenants placed and Rents Colic Terms reasonable. KENNEDY & GOGGANS R >l ISstato Agent?, S a h sido Public Square. Laurens, 8. ('..Jan. 3, 1S)(H?(>m. Did it Ever Occur to YOL how easily a mistake could be made? There fore to keep you from making a mistake, bring us your prescription. We use the Purest Drugs and Chemicals, Tilling it as written by the Docter. with our prices you can find no faith. Dear Docter:?Remember we can save you money if you will give us a trial. Palmetto Driii? Co. The Entering Wedge To your consideration is gen erally the cost , though cost should always be relat ive to value to be a fair test. Tho lumber we sell may not always be the cheapest in price, hut it's always cheapest in the long run, Lecauso we give the Lost value. Thoroughly kiln-dried,pro perly sawed and planed, you'll find it "matches" well, and will ho a life-long source of satisfac tion. R.H.HudgensckSon. HALL, SIM KINS A HALL, Attorneys at Law, Laurens, South Carolina, We praetloe In all state ami United States Courts. Special attention k?* ?olleetlons. Several town lots for sale. Sales ol lots on monthly Installments in go tiatod. W. W. Ram,. Dr. Rolfe K. Hughes, K Ofllce in Dial Hlock motto Drug Store. over Pal Specially propared for Examin ing and Treating diseases of Eye, Kar, Throat, and Nose. A NEW LAW FIRM. The undersigned have this da.*) en tered Into a partnership for the practice of law in the Courts of this State, under the name of Simpson Si Cooper and will promptly attend to all business on trusted to them. ii. y. Simpson, u. a. cooper. W. K. KNIGHT, Attorney at Law. tw Will praotlce in all the State and F?deral Courts. Htriot attontion to all business intrusted to him. Ofllce up-stairs, Simmons' Building, State of South ( aroina, COUNTY OF LAURENS, Thk City op .Lachens, AN ORDINANCE TO DIVIDE THE CITY OB1 LAURENS INTO SIN WARDSAND TO PROVIDE FOR 0 N E A L D1:R M A N TO 1 i E E LEOT ED HEREAFTER FROM EACH WARD, BE IT ORDAINED BY THK CITY COUNCIL OF LAURENS OF THK CITY OF LAURENS:? Six-1: That tho City of Luurons ho and tho sumo hereby is divided into six wards as follows: Ward i shall ineludo all that portion of Tin-city of Luurons. situate, lying and being West of Little Hi vor and East <>f Church Street between Main Street, aud Laarens Street and North Harper Street'. Ward 2 >hull Include all that portion of tile City of Luurons, situate, lying und being North of Laurons street be tweon Church Street and North Har per St root. Ward '.\ shall include all that portion of the City of I.aureus, situate, lying and being I'.ast of Little Kiver between East Main Street and North Harper Street. Ward I shall include all that portion of the City Of Luurons. situate, lying and being South of Main Streft, and Eti3t of South Harper Strool ant Saxon Sir el. Ward 5 shu!I include all that portion of the City of Luurons, situate, lying and being s'otitb of Main Street, and iVost of South Harper Street and Saxon Street. Ward 8 shall Include all that portion 01 the Cit\ of Lauren-, situate, lying aud being North of Main Street and West of Church Str< <?? SEC. 2: That from nod after tho sec ond Tuesday in March HUH each Ward shall be entitled to one Iderinan as a member of the < Jlty Council of Luurons to be elected by the quail lied electors of tho respective wards and no person shall bo elected as Alderman from any ward who has not boon a resident of such ward twelve months immediately pre ceding the day of bis election. SEC. II: That from and alter Ihe pas sage of this ordinance i.-; all elections for Mayor ol the City ol Laurens tho person otherwise qualified, receiving the highest number of legal votes cast in all the wards shall be declared tho Mayor. Hone and ratilied by the City Coun i ?? i ell of Laurens of The City of si:.\], ' Laurons, at Tho City of Lau ' ?) roils, and the corporate seal of said City allixed hereto this 2nd day of January 1001, in tho year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and one, and in the one hundred and twenty fifth year of tho Sovereignty and Inde pendence of the United* States of America. W. K. RICHEY, M avor. L. G. BALLE, Clerk of City Council. Assessors Notice! The Auditor's Otlleo will be (?pen from tho l-t day of January to the 20th day of Eebrury [001, to receive re turnsof Personal property for taxation in.I,aureus County. For the convenience of taxpayers, i the Auditor will attend the following I named places to receive returns for ? said year, to wit: Jacks To vnship, Dr. F. M. Set/.ler's, January 7. from 10 a. in. to 2 p. m. .lacks Township, Benno, January 8, from 10 a in to 2 p. in. Hunter Township, Clinton, January '?. from 10 a. m. to 2 p. m. Hunter Township, Residence ol* Hack Young, January lo, from 10 a. m. to 2 p. in. ClOSS Hill Township. Spring GrOVO, January II, from 10 a. m. to 2 p, in. Cross Hill Township Cross Hill, January 12, from 10a. m. to 2p m. Waterloo Township, Waterloo, Jan uary 14, from 10 a. m. to 2 p. m. Waterloo Township, Ekora, January 15. from 10 a. in. to 2 p. in. Waterloo Township, Mt. Gallagher, January I?'. from in a m. to 2 p. ra. ; Sullivan Township, Bt -v.-non. .Tan i u.? y 17, from lo a, r . to 2. p. in. Sullivan Townrhip Prinoottn, Jan ; ? ? lv. from !) a. Di. 10 12 in. uillvuuT wnship,Tumbling; Shoals, January 18, from 1 p. m, to 4 p. m. Dial Township. Abner Babb's, Jan liary !!?, from '.' a. m. to 12 in. Dial Township, D. D. Harris,'Jan* liary 21, from 10 a. in. lo 1 p. in. Dial Township, V. A. White's, Jan uary 22, from 10 a. in. to 2 p. in. Young's Township, Cook's Store, January 23, from 10 a. m to 2 p. m. Young's Township, Young's store, January 24. from 10a. in. to 2 p. m. Young's Township, Pleasant Mound, January 25, from i) a. m. to 12 m. Young's Township, I.anford Station, January 25, from 2 to 4 p. m. Sciillletown Township, Tylersvlllc, January 2ii, from 10 a. in. to 2 p. in. It. will savo much time to taxpayers, also greatly facilitate the work of the Assessor, if every person before leav ing home will make out a complete lirit of every item of personal property In the following order : Horses, cattle, mules, sheep and goats, hogs, watches, organs and pianos, buggies, v agOUS and carriages, dogs, merchandise, ma chinery and engines, moneys, notes and accounts above indebtedness, and all other property including house hold. It is always required that the Audi tor get the first given name of the tax payer in full. Under the head of place of residence on tax return, give the township. All malo citizens between the ages of twenty-one and sixty, years, on the 1st of January, except those who are incapable of earning a support from being maimed, or from other causes, aro deemed taxable polls (Confederate veterans excepted. And all tax-payers are required to give the number of their school dis trict. After tho 20tll day of Eobruary next llfty percent, penally will bo attached for failures to make returns. In every community tlicro arc per ions who cannot read or that do not take a newspaper. Those moro fortu nate, may do BUCll persons a great favor by telling them ol the time to make returns or by returning "for them. The assessing and collecting taxes Is done in the same year, and we have to aggregate the number and value of all horses, mules, cuttle and other pieces of personal property, as well as the acres of land, lots and buildings and their value that there are in this county, and have the. same on file In the. Comptroller Gonoral's office by the 30th of June of each year, and from that time to the first day of Oct< be.r tllO Auditor's and Treasurer's dupli cate have to bo completed and an ab teilet of the work in the Comptroller General's office by that timo, which will show at a glam u that tho Auditor has no time to take returns, or any thing ch.c much, between the 1st day of October, but work on tho hooks and the blanks. Wo hope, thereforo, that all taxpayers will mako their roturns in time. W. L. FERGUSON, Auditor, Dec.?tb, 1000.?tf. ATTENTION Two Thousand Bushels, white and mixed, C< in arriving and to arrive in a tew clays at Prices that Will Please You. Three Hunched 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 pi ices shall be right. Laurens Cotton Mills Store. I D. H. WADS WORTH, Mnndgar. NOKTIi CAROLINA WHISKEY - BRANDY ^Direct from Distiller to Consumer^ Saving Middlemen's FrcHts. Write for Prices. J. H. WOOL LEY, CHERRY V ILL K, N. '?. Are You IntereDted? Will Offer this Week 50 pairs heavy 11-4 white Blankets at $150 a pair. 100 dozen children's heavy small rib black Hose | Man ufacturers seconds) slightly imperfect, worth 15 cti. 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 Undervesta at 50 cents a pair. Mi sses white and gray Union Suits??all sizes. One lot Outing cloths, the 10 cents quality, at 8k cents per yard. See these goods whether you buy here or elsewhere. One Price to ALL at W. G. WILSON & ( 0. Laurens, S. C, Sept 18, 1900. It COST A lifo-siae Portrait of yoursolf or any member of yo family FREE with $25.00 in trade. Mauy have already availed themselves of this rar> offer. Why don't you? Sample portraits may bo soon in onr windows. Wfooi is THE Titrje to Bocure somo of tho rare End of the Season Rargairis wo aro offering in ovory dopartment. Lot of Men's mo dium and cheap hats go at COST. Special Bargains Millinory. Ladies' and Children's shoos at prices that please. Come and see us. Wo won't compel you to buy?but our prices will. Respectful ly, -* THE HUB Under Ron Doha Hotel -mim We have just roooive'i the handsomest lino of Overooata over shown in Lanrens. Wo h,*vo thorn in all the latest stylos, and hont materials. We ean savo you from $1.00 to $2.50 on ovory Ovorooat. at $ 6.00 at $ 8.00 at $10.00 at $12.00 at $16.00 You cannot afford to lot this opportunity pass to got a flue Overcoat at a low prico. Wo will tako pleasuro in showing thorn to you. Respootfully, J. E. Mintei* & Uro.