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THE ADVERTISER, Subscription Price--ri Mouths, $1.60 Payable in Advance. II. W. BALL, Editor. Hhiton for Advertising.?Ordinary A?i vertlsoments, per square, one inser tion, *i ,00; each subsequent insertion, f>0 rents Liberal reduction made for large Advertisements. VV. W. Hai l, Proprietor. LAI Kl VS. S. C, JAN. :t0, 1901. Our SolOll8. The pestiferous elections are now over and our Legislators arc knuckling down to their work like little men and arc not wti8tir.g rauch time In Idle talk. Tillmnn had to bo elected over again, forty Senators and one hundred and twenty-four members of the House, blundered by electing him a week ahead of the legal time. They aro ex cusable on the plea that dobiter some times nods, much less mere mortals. Citi/.eti Ashley, of Anderson, is evol Utlng into a leader of the House, ard it? a tub* ho CUI ries Ins "pint" and ' wins oir. ' whenever lie talks Ills engl is h as she Is ".-poke" by the Citizen is pot always the most grammatical, but every educated person knows that C'OOD OUgllsll is much more to the purpose, the homespun, strong vernacu lar, being much more in accord with authoritative accepted usage. By this rhetorical rulo the Immortal shake peare has not been expurgated from our standard literature and his noble english, like Cupid, for three centu ries has "ruled the court, the c.inip. the grove." And here is thophilosophy of his commanding tho House when ever be takes the ll or. Mr. McGowan's bills to validate Lau rens K. K. bonds, Kvidenee as to town Ordinances, and his Hill (an important one) to authorize towns, cities and count ies, etc , to r fund indebtedness by tho issue of new bonds are likely to become laws. In the House a bill to put a tax on dog's bonds was killed by u scratch, which will be good news for I'onto. There is a hard light over a B'll to give tho dispensary profus almost en tirely to the counties and towns that maintain dispensaries, whereas now 10 per cent, of prolits go to the State and thence to counties for school purposes. Several counties do not want the i quor but bitterly contend for the money made out of the trafllc. It looks like it will win. The Hill about Factory children un der 12 years of age is having a hard road to travel. There is a broad tire Hill pulling over the way and encountering holes and sbUUl) 8 Senator Goodwin's Hill requiring separate returns of property partly in county and partly in incorporated towns passed the Senate and we third' will pass the House. Ills resolution, however to increase the jurisdiction of Magistrates, with the view to enlarge tho penalty tor violation of contracts, did not fare so well and went over bond. The committee bad ieported unfavorably. Mr. < looper's nmendmont to the con oealcd weapon law b id an unfavorable committee report ami will scarcely survive the shock. Mr. Cooper hftS a bill to divido coun ties In'.O three sections and each sec tion to elect a county commissioner, as Other Officers are elected. A stout debate turned on a Hill to make mills responslbl ? in damages for injuries to operatives caused by the carol< ssiiess of "fellow servants." It was properly knocked on the head. A railway company is so bold, because it is practicable to find export "ser vants" and employees for trains; not so in a mill with hundreds of employees. Cooper has a Hill to give I.aureus four terms of Court annually?wo now have three. This is probably a delega tion Bill, and if so will pass, if it can bo so arranged as not to conflict with other Courts in thu Circuit, It will save the county Jail fee-. A proposition to repeal the lien law was snowed under. The House unanimously passed a re solution recommending the "example" of Victoria to ''succeeding generations in all lands " The resolution, nodoubt, will have weight, and "git thar,"as the "Citizen" of Anderson, would say McGowan has;. ;\i!l to "incorporate tho board of visitors of tho Thornwoll Orphanage." An "Entomological" Hill passed the Hons". It creates a Hoard to look after bugs. t Birds would do better If en couraged. A Hill is pending to Increase Pension appropriations from $100,000 to $16C, 000. ft will probably pass as then-'ire thousands of helpless widows and old Soldiers in the State. The School Superintendent bill came to u vote in the House; since the above and was killed, McGowan und Nichols against, Cooper for tho measure. The News ami Courier reports McGowan and Cooper as follows: Mr McGowan, of Laurons, said his county had i college man for superin tendent Wh it bis county wanted was more money and not more supervision' Mil. CQOPEIt'S STRONG SPEECH, Mr. Robert A. Cooper, of Laurens: I do not think we can get a worse sys tem than we have. now. I am willing to risk a change in our school system, especially when the change comes en dorsed and recommended by the head of the system in tho State. You who oppose the change because it takes the election out of the hands of people, why not follow your ar gumont to its legitimate conclusion and domand for the people the right to elect the president of tho South Carolina College and the president of Clemson, and the superintendent of every graded school in tho State?Your county superintendent ought to be compe'ent to instruct and advise tho teachers in the county, if ho is not competent for this I fail to sec the ne cessity of this ollico at all. Your trustees of your local schools aro appointed by your county board and a majority of that board is ap pointed by the Stato board, which is appointed by the Governor. I would like to know, therefore, what voico tho people now have in the employ ment of teachers whom tho trustees employ or with the appointments of any of these boards." The Charleston Exposition appro priation of $50,000 passed the Senate. Thoro were six negative votes, among them Goodwin. Cooper's concealed weapon Bill passed tho House. A Bill pissed the Home exempting graduates of the South Carolina Medi oal College from examination before practicing. All wrong. Whoever heard of a student failing to get a diploma? The Col lego don't mako the man. It is a piece of assurance to as sume that a student graduated from a College in this State is better llttod than one from another State. If the Renate find any gciy matter In the head of the Bill whe.i it roaches that august body it should hit it hard. A day for adjournment has not been fixed, linder the constitution pay $1.00 oan only bo drawn for 10 days, and no more. Count, therefore, from tho Hth of January,and see "svhero you are at." Our Kpui'tanburg neighbors, the Her ald and Journal, sooni to stagger a bit over tho so lety nomenclaturo of that city. "Logomachy" has taken bold on tho town as a fashionable fad, while our neighbors ludst on writing it "Laaomaky" and "Sagomaky." They should look up their Greek, in the meanvhllo in tackling tho two we would elect to meet ono at a time? monomuchy. Dilettanti. In the monarchy of Hritain. on the death of a sovereign, the tir-t stop is for i ho " l vi. \ council" of the Govern ment to point out the successor to the ('I'OWll, and formally to make proclama tion of the fact and with the adminis tration of tho oath of olllco tho title is complete. This was the course in early days whon Rohoboam was rejected and tho order went forth?"to your tents O Israel" all potentates, princes and rul ers to this day e'aiming descent from David, and to rule by divine right. Ac cording to national customs and the laws of decency) William McKinley, of the White House, on tho death of vie toria, promptly sent his message of con dolence, but blundered grievously in addressing Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, ami heir apparent, as King, when ho bad not. as vet boon proclaimed. This has been criticised in England and America, lint tin* blunder is strik ingly excusable. Your Alexanders, Caosars, Napoleons and Jacktons are not supposed to know and regard any of these diminutive points of etiquette, ami to leave such small matters to the small men and dilettanti who surround overy royal court. President McKinley should have loft the thing to ono of his Secretaries. Sir Joseph Addison who formed the English language as now spoken and written was Secretary of state when ono of the Kings died and a proclamation bad to be written.? While ho was searching out nice and dainty English to word it elegantly one of the under Secretaries wrote It and shoved it under his nose for his signa ture and the groat seal of Stato. Tho President was not badly out, therefore, in addressing Wales, who was already "Thane of CJ lands" and beyond perad venture "King to bo (in the neari hero after." At some future time the coro nation tak' s place with vast ceremony and pomp, tho Governments of the earth usually being represented by rulers in person or by delegates duly appointed, In England tho coronation ceremonies are held in the chapel, Westminster Abbey. But Edward VII is a plain, practical, common sense [Englishman, and unless badly advised will have everything very simple and inexpensive, and without the parade usually attending such functions. # Current Events. Wales was proclaimed King of Groat Hritain and Ireland and Emperor of India on Thursday last under tho title of Edward 7th. All the grand ceremo nial of ancient mediaeval times and un exampled splendor was observed, as the procession moved through the mighty city heralded by trumpets of brass. But the accession of a new King is like a thousand other human events, a nine days wonder, and then tho old rut, and the world takes its pace to jog or rush on as occasion may demand. Within the last ten days Senatorial elections have occurred in various States, but the complexion Of the up per house of ('ongress will not bo ma terially altered with the coming of the ?Hb of March. The great battle will be fought over Ilanna's ship subsidy in famy?a scheme to give to rich ship owners 120 millions in twonty years. Tho Army Bill giving to the Presi dent tho power at his discretion to keep the army at the Imperial figure of a hundred thousand passed, four Demo crats voting for the measure, 'Morgan, of Alabama, Lindsey, of Kentucky, Mel.aurin, of "the grand old State of South Carolina" and Sulllivan, of Mis sissippi. A lire in Montreal destroyed three millions of property. A Yankee corporation are workinr asphalt mines down in Venezuela and their greed Is about to got this govern ment into a war with that country.? However when tho scrap is over wo will have a bigger supply of Colonels and more evidence of the loyalty of tho South to the old Hag. The School (hicstloii. Educational questions constantly bob up in this State. At the present mo ment thoro is pending in the Legisla ture a plan under the recommendation of State Superintendent MeMahan to choose County Superintendent other wise than by election of the people.We have not fully looked into the matter, in fact life is short at best, and we are not willing to take risks to attenuate it fur ther, and therefore advise for the pres ent io let the present, plan rest. Wo have ( ntire confidence in the energy and very superior ability of Superin tendent MeMahan, and may read up and change our minds when the days are longer. it ? * Tho Commoner. W. J. Hryan's great paper, ' The Commoner" appeared on tho 2M as announced. These are tho opening words ol hn Salutatory addressed to hundreds of thousands of readers: "Webster defines a commoner as "one of tho common people." The name has boen selected for this paper -because Tho Commoner will endeavor to aid the common people in the pro tection of their rights, the advance ments of their interests and tho rea l zation of their aspirations." The Advertiser clubs with "The Commoner" and both papers may be had at $1.75 for a year in advance. * It, is gratifying and encouraging to find tho intellectual young men of South Carolina developing into active and thorough-going business mon. Mr, Charles H. Uonry, of Spartan burg, Editor and Manager of the Daily Journal and also of tho Free Lance, both ably conducted and prosperous, was in the city on Wednesday last and called at The Advertiser's olllco. He Is also proprietor of the Pair, a splendid establishment in Laurons, abreast of tho times and tho demands of many customers, and to this too Mr. Henry gives careful and intelligent attention. A Fright Hil 111 under Will often eauso ti horrible Burn, Sea Id, Cut or Bruise. Bucklon's Arnica oitlve, I he best in the world will kill the pain and promtly heal it. (/tires Old Soros, Pover Boron, Ulcer**, Boils, Felons, Corns, Best Pile cure on eirtb. Only 25 COUiS. Sold by Laurt ns Drug Co. Subscribe for THB ADVERTISER and Tho Cultivator toother, a dollar and a half Just think of it. You can getan all wool mattress for $!).f>0 at S. M & E. H. Wilkes. You should havo one of them. Cold Steel or Death. ? "There but one small chance to stave your Hfo and (h it is through an operation," was tho awful pros pect set before Mrs. I. B. Hunt, of Limn Ridge, Wis.. by bor doctor after try ing to euro her of a fright ful e iso of stomach trouble und yel? low j mud Co. He didn't count on the urtrv Hons power of Electric Bitters to euro Stomach and Liver troubles, but she heard of it, took seven bottles, was wholly cured* avoided surgeon's knife, now weighs moro and fools hotter lha.i ever. IPs positively guaranteed to euro Liver and Kidney troubles and never disappoints. Prico /if) ecu's at Laurons Drug Co. Bargains in Cloak*, Capos and Furs at O. B. Simmons. Do not saad off for hooks, new or 2nd hand, hut eomo to us. Palmetto Drug Co. The Touchers' Meeting. The County TeaoheiS* Association will hohl their regular monthly meet ing in the Court House at II o'clock, Saturday, February LOO I. The fol lowing is the programme: Lereon in fractions?conducted by J. A. Madden, from 11 to L1.40. Lesson in Denominate numbers?con ducttd by B. K. Aycock, from 11.40 to 12.'JO. Miscellaneous business, from 12.20 to 1 o'clock. All Touchers are urged to bo present on this occasion. .j. B. VVatkins, \V. P. OULBERTSON, Mamie Olardy, Executive Committee. Only $1.75 uud you got The adver tiser and Bryan's great paper, The Commoner, for*a whole year. A Monster Bovil Fish Destroying Its victim is a type of Constipation, The power of this murderous malady is felt on organs und nerves and muscles and brain. There's no health till its overcome. But Dr. King's New Lifo Pills are a safe and certain cure, Best In the world for Stomach, Liver, Kidney, and Bowels-. Only 25 cents at Lau I runs Drug Co. State of South Carolina, COUNTY OP LAU BENS, THE City OF LAURBNS, j An Ordinance respecting the health of the City of Laurens and to compel vaccination of the Inhabitantsof said City and thereby prevent as lar as possible the encroachment of that loathsome and much dreaded disease small-pox, which is said to exist at present in towns and cities near by: I He it ordained by the Hoard of Health of the City of Laurens in the County and State aforesaid, that every person over the ago' of fourteen years within the corporate limits of The City of Laurens shall vaccinate or cause him or herself to be vaccinated on or before the 10th day of February 1001, and every person over the age of four teen years within the City of Laurens, who has tho custody, care and control of any child under the age of fourteen yoars shall vaccinate or cause such child to be vaccinated on o- by the 10th of February lOOl; Provided that this ordinance shall not apply te persons who have heretofore be* n Successfully vaccinated, and provided further that it shall not apply to persons whose lives or limbs would, in the opinion of a ro putahle Physician, be endangered by the inoculation of vaccine matter. II: That persons within the corpor ate limits of said t ity. who arc finan cially unable to pay for vaccination, shall appear before the (Merk of tho City Council, Or on before the 28th day of January 1001, and make an affidavit setting forth his or her name, age, oc cupation, place of residence, Ills or her inability to pay for vaccination, where upon the said Clerk shall issue an or der directed to the City Physician, re questing the saiil Physician to vacoin ule such person, and such person shall present said order and hi forthwith Vacoinated by sa;d Physician. [Hi Any person found guilty of the provisions of this ordinance shall be lined in a sum not less than five dol lars, nor more than one hundred dol lars, or be imprison d for a period of not less than live, nor more than thirty days, with or without the imposition of work upon the streets and other public works of the said city. Done and ratified by the said Board of Health, this 24 h day of Jan. IDOL J. T. poole, Chairman. S M. Wir.kks, YY. L. Boy i), m. h. Fowler, R. E. Humus, Approved by tho City Council of ( ?'? j lb* (.'ity of Laurens, and the -j SEAL [- seal of "the said City here'o ( ? ? J affixed this 24th day of Jan uary 11)01. W. R. RICHEY, Mayor. L. G. Halm:, Clerk and Treasurer. MONEY! TO BE BAB OX LONG TIME and easy terms. Secured by Mortgago on Improved Farms. Apply to? C. D. BARKSDALE, Laurons, S. C. NOTICE. Tho undersigned has completed a cotton seed planter that will turn down anything of tho kind that has boon put on the market. This planter is the re sult of many years study. I have been connected with the planter business for twenty-five years and feel satisfied that the machine that I now propose build ing is as near complete as possible, short, compact and durable. The plant ing psrt can easily he detached from plows. You then havo a good harrow or covering plow, all Iron, that a mule cannot break Can be examined on square by any ono interested in a good planter. I). F. Dalkntink, Lanrons, S. C. Did it Ever Occur to YOU 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, filling it as written by the Doctcr. with our prices you can hind no fault. Dear Docker :?Remember we can save you money if you will give us a trial. Palmetto Drug Co. i CJULTJU'JUU JL'CL'fULL'U J J J J 'A J Jli J g The Mont ? i Popular ttirl In the County. a n a d Vote for tho girl you like host g -j in tho county to receive the q BRoeking-ehair ? now on exhibition at S. M. & K.jg ^ H. Wilkes. g a n a Miss.8 D r: u n nonrrnrjnnnncnonnrirjc-t^cinrinnri The Advertisem will givo to tiie young lady in Lauretta county getting the greatest number of votes the rock? ing-ohair now on exhibition at Wilkes' Store. The contest will close on the afternoon of May 28th and the result will bo announced in tho paper of Wed nesday, May 29th. At tho top of the column appears* a printed ballot with a blank space in which tho name of the girl you wish to vote for may be written in ink or pen cil. Clip this ballot and bund it or send It to The Advertiser office by mail. Any person may vote as many id the.-..' ballots as ho chooses and persons liv ing out of the county may vote, but tho young ladies voted for must be resi dents of the county. Thi*docH not ex clude girls who are temporarily absent at school. The ballotscan be saved and voted altogether or each week as it suits the voter. Title advertisek prints euch week about Mfty papers which are for sale and are not soul to subscribers. These papers may bo bought for (Ivo cents oach now as heretofore, but no or ders for extra papers outside of those will bo received. Therefore tho voting will be practically confined to regular subsorihors and tho person who subscribes now will have that many more opportunities to vote. No one in any way connected with THE advertiser will be allowed to vote. Each week tho nunios of tho young ladies voted for and the number of votes will be published. It will bo a good idoa to begin your voting next weok. tup; voting t:ONTF.st?3d week! Miss Allino Miller,.4') " Kosa Fuller, . I " Laura Vance,. 7 " Anuio Copeland,. - " Lydio Miller,. I " U-ssio Brown,. I " Laura Wright. 1 " Blanch Fuller,. '.' " II. .J. Lanoy,. 1 " Ij'illotto Caine. 2 " Louise Rlchey,. I " Eva Knight, .M " Xinnie Curry,. I " Ulaudia Copoland,.'J " Mamie Suo Whurton,.. ? " Lutie Joues,.1 " Maggie Idliard,. 1 " Maggie Harksdale, .... 1 " Margie Sullivan,.18 '? Dora Coker,. .'! " Jessie Mill. :i " Lula Royce, . :t " Pearl Sullivan,. 1 " Emma Hud gens,. !1 " Maiiio Kern,. ?? " Bettle Bramlett,.II " Lila Hurt,. 1 Wo have sold lots of overcoats, but we have a few left and t> keen from carrying them over wo will sell them at way down prices. Davis, Roper & Co. You Might as Well I have the best laundry work ? ?it tost no more than se * cond or third rate work, and M yon save the wear and tear T of your linen. It's possible j yon don't know which lann j, dry does the best work, Ii I yon will let us have your x bundle next week we will t convince you. We will lake A pleasure in calling for and ^ delivering your work. You : will like our method of j cleaning that soiled suit. We don't charge much cither. LAURENS LAUNDRY (JO. 300 E. Main St Hollo! No. 00. For Sale Real Estate in and Near the City of Laurens. House and one-half Aero lot. on Main Stroot, One-half mile from public square. House has sovon rooms. House and Fifty Aeros, on Main Street, one mile From public square. Houso has sovon rooms. Will sell as a wboioorin lot*. On tnis property thero are Bix lots of about two acres each, fronting on Main Stroot, ranging in price from $lf>0.00 to ?500.00 Cottage and one half Aero lot, and ten ono-half Aero vacant lots on Bast Main and Holmes Stroots, and C. n. ft L. r. r , near Cotton Mills. Small lot on Main Stroot, West of and adjoining Chlldross' stables. Ono Hundred and Sixty Acres with front op Main Stroot ono milo from square. Ono Hundred and Sixty-six Acres on Oroonvillo road partly within City limits. Four Hundred Aeros at. Lisbon, Lau rens County, set in bermuda grass and will make a flno Stock Farm. Simpson & cooper, A i I on my i. at Law, Laurens, S. 0# Ml. (. V LI, \ (. II I.W. Par na ore have uo.'iimcuccd sow* lug oats and from ttppcnrutictsthere will bo ji huge crop .-own. Mr. J. P. Jones isou the sick list al Ulis wriliug. We hope lie w li ho up soon. Mrs. H. L. Henderson is still on (lie sick list. We hope to soon hear of her eon valet-nee. Oapt. A. A. King is visiting his son-in-law, Mr. John Fowler, of High Point. Mr. J. T. Daniel has moved into his new house. Mr. J. C. Mnbry will soon be ready to start his new machinery. There was a sociable over on the Pen L?dge side one night this week. Ail report a nice lime. Miss Maud Mtibry will leave in the n?ur future to take charge of her music ehiss at Pel/.er. We wish her much success. Miss Janio Jones, of this place, is spending i\\ bile with her sister, Mrs. P. A. McBwaln, of your city. Tlie school at this place is pro gressing nicely under the manage ment of Prof. W. 10. Washington, Cognosce. Among other articles of par ticular interest ure "Some Recol lections of John Wilkos Booth" by Clara Morris, and "Unsolved Pro blems of Chemistry," by Professor Ira Reinsen, P. L. D., of .lohn Hopkins University, Tho fiction of this number is especially good, among the authors being Rudyard Kipling, Sarah Orne Jewett, Rob ert Barr and Edwin Ijofevre. Il lustrations are contributed by Kon yon Cox, I'M win Lord Weeks, Lock wood K'pMiii?, I'd m und J. Sullivan and i Iber?, The s. S. Mc Olure Co. SHE WAS PI ;. l V. ITH HiM. Ann? ?titly Or. 1 :? : i, . So . . a Di g '? ' > ???>?*. ' Two women i: early p:i? of iit* i..^t century lived in Virginia. They wete noted foi their e< m nou sense, und untnj >f their sprightly snylngs arc quoted and enjoyed lo Ibis day. Tl y weie holh Methodists, and their bouse was .?? plneo of resort for the clergy (f that ilenominutlon. Of one of Ihe wouien, known as Aunt Sally, the following mory In told: She h nl .. IdueU -ilk dress which slie was ticcusioined lo slip on when she attended church. H seems that once, while conference was being held near her house, a Methodist minister who had enjoyed her hospitality and was saying goodby ventured to remon strate against her use of costly ap parel. "Well. Aunt Sally," snld he. "you have been very kind to mo and my wife during our stay nt your house, and wo appreciate your kindness. We shall never forgol It. Put, my dear Bister, before parting with you 1 must 8n.\ that it has troubled my wife and myself very much to see you a dev otee to the fashion of the world. 1 notice with pain that you wear your silk dress .-very day to church, con trary to the rules of our oriler, and 1 hope that heron ft r you will refrain from such a display of worldly mind odne.-s. I also hope yon will pardon me for calling your attention to it." "My dear brother," said Aunt Sally. "I did not know that my plain black silk was troubling anybody. It hangs up there l>< hind the door, and as it m i lls no washing it is always ready to Blip on when company comes or when 1 go to church, and I And It very bandy. "Put, my dear brother, ainco you have been plain with me I must be plain with you. Since you and your wife have been staying her?? I and my cook have sonu days hud to stay at home and lie absent from church be cause we were doing up the white dresses of your wife that ehe might look well at the conference. Pnrdon me for explaining, and when you and your wife come this way cull again.M? Christian Observer. Two WnjM of TollInK It, Once upon a time a king in his sleep dreamed that all of Ids teeth fell out before bim, ?nie by one. He summoned a soothsayer nnd nak ed him to interpret the dream. Toe soothsayer said, "O king, the meaning of thy dream Is that thy fam ily and relatives shall die In thy pres ence, one by one, till all are gone." The king was very angry nt Hint nnd Bent the soothsayer at once to prison. Then he sent for another soothsayer and again asked for an Interpretation of the dream. Tho soothsayer made answer, "O king, the interpretation of thy dreiun is that thy family and relatives shall die, one by one. and thou thyself f halt outlive them all." With this answer tl>> king showed approval nmi commanded that a pres ent be given to the interpreter, und that lie should be sent home with honor.?"Persian Tales" In Century. Vote in THE ADVERTISER'S voting contest. NOTICE OF Final Settlement, T.ko notice that on tho 20th day of Fob nary, lud. we will render a IP nl account of our acts ami doings as Ex ecutors of tho ostato of T. P. B?yant dooeasod, in theofllce of the Judge of Pro'ale for Laurensat II o'clock A. M. and on the sann? day wi 1 apply for u final discharge from my trust as such Executors. All persons having demands against said estate will please present them on or before that day proven and authenti cated, or be forever barred. ALICE BRYANT, S. B. BRYANT, Executors. Jan. 22, 1001?4t. Notice to The Dear People! One car <>f Vine white, strong, Lime. (>n0 car of No. 1 and 2 Shingles, have today arrived and roady for sale. Call to soe and get what you noed and coinmenco the Now Year with tho best of building material. llespoctfully, II, E,OKAY. s A Night of Terror. "Awful anxioty wan felt for tho widow of the brave General Burn ham, of ftlachlas, Mc, when tin doctors said she could not live tili morning," writes Mr?. H. II. Lin coln, who attended her that fearful night. "All thought she must 8000 (Ho from Pneumonia,but she begged for Dr. King's New Discovery, say ing it bad more than onoo saved hor life, and cured her of Consump tion. After three small doses she easily slept all night, and its fur ther ".(o completely cured her." This i arvellous medicine is guar anteed lO cure all Throat, Chest ami Lung Disease. Only 50 cents and $1.00. Trial hot tie free at Lau-, rons Drug Co. Assessor's Notice! The Auditor's Office will be open from tho 1st day of January to do 20th day of Fcbrury 1001, to receive ro turusof Personal property for taxation in.Laurens County. For the convenience Of taxpayers, the Auditor will attond tho following named places to receive returns for saul year, to wit: .lacks Township, Dr. F. M. Setzler's, January 7, from 10 a. 111. to 2 p. m. .lacks Township, Heimo, January s, from 10 a m to 2 p? m. Hunter Township, Clinton, January j 0, from 10 a. m. to 2 p. m. Hunter Township, Residence of Duck Young, January 10, from 10 a. m. to 2 p. m. Cross Hill Township, Spring Grovo, January 11, from 10 a. m to 2 p. in. Cross Hill Town h p Cross Hill, January 12, from 10 a. in. to 2p m. Waterloo Township, Waterloo, Jan uary 14, from lo a. in. to 2 p. in, Waterloo Township, Ekom, January 15, from 10 a. m. to 2 p. in. Waterloo Township. Mt. Gallagher, January 10, from 10 a m. to 2 p. m. Sullivan Township, Brewcrton, Jan uary 17, from 10 a. m. to 2. p. m. Sullivan Township, Princeton, Jan uary 18, from 0 a. m. o 12 in. Sullivan Townsh'p.Tuinbllug Shoals, January Is, from 1 p 111. to 4 p. m. Dial Township. A oner Bubb's, Jan uary 10, from 0 a. in. to 12 111. Dial Township. D. D, Harris,'Jan uary 21, from 10 a. m. to 4 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. m to 2 p. in, Young's Township, Young's Store, January 24. from 10a. in. to 2 p, ra. Young's Towusnip, Pleasant Mound, January 2f>, from !? a. m. to 12 tn. Young's Township, Lanford StutioD, January 25, from 2 to 4 p. in. Sctlffletown Township, Tylersvillc, January 20, from 10 a. in. to 2 p. m. It will save much time to taxpayers, also greatly facilitate the work of the Assessor, if every person before leav ing home will make out a complete lint of every item of personal property In the following Of der: Horses, cattle, mules, sheep and goats, hogs, watches, organs and pianos, buggies, wagons and carriages, dogs, merchandise, ma chi .cry and engines, moneys, notes acd accounts above indebtedness, and all other property including house hold. It is always required that the Audi tor net tho first given name of tho tax payer in full. Under the head of place of residence on tax return, give the township. \ll male citizens between the ages of twenty-one and sixty years, on the 1st of January, except those who arc incapable of earning a support from being maimed, or from other causes, are deemed taxable polls (Confederate veti rans excepted. And all tax-payers arc required to give the number of their school dis trict. After tho 20th day of February next fifty per cent, penalty will bo attached for failures to make returns. in every community there arc per rons who cannot read or that do not take a newspaper. Those more fortu nate may do such persons a great favor by telling them ol the time to make returns or by returning for them, I he assessing and collecting taxes is done in the same year, and wo have to aggregate the number and value of all horses, mules, cattle and other pieces of personal property, as well as the acres of land, lotB and buildings and their value that there are in this county, and have the same on (ilo in the Comptroller General's office by the .'10th of June of each year, and from that time to the first day of October the Auditor's and Treasurer's dupli cate have to bo completed and an ab stract of the work in the Comptroller General's office by that time, which will show at a glance that tho Auditor has no lime to take returns, or any thing else much, between the 1st day Of October, but work on tho books and the blanks. We hope, therefore, that all taxpayers will make their returns in lime. W. L. FERGUSON, Auditor. Dec. fHli, 1000.? tf. Real Estate. Houses and Lots and Farms for sale Tenants placed and Rents Collected, Terms reasonable. KENNEDY & GOGGANS, Real Estate Agents, South side Public Square. Laurons, S. C, Jan. 3, 1901?dm. The Entering; Wedge To your consideration is gen erally the cost, t hough cost, should always be relative to value to be a fair inst. Tho lumber we sell may not always l?o the cheapest in price, but it's always oheapest in the long run, because we givo tho best valuo. Thoroughly kiln-dried,pro? perly sawed and planed, you'll find it. "matches" well, and will bo a life-long source of satisfac tion. R.H.Hudgens & Son. The time is opportune for buying, Bleached Muslins, Nainsooks, Embroideries, Etc. \ou_ will economize both time end Cash buying-; these goods now, and doing a great part of Spring sewing before the rush of Spring work comes. Tl?i*>k of Oixf Store it means Money saved, to trade with us. Laurents Cotton Mills Store. D. H. W ADSYv ORTH, Managsr. raratl ? ?mim Everything in Winter Underwear must go. In order to move it quick we oiler Some Trade Temptations: Ladies' heavy ileeced Union Suits at 48 cts., worth 65 cents. u lighter weights " " at 25 cts., worth 40 cents. " heavy Ileeced Vests *' at 4.3 cts., worth 60 cents. Misses Union Suits .at 20 cts., worth 30 cents. Children's Vests at 9 cts and 13 cts., worth 15c and 20 cents. Men's Undershirts at 39c and 48 cts., worth 51c and 60 cents. Boys' Undershirts.at 19 cts., worth 25 cents. Call and see us, will be pleased to show you these goods whether you buy or not. Respectfully, -* THE HUB Under Ben-Delia Hotel NORTH CAROLINA and Direct from Distiller to Consumer ^ Saving Middlemen's Profits. Writo for Prices. J. H. WOOL LEY, CHERRY VILLE, N. C. Are You IntereDted? Will Offer this Week 50 pairs heavy 11-4 white Blankets at $1.50 a pair. 100 dozen children's heavy small rib black Hose [Man ufacturers seconds] slightly imperfect, worth 15 cts. at 10 cents a pair. 75 dozen ladies black hose sold anywhere at 15 cents this week here at 10 cents. 25 dozen ladies heavy white ribbed Ileeced Undervests at 50 cents a pair. Misses white and gray U nion Suits?all sizes. One lot Outing cloths, the 10 cents quality, at 8$ cents per yard. See these goods whether you buy here or elsewhere. One Price to ALL at Laurons, S. C, Sopt 18, 1900. W. O. WILSON A CO. nnrjnnnnnnnnciPinnnr.r.nrjr.nr n aaDonnnneanRBnnneinaiisniriciin We have just reooivsd the handsomest line of Ovorooats over shown in Laurens. We have them in all tho latest styles, and best materials. Wo can save you from $1.00 to $2.50 on ovory Overooat. at $ 5.00 at $ 8.00 at $10.00 at $12.00 at $16.00 You cannot afford to let this opportunity pass to roc a fin* Overcoat at a low prioo. We will take ploasure iu show tu? t hem to you. Respootfully, J. E. Winter & Bro.