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THE ADVERTISER. Subscription Price?12 Months, $1.60 Payable in Advance IL W. BALL, Editor. Kates for Advertising.?Ordinary Ad vertisements, per square, one inser tion, tl.OO; each subsequent- Insertion, 50 cents. Liberal reduction made for largo Advertisements. W. W. Ball, Proprietor. LAURENS, 8. C, Jan. 22, 1?02. The Governor's Message. The messago is full, written with clearness, and puts the peop'o's repre sentatives and the people in intelligent understanding of tho condition of the State's affairs. All tho departments are healthy and honestly conducted. Troasurer, Secretary of State, Comp troller, Attorney Goneral, and Adju tant General, all doing their duty. His Excellency has little to do but to com mend and congratulate tbe people. Tho samo may bo said of thu charita ble, penal and educational institutions ?as tho Colleges, the Insane Hospital, the Penitentiary, the deaf and the blind Institution. The State us a whole must be congratulated. Tboroarc fea tures that may be criticised: too many candidates aro scrambling to get into our great two million dollar grog en terprise and it leads to tbe suspicion that thero is something rotten in the State of Domark?ordinarily tho Hood people would not, hankeraftor handling whiskey for tho pitiful salaries attach ed; and henoo the suspicion. The Governor appreciates the ne cessity of dolDg a good part by tho old soldiers and it is probable that a homo will be built for the homeless. The Governor congratulates tho State upon tho increase of taxable property by some ten millions. This he may well do, but not incuriously taxes aro Incroased from year to year. It was ever thus, Statos aro not unlikH men. As wo climb tho mountain tide the view oxpauds and wants expand. All the. departments want more money ?especially the insane a&sylum and the schools. We all know the case of the old gentleman whoso gals being grown up wanted a new bouse; then when tbe houso was up a piano?then the carpets und the curtains and the pictures. Governor McSweeney however, hss given tho S'ate a first-class public doc ument showing tho State In good con dition and bis administration of the State's affairs eminently creditable, lie is to be congratulated. Child Labor?The Governor urges legislation on tbo subject and favors it. We advise to go slow as yet This is a yankeo proposition, in apprehension of our cotton manufacturing competi tion. Go slow for the present. This is not a manufacturing State as yet, but an agricultural State. Cotton, rico and tobacco are our moneyed crops, with sugar and tea it may be, yet to add. Lot our lilliputlan manufacturing in terost get into the saddle. The Governor favors compulsory ed ucation and nrgues that ignorance is dangerous to society. This may be or may not bu true. Circumstances mako it an involved questiou with us. There should bo no hurry and the question be conservatively < onsidcred. It will be ft question on the stump this Sum mer. It may be al! right for Germany or Massachusetts and yet a bad lit for South Carolina. J. II. Hoyt, Jr., the intelligent Co lumbia correspondent of his father's paper, the Groenvllle Mountainoor, writes as follows: "With tho opening of tho Legisla ture comes a tlood of political talk and gossip to the capital. Candidates for State ofllces are already in the field. It is understood that Gov. McSweeney will stand for re-election, and the other candidate* so far announced are ex-Solicitor M. F. Ansel, of Greenville; Mr. D. C. Heyward, of Colleton; Con gressman W. J. Talbert, of Edgelield, and Lieutenant Governor Jas. IL Till man, of Edgefield. There will be others. Including perhaps, Secretary of State M. U. Cooper. Attorney General Bellinger will stand for Congress in his district to succeed Mr. Talbert. Tho assistant Attorney Genernl, Mr. U. X. Guntor, Jr., will be a candidate for Attorney Genoral, and it is understood Speaker Stevenson will oppose him. For Secretary of State, the present assistant, Jesse T. Gantt; the Gover nor's private Secretary, E. H. Aull; Col. J. Harvey Wilson, a representa tive from Sumter; Hon. J. Thomas Austin, of Greenville, and doubtless one or two moro will be candidates. Washington, D.C., Jan. 14.?WuTing Fang is openly credited with boing the author of a mvstoriotio anonymous book attacking the proposed re-onact ment of tho Chlno?o exclusion law, which caused a sensation In official cir cles. If it is developed that he is re sponsible for the printing and distribu tion, it is expected that he will be called to strict account by Secretary Hay owing to a similar incident two years ago. \ These would appearjvery ridiculous. These Yankees, tho brightest people on earth, with Secretary Hay at the head of the class, ought to be able to ^answer the Chinaman. Besides, the grunt is in the teeth of the Text?"Oh that Mine enemy would write a book!" Again, only the Congress has to do with the Exclusion Question, and the presumtlon is not violent that Con gressmen should be equal to meeting Wu or any other of the Celestials In argument. V Chips of News. Prlnco Henry, brothor of Emperor of Germany, William, and Admiral of "the Imperial Navy, will reach this country about the 22d of February next to be present and represent the Emperor's Yacht In Now York. New York and Washington aro all agog in arranging the ceremonies for the mo mentous occasion. It is fortunate for us. 'The occasion will provo a sort o/ nursery training for tbo imperial ways we are to indulge in the fast impend ing future Charleston gots ninety thousand to help {take care of the Government ex hibit. Moody, of Ma-a., helped Klliott, (There are moro ways of killing a oat than hanging ) The last house refused a penny. A petition has been tiled to romove the case recently brought by Attorney General Bollenger against the Virginia Carolina Chomlcai Co. from the State to the Fedoro-1 Courts. r,Tho Ne#s and Courier, nor the State, gave the vote on the Governor's veto of tbe Free Pass matter. Sohle/ was handsomely treated In Savannah during his visit last week. Foraker is re-elected Senator from Ohio. _ HKADS^SHOULD NEVER ACHE. Never endure this trouble. Use at once the remedy that stopped it for Mrs. N. A. Webster, of Winnie. Va., she writes "IV. King's New Llfb Pills wholly ourcd me of sick headaches I had suffered from for two years." Cure Hradsohc, Constipation Bilious ess. 25c st Lauren? Drug Go 's drug re. ^rnmxj. ? Ol SS Oar Solon*. The two bodies got promply to work. Many bills coming over from last ses sion were prom ply killed. A cigaret bill exoited debate but tho Kastern Tobacco nabobs slaughtered it. Citizen Ashley thought a shingle the remedy for boys addioted to the oigaret. The Governor vetoed the Free Pass abomination.] In the redistriotlng Bills Laurens, in one, is grouped with Spartanburg, Greenville and Union?in others with Greonwood, Edgefleld, Alken and Sa luda. Georgetown wants all the fish?tho brain food. McGowan has an anti-trust bill?and other bills. Cooper a Code Bill and an amendment to his pistol Act. A stout debate occurred to give coun ties looal option on Dispensary or no Dispensary. It panicked the House, as a blue-tailed hawk In a covey of Spring chickens. It was lynched?McGowan and Nichols opposed, Cooper for. Lien Law, Agricultural contracts. Compulsory Education .Confederate Home( it will pass), biennial sessions, The Jury Laws, pay of public officers, ^districting, and ohild faotory labor, aro the leading questions. Senator Goodwin has a bill to pro vide for an oil lospector. Dantzlor, of Orangeburg, is Judge of the First Circuit In place of Judge Benet Mr. McGowanfs bill for tho roliofof P. H. Martin, whosj horse and buggy were confiscated, was killed. We regret want of space for fuller dotails. Delegation to the Coronation. Tho President has appointed the fol lowing citizens and eoldiory to repre sontth!s Goverment at tho crownlDg of I'M ward, in June: Special ambassador, Wh!telaw Bold, of New York. Representative of the United States army, Gen. James H. Wilson, Dela ware. Representative of tho United States navy, Capt. Charles E. Clark, comman der of the battle ship Oregon, during the Spanish-American war, and now governor of the Naval Home, at Phil adelphia. There are to be three sooretarlos, as follows: J. P. Morgan, Jr, son or J. Plerpont Morgan, of New York: E. L. Baylies, a barrister, of New York; William Wetmoro, son of Senator Wetmoro, of Rhode Island. Retd is editor of tho New York Tri buno and has been a Foreign Minister, has kissed tho fingers of royalty and will be up to StlllfT in all ceremonial matters. A darkey with a pair of mules hitched to a wagon rigged to carry lint cot ton was hauling somo household furni tore from Aiken to a placo in the country on Saterday ? On his way he stopped at tho dispon?ary and when he reached the outskirts of Alken he was somewhat ioaded. In attempting to light his pipe he managed to sot fire to the cotton batting frame of the wagon, and tho flames spread so rap'dly ho had to losp to aave himself. The bed stead and other things In the wagon .were consumed and tho mules ran away, spreading tho Ore along tho road8ldo. This set fire to tho under brush and dry grass at.d farmers along the lino have been fighting lire ever slnoe, only stopping long enough to ens' out the darkey who caused the trouble.?Aiken Journal and Review. Apropos to this string of casualties? "How to tell bad news." Tho house maid met the son of the houso sum moned home; What's thomattor, Mag gie? The Magpie is dead. How? Grief for the dog. The dog dead? Yea It was too much for him, the lo38 of tho Ost ler. Tho Ostler gone? Yes, he could not stand It, the poor cook. The cook dead? Yea tho loss of your poor moth er. What mother goae? Yes, loss of your dear father, etc. There was noth ing left but for the boy to marry the maid and take charge of the house hold. If local option bad only passod, Alken would bo a dry county, but she clearly needs "dsmperture" or fire escapes. Anent the proposition to raise the nay of Congressmen from $r>,000.00 to $10,000.00. A Weatern Congressman declares that not a man is worth It. This Congressman wears a coonskin cap and leathor breeches. He has worked for twelve hours at 50 cents and "de ration?." The sams needed depond largely upon a man's "raisin." CABD OF THANKS. Although seemingly a long time, but "better late than never, I desiro to thank the good peoplo of your city for their kind contribution to the inmates of the County Home on Thanksgiving Day. On that day we received a visit from Mrs. L. O. Balle, Mrs. J. F. Bolt and H. Terry, who came in a carriage loaded down with good things, such as pork, beef, rice, butter candy fruits pickle?, etc.. aswell as smok ing and chewing tobacco. These good things, with numerous otbor bundles, wore given by the kind-hearted people of Laurens, for which they have the heart leit. thanks of all concerned. Mra. Bolt kim.ly remembered the old vets with comfort able garments, sent by theDaugbters of tho Confederacy, of which she in a worthy representative. Miss .Ian it Staun kh, Matron County Home. Mr. J. W* Copeland has purchased All-Healing Sp.ings N. C. and will probably put that place to the front as a summer retort.?Clinton Chronicle. Interstate and West Indian Exposition. The Charleston and Western Caroli na Railway beg to annouoce that on account of South Carolina Interstate and Went Indian Exposition, that re duced rates have been arranged from all their stations. Parties can avail themselvos of.a season ticket, a ton day ticket, or a seven day ticket at very low rates from any station en this line Apply to agents lor furthor informa tion in regard to schedule?, rates, etc W J Okaio, General Passenger Agent. Notice to Creditors. ALL persons having claims against the Estate of the late O. P. Edwards are required to present them to the unders'gned by tho 23d of February, next, or they will be barred. W. P. COKER, Jan. 22, 1002. Executor. Tax Time Extended. BY virtue of anthority from the Comptroller-General, approved by the Governor, the time for tho payment of State and Oonnty Taxes baa been extended, with out penalty, to March 1, 1002. JOHN H. COPELAND, Treasurer L. 0. In I IK O ?n4 Mai 4 ib.UHIc twin, ??!?! ?Ith blu.rii.boo. Taken* other. Hefa-to Hangt-r?*? flab.lltutloa? Iijlta. ties*. Buy ?f j.nr Dr.ffl.t, .r wo< 4t. Id Mint* fer ParUoalar?, Tratlaaanlal. All Stuffed Up That's the condition of many* sufferort from catarrh, especially in tho morning. Great difficulty is experienced in clear ing the head and throat. No wonder catarrh causes headache, impairs the taste, smell and hearing, pollutes tire breath, deranges the stom ach and affects tho appetite. To cure catarrh, treatment must hf constitutional?alterative and tonic. ?'I was afflicted witb cntnrrh. I took medicines of different kinds, giving each a fair trial; but gradually grew worse until I could hardly hear, taste or smell. I then concluded to try Hood's Sarsnparllht, and after taking five bottles I was cured and have not bad any return of tho disease since." EuoKitK Forbes, Lebanon, Kan. Hood's Sarsaparilla Cures catarrh?it soothes and strength ens tbe mucous membrane and builds up the whole system. Mr. John B. Humbort, who has been connected with the Citizens Bank for ttie past year, has accented a position as book-keeper for the Anderson Oil <fc Fertilizer Company, and loft last Monday to enter upon the discharge of bis duties. Mr. Humbert is a popular and enorgetio young man, and tuado many friends during Iiis stay in Honen Path.?Honea Path Chroniole. TBK SECRET OF LONG LIFE, Consists in keeping all the main or gans of the body in a healthy, regular uotion, and in quickly destroying deadly disease germs. Electric Bitters regulate Stomach, Liver and Kidneys, purify tbo blood, and givo a splendid uppetite. They work wondora in cur ing Kl iney Troubles, Female Com plaints, Nervous Diseases, Constipa tion, Dyspepsia, and Malaria. Vigor ous health aud strength always follow their use. Only 60c. guaranteed by Laurens Drug Co., druggist. A few soloct Mantels to offer at prices never bofore heard of. S. M. & E. H. Wilkes. FINDS WAY TO LIVE LONG. Tho startling announcement of a Discovery that will surely lengthen life Is made by Editor O. H. Downey, of Oburubusco, Ind., 1'I wish to stale ho wrltos, "that Dr.King's New Discov ery for Consumption id the most ln falliblo remedy that I have ever kuown for Coughs, Colds und Grip. It's Invaluable to peoplo with weak lungs. Having this womlorful modi cine no one need dread Pneumonia or Consumption. Ks rolle' is Instant and cure certain." Laurens Prug Co , guarantee every .>0o and $1 CO bottle, and give trial botUes free. If you Knew! If you knew what the milk-r knows, and what your physician knows about adultorated Hour, you, tco, would in sist on your givcer sending you "Clifton." Try it. It is the best and pureit. F?Vr sale by M. H. Fowler and T. N. Barksdalo. Notice, Notice Executors, Administrators, Guardiaue and Trustees are re minded that tho time for making returns bogius with tbo 1st day of January of each year. Under the amended law, failure to mako re turns works a forfeiture of com mission?. O. G. THOMPSON, J. P. L. ?. W. D. KNIGHT. K. E. 11A Uli. KNIGHT & HA HIS, Attorneys at Law. Ster Will practice in all the State and F?deral Courts. Strict attention to all Wusiucss intrusted to them OOlce up-8talr8. Simmons1 Building. iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiUMmillMmiMliliimilMMMMMMIMMlMillMIIMlIM iiiHiiiiiiHiiiiiriiiiiiiiiiiTlllllinT1TIHIITini11IITIT1TTrffITTIlTT1TTTT!nTTnTnTTTrTTfT!TTTV OF THE FAIR. $6,300.00 of Clothing, Shoes, Hats and Dress Goods We have bought this stock at almost half price and beginning1 JAN. 18 AT 9 O'CLOCK We will put these goods on the market at and Below w York Cost. This sale will continue for 30 DAYS. This is the greatest opportunity the people of Laurens have ever had to buy good merchandise at and below New York cost. If you don't need these goods it will pay you to buy and keep them, as they will never be offered at this price again. We haven't space to mention many prices, but come and see for yourself. 50c Dress Goods, at 25c Dress Goods, at 15c Dress Goods, at 3.50 Shoes, at 3.00 Shoes, at 6.00 Suits, at 9.00 Suits, at 4.00 Suits, at 33c 19c 10c 2.59c 1.99c 3.49 5-98 2.99 Corsets Standard Calico, at Good Ink, per bottle Mucilage, per bottle 15 balls Thread for Jeans Pants Underwear, 25c 10-4 Sheeting 15c 3Jc lc lc 5c 39c 15c 19c 25 unbroken pieces of Red and White Flannel, at New York cost If you have been waiting for Bargains, here they are, and no mistake! We must turn the stock into money. Everything must go in 530 Days. We invite all country Merchants to come and supply themselves with everything, as we can sell Cheaper than tnha same Goods could be bought at in New STork. This is no catch advertisement, but the greatest bargain sale in the history of Laurens. This is a strictly cash sale. No goods charged; no goods on approbation. COME ONE! COME ALL!! And join the thousands who are happy over Minter's Great Bargain Sale. J. E. MINTER & BRO. llhllllMlMll