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THE ADVERTISER. Subscription l?ricc--12 Months, $1.00 Fayablo in Advance. Bates Tor Advertising.?Ordinary Ad vertisements, por square, one inser tion, $1.00; each subsequent ineortion, 50 cents. Liberal reduction made for largo Advertisements. W. W. Ball, Proprietor. LAUKENS. S. C, Aug. SO. 1002. Farming as a Business. The Advertiser has no farmers on its staff but we boliove that, if wo should set ourselves to the task right, we could farm successfully. This sounds like a boast but we havo solid reasons for making it. Wo mention them because they may encourage oth ers who may expect to farm. We observe that from year to year, tako the last ton years,?rains* fall on the just and unjust, tho poor and the rich, tho poor farm and the good farm in about tho sumo proportions. We observe that here and thero aro farmers, some with a little land and some with a big tract, who aro independent, who are Saving a little monoy every year and making their homos more valuable and moro comfortable. A protty good number of these farmers are scattered over Laureps?at least ten now to where was one twenty years ago. Many of those well doing farm ers have lands that were as poor and sterile a* anybody 's when thoy bought them. Often one sees a thriving farmer and on an adjoining place a farmer who is in debt and whose farm Is going to ruin. The two get the same seasons and have the same soil. Oue is a fail ure and another is a success. Now we lay it down that save in rare instances where peculiar misfortune pursues a man, ono farmer may succeed as, well as another provided ho works as hard and has the same brains. If Jones is making a success of farming, thoro is no excuse for .tho failure of Smith or Brown. It will always be noticed though that Jones' farm Is terraced, that it is workod industriously, that the forest land on it is prescrvod and that the gullies aro tilled. If the Browns and the Smiths and all the rost will keep their lands terraced and gullies tilled, if they will every year like Jones mako their lands a little richer than the yoar before, they too will raise paying crops and grow rich er. Perhaps some of you will laugh at us for saying it but it is a fact that to-day farming here in upper South Carolina is about the safest business and the surest in the world. We do not say that a man will get rich quick farm ing. But there is less risk, less specu lation in it-and less reason to fail than In any other business known. We believe that moro people are succeed ing in it than in any line of life. Of course a man whosp homo, stock and land represent an Investment of only two thousand dollars, or half that, will not accumulate a fortune or make enough to live on like a prince, send ing boys and girls to colleges. But he will live better and have moro in the end, provided he recognizes that four won't go into throo and lives on what he makes than the man with a two thousand dollar store. Many poople are born poor and stay poor. Every body oan't be rich. But the farmer's chance is tho best. If this does not aeem true to any farmer, let him go to Greenville or come to this town and oount the men who have tried storo keeping or law and other things and have failed. Two thousand dollars a year can't be made easily out of a two thousand dollar farm but when the far mer adds up what he gets, his house rent, garden vegetables, chickens,eggs, poultry, milk and water, (the town man pays for water), fruits, melons and a hundred other little' things that the town man must buy or go without, he v;ill find that the two thousand dollar farm is yielding two or three times as muoh as the same amount invested In any business is yielding. The average farmer in Laurons who is running a three or four horse farm is getting far more of tho comforts and luxuries of life than the average man with a family In a city on a fifteen hundred or two thousand dollar salary. Every egg that the city man oats costs at least two eents; every pound of good butter, thirty cents; and every fresh vegeta ble, every peach, blackberry and apple in proportion. Count tho butter and oggs your famjly consumes In a week and you may obtain an idea of what you are gotting in money without knowing it. Of course the man who does not live on what he makes, who cannot master the proposition that four won't go in to three,'will be unhappy and In debt and uncomfortable but there aro more of his sort comparatively In town than in the country. We expeot to say more on this line hereafter, developing some of tho thoughts we have hinted at. What we have said may put somebody to think ing. **? To "Hie Old Antls." The ADVEititTiSER takes it for granted that four-fifths of the "Antis" or former ??Antis" or "Conservatives" have heads cool and clear enough. to know that they cannot afford to "draw the linos." Wo supposo that nineteen twentieths of them aro wise enough to know this. At tho same time, here and thore may bo found a rare speci men who will insist on voting only for those who wero with him in polities long, long ago.' A word to these raro specimens. You can't expeot all the forgetting and forgiving to be done by the Reformers. You oan't expect the privilege of vot ing only for long ago Conservatives and that the Reformers will "bust up" for the sake of "peace and harmony" eleoting your friends. Our crowd is preaching this "Burled factionalism*' and we've got to stand to tho n^qk and apt it. Preaching one way a,nd voting another won't go down and won't fool anybody. Besides it isn't fair and square and straight. In this county the Be formers are aboift three to one Conservative. * In past,years thoy have dealt liberally with tho Conservatives. They have elected several former Con ?eryatives to the legislature. They have eleoted former Conservatives to her office*. Some of these are high office now by reason of Keform support. It is your business to reciprocate. True, a few Reformers are "drawing the lines" but they are not Laurens county. They are not ne re ?arily S majority of OUr people. Out of thirty-two candidates and most of them Reformers, only two or three have mentioned the old factional di visions in their speeohes In this cam paign. Nothing could be sillier than for Conservatives to rear and pitch about what these few are saying. We know that it is only a very, very few "Antls" that fall to take the sen sible view that we have pointed out, but, unhappily, they "blow off their mouths" and create the impression that they are "the Conservatives." Couscquontly, and naturally, and ex cusably, the Reformers take offence, and some former Conservative who wnnts a hi tie office "gets it in the neck" on election day." *#? Could We Say Morel Thk Advertiser has scrupulously refrained from passing judgment on the merits or demerits of Col. James II. Tlllman but we venture tho unquali fied opinion now that he is just as good a man as the distinguished Senator Tillman and tho lattcr's entirely worthy nephew. *?* Now there is said to bo a faetion of Jimtillmanites. It is separato and dis tinct from the faction of gilltumbloritos. V (Advertisement.) LA.TIMER FOR U. H. SENATE. Partial Record of What He Has Ac complished* The Third Congressional District, and Anderson county in particular, presents a candidate for the United States Senate in the person of Con gressman Latimor, who has special fit ness for the place as shown by his past record. And what is that record? A poor boy loft by the fortunes of war without the means of securing an edu cation beyond that afforded by an old field school, he started life with the only legacy loft him?that of the plow handles. He has tried tho field and the furrow In all its varying phases, and is and has been a successful farmer and more thoroughly understands the needs, and Is in more thorough sympa thy with tho agricultural population than any man in the field. And this nob in antagonism to tho other varied interests of tho State, but as lying at the basis of all true prosperity, realiiz ing that these Interests are corollaries growing out of the agriculturists of the State, and that as agriculture is prosperous tho others will necessarily share in it, and that no country and no other interests can prospor when agri culture is depressed. Mr. Latimer has brought to the pub lic service the same zeal and energy, the same honesty and square dealing, the same practical business sense that has guided through life in his private business, and that he has made a suc cess of It. Look at tho record of his ten years in congress in results brought to t he -people, of the Third district. It is not exaggeration to say that he has secured more in ten years than all the other congressmen who have repre sented the district since the war, and this is not said to disparage thorn, but as a simple* statement of truth. He went into congress a new and untried man, fresh from the fields, sent there by the farmers, inexperienced in legis lation and not skilled in the graces of oratory, and it was not long until the farmer-repro-ontatlve had something tangible to show. The railroads in the State in the hands of receivers in tho Federal courts had for years failed to pay their taxes due the State,and he at once set in motion the necessary legal machinery to make them pay their taxes just as tho farmers have to do He came to tho relief of the State, and it Is within tho khowledgo of all how the sboriffs of come of the counties wero imprisoned to collect these back taxes. But he was at length successful and the railroads were made to pay $208,000 into the State treasury.Soon af ter his entrance into congress he took up i the matter of securing tho claim of New berry College for fifteen thousand dollars for injury to their build ing by Mio occupancy of the Fed eral troops. This bill had been pending for years, and its friends had almost despaired of ever getting it passed, but Latimor succeeded where others had failed, and the college got the money. Ho has been instrumental in increasing the number of seed pack ages from 3,000 to 15,000 in'eaoh dis trict, and thousands of farmers to-day testify that the seeds are tho best they ever had, and thousands upon thou sands of farm bulletins are distributed giving the results of the work of the agricultural departments. But passing over some other matters tho greatest good that he has secured to the people of this district is the estab lishment of the rural free delivery of the mails to the homos of the people.He has never claimed to be the originator of tho system, but only to bo one of the first men to perceive the great benefit there is in it and to give it a praotical application, and to-day there are 00 routes in operation in this district at a salary of $000 per carrier1, bringing 951, 000 annually into the district and con ferring vastly improved mail facilities upon the people. He has Introduced a bill, which is now pending, providing*for 1,500,000 acres of tho public domain to be set apart for the public schools of South Carolina. He has now a corps of sur veyors in tho State Instructed by the agricultural department to make a soil survey of 1,000 square miles of terri tory to ascertain the constituent ele ments of the soil with reference to its adaptability to the prod net ion of orops. He has also introduced an amendment to the agricultural bill appropriating $100,000 for experiments in road mak ing. These matters are referred to show the practical lines on which he is working. These aro but a portion of the bene fits this farmer representative has se cured for his people, and he comes now asking you to give him a wider field for the display of his usefulness.?An derson Daily Mail. LOOK PLEASANT, PLEASE. Photographer 0.0. Harlan, of Eaton, < >.. can do so now, though for years ho couldn't, because ho suffered untold agony from tho worst form of indigost lon. AH physicians and medicines failed to help him till he tried Eleotrlc hitters, which worked suoh wonders for him that he declares they are a godsend to sufferers from dyspepsia and stomach trouble. Unrivaled for diseases of the Stomaob, Liver and Kidneys, they build up and give new life to the whole system. Try them Only 50o. Guaranteed at Laurons '?rug Co. and Palmetto Drug Co. Car of Corn, car of Flour and Meal, just received, at R. P. ?f Ham A Co. Wanted 20 good mules four months for their feed and care. N. B. Dial. SUNT FRF? to all oasrs of morphin?, opium, laudanum, elixir of opium, co caine or wldakejr, a largv book of par ticular- on home or sanatorium treat moot. Address, B. WhltknCm .It'll. ? DOWN THE HOME STHETiil. About tbcso races. For tho Sonate, in The Advertiser's judgment the raco in this county is between Evans, Johnstono anjd Latimcr. Elliott, Hemp* hill and Heodorson will all get votes. Col. FJllott is now recognized as a big factor in the raco throughout the stuto. His friends are conlidont that he will b?> in the second race. Naturally ho lias made a splendid impression. ' 1 Le was a gallant soldior of tho Confederacy and tho Old Confeds all know it. He has dono noble service for the state in Congress. In the Black District for ten long years it was William Elliott who kept the white man's banner aloft and William Elliott who saved and made possible White Supremacy In the only part of tho stato where it was in peril. One reason why Col. Elliott was sent to congress was that he was the only man in his district and thorefore tho only man in tho stato who could keep the negro out. Tho people appear to understand what Klliott has done for Carolina and white Carolinians? hence ho counts largo in tho running now. The Advertiser received the fol lowing telegram from Columbia last night: "Columbia. S. 0., Aug. lOtb. Elliott has advanced wonderfully. Is rapidly making gains from other candidates and Is always placed with some other man as certain of tho second race. The low country is solid for him. ho tear's in the middle counties and If his large galne continue, may get largest vote In the Piedmont and Peedoe sections." For railroad commissioner the raco is between Mobley and somebody else and there's no bettor man running than Mobiey. Walker and. Jones aro the candidates for comptroller In these parts. Concerning adjutant and inspector general, an old Confcd like Jack Boyd of Greenville is good enough for The Advertiser. Boyd has had one hun dred times as much real military ex perience as all the rest together. So far as this job is concerned the young 'uns should wait. Talbert will carry Laurens for gover nor. Ansel and Heyward wi'l get good votes. Peoplo aro betting money ou Jim Tillman. The Advertiser is not a Jim Tillman paper but it is not having spasms about him. The people do not always appreciate a good man. Timmcrinan is a Reformer, a gentle man, a farmer, a Christian and a sue cess?but tho pcop'c don't want him for governor. For tho legislature The Advertiser supports the three men furthest from belonging to anybody. Who they arc? that's our secret. ?It is Ben Tillman's declared policy In this campaign not to draw the linos be tween tho old factions. Therefore the Antl or Tillmunite that draws tnein tries to draw them against Ben Tillman. All signs point to a victory for Gun ter for attorney general. Mr. Steven son is strong and popular but Mr. Gun ter is far in tho lead in Laurens. Mr. Gunter is a lawyer of proved ability and on all sides it is conceded that he will make a llrst-rato ollieer. He is de servedly popular throughout the whole State. MANAGERS PRIMARY ELEC TION, TUESDAY, AUG. 20. At a recent meeting of the County Executive Committee tho following man agers for tho Primary oleotiou, which takes placo on Tuosduy, August 2Gth, wcro appointed: I Laurens Township, Laurons Box?W II Flanks, B Y Culbertiou, H W Andorson. Factory Box.Laurens?0 1' Martin, Rccd Blakely, J N Culbcrtson. Clinton, Hunter Township?T R Owings, J D Davis, W P Mont joy. Clinton Factory, Hunter Township: S B Swituor, G M Tucker, W h Rodgorn. Goldville, Hunter Township: Manning Ox tier, J D Jones, I) I) Dixon. Mountvillo, Hunter Township: Walter Pyles, M B Crisp, Hogan Motes. Hope well, Huntor Township: J L Craw ford, O C Hopkins, II B Workman. Ron no, Jacks Township: P M Pitts, T W Weir, jr., Edgar Johnnon. Odoll Church, Jacks Township; J J Ray, Joe Payne, Tommy Dil laid. Langston Church,Scutlletown Township: W B Clark, J P Dillard, W P Cooley. Ora. Scutlletown Township: R II Flem ing, H M Huntor,.W B Harmon. Pleasant Mound, Youngs Township i K II Moore, W L Burnside, O F Cox, Youngs Store, Youngs Township: C R Wallace, W P Harris, Win Bobo. Stewarts Store, Youngs Township: Jas. I) Stewart, George Cook, Cook Henderson. Cooks Store, Youngs Township: W P Coker, John Cook, Butler Cooper. Graycourt, Din! Township: W II Barks dale, Columbus L Owons, J H Garrison. Power, Dial Township; W S Power, V A White, James Long. Woodvillc, Dial Township: S O Babb, Willis Putman, Harvey Wood. ! Mhlloli, Dial Townshie; L S Bolt, Marvin Wollt-, II S Wallace. Dial Church, Dial Township: R R Ow ings, J II Curry, D B Godfrey. Rrcwerton, Sullivan Township: Milton Murff,T J Crawford,.! P Simmons. Princeton, Sullivan Township: John C Carter, J T Matchen, J L Bagwell. Tumbling Shoals, Sullivan Township: C F Cheek, Robert Hcllams, L-R Roper, Waterloo, Waterloo Township: Joseph i Pearce, J II Wharton, J E Henderson, Mt. Pleasant, Waterloo Township: G M Mooro, W W Fowler, J 0 Williams. Ekom. Waterloo Township: J G Coop, er, A B Culbertson, W Ij Terry. Daniel Store. Waterloo Township | B L Henderson, Lafayette Cooper, John Daniol. Tip Top. Waterloo Township: 8 A Tay lor, S A Puckett, Austin Anderson. Cross Hill, Cross Hill Township: K D Nance, Bluford G ?odman, jr., 8am Bryson. W. T. Crews, . Secretary. WATCH ^ REPAIRING Is our busln&s, and we give careful pains taking attention to it, We give special attention to repairing of tine watches, the kind that need extra oareful ad justment. We Try y> to have our work give sat isfaction such as will win the confidence of alt who leave their watch repairing with us. ?fiT We are practloal anfl Graduate Opticians and give 'a.-, curately fitted glasses for each eye. Fleming Bros. The Jewelry People. Laurens, s. < (Advertisement) Johnstone for Senate* Concerted by all that ho "will be in Second It ace. lias Steadily Gained in the Campaign Now About to Close - -Something of the Life of this ltcinarkahlo .11 .in, who, by Ability of the Highest Order, Has Forged so Itap ldly to the Front? The purpose of our Democratic pri mary is to give the people an opportu nity to judge for themselves of tho character, ability aud libness of those aspiring to position, so that the votor might be ablo to cast his ballot intelli gently. In tho canvass now about to closo in tho State- for tho Uultod S'atos Sena* torshlp, there aro practically no differ ences in platform. Tho question to be decided by tho people is that of personal litnoss. Who of the six, aspiring to this position, is most capable of repre senting South Carolina in tho United States Senate with credit to himself and honor to his State? ? There Is no doubt that since tho can vass began, Ceorge Johnstone, of New berry, has gained remarkable strength and mado most favorable impressions on tho voters. In fact, it is conceded that of all the candidates ho has galnod most, this being admitted on all sides. It may be well to inquire Into tho record and to study something of the life of this man, who by sheer force character and ability of the highest order, has forged so rapidly to tho front. George Johnstone is a son of tho late Chancellor Job Johnstono, whose opin ions rank In lltora'y ability and legal erudition with those of the greatest chancellors aud judges tho Stato has ever produced. Tho son has inherited in great measure tho intellect of the father and that intellect has had the advantage of thorough training In the best schools of this country and Eu rope . In 1877 he was elected to the Legis lature, in which boJy he sorvod for eight successive years, retiring volun tarily. In 1H00 ho was eleoted to congross from the Third District. Ho was chair man of the committee on Privileges and Elections, from which Mr. Crisp was elected speaker, and Mr. Johnstone was one to whom Mr. Crisp looked constantly for assistance. No man can show a cleaner record. Few can show a more remarkable re cord. No man has sought more to do what ho could In tho Interest of und for the welfare of his people. In times like these there is a demand for men, not tlmo servers; statesmon, not politi cians- There aro momentous questions to be settled, and above all do wo need men who are ablo to grapple with these questions in the National Con gross, and do so intelligently and with a wisdom and foresight born of the statesmon. Tho people of the State are now In tho enjoyment of their so ber judgment, they are not torn by party strife and factional feeling. The appeal is made In this sober judgment in tho solection they will bo called up on to make for the highest ofllce in their gift. It is thoir duty to measuro up the candidates by tho standard which every true Carolinian should sot for such a position; character, fitness, intellect, ability to stand up shoulder to shoulder, arm to arm, hand to hand, intellect to intellect, with any member of that body. The frlonds of Col. Johnstone have never considered him a politician, and do not now press his claims on that ground, but rather as a broadmlndcd statesman who is able to grapple with tho questions of the day and meet tho issues and solve them intelligently; one who has always stood for the poo plo's Interests and those principles ho believed to be right and just, though for the timo they may not have been popular. tu his old congressional district (Third) he received an ovation at each meeting. In the beginning of this article, it was stated that slime tho canvass of tho State began, Goorgo Johnstone has gained muoh moro rapidly than any of his competitors, and it is absolutely certain that ho will bo in the second race with one of them, and that ho will lead In tho first primary on the 20tb. The following are only a few of the many opinions which havo beon ex pressed by the newspapers of the State, nnd aro confirmation of what Is said above; "The man who made tho most votes by this trip was Col. George Johnstono, of Newbsrry. Every one foil in love with lrim and he mado many friends here. "?Georgotown Times. "The self-reliant political faith of Johnstone, clean cut and truo to Demo cratic principles, without fancy trim mings or demagogic catches and withal tho conviction that hore is a man who would represent South Carolina accord ing to the dictates of his own conscience, rathor than tho understudy of another, havo mado a strong impression on the people among whom he has appearod. Ho is in tho front rank of Senatorial posaibihtos, nnd there Is only bright promise to South Carolina in such a prospect."- Charlo.ston hjvening Pust.. "Col. George Johnstono from aU N> ports has mado a splendid record., r ' ? speeches aro oloar, logical, to tb' <.*'3 and easily understood by tb "? Pol?t generally."?From the Ptt*' "6 P??P*o "The newspapers soe\n ?_ ; of all the SonWri*', SndlKf0* fV Goorgo Johnstone affi2!*& ^oI; headway at the laaMS^^W truo. Col. JoimatanA'a L. u bound to make Une ly?ohe> ar,? who hr.ftv him ?V it im-T*?s3ion on all o7S i2Sm?SUM th6y J*re utterances il\ 8Ine,,--one who has gone to UMIeS.01 PUUVU ^ions.^um '?Not 0$Ay ttte nowspapors, but tho othor Senatorial candidates, say that of all thoir competitors, Col. George John stono haB made tho most headway, and that he is tho man that they havo indi vidually to boat. In other words, cask candidate ligures it out that the rae? lies betwoen himself and CoL Job stone. J" "Thht condition can ba exptajV i<w1 ,? but one way. It has beon > 'jJSJK about oy tho sheer ability of \vJ/ Wherever he has appeared ', ? ? distinction. His ipe'eohea !? "? lmd won have wrung approbation 'Yomo IV who otherwise would' ' from thoBP bag and baggage to r ?Z&7mIoZ without thinking. V/j" Y, . W tho Herald says, - ^ol. Johnstono, as who has gone to , \* ? ? atesman one rtnnatmn? U*' t,,e bottom of public eleoted to th * know9 thin?" a?? lf I t wS ldV' United States Senate, with thn\.o able at once to take rank Sonata j ? cr,led >lnnvr o!rcle' of *ne u,?" ,?' composed of such men as and a V ' IMat'? of Connecticut, Allison ami ew others from tho Republicans, welcomed into fellowship by ^*?r aoorats like Morgan, of Alabama, Y *con, of Georgia and others. Ho is r .ble to place his beloved State, for ho docs love South Carolina, In the posi tion sho has occupied in public life.? South Carolina should send statesman, not politicians, to tho Uultod States Senate. Col. Johnstone is a statesmen, and an able one at thav. "?Greenwood Index. Thesa cool morning*; romind you of fact that you have not bought your Mantels?, Tiling and Grates. Why not let us fit your house up*. S?M. H. Wiikes. ANNUAL REPORT County Treasurer for Fis cal Year, 1901. l'u His Honor, the Presiding Judge of Hie Court of General Sessions Tor Laurous County* July Terni) 1902. PBOUATK JUIXJE. O O Thompson, 29 IK) do do 5 50 do do 10 25 Coroner and Couslublo Claim*. W 1) Watts, 64 90 do do 10 45 do du 24 80 do do 11 05 do do 12 25 W 1) Watts & Henry, 41 25 W 1) Watts, 29 35 do do 21 oo do do '.2 05 do do 10 50 do do 12 06 do do 20 10 do do 18 75 do do 10 50 J M PittP, 4 oo do do 8 4o do do 10 10 do do 4 oo do do 4 75 do do 4 oo do do . 4 oo Poor lluuso Claim?! J ? Starnes, 225 oo do do 229 70 do do 223 10 dj do 247 90 do do 238 80 Store Account. Simon Dimond, 5 oo do do 4 30 do do 5 oo do do 5 10 do do 10 65 do do 4 75 do do 1-1 oo S M & E II Wilkes, 80 04 do do do 2 80 do do do 2 95 do do do 1 20 J E Mieter & Uro., 0 05 do do do 9 50 do do do 12 60 do do do 5 25 do do do 1 50 do do do 11 31 do do do 3 55 do do do 10 95 do do do 10 78 do do do 1 CO do do do 10 83 do do do 4 oo do do do 1 50 do do do 4 50 M II Fowler, 12 75 do do 198 0 do do 54 25 Clinton Oil Co., 24 90 do do 14 90 Brooks & Jones, 33 P<; do do 278 80 S S Boyd, 1 45 do do 1 80 do do 7 45 do do 30 30 do do 1 35 II Terry, 10 32 do do 10 03 J M Philp t, 22 17 do do 10 40 Kennedy Bros.? 4 80 J O 0 Fleming A: Co., 2-5 50 The J W Copoland Co, 0 91" Tho Hub, 1 90 Mosoley ? Kol and, 13 11 do do 10 54 do do 17 05 do do " 8 24 It D Nance & Son, 24 81 Todd, Simpson & Co., 02 78 J II Miller, 50 95 J S BonnoU, 85 MISOKIjANBOUS, N P Hellaras, 11 50 J L Diekard, 1 45 Billard Milam, 2 25 D C Barks laic, 1 00 Arlln r Riddle, 5 75 Arthur Odcll, 2 3Q W D Barks.lale, 2 10 J D Black, 10 58 J A Jones, 1 oo L G Balle, 1 oo o A Power, 8 02 Messt r Bahb, 4 42 do do 22 09 W B Bramlelt, 12 85 Mor-ser Bahb, 7 89 W B Bramlolt, 2 00 J T iiangston, 1 <>s City of Laurons, 50 do do 50 do .do \ oo do do 50 do do 2 05 do do 50 J 10 Goddard, o 25 W (i Wilson, ;i ;5 W H Drummond, 12 50 J F Duvall,' 1 ! 50 G M Moore, 12 50 11 B dritten, 5 oo A B Culbertson, <? 00 Board of Equalization, 248 oo do do 400 20 Croner & Wallace, 39 97 T) C Harksdalo, 1 du W B Bramlelt, 8 30 C T Whittou, 10 30 W P Cokor, 0 30 R 1) Nance it Son, 30 01 J W Hargrove, 4 W .) 'Ph?tUpHOU, ? 25 Hait is Lilhia Bpr-hmv H 00 W II Brumlott, , 13 02 << ? ' 23 25 W H Owner, 1 46 4 M Cor^V 1 10 City q| I .'?i 11 60 ?< iaurons, 50 mv " .50 ?? Cray, 8 12 II Jennings, 17 50 ? Ii 50 J II Copoland, 4 50 " " ' 5 80 Court Expenses, 1.030 10 " * 730 80 II B Kennedy, 2 00 (1 1) Barnard, 12 50 8 Li Moore, 12 50 J II Copoland. Ki2 50 " " 210 80 (J W Shell, ' 3 00 J W Hargrove. 1 25 " " l 50 City of Lunrens, 50 " . ?. 50 J H. COPEL.AND, County Treasurer, GLENN SPRINGS WATER For the liver. Kor sale by Laurons Drug Co., Pal metto Drug Co., Dr. B. 1<\ Posey, W. W. Dodson and J. S. Bonnott. TH e ~ KYLE HAY PRESS. Earmors take care of what you make. Thore Is as muoh in saving as there is in making, and if you bale your hay, fodder, outs, shucks etc., at the proper thno you not only save room and time, but you fcavo 33 por cent of the nutri oious matter that ovaporatea whon it is not baled. Tho Kyle Hay Press Oils a long felt want with farmers. It is tho best yet made. The opinion seems to be unanimous tb at tho KYLE HAY PUKSS Is unexcelled by any press on the market. It Is going to the front, already a great number of them have been sold, you only need to try It to bo pleased, ft is easy oper ated by 2 men and 1 horse. It is cheap, durable, simplo In construction and easily mounted. It is the only press that can be made or repaired on the farm, it has no casting to break and cause long delay. No other press has this advantage. It is the only press that the farmer oan afford to buy, it Eays for Itself out of. the first crop. !very farmer can own his own press, and bale his hay at the proper time. I * A. L. HUiWKNS, [ iMunfas, S. C. Eczema How it reddens the skin, Itches, co7.es, dries nnd scales! Some iwoplu call It tetter, milk crust or salt rheum. The suffering from it is sometimes in tense; local applications are resorted to? they mitigate, hut cannot euro. It proceeds from humors Inherited or ac quired and persists until theso have been removed. Hood's Sarsaparilla IHJSitively removes them, has radically and permanently cured the worst eases, and is without an equal for all cutaneous eruptions._; Uoou'Ti'TiLS uro tho bcit cathartic. Frico2?ceuU. Announce me nts, Foit Congress, Joseph T. Johnson is announced as a candidate for re-election to Congress from this district, subject to the Demo cratic primary. For House ok Representative : We are authorized to announce the name of W. 0, Irby, Jr., as a candi date for the House of Representatives, subject to tho Democratic Primary. 1 am a candidate for re-election to the State Legislature, under the rules of the Democratic party, and will res pectfully abide the result of the pri mary with as much cheer as 1 nan. t K. w . Nichols. The friends of Dr. 13. F. Godfrey an nounce him as a candidate for the Hou?o of Representatives, subject to tho Democratic primary. t .Tared 1). Sullivan is announced as a candidate for tho House of Represen tatives, subject to the Democratic pri mary, t I am a candidate for re-eleetion to tho House of Ropresontativcs, and will cheerfully abide tho rosult of tho pri mary election. r. A. cooper, I respccttully announce mysolf as a candidate for re-election to the Stato Legislature, under tho rules of the Democratic party. * F. P. MCGOWAN, Superintendent ok Education. Tho many friends of Prof. James A. Madden, knowing his thorough fitness for tho otlleo as well as his devotion to tho educational interests of the chil dren of our county, respectfully an nounce him for the olllcc of County Su perintendent of Education, subject to the Democratic primary. t Friends. We arc authorized to announce the name of Charloy F. Hrooks for ro-eleo tion to the ollieo of County Superin tendent of Education, subject to the Democratic primary. Fou Probate Judge. Tho friends of O. G. Thompson, ap preciating his otllcienev as a public of ficial, respoutfuWy present his naroo to the voters of Laurcns county for re cloction to the olllee of Probate Judge, subject to the result of tho Democratic primary. Friends. + I announce myself u candidate for theofllbe of Judgo of Probate, subject to tho rules of tho Democratic, pri mary, t John M. Olardv. Tho friends of W. A. McCllntock an nounce him as a candidate for Judgo of Probate for Laurcns county for the next term, subject to the primary election. . ^ County Com mission er . I respectfully announce lny'solf a candidate for member of the board of county commissioners, subject to the Democratic primary* t John H. Hunter. We authorized' to announce a. W. Sims as a candidate for County Com missioner, subject to the Democratic Primary. For Auditor: I respectfully announce mysolf as a candidate for tho olllee of County Auditor, subject to tho Democratic primary t B. F. Ballow. Tho friends of C. A. Power, appre ciating his competency for the posit ion respectfully suggest his name to tho voters of the county in tho approaching Democratic primary for tho otlice of Auditor. + Friends in Dials and Youngs. Having boon very strongly solicited, I therefore oiler myself a candidato for the ollieo of Auditor subject to th' Democratic primary, ? * W. BANl'ord Kv , ,, Without disparaging tlK ,' . f any candidate, wo resper' . -? Claims oi tho name of G. W. t s*'KKest tle-searred Oon'oi* league, u bat pIUco of Coun+ .orate soldier, for the tho Domoor- -JT Auditor, subjeet to ?} .aie primary. w> voter. oftK '. L. Ferguson is announced as a .tdidato for rc-elcotion to the olllee of County Auditor, subject to tho I Democratic primary. County Supervisor. The friends of W. J. Henry respect fully announce him as a candidate for County Supervisor, subject to the Dem ocratic Primary. At the solicitation of voters in dif ferent sections, I respectfully an nounce myself as a candidate for Su pervisor of Laurena County, subject to the result of tho Democratic Primary. * fl. B. Humbert. Tho frionds of J. Y. Addy, knowing him to bo a strong and earnest advo cate of good roads, bridges and well fitted in every way for tho position, respectfully announce him as a candi date for County 'Supervisor, subject to the Democratic primary. Many Voters. I respectfully announce mysolf for re-election as Supervisor for Laurena county?subject to the pleasuro of tho voters and the result of the Democratic primary. t J. S. drummond. Tho friends of Robin J. Copoland respectfully announce him as a candi date for County SuporvUor, suhjoct to tho Democratic primary. * For County Treasurer: Tho friends of John G. Wham res pectfully announco him as a candidate for the ofllco of County Troasurer, subject to the Democratic primary. * I announce myself a candidate for re-oleotion to tho ofllco of County Treasurer, subject to tho Doinocratic primary, John H. Copeland. CLEJhSON college. ? FULL COURSES IM uM Agriculture, Mechanic Arts, Textile Engineering. 500 students last session. KxponsOS for one year for freo tuition students $100.42, Send for illustrated cataloging. Henry s. Hartzoo, President. '_Clemsoo College, 8, C. r" A NEW LAW FIRM. The undersigned have this day en tered into a partnership for the practice of law in the Courts of this State, under the name of Simpson St Cooper and will promptly attend to all business en trusted to them. i H. Y.Simpson, R. A. Cooper. SEEDS FOR YOUR FALL SOWING? Wo Have Full Stock of Wheat, Barley, Rye, Vetch, Rape; Red, Crimson and Burr Clover. Burr Clovor la the unsurpassed Winter pasturage. Try it. Complete Line of Undertaker's Supplies $ Wo sell Mason's, half Gallons, Fruit Jars At 75 cents \>. v KENNEDY BROS. * i CONVERSE COMMERCIAL SCHOOL, 8 Spartanburg, S. C. g An Honest School doing an Honest Q 8Business at Honest Prices, ffl IF YOU THINK OF ATTENDING A ?&2zzm?"-^ 83 9 Business College, M Write for our handsome new catalogue ^ w Just, out. It gives much valuable Infor 5^? matlon. ?Address, Box 105. . B. W. GETSINGER. & Spartanburg, S. C. Manager. ? & 1 Summer Is Waning: and, by the Calendar we should be making ready for Fall, but the temperature still keeps our thoughts riveted upon Summer and Summer Goods. We are de termined to carry over nothing in Summer Goods if Price cu any figure. Everything in Lawns,Or gandies, Batistes, and Summer Fabrics of every kind must go at same price. We are a^so closing out all Ladies, Tlisses and Childrens' slipper at and below cos'i. Come and see us. ??f Dial's Corner. kirting Cra The very article for war and dusty weather, price Sets, per yard. White Indian Linen* at 10c, 12ic, 15c, 20c, ?5e. per yard. These are the iiae*t numbers we have ever shown at these prices. from 5cts up.' Solid and Fancy Lawns and Organdies. The solid Line)Q colored Lwens are much in demand, we have open ed the second shipment this season. Price 10 cents per yard at? W.G. Wilson & Co. IDo YoU Wafjt to BUy a 14oi>Utt)ef}t? If you do we have what you want in either Mai' 1?? ?Grauito. Wc sell all kinds of Mar bio aiul Uranite ?known to tho trado. Bost Material, Pirst-olass work 15 Lowest Prices. Write ua and we will Beiid a. man to ? you. Hamburg, Lawn and Swiss Embroideries and Inset lions WLITE & CO., Anderson, S.C\ South Carolina Military Academy One- vacancy fja the State Beneficiary Scholarship is t't bo awarded on com petitive examinations, for this Laurensl County. I Blank forms of application ahouId be ; applied for at onoe to OoL C. s. Gads den, Chairman Board of Visitors. These applications, fully made out, mu9t be in the hnulno of i/n? Chairman on the 81st July in order to receive at tention. 10. S. 0AD9DEN, ? hairman, JBojtrd Vidt ors. July 1,1902. Dr. W. H. DIA L, No. 110 VY. 31ain Si. Special AttonUon Ulvon Women and Children. Ofllco houiM in the elty from i<> > lo 4 p. m. 'Phono?Residonco N?> Office No. 89. . MONEY TO LOAN On improved* farms. Long tim Kaay payments. Small oost. No en mission. Apply to Of D. Bakkhd.m.k, Atty , Laurons, S. 0 June 24th, 1902?3m. j