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CROSS HILL PUPIL WINS ADVERTISER'S PRIZE IN WRITING COMPOSITIONS. Laurens Scholar Hanks Second Best. TEN IN THE CONTEST. Merits and Demerits Pointed Ont. Mood Work Showing Careful Instruc tion Interest ig Boing Stimulated ?Remarkable Handwriting. Tho child who wroto tho composi tion about the Chinese wins The Ad vektiskr's prize. This child is in Mrs. McSwain's department of the Cross Hill School. Tho composition on Wheat by a child in Miss Tillman's school is a close sec ond. Tho composition on Beavers from Miss Mamie Clardy's school nt Trinity and that with Joseph as the subject from Mrs. McSwain's deserve special mention. Two good compositions were sout by Miss Lydo E. Mllam from her school. Ten compositions were sent In by the throo teachers named above. The editor of The Advertiser is the sole judge in the contest and of coursehe may make mistakes. The decision has been difficult to render, especially bo tween tho "Chinose'?i and "Wheat" compositions. From Miss Clardy's school anothor good composition on Beavora and a third on Trees were submitted. Two others from Miss Tillman's grade on Elephants wore sent in. Each and all wore distinctly creditable. The eight average far above what was expected from children under 12. All were neat, all wero plainly written and In all the spelling was nearly porfect. The teachers aro requested to send In tho names of tho writers of tho five composition published. The prize of one dollar will then be sent to the winner. Below will be seen the announce ment of another contest for pupils be tween 14 and 10 years old. The winning composition's chief merits are that it tolls what tho child has road or heard in the writer's own language simply and plainly, and there are practically no mistakes In gram mar, spelling or punctuation. Here it is: THE CHINESE. In that country known as Eastern Asia thero is a race of yollow peoplo known as Chinese. They have high cheek bones, their eyes slant, and they have flat noses. They say a white lady would be pretty If her nose was flat and if her eyes slanted ? When a man steals only five or ten cents ho gets severe punishment. Some times thoy lay him down and put his leg on a rock and drop a large rock weighing about thirty pounds and mash his foot off up to his knee and tell him ho can go and steal again if he wants to. And sometimes they skin a man by pulling off an inch of skin a day and he dies from the agony. Parents have authority to punish their own child even to death. One punishment for disobedience is to fasten it up in a coQln and let it die. They are very superstitious. 'When a man dies they believe his soul goes into tho body of some animal. When a man gets sick and is unconscious they go whore he had been the last time he was out if they find the tiniest insect as an ant or a fly, they take it home saying his spirit Is in the insect and ho will get weih They build the roofs of their houses to slant down, then curve upward at the eaves, for they say the upper air is full of spirits and when one hits the house and begins to slide down the roof, the curve at the eaves makes him go back up In the air. They build high stone walls right in front of the door, for they say evil spirits will be coming towards the house and they will hit the wall and it will stun them and they will go another way. When a person dies they will not bury him until the lucky day. And they must have a lucky place to bury him. They pay a Luck Doctor to tell them these things. The handwriting of "Wheat" is the best of all. Indeed for a child It is a remarkable hand. Some newspaper men write round hands plain as print (there is none such in this office) and this child's is an ideal newspaper hand. There are few men or women in this town who can write better than this youngster. The matter of the composi tion is excellent Practical knowledge is well expressed There is at least one "break" in construction of the sen tence, perhaps two. Here is the com position: WHEAT. Wheat is very important to man, for it furnishes him with bread. It is planted in the fall or spring of the year. The ground must be well ploughed before it can be planted. Af ter it is put into the ground tho farmer leaves it alone until time to harvest it, which is about the. firstof snmmer.Then comes the busy time. The grain is gath ered by a reaper to which are hitched two or more horses to pull it along. As it goes along it cuts the grain with a sharp blade, then it falls back into a a binder where it is tied into bundles. These bundles are gathered up and stacked. But it was not always that people could gather wheat like this. It used to be that people cut it with a cradle and man had to do the bindiog. The farmer gathers the bundles into a wagon and hauls them to a thresher, where the grains of wheat are sepa rated from the chaff and straw. From the thresher the wheat goes to the mill to be made into flour. In the machin ery of the mill every little pod is broken open and flour comes out of them. There are different grades of flour, first, second and shorts. The men who thresh the wheat and the miller both take toll for their trou ble. The five leading wheat-producing States of the United States are Minne Another Prize Is Offered. This Time It is for Children Between 14 and 16 Years Old. The success of this first contest and the interest it has oroated encourages The Advkrtiber to have another. It is believed that a benefloial rivalry will be started in the tchools. The next prl/.e of one dollar will be given to the pupil between 14 and 10 years old and the compositions must be received in this office by Monday, Nov. 24 at 6 P. M. Ton Advertiser therefore asks each teacher to read this an nouncement and co-operat? with Tun Advertiser In the scheme to give the sohool children a motive and Inter- J ost in writing well. rules of the competition. The composition must contain not over 400 words. Writing must be on but one side of paper. Any subject may be chosen . The composition must be handed the teacher by the pupil. The teacher will then number or mark it keeping a ro cord of tho number or mark. He will then send it to The Advertiser with out the name of the writer but with the sohool mark. The teacher must also en dorse it thus: "To the best of my be lief this essay is original", signing his name. The pupil's parents or the person with whom he or Bhe lives must bo a subscriber to The Advertisbr. How over, compositions may be sent by pu pils whose parents are not subscribers ?but thoy will not be entitled to prizes. If a composition by such a pu pil is the best It will be so announced and it will be printed, but no prize will be given. Tho prize will go to the next best in that case. Other than prize-winning composi tions will often be printed. Thus when several compositions are submitted en titled to first, second and third honora ble mention, each may be printed with the writer's name. Tho editor of The Advertiser will be tho judge. lie will grade the com positions though without knowing tho names of the writers. Compositions written by pupils in tbe ordinary course of work may bo sent in. Teachers may select any num ber of compositions and send them to The Advertiser. The teacher will always state that the writer is within the 8ge limit of the contest. Tho win ning compositions will bo announced In The Advertiser and th9 teacher wll; then send name of writer and his or her parent. To repeat?the compositions for tho first offer must be received not later than November 24,and must not contain over 400 words. We do not fix any minimum limit?the winner may pos sibly not write over 50 words. The ordinary rules will govern tho decisions. The suhjoot matter, thought, hand-writing, capitalization, neatness and grammar will be considered. Again The Advertiser hopes that teachers throughout the county will talk the proposition over with the children and holp to Interest them. Children from any school except those in college departments may con test. sota, Kansas, North Dakota, Ohio and Indiana. The composition below is free of faults in spelling, punctuation and capitaliza tion. Its matter is well oxprossed ex cept in tho misuso of plural verbs with singular subjects in two placos, at tho last. BEAVERS. Beavors are found in North America and South America. Beavers make tho most curious huts to live in. Sometimes a great number of those huts are built close together like the building of a town. They build their huts on tho banks of rivers for they swim much more easily than they walk and they like to more about- in water. The huts are made of mud stonos, and branches of trees and are round In shape. The walls of their huts uro thick and the roofs arc fin ished with a thick liyer of mud, sticks and leaves. Beavers build dams of the same ma terial as their huts are made of. The dams are six or sevon hundred feet In length. The fur of beavors are used to mako ladles' jackets, hats, cloaks, and many other things. The food of beavers are bark of trees. The Joseph composition shows a more original style perhaps than any of the others. It is marred by ono long sen tence being involved and cumbersome. This sentence should have been di vided into several. The handwriting is distinctive, a perpendicular sort of handwriting that is attractive to see but not good to learn or to teach be cause rapidity would not be ac quired with it by many persons. How ever, in this instance it is an excellent hand: JOSEPH. Joseph was the beat of Jacob's twelye sons. Jacob loved Joseph very much and gave him a coat of many colors. The brothers were jealous of this, and hated and were very unkind to One day Joseph's brothers were tending their father's flocks. They were along time coming back and Ja cob sent Joseph to see what had be come of them. When they saw him coming, they began making plans to kill him. One of them, a little braver, did not agree to it, but said lets put him in that pit, and when he got there they tore his coat off of him and put him In the pit, then they Killed a Iamb to dip his coat Into the blood to take to their father, but before they went they saw some Ishmaelltes coming and one of them, who loved money, wanted to sell Jos eph to the Ishmaelltes and the others ?greed and they took him out and sold him to the people, then carried the coat home to their father and told him that some wild beast bad torn Joseph to pieces. The Ishmaelltes sold Joseph to Po tiphar in Egypt. He was a good youth and foared Ood. Potlphar liked Joseph and made him head servant over all his bouse. Potiphar's wife was a wioked woman and tried to get Joseph to join with her and because he refused she went and told Potlphar that he had" behaved ill. Potlphar believed and never tried to find ont whether it was true or not, but put him in prison. The keeper of the prison soon learned to love Joseph, and put him in oharge of all the other prisoners. Onoe Pharaoh dreamed a dream and he wanted to know the meaning of it. Joseph bad Interpreted the dreams of some other men, to Pharaoh sent for Joaeph and told him his dream. Jos eph said there would be seven fruitful years and seven not fruitful. Pharaoh was pleased with Joseph and made him ruler next to himself over all Bgyp?. The famine oame. The people around did not have anything td eat. Joseph's brothers oame a good many times for food, and one time he made himself knov>n to them and told them ?a&i*.:.; ? * i to go and bring thoir father to live with him. The following composition is from Miss Lydo Mi bun's school: WINTER. The cause of winter is the rotation of the earth around the sun. The win ter months in the North Temperate Zone aro December, January and Feb ruary and February and the winter month-; in the South Temperate Zone are tho same. Chief enjoyments of winter are skat ing, having snow-balls and going sleigh-riding. The great winter holidays are Christ mas and Washington's birthday. On Washington's birthday people often celebrate it at sohooi. I like i > see winter como because I know Christmas will soon be here and and then we have fine times when old Santa Claus comcsand crams our stock ing full. People have to build fires in winter and wear shoes and thick clothing. Christmas comes Id the first month of winter, which is December. My birthday corner in winter, on tho tenth of February. February is tho last month. Don't Imagine That ali flours are alike. Thero is a difference, a big differenco. 80 much depends upon having pure, white and nutritious flours that the subject is worthy your careful Investigation and consideration. You will be better satisfied In select ing "Clifton" flour, in faet whiteness, and quality, "Clifton" flour excels all other flours. Don't imagine thatbecauso "Clifton" flour is a high grado flour that tho price h high, for tho price Is low, In reach of all housekeepers. Cheap flour is dear at any price, while "Clif ton" is the least expensive, and is tho very best you* can buy. Bransford Mills, Owensboro, Ky. Cares Blood, Skin Troubles, Cancer, Blood Poison. Greatest Blood Purifier Known. If your blood Is Impure, thin, dis eased, hot or full of humors, If you have blood poison, canoer, carbuncles, eat ing sores, scrofula, eczema, itching, risings and lumps, scabby, pimply skin, bone pains, catarrh, rheumatism, or any blood or skin disease, take Bo tanic Blood Balm (B. B. B.) according to directions. Soon all sores heal, aohes and pains stop, the blood is made pure and rloh, leaving the skin free from every eruption, and giving the rich glow of perfect health to the skin. At the same time, B. B. B. im proves the digestion, cures dyspepsia, strengthens weak kidneys. Just tho medioine for old people, as it gives them new, vigorous blood. Druggists ?1 per large bottle, with directions for home cure. Sample free and prepaid by writing Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Oa. Desoribe trouble and speoial free medical advice also sent in seated let ter. B. B. D. is especially advised for ohronlo, deep-seated oases of Impuro blood and skin disease, and cures after all else falfs. Sold in Laurens by B. F. Posey. Any Church or parsonage or institution support ed by voluntary contribution will be given a liberal quantity of the Long man &> Martinez Paints whenever they ptdnt. Note:? This has been our custom for twenty-seven years; any building mot satisfactorily painted, will be re fminted at our expense; about one gal on of Linseed Oll tobe added to every Sgallon of gallon of paint to make roady or use; it's mixed In two minutes, and cost of the paint thereby made less in price than any other, Yearly produot over one million gallons. Longman & Martinez. Sole Agents W. L. Boyd, Laurens, S. C.;J. C.Hutchinson, Cross Hill, S.O. MONEY TO LOAN On improved farms. Long time. Easy payments. Small cost. No com mission, Apply to CD. ?ahk80ale, Atty , Laurens, 8. 0. June 24th, 1902?3m. , WE HAVE BOUGHT a Drummer's Samplos of Pocket Hooks,Card Cases, Ladies' Pursos and other Leather Goods amounting to $180.00 worth, and of fer same at 25 per cent LESS than regular prices. There Is only ono of oaoh kind, so come early 11 and got a BARGAIN. Also the Widely ad vertised LAUGHLIN FOUNTAIN PEN Your choice of these two styles, equal to any other $3.00 kind* foe only $1.00 Mall orders from our out of town friends will receive prompt atten tion. CALL AT -THE LAUKENS DHUU CO. I IN THE CHURCHES. First Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Rev. Watson B. Duncan, A. M., pastor. Proachlng at 11 o'oclck a. m. and at 7.30 p. m. Prayer meeting on Thursday at 7.80 p. m. Sunday School, Hon. C. C. Feathor 8t. no, Superintendent, at 10 o'clock at a. m. Woman's Missionary Society, Mrs. S. D. Garlington, President, meets on Tuesday after First Sunday, at 4.80 o'clock p. m. Ladies' Aid Society, Mrs. J. F. Bolt, President, meets on Tuesday,' after Third Sunday at 4 80 o'clock p. m. Church Conference every Third Sun day after the morning service. First F'resbyterian church, Rev. Itobt. Adams, Pastor, services at 11 a. m. and 8:16 p. m., each Sabbath. All are welcome. Sunday Sohooi, , W. Tunp, Supor intendant, Sunday Morning at 10 a. m. Todd Memorial Presbyterian Church, Fast End,-Pastor. Preach ing in Factory Hall every Appointments for North Laurhns Circuit. Trinty, First Sunday, at 11 o'clock, a. m. Trinity, Third Sunday, at 3:30 o'clock, p. m. Shlloh, First Sunday, at 8:80 o'clock, p. m. Shlloh, Third Sunday, at 11 o'clock, a. m. Dials, Second Sunday, at 11 o'clock, a. m. Dials, Fourth Sunday, at 3:30 o'clock, p. m. Graycourt, 2d Sunday at 3.30 o'clock, p. m. Graycourt, 4th Sunday at 11 o'clock a. m. Sunday 8chools at each appointment one hour before preaohing, Prayer meeting Thursday nights at Graycourt, at 8 o'clock. All aro aliko invited to attond theso services, for it is here, as it is in Iloavon, "the rieh and tho poor meet together." J. K. McCain, Pastor. Langston's h iron, Haptist, preach ing 11 a. ra., Fourth Sundays, and Sat urday before, by Rev. E. C. Watson. Hurricane Churoh, Baptist, preach ing 11 a. nr, First Sundays and on Sat urday bofore by Rev. E. C. Watson. Dorroh Presbyterian church, Gray Court, S. C, T. B. Craig, pastor. Preaching on 1st Sunday at 11 a. m. 3rd Sunday 4 p. m. Sabbath School on 1st and 2nd Sun days at 10 a in., and on Hrd and 4th Sundays at 3 p. m. T. T. Peden, Supt. Lanford, Baptist preaching 11 u m. Second Sundays by lfev. E. C. Watson; Preaching at Cedar Shoal Church on same day at 3 o'clock p m. Padgett's Creek, Baptist preaching at 11 a. m. on Third Sundays by E. C. Watson. Warrior Creek Baptist Church, Rev. O. L. Jones, supply. Service every 4ih Sunday at 11 o'clock and Saturday be fore. Mt. Bethel, Second Sunday at 11 o'clock, a*m. Mt. Bethel, Fourth Sunday at 3:30 o'olook, pi m. I I S. W. Henry, Pastor. OF TWENTY-SIX BUT ONE LIVES. An " Address" by the Sher iff In 1870. AFTER GREAT RIOT. Critical Period in Laureus Local History. Mr. Cresswoll (jlarltngtou Alone Sur vives of 20 Men of l'roinlneiico 82 Years Ago?Somo Uc mini sconces. An address "To Tho People of Lau* rens County" Issued in poster form and found among tho papers of Mrs. Jane Maira who recently died here recalls an eventful episode in tho history of Laurous, city and county. Tho story of "the riot" is still fa miliar in T^nrcns . Tt.i? well remem bered how the white peoplo driven to desporatlon by tho Insolonco of tho ne groes, tho latter being upheld and em boldened by federal constabulary and soldiers, rushed to arms at the sound of a pistol shot, IIred for an unknown causo on tho public squaro tho duy af ter the election. It Is also remom bered how many of tho white peoplo were arrested pnd held In prison while others were forced to becomo exiles. The following is the address: "Rocout exciting evenls having oc curred In the county, as the Sheriff and head of tho peace ollloers of the county, under tho ordors of the Hon. Judge Vernon, and In conjunction with United States garrison now here, who have come to assist in keeping the peace and preserving good order. "1 command every citizen of the county, white and black, to abstain from acts of violence and to uso all his inlluenco In preserving law and order and quieting any excitement which may exist. ?'This order will bo enforced by the whole power of the county. It is not only tho duty, but tho interest, of every citizen to obey It, and all are solemnly warned of the consequences of diso bedience. "This is an earnest effort to main tain the charucter of tho County for peaco and order, and no disobedience will bo tolerated." "H. S. Jones, Sheriff, L. O. Oct. 25, 1870. We, tho undersigned citizens, en dorse this effort of the sheriff to pro serve the peaco and most earnestly unlto with him in calling upon our peo ple to carefully abstain from all acts of violence and to have entiro quiet re stored to tho County. B. W. Ball, Intendint, Lau cnsvillo, W 1) Simpson, ? 1' .Sullivan, U L McGowan, John Cuningham, R P Todd, R E Richardson, J Wlster Simpson, John Kyle, Sum'l Fleming, Wm. Mills, S McGowan, J P Hunter, Wm Beard, A W Kruse, Wm. Ilanco, JPHoyt, C Gurlington, G P Moseley, C M Miller, Jno W Simpsor,Sr. Sam'l It Todd, Edward II x, J A Leland and others. Of tho 2d including Sheriff Jones whose names aro prlu'ed on tho poster, Mr. Oreswell Garlmgton Is tho solo survivor. Col. Jones, a gallant soldlor and gentleman, who I ad been elected sheriff by the Democrat* beforo tho Ropublicans obtained control, was ac cidentally killed by being thrown from his buggy rftany years ago. Tho ''S. Mctiowan1' who signed was General Samuol McGowar, later asscr clate justice, of Abbeville, who was a nat'vo of Laurons oounty and who was probably hero at court at the time. Tho list includes many who wero prominent in the state. W. D. Simp son becamo lieutenant governor, gov ernor and chief Justice, R. P. Todd was olected stato senator in 1870, B. W. Ball became solicitor at the same time and H. L. Farley was afterwards adju tant and inspector gor.eral. C.P.Sullivan win a distinguished law yer and beforo the war was state sena tor and a candidate for congress, pro bably against PreBton s. Brooks. H. L. McGowan was tdcoted solioitor In the 70's and died soon after. He was a brother of General McGowan. John Cuningham was hottor knonn as Col. "Jaok Cuningham." J, Wlstar Simp, son was the law pari.net> and brothor of Judge W, D. Simnson and John W. Sirajpabn, Sr., a lino type of the old time Southerner, was tholr father. G. F.^oseley was lator sheriff of tho cotinty. Dr. J. P. Huntor was one of the younger mon. Ho died five or six years ago. R. E. Richardson was olerk of,U||teMurt. John Kylo, Wm. Mills an?TT^PR. Todd woro the rich met ohtfnts of the village They wero elderly men In 1870. Mr, Kyle and Mr. Todd woro natives of Ireland. Mr. Flem'ng was the father of Mr. J, O. C. Fleming and he was a prominent merchant in his lime. Wm Board was a gun smith. Ho was noted for his daring. He was the man who battered down Tim Pot's doors while the negroes were trying to kill him from within. He died in Greenville last March, a few days after the death of B. W. Ball. Col. J. P. Hoy t, an elderly man, was the father of the present Col. J. A. Uoyt of Greonvilleand of Wm. Beard's widow. Wm. Hance was the father of three sons who had alroady given their lives for the South on tho h.avtle floid ?one a colonel, another a oaptaln and tho third a sergeant. The three sons and daughter of Col. T. B. Crews are his grand children, Col. Crews' first wife having been hit daughter. Ed ward Hix was another old man."He bad a carriage factory here and was one of the first manufacturers of the up-country, One of his grandsons,.B. H. Wilkes, is president of the furni ture faotery here. J. A. Leland was president of the Laurens vllle Female College. He was afterwards arrested and Imprisoned for alleged coooplioity in "the riot." He told the story o' those days in a little book called A Voice from South Carolina before bis death. Mr. Kruse was a German. He went to Philadelphia and died there. Hie sods are doing well there, one of them being a prominent Presbytor'ao minister. Co|. Geo. F. Mosel?-}- and Mr. C. M. Miller, one the father of O. D. Moseley and the other of Carroll Miller are well romembertd. Col Moseley was at one time sheriff. A STARTLING SURPRISE. ,'ery few could believe in looking at A. T. Hoadley, a healthy, robust blacksmith of Tilden, Ind , that for ten yours ho suffered such tortures fjom Rheumatism as few could endure and live. But a wonderful change followed his taking Electric Bitters. "Two bot tles wholly cured me," he writes, "and I have not felt a twinge In over a year." They regulate the Kidneys, purify tho blood and cure Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Nervousness, improve di gestion and give perfeot health. Try them. Only 60 cents at Laurens Drug Co. and Palmetto Drug Co. ONE CENT A WORD. FOR Rent?Two of best office rooms In Laurons In AdVERTiSbk Building, South sido, public square. These rooms easily heated in winter and are best summer rooms in town. For Ront, cheap.?Two good rooms opening into each other, second lloor Advertiser building. Theso offices are believed to bo tho most comfortable, warm in winter and cool in summer, In tho city. Possession given at onco? rontal cheap. See W. W. Ball. FOR SALE.?132 acre farm near Kinards, S. C. Somo of tho host farm ing land in tho county. Three room house and water on promises. Excel lent opportunity for Investment or farm. Part cash, balanco on time if preferred. For particulars address, W. J. Con way, 1035 Main St., Columbia, S. C. Fino Seven-eight (I) Jersey Bull, three years old. Services at pasture one and one-quarter miles from public square, South Harper Street. 4t J. W. Jones. Wanted?A few cords of wood. The Advertiser. COTTON MILL STOCKS. Pricos Quoted by Alester G. Furman, Broker, Greenville, S. C, Sept. 10. Bid I Asked Abbevillo Cotton Mill,.... 76 84 Arkwright Mills. 122* Belton Mills. 101 Clinton M'f'g C<> ,.122 .... Darlington M'f'g Co,. b7 04* Enoree M'f'g Co.,. 82 _ Greenwood Cotton Mill,. 1021 Grendel Mill,. 100 102 Laurens Cotton Mills._ 151 155 Nowberry Cotton Mills,.. 116 _ Pacolet M'f'g Co. 198 Reedy River,. L00 Union Cotton Mills, . 148 _ Sale of Real Estate By virtue of authority vested in us as Executors of the last will and testa ment of B. W. Ball, deceased, we will sell at public outcry to tho highest bid der on Monday, Salesday in January, li)03, being the 5th day of tho month, In front of the Court House, in Laurens, S. C, the following described real estato: That tract of land in the city of Lau rens known as the residence of the late B. W. Ball, containing from 70 to 80 acres, moro or loss, bounded on the east by tho Greenville and Laurens branch of the Charleston and Western Carolina Railway, on the south by Hampton street, lands of H. Y. Simp son, Sam Fowler and others, on tho wost by lands of II. Y. Simpson, Jim Brock man and others and on the nortli by lands of Mrs. N. J. Holmes and T. E Todd, on the waters of North Fork (.'reck. The improvements include 10 room brick, stone and cement house, three two-room tenant houses, one brick servants' house, brick, rwP. r-Qom, storage house, largo two story frame barn and smaller outhouses, garden, flower gar don and orchard. Considerable portion of the land is wooded. Terms: .Not less than $2,500 cash, balanco in four equal annual install .aonts secured by bond and mortgage of purchaser at seven per cont annual in terest; or purchaser may pay entire bid in cash, l'urchasor to pay for papers. If bid is rjqt paid in, oash. niqr.tgagor must insure hoo^e for benefit of mort gagees. Eliata Ball. Sara Ball, W. W. Ball, Executors Dr. W. II. DIAL, No. 110 W. Main St. Special Attention Given Women and Children. Office hours in the city from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m. 'Phone?Residence No. 44; OflloeNo. 89. w. n. knighti u.k. nADD. KNXCSIIT & BABB, Atorneys at Law. ttaT Will praotloe in all the State and Federal Courts. Strlot attention to all business Intrusted to them Office up-stalrs, Simmons' Building. Ten Cents Cotton. Wo aro prepared to take earo of a quantity of cotton on storage and ad vanoe money on same. Now Is tho time to store your cotton for a profit. Don't soli too fast, or It will give out too quick. J. Wade Anderson, 0m President and Manager. Goo. Johnstono. R. H. Welch. A. C. Todd. Johnstonc, Welch & Todd, LAWYERS. Will Practice in all Courts, Stato and Federal. Office, Law Range. Laurens, S. O, Dr. Wootley'sl own of morphine, PAINLL38 PIUM AND Whiskey Cure opium, laudanum, elixir of opium, co caine or whiskey, a large book of par ticulars on home or sanatorium treat ment. Address, n. UUN. WjrVrBtreet! Atlanta, Oeorgla. Loans on Real Estate For a series of years at 8 per oent; straight Interest; negotiated. Basle, what/ land is assossea for taxation.~ Call dn? ^Ferguson & Featu brston r. THE WEELITTLES VISIT THE PYRAMIDS. NEW FILL The latest product of tho looms Is always looked for with interest as to what will be the leading fabric and Shade for the Season. In our search through the Northern markets wc aflen asked this question, but the opinions were so conflicting that nothing defluito could be ascertained. Wbllo all the Departments in the lines of Goods we handle are woll rep resented in Standard Brands we have only spaco horc to mention the Dress Goods moro especially the fabrics in Black. In selecting those goods thero are many points to be considered Fibre, Weave, Dyo and Finish, and last but not loast tbe price. We open a <M inch Black Henrietta, lino twill, perfect dyo, and finish at 25 cts. a yard; tho highest grade runs up to $1.50 per yard. Then comes tho Pobble, this is a fabric of uneven surface but the threads are bo twisted In tho weave Is destined for a good wearer. Sergo6 of Smooth clean twill from 25 cts. to #1.00 per yard. Then comes the more rugged linisli such as Cheviots and Storm Sorgo where tho manufacturer has a viow to durability. Dime Fashion has not yot discarded tho Melrose and Armine, these aro cloths of similar weave, tho surface almost as smooth as a lino French Henrietta. The wide Broad Cloths and the more distinct twills, tho Vonotoans will hold their place this season. We have opened a lino of Satin-finished Jacquards, these aro showy goods. Prices range from 25cts to 5I5cts. Here also is a GO Inch All-Wool Suiting at 50cls a yard. Many of the above makes are duplicated in colors. Special value also in the leading weaves In Black Silk at W. G. Wilson & Co. H. E. GRAY. J. C. SHEALY Gray & Shealy. A WORD ON SHINGLES ought to interest tho man whosa roof has a hole in it. Also tho man who has no roof, but intends to build one. Our Long Loaf unblcd Pine Shin gles are tho best offered in this city. Mado from a fine grado wood and right in every particular. And those figures ought to prove that pricos aro right, too. Gf ay 8: Shealy. If he is a paint salesman in the South and must stand be tween bis bouse and the custom er who buys ordinary paint and expects it to standout- long, bot summers without turning into dust or scaling oil*. There's only one Make of Paint Which can and will stand the Test! Tho name of that "make" Is OURS. Tho name of that "Brand" is OUR. O'Connor & Schweres Prepared Paints. <3T Ono gallon will covor from 27") to ii."?0 square foot two coals. 8Ide by sido, and compared with tho highest priced and host I'alnts you can find? This brand will last from two to ten timos as long. Wo have mado all thoso tests ?? That's tho reason we don't feel uneasy when wo say "Guaranteed." Color Card and prices await your demand. O'Connor & Schweers Paint Co. Office and Salesroom 841 Broad, St. Factory 841 and 840 Roynolds, St. Augusta, (jla. On Job WORK The Advertiser's Prices are as LOW as the LOWEST. Meanwhile, The Advert iscr's Job Olllee claims to do <t Higher Class of work t han any office In Laurens County._ The Best Stock in the City is carried in this olllco. Comparison with tho work of other offices Is desired and Invited. And our PRICES aro Always Satisfactory.**^*^*-''' ^ J. T. and E. H. Crows In charge