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On the Lookout For JJiisiness Fire, Life^ Accident and Sickness Insurance J. Y. Gaklinuton & Co. TRY Pond Lily Cream EOR SUNBURN AND TAN. Price 25 ceiits. DODSON'S DttUU STORK. VOL. XIX Against Vagrancy. The legislature of Georgia has passed a stringont act against vagrancy. It is understood that tho law 19 designed to assist farmers In the matter of labor. Frequently it happens that when la bor is most needed on tho farms, scores of vagrants, usually nouroos, arc to be seen in the towns tdlo and with no visible means of support. No oiler of wages will attract these to work. Wherever- loafers, black or white, ^ aro numerous, crimes may be expected. Loafers aro always a monaco to peaco Hnd order. Acting upon this acknowl edged fact, the Georgians mean to ex terminate the dangerous loafing ele ment by forcing its members to labor or else drivo them from the stato. The idling, loaf'ng negroos livo upon some body. Thoy aro a nuisance and it is wiso and right to abate it by law. Tho rigid enforcement of the now Georgia law will add pircoptlbly to tho num ber of Georgia producers and relievo the labor stringency to some oxtent. A similar law, or the present vagrancy laws enforced, would briug considera ble benelit to the farmers of South Carolina. * Concerning Labor. V With tho labor scarcity growing sharper all tho time, the one remody is foe the farmers to understand each othor and stand by each othor. Tho farmers of Laurcns County have it in their power to prevent labor contract breaking. Alt that is necessary is that thoy koop their oyes opatt and prompt ly report BUsplcous laborers;?wander ers und stragglers. When a negro stranger appears in a rural community nfter the crops aro pitched, it is worth whiio to watch him. TAKEN WITH CK IMP. f % William Ktrmse, a member of the ^brldgo gung working near Llttleport was taken suddenly ill Thursday night with cramps and a kind of ehol ora. Ills case was so severe that he had to have the members of the cjcw to wait upon him and Mr. Gifiord was called and consulted. Ho told th?in he had a medicine in tho form of Cham berlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Tftemedy that he thought would help him out and accordingly several dosos wero.administered wi'b tho result that the fellow was able to be around next year. The incident speaks highly of Mr. Gilford's medicines. ? Elkadcr, lows, Argus. This remedy never fails. Keep it your homo, it mf?y save life. For salo by Laurcns Drug Co. Mrs. Mollio Allen of South Fork, Ky., says she has prevonted attacks of cholera morbus by taking Chambor laiu'a Stomach and Liver Tablets when W she fe'Van attack cominur on. Such at tacks aro usually caused by indigestion and those Tablets arc jist what is needed to cleanse the stomaoh and ward oil' tho approaching attack. At tacks of bilious col'c may be prevento i in ttie same way. For salo by Laurcns ? Drug Co. Emphasizes Its Superiority. The best test of the merit of an arti clo is the way it sells. BraosfOrd Mills, at Owonsboro, Ky., where "Clifton" Hour is made, run,,night and day, and yot thoy cannot supply tho demand for "Clifton." In this city, as elsewhere, it is tlio standard by which other Hours aro guaged, and the statomcnt that "it Is just as good as "Clifton,"only makes its superiority the more pronounced. T. N. Barksdalo, M. H. Fowlor. Eczema, tea Id head, hives, itcbiness of tho skin of any sort, instan'ly re lieved, permanently curod. Doan's Ointment. At any drug store. ZVL L. Copeland, HEAL EST AT K, STOCKS AM? BONUS* FIRE INSURANCE, fmlcs Negotiated, Bouts Collected, Properly Managed. Money to loan on farm lands at 8 per cent interest. Foit Rent?-Two ft-rcun cottages, cor 1er Kathariuo and Beaufort Streets, nar Furniture Factory, at $0.00. Four room house, on Simpson St. FOR SALE. Fort SALE?One 10-room house on West Main Street. f /For Sale In Clinton, S. C?Three va cant store lots in good location. Uilook of nico store rooms on Public Square. Laurcns. Four ax-re Jot with houses on East \ Main Street One sndono-balf euere vacant lot, East Main Street. ,'^Threo handsome cottages on Chest nut St. <One 7 room cottage on South Harper Uft,, no *r Public Square, $1,500.00. ''^fcjo^ant ?-acre lot on Holmes St. CASTOR IA I For Infants and Children. Tho Kind You Have Always Bought Signatare of leo. Johnstone. R.H.Welch. A. C. Todd. Johnsonc, Welch & Todd, gjtiAWYERS. tWiU practice In all Courts, State and N |aral. OlTico, Law Range. V Money to Loan at rcabonablo in La vp.en s, S. C. ? AMONG 01)11 FBIENDS, fi Mlso Han nab Tolbort has returned from a vlst to Greenville. Miss Josephine Mintor is visit'ng In Union. Mrs. T. J. Drow has returned to Hartsvillc, after a visit to Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Lucas. Mrs. T. 0. Lucas andhtr mother, Mrs. Powell havo returned from .sum mering at Walhalla and Tamassee, Mr. Ii. P. Mintor loaves today for New York to purchase the fall stock for J. E. Mlntcr & Bro. Mrs. E. P. M inter leaves today for Now York to spend a month with rela tives. Mr. Chas. W. Taylor and little Miss Margaret Eliza Taylor spent several days last week with relatives at Prince ton. Messrs. Claud Puller, Jack Davis of Clinton and Kouben Pitts left Thursday for the mountaius on a camping trip. Mr. J. Leo L?ngsten and family havo returned from a visit to Stomp Springs and vicinity. Miss Annie Lucilo Poole of Green* vlllo is visiting tho family of Dr. J. T. Poolo's. Mr. J. G. Sullivan is visiting his mother-in-law, Mrs. Miller near Ilen dersonville, N. C. Mr. John Balle, after week's visit to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. G, Balle, returned to his home at Pltlsburg, Penn., Monday. Miss Isabel Dacus of Greonvlllo, Misses Willio and Louise Harris of Vouogs and Miss Lnurln Gray of Gray Court uro vbiting at Mr. J. I'\ Tol bert's. Mrs. T. H, Nelson leuvos today for Old Point, Ocean View and Baltimore. Before returning she will bay the Pall stock of millinery for The Hub. The Ohiquola Club, composed of Col. J. J. Dargan and his accomplished daughters will give one of its delight ful entertainments in the Op im House, Friday evening, August 21 st and 22nd. Mr. It. E. Copeland of Clinton will open a largo gents furnishing store here this fall, occupying a store in the Dial block. Mr. Copeland is a 11m rato businessman, who succeeds at. every thing he undertakes and will be heartily welcomed to Lauren*. It is understood that Mr. Jesse K. Vance, w ho has crowds of friends in the city and county will be bead salesmen for the concorn. A Protracted Mooting. The Ho v. H. P. Pitch, State Kvangc list of tho Baptist Church commenced a protracted meeting last Sunday in the First Baptist Church. The ser vices are held morning and evening and are well attended, Tho speaker makes pleasiug but practical presenta tions of tho word, and no doubt much good will be occompllsbed. Death of a Child. Tolie, a bright and interesting little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Hill of Cross Hill died a', her grandfather's, Mr. V. fi. Robertson, near Waterloo, on the night of the 12th inst. The lit tle ono was six months old and was a favorito with all. Sho will hi sorely missed and the friends will havo tho sincere sympathy cf all. Col. Dargan and Daughters. The entertainment elscwhero an nounced to bo in the Opera Houso next Friday ami Saturday nights is some* what out of tho ordinary run of things. The features are historical literary and musical. Col. Dargan will Interestingly describes lcoal history,und give new and important facts regarding Jno Laurens, for whom, somo claim, this county was named. In fact the who'o entertain ment will ntford an evening of rare and peculiar ploasurc. It is an enter tainment for South Carolinians, about South Carolinians, by South Carolin ians and you should not miss it. Flour Higher. The late Government report makes the wheat crop tbirty-livo million bushels less than last year. This means very muph highor Hour until auothcr harvest in K'04. All Hour is higher now, but the advance on Brans fortVs "Clifton" has not yet boon as great in proportion to othor llouv However, it is a mighty good time to buy a supply before it goes still higher. Fresh flour constantly received. T. N. Barksdale, M. H. Fowler BETTEH THAN GOLD. "I was troubled tov several years with chronic indigostlon and nervous debility," writes F. J. Green, of Lan caster, N. Hi "No remody helped mo until I began using Electric Bitters, which did me more good than a'l tho medicines I over used. They havo also kept my wifo in excellent health for yoars. Sho says Electric Bitters are just splendid for fcinnlo troubles; that they are a grand tonic and invlgorator for weak, run dowp women. No other medicine can take Us plane in our family." Try them. Only 50 cents. Satisfaction guaranteed by Laurens Drug Co. and VV. W. Dodson, Barbecue. The Ladles' Aid ISoclety of the Chestnut Rldgo JIapUst Church will have a barbecue at the Church, Friday, August 21st. Tho public Is cordially invited to attend. KILLED IS A WRECK. II. E, Martin, Jr., *n Employee of the Southern, Loses ?.mbs ami Later Dies -Interment. The ontlro community w?s saddened by the news that readied here a fow days ago that young Ben Martin, se coud son of Dr. and Mrs. 15. B. Martin, had received a serious injury in a rail road wreck near Chattanooga, Tenn , A few days later young Mr. Martin died as a result of his Injuries. It is said bis limbs wore so badly crushed as to necessitate amputation, which was unsuccessful. Dr. and Mrs. Martin loft to seo him last week and were with him at the end. The body was brought to Lau rent? yosterday and the interment had in tho city cemolary to-day. Mr. Martin was a promising young man, and liis untimely death is greatly deplored. His griof stricken family have tho sympathy of all. Young Martin was in tho service of the South? oru Kailway. MERCHANTS NEWS. Car of high grade Wagons just re ceived. Soo us for prices. It. P. M dam Si Co. Here is the place to come for your summer goods we have a complete lino Of fruit jars, jelly tumblers, extra rubbers and tops, water coolers, freezers and j,rlass ware. S. M. & E. H. Wilkes. Your iirst duty in buying goods is to yourself to save all tho money you ran. Wo claim to have a'l you want, just what you want and at the price you want. " What more do you want? Davis, Roper Ss Co. Bucks stoves and rangos aro si ill in the lead and why? Bicause it is the best line and most complete line made, you can get a Iirst class stove from 10.00 up as high as you want and every um'sohl on a perfect guarantee. Call and let us show you through the line. is. M. & 10. 11. Wllke?. Straw hats at your own price or cheaper than jou can oxpcoS them. Call and see ih. Davis?, Uopar & Co. Expect big targains at Davis, Roper Sc Co. Just take a look at that new lino of jap mattings wo are offering at 20cents per yard, it's a I'OgUlur '.M cents goods, wo have it in beautiful patterns and in live colors. S. M. & E. II. Wilkes. Lots of good thing-, in our ladies' de partment. Don't buy until you tee them. Davis, Roper & Co. Sec our bargain idinc counter. $1.00 and $1,25 values tor 70 cents. The Hub. Sec the new line of bisquo goods WO are now displaying in our window, they are tho liest over shown here and the prices are so low that any one can buy. S. Mi ?fc E. H. Wilkc?. Everything for everybody and every thing correct, liven tho correct tlmo from Washington every hour. Palmetto Drug Co. Now is the time to buy your low out shoes in men's, ladies and children's. All going at a big SHorifioe. Davis, Ropor & Co. I f you want tho correct time se t your watch by our clock. If you want your prescriptions filied correctly have them tilled at Palmetto Drug Co. Just In Buist Now Turnip Seeds. O:io fourth pound package 10 ceats. No danger of gotting the wrong kind. Kennedy Bros. Tho best is tho best. K) everybody says. Try "It" and Peggy O'Neal at Palmetto Drug Go. Special value In solid black and solid white organdy. W. G. Wilson & C>>. Wc havo "It" and Peggy O'Noal. Ask our so Ja man. Palmot'.o Drug Co. ? Big reduction in ladies' oxfords. $,->.0l) patent colt oxfords $1.75 at Tho Hub. Ttie gro.it Celery Tonic, * 1.00 bo'.tlo for r>'J cents. 1 'almetto Drug Co. Our Now Discovery is sold by W. W. Dods ui, Laurons Drug Co. and Youngs' Pharmacy under an absolute guar antee. Price $1.00. At last wo havo found a roach de stroyer, 25 cents a bottle. Pa!motto Drug Co. Now is the time to uso International Stock Pood to provent your stock from dying by use of damaged corn. Evory package guaranteed. R, P. Mllam & Co. J. O. C. Eloming Sc Co. havo the new crop turnip socd in all tlio variotlos. See their ad. 1,200 pairs half hose, 10 cent? value, to go at 6 cents, J. E Minter Ac Bro. A bat for 10 cents. Got a roll of crepe papor. Palmetto Drug Co. We have a few more nice spring and ??mmer suits, Which .ru aro closing at a great sacrilice, preparatory to going to New York and miying fall goods. Our preparations for fall will eclipse any previous offort and wo know this Is tho place tor you to oomo and get y.Ollf supplies. pavis, Roper Sc. Co. Special values la light coats and line pants. J. H. Minter ?V Bro. And tho best of all the prices are the lowest for the best nt Davis, Roper Sc. Co. Crepo tissue paper. All shadee. 10 cents a roll. Palraotto Drug Co. M YSTERIOUS 011ICU MST A NC E. One was paio and sallow and tlio other frosh and rosy. Whence tho dif ference? She who is blushing with health mcsDr. King's Now Lifo Pills to maintain it. By gently arousing hi'/y organs they compel good digestion and head off constipation. Try them. Only 26 cents at Laurcns Drug Co. and W. W. Dodson. BACTERIA TO BE SENT TO FARMERS BY THE GOVERNMENT. Discovery Which is Expected to Prove of Great Value to Agriculture. A special to the Now York Sun says: The government lias in store for tho farmers of the country an interesting gift. To many it will scorn liko magic. To others who have for a few years kept abreast of tho subject of soil In oculation it will not scorn so marvel lous. In lss;,, a Cenmiu scientist, llollric gol announced that bo bad discovered that there exist in the soil a vast num ber of minute microscopic organisms which make their homos in tubercles, or nodules, on tho roots of leguminous plants, such as clovers, vetches, peas, beans and locust trees. These little creatures, be showed, perform a valua ble scrvfee for tho plants in which they live. They pay for their subsistence by catching from the air nitrogen which tho legumes could not them selves lake into their systems in gas eous form, reducing it to a nitrate in combination with some other element taken up from the ground, and tho legumes easily digest this plant food and make rapid and luxuriant growth. All this was taken up quickly by scientists throughout the world, and especially in this country. Hundreds of experiments wore carried forward, and it is now fundamentally established that this is one of the greatest discov eries known to scientilie and practical agriculture. N lTRO<: KM KXI'KNSIVK Nitrogen is the most expensive fer tilizer required in farming. The aver age price per pound is IT cents, while phosphorus and potash, the two other requisite fertilizers, are to be had for t wo and three cents a pound On every square inch of the Oivth's surface there rests a column of air consisting largely of nitrogen and weighing about four teen pounds. With this at hand, and with the means to catch it, the farmer has a most abundant source of the most, important fertilizers be needs. The way in which the Government intends to make use of those particular bacteria is by propagating them under artificial conditions and sending them out in small quantities in all parts of the country for the use of farmers. A large laboratory has been provided in Washington with a competent stall of bacteriologists who have already made nearly all preparations for the work proposed, In a small paste board box lour inches by six and a half inches deep they will be sent free wherever tho United Siates mail goes, to tho farmer who dosil'09 to introduce a leg uminous crop hitherto impossible <>l' culture in his region. The box will contain three packages I done up In tin foil. In one Is a wad of cotton on which tho cultures of germs of the bacteria have been dried and in the other two arc mutricnt salts which aro usually magnesium sulphate, potas sium phosphate or ammonium phos phate, with a small mixture of sugar to solidify and hold tho cultures. A sheet of instructions and a franked en velope accompany the packago. Tbc Department asks every farmer who receives cultures in this way to take notes on the result of his experi ment and report. The inst ructions are simple and practically admit of no fail ure Package No. 1 of the nutrient salts is first to bo dissolved in a half gallon of pure water at ordinary tem perature. The salts dissolve inn vory minutes. Then the wad of cotton is tobe placed in the solution and left to stand for twenty-four hour and next tho oth er package of nutrient salts is emptied into the solution. In another twenty eight hours the cultures are ready for uso. The solution, if no mishap has oc curred, will have turned a milky cloudy wbito very much like the liquor of oysters . There aro two ways in which the cultures may lie applied. The applicant must specify what particular uarloty of leguminous crops ho dosircs to es tablish. It has been found that the bacteria common to certain families of legumes will not make their home on the roots of legumes of other families. For instance, the bacteria that subsist on tho roots of alia fa will not live on tho roots of red clover. Tho bacteria on red clover, however, will inoculate white clover, crimson clover alike, bullalo clover and all of tho tri folium clovers. The bacteria on bird clover, which is common in some parts of the country, will inoculate alfalfa. Tho bacteria of s>y beans will work on cow poas and similiar members of the bean family. Tho first way of applying tho cul tures is to spread tho socd out thinly on the table and sprinkle the solution over it: then, when dry, to sow as us ual. The other way is to take a quan tity of soil in a place out of tho sun shine, sprinkle the solution over it, stir it up wpd scatter it broadcast over the ground to be seeded. Successful inoculation can be secured by taking soil from a thrifty Held of legumes such as alfalfa, clover" or vetches and scattering it over the Held where either of the30 crops may be de sired. Owing to tho cost of freight this is an expensive mothod, but. it has been practised with success many times. AS TO A r.l-'A l.l'A . Tho experiment stations in Illinois and Ohio, after yoars of failure to es tablish alfalfa sent out beyond the Mis souri and secured quantities of soil from Hue Heids of alfalfa and then suc ceeded in making alfalfa grow. These stations have in turn supplied earth for inoculating purposes to farmers and other slat ions further east. This meth od is one whioh the individual farmer can use. to advantage after be has onco established a small area of any par ticular crop ho desire Nearly ovorywhorc eist, of the Mis souri River farmers Hud that they can not make alfalfa grow, though it i? the most proll table forage crop known. Anywhere from ten to forty acres of it will yield a large inc mi3, whether sold as hay 01' fed to live stock. In the alka line soils of the fir West the bacteria multiply so rapidly and are so favored in the environment that alfalfa m ty be sowed unywhor? successfully. Hut in the Ivist, without inoculation of tho roots tubercles do not form and the littl e alfalfa plants wither and die. It will not bo until next yoar that the Government will undertake, to s>q> ply culturos generally. Accurate tests are now being made of all cultures em ployed and every safeguard will bo bakon to fullVIl expectations. Govern ment has found a new mothod of pro ducing tho cul urea in whut Is called a n!tro.^oa-froc medium and the process will not bo patented so that the b nichts may be enjoyed by tho whole country without cost or favor. It has been found that it is not so much tho quantity of bacteria as tho character which tolls for success. If tho cultures aro fresh an3 virulent they perform their servloe moro thor oughly and the rolurns are satisfac tory. The amount sent out in the packages described are usually those required for a bushel of f-oed of tho or dinary sort, such as c'over or alfalfa, but the applicant may increase the quantity by increasing tho amount of water and koeplng a part of tho solu tion over, very much as yeast may bo increasod by tho housewife or the baker, QraSS being tho ininoy crop of the country, whether &obl In hay or live stock, inoculation is oxpoctcd to add untold millions to the grass and hay crop of the whole country. TO OUR FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS! Our buyer. Mr. E. P. Mintci, leaves to-day for New York 19 purchase our Fall Stock of Clothing, Shoes, Hats 1 Dry Goods, Furnishings, F.tc. We will have the largest and most up-to-date line we have ever had- We are belter prepared now to take care of your interests than ever. When you are ready to make your Fall purchases come in and look through our stock and we arc sure we can make it to your interests to buy of us. Thanking you for your liberal patronage during the past. We arc your friends , . J, E, Minter & Bro, A Sailor's Find (Copyright, 19?3, by C. B. Lewis.] Wo were well to tbo south of the Chngos Islands, In the Indian ocean, when we picked up n innu afloat on a raft. Ho was not only a white man, but a sailor, and his rudely construct ed craft had a cargo. ' Securely lashed to the planks and timbers wen? four largo elephant tusks mid mi earthen Jar, together with two other Jars eoi> tainillg food ami water. The name of the rescued sailor was William Scott. He was Becond mate of a Ceylon schooner culled the Hap py Hay. 'Jhroe months before WO found him the schooner was wrecked on an Island. Of tin* crew of eight inen Scott alone escaped. He believed this Island to he one of the easternmost of the Chngos, It was, he said, about n mile in circumference, rocky and barren, but having plenty of fresh water on It. Scott lived on the barren rock for fourteen long weeks without once Sighting a pall, and but for his own strenuous efforts the time might have boon Indefinitely prolonged. One day a lot of wreckage from some unfortu nate native craft drove ashore, and he secured planks and timbers and set about building a raft. Ho had made up his mind to go U> sea and take the chances of being picked up. His raft had been com pleted and bo was collecting shellfish for food when he found the mouth of a cave under a bluff. It turned out to be a wonderful discovery. In the cave, which ran back for a considerable dis tance, he found over 200 elephant tusks and flve Jars of gold dust. On leaving the Island on his raft he brought away four of the tusks and one of the Jars, and there they were for all of us to see. Had the rnft been without enrgo the man's story would have been laughed fit ajul ridiculed. Ho snid he had found a great fortune In gold and Ivory. He had proofs of It with him. It made no difference that he could not exactly locate the Island or that noun such ns be described was on the chart. He could only have come to us from an Island not so far away. Our Scotch captain was Incredulous, and yet be had to believe. He thought the matter over and then made the castaway a proposition. The sailor knew the value of wdiat he had se cured; knew that he wns well fixed for the rest of his days, and, having knocked about on the rnft a week be fore wo rescued him, he was not at all anxious about what he had left behind In tb?? cave. The captain was, how ever, and so was every man of the crew. The proposition was that Scott should do Ills liest to pilot us to the Island and take another Jar of gold dust for his full share. The rest of the treasure would fall to the brig for do vlatlng from her voyogc and landing hlin in some civilized country. It was a bant bargain our captain wished to drive, and' he castaway would never have consented had he not been told tin; crew would come in for a lair share of the loot. We wen* then 200 miles to the south of the ( hagos, and, as the wind was from the north, WO had to beat back, This was slow work, and we had not yet made half the distance when wo got a gale from the west which sent us driving away toward the Japanese coast, and it was sixteen days before we reached the Islands. The Chngos archipelago consists of n score of Islands, banks and reefs. While Scott believed that his island was the easternmost of all he could not bo sure about it, nnd we had to ex amine each and every one as we came to it. K?nning between them and around them was slow work and we had to feel our way, nnd thus It was six ov savon days before we reached the last. Wo found HO sic h island us described by the castaway, and In our disappoint ment and chagrin were Inclined to be lleve him a liar who was working out ROino scheme. He retaliated by point ing to bis treasure. At (bo close of the fourth day of sell ing b.nk and forth across a sen of which the chart allowed no land for hundreds of miles in any direction but the wext, we sighted an Island which Scott Identified as soon as It could be? seen from the deck. As we came up to It wo ran into a small but deep harbor and anchored for Uiri nlghl within a cable's length of Hie beach, Had till night not been so dir'.; (lie captain would have had a boat down, but as it wns he did not dare ehnnco II. Such was the cxclto luent aboard licit no man slept for an hour, and IIS soon as daylight had COIUO and the men led a bite (o ont we set OlT 10 secure the treasure. We soon found the opening of the hay and rowed toward It. Scott had been on the island for over n year, and the hut he occupied and the flagstaff he eroded were In plain sight. At ino ( lid of the bay we came to the cave., and, leaping out of the boat, the enp taln was the first to enter. A moment later he reappeared, nnd, for the next quarter of an hour he CUrscd M I have never heard n seaman before or since. The cave bad been plundered. One broken tusk had been left behind nnd liiere was perhaps an ounce of gold dust lying on the spot where Scott had emptied the Jars. That was proof enough thnt ho had told n straight story. When we landed nnd wont up to the hut we soon solved the problem. Sonio whaler hnd touched there for food and water. For wood they hnd used nil the wreck stuff lying nrouud nnd hnd nlso partially pulled the hut to pieces. Thoy hnd tilled tholi ensks nt the spring, nnd wo could still seo tbo mnrks where they hnd been rolled down hill to the boats. it* .?..-*>.??. M. QUAD. THE DEATH PENALTY, A little thing sometimes results In death. Thus a mere scratch, inaigni cant cute or punny boils have paid the death penalty. It is wise to \\ ?ve Buok len'a Arnica Salve over handy. It's the best talve on earth and will prevent fatality, when Burns,Rores, Ubers and Tiles threaten. Only 2ft cents a; Lau rens Drug Co. and Palmetto Drug Go. EDUCATIONAL 11ALLY. It will bo Held nt Urayeourt-Owlugb Institute* All teachers and members of boards ot trustees and friends of education in general aro cordially invited to attend an educational rally to be held at Gray court-Owings Institulo on Thursday, 20th inst. The oxcrcisos will begin at 10:20a.m., and will consist of an address of wel come by the principal, Prof. Thos. P. Jones, to be responded to by Supt Chas. F. Brooks. Next will follow tho speech of the day by Rov. C. B. Smith, I). D., of Greenville, S. C. The Topic: "Tho Old or the New, Which?" Will be discussed by l'rof. W. R. Culbertson, of Mountville and others. l'rof. J. A. Madden has been asked to furnish some solutions of the pro blem arising out of the present system of operating public schools, occasioned by the necosslty of Bomo pupils "drop ping out" boforo the regular school term closes. Whllo those gontlemon have been askod to take cbargo specially of the topics assigned to them we bopo many others may come prepared to particip ate in tho discuss'ons, Picnic dinner will be eaten on tho grounds. A. Q. Riot?, Sccrolary of Faculty. Gray Court, August 18th. Fresh Flour All The Time. ' The celebrated "Clifton" Hour is sold only to the retail merchants, and, as they buy in small quantities,tho Hour is always fresh. Hransford's "Clifton" is strictly the Hour for family use, and if your bread, cake and pastry are not made of it you aro certainly the loser. We keep it in stock regularly. T. N. Barksdalo, M. II. Fowler. Perhaps a Life Saved. ' A short time ago I was taken with a violent attack of diarrhoea and be lieve I would have died if 1 had rot got ton relief," shj's John J. Patlon, a leading citizen of Ration, Ala. "A friend recommended Chamberlain's Bholoru snd Diarrhoea Remedy. I bought a twenty-live cent bottle and after taking three doses of it was en tirely cured. 1 consider it tho best remedy in the world for bowel com plaints. For sale by Liurens Drug Co. Union Meeting. Tho Union Mooting of tho Sec ond and Third ?Seesions of the Lumens Baptist Association will meet with First Baptist Church, Laurens, S. 0., August 28th to 80th, 1003. Tho following is the Programme submitted by Rov. M. C. (Jump ton, Chairman Committee: FRIDAY, 10 A. M. Prayer and praise service, conducted by the Pastor of First Church. 11 a. m. Introductory .Sermon by Rev. J. T. Renn. Alternate, D. II. Ow i Enrollment of Delegates and Organ zation. Recess. Afternoon. Subjects for D'scu'sFm: 1 What is the lolijii n.s outlook of this country? Rev. .1 O. Martin rnd J. T. Renn. 2. Aro tho people of to-day more pi an than they were in the days of our fat i ers? A. II. Martin and Captain John Moore. 3. How to develop a Church in the grace of giving? CIL Roper ard T. 11. Hurts. SATURDAY. 9.C0 to 10 A. M. Prayer anil Praise Service, conducted by Rev. T. C Jacks. 4? Who is responsible for the coldness in the Churches? Hro. Lewis Martin, Profs. B, Y. Culbortron, W. E. Wash ington. 6. How may a Church know when she has the right man for her Pastoi ? W. S. Knight. Lewis Martin and H. II. Mahon. 0. Are wc concerned as we ought to be for more laborer ' in the Lord's vino yard? T. B. Rrown, W. N. O.tie, I) Eddie Balenline. Recess. Afternoon. 7 A rc wo Baptists doing what we should do to take tlvs country for the Lord Jesus? John M. Hudgons, Sam uel Bolt, R. Hawkins. 8. Should our Churches tolerate dram drinking among their members7 Revs J. O. Martin, J. T. Kenn, B. J. Wood ward. SUNDAY MORNING, 10 to 10.30. Prayer and Praise Service, conducted by Rov. M. C. Compt-m. 0. What aro eonie of tho results wo may expect from the work of tho Sun day Schook ? C. H. Roper. 11.16 a. p^vHs^ionary Sermon by tho R v. R./t \V\odward. Alternate, D. H. Of' ?s. Brethren, let us all ho present the first day of the meeting, nnd continue (luring tho session! M. C. CojiPi-oN, For Chairman. Burdock Blood Bitters givos a man a clear head, an active brain, a strong vigorous body?makes him ilt? for tho battlo of life. GENUINE PERUVIAN GUANO! I havo purchased a lar<re quantity of GENUINE PERUVIAN GUANO,? Pure and unadulterated. Orders, to he filled, must bo placed beforo September, 1st., as supply is limited. Dolivery cannot be promised before December 1st., but th-s effort will be to supply it for Fall Wheat sowing, Tbl? la the tlrst Peruvian Guano to be brought hero slnoe the war. Farmers who want It must apply kari.y. W. C. IRBY, Lauren?, 8. ot ?itiutiti should in: mended. Drt'l Condition of Crossing Creek in North Church Street. The city Authorities seem to bo in viting u damage suit at tho sito of tlm late brklgo across ltocdy Fork. The main drivoway leads directly to tho chasm which cannot be seen, ovon in daylight until ono is very noar, and on this side, there is nothing to warn, except the marks of wheels and props turning the ford. At, night those could not be seen and a person not familiar with tho situation would naturally drive on ovor the bank. Leaving hu manity out of consideration altogeth er, it would ba bitter economy to tako a few men and spend ten minutes in turning two or three of the pine logs lying close by acroiS this end of tho embankment, than to wait for some terrible accidoilt to add thousands of dollars to (hose already lost by tho ac ceptance of this glaringly bad job?a bridge without bank foundations. Citizen. Cholera Infantum. Tin? disoiis? has loit its terrors sine Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea l'lomedy camo ihto general use. The uniform success which attends the u<o of this remedy in all cases of bowel complaints in children has made it a favouite wherever its value hasbe bome known. For sale by Laurens Ding Co. ONE CENT A WORST Nice homo to rcntcheapon Chestnut) Street. Convenient and ploasant homo to rent cht up -Sout h Harper Street. Most cospy homo on Main Street to rent. W. L. Gkay. FOU Sam: -Quo Jersey OOW with young calf. Mis. Lulu Dcndy, Mountvillo, S. ?. Found ?A heifer calf, apparently about six months old and of reddish color. Owner can get same by paying for feeding and tho cost of this adver tisement. Apply at auveutiser of fice. Fine mule?, lino milch cows, ether cattlo and h .g; for sale. it. B. Bell. FOlt SAfiE 28 pigs ready for deliv ery l?h to 25th ol August ft f>0 to $2.00. fcix Cows in fro-sh milk. -$2,1 to It. Abororomble, lt. F. 1). Fountain lun Our New Discovery is guaranteed to put your Stomach. Liver und Howols in a halthv condition. Write T. J. Duckott, Sheriff of Laurons county it you doubt it. New lot laces and cmoroidcries. Special values at The Hub. END OF ? l TT EU FIGHT. "Two physicians hud a long and stubborn light with an a-bces) on my right lung" writes J. F. Uu^hes of Dil Pont, (ii, "and gave mo up. Everybody thought my time hud come. As a last rcsori 1 tried Dr. King's N*:w Discov ery f >r Consumption. The benefit I re ceived was striking and l was on my feet in a few day?. Now, I've entirely regained my health." it conquers all Coughs, Colds and Throit and Lung Troubles. Guaranteed by Laurens Drug Co. and Palmetto Drug Co. 1'rlco 60 cents and $1*00? CITY OPERA HOUSE Friday ???"Satiirday Nights, Aug. 21st and 22cl. THE CHIQUOLA CLUB. Composed of Col. Jo)in f. Dargan and his live Daughters. A Literary, /Musical, Historical Treat. Reserved Seals on sale nl Palmetto Drug Co. Reserved Scats, :>5 cts General Admission, 25 cts Balcony, - - 15 cts Notice of Application for Incorporation. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA , County of Laurens. Notico Is hereby given that the tin dcrslgned will apply to the Sccrotary of State of Sout h Carolina, on or aftor tho 2.'nd day of August, A . D., 1!)03, for the issuance of certificate of liicorpora lion, pursuant to the provisions of "An Act to Provide for tho Incorporation ot Religious, Educational, Social, Fra ternal or Charltablo Churchos, Lodges, Societies, Associations, or Companies, and for amending tho Charters of those already formed and to bo formed" ap proved February It), 1000, In behalf of Tho National Christian Roncvolent Bu rial Convention, an organizat'on which has its headquarters in tho County aforesaid. Given under our hands and seal?, thlp, tho 18th day of August, A. D . 1008. b\ w. Irby, i i p. N.Hunter, ! sisal.,. } M. Hunter. (\ l. W. Williams.