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FARM LOANS. Before You Buy or Sell any Kind of Heal Estate, or Bustaess, Write us your wants. J. Y. Garlington & Co., Laurens , S. C. pon't fail to get the latest Game Pit, Trix or Trail at Palmetto Drug Co, VOL. XIX. NO. 22. FOUR HOUSES Jg WERE BURNED. Russell Property Jtfas To tally Destroyed. FLAMES WERE RAPID. The Residents Had Narrow Escapes. The Insurance and the Losses?The Ori gin of the Fire?L. 0. UnsseH Injured. At 3 o'oldok Saturday mornlug the store and stook of S. T. Dagnall, his residence and the residences of Mra. Emmie Russell and Thomas Rountree, all looated near the Laurons Cotton Mills, wero wiped out by lire. The fire broke out in tho store, a frame build ing, as were tho other houses, and spread so rapidly that several of the occupants of the upper sleeping apart ments had narrow escapes with, their lives, being driven to tho streets bare footed and undressed. Mr. L. O. Russell was severely burned on the face and hands as he rushed Into the room of his father and mother looking out for their safety. The Laurens Cotton Mill flro*depart mont responded promptly. The city department also responded promptly, but tho flames had gained such head way thai the four buildings were doomed. Mr. Dagnall lost everything. His Stock of goods was insured for $800. Mrs. Emmie Ru?sell saved ihe piano and a trunk or bo. Her houso had $300 insurance. Mr. Roundtree saved most of his stuff. The store and residences were the property of Robert Lee Rus su'l and were insured for $770. Have you seeu Williamson's now Jewelry StoroP WONDERFUL NERVE Is displayed by many a man enduring pains of accidental Cuts, Wounde, Bruises, BurnB, Scalds, Sore feet or joint*. But thero'a no need for it. Bucklen's Arnica Salve will kill the p-iin and oure the trouble. It's tho best Salve on earth for Piles, too. 25 cents at rCaurens Drug Co. and W. W. Dod son. Only Results Tel!. There is little or no difference in the appearance of flour, but there is all tho difference in the world in tho reaults. "Clifton" flour will produce light, white wholesome broad?you know from sad experience just what other kinds will do. For more broad and better bread, use our *,Clifton" every time. T. N. Barksdale, M. U. Fowler. Notice Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of tho stock holders of the Enterprise Bank will be he'd in its rooms on Friday, Jan. 15tb, at II a. m. N. 13. Dial, President. ?STATEMENT OF? ENTERPRISE BANK, Laurens, S. C, At the Close of Business, December, 81st, 1908. RESOURCES. Furniture and Fixtures,.$ 616.84 Overdrafts,. 5?O.30 Loins and Discounts,. 108,637.37 Cash and Due from Banks, 40,938.49 Tota', _ . $150,493.00 LIABILITIES. Capital Stook,.$ 60,000.00 Undivided Profite,.>? 7,088.01 Cashier's Check out. 1,000.00 Dividends Unpaid,. J0.60 Due to Hanks,. 72 07 Deposits,. 93,321.79 Re-Discounts,. 8,000,00 Total, $160,493.00 It C. H. Roper, Cashier of the above named Bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement U true to the be9t of my knowledge and beliof. Clus. H. Ropbr, Cashier. Subsoribed and sworn before me, this, the 4th day of January, 1904. C. A. Power, Notary Public for South Carolina. Correct Attest? O. E. Kennedy, M. J. Owings, N. B. Dial. TWELVE CENTS? COTTON Puts money in your pooket and you want to invest 16 so as to bring you a good and safe return. I havo soma val ues, both in stocks and lands, which aro very attraotive. Come and seo me and I am suro that I can make it to your advantage. Among the items which I have are: FOR RENT. 6-Room house, oo Simpson Street. 8-Room house, on W. Main Street. FOR SALE OR RENT, fi-room houso on West Main Street. 6-room house on Hampton Street. FOR SALE. 10 shares National Bank stock. 10 shares Enterprise Bank stock. 6 shares laurens Cotton Mills stook. )88 sores land in Jacks Township. 15 acres bottom land near Laurens. 8-r.iom house on Jones Street. ? room houee on East Main Street, groom house on North Harper 8t. 3 store lots in Clinton, S. 0. 1 Fine farm near Waterloo for rent. M. L. Copeland, BEAK, ?STATU, SWCKS, BOHOS. FIRX INSURANCE. among our fbiends. Tho city sohools reoponed Monday. Tbo legislature meets next Tuosday. Tho newspapers say war Is imminent between Japan and Russia. Mrs. W. B. Uunoan and chUdron havo returned from a visit In Manning. Whon you are in T aurons call In and see The Advertiser. Mr. George McCrary, of Clinton, was here yosterday. Tho Knights of Pythias banquet will take place at tho Ben-Dolla to-night. Mr. Will Bowon was in tho city lait week. Mr. W. A. Edwards of Columbia was here yesterday. Mr. N. J. Heyward, of Columbia, wa3 here yosterday. Mr. Tom Peterson, of Mississippi, Is at homo on a visit and is receiving a cordial greeting from his old friends. Attention Is oallod to tho Insurance announcomont of Mr. Albert C. Todd. Ho represents leading companies. The friends of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Simmons will rogrot to hoar of the se rious illness of their little boy, Oscar. An Interesting letter has been re-1 ceivedfroma leading citizen of Jacks Township on tho lion law, which will bo printed noxt week. The many friends of Mr. Reuben Ball, of Meeker, Col., are glad to seo him In Laurens again. Mr. Ball has an Ideal home In the groat hunting and mineral country of tho world. Hols always warmly welcomed In Laurens. Mrs. O. W. Leonard hss returned to j Spartanburg, having spent the holi days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Jones. Former Laurens Man Married. Mr. Montague Casparry, a native of Laurens and a son of the late Mr. Aaron Casparr/, and Miss Fannie] Harris were married at the b-ido's home in Charleston last week. J hey will live in Augusta. Market Is Hotter. The Now York Cotton market was up about 50 points yosterday?-adecided reaction from tho recent slump. Thir teen cents was offered hero. To Haro Mill End Sale. The second page of The Advertiser announces that Davis, Roper & Co. will | have a mill end salo. This groat hou?e is always offering the public something good. MARRIED LAST WEDNESDAY. Nuptials or Rev. W. S. Holmes and Miss Caro Adams. At noon, last Wednesday, Rov. Wil mots. Holmesand Miss Caro Adams were married in the presence of a large number of friends in the First Presby thrian Church, Rev. Robert Adams, the pastor and father of the bride, and Rev. J. M. Msgruder, rector of the church of the Advent Spartanburg, of ficiating. Miss Emily Meng was tho maid of honor and tho ushers wore Messrs. Irby Adams, of E-itonton, Qa.; Jeff Adams, of Laurens; Henry Holmos, of Union, and R. F. Fleminz, of Laur ens. Mr. A. G. Holmes, of Belton, tho bridegroom's brother, was tho best man. Mrs. W. E. Lucas played the wedding march. Following tho ceremony, the wed ding party wore invited to luncheon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Adams. Mr. and Mrs. Holmes left for New York at 2. p. m., and are now spending their honey-moon in that city. The bride is one of the most attrac tive young women of Laurens and has a large circle of friends. Sho is a mu sician of fine attainments and is now the organist of the First Presbyterian Church. The bridegroom is the be loved rector of tho Church of the Epiphany. HERE SATURDAY NIUHT. Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet (o He Presented. Tho Durham, N. C, Daiiy Sun, Nov. 28th., says: "A Splendid Production. Borneo and Juliet made a decided hit with our people. A fair sized audience greeted Simvelle's production of Romeo and Juliet at the Durham Opora House last night and those who attended wit nessed a play which stirs tho very soul within our bod v. The p'ay Is given in m s- act9 aud from tbo very beginning until the curtain drop? in the closing act is more thau interesting. Louis N. Mortelle, as Romeo, And Mi?s Louisa Clarke, as Julb-t, are about as good ac tors ss we remember to bavo over foen coming to Durham. The scenery was adequate?the famous balcony s^cne, and the scene in Capulet's Tomb, In the last act, were specially fioo. The production was a succcb*. This attraction will be at the Opera Hou$e next Saturday night, Jan. 0th. Go to Williamson'* lor Cht Glass. FIRE INSURANCE! I bavo established a FIRE INSU RANCE Department, having succeed ed to the Ageoclea of the Companies lately represented by Dr. T. E. Todd. I represent only the leading fire insurance companies of the World. My Companies have combined assets of $39,QOO.OOO. This means absolute protect'on, I writo certain classes of oountry prop erty, and on all classes of town proper ty. Call or 'phone me when y?u want j to take out Fire Insurance. Albert o. Todd, Fire Insurance Department. GEN. LONGSTREET GONE TO REWARD. Great Confederate Has Passed Away. PAST EIGUTY-TIlltEE. Ho was Native of Edge field, S. 0. Last Sur?lying Lieutenant Ueueral of the Southern Armies?Veteran of Mexican War. Atlanta, Ga , Jan. 2.?G e n e r a 1 James Longslreet, soldier, statesman and diplomat, and the last lieutonant* general of tho Confederate Army, with the exception of Genoral Gordon, died in Gainesville, Ga., this afternoon "'at 6 o'clock from an ai tuck'of aouto pneu monia. Ho had been ill two days. General Longstroct was a sulTerer from cancor of tho eyo, but his gen eral health had been good until Wed nesday, when he Wfti se'zed with a sud den co'd, developing into pneumonia of violent nature. He was eighty-four years old. He la survived by his wife, four sons an I a daughter, He will bo buried in Gainesville which has been his homo sinco the Civil War. General James Lougstreot was born in Edgefleld District, S. C, January 8, 1821. Ho was appointed to the Mil itary Academy from Alabama, where he graduated In 1842. Ho won his spurs in tho Mexican war, where he participated in olght important bat tles and was brevottcd captain and major for gallant conduct When the Civil War began he en listed on Ihe Confedorato s'de, and wa3 immediately mado a brigadier general. Ho bad an important part in many of the battles of tho war, and was known as one of tho hardest lighters in the servlco. He was in the surrender nt Appomattox. After the war, ho took up his resi dence In Now Orleans, and established a commercial houso of which he was the hoad. He was appointed surveyor of tho port Of Now Oivo \ns by Presi dent Grant, and was afterwards super visor of Internal revenue In New Or leans aud postmaster in that city. He was sent us United Statos Minister to Turkey by President Hayes, and under President Garllold was United States marshal for the District of Georgia. Somo years ago ho was appointed Uni ted Statos commissioner of railroads, with 'headquarters a*. Washington which position he held till tho time of his death. LAURENS MAN IN MISSOURI. Distinguished Citlzon Makes an Ad dress to Confederate Yetcrau?. J. Wash Boyd, Esq.. a native of Lau rens county and a graduate of Wofford College class of 1871, recontiy made an address that has attracted widespread attention to the Confederate Veterans at St Joseph, Mo., says tho Spartan burg Herald. The address Is published with an excellent portrait of Mr. Boyd In the Hst Issue of "The Confederate Veteran," published at Nashylllo. Mr. Boyd during his courso In Wof ford College, made an unusual record as a debater, being known as one of the best ever enrolled in the Calhoun Lit erary Society. Mr. Boyd is a brother of Mr. W. D. Boyd of Milton and a kinsman of Mr. W. Y. Boyd of this city. A Prisoner in Her Own House. Mrs. W. H. Layha, of 1001 Agnes Avo., KanBa% City, Mo., ha9 for several years been troubled with severe hoarse ness and at times a hard conph, which ahe says, "Wouid keep me in doors for days. I was prescribed for by phy sicians with no noticeable results. A frier d gave mo part of a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy with in structions to closely fol.ow tho direc tions and I wish to state that after tho first day I could notice a deoided change for the bettor, nnd at this time after usingit for two weeks, have no hesitation in saying I realize that I am emtirely cured. " This remedy is for sale by The Laurens Drug Oo. O. B. Simmons, J. J. pluss, President. Cashier. ?STATEMENT OP THE? BANK OF LAURENS, Lanrens, S. C. At Close of Business, Dec. 81, 1003. RESOURCES. Loans and Discounts,.$11 ] ,3fl8 44 Real Estate, Furniture and Fixtures,. . 4,367.72 Due from Banks and oash on ? hand,. 01,140 35 Overdrafts,... 223.48 T?tab $177,098.04 LIABILITIES.* . Capital Stock,. .$ 60,000.00 Not Undivided Profits,. 15,035.04 Dividends Unpaid,. 23 00 Due Depositors,. 112,02o;99 Due Banks,. 19 04 Total. $177,008.94 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINAS County of Laurens. f I, J. J. Pluss, Cashier of The Bank of Laurens, S. C, do solemnly swear that tho above statement is true and correct to tho best of my knowledge and be lief. J. J. Pluss, ? ... Cashior. Sworn to before me this 31st day of December, 1903. J. F. Tolbert, [l. s ] Notary Public for South Carolina. Attest: O. B. Simmons, Hugh K. Alken, W. R. Riohey. The Advertiser prints six pages this week. Note the increased amount of news matter. This is a political year. Don't you think you should have a county paper? WATTS MILLS HAVE COMMENCED TO SPIN. Operations Began Last Week?Cloth Will Come from the Looms in About Ten Days. The first cloth of the Wstts Mills will probably come from the looms about ten days henco. The first cotton started through the machinery last week. It will be souio months of course before the 30,000 spindles are all run ning. No mill in South Carolina ever be gan work under more favorablo aus pices. Paid Their Dividends. Tho Laurens Cotton Mdls havo paid a semi-annual dividend of six per cent. The People's Loan and Exchange Bank has paid a semi-annual dividend of five per cent. > The National, the Eaterprlso and the Bank of Laurens havo each paid soml-annual dividends of three and a half per cent. All are prospering. The three state banks the statements of which appear elsewhere havo aggre gate deposits of ovor $405,000., an in crease of more than $100,000. since January, 1. last year. MU. THOMAS FARROW DEAD. Ills Hody Found in His Barn With a Bruise on Head. Mr. Thomas Farrow, a well known and highly respactod citizen who lived near Gray Court, died or was killed Sunday. It is stated that Mr. Farrow with bts daughter went out to look af ter some cattle. His daughter returned to the house and ho went to the barn. Later a negro wont to the barn and re ported that ho found Mr. Farrow lying dead. Tho mark of a severe blow nppoared on Mr. Farrow's head or face. How he received it is not known here. It may have boon that he fell from the barn loft. Ho leaves a widow and several chil dren. He was a brave Confederate soldier. "Tho nicest and pleasantost medicine I have used for indigestion and consti pation Is Chamberlain's Stomaoh and Liver Tablets," says Melard F. Craig, of Middlogrove, N. Y. "They work like a charm and do not gripe or have any unploasant oToct." For sale by Laurens Drug Co. For a bad tasto in the mouth take a few do:os of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. Price 25 cents. Warranted to euro. For sn'eby Lau rens Drug Co. HAPPY NEW YEAR! Old 189b has been a great one for this store. Prosperity has thrived on merit. Huodreds of now patrons have been added to our list, our business has Inoreasod and a prand btart made to begin tho New Year. Thank* and best wishes to all of you our patrons for your liberal patronage. But we are not content with tho bat tles already won.'' We have other worlds to conquer, and renewed efforts and greater energy will be put forth to merit your incroased patronage. We always take January for Special Sale Stock taking and balancing our books, so no goods will be charged during January. AH who are indebted to us will please call at once and balance their accounts; so that wo will not have anything to retard our efforts to make 1004 tho biggest, best and most pr stable year of our existence to our customers and ourselvos. Buy cheap, sell a*, small profit, and noarly all for cash, shall bo our motto for 1004. Wishing our friends, one and all, a Happy New Year, with a full measure of prosperity, health and happiness, wo a-o Your friends, Davis, Roper & Co. RE ACHES 100th BIRTH DAY. Beautiful Letter by Dr. Jacobs to Tho News and Courier. To the Editor of The News and Cou rier: I feel impelled this morning to write you a note of rejoicing on the approaching completion of your 100th year. What a grand paper The Nows and Courier is and what a grand place It has filled iq tho history of our noble old State! I began i'63ding it as an eight-year old child, away back In 1S50. Ten years lator I began writing for it, and to it sent the first communi cation that I over penned for the pa pers. I havo bion reading it ever since, as man and boy, for these 53 years past. That which first led mo to read It was, singularly enough, tho ac count of the funeral obsequies of John O. Calhoun, quorum minima pars ful? that Is, I was one of the llttlo rabble that followed tho procession along the sidowalk. I remember 36 years lator, tho absolute delight with which I laid Jiold of a copy of your papsr, in Milan, Italy. It was horns, youth, love, joy, everything combined. No man knows what a copy of the paper means to a Charleston boy 5,000 miles from homo, till ho has tried it. ' Well?God speed yon! May you live a milennlum. Yours faithfully, W. P. Jacohs, Tho'nwell Orphanage, Clinton, S. C, Hieb, warm, healthy blood is givon by Hood's Sarsaparilla and thus coughs, co'ds and pnoumonla are pro vented. Take It now. Ii an old favorite ! ???????????????????????????????????????????*???????? ;| A PARABLE -< By J?me/ Russell Lowell ATD Christ our Lord, "I will go nnd seo How tho men, my brethren, believe in me.* lie passed not again through the gate of birth, Hut made himself known to the children of earth. Then said tho chief priests, and rulers, nnd kings, "Behold, now, the Giver of all good things; Go to, let us welcome with pomp nnd state Him who alone is mighty and great." With carpets of gold the ground they spread Wherever the Son of Man should tread, And In palace-chambers lofty and rare They lodged him, and served him with kingly fare. Great organs surged through arches dim Their jubllnnt Hoods In praise of him; And In church, and palace, and judgmcut-hnll, He saw his image high over all. But still, wherever his steps they led, The Lord in sorrow bent flown his head, And from under tho heavy foundstion-stones, The son of Mary heard bitter groans. And in church, nnd palace, and Judgment-hall, He marked great fissures that rent tho wall, And opened wider and yet more wldo As the living foundation heaved and sighed. ?'Havo ye founded your thrones and altars, then, On the bodies nnd souls of living men? And think ye that building shall endure, Which shelters the noble nnd crushes the poor? "With gates of silver and bars of gold Yo havo fenced my sheep from their Father's fold; I have heard tho dropping of their tears In heaven these eighteen hundred years." "? Lord nnd Master, not ours the guilt, We build but ns our fathers built; Behold thine images, how they stand Sovereign nnd sole, through all our land. "Our task Is hard?with sword and flame To hold thluo earth forever the same, And with sharp crooks of steel to keep Still, ns thou leftcst them, thy sheep." Then Christ sought out an artisan, A low-browed, stunted, haggard man, And a motherless girl, whoso fingers tbln Pushed from her faintly want and sin. Theso set ho in tho midst of thorn, And as they drew back their garment-hem, For fear of defilement, "Lo, here," said he, "The Images ye have made of met" *>?*?*????????????????????? WARE SHOALS WORK PROGRESSES Tho Great Dam is Now Complete. THE BRIDGE READY. Soon It Will Bo In Posi tion. Many Now Cottages Are Oolng Up? School With Thirty Pupils?Power Mouse Foundation. Wares Shoals, Jan. 1.?The holi days havo boon lu every way pleasant In our little town. Tho work of the year has been won derfully successful and wo can review with pride tho year's history at our second Christmas. Tho dam is built, the foundation for the power house Is laid, and tho walls of tho factory building are now rising above tho fourth floor. Tho steel brldgo Is on the grounds, and in a few weeks Its constructors will unite tho two counties that are interested in our great enterprise. Many new cottagos are going up, and as they are completed they are occu pied by workmen who will help to build our city. A school has been In progress for more than a month, under the capable management of Miss Nona Riley, with whom we are pleased to entrust the cul ture of our thirty children. Since returning to her homo at Riley's Miss Riley oas been very ill with pneumonia, but we are glad to state that she Is hotter. Oar Sunday Fchool, while not as full as formerly, ha9 not gone into winter quartors, but afforded much pleasure to the children of the place by giving to them a very pretty Christmas tree on Christmas day. Wo aro to enjoy a preaching service on tho first Sabbath of every month during another year, which will bo conducted by Rev. W, J, Wyley, and we hope to havo occasional sermons from other ministers. Mr. W. H. Medlock spent Christmas day with his homnfolks, but returned to his place of business and enjoyed tho remaining holidays at Ware Shoals. Mrs. D. B. Roper visitod her parents during the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Dills, of Abbeville vis ited their daughter, Mrs. C. G. Sayrc, Christmas day. Miss Mary Kendrick, of King's Moun tain, who has been making an extended visit to her sister, Mrs. T. L. Waro, remained with us and added much to the pleasure of her many admirers du ring tho week. A great work remains to be done this year. May we continue in our prosperity. A happy and prosperous New Year we wish lor The Advertiser. M. E. C. CONGRATULATIONS. Mr. John H. Cullom, Editor of the Garland, Texas, News, has written a letter of congratulations to the manu facturers of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy ss follows: "Sixtoen years ago when our first child was a baby he was subject to croupy spells and we would be very uneasy about him. We began using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy In 1887, and finding It 6UOh a reliable remedy for colds and croup, we have never been without it in the house sinco that time. We have live chil - dren and have given it to all of them with good results. One good feature of this remedy Is that It Is not disa groeable to take and our babies really like it. Another is that It Is not dan gerous and tho-o is no risk from giving an overdose. 1 congratulate- you upon the success of your remedy. For sale by the Laurens Drug Co. Two million Americans suffer tho torturing.pangs of dyspepsia. No need to. Burdock Blood Bittors cures. At any drug store. STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF THE People's Loan and Exchange Bank Of Laurens, in the State of South Caro lina, at Close of Business, December, 31st, 1008. RESOURCES. Loans and Discounts, $ 211,185.81 Stocks and Bonds, 16,000.00 Overdrafts, 0,120.0' Dut< from Hanks, 07,075 62 Real Estato, F. and F., 6,47?.u0 Expenses and taxes paid, 3,260.01 Cash on hand, 53,780.05 Total $301,516.11 LIABILITIES. Capital Stock, $100,000.00 Surplus, 20,000.00 Deposits, 203,580,63 Dividends Unpaid, 1,175 00 Undivided profits, 68,256.80 Due to Banks, 051.26 Cashier's Checks, 546.42 Total, $304,516.11 STATE OF 80UTH CAROLINA, ) County of Laurens. j Personally appeared before me, J. W. Todd, who being sworn says: That he Is Cashier of the above named Bank and that the foregoing statement is true to the best of his knowledge and belief. J. W. Todd, Cashier. Sworn to and subscribed beforo me this first day of January, 1904. O. W. Tunk, Notary Public Attest? J. O. O. Fleming, H. B. Kennedy, W. A. Watts, Directors. NEW YEAR'S MOBN. The Sun, riding in splendor high, Shed his warm rays, newly born, Over tho cold earth and sky, On a beautiful new year's morn. The air was cool and a light North wind Blew the stalks of last year's corn Over tho fields, middle and end, On a beautiful new year's morn. The birds were singing loud and clear, As If f.o their latest born, The sounds were sweet?oh, yes, they wero, On a beautiful new year's morn. Tho old time barn and the new ono too, Though the first is old and worn, Echoed the sounds of "Work to do,'' On a beautiful now year's morn. The farm hands ro90 at the break of day, And the hunter hanged up his horn, All eager to begin work, they say, On a beautiful new year's morn. Archie Willis, Gray Court-Owings Institute. A VERY CLOSE CALL. "I 6tuck to my engine, although ovory joint ached and every nervo was racked with pain." writes G. W. Bell amy, a locomotive fireman, of Burling ton, Iowa. "I was weak and palo, with out appetite and all run down. As I was about to glvo up, I got a bottle of Electric Bitters, and aftor taking it, I felt as well as I ever did in my lifo." Weak, sickly, run down people always gain new life, strength and vigor from their use. Try them. Satisfaction guaranteed by Laurens Drug Co. and W. W. Dodson. Go Williamson's for Silverware. NOTICE To The Farmers of Lau rens ami Adjoining Counties, Our experience for 110 yo irs in the stock business in this State has proven thai the time business is not thu best system for either buyer or seller. The losses sustained by tho feller on po >r paymasters and dishonest men causes the honest customer to have to pay too much for his stock. Tho worry, anxie ty and expense of collection, the hard ships endured and ill-will incurred oft fines in making settlements, alto gether make this system both objec tionable and undesirable to tho seller, therefore, we havo decided t > chango the basis of our business to a cash system. Accordingly, we solicit the patronage of all who havo tho money with which to buy your stock this spring. We guarantee that we will sell you good mules and horsos on the shortest profit of any stock over put 0:1 this market, thereby saving you money. Come to see us! Of course, with 'our good customers, of long standing, we expect yot to do some time business; but to thes:1, a9 to tho others, lot us say, that money will buy tho best bargains. On Monday, Jan. 11, 190-4, we expect to offor for sale the cleanest lot of stock wo over sold on tho market. This Is no fire sale, nor do we moan our advertisement as "cheap talk," but a siiiconi statement of fact and a well-formed purpose. Come and try us! Thanking you for your past patron age and hoping to be ablo to save you money in the future, we are, Yours truly, J. F. Hicks & Son. I EXTEND an invitation to every man in Lau rens County to call at my office and look over my offerings, whe'her you you wish to buy or not. 1 offor subject to sale: 6 sharos Euterprise Bank stock. 50 shares Lancastor Cotton Mill stock. 2 sharos Watts CHtoa Mill stock. 15 sharos Woodruff Cotton Mill stock. 50 shares A ikon Manufacturing Co. stock. 10 sharosLangley Manufacturing Co. stock. 50 sharos Warren Manufacturing Co. stook. 5 shares Gaffnoy Manufacturing Co. atook. 10 sharos Luirons Co'.ton Mill stock. I have 17,60.1.00 Florence S. C , 5 por o^nt. Bonds due July", 1912, optional af tor January, 1922 This is a gilt-edge security. Price 106 and interest. If you havo money to invest It will Jiay you to call at my office and soo my ist. I have moro Roal Estate than any other Broker for sale. (*E0. W. SHELL, STOCKS, BONDS, REAL ESTATE, FI BE INSURANCE. NOTICE. LIo3nsos are now due and payable ? All ooncerned will please take due no tloe and govern themielves accord ingly. By order of Council. L. G. Balle, Clerk Council. Jan, 4t?8. SHOWS INCREASE. Report of Attorney Gen eral Gnntor. NOT ENCOURAGING. Homicides Considerably More Than 200. Notwlthstanudlng tho Strictly Moral Influence or the Dispensary Law, Fig - nre8 Show Incroasc of Bloodshed. Attorney General Guntor has com pleted tho compilation of tho criminal statistics of tho state, comparing tho -number of crimes of each succeeding yoar with the one previous from 1888 to and 'deluding 1!)03. Tho comparison Is not onoouraging. and indeed, in somo respects it, is a showing that must glvo all law-abiding cltlzms cause for se rious concern ovor tho seemingly In creasing tendency to lawlessness. The crime of murder shows an awful record, there bjing 222 cases of man slaughter reported for 11)03. This re cord was oxcoeded in 1897 when there wore 225. In 1900 there was the same number. Mr. Gunter Is preparing a comparative table as to manslaughter in other stP and tho doplorablo fact has develop*. nat we loid. In North Carolina last year there wore 01 such casos and they thought that a fearful record; bu', how insignificant it is com pared with our own. The following figures show tho num ber of crimes of various classes com mitted in each y ?ar ^inco 1888. Tho first llguro is for 1858 and each suc ceeding or.e is for the- year following: Assault and battory: 291, 800, 454, 504, 4i>8, 417, 541, 608, 700, (102, ril2, 535, 512, 529, 408, 451. Burglary: 132, 112, 79, is, 53, 90, 195, 212, 152, 80, 180, IDS, 7<5> 115, 107, 73. Larcony: 247, 100. 271, 223, 278, 207, 309, 200, 103, 210,209, 304,816 3 57, 865, 401. Rape: 18, 10, 33, 24, 12, 19, 23, 18, 14, 34, 22, 32, 19, 8, 14, 10. Perjury: 14, 2, 12, 18, 7, 8, 13, 22,24, 10, 11, 7, 4, 6, 3, 9. Forgery: 25. 29 13, 2?. 15, 18, 21, 34, 30, 20, 37,' 12. 17, 85, 27, 24. Rc-isting offloer: 23,27 , 29, 31, 38, 28, 30, 23, 31, 38, 28, 25, 20, 22, 21, 23. Obtain ing goods und jr false pre tenses: 13, 22, 20, 25, 15, 2ti, 37, 33, 30, 21, 38, 63, 15, 29, 3S, ?3. Adultery : 57, 8 \ 88, 48. 40, 20, 74, 32, 49, 05, 60, 44, 34 48, 31, 31. Murder; 107, in. 12). 143, 105, 131, 141. 210, 202. 225, 217, 213, 222, 192, 190, 222. Violation dispensary law from 1894: 117, 150, 027, 433, 311, 37 5, 3)1, 397, 221, 109. MERCHANTS NEWS. Wo havo n nie? line of children's roekors and our prices are very low, so why not make tho baby happy by buy ing it one? S. Mi & E. II. Wilkes. Wo wavt your January trade, aid as an induosnient, wo will offer through out our store prices that havo never been equalled In the State. s. M. & E. H. Wilkes. Leglngs of all descriptions?cheaper than you can get the n elsewhere. Davis, Roper & Co. Pee tho new English decorated din ner f-ots that have just arrived. These goods should have arrived in Novem ber, but were delayed, and as the stock is toa large for this season, we have put a price on them that will be sure to movo them. If you expect- to buy any crockery this year it will pay you to take advantage of this unusual offer. S. M, &jE. II. Wilkos. Dunker and Yacht Club Salad Dress ing, 15, 35 and 00 cents a bottle. Kennedy Bros. We havo another car of those nico bedroom suits to bo in this week. If you did no: get ono of the other lot you should be sure to be in time to get ono out.of this car. Romembei* that those are values that you Can't get anywhere else. Call and .-eo them. S. M. & E. II. Wilkes. Fresh celery, 10 and I5e?nti stalks. Kennedy Bros. We are expecting you to comj and buy one of those Buck Cook Stoves and bavo the most complete line evor shown at prices that others want for; the just as good kind. An inspection will con vince you that ours Is tho host and cheapest lino for you to buy. s. M. & E. H. Wilkes. 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