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THE ADVERTISER. Subscription Price-12 Months, $1.00 Payable In Advanc. Rates for Advertising.?Ordinary Ad vertisements, per square, one inser tion, $1.00;eacn subsequent Insertion, 50 cents Liberal reduction made (or large Advertisements. W. W. Bali., Proprietor. LAU RENS. A. C Feb. 3, 1004. A Ml range Contradiction. Against tbe "trust*" no president has donn so much as Theodore Roose ve'.t. Aga'nat railway combinations no president has accomplished so much us Thei-duro Roosevelt. Of no president have "Woll 8treot", tbe "Money Power" and tho "Pluto ??r ts" bueu so much afraid ?s Roose velt. rhis iiraoso-c 11 d "Monoy Power" is tuda' using all tho bra'ns and cun ning it can hire o bring about the de feat of Rjosovelt in the Republloan convention by Mark Hanna or one of bis ilk. Brypn and Rosevelt are much alike in their views. Roosevelt has actually doco more on the Bryan side than Bryan could have dono had ho been elected. Exoep' for his partnership with the negroes of the South against the whitep, ho would naturally bo a favor ite among Democrats in the South. Barring his negro policy, Roosevelt nearly bpprouches what the Bryan politicians ha\o beon olarnoring for. The South, curious to say, heartily bympithizcs with Wall Street In Its disl ke of Rootevelt. In the Souv,h, wo would^prefor any possiblo Republican toRooeveb. Iiis solely on account of tho Booker Washington Dinner, the app. iotment of Crura and the Indianola incident. it is a strange contradiction. But tbe Money Power is better for the South than tho Negro Fewer. And It Was Unanimous. If the failure on the part of the gen eral assembly to rc-olect Senator TI11 man to a trusteeship of Winthrop was intentinna', it Is tmgh on Tillman. It will be remembered that the fulluro was unanimous. If it was intentional, it was a unanimous intention. Which means if it mean* anything that Till ma" did not have n einelo friend In the hous- or s ti te to present his name Ev n if lb-.- majority meant to drop the senator, some friend, If he had one, would have exposed the conspiracy. But not a voice was raised for Tillman; no, not one. The Advkrtiser does not for a mo ment think that tho dropping of Till man was intentional. When our friend, The Herald, suggests tho possibility that the senator was dropped by de sign, does it not suggest that his popu larity has reached a dangerously low ebb In South Carolina?when it sug gests that he oould be purposely ignored by the South Carolina legislature, without a friend to utter a whisper in his bohalf? If the whole South Carolina legisla ture ton man would do*ert Ben Till man, tho rottenness in the state of Denmark is bogion'ng to stink. Possibly it is raorc charitable, more friendly to tbe senator to suggest that it was a sorrowful mistake than to con sider it a conspiracy on the part of the *'AotiV?when we remember that it was unanimous. Honest If Wrong. Mr. Bryan believed in free silver be cause ho believed it was right. Be stands by his guns. Mr. Bryan and his free silver are both whipped, inside tho Democratic parly. Why? Be cause the Daniels, the Bacons, the Blackburns, tho Tillmans and most of the Democratic leaders believed In free sliver because it was popular. They will, of course, desert Bryan and free silver. They have already deserted to all practical purposes. Tub Advertiser honors a thorough bred fighter liko Bryan. The Adver tiser is glad that he and his notion are defeated, but just the samo there are few Democratic, politicians worthy to keep c mp.ny with William Jen nings Bryan. Those few of us whose views of the silver question forbade voting for Bryan eight years ago aro better friends to him now than three fourths of tho politicians who holwed his praises while they denounced us (is "assistant Republicans." * Tho Wise Farmer. The till prhos of cotton will prevent no faimer in Laurens County from raising h's own hogs, his own corn, his own wheat and provender. Regard less of the price of cotton, the success ful farmer is and always will be the farmer who makes on his farm what is, on his farm consumed. * 10 to 1 at Last. Eight years ago Senator Tlllman'sslo gan wai "free sliver at 16 to lor bust." Now wo havo another "10 to 1," 16 cents to one pound of cotton, and thlt under the hideous, horrible, single gold standard. ? 7 here is moro to stimulate the Lau rens man to work this year than he has had in tho last twenty. It is a good year to work hard and pay off mort gages. Perhaps tbo timo is coming when cotton will bo sold by the boll instead of tho bale. Let it come. CLIMATIC CURES. Tbo influence of climatic conditions In the euro of consumption Is very miioh overdrawn. The poor pat'ent, and the rich patient, too, ran do much better at homo by proper attention to food diges tion, and a rogul <r use of Gorman Sy rup. Frt o expectoration in the morn ing is made certa n by German Syrup, so is a good night's rest and the ab sence or that weakening cough and de bilitating night sweat. Rest I eis nights and the exhaustion due to coughing, the great cut danger and dread of the consumptive, can be prevente I or etopped by taking German Syrup lib erally and regularly. Should you be able to go to a warmer clime, yon will find that of the thousands of consump tives thee, the few who are benefited and regain sti b?>clh aro those who use German Syup. Trial bottles, 26 cents; regular size, 76 cents. Lsurens Drug Go. ?Vir? -?4M GRAD ... By ... GEORGE BARR McCUTCHCON Copyright, im, bV lltrt?r\ 8. 8tor\4 CHAPTER XIII. UNDXU MOON AHU MONASTERY. FOli two days Lorry lived through Intermittent stngos of delight und despondency. His recovery fron? tho effects of the blow administered by Dannox was nnturnlly rapid, his strong young constitution coming to tho rescue bravely. Ho saw L.uch of the princess, more of the Countess Dagmar, und made the ac quaintance of many lords and ladies for whom he cared but little except when they chose to talk of their girlish ruler. The atmosphere of the castlo was laden with a depression that could not he overcome by an assimilated gayety. Tho princess could not hide tho trou ble that had sprung up in her eyes. Her laugh, her gay conversation, her rare composure and gentle hauteur were powerless to drive away tho haunted, worried gleam in those ex pressive eyes of blue. Lorry had it on his tongue's end a dozen times during the next day or so nftor tho count's narrative to question her about tho condition of a (fairs as they appeared to her. The Countess Dagmar, whet) not monopolized by the very progressive or aggressive A punish, unfolded to Lorry certain pages in the personal history of the princess, and ho, of course, en couraged her confidential humor, al though there was nothing encouraging in It for him. Down by the great fountain, while tho soldiers were on parade, the fair but volatile countess unfolded to Lorry a story that wrenched his heart so savagely that anger, resentment, help lessness and love oozed forth and en veloped him In a multitude of emotions that would not disperse. "She will not mind my telling you, because she considers you the very best of men, Mr. Lorry," said the count ess, who had learned her English un tler the Princess Yetlve's tutor. It seems, according to tho very truth ful account given by tho lady, that the princess had it in her power to save Graustark from disgrace and practical destruction. The Prince of Axphaln's ?on, Lorenz, was deeply enamored of Ler, infatuated by her marvelous beau ty nnd accomplishments, lie had per suaded his father to consider a matri monial alliance with her to he one of great value to Axphaln. The old prince, therefore, some months before the arrival of the Americans in Grnu stark sent to the princess a substitute ultimatum, couched In terms so polite nnd conciliatory that there could be no mistaking his sincerity, lie agreed to give Grnustark a new lease of life, as It were, by extending the Of teen years or, in other words, to grant the con quered an additional ten years In which to pay off the obligations im posed by the treaty. He furthermore offered a considerable reduction In the rate of Interest for tho next ton years. But he had a condition attached to this good nnd grnclons proposition - the inar rlago of (Jraust.irk's sovereign. His nmbns8ador set forth the advantages of such nn alliance, nnd departed with n messngo that the matter should have most serious consideration. The oid prince's proposition was a blow to the princess, who was placed In a trying position. By sacrificing herself she could save her country, hut In so doing her life Avas to be plunged into interminable darkness. She did not love nor did she respect Lorenz, who wns not favorably supplied with civilized Intelligence. Tho proposition was laid before the cnblnot nnd the nobility by the princess herself, who said that she would be guided ? by any decision they might reach. The counselors to a man re fused to sacrifice their girlish ruler, and tho people vociferously ratified the res olution. Hut tho princess would not nl low them to send an answer to Ax phaln until sho could see a way clear to save her people in some other man ner. An embassy was sent to tho Prince of Dnwsbcrgen. Ills domain touched Grnustark on tho south, and he ruled a wild, turbulent class of mountaineers and herdsmen. This embassy sought to secure an Indorsement of tho loan from Prince Gabriel sufllcfont to meet the coming crisis. Gabriel, himself smitten by the charms of the princess, at once offered himself lu marriage, agreeing to advance, in case she ac cepted him, 20,000,000 gavvos at a rath er high rate of Interest for fifteen years. His love for her was so great that he would pawn the entire principality foi nn answer that would mako him the happiest man on earth. Now, the trou bled princess nbhorrcd Gabriel. Of the two, Lorenz, was much to be preferred. Gabriel flew into n rngo upon tho re ceipt of this rebuff nnd openly nvowed bis intention to make her suffer. Ills Infatuation became a mania, nnd up to the very day on which the countess told tho story ho persisted in bis ap peals to the princess. In person lie had gone to her to plead bis guilt on bis knees, groveling at her feet. Ho went so far as to exclaim madly in the pres ence of the alarmed hut relentless ob ject of his love that ho would win her or turn tho whole earth into everything unpleasant. Bo it was that the Princosu of Grnu stark, erstwhile Miss Guggenslockvr, was being dragged through the most anhnppy affairs that over beset a sov ereign. Within n month she was to flgn away two-thirds of her domain. T -V *- ??- >- T ?.- tvvtvty t v v v V T V ?*? v V transforming multitudes of Uci' beloved and loving [>eoi>lo into subjects of tbe bated Axphulu <>r to noli herself, body and soul, to n loutbsomo bidder In tbe guise of a suitor, and, with nil tills con frontlug bor, she bad COino to the real ization of a truth so sad and distract ing that it was breaking her tortured heart. She whs In love, but with no royal prince! Of this, however, the countess knew nothing, so Lorry had one great secret to cherish alone. "Has she chosen the course she will pursue?" asked Lorry as the countess concluded her story. Ills face was turned away. "She cannot decide. Wo have wept together over this dreadful, this horri ble thing. You do not know what It means to all of us, Mr. Lorry. We love her, and there Is not one in our land who would sacrifice her to save this territory. As for Gabriel, Grau ste rk would kill her before she should go to him. Still she cannot let herself sacrifice those northern subjects when by a single act she can save them. You see, the princess hns not forgotten that her father brought this war upon the people, and she feels It her duty to pay the penalty of his error, whatever the cost." "Is there no other to whom she can turn -no other course?" asked Lorry. "There is none who would assist us, bankrupt as we are. There is a ques tion I want to ask, Mr. Lorry- Please look at me. Do not staro at tho foun tain all the time. Why have you come to Edelweiss?" She asked the ques tion so boldly that his startled embar rassment was an unspoken confession. He calmed himself und hesitated long before answering, weighing his reply. She sat close beside him, her clear gray eyes reading him like a hook. "I came to see a Miss Guggenslock er," ho answered at last. "For what purpose? There must have been an urgent cause to bring you so far. You are not an American banker?" "I had intended to nsk her to bo my wife," he said, knowing that secrecy was useless and seeing a faint hope. "You did not find Miss Guggenslock er?" "No; I have not found her." "And are you going homo disappoint ed, Mr. Lorry, because she Is not here?" "I leave tho answer to your tender Imagination." There was a long pause. "May I ask when you expect to leave Graustark?" she asked somewhat tim idly. "Why do you wish to know?" he asked in turn. "Because I know how hopeless your quest has been. You hnvo found Miss Guggenslocker, but she Is held bchlud a wall so strong and Impregnable that you cannot reach her with the question you camo to ask. You have come to that wall, and now you must turn back. I have asked how soon?" "Not until your princess bids me take up my load and go. You see, my lady, I love to sit beneath the shadow of the wall you describe. It will require a royal edict to compel me to abandon my position." "You cannot expect tho princess to drive you from her country, you who have done so much for her. You must go, Mr. Lorry, without her bidding." "I must?" "Yes, for your presence outside that wall may make the Imprisonment nil the more unendurable for tho one your love cannot reach. Do you understand me?" "Una the one behind the wall In structed you to say this to me?" ho asked miserably. "She has not. I do not know her heart, but I cm a woman and have n woman's foresight. If you wish to be kind and good to her, go." "I cannot!" he exclaimed, his pent feelings bursting forth. "I cannot go!" "You will not bo so selfish and so cruel as to increase tho horror of the wreck that is sure to come," she said, drawing back. "You know, countess, of the life sav ing crews who draw from the wrecks of ships lives that were hopelessly lost. There Is to bo a wreck here. Is there to be a life saver? When tho night Is darkest, the sea wildest, when hope Is gone, is not that the time when rescue is most precious? Tell me, you who know all there is of this approaching disaster." "I cannot command you to leave Edelweiss. I can only tell you that you will have something to answer for If you stay," said tho countess. "Will you help mo if I show to you that I can reach tho wreck and save tho ono who clings to it despairingly?" ho asked, smiling, suddenly calm and confident. "Willingly, for I love the one who Is going down in the sen. I have spoken to you seriously, though, and I trust yor will not misunderstand me. I like you, and I like Mr. Anguish. You could stay here forever so far as I am con cerned." Ho thought long and Intently over what she had said as he smoked his ci gar on the grent balcony that night. He saw In one moment the vast chasm between tho man and the princess; in the next he laughed nt tho puny space. Down on the promenade he could see the figures of men und women stroll ing In the moonlight. To his cars came tho occasional laugh of n man, the sil very gurgle of n woman. The royal military baud was playing In the stand near the edge of tho great circle. There were gayely, comfort, charm and secu rity about everything that caino to his eyes and ears Where was she? He had seen her lu the afternoon and had talked with her, hndjfwalked with her. Their conversation bad been bright, but of the commonplace kind. She had said nothing to indicate that she re membered tbe hour spent beside his couch a day or ho before; ho had ut tered none of the words that struggled to rush from his lips?tho questions, the pleadings, the vows. Where was she now? Not In that gay crowd below, for ho had scanned every figure with the hawk's eye; closeted again, no doubt, with her ministers, wearying her tired brain, her bravo heart into fatigue without rest. Her court still trembled with the ex citement of tho daring attempt of tho abductors and their swift punishment. Functionaries flocked to Edelweiss to Impure after tho welfaro of tho prin cess, and indignation was at tho high cat pitch. There wero theories innu merable as to thp Identity of the arch conspirator. Ha ion Dnngloss was at sea completely. He cursed himself and everybody olso for the hasty and HI timed execution of tho hirelings. It was quite evident that tho buzzing wonder and Intense feeling of the peo ple bad lor the moment driven out all j thought of tho coming day of judg ment and its hitter atouement for nil Graustark. Today the castle was full of tho nobility, drawn to Its walls by tho news that had startled them be yond all expression. The police were at work, the military trembled with rage, the people clamored for the ap prehension of the man who had been the instigator of this audacity. Tho genornl belief was that suiuu brigand chief from the south bud planned tho great theft for the purpose of securing a fabulous ransom. Greufall Lorry hud an astonishing theory In his mind, und the inoro ho thought it over the more ilrmly It was Imbedded. The warm, blue colls from the cigar wafted away Into the uight, carrying with them a myriad of tangled thoughts ?of her, of Axpbaln, of the abductor, of himself, of everything. A light step on the stone lloor of tho shadowy bal cony attracted his attention. He turn ed his head and saw the Princess Ye tive. She was walking slowly toward the balustrade, not aware of his pres ence. There was no covering for the dark hair, no wrap about tho whlto sin udders. She wore nn exquisite gown of white, shimmering with tho reflec tions from the moon that scaled the mountain top. She stood at tho balus trade, her hands clasping a bouquet of red roses, her chlu lifted, her eyes gaz ing toward the mountain's crest, tho prettiest picture ho had over seen. The strange dizziness of love ovorpowered him. How long he reveled in the glory of the picture ho knew not, for it was as If he looked from a dream. At last ho saw her look down upon tho roses, lift them slowly and drop them over the rail. They fell to tho ground be low. He thought ho understood?tho gift of u prince despised. They were not twenty feet npart. Ho advanced to her side, his hat in one hand, his stick?tho one that felled the Viennese?trembling in the other. "I did not know you wero here," she exclaimed in half frightened amaze ment. "I left my ladies inside." Ho was standing beside her, looking down Into the eyes. "And I nm richer because of your ig uornnce," ho sold softly. "I have seen a picture that shall never leave my memory?never! Its beauty enthralled, enraptured. Then I saw the drama of the roses. Ah, your highness, tho crown is not always a mask." "Tho ros. :? wore?wero of no conse quence," she faltered. "I have heard how you stand be tween two suitors and that wretched treaty. My heart has ached to tell you how I pity you." "It is not pity I need, but courage. Pity will not aid me in my duty, Mr. Lorry. It stands plainly before me, this duty, but I have not the courage to take it up and place it about my neck forever." "You do not, cannot love this Lo renz?" he asked. "Love hlml" sho cried. "Ach, I for get! You do not know him. Yet 1 shall doubtless be his wife." There was an eternity of despair lu that low, steady voice. "You shall not! I swear you shall not!" "Oh, he is a prince! I must accept the offer that means salvation to Grau Btark. Why do you make It harder with torture which you think is kind ness? Listen to me. Next week I am to give my answer. Ho will bo hero In this castle. My father brought this calamity upon Grnustark; I must lift It from the people. What has my hap piness to do with it?" Her sudden strength silenced him, crushed him with the real awakening of helplessness. lie stood beside her, looking up at tho cold monastery, strangely conscious that she was gax ing toward the same dizzy height. "It looks so peaceful up there," she said at last. "But so cold and cheerless," ho add ed* drearily. There was another long silence in which two hearts communed through the medium of that faraway sentinel. "They have not discovered n clow to the chief abductor, hnvo they V be asked in an effort to return to his proper sphere. ' H:ii<:ii Dnilgloss believes he hos a clew n meager and unsatisfactory one, bo admits?and today sent officers to Gnu look to investigate the actions of n str?ng ? man who was there last week, a man who styled himself the Count of Arnbhzon and who claimed to be of VI onnn. Some Austrians had been hunt ings stags and bears in the north, how ever, and it Is possible he is one of them." She spoke slowly, her eyes still bent on the home of tho monks. "Your highness, I have a theory, n bold nnd perhaps a criminal theory, but you will allow me to tell you why I am possessed 01 it. I am aware that there Is a Prince Gabriel. It is my opinion that no Viennese Is guilty, nor are the brigands to be accused of this master piece in crime. Have you thought how far n man may go to obtain his heart's desire?" She looked at him Instantly, her eyes wide with growing comprehension, tho solution to the mystery darting into her mind like a flash. "You mean"? she began, stopping as If afraid to voice the suspicion. "That Prime Gabriel Is the man who bought your guards and hired Geddos and (istroni to carry you to the place where he could own you, whether you would or no," said Lorry. "But he could never have forced me to marry him, and I should sooner or later have exposed him," she whisper ed nrgumontntlvcly. "lie could not ex pect mo to bo silent and submit to a marriage under such circumstances. Ho knows that I would denounce him oven at the allar." "You do not appreciate my estimate of that gentleman." "What Im to become of nie?" slit; al most Robbed In an anguish of fear. "I I see UO'.V?I see plainly! it was Gabriel, and he would have done as you say." A shudder ran through her ligurc, and ho tenderly whispered in her ear: "The danger Is past. Ho con do no more, your highness, Wero I positive that he Is the man and 1 believe he is -I would hunt him down this night." Her eyes closed happily under his gnzc, her hand dropped timidly from his arm, and n sweet sense of security Filled lu ?-1 oul. "I nm not afro'd," she murmured, "Because 1 nm here?" he asked, bend ing nearer. "B raus?; God can bless with tho name hand that punishes," she answer ed enigmatically, lifting her lashes again and looking Into his eyes with a love at lust unmasked. "He gives mo n man to love and denies mc happiness. He makes of me a woman, but he does not unmake mo n princess. Through you he thwarts n villain; through you he crushes tho innocent. More than I ever, I thank you for coming into my life. You, and you alone, guided by the God who loves and despises me, saved, mo from anbrlel." "I only ask"? he began eagevly, but she Interrupted. "You Hhould uot ask anything, for I have said I caunot pay. I owo to yon all I have, but caunot pay the debt" "I shall not again forget," he mur mured. "Tomorrow, if you like, I will take you over the castle and let you see the squalor in which I exist?my throne room, my chapel, my banquet hall, my ballroom, my conservatory, my sepul cher. You may say It Is wealth, but I shall call It poverty," she said. "Tomorrow, If you will he so kind." "Perhaps 1 may he poorer after 1 have saved Grnustark," she said. fl would to God I could nave you from that!" lie said. "I would to God you could," she said. Her manner changed maidenly. She laughed gayly, turuing a light face to his. "I hear your friend's laugh out there in the dnrkness. It is delightful ly infectious." TO mi; CONTINUKD. Have you sfon that new Mn) of "A cotts" ut Coi oland's. Nature's Gift from the Sunny South Sktexmr food-LoiSlhavs mr life Hear Ye! Hear Ye! AH Ye ? It isn't tho kind of food you eat, but rather what your stomach fails to digost, that gives you indigestion. Lard is a foe to digestion. If you had tho stomach of an ostrich you could hardly withstand the ravages of lard-soaked pastry. You havo probably found this out and already given up the eating of pastry. 'Tis wholly unnecessary! Anyone can oat and digest food cooked with Cottolene?the perfect shortening. It is a pure vegetable product, made fiom the best beef suot and choicest vegetable oil. It is neutral in taste and odor ; it is Nature's Gift from the Sunny South. Cottolene is never sold in bulk. It is put up in carefully scaled tin pails. And right hero is another advantage. When you buy lard you have no protection as to quality?you simply know you are getting LARD?never mind the grade, it's just L-A-R-D. On the other hand, every pail of Cottoleno is uniform?the product is guaranteed. You take no chances whatever. In tho face of these facts just ask yourself if you can afford to use hog lard when you can get puro, healthful, nutritious Cottolene. USE \fo LESS. Cottolene being richer than either lard or cooking butter, one-third less is required. T?"PT?T? Send us a 2c stamp to pay postage and wo'll mail you a copy of our book. * " Homo Helps." edited by Mrs. Rorer, which contains 300 choice recipes from the country's noted cooks. Made only by THE N. K. FA1RI3ANK COMPANY, Dept. 612 Ghlcaeo <8> Physician s Endorsement, Is the lightest water on the market. We realize that this is claiming a great deal, and we could not afford to make thlB assertion unless we knew that we could prove it to bo true. But it does not take an expert to test the ?oftness of a Mineral Water. Whon carbonating a mineral water, if it is a hard wat?r the gases will not bo absorbed in the wat >r, and when tho bottlo is opened, the gas* es escape, and the water Is left flat and hard, while if it is a soft water, like White Stone Lltbia, it will retain its gases for hours after being unstopped. Read what some prominent pereons you know have to say of the merits of the White Stone Lithla Water: Chest'.-r, S. C, April 23, 1003. ,1. T. Harris, E-iq., White Stone Spring, S. C. D*ar Sir?I do unh-sltatlngly s ate ?ha", the tftlcacy of White Stone Lithla Wate-, not from its splendid analyt;cal aDalyf is, hut from my own personal ob servation, is a very valuable a?ent In eliminating the impurities of the blood ?hrotigh its marked diuretic effects, and in so doing restores the secretory and excretory organs of tho body to tl)6ir normal physiological state So in this proves i's properties to be of great value in assisting digestion, assimila tion and increasing the appetite. There fore we can recognize it as a mineral xator of powerful ton'o properties aod should t o highly recommended in stom ach and liver disorders, b'ood disturb ances, rheumatism, gout, diabetes, Brieht's diseaso, and in all inactive conditions of iho kidneys and convales cing diseases. I feel imsolf, that I am justly duo an acknowledgement of tho happy effects I derived from Its uso B. Ei.more Kell, M. D. Muil'ns, S. C, April 22, 1003. Mr. J T. Harris. Whi'e Stone Springs, S. O. it is with p'easure that I write of the merits of Wh te Stone Llthia Water. I have rev ral patients using It now with mark-'d benellt In kidney and stomach troubles. I havo known a uric acid oalbulus to pas* aft<*r using tho water for only three days. Respectfully Your?, A. M. BrailsforJ, Jr.: M. D. Macon, Ga., April 15, 1008, I havo prescribed White Stone Lithla Wator freely la my practice and am glad to report the happy effects It gave as a diuretic and uric acid solvent. I think its medicinal proportion are pe culiarly adaptable to uric acid diatho sis, rheumatism, gout, anaemia nnd all bladder and kidney diseases and liver and stomach troubles. I constdor It is a mineral water of marvolous tonic properties. Read what Dr. L. J. Blak<>, Presi dent Board of Health of the City of Spartanbng, has to sty of the merits ol White Stone Lithia Springs: 8partanburg, May 11th, 1003. J. T. Harris, Proprietor White Stone Spings. Spartanburg Go, S. ?. My Dear Sir: ?I have used and pre scribed tho White stono Lithia water a great deal during tho p ist two yoars. In all cases requiring renal stimulation I havo obtained uniformly pood re sults. In llthaemla and kindred affec tions from uric acid diathosls it ineots the indications, and I am sure its froe use will prove It the equal of any wa tor on the market. Yours vorv truly, L J. B'ake, M. D. Wo have tho largest brick Hotel In tho Carolinas or Georgia, with all mod ern Improvement*. t&r Electric Car Line run3 from Southern Road to Spring. White Stono Spring, S. C. White Stone Lithia Water Co. ?Vfcgclable Preparation For As situilatiug lite Food andHegitla Ung the Stomachs and Bowels oF ? In FA nts /( hhdkkn Promotes Digcslion.CheerFur nessandltest.Conlains neillier Opium.Morphme nor Mineral. Not Narcotic . f*#pc afoi4lJ)rSAMUELPtTCll?R I\anfJcui Seed ' Alx.Sennn * HotMU&Ult fipbtrtnittl - ? Hi CtirtxMtttbSoda, Initfied Angnr ti,ittiy/rr/i flavor. Aperfccl Remedy f or Cons lipo lion, Sour Stomach,Diarrhoea Worms .Convulsions, Feverish ncss and Loss of sleei?. Facsimile Signature of NEW YORK. - - "A I bHi on lh % olU I CASTORIA For Infanta and Children, The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature oF EXACT COPY OF WRAPPER. In Use For Over Thirty Yeers GASTORIA THi OCNYAUH COMPANY. NCW YOKK CITY. TO ALL OUR FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR. In the matter of Prosperity we think we can aid you in Hardware, Cutlery, Wire, Farming Implements and Tools, Because we sell reliable Goods at HONEST PRICES. brook:? Si jones For Stoppers From Early Breakfast to Late Supper we can Supply all the Heart or Palate can Wish. Candies, Fruits, Nuts fresh and whole some, all kinds; Malaga Qrapes and Raisins, ours are the finest, great big lusters; Figs and Dates also. Kennedy Bros. The City Market Is the most up-to-date and the only place for you to buy your FRESH MEATS, Sausage and Vegetables of all kinds. Come one, come all. Live and dressed poultry. Hello give 174 please. FREE DELIVERY. W. Y. BOYD, Attorney at Law. Will practice in all State Courts Prompt attention given to all business W. B. KNIGHT. R.E. BABB KNIGHT & BABB, Attorneys at Law. NT Will practice in all tbe Btate and Federal Courts. Strlotattention to all business intrusted to them Office up-stalrs. Simmons' Building. SIMPSON & COOPER Attorneys at Law. Will practice In all State Courts. Prompt attention given to all business. Office Days. Persons having business with the Supervisor will find him or his olerk in the Offloe Mondays and Fridays of eaoh week. H. B. Humbert, Sap. L O. Why order a Sewing Hachine when you can buy this Drop-head from people you know for $18.00 with a TEN YEAR Guarantee? Same Machine with plain cover only $15.00. Remember we sell Needles for all Sewing Machines. Can furnish any part and piece for any Sewing Machine made. JOO FLEMING St CO To Cuire a Cold lit Osie Day Tai? Laxative Brorao Quinine Tablets. ^ (VLjb S?ven MDfton boxes sold *n (ait 12 month*, Th*3 Signature,^* 'f^&fr Cures Crip in Two Days. cm every box. 25c.