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Till HUTE OF RESPECT. resolutions of Harmony Church on Death of Mr. J. T. Farrow. Tbo following resolutions were aCoptul by llarmooy Baptist Church 'upon tho eleu h of Brother J. Thomas Farrow, who died January, 2, 1904. Wborea^ Tho Great and Supreme Ruler of tho Universe, has in his iafl i.ito wisdein, removed from among us ouo of our most worthy and es'.eemed mombors, 1$ other J. Thomas Farrow, nnd wheroas the long and intimate re I .t'ons held with him in the faithful discharge of his duties as a member, deacon and Sunday School Superin tendent of this Church makes it emi nently befitting that we record our ap prec'ation of him. Therefore Be It Resolved, That the sudden removal of such a life from among us leaves a vacancy ami a shadow that will be deeply real zed by all the members and friends of tills church and will prove a Furious loss to tho community and pub io; Kcsolved, That with deep sympathy with the bereaved relatives of the de ceased, we express our hope that even so great a los? to us all may be over ruled for good by Him who doeth all things woll. Resolved, That a copy of these re solutions b3 spread upon the recordt of this Church, alsou copy printod In the Baptist Courier and Laurens county papers and a oopy forwarded to tho be reaved family. Kiev. THOS. E. Seauo, Pastor. W. S. Power, Church Clerk. A BEAUTIFUL COMPLEXION Will be yours if Dr. King's Sarsa parllla Is judiciously taken. We say judicious advisedly?a bottle only lu some cases, more in others. And this is not all that can bo done?Erysipelas, ISczema, Scurvy, Blackheads, Tetter, Pimples, Nettle, Hash, Boll?, Carbun cles ileo before tho onslaughts of thi* powerful medicine Sold by Pa'mo'.to Ding Co , Laurens, 8. C. THE POLITICAL SITUATION. A prominent North Carolinian has this to say: I have been a sufferer from Rheumatism for fifteen years,a portion of tho time bedfns', and for the lust six months it has been seated in my left pido near my hcivt; could scarcely rest any nt night. I finally decided to try Dr. King's Nervo and Bono Liniment. Two or three appltoat'ons entirely re lieved me of the pain. I have used It In my family with good results. I). C. How eli.. Sold by Palmetto Drug Co., Laurent, S. C. HVOMKI A BECOBD BREAKER. NoTfl Method of Caring Catarrh. Sold on Approval by Lanrens Drug Co. The popularity and remarkable sales 01 Hromei have broken all records. In Dearly every city and town in the country, this guaranteed cure for ca tarrh bus given most astonishing re sults. The leading druggists are so enthus iastio over the remarkable percentage of cures following the use of Hyoinei, that with hardly an exception, they ad vertise to their customers that Ilyomei will bo sold with the understanding that it co ts nothing unless it cures. In Lturens, The Lauren9 Drug Co. are endorsing it and guaranteeing to refund the money unless Ilyomei cures catarrh. They have sold a great many Ilyomei outfits, and to-d*y, no other treatment for the cure of catarrh has as many friends Id Laurons and vicin ity. It Is a scientific, yet common sense method of treating and curing this too common dis ase. It sands by direct in halation to every coil of the air pass ages in the head, throat and lungs, a balsamio air that destroyes all eatar rbal germs, purities the blood with ad ditional ozone, and makes a comploto and lasting cu-e of any catarrhal trou ble. The complete outfit costs but 91, and Includes an Inhaler, medicine dropper and sufficient Hyumei for several weeks' treatment. You take no risk in buying Ilyomei. The Laurens Drug Co positively guur antes to refund your money unless it cures. Hives are a terrible torment to the little folks, and to somo older one*. Easily cured. Doan's ointment nover falls. Instant relief, permanentjoure. At any drug store, 60 cents. Rale of Interest Reduced. Do you want a home? Do you want it on the cheapest plarV illavj you sren the new plan of the Piedmont Savings and Investment Company Thh Company, desiring only lirst rate loans has adopted a plan which reduces the rate of interest to tho cheapen possible terms. The con tract it specific and plain. You know exactly what you are doing. If you want a home the Piedmont peop'.o are the peop'o to sei. M. L. COPBLAND, Lau eons, S. C MB. G. W. CUNNIMJIIAM. Urans, Ambition aud Churactor Brings a Laurcns Hoy Success. Tho itov. A. P. Montague, President of Howard Collego, Alabama, has furn ished to the "Alabama Baptist" sketches of the different professors of that ionti? tutioD, aud among them wo notice the sketch of Prof. CJ. W. Cunningham, a portion of which we reproduce. Pro'. Cunningham is the son of our fellow-cit iz n, Mr. W. L. Cunningham : "Whl o in Furman Unlveroity, Prof. Cunningham led his class, obtained the modal given at tho State or'torioil rontost, end was regarded as one of t'te strongest mon intellectually that his fatuous A'um Mater has rout forth. "As a student, he was gravo and thoughtful, and user: every opportunity for culture. In 1002 ho was elected instructor in Howard Collega; last May the trustee) promoted him to a full professorship. "The lino record that ho made as a student in college 1'rof. Cunningham 18 maintaining as a teacher. Hu pos sesses tho full confidence of the faculty and the geouiuu respect of the student holy. Making himself master of tho different subjects which he teachers, ho shows his clusios that he kuows il o;c things of which ho i p:mks. Whether bo has to meet a class in Eng lish or In political nciouco or in ethics, he modostlv but effectively proves that be ia lending his boys along paths familiar to himself. "Prof. Cunningham so Impressed Ihb pastor and fellow- ~orabors of Kohama Church, that he as recently unani mously chosen Buperintsndent of tho Sunday school, a position in which ho will, Cod willing, attain the samo sue* cess that has marked his other work. "A. P. Montaulk." FAVORITE REMEDY FOR BABIES. Its pleasant taste and prompt euros have made Chamberlain's Cough Rom cdy a favorite with tho mothers o( small child ret. It quickly cures tholr colds and prevents any danger of pneu nomla or o'hor sorious consequoncos. It not only cures croup, butwhon given as soon as tho croupy cough appears will prevent the attach. For sale by Laurcns Drug Co. Wanted?To sell lots 21 and 24, Irby pr portv, fronting on Academy anil North Manning Streets. $180 for both. W. W. Dam,. Whon you feol bluo'nnd that every thing goes wrong, take a d^so of Cha'i'ber'aln's Stomach and Liver Tablets. They wl'l o'eanso and invigo rate your s'.omach, regulato your bow els, give yon a ro'ish for your frod and ni*ke yon foel that In this old world is a good place to live. For sa'o by Lau rcns Drug Co. a a. m "3* o xx -T ./k n Bonrs tho />1,18 Von Have Always ? >u THE PERILS OF IMMIGRATION By WrIITELAW REID bit seventeon veara there has been a steadv decline in immigration from tho lands of our ancestors and of their kinsfolk?that is to Bay, from England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Germany, Denmark and Switzerland. During the samo period thcro has been a STEADY AND PROGRESSIVE INCREASE from Italy, Austria-Hungary, Russia, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Belgium, Romunnin, etc., and, final ly, to give an analysis by races rather than more nationalities, 28 per cent of tho wholo immigration in 1902 was Italian, 11 per cent'of It was Polish, 9 per cent was Hebrew and 15 per cent was Slovak, Croa tian, Slavonian and Magyar?THESE RACKS THUS MAKING PRACTICALLY TWO-THIRDS OF THE WHOLE IMMI GRATION. H It It This free peoplo will never take away tho welcome wo have given to tho pauper and the illiterate, to tho communist and the anarchist from abroad whom we have already made at Lome among us; will never withdraw tho suffrage from the man who now has it, but CAN NOT READ HIS BALLOT; from tho man that votes without ever paving taxes or from the man that has boon convicted of crimo but has been pardoned out just before his term expired in order that ho may again render us his help in securing tho blessings of liborty for ourselves and our posterity. WHAT IS DONE IS BEYOND RECALL, and with all its faults tho achievement is colossal and of worldwide beneficence. But if, in tho onward rush of this magnifi cent development no great harm has yet resulted?if, indeed, good has como beeauso of or in spito of our having so largely lost sight for tho tinio of tho purpose declared in tho constitution?is it wise to continue INDEFINITELY on the changed course ? * H H Aro wo really taking a safe course to preserve the blessings of liberty for ourselves and for our posterity when we hositnto now TO SIFT OUT OF OUR IMMIGRATION not merely tho pauper and anarchist and tho poor Chinaman, but with less i...*idious dis crimination moro of tho notoriously undesirable elements ? OR WHEN WE HESITATE TO EXCLUDE PEREMPTORILY FROM THE SUFFRAGE, NATIONAL, 8TATE OR MUNICIPAL, ANY NEW COMER WHO CANNOT READ THE LAWS BEFORE HE VOTES FOR LAWMAKERS AND WHO DOES NOT PAY TAXES HIMSELF WHEN HE VOTES TAXES UPON OTHERS? Public School Boys Are the Best 10 By President CHARLES W. ELIOT of Harvard |N recent years I havo been making a test at Harvard of tho value of our PUBLIC schools in comparison with our en dowed and private schools. Our students are drawn in about equal numbers from these three types of schools. I HAVE FOUND THAT THE PUBLIC 8CHOOL BOYS PASS THE, BE8T ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS AND THAT THEY ARE THE BEST AT GRADUATION. Spring Medicine Thore is no other Bcason when good medicine is so much needed as iu tho Spring. The blood is impure, weak ami Impoverished?a condition indicated by pimples and other eruptions on the face and body, by deficient vitality, loss of appetite, lack of strength, and Want of animation. Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills Make the blood pure, vigorous and rich, create appetite, give vitality, strength and auimution, nnd euro all eruptions. Have tho whole family begin to tako thorn today. " Hood'b Sarsaparilla lias boon used in our family for some time, and always with Kood results. Last spring I was all run down and got a bottle of It, nnd as usual received great benctlt." Miss Beui.AU Boyce, Stowe, Vt. Hood's Sarsaparilla promlsos to cure and koopa tho promleo. Anlmnln Rujor Raclnar. Llttlo pigs are great at combined play, which generally takes the form of races. Emulation seems to form port of their amusement, for their races seom always to have the winning of first place for their object and are quite different from those combined rushes for food or causeless stampedes In which little pigs are wont to indulge. Racing is an. amusement natural to some animals aud, being soon taught by others, becomes one of their most exciting past!mes.?London Tit-Bits. Whr II* Did Not Tarry. The importunate lover bad Just pro posed. "Let your answer be a vowel with n consonant on either side of It," he gently bogged her. The charming girl smiled. "Very well," she snld. "Git."?Cleve land Plain Dealer. A Dintrant of I,If ornfnre. "You arc always more or loss skep tical about what yctu see in print." "Yen," answered the man who hns his own ideas about things. "Truth may be at the bottom of a well, but it isn't an ink well."?Washington Star. He good to your neighbors. They know nil about your family skeleton nnd ran toll some entertaining stories about lt.?Now Haven Union. We earn our life by labor, and then, if WO spend ns the gods design, we spend our Ufo In love.?llonry nor land. Bern tho ,4 R* Kind You Have Always Bou?lrt HAIR BRUSH ECONOMY, We have just opened up a New L/ine of Hair Brushes at prices ranging from 25C18 to $2.00. We have every good variety between those prices. We can sell you a good hair brush for 2^ cents, but don't recommend them. Real economy is found in some thing a little better. Durability and satisfaction at moderate cost is real cheapness. We like to show customers where real worth begins in things we sell and have them profit by it. We like to sell hair brushes that will give permanent satisfaction, and we have a superb stock of just such brushes from 5octs up. Brushes that have right materials in them; that are made right, aud which will last a lifetime. Our prices make every brush an actual bar W. W. DODSON. FOUNDRY AND MACHINE SHOPS, ?MANUFACTURERS OF? Cane Mills, Shingle Hills, Cotton Presses, An vils, Andirons, Stove Repairs, Saslt Weights, Bridge Washers, Betel and Spur Gears, Derricks, Grate Bars, Etc., Etc. Cotton Mill Castings A Specialty. WE CARRY A COMPLETE LINE OF Pipe and Pipe Fittings, Valves, Bolts, Set Screws, Packings, &c. M^F" Prompt attention given to mail orders. HUDGENS BROS., Davis, r^oper & Coirjjoarry's HINTS TO CLOSE BUYERS! As every one knows, it is not what we earn, but what we save, that accumulates wealth. But while you are saving in Dry Goods, Millinery, Clothing, Shoes and Hats, do not do so by purchasing inferior goods. Many things dear are rated cheap. If quality does not enter into the proposition, prices have jio significance. It is this combination of High Quality Dry Goods and Clothing at Lowest Prices that has built up our immense business. With us quality is always first, then price; We are receiving daily the largest and most complete stock of goods we have ever brought for Spring. We will soon have $50,000 worth of reliable merchandise to dispense out to the people of Laurens and County, and we say, without fear of any plausible contradic tion, that it will pay every man, woman, little boy or little girl to pay us a visit before buying their Spring goods. CLOTHING DEPARTflENT. We are securing daily the newest and best things of high grade Hen's wear. All the latest weaves newest designs of Spring Suits for Young Hen, and all sizes and ages of the male population. We will show you the best Suit for Men and Youths for $ 3.50 5.00 7.50 10.00 12.50 rj 15.00 17.50 20.00 Boys' knee suits from 69 cents to $5.00. All the newest and nicest things at these prices. GENTS' FURNISHINGS AND HAT DEPARTMENT. Beautiful Quality Shirts for Neckwear for Stetson Hats, the best in the world Klegaut line of Gloves 50c 25c and 50c 50c to $1.50 Handkerchiefs 5C f0 25C The Best Shirt that money can buyj $ 1, $ 1.25, $ 1.50 Hosiery, all new designs, |i m 10c to 50c All the Latest Styles in Hats $1.00 to $5.00 Suspenders, all prices, iOc to 50c Belts, White Vests. SHOE DEPARTHENT. A By-Word?"If you want good shoes go to Davis, Roper & Co. This is a common expression about our Shoes. We have all the best and latest Toes $3.50 to #5.00. #2.00 to #3.00. Extra Values $1 to 1.50. Ladies' Shoes and Slippers are here by the lumdreds,and every lady should see them 75C to $4 Our Ladies Department! THE SPRING FABRICS AND FASHIONS. A General Tendency Toward Sheer Materials. Our stock com prises some of the most desirable Fabrics of the season at moderate prices. Beautiful Wool Voiles, in all colors,. 50c Beautiful quality plain black Voile. 85c Beautiful quality plain black Voile. $1.00 Beautiful quality embroidered Voile. 2.00 Plain black London Twines. 1.00 Elegant Brillianten in navy cream and black. 50c Danish Cloth for waist and suits, in cream,... 15c 38-in Albatross in black and colors. 50c Beautiful line of black g#bds in all the de sirable weaves from. 25c to $1.50 Jasper Silks for shirt waist suits. 35c Egyptian Tissue for suits. 25c Beautiful assortment of Cotton Grenadines... 40c Big line of Colors in CoUon Voils for shirt shirt waist suits. 16^3, 20c 72-in White Organdies. 72-in White Organdies. Silk Crepe dc Chine in all colors. Sheer mercerized white Persian Lawn. Soft, white Jap Silks, 27-in,. Linen Sheeting 2^ yards wide. Wash ?Silks for waists,. and 25c 25c 50c 85c 25c 50c $1.00 25c All the new things in Ladies Gauze Hose, Collar Sets, Belts, Hands Bags, Ktc. MILLINERY DEPARTMENT! All the new things in Ready-to-wear Hats, Veils, Etc. Call and see them. Laurens, S. C. DAVIS, ROPER & 'CO., Famous Outfitters for Men, Women and Children.