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TUE ADVERTISER. Subscription l'rke-l? Months, $1.00 l'jjabl In \lr\ no. Kates for Advertising.?Ordinary Ad vertisements, nor squaro, one inser tion, 91.00; eaon subsequent insertion, (0 cents. ^Liberal reduotlon madr for large Advertisements. W. W. Ball, Proprietor. LAU HENS, S. C. Oct. 12, 1004. Lawyers and Judges. All over South Carolina the cry is I eiug raised that the lawyers are able to defeat the ends of justice; that they are responsible for the law's delays and that they have destroyed the confi dence of the people in the courts. The rallying cry of the political revo lution in this r-tate 14 years ago wis ?'Down with the lawyers and let the people rule." Meanwhile most of the higbmlnded and really s'.iong lawyers in the State were shoved into the back ground to make room for yoonger law yers, Bom;1 of whom have devoloped in to worthy loaders und some of whom hive proven less capable thau even then predict-:.. The j eoplo elocttd to the governor ship "a man of the poople," ooe Till inan. Ho soon instituted a "moral institution" and followed lo with a lot of letters from town Inten dant? a few months later establishing to his own satisfaction that crimes of violence were on the deoroa^e. Curi ous to say, although he was governor for somo timo af .or, he coaeed to ask question?. None of his successors have attempte d to fortify the dispensary law with facts and figures concerning crimes. The truth is that this Till man was and is a preachor of violeuce and a prolific instigator of bloodshed which he well knows and scarcely de nies. After what has happened in the politics of South Carolina we think it rathor severe that the dowu-trodden and discredited should be held re sponsible for all this devilment. As a general rule the lawyers in Laurens county have to "sing low" and are eyed with suspicion. If a lawyor at tain to promlnenca nowadays, it is in spite of his profession and not on ac count of it. No, wo cannot lay the blame oa tho lawyers. However, a W. H. Wallace or Jos hua H. Hudson on the bench was ablo in the old days to keop oven the unscrupulous lawyor within the bounds of decency. Thero are some Judges of this character on tho bench now. There may be others who trem ble lest they bo not reelooted. Tho truth is that wo shall never have a high olass judiciary so long as a Judge is in danger of defeat at tho end of eaoh four years. For saying this we shall probably bo charged with slandering tho people by suggesting that they should not be left to select their offi cers in this Democratic land. In 1898 we believed that the turning out to grass of various Judges was an error which the Stata would sorrow for.j Although most of the Judges who are1 on tho bench now aro not our political i frionls we believe that they should bo reelocted as long as they behavo with j even moderately good manners. We earnestly desire that the people learn that it Is unsafo to tamper with the Judiciary. ' The bench should have no part In politics and politics should have no part with tho bench. In time we shall have no Judges who fear the influence of tho lawyors; provided the Judges find that they are "to be let alone." * A Good Year. Enough is kuown to make the asser tion gafo that the South has produced a fine cotton crop this year. In our judgment, the crop will prove decid edly larger than last year's corp.i Tho hay and corn crops have been better in this region than they com monly are. The fruit crop has been good. Cotton Is bringing a "profit" price? not tho price that we would like, say a dollar the pound, but such a price as makes its production worth while. Barring accidents and misfortunes applying to individuals, the farmer who cannot make "ends meet" this year simply cannot farm. At any rate, it is just as well to face the situation and confess that if one cannot make farming pay this year, one had best try something else. Some men who can't farm make fair lawyer?. Others who can't farm try to run newspapers. Tho world contains excellent school teachers who have thrown away their lives on farms. The most successful politicians that we have known botched their farming operations but learned to howl in a most alarming and win ning way. We are not, wo dare say, likely to have on the whole a bettor year than this. We believe, moreover,] that industrious and intelligent farmers who calmly look back over the year and count the results will conclude that this is a blessed country to work and live in and that reasons aro abounding for encouragement and thankfulness. Human conditions aro suoh that the great majority of men must romain poor. Men aro not. born equal. Somo are abler and more vigorous than oth ers. Thore are men who can and do earn honestly ten thousand dollars and moro each. Many rocelvo such salaries becauso some other men nood their force and talent. Such men grow rich. Tboy aro fow. If thoy were numerous they would not command Jargo fularios. Tt is wrong and useless to envy tho exceptionally gifted.? Those who do their b:st and utilize their resources and who do not waste their endowments, and so succeed in mooting their obligations to their fam ilies and tholr fellows and slowly and even painfully building up a modest independence has every reason to be satisfied. It is the man who far down in his heart carries the half burled and half hidden consciousness that ho has failed bocaus3/he deserved to fall who most complains at his lot and is most dtppused to find a scapegoat upon which to load his OOlBplftlntf, This Is a good country and those who are doing their full duty as indus trious and law-abiding and who at the same time have the average sharo of Intelligence aro well content with it and giving utterance to no murmurs g9999t??99?999*9?t99#S939 S AMONG OCR FRIENDS. K dipt. .T D. Humbert of Princeton was In the olty ou Thursday. Miss A-'olo Horton of Oliutou was llio guest tho past week of Miss Bolt. Seven lynobings have occurred la South Carolina within the last twelve months. Aaron Williams, a negro rapist, has been sentenced to be hanged Nov. 4 at Canid??. Mrs. J. W. Young and Miss Clara Young of Clinton were in the c'ty on laKt Thursday. Mrs. M'lQBon Grcer went to Charles ton last Thursday to spend sometime with her mother. Attention is called to tho notice of the executor's sale of real estate of D. A. Swlizor, deceas.d. Former Mayor Jas. G. Woodward has bee t olect? d as Chief Magis'rat-j of Atlant* to sucooed Mayor Howell. Mlssei E'hel M^Dantrd ar.d Fannie Anderson of this county have entered tho Saniuel Lander College, the n >w l'Vm de College of Greenwood. Henry C. Payne, postmrster gon orul of the United Stetes, died at the Arlington hotel in Washlngion, D. C , last Tuesday night,, t-.ged sixty years. Geo B. Cortelyou, former Secretary of Commerce aud Labor, at prest nt Chairman of the National Republican Commlt'ee, will, it is said, succeed the lato H-mry C. Fayne as Postmas ter General. As the result of eating ice cream made from canned pineapple, fourteeu boarders and two servant were poisoned at a boarding house in Columbia last Sunday. There were no fatalities but five were very ill from the effects. W. L. Latham, a young whito mnn committed suicide while conilnod in jali at Camdcn Tuesday evening last, by drinking two ounces of lysol, a poi soquous disinfectant, which had been givon him to use on a wound. Latham had been convicted of assault and battery with intent to kill and was waiting to bo sentenced. BETTER THAN PILLS. The question has been asked?In what way are Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets superior to tho or dinary cathartic and liver pills? Our answer is?They are easlor and more pleasaDt to take and their effect is so gentle nnd so agreeable that ono hardly realizes that it Is produoed by a medi cine. Then they not only move the bowels but improve the appetite and aid the digestion. For sale at 25 cents per bottle by Laurens Drug Co. and Dr. B. F. Fosey. EXECUTORS' SALE. At public sale, Clinton, S. c , Nov. 3rd. 1004, at 11 a: m., we will sell at Clinton, S. O:, the estate of O. M. Fer guson, consisting of town lots in Clin ton and farm lands on Duncan's Creek. For specific information see plats at store of H D. Henry, Clinton, S. 0. Terms CASH. John ferguson, Executors. the PItlljK oi*' tiil; static. a Little ? for Progressive Farmer??a CotMleosed Premium List of ttie State Fair. In the field crop department three i prizes are offered for all the principal products of the farm, the first prize is $3.00; second, f2.00; third, 11.00; I the products to be shown in buslnjl quantities. TUie list includes Ifftf varieties, which muku? $?00 offers*! i for the sample bushels; besides, $36 are offered in two prizes for the largest yields of corn on five r^cres, and $60 la two prizes for the largest yields ?f cotton on five acres. The prizes In the horse department are large, most of them being $20 for the first prize, $10 for the second, and $5 for the third. The classes embrace thorouglfbrcd, standard bred, South Carolina raised, light draft, ponies double ejftd single harness, and saddle, prizes for entries by ladies being of fered In the last four clashes. Prizes are offered for mules of all ages, halter led and In harness. In the thoroughbred cattle depart ment the prizes are as follows: Bull, three years and over, $20, $10, and $5; bull, two to three years, $12, $8, and $5; bull, one to two years, $7, $5, and $3; bull calf, under one year, $7, $5, and $3; cows and heifers of same age receive name prlz.es as the bulls. The breeds included are Devons, Durhama or Short Horns, Red Polled, Here fords, Ayrshires, Jerseys, Guernseys, and Holsteln-Frlesians. The grades include the same breeds, but no prjzes are offered for male grades. The prizes for females are as follows: Cow, three years and over, $12, $8, and $5; heifer, two to three years, same as for cow; heifer, one to two years, $7, $6, and $3; heifer calf, under one year, $6, $4, and $2. Sixty-seven dollars for each breed are offered for all the standard breeds of sheep. One hundred and twenty dollars are offered for each of the following breeds of swlno: Essex, Berkshire, Poland China, Jersey Duroc, O. I. C, Victoria; and $46 in three prizes for the heaviest hog raised In this State, under one year old. Nine dollars In prizes are offered for each of the 148 principal breeds ?f poultry, and most liberal prizes are given in household, fancy work, lino art, aud floral departments. Medals and diplomas are given in the agri cultural Implement, vehicle, mechani cal, chemical, and manufacturer's de partments. All exhibitors should remember that the freight charges are paid on all these exhibits, free space or stalls furnished, and every accommodation possible (riven. The money value of the prize Is often the least considera tion to an exhibitor. Tho advertise ment of his product, the pleasure of having the best In tho State of Its kind, the pleasure of a friendly competition with bis brather farmer, all outvalue the money consideration. At the same time the prize money pays moro than Ibo' ror?t of exhibiting, and a week's ? ay In the capital of his State. Send Tor a complete lint end auk aa many question.] as you wish. Secretary Love, :t Columbia, win cheerfully eomply with any request. A CONTINUAL STRAIN. Many men and women are constantly subjected to what they 'commonly term "a continual strain" because of come linancial or family trouble. It wears and distresses them both montally and physically, affecting thoir nerves bad ly and bringing on liver and kidney ailmen's, with tho attondant ovils of constii ation, loss of appetite, sleepless ness, low vitalltv and despondency They c innot, ss a rule, get rid of this "continual strain," but they can romo dy its health destroying effects by tak ing frequent doses of Croon's August Fiower. It tones up tho liver, stimu lates tho kidneys, insures healthy bod ily functions, gives vim and spirit, to one's whole being, and eventually dis pels the physical or monbal dlstresf caused by that "con-lnual strain." Trial bottle of August Flower, 25c; rog ular size, 76c. At all druggists. OA0TOriTA. CHAPTER It. I2AQUE3 and leagues away from where the summer was come golden sandaled over Vir ginia, throbbing now with nil the pent up Intolerance of years of re pression and smothered resentment, a ship which had heen strained and pum moled by two months packed with tempest unfolded new canvas under the crumbling splendors of n clearing sky. The day drew breezily serene. The sea had tired Itself out, and the sun burned plcasautlj in the blue. One of iho few passengers whom the softening weather had drawn into the nlr:-n young Frenchman, fair, slight, well knit and soberly garbed In gray? loaned upon the forward rail, with shoulders squared to the sunshine, and looked below him. No mart of the old world could have shown a more strangely assorted com pany than did the lower deck of the brlgantlne Two Sisters out of London, bound for Yorktown, Va. Swarming to the bulwarks was a motley herd of redemptlouors- a few young women of fair color, English country girls from the farm lauds, looking forward to new things and a rosy marriage iu this new laud which beckoned to ev ery creed and nation; muro wore hard er faces, toll sharpened?men who had worked their trade soberly to yield at last to the spur of ambition and bar ter six years of plantation labor for n passago to opportunity. Indeed, so greedy were the plantation factors of hands that more than one colony was made to hold opeu arms to the olJ world'.] vagrants, Its felons and Its dregs. Now the creatures who had wallowed In sullen waiting or cried shrilly to their saints were still or babbling of other things. From the rigging a tarred mariner bawled his lay of "Hold Jack In the Ways," and the few passengers, who had weathered the storm grum bling or dicing below deck, were sun ning themselves upon the poop. The young Frenchman shifted his slow gav.e from the redemptloners and let It run far out over the water, watch ing the little spots of foam that mar bled the great waste. He was nude lltably good looking, of nn elusive, beardless charm, with a forehead grav er than his mouth. Ills hnlr was rich brown, long and curling, for he won no wig, and bis llnely cut lips wore sei over a chin of hold delicacy. Ills eye? were full and hazel, his expression our of Kest and eagerness, On this day as he leaned against thtf rail a man was watching him Intently from where ho stood, farther hack. The ntanV name was Jnrrat, and he wore tlvj uniform of a captain in his majes ty's horse. To relate that Captain Jnrrat had carried his handsome face und domi no- ring bearing aboard the ship on the day cf failing, with a letter from Ixml Slormont, British ambassador in Paris, hidden In his breast pocket, Is to go hack n bit. Jnrrat was close mouthed. As far r.a the other passengers were concerned ho was a British oftlcer re turning to the Virginias. To a nice eye he would have betrayed an overlnti inate curiosity as to a certain pas Bongcr. The second day out he accosted the skipper, Master Jnbez Elves, and wish ed him fair weather and a good day with an Insinuating accent which bo tokened n bent for conversation. Hut Mash ;? Elves replied only with a nau tical grunt. .lar.-.t tried a direct Inquiry. "Where Is the Marquis de In Trou orlo?" "Sick," replied the skipper. "In his cabin," an?', rolled away. "Ahl" smirked Jnrrat. "Our French go itleman Is n poor sailor." But as the days went by it became certain that the distinguished passen ger was ill of n less passing malady than mal de mer. On an evening the captain pushed open n narrow cabin door at the end " You cannot sec Mm." of a passage, but before he could enter a young man sprang up and barred the way. "I would nee the Marquis de la Troucrie," sold Jarrat. "You cannot BOO him, monsieur." The young man's tone was very firm. "Who are you?" "The marquis' secretary, monsieur." Jarrat took n gold crown from his pocket and offered it to the oilier with tho easy effrontery of one pi rfoctly certain of his ground. F.very under ling, It was his belief, had his price, from lackeys to prime ministem li is n theory which on tho whole works not badly. Tho man before him, however, v. as Of another sort. He put the coin hack "You cannot see tho marquis, mon sieur." be repeated. "Cannot, you whelp!" said Jarrat, with his tongue on his Hp and in the soft tone which with him covered n white boll of rage. A copper lantern, pierced with holes, threw yellow beams down the passage, and In this glare the young mon on tho threshold saw his face, evilly beautiful and distorted. The coin rattled on the door. The young Frenchman stooped ta i. up* ?: gold pk;c. ?MriT >Ti:- lulH ;v-.!'t -I lit*i crown," ho tnld,^holding ?: out. Jar rut took it nud thrust it into hl< pocket, "it win too small a doucour," ho wttd oaally, "oh, master secretary?" a; ti-1 of [ho40 oti tho ship did not know, so Insular \voi"o tho prejudices of the Anglo-Saxon, that tho Marquis do i.i Trouerio was a personage in his own country. Even Caron do Beau marchais, s?;n of a watchmaker, that airy, naive, fantastic charlatan who at I ho a i;o of twenty-four had washed his hnn.Is at his father's shop, changed his clothes ami g'-m? to court to give the four daughters of T^uls XV. lessons 0u tho harp -even he was less welcome at the Tullcrlcs or less a favorite of the young Queen .Mel ie Antoinette than this same uobtoinun now aboard the Two Bisters. It Is purbapf. not to l>o wondered at that the p-.s ? n.,evs knew little of such things and doubtless for the most part oared loos. Two AunupoUs merchants, loyal bIucq the nonimportation agree ments had ph hi 1 their pockets; a braco of I. .?? ' i factors looking for likely ug< uc ???. . V Irginiun fresh from study in the Mldt Temple, bound for the woolsack at Lancaster; a British quartermaster Journeying to Boston? what should such a company Know of Gallic pedigrees or the chatter of the French court? A diplomat might have found In the presence of the marquis something to ponder. For at that time strange things were stirring. Louis XVI., young, enthusiastic, unaccustomed, was learning for the llrst how exceeding difficult it la to be a klug. M. Turgot, iiis grim old minister of llnauce, logical, pitiless, cold as a dog's nose, was pull ing one way; Beaumarchais, brilliant as a chameleon, fascinating, egotist, In timate of a French queen, was pulling another. And what was the bone of conb?n tionV Whether France shoukl give her treasure to the secret aid of the Amer ican colonies. With such counsels in the air England slept, like a Hurly bull dog, with one eye open. She watched at honie,?e>nd her astute ambassador, Lord Stormout, kept a hawk's eye upon tho Tullorlos. So, in Itself, there wns an Interest for those who knew, attaching to the sud den Journeying to America o:' this man, so near to the French counsels, at once u noble, a courtier and a republican. And this Interest was Intensified for Jarrat, who, mindful of the letter ho carried of confidential Import, hugged the reflection that he knew the reason for It. Jarrat, like many another schemer, made the error of undervaluing the In tellectuality of an opponent. He had small Idea that the marquis' young secretary was observant in his turn. It was nevertheless the fact. But M. Armand, who had scented him very early, kept his cabin, and no one aboard?tho ship carried no leech-saw his master. Four days after the episode of the gold crown Jarrat tried the skipper again. Master Elves chewed a bitter cud and wore a habitual drooi) to his eye. Now the courtesy came os thickly as cold weather treacle. "The Marquis do la Trouorlo," ho an swered, "ain't on the ship." Jarrat stepped hack heavily. "Not on the ship, Qend plague mo I He is on the ship." "Mayhap ye know better nor I," an swered Master Elves shortly. Jarrat burst out laughing. He felt a sudden contempt for this clumsy sub terfuge. "A brave conclusion!" ho cried. "And how loe;,' is It to last? Is tho noble gen tloman to Ho shamming Abraham in his cabin till wc sight the Virginia capes? Awhile ago he was sick, guard ed from all our pining eyes by his argus eyed clerk. Now, behold, he Is not even aboard! Oh, an accomplished nobleman 1" The skipper squinted out to sea, and a drown pucker eomo to his lips. "See here," said Jarrat, his tone tak ing edge. "I have business with this gentleman, and I'll not be put off. This is the eighth day out, and he hasn't shown his nose out of his cabin. 'Tis my opinion he's no more sick than I am." "No more is lie," said Master Elves. "What then?" "Just this: I want to soe Uie marquis, and I mean to see the marquis. D'ye hear that, you lumplln? 'Twill bo bot tor for you, I can tell you, if you fetch me to him at once!" The Bklppor's moment bad arrived. "Fetch ye to him!" ho roared, with something between an oath and a chuckle. "The man ye'ro after died two days ago and was sent to tho flshos last night I Fetch ye to him! Haw, haw!" With this parting shot ho went off spitting furiously. "Dead!" exclaimed Jnrrat, with sag ging Jaw, staring after him. "Deadl" ho said again, and then stood, vacant eyed, his face the dead color of chagrin In which calculation has had no time to slip. With the passengers the young secre tary, M. Armand, had his way to mako, and this he accomplished with abun dant good nature. Him they first snub bed, then tolerated, then liked. The young Virginian, Brecklnrldge Cory, sought him openly and more than once drew his arm through his own as he walked the deck. The Virginian was beyond question of the quality, and certain footing had made for him so cial squeamlshness unnecessary. As for the secretary, ho wont his way with Imperturbable good humor. Even storm could not dampen his spirits. For reasons that have been stated the news of the demise of the marquis, whom the passengers had not known to regret, made little sensation on tho Two Sisters. Next day a bark wos sighted out from Norfolk, and tbot'OWOS a budget of new world news und a bunch of Virginia On/ottos to furnish matter for talk. A fortnight later the incident, however full of moment it may have been to Baris, wns woll nigh forgotten. They had not all of them Jarrat'S reasons for remembering. But as days wore on and calm suc ceeded storm Jarrat, who thought much, studied M. Armand with a loey Interest that in time, ns shall be seen, gave birth to a plan. Ho gave the sec retary no cnuso to rejnicmbor their first meeting at the little cabin door and schooled his tone to an Insinuating (Vi :nl!iiicss. Ho even condescended"fo game with Iiim aud to question him nr.'ably touching politics in France, aud more than one of these inquiries turned cunningly, us on a pivot, upon the young uuin's Into master. Bo a niunth pissed, pleasantly for some, Irksomely for most. Jarrut watched the secretary boldly. The sec rotary In his own way watched Jarrat And so It stood on the serene day when M. Armand leaned ui>on tho rail aud looked out across the shadowless waste where the truck of the blazing sun BtrOtchod In a molten dazzle llko a quivering spear of God's. Presently ho felt a light touch on his arm and, turning, saw tho Vir ginian. "Dreaming?" risked Gary. "Of what?" "t)f your golden land, monsieur.'/ The other smiled, then sighed and leu tied besldo him. "A golden land, lu Booth. I would it had no storms, but a RWCOt huh dawning ever for it. Trou bled, Indeed, It was when I left it?more troubled now as I return." Ho paused nwMle. "1 love tlio hind," he said. "I know not if even France can be so lovely. Is It so? And do you love it?" The young Frenchman's faco grew earnest. "When I was born," ho replied, "France was good, monsieur?I think it was the best hnul In the world, us to day It Is tho most beautiful. Hut Louis XV. was young then. Since have come u Pompadour and a Du Harry. Bo it Is that the good In France baa beeu bid den underneath many other things. It Is true that the ministers of the crown have sold titles of honor?places In the courts. Justice, the thing for which your colony is now crying to England? this has been Impossible to the poor, the low. The rich buy it. Purls laughs and docs not carol There the wits lam poon the dignitaries, the young bishops sneer at God and the abbes are becomo elegant to kiss the hands of painted countesses. Hut the poor, the oppressed, the people, monsieur, what of them?" Ho let his gaze wander. A dreamy light whs in his eyes. "Ah, monsieur, they have watched. They have boon waiting. They are ignorant. They were never taught. But all this time one mini?the exiled, the glorious ? he has been writing. He has taught that the unnoble are not Held boasts, that they lire men; that the noble and the peasant are all one; that the iioor niuet not be trodden on." "Voltaire," Cnry said In n low voice. "Franco," Armand went on, "has been reading this one. The smith and the plowman talk of what ho has said In the rows and at the forge. It Is not only the poor, the low, monsieur. No bles who wear coroiieted swords also think these tilings. They, loving liber ty, would give their lives for their king. There is in Paris a club"? lie paused abruptly, When he began again It was in u voice tinged with sad ness. "Loula XV. Is dead. Louis XVI. roi;:ns." Cory's glance Hashed Into his. "1.oiiis XVI. is young and ambitious. Ho bate Iiii| land. An there were war here 'nv;,"M advantage him to aid tho colonies." "Mi nsl ur," declared tho other, "it might ruin him. Listen! His own peo ple are w< i'so foas lo Iho king of Franco than England, monsieur. And aiding tho colonies hero Is putting a two edged sword into their hands! Even now tiny hnvo the wish to redeem France. But they know not how. They have nov< r ' en such a tiling. Power is all around them, and It seems as if it must last forever. So it Is, monsieur, tlmt theso nobles?those of bettor blood - who love llrst of all their France?I could toll names?a Mtrubenu, a La fayette they would have their king aid America. They have Joined bands with men of lower birth llko Beau marchais and made courtiers of them to tho same end." "But," reflected Cnry, puzzled, "you say to hell? our colonies might ruin Louis. Why, then, would these nobles push tho plan? Have they such hate of England'.'" "No, no. Not because they hato Eng land as I .ouis docs, but because they low Franco bettor than Txmis, and to save her they must even risk to ruin htm. There is more than one French king at stahe-there is a dynasty: The:,.' are not tlio middle ages, mon sieur. In these days the peoples are awaking. France, if she lives, must open her eye.-. These men I tell you of would joll her wide nwnke. They world have her smiths and her plow men stop their toil to listen across the sons to hoar the guns of a people who would nol bo oppressed, to boo royal mercenaries driven Into the sea just by people like them. Then their mur mur would bo a roar. They would say, 'So can we do also1.' Thon the corrupt COUl'l would stand terror stricken. And then at last there would bo an end of the selling of titles, of tho elegant bish ops and tho painted countesses. France would put on purity again, and her king and her nobles would rule justly, and poverty would not stalk every where. These nobles of which I spenk are loyal, monsieur. They love first France and then their king." "Gentlemen," roso Jnrrat's voice, "the hogpen is Just below. Will you come V_J "Drcnmingf" ashed cnry. aft where the lookout Is moro agree able and Join me in a game of loo?" To be Continued. "Do you think your fathor would ob ject to your marrying rao?" Seo?"If ho thinks as I do, ho cer tainly would; and, If you don't get King's Catarrh Curo, and take it for bad broath, you've got to sit farthor away." No man has an oxcuso for Rad Breath when Tho Palmetto Drug Co. sells a positive cure?guaranteed, for$l 00. SEVEN BARKS Is not a new, untried remedy. It has been on the American market for more than to years. It is the most popular nousehold remedy known. Why? Because it is gen? uine, honest, powerful, thorough, harmless, quick in action ami easy to take?the do.ses arc very small. CURF"S CHRONIC DYSPEPSIA. Mrs. Mary J. DeGross, of New York City, in a voluntary letter to Mr. Lyman Brown says: " For years f have been a chronic dys? peptic. Have taken mote kinds of medicine than I can remember, but Seven Harks has proven lo be the best. The relief it gives nie Is speedy and certain. 1 feel bright and well alter its use, the effect i* so goud." We have thousands of equally as complimentary letters. ?prri AI " vou Miter from headaches, nrrrR kidney or liver lioub'cs, bil tJr r Ktlv iousncss, dyspepsia or any of the kindred ailments, buy a .so cent bottle of Seven liarks and try it. if the result in not entirely satisfactoiy take the bottle back awl set your money. Tbc druggist will cheerfully refund It. LYMAN BROWN. New York City. 6?LU BY Laurens Drue; Co. STYLES CHANGE in Jewelry as well as in oth er things. If you want up to-date Jewelry you can al ways be sure of getting the very latest and the most cor rect thing from us. What ever yon buy, you can feel sure that you arc right. Or if yon have anything that needs to be altered, re paired or reset bring it to us. We'll do the work well and charge you but a moderate price. Fleming Bros. AMERICAN SILVER' I TRU82L \ j :.c.:r. Retains \ /.;o i - Severest V I'-'i- : <? ) . . \ Jleri.ia j ."' >\:/.'!cr*.tiaj j \wilU Cu....' :t. .'vv. cr.. / We guarantee a lit or money refunded. .PALMETTO DRUG CO., Laurens, S. C. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. Thi Kind You Have Always Bought signature of W. C. IRBY, Jr., Attorney at Law, LA.URTCNS, S. 0. LOOK OUT! NEW MEAT MARKET I have opened up a first-class meat and produce market at the City Market stand, northeast cor ner public square. In addition to a supply of fresh meats I will handle all kinds of produce ? chick ens, butter, eggs, etc. Parties desir ing to buy or sell milk cows will do well to see me. . . . J, Wade Anderson City Market. Special Notice?I have just received a line line of full snd winl >r laraplosof all the latest styles, Price* t ) anil the timos. I'unls made to order from t-l.()0 up. Sails mado to ord ir from up. A At is always guarant od i aleo invite you to join my pressing Olub, only *1 <?o por month, I'honc 1 So, Min ier building. K. .1 . NANCY, Tailor. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bough) Bears tho /J? y^Jz-' Signature of C^fc^^fTtS^S^ John Y. Gatiing'ton & Co. DEPARTMENT MANAGERS Laurens, South Carolina AGENTS WANTED Tho Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has been in uso for over 30 years, has homo the signature of i - and has been mado under his per ^J^y*-;^!, Sonal supervision since its infancy. % /<<sccsu4t jX\\OVr no one to deceive you in this. All Counterfeits, Imitations and " ?Tust-as-good" aro but Experiments that trifle with and endanger tho health of Infants and Children?Experience against Experiment* What is CASTORIA Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor OU, Pare goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. Its ago is its guarantee. It destroys Worms and allays Feverishncss. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates tho Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep* Tho Children's Panacea?Tho Mother's Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS ry Bears the Signature of The KM You Have Always Bought In Use For Over SO Years. THE CTNTAUn COMPANV, TT MURflAV OTnrCT. NEW YORK CITV. THE CLYDE STEAMSHIP COMPANY. between Jacksonville, Fla., Charleston, S. C, and New York and Boston, /Vlass^ Tlio Favorite Konto ?olwooii tho South aud North. Only Ai.i, Watisr I<ink Without Changk. Three or more sailings weekly in either clireelioni Every convenience known to modern occau travel. Un surpassed accommodations for Ural-class and steerage p tsscngers. Co 50 connections with all railroads and steatn boat lines oul of Nj.v V >r'<.. Most accessible and con venient route for travelers to all New England, Northern and interior points. THEO. Cr. EGKR, G. M. W.u. P. envois & Co., Gri'i \*^. coSttte St.", New York F. M. [iioxmoxgkr, [it., V. G. P. A. , Jacksonville, Pia M, li. HuTCtnxsoN, D. F. & P. A. Charleston, S. C. ?y?'jjojvj'^ '\, > . \ .; ; i .' | po.mjouiiunjpi ?s><u?:> il<t 'saviors }?'. / \-\r ??;r>[(|ii()ji ((enutois pun 10 ?' nuwim ||U .U>J X|)OUIO.( SUO(ttUUI( 'u.ll < |J b| ii 'puuij in) ? ou|0]poui ,U\\u\ v:,>|| H,p[jo.\\oi(i -0 v. .\ ifquji joo(')io.'tudi >)\ : ,.u[\: [ t>\ Jd9uu{)|ih(t(.l(( .lOlJlUO a UUUM Livery, Feed and Sale Stable. [ have bought out the Livery business of C. S. Fuller. I will conduct a First Class Livery. Feed and Sato Stable. Always on hand sale horses and nice turnouts al r >a 1 >nable rates. Kentucky saddle and harness horses. Give me a trial. H. Davis, 'Phone'81. I tiller's Stand