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THE ADVERTISER. Subscription PrIco-12 Months, $1.00 Payable In Advance. Hato8 for Adrertlslug.- Ordinary ad vortlsoments, per square, one insor tlon, $1.00; each subsequent Insortion, 60 cents. Liberal reduction made (or largo Advertisements. Obituaries: All over 50 words, one ceut a word. Notes of thanks: Five cents the line. Lntored at the postotllce at Laurens, 8. C, as second class mall matter. LAURENS, S. Cm J?n. *? ?S)?r> Futures and Pasts. While the price of cotton continues bo tumble down lot us cons'der the scoundrellsrn and cussedness of the Wall street gambler*. Every point that tho price drop?, the more aro wo convinced of tholr villainy and of the villainy of the cotton future business. Tho bears have undoubtedly conspired to rob the people of the South of mil lions of dol'ars. At any and all ha/. ards, the system should be destroyed and tho cot'oD gamblers exterminated. In what manner they should be lynched ?whether hangod, burned or merely shot?Is of no consequence. It is cer tain that they -should be lynched ex podltiously. Be it understood that we are speak ing of cotton futures. The cot'.on "pasts" can take caro of themselves and will do to harm. We recall that a year ago persons who needed cotton lu their business and had to buy It loudly, freely chargfd that the gam blers, the cot'on bu'l gamblers, had conspired to ruin them and they do rcribed theso bulls as various and sun dry kinds of thieves and pcoundrels. ?'Wo also remember that many persons who had cotton to sell spoke most af fectionately of these bulls and one Dan .T. Sully was acclaimed as the South's best friond. It was suggested that the cotton producers contribute a dollar oach to Mr. Sully in order (hat he might befriend the South again. It might not be safe for us to hint that Mr. Sully gambled in cotton. On tho wholo tho less we say about the cotton "pasts" the better. Cotton futures are working all manner of harm and hurt at this time. Levity aside, any syBttm of specula tion that Interferes with and distorts tho operation of the law of supply and demand and thereby causes unnatural fluctuations in prices of a commodity must bring loss to both producer and consumer In tho loo? run. The cotton gambler, whether ho be bull or bear, winner or loser, Is not a friend to farmers or manufacturers or others en gaged in legitimate business and is en titled to little of tho respect of plain, honest, Industrious men who are not ashamed to do their day's work. Is Mark Twain Immoral: "Ton Sawyer" and ?'Huck'oberry Finn," so Coil'or's for Decemb.r 28 tells us, "have been removed from the free shelves of a certain public library, and aro now given out to those per sons only on whom, in the librarian's opinion, the effects will not be dele terious. It would be a pleasure to know personally that librarian, or to see him at his work, casting b',s penetratirg eyo upon successive urchins, deciding whether or not they shall perus9 the groatest boy's stories yet written in America. In our own variegated youth a clerical uncle took us out of the house behind some bushes and cautioned us ngttinst the insidious effects of Mark Twain, but the warning fell on barren sol'. We wished to be good, but n >t at the prlco of losing Tom and Huck. Mr. Clemens is the biggest literary figure in Amorica, and he is much too big for some of tho librarians to understand. His laugh is kind and most entirely virtuous when they imagine It Is de structive of society. 'Honesty,' says ho, is tho best policy. 'I know, for I have tried both.' There are people in the world who aro grieved by a jost liko that. Heaven rest their souls. Mark Twain is open to criticism, for he is one of the most uneven of our writ ers, ns well as the greatest of them. Homotimes when he swings his good right arm at the evils or the inys'.er iep, th3 superstitions or conventions of this universe, ho Is mistaken as poor Don Quixote. His attacks, for instance, on tho groatest period* of art, because they do not speak tho language of to day, failed to lessen our admiration of the Italian masters, and reacted, some thing like a windmill upon lue critic. I2;;t tu show timidity about the Influ ence of such tnasterpIeco3 as 'Tom Sawyer' and Huckleberry Finn' is to give to the angels one of their too fre quent opportunities to weep," tn collon that sells at 10 cents tho poutd tho p-ofit is big. In cotton that 6ells at six cents tho pound there !s no profit. When thcro Is no profit In cot ton thcro Is somo profit in something olse. When farmers throughout the South produce moro of something else they will raise loss cotton and then the cotton that is produced will ba worth moro In u country that will produce scores <)f money crops the over-produc tion of any single crop Is without ex cuse. If denouncing Wa'l streot and railing at tho robbers would lift the price of cotton w6 should advise both but slnco they won't and since tho Southern farm era can easily wlu this game by producing grains and hay and fruit and live stock and eggs and poultry and some cotton we advise that course. It was a joy to all his friends, and they are aa numerous as the men and nomen and children in Laurent, to sje Dr. Job J. Boo/or of Clinton In this town during the glad Christmas week Mtn who measure more closely to tho standards of tho true gentleman are not to bo found nor is a physician to be W. W. Ball, Proprlotor. * served with greater Blessings on the bead patriot and veteran? perhaps but a boy in Jobu Hary Watts. John Gary Watts, whose death was announced last week, was perhaps the youngest man at any time elected to a State oflloe in South Carolina, at least since the war. He was a noble hearted boy and man, unselfish and unfailing la bis loyalty to his friends, kindly, tender and generous to a fault and full of the courage of his gallant father whenever ocoasion called for Its exhi bition. ? Butiuskies Katertalccd. Miss Carrie Bess Vance was hostess at a very pretty reception Thursday evening in honor of the popular club of Butlnskies. Progressive annograms was played with great zei't and spirit, many contesting for tho prizo, a pretty tdlvcr hat pin. After a number of ex citing games Miss Josle Sullivan was deolared the winnorof the large* t num ber of games and was awarded tho prize. This was followed with the serving of a dainty repast. A Small Fire. A two room cabin owned by "Uuolo" Kirk Taylor and ocoupled by Elmlra Beasley, (ool.) was burned Sunday night at 12 o'olook, The occupant of tho house was absent at the time and all her belongings were consumed with tho house. Terrible plagues, those itching, pes tering diseases of the skin. Put an end I to misery. Doan's Ointment cures. At any drug store. Bramlett-Langston. Miss Elolse Bramlett and Mr. J. Mar vin Langston wero united in marriago at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Bramlett four nilies north of the city Sunuay, Decembor 25. The ceremony was performed by Rev. J. M. Shell of this city. RHEUMATISM. This is often a disease of the blood, though nob always. It attacks usually the jo nts and tissue and causes a de posit of uric acid. In its acute stage it is ono of much pain and suffering, sometimes affecting a large part or even all the body. When near the heart it Is dangerous to life. Wo are thankful to say thero Is a proper treat ment?Dr. King's Sarsaparilla?inter nally, to eradicate the poi-on from the blood. Dr. King's Nerve and Rone Liniment?externally, to give life to the stiffened, painful joints and tissue. Sold by Palmefo Drug Co. Good Man Dies Suddenly. - Mr. Joseph R. Brownlee, a good citi zen and successful farmer of Dial3 died of paralysis at bis homo Thursday, Dec. 29. Ho was suddenly stricken down while out in his lot and expired before ho could bo removed to the house. He was buried with Masonic honors at Dials church Friday. His widow who was before marriage, Miss Isabella Dial, and several children survive . Mr. Brownlee was about 00 and was a resi dent of this county all bis life. A CONTINUAL STRAIN. Many mcu and women are constantly subjected to what they commonly term "a continual st-aln" because of tome financial or family trouble. It wears and distresses them both mentally and physically, affecting their nerves bad ly and bringing on liver and kidney ailments, with the attendant evils of constipation, lo.= s of appetite, sleepless nogs, low vitality and despondency ?They cannot, as a rule, get rid of this "continual strain," but they can reme dy its boalth destroying effects by tak ing frequent doses of Green's August Flower. It tones up the liver, stimu lates the kidneys, insures heaithy bod ily functions, gives vim acd spirit, to one's whole being, and eventually dis pels tho physical or mental distress caused by that "continual stra:u." Trial bottle of Augu-t Flower, 25cj reg ular size, 75c. At^all druggists. Death of a Veteran. William Munday a veteran of two wars, and an aged and highly rospee'ed citizen of the county, died at the Lau rens mills, Wednesday, D< comber 23. He is survived by several sons and daughters, one of tho latter being Mrs. Dallas Mooro of the city. EVER WATCHFUL. A Little Care Will Save Many Laurens Readers Future Trouble. Watch the kidneys secretions, See that tbey have the amber hue of health; The discbarges not excessive or infre quent; Contain no "brick-dust like" sediment. Doan's Kidney Pills will do this for }oi, They watch the kidneys and cure them when they're nick. J, H. O'Dell of Factory Hill, mill hand, rays: "I have been 'suffering from backache for a long while. At times I cou'd not work on account of the aching across the small of my back and the dull pain gavo me no rest day or night. I could not stand straight and if I sat for a bit and attempted to arise I had to catch hold of romet'ilng to pull myself up. The secretions from the kidneys were very red, full of sedi ment after they stood for a while. I could not retain them any length of time and bad to rise often at nigh'. I tried several highly recommended remedies and used liniments, but noth ing did me any good until I got a b >x of Doan's Kidney Pills at the Palmo'.to Drug Co. and used thorn according to directions. They gavo relief almost at onco and since using them the kidnoy secretions havo gotten clear and nat ural and I do not havo to get up at nights as I ueod to, whilo tho back ache has left me." For sale by a'l dealers. Frico 50 cent'. Fostor-Mllburn Co , Buffalo, N. Y., solo agents for tho United States. Remember the name ? Doan's and take no other. An exchange speaks of a man who it Is said always paid for his paper a yoar In advance. As a result he has nevor boon sick a day in his life, cover had uurns on his toes nor tootbacho, his po tatoes never rot, his babies nevor cry at night, his wife nover scolds and ho succeeded in serving three years on the school board without being cussed. CURED HIS MOTHER OF RH EU? MATISM. "My mother has beon a sufferer for many years from rheumatism," says W. II. Howard of Husband, Pennsyl vania. "At times she was unablo to move at all, whllo at all times walking was painful. I presented her with a bottle of Chamberlain's Pain Palm and after a few applications she decided it was tho mo9t wonderful pain reliever she had ever tried, in fact, she is never without now and is at all tlmos able to w.ilk. An occasional application of Pain Bairn keeps away the pain that she was formerly troubled with." For sale by Laurens Drug Co. and Dr. B P. Po?ey. STATE AND tiENEKAL NEWS. Goorge McAllister was shot and killed- by Arthur Leister, uard room boss at tho Appalaehlo ootton mill, Spartanburg, last Wednesday. The killing cccurod in tho oard room and was tho result of a quarrel botween the meu about the dlsohar'go of a number of MoAIIUtor's family by Leister. Roy. W. R. Richardson, editor of tho Southern Christian Advocate, has re signed the positicu and he has so oepted tho nppoin'ment by Bishop Duroan, as pastor of tho First Metho dist Church at Pulaski, Tenn. As the result of an election last July in which tho Prohibitionists provalled, Charlotte and Greensboro, two of the largest cMes of North Carolin* will be dry for the next two years. The wbis koy and beer saloons in both cities closed Saturday night. State Senator C. S. MoCall, ono of the woa'thlcst and most prominent men of the Pee Dee section, died at his homo at Benncttsvillo Saturday from an attack of grlppo. Ono of the most distressing casualties of tho holiday season was tho unin tentional shooting of Miss Amber Couch, the thirteen year old daughter of Jas. A. Couch, a prominent citizen of Briggs, Plckons county, by her lit tle eight old brother, Wavorly Couch, at their home, Tuesday evening. The lad was playing with his fa'hor's gun and pointing the weapon at his sister, who was reclining on tho bed, the gun was discharged. The charge entered the girl's right oyo and tore olT one side of her head, R. S. Hill, banker, mill president and one of tho leading citizens of Anderson died suddenly at six o'clock at his homo in that city Saturday afternoon. Former Governor David ?. Hill cf Now York has retired from politics and public life. Whtn bilious try a dose of Chamber lain's Stomach and Liver Tablots and realize for onco how quickly a 11 rs'. clnss up-to-date medicine will correct the disorder. For sale by Laurons Drug Co. aud Dr. B. F. Posey. Why V! :><! ?n IIIh Iliiriiotl Down, Of the production of uro by the fric tion of wood ngnlnst wood windmills jf the old construction save on a largo settle some disastrous examples. When the force of tho wind Increased the miller was obliged to bring each of tho sails in succession to the ground In or der lo unclothe It, but when sudden squalls enmo on this was. Impractica ble, and the mill In extreme eases ran nwny- that is, could not be stopped. Everything was now done to Increase the grip of the wooden brake round the great wheel on the driving shaft, and water was poured copiously over them, hut In spite of nil this flames would sometimes burst out from the lntenso friction and the mill be probably burned down ns the result. The beau tiful machinery of the modern wind mill, by which the miller controls the action of the sails from the interior of the building, has reduced this danger to a minimum.?Notes and Queries. Momory, Thero nre 100 different varieties of memory, and perhaps we cannot alto gether choose which we will possess, though every sort, when we have the germs of it, may be cultivated. To le?rn anything by heart the best plan Is to rood a sentence and repeat It without a boo!:, then read the next sentence and repent tho two, and so on. Repetition Is of great Importance, "line upon line." More is learned and remembered by reading through ono book twice than by reading two books once. After a thing has been learned It must lie recalled and gone over at Intervals, or the Impression will fade away. Church Notes. The finest city and village churches aro painted with the Longman Sc Mar tinez paints, and wo want every church to accept our donation -whenev.-r they paint. 8 ar.d <> make 14. therefore when you want fourto. n ga'lons of paint, buy on'y eight of L it M ar.d mix six gallons of pure linseed o'l with It, making actual c st of paint about $1.20 per gallon. Don't pay $1.50 a gallon tor linseed oil (worth no cents) which you do when you buy other paints in a can with a pain', label on it. Many houses aro well painted with four gallons of Ii & M and three gallons of linseed oil mixed therewith. Wears and covers like gold. Thcso celobrated paints are sold by W. L. Boyd, Laurens, S. C, Clinton Pharmacy, 0 inton. Soars tho ^8 Kind You Have Always Boi'gfrt Sisoat.ro ^^^^ NOTICE OF County Treasurer, Tha County Treasurer's Hooka will be opon for colloction of State, County and Commutation Road Taxes for fis cal year 11)03 at tho Treasurer's Olllco, from Octoher loth to Decencbar HI, 100P Those who prefer to do so can pay in January, 1905, with one per cent , additional; those who profer paying in February, 100t">, can do so with 2 per cent, additional; those who prefer lo p?y in March, 1905, to tho 16th of said month, can do so by paying an addi tional 7 percent. Aftor said date the books will close. All porsons owning property or pay ing taxos for others i*i more than one Township are requested to o '11 for re ceipts in ea<,h township in which they live. This is important, as additional cost and penalty may not bo nttsnhed. Prompt attention will bo given those who wish to pay their taxes through tho mail by checks, monoy orders, e!c. Persons s?nding In lists of names to b ? taken oil', are urged to send In early at the Treasurer is very busy during tho mon'h of December. Tho Tax Levy is as follow*.: State Tax, 5 mills County Ordinary, 2:?, mil s Special County, 2.} nulls Public Road, 13 mills S:hoo', 3 mills Total 15 mills Special .School, L men?, 3} mills Special School, Wa'erloo, 2 mills Sp 01 al School, Cr ?y Com t, 2 mills Special Schoo', Gross Hill. 3 m Iis Special School, Mountvllle, 2} m'Ps Sp' cial Schoal, Poun'aia Inn, 4 mil s Special ttoho)!, Hunter, ;? mills All able-bodied male citi/.ons between tbo agis of 21 and 00 yesrs aro liable lo pay a poll tax of $1.00, exceptcbl soldiers, who aro oxenipt i.t 50 yoars. Commutat'on Road Tax $1 00, In l eu of working the public lo.adK, to bo paid at tho time as stated above. Come early and avo d tho ru.-h J. H. COPE LAND, County Trea in t r. Laurens, 8. 0., Sept. 20, 1904 !d. f New 4 | Year's I Greeting! I ?8 As we bid adieu to the Old Year and & %S enter upon the New, we take the *ifi wd opportunity to thank our customers ir %J and friends for the favors of the ^ year jnst closed; and to wish that %J ? the New Year may bring them con- Jtf WA tinued and increasing prosperity, ^ Trusting you will favor us with a ^ liberal share of your Dry Goods, & Shoes and Millinery wants for 1905, w* We are, cordially yours, *f * THE HUB. THE HUB. | Attention! Farmers!! Just received two cars of FANCY MULES that I am offering at at= tractive prices. Consult your in= terest by pricing my Mules before buying. Max Zarex's old stand. C. S. FULLER, Laurens, S. C. ?jfu jAi >?? mf% j v4Vl ^4\' COUGHS Coughs are warnings of something amiss in throat or lungs. Don't mind the cough, mind the cause. Use a remedy that will go to the source of trouble and cure that. Such a remedy is DODSON'S White Pine and Tar. It cures promptly and thoroughly because it cures in the right manner. Relieves irritation, heals inflamed surfaces, loosens the cough, and soothes and strengthens while it cures. A splendid remedy for children ^ because it is so good to cure and so good to take. Price 25 cents. DODSON'S DRUG STORE. Vanishes. This troublesome tlisensc, ns we all know, is caused by im pure, blood. Impure blood is more often than otherwise the result of a torpid liver and inactivity of the di gestive organs. Get and keep your digestive organs in good tunning order and the blood willjmrify itself - - then Rheumatism disappears. There is no treatment or remedy I more effective in the relief and per manent cure of nil ailments arising | from a sluggish liver, like Rheuma tism, Indigestion, Headaches, Kidney ] troubles, Nervousness, etc., than SEVEN BARKS. It is not a Patent Medicine, but a pure vegetable preparation, extract ed from the bark of a specially grown species of the Hydrangea plant and is compounded by chem ists of long experience. Try r? J>ot Mo. If found not nil claimed for It, return to the drtlgglit mid get your money hack, Or II you ennnot f p.iie ,v> cents lor a bottle,writ* lliand wewfllaeiid you ? supply with our compliment*. Wearedeter inined everybody ?hell try "Seven IiarVa." LYMAN DROWN, New York City. SOLO BT Laupens Drug Co. Dr. Woolley's PAINLE08 PP Whiskey Cure sKN . VHV.K ro all users of morphine, opium, laudanum, ellxlrof opium, co calnonr whiskey,* large book of par tlcularson homoor sanatorium treat ment. Address, Dr. B. M. WOOIXKY, P. O. Box 2H7, Atlanta, Heorclfr ?2 Life Insurance Co. Jl ? New York J? S| Richard A. McCurdy, Pres. ?ft Oldest in America J| Largest in the world ^ 5f w. w. DODSON, j? ^* Agent for l.aurens County 1 mil ?ns, s. C. W. C. IRBY, Jr., Attorney at Law, LAURKNS, S. C W. Y. BOYD, Attorney at Law. Will practice in all State Courts. Prompt attention given to all business. Be*r? ths 1 Kind You Have Always BougM $1.00 REWARD For Any Person Who Takes a Bottle ofOUIt NEW DISCOVERY (Nature's Remedy. ) The Groat Mood Puriller, Kidney and Llrcr Regulator, and Receives No Deueflt. A Guarantee Goes With End) Bottle. And tho druggist signs tho guur.m tee. You run no risk in the trial. Our Now Discovery is not an alcoholic stimulant, which is worse than no stimulant, but it is th4 grout buildii g up and purifying remedy, purifying the blood and ofeansing tho system from all impurities, which given new lifo and vigor to every organ* Ct nos ltivoiy cu:os all blood diseases suoh us Itching 8kin,'Pimples, Eczema, Bleed" Poison, Scrofula, Rh?uinhtisni, and it restores tho Nervous System to iis Normal condition, produces a healthy appetite, tones and regulates the heart, and It lvgulatos the Kidneys, Liver and Ilowtls. The use of a single hottlo w.l! convinco auy one of its wonderful curative p'opeitles. For sale by The Laurens Drug Co.; W. W. Dodson. IP IT ISN'T IN SIGHT IT IS INSIDE AT KENNEDY BROS., the leading* fancy and heavy grocers of Laurens. Here's some of the new arrivals of seasonable goods: Seeded Rasms, Cleaned Cur rants, Leghorn Citron, Turk - ish Figs, Malaga Grapes, Cranberries, Fresh Cocoa nuts, Jordan Shelled Al monds, Nixed Nuts. Quality always the best in the market and price well, that is always right. Kennedy Bros. mm -v.. Every Woman Loves liiadsome Jewelry* Kvery woman likes to feel that her jewelry is solid and perfec t thai she has what she paid for. Every woman likes to save money, too. Coiisequen I every woman ought to patronize tis= it means safety, satisfaction and economy. Fleming Bros, For | Sale Two tracts, 26 acres each, near Gray Court. 75 acres near Alma. Two Houses and Lots at Fountain Inn. Four tracts at Fountain Inn containing 42, 10, ?3, 29 acres respectively, all desirable property. 121 acres 3 miles north of Laurens. 70 acres close to town of Fountain Inn. Fine Rock Quarry at Gray Cot! rt. 171 acres one mile from Gray Court. 8 acres at Fountain Inn suitable for residence lots. J. N. LEAK Real Estate Agent and Auctioneer, Gray Court, S, C, Special Notice*?i have just received a (ino line of fall end w liter nnplc <>? all the latest styles. Price* to suil the times. Pants made to order from $1.00 up. Suits made to ordor from 91200 up. A lit Is always guaranteed I alco invite you to join my ? VOSS lug club, only *l.oo per month. Phone l8o, Min ter building. E. .1. DANCY, Tailor. BABY EASE-tho world's best baby modioino-i?a prompt, safe, sure and barm loss remedy for all sorts of stomach and bowel troubles or babies nnd children. Keep it al ways oil hand-you can rely upon it. At Oil flood ?**??}> stores, 2.5c. Manufactured by BABY KAHK CO., Macun, (ja. GO TO R. P. Milam & Co. FOR FLOUR Better and Cheaper Flour than any body==i,ooo barrels bought right. . . The Bank of Laurens Lau pens, S. C, ESTABLISHED NOVEMBER, 1?OG Capital Surplus ft*? $50,000 . $16,000 I Money in a strong bank is better than government bonds, because lit earns more and is quite as sate. This bank allows interest _ . in its savings department at four ,. ??' c ' per cent, per annum, compounded i /"' Vt*; January and July. Its ample ! J vv , capital and surplus and careful 1 conservative management affords absolute safety. Deposits received from one dollar up. O. B. SIM/YiONS, President. J. J. Piuss, VV. P. Caine, CASHIBK. ASST. CASHIBR. . i..-* <tv? +rr*~ ^c<t <Mtv^ ?rv^ *ci~^<ain?- <ctjx* ?*r - '?^fc- 'i.'.*^ ^ *sii*" *s^n^ *^m* 'mm* i Since the Cotton Season Started J? w w w w w s> I LAURENS COTTON MILLS STORE we have been unloading on an average of one car FLOUR per week last week we unloaded two cars of 1st and 2nd patent. That Means Something!! We have never learned the candidate's hearty handshake, nor do we pretend to love the "dear people" so much but we do claim that our methods are saving the farmers money, and making some for oursleves. Get our prices, and see quality of our goods. ..... T. C. LUCAS, Al a n a g e r M9? & 1 \m m 1 ."' ejsssaraaa h Pi ii nm^iiim? LIVER TONIC 3 ; k a ?f I*A LAI ET TO DRUG CO. OQOGOOOOOOOOO ? Insure Your Proper X ty 111 OKI Line X Companies. q In case of loss we pay promptly, w i th ou t gdiscount, and do not Jq1 claim the 60 days Xj ?~k usual to contracts of X insurance. X Only the best com ,r*^ p a n i e s represented, q city and county prop Si erty written at regu- j X lar rates. See us. X q Every courtesy ex- X x tended, J5 A. C. TODl) tk CO. 0 (X)0OOOOO0000O Notice. Tin- regular annual meeting of the shareholders of the National Hank of 1/Hircns, 3. 0, w iA iio hi id at tho bank ing honiiC of said bank on tho second laj In January, 1005, being tho lOtii day of the mouth. Jno. auu? Darksdalk, id Cashier, Money to Loan < )n Improved farms, in sunn of I800.C0 and upward, at 7 |or com, and 8 per ci nt. in ten st, ropayable in easy annual Installments. No commission. The b now r simply piy* a icasonablo ex? jciisc of negotiating tho loan. C I >. ItAKKSDALK, w. y. boyd, a'tom ys, Laurons, S, C. (lall on W. Y. Boyd. 10-i;it Dr. Chas. A. Ellett, DENTIST. Law Range,