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THE ADVERTISER. ? ? Subscription Price-12 Mouths. $1.00 Payable In Advance. Rates Tor Advertising.?Ordinary ad vertisements, por square, odo inser tlon,$1.00;each subsequentlasortion, 50 cents. Liberal reduotion made (or large dvortisements. Obituaries: All over 50 words, ono cent a word. Notes of thanks: Five cents the line. W. W. Ball, Proprietor. Entered at the pos'.ofllce at Laurens, 8. C, as second class mail matter. LAURENS, S. C, Mar. 1, 1905. Protecting Whiskey Traffic. The following is taken from the Chris tian Observer, n Presbyterian paper printed in Nashville: "The steady growth of the anti-sa loon sentiment all through the South is one of the bright signs of the times. Within the last two years nearly eight hundred saloons in Virginia have been closed, and a similar work is going on in many of the States. AH of Tennessee except eight cities hav-> voted out the saloon. Ninety per -at. of Missis sippi, nearly 80 per . >ut. of Georgia, about 70 per cent of Virginia and al most 60 nor cent, of Texas have pro hibition. In South Carolina during the last two years no saloons except those in Cherokee county, one in the town of Elloree and probably one or two others have been closed. Many have been opened. Some good men still insist, that the dispensary is "the best solution of the Whiskey question." Elsewhere than in this State, in the South, selling whis key is not considered the "best solu tion of the whiskey question." The larger part of the South is "dry" ?real "dry" and no pretense. Whis key selling is chietly confined to the big towns. Some of you good, staunch honest men are conscientiously standing by the dispensary. We honor you for holding fast to your convictions. Never theless you are responsible for forti fying whiskey selling in South Caro lina, making this State its Southern stronghold and last refuge of the traf fic. There is no denying it. Elsewhere in the South they arc driving out whis key and it has been vanished from more than half of all Southern territory. Senator Tillman gave you the dispen sary "as a step towards prohibition." Ours is the only Southern State that has not "stepped", long strides to wards prohibition, in 13 years. We South Carolinians are selling more whiskey every year. B. R. Tillman has caused more whis key to be sold by the whole-sale deal ers than any other one man living. Ho has kept the business alive and booming in South Carolina while it has been shrinking and dying in other States. His influence is keeping it alive now. Many who read this won't be lieve it because they believe madly in Tillman and he and the liquor business mean the same thing. But count the "dry" counties in Georgia. Visit them. The man who docs will have his eyes opened. ? Townships to Meet. Meetings have been called of the Cotton Growers Associations through out the various Townships for March ?Ith. These meetings should be attended by every member of the organization and every farmer and other business man in the county should belong to his Township Club. It is not expected that they will all belong, for there will be some who be lieve that the plan is most excellent but will want somebody else to take all the chances, but come in for their share of the dividends. But no man can afford 'mto stay out for this reason. ? There are men of means who will not take a dollar in any enterprise until the exterprise has been proved successful, in the meantime trusting to get some poor but public spirited fellow's few shares who has worn weary with wait ing. Such men do not add to the pros perity of a community. They may add to their own coffers but they do not help to make a people prosperous. ? Where such men make up a citizenship you find no cotton mills or other indus tries which must be fostered in the be ginning. This newspaper does not claim to be infallible. We do not know whether the farmers are proceeding in the right way or not. If we cannot suggest a better one it is our duty to follow the lead already taken. We have always advocated raising supplies at home and something else be side cotton for market. That neces sarily means reduction of cotton acre age. THR AnvrcuTiKKK urged it as be ing of benefit to the individual who practised it. The farmers are now urging it as a means of self-preserva tion. Every man owes it to his neighbor to attend these meetings and suggest a better remedy or adopt the one offered. To fail now would be a death blow to any organized elTort on the part of the farmers. BEST REMEDY FOR CONSTIPA TION. "The finest remedy for constipation I ever used is Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets" says Mr. Eli But ler, of Frankville, N. Y. "They act gently and without any unpleasant ef fect, and leave the bowels in a per fectly natural condition. Sold by The Laurens Drug Co. and Dr. B. F. Poscy. Messrs. g. M. & E. H. Wilkes & Co., Laurens, S. C. Gentlemen: ? I am highly pleased with the Buck's Stove bought of you sometime ago. I find it all you recom mend it to be. It cooks with very lit tle fuel and is the best baker I ever saw. I advise my friends to buy Buck's if they want the best. Yours Truly, W. A. Franks, Clinton, S. C. February 14th, 1905. We Don't Agree. The following is an interview which appeared in the Greenville News of February 24th: "As in the old Alliance movement, the political grafter is going to be the parasite to ruin the Southern Cotton Association," said a woll known cotton man in Greenvillo yesterday. "The thing has scarcely been organized, and it has been organized along good busi ness lines, too, and yet the politician is already in evidence. I did not go to the New Orleans meeting, but I hap pen to know something about the Hon orable Harvic Jordon of Georgia. He is a politician and he is riding the asso ciation in an effort to be elected Gov ernor of Georgia. In my opinion the greatest mistake the New Orleans people made, and it was the first and about the only one, too, was in elect ing Jordon president of the association. He has a way of firing communications into the press that are full of poor judgment and bad reasoning. The busi ness world has come to regard Harvie Jordan as a huge joke and when he was elected president of the association, Wall street snickered. And it was rea sonable that they should. Who made himself more ridiculous than the Hon orable Harvie Jordon on several occa sions last summer, when he sung out for 12-cent cotton and when the props were knocked from under him he had to sing down to a 10-cent tune and now cotton is selling for 7 cents. He has cost the farmers of the South a mint of money. He showed he did not under stand the cotton business and was hope lessly lost in his estimates of tho size of the ci*op. Can such a man inspire confidence?the kind of confidence ne cessary to make the cotton association a power and a success? "As for the State Convention at Co lumbia several days ago, that was nearer home. I had an opportunity to watch it, and I watched it closely. It was badly crippled by political schem ers: men who have got to be rooted out if the association is to be worth a cent. In fact its very life depends on freezing out the political grafter who is eternally trying to help himself at the expense of the public. There were men at the State Convention who wouldn't know a cotton stalk from an Irish potato bush. They were there for a purpose, but not for the good of the farmer. They destroyed much of the confidence that was necessary to the welfare of such a gathering. I have no reference whatever to the cotton mill presidents, for they were specially invited and very properly accepted, the interests being so much in common, but I am after the fellow that wants to be Governor of South Carolina, or Con gressman or anything else, who goes into the farmers' association with the idea that he is bettering his chances of election. "For my part I fear still lower prices. The farmers have fired their last gun. There will be nothing now to prevent a bear campaign, and the bears are going to put in some heavy work. They have been stupying the situation. They know that at every Convention there has been bickering and strife and discontent. I heard a prominent farmer say a day or two ago that he was disgusted with the turn of affairs and that he expected to sell his cotton as he saw fit. The association could go to pieces so far as he was concerned, because it had already been ruined by politicians and its effective ness destroyed. "This course is a gloomy view It may be an exaggeration, but it serves to show the effect of unwarranted in terference on the part of the man with an axe to grind. The association is by no means wrecked though it has been crippled and injured by some of its of ficers. There are strong men in it and I hope to see it held together and firmly established, but in doing this they will have to gag the politician and the man with the axe to grind, gag them and throw them out, and as soon as possi ble. "I am afraid that hundreds of the farmers are going to sell with each lit tle advance in tho market. This re lieves the situation. It gives the bears just what they want and they keep hammering at the market. That is my reason for fearing a further decline. The biggest gun of the farmers has been fired. It has proved to be weak and now I predict a bear movement of the most strenuous sort. ? Greenville News. The gentleman above refcrrrcd to may be correct in his prophecy. Wc inclined to believe otherwise. Mr. vie Jordan may be a politician, of it? If tho scheme succeeds ar ends are accomplished, let the pr ers run for Congress or Govern anything else they wish. Moreover they will deserve something. Not as a reward but because they will have shown themselves capable of undertak ing the management of the affairs of the people. At present there can be no danger because they themselves have pre cluded that by a constitution of their own making. If the scheme falls to the ground as the gentleman would imply and Mr. Harvie Jordan or any of the others then announce themselves for office, they will fulfill the gentleman's pro phecy and will deserve to be repudiated by the farmers, as wc have no doubt they would be. Of course there will be a number of men who will sell their holding before 10 or 12 cents or even 9 cents is reached. Let them sell; that will relieve the nrcsent tension, but if there is a gon [ oral reduction of 25 per cent in acreage I the bears may hammer and maul as much as they choose and they cannot hold the price down below a profit pay ing basis. Wc do not believe there should be any arbitrary rule fixed as to when a man should sell his cotton. Let him sell it when he has a satisfactory profit in it. When the world is satisfied as to a bona fide reduction of acreage the market will not be glutted. If there is no reduction the whole South covdd not carry the weight of a bull market. For Solicitor of the Ninth Circuit I hereby announce myself as a candi date for the office of solicitor of tho Nint h circuit, subject to the Democratic Primary tf R. A. Coopkk. WANTED- You to list your property for sale or rent with M. L. Copeland. CURES CATARRHAL DEAFNESS. One Week's Use of Hyomei Did More Than Six Month's Treatment by Specialists. In tho treatment of deafness which is often a result of catarrh Hyomei acts almost immediately upon the in flamed membrane and the hearing; begins to return at once. A few days treatment will bring relief, and in three or four weeks, according to the severity of the case, a cure will be ac complished. Miss Meeks of Mattewan, N. Y., says: "Hyomei is truly wonderful. I have used it but a short time and see a great change in my condition. My hearing is improving rapidly, and I had no idea I would improve so rapidly in so short a time. My breath which was so oll'ensive to myself and others, has lost its bad odor entirely. 1 havo spent a great deal of money with catarrh specialists and can truly say that six months of their treatmont is not equal to one month of Hyomei." The Laurens Drug Co. arc selling Hyomei upon the unusual plan of agree ing to return the money if the medi cine does not cure. A complete outfit costs only $1.00 and consists of an inhaler that can bo car ried in the vest pocket, a medicine dropper and a bottle of Hyomei. The inhaler will last a lifetime and there is enough Hyomei for several weeks' treatment. Additional bottles of Hy omei can be procured for HO cents. Com pare this small expense with the fees charged by specialists and then remem ber that if Hyomei does not cure The Laurens Drug Co. will return your money. A SAFE COUGH MEDICINE FOR CHILDREN. In buying a cough medicine for chil dren never be afraid to buy Chamber lain's Cough Remedy. There is no dan ger from it and relief is always sure to follow. It is especially valuable for colds, croup and wdioopmg cough. For sale by Laurens Drug Co., and Dr. B. F. Posey. Laurens Lodge N. D. A. F. M. A regular communication of Laurens Lodge N. D. A. F. M., will be held Fri day evening, Feb. 24, promptly at 7 o'clock. Visiting brethren are cordially welcomed. H. B. Humhkrt, C. A. Power, W. M. 29-It Sec. J, R. fiellams DEALER IN MARBLE AND GRANITE MONUMENTS dray Court, S. C. Highest Grades and Finest Work manship in Granite or Italian, Ver mont a. d Geogia Marbles. Designs and estimates furnished. THE DISCOVERER. Olf SEVEN BARK Was, thirty-five years ago, one of Germany's foremost physicians, besides he was ft cele brated botanist and chemist. His discover! > were many and invariably successful. I'cr haps his most important discovery was that of the great and popular preparation cnltc 1 fjevon Harks?extracted from the bark cf a. specially grown Hydrangea plant. This bark grows in seven layers, each division po-.ucv Inrjf wonderful individual curative values. One nets as a gentle cathartic, another as an al terative, the third as a diuretic, the fourth a? an expectorant?while the other three layers produce wonderful, upbuilding tonic elements. Most AH Disease Emanates from tho drainage system (the stom ach, bowels, liver and kidneys). When one of there organs becomes clogged or congested the others naturally suffer in sympathy, and it requires a thorough cleaning and tho r< toratlon of all of them before each can a^.i:? fully perform its natural function. Seven Barks Contain nMurc-giving principles that will ef fect immediate relief aud, in gcod time, a permanent cure of all such disorders. One [>)? cent bottle will demonstrate it3 phenomenal value. Talk with your druggist about it. He will hack up all we claim. If you ore iit and can not spare 50-ccnts for a bottle, write a postal and we will send you a bottle froo. LYMAN BROWN, Plv^rmaxist, N.Y. City. sold nY Laurens Drug Co. 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, lo, 3, 29 acres respectively, all desirable property. 121 acres 3 miles north of Laurens. One tract near Gray Court of 68 acres. 147 acres 3 miles north of I^aurens 70 acres close to town of Fountain Inn. Fine Rock Quarry at Gray Court. 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, CHICAGO ALDERMAN OWES HIS ELECTION TO CHAMBER LAIN'S COUGH REMEDY. "I can heartily and conscientiously recommend Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for affections of the throat and lungs," says Hon. John Shenick, 220 South Peoria Street, Chicago.? "Two years ago during a political cam paign, 1 caught cold after being over heated, which irritated my throat and I was finally compelled to stop, as I could not speak aloud. In my extremity a friend advised me to use Chamber lain's Cough Remedy. I took two doses that afternoon and could not believe my senses when I found tho next morning the inflammation had kvrgely subsided. I took several doses that day, kept right on talking through the campaign, and I thank this medicine that I won my seat in the Council." This remedy is for sale by Laurens Drug Co., and Dr. B. F. Posey. Simple Ilitvoiuetcra, Country peoplo bavo a great contempt for those who cannot toll what the weather Is going t bo till they have looked at their exp 'slvu barometers or seen tho weather iicatlonu In tho morning paper. 'A'hey have so many simple ways of finding nit what they wish to know about th?. woather and are so accustomed to di ig this that they make the observation almost me chanically. Ask one of tben 'vow to do this, and be will give you a K g list of simple weather gauges. For mstnuco, If you aro a smoker look at your cigar tip. If It burns with a clear, red glow the day will bo line, but if it has a charred end that refuses to burn brightly take your umbrella. If a slip per creaks it is sure to be One; If It la silent it will be damp. In damp weath er newspapers aro easily torn, gloves contract and aro difficult to put on, mulches will not light easily, silk hats become dull, awning cords are tight, boot laces snap and a score of inani mate things tell to the Initiated that there Is rain to come.?New York Her ald. A Costly Mcnl. Goats are popularly supposed to feed on nondescript articles which no other animal could digest or masticate, but there Is, or there was, a goat in Bel* glum which showed a nice discrimina tion hi tho choice of its food and paid the price with its life. An old peasant woman laid on the grass an old jacket which contained bank notes of small denomination aggregating a sum of $240. Whllo she wan at work her pet nanny goat j;ol at the notes anil ate them. The animal was killed and the chewed paper recovered from Its .stom ach. This paper was taken to the Na tional Bank of Belgium, and after chemical analysis tho bank paid the woman Ihe equivalent of the chewed paper in new notes. Heart* Attuned to Joy. There Is a lot of fun In the world If we keep our fun eyes open and our hearts attuned to joy. Did you ever note how your very soul lighted and buoyed by the mere mental turning of self to (he gladsome side? Teach your thoughts to run In a channel bathed In the sunlight of good Cheer, Dwell upon tho flowers that grow beside the road rather than tho dust upon tho Turnpike. Laughter and good cheer lighten many a burden and make the tedious way a ramble in a woodland path. Wake up to the delight,nlness of the birds' sweet melodies. Sing as you travel on your way, and God's eternal morning will dawn upon you when life's tempestu ous voyage will for you have ended.? Liberty (Tex.) Vindicator. IlcvcnfTC. "Why didn't you stop for that man?" Inquired the passenger on tho front platform. "Because," said tho motorman, with a metallic ring In his voice, "he used to run one of these cars when I had a Job of clerkln' downtown. I'm gettiii' even with him, by gosh!"?Chicago Tribune. CHAMPION LINIMENT FOR RHEU MATISM. ( lias. Drake, a mail carrier at Chap invillo. Conn., says: "Chamberlains Pain Balm is the champion of all lini ments. The past year I was troubled a great deal with rheumatism in my shoulder. After trying several cures the Storekeeper here recommended this remedy and it completely cured me." There is no use of anyone suffering from that painful ailment when this liniment can he obtained for a small sum. One application gives prompt relief and its continued ,;se for a short time will pro duce a permanent cure. For sale by Laurens Drug Co., ami Dr. B. F. Posey. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children, Fhe Kind You Have Always Bought Every Woman Loves Handsome jewelry, Kvery woman likes to feel that her jewelry is solid and perfect - that she has what she paid for. Every woman likes to save money, too. Consequently every woman ought to patronize us - it means safety, satisfaction and economy. Fleming Bros. N. B. Dial. A. O. Tonn. DIAL & TODD, Attorneys and Coun sellors at Law. Enterprise Il-ink and Todd Olllce Build log. Laurens, S. 0. THE HUB THE HUB NEARING THE CLOSE ?QF= ? CLEARANCE TIME! Clearance time is nearing its close. Already we have done much of our Spring buying and in a few days the new goods will be coming in and active Spring arrangements will be in order all over the store. And that, of course, will mean the end of Clearance Time and Clearance Prices. Would it not pay you to drop in and sec if there are not sLill a few tilings left that would be worth your whiie to buy while these cut prices last? Here is a little list that will show you how deeply we are willing to cut prices in the off Season: Heavy Outings, light and dark, worth 10 cents now, . Heavy 28-inch Suitings, desirable pat terns, was 25 cents now. Fleeced Pique, light Blue, Pink and Cream. 28-inch Figured Dress Goods, worth 15 cents, now. 27-inch Kimona Fleece, all desirable patterns, worth 25 cents. 10 prs. 10-4 Blankets, worth $3.00 re duced to. .lOc ?Special Values in Embroideries and White Goods' 1 jj 1 I 1 1 I S? lQ$N TEMPTATIONS! mam You'll get your money's worth and save more in these temptors. White Star Coffee, the finest grown large bean, even roasted splendid flavor per one pound can 25cts. four pound can $1.00. Quaker Rolled Oats, large (lakes . carefully milled, free from faulty or imperfect grains, per two pound pack age 15 cents. Buckwheat Flour, deli cious, appetizing, nourishing, per package 10 cents. Old fashioned Muscovados molases?none better, per gallon 50cts. MMN I Kennedy Bros. WAIT The announcement of New Spring Stock will appear in clue time at W.Q. Wilson&Co. Final Settlement. TAKE notice that on the 16th day of March, i!M>r>, 1 will rendor a final ac count of my acta and doings as Execu tor of the estate of Mary A. Casoy, deceased, in the office of Judge of Fro bate of Laurens County, at il o'clock a. in., and on the same date '"ill apply lor a final discharge from my trust, as such Executor. All persons having demands against said estate, will please present them on or before that date, proven and authen ticated, or bo forever haired, and all poraona indebted to said estate must mako payment to the undersigned I be fore that (late. Several thousand dollars, belonging to home clients, to lend on First Mortgages of real estate. Interest at S per cent. Terms to suit, borrower if security is first class. ?.:xtf Ferguson & Featiierstone. T. R. DESHI ELDS, Executor. 28 1m. Cheap Money. Dr, Woolly's <<i:n, free iomi ucora of morphine, Oplliia, laiiilnmua. ollxlrof nt)Uim,<'o calnoor v. til.-.Key,a larj'i book of par ticulars on homcor h&natorlmn treat ment. /. ldrcsR, Dr. It. If. woom.ky, PA??ip-ERS Whiskey Cure! Atlanta, (Jeorgu* V. (). Itox 2K7, State oi' South Carolina, COUNTY OF LAURENS. WHEREAS, Josephine G. Watts made suit tome, to grant Kov Letters ol Administration of tho Bstato of and Effects of John Gary Watts. THESE AIM: THEREFORE to cito and admonish all and singular tho kin dred and Creditors of tho said John Gary Watts, deceased, that they lie and appear before me, in the Court oi' Probate, to be hold at Laurens C. iL, S. C, on tho 2nd day of March, 1905, after publication thereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show causo, if any they have, why the said Administra tion should not be granted, Given under my Hand, this I lth day of February, Anno Domini. 1905. (). G. THOMPSON, .1. P, I., c. 28-2t. Special Notice i have rrcolved a line, line of Spring nnd Summ rsnmploa of all the latest dylea l 'rice \ to suit I ho time. Pants made, to o'dcr from $1.00 up. Suits made io order fr in \ 1 00 up. A lit Is Alwny? guaranteed i slso invite you to join my pre in | nlub, only $1.00 pec month. Phone |sl(, Min ter huildiiitf. E, J . ILVNCY, Tailor. NoMcTlttmtl Tax" All person/, aro horeby notified that a commutation road tax of one dollar will he received until the first day of March, 1906, after which date a penalty of fifty cents will be attached, iL B, Humbert, 28-tf. Supervisor Laurens County. NOTICE of Municipal Election FOR. MAYOR AND SIX ALDERMAN Notice, is hereby given that en elec tion for Major and six Alderu.an to Kucoaed the preferjt City Council of Liuroos will bo bold In tho City of Lnurens, on Tuesday, March 14, l!)05. Tho j)o'ls will bs opened at tho Council Chamber lu tho City f f Lau? rci s at 9 o'clock a, m. and closo at o'clock p. m. Messrs. w. H. Garreit, W. H. Oilk i pson p.nd W. 11. Franks have hoc n duly appointed Managers of said elc tlon. No person shall bo entitled to vote at I said election, who shall not have: reg's tered his n unc with R. B. llabh, Su pervisor of Registration for the City of L'iureus before 12 o'clock M. on the !Oth day next, preceding said election. Tho said R. K. Babb, Supervisor of Rt gldtration, will havo his olllce open for tho purpose of registering voters from 0.30 o'clock a. m. to 4 00 o'o'ock p. m. from tho 6th d?y d*y of Fet puary 1905 to 12 m on tho 4 h day of March, 1905, inclusive, except Sun day. On Saturdays during said time! tho oflico will be kept, open till 5.00 p. ! in. At said election there will bo six boxe?, one for taoh Ward, and the electors will deposit tht ir ballots in the 1 ox representing their respeo ive Wards for Mayor an l for one Alderman for their Ward, Hy order of the City Conneil of Lau rens, th's the "1st day ef December, 1904. J. 0. OVVINGS, Mayor Protein, [r. .S.| L. G. BALLE, Clerk Council. SIMPSON & COOPER Attorneys at Law. Will practice in all State Courts. Prompt attention given to all business. Stale of South Carolina, COUNTY OF LAUKEITS. Notice is hereby given that in pur suanoo of .\ r solution passed by the Hoard of Directors of tho Enterprise Hank, of E'v p ds, S. C , a meeting of tho stockholders of paid Rank is hereby called to mod on Saturday morning, March, 4th, 1DJ5, at eleven o'clock, at i's p'aco of bu dm r( Lnurens, S. C, for the purpose of considering increas ing its capital stick twenty-live thou sand dollars, making its capital sev enty-live instead of fifty thousand dol lars. Signed, Enterprise Rank, Per N. B. Dial, President. State ol'South Carolina, COUNTY OF LAURENS. Court of Common Pleas. T. C. Summerei and W. M. Summerei Plaintiff, against G. C. Johnson, ot al.. Defendants. Pursuant to a decree of the Court in tho above stated cause. I will sell at public outcry, to the highest bidder, at I,aureus, C. 11., S. ('., on Salesday in March next, being the 6th day of the month, during the legal hours for sales, the following described real estate, to wit: Two-thirds of one half (individual in terest) in all thai lot of land, situate in the town of Clinton, in the County and State above named, containing one (i I ::) and one-half acres, more or less, bounded on tho Fast by lands of G. F. Bailey and Edgar Martin; on the North by lands of (). II. Martin; on the West by lot of Summorol Brothers, and on 111" South by tho C. N. & L. railroad, said lot being one hundred and fifty feel in width, a atrip running from tho C. N. & Ij. railroad hack Northward to, ami adjoining the lot of O. H. Martin, measuring one hundred and fifty feel Westward from its Eastern boundary, being tho Slot convoyed to G. C. and Emma O. Johnson, by T. C and W. M. Summorol. Terms of Sale: Cash. Purchaser to pay for papers. If the purchaser fails to comply, tho said nromisos to bo re .-old at Iiis l isl<. on tho same or BOmo subsequent Salesday upon same terms. john F. BOLT, c. c. c. p. l>. c. Fob. 6th hi. Notice. Exeoulors, Administrators and Guar dians are reminded that the limo for making their annual returns com ne nces the lirst day of January. o O. THOMPSON, Duo. liftoenth, 'ol. J. P. L. C. 23tf BAILEY'S CHOICE SEED CORN The Best on Earth. A cross between the White and Big Yellow Coin, One lo Three Ears to vStalk, long deep grain from 1-2 to 3-4 inch long; small red cob. I have been im proving' this corn for about twelve years. $2.00 per bushel f. o. b. Clinton or Laurens, S. C< You will find this corn at my home, or at Owings & Owihgs, Laurens, S. C. Also? Long Staple Cotton Seed. 1 have a choice lot of tip-land Long Staple Cotton .Seed for sale. The staple runs from 1 '.; to inches long. $1.00 per bushel f. o. b. Clinton or I.au reus, S. C. I sold 17 bales to the Watts Mills. The buyer claims that it is longer and stron ger than the Florodora. P. B. BAILEY, Clinton, S. C. Laurens, S. C, Dec. is, 'o.|. Mr. P. B. Bailey, Clinton, S. C. Dear .Sit: Your letter of December will, received. The long staple cotton I bought from you lor the Watts Mills gave perfect satisfaction, by mixing it with the Mississippi long staple. I consider youi cot ton better than the Floradora, both in length of staple and strength. Yours very truly, R. G. Franks. Dict-to M.G.B, By Mr. Pranks. W. Y. BOYD, Attorney at Law. Will practico in till State Courts, Prompt attention Kiveu to all business. StilKDULKS C. N. A. L. Railroad Co. Schcihilo in effect Novembor 2lst, 1004: No. 52 No. 21 No. 85 Pussonfccr Mixed ox- Prolpflitox? Daily copl Sun- copl Knn i!::y day l.v Oolumbln 11 10 nni B 1 i pm 1 00 am ar Nowborry r~ 80 i> in 7 05 i> ni n 45 n ni nc Clinton 1 '22 p m s lr> p m ."i 25 a in nr Lnurono 1 42 i> m 8 18 l? in 0 00 a m No. 63 No. 22 No. 81 I,v Irfiurona 2 02 pw 700 am B20 p ni nr Clinton 2 22 p ra 7 HO nni OOO p in ar Nowborry 3 10 pm kh;> am 7 03 i> in nr Columbia 4 46 pin 10 30 a in 015 pin C. 11. QASQUB, AgonL W. C. IRBY, Jr., Attorney at Law, LAURRNS, S. O. we want ali. interested in MACHINERY 1 TO HAVE OUR NAME DEPOnE THEM DURING 1905 Wrlto us stntlng what kind of MAOHINEBY you usn or v/iil Install, and wo will mall you Free of All Cost A HAND80MC AND USTPUL pocket Diary and atlao OR A LA ROC COMMERCIAL CALENDAR | tiibbes Machinery Company. COLUMDIA, ?. C A STOOK OF HORSE POWER HAY PRCS9K3 TO HC OLOSED OUT AT SPECIAL PRICES