WHAT IT COST NEW BERRY. It is Not a Trivial Matter to Vote Out a Dispensary. (The State.) The action of the citizens of New? berry in voting out the dispensary was not precipitate. The matter had been discussed on the stump and in the pa> pcrs. The determined spirit of the peo ple is therefore all the more apparent. Last year Newberry county received from the profits of the State dispen sary $6,376.24, none of which was from the "deficiency fund" but from the surplus fund which under the law can not be participated in by counties vot ing out tho dispensary. In addition to this the profits divided between county and town last year wero as follows: Baxter's beer dispensary, $608.40; Prosperity, $1,980.98; New berry, $10,918.40; making a total of $13,504.18. In addition to losing these profits, items, which might have been dupli cated or even made larger this year, the county of Newberry will have a levy of 1-2 mill on its $5,678,265 of tax able property to enforce the law, this tax amounting to $2,849.32. These items in the aggregate are as follows: Surplus school fund, $ 6,376.24 County and town profits, 13,504.18 Half mill tax 2,849.32 Total, $22,729.74 The Colonel's Waterloo. Colonel John M. Fuller, of Honey Grove, Texas, nearly met his Waterloo, from Liver and Kidney trouble. In a recent letter, he says: "I was nearly dead of these complaints, and although I tried my family doctor, he did me no good; so I got a 50 cents bottle of your freat Electric Bitters, which cured me. consider them the best medicine on earth, and thank God who gave you the knowedge to make them." Sold and guaranteed to cure Dyspepsia, Bil iousness and Kidney Disease. by The Laurens Drug Co. and Palmetto Drupr Co. at 50 cents a bottle. For Sale 113 acres of land in Woodruff, with three buildings, 60 acres in cultivation, balance in forest. One 2 acre lot, suitable for building lots, on East Main street, in Laurens at a bargain. One lot of 26 acres one mile of Gray Court?a bargain. One house and lot, 4 acres, in town of Woodruff, on Sawmill Street. 1 lot of 16 acres, suitable for build ing lots, in Fountain Inn. 178 acres, 2 good dwellings, 4 miles North of Laurens, at a bargain. 112 acres, with dwelling and out buildings, 70 acres in cultivation, 10 acres fine bottoms on Reedy River, near Rabun Creek Church. 20 acres on North Rabun Creek, 20 horse water power, with wheat and corn mill, gin house and outfit; known as Nash's Old Mill place, at a bargain. 2 acre lot and nice 5 room bouse, at a bargain on Conway Avenue, Laurens, S. G. 40 acres in town of Woodruff suita ble for building lots; three room cottage on premises. 57 1-2 acres, 2 buildings, near Friend ship church, Dials township. One nice six room dwelling, good building, 2 acres, 1 acre front on Peach tree street, in Woodruff. 2 1-4 acres, suitable for building lots, on Sullivan street, City of Laurens. 107 acres adjoining lands Enoree Manufacturing Co., high state of culti vation, beautiful dwelling. 424 acres at Hobbyville, Spartanburg county, good dwelling, tenant houses, store and post office, at a bargain. 20-horse power engine, fixtures com plete, $350.00. A beautiful 5-room house and 4 acres of land in Gray Court. 170 acres of land in one mile of Gray Court. 67 acres of land with good buildings, in two miles of Gray Court. Fine Rock Quarry, of 10 acres in half mile of Gray Court. 75 acres of fine farming land half mile of Shiloh Church. One seven, and one five room house in the city of Laurens. 147 acres of land with two buildings in three miles of city of Laurens. 29 acres in three miles of Gray Court. 500 acres in four miles of the city of Abbeville Court House with good im provements and a fine brick yard, at a bargain. Beautiful dwelling in town of Foun tain Inn, one acre front, good barn and out buildings. 55 acres of land near town of Foun tain Inn. One house and lot, 4i acres land in town of Fountain Inn. Also lot of 12 acres. Nice residence in town of Fountain Inn, 4 acres of land and out buildings. 42 acres in suburbs of Fountain Inn. House and lot of 2 acres in Fountain Inn. 502 acres of land, beautiful residence and eight tenant houses, with 20 acres within the incorporated limits of town of Woodruff. 140 acres in one mile of town of Woodruff. One modern residence, on Peachtree St., in town of Woodruff. One dwelling and two acres of land in town of Woodruff. Beautiful eight room house on Main Street of Woodruff. One dwelling, on Main Street, with nine bed rooms, parlor, cook room, dining room and closets, 70 acres of land, good outbuildings in town of Woodruff. One gin outfit, 20-horse power engine, two 60-saw Pratt gins, and press suc tion elevator. $600.00. 67 acres of land in half mile of Gray Court near school building, in high state of cultivation. 171-2 acres on Beaverdam Creek, near Lanford half mile from rail road, with corn and wheat mill in good runn ing order, casacity 200 bushels a day; good rock quarry, and survey for yarn mill has been made on place. 247 acres with good 4 room house, good out buildings, 125 acres in cultiva tion, lot of oak and 1500 cords of pine, two miles Enoree M'F'G. Co. 2 lots 1-4 acres each, dwelling on lot no. 1, in town of Fountain Inn. J. N. LEAK Gray Court, S. C. PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE. Mr. Toy Drummond of Lanford was in town Salesday. Dr. J. L. Fennol of Waterloo was in the city Monday for a few hours. Miss Susie Simpson of Renno visited In the city last week. Mr. John H. Cunningham of Lanford gave us a pleasant call on Friday. Mr. Arthur Crawford of Wares Shoals was in tho city Saturday. Mr. J. W. Copeland of Statosville N. C. Is visiting at Clinton. Mr. Carl Wharton of Waterloo spent Friday in the city. Mr. Hiram Culbertson of Ekom was in town Saturday. Rev. John Washington of Mt. Olive was in the city a few hours on Friday. Misses Annie and Lucia Simpson are visiting at Glenn Springs. Miss Hallie Thames returned to Char leston Monday. Mrs. G. H. Jordan of Switzer is visit ing relatives in the city and county. Mr. Stuart Miller of Abbeville is vis iting his mother, Mrs. Virginia M"Vr. Mrs. Spencer M. Rice of Unio; , is ited Mr. and Mrs. Brooks Swygort last week. Mrs. C. M. Clarke and little Miss Re becca Clarke are visiting at Simpson ville. Mr. O. B. Simmons and Miss Grace Simmons are spending a few days at White Stone Springs. Mr. Ernest Easterby, one of the popular and younger salesmen of the city is clerking at Mintcr's. Miss Mary Miller has returned from a visit to relatives and friends at Green wood, Abbeville and Due West. Mrs. S. M. Gilbert of Summerville is visiting her brother Mr. C. H. Gas que. Mr. J. Y.Cooley and family have moved from Lanford to Leesvillc where they will reside in the future. Miss Helen Hix is employed in tho dry good3 department at J. E. Minter & Bro. Mrs. J. E. Philpot has as her guest this week one of her schoolmates, Miss Hattie Vernon of Welford. Misses Irene and Jennie Philpot of Augusta are the guests of Capt. and Mrs. J. M. Philpot on Sullivan street. Mr. Clyde Franks has resigned bis position at Kennedy Bros, as he expects to enter the South Carolina College this fall. Master Percy Harmon and Miss Car rie Harmon of Waycross, Ga., are visit ing their grandfather, Dr. A. C. Ful ler. Capt. Alex J. Smith of Lisbon wont to Spartanburg Saturday afternoon to spend a day or so with his mother Mrs. Julia Smith who is in feeble health. Hon. J. J. Watson representative in the Legislature from Greenville county died at his home near Travelers Rest last Friday after a long illness. The Laurens Baptist Association will meet Tuesday Sept. 26 with Mount Olive Church, located in the south-western part of the county. Mrs. William Beamers of Columbia was the guest of her mother Mrs. Irby Balentine at the Ben Delia Hotel dur ing the past week. Rev. E. C. Watson went to Fairfield county Monday afternoon to engage in a protracted meeting with Rev. Gco. P. White at Sandy Level Baptist Church. Mr. William A. Simpson of Barks dale lcft^Monday for John Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Md., where he goes for an operation for appendicitis. In the absence of Pastor Pitts the pulpit of the First Baptist Church was occupied at both the morning and eve ning services Sunday by Rev. J. M. Shell. Miss Dorcas Calmcs, after spending the summer in Laurens returned to AI- | bermarle, N. C., on Monday, where she is engaged in teaching in the graded schools. Mr. Martin H. Burdine of Gray Court was in town Monday. He has just re turned from a delightful visit to his son, Mr. Humie Burdine, New York City. Messrs. L. E. Burns of this city and J. C. Burns of Greenwood arc in Bal timore and New York this week buy ing fall and winter stocks for the Red Iron Rackets. Mr. Yancy Gilkerson is now with O. B. Simmons Co. He is a popular young gentleman and salesman. For the past year or so he has been holding a nice position in a large dry goods store in I Charlotte. Mr. Clarence Cuningham was in town Monday from Waterloo. For a number of years he resided in Charles tun. However ho returned to his old home a few months ago and is now en gaged in having a modern dwelling built on a portion of the Roscmont es tate. Mr. Thomas Downey has accepted a salesman's position with J. E. Minter & Bro., having entered upon his duties on the first instant. Mr. Downey is a well known and a very capable sales man, energetic, polite and always pains taking. He will be delighted to greet his numerous friends at Minter's, Mrs. E. Pcrrin Minter and littlo son, William Gelder Minter, accompanied by Mrs. William Gelder, Miss Marjorie Gelder and Mr. Royal W. Gelder of New York, leave today for a months' visit to Atlanta and Tallapoosa, Ga. While in tho latter city they will be the guests of Mr. J. E. Gelder. Arguments in the Lucas?Milliken case were not heard in Spartanburg last Friday by reason of the absence from the State of Mr. Lucas who had not been served with the order for him to appear beforo Judge Brawley and show cause why he should not be per manently restrained from proceeding in the St*?*? Courts in the case commen ced sometime ago. No date has been fixed for the hearing. EARLY DIAMOND BUYING. South Africa'* Flrat Flndi Were Paid F*r In Cows. South Africa'* first diamonds wore paid fov tu cows The story is told by Joseph B. Robinson, one of tho wealthy ploneors of that country. In 1870 he gave eight oxen and a wagon loaded with sugar and tobacco to a nutlvo In exehango for a tweuty-tbroo carat gem. "Tho news sproad like wlldllro tlirovigh the countryside that a whlto man was giving away wagons aud oxou for bits of stone," ho nays. "I sot all the natives who came to work to aeek for diamonds on one Bide of the Vaal river, and I brought up my own fitly mon to hunt for diamonds among tho bushes and scrub on the other nldo of tho stream. I bad bought the land on both Bides of the river, so Unit I was working on my own properly. Next morning at suurlse, when I was having my colfeo, I whs startled by a loud hullabaloolng, and, looking out, I saw tho whole gang of my men rushing toward mo In a state of wild excitement. "Ono of thorn bad found a diamond of good slzo. Thoy nil had come to see what I would do with It. 'What will you give mo for It?' said the finder. 'I will gtvo you ton cowe,' I replied and sent tho man Into tho herd to take his pick. He marked "ten of the best cows as his own. Tho men had never dreamed of making such a bargain. Ten cows for a bit of stonol Off they went again and found dia monds every day. They became rich, and I accumulated a good store of precious Btones. "After we had accumulated a large quantity wo decided wo would hotter send them to London. We made a belt full of small pockets, In each of which we placed a diamond. When the belt was filled my partner girded It about his body and started for Cape Town. He never took off the belt until ho reached London. And It was In this way tho first consignment of African diamonds reached London." APACHE SHREWDNESS. The Indian's Ruit Warn flood, but tho White Man Didn't "Dtte." With tho Apaches a really bravo man does not stand as high In public estimation as does a clever thief. His chief excellence, from on Apache Stand point, lies In hla ability to outwit tho white mau, says Mr. C'remony, the au thor of "Life Among tho Apaches." I was sitting:, soys Mr. Cromony, In front of ray tent, writing a letter, when a young Apache came up and naked what I was doing. I replied 1 was talk ing to my friend In Washington. "How can you talk to your friend so far away?" "When an Apache wishes to talk of speed to a distant friend," I answered, "he sends him a picture of a bird; If ho talks of something sweet he sends n picture of a flower. Instead of picture;) the white man has these little ?lgm which all understand." The Indian took up the letter and scrutinized It carefully. "I do not bellovo yon," he said. "You try to make a fool of nie. These llttlo signs aro all ollke." "I will give you proof. I will write on this little piece of paper that the sutler Is to give you some tobacco. Co take It to the store and seo If I do not speak tho truth.'' Tho Indian snatched tho paper and was off. A few minutes later I saw him slowly coining toward 1110, a piece of tobacco in his hand and n look of be wilderment on his face. Suddenly his oxpresslon changed to satisfaction, and he hurried forward. "Did you get tho tobacco?" I asked. "Yes, but I do uot believe you. You and he had an understanding before so that you might deceive me. Now If you will write sonic more of those llttlo signs on paper telling the sutler to glvo mo much more tobacco and if he does then I will bellovo you." But tho Indian's ruse failed. I did not "rlso" to the occasion. Walnut* mid rtiitterntit*. The city boy on n visit to the country Is ofton puzzled In trying to distinguish black walnuts and butternuts In tho green state The leaves aro almost alike, bolng compound and having a variable number of leaflets arranged on a long Btoin. The butternut stem has from nine to seventeen leaflets, and thu black walnut from fifteen to twenty three. The teeth on the latter are larger and sharper than those on the butternut and lock the fuzzy stem, but the real distinguishing foaturo Is the odor. Hav ing once snielled tho crushed leaves of a butternut ond a block walnut, a per son con never fall to know them there after. St. Nicholas. HIm Own Self. There Is a time In every man's edu cation when ho Arrives ot Mie convic tion that envy Is Ignoroneo; that Imi tation Is suicide; that ho must tnko himself for better, for worse, as hi** portion; that, though the wldo mi. verso Is full of good, no kernel oi nourishing corn can coma to him bu. through hie toll bestowed cn thnt plot of ground which 1b given to l.lm to till. ?Kmerson. Absolutely Ncopusnrj-. Nan?I don't see why Miss Mugloy should want to marry him with oil her rnonoy. Dick?I guess she had to. I don't bcllevo he'd hnvo takon her with out lt.?Philadelphia PresH. The nest Wny. Barber-Shall I take a little of tho ends of your hair off, sir? Customer Yes, I fhlnk you hod hotter take It off ot the ouds unless you can get it out of tho middle. Now Yorker. The very uurso of an evil deed Is tb?t It must always continue to engender evil.?Schiller. (iocs to Washington, [). C. Rev. Henry Thomas, former rector of the Church of the Epiphany, this city, has accepted a call aud will be come rector October 1st of the Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Wash ington, D. C. TEACHERS' EXAMINATION. The next regular Teachers' Examina* tion will he held at the Court House, on Friday, September 15th, 1005. Teachers whose certificates are about to expire will please take notice. R. W. NAHM, County Supt. of Education for Laureus County. August 25th 1905. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. tyte Kind You Have Always Bought Boa- .-. the Signatare of We Can Now Furnish Our Friends With COAL For the