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THE ADVEKTI8EK. Subscription Prlce-l? Months, f 1.00 Pa >:>!>'(? lu Advance. Rates for Advertising.?Ordinary ad vertisements, per square, one ineer t Ion, $1.00; each subsequent insertion, 60 cents. Liberal reduction made tor large a Ivertiscments. Obituaries: All ov*r 50 words, ODe cent n word. Noten ol thanks: F.v<? ce?ts tin lln? W. W. Ball, Prourlotor. Ki.tered ?t th<* pis'.oflloe at Laurens, C, as second cla?s mall matter. LAURENS, S. C, Feb. 7, 1906. PATENT MEDICINE ADVERTISING. The following is from the Florence Times: "The editor of the Times received a telegram last night from one of the big manufactures of proprietary medi cines, requesting him to wire his repre sentatives in the legislature to defeat house bill number 700 which if passed would be ruinous to druggists ana pro prietary medicines and compel that lirm to withdraw all of its advertising from this state. Verily we are up against a proposition. If the newspapers of this state should lose the advertising of the patent medicine men they would be in a bad fix, they get mighty little sup port from the home merchants and they would very probably get no more if they sacrificed what they got for what they considered the best interests of the people, namely, the passage of this bill. We have never seen the bill and do not know what it is, it may be bad or it may be good, but we want to put the public on notice that the newspapers nave had the big stick waved over their heads and we want also to call attention of the merchants to the fact that a man with pink and blue pills, whose only virtue seems to be in their color, can sell them and make money through an advertisement in a newspaper while the men from whom the paper ought to* expect sup port trusts to one customer telling an other what he is offering for sale or tries the sandwich man, the circular or the hand bill." Thk advertiser is one newspaper that is "up against" no such proposi tion. On the contrary Thk advertiser finds it good business policy to tell the proprietary medicine people that they can get into its columns only by asking for no special privileges and Thk ad vertiser has the cordial support of the business men of Laurens. Our ad vertising rates, it is true, are low but our merchants take that into considera tion and use a great deal of space. We are assured that they find the expendi ture profitable. We can "point with pride" to the firms that have used Tun Advertiser's columns steadily for the past 10. 12 and 15 years and they are firms ranking in every way with the best in South Carolina. Some of them were small affairs when they com menced business but they put money in The advertiser and we believe that Thk Advertiser put money in them. They have grown and so has The Ad vertiskr? the latter from a small "patent outside" newspaper of invaria bly four pages to an all home-print newspaper which prints from four to sixteen pages. The business men of Laurens have backed Thk advertiser and Thk Advertiser has had its share in the building up of Laurens. The Advertiser has at times re fused to accept advertising at prices many times greater than its regular rates because it would not lend its cir culation to promoting a transit and il legitimate competition with the firms that are here all the time and steadily contribute to the newspaper's support. We have no time to fritter away with these proprietary medicine people.? Long experience has taught us that they as a rule are not disposed to deal liberally or even fairly with us. We are not in sympathy with the pending legislation in the General Assembly that threatens them; we object to an advertising censorship; but "it is none of our funeral." We suspect that nine in ten of the weekly newspapers in South Carolina feel about it as we feel. # SOME FACTS ABOUT CAPERS. The Greenwood Journal says: "John Capers was a Democrat, and he went into the Ropubliban fold solely for the purpose of getting office. When he made this step he lost the respect of former friends and failed to gain the confidence of his new political asso ciates. Roth classes despised him, and worse than all, under his breast he car ries an accusing conscience, which must have lashed him until it became seared as with a hot iron." Thk Advertiser is not the champion of ('apt. Capers but if it must be "rubbed into" him now that he is down, , the ncv. . ;>:.;,t ti.it nib should at least <^.sti<*k to the facts. Mr. Capers was ap pointed to a position in the Department of Justice in Washington by President Cleveland.On account of the silver ques tion, whlie holding this office, he be came a Republican in 1896. That is what ho said. He continued to hold . the same office in Washington until 1901, until after Mr. MeKinley's sec tion election, when Mr. McKinley ap pointed him district attorney. From our point of view Capt. Cap ers's participation in Republican poli tics is indefensible, South Carolina Re publicanism not being indefensible but it is not true that he someaaulted out of the Democratic party to get a job. He had a job from Mr. Cleveland and held it for five or six years under Cleve land and McKinley before coming back to South Carolina. So far as apybody can say his change of politics in 1896 did not at that time affect his position one way or another at that time.? It is entirely possible that Mr. McKin ley would have retained him in his de partmental place even had he remained a Democrat. Capt. Capers was no more at fault in accepting the office of District A ttor ney than was Ernest P. Cochran. In becoming a Republican boss in South Carolina he was grievourdy at fault and "Mr. Cochran will ruin his standing in the State if he becomes a boss. Meanwhile it is premature to be hold ing up Capers as a horrible example. We shall be surprised if Roosevelt does not take tender care of him. Of course the man who is permitted to continue as referee will not be barred from the clover patch forever. We may add that we have no doubt that Mr. Capers's unfortunate behavior as a Republican boss has been chiefly due to the want of common sense by hiB boss. In other words, Theodore Roosevelt does not know his own mind and does not hold the same course two days. We have no idea that John G. Capers or any other mortal man could please Teddy and walk a straight lino at the same time. The President has a buzzing head. The Greenville News says: "It is Baid that the entire issue of The Blacks burg Chronicle for this week disappear ed Friday. It was published as usual in Gaffney, and started to Blacksburg by express. But it did not stop in Blacksburg. The tag indicating its destination was old, and bore the ad dress of a firm in Linesdale, Rhode Is land. The express messenger there fore sent the entire edition to Rhode Island. The Chronicle's subscribers are in a state of suspense pending the res cue of the errant, newspaper." This was a good thing for Rhode Island, and the pity is that our esteemed contem porary's issue was brought back. No people on earth, need enlightment so much as the Rho^le Islanders, and we wish that they could have the opportu nity of reading our valuable contempo rary. If Uncle Andrew Carnegie only knew the good it would accomplish he would sul>scribe for 2,000 copies of The Ad vertiser tc be distributed each week in Rhode Island. The price is $1.00 the year the copy, and no rebate to the heathen. The members of the General Assem bly will not kill the Dispensary this year. They do not know where they are at. They want to be told in the primary. WISE AND OTHERWISE. USEFUL ijook. Agent: "Here is a book you can't afford to be without.'' Victim: "I never read books." Agent: "Buy it for your children." Victim: "I have no family?only a cat." Agent: "Well, don't you need a good heavy book to throw at the cat some times?"?Cleveland Leader. expensive illness. Doctor: I am slightly in doubt as to whether yours is a constitutional dis ease or not. Patient: For heaven's sake, doctor, have I got to go to the expense of ap pealing to the United States Supreme Court to find out whether it is or not. ? Richmond Dispatch. brutal man. Mrs. Henpeck?See here, Henry, you've got to stop this mending your clothes at night and burning that light in my eyes. You are the most incon siderate man I ever knew. not a mere elirtation. "It's only flirtation, I suppose?" "Oh, dear, no. She's been looking up his commercial rating." convenience of a dual personality. We stated recently in these here col yums that we had never taken licker ads. rer several years, and that we was in favor of the movement started in Memphis agin the saloons; and now that fat head, Sigh Lyle, wants to know how we can publish a prohibi tionist paper and get on a jag onct or twict a week. We git drunk as an in dividual, not as a edito. Do you ketch on, Sigh? reciprocity. An Irishman was sitting in the depot smoking the other day when a woman came and sitting down, remarked: "Sir, if you were a gentleman you wouldn't smoke here." "Mum," he said, "if ye/, wuz aleddy, ye'd sit farther away." Pretty soon the woman burst out: "If you were my husband I'd give you |m? son." "Well, mum," returned the Irishman, as he^ puffed away at his pipe, "if yez wuz me woire, I'd take it. " ? Business Magazine. cheer up. The dead leaves lie all sere and brown; King Winter holds his sway. The temperature has gone clear down But coal, ?the other way. ~B. T. W. REASONABLE. "Mr. Buggins," said the attending physician gravely, "I am afraid your wife's mind is gone." "Well, I'm not surprised," replied Mr. B. "She's been giving me a piece of it every day for twenty-three years, and she didn't have a whole lot to start on!" ?Washington Life. A Touching Story Is the saving from death of the baby girl of Geo. A. Eyler, Cumberland, Mo. He writes: "At tne age of 11 months, our little girl was in declining health, with Throat Trouble and two physicians gave her up. We were almost in de spair, when we resolved to try Dr. King's New Discovery for Consump tion, Coughs and Colds. The first bot tle f,ave relief; after taking four bot tlei she was cured, and is now in per fec?l health." Never fails to relieve and ."".uro a cough or cold. At Laurens Drur, Co. and Palmetto Drug Co. GO certs an'i $1.00 guaranteed. Trial bot tle freo. L. & M. Paint. Lead and zinc non chalkablc. Wears and covers like gold. Sold by W. L. Boyd, Laurens, S. C. 14--13L Money to Loan. Ix>ans negotiated on improved farms in Laurens County at 7 per cent inter est on $1,000. and over, and 8 per cent on smaller amounts, secured by first mortgage. Easy annual payments. No commissions. Borrower to pay for ab stract of title. C. D. Barksdale, Laurens, S. C. W. C. IRBY, Jr., Attorney at Law, laurkns. s. c. DR. CLIFTON JONES Dentist OFFICE IN SIMMONS BUILDING Phone: Office No. 86; Residence 219. A MEMORABLE THAGEDY. It Oreir Oat of the Laal Great SIato Auction In Tlila Country. TIio last groat elttVO auctlun held In tills country occurred Just a year aud a half before the war -in October, 1830 ?ut the race track in Savannah. The slaves were the property of Fierce Butler, a picturesque antl prominent figure at that day in PhlJadelpulu so elety, who Is today only remembered as having been the husband of Fanny Kemble, tbo actress, reader aud au thor. Ills family name was Mease, but be Inherited a fortune In lands and slaves from his grandfather, Major PlorCO Butler of South Carolina, on condition that ho should take the hit ter's name. Butter's inveterate passion fur gam bling got him into financial difficulties. It Is said that he lost $20,000 on a sin gle hand- four deuces against four kings held by his opponent. Finally, to meet tils losses, Butler was forced to sell his sla\es. There were 088 of them in all. The salo took two days ami netted $803,851$. Butler had chosdll a good time to sell. A year later his n? gt'OOS W?llId not have been worth a dollar a head. But the sale would have been more profitable had It not been announced as one of the conditions that no division of families would be permitted; hence in order to secure a good slave buyers often had to take witli them Infirm or aged rela tives. Out of this limitation grew a memorable tragedy. Tom Fate, a well known Vleksburg trailer, bought at the sale a man, his two sisters and his wife, willi the guarantee that they should not lie separated. Disregarding this, Fate sold the sisters, one to Pat Somers, a brother trader, ami the oth er to a resident of St. Louis. What legal rights a negro had In the south were well protected. Somers was told of the guarantee, and he sent the girl back to Pato aud demanded bis money. A quarrel was the result, and Somers was shot dead. Ten days later his nephew killed Pate? and died from wounds received. The feud was kept up until every male bearing the name of Fate was wiped out. and then the war liberated the sisters.?New York Herald. IF YOU - Find fault with others, it will mako Iheni faultier. Worry about your work, it will .make you less capable. Anticipate evils, you will bo sure to bring them upon you. Imagine you are disliked, it will make you less likable. Talk about your ill health, it will make you less healthy. Sit bemoaning the past, you will nev er get on in (lie future. Talk much of what you are going to do, you will never do It. Complain of lack of opportunities, you'll miss what you have. Wail bitterly that it Is an UUjust world and life not worth living, you'll find it come true lor sure, in your own ease at least.?Philadelphia Bulletin. Got What lie AKkeil l '.?.-. Among the best of the stories told by Kussel, one of the Scotsman's former editors, was an instance of the innate cleverness of the newspaper boy. Kus sel had entered a train at Prince's street station, Edinburgh, one Friday, when a smart little newsboy immedi ately called out to him. "Scotsman, sir?" ,,How much'.'" said Kussel Jok ingly. "A penny, sir," replied the boy. "Oh," said tile editor. "I don't want today's Scotsman, but if you could givo U10 tomorrow's 1 would give you a sov ereign for it." "Here you are, sir!" de lightedly shouted the youngster and handed him the Weekly Scotsman, which bore the date of the following day. Kussel paid the sovereign.?Lon don Chronicle. Mttle Rod Illillnic-hood. Little Red Rldlng-hood Is the heroine of a well known nursery tale, which relates her encounter with a wolf in the forest, tbo arts by which he dc COlVOd her a ud her tragical end. Gr hum derived the story from tradition cur rent in the region bordering upon the river Main, in Germany. The legend is, however, widely disseminated. In the Swedish variation of the story Little Red Rldlng-hood takes refuge In a tree, the wolf meanwhile gnawing at the roots, when her lover, alarmed by her cries, comes up just in time to sec the tree fall and his ladylove crushed beneath it. The Old Time Almnnnc. An old minister in a Massachusetts town tells bow Implicitly the people of a generation ago trusted the weather predictions of tbo "Farmer's Almanac." One of his Hock had died, and the pas tor was consoling his widow. The sub jeet of the funeral came up, and ho asked when it was to be. "Wait, doc tor," said she; "we must have it on a pleasant day." She hurriedly searched the almanac, and the day was set. He Obeyed the i-u?v. The professor swims from the wink ing boat and climbs up on the bank. Then, dashing in again, lie returns to the wreck nnd rescues his wife. "But why didn't you save her be fore?" asks the captain in amazement. "Ah, my dear sir," was the learned man's reply, "I was bound to save my self first. Self preservation Is the high est law of nature."?Fliegende Blatter. No <( im ????<'I. Housewife?And you left your last place because of a (ptnrrol with your mistress? Applicant Not a quarrel, mum. Housewife-How was It, then? Applicant?Well, mum, she was nfthor lnterferln' wld me, an' I sphoke to her as one Indy to another. ? Cleveland Leader. Public is Aroused. The public is aroused to a knowledge of the curative merits of tnat great medicinal tonic, Electric Bitters, for sick stomach, liver and kidneys. Mary II. Walters, of Mi\ St. Clair Xve., Co lumbus, ()., writes: "For several months, I was given up to die. I had fever and ague, my nerves were wreck ed; I could not sleep, and my stomach was so weak, from useless doctor's drugs that I could not cat. Soon after beginning to take Electric Bitters, I obtained relief, and in a short time I was entirely cured. Guaranteed at Laurens Drug Co. and Palmetto Drug Co. Price 50 cents. ) SCHEDULES V.. N. ? L. Railrnnd Co. Schedule In effect Novomluv 21-d, 1004 I .v Columbia I?r Newburry ar Clinton ar Laurens Lv Laurcnn ar Clinton ar Newborry ar Columbia No. 52 Pamonger Dally 11 10 a in >2 36 |> in 1 22 v m 1 42 nm No. 53 2 02 p ni 2 22 p m 3 10 pin 4 46 p m C. H No. 21 Mixed ?'x copt Sun ?lay 5 16 p m 7 06 p m K 16 p m X 46 p m No. 22 7 00 a m 7 30 a m 3 36 a in 10 80 am OA8QUB. No. 85 Freight ex cept Sun flay 1 00 a m 8 46 a ni 6 25 a m 6 00 a m No. 84 5 20 pm ?00 pm 7 05 p m 0 15 p m Agent. What is Bromonia? Read the following carefully: If you have consumption or some of the contagious forms of blood poisoning we cannot cure you. We don't pretcud to cure you. You need the individual treatment of some skilled specialist; but if you are run down in general health, jf you huve dyspepsia, are subject to fainting spells, a victim to insomnia, bilious ness, kidney or liver trouble, catch cold easily, if your system id in that condition that you may become an easy prey to the disease germs of pneumonia, lu grippe and the vari ous epidemics, if you are bothered with constant headache, loss of memory, generally impaired vitality, we can help you, and, if you follow our directions, render you immune against sickness. Most skin disease can be cured by the use of "Bromo nia." "Bromonia" is to the human sys tem what the scrubbing brush and soap are to the dirty washbowl. It aids Nature to resume normal ac tion. We don't ask you \o invest a cent until you have tried "Bromonia" at our expense. A single bottle often times works wonders. Cut out the Coupon at the bottom of this column. Write name and address plainly. Be careful to address The Bromonia Co., NEW YORK. Free Bromonia Coupon. Name City State Street Address My disease is If you think Bromonia is what you need and do not care to send coupon, you will find it at all first-class druggists 25 and 50 cents the bottle. Ten Years of Local Use is Better Than A Century Of Hearsay. We have customers who have never used any brand but the TIGER since we put up our sign. They arc pleased. So will you be it you use the good old BOLL BUSTER Let us impress upon you the importance of ordering your FERTILIZERS early. Whenever the roads are good haul out sonic stuff, and you'll see the advantage if sou follow our advice. Spartanburg Fertilizer Co P. O. Drawer 78. SPARTANBURG, S. C. Stocks and Bonds Real Estate If you wish to buy or sell, see me. Bids wanted on Watts Mills stock. Two nice lots on Irby HiU for sale. I can use a few shares each of National Bank of I .aureus and Wood ruff Cotton Mills stock. J. J. ADAMS Broker, Laurens, S. C. Office over Enterprise Bank NOTICE OF ELECTION! School District No. Laurens TowNsmr. An election will bo held at the Pine Grovo Academy, School District No. 3, Laurons Township, Saturday, February 10th, 100G, to decide whether a tax of two mills for school purposes shall he levied and collected in said district.Those I In favor of said tax will vote "Yes," and those opposed "No." It is ordered that the Board of Trustees shall act as managers of said election, which shall be conducted according to the rules tfoverning general elections. Polls will )e open from 8 a. m. to 12 o'clock noon. By order of the County Board of Ed ucation of Laurena County. R. W. Nash, Chairman; R. E. Bahr, W. P. cui.iikrtson, FINAL SETTLEMF.NT. Take notice that on the !.7th day of February, 1900, I will render a final account of my Rets and doings as Ad ministratrix of the estate of John Gary Watts, deceased, in the oflice of the .Judge of Probate of Laurcns County, at 11 o* lock A. M., and on the same day will apply for a final discharge from my trust as Administratrix. All persons indebted to said estate are notified and required to make pay ment by said date, and all persons hav ing demads against said estate will present them on or before said date duly proven or be forever barred. JOSEPHINE G. WATTS, Administratrix. Jan. 10th?1 m. The big oale'haa closed but we will still 6? 1! all winter goods at big reduc tions. Davis, Roper & Co. New Repair Shop We Repair all kinds of Guns, Pistols, Machines, Locks, Automobiles, Bicy cles, and any or all the numerous articles subject to breakage. We have an expert Gun and Locksmith with us, to attend to this work. Picture Frames made to order. A. R. BLAKELY,! West Main Street There Are Styles In Watches As well as in clothes. The lat est in women's watches arc now here, including some daintily beautiful chatelaine styles. In wo men's watch and lorgnette chains, we are showing a linevariety of Artistic Patterns -OF THE Simmons Chains. Although they are what are called Goi.D-FIl.LKD chains, they are in every essential particular as good as the more costly all-gold. Your inspection of these is especially invited. : : : : : : : : Fleming Bros. Wood's Seed Book FOR 1906 is one of the handsomest nnd most valuable publications of the kind issued. The useful and practical bints contained intho annual issues of Wood's Soed Book make it a n.u: t valuable help to nil Fanners and Gardeners and it has long been recognized as an up-to date authority on all Garden am! Farm Seeds, ^:''\!i{.'JLlVjLr-b* fc'r southern plant in-/. Wcocl's Seed Book mailed free to Fanners and Gardeners upon request. Write for it. i'.W. Wood h Sons, Seedsmen, RICHMOND, - VIRGINIA. Wo solicit your order* d'/ccl, 'O'- l>ot!> VEGETABLE nnd FARM 8BEC-C, if your mero'iinnt do< n sell WOO?'S 8Ei~D5. Dissolution. Gray & Shcaly by mutual contract dissolved their partnership as dealers in business material from date. All ac counts, notes, debts due to Gray & Shcaly must ba paid to H. E. Gray, who will pay the debts of Gray & j Shoaly. II. E. Gkay, J. C. SlIEALY. To the friends and patrons of Gray & Shealy. I return many thanks for your liberal patronage and now ask that you continue your many favors to Mr. II. E. Gray, who will continue in the build ing material business. J. c. Shealy. Jan. 12th ?It. QUICKEST AND BEST ROUTE To Savannah,Waycross, Jacksonville and all Florida Points, via Charleston and Western Carolina Railroad. Leave Laurens, 1:50 p. in. Leave Augusta, 10:!tf) p. m. Arrive Savannah, 2:50 a. m. Arrive Waycross, 0:05 a. m. Arrive Jacksonville, 8:40 a. m. Thrugh Pullman Sleeping Car Service between Augusta and Jacksonville. Close connections made at Jackson ville for all points South. Round trip Winter Tourist Excursion tickets to Florida points on sale. QEO. T. BRYAN, General Agent, Greenville, S. C. C. II. Gasque, Agt., Laurens, S. C. Ernest Williams, G.P. A., Augusta, Ga. ASSESSOR'S NOTICE. The Auditor's office will be open from the 1st day of January to the 20th day of February, 1906 to receive returns of Personal Property and Real^ Estate for taxation in Laurens CountyT Heal Estate and Personal Property in Laurens Special School District No. 11, and Hunter Special No. 5 must be listed separate returns from from other prop erly in the townships. It is always required that the Audi tor get the first given name of the tax payer in full. Under the head of "place of resi dence" on tax return, give the town ship. All male citizens between the ages of twenty one and sixty years, on the 1st of January, except those who are in capable or earning a support from be ing maimed, or from other causes are deemed taxable polls, Confederate vet rans excepted. And all taxpayers are required to give the number of their school dis trict. They are also requested to state whether the property is situated in town or country. After the 20tn day of February next, fifty percent penalty will be attached for failure to make returns. C. A. POWER, County Auditor. Dec. 5th, 1905-tf. Notice of County Treasurer. The County Treasurer's Hooks will be open for collection of State, County and Commutation Road Taxes for fiscal year 1904 at the Treasurer's Office, from October 15th to December 31st 1905. Those who prefer to do so can pay in January, 1906, with one per cent, addi tional; those who prefer paying in Feb ruary, 1906, can do so with 2 per cent, additional; those who prefer to pay in March, 1906 to the 15th of said month can do so by paying an additional 7 per cent. After said date the books will close. All persons owning property or pay ing taxes for others in more than one Township arc requested to call for re ceipts in each township in which they live. This is important, as additional cost and penalty may not be attached. Prompt attention will be given those who wish to pay their taxes through the mail by checks, money orders, etc. Persons sending in lists of names to be taken off, are urged to send them early as the Treasurer is very busy during the month of December. The Tax Levy is as follows: State Tax, ;>'.. mills County Ordinary, 3 mills Special County, 2 mills Public Road, 2 mills School, 3 mills Total, 15'... mills Laurens Special School mills Gray Court-Owings, 2 mills Fountain Inn, 1 mills Ekom, ? 2 mills Waterloo, 2 mills Cross Hill, 3 mills MountVille, 2; mills Clinton, 3 mills All able-bodied male citizens between the ages of 21 and 60 years are liable to pay a poll tax of $1.00, except old soldiers, who are exempt at 50 years. Commutation Road Tax $1.00. in lieu of working the public roads, to be paid at the time as stated above. J. H. COPELAND, County Treasurer. Laurens, S. C, Sept. *2(>. 1905 td. Charleston & Western Carolina Railway (Schedule in effect April 16, 1905.) No. 2 Daily Lv Lauisns 1:50 pm Ar Greenwood 2-4b " Ar Augusta 5: 20 '' Ar Anderson 7: 10 " No. 42 Daily Lv Augusta 2:35 pm Ar Allendale 4:80 " Ar Fairfax 4:41 " Ar Charleston 7: 40 " Ar Beauford 6:30 " Ar Port Royal 6:40 " Ar Savannah (!: 45 " Ar Waycross K):00 " No. 1 Daily Lv Laurens 2:07 pm Ar Spartanburg 3:30 " No. 52 No. 87 Daily Ex. Sudday Lv Laurens 2:09 pm 8:00am Ar Greenville 3:25 " 10:20 " A nur. als : Train No. I, Daily, from Augusta and intermediate stations 1: 45 pm; No. 52, daily, from Greenville and in termediate stations 1:35pm; No.87,dnily. except Sunday, from Greenville and intermediate stations 6:40pm; train No. 2, daily, from Spartanburg and interm ediate stations 1:30 pm. C. H. Gasquc, Agt., Laurens, S. ('. G. T. Bryan, Gen'l Agt. GrenevllleS.C. Ernest Williams, Gen. Pass. Agt., Auguata, Ga, T. M. Emerson, Traffic Manager. saw mills. light, medium and heavy wood-working machinery f0k every kind of work engines and boilers and sizes and for every class of service. ASK for OUR ESTIMATP. brforb placing- YOUR order. I i IB B E S M A 0 HIN E R Y C 0 M P A N Y COLUMCIA, S c ?'T. j ?OUR THANKS! I To Those Who Helped Make Our g? ?2 SALE SUCCESSFUL. gl j5 -"-?j ? Wo wish to extend our sincere thanks to our friends and customers ? for their liberal patronage during our Great Mill and Factory Sale, and which closed on Saturday, February 8rd. We still have many small lots in each department, which we are closing out at Mill and Factory prices. We are making some ^ improvements in our store so that we will be bet- ^ i^j tcr prepared to serve you in the future. We <qp will show the biggest line of Spring ^? Goods we have ever offered. jjjl eg It Will Pay Yon to Trade With gl IJ. E. Minter & Bro. | Good Luck Is Only Qood Management! Taking advantage of your op portunities. Spending less than you make. Investing your savings judiciously. These things constitute the GOOD LUCK you hear so muchi about, and if followed persistently will bring SUCCbbb. better make a start TO-DATr. One dollar puts the res olution into effect-it opens a savings account with us. We pay you for saving. We use all known methods for Safe-Guarding Our Depositors. The Bank of Laurens. "The bnnh of Your Savings." JUST ARRIVED! A choice line of Dress Ginghams and Mercerized White Waistings. New designs in Hamburg and Lawn Embroidery and Insertions. Respectfully, W. Q. Wilson & Co. Don't Let Your HORSES AND MULES Get Poor and Boney! White's Purgative Medicine, This puts them in good or der to get the full benefit of White's Worm and Condition owders Continue the Powders for eight days and you will bo astonished at the results. Follow directions on the packages. White's Colic and Kidney Cure! The Great Combination Kidney and Colic Remedy for Stock, Directions on Package. White's Black Liniment! The only absolutely perfectly balanced sub-cutaneous counter irritant. Especially recommended for the human family. Fine for Stock also. Give Each One a Bottle of 25 and 5o cents sizes. saieVv Dodson's Drug Store. ?v.!? n } IC ^ )K )K W> '* }fs j? wis 'M. * jf^. JC ,k( ?fr. ^fs )?>. ??s I Notice to Planters At this season of the year all eyes are turned to sowing, for therein lies the success or fail ure of every Planter. Poor seed will never make a good crop, hence we have expended every effort to secure the best that money can buy, and have on hand seed that we are justly proud of and can reconmmond, such as + Wheat, Rye, Barley, Rape, Lucerne, Vetches & Red Rust Proof Oats, and Red and Crimson jl Clover, and also a great variety Garden Seeds ; If you want seed that will yield results and increase your Bank account, try these. PRICES arc right for small or large buyers at Kennedy Bros. The Economical Man Tho man who figures his paint expense, not by the first cost, but on the. broader basis of cost per month or year be is the, man who considers all the elements entering into the paint question?he is the man who Figures on Mastic Mixed Paint " The Kind That Lamtm" It is a demonstrated fact that Mastic paint, cover ing :i00 square foot?two coats?is cheaper at f>0 per cent higher price than a paint covering 200 square feet, to say nothing of ita greater durability. So the economical man can safely figure it is wise economy to use Mastio paint. It lasts long after the prico is forgotten, Manufactured by PEASLEE*GAULBERT CO., Incorporated, louisv1llk, kentucky FOR SALE BY Dodson's Drug Store