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TU?A1)Y?RTIS?B. .Subscription Prlce-12 Months, f 1.00 Payable im Advance. W. W. BALL, Editor. published by advertiser printing company f.auruns. 8. c. Katks por Advertising. ? Ordinary advertisement*, per square, one inser tion, $1.00; each subsequent insertion, 60 cents. Liberal reduction made for large advertisements. Obituaries: All over 60 words, one cent a word. Notes of thanks: Five cents the line. Entered at the postofllce at Laurens, S. C. as second class mail matter. LAURENS, S. C, OCTOBER 2, 1907. A NOVEL BY A LAURENS MAN. For the first time in many years a Laurens man has published a novel. "Sinful Sadday, Son of a Cotton Mill, A story of a Little Orphan Boy Who Lived to Triumph" is from the press of Smith & Lamar, Nashville, Tenn., and the author is the Rev. Thornwell Jacobs son of President W. P. Jacobs of the Thornwell Orphanage and form erly vice-president of that institution. It is bound in cloth and there are many excellent half-tone pictures. The story is well told. Sinful Sadday is a Thornwell orphanage hid who came out of a cotton mill village, and the incidents of his life tell of the methods and influence of the Thornwell Orphan age in building up a Christian charac ter. Woven into the tale arc numerous exciting and humerous episodes. There is a match game of base ball which will bring vividly to the mind of Southern people the picture of those contests as they were fought out ten or fifteen years ago before the towns and villages began to corrupt the game by import ing, hired batteries and other players. The story discloses the posession of marked dramatic and constructive tal ent by the young author, and it will hold the reader's interest. Morever, it convinces the reader by its intimate and sympathetic handling of the inci dents of orphanage life that a charita ble institution may be conducted on truly parental lines. The reader will be sure when he has finished Sinful Sadday that the children in the Thorn well Orphanage are not treated as mere lay figures, lie will have some understanding of the beautiful affection that, beginning with the great-hearted President, ramifies the institution and binds the teachers, superintendents and all the children from the seniors in the College down to the little ones in kilts, together, a spirit which differentiates the Thornwell Orphanage from so many chairatable institutions in which that charity "which suifereth long and is kind" is scarcely known. Mr. Jacobs has not only written a book which should command a reception that will encourage him to further literary efforts, but he has done a good work in giving to the public an insight into the methods which have made the Orphanage at Clinton so successful in the development of young men and women who have proved useful mem bers of society when they have been graduated into the world. SOME COTTON OPINIONS. THE ADVERTISER never takes tho re sponsibility of tolling a man what to do with his cotton. In the long run, the law of supply and demand fixes the price. There is no Trust annulling competition in buying or selling cotton. The mills of the world are buying against each other, there are bears and bulls in the market, and every grower is striving to get the best price he can. In our judgement , the average price of cotton for this season is not likely to be below what it is now. It may be much higher. Cotton, unlike tomatoes and English pcaa, is a non-perishable crop. It may be kept indefinitely. There is every reason to believe that the price will he SO much higher in the Spring than now that the difference will cover the cost of insurance, storage and interest. If the farmers generally rush their cotton to market within the next three months, the market will go to pieces. At the end of the three months the cot ton will be in the hands of cotton mer chants and spinners. A rise in the price will benefit only the holders. A great deal of cotton will be sold by farmers who owe money. In any case, a large part of the crop will be sold. It therefore seems plain that every man who can hold should do so. However we must not be understood as advocating the indiscriminate hold ing of cotton. We have very good reasons for believing that the price will go higher but nobody knows any thing about cotton and we regard it as bad business for a man who owes his cotton crop to hold it. The person that he owes probably needs the money and has relied on the collecting of this debt to meet his own obligation. It is more important for a poor man to protect bis business obligation than one who is better off. His only collateral is his reputation for honesty and promptness. His well-to-do neighbor can put up the more tangible kind and can hold his cotton with impunity. If somebody does not hold cotton, the prico for the crop will be whatever the buyers choose to pay. If a tremendous quantity is put upon the market within a short time, the competition among the buyers will amount to nothing. The well-to-do farmers ought by all means to assist their neighbors in hold ing. They should encourage their weaker brethren to place all that they can in the ware-house. Money can he borrowed on the ware-house receipt. Looking over the wholo field, we do not observe the enthusiasm among the farmors for their organizations this year that has prevailed in former years. Yet it is certain that the farm ers have received millions that they would have lost during the past five years had not theso organizations been formed and had not their advices been followed. The Southern Cotton Association should have an office in every county the manager of which should know all about the market, about every farm er's crop, how much had been sold, ginned and remained to be sold and ginned, about the aareage and every thing connected with the crop. This office should be managed by a good , man, and he should be paid well. The crop of this country should bring about two million dollars at present prices, or more. Half a cent in the pound lost by bad marketing would be a loss of $100,000 or about that amount, to the growers. For $2,600. a year an office could be maintained in which all the facts about cotton could be collected and through which the farmers could be advised. Were all the counties in the South to be organized in this way, with state and general offices besides, the inter est* of the farmer:! would be properly protected. But we fear the farmers do not wish to pay out much money in maintaining an organization. A large proportion of the scant funds which the Southern Farmers Association has had has been contributed by bankers and business men. One reason that Standard Oil is a successful concern and controls the oil market of the world is that it hfres tho best business brains in the world. The marketing of a cotton crop worth six hundred millions of dollars is a big busineBS. Thousands of keen, trained, skillful men are paid high salaries to buy cotton. The buyers spend thous ands of debars in collecting information so that they may protect themselves against paying too much for cotton and in the struggle to purchase cotton at tho lowest prices possible. All the buyers of tho world, we do not mean the street buyers but the real buyers, the men who need cotton in their busi ness, are arrayed against the sellers, the producers. This is proper. The farmer tries to buy calico and plow shares, sugar and grits, as cheap as he can. But the farmers are unwilling to pay one half a cent on each pound of cotton 3old for organization and for the employment of men to direct the sell ing and advise in regard to it. Every farmer tries alone and unaided to buck the whole machinery of the cotton buy ing world. Of course this is not liter ally true; the farmer's organizations are receiving some support but it is pitiful in comparison to what they should receive. Unl.il the men who sell cotton unite and agree to spend money freely enough to sustain a strong organization, manned by shrewd, intelligent officers, and the organiza tion is made permanent and covers the whole cotton growing region, they will be at the mercy of the buyers here and everywhere. But it would not be easy to raise a thousand dollars for the Southern Cot ton Association in this county to-mor row. CIRCUS DAY. Gentry Brother's show will be in Laurens to-day. The performance will begin at 2 o'clock and again at 8 p. m. The show is not new and is claimed to be much better than ever before but those who have seen it before will be satisfied with the old record that it has established. The feature of the show is the trained animals and probably no where else has this been brought to such perfection. There are other at tractive features of course but this is the exceptional one: Every child in Laurens should sec this show and all the "grown ups" too for that matter. We have no patience with the stereotyped joke: "going to take the children." Yes go and take the children and have i couple of hours' enjoyment for yourself likewise. You will probably never have the opportu nity to see so much again for the price nor sec it .again at the cost of ho little time. Afflicted With Sore Eyes for 33 Years. I have been afflicted with sore eyes for thirty-three years. Thirteen years ago I became totally blind and was blind for six yeara. My eyes were badly inflamed. One of my neighbors insisted upon my trying Chamberlain's Salve and gave me half a box of it. To my surprise it healed my eyes and my sight came back to me.?P. C. Earl, Cynthiana, Ky. Chamberlain's Salve is for sale by Laurens Drug Co. Out on the "Ridge." Pen Ridge, Oct. 1 Heavy rains fell here last Saturday. Miss Rosalee Bailey left last week te attend the University of South Caro lina. Quite a number from this section at tended the Bishop-Taylor tent meeting at Watts mill last Sunday night. Mrs. T, J. Weathers and daughter, Miss Leafe, visited in Clinton last week. Miss Ola Blakely spent Sunday with Miss Malone. Miss Pollie Jeans is visiting at Ora. Mrs. E. M. Cunningham spent Sun day at Mrs. R, O. Hairston's. Mr. and Edgar Blakley spent Sunday at Mrs. T. J. Weathers. The Misses Sloan visited their sister, Mrs. J. R. Todd last week. Mr. Bee Stone of Mountville visited on the "Ridge" recently. They Make You Feel Good. The pleasant purgative effect experi enced by all who use Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets, and the healthy condition of the body and mind they create makes one feal joyful. Price, 25 cents. Samples free at the Laurens Drug Co. Times Around Tylcrsvillc. Tylersvillo, Oct. 1. Good rains fell here Saturday. Messrs. Will and George Little and Martin Poole attended the union meet ing at Lanford Station Sunday. Miss Lucy Donnan spent Friday in Laurens. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Dannan spent Wednesday at Clinton with Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Todd. Miss Nina Poolc was the guest of Mrs. A. B. Blakley of Clinton a few days last week. Misses Lula and Lucy Donnan spent Saturday night with Miss Lillio Mac Bailey on Pea Ridge. Miss Lila Clark spent Saturday and Sunday at her home near Langston church. Mr. and Mrs. William Alexander of Hillsvillc spent last Saturday with relatives here. Mrs. Lucy Glenn returned to her home at Boyce's Cross Roads Sunday after a visit to her daughter, Mrs. Fred Little. Dr. David Bell. BY W. B. S. ' When I first knew him he bvedwhere I Samual Johnson no resides. He took a contract to build a bridge at Tumbling Shoals. He rented a cabin from us and bad dumb Susie for a Cook. It amused me greatly to sec him giving her orders how much and what to cook for the hands. Everything was done by signs. He would work his hand like a woman making up dough when bread was to be baked, and on through all the things that were needed for the meal. He used on this bridge big logs hew ed into 12 inch square sleepers, which he Mattend on the sharp edge on the end to lay on the top sills and the opposite edge was hewed off to a three inch face for the plank to rest on -so the sleepers were placed in an octagonal position to shed off the rain water. Such weighty timbers would soon swag and break through by their own weight. Dr. Bell also put up the old time wood cotton screws. He went down on Saluda river to construct a press for a planter, where he met with more style on a country farm than he ever saw in his life. He and his workmen were called in before meal time to dress. He objected to the loss of time, he was asked to com ply with the rules of the house as it was not costing him anything. The shirts were furnished, starched and carried and placed in their room before each meal and they had to dress and uudress three times each day. This was an old English custom. He was also a noted doctor, and no man in the State could beat him in a certain line of disease. He would take men to his homo and cure them, when others had made failures in treating them. He bought runaway negroes in the woods and took the work of capturing them. When they had been out a long time, they were sold cheap, and the Doctor would get them in and sue for a big price to the negro traders. It was told on the old man, some times on buying a runaway the negro would beat him home. He was well up in years before he married and then wanted a young girl. The infair dinner was a swell affair, (as the girls never say) a big bagging tent was erected in the yard, in which was a long table set. with all manner of good things to cat. All the neighbors was invited to eat the dinner which was not salted peanuts, crackers ice tea and fruit punch, but substantial which would fill you up, and make you feel good in the inner man. Dr. Bill and his only child Davis Jr., moved up into Greenville County before the Con federate war. Notice. There will be a meeting of Oak Grove Union, Thursday Oct. 3rd, at 7 >'clock p. m. A lull attendance is lesired as business of importance will be transacted at that time. Be sure to come. O. P, Goodwin. Laurens, October 1st. CLERK S SALE. The State of South Carolina, County of Laurens in Court of Common Pleas. James C. Hollingsworth and M. II. Stone as administrators and James C. Hollingsworth in his own right et al Plaintiffs, vs. Fannie Stone and John Quincy Hollings worth Defendants. Pursuant to a Decree of the Court in the above stated case, I will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder, at Laurens C. IL, S. C, on salesday in October next, being Monday the 7th day of the month, during the legal hours for such sales, the following described property to wit: all that tract No. 1 containing one hundred and seventeen acres more or less known as the home place and bounded by lands of E. A. Adams, Alex Carter, Tom Carter, Henry Coleman and tracts Nos. 3 and 2 of the same lands. Also tract No. 2 containing eighty (80) acres more or less bounded by lands of E. A. Adams, Dr. J. H, Miller and tracts Nos. 1 and 2 of the same lands. Also tract Nu. 3 containing sixty one ((51) acres, more or less and bound ed by tracts Nos. 1, 2 and 4 of the same lands and lands of John and Frank Franklin. Also tract, No. <1 containing sixty-one (61) acres more or less and bounded by lands of John and Frank Franklin, Dr. J. H. Miller, Cane Creek and tract No. 3 of the same lands. This tract is fully represented by a plat of the same made by W. S. Pitts on Dec. 8, 1HH0. Terms of Sale: One-half cash, bal ance to be paid twelve months from date of sale, the credit portion to be paid twelve months from date of sale, the credit portion to be secured by bond and mortgage of the purchaser over the said premises, bearing legal interest from (late, with leave to pur chaser to pay his entire bid in cash. Purchaser to pay for papers. If the terms of sale are not complied with, the land to be resold on same or some sub sequent Salesday on same terms, at risk of former purchaser. Jno. F. Bolt, C. C. C. P. & G. S., Laurens S. C. Dated, this Sept.. 10th., 1907. ?FOR REAL ESTATE BARGAINS ?IN OCONEE COUNTY CHOICE FARMS, TIMBER TRACTS, BUSINESS and RES IDENCE PROPERTY -WRITE JAMES H. DARBY, Real Estate Dealer, WALHALLA, S. C, Office Peoples Bank* Simpson, Cooper & Babb, Attorneys at* Law. Will practlco in all State Courts F'rompt attention given to all btisine s DR. CLIFTON J02HES Dentist OFFICE IN SIMMONS BUILDING Phone: Office No. 86; Residence 219. United Slates of America district of south carolina, in the district court, in bankruptcy. In the of Cross Hill Oil and Hosiery Mill Company, Baukrupt. Pursuant to an order of Jno. J. Earlc, Referee in Bankrupcy, in the above stated matter, dated 20th day of September, 1907, I will sell to the highest bidder at public outcry at Cross Hill, in the County of Laurens, in the State of South Carolina, on the 8th day of October, 1907- between the hours of three and six o'clock p. m.?the follow ing described property: All of the plant of the said Cross Hill Oil & Hosiery Mill Company?con sisting of a lot or land, mill and ten nant buildings situated thereon, machi nery and fixtures belonging to said plant (including iron safe). 1 reserve the right to sell the oil mill plant and the hosiery mill plant separately, if I should deem it best so to do. Termsof the anle as follows: One half of the purchase money to be paid in cash on tne day of sale, the balance thereof to be secured by bond of the purchaser and mortgage of the premi ses sold; tho credit portion to bear interest at the rate of seven per cent, per annum and to be due one year from the date of sale-with leave to the purchaser or purchasers to pay the antire bid in cash. The purchaser pays for all papers. At the same time and place I will also sell for cash the personal property of said Bankrupt consisting of cotton seed meal, hosiery, typewriter and $4(500 Certificates of stock in the South Atlantic Oil Co., provided the same has not been previously sold. JOHN M. CANNON, Trustee. Dated September 21, A. D. 1907. 8-2t FINAL SETTLEMENT. Take notice that on the 29th day of October, 1907, I will render a final ac count of my acts and doings as admin istrator of the estate of Eugene Stone deceased, in the office of the Judge of Probate of Laurens county at 11 o'clock a. m. and on tho same day will apply for a final discharge from my trust as administrator. All persons indebted to said estate arc notified and required to make pay ment on that date, and all persons hav ing claims against said estate will pre sent them on or before said date, duly proven, or he forever barred. W. H. Whitncr, Administrator, Sept. 24, 1907. CLERK'S SALE. The State of South Carolina, County of Laurens, in Court of Common Pleas. Henry E. Todd, pTaintifT. vs. Maggie Taylor et al Defendant. Pursuant to a Decree of Court in the above stated case, I will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder, at Laur ens, C. IL, S. C. on Salesday iu Octo ber next, being Monday the 7 day of the month, during the legal hours for such sales, the following described property to wit: all that tract of land in Laurens County in said State contain ing sixty acres more or less bounded on the North by lands of Mrs. Sarah E. Todd, on the South by lands of S. J. Todd and on the West by lands of John T. Blakcly. Terms or Sale: Cash. Purchaser to pay for papers. If the terms of sale are not complied with, the land to be resold on same or some subsequent Salesday on same terms, at risk of former purchaser. John F. Bolt, C. C. C P. & G. S., Laurens, S. C. Dated, this Sept., 14, 19?7. MONUMENTS. 1 If you are in need of a nice Monu ment for loved ones I am prepared to furnish it to you at very reasonable prices. See me. J. WADE ANDERSON, Laurens, S. C. Anderson & Blakely BROKERS Real Estate Renting Stocks Bonds Burglary Theift and Fire Insurance Anderson & Blakely Brokers West Main St- LAURENS, S. C. ITOOURPATRONS* mm m fx sx w t ?v ?v l m r. ah TL 3l ^ ^ Affective October 1st, 1907, *L no laundry will be delivered ? until paid for. ^ ^? Therefore beginning with the above date our driver will K> A have positive instructions ? ^e not to leave any package, ? bundle or basket until the A ^JJ charges are paid thereon. ^ aj? For the convenience of our 4% customers we will issue "eou- A pon books" on the following ?9 ? basis, cash in advance, On- ^? g lv' viz: ? v $3.00 book for $2.91 ? ?fc 5.00 book for 4.85 ?8 10.00 book for 9.70 r>J 'fjgt We thank you very much Jjj^ m for your continued patronage mm K? and assure you of our very K best efforts to please at all -j Jgg times. !g| g|j? Yours very truly, |? Si LAURENS STEAM g tg LAUNDRY |J Jl Lam ens, S. C, Sept. 10, 1907. J Phone 60. Laurens, S. C. a? Real Estate OFFERINGS 263 acres, known as the Badgett place, joining lands of Watts Mills. Can be divided to suit purchaser from one acre lots to 100 acres. Prices and terms made right. 97 acres land, bounded by Gus Milam, Ed. Adair and L. C. Tribble, dwelling, one tenant house, good barn and out building, price $2,250.09 200 acres land, Waterloo township, bounded by lan#s of estate of W. T. Smith, J. R. Anderson and Saluda riv er. Price $2,500.00. Jnc lot in city of Laurens, nicely located, six room cottage, containiug 5-8 acres. Price $2500.00. 268 acres in Waterloo township, nice dwolling, two tenant houses, good out building, bounded by lands of J. R. Anderson, D. C. Smith and others, known as the home place of the late Dr. J. R. Smith. Price $3,500.00. 200 acres land, bounded by lands of Mrs. Jesse'Tcague, Jno. Watts, Dr. Puller, dwelling and tennent houses, 4 horse farm in cultivation. Price $5,000.00. One lot in city of Laurens, bounded by lands of Mrs. Ball, 60 feet fronting public square, 335 feet deep, 2 store rooms. Price $4,250.00. 55 acres, dwelling, good well water, 4 miles north of Laurens, bounded by lands of Henry Mills, Lucy Mills, and Ludy Mills. Price $1,200.00. 4H 1-2 acres of land, good dwelling, one tenant house, barn am' out build ings, bounded by lands of Bill Irby, Billy Brown and Dr. Davis and known as trie Davenport place. Price $1,500.00. 810 acres, more or less, bounded on north by W. A. Simpson, east by IL 11. Mills, south by Ludy Mills, west by Burns and others; fifteen horse farm in cultivation, 200 acres in forest, ten room dwelling, 8 tenant houses, good barns and out buildings. Price $10.00 per acre. 290 acres near Ware Shoals, bounded on the north by J. M. Oulla, on the cast by Turkey creek, on the south by H. P. McGhee; known as the Bramblett place; well improved. Price $25.00 per acre. 200 acres in Chesnut Ridge section, bounded by lands of Mrs. Jessie Martin, Jno. Watts, Dr. Fuller and others. Dwelling and tenant houses. Four horse farm in cultivation. Known as the Fannie Hudgens place. Price per acre, $25.00. Part of lots No. 8 and 9 Oonverce Heights, City of Spartanburg, S. C. Price $1000.00. Ten acres in the town of Lanford, bound bv J. R. Franks, and others. Price $750. 39 1-2 acres bounded on the west by S. O. Leak and Laurens R. R., on north by the railroad and others. Three ten ant houses, good well of water all in cultivation. Price $2900. 2 acres land in the City of Laurens, on West Main Street, bounded by prop erty of Mrs. Catharine Holmes and oth ers. Price $1,300. 88 acres in Young's township, bound ed by lands of John B?rdet te, S. T. Garrett, W. P. Harris and others, 00 acres in cultivation, good dwelling, two tenant houses. Price $1,850. 101 acres land, Young's township, near Martin's Cross Roads, good dwell ings and outbuildings. Price $2,500. 52 acres land, Young's township, near Martin's Cross Roads, good dwellings and outbuildings. Price $12.50 per acre. 1S9 acres land in Laurens township, known as the Mat Finley place, about 4 miles from Laurens, 7-room dwelling, 3 tenant houses, all necessary outbuild ings, 130 acres in cultivation. Price $5,250. One 40x80 lot with two-story frame and metal roof store room thereon, in I town of Owings, S. C. Price $650. One lot 71 x 301, more, or less, front ing on Sullivan street, adjoining lot of j J. M. Philpot. Cood six room dwelling with city water. A bargain. $2,250.00. Eight ruam dwelling and 1 acre lot, corner Academy and Irby streets, Lau rens. Modern improvements. $1,600.' 127 acres land, seven room dwelling, one tenant house, good out buildings, within two miles of Maddens Station. Price $1,200.00. 153 acres land, one-fourth mile of Warrior creek church, good dwelling; 3 tenant houses, good out buildings, good pastures well watered. Price $31.00 an acre. Can make easy terms. 87 acres land in Hunter township, good improvements. Price $1S per acre. (12 acres inside of incorporate limits of the town of Cray Court. Good improve ments. Price $3(5 per acre. 147 acres of land two miles east of Gray Court, known as the Garrett place. Price $2,000.00. (52 acres land, two dwellings and out buildings, one mile of New Harmony Church. Price $35.00 per acre. 33 Acres land with (5 room cottage in side corporate limits of town of Cray Court, a bargain at $1,500. 150 acres of land within the corporate limits of town of Cray Court, with dwelling and 3 tenant bouses, barn and out buildings; also tine rock quarry in good working order, price $4,000. 15 acres of land, bounded by lands of Albert Ramage, Bee Blakely and others. Price $50 per acre. 3 acres of land in town of Fountain Inn, (5 room dwelling, barn and out buildings, price $3.000. 100 acres of located between Alma and the old Eden postoffiec, with dwell ing and out buildings, price $2,250. 15 acres land in town of Fountain Inn on Shaw street. Will be divided into 3 acre lots with one acre front. $200. per acre. 49 acres land 2 miles oast of Fountain Inn, 2 tenant houses and good outbuild ings, price $1,470. 97 1-2 acres of land, beautiful five room cottage, good farm, two tenant houses, boundod by lands of J. J. Man ly and E. 11. Riddle and others known as the Glenn place. Price $3,500.00. 52 5-8 acres land, with cottage and barn, bounded by lands of Mrs. Lewis Burns, Mrs. Clomy Garrett and M. B. Leopard and others. Price $1,750.00. 247 acres land, with dwelling and out buildings, near Boyd Mill, known as the Brad Boygl place, bounded by the Sanford estate, Mrs. Maggie Todd and Dr. J. R. Donnan. Price $1,500.00. Eighty-throe acres of land on ML Creek, in three miles of Gray Court, with two tenant houses and good out buildings. Price $20 per acre. One house and lot on Gulliver street, in town of Fountain Inn; seven room, two-story building. Price $1,400. 7 1-8 acre land, dwelling, barn and out-buildings, in town of Duncan, Spar tanburg county. Price $925. 87 acres of land with good improve ments and well timbered. Hunter Town ship. Price $18.00 per acre. Sixty acres of land within two miles of the city of Laurens, with" six-room dwelling, good barn and outbuildings. Price, $2,700. (5(5 acres near Badgett'S Old Mill $1,000 dwelling good out buildings. For $2,700. 3-4 acre lot, Fountain Inn, 5 room house and good out buildings, wired in with good strong wire. Priee $900. One live room cottage at Owings Station, with blacksmith shop, and out building, one half acre of land. $700. Laurens Trust Co. Laurens, S. C, or J. N. LEAK Mgr. Real Est. Stocks and Bond Dept. GRAY COURT, S. C. ] QUALITY FIRST P 1 THEN PRICE, j I What i**-the proper 3 >* order of things in I *j considering a pur- j* I chase of || l| Jewelry or I| Silverware. || %1i Ninety-nine people out of a hundred must rely absolutely %f on the person who serves if* them, and the store where ?lj t? they are purchasing. ^? ^? Our aim is and always will jjfc- be, to sell no article which we ?? * j cannot fully guarantee. The ?*? ?v quality is just what we repre sent it to be. I Fleming ? I Bros. I II RELIABLE JEWELERS v** * ***** ********* *# ? J. L. HOPKINS. 8 While in the market I bought some nice Shirt waist Silks, from 50c to 75c yd. vSee that Brown Skirt goods 50c to 75c yd. Ladies Belts 25c. Nice Sof;v Pillows 25c That same Big Rib Stocking ioe. The Heaviest Outing only ioe. Sec those $1.00 Men's Pants only 79c. See those Men's Heavy Shoes $1.35. Men's Pine Shoes $1.25 to #3.50 pair. Be sure yon come and look at those Bowls and Pitchers. The nicest line of Com biners 75c. o Yours for Business 81 ? J. L. HOPKINS. ? OOOCNDOOOOOOOO The Ideal Family Medicine Chest. Wo carry a full and complete line of all the Standard Family Medicines. We make it our aim to carry only the best, and those that are worthy of being in a First Class Drug Store. If you have been wondering how to get that medicine you saw advertised, try this store. We never substitute. We have no ' just as good," you get what you ask for here. Our prices will show you how to economize and save money. Dodson Edwards Drug: Company Laurens, S. C. j NOW IS THE t wd_<& ? ._._ 5? TIME TO PLANT ? $ Rye, Barley, p4 t Vetch, Crim i, son Clover, $ i Burr Clover, ^ Rape, Lu= ^ & cerne, etc. J, % New Stock of ? ^ these seeds y4 ? just receiv= -i ?g ? i I Kennedy | ?I Bros. & Thanksgiving and * Possum Dinner... . Free Invitations to a big Possum dinner on Thanksgiving Day at the Lumber Yards and Vehicle Sheds of H. E, GRAY & SON. Bring your Possum with you or send it the day before and we will have it cooked and fur nish the bread, taters and coffee and pure spring water from Hudgens' spring. No joke about this. We will have a Possum barbecue if the Possums get here and we hope they will come in time to be well prepared and lots of them. Let us hear from you in time to get ready for this occasion. Come and let's have some fun while we eat Possum and 'taters and return our thanks for good crops and big prices for cotton. Respectfully, I H. E. GRAY & SON New Fall Goods -AT W. 0. Wilson & Co. Here is found a big line of Dress Goods open ed for the season. While the eye meets colored fabrics in quantity, special mention is made here of the Black Goods. Much time and care is given to the selection of these. The goods are shown here in a strong light and now ready for inspection and comparison. Leaving the Black Goods, Blue and Brown seem to be the leading shades for the season, nice inexpensive goods are shown here in these colors. Among the notions are the latest styles in belts, hand bags and combs. The new Hosiery bears the world renowned stamp "Hermsdorf dye." A slight advance in price is observed in sonic lines of domestics, but the prices are as low as the same standard brands can be .secured anywhere. W. Q. Wilson & Co. School Books and Supplies. We call special attention to the extra thick pencil tablet for 5c. One good thick tablet for ink and two post cards only 5c. Get all your school needs filled here. J Palmetto Drug Co. +000000000000000000000000* The Turning Point Your son and daughter ought each to have A SAVINGS ACCOUNT Better start them at this bank during the holidays. Do you know this may be the very turning point of their lives? The Bank of Laurens The Bank Kor Your .Savings. FOR SALE. My House and Lot on Main St. Six largo rooms in house, 12 foot hall, hath room, large closets, complete system of water works and electric lights. Lot contain* 3 1-2 acres. Fine Ber muda pasture orchard and vineyard. Large garden and one acre patch, both in a high state of cultivation. Two tenant houses on place that rent for $7.50 per month. Good bam, stables and carriage house. Will sell for 1-3 cash and balance in easy payments. C. C. Feathorstone. Final Settlement. Take notice that on the lHth day of October. 1907, I will render a final ac count of my acts and doings as execu tor of tho estate of P. B. Brewster, deceased, in the office of the Judge of Probate, of Laurens county at 11 o'clock, a. m., and on the same day will apply for a final discharge from my trust as executor. All persona indebted to said estate are notified and required to make pay ment by said date, and all persons hav ing claims against said estate will pre sent them on or before said date, only proven, or be forever barred. J. O. C. FLEMING, * Executor Sept. 18th, 1907. 7-M DR.KING'S NEW DISCOVERY Will Surely Stop That Conan.