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Subscription Price-12 Months, S1.00 Payable In Advance. W. W. BALL, Editor. published by advertiser printing company laurens. s. c. Kates for Advertising. ? Ordinary advertisements, per square, one inser tion, $1.00; each subsequent insertion, 60 cents. Liberal reduction made for large advertisements. Obituaries: All over 50 words, one cent a word. Notes of thanks: Five cents the line. Entered at the postoffice at Laurens, S. C. as second class mail matter. LAURENS, S. C, NOVEMBER 6, 1907. HOLD COTTON. The financial shake-up in New York has depressed the price of cotton, but the financial situation is sure to be bet ter. Meantime there is, in our opinion, a concerted determination on the part of the buyers of cotton that they will not pay higher prices than those now prevailing if they can help it. Jour nals of the New England manufactur ers openly say that the price is now too high; that eight cents would be a fair price; that only the holding by farmers can prevent the price from declining, and that tho Southern farmers will not be able to hold longer than the present month. In other words, they have re solved that the market shall go to pieces in December. In our opinion, the farmers can hold, and ought to hold. We do not say that they will get fifteen cents for cotton, but we do say that if their line breaks under the pressure of the "bears," if they stampede, the price will drop an other cent or two. In order to hold cotton, the farmers will have to practice economy. The purchase of that piano or buggy may have to be postponed. The Christmas celebration may not be quite as joyful if the cotton be left in the warehouse, but in the end the farmers will get their money back. The great danger of a good crop is that it leads to habits of extravagance. We arc quite aware that in giving this advice we may not please all our merchant and banker friends, but the best merchants and the best bankers want the farmers to prosper, want them to save, to become year by year more independent. The economical farmer is a better customer for ten years than is the extravagant farmer who spends largely for one winter and then "goes broke," and it is therefore to tho highest interest of every busi ness man in this city to encourage the farmers in their efforts to prevent the cotton market from going to pieces. What the cotton crop will amount to nobody knows, but most authorities agree that it will not be very large. Last week an English investigator es timated the crop at eleven million bales. That estimate is too small. The Wool and Cotton Reporter, of Boston, thinks it will be nearer fourteen than thirteen million bales. That is a ridiculously large estimate. We can see no reason why cotton should not be worth anywhere from eleven to thirteen and a half cents, and while anybody's pi'ediction is as good as another's as to cotton prices we think that the price will be twelve cents at least before four months have passed, and it may go higher. But if the farmers turn loose their cotton in the mannci that the Northern spinners wish, the price will drop to nine or eight cents sure. NEW YORK'S PANIC. The troubles of some of the New York banks have been pretty serious, and the money market is tight every where on account of them, but the situ ation is improving every day. The "panic" was caused by the rascality of some of the New Yorkers. It was found that speculators had access to the funds of some of the leading banks, and "runs" on them began. Then New York lost its mind. Millions of dollars were withdrawn from circulation and hoarded in strong boxes, and that made money tight. But the panic is over, and has been nothing but a New York affair. It has been a pretty good proof that Wall street no longer owns the country. Chicago has been laugh ing at New York, and all tho other great cities have jogged along as though nothing out of the common had occurred. In sixty days the money scarcity will have passed. Banking and credit are curious things. Ninety-nine per cent, of the country's business is done by means of credit. You put ten dollars in the bank . and give a check for it. That check may be endorsed to A. and by him to B. and by him to C, and so until it has paid a thousand dollars in debts before it is presented at the bank. Meantime the bank has had the use of the actual ten dollars on which to do business. Mr. Bryan used to say that the coun try needed fifty dollars per capita for the transaction of business, but if the per capita were $100, and everybody turned fool and got scared, $100 per capita wouldn't be a drop in the bucket for the business of this country. When there is a panic men do turn fools and get scared. They take their money out of tho banks and tho wheels of business stop; theratoof interost,which is to say the price of money, rises and the price of every other article goes down. Tho lesson from this is that every sensible business man is a depositor in the banks, if ho has any money to de jwsit. We know a man who raises cot ton, but he won't trust his money in banks. If all the farmers and business men in this country felt an ho does cot ton wouldn't bring six cents tho pound today, and the rate of interest would be eighteen or twenty per cent. Every producer, therefore, has a duty to dq in maintaining tho confidence in the business of the country. If the depos its in Laurcns county were twice what they arc now wo should have better markets for chickens and eggs and bor rowing would be easier. AN EDUCATIONAL RALLY AT LAN FOB!) County Teachers' and School Improve. meat Associations to Meet Saturday With Prof. Rice's School. Upon the invitation of Prof. A. A. Rice, principal of the Lanford Public school, the laurens County Teachers' Association and School Improvement Association will join his school in an educational rally, to be held at Lan ford Academy, Saturday, Nov. 9,. be ginning at 10 o'clock a. m. The follow ing program has been arranged for this occasion: (1) The new idea of Discipline as against the old. Prof. W. P. Culbert son. (2) The loss sustained by changing teachers without specially good cause. Supt. R. A. Dobson. (3) Some reciprocal duties of teacher and patron. Mrs. L. S. McSwain. (4) Drawing in the rural schools. Miss Fronde Kennedy. (5) Agriculture in the common schools. PrW. B. Y. Culbertson. (6) Problem of grading pupils who have attended only part of school year, or tho impracticability of advancing pupils who hayo done only part of the work with those who have done full work. Miss Hattie Caldwell. (7) Tlfe teacher as a factor for good in his or her community. Prof. J. C. Anderson. (8) The School Improvement Asso ciation, (a) Its history and purpose. Miss Bessie Hudgens. (b) Its aims and practical operation. Miss Emma Dial. Mr. R. E. Babb, orator of the day. A cordial invitation is extended to all interested in education, and especially do we urge that all teachers, who possi bly can, attend this meeting. A basket dinner will be served on the grounds. Those who cannot como by private conveyance will find the following con venient railway schedules: Leave Lau rens at 8 o'clock a. m. and return at 6.30 p. m. on Greenwood & Spartan burg passenger. Those from Water loo and intermediate points can avail themselves of this schedule, and from Clinton the early morning train from Columbia, which returns after the ar rival here of tho Spartanburg 6:30 train affords a convenient schedule for that point. R. W. NASH, Chairman of Committee. A Minister Recommends Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. We have used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy in our home for seven years, and it has always proved to be a reli able remedy. We have found that it would do more than the manufacturers claim for it. It is especially good for croup and whooping cough.?Rev. Jas. A. Lewis, Pastor Mliaca, Minn., M. E, Church. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is sold by Laurens Drug Co. ?ubdulng Mother's Voice. Tho successful merchant Invited his parents to visit film in New York city. They came gladly and on tho following Sabbath wore escorted to a fashiona ble church iu. Fifth avenue. Rome of tho hymns were familiar. In their ren dition the visiting pair contributed heavily, with the credit for vohimo In favor of the father. Although not al ways iu correct time and sometimes in discord, yet the joy of this good couple leaped forth in Jojous praise, and thoy did not Beo the glowering looks of nearby worshipers or the hcetllko face of their devoted bou. "Father," explained the merchant that nftoruoon while his mother was taking her accustomed nap, "in our churches tho congregations do very lit tle singing. It Is left entirely to tho choir." "I know, my boy," said tho old man as ho lovingly placed a hand on his son's shoulder, "that it was very em barrassing to you tins morning, but If I hadn't sung as loudly as I did the people would have heard your moth er."?Now York Press. muakrats. Rare old Captain John Smith In his qualut "History of New England and the Summer Isles," published In Lon don in 1G24, gives probably tho first written account of tho nwskrat. Ho Bays that "the muBsacuB is a boost of the form and naturo of our (English) water rat" and adds that "some of them smell exceedingly strong of musk." These animals may bo cnught In almost any sort of trap boltod With sweet apples or parsnips. Musk rats have very strong teeth and can use them on wood effectively, so it is wise to protect all corners and cracks In your wooden traps with pieces of tin or sheet iron. They have good noses and can smell an apple a long distanco off. Place your traps in the Shallow water nt the edge of tho mill pond or stream inhabited by these rats, and they will doubtless find it without difficulty. Young muskrats are very gentle and plnyful and may be handled without fear. They do not grow tierce with age if reared in captivity and ac customed to gentlo treatment. Rooelving Tommy. There is n certain inspector of schools who prides himself on his original method of examining, hut occasionally his originality recolvea a shock. In a fatherly manner he had gathered a class of young children round him and Boon had their open mouthed atten tion. "Now, suppose that you and I were playing a gamo of morbles," he Bald to little Tommy Jones. "You hnvo ten marblos and I have eight." The claps gathered closer round. "At the end of the game you have won half of my marbles, and of courso I waut to play again to win them back." Tho children pressed even neorer. "At tho end of tho second gamo I win half of those you now have. Tell mo"?excitement waxed intense?"toll me," he continued, "how many mar bles yon ore left with?" With a look of inexpressible disgust tho boy addressed fell back. "Why, Hilly," he said, "blowed If It ain't sums."?London Answers. biliousness and Constipation. For years I was troubled with bilious ness and constipation, which made life misernble for me. My appetite failed me. I lost my usual force and vitality. Pepsin preparations and cathartics only made matters worse. I do not know where I should have been today had I not tried Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. Tho tablets relieve the ill-feeling at once, strengthen the di gestive functions, helping tho system to do its work naturally.?Mrs. Rosa Potts, Birmingham, Ala. These tablets are for salo by Laurens Drug Go. An Old Timer's Story of the Game That First Saw It. IT WAS USED BY AN AMATEUR According to This Old Professional Player, Arthur Cummings Was tho Young Pitcher Who Was tho Origi nator of the In and Out Shoots. Speaking nbout the early history of baseball the other day, an old time professional player said there were many things uot known generally. "There Ifl, for instance, the matter of curve pitching. Who pitched tho first curved ball? No; dou't name any of the men that won pennants and got $10,000 a year. Tho pioneer wasn't a professional, but an amateur?that Is, he was an amateur until his curves made him famous. "His name was Arthur Cummings, and ho was a Now York boy, a tall, thin young fellow with hair as blond as a chorus girl's. How he came to discover curve pitching I don't know, but it was generally believed after ward that he hit on it by accident. Ho tried it out for the first tlmo in 1807 in a game between two scrub teams In Washington. "Tho famous Excelsior club of New York was then visiting Washington as the guest of the old National club, and the two ployed a series of games on tho old White lot. Toward tho oud of the sorleB soiuo one suggested thnt tho young Now Yorkers who had come over with tho Excelsiors make up a scrub nine and ploy a nine of Wash ington boys as a sort of comic Inter lude. "Tho suggestion was adopted, and tho Now York nlno consisted of four or five Excelsior substitutes and a num ber of other young fellows, among them Arthur Cummings. Tho Wash ington nine was inado up In the main of players belonging to the Junior Na tionals, tho crack amateur team of Washington. "Cummings was a rising youug pitch or, but no one thought that there was anything remarkable nbout him, and tho Junior Nationals prepared to knock hhn out of tho box. But when the first batsman fanned out tho Washlngto nlans began to look surprised. " 'It's tho-dorndest thing I ever saw,' said this batsman. '1 struck right out at all three bulls, and every one of them seemed to lump aside just as it got near the plate. One jumped out ward, another inward, and the third seemed to rise. Maybe I'm beginning to see things.' "It puzzled Jewell, the catcher, too, not to speak of AI Mills, the umpire. Jewell caught all of tho balls because it was then the custom for the catcher to stand far back and catch on the first bounce, but it made him dizzy. "The second batsman of tho Junior Nationals went to the bat and wal loped tho air three times too. Al Mills came up close to the plate to see what was wrong. It looked to him as If Cummings were wild. " 'Just keep your head there,' he sold to the third batsman, 'and you'll get your base on balls.' "This third batsman had a steady hand, and, sure enough, he got his base on balls. Cummings pitched tho ball, and it seemed to be coming straight for the plate, when suddenly, just as it was ten feet or so away, it curbed out and missed the plato by a foot. Mills called a ball. "The next ball came straight on, but tho batsman, hoping to hit it and profit ing by his experience, swung his bat far out. But, Instead of curving out like tho last one, it seemed to jump. It crossed the plate on a level with the batsman's eyes. "Thnt scared him, and he just.stood there without making a move until a succession of wild balls sent him to first base. The fourth batsman struck out so easily that it was pathetic. "Well, sir, Cummings began to get more control over tho ball after that first Inning, and Mills had to admit that It was coming over tho plate; but, except by accident, not a slnglo Junior National batsman could touch It. It Jumped; It sank; it wobbled from side to side. Mills rubbed his eyes and won dered how the thing was done. Cum mings merely smiled. "In the fifth inning one of the Na tionals by dumb luck landed on the sphere and drove It into the next coun ty. There wore two men on bases nt the time, and this home run brought them home. That gave tho Nationals three runs. So far as I know, they mode no other runs in the whole game. "After It was all over the whole town buzzed about Cummings' queer pitching. As for him, ho was as silent as the grave. " 'How do you moke the boll curve?' asked n hundred persons. " 'Does It curve?' Cummings would soy, innocent-like. "And then he would shut up and bo come a clam. "When ho got bock to New York he was signed by tho champion Athletics and become their star pitcher. Other pitchers watched him and got on to the trick, but it was three years beforo ?nybody did It as well as he. Dining those three years his team kept the championship. "And that, so far as I know, is tho Story of tho origin of tho curve ball."? Boltlmoro Sun. Tho Funny Part. "Was there anything reolly humor ous about your show?" "Yes,"' answered tho manager, "tho critics sold some things about It next day that wero really fuuny."?Wash ington Star. No Use For a Label. Shopman (to undecided customer como to purchaso a dog trough)-Would you llko one with "Dog" painted on It, madam? Customer?N-no. You see, tho dog can't rood, and my husband doesn't drink water!?London Punch. The Glad Ring. Tho ideal stato of lovo will novor como to pass until tho wooor con use tho glad ring In his voice and savo tho prico of a diamond toward provisions for tho first year in a flat.?Spokane (Wash.) Spokesmon-Itevtow. He Didn't Like a Crowd. Mrs. Ootrox?Mabel, dear, aru you sure Mr. Woodby loves you for your self alono? Mabel?Yes, I'm sure ho does, mamma Ho Is always so rest less when you aro In tho room.?Ex change. In January, 1840, one year after the first discovery of gold In California, there wero 10,000 men mining there. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Cures Colds, Croup and Whooping Cough. Hunting th? Marlb?u. Hunting the marabou Is attended with great difficulty, as the bird pos sesses wonderful cunning and often contrives to outwit the most skillful hunter. With laughable dignity It measures the ground between Itself and Its pursuer and takes very good care not to exhaust Itself by too rapid flight. If the hunter moves alowly the bird at once adopts an equally easy pace, but If tho hunter quickens his steps tho bird Is off like an arrow. It is -very difficult to get within gun rango of this calculating creature, but tho natives adopt a novel means of capturing It, which the} bird, with all Its astuteness, Is unable to compre hend and falls an easy victim. A j tempting morsel of meat Is tied to tho end of n long stout cord which the skillful hunter flings to a great dis tance, as ho would a lasso, the bait falling as near the fleeing bird as ho can aim It. lie then conceals himself hastily behind a bush or crouches low on tho sand. Tho marabou, which al ways keops its eye on tho hunter, see ing him vanish, quietly Btops and de vours tho bait, when It Is oaslly se cured by the hunter, who runs toward it, coiling the rope as ho goos. Forost of Natural Column*. There is in Bulgaria a group of nat ural columus much liko the Qlant's Causeway in Ireland. On the edgo of a plateau lu tho open country rises this forest of natural columus, which glveB the impression of an autiquo ruin. The columns, which aro about fifteen to twenty feet high, aro absolutely cylin drical, and they are often as much as three feet thick. Tho stratification of the rock rosemblos Joints and vertical erosion duo to rain has formed Doric I flutlngs. Anything; That Came Handy. Howoll?How does that woman strike you? Powell ?With any old thing. She's my wife. Wit without kindness is the boo with out honey. A Reliable Remedy for Croup. Mrs. S. Rosenthal, of Turner, Michi Igan, says; "We have used Chamber lain's ("lough Medicine for ourselves and children for several years, and like it very much. I think it is the only remedy for croup, and can highly rec ommend it." For sale by the Laurens Drug Co. What Our Reporter Saw in New York. A recent visit to one of the largest paint factories in the world, disclosed machinery that was producing 10,000 gallons of Paint, and doing it better and In less time than 100 gallons could bo made by hand mixing. This was the celebrated L. & M. Paint. The L. & M. Zinc hardens L. & M. White Lead and makes L. & M. Paint wear like iron for 10 to 15 years. 4 gallons L. & M. mixed with 3 gal lons Linseed Oil makes 7gallon of paint at a cost of less than $1.20 per gallon. If any defect exists in L. & M. Paint will repaint house for nothing. Donations of L. & M. made to churches. Sold by J. H, & M. L. Nash, Laurens; Clinton Pharmacy, Clinton. 13-2t ?uekSeaVs Airnica SaBve The Best Salve In The World. ^ OOOOOOOOOOG^ ? UNDERWEAR This weather is getting cool enough to make people begin to think of their heavy under wear. We have the thing you are looking for. O Men's heavy underwear only 40c Men's heaviest underwear only 50c Ladies' fleece lined only 25c Ladies' heaviest fleece lined only 50c Boys heavy fleece lined shirts only 25c Misses hca /y Union Suits 25c We arc always in line on any goods we carry in our line. Don't forget the bargains in the 5 and 10c store. Yours J. L HOPKINS ?V.00000000000 <r & I* ? Make A $ Test Of It. $ 4 4 jgB You know about how long ^? J? an average collar will last when ?? laundered with the high gloss finish. J| a^lj To test our claim of longer ^ life for the Domestic finish- ^ ?^jj buy a collar and send it only j^l |^ to us. Mark it every time it ?^JJ ^ is laundered and sec how much ^ ?\|J longer the domestic finish will M make it last. _ & & Th You'll Find it a Worth While aV1 ?t Test. gJF I. ? g. Laurens t>j S? Steam fa ?5 Laundry ig ;? * Our Domestic Finish 5U Saves Your Linen, jfc ai* <& tjS Phone 60. Laurens, S. C. Buck!en's Arnica Salve Th? Best Salve In The WorM. Real Estate OFFERINGS 175 acres of land near Cross Anchor, Spartanburg county. Bounded by lands of Mrs. Bodo, Ashmore Tinsley, Mrs. Harris and C. Yarbor. A part of the Louis Yarbor tract. Price, $3,600. 100 acres of land near Waterloo, bounded by land of Pat Anderson, Dol ly Maden, T. A. Nichols and W. H. Wharton. Known as the Jim Allen place. Price, $1,500. 55 1-2 acaes of land in the town of Gray Court. Bounded by tho lands of S. M. Dorroh, Mrs. Nannie Garrison, E. T. Shell and J. T. Peden. Price, $2,500. 194 acres of land in Sullivan's town ship. Bounded by land of Joe D. Sulli van, Wash Sharp and others. Price, $2,250. 200 acres of land near Mt. Pleasant church, with two dwellings and out buildings. Bounded by lands of Lee Langston, Will Saxon, J. M. Pearce and the Widdy place. Price, $2,000. 3-4 acre lot, Fountain Inn, 5 room house and good out buildings, wired in with good strong wire. Price $900. 488 acres land, bounded by J. H, Abercrombie, Enoree River, J. P. Gray, O. C. Cox and others, known as the old Patterson home place. Price $7,500.00 112 acres land bounded by lands of W. P. Harris, Enoree river, J. H. Abercrombie and others. Price $2,000.00 263 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 $2,250.00 200 acres land, Waterloo township, bounded by lands of estate of W. T. Smith, J. R. Anderson and Saluda riv er. Price $2,500.00. One lot in city of Laurens, nicely located, six room cottage, containiug 5-8 acres. Price $2500.00. 268 acres in Waterlooltownship, nice dwelling, two tenant houses, good out building, bounded by lands of J. R. Anderson, D. C. Smith and others, known as tho home place of the late Dr. J. R. Smith. Price $3,500.00. 200 acres land, bounded by hinds of Mrs. Jesse Teague, Jno. Watts, Dr. Fuller, dwelling and tennent houses, 4 horse farm in cultivation. Price $5,000.00. One lot in city of Laurcns, 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. 48 1-2 acres of land, good dwelling, one tenant house, barn and out build ings, bounded by lands of Bill irby, Billy Brown and Dr. Davis and known as the Davenport place. Price $1,500.00. 810 acres, more or less, bounded on north by W. A. Simpson, east by H. II. 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 $40.00 per .^re. 290 acres near ware Shoals, bounded on the north by J. M. Oulla, on the east by Turkey creek, on the south by II. 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 Hudgcns place. Price per acre, $25.00. Part of lots No. 8 and 9 Converce Heights, City of Spartanburg, S. C. Price $1000.00. Ten acres in tho town of Lanford, bound by 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 Burdette, S. T. Garrett, W. P. Harris and others, 60 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. 189 acres land in Laurens township, known as the Mat Finley place, about 4 miles from Laurens, 7-rooni 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 town of Owings, S. C. Price $650. One lot 71 x 304, more or less, front ing on Sullivan street, adjoining lot of J. M. Philpot. Good six room dwelling with city water. A bargain. $2,250.00. Eight room dwelling and 1 acre lot, corner Academy and Irby streets, Lau rens. Modern improvements. $1,000. 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 $i? per ac*e. 62 acres inside of incorporate limits of the town of Cray Court. Good improve ments. Price $36 per acre. 147 acres of land two miles east of Qr?\y Court, known as the Garrett place. Pi ice $2,000.00. 62 acres land, two dwellings and out buildings, one mile of New Harmony Church. Price $35.00 per acre. 33 Acres land with 6 room cottage in side corporate limits of town of Gray Court, a bargain at $1,500. 150 acres of land Within the corporate limits of*" town of Gray Court , with dwelling and 3 tenant bouses, barn and outbuildings; also lino 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, 6 room dwelling, barn and out buildings, price $8,000. 100 acres of located between Alma and the old Eden postoflice, with dwell ing and out buildings, price $2,250. 15 acres land in town of Fountain Inn on Shaw street. Will bo divided into 3 acre lots with one aero front. $200. per acre. Laurens Trust Co. Laurens, S. C, or J. N. LEAK Mgr. Real Est. Stocks and Bond Dept. GRAY COURT, S. C. J^OV DKCREflNATE.. i In the selection of your personal effect t, whether apparel or jewelry, you will appreciate the Ultra Exclusivenfss of THE ' HOWARD WATCH Let us present the newest models for your Inspection We also sell the Elgin, Wal tham, Rockford and South Bend Watches. Fleming: Bros. Reliable Jewelers. * BIG LOT OF New Crop New Orleans Syrup M. H. FOWLER. Anderson & BROKERS Real Estate Renting Stocks Bonds Burglary Theift and Fire Insurance Anderson & Blakely Brokers West Main St- LAURENS. S. C. Or. King's New Uf ePaiSs The best in the world. The Ideal Family Medicine Chest. We carry a full and complete line of all the Standard Family Medicines. We make it our aim to can y only the best and those that are worthy of being in a First Class Drue; Store. 1 f you have been wondering how to got that medicine you saw advertised, try this store. We never substitute. Wo 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. IIWIIIISSII 1111 3si ? J NOW IS THE % I TIME TO PLANT I ?J .- J? j Rye, Barley, } ? Vetch, Crim- $ ? son Clover, jL jp Burr Glover, $_ I ?<ape, Lu= I ^ cerne, etc. ^ ?5 S9 ?g New Stock of ^ ? these seeds ? just receiv= |? ? ed- ? * Kennedy * ?2 Bros. & I I Thanksgiving an I Possum Dinner...... i (OS Free Invitations to a big Possum dinner on 4jj Thanksgiving Day at the Lumber Yards and w T Vehicle Sheds of I H. E GRAY <& SON. $ ,. , /j\ Bring your Possum with you or send it the $S day before and we will .have it cooked and fur $S nish the bread, taters and coffee and pure spring jjj water from Hudgens' spring. No' joke about y} this. We will have a Possum barbecue if the yj^ Possums get here and we hope they will come in j/& time to be well prepared and lots of them. (h Let us hear from you in time to get ready /JS (fS for this occasion. Come and let's have some fun (iS j|j while we eat Possum and 'taters and return our ^ thanks for good crops and big prices for cotton, ft m Respectfully, <?> (is (is I H. E. GRAY & SON f Heat and Cold - These are two extremes to be avoided. The dis | carded fan lies motionless, the natural currents of I air circulating on an October day justifies seeking a preventive from cold. Here is opened some warm numbers in Ladies' H and Children's Underwear, they come in separate m pieces. Knit Underskirts, Zephyr Shawls and Mulllers. HOSIERY Ladies' Hosiery in wool, plain and small rib fjj bed cotton, and cotton fleece lined. FOR MISSES AND CHILDREN. In three grades hard to duplicate at these I prices, l()c, 20c and 25c the pair. Test the value N of this hosiery between finger and thumb before [1 making a selection elsewhere. 1 T 1 K Q. Wilson & Co, i Cut Glass.. and Novelties We are showing a very pretty line of Cut Glass Imported Vases Hand Painted China 1 Genuine Water Color g % Pictures and other very \ pretty and dainty odd pieces of fancy and de corative goods. The Prices are as Attractive as the Goods. 1 D metto Drug Co. BOB 4?OOOOOOOOOCX>0000000000000^ ? GENIUS ? g A young man once said to the inventor "Mr. q) Edison," dont you believe that genius is inspiration? O q "No" replied Edison, "genius is perspiration, Q guided by brains." o That about covers the ground and in few words q too! The fruits of toil can be put to work as help Q ers and your progress increased by depositing your Q money to earn 5 per cent, with o o The Bank of Laurens The Bank For Your Savings. FOR AGENTS - - - A SUCCESS The Old World and Its Ways" Wm. Jennings Bryan 57G Imperial octavo Pages. 251 Superb Engravings from photographs taken by Col. Bryan. Recounts his trll) around thfl world and his visits to all nations. 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