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THE ADVERTI8ER. Subscription I?rlce-12 Months, f 1.00 Payable In Adyance. W. W. BALL, Editob. published by advertiser pbinting company laurens. 8. c. Kates for Advertising. ? Ordinary advertisements, per square, one inser tion, $1.00; each subsequent insertion, 50 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 postomce at Laufens, S. C. as second class mail matter. LAURENS, S. C, DECEMBER 4, 1907. PROHIBITION AQAIN. The Prohibitionjsts are moving for another election in this county, and it is just as well to discuss the matter a little. In our opinion the question is one of expediency rather than of prin ciple. Our judgment is that prohibi tion would be fairly well enforced in l his county. The average Laurens white man doesn't want whisky. He will not go out of his way to buy it. Even those who occasionally get drunk as a rule do so because the whisky is easy to get. Nine out of ten men who I would go to a dispensary on a salcsday in December and buy a flask would not rhink abo it troubling themselves to mend half an hour or an hour trailing a blind tiger to get it. Most men who sometimes take a drink when it is handy would not juggle with a negro who happened to have a jug from which he was retailing in dark places. Of courso there would be some whis ky sold, in spite of prohibition, in Lau rens. Perhaps a good deal would be sold, but blind tigers, so long as they were not permitted to sell openly, and so long as the policemen and other law officers watched them, would not sell in a month what an open dispensary sells in a day. Some whisky would be imported for personal consumption by well-to-do per sons. Perhaps some is imported by them now. This Imported whisky would yield no revenue to the county, but it would be consumed by the im porters at their homes, and those who drink only at home rarely give trouble. It is not necessary for the police offi-1 cers to watch them and arrest them for disorderly conduct. The argument is made that prohibi tion deprives the poor man of hi? whisky and leaves the rich man to get his by express. This is true in some measure. Those who think that the poor man should not be robbed of the inalienable right to squander his monev for liquor, and to tank up freely, will have to make all they can out of the argument. We are quite aware that prohibition takes away a good deal of one's personal liberty. It is not Demo cratic doctrine. We are free to say that it is un-Democratic doctrine; but, al though we set up to conduct a Demo cratic newspaper, we do not claim Democracy to be infallible, The dis pensary system is even more un-Demo cratic than is prohibition. The Demo cratic idea is the unrestricted sale of whisky, licenses to be imposed only for purposes f revenue. The chief argu ment for prohibition in this country is the negro. The average negro is not much more lcsponsible than a child. Hence he is demoralized by the whisky traffic. He makes no attempt to con trol his appetite for it, and his useful ness ns a laborer is greatly impaired. Besides, his tendency to commit crimes is multiplied. If there were no negroes in Laurens county, and all tho people were fairly well educated and law-abid ing, we should be an advocate of the sale of whisky, with as little restriction about it as possible, because we think it does more harm to make a few men good by tying the hands of the whole community than to suffer the presence of an occasional inebriate. But we have many more negroes in Laurens than we have white people, and it is not to be disputed that the sale of whisky adds to the embarrassments of the race question. Even the low-down white man rarely sinks to the level of the "no account" negro, except when he is drunk, but whisky does cause the white man to forget his race some times. Every incident of that kind damages the whole community. The argument that the dispensary is a good-paying institution is of course an empty one. When a man buys a 40 cents bottle, let us say that the county gets 10 cents profit. That 10 cents is saved; it reduces the taxes. What be comes of the whisky? When some poor devil has drunk it is the county any richer? Does the bottle of whisky cause him to make more cotton and corn? But if tho 40 cents be spent for meal or calico it will help the man and his family to live better and to do more. It will help them to make more cotton and corn. Whisky is a luxury, even if it do not cause drunkenness. So is soda water. Drinking soda water is very pleasant, but it does not make the world wealthier. Hence the money spent for whisky in Laurens county is money lost, money burned, money thrown away. The county would be richer at the end of the year with the traffic abolished, even if it were neces sary to raise $25,000 by taxation with which to hire police officers to enforce the law. Prohibition will take money out of the county treasury, there is no doubt about that; but it will leave a great deal more money than there was before in the pockets of the people. If our dispensaries soil one hundred thousand dollars' #orth of whisky a year, and the profits be twenty thou sand dollars, the county?that is, the people of the county?lose eighty thou sand dollars. The only question Is, do they get eighty thousand dollars' worth of "fun" or pleasure out of the whisky? We think not. We mako some money through our dispensary out of our neighbors in Spartanburg, Union and Greenwood. This is net profit. If Laurens county wishes to stay in the whiskey business for the money that's in it, regardless of the best interests of the people of neighboring counties which have abol ished dispensaries, all right; but that is a low ambition. The less we say about it the better; it isn't a very re spectable thing to" admit. A dispensary run to sell whisky to people whose coun ties have banished them is, in morals, no better than a blind tiger, because it aids these other counties' people to evade the law. Our local dispensaries, however, are not run with this design. The sale to outsiders is incidental. We couldn't prevent it if we would, but the sales to outsiders should not be an argument for keeping?the liquor shops. If anything, it is an argument to abol ish them. We do not wish to lead our 1 brothers astray. Finally, The Advertiser is not es pecial'y interested in this matter. There is something to be said on both sides of the question. We don't think anything less of a man who votes for county dispensaries in Laurens. The grog-shops (that's as good a name as any, and just as clean and nice as dis pensary) should be kept, if the people want them, because if they want them the prohibition law would certainly not be enforced. Our preference for pro hibition rests wholly upon tho belief that public sentiment is sufficiently Btrong in its favor to enforce prohibi tion fairly well in Laurens county. AN EXPANDING SENATOR. Senator Latimer has intimated that the Democrats should not nominate Mr. Bryan. This does credit both to the sagacity and to the courage of Senator Latimer. Senator Latimer has been showing up pretty well lately. We have been told that he made capital speeches at the drainage convention in Bahimore, last week, and created a fine impres sion. We may be compelled to modify our former estimate that Laurens county contains five hundred men as well quali fied for United States Senator as the Sage of Belton, and to make it two hundred. Mr. O. B. Martin, though, will give the Anderson Senator a tight race. Mr. Martin is ono of the most annoying candidates to his opponents ever seen in the politics of South Carolina. MR. JENKINS' HEADQUARTERS. Laurens is especially fortdnate in be ing selected by Mr. J. M. Jenkins, spe cial agent of the U. S. government, as his headquarters. In its farming oper ations this county is one of the most progressive in the State, and thi3 ar rangement will afford tho farmers the greatest facility for improvement. The "tests" that will be carried on under the supervision of Mr. Jenkins will not be in the nature of "experi ments." The experiments have already been made by the government, and this demonstration work is intended as an object lesson for tho farmer. Very few farmers have any respect for "book farming." They say it looks mighty well on paper, but it won't "pan out." As the agent of the gov ernment, Mr. Jenkins will show to the farmer and to his observing neighbor that it will "pan out" to their advant age. _ A QOOD JUDQE. Judge George W. Gage delivered a charge to the grand jury of Colleton last week about lawlessness and il literacy that was well calculated to arouse the people of that county to the need of improving their morals and manners. At the same time it applied equally as well to most of the counties in the State. Judge Gage is ono of the best judges in the State, and one of the best men. African Methodist Conference. Tho African Methodist Episcopal Conference, which convened with Bethel church last Wednesday morning, ad journed Sunday night, after the read ing of the appointments for another year which were made by Bishop Cop pin, who presided over the deliberations of the sessions. The Conference se lected Abbeville for next annual meet ing place. The election of eleven clerical dele gates from this Conference excited great interest, and the balloting for these representatives engaged Confer ence through two sessions. A notable feature of the sessions was the financial report submitted. It showed the total collections for the year from all sources to have been $8,998.42. Of this amount $2,793.47 goes to educational purposes, which was raised during Conference week. Remarkable Rescue. That truth is stranger than fiction, has onco more been demonstrated in the little town of Fedora, Tenn., the resi dence of C. V. Pepper. He writes: "I was in bed, entirely disabled with hem orrhages rf the lungs and throat. Doc tors failed to help me, and all hone had fled when I began taking Dr. King's New Discovery. Then instant relief came. The coughing soon ceased: the bleeding diminished rapidly, and in three weeks I was able to go to work." Guaranteed cure for coughs and colds. 50c. and $1.00 at Laurens Drug Co.'s and Palmetto Drug Co.'s drug stores. Trial bottle free. Laurens' Pleasure Next. The fair city of Laurens has been chosen by the annual Methodist Confer ence for its next place of meeting. If the delegates behave themselves as well in Laurens as they have in Gaff ney, it will be a pleasure for that city to extend to them her hospitality. ? Gaffney Daily Ledger. Card of Thanks. We desire to extend our sincerest thanks to all our friends who gave us and our beloved wife and daughter their kind attentions and appreciated services during her recent illness, which resulted in death. MRS. LENA E. MOORE, J. C. SHELL. Beware of Frequent Colds. A succession of colds, or a protracted cold, is almost certain to end in chronic catarrh, from which few persons ever wholly recover. Give cvory cold the attention it deserves, and you may avoid this disagreeable disease. How can you cure a cold? Why not trv Chamberlain's Cough Remedy? It is highly recommended. Mrs. M. White, of Butler, Tenn., says: "Several years ago I was bothered with my throat and lungs. Someone told me of Chamber lain's Cough Remedy. I began using R, and it relieved me at once. Now my throat and lungs arc sound and well." For sale by Laurens Drug Co. A FLOATING SNAIL. Peculiar Way* of This Wonderful Lit 99 tlo Creature. There la a small snail which is eo fond of the sea that it never comes to land, and it builds such a capital boat for itself and its eggs that while large ships are sinking nnd steamers are un able to face tho' storm it tosses about in perfect safety. The little snnll is of a violet color and Ib therefore called lanthlun. It his a small shell, nud there projects from tho upper port of tho body a long, tonguelike piece of flesh. This is tho raft, and it is built upou most scien tific principles, for it has compart ments in it for Mir. It Is broad nnd the air compartments are underneath, so that it cannot capsize. Moreovor, tho snail knows how to Btow away Its cargo, for tho oldest eggs and those which hatch the Boom est are placed In tho center and tho lightest and newest on the sides of tho raft. Tho lanthlnn fills Its own air compartments by getting n globule of air underneath Its heud. The body Is then curved downward beneath the raft, and, tho hend being tilted on one side, the air rushes up and flits tho spaces. It feeds on a beautiful Ilttlo Jellyfish, which has a flat, raftlike form with a pretty Ilttlo sail upon it, aud they congregate In multitudes when tho sea is calm. Sometimes specimens are washed upqri the northwestern coast of Franco, and when they are handled they give ?out a violet dyo. LIQUOR IN NORWAY. Laws by Which the 8alo of Intoxicants Is Controllod. The Samlng system In Norway gives power to municipalities to grant all the retail spirit licenses which It deems necessary to n company which would blud itself to carry on the traffic In tho interests of tuo community, with a fixed annual return of not more than 5 per cent on Its paid up capital. In establishing the systom the question of compensation does not appear to have presented much difficulty. When the Samlng was introduced two kinds of licenses were in existence?first, those granted annually or for a term not exceeding five years, nnd, second, privileged licenses, granted for the life of the Hconsee. In the case of the first no compensation whatever was paid to those dispossessed of tholr licenses. In regard to tho latter compensation was granted In the form of an annuity equal to the average yearly profits for the three years preceding tho suppres sion of the llconso. With these provisions the aims and principles of the Samlng are summa rized as follows: Tho elimination of private profit nnd securing the monop oly value for the public, Insuring high est quality of liquors sold, tho reduc tion of the number of licenses, the easy enforcement of tho law, the de struction of the power of tho Bplrlt trade and the furtherance of all pro gressive measures of reform. ? New York Herald. Not Man's Work. Moonlight nnd springtime moods all to the contrary, the fact remains that marriage Is not a man's work, but one of his dearest delusions, from which ho parts begrudglugly. Moreover, It Is not even necessary to him In the accomplishment of those things which nro his work. It is generally no more than his dream of prolonging through years a humanly Improbable condition. Happiness as a husband and father has always been his scarcely whis pered prayer, his dearest secret hope, toward which all his Idealism yearns. That numerous other and very potent motives enter i o men's hearts is not in the least overlooked. It Is only claimed that to the average man his future marrlnge Is little more than a very beautiful dream.-?Anna A. Rog ers In Atlantic. A Strenuous Hint. It was growing very late, but tho young man In the parlor scene show ed no signs of making a homo run. "You evidently have a very vivid Imagination, Mr. Borem," said tho dear girl as she made nn unsuccessful at tempt to strangle a yawn. "Why do you think bo?" queried tho unsuspecting Borem. "I thought perhaps you Imagined yourself In the nrctlc regions, where tho nights are six months long," sho explained. And thirty seconds later ho had fad ed Into the glumpsomo gloom.?Chica go News. Not Run by an Irishman. When a French chauffeur brought nn Imported machine to tho repair shop one of the mechanics became In terested In the Ingenious speed Indi cator which records the dlstnnco cov ered In tho metric system. "It's surely fine," remarked tho man, "but it would take a^ Frenchman to read it." t^Jtj^Z "Do you zink," ex^?t?Be<l the chauf feur, "zat zee/, mashcen eoz run by on Irishman?"?New York Times. A Criticism. "Mrs. Chnttcrton Is a perfect talking machine." "As a piece of machinery, though, Bhe lacks one detail." "What Is thnt?" "Tho exhaust"?Baltimoro American. Big Difference. "Paw, what Is tho difference between a chef and a cook?" "A chef, Tommy, superintends the cuisine, nnd n cook bosses tho kitch en."?Chicago Tribune. Religion Bhould be tho rule of life, not a cnsual incident to It.?Beacons field. The Magic No. 3. Number three is a wonderful mascot for Geo. H. Parais, of Cedar Grove, Me., according to a letter which reads: "After sulfering much with liver and kidney trouble, and becoming greatly discouraged by the failure to find relief, I tried Electric Bitters, and as a result I am a well man to-day. The first bot bottle relieved and thrco bottles com pleted the cure." Guaranteed best on earth for stomach, liver and kidney troubles by Laurens Drug Co. and Pal metto Drug Co., druggists. 50c. Panama Canal?-Erle Canal. Machinery is digging the Panama Canal a thousand times quicker thnn the shovel dug the Erie. Machinery produces the L. & M. Paint at 60 times loss cost for labor, than if rt a 1c by hand. The L. & M. gives the best job in the world, because L. & M. Zinc hardens L. & M. White Lead and makes L, ?fc M. Paint wear like iron for 10 to 15 years. It only requires 4 gallons of this cele brated point and 3 gallons of Linseed Oil at 60 cts per gallon, to paint a mod erate sized house. If any defect exists in L. & M. Paint will repaint houne for nothing. Sold by J. H. & M. L. Nash, Lau rens, Clinton Pharmacy, Clinton* 18-2t STAGE FRIGHT. Actors Hava Been Known to DU From tho Malady. Perhaps the most terrible malady which can attack the actor In the course of bis performance In the pe culiar disease known as stage fright Thronen Its evil effects Btrong men and women have been known to faint, break down and do many other queer things, and there are even on record several cases of people who have died through this horrible selsuro. Some years ago a young novice who was to appear for the first time ar rived at the theater very white and shaky. Brandy being given him, he appeared slightly better, but no sooner had ho Bet his foot on the stage than he clapped his hand to his heart, with a low cry, and fell down dead. The overwhelming sensation Induced by stage fright had attacked his heart, and his thoatrlcal career ended thus even at its beginning. Quito as ghastly was the caso of the young amateur actress wh-\ strangely enough, had nover experienced Btago fright when playing with her follow amateurs, but who was seized with tho attack on making her first professional appearance. Sho went through tho scono aided by the prompter, her eyes glazed, her bauds rigid, and when tho exit came it proved her exit from life's stago as well as the mimic boards, for Bhe staggered to her dressing room and fell into a comatose state, from which Bhe nover recovered. rcrhaps, however, the most peculiar tnstauco of all was that of tho veterau performer who had gone through thirty years of stage work without experienc ing this malady. One night, however, ho confuted to a fellow player that a qulto unaccountable nervousness had suddenly taken hold of him and that ho did not think ho could ever act again. Ills coinrado laughed at the notion and urged him to go on, as usual, but his astonishment may well l>o conceiv ed when the poor old player weut on tho stage and, after making several vain efforts to speak, fell back and ex pired. The doctor who made tho post mortem examination stated that death was duo to failure of tho heart's action, evidently Induced by tho presence of an attack of stage fright.?Pearson's Weekly. TYBURN TREE. Lord Forrors' Tragic Journey to tho Famous Old Gnllows. Park lane was Tyburn lane, and It seems as If the gallows?described In an old document as movable?at one time stood at Its east corner. It was there tho ferocious Lord Ferrers was hung In 17150 for murdering his serv ant. Horace Walpole'B words paint the picture well: "He shamed heroes. Ho bore the solemnity of a pompous and tedious procession of above two hours from the Tower to Tyburn with as much tranquillity as If he were only going to his own burial, not to bis own execution." Aud when oue of the dragoons of the procession was thrown from his horse Lord Ferrers expressed much concern and said, "I hope there | Will be no death today but mine." On went tho procession, with a mob about it sufficient to make its progress slow and laborious. Small wonder that the age of Thackeray, with Thack eray's help, set up its scaffolds within four high walls. Asking for drink, Lord Ferrers was refused, for, said the sheriff, late regulations enjoined him not to let prisoners drink while pass ing from tho place of Imprisonment to that of execution, great Indeceucles having been committed by the drunk enness of the criminals in tho hour of execution. "And though," said he, "my lord, I might think myself excusable in overlooking this order out of regard to your lordship's rank, yet there Is an other reason, which, I am sure, will weigh with you?your lordship Is sen sible of the greatness of the crowd; we must draw up at some tavern; the confluence would bo so great that It would delay the expedition which your lordship seems so much to de sire." But decency?so often paraded by those who outrage it?ended with the murderer's death. "The execution ers fought for the rope, and the one who lost It cried?tho greatest tragedy, to his thinking, of tho day!"?London Sketch. When to Lift Your Hat. In answer to the question, "Please tell when and whero aro, or Is, tho cor rect time for a gentleman to lift or re move Iiis hat," we reply: Without con sulting authorities of etiquette, In fact giving It to you offhand, so to speak, wo should say at the following times and on tho following occasions, re spectively, tho hat should be lifted or removed as circumstances indicate: When mopping the brow, when taking a bath, when eating, when going to bed, when taking up a collection, when having tho hair trimmed, when being shampooed, when standing on the head.?Wichita (Kan.) Beacon. A Curious Anomaly. Until a few years ago the Philippine Islanders held their Sunday on tho day which wus Monday to tho Inhabitants of (ho neighboring island of Borneo. This curious anomaly arose from tho historic fact that the Philippines were discovered by Spanish voyagers com ing from the east round Capo Horn, while Borneo was discovered by Por tuguese coming from the west, and sail ors lose or gain a day according to their direction in crossing the Pacific. His Title. "Papa," said little James, "what do they call a man who writes comic operas?a composer?" "No, my son," tho old man answered; "ho is usually called a plagiarist."? Los Angeles Times. Por F.czcma, Tetter and Salt Rheum. The intense itching characteristic of these ailments is almost instantly al layed by Chamberlain's Salve. Many severe cases have been cured by it. For sale by Laurens Drug Co. Stop That Cold To check early cold* or Orippo with "Provontlcs" moans sure defeat (or I'noumonla. To stop a cold witti Preventies is safer than to lot it tun and bo obliged to euro It afterwards. To be luro, Pro v.?nttcs will cure even a oVcply seated cold, but taken early?at the snno7/s stage? they break, or noad oft these early colds. That's suroly better. That's why thoy are called Prevcndcs. Provotiticsarn llttlo Candy Cold Cures. No Quin ine, no physio, nothing slckonlng. Nico for the children?and thoroughly safo too. If you fool chilly, if you sneeze, if you acho all over, think of Provontlcs. Promptness may also savo half your usual sickness. And don't forgot your ohlld, if thorn Is feverlshness. nlghtorday. Herein prob ably lies Proventles' greatest efficiency. Sold In 60 boxes for the pocket, also In 2ftc boxes ol 4? Provontlcs. Insist oa your drugglita giving you Prcvcntics PALMETTO DRUG CO. -,-? Real Estate OFFERINGS Four acre lot with 10 room dwelling with cook room and pantry, bounded on north by C. & W. C. Ry. east by north Harper street, south and we8t'T)y Joe Wilhams and others. Has beautiful grove, good barn and outbuildings; one of the finest locations in the city. Price only $7,500.00. 84 acres near Friendship church, good dwelling and outbuildings. Bounded by lands of W. R. Cheek, O. Woods and others. Price $2,500.00. One lot with four room house on Gar lington St., nicely located. Price$1,650. 56 acres at Gray Court, 4-room house and out building, bounded by lands of E. T. Shell and M. H. Burdine. Price $60 per acre. 240 acres land, 2 miles of Fountain Inn known as the Tom Harrison place, good dwelling, 2 tenant houses, barn and out buildings. Price $8,500.00. Seven room house and two acre lot in town of Gray Court, modern build. Price 2,500.00. 68 acres land 2J miles Gray Court, bounded by lands of J. II. Godfrey, John Armstrong and others. Price $1,650.00. 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, $3,500. 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. 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. II, 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 acre3, 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 byGus Milam, Ed. Adair and L. C. Tribbfc, 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 Waterloo'township, nice dwelling, two tenant houses, good out building, bounded by lands of J. R. Anderson, I). 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 lands of Mrs. Jesse Teague, Jno. Watts, Dr. Fuller, dwelling and tenncnt 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 $4,260.00. 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. H. 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 acre. 290 acres near Ware Shoals, bounded on the north by J. M. Oulla, on the east by Turkey creek, on the south by H. P. McGhee; known as the Brambl place; well improved. Price $25.00 acre. 200 acres in Chesnut Ridge secti. 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 $looo.ou. Ten acres in the 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 K. 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. $1,600. 163 acres land, one-fourth mile of Warrior creek church, good dwelling; 8 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 $18 per acre. 147 acres of land two miles east of Gray Court, known as the Garrett place. Price $2,000.00. 62 acres land, two dwellings and out buildings, one mile of New Harmony Church. Price $:t5.00 per acre. 160 acres of land within the corporate limits of town of Gray Court, with dwelling and 8 tenant houses, barn and out buildings; also fine 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. Laurens Trust Co. Laurens, S. C, or J. N. LEAK Mgr. Real Est. Stocksand Bond Dept. GRAY COURT, S. C. X.1 In the selection of your personal effects, whether apparel or jewelry, you will appreciate the Ultra Exclusivities cf THE HOWARD WATC 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 OK New Crop New Orleans and Georgia Cane Syrup. M. H. FOWLER. Anderson & Blakely BROKERS Real Estate Renting Stocks Bonds Burglary Theift and Fire Insurance Anderson & Blakely Brokers West Main St- LAURENS, S. C. Or. King's New Life Pills The best in the world. t r Helpful Holiday Hints. Iicgin your Christmas huying here. We have a superb Hue of *hose dainty articles of use and "?ament that make the most ap I riate and welcome Christmas ?.Us. Fancy goods and toilet articles are here in great variety, and all at the very lowest prices. Here are some examples: Toilet Sets, Manicure Sets, Military, Hair and Cloth Brushes, Smoking Sets, Shaving Sets, Jewel Cases, Fine China, Cut Glass ?and other things t oo numer ous to mention. Dodson Edwards Drug Company Laurens, S. C. 0?ToT4?T??T?i>T4??4??<iO ?2 8? ?2 Highest 2? ?S S a Qrade g, % Fruits f g and g, * Table f ?2 Groceries ?? * ??? * * 'Everything ?5 to Eat.' | * ? *| Kennedy J ?2 Bros. & Now is the Time I to Buy a Buggy ft I or Wagon. Now that the money market is getting easier, lay your plans to get that Buggy or Wagon you have been needing. We handle only the best and most reliable grades and will take pleasure in showing you our stock. Yours to Please ft h As H. E. GRAY & SON Heat and Cold These are two extremes to be avoided. The dis carded fan lies motionless, the natural currents of air circulating on an October day justifies seeking a preventive from cold. Here is opened some warm numbers in Ladies' and Children's Underwear, thev come in separate pieces. Knit Underskirts, Zephyr Shawls and Mufflers. HOSIERY Ladies' Hosiery in wool, plain and small rib bed cotton, and cotton fleece lined. FOR MISSES AND CHILDREN. In three grades hard to duplicate at these prices, 10c, 20c and 25c the pair. Test the value 3 of this hosiery between finger and thumb before making a selection elsewhere. W. Q. Wilson & Co. Cut Glass.. and Novelties Wc are showing a very pretty line of Cut Glass Imported Vases Hand Painted China Genuine Water Color Pictures and other very pretty and dainty odd pieces of fancy and de corative goods. The Prices are as Attractive as the Goods. Palmetto Drug Co. $000000000000000000000000* RULE 1. The first rule we need to learn is to live with in our means. In fact this is so important a rule that for the purpose of acquiring a competency it O may be considered the only rule necessary. -Win, ? J. Bryan. g We can help you take care of your surplus, be O it large or small. Accounts opened and interest Q paid on one dollar and up. The Bank of Laurens The Hank For Your Savings, o 5 Q ,_. ? *OOOOOOOOOQOOOOOOOOOOOOOO$4 DK. CLIFTON JONES Donlist OFFICE IN SIMMONS BUILDING Phone: Office No. 80; Residence 219. Simpson, Cooper & Babb, Attorneys at Law. 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