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In Memory of Di. Thomas W. Wier. " Whon such men as Dr. Thomas With row Wier pass out of this life, there is cause for mourning and more than a passing notice in the press. The world is better for his life in it and so much poorer for his demise. He was one of "nature's noblemen," a "gentleman of the old school," and we regret that there are so few like him. His long life was marked by kindness and love for his fellow man, which was abundantly displayed in the practice of his profession ?that of physician, sec ond only to that of the ministry in ben efit to mankind, giving opportunity for the practice of all the Christian virtues in which he did t fall short. A true friend ; .d neighbor, a tender husband and father, an humble Chris tian and consistent member of his chur tin's man will be missed by all who .. '-im. He . nday morning, April 26th. 1908, and laid to rest next day by the side ol loin cnerations of his fam ily, in the old L can's Creek church yard, where h^ i ad long been an elder. The same pot. tion was held by his father and grand-father, as he lived ae.d died in the same community in wh'ch his ancestors settled before the Iti olutionary war, and have all held the highest esteem of their acquain tances. His father, Dr. Thomas Wier, Sr., was an eminent physician, a wealthy planter, and Christian gentleman. Tho' by no means a politician, he was a man of influence in public affairs and had the honor of being a signer of the Or dinance of Secession for Laurens county. His mother was Miss Nancy Hong, daughter of Major RoUert Long, a sol dier of the Revolution, who entered the service of his country at the tender age of 1(5 by advice of his mother. Of such material were the wives made, then it is not surprising that every son, four in number, and the husband of the only daughter of this house, should lay their lives on the altar of their country in llu' struggle for states rights. Of the live grand boys torn from the loving hearts at home, only one return ed to comfort the old age of the par ents this one, Dr. Wier. ? ( t, tho' there was great mourning in that house, their hearts were great and full of sympathy and compassion <>n all others made widows and orphans by tne same awful hand of war. The sons were Major Robert Long, who died at Flint Hill, of measles; Dr. Thomas W., acting surgeon on medical stall' of Kershaw's Brigade; Cant. Har rison K. Wier, killed at Deep Bottom; Lieut. Samuel Laurens, killed at the Wilderness; the son-in-law, Capt.James W. Davis, killed at Roonsboro. Twenty-nine years ago Dr. Wier was married to Miss Lou Buchanan, of Greenwood county, an excellent lady, who filled his declining years with great happiness and brought to hit; home six line sons, all of whom survive him. l ive of them live with the mother at the old Wier Homestead Renno. These sons are Messrs. Thomas Pres ton Wier, George Robert Wier, Samuel Lawrence Wier, Withrow Long Wier, Caldwcll Wardlaw Wier and Ralston Stuart Wier. All of these sons inherit the family characteristics of kindness and strength of character, and the best wish for them is that they may live up/to the andnrd of their sires and emulate their virtues. The good name handed down to them through many genera tions "is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favor rather than silver and gold." D. GREENVILLE CONVOCATION. Ninety.(bird Meeting Will be Meld in Laurens .lunc 2-5. The ninety-third session of the Green ville Convocation will be held in this city June 2-6 with the Church of the ISpiphany, of which the Rev. W. E. < lallender is rector and secretary-treas urer of the Convocation. Following is the programme: Tuesday, June 2d, 11 a. m. Morning prayer, celebration of the holy com munion, and sermon by Rev. C. II. Jordan, of Union. 4.30 p. m. Organization and business session. 8.30 p. m. ?Evening prayer and ser mon by Rev. o. T. Porcher, of Green u.d. ^ Wednesday, .him; 3d, 10.30 a. m.? Litany and sermon by Rev. R.C.Jeter, of Anderson, Immediately after this service; there will he a discussion of the subject, ?'What results may we expect from tin; recent change in the canon of minister ing in the congregation?" Speakers Rev. S. K. Prentiss, of Abbeville, and Rev. C. II. Jordan, of Union. Second Subject : "How shall we make our Sunday schools more offective in bringing the children into closer per sonal relation With our Lord and Sa viour through the rite of confirma tion'.'" Speakers -Rov. J. 0. Rabin, of Yorkville, anil Mr. John Wood, of 5 ii'ccnville. 1.30 p. m.--Business reports of mis ionaries. (Missionary reports will be limited to ten minutes each.) 8.30 p. m.?Evening prayer and ser mon by Rev. A. R. Mitchell, of Green ville, archdeacon. Thursday, June '1th, 10.30 a. m. Morning prayer and sermon by Rev. J. <). Habin, of Yorkville. Aller this service there will be a dis cussion of the subject, "What authori tative position does that body of theol ogy known as 'The Thirty-nine Articles' occupy in this church in the teaching of the faith?" Speakers Rev. 0, T. Porcher, of Greenwood, and Rev. R. Marshall, of Rock Hill. 4.30 p. m. Children's service, with addresses by Rev. T. T. Walsh, general missionary, and Archdeacon Mitchell. 8.30 p. m, Missionary service ad dresses by Archdeacon Mitchell and Rov. T. T. Walsh. Friday. June 5th, 10.30 a. m. --JMorn |ng prayer and sermon by Rev. R. M. Marshall. After service a business ses sion will be hold, 8.30 p. m. Kvening prayer and ser ,mon by Archdeacon Mitchell. Th- Lucky Quarter Is tJlO one you pay out for a box of Dr. K:.mc's New Life Pills. They bring you tin health that's more precious than joWefo, Try them for headache, biliousness, /'onstipation and malaria, if they disappoint you th?- price will be Mtoer fully refunded at Laurens Drug Co.'H and Palmetto Drug Co.'s drug stores. FRIENDLY ANIMALS. Tho Intimacy Between Them and Man In Yellowstone Park. One of the most pleasant features itf the drive through tin- Yellowstone Na tional park Isthoappnri tl Intimacy be tweeu man and the animal and bird life in the park. Til inks lo the wise an t stringent regulations, no shooting is allowed within its boundaries, "the result," snys an English tourist. "Is positively charming tin Ircds of littlo cblpmunks. with their gaudy sniped backs, scamper Imj.nlly about or peer at the passing t men from the roadside. The squirrel did not bolt for tho nearest tree, but nodded a wel come. All bird life treated us like wise. Even the lordly eaglo hovered near, and the wild turkey stalked un concernedly through tho rank ifrrnss. We perceived a do - and a fawn graz ing by the road, a >l until we wee Within a few feet did ll.ey '. Bhelter of the woods, . et net to fly. They simply moved aside, [lore at least mankind was regarded as a friend?one who could bo trusted. The only animal who rail away was a brown hear, lie turned tall at the sight of a coaching party. Y> i it was quite a common thing for bear.) to approach close to the hotels at evening lo fee.I on the refuse thrown out. it was an after dinner relaxation for the guesi ; to watch them feeding. They munched and disputed the choicest morsels, for the most part indifferent to the com pany. Only when we became Inquis itive and approached i< o ne tr did they retire, and these animals were perfect ly free and unfettered in their move ments. It may read like a fairy tale, but it Is solid fact." THE EAST I!vD!A COMPANY. ??? > What Great Britrin Owos to Heiland and Peppbr. It Is curious to reinem! or that when ! England's commercial greatness was a-maklng her most serious rival was Ilollnud. Bui t!: ? enterprising Dutch men ruined their chances by their greediness. There was a popular little couplet which ran: In matters of commerce Iho fault of tho Dutch Is givliiK too littlo and asking t" ? much. The whole course of En '.i '\ pre dominance abroad might havo been changed If the Dutch had not "asked too much." In the closing yours of the sixteenth century they hud a trade monopoly with the East Indie--, and they 'put up" the prleo of pepper to sin !i a point that tho English coi sumor " truck." A meeting of Loudou merchants made one December afternoon a deci sion the Importance "i which lo Eng land cannot he exaggerated. It was nothing less than tho resolution to form a London East India company. The petition of those merchants to good Queen Bess was ed in royal charter of Im orp Hon. The company, for,:, led at first to es tablish direct trndo communleatiou with the east and lower I!: ? price of pepper, soon look to Itself. Inrj or pur poses. Fleets of merchant ships came anil went between 1!n ? ilnd and India, and from the quarrel about pepper the corporation of merchants was des tined, through CUvo and its "nabobs," to give England a yast empire.?-Pear son's Weekly. Tho Reason. It was Washington's birthday, anil the minister was making a patriotic speech to the children of the secondary grade. "Now, children," he said, "when 1 arose this morning tin" Hags woro wav ing and the houses were draped with bunting. What was Ih I done f >; '.'" "Washington's birthday," answered a youngster. "Yes," siiId tho mini tci\ "but last month I, too, had a birthday, but 110 flags were Hying that day. and you did not even know i had a birthday. Why was that?" "Iteci'iise," said an urchin, "Washing ton never told a lie." Philadelphia Ledger. Mussels of Philippine. During August and September as many as 1,000 to 1,500 sacks, each con taining nearly 'Jon pounds of mussels, are dispatched every Wednesday from Philippine alone. Holland, Belgium and France nie the best customers of tho Philippine mussel farmers, hut quite a ntlinbor of the cherished shell fish find their way across the channel from the Dutch bods t-> the Britishers' dinner table. In Philippine mussels form, one may say. lue stnplo food of the population. They are consumed III every possible manner?slewed, fried, In soups, In gravies and with particular relish alive.- A. Pltcalril-KllOWlCS In Wide World Magazine. A Rclrcalinfj Chin. Nothing Weakens n face more than a retreating chin. Unfortunately compar atively little can he done for it. It can he remedied to a Certain extent hi childhood by rubbing from tho (broat Up and out. holding Iho le ad well up during the process. Somotlmos, too, the trouble may be caused by the way the jaws close Oil account of the posi tion of the teeth, and n go (1 dentist ', may often be of help. Bandages worn round the chin at night, so placed that the lower jaw is ton ed forward, will sometimes remedy the defect slightly, especially when hogUtl OH qilltO young children.? Bxcuaugo, Useless Money. Languid Lannlgan?After all i< said, pal, money ain't OV?ryt'lng. Dry Dee Ran?I knows it frum experience, I wuust found a live dollar bill near do center uv a prohibition Stale.- Puck. More men are drowned in tho bowl than lu the sea.?Irish Proverb. Whero tho Tips Go. "Bui I can toll you something you don't know about tho tipping system In tho cloakrooms of some of the largo cales. ' remarked n midnight diner to his Vile. 'Why, don't tho small boys just pocket all they get'.'" Inquired she. "Pocket! Their uniforms are made Without a sign of n pocket so that none or the tips can lind a lodglug there. Those boys get nothing but a salary, which is paid by a man who has pur* Chased the check room privilege lor as high as live thousand a year. The tips are all turned into htm. You can kmagluo what the privilege Is worth when be can pay down that sum for the right."?New York Press. The Oldest Encyclopedia. The most ancient encyclopedia ex tant is Pliny's "Natural History," in thirty-seven books and 2,403 Chapters, treating of cosmography, astronomy, meteorology, geography, geology, bot any, medicine, the arts ami pretty near ly every other department of human thought known at the time. Pliny, who died 70 A. I)., ccllcehwl his work In his leisure Intervals while engaged in public affairs. '1 no work was a very high authority in the middle ages. Deafness Cannot be Cured by local applications, ns they cannot reach the diseased portion of the car. There is only one way to cure deafness, and that is by constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by an inflamed con dition of the mucous lining of the Eus tnchian Tube. When this tube is in flamed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is en tirely (dosed Deafness is the result, and unless tho inflammation can be taken out and this tube restored to its normal condition hearing will be destroyed for ever; nine cases out of ten are caused by Catarrh, which is nothing but an in llamcd condition of the mucous surfaces. We will givo One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot be cured by Mall's Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars free. P. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o. Sold by Druggists, 7.r>c. Take flail's Family Pillsfor constipa t ion. An attempt was made last Wednes day at the Democratic convention to pass a resolution requesting tho re-en lislmcnt of the dismissed Clemson ca di Is. The motion was killed by a small majority. Pad Attack of Dysentery Cured. "An honored citizen of this town was suffering from n severe attack of dys : tory. He told a friend if he could obtain :i bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy he fell e mfident of being cured, he having ttscd this remedy in the West. He was told that 1 kept it in stock and lost no tiniv' in obtaining it, and was promptly cured, says M. J. Leach, druggist, of Wolcott, Vt. For sale by I.aureus 1 >rug Co. Tho highest peak of the Australian Uns, MountKosciUsko, 7,300 feet high, : as been climbed by a motor car. It is recalled that this peak was named by a Polish refugee, Count Haul do Stivzel eeki, who found gold in the interior of Australia, but at tho request of the Governor, Sir George Gibbs, who feared the consequences of a gold fever, he refrained from publishing his discovery. It was a notable example of self-re straint, Best Healer in the World. Rov. F. Starbini. of Fast Raymond, Maine, says: "I have used Bltcklcn's Arnica Salve for several years on my old army wound and other obstinate ores und find it the best healer in the world. 1 use it too with great success in my veterinary business." l?rico25c, ai Laurens Drug Co.'s and Palmetto Drug Co.'? drug stores. Insurance Commissioner McMnstor \ :ll within a few days commence an in vestigation of some of the mutual fire and life insurance Companies doing bus iltess in this State. So far he has a list of about sixty of these companies on Ids books and among these there are loveral against which there is compluint because of failure to pay ioSSCS* "< he law gives him the authority to look over the books of all companies and should fraud be discovered hois author ized to put them out of business. ? Health CofTeo" is really the closest I oirec Imitation ever yel produced. 1 Phis'clover CofTed Substitute was re cently produced by Dr. Shoop, of Ra- ; eine,'Wis. Not a grain of real Coffee in it either. Dr. Snoop'sHealth Coft'ee made ft'otn pure toasted grain , with hiatt, nuts. etc. Really it would fool an export who might drink ii for Cof fee. No 20 or 30 minutes tedious boil ing. "Made in a minute," says the doctor. Sold by J. M. Philpot. Tho Southern Baptist Coiiventinn has adjourned after it great meeting at Hot ; Springs, Ark. There is a Pink Pain Tablet made by j Dr. Shoop that will positively i top any pain, anywhere, in L''? minutes. Drug-, ? everywhere sell them as Dr. Shoop's Headache Tablets, but they slop other pains ns easily as headache. I ir. Snoop's Pill Pain Tablets simply Coax blood pressure away from pain . it era that is all. Pain comes from blood pressure congestion. Slop that l>i iure with Dr. Sh op's Hctfdnchc l abii is and pain is instantly gone. 20 Tablets 250, Sold by Palmetto Drug ( 'o. Mi ouri Democrats have instructed for William J. Bryan. Whooping Cough. "In February our daughter had the wltOOping COllgh, Mr. Lane, of Hart land, recommended Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and said it gnVe his Icustomers the best of satisfaction. Wo lOUnd it as he said and can recoiu mend it to anyone having children trou bled with whooping cough." says Mrs. A. Goss, of Durand, Mich. For salo by Laurens Drug Co. ???t. tv? ?-u; i ? : ? si, ,piy n.id I wntH i?t?'l ? *. !?' .???????! j?i?t i .;?,!?.<?:.??:. . 1 ill; j i i "? I ill i Very WKVt ^ , .'. . i-k :. ?. ?? ? ? ? ?. for H IiiijIO fun ly. .11 n ill 1 ?? i in >i'i MilmU l.fu .. .li!l.!.-< ? ? ? ? w Hi ii. I'tim : . ..I lim, 7 llavorx I mil. 11 iiii.o, I'.HKjiUi rry, Strnwlxirry, Chucolntv,lHiorr>.!' !i. The senate lias passed a bill to pre vent tho desecration of tho Hag of the United States with an amendment pro viding that its restriction shall net apply to banners or Hags carried by military or patriotic organizations au thorized by law. This amendment was to moot an objection by Senator Bacon, of Georgia, who had previously ox plained that in his State Confederate soldier organizations had blended the Union and Con federate Hags, a practice which he feared would not be permit ted under the proposed law. Biliousness and Constipation. For years I w as troubled with bilious ness and constipate n, which made lifo miserable for nie. 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 sheiil.l have been today had 1 not tried Chamberlain's Stomach and IiiVOr Tablets. The tablets relieve tin' ill feeling a: once, strengthen the di gestiv i l unctions, purity tho stomach, hver and blood, helping Lho system to do its work naturally. MKS. Rosa Pol ls. Birmingham, All. These tab lets are for sale by Palliens Drug Co. Pennsylvania Democrats refused to instruct for Bryan or any one. Tlie Most Common Cause of Suffering. Rheumatism causes more pain and suffering than any other disease for the reason thai it is the most common of all ills, and it is certainly gratifying tosull'erers lo know that Chamberlain's Pain Balm will idVnrd relief and make rest and sleep possible. In many cases tho relief from pain, which is at first temporary, has become permanent, while in old people subject lo chronic rheumatism, ofl >n brought on by damp ness or changes in the weather, a per manent Cannot be expected; the relief fro; 'n which thin liniment af fords is u worth many times its cost. tin.I RO cent sizes for sale by 1,aureus 1 h ug (!o. The appropriation bill passed by the United States Senate la t week calls for $35,000,000. 'tired nerves, with that "no ambi tion" feeling that is commonly felt in spring or early summer, can he easily and quickly ulli red I'., taking w hat is known lo druggists everywhere as Dr. Shoop's Restorative, One will abso lutely noi " a changed foelhig within 48 hours after beginning lo take the Re storative. ThO bowels gel sluggish in the winier time, the circulation often .low. up, Iho Kidney! and inactive, and * ven the Heart in many eases grows decidedly weaker. Dr. Shoop's Resto rative is recognized everywhere a gen uine tonic to these vital organs. It builds up und streu I hens, the worn-out weakened nervi ?; it sharpens the fail ing appetite, and universally aids diges tion. It always quickly brings renewed strength, life, vigor and ambition. Try it and be convinced, Sold l?v Palmetto Drug Co. Anderson gets an nddil ionul $10,000 in federal appropriations this year. (loud lor Everybody. Mr. Norman R. Coulter, a prominent architect in the D?lberi Building, San Francisco, says: "I fully endorse all thai has been said of Electric Ritters as a tonic medicine. It is food for everybody. It corrects stomach, liver and kidney disorders in .: prompt and ellicicnl manner and build., up the sys tem." Electric Hitters is the best spring mcdi< ine ever sold over a drug gist's counters as a blood purifier it is uncqualcd. 50?;. at I .aureus Drug Co. and Palm? tto Dm ?: Co.'a drugstores. Tho Child''. Advice. I idle Arthur stood peering down into the countenance <>;' ins baby sister, whom the nil I SO was singing to sleep. "Say, nur>c," he finally whispered, "It's nearly unconscious, isn't it?" Tho nurse nodded In tho affirmative and sang on. "Then don'l Sing any more or you'll kill It!"?Lipplneott's. Of all the fruits there are in the land, That, grow on bush or lr< o, 1 Would give up the choicest ones For riollistor's Rocky Mountain Tea. ' Palmel to Drug Co. lie that bUJ;S whit lio dOCS not want will soon want what lio cannot buy.? Simmons. No Use lo Die. "I have found out that there is no ose to die of hing 'rouble as long as you can gel Or, KingV Sew Discov ery," say-. Mrs. .1. P. White, of Rush boro. Pa. "I would not be alive today only for that Wonderful medicine. It loosens tip a cough quicker than any* thing eke, and cures lung disease overt after thfc Cat ?? IS pronounced hopeless." This most roliabh remedy for* coughs and colds, la grippe, t r.llima, bronchitis and hoarsones in sold under guarantee at Unurens Drug Co.'s and Palmetto Drug Co.'a drug tori . 50c. and $1.00. I rial bottle frei . According to Request. Tho treasurer of (ho* Newburyport waterworks sent out his annual bills one year by until. In the corner of the envelop.- was (be CUSlomr.ry re quest. "After five dayS return to Saw hn ry port waterworks. Newburyport, Mass." Whlll was his surprise to have a woman come luto his office five days afterward and pass him an empty en velope, with the remark, "Here Is your envelope, but what yoil want of it is more (ban i can see." Llpplncott's Magazine. $1,000.00 Can bo accumulated by tho average person in four or live yours by tho > tematic saving and depositing in our saving department of ihe money thai is usually frlttored away on flnpdoodlo and fllubdub. Pour per cent, intorcst, too, WO pay Don't forget that. Start on your thousand now. WE PAY 5 PER CENT ON TIME CERTIFICATES. Enterprise Bank Laurens, S. C. Practical. Painters Fine Mastic Mixed Paint, thoroughly practical n eonibiua tion of lead and zinc in proper proportions. IT IS SUPERIOR TO ANY PAINT MADE OF7 LEAD ALONE. It produces better results than paints made in .1 can and stirred with a stick, because it is ground and r< ground, which makes a smooth, even coal. It costs just as much to put on poor paint as it docs Mastic Paint, which docs not have t<> be removed every ycai or so. The saving, then, is in favor of Mastic Mixed Taint. Conic and lei us show you color cards ami tell yon liow much il will cost to paint yottr house. Dodson-Edwards Drug Co. LAURENS, S. C. JB3MaaBMMMBMMMil|llBilllllllll||||||||ll||i||||| III I m^T^.'^JCBSKSm Special We can't duplicate this order. SI. Box Violet Glycerine Soap, .", /-^ ,w cakes. 3 Cakes Guest Room Size. All J !1 Pound Box Eastman's Talcum r ?* Powder, Rose or Violet, to. J^L^hw/ 1 Can 4 ounce Violet Talcum Powder Remember the manufacturer give 11 speci ! ; lo 1 I goods on market and we an- extending yoii tili liberal olfei as long ;,s our stock last. See Window 1 iisplay. Palmetto Drue Co. The Good Biscuit Flou i* 100 per cent Pure Ask your Grocer. \? he hasn't got it tell him to get it from J. S. Machen & Co. LauronS, S C. Tetter, Salt Rheum and Eczema /Vre cured l>y ChAinlicrlnin'H Salve One niiplleft' dun n iu vc die lt< hiiund Imming nenMiion COLUMBIAN; HOLLISTER'3 Hooky Mountain Tea Hugged A B.j/ M< ?' ?? I r fit..'/ Pi {,.-. Brir.;>i Ooldert Health und li l Vltf?f. ? . I I III'] II ilOI.I.IMHC fHt\Ui <????? .V. i V\ I I. S?LDEN NUGGET? I ON S/ I . PEOPLI Simpson. Cooper & l>abb, Attorneys at Law. A I 'romiM litiorj m v o 11 b *iric'*s KILL the OOSUJOH and OURS the L.UNC8 New Efccsvory FOR figr-i-v . OLD 3 I .1 BoUlo ?reo AND ALL THROAT AND ? II NG 1 I0UBLE8. GUARANTEED flSFAOIOXlYI OR MONEY REFUNDED.