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tEfje gtjbertt?er Subscription Price if $1.00 per Year P&yabU- in Advance >. L. BOSKY, Killtor. PUBLISHED BY ADVERTISER PRINTING COMPANY l.AURENM, 8. C Kates kok advertising. Ordinary advertisements, per square, one inser tion, $1.00; each subsequent insertion, U\ cents, (liberal reduction made for large advertisements. Obituaries: All over SO words, one cent a word. Notes of thanks: r'ive cents the line. Entered at the postofflce at Laurens, S. C. ai second cla.*.h mail matter, LAURENS, S. C. APRIL 21. Ir*00. TIIOMF I.IOI OK DEBTS. Commenting on The Advertiser's reply v. Its *-ioi11?mK?r of last week, The News and Courier breaks out in a n"w place in this matter of the St;it*:'s liquor debts. At hint, it was only a question as to "the morality of the liquor debts." which In our humble opinion, was answered fully and satisfactorily. Now, our Charles ton onternporary, proceeding with its reasdnihg. which w<? admit i-> In scrutable to us, Imputes the following Ideac to the prohibitionists of th* State: the Advertiser, while :?. i.i Mir?: that the State dispensary a \ i.l N I 1.1. HIST, Homo t ? i j ?* - last v'-.:r. The Advertiser, in tl.<: <r columns begg<?d the people of the city anil county I ? ausist In every way possible lo glvtl all tin ne-As of the entire county; to send us Items ol Interns! or 'phono us of events or happenings of ohy kind. Wo r t.-11?? ri thai it wan our desire to publish Hit) besi w< okly paper in South Carolina and thai to <l<? ho, the Cooperation of the people was in 'dlspen able it |r ncodloss to say Ihn) our ro 'quests have Inei with encouraging (success thus' rar; Wo have beert Ina lorlally Bhbul from many quarters, and think thai the paper today con talns much more news than formerly; nnd it Is bur desire to thank till who havo assisted ?! nnd :i sure them of bur appreciation. lint just ;i gentle him today: the goal im? not yet been reached, There are a gronl many of our friends in the city ;.:ul county who sen I us or 'phono a nurnbor of ftiinouncemorit* of futuro ovents, Thoso we are truly glad to K*'t, and hop" they will Continue; bul when the even! transplros, which The Advortlser has already announced, we seem lo goi nothing of the occasion Itself. For instance, thore wuh ,-i cer eroony of n certain hind al some place in tho county sonn- weeks ngo; The Advertiser was requested to glvo Bpaco for the announcemeni and lo Invito the. public. Wo suppOBO the cerctnony wan held, bul the columns ti 11 t> hot show lt. Some ?'. X i1 t th?- editor or > to these things?" ild this u9 done If if :? o.'i o county pftper, ? ? :?;! ti... office ; that happens in the ? we believe that, af extended the cour i Uli nt, .-om?? oru; i:> atfalr should make The .Vlver*:.-'- ha? tp?'tlt Several ? ths for proper und adequate equipment to rr.ak- t;.?> best paper In the State <),r circulation k:-ow inff every daj the advertising col umn are belt * patronized liberally, and by degree wa a ? getting the newii of the entire county. Our ef forts wlij r.~v*r in slackened until w? reach the rr.arl: air-j iy set. And we are depending upon o-:r r';;?-tid.? to a.s ?l?t it - : our ? i c ?? ? medhs so me rit 11. On last Thursday night a: the First Baptist church, the Ret R. V. Miller preached a serioon ?n '"heil." Ir. spite or the tacf. that this Is a univer sally disliked subject and one that calls ?:;. unpleasant reflections :n the mind? of .Tear.;-, there > ?? ar. Ira:..-;.. crowd of people present tc t*ar the dlscou rse. ?? ? with *:.e " modern thinkers ?ho have very obligingly done away with beil. Devil and his ange's"' .: : ??? accord. .. iat: ? i ? ? ; ? ii Tii" Civic league? W ? have heard of HUCh ?lt o; a but ItaVO failed to notice the reunite of its la l)Oi*h. The court house square is pleading tot Improvement, and Just n few dollars and n llttlu enorgy will accomplish the task. why not K?'t busy? What, is the Ujto wasting tihm?? Two hew exchanges h ive coino to our desk, Th" ilampton County N"w?, published ai Hrunnon, s. <*.. and Thd flray CoUrt-Owlngs Herald, publishod hi Gray Court and Owlngs in this ounty. Wo welcome ?> n* young con temporaries into the field and wish them well, Rome v. . oka ago, The Advertiser made k;.;im' suggestions for the bono* lit of tho city library, and urged the people to come to the support of thin woflhy Institution. Wo received thd names of some fourteen people who were willing to Join a plan to assist in the support of the library, provldod a Hufflcleni number could i>e securod. That number h::s failed to materiall/.e; in fact we have hi aid no response. Tie- Ad. trtlser was and Is Htill will ing to do all in Its power to help the library; but wo have no desire to butt in. nor to offer suggontlons where tluy arc not desired. Tho WcdiHf, dnj club, which we guosn Is still In i irgO of the library, has not ap prised us of any plans In which we n...; assist the causo; however, at i any time they may desire, this paper Is always al their service, Th?; time to put the library oil its feet Ss pro-; pltlousi failure ?<> do bo will be no' 1: ?:, a, . . 01 : i.; i r,'.;n :>'t ?. v.i, ;?i give $1.00 ?o the Monument <i what a beautiful thing 'tviduld be! would like to up '. tlOn ainong the prohibitlo Bloti amont; prohibitlo Herald and News was 'j granulations to yon. Uro: named. They must havt? b*ea a hard-fco-taekle Set: ani a.-.; wacj w-snt up agalr.at them c^rrair.:;.- "got srork. talka to us about bhni tigers." What a.--^ blind tlgera anyway? We have r.-? such ''r.ingi o- b?.r.$.> on here ? ? ? Wa;:*rio--, to have a May festi val. Wonder If 7 ?:';?? Rose" frox physician Worry T^oai' Taei ? . ? OLD > I ?? n I T RI Fin! j. H. SE( O.VD V* }./. K Jl :. 'A* I ?0 Week" < i ' . .. ' : : ? : : Moore, j Pitt; Henry, D. B. Ii. Blakely. H. I.. Vo Leaks, and W. F. Snow. Hunter?Jno. D, Wrl&h Simpson, and J. C. Ja< k.-. Cross Hill ?P. B. Smith i 8. B. .Jon-:,. R, i). Nance, Owens. Jacks?J, H. f*kta. H. ! . AicDanh :;!'<??? o tha .1. a- i: h. Wllkes & C h'n Innre men I <?;' Ibiptlsl I'luircli .'? Is ? icted r..nt about May bids for the work 'o bo done ? n !-'lr>t Baptist church building Will pn Bed upon and the work begun. Hinted before, there to be 0 coil errtbio amount of work done < :: building, in the way of enlarged and ImprOt'Cfnent. Eat Voll want the best, butyoti want tit'- lowest piicos .is well. You get both of these when you trade with us. We handle oillj the best nnd freshest. We nrc receiving every day almost, fresh vege tables from Florida. See us foi good things) to cat. J. W. Payne The Cash Grocer Next Door to PalmottoBank, OXFORDS Laurens Wholesale Grocery Co. R. C. GRAY, Manager. W holesale distributors of first quality feed at wholesale prices to the consumer. We buy for 3ess==\ve sell for less? Full stock of flour, meal, corn, oats hay, to= bacco, meats and lard. For this week only we are naming some prices below the belt on Unknown Peas and Cane Seed, v et thern. N. B. Our corn is dry. _Our system is_perfect---&io had accounts, no books to keep, no clerk hire, no unnecessary expense. Every thing above first cost is profit. We can afford to sell for loss than mer chants doing business in the old way. Ain't that reasonable? Think it over. Yours for Cheaper Prices LAURENS WHOLESALE GROCERY COMPANY R. COKE GRAY, Manager Long; Distance Phone 288 Coal a Specialty.