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A Nice Present What kind of a Christmas would your family have if you should be suddenly taken away? A GUARANTEED POLICY makes a NICE CHRISTMAS PRESENT and can be carried on SMALL MONTHLY PAYMENTS. :: ASK ABOUT IT. GET IT. :: PRESENT IT. CUT THIS OUT TO-DAY. BROAddi's ICSTES, District Agent, Southeastern Life Insurance* Company, Box i27s, Laurons, South Carolina: Please send information about a guaranteed policy tor iv.y family. I am.years old and have a wife and. children dependent upon me for support. I might save. dollars per month for this purpose. Name. Address...". , L_ J \ KNIT GOODS Wool Shawls, Fascinators, Mufflers, Sweaters, Knit Skirts. A full line of HOSIERY and UNDER= WEAR. TABLE LINEN in all grades. Napkins, Doylies and Towels. Special values in Ladies' HAND SATCHELS, from 25 Cents to $1.50 I W. G. Wilson & Co. I THE MAN WHO BUILT THE PENNSYLVANIA TUNNEL SAYS About the "Studebaker 40" Touring Car: My Studebaker has been in constant serv ice during the past year, and I have never yet stopped on the road for any mechanical trouble whatever. Have repeatedly passed higher powered and higher priced foreign cars, and have no hesitancy in saying I be lieve you have the best automobile made. Very truly yosrs, JOHN F. O'ROURKE. Mr. John F. O'Rourke is an engineer of national reputation. He selected the Stu debaker because of its mechanical perfec tion. Buy a Studebaker?-the car chosen by men who know. Send for Illustrated Catalogue. SWYGERT & TEAGUE, Agents for STUDEBAKER Automobiles. BIGHAM HAS SKIPPED ! SAYS CORRESPONDENT Believed Thai Uxorclde Will Not Be Found When Wanted?Sta tus of Case. Georgetown, Dee. ?The Bigham Avant ease still stands out prominently as n subject of lUUCll public couiuient. and it has bullied the public consid erably to reach a satisfactory solution Of the present status of the eise. in deed, the whole matter from beginning to end is shrouded i;i mystery W. B. Avant is now in the peniten tiary, but he has t.ot commenced serv ing the sentence which was Imposed uncn >in . Ihre- and a half years. Soon liter the verdict in 'Ids euse was ren dered by the jury, the attorneys in the case made motion for a new trial, on the .mounds that the verdict was not in accordance With the law and evi dence, in that the conviction of man slaughter was Improper, as the requi site essentials of this decree of homi cide were not brought out In the evi dence. However. Judge Watts ruled that the conviction, under the com mon law, was proper. The defendants, W. lt. Avant and I!. C. Bigham, gave bond in the sum of Sl.eOO each, pend ing an appeal to the supreme court I apou Vilich the attorneys for tie de fendants gave verbal notice Imme diately ?fter the refusal of a new trial in the circuit court. Lai r they claim to have Mied the required notice. So licitor W. II. Wells contends thai the statutory requlreinents of an appeal to the supreme court have never been complied with by the defendants' attorneys, while the defense con tends that it has. This question , seem.- to be the pivotal point of the j case at present, and this point ot" law is also applicable t,> (he silpi'i lite court. Aftor tie- time allowed for making an appeal to the supreme court had elapsed. Solicitor Wells wired the sheriff of Georgetown county t<> appre hend the defendants, and Avant, hear ing thai he was wanted by the sheriff, came t.? Georgetown and surrendered himself, which released his bondsmen. Later the sheriff had instructions to lake Avanl to the penitentiary, which he did: but the authorities of this In stitution were notified not to put Avant on his sentence until further notice. In the meantime Bigham had never surrendered himself and still held his bondsmen. Various reports have been I circulated to the effect that Bigham COUld not he found. Whether this rumor is true or not. no one here knows, hut the consensus of opinion is that ?ig'iam will not be found when wanted. \V. B. Avant, a young man about -1 years of ago, is well known throughout this county. lie began work as a poor hoy on a farm and has accumulated considerable wealth for a young man his age. Avant has sold "Sunnyside" home a; Murrel's inlet, as he said he could never live there again in any peace. This was a beau tiful spol for a summer resort and w as vi-'.ted by a large number of peo ' pie each summer. -The State. AMONG Till: EXCHANGES << << We "Tilled" l .dks. "C'npl " Carpenter. "Col." Aull. "Maj." Grlsl and "Lieut." Honey say we ought not to have questioned the validity of "Capt." Gonzales' title. These titled folks all stand together. ?spa Mauburn Journal, Why shouldn't we "titled folks all stand together?" And we will tell you something else, |f we should all line up we would make a formidable appearance ami some of yon fellows would he ready to take the tall lim bers. Newberry Herald and News. I'm merit of 1.aureus County, w. .1. Lang8tan, b. D., is the most prominent pastor in Horry county. He is pastor at Con way, but goes over all the "Independent Republic" preaching and teaching. Dr. Lang the State Mission board as well us a successful pastor.?Anderson Mall. Church Calls Pastor. At a congregational meeting at Hush Hiver Baptist church on Sunday Rev. W. J. Langston. I). I)..of Conway S. C, was Invited to become pastor of the church. Dr. Langston served this church as pastor for several years, ro | signing about fifteen years ago to go to Greenville, where be made his home for a good many years. Dr. Langston 1; Is a preacher of more than usual abll || Ity and a man of strong Individuality. It Is thought probable that If Mt. Zion church will unite in the call he wdl come.?Newberry Observer. Mr. Greiiokcr In Newberry. Mr. R. II. (Ireivker. of the Laurens Vllle Herald, Is spending a few days in Newberry. his old home. Mr. Grone kor is an all-round newspaper man, being able to hold down any depart ment in a newspaper ofllce. having had experience in every phase of the work. His friends in Newberry are always l| glad to welcome him hack- home. Herald and News. A Merry Christmas to Everybody! This Home of Good Shoes will bo closed all day on Christinas Day. R. B, Copeland. GRACE OF GIVING By W. T. Austin Cross mil. Dec. 6th.?The Rev. G. M. ilolllng8Worth preached a sermon yesterday on the "Grace oi' Giving." The points were brought out that Christians ought to give liberally and cheerfully; remembering the great gift Of God. giving his Son for us. What is our standard of giving? Is it as much as we arc able? Or is it just as little as we can. to be respectable? Or do we compare ourselves with some Other one and give about ball' as much :ts BOine one who is able to give only half as much as we? The Master saw them casting money into the treasury ami remarked that a poor widow who gave her mite had cast in more than they all. I suspect the Master could say the same thing today of us. Some poor widow who has only two hundred dollars worth of property pays her two dollars to the Master's cause, and she is not expected to pay more; her neighbor who has twenty thousand dollars worth of property pays his twenty dollars ami thinks that is liberal. The widow pays one dollar for i-very on.- hundred the Lord has intrusted to her and her neighbor pays one dollar for every thousand thai the Lord has intrusted to him. i hope the sermon yesterday and the study of the Sunday school lesson may open our eyes to the truth that what we have of this worlds goods is a trust for winch we are responsible and that the Lord will call on us to account for the use or abuse of all our talents. Some people who profess to be Christians remind nie of the man on a sinking shi;> who tied his gold around him. and as much of the other passenger's gold as he could get his hands on although it only acted as a weigh! to carr> him to the bottom of the sea. Some i,in? has -the I.ord (hies not look so much at what we ? as at what we have left". A worthy cause was presented to a man recent ly, lb' had had some trouble, sick ness etc. Instead of giving a thank offering to God for sparing his loved ones, ho said, '-we can't give now. wo have had big doctor- hills to pn> the Lord must excuse us." Another said, ? | owe lots of money -but we see no sign of self denial. If the Lord dealt with us as man Would, surely He might say 'take the ten talents from him and give it to who has only one talent." " For Thai Bull Feeling After Kating. I have used Chamberlain's Stomach ami Liver Tablets for sonn? time, and can testify that they have done me more good than any tablets I have ev er used. My trouble was a heavy ?lull feeling after eating David Freeman, Kempt. Nova Scotia. These tablets strengthen the stomach and Improve the digestion. Tiny also regulate the liver and bowels. They are far su perior to pills but cost no more. Oct a free sample at Laurens Drug Go's. j drug store and see what a splendid ' medicine it i ;. ASSESSOR'S NOTICE. The Author's ofllco will be open | from the 1st day of January to the 20lli day of February, 1910. to make returns of all property both real and personal for taxation. For the convenience of the taxpay ers the Auditor or bis deputy will at tend the following named places to receive returns for said year to wit: Benno, January I", from 10 a. m. to 2 p. m. Clinton. January 11. from 10 a. m. to 2 p. 111. Clinton Mills. January ll. from ."> p. m. to 8 p. in. Lydia Mills. January 12 from ft a. in. to 12 in. Mountville, January, 1:'.. from 10 a. 111. to 2 p. m. Cross Hill. January 11. from 10 a. 111. to 2. p. m. Waterloo. January IT. from in a. 111. to J p. m. Dr. W. C. Thompson's, January IS, from 10 a, in. to " p, 111. Martin's Store, January 1'.?. from '.i a. 111. to 12 111. Brewer ton, January 19, from 1 p. m. to 1 p. m. Sharpo'8 Store, January 20, from '.? a. m. to 12 111. I Princeton. January 20. from 1 p. m. to I p. m. Tumbling Shoals. January 21 from 10 a. 111. to 2 p. m. 1). 1). Harris's, January 24, from 10 a. in. to 2 p. m. I Abner Babb's, January 25, from 10 j a. ni. to 2 p. m. ! V. A. White's. January 26, from 10 a. in. to 2 p. m. Cook's Store, January 27, from 10 a 111. to 2 p. m. Stewart's Store, January 28, from 10 a. m. to 2 p. 111. Young's, January 29, from 10 a. m. to 12 in. 1 Pleasant Mound, January 29, 2p, m. to I p. m. Lanford, January 31, from 9 a. m. to 12 m. Ora, January III. from 2 p. in. to 4 p. 111. Watts Mill. February 2. from 2 p. 111. to I p. III. All male citizens between the ages of 21 and GO years on the 1st of Janu ary, except those who are incapable of earning a support from being main ed or from other causes, are deemed polls. Confederate veterans excepted. \n taxpayers nrc required to give Township and No. of School District also'.-.t?te whether property is situated In town or country. Rach lot. tract or parcel of land must be entered separately. After the 20th of February. .',0 per cent penalty will bo attached for fail ure to make returns. W. T. DOltHOH. Dec. !. l<tn<> td. Cleanliness $ Is Next to Godliness i ? 'I I ! Lf o 1 8 i o i o o An up-to-date bath room is necesary tor the former. Consult us as to the best plan tor floor sp u e and we will tit you out with a hath room of which you will he proud. Let tis do your LMllUlblng, Steam Heating and Repairing and go through life a satistlcd man. .1. II. BOYD <Sw COMPANY I Buy a Farm Now! ^ I J> hi die fall of the year is the time the to buy a nice <ti farm, you will soon have lo plan for next vears work, so ^ come let tis show what we have listed. /|u We have recently had some exceptional nice farms listed for sale ranoino Irom 21 t<> 200 acres. Prices from 1 ;,u(i mi ui We have farms all ovei the conntv well ^ located a? to Neighborhood, Churches and Schools and ^ ^ we can please from 0111 list. ^ j Laurens Trust Co. \ C. A. Power, Mgr. Real Estate Department. ^ WALL S1REET ARITHMETIC I to mills make one trust. 10 trusts make one combine. 10 combines make one merger. 10 mergers make oik- nu.gnale. 1 magnate makes all the money. The Original Step Toward Becoming a Magn the Step Toward a Bank's Door to Lay by YOUR I; SAVINGS. ite is IRST Enterprise Bank Laurens, S. C. Wishes to Aid You to Become a Mag;nate i Get Your Price Right On That Property of Yours. No matter where or what kind it is, rich or poor, let me know by mail or wire and I'll help you sell it. I will visit you and help you get it in selling shape if necessary. P. S. JEANS Hell Phone No. 75 CLIN TON, South Carolina j