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Too Late, Too Late, to think about taking out a policy on your house if it is already burning. We take a risk but not a certainty. If you have taken time by the forelock, and insured your property against fire, you have tiio Absolute crtainty that the company Will pay all your losses. The race is to the swift, and you owe it to your family to protect them from all troubles. Do not be a laggard. E.H.W1LKES&S0N Stocks - Bonds - Insurance Enterprise Bank Building Laurens, S. C. Do You Gamble? Sonic people put the savings of a life time into a home, and men trust to LUCK to avoid the thousand and one daggers of fire l>o you? Others invest their entire assets in a xstore and then carry the whole or a part of their insurance themselves, thinking they can do so as well as the insurance companies. Do you? Insurance is based on the law of averages, and can be safely eon ducted, but only when based on the experiences of tens of thous ands of cases scattered over the entire country. Yours very truly. J. J. Adams at Bank of Laurens Buy at WHOLESALE and save MONEY LAURENS WHOLE SALEGROCERYCO. Farm Lands For Sale I nm now prepared to negotiate a Rale for the lands In Lanrens county helonglng to the estate of C. O. Witte, consisting of the following tracts; AbOUt 650 acres near .!. I). W. Watts place, known as the I t hy Place, About ? acres near Lisbon church, Joining land of W. W. Maddon. About ?? acres near Boyd ('toss Roads. About 80 acres near Waterloo (in the "Pork"). About 180 acres six miles from Wa terloo. Any parties wanting a good cheai farm call to see me. M. L. Copeland ITEMS Of INTEREST IN SOUTH CAROLINA Cullled and Condensed for Busy Readers. RESUME OF PAST WEEK Current] Eveutd of Interest in This State Selected and Briefly Noted For Advertiser Headers. Coin in bin?.lames S. Farnum, beer king of Charleston, who was tried in Columbia last fall and acquitted of the charge of giving bribes to Joseph B. Wylle and other members of the state dispensary board, pleaded guilty In the criminal court in Columbia on Wednesday afternoon and paid a fine Of $5,000. The whole affair had boon arranged beforehand with Attorney General Lyon and .indue Prince. Kvon the (heck to pay the line was in the court room having been made out in Charleston the day before. .Indue Prince agreed to strike out the "penitentiary" alternative In the sentence. By paying the line it was agreed and so reduced In a written document. Farnum is freed from any further prosecution in the dispensary cases. Washington.?A heavy blow was dealt the booze business that is carried on by express when, after January I, the new Federal law as to interstate BhipmentS of liquor went into effect. This law was passed last winter, and was signed by the president on the 4th of March, to become effective on and alter January 1. 1909. its general ef fect will be to prevent the interstate shipment of liquor unless plainly marked on the outside cover of the package so as to show the name of the consignee, the nature of the con tents, and the quantity. Shipments cannot be delivered to any other per son than the one addressed, the con signee, and no llctltious names can be used. No "C. O. D." sipments can be handled, and the express company can not act as the agent of the buyer or seller in collecting the price, or in any other respect except the actual trans portation and delivery of the goods. Lancater, Jan. 9.?Owing to illness for the post few weeks. Capt. I.. (J. Perry, agent of the national govern ment's farm demonstration work in this county, has not been able until now to furnish for publication the re sults of last year's experiments. His record shows that the average per ncre by the demonstration was 1,332 pounds of cotton, a gain of H10 pounds over adjoining lands. Of corn, the average per acre was ::t bushels, a gain of is bushels as compared with lands adjoining. The largest yield of cotton on a demonstration acre was made by w. T. Blackburn, of the Halle Gold mine section, the adjoining acre, worked under the old plan, the yield was only 1 nan pounds. T. W. Mc Murray, north of Lancaster, made the largest crop of corn In his experiment, re 05 i i bushels, on his adjoining land the yield was only |0 bushels. Washington, -The report of the cen sus bureau issued today shows that 0. C 10,1285 bales of Cotton, counting round bales as half bales, v. re ginned from the growth of 15)09 to January 1, 1910, as compared with 12, 165, 298 bales for 10< s: 9,951.505 lor the crop of 1007. and ii. 741,039 for the crop of 1906. Plant Wood's Seeds fi For Superior Crops ? Wood's 30th Annual Seed Book is one of the most useful ami com plete seed catalogues issued. It gives practical information about the best and most profitable seeds to plant for The Market Grower The Private Gardener The Farmer Wood's Socds are grown and (-.elected with special reference to the soils and climate of the South, ami every southern planter mould have Wood's Seed Book so as to be fully posted as to the best scedB for southern growing. Mailed free on request. Writ? for it. T. W. WOOD & SONS, Seedsmen, ? Richmond, Vn. Wo are headquarters for Grass and Clover Seeds, Seed Po tatoes, 8oed Oats. Cow Peas, 8oJa Beans, and all Farm and Garden Seeds. X GHICHESTER SPILLS DIAMOND BRAND IM \ UON l> II It \ N I? IM F. I.*. |.,r tw< IllydH yc.irs regarded n* ne*t,Anfei t, Aiwnvs R< linlilc. SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS SSS? EVERYWHERE {Bffi? The proportion for the last three crops ginned to January 1 is 95.3 per cent, for the crop of 1008. 90 for 1007 and 90.4 for 1906. The number of round bales included this year is 144, 847 compared with 230,572 last year and 170,004 for the season of 1907*08. Sea Island this year aggregates 89,499; last year 86,528 and 7:?. for 1907-08. The number of bales of cotton, count ing round as half bales and excluding] Unters, for the crop of 1909 to January 1 by stales and compared with the report of 1000 follows: States. 1910. 1000. Alabama.I.017.8&G 1,103,338 Arkansas.057.7:12 910,423 Florida. 00,130 00.S55 Georgia. 1.812.001 1,930,783 Louisiana. 251,84 1 453,210 Mississippi.1.005,100 1.522.100' North Carolina .. . 606,196 047,509 Oklahoma. 520.002 585,0101 South Carolina ...1,099,718 1,176.220 Tennessee. 220.7!! 317.010 Texas.2,336,650 1^5.007 All other stales. . . 54,530 07.777 Grand total .. ..9.646,285 12,465,298 The distribution of sea island cotton for 1910 by states follows: Florida, 27.482 bales: Georgia, 10, sso bales: South Carolina, 12,131. The statistics in this report for 1010 are subject to slight corrections when checked against the individual returns of the glliners being transmitted by mail. St. Catherines. Out., -Fletcher W. Snead. husband of Ocey Snead. the bath tub victim, has not been seen here since Friday. No one knows where he hits gone. Fatly last week Detective llargan, representing Prosecute: Mott of New Jersey, had a talk with Snead. but he declared that a positive identi fication of Snead was all that he want ed. Richmond, Vn.?Announcement was made tonight that Mai. .1. C. Il< mphill. 1 for the past 20 years editor of the Charleston < S. C.t News and Courier, has accepted the editorship of The Times-Dispatch, bis new duties here to begin about February 15. DECIDE YOTKShl.K. The Opportunity is Hero, hacked by Laurens Testimony. Don't take our word for it. Don't depend on a Btranger's state ment. Read Laurens endorsement. Read the statements of 1,aureus citi zens. And decide for yourself. Here is one case of it: Mrs. Georgia Pitts, 130 Mill St.. Lau ; rens. S. ('., says: "1 cannot say too much in praise of ; Doan's Kidney Pills. I suffered a great deal from dizzy spells, headaches and constant pains through my back. My kidneys were quite disordered. Causing me to become so weak and nervous that I could noi do my work. None of the many remedies I tried, helped me and when I learned of Dean s Kidney Pills. I procured a sup ply at the Palmetto Drug Co. 1 took them as directed and as a result. I am now tier- from all symptoms of kidney t rouble." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milhurn Co.. Ituffnlo, New York, sole agents for the I'nited States. Remember the name Doan's and lake no other. Vn The ( rou Klles. How far is it between th'-s<> two towns?" asked tie lawyer. "About four miles as the How cries." replied the witness. "You mean as the cry Hows." "No." put in the judge; "ho means as the fly crows." And they all looked at each other, feeling that something was wrong Every bodys. Milbing Life Sin'cr. Everywhere life is being made more safe through the wink of Dr. King's New Life Pills in constipation, bilious ness, dyspepsia, indigestion, liver trou bles. Kidney diseases ami Dowel dis orders. They're easy, hut sure, and perfectly build up the health 25c at Laurens Drug Co. & Palmetto Drug Co.' \ Jon I er Rhu. "There is no place in the world for me." ?'Why not?" "Nobody understands tue.'' "Then there is a plnCo in the world for yoti. Gel a .i"i> ; a train anoouiK or." \ Wretched Mlstllke to endure the Itching.pninfiil distress Of Idles. Tlier.-'s no need to. Listen: "I suffered much from Piles." writes Will A. Marsh, of Slier City. N. ('.. "till 1 gol a box of thick I en'8 Arnica Salve, and was soon cured." Hums, Moils, Ulcers, Fever Sores. Eczema, Cuts. Chapped Hands. Chilblains, van ish bet?re it 25c. at Laurens Drug Co. & Palmetto Drug Co. Literal. Willie Don't wub so hard, mommer. You'll wub all de numbers off. Mother Numbers. Willie? What numbers? Willie Why, my Sunday school teacher told us last Sunday dat de |J|. bio says dot de hairs of our heads is nu mho red. -Judge. Hav<- you a weak throat? If SO, you cannot be too careful, You cannot be gin treatment ton early. Each cold makes you more liable to nnother and the Ifisi is always the harder to cure. If you will take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy at the OUtSet yOU will be rax ed much trouble. Hold by Laut ens Drug (' ,. A Curd of Thanks. Rev. .las. H. Walker, pastor of the St. Paul Haptlst church of I.uurens, S. ('., takes tlits method of thanking the members and friends for some nice things given him to make home happy a barrell of flour, <piilts, sugar, lard, rice, and other things. And to the missionary society special thanks for a fine ($20.00) twenty dollar overcoat. The sisters of this society worked among their friends to make the gift possible. May our Heavenly Father bless every one of you that helped and may the God of peace bless us all. Yours in His Name. Jas. II. Walker. We are offering special values in several lines, others are taking ad vantage of them, and saving money, why not you? s. m. & E. h. Wllkes & Co. Card 'if Thanks. I desire to extend thanks to all those who helped me In trying to save my residence from tire during Christinas week and for the many courtesies shown. '-'I-It L, S. Madd.n. Notice of Dissolution. The firm of Harksdnye & Franks has this day by mutual consent been dis solved, M. F. Harksdale having sold her interest in said business to John A. Franks. All notes and accounts of said firm are in the hands of John A. Franks for collection, and all par ties indebted to suld lirm. are urged to arrange same at once. This Jaiiu ar> the first, Nineteen hundred and ten. M. F. Harksdale, 24-3t .lohn A. Franks. 1 desire to thank my friends and the public generally for the liberal pa tronage extended the old lirm of Harksdale & Franks and respectfully ask a continuance of same. Having purchased the interest of Mrs. Harks dale in the old firm I will continue to conduct the same line of business at the old stand. Keeping on hand a complete line of fresh groceries of all kinds, also a full line of the best and most up-to-date vehicles, harness, collars, bridles, whips, rohes, blank' ts at honest prices. John A. Pranks. Are .von using a "Uucks" Cook Stove'.' || not. why not They are the best, and we sell them cheaper than von can buy the ".lust as good" kind. S. hi. & E. h. Wlikes & Co. Keeping A Secret. A woman just can't keep a secret." he declared, opposing a statement. "Oh. I don't know." contradicted the (bitterly lady. "I've kept my age a se cret ever since I was 21." "Yes," he replied, "but one of these days you will give it away. In time you will just simple have to tell it." 'Well," she replied with confidence, "I think when a woman has kept a se cret for twenty years she comes pretty near knowing how to keep it." Phila delphia Ledger. For Catarrh We Guarantee a Cure. If We Fail the Medicine Will Ccat Nothing I When a medicine off eels a sue jcesslUl '.rentmeat i.i a wrv lar;;o majority of cases; it in I when v.o off< r that :u< diet no < \ < i:r ov. n I personal guarantee tin ' '.: v.iil (??? I t he user n?>t hing it' it . \< >\ et . . widely relieve catarrh. i! i- <1 >' reu unable i liul people !? hottld i - licvo us, or at loin i put our el; hn to a practical te>t when we tn\:o nil the risk. Those arc farts which \\o waul t ho people : > til ten linle, Wo wnnl Ihent try Koxall , Muou-Tone, a medicine prepared from a prescription of n physician villi whoMi catarrh was. a specialty, I ami w ho has a record of thirty years of enviable success (o his record. \\ o receive more good reports about Rcxull M non-Tone lhan \vc do of all el her catarrh remedies sold in our store, and if more peoplo only knew what a thoroughly do pendable remedy Rexall Mueu J'one is, it would be I he only catarrh re tried v we would have anv demand for; Rcxall Muen-tcme i quickly i.b ovbed an?! by itstherapeut'ic ef| c! ?:ul to disinfocl ; iul cleanse i lie ??;??( re mucous membraneous tract, to dost roy and remove the | nrasites which injure Ihc membraneous tissues, to soot In- tli" irrii at ion and h< a I Ihc sore tie . stop the mucous discharge, build up strong, healthy tissue and relievo the blood and system of diseased matter. Its influence is toward stimulating the muco-colls, aiding digestion and improving nutrition until the whole bodv vibrates with healthy activity. In a comparatively short time it brings about a noticeable gain in weight, strength, good color and feeling of buoyancy. Wo urge you to try Roxall Mucu Tone, beginning a (realmen! to day. At any time you are not satis fied, simply come and t'-ll us, and we will quickly return your money without question or >\dibble. Wo have Rcxall Mucu-lono in two si.'.(? -, ?0 cents and $1.00. Itcmcm her you can obtain Rexall Rome Jics only ai The K'< \;'ll Store, (.aureus Drug Co,, laiurotifl, 8. c. We are offering BpOClnl values, in Jgrdlnlurs, see our lino of 10 ct. one-, s. M. & U. ll. SVilkos & Co. And Why Not I Teacher (to now boy)?Johnny, why are you scratching your bend? Johnny?Because, teacher, I'm the only one In the room who knows it Itches.- -Boston Herald. We are agents for the Best Sewing Machine made, our prices are low, can't we interest you? ?. M. & H3. H. Wilkes & Co. New from Cover to Cover WEBSTER'S NEW INTERNATIONAL DICTIONARY JUST ISSUED. Ed in Chief, Dr. W. T. Harris, former U. S. Com. of Education. The Webster Tradition Developed by Modern Scientific Lexicography. Key to Lit erature of Seven Centuries. General Information Practically Doubled. 2700 Pages. 6000 Illustrations. 400,000 Words and Phrases. GET THE BEST in Scholarship, Conven ience, Authority, Utility. Writ* for Hp?ciinrn Pa?t! to C. & C. MERRIAM CO., SPRINGFIELD, MASS. Yoo will do ut ? f?vor to Mention tbli publication. Worthy Resolutions Resolved that every Lady should have correct time. Resolved that every Watch, Clock or piece of Jewelry brought to nie to be repaired 1 will do the best work pos sible and guarantee it to ?,ive [ absolute satisfaction. Resolved that every article bought at my store shall be the best that your money can buy. Resolved that Klgin, Wal thani and Roekford Watches are reliable time keepers. 1 carry a full line of those and oilier reliable makes. Wm. Solomon .lowelcr and Optician Next to (Iray's Hotel I,aureus, S. ('. i Tetter, Salt Rheum and Eczema *.!<? ? in < il I>y Cliatnlh i Iain's Salve. Ollf fippli 'IV lion i < Ik ves Mi'. lUliini; and burning KVIIMUtoUi MERCHANTS' PROTECTIVE CREDIT ASSOCIATION -OF Laurens, S. C. Kvery merchant who buys goods at wholesale from the best wholesale merchants, has these questions directly or indirectly asked him when he wishes to open an ac count with the house, or houses he bins from: What is his capital in business? Is he honest? Can you depend on his statements? Does he pay promptly? It" these questions can be answered satisfactorily, they will be glad to open an account with him, otherwise they do not want his name on their books. This refers to wholesalers who sell on smallest margin of profit, and every good retail merchant is anxious to keep up his good ^ name with these houses, as it is the life of his business. All classess of people w ho buy at retail should be in ^ tercsted in merchants that they deal with in keeping up ^ this kind of a record, as it assures them of buying th< ir &k supplies at smallest possible profit, and chcapei than if it rm were otherwise. It is a great accommodation to some peo IC to arrant: >uy goods on 30 or 60 days lime (1, as it does not always ail tlu-m 01 !'mger, it so t' 1 1 nay cash and it is a pleasure for merchants who charge goods to ao 0111 1- modale their friends ami custom* is when lhc\ know thai jo the parts to whom Ihcy chaige has some regard for his or lur word of honor, and will make every effort to meet ^ theii obligations when due. Knowing all this to be rca ^ sonable and right, wc, th<- undersigned tnerchanls have agreed to run our business according to the following rules and regulations: First. All accounts are due and payable the firsl of the month following purchase unless otherwise arranged. Second. When parties want ds char d longer med. than }o days, a fixed time to pay must be mcnti Third. Wc will not lap accounts. All accounts must be paid when due, or satisfactorily arranged, or further credit will not be extended. Fourth; That we will mail statements to all accounts on our books when due. Fifth. When a customer refuses to settle or arrange his account satisfactorily, his n/iine will be reported to the Association and no member of the Association will extend credit to him until he has settled with the merchant ''S owes. Sixth. This organization shall be know n as the M< r chants1 Protective Credit Association < f I,.miens, s. C and that each member of the Association is bound by the rules as given above. Signed? R. K. Copeland, Tribblc Clothing Company. H. Terry, J. K. Minter & Brother, I)avis-Roper Company, Switzcr Company, W. P. Mudgens, Fleming Brothers, W. G. Wilson & Co., , Brooks v\ Jones, j ^ (). Ii. Simmons & Son q f. Hopkins, \ f. M. K M. L. Nash, ^ \ Most ly \ kola: rl, 1 I * a 1 1 e o v* \ Latin ns Di ug C< nip tin , *t 1? 1 lodsou ids 1 ?111 C<ki