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BEL SURE1I Do not trust the Atting of those glasses to the ordinary optician - a SLIGHT ER ROR will often develop the defect in your vision to a more serious condition. Correct fitting of glasses! requires THOROUGH EX PERIENCE, EXPERT CARE and THE BEST EQUIPMENT. The continual growth of our patronage and the pleas ed recommendations of our patrons attest to OUR satis factory optical work. I WM. SOLOMAN Reliable Jeweler Laurens, South Carolina { PHOTOGRAPHS ' The McCord Studio I 0 I will copy any Photo, en- J large any picture and ! make High Grade Pho- S tographs for you at the f very lowest prices. No I photographer can do I more nor offer any J more special inducement ! than the g ricCord Studio I j has always done. The ricCord I Studio's 2 I motto is a 5 "Best Pictures, Lowes; 5 g Prices" I I Come to see us. g You can get the very best Garden Seed Irish Potatoes and Onion Sets at Dr. B. F. Posey's These are fresh and the kind that grows. I Dr. Posey's Drug Store "Purity at Posey's" Laurens, S. C. Piles! Piles! Piles! Williams' Indian Plfft Olhtmcnt will euro Blind, Blooding and Moldau Plica. It ab sorbs the tumors, allays Itching at onco, nrts as a poultlcq, glwfl Instant relief, Williams' Indian Pilo OIntmont la i. pared for Plies and Itching of thO private parts. DniPKlsts. mall 600 ami fl '?). WILLIAMS MFG. CO.. Prons.. Cleveland. Ohio LAURENS BIU'O vO. I.iiiii-ens, S. C W. B. AVA INT IS ARRESTED I IN TEXAS Slayer of Mrs. Rutil Crisp Dillgliani, In Georgetown, Found in Texas and Requisition Issued for Him. Following the apprehension of W. 13. Avant, the murderer of Mrs. Rutil Crisp Bingham, wife of Dr. t;. C. Bingham and a native of this county, Governor Blease Issued requisition pa pers for him Thursday. H, II. Ward, deputy sheriff of Georgetown county, left Columbia the same day for Aus tin, Texas, to get his man. Avant will be returned to South Carolina to serve his sentence of three and one-half years. The following appeared in Friday's issue of The State, having been sent from Georgetown: W. B. Avant, the slayer of Mis Ruth Crisp Bingham, has been cap tured and will soon he transferred to the state penitentiary, where he has been sentenced to serve for three and one-half years. A report is current here to the effect that Avant confessed to his father-in-law just before Ik; took his departure for parts unknown that he | knew he was firing upon Mrs. Bing ham when he fired the fatal shot, and ' that he was crying when he did it. hut that he expected to receive a big sum of money for so doing. It seems thill Sheriff Scurry of Georgetown county located Avant near Lake Charles, La., some time hist fall, hut before he could arrange lor the arrest Avant left that place. Some " time during last December the sheriff again located him near Cameron. Tex as, hut he experienced dlfllcully in having him arrested, as there was no reward f,or him, and the Texas people are said to have refused to act until a reward was offered. Finally, the sheriff look tin' matter up with Solid- ' lor Wells, and he arranged witli the , supervisor of this county to offer a reward of $100 Tor the capture of Avant. The sheriff was onMficd of this about a week ago, anil located A\ He wired Tuesday afternoon to parlies ' at Cameron to arrest Avant, alias Benjamin, and received a reply in about three hours to the off eel that Avant was under arrest, had admitted his Identity and would return to South Carolina without requisition papers being secured. The whereabouts of Dr. Bingham, the husband of the slain woman, is still unknown. LOT IIIs I) tXBKU IT. ( oiigressinan Johnson Going to See That no .More Hayseed Portraits are Boing to he Banned on l's as Masterpieces. Washington. Juno 21. -When the various departments here submit ihe.li budgets fOT tho next fiscal year ;o he passed upon bj the house com mittee on appropriations there will be ;i first-class Investigation of where the money is to be used in addition to Ii is learned that something Is going to he known nhout the "secret" and ' ?out ingeiil" fund^ Whiell are at the disposal of some of Iho depart ments. Heceul disclosures in the de partment of justice where fabulous amounts were paid for practically no work at all. have called down the in dlgmuioii of Congressman Joe John son of South Carolina. II? Is a mem ber of the appropriations committee, and though he has made no statement v< ( about what he proposes lo do, it is known thai he is amazed at recent d< velopmcnls and will take pains to gee that they are not repeated, if there is any way to prevent it. Ho will probably have something lo say on tie- subject soon. I'. II. Meli, in I I Kidnojs Act Fine ami Backache Sltnplj Vanishes. The most effective and harmless way to cure backache and regulate out-of order kidneys, or end bladder trouble i:- ?o lake several doses of Blondine lllood ami Kidney Tablets. You will distinctly feel thai your kidneys and urinary organs an* being cleaned, healed and vitalized, and till tho miserable symptoms such as back ache, headache, nervousness, rheuma tism and darting pains. Inflamed or swollen eyelids. Irritability, sleoploss ness, or suppressed, painful or fre quent urination (especially at night) and other distress, leaving alter tak ng the first few doses. The moment/you suspect any kidney or u'/inary disorder, or rheumatism, begin taking this harmless prepara tion as directed, with the knowledge that there is no other medicine, al any price, made anywhere else in the world which will effect so thorough and prompt a cure as a fifty-cent box of Bloodlne Blood and Kidney Tablets, which any druggist cans apply you with. Don't be miserable or worried an otlo r moment with a lame hack or cloggi '1. inactive kidneys or bladdei misery. All this goes after you start taking Bloodlne Blood ami Kidney Tablets, and in a fow days you feel and know that your kidneys, liver and urinary systom are healthy, clean nnd normal and till danger passed. Accept only Bloodlne Blood and Kidney Tab lets?fifty cent treat um lit from any drug' store tiny where in the world. If your druggist will not supply you tho Bloodlne Corp.. Boston, Mass., will on receipt of price. Laurens Drug Co., Laurons. S. C. AMBIGUOUS TERM USED. A Question Made as to the Proper Word in ir of the Proclamation of Go v. lUeuse in Felder .Maller. Am otiivial proclamation by tlov, Blense Friday makes a statement ui particular interest in connection with tbe case of T. Ii. Felder. The governor in his proclamation says that T. I?. Felder "lias been in dieted for said charge and is now n fugitive from justice from the state of South (larolina." T. 1?. Felder was not Indicted ill New berry county. This tact was among those presented to Gov, Brown of Georgia on Thursday as to why requisition papers should not be hon ored for Mr. Felder. The occasion for the proclamation was the offering of a reward of $200 for the apprehension and delivery of T. lt. Felder to South Carolina olli cors. The following is the proclamation, in which i he misstatcment of fact oc curs. '"Stale of South Carolina Executive Chamber. "Whereas, Information has been re-1 CCived at this Department that one' Thomas It. Felder did on the second day of October A. I). 1905, and divers Qtber times, attempt to bribe a mem ber of the Hoard of Directors of the State Dispensary of South Carolina, ind did conspire to cheat and defraud he Slate of South Carolina, by said actions and has been indicted for said 'barge, and is now a fugitive from justice from the Stale of South Coro Una. "Now, therefore. |, Cole. [.. Bleaso, 3overnor of the state of South Caro lina, In order that justice may be done ind the majesty of the law vindicated.: lo hereby offer a reward of Two' Hundred ($200.001 Dollars lor the ap prehension and delivery of tbe said; Thomas lt. Felder to the Sheriff of Cowberry County, at any point within j he State of Soull Carolina. "In testimony whereof, I have hero IlltO set my hand and caused tbe Great Seal of the State to be nlllxcd, at Co umbia, this twenty-third day of June, \. I). mi 1. and in the 13th year of the Independence of the United Stat? ? of \mericn. "Cole. I. UP use, "Governor, i 'By the Governor: "B, M. McCown, "Secretary ol State." The other facts in the proclamation ire familiar to tbe public Tin? State. A Dreadful Wound from a knife, gun. tin can. rusty nail, fireworks, pi of any other nature, de-1 mauds prompt treatment with Buck leu's Arnica Salv< to prevent blond (olson or gangrene, its tbe quickest, surest healer for all such wounds as ilso for Burns, Pclis, Sores, Skin Irruptions, Eczema, Chapped Hands. I'orns or Piles. 2.1c at Laurent Drug ;'o., and Palmetto Iirtig Co; The Fdticallonnl Foal ore. At an a.. I Iculturi 1 u Belli a" Dillon last Saturday with idea ol irgnnizing a county fair Commission or Watson too); the opportunity i" give a little advice as to il.i deal rub Ity of confining such undertaking* to really Instructive exhibits without l lying so much on *: : ? show attrac tions, lie showed bow the tendency of the Turkish dancers, Indian fakers and otb( i frauds was to demoralize rather than help and was doubtful as to whether fairs that had to rely up- . on such tilings wore worth while. Commissioner Watson, it will t.< n - incmbercd, was al the York Comity Cow Show at Vorkvillo, where bo sow a practical demonstration of tb< tact thai such an exhibition could b< made strictly on its merits without th< as sistance of high dive and ballon as cension accompaniments.?Y< ikville Enquh1 i. it is worse tin.a useless to tal ? any medicines Internally for intlsi ilai or chronic rheumaiism; All thai need ed Is n tu ?' application of Cl Inju's Llniriii n.t. For sale by all deal ers. 1785 1911 COLLEGE <IF CHARLESTON. 127th Year begins September 20. Entrance examinations at ;.!1 the county scats on Friday, July 7, at tl a. m. The college is well endowed, en abling it to maintain the highest stan dards. It offers complete 4-year courses In Ancient and Modem Languages, Math' ematlcs, History, Economics Science, and Engineering. Course* for B. A.. B. S., and B. S. degree with Engineering. A free tuition scholarship to each County of South Carolina Vacant Boyee scholarships, giving $100 a year and free tuition, open to competitive exam hint Ion In 'September. Fxpenscs reasonable. Terms and catalogue on application. Write to Harrison Randolph, President. Charleston, s. c. ATTRACTIVE Real Estate Offerings SCO acres of the best Improved funn ing land in the county cheap. Twcu ty-llve horse farm open and twenty tenant houses, elect l ie lights, water works. Four miles south-east of the city. Twenty-two acres, three miles oast of Lnurons at Allhl's Cress Roads. In high state of cultivation ami well im proved. At a baVgain, 500 acres of line land on waters of Little River, C miles south of Lnurous C. II. In line state o (cultivationi 7 horse faint open; cheap and easy terms. 100 small farms wanted for western settlers. House and lot, on Kast Main street containing it acies with lino house, barn and other Improvements on easy terms. House and lot on Gnrllngtoil street, cheap for quick sale.. 400 acres near Stomp Springs In fine state of cultivation, ."> tenant hous es. Price $11.">0 per acre, one half cash, balance in 12 months. 125 acres I1/* miles of public square, electric lights and one of the best farms in the county. $125. per acre, one hall cash, balance on easy terms Several lots on South Harper Ktreet. House and lot on E. Main street. S 1-2 acres and 1 ."> room concrete dwelling; finest place In upper South Carolina. On easy terms. Two elegant residences on Sullivan street on easy terms. One hundrid acres tillable land within corporate limits of city, very reasonable and easy terms. A number of farms and other prop, erty for sale, see us before you pur chase; or sell your property. ANDERSON & BLAKELY. Todd Building Laurons, S. G. CHICHESTER S PILLS C*^/r^ TUT. Ill AMONI? It It A Ml. rs I. u.U. ??.! A Mb Tour l?rnKKlM r r CM.chca.trr'a l>i?.V li. ?.,.i I'lIU iii II, ,1 an I (1 old mrOI !?...??;. seile I ?Uli Hin? RIMion, Tnko no oihrr. Ouj of Tour OmuirUi. a,.i reill.CirK8.TrKS IIIAJIOMI It KAMI I'll.l.H, for US SOLD BY [TrUGGISTS EVeWwHERE Embroil Flounciirgs This j week we wil\ throw cjn the counter two lots of the above. Tvhese we bought at a bargain and offer eel at almost half their real value. Tn8 come in 5 yard lengths and will n< be cut under any consideration. The price is 50 cents and 75 cents. Only a limited quality offered. Act promptly before they are sold. Can't be du pi i cated this season at these prices. LACE CURTAINS This week we open direct from the manufacturers a line of Lace Cur= tains running from 50 fcCnts to $1.50 a pair. Inspection will prove these to be good value for the money. > W. Q. Wilson & Co. There is no wrong end up Kell with an Onoto Self-Filling Safety fountain IT CANT LEAK, Pen No Worry with this sni< ty ountnin pen. Just stick it into youi pockel my way it happens to go. One little twist makes it leak tight, ink - tight, MR - TKJH'i". Come in and sec how the littlc twisl corks it up and how quickly it fill"'. il"< If. Palmetto Drug Co. All my $5.00 and $6.00 Men s Oxfords Reduced to Cash for Next Two Weeks. You will find a good selection of toes in Patent, Tan, Vici and Gun Metal in this line. R. E. COPELAND The One Price Shoe Man