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A MULE TALE. . Uy Win. I). 8. I if the spring of tho Burronder of the Southern Confederacy, I wus walk ing along tho public road near Tum bling Shoals, I had my shot nun on my shoulder. I looked up I ><? road and saw a young man coming toward me riding a mule, who halted and looked at me and then up the road. Where he saw another man standing In tho road with a nun on his shoulder. This was too much Tor him, it looked like-: be was cul ox both ways. Ho Imme diately Jumped off the mule and ran through the woods. I went up to tho mule and called for the man to come from the woods and get his mule. I received no answer. My neighbor. Robert Blakelcy was plowing a mile below us. and lie saw the boy running full speed down the creek like old Nick was after him. Ho never came back aftor his mule and after long enquiry I was unable to find out who he was. ; The mule came on down to my lot and next morning M. Llndley was passing and I 'old him to take the mule and keep him until the owner appeared. He had Just come out ot the army and had no horse to make a crop. When the garrison came into laurens I made a report of the mat ter to the captain who told me to keep the mule, until he was claimed, and then send the man and mule down to him. Idndloy used the mule two years, waiting for some one to Claim him. and then traded b|m off. You will find that druggists every where speak well of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. They know from long experience in the sale of It that in coses of coughs and colds it can al ways he depended upon, and that it is pleasant and safe to take. For sale by all dealers. Mr. IV. II. Lockwood Leaves. Mr. W. H. Lock wood, who has been manager of the local branch of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, left yesterday ? ? t. > nii wlfo r >: Hlrm Ingham, Ala., where they will make their home in the future. Mr. I.. F. Qrant, Ullttl recently located at AsllO vlllo, has arrived to take Iiis place. Mr. (I rant was accompanied by his wife. They are temporarily located at the Gllkerson House until they secure quarters of their own. While Mr. and Mi. Lockwood are reluctantly given up, a hearty welcome is extended Mr. and Mrs. Grant. There Is more Catarrh In this sei - lion of the country than all other diseases put together, and until the1 last few years was supposed to he in curable. For n great many years doc tors pronounced It a local disease and prescribed local remedies, and by con stantly falling to cure with local treatment, pronounced it incurable. (Iclenco has proven Catarrh to he a constitutional disease, and therefore! roqulros constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh ('uro, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo. Ohio, is the only Constitutional cure on the market. It Is taken internally in dos es from 10 drops to a teaspoon fill It acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. They offer one hundred dollars for any case it fails to cure. Semi for circulars and testimonials. Address: F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo. Ohio. Kol <I by Druggists, 7?c. Take Hall's Family Pills for con stipation. Judicial Advice. ?*1 hope you won't be hard on rne. Ju'ge," be said. "You see, 1 was under ?tie Influence ot liquor when i doue It." "You Feem to have been under the Influence Of something equally bad when you studied grammar. During I the spare moments that you are going j to have, permit yourself to lndulgo In judicious study of the construction of j simple sentences Here is one to be gin with sixty days." HOW TO RESIST Chronic Coughs and Colds. j Strong, vigorous men and womon hardly ever catch cold; it's only when tho system Is run down and vitality low that colds and coughs get a foot hold. Now Isn't It reasonable that tho right way to euro a cough Is to build up your strength again? Mrs. Olivia Parhnm, of East Dur ham, N. C, say?: "I took Vinol for a chronic cough which had lasted two years, and tho cough not only disap peared, but It built up my strength aa well." Tho reason Vinol Is so ofTkicloriH In such cases Is because It contains In a delicious, concentrated form all tho medicinal curativo elements of cod ] Ihrer oil, with tonic, blood-building | Iron added. , Chronic coughs nnd colds yield to Vinol becauso it builds up tho weak ened, run-down system. You can get your money back any tfme If Vinol does not do all wo say. LAUKENS DRUG CO. Lam en<-\ S. C. ELECTRIC Bffil8ffJ!^ BITTERS A N D KI D>?J I Their Romance. "Ho loves me, he loves me not," said Maud Malier, as she went through the garden picking potato bugs off the potato plants. "He loves me." Bhe picked a potato bug. "He loves me not." She gathered another potato bug. "A thrifty girl, forsooth." declured tho Judge. "Instead of playing that game with daisy petals, she plays It with potato bugs." Ho proposed, they were married, and If tho recall does not go into effect they will doubtless live happily. Ambition. "I wish I could get out of this town. It's no place for a fellow with any ambition." "Why, I had an Idea that It was a pretty good town. It has a higher av erage of successful men than almost any other place that I know of." "Oh, that may be. but see how the poor devils have had to work for their success." Well Worth Catching. "Anything worth catching In that lake?" asked the young man who had just arrived. The hotel proprietor matched his question with another. "See that girl in tho red bathing suit?" "Yea." "She ought to be worth catching. They say she's worth 100,000 plunks." This Is Terrible. "This summer resort reminds mo of Sunday morning." "So quiet?" "Not that. Tho belles aro peeling, don't you know." Then tho arm of tho sea curled around the Bandy waste. THE CAUSE. Tom?.Tack tells me he hasn't slept a wink for several nights. Dick?Insomnia. I suppose. Tom?No; new baby. This Hot Weather. A nice, cool wave may hit our clime And temper thliu<H for men. Delightful <!<iya may come In time. Hut when? How It Happened. "So he finally proposed to you in tho surf." "Yes, a heavy wave camo In and I lost my feet, and then he?" "I see; then he lost his head." Just the Thing. "Life is a burden to me." "Take an Interest in something. Have an avocation. Take, up golf." "Aw, lifo Isn't worth living." "Then take up aviation." Free Soda. "I hear draco Is engaged to a very desirable fellow hero at tho Ileach." "He has no money." "No; hut ho has a Job for tho sum mer as soda watpr clerk." Had Reason to Feel That Way. "I'd llko to seo tho man who could persundo mo to promise to lovo, honor and obey him," said Miss Wellalong. "I don't blnmo you," replied tho pert young bride. Associations. "Do you mean to say. sir, that I do not mako our abode home like?" "On the contrary, my dear, this Is exactly llko tho rows mother used to make.** Namely, His Own. Jack?Do you llko Kitty's face? Tom?Well, I have nothing against it. Jack?No, but I'll bet you'd like to have. From the Hobo Viewpoint. "Is this n good town?" "Naw, rott<n! I had free jobs of fered mo In one day." to: long. Mr Parvenue?How long did It take you to do that picture? The Artist?About four months. Mr. Parvenue?Gee! 1 Been a fel low In a store window down town who painted "em while you wait. his fatal mistake. Visitor?1 suppose now. you wish you had taken the straight and nar row path Prlscner?G wan' Dat's what 1 did take. If I only dodped Into dat crook ed alley dey wouldn't a' ketched me. conditional. Mary Ann- Pat. will yez love me always wid all yer heart? Pat Dunn?Shure, unless Ol have heart failure. deservedly ejected. First Parrot?Willie Owl was put out of the theater last night Second Parrot?What forT First Parrot?Why. he commenced hooting at the villain. etiquette. Mrs Dobbins?Is your husband go lug to Mrs .lolthlns' funeral? Mrs Tobblns Decidedly not! 8h? oevci returned my u?st call ARE YOU? Or are you not ready for the New Year's demand for Station ery of every description. If you are not, we are ready to put you right. Letter Heads, Bill Heads, Note Heads, Envelopes, Legal Blanks of every description, and anything printable can be han dled by us with accuracy, speed and saving to you. Try the Advertiser Printing Co., Laurens, South Carolina