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Saved Girl's Life "I want to tell you what wonderful benefit I have re celved from the use of Thedford's Black-Draught," fes Mrs. Sylvania Woods, of Clifton Mills, Ky. "It certainly has no equal for la grippe, ad colds, liver and stomach 'trouble I firmly believe ack-Draughtf saved my little girl's life When she h the measles, they went in on her, bu one good se of Thedford's Black-Draught made them break out, d she has had no more trouble. I shall nev r be wit t THE 1105' BLAC'K RAUGHI in my home." For constipation, Indigestion, headache, dizzi-. ness, malaria, chills and fever, biliousness, and all similar aillnents, Thedford's Black-Draught has proved itself a safe, * reliable, gentle and valuable remedy. If you suffer from any of these complaints, try Black- 5 Draught. It is a medicine of known merit. Seventy-five 0 years of splendid success proves its value. Good for young and old. For sale everywhere. Price 25 cents. _________________ G~eseengg henOurBodyBecomes Tired and o Weake d 50 YEARS and the system 01m -eec)y out of gear; it's asr sinh >10ood is full of poisonls and Sub o complicated maladics un Ics the isons are reiove. S. s. S. will cleanse the blood aid give iew life and vitality to the blood by its vegetable purity. Get RS. 9. t any d:st. nsist on 1ihe enucine. L za n C . e A you in every r spect. We iurt hei guaran e that one pounQ of Luzian e will go as far as two pound. of cheaper coffee. If, after u. ing the en tire contents of e can a cording to directic ns, yo re not absolutely s itisfied on both t e points, throw the empty can away and get your money back from the groder. He will give it to you with out quibble. Buy this better and cheaper coffce today. Write for premium catalog. FIRE INSURAN 'E Five strong comnpies, r'eg-nlarl iscensed. Only company in the state with a Milli Dollars Capital. Heavy Mercantile lin 3 in the ity of Laurens a specialty. Can write iuntry gellngsnrear Larn wvhen occupied by o er an not mortgaged. Auto miobiles when insurE wh - new anid unincumbered. See me before plai in r 'our insurance. J. 'J. .AMS, Agent. Laurena National Bank Building. Laurens, South Carolina. B3e G-uided' by' MXothez's WhoI~new~t~ ~'~I'~/M The cornfort and)4 seecurel (:* (of thet -- expuectan lt tnot her Ia essa ,ilI to theo'~ ,., ..~ weIfiare of' the futuare chIa 1. In (*\e cisling emul Ion be gulded ,y the e' eri. eneelLLy '1C of hunadrerls who anvo und hi/ ~ ~JA~ "Mother's Friemg!" a wva to mlninnte se vert) suffe(rIig and ins re 'our owniraphl -A1~L)~1 recovery. It. 's ensiy led and( its in'lucee ovcr aco thea effected lIgarnets Iis sooting anid benefiellal. ( et -. it sat sany dIruggist. Send for' the free book on Mther I ~ Ihood4. Address ,5 200) Taanuar lUliv.. At hanta, m. K liJTHE G A 'TEED Remned- or Women sTELLA VITAF! sets directly on the female orasand ezte the funetion. penuliar to women. It stops waatireees1. paspresion, and banishes the terrors of those od so dreae ea.prous,. run down women. It has bet ~'ousanidsof suf evfu aleuarnee o elp ou.Yo mone ik on the very -~ TNACHER MEDICINE CO., Cattmua.,- T ORIGIN OF "BUNCOMBE." How a Colonel's Name Came to Be a Term of Reproach. Whenever I pick up a copy of the Congressional Itecord and numerous other pliblications and read the irrele vant speeches therein reported I sigh .for the memory of Colonel Edward Buncombe, "Girard" writes In the Phil. adelphla Ledger. Through no fault of the gallant gen tleman himself, there clings to his name an unpleasant significance which many of our brave public men do naught to mitigate. Indeed, if there be such a thing as one shade's taking vengeance upon another in the future world Colo nel Buncombe will at least pull out Felix Walker's tongue. It was all Walker's fault that "bun combe" became a term of reproach, and the Incident which made it so hap penied i century ago. Walker represented in congress a dis trict of North Carolina of which Bun combe county was a part. The county had been named away back in 1791 lin I honor of Colonel Buncombe. Walker - was one of those long din tance orators who without half trying could empty the ha1ls of congaess and put them in a condition beshde whIleh the (lead streets of l'ompoll appear great white ways. When upbralded one day for talking about everyl hig ex cept tho question at Issue Walker used this immortal phrase: "I nan only talking for Buncombe," mneanaing lhis holme colty. And 8o "bitileiominhe" becaein a new word lit ourki lanlguage. which has beent conveniently shortened Into ithe collo quial11 "bunk." '_*- -- ' MAN'S DECREASING HEIGHT. When Adam and Eve V/alked Around They Were as Tall as Trees. It was a French''l s:avant .ituaed Ilenrion who 21n1 ye.ar iN g:ave to the worhl Ialithoritative staItemints a s to IIthe helight or Adamit and 1Eve. liv sahIl that the fa oftr of t race Was 123 feet 9i inlchtes hagit and E:v. I IX feet ti Iinis. li nated thatI fromt ite creatin (if these'. vub1Igte ed(:l1ioIS if haimaait Ity degene'r:all aten 1110 Iieent ra I 4d; tIaat. Noahlt vas". onlly a wenty-:,even, Aberalamta only I twenvtand .ss but I Ithitvi'n feet in Iha Ieig t. A-urordinig to this Iareach th Iority , I' tlt (ha1i::laan diseliiasatilua ha1l tit tarr.Ai't tlis c d-ec a t n a1 , y tiui tline 2nn ye-ars ago - \wuhl have lak--i a iet tlalerca ot't oljc ta aIlee 11114 iw . llctile I lat Iy ourat lane he %. 1oubti not htave be'ean lat atill. M. IailaaIIuaa dii not give aiay exilPhala loll as t. how Ie arraivel at has (thnate (of tle height of these atenvetts. l'elha psc tihe muost. gigantIc story ol re1o('rd1,4 Is that. olce-ranig a imtuae skoeletn, sad to have beeat itn Siely, wI mIeaa:tred :i foet it lenagth. This slory, ilowever, carries its own rfuaieation, as it. I, saa idtat futul le sI(e (11h guant was his walkhtag stick. whih W:t thirtly feet lollg .Id thick its i telegrtalilt pole. A elever cnuii hl ior iadme the siIlIatitte that a wvalk illg stick only thirty feet Il le'Aall for at amaaa who Incvasuraed l uu feet wonilul lie radclu :Is oel or sevena ilcas for at 1aian of ordinoary ituuir.-Iian apllI News. A Story of the Bastile. Inl filhe ye-a 1-$.-5 it a1h 1saity anolle of Ihle atwint'i. regilltae of I rani e fell Ill Iove wIllh at l;aautifulI girl. the timiagha Str 'of a wec:tltby*. a'radcsanatci of :'ari. Theaa littler, refulasing tue cuarage athe haaeart'if'ti e girl, whoae was lto haave harr'i in- it a few dhiys, drteadiaag a like Etale., a.:tee lais esucp toI to stan tiod leIic tou'c Iev asl ~ta iot uieate ltuualer I hi Iglit' e i neur,~ ii lea n g his~ult. n ted ~et brkle4 ttti aectaaedc wth aaon att dta Itle very' grad lea' whlac first amoun(tied Itla braeachi maadeih in' Ih istile, from lutin e of'resiuing the ft ater Of his fulltaturebridie. Soap and Hard Water. CTe hatrdttess of w~'1ater is maeasur'ed bty egre'es. Wh'len a galilontC~i cotaIns Otto gai haoft lime It is sid to htavue oite degree of htaatesst. Whlen soaup In usned witht htard w~t~a t about twovc lad oiae htalf ncaes of It to e'ach hauandretd gial lonis of wter muttst be used1 for each degree of hatrdness justi to ov'eomte hitiarns. it comtabies Ith Ithe lIm e, forinig iattmiterail pr'odtlat, iad ntie utilI einotugh coatl laos been dxsol veil to overome'Oi aill thte hitrdnessi( cloes the, soatp dIo anyi goodn for cletaising puri poses. Brazilian English. "T'he r'iver of I'~aait," d octartes Ite protspectusn of ia reai estite agentt an l'aruana, israzIl. "'In Ithe mioxt witery it thte stale, Otte of thec moacst tXeteie it thle wvorld, It. Is aigablhe suit ii to lais state for sihlis of gre'altirfoun td ness; It 1s also auiflleiently fihful."L' 'te samtie chieer'fut liibap It is whio fut her inasev eattes that "the, vegetah.o rig~~in is x Sessfutlly representted ina reiinous, oily anad gumamonsa- plats." What Next? Intquttivt~ e Old Laidy---An wha "lit do youa (all that? .\anWth GVtl un-lie einrefual, nmamt; thtat in a hanir trIgger. Inqhlulstivye Ol1d Lady--I low wonde'fau! TIlhinkl of stakinag pat o(f ta llretarmn out of hutmana hair! WVhat will theay get upi nextt-Floridla Times-Unlonu. Keen of SIght. Little Lemauel-Kay, paw, what is a statesman? Paw-A statesman, son, is a polIticIan who k~anows a b~and wagon when he sees it.-IndianpolIse Star. Yt Is not posterity, but your ac'4ens, that will perpetuate your memory. Bonapnarte TAUGHT THEM A LESSON. The Czar's Rebuke to the Officers of One of His Regiments. The czar 1. gretlty loved by his own soldiers, and no wondtr. for the folow. lg story is typilal or him: A certain Ittissitan lieutenianit who Was .none too Well otf wts one day seen riding In a (rain. Tile 6tlter ofil. cers of his regiment were furious at what they called an instilt to the uni. form, and they told the lieutenant that he must send in his papers. Tilte un fortunate young officer had no alter. native, but before he could do so the czar heard of the affair. Immediate ly putting on his colonel's uniform of the regiment in question, his miajesty left the palace, halled a passing train and, entering It, sat calmly downI until It stopped in front of the barrakel. There he got out and, assembling all the officers, said to them: "Gentlemen, I have Jtst ridden from the palace in a tram, and I de.ire to know if you wish ie to send in 1my3' papers. I presunie I have dIsgraced my uniform." Naturally the officers were duim. founded. "Sire," stammered the major nerv ously, "you could never do that." "Then." answered the ezr,. smilling. "as I have not degraded the tnifori'n Lieltemint -- cannot have done so aid will (its retain his commission lin this regIment evNent if he, like tile, dars to rile In a trail." After thalt snobbery died a speedy death in that particular regimtent. Pearsorn's. TRY IT ON THE DISK. A Test That Proves the Human Skull a Good Sounding Box. Anl interestingp" experhn11ent t hat p~roves what a good sounding box th ihtnan sklilli Is (.nn1 he perfornipti by anly one who hits it disk ihiologtraph, says Elee. tri al EigIttineering. Stop up1 both of your ears wit h Cotton its IIght1 Ias ossible, o Ithat ito souniil will I hIard front (houtil'tsil.. Now plee anl ordinlary 4dar11in1 neevdle he. IweenIll your teeth by hititng ioi It ha.ird, tailg 'a ro that tlhe folonii u or lis (1 oIt ttilehI th nieed'tl. 'ThI e latter i. imn portant,11 benullst if 0ith-1' Ill) or* tong totihes (ih l(.dle ileo ('l d s ho u l hie flu. rloSeI ClsoderalyI . For thi bwst rIt suIlts the t's tl li itf attbIt111 t projecitt not Imore th1 llone or ione talh I1 ihalf inliAi-s fromn ( . 11th 11th. 1'or that a o r e le 'toul b brol*ten off about oneo Ii 1 m11m'. half isn-hes from Its Sharp poin.t. 1 poes w'ithollt sayling that the slr. po eit shou'Il projict out of tht ! l w1th, whiile (t, brokenl off enld sitoull be0 in-' hie Ite m1 otth. Now Sat tlln ord'inary d't ics phonfo grap andenrfull prss dwn ponl ti( rlord with the needle's polit he41.1 it the s:aI0 IPge is . I.t'erer13ucer's Ililne-Lh la behl ordinlarily. AS soonl 31. til needle (1uleh ile threord with slit i'lveni pr'tiure Inside of the(-i 1'>sat ,It-ll be filled It. n dilte ly with nt o .AIt exce liglly 14 .:1 31!10 clear. t rignoli in a Temper. (i one(. "i I .ten 'I nI I the "n'e l It aria-lt'', welli l till (1e sil..e to so I rl oli,. lot itltillus Ai er, wh rn he f slit Ine cit u 111d dowi Ilike a eId 'Wi le t i t t . r his part. "Why lt ri ,. ha t i hl . il-Mier with a '4 . nslwd. "Yes, I :li1 ro(1ls." wias h 1 r11eply "lIbt, ylmrunityi '..ugh. nt to belms nerv. te, . Ieler.r-'l yourglth Pt'0 Knockingear yotn Wiod. thrt Tea s or 0. 'od aprRlto0. hato shlate ko to th 11' f5'~l "Who, wotn oak. You kntw won I'em. anrd ti nw whoe yout are." tld om To he mashte of te oamk er NO MORE CRACKED COLLAR 3 Not if Laundered by The Laurenp Steam Laundry Because We mould them into shape while wet, leave an "easy-slip" tie space, and finish the top without friction. hb Our Collars are laund by an ent irely rxNw method and will we)r four L1mes a } wh I en done in t!he (Ad way Auove cut iiluandes ur new meth d < f finishing coliars. SEND your Goliars-io us. SAVE gre:tly on yri Collar HAVE your td t sily. Laurens Steam Laundry Laurcns, S. C. "* / /o . /7A WOOROW WILON Vote For WCilo OvealsWOROrk WISON.san Laure F.C etor t .G W lson. TIEI! AXATIVE. reouar aI n esr htyu TSuieptbes, Heuarthbs, hes, SoeocahirtsWh , Oaatveutrllcs. Wrk hirt se tandChmerai' a lE iES nte aXlf VE an horlbe Table t y arde eo thakt aord fore breakfant. and e'at an abundance of mild and gentle in effect. Obtainable fruIt and vegetables. aiso estatblish a everywhere i