WHJ-AT IS'
LAAMOSU
* LAX-F0S IS AN IMPRMVED CASCARA
A DIGrsTiv LAXATVE
CATHATimC AD LVER TONIC
LAX-FoS iot n 11ctr. t or Patent Medi
cmlle buit. co w of the fo!!owing
old-fasioled oots aJnd herbs
i.x AR C rq i- A Ay
AENA . F 'V'.
thn :L o O 1,teC Z .-- I( povdb
the adItI:on o l- d:'e ive ingredi
entq minnk i it b hter I (irdinlary CAS
CARA, LAna thu' 1! 1! Colo illatioli acts ]lot
otily ts sti:mtlat ing la xtiv'e and catliar
tic but elso ivi a digestive and liver tonic.
Syrup laxmtives aire wek, but LAX-FoS
combines strentgoth with palatable, aro
iatic ta.te mind does not ;,,ripL or (isturb
the stotmach. -Onte bottie will prove
LAX-FOS is invaluable for Constipation,
Indigestion or Torpid Liver. Price 50c.
J. E. SUMMER and
J. C. HEMPHILL
..ARCHITECTS..
Greenwood, South Carolina
J. ROY CRAWFORD
SUiltVEYi011
Plats, Tracings, 11ue Prlins, Etc.
Telph n 111d Clinton1, S. C.
Dr. T. L. Timmerman
DENTIST
Latureis, South Carolina
Oillce in Peoples Bank Building.
W. M. NASH,
SURVEYOR,
Terracing, Leveling, Drainage.
Notary Public.
GRAY:COURT S. C.
UNDERTAKING
KENNEDY BROS.,
Undertakers and Embalmera
Caierahswerel er s hour dsyornisb.
DR. W.'F. FLOWERS
VETElR1NAItY SUILGEON
Graduate with 12 Years Experience
)entlst anld Surgical Work
Office:
Pvosey's Drug Store
B. R. TODD
Engineering ana Contractin
LaDn Surveys a Specialty
..'ere Work slllfun. done or is
spected.
-r. nn. esitimatces or all ind
announces that after January 1, 1917
ho willl be associated with
HlAY NSWOlit' Il &. IlAYNSWOWV Il
for the lpracttce of law.
Oliefourth tloor, M\ asonle Temple)1.
Gtle, (reenivlle, S. C.
Simpson,Coop~er & l-ebb~
Attorneys at Law.
Wisi I'ractice In all State. Courts
I'romPt A Ltention Olven All Business
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DIAL & TODD
Attorneysant Law
Enterprise Bank BuildIngs,
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PRACTICE IN ALL COURTS
Money to Lean on Real Estato-Lons
Time.
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ATTORNEYS. AT LAW
E'romplt attenttion giren to alt businesis
MGeuney to loan on itcal Estate
Offlc Phlono i eesidece Phone N
Olli , ..mnons BuIlding
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Attorneys at Law
Laurene, 8. C.
All 1Itinl t'd int rusted to our carr
tion,.
(Jilce (over I'suimetto JHank
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V. W.Ml~c~iiAVY
P'ubice Salesmtan
and
Llecensed Auctioneer
Elates on D~ay and Job Work F'urilshed
on Demand
Ler. call with .L W. Thompson.
CHINA MAY MAKE
WAR ON GEII3INY
Negotlations are in Progress in Pekliiig
and111 All (1hCe Eltellt ('11 ils. uar.
11n1t4'es tire Wanted.
Washhingon, Nta rci 2.-Negotiations
waitr against tle Central i'owers now
are inl progress a( Pekilng, and in1 111
the Vlltenite capitalIs, it was learnied
here today, and their suceesa dep11d
only 1111ll the harinonizing of the re
wards to be givenl Chinia with the
aillotli of co-operatin deman ilded' of
her.
It is regared as certain that China
vll severe reiallonis w\ithl Ger111111y
anid a dcaainof War1 probably
wvili follow a if t.e n it e will i) al
a11te 1 satisfactory Ir11lio of the re
t'rictiois illiposed 1pon1 te th e n er
einpIre b ;y the world powers after the
Boxer troubles.
at h anieolid today froi odli hal
and diploiiatie cirles serve to (!e:r
111 11n1"'h of the obscurity whiich hlas
overhung11 events' Inl thp, Far latInl
tlh' pmst miloith. Oacesional vague di
Icihes from Chiia a11nd 121rellc s inl
tI to "China's abandon
1110111 of nell tra liy" have thrown only
dii 11 li1h1 tponl (emlial y's ('Indeavor
to keep lhim lid o1 of the striggle, the
tellint'. moves to biing her in anid
('hina:'s i0!IiItlnce to (ichange her
preeillt state of peace wit1out2 ade
(blate gliarallnte.
hina de'sires to obtain le (om
Ideteo rei ssi onl of' the B oxer indmil
1ities, w Iich l otal over 0.30,010.)00 a
YOar andi0 conitin e t 1111111 910). If she
en te lh war l ' o irl which other
w'ivfould be paid to Austria and
Geranyelld bev repudiated.
Information h r11 1 i dlenltes that the
ntente already lias agIreed to po.lt
Don0e payments in case China hegills
hostililies but does nt of corroborate
Tienisin services that Prance and
Blelgium, in behalf of the powers, have
offered complete remission.
Tile .1um12 iInvolved is such an1 appre
cinble i1ar2t of China's total exienses
that a satisfactory agreement ight
well remiove file linallncial difliculties
of lie government.
China also desires consent of (lhe
powers to increase her import (titles
which111 under the x istling treatiles not
on1ly cannot exceed live per cent ad
valorem, but, are based on the aver
age prices of 1897, 1898 and( 18991.
The United States has long ago
Urged this on the other sixteen signa
i'y powers but so fnr o. y .Japan
aid IGreal Britain have given con
sent. Others have consented under
extreme restrictions.
The Intente flowers oil t1he1ir part
are anxious to have China in the warl
not only as a reservoir of m11en1 but
as the biggest. open trade market
after the war.
Already under agreement with ho
eal syndicates, headed by French aid
iritish residents, more than 100,000
Chinese lilbolers 111( agrieni,tuisis
have gole to illrease teil 1neinte's
111 power, the great majorityI to
France.
II hi:is ben tle11 dr'owning of many
of these laborers oil their way 10
iFranlce on2 such boa2ts asX the lineir
\th141s for' 1instanc11, that1 lirst made111
(inal~'s llrotest to Gerimany aigalinst
. uhmar2in1e wiairfar'e anl actual thrieat
ofi severance2 1 o4'f r'eiltis.
Theroie arle abu 11121:,000 (Germans1. ini
(China who1( wVoudi be laced~O in 'onenl
2ration l camp(111S if wari were decl ared1.
,I AN INIUN ANTl,
MIE XI(CO IS SIILENTl
,I inpin hats hI'eiied n1o PrIoposition)1
fro)m Mtex len( of the( Ger'mani2 Go ern
Tlok lo, Jlapan, Mar'ch 2.-J.apan has
receivedi 110 proplosition from Melxico(
or' Germany dire'ctly 02' inldirectly 14)
join in1 a1 possible war' against the
Unitedl States, VIscount Motono, J1a
panese08 for'elgn muinister', informed1C~ the
AssocIated Press today, -
Viscou~nt Motono said he consIdered
such an Idea r'idicullous, it being based
on1 tile outr'ageous presump111tionl that
Jap~an would abandon her1 allIes. If
Mexico received the pr2oposal Viscount
Motono added, that Counitr'y shlowed
inltelligence in not1 tr'ansm~ittinlg it to
Gadaljara,21 Mxo ! (, Mar( 1ch 2.--Gen 2.
(Garraza L remined11(1(l~ cl I ed it h thle
BLACK -
WHITE,
TAN
mac
mniebers of his ofilcial family yester
day and today and denied himself to
those eeckilng inforinationl concerning
the note of Dr. Alfred Zimmnermainn,
tile Geirian roreigi seeretary, t) Nilin
ister von ClekhalrdI, t(e (era'ina re-p
resniltive here iI Ihe attel pt to form
:in allIance het ween ( erany. .lexico
n111d -Jaaii against the Inited Stales.
Gela. A.i'. the .lexieanl fao'lin
11nin1ister, also declinled to d:cs h
Zimmermann note,
10l l'aso, Txa, lar'ch 2.--"Nl-exi
'0 Is pro-aily inl It ym aties -t,:1l
aly eft to pada (serana lropa
11andit there wo l ~ meetv little (.n1oar--*
P n 'tamlona \lexbgaj1 people." .\n..
dres Garel in:Kj.pae'-or gteeral, A.il'can
consulif. -iltgnet u1pon Hi; I.
tillrn froaaa .\lexic) 'ity where Ie was
inl vonfenrce it(h Carranza, A.lrids
ter Candt(idoA .\g1ilar. of' the dte Iart -
Un'ntl of, foreignl relationls and (son.
Alvaro Obregon,. minist1er of war.
"If liere are any (lermtans; of .\lex
icans wi l Grman sympathies tr.yling
Ito inlluence lhpublic opillol in Alex!eo
throta h oil)cial or semai -ollelal posi
dlos, they will bev diselarvIged as soon
as diIscovered. I am sure,' sa1d Mr.
I-Garcia.
"'leve arv not ilore Ihan six iimen
ill thl alex ilcan artiy with G:(.'ieman
tant' a d t hey IIae have laeen wit Ithe
constI iltuionlals movelInent fromn it:,
Invep 1Ilo n."
YOU CAN'T FiND ANY
DANDRUFF, AND HAIR
STOPS COMIN fG OUT
ie yura Intair! Malie H hibi, wn l
'.ssy .111l htenali l ald ontai e.
Trya a yowll, tle'ar an applical loti
of 'ii a atalaaae, you (an Iot find a single
trace of, datrliiff or falling hair and
yoli scalp will of illh, blut what will
p! ie .- ")ost, will bi aflar a few.
un'k*. utses whenl yout se Illw hair,
hlie and do\ly at. lirl*---yes --tt. real
ly new hlaj-- growlng all over the
sealIp.
A little D )derine IIliledlaelv doll
h!s the lhe t My of' your hair. No dif
1crence lo\ dull, l'aded, brittlI and
sx'raggy, .i i m oisten a cloth with
Slanderine 111(1 ca refuitItly dI r \vaw it
Itroigh p't( v hlair, taking one small
'.rand at. I* ile. The effeet is lilme
dialte and imzni-orhair will he
ligh, tlfl'y and wavy, and have an ap
Ien n laan of abundal'e; an Incomp ar
able luist re, sofllltness ad lixiance. the
beautly and -himmelr of' I rue hair11
heialth.
Cel a 241-cen t bottlc of Knowlton's
)alnderin from anly drug s toire 01'
tollet coulnter, and prove that yOur
I hair is ax pretty and sort as any-that
it alts been nIeglected 0'r Injured by
enaeless treatittent. A 25-cen t. bottle
will double the beauty of your hair.
e. * * * * C * * * * , *
* ('HOSS HILL ITEMS.
* . a e 0 5 5 5 a S . . 5 * 5 . i
Cross 11111, F'eb. 27.--.\liss .\lary IHill
spient the 'week-end with hollieolks,.
.\liss Lil1lianl Martin of \\inthlrop
college speit the week-end with her
si'er, .r1is. Ilauaafort Klnoffz.
Sliss 'tInie ( oa1nni is wv I ii
frietids il (ireenwood.
.\1r. .l. Kool splent Ith week-end
withi his maily.
.\1'. \altr (url'lina's manay friedls rt'
g ret to k now ' is sick at prIesent.I
'al. atl .\Ms. .Ilihn \\lu 'han wen'
amnong thte visitors (at oaur town thh-:
week.
.\ Iss Lyl ly .\ac Raudd is in Atlhant h
seletingt haer spinag l)t a-n hats ;ana
intnier'. .\liss llessle 11111 wvill assis
11cr this season.
M rs. IDa Isy I itoICei Caretl of AtlI an
ro 's 28 nch jrlong~
say M Glib whtoso
/ i ud ai a wn here.
4 - , ocan haavo
n' o on hialrbyausing
EXEO QININ
whIch Is a Hair Grower, not a kinky
hair remnover. It feeds the scalp and
roots of hair, cleans dandruff and stops
failing hiailr at once, and after using sev
eral time. you can see the results. Try
ai box, PrIce 25c by mail on receipt
of stamps or coIn.
AGENTS WANTED EVERYWHERE
Writo For Particular.
EX~L.ENTO MEDICINE CO.,ATLANTA, CA.
ta, Ga., Is the guest of her aunt, Mrs.
Robinson.
Mrs. Will Cook Is In Ninety Six at,
the bed-sido of her father, Mr. White
ford, who Is very Ill.
.Mr. . Calue 1Guthio of W~olford col
lege, spent1 thle week-enid w Ill t I s
pimrenits, .31r1. and .1.. (Cu110i.
.\Is ('Ig an lItt! I gv r n(I -dau IIght f r
.\l i liu W hyle of, (;reecnsb1oro, N. C.,
are tihe g c Mr. el. .rs. J. If.
Nnance.
.IIss Iri lly .\1:1 le hI will ntot
Oh Illillinery ho':iu Uil ss i lb'i., so I v0
place forniery oci-lp!'.e by* .\lih ,y
lutdd, derensedl. "lnd lhi .\l., 14.7
11i11 will v :sis lkr They pro 1-1th
at lie tinarlae now. sele:o the >to'k
and patterins.
KEEP LIVER ACTVIE
AND BOWELS CLAN
WITH "CASCARETS"
11r i %% hi i( i /o un
(6: 1:- ,o fOr/1'had breathJ lort -
I'e 'h'erful! /( ea -1Ii' insideo Io
night f n f line.'Ip hket C'I ( aenre I ()
livei yourt live /A d isfl:. tO howevs.
and 1 t o in - t hea, had vo!d. hililoi s
oi;l OTj n ive br th e n ed ( o10111t.
e l elo) solurt -(ta ineh and ;
Tonlight lake C:' ,aret; and enjiny lO,
ni les i, eilint liv(). 2. h 'o\ l (l'.1a.
;Ilg oid lif o \ lls u' : 118 ii....... d.w,
t eling L'tXld 'l' er l iy doin- - it
Ia h enret ly :i i I e :i. o ;8,1( O)hidren
lion of li It'!iiihI'ttl8 o; it 'f1010Iri
-li, DEVT M \Y NOT
'e GT \illT V1 ll.: (is
0(1idh ('imae of lih a t dei, t
Healed Dete 'ertaitn.
Washinete on, Volb :6. :- f iany
Pres-wident Vs WVI iln's1 histo(ry-inlakin1g
taess oayi the )tInorals inf Con
ess, would prolialy vot by a goi
mastorily mn give hit1 billkt power th
de! with the G, ere sumrin prloh
leml if suchi propositionl were putl Ill
to them; hut oinslerin th it!e minority
of Dellmrats opposed to blanlket au
thority and imhe almost solid oppoi.
tion of tihe lhieIlian s to i , there is
ltl111 likelihood that an ivun nl al ifietd
recsoilution of, that '*ort could he driven,
throuigh.
The chances aro 01ttOw re'ohion
which teforhelin 'lt afairs comli ini
M)'m i'Ocrat will framell~ Will 10 ive the
Pr~iv Idenlt author-ity to arm11 the ship!;
and Ierhaps take other measudes, bu
will then undertake to d Repuib
Ican opposition with a proviso to thle
effect that the ower to declare warl
remains Vested In Congress. A any
rate, an almendmnent. to the latter ef
feel, would doutless carry.
As to the money c bydit which tex
President asks, there is much eosi
- 9tion to 9t sutgcston fhat it he g ac
rd Iin theform of a great iseretiona r
bond issuo which aight. Mivae xu
live powr to oldct. virtual wrre
for miany nt onths withiout calling- Conl
pgres-s back to- Washibnglon. Thevre i
no reason to believe that, thle vresidonm
for a an anics
I Planters Fe i
CHAcrops.OF
would venture to conduct war without 110 els 11iC
the assent of Conigres, but tIe the')- Congresa will vote.
retceal i)ossiily is beuig used as '.1)
ariglinent by those who are not :1
s.Nmimtty with his io)ic-y.
That there will bv arImonious (-I .
haft. ('11 11w.4
l'oth .ol of CongreVs;; i.- a fogev
"l"i Ict
M n elr a.; ll. Tonl. A ' ri n
.\lity elev imi t t e ii o
loCo grs will.0 vollte.
tioll~~~ 1,:I: Ir c 11:1
CJ('m i i tr l l' w it il i ; C
(pit
Wvith neidat, ymtu enmanft knowv nitu.! i. j 1% a n your s-y'ter ar:,1
is to be hli thy. Aidis poi ejnc hd pm' n' ii' you :lood,
bloo( a aIr e I O ei so C oft many <: . . I ImI bIn pufI I II r Iad r
atIes 'cting the heat tuu.l arterv vtaliine- tho blood of thoiusa nds(1 for
rkin fant mucous rf aces, ,uni a t r -. It i a purely vegetable
riuscles, anad t ihe br a ; l 1-S a. um ly, and i. the )not flici.et iagent
nervous system. Som; t, the.e < n . ' b 'r ceansingo the blood and
aseS ar RlI vul m li mriiln :ill u'in up th1e : steml.
forms, Catarrh, E ema, Pimule - ; t it' t -our diugrist's, and
boils, raslies, an! c iecl dk dstisa:-e., i1n ' : , n itde. For special
Malaria, 8 toinh a ai ndt ge'Ial blooImi l I a r ite to Medicnt De
tiroubles. Ii or'dei. to )'(store your Sid p eitient, . iC Co., 308 Swift
to a healthy ctldi!*t:n, yoU must Cr' ' d' a.
Co o-Off
Fe Meal
What could be botter than a
crp (or two) of good, old
uinn Luzianne? he aroma will tickle
T ~ your nose; th-e taste will tickle
your palate; the price will please
your purse; cnd all will live hap
pily ver after. Luzianne tastes
CO F F E o' all the way down, If it doesn't
tastc better and go twice as far
pas any othercoffee at the price,
The Luzianne Guarantee: go g ?tTyo money back. NOW
If, after using ye contents -get a can of Luzianne and
of a can, you are not satisied mkc it do what we say. Do that.
in every respect, your gro
cer wi'ill refund your nacne. Ask for profit-sharing catalog.
~opeit ad llth cmfrs any hote cofe atheprce
(lisapmoketitfdoswhat hwetsmy.toocthat.
or wihe trefund yor lio n.e Aspfreprtoof-hrn caa"g
The Rely-Taylor fornpay n -
CMd Ti ILL IT I B
-osprito and. all t cmothe ;)of hof entr
disapntm entsc the timez tho deideSlroue
psfovry faicro tht adsothepoutvns
mdTEBS FERTILIZERteoy
SUBLES'YOUR YIELD
ri, or, 1 to 2 bales' of cotton .to the acre means prosperity
ble, time-tested "Plante;s"' brand with the trade-mark
pour mind to use ithepe'th is year-see how they will put 2
Ask our agent or'write us direct for advice, in- T e.
Do it today.
ilizer and Phosphate Company
SOUTH CAROLiNA R
EG LIST'
E~vsY ToUE
Give a quick Iasting
sine and preserve
the leather.
F.F.DAL.1EY Co. OFNEWYoV2K I Nc.
64i PF =AL0 'Nse N/