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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-02-07
Ober and POComoke,
The Two Best Fertilizers.

| have bought largely Of these cclc-
bratcd brands of fertilizers and can
sell my friends and the public gen
orally ut the lowest prices. The Po.
comokc brand, manufactured by the
l'ocomokc Guano Company OF Nor
fork, Virginia, is one of the most cx-
ccllcnt OF high grade fertilizers. More
over it is one OF the Oldest brands and
since before the war it has bocn con
stantly sold throughout Virginia and
North Carolina. also handle the
acids OF the Pocom0kc Company.
The Obcr fertilizer is recognized as
one OF the best guanos on the market
and the people can rest assured that |
VIII furnish it ut the very lowest fig
urcs.
Having purchased quite largely, I
am contont to make only small profit
on these goods in order to assist tho
people and my old customers. espec-
ial'y, and | ask that they give mo
their orders with tho assurance that
they viii receive the best fertilizers
AT he lowest prices.
Ar~ ~lleadquirters, Palmetto Drug Co.
w. O. IRBY.
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HOW THE VOTE STANDS.

There is more Catarrh in this
section of the country than all
other diseases put together and
until the last few years was sup
posed to be incurable. For a great
many years doctors pronouced it.
n local disease, and prescribed To-
cal remedies, and by constantly
lalllng to cure with local trcat-
mcnt, pronounced it incurabIc.
Science has proved catarrh TO be
II constitutional disease and there
fore requires constitutional trent
m:nt. Halls Catarrh Cure, manu-
factured by f. j. Cheney d Co.,
o., is the only constitutional cure
on the market. 1t is taken in
ternally III doses from 10 drops to
" tcaspoonful. 1t acts directly
on the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. They offer
one hundred dollars for any case
it fails to cure. Send for circulars
and testimonials. Address,
II. j. CHENEY q Co.,
Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, rs cents
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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FHE ADVERTISER,
OUR LEGISLATURE.

Carthage must be destroyed and the
Dispensary must be mended: no patch
work quilt can rival its many gira-
tlons. The pOiUt ems 20 be to get
rid Of tho Board OF Control and have
one Commissioner with Il great bio
salary, big responsibility and big
bond. 1T is better so. In II mob there
Is no individual responsibility. Dou
thit has resigned and his friends jubi.
laot. We do not know if the house
was tumbling about him. But he was
lucky to get a"ay in time.
Discussing the high Commits ,icncr
in he SenalG
Senator Applet offered an amend
ment to strike out the provision as to
the com missioner that he shall be n
"total abstainer" and insert "a man OF
temperate habits in the use of in
toXicatng liquors"
Senator Grubcr remarked humor-
ously that he didn't think a man who
didn't use liquor should be REQUIRED 20
do 50, as the amendment would re-
quire.
Senator RAgsdalc thought the total
abstaincr part should remain. 1t was
a wise check.
Senator Mauldin said it was possible
that IA total abs amer Of good business
qualifications might be hard to find.
After some further debate as to the
merits of the "tOtal abStainers" and
temperance men" Senator Hendcr-
son pointed out tn { If the former
words remain Il committee Of inves-
tigation would have to be appointed TO
decide whether any came up to re-
quiremcnt.
Senator Sheppard offered as sub
stltute an amendment striking out the
W 60, ,In,, .f.,.,-
ter.
$50 tho dignilcd gentlemen can rise
to the quality Of humor in time they
may grow witty Scnat ~ Shcppard's S
idea prevailed and the commissioner
can kiss glasses with his friends and
nave his tipple straight, or tincturcd
win sugar, lemon, orange, pineapple:
or he may indulge in a Tom and Jerry
with Dick, Tom aud Harry Our read
ers should understand that the main
features Of the Dispeusary will stand
the State Board Of Control to goa
state commissioner to succeed the
Board, to be elected by the joint AS
sembly. AT this writing finishing the
State House is discussed and they arc
showing that it can be dope with $780,
600 and not increase the tax levy But
all the same the people pay the money
aud the tax levy should be reduced :,
don't you see? The Bill will likely
pass the Senate, but must run the
gauntlet OF the House, whore there
are q few wool hats and they may put
q scotch under the wLcel Of the luXur-
lous project. The DAD tire bill,which
passed the Senate had an uphill pull
over "stumpy road" i'm the House. -
The Bill was killed and resurrccted and
at this writing sticks fast in the mud
II may be pulled through. A Pension
Bin is pending which will likely pass
to GO into effect next year.
On Mond " in the absence for few
days Of Speaker Gary, Hon. w. l..
Mauldln, Of Grecnvillc, was chosen
Speaker Pro. r. m, without opposi-
tlon, graceful compliment to a
gracious gentleman who fl Is all places
with dignity and grace.
A special committee has reported 40
days rs limit OF the session with pay
attached. THIS will bring The laddics
hcmcward and adjournment is telkcd
OF about the l7lh instant.
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The ADVERTISER.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

''.N-'~'-'-i-'.'' .IE!I'EE.LGC11111
TIE ADVERTISER will pay the rail
road expenses OF the most popular
Confederate veteran who draws a pen
sion, IN Laurens county, to the GrcnI
Confederate Reunion in Louisville
Kentucky, hlch opens on the 29:h OF
ntX' May.
hGlow app ears printed ballot with
a blank space on which the name Of
the veteran for whom you wish TO vote
may be written in ink or pencil Clip
this ballot and hand it or send il to
HE ADVERTISER Office by mail. ANY
person may vote as many Of these bal
lots as he chooses and persons living
outot the county may vote.
The contest will be confined to pcr-
sinn""s, because THE ADVERTISER de-
sireo some vcte'an to have this trip
who would otherwise be unable to
make it. Ballots will appear every
week up to and including May 23rd so
that every subscriber will be able to
Vot: about twenty times between this
and the end Of the contest. The ballots
can o. course be saved and voted alto
ge,hcr.
HE ADVERTISER prints each week
about fifty papers which are for sale
ana are not sent TO subscribers These
papnrs may be bought for five cents
each now rs heretofore, but no order
ior extra papers outside of these viii
be received. Therefore the voting will
be practically confined to regular sub.
scrlbers and the person who subScribes
now VIII nave that many more oppor-
lnhlteS TO vote for one of his old
friends. No one in any way connected
with the publication Of TIE ADVER.
TISER will be allowed to vote
I,Hch wank tho Of
voted for and the number of votes will
be published. 1t will be good idea to
hegln your voting next week so that if
you nave friend whom you wish to
ect thls trip the readers OF THE AD-
NERIlSEk Will know that he is being
vote for.
headers will understand that THE
ADVERTISER will pay all the railroad
expenses of the veteran getting the
most votes to Louisville, and return.
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Glorious News

Comes from d. b. Cargilo, of
W0shita |. ~. He writes: "Four
bottles of Electric Bittcrs has
cured Mrs. Brewer of scrofula.
which had caused her great suf-
fering for years. Terrible sores
would break out ON her head and
face. and the best doctors could
give no help but her cure is COM
plcto and her health excellent" "
This shows what Thousands have
proved, that Electric Bittors is
the best blood purifier known It's
the supreme remedy for eczema,
letter, salt rheum, ulcers, boils
and running sores. 1t stimulates
liver, kidneys and bowels, expels
polsons, helps digestion, builds
up the strength. Only 80 cents
Sold by The l-aurcns Drug Co.
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AT Home and Abroad,

The British nave about two hundred
thousand troops in South Africa, but
Still the Beers have had the ADVANTAGE
In the fighting They will lose even
tuallY, saving IL glorious record for
history. That is q grave mattcr only
valuable to very few survivors. I5 is
wrong thai lh ~ should lose, but it
was ever aus. The British being alb
sent in Africa, the Russian Bear con-
tlnues to inch into Asia.
Congress is fighting over the battles
OF last year with much bitterness, the
Republicans dcnouncing anti.expAn-
sionists aS traitors, the democrats re-
tortlnS imperialism and miltarism.
our two senators, Iiliman aud Me-
Laurln hold different views and have
made pig speeches. In Congress the
South seems united on the Nicaragua
business, matter Of some 5O) millions
and this has strong flavor Cf he i'm.
perialistic. The idea is to open The or
lental world, two-thirds OF mankind as
market for our cotton and cotton pro-
ducts. Carried, it will require some
quarter OF n century and will max.
plutocrats OF those TO come after us.
Some time since Tlllman announced
In the Senate that he wanted his shar.
Tor the State while the stealing il 90
ing on. We are for the canal Quay,
OF Pennsylvania, is denied his seat ia
the Senate for irrcgularity in his ap-
poihtment: Clark OF Montana, his for
bribery, Roberts, his in the House. for
Dlgamy. In the meanwhile we OF the
South are making large contriblt ons
to the piper.
-. IT Is inscru'ably mixed in South
Africa The British have had bitter
experience. Gen. Roberts seems to be
cautiously arranging for a final deadly
stroke.
w. J. Bryan is bombarding New
In the PhIppincs Otis is still on the
still hunt. There is no reason that the
Guerilla war going on in these islands
should terminate. In the meanwhile.
Congress should have a merry time dis
cussing our national polIcius and
thlDssHare much mixed.
~x*
The assassination Of Governor Goc-
bel, OF Kentucky, was brutal, kidcous,
murderous, but not unnatural. It was
the result OF political exc tcmcnt and
the struggle Tor power is q part of civ
1liZatlOn, and for that matter unciv-
ilizatiOn. There is always a murderer
convenient to hand. 1t is too common
for comment. Among the rulers of The
earth the names OF the victims of the
dagger would fill volumes. In the case
OF Gocbel, the crime was executed in
broad day light, not IN corner, and
the assassin must be known to hun
dreds OF Republicans. The loss of one
man Is not irrcparable, but the danger
to society lies in the fact that thou
slnds are accessories, having knowledge
to bring the murderer to Justice and
thus making themselves guilty with
the red handed actor.
XXX
Columbia failed to furnish our Lcgis-
latOrs light. Tit for Tat.
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w. j. CRAIG,
General Passenger A gent.
TO be Prepared

For war is the surest way for
this nation to maintain peace
That is the opinion of the wiscst
statesman. 1t is equally true
that to be prepared for spring is
the best way to avoid peculiar
dangers of the season. This is
lesson multitudes are learning and
at this time when then the blood
IS sure to be loaded with impuri-
ties and to be weak and sluggish,
the millions begin to take Hoods
Sarsaparllla, which purifics, en-
riches and vitalizes the blood, eX-
pc!s all disease germs, creates Il
good appetite, gives strength and
energy and puts the whole system
in a healthy condition, prevent
ing pneumonia, fevcrs and other
dangerous diseases which are
liable to attack q weakened sys-
tenn.
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Discovered by n Woman.

Another great discovery has
been made, and that too by u
lady in this country. "Disease
fastened its clutches upon her and
for years she withstood its sever
est tests, but her vital organs
were undermined and death
seemed imminent. For three
months she coughcd incessantly,
and could not sleep. She finally
discovered a way to recovery, by
purchasing of us n bottle of Dr..
Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption, and was much relieved
on taking first dose, that she slept
all night and with two bottles, has
been absolutely cured Her name
is Mrs. Luther Lutz." Thus writes
W. G Hamnick & Co of Shelby,
n. G, Trial bottles free at The
lIaurens Drug Co. Regular size
80 cents and $l.00 Every bottle
guaranteed
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What | say
| viii do. | do. do.

Competitors, you had US well try
ollit yourself III II basket as to un-
dcrscll me.
My GC5irn is to move goods not TO
g"S cash. Shrewd buyers need no ar
guing. Each and every claim made by
me AT this sale is just as represented
do not advertise something haven't
got. ! will sell in the next thirty
days, twenty Pianos at factory prices:
SlNty-fivc Organs: Forty-fve Sewing
Machines; ten head OF horses: twelve
wagons; eighty head Of fine Jersey
milch co%s: twenty head OF thorough
bed Jersey hcifcr calves.
The Pianos win be sold at wholesale
price for cash
$3.50 90 Pianos for $4,000: 1920 90
Pianos for $4,000; $25OOO Pianos
$1,000: $500 Organ for $500: $3.50
Organ for $500; S55 90 Sewing Ma
chime for $2S 90; $500 machine for
i 500.
VIII sell milch cows on three months
note, and anyone buying a mich
COW from me, can pasture next
summer, free OF charge, in the May
berry pasture. six months, which
amounts TO $500. 1t is not so much
money that | want as TO get rid of the
Pianos, Organs, Sewing Machines.
horses, wagons and COWS, that have
ON hand. have rented u store in Co
lnmbia, 5, g., and will open up bust
ness there on January lst, 1900. Tho
goods have on hand must ID, sold re-
gardlcss OF the cost value to me. This
Is no Take sale. have these goods and
stock on hand, and they will be sold If
you have the cash. show 1t TO me, and
you will be surprised, what will buy n
plano, Organ and Sewing Machine. A
chance ina lifetime TO buy at whole.
sale price. Piano at $l15.0O Think
oi 1T. The agents commission, the
dealers profit, are all taken or, and
you get them at wholesalers profit
Sewing machine needles at 20 cents
a doZ.; 20 G. oil mt 5 c. per bottle. s.. 90
Guitars for $3.50; $500 Violins for
SO. 90. Everything else In the small
Instrument line to go in proportion.
Come while the goods arc on hand
M. L.. ALEXANDER,
Greenyille, Is. G.
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NOTICE
or Settlement and Application
for Final Discharge.

OF Settlement and Application
for Final Discharge.
Take notice that on the 5th day
of March, 1900, | will render
a final account of my acts and
dolngs as Executor of the cs.
tate of G.. w. Martin, deceased, in
the Office of Judge Of Probate for
Laurens county at 4 Il. m., and
on the same day will apply for Il
final discharge from my trust as
such Executor.
All persons having demands
against said estate will please
present them on or before that
day, proven and authenticated, or
be forever barred.
w. II. DRUMMOND,
Executor.
OH I0nn
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The Temple OF Justice,

EDIToR or TIE ADVERTISER, SIR:
a long pas sage and dark runs
through the county Court House on
the first Iloor. Those who frequent it
TO drink dispensary liquor ought not
to break their TASKS on the floor if
they can help it.
CRITIC
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-02-07

The several Township Pension
Boards of the county will assem-
BILE at their usual places of meet
ing at 08O A. NJ, February Goth.
Pensioners now on the roll need
not file new applications, but
must appear before the Township
Boards. Apply to Township
Chairman and undersigned for
blanks.
B. w. BALL,
G. G. u. Il.
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Notice.

All persons having claims
against the estate of Dr. j. p.
simpson, deceased, will present
them to me, duly attcsted, and
persons indebted to his Estate
Will make payment to ne at
y oodrutf, S. G..
w. w. SIMPSON.
Admit Estate of ]. p. Simpson.
Jan. 23rd lO0O-3t.
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improved.
CRITIC

EDITOR or TIE ADVERTISER. SIR:
Since my recent communication
have seen fewer dead rats on the pub.
lie square.
OBSERVER
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FOR SALE!
Valuable Property in the City OF

Three or moro two-acro lots on
Main Street, cut off from the
Young place and the remainder of
the Young place including the
house and 10 or so acres. A farm
of 1856 acres on the Greenvile road
a"d partly within the corporate
limits. Several half acre lots on
East Main street and embracing
tho crock hill cut" with house on
one of these lots. Address
N. j HOLMES, or
III. Y. SIMPSON,
Laurens, S. G.
Jan. 23rd l90O-1t.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-02-07

The best line of odd pants in
Laurens are to be found at Davis,
Roper g. Go.
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The Most
Popular Veteran.

Vote for your choice of Con-
iederate Veteran Pensioner in
Laurens County to have free
round trip Railroad ticket to
the Louisville Reunion.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-02-07

Nothing succeeds like success" As Il proof
md our agents representing us in all Of tho prnci,
Carolina, southern nth Carolina and north east G
missions to agents ar liberal We defy compoCitio
tity, quantity and plicc, For further particular
GATES, Proprietor Mansion House, Groenvile, S.
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DO you want Il hat that you
can bank ON giving you satisfac-
ton? If SO buy jefferson from
j. f. Mintcr & Bro.
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Why Not
PatrOnize
Home People?

We have opened up one Of
the most complete laundries in
the upper portion of the State
and arc in position to give you
81 Perfect Work g,
with prompt service, and our
PRICES RIGHT.
Work called for and delivered
in the city.
Laurens Laundry Co.
Phone No. 90.
J, IS. llupGENs, Manager.
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PENSION NOTICE.

Columbia failed to furnish our Lccis-
lat0rs light. Tit for Tat.
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Jan. 9th 1900 1T
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-10-27
TAX COLLECTIONs-19OO.
Office of the County Treasurer Of
York County,

York County,
YoRKv1LLE. S. c., September Is, 1900.
I'm accordance with law, my books Will
Il be opened on the 18TH DAY OF
October, 1900, for the collection Of the
STATE, COUNTY AND SPECIAL
TAXES, for the fiscal year beginning
January 1st, and ending December 31st,
1900; and will be kept open until the
31st day Of December, 1900. I will also
receive VOLUNTARY PAYMENTS,
of Communication road taxes for the year
1901. J.
For the convenience Of taxpayers I
will meet them at the following places
on the days named:
At Clover Friday and Saturday, the
26th and 9th days of October.
At Bethany, Monday, the 29th day Of
October.
At Yorkville, Tuesday. the Goth day Of
October.
At Smyrna, Wednesday, the 31st day
Of October.
At Hickory Grove, Thursday and Fri
day, the 1st and End days Of November.
At Yorkville, Saturday, the 3rd day of
November.
At Coates's Tavern, from IL o'clock,
noon, Monday, November s, to IL
o'clock, noon, Tuesday, November 6.
At Fort Mill, Wednesday and Thurs
day, the 7th and 9Th days Of Novem-
ber.
At Yorkville, Friday, the 9th day Of
November until Saturday, the oath day
Of November.
At Rock Hill, Monday, the 26th day
Of November, until Saturday, at 1
o'clock, p. m, December 1st.
And at Yorkville from Monday, the
3rd day of December, until Monday,
the 31st day Of December, 1900, after
which day the books will be closed and
the Is per cent. penalty will be attach
ed.
H. A. D. NEELY, County Treasurer.
Sept. 19 st
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-10-27

FOOL LUcK.-"You can bet it Is al
ways a fool for luck" said the man
who has had his nose to the grindstone
all his life.
"NDw, there was Jack Shane, of Ten
nessee, who drew $25,0O0 in a lottery.
Jack don't know enough to go in out OF
the wet; but he had little money and
he bought ticket that won, while
got 10 and didn't fetch cent. The
winning number was AZ, and when
saw Jack I asked him how he happen
ed to take that number: WELL he said
you see, it was this way: I had a
dream one night. and I dreamed that
the door Of my room opened all Of a
sudden and big number seven walked
in. Then right after it came other sew
ems and more and more until the room
was chuck full and was about smoth-
cred under them. Then I woke up and
began thinking it over. knowed that
one seven wasn't the number to draw
nor II nor 7,777, for there was a million
of them, and no lottery had that many
NUMBERS. But I figured a while and
at last made up my mind that seven
times seven was AZ, and AZ was the
number, so I drawed that one. That
was all there was to it.
Now" concluded the talker. If that
isn't a case Of fool luck what the dick
ems is it?"-Washington Star.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-10-27

Z" E will expose to public sale, Be
w FORE THE COURT HOUSE
DOOR in Yorkville, between the legal
hours of sale on MONDAY, Salesday in
November, the Dr. WIN. WALKER
TRACT OF LAND, containing 62a
ACRES, more or less, and situated
partly within and party without the
northwestern corporate limits Of the
town Of Yorkville.
Also at the same time and place, the
DR.. VIM. WALKER RESIDENCE, sit
uated on MAIN STREET, in the town
Of Yorkville, between the Parish hotel
and the residence of Captain l.. M.
Grist. The lot contains about one acre,
more or less.
TERMS OF SALE.-One-half cash, and
balance on a credit Of one and two
years, with leave to purchaser to pay
all cash. Purchaser to pay for all pa
pers.
M. J. WALKER,
ALICE O'LEARY,
GEO. WALKER.
Oct. 13 4t
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8utuurul&s department.
HARD ON THE CUSTOMERS.

Guy Duval told the following story
to the New York Tribune as an Illus
tration Of the responsibility Of the
average Frenchman:
"I was riding one afternoon in the
Bois de Bologne," he said. when no.
ticed a tremendous disturbance just
ahead Of my carriage. Two thorough
ly angry tourists were standing in the
street rubbing their heads and swear
ing with an ease and force which con-
vinced me at once that they were
Americans. Two empty cabs, which
had evidently been occupied by the
tourists, were standing near by, and
the drivers were hurting indistinguish-
able jargon at each other, to the delec-
tation Of a crowd Of onlookers. My
driver Immediately stopped to join in
the excitement. With some difficulty
I persuaded him to proceed, and when
we were out Of sound Of the uproar ]
asked him what the trouble was.
"'Why, monsieur he said, 'Jaspard
ran into Pierre's cab and scraped some
Of the paint from the wheel. Pierre
was naturally very angry and swore at
Jaspard, whereupon Jaspard said, If
you don't shut up, I'll hit your Gus
toner on the head with my whip! and
Pierre retorted, If you hit my custo-
mer, I'll hit your customer! Then
Jaspard struck Pierre's customer, and
Pierre resented the insult by hitting
Jaspard's customer