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After being informed of the boys
narrative thus far, Commander Peary
suggested a series Of questions to be
put to the boys in regard to this trip
from the land out and back to it.
Did they cross many open leads or
much open water during this time?
Ans. None.
Did they make any caches out on
the ice? Ans. No. i
With how many sIedges did they
start? Ans. Two.
How many dogs did they have? Ans
Did not remember exactly, but some
thing over twenty.
How many sIedses did they have
when they got back to land? Ans
Two.
Did they nave any provisions left on
their sIedges when they came back to
land? Ans. Yes; the sledges still had
about all they could carry, so they
were able to take but a few things
from the cache.
From here they went southwest
along the northwest coast of Heiberg
Land to a point indicated on the map
%(Sverdrup's Cape Northwest).
From here they went west across
the ice, which was level and covered
with snow, offering good going, to a
low island which they had seen from
the shore Of Heiberg Land at Cape
Northwest. On this island they
camped for one sleep.
From this island they could see two
lands beyond (Sverdrup's ElIef Ring
mes and Amund Rhymes lands). From
the island they %journeyed toward the
Ieft-hand one of these two lands
(Amund Hinges Land), passing a
small island which they did not visit.
Arriving at the shore of Amund
Rhymes Land, the Eskimos killed a
deer as indicated on the chart.
The above portion Of the state.
ment of the Eskimo boys owe
the period of time in which DR.. Cook
| claims to have gone to the pole and
| back, and the entire time during
which he could possibly have made
any attempts to go to It.
If it is suggested that perhaps Or.
Cook got mixed and that he reached
the pole, or thought he did, between
the time of leaving the northwest
coast of Heiberg Land at Cape North
west, and his arrival at Rhymes Land,
where they killed the deer, we must
| then add to the date of DR.. Cooks let
| ter of March 18th, at or near Cape
| Thomas Hubbard, the subsequent four
or five sleeps at that point, and the
number of days required to march
| from Cape Thomas Hubbard to Cape
Northwest Ia distance OF some sixty
nautical miIes), which would advance
his date Of departure from the land
to at least the 25th Of March, and be
prepared to accept the claim that Dr.
| Cook went from Cape Northwest
(about latitude eighty and a halt de
erees north) to the pole, a distance OF
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five hundred and seventy geographical
miles, in twenty-seven days.
After killing the deer they then trav'
eled south along the east side of Ring
mes Land to the point indicated or the
chart. where they killed another deer.
They then went east across the
south part of Crown Prince Gustav
sea to the south end of Heiberg Land,
then down through Norwegian bay.
where they secured some bears, but
not until after they had killed some OF
their dogs, to the east side of Ora
ham Island; then eastward to h lit
tie bay marked "Eid's Fiord" on Sver-
drup's chart; then southwest to Heirs
Gate and Simmons peninsula.
Here for the first time during the
entire journey, except as already
noted off Cape Thomas H. Hubbard,
they encountered open water. On this
point the boys, were clear, emphatic.
and unshakable. They spent a good
deal of time in this region, and finally
abandoned their dogs and one sledge,
took to their boat, crossed HelIs Gate
to North Kent, up into Norfolk Inlet,
then back along the north coast OF
Colin Archer Peninsula to Cape Vera,
where they obtained fresh elder duck
eggs. Here they cut the remaining
sledge off, that is shortened it, as it
was awkward to transport with the
boat, and neal here they killed a wal
rus.
From Cape Vera they went on down
into the southwest angle of Jones
Sound, where they killed a seal;
thence east along the south coast OF
the sound, killing three bears at the
point noted on the map, to the PENN.
sula known as Cape Sparbo on the
map, about midway on the south side
of Jones Sound. Here they killed
some musk-oxen and, continuing east.
killed four more at the place indi-
Gated on the chart, and were finally
stopped by the pack ice at the mouth
of Jones Sound. From here they
turned back to Cape Sparbo, where
| they wintered and killed many musk.
After the sun returned in 1905 they
| started, pushing their sledge, across
Jones Sound to Cape Tennyson; thence
along the coast to Clarence Head;
(passing inside of two small islands
not shown on the chart, but drawn on
it by the boys), where they killed a
bear; thence across the broad blight
in the coast to Cadogan Fiord; theme
around Cape Isabella and up to Com.
mander Peary's old house in Payer
Harbor near Cape Sabine, where they
found a seal cached for them by Pan
ikpah. I-took-a-shoo's father. From
here they crossed Smith Sound on the
ice, arriving at Anoratok.
| (Sirned) r. e. PEARY, u. s. N.
ROBERT A. BARTLETT.
Master S. s. Roosevelt.
d. b. M'MILLAN,
GEORGE BORUP,
MATTHEW A. HENSON.
Cs45o d.
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Dangerous Risk.

Look out, Ill.," shouted the farm
er's wife as the big balloon scared
over the farm with a trailing anchor.
Them thar arynaughts will hook
yeou up like a fish ii yeou don't watch
out"
Gosh, Mandy" gasped the old
farmer as he dropped his rake. "Yeou
don't think they'd try to do sech a
thing purposely, do yeou?"
Wouldn't trust them, Hi. That
tall chap looking down here with the
eyeglass is one of them thar Indiana
writer folks and he's working on a
book called, The Uplifting of the
Farmer Reckon yeou better keep
yeour eye on that anchor"
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Aramaic an Ancient Language.

Aramaic, n of the languages
which is used in the Old Testament
was the Semitic dialect spoken by the
people north of Canaan when the Is
raelites took that country. From the
days of the Babylonian exile, Aramait
was used as the medium of communi
cation between Jews and other Semit
ic people and gradually supplanted
Hebrew even in Palestine, where II
became the common language about
B. C. 200.-
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Asbestos Houses.

Asbestos houses are much used in
Australia. They are not only ire
proof, but impervious to water, unaf-
fected by zeal or cold. and of high in
sulating properties. Still another ia
vorable feature is the fact that 1t Is
not attacked by white ants.-Popular
Mechanics.
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Point Of Difference,

YES" said the bride of three short
months, Il had made up my minnd to
remain in the spinster class, then
John appeared upon the e and l
accepted him because he was SO un-
like other men"
"Oh. Of course he's different" re-
joined the envious lady friend. HE
proposed Statesman.
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lSSUESLONGP PROMISED STATE
MENT IN NORTH POLE
DISPUTE.
GIVES STORY OF The ESkMOs
The Statement Is Signed by Peary,
Bartlett, Mcmillan, Borup and Hen.
son of the Roosevelt Party-Eski.
mo Boys Closely Questioned by All.

Entered according to Act of Congress.
in the year 1909. by the Peary Arctic Club.
In the Office of the Librarian of Congress.
at Washington, D.. CO
New York, Oct. IL. - The
following statement of Command
er Robert E. Peary, which he
submitted, together with the c.
panying map, to the Peary Arctic club
in support of his contention that DR..
Cook did not reach the. north pole,
is now made public for the first time.
The statement and map have been
copyrighted by the Peary Arctic club.
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Words of Wisdom.

The old Congressional Globe, the
predecessor of the present Congress
sional Record, In which proceedings
of were published up to some
time in the '7Os, by the old firm Of
Gales & Seaton, bore for its motto.
THE world is governed too much
SQUARE Deal.
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Fnlina the Bill.

Being in want of a steady. reliable
servant a lawyer advertised as fol.
lows: "Wanted-A girl with simple
tastes; must not be extra~aRant; no
f1ashy clothes; not Eighty: mustn't
CAD about or exchange remarks with
any casual pedestrian" Some friend
sent htn q baby.
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Sinful.

Charity may coves a multitude OF
sins: but when you e a beggar buy
liouo- with the money you gave him
In to a piteous appeal for
something to get a meal with" you
are convinced that charity is incap-
able OF covering itself, among the 9th
Lake Tribune.
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Sad.

Two little girls were out walking
when they passed the big brick build.
ing of an orphan asylum. THAT. Min.
ME-" said Rosy. anxious to impart her
knowledge to her younger sister, lis
where the little orphans live. Mr..
and Mrs. Orphan are both dead"
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SUGGESTION as to Clothing.

Clothing ought to be made with n
soft ancient Egyptian or modern Chi
nese buttons. Maybe removable ones
are better still. If it were not for
buttons most laundering could be done
by machinery.-New York Press.
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The BAD Man EXPLAINS.

Takes four men to handle me when
l git started"
Il saw one mar handle re yesterday
over on the next ranch"
well. they happened to be short.
handed over there."-Louisvflle Cour
ier-Jonrnal.
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Trained Eagles for Aviation.

One of the most fanatic ~ballooning
projects of the past was that OF an
Austrian who suggested, nearly a cen
tury ago, that balloons might be
guided In any desired direction with
he aid of trained eagles.
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Salt Whale.

Already quite a trade is done with
Japan in canned and salted Wnale
meat. 1t is said to be more tender
than beef and to taste like it.-Na-
tional Food Magazine.
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DAMAGE Done by Brown Rat.

The brown or Norway rat is re-
garded by the United States depart
ment of agriculture as the worst
mammal pest in the United States the
losses from its ~depredations amount
ing to many millions Of dollars year
IT,"
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Long Delayed Tribute.

THE experienced reporter Is a
model of courtesy" acknowledged a
Philadelphia preacher. First bouquet
of that kind in years and years
Cleveland Leader.
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A Foolish Notion.

Most of the men who think the
world is against them are SO insignif.
cant that the world has never noticed
them.
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In Price. Not size.

He looked in a store window. and
saw Hats reduced" "Heawens!" said
he to himself. What was their orig
inal sfze?"--Lippincott's.
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Peculiar Florida River.

The st. Johns river in Florida is
the only navigable river in the coun-
try that flows in a generally north
erly direction into an ocean
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K&nI,r Ahead Of Newton.

The theory Of gravitation was ad.
vanced by Kepler in 1917. 70 years
before Newton announced his dis
covery.
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New York Hospitality.

Hospitality in New York is the
easiest thing in the world to buy II
you have the price.-Washington
Post.
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/. W. could Get There First.

We give it as our deliberate opinion
that the best thing next to q pretty
girl is an empty seat. - Chicago
Record Herald.
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INTRODUCTION BY PEARY.

Some of my reasons for saying that
DR.. Cook did not go to the north pole
will be understood by those who read
the following statements of the two
Eskimo boys who went with him, and
who told me and others of my party
where he did go. Several Eskimos
who started with DR.. Cook from An
oratok in February, 1908, were at
Etah when / arrived there in August,
1905. They told me that DR.. Cook had
with him, after they left, two Eskimo
boys. or young men, two sledges and
some twenty dogs. The boys were
ltook-a-shoo and Ah-pe-lah. l had
known them from their childhood.
One was about eighteen and the other
about nineteen years of age.
On my return from Cape Sheridan
and at the very first settlement l
touched (Nerke, near Cape Chalon) in
August, 1909, and nine days before
reaching Etah, the Eskimos told me.
in a general way, where DR.. Cook had
been; that he had wintered in Jones
Sound, and that he had told the white
men at Etah that he had been a long
way north, but that the boys who were
with him, I-took-a-shoo and Ah-pe-lah,
said that this vas not so. The Eski-
NOS laughed at DR.. Cooks story. On
reaching Etah, | talked with the Es-
kimos there and with the two boys
and asked them to describe DR.. Cooks
journey to members of my party and
myself. This they did in the manner
stated below.
WSigned) r. E. PEARY.
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Signed Statement of Peary, Bartlett,
Mcmillan, Borup and Henson, in Re.
gard to Testimony of Cooks Two
Eskimo Boys.
The two Eskimo boys, I-took-a-shoo
and Ah-pe-lah, who accompanied DR..
Cook while he was away from Anora-
tok in 1908 and 1909, were questioned
separately and Independently. and
were corroborated by Panikpah, the
father Of one of them O-took-a-shoo),
who was personally familiar with the
first third and the last third of their
Journey, and who said that the route
for the remaining third, as shown by
them, was as described to him by his
son after his return with DR.. Cook.
To go more into details: One of
the boys was called in. and, with a
chart on the table before him, was
asked to show where he had gone
with DIR. Cook. This he did, pointing
cut with his finger on the map, but
not making any marks upon it.
AS he went out, the other boy came
III anu was dShSu W SHOW Wu0T6 he
had gone with DR.. Cook. This he did,
also without making any marks, and
indicated the anne route and the
same details as did the first boy.
When he was through, Panikpah,
the father of Itook-a-shoo, a very in
telligent man, who al In the party
of Eskimos that came back from DR..
Cook from the northern end of Nan
sens strait, who is familiar as a hunt
er with the Jones Sound region, and
who has been in Commander Peary's
various expeditions for some fifteen
years, came in and indicated the same
localities and details as the two boys.
Then the first boy was brought in
again. and with a pencil he traced on
the map their route. members of our
party writing upon the chart where
according to the boys statement, they
had killed deer, bear, some of their
dogs, seal, walrus and musk oxen.
The second boy was then called in
and the two went owe the chart to-
gether, the second boy suggesting
some changes as noted hereafter.
During the taking of this testimony.
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Branch school; that she did not have
certificate as the law requires. and
that Mr.. Nash had refused TO approve
her claims. | also refused to approve
her claims on the ground that she was
not in possession OF certificate 4
lew days later charges were preferred
against the trustees by a number OF
the patrons. The county board heard
the complaint. discharged the trus-
tees. and appointed new board at
once. One of the main points in this
complaint was that the trustees had
elected and were supporting teacher
who spent great part of her time in
the school room teaching what is
known as the "UnkuOwn Tongue Re-
ligiOn The newly appointed board
held meeting at once and discharged
Miss Lane. and employed another
teacher. The "Unknown Tongue"
followers at once started private
school with Miss Lane as teacher.
Later when the trustees held an elec-
ton for special school tax. the
Unknown Tongue" believers fought
the tax. Mr.. Holland. although he
is not voter in the district. but an
ardent follower Of the Tongues. was
on the ground and fought the tax.
Now, Mr. Editor, | thank you for so
kindly offering me space in your PAPER
ior this reply regret that it is
necessarily lengthy.
Geo. l.. Pitts.
County Supt. Of Education.
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SUFFERING ENDED.
LaurcnS Drug Go. Sells Remedy for
Catarrli on That Liberal Basis.

Breathe HyOmei over the germ-rid-
den membrane. and it will kill the
germs. and cure catarrh.
There is no other way-yOu must
get where the germs are before you
can destroy them
And when catarrh germs have dis
appeared. other things will happen:
there Will be no more hawking. not
even i'm the morning; that offensive
breath Will disappear; there will be
no more obnoxious mucous or cough
ing, or sncezing. or huskincss of voice.
or difficulty in breathing All these
diSagrccable accessories Of the demon
catarrh will disappear. and as they go
the glow Of health will return. and all
the strength and energy that was for
merly used in combating the inroads
OF catarrh will bring back your vi
tally and ambition. will make a new,
healthy. happy being OF you in few
weeks
The Laurens Drug Co. will sell you
complete HyOmei outfit for $1.00.
This includes fine inhaler. bottle
OF Hyomei pronounced High-o-meD
and instructions for use. Sold by
leading druggists everywhere. Extra
bottles so cents. And bear in mind.
money back If Hyomei doesn't cure
you.
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Lesson
From Dr.. Innan

You are parent: Your child
is i'll school a certain number of
hours each day using the eyes
constantly. Each year the les
sons become harder, books are
taken home, studies rre continued
III the evening, the eyes are being
over taxed, the DELEGATE muscles
are strained; yet perhaps no
thought is given to helping the
eye. | know that injury results
from this neglect. We must
realize that if there is a cause for
eye strain there must be a remedy
most naturally would be rest for
the eyes; this rest can be obtained
by wear ng resting glasses, my
advise to you is come and pet
my advise let me explain to YOU
scientifically why resting glasses
should be worn.
believe that parents use very
poor Judgment in not carrying for
their children'S eyes when the
remedy is SO simple and the cost
IS SO slight.
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LAND SALE.
The State OF South Carolina,
County OF LaurenS.
IN COTkT or COMMON PLEAS.

IN COThT OF COMMON PLEAS.
NATIONAL LOAN & EXCHANGE
BANK, PlaintiIf,
j, G. HENDERSON. MRS. l.. r. HEN.
DERSON. and BRITISH & AMERI-
CAN MORTGAGE co. LIMITED,
Defendants.
Pursuant to decree of Foreclosure
in the above stated case I will sell at
public outcrY to the highest bidder
at Laureus c. H.. S. c.. on Salesday
in November next. being Monday tho
LIST day Of the month during the legal
hours for such sales. the following
described property TO wit:
tract OF land, containing one hun
dred and two 002J acres. more or
less. bounded ON the north by tho
lands Of the estate OF W. 4. Smith
deceased. east by lands of Anna p
Brown, South by Saluda river ana
west by lands of the Defendant. which
formerly belonged to Lillian Caldwell
being the 1I12 acre tract described
below: tract OF land containing
scVenty-sevcn and half acres. more
or less, bounded on the north and cast
by the lO2 acre tract described above
south by the Saluda river and west NV
iahdS OF Lillian Caldwell: and n
twenty acre tract. bounded north and
east by lands Of the estate of w r.
smith and south and west by lands of
the estate of w. r. Smith and Lillian
Caldwell and J. G.. Henderson
Terms of Sale: -ONE-HALF CASH
balance to be paid twelve months from
date of sale, the credit portion to be
paid twelve months from date of sale
the credit portion to be secured hv
bond and mortgage OF the purchaser
over the premises. bearing legal inter
est from date. with leave to purchaser
to pay his entire bid in cash. Pur-
chaser to pay for papers. If the
terms OF sale are not complied with
the land to be resold on same or some
subsequent Salesday on same terms
at the risk OF former purchaser.
JOHN F. BOLT.
c. c. c. p. and G. s. I.aurens. s G.
Dated, this Oct 8th, 1909. 1877
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OUR SPECIAL NOTICES.

For Salc-One house and lot in town
of Mountville. will sell for cash or
exchange for farm property. Also
several houses and lots in city Of
Laureus. and quite Il number of farm
lands very cheap. Call on Anderson
& Blakely if you need any property
or have any to sell.
For Rent-Two bran new Store
roomS-plate glass and pressed brick
front In front new postohce site.
See DR.. Dial. lott
For the next 30 days-Pianos at bar
gain prices. | represent the best.
Bros, Chickering & Sons, Steinway &
Knabe? See me and get prices.
NJ. l.. Willis. Robertson's hotel. lott
Wanted rent or sell Spoon place
So acres; one horse farm. open;
fine spring water; 9 miles west of
Laurens. Easy terms. c. C. Feath-
stone. 10
Copyright FIour-Is what every
housekeeper needs to make good
bread Copyright is rich in gluton,
the meat OF the wheat. Copyright is
pure. 10
For Sale Fine line Of Berkshire
pigs John R. Finley, Madden. S. G.
Notice-i Viii be in l'aurens on next
T"ieSuaS anu 'he TUESDAY iolloWlh2'
uellNe''ls ana taxing oraerS ior irult
I,eeS p my one "'Shlhs 'he celebrated
ai1 .,i1'n "p'''e sec me oi 'I,"l "ate or
trees for dollar. ID. A. Madden. Rt
No. |, Waterloo. S. G.. l13-t
LOST OF Stra!rd- one Jersey Cow,
one norm broken. Strayed of Sunday
Any one that can furnish information
as 10 hrr Whereabouts please notify
Mrs. w. Il. Bramlct. laurers.
None! to Loan We have money to
loan on real estate mortgage in sums
OF sou" ana ~. Terms easy Apply
10 f"FSuSoh x tCatnerSlone. l.aurens.
,. {. ll2t
Found a Greek lntrar fraterni,y
hin Owner r,y CLAIM, s.,uoI .Nn,.,,:
ing ownership M his nrira ma ,,o,.-
ing for notice.
Just ,rriycd ZOO husbnI. nm, .oaa
wheat from r ~ Wnod e. Snm Mi
sell TO Cu,. customnr. for 81 rn'r,, l,,
Feltz. Little Rcd NIny I;IonIvl;n pm
Dle straw ana he,rind EnirHs,o,. S
us for seed wheat smith Nnrc,n-
tile Company. KinardS. $. C.
For Rent to Good Parties An oi.ht
,n farm nom. \Iountvi!In = -.
ogether or i'm two or fonr ho,.,n
farms. Applv ro p IEuIInr NIomn,
For Sale If MOI nrayioush, cola I'm
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SUPT. PITTS, REPLY.

In another column appears the re-
ply by superintendent of Education
Pitts to the card by Mr.. r. H. Holland
which was published in The Advert
ser last week The readers of this
paper will recall that Mr.. Holland
charged "a false report" by the su-
lerintendent, regarding the Long
ranch school, Scuffletown district
TIMBER one. Mr.. Pitts reply on each
w4t is very clear and needs no fur
the explanation; in the light of the
Lau. last week and the editorial ex-
lion OF conditions, the people are
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Swept Over Niagara.

This terrible calamity often happens
because careless boatman ignores
the rivers warnings rippIes
and faster current. Natures warn
ingS are kind That duh pain or ache
in the back warns you the Kidneys
need attention if you would escaDe
tatal maladieS-Dropsy. Diabetes or
Bri%hts Disease. Take Electric Bit
ters at once and see Backache fly and
all your best feelings return. After
long suffering from weak kidneys and
lame back. one $l.00 bottle wholly
cured me. writes J. r. Blankenship.
OF Belk. Tenn. Only soc at the Iau-
renS DR.. Co. and the Palmetto Drug
Co
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Well known Hotel Keeper Uses and
Recommends ChambCrlain'S Collie,
Cholera and DinFrhnpn RnmnhX

81 take pleasure in saying that
have kept Chamberlain's Collie. Chol-
era and DiarrhOea Remedy in my
family medicine chest for about fif-
teen years, and have always had sat
istactory results from it's use. have
administered 1t to great many trav-
cling men who were suffering from
troubles for which II is recommended
and have never failed to relieve them >"
says j. c. Jenkins, of Glasgow. Ky.
This remedy is for sale by the Laurens
Drug Co.
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Notice OF Guardian Dfcharge.

To all whom 1t may concern:
Take notice that on the 2lst day OF
october. 1909. at ten O'Clock. a. m. |
Will apply to o. G.. Thompson Probate
Judge. at his Office at Laurens, South
Carolina. for my final discharge as
guardian of the estate of John ID. Sui
livan.
All persons holding claims against
me as such guardian will present and
prove the same or be forever barred.
ALLEN j. SULLIVAN.
Sept. Goth. 1909. S-5t
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left to judge for themselves.

left to judge for themselves.
In Mr.. Pitts card is explained the
correct manner OF making up a report
Of school district. and it will be
greatly to the benefit of the people.
not only Of Scunetown, to read it and
understand how these school matters
are handled