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ibaorlotjon prloe 12 Months, ?1.80 PAVAlifiK !N ADVANOK. W. W. BALL. EDITOR. ?x\A% f*>r Advertising--Ordinary Ad tertineuients, per nquaro, ouo insm 100,91.00; each siibso'iuont insertion, bcent*. J.inoral reduction intido Tor lar?o Ad vertisements. W.W.BALL, Proprietor. ijuAURENS, S. C, Jan. 5, 1807. Does tfao Soul Ii Want War? ;oept In a few eommuultlep, widely toted, the South allows less Inter* the Cuban troub'es than any seo ,of the couutry, meaning the irrkory covered by this republic ?MHundnir howover that there is In Ipse mtcrost throughout this country Ukdbehidf of tho revolutionists it is Jaturul'Vnd follows upon tho conditions lurrounditag us. Tho island is hard by >ur Southern borders; it is a perfect Kem; and tho commercial intercourse Rotweon tho two countries is large: Ji(l second should the island become Independent it is beyond peradventure hat a republic would be established and KB expectation is well founded that it mild seek admission into this Union pan independent State. Whether Cleveland or tho Congress has the 'orbgativo to accord bell ig i rent fgl'ts to the insurgents or recognine le Independence of a government on tfe island in tho teeth of Spain's hrerelgnty, in either ovont wo must tye trouble with European Powers.? fe Indopondoneo of Cuba has little fnificancc, but rocognitiou by tho U. acting singly, will certainly provoku atilitto8 from the great European uwers. If tho Cuban revolutionists '(ve out the Spaniard without assist, [ce, in duo tlmo this country could It and justifiably. It not uufre cently happons that a great section people establish u i>io facto gov [ent and yet fail to lind their way into ie family of nations. Jt would not bo In tho cuso of Cuba. Upon no dc int protoxt could the Great Powers |)ld that her independence all'ccted jelr interests, and upon their intor jrenco, this Government could right* ?ly go to war, cost what it might. [at wo should follow precedents and right. Great Britain and tho U. co-operated in acknowledging the Hdependonco of tho Spanish American rovldenccs. The United States has B|t aotod singly except in the case of oxas and Texas had fought a, pitched kttle with Mexico, captured a great tiny and its leaders, and was mistress TO a vast territory and'had an estab lished government. Of all people in the world tho South does not want war. A war with European Nations means two thousand millions -to the manufacturers of muitlon-j of war,cloth ing, shoe , and rations, with a pension roll to last to tho crack of doom.? Bacon, Hour, and clothing and all arti cles not produced at the South would be advanced in price; cotton could not cross the ocean and would rot in the fields or under tho gin sheds. War with Europe would bo disastrous to tho South. Fortunately for tho coun try Cleveland Is at the helm. Thoro is ono viow of thu case constantly pre sented that may mislead the senti mental good Christian people, and it is, that tho inhuman butchery should Stop. As to this the great Christian Powers of Europe are alike situated with us, and if thu war should stop for humanity's sake, all should join to put an end to the strife. But this is not what is wanted. The revolutionists those at their back want autonomy will not bo contented upon any ier adjustment. It is all stulT about ince helping our colonies against gland. it was to her interest to .ken England and hence her sympn iy and aid to Washington and Erank and their compatriots. *#* Jhe General Assembly of this State Ul convono in Columbia at noon one Iftk from to-day as provided by the Institution. The proceedings will be ;great interest and wo will endeavor [keep our readers well advised as to progress of legislation. Now is time, to subscribe for the ADVISIt if you expect to be up-to-date ih the moving procession of the tod new year. ? * ? Cooper Patton, Columbia reprc Itatlve, has a plan for re-arranging Congressional Districts In thh ito. Not an easy job. lie had best Sur to tho labors of Hercules. If h( arrange so that one hundred of the hid red and sixty legislators can go to fngrees, ho has solved the dilliculty *** No Monopoly Vet. Tew York by extending hor limits about two millions inhabitants tore aro suburban hamlets and real ices outside. Atlanta. That town not onjoy a mon-py of Goorgy Itory yot. Hjioofrg -ail - though everything up [rth-\Vo8t was clean busted. No won thoy wanted moro money and were ! choosy as to tho kind. #*? flogging in the public schools is now Ive question. It was origunlly in luced to onliven tho school boy; ii 10W practiced to slow-up tho lively One sldo cites Solomon, but we with thoso who claim that physical ilehment is a remnant of barbarism. ? ? ? lank8 aro falling in Chicago and our trth-west, while famine and binull rage in China and the Bast. ie great 'Possum cupper given to (v. Atkinson was celebrated on tho ?h.t of the 28th of December at Now nrgla. Representative states ? Bluo Ridge to Bruns ' '"0 State, were pres se voted on a \ occasion was id the 'Possum the National When the Constitutional convention met in tho an tu inn of 1895, though composed, as wap said, of tho ablest material tb$rt of?Sf?aomblod, it looked an if the body would never adjourn.? 80 it was devised that a waste basket committ^e he organized to get rid of tho "chaff" else the convention would have been to session till this day. An other committee on "style and re vision" was organ'zqd to lick' into grammatical language and structure tho organic provisions of the olaboratc instrument provided for tho people of che State, ft is now suggested that a "olylo and revision" committee be created for out? coming General Assem bly. Preposterous! the idea of any one member of the General Assembly not being competent to put his ideas into better English than any other half dozen of his own idc. Next? Great expectations are had of Cov Kllerbo, the ingoing Govornor. The Governor has little power, and much patronage, notably in appointing whis key officials. He has a nugativo power in the veto, lie can not influence legis lation and legislation at Columbia can do but little ^ood. The Legislature can do much harm, the Governor little good for our prosperity. The less leg islation the better. The government at Washington Is omnipotent for weal or woe. Ilryan's Lectures are said to bo off. His managers advertised him with pos ters, as a Hippopotamus, Centaur, Mermaid, potrlfied man, or other mon ster or Monstrosity. Barnum, the greatest showman on earth, could not have made a greater display of a pet prodigy. Bryan has retired to "far Cathay''?Lincoln, Nebrasea, to will He has shown good judgetnet. * -* * Congress ro assembled to-day. They have had fifteen days rest fro n their at dt:o:m and responsible dutioi, and ie:u pertited are in full regalia to tackle Cuba This is the only quosCon before them I > interest the country, lluuuu ba*J j wt two months to oHoot material for Me Kinl-iy's cibino', and then Mrs. MoKtnloy, the future lady of tho White House is devoted to knit ling. If she sticks to this diver-ion she must remain happy. A hlCO cap goes with the exercise and in this cos tittne her picture must adorn the Ktisl room for posterity. There seems si disposition to give Harry Hill a ohaneo, and kindly rc coptlon In Georgia, llo wasamombcr of a respectable family, convicted ol forgery, sent to the PenilOUti try and alter several years service was par doned by the Governor. ^Sectionalism is Dead." So says some of our sanguine cotctn poraiies. But ho is "a dead game sport" to-bo-sure, who (h) Indulges tho hallucination. Miss Plumo,0( Connecticut, gazetted as the alliance of Gov. K>aus is on a visit to Columbia and Augusta. Maeeo is alive again.? Xews from < 'uba. ? ?4 sr It Stands To Reason that 30,000,000 bottles of a medicine could not be sold unless it was good, honest, and did what was claimed for it. Here arc the facts about Dr. CLARK JOHNSON'S BLOOD In 30 years 20,000,000 bottles have been sold to cure blood Diseases, and it must be a CURE. All the sickness in this world is caused by bad blood ; Weakness, Loss of ap petite. Dyspepsia, Headaches, Constipation, Liver and Kidney troubles, Scrofula, Pimples, ;tc. Attack the foundation of dis ease, cleanse the blood, bring it back to the splendid work inten ded for it by nature. There may be other ways, but the hi st is by using the tried and true remedy Dr. Clark Johnson's INDIAN BLOOD SYRUP 50c. per bottle; oil druggists. State of Soul is (itroHiin, County <>r Lai ukn-. Court ol Probate. MuHinionif f<?r /,'iih/. Ootnpltiiiil / ?>/ Served, Charles 8. Franklin and \V. II, Dondy, as Administrators of the personal estate of Willis J. Dendy. I'etiliotiers against I'YancIa Dondy, George Don dy, Ida Anderson, Kurncst Dendy, Fed Dendy and Bubbor Dondy, Do fondants. To the Defendants l<Vnr.< > Doudv, Qco, Dnudv, Ida Anderson, Lou. *t Djiidy, l<\ d hemiy und Bubbor I) ndy. You are her?'by summoned and rcqulr od to answer lite Petition In this notion which is ihis day hied In Ibo < llloo of Judge rtf I'roii nil f( r the k'dd County .ind 10 serve a copy n| \ our iiutuvor lo i Im said Petition 00 lbs subscribers id their ollicc :it l.oiiens Court Mouse, Sonih <'.11 ol 1 mi, within twenty d?VH af ter I he sei v ice befool, ox-el utdvool the day of sunll service; and if you (nil to tlll$W< the Pel) I Ion within the time nloresidd, the Plaintiff1 ill this action will ..pels In 1 tie < 'on 11 for 1 lie relief demanded In the Petition. heeenil.ei ImI,, A. I> , I8INI It A Id/, SIM K I NH .V I) M.I , PlalntlfV - Attorneys. To Kiiraest Dendy, A%n . u ildi ml, Defend am f Phase take i.oti-o that lie I'clitloli ill this action WHS Ith ll in lll'l olliee of tho Judge of I'koiIc fi>f l'turcus Count) Stuto Of South Carolina. <oi thO 18 til day Ol I >? ''? ItiOQ. Ball, mmkins.v ball, l'huiitinV Attorneys. Attest;?O. G. THOMPSON, t. r < ? . Laurent-, S. C, Dec. 21, 18(W.-?i Nervous Peoplo often wonder why their nerves are bo Wea*k; \shy they get tired bo easily; why they start ut every slight bat sudden sound; why they do not sleep naturally; why they have frequent headaches, indlgcstloii and Palpitation of tho Heart. The explanation is simple. It is found In that impure blood which Is contin ually feeding the nerves upon refuse Instead of the elements of strength and \lgor. In Buch condition opiate and norvo compounds Simply deaden and do not cure. Hood's Hursnparilla feeds tho nerves purO, rich, red blood; glvoa natural Bleep, perfect digestton. self control, vigorous hen 1th, and Is the true remedy for all nervous troubles. Hood's Sarsaparilla I -. the One True Wood Purifier. $1| six for $6. IV. pared only by 0.1. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass. . . cure Liver Ills; easy to riOOd S PlllS take, easy to operate. 2?0. CURiOUS RELIGIONS. Some Boots tlio Members of Which Thought Tin y Couldn't Die. Our congress-is prohibited by tho con stitution from making laws respecting religious views and theories. This being the enso, fanatic.-; of all kinds have tnk OU tho opportunity to propound their views and make an effort to spread tbolr doctrines. Within tho present century not loys than a half dozen deluded mor tals residing within tho limits of tho United ; tales have claimed to bo Christ returned to earth, and tho queer thing in connection with tho ministry of Buch fanatics is tho fact that thoy can per suade p< rsous who uro supposed to hovo a fair amount of brains to beliovo that they are all they claim to be. Since 1880 five different soots have been founded in tho United States tho members of which claimed tho ability of either themselves or thoir foundor to live forever. Each of these queer com munities has been known by its neigh bors as "the immortals," and each has in Urn course of time come to grief, as all HUoh visionary dreamers must. Tho last deluded being to found a sect on the theory that he himself, at least, was immortal was David Pattorson, who was known to his followers as "tho oyo of Jehovah." The Patterson sect; wore known as "the children of Zion." Thoir headquarters were mainly at Grand Rapids, Mich., although thorn wero up ward <d' a dozen branch organizationsiu tlr different states of tho Union. Pat terson el aimed that ha would nevor die, and tho gn at tenet of faith with tho children of Zion was belief in the claims which tin ir leader made. In 1888 this self styb il "eye of Jehovah" begun to giow dim?-in other words, to waste awry with an incurable discaso. Finally h ? v. nt vn Franco, where ho died, just as all other inert als have done or will do, 'irhig-oute? tho delusion of thoMioh iguudcrs at Grand Rapids, who soon awoke to tho faol that their leader had either been a crazy fanatic or a blas plu nu r. SoctS founded on claims of im mortality are not at all dangerous, as it is only a question of tfino when tho delusion will bo effectually dispullod.? St. Louis. R< public. THE GOLDEN THROAT. IIolt-III<o Tones Not Always n Gift of Na ture, l>ut May lie Acquired. Tho power of tho highest interpreta tion of musio in song is vouchsafed to but few favored mortals and is not to bo acquired by any amount of endeavor, If tho true "golden throat," with fluoly adjusted chordro vooalcs, bo lacking. A voice ( I sweet and mellow quality in speaking, however, is not always n gra cious gift of nature, but is a possibloat tainment to persons of the most ordinory musical eupocity. A primn donna spends scarcely more time practicing her scales than tin ambitions actress devotes to tho cultivation of a ringing, bell-liko into nation to in rsentences, forpubliospeak ers nnd peoplo of tho theatrical profes sion understand the valuo of vibrant tone--, of the "thrilling, solemn, proud, pathetic voice," whoso echoes linger Ion;,' in tho memory of tho inthrulled liste in r. Among well bred peoplo low voloes are tho rule?low, but not always musio ul, a tendency to falsetto marking any i ffi i t beyond ordinary conversation, Which is simply an ovidence of the laok of proper training, or of a failure to practice thoso primary prinoiplosof elo cution that arc a part of the briofoBt common .school education. Lessons Ulldor a teacher uro not an absolute necessity to tho woman who Would s. cure tho grace of clear, sweet accents. Deep breathing and chest ex pansion nro the first steps toward tho desired end, and a systematic course of throat strengthening, combined with enough dlsoornmont to decide botweon a nasal tw ang and pun; tone, is about all that is needed to achieve a fair dogreo of success, An excellent, method of strengthening tho throat, is gargling with cold flalt water in tho morning, bathing it at tho same time, first with very hot and thou with very cold water. It thus gots a slight shock ami is braced up and per manent!/ benefited.?New York Jour nal. Afrieun Blood motherhood. The in. (hod of making blood brother hood among the Galla and Somali has it.: peculiarities. It is described by Wil liam A.'tor Choulor in "Through Jun gle and Desert:" Lokoniagnl, on behalf of his peoplo, and 1, on behalf of my own, each seized in on. tight hands a round stone. Upon tho ston wi liberally expectorated. Kit h then passed his stone to his fol low lug, who did lik< wiso. We then ox ohtinged stems, and each, holding tho st tie in his right, hand, with his loft dug a small bole in the soil, meanwhile uttering words of supposed magio im port, in these holes we finally placed the stonos and oovotfed them with sand. Wo then grasped Aands and assured each other that we were tho host friends possible. Nature's wiihIow*. Nothing hitherto was ever stranded, cast aside; but all, wore it only a with ered loaf, works together with all, is borne forwnrd ou tho bottomless, shoro less Hood of notion and lives through porpctunl mctniuotphosos. The wlthorod loaf Is not dead and lost; thero aro forces in it and around it, though working in llivorno order, else how could it rot? Despise not. tbo rag from which man main s p..per or the litter from whioh the oarth makes torn. Rightly viewed, no meanest object is insignificant; all objoi tfl arc ns windows, through whioh ili. philosophio Oyo looks into inliuitudo itself. ?Thomas Gurlylo. 'i n.' World's Kuluru l'o|>ulatlon. It is now olaiuiod by some statisti cian.- that the world will be overpeopled at the .nil of i .''s years. This brings us to the year 20li, when tho population, at the pt( < nt rate of increase, will be ,004,000,000 peoplo. I I i I NOTICE. We have Buffered serious damages on account of fire. All that are Indebted to us will pleaeo call and settle at once. Your friends, Davis <k Ropek. I 5 To our Many Customers and Friends: We send the cheery news that wo have now a splendid Hue of Clothing from "best manufacturers, at prices to suit tho times and low prieo of cotton. Wo have Stoats and Slims QTTTTC! Nobby and Plain wUliw Our stock is entirely now and bought at rock-bottom prices und will ho sold as low as any goods in the Stute of equal morit. our stock of Shoes and Hats Is largo and well selected and come direct from factory, and marked down to moot the views of all. vre sen the JEFFERSON and KING HATS. We invite both Ladies and Gentlemen to call and examine our new HAND MADE SHOES. Prices right. Our stock of DRY GOODS Is now and fresh and marked down at lowest prices. Favor us with a call and we will take pleasure in giving you prices. Respectfully, J. R. MINTER & SON. L. K. BURNS & CO., [Will Open up ayain soon?Look] out for their Advertisement. All Liquors bottled under the Dispensary 44 Red, White and Blue" label arc distilled and guaranteed by us. We have-, been selling to the South for FORTY YEARS and we know what you want. Ask your 1 Hspensary for " Red, White and Blue" label liquor and insist on getting it. FREIBERG & WORKUM, Distillers, Lvnchuurg, O. Petersuuroh, Ky. Cincinnati, 0 ==Kl4u1v5?s# 1 //km ? MKN, who hold the purse strings, often deprive women of articles of inestimable value. The wife pleads with her husband for a Piano or an Organ, which is tenfold more essential than the cigar and other luxuries in which he indulges. The daughter asks lather, or guardian, to buy an Instrument to enable her to cultivate that beautiful talent, music. Docs any sane man not relize this a reasonable right to plead and nsJx for? Reflect a minute! Think of the means expended for instruction, and the many tedious hours employed in practice by wife and daughter, and of thtir glowing anticipations subsequently to be realized. Now, father, husband, or guardian, are you going to blast all these bright anticipations by denying them of this merited light?simply the gift of a Piano or an Organ? Give yom wives and daughters their merited rights in the home, which is "Woman's Kingdom," then she will cease to clnmoj for politi cal Suffrage, Don't plead inability when such liberal terms and prices arc available. My prices are right, terms easy, and quality of Instruments un surpassed. If you desire prices and catalogues, please write me a letter or postal card, and same will have prompt attention. I challenge any house in America to do better for you, as I repre sent the Manufacturers, have no Jobbers to pay, and can save you Agent's commission. Old Pianos and Organs taken at fair value in exchange for new ones. i YOURS FOR PIANOS AND ORGANS, M. A. MALONE, (^umbia, 8, C. OuLlled Items AMONG THE fess hOOGLS. 46-inch Fancy Black French Satarra, $1.00 .90 ?75 .60 38-inch Fancy Black French Crepon, 45-inch Black French Henriettas, .... 36-inch " " 45-inch All-wool Black Clay Diagonal, .50 50-inch Black Storm Serge.5? 36-inch All-wool Black Serge,.?5 36-inch All-wool Black Flannel,.25 IN COLORED FRABRICS. 45-inch All-wool French Serge,.5? 36-inch Henriettas,.20 A full line Knickerbocker and Boucle ettects irom 25 cents up at W. G. Wilsol) & Go. Laurens, vS. C, Nov. 281h, 1896. 4 Can you use one of these Rattan Rockers? Write us or Jcome and ask us what it is worth. O, r 739 WS I M Will? conslan ?bQ| stood the test of hi South St.n c Sold only by ;i kinds of nb jj ? tiny vc gjl ' tu [l j a,Sunny j@ ?h( happiness Lo ,, lUy ;l |lo|P0 8. M, & E. .ikJ & CO. l[ 1 KJ V?OARD, With 84 Letlei I d Characters. r*ce$33 Weight 6 lbs I ,,v 'J 'I VOM pny ^ \ ^> .. ...I ' ' " <'atair-niio ?aliiplo? oi General Southern Agent, - x Lj! J 9H3 B, Main St. Richmond, \ ? " '""I'M IUI p?? cut freu un ai,|rjl. N !<NK|<) eet, Atlanta, Ga.