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subscription Price-12 Months,$1.00 Payable In Advance. Rates for Advertising. ? Ordinary advertisements, per square, one inser tion, $1.00; each subsequent insertion, 50 rents. Liberal reduction made for large advertisements. Obituaries: All over 50 words, one cent a word. Notes of thanks: Five cents the lino. W. W. Ball, Proprietor. Entered at the postoffice at Laurens, S. C. as second class mail matter. LAURENS, S,C, May 23, 1906. POLITICS ET CETERA. While this is a political year we hope that our friends will bear in mind that politics is not the only end worth pur suing. We think it will be conceded that the general condition of the people is better in Laurcns now than it has been in 20 years. More people are out of debt, more people own land and more people have better furniture in their bouse.*, better clothes on their back and better stock in their stables than ever before. Many though are poor. It is possible that the man who has a house full of children has less money in the bank than the man who started life even with him and has no wife and no chil dren. The chances are that there are a number of men in the county who had some thousands of dollars and some hundreds of acres of land when they be came of age who have nothing now that is not mortgaged. Always there will be such cases. Some men are born with silver spoons in their mouths and some men are born with shrewdness and energy and brains that give them an advantage which no amount of in herited property will make up for. The men from whom the weak man suffers is not the "plutocrat" so much as it is the strong, lusty, smart and am bitious fellows who begin even with him and crowd him out of the race in the first furlong. The weak men in Laurens county are in more danger from the men to whom God has given a wealth of ability in muscle, in mind, in fore-sight and persistence and who will make money and buy the lands and force up the price of lands in the next twenty years, so that the weak man can't buy them, than they are in dan ger from the Standard Oil Trust or from any corporation. Col. Jas. T. Bacon in a recent letter printed in the Sunday News quotes the late Col. B. W. Ball as saying that he remembers as a young man that the late John "Skinner" Smith could come to the village of Laurens on sales-day and in twenty minutes transact more business than the rest of the village could do altogether in the whole day. Mr. Smith would leave town after the twenty minutes. A man of that type be comes a business leader among his fel lows, "a captain of industry" or com merce, no matter where he is placed and there is no way to help it under Heaven. Moreover it is right that ability should have its reward and when we see failures, men who fail and fail again, if we turn a strong light upon them we can gen erally find their faulty spots?a defect in body or in mind or in character or in disposition. But we are going to talk politics. We have heard great men declaim on this or that topic and seen them rear on their hind-legs and howl about the wrongs of the people for these many years, and there are wrongs which ought tobe remedied and which the pa triotic citizens ought to strive to remedy. But, two or three years ago, a group of Southern men began to try to help the cotton farmers by moving on lines apart from politics. They have accomplished wonders. We are free to confess that they have amazed us, al though we have contributed to their ef forts all we could through this and other newspapers from the start. These cotton producer have the whole world that spins cotton, in this State, in the East, in New England and Old Eng land and everywhere, guessing.? The time has come when the manu facturers seek to know Jand treat with the cotton farmers. We can not tell what will be the measure of the final success of this farmers organ ization but this we do know?it has taught the farmers to assert them selves, to sell their own cotton and in sist upon a voice in fixing the price. How much have the great politicians helped in this organization? Perhaps it is fortunate that they have kept their mouths out of it. It is well that the farmers have found that they can help themselves just as the bankers and mill men and merchants and doctors and plumbers help themselves from time to time without the aid of wranglers about wrongs and whoopcrs-up of political patent medicines. Yet the farmers have had friends. Among them those same bankers whom the politicians only a little while ago used to denounce as oppressors and usurers and robbers. Among the mer chants, lien merchants, who were a fa vorite topic for abuse. Among them, all sorts and conditions of businessmen, including some of the members of the "subsidized press." Among them, men here in this town who were pictured then by the politicians as enemies of the people. We should not be greatly sur prised if there does not rankle far down in a few hearts even now thf! no tion that the people of the town are not friends of the people in the country, so virulent was the demagogic poison that was instilled in those days. But you can't fool all the peoplo all the time. You can't fool more than a few peoplo all the time and the best men in this county, the best supporters of the Church, the best supporters of the charitable secret orders, the best givers of all good objects and the fair est dealers and the straightest keepers of their promises in Laurens County, understand each other and are working with each other for the uplifting of the county and of the State, shoulder to shoulder in perfect friendship. Politic s brings many strong good men T^ffonPront but s?ceesuinp?Tuc^ls not the best test of good men. An at tractive speaker with pleasing man ners, even though he be a scoundrel, may be elected to office on account of those gifts, just as an attractive preach I er will get the bestchurchon account of his gifts. Politics is a specialty of some men just as railroading is of others. Some of our worst men succeed and go highest in business because they may be smart enough to steal largely and at the same time are specialists in keep ing out of jail. Some of our worst men may reach high official station be cause they are able manipulators and tricksters, and besides, a bad man's vote, a lazy, trifling, loafing or unprin cipled man's vote, counts as much as the vote of the man who goes to the polls at an actual sacrifice of time and money because it is his duty. Another thing. As a rule the best men can't afford to accept public office. We had a great clamor for reduction of salaries a few years ago and those of the State House offices were cut from $2,100 to $1,000 a year. No man in Laurens who has a little home and an income of $1,200 a year can afford to ac cept one of those offices. The result is that the crowd we have are worth no more than they get. Some of these of ficials are exceptionally good men, but they are indeed exceptions and acci dents, and some of them are not worth their fill of saw-dust. There is no dan ger of the restoration of many men of the stamp of Johnson Hagood and J. C. Coit and John Bratton to prominence in our affairs now. Good men may oc casionally offer for governor because the place opens the way to go higher but a first-class man, of capacity as well as patriotism, can't afford to go to Columbia and spend $3,000 a year to live when the salary is but $1,900, es pecially when he has to sweat and pull and haul and maybe fight all over South Carolina in order to get the office. If the. State is ever in peril again as it was in 1876 another Wade Hampton will swing into the saddle and lead, a great occasion calls out a great man, but in hum-drum times we must content ourselves with the second-raters for our political bosses and directors. There will be many good men offering of course, it is astonishing that the level is high as it is, but there are better and more tempting fields of usefulness and achievement for the strongest and most gifted young men than is the scant soil of politics. Have you weakness of any kind stomach, back, or any organs of the body. Don't dope yourself with ordin ary medicine. Hollister's Rocky Moun tain Tea is the supreme curative pow er. 35 cents, Tea or Tablets. Ask your druggist. Notice. The subscribers to stock in Laurens Building and Loan Association will meet in office of Enterprise Bank, Thursday afternoon, May 24th, at 6.30, for the purpose of organization. C. H. Roper, A. C. Todo, M. J. Owiocs, C. E. Kennedy, S. M. Wiekes. Winthrop College Scholarship and En trance Examination. The examination for the award of va cant scholarships in Winthrop College and for the admission of new students will be held at the County Court House on Friday, July 6th, at 9 a. m. Appli cants must not be less than fifteen years of age. When scholarships are vacated after July 6, they will be awarded to those making the highest average at this examination provided they meet the conditions governing the award. Applicants for scholarship should write to President Johnson before the exami nation for scholarship application blanks. Scholarships are worth $100 and free tuition. The next session will open September 19th, 1906. For further in formation and catalogue, address President D. B. Johnson, Rock Hill,' South Carolina. 40-td. FINAL SETTLEMENT. Take notice that on the 5th day of June, 1906, I will render a final ac count of my acts and doings as Admin istrator of the estate of Hattie M. Miller, deceased, in the office of the Judge of Probate of Laurens County at 11 o'clock A. M., and on the same day will apply for a final dis charge from my tnist as Administrator. All persons indebted to said estate are notified and required to make pay ment by said date, and all persons hav ing demands against said estate will present them on or before said date duly proven or be forever barred. C. M. MILLER, Administrator. Mav 2?1 m. FINAL SETTLEMENT. Take notice that on the 19th day of June, 1906, I will render a final ac count of my acts and doings as Admin istrator of the estate of N. M. Maddox, deceased, in the office of the Judge of Probate of Laurens County at 11 o'clock A. M. and on the same day will apply for a final discharge from my trust as Administrator. All persons indebted to said estate are notified and required to make pay" ments by said date, and all persons having demands against said estate will present them on or before said date duly proven or be forever barred. M. C. COX, Administrator. May 16?lm. To Trustees of First Methodist Church. Gentlemen: ? It's sound stnse that we tell you. It will cost less dollars to paint your church with L. & M. Paint, because more painting is done with one gallon of L. & M. than with two gallons of other paints, and the L. & M. Zinc hardens the L. & M. White Lead and makes the L. & M, Paint wear like iron. Any church will be given a liberal quantity free whenever they paint. 4 gallons L. & M. mixed with 3 gal lons Linseed Oil will paint a moderate sized house. L. & M. costs only $1.20 per gallon. J. E. Webb, Painter, Hickory, N. C, writes: "Houses painted with L. & M. 15 years ago have not needed painting since. Sold by W. L. Boyd, Laurens, S. C. and Clinton Pharmacy, Clinton, S. C. FINAL SETTLEMENT. Take notice that on the 19th day of June, 1906, I wfll render a final ac count of my acts and doings as Admin istrator of the estate of h. C. Maddox, deceased, in the office of the Judge of Probate of Laurens County, at 11 o' clock A. M. and on the same day will apply for a final discharge from my trust as Administrator. All persons indebted to said estate are notified and required to make pay ment by said date, and all persons hav ing demands against said estate will present them on or before said date duly proven or be forever barred. M. C. Cox, Administrator. May L0--1 m. WISE AND OTHERWISE. Respectable Deacon ? 1 wish that young Canon Mayberry weren't ob liged to preach to such a small congre gation. Frivolous Widow?So do I. Every time ho said "Dearly Beloved" this morning I felt as if I had received a proposal. ?Smart Set. the whole thing. "I notice you never speak of your wife as your bettor half." "I couldn't, and be accurate; she's the whole thing around our house!"? Detroit Free Press. won over. Lawyer?I'll be frank with you. You can't break your father's will. Client?I'll be frank with you?I can't pay you unless it can be broken. Lawyer?I'll go you one better. We'll break that will.?Cleveland Leader. had colic some. There once was a babe who was frolic some, And people said, "Isn't he rollicksome!" "Ah, yes!" said his dad, With a smile that was sad, "We frolic each night?for he's colic some. '' Cleveland Leader. she wanted it. Ilcnson (bashfully): "May I?er? kiss your 1? sister?" Alice (in -lisgust): "Oh, I suppose so ? if you are too cowardly to tackle a girl nearer your own size." Tit-Bits. that's what! Though still we have to hustle here, An' git the rent up late, Up there we'll read our titles clear To heavenly real estate! just as he thought. A small boy was reciting in a geog raphy class. The teacher was trying to teach him the points of the compass. She explained: "On your right is the south, your left the north, and in front of you is the east. Now, what is be hind you?" The boy studied for a moment, then puckered up his face and bawled: "I knew it. I told Ma you'd see that patch in my pants. " ? Ladies' Home Journal. tale of the billboard. Bill had a billboard. Bill also had a board bill. The board bill bored Bill, so that Bill sold the billboard to pay his board bill. So after Bill sold his bill board to pay bis board bill the board bill no longer bored Bill.?Yale Exposi tor. hath eh startling. "Our star reporter is getting too I good for this village," said the rural editor. "We'll have tosend him to the city." "In what way?" asked the editorial lounger. "Why, in his stories. In one he states a cow swallowed a pin, and ten years later the cow was killed and the pin found." "Well, that might be possible." "Yes, but he had the nerve to say that the pin had enlarged into a coup ling pin."?Detroit Tribune. ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE LEGISLATURE. I announce myself as a candidate for re-election to the House of Representa tives from Laurens County, subject to the Democratic primary election. J. H. MILLER, M. D. I respectfully announce myself to the citizens of Laurens county as a candi date for the lower house of the General Assembly, subject to the Democratic primary election. Clarence Cuninoiiam. I hereby announce myself to the voters of Laurens county as a candidate for the Legislature, and pledge myself to abide the result of the Democratic primary election. j. C. McDaniel. FOR COUNTY TREASURER. I announce myself a candidate for the office of Treasurer, subject to the rules of the Primary Election. A. S. Riddle. I hereby announce myself as a candi date for the office of County Treasurer, subject to the result of the Democratic. Primary election. Ross D. Young. At the solicitation of friends I hereby announce myself as a candidate for the office of County Treasurer, subject to the result of the Democratic Primary. J. D. Mock. I hereby announce myself as a candi date for the office of Treasurer Laurens County and pledge myself to abide the result of the Democratic Primary. Walter A. Baldwin. FOR SUPERVISOR. I hereby announce myself as a candi date, for the office of County Super visor for Laurens County and pledge myself to abide the result of the Demo cratic Primary. J. B. Cosby. 1 hereby announce myself as a candi date for re-election to the office of Coun ty Supervisor sub ject to the rule of the Democratic Primary. Respectfully, H. B. Humbert. I respectfully announce myself as a candidate for the office of Supervisor of Laurens County, subject to the action of the Democratic Primary election. Jas. M. SUMEREL. FOR AUDITOR. I respectfully announce myself a candidate for re-eiection to the office of County Auditor, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. C. A. Power. FOR COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION. I respectfully announce myself as a candidate for reelection to the ofllce of County Superintendent of Education of Laurens County, and pledge myself t' , abide the result of the Democrat',c Primary. R. W. Nash . JUDGE OF PROBATE. I hereby announce myself for re- elec tion to the office of Judge of Probate, subject to the result of the Democratic Primary election. O. G. Thompson. Gray Court, S. C Offers the property named below Buy your property now. Do you know of a single instance of where 1)roperty intelligently purchased can be >ought oack at the price paid? 18-room building, the Leatherwood House and 1-2 acre lot in town of Wood ruff. Price $6,000. Gin and seed house, a complete Mun ger system, consisting of three 70 saw gins, revolving press, suction, one 40 h. p. engine, ana half acre land at Good gion old mill. Price $1,500. 1 acre of land and gin house complete, with two 70 saw gins, one revolving press, one 40 h. p. engine, located in one mile of Enoree. Price $2,000. 203 acres of land, 2i miles east of the town of Laurens on road to Clinton. Price $40.00 per acre. 75 acres of land 1* miles east of the city of Laurens. Price $2,000. 1 want immediate purchasers for the following property: 82 acres land near Dial's church, well improved. $26 per acre. Two lots in the city of Laurens, Nos. 14 and 35 Simpson property?the two for $125. 202 acres near Mt. Olive church, Waterloo township, well improved. $2,100. 3 acre lot, 7 room house good out builbings, well in yard in town, of Gray Court, $2,600. House and lot, two acres land, 5 room building, good barn in town of Gray Court $2,100. 400 acres at Madden Station, good dwelling and out buildings and other improvements. Price $25.00 per acre. 400 acres in one mile of Madden Sta tion, good improvements. Price $12.50 per acre. One house and lot in city of Laurens, between Laurens hotel and Merchants and Faamers Bonded Warehouse. Price $2,200. Five lots in town of New Cordell, Washita county, Oklahoma Territory, lots Nos. 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, block 12. Price for all live lots $300.00 cash. 212 acres located on Jimmie creek, Spartnnburg county, with good dwelling and one tenant house, price $1,250. 196 acres five miles north of Laurens, with dwelling and three tenant houses, price $25 per acre. 440 acres, with 8-room dwelling, 5 tenant houses, up-to-date farm, fine bottoms and timbered land; located two miles from Lanford; $40 an acre, easy payments. 20 acres of land, wheat aud corn mill, gin house and saw mill complete; located in Greenville county and known as the old Nash Mill. Bargain at $1,500. 5- room cottage and two-acre lot on Garlington street, city of Laurens, $925. 6- room house and 3-4-ncre lot, good outbuildings, Main street, town of Clin ton, $3,000. 5-room house and 3 1-2-aare lot, Sloan street, town of Clinton, $1,200. 178 acres, near Mt. Olive church, two good dwellings, fine farm land, $10 per acre. Two lots, 1 1-8 acres each, town of Fountain Inn, $250 per lot. 112 acres and dwelling, on Reedy River, cheap at $12.50 per acre. 178 acres. 7-room dwelling, mineral spring, one mile from Ora, $5,000. 11-room residence, with waterworks, fronting on North Harperstreet, $3,500. 225 acres, 7-room dwelling, 4 tenant houses, near Durbin Creek church, $30 per acre. 10-room louse with four halls, bath rooms, city water and lights, also good well water and servant house, in city of Laurens, $3,500? Granite st?re? building in town of Mil ton. $350. 3-acre lot, 8tc n and dwelling, on Sloan street , t Clinton, $3,000. 2 1-4-aci o lot o. an street, in town of Laure ns. i '?? ., cash. 17 1-2 acres on Beaverdam creek, 1-2 mile from Lan ford, wheat and corn mill in perfect order, survey made for yarn mill, bargain at $1,500. Two acres specially suitable for build ing lots, East Main Street, City of Laurens?$1,50). 40 acres, Enst Main Street, town of WoodrufT~$2,'()0<). 424 acres, 7-room dwelling, store house and pnstofnee, at Hobbyville, Spartanburg c ounty?$20.00 per acre. 1-acre lot, 8-rosm house, reception hall, bath roogn, in town of Woodruff? $2,500. 500 acres wnth splendid improvements nnd brickyard on place, 4 miles of town of Abbeville,-$10,000. 73 acrest 9-roofn dwelling, good out buildings, town of Woodruff?6,000. 1 1-2 ne.re lot, 7-room residence, hand some bajn, in town of Fountain Inn ? $4,000. 502 acres, beautiful dwelling, 8 tenant houses, up-to-date farm; improvements, including 20 acres of land, located in town of Woodruff--$25 per acre. 4 1-2 acres, nice residence, in town of Fo untain Inn-$2,500. House and 4-acre lot in town of Foun tain Inn-$1,600. 7-room house and hilt-acre lot in City of Laurens-$825. 12 1-2 acres in town of Fountain Inn?$400. Can locate two practicing physicians in very attractive localities. J. N. LEAK, REAL ESTATE DEALER, Gray Court, S. C. Wood's Evergreen Lawn Grass. The best of Lawn Grasses fot vhe South; specially prepared to withstand our summers nud to give a nice green oward tho vear round. Special Lawn Clroular telling how to prepare and care for Iawus, mailed free ou request. Plant 'Wood's <&ardei% Seeds for superior Vegetables aud Flowers. Our Dosorlptlvo Catalogue tells you how and when to plant for best success. Mailed free. Write for It. ? T.W. Wood & Sons, Seedsmen, RICHMOND, ? VA. If yon want tho ?weetost und best Water Melon* mul Cantaloupe* grown, plant Wood's Southern-grown aeed. Our Dosorlptivo Catalouuo lolla ?>? abonttho host kinds to plant. IT DOES THE WORK! Boyd's Cough and Cold Mixture. Read what Mr. Bolt says of it: Laurens, S. C, ? March 6, 1906. Mr. S. S. Boyd, Laurons, ;S. C. Dear Sir:?I have been trou bled with lung trouble for ten years, and with catarrh for about fifteen years. I have taken two bottles of your Cough and Cold Mixture, and I now seem to be perfectly well, and I recommend it to all who may bo so unfortu nate as to suffer from these troubles. Yours respectfully, (Signed)M. M. Bolt, Laurens, S. C. Sure Cure for Coughs and Colds. It's Laxative. VOn SALE DY S. S. BOYD and at LAURENS DRUG COMPANY. What is Bromonia? Read the following carefully: If you have consumption or some of the contagious forms of blood poisoning we cannot cure you. Wo don't pretend to euro you. You need the individual treatment of some skilled specialist; but if you are run down in general health, if you have dyspepsia, are subject to fainting spells, a victim to insomnin, bilious ness, kidney or liver trouble, catch cold easily, if your system is in that condition that you may become an easy prey to the disease germs of pneumonia, la grippe and the vari ous epidemics, if you are bothered with constant headache, loss of memory, generally impaired vitality, we can help you, and, if you follow our directions, render you immune against sickness. Most skin disease can be cured by the use of "Bromo nia." "Bromonia" is to the human sys tem what the scrubbing brush and soap are to the dirty washbowl. It aids Nature to resume normal ac tion. We don't ask you to invest a cent until you have tried "Bromonia" at our expense. A single bottle often times works wonders. Cut out the Coupon at the bottom of this column. Write name and address plainly. Be careful to address The Bromonia Co., EW YORK. Free Bro onia Coupon. Name City State Street Address My disease is If you think Bromonia is what you need and do not care to send coupon, you will find it at all first-class druggists 25 and 50 cents the bottle. SPECIAL SALE UY THE LAURENS DRUG COMPANY, Exclusive Wholesale Agents for Laurcns and vicinity. Dealers elsewhere desiring agency apply to . MURRAY DRUG COMPANY, Columbia, S. C. Something to Eat! I m Fresh Vegetables ^ Arriving Daily. SM Kennedy Bros. | E Laurens, - South Carolina. (!) JUST TWICE A YEAR do we credit up interest on savings accounts; and this interest immediately begins to earn other interest. The Bank of Laurens. The Bank For Your Savings. THE Quickest Sellers Are the lines of goods recognized by the purchasing public to possess a higher grade of merit apart from others, either in style, quality or price. We have reference to the following goods that are constantly coming in contact with the scissors here: The wide Sheer White Persian Lawn at lSc Those four grades White Linon 10c, 12 l-2c, 15c and 20c. White and Printed Madras Cloth 12 l-2c and 15c. Also the Mercerized Waistings in White, the 20c and 25c qual ity, are the quick sellers. 'Tis only to wait a moment to decide the colorings of those handsome 10c printed Organdies then the order is promptly given to cut. Where the Scissors Remain Silent. The ends of White Madras and very wide soft finish plain White Nainsook. These come direct, from the manufacturers with the correct length marked on each piece, and enn be easily detected as being much below market value at W. Q. Wilson & Co. Ballard & Ballard's FAHiOUS Obelisk Flour AT # m o i o I X T W -? I Watts Mills $5.00 per barrel. The Quality of this Flour is Known the World Over. ft? Store. 1 ? 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