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POSTAL DEFICIT KEBTCED. Nearly Two Thirds Less Than the Previous Years. Washington. Oct. 1 ?{.???Figures, the computation of which \v;is completed at the postoffice department today, show that the exact reduction of the postal deficit during the fiscal your endi.l June :?> last was $ 11,600,000. The deficit of the previous fiscal year was $17,600,000, so that In one year the deficit was brought down to 6, 100.000. In commenting tonight upbn the Having of $11,500,000 last year. Post master General Hitchcock said: "This tremendous saving was made without the curtailment of the postal service in any direction. On the con trary, during the year there were many Important extensions of Bitch facilities. In eliminating wasteful ex penditures, the department has been exceedingly careful not to hamper In any way the constant development ot the postal service required to meet the increasing business needs of the conn, try. "In a word, the department's policy is to extend the service as rapidly as is warranted by Increas: ig population and to accomplish its sav.ngs; not by the curtailment of postal ft duties but hy handling in a more systematic and business like manner the constantly expanding volume of the malls." The tables prepared indicate that, In the furtherance of this policy more than 1,500 new postofflces were es tablished during the tast fiscal year. Great extensions were made in the ru ral delivery system. 615 new routes HOW TO OWN THE OLIVER TYPEWRITER FOR I7C A DAY. You don't have to draw on your Bank Account when you pay on the fenny Plan. You need not disturb your Dollar Keep them at work earning interest! We offer our newest model, the Oliver Typew it< r No. 5?fresh from the factory- -for Seventeen Cents a .Day. The plan is printed in "black and white" on the Application Blank below. Simply fill out the blank, attach the small first payment, send it in. and<on comes the Oliver! No tedious wait! No red tape! No long-drawn-out correspondence! You quickly own your Oliver and scarcely notice the outlay. You can have the use of your machine while pennies are "paying the freight." You will never have a better chance to test the power of pennies. The Oliver l> OVOrJ fvllPfp! It's the Universal typewriter. Reels off real wor!< with the ftas.i and speed demanded by this milc-a-tninufe ago. Wherever you ?ui.i >n Business Offices, great or .-mall -in the quiet of the tloiUO in the roar of the Rail. road and Telegraph service?In the seething maelstrom of modern NewBpapordom- -In countless kinds of service it's the Btttrdy, strenuous Oliver that's making the wheels go "round." TFje_ OLIVER TVpeWri-ter The SI a ii du I'll Visible Writer You need your olivet now. it's yours almost ror the asking. The blggos hundred t' iHars worth in America lor Seventeen Cents a Hay! Send along the Application Blank with a small firs! imymoui of $16 iir an evidence of good faith. . Your Check Is good or send draft postofflcQ or express money order. THE OL IVEH TYPEWRITER CO. The Oliver Tj newrltcr llltlg, Chicago. Illinois. APPLICATION BLANK. The Oliver Typewriter Co. Gentlemen:- l accept your offer of the latest model No. .'. Oliver Standard Typewriter for Seventeen Cents a Day. Bnolose please find $lfi as evidence of good faith. I agree to save 17 cents a day and remit the balance. $&:?, in month ly Installments. Title to remain In your name until the machine Is fully paid for. Name . Address . Town. References Stale with a total mileage of 12,230 mlies he lag put into operation. There were appointed from the eli gible lists of the civil service com mission over 1,800 postoffice clerks to enlarge the working forces of city P08t0fflce8 and more than 1,000 addi tional letter carriers. The railway mail service was strengthened by the ap pointment of about 7")0 new employes. The aggregate salaries of the new employes appointed during the year from the civil service lists exceed $2, 000.000. Salaries of postoffice clerks were advanced, in the aggregate $1,7.",<i.<i(jo while the aggregate salaries of letter carriers were Increased $1,220,000. Railway mall clerks received Increases of salary amounting to almost $250,000. Mr. Hitchcock predicted a self sus taining postal service and one cent letter postage. ALL MY PIMPLES G?XE. Girl Tells How a Blotchy Skin Was Cleansed by a Simple Wash. "I was ashamed of my face." writes Miss Minnie Plckard or Altamahaw, N. C. "It was all full of pimples and scars, but after using D. D. I). Pre scription 1 can say that now there Is no sign of that Eczema, and that was three years ago." D. I). I), has become so famous as a cure and instant relief in Eczema and all other serious skin diseases, that Its value Is sometimes overlooked in clearing up rash, pimples, black heads, ami all other minor forms of skin impurities. The fact that while I). D. D. is so penetra? g that it strikes to the very root of Eczema or any other serious trouble, the soothing Oil of Wlntergrcen, Thymol and other In gredients are so care'Uily compounded there is no wash for the skin made that can compare with this great household remedy for every kind of skin trouble. D. 1). D. Is pleasant to use, perfect ly harmless to the most delicate skin, and absolutely reliable. A 25 cent bottle will give you positive proof of the wonderful effectiveness of this great remedy. Sold By Laurens Drug Co. COTTON TAKES BIG JUMP. Census Reports Sends Prices Soaring to the Clouds on Exchange. New York. Oct.?2fi?The census re port started a fresh buying movement in the cotton market and prices shot up in a sensational manner on the revival of bull support and heavy out side demand. The market opened on, an advance of 24 points and before ' midday was selling 47 to ",1 points above lh<? closing figures of yester day. Trice Shoots Cp. New Orleans, Oct. 2.",.?The cotton market was thrown Into n panic of buying on the opening this morning by the census bureau figures. Prices rose 14 to 20 points. On first call the advance widened to 21 to 25 points in early trading. The market expected a report of six million bales. Shorts were heavy buyers through out the morning. Prices advanced In a nervous jerky way. There was com paratively little for sale, offerings, coming principally from strong bears. ? The most active months advanced forty-four to forty-eight points. To ward noon offerings were freer. This checked the upward movement and caused a reaction at about five point. : TOkTCRES OF BILKS. It Is I'nnctcssarj to Suffer This Ter rible Trouble. Keen Imune is the. everyday lot of the sufferer from piles. And yet that sufferliiji ifl heedless. Laurens Drug Co. will sell you llem Roid and later return your money If It fails. We lutVe sold Ilem-Rold thai way for two or three years and refunds asked have been less than :'. per cent. We therefore recommend it With confi dence. Hem-Hold Is an internal remedy, the prescription of Dr. J. s. Leon hard!. *i for large bottle. Dr. Leon hnrdl Co., station ft. Buffalo, N. Y. Write for booklet. ( olloii <;oes Hack to 11 ( eats. Yesterday there was a reaction In the cotton market, the price having ad vanced a half cent during the day. At the opcnilfg the price WUS 13 1-2, but by oi.e ..clock it leached It cents which was paid the balance of the day. The receipts hUVO not been as good this week as last because of the de cline in the market. Several lots were stored in the bonded warehouses Monday and Tuesday. ? otton seed continues steady at $1.40 per hundred. - .a KILL Uli: GERMS. Hint's the Onh Wuj to Cure Dandruff ami Parisian Sage is the Olli) hiller. Parisian Sane soaks Into the scalp, and when it reaches the roots of the hair it not only kills every dandruff germ, but it supplies the hair with Just the right kind of nourishment to put vigor and strength Into it and make It grow. Parisian Sage Is the most delightful hnlr dressing in the world and it not sticky or greasy. Cse It one week and you will never give It up. Parisian Sage 1h guaranteed by Lau rens Drug Co. to stop falling hair; to cure dandruff; keep hair from fad Inn: to stop Itching of the scalp, or money back, Price 50 cents a large bottle. The girl with the auburn hair Is on every bottle, j ._. We are showing the mosl beautiful line of Hugs and Art Squares ever shown in I.aurens. would like for you to see them. S. M. & E. II. Wllkes & Co. JESSE FRENCH By W. D. S. .Jesse French lived on the mountain creek hill of Saluda river, in West Dunkin township, Greenville county. He marlred n daughter of William Traynham, and left one son george, whose son Jesse Inherited his large landed estate. He was a grain grow er, would not plant cotton, and al ways had corn fodder and wheat to sell. Also raised his own meat and work stock, and was over in possession of ready cash. He would put in 30 bushels of corn and send two of his white tenants down to our mill. Some times I nch' Jesse would come down himself and he would say, "Cousin, walk out with me and take a look at my tour mule team. Ain't they beau ties? One mare Is the mother of all four, and the same jack sired them all." And they were as line mules as you ever saw come out of Old Ken tucky. On one occasion he told that he had just cleaned out his barn, to put in the new fodder, which had not been emptied in nineteen years and he found the old Just as good and sweet as the new that he was putting In. He was a two-forty pounder and we had some lively tussling when we raised "uncle less from a "dead level onto a living perpendicular." Some of the boys pro posed that we prop the points up. so the old man would not go through the tloor into the cellar. He liked us1 so well that he put a clause into his will, if his grandson was ever goose enough to go into the merchantile bus iness, his property was to revert back to our .Masonic Lodge. The Boys' Corn Contest. There will probably be an import ant announcement made next week concerning the Laurens County Hoys' Corn club. It is understood that the crop is being measured and this state ment will probably give the date of the county corn show. The plan Is under consideration by the proper au thorities and due notice will be given of all arrangements. All Doing Well. Mrs. Thos. F. Ray. w:.o has been at the Columbia hospital for the past three weeks, is expected home today. The other Laurens patients at the | capital city hospitals, including Mrs. W. D. Franks, Mrs. A. H. Sanders and Mr. C. D. Harksdale, are reported to be getting on as well as can be ex pected and their return home Is a matter now of only a few days. The pleasant purgative effect experi enced by all who use Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets, and the healthy condition of the body and mind which they create, mak>a one feel joy ful. Sold by Laurens Drug Co. Notice. By a resolution of the board of di rectors of the Hank of Cross Hill notice Is hereby given that a meet ing of the stock holders of the said hank will be held at the office of the bank at Cross Hill on November the I 22nd, at 15 o'clock P. M. to consider increasing the capital stock from $25,000.00 to $50,000.00 and to transact such business as may come before the meeting. 13-4t . W. C. Rasor. t'O LOR KD SI VIK F AI It. The colored State Fair will be held In Columbia this year on the grounds of the White Fair association, and will begin November 7 and continue to the 12th. The same reduced rates granted by the railroads to visitors to the white fair have been granted I to visitors to the colored fair. The officers of the fair are, J. II. Goodwill, Richard Carroll, 1 Superintendent. President. T. A. William. W. I). Chappelle, Treasurer. Vice Pres. | A. Robertson, Secretary. ' - May's Brick Yard GREENWOOD, S. C. Manufacturers of Fine Brick. Write for prices. Asthma! Asthma! il'OPHAM'S ASTHMA RF.MF.DY fgives instant relief snd an absolut?! cum in all cases ol Am-ma. Bronchitis, and Hay Fever. Sold by druggists ; mail on receipt of price $t.oo. Trial Packaao by mall 10 cents. Wit MAMS MFG. CO . Prop... Clevelnnd. Ohio Laurens Drug Co., Laurens, S. C. Dr. T. L. Timmerman Dentist Dial-Gray Block Laurens, S C. When you feet^?:?:*: votr., tired, worried or despondent it is a Hiiro sign you nood MOTT'S NERVERINF. PILLS. Th ey renew the normal vigor and lhako lifo worth living. Po ?uro nnd ask for Mott's Nerverinc Pills g'&Sfi! WILMAM8 MFG. CO., Prop... Cleveland. Ohio Laurens Drug Co., Laurens, S. C. COTTON GI?5BBS' BEPOBT. Over 100,000 Less Thun Last Year's October Report. WasblngtOU. Oct. to.?The census bureau reports 5,410,960 bales of cot ton, counting round bales us half bales, ginned to October IS from this year's growth, compared with 5,530, i !m;t last year. Hound hales Included 1 this year 05.10."? bales, compared with 88,716 last year. Sea Island cotton I this year amounts to 25,324 bales, com pared with 33.4S2 last year. SOURCE OP GREAT WEALTH. lugs to be a Feature at the stat> Fair?Fine Specimens, The awlne department of the Smt< nr is tu bo under the direction oi 11. Harris, former president of tlx. State Farmers' union, and now one ?>t the Inspectors of the departmt nt ol feedstuff's. The prizes offered in the swine department are $10 for the first prize and i~> for the second In each ? the folh wing classes: Essex, Berk shire, Poland china. Jersey-Duruc, i. v. Victorias. in each of these ?lasses tli'- respective prizes are of fered for the best hoar over two vcors old; one to two years: over six nontbs and under; 12 months old; he In st sow in the same ages; the test pair of pigs, one of each sex un ler six months old and the best dls day, iu>t less than ten head, thus ,i\ Ing each exhibitor of swln an up lortuntty In several classes. 'I'here Is one special class for the lenvtest South Carolina raised BWinell Phe fair promises to be larger than tver before, it begins October ?t and ?nda November 4 Arrangements tiuve been made t?> keep the grouo'js ? pea at night, and Columbia is vre uimf to entertain the crowds. IGOWANSI I King of Externals 1 SSells itself wherever* \?introduced. Imitators I ?have tried to imitate,* '"and substitution has ' been attempted. But once GOWANS always Gowans for inflammation and congestion. It (fives us pleasure to remm inrin] Oowans Preparation f<>r 5 Inflammation, especially of the throat ami chest, We huve sohl (Jowans Preparation fur many years ami never had a complaint. BUKLISGTOS DIWG CO.. Burlington, A". C. B 'I* TO-DAY! HAVE IT IN THE HOME AU DruAAiat?. ?1. SOe. 25?. COWAN MEDICAL CO.. DURHAM, N. C. SuKinlnd. tnd ir.or.ti ttUntti kf jsur 0(l(|'lt The Road to Failure Is full of Ruts. Profit by the sad experi ence of others and get on the road to indepen dence by having a Bank account here. 1 THE BANK3^ LAU RENS ? t-?U RENS, The Bank for Your Savings. Why Will You Do It? Don't send off after Wedding Presents and Holiday Gifts. Let us show you our stock of new goods in Cut Olass from $i.oo to ?25.co Brass from $1.25 to 10.00 Fancy China, Pictures and Silver Novelties. We have a big line of re-bound Copyright books, was $1.50 now Boy's and Girl's Hooks at 50c 25c Big lot of catchy little booklets for your sweet hearts and friends. A Nice Present for Little Girls TREE With a 25c purchase we will give free ) cut out paper doll room, either parlor, dining room or kitchen, with 75c, all three. Agent for Nunnally's Candies. Agent for Break up Cold Tablets. Palmetto Drug Company, Laurens, S. C. m ? Our Fall .Shoes arc ready and \vc have unusual Shoe values in store for the Man, who buys Shoes here. We arc untiring in our efforts to provide for our Men patrons the liest Shoes that arc made. We've Men's Shoes for all purposes. Comfortable .Shoes for the Business Man?smart and snappy styles for 111 c Voting Man, Shots for Stormy days, Shoes for Dress occasions. Shoes at -:- :-: -:- :-: :-: $2.00 to $6.no With Shoes in every variation of size and width, and with every shape of last, our excellent Shoe Service in sures perfect satisfaction to every Man, that comes here for Shoes. ? ? RFV.ISTERED Customers Shoes Shined FREE COPELAND The Shoe Man The One Price Store