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MUCH LIQUOR SOLD BY DISPENSARIES Totul Amount of Whiskey Sold lu State Through DlspensnrleH Last Month Drought Nearly Three Hun dred Thousand Weilars. Columbia, Nov. 15.? tllchland county dispensary sold $106,942.23 worth of liquor In the month of Octobor. This included fair week when thousands of people Visited Columbia from every section of the State. This means that an average of $.'$,r,:to was invested dully in the county of lllchland from the dispensary alone in the purchase of whiskey, heir ami wines. For the entire ?t?te the sales during October amounted to $295,977.16. Wem this avorage maintained throughout the year the animal dis pensary uales would tun to $11,500,000 for the dispensaries in the several counties. The sales by counties as shown ny the dispensary auditor's report Issu ed today were as follows: Alken.$ 35,176.10 Charleston. 47,180.03 Hamberg had not hcen long opened and one or two had not gotten things Into running shape yet. in replying to a let or seeking In formation from the attorney general's ofllce with regard to the sale of paper cap pistols and paper caps Assistant Attorney General Fred 11. Dominlck rendered an opinion today declaring that tho rode prohibits the sale of same. lu addition to the prohibition against the sale of paper cap pistols sind the paper caps, Mr. Dominlck calls attention to tin- section of the criminal code which defines what sort of fire crackers can bo sold in this state. Tho information is of especial in terest at tbis time of the year through out South 'Carolina in view of the ap proach of the holiday season when lire crackers and toy pistols have heretofore been sold to auch an ex tent in South Carolina. Beaufort Bamberg .. I >orchcstor (leorgetown Jasper .. . Richland .. Union .. Florence . . 3,671.10 13,483.95 1,720;55 106,942.23 I 7.*j::s |5 53,353.64 Total $295,977.16 CHESHIHK'S HARPOON. New Anderson Paper Make? Initial Appearance. Anderson, Nov. 14.?With a nice line uf advertisements and a large amount of news mutter Cheshire's Harpoon, a semi-weekly newspaper, made its llrst appearance today. The first issue contained four pages of six columns, but Victor II. Cheshire, the owner and editor, announces that hereafter the paper will contain eight or more pages, lu the first .Issue Mr. Cheshire extonds thanks to the public for sending in many subscriptions and to the advertisers of the city, who have made contracts with the paper. The motto of the paper is "Minnows are safe. I am out for .vhales." UIKLS! STOP WASHING tin: IIA lit WITH SOAP Soap Dries Your Scalp, Cnus'i'" Pmiin druff, Then Hair Kails Out Try this Next Ihne. After washing your hair ?vitli soap always apply a little Danderine to the scalp to Invigorate the hair and pre vent dryness. Hotter still, use soap as sparingly as possibly, and instead have a "Danderine Hair Cleanse." .lust moisten a cloth with Danderine and draw it carefully through your hair, taking one strand at a time. This will remove dust, dirt and excessive oll lu a few 'moments you will he amazed, your hair will not only he clean, but it will be wavy, iluffy and abundant, and possess an incompara ble softness und lustre. Besides cleansing and beautifying the hair, one application of Danderine dissolves every particle of dandruff; stimulates the scalp, stopping itching and fulling hah'. Danderine Is to '?e hair what fresh showers of rain sunshine are to vegetation. It goes right to the i iots, invigorates and strengthens them. Its exhilarating and life-producing properties cause the hair to grow long, strong and beau tiful. .Men! Ladles! You can surely have lots of charming hair. Get a 25 cent bottle of Knowlton's Danderine from any drug store or toilet counter and try it. Insatiable Ambition. "I hope our ambitious friend Is sat isfied," said the philosophic observer, "lie has prospered ho that he can do as he pleases." "Yes. Hut that doesn't content him. While he is doing as he pleases he wants everybody to quit work and applaud him for doing It so nicely."?Washington Star. Picture framing neatly and reason ably done at tin* Nichol's Studio. Have it done now ami avoid the Christmas rush. 17-tf A Panama Emergency Dam Photo by Amerlcun Press Association. THIS huge piece of steel work cost n whole lot more than the average man or ?woman can hope to possess In a lifetime. It was built for use on the Panama canal. Yet even though It does represent a great for tune the time for Its actual use may never come. (lt Is an emergency dam and Is located on the Panama canal at Qatun. A permanent dam is lo cated at this place, where are also the three twin locks. Under ordinary cir cumstances if anything should go wrong with the mechanism of the locks the people In tho lowlands would he at the mercy of tue terrible force of water held back by the permanent dam and the locks. Hut with this emergency dam uo one need worry, for the experts declare that it '-an bo swung Into the channel of the canal and block tho How of water within thirty seconds. Too Good to Lose. Jack?"Now that your engagement Is broken, are you going to make l tin in-tin send back your letters}?" | Harry?"You bet I am. I worked hard : thinking out those letters; they're | jararth uning again." Declare War on ( olds. A crusade of education which aims "that common colds may become un common within the next generation" has been begun by prominent N'ew York Physicians. Hero is a list of the "don't" which the doctors say I will prevent the annual visitation of the cold: i "Don't, sit in a draughty car." "Don't sleep in hot rooms." I "Don't avoid tho fresh air.' "Don't stuff yourself at meal times. Over-eating reduces your resistance." To which we would add?when you take a cold get rid of it as quickly <is 'possible. To accomplish that yon will find Chamberlain's Cough Remedy most, excellent. Sold by all de alers. Law of the Harvest. The law of the harvest Is to reap more than yon sow. Sow an act and you reap a habit; bow a habit and you reap tt habit; sow a habit and you reap a character; sow a character and you reap destiny.?George D. Board* man. A Consumptive Cough A cough that bothers you continu ally is one of the danger signals which warns of consunvixtjlon. Dr. King's New Discovery stop the cough, loos en the chest, banish fever and let you sleep peacefully .The first dose checks the symptoms and gives prompt re lief. Mrs. A. P. Mertz. of Glen Kllyn. Iowa, writes: "Dr. King's New Discov ery cured ;> stubborn COUgll alter six weeks' doctoring failed to help."' Try it, as it will do the same for you. liest medicine for coughs, colds, thonl and lung troubles. .Money back if it rials. Prlco r.ne. $1.00. .\n druggist, by mail, 11. 13. Bucklin & Co.. Phila delphia or Si. Louis. 25 25 FREE BALLOT 0001) FOR TWENTY-FIVE VOTES IN TUE LAUKENS ADVER TISER CHILDREN'S VOTING CONTEST. Child's Name You may send In a> many of these coupons as you can get. Each one will count twenty-live votes for your favorite. J. S. MACHEN Real Estate Laurens, S. C. City and Surburban Property and Farm Land. One new seven room cottage near Walts Mill. One lour room house with four lots included, near Watts Mill For twelve hundred and fifty dollars for quick sale. House and lot cost more than price asked. Reason for selling, party owning moved to lower part of the state. ?". 1-1 acres on Parley Avenue. 2 acres on Farley Avenue, a bargain in both of those lols. (rood building sights. Oni; <rrist and Hour mill run by electric power. One two story bouse, well constructed of best material on :'; 1 [ampton street. One store room with dwelling and six acres of land about I three miles from city on Princeton road for $1600.00. One small store room and good size lot on corner Fleming $ and Mills streeds for $600.00 cash. One nine room bouse with three and one half acres land in j| baurens. One two story brick building on East Main street with tine il( shade trees. In good neighborhood. This place can be bought for *{.(>) 10.(10. The buildings on this lot worth the money. Have a number of houses and lots for colored people in : .){ rsey and other parts of town. 100 acres farm land with necessary buildings in two miles I of Princeton at $20.00 an acre. tot) acres four miles south of Laurens near New Prospect I school. This is'a good farm. Price $2500.00. !j ?43 acres near (Minion. This is a fine proposition for mak |; i11*r some money. 50 acres line farming bind .just, outside city limits at $(55 j<j per acre. v/ , , . . I ti? aeres near Barksdalo Station. ? )?) acres about, four miles north of Laurens, belonging to M. jj K. Setzler. I lio acres in two miles of Ora for $2500.00. Lands adjoining sell lor forty and fifty dollars per acre. Half Price Ca Sa le 1 AT PALMETTO DRUG CO. Everything Will Be Sold 40 and 50 per Cent Off. All $1.00 Bottles of Medicine 60cts. Wine tlardui B. 13. B. ... King's New Discos flood's Snrsnprilla (Celery Tonic .... (J. F. P. Winslow Sarsaparilln . Wftmpolo Cod Liver Oil All 50c hot tics. King's Ne\V Discovery . (lonkoy's (Jolic Cure . . Syrup of Figs. All 25c hot tics .... .60 .60 .60 .60 .60 .60 .60 .60 .30 .30 .30 .30 .15 Mother's Joy Salve. Vick's Croup Salve. Tutt's Pills. Stock and Poultry Remedies, 25c pkgs. for . .15 . .15 . .15 .12 12 Dolls and Holliday Goods will be sold at Half Price. You must come early to get your choice, sale will close Dec. 15th. This is specially great opportunity for Doctors who need drugs and supplies. This cut is made in all lines. TOILET ARTICLES. Talcum Powder. lf>e pkg.10 Talcum Powder. 25c pkg.15 Tooth Powder. 20c \)k\r.15 Tooth Paste. 25c pkg.15 Perfumes, hnlf price, iiuhbcr (ioods. half price. Flavoring Extracts, lemon, vanilla, etc. 10c. bot. .07?4 for .25 Box Paper ;;::d Tablets at great reduction. #1.00 Fountain Pen.50 #3.50 fountain Pen.1.75 5c Pencils, three for.10 These Prices are given to get CASH. No Goods charged or sent out without Cash. Sale Closes December 15th M. L. COPELAND, Receiver.