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y . jjj^F ^ PRODUCERS OF COTTON WM Not Considered Either in Marketing or Handling of Crop. Washington, D. C., Dec. 17.?"There is not a single important step or process in the entire cotton handling and marketing scheme which owes its origin to a special consideration of the producers' Interests," is one of the conclusions reported by the office of markets of the United States department of agriculture in its bulletin No. 3f>, of November 15, 1913, on "Studies , of Primary Cotton Market Conditions in Oklahoma." This bulletin can be obtained free, as long as the supply lasts, by application to the department. These studies began in October, 1912. They have covered 103 cotton m market towns of Oklahoma, involved the sampling of over 3,200 bales of cotton, with records of date, place of sale, and price paid to the grower. They also invited careful grading and stapling of these samples, and a close comparison between the prices paid to the grower and the actual difference in grade. As a result of these studies. tne investigators nna ami piinm-ou, every feature of the handling .and marketing system is retained because V _ _-of the Insistence of some one of the J^^M^feumerous middlemen and carriers who at *>est on|y a temporary interH ^^^est in cotton. Even the spinner's desire fora better bale kept under shel18 ah'PPed to the ml11 :*^^^Ttn a covering which would keep the . cotton clean and dry is systematically * ignored. These conditions apply to many other cotton markets in the south. Partly as a result of the findings, the office of markets is now conducting extensive investigations in 80 typical local marketing points throughout the cotton belt. The investigation showed the following conditions: Actual quality above middling has little effect on the price paid to the producer, because: (a) In general, the ginners, who buy a large proportion of the cotton, pay very nearly the same price for all cotton purchased on a given day. (b). In many street markets, even where there are a large number of * buyers, widely differing prices are paid , on the same day for bales of identical quality. There is no uniform price for , middling cotton. (c) The differences fixed by Okla- : homa Arms allow only about one-half . k as much premium for grades above ^ middling as do the differences of the , New York cotton exchange. This, | however, should not be construed as ( an approval of the New York fixed j difference system. ( (d) In actual street buying the | Dremiums paid for bales grading above | middling are far less than the locally advertised differences for such grades. J In some cases the bulk of cotton is . bought as middling for weeks at a time, when a large majority of the ' bales are actually above that grade. (e) Except in the southeastern part of the state no attention is paid to the i length of staple in fixing the price of ?*?the individual bale, but certain region? r receive slightly higher prices than others because of reputed superiority of average staple. I (f) The cotton trade in Oklahoma I recognizes no grade above good mid- ' dling, although many thousand bales i of higher grade are produced. 1 From these conditions it is appar- i ent. the investigators say, that accu- ' rate knowledge of cotton grading is of little value to the producer in market- i ing his individual crop under present i conditions. The prices paid to farm- 1 era both for seed cotton and for lint. > are too largely based on a system of < averages. This works great injustice 1 to the producers of the best grades, < * and discourages careful picking and i improvement of varieties in length of : staple. The greatest losses to the i farmers under the present system for : marketing appear to lie in their fail"fcnro thp nrcmium for their ' t high grades which these bales finally 1 bring. : The farmer is not a party to the . .neglect which result* in most of the country damage. ..but be receives no compensation for any extra care which he may bestow upon the finished bale. No evidence has come to light that any attention is paid to the variety of short staple cotton grown when fix- ' ing the price. In other words, the : only advantage derived by the grower : of an Improved variety is the advantage which may make its higher per1 centage of lint, or some strictly cul- 1 tural characteristic. To bring out the general relation between the price of middling cotton ^ in different local markets in Oklaho- ] A ma as compared with the Galveston j W ' closing price of the preceding day, four ' r middling bales were selected at difL ferent times in fifteen towns, their ( P> range of local price noted, ad difference from the Galveston price deter mined. It was found that the range in price paid in a local market for different . bales of middling cotton varied from $0.75 in Duncan to $6 a bale in Ertck, ' where on the same day $52 and $58 were paid for a bales of this same grade. Th? difference between local aver age middling prices and the Galveston price varied from $0.60 in Ryan to $5.20 in Marietta. There seems to be * no regularity in Variations between lo- 1 Peal prices and the Galveston prices. In Norman at different times the dif- 1 ferences from the Galveston price was ' $1.05, $2.19 and $3.10. All figures are based on random sampling, but bales sold in rouqd lots were excluded. The : figures do not represent the extreme ranges on the days samples were tak^ en, as the collectors usually secured * samples before learning the price for which the bales sold. That the price of middling is often more variable than any other is brought out by the figures for Cordell on November 8. A total of thirteen bales were sampled. Of these, three were middling, and the extreme variation in price among them was $3.75; five bales graded strict low middling, and the extreme range in price was $2.50: one bale of good middling brought $60, the highi est price among these thirteen bales, but a low middling spotted, the poor- | est bale of the thirteen, brought ex\ actly the same price. The investigation showed that in the case of strict middling cotton in the 1 iumo local market the difference in i price for bales of this grade would i vary from $2.00 to $7.25. i In the case of low middling cotton on seven markets, the price variation i on the same day was from $2.00 to j $2.50 a bale. In.the case of strict low j middling cotton the variation ran from $2.50 to $3.00 per bale. The following table shows the variation in high i and low grades and tinges: i Variations between i identical bales. I Grade and Place 1912 Good mid.?Purcell... .Oct. 30 $5.00 G. mid., tngd?Noble. .Nov. 21 5 00 t Do... ?Byars ...Do. .. 5 00 Do ?Durant" .Dec. 4 5 00 Do ?Lawton .Dec. 12 5 00 D mid. tngd?Madill. .Dec. 20 7 50 St. g. ord.?Terral Nov. 8 7 00 Good ord.?Mangum..Nov. 7 19 25 i - ? --- = AT THE CHURCHES ASSOCIATE REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN. Rev. J. L. Oates. Pastor. Sunday services?Sunday school at 10 a. m. Morning service at 11 o'clock. Evening service at 7 o'clock. > ?? FIPST PRESBYTERIAN. Rev. E. E. Gillespie, Pastor. Sunday Services?Sunday school at 10 a. m. Morning service at 11 o'clock. Evening service at 7 o'clock. BAPTIST. 1 Rev. Jas. H. Machen. Pastor. Sunday Services?Sunday school at 9.45 a. m. No other service. .1 TRINITY METHODIST. Rev. Henry Stokes, Pastor. , Sunday Services?Sunday school at * 10 a. m. Morning service at 11. CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEP- ' HERD. * ReV. T. T. Walsh. Rector. Sunday services?Communion ser- i fc vice at 7.30 a. m. Sunday school at 10 i a. m. Morning service 11.15. Special JRoticcs. Smyrna. Rev. J. Meek White will preach at Smyrna, Sabbath morning at 11 o'clock. John A. MoGIlL Piedmont Telephone Officee. The Yorkville, Clover and Hickory "Centrals" will be closed Christmas day from 11 a. m., to 2 p. m. N. C. McCorkle. Constipation Poisons You. If you are constipated, your entire system is poisoned by the waste matter kept in the body?serious results often follpw. Use Dr. King's New Life Pills and you will soon get rid of constipation, headache and other troubles. 25c at Druggists or by mall*. H. E. Bucklen & Co. PhU. & St.- Louis. Hickory Grove. Morning service at 11 o'clock. Evening service at 6 p. m. J. H. Machen, Pastor. Croup and Cough Remedy. Croup is a terrible disease, it attacks children so suddenly they are very apt to choke unless given the proper remedy at once. There is nothing better in the world than Dr. King's New Discovery. Lewis Chamberlain of Manchester, Ohio, writes about his'children: "Sometimes in severe attacks we were afraid they would die, but since we proved what a certain remedy Dr. King's New Discovery is. we have no fear. We rely on it for croup, coughs and colds." So can you. 50c and $1.00. A bottle should be in every home. At all Druggises. H. E. Bucklln & Co., Phila., St. Louis. Ancona Mill. Rev. Henry Stokes will preach at th? Anrrmn mill SlindftV PVpnlnZ at 7 o'clock. Philadelphia. Sunday school at 3.00 p. m. Preaching at 3.30 o'clock. Henry Stokes. Pastor. Dr. Hobson's Ointment Heals Itchy Eczema. The constantly itching, burning , sensation and other disagreeable < forms of eczema, tetter, salt rheum, and skin eruptions promptly cured by Dr. Hobson's Eczema Ointment. Geo. W. Fitch of Mendota. 111., says: "I , purchased a box of Dr. Hobson's Ec- ( tenia Ointment. Have had eczema ( ever since the civil war, have been treated by many doctors, none have , given the benefit that one box of Dr. ! Hobson's Eczema Ointment has." Ev- j ery sufferer should try it. We're ao ' positive it will help you we guaran- j tee it or money refunded. At all < '-i- ? ? 11 C A** D#AIAr uruggiais ur UJ man, uwt. ? iciuw Chemical Co., Phila. & St. Louis. A SURE REMEDY FOR LAZY LIVF Go to the York Drug Store for this , Safe, Reliable Remedy and Get , Your Money Back if it Fails. There are very few remedies that ' gain the confidence of druggists as Dodson's Liver Tone does. The York Drug store sells it and backs up the ! sale of every bottle with the money j back guarantee that the price will be J refunded if it fails to givp complete satisfaction, ' Dodson's Liver Tone costs 50 cents a. bottle. It is the safest and best ' remedy for torpid liver, constipation, . biliousness, etc.. that has ever been sold in this city. It takes the place of dangerous calomel and does not lay you up as a dose of calomel often / joes. A bottle in the house is as good ss fifty cents in the bank. If you or pour iamny neea a nver ionic yuu have the medicine ready. If It falls pou get your money back. Be sure you get Dodson's Liver rone when you ask for it. There are imitations of it that may disappoint ' pou. * ??HYMEINEAL ' ' Married-?At the home p.f Mrs. Mary Simrill on Torkville' R. F. D. 2, 1 an December 16. 1913. Mr. JOHN V. ALLMON of Pottsville. Ark., und Miss 1 MATTIE MATTHEWS, of Old Point. ! Rev. E. E. Gillespie officiating. At Ebenezer on Wednesday, Decern- ' ber. 17, by Rev. J. T. Dendy, Miss MINNIE WHITE of Lesslie, and Mr. | ETHAN WILLIAMS of Rock Hill. . By Rev. E. E. Gillespie at the manse in Yorkville, on December 17, 1913. Mr. HOOK TURNER and Miss LOTTIE BELL, of Broad River township. At the Bul.lpck's Creek manse, De- i ^mber 17, at *3.30 p. m., by the R6Y. ' I. B. Swann, Mr. RICHARD L. BAI- * LEY of Chester, to Miss ETHEL M. IENKINS of Bullock's Creek. At Sharon, on December 17, 1913. by Rev. E B. Hunter, Mr. PAUL GOURLEY and Miss LEILA SHER- , 0R, both of York county. I At the home of the bride's parents Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Moore in Rock Hill on Wednesday, December 17, Miss MARY ELLEN MOORE and Mr. JOSEPH LENWOOD RICHARDSON, af Lake City. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Alexander Martin, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Rock Hill. She djotton JRarhet. December 19, 1913. Cotton Seed Clover .. 13 40J Sharon 12* 46 (32 lbs). Hickory Grove 123 4,r> Guthriesville 40 McConnellsvllle ? 40 Yorkville ..... 13 40* Tirzah 12| 42 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of York. IN THE PROBATE COURT. By L. R. Williams, Judge of Probate of York County. WHEREAS, ROBERT la. HOPE has applied to me for Letters of Administration, on all and singular, the goods and cnattels, rights and credits of A. P. HOPE, late of the county aforesaid, deceased: These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and oreditors of the said deceased, to be and appear before me at our next Probate Court for the' said county, ft) be holden at York Court House on the 31st day of December, 1918, to shew cause, if any, why the said Administration should not be granted. 3iven under my hand and seal,- this I 17th day of December, in the year ; of our Lord, one thousand nine hun- : died and thirteen, and in the 138th j year of American Independence. L R. WILLIAMS. Judge of Probate. 101 f. ; 2. The Wall of Money AT THE LYRIC TODAY AND' 1 * TONIGHT This two reel feature, depicting as it does, the titanic struggle that- is con- ' stantly in progress between labor and capital, Tery dramatically shows a contest between the employes of a big mill and the'owner?that type of mill owner who works his help without regard to health or limits so long as an- j other penny can be wrested from his slaves. The workers are pleading for improved sanitary conditions and safety devices. These are refused. A son of the owner, just home from college, hears the plea and begs the father to 1 grant the request of the employes, i Refused, he enters the mill as a labor- 1 er and sees that the demands are fair. 1 He appeals to the father and is again 1 refused. Finally after a fata! accident ] the son makes another appeal and is ] successful. He takes charge of the 1 mill, improves conditions and marries ] i worker's daughter?apower story ] filled with human interest. See it to- I night. It is intensely interesting. I TOMORROW NIGHT?"The Strug- 1 gle," a Three Reel 101 Bison, which comes up to the usual high standard of Bison Films. IVANHOE coming Tuesday, January 6, next day after being shown it Winthrop College. J. L. McMANUS, Manager. CLERK'S SALE. State of South Carolina, County of York. COURT or COMMON PI.F.Afl William R. Carroll, Plaintiff, against Walter W. Love, et al, Defendants. BY virtue of a decree of foreclosure in the above stated case, I will expose to public sale in front of the York Court House door on the FIRST MONDAY IN JANUARY. 1914, between 11 a. m., and 2 p. m., the real estate described as follows: First: All that certain tract of land situated about two miles from York court house on Lincoln road and being of that part of the William Dobson plantation, lying west or northwest of ,sald road, commencing at a stake on said road near dwellng. Dr. Witherspoon's corner,: running thence W. ,39 W. 11.86x3-0 to a sweet gum; thence W. 63 N. 6 to sweet gum x 3-0-: thence N. 38 1-2 W. 14.72 to a stone near dreek; thence S. 30 W. 260 to stone; thence S. 21 1-2 W. 350 to stone; thence N. 39 W. 350 to stone; thence S. 21 3-4 W. 4.60 to large rock; thence S. 21 1-2 W. 13.30 /X ofnno in rnoH1 thpnCP S. fi 1 W 19 to stone; thence S. 7 W 10.50 to stone; thenCe S 9 1-2 W. 4.45 to stone, locust corner; theqce S.-,f W? 160 to stone; thence E. 8.73 to stone on branch; thenCe W. 35 1-2 E. 13.85 to sourwood- and chestnut at large rock: thence X. 58 1-2 E 150 to stake and pointers at large rock; thence N. 41 E. 5 to rock In branch; thence 1 with branch 18 to stone, formerly mulberry; thence N 42 1-2 E. 3.40 to black oak stump on road; thence N. 45 E. 5 to stake; thence N. 63 1-4 E. 8.37 to stone on road, the beginning corner containing NINETY-SEVEN AND TWO-FIFTH ("97 2-5) acres, more or less. Second: All that piece of land on which is situated the William Dobson residence and out buildings on the south-eastern side of said road, beginning at point fifteen (15) links from large oak in front of residence; 1 41 XT OT 1 A T7? 7 A E f/\ ruiuwus uieuve 1-4. 01 1-1 u. i w.u w dogwood x 111 N.; thence'E. 21 3-4 W 4.75 to oak in pasture, new corner; thence S. 58 1-2 W. 3.55 to hickory, new corner; thence N. 47 1-2 W. 7.05 to centre Lincoln road; thence along with said road 3.14 to the beginning point, big oak, containing THREE AND TWO-THIRD (8 2-3) acres, more or less. Third: All that piece or parcel of land situated on east side of Lincoln road, beginning at a point in centre of said road on line with phone post on hickory corner," and running thence down said road S. 60 1-2 E. to turn in road; thence S! 36 1-2 W. 4.08 to a point near centre of road; thence along terrace N. 67 3-4 E. 1.00 N. 88 1-2 E. 3.25 S. 61 1-2 E. 14.13 to black oak at corner of woods; thence S. 88 1.96 to stone N. 57 1-2 E. 1.89 to stake N. 2 1-2 W. 3.00 to stake; thence N. 22 1-2 W. 2.60 to stake; . thence N. 28 1-2 3.29 to an iron wood on south bank of creek; thence down ( oreek S. 55 E. 1.15 to old line; thence < with old line N. 9 W. 5.95 to stone, Witherspoon corner; thence S. 87 1-4 W. 3.50 to dogwood x 11.10; thence 5. 21 3-4 W. 4.75 to old oak; thence 3. 58 1-2 W. ,4.75 .to hickory, south of barn, N. 47 1-2 W. 7-.00 to beginning jorner, FIFTEEN (15) acres. Terms: One-half cash; balance on , i credit of twelve months with interest from day of sale, secured by mAn)?/?o>a a# nnroHooor , UUIIU nnu Ui LHV |/ut.v<?i?ov*, I with leave to pay all cash. Pur- | chaser to pay for papers. Purchaser to comply within one hour or the premises to be re-sold at his risk. J. A. TATE. C. C. C. Pis. Yorkville, S. C., December 18 th. 1913. FOR SALE OR REHT ON easy terms, Seven Room House with water and bath room. ' Possession given January 1st. 1914. ' 3ee me about it; W. R. CARROLL * A Request j i n i i A FEW. I}AYS AGO we requeued ALL Who owed us on accoiint, {o PAY. We made the request because We need the money. A few have complied. Others have not. To those who have not paid we again say, WE NEED . OUR MONEY. YOUR account is past flue and we will appreciate YOUR IM- 1 MEDIATE ATTENTION. The end ofj! :ne year is aimosi nere ana we nave obligations to meet. We must meet them, and WE INSIST THAT YOU SETTLE YOUR ACCOUNT WITH US WITHOUT FURTHER DELAY. We will appreciate YOUR IMMEDIATE attention. : J. J. KELLER & CO. j 'i Christmas and New Year Greetings WE TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY OF EXTENDING TO OUR FRIENDS, CUSTOMERS AND THE PUBLIC GENERALLY OUR BEST WISHES FOR V MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR. ' IT WILL BE OUR PLEASURE TO GIVE OUR USUAL GOOD SERVICE IN THE FUTURE. First National Bank YORKVILLE, S. 0. "You Better Be Safe Than Sorry." 11 Another year will have passed into History with its pleasures, its sorrows, profits and losses, a matter of record and memory only. It has been a very, very good good year for us, and before 4t goes we want to express to Tr/Ml .... <kn.l?. fnw Mil. hnlll I v;u UUI Sllltcic uiaunrt ,?v/ui **w.K in making it such. Again thanking you and wishing you and all the good people of York < county and our State, the BEST of everything in the future, we remain. Very truly yours. PALMETTO MONUMENT CO. JOS. G. SASSI, Proprietor. FLOUR! FLOUR! FLOUIt Receive this week FLOUR FLOUR two carloads of FLOUR FLOUR flour. In this ship- FLOUR FLOUR ment is some ex- FLOUR FLOUR tra fine flour for FLOUR PLOUR Xmas cakes. FLOUR FLOUR Come ati'd gee us' FLOUIl PIA)UR "Tor flouf.; Don't FLOUR FTX)t'R Forget we are FLOUR FLOUR headquarters for FLOUR FLOUR Iron Roofing and FLOUR FLOUR Lumber. FLOUR FLOUR FLOUR FLOUR YORK SUPPLY COMPANY. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL FRUIT CAKES AT 50c 35c and 25c. A LOT OF ELEGANT ORANGES AND APPLES JUST RECEIVED. j W. H. HERNDON \ THE Cin MARKET We have just received a fresh shipment of the superior boiled and raw HAMS that we sell by the pound or any other way the customer wants to buy, and we also have a fresh lot . of most excellent Breakfast Bacon, and the finest Cheese to be had on the market. We sell the finest Oysters to be had, and they are always fresh. We are still buying all the fresh eggs and first-class Butter that we can handle. j Our Beef and Pork are always of 1 superior quality. As a matter of ( fac, we handle nothing but the best. ( C. P. SHE RE It, Proprietor. 1 ] "I have known Mrs. JOB PER ? nrAM<1AW#?l Damn/lv iSUiN UIIU IICI YT UIIUC1&U1 avciuvu/ for 36 years, and never knew anything but good of either one." (Signed) MELVILLE DORSEY Henderson, N. C. Mr. Dorsey is proprietor of one of the Oldest Drug Stores In North Carolina, md Treas. of Vance Co. 'I SOMETHING for NOTHING j NOT QUITE, but the FARMERS' 8 MUTUAL does Insure property for the actual cost of losses and necessary sxpense. _ i c D. E. BONEY, Agent. Yorkville. 8. C. Right At Your Door There are many folks In western York In reach of Sharon?who ought to. but do not. carry an account with 1 this Bank. We want YOUR account. J [t may be small or large, but whatever slae?This Bank wants you as . one of Its patrons, and will give you I the very Best Banking service. It * will keep your account straight and ?t all times your funds will be Amply i Protected from loss by Burglars, Fire or otherwise, and then, too, money In the Bank gives a decided feeling of Independence that nothing else can Sdve. Start an account TODAY while the 1 starting is good. r First National Bank 1 Of Sharon, S. i\ I AS USUAL I WILL HAVE I ALL THE GOOD THINGS FOR THE CHRISTMAS FEASTS? ' CAKES, CANDIES, $ FRUITS. CRANBERRIES, CELERY, NUTS. ETC. I OYSTERS? 1 Of r>nnrsf> vnn will want flnmp nf my NORFOLK SELECTS for your g Christmas turkey dressing. I will " have the Oysters all right. Let me have your order as soon as you t can. so that I can fill your order when you want it filled. ( LOUIS ROTH , 1 CIFTY TH TO PLEA! GIFT GIVI qur big store is fillei ful things especially suit young and old. men and b( PVTTUI7D TUV WUOT.S' T.T$ ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. A VISIT DIALLY INVITED AND WE AS: FIND THE GIFT YOU WANT AT AT THIS STORE. AMONG OTH1 SILVERWARE?KNIVES, FC SPOONS, SUGAR SHELLS, 13 LADLES, ETC.; ALUMINUM KINDS?COFFEE PERCOLA' CHINA WARE, CUT GLASS, I LAMPS, RAYO LAMPS, BOV RIFLES, SINGLE SHOT AN SHOT GUNS, SCISSORS?SIN< CURE SETS, WAGONS. VELO IF YOU DO NOT KNOW JUST W LET US SHOW YOU SOME OF T1 WE ARE SURE THAT WHEN I GOODS SUITABLE FOR GIFTS. "! 1 tHAT WILL JUST EXACTLY S EARLIEST CONVENIENCE AND I Yorkville Ha L H"d Come To My Store And you will find everything you want to eat. My stock is large and complete. I SELL? P. "King Komas," Louisiana Syrup, Georgia Cane Syrup. Also Syrup made by W. S. Wllkerson of Hickory Grove. , /. W. JOHNSON THE COFFEE AND TEA 8TORE. four Christmas Goodies It is only a few days until you will be buying Fruits, Candies, Nuts and ather goodies for Christmas. Make it i poiht to visit my store, which is eaaly Headquarters for the Best of Fancy Fruits. Candies, Etc. This week? BANANAS?$1.10 and $1.20 bunch. APPLES?15c, 20c, 30c Dozen. T PMAVQ Of/. TlA*An xjuiiiv/ii a iiut 1/1/ACIII ORANGES? 25c Dozen. TANGERINES? 30c Dozen. PEARS?10c Dozen. MIXED NUTS?Pound. 20c. CHESTNUTS?Pound 20c; 2 for 36c RAISINS?Pound, 20c. WALNUTS?22c; 2 lbs. 40c. GRAPES?26c lb.; 2 for 46c. KANDIES?Chocolates, 40c lb.; 2 bs., 70c; Fancy Boxes, 16c, 30c, 60c, ind 60c lb; other Candles at 10c lb. md upward. Bananas and Peanuts by Wholesale o Dealers. See us. THE KANDY KITCHEN JOHN DEMA8, Proprietor. Only Ten Days More OF THE LIVE-WIRE SALE AT McCONNELLS?BUT WE HAVE MANY REAL LIVE BARGAINS IN SEASONABLE GOODS?GOODS THAT YOU NEED NOW?ALL OVER THE HOUSE. If*" YOU HAVEN'T BEEN TO THIS SALE, COME SOON. YOU WILL BE PLEASED AT THE SAVINGS. < McCONNELL'S j HUE HOME OF $15.00 MADE-TO- t MEASURE SUITS. * Friday, Dec. 19 AND ONLY FIVE MORE DAYS 1 ' TILL CHRISTMAS? 1 Ve suggest that You i DO YOUR CHRI8TMA8 SHOPPING EARLY, ^ ^.nd Jn as much as our stock of Seaonabte Goods, and CHRISTMAS SPECIALS 8 large and complete, you will find , tur store an I IDEAL ONE TO MAKE YOUR 1 HEADQUARTERS WITH. i Yours for a Merry Christmas, I Shannon-Smarr Co. 1 The ftome of Walk Over Shoes In , SHARON - - S. 0. nr . L BOYS' EXPRESS WAGONS We have too many of these popuar toys for Boys?Just bought too nany?We must unload?hence the deduced Prices. The Wagons are all Standard made Sxpress Wagons?Wire wheels, Met.1 Bodies, Wood Tongues, Painted ted and Green?Five sizes and the trices are like this? lOo WAGONS?at ov uio. 11.00 WAGONS?at 75 CTS. 11.35 WAGONS?at 91.00 11.75 WAGONS?at $1.25 12.25 WAGONS?at 91.50 Mr. Santa Claus: If you know a toy who wants an Express Wagon, his Is your chance to get one cheap. BOYS?Tell your fathers to tell lanta Claus to get you an Express Vagon while these Low Prices make he buying easy. :arroll furniture co W Send The Enquirer your orders 'or all kinds of Commercial Printing, if /ou want the Best. IINGS * ? ERS ) WITH HUNDREDS OF USEABLE FOR XMAS GIFTS FOR )YS, LADIES AND GIRLS. TO IT OF SUITABLE THINGS IS OF A FEW MINUTES IS CORSURE YOU THAT YOU WILL A PRICE YOU WANT TO PAY SR THINGS LET US SUGGEST )KKS, TEA AND TABLEiUTTEIl KNIVES. BERRY COOKING WARE OF ALL rORS, STEW PANS, ETC.; 2NAMELED WARE, GLASS ,LS AND PITCHERS, AIR D REPEATING RIFLES, 3LE AND IN SETS; MANIOIPEDES, ETC ., ETC. HAT YpU WANT, COME AND *E "MANY THINGS WE HAVE, rou SEE OUR BIG LINE OF COU WILL.FIND SOMETHING UIT YOU. COME AT YOUR STAY AS LjONG AS YOU WILL. rdware Co. ware That's Good. zj ?* BARGA Bargains Si Bargains in Cc argains in Dr Bargains ^ BARGAINS ~ Every Day a Bargain Day ai ter Assortment. Too Busy I RIGHT. Gome to see us. Satisfaction or Your Money i KIRKPA The Melrose Flour As more housekeepers get acquainted with the good qualities of this popular Flour our sales of it continue :o grow. It is easily the one Best Flour on this market. Make from seeded Virginia grown wheat, and ground by mills of thorough experience, it could not be anything else than the best. Let us send you a >ack of MELROSE. You will like It. rABLE WARE? If you need Dishes or other Crock cry for your table, let us show you ivhat we have and give you prices before you buy. We may be able to iieet your requirements in quality? ive know we can satisfy you in prices. See us for your GROCERIES. kforkville Banking & Mer. Go. ro DEBTORS AND CREDITORS ALL persons Indebted to the estate of A. LEE LINEBERGER. deceased, are hereby notified to make ?ayment to me at once. Persons having claims against said estate, shall prelent them to me, duly authenticated cy law. W. J. BEAMGUARD, 97. f. 3t Administrator. n?/? r V/fll^ J 1 Thomson Con Everything ? ings,Coat Suits, Coat Toys. Spend Four C to 33 1-3 Per Cent at Holiday shopping at 1 Remember?This sale Final Sale of Ladi< Suits and Coa FIFTEEN LADIES' $12.60 SUITS, Navy, and Mixtures?FINAL SAL1 TEN LADIES' $15.00 and $18.00 C FINAL SALE PRICE TEN LADIES' $18.00, $22.50 and SUITS?FINAL SALE PRICE FIFTEEN LADIES' AND MISSE $12.50 COATS, in Brown, Navy i NAL SALE PRICE TElN LADIES' AND MISSES' $15.0 COATS?FINAL SALE PRICE MEN'S sun MEVS SUITS?worth $10.00, and i SALK fldt'K MEN'S SUITS?worth $15.00 and i SALE PKICE MEN'S SUITS?worth $18.00 and $ SALE PRICE BOYS' SUITS?FINAL SALE PRIC1 $2.9$ MEN'S OVERCOATS?worth $10.0fl FINAL SALE PRICES $8.91 Trunks, Bags and Si BIO LINE OF TRUNKS. BAGS ANI for Ladles and Gentlemen?At SPECIAL Hfl BLANKETS PURE WOOL BLANKETS?All Colo Sizes?PRICED AT COTTON FLEECED BLANKETS? 98 CTS.. fciiUIJ UUMf UaiS run l',U A1 08 CTS., $1.20 WHITE BED ?PREADS?PRICED 98 CTS., $1.20, $1.08. $2.0* You are Cordial Shopping ?t Thomsoi We can please you,; ! The THOi Y INS BAI iturday, Mon the Week. >at Suits. ? Da ess Goods ? t>a Outings Sheetings ? Cotton FU r Blankets I III Table Liei L HI Trunks Suit Cases ? 1 vjiouimg Shoes Gloves BARGAINS t This Store. Buy Your Goods to Give Prices. If We Have W Six Extra Salespeople for Satur Back. nn T/^ir nrM wr nn 1 KICK-BLLIV L.U Big Store With The Big S DOING NICELY Ever since the first day we opened our Shop, back of the Hardware Store, our REPAIRING and SHOEING business has shown signs of steady growing. We didn't expect to get It all at once, and we didn't But our patronage is growing steadily and as we get better acquainted our business will get bigger. We are doing the very best I work in Repairing Buggies and Wag ons and Farm toois ana snoeing Horses and Mules, and charging only Fair Prices. Our business can't help but grow on this basis. If you have work In our line let us do It for you? Prompt service and right prices. Thomasson Repair Shop T. K. THOMASSON. Manager. DON'T-Send out of town for a TINNER to do your Roofing. Guttering and Sheet Metal Work, as I am on the job at all ; times. All work Cash. . _ G. W. KUNZ. our Uay ipany's Stock-F Men's and Boys' Clothi s, Millinery, Silks and a lays at Thomson's. You This Store. Bring your Tiomson's?Now is the Closes December 24th _? n . II niD ;s tiOai rsmi LADIES' and CHI Its AT in Black and S PRICE $6.98 oat suits? l,inen?d^i!^8i5i $11.98 25 ot8^ 4t >25.00 coat /^iiyi $14.98 vilr J fnd *crnv *fi men's kid gl y~?I"o? men's garti *?'5w handkerchi 0 and >18.00 kerchiefs, & $11.98 hosiery.-rs GlFfS 112.50?final ^lad??S^ silr1 $8.98 LOW T0PS. L * CV * * ODIStlfi T A TIT iio.au?r a *1 xxu uv-rtikA u, $11.98 CHIEFS. LAD :20.00?FINAL CHIEFS. LADIi $14 98 CHIEFS. AND 4*'. ' ' DIES' MESH Bj f$3*.98 and $4.98 DIES^GLOVES. > and $12.50? 1)1)1 I ) and $9.98 Each 1SVJUU RAG DOLLS, KIE 11# PQCOC SETS' BOOKS- ] 111 IjdoCO CANDLES. CAN XMAS CARDS , D SUIT CASES ER XMAS NO\ LIDAY PRICES SATIN RIBBONS. 1 5 CTS., rs. extra Lar*e BABY RIBB?*" $3.98 and PRICED A* * HOLLY RIBBONfi $1.48 afid $1.98 J^| and $2.48 E^ch ALL MILLIN**T AT TRIMMEL'i-dfc' I and $3.98 Each ONI l*? T??T.4/\/1 nnAn/1 Ann iy nmicu iu apcuu uiic it's. Let us show you < it prices that will satisf WSON CO ORKVILLE, S. C IGAINS, Lday and all v* * rgains in Coats, rgains in Silks. mnels .1 n . ins i l.f 1 * ~ BARGAINS TODAY?You Have the Bethat You Want, the Price is day, Monday and All Week. MPANY tock High Cost of Living Reduced RIGHT NOW is a good time to lay In a big supply of FLOUR We have materially reduced the price on all our Flours and as a result are selling lots of it. Let us make your prices. BUGGIES AND WAGON8 We sold quite a bunch of Buggies and Wagons last week, and from our growing sales we draw the inference that the Buggy and Wagon buyers are satisfied that Our Vehicles and Our Prices ARE RIGHT. Suppose you Investigate before you buy. We standby everything we selL STALK CUTTERS? We have several of these useful implements. We mean to sell them. If you can use one, come and let us whisner the price to you. We'll certainly Interest you. 8es us for Coffees. CARROLL BROS GREAT OFFER r>Ain.n oiiKanrlKnpo tn Thft En JTVCIU1 II IVU OUW8V1 ?wv.? ?v >?? ?. quirer and get a 31 piece Dinner Set See prospectus. L. M. GRISTS S0tf8. EVr . ' s More {educing Sale ng, Shoes, tarnish11 Holiday Goods and will Save from 10 family and do yoar time?Start Today? Si FURS! LDREN'S FUR SETS?PRICED $2.98, $7.98 and $9.98 Set TOWELS TOWELS?PRICED AT I CTS., 74 CTS and 98 CTS. Each rs FOR MEN OVES, MEN'S SUSPENDERS. i SRS, MEN'S PLAIN LINEN EFS, MEN'S INITIAL HANDlEN'S MUFFLERS AND MEN'S ; FOR LADIES AJVES, LADIES' X\ ELM*, weak, HOSE, LADIES' BELTS, PIL- i IN EN CENTER PIECES AND ES' PURE LINEN HANDKERIES' INITIAL HANDKERES* BABY IRISH HANDKER- ? S LADIES' BATH ROBES, LAAGS, LADIES' HANDBAGS. LA- * S AND TOYS DOLLS, BISQUE DOLLS, TEA DRUMS, TOPS. BLOCKS, XMAS DLE HOLDERS, XMAS BELLS. AND SEALS AND MANY OTH- : 'ELTIES. RIBBONS all Shades and widths?PRICE 10 OT8? 25 CT8. and 55 CTO. Yd. -By Jhe Yard?in all Shades? i I CENT Yard i?By the Bolt 10 CTS. Bolt ILLINERY IN LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S ? rs?ON SALE AT J-THIRD OFF REGULAR PRICE of these four days )ur Holiday Goodsy. MP ANY r