Mr. I. L. Showem He Goes Shopping With His Wife by Ryan Walker. ? ? he Auction Sale Of 20-FARMS-20 We have cut into 20 or more Small Farms, the beauiful plantation of 428 acres owned by Dr. J. D. S, Fairey and situated only 5 miles from the City of Orangeburg on the State Highway extending from Columbia to Charleston. It fronts this pop ular automobile roadway on both sides for 3-4 of a mile. All this property will be sold at Auction on ? ? Cl FRIDAY, OCTOBER Consisting of Residence, Out Houses, Saw Mill, Gin, &c. Sale will commence promptly at 11 A. M., and will take place on the Property. FREE?A FARM WILL BE GIVEN AWAY to the purchasers of that date. Also Other Valuable Presents. NOTHING PAYS LIKE FARMING, It is the poor man's hope and the rich man's pastime. Buy now while land is Cheap. TERMS 1-3 (One-Third) cash, balance in 3 equal annual installments. Interest on deferred payments at the rate 8 per cent. Plenty of Music. Good time for all. Come and bring your friends. For further information, address Auctioneer H. W. Sigress, Fort Wayne, Ind. LIGON LAND COMPANY, Sumter, S. C. >. ! Paint Your Own % i i Carriage j you can do it yourself and at, little expense. It's easy to give it a beautiful, hard, brilliant, varnish-gloss finish in black or rich appropriate colors. ACME QUALITY CARRIAGE PAINT (Neal's) i is made especially to give to buggies, carriages and vehicles of all kinds, a tough, durable, glossy finish that will look well and wear well. An ideal finish for settees, flower stands, porch furni J^sS^S^ ture? garden tools and all surfaces 'JJ^^0\hm that must withstand exposure and ^M^^U/ hard usage? Ready to brush on , and the label tells how. S. A. BLACKMON, ORANGEBURG, S C. ' THE GREATER STATE FAIR FOR 1911 The One Occasion and Place for Everyone to Meet. ELABORATE PLANS MADE The Railroads Offer Special Rates. Pine Attractions. Every tiling Trom Side Shows to Aeroplane Flights. Columbia, October 10th, Special:? The next event of State-wide import ance is the State Fair, which In to be held in Columbia, beginning October 80th and ending November 3rd. For more than forty years?two generations?this has been the one event In which all the people of the State have joined. In previous years it has not been so much the exhibits that have attracted the people from every part of the State as It has been ?the community of interests, so to speak, of the people of this State. There has been a general desire on the part of the people In one part o? Carolina to meet and know more ot the people in other sections and that Is why they have come to the Stale Fair. Families have scattered and more people can be met In Columbia during the State Fair than any one other place in the same time and that Is the primary cause of the growing eiuccess of the State Fair. As the State has prospered so has the Fair In its exhibits. Year by year better cattle and better stock have come into South Carolina and it is at the State Fair that much of this enthusiam is Eipread by the exhibition and sale of that which Is best In cattle, stock, poultry and labor saving machinery. President J. Arthur Banks, a suc cessful business man from St. Mat thews, who is now President of the Association, and Secretary J. M. Can tey are emphasizing these features of the exhibits and the applications for epace already Indicate all the exhibits that can be housed will be In Colum bia. The Fair Association has recently bought a large steel frame structure, which It 1."? hoped will be In readiness tor use f'jr the approaching Fair. For those who like racing there will bo line horse races and to keep In thorough touch with the modern pace line automobile races will be run. On two days of the week there will be line football games; on Thursday of Fair Week the Carollna-Clemson game Is scheduled. Special attractions will be provided at the State Fair each night of Fair Week. President Banks has contracted to have a modern aeroplane make two lllghts each day and this ought to be a great attraction for those who have not yet seen this modern wonder. The railroads being In thorough ac uord with the Ideas and purposes of the State Fair have announced espe cially low rates for the round trip from all points, and those who do not come to Columbia for the State Fair to catch the political pulse, or to see their cousins or sweethearts will have ample to see in the 1911 exhibits that will be provided, and which. ^rcmiso to be finer and more worth ;udying than ever before. Tho dateo of the State Fair are, fOctober 2 0th to &OA IftCjUfllYfi of No/J ^^^^^^^ I STROUSE a BRC& DAkUMOM For Sports And "Sports" Whether you want a Suit that's a wee bit "sporty" or a suit lor the outdoor sport*, it's here in the best-milled weaves of America and the Continent, notably it "HIGH-ART" clothes. L~ose, "lcungy"and easy-fitting --plinty of chist-room aid beck room-?no pinching under the arms ?Norfolk and regular models p'am patch pockefs?solid or fan :ycolored Evcything else for sports and "sports"?Sweater Coat', Goif Caps, Warm Shirts, Warm Un d r Arear, Thick-Soled Shoes, Vel vet-Fit Gloves. Apropos of warm things, you'll "warm up" to the service of this store. It's helpful!?attentive? qiick-as a-wink. Renneker & Riggs, The Fashion Shop. The Edisto Savings Bank OF Orangeburg, S. C. We want you to own one of our new safety boxes which we have just put in our fire-proof vault?never keep a fire policy in the' building insured?you should keep your papers of value and your jewelry in one of our boxes and be secure. I The United States Government has named this Bank as the depository of its Postal Savings Bank funds?let us count you among our depositors. Your deposits with us are absolutely secure. We have a capital and surplus of $ 135,000. JO and resources of over $525,000 which should be su.?cient to guarantee you against loss. We carry Burglar Insurance. Give us your business and feel safe. 1 How About a Nice Farm? At a argain. - - For Quick Sale. 12Ti acres S miles South of City on Charleston Road. 75 acres under cultivation. Gray soil, clay subsoil. 4 room dwelling and out buildings. .S!i acres 4 miles north of City on Columbia Road. ">G acres under cultivation. Cray soil, clay subsoil. One house; good barn. 603 acres 5 miles south of City on Charleston Road, lot) acres un der cultivation. One and 1-4 million pine timber; good saw mill and gin house. Gray soil; clay subsoil; one dwelling. 4'J 1-4 acres l! 1-2 mil^s from City on road to St. Matthews, near Stilton. 30 acres under cultivation. Gray soil; clay subsoil. Good peacb orchard; 4 acre pasture; 13 room cottage and necessary out buildings. SC acres four miles north cn Columbia Road. 4S acres under cultiva tion: balance in pasture. This is a bargain for a quick sale. Nice, new dwellings and barns; good pasture. 148 acres t; miles west of City on Kenley road. 100 acres under cul tivation, is acres timber. Land in a fair state of cultivation. One 4 room dwelling: 4 tenant houses; 2 barns. 72 acres 10 miles north of City on road to North. 40 acres under cultivation. Gray soil, clay subsoil. One l-room house; 1 barn. 11 acres 4 miles north of St. .Matthews. 100 acres capable of cultivation. 50 acres fine clay west of Cope. Suitable for brick yard. At the prices listed these farms will not be on the market long, so we advise prospective purchasers to apply quickly. F. R. Simpson Real Estate and Ins., Co.