liuiuovous sDrjmrhnrnt.
A TEST CASE. I
It wasn't late when the Pitcher street at
muu came home, and notwithstanding (
he walked iu with a smile and sat e\
dowu ou the other side of the lamp [
stand from his wife and picked up a w
newspaper, as rneu do when they ^
come home, she, for some unaecount- tj(
able reason suspected him. She look- .
ed up over her work at him two or J
three times and finally spoke :
uBy the way, John,'* she said, "will ?
you do me a favor?" *e'
"Certuinly, my dear ; what is it ?" fl
said John. fri
"I want you to say this for me, 'Gaze I]
on the gay gray brigade.' " es
"Graze on the gray gay bigrade," re- ui
plied John triumphantly. I
"Lovely," she exclaimed. "Now f0
try this one, "Give Grimes Jim's gilt ba
gig whip.'" t
"Grive Jimes Gim's gig jilt whip," Sp
responded Johu, as glibly as you xji
please. .
"Excellent, excellent," she cried. ^
"Now this one 'Sarah iu a shawl skov- ar
eled soft snow softly.' " g
He shivered a little, but never let on. 1
"Sharah iu a sawl soveled shoft snow f
softly," he said, with oratorical effect. 1
"Oh. you dear old thing," she
laughed. "Now one more and then I "r
won't trouble you again." t0
"No trouble, I assure you, my dear," I
said John. "Go ahead." of
"Well, say this, 'Say, should such a iu
shapely sash such shabby stitches g
show.'" ye
Johu gave a great gulp to his Adam's 1,1
apple, which oscillated iu his throat. 5
"My dear," he said slowly, "I begin p0
to shuspect that you shtispicion me, but th
you are mistaken?entirely uiistakeu, rjj
aud I positively decline to pose fur- ^
ther as a pronouncing dictionary. You e(j
have observed that I have made a ?j
sucshess as far as I have gone, but
there is a limit, aud the next thing I
know you will be asking me to say
'the scene was tuly rural,' a thing I 00
never could say without gettiug my \V
tongue twisted, and you will think 11
your suspicions are well grounded, ?
when you ought to know they are not." SQ
And John buried himself in his newspaper
aud utterly refused to hear any ev
further appeals from the other side of w'
the t.iHIu ?T)i?trnif. Free Press. 8
, t , wl
He Got Hp Early.?There is a man
in the southern part of this eity who
went home late one night last week. nc
He felt hungry, and thought he could *
get into the pautry without the aid of ?*
a light.
He opened the door carefully so as ^
not to awaken the household. er
He trailed his fingers along the top ?
shelf. P'
The first thing he struck was nice w'
fresh lard. fe
He tried again. Ju
It was butter this time. J
He said something that would hard- stl
ly pass at a prtlyer meeting. ^
Then he tried once more.
* ' a:? mi
Ab, bis bngers weut iuio suiueium^ ?
that felt like oysters. He took down 158
the can aud tasted it. Yes, it must be ?
oysters, though they didn't taste right w'
up to date. In a few moments he had as
gulped it all down, despite the peculiar uc
taste. Then he took off his shoes and dc
went up stairs to bed. Wl
He woke up the next morning just J
two hours before his usual time for mi
rising. He wondered what was the ye
matter with his stomach. It was a mi
very strauge feeling, as though he had "2
eaten dried apples aud drank a lot of "1
cold water. 8
When he came down to breakfast It
novt mnrninrr thA first thine his wife Wl
asked him was: ca
"George did you touch the pail of be
yeast on the pantry shelf? Why, do
what is the matter?" she cried, as her g
husband made one frantic effort to
swallow up all the water in the pitch- ejs
er.?Syracuse Post. H,
Created a Sensation.?A distiu- ee;
guished preacher, of somewhat arbi- g
trary manners, was engaged to preach co
in Belgravia, and purchased a new hat bo
for the occasion. He was met outside gb
his residence by a young man, who an
was to guide him to the church. His po
guide, after the parson thought a rude th
" ""ft '??-?rl omila coiil
smic aim ouiuv^ oui\* . - |
I beg pardon, sir; but your bat?"
u0h, yes! never mind the hut, but tjj
mind your own business," the parson jnj
interrupted, curtly; and the young 0f
mau was silenced. The people they
met stared aud smiled, too. m(
"Strange how many people notice R
when one has got a new hat," thought e(j
the parson. The church was reached, .
aud the worshippers approaching nat- ^
urally turned to observe the noted
preacher.
The vicar met him at the vestry ^
door to welcome him, but hesitatiug,
said : * *
"Pardon me, canon, but pray why .
do you wear your hat so?"
/lAflnrl nn/1 tlin Aiitbi/lo
l UC Uic ao uuuvuj uuu viiv vukviuv
found to be still covered with white
paper, which the absent-minded di- ca
vine had not removed.?Chicago In- 013
ter-Oceau. I
Ei
Advising the Pastor.?A young mi
lady organist in a church was capti- m'
vated with the young pastor of a church se
in the next street, and was delighted Pc
to hear one week, that by an exchange si'
he was to preach the next Sunday in 8
her own church. The organ was pump- re
ed by an obstreperous old sextou, who nc
would often stop when he thought the th
organ voluntary had lasted long to
enough. This day the organist was sp
anxious that all should go well, and as di
the service was about to begin she co
wrote a note intended solely for the J
sexton's eye. He took it, and, in at
spite of her agonized beckonings, car- sa
ried it straight to the preacher. Wha- ca
was the gentleman's astonishment co
when he read : "Oblige me this mornt lit
ing by blowing away until I give you hi
the signal to stop. Miss Allen."?St. th
Louis Republic. cc
Waits id c (Gatherings.
Pa?" Occasionally the wisest owl hoots
the wrong time.
t?F" Don't go untidy on the plea that
'erybody kuows you.
PaT" Abuse a man unjustly, and you
ill make friends for him.
IS?* What fools we mortals be, par;ularly
when we are young.
iST" It is the idle people of this earth
ho make most of the trouble.
SiT Instruction is to the human intel
ct what cultivation is to the soil.
fiT Avoid quarreling with your
ic-nds; a quarrel is never made up.
fiT The world's population increasat
the rate of one per cent, per anlm.
fiT You can trade your reputation
r a dollar, but you can never trade
ick.
fiT It is said that more money is
ent for eggs than for flour in the
nited States.
tST Many preachers try to make
eir congregations better than they
e themselves.
fiT For every dollar a raau earns, he
es something that he wants that
auld cost him two.
&T When suspicion points her little
iger at a man, the finger soon grows
be as large as a telegraph pole.
ST "If you want to make the most
your hired man, give him the tools
work with," says an old farmer,
fir Texas will have no timber in 15
ars if the present rate of cutting
300,000,000 feet a year continues,
fir So many friends who look symithetic
when \ou tell your troubles,
ink to themselves that it serves you
iht.
fir "How do you happen to be callJack?"
"Oh, it is just a nickname."
didn't know but that it was an abeviatiou."
fiT" The court records of Stafford
unty, Va., date back to 1099. The
ritingofthe oldest document is as
stinct as the day it was traced,
fir Platinum has been drawu iuto
mnth wire so fine that it could not
distinguished by the naked eye
en when stretched across a piece of
bite cardboard.
fir A person was boasting that he
is 9prung from a high family. "Yes."
id a bystander, "I have seen some of
e family so high that their feet could
>t touch the ground."'
A lazy fellow falling a distance
50 feet, and escapiug with only a
w scratches, a bystander remarked
at he was "too slow to fall fast
iough to hurt himself."
ST "Small thanks to you," said a
aiutiff to one of his witnesses, "for
hat you said in this case," "Ah, sir,"
plied the conscious witness, "but
st think of what I didn't say."
ST Fogg thinks it a remarkable inince
of the superior intelligence of
e house fly that it can remember,
ter lying dormant all winter, which
ember of the family is possessed of a
.Id head.
A boy who could not understand
hat conscience meant was at last
ked : "What is it that gives you an
icomfortable feeling when you have
<uesomething wrong?" "Dad'scane,"
is the reply.
ST "Hold on dar!" said a colored
an, hailing an acquaintance. "Does
t cross de street ebery time yer sees
2 ter keep from payiu' dat bill ?"
s'o, I doesn't." "What fur, den?"
Ter keep frum bein' axed fur it."
Tapioca is not a grain like rice,
is a starchy substance obtained by
ishing and scraping the roots of the
ssavu plunt. Most of it comes, we
lieve, from Brazil. The cassava plant
>es not grow in the United States.
An extempore preacher intended
end his peroration with a slow
iculation of "a mess of pottage."
b did end with, "A pot of messages?
-message of pots?a pottage of mes3,"
then, giving it up, hastily retired.
Fifty years ago a horse power
st six or seven pounds of coal an
ur. Today a good compound enoe
will produde a horse power at one
d one-half pounds an hour. Water
wer costs nearly as much now as
eu.
@T If a Chinaman saves a man's life
i is compelled by law to support him
e re6t of his days. Often a drowng
man will perish in sight of a score
sturdy swimmers who are too poor
undertake the feeding of another
311th.
6T" A San Francisco girl, disappoiutiu
love years ago, has built a cabin
the woods on the Upper Salmon
/er, and lives there alone. She is an
pert hunter, and has raised a pair of
izzly bears, which are very affectione
toward her. ,
ST Pat?Ye sez Oi'm not ez good an
nerican as ye are. Begorra, I'm a
;ht better wun. Native A. P. A.?
dw is that, you bog-trotting Fenian ?
it?Because ye wuz born an Amerin
an' cudn't help yerself, whoile Oi'm
e uv me own free will.
6T "To put one's foot in it" is an
iglish country saying. After the
ilk is Urawn irom me cows 11 is cornonly
placed in large, flat pans, and
t on the ground to cool, iu which
isiiion it is an easy matter for a clumfellow
to put his foot in the pan.
ST When pruning the orchard, and
moving a large limb, first saw a
itch on the under side of the limb ;
en saw down through the upper side
meet that below. This will prevent
fitting the limb. Use gum shellac
ssolved in alcohol or a thin, lightlored
paint to coat the wound.
j6T" Charlie went fishing one day,
id when he came home his father
id, "Charlie how many fish did you
,tch ?" Charlie answered, "Oh! I
iuld not count them." "Why, you
tie fibber," said his father, "you
iven't any fish at all." "I know
at," said Charlie; "that's why I
iuld not count them."
iov thf Jiomr tf irclr.
A GENTLEMAN.
I knew him for a gentleman
By signs that never fail ;
His'coat was rough and rather worn,
His cheeks were thin and pale?
A lad who bad his way to make,
With little time to play?
I knew him for a gentleman
By certain signs today.
He met his teacher on the street;
Otl'came his little cap.
My door was shut; he waited there
Until I heard his rap.
. He took the bundle from my hand,
And when I dropped my pen
He sprang to pick it up for me?
This gentleman often.
He thinks of you before himself,
He serves you if he can;
For in whatever company.
The manners make the man.
At ten or forty 'tis the same.
The manners tell the tale;
And I discern the gentleman
By signs that never fail.
YOU NEVER SAID SI) BEFORE JOHN.
In a recent issue of The Evangelist,
at the end of the column of editorial
notes, ve read these words: "A dear
mother lay dying and her oldest son as
he knelt by her bedside, cried 'You
have been a good mother to us.' The
dying woman opened her eyes, and
with a feeble smile, whispered : 'You
never said so before, John.' "
In reading these words of the dying
mother, we could not but imagine
what Johu's thoughts were after those
lips ceased speaking forever. Not
that John had necessarily been a son
that had brought heaviness to the heart
of his mother. He might have been,
and probably was, a good son, as that
phruse goes, but he had not been
thoughtful and considerate of his mothers
sensitive feelings as to unspoken
words of appreciation. He had been
full of his business projects, his family
interests, and the cluiuis that the world
has on children of maturer years. He
meant to be a loyal son and to see that
his mother had everything for her
physical comfort, but he never thought
for a moment how.much she longed for
a loving caress, and words that made
her feel assured that she was still as
dear to be John as she had been in the
days of childhood.
There comes a time in a mother's
life when she feels that she is not essential
to her" children, as far as caretaking
and providing for their physical
wants are concerned. They are grownup
men and women, and able and willing,
as they should be, to look out for
themselves. They naturally feel that
mother is relieved of a great care and
responsibility, but the mother sits in
her room alone and longs for the old
days when they were toddling at her
side, holding on to her gown, or coming
to her for comfort when the childhood
days had there aches and puins,
their shadows and disappointments.
No need of them to tell her tlieu that
she was the most necessary of all persons
living to make their lives happy.
The little arms wound about her neck,
the warm kisses given on cheek, the
loving words spoken so often, assured
her of their true and unselfish love
and devotion for her. That mother,
as she thinks of it all, wonders how
she could have ever been weary of the
work and waiting; she is sorry that
she spoke an impatient or cross word to
those little ones, and she longs to tell
the young mothers to be very patient
and tender, for the childhood time is
so soon out-grown.
But when the children are no longer
on that care as they were then, still
the mother wants from the grown up
children some of the sweet caresses and
the loving words that she used to have
when they were little ones, and if they
neglect to give them, she falls into a
way of thinking that the new loves,
the new interests, and the busy life of
the maturer years are crowding mother
out.
John was probably astonished when
he thought of it all. It was so stranee
0? ? that
mother bad not taken it for granten
that he knew she had been a good
mother to him. That is just where so
many of us make a great mistake in
our daily living, leaving our dear ones
to take for granted the kind words, the
thoughtful acts, and the loving caresses
that we should give them.
A little petting now and then is as
dear to the sweet old mother as it is to
the children in the household. The
letters that go to the home from the
children that are out in the world
fighting life's battles?how dear they
are to the mother! Aud yet how
* t- ll, .
long soraenmes u is Deiween uie receiving
of one letter and a second one.
Mother knows, girls aud boys, that
you have grown up and are doiug
your duty in the'new homes and the
new life?work God has given you.
She knows this is just as it should be;
but take time to talk or write to her
once in a while of the mothering days
when she was all the world to you,
and tell ber how the influence of her
teachings and prayers have been with
you all your lives, and that you bless
God you have such a mother, and
pray that he will spare her many,
many years to bless you with her prayers
and love. Then, if the call comes
suddenly and unexpectedly for you to
go and receive her last blessing, you
will have the comfort of knowing that
you were thoughtful of her, not leaving
her to take for granted that you
loved her, but that she heard the
words of endearment often from your
lips, and was made happy by them.?
Susan Teall Perry, in the Evangelist.
Bedroom Hints.?Restful sleep renews
the life.
Never sleep with the face turned
toward a near wall.
Never have children habitually
sleep with older persons.
Pure air is fully as important in
sleeping as in waking hours.
Strawberry Dumplings.?Crust
made same as for shortcake, and roll
out one-half inch thick ; put as many
berries in the centre of each dumpling
as you can, and fold over as you would
for apple dumpling. Bake one-half
hour, and serve with sugar and cream.
ittiscctlaneons i??ulin<i.
A SPELLING LESSON".
A pretty deer is dear to me
A hare with downy hair ;
I love a hart with ail my heart,
Hut barely hear a hear;
'Ti*plain that no one takes a pla 3
To pare a pair of pears;
A rake, though, often takes a rake
To tear away tho tares:
All rays raise thyme, time razes all;
And through the whole, hole wears.
And writ in writing "right" may write
It "wright" and still lie wrong ;
For "wright" and "rite" are neither
"right,"
And don't to write belong.
Beer often brings a bier to many,
Coughing a eoinin brings,
And too much ale will make us ail,
As well as other things.
The person lies who says he lies
When he is but reclining;
And when consumptive folks decline,
They all decline declining.
A quail don't quail before a storm,
A bough don't bow before it;
We cannot rein the rain at all,
No earthly power reigns o'er it,
A dyer dyes awhile, then dies;
To dve he's always dying,
Until, upon his dying bed,
lie thinks no more of dyeing.
The son of Mars mars many a sun,
All deys must have their days ;
'Tis meet that men should mete our meat
To feed misfortune's son ;
The fair should fare on love alone,
Mlse one cannot be won.
The springs spring forth in spring, and
?- ? i <.ii.
Though summer kiilst the tlowers, it
leaves shoots,
The leaves to fall in fall.
I would a story here coin menee,
Hut you might fmd it stale;
So let's suppose that we have reached
The'tail end of our talc.
hui'ston"s~iTknekosity.
How the Famous Texan Treated a .Hail
Who Had Settled on fits Land.
Many are the stories told of Sam
Houston, the first president, and afterwards
the first representative from
Texas. There was a stretch of country
near Quincy, 111., known as the "Indian
tract." Sam Houston had title
to a great deal of it, a real estate fact
which it would seem many of the
earlier settlers of that region?a careless
pioneer brood?were unaware of.
One of them eauie to Richardson,
representative to congress at that time
from the Quincy district, and asked
him if he knew Sam Houston. Richardson
said he did, whereupon his
constituent conlhied to uim mnt ne
inadverdently settled on 160 acres of
Houston's land, and that every dollar
he was worth stood iu barns, house,
fences and other improvements 011 the
land. He had just learned, after living
there eight years, that Houston
had title to it, and that he did not.
He wanted Richardson to see the conquerer
of Mexico, and make the best
terms that he could. As it stood, he
was absolutely at Houston's mercy.
Richardson, on his return to congress,
met Houston, and told him the story.
"And uow, Houston, said Richardson,
"the question is, what will you
take and give this friend of mine a
quit-claim deed to that 160 acres?"
"What sort of a man is this constituted
of yours, who has blundered
upon my land?" asked Houston.
"Good, square, honest man," replied
Richardson.
"Wheu I turn him off my land,"
said Houston, hopefully, "I reckon he
and his family will be beggars."
"Utterly ruined," responded Richardson.
Houstou thought for a moment.
"What's this farm worth now?" he
asked.
"Tmnrnvements and all. about $6,- I
000." "r"
"What was the bare 160 acres worth
when the fellow went on it?"
About $5 per acre ; $S00 in all."
"Good fellow, this man of yours,
Richardson ?"
"Best in the world."
"Tell him to send me $800, aud I'll
make him a deed."
In the course of time on came the
$800 iu a New York draft. Richardson
sought Houston, who promptly made
a deed, and handed it to Richardson.
Then he took the draft, aud, after he
had looked at it a moment, turned it
over aud endorsed it.
"You say, Richardson, this man of
yours is a good fellow?"
"First-class man every way," responded
Richardson.
"Send him back this draft." said
Houston, "and tell him Sam Houston's
changed his mind. What can he
buy a good young horse for in that
country, as good a saddle horse as you
have out there?"
"Two hundred dollars ought to do
it," said Richardson.
"Well, then," said Houston, "you
give him back the draft and tell him
to buy a first-class saddle horse, about
four years old, aud keep him for me.
When congress adjourns I'll go home
with you, and when I get my visit
out, I'll take the horse and ride him
down to Texas."
Richardson complied with the new
arrangement, and the man in Illinois
received back his draft and bought a
saddle horse. Just before adjournment
Houston came over to Richardson.
"That fellow that's got my horse
out in Illinois, you say, is a tiptop
good man ?"
"One of the best men in my district,"
replied Richardson.
"Well," said Houston with a sigh,
"I would have liked first-rate to have
seen him and also my horse. But I've
got to go straight to Texas as affairs
turn out. . I'll tell you what to do,
however, when you get home. Go
over and see this man for me aud say
a - i-.!? -.#*11 1>ahoa nn/1 rlA it/Viof
CO III 111 IU SUll LUC uuiot uuu v*w ttuuv
he pleases with the money. And, by
the way Richardson, I wish you would
write and tell me if it was a good
horse or not."
The curious can read the copy of
Sam Houston's deed to the 1G0 acres in
the record of the Quincy land office,
says the Washington Star.
BfiT" They tell it of a member of a
well-known club that he never under
any circumstances forgets to be polite.
The relations between the gentleman
in question and his wife have been
strained lor yeas a. Last week matters
culminated in a row. which resulted in
a separation. When the war of words
?vas at its height, the wife cried, latterly.
"Then you love me no longer?''
"Madam." replied the hu?buiid, with
his very best bow, "I have that happi- i
ness." Even in that trying moment,
he knew how to live up to his reputation.
Dot; Transfkrs His (Tstom.?A
Philadelphia dog used to be sent by
his master every morning with a penny
in ids mouth to purchase a bun for
breakfast. He hud contiuued to do
this for some time, when the baker,
having changed his helper, the dog was
unheeded. The dog thereupon ran to
the baker, laid the penny at his i'eet
and barked loiidlv at the assistant.
The baker explained matters, but the
assistant a surly fellow, took it in bad
part, and next titne the dug appeared '
lie selected a very hut bun and gave it
to him. The animal as usual, seized <
the bun, but finding it too hot to hold,
he dropped it. He tried it again;
again it burned him. At length, as if
guessing the trick, he caught the
penny and ran oil' to another baker's
shop in the neighborhood. Xo amount
of coaxing could ever get him to return.
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wanted at all times.
Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer.
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COTTON HARROWS. j
IF you want a pood Cotton Harrow, J.
W. DOBSON has them.
If you want a 10-inch Hoe, we have them.
Don't forget that we sell Barb Wire anil
Staples for same.
J. W. DOBSON keeps the best Tea for 50
cents a pound.
Fresh Cheese at J. W. Dobson's cheap
store.
Pipe Wrenches at J. W. DOBSON'S.
Shop Hammers of all kinds at J. W.
DOBSON'S.
Lathing, Nail and Shoe Hammers,
Horse Rasps, Mill and Hand Saw Files,
Hasps, Tacks, Door Stops at our Cheap
Store. Bolts from 1J to 14 inches long.
Plow Bolts of all kinds at J. W. DOBSON'S.
Galvanized Sheet Iron at J. W.
DOBSON'S.
CAROLINA BUGGY CO.
SPECIAL NOTICE!
WE rind ourselves very much overstocked
with goods, and have concluded
that they nuist go. Hence if you
want anything that goes on wheels, it will
pay you to see us before buying. For
cash, or absolutely good paper, we will
sell you goods at prices never before heard
of in this country, quality considered. J
In order to hold our men together till j
we begin to manufacture largely again, we
have concluded to PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION
to REPAIR WORK OF ALL
KINDS.
Mr. T. B. McCLAIN
Is now superintendent of the manufacturingand
repairing departments, and THIS
FACT ALONE should be a sufficient
guarantee that your repair work will be
done in the very best manner. Since we
are making repair work a specialtv, we
are making SPECIALLY LOW PRICES.
You will find them as LOW or LOWER
than the LOWEST, and the quality of
the work SHALL be the VERY REST.
You'eati now get your old buggy made
new for a mere song.
We oner you
SHINGLES
and LUMBER of all kinds at rook bottom
prices; or if you have the lumber, we
shall be clad to DRY and DRESS it for
vou in the most approved manner at a
Very low figure.
We have the most approved Sturdivant
HOT-BLAST DRY-KILN, and the very
best Goodell A Waters' Keystone Planing
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Of the United States Army,
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ROCK HILL BUGGY CO.,
IlOC'It IIILE, c.
A COMPLICATED r..
I OMBINATION
|J OLLARS COMPETITION.
OUR would-be competitors are tearing
their hair and giving utterance to
some very strange sounds in their hopeless
eilorts to show the buggy-buyingpublic
why they can't compete with us in
price and quality of work. They assign
this that and the other reason ; but take
good care not to give the correct one.
They never admit that we have ciphered
the cost of manufacture down fine and
they have not, and claim that their work
is better than ours, etc., etc., While they
are doing all this, we continue to pull for
the shore by making the best vehicles
turned out by any concern in the South,
and as good as any any where, and guarantee
every one of them to give perfect satisfaction.
We got on top because we are
entitled to that exalted position, and it is
our purpose to remain there by making
nothing but the finest, best and most U
stylish vehicles at a less price than anybody
else, and that is tlie complicated
combination that has collared competition
and is making it howl. We know our
goods are the best and we want you to
see our agent at Yorkville, Mr. Sam M.
Grist, before you buy. We are sure he
can save you from 810 to 815 on a Buggy,
and that amount will pay for a dandy set
3f harness. ROCK HILL BUGGY CO.
W.L. Douglas
CU^E* is THE BEST.
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cordovan;
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fmL Jlg4*3S0 piNE Calf & Kangaroo.
$3.^P POLICE,3SOLES.
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Over One Million People wear the
W. L. Douglas $3 & $4 Shoes
All our shoes are equally satisfactory
They give the best value for the money.
They equal custom Shoes In style and fit. X -
Their wearing qualities are unsurpassed.
The prices are uniform,?stamped on sole.
From Si to $3 saved over other makes.
If your dealer cannot supply you we can. Sold by
r. J. SMITH, Clover, S. C.
i. C. STRAUSS, Yorkville, S. C.
February 6 6 17t
SUDDEN DEATtt^
The best wearing, most stylish, and
the greatest value of any $3.00 Men's
Shoes on the continent.
Best calfskin, dongola tops, solid
leather soles, with all the popular toes,
lasts and fastenings, and Lewis' Cork
Filled Soles.
Each pair contains a paid-up Accident
Insurance Policy for $100, good for
90 days.
Wear Lewis'Accident Insurance Shoes
once and you will never change. The *
insurance goes for "full measure."
Talk with your dealer who sells Lewis'
Shoes.
For Sale By
CT.OVEB. COTTON M'F'G. CO.
Clover, S. C.
November 7 45 ly
DFIiVGr COMP'NY,
RERS OF
IRON ORE PAINT
And Cement.
? IRON ROOFING IN THE WORLD.
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