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A war produces its humor no less
than its tragedy, and sometimes the
dividing line between the two is so
faint as to be almost unrecognizable.
^ Some wars are more humorous than
others, Just as plays vary In the number
of laughs they get over.
In this respect our late war with
Spain and the resultant Insurrection
in the Philippines might be classed as
Uncle Sam's funny war. It began to
produce humor before a shot was flred
and continued to produce long after
peace was established.
There is the tale of the Spanish dlplomat
who was bragging about the
prowess of his nation to an Englishman.
The war, which the world hourly
expected, would be only an outing
for the Spanish army and navy, ac*
cording to the enthusiast He had
never visited America. The English
man had.
"It will be simple," he said. "We
will capture a city on the seacoast
somewhere, say in Georgia, land an 1
army of 30,000 or 50.000 men and
march up the coast to New York, taking
all the cities on our path". 1
The Englishman smiled.
4,TT " 1 ^ "I* wlcrhf hft Hnno
ICS, lie 9aiu, 11 iu<eu% ??..v
that is. if the police in thos/- rlous i
cities didn't arrest you."
Most of us can remember the flurry
r of fear that manifested itself in every 1
city on the Atlantic coast when war l
was a certainty. Every port wanted
guns and ships to defend it. Delegations
besieged President McKlnley, '
^ asking that battleships be sent to stay
in their harbors and defend their cities 1
Such a policy would have been suicidal.
but still the nervous people both- '
ered every official in Washington. One 1
delegation, headed by a polltican with '
a "pull." was particularly insistent. 1
Finally President McKinley sent for <
his secretary of the navy. <
"Send them a ship of some kind," he
ordered. So an old obsolete, useless <
g monitor was manned with naval mill- <
_ tiamen and sent to that port. The peo- '
pie forgot their fear under its protec- '
tlon. Fortunately no one told therr. !
that the monitor couldn't have whip- '
ped a large-sized row-boat. <
W All the organized naval militia was
^ called into active service during the
' war. The New York contingent inrich
men. One of them, '
a naval enthusiast, went as a common <
seaman. One day several naval offl- '
cers on a warship were admiring a I
fine steam yacht that was coming in <
the harbor. 1
"I wonder what palace that is?" one
* officer asked. "Some millionaire's, no
doubt."
"That's the yacht Exeter, sir," a
seaman spoke up.
"How can you recognize her from
% here?" the officer inquired.
"Because I own her and have orders
for her to be here just at this time,"
was the reply thai astonished the officer.
Colonel Roosevelt relates a story of
the first day's fighting at El Caney.
After the battle a number of officers
.
were telling their experiences.
"How did you get in the fight, Roosevelt?"
a regular army officer asked.
* "My men were marching in columns
of twos and I deployed them as skirmishers
when the firing began," Col^
onel Roosevelt replied.
"But," said the regular, "that can't
f be done." According to parade ground
^ tactics it couldn't, "There is no order
P for you to give," But Colonel Roosevelt
had found an order. This is what
it was:
"Scatter out there now, quickly!
Scatter! Some right and some left!"
A similarity in the flags of two nations
almost caused a tragedy just after
the naval battle of Santiago. The
American fleet had destroyed all the
Spanish vessels, it thought, when a
strange warship appeared and steamed
directly toward the American fleet. It
flew a red and yellow flag that looked
like the Spanish ensign. The American
ships immediately concluded that
it was a scout ship for the fleet Spain
had started toward America a rew
days before. Guns were trained on the
^ . stranger and everything made ready
to blow it out of the water. Fortunately
it was discovered in time that
the new arrival was flying the Austrian
flag.
One of the best laughs of the war
came from Guam, a small island in the
Pacific that Uncle Sam overlooked until
the war was nearly over. Then Admiral
Dewey was ordered to send a
ship to Guam to capture it. The Char,
leston sailed from Manilla to perform
^ the task. It arrived before Guam and
began to bombard the hills back of the
city, where, it was naturally supposed,
batteries would be hidden. There was
no return fire. In a few minutes a gayly
decorated barge could be seen leaving
the shore and heading for the
Charleston. The firing was stopped.
The Americans supposed the Spanish
governor was coming to surrender;
but the Spanish ensign, not a white
flag, flew from his boat. The Spanish
governor came over the side and began
profuse apologies for not returning the
salute.
k "Salute?" the American captain asked.
"Ah, yes; your beautiful salute from
the big guns, instead of the little ones
ordinarily used. It was superb; but
+ we have no powder to answer with." He
had never heard that his nation and
the United States were at war.
A somewhat similar case was that
of the Spanish gunboat Callao. It
came steaming into Manilla Bay a fen
days after Dewey had demolished the
Spanish squadron. Admiral Dewey
P sent the gunboat Petrel to meet the
Callao. The Petrel fired a shot across
the Callao's bow. The Callao came on.
Another shot went through the Callao's
rigging. It stopped and began to
signal. An officer from the Olympia
y j went aboard and conveyed the first
news of the war to the Callao. The
Spaniard had been cruising for months
in the southern part of the island and
knew nothing of world events.
A few days after the battle of Manila
Bay Lieutenant Bradley A. Fiske,
navigating officer of the Petrel, was
* sent with fifty men to capture the
Spanish transport Manilla, which had
been run on the mud flats by the Spaniards.
The capture was effected without
bloodshed. Thirty cows, a very
welcome meat supply, were a part of
the spoils.
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Lieutenant Flske went to bed late.
Hardly had he dozed off when a sound
disturbed him. He looked out a porthole
and was amused to see a sentry
fighting off mosquitoes with his rifle.
Then sleep was wooed again. Soon a
low moaning sound was heard. The
whole crew was aroused and tried to
locate the "ghost." After an hour's
search it was discovered that the
whistle cord had been tied to an awning
and a freshening breeze was jerking
it.
After this the now thoroughly tired
crew went off to sleep without difficulty.
But not for long. A noise like
a cavalry charge brought every man to
the deck fully armed. The cattle had
broken loose and were stampeding on
the decks. The only other incident
that disturbed the night was when the
seamen on watch discovered a wine
cask and drank enough to start them
singing.
The gunboat Yorktown was a participant
in a farce which was staged at
Balabac, a port in the southern part of
the Philippines. Balabac had been quite
an important city. When the Yorktown
reached there It was decided to
land 100 men and attack both from sea
and land. The sailors landed in approved
military style. Skirmishers
svere sent out and the little force stormed
the city. The Yorktown kept its
guns trained to support the attackers.
But no support was needed. There
wasn't a person left of the several
thousand that ordinarily lived there.
They had all decamped to the hills the
day before.
Another humorous naval "battle"
was when three American ships of the
Cuban blockading squadron spent a
day bombarding the port of Matanzas
on the north coast of Cuba. Many hundreds
of shells were fired. The entire
casualty list was one mule.
The volunteer regiments in camp at
Camp Thomas, Ga., were given a scare
one night by a sudden commotion and
uproar. Were Spanish spies blowing
up the camp with dynamite? Had
Spanish soldiers in disguise, attacked
them? After awhile the melee stopped
and explanations were given.
The Fifth Missouri regiment and a
New York regiment had declared
"war." The Missourians, it seems, had
brought a pig from their native state
and kept it for a regimental mascot.
One evening while they were on dress
parade the New Yorkers stole the pig
and roasted it. The Missourians immediately
charged the New York regiment,
partly wrecking the camp of the
Minnesota contingent in the rush.?
Kansas City Times.
WAS KNIGHTED FOR PIRACY
Sir Henry Morgan waa Rewarded Instead
of Punished for Buccaneering.
Ho! Henry -Morgan sails today
To harry the Spanish Main
With a pretty bill for the Dons to pay
Ere he comes back again!
Sir Henry Morgan, who won a title
by able work at piracy, has long since
ceased to sail, and his name is only a
whiQnor in th** cmith^m aoaa tnrlnv Ypt
it is not wholly forgotten, as was proved
the other day, when several Kansas
City men announced their intention of
starting on an expedition to Sabine
Pass, Texas, where they believe Captain
Morgan buried some gold a few
centuries ago. They mean to find it by
the aid of a wonderful scientific instrument
that shows just where to dig for
buried treasure.
To return, however, to Sir Henry
Morgan. He wasn't Sir Henry to begin
with?just plain Henry Morgan, son of
a Welsh farmer, and he ran away to
sea because he didn't like to stay at
home, and the sailing master with
whom he sailed sold him into bondage
in America at the end of the voyage,
which proves the unwisdom of running
ou'Qu frr^m hnmo with Bnllinf*' mnotors
about whose characters you are not
informed. An active lad like Henry,
however, soon succeeded in getting
away from the sweatty bonds of toil,
escaped from Barbadoes and went to
Jamaica. There he started in the buccaneering
business, and eventually demonstrated
what W. S. Gilbert later
announced that "It is, it is a glorious
thing to be a pirate king."
Tou must understand that piracy, or
buccaneering, as it was called, was a
much more respectable calling in the
seventeenth century than it is today.
Spain was the natural enemy of England,
and it was considered perfectly
good form to rob and murder a Spaniard
wherever you found him, whether
England happened to be officially at
war with Spain or not. There might
be times of peace between His Most
Catholic Majesty and the King of England
on the other side of the Atlantic,
but in America the two nations were
always at war.
Henry Morgan, after a trip or two on
other men's ships and thriftily saving
his share of the booty, went in with a
number of other ambitious young pirates
and bought a ship of his own. He
was elected captain, and from that day
on Henry Morgan continued to be captain
of every expedition he attended.
His first big success came at. Porto
Doll" Dak?a DoIIa m-oo q Inrcro Cnnniuh
town in Panama, whence the treasure
ships sailed every year for Spain. It
was strongly fortified by two castles,
one on either side of the harbor mouth,
and had it been prepared, would have
been almost impossible to capture. But
Morgan took the place by surprise.
When he left Jamaica with a fleet of
the small ships carrying 460 ruffians
of assorted races, he did not tell even
his captains where he was going. A secret
wasn't a secret if more than one
man knew it, the astute captain believed.
Not until the coast of Central
America was reached did he pass
around the word that Porto Bello was
to be taken.
The ships themselves were left in a
harbor some miles from Porto Bello,
and, under cover of dusk, the pirates
moved stealthily upon the doomed town
in long boats and canoes. At midnight,
when no human sound disturbed the
chorus of the southern jungle, they
reached Porto Bello. They seized a
Spanish sentry?so swiftly and so effectually
did they gag him that he had
no chance to cry out or to fire his
flintlock. Brandishing their long knives
they made him describe to them all the
defenses of the city. Then the pirates
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surrounded one of the castles which
guarded the town and commanded the
garrison to surrender, lest they should
every one be put to death. The Spaniards
replied with a volley and the fight
began. In a short time Morgan's men
had battered down the defenses and
were swarming through the castle. All
the Spanish officers who were not slain
at once were shut up In one great room
and then the powder magazine was
fired. Not a Spaniard escaped.
But this was only one of many
castles. The fighting continued from
dawn .to noon of the next day. The
Spaniards defended themselves gallantly.
When Morgan's men tried to
set fire to the doors of their castles,
they hurled down great stones and
home-made bombs, earthen jars packed
with powder. The governor of the town
commanded the last castle that fell.
Morgan tried time and again to take
it; then he had great ladders built, so
wide that three or four men could
scale a ladder at once. These he forced
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lite nuns unu iiiuuns wiiuiii uc nuu i.aptured
in Porto Bello to drag up and
place against the wail. He did not believe
the Spanish governor would kill
these people. But the old Spanish governor
was as lion-hearted a fighter as
Henry Morgan himself. He killed the
monks and nuns unhesitatingly, rather
than slack his defense. They called to
him piteously begging him to surrender
and save .their lives and his own. He
only ordered the firing to be redoubled.
But at last the ladders were placed,
with tumbled heaps of priests and nuns
nrone at their feet.
"Then the pirates," runs an old account
written by one of the pirates
himself, "mounted in great number,
and with not less valor, having fireballs
In their hands $nd earthern pots
full of powder; all which things, being
now at the top of the walls, they kindled
and cast in among the Spaniards.
"This effort of the pirates was very
great, insomuch that the Spaniards
could no longer resist nor defend the
castle, which was now entered. Hereupon
they all threw down their arms
and craved quarter for their lives; only
the governor of the city would crave no
mercy, but killed many of the pirates
with his own hands, and not a few of
his own soldiers, because they did not
stand to their arms. And. though the
pirates asked him If he would have
quarter, yet he constantly answered,
'By no means. I had rather die as a
valiant soldier than be hanged as a
coward.' They endeavored as much as
they could to take him prisoner, but he
derenaea nimsen so oDsunaieiy mai
they were forced to kill him, notwithstanding
all the cries and tears of his
own wife and daughter, who begged
him on their knees to demand quarter
and save his life."
Don C. Seltz has described his death
in "The Buccaneers."
With blade at throat and pistol at
heart
The proud old governor stands,
Rather to die than yield his sword
To such scoundrelly outlaw hands.
Wife at right and daughter at left,
Their pleadings are in vain?
Mercy's not the buccaneer's creed;
He tumbles with the slain.
And thus fell Porto Bello. The pirates
occupied the town for several
weeks, stripped it of every scrap of
loot and made the citizens pay a ransom
of 100,000 pieces of eight before
they would leave. When the governor
^yf ^"anama sent out a force of Spanish
soldiers to drive Morgan and his men
away the pirates, instead of fleeing to
their ships, as every one supposed they
would, went out to meet the soldiers,
defeated them and drove them back to
Panama. Morgan sent word to the governor
of Panama that he would pay his
town a visit within a year.
As a matter of fact, it was three
years before he made good his boast.
The capture of Panama was a far more
remarkable achievement than that of
Porto Bello. For Morgan and his men
marched nine days through tropical
Jungles before they reached the city.
Most of the time they had no food, for
the Spaniards, who knew they were
coming, drove every cow out of the
country and burned or carried away
every sack of grain. So reduced were
Morgan's men that they ate strips of
rawhide bags, softening the leather by
The Snnninrds had nlentiful warning
moistening- it and pounding it between
stones, then broiling It like bacon,
of their coming, and made elaborate
preparation for defense outside the city
of Panama; Indians aided them and
drove wild bulls against the English
buccaneers, thinking to break their
ranks. Morgan's men laughed and
killed the bulls, and were glad to have
their meat for food. John Esquemeling,
an old pirate who was with Morgan
and who wrote a book to which we
are indebted for most of what we know
of this prince of buccaneers, tells of
that feat.
The pirates hacked out great chunks
of meat and threw them into the camp
fire they had kindled; then, when the
meat was charred outside and still raw
within, they fished it out and devoured
it.
"Such was their hunger," writes Esquemeilng,
"as they more resembled
cannibals than Europeans; the blood
many times running down from their
beards to their waists."
Thus nourished and encouraged they
swept into Panama, a ravening pack,
and scattered far such of its defenders
as they did not slay. They stayed there
a month, and burned the city and carried
away everything movable, and
sent out ships to ravage the nearby
towns on the Pacific coast.
Now, this attack had been made just
after England had concluded peace
with Spain, and as Morgan bore the
title, bestowed on him by the British
governor of Jamaica, of "Commanderin-Chief
of all the ships of war in Jamaica,"
Spain demanded that he be
brought to punishment. He was sent
to England in 1672 aboard a British
frigate, but he took along enough pirate
gold to smooth his way at court, and
instead of being punished he was
knighted and returned to Jamaica as
lieutenant governor. That marked the
end of Morgan's days of active piracy.
He continued as a servant of the British
governor of Jamaica. Great were
the rewards in those thrilling days.?
Kansas City Star.
Patrick of the Loft Hand.?Pat, who
was left-handed, was being sworn in
as a witness in the West Side court of
Denver, Colorado.
"Hold up your right hand," said the
judge.
Up went Pat's left hand.
"Hold up your right hand," commanded
the judge sternly.
"Sure and I am, yer honor," declared
Pat. "Me right hand's on me lefthand
side."?Woman's Home Companion.
In 1910 there were 1,502 strikes
in France. I
CONDUCT OF THE HOUSEHOLD
Helpful Hints for Use in Various
Emergencies.
When bottling chili sauce or catsup
leave about an inch and a half at the
top of the bottle and fill up with vinegar.
This will prevent mold on top.
A pinch of soda added to green apple
sauce will help the flavor. Also
when cooking cranberries add a pinch
of soda. It will take away the bitter
taste and won't require as .much sugar.
Buy some small brushes to use In
washing dishes, cleaning chicken, and
a number of other things about the
house.
To remove mildew dip the stained
cloth in buttermilk and lay in the
sun.
If window shades have become
cracked and worn they can be renovated
by painting with oil paint. Lay
the shade flat on the floor, paint one
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siue, ana ici uij uiui?usu>;
painting the other.
Fish can be packed in salt exactly
as side meat is packed. All that is
necessary is to cut off the heads and
clean the fish ready for eating. Then
pack in salt the same as hog meat
would be packed.
During the school year boys and
girls often spill ink on their clothes or
on the table. To remove the stains
saturate with kerosene and let stand
fifteen minutes, then wash out the
stain. This will also remove fruit
stains.
When you churn and churn, and the
butter simply won't come, put honey
into your cream at the rate of one
teaspoonful of honey to one gallon of
cream. It works wonders and never
fails.
If the vegetables are withering, pack
them In moist sand.
To Clean Marble?Take two parts
common soda, one part pumice stone
and one part finely powdered chalk;
sift through a fine sieve and mix with
water; then rub it well over the marble
and the stains will be removed.
Wash the marble with soap and water
and It will be as clean us it was
when new.
To Clean Sinks?Wash the sink
well with water and soap; take a flannel
cloth, moisten with coal oil or
gasoline and rub well.
Furniture Polish?Put a half pint of
turpentine in a tin basin, add two
ounces of bees-wax cut in small pieces
and put in a warm oven. Stir constantly.
Apply to furniture with a
piece of broadcloth or woolen rag and
ruh w(>ll with another cloth.
Stain Remover?Mix three ounces
of spirits of wine, three ounces of
powdered French chalk and five ounces
of pipe clay. Make into rolls about
the length of a Anger. Apply to silk or
woolen goods by rubbing on the stained
spot and then brush the spot well.
When a serge garment becomes
shiny, it may be renovated by sponging
with a saturated solution of borax
and water followed by a sponging
with clear water. When almost dry
press with a warm Iron on the wrong
side. This usually removes all the
shine. A rougher cloth is Improved by
rubbing the surface with Ane sandpaper,
which brings up the nap.
Children's white furs often become
too soiled to be cleaned by merely
rubbing with dry meal or chalk, and in
this case moistened bran is useful.
Lay the furs Aat on the table and rub
with bran moistened with warm wa
ter. Use a piece of white flannel to rub
the bran on, continue rubbing till dry.
and then rub with dry bran. Follow
this with French chalk, dusted in
against the grain of the fur, then
shake this out, and beat the fur carefully
with a flat beater.
Do you save the bleached leaves of
celery? Dried for winter use, these
leaves make a savory addition to
soups.
Is cider unprocurable for your mince
meat? Try using coffee instead?one
pint of coffee to one gallon mincemeat.
To clean a raincoat, use soap and
water and not gasoline, as that will
Injure the rubber. Lay it on a flat sur
face and scrub lightly with soap and
water; rinse with clear water. Do not
wring. Put on a coat hanger and hang
out to dry.
? a iyj.tisBiu;nuseiis wuinou ims invented
an Individual street car strap
for the use of persons who do not care
to touch the straps usually provided
in cars.
REAL ESTATE
Now that the fall season has opened
up, and money is going to be more
plentiful, can't we do some business
together? Call in and let's talk the
matter over, anyway.
Yes, I have sold the H. T. Williams
residence. You remember I told
you to "hurry." But, say, I have
numbers of other attractive bargains.
The Mrs. Berry Cottage?On West
Jefferson Street is a nice proposition.
I am going to sell it, too. Want
it?
The W. L. Wallace Residence?On
California Street, will suit you. See
me.
Or possibly, you would like a nice lot
on which to build. I have it.
The Walter Rose Place?Of 87 acres,
one mile from town on the Charlotte
road, is an interesting proposition.
Call and see me.
Also see me about a nice farm on the
Sutton Spring road. The price is
right and the quality of the soil is
good.
my list.
Geo. W. Williams
HEAL ESTATE BROKER.
TAX NOTICE?1913
Office of the County Treasurer of York
County.
Yorkville. S. C.p Sept 12, 1913.
NOTICE Is hereby given that the
TAX BOOKS for York county will
be opened on WEDNESDAY, the
15TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 1913, and
remain open until the 31ST DAY OF
DECEMBER, 1913, for the collection
of STATE, COUNTY, SCHOOL AND
LOCAL TAXES, for the fiscal year
1913, without penalty; after which
day ONE PER CENT penalty will be
added to all payments made in the
month of JANUARY, 1914, and TWO
PER CENT penalty for all payments
made in the month of FEBRUARY,
1914. and SEVEN PER CENT penalty
will be added to all payments
made from the 1ST DAY OF MARCH
to the 15TH DAY OF MARCH, 1914.
and after this date all unpaid taxes
will go into executions and all unpaid
Single Polls will be turned over to the
several Magistrates for prosecution
in accordance with law.
And at Yorkville from Monday,
November 10th, until Wednesday, the
31st day of December, 1913, after
which date the penalties will attach
as stated above.
Note.?The Tax Books are made up
by Townships, and parties writing
about taxes will always expedite matters
if they will mention the Township
or Townships in which their property
or properties are located.
HARRY E. NEIL,
Treasurer of York County.
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Yorkv
; Next Door to i
y
tton to the Acre I
' Prolific Seed
the World?Ninety Days ^
Very Prolific and a Good
line?Mr. Simpkins' own ^
arm. a
25 Bushels at $1.15 $
Before January First, 1914 ?
? before Jan. 1st take 10c
low?the time is short.
CHARLESTON 2
for South Carolina
U /\?*n An f/\ < IA
uuiaca iui lyiiviug
When you want a Turnout?a Stylish
Rig?please remember that you
can get what you want at a reasonable
price at the Livery Stable of PLAXICO
A SON, (James' Old Stand), and j
you will get what you want when you (
want It.
PASSENGER TRANSFER '
We solicit and give particular attention
to the transfer of passengers and i
baggage to and from all trains, night '
or day. If you are going away, we'll i
take you to the train; if coming in.
we will take you home. Tell us your
wants.
GENERAL DRAYING.
We also solicit the patronage of all '
who have draying of any kind?Light
or Heavy?We will do your work '
promptly and charge only a reasonable
price for our services.
M. E. PLAXICO A 80N.
Our S
e Sale Will Contii
IELP!! HELP!!! ^
T SACF
i FLOATING TRADE UP TO I
OF DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, SI
)Y-TO-WEAR. YOU HAVE 01
ELP A LOT, BUT A LOT CAN
MIS STOCK UP FOR SALE BEC
ND WE MUST HAVE THE C/
CENT ON THE MONEY THAT
EVELOP AND IMPRESS YOUI
went is true, so we wan1
;h we place before you.
olicy in doing business
1ing this sacrifice sale \
\ND below cost. come
ys' clothing
doI, in Blue Serge, $15.00
e $948
Suits, $15.00 Suits?Sale
$7-48
Suits, $10.00 Suits?Sale
$4-98
:oats, Rain Proof, Black
'rice $6.48
Gray Worsted, in Norfolk
1 wool, $5.50 Suits?Sale
$3 48 up to $3.98
Sale Price $1.98
joys' pants
$1.48 and Up.
39 Cts. and Up.
a r a tkTTrnmn
AIM JJ -DIZAIN JtVUi 1 O
5?Sale Price $1.89
1 $4.00?Sale Price $2.79
1 size, $1.50 Counterpanes
98 Cts.
ican Drawn Work?One
.00?Sale Price 39 Cts.
ines?Sale Price 19 Cts.
Wool Scarfs, from 19 Cts. Up.
21 Cts. on Up.
ILDREN'S UNDERWEAR
371-2 Cts. and Up.
eight, unbleached, 25 cts.
19 Cts.
-Sale Price 21 Cts.
ear?Sale Price 45 Cts.
t weight?Sale Price. .21 Cts.
39 Cts.
; FAMILY, FROM GRANDTHE
BABY.
50 Cts. and Up.
g8 Cts. and up.
$1.49 and Up.
DY-TO-WEAR
ength, Satin lined, actual
$6.98
they Last.)
all colors?Green, Cerise,
h $8.98?Sale Price $4.98
h $4.98?Sale Price $2.98
1 Bearskin and Corduroy,
$1.29
2.50, $15.00, $18.00?Sale
$7.98?A Few Left
SN'S AND CHILDREN'S
5 Cts.
9 Cts.
10 Cts.
se?Sale Price 12 1-2 Cts.
ind Toe. Ribbed, in a fine
23 Cts.
. .5 Cts. and Up, in all colors.
5 Cts.
nlr nrtrl P.rav OCC T-TnSP
v-'v J -J~
. 15 Cts.
c Hose?Sale Price.. .15 Cts.
in fancy 50c Hose?Sale
19 Cts.
;SES* SWEATERS
White, Black, Blue?Sale
89 Cts. on Up.
>ts, Strictly Tailor-Made,
.Vaist, worth Si.^o?Sale
89 Cts.
They Last).
SUIT CASES
98 Cts. on Up.
$1.48 on Up.
ille Ba
rille Hardware Store
THINK
TWICE
The man who thinks twice before
letting loose of his money is on the
sure road to fortune.
You will never write a Bank check
without thinking twice and often three
times, while the loose dollars jingling
In your pockets go like hot cakes. i
Others are pleased with the BankiLff
service we offer. WHY DON'T i
YOU TRY IT?
The Bank of Clover,
CLOVER, 8. C.
Now Open
My RESTAURANT is now Open on !
the Second Floor of the McNeel Building.
and I am ready to serve the hungry
with flrst-class Meals or Special
Orders at all hours. When you feel
like eating, come and see us?Upstairs.
I WANT EGGS and will pay 25 CTS.
a Dozen for all the Fresh Eggs that
are offered. Bring them In.
CLOTHES PRESSING?
Don't forget the ROYAL PRESSING
CLUB Is always ready to do your
CLEANING, PRESSING, DYEING
And we will give you good work and
prompt service. Bring your, work or
Phone us and we will send for them
and return the work promptly.
R. D. DORSETT ,
treet Bt
me Until the Bai
iVE NEED THE
tIFICE 5
JOW. WE HAVE AN ENOF
iOES AND CAPS AND LADIES
iTEN HEARD OF HENRY ER(
HELP ONE." BUT THIS IS N<
JAUSE WE HAVE OBLIGATIC
LSH. WE HAD RATHER SACB
WE OWE ON THE STOCK OF
t MIND THAT EVERY WORI
r YOU TO COME AND BENE!
OUR PRICES HAVE ALWATi
AND TRANSACTING BUSINEj
VE HAVE WIPED OUT LIVIN
AND SEE FOR YOURSELF. Tl
DRY GOODS A
Dress Ginghams, 32 inches wid
OClIC X 1
Same as above, 27 inch 12 i-2c
Percales, 36 inches wide, 12 1-:
Riverside Plaids, 10c and 12 1-;
Flannelettes, in all colors, 12 IKimono
Goods?15c goods?Si
Outings, in all colors, 10c and ]
Cotton Flannels, Bleached and
goods?Sale Price
All Wool Flannels, in all colc
ange?Orange color both
Sale Price
Red Flannels, 25c goods?Sale
White Flannel, 50c goods?Sal
Same as above in Red, 50c goc
Gray Flannel, 25c goods?Sale
Wool Goods, $1.50 goods, all \
$1.00 Goods?Sale Price
50c Goods?Sale Price
39c Goods?Sale Price
25c Goods?Sale Price
tueacning ana uomesucs
Bleaching?Sale Price
ioc and 12c Bleaching?Sale Pi
Domestic 3-yard Sheeting, extr
Sale Price
ioc Goods?Sale Price
Unbleached Sheeting, 39c gooc
Table Linen, White and Red, fi
Table Napkins, from
Towels from
Lace Curtains and Curtain Gc
Pair, and
ONE LOT LAE
Biggest Values Ever Shown
City of Yorkville?Bla
$7.50 Skirt, in brocaded goods,
One lot of Skirts, in all wool !
Price
$2.48 Skirts?Sale Price
One lot of Ladies' Petticoats?1
ors, worth $3.50?Sale Pri
One lot ot Heatherbloom ret
frill, 18 inches deep. $1.25 ]
$1.00 Petticoats?Sale Price ..
75c Petticoats?Sale Price
Flannelette Petticoats and Nif
Sale Price
CORSETS AND Ml
Misses' Girdles
Corsets
Men's and Ladies' Handkerchie
Silk Handkerchiefs, in all coloi
Oil Cloth, White and Marble, 2
In Colors?Sale Price
10 BALLS COTTON THREAD ...
SPOOL COTTON
Competition Thread, two spool
Richardson's Silk Thread
Button Hole Twist
LADIES', MEN'S AND CH
WOOL AI
Biggest Values
Ladies' Kid Gloves, in all col
PnVo
Same as above, $1.00 Gloves?
Men's Gloves, Undressed Kid, i
Infants' Gloves and Mitts, fron
Men's and Ladies' Woolen Glo
rgain j
:: McNeel Building
HORSES
WE have them?a bunch of nice
animals and can suit almost any
horse buyer. If you want a Fancy
Driver or an all round Family animal.
Bee us before you buy. We will sell
you at Right Prices or give you a
Fair trade.
JAMES BROS.
YORKATLLE - - 8. 0.
INTEREST
There are more kind* of interest
than the kind you pay for money
when you borrow from a hank.
There la a PERSONAL INTER*
EST. the kind that the officers of
THIS BANK feel In Its customers
?an Interest which prompts us
to do whatever we possibly ean
to encourage and to aid those
who give us their patronage.
Sank of Hickory Grove
inner!
niter Is Furled
CASH!
> ALE!!
tmous stock on
>' and gent's fur3uin,
who once
dt the question
)ns to meet to j
[ifice the profit
goods. thesac)
we print here j
?it by the sacrirs
been just livss
is to live and
G PRICES AND ARE
HIS IS ALL WE ASK.
ND NOTIONS
le, in all colors, 15c goods
10 Ct*
goods?Sale Price 8 Cts.
2c goods?Sale Price 8 Cts.
2c goods?Sale Price....
5 Cts. and 8 Cta.
2c goods?Sale Price. .8 Cts.
ale Price 10 Cts. per Yd.
12 i-2c goods?Sale Price
8 Cts.
Unbleached, 10c and 15c
8 Cts. and zo Cts. \
>rs, White, Red and Or
ways wool, 25c goods? \
.. 10 Cts. as long as they last
Price 17 Cts.
le Price 39 Cts.
ids?Sale Price 39 Cts.
Price 17 Cts.
Yool?Sale Price 89 Cts.
79 Cts.
39 Cts. :[
23 Cts.
17 Cts.
7 i-a Cts.
5 Cts.
rice 8 Cts. ;
a quality 12 i-2c goods?
, 10 Cts. }
8 Cts. i
Is?Sale Price 33 Cts.
oni 10 Cts. on Up.
30 Cts. per Set on Up. I
9 Cts. on Up. I
>ods from 39 Cts. on Up per
8 Cts. per Yard.
>IES' SKIRTS
in York County and in the
ck, Blue and Brown.
all wool?Sale Price..
Serge, worth $3.98?Sale ;
$2.48
$i-79
in Messaline Silk, all col- j
ice $1.69 |
ticoats with embroidery
Petticoats?Sale Price 89 Cts.
69 Cts.
49 Cts.
*ht Gowns, 75c goods?
44 Cts.
1SSES' GIRDLES
10 Cts.
39 Cts. and Up.
fs from 1 Cent and Up.
rs, from 19 Cts. and Up.
55c goods?Sale Price 19 Cts.
16 Cts. i
5 CTS.
4 CTS.
s s Cts.
4 Cts. Spool, j
i Cent per Spool.
ILDREN'S GLOVES?IN I.
sJD KID.
Ever Shown
lors, $1.25 Gloves?Sale
89 Cts.
Sale Price 39 Cts.
in all styles, from 19 Cts. Up.
1 5 Cts. and Up.
ves from .. 19 Cts. and Up.
House
:: Yorkville, S. C.