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AAA AAA AAfi ^ ejh "^ r*. -w wVTy U?~U? ^ Tj? TrtS ...EGGBY P/ I Marketing System Th Of Better Price +?+ +&+ ? ? *#+ & <$ Ki+ ?M That eggs can be marketed succcessfully by parcel post and that this method frequently secures a better price for the producer and a fresher article for the consumer, has now been demonstrated to the satisfaction of the experts of the United States department of agriculture, says a Washing ton letter. The department conducted tests that covered five months. At the end of that period it came to the conclusion that the parcel post was of particular value to the man whose flock was too small or who lives too far from express service to permit him to ship his eggs in the regular commercial case, which holds thirty dozen eggs. In the course of these experiments the department shipped 9,131 eggs in 406 lots. Of these 327, or slightly less than 3.6 per cent, were broken, but only 209, or slightly less than 2.3 per cent were absolutely wasted. The others, though broken, could still be used. The percentage of breakage, however, will be greatly reduced, it is said, when the employes of the post offices become more accustomed to handling such fragile matter. That the eggs should be properly packed is. of course, essenuai. a mo implies time, care and some expense, and is one reason why no attempt should be made to market by parcel post any but the finest quality of eggs, for they alone will bring remunerative prices. Moreover, if the customer who buys in small lots finds that any considerable proportion of his purchases is undesirable, or even unattractive in appearance, he will not trouble to ask for deductions on that account?he will simply discontinue his orders. The producer, therefore, must see to it that all the eggs the postman delivers are what he represents them to be. This can only be done by candling them. Candling?the process of testing eggs by passing light through them so as to reveal the condition of the contents?is ommitted by many producers. who rely on care in collecting to elimnate all bad eggs. It is, however, impossible to avoid an occasional accident, and candling is, therefore, * " " ? ? ? A ad visa Die as an exw a |nmiiuui? simple outfit can be made out of a small hand lamp and an ordinary pasteboard box sufficiently large to be placed over the lamps, after the ends have been removed, without risk of fire. In order to supply air to the inclosed lamp notches should be cut in the edge on which the box rests. A round hole is then cut in the box at the level of the lamp flame and the candling is done by holding each egg against this hole while the rest of the room is in darkness. The light from the lamp reveals the contents of the egg and those which show any defect can be rejected. If possible, only infertile eggs should be sent to market. Fertile eggs deteriorate rapidly in warm weather and are the cause of much loss. A broody hen on the nest or accidental exposure to a high temperature may start incubation and cause the egg to spoil and injure the shipper's reputation. It is advisable, therefore, to retain the fertile eggs for home use or dispose of them in some other way than through the parcel post. This is also true of soiled eggs. Eggs should never De washed when intended for high-class trade, since the process removes a natural mucilaginous coating and opens the pores of the shell. After this thorough elimination of the unfit, the eggs that remain should be carefully packed in a container of corrugated pasteboard, metal, wood or other suitable material. The postolfice regulations require this container to be wrapped that nothing can escape from the package, and each egg in addition to be wrapped separately in excelsior, cotton or some such material. Anysoft paper serves the purpose quite ... well. As for the container itself, there are many kinds on the market, and the department of agriculture investigators have not attempted to decide which is the best. Instead they refer Inquiries to the verious state experiment stations, which have available information on this question. In packing eggs it is well to sort them as far as is practical according to size and color and to keep for home use those which are irregular in shape, unusually long or thin-shelled. Containers that have been badly stained by broken eggs should be replaced by new ones and the package wrapped as neatly as possible. In short, every effort should be made to deliver as attractive a package as possible into the hands of the customers. The extra expense will be little and the returns in increased trade great. The larger the shipments that the producer can arrange to make the cheaper can he afford to sell his eggs. Within the first and second zones of the parcel post service a package costs five cents for the first pound and only one cent for each additional pound. Ordinarily eggs weigh about one and a half pounds to the dozen, which, with the additional weight of the wrapping and container, would make a package of a dozen eggs weigh between two and three pounds. The postage on this would be seven cents. If another dozen eggs were included in the package the postage would not be more than i? cents, or 4i cents of the I seven cents a dozen eggs. To the value of the eggs and the cost of postage must be added the cost of the container and the wrapping. For two dozen eggs this may be estimated at eight cents. With postage at nine cents, it would, therefore, cost 17 cents to market two dozen eggs, or S.t cents a dozen. By shipping in tendozen lots, it is estimated that the marketing can be reduced to 4.7 cents a dozen. Where the container can be used more than once, this cost can. of course, be somewhat reduced. Largesized containers will stand from two to four trips, smaller ones three to five, so that it will pay the producer to induce his customer to return the containers periodically. The postage required for this is, of course, deducted from the bill for the next shipment. Although it is obviously advantageous both to the producer and consumer that the eggs be shipped in large quantities and consequently economically. it must be remembered in taking orders that the supply of eggs ,r\ - <+\ a A/Ti r a/t^ a. ^ wVw wv "wt VTw VwV wTw IflCEL POSP... at Offers Possibilities s for Product. ! ?? + !"+ ?? & +?>+ I?+*5? + >+ ? ? &? undergoes the greatest fluctuations. In times of scarcity it is not good policy for the producer to send all his output to one customer, neglecting his other friends, nor in times of plenty can he trk Hlannep fit his entire stock to his regular customers. These points must be given due consideration and the quantities that are to be supplied at each season of the year carefully stated in the contract. The price, too, varies with the supply. One good method of determining this is to take as a basis the wholesale price of eggs on the open market and add to this a certain number of cents a dozen for the new-laid parcel post eggs. Care should be taken, however, to see that there is no possibility of any misunderstanding arising in regard to the basic price. To obviate this, the quotations published in a given newspaper or some other similar authority, may be accepted. Eggs are scarcest and highest in the fall. Chickens should, therefore, be hatched early enough to begin laying at this season. Moreover, little difficulty will be experienced then in disposing of the entire output, and It ...Ml 1 ? ho lltl nrnflfil hlfl tO villi ill Lvnocviuvnw */v u>ip. v>..vv.v.^ - ? divert any of the supply to home purposes. This difficulty can be overcome by preserving eggs in the spring, when they are plentiful and cheap. A solution of water glass, which can be obtained at drug stores for 75 cents a gallon, should be used for this purpose, each quart being diluted with ten quarts of water, which has been boiled and cooled. The eggs should be packed in stone jars or crocks and the solution poured over them, or they may be carefully placed in the solution each day. Eggs kept in this way are perfectly good, but naturally they do not command the prices of those newly laid. The shells sometimes break in boiling, but this may be avoided by puncturing the end with a pin just before they are dropped into ( the water. The history of a country egg is the ] farmer's wife with a few hens (and the bulk of the eggs come from the American farms), who turns her eggs into the nearest market, after allow- | ing them to accumulate for a week or < ten days. The merchant to whom they < are delivered holds them for several < days longer, then turns them over to ' his nearest wholesaler, who, in due course, ships them to the dealer in the large city. In the course of a few J days more the retailers of the city get them and they are then peddled out to the consumer as fresh eggs, right from the country, and the longsuffering consumer wonders what ails . those eggs. The lack of a fresh taste is not all that ails them, either. The average hen on the farm has access to pretty much everything under the 1 sun?putrid food, manure piles?and 1 at times these country eggs are taint- ' ed even when perfectly fresh. Xo wonder that the average large city 1 dweller is inclined to be pessimistic when the egg question is discussed. Xo matter if eggs were to go down 1 to 8 ents per dozen on the open mar- ' Irat t Vi o narool nnst man pan obtain from 25 cents to 50 cents per dozen 1 for every dozen eggs he can produce. 1 How can one go about it to establish a parcel post mail order trade in eggs? If one cannot make a personal can- 1 vass among the prospective purchas- ' ers of fresh eggs, go often to them through the medium of the daily papers. Advertise. An advertisement ! reading something like this may get a ' few customers started your way: 1 "Keal Eggs: Send your order: Ship ' promptly eggs that are laid yesterday: eggs for your dinner tomorrow that were laid today: 40 cents per dozen by parcel post; satisfaction guaranteed. Write for further details." An advertisement along this general line is sugested to be inserted in the columns of a metropolitan paper, Sundays preferred. The price quoted is governed by contributing conditions. If, by any chance, there comes a bad slumn in the eae market, with eggs quoted down around 10 cents or 15 cents, for the store kind, one will have to show the people to induce them to pay the fancy price. This, however, is easily done, if one sticks to the slogan of fresh eggs. An advertisement in the paper may not bring enough results right off the reel, to give you heart failure. It is a matter of campaigning systematically and steadily for a time in order to reach the desired goal. Profits may be in the background for some time. It requires a good deal of pioneering in almost any new business to gain a foothold. One can afford to relegate profits to the rear for a time in starting because a customer once gained will stay, if one does his part. More than this, every satisfied customer will tell another one, perhaps more, and thus the business will grow. In addition, this business once well started will endure forever. It means literally an income for life. For a select egg trade those fowls should be kept that lay large white or brown eggs, according to the fancy of those purchasing. The eggs should be graded according to size and color. Never be guilty of shipping small eggs or dirty eggs. They should not be washed either, as this spoils the luster. Ship only the cream of your eggs to your customers. The corner grocery will take care of the culls. In this way any one having a fair-sized tlock can obtain living prices in spite of the hue and cry of some against the high cost of eggs during the few winter months, and who do not realize that unless a fair profit can be made in the sale of fresh hen fruit, they can enjoy storage eggs from the farm and those eggs from China and Russia, which some experts claim are unfit for food. The only drawback to marketing eggs by parcel post appeals to be the time and trouble involved in packing them. This is compensated for by the extra price that can always be obtained for products that are absolutely reliable. At bottom, therefore, the shipper's success depends upon the care with which he safeguards the reputation of his products. Satisfied customers will soon build up his business for him. Any postoffioe will furnish complete information in regard to regulations and rates, and. as already stated, the several state experiment stations have Information in regard to the various types of shipping boxes. The resul*s of the United States government's investigation of the matter have been published in Farmers' Bulletin 594 of the department of agriculture, which will be sent free on request. WORLD'S RECORD CORN CROP Interesting Facts as Recited in the Book of Corn. Capt. Drake was the world's champion corn grower. His record, made in 1889, in a corn growing contest conducted by the American agriculturist and open to the world; still stands. The "Book of Corn" thus describes Capt. Drake's achievement: "From a single acre Mr. Drake grew 253 bushels of shelled corn, or 239 bushels of crib-cured corn. Late in February 1,000 bushels of stable manure and 500 pounds each of manipu- 1 lated guano, cotton seed meal and kainit were broadcasted on the acr" and then plowed under. Following the p'ough 600 bushels of whole cotton 1 seed were strewn in the furrows. A cmtiKnil nlnw was run throuerh a deoth ' of twelve inches. The land was well : harrowed and the rows planted alter- ' nately in March, two, three and six feet apart. An improved strain of the common good variety of southern white 1 dent corn was planted five or six ker- 1 nels being dropped to each foot of the row. It was planted in the rows five inches deep, but covered only one inch. At the first hoeing the plants were thinned to one stalk every five or six inches, the missing spots replanted. On April the 20th the six foot spaces were plowed and a mixture composed of 200 pounds each of guano, kainit, cotton seed meal, acid phosphate and bone was applied and hoed in. On May 15, the three foot spaces were ploughed 300 pounds of nitrate of soda sewn and < worked in. On May 25, 200 pounds of I guano were applied in the wide spaces. Another application of 500 pounds of guano, cotton seed meal and kainit was put on June 8 and 100 pounds ni- i trate of soda June 11. The crop was harvested November 25, before several reputable witnesses. It yielded 14,407 pounds of corn in the ear, of which 140 pounds was soft corn. Several tests showed that 100 pounds of ear cor yielded 82 pounds of shelled corn, which made the yield 254 bushels, 49 pounds of shelled corn at 56 pounds to the bushel, which, kiln-dried, to contain only 10 per cent of water, would contain 239 bushels." i To this Col. Watson's handbook o' ( South Carolina adds: "Capt. Drake's crop contained 82 per cent of shelled corn, had 85 per cent of dry matter in ( the corn, and 87 per cent of dry matter ] In the cob. The green weight in bushels of shelled corn was 255 bushels, the crib-cured weight 239 bushels and the chemically dried weight 217 bushels. , The total expenses were $264 and the vuiue 01 iiie unt?ximu?ieu manure *ioo. The net expenses per bushel amounted to 44 cents and the feeding and manurial value of the crop was $182." 1 IN NEW HEBRIDES WILDS Tastes of Natives Gradually Being 1 Weaned from Humans to Pigs. | Many of the natives of these islands . ire employed upon the plantations of , the white men, but the majority live t the lives of primitive beings in the | jungles, where the chiefs rule with rods of iron for the most part. To , have killed a man, no matter in what { tvay, is a great honor, and gives the right to wear a special plume of white , and black feathers. , It is in the recruiting of workers for ( the plantations that many abuses arise. Intoxicating liquor plays a part , in this traffic, and where fair means i fail in the securing of hands, foul methods are introduced, and flagrant , Ifi^nartintr te hv nn mpfln? llnpnmmnn i Describing one worker on the plan- | tations named Bourbaki, Doctor Spei3er explains that, before the native . enlisted he had been the professional ( murderer and provider of human flesh ( to his chief. , "He was one of the few natives." ] writes the doctor, "who openly admit- , ted his liking for human flesh. A year ago, when visiting his village, he , had ben inconsolable because he had come a day late for a canibal feast." , And on these islands only a few Jays sail from Sydney, there are pigmy races. Volcanoes are there and wonderful lagoons. Forest-covered moun- , tains and green plateaus may be seen, and there are beach villages whose in- ( habitants spend a greater part of their time actually in the sea. ( Pigs represent a kind of concrete idea of position among most of the , natives. These animals, in fact, are , just as carefully nursed as children. | Only male pigs are esteemed, however. and are tied all their lives to a pole under a little roof while the sows i run wild. "The pigs are carefully fed." writes Dr. Speiser, "but this, their only pleasure, is spoiled by constant and terrific toothache, caused by a cruel man. who has a horrible custom of knocking out the upper eye-teeth of the male. The lower eye-teeth, finding nothing to rub against grow to a surprising length, first upward then down until they again reach the jaw. grow on and on through the cheek, through the jawbone, pushing out a few other teeth on the way. Then they come out of the Jaw again and curve a second, sometimes a third time, if the poor beast lives long enough.?London Answers. Animals That Vanish.?A beaver was killed in Germany two years ago. It seems to have been the last beaver in Europe. The dodo Is not an imaginary bird, as most people think. It was a huge pigeon too bulky to fly and swarmed centuries ago in Madagascar. Hut explorers and sailors ate it out of existence. and no living specimen has been since 1081. The great auk may not really be extinct. There are rumors that it isn't, though there is no authenticated case of one being seen for the last fifty years. Hut they were common on the wild and rocky islets off northern Scotland just over a century ago. Any one who finds an egg can count on selling it for $500. Sealskin keeps getting dearer and dearer. The reason is that the furseal is being hunted out of existence. The Antarctic fur seal vanished some years ago, over 5,000,000 seals, it has been estimated, having been slaughtered in fifty years. Now the Arctic fur-seal is disappearing, too.?Stray Stories. t It has been figured that no less than 50,000 birds are killed annually in Kngland alone by dashing themselves into lighthouses during night Mights. MICHAEL ANGELO'S ROMANCE Artist 61 When He Met Only Woman He Ever Loved. Michael Angelo was born March 6, 1475, or, according to some authorities, 14 74, as the Florentines reckon. When he was two years old he was entrusted to the care of a stonemason's wife on his father's estate, three miles from Florence, says the New York Press. It was there, amidst picturesque surroundings that his tirst work was done. The lad's father was determined that his boy should not become an artist. When a candle was denied him the boy spent whole nights copying drawings by moonlight. "Why do you lead such a solitary life?" Angelo was asked, to which he ? 11 1 - <-? ir?n1/?uo mr* {u4haoo> ohn repneu; /All in cA jraiuuo iiuoitcoo, o??vrequires the whole man." He was a tremendous toiler. He studied anatomy even more than the physicians of his day. He drew his figures and skeletons, added muscles, fat and skin successively and then draped them. He had no time for social intercourse until late in life. During his seven years' labor at the Sistine Chapel he refused to meet any one, even at his own house. When three score and ten years were passed and he had long attained the highest triumphs of his art, he said: "Yet I am learning." A friend once said to him: "It is a pity that you have not married, that you might have children to inherit the fruits of your toil." The master replied: "I have only too much of a wife in my art, and she has given me trouble enough. As to my children, they are the works that I shall leave." It was in the twilight of his life that he met the only women he ever loved: beloved by all his countrymen, sought after by rulers of the world, the love and friendship of a woman gave him greater happiness than all of his triumphs. She even inspired him to write sonnets. This woman, who was destined to change the morose and taciturn man was Vittoria Colonna, the daughter of Fabrizio Colonna and the widow or Marchese de Pescara, the two highest nobles and generals of their time. Vittoria lost her husband in battle soon after their marriage; the young bride, broken-hearted at her bereavement, turned to literature as u means of distracting her mind, and was surprisingly successful; T. A. Trollope tells us that "copies were as eagerly sought for as the novel of the season at a 19th century circulating library." Wherever she went society did her homage; monarchs, men of letters and even her own sex were charmed by her brilliancy, tact and graciousness. She met the artist in 1536, when he 61 and she was 46; a man of such mature years usually falls in love with a young woman, but Signora Colonna had the rare charm to attract a man who had few friends and cared nothing for women, and yet he loved her with all the passion of a youth of 25. This stern man whom none could master was as clay in the hands of the woman he loved, although she ruled him as every clever woman rules the man she loves?she appeared to see only his good qualities, and if she thought he possessed any bad ones she failed to mention them. The lovers spent every Sunday together, having around them the friends they liked best. When political reasons made it necessary for Vittoria to leave Rome and go to the convent of St. Catherine at Viterbo, her lover wrote her daily until the time of her death in 1547. Michael Angelo was with her when she lied. His pupil, Condivi, tells us: "He bore such a love to her that I remember to have heard him say that he grieved nothing so much as that when he went to see her pass from this life. After her death he frequently stood trembling and as if insensible. He wrote several sonnets to her memory. It seems strange that he did not marry the woman who meant so much in his life, but he was past the half century mark and may not have cared to assume the responsibilities nf marriaee. Angelo made himself immortal in three different occupations. His fame rests mainly upon his dome of St. Peter's as an architect, upon his "Moses" as a sculptor, and upon his "Last Judgment" as a painter. Yet we find by his correspondence now in the British Museum that when he was at work on his colossal statue of Pope Julius II. he was so poor that he could not have his younger brother come to visit him at Bologna, because he had but one bed in which he and three of his assistants slept together, so that his poverty, too, may have kept him single. *'" The membership of the Philadelphia Fencers' club is nearly dominated by women. SERVIANS NEW RULER Crown Prince Alexander of Servla to whom the government of the country was turned over by King Peter when the latter was compelled to retire at least temporarily on account 01 nib poor health. COLONEL ROOSEVE IHp PwJnHl ^ ?-;>x^ B^R5jKS^8t s^B^WnraB^ x-K:v:fej|^^M^y*'j ilTOw^ Colonel Roosevelt is spending mui rigor? of his South American trip by k t Oyster Ray. He takes long tramps ith Archie, his son. ^AAA/WVW^ - ,'V^W\A/WVWV WILD GEESE When Once They Mate They are Together for Life. We know nothing of the courtship of the wild goose, hut we feel assured that it must be a seemly and worthy affair. Once mated, there is no further need for vows and protestations, for the birds mate for life. Together they unite in building the nest, but the goose alone watches over the eggs, while day and night the gander !_ ..II .11-?...of-- ??a wciivca in uii unctiiuiio uii ??uici <111va on land his trails of watchfulness. Neither man nor beast may approach without being fiercely and successfully assailed, buffeted and routed by a relentless attack with beak and wings. This guardianship is trebled when the new generation, helpless and dependent, voices its first need for protection from the perils which encomI pass and beset it. If, perchance, the small family elects to remain on the shore, the parents will circle round 1 and round the group of golden goslings and if danger threatens from any one direction, the gander, by some miracle of strategy, will succeed in : placing himself at the one vulnerable point in the entrenchment. THOMSON CO.'S 5c and 10c LACES Ol _ On Sale At "2^ 10 and 12 l-2c LACES |On Sale At - ? ? - ? ?.. rl I LURKS'. MKX'S \\|) ( i:i:i>i ( i:i) mi All Men's, Toadies' and Children's On Sale At Men's $1.00 SHIRTS- Xow 70 ("I Men's $l.oo 1'XloX Sl'ITS?. Men's fiOc I'NDKIIWKAI Roys' I'XDKRW Roys' f.Oc UXDI Men's r.Oc \V<iRK SHIRTS?Xow I Men's STRAW HATS?HAM Men's 2iie HOSIKRY?X( Men's l'.e HOSIKRY Men's iuc Men's SI'SPKXDKUS?Now 8. 12 Men's HAXDKBItCHIKFS?I di:i:ssi:s n Ladies' and Children's DRKSSKS PARASOLS II Ixidies' and Children's PARASOI Sale at coi,oki:i> mvsli One Lot Colored CRKPICS AXI) 15c Yard?Now On Sale at 2.->e ci:r.pi:s i One Lot 25c Colored CRKPKS?> ir.e KippLirrn: One Lot PI PPLKTT! ', Ifie Value, SILKS AXI) I) All SILKS and W'noL DRKSS ( a Reduction of DAMASK AN All Linen TABLK DAMASK and PATH TOWKLS, lU'CK TOWKIi Sale at MISLIN I N Indies' Ml "SI. IX (IHM'XS-On S:il I Ladies' M ITS LI X SKI UTS?Now . I Lailit-s' M I'SI.IX PANTS?On Salt | Ladifs' MI'SI.IX roltSKT 0?\"K I tidies' (SAOZIO VKSTS? On Salt.. THE r IT RECUPERATING Wssffi,, $%. ^^HgjKPa ifiHi9rar apPRPilf r*?*t tISIlicHlf<.K flK^njml <^1 ^f\% | HH^^i >,( i Vwmr / E' . .'.; HBB'\ \ B?3n J :h of his time recuperating from the eeping in the woods and on the water with Mrs. Roosevelt and boat rides His loyalty, astuteness and unselfishness are not to he found in those un"lworv:'nr fi.iif will! hiive presumed to slander him. In swimming, the strictest discipline Is maintained. The young form in single file, following'the mother. while the gander brings up the rear, with eyes constr tly sweeping the whole range of vVsibn. His vigil is ceaseless and untiriHg. Such is the life of these two birds who are mated in more than sex. and when death comes to one or the other of them, we know that, many times, the one who remains will seek no other mate, but will return each spring to the site of his former nest, which he will never renew again.?Atlantic Monthly. One of Them.?A certain millionaire did not approve of foreign missions. One Sunday at church, when the collection was being taken up for these missions, the collector approached the millionaire and held out the collection bag. The millionaire shook his head. "I never give to missions," he whispered. "Then take something out of the bag sir," whispered the collector "The money is for the heathen."?New Orleans States. THOMSON'S C MID-SUMMER 3 Trade Here and S buying at This Store durii can Save from 20 to 50 F mestics, Silks, Ffosiery wear, Clothing, Oxford ;nd One Day at Thomson's You to Come Miles for 1 en's Clothing--du?d lllliDKKN'S OXFORDS i i?i:k ckxt OXFORDS AND SHORS? 20 IVr (Vnl Hoiuclioii iin\(;s rs. Vow* 79 CTS. c?.now ;?ji i i KAK?Now I? CIS. OKWKAIt?Now :{! CTS. :tll (TS. ' PK1CIC ?w III CIS. ?Now r_? crs. KiiY?Now h rrs. an?l III CTS. . 8. 12 and III (TS. ,\IjF I'KICI: ?Now 011 Sale at Half Price i.\i.r I'IMCI: ?S, in all Colors?Now on I lair Prior XS. 10 (TS. Yl). VII "SUNS. Worth 12 1-2 and 10 (TS. Yd. 0 CTS. YAltll low (in Sale at 10 (TS. Yd. <o c'k v\iri? all Colors?Now on Sale at 10 CTS. Yd. IS loss coons 51 m >I)S?Now on Sale at 20 I'lOIJ CUNT I) NAPKINS NAPKINS?On Sale at 20 Per Cent Itcriiietion ? and UNION ToW10US? On 3. 7. 10 and 10 CTS. PIOKWIOAIt le at 30. 00. 70 and OK CTS. >11 Sale at 30. 00 and 70 CTS. at 10 and :t0 CTS. ItS-?On Sale at 10 and 30 CTS. at and K CTS. raoMsc Six Pounds Steel Cut . Rio Coffee for $1. IT IS SELDOM that we have an ' opportunity to pick up a Real Bar- 1 gain in HIGH GRADE COFFEE? c hut WE HAVE RICKED ONE UP : IN THIS LOT OF STEEL CUT RIO COFFEE. u We received a telegraphic inquiry : from a New York Jobber, asking if t we would BUY 1,000 POUNDS OF j CHOICE RIO COFFEE, AT A ( PRICE? We answered "YES." We now have the Coffee and it is ] easily up to the average Coffee you pay 2f> cents a pound for. Our . price, while it lasts, is SIX POUNDS FOR $1.00. , TRY A DOLLAR'S WORTH TODAY. < CARROLL BROS. ! At COST- ; c WE WANT TO MOVE QUICK T'utr* pvtidt n't T?APV cprxr'V OP? i HARNESS, BRIDLES, LINES, * < HALTERS, SADDLES, COLLARS, r COLLAR PADS, SADDLE PADS, WHIPS, ETC., ETC., AT ONCE. TO DO THE TRICK QUICK WE OF- ! PER THE ENTIRE LINE AT COST. IP YOU NEED ANYTHING OP THIS ) CHARACTER, SEE US QUICK. We Are Making Special Prices on All Porch and Lawn Furniture. See It. York Furniture Company t Five TwoHorse Wagons I HAVE FIVE TWO-HORSE WAGONS. THAT ARE SHOPWORN. HUT IN PERFECTLY GOOD CONDITION?THAT I WANT Td KKL1L1 WU1V.IV Ai\u WILL MAKE YOU PRICES , THAT WILL SELL THEM? , WITH OR WITHOUT BODIES. , If you have the slightest suspicion ' that you need a Two-Horse Wagon ' and would buy if you could get one at a Real Bargain Price, come and see what I have to offer you. My prices ' will certainly make you take notice. < Before buying SHOES, be certain to * see what I have to offer you. W. R. CARROLL For Last \ J Application f TO CHOPS 1 t I HAVE IN STOCK A c r FIRST-CLASS ; 1 TOP DRESSER AS GOOD AS NITRATE? t AND MUCH LOWER. < I IN PRICE. S LOUIS ROTH j YORK COUNTY FAIR o AT Rock Hill on October 14, 15, 16. ? 1914. Two Aeroplane Flights 1 daily. Balloon ascensions and numamiia nfhor flnp attractions. Horse ~ Races and Liberal Prizes in all Departments. li YORK COUNTY FAIR ASSO. li f.t 3 mo. q 0|A Continues ale All Week iave 20 % to 50 % lg this Ten Days' Sale, y 'er Cent on Dry Goods, E , House Furnishings, Und c Hate Shirte anH Millinpi } Bargain Feast. It will P this Saving. Come. n's and Boys' Clothing I One-Third Off Regular Pri trunks. bags a: All TRUNKS, BAGS AND SUIT C siike Plain Hemmed SHEETS. With Se Plain Hemmed Seamless SHEETS.Muhawk Hemstitched SHEETS?S: Uticu Hemstitched SHEETS?Sale Plain Hemstitched PILLOW CASH .Mohawk Hemstitched PILLOW CA! Utica Hemstitched PILLOW CASE 35c 10-4 SHEETING?Sale Price 10-4 Linen SHEETING?Sale Prict WHITE g Summer Dimity QUILTS, in White White BED SPREADS?On Sale at White MARSAILBS QUILTS?Extr MILLINER Your opportunity to purchase your and best selection we have ei year. Here yon will find Will llats for ladies at Greatly K?1 One lot $1.50 and $3.00 HATS?No one lot $2.00 and $3.00 HATS?N One lot $3.00 and $3.50 HATS?N One lot $4.00, $5.00 and $6.50 HAT! All RIBBONS?On Sale at Good PEARL BUTTONS?3 UTS. ( 10c PEARL BUTTONS? 8 (v Good TOILET SOAP?3 Ci Good 10c TOILET St I colgate's 25c talcl'm powukkcolgaite's 25c tooth pastkcolgate's 10c tooth pa? lyon's 2".c tooth i' tooth hkl'shks? n. 12 and 10 ' hailt bhcshks?8. 10 and : dressing combs? 8. 1 tell voi r fkikxi>s auoit sale. which contim ks i one day at this sale?1 .->o per cent here o m:\ >N COMF ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER J \\T E are authorized to announce J. W D. GWIN, of Sharon, as a candilate for County Commissioner, subject o the recommendation of the Demo;ratic party in the primary election. I?KIENDS of HENRY R. MERRITT IJ of York Township, beg leave to innounce him as a suitable man for i ippointment as COUNTY COMMIS- / TONER, subject to the recommendaion of the Democratic voters in the V rimary election. >1. t. t.e. OR HOUSE OF | REPRESENTATIVE ~ WE are authorized to announce EMMET W. PURSLEY of King's Mountain township as a candidate for the House of Representaives, subject to the choice of the Deinjcratic party in the approaching p.lnary election. t. t.e. WE are authorized to announce E. M. DICKSON of York Townihip, as a candidate for the House of Representatives, subject to the action >f the Democratic party in the approaching primary election. >0. t. te I HEREBY announce myself a candidate for re-election to the 4 SOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, rubject to the action of the Demo ratic party in the approaching prinary election. 52. t.e W. B. RIDDLE. I HEREBY announce myself as a candidate for re-election to the Souse of Representatives, subject to :he action of the Democratic party in he coming primary. 55 te A. E. HUTCHISON. FOR COUNTY SUPERVISOR w E are authorized to announce H. TT J. ZI.NKKH, or tJeinescia township, as a candidate for County Supertdsor, subject to the choice of the Democratic party in the primary election. 53 t te* WE are authorized to announce F. ESS CLINTON as a candiJate for COUNTY SUPERVISOR of i'ork County, subject to the voters of the Democratic party. j SO t. Le. FOR TOWNSHIP SUPERVISOR BETHEL TOWNSHIP WE beg leave to announce R. S. RIDDLE as a candidate for ^ Bethel Township Supervisor, subject to the choice of the Democratic voters in the primary. 50. t. te. FRIENDS. \\T E are authorized to announce TT E. X. MILLER as a canaiaaie 'or re-appointment as SUPERVISOR DF ROADS for Bethel Township, lubject to the recommendation of the Democratic voters in the primary elec:ion. >2. t. t.e.* KING'S MOUNTAIN TOWNSHIP WE are authorized to announce 4 R. M. ROBINSON of Clover, as i candidate for Supervisor of Roads n King's Mountain Township, subect to the choice of the Democratic ' ters in the primary election. WE are authorized to announce W. H. HOWELL as a candidate or SUPERVISOR OF ROADS in ting's Mountain Township, subject o the recommendation of a majority >f the Democratic voters in the prlnary election. OR COUNTY 9Uf?HiniLfluc.iiv OF EDUCATION 117 E are authorized to announce VV J. C. CORK as a candidate for m he office of COUNTY SUPERINTEN- T dENT OF EDUCATION of York ^ounty. subject to the rules of the democratic primary. >2. t t.e. FOR MAGISTRATE?YORK TOWNSHIP A FTER due consideration by the soljL licitations of friends, I hereby anlounce myself as a candidate for the ffice of MAGISTRATE for York townhip, governed by the rules of the democratic party. N. J. N. BOWEN. 44 t t6 * * hi- ?ltn olAfllAd W IIIU1I 19 juugiu "J v-V ie wears?Likewise he Is judged by ils Business Stationery?Use The Enulrer kind?It will pass judgment. ? THOMSON CO.'S Hamilton Stripe 1 A Hickory Shirting IvC Ladies' and Children's Parasols at HALF PRICE # ie- # ce. si) sl'it cases ASES?Now on Sale at ? '?> ll.W I l< III :ts am In Centre?Price 59 cts. ?Sale Price 09 CTS. lie Price 79 CTS. Price 98 CTS. :s?Sale Price 12 CTS. SKS?Sale Price 19 CTS. !S?Sale Price 29 CTS. 29 CTS. Yd. r?9 and 79 CTS. Yd. rn/rs 0 ; and Colors?on Sale at 81.29 and 81..'>9 79 CTS., 98 CTS., 81.24. 81.59 a Large Size?On Sale at $2.98 and 8I.?8 Y SALE A Slimmer Millinery. The largest ,er had at this season of the te. Iliirnt. New Hliie and Itlark lin-ed Prices w 98 CTS. o\v ?> ?? w $1.98 g Sow $2.98 and $2.98 20 Per Cent Reduction aid PS. Card nkes for 10 ("IS. IAP? 3 Cakes for 20 CTS. -10 CTS. Box -10 CTS. Package ?TK?8 CTS. l*aeka?e OWDER?19 CTS. Box I "IX. to ("IX. !? and 30 CTS. ' THOMSON'S TKX DAYS' 'IIROVOII THE 21ST. SPEND lOl' CAN SAVE EBOM 20 It) 4 ERY PI" RC11 AS E. >ANY.. '