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tumorous department Their Pains Useless.?"You knew we had a French maid and German butler'.'" "Yes." "Well, we've been worried over them ever since the war broke out. We took the greatest pains to set them an example of neutrality. We were afraid all the time that it would be impossible to keep them from flying at each other. Of course, we were careful not to discuss the war before them. In short, we've been taking a whole lot of trouble for months to help them keep the peace. I can't begin to tell you how careful we were. And what do you suppose happened yesterday?" "Why, a pitched battle?" "Nothing of the sort. It seems the two were engaged long before the war broke out, and yesterday they were married." He Knew the Answer.?In a country school the teacher was trying to make the lesson as interesting as possible to her class of little ones. "Now, children," she said, "you have named all the domestic animals but one. Who can tell us what that one is?" There was no reply. "What!" exclaimed the teacher; "does no one know? What animal has bristly hair, is dirty all the time and loves getting into the mud?" A small boy raised a timid hand. "Well, Allen," said the teacher, "tell us what it is." "Please, ma'am," said the little boy reflectively, "it's me." A Good Job.?A certain cottage and its old mistress had Improved so greatly in comfort and appearance that a visitor shrewdly surmised that the son of the house, a lazy, ne'er-do well, had turned over a new leai. ne inquired about it "Yes, sir, my son's in work now," said the smiling old mother. "All he has to do is to go twice a day to the circus and put his head in the lion's mouth. The rest of his time 'e 'as to himself."?Buffalo News. An Appropriate Name.?Aunt 'Liza's former mistress was talking to her . one morning, when suddenly she discovered a little pickaninny standing shyly behind his mother's skirts. "Js this your little boy, Aunt 'Liza?" she asked. "Yes, Miss, dat's Prescription." "Goodness, what a funny name. Auntie, for a child! How in the world did you happen to call him that?" "Ah simply calls him dat becuz Ah has sech hawd wuk gettin' him filled." "Standing by" the Butcher.?"How is it," inquired a young bride of an older married friend, "that you always manage to have such delicious beef?" "It's very simple," said the older woman, "I first select a good, honest butcher, and then I stand by him." "You mean that you give him all of your trade?" "No; I mean that I stand by him while he is cutting the meat." As Ha Told It.?A marine was testifying about the explosion of a gun on a war vessel?an explosion v/hich had sent him to the hospital lor some months. "Please give your version of the explosion," he was asked. "Well," he said, "I was standing beside the gun, there was an awful racket, and the doctor said: 'Sit up and take this.'" It Worked*?The conductor was about to give the motorman the high sign. "Wait!" cried a shrill feminine voice; "wait till I get my clothes on!" Everyone in the car was suddenly afflicted with the rubber habit. Wht t they saw was an obese woman trying to lift a basket of laundry to the rear platform. Then the car rolled on. They Had Cut Him Down.?One day, in the lively old time of cowboy activities, a timid tenderfoot at Bitter Creek asked tremblingly if that bad man, Bill Buster, was hanging around there yet. "No,'* replied the native who was asked. "But he was here last week." "Are you sure?" said the tenderfoot. "Positive. I had hold of the rope." ?Browning's Magazine. Feed for the Cow*?An old Scotch woman had been promised a new bonnet, and before making the purchase the donor called and inquired: "Would you rather have a felt or a straw bonnet, Mrs. McDonald?" mo'om " qqM tho nnv aH lady thoughtfully, "I think I'll take a strao one. When I'm done wi* it, it'll maybe be a mouthful to the coo." Not For Him.?"What kind of meat have you this morning?" asked the husband of the butcher. "The best steak we have ever had, sir," replied the butcher. "Here you are, sir; as smooth as velvet and as tender as a woman's heart." The husband looked up and said: "I'll take sausage." A Different Question.?"Yes," said the colonel, pompously, "I am quite confident that the war will be over by October." "What year?" asked Bildad. "Ah," said the colonel, "that is another question."?Judge. The Rough Path of the Autoist.? "Doesn't it give you a terrible feeling when you run over a man?" they asked him. "Well, if he's a large man,'' replied the automobilist, "it does give me a pretty rough jolt." An Idyl.?"He is my ideal and I'm his idol," said the girl. "And your love affair?" "Is an idyl." "And your fiance?" "He's idle, according to Dana." Oh, Now, That's Different.?Ella? How did you like Jack, dear? Stella?Oh. he's a perfect bear. Ella?Growled all the time, I suppose? Stella?Er, no honey?wanted to hug all the time. Her Classification.?A little girl, when asked by her teacher to distinguish between the human and the animal families, replied: "A'brute is an imperfect beast; man is a perfect beast." A Definition.?"Dad, what is meant by carrying coals to Newcastle?" "It's a figure of speech, my boy. Like trying to tell something to a graduating class that they don't know."?Pittsburgh Post. ijftiscrllanrous $radiufi. MELTING BRITISH GOLD Beautifully Minted Sovereign* Converted into Rough Bars. A crew of grimy-faced workmen in the United States assay office near the corner of Wall and Broad streets will ** ' * 41 * * V\r? toolr a# nmsn some nine lumsui uic moa vt converting more than 2,000,000 shiny gold sovereigns, each beautifully minted, Into rough bricks, smudged with charcoal soot. The bricks will stand on wooden trucks until they have cooled off to the handling stage, when they will be trundled across the room and put into Uncle Sam's vaults. Washington in a few d -s will direct that some bricks be s ?d to Philadelphia. The mint i, lat city will put them back into the melting pots, add a little more alloy, and turn them into shiny coins again, at a considerable expense. But this time they will become United States coins. The new coins, as likely as not, will come back to New York, this time to stop in the sub-treasury, which is next door to the assay office. When war is over and Europe has begun to regain the ascendency in overseas trade that she lost with the first month of hostilities, the time will come when gold must go to London or to Paris to restore the balance of credits again. Thereupon, Lazard Freres, or Goldman, Sachs, or perhaps J. P. Morgan & Co., will deposit several millions in gold certificates at the sub-treasury, withdraw the gold coins and ship them in little oaken kegs to the other side. There they may be kept intact in the Bank of England, or, if there is need of more gold for coinage than is coming from South Africa, they will be thrown into the furnaces to be turned back into bricks. It is a waste that no one excuses, but which efTorts to avoid have not overcome. There have been three shipments of gold of a very unusual character made from London to New York in the last few weeka Kacn or inese consisieu of approximately $20,000,000, and was made on a fast British cruiser. The secrecy that is thrown around everything that the British authorities do has clouded the operation with mystery, but it is rumored that arrangements were made to send $100,000,000 in gold here to pay for part of the war supplies, which would indicate that two more shipments of the same size may be expected. The first two consignments were made in United States coins, $20 gold pieces, which were packed $9,300 to a bag, three bags to a box. The law provides that only United States currency shall be accepted at the subtreasury, so the motor trucks bearing the treasure were kept idle while a sample box was unloaded and carried into the building to be examined. When it was found that the contents were gold eagles the shipment was admitted. The third shipment, which reached Wall street last "Wednesday morning, was made up to the extent of $7,850,000 in United States coins and $11,615,000 in sovereigns. The sovereigns were taken into the assay office. Gold is nearly always In transit among the leading nations. The waste and expense connected with the pro cess of melting- coins into bars, and minting the bullion again is so considerable that American bankers made an attempt a few years ago to put an end to the destruction. They took the matter up with the treasury department and procured the passage of an act in 1911, permitting the subtreasuries to hold foreign gold coins at their bullion value, giving the importers a credit for the amount, less a deduction for light-weight coins, dirt and other foreign matter contained in them. It was proposed to hold these gold pieces until an export movement was undertaken again when they could be sent back to the country from which they had issued. The law and rulings under it issued by Secretary McVeagh were exactly what the importing bankers had desired, but these regulations became worthless almost before the printed coins were available. The reason was that the bankers who brought in $10,000,000 or so in sovereigns or louis found themselves charged with what they considered excessive depreciation. When they were told that the full bullion value, reckoned on the arbitrary basis of used gold coin, had been credited to them, they insisted on having the actual bullion value. The foreign currency, accordingly had to go through the assay office after all, and the privileges of the new act were not accepted. Similarly, much of the United .States coin that goes to Europe never returns in the same form, but the fact that the Bank of England and the government are not synonymous enables that institution to use its discretion in the matter of gold consigned to it, and of late it has held some of the American coin for re-export. The fact that the last shipment contained less than half American currency is taken to indicate that there is no more United States coin in the bank so that it appears that a considerable amount of the money exported in the summer of 1914 will not come back in its familiar form. The English ship our gold coin back as so many ounces. They pay no attention to the count, and to bring each bag up to the required weight they chop gold eagles into many small triangular bits, enough of which are included in each bag to make up the required weight. The sub-treasury here, on the other hand, reckons by county, or tale, and it credits the importer only with the whole coins. The chips are turned over to the assay office, which melts them up and reports back the additional credit to be given. In the case of recent shipments the value of these remnants has run up to several thousand dollars. The latest shipment of gold, with its $11,615,000 in sovereigns, made a total of nearly 2,550,000 sovereigns in the assay office, for an additional $750,000 in English coin came from other sources. The importers were anxious to get the benefit of the amount to their credit as soon as possible and as fast as the boxes were received the coin was put upon the scales and turned The furnace room of the assay office has no special refinements to distinguish it from the casting room of an ordinary foundry, and the matterof-fact way in which gold is left lying about shows that it has no glamor for the men working in it. The British sovereigns are heaped into wooden troughs, which are wheeled up to be within reach of the furnace men. The men wear heavy woolen shirts and asbestos gloves, but they have no protection for the face, and the heat from the furnaces is so intense that they approach the pots only for an instant at a time. The gold is melted In rough crucibles, each of about three gallons capacity. These crucibles rest on a grate surrounded by Jets from which crude oil is sprayed, making a red hot dame that beats around the coneshaped shell. A workman scoops out a few pounds of the gold coins one honrt in front of his face, and dumps them into the flaming retort. When the mass is a golden liquid another man dips a long handled ladle into the crucible and pours the flaming metal into molds which look not unlike extra large muffin tins. These molds are greased with lard, which makes them also burst into flame as the molten metal runs out The result of the melting that has been going on in this fashion for ten hours a day since the receipt of the last shipment is a stack of dirty bricks, each about the proportions of a building brick, but smaller and weighing between twenty-flve and thirty pounds. There is about $7,000 worth of gold in each brick. Ordinarily, the gold that is melted has to be refined before it is available for the government's coinage purposes, but the English coins, fortunately for the assay office force, are richer in gold than the American. They are 916 fine, as compared with 900 grains in our coins, and to make them suitable for use at the mint it is only necessary to increase the amount of alloy a process much simpler than refining. The bricks are weighed before going to vaults, and the weight returned by each furnace man must come within a very slight fraction of the weight of the coins given to him. A small loss in the alloy is caused by the intense heat, and is allowed for.?New York Times, September 17. GENERAL NEWS NOTES Items of Interest Gathered from All Around the World. The British government is reported to have placed orders with Canadian manufacturers for $65,000,000 worth of field artillery and howitzers. It is rumored in Washington that Secretary of Commerce Redfleld will be asked to resign his position because he is talking too much and talking without facts. Rueler Rolland. sole survivor of those who took part in the battle of Sidi Brohim in 1845, in the French war of subjugation in Algeria, died Friday in France, aged 95 years. Dr. F. I. Cohen, a Phiadelphia physician, has been indicted by a Federal grand jury in that 'city on 83 cases, charging conspiracy to violate the Harrison anti-narcotic drug law. A negro automobile washer, sat in the front seat of a car as it plunged down an elevator shaft from the eighth floor of a building in New York, Friday. He was not seriously hurt. Franklin Burton, ex-mayor of Ansonia, Conn., was arrested last week, charged with embezzling $136,000 from the Savings bank of that city on bogus notes during the past fifteen years. Newman Erp, a wealthy financier and railroad magnate of New York, on last Friday night took two bichloride of mercury tablets by mistake. His condition is desperate, but his physicians are hopeful of his recovery. An imperial ukase by the czar of Russia, issued Friday, called to the colors the reserve of the territorial army. If the age limit is fixed at 35 years, the call will bring out an addition of 8,000,000 fighting men. The city comptroller of New York, has recommended to the board of education that it lengthen the school day by one hour and the year by four weeks, on the ground that such a change would give a year in the elementary school course. The state department at Washington has received information to the effect that there were eighteen bombs found on the Fabre liner Sant' Anna, from New York to Marseilles, which recently caught fire at sea, caused by a bomb explosion. The ship safely reached the Azores with its 764 passengers. The proposed new treaty between the United States and Haiti was signed by the president of Haiti on Thursday, and is expected to be ratified by the Haitien senate. The treaty provides: First. The establishment of a Haitien receivership of customs under American control. Second. The establishment of a native constabulary force under command of American officers. Third. The establishment of American control over the finances of Haiti, to the extent necessary to prevent speculation and safeguard the interest of the Haitien people. Fourth. The term of the treaty la tnr 1ft vcars and at the end of that period it may be extended at the request of either signatory. NATURAL COTTON COLORS Mr. Brabham's Experiments Excite Interest Abroad. That South Carolinian who announces he has produced cotton of warm tan, yellow green, light brown, olive green and bronze colors, and is sanguine he will produce black cotton in the near future, has solved the dyestuff problem in part at least, if his statement is true. Luther Burbank thinks it doubtful that black cotton can be produced this generation, if ever. Still, it is possible South Carolina has a Burbank or possibly even a greater than Burbank. Americans, at least, will wish him success in his efforts to produce natural cotton colors. Nature's alchemy certainly is capable of producing more beautiful tints and colors than any German or Swiss chemist in his factory, but so far the open sesame to the secrets of her color schemes has not been found. And nature's colors are "fast," they do not run. and her mordants do their work with a perfection no laboratory can achieve. But nature's laboratory secrets are carefully guarded. She fashions her colors in accordance with laws which the greatest chemists only happen upon occasionally, as in the discover)' of the coal tar colors. The best the chemists could do, even in that case, was by the painful process of the synthetic production of alizarine from its constituent elements. To pet nature herself to perform this work would be one of the greatest triumphs of science in modern times. In fact, it is so great that it will require abundant demonstration and confirmation before the world and cotton growers especially, can be convinced that the South Carolinian's reported discovery is genuine.?New York Sun. HARDING ON COTTON Discussion of Responsibility Devolving on Southern Banks. This week when W. P. G. Harding, a member of the Federal reserve board, speaks at Raleigh he will have something iiteresting to say about cotton. Belrg a southern banker, Mr. Harding knows much about the handU Inor t\f nnttnn "Not Bince the days of the Civil war," said J:-r. Harding, discussing the situation in .he south, "has cotton occupied so prominent a place in international affairs as at present. By virtue of its use in the manufacture of explosives its possession has become a necessity to the nations at war. Great Britain and her Allies, having practical control of ocean transportation, announced, some months ago, their purpose of preventing shipments of cotton reaching Germany and Austria, either directly or through neutral countries. The orders-in-council which became effective last February, have aroused a great deal of protest in this country, the position being taken that no belligerent had the right to interfere with the shipment of non-contraband goods from a neutral country to another neutral country. While these orders-in-council have been the source of much irritation, it is claimed that they have not been effective in accomplishing their object, and the marked increase in exports of cotton from this country to Holland and Sweden, as well as to Italy, up to the time that she also became involved in the war, would indicate that Germany has been receiving practically her usual amount of cotton through neutral countries.'' Mr. Harding will talk of the conditions abroad as they affect cotton, and other important American crops, at Raleigh. He is very optimistic. Great Opportunity. "The bankers and merchants of the south," Mr. Harding says, "have at this time a great opportunity as well as a great responsibility. They are in close and intimate contact with the products throughout the cotton belt, and are in the best position to advise and assist them in taking the steps necessary to protect their interests which are also the Interests of the whole south. For the second time within recent years we have seen a large crop sell for far less money In the aggregate than a moderate crop brought .the preceding year. They have an opportunity of conserving the values of the south's greatest single asset?its cotton crop?and upon the bankers and merchants of the south rests the responsibility of the wealth or woe of a great agricultural section during the next 12 months and perhaps for years. "Leading financiers of the country, in commenting upon present conditions, which are due in part to the European war, freely express the fear that the sudden prosperity that has developed in some sections and along certain lines of industry, will be followed by a period of wild speculation and inflation. Reserves Large. "The banking reserves of this country are now very large, being considerably more than $1,000,000,000 in excess of legal requirements. The gold holdings of the United States, over $2,000,000,000, are larger than those of any other two countries combined. Our trade balances are piling up at an unprecedented rate and will probablv amount to $1,000,000,000 during the last six months of 1915. Rates for the best commercial paper are very low, 4 per cent or less, and the southern banks, should they be able to collect within the next 60 days, the amounts which they have out directly or indirectly on cotton, will be at an absolute loss to find a safe and profitable investment for their funds. "What better security, therefore, could a southern bank ask than the obligation of a merchant or farmer which he has been carrying on a crop not yet in existence?what better or more liquid investment, I say, could a southern banker find than to carry this same obligation along for a few months if necessary, secured by the actual cotton, properly warehoused and inon/1 onrfo in C\t Q mQ rlfAt 9 Qnph general action on the part of southern banks would greatly facilitate the orderly and natural marketing of the crop and would, in a great degree, relieve what is called 'distress cotton,' by which term forced sales of cotton, regardless of market conditions, have come to be known. Why Is it Contraband? "We should consider the object of the British government in issuing its orders-in-council and in its recent declaration placing cotton on the contraband list." Mr. Harding asserted. "Why is that government engaged in the most gigantic war of all history with perhaps its very existence at stake, so anxious to prevent cotton from reaching the territory of its enemies? Some have said that it is for commercial reasons, that the government is actuated by a desire to depress the value of cotton in order that British spinners may obtain their stocks at a low cost. This theory does not stand in the cold light of reason. "Modern science within recent years has caused cotton to become the basis of the explosives which are absolutely necessary in modern warfare. Cotton is usea in me manuraciure or smoKeless powder and in the production of the high explosives used by heavy artillery and by the great guns on the mammoth battleships of the navies of the present day. The statement has been made that every time a battleship of the class of the Queen Elizabeth goes into action that 12 bales of cotton are consumed. It is impossible to form an estimate of the amount of cotton that is used In the manufacture of explosives. Belligerent nations guard this secret closely. Concessions by Bankers. "The welfare of the south depends upon the cotton crop being marketed at fairly remunerative prices. The prosperity or the reverse of the southern farmer means strength or weakness to the merchants and the hankers of the south and vitally affects trade and industry throughout this entire country. It is within the power of the men of the south regardless of any untoward conditions that may exist. to protect the greatest asset of of that section if they will only make Intelligent and courageous use of their opportunity. "Let southern bankers wherever possible, make liberal concessions m their usual rates on commodity loans. High interest rates means forced sales. Present conditions fully justify low rates and southern bankers should be willing1 to forego temporary profits for the sake of security and solidity in the future. I am sure that the Federal reserve banks may be depended upon under their power of re-discount, to co-operate to the fullest extent with the banks in taking care of the cotton crop, and this assurance Is, ol course, not confined to cotton loans, but extends to other staple commodities." COTTON LOAN RATE8 Northern Banks Not Likely to Figure So Largely as Usual in Making Loans 8outh?The Treasury Aid. Northern banks are not likely to figure so largely as usual In making the customary loans to southern banks for marketing the cotton crop. The southern banks have been repeatedly proclaimed as capable of handling cotton without much if any outside aid. Although this is not generally the case, the readiness of the Federal treasury to add 130,000,000 of its funds to the supply, as Mr. McAdoo announced recently, leaves the Interest rate situation in an easier position than in previous years. Incidental to the proffer of treasury aid, the secretary stipulated that the member banks should limit their loans to customers upcn cotton to 6 per cer.t, and some of the Texas banks are now announcing this fact. There appears, however, to be some criticism of this stand taken by the secretary of the treasury, and the Federal reserve board. Many contend that they are transcending their powers in thus attempting to regulate private business. On this phase of the cotton financing situation. The Dallas News says: "No authority is lodged anywhere to prescribe a rate of interest to be charged by the individual banks. It does not lie in the secretary of the treasury, nor does it lie in the Federal Reserve Board, as many seem to think. The Federal Reserve Board can fix the rate of rediscount to be charged by the Federal Reserve Banks, but It has no such authority over the member banks. At present the rediscount rate of the Federal Reserve Bank on ninety-day cotton paper Is 4 1-2 per cent At that price member banks can get money from the Federal Reserve Bank on the security of cotton paper. That money they can offer to farmers at any price their pleasure dictates. "By alloting $30,000,000 on the 6 no* /???!t condition stiDUlated. 6 per FVi . cent might become the prevailing rate of Interest on cotton loans. In doing this, however, he would be putting the treasury in competition with the Federal Reserve Banks as a means of stimulating competition among the member banks. There would be little demand for the 4 1-2 per cent money of the Federal Reserve banks so long as there is any free government money to be obtained."?Wall Street Journal. CABBAGE PLANTS IF PLANTED NOW WILL MEAN CABBAGE FOR CHRISTMAS AND THE ENTIRE WINTER. I WILL HAVE SOME PLANTS ON MONDAY NEXT. LOUIS ROTH FREE ? TO OUR CUSTOMERS ? Call At Our Store and See the ALUMINUM KITCHEN IWAKE which we are Giving Away Absolutely Free to Cash Customers of this store. THE PLAN Is simply this?Every Cash purchase yua make at this store, amounting to five cents (5c) or more, entitles you to a coupon?you save the coupons until your total Cash purchases reach the amount necessary to entitle you to the pieces you desire, then bring the coupons to us and the Aluminum Ware is yours?ABSOLUTELY FREE. See Our Show Window or Come Inside and look this elegant Aluminum Ware over. It is the most complete assortment of Aluminum Kitchen Ware ever shown in this town. U rot/AG o 1SU11 I ?wi cat otviiv o wmw oz.?10 Cts.?Fresli. W. E. FERGUSON LET US INSIST-That You persist in teaching your children to persist in taking proper care of their teeth. Doctors who give such matters their attention, will tell you that many children suffer from many diseases that are caused directly or indirectly by carelessness in attention to the teeth. It is easy to keep the teeth in good shape and the mouth in good hygenic condition if the proper Mouth Washes and Dentifrices are used frequently with a good Tooth Brush. See us for Dentifrices?Pastes, Powders and Liquids, and see us for First Class Tooth Brushes. Yes, let us insist that you insist that your children persist in keeping their teeth in proper shape with persistent attention. YORK DRUG STORE 0WENSB0R0 Wagons Are the Best Built by a Southern factory for Southern Farmers. We Sell Owensboro Wagons? iir_ i?_ YYC nave yum sue auu uui Prices are Just Right. Need a New One? Just see Us Before You buy. DISC AND DRAG HARROWS? You will probably need one of these implements In preparing your seed beds for your fall sowings of grain and grasses. See Us before buying. R. E. HEATH COMPANY J. H. SAYE, J. L. RAINEY, President. Vice Prest. First National Bank SHARON. - - - 8. C. MAKE THIS BANK YOURS? We invite EVERY MAN, WOMAN and CHILD within reach of SHARON to make THIS BANK YOUR BANK. We want YOUR BUSINESS ?we want it on a basis of MUTUAL HELPFULNESS. You help us and we help you. Deposit your funds in this Bank and pay your bills with Checks against your deposits. This Is the practice of the best business men and women everywhere?it is the only correct way to do business. Paying with Checks is a constant guard to you against wastefulness and extravagance. You'll always think twice before you write a check to pay for an article that ycu do not really need? the Bank Way Will Save You Money. Open an Account with US TODAY. We will I/oan Money at 6 Per Cent On Cotton Warehouse Receipts. J. S. HARTNESS, Cashier. LUMBER? NEED ANY? Rough or Dressed Lumber Products, etc. We will serve you better and at lower prices. See us for Shingles, Lime J uement, faints, etc. j Builders' Hardware I/ocks, Door and Blind Hinges, Nails, Screws, Blind Fasteners, Door Catches, Sash Lifts and Locks, Transom Bars and Lifts, Pivot Hinges, Swinging Door Sets, Store Door and Front Door Sets, Etc., Etc., Etc. JNO. R. LOGAN The AGENT of ANOTHER Company But Who Carries Insurance On His Own Life In the Mutual Benefit, Says:? "If the average business man wore in position to personally observe the extraordinary liberality of the Mutual Benefit in the treatment of its f>ollcyholders, the claims It pays which no other company would pay), and the privileges it confers (which no other company ever conferred), I repeat, if the average business man had personal knowledge of these facts, you could sell all the insurance you wanted without a sales force.'' While the agent above quoted states an exact truth, It is also true that the "average business man," as well as all other kinds, leap before they look and buys life insuranco from the agent who first presents the matter to them or for personal reasons rather than taking the trouble to occ whether or not all companies vxc "about the 1 same." I am prepared to prove 841 me companies doing business In this section are "about the same," except the Mutual Benefit, and that it is in a class by itself. Look Before You Leap. SAM M. GRIST, Special Agent. Bagging and Ties Of course you'll be needing BAGGING and TIES soon to wrap your cotton crop in. Come to Us. Let Us supply your need. You'll find our prices Just right COTTON BASKETS? Everybody knows that we sell COTTON BASKETS?make a specialty of them. Let Us supply your needs. FLOUR? The next time you need a sack of FLOUR, suppose you try a sack of our FLOUR. We have the BEST sold | on this market. That's what users of our Flour say about it We believe you'll say the same thing after giving our FLOUR a trial. Try it TODAY. CARROLL BROS. Fountain Pens IF YOU use a Fountain Pen and want a New one?Buy a WATERMAN IDEAL. IF YOU haven't a Fountain Pen and want a good one?Buy a WATERMAN IDEAL IF YOU are hard to suit in a Foun tain Pen, give me a cnance ana i can Fit your hand with a WATERMAN IDEAL. IF YOU want a Fountain Pen that is always on the Job?buy a WATERMAN IDEAL. IF YOU would like to see a good line of Fountain Pens?let me give you a splendid opportunity by exhibiting my stock of WATERMAN IDEAL PENS?They're BEST. IT WILL give me pleasure to show you my line of WATERMAN IDEAL FOUNTAIN PENS. T. W. SPECK, Jeweler LIFE IT CAN BE A SUCCESS OR A FAILURE. WHICH WILL IT BE WITH YOU? 11 111111 Look at the men who are successful in the eyes of the world. Ninety-nine out of every hundred started & Bank Account when they were young?and tuck to iL And now, look at the failures. Very few of them have a Bank account now. Not speaking of when they were young. Perhaps you think you have not enough money to start an account. Haven't you a dollar? That's all it takes at THIS BANK. Just try it for a year or six months. If you do not wish to continue it you ' have lost nothing by the trial. I Which Will It Be?Success or Failure? IT'8 UP TO YOU. Bank of Hickory Grove HICKORY GROVE. S. C. REAL ESTATE LOOK! Now Isn't This a Nice Selection? The J. K. Hope Place: 70 acres, near Tlrzah, on Bock Hill and Clay Hill and Yorkville and Fort Mill roads. 5-room dwelling: large barn; 2 tenant houses and other buildings; 2 wells? ' one at house and other at barn. Adjoins T. M. Oates, F. E. Smith and Mrs. Glenn. This is something nice. See ME QUICK. The E. T. Carson Place: 185 acres; 8-room dwelling; 3-room tenant house; large barn; crib, etc. Plenty of wood. Adjoins W. R. Carroll and others. Now is your time to see me. Two Tracts?One 63 acres and the 1 other 60 acres?about 6 miles from Yorkville on McConnellsvllIe-Chester > T7W . H TI7.il 1 _ runu. x' not nati uao -*-* wm in,g; barn, crib and cotton house. Other tract has one tenant house. Each tract watered by spring and branch. Plenty of timber. Good, strong land, and the price Is right. Better see me. Town Property: My offerings here are very attractive. Can suit you either in a dwelling or a beautiful lot In almost any part of Town on which to erect one. Let me show you. Geo. W. Williams REAL ESTATE BROKER. DIRECTORY OF YORK COUNTY A DIRECTORY of the White Men of York county of voting age, together with the postofflce address and occupation of each, may be had at the Bank of Clover, the Bank of Hickory Grove, the First National Bank of Sharon, the People's National Bank of Rock Hill, or from The Enquirer Office at 25 cents a copy. This directory contains more than 4.000 names, and is of especial service and value for commercial purposes. Published by L. M. GRISTS SONS. W" Send The Enquirer your orders for high grade Commercial Stationery, Booklets, Law Cases, etc. I TO SUCCEEDTHE GREATEST BUSINESS TODAY ARE THE RESULT ' The hpcinnlne of the moat of then everlastingly at it produced SUCC1 One of the stronge3t points in CHECKING ACCOUNT PLAN. 1" can reach its best results without One of the strongest points ir CHECKING ACCOUNT PLAN. J can reach its best remits without i COUNT with a GOOD BANK MAKE OUR BANK YOUR I ON US. FIRST NATK YORK. It. C. ALLEIN, Cashier. "You Had Better Be ENAMELED WARE I No kitchen ever has too many of the right kind of ENAMELED COOKING UTENSILS?that's the kind we sell?the RIGHT KIND?the LASTING KIND. We have practically every kind of cooking utonsll in the best grade of ENAMELED WARE. Let us show you what we have. cr*n *to rv\r? OEiTi to rviv BAKERIZED COFFEE, HAMS and BREAKFAST BACON, TINWARE OF ALL KINDS, BEST FANCY GROCERIES. FARM HARDWARE. And anything else you may need in our lines. SHERER & QUINN /.A Wonder A Customer of ours on Railway, reports that for Nint Coffee. Out of the hundreds sent out in that long time, he three of these cans. No wonder We can afford Brand of Coffee. Your Money Back If You1 derstanding that You are to U ordinary coffee. LUZIANN Save the Coupons out c them with beautiful gifts. Dorsett's Cafe AND LUNCH COUNTER 18 NOW OPEN AND READY TO SERVE ALL KINDS OF GOOD THING8 TO EAT AT ALL HOURS We wish to announce that we have secured the services of Mr. Gaines MahafTey. a restaurant man formerly with the famous "Gem Restaurant" in Charlotte, who will have charge of our CAFE and LUNCH COUNTER. We can serve anything that is good to eat ROYAL PRESSING CLUB. We Invite you to Join our PRESSING CLUB. Five Suits Cleaned and Pressed Each Month for $1.00. When you want your Clothes Cleaned and Pressed RIGHT, send them to the ROYAL PRESSING CLUB. R. D. DORSETT, Prop. THE CITY MARKET Offers the Best Beef to be had, In all the choicest cuts. Offers Finest Cured Hams, raw or aw hw lha iwnn/1 nr UU11CU, VVUV1C VI I// tllV |/vuuu v* slice. Has Fresh Fish every Saturday. Buys HIDES at the market price. Wants all the good, Fresh Eggs It can get, and all the Butter It can handle. Will take all the good, fat Cattle It can get PHONE 74. C. F. SHERER, Proprietor. FALSE EG It is an old saying man," and quite true is t give quicker attention ar well dressed man than y careless of his clothes?ei stranger. Wouldn't Y01 ed Stationery, Booklets, e liable merchant, a banker but YOU know that YO notice the difference in th< that passes through your cpiup is written nn a nnoi a cheap looking printed h possibly?put it down in on a par with his stationei that way. Well, if this OTHER FELLOW thin tionery is of the cheap, s the same kind of opinio! form of HIM. What kind of station* kind that leaves a bad tasi attention by its very app please? The better kind c more because it gets mor< either kind. If YOU wai mand attention use the BI COST. Use the kind th; quirer Office. We insist As Good As Your Money isfied with the cheap, sho course we do not expect 1 DO WANT YOUR ORE in Quality at a FAIR PR A rubber stamp will others are satisfied with s printing office?but the ft facturer who wants to ere other Merchant, Banker with nothing but the BES L. M. GRIS JOB PRI Tssssn , ENTERPRISES EXISTING f OF PERSEVEHKM'E .1 was a modest one; but keeping 3SS. i these business growths was the fo business, be it ever so smalt, * ?K? a# a oupoiriMn if. iiic a j diviii v? ? vii wv/ im**? v? i these business ijrcwths whs the Jo business, be it ever so small, the ;<ystem of u CHECKING AC1ANK and do Your CHECKING >NAL BANK 8. O. O. E. WILKIN8, President. Safe Than Sorry" ? 4 SMOAK-BROWN CO. HORSES. MULES. VEHICLES. ======== f Tyson & Jones BUGGIES ARE BETTER? We sell the TYSON & JONES Buggies on this market and believe It to be the BEST on this market Hundreds of them have been sold on this market during the past fifteen years or more and they have given universal satisfaction to the buyers and the users. If you contemplate buying a buggy this fall see us before you buy. ."P SMOAK-BROWN COMPANY * ful Record.*. the main line of the Southern i Years he has sold Luzianne and hundreds of cans he has paid back the money on just to Guarantee this Celebrated Want It, with the distinct unse Only Half as Much as the If IS BLEND?D * JUST RIGHT >f Luzianne cans, and redeem = JroJtMlonal Cards. DR. WM. M. KENNEDY ? DENTAL SURGEON ? Office On Second Floor of the "Wjrlie Building?Opposite Postoffice. Telephone?Office, 99; Residence ltf. JAMES B. SHIRLEY DENTAL 8URGEON First National Bank Building YORKVILLE, 8. C. V Office Houra: S.tO A. M., to l.tO P. M. t f ly Choice MeatsWhen you want a CHOICE dTEAK for Breakfast, or an extra Fine ROAST for your dinner, Phone Old George? He %vill please you every time. For Dinner?We have Cabbage, potatoes and Turnips, White Beans and Butter Beans, and all kinds of Canned Goods. When You want Good COFFEE, Just come to SHERER'S?I have It. ^ Don't Forget to Pay YOUR Beef Bill. I Owe Men in the country and They Want Their Money. Why can't we all be Honest? ^ We can't help being poor. You pay Me, and I'll pay Them; w Then We can get some more. OLD GEORGE THE BOTCHER. V Send The Enquirer your orders for high grade Commercial Stationery, Booklets, Law Cases, etc. mm ?? * that "Clothes don't make the his saying?but YOU would id more consideration to the ou would to the man who is gi specially if the wearer were a J? Yes. Well, Good Printtc., do not make a good, reor other safe business man? U?unconsciously possibly? ; quality of the printed matter hands. If a letter YOU rer quality of paper and carries leading YOU?unconsciously your mind that the writer is y and YOU think of him just , be true then what does the k of YOU when YOUR stahoddy looking kind? Forms i of YOU that YOU would ?ry do YOU use? Is it the te or the kind that commands >earance?its Quality, if you ^ osts a little more?it's worth :?but a red stamp will carry it YOUR stationery to comiST?it will pay YOU for its it YOU will get at The Enon all Our work being "Just Will Buy." If YOU are satddy kind of printing, then of ? * r :o get your orders?out w o >ER if YOU want the BEST ICE I satisfy some people, while inything that comes out of a 'erchant, Banker or Manuate a good impression on the or Manufacturer is satisfied T?That's Our Kind. T'S SONS, NTERS