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New Corti Mill t We grind corn every d iv, givers a tiial. , Paqeland Novelty Works To Automol ^y'" ' ; v For Gasoline,1 and Bicycle ai Accessories go Pageland H; Another Nei We have received another lot Shoes for men women and chih longest kind. Our goods are new tc compare prices before you Shoes and Oxfords for QTlfl nn' ol-iil Uliu up, IrtlUUlGil & Ul/C til Dress goods, 10c and up. S White Homespun 5 to 10c. Be Pants Si.00 to $4.00. Flour that Is as good i We are saving Why Not YOU? CATO CO Per J. H COLD "The mill can Never Grind vv would it not be to your interest quality before parting with that 9 pounds good Coffee. 15 ? grantulated Su The very Besl Table Sy best Fatent Flour Our Dry Department is < cheap as the cheapest. Clc and 1 0 cents counters, Resp T. E. C We are saving oil not Yon? - ^ -i- > tt i A Full Lane j* i?f stock Powders, Liniments and | 1 Veterinary Medicines kept on1 hand at oil times. Calls answer Erd day or night for the cash. Watts and Graves " Veterinary surgeons Pagcland.S. C ?ci Pit , 5U ca so tile Owners I ru ta 0 Oil, Tires, Tubes I t< nd Automobile ; to. ! h U b ardware Co. i ti i v P v Lot Shoes I: U of the famous Shield Brand iren. The wear-best and last>o, and you had better {J i buy. 5! men and women $1.50 * i 11 id up. . bl ilk Striped Crepe only 25c. tt ?ys' Pants 20 to 75c. Men's JJ w as the best $3.80. [ others money, 5 8? C? MPANY = !. Cato ti I v< I n< ______________ th cash * ps ? ith water that has passed" and at to get prices and compare 25 good old Cold Cash of yours. m $1.00 ? igar. $1.00 ?? fa< rup. 45c [2; $3.80 2 bll is good as the best and as JJJ >th divided into 5, 8 1-2. ^ ectfully. *! :ato iaiio t * ?'L * * . nny ; ag Ml rj; j I ?. 4 I >>! ^ ftlHTEOPQLITUJ By Pater Radford. M This country is suffering morS^H Inted politicB than from any^H Uady at the present time. arcely a campaign Bpeech mfl stform demand written or re enacted into law that dG^H rry the taint of personal flB me politician or political fffij ereof. ?K*| There is more "blue sky" tjBfiS ign promises of many pouHH nnlng for office than was ef^ES lned in the prospectuses of t)^H| t promoters of chimerical h^HB hemes. There are more secHfiH nations formed by politlctaa^Hg ime of "My Country" than rmed under any an 4 aUjH iases. There are mote polttflHE ites hidden in the phrase "TfctfQB ited" than wet-e ever conceattjH ;r any ahd all diher disguises. jffl| The inordinate thirst for politl >wer and unrestrained passion astery has caused more distress lis nation than the greed tor gc id it ought to be regulated by li 0 business combination ever purst teir competitors as relentlessly sited more heartless cruelty ui leir customers than a political pa tat seeks to make Junk of an istry, or cripple a business for pa lccess, through tariff measures, tlcal supervision and ofttlmes ructive legislation. Many politl latforms are as alluring to the vo 1 the story ot the rainbow with at ef gold and tbelr consummat lout as far-fetched. Self-gain is rst law in politics. There are mi ten in office today who, if tl suld not Bhake plums off the tree merlcan liberty or cut a melon tal om Uncle Sam's commissary, wo ave less desire to serve the publli The country is surfeiting with pa ts, who will bare their breast to 1 sta in defense of their country, lere are few men in public life i 'ill bare their breast tu voters or ig g&Uhtlet of party disfavor in 3hse of agriculture or industry, epresentative of the people, who 1 ermlt personal prejudice to dethr lstlce, party success to dlsfranct Bason or the rancor of a politl ampalgn to influence judgment ender C&pable service. The preservation of our prospe: epends upon wisdom, courage i onesty in government, and the At :an voter should seek these al utes as implicitly as the Wise I allowed the Star of Bethlehem hey will often be found to rest o he Stable; the plow 6r the staff he Shepherd. The sUrest Cure hinted politics and machine rule resh air and sunshine and there extant dements are most abund pon the farm, and when farm inkers and merchants are elected >embership la legislative bodies, mi f tha fsanhla In smnnwmm nn4 ? h kuo MVUWIV AAA 5UTU1UU1QUV Will I ppe&r. MIEREOJpRITII By PeUr Radford. Much has beea said and mora w in about the evil* of watered stock lg business concerns and the fai rs of this nation believe that ev allar written Into the life of ? iisiness organisation, should be a > say "I know that my Redeec veth," but farming is the bigg uslnees on earth, and there is mi ater In its financial transaction tl lat of any other industry. There i much water In a farmer's n rawing eight or ten per cent inter hen other lines of industry sect ioney for four or five per cent ] mum, as there is in a business p ig a reasonable compensation ui le face value of securities rei sntlng an investment of only fl mts on the dollar. The only < rence is, the water is In the inter ite in one Instance and In the sec Lea In the other. The promoter ofttlmes takes chant id his success Is contingent ui ie development of the property lived but the usurer, as a rule, tal > chances and his success crlpp ie property Involved. There may dustrles that cry louder but nc at suffer more severely from fin ai immorality in both law and c m than that of agriculture. The farmers of America today i tying $200,000,000 per annum mry on real estate and chat ans, and this interest capltalli Ave per cent, represents $4,000,0< 0 of fictitious values which the fai Is paying Interest on. This sum oney Is almost equal to the anni ilue of crops produced In the Unit ates. The earning power of the farms ite based upon his Interest rate vc tarly divides likes the earth's s ce?three-fourths water and 01 urth land. The largest body of 1 r that floats upon the financial he [there now rests upon the fan d its waves are dashing and Hows are rolling against seven n >n homes threatening ruin and d ter to the prosperity of the natl< 111 our public servants who und ind how to drain the liquid oK strial properties turn the faucet a . the water off the farms? It Is an admitted economic fact tl ere can be no permanent prosper! thout a permanent agriculture. Agriculture Is recognized as t eatest of all industries and a pri roui, progressive and enlighten rlcultural population la the sure reguard of civilization. m Ilir restless? fvflttiny of nations depends H| i ljpon contented home8. t f 8 Rf By W. D. Lewi*. jaFteildent Texas Farmers' Union. is woman dissatisfied? Why grow restlebs under the ^DSjHv of womanhood? Why is she 1 nf thp nnH.fflvntl Tnnrnl r\f ****% !? IB it not a sufRcieht political neht tot* woman that future lurse at her breast, laugh in a Add kneel at her feet? Can 1 leap to more glorious heights sing lullabies to the world's genulses, .chant melodies to minds and rock the cradle of ^ destiny? . uoa pity our country when the hand* .. shake of the politician is more gratl* ' tying to woman's heart than the pate ie^ ter of children's feet. ori - Woman Is Ruler Over All. >otfc rtjn Why does woman chafe under rein-} straint of sex? Why revile the hand rty\ of nature? Why discard the skirts po-, that civilization- has clung to since de- the beginning of time? Why lay aside cal this hallowed garment that has wiped ter the tears of sorrow from the face of its childhood T In its sacred embrace ion every generation has hidden its face the in shame; clinging to its motherly iny folds, tottering children have leafned ley td play hide and seek and from it i of yOUth learned* to reverence and reten spect womanhood. Can man think of nld] his mother without this consecrated 3 garment? p .trl- Why this inordinate thirst for powt>ul-( sf? Is not woman all powerful? Man but c&nnot enter this world without her vho dtmsent, he cannot remain in peace run Without her blessing and unless she de- sheds tears of regret over his deparNo tttre, he haB lived in vain. Why this will longing for civic power when God has jne made her ruler over all? Why crave ilse authority when man bows down and leal Worships her? Man has given woman can1 his heart, his name and his money. What more does she want? rity Can man find it in his heart to look and With pride upon the statemenfthat his ier- honorable mother-in-law was one of = ttri- the most powerful political bosses in den the country, that his distinguished . and. .grandmother was one of the ablest I iver fllibpsters in the Cenate or that his ! Of mother was a noted warrior and her for ' naine a terror to the enemy? Whither I 5 is J are we drift In B- end vhara ?ni lm-Jlland? . . . v ^ tanA-' ErC'. .-*$ ^JK^Qo^ S<tv* Us From a Hen-Pocked I follow the plow for a living and ?l my views may have In them the smell I of the soil; my hair Is turning whits f^l under the frost of many winters and la perhaps I am a little old-fashioned, U but I believe there is more moral Influence In the dress of woman than in all the statute books of the land. As rit- an agency for morality, I wouldn't tin : in Slv? my good old mother s homerm. made gowns for all the suffragette's \ 8ry constitutions and by-laws in the world, my As a power for purifying society, I 5ie wouldn't give one prayer of my saintly aer mother for all the women's votes In est Christendom. As an agency for good ore government, I wouldn't give the plea c mn of a mother's heart for righteousness , m *or the oaths of office in the land, r ot? There is more power In the smile est of woman than In an act of congress. ?et are There are greater possibilities for per good government In her family of ey. laughing children than In the cab- W"1 )0n lnet of the president of tee United " iPQ. States. fty The destiny of this nation lies in Hf. the home and not in the legislative e8t halls. The hearthstone and the fam- ? ;Ur. ily Bible will ever remain the source fT of our Inspiration and the Acts of the 11 ces Apostles will ever shine bi ighter than I >on the acts of Congress. Ij jn. This country is law-mad. Why add teB to a statute book, already groaning W jeg under its own weight, the hysterical II be cry of woman? If we never had a U| ,ne chance to vote again in a lifetime and ^ an. did not pase another law In twenty- 1^ ut. five years, we could survive the or- S deal, but without home, civilization H ir# would wither and die. in God Bave these United States ,tel from becoming a hen-pecked nation; :ed help us keep sissies out of Congress >0^* and forbid that women become step m fathers to government, Is the prayer of of the farmers of this country. id'. 1 A DIVINE COVENANT. r*a >r_ God Almighty gave Eve to Adam ? ur. with the pledge that she would be his helpmeet and with this order of comft,, panionshlp, civilization has towered oJ to Its greatest heights. In this relatlonship, God has blessed woman and , Its' ??an has honored her and after four !{].! thousand years of progress, she now j ggj proposes to provoke God to decoy m man by asking for suffrage, thereby by amending an agreement to which |B>i she was not a party. woman, rememoer tnat trie Israelite corned a divine covenant, and as a ' result wandered forty years in the wilderness without God. Likewise [{y man should remember that it Is a dangerous thing to debase woman hy 1 law. Rome tried lowering woman's hs> standard and an outraged civilization > { tore the clothes off the backs of the ed human race and turned them out to ft, roam In the world naked and uni i shamed. g m. NEW IV I have purchased the mark irdson and have moved then msiness to stay and I shall bi mything in the market line. PRO MP 1 I will now deliver promt hing in the fancy grocery lir )rder for meats, and we guar Yours For W. F. R How Lot Want' Disregard ihe laws or keep in touch with a ripe old age. A lew pennies occ your system purilied order. Ask The Drus Mangnm Sit ill Hoin v m. m. m. v/ A A -Same C We Protect your pr Don t risk your prope ties like this We buy and sell LAN any more Land. Die] SAY! We have securec retv of New York. Can any kind of Positions i us about this- Don't leave ageland Ins "The hustlers" an< R&x/b\. Strong and Di I > Give stead] Easy to li{ dean and i smoke. Dc in the wini At dealer? ev< STANDARD OIL Washington. D. C. (New J era Richmond, Vs. BALT1MO Norfolk. Vs. f SARKET et fixtures from Mr. R. E. Rieii1 into my store. I am now in the i pleased to have your orders for Fresh fish every Saturday. P DELIVERY >tly? not only your meat, but anyle. Include vou groceries in your an tee prompt delivery. Quick Service; EDFEARN ig Do Yon ro Live? > of health and die early, the druggist and live to asionnally does it?-keeps and in good working igist, He Knows Drug Co. g Business M-PIaee *J? operty while you sleep, rly without fire protection D?There will never be I you ever think of this? 1 the agency tor the National i furnish any kind of a BOND, at reasonable rates, home to get what you can get here 5. & Realty Co. i treat you-right people For Fishing, interns damping, and Hard Use under All Lirable Condition?. 7, bright light jht Easy to ewick. Don't n't blow out I Don't leak. s rywhere I I . COMPANY ?f y) Charlotte. N. C. vaK-' RE Charleoton, W. Va. ^ Charleston, S. C. | BWHHBHHK]