Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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M, If. AUI,I,, FDITOR. THANKSGIVING. Next Thursday has been set apart as a day of thanksgiving by the President of the United States and the Governor of this Common wealth. It should be observed in a proper and becoming mannler. The custom was first inaugnrated by the Pilgrim tathers of New England and only become a nation al day when President Lincoln is sued his first thanksgiving procla mation. It is a day now observed by all the tates, and is a legal holiday. We have imch tor which to re turn thanks. Tre there are troubles and sorrows which of ne cessity come into every life but it is throigh suffering we are to re ceive the blessing. On oce'asions of tlhis kind we cannot better show our appreciation of the ble-sings we enj"y than by helping the orphanls and the poor. In the death of Mr. Iouis Kohn, which occurred at the i-e of his brother, Mr. August Kohn, in Col umbia on Sunday, the younger gen eration of newspaper men of South Carolinialloses one of its number who gave bright promise of a brilliant career and who would have adorned the profession. Mr. Kohn gradu ated at the South Carolina college last summer and since that time had been associated with his brother in the News and Courier's Columbia bureau. le was devoted to his work and it was of a high order of excellence. The writer was thrown much with Mr. Kohn and had learn ed to esteem and respect him for his sterling qualities Of character and to love him for his genial nature and bright and sunny disposition. He will he sadly missed from among the nber of Columbia's newspap er wr.er!. * Mayor Sullivan and the police of Anderson are setting anl example to the reit ot the State and show ing that we do not need the Calvin law\ of Georgia so badly as we need men who will enforce laws that we now have. A white man who has a family to supl)ort there,jvas ar rested as a loafer and loiterer oil the streets and sentenced to the clinim gang. but ,enteiice was st pendhed in case the man we work, lie did it. \\ ith ofhic. like this we need 1no new laws onl our books and( thle pheeC w\ou1ld soon have a chanice to rest easy."' - llorenee Tlimnes. Thec same state of affairs exists in Newherry. With Mlagistrate Chiappell and the Mayor after the vagrants there are very few. idlers' in Newhe'rry. Inl fact we hiave heard someW of our citizens comiplain that they hiad cleared them so tin i that y oul coulfd not p)ick up) a boy to go onl errandls or a man to (10 0(1( job)s of work. Our vagrant laws are sulflcient if they were just eni forced. Thle tact is that is thc. great trouble. It is not more law that we need but better enforce ment of thle laws nlow on the statute books. Tw'enty'-eight Italian workmer were b)urnedl to dleathi early Satuiir dlay morning inl a tire whni dies troyd'i a shanty near J ohnstowni Pa.. in whlichi nearlIy a lhundreC( de were asleep. TPhirt y-two( were in juredl ini the fight to ge't out. TIhursday was the coldest Oay in New Orleans since 189S, the ther mnomieter registering thirty degree OIne of thle promiinent banliks o Flkhiart. Ind. , has been closedl 01 account of a r'un of several days dm to rumors set afloat by enemnies o the bank. CRE? SF T HE C1o1 At "ClefA time when and must how low wl Frc Everybody v goods ever l cure some of Clean Sw We quot( - ir Every Cloth Shelf, Our This is good everybody \ every respeg the economi opportunity to convince eyes opened A LL Rememt to go by Jan get the first Don't miss t Th( AT REDUC1 ILENDID NEW STO( ....UPON THE MAR EWART-F thing, Shoes, -i Sweep" prices at a in you need the goods T buy when you see tv 3 are selling them.0 rm Now On t ill have a chance to get at low pri< brought to this market. We want < the bargains we now offer. reep of Clothing ShoE $ 5.5) and I .00 now $ 3.75. 8.00 .9.0 " (.00. 10.0 " 12.50 " 8.50. 14.00 " 15 (l) " 10 C0. 16.00 " 17.00 " 12.5o. 19.00 " 20.00 " 14.50. o Pricos nro Solid and Rut Proof a "Great Reduction" price es, but everything goes i Furnishing Goc ing Counter is a Bargain Countei Entire Store is a Bargain Store news for those contemplating buyir vho knows any thing about our sto< t. This Grcat Reduction comes in cal buver most forcibly, for there to save monev in buying your winte the skeptical, but all who buy he GOODS ARE MARKED >er that everything is just as adveri uary I st-just 40 days yet to come, pick of the splendid goods going at his sale and then say that you thout SEwarbi Clothiers and 0 ".K THROWN KET BY.......... '1FER CO. Hats, Etc., We have decided to make a change our business on January 1, 1904. his has absolutely been determined id all goods left in over stock after is Great Reduction Sale will be fered. in bulk at the best offer we tn get for the whole stock. o Jan. 1st, :es some of the best and newest ,very friend and customer to se is, Shoes, Shoes Shoes Which Wore $1.65 now $1.25. i " " 2.25 now 1.75. " " " 3.00 now 2.50. 3.50 now 2 75. 4.00 & 4 50 nw 3.25. " " 5.C3 & 5.50 uow 4.00. Fine Shoes, Good Shoes, for mon womnou nKId childeU. s on these two leading n the sale, Hats, >ds, EtC. r, Every Shoe Shelf is a Bargain in this Great Reduction Sale. ig now or in the near future, and :k wilt tell you it is u1'-to-dcate in the nick of time and must strike has never been offered a better ir outfit. We can scarcely expect re during this sale will have their IN PLAIN FIGURES :ised and that the whole stock is Time moves swiftly. Come and "Clean Sweep'' prices. ght we didn't mean what we said Pifer Co. utfitters..