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RURAL MAIL CARRIERS. A Bill Introduced in Congress to Raise Their Salarie3. The rural ma! carrier., in Sxuth (':rolina and thn--ituvfiotit the t-otint V w receive $900 pe-:.a.t !leveafter !wead of the iin: the.:: re now .-Ving, shou'l i te 14ill k:nch : r:Pen introduced in the ho:se I ->r thi ? ose h: V.r A~~ (.- db * :eh from Wa.1 I 1 11mbia Recow - Mr eaI <.-.ters of tL:.' tc. - c m>.. l I-aid and that thiey sh-> i he hppb aken eare of thaa 1e :i-e it p-c. e,.t 'Te agree wit: M-. -G(::. he-: t . eharacter of the work performed by tue carriers i, e-tr-a int con:idera tion, and the -. c h:-,.e in keeping horses :-r-i - e% ine hundred is not too much to pay them. It is said .hes is tbira'r - ! State iay lose mag * i-efree fel' ny rtes at ..:I ev* 1at1*0xcor-li.:1 to what Represe'nat- -'Jerihc ;ad Joh6nsoa %:x I,-a:Oe:.te .-- Johnson r-: y rai- I a::.:.. v the fact that - pot.. :ister te-i eral would so t u - cq tot the rqgtw* now En -.-op-es thte ,*c#le jatrotizi-.. th-. sent ouit and receved more w.%,!. "They iust piat ron' the roi tve " he said. if ite the present facilittes are to remain as are. It will be a question for plople in the diffete0 setions to determine for themselves; if they wenthem they must write more let ters and receive more; the postofflee dp4Aieht is in earnest about cutting t15ihn"f and we cannot 4o anything to stop.it unless the people show the prgej appreciation of. what the gov ernent is doing for them. 'I wrote the postmaster general a letter about three weeks ago asking him to let the carriers on the routes weigh the mail they handled to deter mine whether there had been a fall izig off. I have never received a re ply to my communication, and I sup pose a government agent will be sent: out soon to weigh the quantity of nletter handled. I hope,. the routes eieii be saved to the people .in the epiintry." We said something about tjisd last week and we again call the a ntion of;.the people in this county t4 the necessity of making greater sef the rural routes in this section ewihthem continued.. In the time, however, the salaries of c arriers on the routes retain e4 edcttl be raised to nine hundred dallars, at amount even is poor pdf for men who have to go out in all kinids of we& her to serve the public. Wehope Mr. Aiken will get his billt tlir4ugh. He Knew It Was Good. New York Times. One. of the leading officials in the Uniited States bureau of printing and engraving had- a somewhat peculiar eenee-ience while on a recent visit to: New York. His business being to study and compare eretain engravings made by metropolitanu edigers by ordei' of t the bureaa~ the ificial naver left or retdrned to his ihotel without i-hanid-: bag. which he was careful never got out of his possessibi. On requesting and receiving his, bile at the end of: several days he tendere -n payment, g a brand new $20 silver e 'ficate. a The clerk looked at it and then passedi b it baek. yn "What's the matter ?" inquired the guest. "I can't take that," replied the clerk coldly. "I don't think it's; good."b "Not good !"" exclaimed the officiaL. "Not good! Why, man, it'~s good, I made it myself! t "Yes," said the clerk, "so Ii A Divided Sentiment. Ne# York Press. Little: Agnes is twelve years old. SheiYsa poetess. She has, maybe, a sense of humor, atid positively,:she did not like her stepmotiher. On the1 latter's birthday the youthful rhymer put forth all her powers to please the lady who had usurped her own moth *r 's place. The quatrain ran as fol lows: I thank you for your kindness, I thank you for your love. And hope God will reward you By taking you above! ifer stepmother hardly knew wheth-' er this was to be taken prematurely not. She sunosed not! H UR~ SENSATI Wednesdt Prices will reach 3handise in our st( iay, we shall make may be, you must rnarked at a sacrif must believe. Thi Sale Di: Silks and Dress Go, 36 in. Black Taffeta worth $1 .25 ale 79 cts. 36 in. Black Taffeta, worth $1 .5( ale 98 cts. 25 pieces of Silk, 1906 styles, w >r this big sale 48c. yd. 25 pieces Silk, 1906 styles worti >r this big sale 29 cts. yd. 36 inch white China Silk the 50 is big sale 39c. yd. All 35 and 40c. Dress Go'xds, blk ls sale 23 cts. yd. All 50 and 60c. dress goods, bla< yr this sale, 39c. yd. All 75 and 85c. Dress Goods, bh rls sale 49c. yd. Be on hand each day, rain or shir New Spring Gi 50 pi eces A. F. C. Ginghams, wo d. buy all you please 8c. yd. One case 36 in. percales, short le >r only 5c. yd. 50 pieces Apron Ginghams, wort us sale, 4 l4cts. Clothing. Clot Here's where we are the stronges ving sale. We have just received rad overcoats at exactly half price, :mbard. the other clothing sales, ni o 25 or 33 per cent. discount. I a: Jt. I am here to stay. One lot men's Cassimere and Ch atterns, the $7.00 and $8.00 kind: Still better suits o-rth $10.00 an g sale $7.48. About 100 men's Overcoats worth close out at $4.98. ONAL SALE Ig,uTredoyl the lowest limit, a clean sv )re. The opening day of th 3 such offerings that no r be here to get your share. ice, so come and see for yc e best and greatest values ens Wednesday, Febr xds Sale. BgSo yd., for this big thbisae ) yd., for this big rolgin orth 75c. to si.o0, 9cs ar b 50c. to 69c. yd., 1 ae ais iesos u and 69c. kind., for Al$.0ad$.0Lde'fn i an netcktorndchaloryou,1.50r :ck and colored, for* frtebgsl;9ea. - ck and colored, for ~( ar Al rhsets0$3.0da12$4.0-sho 1 s.ad2ct.y.fothi big2 cs.,fo t n his big bargaigtheedasialn day, ModayrandTuesdty rt and 12 1rps to. Rm ans h mnt the8y ind, Ofyrsefdeslldsrma pie.viot ofuiemsfesh nwegt foronl cs.,98.evd rmteinfa hy ilb 50 o$e12o.50, teo3rctthknds hing50doey pairofsets nthe 5 us e ifo thedozen sa en'afHoe a inthi bi bagai Ct pro i.adchlrnsH 50 denso ladies'fieso,cu one hundred suits 1e ts. kid t.pair. an w popset Base Sadis andinesheu n nottryin to sll fo1t39 ar .49 Boycse Sdis' fine shr os,u tiae$1. 9 . vio suis in neat 250 and. Boys' Ladies'nfineosbh ornly$4.8. air, m oststre chce o $1c.5 ar 50 do en's Neige Shiwrtth$ i $12.50 for t1.5s takeyu coice3 c 50 edoes men's Negige shirs, woth $8.00 nd$1000, l2 Coss ents $3.50e Shits t40 he ABig Embfu~Ht orery Afford an2t.dotis ou ce.aoft I n Ne brr' dozentm ng Coe h AT MIM ieep of every diollar is great sale,Wednes natter what the' Wi Every atticle in th >urself, fo# what the now stare you in thE uar 7th, at9 O de. The Great 3 marked down for Case after case of]1 past few days. One< spring stock now shirt waist suits, wori from $1.25 to only sale 10c. yd. One case rnerceriz< from $1.75 to only kind, for only 1 5c. yd from $2.00 to only. es, cut to$.8 A lot of Ladies' B] *,ra~? great yalues at $3.00 Ladies' Skirts In b 2.00, cut to only palues at $3.50, only $250 ~ ~ Lot cof better, finer p cut tofancy pattern and bli 8 and $8.00, take your s cut toortly $2.75, .All $1.50 ar.d $2.0 r Sale. sale for only85c. eac trtables worth Towels a e, 10 ets. yd. innaugh's, Satur- 20C. pure Linen T( for only 25c. usands. Linen Huck and T, as at less than haf cts. for only 9c. each, ids. Ends just re- 50 large White Be< icked up quick, so two to each customer 200 large white Be osiery kind, two to each cus oronly~ets.100 large white Be 70y3 et"" kind, two to each cus 10 ets. kind, for 4 60 inch bleached 'I se, the 12 1-2 and' this sale, 19 cts. each~ 5-4 Table Oil Cloti Pants. only 15 cts. yd. or $2.00 and $2.50, 25 pieces Amoskei ed on the outside, ins worth $3.50, for it for only 13 l-2c. y f5 ts. and $1.00 50 full yd, pieces d~ i0 and60 et. kind, where for 8 l-2c., he: 50 full pieces dark 75 and 85e. kind, blues, the 9 cts. kind, $1.00 and $1.25 50 pieces dark Per zdles o ~. the 121 -2c. kind, oni 4iss thIsI UGH rowirg Store. rAIf, it4 s worth of mer day will be a gala Bather conditions e store has been )ye sees the heart faee. White Goods Salie. 1ew White Goods received in the :ase White Madras for waists and h 15 and 20 cts. yd., for this.big ad white waisting, the 20 and 25c. lies Skirts. ack and Grey Skirts, would be ,only $I.49c. each. lack and gray, would be great $1.98r each. and lighter weight skirts, neat, ck and gray, worth $5.00,'$6.65 choice for only $3.98c. each. - 0 Ladies' Skirts to go in this big h.2 rid Bed Spreads. wels, extra large width towel, 2 irkish Bath Towels, worth 12 1-2 I Spreads, the 75 and 85c. kind, 49c. each. d Spreads, the $1.25 and $1.50 tomier 98c. eachf. d Spreads, the $1.75 and $2.00 tomner $1.49 cts.. each. able Linen, the 35c. kind, for instead of 25 cts. yd., it will be SA. C. A. Feather Ticking, brand ead of 20c. yd., Mimnaugh sells La . trk Outing, worth and sells else 'e only 4 l-2c. yd. Percales, plenty of reds and only 6 l-2c. yd. cales, plenty of reds and blues, y 9 cts. yid. Qig Sa e