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Finger Bowls. Denver Post. ''Did you ever stop to think about finger bowls?'" asked Ann, the wai tress, of the newspaper man at break fast. "Well, I had the subject brought up before me right yesterday noon. A guy from the East, a cranky old man, looks up at me when I sets the finger bowl before him and says: 'None for me, young woman. I can eat a meal without having to take a bath afterward.' I took it away, and then he grew lucrative and wanted to talk. '' Finger bowls is only for the vulgar, to my mind,' he says. 'You might as well bring me in a comb and brush or a shaving outfit.' " 'I guess you're right,' I says, jollying him along a little so's I'd be in line for a tip. '' 'Right?' lie fires back, 'I know I'm right. Finger bowls ain't got no more place on a refined person's table than tooth brushes. Now, just imfag ine how I'd look picking up a tooth brush and going after my molara when I'd got through eating this sop py pudding. Wouldn't that disgust 6 Prescriptior Which we use are without c We believe ir PURITY. We constantly preach PU We always practice PUR cives. PURITY counts, and cou: Ask your doctor. MAYES' DRI Successful Hi Arethe ones who sit down o They put this and that together don't bite at all "Bargain Ad" F pair, etc. "We give such They know that they save nickl< article they buy from us. No c pared or financially able to give money than we are. It actuall) a double-seated carriage and a i all the goods that a farmer bouE We have thousands of bargains only mention here a very few. 500 pairs Pants, not a single p, $1.50, our price 92c. pair. 300 pairs Knee Pants, every ps 250 Men's Suits, not a Suit in t our price $4.98. 100 Boys' Suits, not a suit in 1 our price 89c. DRESS GOODS.-Here's whe back. Don't buy a single yard Worsteds, Woolens Outings. et< Come, if vou don't buy it will p)ost 'ou a 1,0 0 yards Outing going at 4e yard. SHOES! SlOE~S!--We have the Shoes, money, you want the Shoes-Going at Come before you buy We have lhttle the time to dispose of goods for less thai 0.1K1 SPE'CIAI,-1-0 yds. 40 in. heavy White I JEW E - t a o attato where Good Thlngs ~~ THE S. S. Yes, we have the best line shown in Prosperity. We hav Post Cards and Toilet Articles We sell other goods also. Yours for more 1: THE, Her ring was answered by an offi ial in uniform. "I am come," she began, "to take he inmates for a picnic in the green "ields and flowery meadows, It's a Peautiful day, and it will do them a vorld of good, cooped up as they are n this building day after day." The official gasped for breath. lever in all his long experienoe had le heard such a cool reqpest. He imply gazed at her in astonishment. "They can't come, madam," was 3l he could utter. "Yes, they can. Let them all come -every one of them.'' "We never let them out," he ad ed in a hoarse whisper. ''Oh, yes, you do I I met two of the ear old men just now in their long mock frocks." A whole flood of light suddenly urst upon the astonished attendant. le saw everything clearly now. ''Ah, I seel'' replied he. ''You rant the workhouse. It's just around lie corner. This is the county jail.' ,on1don Graphic. What the Boer Intended to Bay. A detachment of soldiers was en aged in clearing a certain district . the Orange River colony of sdp lies, and during the operations Col. hovealong's staff oflicer came up to Boer farmer sitting at the door of is cottage with a large stack of oat raw in the hack-ground. ''I have orders either to buy or estroy all forage and food in this istrict.'' said the officer. ''I there >re give you notice that I am about > set fire to that pile of oat straw.' 'Bod I tell you '' Began the tolid Boer. as lie removed his pipe rm his mouth. '1o. you may Is well knowstraigit t'. itTriipted the ollicer. ''tIat lsistance antd objection are alike fu le. "1od vould you blease '' onet lore hegzan the farmer. ''I can listen to no excuses; I have either time nor inclination,' ' was ic impatient rejoinder of the officet s lie hurried away. ''Vell, my dear.'' said the Boer to is wife, as the stack of straw burst ito flane and the officer went on is way rejoicing, dose Khakis are range peo)les. I vanted to dell him at dis vas de oat straw I haff sold de Colonel half an hour ago." Thus saying he meditatively jingled bie British sovereigns in his pocket. No Longer A Gentleman. ''Tle ienbers of a football team Cre in my car going to another city,' lid a sleeping car conductor. ''They ad to ride half the night and so they )ok the sleeper. One youth had SO nitts to spend, and when lie went to ed he decided to hide the money so obody would find it. When no one -as looking lie slipped it. into the toe f one of his shoes. Then he put the hoeIs under the berthI and went to eep to' dream of his fortune below. 'Well, along in) the night the por 'r etune1 in antd heg.an his work of hinin'g shoes, Hie found the jay's hoes with the 10( cents in it and on ought to have seen him smile. D)is man am suttinly a gentleman,' e said. 'Jes think-leavin' me 80 ents jes for blinkin' his shoes.' ''The next morning wvhen the play *r found his 80 cents gone he almost ad a fit. He made the porter give rim hack his money. The porter was nad. He came to me and said: ''Say, boss, you know that feller ih said wus a gentleman fo' leavin' nie 80 cents fo blackin' his shoes?' '''Yes,' I replied.' '' 'Well, he ain't no gentleman mo's a jay. HIe was usain' dat shoe as i 1han1k.' ' '--Denver Post. Offered Choice of Seats. When sihe entered the car it wvat eaisy to see that she was angry. His shin was high in the air, and her lips were set in a rigid line. The car wvat erowded and every seat was occu p)iedl, so she pushed her wvay up front with a determination that gave fur ither evidence of her vexation. Shi r'eachedoi the front end of the ear just a tail, good looking man rose and: lifting his hat, asked in a pleasani voice, ''Won't you have this seat?' ''No, I won't'' she s;napped. The young man was surprised, but sal down again without speaking. .Foi ab)out five minutes she rode along banging on to the straps. Then the ear gave a sudden jolt, and she wat lthrowvn unceremoniously into the vivid red and, struggling to rise, wau almost on her feet when anothet lurch threw her back again. ''Madam,'' ho said quietly, in the satme good humored 'tone, ''if yor refer this scat to the one I offered~ before you are quite welcome to t." -Baltimore Sun. Daughter-Why is that paper call 91a riief, papa? Judge-That is a little legal joke, you?' "Well, I agreed with him so's not to be out of the money in the tip race. 'Just then a woman at another table began using the bowl. 'Now, 1 look at that fat thing there,' he says. 'She's washing her whole face. If i she had a bathing suit along I believe sh6 'd try to take a dip in that bowl. Ndw, look at her I Do you suppose she could eat with delicatessen, for instance, with the King of England ' ' 'Well, .I should say not, most emphatic,' I replied. "That tickled him, and when he . left I found 25 cents staring me In the face. A few more quarter guys with kicks like that and I" petition the keeper of this jaw joint to cut out the bowls. Anyway, they are noth ing but vulgarities, ain't they?" No Pleasure Trips for Them. I An amusing scene wias witnessed one day last summer in a country N town. An old lady, with her coach- t man, drove up in a large brake and I stopped opposite a huge red brick building. Matenals xception the purest grade. RITY. d ITY when preparing medi- d a ef its for much, in medicines. * t s JG STORE. )use Keeners, ,nd consider things carefully. r and draw conclusions. They t 'ins at I c. paper, Towels 5c. a things away." ,s, dimes and dollars on every s ther merchant is better pre- ( you "greater values" for your t required a two-horse wagon, )ne-horse buggy to carry off ht from us last week for $100. In every department. We can ir in the lot worth less than S Ir worth 50c, our price 23c. pr. t he lot worth less than $7.50, i 11 he lot worth less than $2.50, " re we rip competition up the ~ f your Brilliantines, Henriettas, :., until you have seen our line. t nd save you many dollars.s rou'vo got the money, we want the half price. . time to write advertisements, but all i all the rest. ETTNER, The Fair and Square Dealer. Lomespun at only 59c. S*o1Ek Is the con n a villagle store, .Y are sold. Cli1o,etargues for - sk This done, the t hmelves,. BIRGE CO. of Jewelry arnd Watches evre e all the noveaties in this line. as well. usiness, S. S BIRGE CO. A Suitable Book. Customer (hesitatingly)-I sup pose-e-you have some-er--suit able books for a man-er-about to be marriedl Bookseller-Certainly, sir. Here, John, show this gentleman some bf our account books, largest size. ADMINISTRATIX NOTIOE. All persons holding claims against the estatb of Robert L. Schumpert are hereby notified to present the same properly verified on or before Decem ber 10, 1906, to the undersigned Ad ministratrix or to Mr. Jno. M. Kinard at The Commercial Bank of Newber ry, S. C. All persons indebted to said estate must make payment to me promptly. Carrie A. Schumpert, Administratrix of the estate of Robert L. Schumpert. November 7, 1906. Must Have Been in Gotham. Well, doctor, what. do you recom mend?'' ''I think you need mud baths.' "Mud bath? Great heavens, man, I've just come through a bitter politi cal campaign.'--New York Tribune. A Healing Gospel. The Rev. J. C. 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It doesn't take a very smart man to guess the rest of a story after a wo man has told one-third of it. He Was In Trouble. "I was in trouble, but found a way out of it, and I'm a happy man again since Dr. King's New Life Pills curd me of chronic constipation," says E. W. Goodloe, 107 St Louis St., Dallas, Tex. Guaranteed satisfactory. Price 25 cents at W. E. Pelham & Son's drug store Later on you may have an oppor tunity to walk on the pavements made of your good intentions. Luckiest Man in Arkansas. "i'm the luckiest man in Arkansas,' wvrites II L. Stanley, of Bruno, "since the re-storat iou of my wife's health after five years of continuous coughing and bleeding from the lungs; and owe my good fortune to the world's greatest medicine, Dr. King 's New Dis covery for Consumption, which I know from experience will cure consumptior if taken in time. My 'wife improve( with first bottle and twelve bottlei eompleted the cure.'' Cures thh worsi coughs and colds or money refunded A t W. E. 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