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iLfr,rmatioil BuZa 1ereftter at the Fair Grounds-Society Encour ages Intercollegiate Sports. The South Carolina Agricultural and Mechanical society met in annual session Wednesday evening in the rooms of the Y. M. C. A. building in Columbia. Mr. J. G. Mobley of Fairfield was elected president to succeed Mr. G. A. Guigenard. The vice presidents now holding office were unanimously re elected as follows: A. T. ,Smythe. First congressional district, Charleston; R. B. Watson, Second congressional district, Ridge Springs; T. J. Kinard, Third eon gressional district, Ninety-Six: John D. Watts, Fourth congressional dis trict, Laurens; T. L. Bulow, Fifth congTessional distwt. Ridgeway; D. A. Spivey. SixtJ, cong-ress'ionmal dih trict. Conway: J. L. Mimnauh. Sev enth congressional district, Clunbia. Mr. A. W. Love was unanimously reelected secretary. as also was Mr. A. G. LaMotte. tfie present treasurer. The executive committee was .chos en witir the following memibership. four former members being dropped, and Messrs. J. N. Harper, Clemson college; W. P. Harris, Laurens; J. F. Flovd, Spaitanburg,. and J. H. Hen negar, St. Matthews, were elected to succeed the retiring memibers. The committee as now constituted. inchid ing those mentioned above, is as fol lows: Executive committee-W. G. Hin son, Charleston; R. M. Pegues. Kol lock; D. F. Efird, Lexington: C. S. McCullough, Darlin,ton; B. H. Boy kin, ]oykin; Wade Stackhouse. Dil lon; J. T. Douglas, Union: R. I. Man ning, Sumter; J. A. Banks. St. Mat thews; Richard Singleton, Aeton. Messrs. J. G. Mobley, Iredell Jones, F. B. Crayton and J. H. -Wharton are the retiring members of the commit te'. The salaries of the secretary. as sistant secretary and treasurer were raised. The secretary from $600 to $800 per year, the assistant secretary Ifrom $150 to $300; the treasurer from $150 to $30f. The office of assistant secretary made elective and he will hereafter maintain a bnreau of information at the fatir ground's during the fair. Mr. J. M. C2antey was reelected to this office without opposition. At the meceting of the executive committee which followed immediate lv afterwards a representative of t'he athletic aw<fiationl of the University of South Carolina appeared before the committee and requested t'hat the usual fee of,$30 charged to all attrac tions at the fair be remitted in the ase of the inter.collegiate track meet which is t6/'be held today for the first time. It was pointed o.ut that tshis was a new feature and that encour agen'(.!m of this sport v.euld develop into na annual evenft. The request wei zr.1 nt ed ao:ig ,ith 's. free admis sims for the < ?.:aals and conltestanits in . e m'et. The roeeting was largely attended and the.re was much interest in the work, the saociety reporting a healthy condition &s to finances. About 40 or 50 new mneibers were eleted. The president pro tem. and the gen eral superintendent will be elected at a meeting to be held today. Resoutiors were adopted thank ing the retiring president for the ef ficient work *he has done during the three years of his tenure. The ex officio members are: J. B. Humbert, Princeton; R. A. Love. ,0hester; D. P. Duncan, Colum bia: Thomas J. Moore, Moore; T. J. Cunningham, Chester; W. D. Evans, Cheraw; R. P. Hamer, Jr., Hamer. A PERFBCT MEMORY. Pbssessor Prevented the Upward Movement of Army Officers Un til he Himself Was Made a Lieutenant. Columbia Record. Washington, Nov. 2.-1A remarka 'ble instance of a practically absolute ly perfect nynory has been discover ed in the army. For many month promotions from the grade of second lieutenant to that of, first lieutenant 'have been stopped by the case of Liet. George C. Rockwell, of Kan sans. So notable has the case be come in army circles that young Roc.kwell was dubbed the "Key Log Lieutenant', as, like thie key log in a jam, he has prevented the movement upward of the entire list of. second lieutenants. Lieutenant Rockwell was graduated from the high school at Junction City, Kansas. and, after service in the ranks, took an examination for a commission and was a,ppoidted a sec .a odltna ntf i u amv. Several A LARGE INC I feel like taking off my hat to the great I are many reascns for my success in busin give you a little better article at the same i again I stand ready to make good any pur of goods from Mimnaugh they must be wo Wednesday morning November 6th at 9 c Clothing and Overcoats 2nd Floor. Ten thousand dollars' worth of men's, boys' and children's Clothing must be turned into dollars at once. I am determined to close out every suit of Clothes, every pair of men's Odd Pants, and every Overcoat in the house by January ist. The fun starts Wednesday morning, No vember 6th, and will last until every garment is closed out, let it bring what it may. All men's suits worth $5.oo and $6.io, closing out price $3 98 suit. All men's suits worth $8.oo and ;ro.oo. closing out price $7 49 suit All men's suits worth $12-50 anld S15.0o, closing out price $io.oo. All men's suits worth $16.5o and $iS oo, closing out price $11.98. All youths' suits, age 14 to i8, $5-oo suits now $3.49, $6 50 suits now $4. 29, $S.oo suits now $4.98, all $10.oo suits now-$6.98 Now for the Little Kid Suits. oo little boys' suits, sizes 3 to 7, not onev in the lot worth less than $1.5o and $2.00, here goes at $r'25 suit. 200 boys' knee suits, age S to 16, worth every cent of $2.00, to go at only $1.39 suit. 200 boys' knee suits, age 8 to 16, worth every cent of $.50, to go at only $1.85 suit. 3oo boys' knee suits, age 8 to 16, worth every cent of 3 oo, to go at ,nly $1.98 suit. 300 boys' knee suits, age 8 to 17, worth e-verv cent of $4.oo, to g6 at only $2.75 suit. 200 boys' knee suits, age Q to i7. em, = o, to go at only $3 49 suit. FVery pair of men's and children s pad pu.s niust ix closed out.. I am hooked up just righ to do the igg cust,mors li-ving within a redius of 50 mil months ago. after serving in the -rave at the new Harris theat Tenth infantry as a second lieuten- iven'",,.And the only recrrt w ant. he was ordered up for examina- the audience was not large. Ti tion for promotion to a first lieuten- in and the specialty acts were any. He passed a brilliant examina-in. this tion-in fact, it was practica.lly per- fr yamnte grgto feet-and threin eame 'the trouble,.os a et nacniu An examination of his papers indi- o a~tr hc a hi eated that, his answers to questions Pi'atollttteya were not only correct. but they wereher.T howafisc what is known as "letter perfect.'' Itevrpatul,anthe was found that he had follo.wed the uesonfthcarer texofthehoos o intrutioo avb-eth the sne arri ok at soluely,notomitingthe rosof enAmng..n t.he songs thart w Sorthedot~f n i.tha th exm- ighl athpeciat acts, "were ces totheboos drin th exin-fon; "you'lnrl agetiort tion.house Walk, byp Tomm Donny I 'Sch asitatio fcoure, oul fo Wauhiter isWhistling ith not eovrlooed. hosewho head, The Rosw wlas airtd condte the ookaominattion er alb eihe inEsnger jokte.BtA steyunot Romittiglth cross notfaeWa o e aLi ute oes if n ti, testat the ex-Moe"bGo.Bwn Tl iners ofr conied e coud not ae- gwaofttkidhtca fclls osil the sdrn theoss e ac-nadsoeirvrebct nortey overooh.mkn Those whome homad ac ote l re conuede thhesweet-voieoningers sasi ieyontg Rockwell was dno haenewsthile shha foed anothes' boar teestumndt ehtisaaee nyb the atin rdpfhmtrghalst is of the paperswcouldcnothud ofestnd with a viewan detininretriouldloy finopitely hthe hex waos asoo ae- RieVetadh eua-tly h ihorinl paesindiateip ThmentoGogaBus f meers eedmfudd.yteIgetdelo rueet exitio Rofkwemor thw on aDnel as summonedn'be fore athe.H oud ofi eanweres. ts ayyer hth inf tet,owit an quw o termnltey ing dto f h rsdn efnitely .heseternhe ofash author.Uieodae.H i aa He pssessedna lettrperfendcated.w ThemedinteTdyBa medgersf thertext l du boosded had th hntecopn y exitid. His memory did ot faillsn esn iavethm a Hige tes,ulthogi ayheres TsaoBotes h o ifnallytoo wandeqteiedbyoltey elk fwhc a ce perfectly'th offices fthLeutnnhoneir.suhbfoeti Rdeofhel simxt wfal eqookse ih Wihsarade bttexs astoned isn memory, dich n - failstns atwr lhim to rtaingets, withoug ahpeca wshotougigwt et to finally was determd byore to eslasfe ret h examiing.oficer tha' Lieutenant Avrstoifahi'sbeat tR" oek.wel sipl wa equipe d notthrog h i ihsc I onan est amsinatieoy, timhtiehy enab-la I lye himytoret,wt ago thederi-motdrn efrmce blen difiulshe evthit of prmoisiredapluedfelyaa whio remembeen Thelbd eportned ealtopssd +n te-prs- n yertb the "eytenanT kealinl,Doelya the ermnt ordtere his ots okatssae seilit been ashirs slietent ireguate fro hi hcas hi uiin oriina examination.dh o sa-terarbt n ugesa O~nlyd or t Thiteethe inatyotepes~~partnug,S Tenpulsethlito promotionofRkwlbrns Iad aiou the prentiear of abou thryo L eo ieutenants hooen advcke-l,ESO W S t ha epatent odeed bhis comst-L1 Y reonarkbl firse ieenan toaseen S from nefetJne Ferbuar 14. 1907, the" dayNebehe( took) 2 Aheexaintiorenns no1isas Dinel to"th Thieenth Minfatry.'vL'rn (.&W . : Tt asa ~ledi pefomace ha IAmo~ n thoe sogstht4e Donellan Hafied'smintrl k,'' Lbyen TomyDnnll; REASE OVER OC :rading pblic, who by them royl :ss and the steady income year b >rice or the same article at a lov& chase you make here that is not rth a dol(ar or they cost you not clock. Shoes By the Car Load. Shoes of every shape, quality and price. This big Shoe business is built on merit. Noth ing but sound, solid leather goes across our counters. These prices in shoes can't be beat in this world, and in the next you won't have any use for them. Our Fall Leaders. Good Brogan Shoes at the old price, only $1 25 pair. The best Brogan Shoes, first quality split leather, guaranteed, $1.50 pair Women's every day Shoes, satin calf and oil grain stock, plain or cap toe, will positively cost you elsewhere $1-50, here goes for only $1.25 200 pairs of the renowned Drew Selby Ladies' Fine Shoes, the $2-50 kind this week $1.98. 200 pairs of the renowned Drew Selby Ladies' Fine Shoes, the $3.oo kind, this week $2.49. 200 pairs of Louis A. Crossett's Men's Fine shoes, the $3.50 kind, this week $3-.oo. Over twenty thousand pairs of Shoes to select from. "No old Shoes to rush off." st b-Asiness of any concern in J as who purchasing amount of $2 re last Ar. Spartanburg 3:30 p. m. 1907, f is that Lv. Spartanburg (So. Ry.) 3:40 p. m. turninE e sing- Ar. HendersonvilleN 6:25 p. m. of sale better Ar. Asheville 7:30 p. m. Coae ity be- Lv. Laurens (C. & W. C.) 2:00 p. m. ticket .The Ar. G'reenwood 2:56 p. m. man, o di ioar Ar. McCormiek 3:55 p. m. .. seal of IAr. Aiugusts 5:40 p. in.I w and Pullman Chair Cars between Au-! lass in gusta, Lau.rens and Asheville, tri as no 3veekby. Leave Augunsta Tuesdays, vulgar Thua.d.e :id SaturK,fs ;leeve Ashe ville Mondays, Wedneshys and iFri-, et mill Note: The e.bove arrivals and de- S0Oy rJohn- parture:. as well as connec.tions wt ffn other coLp.lse. sxre gven as mnfor- GIc 'hnmat5or, and are not guaranteed. a Ernest Williams, 8 the oldcanl. Pass. Agt., [ded o Augusta, Ga. tE B it Geo. T. Bryan, ~ater .C-n-At v, that ~he old Saved Her Son's Life. 'ids. As; The happiest mother in the little town P aud- of Ava, Mo , is Mrs. S Ruppee. She~ delight writes: "One year ago my son was down Swith such serious lung trouble that our emor- physician was unable to help him; when, == in the by our druggist's advice I began giving him Dr. King's New Discovery, and I. soon noticed improvement. I kept this s regi- treatment up for a few weeks when hel rded a was perfectfy well. He has workedI stey adily since at carpenter work. Dr. Roose- Guaranteed best cough and cold remedy~ s a re- by W. E. Pelham & Son, Druggists. of the 5oc. and $r.oo. Trial Bottle free. ttly re special- How to Remain Young. d here To continue foung in health and i strength, do as Mrs. N. F. Rowan, Mc ' an bat- Donough, Ga., did. She says: "Three rmanice bottles of Electric Bitters cured me ofRo chronic liver and stomach trouble, corn been plicated with such an unhealthy condi season. tion of the blood that my skin turned red 2e did as flannel. I amn now practically 20 years younger than before I took Electric Bit nothing ters. I can now do all my work with .But ease and assist in my husband's store." nd the Guaranteed at W. E. Pelham & Son's l mark. Drug Store. Price Soc. fl meant ~htningCHEAP RATES t have was a Via Southern Railway. Jamestown At F nd the Ter-C'entennial Exposition, Norfolk, i crisis Va. On account of the above occasion id Hat- the following instructions will gov- 0 r burnt ern the sale of round trip tickets to' of the Norfolk, Va. from Ntwberry, S. C. Tic snes Season ticket-$19.55. This ticket iyd will be sold daily April 19th to and to arn e with- including November 30th, 1907, final With: '., Her- date to leave Norflok returning De cember 15th, 1907. Th 60 day ticket--$16.30. This ticket Fo r CEz will be sold daily April 19th to andEW including November 30th, 1907, final E 1907.~ date to leave Norfolk returning six 6'.m ty (60) days from aate of sale and 6p. m. not lated than december 15th, 1907. 5 p. m. Fifteen day ticket-$14.30. This 'p. m. tieket iwli be sold daily April 19th s p. m to and including November 30th, TOBER 1906. support made this record possible, there y year, it has always been my object to ,er price than y-u can find it elswhere. satisfactory when you buy a dollars worth iing, our big bargain wheel starts again The Greatest Cloak Business on Record. New cloaks rolling in on every express. Watch the express wagot where it stops. The crowds that come day after day tell the tale of un matchable cloak values. roo coat5, full length, 50 inches, and made of excellent Broadcloth and Kersey. The sweep is full, colors black and caster, worth $8.50 else where, here goes for a $5 oo bill. ioo coats, full length, 50 inches, and made of excellent quality Broad cloath and Kersey, black, tan, and caster back and front, nicely trimmed with braids, not one in the lot worth less than $ro.oo and $12.50, for a quick turn over, here goes for $8 50. 50 fine 50 inch cloaks, black, tan and caster, $r5.oo and $r6.50 else where, here goes for $12.oo. A few handsome 50 inch coats, lined throughout with black, some gray satin and trimmed with braid, worth $iS.oo and $20.00, for this week $13.50 If you want a stylish cloak come direct to Mimnaugh's. The Dress Goods Department. You can get fixed right here this week. We have gathered piles and bolts of wool dress goods and bunched them all together on two big tables, the colors are nicely assorted, the widths generous and the qual ities of the 35, 40 and Soc. kind, we put one price on the round lot for this week's quick selling, the yd. 29c. Ten Cases Men's Hats. 200 doz. men's new nobby hats, $C.50 kind, cut to 9Sc , the $2.oo kind cut to $1.49, the $2.50 hat cut to $1.98, the $3.co hat cut to $2 49. Men's henvy fleeced shirts and drawers, 5oc. kind, here only 38c. Men's 5oc Suspenders at 3Sc. ie state. Railroad fair paid one way to 5.00 or more. inal date to leave Norfolk re- on Tuesday of each week during per fifteen (15) days from date iod of the exposition, final date to. leave Norfolk returning ten (10)i n Excusion ticket-$8.55. This days from date of sale. is not god in sleeping, Pull- For routes stop-overs, etc., writen e Parlor cars, and will be sold or call on us. Chiqa aqd Cut Glass! E you wish to see the best as tment of Fancy China and Cut SS come to the Book Store. I o have a good assortment of ~rling Silver. Look elsewhere L don't buy until you. see~ my ck. SMAYES' BOOK STORE. GEORGIA-CA ROLI.NA Augusta, Ga., Nov. 4-9, 1907. rigus Attractions and Amusements nd Trip Excursion Tickets to Augusta and Return from Points in South Carolina via RLESTON AND WTP'01~A ROLINA R AIL W A ate of One First Class Fare, PIus 25 Cts. (MIMIMUM RATE 50 cEtfrs) IVENIENT SCHEDULE. FIRST CLASS SERVICE, kets on sale November 2 to 8, and for trains scheduled -'ve in Augusta prior to 1.00 p. m. November 9, 1907,, rinal limit November 11, 1907. rough Tickets'on sale at all Ticket Agencies. r further information, apply to your icket Agent, or MATTHEWS, GEO. T. BRYAN, Commercial Agent, General Agent, Augusta, Ga. G~reenville. 3. C. ERNEST WILLIAMS, Gen. Pass M enr, Augusta, Georgia.