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3 Bales of Cotton Per Acre Mr. John B. Broadwell averaged three bales of cotton per acre on his entire crop by using fertilizers at the late of i,ooo pounds per acre. You should be able to do as well as Mr. Broadwell By Using Virginia-Carolna Fertilizers Get a copy of our 1910 Farmers' Year Book or Almanac from your fertilizer dealer, or write us for a free copy. Mr. Broadwell tells in this book his own story of how he got this big yield. SALES OFFICES: Richmod. Va. Alana.C MaR as this Coup= serfolk. Va. Sa&anAah. Ca. CA Aolmba. S. C. COMPIANT.Dra&%.C Peas nd = a copy ot er agao .0? ' C. Fanes year book te of cOOL cbalemon. & C. Baltimoze. 344. aC rl 3923W.................. . ......... :=bs.C T .' ......... .. ................ ~ iTca CobenMb.. Ca. We w.sh to thank our customers for the liberal patronage during the fall. We bpg to say our Stock is complete ini every Laine, and we can save you money on any article in our Lines. We have just unloaded two cars of" Buggives into our Repository, and we give the best guarantee with our goods of any dealer in te county. When it-comes to Wagons and Hand-made Harness our competitors are at a loss. Our buyer is now in the West and this week we will.unload a car of Mules and Horses and can fill any order. Full Line of Oliver Chidled Plows and Plow Re pairs always on hand. We only ask for your inspection of our Stock be fore you buy. mo look and price, means we trade. Wishing you all a merry Christmas.. I am yours for a square deal, small protits and quick sales. Do M. BRADHAM &SON our thenes.t W e hae culaded o~ twon cars ofnowie in therc for urs traest, and e ha e sthedd bstgcaranteerithi neede oodsh fa olr in the ouhol.Whntcoe t odal iagot an Hand-peo ofrmyssock cofpttr arNt otines at, C ohingyrockterys adTineew Wooden and Hardware ofa ulknd andineo laer Chniiles. w ndPo e Woe toy sk frc yosexmineou Stock be-ity forae made specialoo randprent todoa lare rad.td this s Wasingn yull raimer tht mas, I dm yousis. fore sar sqoarettion. smlThits ae quickpares,.r B. . BROAHNM&SON. In the Ho Figt. The lm dec s a cleredfor dt ie. that now ntere raxcels nede on . then or in th oshotld.o nth oldi h Ingo codialy iThe onensetion of my stock3 o~(fl3 itwsaimt No tUions ~ sho0dees, itHatstr h Wdoodntvll.w eren anoo.d wardwbe b:Zth are. Coeituemeto my sctore, pice my hoodstexamne the qetsuly andt if enot as cheapuaste capestbu then dn't buysad frtow e havae mae secia of avraneenintidns toido lare cansht tre reethis tason, tory and Iflyraietat nig mu s jtvi do ecsessr ___eet___sharptoScompetitionnket. ThesI avipgpretf-r idnt Wour trad. e. r eilK'Iy ad rsuet "wii ae yo weri - Yours etc.,~~ ~t etago Ah oolabama'ks apta~~ls.ort''k .~n~ Ms ok Twhen Alabama waslwaa terrdttoryextc caCa ast. pes nw sumirei'rz-taa.~wYr Singh- out.The coventys that~ssu soametdn the ontteithto unde whad. Sthasp-Yomisueldint the dnoct wasimtSy toei yon Ht:sewethe fTrasit. leg- biI a: t~d noea Geoatre-met yon othinrm9 and etr ln!d.-xhue erug goernou, arinagurt Caa-. - 18s0. but yo25 te pto wasd fremoved nr s:isoe at oa ap te Tuscalsa d 1B6its aane.-Mmbrror. A PIONEER AERONAUT The Brave and Daring French mar Pilatre de Rozier. TRAGIC END OF HIS CAREER. He Was the First Aeronaut to Lose His Life From a Balloon. and He Was Dashed to Death With a Com panion From a Height of 1.700 Feet. Jean Francois Pilatre de Rozier. who was born at Metz in 175G and wbo was killed. a m:rtvr to his zeal, by a fall from his balloou at Boulogne. France. June 15, 179. was the first aeronaut to lose his life in the dangerous work of mastering the air. Pilatre de lozier. who had made ascents in the Montgalfler balloon. de termined to solve !be question of bal loons as mediums for carrying passen gers and could think and dream of nothing but how he could fashion a machine that would carry him on an aerial voyage. When his balloon was finihed be made some twenty-three ascents, nearly always alone. but occa sionaly accompanied by the \Iarquis d'Arlandes. a brave soldier and one who had faith in Pilatre's ideas. The balloon was always held captive by strong cords. Whenever he went up there was a crowd to nutch him. One day there was a thrilling moment. The balloon drifted toward some high trees. and it seemed inevitable that the tissues would be torn by the branches and Pilatre dashed to the ground. They saw the young man calmly throw a bunch of straw on his tire nud (-.ickly pour over it two small bottles of oil. Instantly the tierce heat sent the bal loon up safely. and it swept beyond the danger line of the trees. A mighty shout went up from the crowd. and when he came down Pilatre had an ovation. He now felt ready to make his grand experimental trial trip. but the king would not allow him to go. as be feared to lose so brave 2nd scientific a man. Pilatre was in despair, and at length the king said that he wouid give him the opportunity to test the safety of his balloon in the following way: He would give full pardon to any two criminals who were willing to go up in it. provided Pilatre did not him self go. The scientist was very angry. He said: "What: Shall vile criminals. foul murderers. men rejected from the bos om of society, have the glory of being the first to navigate the air? Never while Pilatre de Rozier dra ws breath"' After repeated prayers for permins sion to make his experiment he ap pealed to the influence of the Duchess de Polignac. the governess of the royal children. To her petitions the Mar uis dArlandes added his and asked to be allowed to accompany Pilatre. At length consent was obtained. On Nov. 21. 17S3. 'ilatre and the marquis made an ascent from the gar dens of the Chateau de la Muette. In the Bols. They sailed safely across the Seine, over the Hospital For Old Sol iers, over the \ilitary school and landed about five miles from Paris. Their return was greeted with wild enthusiasm. The marquis rode back, but Pilatre had to go first to his house and get a coat, for some ene had stolen his in the mixup of their comning down, when the balloon, of course, collapsed. Piltre now announced that he would cross the channel fromi Boulogne to England. A wealthy Frenc-hman ad anced the money to construct an im proved machine t ha t he was cert ain ould stay In the air as tong as neces sary. This new invention was a bal loon filled with hydrogen gas. Under It was a cylinder by which he espected to rarefy the air contained in it so that e could either ascend or descend eas ily and so reach currents of air that ould take him in any desired direc tion. It was Sive months before thbere c-ame day suitable for making the aerial trip. A physician who loved adventn'e and believed in the success of t he es periment went with him from Bou logne. They cut the cords that held thbe bal loon at 7 o'clock In the morning. The ascent was majestic. and when at a beight of 200 feet the balloon swept into a current of air that took it to ward the channel. Suddenly a cross current swept It back. Pilatre hastened to let some cold air into the cylinder and in some way made a rent In the balloon. They were 1,700 feet high. and Instantly they were dashed to the earth,. mangled and rsed frightfully. France still remembers his enthbusi ustic faith in his scientific efors. and in many places are memorials and In scriptions that perpetuate his fame Boston Globe, The Dental Ornaments. Visitor (passing through dining room with little Tommy, discovers mince pie n sideboard-Beigho, but that's a fine pie! Who made it? Tommy-Gran'ma, sbe always makes the pies. Vsitor-Does she, Indeed? Well, I'd like to get my teeth into that one. Tommy-You would. eh? Well, gran' ma's got ahead of you. D~ont you see the prints of her'n all around the edges? -Boston Courier. Trespassing. "You accuse this aviator of trespass ing In your garden?" "Yes, judge. I caught him among my air currents."-New York Herald. Wind puffs 'ap empty bladders, opin ion fools - Socrates. A Wretched Mistake o endure the itc-hinm, pai:nful di..tre: )f Piles. There's no need :o. Listen: 'I utered much from P'iie." writes Vi. A. Mars-h, or Silv-er City. N. r., -till I got a box of Bucke-n's Arnica alve and was .oon cure-d." lturr;-, 3oils Ulcers. Fever Sores. Fezxemat. uts. Chapped Hands, Chilblains. van sh before it. -.5c , ait all drug::. Franklin as a Swimmer. I: 17.WG Benjamin Franklin was working as a prin:ter at Watts'. near Unc'l Ian Fields. and taught two siopates to swim *'at twice ;:in into the river." With them and somne f theIr frien~ds from the country he aid a visit by water to Chls~ea., and in our return." he recorde-d. --at the equest of :1e company. whose curi sity Wygate !mid excited. I stripped and kaped into the river and swa:n from near Chelsea to BI:ackfriars. per forming on the way man;: fcrtts of ectivity, both upon and under the water, that surprised and pleased those to whom they were aov-elties." rondn 'Ttler. EARLY SAVINGS BANKS First Modern One Was Opened In Scotland In 1810. STARTED BY HENRY DUNCAN. He Was a Presbyterian Clergyman and Was a Friend of Thomas Carlyle and of the Celebrated Dr. Chalmers-The Rapid Spread of the System. The first savings banik t :eceilt te posits in small amounts and to p:ay cumulative interest was opened in - land in May. 1810. Several instituti"n. for savings exIsted in foreign countries prior to 110. but there was nothinz- in any respect like the modern savings bank. England. for exanple. *arly witnessed the appearance of nu:n:rous small charitable associations and insti tutions which undertook to invest the savings of their members. The first modern savings bainl. how ever, was originated by Henry Dun can. a Presbyterian clergyman tf Dumfries. Scotland. a friend of Thom as Carlyle and of the celbr>ted 11r. Chalmers. who throughout his aetie life was interested In various seh of practical benevolence. In 110. aft er he had already set forth his vi.-ws on the subject in the Dumfries Courier. be establlshed the Ruthwell Savinw bank. His purpose. as expressed in a memoir published by his son in 1558. was to induce the mass of peo)pe of his time to realize the value of the lit tle savings which by economy could ie put away. The Dumfries community of lowland Scotch was a good one in which * start such a scheme. During the first year savings to the amount of fla. were deposited in the Ruthwell Sar ings bank and in the next two years ?171 and ?Z41. respectively. By 1514 the deposits amounted to :Eq2'. As the success of 31r. Duncan's scheme became known similar itstitu tions were organized elsewhere in Scotland and England. One of the earliest was the Edinburgh Savings bank, still a thriving institution. The Iuthwell bank had some pe cularities which distinguished it from the institutions that were deveoIed later. There was an annuity fund. for nstance. 'Most remarkable of all. be fore anybody's first deposit was re ceived inquiries had to ie made as to his age. family affairs :ind previous moral conduct. According to what was dhicovered the mnana:zement deeid ed. first. whether his deposit should lbe accepted and. se-6aod. what rate of Interest should be allowed him. The Itilthweil bank's funds were placed with the British Linen company. which allowed 5 per cent Interest on them. Most of the depositors received 4 per cent. but to those of three years' standing whose deposits amounted to zZ or more ' per cent was allowed. provided the depositor wanted to get married or that he was fifty-six years old or that In other respects it would be especially advantareous for him to receive more inte-rest. The first sat ings bank was under no obligation to allow depositors to withdraw funds when they wanted There was a pro isIon that "when the depositor shall have become i.ncapable of :naintaining himself from sickness or otherwise a weekly allowance may be made to him at the option of the court of directors out of the money he has deposited." The Edinburgh Savings bank was much simpler In its organmization than the Ruthwell and more ciosely resemt bFe tesvings banks of the present day. Each depositor received the same rate of Interest. There was no pre liminary investigation of his charac Fter. and he could withdraw his de posits at pleasure. The rate of Inter est was uniformly 4 per cent. Widespread interest wtas aroused in the early experiments in Great Britain. Farseeing people realized that the new Institutions were destined to add large ly to general prosperity and happiness. This opinion was eloquently voiced by, the great Scotch crItic Francis Jeffrey. who, writing in the Edinburgh Ite-view. said: "It would b~e diffcult. we fear. to convince either the people cr their rulers that the spread of savings banks is of far more importance and far more likely to increase the happi ness and even the greatness of the na tion than the most brilliant success of its atrms or the most stupendous im provement of Its trade and its agricul ture. And yet we are persuaded that It Is so." . . L svs safeguaxrding savings banks were passed as these institutions began to show vitality and clear!y needed regulation. Trustees and managers were early prohibited from making any proft in connection with these banks. The English savings bank movement apidly spread throughout the con tinent. France. Germaoy. Denmark and taly successively taking up) the idea. Everywhere with modificatIons proper to the nationality it has proved suc essful. The first American savings ban was opened In Philadelphia in 11 and was called the Philadelphia Saving Fund society. The same year one was establishe-d in IBoston. New YTork fol lowing in 1519. and in 1S20 there were ten in the country. ha-'ving S.633 de positors and $1,135,570 in deposits. Boston Globe. Trouble For Pa. *Where do they wind you up. Miss Shreeker" "Wind me up?" "Yes; pa said you sang mechanical ly.-Houston Post. He that speaks sows, but he that hears reaps.-Arabian Proverb. Fr indigestion arnd all -'tomachtre des !ti-e Foiev's (in~c Laxaiv. I: - the natural 'emedyv for ind- i 'in, v;tpsia, he.artburin. hiadlln bra h. sic.k habit ua! c*. n'-tipatm.i . I--'o y >ino axative swee-,ten-. the '-tomach and trv svtem:. Wx. I-'. 11w X t A Curious Error. The Rev. Dr. Edward Everett Il:aie told how a curious err-ir crept into the ransationJ of the Lord's Prayer into) the Delaware indian tongue. The Eng lih tranlator had as an ass'stant ain Indian who knew English. "What is hallow' in De-la ware': ask~ed the trans lator. The Indian thought he said "ha! lo' and gave him the eqIuivalent. Therefore the IDelaware version of the ords Prayer re-ads, -'Our Father, who art in heaven. ballooed be thy namec." As Corrected. -Tomy" said the teacher to a bright gramamar class pupil. "correct the sentence 'I kissed Jennie two times.'" "I kissed Jennie three times,'" re pie T..mmy proudly-Cahir-go News THE RAT KING. His Method Was Succe:sful. but It Remains a Secret. In the early sixties of the last een tury the Smithsorian institution w'as infested with rats. Nothing in th' buildi:;: ee-emed to be rat prof. They ate wnas cured with arsenical st'ap v. table linen or the contents of 'rofessor Henry's pantry with-out discrinination. :ry one in the city. from l'rofessor Uenry to the bootbiack. had one sub ject in common. and th:it was *rats.' As Professor Henry. who lived in the east end of the building. was is tening to ::n account of the ruin wrought in his hence during that day Professor Spencer itaird walked in and said. just as if Le had been fo: lowing every word of the family con versation. "1 have just beon told that there is a mnan in Philadelphia who can rid this place of rats." Professor Henry's eyes expressed interest and incredulity at the same moment. "I have his address here." went on the assLs::-mt secretary. "ie calls imsf tbe *ratten konig' and won't take a cent If a r::t remains and has" *We'll seud for him if it takes our last thousand cents to do it" said Professor Henry and !-ughingly pre dicted the repetition of the fatno-is old tale of the vied Piper of llamelin. Several d::ys !ater ;h.- "nat kin;:' appeared in Washingtn. le was aI most as short a lie was broad and wore clothes teo !(owse for descriptior.: they bad no sha pe. i1e carried a la - oficloth sack and a covered basket. His penetrating blue eyes were almost covered by shaggy eyebrows. and hid blond hair had not been cut. but hag gled. His manner was short and brisk. and he went traight to the point. talking to Professor Henry in German. He declared that not a rat would be in the buildiag three days herce if his directions were obeyed. During that time he would stay in the basement alone: every door was to be locked. and on no account was he to be dis turbed until be gaive thema the so' - 4. So they left him in absolute darkness and carried out his directions. On Sunday iurning the queer old man emerged from the darkness so confident of his success that be re fused to accept the money which was his due then and there. but insisted that Professor Henry mail the check to him in Philadelphia the following week. *Now you can leave your food In the basement. and it won't be touched. And I won't take a :ent if you are troubled with rats." were his parting words Cheese and cake were directly placed about the building to tempt the rats. Mornint after norning they were found as they had been left. and from that day to this trbe S:niit' :m insti tution has never beenI : trou bled with rats. And no one has ever found out the secret of the "rat king's" method.- Yout h's Conpanion. Washington's High Priced Shad. Washington's steward was a tnaia naud Fraunces. who liked ;:ood div In; and with whom Waisningtotn -on tinually qluarreted about the market ing. One time be bon;:ht a shad in February. and ais Washington saw it coming into the. dinin:: room be was charmed and aisked what fisht it was. "It is a shaxd." rep-1lied tihe stewatrd. "a very tinme shad. lt was the only one int the market. and I bou;:ht it for "But what did you pay for it?' said Washington sternly. "It Is a v-ery tine shad." continued the steward. -'and it is cooked to a turn." "But I want to know the price--the price."' "it cost $3." staminered out F-raunces. "Take it away." said Washington as he rai'-ed his band: "take It away. It shall never be said that I set such an example of luxury aind extrav-agance." And with that he drove the steward out of the room. and the shad was eaten in the servants' kitchen. She Liked Silk Hosiery. Susan B. Anthony was :: woman of simple taste in dress, but her e!9se friends knew of orne pretty feminine vanity that she always held to. She had a wea.kness for silk stockings. PBe lg pressed on one occasion for an ex planation of what most women at one time regarded as an unnecessary ex tavagance. she laughinuly exclaimed: "Oh. I just love 'em: They are an In spiraton. If I have my silk swockings on when I rise to make an address I feel just as if I am wvalkinat among the clouds. They help mue to soar away on fligts of eloquence. 1 wouldn't be without them." Just the Thing. The poet took his siver mounted pistol from the bureau drawer. "What are you ;toing to do with that:" asked his timid wife. "l'm goin;: to use :t to drive tihe wolf from the door." he answered Tea minutes later the paxwnbr'oker had advanced $'2 on it.-Chicago News. Headed Him Off. He-You know. Clara. aibout the dia mond engtagement ring I want to give you. diamonds have gone up so- Shie -Oh ;ou d.-ar boy: How sweet of you to want to make sacriics to prove your love. -Ba it imore America n . Lost Opportunity. Wife-l remembenlr the night you proposed to me-i bent my bead and said nothin;,. ilub ,eomfofrtigy)I know it worries you. (dear: but never mind -you've made up for it since. Echantge. A\ mi:m a houbl -t amd .-r-er. not be kept -rec-t by ot he'rs X3.1-t;s Aurelius. A Wild Bliwad Rgi--g on iLa way to th- thenater and pian' - an advriseatnent f'r a boy. IHaf :ii hour !ater onie fell from the 'eal'iry into his !ap. Simple. -How do vou keep your raze.r sharp" 'East enough. I hlde it where my wife can't tind it."-Cieveland 1'lain n-ar THE RIDDLlE Or SLEP A Mystery That the Mind of Man Is Unable to Penetrate. THE CAVERN OF MORPHEUS. It is Pitch slack as Far as Hurnan Understanding Goes. For We Know No More About It Than Wo Do About Its Twin Mystcry. Death. When al is written, how little we know of leep It is a closing of the eyes. :i disa,,pearance. a wondering re turn. In unean.v snnber. in dreamless dead rest. in horrid nigbtware or in cestasics of sv:0olent fancies the eyes are blinded. *he tody is abandoned. while the ima;~ r essence is we know not wher--. We have no other knowledge of sIcpCi than we have of death. In de lirium or com:: or trance. no less than in normal sleep and in dissolution. the soul is gone. In these it returns, in that it does ':o, come agnin. or so we ignorant' .ink. Ye: w!,e: I re:iet on mv% death I for get that I have oncounitered ;t many times nfelndy and find mys.eif none the worse. I forgez that I sleep. The fly hai no shorter existnicc than man-s. We bustle about for a few yenrs with lidiero':s importance. as bottletlies beu77. at :he window pnues. They. too. maiy imagn.- themnselves of infinite moment in this universe we share with them. [tur this is to take no aecount of the proznostics of sleep. There is onmet hin:- hidden. something sec"ret. son:e unrathomed inystery u hse pres.-ne we feel. but cannot verity: some pe-rnentive thought in sistentlv movin;: in our hearts. some phosphoreseenee that glows wc know not whence thrvn;:h our shadowy at omis. Neither sleep itself nor half its prom ises nor mysteries have -een plumbed. It is the mother of superstitions and of mireles. In drenans we may search the surface towers of the freed soul. Visions in the ni::hr are not all hall cinations: volces in the nizbt are not all moe-kinz. There is a prophet dwells wihin :he mind no't of the ruind. bnt deeper thrned in obseurity.. The brain antnot k-now of this holy presence nor cf it life in s'eep. The brain is mortal and untru'zrwortby. a phonacraph and n enmern for audible and palpable existenee -Strike It a blow in chi'di- so that it ceses its nbors :nd :aw-ke it by stir:ery after forty ye:ars ::n It will repent the In fantile netioi or werd it Inst recorded and will taket up its task rin the in stnt. making no nerount of the Inter medinte ye:arz They are nonexistent to it. Yet toc ihat hidden mem:nory those diseased rearznr.- not blank. It knows. It has recorded. though the brain has slept. And in hpnoti- or psychle trniare. when that wonderful ruler Is released from the prison of the body. It can speak throuizh the atom blent ma chin*-rv of the theh and tel of things man hinreif -on!d not know beeause of his paralyzed Irain. This ruler is no atsleep In <!eep. nor i:v delirium is it delirious. anid in death is it dead? Through .al! the nres it hns been our sphinx. which we have interrogated in i-nin. It jeoi:ms niot in ou:r inughter nor our tears. We ha:ve fun~cie'l it with Im mobile. ber<-elin:g fen tures of utmost knowldae : r'd wisdom and sorrow. It has asked ::s lbut one epuestion. nor from the day- of ()edipuis unto today have we answered rizhtly. so that we die of our hrnor.nnee. It is Osiris hir ing In us. It is the unknown God to whom we erect our altars. the fire In the tabernaele, the presence behind the eil. .\or In normal wakefulness at least will it :answer our queries, but in slep sometitmes it will speak. And it may possibly tee that at,last. after all tese centuries, we are learning how to question It and in hypnotic trnne and in tbe fearful anw of suggestion are discovering somewhat of its mys tery and how to employ It for our wordly good. -Yet to its essential se cret we are no closer than onr fore fathers were. We may define dreams and night wre. eonm: and swoon and trance with whixt termns we wi!l. search their physieal reaisons and learn to ;ruide and ::uard, vet we know no more of, them than cof ei.-etricity. We' may be gin to suspect tha:t teiepathy and elnir ovnee and or.-uit forces of the soul are not superstitIous i~neies. and we may even r-mpiriently elassify and study and direct thiem. Yet the soul lIself Is no nearer our Inquisition. Trhough we should know of Its real ity. thou::b eur finite minds ahould ntom the intinitude. of what benefit would it b"'? Wmci:ad it modify our be liefs or our hopes or our faithi? Would It dictate "ne ac-tion to 'our passionate lives? There would be neo change in human nature and nie reforms of the worb!l We are th~e cbildren or cur fa thers. and our c-hildretn will tread the prehitric pa:tti. D~reams are our life. whether we wa:ke or sleep. We drowse throunh exi-tence. nwaking~ and dyIng and being tr.-born dalily, ever torpeseent and unam:az'-d. :and our thousand slum be:u' dont he we call restorntire sleep -sleep that restores our physical be ite. bildin-. up where we have torn down. roereating what we destroy. Paek--pitIh lea'k.- ineed--is the cavern ot Morpheuts. Fatlth peoples It v ith vatrie-d -:i'n- a nd builds its chos into myri:a forms. Nightly we entr it nri dra in the fe:hean air and foret. ::nd datt'y wt.- r.:turn withre So!.in.. b~abeilinz er dre:'ms :hat were lot eireamend. and fina'!y we enter for --s, 1ypu tlre f.n e :of -:"a -- W'..hinl rtn We. L-dean t An instan::e.~y -hnes U.kr-Ys h boh It' flly ~'t. tryfn~ deautsa sr - -a.e 0 o - --nswe . !' W Pains As we get older the Nood becomes sluggish, the mus cles and joints stji.f; ar;d aches and pains take hol easier. Sloan's Liniment quickens the blood, limbers up the muscles and joints and .stops any pain or ache with astonishing promptness. Proof that it is Best for Rhennatim. Mrs. DN:Fr. II. DI!r.. ef C.s choi:. R.F.D., No. t, Pa., writes. "PMeae send me a boae of Loaa's inilment for rhenmatism and siff joins. It is the be.t remedy I eve knew for I can't do without it." Also for Stiff Joints. 3Mr. i:Lro% Wi:2:.r.a. ::o Ntors Ave.. Birmingham, Ala,-writes. I am glad to say that Stoan's Uniment has done -:e more good for s joints than anything I have ever tried." Sl an's is the qicke.st and best remedy for Rheuma tism, Sciat -, Tooth::cbe, Sprains, Bruises and Insect Stings. Price 2:,. a.d $1.0. t AU. Dealers, - SC 1 r s - rrvc% .: .* en r1.CA. AA;r'ic DR. EARL 3. 0C3' BCrTON, MASS. - -- - WHO Really was the first successful Pole climber COOK OR PEARY ? To this question much doubt is attached, but when it comes to the question as to the best establishment at. A which to shop, there is no doubt but that n Is The. Place. Our bandsome Fall Stock is now being displayed and nootshould falt e twhether for pleasure or profit. BohMrs. Muldrow and Mrs. Elliott of our Dress SMaking Department have returned from their style studs Sinz visit to New York and they will tell you if you shoul Swear the Artichoke, Raisini, Plum. Calves' Liver, Stone Green, Amethyst, Mustard, Copper Achemenes, Catawba or Camel-Brown Shade. In our enlarged READY-TO-WEAR DEPARTMENT The new Coat Dresses and Jersey-Top Trotteau Suits have already proven their popularity on account of their graceful lines and perfect tit, and nothing is allowed to go out of this Department which doesn't reflect credit upon the entire store. Another shipment of those much talked of ('apes are expected to arrive this week. They are shown ini eight coloriegs and Black. Our House Furnishings Suchi as. Table Linens,. Towels. Art Draperies, Wiu dow Hanines% in Cathedral effects. Sheetings, Sheets. Pillow Cases. laknkets. White .\arseilles Spreads, Dow'n Quilts. Carpets, .\attings. Rugs. Portiers. Tapestry Table Covers. Toilet Soaps and Perfumeries are suggestive more of high quality than low price. Quahity in these ines has always been our .\otto, and we see to it that the quality is good. Somec time ago we discovered a cure for dissatisfac t:.on am:!ong users of Shoes and Hosiery. You can get a fra. 1rescription by miail from our Shoe Department. or beo~tter still. rai! in person at SUNMTER, S. C. KU LLThE COUGH Country Property for Sale. DR IN S AND AI.THROATAMD WUNG TROUBLES ~Gt/ARANTEED SATFACTORY( e:.1 Etate Aents. anning 5. c oH. G. ed owing sa e-.t wl make paym~ent :o te un en:-ned qualified Executor .JOHN H. DteBOSE., Executor. Ne w Zion. 5. C.. January 3, 1910.