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r Furs at Ha DRESS HALF P1 .A large' anid exhihit of dIres: and( woole nmthi every garm'net < ly in half for t i safle. SKIR'l ' HALF P1 TIailoredl skii mlost fetchinug els in plaidls fabries. The p been cut exact . THE SALE SAM AS BUNING MOU Thlat humb-tleds ol tho~usandi~s of de lars are' burtft up every~ year by fan ers of the corn helt is the rather star ling statemewnt of G. P. Walker, Purdue Uniiversity. "A fe~w yeats ag.o it was ai comnta sight (luring the spring season to si great elouds of smoke rolling up~ froi burin ing straw piles and~ corn stalks saiys 3'1r. WalIker. "Int many comm un ties thbe pract ice of burning stal ks still a comnmon one, and t he farmyin .\vhio arie grow imti le'ss thani 50) butshe of corn per acrt'e 'onlLtml that il stalks arne too heavy to do any tbh with. "To one who realizes what th~ nieanls i inred(lucedt crop yields. in ti face of' a co':!tattly incea~sing popubl tion, such a prao t ice seems little sho1 of crtim inalI. IHnr ning straw piles a less comnmont thani in the past, hi sell'ing the straw is little better wh( the pric'e rece'ivedt for it barely pay for the cost of haling and bautling. "The man whot burnst1 the statlks fr'o a fifty-imshiel corn erop is burn ingu about twentty-live pounds41 of nitrogel or ats mutch as hie wou(tld~ put back *he land in ani appjlicatiotn of' twot at one-half tons of ordinmary manur' The purchase of this amount of nitr< gen in fertilizer ati presetnt ptie<i would cost about nine dlollats. Mat of the croplpedI soils of Itndiana hai lost from one-third to otne-half tI supply of nittogen and~ organiic miatt< which they once held. They ai harder to cultivate and canot hol enough moisture in dry seesons f< produceing maximum crops. Yout' over "butrtns out" and corn yielt re cut dlowni by dirouths on ther oils because they can no longer hol nh, oisttire which a large hut sutpply would enable thonm to hold. Just whnt are onndlksan stran Main St. .5-Day S Dresse 4a We have a two fI reduce stocks to t inventory which make new friendi dise values when - (j Never in the hist deeply ; never ha, exclusive merchar 4 surely few wome to replenish the w for every dollar si E For this sale we hi goods are marked discollLt of' the o to as high as one 4qThe sale begins M in exactly five da; f P -This is mlade neel If Price .anua r: to choose the bes ONE-THIRD ICE Parasols dlistinctive u bela es in Sdk erls, -or Neckwear 1 01,PCI price oF Hiandkerchiefs lit square is five day Hosierv rs Hand Bags JCE Leather Goods ts in the Kimonos 'nodes, in- -Bath Robes port mlOd-. nIIuI fancy Wool Sweaters rices have y in half. Wool Scarfs STARTS MONDAY, DEC. worth when turned hack into the soil ? I Returning the cornstalks and wvheat straw to this soil has increased the. average yieldl of corn eight bushels,' of wheat one( bushel, and of clovert h ay, 300 poumis per acre, in tests miade at P urdlue University. Valuing Ifcorn at. $1 .00) an I wheatI at $2.00 per bushel, and bay at $20.00 per ton, this Iincase has beeun wor'th about $13.00 tor the threce criops, or an average of i over $41.00) per acre each year ix "Tlhe coin -stve (i prI o. lued lhas I averi gedl about 2,500 pounds, and thI. wha t st raw ahout 1,1001 pou~nds, s->i i b'-ss thun two ton of15a this nuterial ha beeni ret urned( to th(le Iand for each roitait in . "i th croplii ncrea~ses wort h $1 :.t00 the(' reiue nueial s have been wor-th $t $.5 per toni. I 'ave they' paid ? So tar the apph'eat tioni of six tons of manure has p-.odue ed less wheat antd hay and onl y th ree ~bushels n >r'e corn thani the returned t raw an<i stalks with 200) pounds aiciid phosphate."'( I --..- o- --- a 'SUM'lTICR MAN IS p SI(lTlTO l)EA'lhI su Ir I)ec. 26.-- -Edgari Bradley, twenty- four years of age, shot and< -instantly kil led Fra nk Outlaw, sixty s five years of age, late, yesterday af 7' ternoon at the latter's home about, e hiee miles from Sumter, it is ailleged. r Shortly after the shooting Bradleyi e came to the city and~ surrenduereid to I i the sheriff. Hte is now i jail.t T~ lhe tirouble arose, it is allegeid, over aa controversy causedl by Bradley going c wvith a daughter of Mr. Outlaw. It is stated that the young wvoman came toJ sSumter with a cousin but later left .. him and t it radleynnm who took ale Bef Savings of i everything z s and Coats kd purpose in this sale: First, we I hc lowest possible limit. before our an begins January 1. Second, we wan and customers by giving real mere they will be m11ost appreciated. ary of the store have prices beeti et re well dressed women been offered disc at such self-evident savings. a wilt want to miss such an opportu ardrobe as this limited five day sale oi )ent now will be doing almost double i ive not tolehled oilr original price tags in plain figures and one simply takei riginal selling price, saving from one-i half the original price. onday morning, beceinber 27th, and vs, closilug Friday evening, December 'ssa ry beenuse we begin our annual I. It will pay you to (one early in c from1 these wonderfuli assortmilents. REDUCTION ON ALL G( Now is the time lay in goodly si plies for your ture needs for th< savings are rea too substantial miss. It will b( long time bef< such prices are p 27sented again. ier home in his automobile. It is re >orted that the father beea nte anogry em1 nid threatenled liradley. It is allege i is hat Ar. Outlaw got al gun andl th-a t rlllely ranI to his owni Car, beLgginl~ ,lr. Outlaw not to advance o1 him ha Iradley got, a1 gunl out of hiis own) r I .1nd with Mr. Outlaw following hiim, it s alIleged, ope~ned file. Two shots were U ired , one hloadh tk ing effect ill tile t eft sholer and~l the (otheri ill the face. he latter' causinlg almuost inlstanlt de ith kod ir. Out lawv leaves a lage aiy <I CIceion. AnI inquel(st will be hIl o Augusta, Ga., De) I.- Th fu f Glovesville, S. ( ., was inlstanltlyU illed; Mlr. Creed, il wif and al Mrs. uriv is anud her tw.o da ughtersI , of oIt fatally injured, ti~s afternoon nearI a ngley, wvhen thle automobi le illn wichi hey were riding wask sItrucItk by In-h t her car in wh i th(r wer\v Ie two.1 men md a womllan, believed to be I resi enlts oIf Augulsta. 'AMOI'S EVANGlIISTI COMING. It isI epctedi that anumber5 of per-1 (Ins from our County will go to Mannl nig to hear' the famIlous Evangelist, oloh Jones, who is scheduled to speakU 0 a1 mass1 meeting of all denolmina-U ionis on "Fishers (of Men" at theU 'resb~yterian church at 7:30 p. im., Jan. th. Thbis meetinig IS said j-o lbe one f eighteen to be addressedI by Itob ones' ill his tour (If our State in cOn ection wvith the evangelism campaign f the South Carolina Sundlay School tunncintinn. . glford (o, pare wre Stoc, me-third to on vell dressed zvo) Exactly He nust. nual t to han it so such nity Ters, luty. All Sthe ;bird ends 31st. tock irder )ODS LISTED BELOW Knit UInderwear to including fine s l.. 1op garments; ves f 111unionl Suits, etc(. Outing Garments 31SC "Billie Burkes,'' jallas, Gowns, 1tc. Muslin Underwear a: to Silk Underwear a Gownis, Te'ddies, Can )re soles, Corset COVe Etc. re __SALE CLOSES F osdee the two le'~::in ''.' ing~I.. P'i etii and~ the otherp'vice-presitleit of clu - Interden1oml~inationall l:vangel isti .\l social.ton of Anwelrca. Hob .Tone:s ( li ALL TB] 20 Per Cash U Nelsor 31mmasmmma 'olumbia, S. C k Taki, e-half on nen wear Llf Former f GREAT REDUCTIO: UNUSUAL COAl Not only illnma rialii andi but in design and concepti, Suits are invariably a thiing co iionplaev. If you hNve ciationl ol, true elegancve inl 4 iimiediately rec( gliz('e lie displiyod ill Il se assortmlel AND NOTE THE REDUC] Suits forimierly sold at hr and ine!!ling *55, now red m ed to ... .. .. .. .. . . .... .. .. Suits formierly Sold at I to and including $9850, no, - red tueed to .. . Sulls formlerly sold at, ll) to $127.50, now reduce to . . . . . . . . . Our linest suits, sold at as high as $185, now reduce to COATS At Exactly [ik ts, HALF PRICE A wonth-rful exhibit ad of St ist-a il5 miost de - sirable an1d exclusive mod01dIs in long coats, etc. Iii~vca in tho house now tooarkedt at jufist haif the. original sell injg jict. RIDAY EVENING, DE( I' daily tvanglisti tinessagei at he Cent Discou, ntil Jan. 1st, Mote ! ANNING, S. C. ME.EEEE-EEE..EEu pig rices 9TS IN SUITS %okiliaIhip o (I In sluickelfol lpart frvoin thev a1 keenl appre Ir-ess, youll ED PRICES! om0 -*35 ip I(,I $22.50 $37.50 ,011 I I 'Mi $l.')0 id $47.50 froni $155 t $72.50 EBER 31 nose sayVs t hit he thin ks the grealtest '(rk that lhe eann do4 is to arlous, in. >ile, anil enlist Surolay School work s for persohnal evangielist iC effort. I: for t h is purplose he i' iin the nife for the cuai to iei on8m chool) (\vang~jSli ini Souith ( 'arolin EUEMEEEEmua TIRES UtFo 1921 r Co.