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FOliT MI i.l/l I.MIvS DEMOCRATIC rUOLISUKD KVKUY WKDNEBDAY li. W. BRADFORD. 'JVlttW of But si t lption: <Miiv yonr $1.00 Bix months r.'i Throe months -*"> Oorresponiieiiee on < iiri < nt. subjects is Invited. 'm' ii > n (HinHihiiiiy is ,iffsnmeil l'oi- the views of cnrr(f.spon<l? nts. Anonymous < ummuni iitioi. will not be published in tin ? < Hin.ns. On n]i|)!i<'.'*tinn t-i tli publish'.-!*, u'lvi i Using juI?*s are made known to those intt ces.,? 'i. Fort Mill 'I'lmne (with long distance ronnecth nsj N< . 2(>. FKimUAHY 10, 1001. K.*cp the Cotton Acreage Down. Mr. Alfred B. Shepptsoii, one of the most c*:trefill itutl turnip tent slulistieinns in the country, lms wriit.Mi a very interest in?_c I review of " L'lie v'ultoii Situation From a S ?lely Disinterested Standpoint," for the Inst nntnbet of the Baltimore Mannf.ict urers" Record lie believes tlmt the re- i limrkiihle advance in cotton due to speculation in cotton futures, and t.'wit tnere is no truth in the contention that this year's crop will be about one million hales less than the last crop, and inadequate for the actual it inurements of tun spinners, lfe believes that the present cnnum-rciul nop will equal 10,700,000 hull's, averaging 484 pounds not, or about tin* size of the lust crop. I le believes further that upon tlu' acreage of last season it would have been possible for a crop of twelve million bales to have boon made, lu Ids opiu ion. there is no deterioration of seed or of soil in a general way and lie utters the warning that alluring as tin' present price of cotton must be tin; Southern farmers, it may prove as treaeheious as the sands of the seashore. The incentive is very great to plant in the spring an iiumeuuo acreage in cotton at the expense of food anil forage crops. The result might prove unfortunate should cotton decline sharply under the prospects of a full crop, and the farmer be compelled to pay high pi i -es for grain and provisions. The warning given by Mr. Sltopp mvo i ought to hu heeded by the co ton planters, of the South. Only a few days ago one of the I leading newspapers of the South.! carried nwiiy t>y the idea that 12 or .1 1 cents has oolite to stay, ur>?eil the fanners to increase the acreage j this year, h is hoped that the: planters will not follow such wild counsel. Mr. Shepperson, ns Secretarv of the Committee of the United States Senate, appointed to exam I ino into the matter of cotton pro- j duet sou ami manufacture in this, country and abroad, reached the j conclusion that the average cost of cotton production in the South was about 5 1-2 cents per pound.! Surely the planters have not for gotten their very recent experience i in producing the staple at less than nctiml cost. It tho acreage Khali lio increased lliis year mid mi enoridiiiih crop should he produced, all Ihe ingenuity of the bulls will not be able to sustain the market at the present largely speeulative Ultures. Tho rjoht tiling and the safe' tiling for cotton planters to do is to raise their own boa 1 and meat first, and then to yrow as much cotton as they can as a money crop?News and (hairier. ? Henry Grarly on Cotton. Since cotton has donned its bij/ hi eeelies the eloquent tribute of Henry Grady to the fleecy staph- I is quite upprop >s, as follows: "What a royal plant it is. The world waits in attendance on its growth; the shower that tails! around the earth; the sun thai shines on it is tempered by the : prayers of all the people; Ihe frost j that chills it and 'tie dew that descends from the stars are noted, and the ti'tMOfiKK i if ii little worm ou itn ^reen leaf :h more to Kng1 fiii(I than the advance of the Huh- ' sian army on her Asiatic outposts. : ft id gold from the instant it puts ! forth itn tiny shoot. Its fibre is current in every hank, and when, loosing its fleece to the sun, it , floats a dunny banner that glorifies the fields of the humble farmer, 1 that man is marshaled under a tla^ that will compel the allegiance of the the world, and wriim a subsidy from every nation on earth. It is the heritage that (rod gave to this people forever As their own when He arched our skies, established our mountains, jjirt us about with the ocean, loosed the breezes, tempered the sushine and measured the rain. Ours and our children's forever. As princely a talent as ever came from Jiis hand to mortal stewardship.? Own Your Farm. Tin* rent paying fanner finds it hard to gi t ahead, for tin* Ian llorti ( and his factor want so mii 'li of tin* | profit. Tin* rent must b>* great ] en 'Ugh to pay interest and taxes , and give the landlord a profit. If ? this profit wore turned into the i fanner's pock-t In* could .*- > n own his place. Many a farmer has , done s i well on hit-, erop th past j year that In* will have a few dollars ( extra. No 1.* ttei investment could | h;j made than to Imy tin* ICm that | you are on, or another that suits you, tn a I; a small payment and ; give a note ami mortgage for the ; l? dance. Then v. hat iniprovenu nts ' y ni make will add to your wealth, and when *\a*r you get a d >llar it can la* applied to t! e debt. * hdv in this way. by t ho farmer's owning their farin.), will tin* S -.nth lise, II < i-1? 111! i. ill i- i t .'i >!.. ... < " " ?" 1"" Uumber^ 11 - r11?1. i There's An Eye On You, Boys. When we see !> >ys on the streets ami public places we often wonder if they I.now business men are watching theui. If every ban!;, store and olliee there will soon be a place for a boy to till; those who have the management of business will select one of the hoys; they will not select hint for his ability to swear, smoke cigarettes or lap i a beer l;eo. Ami the "S >ciety Swell" who is daft about little so oinl functions and is happy in the , conceit that lie is "just the article" that young ladies lind indispetisa , 1?1 * on all occasions, is niven the ":.dassy stare" quite iis often as the beer puzzler or < i^are'te smoker. Business men may have a few i loose habits themselves, but they are looking for boys who are ns i near gentlemen in every sense of till' Wiitil lis ill, v ["in tiiiil mill t tun- i " * J ' I .H 1 * arc able to give th?? character of everybody in tlr? fit3*. They 11 re not looking for rowdies. When m boy applies for one of these places ; and is refused they may not t < -11 him the reason why they do not want him Imjt the boy can depend upon it. that lie's been rated ae cording to his behavior. lioys 1 cannot, afford to adopt the habits 1 and conversation of the Ionfers and rowdies if they ever want to lie called to responsible positions. Advance. * ? County News of Interest. Tax collections up to Feb., L, amounted to 7!>. The tolal I. .V- ......I....: r 1 . ? : lie ways; "but who in going to keep that bridge up, tlie County or the j power company? If the power company purposes to keep it up 1 and be responsible for damages, I don't know that the county has much to any; but if the county has to be responsible, the bridge ought to t>e further up the creek, where its maintenance will be less e.^| pensive."?Vorkville Enquirer, fl I ixc Ero .vnlow Bill and Its Oi-J * .. T'n re is a l)ill introduced iido ,'ongress Iiy the If ri \\ *!t??r 1' ! it >WI! li l\V, > f TeuilfSSoe, ; 11: 1 the i >ii. Jacob ii. (Siilliger, ?11? i ii 1 > r f t!i ' S -nate from New Hon.? .hire. appr<?pi i it in ,4 1,0 00:'. . > in- part of tin* national governni'ii' as national aid in building vugon r :ula. This money a to b > tpportained am tig the Stales ae ording t ? tl eir j opsditt urn. e\ i dint, no State shall receive !o.-s than SloO.ObO. Kuril State ret.-ivi >g tint hand lid from the (j vernment mus' add i like amount to the sum r? e ived IMiia will, therefore, <-aii.se t! <spending >f $l8^0t)0,000 f ?r loads ami will build from b.Odo to 7.0 (0 miles of splendid r ad and will I?1 ill eaeli State from 1 (10 to :>0) miles of line hard road, which will' not be rile t d by trust oi spring rains and on which flu farmer can haul the year round. It, will be a great advantage to tlmse living near it. but it w.il be ii far greater advantage to tin whole county because it will be a wonderful object lesson and will t.l ttV'uri'i illii 1 : I *i i r < i .1 1 !? ? l! roil;I which can he ns *d llic v ?r round. no mull r winit the ruins iire, is a ^ mil am! desirable thine; it will make overvo ie who sees IliiH road aii'l i s s : want in inroad - just like it t ? 'hu ll. While under the ISrownlow I?ill I lie hui hi inn I < ' .0* N> mi les of splendid road in a ^jreat thin?j. yet it seems to many t!ia' tiie -r? ntest advuiitiioe of the I).11 is the wonderful object Ich on w tie 100 to f>(>0 miles of tine road will prod lice when buiil in every State of the I nion. From this appro priation South Carolina wouid iv ecive S??bS,0'.)0. Congressman Finley's Coai Fortune. llepreseiitutive l> !i Finb'V. of this county has hocn Very i utunnte of late. In th cotton market. M r. k in icy is t > be n uiii ta- n d amnio the I >ii 11 faction, and since the harvest of his last yen's crop mis iiui-n iion;iii',c .)? i)i ?s !t?r in cents. l'lie recent upward tendency of tin* inurki t 1111s lici'ii very gratifying to him. and some < I' liis frit nils advised him to hold on further, predicting ilia' cotton would surely go to Is cents. A low days ago, however, up ii learning I'm' the price had gon to Hi cents lie could stand the pressure no longer, and wired his agent. to close out at that price. 1 hit his good luck was not con lined strictly to his cotton tor on tin s unc day lie \v:n unfilled I?y the fourth assistant postmaster general that tifteon rural delivery routes in his district, which ,w r turn -d down some tuns ag >, are to Ii surveyed and established at an early day. These ronton are in the eamities of Cherok ?>, York, Chester, l'\iii tield, Iver.-?haw, Lancaster mill Chesterfield. ? Hick s Weather Prediction. Kov. Irl. IL (licks, the wenther prophet, gives the following prediction fertile weather during the remainder of Fein nary: General storms "I riiin and snow iuv lo <>c *ur about the 15 th, lf>th lad Kith, culminating with the new mm.11 nil t at* lti ii. hringing storms of a tropical nature snath ward, with change to blizzard tan lures in the west and north, whi *!i will be followed by a high barometer and col l wave from the 2i)ih lo thi'-2nd. The Inst regular storm period IVr i' binary is set down hy Mr. IlieLs as lam1.; central on I lie 2 Kit, wit !i its <1 isl urhitig inllu nee tea diin^ front the 22nd to tin* 27th. As the month goes out gen rally fair and colder weather will prevail, with the Inronieter falling in advance of the reactionary storms due the tiiut three days in March. ?? In Memoriara. liierort .Mill IVliapter of V. I). , losire to put on record thoir hitfh appro* nation ol (lie diameter, life iintl labors >f their historian, the late Miss Uessie ' White. At the organization of the chapter, sept. 1(5, lsis, she was unanimously jleeted historian ami held the otlieoeou- j time sly until death, t Jift *? 1 with a tine mi ml. highly educated and eul* tared, her selections and readings ad led much to tlm pleasure and profit of >ur meminits. With veins filled with patriotie lilo ?1. she delighted to re In'arse the deeds of the Confederate hero mid is opportunity offerod was glad *<. ! sjMMid and 1>" spmt in his service. Affable and kind, gentle and coutTenas in her intereoarso with "the daughters," we havi'to drop a tear to her memory, lie it resolved: First. That a blank l>age of our minutes be inscribed to her memory, with name and date of birth, death and service. yoeotid. That wo tender her loved , ones our heartfelt Mympathy in their liereaveuient.' Third. That the cans'' we all loved so dearly has lost an able advocate; the "old CoiifetL' is deprived of a devoted frieud awl pur order mourns one of its NlfkHyi nwMywgn*A ?l' H. Tharnwoll, Frost. Four YtJa-s Term. X >w that th l)i> rinial session bill ! <* passed b th I m is anil v. II likely b>' uitiiuateiy ? nneled t il'> law. i< would !> ' a ^ooil idea, s'iv- tin* ('ol tun hi i l\ee .r. I, to elect to -tiiIi.tk of t lie (! 'MiornI Assembly tor li 'tr years. so that members i:i iy s i ve t'.v i si <si ujs, ns they do iiin< the present plan. This idea v, as not car re d out in the biennial s -ion Kill, lint there is or was ano! In r n sol ut ion is to it on the en I innlar, and it would d inbtless re< i ive f iv >r ihle eoii-i leration if p: st ilted. In tlii.se uneetioii the (M.nrleston I'osl sii . m.-ts that all "Xeenii.' ol!i 'cis ol the St ite be elect oi 1 i ?. n ur y irs. nit' ciiihi reason li ii?4 ijiven tliat we now have too many and too fr- pient electi >ns. This iiii-l *111 it m 1 v the case. and <*:ir bus ness i ii t e rests art* injur. <1 li\ >? iii'K'ii [i lilies liesides. thus State ofiiccrs would uivo I? '11( r service it they vvi'Ve relieved from > ns Miit e nisi 1 (Maturn of what would li the political action they i:i ulil talc*'. 1* i . well known ill it t*cipn ntly inp* riant issues nr tie ciilcd not solely upon tIn ir merit Ie.it up ill the political ell'eet the dec* si >:i may have have. The p *oplc eannot lu'1 the best service tin , !,.r . .1 Ittl i * i. : I . ... ii ci i "uxi?r ii. mi I lip- ill "i of the I'ost is ii wise one ami would jii'ovo li?'.i licial lo flit* !> ,-t inter* ess 'ij lln* State. Tiie idea is to ele-t sii -ii ollieers for f ur year* an i make tliein irit*!ij_^i >1?* to in. in dial.l v sure. i'il 1 'lOHlsi 1 vi s. Sui on.' refor' ii Inn la n pi t tieally decided on. it wc ul?l not 1"' a In! plan lo ?(i further, and no reform presents itself now as beilltr as desirable aw l idding t ie people i f r.>nt in ions turmoil and e\cit? in nt ov.-r prim try .'lections. 7die Power Company's Coatreis. The (aitnwlm I'ower ('>, wil' within the next ten days or two weeks, he ready to supply elnetrie poww t ? this city, ami this will lie an event of the very highest null 11 ance, says the ii ick Hill Herald. The pole line from the dam lo the Hi?l? School property will cover a distance of n 1-'J miles. The electric plant at the dam in cllidos 4 dynamos of 1 Lin) horse power each, while wheels have Icen put i*vi for two addi!ioiial dynamos whenever they may be Heeded. So far the eomnnnv has sold in 1> ick Mill 50 ) horse [i iwcr t the Arcade cotton mill, to;) to the Manchester cotton mill. 100 to W iuthrop ctillc'ic, .,00 tn the I to k 11 ill Water. I.ioht and Lower Co.. and in Fort Mill >00 horse power to the Fort Mill Manuf icturin^ Company and the Millfort Mill Company. It is expected that the V ictoria cot Ion mill of this cit y will lie the first of the contractoiH to lie furnished with pow ?r. The contract with the llock Hill Water, l.i^rht and Fowei Co. covers a period of tive years at $10 per horse purer, with privilege of live years longer at $50 per horse power. This tlior o , js for a run of 2 I hour* per dny.# I'm! r this contract the Mater, I,i<*lit and l'owcr Company will control the liujhtiiio of our homes and Imsincss houses, and the streets as Well, hut not Win! hrop Colie?*i. It will nl so r >i111 >1 all small motor work helow 11 horse power: all over 11 horse power will la under tlu control and direction of the Catawba 1 'owor Ccompany. Letter to Mavor Kirkpatrick. Port Mill, S. C. Dear Sir: Yon nro interested in tho prosperity of your town. Yon can eout rihute to it materially, ami j;ive it a far more prosperous look at the same time. Perhaps tho public propertj* needs a rood eoat of paint. Devon will supply that coat with twothirds of t ho numh T of milieus re (aired of anv other. Devoe will last twice as lomr as any other. Devon is nil paint and fall-measure. Devon is the .strongest }v? nt known. Dovo will take earn of the property, in the loni* run, for half the money repaired hv any other. The reason is stated ahovo. Devon is all (taint and full-measure; the strongest paint known. K D Jewell, (lorry. Pa., minted his house live years nj?o with a mixed (>aint: to >k II irallons. Last sprinir he repainted with Devon; hontrht II tallons hail four left Saved $1 > to $\! ?, for painting costs two or thro > times tis much as the paint. Yonrs trnlv, F \v ( 40 Now York 1'. W. H. Arilrey & Co soil our The city of Spartiinbnrij. S. C? will entertain the first Tnter-Stnto Convention of tin* Youni; Men's Christian Associations of North ninl South Carolina. The me-?t.iutr will take plnoe February 'J l'jvery one interested is invited to attend the convention. There will be reduced railroad rates, but all who contemplate attending mn-t first coimnunicato with the State Couimittoe's otlico and be supplied with the proper credential. For further information address State | Secretary, Y. AI. C. A , Charlotte, [ N. C. ' ^ I KVvwr gallons; weum lo- gor; Devi* i ?/ ?j\, i-.\rmoi?r ? ?i I till 111 l? i.s $'.)<>,f?01.07. The total number of i receipts issued was about X.OOO, leaving nearly 2,0'JO still to issue. Practically all of the largo taxpayers who had not paid previous to Ian., 1, paid during last month. 1 The collect ions for the month ainounted t > $!>,1 <?1.77. A delegation consisting of !. 1?. 1 Bigger, T. M. Martin, ?l. A. B. M. Stewart. W. A. Voungt>lood, W. 1 \Y. Auten and J. It. Wallace of Bethel and Ehenozer townships, appeared Wednesday before the hoard of e unity commissioners with a complaint against tlm Ca tawba Power Company. These < citizens tdaimod that the power company had promised to remove certain rafts, t i tubers and other oh- i struetions from the mouths of i streams (lowing through their i lauds into the river, and that the i promise had not been complied ' with. The hoard was not certain I .1 i ? t t ? * mm 11 iiiiii any power 10 act in tlie 1 matter, ami postponed its derision 1 until it lmd time for further con- I sideral ion. j There is some little difference I between Supervisor Boyd and the I Catawba Cower Company because < of the bridge over Allison meek. 1 It was foreseen some time bark ? that the approaches to the bridge | wouhl be flooded and Mr. Boyd i proposed that the county would do > its full share if the company would agree to help move the road fur-j ther back from the river. The road at the creek crossing is now within about a half a mile of the river bank. It seems that the company, however, was not disposed to agree to Mr. Boyd's proposition. When the dam was closed recently the water back up to a depth sutlicient to swim a horse on both sides of the bridge. That was the principal reason why the water was let out again so quickly. Since then the power company has been engaged in the construction of a new bridge, which requires several hundred feet of trestling. The work is quite expensive and it is being done well, but Mr. Boyd is not exactly satisfied with tins ar ! rangement. "It's all t ight for now." ! War in the East. Tin r-Ii.n's ?1 ik|)j?ti*liindicated li.it llii'ir had In en u battle Monday ni^hl hot woen t In* Russian and dap 1:1. s oil" J.r 1 Arthur. One report was that tdovon .Japan eee war ships and one Russian ship worn sunk. This nicy he oxiimjer. h d, hut it was certain that there had been a battle between the lineis. it seems no less certain that throe Russian ships are badly damaged. M irtiat law has been declared. Geld Hid Nuggets. The monrufnl sound of the blue bird is Icaid in the kind. 111 our f'l III ! >1 . 'S 111 . .mill lll?> Mil 4( WlM-L- VVl* found tin.' funnels ipiite busy, and saw s--ver.il si11huIs jiirkiit!_j cotton. S 111??* 11iu r unusual in February. Mr. I'. T. Crook is building a in w d\y.-Jlin_j <?n liis ut*a- purchase and W. d. Coitharp is makim; s >nie iuiiresting t ii inut's mi Ins dwelling. He seems (i> lie his own areliitect an 1 is al a It sh to know wlu'thei to cover t r weatherboard first. Air. Jaine*-- I bides lias opened up a stoic it liis liome in Steel Creek. M. ssrs Ii. Kitubrell and \V. It. Warren liave tin* eon tract to build tIn* abutiiieut to the bridge on tiie west side of Steel creek and .Mr ?"?. I'. I > I'?11U?>! i!~ i 11 [i lias lilt' job i>tl I he e>i-t? rn side. IiihIImt I i'm' |)i\it. we nri' not surprised ni you hnviiur colds, but only tlu' i i'*li folks. the boil tons, have In .'! ijipo. Well-to do people limy Imve ilio j_ri i|?. but us poor folks nie such old folios that wt' :im? just o ntt'iib d Willi the same olil-inshloued bad cold, such in our dmldii ? used in all n^cs past. No sir, us (iold 11 ill tnellies would not know n I .a (irippe if we should meet it in t he i ond. Mr. S.tin'i Kpps, Jr., has n new* boy nt his home and he is stepping iiiirh, but we will try and make room for liitn. Si'USTEH. SOS ? Escaped an Awful Fate. Mr. II. Hatpins, of Melbourne, Fla , writes. ".My doctor t?dtl me I had Consumption and nothing foil Id lie cloiu> I'tir nit1, i was given up to dm. Tin* oiler of n fioe ?>ot111* of Dr. King's Now Discovery for Consumption, induced me to try it Lie:;u 1 Is were staitling. | inn n<?\v on* the rond to recovery and owe all to Dr. kind's New Discovery. It surely saved iijy life." This great cure is guaraiit? ed for all throat and lung diseases by Ml Druggists. lb-ice 50c A' ?1.00*. T i in I Dottles free. It is stated that lien. Nelson A. Miles, the Massachusetts Yankee who put irons on the Confederate pre-i.ient. J? tiers- ii Davis, wants to he the Democratic nominee for president. Better Than Gold. "I was troubled for several years with chronic indigestion and nervous debility." writes F. .1. Green, of Lancaster. N. 11. No remedy helped me until 1 began using Flee! r e Hitters, wliieh did me more good th in all the medicines I ever used. They have also kept my wife in excellent health for years. She says Fleet l ie Bitters are just splendid for female troubles; that they are a grand tonic and i n vigor at or for weak. run down women. No other medicine can take its place in our family." Try them. Onlyo'te. Satisfaction guaranteed by All Druggist's. The Columbia State made a poll or the legislature ?>n the question iif Ptrynu mid the Kiiii>ms City platform. Twenty three said it won Id lie wi<e to renflirm the platform <>f 1 Six; mikI It> )U. Others were totally opposed to having niiyliiiig to do with the silver issue and all agreed that it would not iio wise to follow Bryan as a leader. ? Nearly Forfeits His Life A runaway alino-t ending fatally, started a horrible ulcer on tinleg of d. li.Orner, Franklin ti rove, 111. For four years it defied all doetors and all reinidies. Hut Bnck1 en's Arnica Salve had no trouble to cure him. Equally good for Burns. Bruises, Skin Kruplione and Piles. at All Druggist's, Von have only a little more than one week now in which to make your tax returns to the county auditor. Attend to it at once. Keep an eye on your wood piles Sneak thieves have visited the homes of a few of our citizens recently and carried oil' a lot of fuel - rMysterious Circumstance. One was pale and sallow and the other fresh and rosy. Whence the difference? She who is blushing with health uses Dr. King's New Life Pills to maintain it. By gent ly arousing the lazy organs the) compel good digestion and head off constipation. Try them. Onl\ . 23c, at Ail Druggist, I. KEEP AN EYE on the Carolina Furniture Co., cf Rock Hill, S C., for bargains in Furniture, J Stoves, Pianos and | Organs, Carolina Furniture Co., J Rock llill, S. C. T ELBERTA PEACH TREES, BARRED PLYMOUTH ROCKS. RED RASPBERRY PLANTS. Eurps for hatching a sj?eoialfcy. All in* qtames promptly answered. Write for Circulars. GEO. F. MONTGOMERY. MARIETTA, QA. ?. 1 s(iNCOSPORATCO ) 'capital Stock. $30,OX).00. BUSINESS.?When you think of going ? off to school, write for callo>.Journal and Special Offer of the leading Business and Short luunl Schools Address, Kings Business College, Ral. i oi.'':. c., or Ghnrlotte, N. C. [Wo aim teach Bookkeeping, Shorthand, etc,, by mailJl n-is-2Htw 1 ..Mi- . '.J. J-LJ.U - 1.J GIVE US A T1UAL ORDER i and act the RESIT WTTTCTTTI7C .?.? ? A ?- TT 11 l-kMl l liOj \V ! N K S, HHAM)IKS, Etc., At the most reasonable prices, J. D. Ross & Co Preps,, Tin; GOURl) SALOON, CHARLOTTE, N. C. No. 29 W Trade Both 'Pbotes* The MODEL STEAM LAUNDRY Of Charlott, N, C,, Is unexcelled in the 1* I \l'<irL' it tn,-r??. .fi vi n iui 11a out Any work not found to be entirely satisfactory will be relaundered free of charge to the owner. McElhaneyvParks Co, Agents, Shipments Thursday mornings. Basket returned on Saturday. - ' ? " - ? - 1- L 'JHJJft'X FOR GOOD WHISKIES, WINES, BRANDIES, ETC., CALL ON OB WRITE TO AV. II. IIOOVER, I'll 1 III HTTP V r </ii.ihi>v i i r/? li* !/ if . _ Mules! ! Mules! i Just received a car load of extra fine Mules. From now on you will always find me with a good supply on hand. Call and do business with me. If you haven't . the cash I will sell yon and pve you alt > the time you want. ' Very respectfully yours, ijS. J. Kimball 'I Rock HiU, SC.