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FORT MILL. S. C.. JULY 6. 1911.
Half a Million for Booka.
By its wholesale changes of
text-books, the State board of education
has virtually imposed a
tax on the people which it is
said equals in value the cost of
Winthrop college.
There was no need for such
changes, at least not to the extent
of "eliminating about 80 per
cent, of the text-]?ooks now in
use in the public schools of the
State. As text-books are not
furnished pupils free of charge,
as is done in Massachusetts and
many other States, this tax will
fall altogether upon the parents
of the children, very few of
whom are able to pay it. One
or two changes may have been
?- necessary, especially in the department
of history; but even
:i|'; './Jv here we question the propriety
of introducing a history written
to order, as has been done.
We are confident that the people,
when they come to feel the
burden of the tax, will be disposed
to kick; but kicking will
then be too late, for they will
have to grin and bear the load
until the expiration of the five
year contract which has been
made with the publishers.
In this connection, we want to
commend the course of Superintendent
Swearingen, who protested
vigorously against these
wholesale changes of text-books,
* which he did in the interests of
the people of the State, and because
he thought such changes
were wholly unnecessary. In a
recent statement made by him
for the information of the public,
he said: "The books sold in
South Carolina during the last
five years cost more than $500,-.
COO,000. These books have been
in the main displaced, and now
have only an exchange value of
50 per cent, of their original
cost. The new books adopted
ore higher priced, and every time
a pupil or patron is required to
exchange an old book there must
be a cash payment in addition.
This cash payment will be a tax
on every citizen of the State.
It may be small in the case of
any one book, but it will amount
to thousands of dollars in the
aggregate."
Another thing. Instead of taking
fhp nnhlir into its confidence
on such an important matter, the
State board of education went to
work secretly; that is, according
to Mr. Swearingen, the board refused
to keep a record of the
votes on the. various books, its
reason*being that it did not wish
"to offend the sensibilities of the
various book agents with whom
they had established and wished
to maintain pleasant relations."
Very considerate was this, to be
sure, but the public was deserving
of as much, even more, consideration
at the hands of this
polite State board of education,
at least to the extent of keeping
a record of how the various mem-1
bers voted on all matters relating
to a sudject ofvsuch importance
and concern to the general publie.
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It will be understood, of course,
that this book matter has. not yet
ended. Whoever is responsible
for the sweeping changes made,
costing thousands of dollars to
the people, will be held accountable
and forced to pay an equiva
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lent to tne last iarirung.? union
Sun.
Murderer'* Bullet.
The man who kills another is
apt to shoot beyond his victim
and hit the heart of a wife, a
mother, a sister, a dependent
child or somebody who loved the
slain even as the slayer loved or
is beloved by those who are dear
to him. What a shadow a man
must bring upon himself when he
slays a husband and father, the
family bread winner and thus
bows an innocent woman in bit
ter grief and takes from helpless
childhood the natnral protector
of which it ever stands in need.
Not for all the gold in the world,
nor all its honors could a braveminded,
true-hearted man consent
to do such a thing as this.
What unspeakable lolly it is lor
a man to permit brute anger,
aroused over difference of opinion,
to lead him to murder. It is
more than folly. It is the entrance
to hell. To the criminal
habit of practice of pistol carry6
* arc may be traced most murders, j
The man who makes a practite
r of going about secretly armed
i ill? falls short of the measure of a
P&jJg good citizen. He is not only
jjj^Mlftreadtf ^ law* *le *ias a'~
FortwBl should be well reprc-,
sen ted in Rock Hill next Wednesday,
when the Clemson- Winthrop
m train visits that city.
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' Will Found Seminary in Russia.
The great outcome of the Bap|
tist World Alliance convention in
Philadelphia, which was attended
by Rev. S. P. Hair of this
city, is the founding by the help
of American Baptists of a theoj
logical seminary in Russia under
Baptist control. There was subscribed
$70,000 at the meeting at
which the project was broached
and since then' $30,000 has been
added. The location of the seminary
is to be Moscow or St.
Petersburg, and it will receive
students from Russia, from the
Balkan States, and even Spain.
The growth of Baptists on the
European continet has been rapid
during the past ten years, until
now Baptist members on the
continent number 583,000. At
the alliance convention just held
450 Baptist leaders from Europe
were in attendance. These included
nearly 100 from Russia
and the Balkans, some of whom
have served prison terms for
their Protestant faith. And it is
is not unlikely that some will get
into further trouble at home because
of their attendance at the
convention.
The alliance meeting in Philadelphia
proved to be the greatest
demonstration of strength that
Baptists of the world have yet
known. Six thousand delegates
were there, and so large was the
proportion of men that audiences
during the alliance sessions were
easily five mature men to each
woman. The South was very
largely represented. Almost every
country of the globe had
men present, and speeches were
made in 11 different languages.
The School Book Changes.
About the most important
question in South Carolina is the
radical action taken by the State
board of education in eliminating
80 per cent, of the textbooks
used by the schools, thereby
placing an extra tax on the farmers
of the State of $500,000. The
board worked under the chairmanship
of the governor.
The action of the board is
causing more critcifcm than any
one act in the past several years
in the State. There are many
who do not hesitate to brand the
entire proceedings under an ugly
caption ? "graIf." There are
many stories going the rounds as
to "how the trick was turned."
The board was Secret in its
work and refused, over the protest
of State Superintendent of
j Education Swearingen, to keep a
| record of the voles.
It is rumored that the action of
the board will be called to linattention
of the next general assembly
and ihat something will
come out of the matter.
Mr. S. L. Laney Dead.
Mr. Sam'l L. Laney, for years
a resident of Fort Mill, died
Thursday of last week at the
State Hospital in t ommoia, wnere
he had been treated for a year or
more. The bodv ".as shipped to
Fort Mill Friday morning for
burial.
i Mr. Laney was G7 years of age.
and a Confederate veteran. During
the war lie was wourdui in
the left leg and it was taken otf
: above the knee, lie was a shoemaker
by trade and having
worked at this tri I* in a number
| of towns in this section was widely
known. Me sides a number of
other relatives, lie is survived by
a wife, one son and several
daughters, one or the latter being
Mrs. V. D. Potts of Fort Mill.
Frcm the County Seat.
Com-si ondeiict hort Mill '1 mts.
Yorkville, Juiy 3.?A pood rain fell
I throughout this section Saturday alternoon
at about 5 o'clock. There has
been gocd seasons a few miles northwest
of here, but at this point it has
been verv drv ul? to Saturday. No I
rain has fallen in the northern part of
King's Mountain townsnip, except in
Clover and vicinity, in about three j
weeks.
Cotton, and especially that planted
early, is looking tine, and young catton
is fast coming to the front. Corn is
looking fairly well.
There will he little doing in Yorkvilbthe
4th, except a game of ball bot\ve? n
Yorkville and Fort Mill, which is to !>.'played
in the afternoon. Co- siderable
interest is being manifested over the
game-to-be. '1 he batiks of the town
will be closed the 4th. as well as a number
of other business houses. A big
crowd will go from here tomorrow to
Shelby to attend tin big celebration to
be held in that city.
The Yorkville creamery association
will open a skimming station in that
town this week to enable them to more
satisfactorily serve their customers.
Mr. W. S. Neil, who has been connected
with the Yorkville Banking and
Mercantile company as vice president
for the past two years, has sold bis interest
in the corporation and will retire
from business for tin present. Mr.
Neil is highly esteenud by a lar :< number
of customers and others \\h>? w 11
regret to learn of nis retirement. W.
The News of Fleasant Valley.
I Correspondent-* Fc.rt Mill Tin
Fleasant Valley, July Farmers
are very busy after tin rain. We htfve
some good cotton and com.
Our fruit growers, Messrs. J. M. and
J. P. Harris are doing a c.ood busin Work
of repainting l'ieasant Hiii
church is in progress.
The new school building is about completed.
Miss Mary Hood has returned to her
home in Charlotte, after a visit to her
sister, Mrs. Will liickett.
Mr. Frank "lhcrreil has been in a
Charlotte hospital lor some days, and
?* .? .>? *? rrluri f.i n,,tu t V. t Hie rub ,t i '
shov.s improvement.
Mr. Robert Harris is at home from
the Citadel at Charleston.
Mrs. Wrenn Whiting, of McColl, is
visiting relatives in Pleasant Valley.
Mrs. Eva Bickett, of Charlotte, vis-,
ed relatives here the past week.
Dr. R. M. Potts spent a day or two
in Columbia the past week.
Mr. J. W. Elms will have his dwelling
remodeled in the near future. H.
A Pe* I. 1 t"> His I ockft.
would show the box of 1; ok.. i's Arr ca
Salve that i . S. l.opi r, a oar.- n r.
of Marilla. N. Y. alwa\- carrie-. "i
have never had a cut, wout.d, broi-e ?.r
sore that it would not heal," he writes.
Greatest healer of bnrns, boils, scalds, ,
chapped hands and lips, fever sores, j
skin eruptions, eczema, curns and piles.
26c at Ardrey's Drug store, Parks Drug '
Ca and Fort Mill Drug Ca ?
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Lintless Cotton.
Press despatches the past u eek
told of the discovery at Bullockville,
Ga., of a cotton plant which
is-practically lintless. The discovery
was made by a government
employe at an experiment
station at Bullockville. The purpose
of the experiments in this
line is to secure a larger plant
bearing bolls filled with larger
seed which will be much richer
in oil than the regular plant. In
the course of ten years it is expected
to produce a cotton plant
that will yield 100 bushels of clean
seed to the acre.
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Executive Clemency.
The governor has been in office
since January 17 and since
that time he has granted executive
clemency in 171 cases.
Paroles 98.
t? i rr.?
raraons <o.
During the four years of the
administration of Governor Ansel
87 paroles were granted, and
the records show that he granted
38 pardons during the last
two years of his office.?Sunday's
State.
Martin Gourds.
When we were younger than
we are now and saw things from
a cross eyed and crazy standpoint,
there were some things
about the farm we promised to
veto, thumbsdown hard and fast,
should it fall to our lot to live on
the farm.
One of these things to he
taboed was a string of red pepper
hanging in the front piazza;
another was a string of onions
with tops plaited together garnishing
the walls of a hall; and
another was to allow "princess
feathers" to grow in the front
yard; and still another was to
allow a martin pole on the premises.
It has been a long time since
we have seen one. In the days
of blue Darters the martin was
very much in demand. A tall
pole was erected in or near the
vtiv/l orirt i'rnm frfKuninees at its
top were suspended gourds in
which holes had been cut in order
to accommodate the martins,
which built their nests in the
gourds. And woe to Pie hawk
that made an incursion on that
yard. The entire martin contingency
would be up in arms at
a seconds notice, ;tnd quick liight
was the hawk's only safety.
People are too busy now to
tbink of the martins and they
must look out for abodes whereevcr
they can line] them. Put
we have ckang< d our mind again,
we would -not mind raving the
martins; we would rather like to
see the princess feathers glowing;
and the red pepper and all
that, it is all right even if it
hangs in the piazza so far as we
are concerned. ?Exchange.
Vaccination for Typhoid.
Dr. Miles Walker, surgeon of
the First regiment, has vaccinated
the York.ille and Fort Milljj
companies with typhoid antitoxin
and proposes soon also to
vaccinate theCornwell company.
This anti-toxin has been in use j
in the regular army for several
years, every new recruit being
vaccinated as soon as possible
after enlistment, and as the result
typhoid fever has been almost
eliminated from the army.
Yorkville Enquirer.
Naming the Farm.
The giving of a name to the
faim increases one's attachment
to the place; and gives it a sentimental
value which is well worth
considering. It makes the identification
of the owner easier,
where several peisonal names
are confusingly similar; and it
soon becomes* as lamiliar to residents
of the country around as
that of the local post office.
Local features should be considered
in giving a name, lest it
do not "fit." Such features, and
possible historical episodes, may
often suggest a combination of
words or syllables which will
make a name original and musical
as well as appropriate. Meanwhile,
the following list may he
conned as poinlit g to the sort of
name desirable;
Airy Knoll, Airy Mount. Bannerland,
Branching Brook, Clover
Crest. Cloverdale, Deepdale,
Dairy Downs, Eagle View, Excelsior,
Forest Hill, Fair (takes,
(Ilendale, (Iiand View, Jerseyland.
Hazelnook, The Knolls.
Lyndale, Maple Grove, North- J
wood. Oakland, Overview. Plain- j
view. Kockwood, Sunnyside. Sun- |
ny Slope, W'iilowdale. Tl;e W illows.
I'rol ai 1\ no town in the United
States caii show a cleaner bill of
health than Morehead ( ity. N.
says the National .Magazine. In
a poj illation of about o.Cb'O there
is not a family havit g a crippled
child prone who is idiotic or insane.
Thvre is here, too, a ver\
homologous population. There
is neither an Irishman, German,
Italian or a .lew in town, although
there is no ban on any
race or creed. The white nontila- (
tion outnumbers the blacks lour
to one. i
Kimbrell's Bi* S !o. ,
Friday morning at 1) o'clock 1
E. W. Kimbrell company will )
open its doors t<> the big annual
independence cash sale, and '
everybody knows what a Kim- '
brell sale means. Mr. Kimbrell
has the poods, and he says he
needs tlie room as well as the (
money and the poods must po. .
One of the secrets of the success '
of the pipantic sales which he
puts on is that he offers line barpains,
that he advertises them so
that the people may know what
he has, and that he then goes <
ahead and does what he adver- l
tises.? Adv. 11
Can Crow Corn, Too. 17
Cotton is the staple crop of I
South Carolina, but so far as
human history and records go,
this State has held the world's
record for quantity of corn j?rown
per acre.
In 1857 Dr. J. VV. Parker, of
Columbia, gathered 350 bushels
from two acres.
In 1889 Capt. Z. J. Drake, of
Marlboro, produced 205 bushels
and three quarts to one acre.
In 1906, A. J. Tindal, of Clarendon,
produced 182 bushels per
acre.
In the boy's contest in 1909 BascombJJsher,
produced 162 1-2
bushels per acre.
t iaio T \i _ c mt:
in xsfiUtierry tvioore, ox >> iiiuua,
Fiorence county, a boy under 15
years of ape, produced 228 bushels
and 3 pecks per acre, winning
the world's record.
Parson's Prem A Gem.
From Rev. H. Stuben.\oll, Allison, la.,
in praise of Dr. Kind's New Life Pills.
"They're such a health necessity,
In every home these pills should be.
If other kinds you've tried in vain,
USE DR. KING'S
Ane be well again. Only 25c at Ardrey's
Drug store, Parks Drug Co. and
Fort Mill Drug Co.
The Supreme Court at Columbia
Saturday rendered a decision
setting aside the decision of
Judge Memminger in the Lloyd
Green case. This was the case '
in which Judge .Memminger declared
it was against the Jaw to
store liquor. The Supreme Court
held that Judge Memminger's
decision is correct in counties
that have dispensaries, but does
not hold in dry counties. [:
Esc-ped With His Life.
"Twenty-one years ago I faced an
awful death," writes H. R. Martin,
Port Harrelson; S. C. "Doctors said I
had consumption and the dreadful cough
I had lool en like it. sure enough. I
tried eveiything I could hear of for my
cough, an I was under the treatment of
the best < octor in Georgetown, S. C.,
for a yeai, but could get no relief. A
friend advised to try Dr. King's New
Discovery. I did so, and was completely
cured. 1 feel that I owe my life to
this great throat and lung cure." It's
positively guarantied lor coughs, colds
and all branchial affections. 5Uc and $1.
Trial boti.- free at Ardrey's Drug |
stoiv. Parks Druj; lu. ann fori aim n.
T)ru^ Co.
Men's an
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Odd Pant:
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We offer a 20 pe
mentioned. These
can buy knowing tf
affords. Ladies' L(
w e are contempi
pay you to buy a si
be alright for anoth<
!
i all the popular gooc
can suit the boys.
LISTEN!
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We cannot afford
j anything sold and n
McELF
Gasolene Irons,
I have four Imperial Gasolene j
SmootI ing Irons that have been ^
returned to me "out of fix." Not dn
Mice an agent. here today and
tliere tomorrow. I had to stand ye;
and take it and make good. ^
These Irons have been sold all at
about from $3.00 up. Those who T^V
have used them properly and ac- to
fording to directions would rather
do without their husbands, oth- >
n pmnll novi'/ll I fit t il PHI ''
I'l C4IIU Cl T'XliClil I'Vi v v ' v. v ? ^ I
have had trouble. I have had ?ia
these four repaired at the factory _1
md are as pood as new. \\ ill Tf~*
ell them for $2.25 each. But 1
remember. Ben doesn't guarantee 9
them. Listen to the praise of jj
them from your neighbor, but I
ta!<e what he says as the song of I
i far-a-way bird. I W.
B. Ardrey. V
NOTICE- 7 tie best place t<> have your | /;
rlothes cleaned and pressed is the Fort I ''
dill Pressing Club upstairs in Massey Bp
Building. Phone 146. _ j ^
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Our Bif
Begins July
XVo are going to
this community. 1
liarilv it would be (
in our Drv Goods I
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and every article a
look at the big list
estimated that 5,0(
values we are goin i
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s and Low-c
:r cent reduction in pi
are all this season's
lat you are getting the
)w-cut Shoes at the
ating a change in our
lit whether you need
sr season. We have
is, sizes 34 to 42, anc
These good.s are goi
prices. It will pay yc
1RMS, CASH
I to charge goods at t
iot satisfactory, cash \
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Winthrop College +
SCHOLARSHIP and ENTRANCE j
EXAMINATION "
I'he examination for the award of Q
cant scholarships in Winthrop Col- a
:> and t?>r the admission of new stu- Q
its will he held at the County Court *
use on r riday, July 7, at 9 a. m. ft
plicants must be not less than 15 "
iirs of age. When scholarships are j*j
cant aft r July 7 they will be award- ?
to thos< making the highest average jK
this examination, provided they meet j jf
condi' ions governing the award, ft
plicants for scholarships should write Q
rresuieru jonnson oeiore me exami- ~
kion for scholarship examination Q
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Scholarships are worth $100 and free I
tion. The next session will open j X
[jtember 20, 1011. For further infer- : \j
ii<>n and catalogue, address Pres. U
B. Johnson, Rock Hill, S. C.
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Bitters |
A New .Man Of Him. jjj
"1 w i < ' ri.; -from pain id my J
omaeh, i. . i ma back," writes if. fl
A: t n, 1,'al } . N". "and my W
v r- \. <l.d not work right, X
ut lour Lotins of Kleetric Bitters jjf
;ado me feel like a new man." a
RICE 50 CTS. AT AIL DRUG STORES, j ^
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July Ca
7 andConl
make this the most t
Phis Sale is being Ik
lull, and we have pin
)epartment.
Hight Dc
SPECIAL. See our
of Extraordinary Hai
%/
)0 people will take
to offer. Will you 1)
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Kimbr
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Clothing,
ut Shoes
rices on the lines
goods and you
t best the market
same reduction,
lines and it will
it or not. It will
suits for men in
1 we are sure we
ng to go at these
>u to come early.
L
hese prices, but
II he refunded. II
& CO.
{OOOOOOOO1!CURED
THIS MAN j
OF RHEUMATISM jj
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Mr. U. C. Maupin, a ?
prominent insurance man jj
of Salisbury, N. C., says, a
after using numerous so- Jj
called cures for rheuma- a
tism, he used one 25c jj
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Dottie 01 muiien s nor- h
net's Nest Liniment and jj
cured a bad attack of a
rheumatism. He also t
says that as an internal W
remedy for bowel com- ?
plaints, it can't be beat, jj
Ardrey's Drug Store, j|
Fort Mill, S. C. x
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innps Thrmitfli
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sensational Cut-price Sal
:?ld to make business hu
t Ocean-bottom Prices oi
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"Anybody Want Mv Job
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rgains we have to offer j
advantage of the extrei
e one of the number?
ell Comi
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tt The best Tea on the mark
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It comes in 1-4 pound pac
Q for 15 cents. In each pa
? ticket calling for a valuabl
9 ware. This ware is no fal
imported stuff.
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Tell It To The Town T1
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Do Not Overlook'
All Goods GUARANTEED Und<
HIGH GRADE CORN 1 Gal
Hunting Creek $3.00
7-11 Corn 2.75
Rocky Creek 2.25
Old Times 3.75
Pure 100 Proof (white or yellow) 2.60
HIGH GRADE RYE
i Old Reserve (bottled in bond)
> Mellwood (bottled in bond) 3.75
Jefferson Club 3.75
] Orland Rye 3.00
i Virginia Valley ... .. 2.50
HIGH GRADE BRANDIES
'Apple Brandy . . 2.~><)
Apple Brandy .'{.(to
Apple Brandy (old) .. J.'")
Peach Brandy
Beach Brandy (old) ... -J.'MJ
Other brands of (.'orn. Rye, Brandy, Gin. \\
plete price list free on request.
Remit by B. 0., Express M. 0, or registere
C. S. COUCH,
P. O. Box 718
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Proof of the Pudding
of Chewing ti
Rock Hill Buggy Co., Rock Hill, S. C.
Gentlemen: Knowing that you are inte
garding your buggies, I deem it my duty to w
buggy 1 am now running.
This buggy was bought in HawkinsvilU
been in constant use since. During this time
five or six times?a distance of 200 miles each
this job until last year.
Your "Long Distance" axle lasted thro
I gy, and the springs did likewise.
It has always been the lightest running
i ever ridden in, and the wheels you use can't t
I gladly volunteer this testimonial as
making what'I honestly believe to be the best
Your buggies are "A Little Higher In
I have ever used.
Wishing you continued success, and as;
booster from conviction, J am,
MILLS & YOUNG
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July 15.
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every article
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kages, full weight, g
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iskey By Mail
rhese Prices.
;r the Pure Food Laws.
4 Gal 4 Qts 6 Qts 12 Qts
$10.00 $3.25 $5.00 $8.25
9.50 3.00 4.20 8.00
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w y.uv i. vu
12.75 4.00 6.00 12.00
8.75 2.75 4.25 7.75
4.50 6.75 12.00
13.00 4.75 6.75 12.50
13.00 4.00 5.80 10.00
10.00 3.25 5.00 8.25
8.50 2.75 4.50 7.50
10.00 3.50 3.00 8.25
14.00 4.50 6.75 12.50
10.00 3.50 5.00 8.25
14.00 4.50 6.75 12.50
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letter. Address ?
Manager,
RICHMOND, Va.
u
M
After 18 Years
lie Bag.
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Lake Park, Ga., Feb. 10, 1911.
rested in hearing praises sung rerite
you relative to a Rock Hill
Ga., 15 years ago, and it has
it has been run to Hawkinsville
trip. I never had any repairs on
ugh" the whole service of the bugand
easiest riding buggy I have
>e beat.
I am confident you merit it by
t buggy made. v
Price But?" far superior to any
suring vou I am a "Rock Hill"
Very truly yours,
E. W. MASON.
COMPANY.