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THURSDAY7SEPTEMBER 5, 1912. j
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The Blaase Victory.
The result of last Tuesday's '
Democratic primary in which j
Governor Cole L. Blease was renominated
by a majority of several
thousand votes-over Judge <
Ira B. Jones may have been surprising
to a goodly number of
people who were impressed by
the claims of the organization of
the former Chief Justice, but to
those who had observed impartially
the progress of the cam?
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paiKH since me incuiiug at uiwu
opville where the fact was es- 1
tablished beyond peradventure
that'Judge Jones was no match j
for the Governor as a public j
speaker and could not control ,
his temper the result of the elec- ,
tion was a foregone conclusion. ,
Judge Jones' chances of election (
were dissimulated when, through (
lack of experience, ability, or <
whatever else one may choose to <
call it, he permitted Governor,
Blease to put him on the defen- :
sive. Try as he would to regain
the ground which he lost at
Bishopville when the Governor
adroitly presented his record as
a legislator, Judge Jones was
never able to rehabilitate him- ;
self in the esteem of thousands
orhn norhnns WOllid have SUP
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ported him. From that day on, |
Judge Jones was as a ball of
putty in the hands of the Governor.
His candidacy was belittled,
ridiculed and kicked
about so uncompromisingly that
even his warmest admirers and
most ardent supporters lost i
heart. They had pinned their
faith to a man who before the 1
campaign opened had the repu- ]
tation of a whirlwind campaigner
only to learn after the
second campaign meeting that
he was little more than a novice. '
If Judge Jones possessed any of ;
the qualities of successful leader- |
ship he was too modest to dis- |
play them. But Judge Jones' ,
weakness as a leader was not the :
sole reason for the Blease victory.
There were many reasons
for it This year, as two years |
ago, the newspapers of the State
were so enthusiastic, and, some
of them, so unscrupulous, in
their opposition to the Governor
that they really helped instead
of hindered his candidacy. They
were, as our almost extinguished
United States Senator once remarked
of Governor McSweeney.
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cussed the Governor both a-gwine
and a-comin' and his friends
worked all the harder for him
both a-gwine and a-comin.'
Some sweet day the newspapers ?
of South Carolina, or, rather, ,
some of the newspapers of South 11
Carolina, will tumble to the fact, j
already known to most people. ;
that they cannot boss the voters
of this State. In this day and
time our people read the newspapers
for the news they con- '
tain, and not to be directed how
to vote. And, by the way, this 1
same people seem to have ac- (
quired the happy faculty of being j
able to discriminate between ,
bogus news and real news. The (
people are progressing, while '
some of the newspapers are 1
retrogressing, in assuming that 1
their constituencies are a bunch '
of chumps. j
Ru rennminfltincr Mr Finlpv ^
for the eighth consecutive term j
in Congress, the Democrats of j
the Fifth district have again dis- {
played good sense by indorsing r
the record of a worthy and effi- s
cient representative. In the face ?
of opposition equally as vigorous I
as any with which he has had to 1
contend in the past, Mr. Finley's j
majority this year is greater c
than any he has received since j
he was first elected in 1898. The c
result is all the more gratifying c
when it is recalled that Mr. Fin- v
ley's duties in Washington were a
such that he could not return v
home to take part personally in J
the campaign. Seemingly it is
unnecessary to say that the dis- J
trict gains much by having a man ^
of Mr. Finley's experience and f
ability as its representative in e
Washington, for the fact is pat- s
ent. t
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The return of Senator B. R. a
'illman to the United States c
senate is a touching illustration 3
>f true Southern sentiment. But J
ge are not quite sure that some- *
hing other than sentiment
hould rule. And could not c
5me other means have been v
iound for honoring the old f
'ojnsin who has in years past a
one ao orach for his State and ?
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:he Nation? To our mind we
should remember that the sentiment
which fills our souls to overflowing
counts but little in the
jouncils of the nation when
Drought in contact with stern
pusiness men from other climes.
Do we not best serve our country
and ourselves when we open
the way for sterling young men?
While a Democratic victory
this fall seems a certainty, the
party's fight must be militant to
pvin. Republicanism is entrenched.
Democracy must drive it
from those trenches and occupy
them itself. Its campaigners
must be aggressive from now
till the election?gathering votes
as well as campaign funds. The
mossbacks of Republicanism and
the radicals of Progressiveism
must be made to realize the
sanity of the Democratic party
and its candidates. To this end
every Democratic newspaper in
the country should fight a constant
battle through its editorial
columns from now until the
November election.
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The Jones Men to Blame.
Speaking of the alleged irregularities
and fraud in the
primary election the Yorkville
Enquirer has this to say:
"If there were any irregularities
in the recent election, it
will have to be admitted by the
friends of Judge Jones that they
have only themselves to blame.
They had full and complete control
of the recent State convention
where they could have, if
they had seen proper so to do,
changed the rules of the party
so as to prescribe that no one
could vote in the primary without
showing a registration certificate.
This would prove an
almost infallible remedy against
illegal voting, though it might
not be much of a safeguard
against fraud. Anyhow the
Jones convention did not take
the precaution. Why, we do not.
know. The only reason we can
assign was that the leaders of
the convention calculated that
the existing conditions afforded
just as good opportunities for
them as it did for the other side.
So far as we are concerned, we
want it understood again that
we have always believed and we
still KaHpvp that the Dossession
:>f a State registration certificate
should be made a pre-requisite
to the right to vote in a primary.
We do not mean, of course, that
this should be the only prerequisite."
Congressmen and Electors.
Judging from statements published
in several newspapers and
from the inquiries addressed to
others, there is a confusion in
the popular mind as to the number
of presidential electors to be
chosen in November. Even distinguished
political authorities
have fallen into the error of
maintaining that the total number
of electoral votes will be
490, which is the total of the
combined membership of the
present Senate and House. In
making this error the new apportionment
of the House is
overlooked. The law provides
that the number of electors shall
be equal to the number of senators
and represent atives to which
the several States are by law
entitled, "at the time when the
president and vice president to
be chosen come into office." The
Congress to be elected in November
will have 531, not 490
members, Senate and House.
The number of electors to be
chosen in November must correspond
and consequently the
aggregate electoral vote will be
531.
Early Plowing for Fall Grain.
The Progressive Farmer offers
:his timely advice to farmers:
In no case would we wait un;il
just before seeding to break
:he land for fall-sowed crops.
3ur falls are too dry and there
s danger of losing so much
noisture that there will not be
jnough left to bring up the crop,
rhere is also another reason for
)reaking the land some time
jefore sowing fall crops. The
and is &pt to be dry and break
'rv in aIa^ o cr? fVmf ?j cmnrl <?ppr1- i
ip ill VIVUO CV VI1UV M 5VVV*
)ed is nearly, if not quite, imjossible,
or if obtained, will
equire too much work. If the
and is fairly level, so that washng
is not troublesome, we would
>reak the land two or three
nonths before time to sow the
;eed and harrow it once or twice
i month to keep the top soil
ralverized. This will not only
lid in securing and holding
noisture for the fall seeding, but
t will also tend to break the
lods and insure a good seed-bed.
f the soil is hard, or has any
onsiderable growth of weeds
?r other vegetable matter on it,
ve would disk it before plowing
ind immediately after. This
vill prevent and also break clods,
vill insure the vegetable matter
>eing turned under better and
vill settle the soil so that it will
ake in and hold moisture better.
This early breaking of the land
or fall crops partakes largely
if the nature of the old-time
ummer-fallow. It would be beter
to grow a crop of legumes on
he land; that is, more would be
idded to the permanent fertility
>f the soil; but when legumes
ire not grown, a better crop of
vheator oats will be obtained if
he land is broken early and
cultivated several times before
owing in the fall, because this.
cultivation will help to set free
>r make a-a hble more plant
oods and destroy weeds, in j
ddition to saving moisture and
o&king a better seed-bed. 1
Big Business Ahead.
There's a great big slice of
prosperty due everybody this
year, say the real barometers of
business, the railroads, which
are predicting one of the busiest
and best fall seasons in years.
In fact, it is said that every railroad
man traveling the southeaster
territory is wearing specks
with rose-colored lenses, and is
talking in superlatives, and their
opinions are worth double that of
the average man because of the
fact that they live with their
fingers on the pulse of business
life.
Travel in all directions, to the
mountain and seashore resorts,
to the East, tourist travel and
local travel, has kept the railroads
running special cars, and
the auditors have been doing an
overtime Marathon trying to figure
out the increased business.
A well known railroad man is
quoted as saying that the railroads
have done more business
this year than ever before. The
tourist travel has broken all records
and more people have this
year gone to mountain and seashore
resorts than have ever
gone before. Even the agents
at wayside stations, men who
are in touch with their entire
communities, say that there has
Kaon nnfKincr lilrp if in a long
time. There is no better indication
in the world of prosperity.
Calamity howlers can be heard
at all times, but it is freely predicted
that the coming fall season
will be one of the best in the history
of the country.
Rigid Seed Inspection.
Looking to a more rigid enforcement
of the seed inspection
act passed at the 1910 session of
the legislature the department of
agriculture is installing apparatus
of the most improved
sort in the laborarories of the
department in LeConte college
on the University of South Carolina
campus. Testers of the
latest design will be used in the
protection of the farmer and
seed buyer.
The purpose of the act as expressed
in a pamphlet issued by
the department of agriculture is
as follows: "To throw a protection
around the farmer and
the honest seedman by ensuring
the securing of purer seed for
planting purposes, and to the
end that larger yields per acre,
and a better quality of agricultural
products may be secured. One
of its far-reachinfi: objects is to
stop the transmission of communicable
plant diseases, inherent
to the seed, from one
section to another, such as
anthr^cnose in corn, smut in
grains and black rot. Anthracnose
in cotton has been introduced
into this State from other
States by means of diseased
seed, causing many thousands of
dollars of damage."
The provisions of the act will
be enforced by agents of the department
who have in charge
the examination of corn, meal
and other products to determine
whether or not they have spoiled.
Any seed that go on the open
market, whether produced at
home or in other States, is liable
to seizure if the condition of
such seed is injurious to the
interest of the farmer. It is
said that some of the cabbage,
turnip and other seed sent out
by thoughtful congressmen to
their constituency will not pass
the test of the department.
The Typhoid Fly.
We soon loose our terror for
the dangerous things of our daily
contact. The aviator, after a
few flights feels contempt for
fear and goes on. but eventually
this over-confidence causes his
death. So it is with the common
house fly. It is so common, so
well-known, that few people
know the dangerous possibilities
that lie within its range. Medical
research in the last few years
has discovered thai typhoid
fever is conveyed more by flies
than anything else.
The flies, free to go wherever
they wish, feed on the filthiest
things that they discover, and
fly straight from that spot to the
houses, and even dining tables
of the people in this town. There
is only one cure: Kill the fly, or
keep it from feeding on what
we eat. Utah has adopted a
motto which says: "Man must
kill the fly, or the fly will kill the
man."
It has been estimated and
stated by authoritative sources
that more people are killed each
1 - - il
year Dy trie common nouse ny
than all other poisonous snakes,
insects and beasts of prey combined.
During the hot summer
months flies thrive more plentiful
than any other time. The
heat causes them to hatch rapidly,
and nothing but a strenuous
campaign can rid any town of
the pest.
Prize Winning Cane Crop.
A most remarkable crop has
been raised in this county, two
miles*west of Rock Hill, by Sam
Rarron, who owns and operates
a farm at Ebenezer. He entered
the $250 gold prize contest
inaugurated by the National
Union Bank of Rock Hill. He
set aside one acre, planted it in
sugar cane. Last week the
contest judges measured and
weighed the crop, which had just
matured, and found that Mr.
Barron had raised 13 and onehalf
tons of cane on this prize
acre. At the low price of $12.50,
per ton, it will be seen that this
acre produced a crop valved at
$181.75; but that is not all. Mr.
Barron will yet make a second
crop of cane on this acre, and he
feels sure that with the second
crop that acre will easily net him
$250
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Movements of the Mill Men.
[Textile Bulletin.]
J. W. McAlpine has moved
from Dallas, N. C., to Fort
Mill, S. C.
Z. C. Maunev, of Shelby, N.
C., has accepted position as superintendent
of the Buffalo mill,
Stubbs, N. C.
B. L. Branson, who recently
resigned as bookkeeper for the
Florence City mill, Forest City,
N. C.. now has a similar position
I at the Cleghorn mill, Rutherfordton,
N. C.
Indian Killed On Track
Near Kochelle, 111., an Indian went
to sleep on a railroad track and was
killed by the fast express. He paid for
his carelessness witn his life. Often
its that way when people neglect
coughs and colds. Don't risk your
life when prompt use of Dr. King's
New Discovery will cure them and so
prevent a dangerous throat or lung
trouble. "It completely cured me, it
a short time, of a terrible cough than
followed a severe attack of Grip,"
writes J. R. Watts, Floydada, Tex.,
"and I regained 15 pounds in weight
that I had lost." Quick, safe, reliable
and guaranteed. 50c and $1.00.
Trial bottle free at Parks Drug Co.,
Ardrey's Drug Store and Fort Mill
Drug Co.
More Pay for Rural Carriers.
On September 30, the salaries
of the 30,000 rural free delivery
carriers will be increased from
$1,000 to $1,100 a year and
12,000 other carriers will get an
increase according to the length
of their routes. The 30,000 men
carry the standard routes which
ouoriiorp VF\ milt?K
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Are Ever At War.
There are two things everlastingly
at war, joy and piles. But Bucklen's
Arnica Salve will banish piles in any
form. It sson subdues the itching,
irritation, inflammation or swelling.
It gives comfort, invitss joy. Greatest
healer of burns, boils, ulcers, cuts,
bruises, eczema, scalds, pimples, skin
eruptions. Only 25 cents at Parks
Drug Co., Fort Mill Drug Co. and
Ardrey's Drug Store.
Turnip Seeds
All the leading
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va mi rvri /\/u
VCLI ICUCd.
Let us supply
you.
Ardrey's Drug Store.
For
Pure and Delicious
Hand-made Ice
Cream, the product
of A. 0. Jones' herd
of fat, sleek Jerseys,
meet me at?
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Hane's en me uorner.
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1V1 ' ' * -r* FOR
SALE.
We offer for sale Berkshire Pigs, $10
each. Let us breed your sow to one of
our boars, oui fee, a pig. Reliable
party can have one of our boars on
shares. See us if interested.
L. A. HARRIS & BRO.
House Out of Shape
Sounds funny, doesn't it? But
you have seen them; warped,
settled and shrunken.
Poor Lumber
was tne cause of it. Houses built
of sound, well seasoned Lumber
like we sell, keep their shape.
Remember this when making
your next purchase.
J. J. BAILES.
WHsrca'irvci aoemmie?u..
Electric
Bitters
Made A Uavj fVH.n Of Kin*.,,
"I was Buffering from pain in my ;
Btom&ch, head and ba ;k," writes K.
T. Alston, Raleigh, N. C., "and my ?
liver and kidneys did not work right,,
but four bottles of Electric Bitter*!
made me feel like a new man." i
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AS MUCH
OR AS LITTLE
OF THE EARTH
AS YOU WANT
We are now offering for sale
some splendid bargains in Real
Estate in Fort Mill. We list
some of it below and?
We Are Going to Sell
This Property:
7-room dwelling on Booth street, lot
125 by 220 feet, level as a floor; a
splendid location near Main street, and
now occupied by J. R. Haile.
121 acres of farm land within five
miles of Fort Mill, known as Sam Billue
place. 35 acres under cultivation,
house and outhouses, good well, fine
growth of young timber. A bargain
for a young man to develop and create
into valuable estat?.
6-room cottage on Clebourne street
now occupied by P. L. Wagner.
76 acres of farm laud, four miles
east of Fort Mill.
100-acre farm, nice 5-room cottage,
fine, large barn, and other necessary
outhouses, located about four miles
east of Fort Mill.
4-room cottage on Leonidas street.
6-room cottage on Elm street now
occupied by J. B. Erwin.
6-room dwelling on 7-8 acre lot, located
on Booth street, now occupied
by E. W. Kimbrell.
We offer easy terms of payment on
all of the above property.
Communicate with us in person,
by 'phone, telegraph, or
mail and take advantage of
YOUR OPPORTUNITY before
too late.
Bailes & Link,
Dealers in Real Estate Fort Mill, S. C.
POLICE
While our policy ii
tive, we never fail to
to our patrons and
large. Our first thoi
and liberal accomm
trons and we offer
courtesy and accomr
^
rightfully conductec
offer.
i THE FIRST NATION
l T. S. KIRKFATRICK,
4 President.
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I Vote for Who
' And don't let anybody leac
4 is any other Sewing Machine
ways near as good as the New
- New Home Sewing Machines
4 years and know it is by far th
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y marKei. vyiine n is mc in*
t highest grade machine made,
+ ing them enables us to sell
erfJ terms. Buy a New Hom<
troubles are ended, for you
f
+ wear one out.
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will be found
tural paper this r
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"American Boy'
letters also.
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MENZ "EASE" 8HOE8 FIT LIKE A
OLOVE. You'll also find them the moat
comfortable every-day shoes you ever fl
walked In. And after you have worn them fl
several months you'll say there isn't a shoe fl
that's built any better, stronger or wears fl
lonj er. The name on yellow label protects
you against imitations. U
Catalog No. 12
It Illustrates all
heights Mens 1yL.-./e^.S'^ av
MEsse,** also the r|
American Boy" E .J J
for boys, an ex- I li(yj t \
act duplicate of f If i / \
the Mcni''Kaac"^^^^ f
I reason
ygwhy Mens
/MM"Ease" and
//mBU" A m e r i c a n
oQ^Boy" shoes give
X" ^ ' the comfort and
I,III service they do,
Iis found in the
K\r /- - upper leather. For
Yfejr"twelve years we have cut
Mens "Ease" 8pecial Elk exdusively.
For every-day service
It has no equal. Soft as glove leather,
K strong as raw-bide, and if treated right will
Knever harden.
MASK FOR CATALOG NO. 11 containing a samIfpli
of this wonderful leather. We have deal
ers all over your state. If we can't refer to one
m in your town or near you, we can introduce
Mens ''Ease" and "American Boy" shoes direct
to you from the factory, regular retail prices,
delivery prepaid.
J Mtnzlgt Shot Co., Makers, Dstrolt, Mich.
MKNZ "EASE" and "AMERICAN BOY" she
length sf service, nor to raped water, and tka
they in GOOD shoes worth itiaMdsthtg the
If you
handb
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the loi
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need 1
to sati
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i recognize our duty
the community at # ^
lght is for the just f
odation of our pa- *
every convenience,
aodation which any
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T. B. SPRATT, ?
Cashier. ?
You Please, i
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1 you into believing that there t
on the market that is any ^
Home. We have been selling
5 for the past twenty-eight f
e very best machine on the +
hest priced as well as the
our economical wav of sell- ?
at very lew prices, and lib- ^
e and your Sewing Machine
can't live long enough to ?
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\DVERTISEMENT^^^fc^^^
I In your favorite agricul- '
nonth. We reproduce it hcre^H^
t we have Menz "Ease" and
* shoes. Read it?and these
Meacham & Epps,
Fort Mill. S. C.
Gentlemen:
I have five boys who have
worn American Boy Shoes for
the past two years. I had
never before found a shoe
that would last all winter. I
had been buying two and three
pairs each for the boys, but
since trying the American
Boy I find that one pair each
is all that is necessary. Besides
this, the boys work all
spring in the shoes.
I am sure that I have
saved $20.00 the past two
years by buying American
Boy Shoes for my five boys.
Yours truly,
I. L. FARIS,
R. F. D. 2, Fort Mill, S. C.
?a art not fiuaranteed to give any certain
letter* are ooljr offered aa evidence that
neat time .you need aa eeetj day pair.
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> is Who ?
i will get one of our
lills you will easily derho
is selling goods at
arest prices for the reer
of August. We
:he room and the cash
isfy our creditors.
haney & co..
Store of Style and Quality.
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| Just a Few.
We have just a few of those pretty Shirt Waists
left and for the next ten days we are offering them
at the following extraordinary prices: ^
Beautiful $3 Voile Shirt Waists only $1.98
i Special $2.75 Voile Waists 1.79
$1.50 Embroidered Waists 98
Pretty $2.00 Lace and Embroidery Waists 1.19
Pretty $1.00 Lace and Embroidery Waists 1 .69
Muslin Underwear
We have a small quantity of dainty Muslin Underwear
that we are now offering at about half price. Every garment
is a special value and full sizes
Pretty $1.50 Gowns now only $ .75
Pretty $1.00 Gowns now only .50
Pretty 50c Gowns now only 25
75c Ladies Pants now only 39
50c Ladies' Pants now only 29
Pretty $1.50 combination Suits 75
$1.50 Princess Slip - .75
25c Pants .15
25c Misses Skirts .18
Pretty $1.75 Skirts 1.00
$1.50 Combination Suits. 98
$1.00 Combination Suits 59
Dresses
Ladies Pretty $7.50 Embroidery and Lace Dresses.. $3.50
Ladies' Pretty $6.00 Embroidery and Lace Dresses.. 3.00
E. W. Kimbrell Co.
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|HOW MUCH
DOES IT COST YOU TO LIVE?
Note the following prices and see if they won't reduce
the cost of your living:
Seven bars Octagon Soap every Monday for -25c.
Good Rice, per pound, at 5c.
Good Flour, 98 pound bags, at $2.60.
Brown Mule or Apple Tobacco, 3 plugs for _-25c.
Don't fail to see our handbills. We have made spe
cial prices for cash for the rest of August.
McElhaney & Co.,
Store of Style and Quality.
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I We Want This Store I I
S TO INFLUENCE EVERY DIN- M I
K XEK TABLE IN THIS CITY. ISjl
l It's worth while to run a store that does that?or that does a (pH
Jjj small part of that! (H
jjj The dinner table is the "assembly" of the home ?the rallying Jjjjj ^
Sj point, where all the members of the household meet and rehearse ffiS
fl] the droll events of the day, and the sombre ones as well. The home BJ
jjj ties are cemented, reinforced, at the dinner table. What more fiffl
H important work, then, than furnishing the eatables which play "the gjjj
Q{ star" part at dinner tables? Looking at our business as one of high Ba
g service, we'r%proud of it! Ha
pj Parks Grocery Company, 1
jjj E. S. PARKS, Manager*
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king's NEW LIFE PILLS i b. j. white,
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