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tt' *, . ./'V*"-" 4 ' 4 1 .. ^ 1 ,V; . , V * . ' ? |mu ii i*ii ti price |Q. PERSONAL MENTION. V. . . jm People Visiting in This City and fi-Z ' * < at Other Points. ?J. P. Matheny, Esq., of Orangeburg, was in the city Monday. ?Mr. R. M. Parrott, of Columbia, spent Tuesday in the city. .- * ?Mr. J. L. Cothran, of the Ehrh-; hardt section, was in the city Tuesday. ?Mr. W. P. Jones is now in the , West, buying a car load of horses and ? >' mules for Jones Brothers. ?Mrs. J. R. McGhee, of Anderson, y is in the city on a visit to her daughter, Mrs. 6. Frank Bamberg. i. . ?Messrs. J. V. and Or. M. Hogg, of Kline, spent several days last week at* Mr. Henry W. Adams's near town. ?Messrs. G. J. Hiers, J. Dan Carter, H. I. Chassereau, and J. F. Bishop, of the Ehrhardt section, were in r i the city Monday. ?Mrs. L. D. Williams and sister, Miss Minnie Folk, of Ulmers, visited their cousins, Misses Roberta and y Rosa Adams, last week. ?Mrs. H. A. Hughes, of the Ehrhardt section, spent several days in the city last week on a visit to Misses Carrie and Laura Bamberg. A Poor Crop. It was on a lonely road in the Tennessee mountains. A weary rider was slowly making his way up the steep mountain side, pausing now and then to rise in his stirrups and look about in search of some > sign of civilization. Suddenly a turn of the road brought him face tp face with a lank, sallow-faced * Iinnn tho tnn IDOUlllitluvci, acaicu ui<uu vuv v?r rail of the snake fence which hounded a poor little farm which had found lodgment on the mountain' slue. The rider paused. "Can you tell me how far it is to Big Stone Gap?" he inquired. The mountaineer's lips moved in answer, but no sound reached the rider's ears. He moved over nearer to the fence and repeated the question. This time he could barely distinguish a whispered word or two in the farmer's answer. "What's the matter with you?" he inquired, dismounting and walking over to the fence where the old t" man sat, "Can't you talk?" The old man looked pityingly at his questioner for a moment, and then, climbing down from his seat on the rail, he walked up to. the traveler, and putting his grizzled face close to his. ear, whispered hoarsely: "Yis, I kin talk, but the fact is, stranger, land is so poor in these parts that I kain't even raise my voice."?Tit-Bits. Ten thousand dollars has been appropriated by congress to enable the secretary of agriculture to conduct experiments to determine the practicability of making paper out of cotton stalks. r v'* :' . * Ok I received anoth seventy head on Mules than ever for the timbernu v .ES A visit to oi as profitable in its ever} yon. We c )S and My Stock of Buggies, t sities is the largest an South Carolina. Don't Fra By TILLMAN IN HIS SEAT. Greeted His Fellow Senators When the Body Convened. Washington, D. C., Dec. 14.? Senator Tillman reached Washington early this morning and was in his seat when the Senate was called to order to-day. He received many congratulations from admiring friends upon his entire recovery and good wishes upon his safe return. The Senator says he will take things easy for a while and will not exert himself. He will follow closely the advice of Dr. Babcock and does not look for a return of his trouble of last spring. Mrs. Tillman and othgr members of his family will not come to Washington until after the Christmas recess. Popular Vote of National Election. New York, Dec. 15.?The total popular vote of the various presidential candidates at the last national election was made known to-day in an official form by the filing of the last of the official vote, that of Michigan. The total shows the following votes cast: Taft (Republican) 7,637,676 Bryan (Democrat) 6,393,182 Debs (Socialist) 447,651 Chafin (Prohibitionist).... 241,252 Hisgen (Independence)? 83,186 - ? ? v a a r\ n ? Watson (Fopuiistj <53,5*1 Gilhaus (Socialist Labor) 15,421 Total for all candidate.. 14,852,239 This grand total exceeds by 1,341,531 the total number of votes cast in the presidential election of 1904, when the grand total was 13,510,708. Compared with that election the candidates of the Republican, Democratic, and Socialist parties increased their vote this year. The reverse is true of the. candidates of the Prohibition, Populist, and Socialist Labor parties. The Independence party did not figure in the presidential election of four years ago. The biggest difference in a party is shown in an increase for Bryan of 1,315,211 over the total vote cast in 1904 for Alton B. Parker, the Demo'cratic candidate. Taft received 14,190 votes more than were polled for President Roosevelt in 1904, and Debs ran 45,368 ahead of his predecessor on the Socialist ticket. The heaviest loss is shown by the Populists, who, with the same candidate, registered 83,312 less this year than in 1904, when their total was 117,183. The prohibitionist candidate, Chafin, ran 17,284 votes behind the 1904 mark of his party, and Gilhaus, the Socialist Labor candidate, received only about 50 per cent, of the vote given to Corrigan, which was 31,249, in the previous presidential race. The world is coming to' an end and that within a short time, according to the prediction of a selfappointed prophet. It may be false, but it won't hurt you to be ready for the change if it does not come. I m er car load of mul hand. I am in betl before. I have Mul in; in fact FOR ir stables will 3 to you. We t phase, and 1 ;an surely pl( Term * Wagons; Harness, Saddlery, d most complete line ever ca : fail to inspect what 1 hav . * J1K \MBERO, S Ol JOHN CUFFEY SURRENDERS. Negro Killed Wife to Keep White 4 Man from Taking Her Away. i Greenville, Dec. 14.?Declaring ( that he had killed his wife and had | stayed all night with the corpse, J 'John Cuffey, a negro, at daybreak ( Sunday morning, came in from j Niceltown and surrendered to the J authorities. ( When Cuffey was questioned by t the officers as to the motive for his J deed he declared: "The woman was ( my wife and I killed her to keep Jess 4 Fuller from taking her away from ; me." ( Further than this Cuffey would1 not talk, other than to say when he killed the woman he had intended to kiH Fuller also, but that he had slipped away from him. The woman, who has figured largely in police court records, is known as Cootie Hill, though Cuffey affirms he is married to her and lived happily with her till Fuller, who is a white man, came in between them. $35,000 FOR SOUTH CAROLINA. State is Entitled to that Amount for Promotion of Agricultural Schools. Washington, Dec. 14.?It has just been announced by the Secretary of the Interior that the State of South Carolina is entitled to receive the sum of $35,000 from the government for the promotion of schools of agriculture and mechanical arts, under the act of 1862. The act of 1907 increased the amounts previously authorized to be devoted to various agricultural colleges throughout the country, and as stated, the amount that South Carolina will receive this year is $35,000. The total amount that will be available to all of the States from this fund for the next fiscal year is $1,750,000, having been gradually increased year by year to this amount. Tho VTntp in Rprks. | "The finest political speech I ever heard," said a Pittsburg man, "was made by a German farmer up in Berks county, Pa. "There was a meeting in a country school house and after the speeches a leading German was called on for a few remarks. He said: 'Fellow citizens: We haf hert d' chin music, yes! . Und d' time has now come ven ve must all git togedder and undo that vich ve haf not dit. All git togedder und roll up such a Democratig majority in Berks coundy that it vill roll and roll und roll undil it rolls all ofer Berks coundy, all ofer d' state of Pennsylvania, all ofer d' United States, vill roll across d' ocean und 1 vill roll up to Queen Victoria, vere she is sitting on her throne, und she vill say: "Good gracious! vot a 1 Democratig majority Berks coundy dit roll up!"'"?Saturday Evening Post. IT es last week, and ter shape to furnii les for the plow a EVE prove interes know the Mr mow how to 3ase yon in : is Alw Whips, Lap Robes, and Ot rried by me or any one else e before making your pur Bai ITH CAROLIIN [A'nxm" g We have < ? Xmas Gifts ? them. It g the special g 1st. We gv g factory, w< 9 2nd. We s I Look for tl ? RUGS. 8J 1 Lot 27-inch Axminister Rugs, m regular $2.50 value, we offer 2K this week at, each, $2.00 Sr 1 lot Bromleys Axminister Rugs, 8? worth $3.00, our price for this & week at, each, $2.50 Royal Wilton Rugs going for this 5r week at $3.50 and $6.50 9? English Mohair Rugs in old gold ? and red at $4.50 and $6.50 ? 36-inch Axminister Rugs at..$3.50 & PARASOLS. S Solid Sterling Silver Parasols ? at $5.00 Gold Handle Parasols for a quick sale at, each,....$7.50 to $10.50 * HOLEPROOF HOSIERY. St A nice gift for the husband or son, a box of Holeproof Socks. qto en aran f-ppd to last get six months without darning. 6 pairs at only $1.50 I Come i i the M 1 the Cit; "The Store of Quality" / jj* "The Store of Quality" 1% @ Look For The Big Sh I M ' _ now have about ;h any kind of md draft, Mules I m/D/ KI D\ ting as well lie business buy to suit svery way. ays F her Horseman's Necesin the lower section of phucAc ^iiu^va# nbc I A >@@@@@@@@@@@@4 IS SUGG] 1 quite a lot of suitable ; and invite you to come will pay you to take ad prices we are quoting, larantee everything sold, i i refund money or excha ell for cash, therefore cai le Big Show \ PLATED WARE. Rodgers A1 Plated Ware at lowest prices. Berry Spoon $1.00; Meat Fork $1.00, etc. BATH ROBES. Bath Robes make a suitable gift for your son. We have them at $6.00 end up. COLLARS, ETC. We have a complete line of men's furnishings, Handkerchiefs, Collars, Cuffs, Shirts, Suspenders, Stetson Hats, Ties, Overcoats, Suits, and Fancy Vests. Let us show them to you. SHOES. Give the children a pair of our famous Buster Brown Shoes for Xmas. They will cut your shoe bill in half. We guarantee them to give absolute satisfaction. Should they not do so, we will either give you a new pair or make it satisfactory with you. Try them. in and Let Us She ost Up=to=date Gc y==We Need the Bi LAUBER ow Windows. i .... x > > f:*l? 'H " *>*! ? LESjj: ~?nvl (ighlj ;rgi ESTION | goods for ? in and see ? vantage of ? Remember ? r not satis- ? inge goods. If n undersell A r Windows |-/|| FURS. * A ||| Give your wife or daughter a ? S\?3jK handsome set of furs. We have A them at all prices from $2.00 X . ^ up to $27.50 ? OVERCOATS. 1 g Jfi Overcoats for boys. We have & . *S9 them in a number of styles. They a :>M are new and up to date mater- ? ials, Kersey and Cravenette A rain proof. Pricecs $3.50 to X $7.50 each. JSJ BOYS* SUITS. g Just received a lot of Boys' Suits, A sizes 12 to 17, prices, each, at $250 to $3.50 ? LADIES* GARMENTS. J*j We also carry a large line of ladies' jit Ready-to-iWear Garments, jsuch v as Coat Suits, Cloaks, Skirts, ? Shirt Waists, Muslin Under- A r v/j| wear, etc. V w You 1 >ods in 1 M isiness j| "The Store of Quality' ar -jj|j Bamberg, S. C. @ " "*' , ?' ' >> i?~-' iv-v .-.v.--- v. : -VKv? V* -X- A"'-'