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HBKTV ' -'v v . C ^ i I ! I ! i 1I Anent the Cotton Crops. ^ Tlic short lies.- of the cotton crops for i the |>a?t two or 11?r* * years in the United States i- oniisinj; oiher countries to establish a cotton producing ^^^'usTVy^A Washington dispatch ?'f l"oHU- urtys: to 189s! great casein limine rcach nHHHnHHHHHV^^nv n? Th^^W^^*vjHn^^^ cotton esportod Ft from lilt* United Stairs since 1870 is $7,33'.l.l>oS,.TJ-2, ami from lsno down to < : tlir present time ^11,'2:17.'. - ">,OS'J."' It tli further says: "Thus, while in :.e?rly th all the other {treat prr,lM,,'.iotis of the country the yents from 1 SftU to IDO'2 J',1 have shown a steady de -line " In T Weather Reports by Telephone. 1 jj' 'J'lie weather hitrciti n< \v supplies r! th? daily weather indications l?v l.oug 1 list a nee Telephone every niornin^, eieept Simony. Tao bulletins are drsfih'ved in front ol l>r. t) ,|. If arris' 1 i t11 l)i ri{t Store, the Telephone Station. | This is a ?;reat improvement a- we now {jet if ahead of the nu.il-. w hieh are ?dten delayed hy la,j trains. f t la . ................. I I M h l><) A l I'll A I li? ,l \< k JiriLTi uy anna ?osi i.icii. : Jack sulkiiiK over tlx* ?! N il tl, of his spick ami - >111 yacht. \Y! y ! had In* gone ti> all ilr- trouble mere ly lor a girl's whim? Mere was the r>, yaclit. all finished. ,iu-t I.nun lied in.I titted out in time to witnc - the inter- ,-n national races from her dc k. yet her t|. captain and owner was disappointed. \s an expectant host, his e\pr ?sion whs an abominable failure. i mu tionably lie sulked, dread ng the ar rival of the boat party which was \*i he his during the races. ' ,n It was almost the hour inentioned in \| It i s invitation, and the tz.zn. whin , serge figure drooped discontentedly. ,,, Was that his lninch coining nvor in ,r that launch? Yes, lie - v. a Having j yellow parasol. j 0 No one but Mi's. Kodnev w-udd carry a thins: like that. he Knew, ami lie m sides, he could distinguish Itonnebcl's r.r his; red face in the crowd. I1( So Jack choked down hi* glum di ? appointment tind went to the u.iiuzv. i > She hadn't written a w>.d inn- i< iti lsing faithfully to come up f<?t il.n lV rare. That hat! hem in die prin s)| Here it was August. and n< .1 t. , , Tint a tv?i(l in repaid to it Otih . nil plete ignoring of his ooiintlc- I I,, And had luiilt the thing for 1. r. ' ,t: V.'iping his forehead dtsconso:..t. ly. jv, lie assumed a stereotvp d Mitilr ..id -p helped the ladies ahoanl The:, v.. re as cheery and pleasantly f .--y as a brood of sparrows, and .lac!; Iiau to make the best of it. Uonnebel's red face was redder ted ju \ more comical than ever. .Ia< I. wo com- ,.r ed him and the other fellows as hos.rt* i lly as he knew how. H, "Oh. when are tlm m-xs going to j;, start V" was the chief feminine ipiestion w "Say. old man. who've yon got f..r chef?" needed more frcipient an.-wer-)r: w lug atnoiip his mat- cues n im; Jack's patience held ering. They praised his ta-te in de- (j, sign, decorations and ti ting's, they adored his >a? lit. as mod him. lie felt like blurting out the wholx I( miserable truth Jus' to relieve hi< |Uigs, that it \*.i tile taste of a wise i-ur^en tb**! ~ .e - ? - ^ , MBWMWWWWBhMHMMHWIMBWBMaMI RAVVL rl: | Genera! Merchai ;P 'p Successors to 9 I > * f * III TO THE PU1HJC: ? Wo lmv< ried bv the J. Will Quattlcbiuu r j > * v ;|; of goods is well assorted and e> |An Up-to=Date Gene *\l we can serve you To our conn ;!; tend a cordial invitation to call ;i; Produce in ea?h or trade. Give | RAWL BROl ' P r\\ s / * ' ' f f ' * f r r ' * ' r * ' f f f f * f ??f f ' f *' ' * * f * * ' * ? ? f r * * f i ? J1* Vv. < V\W vVv'v'Pv'v k'vW W ^ v vVv v\ v W Ax V V * V vX\x\VA 'I m ;j> READ "THE WEB OF FATE," A * rhe Christmas Bargains VWe are giving the biggest ami best not only in this place but anywhere. Par cheaper than the Cities--too big a lot for a small town, or even Batesburg. We have the goods but do not wish to carry them, or any part of them over. If you want anything at all of this kind, want to make anybody, or yourself, a present this is the place, 'iood quality and the lowest prices have met. Come to this sale--at these prices nothing but cash goes. DR. O. J. H a RR I S. Ml IIIMIIC lilt otner sign. aim Tna: n~. i THE AGE OF A MORSE ^kuwner and fool, tm11 merely done 1 to her whim. 11 ?> had built An old Groom's Poetical Advice as tc ^OH^from which she might wit- Hew Not to Be Fooled on It. ?ss the races . > <-v. til waiting. * ' "* with old Abdallah, tlie sire of HituiHe w o on the point of givng it all klctonian. years ago." said a it and getting bitter enjoyment over v,>: 'r;i" Orange County horseman, eir amusement?those people win* told me how to tell the age of a ough him such a luckv young dog. 1 ' !>?? run in my head ever Rut suddenly a wee lu.at with a sol-. 8ln'e' This is ,he wav 11 ran" aT,d iry never came alongside. A g'rl in ,u> rpl catp<' the following rhyme: tie -at at the stern. She was wav- j To te!l the age of any horse, g a stick hound w'tli bright rilihon. , Ins-peel the lower jaw, of course, hey were the color- ?.f Jack's Hag The six front teeth the tale will tell. Jack saw and gave a yell of delight. ' And every doubt and fear dispel. >iug down the gangway four steps at I time. , The middle "nippers" you behold The girl in blue skipped out lightly Refute the colt is two weeks old: ght into Jack's arms. ( ?w??rc eight weeks two more will ?I?. .1 irk. dear. your yacht is lovo come: Eight months, the "corners" cut the fi had l>re!i sa. I to him a dozen jruin. m. s within the hour. hut onlv ,, .rough hot voir" did it gain meaning. 1 \U* wil1 |?p.^r "If. yours. I til.. Ia.lv. every link r ,"m ""d.lle two ,n just one year: ul spar of it.' he ropl.e.l g'. .-fully. , Mv? y r* fr,,m ,h<:. s/' ?,,d ,wl": .. , , . T . , l rre the ' corners too. are ->r.ret Mie sprang up the ladder with a tonus though thoroughly hippy , . 1 ' A: two. the mnlille nippers drop: At three. the second pair can't s op; II- turacil her. a sml.lei, i,|e, .ci/.- w,u..1 f|lHp V(..?.s ?M. lh;l(1 p:i!r a him. j ?,?.< * 'Shall I tell them wlmse boat this t Vt f,ve. Vi full new set he shows. She noihtri] after a . -coml . Iie.ita? j fhe deep black spots will pass from \ iew. Viul when they reaeheil the .: ho I At six years from the middle two; id the assembled go .fx v by ami Ti. second pair at srven years: r wlenn ih" y ich h i I been l>uik. ; At elgln. the spot each "corner" Not that it . tvo! its primal pur- clears i. e. v. h n all's considered. I t r. though they witn. >seil ih<? i I*reTi inidtllc "nippers" imp ; jaw. ce from its deck, neither Jack nor . A nine the black spots will withdraw, e girl knew which boat won. j The second pa;r at ten are white; It ir'n't on round thai either caroil. I Eleven llnds the corners fglit. Donkeys Do Not Thrive Here. As f'me gees ?>n 'lie horsemen know Ait Kugii'.'i.i.ui paying h.s lusr | 1''' ,,v>'i ' t thre" sided grow: .t to t'mitral Park talked with tho I Th' >' ?"? project before an who keep, the .1 inkey.c ,?i the "nM ?-VMity-. when we know no more, ill til out the stnall si/.e and gen* 11V III .'ir tld'.t'fi!! lit llusc lit 11. - ia!. M-on i'i country. as com- THA T I <>1.1. W INbuW, iroil wit!) those ;it Itrighion. Scar :??i:rrli M 'I"-a1 <'. nr any of : <o fa-h- Nc\ei .ineewe wcr# a bah) did we , Knsllslt watering-place*. I t,ver gtt, dolls -n one pl.ct < either dnnkeys nor monkey* thrive .,., , I. lure. m/c 'rein a lillle ilictv tin; climate sa <1 the \ >w lurk- I . , . . I nl dial a~ long as vonr ii nger up ton a they il?? .a l-.ngluiid. and 1 m ' >t i : II.' with von either, t have ?n- ,ul1 Kr-?" almost as In,; as a real . i . i. :,i English and Irish don- 'any. A i>ig dot I la mi > I t. 1'. J. II ara.a! they have followed one an- ris I.a- in Ike log window. hr r to tic' donkey's p ii ul.-e. wicr- . i r that may I." Iiorikeys get con- ; iipp" oi easily |i< i >. and it eat't I c o.f <i liekl; I to make j 1 I I ) I C rP M V S* t e |>ii ;< ii whether t hoy are kept 2 | | | / T | /~\ ^7 d<?or- or cat; they ealcii cold miivt > imp tight aid ike lir-t thing we I f)f)CCCMTCf gone."?New \...kj Y* lv ^ * -r I imrs I Freshmen Walk Chalk. I . ,, .. . , Out - till* of i hrtslinas I resents is I he "i' *" ":,v <,f I n.- j |i?vm'Vit l.a.l. The rsitj has formally a-vinnoil t!;n ,,(>1 ;(| () |i|1(.M ,jue Madnllions r ami senior classes to the ta?k of 'I'ietnre Fruinej, t iolil-Clot rd Clocks; eiiv; id it that the freshmen do not iFienrli Mirror*, tvtlli Cold dated rersteji their privilege*. Anions; the I nures; 'Allium , (.'ohl-l'lali d I'hoto lin^; ihe freshmen must not do are llaeks, I'nll Ilexes, < ollnr. Coll ;ind ' Handkerchief lloxes. Dressing Cases, no . . Toilet is. VVntehes, eltalns el?inns, I hey ina-t not wear mustaches on , , ,, . , , I ei k- ts, | olis, Torses ntol a hoe hoe ot Silvir Nt\?lii?s. Our Chios and Glass 1 'nose v ho have lh? in now must. net wjre ts the lutrst. Our Dolls tru he a n'I ot them i tiful. We are agent* tor Xinitially'* The.4 initst not smoke on tin4 taino.is. j Fine Catnlies^Qur Frtiits, ltnisins. anil eniot s allowed Nnts delietsus as They must not esrry canos, nor even ^Mk lied nmhrellas. The> colored They must he ipiiet and nnohst i tbelr 1 i irtmont \ \ __ % j . BROTHERS, DEALERS IN idise & Country Pi "'ri? r" : t? 4- r> ,t.. * i. ?* i lie rirni i iiitL recu? me rcv|?iv. ) purchased the entire stock of goods fori in Qj. and will reuriin at the old stand rcrv thing is fredi. If whit you need is %J CD iral Merchandise JECstab try friendsan 1 the haying public genen on us. We will pay the highest prices ft us a call. Honest goods at a living price rHERS. Batesburg. S. C. 3TORY OF THE REVOLUTION. I Copies of 'Hie Advocate I Wanted. I will pny a l.bernl pr\:? for She fol. lowing copies of The Advocate, which I lack in making up my lilts. . Skating February HI, 20, 27. C 7 March I:], 27. April 3 17. 21. . X-T 4 r,f Carnival I September 4. 11, 18. ~ November 27. December 11. 18. , ON i 1902. j i All copies of January and February. #?/n AiHAS SK I NIGHT! Advocate Office. | A MODERN BARBER i3lIO!\ j ^ 1 lie new Hotel Jerome birber shop > " | V-P M is equipped with the latest devices for' finishing ntf the toilet am) has some -m . apparrt us t hat has never hren use 1 in ; 1^ ^ -<n j Col'imbia before. The shop has an y electric massage outfit that is u-?d j both on ihe scalp and face. Sterilized ^ . hrilshes with aluminum hacks are used, j ^ ^ I .r" jr and 'hey are soaked in hot wa'er after | j| J| ^ III... u... I,.m'..i.l ,11 .I.||?..|. ..( ........ j ' ? ' ?' ? ? - | mission i i (li^carc Tl?e coinp.r^s?ed t - air i-pray is another new lest lire ill 1 Colombia. All ill all tin* n?\v barber ' ?- ^"1 /^1 # /"* 1"1 ( shop. Iiki- the hotel in which it is sit ua- ! * tl* *V* X ICll Vr' 1 1 l it".!, is quite lip to dale ?The Stnte. i FOR Fancy il.V supply of lu w (iardtli .Seeds for C F T g |-y? next ve;.r haxe already been bought.- 4-^IVCl 1 JL 1 ami are ? xpeeled daily. It iiielmles ? every! bill}; needed fi r planting in > I his soil ai.d eliuiate. There are in Any /"* I .. varii I ion t hat suit other localities, and 1 U N v 11^5 VJ 1 I t in Michigan or <*siIif??rnratr or >urie distant a <1 ! fllei.il climate .mil sf.il \ \ / a rt they may do well, hut be of no service t 1 1 vvl^? xvhalexer hen*. Fur this reason we -? cannot trust the g'owing accounts ? - , in 1 giv. n "y the seed booUs. ?,v .ong ;x- LaQlGS aild L Glltle. I>t rienei and earelul attention to it, I j | have learned what suits us and our /*y I gardens, and I buy these kinds only.' menm Grotesque They will he Hum year, rs ale ava, the A best that grow ? ai.d sure to grow ? we Fao+ii r^-% r\rt will have a supply I the end of the vUSuU-IUvSi planting season. Tins foxv old seeds left xx ill he burned before t Iih new i rm t-i ? s .* ,uiThe ireature of the <>. I. HAltKIS. ! ^ , i ? Entertainment |Have You Bought Season by all Home THAT I ! i Talent ! ' XM AS PRESENT?; ' 1.iaiem". AN EVENING OF INw?> hHv?* H r?'w ivfi. S..I U JOYMENT FOR ALL. <io 0, Slerliiijr Si vi r, (.i- n nine Kbon>', rri-ni'li Sti j{. ? -? ? < iet in 11 v PUSH uini |>ii?- | . , , -i H f~i rr::.xrjr:": Admission 15 Cents twui urn i u i?u ?? *??? lira ml moth, r. Grandfather , . r sr^i-? ??? MUIht, IATHKR, SUIT. I.ADIfcS FRbE. Irtllier, Um lo, Aunt, Cousin nr Hv e (heart, we h <v- ' . our <|Uiiiitv t On Xmas Night at th3 ior iiHav.- ohi a Opera house, in Batesburg i Iih< < e at. i ii:it rlei(iiiit i r. ?..4 i. /- ? himi bi-autiful Morria South Carolina. Chair t?? l??* given away I >ec. 14th at 1- m. A cltani e with every SOc. |iiii chare. tegj^gDrugCo mmmmmmm ^ h * ' \ *\ ' " * > 'a > ..' ?t* ?? .#'; ' 35 fe :> r' >? , 1 . ?. . ? * ;.v roduce I ? '3 * ,s ' , r ^ 1 .? ' ' i > ? " > vu * > lierly carOur line ^ i carried in y s lishment $ illy wo ox>r Country >. $ sfc 1 T> I J.J.RAWLSSTORE NEWS ? Commencing Dec. 1st ONLY T1IL BL6T GOODS I Am Going to Give THAT CAN BE BOUGHT Special Prices on FOR THE MONEY AND Some of My Goods SELL QUICK. I ?uarttn* Am Selling Goods ^ fjie goods to be as rrpre_l<?r a .L1y,in?I a"d senled AND SEE TclHrng You I Am ^ " GOODS BEFORE Coin* to Sell you at YOV WHOLESALE COst, When I Am TO YOUR INTEREST. NOt, But I Am - - j r. want to thank my patrons and many friends for past Itivora and frill always be glad to ha Ye jou viait my at or* Q01NQ TO GIVE THE [when j*ou coma to Batetburg. lfjoia hlA r. *a? Ua.l 1 bbM vauum ruoai BLE FOR THE MONY. ^*""1 "" " " XmasGoods and my flto-e will b? liendqt.'artrra Tor Sau'a'- Clau*. Presents suitable for both old and young. - - J.J. Ra-wl'S, ' C. W. SCLLEE I ! Is Qfffirfnn Seasonable Goods at Correct Prices. I C. W. SOLLEE ..,. THE .... "WEB OF FATE" >" : ?*' ?'l rrrr'vrr t f f f f / r \\> * \ W> \ \W W\ WiV'A'i'Av'AVA 77777777V 777 777 'I : ' A serial story of merit. i I avp z\riH W?r in it, l4v m a t t *-m. a 9 aaa a a. y a w ., t Graphically - Portrayed, j Georgia and South Car; olina figure prominent| ly in the story. Opening 1 chapters will appear Dec 24. Look out for the ??<?<<?)))))???? - "WE33 OF FATE." 1 . is M