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BATESBURQ ADVOCATE A Tri-County Paper N ROGERS BAYLY bD. AND PROP.! BATbSBURd. S. C. PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY TcXMS OF SUBSCRIPTION ( m Ymt SO cents ?JL* Months 3Scent* N? three months subscriptions taken. r No bill presented lor over due sub insing, he de sargent In my comiy, an' he 'dentlfy me 'thout de i trouble," the applicant assured ) examiner. 'hey went down the street and nd Sstn Jolmsintf witiiout much lculty, but whether Sam hod been sing some secret grudge against .t' would be pensioner, or whether had not been satisfactorily ' seen" orehand, will never be known Hcetttosay that he turned do.vr> erstwhile enlisted man cold. ?' way frum here. nlm/?r." ii? way frum here.' Never seed youan* ef I did I don't know nnih f t>-?ut it. I done got In a applica ' for a pension m'self (er loan er f j'ry." , BE STATE BALL. e State hall will bj h-ld on !' ii Kday October .list, under tliec'l- ^ on of the South Carolina Ihub. e s members residing In Matesburw' hi received Invitations. _ o ( irlt the time for everyone to c busy. The Fair will be nest '' .?A aeae. l reared. I ; If Col. Bryan does not hurry up and get a ha f Nelson on the Food Trust, it is likely that his next dol lar dinner will consist of a glass of wafer and a few well chose 1 words. A contemporary wants*to knew what ha? become of denatured alco hoi from which so much was expected commercially. Probably the same thing that has become of liquid a.r and the Keely motor. The Postofltce Depi'tment Is getting busy this month In weighing the mails so as to furnish data on which to b i?w? approorl'iMn*" "> ??v fm tra (spoiling im i?U , is a hi re or lev, ri'uu.i . ? *-.. ! , foi a n, jotii O! ' of em-h yenr. I'l Department tins been weighing the mails for the past six mouths or so for the benefit of a special commission that is to report on the same matter :o Congres i and between the two the nails ought lobe pretty thoroughly weighed. The onlv remarkable fea;ure about th? present yearly welghng is it is harder for accommodating 1 Tongressmeu to add a few tons of tubllc documents each to the aggre rate weight. This is a tiling that is v one alm ist every year, and It is re i urkable that the department should e so neglectful as to have the mail elghlng'lone during the recess. i There is no particular moral to be awn from it. but one of the Pennon larainers of the Interior Department has just returned from tiie >uth with a story over which liis i llow emplovees are laugliing. II | ems he was called on in the South < look up a colored applicant for ; vernmeul bounty who had lost hU , icharge papers, if he ever liad them t the supposed ex-soldier was not cou raged. i 'Yu come right down beah t' Sam 1 acrlptior* AH Copy Mat ia miut be written on one side oaly. When chMxiat address always give old pest office otherwise change 1 wiM pot be made. Advertising Rates 1 Ono Inch One Year $5.00 i Otto Inch Sh Month* | One Inch Three Months $2 00 1 First page double th? abovo amounts. 1 Local Insertion* iJcts per Incli. First 1 Pa;e Readers lOcts per line. Read ! erstotake run of papir Sets per! Lino. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11. 1*0/. Secretary 't'.ift and the Mikado con j tlnue to fall on each other's necks,; and ihelr respective governments co iiloue to boy war material just as usual. 1he way that the foot bill casualty reports are beginning to come in In dlcat.es that the rules committee has not hurt the game s i much as was | TNI QHOC1HVMAN. Q?ti Gentle Knock at His RK the Milkman. T don't want to !*nock any\>od; aid the groceryman to the pre cook, "but If 1 was a girl an' want to pick out a feller for steady comp' ft wouldn't be a milkman?partickle a ;ai!kmaa with bandy legs an' Jan hair." "Oh, you think you're smart, do: you7" said tho pretty cook. "1 never thought much about It, hi como to think of it. I guess I a ?retty' flossy. I'm dead wltJ to ti illkman, anyway. Do you think h log3 is straight? Well, maybe you' rlvht W hnl I kavn llio ovfrPIl pleasure of brlngln' you this mornin J' ever try any of this condens* milk? It beat* what these sandy-hal cd roosters bring around Jn qua iottloc." "You can keep It," said the pretl cook. "I knew a girl married a sand haired man oncet. an'?" "Pr* gown a pound of pruues," sa Itan pretty cook, coldly. "One extra-line prun03.'* "I dldn c 3ay oxtra-Hnc." "All tho prunes we've got Is ectr fine. This girl was a second cousl of miuo. The man wasn't a milknia though. That's tho reason they got c o well together. A milkman wouldn want to get up in tho mornin' a build lire;. His wifo 'ud say to bin ' William, it's 8 o'clock an' tlio hou: 8 an cold as a barn an' tho chlldrt s crying for their breakfasts.' 'I car jelp it, he'd say. 'I'm a union mt in' tha union positively forbids ai nemiKT in gooil stand in' to git i ifore 11. Ilulld the Arc yourself, a vhile you're about it bring me \ ;oir.e buttere .1 toast an' cofTee a ;or:o cggi a:i' bacon an' I'll ent ibed.' That's what a woman 'ud f or mnrryin' a milkman." 'She'd get worse for marryln' troceryman," said tho pretty coc 'particklorly a groceryman with nub "osc. Have you got any cc loh?" . Not v;lth me," said the grocci man. "I quit carryln' It. 1 can f you some, though, at tho store. ] you want 'en in bulk or on tho ha ihell? Sec, here. EvaUna, you do want to g"t n ad at me because loshed j*ou about the milkman. Hi all "lght. 1 haven't got nothtn' agaii him except that he's cut me out w] tho girl at 07. I don't blame him 1 that, ci'h r. If T got a chance to cu feller out with a good-lookin' girl II that I'd do it. too." "A pound of cV.ft-h, a peck of co in' apples, five pounds of cut-loaf gar and the prunes," said tne coi loftily. "That's a'l this mornin', i if you'll get out of this kitchen i ^rite it down on the porch I'll abligod." INDIANS AS CUSTOMERS. More Particular About Their Clothl Than Their Food. Mrs. J. I. White is from Porter, T., where her husband runs a sto Porter Is a brand now town o r> h i .Jij. demand as low priced goods as It possible to sell, but found out tt the redskins were not just as sized them up. The Indians wa the sportiest things on the mark Ther turn up their noses at che clothes, and want loud colors a costly garbs. When Christmas cai it was natural to suppose that t Indians would also want costly swe< as well as costly clothes, and J White was surprised to find that t Indiana passed up the high pric nandles and bought the cheapest kl oossiblo. The most they could * for the money was the kind'th wanted. The Indians argued that til ate the candy and no one saw it, I -I ? Y, u ' ? * every one saw the clothes they wo The red man Is mtieh more parti< lar what he puts on his hack th what he puts in his stomach.-?E poria (Kan.) Oazette. Axles Were Whiskey Kegs. An entirely now scheme of whisk peddling has Just been discovered tho Indian Territory, and it seems have been going on for months. Tl officers of the district northwest Herbert have known for some tin that whiskey was being sold to vai ous pnrtles. but not until yesterdi were the peddlers caught. They hi travelled around the country In an o wagon drawn by a poor span of I flian ponies and were, presumabl buying eggs and poultry. They wou sell small bottles of liquor to farn>o ind Indians through the nelghb< hood, and $1 a pint was tho usu [trice. The officers discovered th hotli axlca of the old wagon were Iron and verv larce These nvl were hollow and would hold abo four gallons earh. The peddle would remove a small holt and Jnse n pu'.up and draw the desired amou >f whiskey. One of the peddler? admits havli (old whiskey in this way for 11i nonths, ami has made enough mom o buy a farm in Texas. He says 1 vill servo his time in Jail and th< my a farm.?Topeka Capital. Japanese and Servant Problem. The Japanese women have no^er int problem to solve, simply becau hey Jo not look down on servants ; uch. Visitors b nv as low to servan is to their mls ross. and If the in! rsus Is away i'.ip servants s^rvo t( tr.d en'?*rii!j? F v??"v LEXINGTON FAIR RATES The .Southern Railway will hov n aale from Columbia, Trenton nn ntermcdlnte points ??n Oct. 21. 2. !3 and momlu^ trains on tlis 24tl xcursion tickets to Lexington o ccount of the Lexington Fair, t ne firat class tare plus twenty fiv ents for the round trip, minimim ire fifty cents. C. M. Efird, Sec. QUALIFIED FOR THE POSITION. Conscience Wtould Not Allow Hint to Rob tho Widowed of Bread. y a merchant advertised for a stenolt'y grapher with a knowledge of Spanod \sh who could correspond in that Innuv gusge *e well as English. Bjr misrj. take the newspaper printed the salary to be paid as 30s. Instead of f3 a week. By post tho merchant re.t ceived this communication in reply: J "London. . "Dear Sir?I beg to offer my se m vlcoc rs applicant for the position vertlsed this morning. "I am a young man tbii r9 years of age and have had a bust experlenco of seventeen years, anu f feel confident, if you will give me a ;(J trial I can prove my worth to you. '[tm 'I am no^. only an expert bookkeepr. er, proficient stenographer and typewriter, excellent telegraph operator y and college professor, but havo several other acompliskments which mifllt mak? in? mnrn fln?irn1il r> ?li?n ordinary mortals. I am an expcrl.. cnced manager, and liavo won medals for reciting 'Mary had a little lamb.' I also have some knowledgo of removing s'.ipcrtluous hair and clipping ths ears of puppy-dogs. I "I am a practicnl farmer, can cook, take care of horses and pigs, crease trousers, repair umbrellas, and nlso am the champion cricketer in my club. n> lieing possessed of great physical 1# beauty, I would not only be useful * but ornamental as well, lending to the sacred precincts of your office that ,. delightful artistic charm that a utuff' od billy goat would. My whiskers boin Ing quite luxurious and extensive, my face could be used as a doormat, penwiper, or fcatber duster. I can furn nlsh recommendations from the promier, Kaiser Wilhelm, and the nobllIt ?ty. * ,"As salary, I would feel I was rob' b?ng tl?o widowed of bread and the orptinned of spongecake if I were to * tako advantage of your offer by ac* cepting the fabulous sum of 30s. per * week. I would be entirely willing to give my services for less, and by accepting 10s. It would not only give r^" flirt 51 rlrt.'ir cnnsrtlpili-n Vilif wniilil nl?i\ cive you an opportunity of increasing your donation to the church, pay your life insurance, and endow a free bed n j in the dogs' home."?Tit-Bits. e* The Un-ticd Kingdom. l9' Pat?How aisy it would be to free lth Ireland. All we have to do is ter A' \ tO * --i \ I 13 ^ x<?=s=* iat make the United Kingdom Inter tbe ho Un-tiod Kingdom and there yoz aroint ?t. Mayor Wanted a Bed. aP Mayor Smith of St. Paul is perhaps nc* the only chief magistrate of an Anieri110 can city who ever asked an officer to ho arrest him ii/order that he might get a bed. His honor was on a hunting Ir- trip up Hrainerd way and one day h? went over to the neighborhood ed of a little place named Osakis n(* In the evening he went to the village. 'et but found that the one little hotel was ey full to overflowing. Nor could he find ey a bed anywhere else. Then he sought1 mt out the town marshal and uskcd to be | as arrested, but the man with the star re. refused and the worn and weary may-u" or had to wait for a train next mornan ing. rn- _ Once Pride of Navy. The old three-decker, Duke of Wellington. once the pride of the British ey navy, is being broken uj) nt Portsin mouth. She was launchedjn 1S52 and to headed the ileet that went to the lial he tic when war was declared ugainst of Russia in 1S54. At that time she was ne the biggest man-of-war in the world rl- though her tonnage was only G,07l iy But she carried 131 guns. "She caD id fire 300 shots a minute. What can Id stand up to her?" said a London n- paper. She was of wood, of course y, and represented the produce of sevenId ty-Rix acres of forest oak, reckoned at rs forty oaks, 100 years old, to the acre lal Danish Field Guns. at The Danes have a new field srui. of which can tire 200 wounds a minute, es weighs less than fifteen pounds and ut has great range. Every Danish cnvr? airy regiment lias a gun detachment rt now. One man carries tlie gun in a nt leather case attached to his saddle, another carries ammunition and a 1t? horse is loaded with a reserve sup,-e p'-y. ?y ]Q Non-Alcoholic Drink. .a Germany, determined to t all a halt on drunkenness, has invented a new beer beverage* The alcohol is extracted from finished beer by distillation, v. and the residue is a "beervt-rag#" ;;e which retains the taste and nourishftS ing qualities of beer itself, and which ?? can, by carbonating, be ea. i!y render IS. ed both palatable and lasting- "Punirll" has become popular In certain regions. It la made from cider. Mis Dear Old Mother. "My dear old mother, who Is now e eighty three years old. thrives on d E'ectrlc Bitters," writes W. It llrun l, son. of Dublin. Ga. "She lias taken , for about two years and enjoys an excellent appet te, feels strong and n sleeps well." That's the way Electric ,j liiit<>rs affect tlm aged, ami the same hnppv results follow in all cases of c female weakness and general debility. 1 n Weak, puny children too. are greatly strengthened hv them. Guaranteed j also for stomach, liver and kidney j ^troubles by ali druggists. fk)o. ^ I ~sk ? n Ov^3> I '- ??- -,?? ' <5* $ $ o ~ ^ ..^ | J ' SEE OUi |;w Fall stock ion. new model: any re have seen &*> f oourso NOW is 111c ti l!v i-ivito you to conio i fr* ilsril'you jirelVr j\ | tesburg j? made to me nTTI?IOT aeaHBBBBM III 111 1 Li Begins Monday 1 OCT Biggest, most compreh M 1 J' Bjeql Monday morning our doors will op< IvKASON WHY? ?Tin? seasons h altogether make it imperative that w.? s Iggj And tliat is just what wo propose L< ' price from one fourth to one half, and " ' This is a s il ri jO When we se? d in ordo. . .or go* ds, \ plied witli the goods. Hui, on the <?t h *r Ej| )ng over of goods, or a loss. We (1 JO necessary, as we have.n't the room to c m 0 Attend the bigges You'll feel up Jj^jj Mail Orders I = The articles are mum |j Augus LCnEfSSBBQlS! ISME EXHIBITION DRILL. , PREMIUMS An attrac ! ve. feature at the nppr aching Ltxinylon Fair, Oct. "11. r ''"'premium In 2-1.24 will be a compel ilivo drill by . " '1 '''t -l be New Hrooklantl Military (Jo. in S'A> As ?|Uil? an the Arena on W efineaday, 2lbd T^o ''"s' ) ars. We prizes will l>e awarded: one to *n.?t. |"n""s 'ire offere member of the Company who will no .'V11*'1' ' "eedie through the best exhibition drill on ai ' "'iH'iifai I hn i, occasion, and the other to that j /,*' bora I ?!? Dkon.hof iiAitiiv tho upi>niwl I ' "l' 'lOl'iC rill nMwiixi. J been added i>t te b^t exhibition drill. i raised anywhere warn roa psemiom list. ? If you bave not. received a premium tn'a. amount of list of tlie Lexington Co. Fair, write i abiv. to the Secretary for one. Bee Ad. In TMPROV this paper. If you will net up a lot The Fair r,ro?i of exhibits for the Fair, you will find l1"' Lexington <"o. It. it no more trouble to send several poultrV buiSmn (>r llian one or two and you will more j horse stalls and o likely get enough pre,mluirs to pay theiTti?so improveincn trouble and expenee. I the appearance of t pit the to i in the famous "csss ^ g? PAPnlinriti^ci nF ci7o nw/i ~i Vy v/ VA1A l.v 1. A VlVk.' V/X ?"u snape n( bar any man from the satisfacti lish, perfectl fitting Clothes, all pat-on." We can fit anybody. COME TO THE FAIB Make your headqu ~ters at our sto to call on us for any infori. ition or accomod be only too #laJ to be of service to you. In to make any purchases, in our line, RE1Y! carrv the best and sell it for ?? ~ """ " ^ " * R NEW FALL DESIGNS : is now complete and awaiting y s are very attractive and are far before. We would like your opini lilt' to look over lbs new things wliiU the stork i> complete n at once and get the best selection We wiil reserve you ill the new things at $10 to $25 ; Shoe & Clothing asure $12.50 to $40-00, Fit Guara u n ij n i u n. Horning, Closes Saturda 1'OdER 14 th TO 19th INCLUSIVE ensive sale of the kind, ever inau WHITE & CO. mi (in the broadest, biggest and best C.encral Sale we ever attempt ?te?the summer season phenomenally warm, and our over st< lioulrt mthe figures *o interesting that the gtods will sell their dm ?Ve propose to mirk eaeli and every urtiele at a figure' Lh n a ; specials. the price will even hi less lice, of course, but it has to he don ve figure on good seasons, we must or when the demand comes we hand, when the elements eauspire against us. we must either stanc lon't prefer the loss, hv any means, but we have to "take our modi y over g uids from one season to another, Consequently, the loss i t sale of the kind you ever witi repaid in saving many dollars Pilled Promptly /Make use of our Rest Rooms i too numerous to mention, So C< ta's only Department Store n?s- Jiiw f rnmt 3? Sfpt 1 ~TWf rUfjwe aifflftgiJIWIWa ifmrlf JUIPI f 3 i l.LUHi. . ii a.ililin L t- -liL.lu:L Ln...i. t ilia, 1^ Ai'll,!. K -Jtlliltli fc 3 impdi'Acrn lutmuftuuv. -p I ? ?t for the Lexington i ljj I r"*^C~J ^ J.J JI is before us , Improvement ovei | ^ notice second pre- |-? I 1 fH I 1 IJ V C> \ d this year in t,lie, * Wl flHUI U V_! and fancy work, ures and median- H yon want the best I urniturc, i p.irtnients Aiso'.n greatest, variety and everything lent, one class has S(l(, ,,s or writt- for prices an I eui n rings f?>? cows .. { , , , . ,. but owned by tea- h,u'( f slm,s iU,cl ran?e-sS b,K lin< n (Jo., for out year. esc mailings, go-carts and bab; iave increased tire inrnlsh three rooms complete f. premiums consider- our prices you are a? headqu. EMENTS. a v k l!5 ii<, Committee of X ll C I. L. LSOW ' nr s putting a iron roo' on the w??- ? . i quite a number of | f f* fl 1 I Li n the cattle nulls. * Ml HUM1 v ts will add much to _ _ . M c* n the grounds. 904 BrOfld St.? /% nBMUMM ^IT" I men)) I ?ed not de on of sty- I "ready-to- B r?- Don't fail 9 at ion w/? ...in IB TT c will M case you wish B LEMBhR, *4We ^B our inspect- I superior to I ion of them. fl r choice H Co. I nteed || UJL |: iy Night | s r. gurated by % m' mcr ?; ? Ml eri. ^ >ckcri condition, 2p i selves. L will reduce the WOlll'ln'f ha oil it. 2r"" 1 a heavy carry- *=* cine" wjjen It Ih 5* ?> ours. nessed s: ? SF g 3ine CO. I 1 m ESI Si HI H rtTI-iIES ompany. lie newest styles the up-to-date, cull and Is. Also a beautiful s of China and Japan* V carriages. We can ?r IH.I.OO. When you artcri. ICS Company uguBta, Gm.