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BREEZY BUDGET FROM BENSON, ? L BOYS* PRIZE ACRES-NEW PRES- t! BYTERIAN CHURCH PROJECTED- ( SCHOOL AFFAIRS RETROGRADE? a Benson. October l1':?The b >ys at \i this place who <. ateiv 1 the prize p acre corn on!-.?: haw hanYstc! r and measure! ti. e .rn. The c-rii v was broken (slip-shucked) from the held and hauled * .? the ?a-n. The:: Pt three !v?ur inr* 's full si: *:le ' ; and "V a> ' 1 : e "a' e i of the thr< in ?rd ?r to air ?v the contents >f le. ^ \>rn v yield; i * ? the ea r me.: .. quarts; * r.iv % u e atte :p of e a . an i -o ; speakin r y: . in . . to make a : tor e fort another year t" -.vc i. \ , Wi l l. w * . % ' dose!:, and the v juhvn.-iits ,, , ./ ^ , for a p.'.-:- ct ?v. qw . > 0 and ear. Mast- v from one nor "1 pr due d '"3 bu.'ddqt-: Jack Mc ull nigh, 11'I bu. ! t:is. Ceilie McCrea, <v> bu. 12 i; s: \\"i i' McCullough. lol bu, 2 qt>. >v Mr John M Grayson.who has made jn Florida his abode for a number <>f ~| years, is now quite sick at his old j> home near Benson postoffice. Mr S A McCullough is having! b; erected a neat house on his place, w although he is now teaching in Ai-; c< ken county. Now, rumor says some- R body will return with him. (sc Rev H C Haddock is about com- tr pleting his handsome two-story resi- j ai dence. c? Miss Mittie McGill and her broth- j er.Mr Mott, of Kingstree spent Sun- iec day at Mr J Y McGill's. !at Rev W E Hurt tilled his regular ^ cc appointment at Cedar Grove Baptist ^ church the afternoon of last Sabbath and delivered a very interesting dis- , b< nrmrop "v tr Miss Sadie Snowden h&s returned w from Delaware, where she has been visiting relatives. , Mra Elizabeth McCutchen's little boy, Frank, died September 30 and , K( was buried at Bethesda church. We sympathize with the family in C?r ; if their bereavement. Mr William Vause of Kingstree, whose familiar face is widely known rs and whose genial manner makes his company pleasant,was in our section ^ last week "putting down pumps." ^ He gets water from 25 to 45 feet. There appears to be a little hitch, ? as it were, in our school affairs. js Plans are being made for building re a new Presbyterian church at Cen- as tral,as the old one is somewhat dilapidated. We believe these good people w mean business and, as they do not it often have the pleasant opportunity h< of building a church, no doubt they will erect a house of worship on a1 fc modern and up-to-date plan,to stand as a monument to their efforts and upon which posterity will look with fc, becoming pride and grateful remem- y, brance for the devotion of their ancestors. WES Queer Country Capers. s' P Poem from The Hill City New Era: "Mary had a hobble skirt, so tight she couldn't roam. And every- , where that Mary went, she had to P stay at home." | y? A Smith Center man recently paid '. out several hundred dollars for a . n; wife and then didn t pet the wife. " "But even at that he pot off cheap." j ^ adds The Holton Signal. Says Philosopher Aull: "A couple of men in this town pot into a fight. The crowd stood around, looking on I with an interest that was feverish. Pretty soon one of the combatants: P cast a glance about the circle as he j j1 panted: "Why the h? 1 don't some- j body separate us?" ! a It's the World's Best. < v No one has ever made a salve,oint- a ment or balm to compare with Buck- jr len's Arnica Salve. It's the one per- a feet healer of Cuts, Corns, Burns, SJ Bruises, Sores, Scalds, Boils, Ulcers, it Eczema, Salt Rheum. For Sore Eyes. Cold Sores, ( happed Hands or \ u Sprains it's supreme. Infallible for! a Piles. Only 25c at M L Allen's. ^ JUhS huBINSON'6 10 biti SHOWS Vol in the Circus Trust. The <>nl\ crreat circus and menajr-, rie that has not joined the "circus us:" is the famous John Kobinson's i ii 1?:;_r Shows, the oldest and richest i musemen: institution in existence. I t'ith no h-ss than s<; years of history . hind i: durinir which it has# never hanjre : its name or title, and has ever been out of the Robinson amis. its. jrrouth. has 1 een of the lad tint* in.-tuvs eminence and > Hty. in <i Jt is one of the world's rr: :njr .? th? usand jx-n * .1. . i ?, ; . i r. : v 1 fs i i.> ' i uurini; i v.r " . T e.it > coil r,s f rare ani-l a an. in*;a: ?:.e hjccts :V??nj all! \r a; s?? nieivsi'njr as! . make an educations lis; lay. ..f{ i I i i iVui . ciiJO I** . i uni vounvi". Amon^ tlit s) ccinl f^tur^s oi * x ntionai inunvst are the eijriit Lo-! arthu=,:aiik'cl as the greau-st riders i i th?* whole wide world. Three' feat herds <>f iwforminjr elephants.! are Devil Dart, Warren Travis, the ronjjestman on earth, th* horse-! ick riding sea lions, a complete ild west, including' 50 cowboys, 30 wgirls, 50 real blanket Indians, ussian ( ossacks artd Japanese outs, Mexican horsemen, vaqueros, ibe of Sinhalese, troupe of Arabs id a unique and unprecedented imp of The Nations. There will be a great street parade lipsing anything of the kind ever tempted before. This great exhition will positively appear in all its mpleteness at Kingstree Saturday, etober 22. One performance only, ; 2:00 o'clock p. m. The doors will ; open at 1:00 p, m. to allow for a lorough inspection of the enormous ild animal exhibit. Ten Tilings to Do This Month. (1) Sow oats; begin wheat sowing; ?ep working all lands for these ops until ready to sow; treat seed, smutty,with bluestone or formalin. (2) Keep on planting cover and isture crops, vetch, crimson clover, ipe, rye, turnips. (3) Gather in the corn; get the >dder or stover and all the hay posble under shelter or in good stacks, (4) Keep the cotton picked as it pens; put it under shelter after it baled; in boll weevil territory get :ac!y to destroy the stalks as soon ! possible. (5) Prepare for the storing of inter vegetables and fruits; see if will not pay to build a potato )use. (6) Fix a shelter, if there is none? >r the farm tools and keep them in i x ? le ary next, winter. (7) Push the hogs?they should ? gaining rapidly now; give all sung stock, especially the colts and airy calves, special attention. (8) Do some fall plowing; get out ;umps and bushes: drain wet spots; repare for better crops next year. (9) Prepare to set out some fruit ees, also some berries and grapes; lant winter-growing vegetables. (10) Look after the house and ird; plant some shrubbery and nes; do needed repairing and ainting; arrange a more convenient ater supply for the coming winter. -Hfrfcii/fi (X C) Progrortrv Farmer ad dazeffe. Forced lo Leave Home. Kvery year a large number of oor sufferers whose lungs are sore nd racked with coughs are urged ) go to another climate. Hut this is :>stly and not always sure. There's better way. Let Dr King's New >iscovery cure you at home. It ured me of lung trouble," writes V K Nelson of Calrmine,Ark,"when 11 else failed and I pained 47 pounds i weight. It's surely the King of 11 cough and lung cures." Thouinds owe their lives and health to .. It's positively guaranteed for oughs. Colds, LaGrippe, Asthma. II Throat and Lung troubles. 50c nd SI.00. Trial bottle free at M L .lien's. Fine Di We boast of hi mings to be found in this assertion. Just Thirty-six inch wide lilack I Hack Tafrcta Silk-. <?:ie ya! Ulnck I Van dte Soic Silk-, o Mack My<-aline Smins. <>nc <>nr line- < ! Mack Ike-- ('?<i show::. 25c. 5?'c. 75c. S < ?;:r line* <>: Colors 1 lire-.- V l?r??wn-. Him-. < hr/m-is I: will ' > ; (?ti to - e > A 'jfiiu iLhi' line ?>' Si Ladies1 Ready We have i-i a i to-Wear >4 ' See *wr hne o Lndles Mus re ? ' L-fUK Tills is a new line can come into our $2.00. including a .. Ladies, you wi machine by coming < Garments. Be % Wo t\r? nnt Tf V UV/ IIVV j to-date lines of Boys' believe a visit to our Little Boys' Buster Browns 54.00 the Suit Boys' Two-piece Knickerbot 56.00 the suit See our great line of Boys' 1 Come and see this gr< Now we come t the business. How ( A good Sea Island Homespt A splendid grade of soft fini: cents the yard, no less th? A splendid line of Bleach H price Dress Ginghams and Chamfc Good Calicos only 5 cents a Matress Ticking at 8 and 1C Feather Ticking that will he 10-4 Sheeting at 30 cents th Bed Sheets nicely hemmed c Pillow Cases at 15 cents eac Our line of Dress Ginghams AN Percale Quilt Patch i dies, from 24 to 30 yi goods you will get m only 75c. Cotton Batting in 1 pound t Sea Island Homespun, 38 in Sea Island Homespun, very Conk' UUIIIU In putting] Fine Shoes ft A Contest on our lin The lady who who gets the Manton Shoes FREE. The $4.00 Walk-Over Shoes FR This Contest will clo We want to say that a parallel when it conies to In addition to our M of all kinds of Shoes for La you buy. Mattings, Rug We carry a nice line of Mat Japanese Art Squares, 9 x 1 see these squares 9 x 12 f Woolen Ingrain Art Square MilKtf-r Velvet Art Sen Don't fail to see our line of The most up-to-date line of Gents' Work Shirts, the hes Gents' Wool and Cotton I'n Gents', Boys' and Children Linen Collars and Cuffs of A full line of Gents' Xeckv A full line of Trunks, Hanc When you com show you our goods, Jenk KINGSTREE, *ess Goods, Silks iving one of the strongest lines Kingstree, and a careful insp< listen to this: Benyalir.e Siiks otdy 5??c yard that canno a! wide. at 51."" 51.25 ar.d 51.50 the yar< ne yard wide. >l.??o the yard yard wide, nr-ly 51."" a:id 51.25 th yard ?> ;< it; hot": foreign and domestic .kts fo I 51.25 a:id 51. ^ the .. arc! roods is t!:e most varied we have ever shots iu. (rrcentir liiic II:ii* t:j: Suitings n T>" el: : r Iks. Velvets. Persian Braids and All ' >ver llnrlo * > 1 ' : 'r - " \ 't"V si. Tt 1 '?v?0 'M':' Ml .? ? / Itll :i . >1 aK*i!t vt w vbXt: ivor to show tiicni to von i *? i?% i :i s d Misses' Kead . s, hut it is hy no met : 'my nice dresses for liei i ' > j > dresses for Misses up t (i save money and you will sav< and looking over our line of >vs' and Children it boastfully, but we candidly t ' and Children's Two-Piece Kne store and an inspection of thes with Belts or Norfolk Suits, from Three tc :ker Knee Suits, from S to 17 years old, a -? i3? , ->^ :;r>? <1 nn nnd si SO tl "V IIC^T X UlllO CI X. ? cv. , M..V. -:at line of Boys' Clothing, it will not cost Domestic Dry q one of the strongest lines in < ioes this strike you? in, 3 4 yard wide, only 4c yard sh Bleach Homespun, absolutely free from in ll? yards sold at this price. Now do yc omespun, one yard wide (36 inches), for c trays in ten and twenty yard pieces, well \ yard i cents the yard >ld fearers at 18c, 20c and 25c the yard e yard >nly 75c the sheet, 81 x 90 inches in size, < h. Pillow Tubing at 25 cents a yard, and Outings at 10 cents the yard is the m rmir Til Srin* hut \ icyy i imi? I/UI. M. remnants 1 yard wide, from M ards in bundle, for only 75c. 1 ore; 25 to 30 yards good yard i >undles of 12 ounces 10c iches wide, only 6 1-4 cents heavy, 38 inches wide, the best that mom Ladies' and ( n our stock of Shoes we got the for Men and Ladies e of MAY MANTON SHOES for ladies a i most words out of the phrase "MAY : man who gets the most words out of t! EE. se on the 10th day of next November, so we carry these two lines of shoes in stoc - . ? iir - ? rt. Workmanship, nnisn, wearing yuam., ay Manton Shoes for ladies and our Wall dies, Gents and Children, and will be pie s and Art Squares an< tings at 25c the yard 2 feet, that sell from $4.50 to $5.00.?we eet, they are very cheap, only $3.50 s, 9 x 12 feet $7.50 lares, very pretty, very rich patterns, 9 x Rugs at 5oc, 75c, $1.00, $1.50, $2.00, $3 Gents' Furnif Gents' Negligee Shirts to be found in the ;t that money can buy, 5<>c u.or of nil kinds . V IV- I 44 >-44* V?4 .... 's Hats and Caps the best makes rear I Bags and Suit Cases very cheap for the c ie to Kingstree don't fail to con it matters not whether you bu inson Bros and Trimming of Fine Dress Goods, Silks a action our stock will convin t Ijo had in a regular way for less tlin .1 r Sui^ and Skirts are the mo>t varied *> r: inchi'iin^ nil the new shades, such :d Color,, diirtv-six inches wide it 15c s tor tr::i'.:.iin. - to siUt tile most delica ' ? HPT I a;sis anu t n-aeruar w ir i rful Stio? on S;* !L;t ?c. si. . 5J. v mi ! tkirt. .oil will honor 11- wi.ii a vi-ii. y-Made (darmenis ins a slow moving one?whi r little ones at 25c,50c, $1.00. o 14 years old. t many hours toil over an o Children's and Misses' Re; i's Clothing relieve we have one of the i e Suits to be round in mis ic e goods will convince you. ) Eight years old, at SI.50, $2.00, $2.5 it $2,00, $2.50, $3.00, $3.50, $4.00 he pair. you a cent to look. We will gladly sh Goods >ur store, for it is here whei i starch, one yard wide (36 inches iu understand it clearly? For it is a bs mly 7 l-2c. No less than ten yards vorth 8 cents, but we let them go at 5< only 75 cents lost varied we have ever shown Good Article tn i vard lengths, in J jdies, if you buy one bundl ivide Percale from 1-4 to 1 yi ey can buy only 8 l-3c yard, 12 yds fc Wren's She : best that money could buy, Given jlway FK nd our line of WALK-OVER SHOE MANTON" will be given a pair o he word "WALK-OVER" will be gh please send in your list by or before t k in all styles and qualities and they is and Pri'.e. k-Over Shoes for men we have a verj ased to have you see our line of ? d House Furnishing let you have them for S3.50. It wil 12 feet, at $15.00 and $20.00 the squar ,00 and 54.00 ;hings town at 39c, 50c and $1.00 ash ne in and see us. We are y or not. It costs nothing tc . Comoan JL ' South C nd Trim ce you of I m 75c yard V ve Inve ever x JBj merits J Ready'.V. 'U rKl l dM en a laclv 3 31.50 and Id sewing it j . lay-inaae mpst upi\vn. We iO, $3.00 and , $5.00 and ow you. jfl re we do B| ), only 7 1-2 ] irgain sold at this :the yard * Rl 51b Sun- H e of these HH ird pieces I I >r $1.00 IBS ^ EE! I ;s for men. f $3.50 May ren a pair of hat date. jt are without 1 > strong line Id >hoes before Goods 1 pay you to J ,9 ^3 .'fl ' <% \ glad to ) look. ^ y irolina ' .il '1 'I J