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Off Now With the Old
Suit--Everybody Has
Seen It on You Long
Enough.
THERE IS NO EXCUSE—WE HAvE
REDUCED THE PRICES ON ALL OF
OUR CLOTHING, ALL ERAND NEW,
AND AT A MARVELOUSLY REDUC
ED PRICE.
$15.00 AND $18.00 SUITS REDUCED
$12.95
$10.00 AND $12.50 SUITS REDUCED
$7.95
$7.50 AND $8.50 SUITS REDUCED TO
$5.95
SPECIAL FOR XMAS.
69c
FOR REGULAR 89 CENTS BLACK
SATIN PETTICOAT WITH HEAVY
FLOUNCING.
98c
FOR WHITE LINEN SHIRT WAIST3,
WORTH $1.50.
LADIES BLACK VELVET HAND
BAGS.
50 CENT KIND FOR
29c
75 CENT KIND FOR ... .•
49c
AVIATION CAPS AT REDUCED
PRICES.
GLOVES FOR LADIES AND GENTS.
NECKWEAR, SHIRTS, COLLARS,
UMBRELLAS AND SUIT CASES.
HATSand SHOES
Ladies’ Ready-to-Wear
WE HAVE ONLY A FEW SUITS LEFT. MADE UP IN VERY LAT.
E»T STYLES, ELACK, BLUE, TAN AND BROWN. REDUCED VERY
LOW.
FOR A BEAUTIFUL SKIRT THAT YOU CAN’T POSSIBLY BUY ELSE-
WHERE FOR LESS THAN $15.CO.
$8.93
KIRT THAT YOU CAN’T F
1AN $15.CO.
$6.93
FOR REGULAR $10.00 SUITS.
A BEAUTIFUL LINE OF COATS FOR CHILDREN, MIS8ES AND LADIES
FROM
$148 to >3.93
$1.98
FOR A REGULAR $3.50 LADIES SWEATER, IN GRAY, RED AND WHITE.
BIG LINE OF CHILDRENS’ SWEATERS AT REDUCED PRICES.
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Christmas, v.as at haittl,
Draper's hear; was heavy. 1«>i 1
number of years lie had seemed ,«• he
the particular pet of misfortune. As
an artist his work displayed the ma
le touch of genius, and he was in a
fnir way to achieve fame and worldly
success when the first of a series ft
calamities befell him. Soon after
Phillips marriage to pretty Luc! to
Girrard, his father failed In basinets
and died within a month thereafter,
leaving nothing but a mass of debts
ns a legacy to his son.
Phillip, who had just been taken
into partnership with his father, ami
whose outlook In the future was tinged
with the color of the rose, was crush
ed by this blow; but with if quixotic
sens** of duty he set himself the tre
menduous task of paying off the debts
of the firm. To accomplish ’his iv*
had nothing but the sale of his pi"*
turw; y< t, year in and year out, he
foiled on stubbornly and uncomplaPi-
lr.’ !y, While ho and l.ueile and th?’r
little boy were deprived of many of
the comfcr’c of life that the hulk o f
his earr.!ng3 might go to fils creditors
The house In which they lived in v.*»
a roomy old mansion on the out3kir-3
of the city, left to Phillip by a maiden
aunt, who passed away since the iVat’.i
father, and which Luclio had
bed him not to sefil. The home
by^he way, had originally belonged i
an eccentric old sea captain, Jeremiah
Suggs by name, who was repu'ed to
bi^someihing of a miser, and wno
ed and died a recluse.
crowning calamity came t*
lip I rr; .r vhea the debt was o'l
but"clerrrd or. it was then he w;s
overtaken by a wasting Illness, whic.*
sy rm/ned to his bed f or al
r: •“* c r‘L”, end leaving; him Jex.i-
tute. The butcher and the bakei
threatened to deny him further credit
nnd his home was heavily mortg'ifti
j The outlook was gloomy.
“And tomorrow is Christmas," ho
' remarked to bis wife, with a gnu
’ mile.
' “Never mind, dear; let us hold p .i Jt
| to < «ir (ournsie,” said Mrs. Drapm
trying to sp;ak cheerfully, though
there, was an ominous quaver in tier
"What hurts mo most is the thougm.
ihnt Christmas is so close at hand
and that there will bo no Santa Claus
for nobby.”
"loor, little dear!" said Mrs. Drap
er. Suddenly she started up with an
anxious glance about the room. ‘T
wonder where that child can be? I
haven’t seen him for at leas: two
ea an
r\r
i •Ob, don’t be alarm-.1. I dare *.:/
! t:*- is rummaging about in the cellar
; or a.tic or some out-of the way clov« •
and Is wholly absorbed In his invesi
Mr. Drap- r had tiantiy liniau*-*
speaking waen Hobby popped int*» i e
room, held oat a grimy little list, and,
: ns he opened his chubby fingers, re-
I vealed a twenty-dollar sold pie*,j Iv
i fug on Ids upturned palm.
"Money!" exclaimed Philip. lit
tnatched the coin nnd examined it
crttlrnlly.
"\\.:eredid you gel this? What
decs it mean?"
1 i fo *no it n Mu attic," ex^'alce i
Be bby. "There are lots more Merc.
' Come on. I'll show you where.”
| The next moment the father and
rrrt or, each graspin',* a hand of the
frightened youngster, were hastening
up the stairs. When they-reached
the attic the whole astounding; trull
I was laid bare to them. Bobby bad
been rummaging, us usual. Finding a
loese brick In the crumbling masonry
cf the big chimney, he had pulled It
out and made a startling discovery.
"I wanted to find out bow* Santa
Claus comes down the chimney/* said
PICKING A PRESENT
FOR PLATT
When Harry Platt and ti.ui girl
friend of t.:e Greens (I forco* .im
mune) were married, it was one of
those “my goodness gracious, think
that" affairs, with no one in on li.o
secret except the surburban mini ter
who tied the knot, the cabman who
drove them out there and the girl
from, the minister’s kitchen, who was
a witness, and left a thumb-print of
grease on the certificate (she was fry
ing doughnuts at the time) und the
minister's wife (at least the name was
the Barnet. Let’s see, where was !.'
C.i, ves, when the Platts were mar
ried. it being Hint kind of a wed Mug
there was no chance to send the;-.' a
wedding gift as I would have likei to
do, or to have done, (whichev;" n
proper, or grarnattleal, thomh ' m
.vliicli
111
!
;»:e hoy, regretfully. I dldn’;- mean
to do any harm—"
An exclamation from his father in
terrupted him. Philip, tearing i v;»y
the bricks to enlarge the openin'?, had
thrust ids arm Into the cavltv and
drawn forth two small boxes, accom
panied by a shower of yellow coins.
Among t.iem was a scrap of paoer on j
which was written: j
. “I have no heirs, no kith nor k.'i.-. J
This property goes to the finder anil j
may he enjoy It. It consists of $’J'v j
000 In gold and government bonds. ar.<i ■
three that'amount. In g*-ms. { j
“JEREMIAH'SUGGS’* ’ |
Bobby was the hero of the hour. *
and the rejoicing that followed may i
be better Imagined than descHbc*’. *
Was It a merry Christinas for tho
Drapers? Ask Bobby, who firmly
lleves he found Santa Claus’ treasure
box.
happened. So I felt ,ve ou'.'ht to do
.'. jpething for him, just to snow ocr
good will—and. anyhow, we’ve dug
down for others we thought in.icli lean
of, so why shouldn’t wo lor him? Hu*
the wedding was over, without- invita
tions, or even a reception, and thc.\
were housekeeping before we knew t
So what could wo do?
Well, just then Christmas came
along not Just then but two months
afer the wedding. They were niaivioil
October 25, so It wasn’t quite two
months, but that’s close enough. NVIieu
Christmas dame along, thur is, |ui*
Iiefort ft came along, I suggested thut
we make up a purse and give them a
cort of delayed wedding present, ju«
to show our good will. Everybody
thought it a splendid idea, that Is, cf
course, except Mr. Platt, whom, of
course, I didn I consulI. So I goi t>
e subscription paper and went to e:
erybody in the office (except Mr. l*!i*1
of course). I got $2C.GQ, Including t;n
cents from the janitor, who wasn’t
pccted to give anything Tin; wan’- l
give something, which shows ju:- f
how popular Mr. Platt wua with n
rrybody in the huildin?, when a j" d
to: even would chip In.
Chrs;mas shopping la hard erougii
goodness knows, when you do it .’or j
ymtr~e!f; but when you do It for » |
r.toc! com puny capitalized at $-•<*». I
with 28 stockholders, with 28 dlffe.* J
r-n kinds of Ideas und tastes, then I
(l.ristmas shopping rlren above ti
mere annoyance to the dignity e? z
tea! trouble. And that’s what I w»s
up agiiinst. I thought Jt would bo
nice ’o get an expression of opln!o.i.
to ! went around one morning md
caked for Ideap. But # I couldn’t % :t
"• word., Nobody could tfilnk of any
thing. I couldn't myself. -At noon 1
went out and looked. I walked mllei,
I priced, then I went back to the "?•
Cr e. Yen should have seen my d*V*.
H)nesr, you would have thought some
cne had turned in a general alarm,
r-tldr/t wait for me to gee
t’.:e;- were—28 cf them, (that
in. 27. or 28 with me.) They all had
suggestions, and they wore all dlff*
T.'in head bookke
irin chair would be
«p all day.) The cc
collector llioug
a bos:-, while
dress pa (fern. I
Hint they lef* .1
rely with me; and then each went
way mclly, aa much ns :o any that
« hoped I wouldn't lie ho foolish ai
» buy any of those other tliiiiga that
ie others had proposed.
The next day I I »oke*l «*ga u. But
itiier a thing was io » expensive cr l
ould have money left. I» Is rc;tiar*t-
able how few things there arc n the
world you can buy for $2«!.f*h. »(•
more, no less.
And then I saw it. It was in a de
partment store, and marked down
from $.",() to |2(I.G0! There It was, to
a cent! A great, big, glittering, »n i•?-
nlficcnt Punch Bowl! Nobody bad
tbou.^h'. cf that!
But,
e, I sent :|ie sale
t*t wi ll It and told
could exchange the p
,iey wished, for some
liked heller.
And what do you suppose
PJails did?
In January they traded that-
tilficent punch bowl for three m
coal!
e Plat's
ie|i bowl,
Ing they
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PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS, The Honorable Hoke
Smith did, on the 15th day November
ID1I, resign the office of Governor
of this Slum thereby crcaitug a va
cancy ill said office:
THEREFORE, I, John M. Slu oi.
President of the Senate, exercLinx
the executive powers of the govern
ment as provided by Par. 8, Secriu*
it the 5th. Article of tho Constltuiloa
ut this State and laws in puraanne#
thereof, do issue this my proclamatfoi
ordering a special election for Gov
ernor to (III the vucancy so occasion
ed for the unexpirod term, to bo held
on the lotli day of aJnunry, 1912, un
der the laws of this Slate gov-
irnlng geneeral elections. I also co*-
oko tho General Assembly of GorgU
u extra session, at the Capitol of
his State, on the 21th day of Ja? -rv
1912, at 10 o’clock a. in., to receive «!»••
returns and declare the result of e-u I
special election or to elect a Qom**^
in case no person shall receive -*
majority of the whole number of %. t *9
at such special election, as provi :•»■!
in the Constitution of this State.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I hnve
hereunto set my hand and caused tb«
Great Seal of the State to be affixed
hereto, this 20th day of Noveir’
1911.
JOHN M. SLATON,
President of Senate Exercising
Executive Powers of the Govornmenr.
11-23 tf.
PLANT TREES.
Don’t put !t off too lmg. Tho —*’
tor hat a lot of pretty Sycamore? r 'i
tale, which he will guarantee If v
’uporlntend* the retting ret cf r m *
' rave erders at Rei* , ’i~ , e T J
”tcre.
Chas. H. ReJrtag.
