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■ ■.If; AXJUA HXA UXAJItUlAJN !AJN1> UlliVVlS. UinWQ I Ready-to-Wear Dep’t, I ntfuic Kivfl J | SprnnH Flnnr I Klvll J Furs for Christmas In going through our magnificent stock of Furs we have picked out for special mention full Sets, also Scarfs and Muffs, that we believe will appeal to the trade, especially to those who want good, dependable Furs at medium and low prices for Xmas gifts. Early selections will be necessary, as they sell out quickly. Pieced Black Astrachan Set, large muff and throw scarf; special, at $15.00 45-inch first quality Mink Throw Scarf, ex tra value, for $25.00 Extra choice Mink Collarettes, trimmed with heads and tails, at ,....$25.00 Animal Scarfs of Mink, at $12.50 up Jap Mink Scarfs and Throws, $10 to $25. Regular price $15 to $40. Jap Mink Shawls and Pelerines and large pieces, $30 to $55. Regular price $40 to $65. Muffs to match at prices reduced and rang ing from. $10.76 to $30 The finest selection of first quality Mink Scarfs and Collarettes, in the latest 1908 styles, priced $20 to $160 each, that have ever been shown in the South. Muffs to match, priced each $27.50 to $100.00 Among the novelties arc Siberian Marten Animal Scarfs, special price $9.75 Siberian Marten Fancy Ties and Scarfs at $30, $19.75, $16.50 Muffs to match, and beginning at $20.00 Extra long Black Lynx Scarf, trimmed with six tails, special price. $25.00 Muff to match $25.00 Fine Lynx Sets range in price from $25.00 to $100.00 White Fox Sets, Ermine Sets and Chinchilla Sets for evening and full dress wear; in a great variety and at very reasonable prices. Squirrel and Fox Scarfs and Muffs, range in price from .v. $10:00 up Fur Coats of Electric Seal, Alaska Seal, gen uine Caracul, Squirrel, Persian Lamb, range in price from, each $50.00 to $300.00 Caracul Cloth Coats, excellent imitations of genuine fur, begin at .$12.50 Beautiful Fur Sets for Children and Misses, priced $1.00 to $15.00 Each. i ■ Ruffles and Ruchings Ruffs Black silk Ruffs, made of fine quality liberty silk, with plaited silk strings, Priced .$1.00 to $1.50 Chiffon Ruffs, with plaited chiffon and rib- nfca limi strings, id all the rtew* shades and cbfn- lunations. Price $2.50 Liberty silk and chiffon ruffs, with velvet *==2 tnfffcta ribbon and plaited silk strings, in all r -Si the lending shades and combinations. --jj Prices $3.00 to $10.00 M. Rich & Bros. Co. Box Ruchings Six-strips assorted patterns of best quality silk and chiffon ruchings, all white and as sorted colors, put up in fancy holiday box-. Price 25c Ruchings by the Yard. 1 .We have just received another large ship ment of silk and chiffon ruchings. All the new patterns and heights. Full line of shudes and combinations. Price 25c and 35o yard. M. Rich & Bros. Co. 1ST LET MOBILE OUT OFBUSH LEAGUE Cotton States Directors De mand $2,500 for City’s Franchise. KlK-rial to Tin 1 nt*nrglau. Jackson, Slis*., Dec. 17.—A special (rom Gulfport says that a majority of the members of the board of director* °f the Cotton States League refuse to Hive Mobile clearance to the Southern League, unless the clearance price of ti.500 Is paid In full. The board spent the morning In routine business. Presi dent Compton, will not resign at this meeting. The reformation of the clr- > tilt win not take place until the spring meeting. SHOOTS WOMAN AND KILLS SELF Chicago. Dec. 17.—M. L. Dillon to day fatally shot Mrs. WIIIU Q. Coch ran. and sent a bullet through his own train, dying Instantly. He was Infat uated with the woman.. PHOTO ALBUMS And Kodaks for Christmas. In all •Wes. at Jno. L. Moore & Sons, <2 , °rth Broad street, Prudential build ing. banking- laws IN NEW YORK ARE TO BE AMENDED YEGG MANGLED BY EXPOSION OF NITROGLYCERINE Bowling Green, Ohio, Dec.* 17.—A safe cracker, seeking “soup" with which to blow safes, la helleved to have acci dentally exploded 600 quarts of nitro glycerine at the Dupont Powder Com pany’s magazine, near here, today. Only a few fragments of ' the. man ware to be found. The total damage la es timated at 110,000. DAHLMAN TELLS WHAT ROOSEVELT DID SAY OF PANIC Washington, Dec. 17.—When apprised of the fact that President Roosevelt denied saying that. “If I caused the re cent panic I’m glad of It.” Mayor Dahl- mon, of Omaha, has come back with a statement, changing the original text of the quotation. He xays: "The president said: -Well, you till the boys out West that this financial K nic Is being placed on my shoulders reason of the position I have taken. If this Is true. It shows that we were on a .rotten foundation, and It only came a few months sooner than It would have done otherwise, and It shows we needed a house cleaning. You can tell them also that I don’t care what ex-Judges or Judges or ex-govern. or* or governors say about It.’ RESTORE TO NAVY MANY GEORGIANS NOW IN COLLEGES CITY SALARY LIST. El Albany. Dec. 17.—New York state’s “unking laws will be radically amended by the next legislature tf the recom- mendatlone of the commission on banks appointed by Governor Hughe* for •ircngthenlng financial Institutions sre adopted. commission wants the truet companies especially looked after, but '* divided a* to how much of re- LV' should l e required by law. ‘ f* commission wants the supferln- "mient of banks given absolute author- to close Institutions that are weak w "oosc capital Is Impaired. Washington, Dec. t7.—Congressman Charles G. Edwards, of the First Georgia: district, has Introduced a Mil In congress to pass back upon the ac tive Hat of the navy some ex-naval officers, who resigned at different times and who act now serving os pres idents or officers of private military or naval schools or colleges. Among these Is Professor Thomas II. Glglllot, of Savannah, now presi dent of the Culver Military school In Indiana. There are live other ex-naval officers. The bill provides for the rank of commander. Dynamite Broke His Diahes. Because his bouse was shaken and his dishes broken by the concussion of, dynamite blasts, R. M. Walker, of Brookwood. has sued the Southern rail way for 12,888, In the superior court. Through Jackson & Orme, his attor neys. he sjlege* that frequent dynfmate blast* shook his dwelling and caused damge to the amount asked. Committee Recommends Several Changes and More to Come. Thi* annual report of the committee salaries, Councilman Bnikln. chairman, was one of the raattera that wna not considered at the meeting of council Monday, but which will lie taken up at the adjourned session nest Monday. The committee recommends hut few changes In the present salaries. They are: City Warden—Increase from $1,200 to $1,. 600, ^Ciyr Hall Engineer—Increase from 1900 to Bookkeeper to City Clerk-Increase from 1900 to $1,200. i City weigher* (2)—Increase from $720 to $800. As usual, a number of amendments, pro* riding for additional Increase for other of* flclals, will be Introduced. CAN U. S. GRANT LIQUOR LICENSES . IN DRY COUNTIES Washington, Dec. 17.—On motion of Senator Tillman, In the senate today, a resolution was passed directing the flnanco committee to decide whether the United States can continue grant ing permits to retail liquor dealers where local option prevails. TAKEN FROM HOME AND SERIOUSLY WHIPPED. Valdosta, Oa.. Der. 17.—News was re ceived here of the severe beating of a young man. Lendiua Darley, at Kinder Lou, on Saturday night. He was taken from hts boarding house by masked msn and carried away, and. when he failed to return, his relatives believed he had been killed, and a search was made for his body. He reappeared at the home of hie brother. In this city, late last night. The young man con firmed the report of the whipping. FOR XMAS. 3 B’s, Calabash, Meer schaum and Briar Pipes. Newest stock in city. 97 Peachtree St. The Smoke Shoppe. The Greatest Month of the Greatest Year Of this great business is about to close. It will end in a blaze of commercial splendor unequaled ill modern merchandising. The use of every up-to-date method and strict attention to details has crowned our efforts. Today we stand Ready With the Greatest Stock of Holiday Novelties Ever Shown by One House in the State of Georgia V : Our marvelous stock represents novelties from the four corners of the earth, and are novelties not of the regular kind, but are novelties that are select and uncom mon. We expect you to come out, take your time and make the best selections you ever made in your life. . BEGIN SHOPPING FOR XMAS EARLY AND START AT THE BIG HARDWARE AND DEPARTMENT HOUSE. Here you can find what you want for a practical gift for father, mother, brother and sister. Our immense Store is just burdened with suitable articles that will brighten the home and make your gift welcome. This is the ideal store for the Christmas buyer and you buy under ideal conditions. If you want to mako . yourself a real Christmas present, you can’t invest your money better than - by buying from the Big Hardware house. What Papa Would Appreciate Did you know that the Gillette Razor had almost reached a world wide reputation! This razor has been advertised the world over and it'well deserves the merit that is heaped upon it. $5.00 for the Razor and 12 Blades, and ..the worry and trouble of shaving is all over. Fifty thou sand men hare tried them and ox- claimed, “Delighted!” Awful nice to give papa. lie’ll never forget you. The Glory of Coffee Drinkers Universal Coffee Percolator. Makes Delicious Coffee Every Day- —The annoyance of haying a fair ly good cup of coffee one day and not quite so good tlio next is en tirely eliminated by using the “Universal” Percolator. With this automatic process you may always depend upon vour coffee being uniformly delicious. Price $2.50 up, according to size. Mama Would Like A real beautiful Coal Vase. We have the Japanese stamped in many different styles and priees ' from $1.75 up, and if you want something more expensive, there is the Brass Vase; we hnve quite an assortment and the price is very moderate and depends en tirely upon the style and weight. Also, with the Vase, we can show you beautiful Fire Sets, either in brass or cheaper material. Carving Sets If there is any one line of which we are proud it is Carvers. And it is to the temper and quality of our Carving KnivcS that we have given the greatest attention. We believo we have a little the best line in the city and we know our prices are right. These come in two, three and five-piece sets, from the best English and American cutlers at prices ranging from $1.00 to $17.50. Heart Shaped Millions of people eat waffles a great many days „in the year. The newest- thing in the way of Waffle Irons is' the heart-shaped irons. It is the very newest thilig on the market, and we sell them for only $1.00 % FOR THE MASSES Tfi PICK FROM Guaranteed Rogers’ triple plate all- ver— Knives anti forks, per set ..$3.00 Teaspoons, - per set . 75c Tablespoon*. per set . $1.50 5 O’clock Teas—Brass, copper or nickel, $2.50 to .$12.00 Community Sliver—Orange spoons, gold-lined, per set... . $3.00 Bouillon, per set . $1.00 Individual salad forks, set.... $••100 Cold meat forks, set $1.25 Salad forkB, set $1.50 Berry spoous, sot $2.25 ‘ Berry spoons, pearl handle, set ..$3.00 Pickle forks, set 75c What to Give Sweetheart We . have a great multitude of the most beautiful and useful girts for one’s sweethonrt, and for cither sex. The festival feeling is on now, so it would be very will to come and look through our 11; establishment nnd pick out juft the things that please you most. The prices are just right to suit everybody. WHAT TO GIVE A NEW . HOUSEKEEPER Rosette Irons .$ .50 Heart-Shaped Waffle Irons... 1.00 Turkey Roasters, 75c to 2.50 Universal Food Chopper.... 1.25 Universal Bread Maker 2.00 Japanese Clothes Bnsket.... 2.50 Bissell’s Carpet Sweeper 2.50 Cold Handle Iron 1.60 Mnjestic Clothes Wringer... 2.60 Majestic Washing Machine.. 7.60 A few things that are very need ful and very economical. \ Delight for the Young and the Old Pocket Cutlery—When we go to describe the line of Pock et Cutlery that we carry, we should devote one page ad to it, hut in this Christmas announcement, will simply state that there is not a better line or a larger line to select from anywhere in the Southern states, and hut very few superior lines in the United States. The prices range all the way. from 5 cents to $5.00 Any Lady Appre ciates Scissors A pair of Scissors is to a wofhnn what a knife is to a man —nnd is just as acceptable at Christmas. We have Scissors of all sorts and. sizes for all purposes at prices from 10c to $1.50. Then we have them in sots of two, three, four and five pairs in fine leather cases, at per set, $2.00, $3.00, $3.50, $4.00 and $5.00 KING HARDWARE CO. 53 Peachtree St. 57 Whitehall St.