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A MOST EXTRAORDINARY SALE One-Half of all Women’s Suits, Cloaks and Skirts, and One-Half off all Men’s Suits, Overcoats and Pants Every ready-to-wear garment in the store must go and we have cut the price in two. This sale starts Saturday, Dec. 7th, so you had better come early to get a good choice. Just think of buying SIO.OO suits for $5.00; $12.00 suits for $6.00; $15.00 suits for 7.50 i and S2O suits for $lO. You will find the finest stock of men’s, women’s and children’s clothing in Rome and at half price. They must all go, so don’t get left. 234 Broad street 1 T I—J 234 Broad Street ROME, GA. 11 11 I ROME, GA. THIS AND THAT Conducted by John B. Hutchins, Jr. Today in History. December 14. Southern Senators and Representatives urged secession, I 860; George Washington died 1799; Mrs. U. S. Grant died 1903; Alabama admitted to union 1819. 15. First regiment for Mexican wai organized, Pittsburg, Penn., 1846; Gen. Wayne died 1796; Jno. Stude baker, pioneer wagon maker, died 1877; Gen. Butler defeated, 1898; Spanish cabinet resigns 1904; Battle of Washville 1864. 16. Oliver Cromwell became “Lord Protector” of England 1653; Boston Tea Party 1773; Great New York fire 1835; “Annie Laura” born Scotland 1682. 17. Paul Kruger elected President of Boer republic 1880; John G. Whit tier born 1807; Cuban Reciprocity, 1903; Gen. Bolivia, “The Washing ton of South America'' died 1830; King Leopold II died 1909. 18. New Jersey ratified Federal Constitution 1787; Thirteenth amend ment ratified 1865; Gen. Lawton kill ed 1899; Francis Napier died 1899; 19. Thos. Jefferson and George Clinton chosen President and Vice- President 1804; Battle Holly Springs 1862; Darr mine disaster 1907. 20. Seat of government removed to Baltimore 1776; South Carolina seceded 1860; Louisiana annexed in 1803; U. S. Bank closed 1791- The Devil’s Invitation to Drink. Come unto me all ye who are clean and respectful and have plen ty of money and a nice home, and I will give you in exchange for it a blasted life, a red nose, bleared eyes, a wretched body, a cursed soul. I will break the heart of your wife, am send your children to the poorhouse, or orphanage, or on the street to follow your steps. Take my yoke upon you and learn of me. for my yoke is galling, and hard bear. You can pretend to drown all your trouble in my flowing river of liquors, but when you come to your self. all of them will be on top as dead weights to drag you deeper. To those who have left my ranks: return unto me and I will return and enter your heart and I will make you harder in sin than you ever were in all your life. —Selected. A young wife recently went into a grocer’s store and addressed the grocer thus: “I bought three or four hams here a month or so ago, and they were fine. Have you any more of them?” “Yes, ma’am,” replied the grocer. “There are ten of those hams hang ing up there now.” “Well, if you re sure they’re off the same pig I will take three of them,’’ replied the young wife meek ly.—Ex- Foils A Foul Plot. When a shameful plot exists be tween liver and bowels to cause dis tress by refusing to act, take Dr. King’s New Life Pills, and end such abuse of your system. They gently compel right action of stomach, liv er and bowels, and restore your health and all good feelings. 25c at Summerville Drug Co. Messrs. R. E. Echols and A. .1. Lee were here from Lyerly Monday. Messrs. T. M. Ballenger and W. A. Hix of Gore were here Monday. Mr. Jeff L. Johnson was here Mon day from Subllgna. The war department is making plans to care for the shelter and feeding of the army of veterans, Con federates as well as Federal, who are to attend the encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic on the battlefield of Gettysburg next July, when the fiftieth anniversary of the great battle will be celebrated. It is estimated that 40,000 veterans must be placed under canvass and fed in July, so that a great deal of work must be done to prepare quar ters and secure proper water supply- Drives Off A Terror. The chief executioner of death in the winter and spring months is pneumonia. Its advance agents are colds and grip. In any attack by one of these maladies no time should be lost in taking the best medicine ob tainable to drive it off. Countless thousands have found this to be Dr. King’s New Discovery. "My husband believes it has kept him from having pneumonia three or four times.” writes Mrs. Geo. W. Place, Rawsonvllle, Vt, "and for coughs, colds and croup we have never found its equal.” Guaranteed for all bron chial affections . Price 50 cts .and SI.OO. Trial botttle free »t Summer villa Drug Oa THE SUMMERVILLE NEWS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1912. HERE IS A CORN CLUB BOY WHO IS AUTHOR AND ARTIST. (Atlantta Journal) John Barry Hutchins, Jr., of Sum merville, Chattooga county, Georgia, is here for the Georgia corn show, and believes that his report on his acre ought to take the prize, for its is an elaborate scrap book, giving a complete history of the acre, the planting and the yield, together with facts concerning the author, appro priate quotations, and a number of pen drawings, cartoons, decorations and kodak snapshots. Young Hutchins is a fine type of the new generation of progressive Georgia farmers —strong and clean cut of body, intelligent, educated, hungry for knowledge, alert for new ideas in modern agriculture. He is president of the Chattooga County Boys’ Agricultural club; pres ident of the Chelsea School Boys ag ricultural club; weakly contributor to the Summerville News, and invent or and patentee of a folding bucket which is sure to find a ready sale when he puts it on the market. The history of his acre consi is of seven chapters. The first deals with kXfflTs V 'M—/•»>-<- <•“-/ M' THc JB A pcwfißPur. rnuiVtT. Atrft/ic nra 4 LA(i£C/?&/4. I - ■ his selection of ground, with maps and diagrams, showing the shape, drainage, etc. The second deals with the soil and previous crops. The thirc deals with the horses and implements used in cultivation, being illustrated with a kodak snapshot of the Hutcn ■ ins barn and stock. The fourth deols with the preparations for planting The fifth deals with planting and fer- tilization. The sixth deals with ex ' penses of cultivation. The seventh ' deals with the gathering of the crop. ! In addition to these detailed re ports there is a calendar showing the days of rainfall, an itemized account of expenditures and receipts, and a great many other interesting facts concerning the acre, the Hutchins farm, Chattooga county, Georgia, corn growing, etc. In all, the scrap hook contains fif ty-two pages. Each page is decorat ed with a border and with drawings, sketches, scrolls and quotations in a variety of colors. The book is neat ly and substantially bound, and tied with white, yellow and pink ribbon. The accompanying picture is a reproduction of one of the cartoons drawn by the author, who has quite a talent in this line. It represents the corn club boys of Georgia being attracted by the magnet of the corn show. A woman wine taster in France is said to earn nearly $25,000 a year, as her services are in great demand. It is estimated $7,240,000 will be re quired to start the new parcels post service and that the entire postal service for 1913 will require $282,805,- 760. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of Hie Purpose of an F Advertisement 1 is to serve your needs. It will help sell your goods —talk to the people you want to reach. An advertise ment in this paper is a reference guide to those whose wants i are worth supplying. ; I— — ~ z No k io VNMI Price H 00 Wil Edges W. hat really counts — lAwlj ervice and wear —do itir ny other kind. examine our line of hoKss!s\T —\ MKUTTOt n tt Jutlcry today. They I n MH| re than the ordinary H IbM lainis are backed with xiP efunded if you’re not n» > i f satisiieu guarantee. I hkeUM | II 1 g CHRISTMAS U ST BARGAINS I W ’ iuii! rrinrrW SW» »wr»Mel, R»or'No. t-5. Filled, HSO No 1480 Vtt Junior KnwMown Pnitrn INo Kb, Gold HairJ. VOO hI “ ,J 50 , 111 Nfeti oo 111 i\ \ 1 li ’ W BLADES V Your Christmas Money will get more here than any where in Rome. Standard Supply & Hardware Co. Rome, Georgia. Switzerland is building a new rail i road 13.5 per cent of the line of ■ which will be through tunnels and 6 per '’ent over bridges ( A factory in England has succeed ed in making paper from Australian blue gum wood, of which there is a large supply available.