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IMP! . v. --3S.U McDuffie iSaggr, Voi. vm. THOMSON, GA., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1909. No. 38. r -8* *5* McCOMMONS-BUSH-BOSWELL CO. THOMSON, - GEORGIA. Watch your dollar as it travels through our different departments, and note how small is the slice that each purchase g g chips off. We are determined to close out our entire stock of |BLANKETS, COMFORTS. HEAVY UNDERWEAR. MEN AND BOYS == -~-C LOT HING g Everything is reduced the price cutting in some departments has been severe, and it is an opportunity to buy at low prices Dry Goods Department. Regardlsss of the cold wave we are making big prepara tions for the early Spring shopping. We are receiving every day some new patterns in wash Fabrics such as Ginghams, Percals, Linens, White Wastings, Linen Lawns, Wash Chif fon, French Lawn, Novelty Braid. g fon, Fre Full and Complete Line of Furniture and House Furnishing Good s At Bargain Prices. Jvst A Few Dreezy Spceial Items* Ladies Linen Handkerchiefs 4c Colored and Striped Linens 19c Cam brae Percales 8-3-4c Standard Calicos 5-l-2c Glasgow Suiting 8-1-4c Peperals 10-4 Sheeting, Bleached 26-l-2c 25c Mennen’s Talcum Powders loc & Cotton Flannel.—: 5-1-2c W Tarheel Ticking 7-3-4c QL \«\« NEW RESTAURANT. I announce to the public that I have opened up a restur- ant in the building at the corner of Journal Street and Scott’s Aliev and am prepared to serve the public. ATKALB 25c Every thing NEW and CLEAN. Give me a trial. Fresh Bread Always Kept In Stock. MRS. S. M. FREEMAN, THOMSON, - - - GEORGIA. Tatham Mines. HANNAH. Hero comes Hannah with her little budget of news, and I sus pect it. will he a little bndgett, for news is as scaree as hens teeth, through these diggins. lean t hear a thing but people complain ing with had colds. Saturday and Sunday were regu lar preaching days at Hint. Hill, tu d as usual lire. J. A. Harris filled his nj p hutments with two excellent sermons. But Hannah failed to go each day. Mr. and Mrs.. F. E. Williams and children of the Parks Mine visited relatives in Wrightsboro Thursday night of last week. Mrs. \V. J. Wynn and Mr. Mil iary Smith visited Thomson Mon day of last week. Mr. W. T. FInker returned to .his home in Washington Monday of last week after several days stay with his his son Mr. Henry Fluker of the Columbia Mines, Mr. and Mrs. Otis Smith and little daughter Willie May spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Millard Sunt h. Mrs. Do Hie Johnson and Mrs. Will Arnette of the Parks Mine were the guests of Mr. Otis Smith Tuesday of last week. Mr. W. J. Johnson accompan ied by his daughter Mrs. Will Arnette of the Parks Mine visited home folks near Thomson Sunday. L \va3 glad to see Jack and Jill had awakened and decided to be heard from. Brown Eyes I was glad to see your nice newsy letter. Say, I guess you have started to raising chickens by now. What have you done with that remark able and valuable hen you had last year? With best wishes to the entire hand including the Editors, from Hannah. Hickory drove, Bn Clarendon. I am glad to see our Correspond ents taking so much interest in the paper; hope they will continue to write and help make the, paper a success. . 1 think most of them have received the Delineator this year, 1. have not, but dont think I deserve it for i have done so l it tie for t he paper. Miss Lena Prescott is visiting lie/sister Mrs. \Vi 11 is Howard of Hearing. Phinizy News Black Eyes, Boneville. l’EDAIAII. Mr. E. It. Hill, law agent, of the “Old Reliable” Georgia Rail road, was in Bonevillo on Wed nesday of last week, on legal busi ness. Messrs. \V. F. Chandler and Boyce Whitson, of Augusta, were visitors in this [dace recently. Both gentlemen were attracted hither by two pair of beautiful bright eyes. Mr Joe DeMedieis, of Thom son was in Boneville a short while Saturday, Mr and Mrs. Claude Davis, «f Cnmuk, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bonner Young Sunday. Mr. Alec Culpepper, of Atlanta, was the guest of Mr. W. FI, Cul pepper, Tuesday and Wednesday. Mrs. Ja no McCarty of Camak. was t he guest of Mrs. S. Lavingo Sunday. Mrs. Frank Fullbright, of White Oak was the guest of Mrs. N. J. Fullbright, Saturday and Sunday last, Mrs. S. Lavigno is the guest of relatives in Camak this week. Mr. .J. N. Pearre, of Augusta was in Boneville, Monday. Mr. W. H. Johnson made a visit to Covington Tuesday. Mr. C. L- Mathews and wife spoilt Saturday night und Sunday with home folks. Mr. D S. Landrum of Warren, was ui our community Sunday. Mr. L. M. Beekum spent a short time with Iiis mother Sun day afternoon. Mr. Charlie Wren lias returned to Augusta after spending several days with his parents Mr. and Mrs J. L. Wren. Miss Lillie Wren spent Sate r lav nigiit and Sunday at Mr. W. A. Beasley's. Mr. J. \V. McGahee and wife, Mr. Charlie Beasley and wife, Messrs James Prescott, W. J. Mathews, Erastns Fulfil, Willie, Charlie and Floyd B-ckworth visi ted Hickory Grove last Sunday. Mr. J. A. Pennington of Deal ing made a business trip to Wrens one day last week. Messrs J. L. Wren and E. S. Prescott attended the county meeting of the Farmers Union at Louisville Saturday, they report a very pleasant time. Mr. Clove Guy ot Warren is a regular visitor in our community. Must he some attraction down here for the Warren boys. I will close with kindest regards to the Editor and readers of the Progress. Here I e ime after being absent for some time I thank the Editor very much for the Delineator. We are having some windy weather now. I guess winter is coming next, as we have not had but very little cold weather yet. Messrs. L. A. Reid and F. T. Reid made a business trip to Au gusta Monday of the past week. Rev. J. A. Harris filled his reg ular appointmont at Hbaron church last Sunday. Mrs. J. It. Brooks and children visited her parents a few days last week. Mr. Reinson Crawford and wife made a business trip t#> Thomson last Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. George Hendrick visited his sister Mrs. L. A. Reid laat Sunday. Mr. F. T. Reid was in Phinizy Thursday. The Farmers in tliio section are going right along with farms, and if they aim "to mak- anything | they must go to work and not fool about it, Am I right or an I WlOllg? I will close for this time as news in this section Js very scarce. (Note:—Received Too Lato For Last Woek.) National Life And Drink- Revolts at Cold Steet- “Your only hope,” said three doctors to Mrs. M. K. Fisher, Detroit, Mich., suffering from severe rectal trouble, lies in an operation,” then l used Dr. King’s New Life Pills,” she writes, “till wholly cured.,, They prevent Ap pendicitis, cure Constipation, Head ache. 26c. at Gibson Drug Co , Dr. A- J. Mathew.?. The Set ret of Long Life- A French scientists has discovered one ■secret of long life. His method deals with the blood. But long ago millions Mrs. It. Paul and her son Mas-1 of Americans had proved Electric Bit ter Preston, of Bearing are gues 8 ' ters prolongs life and makes it worth , , ,. T> ... , i living. It purifies, enriches and vital- of relatives in Boneville this week J h 1 ’ Mr. Colley King, of’Grovetown, was the guest of Mr. C. E. Lokey, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Johnson, visited Forest, Ga., Sunday. Soldier Balks Death Plot, It seemed to J. A. Htone, a civil war veteran, of Kemp, Tex., that a plot ex isted between a desperate lung trouble and the grave to cause his death. “I contracted a stubborn cold,” he writes, “that developed a cough that stuck to rne, in spite of all remedies, for years. My weight ran down to 180 jiounds. Then I began to use Dr. King’s New Diecovery, which restored my health completely. I now weigh 178 pounds.” For severe Colds, obstinate Coughs, Hemorrhages, Asthma, and to prevent izes the blood, rebuilds wasted nerve cells, imparts life and tone to the en tire system. Its a godsend to weak, sick and debilitated people. “Kidney trouble had blighted my life for months,” iwrites W. M. Sherman, of Cushing, Me., “but Electric Bitters cured me entirely.” Only 60c. at Gibson Drug Co., Dr. A. J. Mathews. Knox Land Co- Lots. I have two or three lots of the Knox Land Co. unsold. Parties desir ing to purchase should do so before Feb. 1st. After that date they will he rented for the year 1009. Iha E. Faumkii. Apologists for the liquor trallic arc fond of saying that the drinking na tions of the world have been the stiong and progressive nations. In a recent magazine article a writer said: “Now, as ever, it is the drinking peo ples that lead the progress of human ity. The Jews drank and gave up mo notheism. The Greeks drank and gave us art and literature. The Romans drank and gave us law. The Teutons drank and gave us liberty. Britain lias drank, not always wisely, and estab lished commerce. What have the tee total races done for the betterment of the world?” Statements IiUo that often go unchal lenged just because nobody happens to take the trouble to look the matter up or to give the subject a f e\v moments’ serious thought. But in this case somebody has taken the trouble, and here is the answer giv en: “The Jews drank, of course, but where are the Jews now? They arc scattered ovei the earth without any national home. “Greeks drank, of course, but where are the Greeks now? The Greek civili zation is a matter of history and their m?-*r•&■**■)*• f?-itr.-er - New Store - the public Railroad $1 G. VV. 6c G. F. Granade announce to that they have opened a Grocery Store on ^ Street in the building recently occupied by J. P. ^ Jones, where they will constantly keep on hand a complete stock of Fancy and Family Groceries. ii/ ih \l/ *1 They solicit public, and a fair share of the patronage of the guarantee fair prices, correct weights and first-class goods. G. W. & Railroad Street, G. F. GRANADE. THOMSON, GA. i\S 'tV m w (tv '♦V (tv (tv 'tv (tv (tv 'tV 't* (tv 'tv 'tv 'tv 'tv 'tv m aacaoacacz His Sign Down- A disheveled man, much the worse lor liquor, staggered out of n Main “speak-easy” and laboriously propped himself against the door. For awhile he owishly surveyed the passers-by. Suddenly his foot f lipped and he col lapsed in a heap on the sidewalk. A moment later he was snoring. A hurrying pedestrian paused, re flectively surveyed the fallen man for a few seconds, and then poked his head in the door. “Oil, Frank he called. Frank. Lome out here a minute.” Presently the proprietor of the joint, smoking a fat cigar, emerged. He blinked in the bright sunlight, “Hello, Hud,” lie said pleasantly. “What’s up?” Hud jerked his thumb toward the slumberer on the sidewalk. “Yer sign has fell down,” lie ex plained, and briskly resumed his walk uptown.—Evekyuody’s Magazine. descendants are now peddling peanuts to abstainers on the street conn;,is of American cities. “The Romans drank, of course, but where is the Roman empire today? It is a matter of ancient history, and the descendants of these drinking Romans arc now prowling around American cities with monkeys und hand organs, using oil' the pennies tossed them by abstaining Americans. “The Teutons drank, of course, but what ‘lioerly 1 did we get fioin the Teu tons? The Teutons for years have been running away from the tyranny and oppression of the Teutonic government to find liberty under the prohibition laws »f America. I “The Britons drank, of course. But , it requires 800,000 of these drinking British trained troops to subdue 25,000 abstaining Dutch farmers. “Greece and Rome both died drunk. “Wise men are now writing articles on the decay of France, another drink ing nation. “Russia has the delirium tremens,' and will soon die or reform. Japan, a temperance nation, with the oldest dy nasty on earth, chased the vodka-soak ed Russians all over Euslern Asia.” Land For Sale or Rent- I offer for sale or rent the laud of T. J. Connell in Dearing district, This tract contains 260 acres. This land Pneumonia it’s unrivaled. 50c. and *1.00. can be bought on terms that are sat s- Trtal title free. Guaranteed by Gib-! factory. Will rent it for the year « son Drug L’P-i Dr. A, J. Mathews. | Uia E - I'-UtMKii, Iliomwn, Ga, Washington Dice Cave Up- to three doctors; was kept in bed for live weeks. Blood poison from a spid er's bite caused large, deep sores to cov er his leg. The doctors failed, then “Hucklen.s Arnica Salve completely cured me,” writesJohn Washington,of BosqueviUe, Tex. For eczema, boils burns and piles its supreme. 2oc. at Gibson Drug Co., Dr. A. J, Mathews. House For Rent The house and lot recently occupied ny Mr. P. A. Blanchard Is for sale o rent. Apply to 4t. Ika E. Faumkii. Dongola Cotton Seed For Sale I have for sale 100 bushels good Don- gola Cotton Fc:d at oOccnts bushel It, Ika E. i-AiiMEH. A Cure for Cholera. A little flock of chickens, for nearly a year their owner’s pride and delight, enjoyed apparently perfect health at night, but the next morning nearly a liftli of the flock lay dead. While these were being properly interred, a sixth of the remaining fowls followed their sisters, and the heart of the owner grew very heavy. J ust at this time a neighbor came to the rescue, talked learnedly of cholera and prescribed Venetian Red mixed with their food. The remedy wus procured and mixed not only with their food but scattered in the drinking vessels ; and now, after two weeks, there nave been no more deaths. From February Fakm Jouknal. Mule Estrayed- Lost, on January 1st, one horse mule, named Mike, about 15 hands high, of gray color, blind in light eye, and shod all around, Mule is about 11 years old. Will pay reward of ?6.00 for his return. M. H. Logan, ;;t, RayssiHc, Ga. Thomson Mercantile Co. Announce to the people of McDuffie and adjoining counties that they have recently greatly enlarged their business and are now better prepared than ever before to furnish their customers, friends and the public generally with every article usually kept in a Grocery Store. At our store on Railroad Street you can al ways find a large stock of Flour, Meal, Meat, Lard, Sugar, Molasses, Salt, Tobacco, Bag ging and Ties. And many other Farm Supplies! The buantities in which we will purchase these goods will make us buy and sell at the LOWEST market prices. We solicit the patronage of the trading public. Thomson Mercantile Co, —saw— \ 1 9OB^BANNER YEAR Not-withstanding the panic and other business drawbacks, our sales were larger than any previous year. We are better prepared than ever to serve you and can give you your money’s worth every time. Agents ior Sucrene Food. Arrington Bros. & Company. LEADING grocers, 1 863 BROAD, ST., AUGUSTA, GA. A. ■ ■ma