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„ , OUR STRONG LINES'.
For Ladies.
The latest and best in ladies dress goods.
We have variety—they have style.
The peo-1 For cMen.
Duffie andi Strouse& Brothers Clothing,--the Stand-
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Panama' and schiffon panama skirts. ? urrou ard M valueby which others are measured,
voil skirts, Lingerie and tailored shirt ing counties; _ ....... . ,
are cordial- j Gents Furnishings lull m every depa^ -
ly invited i
to examine ment.
our stock
before do-
waist, and fancy net waists.
A variety of all the latest styles in dress
trimmings.
A variety of sweaters for ladies and
children unexcelled by any and—
Queen Quality Shoes for Ladies t?fdhig. eir
Hats.
Crossett Shoes fnr M
THE T. A SCOTT COMPANY,
Thomson, Co r
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THOMSON.
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suppose it-was four and a quarter
millions bales as lastryear. where
would the p»ice be now? Suppose
that the entire Western belt had
made aa< average crop, where
would the price be now?
To aak those questions-is te an
swer them. The power that can
eein THo»-P M,B * mf,r * ,ow " ! ,nc “ s * n tkw ^ ftC ®
of the record this crop could
put them at seveu or sight cents
,%ith such favorable conditions as
u Inrgc crop would make.
It is hoped that Georgia will
fertile herself well for the time
when tho crop of the Western sec
tion will he as much in excess of
an avernga, ns it is below it this
year.
but where then is one of these
there are five or six wh* for the
first time in years atv in position
to plant n small grain ert.p to Mitt
their own uotions
The lessons of the last few years
are well learned and wilt not be
soon fdrgotten,.especially hythose
who were so unfortunate As to
s'lt cotton at eight cents and btiy
corn at a dollar a bushel, cm*.
THE LAST Si RAW.
It was the last straw that br^ko
the camels bank, and it was the
Inst bit of North poie information
that put tho rentamniit remnant
of Peary’s friends to flight. Wh n
it was shown that he refused to
time during the month o.f .October.
Already quite a mimVi* have re.
nswcdv but the- great, body of
them tit* yet to- ha hoard, from
-attdtwe would like in heats from
therh next month.
We hare often stti-.blt, and we
believe- ft t*» he true-, that the
Progress has the best pevjrtg sub
scribes in Georgia, and w ith cot
ton selling between twelve and
thirteen cents-Oven tho exceptions
to the rule Will aouae across all
right th» year.
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rUlteflA Ad to Mt (wirtfes. “*fsr I
ito M* «te tete*.* «. Mem-
teoblte vteMAt d%0 ***»!* II*-W
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4W«r»d tb«> telteli deetstfS?. 4 '-25*. t
,Vr:;t to W.* bMt part* L* Lelaaga-
W . ?tvteled tOe t* iHe
it tdk htfe fiWK- "we.b taka-,
4 4u*)T twit bt *li».*\ ah/ s-'id Tit i
»tw lie M**i '*** j
fits iel’Ati j
fsurtm (hi- Ivtt tew <?»?* n>.- suit** ;
If furgey wis shut d* m '£*■ VU<tV* j
lUosk In? to saM *» l»* y * *»vei;
thirty rlfiac**!-■<** evert u.mr tr> -cool
trts tKfTtm.— r'<*v yeavt AUtoi H*niM
br.» smeteed. < ■ stroi:* r Isareltr*
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iAMY comm of mi.
Rvsry indication points to an
•arly Fqll, and we would not be
surprised to see both frost and ice
two week* earlier than tho avemge
Already they have hnd frost in
both Texas and Mississippi, and
bare in Georgia the temperature
has been dangerously near it in
the early mornirgs.
Let frost come quick. Every
<iay*s delay will give the cotton
hears a subject upon which to
preach a sermon, and while it is
not probably that a delay in the
coming frost would increase the
crop twenly-five thousand bales,
the bears would^how conclusive
ly that it had increased it n mil
lion or more. He let ns have
frost and shut him up. We are
toed ef . hearing him any way.
Ho pesters us.
THE BVMrIHG WE E3CAPCD.
The recent decline in tho price
of cotton of more than two dol
lar* per bale in one day, with a
like decline in “futures,” oil in
tbs face of heavy buying at Liver
pool, and the shortest cotton crop
in a decade shows what a» awful
bumping the ** bears” would have
given us this Fall had not P rovi-
dence come to our rescue with a
short crop. It n admitted by all
that the Texas crop will not ex
ceed two and a half millions bales;
The first National Bank
0! Thomson, 6a,
returns thanks to its large circle of friends and patrons for their
continued confidence and business, enabling it to r»-ach the proud
position- of being tho large*t and strongest
Country' Bank In Our Section.
With rcBoiirses of i vci ?400,OOC.CO mid CHECKABLE DEPOSITS
of over tl00,000 , .00' we *ro peepareJ to take cars
Of Any Legitimate Demand.
Ouilistof depositors is growing daily and we woufd b# glad to
add y-Mir name, assuring you prompt aud courteous service, coupled
with absolute safety.
Her education and ex- I e' ery dsj. «oi It U ^»hl wilbom
a tliroow.
Whwt ■ Coil»e« CRrt Can O*.
l iu? college girt who Itrw In a aoall
town ha.-* p<xhaps tUe ffreatcet power
ter influence, tier efiucatloo and ex- ......
jerrlence r*lH» bof to a position which ot co.Ur.dW.lun b.
rommande tho resp^’t or those others ;in* most ncd>ot dovot.-c fra
wlw have net bad hsr adrsotagea, sod | praiu wee* that l * T ' s ' ^ ^
H>ls pcattlon she should use. art sa aa
excuse for egotism cr sell' scAl^ncy,
bnt as a of accoBipibibinx rr-
In too ilfe of the essuBWiltj.
Start lug a tillage Improremisiit society 1
Is no excellent way of Interesting pew ,
j-.Js In their enrreendings acA o<e*aa j
in many ac entirely enw Worid—a i
v’atWl which tenefces that Uw uaeful t» j
TH-t the ugly and that en- j
etteCRV.-Rt !.-» l!i« Inepirottun of srtioa. |
Baaelifytog Usa vll’.ogc cr town u !
tjociil I t Itrl.ig the cltiseaj togetlier
Ame.-tc./> CitK* and Tltl»a.
The re«|s.o»li l;:i>' fwr lU • l.rwetjt
humli'.aUox sieve trade iJ whieh riett
Atuerlcou pXrls ere sc Id to the titled
decadent, tf Lnxhtfcd sad the coutl-
Bent is wholly the latilt of the
□too of tali i-oaatry. Thbr tales te
| o»Tere*1 <*iv aft-r y.n.i tf ubservn-
i tloa sed f-ueasdi-t-atlr n »>f our social
conditions .-iwd niter a patboh;glcal
lb a new and more Intimate aae-xia ; study of AiiHu iraa i;u-u. TSt-lr epeu
lion nud dt>e3 mnch to aliollah Utnsj ostonluhrm: srd t tuigrin nt thla ptie-
doau of vice .which disfigure not only , oomenou wonhi be racily nmining
tiu? aer«>. r, but th.» moral life uC a wvre ft sot •<* path.ii.-. our men bare
town. ; s helpless Inability to *»«• il»eiu^*lve*.
Of c- ur** tbia ia t>ut ube ptuue *»f Nor I* the nMpoUBibllity <.f tlK> mother
PLANTING THE CRAIN CROP.
We believo the*; wn speak the
truth when wa say that McDuffie
County will plant a larger acreage
in small grain this year than was
planted last. We know that a
great many peop'e aro of the
opinion that the high price of
jetton will eauve a reduced acre
age in small graiu, but from every
section of tho county we hear of
preparations for a large crop.
Not only wild tho oat crop plant-
be as large i.e tnat of last year,
bnfc it is safe to say that vhe
wheat crop will be increased from
three to four hundred per coot.
It is true that some have mudo
up in their minds to plan* for a
largo cotton crop next year ut, the
i Trie for rovement: there ftre autny
ethers. lu the factory town especially
flteee W a wide scope for the oo!!cjt-»
l?wd women’, activity. TUave W t«»
rv-««,n why the factory town should
U> snslxL’tly < r why tho employees ®C
the factory should Uve la ugly. !•-
sanitary dwellings; r.o reu.jn why tbs
” — t .1 worer-n of the town should not he
bring back t* civilization the i’ - ro i lgo j u> Interest lu tbelr surrowad
struments and records of Dr. Cook Ibga hiul. al<ove all. to wlf respect.
I The woman of fdocsttoii owes It to
her lesa fi.rtunate sister to .ncawrsft*
tioiiH to our sobuerbors if they wi
expense of their small grain crop, renew their subscriptions 8 <>m
loft by him with Mr. Whitney
to be brought to America, ' • e
whole world believes that I’-nr-
knew that those in8triwn» n>n .m.
records would snow that C>»of
been to the pole..
Tne case of Fi.ary ii> a »jm1 one,
but he ua;e»!«**wn a side to hia
disposition tha inkee- fr n him
the sympathy he -i.uldor mu
receive, am. the pal*lie c in—
how long he pii..13 up in Maim
We luitwv of no ne >. r ev .
that Cook has been to tin po.
than the aeti*>ns of Peary..
that fccllny ef self respect wbVeb lias
dormant In tho breasts of m> many fmc-
t«ry wotneu. Give them tha vision of
somethin-.? broader ond bljber than
fit r-oopralu-rdcd la their otvu bortsou
r,ud they will try t» coafonn tUelr
Tivcs tq It.
SEND IN YOUR DOLLAR.
\V» will he under many <>blb
To S« Suro.
The liorwssitiea cf conversation fre-
uuentty lead to odd observations. Mrs.
Xutllvsa and Mrs. Hnrr1*sn the other
day were couvcr.deg across the fence
tbit neporated their rcspectl-."* clotbss
yards. A blah wliul was blowtec. and
ftfich wocaan from her post na* tbs
; lines tmd to shout to mats bersstf
j heard.
I “Mrs. snlllvan," ahtmted Mrv. Hsrrl-
I Kiui. "did ycz ko to tho ball fast
| urutit''”
i "Yes." ahouted (he* oilier In the gale,
-f vrnrf'
j "Wn wlmtV crl«d Mr*. Sulttemi.
) "Wloi!'"- v «uth*s rc»->par|on.
lost sljrht of., for the forcUn £U»'>r be
gLoa vsblfc Her. ss b - does In Earops.
She Is the outer citadel which must
test soer-ttmto-to bis studied charm.
This outer-citadel H '-arrled with as
tonishing ease.. o» he ijulckly discovers,
and for three mason* The mother l»-
•aally dazrlid; her Social foundations
do not go flown deep In the olas* to
wbb-b she almost invariably belcngs:
; her husband! has tuade every dollar cf
the lure t* those millions wltbiur
which there would Hot U* this problem,
to solve. Second, the wbiuen who He*
wbat a flreu man really is, who esti
mate him at si) Justly, who h--gin even
to understand tarn's social standards
. either In this country or Europe, are
»re Indeed.
| The American mother usually 1s-
I clearly not of her depth- at the start,
I as unfit aa a child to counsel her
daughter. She Is not oqulpi<ed for It.
It ts not her work.
lathe third pUco must he < ousidcred
that- subtle relationship of «*x which
European nwi! ot any ngw always have-
the art of serablUiblns wU h a womat
u f whaie-.wf »ge. their attention, their
(julch count*y toward women, thetr
habtt i*t llarviilnc nbwrb-dlj when n
tromao apeatS'-«1l’ this is ho ubaoluto-
fy aavr to Iho American naother that
aha Aecotoas hypnotized by It and can.
io Ifeogcr dl*tm«uUh truth from fab
0ty cr a mure uatlocal iM»lnt of etl--
qrort* fljbm s i>ersoual tboughtfulnees
AM tcaduruesa of feeling.
COMING I COMING!
Mil hty
Haag
Shows.
Will Exhibit At
Thomson
October 7th
c-Afternoon and Night,
Positively the only large
show playing Thomson this
*****
year. .
DONT FAIL TO SEE
The only Somersault Ele
phant in the world. The Ba
by Camel. The Orchestriana.
The Racing Camels. The
Street Parade. $50,000 in
vested in parade features.
EXCURSION RATES Oh
ALL LINES.
KKsSSJii.vi.
F0LET3H0WT-7
•tops
wiiwi imii
THE FIRST BREATH OF WINTER
WHEN WINTER TOUCHES YOU with his breath the first time, your mind turns quickly
to the thought of raiment. But months ago, when the summer sun was hot the things you would
need for Winter were in our thoughts, with the result that we now have on hand the BEST as v/ell
as one of the largest stocks of new goods Thomson has seen in many a day.
BEAR IN MIND, your interest and ours is identical! you want Idle best value for your money,
and it is our interest to give it. For that reason we do not handle “shoddy” or light weights to be run
off as bargains, for sooner or later they will tell their tale as thousands of bargains have done before them.