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| Our reasons for low prices are founded simply and securely* on the magnitude of our |
% business, up to the very minute in styles, and down to the Deepest depths in prices
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what kind of a
they want, they would
bog for the “KING
QUALITY” Shoes.
Every pain from a corn
or a bunion is
feet’s cry. for mercy.
Whv not listene: Why
;ur feet into
and hurtful
will* selected and tested
materials m every j.
So lonj a3 real rnciit slia.I eOui.t w..'
KDcrer.siug thousands express their prefi-r. i:
NEW FALL SHAPES AML
e. action ot a s:
!,.r R-.NC QUALITY.
ioc — just so long will
i i \ LE5 now ready;
crow d \
illfeeting
6hoes when you can now
secure the fa m o u s
“KING QUALITY”
Shoes, which are the em
bodiment of ease,
fort and grace.
Clothing For Men.
wanted
Suiss for the unsuited are
in a jiffy now- Suits that proves
the wearer’s good taste; that show
his figure at its best, suits of refined
character; splendidly made; smart
hut the d,u l primp, with a shapeliness that
stays—such isSCHLOSS CLOTIl-
iug. As tvi variety, the stock con
tains everything that
dressed man desires
the correctly
DRESS GOODS'
In this line we are
showing the latest col
ors and weaves. Such
as ladies cloths, Pana
mas, Brilliantine, Mo
hairs , Henrietta,
pellants, Sicilions.
Re-
Furniture Dep’t.
Oak Suits, Odd Beds and Dress
ers, Side Boards, Buffets China
Closets, Book Cases, 11 nil Racks,
Organs, Chifforobes, Sewing Mach-
P Kinds of Crockery, Stoves,
Ranges, See us for everything you
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Hon.
C- E. Dunbar Will Not Erie.
The Congressional Race
(Jives out Kpicy interview in regain
(o Congressional Rrtce. Talks of the
Candidacy of Mr. O. R< Kve.-
1‘or sometime, Mr, O.R.Kve iiris been
Making a canvass of the 10th district
in the interest' of his .candidacy for
(ongross nml recently Congressman
T.W.Hardwick has imounced do llic
Voters that he will ’ e a Candidate tor
finothef term, lion. C. K. Dunbar
whose name has been mentioned in this
Connection and favornblt received in
dm.self in the matter, and intends to
liter,.in any event. That being the
••asp 1 do not intend to lie aeimdidale.
TATA MTV or TV TVS CA XIII K.U'Y.
because 1 am .satisfied that, from Ihe
considerations above Mr. five's candid
acy will defeat himself, am; that with
another candidatebom this communi
ty he would he even more powerful,
for he wool ! defeat not only himself,
but any other m in who might o for
fram here. And 1 would not care to b.'
that oilier man.
< V N WAIT l)’OU OITIUK.
After nil 1 am comparatively young
• su* 'rr.iygrrd.'jr »qnrT*v1
In Memory of airs. Fannie J. Chalker
Mrs. Fannie .1. Clialiter wu
danghtei of Mr. and Mrs Larkin
Thomson Developing.
,l!l ‘! We learn that Mr. 1!. I\ O'Neal is J
! having the Neal and Winter tracts of I
inm, and was bom in G I: .-n ek county
Georgia, May 8th., JSH4. When hut a
child slit* wits converted and joined til
Methodist .church, ami was happy i>> j t Ito mmiLof
the love of Jesus and in the hop- of the 1
GREAT CROWDS fU CIRCUS.
land which lie owns on the West side
,T town surveyed and plotted into
| streets with a view of putting sumo
Many People Here Plan to See
Barman and Bailey at Augusta.
many quarters throughout the district j yet, and can well ull’ord to
wait l\H)
was asked by The Herald his position ' years before offering for an,, lucrative
in t tie congressional race and fils rerntfr- ulllce, and let these oldei men run it out
now. And when ! do run for some
1 (jucholliee L shall be able to rcl y upon
ks make spicy reading:
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Mr. l umbar Avium interviewed by a Hie most , at.k tie and self suenhemg
■ Representative of The Herald in regard record a Georgian can show-no matter
‘ to his intentions ns to making the race « Hal mistakes ot the head may ho
for e, ngross next year, had thefollpw- "«<•>• 11 lr 'tliut of loug.-ser-
ingtossy: My friends base frequent! v '«« »" the more-ex,., use-t Inm-pay
especially ot late, asked lire' whether* Georgia legislature,
intended to Make the race for. jfemgroft* ’tm-; f>i.«ri hmtkomviiti Mt\ 'tiiJ:<-as
next yeiif, from our district. My reply
has been that I expect 1o, but that I
thought it was, for two reasons somb-
what early to tie making any 'definin',
formal, announcement.
1-00 T.VHTY TO UK
UAHAS'SihO Tin: voTkuh
One reason was that 1 felt the pcc’-j
pie deserved Home rest 'mm polities: |
that it was not right to lie a party to
the a nnoying of them afi thef time, in
cessantly dinning into their tired ears
real and fancied claims to their sup-!
port, especially as Ihe pfritmify is Still
Some t ft months oil.
I»e,-lii ps, howevc T , ift view ot the
second reason T had, it would he a
proper time to say i do not intend to
run, though,'! think, on the grounds
given above, it AVofdd still be loo early
to announce a purpose of making the
race
(TUIOVS CANIdb.U V OT MU. l-VK-
The second reason referred to is what
ftiight lie termed the candidacy Of Mr.
(). R. Kve of Richmond county. 1 was
waiting to see if he himself was realty
serious in the matter. This i could not
believe at lirst, not even during these
several months that lie litis manoetwr-
C l more or less before the public eye
.1 thong] t that considcr.it.ons -ue!i as
his comparatively recent real residence
in the district; his tender years (at the
bar); ids total lack of previous- experi
ence or training in legislative work
Rut fids would have lie;n a great
thnnee for seme man from our commu
nity to have boon elect'.-d—some man
eon id have offered not only with hope
( feieelion, but. ’.villi prospect of being
able to accomplish .something for his
party and Ids district after being elect: d
OTIlKIt AVAII. At’.l.T. CAS in I'ATI'S.
And 1 mr. net naming myself as the
only one find could have won this race
nor the one by any means the most con
spicuously fitted after winning it to
make Die | osition cifeclivc for Ids peo-
(tos pel.
She >» as married to Mr. .). (J. II.
Chalker the t!Ot!i of December !SIK) and
was truly devote! toller husband in
Llie trials and aldieticns of life. L'lie
became UuMiiollicr of four children,
one died in childhood. She leaves a
griof-sti'iekt n husband and three child
ren .
This good woman had been in declin
ing health for several months. Hhe
was deeply coneenic 1 for her husband
and children, and submitted to the
most painful treatment in the hope of
remaining with them. Rut site often
ex pies.,---I a willingness to trust lie. -
H-avlor foi everj l ’.ling.
To the last resort uhy consented to he
carried to Augusta for surgical treat
ment. A dangerous ami delicate
operation was sucec.-sfully performed,
'out such bad been the strain and tax
upon her vital or, a ss that after a few
days of hoping and bearing and suffer
ing she sweetly fell asleep in Jesus and ;
! went home to dwell forever with the
wliit rolled throng in the city of God.
Tuns, i I. Tr.MMOMi I
j Thomson will lie well represented nt
| Augusta on November 1st, when the
these two tracts combined make Manutn & Hailey greatest s’ow on!
.'■methii'g over I'orly acres, and as t lie earth exhibits tnero on that date, fora
land is located in one <>f the most de. 1 great many of our citi/.ens have already
-ii nblo parts o! tile town it will lie a expressed tliymselves as having made
line opportunity for those desiring to up their minds to attend. A glance at
naBss^pwfA'.-jicsr*
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Thomson Mercantile Co.
purchase resilience lots io do
muter,land these lots will b
market in the next few week
We
the
Philathea Class-
• baptist
business
'l'iie I’hilntheu Glass oi tli
church held an interesting
meeting Saturday Afternoon Oct, Kith
with Mrs. Kate Houston, It was de
cided by the class that we start a
“I'iiilalhea Library.” Ivich member
donated a book.
.Voteil and passed upon by the iclass
tiial we give a box to :m
near town. The (
the list of wonders to lie seen with this
big show woupl lead one- to believe that
the limit in tr mendous size as well as
number of novelties to be seen lias
dually been readied, lhinr.im A- Hail
ey present this year under their city ot
H acres of tents more tilings new than
have beep ottered by ail other shows
in years. ‘'.Jupiter, the balloon horse,”
Karotly’.s troupe of lit Hungarian eo.il
black stallions, the musical eieplianle,
celebrated Kouyot troupe of ei|iies-
Iri.-i • s. seven troupes of foreign acrobats
ornhun family I hnir troupes of aerialisbi and hundreds
v?iL ‘ h | of other aienie novelties ail goto Com-
Tax Rales Fixed.
our teacher Saturday morning Oel. ! l’lelc a circus performance that has
y-trd to pack the box. j never been e pialled. The big mnnng-
.After the business an informal sue al | cr,t ' has been aigumented by Hie
hour was enjoyed. A delicious salad | a ( ldition nf ih.any iica\ stiangc l east-,
course with elioenlale being served i,y ; ami is larger Hum all Hie zoological
the hostess ' gardens combined. The street parade
r , ..j.- - so gorgeous and .so treinendou-i i , size,
Announcement of Ihe Engagement o' j beggars description nml ill all is a fair
index to Mi : Avondeiiiil perfo mances
Miss D/lsry Belle Fuller lo Mr. Heal-
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Jtenjainin Ful
ler of Tliomson, Georgia, announce the
engagement of their daughter. Miss
, , i ,! i Mary Ilelle Fuller, to Mr. Levin Ral
ph-. there are other men here whoso itiuti, an,(it is an easy matter l<> I im . r ' X( , a i. nf w i:i |i, M , Georgia, the I
figure how muck you will be called Dm , m(|rrjnKe to occo , ir otl „ 10 third of No-1
toeldp in for the support of the various vombcrf ut the home af the bride's |
parents.
The State, Guiinty and Gily have all
fixed iheir advalorem tax rates for the!
r at follows.
experience in legislative and similar
work has been,equal, or nearly so, to
mine, and whose abili'y lo till the po-i-
tiou exceeds mine, hut none of them, 1
believe, wem'd consider etieiing as a
candidate, '
tns OWN ('ll A noth.
I think iherfeforc that my seven years
very vecent service and experience in
the iegisiature, ami the many are last
ing fi'ieiu|shi pr, tin re forme I tliiough*
ofit the district, would have commend
ed me to tile people as the available man
l.o make the race, and I believe they
would have been ready to make a
change, and to put me in t
Young Men
Learn Telegraphy!
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 tn a Grocery
| Store. At our store on Railroad Street you can al-
S ways find a large stock of ‘ v
Flour, Meal, Meat, Lard, Sugar,
Molasses, Salt, Tobacco, 'Bag
ging and Ties^ / \
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.And many other Farm Supplies! The buantdties iii
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.
Tliomson Mercantile Co.
v.
department.-) of government.
State rate Is Sd.(JO, the County
and flic City £15.00. On property
side of Thomson the rate will be h
The
§7.00
mil-
12.00
and on that inside the City limits lire
rate will lie §27 00 on the thousand. Of
the 515.U0 levied for the t'itv, -0.00 is
to ) ay tin judgement rendered in Ilia
case of Mrs. Lftla ('. Richards vs the
Mayor and Council, for the death of
her son by coining in contact with a
live wire. The remaining §12.00 is for
the current expenses of the City and
Miss Fuller is one of Thomson's
most popular young women, and is
well known in Augusta. Her fried.-:
in all parts of t he nlate are congratu
lating Mr. Neat, as Avail ns Miss I'id
ler, and are wishing them “long life
and happiness.”—Augusta <Tironicie.
Telegraph Operators Arc
Demand.
In Great
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908 BANNER YEAR/
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More Automobiles tor Thomson.
with its duties similar to th : one I had 1 school system
been late!}' tilling.
or I'l.O'.’T OT ha< it.
Hut as things stand no .v, wi li tlie
only two announced candidates, men |
Messrs J. K Gr.ws and H.
. — , - son liave each purchased
ollite, for Hie maintenance of the public-steamor touring car,
John
Whit
ISOYS, THIS IS
'I 1 'X IT Y to learn
that pays a good sn
in Hie year. There
YOLK. (
a first-chi-
I ary every
will I >e a
i'Gvi
OR-1
< trade i
mail fi
greater
^ Not-■w'uhstan.uing the panic and
drawbacks, our sales were larger than
demand for Telegraph Op.rators this
Fall and Winter than there has been
for many years past. The prominent
railroads of Hie South and other parts
of ihe i'nited States arc writing us to
other business
i any previous
year. We are better prepared than ever to serve you
<1 and can give you your money’s worth every time.
I Agents for Sucrene Food.
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and
Hh-v \ 4 i|| ! qualify as many young men of good
Week of Prater.
Tlie wecii of prayer
ho were on ttic same side of the recent ’ MU>nH will be obsemul
an experience heretofore in tfie <H.-i , „ ovemor > s rH( . 0) arnkt h -refore no dili'er-1 g a . )tjst e |,,, , ci , 0| . (
uniformly required of successful enn- t , ncc », e » v .eon them m local jiolitics, the a , >) i c |, )l .] ii
c*idates, except one or tuo notn ) c j j n ^ r p nce fa utlic • a^y lo those who
ft>en of rflftturo age; his i'U \ »*r ^\u\ |. ;1UJW ^ 11 e 1 wo genl lumen, ns to which
special lit ness for the position: (lie fact
Mb:
reach Thomson in a siurl while. Mes
srs C. II. and S. L. Sion ’s automoi.ile
pureiuised in Haltimore s-mc t/me ago,
has l.een overhauled and is hoav in
operation. Tlie two Maxwell’s ordered
F.
of liis never iutving gh'Cn any extidc-
Tiic following
places of mcetin;
[.Mr. I lard wick or M r. Kve, aviII get the j Monday liy
ciuiracter for their service as we p
bly cun. Wc trust that Hie reliiVlde
ambitious froys of tile S-'oufh '’ ill rally
t(, Hus golden opport u'n'ijA’.
Tin; students (piafify for service in
only four to six months. We guaran
tee positions. Graduates begin on §45
to §(io per month; easy and pleasant
work; permanent employment; rapid
Arrington Bros. & Company,
LEADING GROCERS,
2ll\ > 863 BROAD, ST. r AUGUSTA, GA.
I most of those voters tlict cure nothing : dimT-ii.
Mrs
Umitey
lion of st length as a vote ge-ie , ! ubout eilher of them politically; and, in , Tuesday —By Mi
ract that theonty position (so far as 1 j o, e matter of public debate, shoukl tlie j B i |. Johnson’s,
know) tliatheeM.r held in y 01 ' 1 ' | atlair ever get that far, Mr. Hardwick’s j Wednesday—Hy Mrs. Jim t'urti
at Mrs.
with congress wa •
| eXpeifence and skill is familiar to
public.
My I opr however is that ttic result in
thi-; matter will be charged up by'tlie
district lo tndividuulsand not to this
community—w liieh cert ainly is not re
sponsible for existing conditions—and
that tlie atlair will m-t reach siicti stages i
as lo arouse or renew bitterness against j
u's.—Augusta Herald.
subordinate one
the recalling of which could only lem
to stir up an old bitterness ngairtst this
Community which should be ::1 ooed
to die out, and would do so iml for ins
candidacy: and (he fact Hurt the voting
public does not look kindly upon too
many members of the same lanrilv and
name holding weft paid elective oinee.--,
that a suddenly acquired and Gill awk
ward cordiality of manner is not al
ways as successful as it descries t<r i e
In convincing the wary voter,
iiini’unr isTKirTfrr is <’o'i-
jiRvrT'v wnr'f/HRhr:vt:sT in:>f.
AH these and perhaps others, con
siderations, l thought, would scrappea!
to Ills reason and an interest in Hie
community as to prevent M* actual- cuts and bru.seH, it soon cure
fy offering his candidary
lint just recently [ ha-,
have that h* is really
at
the
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Mrs..), JL Holrb’s.
Thursday—By Mrs. Claud Hus:
Mrs. Kssie Martin’s. .
Friday—Hy Mrs. N. K. Ware at Mrs.
I’itt’s.
Its A Top Notch Doer
Frightful Fate Averted
‘ f would have buen a cripple for-life
from a terrible cut on iny knee cap.”
writes Frank liisbcrry, Keliiher, Minn.
without (Buc'kiens Arnica Sal\e f which ! niiincci bronehi'ai liibe.s and lungs arc
soon cured me" Infallible for wounds, l oured and hemorrhages cease. Dr. Geo.
<ireal deeds compel regard.Tlie world :
rrowns its doers.That’s why the Amori |
can people have crowned Dr. King’s!
New Discovery tlie King of Throat and .
Lung remedies, i (very atom is a dealt li
force. It kills germs, iind colds and In
grippe vanish. It heals cough-racked j
membranes find coughing stops..Ho re in-!
for .Slat
by \V. M. F. of! by Mr. il, S. Palmer and Dr,
24-20. Services 1 Riley will arrive about December 1st. I
j (J11ito a number of others are suffering j
Hie leaders and i villi the nutomobilioiis fever and it is,
— j safe tosay that tlie number of automo-' promotion,
* M(,IjCuiore at,I fifTcs in the county will reach twenty-J Our tuition is reasonable; board at
five or thirty by next Spring. , low rates; Newnaav is extremely
—•*#. | it li rut; line elim'ati : cxeelleiu drink
Rev. Frank S. Hudson . j in « water. Write at once tor our new
I i 11 us; rated catalog. A letter or postal
The many friends in Thomto'.i wi || bring il. IT l.H FRKK.
Rev. Frank S. Hudson will be interest
ed to learn of his successjul jiaslorute
jlhiayenrnt the. Young Harris Memo
rial Ohurch ut Athens. This was a
i new church when Mr. Hud on 110k
! el large ami was dedicated lu-t Su ulay
: by Bishop (,'andler. 10:t memliers
! have been added- to Jibe c1i ireh ibis
year.
s-.&t
EARN WHILE *
Southern School oi Telegraphy',
HON- 272 N KWNAN, G KORGI A
■ come to fac-
serious about
1 Pirns, | More, Black Jack, N. (writes “it cured i build up brain and body,./,A. Harmon,
Scalds, Old Sores, Boils, Skin JErhp- u „„ UVWfc „ 10 ,
tions. World’s best for Piles. 25c. at f r ' e e. Guaranteed by Gibsen Dm 8 Go. tke P'Q * ever U!,e< *' - ,c - nl -
Gibson Drug Go., A J.-Mathews. A./. Mathews. ' . son-Drug Co
Money Comes In Bunches
to A. A.-('hislinlm well, X. Y.,-
r. iw. i J.is reason i-. vvOu wcrtli reading:
‘For u iong-.ti-n" i s.i lere 1 fro n
ge.stion, torpid liver, constipation*,, tier
vousness, and gcm.-Tal' de!>ilily,” l>e
writes. “ I couldn’t sleep',- had no up-
lies'in n keen, clear brain, backed hy In petite, nor ambition,grew w caker cvers
domitid le will and resistless energy.! day in spite ot all medical
Such j tower comes from the splendid 1 lien used
health that Dr, King's New life Pills
impart. They vitalize every organ and
The .Bed-Rock or S.iccess
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treatment.
Fleetiiu Hitters.' Twelve
hollies restored all my old-lime health
and vigor. Now 1 can attend to busi
ness every day. it's a womlcTfuImed-
meoflung trouble, pronounced hopeless , . ‘ , v v writes- “They are ieiue.” Infallible for Stomach,' l iver
by all doctors ” 50c, §IW. ''rial bottle „ r>c a / Gil) . K((lnoys , blood and Nerves, otto, at
free. Guaranteed by Gibsen Dm 8 ( o. me uesi |nm l uu uvui, - , .
\A.S. Mathews, <w«t Drug Co., A. J.iMathews, Gibson Drug < o., A. J. Mathew*.
.
Advanced students in our Model Olliee Department make
Iroin £1.00 to §2.00 a day while-going right along with their
course. No other business college Oilers such an opportunity]
as Ibis-. ..
Draughon’s Originial Copyrighted system’ of Bookkeeping
is more highly recommended by Bankers, Bookkeepers aid
bns-ine.ss nrten generally than any other system. ■
l’iie ,system of shorthand we teach is used l>y more court re-‘
porters nml expert stenographers than any other system.
\\ e guarantee positions under very reasonable couciltioi/i,
Wc also teaoli by imiil.v Write for full particulars and big'Lee
illustrated catalogue. .• .< ,• .* .r
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ARTHUR C MINTED, Mg’r
Draughon’s Practical Business College, *
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
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