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MErHopIsr-Rev. L.M.Potashinsky-Sun-
day School, $40 am; Morning Ser
vice. i am; Junior League. 500 p. m.
E. L. and c. E.. 200 p.m.: Evening
Service, 1880 p. m.
cHRrs71an-Rev. Rev. ". B. Harter-
Bible School. e:45 am; Morning Serv-
ice. ll:oo a.m.: c. E. $50 p.m.; Even
ing Service 7:50.p.m.
Morning sermon: THE Progress Of the
Church, Evening sermon: "Damas, the
Deserter." Public invited.
PREsBYrERIAN-Rev. w. I. Davenport
Sunday School, $40 a. m.; Morning
service. HOO; Junior c. E., 500 pm.
c. E.. $50 P. M; Evening service.
$50 p. m.
Morning subject: "A Hallowed Sabbath"
Evening theme: weighed and Found
Wanting" Good music. The public
cordially welcomed.
BAPrlsr-Rev. S. c. Green - Sunday
School. e:45 a. M: Morning service.
ll:oo a. m; B. Y. P. u. 200 p. M;
Evening service. 1850 a. m.
GERMAN BAprrsr-David Hamm. Elder
Sunday School. 1000 a. M; Morning
sermon. ll:oo a.m.; Christian Work.
ers, 200 p. M; Evening service. 500
p. m. Visitors are welcome.
PEOPLES MIssIoN-Rev. c. c. Beatty
Sunday School. 1000 a. m: Morning
service, ll:oo; Love Feast, 500 pm.
Evening service. 800 pm.
Col. Loekhart and W. B. Vaudeville
left Tuesday upon a business trip to
Kansas City.
Harry Braden went up to Denver on
Friday. to rseupsrats from the effects Of
typhoid fever.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Rothwsll left yes
terday for visit with friends and rsla-
tivss at Warrsnsburg. Mo.
John colwell and Ed Cullen Of Stuart
Ia. are this week visiting the Misses Nc
Intyrs and other Rocky Ford friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. W. Lance went r
Lamar yesterday for . few days visii
with Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Young, formsl
Forditss.
James Rolf returned this week from
the Montszuma country and reports thu
Rocky Ford homsstsadsrs down thsrs e
b enjoying their outing.
Enterprise readers VIII b interested
in knowing that the essay BY the little
daughter Of W. ". Thomas-winnsr oi
first prizs for the bsst article On Colorado
and the Arkansas vsIlsy-was writtsr
while the little girl was bsdfast with ty-
phoid fever.
Take Me To The Ball Game" sun.
bonnet Sue" my Japanese Girl" Il Love
You." Honey. Come on Down." "on old
Broadway" are said to b the song hitl
in the latest musical gaysty "Hans INC
Nix" which will be presented at thu
Grand in the near future. with Dixon and
Bernard in the title roles.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-09-18
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION,
OF THE INTERIOR.
LAND OFFICE AT PUEBLO, Colo.

Sept. 5, 1905.
of Rocky Ford. Colo. who on October 10. 1905
made H. E. ls3ls, Serial No. 0723. for 8. E. \
Section q. Township Is g.. Range 81 ". 9Th
tion to make Final Communication Proof. to
establish claim to the land above described.
Junta. Colo. on the 20th day Of October, 1905.
Claimant names as Witnesses: James NJ.
Hall. Robert H. Todd. George II. Glass and
John Z. Waybright. all of Rocky Ford, Colo.
19p 8. A. ABBEY, Register.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-09-18
Notice Of Stockholders Meeting.

Rocky Ford. Colo. Sept. IL. 1908.
Notice il hereby given that the annual
meeting Of the stockholders Of The Ar
kansas Valley Fair Association will bs
held at the Office Of G. M. Hail. secretary.
Gil Elm Ave-. Rocky Ford. Otsro
county. Colorado. at p. m. on Monday.
October 18th. 1908. for the purpose Of
slsetine Board Of thirteen Directors for
the ensuing year, receiving the annual
report and transacting any other business
properly coming before.the meeting.
Stockholders may vote in person or by
proxy. and will be entitled to one vote
for each share of stock standing in their
names on the books of the Association at
the date Of the meeting. The books will
be closed for the transfer Of stock ton
days before the meeting.
By order of the President,
G. M. Hall. Secretary,
The Arkansas Valley Fair Association.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-09-18

The Woman's Club will meet in the
Sunday school room Of the Methodist
church on Saturday. Sept. 10. at $3.50
p. m. A full attendance is requested.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-09-18

PEOPLES MIssIoN-Rev. c. c. Beatty
Sunday School, 1000 a. m: Morning
service, ll:o0; Love Feast, 500 pm.
Evening service. 500 pm.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-12-16
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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
.XaG,lAMhkt hkts.IsaEnnN.-1

Invitations have been issued by
MISS Willou Cray to a "AIisccllaucuu.
Shower, Wednesday afternoon IN
honor Of Miss Willie Gray Harris. w',
viii be married to Prof Columbia.
Ben Martm,on December 23rd
Miss Lalla Mae Dial leaves Friday
for OranBeburg, where she will yiait
Miss Alma Wannamakcr Msscs
Dial and WannamakCr were room.
mates while in college at Columbia
Miss ChristibelIc Livingston O.
North. S. G., is the guest this week o!
Miss Ollie Burns at Barksdale. Miss
Livingston sang at the marriage OF
Miss Lillian Burns to Mr. George
browning. on Wednesday Of last week
Rev. j. r. Taylor, pastor Of several
Baptist churches in Spartanburg and
Laurens counties, including Enrrcc,
Woodruff and Lanford, has moved from
Ware Shoals to Woodruff.
Mr.. T. *. Huagcns who recently be
came manager of q largo steam lauu-
dry in Spartanburg, moved his iuniIg
to that city this wccl, His nlthcr
and sister, Mrs. lUcy Eiudgcns auG
Miss Dora lludgcns, who have r,s.d u
here for several years, viii max" i4.ji
home in the Spartan City, they Zoo
leaving this week
Mr.. j. II. Ballcntne. VINO lives ABBOTT
two miles from Ware Shoa e"
the city Tuesday. Mn Ba!.e--
a heavy loser hv III. A.r.-
lands lying along S.'gd
would not think Z h "
corn crop to sec h.- c..e-.l.
hear his hopeful talk, NJ
says TINS Is ~" .-' ...
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20
THE OLD HITChING POST.
1t May Be Useful, but Is Unsightly and
Generally a Town Nuisance.

That good old hitching post. What
a familiar object to all Of us who had
h good fortune to be reared near a
country town. Still, while tender
memories hang around the old post,
here is much about it at times worthy
of condemnation. There is nothing
that make a main street of a small
town look so shabby and thoroughly
countrified and back-woodish as a row
of rickety old hitching posts on each
side of the street. Constant tramping
and paving near them makes holes in
the ground, unsightly mud-holes in
damp weather and ill-smelling and Of
fenslve in numerous respects. 1t may
appear a bit Of enterprise on the part
of h merchant to erect a number of
posts in front of his store, but does ne
gain business by it? How often do
you see Farmer Shortcrop drive in. tie
his team to the post in front of Smiths
store and go over to Green's to do his
trading? AS long as hitching posts are
allowed to occupy places in front of
stores on main streets it will be i'm
possible to keep the streets in the
neat and good condition that they
should be in. Far better to have on
some ~unoccupied street within easy
reach of the business sections posts
where the farmers can hitch their
teams. Every town which has the
power to control it's own affairs should
make regulations that will keep the
hitching post from "ornamenting" the
main streets.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20
HURT HOME TRADE
WHAT GREEDY, sHoRT.sIGHTED
PEOPLE DO.
WAYS THAT KILL CUSTOM
Fair Treatment by Tradesmen Assists
In Building Up Towns and In
creases Business for

One of the troubles in small towns
seems to be that petty jealousies keep
the business men from working in har-
mony. There is just SO much business
to be had, and it either goes to the
home stores, the mail order houses,
the department stores or some nea
by city, or perhaps is let go to a
more progressive neighboring town.
1t should be the aim of every town
to make it's trade territory as large
as possible. 1t is the attitude Of the
business men that counts. One good,
live man in business in a small town
is a benefit to the whole place. He
swayed to and fro by opinions that are
formed sometimes without careful
reasoning. 1t is the best policy to
treat each and every one fairly and
honestly.
Let the average farmer think that
he has been given the worst end of
a bargain, and he will ponder over the
matter for years. 1t is not a good
idea for a merchant to have a scale
of prices for different customers.
Charge John Jones $12 for a suit of
clothes, and sell the same suit to his
Jones will find it out and feel that he
has been treated unfairly, and Jones
is right about it, too. There is one
town, a county seat, in a western
state, a place of nearly 5000 popula-
ton. Its trade territory extends for
a dozen miles in each direction. The
country has a large foreign popula-
ton. They are the best classes of
customers, liberal buyers and not
%quibblers over prices. Still, they de-
sire just treatment. A few years ago
thousands of dollars in trade was di-
er in agricultural implements being
a poor business A wealthy Ger
man purchased from him several hun
dred dollars worth of agricultural ma
chinery, wagons and other goods.
The farmer wanted a harrow. A
price was made-$33. A few days
later the farmer was at a town where
there were but two stores and an ele-
vator. He saw the same kind of har-
row and was told that $3.50 would
buy it. He visited the county seat a
few days later, called on the mar
from whom he purchased his nipple.
ments and again asked the price OF
the harrow, and was told the same
as before. He then stated that the
same make and kind of harrow had
been offered him for $3.50 less. After
some talk he was told that he could
have the piece of machinery for the
same price. He did not take it, but
secured the one offered him by the
man in the smaller town. He did not
like the style of the dealer in the
larger town. In fact, he concluded
that the other storekeepers of the
place were of the same caliber. He
quit trading, and not alone was his
trade lost to the county seat town, but
the trade of a score of his neighbors,
and even they changed their post of.
fee addresses to the smaller place.
The trade of this one farmer lost to
the county seat was the means of
building up a healthy trade in the
smaller town and bringing to it other
business places. D. M. CARR.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20
o Cooperative Scheme.

One of the latest gratis to gather in
the farmers is the cooperative store
game. The field for this work is pro-
life; the west has had prosperity that
has filed the pockets of many farm
ers, and it has made them greedy for
more, and easy victims for the man
who has a scheme that promises a
field for investment and the saving Of
more dollars. The cooperative store
is a plan that takes, and everywhere
q success has been made of a co-opera-
tive elevator or similar enterprise
that may be in the farmers line the
promoter of the cooperative store gets
busy. If only a little stock is SUBJ
scribed for, all the same, as it gives
the promoter and his hackers a better
swing, and the jobbing houses that
are behind the movement will have
things their own way. The big rake
off is in the supplying of goods at from
ten to fifteen per cent. more than the
legitimate dealer would be required
to pay, and selling at a smaller per-
centage Of profit. The salary Of the
manager ead the clerks takes up the
big share of the profits" but as long
az a showing of earnings can be made
the scheme succeeds, and the regular
stores find business dull. Dozens of
stores Of this class have failed with.
u the past few years.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20
ISIS iSSi
, Legislature
FORTY.NINTH DAY.

The proceedings in both branches of
the legislature today were rather devoid
of feature for the greater part of the
time, being the day set apart for local
and private legislation bills. Incidental
to the consideration of this character of
measures the senate had a round with
two that were of rather more than local
interest, the one being the Bilbo bill,
for the creation of George county out
of sections of jackson and Greene, a
measure that had been rejected by the
house, and the other being the bill to
resist the repeal of the act creating the
second district of Harrison county. The
George county bill passed, while the re-
peal bill failed, owing to lack of a two
thirds vote.
The house completed the consideration
of the Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege bill, after a lively fight, led by Mr..
Stennis, to retain the chemical depart
ment revenues as college funds, instead
of adopting the committee amendment
reverting them to the state treasury,
which was unsuccessful. The bill as it
goes back to the senate carries a little
over 100000, rather more than was
allowed by the Senate.
Some thirty-tive local bills passed both
houses, the bulk of them requiring no
speeches or remarks in explanation.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20
The Source of Life.

In Paleozoic times, then, it was the
earth itself, not the sun, to which
plant and animal primarily stood be-
holden for existence. This gives US
a most instructive glimpse into one
planetologic process. To the planets
own internal heat is due the chief
fostering of the beginnings of life upon
its surface. Thus a planet is capable
of at least beginning to develop or
ganisms without more than a modicum
of help from the central sun. We talk
of the sun as the source of life; and
so 1t is to-day in the sense of being
it's sustainer; but the real source was
the earth itself, which also raised it
through it's babyhood.-From Prof.
Iowelrs "The Evolution of Life" in
Century.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20
Live Towns VS.. Dead Ones,

A country town may be a country
town, but there is a distinction. There
is the live town and the dead n
The live town is filled with progress.
sive people, the other kind with the
tabled ''~moss-backs." In the live
town will be found clean and well
paved streets, tidy business places,
fine sidewalks, ample shade, we'll con
Quoted schools, prosperous church or
CARNATIONS, an adequate fire depart
ment and all the c~onveniences that
goes to make up a thriving modern
town. The stores will represent the
enterprise of their owners The show
windows will be clean and we'll ar.
ranged. The appearance of the bust.
ness places of a town is indicative
of the life of the place. The exterior
OF the stores is attractive and the
interiors stocked with goods we'll dis.
played.
In the dead town the opposite 10
found. The streets are in bad con,
dition, mud holes here and there, there
is a dearth of sidewalks, sanitary con.
ditions are poor, and the business
places bespeak the dullness of the
place. Intelligent people give their
patronage to towns where there ia
life and activity. Such towns are mag.
nets that draw the maximum OF sup
port from the country surrounding.
The dead town is a negative thing.
People turn away from it as they
would from a plague. But towns are
what people make them, and there
is even hope for the towns that are
almost dead If it is only possible to
liven up the business men of the place
to the activity that means success.
If your town is not the progressive
place it should be, you can do won
ders for it if you will only rightly
work. Stir up your fellow. citizens.
Organize for a campaign of improve
ment. Let the people of the surround
ing country know that you are alive.
Let the merchants make the proper
effort to secure trade, and with the
coming of this trade will begin a
new era for the town.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20

her husband is the foremost fighting
figure in this country to-day.
Her great-grandfather was Capt.
Daniel Morgan OF revolutionary fame
Mrs. Evans maiden name was
Charlotte Taylor. She was the sister
of Evans chum, and the sweetheart
Of his boyhood days. They were mar
ried in 1871. While their home is in
Washington, owing to Mrs. Evans
wishes, they have lived much of their
time at their cottage on the govern
ment reserve just outside the sea
front at Fort Munroe.
Mrs. Evans is a woman of culture
and mistress of many accomplish
ments, not the least of which is play
ing hostess with charming grace.
She was born and reared in WASH.
ington in an atmosphere which tos-
tered her inherent patriotism, a pa
triotism which prompted her to say to
her only son, whom he chose the
naval life, God speed you. May you
be as brave a sailor as your father"
Probably no woman in the world is
so plentifully supplied with war-like
relatives, and she glories in them all.
Mrs. Evans father for years was the
proprietor of a book store on Pennsyl.
vania avenue, in Washington, a schol
arly man, a lover of books and a keen
student of human nature. He pur.
chased the first bond issued by the
government in connection with the
civil war, and this bond, appropriately
framed, is one of the dearest posses.
SiOnS of Mrs. Evans.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20
PRICES OF COMMODITIES.
Labor Should Reap Its Reward" ID
the Keynote Of Commerce.

The matter Of prices and pYeft 10
always interesting, not alone to retail
ers OF merchandise, but to consumers
as well. There has been nothing that
has been SO troublesome to every class
as the matter of prices. 1t is all easy,
there is no great problem to solve,
n 1t all rests in the little phrase,
labor should reap it's reward" Cost
is an all important thing in every
product. There Is the raw material,
the expense Of putting the manufac-
tured article in mercantile form. 1t
matters not what the product is, it
Is the expense of preparing it for the
consumer, the price of the raw mate
rial, cost Of manufacture and distribu-
ton that counts. Allowance must be
made for an equitable compensation to
all having a part in the production of
any article of commerce. We hear
or tut prices, of cheapness in this or
that staple, but when it is given con-
s1deration, where is the cheapness?
Every article has or should have a
standard value. There is no good
oS~A
a why the worker in the shop
should not have fair and equitable
compensation for his labor. The man
ufacturer who has thousands Of can.
ltal invested should have interest and
pay for his time; the man who places
the product in the hands of the re.
taller is entitled to pay according to
his ability as a salesman, anG tie
retailer should have equitable inter.
est on the capital he has invested and
compensation for his time and labor,
Here you have all in a nutshell. The
elimination of the middleman de.
stroys n of the established customs
and industries. When any article OF
commerce is placed on the market at
a lower price than cost of manufac.
ture and the expense of placing it be.
fore the consumer, somebody is the
loser. Here is food for reflection. and
1t behooves the merchants and con.
sumers to think the matter over.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20
Nonprogressive People.

A commercial club, a business
mems association or whatever it may
be called, that is useful in %furthering
the interests of any city or town is a
highly useful organization. The field
for work is unlimited. Its extent is
only limited to the power of the mem
bers to act and accomplish. One of
the chief aims of all such associations
should be to advance the varied in
terests of the towns in which they are
started. Sometimes these organiza-
lions fail in their purpose because
they are not started rightly. Some
person who has nothing to do but col
to some mail order house, and Collect
interest from the bank, or the ones
whose property is mortgaged to him,
Is made the president, or given a place
on the executive board. What is the
result? The club goes under. It's USE
fulness has been destroyed even be-
fore it's organization. The only sue
cessful clubs are the ones that are
under the control of the live bust
ness men of the towns, who have
made their money by their business
connections and who depend upon the
growth of the town for their continued
uccess Keep the knocker out Of the
commercial club. He is sure to be
a disturbing factor. His place in the
club affords him a place to further
his W selfish interests, which in
ninety-nine cases out of the hundred is
in keeping back every enterprise that
will possibly increase his taxes.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20
Observant.

Stanley, aged four, is one of a large
family. Besides numerous sisters and
brothers, there are aunts and uncles
galore and many cousins. The only
very young people, however, are those
in his immediate household.
At Thanksgiving dinner Stanley
gazed solemnly around the table for
a while, and then announced, oracu-
larly:
my mother and the cat seem to
be the only people in this whole fam
lily that have any children!"-
Harper's.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20
Givino Bonuses,

The giving of a bonus to gain trade
is prima facie evidence that the deal
err is selling goods at a price which af-
fords the giving away of a portion OF
his profits. Would it not be better
to reduce the price, and with the saw
ing to the customer he could buy what.
ever he wants? But the people want
something for nothing, and think that
they are getting it when they pay
ten or fifteen per cent more than they
should for goods, and in recognition
of their deals receive a coupon or
ticket for some article valued at
about half the extra money they paid
the dealer. AS long as people figure
this way, it seems that their wants
must be satisfied.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20

REVIEW
Sunday School Lesson for March ", 1908
Specially Prepared for This Paper

SCRIPTURE MEMORY WORK.-AlI
in John, Ia, II, II, IA, 16. 20: 2:16; 3:3. 8,
1915; Alb, IA, "a: 6:27. IS; 1887; 1871. So;
ga, 5. rs.
GOLDEN TENTH Him was life
and the life was the light Of mem
John Ia.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of events of
Jesus life, covered by the first quarters
lessons:
vealed by JOIN 1:1-3.
Birth recorded by Matthew and Luke.
Youth at Nazareth.
Visit to Jerusalem at the age of II.
Continued service in carpenter shop at
Nazareth up to A. d. rs, when ile left
home to take up his public work.
John the Baptist's ministry.
Jesus baptism.
Jesus temptation.
First year of beginnings, including:
First Disciples.
First Miracles.
First misunderstanding of the Tenn
ple).
First Discourse.
First Tour.
Second Year-A Year of Development.
including:
Epochs of Training Disciples.
Development of Concerted Opposition.
Parallels.
Miracles illustrating the Gospel.
Third Year of Ministry in Galilee and
Perea, including:
Death of John the Baptist.
Feeding of Five Thousand.
Visit to Region of Tyre and Sidon.
Feast of T~abernacles.
Blind Man Healed.
Comment and Suggestive Thought.
The places where Jesus taught and
worked the miracles recorded in these
lessons should be pointed out on the
map by every scholar, together with
what occurred in each place, and as
nearly as possible the order ST time.
Also the routes of travel.
The three great divisions of Pal
estine.
The banks of the Jordan, Cana, Naz-
areth, Jerusalem.
The Sychar Well, Capernaum, pool
Of Bethesda, Bethsaida.
Plain Of ~Gennesaret, pool of Sloan.
JESUS THE LIGHT AND LIFE OF
THE WORLD.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20

By Mr.. McDowell-An act to provide
for the protection of the property of
the State of Mississippi at the capitol
from damage and destruction by fire,
and the appropriation of one thousand
dollars for the year 1908 and one thou
sand dollars for the year 1909, for same,
By Mr.. McDowell-An act to amend
section 262 of the Mississippi code Of
1906 so as to provide for the holding
Of four regular meetings of the board
of directors of banks, and for the filing
of a report of the directors with the
,uditor.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20
Coins Of Aluminium.

Nearly $4,000, 900 coins made of alu-
minum have just been struck from the
British royal mint for circulation IL
Urganda and the Nigerian protec
torates. Each coin bears the value
either of one cent or of two mills, and
is perforated in the center, like Chi.
nese coins. in order to permit the ma.
tives to string them together. The
advantage Of aluminium as a coin is
due to it's light weight and the fact
that it is the best nongerm-bearins
metal known.