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6 THE PIEDMONT, GREENVILLE, S. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1917

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[advertisement for Draughon's Practical Business College]

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The demand today is for men and women with business
training who can command a salary of $1,000 to $10,000 a
year. There are thousands of positions just begging for
men and women to fill them. Are you the man? Are you
the woman? If not, DRAUGHON'S can train you to be.
Draughon's is not an ordinary school. It is a practical busi-
ness institution teaching business methods, banking, book-
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a position. The tuition fee is small and can be paid on easy
terms.

Day and evening sessions. Phone 723 for information.

Draughon`s Practical Business College,
Greenville, South Carolina.
DRAUGHONS PRACTICAL BUSINESS COLLEGE
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[advertisement for Smith & Bristow]

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[advertisement for William Goldsmith real estate]

FOR QUICK SALE!
New up-to-date five room Bungalow with bath and
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THE WILLIAM GOLDSMITH CO
Real Estate.
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[advertisement for John C. Gresham, contractor]

JOHN C. GRESHAM
GENERAL CONTRACTOR
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Finlay Bldg. Phone 538.
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SECRET SOCIETIES.

Masons.
Greenville Commandery. No. 4,
Knight Templars, meets every 2d and
4th Fridays. Masonic Temple. A. H.
Schade, Emminent Com., R. R. Rut-
ledge, Recorder.

Alpha Council No. 10 meets every
4th Monday, Masonic Temple, Lind-
say Smith, T. M.; L. W. Jacobi, Sec.

Cyrus Chapter, No. 22 meets every
2nd Monday. Masonic Temple. W.
D. Harris, H. P.; L. W. Jacobi, Sec.

Walden Lodge No. 274, A. F. M.,
meets first and third Thursday, 8:00
p. m., Raines hall, Hampton Ave.
G. G. Wells, W. M.; W. D. Neaves,
Sec.

Recovery Lodge, No. 31, A. F. M.
meets every 1st and 3rd Mondays,
Masonic Temple. J. Walker Harri-
son, W. M.; W. K. Grant, Sec.
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Order Eastern Star
Greenville Chapter No. 31 O. E. S.
meets every First and third Friday at
8 p. m. Mrs. W. N. Dodd, W. M.;
Miss Leila Mitchell, Sec.

Blue Ridge Chapter, No. 51, O. E.
S., meets every second Thursday
night in the Masonic hall, corner
Hampton Avenue and Frank streets.
Mrs. Harry Pickett, Worthy Matron,
Mrs. J. H. Hansinger, secretary
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Union Machinists.
Reedy River Lodge No. 628, L. A.
of M., meets every Thursday night,
Mauldin building. All visiting broth-
ers always welcome. Chas. W. Levitt,
Sec.; F. M. Byers, Pres.

Daughters of America.
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Greenville Council No. 10, meets
every first and third Friday night
Raines' hall. Mrs. Beattie Smith
Councillor; Miss Grace Hamby, Rec.
Sec.
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Knights of Pythias.
Blue Ridge Lodge, No. 24 meets
every Tuesday night at Castle Hall,
corner Main and Washington streets.
Bert Baumann, C. C.; J. W. Jackson
K. R. and S.

Rowena Lodge, No. 72 meets every
Thursday night at Castle Hall, corner
of Main St. and McBee avenue. Wm.
F. Robertson, C. C.; E. M. Moffatt,
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B. P. O. ELKS No. 838.
Meets the first and third Wednes-
day night in each month at 8 o'clock,
at their home on West Broad street.
Harry A. Dargan Exalted Ruler. S.
Mack S. Howard, Secretary.

Jr. O. U. A. M.
Paris Mountain Council, No. 146,
meets every second and fourth Fri-
day night, Raines' hall, Hampton ave.
W. L. Reeves, Councillor; W. B.
Smith, Rec. Sec.
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every Tuesday night at 8 p. m., in
the Mauldin Building, S. Main St.
H. Orr, councillor; P. F. Walker, Rec.
Visiting Juniors always welcome. J.
Sec.
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Red Men.
Wahoo Tribe, No. 15, meets every
Friday night at 7:30 in hall over Car-
olina Mill office. O. C. Williams, Sac-
hem; J. D. Turner, C. of R.

Tallulah Tribe, No. 33, meets at
corner Main and Washington Sts.
every Monday night. Chas. H. Rid-
dle, Sachem, Frank Walker, C. of R.

Odd Fellows.
Mountain Lodge, No. 15, meets
every Friday night at hall, corner of
Main and Washington Streets. J. C.
Utsey, N. G., Arch Mahaffey, Sec.

Cedar Grove No. 77.
Cedar Grove No. 77, Woodman
Circle meets every Friday night at 8
o'clock in its hall on Laurens street.
Mrs. W. J. Whitaker, guardian.

W. O. W.,
Cedar Camp, No. 3, meets every
Thursday night at hall, on Laurens
street. E. Inman, Con. Com.; John
M. Daniel, Clerk.

Pine Camp, No. 714, meets every
Wednesday night at Raines' hall, cor-
ner of Hampton Ave. and Frank st.
D. D. Bailey, Con. Com.; W. T.
Snow, Clerk.

Rosewood Camp, No. 450 meets
every Tuesday night at 7.30 in hall
over Carolina Mill office, S. M. Comp-
ton, Con. Com.; H. J. Southerlin,
Clerk.
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MIGRATORY BIRD
ACT IN FORCE
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Washington, D. C., Jan. 4.—The
Department of Agriculture has re-
ceived inquiries from sportsmen in
various parts of the United States
as to the effect of the ratification
of the treaty between the United
States and Great Britain in reference
to migratory birds upon the Migra-
tory Bird Act of 1918 and the Regu-
lations issued thereunder. In re-
sponse the Department has made
the following announcement:
In the opinion of the Department,
the Migratory Bird Act and Regu-
lations are still in force; also these
will continue in operation, and the
Department regards it as its duty
to enforce them, pending the enact-
ment by Congress of new legislation
for the purpose of carrying out the
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[advertisement for rugs at Craig-Rush Furniture, spans cols. 3-5]

Dexter and Crex Rugs, 9x12, $8.00
CRAIG-RUSH FURNITURE CO., Buncombe and North Streets.

H. C. OF L. IS NO
JOKE THESE DAYS
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High Cost of Living Making Itself
Manifest—What Are we Coming
to?
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With milk toast at 15 cents and
eggs sky high, the man who feeds
at the local beaneries has cause to
gasp and exclaim "What are we
coming to!" Yes, the price of the
eats that are served over the coun-
ter of these places have been advanc-
ing steadily for some time and, ac-
cording to a proprietor of one of the
things, the race has just started good
and there is no telling what we are
coming to. Formerly, the busy of-
fice man or clerk could drop into a
meal house and eat five regular foods
on one meal ticket. Now it seems
to take five meal tickets to only one
regular meal.

When eggs went up a great many
wars that hit as hard as may be ex-
pected for there are other things on
the menu that might possibly be
sustituted for the [breakfast?]—a
cheese sandwich and a little white
juice from the cow would satisfy the
noon-day hunger. But alas! Them
was the happy days! If you eat
cheese on toast now you come across
with three nickels—three round
American [blurry] and if you buy a
little milk toast for the kid, you'll
[blurry] over exactly three more [orbs?].

If the stenographer from the office
next door chooses to drop in while
you are indulging in a little hot dog
and a glass of water (which is the
only thing that hasn't gone up tho
you have to spend a couple of bits
before the waiter will let you have
a glass) your visions of food for the
next three weeks vanishes, especial-
ly if she happens to be fond of chick-
en or roast pork, for these edibles
are fast becoming Carnegie delica-
cies and are making themselves
scarce in the life of the average man.
And while it is really a sacrilege to
mention a price in connection with
such a delicacy, it might be whis-
pered to you that an extremely small
dish of roast chicken can be ob-
tained for the exorbitant lay-out of
15 cents. Roast pork, roast lamb,
roast veal and roast beef have all
advanced in accordance with the cus-
tom, not to mention the sky-ward
lump of the prices on steak and
eggs.

Of course, the stenog is never hun-
gry—that's what they all say. But
one could hardly swear to the dia-
bolical accuracy of that when the
bill falls due and the poor boob feels
like falling thru. It's easy enough to
be pleased when the world moves
on like a song; but the man worth
while is the man who can smile
when he eats with his girl along.

And eight along this general line
while [blurry] the old H. C. of L., we
could do no better than to quote
from the poetic genius, Laura Sim-
mons, a revised version of the [blurry-
blurry] as she broke forth with it in
the latest issue of the Parisienne
magazines. Hold on to you seats. It
[blurry] thusly:

The cash I spend on meat each day
Evokes a string of words from
me;
I count them over—every bill I pay
My grocery! My grocery!

Each roast a graft each steak a
snare
To make my life one deadly grind;
I add each list unto the end and
there
My finish fine!

Oh, tenderloins, that hiss and burn
Our duty plain we cannot doubt
To yield each slice and strive at
least to learn
To go without!
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HOW MORRIS PLAN
RECEIVED ITS START.

There is pack of the Morris Plan
of industrial banks, on of which has
just begun business in Greenville a
story that reads like a romance. The
central figure is Arthur J. Morris,
the founder of the credit and sav-
ings plan which bears his name, who
has the vivid satisfaction of seeing
grow into a reality of the most sub-
stantial kind of idea that he upheld
all obstacles and that is today the
keystone of the Morris Plan com-
panies—character is the basis of the
credit.

When Mr. Morris was a student of
economics at the University of Vir-
ginia the germ of the idea of indus-
trial banking occurred to him. In
the busy years that followed, while
he was practicing law at Norfolk,
Va., the idea was always kept before
him and all the time he could spare
was given to its development. It
became the big thing in his life. It
means the democracy of banking—
the extension of legitimate borrow-
ing faculties to the nine tenths of
the country's population that had
depended on personal generosity
of friends—in the hour of financial
need.

The first Morris Plan Bank was
organized in an experimental way in
Norfolk in 1916. It proved to be a
success even beyond Mr. Morris's
expectations. As the idea grew into
shape and the kinks were smoothed
out, Morris Plan banks were started
in Atlanta, Richmond and in Wash-
ington.

And the amazing success of the
Morris Plan demonstrates beyond a
doubt that there was a real and a
vital need for people's banks. At
the present time there are fifty nine
Morris Plan banks in operation and
more than twenty million of dollars
will be loaned this year. The New
York bank in its fiscal year placed
two [an da] half millions of dollars in
loans from $20 to $1,000.

The distinguishing feature of the
Morris Plan is that it puts the lend-
ing of money to borrowers without
security on a business basis. It is
not a charity, but a business pro-
position. It is founded as the under-
lying conviction that character is an
asset and that people are innately
hones. Its loans from uncollected
notes are negligible—or less than one
quarter of one percent.

Like the Morris Plan company of
Greenville, Morris Plan companies
wherever located are always control-
led by local interests. The company
that has been organized in Greenville
is managed and controlled by the
citizens of this community. The In-
dustrial Finance Corporation of New
York is a minority stockholder and
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PYTHIAN SISTERS
BE FORMED HERE
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State Officials of Carolinas Arrive
in Greenville Tomorrow Morn-
ing.
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The Pythian Sisters, an organiza-
tion which is a ladies auxiliary to
the Knights of Pythias, is to be
formed here tomorrow afternoon at
the Blue Ridge lodge in the Mauldin
building, corner of Main and Wash-
ington streets. Mrs. Blanch K.
Meyers, state organizer for the Caro-
linas, will arrive in the city tomor-
row morning from Asheville and will
meet with the ladies only at [2?]:30
in the hall tomorrow afternoon.

On Friday evening a meeting of
both the Knights and the ladies will
be held in the hall after which re-
freshments will be served at the
Royal Cafe. The wives and daughters
over 18 years of age, of all Knights
in good standing are eligible for
membership and it is expected that
the organization will start with
about 60 members.
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[advertisement for freezone corn remover]

WEAR THOSE SHOES
THAT TORTURED YOU
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Cincinnati authority tells how to
dry up a corn so it
lifts out.
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You corn pestered men and women
need suffer no longer. Wear the shoes
that nearly killed you before, says
this Cincinnati authority, because a
few drops of Freezone applied direct-
ly on a tender, [blurry] corn, stops
soreness at once and soon the corn
loosens so it can be lifted out, root
and all, without pain.

A quarter of an ounce of Freezone
costs very little at any drug store,
but is sufficient to take off every hard
or soft corn or callus. This should
be tried, as it is inexpensive and is
said not to inflame or even irritate
the surrounding tissue or skin.—Adv.
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REV. SILAS DAVIS
TO CALIFORNIA
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Rev. Silas Davis, who for the past
seven months has been pastor of the
Seventh Day Adventist church here,
and who resigned about a month ago
on account of failing health, left
with his wife today for San Fer-
nando, Califoria, where he hopes to
regain his health.

Silas Davis came to Greenville in
April, from Oklahoma, to take
charge of the local Seventh Day
Adventist church, at the request of
the Rev. [Carlye?] B. Haymes, who
founded the church here, and has
remained as the pastor of the church
since then. He was well liked by
his numerous friends here, and they
regret to see him depart, but as his
former healthy state may be regain-
ed it was necessary.

Elder Hanson, of Oklahoma has
taken Rev. Davis' pastorate.
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POLICE CAT FIRED
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Patrolman Makes Charges After De-
tective Work That Solves a Mys-
tery.

Miss Kitty Feline of the Bayonne,
N. J. police department will be dis-
honorably discharged today on
charges of neclect of duty.

For many months Kitty has been
the headquarters house cat and un-
til yesterday bore a spotless reputa-
tion as a member of the force. Then
appeared Patrolman Martin Lauter-
milch, who deposed that for several
nights he was unable to sleep be-
cause of high goings on in the pris-
oner's kitchen.

Allowing that it was a rat, Lauter-
milch put Kitty on guard, but the
noise continued, so on Saturday night
he went on the job with Kitty, arm-
ed with a nightstick and a flashlight.

About midnight, Lautermilch says,
a rat was heard nibbling at a piece
of cheese placed as bait for him.
The policeman avers he turned on
his flashlight and was about to use
his club when Kitty and the rat
began to frolic about the floor, roll-
ing over and playfully boxing each
other's ears. Astounded, the cop
was about to cut in some club work,
when Miss Kitty plucked up the rat
and toted him back to his hole—and
exit. Today there will be a new
police cat.—New York World.
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MARRIAGE LICENSES

Five marriage license issued, four
of which were to colored persons was
the record for Wednesday. Those se-
curing licenses were:

White—Arthur B. McCarter and
Norean Williams.

Colored—John Price Young and
Effie T. Stackhouse; John Davidson
and Freddie B. Kilgore; Daniel Most-
ly and Gertrude Bell; Henry McIn-
tire and Emma Matthews.
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BRIGADIER GENERAL RETIRES

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.—Secretary
Baker today granted application for
retirement of Brig. Gen. Geo. P.
Scriven, chief signal officer of the
army.

[advertisement for C. D. Kenny coffee, spans cols. 4-5, bottom section]

And For Only 25c a Pound.
The price of any Coffee is a least a second consid-
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C. D. KENNY COMPANY.

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CAR RUNS INTO
SKELETON FRAME
POE CROSSING
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Passengers and Crew Have Almost
Miraculous Escape From Serious
Injury Early This Morning.
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Passengers on the belt line car
that left Main and Washington
streets at 4 in the morning almost
miraculously escaped serious injury
at the Poe Mill crossing when the
car skidded on the wet track and
ran into the large skeleton frame
work erected there for construction
work on the viaduct over which the
Southern Railway tracks will run.
Four passengers were on the car at
the time of the accident, one lady
and three sons, none of whom were
injured.

J. G. Willis was the motorman
on this car which was the first to
leave town this morning but Mr.
Willis was not running the car at
the time as W. D. Robinson, a
brakeman from the shops, was set-
ting the brake which was reported to
have been too tight. Mr. Robinson
is an experienced man and when he
realized that the car was skidding on
the rather steep incline, he immed-
iately reversed in an attempt to stop
the wheels. On account of the con-
struction work, the trolley wire is
down for some distance and when
the wire ended the car skidded
down into the frame structure,
striking the big posts which were
not put securely into the ground,
and knocked them down, breaking
four window glasses and a door on
the car. Otherwise the car was un-
damaged and neither the passengers
nor the crew, of which Ed Chiles
was conductor, were injured.

The schedule was interrupted
by the accident and cars were run-
ning on time shortly after it oc-
cured. Fortunately, no one was
near when the heavy frame work
fell for it might have resulted ser-
iously, or fatally, for them.
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RANDOM NEWS

The infant child of Mr. and Mrs.
Lindsay Grambles died Sunday. The
parents have the sympathy of their
many friends.

The officers of the Brandon Union
Sunday school were elected for the
year 1917, on Sunday December 31.
Supt. T. M. Bennett, Assistant,
R. H. Huff, Secretary Sam Austin,
Assistant, W. B. Smith, Treasurer, Jim
Howard, Choir leader, R. H. Huff, as-
sistant M. B. Smith, Organist, Mrs.
Ethel Cranes, Assistant Miss Sadie
Huff.

Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Smith and son
visited relatives in Greers, Sunday.

Mr. S. L. Drake visited his aged
father near Pelzer Sunday.

Sunday morning at the 11 o'clock
hour the Methodist held a special ser-
vice which was conducted by the
laymen as follows:

1. Song by the choir.
2. Prayer by Rev. Mr. James of Ok-
lahoma.
3. A lesson from the Old Testa-
ment was red by J. D. Sharpe.
4. A lesson from the New Testa-
ment was read by P. M. Holder.
5. Song and offering: The offering
was made for the ministerial [boun?]
fun.
6. Address by W. D. Gray, subject
Keep the Home Pure.
7. Address by J. S. Whitmire, sub-
ject, Live Close to God.
8. Address by T. M. Bennett, sub-
ject, Loyalty.
9. Address by Sam Austin, subject,
Everyone Shold do His Part.
10. Address by Rev. Mr. Jones.
12. Benediction by the pastor.

Mrs. West and children of Ashe-
ville, N. C., spent a few days last
week with her mother in law, and
grandmother Mrs. Carlisle on Kitson
Street.

Joe Daggett spent a few days last
week with his aunt and grandmother
Mrs. Carrie Jones, and Mrs. Mary
Coburn, in Piedmont.

The ladies of the Baptist mission-
ary society will observe the week of
Prayer this week.

The womens missionary society of
the M. R. Church, will meet Tuesday
evening at the residence of Mrs. T. M.
Bennett on Smith street, this is a
very important meeting as the offi-
cers will have to be elected, all mem-
bers are urged to be present.
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SOUTHERN MOVED
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E. J. Hissey Will Occupy Their Old
Stand.
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The Southern railways down town
ticket office has moved to their new
location on West Washington street,
formerly occupied by the Howell
Barber shop. The barber shop will
move behind [Hapen's?] on East Wash-
ington.

The old stand of the Southern will
be occupied at an early date by E.
J. Hissey, with a line of "Things for
the home."
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LECTURES TO END TONIGHT

The concluding lecture of a series
that have been held at the Monaghan
Mill by Professor R. L. Hughes, will
be given tonight. The subject will be
"The Wold Citizen at Home."

A new series of lectures by the
Prof. Hughes will be given at Pied-
mont, beginning Sunday night.

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[advertisement for J. O. Jones]

OVERCOATS AND SUITS
REDUCED

All of Hart Schaffner & Marx Suits and Overcoats
are reduced today. Come early.

Raincoats Reduced,
Mackinaws Reduced,
Sweaters Reduced,
Lion Collars, 2 for 25c

J. O. JONES CO.
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[advertisement for M. H. Kelly Livery Stable]

MOVED TO NEW LOCATION
"Service Our Motto
For Landeaus, Single or Double Teams see
M. H. KELLY,
Livery Stable
One Block Behind Post Office.
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[advertisement for Neeard Lumber Co.]

[image of grandfather old year and baby new year]
A Happy New Year
to you and prosperity that's great [in]
the futre. The calendar has [cut off]
around to its ending again. Reso[lve]
to make profitable business relation[s]
and buy where your dollar will [com-]
mand more and better goods.

It will be for your benefit to pat[ro-]
nize us.

NEEARD LUMBER CO.
Pendleton St. Phone [cut off]
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[advertisement for T. A. Honour]

We Wish You One and
All A Merry Christmas.

If a Good Fire Would Add to Your Hap-
piness, Phone 929, for a Ton of Our Ke-
tucky Blue Gem.

T. A. Honour.
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[advertisement for Southeastern Life]

START RIGHT!

By Taking a Policy
in the

SOUTHEASTERN LIFE

Business in Force Over
TEN MILLIONS.
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[advertisement for Southern Railway]

Special Round Trip Winter Excursion Fares
-via-
Southern Railway
Premier Carrier of the South
FROM GREENVILLE, S. C.

New Orleans, La.,	$28.95
Deming, New Mexico,	74.80
Dallas, Texas,	45.45
Beaumont, Texas,	40.05
Fort Worth, Texas,	45.45
Galveston, Texas,	45.45
Houston, Texas,	45.45
Port Arthur, Texas,	40.90
Putnam, Texas,	50.60
Waco, Texas,	45.45

Tickets on sale October 1st to April 30th, 1917, with
final return limit May 31st, 1917. Tickets also on
sale to all principle points in Florida.

For further information, tickets, Pullman reser-
vation, call City Ticket Office, Phone 341.

W. R. TABER, T. P. A.
Greenville, S. C.