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Appetizing Dainties Smyrna Washed Figs in baskets. Columbia cluster Malaga Grapes in 1 -lb boxes. ^ California Figs stuffed with nuts. Persian Dates stuffed with nuts. Salted Peanuts. Salted Almonds. The best line of Chocolates in the city. Hurler's and Lowney's candy in boxes. J. B. HINE.S Telephone No. 110 Rogers street On tap at LEIGH BROTHERS One barrel Red Jacket pure apple Cider. . . Better try some tomorrow S How about your «ί g December Account * (· We have the holiday Roods and prices. You are ·) fi» invitai t.i tr-jii»» ?r thf sfort» vnu hear talked of so ·) >) invited to trade at the store you hear talked of >o (· much. Which is « ê) tj. P. WAKELAND 2 South Side Grocer. Both Phones ^ Your <«4den Wa* bean». Knh.-p- Κι l-·· .'hiii λit. »· U-iui». t.ibby'· p.rk ami beam, bean.·* with cream ana tomato caure, Van < arm m r<-. i ktdney f«-an*, Kifjfrr Head kidney twsana, French f—a* (the Wet). White Swan peau·. Fjtrly June pea*. Van Camp'* hifted pea*. Van Camp'» extra »»fted peaa. -an «trawberne*, blackbwme* κ«*μ· Iver ne* red eberrie*, .an and iruik kraut, can horn m y Joe; MOORE4SON WAXAHACHIE. Γ ΕΛΑ S J I9 Pounds Sugar for $1.00 Is more* than we sell, hut we have the prices mvi ouaiity <»n the other stuff Sa v. you people who promised us vour trade for this month, remember that our phone number is 70 Y. B. Early Grocery Northwest Corner Square Co f Phones No. 70 $ GIFTS That Last There ire few lines in which you will find beauty and durability so well combined as in gifts selected from our jew elry stock. Silverware. Cut Gl*ss. Tableware. Umbrellas,CkK ks. Watch es. Lockets. Rings, ma scores on scores of beau tiful silver novelties— il! worthy of giving md ail Η right prices You cm find a gift for every «me on vour list in this one store alone. Bring your list'trui see. Joe A. Harris Jcwtltr if jnm **At fvmt xevfvrtj >n*yr«»i « r»u*t>W m— iwtn with R. D. McCOMBS hw, Τt*Mil A(f«h(rt Ukl l'Ut* lit** IbaUISIVr. I iUMW HMKmI fUitk B. F. Thornhill ζ Co Trniiftfcr sod Stortie Rent's fci 8ICHAIDS0N0AY OIL CO V· hat* brf hnrl ·μ»)ιιιμ» fur wtore*» ·.«»«*· ir—ftiM. «birnl Midi énKvmmi- W* '«fcrs«-*iinf «ad ittaa* n>nm ('«11 « tm t» i »». •Wl, .*·»». ·*#» Wiretvnise Phone Sell No. 39 Mr*. Ζ. T. felmore. Aastia. CasMien. Texas Divisioa. l!. D. t. HOLD YOUR COTTON l<l»ic. of < ottoii hill* lliwi η to the Moutliem flantcr*. Merchant* «ml Ikinkm. New Orleans. Im !>*., - \γ- p H row h. (ht cotton king. has Issued an address cv.-i hi* signature as fol I Iowa Γι» the planters, men hants and bankers of the South Cotton has declined to .ι point below the cost of production. Arc you going to sell a? present pr|«or hold until you <.tn te! the market value for the balance of your holdings? The decline ι* unwarranted To e cor servmivo I say that the balance of Ihl» crop could bring a' least 1 Oc .<· the ports and according to nr judgment the onlj way to obtain un advance is for the planter to keep hi- cotton on his plantation until the actual demand Is sufficient to enable !.j , ι rs to pity the proper valu·· for the stuff The merchants who are ι arr> jiik rotton should not force whin thev have on the market, but stand firm and demand higher prie.· or not «#>11 The hanks all over the "-oith hould 'an·! I>\ the merchants and planters and not force them to -ell their cotton at present prices »!>lch they all know is below the price of production Them- price» mean ruin to the ! South It affects every branch of) trade and the only thinu to do is for ever> man that 1* interested in manner, thape or form to stand to gethet Kor the sake of argument 'admit that the crop t* ll.onn.oon (though I don't believe it u ) The consumpt ion at these prices » !| t»e I at leant I 1.500.00»» bales and >h. other 500.000 bale» w111 be a «mal' quantlt) to ko into mill reserve* The spinners of American cotton > throughout the world should at leas· add this >«·κ to their depleted tim·),. half a million to a million bales The South went broke raising cot • on at r.c per pound in ind dur in· that period evervthing was cheap as well as cot 'on and the ι oat of raising cotton ws« «mall a. .etnpaied to the pre» e" ""*· which is the most eiprn ■»»«· one e»er grown |t would pa> " " '·"···* ' " '»» Weep ..... sell a hale of tfet· crop until he ran get above 1 Oc and reduce his acre •ge another <ri«>n at least IS p*r <•••1 aad instead of raising another hamper · ΓΟ», raise >>alv rsouik to •«WH» II» world The last crop was amtf iv.oao,.·»* i^iea. aad ·» brought more omwi than say . rnp e»er raised tit«rh more than this trttp will bring u*|sm the hwUere left bring* mu< h higher price· than h.~ ruling now With rot toe at • ·' '^· imets. ι tains piaatatma· are worth '«da» Jest Shoet half what ther were al this time las· tear \*»w «-vert man wh.» IS .atere«<e<| 1» the hlstk. regardle«e of > he hat nrter of his Wwmaeaa ho* id >» I» •etewted I» kee**k| «ρ the pr* ·> nt **-»t«m i*c*t«* ta «me «f the few ****·" ·*»·· <>e snfM mart hare .nd the hnath has a *"<*«|ηβΙ» <*» ttee the Wi'UMi art»*» κ nan he «ssa j «*» *h *r wrw, . η t.» sdsaatage «* ,k* mm* torn T%*rm arw mmmt 'ktnas that mm I» MM trn the An*s*l< pr«et ahi> whjr mm i«r* .mr attww te off her t httctgw and eatwe ' r M -Τ"?".* w* Μ** ***** "t*4 "k·' ·» nirtdsi.il a ! J.a·* a·»·* >·τ·» tfktn •war aad aow that wmt has· rf ' . ·. ··!(>.-··· to that figure they say that ο ι ; must sell it at a give-away price. Stand together, both merchants, farmers and bankers, and you will « otne out all right, but if you throw w>ur holdings on the market you may rest assure·! that the spinner will buy it just as low as he possibly can; and 1 don't blame him for doing so. The spinners of the world a' this time ate forcing the market down, so also is the bear speculator. Every !>ίηπι·· in the world, with a tew ex ceptions, in doing the best business ϋ ι lie history of the trade They ,iti afford to pay from 9c to 10c per pound inri make a good profit at i> -«-ent prices goods are bringing. Tit'· ' ot lining world is in a po -i'ioti financially to pay higher prices •odt!ν than they have been for a great m λβ y yea rs. low · ii · I cotton really ought to t thins; of the past Look at the ρ < ι-» of wheat and t orn We have r.ii ι·ι! big t rops all over the world » h t ·■ exi eptioti of this >»>ar's «heat crop. ·. Mt prices are double what 'he? were a f· v. >. us ago \ ! 2.0Pft,000-bale crop ; worth 1··< and thai ο u'h' to be th<· low price Tor a great many ·. em s to come, and it rests with t;·- producer to say whether or not he will raise more than the requirements of the world and become a pauper 01 whether he will raise a moderate crop each sea ton and grow rich Hold firm, stand together, and • lon't give von· < Of ton awa> at pres ent prices «'urt-il l';trnl»»i \\ S Its il jr. P. () True, Texas, writes M\ wife had t>een suffer ing fl\»· y»-a· with paralysis in her arm. when I «m persuaded to use Ftalltrd'i Snow Uniment. which ■ 'iced her ail right I have also used it for old >ore«, frostbites and skin eruption* It do*·* the work." 25c, »*< $1 00 Hold h 5 Mood & Msrttn POTATO MEN COMING. Commlttrr from (Vrnimonal ('lut: Apftoiiitcri to Meet Them. The government Irish potato ex perts are expected to arrive in Ennif over the Midland tomorrow at 10 o'clock and they will remain her« over night leaving at 6:50 Thursday morning. These gentlemen propose to tell n* how to avoid raising « heap colto'n and beat the boll weevil. They advocate raising other things. especially pota toes. Τ lie propose to tell us how to do so at a profit. They aie author ized to promise freight facilities so tha we may ship small as well as large quantities. It Is important that the people of Knnis meet these gentleman and get the advantage of their ideas In order to insure the proper re ception of these visitors. President Lewis of the Commercial Club has ap pointed a committee to meet them at 10 a. m. at the Union depot The following named gentlemen constitute this committee Mayor John Sharp, W. L. Harper, J. Baldritige, Jo W Allison. Ε. I. Pittman. G. H. Eubank, (ί, Sander son, J. M. Calhouu. J. P. Chambless and J. Blakev —Ennis News Kpworth League I'rograjii. Topic: Preparation for the fu ture life. Miss Lucile Arnold Certainty of a future life for the righteous and unrighteous Mr. Howard Williams. The rare which men have for this life pleads against, neglect for the future life Miss Jenett Dowling. Relations of the present to the future life Mr Henry Lee Ingram. County Court IVixwIing". The following convictions and pleas of guilty have been had in the county court since Monday John Courtney, gaming; fined $10. Bill McSanes. carrying a pistol, fined $25. Gus Tidwell, giving liquor to a minor fined $2.". Subscribe for The Daily Light. •π» ree Weddings in One l>ajr. Martial obligations were assumed by three couples in the county clerk's offiie yesterday. Justice W. ■ B. Cox, of Itah who was attending court here, was called upon to fie the 1 nuptial knot for F 1.. Pitts and Miss j Ada Pratt Justice E. P. Anderson ! united in marriage Frank Reeves and \ Miss Lena Followell and Charley ι Johnson and May Bel! Watson, the la m couple being of African descent. We are now making our nun corn chops and guarantee ihem to be fresh and nice Tr\ a -«ack Waxahachie Grain Co. 17 OVERCOAT TIME And a lot of new ones just in. What's the use, of being out in the cold when you can keep warm in one of the new overcoats you get here at a price you would gladly pay for a coat not so good. Tne proper ma terial in the proper makes and colors at 10.00, 12.50, 15.00 up to 25.00 MATTHEWS BROS Tell-the * Truth Clothiers Brooks' Second Hand Store Has added to its stock a full line of all kinds* of heatinp stoves. Be sur· to see thi-m before you buy. Will exchange sto\es or will buy your old one A. E. BROOKS, 210 tail Main A A A A Old Phone 260 iW\<WVV^A^V i CTn\/IT C HEATING and Ο 1 KJ Y H,0 COOK STOVES f, Our lint· is .omnW'tH f 1 k w. 1 hv c\· ; r S: vt - & Prices $1.50 to $ 100.·>» .... * "We want your trade." * Waxahachiei Hardware Company D Β McCALL, Manager -fc ^ ^ ^ ^ FOR CHRiSTMAS It there i> one in the fumilv who suffers with weak lun^s, or who takes cold easily—get him j Chamios Vest ft»r Christmas. Ymu >viki kjiv<* him rxi prrs«*nt that would 41V c him m re sjtivf-u ti η <>r surer pro tection. Price 3.00 HERRING DRUG COMPANY 17 Days till Christmas Umbrellas .iff als" nice gifts. Meve vou *een the showing we make in this line.*' ... . Can suit v<u. 1.50 to 30.00 Also Walking Canes 25c to 25.00 We juarantee nirtemis treitrn<*nt ..· .THE BIG STORE. Ross Jewelry Co.