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"Old Sbdge," the Poacher.
How He Beat Religion Into "IXvil
Bill Jones."
Statesviile Christian H.-rald.
Uncle Tom Barker wa9 much of a
man. He had been wild and reckless,
and feared not God nor regard
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VOL XXIX. LEXIXGTOX, S. WEDNESDAY, AUG LSI 9, 1809. AO. 39
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CU UJ a Lit j/uu VUV ? r
meeting, while the presiding elder
was shaking up sinners, and scorching
them over the burning pit, Uncle
Tom get alarmed, and before the
meeting was over he professed relig
ion, and became a zealoup, outspoken
convert, and declared his intention
cf going forth into the world and
preaching the gospel. He was terribly
in earnest; for he said he had
lost a power of time, and must make
it up. Uncle Tom was a rough
talker, but he was a good one, and
knew a right smarts of "Scripter,''
and a good many old-fashioned
hymns by heart. The conference
thought he was a pretty good fellow
to send out into the border country
among the settlers; so in aue time
Uncle Tom straddled his old fleabitten
gray, and was circuit riding
in North Mississippi la course of
time, Uncle Tom acquired notoriety,
and from hi3 stormy language,
stormy gestures and muscular eloquence
they called him "Old Sledge
Himmer/' and after a while "Old j
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Sledge'' for short. Away down in
one corner of the territory there was
a blacksmith shop, a wagon shop ard
a whiskey shop at B.ll Jones's crossroads
and Bill kept them all; and
was known far and wide as "Devil
Bill Jones/' so as to distinguish him
from 'Squire Bill?the magistrate.
Devil Bill had sworn that no preacher
should ever toot a horn or sing a
"hime'' in that settlement, and if one
of them hypocrites ever dared to
stop at the crossroads he would make
him dance a hornpipe, sing a hime
and whip him besides. And Bill
Jones meant what he said, for he had
a mortal hate for the man of God.
It was reasonably supposed that Bill
would do what he said, for his trade
at the anvil bad made him strong,
and everybody knew that he had as
much brute courage as was necessary.
And so Uncle Tom was advised
to take "roundance'' and never
tackle the crossroads. He accepted
this for a while, and left the people
to the bad iLfluence of Devil Bill.
But it seemed to him he was not
doing the Lord's will; and whenever
he would think of the women and
children, living in darkness and
growing up in infidelity, he would
groan. One sight he prayed over it
with great earnestness, and vowed to
do the Lord's will, if He would give
him light; and it seemed to him as
he rose from his knees that there was
no longer any doubt, he must go.
Uacle Tom never dallied about anything
when his mind was made up.
He went right at it, like killing
snakes! And so next morning, a3 a
"nabor" passed on to Bill's shop,
Uncle Tom said: "My friend, will
you please take a message to Bill
* Jones for me? Tell him, if the Lord
is willin' I will be at the cross roads
to preach next S iturday at 11 o'clock,
and will stay with him that night
anl preach Sunday also, and I am
shore the Lord is willin.' Tell him
to norate it in th9 settlement and
ask the women and children to come."
Bill got the message, he was annoyed,
astonished, and his indignation
knew no bounds! He raved and
cursed at "onsul," as he called it,
and swore he would hunt him down
SIl'4 WUip LULU, iUl uo nuuvv cvj uc
would not dare to come to the cross
roads. But the "nabo" whispered it
around that Old Sledge was comin';
for he was never known to make an
appointment and then break it.
There was an old horse thief there
who U3ed to run with Man-ell's gang,
who said he used to know Tom
Baker when he was a sinner, and
had seen him fight, and that he wa?
much of a man. So it spread like
wild fire that Old Sledge wascomin',
and that Devil Bill was "gwine" to
whip him, make him dance, sing a
"hime" and treat to a gallon of
peach brandy besides. They said
that "the devil would break loose
*. Saturday, and that Old Sledge or
the devil would have to go undei!"
On Saturday morniDg the settlers
be^an to come iD. B:il was mad at
their credulity; but said the lying
old hypocrite would not come; and
if any of "nuns'' want to hear Old
Sledge preach you will have to go
10 miles to hear him. But he had
an eye to business, kept behind the
counter, and sold more whisky in an
hour than he had in a month before.
As the appointed hour drew near the
settlers began to look down the
road, and compare timo by their silver
bullseye watche3. Just at 10.05
r the old hone thief exclaimed: "I
see Tom Birker rising of the hill.
I hain't seed him for nigh on to 11
years; but gentlemen that ar' him,
or I'm a liar!" And sure enough it
wa3 him. As he grew nearer a voice
seemed to be coming with him, some
said he was prayin', some said he
was talking to God, and others said
he was "singin'a himn." Bat Bill
Jones was advised of this, and coming
to the front, said: "He is singing
before I axed him; but I make
him sing another tune from that for
his onsultin' message! I'm not
gwine to kill him boys, I'll jist
leave life in him, but that's all"
cm j --i a.
oiowiy ana suiemuiy mo picatuci
came up. As he came near, he narrowed
down his tune and looked
kindly on the crowd. He was a
missive man in frame, had a heavy
suit of dark brown hair, but his face
was clean shaved, and showed a nose
ani chin of firmness and great determination.
"L}ok at 'im biys,
and mind yer eye!-' said the oid
horse thief.
"Where will I find my friend, Biil
JonesT inquired Old Sledge. All
around they pointed him out. R;d
ing up close he said: "My friend
and brother, the good Lord has sent
m9 to you and I ask your hospitality
for myself and breast," and slowly
dismounted and faced his foe, as
though expecting a kind reply. The
crisis had come and Bill Jones met
' .ij j?1.
11. "iou oiu suuuuurei; uiuij i jtu
know that I had sworn an oath that
I would make you sing and dance,
and whip you besides if you ever
dared figure these crossroads with i
your shoe tracks? Now sing, and
' dance as you sing, and he emphasized
his command with a ringing :
slap with bis open hand on the par- '
son s face. Old Sledge recoiled with
pain and surprise. Recovering in a
moment he said: "Well, brother
Jones, I did not expect such a warm reception,
but if this be your cross- 1
roads manners I suppose I must
sing," and as Devil Bill gave him an- '
other slap he began with:
My soul be on thy guard, ten thousand
fees arise.
I
And with his long arm suddenly
gave Bill an open hander that nearly
knocked him off his feet! Never
was a lion more aroused to frenzy
than was Devil Bill, and he made at
Old Sledge, as if to annihilate him;
but the parson fended off the strokes |
as easily as a practiced boxer, and
with his left hand dealt Bill a settler
on his peepers and continued:
AM J H / 1. 4 A V J VtWAVt t V? A Vvnif^A
V/u, watcu auu lj^ijw slu 1'iaj, iuc uau.r
ne'r give o'er.
Bill Jones was plucky, the crisis
had come, and he squared himself,
and his clinched fist flew fast on the
parson's frame, which for a time
dittuibed his equilibrium; but he
rallied quickly and sang on:
Ne'er think the victory won nor lay the
armor down.
He backed his adversary squarely
to the wall of his shop, and seized
him by the throat, and mauled him
as he sang:
Fight on my soul till death ?
Well, the long and short of it was 1
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that Old Sledge whipped him and
humbled him to the ground, then
lifted up and begged a thousand
pardons.
When Devil Bill was taken to his
house, and was being cared for by
his wife, Old Sledge mounted a
goods box in front of the grocery
and preached Righteousness, Temperance
and a Judgment to come to
the people. He closed his solemn
discourse with a brief history of his
own sinful life before his conversion,
and his humbler labors for the
Lord ever since; and besought his
hearers to stop and thiok. ' Stop,
poor sinners, think!" he cried in
alarming tones.
There were a few men and women
in the crowd whose eyes being unused
to the melting mood dropped
tears of penitence at the preacher's
kind and tender exhortation.
After Bill's wife had seemed his
wounds, she asked if she might go
down and hear the preacher. For a
minute he was silent and dressed to j
be dumb with amazement. He had
never been whipped before, and suddenly
lost confidence in himself and
his infidelity ! "Go on, Sallie, for if
he can preach like he can fight and
sing, maybe the Lord did send him.
It's all mighty straDge to me," and
he groaned in anguish. His animosity
seemed to have changed into
anxions, wondering curiosity; and
after his wife had gone, he left his
bed and drew near the window where
he could hear.
Old Sledge made an earnest, soulsearching
prayer, and his pleading
with the Lord for Bill Jones1 salvation
and that of his wife and children, .
reached the window where he sat,
and he heard it. His wife returned
in tears, and took a seat near him
and wept but said nothing. Bill
bore it for awhile in thoughful silence,
and then putting his bruised
and trembling hand in hers, said:
"Sallie, if the Lord did send Old
Sledge here, and maybe He did, I
reckon you had better look after his
horse." And sure enough Old
Sledge stayed there that night and
held family prayers, and th9 next
day he preached from the piazza to a
great multitude, and sang his favorite
hymn:
Am I a soldier of the cross?
When he got to third verse, bis
untutored but musical voice seemed
to be lifted a little higher as he
sang:
Sere I must fight, if I would reign,
Increase my courage, Lord.
Well, Devil Bill was converted,
and became a changed man. He
joined the church, closed his grocery
and helped to build a church at the
cross roads, and became a useful
man, and it was always said and be
lieved that Old Sledge mauled grace
into his unbelieving soul; and that it
would never have gotten Id, in any
other way.
Burglars are operating in most of
the railway towns in the upper part
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Story of Arthur and Blaine.
They Were Long on Greenbacks and
Short on Change.
From lie Philadelphia Enqnirer.
There is a good story of the presidential
excursion down to the eastern
shore of Maryland. The party embraced
Secretaries Blaine and Windom
and others. Tbey were fortunate
enough to hear au excellent
sermon from the venerable Protestant
Episcopal Bishop of Maryland,
who was there to administer the lite
of confirmation. President Authur
and the two secretaries sat in quiet
satisfaction. But their peace of
mind was suddenly dispelled. The
offertory was sung. At the familiar
words: '-Let your light so shine hefore
men, etc,,J the president and the
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secretaries eacn quieuy uiuppeu a
hand into a pocket.
"Lay not up for yourselves treasures
on earth."
Windom drew forth a crisp onedollar
note and held it between his
thumb and forefinger, ready for the j
approaching plate. The president
and Mr. Blaine went a little deeper
into their pockets. One brought up
a nickle and the other a dime. Their
faces flushed. It would never do to
make such a contribution.
"He that soweth little shall reap
little, and he that soweth plenteously
shall reap plenteously * * * God
loveth a cheerful giver."
The president went to his pocketbook,
and the secretary of state ex
plored his vest pocket wiih nervous
fingers.
"Ziccheus stood forth and said
unto the Lord: "Behold, Lord, the
half of my goods I give to the poor,
and if I have done wrong to any maD
I restore fourfolds."
The plate was only four pews
away. What the president found
^ s\ orv/1 Q f ? TO
was OQC iillJr-UUliai 1JUIC auu a uu
dollar greenback?nothing smaller.
What Mr. Blaine found was two
ten-dollar notes?nothing smaller.
To put in a nickle or a dime only was
not to be thought of. To give ten
dollars was more than either cared
to do. Each looked at Windom sitt'ng
their calmly with his dollar note
in hand. He shook his head.
''Charge them that are rich in this
world that they be ready to give and
glad to distiibute."
There was no time for further
pocket exploration or consideration.
With a smile of commiseration at
each other, and something like glee
on Windom's placid countenance, the
president and the secretary of state
each planked down his ten-dollar
note for "the poor of this congregation."
And the worst of it is, said
one of the par:y afterward, that the
Lord would probably give them
credit only for the dollar cr two
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A Great Crop.
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' j Atlanta Journal,
i
j The seasons have never before
I been so favorable to the corn crop of
j the west as they have this year,
j Consequently an unprecedented corn
J crop is expected in the States which j
| are the greatest corn produceis.
The total crop will probably go
j far above two thousand million
j bushels. It is estimated that Kan- ;
sas and Nebraska will between them j
raise about 575,000,000 bushels of j
com, or more than 25 per cent of the j
entire crop. The value of this product
is estimated at about ?120,000,- ,
000.
These two States will get for their j
! com crop about half as much as a '
I 0,000,003 bale crop of cotton would !
bring at present prices.
"With the blessings of a year of ;
i plenty Nebraska is in a very different j
j condition from what it was five years j
ago. Then the State suffered from
| a terrible drought, which cut its com
j crop down to less than GO,000,000 j
bushels and threatened starvation to
I many thousands of its people, j 1
i There would have been actual star- ! '
' I \
j vation in Nebraska that year but for I
the aid of the State government and ! 1
! I
j generous contributions from other
! States. Georgia started this movement,
and the people ofeveiy section '
; of the State contributed to it. 1
! Three great train loads of provisions 1
i and clothing were sent to the Ne- 1
I braska sufferers from Georgia and j
; o'.her Southern States contributed j
I liberally.
Kansas suffered severely the same
year, but not so badly as Nebraska.
A3 a result of this aftiiction many
thousands of people left Kansas and
Nebraska. It is believed that the !
population of the former State is j c
considerably less than it was at the s
last census, and that the population *
of Nebraska has hardly increased at c
all. Seasons are very uncertain in ^
those States. They have had abun- 1
danl rains this year; next year they r
may have another blighting drought. *
We are glad to know that they c
have such a superb corn crop now 8
ripeniDg. j
The South still buys corn largely ; k
in the West, though there is no rea c
son why she should do so.
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n/1 r* fnn? /^nro o r*r\ T ?*/"\ m o
it c ijuuicu a ic?t uajo hulu a ;
balletia of the federal agricultural j 1
department a statement to the effect c
that the South could with proper j *
effort produce every pound of meat j
and every bushel of corn it needs,
and do so at a profit.
Last year the corn production of
the South was increased largely.
Every Southern State, except Gecr- 1
gia raised millions more bushels c" 1
corn in 1898 than in 1897. i 1
Seasons in the South have not 1
| been favorable to corn this year, and j 1
j we shall have to draw on the magni- j
| ficent crop of the "West. . 1
But let us hope that the lime is (
i not far distant when the South will
! produce its own bread and meat. ^
[ A Great Storm
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Has Swep Over the Country From <
Florida to Virginia. '
Tallahassee, Fir., August '.i ?The (
first train since Monday from Carra- ,
belle through the storm stricken gulf
coast section reached here this after- i
noon, passengers having been trans- j
ferred twice from the flat car from
Carrabeile to lever car between Cow j j
: creek and the Ochlockonee liver, and ,
i * v
j then to the* relief train for Talla- j
I basscc.
The train crew and passengers j
agree in stating that the reports sent r
i out of the destruction wrought by
I the storm have been extremely modj
crate. Carrabt-lle is literally wiped
: from the map. Her docks and ;
j wharves, containing about 400,000 <
| feet cf lumber and oQ,000 barrels cf ,
| rosin, weie quickly swept away. y
' Thirteen of the fourteen of the large j
: lumber vessels in the bay were swept ]
i ashore and are now lying well upon ]
i dry land. These vessels coutain (
! several million feet of lumber. Their
I
' names cannot be assertained. Xo ]
| news is yet obtainable as to tbe loSa
1 of life from these vessels, and from
' the large fleet of fishing boats in the <
1 neighborhood. Only two or three !
hats were left st-iuding in Carrabelle 1
: and oue colored woman is known to j
! have been killed by the falling of a | I
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Makes the food more d<
ROv*>. 5AKINO PO'bcuscou
her. Citizens of Carra !
belle are iu a state of wiM confusion j
and are flocking iu everv direction for
O v
relief. The town is isolated, and the
wires are still down. The towns of
Melntyre and Curtis' Mill aro completely
demolished, and large interest
have been destroyed. The coast
resorts, St. Theresa, and Lanark, are
more seriously wrecked thau at first
reported, and visitors Lave suffered J
great hardship, though the loss of (
life is not yet knowu.
Fifteen men, said to have been
seen fishing off an islet called Dog
island just before the storm broke, I
cannot be found.
Fl'MOl'S STORM IN VIRGINIA.
Richmond, Ya . August 3.?A
storm of almost unprecedented vio- '
lence swept over Westmoreland, Stafford
and King George counties last
night. Crops were damaged, trees
olowu dowD, several house were unroofed
and horses and cattle were
tilled by lightning. No details arc 1
rvailable as yet, and no loss of life is 1
reported. A heavy fall of hail is re- 1
ported from some points.
News was received at Denver last ]
light of a cloud burst iu the canyon <
icar Morrison, Col , by which several {
ives were lost. i
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10 appetite gradually growing {
veaker day b) day. Three physi- ]
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i friend advised trying "Electric {
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iad as pa3seDgers, three ladies, all
wives of officers in her majesty's serfice.
Now, it fell out that the cabin
allotted to them was fitted up to accommodate
four wash basins, one of
which was far larger than the other ,
three.
For the light to use this especial
basm each lady put forth her claim, j
but the husbands, unfortunately, all i ,
proved to be of equal rank, so to j
clinch the matter, the trio bearded
Lhe captain in bis cabin.
We will leave it entirely to you,
laptaiu," they said, "and abide by !
pour decision." j (
Captain McIJ - cogitated duty, i (
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Df giouing Monday ni^ht, September 1
Lb, IS'.U), and continuing through <
[he following Sunday. i
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Powder
Pure
ilicious and wholesome
Want to Go to Africa.
Georgia ami Alabama Negroes Wish
to Leave the Country.
Uncle Sam Asked to Contribute a
Hundred Million (o Charter Steamships
to Take Them Direct to
Africa?Bishop Turner Speaks.
m m itfen rrvao c
BirmiDgham, Ala , August 3?A
sensation was created in the session
of the African Methodist Episcopal
Presiding Elder's Council of GeorgiaAlabama
tonight when the committee
on the state of the country reported
a resolution recommending that a
committee be appointed by the Council
to set b(fore the United States
Congress the deplorable condition of
the negro population in several of
the Southern States and to petition
for an appropriation of i?10(),000,000
to start a line of steamers between
tho United States and Africa in order
to enable all negroes who may desire
to do so to emigrate to Africa.
Bishop Turner of Atlanta, who
presided, explained that ho did not
desire the government to carry emigrants
to Africa, but take them direct
ind at reasonable cost. Ho said
European immigrants are lauded ;n
.his country at 1'rom ?10 to ?lo each.
'But,1' said he, "one must go via
England, thus crossing the oceaD
:wice at a cost of ?100.
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About one month ago my child,
which i3 fifteen months old, had 8n
jttack of diarrhoea accompanied by
romiting. I gave it such remedies
is are usually given in such cases,
but as nothing gave relief, we sent
for a physician and it was under his
3are for a week. At this time the
zhild had been sick for about ten
fiays and was haviDg about twentyfive
operations of the bowels every
twelve hours, and we were convinced
that unless it soon obtained relief it
would not live. Chamberlain's Colic,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy was
recommended, and I decided to try
it. I soon noticed a change for the
better; by its continued use a complete
cure was brought about aud it
is now perfectly healthy.?C. L
Boggs, StumptowD, Gilmer Co, W.
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Mors Trouble.
The South Americans Combine
Against Uncle Sam.
London, August 3.?The London
Times publishes a dispatch from
Buenos Ayres, July 2d, sajiDg President
Ptcca, of the Argentine Republic,
would leave that country about
the middle of July for Urugay and
Brazil, with the intention of inviting
the Presidents of those Republics to
meet at Buenos Ayres in the autumn
*nd confer with the President of
Chili, Senor K R. Rizuriz, on the
juestion of reducing .South American
armaments. It was added that
be would also propose an alliance of
the four Republics.
A dispatch from London to the
Associate Press, August 1, give the
substance of a message suit by the
Rome correspondent of tbc morning
Post to bis paper. He said: "Accoiding
to news rt aired here, the victory
over Spain and the growlh of
impeiialism in the United States lias
led the South American Republics lo
talk of an alliance against the Uuited
States, and it is alleged that the
preliminaries of such an alliumv
have been concludtd between llra/il
ind Argetina."
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Since the 1st day of January, 1<S1;'J.
charters have been issued to concerns
in South Carolina representing an
iggregate capitalization of nearly
So,000,COO. Of this amount ?2,220,700
represents new concerns, and
S2,013,000 the capital of organizations
increasing their capital stock, a
total of $4 830,700, being a gain of
Df ?337,000 compared with the same
months last year.
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ADVERTISING RATES.
Adv> rtisements will he inserted at the
ntcol 71 cents per square of odo inch
s;;icc for first insertion, and 50 cents per
inch lor chcIj subsequent insertion.
Libera! contracts made with those wish*
ing to advertise for three, six and twelve
months.
Notices in the local column 5 cents per
line each insertion.
Obituaries charged for at the rate ol cne
cent a word, when they exceed 100 words.
Marriage notices inserted free.
Address
G. M. 1IAKMAN, Editor and Publisher.
The Bost Remedy for Fluz.
Mr. John Mathia9f a well known N
stock dealer of Pulaski, Ky., says:
"After suffering for over a week with
ilux, and ray physician having failed
to relieve rae, I was advised to try
Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy, and have the
pleasure of stating that the half of
one bottle cured me." For sale by
J. E Kaufmann.
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The lawyers wants only fee sible
cases.
A man naturally looks pail after
lacking the bucket.
Condors have been killed in Peru
with wings of forty feet.
Aitificial ivory is made from borax
and skimmed milk.
For Headache caused most likely
by a Disordered Stomach, accompiuied
by Constipation, uso Dr. M.
A. Simmons Liver Medicine.
Two negro murderers were executed
in Charleston last Friday.
Women are employed as sailors in
Denmark, Norway and Finland.
The dispensary profits for the last
quarter aggregate a total of ?61,000.
Ledgers, journals, records, counter
books, memorandum books, school
books, pads, pencils, ink of all colors,
mucilage, &c., for sale at the Bazaar.
Those who complain without a
cause may soon have cause to complain.
A new supply of all kinds of fishing
tackle has just been received at
the Bazaar.
Keep the Stomach and Bowels in
good condition, the Waste Avenues
open and free by an occasional dose
of J)r. M. A. Simmons Liver Medicine.
The muscles which closes the hand
are more powerful than those which
open it.
A contemporary says lawyers are
noted for losing their patience. How
about doctors'?
Quickly cure constipation and rebuild
and invigorate the entire system
?never gripe or nauseate?DeWitts
Little Early Risers. J. E.
Kaufmann.
Kansas City, Mo., offers $50/00
for the next Democratic National
Convention.
When people are crazy to marry
they attach no consequence to consequences.
In Diarrhoea Dr. M. A. Simmons
Liver Medicine is invaluable. It
n/50 fo a/*Vi Airla
JL. VliV tU IIUU K/VVUIUV Uf 4?.iv4u
Digestion and Assists Nature in
carrying off all Impurities.
To be able to sit on the fence is
political talent. To know when to
get off is genius.
New York banks pay out in interest
and dividends every quarter tot
less than ?130,000,000.
If you feel sleepy, ill and bilicus
and wish to feel well, bright and
wide awake use Dr. Sawyer's Little
Wide Awake Pills. They are the
best. J. E. Kaufmann.
The citizens of Easley have de- *
cided to erect a cotton mill with a
capital stock of ?200,000.
Simple health rules demand that
you check your present kidney trouble
by giving Dr. Sawyer's Ukatioe a
trial. You will find your investment
good. ?J. E Kaufmann.
A sound discretion is not so much
indicated by never makiDg a in istake
as by never repeating it.
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Wwl WOMEN
W/ W Most women * are
, 'i Women never
half take carp ??f tbernsclvcs. Karly
decay and wrecked live^abniwd.mainly
through riejrleot. Kvery woman should
have the book called "Health and
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lH'iiuiy, ? mi ii 'IP i -i 'i-ii.i .'it'nui.ii
Co.. <"nltiinbus. O.. will mail ??n request.
It. tells wr.jnpn Minn' easy things to <l??
to protect, health. and ail about the
virluesofPe ru-na for women's peculiar
MR Miss Lizzie Peters. Mascoutah,
111 . wrjtes.;
'lam perfectly on r? <1 of female weakness
by taking Pe-ru-iia and Man-a-lin.
I have gained thirty-seven pounds
since I began taking Po-ru-na. My
friends are wondering1 what makes
? ? * t*l - T
ine look so nnjfiii :in<i neaiiur. i
would like to let the world know what
a wonderful medicine IV-ru-r.a is."
Woman's diseases are mainly catarrh
of the pelvic organs, I'e-ru-na driven
out every phase of catarrh.
Mrs. EluaWikc, No. 1 *2*1 Iron Street,
Akron, 0., writes: ^
' I would be in tny grave now if
it had not been for your (lod-sent
remedy, Pc ru-na. I was a broken*
djwn woman, now I am well."