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IH• ~r / 10 THE WEEKLY LEDGES s GAFFUTEY, 8. C., DECEMBER 10, ISOS. WANTED—A BOY. BY JEAN HALIFAX. Perhaps you have h.-unl about thin boy already; for Mr. Winchester is a bushiest i ,an now, ami i,s very fond of <011111" th : - . 'ory. but, if you have not heard it, 1 11 t ll-you as nearly as I can in the way f.t dim < r. \ tnrne l i. " Old to a\ .'1:1- •.'•Dplieil i door a mi W hat i .id i see. Amhi v. v.a:- Y0U11 tf lei' ) .. funiiy. ’i'.ic one stood a ( : \udrew. “(loud moi Adam ill ice. 1. ot i'n tiie i i ■ ie host bow null wfih • . J .( >. 1 l.usiiu cs-i.; So Mr. A(!iii.:'; !: . V t‘X!> long-’ell v ■ !. ";i ! .• to be »lstant < I . k.” A . !.o little lug!. !’, ;:s if ! r!e self a real live drudqrir.rr !sov of rk instiad of 1 i.. work that ho . him to •! a Jiifrber position than he cow.! J, I witlioiu it. lint after a talk with hi-, principal, with the minister ami the leader of a nifpht school he found that he could advance as rapidly by attending the evening classes, with the addition of two studies in which the ]i ' nopal could still allow him to con- | tin e. as tiiough he were to remain in LITERARY LUNATICS. The Divine Adi at -jh Cononces to Jllentai Irrcjulariilcs. Are literary men more prone to in sanity than others? Dr. Toulouse, the celebrated l*ai is alienist, answered this question after the suicide oi iiippolyti; Kayinomls, the Fro neb writer of com edy. “Mental disorders among mui w • lYe .t to US <;,n c.i ning U t In' eonv i .. mid from t! haw And li< • hi: • 1 learned letters,” s; lys Mr. Tonloes • , *‘alu a\ f UJ>- )oy ; that Dm [• siihelerk peal more forcibly to tie * iina; iiiat iou . Ik nirs a d;: \ fre« • for than oi'dinary ease ■ of im anily. I lilt Mr . Ada: Ills 1 knew very we must not cone! I ude that iii.' 'lne.s:-J he value of ;m educa- is n. Ole fi e<ni('nt among them than in a in • >t lu j- v. aii , of life. The Kii" lisli - -1 • . on ( din 1 •ley’s first lmvt‘ a sa; ring that g l ea i n u ■ u;e i.’tn .. c; line <i low JI :ili nnidjiii 11, but it \. otih I beg dug too 1 \ * «1 ! 111' |\ \' . iiere his fur to a- elt that : :i ma 11 gO' : ii . l! • \\ - dull i;v 1 ij) :i 1 little bee.mse h beei UK • :i ! ■a- •: •. is a: ; Sii ill h low 1 r of art or i : • .-a’ 1 ire. 1 ! . . •liej- ter,” *:<!•] ne | ei:d forni of ii :: 1 dty v. a at- h you'd t ad l;!e t!i <■ old la--'. s a r i i sts or w ri i but he ei leh- 1 \ i oil D:e 1 srgY j’it;.. i 11 < ’! 1 the slice ’ ‘ fill t U t«’: .*•••; 1; ;cve liOV.L iii .)!•! OIK* fuse! f .’il'v : a ; cat 1: lan v ; men who 1 lave ii.i* 1 ii for a good talei it, 1)iI • who also have aluioruu ally •. 1 1 •an Ik :• in w hen \ oil ejjiot ional lemperanier.tK >1110 l iiiii' That was . “T ill: ae five brain worl k, the feverish ’to a ma rgin; and imp: iDenci e with which they seek ; to day. f- . . id lc! a ! . s than t. n I.:': ; riay.-d all day. 1 • : :<; iy as the . nu rose ami she ■ .: t!.;:i : <juare little sign the iuquiriug “boy M came and went. “lie v. ants a fid 1-1.edged angel, with a dozen pairs of wings; that’s what the old Adams wants,” snapped one disap pointed fellow, who had been airing his grievances with a little knot of other youngsters on the sidewalk in front. The boys were shown one by one into his ofHce; and one by one were told what it was that Mr. Adams wanted. That was, a trusty, faithful, capable sulxderk. Of course each youngster wos delighted to find out that it was not merely a boy to run errands, but a gen uine assistant clerk that was being sought for. Why the owner of the es tablishment should be willir • to take a boy instead of one of the many grown men, who would have been glad of such a place, they could not uml : tai d. but they could understand that it was a splendid place for a \ oung fi How ji::-' beginning lie.', and all were eager to ob tain it. Andrew Matl yed ju toi day; Frank Seolley one ' < c ; M . V ;M mine: .am!:;.; of l! e bo hi . I.OOil im • been before. “And lob Iparouad • • rally, for odds and cm! 'i d fellow’s face fell. Thai . a.d ’•• i too much like an errand l op’s v.ori: but he brightened up ami asked v. here he should l ;' in. 1'or an Lour or t. ■> lie was In! y helping: iu-e; •rku. by am! by Mr. Adams came into the Lae'. - :o i of the store where Ills new sub-eL rk wasengag (1 in mari.inga keg. “Almost tlirongh there, Mat her:.?” he asked. “\Y< 11. 1 wish you\. tackle the back storeroom. Itk in such confusion, and we’ve all been too busy to see to it properly.” “You want it put in order?” asked An drew, doubtfully. He foresaw more sweeping, etc., t ban seemed dignified for a sub-clerk. “Yes, it needs it decidedly;” and the merchant passed on. He wondered how : Andrew could hold out; he was “the best of the lot, so far,” he thought, re gretfully. For the trial was cm. ng, and by the boy’s face it looked rather dubious. Andrew explored the hack room, i and decided on what he considered a most brilliant scheme. Calling the er rand boy aside, he fold him about the , storeroom and showed him a bright half-dollar. Jim was tempted, and ac cepted the offer, promising to have the place ready that afternoon at the earli est hour possible, but there were so many errands to be done that by three o’clock Jim had found not a minute’s leisure, and Mr. .'.dan'.':, as ill-luck would have it, liaj pened to go to the storeroom for something he wanted about that 1 mo, ami <! . eo\ered t In* still forlorn condition of matters, ami the fact that Andrew had secretly hired Jim to do the work, while lu loafed in the front of the store, anxious to show' off the fact of his rise in the business world. And that night Andrew Mathers re ceived a day’s wip es, and a politely regretful dismissal — reason unas- ■igned. It was almost two weeks after the n\gn Iflpd first pone up that Charley Winchesli r applied at the olliee. In all that lime no boy had sc< n:< d to suit. Evidently the need was not a pressing one; there were plenty of clerks, seemingly, ami a fairly good er rand boy. The Ad ’ stoic seemed able to exist vviihout ibat peculiurl.im! of a boy, and yet it owm rs were still on tbe warpath, upper nil;, eenrcliin;;- for some as yet unbent <! of , • inn it ot boyhood. Charley had not though’ of ai'plyim at find. lie was at ’- Mling :‘'i ;>l slid, and working hard aad steadily • .>f moment outride of school l.out '.; fur the Wlnelu sti Js \ eie poor, idt i;-)U'> h they had once know n better days. 'I Lat poverty is the hardest o‘ all t < bea ■, m Charley wel’ Knew; ued it wa- hi ! p e and his aim to brii iibout brigh’< r times as i rion ns In* < ould. He was anxious to be in school; for lie realized that hill education would lit i... . hi: j.i'edecrr.sors,would . •• ; 111 it oiV until a more con- t . on—till to-morrow, at any ’hit ' barley soon found out from the a rks that he was not needed in the store, and would not be, probably, for the rest of the morning, and he went at once on his fateful expedition. He dis covered the same chaos which had ccm- quered the explorers beforthim,hotb* set resolutely to work. He could »0t help wondering at, slid rather eritteft- ing, the carelesanew of his employer, though he tried to exenae him ae far ae he could. Rfarertheleee, Charley determined that order must be restored, even at this late day; and how he did work! All the rest of the morning he rolled and piled the barrels and boxes, until he had the ‘•center of the deck cleared for action,” as he put it. Then, what do you think he tried next? Something that most boys don’t especially enjoy. And how Mr. Adam’s. eyes danced, when he looked i:i about noon, to see young Winchester do . n on his knees, scrubbing with all id - might! ' ’el! L-y straightened himself with as d idt'd an air as was possible under ' v ■un:: lances (his sleeves were mb (1 u]), ami ho was wearing us an : , a la age «lu ting cloth whii'h hap- p ; : : Ion!y elean 11d ng Audcr- ■ . •• <■:' :he elerl s, could find for kb.. ■ ' ' .lushed a K be, but tried to Faceting very quietly cour- : • ■! bidifi'ercnl. “I’ is rather damp here for you, I . r. Mr, Adams. You will find that rat 1 .; r soapy. I'm just letting th ;->'ap sink in on that spotus the only wa. to take it out. Toward the left you . iii iiml it drier, I think.” “I won'i g ; i it done to-day, sir; but you :v.id there was no hurry,” Charley v\i : on, devoutly Imping that the ]>ro- would betake himself elsewhere vi y ;• eedily; for it is embarrassing to have a man stand by and watch you mop, i .specially if you can’t find any u handle and are obliged tokneel n. ii e or less gracefully to work. ‘■Cn no, no hurry; not in the least.” Mr. Adam ; hastened to assure him. Mr. Adams must have read young V, ’ml: ter’s thouglits. For he was ! v e'luekling to himself as lie went L. ! to the : tore. “He’ll do! lie’ll do! L ihi;il:s it’s girls’ work, but he won’t be ; -homed of it; and he is us thorough a can be!” The. next day it was rainy, and there v, not much to do in the store, so Charley had a long, busy day in the s!: d room. And by night the task was done, everything w as cleaned, sorted, ami neatly arranged, and what seemed ntlerly worthless laid aside in'a* heap ju.st on! side the door, where Mr. Adams could : •dance at it, and ace if anything in it prow (I fit to save. And young Winchester was retained. The . ign did not appear again, for that ; artii alar, especial, superhuman kind >■{ a “J!oy” that was “Wanted” had cer- t: idy been found. •Mr. Adams invited all the applicants into tin store one day. The office could not held t hem, and he gave them a pleas- ant, but very frank, “talk,”indeed; and he • xpl lined the shed room scheme, the rock on w hich so many had struck; and he f ave them some good advice for fu ture service, too. He was interested in boyhood, and he was a thorough busi ness man. Many of the listeners car ried its help with them through life, but some ol the boys were angry. “I should say it was a scheme,” de clared one, angrily, as they talked it over on the grocer’s box and other loaf ing places that night. “1 should have thought we’d have caught on to it,” complained another. “Well, he didn’t try it on them all, you nee. Ami then he had such oiThand way we never thought of that old shed’s being a test,” concluded a third. And did Charley marry the propric tor’s daughter and live in luxury there- afier? Well, yes and no. He didn’t marry the daughter—Mr. Adams’ family con sign d of himself, his son and the house keeper. So in that resjiect 1 confess Dial young Winchester was uolcxuctly the reguialion heroof a real story hook. Uut he did become a partner before many years. That was what Mr. Adams w as planning for—u boy to grow up In the busiuess.and to Im: with his son when he himself was too old for active part- iht..hip. f 1 heard Winchester tell the story last w< < k. He is a rising, popular husi- ie man of the Adams & Winchester h: :'!'■• are firm. And he is as thorough md vii.-r ••! ;•• to-day as when, years ago, h ."ubii d the old shed room, which In <)• ns now. And he wants a sub- himself. I wonder where he’ll Iiml R!"ither life himself? Whodoyou ) ; •) ■ w ill aiiaw :r his “Wanted—k I'.o. ’? M’m a loug-f‘It v/ant,aod likely to he long fi II. Tnme are plenty of ho i in general, bu* w here Is that par ticular, special kind of a boy?--N, Y. > Independent. gain fame, and often the privations that they endure—all these favor the development of the germs of madness which lie dormant in many brains, and which would never have made them selves manifest it Erysipelas Has been my affliction from childhood. It was caused by impure bk < I nod every spring 1 v im sure to 1 ave r long spell and ■ general h< . would give *. ... i ’ it ors did i: fi t li:tie good a:. : 1 became de- spondi-nt. Laet Epri'. - erysipelas e tiled in my eyes (T ^ ^ t-'.d I became total- \J> vk v gAYp/.. 'S J Iy blind lur several \rV:X%^iU - •: ,, .. ii, 0 d’9 Sar saparilla was n commcndeii nnd after tak ing one butt k my ^igii. yraduiiily returned, my blood became purified ami I was restored to good henltii. With liood’aSar- Bafiarilia or.e is well armed to meet any foe.” .Miss Lulu Leu, 141 Market St., Memphis, Tcnn. Remember Hood's Sarsaparilla T“l ^ O' ' A Would not h< Stock much faster have for the past come and secure y the Bargains we arc in anything IN SI 0 ceived a lot of nice white, gray and black; aiso^Lap Robes and Horse B cii i ko cs. Afe more nice At Old Prices. . i\ j ou ■ sal: L So few of r ering :st re- igs in adopted mode of that the wrftag||_ favorsblo force of YafEtaHre led by tbe bringing out to huNNatty which may exist in embryo in the brain. The aUghtest thing may then unbalance the mind, and it la that which too often happens.” MOTTOES ON BOTH SIDES. MUadventura of sa Honest Ohio Mer chant at the National Capital. There is a merchant in an Ohio town wiiom to name would be adding insult to injury after his experience in Wash ington a few days ago. He is locally known at his home, says the Washing ton Star, as “Old Honesty,” became he is constantly repeating the maxim: “Honesty is the best policy.” In fact, it appears upon his business cards and w rapping paper, while he earries it out in all his business transactions. He visited Washington this week and, go ing to a hotel, changed his clothing. Then he started out to view the city, and. it occurring to him he had not been shaved for a week, he entered u barber shop and took a chair. One cheek had been deprived of the hirsute growth when it dawned upon the mer chant that he had left his money in his otlmr clothes. “My friend,” he said, “I have just dis covered that i have changed my trous ers and left my poeketbook at the hotel. You will have to trust me until 1 go and get the money when you get through.” The barber did not say a word. He washed the lather ofi'the unshaven side of the man’s face, pointed to a sign: “Xo credit,” and the honest man created u sensation as he walked down the street. Baaed on facta that your dollar will buy more Groceries at Webster's than at. any other store in town. My stock of Fine Candies is up-to-date. Yours for business. W. M. Webster, Jr. July 19, 1895. R. S. LIPSCOMB, insurance und ReuiEstntcAgt, Merchandise Broker And Dealer in The Celebrated No. 9 Weheler & Wilson Sewing Hachines. Xivdles and attachments for all dillcrcnt makes of machines. AN ISLE OF GREECE. Where Decay and Neglect Have Made Sad Havoc. A stranger visiting the island of Cor fu, w rites a correspondent, cannot but !)!• struck with the evidence of what the country must have been before Ihfj.'i, when it was presented, with the other islands of the group, to KingDeorgeon his advent to the throne. The very verdure with which it is clad—that is to say, the olive trees—were planted by the English. Now, where a tree dies, its place is not filled, but there remains a gap. On the hillsides those gaps are growing larger and more numerous every year. The condition on the streets of the capital is bud enough; that of the smaller towns and of the vil lages is worse. The roads arc neglect ed, and so lull of holes that the pleasure of a drive in the country is sadly marred by the formidable jolting. As for the old and new forts of Corfu, which were real st rongholds when the English pos sessed the land, they have been allowed to go to ruin, so that they are now absolutely worthless us a means of de fense. ’Office in Lipscomb Hold build- mg. KKKimiCK AUHFELD. K. C. SKI/, AUSFELD & SEIZ, ARCHITECTS, Atlanta, G. A. Mnale and Molar*. There is a dentist in San Francisco who is noted for ills musical tastes and his high charges. His ordinary fee is $15 per hour; his extraordinary fee is unknown. Some time ago a lady was in his chair, und the dentist was con versing with her while her moulh was filled with rubber uums and tiling:;. Carried away by bis enthusiasm w hile talking of a cei lain song, he olfcred to sing it for her. Taking an inarticulate, rubber-intercepted sound for an af firmative, he skipped lightly to the piano, which Rood in one corner of Die o|>crating-rooni. There he toyed with Polyhymnia, the muse of music, doubtless much to his satisfaction, and, turning to his patient, asked how she liked it. “Very much indeed, doctor,” came the reply in muffled tones, “but it would have been cheaper at a con cert, for here it lias cost me ♦J.TS." Plan* and Specifications for private and public building*. DR. J. F. GARRETT, Dentist, Gaffney, - - - S. C. Office over.l. It. Tolleson'w new store. In office from 1st to 24th of each month; Behind tbs l ime*. What’s the latest news of the war?” was the surprising question that stag gered the customs officer who boarded the ship William 11. Connor as she sailed into Portland, Me., one day recently. The query was put by the captain, und the officer eyed him suspiciously until he explained that when lie sailed from Kohl, Japan, on May 8 last, the Cliiim- Japun war was In full swing, and he wanted to know how the liglitciM were getting along. The war had hern over j so long the customs officer had for gotten all about it. RIPANS IL — U The modern stand- tool U A/ ard Family Medi- * (/J cine: Cures the (11 > common every-day O ills of’humanity. u z 0 Amerleuna Nliould t i*it It. It Is said that of the .1,000 visitors to the Yellowstone National park during the last three years not more t!iti,i 100 were Americans. If the park wus in Europe It would probably be visited by 60,000 Americans a year. PATENTS Cavaala, and Trada-Marka obtained sad all Pal. ant buainaaa oonducMd for Moocratc PKCS. Oim Omet is Osmsits U, •. Ratknt Ornec and w* can aacura patent in IMS Urn* than too** remote from Waahfnitoo. 1 Sand modal, drawing or photo, with daacrip- tion. Wa sdviac, if patenutbla or not, frea of chnrgn. Oar (** not du* till patent tv scared. 1 A PaMSMLCT. “ How to Obtain Patents,'’ with coat of tame in ths U. 8. ond foreign countries tent frea. Address, O. A. SNOW dt CO. Opp. Patcnt Orncc, Wasminoton, D. C. _ we always have a nice line of - aekets and Robes on hand. Come and see us: Yours for bargains, GAM WAGON fi FURSMiRE CO. J. G. GALLOV/A Oetffne v n, SON,! AT 'A w’41 fT' - 'Awa /: SiVVSwftate' jV--' :;~- T; .. iJering v-T:. ■: . — • i " ,, ••'.-TjcTtX '': i- Kl* * 's 1- , r> ■rW>r ■ « i II ■ ■ 5, r. ’ /1 - ■ ' ; ^, T V i ' ’li—- '/v; SL 1 A Wise Investment. A policy of insurance in such eom- i':iiiies as the .Etna, Home. Hartford, j American Fire und Pennsylvania to liroteet your borne und business from i loss und uuimige by fin is :• wise in vestment. 1 shall be glad to furnish such pro-] .eetion ut any time. Cull before in suring. i". g. agv. lift i! ‘ ' ' ■ Mm \ ii) Special Infeei: Off! Ob Stoves, Heaters, Raises, Lit.; .-to., and tai now on exhibition the larjes! an:!; 1 varied Hi ever carried by any house k'ib SI T ranging over some twenty-live different prices, an ! ws will be glad to have you see them before yon buy. WE ARE jnst in receipt of letters froin seveiL ioiiadriei id- vancing prices considerably, so we thi.A you would do well to bny before our present stock is exhausted. Cut Prices 1 i At J. I. Sarratts. I aM, now offering my entire stock at prices it,at will sell to nnyont wonting goods. Gents’ low cut shoes 80c, I. li T L0<-, (’hilds Me and up. Men’s suits, new goods iji2.o0 und up, iTnis f»c and up, Cof fee fills for ♦!. Hugur. Hice. Tea Lard, Meal. Flour, und Tobacco st BOTjfpM PRICES. California Ham* 8c. Dove bra d 9c. MonaMto tools, such as Shovels, Spades. Mullocks. Picks. Ac., fieuperthan anf one J,n town. A few Straw Hats left at New York en.i. Gent’s nhlrto 16§c and up, Suspenders f>c and up. Give me it cull wben in town. .* Respectfully, J. I. «A. I* I* A/rTX csiTrss^- oi:iv»!! a Thdy’must go l>y Xmas. W'u have u nitfi! line silver knives ami forks, ten and tnlilc spoons, mu-yi r*, lire dogs ii‘OUH,etc. All goods to suit tin 1 season. Wo arc selling goods faster than we enn get them. Wo Imvc a car loud nui!f| just in. Come nnd set* us. Smith Hardware Go.