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*1 THE LEDGER: GAFFNEY, S. C M JUNE 11, 1890. n r* v t? Is a deep-seated blood disease which all the mineral mixtures in the world cannot cure. S.S.S. (guaranteedpurely vegetable} is a real blood remedy for blood diseases and has no equal. Mrs. Y. T. Buck, of Delaney, Ark., had Scrofula for twenty-five years and most of the time was under the care of the doctors who could not relieve her. A specialist said he could cure her, but he filled her with arsenic and potash which almost ruined her constitution. She then took nearly every so-called blood medicine and drank them by the wholesale, j^'but they did not reach , wilier trouble. Some one advised her to try *' ' S.S.S. and she very soon found that she bad a real blood remedy at last. She says; “After tak* jng one dozen bottles of 8,8 V S, I am perfectly well, my skin :s clear and healthy and I would not be in my former condition for two thousand dollars. Instead of drying upthopoison in my system, like the potash and arsenic, S.S.S. drove the disease out through the skin, and I was perma nently rid of it.” A Real Blood Remedy. S.S.S. never fails to cure Scrofula, Eczema, Rheumatism Contagious Blood Poison, or any disorder of the blood. Do not rely upon a simple tonic to cure a deep-seated blood disease, but take a real blood remedy. Our books free upon appli cation. Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, Ga. GENERAL CONGLOMERATION OF NEWS ITEMS OF LOCAL IN TEREST. Some Short, Some Shorter and all Too Short for a Heading, Yet None Too Short to Mention. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS Prof. F. McAr- sss JAY GOULD’S Appraiser BIG ESTATE. It* Value a* .McClure Flxoa 018,616,483. Since March, 1893, Lawyer David Mo- Clure, who was appointed appraiser in the matter 9/ >W-iaxnt.ion of tiould cKta£ i sas been working on his final repprt Janti filed it the other day wUhAssist/nt Tax Assessor Casey in office at New York. Lawyer MeClure’ls work consisted In ascertaining the value of the estate which would be taxable pnder irnnsfer act of ISiC ' ij'be report suslains fho testqtfif^ .vli],' in which ike four pxpcptpv*-- George J., Edwin, Howard, and Helen if. Gould—were Jach left an annuity of $10,009 for life as acting executors and trustees afl mukipg the total property tfixqfio under which 18 known ar the c« la ter a] inheritance tax net $73,015,423.0. The report also states that the life Iterest of the four exe cutors would pike a total of $610,587, which must bCfeducted from the prin cipal and bf^’.vempt from taxation. It is figured uit the shite taxes would amount to ^out $2,000,000 only for the forcthofit of the late Jay Gould in fixing 1 if annuities of $10,000 per year upon 9’a‘ot his four executors. Accord ini 5 o Lawyer McClureis re port the ( dd family is now fax ! c<j $574,000. i the f'D 16 tt 16 probating bf the wlf ey paid in $506,000, recelv- ipg a rell of five per cepV The ex: ecutors i he estate nqw‘ asser^ tha^ the vali*/ fhe securities is placed pp : tirely hi gh and refuse tp pay. They will no/ht appeal fropi ^.he final port 0I2 appraiser ps subpiiUed tfi (be sul ate , event of an advert# < i8, on carry the case to the ' ipeals. In that event years of can be looked for. Lther hand, the state is noten- [isfied with the report. It is [lint the expenses and cornmls- mld not be deducted from l^pal and thus be exempt from It is likely that the state Id il if the Goulds receive a fa- ‘.iecision from the surrogate The mol her of thur is very low. Rev. II. 1’. Robertson will preach ut the Mill Chapel Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock. Charley Scruggs bad a ripe poach of the Anson variety out of his gar den Monday. The sensation of the upper end of the city is a colored woman learning to ride a bicycle, Manager M. CL Montgomery will move ids Enterprise Stables Into bis new building this week. At the hour of going to press the infant of Mr. and Mrs. San* Copeland was hardly expected to live. Usu; 1 services will be held at the Baptist church next Sabbath morning and evening by the prstor, Rev. I>. I*. Robertson. B. F. IIol mes brought to Tin-: Lkp- o.kk office Monday a white cotton bloom, first of the season that has been reported. There will be the usu it services at Methodist ch in h next SJibath mo r ning and evening by ti e pastor, Rev. J. D. Crout. Don’t forget the issue of Thk Led- gek forthe week of July 4th. Twelve pages, two tiiouwynd nnd five hun dred copies space. No i xira charge for ad courtJ Htlgo On | tlrelj clair S AT BATTLES are contin- ly going on in the Jiumah ll^k- iood’s Sarsaparilla drive's out dit, and Restores Health. land tooK a t 'Jand Glendale The^ceeption given by Mr. amt itci'urfl^lfg t Mrs. \V. C. Carpenter lo Mr. and Mrs. J. Lnnilruiu Brown Inst Thursday evtjjHMg \\as the social event of tlie season. Concerning People You Know and Peo ple You Don’t Know. W. D. Byars, one of the fifty-odd Ledgekitks at Cow pens, was in the city last Thursday nnd paid us a pleasant visit while hero. Floyd L. Baker, President of the Epworth League, of this place, left yesterday for Sumter to attend the State League which convenes at that place. R. G. Black, of Grassy Pond, was in the city Thursday and added his name to the already large list at that postofiice. Col. T. B. Butler spent Sunday at Pacolet. J. D. McCullough, of Gowdeyville, was in the city last Thursday on bus iness. Dr. W. Andrews, of Shelby, is in the city visiting Ids daughter. Mrs. T. Davenpoit. M. M. Tate, of Webster, was among The Ledger callers last Thursday. Mr. Tate is a genial man and this country would be brighter and happier if it possessed more men like him. P. S. Webber, of Wilkinsville, was in the city yesterday. W. D. Neaves, the last of the G. INF. it F. S. hoys to leave, departed for his home at Tigarsviile yesterday. Miss Minnie L«m Sams arrived arrived home Tuesday afternoon from Converse College. Prof. Davis Jefferies, of the Union graded, school, was among the com mencement attendants. Mrs. X. II. Littlejohn and Mrs. Sallie Hopper spent yesterday at Love Springs. W. II. Brown went off on a court ing expedition to Pacolet last Sunday. At least that’s where we suppose lie went, as lie was absent from town ai d there is one person there wh’ijh he thinks about as much of as be dots himself was absent from town. • F. Z. Holmes and John Westmore land tooK a trip to Clifton, Zion Hill on tfccir wheels Sunday, hoy took the truiiia Clifton.'TVrc'/vviv:''^: that to \\hee|ig W. D. Thomas, our enterprising merchant in the eastern part of the city, has )|od telephono No. 22 cun- neated with his store and now an swers to tlje pal) of all. Byars 1% Sparks have one of the prettiest soda water fountains in the city. They have also nrrfiiigpd n pretty littlp ice openm parlor for the benefit oi their customers, Alex Furgerson has begun to make preparation forthe Fourth of July celebration. He lias added another whistle to the dummy in order to put it in a hurrahing condition. The new chairs for the nuditorum at Cooper-Limestone are on the way. and Professor Mack is in great glee over the handsome appearance they will give that part of the institution. The Southern Railway offers re duced rates on account of thq Tcaeli : er’s Assembly which convenes at Ashville. N.C.. Junne 10 to ,^Q. This is ft splendid opportunity to visit the “Land of the Sky.” We have received the first number of The Star. Chesterfield, S 0.. by Oroshand A Sanshurry and edited by W. P. Pollock. It gives promise of giving the good people of that com- mudity a good medium. A runaway team caused some ex citement on the street Monday after noon. The team belonged to J. G. Spencer. After a short run it col lided with a telegraph pole, shaking up both the pole and the team cor- side.ably and breaking the tongue of he vehicle. fi xo'i'ice: : SALE—Nice fresh sweet milk, Ftter milk and fjilt Pdge Jersey fr on Icp. MRS. W. 0. jJpSCpMB. —Rock lobsters, Davenports. • —Fretli Clams, Davenports. 20c a can at T. 15c per can at T. —Barataria Shrimps Davenports. at 20c at T. —Breakfast Herring in Tomato Suu ce, 20c, at T. Davenports. —Freeh Deviled Davenports. Crabs, 20c, at T. —Frefch Buckwheat 3c per lb. Davepports. at T. —First patent Flour a specialty, T. Davenport. # Mrs. Sallie Hopper gave a 5 o’clock tea Friday evening at the Limestone Inn to which were invited about fif teen ladies. No stags were permitted to be present, and some who ventured to intrude about 7 o’clock were made the laughing stock of jhe merry maids and madams. Already the advertisers are begin ning to talk of the Fourth of July edi tion of The Lkdgeh. Contracts have been made Wjlh twp Charlotte firms for fidds and a number of Gaffney firms have inquired concerning the rates. Remember there will be no Advance in the rates while the edition will bo two thousand and five htin. dred copies. Every Gaffney business should be represented. Postmaster Tobe Littlejohn is a friend or which The Ledger is proud. His fame ns a postmaster is known throughout this section. His ever accomodating manner wins the ad miration of all. Only recently, though, has it become known* that he was an editor. Ho received a letter’tliis week from an old friend which stated that she had just learned that he was editing a paper hnd enclosing a subscription. With his characteristic courtesy ne turned the subscription ov6r to The Ledger, for which we return our thanks and trust that many more of his admirers will learn that he is in the newspaper business. —■■ —• -*•*- — Wi|,h the blood Jull of humors, the heated M;errn is all the more pp-; pressive. * Give' the system a thor ough cleansing with Ayer’s Bfirsapa: rilla and a dose of two of Ayer's PH Is, and you will enjoy Summer us never before in your jifo. Just try this for once, and you’ll not repent it* —Drink Cherry Phosphate at B. A. Holmes A Go's, store. < SILENCED BY A JOKE. kjfer ... r. home. Link Seltlemeycf left Tuesday for California where he goes in the inter est of a New York firm. It. R. Brafton ami \V. E Q-imont, of Wilkinsyjlb*, were jn the city last Tuesday on business. . J. E, Webster, E'(j , had business With the Kernel at Etta Juno hist Tuesday. On his return ho reported all quiet along the Put-o-mac. Butter Lemmoud. of Spartanburg, was in the city last Sunday shaking hands with his many friends here. Miss Fannie Hopper returned to the city from Blacksburg last Friday nfler a week’s absence. She wm ac companied home by*-Miss Eva Blan ton. one of Blacksburg’s attractive young ladies who will remain several weeks. Hamlet Wyatt, one the crack hill players of the South, was in the city Mondfiy. lie says he will he \yith us on July 4'1>. Sam Deal and Jim Lucfis, two of Blucksburg’-n fir’cht young men were in the city Monday |n fiHeqdance up on the commenctnient of the Gaffney Male Female Semjnury, The Splith brothers, Will, John and Meek, of Clover, were among those who attended the commence ment exercises Monday. N. II. Littlejohn was at the county sent last Friday on legal business. W. O. Johnson, who lias been spending several weeks at homo on a vacation, resumed his trips on the road Monday. Win. Jefferies, Esq , of Homo, was among the prosperous planters in the city Saturday. Cgiebrfitiop Kfcqps. Congrt ssman ^tfinyapne Wilson has accepted an invitation to ho present at the Fourth of July celebration. The city council will extend an in vitation to the city council of Blacks burg to attend in a body. Charlotte has been challenged Jor the game of ball. A splendid brass bfinfi is being en gaged. The grounds are being prepared, wording being done every day, and they promise to bo in excellent con dition. —7 1 * IHoyi’l* That nani .'.lone. A SL Louia-man claims that he hna Invented u bicycle that will run plone. Upon examination, however, it is found that It will not do quite that, which would he a miracle, indeed. His con trivance throws the weight of the rider ahead of t he hub or center of the front wheel; which weight acts ns a pressure in the direction in which it lies. This weight, therefore, becomes u propell ing force, and the rider is able to move the bicycle much easier nnd with less energy or power. By gearing the rear or sprocket-wheel higher, he can gain from s.:.\ to twelve inches in speed with the wune force in each revolution of the pedals — — -«•*» — —— They All Praise It. Rev. C. 8. Owens, pastor E. E. Church, Greenville, Ga., says: “I take very good pleasure in recom mending to the public King's Royal Germetuer. I have been using it at times for throe years for Dyspepsia and Neavousness with the most giat- ifying results. I think it is due this wonderful medicine t*> say that I hayo known 4 number of ministers find others who have taken it, and so far as I now remember they all speak of its curative and strengthening effects with unstinted pralso, No one who buys It and uaoa us directed (or the troubles for which it is rec ommended will exchange for any other medicine.” Now package,large bottle, 108 doses, $1. For sale by W. Why ConarcMman Crain Nerer Delivered Another Speech In the Uouno. The death of Congressman William H. Crain of Texas removed from political life one of iho brightest minds in the south. Mr. Crain used to bo one of the lead ers of the house. Ho never spoke with out the greatest attention, for he always spoke well. For five years past, how ever, Mr. Crain has practically taken no part in the proceedings of the house. His usefulness was destroyed by a joke —a joke from which be never recovered. Mr. Crain was first elected to the Forty-ninth congress. Ho was hand some in appearance, well posted on all subjects, an orator, and a man of great personal magnetism. Those qualities immediately brought him to the front. His first speech in congress made him a name. The newspaper correspondents took a great fancy to him, and often wrote flattering articles about him. It was during the Fifty-first congress that he was sitting in the Press club cue afternoon discussing politics with a party of newspaper men. To one of them he remarked upon the fact that when some men spoke all the corre- spondents left the gallery and retired to the lobby, while when others ad dressed the house they crowded into the house to hear. Ho added that he noted they always came in to hear him, and ho expected all of them to be present on the next day, when ho expected to make the speech of his lifo cn the Mc Kinley tariff bill. The next morning the press gallery was crowded to hear the debate. There were several speakers to precede Mr. Grain. During their speeches the gal lery remained full, hut the momeut Mr. Craiu took tho floor every correspondent in tho gallery arose and filed cut into the lobby. It was arranged cu the part of tho correspondents as a little joke on tho Texan. The concerted action of tho corr^t spoudiuts naturally had its effect upon Mr. Craiu. It annoyed hiiq po that ha cut his speech short and quickly resumed his seat. The piomcut fie did all the lorrespcpdeuta filed back into tho gab ry and listened to tho other speeches, hough given to joking himself, Mr. Pf'nhsto tho joke of it. Front that dnv'iVMbo day of his death he never doliv red aiidiYafti set speech in the house, and rarely ever saHfTwryvtktig' on tho floor. It was a shock from which he never recovered.—Altauta Constitu tion, How to Mako a Handle Stick. Handles will get looso, do what you will, says Tho Wheel, and some time or ether they will part company with tbo bar. Forty ways to cement them on have been exploited as many different times in tho columns of the wheel pa* pers, but tbo average stipke? on of han dies makes tho mistake of smearing the cement over tho handle bar instead of placing it iusido the handle, the conse quent e being that tho handle when forced on, pushes up the ecineut, which forms in an unsightly ring round tho pnd of the handle, The proper way is to pielt fi little ecment, pour it into tho pionthi of the handle while tho latter is being revolved,-so as to make it run round, warm the end of tho handle bar, but net ejiffieiently to injure tho cork er celluloid, and push tho handle on. The handle bar will thus tend to carry the cement farther in, and thero will be none visible round the outside.—Ex change. Pncccss In Society. The secret of success in society is a certain heartiness and sympathy. A maq who is not happy in company pfipnof find any word in his mempry that will fit the occasion ; pi} his information la a little impertinent. A man who is jiappy there finds in every turn of tbo conversation occasions for the iutroduc- fipp pf what ho has to say. Tho favor ites of society are able men, and of more spirit than wit, who havo no un comfortable egotism, but who exactly fill the hour and company, contented and contenting.—Emerson. B. DuPre. This pleasant and perfect remedy, so delightful to take, so refreshing and exhilarating, stands in highest favor with all who know It best, os the great est of all medical remedies for both sexes, of all ages and in all conditions. VH&T IT WILL DO FOR TOO. H itH give pH APPETITE. It will give yeti restful refreshing SLEEP. II will stimulate your DIGESTION. It will reetore your NERVOUS ENERGY. It will put your KIDNEYS in perfect otta It wiN purify your Bleed. H will dungs your weakness into STRENGTH. H will bring you out of sickness into HEALTH. The "TTocht Am niieln.” Of tbo martial songn moro paiticnlar- ly connected with the varionn periods of storm and stress in Germany, one of the most celebrated is that of the Rhino, composed by Becker, and answered by Alfred de Mnsset in other well known verses. Tho “Wacht am Rhein,” by Max Scbneckcnbnrgcr, waa composed about tho same period as tho Rhino song, bnt attained its widest popularity dnring tbo war of 1870. Unlike Beck er’s song, it cannot boast of having been set to music by 70 composers. The patriotic song of ” Deutschland, Deutschland nber Alles” was tho work of tho popular writer, poet, philologist and historian August Hoffmann, who was born at Fallerslebeu in tho year 1798. For a time wo find him acting as librari an and later as professor nt tho Univer sity of Proslan, bnt tho liberal tendency of some of bis writings causod him, in 1838, to bo deprived of his professorial oh; . For many years ho was librarian to tho Duke of Ratibor, and died in this sheltered post in 1874. Tho German national a* them t “Hcil Dir im Sieger- kiauz,” u -written originally for the birthday ot Christian VII, king of Den mark, by a '' ilstein clergyman. Tho words were \ ritten to tho air of “God Save tbo King" in 1790, and a few years later wero modified for Prussian uso.—Chambers’ Journal. SKELETONS AND COINS DUQ UP. Cellar on a Farm Prove* to Be a Verita ble Cemeterjr. The men digging a cellar on the W. J. Smith form in Avondale near Upper Sandusky, O., exhumed four skeletons tho other day, also seven half dollars and one silver dime. The skeletons crumbled and it cannot be ascertained whether they were those of Indians or whites. The dates on the coins ranged from 1817 to 1832. This makes seven skeletons found and the cellar is not yet completed. As the place has never been a graveyard as far os' known tho discovery has awakened intense inter est and the air is full of conjectures. . Tho Boers. The Beers 1 ro a raco of hunters, as well as pastoralists, and tho Transvaal Boers especially havo been engaged in a war of extermination (lamentable to the lover of animal lifo) against every spe cies of wild beast. Numbers of them havo been occupied ever since boyhood in tho hunting of elephants, buffaloes, lions, rhinocerosjs and other heavy game. They havo ]>ractically exterminat ed the elephant i rath of tho Zambezi, and tho buffalo is becoming very scarce. No man who understands South African hunting can pretend to say that the chase of these animals is not a danger ous one, requiring the highest qualities of nerve and cour I will not say that the average Boer hunter will, by way of recreation, face tho lion single handed in the way that the great Eng lish hunters—Selous, Oswell, Vardou, Gordou-Cumming. Baldwin nud others —have accustomed us to. Few hunters, indeed, are so quixotic. Tho Boer treats tho lion as dangerous vermin, if possi ble obtains help from his fellows, and as a haffiVstof business slays him by a volley. But^IhsHvdrfids of Boers have slain lions single haudetfS*®tU ,aa ^ ro( l a havo been man led and even kYrtfeui^by lions.—Loudon Globe. • Bucklcn’s Arnica Salva. The Best Salvo in tho world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores. Ulcer, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter. Chapped Hands. Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and positively cures Piles, or no pay required. It is guar anteed to give per feet, sat isfael ion or money refunded. Price 2.*> c-nts pei box. For sale by Tho DuPre Drug Co. Denmark Expedition Mm Returned. Denmark’s deep-sea exploring expe dition to the coasts of Iceland and Greenland has returned. Bad weather Interfered with the scientific work, but the Ingolf took soundings from Iceland lo Cape Farewell, t "• greatest depth found being 1,870 fathoms, and seemed much’ zoological material. The Ingoil will be sent out again next summer. “GREATESTON EARTH” Dr. Wiles’ Restorative Nervine. Mr. R. T. Caldwell, is book-keeper In the First National Bank of Fulton, RjirC "I was completely run down. My nerves became so unstrung through loss of sleep and worry that I felt sure 1 would be com pelled to glvo up my position. I would He ■ alln’-^ ’ - ‘ * - awake 1 ?ht long, and it took but little ;;CK,. I LI R. T. Caldwell. to shake me up so that I could not possibly attend to my business as I should. In connection with this 1 had liver trouble, heaviness about the stomach, and pains la different parts of my body. I was also much 1 was a reduced In flesh. persuaded to try Dr. Miles' RestoratiYe Nervine. I first procured I V’lal bottle from a local nfefiKgistandKoojr'/AjBquicklyfollowed. I thcnpwaeared a£g£^t>ttie, andby the time |B 1 a different man. I tile and am able to guiarly^omethlng I ha am now on my _ sleep soundly and eat I could not possibly do' Nervine. I am now full]/ recovcfiiti rflTtftffTnol hesitate to pronounce Dr. Miles' RestoraUvo Nervine the greatest nervine on earth.'' Fulton, Ky. R. T. CALDWELL. Dr. Miles' Nervine Is sold on a positive 5 u a ran tee that the first bottle will benefit. .11 druggists sell it at SI, 6 bottles for|S,or it will be sent, prepaid, on receipt of price by the Dr. Miles Medical Go., Elkhart, ind. Dr. Miles’ Nervine LIMESTONE * SPRINGS * LIME * WORKS, CARROLL & CO., Lessees. Manufacturers of BUILDING, * * AND * AGRICULTURAL * LIME, ——Ami Dealers In Coal, Shingles, Laths and Plaster Hair. Dymamlte, Blasting Powder, Fuse and Dynamite Caps. Unusually Warm and Sultry Is tln> wcut'.ior a* fM'.'oertf. hi foot so much bo 11;} to make It disagreeable unless you clnio.'S^ V* Keep Cool and Enjoy Ufa ^ t , , Uy patronising on" soli fountain ami Ice crean\ pathtf*. The latter lias just been completed amt is aa Inviting Place for Young and Old Other establishment in tbo city can surpass us. We iiaii.ile everything hi't’lio grocery line for housekeepers and cordially Invite your trade. * Byars & Sparks, Exclusive .Grocers* And we do claim that no NHW PACKAGE. LARGE BOTTLE, 108 BOSES ONE DOLLAR. •OLD BY ALL DRUGOI8T9. MAKUVACTUUIU ONLY HY The Atlanta Chemical Co., Atlanta, Ga. WISB FOR 48-7AOS BOOS, 8AXUBIUB. IVotioe! IVotioe! We have a few Spring and Summer goods such as White Goods, Drapery, Dimity, etc.; also a few Tan Shoes. We are going to sell these goods regardless of cost. Ginghams, at 6c, best grades. W. O. Lipscomb & Bro. Tlie IXvijsitlcr®. “BOB” and “POLLY” A.re iVlive Atfiiin a.iici '1'he I>viI *ro Oo. Is Sill “Alive and Standing on its Feet." 'I'eiepltonc >»•». Ilo’.u m.