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THE LEBGEK: GAFFNEY, S. ( SEPTEMBER 8, 1898 3 n. f o H6-.v WAIT. oft<*n to ll« MiN is to *i' many times i.^ rnrien wi« t; a* a rhartn ^t nni Tlr*# nfns a nr.a’io'.K Li’ •<*!* ! fr^ni Jhe slfie*, Rteticr than ul ,m Iflor’s farm: How noldon to ilo less is • <lo harm. Lo, when thy arc wed<Jc<l to tfco Mil Ami thou hast well done dntr and the If ft ckst intojJia lap, jwmsiJer How next to n.i.kl aU »i«!cd hj thought toll. But rather wait; the power of faith is there— Puitu that achieves nil conquest, takes all spoil. Faith tho Rn at reaper of *he iTOp of prayer. In faith l«e still, lest onhelurv in* rare. By o\en»tnviuK, ull good efforts foil. -M. P. Tup;'er. DELILAH. So this vrua hor wedding journey. And here she sat alone at 10 o’clock in the evening in the dreary hotel parlor, whose bare walls and shabby furniture had become so detestable. She might have gone with him. Bnt no, she would never enter that hall again. She had sworn it. Ttt she knew her husband’s whole repertory by heart, knew the precise bar in his serenade when he would close bis eyes, the passage in his scherzo when ho would toss back his hair so gracefully. How studied and unnatural it all seemed! She fancied she could see him now, bowing with a faint smile, as though oppressed by the applause which thundered around him. Oh, how wildly the audiences here ap plauded, especially the women. Now they were pressing forward to the stage to sheke bauds with him. They would wait for him at tho exit cf the ball to thank him for tho great pleasure ho had offered them and throng around him to the very door of the carriage. It was so yest* rday, and the day be fore, and every day. Mine. Audro want ed to cry, especially when she thought of her adventure yesterday, when a crowd of feminine worshipers separated her from her husband, and ho, evident ly desiring to eecapo enthusiasm which had become annoying, in the belief that his young wife sat beside him, had driven oil without her. There she had stood and was forced to hear these wo men rave about the “gifted man,” how .handsome ho was, the enthralling pow er of his glance, and, above all, his su perb hair. Yes, his undeniably magnificent locks seemsd to please these enthusiasts more than anything else, more even than his skill as an artist. And the notes he received! She had just road one. Of course tho writer beg ged for a lock of hair, and he would probably give it to bur. Tho paper fell from her trembling hands. Her slender fingers clinched convulsively as with compressed lips she sank back into her chair. Oh, their flatteries and cajolery would make him a recreant, a recreant to her and to his art! Richard was still loyal and still loved her. But, like every artist, he was vain. Perhaps he was more so than many others because he had more reason to be—yes. of course he had, fa? more reason. ,She began mentally to enumerate his attractions. Tho stern expression of her delicate features softened, a tender light stole into her brown eyes. Then, rising hurriedly, she paced up and down tho room several times, and her pretty face assumed a very resolute expression. tiurely he would come s«)au, her Richard, her beloved htsbund. How had sho lived so long without him? It had grown very late. She slipped ou an elegant maize silk tea gown, drew the pins from her hair and let it fall in curling locks around her shoulders. When she turned down the lump, leaned buck in the armchair ami shut her eyes, as if asleep, and waited for him. Sho soon heard his step, the door of the room was thrown open, but ou the threshold the tall figure paused, and Andre moved forward on tiptoe. “Richard, is it you:” asked a voice from tho armchair. “Ah, sweetheart, are you still awake? That is very kind in you.” He kissed tier, “it has been such an evening, Elly, such an evening I” Removing his long cloak, ho turned up tho light. The clear glow fell upon his handsome figure. Tho regularity of tlie pale features was animated by the sparkle of the dark eyes, now glittering with joyous excitement. But the most remarkable thing about his appearance was tho long, black hair, which fell in soft, waving locks Leurly to tbo shoul ders, giving a striking character to the man’s whole person. He took his seat at his young wife's aide. ”Ab, if you would only come with mo again, Elly,” he said as he lighted u cigarette. “The enthusiasm, the ap plause, the flowers! Y'ou know I do not set any undue value ou such things, but it ought to make you very proud to see your husbund so much applauded.” “But it dooau’t,” sho answered with a somewhat forced laugh. ”To tell the truth, it makes me feel as if I were quite too insignificant Besides, dear est, I love in you less the artist than the husband of my foolish heart, and you are more that at homo than in the concert hall.” “You are right. ’Hero I am a man, here I may be,’ and therefore, you ■eo"— He gave her a hasty kiss, then slip ped out of his dress coat into a comfort- ablo lounging jacket and threw himself down on the sofa, while Elly lighted the lamp under the teakettle. For a time they chatted gayly together. Rich ard had stretched himself out at full length. Elly eat at tho table beside him, and her fingers played at times with his curia He was speaking of his programme for the next concert. ”We must continue our journey soon, Elly. 1 want to drain the cup of raocees to tbo dregs. One more like today, and— oh, Elly,” he suddenly exclaimed ithor crossly, “what are you doing? [ou have certainly pulled out some of hair. ” [Why, n.y door husband”— "Yes. yon have. See, there are at least a dozen.” He raised his head and looked at her BcprouchfulJy. “Why, Elly,” he said, “wlKit is the matter with your” “Oh. nothing, Richard,” she replied, smiling as sky oivleavored to hide the strange excitement which had taken possession of her. “But. perhaps you have forgotten that during our engage ment you promised me a lock of your hair?” “And because I haven’t kept my word you want to pull out hairs enough, one by cue, to make a lock? You are certainly one of the most affec tionate wires that eeu be imagined.” “Oh, no. If I really pulled it a little, it was purely accidental. Perhaps I moved my hand rather quickly, because I was vexed by tbe thought that you bad not kept your promise. Yes, that was it.” “At that time, sweetheart, there was no traveling. I was with you, with all my hair. So y»u needed no memento.” “All the Home, you didn’t keep your promise, and I dho’t like it a bit, espe cially ae you have been kinder to total strangers. Let me cut off the lock now, please. May I?” “But, little wife, consider the season of the year. ” “Only one little lock, Richard, where yon can’t miss it." A pair of scissors glittered in her hand. “May I?*' Her voice trembled. “Oh, I don’t oare, Elly. But"— He? agitated face vanished an instant amid his dark curls. He felt a kiss pressed on them, then heard a hissing noise. “For heoven’s sake, Elly, here in front ou my forehead? And so much? Good Lord !’’ He rushed toward the mirror, but the room suddenly became perfectly dark. His wife bad put out the light. Two soft arms clasped him around the neck, and Elly, leaning her hem! upon bis breast, began to cry like a child that knows it has done wrong ami de serves punishment. Richard could not understand the violence of hw little wife’s grief, bnt when she begged so wildly for his for giveness for whal she had done he smilingly granted the pardon. • •••••• The bright morning sun shone into the room. “Disfigured; I am utterly disfigured. How could you do it?” Richard turned angrily from the mir ror and seiaad his hat and cane. “Goodby!” he called loudly to wake his wife, who was still asleep. She started up. “ Where are you going so early, Rich ard?” “To the barlwrto have my hair cut.” His voice sounded actually threatening. “Richard, my dear husband, you see, I wanted”— Then, conscious of guilt, sho paused. “Ah! So you meant to do it!” He placed himself where the light streamed lull upon him, took off his hat and stared at her. Elly was startled at her own work. From his forehead to the right temple a clump of hair stood stiffly up, giving Richard’s angry expression a somewhat comical aspect. He rushed out of the room, while his young wife murmured amid her tears, "Perhaps he won’t forgive me, but it could not be helped!” Tho first part of the programme was over. During the pause tho great eon- I cert hall begun to fill, for now Richard Andre was to play. His admirers pour- i ed in and took their places in the front row. As if by an electric shock the thrill cf expectation was communicated t to tbe rest of the audience, which so fur had somewhat apathetic, only tbe pause lasted somewhat too long, longer than usual. At last tbe artist appeared ou tbo stage and was greeted by thunders of applause. Several bouquets flew through the air and fell at his feet. But the en- thu-insm soon died away. The hands which hud clapped so madly suddenly paused. A strange murmur ran through the hull. People cast inquiring glances at one another. This was not the artist whose per sonal beauty had been so remarkable, but a very ordinary man. nowise differ ent from thousands of others. Why, he looked almost ridiculous, for his clipped hair *t«jod up like bristles all over his head! Richard bowed his thanks for the en thusiastic reception, whose abrupt close somewhat vexed him. Then, us lie again stood erect and ploord the violin ou his breast, lie made tho movement of tbe head with which he had formerly shaken his k«ir but k from his brow. During the first few burn of the music he noticed the uneasiness in the hull ami felt somewhat embarrassed by it. Then he became absorbed in playing and heard only the exquisite notes which be lund from his instrument. “He surpasses himself,” the connois seurs and critics whispered, while the orchestra and conductor gazed as though enchanted at the great musician, who hud forgotten himself and his surround ings. When tbe piece was over, Richard once more became conscious of his tnr- ronudings and stood waiting for the customary response from tbe audience. Here atid there wore tokens of approval, hut the majority remained strangely indifferent. This state of affairs con tinued until tbe dose of the perform ance. “He looks not only hideous, hul ri diculous, ’’ whispered a lady just in front of the stage to her neighbor. “Yes. what induced him to do such a thing? H# looks like a convict, or a clown. And those eors!” “He has forgotten hhi wig,” said a third. Andre heurd tbe remarks, as tho exas perated ladiss probably intended, and with his vanity deeply wounded he left the scene of his former triumphs. His music was no longer appreciated. Ho hnd become .m he owed all th’i jealous wife. He clinched flushed. She sh< Irtride. And lAs feeJoah, and his He© WOMEN AS COAL PASSERS. ' DIRTY CM*P 4 IQN IN CHEROKEE 1? slh^aiKl Richard had not noticed that Elly h*d entered the ^”3' was thinking soLdVAutih«i he had Buffered—h«. wno had played , like a demigod. Elly had leaned timidly back into a corner and was crying. Whenever the lanterns of a passing carriage cast a ray of light into theirs she gazed anxiously into the face of bar boul^akid, who sat staring into vacancy. She would rather have endured anything ■eproachee, even his contempt, but RTChard's silence oppressed her too hoavily. How wretch ed he mast be, the panud artist, so ac customed to tbo tnoenm of ucplanse! “Richard,” she vrhispekwl pleading ly at last, “forgive me. I know I have been very wrong.” Bs nwyis no reply. “Just one word, Richard,” she sobbed bitterly, “just one. You see—tbe nojes you gave me to read—all asked for locks of hair, till at lost they drove me wild.” “To think that you should have been there, Elly,” ho muttered, **at this con cert !’’ “Oh, bow I sufleaod for you,” sho cried. “How they treated me!” he burst forth, clinching his hands. “And why? It’s incredible, but true! Because—I had had my hair cut!” “Yes, Richard, and the favor of such people was your pride, year glory! What do they know of your art? And you played magnifioeotfty tonight. I knew it; I can value you, even with out your hair!” Richard again lapsed into silence. But suddenly, before the carriage stop ped at the hotel, ho threw his arm around her, duspkg; hor passionately to him. “Elly,” he gasped, “you are right! I have learned it now. The tesson lurrtt-:, but it has cured me. liaoh external vanities are unworthy of p true artist. I o\n: this recognition to you, ray new Delilah, and—and from this day my hair shall stay as it » now ” Again the light from a puling car riage shone upon ElW^s fh«r\, and Rich ard saw that she was Mailing roguishly through her tears. “Listen, Richard,” aha whispered, “we will let it grow again! There is no danger now, for you or me, and, with your long hair, dearest—you cer tainly are a handsomer man.’’—From the German. Tha MxafKi-.SHdell ACa.lT. The steamship Theodora nan out of Charleston harbor during the night of Oct. 13, 18(11, convoying James M. Mason, Confederate envoy to Great Britain, and John Slidell, envoy to France. The Theodora landed them at Cardenas, whence they went to Ha vana, and sailed on Nov. 7, in the Brit ish steamer Trent, for St. Thomaa, ou their way to Emrope. The United States steamer San Jacinto, Captari* Wilkes, left Havana on the 2d and was watch ing for them in tbe Bahama channel, 240 miles from Havana. (An the 8th Wilkes sighted the Trent, asked her to heave to, which she at first refused, but consented to do after a shot was fired across her bow. Lieutenant Fairfax, with a boat’s crew, boarded the Trent and compelled Mason and SMdell, with their secretaries, Eustis and Macfar- land, to accompany him to the San Ja cinto. They were then tnlsen to Boston and imprisoned in Fort Warren. Welles, secretary of the navy, approved of Captain Wilkes' action. The British government, through Lord Lyons, its minister, demanded the unconditional surrender of the lour men. France ae- companied tbo demand with a less per emptory dispatch, insisting ou their surrender. Secretary Will faun H. Sew ard complied with the roquuet, and the men were surrendered on Juu. 2, 18412. —Brooklyn Eagle. AblcfeMllrtl Ki*ii.In«i» Ix*Uorer» Along to* Whtw-S In Cities. The ebarmod traveler'in Japan goes to Nagasaki to find disenchantment. There be sees tho fair Japanese maiden labor at a ocal passer and* at longshora work. It makes one el the strimwLri sights of tbe queer orient, with its teem ing millions of peculiar people, to see 60 or 100 women at work with an equal number of men coaling a ship in the pretty harbor of that city. It is said that at oou time tbe work was done al most exclusively by women, but that- latterly the girls and women have been gradually giving way to their cooly brothers or sous. Many continue at the work, however, and it will probably be years befow the cueban disappears. The coaling at Nagasaki ’sdono from lighters, aad a aerie* of elevated and inclined pbvttorms that resemble a step- ladder ave affixed tc tbe side of tho vessel. They roach from the deck of the lighter to tho main deck of the steamer or ship, it* enal i« handled in small baskets that will bold from JO to 40 po-mds. The coolie* form in line on the ] -roactoid, ami tbe basket* are quickly paoded from one to another. The U**t home ilhwtratiou of tho proc- es* is to be frond i i tbe old American bucket brigade working on a roof fira Tbe coal passers work very quickly, and one gang (rf mixed coolies, working from sovorsl lighters, ha* been known to give a ship 43? tons in an hour. In tbedkftoibutiou of the work among a gang of coolies the woman is shown no favors. At tbo Imttom of tbe line tbo first lift becomes larger as tho coal re cede* ia tfaw Ktfhtar and at tbe top of the line the Mft over the rail is hard, and the wvroau could be favored by placing her in the center. On tho con trary, however, she is seen more often at the eod*. Tbe work i* very hard, and there ir, <4>o added discomfiture of tbe flying coad dnet, but both men and women seem very happy. They laugh and gibe m they hurriedly pass the seeming^’ eudfetw line of laden baskets. The women do not bear the marks that the American or European “sweat shop” leaver upon its victims. They all seem to have health and it* accom panying color. Some of the women, and particularly the older ones, show biceps and shoulder* that would make some of our iuw& shamefaced. Among the younger girl* are many that would be called pretty by tho admirer of Japanese beauty. They all wear the native cos tume, and nearly all protect their bauds with rough giove* or bindings of cloth. The evidence of a desire to preserve the color of ttivir hands is the only indica tion of sex in the busy crowd. The women are not paid as well as the men, although they do as much work. Why the discrimination is made is not apparent from tbe amount of work don* or the treatment of the la borer. Lattoriy it has been the practice to onderferiM the work by piece or con tract and to make a division of the gross earning* among the coolies eu- gap«d ea a faari* previously arranged by tbemwdveo. Wages vary, but 25 oeufe* per day would 1)6 deemed very good cempenantion, and tbe majority probably work for much less. They are allowed extra compensation when they wook at nitfhl.—&t. Louis Globe-Demo- or at. Candidates Abuse Each Other Like Pickpockets. Wiiith irux. September 2.— Special: The campaign which has just closed in this county was one of the bitterest on record. Tbe candi dates who aspired to tbe various of fices were well supplied with ammuni tion, which they freely used against their opponents, and lots of stabbing in the back was done by those who had a secret grudge to satisfy. In fact, the whole matter was a dirty mess of political chicanery and is the very highest evidence of demagogy. The candidates for Senator. Butler and Hardin, were at daggers' points about the Court House matter, and ran their jealousies into matters of a personal nature, which reflected poor credit upon either of their records. The candidates for auditor, Camp and Austell, did some iniquitous thresh- i ing at each other for the sake of the loaves and fishes. Whisonant is ac cused of selling out his best friends for a seat in the Legislature, which he won by about 87 majority on the first ballot. The same tactics, it is said, put Jolly and Lipscomb in the second race for supervisor. Mc Arthur and Strain washed each other in the cesspool of political slime and I personal abuse. The former charged ' the latter with being a Republican ' and taking an active part in State and j national politics since 1872. The lat ter arraigned the former for having . invaded the home of a well-to-do ! citizen and destroying domestic felic- i ity between husband and wife; be- ! sides neglecting his duty to the ! schools. Jones and Blanton w+;re hut little better in their denuncia- ! lions of each other. Crimination : and recrimination was the platform throughout. The new county of Cherokee has not proved to be what its agitators claimed for it. and it will be years before the different factions will be come reconciled to their fate. Crops are good throughout the country, especially com and hay. C. B. K. USE PRICKLY ASH BITTERS i FOR KIDNEY DISEASE, 8TOM- ACH TROUBLE, INDICES ^TION. LIVER DISORDER OR COfiSnPATIQKi (I CUBA Syciiorokee Drugt’o.. Special Ajrcnts. - 1 w 1 A Card From Mr. Finley, To the Editor of The Ledger: It has been brought to my atten tion that \V. A. Barber is exhibiting a letter written by me to Gov. El- lerbe in reference to the appointment of \Y. H. Newbold as State Detective on the 2oth day of January, 1S!)7; and is also circulating and distribu ting copies of said letter In this county and also at other places in the congressional district, with the in tent to injure me in the race for con- Vaccloatloo. In tbe German army only six or seven cases of smallpox occur annually, and there can b© little doubt that this al most complete immunity from a disease which formerly decimated continental armies is dne to the thorough way in which vaccination i« carried out. All recruits are revaccinated, and the regu lations prescribe that there shall be at lea-t ten punctures in each arm. A fur ther confirmation of this view may be found iu tbe fact that the one soldier who died from smallpox iu the period from 1874 to 1887 was a man who was twice uusucceHBfully re vaccina tod when recruited. There can be no doubt that other die- eases are sometime* communicated through tb© iu<«]ium of tbs vaccina lymph, but tb* unprejudiced observer will probably arrive at the conclu*ion that these form but a very insignificant- fraction of tho number of smallpox cases which would ensue from the abolition of vaccination. There are. no doubt, many objactious to either human or animal lymph, and we look forward to the time when the cultivation of vaccine virus shall take place in a ster ilized medium which can transmit no other disease.—Westminster Review. A Greek Ctiarek la Old Ixmdon. Ill one Joseph Georgeirene*, archbishop of Samos, came to Loudon to obtain MHisteuae iu publishing a book of devotions for the use of the or thodox enMMMHiity. He found his com patriot* at tbe west, end of London with out a eimaefc, and ou his application Compton, brohop of Loudon, gave him a ptooe of ground iu Soho fields on which to buifaioue. The bishop’s name, by tbe way, fat still preserved in that of tbe aAjuoeitt Compton street, as also, in Frith street, is the name of one Mr. Frith, wba a toed for bis lordship in the motto*. Geoageirenes succeeded iu col lecting mom IH.ftOO, and the church was ultimatelcr built. It was dedicated to St. Mary the Virgin, and over it* door was yiaued a stone incised inscrip tion, wfaidh ofcieta, iu excellent preser vation, to tiiM day. It is iu rather fan tastic nusfaw’M Greek character*, impos sible to rciwodiice iu type, and has been truusluH'd as follows; “fei the year at salvation 1677 this temple was erected for the nation of the —(tie un*4 serene Charles II be ing king and the royal (lit. born iu the purple) Bmium Lord James being the commander of tho forces, the Right Itev. Lord Ifaviry Compton being bish op—at tiie expense of the above and oth er bishop* itud nobles, and with the con- cumAwe etf uur humility of Samos, Jo seph Georgetoenes, a native of the is land at ton las. ”—Notes and (Queries. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. The Best fc’lve in the world for Cuts, Bruises. .Sore*, Ulcer, Salt Rheum, Fever So •«*, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblain*. Corns, and all Skin Eruption, and postively cures Piles or no pay required. It i* gura- anteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 2o cents per box., For sale by The Dul’re Drug Co. tto WituteU Ships. Here i* a story about Commodore Schley that w told in Washington: About the to;a- that he was looking for a fleet tbe (pnotiou of pafutiug the ships of tbe navy a war color was under sol emn conairioMtouu by some of the pre cise officers ia the big building. Assist ant Seceetnsy Roosevelt was bothered daily by the qoeecion of tinu. submit ed to him by a board on warship color, wbsa Schley Mtnarfced that be did not car* what ealo* hi* ships were pain tod so long nr he bad ship*. “Paine them rod, if you lihe,”*aid he. “or them black, but let me them. Color uww is immaterial.” J. E. WEBSTER. •Attorney. A.t> L,aw, fflee In Court House. (Probvtft Jadico’s om j: Gaffney City, 3. C. Practices in all the courts. Collec tions a specialty. M (••pprabeMlon. Wickwire—If you do not work, yon ought not to eat Hungry Biggin* There you go ng'in, jumpin on me fer Putin. 1 eat cause 1 have to, eauie 1 want to.—Indian- apoHs Journal. Take i dose of I’uicki.y Ash Hittkm* hi iililtit wlirn you tto lo bod ami you will fool brlitlit and Tlifornuii iwit MOnHIIg. It w 'ff Innur* you a copious and Ii'-rIi by i>H«Hutn' of tln< 1m>wi-Is. I in proved appt-tlUi anil dlvi’Uion and IncrnsstMl anarzy of ihu Ixxly mill t>riilri. It Ih i»Is stlmulatlnir drinks iMvmiup It* ro- vlvtnir Influence la natural, hencu perma nent, Hold by Cherokee l>ruK Co The above article appeared in the New* and Courier of Monday. I do not kno.v the author of this slander. The writer is either totally ignorant of the facts or has knowingly and willfully misrepresented the same. I have been at everyone of the regu lar campaign meetings excepting the one at Ezells and have no hesitency in saying that all the speeches.were upon a high plane and us free from personalitiesas any campaign could possibly have been. In fact it was a model campaign and entirely free of vituperation and abuse. I deem it unnecessary to answer this slander so far as the people of this county are concerned for they will know it to be false, but do so iu order that the people of the state may know the facts, and respectfully ask the News and Courier, who his been unjustly imposed upon, to copy the same. As the individual who wrote the article is entirely unknown to me I am at a loss to know how to pay my respects to him, but will simply say that so long us we have within our borders such men as he just so long will it be before we can have complete reconciliation between the advocates and non-advocates of smaller coun ties. To be plain, almost the entire article is a lie pure and simple. Ed. H. DkCami*. County Chairman. Butler. of Cherokee Card from Mr. To the Democrats county; In the cumpuigr just ended over nine hundred of you voted for me to represent you in the State senate, lacking but a few vote* of electing me on the first ballot, and allow me to extend to one and ull my heartfelt thanks for the cordial support I re ceived. I have no ill will against those who voted aginst me. recog nising. as I said on the stump, that tho office belongs to the people; but I trust that ull of those who voted for me in the last election will do so again, and I will appreciate ull the votes I received from those who voted against me, and if elected to tho senate I will be the senator of ull the people and of no faction or section of the county, and will endciiver to so conduct myself and cust my ballots ns to win the approval of my people. On account of court which convenes to-day. 1 will not be able to canvass as I would like, and will leave my candiducy in your huntl* believing you will do what is right andtuinout on the Iflth Inst, and cant your ballot for me to represent you in the senate. Believing that you will not be influenced by the slanderous and un true reports that are now being circulated by my enemies, but that you will see justice done to whom justie is due, I am, very truly. Thus. B. Butler. Card of Thanks. To the voters of Cherokee County : I hereby tender my sincerest thunks for the very flattering vote with which you honored me on the 80th ult. I have never betrayed any trust, nor abused any confidence re posed in mo. and, should you see til to again honor in* with your votes on the 13th Inst., it ahall be my highest aim to do my whole duty. D. E. Finley. Yorkvllle, 8, C., Sept, nth, 18518. Succe**—Worth Knowing. 40 yenn»' Nticee** In the South, prove* MutrluV Ton I • u Kreul remedy for OlilUo miuI “ r tltuti Chtliitnc . rtUc um) The letter has reference only to the appointment of Newbold as de tective and makes no mention of his appointment as State constable, and was written under the following cir cumstances: W. H. Newbold on the 25th of January, 185)7, and long be fore he killed Mr. Turner in Spartan burg county, came into my office at Yorkville and stated to me that he wished to be appointed State detec tive by Gov. Ellerbe who had just been inaugurated, and asked me if I could write a letter to the Governor recommending him us an efficient detective; and stating that I had found him to be an efficient one,I in formed him that I could,for the reason that I had found him to be a shrewd and successful detective in working up cases; notably the case of the State vs. M. R. Reese and Daniel F. Luckie, in York county, for killing Chas. T. William* at Blacksburg. And that I believed that but for his efficient work in said case Reese and Luckie would not have been convicted of murder at tbe November term of court for York in 185)0. I then wrote the following letter: Gov. \V. H. Ellerbk. Columbia, S. C. “Dear Sir—For the position of State detective I respectfully recom mend W. H. Newbold for reappoint ment. I have found him an efficient officer. Yours respectfully, D. E. Finley, Some of Mr. Barber’s friends are claiming that I wrote a letter asking for the appointment of Newbold as “State Constable” after he had killed Mr. Turner. This absolutely false; the above i” ’he only letter written by me in reference to Newbold and relates solely to his appointment as detective and I have never recom mended him for appointment as State constable, and did not testify at bis trial. Mr. Barber claims that he is circulating this letter because I was circulating copies of his testimony given in the case of the State vs. Newbold to his detriment in the race in that he had testified to W. H. Newbold’s good character. This is untrue. I have not at any time had a copy of Mr. Barber’s testimony in said case, nor have I secured a copy for any one else.and as a matter of fact did not know that there was a copy in existence until I came to Gaffney o% last Friday, Sept. 2J, when it was shown to me. Mr. Bar ber is well aware as to who obtained this copy. Mr. Barber at the cam paign meeting at Gaffney City ou Aug. 12. made a statement as to his testimony in the case. This was published in your paper, a copy of which is now in my possession and is the only printed or written state ment that I have ever had touching Mr. Barber’s testimony ia said case. If n copy of his testimony (and I am informed 1 hat there is only one in existence) was secured by any of my friends it was done without my knowledge. I have treated all my competitors in the race for congress with the ut most fairness, and as to whether or not Mr. Barber is justified in resort ing to the methods which ; he has at this late day I leave it to the demo cratic voters of the 5th Congressional District to judge on Tuesday ne.V Respectfully, D. E. Finley. If you cut without uppi'tito you need 1'uiCKi.r Ash Rittkks. 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