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e WE GUARANTEE The Reliability of Every Adver tiser Who Uses the Col umns of This Paper. HP T J I? 1 I lit r. o. STACT. J. O; w AUDI AW. Pr«ldont. ' kw Pr**!»»<le»k THE HATIOHAL BAHK OF GAPFKY. Capital Jjo.ooo.co. Wim. bay coniitr claims. r;'<;p1ve fieposlta And mukcllU ra! Tonns on approved paper. i >. r. llox*. <'aaAii«r. A Newspaper in all that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People of Cherokee County. t ■*** ‘-fr-— ESTAJ5LI8JIH1) FEB. 1C, 1894. GAFFNEY CI'l’Y, S. C,. T1IUKSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1898. ei.OO A YEAH. THB“KERNAL”TALKS OF CAM- P4GNING IN CHEROKES. Ma Thinka tj*e People of fhe Battle Ground Section Are the Fa vored ot all the Tribe of Cherokee. (Corraarartdence of The aedBer ) Ejta Jaxk, Sep». 1#.—Leaving iiaffuey early on the merning of An- gaat 20, we took the Southern rail way train and ran over to .Blacks- bnrg fee'the county campaign meet ing. (^ulse a nntnber of our friends from this side of the river went over with us, and some went by the O. R. A C. The morning was rather gloomy ami threatened rain. Seon after we arrived ia town we were satisfied that a large erowd was gathering and by the time for ths speaking to commence the streets were crowded. The beautiful town park was selected for the meeting place and a very comfortable stand was erected with sufficient room to seat all the candidates comfortably. The Antioch band, with* Mr. Dixon as leader, was present and gave us some good music, which they never fail to do. Between 3U0 and 400 voters, I suppose, were on the ground, besides a number of boys of both colors. Thus swelling the crowd to perhaps oOU people at the stand and in hearing of it. Chairman H. A. Trestcott, Esq., called the meeting to order and Rev. J. H. Cautheu of the M. K. church opened fehe meet ing with prayer. The speakers were thea Introduced, beginning with the candidates for Clerk of the Court, then the Senators and mem bers of the house. The meeting continued without intermission or adjournment until all the speakers were heard from, (and I believe every •ne o/ them was present, too.) At about 4 :30 p. m. the meeting was ad journed. without anything having happened, or been said to mar the peaceful occasion. Each candidate had a respectful hearing, and in turn each spoke highly of his reception by the people of Biasksbur* and(Xe. 1) Cherokee township. Of vour*?, va rious questions wsrc asked the speakeie on the varloue subject* on which the voters wanted light, but these did not. at any time, reach a point where there was uot the best of etiquette observed by both parties. I must here express my thanks ta Mrs. J. N. Thomson, for the hospi tality i^iown me while in Blacks burg. She is the proprietress of the Merchants Hotel, one of tire best equipped and i might say best man aged hotels in this county. She is the widow of my good friend. J. W. Thomson, late county chairman, and she deserves the patronage of the traveling public. She is au estima ble lady. We returned to Qalfney over the O. R. A C. R. R. late in the after noon. and I spent the night with my friend Mr. John R. Millwood, where I enjoyed a much needed rest until I got ready to start out on my canvass again. While in Gaffney Monday morning August 22, I wrote a letter lor Th< Lkdgkk, which obviates the necessi ty of my writing more of my letter just lure. Monday, August 22, we attended a protracted meeting at Draytonville church, and also a po litical meeting at the old store (pre- «in«t) that afternoan. Most of the candidates were present, and those who were there give the aesembled voters a talk. There were perhaps UK) voters present. J. W. Alexander, Esq., was master of ceremonies. He conducted the meeting with his ac customed firmness and decision. The meeting was called to order about 2 o’clock ,p. m. and contin ued until o :30 when we turned our faces and steps towards the Cowpens battle ground. I'assing through ‘Gaffney I made my way to the hos pitable home of Mr. J. V. Whelchel. four miles from town, where with my friend, C. W. Whisonant, I spent the night I must take the liberty to mention that I was much sur prised at the wonderful proficiency, grace and skill with which Mr. Whelchel's little ten year old daugh ter (a pupil of Miss Antoinette Blaolon’e) performed on the organ while the other children joined in the aiuging. I have seen crack choirs make much poorer music than that quartette of juveniles did that eve ning until naturee "balmy sweet re storer'' began to settle down on the older heads and eepecially on my friend "Calvin’' who was seriously thinking over what he would have to talk about the next day at Eielle. Next tnorning we were up bright and early, and breakfasted for the trip. Mrs. W. kindly furnished us with a luneheon (for we were re minded that the barbeeue craze had not yet struct the battle ground sec tion.) Mr. Whelchel put a line big watermelon in his buggy besides a quantity of sheaf oats for our horses at noon. Mr. George KI more about that time cct^e along on his way to (jeHacy but ahaya*d his notion and went itflh us to EKc-lfs. I will say hare that the crops through this see- tioa are splCnfllf—etpeeially eorn ; and Me of II l§ ptouted. too. The people of that Austinn of Cherokee oounay ore paogpatousand good livers —hare plenty about them wit boat stint orostentatlon. Tbej are good, thrifty people, fti ea*y clrourjtetancpa andgtmerally well todo. ,2 find tome of onr old Union county people settled in this netghberhood, to-wil: Thos, Whelchell, ttewtge Elmore, Jonae Blantcm, Jos. Spates, Govan Black, Goodman Prldtnore, James Burgess, tir../oe. Burgese, Jf., W. I. Jones, Mrs. Wan. Byars, and her family. Joe Byaas, Mr. Tate, and several others I can’t this moment recall. We made onr way to Ezell’s where a large number of citizens had gath ered So hear the candidates, among them several ladles, who occnpied the plaexa of Mr. Ezell during the speaking. The best of order pre vailed duriag the meeting as was also the case at Tln|ber Ridge, White IMaLtw, Blacksborg and Draytonville. 1 did not eee ajiy symptoms of liquor drinking or - other disorderly con duct. The venerable J. H. Ezell called the meeting to order and pre sided with his distinguished ability and fairness. At all the other tneoflngfl there was an abundance of meloas On hand and generally p»- tronWM literally. The speaking continued without interruption until about 4 o’cloek p. tn. when it ad journed and I was made the happy recipient of the hospitality of my friend Buck Scruggs and his estima ble better half. The battle ground section is peopled with as good citi zens m the liHlmont section affords. I defy an assertion to the contrary. You most go Jftioag these people to find tfcern oat. They are not going to eat you up with kindness or feed you oa flattery. But give you that old fashioned welcome that means all them Is ia Hwulhern hospitality. A few sniffling, boot-lick politi cians seem to narse the delusion that the Oowpeas battle field sec tion will newr be anything but an obscure, isolated, dark earner of Cherokee county, where a few tallow faced demagogues can eway the minds of its people to su<t their avrarlcWws perpocec. But they are mistaken. There is not a spot in Cherokee coanty. or (perhaps in the whole Viedsnont section that has sue* a bright (a>we before it and klate tttii .verier this-.prediction if duty. The great patriotic neart of the Nation’s Chief Magistrate is turned towards that spat and the national pulse now beat* w'th IcMNRiftsed roloclty and loyelty to the place that made inde pendence possible. We expect to see the Cowpens Park bill taken up just as soon as the more urgent busi ness of Congress will admit and car ried through to a successful ending. For the benefit and amusement of our young readers will give them a question which we hope some one will answer: A banker found a ten dollar bill and gave it to a bootman in payment for some work done by him for the banker. The bootman gave the bill to his wife, and she paid it to the butcher that evening in settlement of his account. The butcher paid it to a farmer for a calf, and the farmer paid it to the merchant, who in turn paid it to the washerwoman; and she owing the banker a note of ten dollars, went to the banker and paid the note. He received it as genuine, but on closer examination found it to be a coun terfeit. Not knowing it to be the bill found by him he gave it bapk to the washer-wora«Q, she returned it to thwTnevalMKti tend #o, step by step, it went back until It reached tbe banker. Now, six debts, of ten dol lars each, were paid before the bill was discovered to be a counterfeit, and.the question arises were they fairly ssttled by the various pay ments, or was the whole transaction void? Then, again, whose was the loss, if any? Mrs. Mary C. Estes is quite un well and has been so for several days. Farmers have a busy time. Lots of cotton and peas to pick and hay to cut. ' Those fellows who get drunk on candidates’liquor will have a long sober spree-.now. Flattery is the bridge some walk over ro reach our good graces. Some people are so anxious about their neighbor’s welfare that they forget their own business altogether. I made a short visit to the York side of the river iaat Saturday and found many friends suffering with chills. All the members of the singing class are requested to meet .,at Salem church next Saturday to practice for the convention. Let there be a full turn out of old soldiers at Wllkinsville Academy next Saturday at 11 o’clock a. m. ae a township pension board is to be elected. This Is a great country for railing poultry. We are told that some people can raise full grown chickens between sun-down and sun-up. Farmers are beginning to realize the fact that the cotton crop is off at least one-fourth. J. I. t. BlecleffxWg Hrevs. (Corcc-fli<(iaSHlM oS UtA iwrtUnci Blacksdouu, (PL <L, Sept. 20.— Tbe Blacksburg Graded School opened lust ffth over 130 pa- plis In attendance, vrtth the follow ing teacheks lu charge: Mr. N. N. Cameron, Frioeipal. Blkton. Md.; MitfS Jessie IxxALawt, Atlanta, Ga.; Mias Flora Chi>B*«n, Anderson, S. C.; Miss Elsie CarwUe, Ridgeway, 8. C. ;Mi** Sallle CarwDo, Johnston, .4. C. Mr. CajijneMn, Miss Chapman, and Kies Ouxwile *«*« with ns last year, and their many Weirds are glad to See them hack again. Quito a member of our young peo ple ure to attend eeltege away from home thia win ton wrm have already gone, while otbto* laove this week. Amongotbatotee. Misses Catharine Deal and Lubra Lumpkin at the ’ Presbyterian OMkge fcr women, Columbia, S.C. Misses Lalla Black, and Florence Dye at Winthrop Wor* mal College, Rock Hill, S., C. Miss Zilpah Poildek, Columbia Female College, Cotomrtfch flk O. Mias Dot Urqnhart, Limestone Female Semi nary, Gaffney, 8. C. Mr. Sam Deal, University of Maryland Medical De partment, Baltimeee, Md, Mr. Lionel Black, Louisville Medical Col lege. Louisville, Ky. Mr. Jessie Gaston has succeeded In getting the congreteionai appoint ment from »his district fer West Point and learves this fall to take a course at a preparatory school in the north pieparatory to standing his examination next spring. Miss Annie Davis, of Atlanta, Ga., is visiting ths family of Mrs. M. E. Deal, of this city. Mrs. Cole, •4 Metrouy, I. C., Is visiting her coustna, Miss Edna and Lena Healon. Mr. Sam Deo) spent several days with friends In iWhville this weehu D. M. S. FLAW’S FAVORITF FRIEND. TBLL’S HIM A DOUBTFUL PIQ STORY. •T“1aw, Granny Pickcy arid Mrs. Picker Have a Time With the Chinch Bug4in the Heuse they Occapy. Program of N. P. S. S. Convention. The following la the program of the North Pacoiet Sunday School Convention at Salem, Sopt. 25th 1898. 10by Prof. Davto and choir. 10:20—Devotional, led by the chaplain. * 10:40—The work in the Town ships. Brief reports from Town ship superintendents and schools. 11:0(>—Whtft line of progressive work has each school prtsent taken up this year? Arfswered by super- intaa4*nts utq} h*«di<»r* present. 11:20—Chat pueuent needs atrd how to meet theut. ’A. R. Phillips. M. M. Tate, Mf%, \attlejehn. 11:40—NTfc/M k Suuday School should be mi fe OULeman Kirby, R. E. Patrick, P. 8. Webber. 12 :U0—Intermission. 1:0U—Song service and prayer for scholars. 1:20—Value of the teauhers meet ing. R. W. Whisonant Win. Jef feries, Sam Whelchel, 1:40—Address—Value of Interde- denominational Sunday School work. R. O. Sams, F. F. Whilden, State worker. 2:00—A Normal drill on to-day’s lesson. R. O. Sams or F. F. Whil- dsn. 8:00—Memorial address on the life and .character sf the late Col. R. L. Coleman, of LVon County, by J. L. Stri-11, 3 :in>—Report of committee as to time and place of next meeting. 4:00—Dismission. Qlkky—"Do we appreciate the ser vices of the preacher und the Sunday School teacher as we should, and do we give them the encouragement that tkey deserve at oar hands. " Committkk. me A Cfcfct of Thanks. Mr. Editor :—Please allow space in your columns to express my sincere thanks to my friends in Cher okee county for their support and efforts in my behalf in the recent primary election. While I was de feated, the very complimentary vote given me throughout the District is a source of gratification to me. It was my determination to con duct an absolutely fair and clean campaign and every effort I made was with that in view. For those who did not support ms, I entertain no enmity, and with the judgment of the majority I am content. Again thanking those who sup ported me and with kind feelings for those who voted against me, 1 am, Very respectfully, Wm. A. Barbkr. Yellow Jaundice Cured. Suffering humanity should be sup plied with every means possible for its relief. It is with pleasure we publish the following: "Thia is to certify that I was a terrible sufferer from Yellow Jaundice for over six months, and waa treated by some of the best phyaielans in our city aad all to no avail. Dr. Bell, our drug gist, recommended Electric Bitters, and after taking two bottles, I was entirely cured. I now take great pleasure In recommending them to any person suffering from this terri ble malady. I am gratefully yours, i M. A. Hogarly. I^ixlngton, Ky.’, I Sold by DoPre, Drug Co. My favorite friend an’ fellow eiti- r-Mi, .Mjio ro Mize, vra* over to see me i.to’ther day an’indurin’ our general eonfiabulations he said: "Flaw, to’ther day I went an’ beught me a alee pig from a feller wherein, you understand, he aaid hit was thoroughbred from tip to tip— frem startin’ point to stoppin’ point, you understand, which, you know, there never was a man brung up by the hair of the head or tread on the fhee of God’s green earth what loved thorough bred stock better than I do, so I jlst turned in an’ and give him five dollars for the pig an’ took it home an’ turned it in my ’tater patch, which had a close fence around 1*. Next Hiornin’ bright an’ early J got up an’ went out to look at my thoroughbred pig, but by gatlins, they weren’t no pig tbnr to speak of. I raked an’ scraped the country over, high, an’ low, for my thoroughbred pig but no pig could be found in all the land round about that could be called mine. "In the fullness of time, Flaw,” Mun. went on, "hit become ’taler digfiii’ tiipe, and what do you think? Whilst we were a diggin’ ’taters the piaw split the side of one off uu’ thar, by gracious, was my thorough bred pig in that ’tater. Yes sir, that thar blasted pig, had ft a hole in that ’tatwr an’ the ’later bad growd up behind the pig an’ that hit was. Well sir, I was the proudest maa of my pig yo« ever saw.” Man is powerful ceoftebuleue at tTmes an’ whether this pig tail is raley true or not I don't know; at any rates he tole it an’ Granny Picker says she believes that hit’s a **fahiitiuatien of the tongue an’ not of the heart.” There is one ether important fea ture in this life of experience, which 1 would Respectfully cull your earc- faW» undivided attowtiea to* You kncw»i t4» good ..beok says, in se many words, that there's more pee- ple goes to tonnest than to heaven— "many are called but few are chos en.” Well ;slr, if hit’s that way ’With chinches I have moved ker- smack dab into chich torment. I think every bad chinch that’ ever lived or died is congregated right in this house. By gatlins, I had jist as livs to turn in with a bed full of earpet tacks an’ be done with it. Th^y look more like a herd of pinch- ants a crawlin' over the walls than anything 1 ean compare ’em to, only they aint got no eertain road to travel. If ever Ole Flaw was guilty of tellin’ the truth in his life this is one of the times; I honestly and can didly took a bed slat an’ killed hun dreds of ’em a crawlin’ over the ffoor the first night we moved in. Ole Flaw ain’t never cotehed a nappin’ none to speaK of but, by gracious, that was one of the times he was outwitted. 'Way long to wards midnight a new idy struck me. I told Mrs. Picker to git the broom an’ sweep ’em off the Moor an’ make down a bed whilst I went in the kitchen an' got the ’lasses pitcher. After she gat tbe bed made down I I^Mied a row of them 'lessee all rfrund it an’ joined ends. We left the lamp a buruin' an’ crawled in bed in orderment to get a few hours good rest before daylight at any rates, but, by gracious thar weren't no sleep fer us, any to speak of. I layed there a few minutes an’ watched them a crawlin' down the walls mu’ on towards us. Here they come in pluperfect droves an’ swarms till they atruck the 'lasses an’ thar they stopped to a dead stand still. I could aee ’em a pokin’ of their blasted heads up an’ a looain’ over witli wistful eyes, as it were, whilst I lay thar a thinkiu’ to myself, "Ole fellers you’ve struck the wrong chap when you atruck Ole Flaw, I ain’t a nappin’ none to speak of to night”—ner 1 wasn’t notber. But whilst 1 was a thinkin’ of that hit seems that they had oin a boldin’ of a conflabalation between tbemselvee an’ sent the word around the line fer all at onee every blasted one of 'em made a break fer tbe wall an’ up it they went—big ones in Lont an’ lit tle ones a loain’ of no time to speak of—till th^r got exactly over ue. then they turned all holta loose an’ hit seemed to me that hit fairly rained ohlebei fer at least five min utes. We got up an’ bnllt up a fire as hot m it was, which, you un derstand, made ’em worse, but Mrs. Picker an’ myself took it time about a sweepin’ of ’em in the fire whilst Granny Picker come in an’ watched us for a while, then she lowed, "Flaw, hit halnt no nee to sweep no more, let’s leave here for I raley do bleeve that they hatch oat faster \ than you can sweep ’em in the fire to save your life.” Mr. Editor, you have got a eorre*- penden what writes for The Lkdgkk that’s got more gaul, cheek, or somethin’else of a like aat’re., than anybody else throughout all the land of Cherokee. How lie can muster up the elements necessary to send in such a batch ef personals— door nabers a visitin’ from house to house an’ maby jist to borry u little coffee or sugar or somethin’ else—is more than I can understand. The same old ri{ hooked up every week. Granny So-»n’-so 80 years old from Texas or visitin’ somebody in New Jersey would sorter pass because hit don't happen every week in the year. Mr. So-an’so has got a litter of pigs, or built a new hdg pen. or got the first ripe punking would be better an’more up to date news than visi tin', fer people visit every day in the week nearly an’ its nothin’ strange or new. Now, ef Mr. So-an’so has bin mad with Naber So-an’so fer a year or two an’ everybody knows it, then in that case you mought sqy, "Naber So-an'so who has bin mad an’ a poutin’ at Naber So-an’so fer such stated time, an’ who has got roused up to a sense of his duty over at Bark Log church, has finally at last visited So-an’so an’ made friends with him.” Slim Sam used to have a sayin—"So-an’so stuck their feet under So-an’-so’s table”—till by gracious everybody in the county got tired of it, an’ I think he did too after so long a time. Flaw Picrkr. The Cheap Dollar. [Prison Trusty.] "See here, old Dutchy, I think yon'vo made a mistake! You didn’t give me as much sugar for my dvdlar as you gave that hayseed for his.” "Veil I shust tell you how dat vas> Mr. Gold bug Editor. Dot hayseed say his tollar ish honest; you say dot silver tollar you pays me Ish one dishonest dollar, und cost more ash »7 cents, and so I gif you schust so much sugar ash you tolt me in your baper dot tollar be worth. See.” "Aw, tome off. Dutehy; my silver dollarjpasses for 100 cents everywhere. Here! give me the rest of my sugar.” "Veil, vot for you tolt dese beoples dot silver tollar be only worth 57 cents.” "Oh, that is politics, you know. The dollar is all right. It is worth 100 cents.” "You schust pick oop dot sagar aad git tniae store out mil It. (>v you tolt me dese lies, dem pollyticks ish lies. Dot vos burly fool make mit does beople bout dose pellyticks.” "See here, Dutchy, if you have confidence in the silver dollar, It will go all right; anyone will take it for 100 cents.” "Veil if you just haf confidence in dot sugar, it goes for von tollar’s vort. You git oud o’ here, or I vissle oop my big dog, und he make you git hoom so quick like you say Shack Robinson. Ravenna Locals. (CorreepondMiee of The Ledger.) Ravknna, Sept. 20.—Mrs. D. A. Thomas, of Gaffney, spent a few days here last week visiting relatives. Last Wednesday T. G. Chalk was out riding,- when the horse became frightened and threw him off. break ing his krm. It was replaced by Dr. Downy, of Paeolet. Mrs. Lou Pate, of Cowpens, ac companied by Misses Larrie und Janie Sims came down last Wednes day. Mrs. Pate will spend a while visiting relatives and friends. Rev. F. C. Hickson’s pulpit at Goucher was filled last Sunday by Rev. Mr. Sublet. Immediately after preaching Mr. Hickson baptized'two young people. Mr. T. C. Green is convalescing. Miss Laura Pettit, from Spartan burg, visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. G. L. Pettit, last week. Mr. Kennedy, of Fair Forest, was painfully injured one day last week by the engine which runs from Paco- let depot to the mills. He was driv ing two horses and was crossing the railroad at a sharp curve, not know ing of tbe close approach of the train, and before he had crossed the track one of the cars struck the wagon, knocking Mr. Kennedy out and tear ing tbe wagon to pieces. a. it. c. Discovered by a Woman. Another great discovery has been made, and that too, by a lady In this country. "Disease fastened its elulchea upon her and for seven years she withstood its severest tests, but her vital organs wsre undermined and death seemed imminent. For three months she coughed incessantly and could not sleep. She finally dis covered a way to recovery, by pur chasing of us a bottle of Dr. King’s New Discovery for Consumption, %nd was so much rtlisted on taking first dose, that she aiept alt night; and with two bottias has been abao- lately cured. Her name is Mrs. Luther Luti. Thus writes W. C. Hamrick & Co., of Shelby. N. C. Trial bottles free at DuPre Drug Co, Regular si eg 50c nod $1.00 v Every bottls guaranteed.' THE VOTE DECLARED. Tbe Democratic Executive Committee Meet Last Thursday. The Comity Democratic Executive Committee met last Thursday in the court bouse to tabulate the vote of the county. The result of their labors showed little or no change from the tabulated report in The Ledger of last week. The total results for the varieus candidates were as follows: For county officers: Senate—Sar- ratt 1,024; Butler 888. Sheriff— Thomas 1,0G8; Ross 843. Super visor—Lipscomb 1,076; Jolly 847. For Congress: Finley 1,172; Bar ber 763. For State officers: Governor—El- lerbe 985; Featherstone 807. Secretary of State—Cooper 839; Tompkins 714. Superintendent of Education—McMahans 839; Brown 852. Adjutant and Inspector Gen eral—Floyd 558; Blythe 1,127. Rail road Commissioner—Garris 1,080; Thomas 638. The committee then instructed tbe treasurer to pay the managers of election $1 each out of the funds in the treasury and to settle all the bills incurred by the committee. There will be a small balance in the treas ury after all bills are paid, so tho treasurer, Mr. J. B. Bell reports. The result of the election Was sent to the chairman of the State Execu tive Committee, Willie Jones, at Columbia. And thus the campaign for 1898, so far as Cherokee county is con cerned. is a thing of the past. All the old officers, with the ex ception of Senator, one member of the Honse, sheriff anti coroner, were re-elected. Mr. Thomas and Mr. Vinesett will probably be sworn in and take charge of their respective offices some time in November. Senator Sarratt and Representative McCraw will be admiteed to the Senate and House at the next meet ing of that body, which takes place in January. Cherokee has in her offices a worthy set of men and we have no hesitency in sayiug we believe'they wilt make creditable officers. From The Billville Banner. For ten years we have been endeav oring to purchase a lot whereon to erect a building for the Billville Ban ner; but until recently, when pros perity struck us, and took up its abode in our midst, we were unable to do so. Yesterday the old cemetery was sold at auction, and we bid it in for seven dollars. We are now moving tbe Banner into one of the taoet commodious vaults it contains, and we are as cheerful as can be under the circumstances. We don’t believe in ghosts. Many of tbe dead in tbe coniines of our new purchase were ancient bill collectors, and they got so tired running after us that they were glad to rest, and we teel that they need all the rest they can get. As news items were short this week, we contented ourselves with copying a few of the many epitaphs scattered around us. lb’s true, they are now in the class with the dead matter, but we still think our readers will be interested in them. Most of our readers are deadheads anyhow, so th«y won’t take this graveyard depar ture amiss. So here goes: A BRIGHT rUTUKE. lleneath this plain. pln«> t»ourri Is lyln£ Tho body or Joshua Httrht; "Cheer up." the parson told him dytnx. "Your future's very bright.” Slowly th« sick man raised his head; His weeplnr friends amazing. "1’arseu, Its most too bright." lie said. "For 1 can see it blazlux!" THOUBl.K IN STOKE FOK HIM, — Here Spottswood Jnnvsis Miik dead. On earth he waa a Meaclwr: ‘Til meetthrM wives in heaven," he xaM; '‘Lord help you." *»ld tl>e pseacher. A L1FKI.ONO OFFICE-HOLDER. He's left this world of pain and strife. And reached the other side; He held nn office all his life. ItesiguitiK when he died. ON A FERTILIZER AGENT. Six feet beneath this funeral wreath Is laid upon tnc shelf One Jerry Jones, who dealt In bones. And now lie's bones himself. ON MH. BOBER. Here where the breexe the blossom shakos Lies Andrew Johnson Kober; Ho saw the devil and areut snakes. Moral; Good folks, stay sober! HI8 LAST REQUEST. Dying he said: "Don’t weep for me. My darling wife—please don't!” Khe looked as smiling as could lie. And said:" You bet 1 won’t!’’ NOTE BY THE EDITOR. The above are all we had time to copy for tbl« iaeue. Many of them point a moral, for which we make no extra charge. All subscribers who die paid up may expect the same consideration at onr hands. WcT) publish their epitaphs cheerfully. 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