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<* rm^ I^KI>OICK. $1.00 per Year. PnniJSHEIl TUKSDAY iNH KKI1UY BY Ed. H. DeCamp. i'he Ledgek is not responsible for the views of correspondents. Correspondents who do not contri bute regular news letters must fur- rush their name, not for publication, but for identification. Write short letters and to the point to insure publication; also endeavor to get them to the office by Tuesday. All correspondence should be ad dressed to Ed. II. DeCamp, Manager. Obituaries will be published at five jents a line. Cards of thanks will be published #t one cent a word. Heading notices will be published ten cents a line each insertion. NOTES AND COMMENTS. There are sixty-two constables kept regularly employed in enforcing the dispensary law, at a cost to the State of about $50,000 a year. This is more than the whole Legislative Assembly costs the people. The Carolina Spar tan justly remarks that ten discreet men, acting as detectives without badges and reporting all violations of the liquor law to the proper authori ties, would be far more effective than this horde of sixty-two constables. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ The fifty-fifth Congress, just ad journed. spent in round numbers one and a half billions of dollars! This surpasses the fifty-first, or famous billion dollar ‘ Congress, by about five hundred millions. No hu man intellect can form any adequate conception of these fabulous sums, and no human wisdom can predict the outcome of the wild spirit of ex travagance pervading both the Na tional and State Governments. One thing only is certain, this generation is in it to the finish and it and its posterity must foot the bills. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ We hope that the committee ap pointed by Commander Wood to so licit help for the Confederate re-un ion in Charleston will promptly pre sent the matter to our people. If they will we feel sure that they will meet with a hearty and generous re sponse. There will be a big time in Charleston. Through Senator Till man’s instrumentality the Secretary of War will loan the city thousands of cots, mattresses, and tents. Now let the people gee to it that there shall be plenty of meat and bread there, and let the veterans have one more rousing time together. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Judge Gary has granted bail to the constables who made the raid on Stuart’s house in Columbia; to Craw ford in the sum of $3,000, Dorn and Coleman $1,000 each, and Cooley $500. So these men who invade homes and shoot down man and wife are again free, and after the farce of a trial we suppose they will be rein stated into positions of profit and infamy. However, according to the strict letter and spirit of the law, they are not guilty of murder, and Judge Gary is justifiable in granting -^The law which makes such a 'crime not only possible but almost Inevitable, is the true murderer. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ There is a general complaint of bad roads In fact the roads in many places are impassable to loaded wagons. Under our present system of road working there is no help for such conditions during such a winter as we have had. The people will just have to wait for hard roads until the sun and winds undo what the rains, snows and freezes have done. Macadamized roads are only a dream of the future. Our authorities should carefully observe the places in the roads which become so bad and mark them for future work. With these miry places made solid our roads would be passable in all seasons, as there are many stretches of them that do not cut up under ordinary travel. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ We note that the government of ficials are beginning to characterize the Fillipinos as rebels. That is a word which nearly always attaches to the weak when oppressed by the strong and arrogant. It has been at tached to “Names that covered more of glory Thau ever taxed the lips of ancient story,” and still the strong and unscrupu lous vainly imagine that it carries with it a peculiar odium and dis grace. Against whom are the Fillipi nos rebels? Bpain has relinquished every claim of sovereignty over them, and n foreign nation five thousand miles away comes to take possession of them und because they resist and fight for their land and their liberty, they are called rebels! The quaintes- scnce of blind arrogance could hardly be better expressed than in that one word. ♦ ♦ ♦ The murder of young Pinckney in Chartc-ston, has created wide-spnad interest und general sympathy. Of a historic name i.nd family, popular and promising, he seemed to have uu honorable career before him and prospects as bright as any young man could wish. That his life and ail it promised should be cut short in a moment while lie was walking the street in fancied security, is in deed sad and as mysterious as sad. Though there were many people on the streets at the time, and some within a few yards of him, no one seems able to give any definite duo to the murderer nor to the motives that prompted the deed. The coro ner’s jury has been sitting the greater part of the week without ac quiring satisfactory evidence upon which to base even a reasonable theory. The deed will probably al ways remain a mystery. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ The people of the State will watch with interest the future operations of the cotton mill bought by Capt. Jno. H. Montgomery last Monday in Char leston. The mill operates 28,000 spindles, has much valuable property attached, and was bid off by Cupt. Montgomery at $100,000. The fact, however, of most interest connected with it, is that it has been run up to this time exclusively by negro opera tives, and it is understood that the new company represented by Capt. Montgomery will continue to employ only negro labor. The fact that the mill has not done well heretofore will not be admitted by fair-minded men as conclusive evidence that (he ne gro is incapable of becoming an effi cient factory operative. But under the new management the public will expect the question of (he negro’s ef ficiency or inefficiency to be fairly tested and definitely settled. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ We have never known the weather more perverse and capricious than it has been during a large portion of the present week. We mean no dis respect to the weather, of course, nor to the science of metereology, the weather Bureau, nor to weather prophet Hicks, when we apply such adjectives to the weather. We speak of it only as it impresses us. There has not yet been u day for plowing, and farming and gardening are at a standstill. Last Monday produced a greater variety of weather than we have ever before known crowded into one day. The morning was clear and spring like and before noon there was a regular snow storm raging with a strong blizzard from the northwest. Then by the middle of the afternoon the snow had ceased, the clouds rolled away and the sun shone out bright and warm. Then the skies were again over-cast and before night another furious snow storm was rag ing with the temperature rapidly fall ing. By Tuesday morning the mer cury had fallen to 15 degrees above zero. Two snow storms in cne day with a slice of clear balmy weather between! How does that comport with consistency and time-honored precedents? ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ It will be remembered when Presi dent McKinley was down South, he indulged in some soft taffy before a Georgia audience and asserted that the time had come when the general government should lake care of the graves of Confederates as well as of the Union soldiers. The only pro test that we have heard except such as we ourself made at the time, now comes from the Chapter ot the Daughters of the Confederacy in Savannah, in the form of a resolution which will strike a responsive chord in the heart of every true man who wore the gray. _ The resolution says: “With full appreciation of the im pulse expressed in that sentiment, we shrink instinctively with hushed and holy sorrow from yielding the slightest assent. The graves of the Confederate dead are our pilgrim shrines. From their hallowed hearts eternally ascend mute protests against all the assnults on constitu tional liberty. The record these in comparable heroes made furnishes the brightest page in American an nals, wrought out by men of loftiest mould. Only reverent bands should lay memorials over their consecrated dust. To the women of the South this sacred trust must be reserved through all aenerutions.” 1 )♦*»*'rv«‘H thecl’atroiiUK^ of the reoplc. | [Hampton Uuardiun.] The Gaffney Ledger is now a semi weekly. Mr Ed.DeCamp the editor and proprietor, is one of the best newspaper men in the State and he richly deserves the liberal patronage of the good people of Cherokee county Approved by the Clergy. Dear DeCamp:—You will please allow me to congratulate you on the excellent paper which you are now giving us. B. P. Rojiektson. Gaffney S. C., March 8th, 1899. The indolent man is always the first to claim that he never had an op portunity, It is very hard to stand idly by and see our dear ones suffer while await ing the arrival of the doctor. An Al bany (N. Y.) dairyman called at a drug store there for a doctor to come and see his child, then very sick with croup. Not finding the doctor in, he left word for him to come at once on his return. He also bought a bottle of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy, which he hoped would give some relief until the doctor should arrive. In a few hours he returned, saying the doctor need not come, us the child was much better. The druggist, Mr. Otto Scholz, says the family has since recommended Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy to thiir neighbors and friends until he has a constant demand for it from that part of the county. For sale by Cherokee Drug Co. The White Msii'h llurdsa. The full text of “The White Man’s Burden,” by Rudyurd Kipling, which was recently published in McClure’s Magazine, is as follows: Take up (In* White Man's himleu Send forth the best ye breed (Jo. hind your sons to exile To serve your eapt i vc's need; To wait, in heavy harness. On fluttered folk and wild - Your new-eau>rht sullen peoples, Half devil und half child. Take up the White Man's burden — I n patience to abldtv To veil the threat of terror And check the show of pride; Ry open speech und simple. An hundred times made plain. To seek another's protit And work another's gain. Take up the White Man's burden The savage wars of peace Fill full Hit' mouth of Famine, And hid the sickness cease; And when your goal is nearest (The end for ot hers sought) Watch sloth and heathen folly tiring all your hopes to naught. Take up the White Man's burden No iron rule of kings. But toil of serf and sweeper- The tale of common things, The ports ye shall not enter. The roads ye shall not tread, (io, make them with your living And mark them with your dead. Take up tin* White Man's burden— Anti reap bis old reward The blame of those ye better, The hate of those ye guard— The cry of hosts ye humor (Ah. slowly!) toward the light; “Why brought ye us from itondage. Our loved Egyptian night'/” Take up the White Man's burden Ye dare not stoop for less - Nor call too loud on Freedom To cloak your weariness. By all ye will or whisper, By all ye leave or do. The silent sullen peoples Shall weigh your God and you. Take up the White Man’s burden! Have done with childish days— The lightly proffered laurel. The easy ungrudged praise; Come now, to search your manhood Through all the thankless years. Cold, edged with dear-bought wisdom. The judgment of your peers. Asltury Locals. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Ahbfry, March, fi.—We have had an immense amount of hail. The hail of lust Thursday stayed on the ground, in places, for two or three days. It looks like the farmers will never get started on their farm work ; when they do get started they will have to keep moving. Rev. S. A. Nettles, the pastor of Asbury church, did not fill his ap pointment lust fourth Sunday be cause of the bad weather. The usual services will bo held the fourth Sunday in this month. Everybody is pleased with the semi weekly and I am sure it will bring to you many more subserbers. I think it is a considerable improve ment on the weekly and I dare say there isn’t a single Ledger reader but what will join me in the assertion. Mr. W. Smith’s school, at Asbury, is in a nourishing condition, and we wisii it to remain that way. Mr. Smith hud a spelling match at his school last Friday. Belle Gault and William Humes was the chosers. Belle’s side curried off the honors. Bluk Bird. Gondcyville Oosxip. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Gowdeyville, Mar., G.—A very severe snow storm passed over this section last Monday afternoon, but did not last very long. We under stand that two very ingenious ped dlers were caught in the storm. The weather and roads have been so bad that I think the Sunday schools have about froze up. The sick people of our community are all recovering. The public schools have not all been running this winter. We have two school houses in Gowdeyville. We don't know what the Superinten- tendent of Education is thinking about. He ought to come around and see that all school houses have good teachers, for education is an ad vantage. The semi-weekly is a very newsy paper and we don’t sec why people from all parts of the country don’t fill the paper with weekly news. \v. b. . Earning Man's AYuges. The fact tbut others shirk is a pool reason for neglect to earn one’s wages. The Yoaug People’s Weekly prints the following anecdote about a boy who was an honest worker: One day after a severe storm a large number of men and boys were out on the roads of a country town to shovel out the drifts. Each workman was paid 25 cents an hour, and, as may be sup posed, there was no very strict watch kept upou them, but one little fellow seemed to be working with all his might, and his comrades laughed at him. “Why, Jim, are you after the job of highway surveyor, or do you expect to get more than the rest of ua for putting in so?” “Let’s put him out. He iasbortening our job. ’Twon't last till night, at tbia rate,” laughed another. “lam getting man's pay for the first time in my life, and I mean to earn it,'' said Jim. “I don't suppose the town cares, nor that 1 shall get any more money at night, but I shall feel a big sight better myself.” “You’ve begun right, Jim,” said the surveyor, who was not very strict in behalf of the town perhaps, but had a business of his own, where he appre ciated workmen with a conscience. Animals and Putsouous Plants, From repeated observations in my own garden I know that song thrushes will eat ripe mezercou berries greedily. In tbe winter of 1896 they cleard a small bush containing perhaps 200 ber ries in the conrse,of a week or two, re turning at once when driven away and becoming half stupefied, so that they might apparently have been caught with the hand. Dr. Withering states (“British Plans,” ed. 1812) that six berries of this shrub (Daphne mezerenm) will-kill a wolf. According to the same authority, Ci- outa virosit is a pertain poison to cows, while goats devour it eagerly, and it il not injurious to sheep and horses. As to Atropa belladonna, a case which receiv ed much attention at the time may be found iu the daily papers of some 20 years ago. A family was poisoned by eating rabbit pie, tbe symptoms being those of atropine poisoning, and the hi quiry which followed showed that rab bits do often eat deadly nightshade her- llgl.—Nature. TWO MEN RECEIVE SHOCIl BY LIGHTNING. They Were Putting Up a Wire Fence. ETTA JANE NEWS NOTES. An Incident of Gaint-iT Mll!--A ItcqucHt to TIiiikc Who Intend Contributing; to the Entertainment of the Confederate Yeter- uns at Charleston. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Etta Jane, March, 8.—The C. E. Society held its consecration meeting at Mrs. Amanda Lee’s last Sabbuth evening. The weather for the past few days has been unusually cold and all out door work has been practically sus pended. Farmers can’t get any oats sown it appears, on account of the rains and freezes. Rev. Mr. Samples will preach at Abingdon Creek next Sabbath—12th Inst. Those early risers who noticed the moon and the planet Satuzn so close together this morning saw a sight that does not often occur, and one that will not occur soon again. Many of our people are now cutting their cord wood for next summer and fall. Wc hope our Cherokee county friends will not forget that they are requested to raise some supplies to help entertain the United Confeder ate veterans at Charleston May Kith to 13tb. Hon. Wm. Jefferies will re ceive and forward all contributions from this county, a record of which will be kept und proper acknowledg ment made in the Confederate veteran and The Ledger. March has maintained its reputa tion for wind storms etc., since it came in this year. Many of the surviving veterans who belonged to tho Palmetto Sharp shooters will doubtless remember these incidents as reported by T. R. Lackic of the 10th Michigan regiment of McClella-’s army. “At Game’s mill on the 27th of June, 18G2 our brigade, commanded by Daniel Butterfield, was confronted by R. H. Anderson’s brigade of South Carolinians commanded by Col. Jinkins. It was composed of the Second South Carolina rifles; Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth South Carolina In fantry and Palmetto Sharpshooters. In their charge the Palmetto Sharp- shoots captured the beautiful State banner of the Sixteentli Michigan Infantry, and by permission of Gen eral Lee they presented it to the Governor of their State. This same regiment surrendered to the Sixteenth Michigan at Appomattox. Many of those brave Palmetto boys now living* will remember that when they stacked their armes in front- of the Sixteenth Michigan an officer uske l us what regiment this.(ours) was and when informed that it was the Six teenth Michigan, he turned to his men and said: “Boys do you re member the 27th of June, 18G2?” When answered on the affirmative he said: “This is the regiment that fired on us in the hollow, and we captured their banner.” He slso remarked, quite pleasantly that they (he) hoped to meet us again, as it was not over yet.” Last Saturday evening Jimmie Strain and Ed. Edwards were both considerably shocked by lightning. They were putting up a wire fence while a thunder storm was gathering and the shock came und knocked them loose from the wire. Ed hold to the hammer. They both think that the current of electricity ran the wire between them and struck close by where they were. Neither of them were hurt. Since Monday evening’s storm of wind, snow, hail and rain the tkemom- eter has gone below the freezing point and people are hovering around the fire. Some people want to know the best time in the moon to cut cord wood to keep it from sobbing. We don’t know, but they tell us just after the new moon. We can’t txplain and know no one who can exactly. A farmer took fourteen (14) pieces of chain (containing in tho aggregate 100 links) to a blacksmith and re quested him to weld them into an endless chain, which he agreed to do charging him 5 cents for each link cut and welded. The farmer made his calculation and handed the black smith 70 cents when he finished the job. But on examining tho farmer found that only 10 links bore evi dence of having been cut und welded, yet the whole number of links (100) were in the chain. He went back to the Smith who explained how he did it, which was {erfcctly satisfactory and the Smith handed him buck 20 cents which he had paid too much telling him that he (the farmer) was mathematician enough to know what it would toko. Explain how this was. Its no catch question. _ J. L. s. State Line SmteiuuuU. (Correspondence of The Ledger) State Line, Mar. G—Mr. Jesse Vassey and Miss Maggie Ray were recently married by M. B. Scruggs N. P., at tbe heme of the bride’s father. Farmers are sowing oats this week. There was a very big wind storm in this section last Saturday night. Half of the roof of the Henrietta cot ton mill was blown off and the waste house blown down. Mr. Crowder Price and Miss Sallie Thrift were married lust Sunday by P. Ray N. P. o. C. H. Catarrh Cannot l*«- Cured with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they can not reach the seat of the dlaeuae. Catarrh is a ulood or con-tltut loiiiil disease, und In order to cure it ><<u must take iBternal rem edies. Hall'a Catarrh Cure is taken inter nally, and net* direetiy on the mucous sur- faees. Hull!* Catarrh Cure l.s not u quack medicine. It was prescribed hy one of the Ix-ht itbyklciumi in this country for years, and 1m a ret/ulur prescription. It IscompoHed of the U s! tottlcM know, condoned with the best blond puntlerM. acting directly on the mueoutf surfaces. The perfect combination of tbe two IhgmllcuUt Is what produces such wonderful .exults In curing Catarrh. Send for testimonials, free F. J. CMEN’KY & CO.. Props.. Toledo, O. Sold by druggist, price II VFaqifiy Pill* are tjiu hot. EZELL ETCHINGS. A Ninall Cyclone. Sexerul Marragcs, Candy Pulling. Etc. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Ezell, Mar., G.—A small cyclone passed over this section Saturday night. ‘ 'i'he wind blew at a terrible rate and we thought we would be blowed away but no damage was done other than trees being torn up by the roots. On M. B. Scruggs place ten or fifteen forest pines we-re blown down, but a saw mill will soon be on his place to saw it up. R. A. Scruggs, wiio has been on the sick list for some time, is improv ing slowly. Henry Goode’s baby was buried Saturday. It was about four weeks old. Mr. Jesse Vassey and Miss Maggie Ray were married on the 5th inst., at the bride’s home, M. B. Scruggs officiating. Crowder J’ria and Sullie Thrift were married on the 5th inst., at the home of the bride, P. Ray officiating. There have hetn several wood- choppings and log rollings in this section recently The people of upper Cherokee would be glad to see something in the papers about the park at the Cow- pens battle ground. May the day soon come when a national park will be established on the Cowpens battle ground, with the names of our hero lathers inscribed on its monuments. Oat sowing has begun, hut little has f et been done, for the ground hasn’t been dry enough to plow since Xmas. There was a singing at State Line Sunday, hut few were out on account of the cold weather. Your correspondent expects to be in Gaffney this week on business. We are glad to get the Semi-weekly Ledger. There was a candy breaking at Coleman Cash’s Saturday night and the young people enjoyed themselves, there was also one at Jim Eakers recently. Mr. D. S. Scruggs, of State Line, was in this section Sunday visiting relutive-s and friends. The roads are in a bad condition. It is almost impossible to travel them with a wagon or buggy. -M. n. s. Dr. HuII'm Syrup cureH tin* most st ubborn coughs, colds and lung affec tions. Even incipient consumption has been successfully cured by this marvelous remedy. Sufferers will ob tain relief after a few doses. An old bachelor says a woman’s change of mind is an effect without a cause. There are fewer things in heaven and earth than are dreamed of in a nightmare. A Skin Disease In a Terribly Condition with Scrofula Sores Took Hood’s Sarsaparilla and Is Better than for 10 Years, “I had a skin disease which was very troublesome. I took a great deal of strong medicine which did not do me any good and I was at last obliged to give np. I was in a sort of stupor some of the time. Scrofula sores broke out and I could get nothing to do me any good. My daughter told me of a woman who was afflicted us I was and who found re lief in Hood’s Sarsaparilla. I concluded to try this medicine. At that time 1 was in a terrible condition with sores on my head and body. The first few doses of Hood’s Sarsaparilla seemed to give me relief, and in a short time the sores be gan to heal. My appetite improved and I felt like a new man. I am now in better health than for 10 years.” S. M. Guiku, Winnsbony Fairfield Co., Little Kiver, South Carolina. Remember Hood’s Sarsaparilla Is the best—In fact the One True Blood Purifier. Sold by all druggists. $1; six for £5. Piltc cure 21,1 Llver 11,s I H)UU 5 » Sick Headache. 26c. Stubborn COLDS A stubborn cold is easily taken; it sticks to some people all winter and very often develops into bronchitis or consutr. ptlon. You should cure a cold promptly by taking Dr. Bull’s Cough Syrup. This celebrated remedy is ac knowledged to be most efficient and reliable for all affections of the throat and lungs, L cures a cold at once. BrJiall’s Cough Syrap Promptly cures Stubborn Colas,' Doses are small and pleasant to take. Doctor* recommend it. Price as ceuU. At all druggist*. " ■ j 1 ■ ij < ' . i ► V JCS i CUM ALL YQUff PAIRS WITH Pain-Killer. A Msdicla* Chest In Itsnlf. Simple, Safe and Quick Curs for [CRAMPS, DIARRHOEA, COUGHS, COLDS, RHEUMATISM, NEURALGIA. 28 and BO cent Bottles. BEV/ARE OF IMITATIONS* BUY ONLY THE GENUINE. PERRY DAVIS’ Say Mister, Where are yoo Bound ? I’m going to L. W. McQuin i’s to m il my b«>i*f iruttln. Ho imys a I>Ik u f ir all good fat. cows. IB* aluo buys country P'odutc chickc.rtM, oggn and huiun . I also want to get a good Tounessec ho^ from him before it Is too lato, and .-own* good fat boef, sausage and pork, canned pt achuM. tomato?* and |M*as. 1 want a few mort* ciiew* orttiat gixsl tobacco and Mona* more o( fhosc World's Dost cigars u|t<(Jijgimd U*s, an,), oh my! hoiik* { of thtigc uopd lipplc*! You cunt stop me un til i get there r MTI'houe No. «t>. Royal Absolutely'Dure Absolutely 'Pure Makes the food more delicious and wholesome WOAl OAKINO POWOfB CO.. HE* YORK. Minister at Head of Cotton Mil). [Kpartaoburg ffcralil.] Rev. J. W. Shell returned to Foun tain Inn yesterday, after a short visit to this city. Mr. Shell is not only an able, faithful and consecrated minis ter of the South Carolina Conference, but enjoys the singular and important position of being at the head of a cot ton mill. By approval of the bishop and the board of presiding elders of the State, he is permitted to fill the position of president of the Fountain Inn Cotton Mill. Rev. Mr.Shell talks interestingly of the matter, und says that he does not allow the mill work to interfere with his pastoral duties; and that both charges are worked to mutual advan tage. A healthy moral atmosphere sur rounds the mill at Fountain Inn and the community about, and a good work is being accomplished by Mr. Shell. Flushed Cheeks. Throbbing Tem ples, Nausea, Lassitude, Lost Appe tite,Sallow Complexion, Pimples, Blotches, are warnings. Take Dr. M. A; Simmons Liver Medicine. A I'U-a for tli«* Onion. Onions are almost tbe best nervinl known. They are most useful in ; in cases of nervous prostration, and will greatly assist in toning up the i system. They are uselul in all cases | of coughs, colds, influenza and scurvy, : and kindred complaints. Eaten every I other day, they soon have a whitening and clearing effect on the complexion, l —Omega. H UMORS, l»oils, pimples and all eruptions are due to impure blood, and by purifying the blood with Hood's Sarsaparilla they are CURED* WALLACE & OTTS, - LAWYERS. - office over, Bridges & Benson’s Store. Practice in all courts State and Federal. -+J. C. JEFFERIES4- OAFFNEY, S.C. Attorney and Counsellor at Law. Practice* i All the Courts. Collections a Specialty. •VI Atl ■##* ■ # Mil flic Period. Because it is the most pronounced money saving of Groceries and Con fectioneries that has ever been brought to your notice from a company who was hard up, or preferred cash to make up stock, but no mailer, he made the prices far below my fondest hopes and they pome to you with the samu unusual low prices. Remember me when you begin to replenish your closet with eatables for I am headquarters for everything to eat. My stock is not complete yet by any means for I expect to have one of the most attractive stores, not only in your midst, but in the South. TAP^Seeurc my prices before buying elsewhere. JULIAN W. LIPSCOMB, The King of Low Prices. The Gsley City Land and Improvement Company «*rs for sale Buildhifr Lots in this flourishing town. Gaffnoy City; Also Farms nea and in reach of the Schools of Limestone Spriiqrs and of this place, in lots of fror (i 1(1(1 fill 1 I tri« • A m 11 i> I I •ii./K 4 < . .C.. Offei l>y tlllfl ... - - w » -|^i iii^o »*»»x» kji turn III IWLA N)1 1 rUIi iU) to 100 acres on liberal time rates; also Agricultural Lands to rent lor Farm pur poses. For full particulars apply to J. S3;YI*I*A/r A l\ Agrent. N. B.—All tresspassing on landsof this company, cutting and removing timber, fishingo hunting, are forbidden under penalty of law. .THE PRUDENTIAL Insurance * Company * of* America. Home Office, Newark, N. J. John F, Dryden, President. James O. 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