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F. O. S»tAcr. Presldout. J. G. Waudt-aw, Vice President ( THE KATIOHAL BANK OF GAFFNEY. Capital $50,000.00. Will bur county claims, receive deposit mid make lllwrnl loans on approved paper I>. O. Koss. Cashier. SEMI-WEEKLY—PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FBIDAY. WE GUARANTEE The Reliability of Every Advei- tiser Who Uses the Col umns of This Paper. A Newspaper in all that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People of Cherokee County. ESTABLISHED FEB. 16, 1894 GAFFNEY CITY, S. C., FRIDAY, APRIL “8, 1899 *1.00 A YEAR. EFFORT TO KEEP OUT NEGRO DELEGATES Race Problem Confronts the Sundayschool Folk. BLACKS FOR COMMITTEES Attempt of Georgia and South Caro lina Cat kies to Have Their Color Rrcogu'Zed and Given Seats on the Floor Causes a Disturbance. Atlanta, April 27.—The race ques tion was a disturbing feature ©f this morning’s session of the International Sundayschool convention. It made its appearance in two ways—tho endeavor of Georgia and South Carolina negroes to place negroes on the committee on nominations with the whites and by reason of the fact that the convention, in permitting negro delegates to be seated with the whites, are violating not only a city ordinance, but a state law, which requires that tho white and blacks be separated in all public gaih- enugs. The police called the atteutiou of Col onel Asa G. Candler, chairman of the entertainment committee, to the matter, but after a discussion it was decided to let the delegates sit as they Wished. The trouble came up during the se lection of delegates to form the com mittee on nominations. When Georgia was reached on the rollcall a negro del egate nominated E. H. Carter, a negro of Atlanta, as Georgia’s member on the committee. This was objected to by Hou. John M. Green of Atlanta, second vice president of the association, who informed the convention that Georgia’s choice was W. S. Witham. A negro from South Carolina then placed in nomination a negro from his state. Considerable confusion and ex citement ensued. There were motions and counter motions in an attempt to settle the matter and after a heated de bate, both whites and blacks were elected to the nominating committee. This matter was hardly adjusted be fore the news that tho police were at tempting to separate whites and blacks was spread. This brought out a flood of oratory on the question from both whito and black delegates. The presid- t g officer, Mr. Green, said that the alter of seating delegates was mad© plain to northern delegates when the Souveutiou was spoken of for Atlanta and It was then perfectly satisfactory to them. A conference was called between the uolice and Colonel Candler, in charge of Che entertainment committee, and it was finally decided to let tho delegates sit as they wished. The balance of tho morning session was given over to the reports of officers. The convention mot here last night in the Grand Opera House with dele gates present from all ovor America and Europe. The first session was given over to addresses of welcome and re sponses. Tho lessons committee, whioh has been in session since yesterday, has de cided upon its report. The schedule of Sundayschool lessons for 1902 has been arranged and it will be sent to England at once for the approval of the “corres ponding committee.” It will then be returned to the United States for ap proval and dissemination. "The convention will continue In ses sion until Sunday. OPPONENT FOR A TRUST. Southern Car and Foundry Company to Do Business In Gadsden. Gadsden, Ala., April 27.—The South ern Oar and Foundry company, capital ized at 12,000,000, is the name of a now company which will do business in Gadsden. The Elliot Cur company of Gadsden, Ala., the Memphis Car com pany, at Memphis, Tt-nn., and the Le noir City carworks, at Lenoir City, Tenn., have formed a combination which will control every carworks p aut in the south, except cue at Anniston, and they will light tho trust. Captain J. M. Ellior, Jr., of Gadsden has been elected president of the new organization and R. C. Roberts, of Lenoir City is vice president. The daily capacity of the new combination will be 40 freight and coal cars, and they start with 9uough orders ahead to run over a year. It is tho intention of the company to prepare for the building of fine passen ger coaches. The enterprise is backed b 7 eastern and southern capitalists. Gadsden will be the headquarters. AnKMidnimts Will Be Tested. Montgomery, Ala., April 27.—A firm of prominent lawyers here is preparing the papers in a suit by which it is pro posed to be shown that the amendments to the general revenue law of the state, which were passed by the last session of the general assembly, are void as to their provisions for the reason that they were irregularly passed. The gentle- meu of the firm decline to say prior to the filing of the suit in what particular they claim irregularity in the passage of the act, but they insist that thoy will be able to defeat the enforcement of the amendments. Mostly Goes to Singapore. ruin Gil am, Ala., April 27.—Dr. R. A. Mvsely, consul general to Singapore, appointed by President McKinley two years ago to succeed E. Spencer Pratt, has left bore for his station, going to San Francisco, whence he will sail for Hong-Koug, and then to Singapore, about May 9. Dr. Mosely has been a leading Republican of Alabama for years. Ho was opposed to McKinley before the St. Louis convention, bnt re tained enough influence to get the ap pointment. For years he was chairman of the state Republican committee. Clerk Slain; Store Burned. Ralki/iji, April 27.—An urgent tele gram asks that bloodbouuds here be seut (o Wilson immediately, where Thomas Turuage of Pitt county, dis covered his store to be on fire. Turn- age weut there and looked for his clerk, who was his nephew, George Turuage. He could not at first find him, but pres ently stumbled on his body lying on the floor with his throat cat and cold iu death. The store was totally destroyed. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. I’eople You Know anil People You Don’t Know. H. L. Lipscomb, one of Cherokee’s hard working young tanners, paid The Ledger a visit Wednesday. Robert Wilkins, an enterprising business man of Cowpens, spent the forenoon in Ga^Tne} , yesterday. Mrs. H. P. Griffith, who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Dr James II. Downey, and Mrs. Victor Mont gomery, of Trough Shoals and Spar tanburg, returned to the city Wed nesday. Junies Sparks, of Home, a thrifty Cherokee farmer, was shaking hands with his friends in the city yesterday. A. W. McSwain, an enterprising business man of Boiling Springs, N. C., spent some time in the city Wednesday. J. M. Lamb and Peyton A. Price, two of the Battle Ground boys, were in the city Monday. Kin Davis, of Henrietta, N. C., was among his friends in the city Wednesday. Mrs. Sumter Littlejohn returned to the city Tuesday from a visit to relatives in Spartanburg. Wm. Worthy, of Gritidal, was in the city Wednesday. W. H. Mercer, a prominent citizen of Blacksburg, was iu the city yester day on business. J. C. Jefferies, Esq., attended tho session, of the United States Court in Greenville Wednesday. Mrs. W. C. Carpenter is visiting relatives in Spartanburg and taking in tho Musical festival. K Joe Price, of Ezell, was in the city Wednesday. T. J. Estes, of Etta Jane, a mem ber of the|Excutive Committee of the Cowpens Memorial Association, spent Monday night in the city with friends. Mr. Estes is moving for the 27th of May and predicts a great suc cess. Dr. J. F. Garrett left this morning for Grover, where he goes on profes sional business. Prof. H. P. Griffith leaves to-day for an extensive trip to several cities in Virginia. W. H. Ross attended the big picnic in Shelby Thursday, which was given to Shelby’s returned soldiers. Orderly Gold, one of Blacksburg’s most enterprising and worthy young men, paid The Ledger a visit this morning. D. It. Bird, a prominent business man of Blacksburg, was among his many friends in the city yesterday. J. J. Brown, of Gowdyville, was in the city Wednesday. Judged. E. Webster was in Spar tanburg Tuesday on professional bus iness. John E. Hames, a prominent planter of Gowdysville, made a bus iness trip to the city Wednesday. James B. Richardson, who has been buying cotton in Florence the past season, is homo again, much to the delight of his many friends here. W. L. J. McAbee, of Grindall, was in the city Wednesday. Col. T. B. Butler and Hon. J. C. Otts went to Greenville Tuesday to look after their clients interests in cases in the United States Court. Perry Hill, a prominent farmer, was in the city Wednesday, but hardly had time to stop. He said he must get back home and ‘ get-at-it.” Governor Elerbe went to Summer ville Tuesday to recuperate. The Governor was very weak when he left Columbia. Isaac Phillips paid The Ledger a visit Wednesday. W. E. McGee, of Greevillc, Assis tant Passenger Agent of the Southern, spent yesterday in the cily in the interest of his road. Mr. McGee is a courteous young man who would im press himself favorable in any com munity. Uncle Joe Huskey,one of Cherokee's honored old veterans and citizens, paid The Ledger a visit Wednesday. Mr. G. H. Mills, of Rulherfordton, N. C., is the guest of his sister, Mrs. Mary Scuggs. Mr. Mills was born in Gaffney and is the oldest original Gaffneyite living, except Squire Gaff ney. Col. Humphries, of Grassy Pond, was in to see The Ledger Wednesday He reports iarin work going on with a rush; some people are done plant ing cotton and the others are getting there fast. Miss Pauline and Lula Petit, of Ravenna, two of Cherokee’s most worthy young ladies, were in the cily yesterday. James A. Pearson (Crack) was in the city Wednesday. Miss Addie Brown, of Ravenna, was in the city yesterday. T. J. Hames, of Ashury, paid The Ledger a visit Wednesday. Mr. Hames is a progressive farmer and re ports the wheat as growing fast with a fine outloook for a good crop. Dr. W. J. Douglas, of Asbury, was in the city yesterday. A. C. Price, of Maud, paid The Ledger a visit Wednesday. Philip Ray, of State Line, was in the city a short time yesterday. J:wnes W. Wilson, of State Line, was in tho city Wednesday. R O. Darwin, of Smyrna, was in the city yesterday. Mr. Darwin is one of Tho ledger’s York county friends. Hon. Wm. Jefferies was in the city Wednesday. Mr. W. C. Whitesides, ol Smyrna, was iu the city yesterday among his friends. J. D. Goudrlock went to Salisbury, N, C., on business Wednesday. Jake Carpenter Camp will meet to morrow at 2. P. M. Indigestion Is tlu* dirootounaeof (ttsoasw tliul kill tl.ounamisol pt-oph- iiiinually. snip lliu Innildi- lit ilie outset ivltli u llttli I’uick- i.v Asn Hittkiis; it •trengtlu’iiK tho stouiui-h and aids iltjft-slluu. Sold hy I'ln-i-okou brut,' Co. MilS, GEORGE'S FATE IN Tilt JOSH'S HANDS Charge of Judge Taylor and Arguments Finished. FARMER’S FRIEND. Ho Nevor Gave u Lion.—Tolls How Ho Clot StiirtciL (Corrorpondence of TUo Ledger.) Lancaster, S. C., April 2o.—Every body knows that wo tiro having nice weather and every farmer that is any account, is making good use of it— yet we see quite a lot of them loaf FLAY/ PICKER TALKS ABOUT THE KERNEL, He Thinks of Comparing Him to Several Things. ACQUITTAL SEEMS LIKELY Jtidgn lii HI* Chargo Tolls tho Jurors If One of Them Has a Doubt of Mrs. George’# Guilt, Ho FhO'ild Vole to Ac-quit tIn* Woman. Canton, O., April 27.—What may lie tho last day of the trial of Mrs. George for tho murder of George D. Saxton be gan with a resumption by Prosecuting Attorney Pomereue of his closing argu ment for the prosecution. He coutinued a review of the testimony, first paying attention to the time of various inci dents and the alibi attempted on behalf of the accused. He said no man is all bad aud that many have reason to remember George D. Saxton for his good qualities, for hia charity and for his bounty. There is no word in the record to show it, he said, aud uo one can say that George D. Saxton had ever insulted a virtuous aud upright woman. Mr. Pomereue concluded his review of the case and submitted his case to the jury at 11:12. The judge immediately began his charge to the jury. Tho delivery of Judge Taylor’s charge to the jury occupied 515 minutes aud was completed at 11:50. The jury was im mediately retired to tho jury room and cannot again bo separated until a ver dict is reached or the court is convinced that an agreement cannot be reached. In Ohio the jurors are allowed to go to their homes and be separated during all the stages of the case up to the delivery of the charge. Tho judge in ins charge said if one of tho jurors had a doubt as to Mrs. George’s guilt, that juror should vote to acquit her. NO WORD FROM SPAIN YET. Cillohils Sui prise,1 nt Ht-i* Failure to Apply For Indemnity. Washington, April 27.—Tho officials of the French embassy are surprised that uo word has come from Madrid re- gr.rdiug the disposition of tho $20,000,- ObO Indemnity which this government will pay to Spain iu accordance with the terms of the Paris treaty. M. Cambou, immediately after tho exchange of the ratifications on April 11, notified Iho Spanish government that the indemnity was awaiting its pleasure and would to paid whenever and by whatever method the Spanish premier desired. Not a word Las been received iu reply to this message. The French ambassador expects daily to re ceive instructions, but he is quite at a loss to understand this delay. Neither has the French embassy been informed when to expect the new Span ish minister, the Duke of Arco. Tho information iu regard to his appoint ment came from the French ambassador at Madrid, but no further news has reached hero. DODGE ORDERED TO CUBA. Am rioan Paymaster Carries Money For Troops on the Island. Washington, April 27.—Major Fran cis S. Dodge, paymaster, has been or dered to proceed from New York to Ha vana, Cuba, with the necessary funds for the payment of tho troops in the di vision of Cuba. The general command ing will furnish a suitable escort for the funds. On arriving at Havana Major Dodge will turn over the funds to the chief paymaster, division of Cuba, and will then report to the commanding general of that division to relieve Major George R. Smith, paymaster, of his duties in charge of the payment of the $3,000,009 to the Cuban army. On completion of this duty Major Dodge will return to this cify and report in person to the paymaster general of the army for duty in his office. Major George W. Moses, assistant paymaster, U. S. V., has been relieved from further duty iu this city aud will accompany Major Dodge to Cuba and assist in paying the Cuban army. REBUKE FOR EXTREMISTS. Spanish Edition of u Paper In Huvaua on the Cuban Outlook. Havana, April 27.—La Lucha, in its Spanish edition today, has a timely re buke for those nativo extremists who arc now painting the situation iu unre lieved black. No other people, it says, have buffered a transformation so abso lute and complete as have the Cubans, with fewer disagreeable disagreements and disorders. A country which, parting from the capitals aud productive centers, has si^iK^ngust last been left practically to itseif, without any other protection than that its inhabitants could impro vise, has given great proof that modera tion since the isolated disorders which have occurred are nothing compared to what has happened iu other countries under aualagous circumstances. Tho future of Cuba, La Lucha con cludes, far from being insecure and uncertain, appears both hopeful aud flattering. Tornado Sweep* Over low.i. ON AW a, la , April 27.—A tornado passed over this section about IU o’clock last night. The house of George Fer- rlu. 8 miles from Ute, was totally de molished and the contents scattered. A lO year-olil boy was instantly killed and Mr. and Mrs. Ferrin and five daughters are not expected to live. A good deal of damage was done to other property, but it is not known whether any more lives were lost or not. No Crime to Wine Guests. Lafokte, lud., April 27.—William B. Austin, a wealthly lawyer aud promi nent iu state politics, kept open ktmso Jan. 1, and served champagne to hun dreds of callers at his home. He was indicted by the grand jury and heavily fined for dispensing liquor on a holiday. Touay the supreme court reversed the judgment. ing around town every Saturday. There is a class of farmers in this country that will have to be perished almost before they will learn any sense, and the sooner the better for those Kind. I am sorry to say there has been more guano sold at this place this year than has been for quite a number of years and any sen sible niau will know what that means —poor, foolish man! Why don’t you plant more corn and some pro duce and less cotton. Some fool will say I have t<> plant cotton or I can’t gel a lien, i guossjlhore arc some of you farmers that recollect tho first year after tho Confederate war. We had no lien then and your corres pondent bought every bushel of corn he used and every pound of meat and be paid one dollar and fifty cents per bushel for his corn and eighteen cents per pound for his meat, and he di i not get it on a lien either—but he got it on his muscle, lie took his axe and went to the woods and cut wood at thirty-three and one third cents per cord and paid for his rations. That is the kind of a lien I gave, and to-day you can buy corn at fifty cents per bushel and meat at six cents per pound and you can get forty cents per cord foi cutting wood and yet there are two- thirds of the farmers who will say I ’‘haf” to plant cotton. Just such farmers as that will “haf” to be per ished out^before they quit it too, which will not be a great while if they continue raising cotton. I am proud to see that Gaffney and its surroundings tiro making such preparations for the Cowpens cele bration. I do hope it will be a grand thing and that everybody will enjoy it but I fear the Charleston re-union is going to be a failure. I mean a failure in the way of the old veterans having a good time. I fear it will not be said of Charleston that was said of Atlanta and of Richmond. Our town was shocked a few days since by the sudden death of Mr. P. M. Plylor who was found dead in his water claused. He died of heart trouble. He was 76 years oM. Wo are sorry to say that Mrs. I. W. Moore has been confined to her room for eight or ten days from fe male trouble. The general health of our com munity is good. Farmers Friend. Oar Soltli'lr Hoys I mv we give soma of tho names of utierokce’s soldier hoys of the Second S. C. Volunteer Infantry, who have just returned from Cuba and been honorably discharged from the army: W. M. Grubb, Co. K., Alonzo Brown, Co. K., 4th Serg. James Cobb, Co. B., Son Cobb,Co., B. , John Tate, Co. B., Sam Mabry, Co. B., ‘Id Serg., W. T. Wood, Co. B., A. M. Deal, Co. B., 1st Serg., Robt. Ray, Co. B., Artificer., W.It. Sprouse. Co. B., Z. T. Bracket, Co. K., C. C. Mabry, Co. K„ A. L. 11 am melt, Co. C. , Earnest Ellis, Co. K. The Ledger hopes those whose names do not appear above will re port to ns so that we can place them on the roll of honor. I.ovi-rs of Music. Among the music lovers of Gaffney who attended the May Musical fes- val in Spartanburg Wednesday night, were: Mrs. it. S Lipscomb, Miss Ida Wood, Mrs. Yirgie Cope land, Miss Fannie Wardluw,Miss Min nie Carroll, Miss Rosa Gaffney, Mrs. J. (’. Lipscomb, Col. J. G. Wardlaw and Mr. McCarty. They are appreci ative people and with one accord, ex press themselves as delighted with the performances. Wes&A Sboitli! KA9V it Many fcomen sailer untold agony and misery because the nature of their dlseftse is not) correctly under* stood. They have beta led to believe that womb trouble or female weak* ness of eome sort Is reepontible for the maev liie that beset womapklnd. Neuralgia, nervouenets, headache, puffy or dark cirolee under the eyes. rheumaUem, a dragging pain or dull ache in the back, weakneie or v gear ing-down sensation, profuse or scanty supply of urine with strong odor, frequent desire to pan 1$ with scald* ing or burning sensation, sediment in it after etandlng m bottle or com* mon glass for twenty-four hour*, are signs of kidney and madder trouble. )Che above symptom* are often at tributed by the patient herself or by her physician to female weakness or womb trouble. Henoi, So many fail to obtain relief, because they ar$ treating,, not the dhwue Itself, but a reflection of the primary cause, which da kidney trouble, < In fact, women as weJUs men are made miserable with kidney and bladder trouble and both need tho same remedy. )Dr. Kilmer's* Swamp-Root Is the great discovery of the eminent kid ney and bladder specialist, and le easy to get at any drag store for fifty oente or one dollar. To prove its wonderfnl merits you may have a sample bottle and book telling all about it, both sent abso lutely free by mail. Kindly mention The Ledge.* acd send your address to Dr. Kilmer & Co. Binghamton, N. Y. . DECIDES NOT TO DO IT. Hi; TTitnlcs It Uncharitable to Talk About HU Neighbor* amt Compare them to Animals.—The Subject Causes Him to Loose Sleep. Gentle friends an’ feller citizens: Hit is my duty an’ pleasurement to come before you onct more to speak forth great gobs of truth, as it were, with my own natcral born mouth an’ go on down to tell you a few things onct in a while, an' one of em is, how the—er—how do you raley reckon the Kernel managed to git his back so high up last week at tho naked dyin’ truth, which, you understand, I seed cause to put in print. 1 have layed an’ studied forth in the lonesome hours of tho dark about this muss what mo an' tho Kernel has got stirred up, an’ how it all come about, an who was to blame, an’ so forth an’ so on. Well, whilst the thoughts would roll through my mind I tried to picter hit off this way : Sorter like—well, you’ve bin goin’ along before now an' saw one of these old adders—the closer you would git, the madder ho would git. and tho madder bo would git the more he would swell up an’spread out till, bless your soul, he would appear plu- perfectly redlculous before you an’ him could settle the difficulty be tween yourselves satisfactorily. Well this conclusionment, I thought, meby mought a bin a good compari- sonment for some people what’s gifted at swellin’ up at trifles but hit wouldn't suit the Kernel, because he weren’t no pizen viper snake to speak of ef he did swell up at what I said in regards to the chicken roosters an’ the wranglin' an’ janglin’. Well, about tho time I would git the idy of comparin’ tho Kernel with a blasted pizen snake out of my head another idy would stike it, namely, to-wit: Most everybody in this whole round created world what’s bin any where atall an’ seed anything worth sjaakin’ of, you understand, has had occasions onct in a time to pass pritty dost to a wast’s nest—the el ister you would git to hit tho mad der the wasts would git an' the higher they would stick up their wings; an’ the higher they would stick up their drotted wings an’ the madder they would git, the worse they would st—er—smell, ontel tho whole air would actially smell blue— an’ look brown, too, ef you weut any closter or tarried long in tho same old track. But this comparisonment of the Kernel an’ his ventment in the pa pers didn’t suit me any to speak of, even ef he did make the air furious an' hot for me for a while, so I would put that idy off an’ turn over an’ try to go to sleep, but, by gatiins, when I turned me over on my other side another comparisonment struck me what was more rediculous than all the rest, but all no more nor no less than naturally nat’ral, you under stand. This idy was namely, to-wit: Everybody what's knee high to a duck as it were, an’ especially them what lives in the country, has malic iously an’ with aforethought had occasions in time passed by an’ gone to pass pritty dost by a little male yearlin’ calf, (now, mind you, I ain't a comparin' the Kernel with all these things, but I jist thought, of em whilst I was a tryin’ to study up somethin’ what he actially did put me in mind of, you understand), when you waa a good piece off as yet he would begin to bow down his head, when a little closter he would begin to bow up in the back, an’ by gatiins when you would git dost onto him ho would bo slobberin’, foamin’, white’s of his eyes a shinin’, with his “back up” in a terrible re diculous shape, and the only way he could give vent to his feelin’s was, “B-u-a-a-h!” After so long a time I managed to go to sleep an’ when the mornin’ come an’ I awoke, the beautiful spring sun was a shinin’, sweet birds were a singin' in their own happy way, “Gen. Dick Anderson,” (which you understand is the prittiest an’ best gladiators of the game cock kind in Cherokee county), had alighted from his perch an’ was a crowin’ forth his fearless an’ darin’ remarks in his usual short, keen, shrill voice, whilst everything had put on a fresh, green appearance an’ was the livin’ picter of life itself, an’ I thought to myself that life was too sweet in this ole world yet a while to be a comparin’ of my feller citizens an' countrymen to the likes of snakes, vipers, wasts, bull yearlin’s, an’ of the like, an’ jist made hit up in my mind that ef anybody got their “back up” or “swelled” at anything I said fer their good they could do it, but that I weren’t goin’ to pay no attention to it so long as my name is Flaw Piokkb. Tin.- !!f*t In tho Worlil, Wo bolivo Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy in the best in tho world. A few weeks ago we suffered severe.cold and a trublesome cough, and having road advertisements iu our own and other papers we purchased a bottie tosce if it would effect us. It is the best medicine out for colds and coughs.—The Herald, Anderaonvllle, Ind. For sale by Cherokee Prug Company. SCHOOL BOY AND PRUELLA. The Former Get* on to tho Latter With Koth Feet. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Holly Grove, Apr. 25.—Mr. Pruella, dear teacher, I received and read your epistle in the last week’s Ledger. I will answer it after some delay. I am glad to hoar that you are well and doing well. First we want to take a look at yours of the 4th Inst. I will admit that I am very ignorant, but I am only a boy and I have not had the chance some boys have had to get an education ; ami just because you thought I made a little mistake you either wanted to chastise me severely or expel me from school. I will quote the words that has got ten me into this little affair “Pruella envited me to bo in the race in answering his questions but I see J. L. S. is equal to the demands” and I still think he is for he has proved that his answers are as apt to bo cor rect as yours. School Boy is glad to inform you that he has already heard that story about tho fox and the grapes, and he is also glad to inform you that it is not that way with him. I think you are a very good teacher but I think you did wrong when you got disheartened about me when you thought I made a little mistake, for I am sure I did not play truant. It is true I could not have answered all of those questions but if I could I am sure there were but few of them that would bo of anv benefit to me. You properly put your self in tho place of,a wise man and me in the place of a fool, but you ought not to let the surrounding community know that I am so hard beaded. Why they will think there is no outcome in me at all. Have patience with me and I will assure you that I will do my best. Pa hasn’t bought many books yet but perhaps I could borrow some a b c books from you. I think it would be very kind iu you to lend me a few. Now as to your last ques tions. They are sensible enough, but I will not attempt to answer all of them as you are very hard to please. Now for the 3d. There is some dif ference in opinion about who dis covered America but we think that all will agree that “Pruella” was the man who first discovered that School Boy didn’t have any sense. I am somewhat like the man that the dog ran. The dog had a ball and chain around Its neck and when it jumped the fence the ball and chain were on one side and the dog was fastened on the other and the man turned around and blurted out, “Who commenced this thing anyhow?” My feet are some what tougher than at first. I think I could run through a thorn thicket all right now. As to sweetening those sour grapes I beg leave to say that I prefer them sour as two many sweet things are not good for a school boy’s health when he has to study so awful, tremendous hard. I thought you were aware of tho fact that a dime novel publication did not have anything in it that is worth tho last questions you gave. I might ns well be looking in a dead poplar stump for a gold mine. As to the ten cent compendium of know ledge, I haven’t any on hand just now and don’t wish for any, but if I did have I expect I could give you several for I have no doubt but you need them. By the way, where is my schoolmate “Blue Bird?” Why I wouldn’t have thought ycu would have stopped school so soon. Just come right on and perhaps we can coax “Pruella” to start us in books accor ding to our mental capabilities (as “Pruella” calls it). It seems that almost all |of the scholars have stop ped since ,, Pruella”took charge. Lets don’t let such a trifle as that bother us. It is true that he is rash and impatient with us but wo needn’t think we can’t succeed. If he punishes any of us unjustly we can complain to the trustees and if they don't get things straight we can stop short off. It is awful hard for me to tell which is the principal of the school “Pruella” or “J. L. 8.” From all appearances either one of them thinks they are able to stand the examination. Start your scholars in right and lets don’t let the superin- tendant of education come around to our school and find only one or two children under your masterly charge. School mates, Jjask you,again to come right on and make the fur fly out of our books or please our teacher better in the future than wo have in the past. Perhaps we can give an enter tainment the last day of our school. “Pruella” get us straight, keep good order and open school every morning with prayer, and success will crown your efforts. School Boy. BLOOD CURE SENT FREE. 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DISCOVERED IN THE ROAD One of a Number Who Recently Made Ii.llununatory Talks Against White People of the Neighborhood, Charg ing Them With Outlawry. Leesburg, Ga., April 27.—The body of Mitchell Daniel, a negro, was found in the road near horo today riddled with ballots. The man who came in to no tify the coroner says he does not know the dead man, bat heard the shooting about 3 o’clock this morning. Daniel and other negroes have recently made inflammatory talks against a family named Laramore and others, charging them with complicity in a lynching near here some time ago. Three negroes about a week ago tried to force an entrance into the room occu pied by Mrs. ‘William Laramore. Her screams brought help and the parties ran, but dogs trailed them home. Dan iel was supposed to be implicated in this affair. Following this outrage the Laramore house was fired into a few days ago. SHERIDAN SHOOK NO MORE. Famous New Yorker Passes Away at the Age of Seventy-Seven. New York, April 27.—Sheridan Shook died today at Red Hook, N. Y. He wa« 77 years old. For many years he wat proprietor of the Union Square theater and of the Morton House. Mr. Shook came to this city when 14 years old from Redbauk, N. J., where he was born and was employed in a but ter and cheese store, which he became the proprietor of ten years later. In 1891 he bnilt the Union square theater, which he and A. M. Palmer managed jointly for ten years. Mr. Shook was also interested In the brewing business and, with John R. Nugent, owned the Morton Honse. Me Shook was a sealons Republican from the date of the formation of that party until his retirement from active life. Be was a member of live national m- I nbliean convention that nominate^ ohu 0. Fremont for tbs presidency to 1838 and was one of the earliest sup porters iu the east of Abraham Lto- ooln’s presidential ambition. As a result Mr. Linco’n appointed Mr. Shook to be internal revenue col lector for the Thirty-second district, which place he retained until removed by President Grant, in 1869. He was associated closely in politics with Thurlow Reed and “Tom” Mur phy. The former Mrs. Shook is the present wife of A. M. Palmer. HUNDRED SURVIVORS MEET. Disaster ou the Mississippi Recalled by a Gathering In Cleveland. Cleveland, April 27.— Nearly 100 survivors of the Snltana disaster gath ered here in annual convention today, the occasion being the thirty-fifth anni versary of the event. The session was largely devoted to addresses and reports of officers. Each year shows a marked decrease in the membership from death and the past year has been no exception in this respect. The Snltana was a Mississippi river boat. 0u April 27, 1804, she was work ing her way up the river when a terri ble explosion occurred. In the ensuing half hoar hundreds of lives were lost. The disaster was considered one of the most appalling of the civl war. The Sultana was loaded down with soldiers. OVATION FOR WAR HEROES. General Wheeler and Admiral Sohley Greeted at Pittsburg. Pittsburg, April 27.—Admiral W. 8. Schley aud General Joseph Wheeler, who are to speak at the Grant banquet of the Americas club tonight, arrived on a special Baltimore and Ohio train from Washington at 6:35 this morning and despite the early hour the distin guished guests were greeted at the sta tion by a crowd of several hundred people. After breakfast the party, which had been augmented by the arrival of Col onel A. K. McClure of Philadelphia and General W. J. Holing* of Oil City, vis ited the armorplate plant at Homestead and the Firth-Sterling Projectile com pany's works at Dernier, Pa. In the afternoon a public reception was held at the Americns clubhouse. Laborers Meet In Atlanta. Atlanta, April 27.—A labor conven tion, the object of which is to form a state federation, was called to order hero this morning. Delegates from all the principal cities of Georgia are pres ent. Addresses of weloome and re sponses and organization consumed the first day. Tonight at 8 o’clock a grand massmeeting was held In the superior courtroom. Speeches were made by J. P. Donnelly of the International Typo graphical union, James F. McHugh of the Journeymen Stonecutters’ associa tion, John McNeil of the Brotherhood of Boilermakers and Iron Shipbuilders, Clark Howell and others. Fourth Virginia Goes Out. Savannah, April 9f. —Fonrth Vit- giuia regiment was mustered out morning. Tho men loft op specials this afternoon over tho Florida Central and Peninsular and Central. Colonel Tay lor made a nice talk to hia men. The Norfolk companies received free trans portation, the people of that city pay ing for same. Chicago to Rend Recruits. Chicago, April 27. — Tho Tribune ■ays: “Tho war department expects Chicago to supply 5.000 recruits before Jauuary 1, 1900, for aervioe in Cnba and Manila. About 50 men a day are ex amined at the recruiting station, SS West Madison, and uditional stations are to be opened soon.”