Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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4- I 1110 I^l0I>O 10 K. Hi.oo per Year. VirRUrtMKIJ TUKSHAY AND muday BY Ei). II. DkCamp. Thk JjKdukk is not responsible for tbe views of correspondents. Correspondents who do not contri bute regular news letters must fur nish their nan.e, not for publication, but for identification. Write short letters and to the point to insure publication; also endeavor to get them to the ofTieo by Monday and Thursday mornings. All correspondence should be ad dressed to Ed. H. DeOamp, Manager. Obituaries will be published at five cents a line. Cards of thanks will be published at one cent a word. Heading notices will be published at ten cents a lino each insertion. NOTKS AND COMMKNTS. It is now believed that ihe man Benedict who so mysteriously disap peared from (Jreenviile, and whose ease has created such widespread sympathetic interest, has not been murdered, but is insane, and with that peculiar shrewdness often char acteristic of insanity has thus far eluded all observation and inquiry. His brothers,•who have searched dili gently for him, have adopted this theory from several slight clues which they have been able to dis- covi r. ♦ -♦ ♦ ♦ In many parts of the country good rains have fallen, but Cherokee cunty is excessively dry and hot. Spring oats will not make the seed, ar.d gardens and truck patches are burning up. Wheat is generally sorry, and, altogether, the crop prospects at this time are not encouraging. Corn and cotton, however, can stand it for weeks jet, and wonderful changes can take place in a few dajs. Our long summers and the adapta- ion of our soil and climate to a great variety of productions gives the farm er:! of the South miui) advantages over the farmers of higher latitudes, where they are limited to one or two crops adapted to short seasons. W. it. Crawford, the State con stable who killed Mrs. Stuart in her own house in Columbia, <s now on trial before the court in Camden, his lawyers having obtained a change of venue on the ground that a fair trial couid not be obtained for him in Co lumbia. The prosecution by the State is represented as being notable only for its weakness while the court house is crowded with Craw ford’s witnesses, and his lawyers are vigorous and defiant. So, after the farce, misnamed a trial, is conciuded, the State will virtually put the seal of its approval on the deed and Crawford will be turned loose with his pistol to pose again as a hero. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Just now the whole country is burdened with school commence ments. They are becoming truly a weariness to the flesh and a heavy draft on time, money and patience. The spirit of education is running high and the competition among schools is sharper, perhaps, than in any other lino of business. Each school strains to make a greater dis play than all others, and dumps its conscienceless and almost endless programs on a long suffering public. These commencements ought to bt shortened and lightened, if not alto gether abolished, and the school that w’ill take the lead in bringing about a sweeping reform will merit tbe plaudit of “well done” from a grate ful country. ♦ ♦ ♦ Ti e old Confederate soldiers are getting their scanty pensions during this hot dry weather. The smallest amount paid is the largest $72.00—this latter sum only to those totally disabled and without an in come. These amounts, small as they are, will help many a maimed old hero to pull through the summer, and will refresh his true and brave old heart like the dews and the rains re fresh uidl vivify the parched eurtli. It is a burning shame that our .State spends hundreds of thousands un- ually for tiic luxury of so called higher education and doles out with a grudging hand these miserable pit tances to the men who once defended her with a courage and devetion uiuqualcd in the annuls of time. The baptists of the South are con siderably stirred up over the affairs of their Theological Seminary at Eouisviile, Ky. They have been agi tated for a year or two over the “Whitsitt matter,” as it was called, but when I>r. Whitsitt resigned and Dr. (jireen, of Missouri, was elected to liis place the denomination drew u long breath of relief, and it was thought that at last ail differences were adjusted. Now Dr. Creen de clines to accept the presidency and the seminary is without ahead. It will be difficult to find another man who would have pleased all parties like Dr. (ireen would have done. But the fate of great enterprises, eitlier religious or secular, does not often depend on one man nor on any clique of men. The world moves on in spite of men, and the Baptist de» nomination will move on with it, re gardless of all comers and goers. ♦ ♦ 4 ♦ (ioveruor McSwecney begins his administration under most favorable auspices. He announces that he has neither political punishments to in flict nor political rewards to bestow— hut that ho means to run a plain, business administration and to be the governor of the whole people. Probably the State has never before had a governor better qualified to carry out the terms of such a mani festo t han Governor McSweeney. He is not a politician, and, fortunately, was elected without opposition. So it may be inferred that he has not antagonized any political element, and that he begins hie administration without opposition from any quarter. If lie can now only steer clear of pol iticians and tiieir intrigues and steadily resist the temptation to use his ofiiee us a stepping stone to a higher place, we shall think that the era of true reform is at lust dawning. •4 -4 4- ♦ The Greenville News in an able editorial shows that lynching when judged by results is a complete fail ure. If there is a single argument for lynching it is to be found in the phu that swift and sure retribution will inspire such awe in the criminal class as to prevent or greatly dimish the perpetration of crime. But facts not only fail to sustain the argu ment, but actually disprove it. Right on the heels of the savage and terrible torture inflicted on .Sum Hose comes the trews of another hor rible crime similar in its nature to that for which Hose was punished, and perpetrated, too, in the same section of country. The other day in another part of the country, while an infuriated mob were in actual pursuit of a scoundrel who had at tempted to outrage a respectable wo man, the fellow with the instincts of a wi Our t'onrrfP i'lHloriifil. 'but to wreak vengeance; the whole spirit is that of revenge, and revenge is wrong. It is heaping one crime upon another, undertaking to pre vent crime by perpetrating crime. That won't work. It is absurd us it would be for a doctor to claim that the homeo-pathetic treatment would not only cure the patient but would at the same time prevent another man from having the disease. There is then absolutely no hope of pre venting crime by lynching. We agree with the Greenville News that the only hope is in the courts. Strengthen the courts ai:-l then trust them. They and tiny alone cun successfully apply the remedy. The I.uhI of the Coinmom'i-uitiiit. Tuesday night closed the corn- menencement of 18'J‘J at Limestone College. The spacious chapel was filled to overflowing by )» o’clock. When the sixteen young ladies of the graduating class presented them selves on the rostrum to receive their diplomas the writer did not remember to have ever witnessed a spectacular of more sparkling intelligence and beauty. The class was composed of Misses Maggie Arnold. Virginia Bates, May Eoster, Nell Evans, Ella Hughes, Ida Keys, Bessie Kendrick, Ethel Mack. Maud Drummond. Annie >'art- low, Bessie Rodgers, Addie Sams. Florence Thomasson, Nell Woodruff. Myrtle Chandler and Buttle West. Miss Evans r-ml the salutatory and Mi-s Mack the valedictory. Both addresses were well prepared and de livered in a charming manner. President Mack made a short and feeling address to the class and gave each one her diploma. Dr. C. 0. Brown delivered the ad dress to the class. It was a fine con ception, containing strong truths and sound advice to the young. It was Dr. Brown’s first appearance in GalTney but be impressed our peo ple with his good sense, Ids learning and eloquence. The yourg ladies of the college left for their homes Wednesday. A 1’rett} (lootl Sunk*- Story. Frank Procter, a Ledger patron, says a few days ago he saw four high land moccasins and one spreading udder together. Three of them were side by side with their heads together and the other two were lying across them. Frank says he hit the pile with a stick and killed them all at one lick. A pretty good "’snake story for a new county. l-'jin-tl (lit- l.iona. African Explorer (spinning a yarn)— Not very luug ago I went out one day unarmed,* when I suddenly found my self face to face with three lions. Friend—Well? Explorer—1 fixed my gaze on the brutes, thou stuck my bauds in my pockets and walked away, whistling uu air from an opera. Friend—And didn’t the lions im mediately rush at you? Explorer—They couldn’t. It was at the *oo —London Tit-Bits. To the Editor of The Lodger: I wish to add my endorsement to the article in the last issue of the Ledger in regard to the waterworks mains. This is not the time for the progressive men of GalTney to divide. The town is progressing as it has never progressed before and it is the duly of all liberal minded citizens to remain liberal and continue to work for the best interest of the town. I wish to say u few words in commen dation of the Board of Public Works. They are all honorable gentlemen and have contributed liberally to the upbuilding of Gaffney. From a busi ness and honest standpoint no bet ter selection could have been made. There is not one of them that would not spurn the idea of doing his fellow- man u wrong. They have performed their work well so far, and, if what I can learn is true, they have made a trade for the corstruction of the waterworks that reflects credit upon them. I sincerely trust, however, that they will not spoil the good im pression they have made by their oast liberality by allowing themselves to become warped to such an extent as to put a main along Buford street in preference to much more thickly and longer populated streets. I can not believe that it is a necessity, and 1 firmly believe that persons owning property on other streets and who have been paying taxes for years on their improved property should have the benefit of this new enterprise in preference to property which has in the past paid but little taxes and which is just now being developed. Leaving all selfishness out of the question and not wishing to impune I the motives of the Board of i’ublic I Works 1 do not hesitate to say that : it will appear that tuese gentlemen I wish to improve the street which runs through property belonging to a company in which they are per sonally interested in order that they may enrich themselves thereby. Now do not misunderstand me. I do not say that this is the ease, but I lo say that it will appear that way. Surely these high minded, liberal and patriotic citizens will not allow ihe public to piace such a construc tion on the work they have so well lexecuiid up to this point. They bert*inlr would hesitate and spurn the idea of doing an individual wrong. Will they not rise above pelf sufficient to do the town of Gaff ney no wrong? I will say ca ididly that I believe they will. One more jword and I have finished. These ;entlemon have a right to and there lertainly will he no objection to heir placing mains in front of tiieir •esidences. They pay more tuxes |!»un perhaps any other three men in he city and by their devotion to the [own of Gaffney are entitled to those jornforts and 1, for one, want to see [hem enjoy this privilege without a ord of protest. But I would pro- lest against their using the funds of |his town to improve private prop- trty for specula! ives purposes, Irhether that property be theirs or ionic one elses. Respectfully. An Oi.d Rksidkntek. Rati way Treasurer N , ul< , l<les. Topkka, June 5.—L. G. Hastings, as sistant treasurer of the Hock Island rail way, with headquarters at Topeka, com mitted suicide just before noon today by shooting hihiself twice through tiie head at his hotel. His accounts are said to be in good ghajje. For s^erul mouths he had been subject to melan cholia. Curios K/.-tu Seriously III. Oakland, Cal., June 5.—General Can los Ez ta, ex president of Salvador, lies dangerously ill at his home here and grave doubts are entertained as to his recovery. He is suffering from conges tion of the iungs. A NEW MICROBE, From Paris Comes Word of the New Microbe Discovered by Professor Fahrig, the Eminent Bacterio logist, which, it Has Been Proved, Causes Baldness. HOW THE MICROBE WORKS \\ hat lw Nrrth-il to Mop Its Itaiairrs ami Prevent Our Deseemiants from lleinga Itnee of ItuM Heads. FALLING HAIR IS CURABLE. 1‘AKlrf. June 1 —Prof. E. Fahrig, the eminent professor of chemistry and doctor of science, has made public the nature of his latest discoveries in regard to fibre, human hair and the micro!) which causes dandruff, full ing hair, gray hairs and baldness. His discovery will, when thor oughly understood, revolutionize the treatment of all hair diseases. In his treatise lately published be describes his experiments as to the contagious properties of dandruff, as caused by the transferring of the mi cro!) from one person to another in hair brushes, etc., and explains how the microbe can he destroyed by proper germicidal and microbicdal up plicat ions. This treatment, as Dr. Fahrig makes clear, by destroying the mi cro!) also cures the disease of which it i-* the cause, and therefore gives permanent relief from dandruff and falling hair, and prevents gray hair and baldness even to extreme old age. His formula 1 have been used in the preparation ofCranitonic Hair Fond, as made in Paris at the laboratories of the CranitonP: Hair Food Co., ac cording to his directions, and this article is therefore the only logical ami scientific treatment for all hair and scalp diseases. The American laboratories in New York City, to prove its wonderful efficacy, will giveaway a free bottle to eviry applicant, by mail prepaid to any address. Those of our readers who wish to take advantage of this free <JTer should send their name and address at once to Ihe Crar.itonio Hair Food Co , f)2(i West Broadway, New York City, enclosing ten cents in stumps or silver to pay postage, and mentioning I lie Ledger, when the free bottle will be sent them ditcct by mail pfepald* S.WTJt HY A DltKAM. A THRICE titPLAl ED WARNING THAT WAS LUCKILY HEEDED. Ij,,vv Two (lien Narrowly Ks<'a|>*‘,l Assassi nation In a Western Ontario inn -The Reality Wait it I'erfoot Kt-prmlut-tltm of the VMan of the Drain. Miss Mabel Wiloughby, writing in hlv.) Toronto Globe, relates this strange story: “Many years ago my great-uuclo, a magistrate of Niagara district, had oc casion, us he often had, to make a jour- n y on horseback through itoine of the more unsettled parts of western On tario. As those were the pioneer days, many parts of Ontario now thickly set tled and prosperous communities were almost unbroken stretches t*f forest, in tersected by roads, passable only by equestrians. The only places of public accommodation were small taverns or inns to be found at intervals of many miles along these trails or roads. My uuele and his father-in-law, who ac companied him, tamed large sums of money with which to buy grain and cattle from the settlers. “Otitf afternoon, toward nightfall, as they were nearing the small inn where they intended stopping fer the night, they heard the sound of horses’ hoofs close behind them, and, turning in his saddle, my uncle saw that the strangers approaching him were a dark visaged pair of men whom he had noticed at the dinner table with him at the last hostelry. They, however, saluted my uncle and Mr. H., his father-in-law, in a very civil manner and returned the com pi i mints of the hour. “The ^party soon reached the inn, and, to nude’s surprise, the two stran gers Hotted on past the only resting place toir . w.: f r miles. But he concluded that they were hunters or setflars liv ing farther on, and so fur the time thi.nght no more of it. “Our two gin in dealers took thflir supper and shortly afterward retired comfortably for tbe night Not long after going to Led Mr. H., fueling thirs ty, rose aiid went down to the barroom tor a eiiuk of water. (No laughter here, tie was a local preacher and stanch ad herent to tiie Methodist church.) “<Jn entering the bar be was greatly .iurptisid to sue stretched out on the wooden benches the guests of the din ner table and traveling companions of the early evening. However, he trou bled very litlle about tbe matter, as he thought that they had been overtaken by nigbt and turned back. On return ing to tin- bedroom he found my uncle (Sonin ;, amt so made no mention of the uncanny pair in the barroom, and iu a tew minutes fell asleep also. “Alter a short sleep uncle awoke and almost started out of bed, having had a must vivid and frightful dream, iu which be saw one of those men advanc ing toward him wfth a dark luutorn turned upon his face and a drawn knife iu his hand But, finding the Mum per- feotly quiet, uncle persuaded himself that his dream was the result of some slight apprehension he had bad concern ing the two men, and so fell asleep ugaiyp but only to have the horrible vi sion repeated. “He began to fuel that the dream, en vivid and persistent, might have the nature of a presentiment, so put his baud under the pillow to see that his pistols which lie carried were safe. But as everything continued perfectly still he allowed himself to fall into a light doze, which was again interrupt ed by the same dream, like a midnight specter. “Now thoroughly alarmed and feel ing that bis dream was sent as a warn ing, ho roused the old geutlemau by his side and told him of it Mr. II. thou told him of the men in tiie barroom. This increasing their apprehension, the two men decided to watch Ly turns, Mr H. taking the first watch. Not live min utes had elapsed before a footstep just outside their door caught the ear of both men. “in a moment the door opened very softly, and a man stealthily entered and crept toward the bed, while the two iu the bed prepared for immediate defense when the villain had oome close enough to bo seen distinctly, kept perfectly quiet When within about two yards of the bed, the intending assassin, by the manipulation of his lantern, which un til this time hud nmained perfectly dark, threw a clear light over the sup- petid sleepers ami revealed to them the reality of the vision—the same man, knife and lantern, with his murderous intention hideously written on his fixed countenance. “One glance at his intended victims and bis expression changed to amaze ment and fear and he stood like one paralyzed as he met my uncle’s steady and white face, who, with pistol pmo- sented, waited but another move on the part of the villain to kill him on tbe spot But the man didn’t move. All was perfectly still, except for a smoth ered prayer from the old gentleman. Uncle was tbe first to spieak, demand ing what he wanted. No reply was given. Uncle then, threateningly ad vancing bis pneco, ordered him to leave the room at once on pain of death. In obedience to this the robber, without turn: g his face or changing bis atti tude in any way. backed as steadily from the room as he had entered it and was seen no more.” Chlriu's Kii-Mt Kailuu)'. The first railroad constructed in Ch was a narrow gauge line froniHliaug to Woosnng, put down in 1M70. and tended chiefly as an ocular demonst tion to the Chinese. At the end of mouths it was sold to a Chinese oftiei who straightway tore up the rails i deported them to Formosa. The sin dummy engine of the line now repo peacefully in the mud of somoFcrmoi harbof, together with the wreck of junk in which it was transported. During these 12 months of its ex ence the Shanghai-Wooaung railro with its single dummy engine and train of small cars—which, by the w were of the American pattern—carr 300,000 passengers. The Chinese ca from far and wide to see and exp* ment with this new barbarian curiosi and the people in the neighliorbo soon finding it an institution of gr practical utility, became regular Irons. The predicted uprising of the peo against the construction of the r< never materialized, and as for graves along the route every fare would mapufacture as many graves ho could Jet dollars for permissioh traverse them.—Engineering Mugazi | I APOTHECARY’S GARDEN. Rfinly Al.ionl Wllitoli You I’o*hi»l*>T IAjiom Little, The mniiQy a man—especially a fam ily mini—spends on bottles of nasty medicines in a lifetime would take him on a holiday trip once or twice around the world or start one of bis children in life. And all the time he has nature's own simple remedies, better than any chemist's concoctions, outside his door. Iu the lily of the valley, for instance, he has ona of the best cures known for dropsy. Most often dropsy results from a weak heart, and the medicinal prop erties of lily of the valley brace up this organ to a pilch of tfio highest efficiency. In the odorous coltsfoot we have an other splendid remedy. Nothing can beat it in curing a cough, and even con- sumption sometimes yields to it. The Germans—who know more of medicine than any other people on earth—say that a pipeful of coltsfoot smoked occa sionally will inevitably kill the #eu- eumptinn bacillus. Foxglove is one of those old remedies which have stood the test of competition with the most modern remedies. It has never been surpassed as a heart touio and is the sheet anchor of tbe physician in all cases of flabby and enlarged heart muscle. Then, iu horse chestnuts, wo have a remedy for both rheumatism and whooping cough. One seldom htars of their use, no doubt, but that is because people have become so impressed with the high couudiug titles of new discov eries. Damleliou, however, holds its own in popular favor as a touic for children, ami a most effectual liver mediciuo for their pareuts. Hops are also coming to the tore again. For dyspeptic and general weak ness they are a splendid cure. And if people who cannot sleep used them in stead of chloral hydrate, sulphoual and other dangerous drugs, kkere would be considerably fewer mysteriously suddfen deaths. For a reliever of paiu oue need look for nothing better thau ordinary poppy- heads, and, iu fact, they are extensive ly used for this purpose. The expensive bark for which we go all the way to Peru is said to be not a whit better as a tonic than the wood bine that grows outside opr own win dows. And celery is, as |*o.st people are aware, a splendid nerve tonic. Horse radish is one of those few things which doctors themselves take for their health. It i* a safeguard against dyspepsia, as well as a highly stimulant brain drug. The root of the bumble blackberry, taken wbeu cholera is about, acts like a charm iu keeping off that teirible dis ease. Many doctors of even the modern school pin their faith to parsley root in preference to the expensive quinine, and mistletoe helps the tired heart to do its work, r.s well aa acting as a sure pstvealiva of bleeding. Tfct mmdMfe violet baa its tma inwdi- sinal proftortiee. It aanuot be surpassed M a IkUif beater, and it ie elso of great •xvree in mauy tain diHeagea. IFUd ebtary hue many go«t qualities. If you a** g*»«tly excited, It calms you like magic; if your nerves are shaky, it tones them up, and If yon arc afraid of consumption you could not useanythiug better ns a prophylactic. Sago is not much used now, but it is an excellent thing for paiu in the stemach, acting somewhat like ginger. Red ruse leaves, principally used to make medicines look and smell nice, are themselves a touio Of no meuD power, and elder flowers, berries and bark have a great variety of uses. They are ■•id to he good for rheumatism and epilepsy. When fever ish, they make you perspire, and they are a pleasant substitute for seidlitz powders and things of that sort. Belladonna, or the well known dead ly nightshade, is still recognized by doctors all over the world as u plant of many medicinal effects. It is a terribto poison, but in a plaster it cures the cramps of cholera; it reduces boils when used iu the form of a liniment; it strengthens tl*) heart when taken in ternally, and the leaves, wbeu smoked, effectually relieve both asthma and con sumption.—London Tit-Bits. Tti« Dead Monkey. The fallowing interesting account of animal sympathy is extracted from James Forbes’ “Oriental Memtries:” “One ol a shooting party, under a ban yan tree, killed a female monkey and carried it to his tent, which was soon surrounded by 40 or 50 of the tribe, who made a great iief* and seemed dis posed to attack their aggressor. They retreated when he presented his fowling piece, the dreadful effect of which they had witnessed and appeared peifectly to understand. Tbe head cf the troop, however, etood his ground, chattering furiously. The sportsman, who perhaps felt some little degree of compunction for having killed oue of the family, did not like to fire at the creature, and nothing short of firing wonld suffice to drive him off. At length became to the door of the tent, and finding threats of no avail began a lamentable moaning, and by the most expressive gesture seem ed tq beg for the dead body. It was given to him. He took it sorrowfully iu his arms and bore it away to his expect ing companions. They who were wit nesses of this scene resolved never again to fire at one of the monkey race. ” Tlioae “Little Arts In Enae." Once a man was asked the reason for bis going to see a certain girl so fre quently, us it was well known that he was not iu love with her. Hu replied by saying that she had the most com fortable divan in town. “And us to being in love with her— well, 1 don't know) It's those littlp arts in ease that make a man fall iu love with n woman, I believe,” he said. Now, a knowledge of “those little arts” is born in some women; others .do not even know how to try for them. But they are worth cultivating, il would seem.—New York Tribune. $ioo Reward, $ioo. The readers of tills paper will tx- pleased to learn that there Is at li-ast one dreaded <IK- ease that science lias Ix-cn able to cure in all its st ages and that ist'atarrh. 11 ail's Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now known to tin- medical fraternity. Catarrh la-inir a constitutional disease, require* a constitu tional treatment. Hull's Catarrh < ure Is i taken Internally, acting directly upon the hlood and mucous surfaces of the system. ! thereby destroying tiie foundation of the | j-disease, and itlvlmr tiie patient strength by | 1 building up the constitution and assisting i i nature in doing its work. Tlo proprietor* 1 I have so mueh faith In Its curative ijower* i | Unit they otTer One Hundred Dollars for liny ' case tiiat It fulls to cure. Scud for list u'f | Testimonials. Address. F. J. Cdenxy & Co.. Twlvdn. U Soiu by Drugffljtr. "Jo. Hall'iTRRflfy Pills ere the best, Program of X. P. 1. S. S. Convention. The North Paeolot Interdenomina tional Sunday School convention will meet at Mesopotamia church on tbe 25th.inst. The following is the pro gram : 10 a. m. Song and praise service conducted by chaplain, assisted by the local choir under R. A. Foster, leader. 10:30. Reports of schools and en rollment of delegates. 11. Special sermon by Rev. J. N. Isom, pastor. Recess. 1 :J>0 p. m. Query. “Who is my neighbor and what is my duty to him?” Discussed by Frank McCiu- ney, M. M. Tate, J. P. Williams and others. 2. Query, “Do we honor f he course of Christianity by supporting foreign missions while we neglect the duty to those around us?” Discussed by J. C. Thompson, R. E. Kerr, R. J. Kirby and others. 2:30. Query, “What are some of the dangers threatening our religious institutions, and what ure their rem edies?” This question will be opened for general discussion and it is hoped many will take part. 3. Essay by a young man or lady. Literary Note. In Mrs. Burton Harrison’s new serial, The Circle of u Century, which is to begin in The Saturday Evening Post of June 10, the author deals with two periods of society life in New A (iood Siigcntion. (Charlotte Oltserver.l The Observer lias received from the B. F. Johnson Publishing Com pany, of Richmond, Ya., a copy of Mr. Edward L. Wells’ book on “Hampton and His Cavalry in 'GL” The book is finely printed and bound and well illusteated. It is of absor bing—no story of the operations of Hampton and his cavalry could be otherwise—and this one is written in a most entertaining style. It is altogether one of the best books of tbe war yet published, and one that should have a place in every Southern library. Among the illustrations is one showing a lone row of massive columns in a wilderness of grass and shade and ivy—ail that Sin rman left of Hampton’s once splendid home. It is a picture that at any time would appeal to one’s sense of sympathy and pity, but just now it carries with i it a practical suggestion. The South i Carolinians, since Hampton’s post- bellum homo was burned, several weeks ago, wanted to chip in and j build anew home for the old war I hero, but were countered by his positive disapproval of the scheme and his refusal to accept the gift so made. The publication of Mr. Wells’ 1 book opens the way to the building j of a home for Hampton. The gene ral could not object to living in a home built from the proceeds of the sale of this book. The South Caro linians. who are so desirous of honor ing him, might take up this book and push its sale throughout South York City, separated by the lapse of u century, hut linked togather by the I kinship of the characters. Part I pictures New York at the clo-ie of the Revolution, and shows | the humble beginnings of a family which has since become immensely wealthy, and the departing splendors j of their aristocratic neighbors. In j Part 11 the scene is shifted to the New York of to-day, and the story follows the fortunes of the new gen eration of Hopes and Warrincrs. ; Each part is u complete novelette. Always in her eknient when writ- > iug on society themes, Mrs Harrison lias outdone herself in The Circle of a Century, and has produced a ro- I mance of absorbing interest. A bill to compel drinkers of liquors to register and obtain license Is be- j fore the Michig an legislature. . i Last fall I sprained rny left hip while handling some heavy boxes, fhe doctor I called on said at first It was a slight strain and would soon be : well, but It grew worse and the doctor then said 1 had rheumatism. It con tinued to grow worse and 1 could hardly get around to work. I went to a drug store and the druggist re- commended me to try Chamberlain’s Pain Ba!n>. I tried it and onc-half . of a fiO cent bottle cured me entirely, j Ijno* recommend it to[ull my friends. —F. A. Babcock, Eric, Pa. It is for sale by Cheroxee Drug Company. lizo a sum sufficient to build a com fortable homeffor General Hampton. Doubtless an arrangement could be made with the publishers. Possibly this suggestion is worthy the con sideration of such papers us Ihe Charleston News and Courier. Co lumbia State and Greenville News. B e sure that your blood is rich and pure. The b< -t blood purifier, enricber and vitali/.er is Hood’s Sai>:i- parillu. Bo sure to GET HOOD’S. The Pearl Steam Laundry BOLD is of no value when * health is in danger, j What’s of more value? att’s-up-to-dale Tablets. Will break up cold in one day, and for Constipation and j liousness and all malarial troubles, has no j uab 25c at all drug stores, or by mail j rnnid for ZSc. 1’KATT MkDICINK CO.. I* operaMin: on full tune and turning out tirst-eliiss work. Remember us when you want work done. We will call (oryour package. We also have in operation A First-Class Grist Mill, TllOS. B. llUTLRK. IlKNIlY K. OSBOKNK BUTLER & OSBORNE, ATTOMIV tCYH-AT-I^A.W. Gaffney, S. C. Very careful and prompt attention given to all business entrusted lo ns. ructico tu all the courts. We respectfully solicit your patronajre and ask tbe people out of town to bring their corn along when they conic in to do their shopping. Will make your meal while you are busy here and you will lose no time. McLemore Bros., Prop’s. J. T. MAY, Contractor. ALL WORK AND ESTIMATES GIVEN PKKoNAL ATTENTION. AND AT PRICES AS LOW AS WORK CAN BE DONE HON ESTLY. 4-l8-tf H'J. C. JEFFERIES*- GAFFNEY, S. C. Attorney and Counsellor at Law. Practices in All the Courts. Collections a Specialty. RESIDENCE LOTS FOR SALE BY Cherokee Land Company. We have some of the most desirable lands for residences any where to be found. You can select just what you want. You will not be surrounded by disagreeable neighbors. You can se lect it so that you will have no town taxes to pay. It is located within 250 yards of Southern depot. Cheap prices and easy terms. N. II. LITTLEJOHN, Mgr. Tbe Gainey City Land and Improvement Company Offers for sale Bulldiujr F.ots in t hts flourishing town, Gaffney City; Also Farms near by and In reach of the Schools of Limestone Springs and of this place. In lots of from onto loo acres on lltieral time rates; also Agricultural Lands to rent for Farm pur poses. For full particulars apply to J. V. A Kent. N. B.—All tresspassing on lands of this company, cutting and removing timber, Ashing or bunting, are forbidden under penalty of law. You’ll Be Sorry ^ When you see your neighbor standing ahead of you in the Class of Progress. Then you will regret that you did not keep abreastof the times too by reading The Ledger.