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I N Veteran SL a Wm Stone* ,'V<. Anita, Iowa, served his country during the late war at the expense of his health. The story concerning his restoration to health Is given below in his own words: '’When I returned from the army my constitution was broken down. I suf fered extreme nervousness, and indi gestion. Physicians did not help me until one prescribed Dr. Miles' Nerv ine, and today I am in better health than I have been for thirty years.” OR. MILES’ R^stfirsdlve $§eB 9 wm© is sold bv all drupuists on guarantee, first bottle benefits or money back. Hook on heart and nerves sent free. Dr. Miles Medical Company, Elkhart, Ind. DR. J. F. GARRETT, Dentist, Gaffney, - - - S. C. Office over J. It. Tolleson’s new .store In office from Ist to 2tith of each month ; ^J. C. .JEhTERIRS^ GAFfNEY, S. C. Attorney nd Counsellor at I.rw. Piactices in All the Courts. Collections a Specialty. J. Cnoruii W \i.i.ai i.. .1. < oii.m musOtts. WALLACE & OTTS, LAWYERS. All liu-dni- s iut rust til to us. el vin iirompt a nil vlgoi us at I i'iil ion I Mlii'u up st :i irs, in \ t I o U. A. .11 iin s .S; < '<>. ' I 'In iik ■ s",'. THE OLD RELIABLE Ml GUT VoritSAHII, liOGh'S, 111.IN ns ANH Aid, hlNHS 111' Itl’lLlMNtJ MATFItlAbS I Ko.M MK. Po!is!:eil Oak Cabinet Mantels ToSiiil Ail Classes mm vr iii .m:'I' I'I.m; siii\gi,i:s IN Til K MAKMIT. GALL AM) SLK Til KM. Vi ry Hi'Spet., L. BAKER. A. N. WOOD, BANKER, does ti general Bankingand Exchangt business. Well secured with Burglar* I’roof safe and Automatic Time Lock. Safety Deposit Boxes at moderate rent. Buys and sells Stocks andBonds. Buys County and School Claims. Your business solicited. I).It.DuiH'itii. G. IbSnndiTS. W.S.Hull..1 r. DUNCAN, SANDERS b HALL, Attorneys-at -Law. Oflleo two door* :tlnn r l.fib'i r ( Hlb'o. Tlie Pear! Or/fcP \~7 / k-1 L. ;)1>N t'O l In riix-r i*in;r on full I mu - and t nruing out tlrst-olus.' wm 1 .. lii-iiM-iiihi-r ns .hfii you ''want worU (Ioiik. \\T will call lor your package. \V(- also bavc In opt rat ion A First-Class Giist Mil!. Wo. respect fully Kollelt your patronage and ask the people out of town In bring t heir eorn along w Inn liny eoiue in I o do tlnir shopping. Will make your meal wliiloyoii are busy here and you will lose no time. Corn ground Just as soon as received every day in tin* week. Richardson Bros., Props. Dr. C. T. LIPSCOMB, Dentist, •Oflicr over R. A. Jones Ac Co ’» Store. Vlan be found at otlh'f Hlx days In the week J. E. WEBSTER, Al torney-A 1 - I -v • l W 9 Ofllce In Coin t House, f I’robulc .1 udut' S office Gaffney City, S. C. 1'raeticeR in nil tbucnurtM. (iollec* tiona a apcciulty. OVER IN THE HILL COUNTRY, A Ledger Representative in the Mountains. SOME PRETTY SCENERY. A Trip I p the .lolm ICIver Valley With “Uncle Sam" and Mr. Wutson.--The Great l.umher Industry.--A If nee lletween Trains. One only has to make the trip from OulTney to Lenoir, N. C., to be im pressed with the grandeur of the scenery of Western North Carolina. This will give one but a glimpse of the magnificent scenery but it will be enough to impress you. Last Satur day morning a Ledger representative boarded the Southern for (rastonia, and on arrival there he changed to the Carolina vfc Northwestern, alias the Narrow (lunge, alirs the 1‘eople’s Own Line. The tiny little engine looked like a pigmy beside the great throbbing, pulsating structures that go by (latlney every few hours. The little cars were reminders of the toys 1 we longed for when a boy that were j displayed in shop windows along I about Christmas tiine. But not- ! withstanding the diminutive size of I the engine and cars they get there just the same. The trip up the road was without incident. At Newton a number of hoys were at the depot with litlle paper bugs lilled with peaches—six peaches in a sack. The price was live cents. The reporter purchased one, thinking they were awTul cheap. When he produced a dime to pay for them the hoy said, ‘’Three sacks for 10 cents.'* lie bought three. At Hickory ho learned that peaches were selling at live cents a dozen. Between Newton and Hickory the tracks of the Southern and tho Caro lina and Northwestern run parallel with each other. Just about half way between the two towns the great big Soul hern overtook the little nar row guage and for about half a mile there was a pretty race. hut. the big ’on was too much for the little Tin, and it was not long until we were left in the iTur. At Hickory quite a number board ed the train for Lenoir and Blowing Bock. We arrived at Lenoir about 2 ,;{0, which was about an hour and a half behind time. At the Com mercial Hotel we were greeted by “ITicle Sam” and ‘‘Aunt Sallio” Hopper, Misses Lillian and Millie Hopper, the better half and the bailies, b'ncle Sam is the same gen ial soul whom we all know so well. He wears that same broad smile and greets you with a warm welcome, but tl'.ero'is in Lis^every move ami every sentence a something that we cannot describe that tells you that he longs for the old lire side and the friends lie left behind in (lalfney. Aunt Sullie does not hesitate to say she intends to come hack as soon as the season is over. After dinner hud been served Uncle .Sum conducted the scribe over a por tion of the city of Lenoir. It is truly a city of hills. On every hand hills peep o’er hills and alps on alps arise. There are quite a number of pretty residences in the place and a lot of very handsome business blocks. Lenoir lias two newspapers, the Topic, a weekly, and The News, a Semi-Weekly. Both are good papers and represent the best interests ot the town. Sunday we drove out into tho country, got a drink of refreshing water that flowed from the mountain side and stole a few mountain ap ples that tasted better than any ap ples for which we have ever paid. There is an air of contentment about the whole place which seems to permeate everything and every body. • By far the greatest industry of the place is the lumber business. In the yard of the Wilson Lumber Co., alone there was more than 5,000,000 feet of lumber ready for shipment. The Caldwell Land and Lumber Co., 11 a half million dollar, concern, of which Mr. L. C. Watson is tho mana ger. Mr. Watson is assisted by his eon, Mr. W. B. Watson. These gen tlemen are from Pennsylvania and have hud a large experience in the lumber business. This company operates a private railroad of ten miles length up the John River Val ley. Monday The Ledger man and ‘ Uncle Sam” took a trip up this road. It is u beautiful little valley and on every side the mountains rise high toward the heavens. Some times it looked as if the road would come to an abrupt stop hut all of a sudden we would bend around a sharp curve and then looking out wo.would see another mountain that seemed certain to obstruct our pro gress but wo would go around it in the same fashion we had gone around the previous one. The valley was one vast corn field. It seemed to us that one four horse team could not have hauled olf all the corn in that valley in fifty years of constant haul ing. Tho Caldwell Land and Lum ber Co., own lit,DOG acres of timber land in Caldwell and adjoining coun ties. At the present rate at which they are operating it would take them fifty years to cut and saw into lumber all tho timber now on the land. During the spring a freshet occurred that washed away their booms and cribs, causing at least $!.’) 0()<) damage. They have re paired this damage and now their plant is in better condition than ever. Collett.sville is the name of a vil lage at the end of tho Caldwell & Northern railroad, it is at this place that tho immense taw logs are taken from the river by a huge der rick and placed on the railroad and curried to the mills at Lenoir. There were about 1000 saw logs in the river at Collettsville. These logs are flout ed down by means of booms from six teen miles up the John river. At llie mills they are put in a pond of water where they are allowed to soak. This keeps tho lumber from cracking, and besides, it is said, the logs are more easily sawed when soaked. On the return trip the conductor, wiio, by the way, is also tho engineer, came back to the ear to collect fare from the passengers. Uncle Sam of fered to pay, but the conductor shook his head. The Ledger man insisting on paying after lie found out that no money was required, but to no pur pose. We were the guests of the Messrs. Watson, and wo appreciated the compliment. We arrived at Lenoir in time to take a peep at the pretty Breshyteri. an College, which stands on a mosr commanding elevation, and a few of the business houses before dinner. After dinner we boarded the train for Gaffney, feeling that the trip had not been in vain. SHORT LOCAL ITEMS. Galht'red from City mut County for l.rrt- KLT Itt'lUl V I'M. J. E. Crocker lias accepted a posi tion in ‘‘The Fair” Bennie Clary has accepted a posi tion with O. E. Wilkins & Bro. A. J. Taylor, of Laurens county, has accepted a position with I. M. Peeler. Dave Turner is now jumping the counter for John C. Lipscomb. Dave is a good one. Marvin Clarkson, of Msysville, has an important position with O. E. Wilkins & Bros. Cherokee farmers an putting in their best licks now pulling fodder and picking cotton. J. H. Crews, of Marion county, has accepted the position of stenographer in the office of the Gaffney cotton mill. B. K. Humphries, late of Elberton, Ga,, has moved his family to Gaffney, and is occupying the Littlejohn cot tage, on Frederick street. George Elmore, a Ledger friend was in the city yesterday with a full wagon loud of watermelons of tine size and of the Bradford variety. Cupt. Ike Smith and Mr. Jesse Pin son and their families, of Thickety, accompanied by Mrs. N. H. Little john and Mrs. Odom of Gaffney, went to Cherokee Ford, fishing, Tuesday. J. J. Darby, a worthy young busi ness man of Lowrysville, Chester county, has moved to Gaffney and will open an insurance office. Mr. Darby knows u good town when he sees it. Fred, the six years old son of Mr. Clinton Good, was severely hurt on Wednesday by a stone falling on his leg. Tho injury is not so severe as was at first feared, and Fred is now doing well. All the young people of Gaffney are invited to attend services at Graded School building Sunday morning. The pastor, Kev. B. P. Robertson will preach special sermon for their benefit. Between 8 and 9 o’clock Monday night u brilliant meteor passed over tho city from southwest to northeast. It was unusually largo and for an instant produced a vivid light almost as bright us day. The preparations going on at Lime stone College are encouraging to the friends of tho institution. And the applications that Dr. Lodge is receiv ing by every mail, for enterance, shows that they are not too great. A fine shower of rain, accompanied by some hail and considerable wind, fell Wednesday afternoon. It will add much to the growth of the pea- vine crops, which will very much increase the hay crop of the county. The dummy trains and teams are carrying line new furniture to Lime stone College every day which is being placed in its proper places ready for the reception of the college girls, when the session opens in a few weeks. Mr. John Lynch, formerly with Carroll A Carpenter, but who has re cently been living in Shelby lias re turned to Gaffney and accepted a position with John C. Lipscomb. Mr. Lynch is u good salesman and particularly adapted to his line—fine dress goods. Cal Tate, a negro of this county who bus figured prominently, under some charge, in nearly every court since Cherokee county was created, hut who has thus for managed to escape punishment, has been arrested arid placed in jail again, charged with living in adultery. The following is the programme of ordination of W. T. Thompson, at the Graded School building, Sunday night, conducted by Rev. IL 1*. Robertson: Sermon by Rev J. 1). Bailey, prayer by Rev. J. M. Bridges, charge to candidate, by Rev. 1). W. Thomusson, charge to church, by Rev. F. C. Hickson. IIoumIIiik Without Knowleiigt 1 . v The Spartanburg Herald of yester day after boasting of tho liberality of the cotton mills in Spartanburg county in contributing 18,000 yards of cloth to the 1’orto Rican sufferers says: “If this laudable example were followed by the other cotton mills of the State, it will go far towards re lieving the suffering there.” “This laudable example” was pro ceeded by the Gaffney cotton mill which alone gave 5,000 yards of cloth to tho unfortunate suffers in Porto Rico. DUDLEY BARRINGTON’S LESSON. Take a dose of I’kicki.y Ash Hittku.s at nlKlit win-ii you uo to bed and you wilt feel hrliOit and vigorous next morning, tt will liiMire you a copious and healthy passage of the Utwels, Improved appetite and digestion and increased energy of body and brain. It heats stimulating drinks because Its re viving iullueuee is natural, lienee porma- nunt. Sold hy Cberokwo Drug Go. Vermont has in anticipation the biggest reception ever held in that state, when It welcomes Admiral Dewey. The celebration will he held in tho tho admiral's native town, Montpelier, and will last sev eral days. —Gome out to the park this eve ning and cool off. Refreshments served, benefit the Baptist Sunday School. A Husband Who Spent All His Money on Himself. Milly Barrington was only 18 when she came to live at Holy Lodge. Very young to be married, said the gossips of the neighborhood, still younger to assume all the cares and responsibili ties of a household. And there were not lucking doleful prophets who de clined with eyes rolled up and mouths drawn down that Mrs. Barrington never would “get on’’ with the old gen tleman. “He is so fastidious,” said one. “So difficult to fruit,” said another. ‘‘His Ideal Is so impossibly high,” de clared a third. But to their surprise—perhaps a little to their disappointment—Milly and her father-in-law were the best of friends from the very first moment lu which they looked upon each other’s face. Milly was anxious to learn, so eager to comprehend the ins and outs of the great, roomy old house, so ambitious to excel every housekeeper in the neighborhood, that the old gentleman said, with a smile, to his sou: “Don’t let your little wife undertake too much, Dudley.” And Dudley Barrington answered, with a yawn: “There’s no danger of that, sir. The ladles of Holy Lodge have always been first rate housekeepers, you know. And if a woman is at work she isn’t spend ing money foolishly or gossiping.” Mr. Barrington’s keen blue eyes re garded ids son sharply for a moment. “Do you think Milly Is addicted to either of those pernicious practices'/” I'" asked. "They come natural to all women, don’t they’/” said Dudley, shrugging his shoulders. “Not at all!” said his father. And In his secret soul he wondered if Dudley was really worthy of such a jewel as Milllcent. So the weeks went on, and Milly stood bravely to her helm, until one bright October day the old gentleman, chancing to pass the low kitchen win dow whore the vines made a screen of moving shadow, looked smilingly into where his daughter-in-law was at work. • “Have you got a glass of cool milk for me, little girl’/” said lie. Milly brought the milk promptly. “See, papa,” she said, triumphantly pointing to the table, “what a baking 1 have done today! Three apple pies, three loaves of bread, a pan of biscuit, a cake and a dozen plum tarts!” “Bravo!” said Mr. Barrington. “But, Milly, why are you baking’/ Where Is Hannah'/” “Hannah wauled her wages raised,” said Milly rather soberly, “and Dudley said it was all nonsense keeping a girl when l was so fond of housework. So she lias gone.” "But are you fond of housework?” he asked, "lu itself, as an abstract tiling, I mean’/” "Yes, papa,” Milly answered with some hesitation. “But I'm a little tired this morning. I rose and swept tho house through before breakfast so as to have time for the baking.” "You are a good little girl,” said the father-in-law. “But we mustn’t let you work too hard.” “Bapa,” said Milly, with downcast lashes and a deep pink shadow creep ing over her cheek, “I’ve been thinking for some time that—that”— "Well?” said Mr. Barrington encour agingly. “That I should like to ask you for a little money," faltered Milly. “Money!” he echoed in surprise. “Doesn't Dudley give you all you want?” Once more Milly hesitated. “He wants to know what everything Is for,” said she. "He thinks two shill ings is too much for ribbon, and he says hats ought to be had cheaper than three shillings each, and he de clares It's all nonsense to buy kid gloves when cotton will do as well. And I do need another hat since tho rain spoiled my best one, but I don’t like to ask him for It.” “Do you mean to say,” said Mr. Bar rington, loaning ids elbows on the sill, "that you don’t have a regular allow ance every week?" “No, papa,” said Milly, lifting her prettily arched brows. “Dudley says women don’t know how to use money and that a wife should always receive every halfpenny she spends from her husband. And I can tell you, papa, because you are so kind to me—1 am so ashamed to have him tliink me extrav agant, and 1 really need so many little tilings that men haven’t any Idea of. It's a little hard sometimes.” Mr. Barrington took his purse out of his pocket and laid it on the window sill. “Here, little girl,” lie said, "you have onmed the contents of that a dozen times over.” Milly reached up to kiss him through tho vine leaves. “Oh, papa, you aro such a darling," site said. He only patted her cheek in reply. "Dudley don’t know what a treasure he lias got,” he pondered as he kept on his walk up to the front veranda, where a great chestnut tree was show ering its blooms over the steps and tho balmy sunshine slept on the painted floor. "He Is making a Circassian slave out of that dear little woman.” And lie took his book and stretched himself comfortably out In the ham mock for his evening’s reveries. It was the next dav that his son came to him in the library, where a tit tle tire of logs had l>eeu kindled, for a ••hilly northwest rain had blown all the yellow maple leaves away, and the sunshine was obscured lu driving clouds. “Well, my boy,” said his father kind ly, "you are off to the city, I suppose?” "Vos, sir,” said Mr. Barrington, Jr., a tall, straight, handsome young mail, witli a brown complexion and spar kling eyes. "And before 1 gj perhaps you hud better give me a check if it's convenient.” "A check?” said his father. “For what?” ‘Tin about out of ready cAub," said Dudley carelessly, "and a little spend ing money would come very handy for current expenses.” “Ah! And what arc you going to buy?” Dudley looked at his fatiier iu amazement. "1 need a summer suit, sir,” said he, “and”— “Yes, yes,” nodded the old gentle man. “And how much do you pay for n Hummer suit now?” “Oh, six or seven pounds,” answered Dudley. “Six or seven pounds!” echoed Mr. Barrington. “Isn’t that rather vague?” “A fellow never knows exactly,” ex plained Dudley. “Ah, hut you ought to know,” inter rupted the old gentleman. “And now I am on the subject, you buy your clothes of Boole, don’t you? Aren’t there cheaper places?” Dudley iguored the question and said: “I’ve a little hill at the cigar shop to settle, and there are some new hooks I should like to read.” “Just scud in the bills to me." said the old gentleman. “I’ll pay them.” “The bootmaker, sir.” "You must try and not be too extrav agant with your boots. Young men have so many fictitious wants nowa days. But, as I said before, let nil tho bills be sent to me. And as for spend ing money, here is enough for the pres ent.” He drew out half a sovereign and handed it to ids son. Dudley stared at it iu amazement. “I expected a check, sir,” said he, somewhat discomfited. “Did you?” “It isn’t agreeable to be put on such an allowance,” went on Dudley sharp ly. “Bin not accustomed to it.” “Not agreeable, eh?” said Ids father, comfortably adjusting his feet on an embrolderuV rest. “Then why do you practice the system with your wife?” “I give her all that she needs to spend,” said Dudley, coloring up. “And I have given you all that you need.” “I am a man!” said Dudley. “And she is a woman!” retorted his father. “I am the manager of your ware house, and I claim my honest remu neration as such,” cried Dudley. “I um no beggar. There is not a penny that 1 ask for that 1 do not earn.” “That is Milliccnt’s case exactly,” said the wise old advocate. “She does Die work of the house and does it well. She is an economist iu every sense of the word. Is it right that she should receive merely her board and clothes? Is she not entitled to a regular allow ance to spend ns she pleases? Do not think me a meddlesome old fogy, my sou,” he added, rising and placing his hand kindly on ins son’s shoulder. “But I have been observing all these things, and I merely wanted to give you a personal application of this les son iu economy. You see how it hu miliates one to have to bog humbly for the money that one lias honestly earn ed to he called upon for an account of every penny one wishes to spend. Don’t put your wife into such a false position as tills. Treat her as one of the firm of Barrington & Co.” Dudley stood still a moment, ponder ing, and then said, earnestly. “I will, sir. You are right!” And Milly was delighted tli.it very day to receive a check for an ample sum of money from her husband. “Is it all for me?” she cried, with glittering eyes. “Yes; all,” Dudley answered, laugh ing “But what am l to do with so much money?” “Lock it up In your desk, dear,” he answered, “and spend it for your needs as they occur.” “But I never had so much before all at one time!” exclaimed the amazed Milly. "No, you never had, more shame to me,” acknowledged Dudley. “But I have come to the conclusion, Milly, that you are no child to be given a few shillings at a time. You are my house keeper and deserve your regular sal ary. 1 shall give you £5 for your own personal expenses at the beginning of every month, and you shall use and economize it as you choose. The house hold expenses, of course, will be paid out of the commou stock.” “Oh, Dudley, I never felt so rich in my life!” said she. “Now I can dress like other women and give a little mon ey to the church and help the poor and feel independent! And I can lay by a little, too, Dudley, every mouth! Oh, you shall see what an excellent man ager I can be.” Dudley Barrington looked at his young wife, with*a sharp prick of con science at his heart. Why had he never made her so Innocently happy before? 61 mply because it had never occurred to him. And Milly ran eagerly to her father- in-law. “Papa,” she cried, “I am to have £5 a mouth all for my own self and never to give an account of a penny of it un less I please! It is Dudley’s own offer. Isn’t he kind?” And Colonel Barrington smiled and patted her head and answered with u touch of sarcasm: “Very kind Indeed!”—Chicago Tirnes- Hcruld. The experiment of enlisting na tives of the \Ve$t Indies into the American army has proved quite successful in the case of tho Borto Rican battalion. The war department orders that each regiment of artillery will here after consist of 12 butteries of heavy of 1 Id men each and two butteries ot 102 men each. One of the strangest occupations in the world is extensively practiced In Egypt, where women are hired to weep and lament over a corpse, being paid a regular fee for so doing. Hot days followed by cool nights will breed malaria in the body that is billions or cost ive. I’nn ki.y ash IIittkks Is very valuable at (tils time for keeping l be stomaeb. liver and bowels well regulated. Sold by Chero kee llrug Go. In Switzerland girls on arriving at the ago of 11 are regularly employed ss porters, uni during the season in that country may be seen daily currying the baggage of travelers up and down tho steep mountain paths. —Ice cream and Jots of good things served at the park near court house this evening, benefit the Bap tist Sunday School. WHEN FASTING IS FATAL. f.oiia of Write lit Hi-low tt Certain I'olnt llrlii^it Ornth. During a long fast the dally loss of weight becomes gradually less and less. Death comes when the total loss lias reached a certain percentage, which percentage varies with the orig inal weight. Fat animals may lose iiaIf their weight, thinner ones per haps two-fifths. A man or woman of rather spare habit, weighing 113 pounds, could, therefore, lose about 55 pounds before succumbing. Heart action, respiration and blood pressure remain unaltered during starvation, but the tempera ture of the body fails nearly a degree in most cases. The secretion of gastric Juice ceases, but saliva and bile are still formed. The duration of life de pends upon the extent and activity of the physiological processes. Children die after a fast of from three to five days, during which they have lost a quarter of their weight Healthy adults, however, have fasted 00 days when water has been taken. Dr. Schaeffer, a German physician, notes the case of a woman, aged 17, who died after a fast of 43 days, dur ing which she drank water freely. Her weight, which was 143 pounds a year before her death, was reduced to 99 pounds. It was a case of sui cidal melancholia, and tho woman pa tiently carried out her horrible under taking so quietly as to scarcely at tract the notice of her family and died at last calmly and peacefully without complaint or apparent evidence of suf fering.—t-'an Francisco Examiner. N ervous troubles arc cured by Hood's Sarsaparilla, which en riches and purifies the blood. It is tbe bi>t medicine for nervous PEOPLE. FOR Up-to-Date Job Print ing, call at the LEDGER Office. Gaffney, S. C. Letters of Administration. Statu or South garoi.ian, i County or CiiEitoKice. Orriur or Probate.' 1 Ity .J. K. Wcbsie -. Esquire, Probate Judge. \\ lierea‘ , J. J. C. Ezell has made suit to me. to grant him Letters of Administration of the Estate of and effects of Thomas J. H iv is. deceased. These uro therefore to cllo and admonish all iimi sinKuhtr the kindred und eredito s ol the said Thomas .1. Davis, d< ce iscd, that they be and apae.tr before me. in the Court of Probate, to be held at Gaffney City. S.C.,011 Saturday. Sept.,-rid. jsiiu, after publication thereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if tiny they have, why the said administration should not in' granted. Civen under my Hand, this 7th day of September. Anno Domini, DW. .1. E. Webster. U-Hth-lath. Probate Judge. Perry’s nij* Gnus. Commodore Berry had not yet elec trified a grateful nation with hi.s im mortal message, “We have met the en emy, and they are* ours.” While the battle was lu progress the sound of the guns was heard at Cleveland, about GO miles away lu a direct line over the water. The few settlers there were expecting the battle and listened with intense interest. Finally the sounds ceased. They waited for a re newal. None came; the lull was pain ful. Then they knew tho battle was over; but the result, ah! that was the point. One old fellow, who had been lyiiflat with his ear to the ground, soon settled that point. Springing up he clapped his hands and shouted: “Thank God! They aro whipped! They are whipped!” “How do you Jinow?” the others inquired. “Heard the big guns last!” Berry's guns were the heaviest.— Buckeye. The Fifth Feminine A.-je. Until a few days ago I had always supposed that there were but four ages In a woman’s life—tho young, the still young, the well preserved and the elderly—but a man I know has added to my knowledge a fifth age. It comes iu somewhere between the still young and the well preserved, 1 im agine. 1 said to him maliciously: “How old is Mrs. Blank? Is she a young woman?” “Not exactly,” he made answer. “She's—wed. she’s at the age when a woman always tells you, when she in troduces her eldest son to you, that she was married ridiculously young.” —Washington Bost. « You should keep posted on the issues of the day. Don’t worry your neighbor by borrow ing his paper when you can get The Ledger for $1 a year, 50c for sii months, or 25c for three months. It will keep yoi posted, so order it at once. Don’t delay. S OUTH CAROLINA AND 8E0R6IA EXTENSION R. R, COMPANY. Schedule No. 2. In Effect i::o: A. M., Sunday, June 18th, 1899 Between Camden, S. C., and Shelby, N. C. ss. 1st Glass. Passctiitfl KASTFKN TIME. i: 11 ht. :ui. . I.sl ( lass. Passenger (Lying to the dry, cold atmosphere, uol a single infectious disease is known in Greenland. , SOUTHERN RAILWAY. Condensed Schedule of PiMsengitr Trains. In Effect June 11th, 1SW. Northbound. No. 13 Daily Ve»< No. 38 Daily* No. 18 Ex. Sun. Eat. Ml No. 38 Daily. Lv. Atlanta, O. T. 7 50 a 12 00 m 4 85 p 11 A) p “ Atlanta, K.T. 8 50 a 1 00 p 5 35p 12 50 a “ Nor cross 9 30 a 6 28 p 1 80 • “ Buford 10 05 u 7 U8 p 2 25 a •* Gainesville... 10 33 u 2 22 p 7 43 p ** Lula 10 5» a 2 42 p 8 lop 2 5u a “ Cornelia 11 25 a 800 p 8 35p ■ • « • • • • • Ar. Mt. Airy 1180 a 8 40 p 3 if a Lv. Toccoa 11 53 a 8 80 p 0 06 p “ Westminster 1231m 4 20 a “ Seneca 12 52 p 4 15 p 4 87 a “ Central “ Greenville... 1 46 p 2 34 p 5 23 p 0 02 a 5 50 a “ Spartanburg. 3 37 p 6 13 p 6 45 a “ Gaffneys. ... 4 20 t> 6 46 i. 7 25 n M Biacksbit rg .. 4 83 p| 7 02 p >•••••• 7 42 a ” King’s Mt.... Gastonia 5 03 p! 3 05 a 5 25 p S 2?i a Lv. Charlotte — 6 30 pi 8 18 ], 9 35 a Ar. Greensboro 0 52 p 10 4,” p 12 96 p Lv .Greensboro. 11 43 p Ar. Norfolk 8 20 a ....... V. . Ar. Danville . 11 25 pill 56 pi. • 1 22 p Ar. Richmond ... 6 00 a 6 oO aj 6 25 p Ar. Washington. •• Baltm’ePKR. 6 42 a! 8 00 a 11 2o p “ Philadelphia. " New York... ....... 10 15 a! 2 56 a 12 43 m 6 23 a Da Ex 11V 1 ■tq,t j STATIONS. Daily. Kxeept Simday. | Sunday. 1*. M. A. M. 1.2 (•:, CAMDEN 11 45 13 35 DEKALB 11 12 13 37 W ESTVILLE 11 1X1 13 50 lv EliSHAW 10 45 1 15 II EATII Sl’KINGS 10 30 1 20 PLEASANT MILL 10 25 1 40 LANCASTER 10 05 1 RIVERSIDE 9 50 2 0.’, SPRINGDELL !( 40 ” :’n CATAWBA JUNCTION 9 ;«) •J :n» LESLIE 9 20 2 .Ml ROCK MILL 9 10 3 05 NEW PORT 8 38 8 13 TI R/.A II 3 25 YORK V|J.LE S 20 40 SHARON 8 (4) 3 5.3 HICKORY GROVE 7 45 4 03 SM Y RN A 7 30 4 25 BLACKSBURG 7 10 5 on KARLS 6 50 5 (Mi PATTERSON SPRINGS ti 40 5 15 SHELBY 6 ill) 1*. M. A.M. Between Blacksbur^S.C., and Marion,N.C. West. II Glass. Mixed, Daily. Except Sunday. A..M.I 8 ml 8 Ike 8 4t'l » a; | 10 00! 10 llli 10 ',’5 10 50 11 15 11 ;s5| 11 45 1^ or, 1:> i'i| I:.’ 50 I*. M.i WI .ST. EASTERN TIME. STATIONS. East, l x. jhicTussT Mixed. Dally. Except Stind.'tv. BLACKSBURG EARLS PATTERSON SPRINGS SHELBY LATTJMORE MCKlRESBORO II EMM ETTA FoHEST CITY RUTHERKORDTON MILLWOOD GOLDEN VALLEY THEKMAL CITY GLENWOOD MARION Gaffney Division. EASY. Bontlibouud. Lv.N. Y .P.R.H'. “ Philadelphia. M Baltimore.... M Washington. Lv. Richmond ... Lv. Danville. ... Lv. Norfolk . Ar Greensboro . Est.Mlj Vos. No. 3.1 No. 37 Dally. Dnlly rrm »8 50 a r 0 2Z a H 13 a 12 Oinn 6 02 p No.it | Dally T5Tp 633 p 0 20 p 10 45 j, 11 00 pllOO p 5 50 _u » 35 p 5 15 a 610 a Lv Ureenslwro 7 24 p 7 05 AT. Charlotte 10 00 p « 25 Lr. Gastonia 10 40 t> 10 07 “ King's alt. “ Blmdtsburu .. 11 31 p 10 45 " Gaffneys 1146 p'loWJ “ Spartanburi;. 12 20 a 11 34 “ Greenville... 125 a'12 30 “ Central 1 ... “ Seneca | 2 28 “ Westminster ... “ Toeooa i 8 17 a 2 18 “ Ml. Airy “ Cornelia “ Lula ...., | 4 08 a “ Gainesville... 4 80 a " Buford 4 56 a “ Noreross I 3 23 a Ar. Atlanta, R. T. 0 10 at 7 87 * 12 05m .. ... 112 p 1 38 p 2 06 p 2 24 p 8 15 p|. . ... 4 30 psstr 5 32 pi El . a 1 J3 j,! 5 46 i,l 6 M0 p| 3 00 8 18 3 ot 9 flu 0 30 pi ft hi a ' I 7 12 pi 6 30 s pi 7 16 j» 6 35 » p 7 84 p 0 57 s j) 1 tt p T Jo # I 8 40 p: 7 48 s ' » 15 p 827 s _ 4 55 p 1UOO )• f 80 s Ar. Atlanta,C.T.i 5 Hi al S 55 jh 900 j> 8C0 s "A ' a. ill "P’’!> ill. “M" noon. "N" uin)it. Che apeake Line Steamers in daily servies between Norfolk and Baltimore. Nos. 37 and38—Daily. Washington nml South western Vestibule Limited. Through Pullman sleeping cars between New York and New Or leans, via Washington, Atlanta and Mont gum try. and also Is-tween New York and Memphis, vinWushingioii,Atlanta and Birminifhnm. Also elejfaut PULLMAN LIBRARY OBSERVA TION GARS lietwoeu Atlanta and New York. First class thoroughfare coaches between Wash- iiiKtun and Atlanta. iJtulng oar* serve all meall eu route. Pullman drawing room sleeping carl between Grcmslioro and Norfolk. Close <*on neetion at Norfolk for OLD POLNTCOMFORT. Nos. 35 and 86—United States Fast 51 at) runs solid Is,'ween Washington and New Or leans, via Souihern Railway, A. Si W. P. K. R. and L. A- N. R. U., Is-ing comoosed of 1>atp:uK< ear and i-oaehcH, through without change for passengers of all classes. Ihillmuu drawing risnn Klceping cars between New York <uiu New Orleans, via Atlanta and Montgomery and Js-twecu Charlotte and Birmingham Alsa Pullman Drawing Room Buffet Sleeping C'ari Is-tween Atlanta and Asheville, N. C. Leaving Washington each Tuesday and Friday, i tourist sh eiilng car will run through bet wees Washington and Sail Francisco without ohauga. Dining cars serve all meals caroute Nos. 11,83, 34 and 12—Pullman sloentng can between Richmond and Charlotte, vtv Danville, southbound Nos. 11 and 33, northbound Nos, 84 and 12 FRA N K K (4 ANNON. J M GULP, Third V P. 4k Gen- Mgr., Traffic M'tf’r. Washington, D. U. Washington, D- G W. A TURK, 8. H. HARDWICK. (iciiT Pass. Ag't , Ass't Uvu'l Pass. Ag't., V,'ssUiugtvm U. U> ▲UyitOite 1st C lass. ; 1st< • lass. *hajj 15. - 13. Mu ASTBRN TIME. 14. ! . ' 16. >» - — L^! rT* STATIONS. “«-7 I» M A M | A M 1* M 4 m 5 OO BLACKSBURG 7 00 6 30 4 fa) 5 20 Cl! lEKOK EE E ALLs 6 40 6 10 5 50 5 10 5 40 GAFFNEY 6 20 P M A M j I A M P M] ,Trams Nos. 32 and 33 connect at Blacks burg with trains on the Gaffney Division. Train No. 32 leaving Shelby at 6:30 a. rn., connects at Blacksburg with train No. 36 on the Southern Ky.. going North, with twenty minutes margin for transferring, etc. Pas sengers leaving any points on tills line t>e- twcon Shell,y and Blacksburg can go to Charlotte, N. C.. and return the same day. having three hours and t wenty-live minutes for the transaction of business In Charlotte, N.C. M connects also with the V’estibule on tin- Southern going South, and connects at Vorkville. S. C.. with tin- North IhiuiiiI train on tln-C. & N. W. R. R with thirty minutes margin for triinsfcM-Ing. and connects at Rock Hill with train No. 33 on tin-Southern Ky.. going South, with ample margin of time for transferring, etc. The Is-st connec tion 1 Ids * rain makes at C.uawha Junction with tin* S. JK L.. going North gives eleven hours lay over: going South, twelve hours ami forty-three minutes, but nearly all Ma lay-over Is iu daylight Connects at Lan caster. S. ('.. with trains on the L. A C. R. U.. for Chester, with a lay-over of a Mtt le over three hours, and connects at Carirlcii, S. c.. with tin- Charleston Division of the Southern Ry.. for all points South. Trains No. 33 leaving Camden at 12:05 p. m. going North makes ,-lose connection at Lan caster, S. ('.. wit h the L. A C. It. K., for Ches ter. S. C. Connects with the S. A. L.. at Catawba .luetlou. both North and South, with it lay over of alstut six hours. Con nects at Ititck Hill with train No. 34 on the Soutiu-rii Ky.. going North. This gives a lav over id five hours in daylight at Rock Hill, which will prove u(pleasure to pasaetigers. Makes connection at Yorkvllle with train on tbeC. A N. W. K K.. going South, and makes Hose connection at Blacksburg will, train No 12 oil the Southern Ky , going North.' Also with the Vestibule truln on the South ern Uy.. -going North. Tram No. II. leaving Blackshitrg at 8:Id a. in., will gvt passengers front the South from I rain No. 36 on the Soilthcni Railw ay for all points between Blacksburg and Mar lon. N. and will connect at Marion, VC., with tbe Southern Railway. tMith East ami West. Train No. 12. leaving Marion at 4:43. afterthe arrival of the Southern Ky.. train from the West, makes good connection at Blacksburg with tbe Soiithnru Ky.. lu Isuli directions. HA Ml’EL MI NT, I'rMklent. A. TRIPP. NujM-rliiteiideiit. H. II l.l MPk'N, UvuT. Pasneufrr Agent.