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"Fine Lvienoici*. $1.00 per Year. PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY BY Ed. II. DeCamp. The IjEuaEK is not responsible for the views of correspondents. Correspondents who do not contri bute regular news letters must fur nish their name, not for publication, but for identification. Write short letters and to the point to insure publication; also endeavor to get them to the office by Monday and Thursday mornings. All correspondence should be ad-- dressed to Ed. H. DeCamp, 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 line each insertion. j IS OKAKK? The Charleston News and Courier some time ago called down a Kavan- j nab paper for using a singular verb | with “United States,” and the Char- j lotte Observer endorsed the criticism ! and chuckled merrily over the gram- ! matical blunder of the Savannah , contemporary. If we remember cor-| rectly the News and Courier based its objection on the authority of the Supreme court, which it said had decided that wo should say the United States ake and not is. Now, with all due respect to the United States Supreme court, it is no more authority on English gram- mer than the Board of Control of the South Carolina dispensary or the Lisbon Farmers’ Alliance. The most generally accepted authority for the correct use of words and forms of expression, is usage. English grammar itself is no authority ex cept in so far as it is a correct his tory. We admit that in the case in question the preponderance of usage favors the plural verb, and perhaps in a majority of cases that usage is strictly correct, that is, it ; s strictly in accordance with the , 1 ■* it i I;, a minority of cases—a ub o v i . enough to be respectabu—. iu ex pression, “the United States ark, is not correct.” When a man speaks pinos armed or unarmed, on their feet, ho would have been lauded as a hero. Vice-President Hobart died at his homo at Patterson, N. J., on last Tuesday morning. He had been sick for sometime, but was thought to bo improving until a short time before the end. He was a man of fine per sonal traits and greatly loved Ly those who knew him. He lucked but one stop of reaching to the highest honor that can bo conferred on an American citizen, but honors and position could not exempt him from suffering and death—the common in heritance of mankind. The old lifttin poet expressed it tersely when he wrote: “With equal pure. Impartiul fate ■ Knoeks ut'thc palace and the cottage Kate” ♦ ♦ ♦♦ The wars waged by the two lead ing nations of the earth, the one in South Africa and the other in the far away islands of the Pacific, both for the purpose of subjugating peoples who owe them no allegiance, are not making much perceptible headway. The Boers have not captured Lady smith, and Otis, McArthur and Law- ton have not captured Aguinaldo. Both nations are gathering strength to be expended in subjugating or an nihilating their weaker antagonists, and neither one could now retract if it would. The rest of the civilized world will look on in silence while the beautiful islands are reddened with the blood of the simple-hearted natives and the Transvaal is made a grave yard for its patriotic and heroic defenders, and all because England wants gold and diamonds, and the United States wants to be bigger and mightier and richer than she is now. This is the way of the world. The time is a long way off when the na tions shall beat their swords into plow-shares and their spears into pruning hooks. Christianity may have mitigated to some extent the horrors of war, but it has apparently u» yet done little towards abolishing war itself. of the United States as an equivalent j for the national government at I Washington his idea is singular and | by all the laws of language, he must j use the verb is, if he speak correctly, i Tne purpose of language is to express ! thought—to say exactly what you j mean—and both usage and grammar j must yield to tnat purpose. We for- I get the sentence which the Savannah ; paper used but wo are inclined to think that paper was probably as nearly correct as its merry critics. Wo have used the singular verb and pronoun with the United States in | another article in these columns and ; we defy the News and Courier, the ! Observer, and the United States court all combined to show that we 1 have perpetrated a solecism. NOTES AND COMMENTS. During the past week there was great activity among the cotton mill men, and nearly a million of dollar.' more was pledged to go into cotton 1 mills in South Carolina. Let the money tlow and the mills eontinu* to come. With the ports of Asia open | to our mills and a half L'iiiion of Chinese just beginning to wear cot ton clothes, there is as Trad dies said to Copperfield, “Oceans <u" room, Copperiieid, Oceans of room !” Admiral Dewey created a ripple of dissatisfaction when he made over the palatial home presented to him by his admiring countrymen, to the , wife whom he has just married; but the tactful wife seems to have ad justed matters by transferring it to I Dewey’s son, and the wheels of con- ; fi fence and of mutual admiration are | again running smoothly. That was a foolish business from beginning to ; end, and Dewey would stand out in j history as a grander and nobler man. j if ho had refused to accept such a gift from the people. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ A gentle rain fell in this part of the country last Wednesday. It laid i tiie dust, and we hope it was sufii* cient to soften the ground for plow ing in wheat. Last fall was too wet for a full crop of wheat to he sown, | and this fad, much of the ground has | thus far been to hard for the plow. ' But there is now a fine ’|>w r! n : y ; and ample lime for wheal sowing. , Let it go into the ground in gener- 1 ous quantities and without fur.m r delay. It will grow while the Urnier | is asleep and bring him comfort an i sat isfaction at a time when these will be greatly appreciated. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ tlenerul Metcalf, of the United States army in the J’hillippines, has been charged with deliberately shoot ing an unarmed Thilipino while a prisoner and on his knees. The charge is sustained by affidavits from two eye witnesses, and it is probable that (ionerul Metcalf will bo court- martialcd and reprimanded for con duct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman. After all, this is only differentiating tweedle-deo from tweedle-dum. The crime is that of a clerk in a wholesale establishment who sells an article at retail iu vio lation of the rules of the heuse. If Ueneral Metcalf had taken his com mand out and killed a hundred Fili- One of the most knotty moral and political questions which the United States Congress will have to face when it comes together will be raised in regard to tiie seating of Brigham H. Roberts, member elect from Utah. Roberts is a deeply dyed Mor- man, practicing and preaching polygamy in open defiance of the law. He even poses as a martyr to the principles of Mormanism, having been punished with imprisonment under the law against bigamy. Now, the State of Utah sends him to Washington as a member of Congress, and by so doing slaps tho United States government in the face and says, “Well, now really, what are you going to do about it?” Wo do not believe that the people of this great country, loose ns they are in some kinds of morals, will permit the poisonous plant of Mormanism to be engraited into the govern mental tree, and we cannot see how Congress, corrupt morally, as many of its members undoubtedly are, can dure to connive at this brazen impu dence of a creed the essential founda tion of which is social and domestic pollution. Mormanism is a vile canker on the body politic and it ought to have been eradicated before Utah was ever admitted as a state. It is hot a religion in the common deception of the word—not a worship of Cod but u worship of the devil and even now the United (States army would be rendering for greater ser vice to mankind in sweeping it from the face of the earth, than it is ren dering in tho Philippines by shoot ing civilization and religion out of rifles and cannon. Dr. OttH Ht the I’rcHbyteriaii CTiurcli. Rev. J. M. P. Otts, D. D., L. L. 1)., of Knoxville, Tenn., preached in the Presbyterian church Wednesday even ing. Dr. Otts is one of the most distinguished preachers in this coun try, and his sermon Wednesday evening sustained his high reputa tion. lie is a ripe scholar and lias traveled extensively abroad. He leaves today for his home, much to the regret of his old friends and the new ones lie has made since his euming among us. Dr. Otts is a rioulii Carolinian and South Carolina is proud of him. Dr. Otts was present at the opening of Limestone College yesterday morn- ing and made a most excellent address to ihe students. It was commented on as being one of the best that has ever been delivered at the college. I he Emperor and Empress of Ger many have contributed $0,000 to the K J Cross society for the relief of the sufferers by the recent Hoods in Bavaria. Tho central West is threatened with a coal famine this winter in consequence of the unprecedented amount of other commodities being carried by the railroads. Chumherlaiii’H I'ulu llalm Cure* ntlivrx. Why Not You? My wife lias been using Chamber lain’s Pain Balm, with good results, for a lame shoulder that has pained her for nine years. Wo have tried all kinds of medicines and doctors without receiving any benefit from any of them. One day we saw an ad vertisement of thio medicine and thought of trying it, which wo did with the best of satisfaction. She has used one bottle and her shoulder is almost well.—Ahoi.ni L. Miu.Krr, Manchester, N. H. For sale by Cherokee Drug Co. LOWER CHEROKEE NEWS. WTmt the Folkx tire Doiiif- mid Saving at Etta .June. (Correspondence of The LedgerA Etta Jane.'Nov., 22.—Your corres pondent has just returned from a visit to York county, where he met many of his old friends and acquaint ances and made many now ones. Though the cry everywhere is “hard times” tho people are taking it phil osophically and are doing all they can to overcome the crisis. All over York county where wo have been and heard from an abundant wheat and oat crop is being sown, and people expect, as far as lies in their power, to change their mode of farming by turning their attention to the raising of grain crops to the exclusion of cotton. Through a private letter from Blackstocks, we regret to learn that Mr. L. S. Harris, conductor, was killed in a violent collision at Colum bia on the loth inst. He married Miss Minnie Bell, of Blackstocks, about three years ago. He leaves a widow with one child to mourn his loss. Mrs. Harrison is a charming lady, and has a largo circle of friends within the radius of The Ledger’s circulation who will be sorry to hear of her misfortune. His remains were burned ai Concord church in the presence of a large number of friends and sympathizers. We also regret to learn of the death of Mr. A. Frank Kendrick, which took place in Gaffney a few days ago. For nearly his whole life he was a useful member of this com munity, and his death will be a sor rowful tiding jto his large circle of acquaintances and friends in this and other counties as well as states. In his lifetime while in perfect health Mr. Kendrick frequently spoke to the writer, and said that if he should die first he wished us to write his obituary. We propose to do so as soon as we can collect the necessary data. Mr. Kendrick was al.vays a kind and accommodating neighbor, and generous in all his dealings witii his fellow-man. His early training in a pious, Christian home by a noble Christian father made an impression on him that he uever forgot and he would refer to it in the most trying circumstances. Cherokee county has no better woman in it than Mrs. Kendrick, his devoted wife, with whom, and her children, we sincerely sympathize. Last Sabbatli we attended tho A. II. Presbyterian church at Hicaory Grove and heard Rev. I. N. Kennedy, of Molino, Tenn., preach. He is a young man of extraordinary ability, as he so fully demonstrated on that occasion. He is a native of this State—born, reared and educated at Krskine college. He has made Hie ministry his life study, and is now a power in his church for good. Our people have some corn still in the field which is being exposed to the trespassing stock. Mrs. “J. L. S.” lias been supplying tho market with chickens and tur keys. Jimmie and Sammie Strain are both suffering with poison oak. The early sown wheat is now com ing up and generally the stand is good. Mr. J. A. M. Estes made a trip to the new railroad and returned yester day. The neighbor boys who are running teams at the new railroad are well pleased with the work, and will doubtless continue until the road is completed and the rolling stock put in motion. We are having a good many colds among our neighbors Sonic are bordering closely on pneumonia. Our court house janitor, Morgan Byers, is an old time slave and a very acceptable man for the position. He was raised in this section, and we think the county could find no better colored man for that place than he is. As Sam Jones would say, the county is being flooded with “butter milk” at stated periods. The dis pensary and revenue officials are surely asleep. j^One nightjlast week, we understand, a colored “festiblc” come off not far from here, in which a few of the whites took part in the festivities. Their names are in the hands of the public, and we suppose will be known generally without our publishing them. From some reasons our correspon dents do not contribute regularly. We hope they will turn over a new leaf and let us hear from tiiem. J. L. g. Very Sad. A lady ytritlng from Victoria, Brit ish Columbia, to a friend in Detroit re lates an amusing and at the same time pathetic story of her Japanese “help,” Frank. Going into the kitchen, she found him at tiie window with a far away, sad and distressed look on his little brown face. Being human and wishing, if possible, to be of service to him, she ventured to inquire the cause of bis distress, saying, “What’s the trouble, Frank?” to which he mourn fully made answer, with increasing emphasis as he neared the end of his woes: “I am Just thinking, Mrs. Hunt; I nave no money, no sweetheart and no bicycle. I am very sad.”—Detroit Fre* Dress. Kc Meant It. “Jim is an Ingenious fellow. He spent half the summer building a cot tage on bis new lake shore tract. It is a pretty cottage too. lie’s covered the outside of the ground story with terra flrmn.” “You mean terra cotta.” “I don’t. I mean mud.”—Cleveland Plain Dealer. Cotton Market. Tiie fo lowing prices prevailed in the Gaffney cotton market this morn ing: Middling 7.5-10 Good Middling 7.do Guard yourkldncya: the houltli of ihe liody dt’IM'iids on thone Hinull hut tinporluiit.organ*. They extract uric acid from the Mood which If allowed to reuialn in the Hytdom would niuxe Dropsy mid llrlght's liiseie e. 1‘iiicki.v ash It ITT mix U a successful kidney tonic, It heals and strengthens the kidneys, regulates 11n-liver, stimulates !he stomach and diges tion, demises t he txiwi'ls. It will prevent or cure lirlghl'M Dlscaxe. Sold by Chcrokew Drug Co. THE LOST HATCHET. A I’luee for Everything and Everything In Its IMace. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Lancaster, Nov. 2J1.—We arc truly proud to say that in Lancaster county and what adjoining counties we have travelled over recently more small grain is being sown than in any previous year of our recollection. We do confidently believe that all who do sow largely will learn that they have acted with wisdom and will learn that keeping money at home is what enriches them and that cotton at any price would be un profitable if all the necessities had to be purchased out of it. It is also our conclusion from ob servation that the towns which have and are building manufacturing en terprises are the towns which are go ing to take and hold the lead in point of importance. Everywhere you strike a town with a manufactory of any kind—you will find an air of activity directly traceably to that clause which cannot be found in the towns in which no manufactories are located. A moments deliberate re flection must convince any reasona ble man that a town which has, as its only dependence for growth the hack ing of a good farming country, will always remain a small town. The town that expects to grow must of necessity have located within its bor ders something to sustain a large population, some means of employ ment for them whereby they are ena bled to earn a livelihood, and as the growth in population is attended with beneficial results, such as increased business, increased valuation of real estate, besides tiie additional oppor tunity for investment of manufactur ing enterprises gives, it is to the per sonal interest of every resident of a small town to unite in encouragin'' the establishment of all the legiti mate enterprises which add popula tion to the town and to the interest of every one who has money to invest to put a liberal amount of it in such enterprises. And you could get every citizen of a town to invest something, be it ever so little. So much the better, for then you would have them all pulling together for its success, and the growth and prosperity of that town would be assured. Well, boys, I promised to give you a little story aecasionally; so I will tell you all about what trouble the father had one day when he came in to find tiie hogs in the garden. “Say. boys, where is the hatchet?” “Tommie had it. papa.” "No, papa, I didn’t have it; Willie had it.” “Where is the hatchet, Willie?” “I don’t know, papa, J think Ben had it.” “Whore is the hatchet, Ben?” “I saw George with it yesterday.” “George, do you know where the hatchet is?” “What do you want with it, papa?” “I want to nail on some palings. Tho hogs are in the garden, and I want to know where is the hatchet.” “Are they our hogs, papa?” “No! where is the hatchet,George?” “Are they black bogs, papa?” “I’ll black you directly. Where is that hatchet?” “It’s in the nail box. I saw it.” “It may be, but where is the «iuil box?” “Which nail box, papa?” “My nail box, sir! We have but one, and you know it.” “It is out yonder at my trap, papa.” “Where is the trap and where is the hatchet?” “I know where the trap and nail box are, but don’t know where the hatchet is.” “You don’t? Well, hunt for it.” “Yes, sir; papa.” Away go all four of the boys to hunt for the hatchet, while father drives the hogs out and goes to nail ing on the palings with the axe. But just when lie is nailing on tho last one, and George is coming with the hatchet, father makes a miss stroke and slings his hand and wrings and twists and thrust his hand into his mouth—the nail as biack as tar. Of course he is in a good humor, and the boys—all four of them—are sorry, oh, so sorry. Boys, where is tho hatchet? What boy ever knew, or could find it in time when wanted? Boys will be boys, and hatchets will get out of place where there ore boys. This is a story of real life, and you boys all know it. If the father of these boys had not been ashamed to do so no doubt but that he could have told how ugly he acted apd how he scolded the Jboys, and how he vowed that they should not have the hatchet again. But when his thumb quit hurting he got in a good humor, and the next time he wanted the hatchet it was perhaps out of place as usual. It takes a boy about twenty yearsJ*to learn bow to put tools in their proper places after he has used them. A place for every thing and everything in its place, is a splendid rule. When kept it saves time, expense and an immense amount of worry and trouble. How boys could help their parents if they would only learn this rule act upon it. Farmers Friend. A few weeks ago the Krupp factory turned out its 20,000th large gun for European armies. In some parts of Russia the only food for tho people consists at pres ent of acorns, leaves and the soft bark of trees. Business of our colonies show an increase of 101 per cent, in exports and (il per cent, in imports since they passed into American control. How's This. We ofTer One II amlred Dollars Reward for any case of ('aturrli that eantiol he cured hy Hull's Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY' A CO., Drops.. Toledo,O. We, the undersized, have known F. J. Cheney for the last l. r i years, and believe him perfectly honorable in nil business transactions and tinaneially able to carry out any oiillzatlons made hy I heir (Inn. Wit st & Tup AX, Wholesale PruKKlstx, To ledo. O. Wamuno. Ki.nnan A Marvin, Wholesale Druuxlst*. Toledo, O. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken internally, uetlnz direct ly upon ihe blood and mucous surfaces of tho system. l , rloe7.V. perhottle. Sold hy all diuzylsls. Testimonials fro*. Hulls Family DUM urw thu best. Mavnard Matters. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Maynard, 8. C., Nov. 21.—The railroad running from Greenville to Marietta, commonly known by tho name of the “Swamp Rabbit,” and which was dismantled last summer, is to be rehabilitated again, so we understand, and also to be extended to liiverville. five miles above Mari etta, immediately and ultimately across the mountains to Brevard, (’., a distance of about thirty miles. The people along tiie line are very jubilant over the prospect of again hearing the whistle of a railway loco motive through this section. We are, with the Ledger, very fearful that seven cent cotton will prove a curse instead of a blessing to our farmers. Even if cotton does not go any higher, we would be al most willing to bet our interest in the Philippine Islands on a fifteen million bale crop another year. One great advantage to farmers in raising cotton is, no matter how low nor how high the price, it will al ways bring the “cash.” Cotton in this section was about two-thirds of an average crop, which is now all gathered and the greater part of it sold and a considerable part of the land upon which it grew, now planted*n wheat. There will be considerable more wheat planted in this section this year than perhaps in any former year. Octavus is just back from a trip through the mountains of Western North Carolina, going by way of Brevard, a very pretty little town just beyond the French Broad, and from there to Asheville, a town in which, perhaps, while it may not be the wealthiest town as a whole, there are more wealthy people than any town in North Carolina. On our return we took in Hendersonville and intervening towns. We like to travel through the mountains but we prefer the Hat woods of South Caro lina for our permanent residence. Octaves. Dr. Hall Last Even ng. Dr. Win. Edwin Hall delivered his lecture, “The Fool Killer,” last night to a fair sized and appreciative au dience. The lecture was full of pungent points, satire and humor. The lecturer has a style entirely his own. He would do well, however, to make his point a little clearer and not leave his audience to draw the inference as often as he does. His word painting at times is sublime, his sentences smooth and rounded and his sentiments noble, but he is not, in our opinion, to be classed as the equal of either Sam Jones, Bob Taylor, or Tom Dixon, but he is far better than some we have heard. And then again, he is improving. We heard him several years ago and his work last night was superior to that of his former visit to Gaffney. Tying knots in tiie handker chief to jog one’s memory, had its origin in China thousands of years ago, before writing was invented in that country. T»*mlern' ss or aclilnz in tlio small of the hack is a serious symptom The kulneys are snlTeriii*. Take Duiiki.y Ash Rittkhs at once. It Is a reliable kidney remedy amt system regulator and will cure the troithlo before it, develops its dangerous stage. Sold l>y »’herokee Drug Co. Trespass Notice. A LL persons are hereby forbidden to tres pass on my lands for the purpose of hunt ing, eulting timlior, etc. J.C Nance. 11-17-law-It A LL parties are forbidden to trespass on my lands for the purpose of hunting birds or other game under the penalty of the law. J. 11. Lipscomb. 11-JlMt-law I | Call at the Cher- FREE! | okec Drug Co. and — — ; get it free sample bottle of Dr. Wofford’s Expecto rant. The greatest cough rem edy of the ago. Money to Loan On farming lands. Easy payments. No com missions charged. Borrower pays act ual cost of perfecting loan. Interests per cent. JNO. B. PALMER & SON. Columbia, S. 0. or Mkssrs. WALLACE A OTTS, Atty’s., 3-liMX) Gaffney, S. C. I SELL... Hants and Bacon, * Grape Nuts, Apples, Vienna Sausage, Oranges. Lemons, Ox Tongue. Sitlmon. Bananas, Grapes, Lobster, Fancy Oakes, Scotch Herring, Crackers, Sardines—Imported, Candy - All kinds, Deviled Crabs, Chocolates, Oysters Canned, Sugars, Raisins, Digs Feet, Tripe, Currants, Figs. Beef— Dates, Citron, Chipped. Corned, Evaporated Fruits, Roast. Sliced, Assorted Nuts, Shredded Cod Fish, Deanuts, Gelatine, Baked Beans Fruit Duddluc, In sauce, Taplcoa, Dork and Beans. Dluni Duddlng, Dickies -All kinds, Mincemeat. Olives. Cal. Canned Fruits, Prepared Mustard, Canned Pineapple, Macaroni. Flavoring Extracts, Grits, Oats, Ac., Spices and Seeds. A cordial Invitation Is extended to the dele gates to the Convention to visit my store while In the city. TOM. L. BROWN. Notice of Final Discharge. Ex Parte, Chas. G, Weblier’s Estate. Notice Is hereby given that 1 will apply to Hon. J. E. Webster, Probate Judge for Chero kee County, on Thursday. Decemlier Uih, Ixtiti, for a liuul settlement and discharge as administrator of the estate of Chas. G. Web- lx.T, deceased. J. EbJefkkuiks, CDk C. C. Pi’s and Admr. C. G. WehlxT’s Est Nov. IHh, IKr.'.—lnw-4t j. BAKE YOUR XMAS FRUIT CAKES NOW. We iuivo just received an excellent line of FRUITS FOR CAKES, which wc guarantee Is as nice and clean it Hue us you ever saw. Our Hue consists of everything I hut gees to make up a delicious, rich cake, such us Raisins, Currants, Citrons, Figs, Spices, &c. No one has u nicer Hue than J* 1*. Sspitrkw Si Co. THE DAILY LEDGER. It YVIU be no Catch Penny Paper but the Regular Full Size Ledger. Mr. David Magness has been can vassing the city for tiie Daily Ledger this week. He has met with a hearty response from the people of Gaffney. His instructions are not to bore any one or to try to force the paper on the people. We intend to give the subscribers a twenty-eight column paper every day and it will contain from fourteen to eighteen columns of reading matter. It will be no catch penny affair, and if any man is not satisfied that we have not given full 1 value for the money at the end of the ; week we will refund tho money as cheerfully as wo receive it. We are going to give onr subscribers a better paper for a wcck: than vve do twice a week. An extra force of men have been employed and all arrangements made to carry out the project wheth er we make any money or not. Tho object is to serve the people and inci dentally make money if we can. So if your name is not now among the four hundred and odd on tho list make haste and get on if you want the proceedings of the convention. Remember the paper will not be sent to anyone without it is ordered and all orders must be accompanied with the cash, as we cannot afford to open accounts for fifteen cents. Send sil ver or two cent stamps to The Ledger, Gaffney, S. C., for the convention daily. The family that keeps on hand and uses occasionally the celebrated Pkicki.y ash Bitters is always a well regulated family. For sale hy Cherokee Drug Co. T he best h... util l*e your aim when lutying medicine. Got| Hood’s Sar. .tjiiiiillH mid have In st medicine MONEY CAN Bl HKE, LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE.! When you need a Fire. Life or Yccldentl Policy call and gel i ii< ' ind lufi.t in itbui. Y'our business solicited. Prompt attention. JONES J. DARBY, Agt. Office two doors »iI»o\ r Ltwlj/vr < Mffur. W. T. THOMPSON, - Blacksmith and Wood Shop. All kinds of work done on short notice Shoeing, Tire Setting. Wheels In Bolling Ot a Specialty. Wood 4 feet long. Ilickor Oak, Poplar and Pine Lumber and all kiu>., of marketable pnxiucetaken in payment foi work. Come let us reason together. I o my representative always at shop. 1J0 fee os tof dummy line on Rutledge street. rJ Goods Cheap for Cash, I carry Dry Goods, Notio Shoes, Hats, Table and Pockt Cutlery, Crockery and a genera line of merchandise, and will sell you as cheap for cash a{ any house in upper South (%roj lina. I will give you special lo\\[ prices on Shoes, Jeans ClotH and Underwear. I am expect) ing to receive 10 Dozen of 1113 best Axes soon. See my price) on all goods before buying. Yours respectfully, I. M. PEELER. Wedding Bells are Ringing. Wedding Presents in Demandi Call at our Store and see our beautiful line of Wedding Presents. Cut glass am everything fine. S. B. CRAWLEY ft C0.J l^liono IVo. H. Building and Plastering Lime, Coal, Sliingles,au^h ter Hair, Dynamite, Blasting Powder, Fuse andDyn< mite Caps, call on THE LIMESTONE SPRINGS LIME WORKS, Telephone 57 CARROLL & CO., Lessei Have You Seen George ? Everybody who went to the State Fair sa him and can tell you all about him. All thosl who went came back full of praise for the di ferent exhibits which they paid out their harl cash to see, but you can come to our store day this week and not only see an exhib which is delightful to the eye, but can see j FREE, and the goods exhibited will be for sal] cheaper than you have ever seen them befon We have to offer you this week, Overcoats and Ulsters. 14 Storm Ulsters, all wool, good, servia able and well made, at $3.50. 8 Storm Ulsters, same material though nr so stylishly made, $3—were $4.50. 12 nice all wool, good heavy overcoats blue and in black, which were $5 each, to this week at $3 each. Another lot at $4 eac] which will surprise you. Oloalcs and Oapes. We have a large variety of these goods all qualities from the cheapest to the best, ai will offer great inducements to you for tl cash. There are some beautiful things these in plush and astrocan that you will fii a bargain in. Be sure to see them. Ss^llOC®. Y In this line we stand at the head oU class in Gaffney and beg to have you look* the line before buying. We have a lot of goi solid shoes for this sale that cost us from l to $1.25 per pair which we will close out 63c. per pair for your choice. Many oth< things we are prepared to give you at red^c< prices but our space forbids our mentionii them just now. Don’t take our word for these things bl come and see for yourself. We do businei strictly on merit, and if we can’t do it that Wi we won’t do it at all. Yours for trade, J. C. Lipscomb, A l A lie U5i$£ Iron t5$tore*