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- W,.V.- . V W., ■ F. 0. Stact. PreaMcot. J. G. Wakdlaw. Vice Preslden IHE KATIOKAL BANK OF GAFPET. Capital $50,000.00. Wl! oo J mo i, l.uy C'cintT claims, receive deposit ake.ilH.riij Joans cn approved paper U. C. Boss, Cashier. EDGE SEMI-WEEKLY—PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. WE GUARANTEE The Reliability cf Every Adver tiser Who Uses the Col umns of This Paper. A Newspaper in all that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People of Cherokee County. ESTABLISHED FEB. 16, 1894. GAFFNEY CITY, S. C., FRIDAY, MARCH 1900. *1.00 A YEAR ‘c S RELIEVED Dundonald and a Composite Regiment Occupy Long Beleaguered City. PIVOTAL EVENT OF WAR Clniunia Occupies Colrsberj:—Duller la Jlovii;;; 0:1 Neithorpi —Uosra Aro IGpulsol at Slafrktup, After • S»- vere Siru"glc t Willi Heavy Losaeo. All tireat llrltalu Mad With Joy. Dualuess Suspeude«l, Sioree Cloaed, ichoola T .king u Vacation, Della Chiming, <»umb Hooiuing', Flags Fly ing, ai d Jubilation Unprecedented In History cf Knglnud. London, March 1.—The war office h»a ’ecfcivtd the foilowmg dispatch from General Bailer: “Lyixi.eion’s Head^uaktehs, March 1.—General Dundonald, with the Natal I. A. LOBD DUNDONALD. Carbineera and a composite regiment, entered Ladysmith lust night. “The country between me and Lady smith is reported clear of the enemy. I am moving on Nelthorpe." llobt'rift’ and Kitchener's Strategy. London, March J.—While it is gen erally realized that Lord Roberts' strat egy is mainly responsible for the relief of Ladysmith, there is a feeling of anx iety lest his plans suffer from the horde General Bulier might let slip into the Free State. Evidently Lord Roberts is awake to the situation. The signifi cance of General Kitchener’s presence at Arundel is not yet explained. Bat wherever he goes something is likely to happen and developments may shortly show strategic plans as interesting as thoce which culminated in the defeat of General Crouje. Dorrs Repulsed at Mafelclng. London, March 1.—A special from Cape Town says that a telegram has been received there from Mafekiug an nouncing that the Boers made a severe and protracted assault on Feb. 27, bat were driven off at all pointa. The trnoe which is nsualiy observed Sundays, was broken on Feb. 18 by another fierce at tack, but after determined fighting the Boers were repulsed with a loss of 40 killed and wounded. The defenders, who were able to take advantage of the shelter of earthworks, lost only two killed and tnree wounded. Hoers Retreating. Rbxsbukg, March 1.—General Clem ents, escorted by a squadron of Innla- killings, entered Coleslurg this morn ing and received an enthusiastic recep tion. The Boers are in fall retreat A number of their leading men have been arrested. The inhabitants are well and not starving. They have suffered many indignities at the hands of the Boers, bat no violence. Will Not luterven*. Be run, March 1.—In reply to a ques tion the foreign office told the corre spondent of the Associated Press that in spite of newspaper statements to the contrary, Germany neither knows of any project for intervening in South Africa nor intends such herself. Do< r Loss-s ut Jamestown. Stebkppruit, Cape Colony, March L -The Boers admit that their leases when Brabant captured Jamestown were 60 killed, 123 wounded and 300 missing. BOERS SHOW KINDLY SPIRIT. The Prisoners Are Np,rtiv« ly inclined L'ndrr (Jriiti Conditions. London, March 1.—With such deter, mined enemies, says a special corres pondent telegraphing from Paardebsrg, one would suppose the Boers would have destroyed their guosand ammuni tion before surrendering, fas only thing injured, however, was a Vickers- Maxim piece, which had been bit by a British shell A Bnti.h officer and nine British sol diers, who were prisoners, had been provided with deep holes by the Boers and kindly treated. When (he orper came for the Boer { irisouera to crosa the river to the Brit- sh camp, they took all that they could carry of such things as pots, pans and blankets, throwing their rifles into two neaps that gradually increased to huge proportions. As the ford bad been swollen by a heavy rain, the Boers took off their tronsers and waded acroas. The scene looked like p ay rather tlau war. The men langhed and splashed each other in the water, but am< ug them wore aome grim facet which looked with disfavor opon such sportiveuess. LONDON’S DAY OF JUBILEE. A Frenzy of Ruthuslasm Over tbe Relief of Ladysmith. London, March 1. —When the news of the relief of Ladysmith became gen erally known London literaliy went mad with joy and throughout England the scenes witnessed have no parallel in the memories of this generation. The pent-up jubilation at the relief of Kimberley could no longer be con trolled and with today’s crowning tri umph, the national trait of self restraint was thrown to the winda The lord mayor of London immedi ately telegraphed bis congratulations to Generals White and Bailer. When the queen received the news at Windsor, the belle of the Curfew tower of the castle were rung in honor of the event. This storm of jubilation centered the Mansion House and by noon thousands of persons blouked the many approaches to that grim bnildlng. It was a dense black mass, composed chiefly of busi ness men, the majority of them carry ing little union jacks. Never before was there such a aale of flags as today. Stock brokers, bankers, clerks and workingmen clambered on top aud as the bosses lumbered past the historic building, waving flags, hats and hand kerchiefs and calling for cheers for taller and Roberts. A mighty shoot answered them from the crowds. . The procession became continuous, yet the crowd never tired of cheering the names of White, Boiler or Roberts. Grave old financiers waved and yelled as franctically and as often as the ur chins who had clambered the steps, that Eogiand’a honor had been saved. The strain that for 118 days had kept the nation in terr.ble anxiety was re moved. The lord mayor showed him self at a window, out of which hong a huge flag, aud the crowd yelled itself hoarse. Staid magnates grabbed flar ing posters from newsboys and brand ished “Ltdysmitb Relieved” to the roar ing throng. All thought of business was forgotten. Nothing could be done on the Stock Exchange except sing “Goi Save the Queen” and cheer. Business at the Baltic wheat market closed at 1 o’clock. No one wanted to trade on such a day as this. The stores gave their employes a holiday. The lord mayor wired Lady Bailer: ••My siuoerest congratulations on your gallant husband’s achievements.” He also ordered a holiday for the city schools. latter he answered the de mands of the crowd by a speech in which ho uid: The nows makes our hearts leap for joy. We noware Mttsfled that our sac- riflee of blool and treasure is not in vain.” The stately foreign office so far forgot itself as to display large union jacks from the windows. Crowds blocked the war office lobbies, struggling to hear for themselves the glad tidings and cheering for General BwHor, Lord Dundonald and other he roes. Briefly, from one end of the metropo lis to the other joy reigns supreme. Banting was flying everywhere in the bright March morning, and scarcely an omnibus passed but had tied to the driver’s whip a nuion jack or red, white and bine streamers. All over the United Kingdom these scenes were duplicated. In all the cities big and little whistles tooted, bells chimed and crowds paraded the •treets, singing patriotic songs. In the barters all the vessels dressed ship, and at the military depots scenes of the wildest enthusiasm prevailed. At Liverpool, addressing a crowd of 20,000 people, the lord mayor said: “I thank Almighty God for the glori ous news. We have awaited it pa tiently. We are satisfied that under the,humane laws and government of this country, the Boers, in a very short time, will be loyal citizens of the Brit ish empire." MAY BE A LONG STRUGGLE. British Press Forecast the Result of Ladysmith Relief. London, March 1.—The Globe Mys: “The night is passed. Since Havelock and Outram fongbt their way, inch by inch, through the crooked street# and alleys of Luoknow, no snch thrill of ex citement has gone through the nation. The empire has suffered and sorrowed much daring the last few months, bat the tidings of Tuesday and today have made it all seem like a gloomy night mare. “The credit for our success rests with Lord Roberts as fully as it be himself had ridden into Ladysmith. The em pire tenders a tribute of gratitude and admiration to General White and his immortal garriaon.” The Pall Mall Gazette says it believes it is impossible to forecast the result of the relief of Ladysmith on the duration of the war, “which may yet cnlminate in a protracted straggle before Pre toria. ” CLEMENTS IN COLESBERG. Reports Railway Communlcatlou Clear and Returns to Rensbarg. London, March 1.—The war office has received the following from Gen eral Roberts: Paakdebero, Feb. 28.—General Clem ents reports that on bearing Oolesberg Junction had been evacuated he Mat a force to occupy Colesberg Junction aud rode into Colesberg, where he received an enthusiastic welcome. He secured a certain amount of ammunition, ar rested several rebels and then returned to Rensberg. He reported the railway Hoe clear and working to Lanewalewnan’s siding. He will report tomorrow as to the few culvert# which have been blown op. Colesberg and Colesberg Junction are held by our troops. American UelversItUe Organ's •. Chicago, March L—Representatives of the leading American universities have effected an Msoclation to be known as tbe Association of American Univer sities. It is for the consideration of matters of common interejt rslating to graduate etuay. The following execu tive committee was elected: President, Charles W. Eliot of Harvard university; vice president, Benjamin Ide Wheeler of the University of California; William Ranay Harper of tie University of Chi cago, President D. O. Gilman of Jobu* Hopklus university and President Seth Low of the Colombia university. peculiar romance IN Bofe’us Captain of Battleship Hakes a Scene. WANTED BODY OF COLSON Developed That He H.id 3Iurried u Popular Youuv Lady of Cincinnati Aft«*r Two Daye* Courtship—Prob ably Insane. New Orleans, March 1. —A rcmauco that may have tragic consequences de veloped here today. Au excited yoaug man drove to the head of Canal street accompanied by an undertaker anl a coffin. He frantically cried for a boat to take him to the battleship Texas, saying be was Captain Clark aud in command. A boat was obtained and “Captain Clark” was rowed out. He got aboard the warship, introduced himself and said that he had come for the body of Lieutenant Coison, who died on the ship. The officers of the Texas imme diately sized him up as crazy aud tout him ashore. It d-velops that “Captain Clark” had married a beautiful young lady from Cincinnati here after a couple of days’ courtship. The bride is Miss Bertha Warten. She came here with her brother-in-law. Alex Aronson of Cin cinnati, and Mrs. Aronson. Captain Clark became fascinated with Miss Warten and sent a card to her rtJom telling her he was in command of the battleship aud desired to meet her. Mrs. Aronson looked up C'ark, be lieved bis representations and the young couple were brought together. At 3 o’clock they were married. Mr. Aronson learning of Clark's ex- E loit made an investigation and satisfied imself that the man was either in-ane or an imposter. Detectives were caiied in, the groom dragged from his bride and locked in a ceil. The bride is prostrated. Run to Ivicap.- Lynching. Gadsden, Ala., March L—Officers of Etowah county have reached Aunistcn with Lou Smith, tbe negro charged with attempted assault, at Alabama City, on Miss String, an employe of the Big Dwight cotton mills. She had gone to the mill at L o’clock for the day’s wt V, -ud went down in the basement fOi tome purpose, when the uegro turned out the gas and advanced upon her. Her screams brought several meu to her rescce, and the negro fled, but was afterwards captured aud jailed. There was so much excitement that the mill was shut down, and dauger of lynching caused the officers to put the prisoner iu a carriage and drive 36 miles through the country to Anniston. < IlHI-gcd With tCmb 7.7.1rm<-nt. CoLLliLlA, S. C., March 1—Leonard R. Owens, former deputy postmaster at Marion, aud appoiutei to the postmas tership several months ago, is under ar rest ou the charge of embe/.z.erucnt. The affidavit was made by Postofflce Inspector Moyer. The shortage is said to be in the thousands. Owens waived examination, numbers of prominent Democrats going ou bis bond. The affair is inexplicable, as be has borne an excellent reputation aud belongs to an influential family. BLACKSBURG BUDGET. ) Vr*''iu»l I’l. atcrupl' - .jn<l Ni-\*h No ten t'ruui th*- City Beyond the Itrottri. fCWrof3i>«iu!c&«e of Tbe L#*e*er.) Bla< .-burc, March 1 —Mr. ur.d Mrs. R. S. Withers have gone to Yorkville on a visit. • Dr. J. T. Darwin sj ert Monday in Hickory Grove. Mrs. Robert Long, of Heath Springs, spent Monday night in this place with her sister, Mrs. 1). Albert. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Qairo, of Con cord, spent Sunday in this p’ace with their mother, Mrs. B. J. Gulla- her. Lawyer 7. II. Butler was in our city Wednesday. James Brown, of Cowpcr.s, spent Sunday in cur place. I/.wton Alexander, who lies Lem visiting in cur city for the past few days, returned to his home in Cow- pens Monday. We are glad to tay that Mrs. J. A. Maxwell, who has been quite ill, i° now improving. Misses L and A. Little, our popu lar irjilimry ladies, Lave gone to Baltimore to purchase their spring goods. ^ | Mr. A. Shiver, of Wilmington, X. C.. has accept'd a position in the) S. C. «fc G. L. Machine Shops of this place. Miss Lizzie Brown, of Rock Hill, is the guest of Mrs M. E. Deal. Mrs. M. L. D-a!, accompanied by ; Miss Lizzie • Brown, spent two days this week in Gastonia. Mr. John Tripp, who has made his home in Pennsylvania for the last two year-;, is visiting his parents, Mrs..and Mrs. A. Tripp, of this place. L. B. it. ABUNDANTLY WGRTH PBICE OF THE PAPER, Mr. Crockers Very Interest ing Letters. HE CHANGED HIS MIND. Vin*villu to lueoiporat<-. Macon, March 1. —About 20 citizens of Vmevilie have filed a petition iu the superior court asking that a tract of land, consisting of about 18 acres, bo incorporated under the name of “Tue Willingham Mills.” Judge Felton is not iu tue city, and it is not known what will be doue. It is expected, however, that objections to the petitiou will be filed. It is thought the petitiou was filed to thwart the annexation movement. Riot In Convention. Montgomery, Ala., March 1.—The Republican county executive committee has adjourned. The convention was composed of negroes, aud was a wild riot from start to finish. The Vaughan crowd was in the ascendancy in noise and nombers, aud State Chairman Vaughan was indorsed. The Bingham faction will appeal to tbe state commit tee. It seemed several times during the meeting that a general fight was in evitable. Weii-tc-Do Xegio Assassinated. TENNli.i.E.Ga.,March 1.—Tom Smith, a pro mine u t aud well-to do uegro, was assassinated at his home, a few miles from Tenmlle. Two or three parties are implicated, but as yet no arrests have been made. His barn was fired about midnight, and when the negro stepped on the veranda a load of buck shot was poured into his bead and neck, killing bim instantly. Died In Htirning Alcohol. Pout Huron, Mich., March 1 —")avid M. Robertson, who suffered from ma larial fever, was given an alcohol bath by his brother William and put to bed at midnight. Shortly after the brother saw a Hash aud entered the bedroom just as tbe icvalid fell to the bed, a liv ing torch. He died almost immediately. N-w Hank at Tenuill'. Tenmlle, Ga., March l—Prominent citizens of Tenuille have organized a new bank, to be known as the Citizens’ bank. Capital stock subscribed f 25,000. A committee was appointed to collect 60 per cent of this amount aud make application for charter. Cawibon It Arrests i. Selma, Aia , March 1.—After the death of Jacob Furtb Mr. Cawthou was was arrested on charge of murder. He waived examinatiou aud was admitted to bail which was fixed at $6,000 The body is held awitiug arrival of relatives. N.gro W iin.tu Killed. Brunswick. Ga., March 1.—A Brun«. wick aud Western trai t killed an old negro woman near Plyes March. H r body was horribly mangled. <.r;iK.,y I’oml <iownip. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Gkashy Toni. Feb. 2S.—Miss Eflie Va-xy has returned home from a vis/, to her brother Arthur in lower Cherokee. Vv’e are giaJ to have her back w ith us again. Lu«t Monday night Mi?6 Loulie Humphries paid a visit to hoc best friend, also one of Grassy Pond’s sweetest young laaies, Miss Mamie Vine-sett. Yesterday morning I had the pleas ure oi reading u Setter from my cousin Clyde Davis, of Elgin. Texas. We arc -Jad to see Oakley Jones up again after being sick. If the v.et weather continues much longer the farmers are going to get behind with their farm work. It is now the last day of February ar.d is tiil !-joking r-itry: Boys; when it does clear up we will have to get a h^a’le on ourf-c-lves. Ev-.-rv L dy that reads Dr. Taimage’s sermons iu The Ledgtr. if they w.ll study right and think right about them is well paid for their $1 per year. \\ o i-re glad to learn that it was a mi-take about our Congressman.llon. D. !•;. Finley, being sick. The price of cotton is still advan cing If it will continue to advance all through to next fall it will be a blessing to farmers; but if it is just going up now in the spring of tbe year to get people to buy a lot of guano and plant the whole shooting match in cotton, and then tbe price drop back next fall to 6 or G cents, why instead of a blessing it will be a curse to the farmt-r. Rooster. Appropriatli k Money for Wlntlirop. An act to provide for the ccmple- pletion of the Winthrop Nortnui and Industrial College of South Carolina, and to approprinte money for the same. Section. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina. That to provide accommodations for the great over flow of South Carolina girls applying annually from every county in the State for admission to the Winthrop Normal and Industrial College, of Rock Hill, the only institution main tained by the State for the higher education and training of her gins, and failing to gain admission for lack uf dormitory room, the.sum of $30,- <JG») be, and the same is hereby, ap propriated, to be expended under the direction of the board of trustees in carry it g out the purposes of this Act. Section 2. That this Act take ef fect ar.d be in full force from arid after its passage; and ail Acts and parts of Acts inconsi.-tcnt w Ith this Act are hen by repealed. Approved Februa-y 17, 1900. A Good CouxU Medielno for Cliildreii. “J have no lu-itancy in recom mending Chamberlain's Cough Rem edy," sa>s F. P. Moran, a well known at.d popular b .ker of Petersburg, Ya. “Wc have given it to our children when troubled wit!, bad coughs, also whooping cough, and it '.us always given perfect satisfaction. It was recommended »•> rr« by a druggist as the beat cough remedy for children as it contained no opium or other harmful drug.” Sold by Cherokee Drug Co. Xo theob-gy is right that gives God a character children cannot love. tteidji. Biliousness and constipation are seeds out of which spring many of the serio;:-> di-f-ases that aniiet the human body. Bound judgment would demand the immediate removal of this condition before it developed •om thing more troublesome and difficult to cure. Prm kly Ash Bit ters ia a reliable cure for constipa tion nnd disorders of similar charac ter. It not only thoroughly empties arid purifies the bowels, bur strength ens tbe bowel channels and regulates the liver and stomach, hence it per forms a radical cure. Bold by Cher okee Drug Company. TRUTHFUL LITTLE GIRL. Rain ami lii^a Wati-r I’rt-vt-nt Towii>.lii{> Coiiiniiiiitloneni from Kxstiiiiiif- the Kcatls — Lower Cherokee Furniers !>U< u-hiuj; Guano Priced. (Corjespondence of The I.pffyer.) Etta Jane. Feb. 28.—The corres- ; pondence of Rev. W. E. Crocker is u i ir'ZoC interesting feature of Tin- Ledger and is abundantly worth the price of the paper. We hope Mr. Crocker will continue hi.-? contribu tion from time to time. Deputy Sheriff Spencer was around yesterday summoning witnesses to court at Gaffney next we< k. Housewives are ordering their gar den seeds preparatory to b.-gitining i work as soon as the weather and ground will admit of it. Mr. F. A. Goforth, of Sunr.ys: ie, was on this side yesterday looking after some business. The advance in the price of cotton seed will make pianting seed scare.-. If the lint commanded the same! market value that the seed does far mers could afford to raise cotton. Iho silly habit of telling i-iic- tales lias a bad effect upon children and ought not to be tolerated. Many a good man, and woman, too who thoughtlessly indulges in tiie prac- . lice, loses tbe confidence, if not re- : speet, of children whose homo train ing is otherwise From the Chester Lantern wo learn that a few nights ago some of their ! little friends visited Soliciter and I Mrs. J. K. Henry’s children. After the liltlo girls went to their room : they entertained one another with interesting stories. In the morning when they were telling how they ei<- i joyed the night, little E.la H t ry. i four years old, said : “We just told lies till we went to sleep.” That’s , right, Miss Ella, go up heal t !1 , in.- one of your years wins the place. Mr. Henry has an interesting family of children and their mother is an amiable, sensible, go al woman, who begins the training of her children' when they are young. On account of tbe rain and high water last week, our township com missioners failed to come and exam ine the public road on the Davidson hill. They will come us soon as the- weather and circumstances will ad mit. Messrs. Webber, Littlejohn, and Goudelock are all conscientious men and will d; a! fairly with their constituents in the discharge <*f th' r duties. They will make no recom mendation not warranted by their best judgment. Our young friends kindly call upon us occasionally and furnish u= with splendid music both vocal and instru mental. A few nights ago Mr. Vauey Corner brought bis fiddle and Miss Mamie Comer her accordeon, ; Jimmie .Strain had bis banjo ami .Mies Ethel her guitar, Terry Estes and Asa Biackwell beat straws. A passer by iriight have thought that we had a | general “breakdown” on hand. Jim mie Strain is the “Banjo La” of lower Cherokee. Were it not that the fiddle and banjo have been in bad company so long, no instruments would be near so popular today. We like them in tbe bunds of good per formers. A and B bought 120 acres of hind for -f 1 000—each paying half the money, A said to B “give me choice and I'll pay $200 per acre more than yours will cost you,” to thi* B con sented. How much land did each get, and what did it cost him per acre? Some people mistake stinginess for economy. The Scriptures leli us that the Lord has no pleasure in the death of the- wicked. But we must not con clude that He is satisfied w ith their way of living. A knowledge of wrong and an ac knowledgement of it are two very different things. The farmers of this section arc- still discussing the guano question and the best way of managing it. They do not wish the manufacturers to lose anything on their account. The question with them is, “can we aff »rd to pay the prices asked for f. r- tilizc-rs?” While tbe manufacturers cannot afford to sell it at last year's prices, neither can the fanners afford to buy it much above lust year’s prices. That most-M them will dis pense with the useVf guano uni*;- they can get it at prices they can stand is, in our opinion a fix.-d fact. Afl.-i t.irl ll<- Hi <urr.«-(l to \Y.i«* iu .Corre.’pondrnce o* The Ledger.) Wili.:e. Fi b. 2.*i —One of our young gallants had been flirting, we believe that is what the young folks denomi nate courting, when you don’t aim to marry, with a respectable yom s lady of this section, and having proposed and being accepted, and having Jon. about all the courting which Ijc thought it expedient to do without entering upon the matrimonial sen, wlii.h at that time he did not wish to do, and to avoid the fulfilling of the vows he had made, packed up his belongings and sailed out for the Lone •Star .-date and actually got as far as Spartanburg. But uoon lauding in that town he began to do some seri ous thinking aud bis thoughts ran, perhaps, in this wise: ‘ (); course I had no notion of marrying at the time i was doing the talking but. i.Fly, I do like that giri prei/y we. DETECTIVES WORK III THPrEE STATES Campbell Talks of Clark In vestigation Movement. “MILLIONS FOR DEFENSE” an i—ct—ifi fact, 1 don’t hardly think thul I can ever find one that suit a me nearly s > well, an 1—or—i dl jUfii go right back and get her. O.' course I’ll not let her ki, w but what 1 jo-jt went to Bp-art a:.burg on e visit.” Bo back he come itiid c-ngag- l the services of a Not ary 1’ubiio to pc-r- f -r.n Ihe matrimonial eet* inony, anti instructed the official to meet nin; at a certain place and he wt aid have Jill tilings in readiness. II-.* not y«rt bavii g met his espousal since his re turn, and having cI; tf ings else ar ranged to his own satisfaction, away lie goes for his expected bride. Bu' ■o\v ! and' behold 1 >,!:o had changed her mird also, and t ct a step would •ho move toward that anticipate: matrimonial hli-s of hi-and we im agine that she talk'-i to him tiu-: Weil, Mr. B , I really cpis ode of you re, lit Cl 111: e « i l. ,, , It * J- taught me that you w hi Id not make the kind of 1m hi iiid W 1th w Loir; I won . 1 like to pp r; d my days. and A hits uLo t&u^lo me to lo 0 ft f w " a !ju s- bont l who hut; ju ig merit and e< imiinu o enough to ! know WllL't Ikt h' love s me or not, v rithcu hat ■: ■ g t n cut pucIi capers a s y ou jiave ior.c. Xo, Mr. B——, I C ( •uhl ! .ot or. 0 ti'IH t bin kj ,ow of marry L’S y ou.” So Mr. B— — returned to t b i : -•ee a; [-poinl- cl ft : r tho niec'ir-g '•.ith - :» vfrv Bi jltlj -m-il e on his face v .- - 1 - s. ‘ I didrv; — —;'et her.” .V 9W, about u.is t (BO, the o! Id g'-n- Heir ian, the hither of the y uun g lady. cam e upon the pc i no v rith 1 . - >!d doui oh- barrel shot gun i ii llR! id, and very ■ coolly inforn:;: • i the your r ir, r. n r> f Irt; :an that if he ic'ain caug hr him The meanest, stingiest man we ever heard of. is said to have given each of his children a nlckle to go to bed without supper, then steal it af ter they went to sleep, and whipped them next morning for losirg it. Tbe York countv chain gang is working on the hill near Howell’s ferry. Meek C. Barker, tbe mail rider, met a man the other lay ivitb three hundred pounds of Hour, four gallons of kerosene oil, a box of tobacco and ten pounds of colfec in his bii ’ v, drawn by one rnule. Can anybody beat that? J. L. S, Bour stomach, fullness after eating, flatulence are till caused by imper fect digestion. I’rk kly A n Bitters corrects the disorder at once, drives out badly digested food and tones the stomach, liver and bowls. Cher okee Drug Co. would fill bis worthless hide full of shot, telling him at the sometime-, that old “trusty’’ threw shot so straight that it would be very d .iicuit fur him to dodge them. Thus tiu young man is now looking every when- for a life companion. Moral; “A young man should he certain, at least, of the consent of his girl before he engages th • - j-vict of the 1’riett, OcrAvrs. BLOOD CURE SENT FREE. A • •in- fur Uloo.l u:»<! Skin ! Ji-o-asi-. , l’iiiil>l« s, Srrofula, iOiIaon, (':iii''<-r, By addressing Blood Balm Compa ny, 233 Mitchell Street. Atlanta. Ga., any of the Ledger readers may obtain a sample bottle of their famou- B. B. B —Botanic Blood Balm, the greatest, grandest, best and most wonderful Blood purifier made. Cures when all eJ.-e fails, pimples, nicer:;, scoful.-u eczema, boils, bleed poison, eating eores, distressing skin eruptions, can cer, catarrh, rheumatism. Free medical advice included, when de scription of your trouble is given. This generous offer is worth while accepting. Sample bottle sent all charges prepaid. Largo bottles, (containing nearly a quart of tne-li- cinejfor sale by all druggists at -•fd per bottle. B. B. B. is away ahead of all other Blood R -meiiii s for per manently curing 111 no J Humors Try B. B. B. next time you buy a Biood Remedy. The worl l is calling for Am.rienr tnanufaclures at the late of c\v: .>‘1 OOu,fil’d a day. l r<-<: of C liar^-i-. Any adult sufFring fromY* fid settled on the bre-aSt, bronc\ t, throat or lungtroubh s of any riatrt . who will call at Dr. S. 15. Crf..vlej^ Co’s, '-.■ill lie presented with a san.pl.- bottle of Boschee’s German Syrup, free of charge. Only one bolth 1 given to one person, and none to children without order from parents. Xo throat or lung remedy ever had such a sale a? Boscbee’s <1 rrnan Syrup in all parts of the civilized world. Twenty years ago millions of boUhs were given away, and your drugg/ ts will te-li you its surrev. s was marvelous. It is really the o: 1> Throat and Lung Remedy gentraliv endorsed by physicians. One 76 ! cent bottle will cure or prove its ' value. Bold by dealers in all civilized ' countries. I . Fnequalcd as un advertising me- j - diuiY—the woman who s:iy«, “I • thought I’d just run over tj tell i i you.” Bi tting after eating, ii l ! /< M o j ffaliilei.ee or water hru'-h. n y b< { quick!j correct< <1 ti.r-ugh th'- ns.- ■ | Bru key Ariii i’mi.Rrf It strn gth- i on* digestion, cleanses ai d regulator' j the bowels. Bold by Cii- rokee Drug Co. i Detirtiv-s Were Instructed to Iugra> tinte Tliemseivoa Into the Good Graces of Clark’s Friends—Kxpcusa Money L.-ilimited. Washington, March 1.—When the senate committee ou elections resumed its 6fc3£iou today, Representative Camp bell, who was on tho stand yesterday, was cross examined by Mr. Faulkner. He to:d of tho organization of the move- meat for the investigation of Mr. C.ar :’s election. Ho < aid the first meet ing was held in Latte juss March, those present being Mr. Hartman, Dr. Camp- he’-i, Marcus Daly, IL L. Myers, Speaker Butt, Mr. Tnoby, Mr. Metis, Mr. Tools and iir. F ulan. A committee was then appointed with Mr. Campbell as chair- uua.i to gather fuels. “Mr. Da y said at that time that he wou.d turuihii any necaosary means for the investigation,” said the ^tne*s, "but that he would expect others to a! o u:ik-j contributions.” if a:<1 there was no limit placed on the am ant to be exponded, except that Mr. Daly said; “We had imhious for utReii.v! bu: no: a cent for tribute.” Continuing Mr. Campbell sail that u sum na-i been deposited to bis credit j;-i t ..t when lie wanted money ho •a .-at to Mr. Day for it, except on one r -. ion. when Sides Fialau tiad given h m a ehc-ek fer ;i,C00 aud one of |500 f' Mr. Le.-gttf. Both these checks I 'd, now v r, teen retained. Mr. Faulkner presented letters which Mr ' u::;,; 1 1.;,; written to detectives tL .oyed in tae case, first drawing from tho witn-hs the fact that deteo Iu Mon- ai a:ui. Mr. Campbell » eiitidcd severa. letters, bac they wore aaG i ' »i _i. “Were y. ur witnesses iu Washing- •j,’’ ha wa, atir^d, “iuutructed to v sit •j .Jtist . surgeons, doctors, otc., who v. - cr.i.jiectc i with senators?” "Xa, sir; positively no If snch a coer-'! v.-iis ; ursued it was without my kaow.edgo con?ent. I uover gave auv bucu i!:'-"rao'..uas and I now have !!0 knowL-M of .,df*U proceeding. It I !:n -\v o: seen a -ottr-.e being pursued I w(.Atd st "p it immediately.” “D d ><-u instruct tbe detectives to i: tra il '* ibcm'selvcs into tho good ;;.. s of Ma, , . “I < i i. I told them to get employ- meat from them or to get into their g -d grat-cM a any way tmy could.” Tho v. it tiers was questioned concern- iag hts connection wi’h “Swede” Mor phy, the witness who had been eo long ii.Ls.Rg, and also with Tom McLangh- d i. Mr. Campbell *aid mat Murphy h .-.1 sought him oct and had agreed to make an affidavit in the case; that he (Campbell) had put tho statement in alii iavic form, but that ho made no f nggcstiou as to what he or McLaugh lin .-houid testify to. Ho told of Mur- phy’- disappearance from Washington and said (hat McLaughlin had not been f.u* on the stanu became his statement couid not be corroborated. be lievi I lives had It Wilmington : CMlOlier, : • i tho/ we id V ii id-in vo and o\v how ! i'urn iu kc. da little . vtd to be SHORT LINE TO THE WEST. Tho Nt\v C. O. «Si G. Katlv/ay Extends lug its Lines. llEiirills, March 1.—F. A. Moliter, chief engineer of the Choctaw, Okla homa aud Gulf railroad is authority for the statement that the line of his road from Weatherford, O T., to Amarillo will be pushed as rapidly as possible. Locating parties aro still in the field and tbe exact route has not yet been se lected, but the approximated extension will be gu:j mi.es. When this shall have been (Omploted, the short line from the Atlantic to the Pacific will be through tho Memphis gateway and it will be considerably shorter than any other route. ic is a:so stated by Mr. Moliter that extensive surveys are being made in tbe Chickasaw nation toward Denison, Tex., aud the construction of a line of the Choctaw, Oklahoma aud Gulf sys tem to that point is almost a certainty. Iuip>rt:illt Ii*-gHl Di-cisloil. New York, March I.—Judge La- cornu of the United States circuit court has just banded down a long decision on the protest made by S. V White in hfi suit against Collector of Internal Revenue Treat to recover the money paid for war revenue stamps required to Infixed on “calls.” Judge Lacomb holds that “cails” aro not taxable. The dcci-.iou is a farreachiug one, if it holds will require the government to pay btek to brokers and speculators all the money which they have been required to pav for tbe purchuso of stamps used to affix on “call” papers. Appeal may be taken from Judge Lacomb’s decision. Rincon Rural D.-liv-ry. Washington, March 1.—Judge Bart lett has received notice from Assistant Bosimaator General Snollenberger that in accordance with tbe promise made to him some days ago, free rural mail de- livery is to be iustitnted in Bibbcounty, Ga., March 15. This means that the delivery is to be instituted on the routes beretorore designated, with white oar- ny’ 1 instead of negroes as was the orig in^ "■•u of the department. lug In lti<- South. WAsfli.-strro*, March 1.—General and Mrs Longstreot .oft today for Missis- bippi for a stay of several weeks. Gen eral Longstroot has been suffering from u severe attack of rheumatism and the sou thorn trip is taken in hopes of bene fiting his health. I i g. d to Uuu For Governor* BiR'nvariAjf, Ala., March L—The frii-nds cf General Charles M. Shelley of Huntsville claim that the conserva tive d mocrary of Madison county fa- ▼»<rs die nomm.itiou of General Shelley for governor.