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'T'ilLO X^IC1>OIOW. BY Ed. H. DkCamp. PtlBUSHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY NUIISCK11’TION PRICK; Cash in advance, per year $1 (M). On time, per $1.50. The Ledger 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 Correspondents who do not contri bute regular news letters must fur nish their name, not for publication, but for identification.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. Cards of thanks will be published at one cent a word. Reading notices will be published at ten cents a line each insertion. Obituaries will be published at five cents a line. All correspondence should b< ad dressed to Ed. H. DeCamp, Manager. PICKETT AND HIS MEN. This is the title of a book recently issued from the press of the Foote it Davies Company, Atlanta, Ga., writ ten by Mrs. Lasalle Corbell Pickett, the widow of the late General George E. Pickett, whose division, with him at its head, made the world-famous charge at Gettysburg on July 51. 1863. A copy of this work has been pre sented by the author to the Kate Montgomery Library of Limestone College and we have not met with a book during the last decade that we have read with more thrilling inter est, and we have never seen one that contained more vivid, life-like pic tures of the lurid days of the sixties that stand ont on almost every page of this remarkable volume. The author has clearly performed her work with a soul aglow with admira tion for Pickett’s men and ft heart swelling with adoration and idolizing love for their immortal leader. Im bued with such sentiments and pos sessed of splendid literary attain ments, it is not surprising that she has written a book which will stir the hearts of all who can be moved by the story of patriotism, devotion, and deathless deeds of valor. The hook is unique in all its parts. It is scarcely a history, a biography, a novel, or a romance; it is more than any of these; it is all combined. It ■ deals in facts that are stranger than fiction, and portrays scenes that lie , beyond the pale of biography and the province of history. There is little or no plan in the arrangement of materials. The story begins near . the end, and closes near the middle. It is like the stormy times that it ; portrays—disjointed, tumultuous, with great gorges here and there across which forked lightnings dart and in whose gloomy depths incos- l sant thunders roll. There were no •smooth, easy-flowing, consecutive t chapters in the short life of the Con federacy, nor in the lives of the men who shielded its cradle with bristling i walls of steel, stood by it with hearts undismayed through its long baptism ’ of blood and fire, and went down > with it to the grave with spirits un conquered, undaunted, and uncon- f( querable. C The book throughout is in perfect ! harmony with the spirit of the times k which it reproduces and commemo- P rates. While devoted to the history of Pickett’s Division, it incidentally gives us a panoramic view of life dur- £ing the dark days of the Confederacy. t^Close by the scene of carnage is a ^ charming picture of social and do- ^ mestic life; and along with the story jj of grim warriors comes the tale of ^love and romance in which the glit tering sword is sheathed in its scab- : bard and the fiery knight of the . Southern Cross kneels in adoration at • the shrine of truth and beauty, t While the battalions of the enemy •. were swarming around the capitol i city in numbers almost countless, [ and their guns were thundering daily £at her gates; while the means of sus taining life were failing and the " ghost of famine v,as stalking before the doorway of almost every home; while the veteran hosts of Lee were C melting rapidly away, and the shadows of desolation were hanging f thick and sombre over the doomed : Confederacy ;—then the soul of the purest, strongest, truest, noblest womanhood that ever blessed the earth, shone out in the gloom like some radiant star that grows brighter ' as the gloom deepens and the dark ness thickens. Those high-born and high-toned ; women whose hearts responded alike . to the softest touches of pity and the i highest, i-ternest demands of courage ; i those gallant, dashing warriors who courted death with the persistency of 1 lovers, in obedience only to the dic- r tales of duty and honor, were neither j; to be intimidated by gloom nor un nerved by disaster. They wove the woof of social life into the red warp of war, and in the darkest days that brooded over the capitol of the Con federacy, social life still claimed and exercised its right to amusements and pleasures. There were never such other men and women born as those who lived and moved, laughed and wept and hoped and fought in the grand old drys of the glorious Confederacy; and we know of no other writer who has sot on the living page so many true, life-like, life-size pictures of those days, as Mrs. Pickett has with seem ing unconsciousness done in her story of “Pickett and his Men." The work is singularly original in style and matter. There is no re print of dry IPstorical documents, no lengthy official reports, no long passages from the cumbrous books of others. The writer informs us in her preface that she had determined to discard all these in order that she might write nothing that was colored with prejudice or tainted with malice. She tells of what she herself saw and heard, and while her story is mantled with the blushes of youth and variegated with the delightful incon sistences of innocent, enthusiastic girlhood, it is yet polished and decorated in the highest stylo of literary art. She seems to live over again the time when Pickett returned from Gettysburg crowned with un fading laurels and claimed her hard in the fulfillment of her plighted vows; and her soul is thrilled again with the love of a seventeen year old girl while fu r heart leaps once more with the wild joys and glories of those old battle-crowned days. 'I ho worn and haltered veteran who still lingers on the shores of time, can hardly read the book without feeling the life-blood tingle anew in his veins aud the fire of battle kindle again in his soul; and no thoughtful youth can peruse its pages without catch ing a spirit which will stir his heart with noble impulses and conjure up purer and loftier ideals than have ever yet flouted before his vision. I.ICENSK AND DIVOBCK. Marriage license and divorce, in the mind of the ordinary legislator in this Stnte, seem to be inseparably connected, and there is little pros pect that a South Carolina Legisla ture will soon adopt one without the other. Why this is the case we can not sec. To the ordinary mind there would appear to be no necessary con nection between license and divorce and we might easily have either with out being at all hampered by the in conveniences of the other. We are not prepared to discuss the subject of divorce, but we want a marriage license law. We want it first for the money there is in it. and for the relief which that money might bring to the tax payers. It would not bring a very great relief, but it would be better than no relief. It would be money, too, easily collected and cheerfully paid The fee should be at least live dollars, and that would raise a neat little sum every year. No man about to marry would object to pay ing live dollars for license, and any man unable to pay that amount is unable to support a wife and there- sore ought not to marry. There would be something like poetic jus tice, too, in appropriating this money to the free school fund. But probably the greatest benefit that would result from a marriage license law would be realized in the record which it would require. His tory, generalogy, and biography are subjects of growing interest among our people, and it is well known that these subjects are hampered with more difficulties in South Carolina than in any other State of the union. These difficulties arise mainly from the meagerness of our public records. In other states in which a marriage license is required and in which the leading churches keep a record of births, families can easily be traced back to their sources, and no man need be entirely ignorant of his an cestors. Had such a system pre vailed in this state it would have save Dr. Landrum and other his torians and biographers an immense amoniit of fruitless research, and would have made their works when finished, clearer, fuller, and more satisfactory. Other historians in the future will bo searching for informa tion of the men and wouen of this generation, and will often search in vain, become of over negligence and indifference. We are contending now with many annoyances and positive disadvantages arising out of our weak hold on the past. Let us see to it, especially since we can do so with so little inconvenience, that future generations shall have a stronger hold on these times in which we live. “I used Kodol Dyspepsia Cure in my family with wonderful results. It gives immediate relief, is pleasant to take and is truly the dyspeptic’s best friend," says E. Ilartgerink, Overisel, Mich. Digests what you eat. Cannot fail to cure. Cherokee Drug Co. Uncle Sam has 01 war-ships under construction. To secure the original witch hazel salve, ask for DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve, well known as a certain cure for piles and skin diseases. Beware of worthless counterfeits. They are dangerous. Cherokee Drug Co. Three millions have been invested in cotton mills in this State in the last two months. Lewis Ackerman, Goshen, Ind., says, “DeWitt’s Early Risers always bring certain relief, cure my head ache and never gripe." They gently cleanse and invigorate the bowels and liver. Cherokee Drug Co. STILL DESTROYED. A White Man anil a Negro Cfttiglit In the Ai t of Making W’hUkey Unlawfully. Saturday night about midnight Deputy U. S. Marshal McClain brought W. B. Stewart Jr., white, and Chambers Crawford, colored, to the Tity and placed them in the county jail undercharges of violating the United States internal revenue law. Both of the prisoners were painfully wounded and had to be as sisted to their quarters in the jail. They are both shot with buckshot and have each four or more wounds, all in the lower limbs. The balls still remain in some of the wounds and are causing great suffering, and to a casua observer seem likely to produce serious results. They are having the best medical attention and we hope for their recovery. We learn that Stewart and Craw ford were caught stilling whiskey un lawfully, tried to escape and were shot by one of the officers, whom they name. If this shooting is law ful, all right; but if it is not fully warranted by law a prompt investi gation should be had and the guilty ones punished. Stewart and Craw ford should also be punished, when they recover, if upon investigation of the charges against them they are found guilty. Holly Grove IlHppcniiigH. (Conespondence of The Ledger.) Holly Grove, March 10.—Price Martin is claimed by this community to be the best shot, or at least as good as can he started. While hunt ing birds in New York he got lost from his companions and it is right lunusing to hear him tell of the fix he got into. There was quite a hustle from this community to Gaffney the iirst of the week. Miss Puoala Parker visited in this community tins week. Miss Della and Mollie Moore spent last Saturday and Sunday with rela tives in this section. Miss Parola Byars is on an extend ed visit beyond the Broad. Mr. J. L. Parker is working at Cherokee Falls. Miss Katie Whisonant has been right sick. Mr. Robt. Moore has been unwell for some time. Ida, the little daughter of Mr. J. M. Martin, is very sick. It seems that the century question is about settled, or perhaps, all the writers have reached their stopping place. Mr. 1). G. Martin, a hustling young man of this section, has bought a fine young horse. Girls, look out. You know what that is a sign of and the fortunate one better not hum that old tune “There is time enough yet." Your correspondent had the pleas ure of attending the closing exercises of the Buffalo school yesterday and last night, which was an entertain ment that any teacher and school might well be proud of. We cannot speak too highly of the entertain ment, as a whole, for the pupils surely did deliver themselves in an intelligent manner, showing nn lack of culture and training. In the af ternoon we were delighted to hear two fine orations by Profs. J. H. (^uinn and McArthur, which were highly complimented. School Boy. The Flrut Services. The first services in the Limestone Street Methodist church wore con ducted Saturday night by Rev. S. T. Creech. The music* was conducted by Mr. Marshall a sweet singer and a revivalist of some note. The meeting is still going on and Mr. Creech will be joined to-day by the famous revi valist Rev. Tom Leitch and will con tinue the meeting through the week. Limestone Street Methodist church is not quite finished but it is a beauti ful building with ample seating capa city, handsome Sunday school apart ments and is a fitting monument to Mr. Creech's untiring energy and devotion to his high calling, aud the piety liberality and'Zeal of his ilock and co-workers. He Fwoleil The Kurj-onit. All doctors told IlenicK Hamilton, of West Jefferson, ()., after suffering 18 months from Rectal Fistual, he would die unless a costly operation was performed; but he cured himself with live boxes of Bucklen’s Arnica Salve, the surest Pile cure on Earth, and the b^st Salve in the World. 25 cents a box. Sold by Cherokee Drug Company. Kentucky furnished more soldiers, Confederate and Union, than any other state, according to its popula tion. Mrs. Calvin Zimmerman, Miles- burg, Pa., says, “As a speedy cure for coughs, colds, croup and sore throat One Minute Cough Cure is un equaled. It is pleasant for children to take. I hearf’ly recommend it to mothers." It is the only harmless remedy that produces immediate re sults. It cures bronchitis, pneumo nia. grippe and throat and lung dis eases. It will prevent consumption. Cherokee Drug Co. Unusually cold weather in Florida is believed to have injured the or ange trees. Rev. W. E. Ritzer, W. Canton, N. Y., writes, “I had dyspepsia over twenty years, and tried doctors and medicines without benefit. I was persuaded to use Kodol Dyspepsia Cure and it helped from the start. I believe it to be a panacea for all forms of indigestion.” It digests what you eat. Cherokee Drug Co. Many Cuban sugar planters have closed their mills because of the scar city of labor. From the lU-|>oi tit of Iho deal'rs in this city, we think no proprietory .uedicino has a larger silo than Pain Killkii. Its val uable properties a) n npeedy cure for pain ean not fail to he generally appreciated, in ease of accident, or sudden attack of dysen tery, <1 nrrhicu, cholera morbus.—Montreal Ptar. Avoid substitutes, there is but one Haiu-Killer, Perry Davis’. Price 25c. and 50c. WAS LINCCLN’S PARTNER. Resembled the I’rcsldent Closely uad Wiin Often Mistaken For Him. Charles Maltby, the former business partner, companion in arms aud life long friend of Abraham Lincoln, was found dead in his Lied the other day at the residence in San Francisco of his sou, Charles F. Maltby, witli whom be bad made his home since the death of ids wife in 181)5. He was a native of Vermont and was 88 years 51 mouths aud 10 days old at the time of ids death. In his youth he fell in with Abraham Lincoln, aud the two became firm friends and open ed a general merchandise business in the little town of Wayuesville, Ills., which they conducted jointly for three years. Both fought the Indians and made the campaign against Black Hawk’s men together, lighting side by side, sharing all perils and privations for months of rough campaigning, which only strengthened the friend ship. It was through Lincoln’s influence that Maltby receiv d bis first official appointment as smelter aud refiner in the San Francisco mint. When Lin coln was elected president, lie appoint ed Maltby collector of internal revenue for the Fifth district of California and general superintendent of Indian af fairs for California. After Lincoln’s death President Johnson appointed him Indian agent at Title Liver. Tulare county, which position he held eight years. Later he was United States gauger in San Francisco and govern ment storekeeper at Stockton and Los Angeles. While at Stockton he wrote the “Life of Lincoln.” which was published in Stockton in book form and had a good sale. His resemblance in face and fen lures to the president was so marked that they were often taken for one an other. Especially was that the ease during the winter of ISliff. which Malt by spent in Washington, he being much in the society of the president. They wore of exactly the same build. Malt by wore a beard Just like Lincoln's When apart. Maltby would often be mistaken for Lincoln, and when to gether people would point him out as Lincoln's “twin brother.” After Lincoln's death Maltby was of ton pointed out as "Lincoln's friend." Finally In* changed the s'yle of his beard, which obliterated the resent blanee. IL- was a veteran of the Mex icun war.—Chicago Tribune. Do Voar Haty. Go forth in the service of Christ and do your whole duty. You have one sphere. I have another sphere. "The Lord of Hosts is with us. and the God of Jacob is our refuge. ScJah.” \Ve want more of the determination of Jonathan. I do not suppose he was a very wonderful man. lint l:e got on his knees and clambered up the rock, and witli the help of his armor hearer he hewed down the Philistines, and a man of very ordinary Intellectual attain ments on ids knees can storm anything for God and for the truth. We want something of the determination of the general who went into the war. aud as he entered Ids first battle his knees knocked together, ids physical courage not quite up to his moral courage, and he looked down at his knees and said, "Ah, if you knew whore I am going to take you. you would shake worse than that!” There is only one question for you to ask and for me to ask: What does God want me to do? Where Is the field? Where Is Hie work? Where is the an vil? Where is the prayer meeting? Where is the pulpit? And. finding out what God wants us to do. go ahead and do it, all the energies of our body, mind and soul enlisted in the undertak ing. Oli. my brethren, we have but little time in which to fight for God! You will be dead soon. Put in the Christian cause every energy that God gives you. “What thy hand fiudeth to do. do it with all thy might, for there is neither wisdom nor device in the grave.” whither we ere all hastening. Opportunities of usefulness gone for ever; souls that might have been bene fited three months ago never again coming under our Christian influence. Oil, is it not high time that we awake out of sleep? Church of God. lift up your head at the coming victory! The Philistines will go down, and the Israelites will go up. We are on the winning side. 1 think just now the king’s horses are being hooked up to the chariot, and when he does ride down the sky there will be such a hosanna among bis friends and such a wailing among bis enemies as will make the earth trem ble aud the heavens sin;;. I see now the plumes of the Lord’s cavalrymen tossing in the air. The archangel be fore the throne lias already burnished ids trumpet, and then he will put Its golden lips to Ids own. ami he will blow the loUr,. loud blast that will make all the nations free. Clap your hands, all ye people! Hark! I hear the falling thrones aud the dashing down of demolished iniquities. "Halle luiah. the Lord God omuipoiciit tcign etli! Haileluiuk. the kingdom*: of this world are become the kingdoms of our laird Jesus Christ!" Moral Inltucneo lircurvalzeit. “I suppose there are several lines to the east?” he queried at a railroad ticket office in Chicago the oilier day. “Well, yes.” reluctantly replied the agent, "but if you want the r.hortcsl and quickest line" — "That makes no difference to me,” interrupted the caller. “1 want a line controlled by moral influences. Is the president of your road a religious man?" "1 can’t say as to that, but I know that two of our switchmen and three firemen lately joined the Salvation Army and that our board of directors discourages poker and beer.” "That’s moral influence,” said the traveler as he brightened up, "aud you may give me a ticket to New Vork.”— Washington Post. A Fred Douglass Hollc. J. C. Schaffer of Evanston. IDs., baa recently come into possession of the original bill of sale which conveyed Frederick Douglass from one master' to another. The consideration named in the bill Is $100. The document was written 11 years after Douglass es caped from slavery, and the sale was In reality a penalty exacted by Thomas Auld, who had owned Douglass, of his brother, Hugh Auld. from whose cus tody he had run away. . BLACKBURG BUDGET. I.iMiil lliippenlnRH mill I’nraoiml 1‘aru- grupliN from O'er Hu* ISroail. (CorreaporuJcnce of The LedKer.) Blacksburg, March 12.—Mr. It. 8. Withers left lust Tuesday for Tennes see where he will remain. We are sorry to lose Mr. “Bob.” Miss Florence Crosby, of Sharon, is visiting her sister, Mrs. A. Os borne, of this place. Mr. Will Coe, of Asheviile, is spending a few days in our eiiy with his parents, Mr. a.ul Mrs. Hayden Coe. Miss Ruth Gross, one of our fair young ladies, spent Sunday in Spar tanburg. Mrs. Sam McCelruth, of Greenville, is visiting her many friends and rela tives of this city. Misses E. and A. Little have re turned from their Baltimore trip. Mrs. J.Cline and daughter. Angie, who have been visiting Mrs. Moore in this place, returned to their home in Henrietta Friday. Mr Forest Humphries, of Gaffney, was in our city Sunday. Misses \ ida and Addie Bridges spent Sunday in our sister State. We are very glad to say that Mrs. G. M. Moore, who Iras been, quite ill for sometime, is now improving. Mr. D. D. Gaston, who has been contracting for the S. A. L. railroad, has returned homo. Mrs. E. A. Bridges and her sister, Miss ."sadie Gallaher, spent Saturday in Yorkville. Mr. B. J. Gal lube,r, who lias been visiting his mother for the past few weeks, returned to lus work in Cow- den, Ills., last Friday. The telephone connection which we have been expecting for some time is now made. i, » u, A DEPLORABLE DEED. Willie T. Foster Commits Sulehle l>y Shoot ing Himself. Etta Jane, March 12—Willie T Foster committed suicide i.tar this place last Saturday about :»:30 o’clock by shooting himself through the head with a breech loading shot gun. For sometime ho had be. n in ill health, both in body and mind, but it was not thought that ho was contemplating self destruction until the fatal deed was accomplished. He was about twenty-five or twenty- six years of age and of a quiet dispo sition and well thought of by every body. We will try and give full par ticulars in our next letter. For good and sufficient reasons the funeral ceremonies were postponed until the fourth Sunday of this month at 11 o’clock, when they will be conducted by Rev. J. N. Isom, at Salem. The public and friends of the deceased are respectfully invited to attend. Services at Mcssopotamia by Rev. Mr. Isom will be postponed on account of the funeral at Salem that day. j. l s. County Schools. The closing cxorcies of Miss Bessie Porter’s school over the Broad, which took place on the 2nd inst., is re ported to The Ledger as one of the most entertaining events that has occured in the county for some time. Superintendent McArthur regards Miss Porter as tuie of the county's best teachers and says she manages her schools with energy, care, and good judgment. The Buffalo schools under the effi cient management of Rev. and Mrs. G. P. H umriek closed last Friday with an exibition of rare merit. The school has had a successful session with large attendance. Rev. and Mrs. Hamrick are good teachers and while both are spoken of highly by the Superintendent, he emphasizes his prise of the latter. A Judge In Team. The unusual spectacle of a judge In tears was witnessed at Cardiff when Mr. Justice Bucknill pronounced the capital sentence for the first time in his judicial career. The sentence was ou a woman, and the judge, whose voice was very shaky from the first words of the sentence, entirely broke down at the end aud burst into tears. The scene, especially after the pathetic appeal of the prisoner for mercy for the sake of her children, was almost without parallel in the annals of trials. Even the leading counsel were obliged to use little subterfuges to hide their emotion.—Tit-Bits. The TSifse Contes to every elderly woman when an Im portant functional change takes place. This is called “The Change of Life.” The entire system undergoes a change. Dreadful diseases such as cancer and consumption arc often contracted at this time. McELRECS WinoofGartlui strengthens and purifies the entire system, aud brings the sufferer safely over these pitfalls. Its effects have been wonderful. It is good for all menstrual troubles, but is especially recommended at this time. Ask your dr. ggist for the famous Wine of Cardui. fi.oo a bottle. For advice ia cases requiring special directions, address the “Ladies’ Ad visory Department," The Chatta nooga Medicine Co., Chattanooga, Tenn. THOMAS J. COOPKIt, Tapelo, Minn., »»»#!—“My si..ter ■uL'ercU Ir )in Irregular unu painful jnenstruatioii and doctors rould not relieve her. Wine of Curdul entirely cuivj 1 her, and also helped my mother through the! Change of Life." SHORT LOCAL ITEMS. I .or ill Itvitie Too Sliorl fora Hrail Groupfil To^fthfr. M. I). \ a ■!!>}• lias closed his school at State L.e and returned to his homo at Thickety. Dr. Leo Davis Lodge, Iras accepted nn i vitatien to deliver the commen cement oration to the I’. M. J. students at Anderson in Juno. The gift ed scholar, orator and patriot, Dr. Lee Davis Lodge, will bo one of the speakers who will address the Battle ground meeting on the 31st, instant. Cards are out announcing the mar riage of Hon. Clyde R. Ilooy nn-l Miss Bessie Gardner, both of Shelby, N. O The marriage will occur on the 22nd inst. Our over the Brord people are always to the front when duty calls, and will be at the meeting of the Battle ground proper on the ij|*t, inst. Rev. It. W. Sanders preached to an unusually large congregation at Limestone church Sunday. Dr. San ders is an able and popular preacher as is evinced by his growing congrega tions. Rev, L. C. Ezell will preach at Ab ingdon Creek church next Sunday at tiie usual hour of service. A full at tendance of members is desired as there will be business of importance' to be attended to. Mr. Thed. Yinesett, of Grassy Pond, and Miss Saiiie Gant, of At lanta, Ga., were married on the 11th inst. at the residence of Mr. C. P. Prichard by X. Blanton, N. P. These! young people have the best wishes of The Ledger. Miss Elizabeth A. Redford, of Nashville Iennes-i e. General Organ izer for the Home Mission Society of the Melhodi-t Episcopal church, South, will ti )k to the women of Gall- n y at the Presbyterian church next Wednesday afternoon March the 14th, at four o’clock. You are cor dially invit' d ,o be prcM'tit. i'ntoii I'tlfraiifes. (Correspondfnc# of The Ledger.) Union, S. C., March 12.—This scribe agrees witli others who may endeavor to keep the public school system afresh in the public mind. The system may be improved. After starting the particulars thereof, it is! deviating from the* t*. x' to resort to personalities as appeared in a recent issue. Precious time is lost by fault finding with each other. The $100,- 1 000 being lost to (lie public schools,' shou'd be* in the minds of those who may go to the ballot box next time. Legislators during the last few j years have been swallowing the camel while straining £t the gnat. Should tho dispensary and prohibi-i tion be an issue in the coming cam paign, the* school system should pre vent a claim. Local officers will cvi r beat sea in improving the system under the present requirements. Preparations are being made, but no plowing has been done yet. Tie rain has been just sufficient to keep the ground too wet for plowing. Free mail delivery will be con venient for those residing in rural districts. It should encourage read- j ing and communicating generally. People may yet be numerated by the score who do not read a paper, a sad mistake. Lkugkk Reader. Sulmlii StutcuienlH. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Saluda, N. C., Mar. 11.—I will try to write a few lines to The Ledger to show that old Patty’s not dead, but she feels mighty blue today. I have got the Influenza, or the “honfiuend- ways,” which ever you call it; any way, it is about to get the best of old Patty, and tlrat's enough for me. This is a beautiful warm Sabbath evening, and I feel so bad I do be lieve if J were to see a lizzard I would most die of laziness, and that would be dreadful. We are having so much ruin that we can’t garden any; and I can truly* say that the prospects for something to eat ate dull, for what few peas Jj had are about gone and I don’t know 1 what I will d ;;—reckon I’ll have to wear a nil cap and sit on a stump) and ht the sapss.ckers fiod me! I luiveii't any news this time, but I am going to take a trip through Hey wood and Transylvania counties before long, amt uraybe I can write something interesting next time. Wishing '1 lie Ledger much success, Tar Heel Patty. French statistics are said to prove that 211 French officers threw up; their commission to join the Boers. Star Farm Htatcmiiit. Star Farm, March 12 —Thle beau tiful springlike day makes m feel that the cohi icy winter has gono and spring, the most beautiful of nil sea sons, is upon us. Gardenir g and farm work have been at a stands'ill hut the farmers arc hegini ing in camcit this t urni Mrs. M ruing. Y on cuu m ■e p lows 1 lie noil in every dire '•t;o: 1. H. J eff< ries, lieco mpanied young* .-t. hoi., Rich ard, left r to vi sit her moth cr, Mrs. Harriet Alien, at Cedar Springs. They will also go t< Union to visit Prof; Davis Jefferies and family. * Mrs Adam S. Goudelock is visiting relatives in your city. Mr. and Mrs. Hai Jefferies are re joicing over the arrival of a young lady at their house. Mr. and Mrs. E. G McCulloch vis ited his mother Saturday and Sunday. Mr. Ben McCulloch has treated himself to a new surrey. I TITLE Dli KIB. Her I pen. A Lewiston gii who lias never tasted the weed an 1 who dislikes the smell of a much smoked pipe has oue of tho most remarkable collections of tobacco pipes in the state. She began to col lect them when she was a little girl and lias kept up the fad till now she has a wonderful variety of them. And what Is more she has sent them around the world for great men to smoke. She Las one that was smoked by Bismarck, one by the Prince of Wales, and her pipes, which are all new when she buys them, have been smoked by many great men in America. When her girl friends gather at her house, she brings out her pipes to display and will not show them to strangers. She fears notoriety, hut really her collection is re markable.—Kennebec Journal. HH* *H« »MH *♦<*« ll ■ ! ASM YOU { POCTOR! J Ask your physician this ques* I | tion, “What is the one great | I remedy for consumption?” j j He will answer, “Cod-liver f I oil.” Nine out of ten will I | answer the same way. f Yet when persons have | | consumption they loathe a’l f | fatty foods, yet fat is neccs- f J sary for their recovery and | j they cannot take pfain cod*. I * liver oil. The plain oil dis- | j tarbs the stomach and takes J | away the appetite. The dis- | l agreeable fishy odor and j J " taste make it almost unen* | durable. What is to be done ? | j This question was ans* v wered when we first made : | scorrs I EMULSION | of Cod-Liver Oil with Hypo- , j phosphites. Although that | | was nearly twenty-five years * | ago, yet it stands alone to* j ; day the one great remedy i* j for all affections of the throat ! | and lungs. | • The bad taste and odor have been ! = taken away, the oil itself has been £ j partly digested, and tiie most sen* g 5 sitive stomach objects to it rarely. 5 | Net one in ten can take and digest J $ the plain oil. Nine out of ten can S j take SCOTT’S EMULSION and di* j t gest it That’s why it cures so s | many cases of early consumption. I' | Even in advanced cases it brings r. | comfort and greatly prolongs life. | i soc. ami fi.oo, all druggists. * Sf.OTT & ItOWNU, ChemisU, New York. * »♦« -♦*« A. 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