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F. O.Stacy, President. J. O. WAHDIiAW. Vico Prosldon THE BATiCHAL BAHK OF GAFFHE7. Capital $^0,000.oo. Wn.r. buy county clulins, roct'l vo deposit aud malvo llbcri*! loans on anprovod paper I). t\ Itoss, rashlor. The Ledger. SEMI-WEEKLY-PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. WE GUARANTEE The Reliability of 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. JG, 1894. GAFFNEY CITY. S. C„ TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1900. $1.00 A YEAR L2i9'jUl nr THt 5 F. iifci e WM iH AFRICA A Correspondent Graphically Describe 3 the Conditions. WATER AND FOOD SCARCE Ssoldiur* Fi'»ht For Iloii:- ; Utidor Tropi cal Sun an.I iu IStirning Samis Wiili mit licat or Drink —Forgets Kvcry- thkig Cat ills Iiisatiatcd Tliirat. London, April 9.—A correspondent says that though the British soldier “has thirsted in the thirsik-st countries of tho globe, be admits the veldt to be a fresh experience. Aden, India, Eirypt, Sou dan, they are sometimes not hotter, not dryer, not dustier, but I ss endurable for some reason. It is the army and South Africa together, no doubt, which is the cause, for men who have lived in Kim berley, Johannesburg, Bloemfontein and Karal are only now, while campaigning, acquiring the experience of the army with its incessant tramping, the cease less fog of dust which hangs about its Samps. Ami to that must be a ided the compulsory life in ihe sun—the sun at its hottest and dryost hours, the ubsenco of shade, the parching suction of tho s ind, which i., b. d, chair and table. It will be curious to live without a water bottle slung about one's shoulder. One can scarcely remember the day when water was not regarded with rev erence and jealous envy when it could be made to run clear, continuous and unvalue d by a turn of the time v. H i e, where one knows by tried limbs the weight of what one dunks, thought of water bowing through pipe • seems a dream of paradis'. Ami such water. Water through which one could 1 ■*, which left no mud at the bottom of the mug and did not tain what it was spiir on. Why, the water we mink here i ; often too thick even to lilter. Oim can not pump it through a Berkfclt candle. At Ramdtin this was a big pnul— what was left of moisture in the dam. One bathed in it only under the m-d pressing compulsion of cloanlim ss. i ho Water was very shallow, bu! the m id was black and deep. (Jin' sank to the knees if he tried to walk, and so sat gently half in mud and half in brown syrup and ' heuked G >d for wat v. One rose from it v.br.h the greenleecln-s hang ing about his 1 > ty like bit s of sen weed nnd with sprinkling of insects. Horses looked askance at that p > >1, bu: the men drank of if fr- ly, and dr.iok (.f it where they could get it. The hor.ies hoofs had churned it into a green li«piid like tur tle soup. At ti o’elvk the soldier has been 1^ hours under Are; his last meal was a bis cuit 15 hoirv; luck, when he had tali'm in at .‘J o’clock in the morning alter marching all day b 'fore. But he is aware neither of weariness or hunger, in the fever of his thirst. The flush of his face, stained brown by the sun, lias a dry, twisted look, like the parched stem of a scrub, though all the moisture has been wrung from it . One grows to know that look out here. His fingers never leave his water bottle, nor his eyes the green fringe of bu-.h ah mg the river. Another hour and the guns cease firing: a new light h' gius fur away to the right. The sun is going down and he can see noth ing to the left of him hut a hot gold glare of dust, then out of it a man leaps and mak s a dash toward the river. There H a sharp ring of an order lost and a quick stammer of additional slots, the moo sco ig around and pitches for ward 011 his bra’ll. The hatrl • grows louder on the right, the Howit/. r batt -ry has come into ac tum, brownish pull's of lydditcarc burst ing along the kopje. But the men lying in the scrub pays no heed fait. Hisarms are spread out flat, his lingers dug into the sand. He is pulling himself slowly forward, his eyes glaring ahead through the scrub. When a bullet strikes near him he stops a moment, but goes on again. S 1 in half an hour he covers about 50 yards, lie c m see the cool hollow of the river, hut there is only brown grass along its hunks and his only chance lies in a dash. 11c is on all fours for aspring but he gets no further. A rifle has been following the faint trail of dust above him and he sinks down in a lump with a bullet through the head. A GREAT ENTERPRISE. Tlio tiastun Nlmal* I’roperty to lie Devel oped. For some time there has been a plan on foot to organize a company to develope the water powtir known as Gaston Shoals on Broad River, in this county. Negotiations have been pending some time and all the titles to the property have been secured and the organization of the company is expected to take place some time between the lath and-Oth of this month. Tho idea is to establish an immense electric power plant for the transmission of power for the open- tion of. cotton mills, ginneries, the lighting of towns and to furnish other motive power. Mr. 11. J). Wheat, of the Gaffney Manufacturing Company, was seen by a Hedger reporter yesterday in re gard to the matter. He stated that it was very probable that the board of d'rec lors would bo composed of the following wtli known business men: Jno. B. Cleveland, Spartanburg, S. Ck; S. B. Tanner, Henrietta, N.C.; John How. Gastonia, N. (k ; J. A. Carroll, Gaffney, S. C.; J. G. Ward- law, Gaffney, S. C.; Capt. F. Hilling, King’s Mountain. N. C. ; F. G. Stacy, Gaffney, S. C.; A. C. Miller, Shelby, X. C.; II. 1). Wheat, Gaffney, S. C.; A. F. Giles, Atlanta, Ga. The gentlemen above mentioned have all been solicited to serve as di rectors and it is more than probable they will consent to do so. The iiit :s a strong one, compri-ing as it does, some of the best known and most sucee&sfui business men in the Caroiinas. it is proposed to begin work imme diately on ihe completion of the or ganization. It will take about ten months to complete !he dam, power house, run the insulated cables, etc. It is proposal It) supply power to mills at the following points: tipar- tiu burg, Gaffney, King’s Mountain, Gastonia, Cherryvdle, Shelby and 11-, nrietta. The company guarantees to iurnish this power 10 ptr cent, cheaper than steam. They also ex pect to ft:mud) the towns mentioned with electric lights a: greatly reduced cost. The General Electric Company which is backing t-hi 1 company is one of immense capital, and fully able to carry to a successful conclusion any undertaking it begins. This company proposes to put tiik- power in the mills and make all the necessary connections to run the machinery by electr.city without cost to the mills. The mills will, ot course, keep their present power plants to be used in case of accident to ihe electric power plants. This is a great enterprise and means much toward tho (level »p- n ent of this section and the Hedger wishes It all manner of 'imoess. NEGRO SHOOTS AN OFFICER. Posse Is Now Scouring tin* Country For the Criminal. BR0wssvinhE,Temi M April 9.—There is*much e.v itement in tho vicinity of Stanton and Dancyville over a shooting affray which took place near the latter place yesterday. Officer W. B. Nash of Stanton went with his deputies to arrest Robert Matthews, a negro schoolteacher residing near Dancyville, charged with robbery. On tin way they arrested Jim Matthews, another alleged party to tho robbery. Arriving at tho cabin of Robert Mat thews the officers stationed themselves about the house and Nash started to en ter, when Matthews greeted him with two shots from a doublebarrel shotgun, which shattered his left arm. Ashe fell to the ground he iired his two pistols at Matthews, who escaped during the affray. Posses were immediately armed and are scouring the surrounding hills which afford hiding places for negroes. Nash is seriously wounded. Cornerstone Laid. Atlanta, April 9.—The cornerstone of the First Universalist church, corner of East Harris and Peachtree street, was laid at 8:JO o’clock Sunday afternoon. The grand lodge of Georgia Free and Ancient Masons, under tho direction of Thomas H. Jeffries, officiated with im pressive ceremonies. Killed by Kick of Horse. Gadsden, Ala., April 9.—Willie Vin son, the 9-year-old son of H. J. Vinson, was kicked by a horse and died from tho effects an hour later. Tho horse kicked him in the back of the head at tho base of the brain, rupturing a blood vessel. To Kaise Funds For India. Cmt'Aoo, Ajiril 9.—Chicago’s India famine commission has decided to oi*eu its offices again for the receipt of funds. Holly (.rove liapin'iiincs. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Holly Gkoyk, April 7 —Cherokee county is going rigid on. There is a medicine discovered licit is nival lia ble to persons with a cough. It lias not fuikd to cure a single case. We have sf-en hi veral te.'Uinouiuis of re- i aide parties saying I cat as a cough medicine it is unoquuied; one man ivas cured by one 00-e. The agent f ;r this medicine lives in Cherokre io'.;uship, so he named Ids medicine the “Cherokee Cough Syrup.” IB suggested tho name of our new ■ on ty, to we see he is a Cherokei man ail around. .'.' •-. .I F. Martin is very sick. Miss Mellie Martin lias been suffer ing from a severe headache. oir Kobt. Moor 1 is some better. •Anti.]! and Adda- Martin. Mr. John Gibbons ami Mr. Greeley V irtin, all of llhs community, attended the wed ding of M'-s Delia Moore and Mr. Bo - Roberts at Cherokee Falls last Sunday night. Mr. Ira t urner, of Grover, spent a while in this community the first of ihe week. Miss Julia Mullinax, of Grover, spent a day or two with Mrs. G. B. Moore last week. Some of our people took advantage of the recent wet weather by hauling col ton si-eti to Gaffney and exchang ing ti:c-iii for cotton seed hulls and meal. Mad dogs have been a great scare of late. Garden work is about finished. Fruit is dainag" 1 considerably. Wheat is looking very well. Oats are not to be bragged on. General farm work is going on in a hurry. SYitooi. Boy. No to i Kloiess. The woman who is lovely in face, form and temper will always have friends, but one who would be at tractive must keep her health. If she is weak, sickly and ail run down,' sim will be nerveous and irritable. If she has constipation or kidney trouble, her impure blood will cause pimples, blotches, skin eruptions and u wretched complexion. Electric Bitters is the best medicine in the world to regulate stomach, liver and kidneys and to purify The blood. It gives strong nerves, bright eyes, smooth, velvety skin, rich complex ion. It will make u good-looking, charming woman of a run-down in- val'd. Only oU cents at Cherokee Drug Co. The man who sat out on tho wood- pile and told funny stories, expecting the wood would split, evidently did not slrlue a “responsive chord.” “I think DeWitt’s Bittle Early Risers are the best pills in the world,” says W. E. Hake, Happy Creek, Vu. They remove all obstructions of the liver and bowels, act quickly and never gripe. Cherokee Drug Co. THE TEXAS FLOOD More Than 50 Lives Already Reported Lost. SITUATION MORE SERIOUS Rivers Contimie to Rise Feared L iter Reports Will Croat ty Augim at the Death Llst-Tho Property Loss Will Amount to Many Thousands. Dallas. April 9.—Reports received at Dallas up to noon from the southern and southwestern Texas flood sections show conclusively that more than 50 lives have b ’un lost, including those nt Austin. Tho names of at least half are not obtainable yet because of the iso lation of the districts from the railroads. Most of them are in the Colorado val ley, south ol Austin and Bastrop. La Grange at noon says the river is still rising and mouaeiug many country districts. The stream is now 1 feet higher than during the great flood of las^ year. Bastrop is entirely surround"'! by wa ter and cut off. Tho property damage is enormous. All the wires aloug the Miss niri, Kansas and Texas railroad south of Temple are lost. Railroad traffic in tho southern half of the state is pr:t"tieally a’uand mod and all outlets to California are gone because of the big washouts on the western divisions of the Texas and Pacific. E. 11. 11. Greene, son of Hetty Greene ami president of the Tarpon club of tho gulf oast, lias received telegrams from 1!ookport of heavy damage to the club property on St. Joseph Island. A num ber of small vessels were wrecked and some lives are believed to have been lost. Tim Trinity river at Dallas continues to rise. Tho stream is nearly a mile wide’ here. Much prop rty has been lost in the vail y. No lives reported lost as yet. Ira ter r ports from Bastrop,Fayette and Wharton count ies, on tin- Colorado river, arc ti-.it the full fovt' of the flood is just bring felt . The waters are rising so rap idly that the people are compelled to de sert their homes with all possible speed to protect their lives. Even this lias not saved some, as reports e >mo from Bas trop that; id people were drowned there during the night. In Wharton and Fay- etre counties the situation is even more grave d it is expected that further re port • Hv’n this section will not only pile up an iniim use property loss, but the list of human life lost will be swelled considerably. CHiCACO CARS ARE RUNNING New Men Have Replaced tlie Strikers at the I’ower House. Chicago, April 9.—The street cars have been in a brdly demoraliz 'd condi tion since the strike of the power house men, but are now K ing operated, both tin! cable on State ami Wabash avenues and the Crossrown electric line:; are run ning the usual numbers of . rains and on nearly schedule time. X; w im n have been procured to iill the places of the triker- ami thus ■ who applied for their old positions were refused. Tim new rules requiring the men to work Id hours have been posted in the power houses which are under police protection and no further trouble is looked for. EGAN ELECTED PRESIDENT. Me I . Chosen as Successor to the Late H. M. Comer. Savannah, April 9.—At the regular quarterly meeting of the Central of Georgia railway directors today, John M. Egan was elected president to suc ceed the late H. M. Comer, and J. F. Hanson of Macon made chairman of the board, a new office. Ho is to have charge of the linances of the company. Resolutions of regret were adopted on the death of President Comer. Released From Quarantine. San Fkancisco, April 9.—The trans- port Sheridan and tmas-Pacific steamers Belgian King and Doric have been re leased from quarantine. The transport Lawton, formerly the Badger, has come down from the Mure Island navy yard to be overhauled at the Union ironworks. Woman Himicd to Death. Flokkxck, S. 0., April 9.—Mrs. John Jolly was burning trueh in the Held near her home in this county, when her dress caught lire and her clothes wwe burned off before help could reach her. She was practically unconscious when her broth er, who was in the Arid, reached heir. Beer Problem Solved. Columbia, S. 0., April 9.—The state board of disiK’iisary directors have liimlly settled the beer question. After June 13 Mily 13 towns in the state will have beer dispensaries. Columbia and Charleston will have two each and it other towns one each. Hawaiian Hill In Senate. Washington, April 9.—At tho open ing of today's sos.-ion of the senate tho bill for the government of Hawaii, as passed by tho house, was presented nnd at tho request of Mr. Cullom was or dered printed. Mol> II ant lug Negro. Andkrson, 8. C., April 9.—Nancy Taylor, u negro woman, was assaulted by an unknown negro man near here while returning to her home. Negroes organhwd a posse nnd ahs still hunting the criminal. Ships Ordered to West India. Kingston, Jamaica, April 9.—News lias been received here that the British North America ami West Indies squad rm is to be increased by a battleship, two cruis. r and several torin do bouts. Quay <'use In Senate. Washington, April !*.—An ineffect ual ath nipt was made to lix a time for a Vote ou the tjuuy cujc. B9EB5 DRIVEN FROM FOURTEEN STREAMS Lydito and Slirapnell Silence Enemy’r, (runs. HEAVY FIRE MAINTAINED Doers Made Strong Defense of Their Position—Apprehensive For Brabant. Transvaalers Are Still Active Near Bloemfontein. London, April 9. — Advices from Warren say the British shelled Fourteen Streams, which was occupied by a force of Boers. This morning the Boers placed in position a big gun, which they fired in effectually. A fusillaila of Mausers followed at intervals throughout the day. The British dropped lyddite and shrap nel shells into the Boer positions, finally silencing the enemy’s lire and driving off the snippers. A dispatch from Maseru says the Boers, who were massed last week near Lmlybraml t o th ’number of 10,000, after seizing Thuba, N’Chu and the Modder river waterworks, broke up into strong divisions and are now raiding in the south of the Free State, reoecupyiug tho small towns which were evacuated by the British. The B tor’s policy seems to bo to make raid movements, with little transport, looting English farmers ami storekeepers freely for provisions and cutting the communications of the Brit ish forces. General Brabant’s colonials are now mostly at Weipener. A squadron of Brabant’s horse cap tured loo rifles near Weipener. His out posts arc reported to be in touch with the Boers and u fight is regarded as im minent. Persistent reports are being circulated that the B jers are preparing to flank the British position at Weipener and thus to secure entrance into Basutoland. Such an attempt will he resisted by the Basu toland government, which, it is believed, has made quiet preparations. The dispatch of the armies to Basuto land produces much excitement among the natives, necessitating the utmost vigilance on tho part of the local olllrials. The amazing activity of the Boers southeast and southwest cf Bloemfon tein continues, the Bkt commands seemingly coming and going throughout a wide region as they please, but taking good cure not to throw themselves "guinst strong iKidies of the British. Tho retirement of the Irish rifles from R nix- ville to Aliwal leaves General Brabant without communication with the other British forces. He has 3,000 or 8,003 cri-mists holding a line defensive conn- try. Telegraphic and rail communication with Bloemfontein are kept up as u.->ual. The absence of news disheartens tho peo ple and product's an altogether discour aging effect. The last unofficial mes sage tells of tho arrival of animals and two fresh cavalry regiments. Lord Rob erts lias now 15,000 mounted men alto gether. In the Orange Free State tho situation is complex. ROBERTS IS DENOUNCED. An Officer Severely CJrlslcisea His Method In South Africa. London, April 9.—The officer with General Buller, who so scathingly de scribed the disaster at Hpion kop, con tinues his remarkable series with a de nunciation as bitter as ever fell u;k)U a general. This week his article is con fined to a general review of the strategy or rather lack of strategy, which pre ceded tho relief of Ladysmith, and ho includes a terrible indictment against the useless sacrifice of the Irish brigade, whose gallantry excited so much admi ration in England. He states that British successes are more good luck than good management and refers to the plan of campaign as stupid, nnd their execution as worse. KILLING OF YOUNG THARPE. His Uncle Is Charged With Having Murdered Him. Macon. April 9.—Fred Tharpe be lieves his son, Obo Tharpe, was mur dered in Alabama several weeks ago, in stead of being accidentally killed as was reported l 1 ere. It was stated at the time that Obo Tharpe had a row with tho negroes working for him and had been killed. There whs some doubt as to the story, and Fred Tharpe visited tho scene of the killing for the purpose of making an iu- vestigation. He has returned hero and states that he believes Frank Tharpe killed his son and wants him arrested. It is reported hero that Frank Tharpe has disappeared from tho railroad camp, where the crime was committed, and that lie cannot be found anywhere. It is also said that the corouer’s jury in vestigated the killing, and on examina tion of the body found that there was only one bullet hole iu the man’s head, while Frank Tharpe reported that there wore 13. Printer Coin ml ts Suicide. Macon, April 9.—J. H. McGehoe a well known printer of Macau, was found dead in a room at Benners hotel, on Mulberry street, Sunday afternoon, hav ing taken his own life by drinking a largo quantity of laudanum. MoGehoe hud been in bad health for the jiaxt five years, suffering from a complication of diseases. Doth Are Confident. Birmingham, Ala., April. 9.—Friends of both Senator Morgan and Governor Johnston, rival candidates for the United that os senatorship, which is to lie voted on at tlie coming primaries to l»o held iu tliis state next Saturday, are each confi dent. They claim that they sou victory ahead for their favorites. Otis Keeiillcd, Washington, April 9.—General Otis has boon formally relieved of the com mand of the United States forces in the Philippines. THE FUNERAL OF OR. J, F. M’CIUNEY, It Was Conducted by Rev. F. C. Hickson. A RUBY WEDDING. LOWER CHEROKEE NOTES The People of Cherokee amt Neighboring Counties ami North Carolina Should Show It* Appreeiut inn of theCowpens As sociation. .Correspondence o* The Ledger.) Etta Jane, April 7.—Since our last letter it lias been our sad duty to at tend the funeral exercises of Dr. J. F. McOIuney, which took place at Salem on the 1th inst., conducted by Rev. F. 0. Hickeon, of the Baptist church. The largo concourse of peo ple who followed his remains to its last resting place is but a finite testi monial of the high esteem in which he was held by those who knew him best. It is folly for us to try to ex patiate upon his life and character. These are written in the hearts of all who knew him and have, at some time or other, been the recipients of his wise counsel and excellent knowl edge. Could he have lived until the , 18th of next month ho woul l have I been sixty-five years old. ills family have our sincere sympathies in their great loss. TIioutIi cast down they arc not forsaken. Though atllieted, not alone; Thou didst give and thou hits taken Itlcssed l.oid. “Thy will he done.” Mr. Ham Lee is quite sick at this time with la grippe. Dr. T. 8. R. Ward, of Hickory Grove, came to see him yesterday. We hope that the people of Chero kee comity and of the neighboring counties of this State ai.d also of North Carolina will properly' and substantially appreciate the move ment of the Cowpens Battleground Memorial Association, by giving aid to the worthy object for which it is working so diligently. Don’t wait, friends, for your township collector to call upon you for your contribu tion. He is not expected to do that. Everybody who reads The Lodger must consider that he or she has an opportunity to contribute something. Go Tuesday. May 8th, we will trv and get The Ledge r to publish an ex tra shei t giving the names aid amounts of the different contributors to the memorial fund. This should he an incentive to every Cherokeeau to work. Cherokee county should do all t is going to do by the first Monday in May, as all the reports will he called for on that day, We hear of a great many cases of sickness in different parts of the ecu niy. We regret to learn that Miss Aggie Bighum fell and broke her arm one day last week. There is a great demand for sweet potato seed, especially the vineless variety. Home raised sell readily for !}>1 00 per bushel in lids section. There will he plenty of peaches 'his year if nothing befalls the crop hereafter. The Ladies’ Memorial Association v\ii! meet at Elbethel on Haturday, May 5th. Prof. W. F. McArthur and others ate expected to make ad- dmses. Charleston has been selected for the meeting of the National Educu- tional Association, and July 7‘h to 13th is the time. We hope that this meeting of educators from all parts of the State will be the means of awakening such an interest as will revolutionize our school system and create greater enthusiasm among teachers. Charleston doesn’t do things by halves. At Hickory Grove last Monday we had the pleasure of meeting Rev. Mr. Hensley, who has been serving the people of Grassy Pond very ac ceptably as teacher. He fills his pulpit once a month at the Hickory Grove Baptist church. The State 0. E. Convention meets at Aiken, S. C., on April 24 26 in- elusive. Win. Shaw, of Boston, and Arthur J. Smith, president of the Georgia State Christian Endeavor Union will attend. Farmers will bfgin planting next week if the weather will permit. A good teacher is one who can im plant great truths in little minds. We have always held that judicious advertising is the life of business. But be careful how you write your “ad” or it will do more harm than good. Here are some of the forms wo allude to. Grammarians can cor rect. “Wo are selling out at cost. Don’t go elsewhere to be cheated—cmne in here.” For sale—“A pianoforte” — the property of a deceased musician with carved legs. “Bull dogs for sale; will eat any thing; very fond of children.” Wanted—For the summer, a cot tage for u small family with good drainage. Mrs. Jane Bishop is still living this morning, though she is growing weaker every day. She has lived beyond expectation. A and B gather a field of grain for #16.80. A gathered eighty bushels more than B. A could have gathered IPs grain -in twelve days while it would have taken B twenty-one and a third days to gather A’s grain. How should the money be divided'/ J. i. s. Cleanae the liver, purify the blood, invigorate tho body by using De- Witt’s Little Early Risers. These famous little pills always act prompt ly. Cherokee Drug Co. Mr and Mr*. .letTerl*-* CelHirate tlio l-'orti- etli Anniversary of their Marriage. On Tuesday last, April 3, Hon. iVm. E. Jefferies and wife, of Home, near Gaffney, celebrated the fortieth anniversary of their marriage by hav ing a reunion of their descendants, close kin and relatives. Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Hames, Mrs. N. B. Eison and Miss Anna Hames, of Jonesville; Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Jefferies, Sr., Mrs. J. J). Jefferies, Jr., and daughter, of As- bury, and the immediate family, ex cepting Dr. Chas. A. J-fferies, the only son, and Mr. and Mrs. J. 1). Goudeiock and family, of Gaffney; the exceptions having been debarred from attending by the illness of Mr. Goudeiock. Despite tho absence of some of the deseudants the venerable coupie greeted the beloved with suih handshakes, smiles and caresses that made every one, especially the sons- in-law, feel proud and happy that the nuptial benediction had been invoked —if even forty years ago. After hav ing been welcomed at the door of their hospitable and long established home, we were invited into tho spa cious rooms which seemed to he lighted with jay and happiness, and where we were entertained for about three hours with such pleasantry us would make the modern couples blush. About 1 o’clock we were in vited by the charinirg and accpm- plished daughter, Miss May me, io the dining room where the festal hoard was loaded with every kind of viand that the most delicate appe tite could wish, '.li.icl. hat the preparation of on superintendtd by > vi ty isd. and Miss Anna Haines, uther tim gs that added very much to the sauce were the presence of several who were at the original occa sion. and that the dinner was spread upon the rich and handsome damask that whetted the appetites of forty years ago, and that lias served on every wedding occasion of their chil dren. Let’s not let tho precious cloth wear out! After n very beau tiful and and appropriate blessing had been asked by Mr. Humes, Mr. Jefferies saiu : “The clothes are in the wardrobe and formality has been baninhed. So, help yourselves.” The happiness and joy that beamed forth from the countenances of ih< aged couple very forcibly bespoke a reply that was once made by a wit ness on the stand when usktd by the judo, “Whom did you marry?” To which tho witness replied, “Miss -, of which I have always been proud.” Marriage is either a life long union or a life-long disgrace In this case, it can be truly said that it has been a happy, life-long union How comforting it. is to behold a couple, after having floated o’er tin- sea of life, safely anchored in a com fortable and pleasant home in the evening of tluir days! The host and hostess were the recipient of many valuable and ornamental presents. In conclusion, let me hope that we have many such couples, and that Mr. and Mrs. Jefferies may celebrate many more anniversaries. A Guest. His Life Was Suvi-il. Mr. J. E. Lilly, a prominent citizen of Hannihald, Mo., lately bud a won derful deliverance from u frightful death In telling of it he says: “J was taken with Typhoid Fever that ran into Pneumonia. My lungs be came hardened. 1 was so weak l couldn’t even sit up in bed Noth ing helped u^c i ( x ; >ctel to soon die of Donsumptiori, alien 1 heard of Dr. King s X *.v Discovery. One bottle gave me givut relief. I con tinued to use P. and now am well and strong. I can’t say too much in its praise.” This marvelous medi cine is the surest and quickest cure in the world for all Throat and Lung Trouble. Regular sizes 50 cents and #100. Trial bottles free at Cherokee Drug Co.’s Drugstore. Every bot tle guaranteed. Evidence: “I think Jaggers’s fam ily knew he was no saint.” “Why?” “When he died they buried him in a fire-proof casket, and put a fan in his hand. “No family can afford to be with out One Minute Cough Cure. It will stop a cough and cure a cold quicker than any other medicine.” writes C. W. Williams. Sterling Hun, Pa. It cures croup, bronehii is and all throat and lung troubles, ann prevents con sumption. Pleasant and hannles?. Cherokee Drug Co. Patience is very good, but perse verance is much better. While the former stands as a stoic under diffi culties, the latter whips them out of the ring. W. H. Shipman, Beardsley, Minn., under oath, says he suffered from dys pepsia for twenty-five years. Doc tors and dieting gave hut little relief. Finally he used Kodol Dyspepsia Cure and now eats what he likes and as much ns he wants, and he feels like a new man. It digests uhab you eat. Cherokee Drug Co. The transport Summer, which will sail from New York to Manila in about a week, will carry JlUO recruits for regular regiments in the Philip pines. W. W. Mayhew, Merton, Wi8.,says: “I consider One Minute Cough Cure a most wonderful medicine, quick and safe.” It is the only harmless reme dy that gives immediate results. It cures coughs, colds, croup, bronchitis, grippe, whooping cough, pneumonia and all throat and lung diseases. Its early use prevents consumption. Chil dren always like it and mothers en dorse it. Cherokee Drug Co. CONST!®!® r tmm Mil Necessary Territory Is Said to Ea,ve Been Secured. COMES FROM WASHINGTON Btutniiciit Made hy Administration Official That the United States Hai Practically Acquired Strip of Terri tory Near Grey town and Drito. Washington, April 9.—Au official of the administration is authority for tho statement that arrangements have been practically concluded with the govern ments of Costa Rica and Nicaragua for acquisition by the United States of a atrip of territory 10 miles wide between Greytown and Brito, through which tho Nicaragua canal will lx: constructed. Rear Edmiral John Walker, president of the Isthmian canal commission sounded the Central American govern ments as to the action they would tako iu the event of a formal proposition from this government looking to the acquisi tion of tho necessary’ territory and tho answers he received were generally of a satisfactory character. ^ The determination to secure control of Costa Rican and Nicaraguan territory indicated that after consultation with members of the Isthmian commissiun, the president came to the conclusion that the body would undoubtedly recommend the construction of the Nicaraguan rather than the Panama canal. JAPAN MAY SEIZE FOOKIEN. Country Is Ric h In Mineral-Chinese Reformers Kxecu ieel. Tacoma, April 9.—The steamer Mon mouthshire V -mgs news that the com- mcrcialists of Japan are agitating tho question of Japan obtaining a foothold in Fookion province, in southern China, opposite Formosa. The Jajxmese Ex port society, founded by Count Inoayo, has appointed a committee of influential men to investigate the best methods of increasing exports and decreasing im ports. The same sxjiety sent one of its mem bers to Fooki n, which province he say’s is rich in silver, iron, lead and coal. He recommends that mining concessions bo first secured, to bo followed by railroad concession:, between Foo Chow and Kiu- kong, 560 miles. The ]x»rt of Tswanohiu, he says, should bo opened to facilitate trade with Formosa. By order of the empress dowager two of the most prominet Chinese reformers have been seized and probably executed. They are Wong Tangho, former tutor to the emperor, and Pe Shef Peng, who List winter memorialized the empress to execute Jung Lu and Kang Yi for trea son. BIG SENSATION IN AUGUSTA. Excavation Near Cemetery Startles the People of the Town. Augusta, Ga., April 9.—Foreman W. IL Powell of the cemetery force has dis covered a newly-made liole in the ground just on the outside of the wall, on Lin coln street. He went out to investigate nnd found that some object had been dug out of the ground, and had evidently been carried oft in a wagon, as there w.to the tracks made by’ wheels leading Up to the hole. It is generally believed that some one dug up a pot of gold which was buried there during the panicky years of the civil war. What was buried there and who dug it up is one of the mysteries surrounding the Augusta cemetery. Quarter .Million Dollar Fire, New York, April 9.—The Edward C. Smith box factory was burir-d today. The flames spread to adja-ent structures mid caused a loss estimated at #350,000. The loss ou tl box factory is about #100,000. The Brooklyn ironworks, #50,- 000; Alexander Collum Co., #50,000; Church & Co.’s sodaworks, #10,000; the Brooklyn oilworks, #35,000. Loss on various small buildings bring the total to about #350,000. To Curtail Lumber Output. Tifton, Ga., April 9.—The Georgia Sawmill association, representing some 600 yellow pine mill plants in Georgia, South Carolina and Florida, have de cided by a practically unanimous voto that on and after May 10 all mills be longing to the association would be run on two-thirds time. This will affect thousands of operatives, and decrease the output of yellow pine in this statu nearly one-third. Will De Open Sundays. Paris, April 9.—The French authori ties have decided that all exhibits at the exposition are to be open to the public on Sundays, and the United States ex hibits are, uatually, within this regula tion. These exhibsts are under cover in buildings erected by the French govern ment over which the United States au thorities have no control, therefore they must abide the rules established. Horses For Eastern Tracks. Louisville, April 9.—On Wednesday morning Trainer Peter Wimmer will start cast with all the horses he has boon training at Churchill Downs since the close of the eastern racing season last fall. The horses which presumably make up the greatest string of thoroughbreds ever trained by one man, will go to the metropolitan trucks, most of them laud ing at Sheepshoad bay’. Man and Horses Hurned. Peru, Ind., April 9.—Fire today de stroyed the livery barn of Ward Bros. A- Co., together with all the contents, including 43 horses. Reilly Gregory, an employe, was burned to death. lee Advanced In Price. Atlanta, April 9.—As u result of an agreement between the manufacturers of ice in this city the price of that pr<>. duct has Isx’ii advanced from 30 cents to 85 cunts per 100 pound*.