The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, April 13, 1900, Image 3
COMRADE
M. H. DeLong,
THEm WORRIES.
B’ip niM Min at tlif tl ) r ami frowned,
llrr heart was full of woe;
Rhe was a ihiid of trouble, und
Mio fretlt t"lil him so.
It.,- >...w ti tint r'i:' had liof.ed to wear
Would not he (lone that ni^rld;
Bhf
,-ttei
am! she fumed, ami there
Were tears that blurred her bifcht.
She wanted him to sympathize;
Alas, the man sat down
A- tl u;:li there were no such thing u
An urn lurple-ted gown!
He met. y p«:v d away at space
And twirled his tbumhs, nor saw
The bitter Kars that streaked her face
Kor seemed to care a straw.
Phe left the soulless wretch and threw
Hei- . If upon In r l>ed
An i mourmd tliat s ie was treated so
1
bed.
bf Schuylervilie, N. Y., who served in
Uompany E, 6th Vermont Volunteers, had
(Other foes to buttle with after his return
Bom the late war. He recently wrote:
“1 have used Dr. Miles' Restorative
Nervine for nervousness brought cn by
the use of tobacco and too close applica
tion to business. It gave me prompt
relief without leaving any unpleasant
effects. The result was beneficial and
lasting. I heartily endorse it.”
DR. MILES’
Restorative
orvlno
is soi l by all druggists on guarantee,
first bottle benefits < t money back,
liook on heart and nerves sent free.
1 Or. Miles Medical Company, Elkhart, Ind.
Plain Facts.
And wished that mu 1 wore uta i.
“A:., min ate selfish brute*!” rhe si
“Who neither think nor carel”
An 1, with ii breaking heart, die cried
”i v. Jo more than she could bear.
He sat and twirled bis thumbs and looked
At something far away;
Ti n.orrow I,,re would be a note
They'd tail on him to pay—
A e h r tl, 's n re than he
Could hope to iteal or borrow!
Up stairs, alo’.ic, ini>irr»ted, sue
Kept pouring out her sorrow.
—a. K. Kiser in Chicag > Times-HertML
morning of. tis it st'ouietl to me, In the
middle of the night. We formed up
on parade In perfect Alienee, the words
of command. Issued in a whisper, pass-
oil on from mouth to mouth, and the
column, starting noiselessly, at once
commenced the ascent of some very
steep ground. I!y daylight we had
reached a ridge from which the ene
my's position was visible, and already
a brisk skirmish had commenced be
tween them and our advance guard,
it had boon a stiff, steep climb, and
none of ns was sorry to bait and rest
fight had swept away l>eyond us, fugi
tives. or broken parties of Katflrs, be
gan to drop back, and we were sud
denly attacked by half a dozen sav
ages who were lurking among the
trees.
“ ‘(Jive me your revolver,’ said Jul-
yau. *1 can use It.’
“They were uot very common in
those early days, and it was fortunate
I had oue. Hut for that revolver and
the splendid use Julyau made of it I
should never have been able to tell this
story. When they rescued us a little
upon the ridge. Casting my eyes later, there were four dead Kaffirs
v't'v v /
I Tlie Major’s Story!
A Vonuk Surgeon In tlie Kaffir War
Showed tiie White Vei-ther L'u-
iler I ire. !>ut There Wa*
U Good
/
I -will sell you for cash any
thing in mv line consisting of
Dry Goods, Notions, Shoes,
Hats, Groceries,
Shelf Ilaid-
ware, and almost anything car-
lap
cm
/
see
ried in a gem ral store, a
as any house in the citv.
When in need of go
yjny prices.
^ Yours to please,
I. M. PEELER.
Dr. C. T. LIPSCOMB,
Dentist,
Office over R. A. (ones & Co's Stcre
Can be tound at office six da vs in i be wi ok
DR. J. F. GARRETT
• Dentist, •
^Giaffney, - *_ S. C.
Office over J. It. Tolleson’s new store
^ In office from 1st to 26th of each
■ month;
J. Cnocoii Wai.i.aca. .i. cokxkulb Otts.
WALLACE & OTTS,
LAWYERS.
All business Pi! rusted to us. {liven prompt
and vigorus ai lenvioii. Office up stairs, next
to K. A. Jones & Co. ’Phone 87.
JAMES A. WILLIS,
ATiO tNEY AT 1 AW,
oa i-'i-'Tsiic v. ss. e;,
A T < tary Public in o li-e. Prompt alt* ntion
given to all business.
office over i,. ,v. jintes Co.’s store.
HARDIN & MCWHORTER,
ltoi'llC> r « S-lt I^tA Ws
GAFFNEY, - - S. C.
Money to loan on city real estate.
Office over It. A. Jones & Co.’s Store.
I). li.huucan. C. P.Sanders. W.8. Hall, Jr.
DUKCAfi, SANDERS & HALL,
Attcrneys-at-Lav/.
Office over J. 11. Tolleson’s & Co.’s Store.
nos. H. lit
JiKNKV i\. OSISOKKK
■ BUTLER & OSBORNE,
LAWYERS.
Prompt sit tent ion given sill business en-
ti usted to us. .Notary Public in office.
J. E. WEBSTER,
A-ttorney- At>
Office in Court House. (Probate-J udge ttoffice
Gaffney City, S. C.
Practices in all the courts. Collec
tions a specialty
-+J. C. JEFFERIES 4-
GAFFNEY, S. C.
Commercial I.um. Corporation I.uw
Heal llktate f.aw.
Money to loan on approved security.
waU’ltes. clocks
promptly done,
cliarge for c.\-
Repairing
of fine
stud Jewelry projx-rly and
My work guaranteed. No
uiiiiniuL’ work.
J, It. Cooper.
At < arroll A Carpenter’s.
A. N. WOOD,
BANKER,
does a general hanking and Exchange
business. Well secured with Burglar-
Proof safe and Automatic Time Lock.
Huftly jieposit Boxes at moderate
rent.
Buys and boils Blocks ardBonda.
Buys County and Behooi Claims.
Your business solicited.
BY MAJOi: ARTHUR GRIFFITHS.
It happened CO years ago, when the
north and eastern frontiers of the old
colony were perpetually harassed by
the Kaffirs. \Ye Pule realize nowadays
the constant turmoil anti trouble that
prevailed i’i pla< es where there are
now railways and a settled population,
who employ as their servants descend
ants of the very men who were for
ever at war with us. Things were so
bad that the natives had at one time
shut up the governor of the colony,
Kir Harry Smith, in a small fort, from
which he only cut himself out after a
daring hand to hand light. This was
after he hr.d gone out in force with
about l.oOO men to overawe the tur
bulent tribes and got very much the
worst of it.
At this time, about the end of IbbO,
there were (juite 15.000 Kaffirs iu tlie
field against us, and 10,000 more were
| on the point of joining them under
I Kreli, an iullnential chief of very
! doubtful loyalty.
1 have often heard my lather tell of
| the terrible state of tilings that pre-
| vailed throughout the north of tlie
i colony. The whom district was per
petually devastated by marauding
Kaffirs. The savages overran tlie
country as far as Somerset and even
farther to Graliamstown, sweeping up
all the cattle, sheep and horses they
could find and committing the most
frightful atrocities. In a few mouths
as many as 200 farmhouses were burn
ed to the ground, and large quantities
of bread and corn, with other farm
produce, had been wantonly destroy
ed. So serious was the situation that
the settlers formed themselves into a
defense association, and the governor
appointed a solemn day of humiliation
iu the English and Dutch churches.
At the same time a hotly of troops was
collected at (Jrahamstown, supported
by regiments recently arrived from
England, and a serious campaign was
undertake!! against the An*iUola moun
tains, which tlie enemy were said to be
holding in force.
My father's regiment was the th.
They had been in tlie colony for a cou
ple of years and more or less continu
ally engaged in all the recent lighting,
and they knew what determined one-
mies they had to deal with. \Ve are
apt to forget nowadays when the
Kaffirs are peaceful fellow colonists
what fierce fighters they were. My fa
ther thought them one of tlie fiimst
savage races iu the world. We have
seen and heard so much since then of
the Zulus, a kindred race, that we are
apt to forget what formidable oppo
nents the Kaffirs were in those early
wars—men of magnificent physique
and undaunted courage, armed with
the terrible assagais, which they wield
ed with great s'.ill, hurling them with
accurate aim and Incredible force to
great distances, and when at close
quarters stabbing with the cruel broad
blade that was more than a match for
the bayonet. They had firearms, too,
and had learned to handle the musket
with good aim and precision, while, al
though their tactics were essentially of
a loose order, suitable to their rugged
hush country, they had a certain co
llision and discipline imparted to them
by brethren who had served In the lo
cal Cape corps.
It was about June 21, 1851, that Gen
eral Somerset moved forward Into
Kaliirland from Fort Hare with a
force of 2.1XHJ men—horse, foot, guns
and Irregulars—destined to attack the
Amatolas. What followed let my fa
ther tell in his own words:
“The night before the column march
ed a new officer joined our regiment
and reported himself for duty. He
came straight to the colonel’s mess,
which was no more than a campfire In
the open, on which bubbled a steam
ing kettle of soup and around which,
‘tintot’ in hand, were squatted the
colonel, the senior major and myself,
the junior.
“ ‘Home one to sec you, sir,’ said tlie
orderly, introducing a figure wrapped
In a great blanket coat, but still shiv
ering in the keen night air,
“‘What can I do for you?’ asked the
celoncl. a little offhand, for he was
sharp set and did nut w:yit to miss bis
share of the soup.
“‘1 have come to join, sir, Assistant
Surgeon Julynn; landed last we^ anil
ordered to join headquarters ns soon ns
! could.’ AM this was said in a rather
thin treble voice, no doubt made weak
er by the nervousness of tin* situation.
“‘Well, you iU'o welcome enough.
We expect to be engaged tomorrow or
next day, ami there’s no saying how
many of us may not be lilt. Here,
Granville' this was the adjutant, who
also belonged to the eolonel’s dinner
mess Make him over to the surgeon.
Him you hud any grub?’
“The newcomer confessed that he
had not lasted food that day, and he
V as Immediately made hospitably wel
come to a share in the contents of the
camp kettle. After Hint he took him
self Off to tlie regimental hospital tents.
“The regiment marched off next
around, 1 soon. discovered our newly i
joined ‘sawbones’ in the center of a ;
group of laugliiug, chaffing youngsters, ,
who were tre ting him after their
fashion as a ‘Johnny Raw.’
’ lie looked in truth a raw, half form- ,
od, ill grown youth, younger than his I
age, which must have been two or
three and twenty, or he could uot have !
got bis diploma. His figure was very j
slight and fragile, bis face perfectly i
smooth, with a clear, fresh complexion, i
lie had a shy and shrinking manner, j
and 1 could plainly see that it was pain |
and anguish to him to be made the |
butt of his harebrained comrades.
■' ‘What is tlie use of sending out a |
wbipper snupp r of a chap like you?
You'd hardly have the pluck to ampu
tate the leg of a lly,’ I heard one sub- j
altern say as I drew near.
“‘Wait till you're under fire, Miss!
Mary.’ added another.
“ ‘Stay behind with tlie hospital I
stretcher; that's my straight tip, Mary,
dear!' cried a third, and the rest, catch
ing up the epithet, a chorus of voices
began to sing ‘Mistress Mary, quite
contrary, how does your garden grow?’
“ ‘Come, come, young gentlemen,’ J
protested sharply, ‘leave Mr. Julyau
alone. He may shame some of you
yet when there's real work to be done.
Anyhow he’s a newcomer and should
be better treated.’
‘’The tears gathered In the dark, sad
eyes of the hunted young doctor as
they were turned gratefully to mine,
and I saw tliat he wanted to press my
hand. But at that moment the order
came to fall in. We moved across the
ridge to its edge, found a steep de
scent, dropped down and began to
breast another rise, which we were
soon unpleasantly reminded was
strongly occupied by the enemy. Their
fire became intensely hot, and, al
though we opened out at once into
skirmishing order, many men were
struck down as we still pressed on to
the attack, the men taking advantage
of the rocks and trees and any cover
they could find.
“There was rather a check, and the
colonel sent me to bring up a couple
of supporting companies to re-enforce
the fighting line. My mission took me
back over the ground we had crossed,
where our .casualties lay thick and
wounded, add I found our surgeon, an
old campaigner, and his first assistant
busily tending the wounded.
“ ‘If you see my second, major, hurry
him up,’ cried the surgeon. ‘There’s
work and enough for ail hands now. I
sent him to tlie rear to prepare the
field hospital, hut he ought to be here
now.'
“I looked about for Julyau and found
him—where do you suppose? Behind
a great bowlder, crouching all of a
heap, with his head buried iu Lis
hands and subbing aloud In a wild
paroxysm of woe.
“•Julyau,' I said very quietly, laying
my hand upon his shoulder, ‘this won’t
do. 1 see what is wrong with you—
others have been Enough it before you
—tiie first time under fire’—
within range, and a trail of blood
showed where a fifth had limped
wounded away. But Julyau had not
escaped. lie had one assagai in his
arm and was pinned to the ground by
another in libs leg. They were flesh
wounds, happily, and soon healed. I,
too, recovered after a time.
“That is my father’s story, and”—
The major here stopped abruptly, as
though he had said his say, but his lis
teners were by no means satisfied.
“Go on, man, go on; surely that’s not
all?”
“It’s not quite all my father told me,
nor, indeed, all that I know. The rest
Is rather personal, and I’m not sure—
Well, you insist—here goes: They had,
| of course, to take Julyau to hospital,
and it was there that a most extraor
dinary discovery was made. The young
assistant surgeon was a female. Y'ou
may lake tliat curious fact as explain
ing much that had happened and all
that eventually came to pass, for my
father married her shortly afterward
and left the service.”—Navy and Army
Illustrated.
THE FAMINE IN INDIA.
“ ‘It's not that, sir; not that. I have
no tears for myself. I’d face It all and
worse to save the rest. But the blood,
the slaughter, the sudden, awful
death’—
“ ‘There must he an end of such non
sense,’ I cried angrily. Changing my
tone: ‘You must pull yourself together,
young fellow. There Is work for you
iu front there. The others want you,
your colleagues, the wouuded. Up,
now, be off with you.’
“He rose to his feet at my words
with a start; one last shudder, an un
controllable spasm, as it were, of the
agony he had endured, swept over him,
and then he ran forward at full speed.
“I saw no more of him till the end of
the day. and then only for a moment, j
for tiie casualties had been many, the |
hospital was full, and the surgeons '
were excessively busy. I heard only !
good of young Julyan. His chief spoke
of liini with enthusiasm as a most skill
ful operator, with marvelous dexterity
and lightness of touch. As for his mo
mentary weakness, »kln to the well
known ‘stage fright,’ but Infinitely
worse, no one knew of It. That painful
episode was kept a close secret be
tween us.
“But ho had not forgotten It nor
what I had done for him, on which lie
would Insl/t with exaggerated insist-
en< e. A few days later he came to me
with a pretty hoop ring, which he ur
gently asked me to accept.
“‘It is not much. But It was my
motner’s. and I should like you to wear
it in “memory of your exceeding kind
ness, sir.” ’
“I told him 1 would do nothing of the
kind, and I believe l swore at him as a
silly, sentimental young ass.
“He kept the ring because 1 obliged
him to do so, but lie would liarp still
upon my kindness and declared that ho
would live only to show his gratitude
some day, somehow. He got his
chance, as I tell you.
“The dislodgmcut of the Kaffirs from
the Amatolas was one of our earliest
actions. It was followed by a series of
operations toward tlr Kel river, among
which the worst was the storming of
the U’aterkloof, which was tried three
times. Uu the final and successful as
sault we were holly engaged, and 1
fell, fully believing when I was hit tliat
it was all over with me and tliat I had
lust tlie number of my i less. While I
lay there helpless, with a wound in my
thigh, the wave of athnU rolled on
ward, ami I fainted from loss of blood.
When 1 came to mjself, Julyau was
leaning over me, anxiously watching
me with great, dark, wistful eyes,
“‘Don't spoak,’ he said directly I
opened mine, 'You are all right. 1
have taken up tiie artery and fixed a
tourniquet. It is only a question of
patience. They’ll pick you up by and
by.’
“ ’But you must not stay hy me.’ I
protested. ‘Go on after the regiment
at once. 1 order you.’
“‘And the colonel ordered me to re
main here with you,’ lie answered
briclly, ‘It’s not because 1 am afraid.'
“It was not Indeed, as he soon show
ed beyond all douht. For although the
More Distress Than In 187t* or 1895.
The Urouaht At: o Severe.
Tiie following account of the famine
In India is given iu a letter sent to
New Y'ork by the Rev. Edward Fair-
bank, a missionary of the American
board at Vadala, India.
“Here at Vadala and within three
miles of us there are 8,000 persons on
the relief works. It was only two
weeks ago tliat there were less than
3,000. People are flocking to these
camps by the hundreds. The overseer
of the works told me Monday that he
took 900 that day on to the relief
works here at Vadala. These facts
alone will show that the stress is rap
idly growing extreme.
“The condition of the people on the
relief works is far beyond description.
Three years ago at Sbolapur, at the
end of the famine, I saw less wretched
ness and emaciation than I see here
today at the beginning of the famine.
People have not recovered from the
last famine. They have nothing In
their houses to pawn hut a few brass
vessels that they have been able to
buy since that famine. These brass
dishes are now being pawned by those
who come on to the relief works. It is
their last resort to keep their bodies
and souls together before they get re
lief from the government paymasters.
The merchants here and iu the near
villages have cartloads on cartloads of
brass dishes. There is great suffering
from the cold in the nights of these
winter days. The people are uot only
clothlcss, but almost ragless. The
wretchedness is terrible, but still worse
is the emaciation. Living skeletons iu
abundance are in evidence on every
side. The village kulkarani tells me
that many children are dying iu the
camp, loo far gone to recover. Many
men and women have also died here.
The only reason given Is lack of food.
Last night a man died iu the camp
wiio. they say, had uot had anything to
eat for three days.
“This famine is undoubtedly far
more severe In these parts than that of
187i> or that of 1890. Oue of the worst
features is the lack of water. Rivers
usually flowing full at this time are
dry beds of sand. Wells that have nev
er failed before in the memory of any
one living have not a drop of water in
them. Tlie well that waters our gar
den and has never failed since my fa
ther came here, almost 45 years ago, is
dry. The village well, that was sup
posed to have a large living spring, has
nothing in it now. Our little town Is,
however, well off in (lie matter of wa
ter as compared with most of the towns
and villages in these parts.
“Government officers tell me that the
Indian government look with the
greatest apprehension on the famine.
They already feel themselves unable
to cope with it, so great are it^dlmen-
sions and proportions at the very open
ing, and without any doubt for nine
mouths more the famine must rage.
“Undoubtedly private philanthropy
must supply great help iu this famine,
far greater than In the last famine If
millions in tiiese and other parts of In
dia are to lie saved from starvation.”
Franklin, Peek’* Bad Bor-
The tljirteeuth annual Franklin din
ner of the Chicago Typothetae, In the
Chicago Athletic association banquet
hall recently, relates the Chicago Rec
ord, gave to the “first American priut-
er” the added fame of being America’s
first “had boy.”
Ex-Governor George W. Peck of Wis
consin did it.
“I revere the memory of B. Frank
lin,” said Mr. Peck, “uot so much be
cause he vras a great newspaper maq,
a great printer, scientist, diplomat,
statesman, philanthropist and patriot,
a.3 because he was the first American
boy to refuse to permit his employer to
work him to death and then Jump on
him In exchange for hoard, $1.15 a
week and no clothes. B. Franklin,
printer, was the first American bad
boy and the patron saint of millions
of boys who will, I hope, emulate his
example.
“I revere him also because he was
the founder of the order of tramp
printers, of which I was for years a
proud hut humble member. By going
through the streets of Phlladelphln
with a dirty siiirt under oue arm and
a loaf of bread under the other, and
under these conditions winning the
prettiest girl In Philadelphia, Benja
min Franklin set us an example that is
not equaled.”
buurn In hy A Girl.
An Incident occurred In the district
court room of Bosque county the other)
day which perhaps has no parallel In;
the court history of Texas. When it)
became necessary to elect a special;
judge to complete the term abruptly
susiHitided by the illness of Judge Hall,)
the duty of swearing In Judge Poin
dexter devolved upon a modest little
girl of 17 summers, Miss Nora Jones,
deputy district clerk.—Houston Post.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
IVople You Kuou hih! I’eople You Don't
Know.
J. L. Strain, Esq., our venerable
Eita Jano correspondent who lias been
in Greenville for tlie last few days at
tending a meeting of the Knoree Pres
bytery, returned to his home this
morning via Gaffney, lie was de
lighted with bistrip, and with Green
ville.
James Jones came in to see The
Ledger Wednesday while on a short
business trip to the city.
County Commissioner John B.
Brown, of Ravenna, made a business
trip to the city yesterday.
J. H. Lipscomb, of Goucher, paid
a vist to the city yesterday.
A. J. McCraw, magistrate at Grassy
Pond, was a Ledger visitor Wednes
day.
Lewis Henderson, one of the most
successful farmers iu the Thickety
mountain neighborhood, came down
to the city yesterday.
W. C. Lipscomb came to the city
yesterday.
Col. T. B. Butler went to Colum
bia Wednesday to attend a meeting
of the State Democratic Executive
Committee of which lie is a member.
A. W. McSwain, of Boiling Springs,
N. C., made a busines trip to the city
yesterday.
Magistrate M.B. Scruggs, of Ezells,
paid The Ledger a pleafcant visit yes
terday.
Lee Allen, of Bowliusville, was in
the city Wednesday.
Mrs. James Moore, of Goucher, was
shopping in the city yesterday
J. H. Sprouse, of Sunny Side, came
up to the city yesterday on business.
Miss Minnie Carroll spent Tuesday
in Spartanburg with friends.
R. C. Parker, a prominent farmer
from over the Broad, was in the city
this morning.
C. P. Huggins, Etq., came up to
the city yesterday. He says the
ruin will help the wheat.
C. (J. Wood, of Maud, was in the
city yesterday.
D. C. Beheler, a King’s Creek far
mer, called on us Wednesday.
Mr. S. T. Martin, of Christie,
Tenn., an appreciated patron of The
Ledger, is in the city with his many
friends.
Prater Smith, a progressive farmer
of Blue Branch, was iu the city yes
terday.
E. A. Treecot, Esq., of Blacksburg,
made a professional visit to the city
Wednesday.
Capt. D. K. Cecil, of Lexington,
N. C., and a member of the linn of
Cecil <fc Curry, builders of this city,
is in Gafiney where he will spend
most of his time during the construc
tion of the Limestone cotton mill,
for which they have the contract to
do the brick work.
F. A. Goforth and W. C. Kirby,
two prominent and successful planters
of Sunny Side, are in the city this
morning.
Josiah Blanton was a business
visitor in the city yesterday.
Deputy Marshall McLain was in
the city yesterday on official busi
ness.
Dr. George Dean, of Spartanburg,
was in the city Wednesday on pro
fessional business.
Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Woou spent
Wednesday in Spartanburg.
J. E. Bierck, president of the
Gaffney Carpet Mill Company, has
gone east on company business.
PROVIDENCE PARAGRAPHS.
YYliy Will Not FaruierN I .earn a I.e»»on
From the Khoit Cotton Crop.
(Correspondence of The Ledger.)
Providence, April 12.—After writ
ing upon the subject of our common
schools for over two months, we de
sired to wait awhile and let the peo
ple study over the question and see
for themselves (...at there is some
thing radically wrong about our
school system and the time has come
for a better system. The hardest
thing in the world to do is to wait
when a man or a people are antici
pating anything to their advantage;
it is almost death to wait the appoint
ed time. Now, we want the people
to become so interested concerning
the present system, then a favorable
change will be sure. We now leave
the subject, hut we are, at any time,
ready to reply to our opponents.
The cold spell seems to be trying
the life of our fruit crop. However,
we can only say, “Blessed ho the
name of the Lord,” “He doeth all
things well.”
We like to see so many correspon
dents writing for The Ledger. Some
of them we have never met, yet we
wish them all success.
The farmers of our section have
been putting in good time while the
ground would do to plow. From the
way they are hauling guano there
will he more cotton planted this year
than ever before, thereby helping to
decrease the price back to five cents.
This they all know to be true, yet
they try harder to raise more. The
nine cent cotton erase won’t wear off
in two or three years yet. They
know full well that a small crop
brirgs more money than a large one,
then why not take a common sense
view of the facts and make cotton a
surplus crop and raise our own sup
plies at home. We won’t do it, we
do not intend to do it and we never
expect to try. This is about where
we farmers stand.
From a short talk with Senator
R. C. Barratt we learned that he fully
endorses our position on the school
question. We were truly glad to
hear the senator express hup self.
That prohibition will he one of the
issues in the approaching campaign,
Is almost certain. If prohibition
will totally prohibit, then we are in
favor of prohibition. But there
must he no “if’s” in it; it must he
“tee-total,” otherwise wo believe in
keeping the dispensary system in
preference to any other solution of
the liquor question. When there is
an evil among us we should make the
best of it we possibly can. We need
no substitute for the dispensary law,
unless it ho total prohibition. If
we are going to have blind tigers
partly covered up hy prohibition
then we are opposed to it, every
time.
D. U. Lavender is the happiest
man we know of—it is another girl
THEOTTUMWAS.
Tli*'}' l>i-ll*;li tfil h l.arge Audlenrr at th«>
<>|MTa House J.aiit MkIH.
The redeeming number of the Gaff
ney Lyceum Association entertain
ments was given by the Ottumwas
last night. The house was com
fortably filled with a representative
gathering that listened to and gener
ously applauded the sweet singing of
Messrs. Weeks, Brock, Peterson and
lott, and the excellent reciting of
Miss Kleinman. Mr. lott’s bass was
beautiful and deep and he cantured
the good will of the audience* from
the beginning. Mr. Peterson’s bara-
tone was excellent, while the first
and second tenor of Messrs. Weeks
and Brock blended charmingly. ;Miss
Kleinman was exceptionally good
and her pantomine captured the
audience.
Ihe program was varied to the
proper degree and nothing but praise
was heard of the entertainment.
The audience was liberal with its ap
plause and the artists were equally
as liberal in their response to encores.
We regret that all the attractions
of the Lyceum Association have not
been on a par with this one. If they
had b«.-ii, the Lyceum would have
been a tremendous success. Dast
night’s attendance shows that Gaff
ney people will “catch on” to a good
thing, hut they will not be attracted
to the Opera House by an entertain
ment that is without merit.
We h-arn that the next attraction
is Polk Miller. Mr. Miller is a genius
and his appearance should fill the
Opera House to its utmost capacity.
An Ijtbter Kkk Hunt Monday.
Dr. Hamrick will give his Sunday
school class an Easter egg bunt at
his residence next Monday afternoon,
from 4 to G o’clock. All the mem
bers of his class are cordially invited
to be present and take part in the
“hunt.”
A Testimonial from Old Itngland.
“I consider Chamberlain’s Cough
Remedy the best in the world for
bronchitis,” says Mr. William Savory,
of Warrington, England. “It has
saved my wife’s life, she having been
a martyr to bronchitis for over six
years, being most of the time confined
to her bed. She is now quite well.
Sold by Cherokee Drug Co.
Thirty-two British peers arc light
ing in South Africa.
An occasional dose of Prickly Ash
Bitters keeps the system healthy,
wards off disease and maintains
strength and energy. For sale by
Cherokee Drug Company.
s. c. & c. E. R. R. C'\
Schedule No. 4.
In Effect 12:01 A. M.. Sunday.December 24th, ’99
Between Camden,S.C. and Blacksbnrg.S.C.
\Yi>T. EAST
Schwa!*’* Itnpld RIae.
‘Twenty years ago,” says the Chica
go Tribune, “Charles M. Schwab went
j to work in the Carnegie iron works at
Pittsburg as a stake* driver at a salary
of $1 a day. Now lie is president of
the Carnegie Steel company, limited,
and draws a salary larger than that of
the president of the United Slates.
And lie is only 37 years old.
“lie was born in Pennsylvania and
had only a common school education.
At 15 years of ago he went to work,
and he does not liolieve iu a college ed
ucation for a business men. For a
year or two he drove a mail wagon and
clerked in a grocry store. la Ids sev
enteenth year lie got a Job v it!: this
Carnegie eom:.; ny. * ** t wo: c
was to drive stakes Ur t: e f >;
of a new building. His rise
rapid as to be phenomenal,
came chief engineer in 1887.
manager a little later and in
partner iu the company.
“Years ago he was offered a salary of
more than $50,000 a year to go to Eng
land and take charge of some English
iron and steel works. This offer ho
declined at once,”
.at! >j
was so
He be-
general
1890 a
to call him “papa.
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STATIONS.
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The Rest Relief for Rheuuiatiiiiu.
QUICK RELIEF FROM PAIN.
All who use Chamberlain's Pain
Balm for rheumatism are delighted
with the quick relief from pain which
it affords. When speaking of this Dr.
D. N. Sinks, of Troy, Ohio, gays:
“Some time ago I had a severe attack
of rheumatism in my arm and shoul
der. I tried numerous remedies but
got no relief until I was recommend
ed by Messrs. Geo, F. Parsons & Co.,
druggists of this place, to try Cham
berlain’s Pain Balm. They* recom
mended it so highly that I bought a
bottle. I was soon relieved of all
pain. I have since recommended tins
liniment to many of my friends, who
agree with me that it is the best rem
edy for muscular rheumatism in the
market.” For sale by Cherokee Drug
Co.
So dense is the water in the deep
est parts of the oceans that an iron
clad, if it were to sink, would never
reach the bottom.
The most remaraable attribute of
feminity in woman is the power she
possesses of instantly changing her
mind.
Habitual constipation is the door
through which many of the serious
ills of the body are admitted. The
occasional use of Prickly ash Bit
ters will remove and cure this dis
pensing condition. Sold by Cherokee
Drug Co.
F or sale
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For Sale.
-Nice building lots.
J. J. Gaff-
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SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
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EASTERN TIME.
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STATION’S.
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Tiitia No,J# lunvloi* Murloa.N.Ck atfta. m.
inakhtif o<imn«‘tlt») at Blacksburg. S
1! . witfi the Soutbern’s train No. 3ti for Char
lotte, N. C., and all point* East, and connoet-
Iiik with the Southern's vestihute ifointf to
Atlanta, Gu., and all itolnt* West, and will
receive passengers going East fr,.at iruln
No. 10 on the C. & N. W. It. R., at Yorkville,
S. ('., at 8.45 a. in., und odnLecv* at t amdeii,
S. C , with Iby eoutheru's train No. 78 arriv-
ipir Iu Charleston. S. O., tit 3.17 p. 1/1.
Train No, 3) wliL passenger coaeL attached,
leaving Hiackshuig at 5.30 a. in., and con
necting at Rock HITI, S. C'.. with the S *uth-
ern's Florida train for all points South
Train No. 33 leaving Camden, H, C , at 13.50
p. rn., after tlie arrival of site Southern's
charleston 'rain v ^>uueesa at |,aneas|.er, S.
C., with t'U>) L- « <’. B. It.; at Catawha Junct
'with tiie ti. A. E,. going East, at Rock
Jiff, S. C., with the Southern’s train No. 34
hr Charlotte. N. C., and all i»olut* F..ist.
Connects at Yorkville, H. C., with train No. 0
on the C. A N. W. It. R., for < ’In sU-r. S. t . At
Blacksburg with the Souther^'* .callhuIn
going East, and the Southuru's train No :sJ
going West, end ^uuertUg at Marton, N. C.,
(hern both und West.
Northbound.
No. 12.
Daily
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No. 18.
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Lv Atlauta.CT
“ Atlanta.ET
Norcrosa ..
“ Buford.
“ Gainesville
“ Lula....
“ Cornelia....
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8 50 a
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10 58 a
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11 53 a
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4 15 p
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4 55a
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2 84 p
6 22p
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6 13 p
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4 20 p
ti 46 p
7 4ft a
4 38 p
7 02 p
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6 tOp
8 27 a
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6 25 p
8 51a
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6 30 p
8 18 p
9 50a
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10 47 p
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11 25 p
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No. 11.
Daily
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Ar Charlotte..
0«5p
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Ly Gastonia.
10 42 p
10 07 a
1 12 p
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10 45 a
1 USp
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*' Greenville
“ Cent;
12 20 «
U 34 a
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1 80S
12 30 p
4 30p
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2 32a
1 99 p
6 0b p
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Sun.
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3 28.1
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9 00 a
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No. 15.! STATIONS,
bally.
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10 19 a
10 00a
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mala line trkiqa
“A” * m. “P” p. m. “M” noon- “N” night.
Chesapeake Line Steamers la daily Ml
between Nor .lk and Baltimore.
Nee. 87 Ena 85—Daily. Washington and
ftouthwMtern Vestibule Limited. Through
Pullman sleeping cars between New York sm
New Orleans, via Washington. Atlanta and
M: ntgomery, and also between New To ~
Memphis, via Washington, Atlanta ai
liugham. Alao elegant Puuijiav LiBRABY
estn vation Caks between Atlanta and New
ork. Pi rstclaM thoroughfare coecheo be-
Jaai
With \h>' ebuiheru I
kamiel hunt.
President.
A. TRIPP,
Hu perl 11 tendon t.
N. B. LUAU'klN,
UeuT. Passenger Agent.
tween Washington and Atlanta. Dining
eerve all meals an route. Leeetng Waehing-
Ington Mondaya. Wednesdays and Prldayn
a tourist sJeepiue car will run through between
W ashingtoa sad Ban Francisco without change.
Pullman drawing room sleeping cars between
Greensboro and Norfolk. Close eoanactioa al
Norfolk for Oi.t> Point Comfokt.
Noe 86 and 80-United MUtes Past Mall ruse
solid between Washington and New Orleans,
eta Houthero Railway, A. & W. P. R. R. end
LAN R. K., being composed of ooneheA
through without change for passengers of all
eiaeses. Pullman drawing room Bleeping earn
between New York and New Orleans, via At-
iaiita and Montgomery and between Char
lotta and Atlanta. Dining cars serve all
meals en route.
Nos H. 8H. ;,4 and 19—Pullman sleeping earfl
bet wees Richmond and Charlotte, vU Dan
ville. suuthbouud Nos. Ii and 88. northhenad
l>o« 84 and 12.
PRANK M GANNON, 3. M. CULP.
Third V P A Gen Mgr. T M„ Washington.
W. A. TURK. B H HARDWICK
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