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’ ■ **> F. G. STAfY. Frosldont. j, r, Wahdlaw. Vloo Fresliieiit THE HATTONAL BANK OF GAFFBET. Capital $50,000.00. Wii.i, buv fdutity claims, receive deposit and uiakf lllK ritl loans on uppnivcd paper i). 0, Koss. Cashier. A 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 FED. 1G, 1894. GAFFNEY CITY, S. C.. * RIDAl, M 1900 *1.00 A YEAR THBJ GHGi, FOi! m FEES1SENCY Sioux FaUc Convention Unan- , imous For Him. NOIiIIlIATIOIT IS ASSURED Dclojvtios I roin All Matos Are it I’nit I'or Nobra'Uan- t Iialnnan I’attorson Kh o-I/.o, >ii v ; r ('Iiaiiipioa — Uriel' Mvotolt of i- j;,iilist I’arly. Sioux Fai.i.s, S. D., May 10. — The nttendanc <.[' vi it in at iln In^imiing of the : I'.'.'iini of in ■ Uoimlisteonveution was limiteil. Thoiv w.t j an airof oxjtectancy from tin 1 be; innin /. the fe ling 1; iug general tiiat tiiii woulil be the big day. Not only v. to t' e rejiMris of corninittees ex- ]). : i, but Mr. 1. •ys*n was to be placed in nomination ait-l the question of the vi'v pr< id uey wa.j to be taken up. There wa • an evid nit i!e>i;e on the part of nil pn :.t i 11: ; h everyiiiing fro n th • beginning ;■ t 10 remain, so as to Iv in at th > i nisii. To ■ cniir.ur.ee on ererlentiala pre- 4ent»d its rep : t, di elaiing tiiat there were no eonte.'iing ii> legations and recommending t,.a; Mi-souri’s vote be increased by two, tha* of Ohio two votes and that of ri mtii Dakota tine - votes. The rejiort was a.iepted without a dis- seuting vote. The committee on permanent organ ization p: • nb il tlie name of Thomas M. J‘utters m of 0 dorado fir permanent cliainnun. Mr. Patter-m was greeted with apjilaa.-e. J11 uci ejitu’g the position of perma- tn nt ciiui;iii in Mr. Patterson corn in' need by stating that he would so far as was in in power rule the convention with jo-tie • to all. Me then briefly sketch' d the hi- ory of the Populist party a id th- can- which led up to its orgauizati'm. Tnc speak t g. ve a short liistory of the finane al 1 .-l,a. :i of congr ss dur ing the last a h.a ns ration of President Cleveland and taat of President Mc Kinley. lie then guv. a history of the early successes of tiie People's party, and went on: “T ' t beck the pn gross of the People’s ;party throu; li ut trie south the Demo crats of that -men incorporated into their own cr< e l all the cardinal prin ciples of the Populist platform of nearly four years ago. “What is the outlook,” asked the speaker, ‘‘for the coming presidential election? 1 e smi'd doubt the outcome. Wo will ; > before th 'country us we did before, witli what the people professed and under t,ie lead, i .-hip of William J. Bryan.” [f.’henrs.] Mr. i’iittei »n tin ti intend upon an extensive et logy of Mr. Bryan asumail, a statesman and a soldier during the y war. HOWARD HAS WITHDRAWN. MIDWAY MATTERS. Ills Xomiail!on Almost Precipitated Holt Among Hai'koi* Men. Cincinnati i. May 10.—When the roll was called for nominations in the mid- dle-of-the road Populist convention Pro fessor B .y.'C of Nebraska presented the name of former Congressman H. W. Howard of Alabama. In nominating Mr. Howard, Professorliovsest..tedthat he was Bryan’s sujx-rior m oratory and Debs’ in magn ti--i!i and was, therefore, tlm logieal candidate of the party for president. Ceneral Philips of Ceorgia nominated Wharteu 1 j->i. r of Pennsylvania, while W. S. Wi iiia ms pn-.-i it oil the name of Ignatius D ninelly As the speech nnik- ing pr-n'e de I it was curn idly reported about Tie hall that tin* Barker delega tion had threatened to bolt if Howard should be placed at the head of the ticket. To cheek such aetion Mr. How- nrd, in secret conference with las friends, di*eided not to ai'cept the nomination, which was ajipari nth his to a certainty. Wharton Barker of Pennsylvania was nominated j <r president on the second ballot. Planning mi \ggrcssive Cainpaign. £iKMlN(diA,M, Al l., May 10.—Robert J. Lowe, chairman of the state Demo cratic executive committee, lias issued a call for a iin‘. I ing of the e mnnittoe in Biriuinghaiii 1 riday, May is, tomapout plans for the eoming statecani[)aign and naming a committee toeonduet the cam paign. An aggressive campaign to l>e- gin probably ab nil the middle of June will be arranged for. Delegates Instnieted Kor XleKluley. Dks Moines, May 10.—At the Iowa Republican convention dclegutes-at-large to the national convention were elected. The platform instructs the delegates for McKinley, indorses his administration mill reciiiiiit'.eiuls a projier control of «uch trusts and combines as are inimi cal to the interests of the public gen erally. HAVANA POSTAL FRAUDS. Sian Confesses ami Several Arrests W ill He Made. Havana, May 10.—The ixistul frauds have now reached a point where within the next few hom s arrests will probably be mad • and it is believed u considerable Mini will be recovered at the same time. One of the culprits has made a confes sion, conditional upon being accepted us state's evidence. The exact dates have been obtained by the authorities. The authorities refuse to give tlie name of the nmu who has confessed. Marlin* Fishery Interests. Washinoion, Muy 10.—Through the efforts of Represiintative Small the house lm- jiashc l i lie s uute bill appropriating . tU.oOOto :.n; Imri/.e the establishment at h iiii/ |. ii:' in North Carolina of a staii m tbr tie investigation of problems <*iinn er d v. oh the marine fishery intor- esisoi the middle and South Atlantic coast. Spaiibli Minlstrrlul Crists. M aoiuo, I>lay 10.—The news|japers hen j.rc iliseu-ising the existence of a utinj.;Uiruil cu.m. Death Coulluues Ills Unpleasant Visit* Anioni; Our Frienilft. <(?orrr.3pondence of The Ledger.) Midway, May 7.—Since 1 wrote you lust we have passed through u week of splendid farm work, and I certainly think more planting of the leading crops was done than I ever saw in the same length of time be fore; many farmers are cow very nearly done. Death continues his unpleasant •/isits among our friends, Mrs. Bizzie Gaffney, Mr Mike Gaffney and next our friend Mr. R. Stacy and iiis noble wife, have just a few days ago— buried a sweet little child. Oh, how our hearts run out in saddest sym pathy with all the bereaved parents relatives and friends in such uillic- tions because we have put away an infant daughter of six months of age, an other of 19 years of age and par ents on both sides; truly indeed we feel for them all. Such lirely trials as these are, almost leaves us (if we were not aided by a Divine power in bearing up under them) stranded on the rugged edges of hopeless dDpair. But “hope, the balm of life, soothes us in all afflictions.” Please pardon me while I cite a few Divine quota tions for all our comforts here. Job IJ-c, 14-v, says, ‘ If man dies shall he Jive again.” All the days of tny appointed time, (He means here in the grave,) will I wait till my change come. Then thou shall call, and I will answer thee. Thou wilt have a desire to the work of thine hands. All the Divine writers are perhaps more fully agreed upon a general resurrection of the dead than uny question of theology. Dr. H. W Thomas, in Millennial Datfn, no farther k back than 1880, by a chemical j process illustrates the resurrection by proving the power of chemical af- ; Unity. He relates this fact, “A ! gentleman gave one of his faithful i servants a silver cup of which the servant was very proud. The ser- | \aiit dropped the cup, in what he supposed was clear water in a basin (for bis Master was a chemist). He let it "lie there, knowing no belter for sometime. The liquid, however, was aqua-fortis. On returning he saw that the cup was rapidly dissolving. Loudly bewailing Ids loss, he in formed his Master of what had hap pened. Bo great was his grief over the loss of the cup, that his Master, at last came to the spot. He called for some salt water which he poured into ! the vessel, and told the servant to watch. By and by the silver began to gather as a white powder at the bottom. When the deposit was com plete the Master said to him, “Pour off the liquid, gather up the dust, have it melted and run together— then take it to the workman, he can hammer your cup out tor you again.” Bo the great moral for us all in this lesson is, that the great Master- workman, who has said, “He is not dead, but sleepeth” and that ‘'The very hairs of your heads arc all num* j bered, has a work of spiritual affinity in waiting not only for those of our friends who are already fallen asleep hat for all those who must likewise fall asleep before coming to perform for us all. So then let us not sorrow us do those who have no hope for in our Masters own time we shall meet them all again. ‘'For now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the finest fruits of them that slept.” Dr. W. I. Langston, a minister in whom I have great faith, said once in my presence, while preaching upon the resurrection of Lazarus, “tiiat if our Savior had not specially named Lazarus in his call at the grave, that all over the world tlie dead would then have arisen.” He continued by quoting from tlie Savior’s own words, “that tlie time is coining, and now is, when those now in their graves shall hear the voice of the Son of Man and shall come forth; some to everlasting joy and some to everlasting shame and contempt. Let us all try to be among tlie joyous ones. n. n. n. Does It r»jf to Ituy Cheap? A cheap remedy for coughs and colds is all rigid, hut you want some thing that will relieve and cure the most severe and dangerous results of throat and lung troubles. What shall you do? Go to a warmer and more regular climate’ Yes. if possi ble; if not possible for you, then in either case take the only remedy that has been introduced in all civilized countries with success in severe throat and lung troubles, “Boschee’s German Syrup.” It not only heals and stimulates tlie tissues to destroy the germ disease, but allays inll im- tnation, causes easy expectoration, gives a good night’s r*s», and cures the patient. Try one hot Be. R - nmtnended many years by ail drug- ! gistn in Gie world. For Sale by ] 8. B. Crawley A Co. HARMONY AGAIN PREVAILS. Osborne Faction W ill Kilter C hathaui County Primary. Savannah, May lu.—Thi Chatham county political muddle has been settled. The Osborne faction, at a ’ irgely at tended meeting at the theater last night, while still holding that the regulations provided for the primary by the couniy ex cutive committee were unfair, de cided to go into the primary under c r- tain conditions, which will be conceded by the Hurt ridge, faction. The Osborne meet.ug adopted a reso lution stating that in s; i e of the un- fuirne-s in the urrang mi nts for the pri mary, in the interests of the party’ suul party harmony they would go into the primary of May 15 and advised tiiat all of their candidates abide by the result of tlie primary. Their objection, as Mated, was tiie fact that under the ex ecutive committee's resolution the Os borne :-idi* was allowed to name only one manager and one clerk at each box, while ihe Harlridge faction had the op tion of naming more than one of each. TIih action is practically the end of the p dirical dispute in Chatham county, and Vice Chairman E. T. Brown will probably be advi-ed at once that he. can call off the meeting of the state com mittee. FLORIDA’S E!G ORANGE CROP Estimated That 1,000,000 Boxes Will Hi* Harvested Next Year. Tampa, Fla., May 10.—The favorable conditions which have attended the orange groves of South Florida during the past few months have caused the trees to “set” their fruit, so that it is now jjossibli* to make reliable and close estimates of the crop for the coming sea son of 1900-1901. W. R. Fuller of this city, the recog nized authority on the crop of South Florida, has pi pared a careful estimate of the product for the coming season which, just at this time, will bo of special interest all over the country’. Mr. Fuller’s estimate will furnish an agreeable surprise to those who have not taken the trouble to note the wonderful redevelopment of the industry. He places the crop at 1,000,000 boxes. He shows, by his figures, that, with tlie benefit of the improved conditions and better prices, the enlarged demand and newly opened markets, the crop of tlie state will, by the season of 1901-1902, reach the grand total of the year preceding the disastrous freezer i r J f'SS-'-T l\ T r • E Y fi i C ( . L. s *.£ us'* 3 ii±m Tlie Germun coal famine is causing many factories to close. Is It Not Ou«*or that i'eoplo Suffer Wlieu They Can he Cured? Moc* people suffer because their stomachs are out of order. They nally do not know what is tiie mut ter with them but they feel badly all over. As u specific for all tumble of tins character Tyner’s Dyspepsia Remedy is t be greatest. It will tlir,* sun bine into tlie dark places smi brighten up the Jives mid enhance* the pleasures of all who tuki it. Brice fiO cents per bottle. For sale by all druggists. Lots of good tilings go elsewhere by your not asking for them. Fkkkly Ash Biiteks cures tiie kidneys, regulates the liver, tones up 1 the stomai-h and purifies the bom ip .Sold by Cherokee Drug Co. Eix; 0? sTffiEiis Trouble on Street Railways Has Paralyzed Business. MERCHANTS MAY CLOSE ARE CHARGED WITH MURDER Two Women ami Three Men Indicted For Killing Tom Howard. Middli sbouo, Ky., May 10. — The grand jury lias indicted Mrs. Amanda Howard Parker, Jennie Howard, John Raines and John Davis, charging them with the assassination of Mrs. Parker’s lirst husband, Tom Howard. The killing was tlie most sensational in the history of Bell county'. Tin* recent deathbed confession ox Howard’s son was that the mother urged him and his sister to com mit the deed. John Raines is in North Carolina, but the other accused parties are in custody. DIED AT AGE OF 122 YEARS. Lida Williams’ Funeral Conducted by Her Youngest Non Aged K2. Louisville, Ala., May 10.—Lida Wil liams, aged 122 years, probably the old- e t person in tlie state, died here Tues day. Tiie funeral was conducted by her youngest son, who is 82 years old. Lida Williams came hero from Vir ginia and lias lived to see five genera tions of her own. She was able to walk and in reasonably' good health nntil just before her death. She claimed to have seen Washington on several occasions in Virginia. Clicuilcul Engine Wrecked. Atlanta, May 10.—While answering a call nt an early hour this morning chemical engine of Company No. 8 was wrecked in an excavation at the corner of,Auburn avenue and North Pryor street and Driver Robert A. Hardy was hurled 15 feet away, while the engine was hurled upon one of the horses and probably fatally injured him. Driver Hardy, it is Ix Heved, is seriously in jured. Charter Applied For. Columuia, S. C., May 10.—A commis sion has been issued to the Wiunsboro and Camden Railroad company, with headquarters at Wiiinslxiro. The capi tal stock is i?;jOO,UOU, divided into shares of $100 each, with the privilege of in creasing to $1,00!),ooo. q’i 10 projectors an* Wiunsboro business men, and their object is to connect with the Seaboard Air Line ut Camden. Nominated For Mayor of Havana. Havana, May 10.—General Aleandro Rodriguez has been nominated by the national party as its candidate for the mayoralty of Havana. He received (16 votes as against 15 east for Kcnor Goner, 9 tor Scnor Zayas and 5 for Senor Kzeta Mora. Rolriguez was proposed as a conciliation candidate, the friends of ,Si nor Zayas and Senor Goner naving tome to a deadlock. Homicide In Furly. Blakely, Ga., May 10.—On the farm of G. \V. Cherry, 4 miles from Blakely, an altercation took place between J. W. Alexander and G. W. Cherry. Cherry struck Alexander, knocking him sense less, whereupon Robert Alexander drew his revolver, firing three shots at Cherry, fill taking effect, from which wounds he died. Killed In the Philippines. New Dbcatuu, Ala., May 10.—Will Walker, who enlisted in the army in this city last fall and went to the Phil ippines with the Forty-fourth regiment, , was kijled in battle March 18. The re main-' vvil) arrive ul»out May 28 and will bu uitenod in Chapel Hill cemetery. Ketjnutt Is Denied, PRKToniA, May 10.—The request of the government for permission to sell mining rights for prices which should Is- approved by the government was re- ieeted by th* ra id by a vote of 12 to 9. The t»uu>iou .is dosed. Keeping Their ti tores Open Is Useless Expense — Suburban Ny-tem Kins Few Cars Under Police Protection. Militia Called Out. St. Iz-uis, May 10.—This is the third day of the street railway strike and traffie over the various lines of t‘ie St. Louis Transit couipa’ y’.s system -vas at a standstill The mail cars, however, are running over all the lines vilhout interference. Most of the ears on the Fuburbau s> -«ein are running with po lice protection. Officers were .stationed on i very car and along the right of way, to guard against interference. No dis turbance has been reported sin-'- lu;t night, when Frank Lii brecht, at: inno cent bystander, was shot a’. I kiJi d at Taylor avenue crossing of the Suburban tracks. Less than the usual number of cars are run under police protection by t • <: Su burban system. Folic .sen were sta tioned on each car, but the nur. ’o Tof passengers was <■> mp uatiu ly small. President Whitaker said uni ss prog ,*- tiou is afforded the Transit company on all its lines no attempt will bo n tde to run cars. The First regiment, Missouri National guard, has been ordered out, but i com pany is being kept at the armory con stantly to protee- the .-.tat ds p jperty from possible violence. Down town retail stores are op rating at enormous loss as a r* ahofth . tri::**. Their proprietors and isnag r.- are talk ing of reducing their for e- of employes uinl even of closing entirely mi ll th * strike is settled, if existing eonations continue. Almost every store down town is practically deserted, si ve by employes. The situation has quieli d down suffi ciently for heads of establishments to discuss among themselves what steps they may take to encourage an early settlement of the trouble, but so far no couelu.-ion has been reached. The effect of the strike will also, it is sta’ed, be felt in the east, for while the stagnation of business continues no orders are be ing sent out for goods and the buyers employed by St. Louis establishments are finding thorns. Ives with nothing to do at a season when they usually are busy. Meanwhile the depression will extend to a variety of local iml istiies, which are dependent on the retui^ ouses for support. Governor Stephens has arrived in St. Louis. The governor stated he had come to St. L mis io personally loo it over the strike situat ion and confer with the police board a< to the best means of Suppressing outbreaks. Ho* had no defi nite plans for controlling these out breaks, however. Governor Stephens fears that if the Transit company atf-*iiipted to operate its lines serious trouble might ensue. At noon, after a two hours’ confer ence, it was decided to apply for war rants for the arrest of the strike leaders. The charge alleged against them is th it they are inteifi ring with the operation of the Transit company's lines. STRIKE IS DECLARED OFF. Joliet Contractors Ulaini Victory of Building Trades Uouncil. Joliet, Ills., May 10.—The building trades strike in Joliet, inaugurated April 1, has been officially ended. The union carpenters, who were the last to hold out, have declared the strike off and are ready to return to work. The bricklay ers, stone masons, painters, plumbers and tinners came to terms some time ago. The conclusion of the strike is de clared a victory f>-r tie* mi.-Ur con tractors. Tin* strike affected between 609 and 800 men and tied upall building operations in Joliet for several wi eks. Miners Walk Out. Ruena Vista, Yh., May 10.—The iron furnace at this place is banked, 100 employes walking out. They demand a 10 per cent increase in wages and the privilege of drawing script on any mer chant in town. HEAVY NOVEMENT OF IRON. Enormous Dally Nliipmcnts to Europe From IJesM iner and Easley. Bihminuham, Ala., May 10.—Pig iron is being moved from B •seiner and Eas ley over the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham railroad via Holly Springs, Miss., and t he Illinois Central for New Orleans ut the rate of three train loads daily or about 1,000 tons. This iron is for ex|iortation to Europe mil iron mas ters say this particular movement will continue for a month or lougor. At the same time much > •quirt iron is going to the jxirts of Charleston, Huvau- mih, Brunswick, IVn. aeo] i and Mobile, and all available slop room i- b u;g rap idly engag-d. The Eiu oi i an iron famine, the rise in the old world price.-, and the slight de flection in the Aim neau market are tho prime causes of this heavy movement, which now promises a total exjsn tation of over aou.OiK) tons of Alabama iron for the year, if it cun be had for that pur pose. To Huy New Ships. Tampa, Flu., May 10.—The wafer com merce of Tampa is to bo largi ly in- creased. R. A. Crowell, manager of tho Crowell-Kavarese company, has gone to New York to buy live vessels to be put on the South American lim*. The Cro well Ha van se company already owns several splendid schooners, which are engaged in the trude between this city and the Central and South American Vountricg. German Warship Was Present. Eeklln, May 10-Dr. Wilhelm Solf, the governor of German Humon, rcjiorta that the German warship Korm r.iii was i in •ant at the lere.nouy of h i-, ng ton umted tiuites flag ov.r Tui^ola .Maiul. ETTA JANE ETCHINGS. | No Convenient Way to Cross tlie Kiver at ' Howell's Ferry. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Etta Jane, May 8 —We had the pleasure of meeting quite a number of people from d.ffcrent parts of this coutity at Gaffney yesterday. The same complaint comes from all parts o? the county—farmers behind with their work; yet they are doing ail in their power to catch up. The convention held in the court house was a very orderly and respect able one, both in numbers and de portment; tlie very b> st of feeling prevail;d Coou'-ki ut th** session. Bp'ai:ii.g of the suggestion made rc-ctniiy in ri.i, correspondence to lak- a vote on the largest white man in Cherokee county, one of our over- the-r'uer frii ?i 1- said he was afraid tiny u iriit put it on him. Don’t be tt/ruid of that, broth, r, we’ll not liftVv to go ti a- far from home to find him. and, Leri: s, no man who knows ai j -hie:,' of your farm and tlie ixcel- i• r,: it iiit aod v getable crops you ruisc will over think (.1 passing such a comp'iuu t.S or; y ou as tiiat. V. e ae . i . i- ilgi! a kied invitation to at *i n(J ! i.memorial exercises at Biacki-burg on tin* 10;h hist. Noth ing would give us greater pleasure than to a ! tend i:. Our sympathies are with the occasion. May God bless the noble i omen who remember our fallen comrud -s with such tokens of iove end admiration. Sweetly ;,;eej) in Icjinlilc Knives Tli<* inaMyis of :i fallen eausc; A i. n lei no iiiiti i >:e coi lujin era vos Tlie lOboiin lie iv to pause. With swc< • st i'ii-.v. i- and hails of eartli T lie lia-jv ii y i.J it:- n I a me is shown, A e.| m one In . e v, a • n-r tor it s liirlh i h'- si.: t i 1 1 : lai: ied in the stone. ff ean whil--, a'.o ni! 11, the I lei t in*r years M.'iO i rep in I rust lie se Si-Ti (1 tOIllliS— Shall loving women i,:in>. their tears. And s!few thi iii with lueniorial oloulus. Can artfels look'll;; from tin skies, Li hold a holier spot of around Than n In re (irti ateu valor lies. 1>> v oin in’s love and iieauty crowned? W<* regret exceedingly ihat matters beyond our control prevented our at tending the meeting at Elbethel last Saturday and taking pun in tho pro ceed mgs. Tiie fact is that mir farm ers are so far b hind with their work that it was impo.-sihle for us to have a full turn out of our members. But, however, nil the necessary ar- ratigt ments have been made for our ci mp to have its full delegation at the coining reunions at Louisville, Ky., and Greenwood, :■>. C. On account of the flit at Howell’* fury being gone amino convenient way being pr ivided for crossing the river there, the Lnlie* Memorial As sociation has been compelled to can cel the call fur its meeting on tiie 10th inst., us heretofore announced. It will hold its meeting later. Tin* cornimu ion urvices will begin a' Hickory Grove A. R. Presbyterian church on Friday before the fourth Sunday in tins month. The Sacra ment of the Lord’s Bupptr will he • elebratvd on Hunduy, Rev. J. L. O.tts, th 1 * pastor, will be u-risted by It- V. S .1. I’atrirson. of Steel Creek, X. C. T! it! 11:c\iuy Grove and SmyrtiU ein gn gat ior.s are well pb.;o- d, v.itlitlieir m ,v pastor, Rev. Mr. and we bospeuU for him on thi*. raun ntitl occasion large and attentive cot.gn gations. M e hardly ever sit down to write a letter but ihat some new mime is to be added to the death rjll. This time it is our painful duty to speak of Mr. J. Harvey Hood, a Confederate Veteran who was killed by lightning in his fit hi near Chester on last Tiiut.-day. He has a large number of friends ar d acquaintum!. among on.r n udi is v l.o will n gn i t ids sad occur rence He was prominent in making the v.ttnin reunion festivities at ’li- sti r lust bunitm r the mi -cess they we re. Rev. J. I* Marion pr ached at Sa lem last Sabbath. His text, was, lit ul. J2.1: A (L) l eif truth and without iniquity, j i-l atet light is he.” The best debate »»n the liquor busi ness that \vc have lieurd, eirnes from a liquor deal; r : nd a. (Quaker. The liquor man said : ‘•GetiCcmer : — 1 want you to un- dersland timt 1 am a liquor dealer. I pay license at.d mine i-a decent, respectable place of hit ines* and .rood people patio; iz * me. 1 don’t allow lo.;fi rs and loungi ts aheut my p'rce. ar H v. hen a man gets enough hr can get no more at my bar. I sell lo decent ai d re-pectaMe people end don’t solicit the patronage of any other class.” The Quaker replied: ‘ Friend, that is tff< mold a abb |.ttr. of thy i ouf.it ; - s'. 1 f I h* e wiei d n !1 only In lloiiftts ami rir r bi.:ds. li;.( vm ul-i I ,.i 'n io k • . < li l i.c r.ice. ami s .-ci ■)' would gi l »id ot tin m. Bui thee tike* the young l he poor, t he inno* in nt and make drunkards u'-d loaf ra of tin m, and when both tluir ctiar- ucter a» d tiioru y are a'l gone, tin .* ickslbim utH and t urr s t in in over to i.thir shops io fiondi off. wine I 1 .u to i c res ot Io r r and Si lids I he til on t he same road to ruin ’’ \ri'« .1 L •> n * toiH fun ishifig Io r t a bo .i| HORRIBLE MISTAKES. >1 1.1 < o IT pie- lately. Mo, i flu , Ii* k i p It Up She is a oob '.v in 11 lot i. k e III Hi; II In r- ) o ' n || I, r. 'll' II..S » J ,,i X n h. f 'f 1 1 J I. 8 '. -i v . i .» il i K ' s i i v *p il* of'rir f. • ti . • *>.» a * d ib n , r is • ■ ..11 .■ is i* .*.'1 O' ii. r .» gi • iiii-iil i i t • ui ica or r ai ii »a- ! I* .V i-M tins'•* <f I’KICKLY A ll L Jtj .-.J.n qou * ,» Corn c - t v d - rd r (, r. I' n I li i I * Hi. I l thr* i.g'l • .r v. i.. c »■ , o: .‘to n n« a i t,.f/v I i.r-u, "Ui i t.v -yeleui. Ovid j by ChefuX' v Dru n Co. Some Folks Can Make Them OtT-Hand and Cnbetliouxhtedly. (Correspondence of Tue LedKeru It’s horrible mistakes some folks can make right offhanded and unbe- thoughtediy when they don’t stop to think what they’re a going to say beforehand. T’other evening very late whilst I was a hauling up some wood a gully- bridge broke in just as the fore wheels struck it and I pitched off head end foremost right forwards under the heels of old Jute, ker theump. When I got out (it was a lucky fall because I didn’t get killed) and saw what had hapened my face and head both had bruises and scars on them, Jule and Kit. the best pair of mules that ever stretched a trace chain, had gone on to the ham, and. bless the Lord, there was just only me and the wagon of wood left and us both coflumixed—a fore wheel smashed, a doubletree broke, a head and face bruised and heart hroiie. it’s enough to break any poor farm ing man’s heart at this season of tin* year to have to pay out anything for repairs. I didn’t mind the bruises on me head and face much but there was my wagou in the ditch ul! smashed up; out this is no telling of you of the horrible mistakes some people can make. The next morning I got everything fixed ready for going to town and lit out. to have my wagon fixed. Tiiat morning the looking glass verily made me believe that I had hi en under old Jule’s heels all night, for I was a sight to look at and b -hold. The very first man I met was Neigh bor Jones. He was a crossing of the road from his house over to th * new- ground to do a little plowing, bul whe*n he saw* me coming up th * road he said “whoa!” and stopped betwixt his plowharidles till I drove up. ‘‘What in the name of common sense—? What’s the mutter? Where you g iing?” “I had a breakdown, Mr. Jones.” said I, ‘‘at my bouse last evening, and—” ‘•God’s, man,” said he, ‘ you must have had a terrible touib crowd. Who made the music?” You can bet your last brownie that I explained it to him before 1 left. Lucky Lu. Grassy J'onil Gossip. (Corn*s|)OiiUeriee of The Ledger.) Gkassy Pond, May 8.—Mr. Bun- yon Jones has gone over into Nonh Carolina. There was a singing at Mrs. Jemima Jones’ lust Sunday evening. All present enjoyed themselves *im- mensely. We enjoy reading Buster’s pieces and hope he will continue to write. In my last letter I asked the ques tion, ‘‘What would you divide twelve by to make half of it seven?” A* I haven’t seen an answer 1 will t'ivt* it. Take the Roman numerals XU, twelve, arid draw a lire through tlie center from left to right, which gives ViI. seven *as the half of twelve. It sterns to me that this is getting to be u reckless old country. What is wrong? Instead of getting weaker and witer we are getting weaker and meaner. It is awful to think how reckless the boys are growing up. Instead of going to Sunday School every Sunday and trying in every way to make men of ourselves worthy to uphold the high standing of our fathers, who are rapidly pissing away, we are out drinking whiskey and cursing and getting into all (lie devilment we possibly can. Let’s quit oar meanness, boys. Ve are in a civilized country so let us act like civilized people. Let’s live so that when we get to be old men we can look back on a life well sp**nt. Koostkk. ‘‘It is with a good deal of pleaeuie and satisfaction that 1 recommend Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy,” says Druggist A. W Buwtelle, of Hartford, Conn. ‘‘A ludy customer, seUng the remedy exposed for sale on my show case, said to me: *1 really believe that medicine saved my life the past sum mer while at the shore,' and she be came so enthusiastic over its merits tiiat I ut once made up my mind to recommend it in the future. Re cently a gentleman came into my store so overcome with colic pains that he sank ut once to the floor. 1 gave him a dose of this remedy which helped him. I repeated the dose and in fifteen minutes he left my .store smilingly informing me that Id’ felt as well as ever.” Hold by Chero kee Drug C' A candida’e for Die school board io K h.s.ih < ity was oefenGU a* the pu l* Oi-cuuse tn- *'•: k> .i • i:;Hri'tte* iiuwaie of u (Jougii. A cough i* not a uioease but a Minpiotii Consumption iind bron* chins which ar** thi iin'Bt duri„n-r u- m d fatal ilif>< ust-s. buY- for U »ir fir-t inof uiion u persistent coujrii and if proptr y treated as soon as this cough appears are easdv cured ChamherlMiu's Cough It inedy has proven woniff rfully *ucci s-ful, and "uii i d it* w ids lepii'a Ion uni i xien- -’V» SM'C b) Bs wucce.-a in curing t be iti*ea*e* *bi(‘'i cauai <‘"Ughi g. If ir i-> not be t fie a I r will m t t o*t * * u a I F ‘I -a e b^ Cherokee D:U, «' in, .n>. i’l nrimr Fifty thou-ami do Ur* worth ot •»U' orin'biVs ti^Vn bren sliipn d t> 11 aVaoa Air'll* * e "*•* • ri days. The la lies WilO'.r I' bow Mr* B ff.anogc** »o i ref* rV' to r yi ij’bfo . •« kf t/e *»- i'r c j- ji la-.* Plilt.K LY B.l llTTiUS; It ir.-.d Die y-t t.- io p rivet oi'Ufir F r tu lh* r partic- Ulal'd Call wli Cuvrwkvv D.ag Co. m hi. i wen TM ' f) '* ML TS.: Roberts’ Army Eas Crossed the Zaand River. W03SIEN READY TO FIGHT They Appeal to President Kruger For Permission to Enter the Hunks and Protect Their Hornes Against Inva sion by British. London, May 10.—Lord Roberts re ports to the war office us follows: “We are now across the Zaand river. The enemy still holds a strong position, but we are gradually pushing them back.” A war office dispatch announced that the Boers are iu full retreat from the Zaand river. Lord Roberts n-ijorts as follows: “They occupied position 20 miles iu length. Ours was necessarily longer. Vith tho widely scattered force it will take some time to learn the casualties, but I am hopeful we have not suffered much. The cavalry and horse artillery are pursuing the Boers by throe differ ent roads.” The crossing of the Zaand river by the British app'-nrs to have been effected sooner than even the most sanguine ex ploded uud this morning Lord Roberts' temporary headquarters is established in a cable curt on the north bunk of the river. Though the opposition the fed- erals are offering shows that yesterday’s report of the abandonment of theur ]K>si- tion was ill founded, I»rd Roberts’ ad vance force, consisting of from 10,0)0 to 12,000 mounted men, besides infantry, artiil ry and the naval contingent, ap pears to be sufficiently powerful to over whelm auy*oppi>.-ition the burghers can offer. Even though as reported yester day they have ben reinforced by 3,000 men from other commands and possess a score of heavy guns, the experts be lieve the opposition will not be pro longed longer than is m-cossurry to re move the gtfns and other impediments iu the direction of Krooustudt. Further reports from Lorenzo Mar quez how tout the cu toms authorities tli iv, in addition to clotuiug and shoes, reuiso to clear corned beef lor the Trans vaal, holding it is contraband. I/jrd Roberts tehgraj hs to the war office from Welgelelcn tiiat Pole-Carew and th ■ ilivisii.n- of Hamilton’s column of heavy naval and royal garrison and Tucker’s eo.umu are still advancing. The on; my i.-, on the opposite bank of the Zaand river. Their po-itiou will be r. • r;,uiied. tomcrro'.v, vhon he hopes to be able to loroe a passage of the river. Women Heady to Fight. Pketoiua, May 10.—President Kruger has received a telegram from a burgher- ess asking if the time has not arrived for the formation of a corpj of women, add ing tha she is prepared, with a body of women volunteers, to take up arms in defense of the independence of the Transvaal. Humor Is Uneoulii'tiied. London, May 10.—The colonial office has no iuiounation confirming the ru mor current in Accra that Kumus.sic has fallen. AMERICAN PEACE SOCIETY. Officers Elected and War lu Philip pine* and South Africa Uoudciuued. Boston, May 10.—The seventy-second annual meeting of tlie American Peace society i Feb il lm se olli vis: President, Robert Treat Paine; treas urer, Thomas 11. Russ-li; corresponding secretary, Benjamin Trueblijod, L. L. D., of Boston; a,alitor, Dr. William F. Jar vis, and M vies i nvidents. 'i hi.: report of the bjiu'd <»f directors express i i*, gret at th * failure to settle the Alaska boundary .dispute and other dili’jreuces b*'tween t-ni.s eoui.try uud Canada, coupi d with the conviction that tin* two gpvernna'nts ought to re vive flu* '‘Oinuussibn or submit the jioints to urbi' latioi:.' 1 • “Ir is p^iuiul,*’the report continues, “to turn to rhe ghasiTy si enesof destruc tion in the kopje« and veldts of South Afri and tojtiiM nnoshes and jungles oi ihu P uiippiiies y. hero tiie hunt of death still g > s on. "While in tnese places the fighting >h«s degi-uu-ated into something like pure butchery and iu certain sec.rious a reign of terror seems almost to have set in, through the hatred awakened in the natives by the Ameri can occupation.” GROUND HAS BEEN BROKEN. Work Begun on Alabama Black Band and Iron Knilroud. Scotlsboko, Ala., Muy 10.-^—Infurina tion has been received here tlmtworkou the Alabama Black Bund aqd Lon rail road, to be built from Paint Roi*k to a point up Paint Rock valley 1ms b.qrun. The road is to open up new Uniter, ore and coil I hiiIh, and is ca] ilalized at | ■ r ), .H)i). Ti. eive miles of tuo Luo will built at ouoi-. i'ao Hue wi.l op n up a new section iu this coaufy uud Mime of the finest um- Ur uinl mini ral hind* m north in A In - bania is u.oag the proposed route. A uu ubi r ot Bt. Inmis nu n are l»ack of tho scheme and propose to push it through. Prisoners Break Jail. Marion, AU., May 10.—Marion has had its second jail delivery within the pa*t three months four prisoners making their e cape. Tho jail was condemed by the Iasi grand jury, uud cages bought ut a high price. One prisoner left in The jail says Patton drew up an ax through tn • Lin*of the window, be ng outside the cage, with which hi ffoerated the negroes. Pattou has b<*eD captured uud dogs arc on the trail of the oUer escapes. Wa* a Widower Five Weeks. ScoTTSBoao, Ala., May 10. — Henry Pit s and Mi.-s Lula R ibiuson were mar* ried by E^uire A. J. Waun Sunday morumg at t ie home of the bride on M ad crock. PxUa was u wiuower ul fivi W Was