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Docs j your hair ^ split at tfic end? Can y o u pull out a handful by run- % 5 ning your 'i fing ers through it? Does it seem dry and lifeless? tjivc your hair a chance. Feed it. The roots are not dead; they arc v/eak because they are starved — that’s all. The If you don’t want your hair to die use Ayer’s Hair Vigor once a day. It makes the hair grow, stops falling, and cures dan druff. It always restores color to gray or faded hair; it never fails. $1.00 a fcOtUe. Alt dtuprgiftts. “Ono bottle of Aycr'd HairVipor atoiijwd my hair from falling out, and started’ it to grow apain nicely.” jours Witt, March 28,1809; < Anova, 8. Dak. “Ayer’s Hair Vigor coini>lcto!v cureu me from dandruff, with which 1 was greatly iilh icted. The growth of my hair since its use has been some thing wonderful.” I.tNAG.finrr.NE, April 13,1899. New York, N.Y. If vou do not obtain all the benefits vou expected from tbo uSe of tbo Hair S’ieor, write the 1) >ctor about it. lit:.C. AYi'A’., I.otvoll, Mass. A. N. WOOD. BANKER, does a general Bankingand Etccliaiigt business. Well eeeured with Burglar- Proof safe and Automatic Time Lock. Hafety Deposit Boxes at moderate rent. Buys and so! is tftocka and Bonds Boyw County and School Claims. Yonr tmaineps soiieito.L (iOD’S SAVINd^tiKACE. LIKE SALT IN ITS PRESERVATIVE UUALITY. Dr. 'l'nlniN(s:«- Dratt M I on|ii r^iMon From it 4 rjMtiil—Itt-IiKloii a I’lli'llier of Hod., and Soul—No Sliiai-r ilejoiid ‘ lln Influence. Wasiiinoiox, July 8.— Dr. Tannage is now traveling in Norway, where lie lias been deeply interested In the nat ural phenomena and the quaint social life of that wonderful land. In his dis course this week he argues, contrary to the opinion of many, that religion is an active principle which works con stantly for the welfare of body and mind and soul. His text is Luke xiv, 154. “Salt Is good.” The Bible is a dictionary of the lln- est similes. It employs, among liv ing creatures, storks and eagles and doves and unicorns and sheep and'eat- tlo; among trees, sycamores and tere binths and pomegranates and almonds and apples; among jewels, pearls and amethysts and jacinths and chryso- prases. Christ uses no stale illustra tions. The lilies that he plucks in his discourse arc dewy fresh; the ravens in his discourses are not stuffed speci mens of birds, but warm with life from wing tip to wing tip; the fish he points to are not dull about the gills, as though long .captured, but a-squlrm in the wet net just brought up on the beach of Tiberias. In my text,"which is the pe roration of one of his sermons, he picks up a crystal and holds it be fore his congregation as an illustration of divine grace in the heart when he says what we all know by experiment, “Salt is goad.” flcnnticx »f Salt. I shall try to carry out the Saviour’s Idea in this text and in the lirst place say to you that grace is like salt in its i beauty. In Halicia there are mines of | salt with excavations and underground ! passages reaching, I am told, HSU miles, j Far underground there are chapels and | halls of reception, the columns, the nl- j tars and the pulpits of salt. When the ! king and the princes come to visit 1 these mines, the whole place is illumi- i nated, and the glory of crystal walls j and crystal ceilings and crystal floors i and crystal columns, under the glare i of the torches and the lamps, needs ] words of crystal to describe it. But | you need not go so far as that to find the beauty of salt. Vou live in a land ! which produces millions of bus!' Vs of | it in a year, and you can I the ' morning rail train and in a few hours I get to tin; salt mines and salt springs, and y u have this article morning, uarlly a mere snperfldlty, a string of bells around a horse’s neck while he draws th>' load and In imiwIsq helping liiaunv him to draw it. So fuj^ffoju that, I de clare the grace of <4od to lie the first and the last neeessijty. It is food we must take or starve into an eternity of famine. It is clothing, without which we freeze to the mast of infinite terror. It is the plank, and the only plank, on which we can float shoreward. It is the ladder, and the only ladder, on which we c*an climb up Into the light. It Is a positive necessity for the soul. You can tell very easily what the effect • would be If a person refused to take salt into the l>*dy. The energies-would fail, the lungs would struggle with the air,‘slow fevers would efawl through the brain, the heart would flutter, and the life would be gone. Salt, a neces sity for the life of the body; the grace of (Jod, a necessity for the life of the soul! Again, 1 remark that grace is like salt in abundance. (Jod has strewn salt in vast profusion all over the continents. Russia seems built on a saltcellar. There is one region of that country that turns out 90,000 tons in a year. England and Russia and Italy have in exhaustible resources in this respect. Norway and Sweden, white with snow above, white with salt beneath. Aus tria, yielding 900,000 tons annually. Niarly all the nations rich in it—rock salt, spring salt, sea salt. Christ, the Creator of the world, when he uttered our text, knew it would become more and more significant as the shafts were sunk, and the springs were bored, and the pumps were worked, and the crys tals were gathered. So the grace of Cod is abundant. It is for all lands, for all ages, for all conditions. It seems to undergirl everything—pardon for the worst sin, comfort for the sharpest suffering, brightest light for the thick est darkness. Around about the salt lakes of Saratov there are IG.QOO men toiling day and night, and yet they never exhaust the saline treasures. And if the 1,900,000,000 of our race should now cry out to Cod for his mer cy there would be enough for all--for tiio.se furthest gone in sin, for the mur derer standing on the drop of the gal lows. It is an ocean of mercy, and if Europe and Asia, Africa, North and South America and all the Islands of the sea went down in it today they Would have room enough to wash and come up clean. Let no man think that his ease is too tough a one for Cod to aet upon. Though your sin may be deep and raging, lot me tell you that Cod’s grace is a bridge not built on earthly piers, but suspended and span ning the awful chasm of your guilt, ono end resting upon the rock of eter nal promises and the other on the foun dations of heaven. Demetrius wore a robe so inerustod with jewels that no one after him ever dared to wear it, but our King. Jesus, takes off the robe of his righteousness, a robe blood dyed and heaven impended, and reaches it cut to the worst wretch In all the earth and says: “But that on! Wear it now! Wear it forever!’* The Urnce of God. Again, the grace of Cod is like salt la the way we come at it. The salt on the surface is almost always impure— that which incrusts the Rocky moun tains and the South American pampas and in India—but the miners go down through the shafts and through the dark labyrinths and along by galleries of rock and, witli torches and pickaxes, find their way under the very founda tions of the earth to where the salt lies that makes up the nation’s wealth. To get to the best saline springs of the earth lingo machinery goes down, bor ing depth below depth, depth below depth, until from under the very roots of the mountains the saline water sup plies the aqueduct. This water is brought to tlie surface and is exposed in tanks to the sun for evaporation, or it is put in boilers mightily heated, and the water evaporates, and the suit gathers at the bottom of the tank. The work is completed, and the fortune is made. So with the grace of Cod. It is to be profoundly sought after. With all the concentered energies of body, mind and soul we must dig for it. No man stumbles accidentally on it. We need to go down to the very lowest strata of earnestness and faith to find it. Superficial exploration will not turn it up. We must strive and implore and dig until we strike the spring foaming with living waters. Then the work of evaporation begins, and as, when the saline waters are exposed to the sun the vapors float away, leaving nothing but the pure white salt at the bottom of the tank, so, when the Christian's soul Is exposiMl to the Sun of Righteous ness, the vapors of pride and selfish ness and worldliness float off and there is chiefly left beneath pure white holi ness of heart. Then, as in the ease of the salt, the furnace is added. Blazing troubles, stirred by smutted stokers of darkness, quicken the evaporation of worldliness and the crystallization of grace. I*owitful I’rcBervntlve. Have you net been In enough trouble to have that work go on? J was read ing of Aristotle, who said there was a field of flowers in Sicily so sweet that once a hound, coming on the track of game, came to jliat field and was be wildered by the perfumes and so lost the truck. Oh, that our souls might become like “a field which the Lord hath blessed” and exhale so much of the sweetness of Christian character that thr hounds of temptation, coming on our track, might lose it and go howl ing back witli disappointment! But 1 remark again that the grace of Cod Is like the sail in its preservative quality. You know that salt absorbs the moisture of articles of food and infuses them tOlh brine, Which pre serves them for u long while. Kail is the great untlputrefuetor of the world. Experimenters, in preserving wood, have tried sugar ami smoke and air- tight jars and everything else, but as long as the world stands Christ's words will be suggestive, and men will admit jhat as a great preservative “salt is good.” But for the grace of Cod the earth Mnii|d have become n stale ear- euss long before this. That grace Is the only preservative of laws and con stitutions and literatures. Just as soon us a government loses this salt of dl* vine grace it perishes. Tljo philosophy of this day, so fur us It Is antagonistic to this religlop, putrefies and stinks. The great want of our schools of learn ing and our ipstltutlons of science to- dny Is md ujofo Leyden Jars and gul- vanle haltcrjcH a 1 "! spectroscopes am) nhiloMoiihii'u! apparatus, hut more of that grace that Mill teach our men of noon and night on your table. Null Fire! Call on [j. I!A K EK ami hay you a good Extension i.adder and have it on your premises in ease of lire. Good I'.xti iisioii and Ladders for sale, tint little aliovi cost. Made of best Norway I’iin* and well painted. Only r. few left. L. BAKER. DR. J. F. GARRETT Dentist, Gaffney, - - - S. C. Office over J. It. To!leson’s new store In office from Isfc to 20th of each month: — — ■ n... 4... ■ Dr. C. T. LIPSCOMB, Dentist, Office over FL A. (ones & Co 'b Store Gan bn found at office six days In the week D. K.lluncan G. I’.Sanders. W.S. Hal!. Jr DUNCAN, SANDERS & HALL, Attorneys-at-Law. O'lMee over J. It. Tollcson's A ('o.’s Store. J. E. WEBSTER, A-t t oi'iio^v- A t - B Office in Court House. (Probate..) udgo soffice Gaffney City, S. C. Practices in all the courts. Collec tions u specialty " " " ' tf ' ' C. JEFFERIES*- GAFFNEY, S. C. Commercial Law. Corporation Law Jteal estate l.aw. Money to loan on approved security. JAMES A. WILLIS, ATTOKNKV AT LAW, < ; /V i •' i rs; i ; v . v-.. eg. Notary Public In office. Prompt attention prl veil to till business. Office over It. A. Jones & Co.'s sfore. i. Cbma.ii WAi.i.Acr. •)• oiinkmuh Orrx. WALLACE & OTTS, LAWYERS. AH hnslnos Intrusted to in*, given prompt •.mI vigt<i'us al Ient ion Olfic*' up sCilrs. fieXt to It, A. Joins, A * ’tl. 'Phone Hi*. HARDIH & MCWHORTER, t t « U'MC' V p* • 11 I » \V' S GAFFNEY, - - S. C. Money to lo.tn o/« *ity rt iil 1‘bllilC. Office over U A. Jones Jk Oc't- store. | has all the beauty of the snowflake I and water foam, with durability added. It is beautiful to the naked eye, but i under the glass you see the stars, and i the diamonds, and Iho white tree i branches, and the splinters, and the ! bridges of lire as the sun glints them. There-Is mom architectural skill In one of those crystals of salt limn human ingenuity.has ever demonstrated In an Alhambra or St. Baler’s. It would take all time, with an In fringement upon eternity, for an angel of Hod to tell one-half the glories in a unit crystal. So with the grace of Hod; it is perfectly beautiful. I have seen it smooth out wrinkles of care from the brow; I have seen it make an aged j man feel almost young again; 1 have seen it lift the stooping shoulders and put sparkle into the dull eye. Solomon discovered Us therapeutic qualities when ho said, “It Is marrow to. the hones.” It helps to digest the food and to purify the blood and to calm the pulses and quiet the spleen, and In- slead of Tyndall's prayer test of 20 years ago, putting a man In a philo sophic:;! hospital to be experimented upon by prayer, it keeps him so well Hint he does not need to be prayed for as an Invalid. I am speaking now of a healthy religion—not of that morbid religion that sits for three hours on a gravestone reading Hervey’s “.Medita tions Among tlie Tombs”—a religion that prospers best in a bad state of the liver! 1 speak of the religion that Christ preached. 1 suppose, when that religion lias conquered tlie world, that disease will be banished and that a nan 100 years of age will come in from business and say, "I am tired; I think it must be time for mo to go,” and without one physical pang heaven will have him. But the chief beauty of grace is In the soul. It takes that which was hard and cold find repulsive and makes it all over again. It pours upon one’s na ture what David calls “the beauty of holiness.” It extirpates everything that is hateful and unclean. If jeal ousy and pride and lust and worldli- ness lurk about, they are chained and have a very tunal! swoop. Jesus throws upon tlie soul the fragrance of a sum mer garden as he comes in, saying, "1 am the Rose of Sharon,” and he suh- jUhgry.s it with the glory of a spring J‘ pig as he says, "I am tlie light.” ow much that grace did for the Johns! It took John Runyan, il iiiotphcd. and made him John i, tlie iiuiiuu'iii! dreamer; it took uonn Newton, tlie infidel sailor, umj iq the midst of the hurricane made him cry out, “AJy mother's (Jod. have mer cy upon me!” It took John Hummer- licld from a life of sin and by tlie hand of a Christian maker of edge tools led him into tlie pulpit that hums still with the light of that Christian elo quence which charmed thousands to the Jesus whom lie once despised. Ah, you may search all tlie earth over for anything so beautiful oy beautifying ns the grace of God! Go nlj through tlie deep mine passages of Wiellczka and amid the underground kingdoms of sail in Hallsladt and show me any thing so exquisite, so transcendently beautiful ns lids grace of God fash- j joped and hung In eternal crystals. Power of Gruoe. Again, grace Is like sqlt In the fact that '» is a uecesslly of life, Man and beast perish without salt. What are those paths across the western prai ries? Why, they were made there by fleer and buffalo going to and coining away I'roin tlie salt “licks." ChemistH and physicians all tlie world over tell us Ilnil sail is a necessity of life. And so tyith the grace of God; you must have if of dl<\* I know a great many speak of it us a men* gdorument, a sort id shoulder sirup adorning if soldier, or a ligh , frothing dessert brought iq lifter the greatest part of the banquet of life Is over, or il incdieino to be tak en after powders and mustard plastcrM have failed to do their work, but urdl- science that tbo God of the universe Is the God of the Bible. How strange.it is that in all their magnificent sweep of llie tdei eope they have not seen the morning star of Jesus and that In all their experiments with light and heat they have not seen the light and felt the warmth of the Sun of Righteous ness! We want more of the salt of God’s grace in our homes, in our schools, In our colleges, In our social life, in our Christianity. And that which lias it will live; that which has it not will die. I proclaim the tenden cy of everything earthly to putrefac tion and death, the religion of Christ the only preservative. My subject is one of great congratu lation to those who have within their souls this gospel antiseptic. This suit will preserve them through tlie tempta tions and sorrows of life and through tlie ages of eternity. I do not mean to say that you will have a smooth time because you are a Christian. On the contrary, if you do your whole duty I will promise you a rough time. You march through an enemy’s country, and they will try to double up botli flunks and to cut you off from your sourco of supplies. The war you wage will not be with toy arrows, but sword plunged to the hilt and spurring on your steed over heaps of the slain. But 1 think that God omnipotent will see you through. 1 think he will. But why do 1 talk like an atheist when I ought to say I know he will? “Kept by the power of God through faith un to complete salvation.” fliriNt'ii CioNix-l, When Governor Geary of Pennsylva nia died years ago, I lost a good friend. Ho impressed me mightily with the horrors of war. In the eight hours that we rode together in the ears he recited to me the scenes through which he had passed in the civil war. He said that there came one battle upon which ev erything seemed to pivot. Telegrams from Washington said that tlie life of the nation depended on that struggle. He said to me: "I went into that battle, sir, with my son. His mother and I thought everything of him. You know how a father will feel toward hi* son who is coming up manly and brave and good. Well, the battle opened and con centered, and it Mas awful. Horses and riders bent and twisted and piled up together. It was awful, sir. We quit firing and took to tlie point of the bayonet. Well, sir, 1 didn’t feel like myself that day. I had prayed to God for strength for that particular battle, and l went into It feeling that 1 had in my right arm the strength of ten gi ants,” and as tlie governor brought his arm down on the hack of the seat it fairly made the ear tremble. “Well,” lie said, “the battle was desperate, mt after awhile we gained a little, and we marched on a little. I turned round to the troops and shouted, ‘Come on, boys!’ and I stepped across a dead sol dier, and lo it was my son! I saw at the first glance lie was dead, and yet I did not dare (o stop a minute, for tlie crisis had come in tlie battle, so I Just got down on my knees, and 1 threw my arms around him, and 1 gave him one good kiss and said, ‘Goodby, dear,’ and sprang up and shouted, ‘Come on, boys!’” So it is.in the Christian con flict. It is a fieace fight. Heaven Is waiting for the bulletins to announce the tremendous Issue. Hail of shot, gash of saber, fall of battleax, groan ing on every side. We cannot stop for loss or bereavement or anything else. With one ardent embrace and loving kiss we litter our farewells and then cry: “Come on, boys! There are other h ights to be captured, there are other foes to be conquered, there are other crow ns to be won.” Yet as one of the Lord’s surgeons 1 must bind up two or three wounds. Just lift them now, whatever they he. 1 have been told there is nothing like salt to stop the bleeding of a wound, and so 1 take this salt of Christ’s gos pel and put it on the laconited soul. It smarts a little at first, but see, the bleeding stops, and lo the flesh cornea again as the flesh of a little child! “Salt is good.” “Comfort one another with these words.” [Copyright, 1900, by Louis Klopsoh.l CAROLINA’S GOVERNORSHIP. Candidates Se"k the Indorsement of Senator Tillman. Columbia, S. C., July 6.—Politicians are puzzled over tho situation in the governorship contest. There are four candidates, any one of whom have a fighting chance, and it is impossiblo to say which one is the strongest man. So fur it has been impossible to form an cs- tiuiute of their individual strength. It is a neck and nock race between Hoyt, Gary, MeSweenoy and Patterson. That Hoyt is a very strong man is evidenced at each campaign meeting, while the >amo tiling also applies to Gary, while MeSweenoy's friends show plainly that, thus far, the campaign has been a dis appointment to them, but state that, being the only straightout dispensary candidate, Senator Tillman will throw his support to tho governor, thus insur ing his .success. It is also apparent that other candi dates are seeking tlie indorsement of Senator Tillman, who thus iur lias re frained from expressing any preference. There are some who state that no matter who Tillman supports, it will have little effect on tho general result, as it is more the man 4ml his qualifica tions for the office than his platform, But Senator Tillman's influence In the rural districts is well kuown, and should ho declare for cither of tho can didates, it is safe to state that his mau wiU be in tlie second primary. Quiet Prevails at Walterboro. Waltkuuoro, s. O., July 0.—What threatened to lie a serious race conflict has been averted and quiet restored. The greatest cxciteiqeut prevailed here for several days tjiid it seemed as though a race riot was inevitable atj a result of tlie killing of Joe Brock and the serious wounding of ^ oung Beach. The lead ers of both races counselled moderation, while the presence of the militia held the negroes in check. Bullet Through HU Head. Joi.ikt, Ills., July 7.—Charles Leroy, said fo bo 4 prominent citizen of Fullor? ton, U4I.1 committed suicide in a sleeper on the Santa Fo train as it arrived hero. He shot himSelf through the head. A note was left addressed to ids wife and children at Fullerton saying he had to die. MacArthur’s Casualty List. Wasiunoton, July 7.—General Mac- Arthur cables a list of killed and wounded in tho Philippines. Tho cos- Halt ies recorded are five killed uad flyy wounded. I'reo Kcbolandilp. The South Carolina Federation of Woman's Clubs has received from Converse College one scholarship of free tuition for each county in the State. All competitors for these scholarships will be required to pass a satisfactory examination in the fol lowing four subjects: 1. Latin, including grammar, com position, and four books of Caesar, or an equivalent. 2. Mathematics, which will include arithmetic ami algebra, covered by such text books as Gluey, Wells or Wentworth. 3. English,which'will include gram mar, analysis, composition and ele mentary rhetoric, and a fair knowl edge of English aud American lit erature 4. History, which will include ele mentary English, and United States History. These examinations will bo held in each county on August 1st, 1900. Those desiring to enter the contest will please send their names before July 20, to Chkiktik H. Poppenhkim. Ch'rn. Education Department, 31 Meetii g St., Charleston, 8. C. Those desiring to compete for (he scholarship in Mrs. Lining’s Training School for Kindergartn^rs, must pre sent a high school diploma, or pass examination tquivalent to tho same. They arc requested to send ‘heir names to the above address. I' fre Di'Ktroj • 11 McUiclno Plant. The fire which destroyed the im mense Swamp Root medicine plant of Dr. Kilmer Co., July 1, was the most disastrous which lias occured in Binghamton. However, the Kilmers resumed business next morning, though not at the old stand, which is a heap of smouldered ashes. While the firemen were yet pouring water on the burning Chenango street estab lishment, tlie Kilmers wc-re arranging to do business somewhere else. That this great industry might not be crippled for a moment, through the courtesy of other prominent firms and citizens, the large factory and adjoining buildings on South street were vacated for the benefit of tlie Swamp Root people, and possession Mas taken immediately, and here, by Monday, Ju!) 8, this new temporary factory will be turning out Swamp Root, the great Kidney Remedy, in quantities of about 00.(XX) bottles per day, and in two or three weeks’ time tl e full capacity of more than four times »l a amount will be produced. The immense demand for Swamp Root will thus in no way be interfered witli. On tlie old site, with adjoining prop erty which lias just been purchased, will be erected immediately an abso lutely fire-proof six-story structure, plans for which have been marly completed. Clancy—“Be afthergivin' me won railroad ticket.” The Agent—“Where to?” Clancy—“None av jure bizness! Gimme thot ticket !”—Buck The law holds both maker and cir culator of a counterfeit equally guilty. The dealer who sells you a danger ous counterfeit of DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve risks your life to make a little larger profit. You can not trust him. DeWitt’s is the only genuine and original Witch Hazel Salve, a well known cure for piles and all skin diseases. See that your dealer gives you DeWitt’s Salve. Sold by Chero kee Drug Co. There seems to be ample material for excitement uii around this planet, and besides spots have been discov ered on the sun. Altnge her it is a good time to keep cool. A gentleman recently cured of dys pepsia geve the follow ing appropriate rendering of Burns' famous blessing: “Some have meat and can not tat, and some have none that waul it; hut we have meat and we can eat,— Ko lol Dyspepsia Cure be thanked.” This preparation will digest what you eat. It instantly relieves and radical ly cures indigestion and ail stomach disorders. Sold by Cherokee Drug Co. It is intimated that Russia has taken the bit in her mouth in China. It may be well for her not to make the bit larger than she cun conve niently masticate. It has ben demonstrated by experi ence that consumption cun bo pre vented by the early use of One Minute Cough Cure. This is tlie favorite remedy for coughs, colds, croup, asthma, grippe and all throat troubles. Cures quickly. Sold by Cherokee Drug Co. The partition of China is not likely to have m_ch plastering left on it when tho powers get through their performance. DeWitt’s Little Early Risers are famous little pills for liver and bowel troubles. Never gripe. Sold by Cherokee Drug Co. Many preachers try to make their congregations better than they are themselves. One Minute Cough Cure is the only harmless remedy that produces im mediate result. Try it. Sold by Cherokee Drug Co. SOUTHERN EXPANSION. KnlarKcuifiil of the Wine of Cardul riant at ChiittanooKU. Cl 1 attaxootia, Tenn., July 9-—The Chattanooga Medicine Company, manu'acturers of McEiree’s Wine of Cardui and Thedfords Black-Draught, have just completed the erection of three new buildings as additions to their largo plant here. These build ings give tlie company over two acres of floor space and make tlie plant tlie second largest in the world devoted to tbo proprietary medicine buisness. In moving into this modern iquip- merit, the medicine company lias in- s'ulled a complete electrics) plant for operating Its machinery, improved electric motors being located in each building. An autnmutic sprinkler outfit, which is considered an absolute prev< ntive of loss by (Ire has also been erected. Tills great business is rapidly ex tending to foreign fit Ids, a shipment of TfiOO bottles of Wine of Cardul being mude to British South Africa to-day. A CHALLENGE. Mr Hickson Hucklcs on His Armor to <lo Hattie, lo Gakknky Leijolk :—I desire to say a few things through y<>ur col umns to my friends in Cherokee county concerning the issue outlie liquor question now being made in South Carolina. It has been a very great supprise to me to hear a num ber of people (some of them prohibi tionist) .saying tbat the people of Cherokee county are overwhelmingly in favor of liquor. While it is true that we have our share of bud people In this county, it is my deliberate opinion that we have a fair popula tion of good people, and I want to defend Cherokee county aguiust th*- •imputation that we are in lliu power of the bad. It is claimed that the last election for members of the legislature proved our people to bo opposed to prohibi tion anddn favor of Hie dispensary because Mr. McCiaw who was avowedly in favor of the dispensary was elected and Dr. Hamrick who was avowedly in favor of prohibition was defeated. On account of press of labor with my churches I was unable to take any part in tlie campaign which was made for prohibition in Hiis county last election. But it is my opinion that Mr. Craw lost as munV (or more) votes by his advocacy of liquor as lie gained. However, that may be I hear and now challenge Mr. McCraw or any other man to make tho run for the legislature as the champion of iiquor. As it will greatly interfere with my work in my churches to can vass the county, it, u campaign on the stand I would greatly prefer that he or any one who advocates that side join issue with me in the col umns of the The Ledger. But if tin y will not do that I will meet them at ev-.Ty point appointed for speaking in the county campaign and discuss the question witli them. if Hie matter is fairly and clearly presented to cur people I don’t believe the muj ritv of them will vote for liquor. If the liquor men have a champion in this county let him now come forth. It they have one and he will not make an open fight but seeks to de feat us by a less honorable mode of warfare, let me exhort the good peo- ph-of this county to keep diligent watch—lei us take to the woods and catch the fox. \\ liether any ono joins issue with mo or not, I want to ask the use of your columns to show to our people that it is thrir patriotic and religious dutj to vote for the prohibition can didate in this election. Respectfully, F. ('. Hickson. The Ilroad Itlver AnHoetaltou. The next session of the Broad River Baptist Association will be held with the First Baptist church of Gaffney, beginning Wednesday. Aug 22nd, and continuing through the 2'nh. In as much us this session will be the centennial of this ussocintional body, eacli church not now. but for merly a member of this association, is invited to send one delegate to represent it in this special meeting, if practicable; this delegate to be some one who has in former times met with this body. The centennial ex ercises will be held on Friday, 24ih. All the churches appointing dele gates to this session of Hie associa tion will please send names of dele gates at> once to Rev. W. T. Thomp son, chairman of committee on tn- t< rtainment. Tho delegates will please notify the chairman whether they will come by public or private conveyance. Rev. W. T. Thompson. Ch’m Com. on Entertainment. NOTICE. In compliance with the following report which was adopted at the last session of the Broad River Associa tion wo, the undersigned committee- men, cull upon ail our brethren to cooperate with us in entertaining the association. The following is the report: Your committee on time and place of next meeting beg leave to report that in view of the next meeting being in tho centennial year of this associalional body, the time be Wednesday before the fourth Sunday in August, 1900, and the place be with the First Baptist church of Gaffney. That Providence, Lime stone and Second Baptist church of Gaffney be requested actively to co operate with the First Baptist church in this meeting. Our brethren having choice of churches will please notify us. Rev. W. T. Thompson, Ch’m Rev. M. F. Samples, J. R Tou.kson, N. 0. Snead, J. B. Jones. Com on Entertainment. Bargains in Jewelry! 1 uni now o.Terlux some extruordluury l»ar- Kutns in WATCHES, CLOCKS, CHAINS, HUACELF.TS, EA .{KINGS, Kiul nil kinds of Novelties in Jewelry. The prices on my entire stock have heen reduced In order to move the ipmkIs. Jewelry repuIrliiK In tho shortest |>ossltdo time. All work K»uriiuleed to tie the vory best. Thus. H. Westrope, In Crawley \ Co’s Drujr Store. 1801-1900. SOUTH CAROLINA COLLEGE, COL, IT Aim A, «. C. A. It.. It. S., A. M., 1.1, It., I,. I. Courses. Spring Courses free for Teachers. Fourteen Professors; ai.om volumes In library; excel lent luhorulortes, class rooms, aymtiMsIuin, Inttrniury. athletic grounds. Tuition ItO. other fees||8, it session: tuition remitu-d to needy students. Expenses f 1C, to 1175 k ses sion. Certified Pupils from tor'y-ttve Accre dited Schools enter Its FresliDiuu Class with out exiiiutnutlon. Entrance ami Normal Scholarship Exam inations held at every county scat, Erlday, July 31. llUl hy County SupeiTnteudents. Next sessfon opens Kept. 2ii, ItfU, For cululnxue, address, K. V. WOOI>WAKl>, I'resldeiit. It-1-linos d 1 *. t.sl et ?, - q D 12.500 ft) >t! 00 rcti;» 1, tiffs tiff 59 h7 IKI P2 Hank of Gaffney, at Gaffney. In th« State of Jm’sV :*i’olln i. at the rlo<e of 1 uslness. June nrsorin F.r. Loans and discounts I •verdTaCts. secured and unse, ured I. .v llonds i,, cure clrctilai u,!, II inkliiK liutite. furniture nud ti • tuns Duo from National Haukstnot IL- sei vc Afteiitii Due from Stale Hank-, and H im- ers Due trom approved reserve agents Interna! Kevcnuu slumps Checks and other cash items ... i (>(( Notes of other National* , , I t.Vj fa) rracitonal pap,,,- , | rency, nickels a tM | ! cents tu 1, a- itioS § .cj'al tender notes <i.v, (r Itcdciupiion fund with I S. Tre t ■ 5 per cent, of clieululi ,11 Total i.l.lllll.1‘1 n Capital stock paid m , Surplus fund 1 noitided profit-. |,ss expenses and taxes p od . . Nal ioua 1 Hank notes ouist.andhor Due to other National iiilll lv S * r r,,4 i » Due to Stale Hunks and Hankers ... 1 ndi \ id 11 uI deposits sul>- _ Ject to check ... Time certificates of de posit. . Cashier’s checks out- siandinjr Notes and hills redis counted . . U .2 ..'S .: si 1 M) •ict, 1 10 14) J.OtO 00 T.afit 07 9,750 (0 231 ftj 103,(Hi <J1 10 498 7(2 •GO 31 121,75(143 25,(HO 00 I, ' t: ’'’ •••• ?2I7,57I 4» T’; Su "’y- I’rcsident of the a I or vc named Itathlnc. t Is "' :,t t'-c aulre etijfe and'he Me f! U *' ^ ,> " Sl ‘' r *”>“—)- I’. G. Stacv. President. Correct Attest: W. H. Gooding, N. I*. It. M. Wji.kinp, W G. C vm-tNTKH, J. G. \VAtini.AW, Directors. Notice. In accordance with an act of the General Assembly passed the I7th IVI... I Duo all repis- traliou tickets issued prior to April 1st, 1900 are hereby called In. AH (s isons holdin*- retflst mtioncertificates Issued I tel ore April 1st, 1900, will either pre- ►ent tin in in person or send them so as to secure a new ticket. Me will ho in ofllce on the first Monday tn each month. H. A. Tate, W. H. DKMP9EY, J. A. WII ISON A NT, Supervisors of Uojjlstratlon. Is-tf Notice of Election. An election is hereby ordered to bo held at Holt's Store, in Ward 1, oil Tuesday, July 24, 19(0, for the purimseof electing an Alderman from said ward to till the vacancy caused hy •he resignation of E. U. Cush. tL W. ityars. 1>. J. Holt and W. M. Hridges are appointed managers of said election* Polls to o|m n at 9 o'clock a. in. and close at 4 I*, in. N. II. l.rrri.KjoHN. \\. 11. Ross. Mayor. Clerk. BOUTHKUN KAILWAY, ■5F OondenMd Schedule of PaMenf,r Trains. In Effect Muy Oth, 1900. Northbound. Ne, 12. Dally. Vc*. No. 38. Dally Lv. Atlanta,CT “ Atlanta.BT u Norcroe*.. “ Buford “ Gainesville “ Luig “ Cornelia-:.. " Mt. Airy... Lv. Tocopa 7 69a 8 5U a 9 84 a 10 U6a -10 26 a 10 63 a 11 f5 «, 11 Sis 11 53 a 12 «hn 1 OOp 2 top 1 46 p 3 tf'o Ar. ktbdrton.. Lv, Riborton... ' < 0 66 a i 4J p Lv. W'ralustor. •* Hcneca. — “ Central * 4 Greenville “ Mtxir'burg. “ Gaffney.... M Blacksburg " KiuiPis Mt.. w Gastonia... “ Charlotte.. Ar. Gre’neboro 12 81m 12 SB p 1 42 p I US 4 20 p 4 88p ft (Jftp im 0 66 p ■'i'16p i 28 p 6 13p 8 46 p 7 0!p Xl8p 10 47 g Lv. Gre’naboro Ar. Norfolk-... 11 4ft p 8 26* seen... Ar. Danville.. 11 26p 11 >8 p Ar. Richmond.. 0 00a • 00 a Ar. W'blngtpn. “ B moreP.R “ Ph'dcliUtla. " New York. 0 42 a 8 00a 10 16 a 12 4Sm Southbound. FstMa No. 85. Daily. Ve*. No. 37. Dally. Lv. N.Y .Pa.R. * 4 Ph'delphie. m Baltfhiore.. '* Wash’ton . 12 15 a S 60a ti 22 a 11 15 a 4 80p ti 66 p 0 top 10 46p 11 OOp Lv. Richmond. 12 01 n Lv. Danville.... 6 48 p 6 60a Lv. Norfolk— Ar. Ure'nsboro 0 00a 8 36 p Stop 5 16a Lv. Ure'nsboro Ar. ChHrlotte.. Lv Gastonia... “ King's Mt.. ** Biu'-ksburg “ Gaffnoy. w ftpar'Uurg. " Greenville *• Central ... '* Hcneca " W'minster " Toci-on , 7 lOp V 4&p 10 42 p 11 top U 42 p 12 Ma 1 80a 2 82 a 8 28 a 7 06a 0 26 a 10 07 a 10 45 a 10 68 a 11 84a 12 00 p i'wp Jj^Jt 0 00a 6 401, Lv. Kiljcrtnn.. Ar. Klbcrton. Lv. Mt. Airy.* “ Cornelia.. “ Lula M Gutnosvllle ** Buford. .. “ Norcross. Ar- Atianls.RT “ Atlanta,(7T 11.45 a 4 )8a 4 06a 1 02 a 6 25 a 6 10 a & 10 a! 1 Up 8 Up 4 65 p 8 66 p .Vo. 18. kx. Sun. 4 UJp ft *p T SBp 7 38 p 8 OJp m ft Wn ma •••••• *••••• No. 11. D«tir. 11 OUp • to. T 37a 12 Uiin 1 12 p 1 Wp 2 OOp I 24 p • 19p 4 Mp ft 27 p SUp 8 lOp 8 4ft p “TSTp Tftp 7 82p • OOp . 44 p • lip F.tMn Xo. 34. Unity. 11 GOp 12 tOn 1 20n 1 53* 2 18 n 8 Iff* 138p • 2ftp •••••• • • • , , • rcrir 4 Between Lnln and Athene. —I* • 8ft* • Me T 20n ill • top • 84p • SOp 8 HOP Vo. 13. Daily. STATIONS. Xo. 12. Dally. IP* 18 n 10 08 n • 28n tfo. uX Ex. Sun. r sbp iSR • 00* witn 11 05 • I,r ..Lula . Ar 11 yii ,i " MuysvlUe '* 11 62 n “ Harmony " 12 UoplAr. Athena .Lv ”Votn cloxe connectlon^mnde nl Luln wli mam Hue train*. “A" » m. ' P" p. m. "M” noon. ”N” nlfhft. Chesupenke Line Steamer* (n daily nervine be 1 woe a Norfolk and Baltimore. No*. 5)7 end 3t>—Daily. WMhlnftoa end Southwestern Vestibule Limited. Thr« Pullman aleeplntrear* between New York New Orleans, via Washington. Atlante Montgomery, and also between Now York and Memphis, via Washington. Atlanta and Sir uiiiiKhain. Also elegant Pullman Linafffcv Ohksmv atio.h Cab* between Atlanta and New York. Klretcleea thoroughfare conchas be oug* tween Washington and Atlanta. Dialog ears Servo all meal, ea routs, lugtou Mom.ays, Wednssdar, nan PrtdaM a tourist alsopingcar will run throughbstwssa Washingtoa and Ban Pranoftaoo without shaage. Pullman drawing-room sleeping oars bstwssa Greensboro and Norfolk. Close oonusotloa Sti Norfolk for Old Point Oomfobt N01. D& and 86—Uni tod Vtatss Past MoU runs solid bstwnen Wootiingtoa and New Orleans, via fiouthern Railway, ▲. * W P. bTb. aad L. A N. U. K., being s—proad of through without change fer pamtwi slsssee. Pullman dre' between New York an between New York and Mow Qrlooos, vflt At lanta and Momtaomory aad istws— Mr mtugham and Atlanta. IN Jag oaso oorvo Hi anoaT, en routo. No* 84 and 19. V». IU