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% — r i'iu<: i^ici>cvicw. DV Ed. il. DeCamp. POBLISHKl) TOKSDAY AS1> HUDAY srM''('l{ll > TION I'KICISt Catili In advance, per yeur..rt |1 00. On tiiin 1 , per year $1..')^ The Ledger is not responsible for th? views of correspondents. # Oo r respondents who do not contri bute regular news letters must fur nish their name, not for publication, but for identification. Writ usual, forward corn would now be considered made, lint the crops on an average are fully three weeks late, and they will require another rain or two in August (o pull them through. In the im-antime farmers are eating biscuits made from their own wheat, luxuriating in vegetables from their own gardens and in milk and golden Ca^ds of thanks will be published* at one cent a word. Heading notices will be published at t, en cents a line each insertion. tinted butter, from their own cows, with chicken and eggs galore from their own poultry yards; and upon e short letters and to tho point , the whole they are enjoying if they to insure publication; also endeavor jid but know it, a large slice of the to got them to the office by M° u d a y i m ppj n os 3 allotted to mortub here and Thursday mornings. below ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ The Saluda Advocate publishes the cards of sixty-one candidates fpr of- Obitnries will be published at five fi C( , that new county, and says cents a line. * , • that it has room for twenty-five more. Tills beau the r.cor.l bo,.. «... and old. We are not surprised that the Advocate is in favor of summer schools and of everything else into which politics and money go, and out of which money and politics How. Excuse us for the rhyme; we just couldn’t help it. Wo uro not sur prised further that the Advocate at tacks our position on the summer schools and that it starts olf with a palpable misrepresentation. If we had the money in our pocket from sixty-one candidates at the regular price of five dollars apiece, with even a remote prospect of twenty-five more, we should probably feel like lashing every paper in the State that dared to question the wisdom of any educational or political scheme what ever. The world-puzzle is still unsolved, and the world-mystery still hangs over the vast empire of China. In this day of rapid transit and almost instantaneous communication, live of the most powerful nations of the earth are vainly attempting for six weeks to secure the passage of a single mi ssuge f <r a distance of sixty miles. The interior of China remains as dark and silent as the realm of Hades. The belief, however, is gradually gaining strength that the foreigners in IVkin have all been killed and that in many other parts of China missionaries and native converts have met a similar fate. There is no doubt but that world wide trouble is brewing fast and no man oaearth cun see the end of it. The Emperor of Germany has ordered his troops to give no quarter to the Chinese. If this order he executed, it will be the beginning of dissensions between h.tn and his ailies. Surely the other powers will not endorse such a policy as this, nor permit it to be put into practice. STATE CAMPAIGN MEETS IN GAFFNEY. The Town Crowded With Can didates and Visitors. TOWN MtlCNSE. The Spartanburg Herald recently published an interview with two men who had some strong complaints to enter against the town of Gaffney. One of them was an organ tuner, and the other was a skilled workman of gome kind. It seems that the ground of complaint was that they had both been unexpectedly pulled for exorbi tant license in this town, after hav ing done a little work, unaware of any municipal restrictions. We do not know anything about these two particular cases, and we are not disposed to espouse the cause of every man who thinks himself ag grieved. There hardly ever was a law, either state, county, or munici pal, that did not bear hard on some body, and there are always men to be found who think it a hardship and an injustice to be compelled to bear their part of the public burdens. Hut at the same time there is always danger tl^at a town with a depleted treasury and heavy linancial respon sibilities may push the license busi ness too far, may in dealing with of fenders over-step the bounds of strict justice by imposing exorbitant lines, and may in various ways resort to tricks for raising money, which will bring discredit upon itself and in the end result in greater loss than gain. While we think it all right for the town to protect its regular dealers against interlopers and transient ad ventures, by exacting heavy license fees from all such as come into un fair competition with our resident business men, yet we consider it un wise to exact a license fee from any outsider who comes here to do tilings which are needed and which are not done by any one residing in the town. Furthermore, it is a big mis take to put such a tax on skilled labor of any kind as to debar either out siders or residents from engaging in it. Indeed it is exceedingly doubtful if skilled labor ought to be taxed at all. We can see no more reason for it than for taxing common labor. It appears on the face just as consistent to make the common laborer pay a license tax for the privilege of plowing and hoeing the lots and gardens about town, as to make the skilled me chanic pay fur the privilege of pur suing his calling. If we are correctly informed there is a license tax laid on all plumbers, and no man can do a job of plumbing without paying $25 00 license The town has now a pretty extensive sys tem of pipes under its charge, and if it has an expert plumber in its em ployment, we have not heard of him. Home of us want jobs done which the town force cannot do. J. G. Galloway, the be'St workman aiong several lines to be found in this town, is de barred from plumbing because he has no assurance of work enough in that line to justify him in taking out the license. There is neither sense, money, nor prestige for the town in such conditions as these. We suppose the organ tuner, men tioned by the Herald, must have been Mr. Lcisii who has recently been putting up the pipe organ in the liafitist church. If lie was made to pay a license foe fur putting up that job, the church ought to refund it lo bin, unless he was aware of the existence of the law when he made the contract. In that case he would have to add tho license fee to tiie amount charg.d fur his work, and so too church would pay it still. Such a license law will compel either a Kt-iiiiirkithle K«-k<-u<'. Mrs. Michael Curtain, Plainfield, 111., makes the statement, that she eauglit cold, which settled on her lungs; she was treated for a month by her family physician, but grew worse. He told her she was a hope less victim of consumption and that no medicine could cure her. Her ! druggist suggested Dr. King’s Xew Discovery for Consumption; she bought a bottle and to her delight found herself benefitted from first 'lose. She continued its use and af ter taking six bottles, found herself sound and well; now does her own housework, and is as well as she ever was—Free trial bottles of this Great Discovery at Cherokee Drug Com pany. Only 5(J cents and $1.00, every bottle guaranteed. Aneditorgets oil the following: “In church or in Ktate it is rulo or he ruled; in courtship or marriage it is fool or be fooled; in logic or law it is kick or be kicked; in gambling or trade it is trick or be treked; in treaty of war it is beat or be beaten ;in struggle for life it is eat or be eaten; in politics it is crow’ or eat crow; in newspaper it is hoe your own row.” —Exchange. 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. I)e\\ itt’s is the only gi nuini* and original Witch Hazel Salve, a well known euro for piles and all skin diseases. See that your dealer gives you DeWitt’s Salve. Sold by Chero kee Drug Co. The points of the compass may be told from trees the moss growing tho thickest on tho north side, and where exposed to the sun, the limbs are largest on the south side. A gentleman recently cured of dys pepsia gr.ve the following appropriate church or a family to pay the town i rendering of Hums’ famous blessing: for the privilege of getting an organ tuned or repaired. There is some thing a little too much like dispen sary domination in all that to suit sensible honest people. NOTES AM) COMMENTS. Senator Tillman says, “the preach ers cannot alTord to come down into tne cess-pool of politics.” Tho ex pression implies that lie is there and can utlord to bo there. That u Uniscd States Senator can ajford to be in any place where pure and up right men cannot go, is hard on tho . Senator and a sad comment on the moral and political conditions of tho country. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ This section of the country has been visited with fine ruins, and so far as wo havo learned they have . been pretty general. The crops arc well under way and give promise of a good yield. If they were as early as ome have iru-ut and can not out, and some have none that want it; but we have meat and we can eat,— Kodol Dyspepsia Cure be thanked.” This preparation will digest what you cat. it instantly relieves and radical ly cures indigestion and all stomach disorders. Bold by Cherokee Drug Co. The speed of the fastest railway train is only a little more than one half the velocity of the golden eagle’s flight, the bird having been known to make 110 miles p< r hour. For burns, injuries, piles and skin dlbiases use DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Halve It is tho original. Coun terfeits may bo offered. Use only DeWitt’s. Bold by Cherokee Drug Co. It is a fashion to say a girl is “as graceful as a willow,” hut don’t you think the willow, with its drooping ways, looks a little round-shouldered 7 One Minute Cough Curo is the only harmless remedy that produces im mediate result. Try It. Bold by Cherokee Drug Co. B. R. TILLMAN SPEAKS. The Mcetinu Was Opentsl by County Chair man Thou. I*. Ilutler and the S|K-akern Eollowed In Regular Order—Brief Out- llue of What They Naid. The yeomanry of Cherokee was in evidence yesterday. It was the day set apart for tho State campaign meeting for this county, and the masses wore gathered together from all parts of the county to listen to the unterrified braves. There are twenty- nirfe candidates, some of whom were not present. The meeting was opened by County Chairman Thos. B. Butler in a neat and timely address in which he asked the audience to maintain the un blemished reputation for good order they had established. He then in troduced Rev. B. P. Robertson, who invoked Divine blessing upon the meeting. Chairman Butler then cautioned the candidates not to in dulge in personalities, insuring those who did that they would receive less votes than he otherwise would. Mr. T. M. Berry, candidate for rail road commissioner, was the first can didate introduced. Mr. Berry start ed out by disclaiming any responsi bility for the establishment of Chero kee county. He was in no position to help the new county alone ; neither was he in a position to do anything against it. He was running solely on his own merits and asked that the people not vote for him if he did not measure up to the high standard of manhood that was required for the position he sought. He closed witti a joke and received slight applause. Mr. J. E. Pettigrew was next intro duced. Ho excused himself because his physical condition was not such as to enable him to make a public address. He was in the legislature at the time Cherokee was formed and did all he could for Cherokee. lie asked that the people take into con sideration that two men may be of equal moral standing and yet one was better fitted for the position than the other. He arraigned the railroads (and justly so) for charging less freight rates from Florida to points in South Carolina than from nearer points in the State. Mr. VV. B. Mayfield was absent. Mr. W. D. Evans sent a telegram expressing his regrets at not being able to be present. J. H. Wharton, of Laurens county, was the next candidate introduced for railroad commissioner. Two physi cians had advised him not to attempt to speak but he was the representa tive of the Piedmont and could not resist the temptation to speak to Cherokeeans. He made an interest ing comparison of freight rates from Gaffney to points in South Carolina and from Philadelphia to the same points. He had obtained his facts from the Gaffney Carpet Manufactur ing Company He would make no statement during this campaign that he could not verify. He was ap plauded. Mr. B. B. Evans was the next candidate for railroad com missioner. He started out by saying that it took a thor oughbred to run a mile but any scrub could run a quarter. He came as a practical railroad man and knew where the trouble was. The present railroad commission were hirelings of the railroads and were not doing their duty to the people. He also made an interesting comparison of railroad rates. Mr. Evans made a mistake when he asserted that the railroads collected twenty-five cents extra to guarantee the honesty of their conductors. That rule has been abolished. He received liberal applause at the end of his speech. Mr. J. G. Ethredge, candidate for railroad commissioner, was not pres ent. Mr. G. Walt Whitman, of Union, candidate for Governor, was next in troduced. Mr. Whitman started out by a comparison of the candidates, likening them unto foxes, etc.. Mr. Whitman spoke for thirty minutes during which time he discussed nearly every phase of the dispensary law. If the features of the dispensary were carried out as it was intended it would be as good prohibition as any one would want. But the law is not enforced. Blind tigers are not sup pressed. According to Mr. Patterson there were six hundred blind tigers in Charleston and two hundred in Co lumbia. In the face of this could the present governor go before the people and claim that the law had been better enforced during bis ad ministration than any other. The newspapers lie a great deal but sometimes they do tell the truth. Twenty-five held up their hands when Mr. Whitman asked all who did not drink whiskey to hold up their hands. When he asked how many were pro hibitionists ten held up their hand. Mr. Whitman elicited a good deal of laughter by hia witticisms and was applauded several times. Col. Jas. A. Hoyt was received with applause. He began by saying that the raccoon bis genial and level-beaded friend Mr. Whitman had referred to, was here. He (Whitmans reminded him of tho old darkey’s dog that he had sold, at the same time recom mending him as a good coon dog. After a trial his purchaser found out ho was not a good coon dog and took him back, saying to the old darkey that he thought he had recommended him as a good coon dog. The old man replied, “Well, I have tried him for everything else and he proved a failure, so I thought he must be a good coon dog.” Wr. Whitman had praved a failure at everything so far, and if he was elected governor he might prove a failure at that. Mr, Hoyt then entered Into the history of the enactment of the dispensary. Mr. Hoyt declared that if there was a man wbo believed in the dispensary he wduld have to vote for one of three o(/hi* opponents, as three wore for LIMESTONE COLLEGE. Limestone College is thoroughly equipped and offers to young women advantages unsurpassed, if equaled, by any other college in the South. The Literary and Scientiiie Course comprises TI£IV »OHOOF^», while there are Five Mork for the extra courses of Music, Art, Elocution, Business, Stenography and Typewriting, all furnished with the host modern facilities and presided over by teachers of acknowledged ability. New and superb buildings, steam heat, hot and cold baths, large airy dormitories, new furni ture, new pianos, extensive Chemical and Physical Laboratories, a great Library, 150 yards of broad piazzas, both pure Limestone and Artesian Water, the most beautiful ten-acre Campus in the State, with ten acres more of romantic pleasure grounds attached,—these are some of the prominent fi attires and constant attractions of Limestone College. The regular instruction given in the class-rooms is supplemented by lectures delivered by members of the faculty and at stated times by lecturers of TViitiontil lt.eputa.tion in Science and literature. The Winnie Davis School of History designed to collect, preserve and disseminate the His torical facts of our country, and to give the present and coming generations clear views of the motives and achievements of our fathers, is a part of the College and is endorsed officially by two State Legislatures, live Governors, many prominent citizens of the South, and by the United Con federate Veterans. The next session will open on September 19th. Terms very reasonable. Write for Catalogue and further information to Senior Professor. Captain H. P. Griffith, or to the President, LEE DAVIS LODGE, A. M., Ph. D. the dispensary and the ocher was first on one side and then on the other. He was the only prohibition candi date, and those who were opposed to the dispensary would be obliged to vote for him, whether they belonged to one or the other side of the unholy allianse. He declared that it was his belief that prohibition would be en forced in South Carolina as well as anywhere else. He invited those in terested to go to the county auditor’s office and see if the law in regard to signatures on the dispensary book was obeyed. He did not know how it was in this county, but in other counties he had visited it was not enforced. The question to be passed upon is one of patriotism; not alone for this gen eration, hut for future generations. My aim is not only to settle the liquor question, but to settle every issue affecting 'the material, moral and linancial issues of the State, and to do all things for its good and its wel fare. I favor a liberal appropriation for the benefit of the old soldiers who fought with me on the battle-fields of Virginia. Ben Tillman, 1 said, is the reputed father of the dispensary law, and I said whoever brought the law into tiie State—either Tillman or Gantt— brought a bastard baby into the State. He is the reputed father of the bus tard. Governor McSweeney began with a vigorous-defense of the dispensary law as enforced during his adminis tration. When he went into ollice he took it upon himself to address letters to the sheriffs of the different counties, the mayors of the different towns and asked them to co-operate with him in the enforcement of the law. He had cut down the constab ulary force and thus saved the State of South Carolina thousands of dol- Itrs. Prohibition had been a failure in Kansas, Maine and other states that had tried it, and he was satisfied that the people of this State wanted no such farce as was enacted in these states. He was anxious for peace and prosperity. Notwithstanding the fact that some said that there hud never been a test of tho dispensary question he cited that two years ago the prohibitionists had a candidate in the Held and that the fight nar rowed down between a dispensary and prohibition candidate and the dispen sary candidate had won. It was un fortunate that few convictions could be had in CharHston for violation of the law, but such was the fact. He then read a few extracts concerning the situation in Kansas and Maine. If prohibition should carry and pro hibitory Jaws were enacted, under the decisions of tho federal courts liquor can and will be brought into tiie State without limit. He as sured the audience that if he were elected he would enforce the laws us he thought would be to tho best in terest of the people of South Carolina. Frank B. Gary began by saying that he would rather forever remain in obscurity than to gain office by indulging in personaliiies and mud- slinging. He claimed that Mr. Pat terson had sought to misrepresent him by saying that he was endeavor ing to dodge the whiskey question. His position had been published in every paper in the state. He was a dispensary man, but if a county did not want a dispensary it should not be forced upon them. That was his position and if that was treason to the dispensary law make the most of it. There were many honest prohi bitionists but there were many who were attempting to pull the chest nuts out of the fire by the prohibi tion cats-puw. He was not u high li cense man by any means. Ho had no unkind words for the prohibionist, but they must look out or they would be duped. He was not run ning to gratify a selfish ambition, but did so at tiie earnent solicitation of friends who were desirous of re taining the dispensary law, one of the best laws ever enacted. Col. Hoyt acted like he thought his audience babies when he asked if it was right for the state to be in the liquor busi ness because the state had always been recognized as the only authority to regulate the whiskey traffic. Every measure that was presented In tho legislature that tended to the re lief of the old soldiers hud received his hearty support. It would ho u disgrace to allow any old hero to knock at the door of the county home, and tho young men ot the state should stand by the old soldier. He had been blamed for entering the race because his name was Gary. Was it a disgrace to hear an honored name? The people owed him nothing and all he asked was that the people judge him by bis qierita. Mr. Gary was applauded at tho conclusion of bis speech A. Howard Buttcjson was the next candidate. He was glad to meet the people of Gaffney once more. He bad been a member of the late State Baptist Convention that meet hero last year. He proceeded to pay his respects to Mr. Gary, and quoted from the News and Courier. Mr. Patterson was applauded at the con clusion of his speech. Mr. C. L. Winkler, candidate for lieutenant governor, was the next speaker. Although he did not know tho people of Cherokee personally he was glad that when the bill creating Cherokee was before the house ho had the pleasure of sitting beside the gentleman who had the hill in charge and that he did all in his power to assist him. He was in favor of the dispensary. He had heard that we had a dispenser in this county who obeyed the law. If we had dispensers all over the state like this one there would be no opposi tion to the dispensary. John T. Sloan, candidate for lieu tenant governor. I do not feel a stranger in your midst,although many of you have never heard of me per haps, except for the service that I rendered you when in the senate. There is no act 1 am prouder of than the one when I did what I could to create Cherokee. In 1872 the first train was run from Spartanburg to Charlotte. Then there was but one log cabin in the place and the smoke of its lonely chimney ascended to heaven unaided by any other. The bark of the squir rel as he hunted the hickory nut be fore sunrise was \he only sound, while now you hear the hum of thou sands of spindles and the rattle of thousands of looms and the smoke of numerous factory stacks blend to gether in their ascendancy. I be lieve that each county should con trol its own liquor question. I be lieve it would he better done than it is now. I believe that those who want the dispensary should have it. Those who want high license should have it. Those who want prohibition should have it. Cole L. Blease, candidate for lieu tenant governor was the next speak er. He explained Mr. i'atti rson’s statement that $250,000 had been taken from tiie county schools. He believed in supporting tho public schools liberally. He favored the taxes paid by the white man going to support schools for white children and the taxes paid by the negro going to educate the negroes. He was not in lavor of the white men paying for the schooling of tho colored children. He asserted that the dispensary was forced upon the people by the prohi bitionists. Under this dispensary system you have the best prohibition law in the world. If the people would give this law their moral support, and the dispenser would enforce the law like they say your dispenser does, this law would proveto be the best in the country. He was applauded. James If. Tillman, candidate for lieutenant governor: It was amusing to him to hear so many of his oppo nents talk small counties when they get in a new county; when they get in an old county from which a new county was formed they said little about smaller counties. He yielded t he palm to no man in his allegiance to the Confederate soldier. He was the son of a Confederate soldier When the United states went to war with Spain lie went to the front to show the North that men hud been born In the South since the Confede rate war. He was for the dispensary. Mr. Tillman was applauded. Mr. Knox Livingston, lieutenant governor, was the next candidate. The time was so limited that tho can didates hud not the time to discuss the questions before the people of South Carolina. Ho came with the credintluls his people had given him. They had honored him with every position within their gift—from mayor of his town to senator from the county. Ho believed ho was as well qualified to fill the ollice he sought as any of his colleagues. He came from a county that had been prohibition for forty years. He was old-fashioned enough to vote for pro- hibitior. when his people were in favor of it. His record had been made, and he would not change it one iota. Ho gave his reasons for not voting against the bill providing $100,000 for the common schools. He thought tho time would ho bettev spent in discussing industrial questions than in discussing questions upon which the people hod already made up their minds. Mr. Living ston was applauded. It. H. Jennings, candidate for State treasurer, occupied his time by giv ing a sketch of his life, and stating where he came from. This was the first time lie had ever offered foir State office. W. If. Timmerman, candidate for re-election to the office of State treas urer, was tiie next, speaker. He oame before tiie people with tho proud knowledge that there was nothing against his honored name. Mr. Jen nings had given us Ids only reason for opposing him was that the people hud offered him (Timmerman) the presidency of a new hank In Colum bia. He had always been taught to believe that it was :in honor for peo ple to entrust any man with their money. He repeated that the State treasury was no beneficiary institution. J. I*. Durham, candidate for Comp troller general, was the next speaker. He had no words to express his an- preciation of the confidence imposed upon him by the people of this coun ty two years ago. It iiad been claim ed that the settlements with the various county officers had not been carefully done. He asked the people to examine into the facts and inquiry would develop tiie fact that the ex ecutions wire continually growing less. All ho asked was for the peo ple to take hia record and if it did nut compare favorably with any oth er ollieer that ever held the position, lie did fiot desire the ollice Mr. N. \V. Booker, candidate for comptroller general, was the next speaker. Ho wanted to say that he had called his opponent a gentleman from the outset of this campaign. At Marion his opponent had seen fit to attack his personal character and lie had defended it. He had a reputa tion to maintain and ho proposed to maintain it. His opponent had charged him with withholding a few dollars out of a $50,000 settlement when he had used the money to bear expenses Li making this settle ment. He had charged no man with the violation of the law unless he had violated it, but he would charge every man who violated the law with the violation whenever bo became aware of it. Mr. Durham was given a minute to reply to a statement made by Mr. Booker and Mr. Booker was given a minute to make another statement. John J. McMahan, candidate for re-election to the office of State Su perintendent of Education, was the next speaker. Mr. McMahan's speech consisted mainly in defending his record. Mr. Ellison Capers, Jr., candidate for State Superintendent of Educa tion, was the next speaker. He had always said his opponent was a gen tleman of character. He defied Mr. McMahan to point to one charge in his circular that was not true. Senator Tillman was tho next speaker. He was received with loud cheers. He begun by explaining his absence from the campaign. The candidates had arranged u program so that all the speakers would all rotate but him. They kept him at the tail end of the speakers. He was going around to all the new coun ties to see if the new babies had on their clean aprons and had their faces washed. Cherokee presented a very creditable appearance—one D at placed her high up among the older counties. He had no opposition hut was going around speaking under the orders of the Democratic primary. Again, his opponents (and he still had some in the State) would assert if he did not go out to see the boys that he was getting too big for his breeches. They said he was lower ing his senatorial dignity. It was just like it had always been. He was damned if he did not do his duty, and he was damned if he did do his duty and between the two he preferred to be damned for doing his duty every time. They hud charged him with in terference. They said he had saddled the dispensary law on the prohibi tionists. Senator Tillman here read several questions that hud been ad dressed to him by Rev. F. C. Hickson, who stated in his iiftte that he would be in the audience and would answer any questions the Senator wished to ask him. Tiie Senator stated he did not desire to ask Mr. Hickson any questions but that Mr. Hickson might ask him any additional ques tions he might wish. The Senator then went into an explanation of how the dispensary law was pass ed. You heard this morning, and it was applauded very vigorously, that the dispensary law was a bas tard. I will tell you in who’s its father—the prohibitionists. This is the soberest crowd I have seen in the State. I was over in prohibition York Saturday and saw at hast a dozen drunken men. If 1 have seen a drunken man here today I have not been able to detect it. Here is a prac tical illustration of the two systems. I believe you have got about as much hard horse sense as any crowd 1 have ever seen. There was a principal underlying the whole business. He thought a good deal of Col, Hoyt and would like to vote for him for gov ernor but Shi could not, because Col. Uoyt was not fur prohibition as he claimed to bc-a-ho wus for Hoyt. You havo heard ihat I have insulted the preachers. Verhups 1 should not mention it. but 1 meant no offense lo the ministry. Here Mr. Hickson asked the Senator if he meant to say that the ministers were in an alli ance with tho bar-keepers to destroy the dispensary. The Senator ex plained that perhaps the word alli ance was not exactly the wurd to use. He defined the word alliance and pro ceeded to illustrate his meaning as follows: “Suppose wo say that this building here is a dispensary strong hold or fort. From this direction (pointing towards the business part of town) comes an army of pure white to attack the dispensary fort. It is led by God-fearing, noble men and women. From this direction (pointing in the opposite direction) conics another army dressed in white. They are white-aproned bar-keepers led by Gonzales. Are not these two forces bent on the same obj<-ot? Is is not an alliance? I do not mean to say that you have held meetings and agreed to do this between you. but it is being done. If you preachers would give your moral support to this lew it. would be better enforced than it is. Bishop Duncan has seen fit to call me a liar. He may make use of that language if he sees lit. I will not do so. It will not hurt me for him to use such language unless you believe it—and I don’t believe you do.” After the saloons were destroyed lie worked to improve the dispensary law. No governor since he has been in office gave one-tenth the time he did to enforce the dispensary. He followed every constable’s move ments. He did not deceive tho pro hibitionists. He came to defend him self. Ho was not responsible for the dispensary us it was now. It has been messed up in Columbia. The dispen sary was no bastard. The prohibi tionists were the father, because without their agitation it would never have been here. Common sense was the mother, and now prohibition de serted its own brat. York, by bad leadership or bad judgment, had liquor and let the profits go to North Carolina. Cherokee county this year has already made $1 O00 from its dispensary, and York lias made noth ing and drank its liquor. He warned the good disnensary men not to vote for Hoyt. He is a good man and a brave man, but does not stand for the dispensary. Ho can get prohi bition now if the people want it by counties. If you folks, out of per sonal popularity, vote for people who are not pledged to carry out the dispensary, you vvili lose what you want. The Senator took a hand pri mary. A goodly number held up their hands as in favor of prohibi tion, hut those that held up in favor of tho dispensary outnumbered the prohibitionists more than two to one, but a large number declined to ex press themselves on the question. The Senator said lie came to talk to and convert sinners, but as they were all converted it was not necessary for him to talk longer, so he closed. The speech was catchy, in that it pleased the crowd, but-it lacked dig nity and refinement to such a de gree that three ladies who had graced the occasion with their pres ence, toon their departure in the midst of it. They left because they thought he was too lax in his lan guage. . § CONSUMPTION V never stops because the weather ^ is warm. 2 Then why stop taking | SCOTT’S EMULSION '■£ simply because it’s summer? Keep taking it It will heal your lungs, and make them strong for another winter. See. and ti.oo; alt druggists. iMaMaMMMMMtM For Picnics and Lunches We have a nice line of Can Goods, such as VEAL LOAF, U'NCU TONGUE, TURKEY, CHICKEN, CHICKEN a la Mariano CHIP BEEF, HAM, CUTLETS, &c. Call and see us or nhone No 7!) SPARKS & HUMPHRIES. Leading Confectioners. Clerk’s Sales. STATK OF Sol'TH CAUOMNA, I ' County of ciifuokkk. t W. O. Lipscomb A Bro., Plaintiffs, vs. Anthony Dawkins, et al„ Defendants. In obedience to an order made herein for foreclosure, dated June -rind, Riin. 1 will sell at G.itlucy, S. (', before the Court Houso tluor. durinirlhc IokuI hours of sale, ouSales- diiy August (ith, I'.KO, the following (User!be 1 land, to-wit: A certain lot or parcel of land lylnfr near the Western Imuiidary of the town of Gaff ney, fronting on the Georgia rood, taut known as luisT and X; bcKiuuinjr on stake renter of said road and running with said road -.ns uhalns to street newly opened; thence with said street .'■eg’ K. 5.00 chains stake near Kail road; thence S 57 W. to Kalt- road two ehains to stake; thence :r»i 4 W, 5.U to iM'^InninK corner, contalnlnx one awl 11-100 acres, more or less. Terms of Nile: < 'ash. In ease of non-couiplliiuro with bid in one hour, tlie same shall be resold on same day at the risk of the former purchaser. Puiehaserlo pay for paper- ami revenue stamps. July loth, woo. A J. Ea. .1 KFFF.HI FH, CTk C. c. Pi’s. 7-17-1 w-df Clerk’s Sales. Ht. TK OF SOI TII CAHOI.INA, I CHKUOKFi: CorNTY. I r James t-peucer et ak. Plaintiffs. ’ J • against Thomas tqieiicer et ah, Deft ndants. 1 n obedience to an order made herein for partition, dated June.Mnl. I‘.mo. I will sell at Gaffney, S. C., In front of the Court House door, tlurintr the leva I hours of sale,on hales- tiay August Oth. linn, the followiuv described property, to-wlt: The life Interest of John G. Webst.-r In and to . All that piece, parts ! or luL of land In the town of Guffnej’. H. C . on Rob ertson street, known as the Welisli r livery stable lot, and contains u fraction of an acre. Tills Is lielng sold as the property of J. (j, Spencer, deeeiiaed, In the als>ve ent It led ue- tloji, ) Terms of suit); Cash. Purchaser to pay for papers and revenue stamps. July Wth, 1000. J. I ll JkF) FltlFH, 7-17-1 w-M. Cl’kC.C. ITo.