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™ Mil riii^ BY Ed. II. DbCamp. PDBLI8HKD TUESDAY AND FRIDAY KCKArsOF HISTORY NO. 4. Our recollection is that Judge Mackey served only one term on tiie bench after the democrats came into control of the State government. Tne legislature thought that they hud sufficiently rewarded him for his services in the Hampton campaign and declined to re-elect him. Ho then opened a law office at Chester, 8, 0., and later established himself in Washington for the pur pose of practicing law, still, however, keeping open his office in Chester and entrusting the business there to a copartner. But business did not flow to the Chester office. The mem ory of radical times was so fresh and bitter, and the hatred cherished for those who had helped to plunder and oppress an already impoverished State, was so intense that there was little chance for as prominent a man as Mackey had been in the councils of the oppressors, to have many important law cases entrusted to his management. No mutter how bril liant his talents, ho was regarded as having betrayed his state in the hour of her sorest need, and people reasoned, with some consistency, that a man who would do that, would no f scruple to betray a client if he should consider it his own in terest to do so. 80 the clients did not come to him, and the Chester office was soon closed. 8ince that time the judge has led a sort of cosmopolitan life, with head quarters at the national capitol. He seems to have abandoned politics and also the practice of law, or perhaps we should speak with greater pre cision if we should say both have abandoned him. But such a man cannot bo idle and such a life can flourish only in the field o f adventure. In early life he married a lady of fine culture and many accomplish ments, with whom he lived in ap parent harmony until both were ad vanced in life. It is hardly to be supposed, however, that his course of life in South Carolina was such as a sensitive and refined wife would en dorse and in the light of subsequent events it becomes probable that his domestic life was not a very happy one. At any rate a separation took place, she by some means obtaining a divorce from him or he from her, and for some years little was heard from him. In the mean time a rich northern woman had become infatuated with him, had married him and lavished upon him not only her affections but all the material favors that wealth could afford. He became a star in northern society, made a trip to Europe, and was at fashionable re sorts a leader in social revelry as long as his wife’s money held out. Then another separation took place and the gay and brilliant man of the world was again thrown upon his wits and the resources of his own adventurous spirit. He was now sixty or past, and it would have been supposed that his prospects for new matrimonial al liances as a means of repairing his broken fortunes, were not very flat tering. But Tom Mackey was not discouraged by difficulties. His address, his brilliant wit, his thrilling eloquence, his perfect impersonations of honor and all the higher qualities of mind and heart, his inmitable per formances as a raconteur, all made him the delight of almost any circle, and were too much for any ordinary woman to resist. So, with a dyed mustache and all the imbellishments of dress that his fertile genius could suggest, he soon found his way to the heart of a young West Virginia heiress, whom he promptly made his wife, and was again for a time on the high tide of fortune. But the course of this third mat rimonial venture did not run smooth. Troubles came on thick and fast and difficulties arose which threatened for a time to prove too much for the shrewdness and all the fertile re sources of Mackey himself. He was indicted and arrested for bigamy, and his wife was forcibly taken away from him and.sent to an insane asy lum, and it seemed at last that Tom Mackey had reached the end of his career. But he was equal to the emergency. He pleaded his own case and proved in open court that his wife No. 2 had a living husband when he married her and therefore his marriage to her was illegal and null and void, and thus gained an immediate acquittal. Becently he filed a suit for the re covery of his wife No. 3 from the asylum and again was triumphant. In his pleadings before the court there was a ring of the old-time elo quence and pathos which rarely failed to stir deeply the emotions of all who heard him. We give only a single extract: "Take from that dear woman the lurid maniac eye, give her the blue «kies, let me receive her into my arms once more. I pray God that you will mercifully, if you doubt the law, come to that conclusion. 1 aw an old man. The shadows are lengthening on my path. I have executed great public trusts. Rather would I go behind those bars, if by so doing I could sot her free. An honorable woman, her father a gen tleman, her mother one of the noblest in the land, to end her days in an asylum, should shock any humane mind. In her lowest state of mind the graces of her sweet womanhood arc about her. I desire to show that there was no basis in law for the pro ceeding that set her feet upon the path so many have trodden to sleep within the dead coffin of an asylum’s walls.” In answer to the appeal of which the above is only a short extract, the court ordered that the wife be re stored to him, and now as if in the irony of fate, Mackey is petitioning himself to have her sent back to the asylum. And he will succeed, if shrewdness and eloquence can avail. It must bo said to the credit on Judge Mackey that there is no evi dence that he ever misappropriated public funds or used a dollar for pri vate purposes which did not belong to him under strict forms of law. Though he allied himself with thieves, he was no thief, whatever else he may have been. He left the State a poor man, while many of his political associates who had no bettt oppor tunities than he, had grown rich. Some years after he left, he came back and presented a claim to our legislature for alleged services to the amount, we think, of about $2,000. Many thought this claim bogus but he succeeded in convincing the legis lature of its validity, and they paid it. Such is a partial picture of this wonderful man. But for the innate perve r sity of his character, his tal ents would have elevated him to the highest positions in the land and his career would have been crowned with unfading honor. NOTES AND COMMENTS. The Spartanburg carnival and the gzeat coal strike have ended. The big show, too, has come and gone. Now let us have the State Fair and Charleston gala week, and then if we have no money left, maybe we can settle down to business. The whole country at this time is anxious to know how Mr. Cleveland Is going to vole in the presidential election, yet the big ex-president prudently keeps his mouth shut. He will probably go quietly to the polls and deposit a closed ticket which will count no more than the vote of one of the Pennsylvania miners now out on a big strike. The pension claims growing out of the little skirmish with Spain num ber up to this time 35,000. If this roll has the same characteristics as that of the big roll made by the un pleasantness of the early GO’s, it will go on growing for at least forty years to come. When the pension rolls are increased by a few millions more of patriotic names, who’s going to pay them? No official dispatches now come from the Philippines, except a few which are cut and dried to order. We are too near the election to be bothered with war dispatches. It is known, however, that a few days ago an army of Fillipinos fell upon a de tachment of the U. 8. army and handled it pretty roughly. "Benev olent assimilation” is not very be nevolent, or at least it doesn’t as similate. There ought to be, within a radius of two miles from the center of Gaff ney, as many as a half dozen good truck and dairy farms—not large ones, but small, compact and well managed; not farms merely so called, but such farms in fact, intelligently located and energetically conducted. In the hands of the right men there is profit, pleasure, independence in them. Under lazy, slip-shod man agement there is nothing in them but failure, and this is true of almost any other kind of business. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ This is a day of big stealing but the note toller of the first national hank of Now York, C. L. Alvord, breaks tho record by a haul that should make small thieves ashamed of themselves. He has quietly ap propriated to personal use a cool ♦700,000 and disappeared without leaving his card behind him. The bank, it seems, is abundantly able to lose the money, but still there is a fond desire cherished by the bank officers to know the whereabouts of tho absent teller who had been trusted and honored for twenty years. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ The attorney general of South Ga?- olina has decided that life convicts in the penitentiary cannot be "farmed” out. A number of these convicts have been leased to different parties under former administra tions, and in accordance with this decision they will now be returned to tho penitentiary and others under lighter sentences, so far as practica ble, will take their places. Wo be lieve tills is all right in principle, but whether the life convicts have a harder lot in t stockades or in the penitentiary, we do not know. It would seem that the penitentiary ougiit to be a safer place for them, hut we do not know that this is true in practice. Gentle reader, do you road the at tractive advertisement in this paper of our efficient and accommodating county treasurer. If not, it is time you were reading it. The printer has shown exquisite taste in its arrange ment and tho treasurer has breathed into it the spirit of his own kindness and benevolence. He promises to travel all over the county solely for your accommodation. Read and re flect. The rise in cotton has cheered your heart, and your visions of so many bales that will bring so much money that will procure so many de lights, has probably not yet been disturbed by this dark spectre now rising up in your pathway and re fusing to down at any man’s bidding. Read and ask yourself seriously if all those taxes are absolutely neces sary to an efficient and economical administration of the state govern ment? And if in your opinion they are not, then fix in your mind some objects on which our legislatures have been lavishing unnecessary sums of money, and set yourself against a repetition of such extrava gance. Such a mental exercise will create in you a healthy sentiment and make you a light and a blessing to your county and State. ANOTHER PASTOR RESIGNS. The Kcv. C. E. ItohertKon AnnounrcH His KeHlgnatlon. While it has been currently re ported for several weeks that Rev. C. E. Robertson, pastor of the Pres byterian church, had determined to offer his resignation as pastor of the church it was not expected that ho would do so for several weeks, but Sunday morning he read his an nouncement from the pulpit and asked that the church take action on the matter. No action, however, was taken. Mr. Robertson gave in substance as his reasons for offering his resignation that he believed that it would be for the greatest interest of the church in its work for the Master as well as to his personal in terest to resign. Therefore, he prayed the church would enter with him in petitioning Enoree Presby tery to dissolve the union. Mr. Rob ertson asks that the resignation go into effect as soon as expedient and practicable. It is not known what action the church will take in the matter. Mr. Robertson has been hero nearly seven years. He came direct from the Theological Seminary at Columbia to Gaffney, this being his first pastorate. Mr. Robertson has been an earnest worker since he took up the noblest of callings. His walk and work in Gaffney have been of such a nature as to command the respect of all who know him. He is a man of convic- Con, a man of truth, and no nobler heart ever beat in tho breast of man. He is generous to a fault and his at tention to the sick and needy, not only of his own congregation, but to all manner of man, is only one of his noble traits. When Mr. Robertson came to Gaffney he brought as a wife and help-meet one of the noblest and best women in the world. The Creator called her to her reward more than a year ago. 8ince that time he has been alone in the world in re gard to family ties, so far as Gaffney is concerned, save for the compan ionship of his accomplished daughter. Several months ago she Determined to go to Alabama and live with her grandmother, and now Mr. Robert son lias determined to go too. Not only will his congregation regret to lose him, but his many friends and the members of the local lodge of K. of P. of which he is a member. This resignation will leave two of Gaff ney’s churches without a pastor. The writer has known Mr. Robertson evry since he came to Gaffney. He learned to regard him as his friend and his departure will be a source of regret to him. Mr. Robertson con templates making California his future home. KlmlnriM that ia Appreciated. The manager of The Ledger extends his thanks to Hon. Wm. Jefferies for kindly remembering him when he gathered his potato crop by sending to him an excellent specimen of the same. If the one sent is an average potato that can be raised in Cherokee county there is no doubt in our minds but that there is more money in the potato business in this county than there is in the newspaper business. The thoughtfulness of our friend is more appreciated because of its evi dence of friendship than for its in trinsic value. It is such little cour tesies as these that tend to smooth the rugged places in life’s journey, all of which is duly appreciated. Eocal Cotton Report. The following are the prices paid for cotton in Guffuey today: Good Middling 9:10 Middling 9:00 Tli»t Throbbing Headache. Would quickly leave you, if you used Dr. King’s New Life Pills. Thousands of sufferers have proved their matchless merit for Hick and Nerveous Headaches. They make pure blood and strong nerves and build up your health. Easy to take. Try them. Only 25 cents. Money back if not cured. Hold by Cherokee Drug Co. It is computed that all the houses in London and New York could be built of tho lava thrown out by Ve suvius since the first recorded erup tion in A. D. 73. Torturing skin eruptions, burns and sores are soothed at once and promptly healed by applying Dc- Witt’s Witch Hazel Halve, tho best known cure for piles. Beware of worthless counterfeits. Cherokee Drug Company. GALLING SINNERS TO REPENTANCE Revival at Limestone Street Methodist Church. WORK OF MR. CREECH. He rreached Two Excellent ScrmonH EhhI Suhhalh, and Numbers Responded to the Invitation to Kneel at the Alter.—Nome I'rofcsslons of Fiilth, The revival at the Limestone Street Methodist church is still in progress and will continue until next Sabbath. Rev. H. T. Creech, the pastor, is do ing the preaching, and he is doing it well. Tne congregations continue large and the interest is on the in crease. Sunday morning tho church was filled to its utmost capacity and a goodly number occupied seats in the Sunday school room. Mr. Creech chose as his text Acts 9:5: "It is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.” This wes Christ’s deliver- ence to Paul when He said "Why persecutest thou me,” and Mr. Creech changed the subject so as to read "It is hard to kick against duty,” and delivered an able and pointed sermon showing that it was sometimes difficult for persons to bring themselves to the point where they would perform Christ’s service even when they knew their duty. Among other things Mr. Creech said : "I have known persons to give as their reason for not attending church that there were other people in the church who had did them an injury and therefore they were not going to speak to that person. Poor, deluded soul. He forgets that the teachings of Christ demand that you go to your neighbor if you know he has aught against you—not wait for him to come to you—and make peace with him. The trouble with a great many people is that they think the other fellow is in the fault when they are in the fault themselves.” Mr. Creecli talked for about forty min utes along this line, after which he gave an invitation to those who de sired to come to the alter. Quite a number availed themselves of the opportunity and went up to be prayed for and to pray for those who asked for prayer. At three o’clock in the afternoon what wa8called‘ , A Love FeasC’service was held. This meeting was largely attended and quite a lot of interest was manifested. The crowning service of the day was held in the evening. The church and Hunday school rooms were both packed to their utmost capacity. Mr. Creech chose as bis text, Amos 6:1, "VVbe to them that are at ease in Zion.” He said in part: As a general thing we find a ma jority of those in Zion (church) on the stool of do-nothing; neither de claring for Him or against Him, but in a lifeless condition, not willing to put fonli any effort whatever; thus failing to see the strengthening and health-giving power of duty; thus failing to enjoy the out pouring of God’s spirit, for in its truest sense we live for Christ when and while living for others and enjoy our re ligion most when wo give to Christ our first, best and I might say, con tinuous attention. He rightfully expects the first and best of all things, but some say this is not the case with all members. Yes, tis true, but the characters of such are not those proper to the sin cere believer. "Like a lady some time ago, while bowing at this same altar, confessed she had been a mem ber of tho church for ten years and so far hud not known what it was to have Christ in her life. We account for it also from the fact of blindness. The natural man is blind in spiritual things. He does not see what has been or what is at present. He cannot see himself as God sees him, therefore does not realize the danger of sin, but rather assumes there will be no change for evermore. In this way character be comes stereotyped and conscience si lenced, thus leaving man in a desper ate condition. The secure in the church are not all secure in the same degree or sense. First, some are secure in sin. They expect to sin on and suffer no evil, but rather expect something to in tervene and stay proceedings before evil actually falls. Hecond, some are secure in mor ality. They view the coming judg ment as meant for others. Third, others are secure in ordi nances. They locate spiritual power in church forms and in this way, "on a stool of do-nothing,” lull their souls to rest in its deep recesses. But what causes this? In the case of Israel one cause was "unvarying prosperity.” Because they have no changes they forget God, and from this reason we meet with tempta tions, trials, Doubles and sorrow when the run of prosperity is unbro ken in private, Htato or church life. We thus find God dealing with hu manity in order that we may feel our own weakness and our dependence upon God. Another cause was on account of luxurious living; permitting or allow ing the outer to overcome the inner man and from this reason we find luxury leaving its mark on all tho churches—the mark of indolence, self-indulgence and the mark of a lowered spiritual tone. Again this is caused by associating with the ungodly. "He that walketh with wise men shall bo wise;’’ "Bless ed is the man that walketh not in the council of the ungodly, but his de light is in the law of the Lord.” But, on the other hand, those who mingle with tho heathen will not he slow to learn their works. For in stance, take your b»y at college and if his room-mate is a wild, reckless, whiskey drinking fellow instead of no drinking it will not bo long until two boys will drink, so it will be in regards to curd playing, dancing, opera going, swearing, etc. Thus we find charac ter begets character it its own like ness and familiarity with sin breeds tolerance of it. Then lastly, and I might say the greatest of all causes, ja sin. Hin both blinds and hardens and the more sin we commit the less we see of its consequences and the less do we fear what wo can see.” At tho conclusion of the service Mr. Creech extended an Invitation to come to the altar. About fifty peo ple accepted tho invitation and a regular love feast was experienced. Quite a number made professions of faith while others expressed them selves as ready and desirous of turn ing from the paths they had trod and -aading better lives. Services will be held every after noon at 2 o’clock and in the evening at 7 :’10. A cordial invitation is ex tended the public to attend these services. MR. ROBERTSON TO RESIGN. HU Resignation Will Take Place the First of the New Year. For some time it has been known that Rev. B. 1\ Robertson, pa-tor of the First Baptist churcli of this city, contemplated sending in his resigna tion as pastor, but at the same time it was hoped by his many intimate friends that he could be prevailed upon to withdraw his resignation. The regular conference of the church was held Sunday morning, when Mr. Robertson announced that on Decem ber 23rd lie would hand in his resig nation, Id go into effect the first day of January. 1901. By a vote of forty- nine to eleven Mr. Robertson was asked to withdraw his announcement, but he declined to do so. Mr Robertson has been pastor of the First Baptist church for more than eight years. During that time he has proven himself to be a tireless and zealous worker, and a Christian gentleman. He has been faithful in every trust imposed upon him and has been a slave to his church and to his congregation. No man ever worked harder for his people than ho. As a secular newspaper we have noted his zeal and sometimes we have thought that he even went out of his way to work for his church. The First Baptist congregation may go a long way before they get another such worker as Benjamin Perry Rob ertson. During his ministry tho membership of the church has in creased from 134 to 350. The church has advanced in every dupartmeut, while its material prosperity has been in keeping with its spiritual growth. The new church building that adorns the spot whore once stood the old church in which he la bored so faithfully, will stand as a monument to his untiring energies until destroyed by storm or lire or the ravages of time or the hand of man. Personally, Mr. Robertson is a charming gentleman, easy to ap proach and affable after ho is ap proached. He has always been alive to tho material interest and prosper ity of Gaffney as well as his church and ho never lost an opportunity to say a good word for the town and the people wherever he might be. Today the First Baptist church of Gaffney occupies a position in the history of the Baptist church of South Carolina that is largely due to Mr. Robertson’s work. Mr. Robertson has ever been a friend to The Ledger. He was one of the original stockholders and al ways took an interest in its affairs. He has assisted us in the publication of news item by giving us all the news in his possession and lias been a constant and appreciative patron of the job department. Tho fact that ho believes in printers’ ink is an abundant indication that he is a pro gressive man. The Ledger will re gret to lose him as a citizen and friend as much so as his congregation will regret to lose him as a pastor. We shall always remember him with a great deal of pleasure and we wish for him a future fraught with success in his chosen work. AT THE OPERA HOUSE. Two Furco ComodleH Will be tho Attrac tion* ThD Week. Gaffney theatre goers are to be treated to two farce comedies this week. The first will be Buyer Bros’. "A pair of Tramps,” on Wednesday evening. This show is about as good as can afford to come to a town the size of Gaffney without a positive guarantee. It has a band and or chestra and the play is one that amuses and makes people laugh. The company presenting a "Pair of Tramps” has been in this section for several weeks playing in North and Houth Carolina towns and the press notices have generally been favora ble. The following is taken from the Spartanburg Herald, the play having been presented there last Saturday night a week ago: The attraction at the opera house last night was "A Pair of Tramps.” The audience was a good and appre ciative one. The play is an excellent comedy, with a nice plot, and plenty of pathos, blended with tho humor. The tramps were the star features of the show. Tho music was excellent. Heats now on sale at Gaines’ furni ture store. A (ireut Show. Nat Reiss and his all-star company of forty people, now touring the States in the latest Eastern production, Hoy’s "A Trip to Tram plow n,” uses a special train of cars for the trans portation of people, scenery, para- phornalia, ect., necessary for produc ing this, one of the greatest hits ever placed upon the American stage. Eacli and every character in the play is an artist of the very highest ability in his or her lino, and the play is so adopted as to give all good opportunities for showing tlieir clever ness. For your amusement between acts Mr. Reiss has with his company some of the very best specialty peo ple money could procure, and wo can safely assure the public that there is not a dull or uninteresting moment during the entire program. With two brass bands and a mammoth orchestra it is not likely that music wih he lacking for the occasion. At the Opera House Friday Nov. 2 Summer Heat.—This is tho season fur bow 1 complaint*. Green apples and eu- cuiutiers produce them and I’icukr Davis’ Pain-Killui cures them. To the troubled stomach it comas like a halm, the wind is iiHHuagod, and tho trouble ceases. Every llraggist in tho laud keeps Pain-Killer, and ao pno should be without it in his family. Avoid HuljHtitutes, there is Put omi Pain- Killer, Perry Davis’, Price ilbc. and ftUc. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. I’eople Yon Know anti I’eople You Don't Know. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Whltne p Brown, of Pacolet, spent Hunday in tho city will) Mrs. Brown’s parents, Prof, and Mrs. R. 0. Hams, on Lime- stono uvonuo. Mr. and Mrs. W. 8. Gossett spent a day in Spartanburg during the carni val last week. W. It. Martin, of E/ells, was in the city Saturday. Mr. Martin added his name to our list while in the city. Mrs. Sumter Littlejohn and chil dren returned to the city Saturday from Spartanburg where they had been several days visiting relatives and friends. J. I*. Robbs, a prosperous and sub stantial young planter of Goforths, was among The Ledger callers Satur day. Miss Eva Rass left yesterday for Columbia where she goes to attend the State fair. Cherokee will have no mere charming representative at the capital this week than Miss Eva. J. C. Jefferies, of Abingdon, was in the city Saturday. He paid us u very oleasant visit while here. A. B. Gaines and children spent a day at the carnival in Spartanburg last week. Will says the show was great. John Blackwood, of Algood, was in the city Friday, and called to renew his subscription. Mr. Blackwood is an unpretentious young man but represents the yoemanry of the county. Rev. W. S. B. Ford returned to the city the latter part of last week from Waterloo, where he went to assist in a meeting. Mr. Ford returned soon er than he expected on account of being a little unwell. J. P. Huggins, of Lawn, was an interested visitor at this office Fri day. ’Squire Huggins is what might well be termed a successful man. He says there have been great strides in the printing business since he was first introduced into a printing office, and it is his opinion that The Ledger keeps up with the progressive times. St. John Butler and Bob Beason were among the Gaffney "sports” who attended the carnival at Spar tanburg last week. They report an enjoyable time, especially on the midway. J. R. Littlejohn, of Asbury, was in the city Friday on business. Mrs. R. Ann Waters left yesterday for Columbia, where she goes to at tend the State Fair and to visit her daughter, Mrs. Sunie Countz. Mrs. Waters will return via. Lancaster, where she will stop to visit Mrs. W. M. Moore, also a daughter. The Ledger wishes Mrs. Waters a pleasant trip. Miss Maggie Monroe, who has been visiting relatives and friends in Union; has returned to the city. Miss Kate Agnew, who has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. St.John Butler, on Logan street, left yesterday for her home in Columbia. Miss Agnew is a very attractive young lady and made a host of friends during her sojourn in Gaffney. Miss Mabel and Sam Fort and O. P. Richardson were among those who attended the carnival last week. Genial Kenny Baker came to town Saturday and staved over untill yes terday with his parents, Alderman and Mrs. L Baker. Ho says Green wood is an enterprising town and that they have room there for several more enterprising men, which asier- tion we do not In the least doubt. Mrs. It. 8. Cook and daughter, MLs Edith, and Miss Lillian Hopper left today for Columbia where they go to attend the State Fair. Misses May and Maud Thompson returned home from Spartanburg Friday afternoon. They were accom panied by Miss Carrie Fay Coleman, who will spend several days in Gaff ney. M. I). F. Coyle, one of The Leger’s appreciative patrons of Lawn, was among those to come in Saturday and renew their allegiance to the paper. Don't Get Thin Get fat; get nice and plump ; there is safety in plumpness. Summer has tried your food-works; winter is coming to try your breath-mill. Fall is the time to brace yourself. But weather is tricky; look out 1 Look out for colds espec ially. Scott’s Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil is the subtlest of helps. It is food, the easiest food in the world; it is more than food, it helps you digest your food, and get more nutri ment from it. Don’t get thin, there is safety in plumpness. Man woman and child. If you have not trie<l it, send for free aantnlc Its agreeable taste will surprise you SCOTT A 110 W ft K, Chemists, *09 Pearl Street, New York. Soc. and $1.00; all drugghd. ITor^ 0 ItuiliHng anil I'lastvrliig Elmo, Coal, and IMusU-r Hair, I'laslcr I'arlN. Kosi'niiulu foment, Portland Cement, Dynamite, ItliislluK Powder, Ease uml Dynamite Caps, call on Limestone Springs Lime Works The Elraentone Musleul Club. The Limestone Musical Club holds its first regular meeting of this, its second, seahOR this afternoon at 4 o’clock in the auditorium of Lime- store* College. Mr. Wade R. Brown, tho (iirector of music at the college, will lecture on "Music in France.” The musical illustrations will he given by Mrs. Brown vocally, and Misses Steedly and Jones and Mr. Brown pianists. Rock=a=Byc Baby These are sweet words, but how much pain and suffering they used to mean. It’s different now. Since Mother's Friend has become known expectant mothers havo been spared much of the anguish cf child birth. Mother’s friend is a liniment to be applied externally. It is rubbed thoroughly Into the muscles of the abdomen. It gives < elasticity and strength, and when the finaU great strain comes they respond quickly and easily without pain. Mother's Friend, is never taken internally. Internal remedies at this time do more harm than good. If a M VlV 'V’v oj-' 7 ! CA’ ,L & CO., Lessees. Tel woman Is supplied with this splendid lini ment she need never fear rising or swelling breasts, morning sickness, or any of the discomforts which usually accompany preg nancy. The proprietor of a large hotel in Tampa, F!a., writes: "My wife had an awful time with her first child. During her second pregnancy. Mother’s Friend was used and the baby was born easily before the doctor arrived. It’s certainly great.” Get Mother’s Friend at the drugstore. $lperbotilc. THE BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO., Atlanta, Ga. Write for our free illustrated book, “ Before Baby Is Born.” Notice of Election For State and County Offices and for Amendments to State Constitution. State of South <'\nor,i.\A, t ('OI.'NTY OF C’H KKOK EE. Notice is hereby jrlven that an election will beheld at the several precincts established by law in Cherokee County, on 'l’n(-.4^f, Nov. Oth, l!ioo, for the fuilowinK oflices. to- wlt: Governor, I,ieutenant-Governor. .Secre tary of State. Attorney-General, Comptroller General. Adjutant and Inspector General, State Treasurer, State Superintendent of Education, one Railroad Commissioner, one Circuit Solicitor, two Representatives in'tiie General Assembly, .Supervisor, County Su perintendent of Education and Solicitor. Pursuant to the Constitution of South Car olina, and the terrnsof Joint Resolutions No. :i4o and ;UI, approved Eel). IHth. A I). I'.MN), [Acts of South Carolina, pp. ..eland ;>711, an election will also beheld at the same time and place for amendment' to the Constitu tion of Soutli Carolina, as follows: Amend Section 7, of Article VIII, of the Cousin lit ion of South Carolina, as follows: Ado at the end Uicii-of ilie following 1 words: ‘•Provided, That the limitation imposed by this Section and by Section Article IV. of Gils Con.'t itui ion shall not apply to bonded Indebtedness incurred by tin cities of Co lumbia. Rock Dili, Charleston and Florence, where 11ic proceeds of said bonds are applied solely forth • purchase.establishment, inMn- tenanee or increase of water works plant or sew. lagesystt m; and by the city of George town, when tin proceeds of said lionds aro applied solely for the purchase, establlsh- mt nt, maintenance or increase of water works point, sewerage system, gas and electric light plants, where the entire revenue arising from the opt latiou of such plants or systems shall be devi led solely and exclusively to tiie maintenance and operation of the same, and w here the tjiu stiou of incurring such in debtedness is submitted to tiie freeholders and (|uulitied voters of such municipality, as provided in the Constitution, upon the ques tion of other bonded indebtedness.’' Amend the Constitution of S mill Carolina by adding thereto the following to be known as “Article i of Amendments to the Constitu tion:” "Tiie General Assembly shall provide by law for the condemnation, through proper oniciul channels, of uil lands necessary for the primer drainage of the swamp and low lands of tld> Stale: and shall also provide for the e.|Uitable assessment of all lands so drained, for the purpose of paying tiie ex penses of such condeinnallon and drainage.” The said Amendments shall be submitted in such manner that the electors t|ualitled to vote for .Members of tiie House of Represen tatives shall vote for or against each of snob amendments separately. A inendmetils should h" on separate tickets. Ballots in favor of the adoption of an amend ment should contain the amendment voted upon in full, followed by the word ''Yes;" ballots opimscd ti> tiie adoption of an amend ment should contain the umeudmeul voted Upon, followed by tiie word "No.” Foils at each voting place will Ik* opened at 7 o'clock a. in., and closed all o’clock p. m. The following named persons havo been appointed Managers of Election for State and County otllces and for amendments to State Constitution, to-wit: Ravenna .1. \V. Brown, T. E, Burgess and 11. G. E. Feltlt. Blacksburg J. N. Phillips. E. K. Belue and Govan Cline. Allens Horace Lipscomb, Brooks Carter and Janies Allen. Buffalo A. H. Moore, Claude Webber and If. II. Wylie. Antioch—Felix Dover, Robert Dickson and J. M. Green. King's Creek Win. Caldwell, T. P. \V hi so nant and .1. K. Plaxico. Cheroki i C. M. Byars, J. W. Algood and B. E. Bachelor. Wilkliisvllle W. A. George.Albert McKown and M. C. Reynolds. Sarratts II E. Jefferies, J. T. Moorobcad and Jack Kendrick. Littlejohns J.G. Haines, Jr., J. W. Bnarks and J. D. Jefferies. Jr. 1 Timber Ridge M. M. Tate. S. U. Thaekstoii and Ed Pettit. DraytonvIIIc John Barnhill, John E. Uulncsund .l W. Wilson. E/ells W. II. Champion, Jonas Voasey and Swan Paris. Macedonia A. Harris, J. Gardner and A. 8. Smith. Thlckety Juo. M. Daniel, Jesse Pinson and S. E. Case. White Plains R. W. Lee, R. II. Taylor and John Reynolds. Turner’s 1). F. L. Turner, Scott Hill and George Turner. Wood's W. C. S.Wood, A. C. Robbs and L. E. Wood. Grassy Pond J. J. Magncss, E. A. Ellis and P. \\. liuuinlines. Maud K. E. Linder. M. T. Phillips and 0. \\. Moore. * Dill m y J, B. Bell, N. II. Llitlejoliu and 8. I,. Morgan. On day of Election the Munugcis must or ganize by t lie elect ion of a chairman and a Clerk. The Constitutional oath must be taken by each Manager Itefore he cun act, and also by t lie Clerk. Tho Chairman elected U'Ciniiowcrod to administer oath*. The Managers have the power to (ilia va cancy, and lr none of tiie Managers attend, the citl/.eiis can upiiolnt from among Hie <iuullth-d voters the Managers, who, after be ing sworn, can conduct tin' election. At tne close of the election, the Managers and Clerk niust proceed publicly to open the ballot Isixes and count tho ballot* therein, and continue without adjournment until tiie same Is eomploU'd, and make a stateiQ 'iit of the result for each oill c and sign I saimi. Within three days thereafter, I’halr- muu of the Board, or some one d.f A^ ted hy the Board, must delltcr to ty"’ .-'j.is^ion- i r* of Election tin poll ll»is,l^jW^\(. s » I lining lb' . and w I'illi . the rc'U i of tl,< el* ei ion. III. I. 'I II.ta. 'll Mac. 'ep at e. \ |>rM*lliCt must <'ii I nt) n lb< Boaid of Coni ait*'doners at the eouit bouse at Gaffney on .'m turd ay, ftovemlicr Id. |:n*J, to n reive bail.it Imixcs) ;miII lists ami Instructions, and t<> lie iiuali- lid. \V . 11. ..... )N. I I. 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