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It would be profitable if we as a people could stop occasionally in the mad rush of so-called progress and reflect on whence we came and whith er we are tending. Not every change is progress. Progress; though the etymology of the word would scarcely allow it, may be made in one of two directions—either forward or back ward, upward or downward. - It will be remembered that a little over ten years ago we had something like a revolution in this state. The state government at that time was mainly administered by men distin guished for talent, probity, and pa triotic service tendered both in war and in peace. The General Assem bly was composed mainly of men who stood high in the estimation of their fellow men for honesty, patriotism, and devotion to U e public interest, while the state officers were men of the purest and noblest type of a noble and illustrious race. The peo ple were contented and quiet, and the machinery of government was running as smoothly and as satis factorily as it had ever been known to run. The humblest individual in the land had his political rights guar- ranteed and before the law be ttood on an equality with the proudest citizen of the state. The road to preferment was open to all, merit was recognized and honored, and dis honesty and political fraud received rebuke and condemnation. Under this state of affairs, one man whose merits had not previously been conspicuous enough to elevate him into public notice, suddenly raised his head and proclaimed war against the existing state of things. He professed to have made the most startling discoveries of extravagance, hishonesty, and corruption in the administration of the state govern ment; he traveled all over the state, traducing with brazen effrontery the names of many of the most honored and trusted men of the state; and by his bold charges, his artful innuen does, his withering sarcasm, and more than all by his constant avowal of his utter want of personal ambi tion, of his unselfishness and individ ual disinterestedness, he succeeded in raising a great storm of blind prejudice and passion, of resentment and indignation. There was hardly a community that was not thrown into a tumult of excitement; neigh bors were arrayed against each other; life-long friends were alienated; and there was scarcely a decent limit to hate and bitter denunciation; while all the while the prime and sole agitator constantly avowed that he was seeking neither office nor emolu ment—that he wouldn’t degrade his manhood by accepting an office—that he was actuated solely by motives of patriotism and benevolence. His charges summed up in a few words were extravagance and corrup tion, “ring rule,” and general loose ness and dishonesty on the part of the state administration, with many dark hints of specific frauds and overt rascality. He produced not a shadow of proof to sustain his charges, holding, contrary to every principle of law and reason, that the burden of proof rested on the assail ed and not on the assailant. The code duello hud been abolished and the men who were slandered had no other resources than their own con scious integrity. His principal demands wore econo my and honesty, lower taxes, the abolishment of the South Carolina College and the Citidel Academy, which he with biting sarcasm called “dude factories,” the establishment of an Agricultural College and many Vague undefinahie privileges, honors, and emoluments for the “one-gallus and wool-bat boys ” Thu agitator, who declared that he would not eccept office, became governor of the state for two terms, and was then sent to the United States Senate, where if he live out his second term, his salaries will amount in the aggregate to $00,000, besides perquisites that will probably amount to many thousand more. We have no criticism to make of his conduct in the senate, but the means he adopted of gutting there must i ever he dtspicabie In the sight of honorable men in every age and clime. “The old ring” as it was calied, was broken, and a new ring was formed, it was boasted, wide, enough for all the people to stand in. This ring was pledged to lower taxes, to fewer offices, to greater economy, to all the sturdy virtues of honest, simple-hearted patriotism. We have hud more than ten years of this new ring pledged to economy, honesty, and low taxes, and hero is the outcome so fur as the money goes. The amount of taxes collected in 1888 was $582,611,78; in 1900, $901,- 719.:io. The receipts from all sources in 1888 were $1,163 218 21; in 1900, they were $3 253 853 31. It might be claimed that this great increase is due to the increase in the value of taxable property; if so, then why hasn’t the rate of taxation been lowered in proportion? The rate has been actually raised instead of lowered. We were to have fewer of fices, yet the number of offices has been largely increased. We were to have honesty and economy, yet there has been a greater number of defal cations in one department and more reckless extravagance in all depart ments of the government than ever before under white supremacy. The offices which have always been necessary are more costly than ever before. The governor’s office which in 1888 cost the State $6 697 91, now costs $10,015 77; the secretary of State’s office which then cost $3,464 - 20, now costs $4 699.67; and so on with most of the rest. These are not pleasant facts and figures for the bogus reformers of these days, but they are wholesome ones as furnishing food for the medi tations of all quiet and thougbtfuf citizens rolNTICUS i'ltOM McMAHAN. Mr. Me Malian did not do The Led ger the honor to send it a copy of his elaborate report, but through the courtesy of a friend the great incon venience which would have resulted from liis friendly oversight, has been completely forestalled. The report makes up a pamphlet of 32 pages of solid typo, ail crystal lized into three pompous and sweep ing recommendations: 1. The employment of an expert superintendendent in each county at a salary of $1,000 to $1,500 a year. 2. The levy of an additional tax on property sufficient to raise $200,- 000 to be applied to the free schools. 3. The creation of the position of assistant state superintendent at a salary of $1,500 a year. We are glad to see that the first of these recommendations has been overwhelming rejected by the house. We hope this is an indication that the other two will share the same fate. Mr. McMahan appears to have two main reasons for demanding the $200- 000. One is because the constitu tion declares that the General As sembly shall provide a liberal sys tem of free schools; the other, be cause the school districts will not vote the tax upon themselves. There are many different opinions as to what is liberal in this connec tion. Some think that the one mil lion of dollars now spent on free schools is pretty liberal; others who take such an institution as the Chicago University as a model, might think that ten millions would utterly fail to reach the limit of liberality contemplated by the constitution. As regards the second reason, there are many people democratic enough to think that the refusal of the dis tricts to vote the tux is evidence that they don’t want it, and that if they don’t want it, the rest of the coun try has no right to force it upon them. There are many thought;ul people who yet believe in local self government. Mr. McMahan says: “The wealth of the State should educate. Mun contribute money for missions in un- favore i places. Will ihey object to their Slate’s contributing money for education in unfavored placet?” The parallel is not properly hand led. Men dc contribute to miHHionn. but they would seriously object to being forced to do so; they also con- tribite largely to education, and have the same right to object to be ing forced to do that. Indeed men would contiibuto much more largely to education but for the constant menacing attitude of the State. “The glory of the departing cen tury, individualism, was distinctively its own. The new century will be characterized by the spirit, of democ racy. the worship of the divinity of humanity. ” In other words individualism, the glory of the past, must go,—the man must have no existence but for tbs State. Just what we have been say ing is the end and aim of State edu cation. When Mr. McMahan asserts that this is the spirit of democracy, he moans the apirit of communism. Wt are not piepared to believe that the legislature now in sesmon will turn the country over to the tender mercies of Mr. McMahan and Johii P. Thomas backed by N. G. Gonzales. If so, then we exclaim with l he peerless old Hampton, “God save the old State!” A FAILLKE. The Vesta Mill of Charleston, which has been operated by negro labor, is to be moved to Gainesville, Ga./and operated by white labor. This mill is owned principally tb y northern capitalists, and the country has watched this experiment with negro labor with a great deal of interest, because it was to settle the question of the capability or incapability of the negro to become an efficient mill operative. The case has been tried twice, the second time under the most expert management to be ob tained in the south, &ud it is now decided against him. The negro can learn the business quickly and efficiently, but he won’t pin down to the eleven hours,he won’t work on Saturday; he must attend frolics and funerals; he prefers to work only one or two days in the week and devote the rest of his time as his free and festive nature may suggest; he cares not what interests are at stake, what capital is invested, whether the mill make 25 per cent, or 16se 100 per cent.—and all this growing out of his easy going indif ference, is not very encouraging to the men who have their money staked on bis efficiency. This case settles the question of negro labor in this State for a long time to come. It is settled to tbe disparagement of the negro, and of all the men in the State, he cares for it the least. l l , .IL -J. DIED AT SEVENTY-SEVEN. Thoma* HumplirleH I’ansed Away Yester day at HU Home Near the City. Mr. Thomas Humphries died at his home above Gaffney yesterday morn ing about half past one o’cloca, after an illness of about three weeks with a complication of diseases. Mr. Humphries was born id Cleve land county, North Carolina, on the 13th of October, 1823. and was there fore over seventy-seven years old at the time of his death. He left Cleve land county when he was twenty-one years of age and settled just above Gaffney, not far from Providence church, at which place he spent the remaining years of hij life. He was married three times and was the father of nineteen children, ten of whom are still living. His first marriage was to a Miss Carrie Arnold when he was twenty-one years old Seven children were the fruits of that marriage. After the death of his first wife he married Miss Bryant, daughter of Mr. Joab Bryant, who lived near Spartanburg Nine chil dren were born to him by his second wife. His last wife, who is still living, was a Miss Littlejohn, and she is the mother of three children. Four of the children are living in Gaffney: Mr. B. K. Humphries, Mrs. J. A. Carroll, Mr. J . T. Humphries and Mrs. Millwood. Mr. Humphries was a Baptist, and had been a member of Providence church for about fifty years. He was a remarkable man in many re spects, one among which was tbe reputation he gained, fat and wide, as a singer. He possessed a wonderful tenor voice, end, as a vocalist, he probably bad no equal among the men oi his time. He taught a sing ing school for about forty years, and many of tbe good singers around here now owe their training to him. His remains will be buried this morning at Providence church, of which be was a member for so long a time. The bereaved family have the sym pathy of a large circle of friends, in which The Ledger heartily joins. BUmark’a Iron Nerve Was The result of his splendid health. Indomitable will and tre mendous energy are not found where Stomach, Liver, Kidneys and Bow els are out of order. If you want these qualities and the success they bring use Dr. King’s New Life Pills. They develop every power of brain and body. Only 25 cents at Chero kee Drug Co. —Barlow Minstrels is to be here Jan 29tb, at the opera house and A. E. Anderson <& Co’s, expert tailor is to be at Carroll & Carpenter’s Feb. 4th, with a full line of spring and summer samples. Men who appre ciate a good thing will take In both. A Dayton, Ohio, man claims that he has conquered consumption by leading a nomandic life. Twenty years ago his doctor to d him that he could not live six monti>a. Then he set out to roam over the country. After all these years of wandering he claims to be cured, and has returned to his home This season there is a large death rate among children from croup and Jung troubles. Prompt action will save the little ones from these terri ble diseases. We know of nothing so certain to give instant relief as One Minute Cough Cure. It can also be relied upon in grippe and all throat and lung troubles"of adults. Pleas ant to take. Cherokee Drug Co. The Mexican dollar has been in use . in the Orient for many years, and the people are so conservative and so op- j posed to innovations, that it will ho j dillicult to persuade them to accept ' another form of money, A large por tion of the bullion mined in Mexico is shipped to the east in the form of dollars. Pepsin preparations often fail to relieve indigestion because they can digest only albuminous foods. There is one preparation that digests all j cluhMH of food, and that is Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, It. cures the worst cesus of indigestion and gives In s' it relief, for it digests what you eat. Cherokee Drug Oo. A NEW FAST TRAIN Whh l*ut on Sunilny, .Junuury ^ < 1 *>. 11)01, lletwueu Atlanta untl the Rant. Another fast train to tiie east was put on the Southern Railway last Sunday. It is known as the “Atlanta and New York Express.” This is an entirely new train and in no wise effects the present sched ules of the other trains of the road. The object wlli be to provide im proved passenger facilities at the sev eral points between Atlanta and Charlotte at which the trains stop, and at the same time, relieve the “Washington and Southwestern Lim ited” of having any express and coach travel which that train now handles. Tiie new trains are No. 34 north bound and 33 southbound. It leaves Atlanta daily at twelve-twenty p m. (12:20 p. m.) Atlanta Time, one twenty p. m. (1:20 d. m.) Eastern Time, twenty minutes behind the Limited. Stops willjbe made at Nor- cross, Buford, Gainesville. Lula, Mount Airy, Toccoa, Westminister, Seneca, Central, Easley, Greenville, Greers, Spartanburg, Gaffney, Kings Mountain, Gastonia and Lowell. At Charlotte, where the train will arrive at nine-ten (9:10 p. m.), connection will be made with a through train from Columbia, Savannah and Flor ida, which reaches Washington the next morning at 7 :55 a. m. and New York at 2:03 p. m. Southbound, the train leaves New York at 3:25 p. m., Washington 9:55 p. m. and arrives in Charlotte 8:05 a. m., leaving Charlotte at 8:20 a. m. The train will stop at the same sta tions southbound as No 34 north bound, and will reach Atlanta ut 3:35 p. m., Atlanta time, 4:35 p. in. Eastern time, which is twenty min utes ahead of the Limited. The “Washington and Southwest ern Limited,” which is to be relieved of coach travel by the express, will be made one of the highest class pas senger trains in the country It will be a solid train of rullman curs, with diner attached. Agents of Southern Railway will oheer'ully furnish detailed informa tion relative to this improved ser vice. The new trains are now in operation and are known as Nos 83 and 34. Number 33 goes south ami passe* Gaffney at 9:43 a. rn. Number 84 goes north and passes here at 7:43 p. m. The only other trains affected by the change are the morning and evening vestibules, which do not stop here now, as heretofore. As the vestibules do not stop hero, the mail will be caught from tiie crane, and Postmaster Folger asks us to state that letters for these trains Nos. 37 and 38, should he in the postoffice promptly by 10:3U a. m and 6 p m. The operating of the two new trains is a great convenience to the people of this place and probably along the whole line; hut it would be much better if the vestibules would stop here too especially the south bound in the morning. Perhaps that can be brought about later on. The Southern now runs eight passen ger trains between Charlotte and At lanta, besides a large number of freights, and it seems like a double track ought to come next Perhaps that, too, will come some time iu the near future. Young Men at Farming, fj. F. Duggitr in Southern Farm Magazine.) For one properly qualified to super intend a large plantation a period of service us superintendent is the best means of earning at least a few hun dred dollars for investment later in farming operations of his own. The demand for skilled superintendents will increase as our farming opera tions become more diversified. Where a cheap negro foreman is now sup posed to supply all the supervision necessary on many a farm devotud almost exclusively to cotton, a change will be found imperative when low prices for cotton through a series of years make diversification an abso lute necessity. Ignorant labor may profitably grow cotton, but it cannot, without skilled direction, successfully conduct the complicated operations of a diversified farm—the cutting of bay, the selection and rotation of crops, tbe handling of machinery and the care and feeding of live-stock. Let the intending farmer, if penni less, work for a time for low wages, in whatever capacity he may. If, in time, satisfied of his ability to make a crop on his own account without go ing too deepiy in debt,he may begin as a renter on a surprisingly small capi tal. In this case he should t-ecure a lease running for several years, and if possible include the privilege (4 renewal or of purchase at the expira tion of his original term. He must beware of beginning operations on too large a scale, and must make pur- chast-s of expensive machinery with tiie utmost caution BLANTON-TURNER. Fi utty \\ •'«I(Iiiik Hiinil:r> ill tlt<* Home of Me. anil Slin. VV. N, I'uriKT. Sunday inornitig at 10:30 • ’clock st the residence of Mr. mid Mrs. VV’. N. Turner, Mr. W. 1’. Blanton and Miss Antoneltc Turner were happily mar ried in the presence of a largo num- h r of relatives and friends of tiie young couple. Rev. VV. T. Thomp son performed the ceremony, after which a most kind and generous wel come, so natural and easy with Mr. and Mrs. Turner, was tendered to all present and an elegant repast was served in th* 1 dining-room. The table was beautiful in appearance', and was substantially laden with every thing nice and palatable. These young people have the beat wishes of many friends The groom is a son of Mr. Lemuel F. Blanton, who is one of our most honorable citizens and prosperous farmers. Tiie bride is the accomp- lised daughter of our industrious and enterprising merchant and suw-miil man. The Ledger hopes that this new happy couple may live long and pros per. Hei'kiiell Smith. . At the home of the bride’s father, Mr. A. B. Smith, on Robertson street, in this city, Mr. John T. Becknell and Miss Lennie Smith were united in the holy bonds of matrimony by Rev. VV. S. B. Ford, pastor of the Second Baptist church. The ceremony was performed Sunday morning at 9:3U o’clock in the pres ence of a number of the friends of the contracting parties. A reception and dinner was served tiie happy y oung couple and their friends. Hcbb Pruitt. -On Thursday night last at the home of Mr. Layton, in this city, Mr. C. T. Webb and Miss Belle Pruitt were united in marriage by Rev. W. S B. Ford, of tbe Second Baptist church. These young people are both employ ees of the G ;ffney*Manufacturing Com pany, and have many friends whose best wishes will cluster around them through life. Tiie Ledger extends congratulations SHORT LOCAL ITEMS. Loral Itoui* Too Short for a tit-ad Lrouprd ; Tosother. Prayer meeting services of the i First Baptist church wiii hereafter be j held in the main auditorium of the i church All members are cordially ! invited to an important conference meeting just after the close of ser vices Wednesday. In a recent issue of The Ledger we stated trial Mr N. VV’. Hardin “now spends three days of every week at this place.” A reference to Mr. Har din’s curd in another column wilt disclose the fact that we wer*- in error as his office hours are from 9:30 a m . to 3 p rn., every day iu the week. Speaking about vaccination a well known and p q ulur blacksmith re marked the other day that he had to go down town and get four points, as he hail a buggy to vaccinate Only those who are acquainted with the vernacular of blacksmith and wheelrights will understand this joke but it is a joke all the same. A popular clerk in a popular store of this city is the proud father of two bouncing boys—twins. When he was informed of the fact that there were two the smile that covered his face evoluted into a grin as he exclaimed: “What! I have been wanting one boy and now I’ve got two,” and he jumped up and cracked his heels to gether like a four-year-old. We are not at liberty to divulge the name of the happy parent, but will say that both mother and twins are doing nicely.'and for further information we refer you to Tommy Cole at J. R. Tolleson’s. AIdihIhj Mourm i *. 1 hu Mayor’s courl hi., i.ut *hicn crowded much ul late (lays. Vesterday morning, however, several offenders were brought before the city’s liar of justice. Bud Hum pluies was the lirst one brought up tiie charge being disorderly with thi other preliminary attachment. Hi was found le he guilty of the chsrg and fined $6.75 or the alternative of twenty days on tiie city’s streets Officers Gilmer and Lock liart mad- the arrest. The next was a case of reckle- drivmg within the city limits, am tiie offender was fined $5 which b paid. Two young white men wet next brought before His Honor on etiarge of having indulged in some disoiderly conduct. A number of witness were put on the stand in this case, but the offend.-rs were dismis sed. The last case was one of “drunk and disorderly,” and tiie disorderly fellow whs called upon to pay a fine ol $3.75 or go to the “gang” for lifts* n days He took tiie days and joined the gang. Dr. Crawford at First IlnptiKt. Dr. J. T. Crawford, a recently returned missionary from China, preached in the First Baptist church Sunday morning to a large congregrtion of eager listeners. Sun day night, at the same church, he lectured on the causes which led up to the Boxer movement and final uprising in China. Both his sermon and his lecture were very interesting and instructive and the splendid at tention given him by his hearers at tested to the deep Interest they felt. His discourse on the Boxers w:is par ticularly vivid and impressive. Dr. Crawford is a good speaker, a good preacher and a good man, and the people of Gaffney were delighted to have him in their midst. are grown nnd selected with special reference b. their adaptability to tiie soil and climate of the South. On our seed farms, and in our trial grounds, thousands of dollars me expended in testing and growing the very best seeds that it is possi ble to grow. By our experiments we are enabled to save our custom ers much expense and loss from planting varieties not adapted to our Southern soil and climate. Wood’s Seed [look for 1901 is fully up to date, and tells all about the best Seeds for the South. 11 surpasses all other pub lications of its kind in helpful and useful information for Gardeners, Truckers and Farmers. Mailed free. Write for it. T.W. WOOD & SONS, Seed Growers & Merchants, RICIiAVOND, VA. LARGEST SEED HOUSE iN THE SOUTH. w-mm 5 is AH i si 3 Chicago’s Peerless^’ Tailors ^ t Rock=a=Bje Bi These are sweet words, but how much pain and suffering they used to mean. It’s different now. Since Mother’s Friend has oecome known expectant mothers have been spared much of the anguish of child birth. Mother’s Friend is a liniment to be applied externally. It is rubbed tn. . ruvhly Into the muscles of the abdomen. It gives elasticity and strength, and when the final great strain comes they re pond quickly and easily without pain. Mother's Friend is never taken internally. Internal remedies at this time do more harm than g cd. if a POSITIVE.LY GUARANTEE, < FIT AND WORKMANSHIP « JK" J 4 REPRESENTED DY < ik.*t ft iatil jj —r Lecture Before the Graded School*. Rev. VV. F Watson, of Gastonia, N C., will lecturu before th< graded scImoIm of thirt city Friday evening at 7:30 o’clock n graded school build ing number one. (Superintendent of Schools Sams says that the ecture will be a splendid one and that everybody who cun should hear it. Local Cotton Report The following are the prices paid for cotton in Gaffney today: Good Middling 9:50 Middling 9:37^ In Carrol ton Mo., h man and his j wife, who had-driven in to see the I circus, stopped ut a doctor’s house to a-k wbfit ailed the child they h:.d with th m. The chilil was dead. Then they asked if they could leave the bodv in the doctor’s buck yard while they saw the show. And they did. . Sweat and fruit acids will not dis color goods dyed with i’utnam Fade less Dyes. Sold hv s. B Crawley & •—Dr S. It. 1’i-ck, t he Charlotte Spec ialist, will be in Gaffney at the Lip- •comb House Tuesday, January 2(Jth Nobody knows all about it; and nothing, now known, will always cure it. Doctors try Scott’s Emul sion of Cod Liver Oil, when they think it is caused by im perfect digestion of food. You can do the same. It may or may not be caused bv the failure of stomach and bowels to do their work. If it is, you will cure it; if not, you will do no harm. ¥ The way, to cure a disease is to stop its cause, and help the body get back to its habit of health. - When Scott’s Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil does that, it cures; when it don’t, it don’t cure. It never does harm. The genuine has this picture on it, take no other. If you have not tried it, send for free sample, its agreeable taste will surprise you. SCOTT & BOWNK, Chemists, 409 Pearl .St., N. Y. 50c, uudjfci.uu; ull druggists. Canned Tripe, Veal Loaf, Chipped Beef, Lunch Tongue, Bartlet Pears, Baked Beans, Clam Chowder, AT PEElfR & UMNO. im- mi I’rompt Delivery. I’lionc woman is .supplied with this splendid lini ment she need never fear rising or sxeliing breasts, morning sickness, or any of the d scomforts which usually accompany preg nancy. The proprietor of a large hotel in Tampa. Fla., 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.” Oct Mother’s Friend st the drugstore. $1 per bottle. THE BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO., Atlanta, Ga. Write for our free illustrated book, “ Before Baby U Born.” Vaccination Notice. It being reported by local physicians that smallpox hits appeared In the town, at a meeting of the Board of Health a rule was passed requirlm? all persons not having been previously successfully vaccinated to be vaccinated at once before this rule will ho enforced by the town government. All per sons are hereby urged to have themselves vaccinated. . N. II. Littlejohn, Mayor. FOR Up-to-Date Job Print ing, cal! at the LEDGER Office. Gaffney, S. C. Bakery anti Restaurant, t have bought the Bakery I.’- formerly run by vV A IVH r. i d v. glad to serve t he pubUe wit h ir. ■ e • . Vine, at the same st and. Ihw :t :.-n; ,.ie ;• Ci!!' Special This Week. Berrysia California Peaches, Borrysia California Pears, Berrysia California Apricots, Berrysia California Cherries, Monogram Tomatoes, Naintoch Sifted Peas, Mrs. Mary Cleveland Corn, which are the finest canriTSd goods packed. Send us your order and be convinced. Sparks & Humphries. Phone No. 79. To Let. The approach totheCrcndul Shoals bridge will he let; also the building of a rock pier to the lowest responsible bidder on Saturday, February dd. lihd. at 12 o’clock. The right is reserved to reject any and all bids. Flans and specifications will be given on day of letting. J. V. Whem hel, Supervisor. W. H. Rosa, Clerk of Board. Jan. 18.25. Feb. 1. to customers. F. G. BRIGGS. ' " Land For Sale, I will offer for sale for tiie next twenty days that valuable piece of land In the incor porate limits of Gaffney, known us‘‘Indian Hill.” This property Isln sight of Limestone College, near the Graded school and very near the main street from Gaffney to Lime stone. If I do not sell it as a whole,'then I will subdivide It Into lots of one to five acres. J. Kb Jefferies, Agent. January 17th, 10* 1. odol Dyspepsia Cure Digests what you eat. It artificially digeata the food and aids Nature In strengthening and recon structing the exhausted digestive or gans. 11 is t he latest discovered digest- ant, and tonic. No other preparation can approach it In efficiency. It in- C hii untly relieves and permanently cures Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Heartburn, Flatulence, Sour Stomach, Nausea, Sick Headache,Gast.ralgia,Cramps and .11 otherresultsof Imperfectdigestion. Price 50c. and ?1. Dirge eIzo contains 2V( times - in all size. Book all about dyspepsia mailed free Prepared by E. C. DeWITT A CO.. Chicago. ■ft Two excellent corner build in ^ lots within five minutes walk of Carpet Mill. These lots will be sold on the Easy Payment Plan of only $3 per month. Here is an opportunity of a lifetime for workin? people. Apply to 1C1>. II.