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ork Weakens Your Kidneys. althy Kidneys Make Impure Blood. AUlheiJood in your body panel through | your kidneys once every three minutes. The kidneys are your blood purifiers, they fil ter out the waste or impurities in the blood. If they are sick or out of order, they fail to do their work. Pains, achesandrheu- matism come from ex cess of uric acid in the blood, due to neglected trouble. Kidney trouble causes quick or unsteady keart beats, and makes one feel as though 'they had heart trouble, because the heart is over-working in pumping thick, kidney- poisoned blood through veins and arteries. It used to be considered that only urinary troubles were to be traced to the kidneys, h"inow modern science proves that nearly y&Jconstitutional diseases have their begin- t^Pg in kidney trouble. If you are sick you can make no mistake by first doctoring your kidneys. The mild and the extraordinary effect of Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy is soon realized. It stands the highest for its wonderful cures of the most distressing cases and is sold on its merits by all druggists in fifty- cent and one-dollar siz es. You may have a sample bottle by mail Homo of s«ampR<M)t. free, also pamphlet telling you how to find out if you have kidney or bladder trouble. Mention this paper when writing Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton. N. Y. Estate Notice. All persons holding 1 claims against the es tate of James li. Ezell, deceased, are hereby notified to present t he same, duly attested, to the undersigned on or before March 1st next; and all persons indebted to said estate must make payment soon to the undersigned ad ministrator. W. II. Martin, Admr. Estate James H. Ezell, dee’d. Jan. ;Ji>th. 1H01. Published in Gaffney Ledger Feb. 1st, stli and lath. Homestead Notice. Notice is hereby given that Mrs Sallie M. ) MeCraw, widow of J. Curb Mc<'raw, deceased, lias applied to me by petition to set off to her La homestead in the personal property of her Isaid deceased husband. . Witness my hand and seal of office at Gaff- iley.S. C'., tins noth day of January, 11*01. J. En Jeffehjks, 2-l-4t Clk C. G. Pi’s. JU^T I TV. Dainty Designs in STERLING SILVER; Quaint Conceits in RICH CUT GLASS; New, Novel, Artistic, Ornamental, Serviceable, Economical, the most ap- ‘'propriate things for wed- v ding gifts. See my display, -4 the most complete yet ex hibited in Gaffney. T, H. WESTROPE Watchmaker and Jeweler. Do You Want insurance ? I am prepared to furnish poli cies in the very best companies at the lowest rates. If you want a bond I can make It for you. See me before you insure. F. G. STACY. DR. J. F. GARRETT, Dentist, Gaffney, - - - ^S. C. Office over J. R. Tolleson’a new store In office from 1st to 26th of each month: Dr. C. T. LIPSCOMB, Dentist, Office over R. A. lone* ft Co.’s Store. 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ALTSHELER, Avtlior o) "A Soldier o) Manhattan," "The Sun of Saratoga,’’ Etc. [C pyrijiit, 1900, by Joecph A. Altsheier. I CHAPTER III. THE MKHIT OK A GOOD HORRR. I paused, not to swear this time, but for a momentary reflection on the vani ty ot man and the deceitful no«8 of wom an in taking advantage of it, and then 1 sprang upon the back of that old brown hack—confound him for an army mule without the earsl—and gave chase. I had no switch or whip, but I roweled him and kicked him in the sides until I frightened him into a greater speed than ho or any one else believed to dwell within his long frame. Ho gave a wild snort, and we plunged after the fleet girl, rocking and swaying like a boat in a stormy sea, bat even with such exer tion lie could not compare with Old Put. Despite the anxiety of the moment, I noted ids inferiority with some pride, but then 1 remembered how mhch de pended upon the success of the pursuit, and I continued to urge on my own mount. Strive and strain as we could and ride and thump as 1 would with all my arms and legs, xvo lost ground rapidly. The girl turned her head once to look at me, and 1 thought I saw a look of triumph on her fare, but l suppose it was my imagination which was indus triously tormenting me just then. I groaned at the certainty of her escape, and then hope seized mo, for I remem bered suddenly that I, "oo, had a trick to play. Old Put and I possessed a com mon language in which we often talked, with perfect understanding. I put two fingers to my lips and blew between them a long, shrill whistle, which cut the air and traveled like the scream of a life. It was a request, a command even, to him to stop and wait for me. He twisted his long neck in the manner of one listening, looking back at mo to see what I meant, but ho went on, though with slightly diminished speed, his manner indicating that he was un certain what I had said. The girl was belaboring him with the switch, for she must have noticed his decreasing gait. I whistled again, and ns Old Put’s jmee sank to a trot she beat him fiercely with the switch. A third whistle, and Old Put, now in perfect accord with me, stopped stock still; not only that, but he faced about and neighed joyously. The girl threw the remains of her switch upon the ground and began to cry, not pitifully, but angrily, fiercely. I rode up slowly and held out my hand to Old Put, who rubbed his nose against it. He knew bis master and best friend. Never had I beaten him, and now there were stripes and welts on his side where she had pounded him with a swdtch, or rather stick. “Why did yon not tell me what sort of a horse he was,’’she cried, “and then I would not have made myself look so ridiculous, sittiug here as if I had been tied and waiting for you to come up?” “Miss Howard, ” said I in some as tonishment, “do you expect me to show you the way to escape?” “I do not expect anything from you, a rebel, ” slio said. “Do not speak to mo again. ” All right; that suited mo. 1 did not wish to talk to her. She used words only to inveigle me into some incau tious mood. But it was necessary for me to tell her to dismount in order that I might change saddles again, as 1 did not intend to give her another such op portunity. I did not offer to assist her, having had enough of that, but stood beside the brown back, watching her with a look that was now strictly mili tary. “Why don’t you help mo down?” she said angrily. “Have yon no courtesy for a lady?” “You have declined such assistance from a rebel before, ’ ’ I said in reply to her unexpected question. “And I decline tigain. Yon needn’t offer it,” she said abruptly, springing to the ground, when 1 had no thought of offering it. As soon as she was off his back Old Put showed the greatest distrust of her and aversion. Ho shied as far away from her as my hold on his bridle would let him, and his big, dark eyes shone with wrath. I was glad that ho had come back to his senses, and bo, like I, should have known her thoroughly from the first and always. “We don’t intend to be deceived by her again, do wo, old comrade?” said I to him. He nodded his head in emphatic fash ion, and his big eye winked intelligent ly. Her eyes flashed a little, but she too* no other notice. “Look well at this lady, Put,” I said. “ Do you note her?” He nodded. “She’s English, we’re Americans, and therefore she’s an enemy and not to be trusted. Watch her well,” I con tinued. lie nodded violently. “Now, Miss Howard,” I said severe ly, “I’ve changed those saddles, and they are ready for our use when wo need them, but meanwhile wo’ll walk again, as we’ve tired our horses out for the second time, and all your fault too. ” She said nothing, but walked on in the way which I.had indicated, keeping eight or ten feet from me. She had ceased to cry and had given her features a fixed and angry set. I was troubled greatly. Wo had wasted so much time over her futile efforts to escape that the problem of a night’s shelter had grown more diffi cult and pressing, and 1 intended that my attention should not bo diverted from it again. Therefore I would take precautions. I drew from my pocket a long silk handkerchief, a trophy of the Monmouth campaign, which I had pre served with great care. “Hold out your hands,” I said. “What would you do?” she asked, turning upon mo a look of fire. But I was firm. My experience had been too great. "Holdout your hands,” I repeated. “I intend to bind them together. You play too many tricks ” “You are not a gentleman.” “You have told me that three or four times already. It won’t bear further repetition. ” “I will not submit to such a thing. “Then I will have to use force, which will make it much more unpleasant for you. ” I hated to do what I had planned. It was rude and severe, but thou there are few who have linn women prisoners like mine, and consequently there are few who are in a position to judge me. I prefer greatly to deal with the regular forces, but in this case 1 had no choice, and so I strengthened my will and pro ceeded “Hold out your wrists,” I repeated. ’1 shall not hurt you. I merely wish to keep you out of further mischief. ” ”1 shall never forgive you, ” sho said. 1 could afford to laugh at such a threat “1 trust that nobody will forgive me until I ask for forgiveness,” I said. She looked at mo, her eyes full of re bellion. I thought sho was going to raise her hand to strike mo, but women are so changeable and uncertain. In stead she held out her hand* meekly. I hound her wrists together and uo-| ticed that they were white and well molded The handkerchief was soft and could not pain her at all, and, besides, her hands were bound in front of her and not behind her. Sho need feel no inconvenience, hut sho must realize that her opportunities for mischief were di minished vastly. Old Put looked at her with an air of triumph, as much as to say, “Now, miss, you are being pun ished, and punished deservedly, for beat ing me so much. ” That seemed to bo her own understanding of herself. Wo resumed our march, the horses walking behind us. The rim of the sun was now meeting the rim of tho earth, and the western skies were tinged with ruddy fire. In the east the misty gray of twilight was descending on field and forest, and tho chill of night was creep ing over everything. Even in our South Carolina latitudes the nights are cold in midwinter, and I shivered as a twilight wind, with a raw edge to it, swept over tho plain. There M as a heavy cloak hanging at her saddle horn, for sho had not ven tured upon her journey unprepared. I took it off and threw it over her shoul ders. It fell below her waist like a great coat, and I buttoned it securely around her neck “You are a barbarian, ” she said. “I know it, ” I replied, “but I do not intend to let you suffer more than is necessary for your own good. That is the kind of barbarians we are in this country. ” The country* was lone and desolate, for we were on the sterile slopes of the hills. It was thinly peopled at the best of times, but now, raided incessantly by Tarloton’s legion, which knew no mercy to anything, whether animate or inani mate, and plundered, too, by wild bauds which claimed to belong to either army, as tho occasion served, and perhaps be longed to neither, tho people had fled to securer regions, where one side or tho other was master. Only those who have seen it know the sufferings of a country harried by opposing armies and preda tory bands. I had hoped to find some friendly farmer bolder than the rest with whom my prisoner and I could find shelter, or if not that, at least some abandoned house which would give us a roof, but I saw no sign of a human face except our own, and no roof appear ed either in tho fields or among th« trees. It was a solitude bleak and cold, and the declining sun, now half way behind tho earth, warned me that it would soon be time to stop, for the darkness would bo upon ns, and in a land of hills, gullies and no roads we could not travel well without light. Despairing of such shelter as I had expected, I turned our course toward a thick grove of trees rising like a great castle on tho left. When wo entered it, the shadows already made darkness there,” and the night wind moaned among the dry branches of tho trees. I saw tho girl shiver, and again I felt pity for her in spite of all that sho tried to do, though I lost uono of my distrust and caution. Almost in the center of the f rove was a small open space, sheltered from the rush of cold air by the great trees which grew so thickly around it It seemed to • me to be the likeliest spot wo could find for a camp. I hitched the horses to boughs of tho trees and took from my pocket a small flask of that cheer which a good soldier seldom neglects. I drew tho stopper and handed it to the girl. “Take a little of this,” I said. “You must if you do not expect to catch your death of cold. ” “I would if I could,” she said, “but I cannot while my hands are tied! ” “I had forgotten tho handkerchief,*’ l replied, “but 1 don’t think we’ll need it any longer. You have been warned sufficiently. ” I unbound her wrists and replaced the handkerchief in my pocket. “But don’t forget,” I said, “that this handkerchief is an evidence that I have put my mark upon you and that you be long to me—that is, you are my prisoner until such time os I choose to give you up. ” Her face flushed. “I will not endure such talk,” she said, “from a rebel who within six months may be hanged by his outraged king for treason. ’’ "You can’t escape it,” 1 said, “and the king can’t hang me before ho catches mo. It’s a long way from Lon don to South Carolina, and I hear the king is fat and lazy and suffers from seasickness. ” But sho drank the whisky, just a lit tle of it, though enough to put more sparkle in her eye, and handed the flask to mo without a word of thanks. Then sho sat down on a fallen tree and looked idly in front of her as if sho had no in terest whatever in anything. I gathered up armfuls of the dry brushwood and tossed them into a heap, to which 1 set tire with tho flint and steel I always carried. The fire blazed np rapidly and snapped as it bit through tho wood. Its merry crackling drowned the desolate moan of the wind, and the long red ribbons of fiame and tho fast forming bed of live coals threw out a kindly heat that fended off the chill of tho night Even the girl, angry and hu miliated us she seemed to be, felt the influence of the light aud warmth and edged along the log until sho was much closer and the fire could shine directly upon her face. Old Put was frank in his appreciation, coming to the full length of his tether and wagging his head in a manner which said to me as plain as day, “You have done well ” Even the stupid brown back understood and imitated Old Put’s example. Higher rose tho fire aud drove back the shadows, but the darkness was now rolling up to tho circle of light, and beyond the sparkle of the flames began to rise like a wall The sun was gone, and a faint, fading pink tint in tho west marked the way his flight had taken him. Over all tho world the twi light drooped, and the winter wind mourned .the dead day. ” Are there ghosts tn tfia forest?” sud denly uskid the girl "None that 1 ever heard ot,’’ I said. ‘It is so unlike England.” ’How?” “So much wilder ” I had heard ot their forests there, or rather what they call forests—some acres of trios, with tho undergrowth cut away and tho lawns shaven, every rod patrolled by keepers or workmen, a mere plaything of a forest- but hero in America are the real forests, just as nature made them, tho desolat j wilder ness through which the wild animals howl, while tho lone wind plays its song on the branches or leaves of the trees This is tho real forest, a place in which man becomes about as big us a cork ou the sea. Never the lone hunter, though 50 years his home, fails to feel its immensity and desolation. Tho girl drew the edges of her cloak a little more tighuy and moved as close to the tiro as the end of the log would allow her “If you will permit me,” 1 said. *1 will give you a better seat by the fire than that ” She rose without a word, and 1 rolled the log well within the warmth of the blaze. She resumed her seat, aud the firelight flickered and played over her face, tinting her cheeks with deep red and spangling her bronze gold hair with patches ot scarlet and crimson. Tho little red cap had been pulled se curely down on her head, and, sitting there in the alternate light and dark ness, her figure lithe aud strong, she looked like some Saxon wood nymph. But I did not ceasn my good deeds. 1 call myself a forethoughtful trooper, and from the saddlebags I carried across my saddle bow I took a cold chicken, a piece of cold boiled ham and some hard biscuits, a dinner fit for a prince, or rather an honest American citizen, which was better, in these bard times of war. To this royal collection I added a canteen well filled with water, re membered the stout little flask in my breast pocket, and the repast was com plete, all but tho serving Her eyes sparkled at the sight of the good things. Wood nymphs, Saxon or other, must eat. “Let me carve the chicken, ” she said. “You have neither a table, plates nor a knife, ” I said. “This log will serve as a table, some of those clean dry leaves as plates, and you could lend me a knife. ” “How could I lend you a knife, a weapon, after all the tricks you have tried to play upon me? You don’t forget this, do you?” I took tho little toy pistol with which sho had tried to shoot me out of my pocket and held it up before her, but she laughed. Women don’t seem to have any conscience, or at least they forget their crimes, which is convenient for their peace of mind. “Give me the knife,” sho said, “and don’t waste time I’m hungry. ” I distrusted her as much as ever, even more, but I opened tho blade of my clasp knife and handed it to her. “A very good knife,” she said, “but I have no doubt it was stolen from an Englishman. Ah, here it is—the name of an English maker on tho blade 1” “It was not stolen!” I exclaimed in dignantly. “I took it from him fairly at tho buttle of Mon mouth, where ho fell into my hands. " “That, I suppose, is a good enough title for a rebel, ” sho said aud began to carve tho chicken. It was a fine, fat chicken, beautifully roasted, aud she showed that she knew how to carve, for she deftly clipped off a leg, which sho held up before me. “That looks fat and good to eat, ” she said, “aud it’s a fine chicken, but I’ve no doubt it was stolen from a loyal sub ject of King George. ” “H’s not truel” I exclaimed in some wrath. “He was a Tory farmer, I admit, but I did not steal tho chicken. I took it before his eyes, and ho never said a word. ” "Afraid, I suppose, but it doesn’t make any difference to you. It will taste just as good to a rebel. Here, take your piece ou this big, clean leaf and eat.” I took the piece and ate. Sho carved off a portion for herself, too, and ate with a good appetite. Then I handed her the canteen of water aafttold her to take a drink. “Don’t be afraid, ” I said. “I took that water out of a clear brook in the wilderness, and the land through which it flowed belonged to God, not to any Englishman or Tory. ” “But how about the canteen?” she asked. “Did you steal that from any English soldier or take it by violence, which is worse?” I showed her the name of the utaker. a Boston man, upon it “A vile rebel town, the worst of them all, ” she said. But she look a good drink out of it and when she handed it back to me 1 imitated her example. Then, while tho fire crackled and blazed higher aud the circle of light widened and the darkness beyond it thickened, wo ate and drank, and 1 grew cheerful. I had defeated all her attempts, and tomorrow I would find Morgan and give her into other hands and be rid of all my troubles, yet I was compelled to admit ouce again that she was very beautiful with tho fireiigl i flickering and playing over her face and hair, but all the world knows, as I have said, that the handsome wom en are the most dangerous, the most cuuuing, and I was on my guard against any new attempt of hers to escape. Still, when I looked around at the blackness of tho night and heard the sigh of the cold wind above tho crac kling of the fire, 1 did not think that sho would dare to attempt it. 1 knew no woman who would venture alone on a winter night into that uncanny wilder ness, aud, knowing it, I felt easy This story will be continued from wrek to week in the Friday issue of The Ledger until concluded. Cherokee Drug Co., the druggists, will refund you your money if you are not satisfied after using Cham berlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets. They cure disorders of the stomach, biliousness, constipation and head ache. Trice 25 cents. Sample free. When other people drop things they are careless; when we drop them we are nervous. Id politics every regulated small boy sides with his grand-father. The lleiit Freacrlptlon for Miilitrl* Chills and Fever is a bottle of Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonto. It is simply Iroq and quinine in a tasteless form. cure-~no pay.-. Trios 60c. SHORT LOCAL ITEMS. l. orul ll«*in»T<i<» Short for it llt-ml Griiii|M<<l TurcUmt. Mr. and Mrs. James A. Willis have moved into their new and pretty nsi- denco on Buford street, where their friends will hereafter find them ns "snug as a bug in u rug.” On next Tuesday night Hie Itev. Mr. Minter, of Shelby, will preach in the Tresbyterian church in this city. Mr. Minter is one of the rising young ministers of this section ur.d is said to be an unusually forceful preacher. The town authorities aro opening out the Northern end of.Bimie street from 8t. John Butler's residence down to the branch beyond Elmer Folger's. This will be an improve ment to that part of the city at.d a convenience to the residents of liiav district. News comes from Philadelphia that Master Harry Wheat is some what improved, and that the treat ment he is undergoing is proving so beneficial that it in likely Mrs. Wheat will return to Gaffney with him shortly, that is, within a month or six weeks. Rev. W. S. B. Ford returned to the city Tuesday. He reports the V. M. C. A. meeting at Sumter one of the best in the history of tho organiza tion fn this State. On Sunday the Rev. H. B. Buckholz, of Chester, preached to Hie young men, while Mr. Ford filled Mr. Buckbolz’s pulpit. The southbound passenger trains were all behind time yesterday morn ing. The vestibule was over two hours late and the new train, which >3 scheduled to pass here at !(: J3 a. m. , went by after one o’clock, follow ing the vestibule. We did not learn the cause as railroad men are always very reticent about such tilings. Messrs. Carroll A Company, pro- piietors of tho dummy line, aro hav ing tho dummy engine put through a process of general cleaning over hauling. They are also placing new cro3 u -ties in the track and putting the line in splendid condition. In the meantime, the lime is being hauled to the railroad in wagons. On next Sunday Rev. Henry R. Borthwick, of Austinville, Yu., will occupy the pulpit of the Presbyterian church both morning and evening. Mr. Borthwick is a young Scotchman. He is said to be a very fine preacher and he comes to Gaffney at the invi tation of the Presbyterian congrega tion. A cordial invitation is extend ed to all Gaffney lo attend these ser vices. Mr. Borthwick will arrive in the city Saturday anti will probably remain several days. ICeaoliitlon to .Mo|> Nielli Work. At the meeting of the Southern Cotton Spinners’ Association which was held in Charlotte last Saturday, the following resolutions was passed: “That wo recommend all mills to stop night work entirely lor four months, beginning March 1, I'JUl, and that mills ruuning daylight only stop one day in every week, begin ning March 1. At the expiration of sixty days from March 1, mills stop ping night work shall also conform to arrangements made herein lor mills running daytime only.” Dr. J. H. McAdden, tho president of the association, estimates that this action secures a reduction of (ifty per cent, in production. f S. A WELL DRE55ED LADY T knows that the shoe is the literal foundation of proper attire. STAR-FIVE-STAR $2.50 SHOE possesses every point of excellence in a shoe — style, fit, comfort and wonderful service-giving qualities. Made by THE BROWN SHOE CO., St. Louis. ' The kind that are “Just as Good? cost you more. By Every Test Star-Five-Star Shoes MARK .tv, ,n«- ★5Ar fttcurtftta are still the best. M SHANK FOR SALE EXCLUSIVELY HY Bridges & MeCraw THE SHOEMEN, GAFFNEY, S. C. The baker sends in his bill when he needs the dough. Railways use up over 2,000,000 ; tons of steel a year, almost half the world’s product. SOUTHERN RAILWAY* Condonsod Schedule of P:i.isauff l *r Ti-ulns. Notice of Final Discharge. Hy permission of Hon. J. K. Webster, Jiuljze of Probate for Cherokee County, S. C . we will, on Saturday, the 9tli d;iy of March next, at 10 o’clock a. m., make our tinal return. *s executors of the estate of Samuel Littlejohn, deceased, and apply for letters disrnlssory. T. M. Littlejohn, T). L. Littlejohn, N. II. Littlejohn, E.xrs. Estate Samuel Littlejohn, dee’d. Published In Gaffney Lodger Feb. 15, 22 and March 1,1001. List ot Jurors For March Term of Court. THE OFFSPRING OF HEREDITARY BLOOD TAINT. Scrofula is but a modified for tt^pf Flood Poison and Consumption. The parent who is tainted by cither will see in Uic child the same disease yq’TS}- manifesting itself in » the form of swollen glands of the neck and throat, catarrh, weak eyes, ofTenshe sores and abscesses and of tentimes white swell ing— sure si^rns of Scrofula. There may be no external signs for , a long time, for the disease develops slowly in some cases, but the poison Is in the blood and will brer k out at the first favor able opportunity. S. S. S. cures this wast ing, destructive disease by first purifying and building up the blood and stimulating and invigorating the whole system. J. M. Seals, 115 Public Square, Nashville,Tenn.. says : "Ten years ago my daughter fell and cul her fo-ehead. From this wound the glands on the side of her face became swollen and fmrsted. Some of the t>est doctors here aud elsewhere attended her without any benefit. We decided to try S. S. S., aud a few bottles cured her en tirely." makes new and pure ^ blood to nourish and strengthen the body, k, and is a positive and safe cure for Scrofula. It overcomes all forms of blood poison, whether inherited or acquired, ami no remedy so thoroughly and effectively cleanses the blood. If you have any blood trouble, or your child lias inherited some blood taint, take S. S. S. ami get the blood in good condition and prevent the disease doing further damage. Send for our free book and write oui physicians about your case. We make no charge whatever for medical advice. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA. CA. Read and Take Warning, Farmer Brown - "Goixl inoriiimn Rro. Smith, have you beard the news’/ /.ehulon lla-ris was burned out lock, stock awl barrel this morniie.r: lie ami family barely escaping 1 with their lives from till 1 burning-liouse. One of their babies WHS badly burned, for tbey forgot il Wh‘li tiny run out. but /.eh pul a blanket over bis bead and ran Into the room where It was In a cra dle mid got out with It bis hands are badly blistered too. All their clothing, furniture and supplies for this year was lost he didn’t save anything. Mrs. Ilarris is prostrated and /.eb fours it will kill her. They have six ba bies, the oldest only 10 years old Poor fol low, lie Is ruined!" Farmer Smith "lie was insured In the Cherokee Mutual, wasn’t bo? I saw the ureiit at bis house last week talking to him about Insuring Ids house and contents." Brow n “No, he did not Insure. The agent told Mm he would insure bis bouse forfmo, furniture and clothing for 8100; that the cost would be 82.50 foi lirst year and el.25 each year after on that amount, but /.eb said he would wail awhile, for he needed the money to buy a Isit of tobacco now, aud wanted to make a good payment on his land mortgage next fall; so I urn trying to get up money to buy Mrs. Harris and their bablt s some gar ments to put on, but everybody says /.eb ought to have protected himself by taking nut a Policy In the ('berokee Mutual Insur ance ('omnany, w hich was organized for suoh cases, and they don’t have much sympathy for him. for this company Is prompt to meet the losses of Its members " The following is the list of Grand Jurors drawn in obedience to the writ of venire facias: Humphries, Luther F., Grassy Pond, Brown, K.R., Jr., Ravenna, Tillotson. Wade, Gaffney, Abernathy, Gus. Gaffney. Patrick, 1. G., Wilkinsvllle, Lipscomb, John H., Gaffney, Stacy, Tom, Gaffney. Estes, Thomas, Etta Jane. Sparks. W. C., Star Farm, Kendrick, Will, Surratts. Osborne, Allie, Blacksburg, Borders, Wm.. Blacksburg. List of Pettit Jurors drawn In obedience to the writ of venire facias for the first week of court: Spake, W. L., Gaffney, Lipscomb, E. F.. Goucher, Jones, A. F., Grassy Pond. Roberts, J. M., Wllklnsvillc, Allison, S. A., Goforth. Elmore, Geo. W., Gaffney, Smith, Prater, Goucher, Hoyle, N. A., Gaffney, Allen. James, Bowlinsville, Bird, Wm., Grover, Moore, Frank, Blacksburg, Plaxleo, Levi, Cherokee Falls, White B. F., Kings Creek, Allison. Kobt. I)., Gaffney, Hopper, Anthony. Gaffney, Little, L. A., Gaffney, Hayden, Wm.. Blacksburg, Moss. Walker, Blacksburg, Reynolds, II. C.. Cowpens, "MeCraw, J. Clusly, Gaffney, Parris, B. P., Gaffney, Pettltt, B. G. L., Ravenna. Wylie, D. II., Blacksburg. Mettz, J. Y.. Gaffney, Black, Rowland, Blacksburg, Phillips, /.. R., Star Farm, Roark, U. M., Grover, Gaffney, 8. 8., Gaffney, Strain, Jimmie L., Etta Jane. George, W. A.. Wilkinsville, Wood, L. E., Goforth, Jones, C. P., Grassy Pond, Smith, R. L.. Algood, Beusoii, Bob, Gaffney, Welchell, J. F„ Gaffney, Phillips, M. T\, Cowpens. In 1 hiv -•t ji n. 2 rth, 1001. V es. Tv ;pr Fst.Ma North boaml. No 12. No .'is. No . -‘A. No . 3d. Da *iy Daily Dally Daily. Lv. Atlanta.OT 7 50 i> 12 tOm 1-’ 20 P 11 50 p 44 Atlanta.FT 8 .Via i 00;. 1 vp 12 5o» 4* Noreross . 0 8J a •> to (.t]i 1 2ft a J» Buford. 10 05 11 •> 37 p 1 53 a 44 (ralliesvill* 10 ?,.»1: O 25 p 3 03 p 2 18 a Lula 10 58 a *> 3 33 p 2 38a Cornelia.... 11 25 a . .< 4« Mt. Airy... 11 30 a 8 58 p Lv. Tooaoa 11 53 il M P 4 10 p 3 28a /. r. IS her,on. . 30 p ft Oopl 11 5«a Lv. ESlberton... 0 66 a Lv. W’minster. 12 ; 4 50 p 4 08a 44 Hereto. — 12 52 p 4 10 p 6 05 p 4 28 a 44 Central 1 42 p 5 27 p 4 56 a 44 Greenville. 2 841* 5 22 p ft 10 p 6 02 a Hpar'burg. 3 ut p 0 1»T) 7 07 p 7 U6a Gnffnev.. . 4 28 P 4ft p 7 4 i p 7 45 a 44 Blacksburg 4 47 p .7 02 p 7 57 P S 02 a King’s Mt.. 5 16 p 8 17 p 8 27a Gastonia. . 6 40 p 8 :>5p 8 51a 44 (Tiarlotte.. tl 40 p 8 18 p 0 80 p 9 50a Ar. Gre’usboro 0 u5 p 10 4, p 11 44 p 12 28 p Ar. Durham... 3 52 a 3 52 a 2 27 p Ar. Halei h 6 30 a 5 30 a 8 23 p Ar. Danville.. 11 26 p 11 53 p 12 51 a 1 38p Ar. Norfolk .. 8 30 a 8 30 a 8 30 a Ar. Rlehmoi d.. C (X) 11 0 00 a G 00a 8 25 p Ar. W'hington. () 42 a 7 Itj a 8 50 p 44 B'more l 1 . It 8 00 a 9 15 a 11 35 p 44 Ph’dolphiH. 10 15 a 11 85 a 2 5fta New \ork. .... 12 41m 2 03 p e 23a Fst.Ma V l*S. Expr. Houthbouml. No .>5. So .37. No .11. No .38. Daily. Daily. Da ily Daily. Lv. N.Y., Pa.R. 12 16 a 4 30 p 3 25 p “ Ph’dolphia. 3 50 a ft 55 P 8 05 p Baltimore.. a 22 a 0 ‘O') j> 8 27 p V> ffsh'toii.. 11 15 a 10 45 p 9 55p Lv! Kielunond.. 12 01 11 11 00p 00 P 11 00 p Lv. Norfolk. 0 35 a 'i 40 P 7 40 p 7 40p Lv. Danville.. 5 48 p ~ 50 a 0 10 a 4 38a Lv. Raleigh. 3 50 p 1 O0 a 1 00 a 1 00a Lv. Durham... 4 43 p 0 :io a 2 30a 2 30a Lv. Gre’nsboro 7 Kip 4 05 a 7 57 a 5 48a Ar. Charlotte.. 0 45 p 0 25 a 12 u'.m 8 05a Lv Gastonia.. 10 42 p l 12 p 8 31 a 41 Ki-n s Mt.. n 02 P 1 ;e>p 9 12 a hlii ksburg 11 25 p 10 45 a G nip « 8)a Gaffney. it 42 p 10 58 a G 24 p 0 43a 44 Hpar'burg . 12 21.1 H n 24 a 8 Kip 10 20 a Greenville 1 30 a 12 30ji 4 80 p 11 16 a 41 < '•ntral 5 40 p 12 10 p beneca. .. 2 32 u 1 30]i ft 08 p 12 80 p W'minster. ti 12 4»p Toceoa. 2 15 p 7 os n 1 24 P Lv. Klbel-toli... .... tt t>0 H G ooi- 0 oua 1 53 a 3 Up 3 33 p Lv. Jit. Airy. " Cornelia “ Lula. 4 18a “ Gainesville 4'8-ia “ Buford. . 5 01a “ Norcrosti. 6 25 a Ar. Atlanta,KT; 8 10 a " Allanta.CTj 5 10 a Between Lulu UalLl j Kx. No. 13. STATIONS. Sun. Daily. •! LO p 1 38 p 7 40 p 8 lOp 8 3211 0 (*); I 0 3* p 10 15p! 0 15p and Athena. 8 15 p 8 51 p 0 Up 10 00 p Nutn close connection made at Lula mam line trams. 11 06 aiLv. .Lulu Ar 11 tl a ; " Maysville " 12 01111 “ Harmony “ 12 50 pi Ar. Athens .Lv fl 30p TftTp 2 »p 2 45 p 3 17 p 3 52 p 4 36 p 8 86 p NoTIflC Ex. Sun. 10 50 a 7 86p 10 It a 0 50 p 0 54 a 0 20 p 0 05 a! 5 80 p with List of Pettit Jurors drawn In obedience to the writ of venire facias for the second week of court: Humphries, Wellington, Cowpens, Allison, N. 8., Gaffney, Wood, Preston, Algood, Brice, Edwards, Algood, Wilson, John, Blacksburg, McSwain, John, Blacksburg, Duff, Dudley, Blacksburg, Parker, W., Ravenna, Goforth, E. R., Ravenna, Ellis, K. N„ Grassy Pond, Sanders, Henry, Cherokee Falls, Jones, J. F„ Blacksburg, Robbs. James P„ Grassy Pond, Bird, Lee, Gaffney, Inman, C. F., Etta Jane, Clary. L. T., Gaffney, Thompson. Wallace, Webster, Baker, L., Gaffney, Beam. .1. F., Grlndall, Wilkins, H. R., Gaffney, Mosteller, J._K.. Goforth, Horton. W. T.. Ezells, Bentley, John, Asbury, Mints, J. E., Blacksburg, Clary, J. L., Powell, Mason, James, Lawn, Painter, J. C., Stevy, Mitchell, Davidson, Asbury, Lipscomb, li. 8., Gaffney, Martin, Green, Ezells, Gardner, Jeremiah, Powell, Jones, J. K., Gaffney, Scruggs, Drury, Ezells, Tate, Hamlet, Webster. Humphries, T. 1).. Goforth. Little, J. Gaffney. Ft ••A’’ a m. "P" p. m. “M” noon. “N” night. Chesapeake Lino Steamers in daily service between Norfolk and Baltimore. Nos iff and 38—"Washington and Southwest ern Limited." Solid Puhnan t lain, being com pos'd exclusively of Hm st PuHinun equipment of latest de-tiga, through betwet-n New York and Atlanta Tlnougli Pullman sleeping cars between New York and New Orleans, via Washington, Atlanta and Montgomery and al so Ixuwoen New York anti Mcmiihts, Ciu Wash ington, Atlanta and hinningbaiu. Elegant Pullman Library <ibservatiou oat s between MA- con and New YorK. Lining cars servo all meals enroute. Pullman nioeping ears Itotweoa Greensboro and Raleigh. No coach sorvio# 00 this train. I hese trains will slop at Gainee* vibe, Lula. Toccoa..'•out . a .Gaffney and Blacks burg only to lake on and let off pas mgers for and from Washington ..a l beyond and for and from < > reeu vl I le-Colu tn I )iu and Spartanburg- Columbia line 3. Nos. 33 and 31—"Atlanta and New York Kx- rt ss.” New train Ijetwtsm Atlanta and Char- ottc, connecting at Charlotte with Gains of same uumiHtrs for and from Washington, New York and the east, carrying through Pullman sleeping cars lx;: weenCnariotie and New York, Charlotte and Itichmoud and Norfolk. Leav ing Wa. hingtou Mondaya, Wedn«-s<lay* and Fridays a tourist sieoplug ear will be<Fj»eratad on this train through from Washington to Han Francisco without change. Uonms-tion a* Gnsmslxiro with shsipers for Raleigh. No Pullman ears on this train hciwtx<u Athmu* and Charlotte. Ample fltsl and second claM ooneh aecmniad.itions for local aud Through travel Nos. Ifiand 38—"United State/ Fast MuH"raag t/riid between WitdiliiKtuu and New Orleans, via South' rn Hull wh/, A. ft W. p R. K. aM L. Ac N. K. It., L ing eotiiprsM*,! of o6aelMft through without change fur 1 ns-rigors of all classes. Ihitltnnn drawing r< om sI's-puiK caig between N»w York and New Orleans, va A*- lantn and Montgomery and lx-iw«s<n B*r» mingham and Kl.-limomL Dtnlag'wrs ail 'oeais im toutn. Nos. 11 and 18—Holid local train Richmond and AtUul 1 Cl.,.. .., U d* Norfolk for 1 h.u P>m st Com in a*. Ksisvial attention Is cuilcdt* lletl