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Do you want robust health with all Its privileges and i pleasures? Wine of Cardui will give it [ to you. iMM strengthens the female organs and Invig orates weakened functions. For every female ill or weakness it is the best medicine made. Ask your druggist for $1.00 bottle Wine of Cardui, and take no substitute under any circumstances. Mn. Edwin Crass, Cormer, Mich.i ‘'Wlicn I commenced udeg Wine of Cardui I w»» hardly able to walk acroaa (b: house. Two weeks after I walked half a mile and picked strawberries. When my other child wet born I suffered whh labor paint 24 hours, and had to raise him on a bottle because I had no milk. Aber using the Wine during pregnancy this time, 1 fare birth List month to a baby girl, and was in labor oi ly two hours, with but little pain, and I have pleat / of milk. For Has great improver men) in my health I thank Cod and wine oi Cardui." For advice In caaes requiring special dirediona, address, giving symptoms, "The Ladies’ Advisory Department," The Chair tanooga Medicine Co., Chattanooga, Term. Dr. C. T. LIPSCOMB, Dentist, Oflice ovei R. A. (ones ft Co.’s Store, f'- n be found i ♦ office si* davs In the week ; G. W. SPEER, ATTOK rs ICY- AY-Iv AW. GAFFNEY, S. C. (•rice over J. W. Tullrson’s Storo. a JAMES A. WILLIS, AT I'OKNEY AT LAW, (>w»^ h- is; r-c -v. w C5. J.B.Duncau 0. P.H&ndors. W.H. Hall.Jr DUHCtH, SANDERS S HALL, At»orneys-at-Law. Oftce uv*i - • K. Tulle ob’ Cw.’i Sturt. » _undreda of reforen^aB. 25 yearn a specialty. Book on VUEk Addr POSITIONS GUARANTEED, Under $3,000 Cash Deposit. Kal road Fare Paid v •rt» Sll year to Both 6oxe«. Very Cheep BoerC O—rgis -Ala baina Buslneas Collsgw, Maoon. gaorydk. DR. J. F. GARRETT, Dentist, Gaffney, - - - S. C. Of3ce over J. R. Tolleaon’s new store fn office from 1st to 26th of each month: N. V/. HARDIN, LAWYER. Practice In aU Courts and all branches of tl e Law. Office ovc-r J. \V. Tolleson’s store. Office, ht.urs from 9.3t) a. m. tod p. m. every day In the week. * WALLACE & OTIS, LAWYERS. Office vipshilis. between It. A. Jones and ^Tfcavenport. IMione 87. / J. E. WEBSTER, A-tton ieY- A_t- Office in Court House. (I’rotiaO-.JudKe suffice Gaffney City, S. C. Practices in all the coarts. Colieo- tlons a specialty -f J. C. JEFFERIES+- OAFFNEV, S. C. Commercial ».»w. Corporation Law Keal Kstate law. / Money to lot n on approved setmrlty. Notary Public In office. Prompt attention <glven to alt business. Office over 1C A. Jones ft Co.’s store. CAPTIVE. By JOSEPH i. ALTSHELER, Author of “A SoUtkr ol Man/iiittun,” "The bun at buatoou," Lie. fOop.rrlght, HWO, by Joitoph A. AlUho’.tr.l CHAPTER X IN MORGAN * CAMP Then wo proceeded to the encamp ineut, and Colonel Washington himself went with uk, his plans being changed by my nows My head was buzzing with excitement We were going to fight Turletou at last, though with nil the odds against us, numbers, discipline and arms, while Tarleton himself had won his reputation as the ablest and most successful cavalry commander in the British service. We might again experience the disgrace and disaster of Camden, but Morgan was no Gates, and perhaps, on the other baud, we might equal the exploit of the wild borderers at King’s Mountain, though it was a little too much to hope for that But still we would fight, and to a young man it always seems better to tight than to run. “Old comrade, ” I said to my horse, “we light the enemy tomorrow I’’ He nodded joyously and then looked gravely at the blindage around my head. “It is nothing, “ 1 said. “1 will take it off tonight. My head is well. ’’ He nodded again, as if all his trou bles were over The wife of Captain Dunn of the South Carolina militia was in the camp, a lady whom I knew, my distant kins woman, and Julia was given into her charge. “Take good care of her, Cousin An na, ’ 1 said. “Remember that she is my prisoner ” “ Your prisoner, is she?” she replied enigmatically “But remember, Philip, that the captor often becomes the cap tive. “ “Cousin Anna. “ I said indignantly, “I hope you are not going to preach our defeat by Tarletou on the very eve of battle. It will have a discouraging ef fect “ “1 said nothing about the battle. Go nnd attend to your work, Philip. 1 will take care of the girl " To Julia I said: “We fight tomonow, and ! may not see you again. ” Then 1 bent down and kissed her lipa She replied very simply and earnestly: “May you live through it, Philip!" Cousin Anna’s back was turned, aud sho did not see or hear. I turned away and began to examine the camp aud this field, destined to be the scene of a memorable battle which was itself the opening of one of the greatest, most skillful and successful campaigns ever conducted on the soil of our continent We were on a long slope, consisting of several hills rising above each other like the seats of an amphitheater, though at a much greater elevation, as the slope was so slight that it offered no impediment to the gallop of a horse. The men were gathering up old rails, which they were using for the camp fires, and 1 noticed many old tracks of the feet of auimala To my question one of the men said: “We are going to fight where the cows pastured. Don’t you know that this army is camped on the cow pens of a very worthy man named Hannah? And these rails are the last that are left of his pens. ” Behind us flowed the wide, deep and unforduble Broad river, retreat thus be ing cut off in case of defeat. 1 asked the meaning of this strange military ma neuver which meant either victory or destruction, aud again the explanation was ready: “More than half of our men are mili tia, and you can never tell whether militia will run like rabbits or fight like devils. All early signs fail, and General Morgan says it’s cheaper to have the river behind us aud make ’em fight than to station regulars in the rear to shoot down the cowards. “ Presently I saw General Morgan him self passing among the men and prepar ing for tho expected attack in the morn ing. This was one of our real heroes, a fighter and leader and no politician, a man whom the great Washington es teemed and loved to reward. I had seen him at Saratoga and elsewhere, and his figure us well as his name always drew attentiou. Over six feet high aud built in proportion, with a weight of 200 pounds, and a large, fine, open face, he was a type of the true American, the best of all men in mind and body. There was plenty of provender in the ramp, and I gave Old Put the first solid meal that had come to him in several days. I wanted him to be in good trim for the morrow, for he aud I were to take our proper place with Washing ton’s cavalry, to which wo belonged, only a handful of men, but able and true and capable of doing great things in the nick of time. There had been some question about tho bandage on my head, which I wore as a precaution against taking cold in tho scalp wound, but I showed that it was only a trifle, and Colonel Washington rightfully re marked that such a slight wound would only increase a mau’s efficiency on tho battlefield. Then he presented mo with a fine saber, which I needed badly, and told mo to lie down on the ground and go to sleep, but I could not sleep just then, and with the freedom of our colo nial armies I roamed about the encamp ment. The campfires flared np in the cold January darkness. The men sat around them, talking aud playing cards with old greasy cards or singing tho songs of tho hills and tho woods. Some of the soldiers were asleep on their blankets or the bare ground, for we were always a ragged and unhoused army at the best, aud only a few of tho officers had teuta A shprp breeze came from across the river, and the flames bent to it, their light flicker.ng over wild, brown faces that knew only the open air, wind, ruin, hail or whatever came. Most of them still carried their curved and caned powderhorns and their bullel pouches, inseparable companions, over their shoulders, and their long, slender barreled riflos, so unlike the British muskets, lay at their sides ttairiku rose from the fires and blew iu the faces pf the men, deepening the browu aud giving them another shade of the Indian A curse mingled now aud then with the singing apd Die talk of tho curd players, and from thu bor ders of tho camp came the stump of the horses and an occasional oeigh In the (iMlfuupj buy lights Baling fires, the camp ht\;amo acamp of wild men, whoso faces the wavering light molded into whatever grotesque iniagt i< it chose We were but a little army, only UOti strong, but many of us had come great distances and from places wide apart An arc nf 1,000 miles would scarce cover all onr homes There were the militia, South Carolinians and Georgians, raw troops, whom one can never trust, thin tho little remnant of tho brigade that Do Kalb had led on the fatal day of Camden, splendid soldiers whose lino the whole British army could not break, the survivors now eager to avenge the disgrace their brethren suffered on that day; then the stanch Virginia troops, that we knew would never fail, and near them our two or three score of cavalry men.under Washington—a little army, i say again, but led by such leaders as Morgan, Washington, Howard and Pickens! Down the slopes the sentinels were on watch, but there was no fear of a surprise, for the scouts were just bringing iu word that Tarleton could not come before daylight, aud then, owing to the slope aud the open ground, his approach would bo seen for a grei.t distance The new men talked the most, some about tho coming battle, eagerly, volu bly, others about things the farthest from it, but iu the same eager, voluble, unreal tone The veterans were silent tnostly, and already with the calm and hardihood of long usage were seeking the rest aud sleep which they knew they would need A tall, thin man, With a wild face, whom I took to be one of the preachers at the great revival meetings so common on tho border, rose in the midst of the camp and be gan to speak Some listened, and some cheer from more than a thousand throats, and then the British rushed upon us. The brass fieldpieces on their flanks opened with the thunder that be tokens tho artillery, and mingled with their roar were the rattle of the small arms, the throb of tho drums and the clamorous hoof beats of their numerous cavalry. The face of their red line blazed with fire, their red uniforms glowing through it like a bloody gleam, while the pol ished bayonets flashed in front. “They are firing too soon and coming too fast,’’ said Colonel Washington. “By God, look at those militiamen! They are standing like the Massachu setts farmers at Bunker Hill.” It was so. The raw lino of plowbc^-s never wavered. It bent nowhere and was still as straight aud - strong as an iron bar. The plowboys knelt down, and, as the British cheer rose and the red line flaming iu front swept nearer, up went the long barreled border rifles. I fancied that I could hear Pickens’ command to fire, but I did not, and then all the rifles along a line a sixth of a mile long were fired so close to gether that the discharge was like tho explosion of the greatest cannon in all the world. The smoke rose in a thick black cloud, which a moment later floated a dozeu feet above the earth aud revealed the British squares, shattered and stopped, tho ground iu front of them red with the fallen, the officers shouting aud re forming their lines, while our own plow lads, still as steady as the hills, were reloading their rifles with swift aud steady hands. We cavalrymen raised a great shout of approval, which the regulars on the rise in front of us took up and repeated A second volley was all that we had asked from the militiamen, aud it was sure now. Eveu as our cheer was echo ing it was delivered with all the cool ness and deadly precision of the first. Again the British line reeled and stop ped, but they were veterans, led by the fiery Tarletou, and they came on a third time, only to meet the third of those deadly volleys, which swept down their front lines aud blocked the way with their own dead and dying. “The battle is won already,” shouted Colonel Washington, “aud it’s the farmer boys of South Carolina and Georgia who have won it I” Never did veteran troops show more gallantry aud tenacity than those same farmer boys on that day. Two volleys were all that were asked of them, yet not merely once or twice, but many times, they poured in their deadly vol leys at close range, again aud a; iiii hurling back the British veterans, who doubled them in number and were sup ported by artillery and many cavalry, while we old soldiers in the two lines behind stood silent, not a gun or a sa ber raised, and watched their valor. They retired at last, not broken, bnt in perfect order and at the command of Pickens, that we who stood behind them might have the chance to do onr part of the day’s work. The smoko hung low in clouds and half hid either army, British and Amer ican. A brilliant sun above pierced through it in places aud gleamed on clumps of men, some fallen, some still fighting. Shrieks and groans strove for a place with tho curses and shouts. Again rose the British cheer from the throats of all those who stood, for, the militiamen retiring before them, they thought it was a battle won, and they charged with fresh courage and vigor, pouring forward in a red ava lanche. But the regulars, the steady old Continentals, who now confronted them, received them with another vol ley, and more infantrymen fell down iu the withered gross, more riderless horses galloped away. The battle had rolled a step nearer to us, but we cavalrymen, who formed the third line, were still silent and sat with tight reins, while directly iu front of us rose a huge bank of flame aud smoko in which friend and enemy struggled and fought. Even Old Put, with his iron nerves, fretted and pulled on the reins Tho long lino of the British overlap ped tho Continentals, whom they out numbered three to one, and the general, whose gigantic figure I could see through the haze of smoke, ordered them to retreat lest they should be flanked. Again the British cheer boomed out when they saw the regulars giving ground, for now they were snre that victory was theirs, though more hardly won than they hud thought. But thu retreat of tho regulars was only a feiut and to give time for thu»militiuniun be hind them to come again into action General Morgan galloped toward us, waving his sword to Washington, and every one of us knew that our moment had come. “Forward 1” was the single command of our leader, aud the reins and the sa bers swung free us we swept iu a semi circle aronud the Hue of onr friends and then at tho cuomy. At the same moment tha regular*, egasiug to yield, charged the astonished tot and poured ia » volley »t «la|$ nug% whUt Utf militiamen throw themselves in a solid mass upon tho British (lank Wo of the cavalry were bnt 80strong, with 60 more mounted volunteers be hind us under Major McCall, but we were a compact body of strong linrseH mid strong horsemen, with shortmed rifles and flushing sabers, and we we.*o driven straight at the heart of tho eno my like the cold edge of a chisel. We slashed into the British, already reeling from the shock of tho Contiuen tais aud tho militiamen, and they crumpled up before us like dry paper before a tire. Our rifles were emptied, and tho sabers were doing the silent but morn deadly work. Amid all the wild din of the shouting ami tho musketry aud the blur of tho smoke and the (lame 1 knew little that I was doing except hack, hack, aud I was glad of it. 1 could hear steel gritting on bone, and the smell of leather and smoke and blood arose, but tho smoke was still in my eyes, and I could only see enough to strike and keep on striking We horsemen, UO strong, were still a solid. w.mt on with the talking and card play ing. 1 could hear thirrustle of the paste board as the cards were shuffled. Ho was a fighting preacher, for he exhorted them to strike with all their strength in the coming battle and if they must die to die like Christian heroes. Ho prayed to God for the success of our arms, then stepped down from the stump on which he had stood and dis appeared from my sight. He fought in tho front line of the South Carolina militia tho next day. I sought my own place in our troop and lay down upon one half of my blanket, with the other half above me. Old Put gnawed at some fodder beside me. “Wake mo up in the morning when you see tho first red gleam of the Brit ish coats, old comrade,” I said, and, knowing that he would do it, I closed my eyes. But sleep would not come just yet, and J opened my eyes again to see that the fires were sinking aud the darkness was coming down nearer to the earth. Half tho men were asleep already; tho others were quiet, seeking sleep, and the steady breathing of near 1,000 men iu a close space made a strange, whis tling noise like that of the wind. A flaring blaze would throw a streak of light across a sleeping soldier, showing only a head or a leg or an arm, as if the man had been disjointed. I would hear the faint rattle of a sentry’s fire lock and the heavy hoof of a horse as he crowded his comrades for room. An officer in dingy uniform would stalk across tho field to see that all was right, aud over us all the wind moaned and the darkness gathered close up to the edge of the dying fires. Weakness over powered my excited brain aud nerves, and I slept. This story will be continued from week to week in the Friday issue of The Ledger until concluded. Marriage In Spartanburg. Invitations have been sent out to the marriage of Miss Marie Converse, of Spartanburg, and Dr. William A. Downes, of New York, on Wednesday evening, April 17th, at ‘J o’clock in the Presbyterian church, Spartan burg. Miss Converse is the only daughter of the late 1). E. Converse, and is one of the most popular young ladies in Spartanburg. Dr. Downes is a promi- n a nt and wealthy physician of New York city. Minnesota farm lands have advan ced more than 100 per cent, in value during the last seven years. MtopuThe Congli Ami WorkMofT Tbo Ciultl Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets cure a cold in one day. No Cure, No Pay. Price 25 cents. Feeling Nervous That’s the way it begins. Little things disturb you. You are irritable, restless and worry over trifles. Your heart jumps and palpitates at every sudden noise, you can’t concentrate your mind on your work, your memory fails and you do not sleep well at night. In the morning you feel weak and exhausted, with no appe tite for food and no ambition for exertion of any kind. Nervous prostration has no terrors for those who use “Worry and overwork brought on nervous prostration and I got almost no sleep at all. I became entirely unfitted for business and traveled in hopes of finding relief. After visiting several sanitariums and spending several thousand dollars in a vain search for health, I returned home worse than ever. It took only twenty bottles of Dr. Miles’ Nervine to brace me up and make me a well man again.” J. W. Hill, Lureka Springs, Ark. Dir. Miles’ Nervine. It stops the nervousness, soothes the irritation, quickens the pulse, stimulates ^he diges tion, induces refreshing sleep and infuses snap, energy and vigor into the whole system. Sold by all druggists on a guarantee. Dr. Miles Medical Co.. Elkfiart. 2nd. TO PARDON STUCKEY. A Petition to Thiit Effect Il:m Keen Sent to Governor MeSweeney. A strong petition has been sent to Governor MeSweeney asking for the pardon of John K. Stuckey, of Spar tanburg, who was convicted of man slaughter in the Spartanburg court last year and sentenced to ten years imprisonment in the State peniten tiary for the killing of John Sevier, his bookkeeper, in December, 181*3 It is said that eleven of the jurors who rendered the verdict and the judge who passed the sentence are on the petition. The provocation for the killing of Sevier has always been a mystery, as both he and Stuckey were known to be quiet and peaceable men. Gover nor MeSweeney has, as yet, taken no action in the matter; but it is be lieved by some that the pardon will be granted. CulIingH from Catup'H CroHg RontN. (Correspondenco of The Ledger.) , Camps Crossroads, ApriMO—The telephone line from Gaffney to Maud has been completed. All we dislike about it is that it doesn’t stop at all the homes along the route. A good many of the farmers in this neighborhood have finished planting corn. Mr. Pope Scott, of Cherokee, was visiting friends at this place Sunday. Miss Ara Stacy returned home Sat urday, after spending a few weeks with her uncle, Henry Jenkins, and family. She was accompanied by Miss Della Jenkins and Masters Bun Furman aud Hub Harris, of Henri etta, N. C. Miss Osie Mense, of Camp’s Creek, and Miss Minnie McKnigbt, of Mar ion, N. C., spent Saturday night with tho family of Mr. Geo. Elmore. Mrs. L. T. Clary entertained a large crowd of her friends Saturday night by giving a pound supper. L. The actual increase in population in this country In the last ten years is about 13 825,0(10. This rate of increase in the period from 1880 to 181*0 averaged about 2^ per cent, eich ytar. Dr IliiU'it Cough Syrup U u reiimrkubto medicine. A dry. tickling. Inickingcough, the warning that consumption lurks near, needs ro other doctor hut Dr. Hull’s Cough Syrup. It positively cures throat and lung trouble. mm C/mia? The Blood needs a • •, / T \ Spring ' Cleaning as much as the house. All the family need to free the blood from the humors that gather during the winter months, in order to keep the appetite good, the complexion clear, maintain health, give strength to the entire frame and double the pleasures of life. Jofyistoip’s .Sarsaparilla Quart Bottles has been the standard blood cleanser for 30 years. Your parents used it—your children and grandchildren will find nothing better for its humane purpose. No other remedy comes in so large a bottle for the price—a full quart for only one dollar. Don’t neglect your health when so small an expenditure will accomplish so much. There is no substitute—though plenty of imitations. Get the genuine. Sold by all druggists. Made only by THE MICNIIMN DRUG CO., Ditroit, Mich* Rare, " of Style; Exceptional," of □ p '1 liis applies to the exceeding^- nobby and stylish line of clothing we handle. There is much more in our suits than the mere material and stitches; this we will prove if you will give us the opportunity. A Single Fact Outweighs a Thousand Claims, and we claim nothing that we cannot prove to he a fact. Our clothing is all that the manufacturer can produce, that the tailor can make up and that money can buy. What more can it be? Don’t worry about the lit, we’ll attend to that. In Our Underwear FiXcellence is the pleasing point, and we are giving honest values stitched with truthful words. We carry everything in this line that the most fas tidious taste could wish, and in buying und' •wear our motto was “Goodness first and Price afterwards”—we\ he same way. In every department of our establishnl , we have values that thrill the bargain-hunter, and the wtW "e among prices makes our bargain counters cry out for liberation. Come to seo us and let us put a smile on your countenance and t handsome, stylish suit on your corporeal system. 909, 91 1 Robinson Street. 'J The Gaffney City Land and Improvement Company Offers for sale nutldlnsr Lots tn this flourishlnir town, Gaffuey Olty; Also Farms ni>ar by and in reach of the Schools of Limestone Springs and of this place, In lots of from 30 to 100 acres on liberal time rates; also Agricultural Lands to rent for Farm pur poses. For full particulars apply to J. V. Agent. N. B.—All tresspassing on landsof this company, cuttln and amoving timber, flshlnror bunting are forbidden under oen.'-w of >><™ A. N. Wood. President. K. R. Brown, Vice-President. Mercha-iits £incl X*la.nter» OF GAFFNEY. S. O. CAPIYAU $130,000. State and County Depository. Doesa general Banking and Exchange business. Is well Hi ted up with Fire Proof Vault and Burglar Proof Safe, with Automatic Time Lock. 1 ■ 1 -* ■- -* -•* occupations. We solicit the business of peonle of all C. Xl. Cashier. Watch this Space FOR FUTURE ANNOUNCEMENTS. J. I>AR»Y, Life, Fire, Accident and Health Insurance. A HINT TO LADIES AND GENTLEMEN WHO APPRECIATE STVIE, FIT AID COMFORT. . . “SHAMROCK” SHOE IS THE BEST. $2.00 AND $3.00! J. D. GOUDELOCK, For b«ls by Company Store Gall'uey Mfg., Co., Gaffney, 6. 0. COMMERCIAL HOTEL CORNER. .SOLE AGENT,