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Thousand* Halve Kidney Trouble and Pfm’t Know it. llo\ Fill a bottle water and let " /o) 1 To rind Out. common glass with your stand tw'cJ^kfour hours, a sediment or set tling indicates an unhealthy condi tion of the kid neys; if it stains your linen it is evidence of kid ney trouble; too frequent desire to pass it or pain in the bark is also convincing proof that the kidneys and blad der are out of order. What to Do. There is comfort in the knowledge so often expressed, that Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp- Root, the great kidney remedy fulfills every wish in curing rheumatism, pain in the back, kidneys, liver, bladder and every part of the urinary passage. It corrects inability to hold water and scalding pain in passing it, or bad effects following use of liquor, wine or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant necessity of being compelled to go often during the day, and to get up many times duiing the night. The mild and the extra ordinary effect of Swamp.Root is soon realized. It stands the highest for its won derful cures of the most distressing cases. If you need a medicine you should have the best. Sold by druggists in 50c. and$l. sizes. You may have a sample bottle of this wonderful discovery and a book that tellsj more about it. both sent) absolutely free by mail, address Dr. Kilmer & Home of swamp-Root. Co., Binghamton. N. Y. When writing men tion reading this generous offer in this paper. Youncj Women The entry into womanhood is a critical time for a girl. Little men strual disorders started at that time soon ! [row into fatal complications. That emale troubles are tilling graveyards this. Wine of Cardui estab- proves this. fishes a painless and natural menstrual flow. tion is started right, a healthy life will mliy follow. Many women, younj us ^hen once this important func- aithy lif y follow. Many women, young and old, owe their lives to Wine ol Cardui. There is nothing like H to give women freedom from pain and to fit ycuny women for every duty of life. $1.00 bottles at druggists. Miss Della M. Strayer, fully, Kaiu "I have suffered untold pain at menstrual pe riods for a long time, was nervous, had no appetite, and lost interest in everything, in fact was miserable. I have taken four bottles of W ; nc of Cardui, with Thedford's Black-Draught, when needed, and to-day I am entirely cured. I cannot express the thanks I feel for what you have done for me.” For advice In easoa requiring special dlreo- tlona, a ldn ■(, KlvInK eymptoiut, tbo l.ariles' Advisory liopartiuent. The Chattanooga Mod- IcIdu Company, Chattanooga, Tana. Do You Want Insurant;: ? 1 am prepared to furnish poli cies in the very pest companies at the lowest rates. If you want a bond I can make It for you. Seo me before you insure. F. G. STACY. DR. J. F. GARRETT, Dentist, Gaffney, - - - S. C. Office over J. R. Tolleson’s new store In office from 1st to 26th of each month: Dr. C. T. LIPSCOMB. Dentist, Oflice over R. A. |onea ft Co.’a Stars. Can tie found at o^iee six davs In the week G. W. SPEER, ATT'OK IN ICY-ATVIvAW, GAFFNEY, S. C. Ontceovcr f. >V. Tolleson’H Store. N.-W. HARDIN, LAWYER. Practice in all Courts and all branches of the Law. Ottiee i.vci .F. \V. Tolleson’s store. Oflice hours from !';m a ni. to ;i p. m. every day in the week. WALLACE & OTTS, LAWYERS. Ofllrt iii>si;ilrs. between It. A. Jones and Davenport. Phone 87. 7 •- ■ ■ _ J. E. V/EBSTER, Attorn^v-I'W, Office in <kmrt House. (Probate Jud*® sofllce Gaffney City, S. C. Practices in all thecoartu. Collec tions r special tv -+J. C. JEFFERIES 4- OAFFNEY, S. C. Domwiewinl Iaw. Corporation lotw K'-hI Katate law. Money u> l< ;r, on approved security. 111 ■ ■ ' JAMES A. WILLIS, A 1 POliNKY AT LAW. c » a i- r i r rsi icy. *■». o. N .Cary Puli* '• Pi offiw. J’ror/jpt attention given to a), /iiMi.cs Office on r It, A J jtn > h Co.'s store. D. U Hu; < ah P.Sanairs. W 8. llall.Jr SAIDEHS h HALL, A.tfurnuyft-at-Luw. Office imi . fc, Toils on' Oo.’i stors. By JOSEPH A. ALTSHELER, Author of Soldier of Manhattan," "The Stm oj Saratoga," Etc. {Copyright. IflOO, by J(«ci>l> A. AlUheler.l CHAPTER XI. THK UATTUC. I was awakened in tbo morning by the shoving of Old Put’s cold none, which said as plain aa speech, “Rise, my master, and prepare for the ene my. ” Most of the other men were up, and the camp cooks hud breakfast ready, bread, meat and coffee. I threw off my blanket and began to eat with the otk era. It was the misty region between night and day, but the scouts had come in, telling us that the British would soon bo at band, and by the time the breakfast had been dispatched the rim of the sun appeared in the east, and the day was coming. Then the general formed the line of battle, and each of us took his appointed place. On the first rise of the slope stood the South Carolina and Georgia militia, the raw troops, in a line about a sixth of a mile long, under the command of the iron nerved Pickens. They were ex pected to give way before the charge of the enemy, but Pickens was ordered to hold them in line until they could de liver at least two volleys with the pre cision in firing which all these farmer boys possessed. Then they were to retire behind the veteran regulars, under How ard, who were on the second slope 150 yards in their rear. An equal distance behind the second rise sat we cavalry men on our horses, commanded to pull on our reins and wait the moment upon which the fate of the battle should turn. Thus stood our little army, awaiting the rush of the battle which, as I have said, was to be one of the most impor tant and decisive of our war. 1 stroked Old Put’s neck and bade him be cool, but he was us calm as 1 and needed no such encouragement. The man on my and, as tbo British cheer rose and the red line fiamii.g in front swept nearer, up went the long barreled border rifles. 1 fancied .that 1 could hear Pickens’ command to fire, but 1 did not, and then all the rifles along a lino a sixth of a mile long were fired so close to gether that the discharge was like the explosion of the greatest cannon in atl tho world The smoke rose in a thick black cloud, which a moment later floated a dozen feet above the earth and revealed the British squares, shattered and stopped, the ground in front of them red with the fallen, tho officers shouting and re forming their lines, while our own plow lads, still as steady as tho hills, were reloading their rifles with swift and steady hands. We cavalrymen raised a great shout of approval, which tho regulars on the rise in front of us took up ami repeated. A second volley was all that wy had asked from tho militiamen, and it was sure now. Even 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 tho fiery Tarletou, and they came on a third time, only to meet tho third of those deadly volleys, which swept down their front lines and blocked the way with their own dead and dying. “The battle is won already, ” shouted Colonel Washington, “and it’s the farmer boys of South Carolina and Georgia who have won it!” Never did veteran troops show more gallantry .aid tenacity than those same farmer boys on that day. Two volleys were all that wore asked of them, yet not merely once or twice, but many times, they poured in their deadly vol leys at close range, again and again hurling back the British veterans, who doubled thorn in number and were sup ported by artillery and many cavalry, while wo 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, but iu perfect order ami at the command of Pickens, that we who stood behind them might have the chance to do our part of ■m 0, A: r/j rifles and flashing sabers, and wo wore driven straight at tho heart of the ene my like the cold edge of a chisel. We slashed into tho British, already reeling from the shook of the Continen tals and the militiamen, and they crumpled up before us like dry paper before a fire Our rifles were emptied, and tho sabers were doing the silent but more do dly work. Amid all tho wild din of tho shouting and the musketry ami the blur of the smoke and the flame I knew little that I was doing except hack, hack, and I was glad of it. I could hear steel gritting on bone, and the smell of leather and smoko and blood arose, but the smoke was still in my eyes, and 1 could only seo enough to strike and keep on striking Wo horsemen, IU0 strong, were still a solid, oompact ooay, a long gleaming lino like a sword blade thrust through the mar row of the enemy. Nye had cut our way directly to tho heart of the English army, and their broken squares were falling asunder as our line of steel lashed and tore. The red army reeled about over the slopes like a man who has lost power over his limbs. I struck at a trooper on my left, but he disap peared, and a second trooper on my right raised his saber to cut mo down. I had no time to f eud off' the blow, and in one swift instant I expected to take my place with tho fallen, but a long muscular brown neck shot out, two rows of powerful white teeth inclosed the man’s sword arm, and he screamed aloud in pain and fright. “Do you surrender?” I cried. “Yes, yes, for God’s sake, take him off!” he shouted. “I can fight a man, but not a man and a wild devil of a horse at tho same time!” “Let him go,” I said to Old Put, and, the horse unclasping his teeth, tho man gave up his sword. The smoke was lifting and clearing away somewhat, and the fire of the rifles had declined from a steady crackle to jets and spurts. A dozen of the mili tiamen had seized one of tho brass field- piecesof the British, and Howard’s Con tinentals already held tho other. Every where cries of “I surrender, I surrender I Quarter, quarter 1” arose from the Brit ish horse and foot, who were throwing down their arms to receive from us that quarter which we willingly gave, but which the bloody Tarletou had so often denied to our men. i could scarce believe what I saw. Tiie whole British army seemed to be killed, wounded or taken. Tho muskets and bayonets, tho swords and pistols, rattled as they threw’ them upon the ground. Whole companies surrendered P'. 'ft / u / rfi .. V .///, tf, % 14" ^ w, J/, ‘to, 1 to T/( left, Dick Patterson, a Marylander, sud denly whispered: “Don’t you hear that faint rumbling noise, Phil? That’s the hoof beats of cavalry. ” “Silence there!” called tho colonel. No one spoke again; but, bending iny ear forward, 1 could hear the far drum of the horses’ hoofs, and I knew that the English army was coming. Old Put raised his head and snuffed the air. A red gleam appeared upon tho horizon and broadened rapidly. A thrill and a deep murmur ran the length and breadth of our army. “Oh, if those militiamen will only stand until tho general bids them re tire I” groaned the colonel. That ho believed they would not I knew, since it is a hard thing for new men to stand the rush of a seasoned army superior iu numbers and equip ment. Tho sun was just swinging clear of tho earth aud betokened a brilliant morning, yet it was cold with tho raw damp that often creeps into a South Carolina winter, and 1 for one wished that the men could see a little more of the day and loosen their muscles a little better before they fought The whole British army now appear ed in the plain, cavalry, infantry and fieldpicces iu a great red square. I could plainly see tho officers giving their orders, aud 1 knew that the Lttack would come iu a few minutes. “Eleven hundred of them and no raw troops, ” said Colonel Washington. “ Wo know that exactly from onr scouts I think our cavalry will have something to do today. ” One officer, iu the gayest of uniforms, 1 took to be tho barbarian Tarletou, tho British leader whom wo hated most of all, for, with all his soldierly qualities, ho was a barbarian, as most of his brother British officers themselves say 1 wanted to see the faces of those farmer boys down there on the slope who were to receive the first and fiercest rush of the enemy and to check it. 1 knew that many of them were white to tho eyes, but their backs were toward me, and 1 could not see. “They don’t appear to move,” whis pered Patterson. “Their line looks as firm as if it were made of iron. ” “Like untempered iron, I guess, ” 1 replied*'” break like glass at tho first shot. ” A bugle sounded in tho front of the British lines, aud its notes, loud and mellow, came to us, but from our ranks rose only the heavy breathing and the shuffling of men and horses. The trumpet call was followed bv a cheer from more than a thousand throats, aud then the British rushed upon us. Thu brass fieldpicces on their flanks opened with the thunder that be tokens the artillery, and mingled with their roar were tho rattle of tho small arms, the throb of the drums aud tho clamorous hoof beats of their numerous cavalry. Tho face of their red line blazed with fire, their red uniforms glowing through it like a blofxly gleam, while tho pol ished bayonets flashed iu front. “They are firing too soon and coming too fast.” paid Colonel Washington. ”By God, look at those militiamen I They are standing like the jklassachu- setts farmers at Bunker Hill.” It was so. The raw lino of plowhrfs never wavered. It bent nowhere and was still as straight aud strong as au irw tor $<wpi & 5m. V ''/ r UP WENT THE LONG BARRELED BORDER RIFLES. the day’s work. Thu smoko hung low iu 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 placo with tho curses aud shouts. Again rose the British cheer from tho throats of all those who stood, for, tho militiaman 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, tho steady old Continentals, who now confronted them, received them with another vol ley, aud more infantrymen fell down iu tho withered grass, more riderless horses galloped away. The battle had rolled a step nearer to us, but wo cavalrymen, who formed tho third line, wore still silent and sat with tight reins, w’hilo directly in front of us rose a huge bunk of flame and smoke iu which friend aud enemy struggled and fought. Even Old Put, with his iron nerves, fretted and pulled on tho reins Tho long line of the British overlap ped the Continentals, w’hom they out numbered three to cue, and the general, whoso gigantic figure 1 copld see through tho haze of smoko, ordered them to retreat lest they should be flanked. Again the British cheer boomed ouj when they saw tho regulars giving ground, for now they were sure that victory was theirs, though more hardly won than they had thought. But the retreat of tho regulars was only a feint and to give time for tho militiamen be hind them to come again into action General Morgan galloped toward us, waving his sword to Washington, aud every one of us knew that our moment had come. “f’prward!” was tho single command of our leader, aud the r«iua and the sa bers swung free us we swept iu a semi circle around tho lino of our friends and then at tho enemy. At the saino moment tho regulars, ceasing to yield, charged tho astonished foe and poured iu a volley at close range, while the militiamen threw themselves iu a solid mass upon tho British flank. Wo of the cavalry were but 60 strong, with 50 more mounted volunteers be hind us under Major McCall, but we wore a oompact body of strong horses ttud strong horsemen, with phompud mistake over and over again, but They pay the price.” We walked toward tho field, and we met some men bringing in a gray haired prisoner, a tall, lino looking officer. Julia, crying aloud in her joy, ran for- ward and embraced him. Ho returned the embrace again and again with the greatest tenderness. “Father,” said Julia, “we are now prisoners together. ” I watched them for a few minutes, and then I stepped forward aud said: “Good morning, Major Howard.” Ho stared at mo in the icy way of tho Englishman who has been addressed by a stranger. “I do not know you, sir, ” be said. “My name is Philip Marcel, and I am your future son-in-law.” He was now unable to speak. “It is true, sir,” I said. “Ask your daughter.” He looked at her. She smiled aud reddened Old Put was standing by, and he nod ded his head iu approval. Ho had liked her from tho first. “Your daughter is to bo my wife,” I continued, with emphasis, “and you are to live with ns and like us. ” These were resounding boasts for a young soldier lo make, but they all came true after Yorktowu. THE END. You Know What You ure Taking When you take Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic because the formula is plainly printed on every bottle show ing that it is simply Iron and Quinine in a tasteless form. No cure. No Pay. 50c. Advice, like the doctor’s doses, is easy to give but hard to take, and with most of us a little will go a long way. If troubled by a weak digestion, loss of appetite, or constipation a few doses of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. Every box war ranted. For sale by Cherokee Drug Co. As tlio hot wvatlicr of suinniiT is approach- iriK, this papur will ronstanlly kis-p before its readers TEETH IN A, a remedy which, where known. Is being universally used to prevent and counteract the effects of warm weather upon small children, and It is hoped that all mothers of this community will keep their children In a healthy condition hy tfivlux It. for It costs only 25 cents at druggists; or mail O. .1. Moffett, M. I>., 81 2a cents to St. Louis, Mo. It costs from $4 000 to $8,000 to launcli a battleship—for the lauebing only. ul>r. HiiII'h CoiikIi Syrup never disappoints those who use it for obstinate coughs, colds, aud Irritations of tiie throat and lungs. It stands unrivaled as a remedy for throat and lung diseases. Solti by all druggists at 25c. NOTICE. P ERMANENT WORK AT good wages will be given to good families with spin ners, doffers and other hands for prompt application. Apply to T. A. SIZEMORE, Supt., American Spinning Co., Greenville, S. C. NOTICE. Notice is hereby given to the stockholders that a meeting of tiie stockholders of the HlacksburgSpinning aud Knitting Mill will i»e held at the company's oflice iu Blacks burg, S. O., on Monday, the 2Tth of May. IPOi, at 8 p, m., to consider a resolution of tiie Board of Directors of said corporation, adopt ed April 25th, ifloi. that the capital stock l»e iicroased from f 15,000 to $25,000. By order of the Board of Directors. J. F. Wiiisonant, Pres. April 25. 1001.-4t bodily. Au officer, Tils gay uniform splashed with mud and blood, dashed past me, lushing his horse at every jump It was Tarletou himself, and be hind him came Washington pursuing with all his vigor and lunging at the fleeing English leader with a bayonet fastened at a rifle’s end. Ho returned after awhile without Tarletou, hut there was blood on his bayonet. Tarleton, though wounded in the shoulder, escap ed through tho superior speed of his horse, to bo taken with Cornwallis and tho others at Yorktowu. Tiie general raised his sword aud cried to us to stop firing and striking, for tho field was won aud tho battle was over, aud ho spoke truly. Far away showed tho red backs of some of the English fleeing at the full spejd of their horses, but they were only a few, aud almost their entire army lay upon tho field, dead and wounded, or stood there our prisoners. Tho defeat that so many of us feared had proved to bo the most brilliant little victory iu bur his tory, a masterpiece of tactics aud valor, the decisive beginning of tho great cam paign which won us back tho southern colonies, one of tho costliest of all her battles to England. I have told you how |t was now, just as the histories, both English and American, tell it to you. All honor and glory to tho gallant plow- boys of South Carolina and Georgia who received the first shock of the British army aud broke it so bravely I Of the 1,100 British veterans who attacked us only 200 escaped from the field, aud we took all their cannon, baggage, ammu nition and small arms, even of those who escaped, for they threw them away in their flight. The killed, wounded and taken just equaled the numbers of our entire army, apd we had only 12 men dead. CHAPTER XIL l/OOKINO AHEAD, I returned toward the Broad river, where, under tho Ice of a little hill, a teut bad held six or seven friendly women. Julia came out, her face still pale, for she had heard all tho crash and tumult of ths battle. “It is over, Julia,” I said—I had hid my bloody sword—“and the Britisfi army no longer exists. ” “Aud tho victory is yours I Yesterday I thought it impossible.” "Your oguutryjfmp Notice to Have Streams Cleaned. All land owne rs arc hereby notified to have all streams running through their premises thoroughly cleaned of all obstructions that will In any way prevent the free How of wa ter. By order of the Board of County Commis sioners of Cherokee County, H. C. J. V. WlIKMIllM., W. II. Hess, Supervisor. Clerk of Board. 4-5-4w W. 8. IIai.l. .1 a. W. W. Thomas. HALL & THOMAS, Snmiiors and Engineers, GAFFNEY, 8. C. Will do all kinds of Surveying, Engineer, ing, Platting, etc. Accurate Instruments, correct methods, reasonable charges. All business will receive prompt attention Office over J. K. Tolleson's store. The Up-to-Date Market Is up, standing ou three feet. I have Fine Kansas City Beef and Cherokee Beef, your choice from 10 to 12!4c. Steak. Fine Heed Irish Potatoes, Onions. Set Vs, White Peas. White Beaus. Cunntkl Goods of different kinds, Sour Kraut, Tomatoes, Canmnl Beef, Canned Corn, Apple Butter. Jellies, Pie Peaches, etc.. Heavy and Fancy Groceries. Country Praluce. when can Ire got. and Poul try. I resh Fish nearly every day. All orders tilled and delivered promptly. Call No. 00 phono and I will try to please you. Respectfully, L. W. McGUINN. T. I. WALKER^ GAFFNEY, S. C., Deals Exclusively in Lumber and Builders' Material and carries In stock a complete line of DOORS. SASH, BLINDS, PAINTS, OIL, PLASTERERS’ MATERIAL, and everything needed for building purposes. Look him up when you need uoythlag lo bi« Uo«. A THE BEST Washinr GAFFNEY LIVE STOCK CO. Dealers in MULES, HORSES, Harness, and Vehicles of Every Drcription. We sell the Old Hickory and Tennessee Wagons, the very best made, and the famous Parry, Babcock, and other excellent makes of Buggies, Phaetons, Car riages, etc. We have the finest lot of Mules ever br ought to this country, and our stables are headquarters for drovers and out-of-town dealers. We will endeavor by fair and courteous treatmcid to all to warrant the confidence and patronage of the public. Ours is the finest livery stable to lie found between Charlotte anc 1 Atlanta. Come to sec us when you desire anything in our line. Our prices are the lowest commensurate with correct business princi ples. We sell for cash or on time for good paper. ■Hoelc 0>., tlsiffnev. b-4. C. Oaffney JLgive Street. A. N. Wood, President. U. U. JIkown, Vice-President. «incl I in tic OF GAFFNEY. S. G. OAFI'rA *430,000. State and County Depository. Docs a general Banking ami Exchange business, I* well lilted upwith Fire Proof Vault and Burglar Proof Safe, with Automatic '1' me Lock. We solicit the business of peoule of all occupations. 4J. M. Dm shier. HINT TO LADIES AND GENTLEMEN WHO APPRECIATE STYLE FIT AND COMFORT. i i “SHAMROCK" SHOE IS THE BEST. $2.00 AND $3.00! J. D. GOUDELOCK 1 COMMERCIAL HOTEL CORNER. SOLE AGENT. TVttoiition ITarmers! The season Is now at hand when you must have Implements wit h which to preparo your lauds, plant and cultivate your crops, and don’t forgot that 1 have ‘’Everything for the Farmer" at popular prices. All kinds of Plow Stocks, single and double, and Turn Plows, Plow Points, Plows, Clevises. Heel Bolts, etc., Dow Law Cotton Seed Planters. Call and sec my Syracuse Disc Harrows. They are unexcelled, and no farmer can afford to In-without one es|R-dally when 1 sell I hem so cheap As in the past 1 shall continue to lead in I3ug£g;ie& sinri Wilson*4. Why such an assertion? It Is plain enough- the s asl amount of business 1 have done Iu this line In the past attests the fact that my goods and prices arc right. Tyson A. lone-., i Sludebukcr, is ail tho recommendation needed on a vehicle U> tell you It Is Al. Wagons—BHiDSELL, HTUDKRAKKit, TAVLOIC. WHITE IIICKoUV a quartette that Is hard to ’’down." prices and quality considered. Hay. Corn, Oats, Brau, Syrup, Molasses, Tennessee Sorghum, and in fact a full line of plantation supplies. Hats In variety for everyliody. Nlce, new and strictly “up-to-date” lino of Clothing. Givens a hx>k aud we’ll sell you. My stock of Shoes and General Merchandise was never more complete’ aud. listen! I have got a lot of genuine bargains for you. Come and see. « For the accommodation and convenience of those living in the vicinity of Goforths 8. C., I have added a line of I>l*UO£* to my stock at that place consisting of Soothing Syrup. Squills, Paregoric, Pills of various kinds, essences and extracts for flavoring. Syrup of Figs, Wine of V mlul, Dr. King's New Discovery, Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, Mexican Mustang Liniment, etc. Good Hue Dry Goods, Notions, Hats, Shoes. Groceries, etc., constantly on hand aud arriving. Vours for trade, J. I. Watch this Space FOR FUTURE ANNOUNCEMENTS. JOIVICi-* J. BY, Life, Fire, Accident and Health Insurance. V. G. Stacy, President. J. G. WARUCAVr, Vice-President. THE NATIONAL BANK OF GAFFNEY. CAPITAL, •50,000. NLTtPLCM AND PKOKITS, - IO.OOO. . f^tutc. County mu! City IK-powitory. Deposits solicited from Farmers, Merchants. Manufacturers and others. Every accom modation extender to customer* that their business and r< spouHihiiity will wurruui. U- C. KO«hi.