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MADE FROM PURE FILTERED and DIS TILLED WATER. . . Delivered Anywhere in the City Johnson & Brown, ’Phone 7. Well We are Still Alive. The cold weather has gone and summer has eome. and we are still here. I am pre- numl to keep all kinds of fresh meats. 1 have line Cherokee Reef and Kansas City Reef uikI Country Produce and Vegetables when they can procured. Come to see us or call phone No. (>0 when you need some good cold Reef, Mutton. Fresh Fish, etc., right off of the ice We sell ice at the door. 1 also have good family horse for sale cheap. L. W. McGUINN, Manager. DR. J. F. GARRETT, Dentist, Gaffney, - - - S. C. Office over J. R. Tolleson’e new store In office from 1st to 26th of each month: Dr. C. T. LIPSCOMB, Dentist, Office over R. A. {one, ft Co.’s Stora. A Can V)o Toot.* at office six davs In the week G. W. SPEER, A'r X o I* IN IS Y AX-Iv A W, | GAFFNEY, S. C. Office ovci T. W. Tolleson’s Store. N. W. HARDIN, LAWYER. TVncllceln ali Courts and all branches of the Law. Office over J, W. Toitumn’s store. Office hours from a m. to a p. m, every day In the week. WALLACE & OTIS, LAWYERS. Offl s upstair*, between R. A. Jones and Davenport. I *1C ,^7. J. E. WEBSTER, 'Axi orncrv-A. t- Office in Court House. (ProbatO’Judge suffice Gaffney City, S. C. Practices in all the courts. Collec ts one a specialty 1-J. C. JEFFERIES4- OAFFNEY, S. C. Wgiiovnil law. Corporation Law Real Katate Law. oney to loan on approved security. JAMES A. WILLIS, ATTORNEY AT LAW. A H - H*IM IC Y. M. ON rNotary •’ubite. io office, prompt attention "girec to a), busbies*. Office over K. A. Jones ftCo.’s store. STUDY OF MASONRY AND ITS ORIGIN. Its Early Struggles Against Prejudice and Ignorance. MIGHTY POWER FOR GOOD D. U Duncan O. P.HaaUers. W.H. Hall, Jr r.KK, SANDERS & HALL, Attorneya-at-Law. i/frtt jfi K. Toil# m 1 ao. 1 * Ivor* A Iteautiful and Touching Tribute Paid tj ihe Cause of Masonry by Kev. W. S. It. Ford Before the Masons of Gaffney Sunday Night. Quite a number of people were pres ent at the First Baptist church Sun day night to listen to the very able address of Rev. \V. S. B. Ford, of the Second Baptist Church, to the Ma- 8)nic fratjrnity. The fo lowing is the full text of Mr. Ford’s address: The story of Masonry ** A of ten told, V inspir ing one. It rihL jamong the sons of toil. Itsk. ' juggles against opposition, born of jealousy, prejudice and ignorance, its wonder ful growth in members and in wealth, its spleffdid record of benevo lent work, form themes which excite the interest of all and delight those who are participants in its work and sharers of its honors. As to the op position with which it has met we have but to say, it has ever been so with the pure and good. Galileo, when he demonstrated that the sun was the center of many re volving worlds, was branded an infi del. Harvey, who discovered the circulation of the blood, was de nounced as an imposter. Inocula tion was condemned as anti-Christian and its introduction declared to be in direct contravention with the laws of nature. Christ himself was adjudged guilty and nailed to the accursed tree. Notwithstanding the boasted intel ligence of our age, uncharitable and sometimes unjust constructions are placed upon what is imperfectly un derstood, or not known at all. In fact, man seems inclined to condemn what he cannot understand. Ma sonry is pometimes condemned be- cuused of her supposed secrets. So far as her practical work among men is concerned, she has no secrets, save those of the Bible. The Bible con tains profound secrets. The word life itself is a great mystery. We are justly proud that our or der’s altar has been erected in every locality where there is the hum of industry from the Atlantic to the Pacific, from the ice-clad plains of the north to the perfumed shores of the southern gulf. Oceans have not been potent to stem its onward march, since its banner has been reared beneath the Hags of every na tion. Its splendid membership, its halls and temples, its homes, its ever-enlarging expenditure in benev olent work do not constitute Ma sonry. They are but outward evi dences of its worth, but visible to kens of its prosperity. They are only the leaves and flowers, the real fruit, that which nourishes and sus tains, is an influence born of its les sons and associations which, quietly and unseen, flows outward from its lodge rooms penetrating every condi tion of society, An influence whose effect is to enlarge human sympathy, to breed toleration, to destroy the ig noble spirit of selfishness and develop a broader, deeper, truer sense of hu man brotherhood. An influence which, operating upon the heart and first felt upon the individual life, moulding and conforming it to the design of the Creator, stops not there, but passing into the busy world becomes a potent factor in re fining, ennobling and sweetening all human life and becomes an instru ment to crush the evils and enlarge the good in every sphere of human action. What we call human prog ress is merely the outgrowth of ideas of right living born in the mind of tbo individual, developed iu others through association aud instruction until they become living principles, elevating mankind to a profounder law of thinking and doing. Grand as are the figures which tell of the fra ternity’s strength, they pale to insig nificance when compared with the power it exerts in teaching high ideals of life and its duties and in making those ideals realities in the every day life of the people. Masonry is founded on human need and no grander principles could have been employed for its founda tion. ‘ There is nothing so precious as the sight that is quick to see the sorrows of others, unless it be the heart that hurries to help them.” Masonry is an institution designed and maintained for service. It is not a ha en of rest, hut a field for the exercise of our best activities j teaching a proper division of our time to the service of our God, our country end oar neighbor; developing the great principle of equality—not of an equality in character, ability or wealth, but an equality by virtue of a cdjpmon parentage and a common bumaniU. The dbors to its ledge rooms open DO wider to receive a king than a peasant, no more quickly for a mil lionaire than for tbo man of moder ate means. The passport to its sa- end precincts is not rank but virtue, not money but manhood, not power but character. Around Us altar gather men of different grades of wealth and social standing, of varied opinions and beliefs, of every degree of education and' culture, and with the clasping of hands and the touch ing of elbows each learns to regard the other for what they are, not for what they have. The false standard of wealth and station givei place to tha true standard of virtue and in tegrity. Man learn from its lessons that power Is only pn evidence of greatness when properly used; that wealth is only of service for the good it can accomplish. Then again, the lessons and associations of the fra ternity teach man’s dependency and the duties which spring from it. Masonry, in its origin, its growth and its present stable position is an ex pression of man’s used of frieodiy *a- sociatioo, (or sympathy, (or MpfuJ* nose, This was suggested •» God’s first gift to man*~woro*n What purity of creation is woman! And not as Shakespeare put It, “The cunningest pattern of excellent vir tue.” She is such loveliness of char acter that the angels sound rythms in her praise; and of such beauty and fidelity in person that man is at once her defender and her slave. She was the first to proclaim Jehovah’s triumph. She was the last at the cross and the first at the sepulcher, where she consecrated Christianity with her tears and bequeathed to it her constancy and love, her faith and hope. Masonry is an adaptation of na ture’s great principle of organization to the affairs of men. A study of nature and all her marvelous prod ucts reveals the fact that no element exists alone and unrelated. Each is harnessed With some other element or elements and they work together for a common purpose. The air we breathe, the water so essential to the sustenance of all life, the earth and all it cdhtains, are but results of the combination of forces. Vegetable life needs the sunlight, but before the sunlight alone it droops and dies. It needs as well the alternate shade, the moisture of the air, the richness of the soil to bring full and perfect fruition. Man is not an ex ception to the universal rule of de pendency. The thread of a human life is not a single separate strand, but it is entwined and interwoven with many others. From cradle to coffin no man stands entirely alone. He needs the help of others and they in turn need help. He who says, “I am sufficient unto myself,” is a bigot. For the pleasures, the com forts, the necessities even of life, he is dependent upon the service of others. Our fraternity sprang from a recognition of this dependency. It is an embodiment of the principle that as the buds need the sunlight and the r^in to unfold their hidden beauties, so man must be brought into contact and companionship with man to develop the instinct of help fulness which lies slumbering within him. Every line of its written les sons, every symbol and emblem serve to impress members with the idea of their mutual relationship and dependency and‘to prompt them to perform the varied duties of the same. The order does not concern itself with the great impossibilities of life, but it commands a perform ance of the small possibilities. “W’a live in deeds, not words; in thoughts, not breath; in actions, not in figures on the dial. We should count life by heart throbs, when they beat for man, for God, for duty, He lives best who thinks most, feels the noblest, acts the best.” True, its first duty is to those of its own household; to those who are bound together by its sacred bonds; but from such ministrations as the brotherhood requires its members learn the blessedness, the splendor of ministry to others, their sympathies are enlarged and sorrow and suffer ing wherever it is found command their earnest attention. Have you ever stood alone entirely dependent on others, stripped of all you had and requested to contribute some thing of real worth to show your appreciation of another’s need and request and found yourself helpless, powerless to do so? The profound impression of such a situation is one to last through life—respond to another’s need. Thus it renders a service of influence whose result is the improvement of hnmanity. Masonry exercises an influence also in moulding human character. It does not pretend to lift a reforma tory. It does not claim to teach re* principles, hut only to develop and strengthen those already possessed. Religion only can and does change the heart. There is no controversy between the lodge and the church. That day, with ignorance and super stition. has forever passed. Unless it it be with a few of the (.escendant? of the old Quaker who said: “Wife, isn’t it stran&e that everybody is pe culiar but me and thee, and thou art a little queer?” Our great law book is the Bible—we never open our lodge without its presence, and first asking Almighty God to direct and bless us in all our deliberations and work, and no man who does not declare his be lief in God can become a Mason. From the Bible, as from an ever flow ing fountain, spring those streams of a true and manly service to our fel low-man. that maaesglad and beauti ful the habitations of Masonry. It admits only the best material, men of unquestioned character, and by a course of moral training makes, or seeks to make, them exemplars for the outside world, which will be bet ter for the reflex of their lives and conduct. That some who bear the name are not all that Masons should be eannot be denied, but this does not, as some detractors claim, demonstrate the uselessness of the order. No society has ever bad or can hope to bold ao unbroken rank of perfect men. Look at the churches, they are imposed upon. Christ’s twelve disciples bad a Judas. No in dividual it perfect: We can not but realise at times that many of us fall short of the order’s standards. But this is no cause for discouragement. Fronde said, “Every man knows bet ter than he practices and recognizes a higher lav than be obeys.” He might have added that eyery one l« better because of that better kpowl- edge, tbftt higher law. Maaonry bide Ite adherents Uo strong in friendship, radiant In love, Invincible In truth. It inculcates that noble charity which smoothes the haggard features of life, rejoicing with a brother In prosperity, cheers him in adversity, pnd defends his character from unjust aud un merited reproach. A charity, which forgives and covers tjje weakness, but exsots the good, wfllpb knows no favorites, which visits alike the prison and the palace, the abode of want us well as the home of plenty. It teaches every principle, which serves to elevate the mind above the mlete of dophL bigotry, and vice, into the dear sunlight where upartN every virtue which ennobles character and exacts life. Are these lessons only of service to Masons? Does their influence extend no further than our membership? (Japlel Webster, It Is said, was once asked irtoftt vm tkt gmtsit thought h* aver entertained. Afters mnnoent's hesitation, he replied, "The thought of my personal responsibility in life.” Such is, Indeed, a great thought. No one who reflects upon the mighty force and kindly power of Wmuence can fail to be impressed with tne idea of his personal responsibility. Every where man moves he will have associ ates who will he made better or worse through the influence of such associ ation- Every one, consciously or un consciously, either helps in the up building of his companions or acts as clog to their progress. There flows out from our order also an influence which strengthens patriotism. Loy alty to country is oue of the first trusts of the fraternity and its lessons all inculcate allegiance to the flag under Y$hich its members dwell. More than this, the enlarged views of lifo obtained through the companion- ship afforded by its lodges tend to make its members students of the problems of government and advo cates of every measure which promises the highest good. There will ever be in every country grave questions upon whose correct solution desends its prosperity and advancement. Certain it is that, in the solution of these problems, Masonry will play a prominent part. Not as an organiza tion, but through its influence in de veloping patriotic, justice-loving citizens. The gathering within its lodge rooms of employer and em ployee, of the one whose capital is money and the one whose capital is the labor he can perform with hands or brain, will help to span the imagi nary chasm between capital and la bor. The sympathies of the order are with the toiling masses. It draws its membership from the ranks of those who toil at the desk, the bench, the anvil, the plow and the loom, from kings to humble subjects and citizens. It ever upholds the dignity of labor; labor that employs the intellect, the heart and the hand. Every lesson of the fraternity reveals duties whose performance will help to solve some of humanity’s prob lems, will help to soften some of the dangers which lurk in our social, re ligious or political life. Thus it be comes a healing influence struggling side by side with the church, the school and the press, to elevate char acter, to exalt public opinion, to stimulate the masses to higher works and to unify the race. It is yielding up of its high ideals, its splendid principles, fruit for the higher development of man in justice and loyalty. Again, Masonry exerts an influence upon the educational life of the peo ple. The rendering of its ritual, the transaction of its business confer upon those who participate a practi cal education of service in all the avenues of life, an education which fits them better for the manifold du ties of citizenship. Huxley says, “Au education is the instruction of the intellect in the laws of nature, under which name I in clude not merely things and their forces, but men and their ways; and the fashioning of the affections and of the wilt into an earnest and loving desire to move in harmony with those laws.” Its members, exalted high in the councils of state and nation, are bearing themselves proudly as sovereign citizens. Its inspiring lessons and influence enable them better to see the sight and judge the wrong. They are better prepared in every way to be conserves of society, the bulwarks of the State; for the or der educates for usefulness, not de struction. Its lessons remove the narrowness of thought, false opin ions and pernicious ideas of class, that the mind cleared of evil thought may be a strong foundation upon which to build the structure of man hood, that the heart, with its affec tions enlarged and kindled, may be a fountain from which will flow streams of honor, truth and justice. 'The ed ucational force of the order is silent. But so are all the foices of nature. The force of heat as it turns water to vapor, draws it heavenward and then causes it to descend, refreshing the earth, is exerted quietly and unseen. The power of electricity as it unfolds from the dynamo, is silent, but it turns the darkness of night into the brilliancy of day, propels cars and permits conversation or signal from city to city, from continent to conti nent. The morning light as it comes streaming aciots the heavens indi cates no power, yeti foiling on the face of the earth it unfolds the beauty of blossom, gives energy to tree, herb and grass and ripens the golden grain. The force of our or der’s priceless lessons, the power of its royal companionship, though si lent and unseen, move outward and onward, conquering and to conquer.* What a grave responsibility rests with you, brethren, if you keep this force so pure and strong that it will give to Gaffney in the coming years a grander and wiser humanity than she has yet bad. Another Influence of our order springs from its power to generate and develop the spirit pf brotherly love. Belhsbness has ever been the foe of human progress. Selfish in terest prompted Cain to slay his brother. The selfishness of his brethren sold Joseph into slavery, f^apl was inspired by selfishness to seek the life of David, (n all sgee o( the world selfishness has prompted acts of cruelty and torture and its pathway has been marked by blood qod bondage. Against this ignoble spirit of selfishness the principle of fraternity baa ever been fitted. Its effect Is exactly opposite. It draws hearts together and animates them with a common purpose. Tennyson truly wrote: Lov* took up the harp of life: Hrnote on all the chord* with might; hnioto f he chord of xeif, which, trembling, * paMSdi |ii muaild, oyt of sight. Moses, turning from the charms of rank and pow(r at pharaoh’s court to lead a lowly people (Jonathan, sac rificing his right to a kingly crown that he might save the life of David, hie friend; Pythias, risking even life as a hostage for Damon ;8ydney, upon the battlefield of Zutphen, waiving the cup of water offered by file %lde and commanding that it be given to a wounded aoidier lying near, are a few examples of the exercise of tbie principle which glisten like stars in the firmament of the past. Besides tbs##, mtof floor# bum bit multi of thie priboipls appear all along tha walks of life, for It is not a spirit which needs a great opportunity, but it prompts as well what the poet, Wadsworth, called, “That better portion of a good man’s life, his lit tle nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love.” Despite ihe examples of the past, despite moral and religious training, selfishness still exists and sheds its blighting Influence on humanity. Men are all not unlike the Irishman who, wt-en about to enter upon a duel, asked his seconds “to see that he was placed three paces nearer his adversary than bis adversary was to him.” The only force which can break down this fell epirit is broth erly love. The world needs the growth of this principle. It is need ed in the churches, in our legislative halls, in the busy marts of trade and before its progress selfishness, intol erance aud vice will fade away even as the mist and fog vanish before the advance of the morning sun. It is a glorious cause, worthy the beet en deavor of everyone. Masonry is not only helpful in its ministration, but helpful in its in fluences. not only of service in its work, but in its high ideals. No man, church or nation ever rises above his or its purpose. Ours is the duty of maintaining its progres sive character, of keeping it abreast of the times. Let us not forget that, "New occasions leach new duties. Time makes ancient Kood uncouth; We must upward still and onward. 1 f we keep abreast of truth." Its only danger is from within and its future, as has its past, will de pend upon the personal character of its members, upon the fidelity with which it cares for those united by its invisible bonds, upon the purity and force of its ideals. What is the practical meaning of Masonry in Gaffney? Just what it means everywere else? Not at all. It means just what your lives liave made it. Have you kept inviolate that solemn compact? Have you shown yourself a friend, a brother? If so, Masonry means more than I have pictured. If not, then Ma sonry has suffered at your hands. 8o long as men standing without its portals amid the selfishness and greed of the world can look to our lodges and see them filled with men of hon esty, integrity and sobriety, can note that they dwell together in harmony and peace, that the strong support the weak, Hiat the rich are helpful to the poor, just so long will they seek admission to the fraternity with all the anxiety and ardor with which a sailor, storm tossed up:n the ocean, seeks admission to the quiet, restful harbor. Borne one tells this story: ‘ Some years ago I stood on a moun tain top amid deep snow and frozen sleet that covered every tree and bush with its glittering crystaline whiteness. The winter trr •«-as keen and filled with millions of Uubt parti cles. The scene was grandly beauti ful, but cold and forbidding. I de scended into the valley below and lo, it was springtime. No snow, no ice, no biting frost—a different climate and a balmire air.” How radical and startling the change, and yet it seems to me to aptly typify the dif ference between the cold selfishness of the world, without human associa tion, with its indifference to the wel fare of others and the same world separated by only a little, and yet that little so potent for good; the warmth of friendship, the watchful care, the bro ber’s love. Aye, my brethren, its friendship is unselfish, its love exhaustless, its truth changeless and its deeds are endless. It is so faithful that when the dew that refrenhetb the flower of life is gone, it holds dear to memory the dewless flower. •‘FilllluK not whj-n life 1ms perished. Living util I beyond the tomb." Bless God for a friendship that has electrified the world with practical results. A fraternity that had its beginning in the far distant past, but a mighty factor of the present; a friendship that has during aii these years and ages kept its mantle free from the cobwebs of neglect, and in the pure water of duty rinsed selfish ness from its creed and embalmed its teachings in the hearts of ils fol lowers. Go ye then and teach and live Masonry as the “best safe-guard against the ills of life,” for we have yet to see its votaries forsaken or their seed begging bread. In a beautiful legend illustrating the valor and fidelity of the Boots, It is told that in war they carried with them the heart of their beloved Bruce, and, if in the conflict of bat tle their ranks would waver and all seem to despair, their leader would throw in the midst of the enemy that ‘sacred heart which would bo followed and rescued at any coat and restore I unsullied as a talismanio trophy to nerve their farther prowess. Bo it is with Masonry In the con flicts of life that rage around and about them. They wear the sacred square and compass indicating prin ciples as dear to thetp a# the heart of Bruce to the Boots. If distress and danger surround them and all others despair, their friendship is thrown in the breach and brought forth from its mission of charity and love, un sullied and unbroken, laureled with the smiles of men reclaimed to honor and hope and whose hearts, played upon by the hand of help and mel lowed by a divinity that la in the ca ressing touch of love, vibrate with sweeter tpuslo than that to which wa have listened this evening] than ever made by orphans, or that which came from the “harp strung with Apolios golden hair.” "When tn midair, the folden trump ahal! sound, To raise the nations underground; When In the valley of Jehosaphat, The Judging God shall close the book of fare, And there the last assise* keep For those who wake and those who kleepi m ortliy Masons first shall hear the sound. 'S nd fojanpNt from the toiuh shall bound, Amt st^Hbt with liilsiru vigor on th« wing, V Ike mountain lurks, to the nuw morn slug, hr* thou Christian Mnsou, before thu obulr sliull go, As harbinger of Heaven the way to show, The wsy which thou so well ha* Icum t be low.’ The special music for this occa sion was a feature, and Prof. W»d. R. Brown apd fill excellent choir Verp nevur more at home. The en tire service was greatly enjoyed by all present. I sc Ur. flull's Cough Nyrup stoucw if your child has croup or bronchitis. Waste no time delay may be duugerous. l»r Uulli Cough mss$: wmx SCROFULA AND ITS AWFUL HORRORS CURED BY—-r Johnston's Sarsaparilla quar t__ bo U les * JL MOST WONDERFUL. CURE. A Grand Old Indy Give* Her Bzperlenee. Mrs. Thankful Orilla Hurd lives In the beautiful village of Brighton Livingston Co., Mich. This venerable and highly respected lady was born IB the year 1812, the year of the great war, In Hebron, Washington Co., New York. She came to Michigan In 1840, the year of “Tippecanoe and Tyler too.” All her faculties are excellently preserved, and possessing a very re tentive memory, her mind is full of interesting reminiscences of her early life, of the early days of the State of Michigan and the Interesting and re- markable people she has met, and the stirring events of which she was a Wit ness. But nothing in her varied and manifold recollections are more mar velous and worthy of attention than are her experiences in the use of JOHNSTON’S SARSAPARILLA. Mr*. Hurd Inherited a tendency and pre disposition to scrofula, that terribly destructive blood taint which has cursed and is cursing the lives of thousands and marking thousands more aa vic tims of the death angel Transmitted from generation to generation, It Is found in neary every family in one form or another. It may make its aj>- pearance in dreadful running sores, in unsightly swellings in the neck or goitre, or in eruptions of varied forms. Attacking the mucous membrane, it may be known as catarrh in the head, or developing in the lungs It may be, and often is, the prime cause of consumption. Speaking of her case, Mrs. Hurd says: “I was troubled for many yearn with a bad skin disease. My arms and limbs would break out In a mass of sores, discharging yellow matter. My neck began to swell and became very unsightly iu appearance. My body was covered with scrofulous eruptions.. My eyes were also greatly inflamed and weakened, and they pained me very much. My blood was in a very had condition and my head ached severely at frequent intervals, and I bad no appetite. I had sores also in my eara.^1 was in a miserable condition, I had trQd every remedy that had been recom mended, and doctor after doctor had failed. One of the best physicians la the state told me I musk die of scrofulous consumption, as internal a be eases were beginning to form. I at length w a s told of Dr. Johnston, of Detroit, and his famous Sarsaparilla. I tried a bottle, more at; an experiment than any thing else, as I bad no faith in it, and greatly to my agreeable surprise I began to grow better. You can be sure I kept on taking it I took a great many bottles. But I steadily Improved until I became entirely well. All th« sores healed up, all the bad symptoms disappeared. I gained perfect health, and I have never been troubled with scrofula since. Of course an old lad!* of 83 years is not a young woman, but I have bad remarkably good healtti since then, and I firmly believe that JOHNSTON’S SARSAPARILLA la th# greatest Wood purifier and the best medicine tn the wide world, both for scrofula and as a spring medicine.” This remarkably interesting old lady did not lok to be more than sixty, and ahe repeated several times, “I believe my life was saved by JOHNSTON’S SARSAPARILLA.” For sale by Company Store Gaffney Mfg., Co., Gaffney, S. C. A ttention ITarmers! The season is now at hand when you must have implements with which to prepare your lands, plant and cultivate your crops, and don’t forget that I have "Everything for the Farmer” at popular prices. All kinds of Plow Stocks, single and double, and Turn Plows, Plow Point*, Plows, Clevises. Heel Holts, etc., Dow Law Cotton Seed Planters. Call and see my Syracuse Disc Harrows. They are unexcelled, and no farmer can afford to be without one-especially when I sell them so cheap. As in the past I shall continue to lead in iiiicl Wagons. Why such an assertion? It Is plain enough-the vast amount of business I have don* In this line in the past attests the fact that my goods and prices are right. Tyson & Jones, or Studebaker, Is all the recommendation needed on a vehicle to tell you it Is Al. Wagons—BIRDSELL, STUDEBAKER, TAYLOR. WHITE HlCKORY-a quartet* that Is hard to “down.” prices and quality considered. Hay. Corn, Oats, Bran, Syrup, Molasses, Tennessee Sorghum, and In fact a full line of plantation supplies. Hats In variety for everybody. Nice, new and strictly "up-to-date” line of Clothing Give us a look and we'll sell you. My stock of Shoes and General Merchandise was never more complete' and, listen! 1 have got a lot of genuine bargains for you. Come aud see. For the accommodation and convenience of those living in the vicinity of Goforth* S. 0., I have added a line of r>RrjQ» to my stock at that place consisting of Soothing Syrup. Squills. Paregoric, Pill* of varlou* kinds, essence* and extracts for flavoring. Syrup of Pigs, Wine of Cardul, Dr. Kin*** New Discovery, Stu.irt’s Dyspepsia Tablets, Mexican Mustang Liniment etc arriving ^ a00dB ’ N0tl0nS ’ Hat8 ’ S, ‘ oe “’ arocerles - c *., constantly on hand and Yours for trade. J. I. SARRATTT. Conversation. “Hello, B.” “Hello, 8.” “What you know?” “I know I got picked up in a bicycle trade last 3^^“ “How’s that?’* “Well, I went to a certain cycle store, (I won’t call any names), and bought a wheel; paid twenty-five round dollars for it. It rode good for awhile, but soon it run like a wagon. I thought probably the wheel needed cleaning up r 80 I took it to a repair shop and told the repairman I wanted him to give it a good cleaning. He examined it and said it did not need cleaning. I asked him what it needed, and he said new bearings, for the ones that were in it were nothing but pot metal. I asked him how ho would trade me a Rambler for mine, and he said he’d trade for $20.50 difference. I told him we could not trade. He said he could buy my wheel new for $10.25, so we traded, and I have been riding my Rambler for eight months and haven’t paid out one cent for repairs.” “I believe I’ll go and get me one like yours.” “Come one, I’ll go with you.” “Hello Parker, fix 8. up a wheel like mine.” “Alright, here it is.” “What’s it worth?” “$35.00.” “Here’s your money. If the boys keep in sight of us they had better go to and buy a Rambler and be convinced.” GAFFNEY LIVE ST0CKJE9, Dealers in MULES, HORSES, Harness, and Vehicles of Every Description. 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* rlages, etc. We have the finest lot of Mules ever brought to this country, and our stables are headquarters for drovers and out-of-town dealers. We will endeavor by fair and courteous treatment to all to warraut the confidence and patronage of the public. Oursistho finest livery stable to be found between Charlotte and Atlanta. Como to see 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. qjpEiffney I_I-ve fcitock Go., Hw-towi •urm. Orttaor. « «.