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THE LARGEST Circulation of Any Ns vspape in the Fifth Congressional District of S. C. The ledger SEMI-WEEKLY-PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. WE GUARANTEE >e Reliability of Every Adver- riser Who Uses the Col umns of This Paper. A Newspaper in all that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People of Cherokee County. ESTABLISHED FEB. Hi, I8D4. HAFFNEY. S. C., Eli I DA V, MOVEMBEU 21), ISHU Sl.OO A YEAET. THRDIiGHStlT THE • PALMETTO STATE. Items of Interest of Passing Events. ALL OVER THE STATE. KvtMiti* tlmt lf*ve THken IMhob from One Knil of the State te the Other Culled from ExelmnireH for Otih k KeaduiK: hy Scores of Busy People. Ifie contraot for wiring the public buildingB in Columbia has been let, and will aggregate nearly $10,000. The Governor has ofTered a reward of $200 for the arrest of the guilty narty or parties who have been set- titc io> property in tiim urouiiii Florence. Two trains ran into each other—a head-end collision—at Jonesvill, near Union. Wednesday morning Five persons were slightly hurt—no one seriously. Monday two negro children of Hillary Copel in Newberry county near Jalapa. were burned 'to death About 11 o’clock the mother shut them in the house and left them The house caught fire and burned to the ground. One of tho children was about 10 years old and the other about 3. A Colored man named Limerick (tImx, left his house locked up Sunday night, at Ride’s Bridge, near Darling ton The house caught lire and three children were burned to death the oldest 11 the youngest 4 The three were buried in the same box Ver dict of the coroner s jury was criminal carelessness. Policemen Dunning and Willing ham, of Columbia, Monday morning arrested Fred Makin a colored man. about 40 years old. for an attempted assault on a little colored girl 10 years old. The fellow enticed the girl to his house on Assembly street, but her screams made him desist. She was badly frightened and finally told who her as-ailant was and he was prompt ly arrested He was he given a hear ing Tuesday before a magistrate. On Sunday morning last about 4 o’clock the gin house of Mr. W. M. Smith, of Smithville, was totally de stroyed by fire. In the gin house were 13 bales of cotton and a quanti ty of cotton seed belonging to Mr. Smith, besides several bales of cot ton belonging to other parties. The loss is quite heavy as there was no insurance whatever upon the building or its contents. Th« origin of the fire is unknown, but is supposed to have been accidental. Some time ago the store of Mr. Joseph Sbeheen,of Camden, was brok en into apd robbed. The perpetrators escaped without detection, but ever since the efficient chief of police of that place has been on the alert and on Saturday last caught his man— Jim Haile—a negro living in Camden. A good deal of the stolen articles, consisting principally of jewelry, were recovered and it is believed that more of it will yet be gotten. Jim now languishes behind the bars of the county jail where he no doubt wishes his admiration of jewelry had not been so great. On Wednesday the gin and mill at Quicle Postoflice, about five miles from Cheraw, was destroyed by fire. The mill was run by water power and was operated by Mrs Rivors and her daughter alone. While ginning a match was in the cotton and was ignited hy the saws. I immediately the whole house was in fUrnes, and noth ing was saved. A fine gin and mill building with eleven bales of cotton and a lot of seed and grain whs des troyed. The loss is about $o UHJ, and no insurance. The water gHt‘*s were burned and the pond was thus drained. Several wagon loads of finh were picked up. A good many trout weighing ten pounds \vnrt caght, also a lot of fine bream and perch. About 2 o’clock Monday afternoon the handsome two-story residence of Senator James Stackhouse of Mar ion was .’burned to the groud. The fire originated from a stove flue in the kitchen and burned so rapidly that it was impossible, with the fac ilities at hand, to extinguish the flames A considerable part of the furniture was saved but greatly in a damaged condition. At one time it seemed that there would he a general | conflagration, hut hy hard work the fire was practically confined to the residence of Mr. Stackhouse. On the south side of the burning building was the Freabyterian church and on the north the dwelling of Mr. W David Owens, neither far oil. Ifoth these buildings wore on lire at one time but fortunately were saved. Mrs. Ida i'rice's house on the opposite side of the street also caught but the fire was extinguished. Last Thursday night Mr. Joseph Goudale, uf near Camden, died under peculiarly sad circumstaucs. Mr. j Goodalo hadlivedin that community i for many years, and was regarded as , an honest and hard-working man. Ho whs a tinner by trade A few days ago hud quite a sudden spell of sick ness and a physician was called in to see him. He soon recovered and was out attending to his business as usu al. Thursday evening he hitched up his horse and wagon and went down in the Wateree swamps for a load of wood. Dark came on and he still he had not returi J. His family be come uneasy about him and institut ed a search. The horse and wagon were found in the road with a load of wood. A short dis, nee off Mr. Goodale was found dead. He doubt less had another attack li „ the pre vious one and being alone, could get no assistance. It was about 11 o’clock at night when his body was found and taken home. A wife and several children survive hu i. Tnere is one business man in Charleston who will have his eyes skinned hereafter for the wandering fakir. He was caught the ether day for five dollars and the lead money left with him will be held as a souve nir as it cannot be solved without serious complications. The stranger went into the establishment, bought a few cigars and gave a hill n pay ment. He asked for silver do.lars in change and he walked out into the street with five of them jingling in his pockets A moment later he rt turn ed. “This money is so heavy ” he said, “1 am going to ask you to take it back and give me my paper hill ’’ There appeared to be nothing wrong in the request and the transfer was made, i'he business man dropped the five “silver” dollars in the draw er. 'I'he next customer who called got two of them in change. He Kick ed. “This money is lead all right.” he said, “I guess you’ve been up against the hot ones.” And when the coins were examined it was found that they were very poor counter feits, but by that time the “hot” one had disappeared. You will never get ahead by fol lowing the crowd. The better a man thinks he is tha more foolish he acts. The Lord made woman—but she made herself over into a lady. Curen Eczeuiaaiul Itcliliia lluinor* Through the Hlooil -CoMtH Nothing to try It. B B. B. (Botanic Blood Balm) is now recognized as a certain and sure cure for £czema, Itching Skin, Hu mors, Scabs, Scales. Watery Blisters, Pimples, Aching Bones or Joints, Boils, Carbuncles, Prickling Pain in the Skin, Did Eating Sores, Ulcers, etc. Botanic Blood Balpi taken internally, cures the worst and most deep-seated cases by enriching, purifying and vitalizing the blood, thereby giving a healthy blood sup ply to the skin. Botanic Blood Balm is the only cure, to stay cured, for these awful, annoying skin troubles. Other remedies may relieve, but B. B. B. actually cures, heals every sore, and gives the rich glow of health to the skin. B. B. B. builds up the broken-down body and makes the blood red and nourishing. Over 8000 voluntary testimonials of cures by Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. B ) Druggist, $1. Trial treatment free and prepaid by writing Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga. Describe trouble, and free medical advice will be given until cured. In cases where It Is almost impoa* aible for a patient to take food he wiP often take enough without trouble if actually fed by another person. “Some time ago my daughter caught a severe cold. She complain ed of pains in her chest and had abed cough. I gave her Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy according to direc tions and in two days she was well and able t.) go to school. I have used this remedy in my family for the past seven years and have never known it to fail,” says James Pren- dergust, n. ‘reliant, Annato Bay, Ja maica, West India Islands. The pains in the chest indicated an approaching attack of pneumonia, which in this instance was undoubt edly warded off by Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. It counteracts any tendency of a cold toward pneumo nia. Sold by Cherokee Drug Com pany. It is better to Insult an imperti nent questioner than to lie to him, or employ evasion. I{•’llltl>lr iiiel (irntlw. ‘‘A pill's a pili,” says the saw. But there are pills and pills. You want a pill which is certain, thoroui/h and gentle. Mustn’t gripe. De- 'Vitt’s Little Early Risers fill the bill. Purely vege'uble. Do not force, blit assist the bowels to act. Strengthen and invigorate. Small and easy to take. Cherokee Drdg Co. WATCH Your IjiLel and tho date, And pa) before Tis too late. NAT'L. LEAGUE IMPR’VMJ. ASS'NS. Over a Thousand Local So cieties in Existence. OBJECT OF THE LEAGUE. ItrnefltK of the Movement are Manifold— America I.eadn the World in Keooomlc Progress—Scenery I'nsurpassed and Re sources Great Officers. The National League of Improve ment Associations, with headquar ters at Springfield. Ohio, is seeking to secure the organization of a local affiliated society in every city and t r*. In the country The object of the League is to bring into communication for ac quaintance and mutual helpfulness all bodies interacted in the promo tion of out-door art and public beauty, town, village and neighborhood im provement. It is said that there are already in existence more than a thuueand lo cal improvement associations in var ious parts of the country, with an aggregate membership of fully one hundred thousand. A pamphlet just issued by the National League gives some notable examples of the splen did work these societies have accom plished Copies of the same, with further information in regard to the movement, may be procured by ad dressing the corresponding secretary, D J. Thomas, rooms 8 and 10, Citi zens National Bank Building, Spring- field, Ohio. The movement for civic improve ment is a most commendable one, the benefits to be derived from organ ization for its promotion are mani fold, as the work appeals both to the material and philanthropic interests. The town which has well kept streets, beautiful parks, attractive home grounds, plenty of fresh air and gen erally favorable sanitary conditions is the town the moral development and industrial progress of which will always commend it. There is every indication that in our country the twentieth century will be chiefly notable for develop ment along the lines of the public beauty movement. America already leads the world in economic progress In all that pertains to the material side of modern civilization, whether good or bad, she is further advanced than is any other country. It is not strange that the aesthetic development of our land has been neglected to such a large extent. The modern history of America covers only the comparatively brief period of four hundred years. Naturally, with our rapid growth in population and unprecedented progress in economic fields, the cultivation of the sense of beauty bas been postponed uotil a more convienient season. It is no longer necessary for Amer ica to be second to any country in those things which add harmony and beauty to civilization. Her natural resources render our country capable of the fullest development in out door art. In its native state the scenery of America is unsurpassed in attractiveness The time has come for the recognition of its claims on public attention. The sixteenth century—the first in American history, was est itially a period of discovery. The seven teenth century was an epoch of set tlement. The eighteenth century was a time of establishment—of sub jugation of savage tribes, of the diffi culties with which pioneers are al ways confronted, and of the attain ment of independence by the people of tin. new world. The nineteenth century has been particularly nota ble for the material development of the American people. It remains for the twentieth cen tury to witness that progress in phi lanthropy and the promotion of pub lic beauty which will round out into a perfect and symmetrical whole the civilization in the achievements of which the western world takes such pride The movement for the ac complishment of these purposes de serves the support aru^ co-operation of all persons who love their native land. Its success will have much to do with the perpetuity of our insti tutions and the iiappiness of our peo ple. The originators of village improve- meet associations builded in ire wisely than they knew, and laid the foun dations of a movement which will far exceed their conceptions of its possi bilities. Its recent rapid progress exemplifies the spirit of the times The widespread interest maniteated in this work is indicative of the lines ulong which will lie made the next great forward movement of humanity. Th - organization of a national league of public beauty clubs means that the American people propose to make their country the most beautiful in the world The real significance of the public beauty movement, however, does not attach to its visible manifestations. These will he a source of pleasure to lovers of ait. but there is a deeper meaning to the work which appeals most forcibly to the humanitarian. It is evidence of the fact that the of spirit commercialism is no longer to be the ruling factor in our natural life. It means that in America the devel opment of humanity’s higher inter ests will be the watchword of the twentieth century. Th« sense of beauty is an all-pre vailing one The spirit which causes the appreciation of attractive sur roundings likewise prompts kiqdly deeds, leads to charitable thoughts and promotes the observance of the golden rule in daily life. It would he impossible to over estimate the influence of environment on me for mation of character. A recognition of this fact is the foundation of "the wider movement for public beauty.” In the attainment of its purposes will be reached that golden era of love, justice and peace, the beneficent reign of which prophets and seers have foretold from the dawning of time. file National League of Improve ment Associations was organized by a convention held in Springfield, Ohio, last October, attended by dele gates from local societies throughout the country. It was formed for the purpose of securing unity of action on the part of the improvement as sociations that are in existence, and to bring about the organization of similar ones in all parts of the coun try. The first convention was at tended by many persons prominent in the work, and the National League began its career under most auspi cious circumstances. As stated above, the headquarters are located at Springfield. Ohio. The President is Hon. John L Zimmerman, a promi nent lawyer and business man of that city. Other members of the Executive Board are Edwin L. Shuey, of Dayton, Ohio, with the Lowe Brothers Company, Mrs. Conde Ham lin, of St. Paul, Minnesota, president of the Woman’s Civic League, Frank Chapin Bray, Cleveland, Ohio, Editor Chautauquan, E. G Ro-tzahn, Day- ton, Ohio. Librarian National Cash Register Company, and Miss Jessie M. Good, Springfield, Ohio, of the Warden Public Library. This year’s convention will be held at Buffalo, New York, August 12, 13 and 14. THROUGHOUT THE TAR HEEL STATE, From the Mountains to The Sea. Negligence la the rust of tbe aoui, that oorrodea through all her beat reaolutiona. Saves Two From Death. “Our little daughter had au almost fatal attack of whooping cough and bronchitis,” writes Mrs. W. K. Hav- iland, of Armonk, N. Y., “but, when all other remedies failed, we saved her life with Dr. King’s New Discov ery. Our niece, who had Consump tion in an advanced stage, also used this wonderful medicine and today she is perfectly well.” Desperate throat and lung diseases yield to Dr. King’s New Discovery as to no other medicine on earth. Infallible (or Coughs and Colds. 50c end $1.00 bottles guaranteed by Cherokee Drug Company. Trial bottles free. Large quantities of California fruits are now being marketed in London, especially oranges. NORTH CAROLINA NEWS. KKMAKKAI1I.K Cl’KE OP CROUP. A l.ltlln lioy’H Life Haveri. I have a few words to say regard ing Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. It saved my little boy’s life and I lee! that I cannot praise it enough. I bought u bottle of it from A. E. Steere, of Goodwin. 8. I)., and when I got home with it th** poor haby could hardly breathe. I i^ave the medicine as directed every ten minutes until he “threw up” ami then i thought nutu he was going to choke to death We hud to pull the phlegm out of his mouth in great long strings I am positive that if 1 iiad not got that bottle of cough medicine, my hoy would not be on earth today.—Joel Demont Inwood. Iowa. For sale by Cherokee Drug Company Cornelius Vanderbilt has enlisted in the Twelfth regiment of the New York state miltia and has been chosen a second lieutenant. When you feel that life is hardly worth the candle take a dose uf Chamberlain's Sromach Tablets. They will cleanse your stomach, tone up your liver and regulate your bow els, making j ou feel like a new man For sale by Cherokee Drug Company The Swedish government is disposed to adopt electricity on its entire railway system Chamberlain n Stomach and Liver Tablets cure biliousness, constipa tion and headache. They are easy to take and pleasant in effect. For sale hy Cherokee Drug Company. Interesting Items Conrernlng Our Neigh bors Iteyoini the Line Which May Prove KntertMln-ng Reaillng for llumlriais of Ledger Readers. Oneida Weeks, one of the chamber- j maids at the Central Hotel in Char- | lotte. committed suicide Monday evening by taking laudanum. I'he j girl lived with her mother on East First street. No one seems to know why tbe 'roman committed O— • u Henry Freeland, of Charlotte, who was charged with gaming and woo skipped to Salisbury to avoid arr. ** was brought back Tuesday night h- officer Pitts, who went to Salishu*. on other business. Freeland * 1 bound over Tuesday to the Sunr m Court in a $50 bond. John Miller, a negro in Ashevili, who was convicted of killing a n g «, woman and cutting up her bod\ es caped hanging because the jury t.-- termined the verdict by lottery. > i - urday it was shown tnat the j ,rv. star,ding six 'or murder in the fir degree and six in the second deyn-.- placed in a hat two slips of p^p* r one for the first and one for the < ond degree and a blindfolded jury man drew first degree slip Tt 1 jury all agreed t<» stand by the result They said they thought it was a f iir test, but. the judge set the vermo aside and a plea of guilty in the sec Hid degree was taken and 30 > sentence imposed Officer Frank Blackley is oe 'ph! in the Superior Court at Oxford for suffering Thomas Rogers, a white man charged with rape, to escape custody several mont hs ago. Rogers a prominent young man. was arre-'ed on a warrant charging him with crim inally assaulting Miss Harris al-o of a very prominent family He was given a preliminary hearing before three magistrates and sent over to court. Blackley took him in charge and under the pretence of fearing for the safety of his prisoner went to the woods and later claimed that he was overpowered by the friends of Rogers, who gave him bis freedom. Most of tbe citizens in that section thought that the officer, an avowed friend ..f tbe prisoner, permitted him to be taken from him. Bince then nothing bas been beard from Rogers. Ed. Freeman, a resident of Mayo- dan, visiting bis wife’s relatives in Greensboro, was knocked from the railroad track of tbe A. & Y. division of the Southern Sunday about 4:20 and so seriously injured that he died at the home of bis father-in-law. Mr. Dan Ammons, at tbe finishing Mills, Monday morning at 6:10. The best reports obtainable are that Freeman was sitting on tbe end of a cross tie and did not bear the train, if so he aid not move, and was knocked of! The accident happened just north of Watson’s Mill in Greensboro, as the train for Mt. Airy was going out. Dr. Broadnax, surgeon of the Southern, saw the injured man, and says there was a severe contusion on the back of the head and that the scalp was torn. Freeman was taken to a residence on West Market street and later was moved to Mr. Ammons’ house, where he died as stated above. Intelligence reached Kinston Fri day morning of a very sad and horri ble occurrence in Woodiugton town ship last, Thursday afternoon. Miss L*da Turner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kit Turner, while no one wuh in the house but herself and aged mother, told her mother that she was going to commit suicide. She se cured a bottle of carbolic acid that was kept in tiie house for the pur pose of administering to stock, and before she could be prevented by her mother drank half of the contents of the bottle. Mr. Turner, working about 200 hundred yards from the house, beard his wife’s screams and went immediately, but when he ar rived so quickly the deadly drug got in its work, the unfortunate woman was unconscious, and a few minutes later, before any antidotes could he administered, was dead. Sheriff Jordon had a job on his hands Monday—a young man whom he did not want to lock up, and he got out of it. C. L Frazier, who lives not far from High Point, was ar rested at the instance of N Ingram an agent for some Bible house. Die charge being ihal Frazier had Hold atiou* $10.00 worth of Slides and had failed to account for them. The pris oner said if he could get to High Point he could arrange the matter and he whh kept tinder guard in the sheriff’s office all day. and at night Deputy WeaDi rly look him to Dial place, when he met some of his e’i i.- ami Die money was raised and paid over to thf* plaintiff, when Fra- zier whs discharged, after paying iie cost in the case He does not look like a man who would intention ally defraud any one It is proba ble, having the money in his pocket, that he spout it, intending to replace it. However, the particulars are not known. Gus Davis, the colored driver of Dr \V W. McKenzie, of Salisbury, and a well known young colored man at that place was killed Saturday night about ia :80 o'clock by Arch ! Donnell, a negro of bad reputation, who has heretofore betn in trouble. | A party of negroes had been attend ing a frolic at Die negro restaurant ! opposite the depot and were standing ! n**ar the railroad track when Connell j anaed one of the party for a cigar- j eite. The latter did not respond | promptly and Connell began curs- n. iposed and told Donnell he should not talk to a man in that manner. With an oath Con nell sprang at Davis with an open pocket knife and slashed him across rhe hand. In some way Davis flip p'd up and fell and in an instant Connell had Mruck another blow with an ^open knife, severing the juguiar vein 4 wo of Davis’companions ob- '*Tv*d h's condition and lifted him to his feet They started with him for medical assistance hut before hey had proceeded a block Davis had bled to death. The remains w*re tnk* ri to an undertaker and pre pared for burial. Whitt* Miiii Turned Yellow. Great consternation was felt by the friends of M. A. Hogarty. of Lexing ton, Ky., when they saw he was turn ing yellow. His skin slowly changed color, also ius eyes, and he suffered terribly. IDs malady was Yellow Jaundice. He was treated by the h st doctors, hut without benefit. I lien he was advised to try Electric Hitters, the wonderful Stomach and Liver Remedy, and he writes: “Af ter taking t o bottles I was wholly cured.” A trial proves its matchless. m*Tit for all Stomach, Liver and Kidney troubles Only 50c. Sold by Cherokee Drug Co., Druggists. Lao XIII.reads without glasses,and in the evening generally hy candles, though sometimes by electric light. The Children's Friend. You’ll have a call this winter. Maybe you have one now. Your children will suffer too. For coughs, croup, bronchitis, grip and other winter complaints, One Minute Cough. Cu-e never fail** Acts promptly. It is very pleasant to the taste and perfectly harmless. C. B. George, Winchester. Ky., writes: “Our little girl was attacked with croup late on*- mgbt and was so hoarse she could: hardly speak. We gave her a few doses of One Minute Cough Cure. It relieved her immediately and sbw went to sleep. When she awoke next morning she bad no signs of hoarse ness or croup.” Cherokee Drug Co. Peaches gathered in tbe mountain* of North Carolnia are shipped to* Chicago. A Physician TcstlHea “I have takeu Kodol Dyspepsia Cure and have never used anything in my life that did me tbe good that did,” says County Physician Geo. W. Scroggs, of Hali County, Ga. “Bning a physician I huv* prescribed it and found it to give the best results.” If the food you eat remains undi gested in your stomach it, decays there and poisons the system. You can prevent this by dieting, but that means starvation. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests what you eat. You need suffer from neither dyspepsia nor starvation. The worst cases uuickly cured. Never fails. Chero kee Drug Co. Olive orchards in Arizona are yielding a fruit superior to Die impor ted. Modern Surjjery SurpaMKed. “While suff-riiig from a had cas® of piles 1 consulted a physician wh° advised me to try a box of DeWitt’** Witch Hazel Salve.” says G F. Car ter, Atlanta, Ga. “1 procured a box and was entirely cured. DeWitt’a Witch Hazel Salve is a splendid cur* for piles, giving relief instantly, and I heartily recommend it to all suffer ers.” Surgery is unnecessary to cure piles. DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve will cure any case. Cut*, burns bruises and all other wounds are also quickly cured hy It. Beware of counterfeits Cherokee Drug Co An electrical apparatus is now used hy th** United States department of agriculture to determine the uhuruc- teristic of all soils A t’urt* tor i iiiiiIkiko. W. Ci. Williamson, of Amhe. at, \ a. says: ' Fur more than u year I suffered from lumbago I finally tried Chamberlain's Pain Balm aid it gave me entire relief, which Jill other remedies ii id failed to do,” Sold by Cherokee Drug Company.