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KfryMO V A Dr. C. T. LIPSCOMB. i) ic >» 'r i t-i r ib dow lonaUKl in hts handsom** new suit of nwms in the Star Tlu-atre hullciinn. Can be found in ofl'.ee six days in the week. J. C. OTTS, Attorney and Counselor. Office upstairs, between R. K. Jones and Davenport. Office and Residence .Phone. Dr. D. P. THOMSON, Dentist. SST'Office over National Bank. E. WEBSTER. Attorney-2Vt> lw«.w, ffice in Court House. (Probate-Judtre soffice Gaffney City, S. C. Practices in all the courts. Golleo- gtons a specialty vvn.i.iam s. Hall, .)k. 'James A. Willis. i; HALL & WILLIS, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, BTAK THEATRIC HLItC. O A. H* 1-c-1>{ I-C- V". c:. Notary Public in'office. Prompt attention given to all business. i OR. J. F. GARRETT, ^ Dentist, Gaffney, ■ ■ ■* S» C. Office over J. R. Tollepon’s new store In office from W to 26th of ea^h month: J SHINGLES, BRICK, SASH, DOORS, BLINDS * and all kinds of Building Ma terial, Paints, Oils, Etc. for sale at a small per cent, above cost for cash. Estimates* made without charge. L. BAKER 8S M Iflo Your Duty. ‘England expects every man to do his duty, said Nelson at Trafalgar, and “duty performed is tha sublimest achievement.” said.lt. E. Lee. Then why not insure your property in tiie Cherokee Mutual Eire In surance Company and be happy, freeing yourself from anxiety as to the effect a loss of your house woulfTcurtail on yourself and family also. This Is the cheapest insurance known among men and your money kept at home. Instead of swelling the Coffers of Northern Co-operations to l«- used for enslaving the many for the benefit of t he few in the Oigan- tlc Trusts which see.,- to control the 'staple necessities of life, or is loaned to the despots of Europe to Lind the shackles of slavery tighter upon the limits of their helpless sub jects. If yon feel it- your duty to insure, this company asks that you consider the claims it has upon you. Uisv. A. I). Davidson, aud Frank McCluny, Agents. FTor Building and Plastering L!me Coal, and Plaster Hair. Plaster Pans. Koseudale Cement. Portland Cement, Dynamite, Blasting Powder. Fuse and Dynamite Caps, call on Limestone Springs Lime Works CARROLL & CO., Lessees. Telephone 57. JUNE H. CARR, ARTISTIC PHOTOf IRA PH ER 812 Limestone Street; Gaffney, S. C. ‘‘Artist Proofi’ arc deservedly ’popular .because they stand without'a peei for beauty aud orIgU illtyof dl-siguj.and' linTsi' WE MAKE THEM. Our complete lux of photographic work embraces the ligst materials, the bes methods and ttiatjpa^istaklng care so o«sen tial to good work. Our guarantee against fading goes witlfall photos” bearing ..our name. Bring us your kiilak work, our prices are low us the lowest.. Remember us for £any photographic want! S3T- Phone 17th \ ‘ V Sale. Notice I* hereby id’en that tli< stock of merchandise formekr Ijelonging • to W. Harry Dodenhoff. bi^krupt. Gaffney, 8. C., will be offertsl for sat until July ‘Jud, I'.srj. The stock amounts totl,^41.ii0; consisting of a lot of Jewelry, Clock Hilverware, Hewing Maclilnes, Oils. NeodW, Accounts, Glass. Chlm, Tinware, HlioaiCases, Wall Cases, Safe, Pictures, Framed Toys, Xmas goods, •tc. 4 The above stock wasiarefully appraised from Invoices at less tin cost t»y a<» per cunt and will be Hold by the IVuntory. The trusUsi will reoel^sealed bids for the whole stock, or for septate lots of same. In • the alternative until At 27th. HftKi; reserv ing the right to reject an and all bids. Parties wishing to Ini^ct the stock, or other intormatiou courting it. apply to J. C. Otth, Trustee, Gafft^, H. 0. Aug. 10, SI. i The Lesson of Experience By HOWARD FIELDING Copyright, 1901, by Charles W. Hooke f T was to be the mildest possible form of the folly—an elopemeut reduced to the absolute mini mum of indiscretion. The two young people had planned it with such* self denying care that, in the words of the prospective bridegroom, there was ‘‘nothing left of it except the minister’s foe.” No thrilling flight, no penitent return, no fear of paternal wrath or joy of forgiveness formed njiy part ol the prospect. The secret was never to be revealed at all. Some years later there would be a sumptuous wedding, one of those so ciety events whose distressing public ity steals half the sanctity from mar riage, since those who are united be fore the brazen face of fashion may well forget into what Presence they have really come to make their vow. No one except themselves would know that this second ceremony was super fluous in the sight of heaven. The young lady was the daughter of Morton Prior, recently ret.red from the PBVDKXCE MKT HEP. LOVFB IN THE GARDEN. supreme bench of the state. She had attained the age of eighteen years un der tilt 1 ni st favts-able conditions, ex cept that she bore the name of the virtue of Prudence, which she de spised. But for a long habit of rebelling against her name she might not have fallen in love with Art buy Rowan, a somewhat dazzling youth, who was spending the summer as the guesf of his uncle, a neighbor of Judge Prior. Rowan was just out of college, where he had been a fair student and a great swell at the sports. His manner had the keen savor of early success and the assurance that comes of triumphant popularity. Prudence thought him the greatest creature ever born. Now. the judge’s mind floated in se rene heights of scholarly and pure re search, but he had an eagle eye to see the flat earth’s surface and especially that portion of it where his daughter walked with innocent feet amid the roses and the thorns of youth. He be held young Mr. Rowan and not with out a certain approval, but he was in no hurry to have him for a son-in-law. So the judge issued an Injunction re straining his daughter and Mr. Rowan from considering themselves engaged. He ruled that no contract existed be tween them or could exist for a period of two years. The Prior family was going abroad in the fall and would spend at least eighteen months aud perhaps twenty-four in foreign lands. Rowan stated that this fact was al- r- 'y known to him: that he would be unite satisfied to be engaged to Miss Prior meanwhile and would not insist upon marrying her immediately. But !!)<• judge would not grant or even eon- t- br ihis plea. Instead he perempto rily adjourned the hearing for two years. The result of this was panic. Cou- ph 1 with some hint of Mrs. Prior’s preparation for social conquests abroad, l* bred in Rowan’s excited mind the conviction that Prudence w:*t to be •taken over seas to be the prey of some dissolute and bankrupt noble. Out of this absurdity grew the plot of a secret marriage, and Prudence was beguiled into acquiescence by such arguments as we forget the force of when we grow old. The plan w. % *i simplicity itself. They were merely to skip across lots in the edge of the evening from the Prior res idence to a house where a young cler gyman, a newcomer in the town, had taken lodgings. He would not know them and would lend a ready ear to some romantic Action which they wobld devise. They could be home again In twenty minutes, and no one would ever be the wiser. It was a gloomy evening when Pru dence, trembling with excitement, met her lover in the garden. 13% himself was little short of babbling lunacy, for a partial realization of the seriousness of the affair had come to him as he waited with a suddenness that had Jarred his wits. When she came flut terlng along the dark path, he seized her hands and kissed her hastily on years' time you will have made som« creditable beginning. Prudence can wait’— ‘‘Holy Moses!” exclaimed Rowan, springing to his feet. “I—I bog your pardon. Rut the idea of Prudence- waiting—waiting for me. Really, you know”— lie sat down limply. And the rain resounded in the pause that followed. ‘‘To resume,” said Judge Prior In that deliberate tone of his which had never seemed to Rowan so slow before, ‘‘it is so astonishingly easy to mismanage even the simplest matter when one must plan for two, and a woman a’- ways bears the major part of the joint burden of disaster.” “True, true!” cried Rowan, rising once more and turning toward the win dow, which the rain now steadily as sailed. The sight reduced film to the level of desperation where one often finds an inspiration waiting. ‘‘Judge Prior,” he exclaimed, “this is all I wish to say: I believe your “JUST LOOK AT MY HAT!” daughter loves me. Heaven knows why. I am grotesquely unworthy. With a fair field I would fear no rivals, but you are going to take her away. You will not permit her to give me any promise. She must remember me as one of whom her father disapproved. Is not that putting me under an unfair disadvantage. Your influence will al ways be against me”— “Not at all,” interrupted the judge. “I see your point clearly, and 1 am glad you have made it. Your mind shall be set at rest immediately. I will tell her in youF presence precisely what my views are, and you will find them sat isfactory.” He .stepped toward the door, while Rowan, with his eye on the umbrella in the corner, fairly gasped at the near prospect of deliverance. lie saw for a moment the white cameo of the judge’s clean cdt face against the dark oak panel. Then the door swung open, re vealing the lighted hall beyond. “Prudence!” exclaimed iter father. “What’s the matter, child? Here is Mr. Rowan”— “I don't want to see him!” sobbed the girl. “I never want to see him again! Look at my hat!” “This is most extraordinary,” said the judge, taking her hand and draw ing her into the library. “Why, you're all wet”— “Aud just look at my hat!” Rhe held it at arm’s length, aud the sad blue mass dripped audibly upon the hardwood floor. “Why didn’t you come with the um brella?” she demanded suddenly of Rowan. Ills voice stuck in ills throat. He waved his hand feebly toward the judge. “Father,” continued Prudence, “I am going to my room to change my cress. As for Mr. Rowan. I am done with him forever.” She cast one awful glance upon the speechless and trembling youth, and thou, with all the dignity which her be draggled gown permitted, site swept out of his sight. “I will trouble you for an explain tlon, sir.” said the judge. He got it. straight out, without the slightest taint of equivocation, for Rowan had readied a point where it was a positive pleasure to accuse him self. Indeed he dealt with ills own fol ly so frankly and displayed, such a per fectly just yet obviously new apprecia tion of it that the Judge’s resentment was transformed into something very near to admiration. “My young friend,” he said, “I think you have learned a valuable lesson. Do not forget it. Reflect frequently upon the extreme simplicity of the thing which you attempted to do tonight and the dire failure that you made of it. Relieve me. every day of married liD' is full of problems far more difficult. If you could not devise a way to get my daughter out of that arbor and she was not strong enough to bear the calamity of a spoiled hat, how could you hope”— “One moment, sir,” cried Rowan. “TeJl me what you yourself would have done in my predicament.” “My boy,” said the Judge kindly and confidentially, “I should never have got into it. There, there is the value of ex perience. That is the sort of wisdom which makes happy marriages. When you have learned not to invite trouble— But enough of lecturing. In two years’ time I shall find you wiser, and Pru dence will have forgotten all about the blue hat. So I bid you a cheerful good night And. by the way, permit me to offer you this umbrella. You will find rain without.” top of her hat. but that was all the same to him in that moment. Heavy clouds were trailing In the tops of the trees, and a quick flurry of rain tinkled in the dry leaves. They were passing a rude arbor, and Rowan drew the girl into it, but the rain ceased before they had fairly crossed the threshold. “What shall we do?” whispered Pru dence. “I’ve got on my blue bat with the chiffon bow, and if it gets wet it will be ruined.” Prudence put out her hand and felt only a single small drop. “If we only had an umbrella,” she began, “for It. may rain, you know, when we’re coming back.” “Wait here,” he cried, “and I’ll get one.” “Walt while you go all the way mne?” she exclaimed. “I’d be scared of my wits.” “Then we’ll have to risk it,” he re plied. “Our minister’s there this even ing, but he’s going over to Allendale tomorrow, to be gone the rest of the week.” Prudence hesitated, standing in the arbor door and trying to read the se crets of the dull, drifting clouds. There was just light enough to see her up turned face, and this time Rowan did not waste a kiss upon the blue hat. “I loft my umbrella in the library,” whispered Prudence. “Perhaps I could run back”— “I'll have It in three seconds!” he cried. And the girl stood alone in the arbor. The library was quite dark, as Row an had had every reason to believe that it would be. He gained easy ac cess through a window, but it was a rather more difficult matter to find the umbrella. The young man ‘Tumbled over chairs and knocked his elbows against the corners of bookcases. He had made three-quarters of the circuit of the room when a door opened, and some one entered. Rowan, crouching close to the wall, crept softly toward a window, but lie had taken not more than half a dozen steps when the room became in an in stant dazzlingly light, and there stood Judge Prior, with his hand upon the electric button. The young man was fortunate enough to be one of those persons for whom time moves slowly in emergencies. He seemed to have hours for reflection while the judge was turning around. “Judge Prior,” he said in a singularly calm voice. The venerable Jurist was naturally startled, but immediately regained his self control. “I was waiting for you, sir,” contin ued Rowan. “I supposed that you would come here after dinner, and I wished to speak with you a moment in private.” “Be seated, sir,” said Prior courteous ly. And they took chairs upon oppo site sides of the big table in the center of the room. As Rowan sat down there came a sudden sliock of rain against the east ern windows. The sweat of agony broke out upon him as he thought of Prudence in the arbor, and he rose from tiie chair involuntarily. “I have but a single word to say,” he began, without a notion as to what that word n ight he. “To say more would be to waste your time as well as my own.” “I would willingly grant you tiie en tire evening.” said the judge urbanely. “Pray resume your seat and speak without haste.” lie waved his hand with a gesture of firm but gentle authority that had quelled a thousand lawyers in the courts. Rowan subsided, with the sen sations of a little dog doing a trick. He strove to think of what he should say to the Judge, but his mind would consider nothing except the roof of “I WISHED TO SPEAK WITH YOU A MOMENT IN EUIVATE." that arbor. Was it water tight? Would Prudence be adequately sheltered there until he could go to her rescue? | "You object to me.” he said, “because i am too young. I really think you un derestimate my power to—to take care of Prudence—er—under all circum stances”— He checked himself, being well aware that he was beginning an Interminable discussion. “At least I do not doubt your good will, the absolute honesty of your in tentions,” said Judge Prior courteously. “But fraukly, my young friend, you lack experience of life. Believe me, it is full of difficulties. When a man faces them alone, he may do well or ill and profit by the struggle in either event, but he should have some reason able ground for confidence in himself Vcfore he ventures to assume the guid ance of another’s destiny. You have scarcely begun to walk aloue. In two FOR. 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We have handled Dr. Moffett * TEETHINA (Teething Powders) ever since iu first introduction to the iiublic &aa trade as a proprietary medicine, and our trade in it has steadily iurreased from year to year until our orders now amount to two or three hundred gross per year, which is a very strong evidence of its meritand the satisfaction it Is giving to the mothers of the country, for they say nothing so effectually counteracts the effects of the summer’* ootsuQ or overcomes so quickly the troubles incident to teething. 1HK LAMAlt & KANKIN DRUG CO.. Wholesale Druggists. For sale by all druggist. HARRIS L1TH1A SPRINGS - • • • •s HOTEL.zomiz NEWLY REPAINTED - AND RENOVATED THROUGHOUT SPLEND D ORCHESTRA N ATTENDANCE, Which furnishes two Daily Concerts. Dancing morning ar» evening, and WEEKLY GERMANS. HARRIS LITHIA WATER is GUARANTEED to cure all cases of Dyspepsia, Constipation, Gout, General Debility, Rheuma tism, Diabetes, Dropsy, Liver Complaints, Kidney and Blad der Troubles, and is especially recommended by the most emi nent yhysicians for diseases peculiar to women. If anyone suffering with any of the Ailments for which Harris Lithia Water is recommended, if they will come to the Springs and use the water as directed, we Absolutely Guarantee Relief. WRITE FOR BOOKLET AND RATES FOR HOARD. R. L. FOX. Lessee, HARRIS SPRINGS, - - S. C. CLOSING ODT SALE OF WAGONS AND BUGGIES. Having decided to discontinue handling wagons and hug- O O P5 c5 gies, 1 will offer, until sold, my entire stock of wagons jind buggies at actual delivered prices. The stock is as follows: Five Tav’or wagons, one Stude- baker, one-horse wagon,* several White Hickory wagons, buggies of the following brands, Tyson and Jones, Corbitt, Goldsboro, Highland Buggy Company, etc. Now is the time and this the place to get a genuine bargain in high grade vehicles. My stock of General Merchandise is complete aud prices right. See me before you buy. Yours for trade. J. I. SA.RI4A.TT. 818 Limestone Street. Commercial Printing Of every description executed with neatness and dispatch at Thk Lkdokk office, Gaffney, 8. C. New Type, New Presses, the finest quality of Ink and Paper, and Compe tent Workmen. Send us your orders.