Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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M IMMENSE LINE OF HIGH GRADE CLOTHING Special Values from $5.00 to $18.00 * ALL THE NEWEST FASHIONS. C S A A ~A y y y NAMES TRACED BACK. Tlielr Ucrivatloim Accorilinf; to tli»* *;«olo- j glcal Survey. Buzz rd’s Bay, which atone time obtaine 1-iiich prominence by reason of the «uturner d micile there cf I President Cleveland, t'irii r d fora small fowl that is abundant on the ; coast. Camden, N J , and other plac»H of that n or: get their names from the Karl of Camden, a frh r;d of the Colo- | nies, dnritig the Rov lution. The two Carol!:. ■' 1 derive their name from Charles IX, of Franc * It was given by Jeuo R oi nit Later on the iiu*ne w.ae appli d in honor of Charts 1, of England. Luke Champlain H oim d f »r Satn- uel de Chutnf ■ the French naval officer who explored that r :pon. Charleston, K. C., was named in honor of Churies II, of E igland The or>io of Ciiica^o is from the Indian a di riva im iiy t ii-ion and French annoietion from the word Chi-keug-o g. iC-’-op B ge hvs that i' n from (•lii'*ag or sik'tg, “fckm.k ” t kind o' ■ wiid cat. The name California was applied by C or<ez to the buy and country, which h suppos’d to be 'in island. The name is that of an i land in Spanish romat ce, where a great abundance of precious stones wore found. Cleveland Ohio, was named for Gen. Moses Cleveland, who surveyed Where Shadows Fall, Death came as a sweet relief to Miss Bertha Antionette Hopper, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Hopper, at their home lust Friday Deceased had been extremely ill for Dacorta, which means “friend,” • ally,” “allied nation,” etc. Denver, Col., whs named for James \\ Denver, former governor of Kan- sas. Colorado itself is from the Spanish word of that name, meaning “ruddy, blood red.” Detroit is from the French word meaning “tv strait, or narrow pas sage.” Hagerstown. M l., is named for a German named Hager, one of the original proprietors. ... , . , . . ti r u- u i ; joined the church in IbiU Harper s I erry, \V. \ a., was nam i ! J . for Joseph Harper, who settled tiier in 17a 1, end establish<M a ferry Louisiana was ra.ued for Louis XIV. J.oui-ville, Ky., was named for ly iiis XVI. Minnesota is from the Indian word' meaning ‘‘much water” or ‘‘cloud ruler ” Minneapolis is a combina tion of the Indian word “rnirni, water” and the Greek word “polls. FOR BETTER ROADS. :iamea for a Indian word ’ or place for it; anti Cincinnati g‘ts its name from the: organization of officers forun l just after the Revolutionary war. and named in honor of the Roman pa triot, Cincinnatus. Culpepper, in Virginia, takes its name from Thomas Lord Culpepper, governor in 1679-80. The two Dakotas get their names from the Indian tribe. 1 he name was originally spelled Labkota or city. New Hampshire is county in England. Michigan is from an sun! to mean “big lake C'»i , r*hji..r fi>h. New York i- named for the Du e of York, wno vv;:s the original gr-iu- tee. Maine was named for the private estnii: of Henrieita Mariu, in ‘Line, province of France. Philadelphia was in n I’wnu, that tbe (Quakers—brotherly identified with the being that of the city of Asia. Pittsburg wus named for William Pitt. Earl of Chatham. San Francisco is said by some to have been named for the old Spanish mission of San Francisco d’A-^iai. by o'hers to have been i timed for the order to which Father Junipero, tin. discoverer of the bay, belonged. Xt arly all California names have their origiu from Spanish words. the past Lw days and her death, though sad. was not un>*xppct<- 1 She was it noble young woman wb .sc* b'-autiful Christian character made ner a/avorite among he r a <[ tintances. She was him .\!ay 7:h, IS77, and She was conscious until the last and gave mu' y positive* Mssurances oi ihe f.-.i: i and sweet iiopc she had in Him whom she had trusted so Jong. 1 • i* funeral s. rvice was preached 8un■ iay at ! o'clock by R v Arch. ( . Cr«e, assisted by Rev. Mr. Ili<k-'*r, ;tt Providence church, where th* body was l inlerly laid to rest. The mound under which she sleeps w.-.s completely covered with beautiful fiowi rs by her many frici is. May her devoted brothers and sisters, and a dear old father and mother who m ver wearied in vu II do ing be bb*st and comforted in One v. • ■ “d >‘*th all thiiigs well.” “Blessed are the dead wIih-Ii die in the Lord.” The pull-bearers were: \V. F. Hum phries, Kam Hopper Jr., W. V r . Men of Wen 11 h IntereMfed In IIlKh- >vn.v I in nrovenient. Men of wealth are evincing a prac tical inton <t in road iniproveiii(*nt for the benefit of their fellow men. George Gould has offered to bear one-third of the entire cost of the improvement of the public highways in 1!i<* vicinity of Lakewood, N. J.. and Colonel J. J. As ter lias spent large sums on the roads near Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Recently Hurley '1'. Proctor, a sum mer resident of Williamstown, Mass., offered to give the town IpHI.OOO for the improw incut of the roads, provid ing the latter raises .85d.U>)<) for the same purpose. Mr. Proctor makes the gift because be believes that better roads would increase the popularity of Williamstown as a summer resort. lie recently had the stone bill road put in excellent comlition at a cost of S50U.' The town furnished the drainage pipes and permith d Mr. LT kr to use the road semper. Too Smart. He was one of those men who are constantly trying to beat down prices,” said a bank cashier, “and had evident ly been looking around for bargain prices for his bill of exchange. When he presented it to me and asked the rate, 1 replied, ‘One-tenth of 1 per cent.’ “‘Now. look here,’ he said. ‘You are too high. I have done business in this bank for ten years, and yet you charge me a higher rate than I can get from the Farmers’ bank, over the way. They will do it for one-eighth, if you don’t do it for that, I’ll take my account over there.’ “ ‘All right,’ I remarked. ‘We will do It for the same rate, considering that you are an old customer.’ “The bill of exchange cost him CH cents more than it would had he kept quiet.”—New York Times. named by \\ ■ \ pr ••filial of fcri<y lov —might be city, 'he name Plurnphrh , Hsirv Iiy nr* Hump hries and W Harry Lrnest < iooriibg The man who is ulwuvs going to !o great things tomorrow U'-uallv spt o'ls today worrying over trilles. A man who is crooked in polities is only straight in hi* private business because he is afraid of the sheriff. There tire three days whereon man should not worry—tomorrow, because it has not yet arrived ; today, because it is needed for business, and yester day because it is gone fort ver Th»- Secret of « Coml Hoad. A hard surface, well rounded so that j l the water will run off quiekly, is the • i secret of a gts^l road. Attention after j i a road is once permanently built L 1m- i perati.e so that the washed out places j and <l"!ir* . sions where wn er stands ' may lie repaired. A little timely work j will keep a road in good shape. Clvill/.atlon and Hood ItoadM. There is perhaps no better test of the life of civilization than that to , be found in the extent and character j of it - public highways. The degree of | P r mu of country roads corresponds J closely to tin* degree of civilization where the roads are situated. Noise and Fury. “I’ze observed,” said Uncle Ephe, “dat wlf or good many men lung pow er an’ brain power am In inverse prc>' portion.”—Colorado Springs Gazette. Needed For Other Purposes. A Georgia justice recently married a runaway couple who drove up to his hou-f and went through the ceremony without descending from the carriage. When the ceremony was over, says the Atlanta Constitution, the groom fum bled in his pockets and fished up.thirty- six cents. “Jedge,” he said, “this here’s all the money i got in the world. Ef you’ve a mind to take it, you kin, but I’ll say now that I done set it aside fer the honeymoon expenses.” Her Opportunity. “They say she isn’t happy,” com mented the neighbor, “but I don’t see why.” “Oh, some people never are satis fied.” “That’s right, and it’s her own fault if she isn’t happy, because she’s able to buy clothes that will make all tlu other women envious.”—Chicago Tost. The flavor of widows is that of sweet pickles. VETERANS’ HOME DEDIC C!d Confederates Participate In Cere mony at Pewee Valley, Ky. Pewee Valley, Ky., Oct. 23.—In the pit . uce of a large gathering of con. federate veteran* and their families and friends, the Kentucky Confeder ate's home was dedicated here this aft- rnoon. The exercises began at 2 o'clock and a number of the most prominent corned-.':ate veterans in the state participated in the cei* monies which i i, : of addle, ses inter- spersed with music. A ■ r invocation by the Rev. tS. M. Green, chaplain of the Kentucky division of the United Confederate Vet eran*, and a speech of welcome by Mayor Woodruff, of Pewee Valley, ad- dress -s were delivered by General Jo seph H. Lewis and Captain W. T. El lis. Colonel Bennett IT. Young, pres- ident of the Home association, then presented tnc home to Governor Beck- ham, who, in an appropriate speech, received it on behalf of the state. The home, which was formerly used for a summer kot 1, will accommodate over one hundred veterans, and id thoroughly ec tipped for immediatt use. It. is the* outgrowth of a move ment started in Louisville some time ago by tk Albert Sidney Johnson chapter, United Daughters of the Con federacy and further promoted by Captain D. G. Parr, of this city, who gave the first large contribution to thj cause. At the last ssion of the Kentucky legislature, an oropriation was mads for the purpose of founding the home, and the dedication today was the re sult of this action. The home will be under the Joint management of tha Kentucky Confederate Veterans’ asso ciation and board of trustees appoint# ed by the gover nor of the state. The ==The Backbone Product of This Country. The backbone product of this country is cotton. Everyone is interested, and we are the biggest friend to the man that makes cot ton as woll as we are a friend to every other *class of people. We do business and sell goods, and supply the wants and demands to more people than any other store in the rp- contry. We do it, just because we sell the best goods. Give the most goods for less money. Our motto is to 'sell you the best at a short profit. In doing this we have won a big trade.and business. We look to the wants of the people, caterto their interest, and sell them right. When it comes to selling cotton they come to us and get the highest. Did it ever occur to you that thousands of people liva from our store? Why do they do business wi > us? Oh! just because they get the best anc most for less money. This is what people wan* and look for and we sure give you just what we say. Every department in our store is always full with the best that money can buy, and al ways sold at a living profit. Our Dress and Dry Goods Department is second to none, but in the lead. Our Clothing, Overcoats, Hats and Men’s goods rank first. Our slaughter sales are on in Ladies’ Coats and Jackets. A new lot just received that we A/ill rush out. Think of the pairs of feet that fit our shoes and rubbers. we must have the best at the lowest price or we would not sell the most. Now when you want goods at lowest prices you call on us. We could say more, but you give us a call and we will save you the cash. The Company Store Gaffney Mfg. Co. We will offer our entire stock c f Dry Goods, Shoes, Hats, Hardware, Cloth ing, Notions, and in fact everything except Groceries, at actual cost. We mean business, call and see for yourself. J. N. LIPSCOMB CO.