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Shot-Gun Prescrip- tions. We suppose we are not re vealing any trade secret when we say that many medicines are made up on the principle of the so-called “ shot-gun pre scriptions,” which were form erly somewhat in vogue. 1 The idea of the shot-gun pre scription was to put in a large number of different drugs, each useful for different purposes, in the hope that some of them might hit the case. Vinol, the medicine we sell over our name and guarantee, is not a scattering "shot-gun prescription,” but goes straight to the mark. It is the best thing we know for a run-down condition, for a listless feeling, nerve troubles, for lung troubles—in fact, it is ancf-i pleasant, reliable tonic It hasnstructor. right hei^M so many people money back i. town we offer CHEROKE^ 18 ' 01 ’ 6 " 68 '- ,, T« , 3ug CO Mall Orders Supplied, - - JJlOiv Or. C. T. UP C 1J IS 'L' I Office in Star Thr Phone iCOMB, »'r atre Building. No. 20. DR. R. SP on (Um;use* DORSEY, ECIALIST boy ter- ; bis bless i 100 mt a i will r Ka- tbiuk- i eyes by bis ■k bait .ionless • feeble arebead o heav- he hour regular e sound, e up one millions swarmed lould not away un- Oil ^ lillod with Succ‘ »Mir t \le.\:in( er . of Uie I'VE and EAR, and O 1* T I C I A N . » II. Ooodell. 11-T s Music House. Spartanburg, J. C. OTTS, iTIOKNKY AN!) COUNSELOR. lu-talrs, between it. A. Jones and avenport. UHicc and l!••sldl•ncl■ .Phone. Dr. D. P. THOMSON, Dentist. 1GHT was faliing fast, and the snow was piled high against the outer walls of the hovel where a poor mou- jik (peasant) named Kato- ma lay dying in a little village in far away Russia. Kntoma knew that he was going to die. It was Christmas eve, but there was no gladness in the season for biro. Ilis wife, whom he had loved vejry dearly, was already gone. For thr ee* consecutive years now his crops ha»l failed. A few weeks before the wob ;f.-s had devoured his last cow. If he 1 iud been entirely alone in the world he would hat e said to death, “Come; t hou art welcome!” But there was one other, his Ossip. The idea of death became rible when he thought of leaving boy all alone with not a copeek toi himself with. When I tell you that it take copeeks to make a ruble and' t! ruble is less than 60 cents, ,v#i understand how dreadfully poo; tomu was. He could not die peacefully for ing of Ossip’s future. His <lin turned fondly toward the pillow side, which the boy’s thick bh« almost covered. Ossip lay mo; in sleep. The sick man put' ant hand upon his boy’s smooth f and silently commended biin> I en’s care. The house was very still. T was late. Ossip’s healthy, breathing was the only audibl If only kind heaven would rate friend for his boy out of th* —rood people this big world "I *ptna felt that he si miner . . .., . ,, 'on he was laid' i der the froz*.... While his hand . _ . head and his heart was these anxious thoughts the door of the hovel opened softly. The monjik turned wondering eyes in that direc tion, and there, coining noiselessly to ward him across the beaten earthen floor, was a tall woman with soft brown eyes full of pitying tenderness. She came close to the bed, on Ossip’s side of it, and, looking down upon the sleeping child, she muttered: “Perhaps this is the one at last.” Katomu looked at her anxiously. “Whence came you, good mother, and what seek you?” Across the sleeping boy she an swered softly: “I have come for Ossip. They told me In the village that th}’ days were numbered, and I knew that Ossip would need a friend. I will love and s. < W office ov< r Nat ional Hank. William >. Hall, .Ik. J.)amks A. Willis. HALL & WILLIS, A I’lORNEVS AT LAW. STAK TIIEATKB ULDO. OA.V'H'JMICV'. Si*, o. Notary Public in olUoc. Prompt attention Afiven to all business. JR. J. F. GARRETT, Dentist, ‘jraffney, - - - S. C. • Office over J. R. Tolleson’s new store In office from 1st to 26th of each nonth: J. EMILE HARLEY, Attorney-at- Law, Gaffney, - - S. C. Notary public. All business receives prompt and careful attention. MONEY TO IX)AN ON REAL ESTATE. New Shop in Town. We bare opened op a shop In brick build In;: next to Pearl Steam Laundry and are prepared to do all kinds of work done in a first-class, up-to-date Blacksmith Shop. Hor«etdioeJng; l»y » fcSpecitiliwt We solicit your patronage and guarantee satisfaction. 30-lm ItutU-r Ac TTiiiclceton. Notice. tthe tokl Baixmshka that her name wan Vasalissa. liaboushkai clasped the little wander er to her gn^it motherly heart. “That, imloed, the wolves shofll not, my dear litLle VaBalissa. 1 cannot give thee back to thy aunt, for 1 know no better than thou dost where tbis> great company of men and women uuay be camping for the night. But thou shalt Ko home with Ossip and me. Thou shalt share our fire and our porridge, and all that Is mine thou sbaJlt share with Ossip. I can keep the wolves of hunger ami cold away, and if thy aunt comes to claim thee she shall find thee rosy and happy.” Then Vasulissn quickly dried hec tears, and with her hand clasped la. Baboushka’s she trudged cheerfully forward until they came to a tiny little cottage set back from the road a short distance. In its one window a lamp was burning brightly. The window and the lamp belonged to Baboushka’s cottage. She pushed its unlocked door open, and the chil dren entered with her into a clean swept, well warmed room. A large chair was drawn close- up to the hearth. As Baboushka entered she glanced eagerly at this chair, and again she muttered under her breath: “I had hoped he might have come while 1 was out.” “Good mother,” Ossip asked, ‘why do you leave a lighted lamp in the win dow when you go away?” “So that,” she answered, “should any one go astray in the cold and the dark he might find his way to my poor cottage. And now let us see if the beau brotli lias kept warm all this time. I made it before I left home in the early morning hours so that if any wander ers found their way hither they might not leave my roof hungered.” 'I ne m«, u broth had kept warm. She bade Ossip throw a few more fagots under the pot and set Vasalisga on a stool in the warmest nook. Then she brought three bowls, filled them with the bean broth and put them on the table. Over them she asked a blessing. Before her own wooden spoon had made two journeys from bowl to Up she heard a timid knock at the door. She ran quickly to answer It. A tall, pale lad stood outside. In his arms he carried a small mite of a boy, about whose shoulders was wrapped a worn and soiled woman’s shawl. The tall, pale lad looked Into the fire lighted room with longing eyes. Ilis teeth chattered with the cold as he asked: “Good mother, may we ask shelter for the night? The cold bites bitter hard, and uiy little brother Pe trusha is but a sickly cripple.” Then Baboushka opened wide her door with an eager hand and fast beat ing heart. Perhaps, at last, this was the child. What she said aloud was: “That Indeed thou mayest. But why art thou abroad on such a bitter night witli the little one?” She took the crippled boy in her strong, loving arms and carried him Huy you u home with rent money: nice bulldlntr lots b 1 town for sale; also Im proved property for sale. Kents collated promptly and returns made the 1st of each month. Personal attention niven to col- lectlni:. See me. Rert Hallmam. THE GANDYII KITCHEN. I h^ive made 3,000 lbs. of£candy and also liought 15 ixixesof Oranges, six bar rels of Apples, 30 bunches of Bananas, 400 ll»s. of Nuts, 2ooJlbs. of Raisins and 400 lbs. of Dates and they have to lie sold during Christinas, and I will sell them cheaper than any other store in the city. I have a lot of Fine Candy Toys and Walking Canes made of candy. Come and bring your children and let them see the finest store in Gaffney. S. R. SURER. •fJEff* Early Risers TIm famous little pM* Foley 9 s Honey and Tar urres cold*, prevent* pneumonia. I HAVE COME FOK OStUF.” care for him as though he were my very own. I am called Baboushka, and I keep my promises.” Then Katoma, the motijik, died hap py, for he knew that Baboushka was a friend to all little children, and when she gathered Ossip close into her moth erly arms when the end came the child ceased weeping for his dead father. When Baboushka and Ossip were well on their way to the old woman’s home, in the next village, they heard a pitiful sound of weeping somewhere on the tree shadowed side of the road. The old woman stopped at the sound. “We will go and see who is In trou ble, Ossip. Our eyes and ears should always be kept well opened so that no sign of distress may escape us.” Guided by the sound, they came M a stone where, wailing and shiv' In the darkness of the winter nlj they found a little girl scarcely large as Ossip, who was not at all w grown for his eight years. Baboushka knelt down by the child and. gathering her cold little feet Into a warm clasp, muttered: “Perhaps this Is the child.” Then abe said aloud. “What to thy name, little one, and what doest thou here alone in the bitter nighttime?” At which the child's tears flowed afresh, and between her sobs she told the hind, soft ey**d woman how she had been traveling with a treat com pany of men and women who were leaving their own village to seek a bet ter laud across the seas —our own blessed America, I make no doubt — and how. when they had encamped for the night, her aunt, who was the only relative she had in the world, had sent her into the woods to gather fagots to put under their soup kettle, and bow she bad wandered so far that she had not been able to find her way back to the camp, and how she feared the wolves would devour her before any Qiie should come to look for her. Then ■"Tell me;, good another,” theboy saltt,. looting stnaigli! into her kmd eyes, “•why are you a®’ good to all Tilldnen? Your fume has gone abroad.” Baboushka did not answerr him, at once. When she did, her voice sounded as sweet and solemn as church chimes’ at vesper time. “Yes, I will tell you, my son, for yon are nearing your own years of respon sibility, and It will be well for you t» learn In good time the solemn lesson that an opportunity once lost Is- lost forever. “Many year* ago I was setting' my house In order when three men stopped at my door with a great piece of news. “‘We have seen a radlantrstar in the cast,’ they said, “and we know that the Christ Child must be come. Leave thy labor. Come with us to find him and tb do ban honor.’ “But I sent them away with words af- foolish impatience. ‘Seest thou not that I am setting my house in order? Go thou to, where the star beckons thee, and I will follow at some more convenient time. I can see Its light without thy help.’ "So they went their way and left me to go mine. But when the time came that I found it convenient to follow the star clouds obscured the heavens, and there was no star to be seen, and so I knew not how to seek the Christ CltlM. “I have been seeling him ever since, np. and down in the land. Whenever, wherever I see a little child I think perhaps 1 have found the One I seek, and my heart yeums over him. But not yet have I found the Christ Child, whoso face must shine with the radi ance-of the star I lost.” With tears of sorrow wetting her eyelashes Baboushka fell asleep in her chair. She had filled all of her beds with cold and friendless children. And as she slept a tender hand seemed to dry her tears and a loving voice to wMsper in her ears: “Inasmuch as ye have done it unto the least of these little ones ye have done It unto me. They were homeless, and ye took them in. They were hun gry, and you have fed them. They were cold, and you have warmed them. The Christ Child is in thy own heart.” And on that glad Christmas morning Baboushka awoke with a great peace in her soul, for she knew that she had found him she had been seeking far and wide. Fruits and Nuts The BEST and Lots of them. LIPSCOMB & RICHARDSON. WRITE FOR SELECTION PACKAGE. We carry a complete line of Diamonds, Watches, Gold Jewelry, Sterling Silver Goods, Sterling Silver Toilet Sets, Fancy Art Goods, Fine Umbrellas and Canes, Fine China, tat Glass. Write for selection packages and prices, will dupli cate any price made by any Jeweler or from any Cat alogue, when quality and reliability is taken into con sideration. J. C. ROBINSON, Jeweler, Successor to R. Bandt. OHES'TKR, b. c. SHE TOOK THE rjUFIUiED ROY IN HKK AltMH straight to the great chair In the chim ney corner. She nipped her own best shawl about him and chafed his small, withered feet until they glowed with warmth. The tail, pale lad looked on gratefully. “I am seeking an asylum for the lit tle one,” he aid. “I have to work hard to keep him and myself from want. A rich merchant has promised me work, but he says I must not bring Petrusha. That he would take too much of my ime.” “And where seek you an asylum for him?” Baboushka looked pitifully at the small, sad face of the cripple. The tall brother answered sadly: “Alas, that I know not yet I was seeking the nearest town to ask coun sel of the priest.” Baboushka laid a kind hand on the boy’s arm. “Put care away from thy young heart. Thou bast found an asylum for thy crippled brother. He shall travel no farther on the frozen roads. He shall be my own little Petrusha. 1 have a tiny truckle bed Into which he will fit to a nicety. Huch as I have, dear child, I make thee welcome to In the Christ Child’s name.” The night was but very little older when the three children, Ossip, Vasa- llssa and Petrusha, fed, warmed and comforted, were sleeping the care free eleep of Innocent childhood. Only the tall lad and Hnlioushke sat by the lireeido, because there was no bed^ left for them. i A Million Voice, I Could hardly express the thinks of Homer Ha!!, of West P.ofot, fa. Lis ten why: A severe cold had settled on his lungs, causing a most obsti nate cough. Several physicians said he had consumption, but could not help him. When all thought he was doomed be began to use Dr. King’s New Discovery for Consumption and writes—“It completely cured me and saved my life. I now weigh 227 lbs.” It’s positively guaranteed for Choughs, Colds and Lung troubles. Price f)0c and $1 00. Trial bottle free at Cherokee Drug Co. A toper must think his stomach is a spirit lamp, judging by the way he pours in the alcohol. A Hood Cough Medicine. I From the (ia/.ette, Moowoomba, Australia. 1 I find Chamberlain's Cough Re medy is an excellent medicine. I have been suffering from a severe cough for the last two months, and it has effected a cure. I have great pleasure in recommending it.—W. C. Wocknkk. This is the opinion of one of our oldest and most respected residents, and has been voluntarily given in good faith. Others may try the remedy and be benefited, as was Mr. Wockner. This remedy is sold by Cherokee Drug Co., Gaffney and L. A. Allison, Cowpens. Love may make the world go round, but it isn’t always able to make the girl’s father come round. Get The Hest For Your Money. Did your grocer ever tell you when you ordered “Clifton flour that he had “something just as good”? Do you know why he tells you this? It is because he buys some inferior flour for less money and is trying to work this off on you and get a few cents more profit on it. This is a perfectly legitiment thing for the grocer to do, but you ought to see that yet get the best value for your money. And to do this insist upon bis sending you “Clifton”, the finest patent flour. Hard drinkers soon go broke—prob ably because whiskey is such a strain on the system. What's lu a Name? Everything is in the name when it comes to Witch Hazel Salve. E. C. DeWitt & Co., of Chicago, discovered, some years ago, how to make a salve from Witch Hazel that is a specific for Piles. For Blind, bleeding, itching and protruding Piles, eczema, cuts, burns, bruises and all skin diseases DeWit^’a Salve has no equal. This has given rise to numerous worthless counterfeits. Ask for DeWltt's —the genuine. For sale by Cherokee Drug Co. It is a great deal easier to teach an old dog new tricks than it la to make him forget his old ones. Fewer Gallons; Wears Longer. It isn’t a case of true love if the girl doesn’t lose her appetite. A Tltueljr Topic. At this season of coughs and colds it Is well to know that Foley’s Honey and Tar Is the greatest throat and lung remedy. It cures quickly and prevents serious results from a cold. For sale by Cherokee Drug Co. People Become W ealthy By Spending Less Than They Make. We pay 4 per a nt. interest on Time Certificates of Deposit running from three to twelve months. MERCHANTS & PLANTERS BANK, Capital and Profits $57,000. A. N. Wood, President, R. R. Brown, Vice-Prest., C. M. Smith, Cashier. SECRETS f a It Are now in order Let us whisper It few in your ear. OUR MAMMOTH STORE is a blaze of splendor in honor of the great CHRISTMAS SEASON and at no other place in Gaffney will you find such an as sortment of appropriate articles for Xmas Presents. We have just-received a beautiful line of Cut Glass, China and Silverware, Fancy Clocks, Fancy Mirrows, Rockers, and Morris Chairs. Any ol the above articles would make a good sensible present. Besides this we have many more things, such as Pictures, Rugs, Jardinieres, Fancy Lamps, in fact many other things all of which we will sell you at CUT PRICES. SEE OUR MAMMOTH STOCK before buying. Yours respectfully, The Acme Furniture Co. S. Don’t fail to bring in youi coupons for the handsome Steel Range by the 27th of December. Frank Hammond. President. W. G. McDavid, Scc’y. and Treas THE CAROLINA LOAN AND TRUST CO., GREENVILLE, S. C. Capital Stock - - $100,000.00. Real Estate Loans made on easy terms. Will buy you a home with rent money. Call on HALL & WILLIS, Local Attorneys. G A.K'ITIVkY, S*. <2. Until January 1st, 1903 1 will continue to offer Men’s and Youth’s Overcoats and Ladies’ and Children’s Jackets at flat cost. I have some great bargains in these lines. Men’s fine shoes from $1.00 to $4.00 per pair. Men’s heavy shoes from 05e to $1.50. Ladies’ fine shoes from $1.00 to $3.00. Good line Misses’, Boys’ and Children’s shoes. Men’s, Youth’s and Children’s Clothing at very close prices. Trunks from $1.15 to $8.00, Dress Suit Cases, Satchels and Bags of all kinds. Nice line Collar and Cuff Buttons, Baby Pius, Rings, Watch Chains, Charms, &c. See them before buying. Up-to-date line of Negligee Shirts at prices you can’t du plicate. Men’s Water-proof Coats at $1.00 to $2.00. Um brellas from 40c to $2.50. Shot Guns and Shells to cheap. Call and get mwprices—no trouble to show goods. Yours for trade, j. i. ®a.'t nr.