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' • Facts about Medicine. < “If yourVinol is such woik derful stuff, what's the need of harping about it so much in the paper? There are twenty medi cines advertised in every sheet, and I don’t believe what they say about any of them.” Such was a remark heard in the store. We answer: We advertise Vinol because we have found it a good thing for cough, lung troubles, insomnia, weak women and children, old people and run-down folks* We advertise Vinol under our own name, and with our own guarantee because it is different from the twenty medicines our friend alluded to. For instance^ k is not a secret preparation* It is endorsed by physicians* It has a surprising record of cures right here in town. It has our absolute guarantee of money back if you are not helped. We advertise Vinol to in crease its usefulness. It's pleasant to take. CHEROKEE DRUG CO DRUGGISTS William S. Hall, Jr. jamsr A. Willis. HALL & WILLIS, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, STAR THEATRE BLDG. ». c:. NoUtf j Public In office. Prompt attention gives to all business. Dr. D. P. THOMSON, Dentist. Br"Offlce over National Rank. J. C. OTTS, ' Attornky and Counselor. Office upstairs, between R. A. Jones and Davenport. Office and|ltcsidence .Phone. Dr. C. T. LIPSCOMB, 'FIST Office in Star Theatre Building. ' Phone No. 20. J. F. GARRETT, Dentist. Office Over The Battery. Dissolution Notice. The Brmof M. W. Rrown & Co., at Ravenna, is this day dissolved by mutual consent. All persons owing the tirrn will settle with M. W. Brown, who also assumes all the obligations •f the Brm. M. W. Rrown, *v. O. Lipscomii. Ravenna, S. (!., Feb. UTth. 19UH. liar. :i-lo-l 7 Ninety Per Cent •f all chronic headnches are due to eye strain. Go to Dr. Griffith at the Chero kee Drug Co.’s and have the defect in vision corrected, and thus be QUICKLY AND PERMANENTLY CURED. OlaMe* Fitted With Scientific Accu racy and all the diseases of the Bye, Bar, Nose and Throat treated according to the latest and most approved methods. PAINTS - OILS John W. Masury’s Guar anteed R. R. White, and Colors, in pure linseed oil, at $1.25 per gal. F. 0. Pierce’s Cottage Colors in linseed oil guar anteed at $1.00 per gal, 1 use these paints myself and know tbelr worth. Come and let me convince yoif. L. BAKER. CONTRACTOR AND RUILDER. COST OF BAD ROADS. SOME STARTLING FACTS AND FIG URES BY MARTIN DODGE. Our Poor fltsbways Said to Coet U» $650,000,000 Every Year In Hepalm. Their Condition an Obstacle to Rural Mall Delivery. Poor roads in the United States are costing the people annually the enor mous sum of $050,000,000, which is a tax of more than $7 a year for every man, woman and child. This amazing fact is pointed out by Martin Dodge, director of the bureau of public road inquiries of the department of agricul ture in Washington, says the New York Herald. He advocates the construction of brick track roads with convict labor. As a result of the good roads move ment, which has been largely stimulat ed by the efforts of the department of agriculture, the road question is at present receiving a remarkable degree of active interest, as indicated, for in stance, by a movement in the state of New York for bonding the state for $80,000,000 to build country roads. This is wholly in line with a bill before the last national congress by Mr. Otey of Virginia for $100,000,000 for the same purposes. Mr. Otey declared, ‘Tn view of our willingly having spent $400,000,000 on the Philippines, it is time to do some thing tangible for our own people.” “This is especially true,” comments Mr. Dodge, “in view of the fact that we are continually paying an avoid able mud tax of more than $650,000,000 each year for the privilege of driving over our dusty and muddy roads. This enormous expense is better compre hended by saying it equals a tax of more than $7 each year for every man and woman and child in this country.” A careful study of the road problem in detail reveals some important and significant features. While good road stone is found In a very few places in this country, good clays are found In nearly every locality. “If these abundant clays,” Mr. Dodge argues, “can be used economically to build good roads, they will greatly as sist in meeting the important problem of how to construct our country roads. “Again, as all loads are hauled over very narrow portions of roads through wheel contact—railroad cars, for exam ple—it follows that if such narrow parts THIS IS THE COSTLY ROAD. of our roads are cheaply constructed to properly resist the weight and grind of the wagon wheels new and important results will be attained. “Close study of these conditions re sulted iu the construction of a section of brick wheel track road in the depart ment of agriculture grounds in the ear ly part of 1D00, followed by the intro duction of this system in various places for the improvement of country roads and city streets, also with most encour aging results. “The continued advance in the area reached by the benefits of rural free mail delivery under aid from the na tional treasury indicates its deserved popularity in the rural sections. A steady increase seems probable In the area thus benefited until all of the more densely populated parts of this country are covered. “To the rapid and economical exten sion of rural mail delivery ouly one ob stacle worthy of consideration presents itself, but that obstacle is of such a na ture as to greatly affect its practicabil ity and economy. This is the present condition of our country roads. , “Without question one of the first great movements toward the economic al free rural delivery of the mails should be the construction of passable roads. This is already evident from the fact that some of the mail delivery routes have bad to be abandoned on account of bad roads. “The circumstance that over $6,000,- 000 was appropriated by our last con gress largely to be buried lu our muddy roads lu the delivery of our rural mails, while only the small sum of $20,000 was last year devoted to meeting the road problem, indicates the great need of education regarding the present ne cessity add demand for vigorous and intelligent road work. “As much of these large appropria tions for rural mail delivery could be saved if we had good roads, it is obvi ous that an amount equal to a consider able portion of these sums could be spent to good advantage in educating the people in the work of improving our country roads and thus forever close a large drain on our national cash box. “In view of these facts could not s mllllou or more be spent to the best pos sible advantage by the national govern ment In constructing a section of brick track road near each county seat throughout the country as an object les son in each county in the most advanced methods of road construction?” Value of- Good Roods. It is said that a good highway will in crease the value of a country place from 10 to 20 per cent or mors. Inis rise Is permanent and becomes an asset to be realised upon. Houses thus lo- fffitad srs la constant demand. FOR BETTER HIGHWAYS. The Good Roads Cause and Its Maay Allies. In years past every bicyclist has been the champion of the good roads move ment, but .with the decadence of the use of the wheel for sport he has ceased to lie as active a factor as here tofore, His influence, however, Is in the direction of highway improvement, end he is still an able ally. The automoblllst has taken up the cause with greater energy than the bi cyclist and with an Influence more potent because of the longer purse Strings at his command. Every auto- mobilist is an earnest ally of the move ment. The farmer should, above all others, be the strongest ally of good roads be cause of the greater self interest to him in their use for hauling his prod uce to market economically and at any season of the year when the market is the most favorable, says Good Roads Magazine. The problem, however, is not as yet properly understood and ap preciated by him, but it is encouraging to note the awakening that is surely in progress. He will be one of the strong est of allies as soon as he is made to see how the road question affects his pocketbook and indeed bis entire ex istence. Good roads wherever built are their own best advocates, for it does not take a community long to see and ap preciate their value. Let more sample roads be built, for as a matter of edu cation they are better than theory, and nothing can do more real good. It should he but a short time before the period of forming public opinion Is considered a thing of the pasDand the practical work of more extensive road building be begun. The cause has most powerful allies, and these allies are growing in number and strength every day. ATHENS WOMAN SUICIDES. Mrs. Charles H. Newton Puts Bullet Through Her Heart. Athens, Ga., Feb. 12.—Mrs. Charles H. Newton, wife of a prominent Athens insurance man, shot herself at her home on Prince avenue and died a short time thereafter. Her body was found in the back yard of the Newton home by a milkman, who went there about daylight to deliver milk. Mrs. Newton was yst alive but died a few minutes after being found. The details of the awful tragedy are matters of conjecture. Mrs. New ton with her little babe, a few weel old, occupied a room of the residenci white her husband and her other chil dren were In an adjoining room. Yes terday morning about 1 o’clock Mr. Newton heard a pistol shot In the rear of his residence, but paid little atten tion to it, as shooting at night in that section of the city is not infrequent. The shot which Mr. Newton heard was the one which sent his wife to her death. She had evidently arisen, gone out in the back yard and in a fit of abberation taken her life. The pistol bullet entered her breast, but did not produce instant death. For several hours during the early morning she lay in a dying condition upon the ground while the Incessant rain beat upon her upturned face. The cause of the suicide was, with out dobut, mental derangement, due to severe nervous depression. Mrs. Newton was an extremely nervous wo man, and during the past three or four days had been very much depressed. Mr. Newton did not posses a pistol, and had no idea that such a thing was in his house. Where his wife secured It, will perhaps remain a mystery. Fire Destroys Summer Hotel. Zebulon, Ga., Feb. 12.—The elegant hotel, with all of its furniture, at Pine Mountain Springs, a popular sum mer resort about 6 miles south of Zebulon, has been totally destroyed by fire. The fire was evidently the work of an incendiary, whose bare foot tracks were followed' to within a short distance of Zebulon and there lost on account of the rain. Dr. J. M. Head, of Zebulon, owned the springs and had recently spent sever al thousand dollars to meet the de mands of Increasing popularity. The loss is partially covered by insurance. Crown Prince Can Marry Again. Presien, Saxony, Feb. 12.—The de cree of divorce granted to the Crown Prince Frederick yesterday permits both parties to marry again. The crown prince applied merely for a sep aration of bed and board, but the crown princess asked- for an absolute divorce, which the judges decided they could not refute under the new civil code, which King George him. If des ignated as governing the proceedings. The princesa, however, cannot marry Qlron and get recognition of her mar riage under tfie German law. Mutineers Convicted. Manila, Feb. 12.—Thirty one mem bers of the crew on the Insular steamer Dos Hermanoa, who mutinied in August last at Port Vlrace, Island of Oatanduamaa, and murdered the chief engineer, steward and carpen ters of the vessel, and wounded the captain, the mate, the second engi neer and one of the passengers, all Spaniards, were convicted for murder today. Three of the men were sen tenced to be hanged and 28 were con demned to Imprisonment for life. Many Logs Rafted. Chattanooga, Tean., Feb. 12.—The tide in the Tennessee river caused toy the rains of the hut week hes enabled lumber men to raft an unusual amount of logs from the upper tributaries. Many rafts have already reached here from the mountain districts and the estimate Is that the tlds will being over $100,000 worth ed lumber to toe mills of this city. x FILTHY MECCA. The Holy City Im the Dirtiest Spot la All lalara. Mecca, the holy city of the faith, is called by many names. Some call It “the Mother of Purity,” “the Cita del of Arabs,” “the Holy Mosque.” Others speak of it as “the Mother of Compassion,” “the Supreme Sanctity,” “the Guardian Angel of Ajem.” The devout never utter the word Mecca without adding to it some adjective of praise, such as “the blessed,” “the exalted,” “the great,” “the highly es teemed,” and so on. The town itself is about two miles iu length and one mile In breadth. The dirtier the pilgrim keeps himself the more respected he is as a pious Moslem. Consequently Mecca, being as it is the most sacred city of the faith, is literally the filthiest in Islam. The most important streets measure about ten yards in width. The rest are mere lanes, wonderfully and pic turesquely crooked and sqme six feet wide. Tb» streets were crowded with tents, Ci.»jels, mules, asses, horses, pariah dogs and a motley crowd, |>f pil grims, unspeakably disheveled and un washed, while he lanes were abso lutely filled wii every kind of offal and refuse. Me ’^a, which lies In a hollow, would bt i regular cesspool were it not for the pariah dogs, lean, snarling brutes of a bright yellowish color, that serve the purpose of scav engers, and the fierce, dry, Arabian sun that is the sole sanitary inspector in the country. Tin- din the dogs make at night is indescribable. A pack of jackals would be quiet in comparison. Hair Needa Exerclae. One reason why so many men are bald, according to a foreign medical journal, is because they allow’ their hair to die through want of exercise. Under the skin which covers the head are several muscles, 't explains, and these are never stimd into activity, the result being that they do not per form their proper function, and conse quently the skin is insufficiently nour ished and the hair gradually dies. “Women,” it continue , “do not be come bald, and the reason is because they spend much more time combing and arranging their hair than men do. During this operation the skin on the bead is stirred into activity, and as a result the muscles remain active and the hair flourishes. “It is evident, therefore, that the best way to prevent baldness is to rub the skin frequently and vigorously, for un less this is done the muscles will be unable to supply It with the proper amount of nourishment.” John Randolph’N Appearance. Washington Irving when secretary of legation In London was much amused at the rollicking good humor with which William IV. began his reign, and he once tried to give a les son in dignity to the Duke of Sussex. He had to accompany an eccentric friend of meager and limping figure, who persisted in wearing an extraor dinary nondescript garb instead of the prescribed court dress to St. James’. The ushers demurred; the foreign min ister smiled. The Duke of Sussex stopped Irving as he passed and whis pered, moving his thumb jerkingly up and down, “Who’s your friend Hoky Poky?” “That, sir,” replied Irving em phatically, “is John Randolph, United States minister to Russia and one of the most distinguished orators of America.” It was all in vain. Some time afterward Irving was dining with the duke, whose first laughing inquiry was, “And how is our friend Hoky Poky?”—Temple Bar. Mackay and Florence. On one occasion William J. Florence at the end of a not very prosperous engagement in Sun Francisco an nounced a benefit for himself and. his wife. John W. Mackay happened to be in town at the time and Avrote to Florence for one orchestra seat. It was duly sent, as a matter of course, and Mrs. Florence remarked to her husband that, considering the friend ship existing between the two men, she thought Mr. Mackay might have taken a private box at least “Walt,” said Florence, “he has not paid yet, and I am iu no hurry.” The benefit took place, Mr. Mackay came from Virginia City to occupy the seat he had taken, and a day later he sent Florence a check for $1,000. Kindly DUpoaed. The man who had dropped In to see him was smoking a cheap cigar. “I think you will find It comforta ble,” said Uncle Allen Sparks pleasant ly, “If you’ll sit over there by that open window. There is no draft from it as you will see from the fact that the smoke from your cigar goes out through it”—Chicago Tribune. Doing Well. Visitor—Well, Tommy, how are you getting on at school? Tommy (aged eight)—First rate. I ain’t doing as well as some of the other boys, though I can stand on my head, bat I have to put my feet against the wall.—New York News. Badly Expreseed. The builder of a church on return ing thanks for the toast of his health which had been proposed remarked: “I fancy I ain more fitted for the scaffold than for public speaking.” Business. When a man opens up a business, the papers say he has a large circle of friends, and after the accounts begin to accumulate In his ledger he begins to believe it—Atchison Globe. His Homecoming. Von Blumer—I wonder how I came to make so much noise last night? Mrs. von Blumer—Oh, that was only because you tried so bard not to.—De troit Free Press. WOMEN AND SOCIETY. A CHRYSANTHEMUM SHOW. IA11 Oommunications to this column sbou d be addressed to P. O. Box 304.] Mrs. Hsrry C. Scott and daughter, of Washington city, are the guests of Mrs. Pratt Pierson. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Mrs. James White, of Johnson, and Miss Angell Andrews, of Spar tanburg, are guests at the home of Mrs. Pierson. Thursday afternoon Mrs. J. G. Rat liff entertained her lady friends with a “flinch” and “anagram” party. She was assisted by Mrs. H. D. Wheat and Mrs. Victor Gaffney. The first prize was won by Mrs. A. N. Wood, while Mrs. Westrope carried off the consoler. A course luncheon was served; and a most delightful after noon was spent by all. Those pres ent were: Meedames H. D. Wheat, Victor Gaffney, B. L. Hames, W. II. Gooding, J. W. Lipscomb, E. L. Bison, A. N. Wood, R. S. Lipscomb, R. M. Gaffney, W. C. Carpenter, J. F. Garrett, D. Jones, W. R. Potter, T. Westrope, J. B. Bell, D. Hamilton, B. R. Brown and S. L. Cutting. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ The handsome home of Mrs. W. C. Hamrick was thrown open Friday afternoon in entertaining her lady friends at “flinch.” Mrs. Hamrick was I assisted in receiving by the Misses Hamrick and Mrs. Pernell, from Shelby, N. C. After being usher ed in by Misses Helen Brohawn and Nell Wood, the guests were received in the chocolate room, where a dainty cup was served by the following young ladies: Misses Volina Ham rick, Louise Jefferies and Lena Lip scomb. There were nine tables, and after the game a luncheon was served. The color scheme was pink, green and white, the ices being pink and white roses. Mrs. Hamrick’s socials are always enjoyable. Those present were: Mesdames V. Sarratt, Jim Brown, C. Humphries, C. Jefferies, O. 8. Kendrick, W. C. Carpenter, Dr. Steodly, Dr. Griffith, J. B. Bell, B. Hames, H. Gooding, H. Pridmore, A. N. Wood, M, P. Pierson, P. Hamil ton, G. G. Byers, Dr. Littlejohn, J. Steadman, J. F. Garrett, W. A. Fort, E. Jefferies, B. R. Brown, N. Little john, J. N. Lipscomb, A. W. Doggett, J. N. Nesbit, R. M. Gaffney, R. 8. Lipscomb, N. Moore, W. Wilkins, and Misses I. Sarratt, E. Hopper and E. Sams. HUGGING SOCIEIES. Orgauied to Swell the Church Treasuries in Alabama. Over in Alabama it is said that hugging societies have been introduc ed to swell the treasurers of the churches, and an Alabama paper gives the following scale of prices according to the age of the female: 15 cents for a hug of two minutes, or 10 cents for a short squeeze; from 16 to 20, 50 cents; from 20 to 25, 75 cents; school marms, 40 cents; another man’s wife, $1.00; widows, accord ing to looks, from 10 cents, to $1.00; old maids, 3 cents, or two for a|nickle, with no limit of tima. Preachers are not charged. Editors pay in adver tising, but are not allowed to part icipate until everybody else is through. Let us have a column’s worth of 16 to 20, please. • Court Koator. Roster of cases set for trial on Mon day and Tuesday of next week. MONDAY., R. R. Thomas vs. Susan Turner, et al. W. H. McGuire vs. D. G. Cline, et al. J. V. Phillips vs. American lei- phone and Telegraph Company of South Carolina. Perry Duke vs. Postal Telegraph- Cable Comoany. L. fti. Hartford vs. J. Eb. Jefferies as administrator. TUESDAY, Cynthia McCraw vs. Sam W. Clary. C. N. Avery vs. Southern Railway Company. Saleaday. Yesterday being ealeaday and the first day of the March term of court, there was a large and representative gathering of the Cherokee yeomanry in the city. Everybody seemed to be busy, either with the court or private affaire. Few sales were made. The sheriff sold lower Peeler island, 74 acres, to J. C. Hayden, agent, for $1,300 25. H. K. Osborne and S. B. Crawley, executors of the will of Mrs. J. E. Gaines, sold the Gaines residence and lot in Gaffney to the heirs for $1,000.25. Buys Valuable Property in Gaffney. Mr. T. A. Hightower, of Union, was in the city Friday. Mr. Hightower has bought some valuable property in the city, including a handsome cottage, and will move to the city in a few weeks. We will welcome Mr. Hightower and his family to our thriving city and trust that the longer he stays with us the better he will like us. A Card of Thanks. We extend our sincere thanks to the many friends and neighbors who were so kind in assisting us by lend ing a helping hand in waiting on our father, 8. A. Staoy, during his Illness and death. May heaven’s richest blessings rest upon each and every one of them. The Children. Continues to Prosper. [Southern Publisher.] With a late issue the Gaffney Led ger completed its ninth year. Under the efficient management of Ed. De- Camp, this paper continues to enjoy prosperity. It W1U Be Given t>y the Ladle#' Aid jto- clety of the Presbyterian Church. The Ladies Aid Society of the Pres byterian church will give a chrysan themum show next autumn. Premi ums will be offered for the best col lection of chrysanthemums, ferns and roses, and also for the best single chrysanthemum. This notice is given in order that the lovers of flowers may begin now and make preparations for the exhibition. All the ladies in the city, irrespective of denomination,are invited to take part. The ladies who will have charge of this exhibition are Mrs. H. D. Wheat, president; Mrs. J. Dudley Jones, vice president; Mre. J. G. Wardlaw, secretary, and Mrs. J. C. Ratliff, treaenrer. In such capable hands it is a foregone conclu sion th^t the exhibition will be a pro nounced success. There is nothing prettier in the world than flowers. They indicate in a wonderful degree the handiwork of the Creator of the universe;.they are pleaeing to the sight; their perfume is delightful to the seuses, and even the scent of one small flower has the power to call up a flood of tender re- , collections of some bright scene which has long been buried iu oblivion, , Flowers have a language which no tongue can utter, and a world of sen timent lies hidden in their dainty petals. They are the first offering of nature to a pew-born world, and they form the last gift of loving hearts as tender hands place them upon the graves of departed dear ones. Everyone who has a “touch of poetry” in his soul admires flowers; so let the ladies begin at once pre paring for the exhibition and make the show a perfect garden of nature’s loveliest creations. - “1 Somethin* He Had Forgotten. “So you enjoyed your continental trip, did you?” inquired the simple old gentleman. “I haven’t been over In fifty years, but my recollections ate still vivid. I remember once standing on Mont Blanc, watching the sun sink behind the blue waters of the Mediter ranean, while to my right the noble Rhine rushed onward to the Black sea, and the Pyrenees, still holding the snows of winter, were on the left I remember while standing there”— “But, Mr. Grey,” feebly interrupted his listener, “I was on Mont Blanc myself, and really—you’ll excuse me— but you really must be mistaken in your geography.” ^ “Mistaken?” returned the old man lightly. “Not a bit of It. But I for got; it’s different now. You know, my dear boy, that since my day the entire map of Europe has been changed by these awful wars, and so of course you can’t appreciate what it was fifty years ago.” Christs' Dying Words. Rev. W. R. Potter delivered an in teresting discourse on “Christs’ Dy ing Words” last Sabbath at the Pres byterian church using for bis text these words, which are to be found in Luke 23:46: “Father, into Thy hands I commend my spirit.” The speaker quoted the dying words of Christians and infidels and contrasted the same drawing conclusions therefrom. During the service Miss Christine Goudelock rendered a pretty solo. She possesses a sweet mezzo soprano voice and although this was her first attempt at a solo in public she ac quitted herself most creditably. Pension Board Met Yesterday. The county pension board held its last meeting for this year yesterday. The members were all present. We learn that only about forty have been added to the pension roll. The board has been painstaking in its work and while it was anxious for every worthy apllicant tbatjwas entitled to it to get a pension, such as it thought did not come within the provision of the law were conscientiously rejected. Prof. Johnson In Cincinnati. Prof. W. L. Johnson left Friday for Cincinnati, Ohio, where he has ac cepted a position with D. H. Baldwin <k Co., manufacturers and dealers in musical instruments. Prof. Johnson worked for this company some years ago, and owing to his rare musical attainments and business qualifica tions, they sought bis services again^ He carries the best wishes of all Gaff ney with him. City Taxea. The time for paying city taxes without penalty expires today. Any Cook Good Knough “Clifton” flour makes the sweetest and most nutritious biscuits that ever came out ofthe oven—and any cook is good enough cook to make them. Ftaal Discharge. Notice is hereby given that I will apply to Hon. J. E. Webster, Probate Judge for Cherokee county, S. C., at his office at the Court House, Wednesday, March 25, 1903, at 11 o’clock a. m., for .a final set tlement and discharge as Administrator with the will annexed of the estate of Thompson Humphries. Junius T. Humphries, Admr. cum testamento annexo Estate of Thompson Humphries, deceased. Mar. 3-10-17-24. 1903. FOR Up-to-Date Job Print- ing, call at the LEDGER Office. Gaffney, S. C. J \