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THE LARGEST Circulation of Any Newspaper in the Fifth Congressional District of S. C. r 1 HE LEDGER SEMI-WEEKLY-PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. WE GUARANTEE Tf e Reliability of Every Adver tiser Who Uses the Col- umns of Thi^s Paper. A Newspaper in all that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People of Cherokee County. ESTABLISHED FEB. 1894 HAFFNEY. S. FBI DAY, OCTOBER 33, 1903. $1.00 A YEAR. MIGHOUT THE PALMETTO STATE, Items of Interest of Passing • Events. Shxoii MIIIh StMtemeutH. (CorresPornTence of The I-edKcr.) Saxon Mills, Oct. 20—Your cor- respoudeut has been compelled of late to move bis place of work, and consequently has been out of lines for some length of time; but hopes from From Our Correspondent NEWS OF THE WEEK IN LOWER CHEROKEE at * ALL OVER THE STATE, r.veutit that Have Taken Plate from One Knit of the State to the Other Culled from KsoliangeH for tjuli k Heading by Scores of Huity People. Governor Heyward Tuesday offered u reward of $50 for the arrest and conviction of the parties who burned the barn of N. H. Ford near \V ins- boro October 13 The secretary of state Tue-day is sued a charter to the Belton Savings and Trust company, captalized at $25,000 , The officers are 11 A. Lewis, president, Ellison A. Smyth, vice president, \V. E Geer secretary and cashier Mr. R E F rierson, of Calhoun Falls, who killed a negro cotton thief iu his field last Friday night, went to Anderson Monday and gave bond be fore Judge Dantzler in the fum of $1,500 for his appearance at the Ab beville court. At a called meeting of city council of Greenville held Tuesday afternoon at five o'clock, it was unanimously decided to grant the Dixie Carnival company the privilege of giving a show in Greenville for a license of $200, the Carnival to begin Monday, November 23, and continue for a week. J. Spoflord Moore, who died at St. Louis, on the 18th, left Kershaw on the 12th inst. He was a son of Dr. Moore, a well-to-do planter of Plains, Chesterfield county. Mr. Moore had been in the employ of Messrs J. M. k Carson ifc Co., of Kershaw. He was about 29 years old. His remains were buried at Plains Wednesday afternoon. Riaeeo Abe, the head of a large firm of cotton spencers of Osaka, l— Japan, is in Charleston making inves- » tigation concerning the cotton busi ness of that point and of the state. Mr. Abe expects to make a tour of the Sou’h during the course of which ' he will visit various cotton ports. He will personally inspect the mills in this and other states. The home of Mr, W. H. Brice, of Rock Hill, was practically destroyed by fire Sunday afternoon about four 0 o’clock. The building belonged to Mr. W. G, Reid, was worth about $1000 and was insured for $000. Fur niture etc., belonging to Mr. Brice was insured for $000 At the time of the origin of the fire Mr. and Mrs. Brice were both away from home. Nothing is known positively as to the cause, but there is some suspicio that it was incendiary. The home will be rebuilt. A committee of gentlemen of Dar- the present to continue a correspond ence to The Ledger, i Saxon Mills is situated two miles westward from Spartanburg iu a high, dry heaithy section, surrounded by some of the most beautiful farms that we have ever seen. The mill is a handsome four-etorv structure with 020 looms and 25,038 spindles. A full working force would require at least 5'JO bauds. Everything is kept in the best of order for work and work goes on with little or no trouble, whatever. From the amount of cloth that is shipped, (almost daily) we in fer that their goods are in high de- mand in the northern markets. There has been some of the present years : crop manufactured, within the past few days. For health, peace, quietude, etc., Etta Jane. PERSONALS AND LOCALS. IntereHtlug I’aniRrHiJlm hihI Kecent Hap pening* In Lower Seel Ion of the County Gathereil Up by Our Kegular Corre«pon- ileut for Henefll of Leilger Keailer*. tCorresponflence of The Ledger.! Etta Jane, Oct. 21.—There are people who are so fearful of doing wrong they don’t always do right. Uncle Wyatt Neal used to say he didn’t know which was the worst, those who were hard and honest, or those who were hardly honest. We had frost last Monday morn- ^ . „ , . „ i ing but it didn t kill vegetation gen- this d ace cannot be surpassed by | T . , r\ .. b . H F ^ , erally. It will make the scattering ^Saturday^ast, the writer visited fiTet'hel^ongregation the family of Mr. C. A. Sparks at Clifton No. 1 and stayed over till Sun day p. m. Clifton No. 1 will soon he running again. The work of rebuild ing is nearly complete, and the ma chinery is being put in order. Glendale is partly running and the other is ready for starting. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Brooks are visit ing friends and relatives in Western North Carolina. Rev. C. C. Case and family have moved from here to Inman. » expect to celebrate the one hundredth anni versary of their church organization on the 7tb and 8tb of next month, November. The prograaa is an excel lent one and the speaker named is a guarantee that it will be an interest ing and enjoyable occasion. The people of Elbethel will do all that can bo done to make their friends and visitors feel at home It gives us pleasure to read the long list of good families who have worshipped r £3 u o there since we have been acquainted Mr. J. S. Storey has been a member ... u » “ “ . “ , J ” . . with them, and long before. ♦ ha PraaliTpf-opiftn r»hnrf»h fnr tnirtV-I •* it ^ „ Mr. Vaney C. Comer, our efficient ferrymao, had rather an unpleasant i of the Presbyterian church for thirty four years, uniting with it under the pastoral charge of Rev. A. A. James,, ... , F ” " . “. B . . • ^ i experience with a “bucking” mule and during the whole period of his . j , , b , F ' vesterdav, in which both of them membership has never had any other Hr.oii w „V pastor. He, his father, and grand- j father have all been elders, and his son is a deacon, all have served under Mr. James as pastor LiiRov. finally crawled out of a deep gully near the Davidson place. Sara Strain says Vaney’s mule is a reversible one, it doesn’t have to turn round when it wants to take the other end of the road. Fluctuation in the cotton market keeps the farmers in suspense. They don't know what to do. Cue day it is up and next day it is down, and so it keeps them in a state of expectancy. The farmer, as ; a general rule, has the poorest chance of any of the industrial classes. He has no remedy for low or high prices; he can’t set a price on the cotton he makes, any more than the goods he buys. The man at the other end of the line does that every time, and he can take it or let it alone, just as his circumstances suggest. vVe know farmers who won’t go in debt. They do without what they actually need, Mr. 'Wood Makiug Improvement. A. N. Wood is remodeling the house on the corner of Limestone and Fred erick streets, which the Cherokee Drug Company moved from when it moved into its palatial new store. In order to do this he is almost literally tearing down one jf the best buildings in the city, to give place for the new building which Mr. Wood will build for the home of the Merchants and Planters Bank, of which he is the president. Much of the material for : the new building is on the ground and the builders are putting it in place as fast as openings for it are made The | Deatli of (leorK*) I>. Tillman. Mr. George D. Tillman, aged 23 years, youngest son of the late Hon. lington county appeared before Gov- George D. Tillman, died at his home ernor Heyward asking for the pardon at Clarks Hill, at 7 o’clock Tuesday ( of Dr. Maxcy Lee, who killed his night. He attended the Citadel plan for the new banking bouse are, , , • the most modern and when complet- >iI! ^ ^ on f Sl ‘ e ^ S et along o.-i it «,;ii a n M th Q fir, ca t arwK i tui y fetter than their neighbors. They live on bread, molasses and water with now and then a little but ter, in order to owe nobody anything Afttr all, they cun only get for their cotton what the manipulators of the market choose to give—they can take it or let it alone. Not one man of the teeming millions, white or black, who produces the staple, has one word to say in setting the price on it. There is only ote plan by which ed, it will be one of the finest and | handsomest banking houses in the State. L. Baker has charge of the i work which assures a good job and speedy construction. father in Darlington county several Academy, at Charleston, and was c ne this state of affairs can be changed years ago. It will be remembered that in a quarrel the young doctor killed his father, both being promi nent citizens of the county. Gover nor Heyward will take up this appli cation in the same manner as others received in the office; that is, refer it to the presiding judge and solicitor, and then act on their recommenda tion. Capt. O. K. Mauldin of Greenville has forwarded a petition to Governor Heyward asking the commutation of the sentence of Alecs Land of Green ville county, who is now serving a life sentence for burglary. It is urged in the petition that Land is a young lad and that he committed the crime only at the instigation of an accom plice. He was sent to the peniten tiary in September of this year, con victed of entering a store within 200 yards of a dwelling and in the night time. Judge Dyntzler, who presided, and Solicitor Boggs, who led the prosecution, have endorsed the peti tion, saying that commutation to three years would be sufficient sen tence for Laud to serve. At 8 o’clock Friday evening near Cheraw Arch Rogers was shot by Cuffin Nesbit, the ball going through his abdomen. The ball was from a parlor rifle. Rogers was taken to Cheraw from about eight miles in Marlboro Saturday in a wag'on, to re ceive medical attention. The doctor seeing that he was mortally wounded, advised the men with Rogers to carry him to some house iu town to die. Instead of this he was carried to a negro house, about four miles from town. Both of the men are negroes. The coroner’s jury’s verdict was "That Arch Rogers came to his death from the effects of a gunshot wound in the hand of Cuffin Nesbit, with four witnesses as accessories. Nesbit was arrested Saturday morning and has been placed in the Marlboro county jail at Bennettsville. of the most popular students in his class. He was Court stenographer of the 3rd judicial circuit for a num ber of years and colonel on Govprnor McSweeney’s staff. All of his imme diate family were with him when he passed away, except Judge and Mrs. O W. Buchanan, who were detained in Winnsboro on account of a sick child, who has typhoid fever. The funeral services were held Wednes day afternoon at Clarks Hill, after which bis body was interred beside the grave of his father. Fined ‘Fifteen Dollars. John T. Belt, white, who was ar rested by officers in Spartanburg stop raising so much of it. But if the farmers would adopt that meas ure they woi!ld be abused by the others for trying to turn the finan cial world upside down. Then again, the farmers are not all philanthropists, not by a long ways. If they could make the cotton mill men pay fifty cents a pound for their cotton they would do it and claim it was right. It is a kind of a “tit-for- tat” business, the very thing which works ruin. It’s mainly a ouestiou of whose ox is gored—the farmer’s or the merchant’s. VVe love ourselves so well that we forget that our neigh bor has certain rights we should respect and protect. If the golden rule was made the watchword of every Wednesday at the instance of the Limestone Mill Co., of this city for one U8 > what a change wouly take swindling and brought back here Wednesday by Deputy Sheriff Austell was tried before Magistrate Bridges yesterday and sentenced to pay a fine ! of $15 or serve 20 days on the chain ! gang. SatlHfuction. It is always a source of satisfaction i to know of a remedy that can always be'relied on in emergencies and when aicldents occur, such bi remedy is! ; Elliot’s Emulsified Oil Liniment. It i is the most serviceable Accident and ■ Emergency Liniment ever produced, ! and is just as satisfactory in all cases i where a Liniment is required —Gaff-1 ney Drug Co. Kullrosid Accident* Frequent. Accidents on the railroads are be coming numerous. If you intend go ing to the State Fair, or anywhere else by rail, better insure yourself against danger from traveling by taking out an Accident Insurance Pol icy before you go. Only 23o perjday ! fjr $3 000. See Jones J. Darby, agent, Gaffney, S. C. best advertised man in the United States no sane man or woman will attempt to deny. The deed is done. The case is now beyond the jurisdic tion of all earthly courts save and except that of public execri tion. Had Judge John Belton O'Neall, who in his day was an ornament to the judicial bench in South Carolina, have presided at that trial, he would doubtless have dismissed the prison er with the lecture similar to one he gave an unfortunate man, who under great provocation had killed his fel low man. He said: “Notwithstanding a jury of your countrymen have ren dered their verdict, ‘nor guilty,’ you are nevertheless a murderer. The blood of your fellowman cries unto God from the ground ;its voice has been heard and will be answered be yond the grave. Oh, that I could point you to the blond of a crucified Redeemer, where you might wash away your guilt and find acceptance with God. I can see no extenuating circumstances in your case to com mend you to God’s favor. You must settle that matter with God yourself. Then let me entreat you to pray. Pray earnestly, pray without ceasing. If you can’t pray, I beg you to do like the publican of old, smite upon your breast and cry, 'Gid be merci ful to me a sinner.’ Don’t be de luded with the false hope that the verdict of ‘not guilty’ will avail you anything at the bar of a sin-avenging God. So far as the laws of your country are concerned, you as a free man will return to the embrace of vour faithfuf loving wife and children for whom I have the tenderest sym pathy. But the me/nory of your vic tim will haunt you wherever you go. In the dark and solitary hours of the night, when sleep departs from your eyes and slumber from your eyelids, you will ever hear the whispering of that still small voice saying ‘murder, murder, murder.’ May God have mercy on your soul.” Mr. Sam Lee is quite sick this a. m. He thinks he has the grippe. Rev Mr. Hammet did not preach at Abingdon Creek last Sabbath. He is expected to preach there next Sab bath. Last night the siring band gave us some good music A few nights ago they entertained their friends along the telephone line. Mr. Ira Vaughn, of Sarratt, lost a fine mule this a. m. It is supposed to have been bitten by a mad-dog. Once in swopping mules with a man, our friiAid James Proctor was THROUGHOUT THE TAR HEEL STATE, EXPLANATION WANTED! I From the Mountains to The Sea. Fetitiotier* of School DiHtrlct No. 4 JKeply to Mr. Walker’* Statement. King’s Creek, October 22, 1903.— Mr. Editor:—Some time ago some of us asked the school superin- tindent of this county to answer cer tain charges or questions that were gentlemanly propounded him, and he NORTH CAROLINA NEWS, has, in an issue of your paper same : time ago, attempted to answer some, but we fail to see wherein he has done so, except, possibly to his own already prejudiced mind. When Mr. Walker was a candidate for office last year he told us he had four years experience as superintendent in Union county and was thoroughly familiar with the duties of the office, and in a controversy with his oppo- uant, he boasted he could “get rid of any trustee he desired, whether his term bad expired or not,” and we have every reason to believe he ilid this in this instar ce. Then this same officer that knew his duties so well while hunting votes, immediat- ly after election, admits he dooo not even know the law on appointing trnstees, for if be was so familiar with the duties of hie office, why did he not ascertain when the commis- Hous expired? as he *aid ’‘When Mr. McArthur went out of office, 1 supposed the commissions of all trustees had expired and I was free to appoint those who were suggested to me.” Was it not his duty to know the law? Then if he did not know it, did be not obtain votes under false pretenses? While hi said he did not know us, being entirely unacquaint- er< with our community, he appoint ed two trustees to supplant those whose terms had not expired, and it was his business to know when the • < rms had expired, ou a petition of > > L w cf those of thi- district. Mr. Walker, did you not kciuw that there were more people interested in schools than the few who signed the petition asking for new trustees? and if you wanted to represent the peo ple, a majority of them i- 1 ast, should you not have ma ■ me t n- quiry about our wants? LMU you ap point all the trustees in the county on such petitions? Did you appoint all the trustees as soon as you went in office? And is it not a fact that while you say “you thought the commissions of all trustees had ex pired when Mr. McArthur went out of office,” that some trustees that Mr. McArthur appointed are now holding under the same commissions issued by him? Mr. Walker, you say that at your suggestion, a peti tion was taken around, asking for the reinstatement of the old board, was entirely destroyed. The two- and now you say that there were no story brick building adjoining, occu- charges preferred against them and Died by Rhyne & Co., was entirely you could not turn them out, then destroyed as well as a part of their why were you not fair enough with stock of goods. The larger part of us at the time you told us to take their stock was saved but in a badly the petition around, that you could ! tangled condition. The losses sus-1 only turn them out on charges, but I tained are as follows: Newton Hard- knowing you would not do so, did ware Company, stock, about $7,000, 1 you not bave us to take the petition ! insurance, $5,000; Rhyne & Co., dry 1 around knowing you would not pay ; goods, part saved, loss about $4 000, ! any attention to it? Don’t your covered by insurance; Reformed I subsequent acts show it? Why were church, store building, $2 000, no in-1 you not honest with us? The writers IntoreMtlng IIrm* Concerning Our Neigh bor* Iteyoml the Lino Which Mity 1'rov* KnlerlHliiing IteHcling for ;Huii«lreil* of Ledger Header* Monday morning Richard Hall, a negro youth, of Durham, was tried before United (States Commissioner A. P. Faucette, charged with forging the signature of bis uncle to a money order for $5. He was bound over to the next term of Federal Court under a bond of $5U0, which he failed to give, and was committed to the coun ty jail. A justice of the peace at Greens boro who required the pick pocket Mason to give a $250 bond for his ap pearance at the next term of court, re duced the bond to $200, and that amount of cash was deposited.ar.d Ma son,no doubt.in a few hours had helped his crowd to levy on enough of the unwary to recoup many times over Mr. Dukes Hav, of Winston, caught this fellow in the very act of talking off with his valuabe diamond shirt pin, but he went free for $200. A $5 note, raised to $10. was pass ed off on a bar firm in Winston tSat- urday night. The note had been so ingeniously worked upon as to escape notice until after passing through two or three hands. Even then it was accepted at one of the bunks ; when it was presented to test the ; fraud. It was one of the old-time {fives, with very small fi-'iires n. the corners. The figurers 10 had Deen cut out of a Confederate note and pasted over the 5 in the live-doliar note. The same way with the letters across the face of the note. The clerk in the saloon claims that a young white mao nam^d ‘ Vlaj <r ’ Palmer, gave him the hill The lat ter was arrested and tried be'nre a magistrate. The court reserved his decision for further investigation. A fire at Newton Mcnday, originat ing ! n the store building occupied by . , ,. ,, ,, . . . . the Newton Hardware Company, was asked if there was anything over his ' lhe mosfc d i 8a3t rous one in the history mule. Nothing but the sun. moon: of that t0WQ . Ifc wag ^covered and stars, was his reply. shortly after 1 o’clock, and by the _ -h L. s. time the alarm was given and citizens Want Stiiihouse Kcmoveu. {began to arrive the inside of the The good people of the Antioch ! buil di«g was a mass of flames. This ^ . , was a two-story brick structure, and section of Cherokee township have united in a laudable effort to use all lawful means to drive the famous Jenkins distillery from their neigh borhood, and all well wishes of Cher okee county and the portion of York county and Cleveland county, N. C., to which the Jenkins distillery is ad jacent, |sincerely hope that they will succeed. The Jenkins distillery is operated on a large scale. We learn that it has been operated al ternately on both sides of the State line, that it is now in South Carolina and that its owner has through its operation accumulated one of the largest fortunes in upper South Car olina. He has plenty of this world’s goods now, and we trust he will join his good neighbors in their efforts to have it moved from Cherokee county surance; S. M. Finger estate, half place. The milleunial dawn would break forth. Little Archie Sparks, of Clifton, writes us that the cotton mill at that place which was destroyed by the flood last June is nearing completion. Archie is a bright little boy, and doubtless he is the youngest subscrib er on The Ledger list. Mrs. R. A. Foster, of Hickory Grove, has been visiting her parents Mr and Mrs. S. F. Estes, this week. The communion meeting will begin i at the A R. Presbyterian church on tomorrow night. It’s always a pleas-1 ure for us to attend these meetings, j ' Rev.Mr.Oates isone of the best known and mostbeloved men of his age in this section. In our opinion he is not on• ly one of those who is called to the work of the ministry, but one of the few chosen. He preaches at Chero kee Falls occasionally. We will be glad when the papers let J. H. Tillman’s name rest, not be cause he has done a meritorious deed, but because they are , him such a worldwide reputation. I Just now The Chrysanthemum Show. The chrysanthemum show, by the ladies of the Presbyterian church, will take place on Friday, November Gth, from 3:30 in the afternoon until lo o’clock at night. It will be one of the social events of the season and nothing will be left undone to make the Jattendants have a royal good time. Refreshments will be served. The following is the list of prizes offered: The finest chrysanthemum—choco late pot; the finest collection of whites—beautiful rug; the finest col lection of yellows—shirt waist suit; thejfinest collection ofred—jardiniere ; the finest general collection—hand some picture; the finest fern—gold dollar; the finest roses—pair towels; the finest geraniums—box hanker- chiefs. interest in store building, $1,000, no insurance; Mrs. P. C. Hall, half interest in store building, $1,000. in surance, $600; Mrs. V. F. Shipp, dwelling and furniture, damage about their interests are not suffering. $300, covered by insurance. The cause of the fire is unknown, but it is believed to have been of incendiary origin. of this article make no charges against the new board, but in your feeble attempt to defend your action don’t try to hide yourself behind the small children over here, by saying We only want fair and honest dealings Coufesslou* of a I’riest. Rev. J no. 8. Cox, of Wake, Ark., ! writes, “For 12 years I suffered from Yellow Jaundice. I consulted a num her of physicians and tried all sorts of medicines, but got no relief. Then I began the use of Electric Bitters and feel that I am now cured of a disease that had me in its grasp for A sensational shooting affair occur red ic Lenoir county, about 18 miles from Kinston, Tuesday afternoon, in which Mrs. Richard Ward, the di vorced wife of Mr. Cook E. Stroud, and the latter exchanged shots to their mutual injury. It seems that Mrs. Ward, whose husband is in the government service at Philadelphia, was in that section visiting and w*ent out to the home of her former hus band, Stroud, from whom she was divorced about two years ago, and who had charge of the children re sulting from their union, and de- manded the children. On the refusal of them by the husband, words and shots resulted and both were wound ed. It is not clear who fired first, though the woman, who is under ar rest at Kinston, stoutly vows that Stroud did the first shooting. The woman, after the shooting, in com pany with a local liveryman, drove rapidly from the place and reached Kinston about dark, where she re ceived medical attention. Stroud pursued the woman, but she distan ced him and got away. He followed hsr on foot a quarter of a mile she | says, and fired a gun loaded with small shot at her. The load took ef- twelve years.” If you wan* a reliable i T 111 !**.* “” “ 11 • ,,J “ U v ” u ' v , " 1 medicine tor Liver and Kid “ ‘ her 'ace and boaom, tbou B h trouble, atomach diaorder or general ’'’.VA, D ,°l <l,n f!° y . , debility, get Electric Bitter, Mwmd .. not guaranteed by Cherokee Drug Co. R ,V,,1 R! Only 50c. wounded. with ourselves by our county officials and we would suggest uhat you thoroughly familiarize yourself with the duties of your office before asking the people for their votes, and if you don’t know the law governing the appointment of trustees and their terms of office before you begin the administration of the affairs for the public of office, take time to study it, even if it takes you some other than "office days, Fridays and Satur days.” We are not accustomed to newspaper controversies, but you should explain fully before you shut yourself up from a full and free dis cussion of the matter. We have pre sented facts in this matter, but have we, seven-eights of the patrons of the district, been treated Jright? Petitioners of School District NO. 4. Tlie Revival. The revival meeting which has been going on at the First Baptist church for more than a week is still in prog ress Rev. Mr. Masses, of Raleigh, N. C., is still doing the preaching— two sermons daily and is receiving encouragement every day for his strong eermons and masterly conduct of services. A number have joined the church and interest is increasing at every service. “The meeting will continue till Sun day evening when it will close and Mr. Massee will return to bis own charge in Raleigh, carrying with him the good wishes, love and admiration of all our people. We discontinue each subscription prompt ly at Its expiration. Bo watch your label and the date and renew before 'tls too late. Slckne** Prevalent. r —Sickness is becoming prevalent. : inside and outside of the state com- You can’t help falling a prey to dis- mentlng on the murder-trial and ver- ease, but you can place yourself in a ; diet, position to get pay for being siok. Se we have before us extracts —J. C. Robinson, the well-known from no less than thirty-two papers , jeweler of Chester, will have on dis play at the store of the Cherokee Itroke Into III* lloti*e. S. Le Quinn, of Cavendish, Vt M cure a Health Policy now from Jones J. Darby, agent, Gaffney, 8. C. j «*«v. They give him a notorie he could never have obtained in the course of bis natural life in any other way. That he is the best known and Drug Co., Friday Cot. 28, a select line of diamonds, watches, jewelry, silverware, etc. The people of Gaff ney and vicinity are invited to call and inspect Mr. Robinson’s line. was robbed of hi* customary health by invasion of Chronic Constipation. When Dr King’s New Life Pills broke into his house, his trouble was arrest ed and now he’s entirely cured. They’re guaranteed to cure. 25o at Cherokee Drug Co. A Love Letter Would not interest you if you’re looking for a guaranteed Salve for Sores, Burns or Piles. Otto Dodd, of Ponder, Mo., writes: “I suffered with an ugly sore for a year, but a box of Bucklen's Arnica Salve cur<*d me. It’s the best Salve on earth. 25o at Cherokee Drug Co.