Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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J. F. GARRETT, Dentist. Office Over The Battery. ’Phone 82. Williams. Hall. .Ik. jame^A. Willis. HALL & WILLIS, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. . STAK THKATKK ULDG. O A.V'H'I>1 tc'V , Notary Public in;offli'i«. Prompt attention .#lren to all business. Dr. D. P. THOMSON, Dentist. «r"Offlce over Oberokee Druu Co. A GiRL MASQUERADER. Alice Pilcher Lived as Boy to Save Her Life. HIGH ROLLER ON MONTANA RANCH “Percy,*’ Threatened With Consump tion, Courted u Girl—Cold Caught Daring 11 Drive Knded Disguise. Wanted to He a Baseball Player, hut Could Not Hat. rv C. T. LIPSCOMB, i) is rsi r i« r Office in Star Theatre Building. Phone No. 20. Tax Notice. December ",1st is the last day taxes are payable without penalty. During Janu ary the penalty is i per cent.; during Febiuary the penalty is 2 per cent.; dur ing March (to 15th, last day) the penalty klimvn is 5 per cent. This schedule prescribed bv law. \Y. Harry Gooding, Countv Treasurer. Watches! Poor repair work will injure your deli cate watch. WEST ROPE takes care of the mechanism so that it will do reliable yet work. WESTROPE don’t do cheap ti, L . work,’hut the work he does gives him the reputation for being skillful. WEST* ROPE wants to put your timepiece in good order for you. Nice Line of Jewelry, Rings and Chinaware always “Back to tlio mines, Percy!” is a salutation with certain of the younger “smart set” of Louisville, Ky., which never failed to throw one or the rud diest, most athletic appearing young women of the “set” into confusion. Three years ago, when she left Louis ville, it was with signs of the grip of the "white plague” upon her constitu tion. Almost nothing had been known of her doings from that trine, except that her friends were informed in a general way that she was “in the mountains,” says a Louisville special to the New York Commercial Advertiser. Up somewhere in a rough Montana country a rancher’s daughter sits with shattered hopes and mourns the loss ol a handsome, dashing "young swell" all over the ranges as a "good fellow” and “no tenderfoot.” She had spent many pleasant hours with "him” and cast languishing eyes and dwelt 011 the thought of the hour when "he” would propose the all important ques tion -or, if "he" didn’t, leap year was not so far away. Then there was that last ride! If "Percy Pilcher" had not caught colti the facts would not have come out in all probability, and Percy and Montana maiden would have whil ed the blissful hours away, while Louis ville would still have missed its Alice Pilcher, the wealthy organ manufac turer’s daughter, who was “in the mountains for her health.” RUSSIAN BABY A SOLDIER. queer lane lu Whieh a Nurse Muni Attend Kull Grown Man. A peculiar incident, illustrating the tedious processes of Russian law and the extreme tardiness of Russian jus tice, is told by A. Makiel, a recent emi grant from that country, who was a witness in a case which required sev enteen years to get a decision, says the I Minneapolis Journal. lie left the conn- ! try some time ago and has recently I been informed of the outcome, i Mr. Makiel came to Minneapolis on account of a dislike toward him in the neighborhood of Kishineff because he expressed sympathy for the homeless Hebrews. 11 is attitude was considered ns nihilistic by some, and, although he is not a Jew himself, he thought he would be better off in a free country. In 18S*i a boy was born to a noble man living near Kishineff. and, accord ing to the custom, a nurse was hired to have sole charge of the child until he became old enough to be placed in tbe schools. The nurse was compelled to sign a contract binding her to service for five years. She did her work faith- , fully for two years and then broke her contract by marrying a young workman who was often employed at the nobleman's house. She had, how- | iver, been so faithful to her little charge and had done her work so well that the father brought suit in the provincial court to make her return and comply with her contract. in the trial in the lower courts the case was decided in favor of the girl, but the nobleman had money, and the case was carried up by those mysteri ous met hods known only in Russia un til it linally reached the highest court of the land. This august body, called the high synod, after considerable de lay and argument rendered a verdict to the effect that, inasmuch as the girl had signed the contract, she .must re turn at once and fulfill it. Imprison ment is the penalty for refusing to MUSICALE I Hy MuHlral Klml^rgarteu PupllA of Minn Kva Saiiim, Saturday, ai. 10 o'clock a ni. The music pupils of Miss Eva Sams’ kindergarten school will give a musical Saturday morning at 10 •’clock in the graded school build ing. The following programme has been arranged for the occasion : PROGRAMME. Song—Miss Keyboard’s School . Hurrowes Illustrated by Miss Irene Wheat, Story—The Seven Octaves Master Wyatt Lipscomb. Song- The Scholar’s Names Hurrowes i Illustrated by Miss Ray Pennington. Blackboard Drill— By the Class. Piano—"The Dandelions” Chittenden By Miss Edith Cook. Muscle Exercises— Illustrated by Miss Helen Gooding. Piano—The Falling Snow Chittenden Miss Sarali Carpenter. Staff Notation— By the Class. Life of Johann Sebastian Bach By the Class. Plano—Robin and I Chitten len Miss Willie DeCanip. Time Drill— By the Class. Drill—Father Whole Note— By the Class. Song—The Note Family Burrowes Illustrated by Miss Grace Tolleson. Gaffney Savings Bank is authorized to act as Administrator, Executor and Guardian without cost of bond. We’pay 4 per cent, on deposits of $1.00 or more. Deposit your money in this Bank and avoid the risk of losing it|or having it stolen. F. G. STACY, President, D. C. ROSS, Cashier. LOANS Made on Real Estate in City of Gaffney and County of Cherokee. Abstracts furnished. At A PTORNEYS AT LAW, Star Theatre Building. PITTSBURG’S PLAID CRAZE. We Have Clipped Off the Profits. As'the winter season advances, and it will soon be time for Spring Goods, we have decided to clip off the profits in some of our lines in order to close out the goods. You all know what "Cut Prices” means at CLARY’S. Here are a few of the many bargains we offer: Ttiat the supposed consumptive girl obey the court’s orders, and the girl. Watches, on hand. Thos. H. Westrope. FOR. SALE has pushed ore curs in the copper mines, served as a waiter in a miners’ hoarding house, herded cattle on a ranch, lost a year's earnings in one game of poker and achieved a reputa tion at billiards the remarkable story of the three years’ role as “Percy Pil cher” records. If any suspicion as to the genuineness of the character was raised it was quickly met by some act that seemed incontrovertible. When the tenderfoot had first arrived “lie” was made to bear the brunt of many jokes, but took them all good naturedly and soon wiis ranked among ' the boys.” Percy became as much of a high roller as any. Percy’s ambition in the sporting line was to be a baseball player. She ac quired great proficiency in throwing and fielding, but she was weak as a batsman and so could not get ttie place she coveted on the league nine. But she followed the players and was al ways on the diamond on some pretense or other, and the players were glad to have her assistance. The end of the story came a few weeks ago when "Percy Pilcher,” then well established at Helena, went driv ing with a young woman and caught a severe cold The physician who at tended the case discovered the secret As we are overloaded with wagons we ol - masquerading girl. There was -will sell, for the next 60 days, the cele- a telegram to Louisville, an order for a brated Old Hickory two-horse wagon, ticket from the paternal organ maker, and Percy came home to resume her place as Alice Pilcher. now a prosperous matron, is in a quan dary as to her next move, for the little boy mentioned in the contract is now serving his time in the Russian army. Mr. Makiel says he does not know whether the high synod looked at tbe date of the documents of appeal. SPENCER AND LUNATICS. Great of Fine thoroughbred pedigreed pigs; stock hogs for service. 1-5-im. D. L* Splawn, Gaffney, S. C $50! with bed and brakes complete, for $50.00; the Taylor one-horse wagon for $25.00. This is a great slaughter but our loss is yoargain, so come and buy while they are cheap. Mules! Mules! QUAY’S GRATITUDE. Mr. Johnson has the West, where he extra good mules. Respectfully, just returned from bought a fine lot of Gaffney Live Stock Go. BUILDERS’ SUPPLIES LUMBER, SHINGLES, LATHS, DOORS, SASH, BLINDS, FL00RIN0, SIDING, CEILIN6, MOULDING. Senator Keaieni liera n DeMreniinuf. How He Wax Named Stanley. Eugene Stanley, borough clerk of Bridgeport, near Norristown, Pa., has resigned a clerkship in the Philadel phia and Reading railway office to ac cept a $1,200 job in the department of the interior at Washington, says the Philadelphia Ledger. The appointment, which came to Mr. bers Stanley as a Christmas gift, is credit ed with being secured by Senator Quay to repay a debt of honor which he owed Eugene Stanley’s grandfather. Matthew Stanley Quay. United States senator, was born in Lancaster county, near the home of Matthew Stanley, grandfather of the present appointee. The intimate friendship existing be tween the Quays and Stanleys prompt ed the parents of the statesman, then a newborn babe, to name him in honor of Matthew Stanley, their neighbor. Thus came the name Matthew Stanley Quay. I > <.yi-li.»l«.KlHt Droved Halt nn I nfortuuute'M Joke. To the late Herbert Spencer, the Eng lish philosopher, the minds of lunatics had an odd fascination, says the Chi cago Record-Herald. Mr. Spencer was a frequent visitor to a number of asy lums, and he would never laugh so heartily as when recounting some un conscious witticism of a lunatic. Sometimes be would tell of the criti cism a lunatic woman made on a ser mou that was preached in her asylum. This criticism was brief, but it was telling. "To think,” said the woman, point ing toward the clergyman—“to think of him out and me in!” On another occasion Mr. Spencer and a friend were walking toward an asy lum they proposed to visit. Their way led them across a railroad, and seated near the track they saw a young man reading. This young man was a luna tic, but they did not know it at the time. "My friend.” said Mr. Spencer, paus ing, "where does this railroad go to?” The lunatic looked up from his book and gave his interrogator a long stare of scorn. Then he replied: "It doesn't go anywhere. We keep It here to run trains on!” Many Re*ldent.H of Scotch Descent Hunt Ip HlntorieM of CIuiin. Pittsburg is threatened with an in vasion of the vogue of Scotch plaid. Cravats, neckties, shirt waists, mitts, tailor made costumes and bows fash ioned after the patterns of the tartans of Scottish ancestors are fast taking a firm hold in Pittsburg. Pittsburgers whose forefathers min gled with the clansmen and wore the time honored kilts revere the striking colors of the old tartans and with the growth of family pride comes a still greater admiration for the bright lined costumes of the Scots. In Scotland this reverence for a good name and a dis tinguished lineage finds expression in the adoption of the tartan's colors in modern apparel, and among the Scot tish descendants in the United States, and more particularly in Pittsburg, the same veneration for ancestry is shown by many families. The consequence is that Scotch-Amer- icans and the descendants of Scotch- Americans are ransacking books on heraldry and the history of the clans In search of the patterns of the tartans which the highlanders wore in the days of Wallace and Bruce. In this they have little difficulty. In Scotland the same plaids are worn today, and the weaves are similar in most minute de tail to those worn in the days when the tartan was the badge of courage and undying patriotism. Of course the kilt would hardly be accepted favorably in the Fifth avenue promenade even if the lovers of the plaid could be constrained to risk rheu matism and influenza. However, the colors of the tartans are adaptable in hundreds of ways to the latest cuts of clothes for men and women, and the feminine descendants of Flora McDon ald are especially alert to see how fetchingly they can be used. Men’s Shoes. LIVE BARGAINS AT COST. $3.50 “Richmond Standard” (lined) at $3.00. $3.50 Kiser Quality, $3.25. $3-5° Kiser King, $3.25. Celebrated Brotherhood Shoes, $3.00. $4.50 Pat ent Colts, $2.75. Good line Shoes at 98c. Odds and ends at cost. Ladies’ Shoes. $3.00 “Ratcliff” at $2.40. $3.00 “Runaway Girl” (Bluchers) at $2.75. $3.00 "Home Journal,” $2.50. "Southern Girl” (lace), 89c and 79c. Some broken lines at cost. Few more pairs "Maid Marion” and “Gate City” Shoes at 98c. Good line CHILDREN’S Shoes to be sold cheap before the cold season is over. Corsets and Dress Goods. We have a splendid line of Corsets which we want to introduce to the ladies of Gaffney. To do this we will make a reduction on them for a short while: One line in white, blue and pink at 74c; one lot white at 69c; line 54c ones at 49c; $1.00 Corsets at 90c, guaranteed for 30 days. Big cut in the Dress Goods line. All 10c Fleeced Goods now going for 8 !^ c yd. All heavy Dress Goods marked down to close out at once Nice line Lace Curtains at 98c. Grocery Department. This department is always complete with a big stock of the best brands of Groceries, Canned Gocds, Fruits, Cigars, Tobacco, &c. A visit to our store will convince you that WE MEAN BUSINESS. LIMESTONE STREET. Sam W. Clary. North Gaffney Mfg. Co. OPERA FAD IN PARIS. l : ni«in>‘ Gill For a WnltrcMM. A tree decorated with new, crisp one dollar bills was the Christmas present which Miss Stella La Grand, a waitress employed at a restaurant in St. Louis, received the other day from the mein- of the Hooligan club, sixteen young men employed in the wholesale district who are served daily by Miss La Grand at their noonday meal, says the St. Louis Republic. The tree, about three feet in height, was dec orated by the manager of the restau rant at the solicitation of the club, which furnished him with the novel presents. The club arrived promptly at noon and took their places at their accustomed table. Miss La Grand took their orders and went to the kitchen. Heatlilrt-MH of Conaonnnce AH the Kagre Aiuoiik Women. The latest fad for the opera and play house is the headdress of Consonance, says a Paris dispatch to the New York American. When Wagner is given the women powder their hair with gold and adorn it with oak leaves, because these things harmonize with "Itheln- gold” and “Gotterdammerung.” On other evenings brunettes decorate their hair with wreaths of American Beauty roses, cherries and coral twigs, while blonds select laurel or evergreen leaves, adding small white flowers or silver acorns. At the theaters devoted to classical productions a Desdemona cap is much seen on the heads of pretty women, some of whom add colored precious stones or a white feather nigret. When ! Ibsen is on the stage Hedda Gabler’s wine leaves are worn and antique dla- ] denis. Emma Calve appeared the other day with four enormous golden grapes on her black tresses, and the fashion is gaining ground. Two were fastened on both sides of the head in front, two others behind the ears among reddish vine leaves. Mine. Labor!, the pretty American Values in Real Estate. Improved Farms in Cherokee For Sale One contains 126 acres, bottoms and upland, with three (3) good dwelling houses of two,' three and seven rooms each, barns, stables and outhouses, and a fine orchard. The other contains 140 acres, well improved in every way, and situated in desirable sec tion of the county. For full information, terms, &c., apply to HALL & WILLIS, Attorneys Gaffney, South Carolina. AI.SO A FINK LINK Or Paints and Oils 50c to $1.30 per gal. goto l. BAKER .\eiv End In Jewel*. Opals are again coming into favor with women who can afford to curry a stock of gems, says the New York Press. Ever since the Princess of Wales set this fashion last spring the fad has been growing, and a market has been opened for the inferior opal stones of central Mexico. The appearance of a neck strand of these gems on a matron in the Metropolitan Opera House in New York caused much comment. The stones have had most of their recent use set with diamonds In a ring, but now they are seen in combs, garter clasps, bracelets and even lu the backs The tree, which had been smuggled in to the restaurant, was then placed up- wife of the great lawyer, Is often seen on the table, and Miss La Grand, re- evenings wearing a little cap of colored turning soon after, received the unique velvet inerusted with silver or gold Just T^EMD CuR ornaments as well. and then while the information it imparts is fresh in your mind, come straight and inspect our splendid line of Stoves and Heaters. Our Stoves take the shine off all othe Stov-s. They make the kitchen look like a sitting room. They are not only t»he very best, in quality and fitted with all the modern conveniences, but they are They have pleased others ; they will please you. gift. coins. Building and Plastering Lime Coal, and Plaster Hair. Plaster Pans f V Shingles, ' Portland Dement, Dynamite, Blasting Powder, Fuse and Dynamite Capa, call oa CARROLL ft CO., Lessees. Telephone of costly hairbrushes. It is difflcult to match opals, and flue sets of these stones are rare. Cold Bath* For Vairranta. Justice Mlchelson of St Joseph, Mo., who served as police judge during the absence from tbe city of Judge Caro lus, announced recently that vagrants brought before him would not be sent to the workhouse to board at the ex pense of the city, as they generally wish, but Instead they will be sen tenced to take a cold water bath once a day for a week and then leave tic* city under penalty of doubling tin* dose, says the Kansas City Journal. John Olaf was the first victim, and la- begged to be allowed to leave the city. KaNliiun* Iu Flowers. There are fashions in flowers as well as in go vus and other things. Just at present the beautiful orchid Is the adornment of every woman’s corsage who can afford one, and Just over the heart is the place it must be worn. Of course the American Beauty is still a favorite, and no flower will ever take Its place. The Mew Year Apprentice, 1904. The norther bent the Icy trees And skimmed the frozen pools. I saw the old year passing out; He bore a bag of tools. His hands were rough with honest toll. His weary steps were slow; The bells proclaimed the noon of night; He vanished In the snow. I heard a knocking at my door; The dawn was gray and chill. A rosy young apprentice boy Stood waiting on the sill. His clear blue eyes were bright with hope. And on his curly hair Was perched a Jaunty little cap, The kind that workmen wear. "I brought along the plans,” he said, , "Of tunnels to be drilled And roads to grade and tracks to lay And bridges I must build, And many storied structures tall That I must shortly rear; I corne prepared to go to work; I am the glad new year.” —Minna Irving in Leslie's Weekly. PRESENT IN A COFFIN. tirewnoine Method Used to Hemember Popular Manager. A coffin is not a very pleasant holi day gift, especially when it is present ed while resting on a bier with lighted candles, says a Baltimore dispatch, and thus the feelings of the recipient can be Imagined when he is told that the coffin contains the remains of a close friend. Yet this odd method was recently used by some of the employees of a tobacco company at Baltimore In pre senting one of the managers with a costly clock. A few minutes after noon the mnna- j ger was summoned to a private room, where he beheld what appeared to be i a coffin resting on a bier draped with black drapery and lighted candles flickering around the casket In tbe semldarkness. He was Informed the coffin contained tbe remains of one he liked very much, and the cover was re moved to give him a last look. As the manager stooped over be saw not the face of a corpse, but a very handsome clock, which the employee* hud purchased as a gift for him. The presentation was then duly made, and suitable remarks followed. YOU MUST HAVE A HEATER of some *cind—you can’t stand the cold without one. Let us show you what we have in Heaters. A severe winter is predicted—better prepaie for it now. R. M. WILKINS HARDWARE CO. ®SrWe are selling Stoves and Heaters lower than e.xer before. Commercial Printing Of every description executed with neatness and dispatch at Tbk Lkdgkk office, Gaffney, S. C. New Type, New Presses, the finest quality of Ink and Paper, and Compe tent Workmen. Send us your orders. rue Gaffney City Land and Improvement Company Offer* for tale Building LoUln this flourishing town, (Jaffnny City; Also h ami • neat by and In reach of tbe School* of Llmeetone Spring* and of this plar*e. iu |«im u W to 100 acre* on liberal time rate*; also Agricultural Land* to rent for Pk?- pur poses. Tor full particular* apply to J. V. TV KOI 11 b.—All person* are forbidden to enter on. walk or rldo through or over the land* of t i.ia company, cutting and removing Umber. Ashing or bunting, under penalty of law.