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CONCERNING THE FESISLE FIGURE SOME HINTS ON PRESERVING THE “FORM DIVINE.'’ Taking Care of the Body, by Proper Exercise—Feeding an d Dressing Choice of the Corset. There is no excuse for a woman’s having a poor figure. It may give her some trouble to got a good one but it is worth the effort. Some women begin life without figures worthy of the name. While they are young girls they are scraggy and Hat, or lumqy and shapeless. These peculiarities do nut les on with age and when u> their natural draw backs the owners add utter careless ness, it is no wonder if by the time they have reached middle age they are a trial to the eyes of their friends. As a matter of course, it is easier to let oneself go and not take the pains that the care of a figure de mands. But no woman with the least particle of vanity in her makeup— aikd it is a very poor sort of woman who lacks it—Can help feeling a thrill of pleasure when she beholds the improvement wrought in her ap- •earence by a good corset, properly worn. For the corset is the first essential in the making of the figure. A num ber of other tilings go with it. The woman must cary herself properly, but the corset helps her to do that. She must pay attention to her outer dress, and to this, too, the corset will stimu late her. Her diet cannot he entirely negkjcted, if she wishes to have her forr'ireduced from ultra stoutness, but with the corset as a foundation for her efforts she will bo encouraged in the work of regulating her food. unall price pay the Even in this day there are plenty of people w'ho find nothing bad enough to say about the corset. I have seen one matron give way to tears while ad dressing a woman’s club on the evils that had been w’rought by corsets. And she was not a hysterical woman either. She had known the corset as it was in earlier years, before common sense and science went to its making and she knew the harm it had done those who regarded it as an instru ment for the compression of the waist into a smaller compass than Nature had intended for it . The new corset—the “straight front” with which fashion papers and comic columns have made everyone familiar—is built on a different plan. It does not squeeze a woman’s organs out of shape, but holds them in place. As I have said before, it must be prop erly made and properly worn. The ideal corset is one that is made to order and adapted to the needs of the individual body, but for those who cannot afford this there are substi tutes in plenty. A woman should seek until she finds what she wants. The new corset increases the size of the waist line, thereby giving room for play .of the lungs and diaphragm. There is no difficulty in deep breath ing with the woman who wears a well made edrset of the present style. That is, if she puts it on properly. To do this she must loosen the laces. Gone are—or should be—the days when a woman kept her corset laced for days and weeks at a time. Now the woman loosens the laces at night and tightens thm in the morning. When she puts on the corset it is so loose that it hangs upon her like a bag. She clasps the garters that are at tached to the front and if she be of stout figure, to the sides, settles the corset down over her hips and abdo men, drawing a long breath after this is done, and then proceeds to tighten the laces. She does this carefully, drawing the lower ones first and then those above the belt line. Never must she make them too tight for comfort. As soon as she does this she Injures her figure as well as her feelings When the laces are tight enough, she should cross them in the back, bring them to the front, pass them under the garter on the left side and tie them there. The great advantage of thus tight ening the corset laces every day is that the flgur.e can be humored. There are days when a woman feels that a tight corset is more than she can bear. Then she leaves the laces loose at first, and draws them up later in the day when she has reached the point where a little closer compression will be* grateful to her. I can hear the protests of busy wo men over the time it will take to go to this trouble. But it really takes less time than one would think. At first, before one Is accustomed to the pro cess, it may require a few minutes more than one has been in the habit of granting to one’s toilet, but as the habit grows upon one of lacing the corst dally, It will be done more quick ly and become a matter ol course. And even if it <ioes take a few minutes more, is not the game worth the can dle? When one sees the good figures that have been evolved from shapeless forms by the use of a good corset, does it not seem that a little extra care is a very game? The eoiset once on, the woman must P'-occed to live up to it. She will find that it helps her to keep her shoulder.-, straight and her body erect. She must learn to poise herself properly, throw ing the weight on the halls of her feet it ml resisting the temptation to sway backwards. That is a tendency which grows upon women as thev advance In vears and flesh. If they do not “stand [ so straight that they lean the other ■vay ” t''ry let their shoulders droop 1 until the middle of the back is like a j hump. All about the country one may see v.'omn in the late fifties who have ! bent their shouldrs until they look almost deformed. This could have been spared them if they had taken a little pains early In life. And even an elderly woman can do much to cor net such a stoop if she is willing to give herself trouble about it. To stand straight is neither to bend backwards nor to drdop forwards. The prominent abdomen is as unsightly as the humped shoulders. The woman with a trend towards iiher should ex- prei * herself every day standing in front of a mirror. She is wise it she follows the advice of one sensible housekeeper and hangs a looking glass in her kitchen where she can see her self as she steps back and forth about her work and bring herself up with a round turn if she slips into any slov enly trick of carriage. The corset will give a good figure for a time, but a woman must work to keep it. If she is too thin for beau- tv the task will he simpler for her than flesh. The latter has her work ahead for the woman inclined to put on rtf her. The thin woman may have to take exercise, as the stout one must do, but she has less to carry about with her while she is doing it. For both It is essential that exercise should he taken in doors and out. The latter is vastly preferable, for obvious reasons. Rut the exercise indoors is far better than nothing. One woman who would be called old if her years were known has never, for fifteen years, failed to go through a certain course of what she calls her gymnastics,” on rising in the morn ing. For ten minutes daily she bends and twists her body, stooping until she sits on her heels and rising without laying hold of anything to asist her. She leans forward until she can touch the floor with her finger tips, without bonding the knees, and backward until her forehead is in contact with the wall. She swings her arms about, kicks the air vigorously and in every way she can brings all her muscles into play. As a result of this she is as brisk and agile as women many years her junior and asseits that, she never means to gr v old but to keep her strength and vigor to the end. As she probably will. When such exercises as this are ta ken it Should be with the window open, even in cold wather. Thre is no use in inflating the lungs unless you fill them with fresh air. For this rea son as well as for many others, out door exercise is preferable to that ta ken in a gymnasium, no matter how well equipped this may be. At the best, it is only a substitute. I-ong walks, horseback rides, bicycle spins, golf or tennis, all do their share in developing the muscles, reducing adi pose tissue or strengthening the body to gain flesh. One at least of these is needed to keep the figure in shape, or failing this, one must follow the exer cises I have outlined. These may be aided by such appliances as a lifting machine, dumb-bells, Indian clubs, and the like. Because of the many mus cles called into play by it, ping-pong is one of the best house games known. It encourages bending and stooping and reaching and stretching, and by all these means develops the figure. ' 04 - BRING THEM TO US How about tlmNC n ‘I - i f', l.lnt nu too (jiio l to 1)11ow u .vuy. .1 lid y t tii etl I Tit: lilt tiit ir up ii ! h 1 ;«■ ? II. I N(> I III, • 'It) Is Hiui liu vo thorn'ovorliau led- we will nmko tliern look fn sh und now. Cli nlefc-. pres dio utid tlillnt *. do! ( y < xpol ls. ROBINSON Tailors. I *V»■ r \V. r. TelOKfoph ’(lice. Soo us and join our I'iossIuk flub. Gafliity Land- Saie I will sdl, March 7, 1904, 13 desirable j ride houses thereon. Don’t let this op- ; portunity pass to buy dirt in this educa- | tional centre, tw Mar. 5 H. 1,1! SCOM II. Gaffney, S. C.. February K Editor of Tlio Ledger, City. My dear fir:—I see frequent notices in the papers and magazines of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, which will be held during this year in St. Louis. It occurred to mo that in view of the splendid mineral resource:: of mis count", that it ’vouM he wise lor our people to have an exhibition of Cherokee county's mineral resources. First of all is the discovery of Captain Ross’ tin mine, which will, perhaps, he the biggest advertisement, to Gaffney and Cherokee county of anything else that could possibly be. The Iron ors < f our county would add much to the . .. . » , • , n- . ■ colloction of minerals: the lime veins ^ I of our county being the finest in the South: the monazit 1 deposits of our county being, perhf is. the largest of any in the United States; the-marble, corundum, and numerous other metals and minerals which could be found here would, I am sure, if properly col lected and properly put on exhibition, give Cherokee county the lead over any county in the United States. It Would, perhaps, cost three or four j hundred dollars to gdt this collection in proper shape and installed in a prominent place at the exposition. Of : the amount that is necessary to be | paid for incurring such an expense, I think that our town council should pay , one-half, and the county board the other half; because it would inure to the benefit of the people of the whole ^ county. Even if our State does not see prop er to make an exhibit at the exposi tion. it would make the exhibit of Cherokee county that much more con spicuous. And again, after the expo sition in St. Louis, this collection could be kept intact and sent to the various fairs and public gatherings over the country, and, in this way, would con tinue to be a lasting benefit to our people, as there is nothing that will advertise our town and county so highly. I would be glad to hear from some of the people of the town and county as to this suggestion.. Yours very truly, J. C. Jefferies. A Wonderful Remedy for fire Drink Habit. But, says some one, “How can this be done in the long, straight front corset pictured everywhere?” It can not. But there are corsets which come to be worn on such occasions. The ribbon girdle corset, made either in heavy satin ribbon or in wide tape, or the short equestrian corset is adapted to all sorts of vigorous exer cise. It is also excellent for the wo men who do a good deal of honseworl which requires bending over and stooping. While it does not, hold in the over-plump figure as a lieavier. longer corset would do, it is far better to yield a little restriction /than to break corset steels and suffer discom fort at the same time. A woman can never allow herself to become careless about her corset. Having gone to the expense and pains of procuring one and learning how to wear it she should not let the gain slip away from her. When her corset be comes old and out of shape she should have it re-boned, as it is wqrth while to do with a good corset. Naser should she relax her vigilance ovojBwr figure and her way of carrying herself. Per haps for a while it will seem a good deal of a burden, but after a time the well carried form, with the back straight, the head up, the shoulders properly poised, will become instinct ive, so that the trouble would be to bear herself in the wrong way. It is a woman’s duty to keep her good looks as long as she can and a good figure Is a most important part of them. A pretty face is all very well —there are few women who would not be willing to yield a virtue or two to possess a charming counter ance,—but it loses a great deal If it is set on top of a badly cared for, badly carried fig ure. When a woman gets toward the point where youthful charms are for saking her, it Is a boon to her and to those about her if she has a well made, well borne form. And the possession of this is within her own power. Nearly 100.000 People in the United States Have Been Cured of Intemperance by O R R I N E. For ages the curse of intemper ance has affleted mankind, claiming its millions of victims every year and causing more untimely deaths than all the wars of history. In days gone by the drunkard was an object of contempt, spurned and loathed by all, because it was the com monly accepted theory that to cure his drinking habit was a mater of ex ercise of will power alone. Physicians, however, have long since recognized that drunkenness is a physical disease,, requiring physical treatment. The diseased condition of the nerves o f the stomach and the nllamed stomach linings and mem branes, produced by over- indulgence in alcoholic stimulants, in the vast ma jority of cases require medical treat ment to effect a cure. To permanently remove the craving for liquor by restoring the stomach and digestive organs to their normal conditions, a wonderful preparation called ORRINE has been placed upon the market, and is now sold all over the United States, recommended and endorsed by the leading druggists and by thoilsands of physicians, nearly one hundred thousand cured inebriates and many members of the W. C. T. U. and Y. M. C. A., as well as many clergymen, temperance lecturers, etc. ORRINE is sold in Gaffney, S. C., by ORRINE is slid in Gaffney, S. C., by Cherokee Drug Co., corner Limestone and Frederick Sts., and in Blacksburg C., by Blacksburg Drug Co. The price is $1 per box, or six boxes for $5. In every package there is a registered guarantee to return the money if ORRINE fails to do all that is claimed for it . The remedy is sim ple, harmless and sure, contains no opiates or narcotics of any kind or description, will cure the drink habit without leaving any had effects and can be given secretly without the pa tient’s knowledge, if desired. The remedy can be taken at home, thereby rendering sanitarium treatment un necessary. If ORRINE will do for those ad dicted to the drink habit what nearly one hundred thousand people all over the Unitd States say it has done for them, surely it is worth many times its price and is a very wonderful remedy indeed. The medical princi ples upon which ORRINE is founded would warrant its use as a stomach tonic, and as the money will be re funded if it fails of its purpose surely those who have need for such a remedy run no risk whatever in giving it a fair trial. Special! MBESMmmaaaBBm C. C. Humphries having en gaged in other business, which throws the entire work of carry ing on the business of the Acme Fur niture Co. upon the present mana ger, who, on account of his present state of health, does not feel able to perform it, it was decided at a recent meeting of the stockholders to make prices that will sell the stock as rapidly as possible. This includes everything now in stock and goods bought to arrive. If you need FURNITURE, STOVES, CROCKERY, GLASSWARE, LAMPS, TRUNKS, SEWING MACHINES, or anything in |our line, can you make your cash count. Yours truly, The Acme Furniture Go. One Dozen Pfiotos, 50c. showing four positions, all nicely mounted and well finished. In response to a popular demand we ar£ offering the above for a limited time. Our platino photographs are un excelled for beauty, perma nency and fine finish. From $1.25 to $10.00 per dozen. June H. Carr, 625 Limestone St. A Scientific Cure for Drunkenness. Absolutely Safe, Sure and Harmless. Will Cure Forever the Craving for • Whiskey, Beer or Wine. ORRINE will Restore r.ny Drunkard to Manhood and Health. A Simple Home Treatment; Can be Given Secretly if Desired. Cure Effected or Money Refunded. Ask ymirdru gist rohom you Anmuvthat bethinks of ORRINE; he will indorse our statements as truthful in every respect. If OK KINE fails to cure we will refund you every pt-nnv paid for it as cheerfully as we took it. Mothers wive ; and sisters, you cannot cure those who are afflicted with this moit terrible of all disc.^es by your fervent prayers, or eyes red with tears, no** by your hope tint they may stop drinking. It can be done only with OKRINE. You have the remedy—-will you use it ? If you desire to cure without the knowledge of the patient, l"'v ORRINE No. 1; if th^ patient desires to be cured of his own free will, buy ORRINE No. 2. Full directions found in each package. Price $ I per box. A!! Corrcspondonce Confidential. Fo* fre-* !■ ) ■' ' r rr -t i e on Drunkenness and how to Cure it—write to the . Washington, d. c , or call on Cherokee Drug Co., cornner Limestone and Frederick Sts., Gaffney, S. C. Blacksburg Drug Co., Blacksburg, S. C. Commercial Printing Of every description executed with neatness and dispatch at Thk Lkdokr office, Gaffney, S. 0. New Type, New Presses, the finest quality of Ink and Paper, and Compe tent Workmen. Send us your orders. ■ % Phone 176. Residence 171. Hardware Co. We have just received a car load of Barb Wire, Wire and Cut Nails ; also a big lot Gar den Wire and all kinds Farm Tools. We stand ready to serve you when you come. R. M. Wilkins Hardware Co. January 28th, 1004. Watches! Poor repair work will injure your deli cate watch. WESTROPb takes care of the mechanism so that it will do reliable work. WESTROPE don’t do cheap work,[but the work he does gives him the reputation for being skillful. WEST- ROPE wants to put your timepiece in good order for you. SUZI Nice Line of Jewelry, Watches, Rings and Chinaware always on hand. Thos. R Westrope. Special Notice High-Priced Cotton has not affected my prices on Cloth I carry a full line of Men’s, Youth’s and Children’s Suits UP STAIRS at old prices. Also have all shapes and sizes in Trunks, Dress Suit Cases, Telescopes»and Satchels UP STAIRS. All these goods will be sold at very close prices. Have moved my entire stock of Hats UP STAIRS where I have more room and better light. Can save you money on any thing in headgear. On first floor we handle Shoes of all kinds, sizes and prices— to fit and please everybody. Red, white and blue Flannels from 15c to 40c per yd. Nice line Dress and Waist Goods. Blankets from 60c to $3.50 per pair. Quilts from $1.00 to $1.50. Lap Robes at all prices. Horse Blankets from $1.00 to $2.50. “Warmoth” Saddles from $6.00 to $8.50. A few Buggies to be sold at cost for cash. I. S JS. re R T T. Elberta Peach Trees, Barred Plymouth Rocks, Red Raspberry Plants. Eggs for hutcbitiff a specialty. AM inquirle: promptly answered. Write for Circulars. GEO. F. MONTGOMERY, MARIETf A, OA. Dr. S. H. Griffith, PHYSICAN - SURGEON - OCULIST. Former pupil of the celebra ted Oculist, Dr. Julian J. Chisolm, of Baltimore. Has also taken special post-grad uate course in the Kye, Ear, lose and Throat Hospital of Baltimore. Glasses Fitted Accurately and Scientifically. J* J* •9"Oifice in Cherokee Drug Co. B’ldg. ■V to all Bicycle Riders and those who have Bicycles to repair. I am now moved up town in the old barber stand; next door to Beer Saloon, and am prepared to do all kinds of Bicycle re pairing and building to order; so come, fioys, and bring your old wheels and have them repaired and made good as new. Don’t let your old Bicycles lie around in the house in the way; bring them to E H. Durham and have them fixed so you can ride to dinner and enjoy yourself with a long ride through the season of 1904. If you don’t want them repaired, bring them to me and I will buy them at a reasonable price. I keep all kinds of Bicycle Supplies at low prices, I also re pair Sewing Machines and do a general repair business. Don’t forget the place— next door to Beer Saloon. Come and give me a trial. THE RACKET CYCLE SHOP, E. H. DURHAM, Prop. Southern Railway THIS GREAT RAILWAY RUNS THROUGH A GREAT COUNTRY CONVENIENTLY UNITING ALL THE BEST SECTIONS OF THE SOUTH. W. A. TURK. S. H. HARDWICK, Passenger Traffic Manager, General Passsnger Agent, Washington, D. C. W. H. TAYLOE, Ass't Gen'l Pass. Agent, Atlanta, Ga. GAFFNEY SAVINGS BANK. Statement at the close of business January 28th, 1904 : resources: Loans and discounts $58.i'<57 21 Cash on hand l ikM 45 liabilities: Total $60,325 68 Capital stock paid in, $30,000 00 Undivided profits, I.WC 91 Deposits, 28,442 77 Total •....$60,325 68- We pay 4 per cent, interest on ALL deposits If you are not already a patron of this bank we would be pleased to have you open an account with us. The RIGHT time to do so is NOW. ■ ;v i i a i ’X -v'/H D. C. ROSS, Cahhier. F. G. STACY, President.