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I 1 I M- IT— -o—o—o THE LARGEST CIRCULATION of Any Newspaper in the Fifth Congressional District, of S. C. EVERY ONE PAID IN ADVANCE —O—o—o—o—0-0 —1> <'—<>—°— 0 — The Ledger SEMLWERKLl—’ f-BLISHED TUESDAY /.NI ''UID/Y —o- WE GUARANTEE RELIABILITY of Every Advertiser Who Uses the Columns of This Paper. DEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM. -o- —o—o—o —o- Nr-wspaoer In an that the Wore Implies and Devoted to the Pest Interests of th- FIJI DAY, yv PHIL H, 1904. eoplf 4 her Vkvt- Counts, ^TlKf.lSIIGD FKH. 16. 1894 GAFFNKY, r \ C. $1.00 A YEABi IHdflllfiHOIlI THE ■ PALMETTO STATE took rffect. Womberly lived a few hours. Franklin brought the dead man’s coat and pants to town, surren dered to the sheriff, and is now in jail. The coroner held an inquest Monday. Franklin’s wife was the only eye witness, but she could not lie found. ITEMS OF INTEREST OF PASSING EVENTS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN. THROUGHOUT THE TARHEEL STATE RECENT EVENTS OF NOTE IN NORTH CAROLINA. A NEWSY LETTER FROM ETTA JANE. MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE OF LOWER CHEROKEE. Happenings All Over the State Taken from Our Exchanges and Tersely Told to Ledger Readers. Spartanburg is to have another, beer dispensary. It will bo located mar the Southern depot in that citv. Judge Gary Monday afternoon granted bail to W. D. McDaniel, the white man sentenced to life imprison ment in the Columbia penitentiary, and granted a new trial by the Su preme Court, in thi' sum of $5 000, which will be furnished. All arrangements for borrowing $200,000 by the State for the payment of pensions have been completed and the loan will be made by the banks by the 20th of this month. The pay ment of pensions will begin in a few weeks and the financial statement will lie handed out In a day or so. In the court of common pleas Tues day in Charleston. Judge Dantzler re fused a motion of Attorney Gadsen, for the defendant in the case of W. G. Smith against the Atlantic Coast Line for a new trial. A verdict for $15,000 was recently rendered for the plaintiff, who sued for $35,000 for in juries received. A petition is Spartanburg to city council order citizens to pass $100,000 in bonds street paving .tign requires being circulated in h« effect that the an election for ttio on the issue of for the extension of in that city. This peti- the signatures of the LIU •rtltjority of the freeholders of Spar tanburg, gnd there is little doubt but that it will obtain these, and that the election will he ordered in the near future. A little negro hoy was killed on Mr. W. O. Youngblood's Catawba river plantation in York county, Fri day by an albino, named Jim Mason. Investigation by the coroner develop ed that the killing was accidental. It seems that p number of neeroes were playing with a pistol. There was only one cartridge in the crowd, and Mason had it. While he was trying to ^rt it in his pistol or let down the hammer, the cartridge explbded, and the bullet after passing through Ma son’s hand, killed the hoy. Mason is the negro who shot a negro woman one Sunday afternoon some time ago. He was not arrested. John L. Barnes, a young white man from Dunn. Harnett county, North Carolina, was arrested in Char- le ton Tuesday by Constable Knox, who was deputized by Sheriff Martin, at the request of Sheriff S. A. Salmon, of Harnett county. Barnes is wanted in North Carolina on the charge of seduction of Ada Jarrigan. Young Barnes stated that be would lie able to establish Ids innocence and ex pressed a willingness to return to North Carolina without requisition papers. Sheriff Salmon was notified of the arrest of Barnes. An officer from North Carolina was expected to arrive .in Charleston yesterday (Thursday) for Barnes. John Thompson, colored, ivas lodged in jail in Charleston Monday morning by Magistrate T. D. Green, of Ten Mile Hill, charged with mur der of Ella Thompson. Thompson was arrested Sunday night in the swamps near Ton Mile Hill by one of Magistrate Green’s constables. Thompson’s wife died several days ago under rather peculiar circum stances. Last Thursday she was buried near Six Mile Hill and her fu neral was attended by a large crowd of sorrowing friends. The sympathy of the entire concourse went out to Thompson, for he had been married only a short time. After the burial some talk in the neighborhood gave rise to suspicions against Thompson, and finally led to his arrest as above stated. Will Koppel, a negro boy, was ar rested ami lodged in jail in Laurens on Saturday on a serious charge. He is accused of having thrown a trunk from the caboose of a freight train between Laurens and Augusta about three weeks ago, with the object of robbery. The trunk was on the plat form of the caboose and was seen when it was thrown off, and the party ^Who threw it was also seen to jump. The train ran back for the trunk and found the straps had been cut. but entrance had not been effected. An examination was made of the train hands, and Koppel. who had been on the train, was missing. He appeared In Laurens for the first time on Sat urday night. He is a mere youth but is an ex-convict. The trunk is said to have belonged to a drummer for a jewelry establishment and to have contained many valuables. Sunday night in Bennettsville, a colored man by name of Green Frank- Report of the Condition of Various Crops Throughout the State. Columbia, April 5.—The week end ing 8 a. m., April 4th. had nearly nor- manl temperature, having been cooler than usual during the first, and warm er than usual during the second halt. There were light frosts over the east ern portions on March 29th, increas ing in severity to killing, with thin ice. in western parts, but aside from causing some corn .that was up to yellow slightly, no injury resulted. The week closed with abnormally cold weather prevailing, and frost threatening tho interior sections. There was practically no precipita tion during the week. On March 20- 27th the rainfall was general over the State, and was excessive in places, greatly delaying farm work. Unbrok en lands are becoming hard in the northern counties, but generally the soil is in fine condition for tillage. The preparation of lands is report ed to be somewhat backward in a few western counties, but is general ly normally advanced, and made rapid progress during the last week, espe cially the preparation of lands for cotton, and the placing of fertilizers in the ground. From one-half to three-fourths of the proposed acreage to be planted to corn has already been planted in the eastern sections, the percent age decreasing toward the northwest ern counties where this work lias only been begun. Corn planted early in March is. with few exceptions, up to lair stands, and some has received its first cultivation. A little short staple, and consider- 1 j able sea-island cotton has been plant ed, hut this work cannot be said to he generally underway, although, soil and weather permitting, will make rapid progress during the com ing week, in all parts of the State. Rice planting has progressed favor ably in the Georgetown district, and was impeded with heavy rains and a freshet in the rivers, in the Colleton district where, previous to March 2Gth, a considerable area had already ! been sown. Tobacco plants are small in the beds, hut look healthy and vigorous; none have as yet been transplanted. Wheat and oats continue small, but have improved, except that oats have thin stands in places. Spring sown oats look well. Peach trees have about finished blooming in the eastern sections, and are now in full bloom in the western counties. Apple trees are late in | blooming. The prospects for all kinds of fruit are excellent. Cabbage, beets, peas and strawberries are be ing shipped from the coast truck farms. Pasturage is scant, and does not afford grazing in the western counties There is widespread com plaint of a scarcity of laborers. Items of Interest Concerning Our Neighbors in the Old North State Culled Expressly for Ledger Readers The Raleigh penitentiary directors met Wednesday. They reported the number of State convicts to lie only 700. the smallest since 1872. No con victs can be spared for contracts. . Personal Paragraphs Concerning Pop ular People and Short Items o f General Interest. CorrMPondPnoe of Tr ' wIrci i Doc Davis, a m dersonville, and there is a reward ed in Knoxville ‘gro wanted at Hen- for whose capture of $150, was arrest- Tuesday night and Hendersonville capture. officers wired of the Plans and new dormitory and Industrial were received work will he opened work to begin in 30 specifications for the at the State Normal College in Raleigh, Tuesday. Bids for the on the 15th, the days. Insurance Commissioner Young approved the charter of the United States Mutual Insurance Company of Elizabeth City. The State chartered the Builders’ Lumber C nnpany, of Sanford, capital stock $50,000, largest i stockholder W. J. Edwards, trustee. A correspondent at Bessemer City tells of a destructive timber fire there i last Sunday. The fire was started by | some children and before it exhaust ed itself destroyed 3,000 cords of wood and about 1,000 saw logs be- j longing to Dr. : S. J. Durham. | at $3,500. Governor May 19th as the date for the execu tion of Frank Davis, at Kingston, for the crime of murder. He was con victed last November. The governor fixed the same day for the execution of Alfred Daniels, at Trenton, con victed of the murder of the father of Senator Simmons. Sponsors Appointed. Commander D. A. Thomas of Jake Carpenter Camp U. C. Veterans has ; years of ag( appointed Miss Louise Wood sponsor, and Mrs. W. 0. Lipscomb maid of honor for the camp at the general reunion at Nashville. They are both daughters of Mr. Moses Wood, whose] gallant services both as private and officer of the 15th South Carolina Vol unteers is known to us all. He com-! manded company F of that regiment the last year of the war. and when it surrendered with Gen. Jos. E. John- i son at Greensboro, N. C., in 1805. For the State reunion at Charles ton he has appointed Miss Mary An derson. of Blacksburg, sponsor, and ; Miss Mattie Simms, of this city, and Mi«s Edna Brown, of Ravenna, maids of honor. Miss Anderson is a daugh ter of Dr. Wm. Anderson, who was a ' gallant soldier of the Confederacy from the Old North State; Miss Mat- tie Simms is a daughter of Rev. A. M. Simms of the city, who was in his place in the Confederate ranks among the legions of the Old Dominion, his beloved yjd Virginia; Miss Edna Brown is ft daughter of Mr. John B. Brown, one of our foremost citizens and who also was a Confederate sol dier of the South Carolina Volunteers, and of that high character which made the Piedmont soldiers famous and the name of Brown among them conspicuous. Capt. Moore in Gaffney. Capt. James P. Moore, of Carroll ton, Ga., who came in to attend the funeral of his brother last Sunday, was in the city Monday and Tuesday, where he received the hearty hand shakes of ids old war comrades and friends, and the children of those of them who have answered the last roll cal! and passed over the river. ('apt. Moore commanded Co. 11 of the Palmetto Sharpshooters tin 1 last, years of the war between the States, and was as true, as gallant and brave as any man who ver looked along a gun barrel in the face of an enemy. We were glad to see "Jim," and sorry that lie could stay with us no longer. He is the same frank, genial, big hearted "Jim” as of old. Ixuig may he live. Etta Jane, April 5.—Last Friday Mr. C. F. Inmaiv's folks had a big fire. It burned over a considerable area of land on the Jackson place and Millwood’s, and came near burning the colored school house near this place. We have a fine lot of Means grass coming on that will make hay by the last of next month if there is no back set to it. Salem church sent up to Enoree Presbytery a clean balance sheet. All its financial obligations have been settled fully and the church has in vited the Presbytery to meet with it next October. On the first Sabbath in May com munion service will be held at Salem. Preaching will begin on Saturday be fore at 3 p.m. Miss Amanda Bratton is still quite sick and is not improving much. She is an estimable lady whose many friends wish for her a speedy recov ery. We have known her a long time and her many Ledger friends will re gret to hear of her ill health. The good ladies of this community intend visiting Mrs. Betsy Hartford j by detail and comforting her as much 1). A. Garrison and Mr.possible in her afiliction. This is The loss is estimated high type of Christian fellowship, and will no doubt add much to the ■ happiness of this dear old afflicted Aycock Tuesday fixed \ lady. There is not enough of this kind of work done in our county, and we are glad to see that the good ladies are taking it up. We have the best peo ple in the world, anyway, especially the ladies. They are far ahead of the men in this work, we must confess. Mrs. Hartford has been confined to !)<‘r bed for two years or more and is perfectly helpless. | Miss Bessie Moorehead has con sented to represent Cam]) Jefferies ; as sponsor at the Charleston reunion of Confederate veterans next month. We don’t yet know who she will choose for her maid of honor. Miss Bessie is a most beautiful young lady, and the camp will be proud of her. Miss Mattie Estes has recovered from her late sick spell sufficiently to attend church last Sunday. The Skull Shoals ferry is not a ] popular investment of Union and Cherokee counties, and by no means i the accommodation it is intended to be. We understand the ferrymen say they can’t manage it for the sum al lowed them by the counties and trav elers have to ford the river or pay Branch died Tuesday at 12 their own ferryage. Mr. 11. Thomas Scott, an old and highly respected citizen of 'annon’s Camp Ground section, Spartanburg county, died at his home last Friday after a long and painful illness, and was buried at Mesopotamia last Sab bath in the presence of sorrowing friends and relatives. He was about 82 years old. Several years ago he moved from this section to the home where he died. He was a devoted Christian gentleman — a life-long member of the Methodist church, and, universally admitted to be a man of unquestioned honesty and integrity. He leaves a widow, several children, grandchildren and great-grandchild- that those who think the county has gone to tlir* dogs may take courage and do better. There is no place on earth where a man can make a living with more ease and independence, one year with another, than in this Piedmont section, if he will only act his part right. The colored men, and the poor white men, have a good opening here to buy land and make their homes if they are disposed to make the proper effort. Rev. W. H. White preached at Sa lem last Sahath to a large congrega tion. His subject was the feeding of the five thousand with the five loaves and * vo fi lies. We hardly think the fruit hurt by the cold. Mr. John J. Kendrick I visit Monday. While on the York side of the river j we met Mrs. R. L. Sherrer, an enthu siastic Ledger reader who speaks in | highest terms of the paper. Sam Strain went to Gaffney Mon day on business. Mr. Mike Sellars came over to see us last Saturday. Mike is the same Mike—as full of mischief as ever. He looks well, but of course not pret ty, and we aie always glad to see him. He is a jolly, god fellow, Mike is. J. L. S. ENOREE PRESBYTERY MEETS IN GAFFNEY, FULL DELEGATION FROM OTHER CHURCHES PRESENT. crop is gave us a of the old, died while in Brinkley Short, a farmer Carthage section. 74 years suddenly Tuesday evening ! his field at work. He was in his usual health the day of his death. He was a pretty fair old citizen and was ’ nown all over that community as j one of the most unpretentious and un- ! assuming men to be found. ! Because Frank Robinson, foreman 1 of the Greensboro Transfer Company, | mi Greensboro, reprimanded Amos Johnson, a negro driver. Tuesday j night for mistreatment of a horse, the latter hurled a rock at Robinson, striking him on the head and causing ! i serious wound. Johnson is in jail, awaiting a hearing, as well as the ; outcome of Robinson’s injuries. Delegates Visit Limestone. A numhe.- of the delegates to the Presbytery now in session here, are visiting Limestone College, and they express themselves as charmed with the courteous attention of Dr. Lodge and Capt Griffith and their assist ants. and by the lug crowd of pretty | girls, and as being well pleased with j the magnificent college buildings and their equipment for educational pur poses. The Winnie Davis Hall of History catches the attention of all. Its purposes meet the approval of every Southerner, and our visitors are proud that in the Winnie Davis Hall of History Southern history is being taught as Southerners made it. First Methodist Church Services. Rev. J. M. Steadman, pastor of the Buford Street M. E. Church. South, will preach Sunday morning on “Men and the Church.” Every male member of tin. 1 church is earnestly re quested to be present. In th<* evening the series of sermons on the Ten Com mandments will be closed with a ser mon on the eleventh command. Strangers and visitors will he wel comed. Sunday school at 10 o’clock. Dr. Simms, of the First Baptist church, will talk to the Epworth League at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon. Regular prayer-me *ting on Wednes day evening at 8 o’clock. A LETTER TO MOTHERS ALL BE IN- Mrs. N. Y„ every child Josh o’ciock at the sanitarium ia Wilson, from the effects of an operation for ] acute Bright’s disease. was 21 and was a son of the All ui P. Branch. His death was real shock to the community, as condition .vas thought to he favor- He was a member very popular young able for recovery, of the Elks, and a man. The State has chartered the Wil- liams-Porter Hat Company, of Char lotte, capital stock $100,C. A. Williams, N. V. Porter and H. M. Efird being the stockholders. Another charter is granted the Piedmont Bug gy Company, of Monroe, capital stock lin shot and killed Jack Womberly, another colored man. Franklin lived A Cure for Headache, in Bennettsville and his wife was Any man. woman or child suffering cooking for a saw mill crowd at Man- from headache, biliousness or a dull, tttflie, six miles south of town, and drowsy feeling should take one or wa^ expected home Sunday night on two of DeWitt’s Little Early Kisers the 10 o’clock train. She failed to night and morning. These famous come Her husband immediately little pills are famous because they went to Mandeville in search of his are a tonic as well as a pill. While wife and found her and Womberly to- they cleanse the system they are gether. Jack made a fight, cut- strong and rebuild It by their tonic ting Franklin’s coat, when Franklin commenced shooting. Two balls effect upon the liver and bowels. Sold by Cherokee Drug Co. $50,000, the stockholders being the Heath-Lee Hardware Com nan y, E. J. Payne and Janu-s A Stewart, all of Monroe. The company will manufac ture buggies and other vehicles. The two-year old child of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Warren, of the Croft] neighborhood, Mecklenburg county, was burned to death Tuesday morn ing. Mrs. Warren had occasion to ’'•ave the house for a short while. She left the child playing near the • ide. Returning to the house a bort time thereafter the mother was startled to find the child lying near the fire place with its clothes burned completely off and the little body burned almost to a crisp. Death had come quickly, the little one only suf fering a few minutes. The remainder of the H. Gl Springs real estate in Charlotte, was sold at public auction, at the county court house in that city, Tuesday. The more important portions of the property were sold Monday, but a good deal of valuable real estate was disposed of at Tuesday’s ^ale. The purchase price of all the real estate aggregates $24i»,2t»5. but upset bids have been placed on enough of it to run the price up to $250,000. The total amount realized from the sale Monday was $167,075, while the amount of Tuesday’s sale was $72,- 590. Jennie Crow, a colored woman of Matthews, was burned to death Mon day afternoon. She was out in the yard washing. The wash tub was close to tiie fire and she was standing over the tub with her back to the pot in which were the boiling clothes. Suddenly, with a whiff of wind her skirts caught from the blaze and in a minute she was enveloped in flames. Her garments burned completely off before she could be aided and her body and limbs were horribly burned, ' the wind seeming to fan the flames into a perfect flurry and making of them a very demon of destruction. The poor woman died an hour after , getting burned. GAFFNEY SHOULD TERESTED. Charles Perry of Glens Falls, writes: "I wish I could induce mother who has a weak, sickly to try that delicious cod liver oil preparation. Vinol. We were so worried about our little daughter— she had lost llosh, was thin, pale and sickly, and nothing seemed to do her any good. Having heard of Vinol we decided to try it. and the results were >■£}?: M % ren, to mourn their loss. Mr. James Proctor, our efficient and accommodating mail carrier, brought us some of his home raised beet pickles last week. They were especially fine, both in size and flavor. We made a trip to Lockhart Mills last Friday and Saturday. That is a live factory town. They have a good school under the management of Rev. W. H. White, and a corps of efficient assistants. While there we formed the acquaintance of the "Super,” Mr. Thomas Garni zen of tills neighborhood but who had grown out of our knowledge. Mr. Garner is a living example of what a poor man can make of himself by a constant and intelligent applica tion to business, of others, was not spoon in his mouth,” but he has by his own efforts worked himself up to a $2,000 position in the cotton mill. There are hundreds and thousands of hoys in this county who cap do as ho has done if they will only apply themselves. We are glad to see Tom and know who he is. By the way, speaking of this calls another case up of what the colored man can do by applying himself to business. We are always glad to hear of any one succeeding when they can do it honestly. Rev. A. J q," 4 5 - '■ y MARY AGNES PERRY. marvelous. Hor appetite has been restored and she is gaining in weight i right along, the color lias returned to her cheeks and she seems stronger ; than she lias for years.” Every mother in Gaffney is asked ; to try Vinol on <m r guarantee to make r, wlio was once a citi- children robust, strong and healthy or return money If it fails. Vinol is a pure cod liver oil preparation, but without a drop of oil to upset the stomach and retard its work. It is delicious to the taste and children He, like thousands i love it. It does not taste, nor look, “horn with a silver nor smell like a cod liver preparation —yet it is. We have never sold anything in our store equal to Vinol to create strength for old people, weak, sickly women and childn n. Cherokee Drug Co. Letter to J. C. Ratliff. Gaffney, S. C. Dear Sir: it’s an old saying: best advertisement is a pleased tomer. It happens to us continually in Lyons, j way: A man buys Dovoe for Opened With Usual Ceremonies—• Opening Sermon Preached by the Retiring Moderator. Er iree Presbytery met in Lime stone Presbyterian church Tuesday at 7:30 p. in., and was opened with the usual ceremoneis. Retiring mod erator, T. W. Sloan, of First Presby- 11< rian church at Greenville, preached I the opening sermon from I Corinth ians, 4:2, “Moreover it is required of stewards that a man he found faith ful.” Rev. A. G. Wardlaw, of the Union church, was elected moderator, and Elder A. L. Spencer assistant clerk. The roll was called and most of the i ministers of the Presbytery and dele gates answered to their names. Rev. T. B. Hunt, of Asheville Presbytery, and Rev. J. L. McLin, of South Caro lina Presbytery, were enrolled as members of this Presbytery. The time set for the session of the Presbytery was from 9:30 a. m to 12:30 p. in., from 2:30 p. m. to 5 p. in., and from 8 p. m to adjourn at will. Wednesday morning Presbytery met at 9:30 and after devotional exer cises by the moderator proceeded ] with the business before it, which ] consisted mainly of announcements of committees, reading and discussing the special reports and transacting routine business, which occupied the , morning session. The afternoon ses sion was principally occupied by a conference on the state of religion within the bounds of the Presbytery, reading reports of committees, etc., until hour of adjournment. Evening session was occupied by addresses from Rev. W. P. Jacobs, J. >S. Watkins and Robt. Adams, on the various departments of church work in mission fields. Thursday morning session was opened as usual and routine work continued until r-ce during which time Mr. Branch, a ...ididate for thw ministry, preached his trial sermon, and was unanimously sustained by the Presbytery, which decided to li cense him at once. The afternoon session was resumed by a consideration of the Chicora Col lege matter, which is the purchase of the college property by the Presby teries of Enoree, Bethel and South Carolina, which was fully discussed by Rev. T. W. Sloan and r. e. Gra ham. and the matter was finally de cided in favor of the purchase of the college. Revs. T. W. Sloan and T. B. Craige, with Elder* A. P. Mills and J. W. Fur- gurson were eleted as delegates to the grand assembly, with Revs. W. R, Potter, E. P. Milan and Elder A. E, Spencer alternates. Seventy-two dollars wore allowed the delegates to the general assembly. Salem was chosen as the next place of meeting, and October 4th at 7:30 p. m. as the time, after which the afternoon session adjourned. Last night Rev. Dr. Henry Lewis Smith, of Davidson College, delivered, an address on “Church Education.” We went to press about the hour the lecture was to begin. The following ministers are in at tendance upon the Presbytery: Rev. A. A. James, T. H. Law, W. J, Jacobs, W. L. Boggs, J. S. Watkins, S. R. Preston, Robt. Adams, W. C. Smith, G. G. Mayes, W. H. White, W. R. Potter, B. P. Reid, W. W. Ruff, A. G. Wardlaw. T. W. Sloan, J. F. Farr, J. L. McLin, F. D. Hunt, B. P. Pell. The following are the churches represented and the elders represent ing them: Antioch, S. R. Graham; Becca, E. F. Parker: Cave Creek, D. B. Fant; Center Point, T. H. Anderson; Clin ton 1st, A. E. Spencer; Dorroh, L. C. Dorroh; Duncan Creek, Y.R. Scruggs; Fair Forest. I). H. Miller; Friendship, J. C. McDaniel; Fulton, B. F. McLln- nen; Glenn Springs, It. E. L. Smith; Greenville 1st. C. E. Graham; 2nd, O. V. Wills; 3rd, W. S. Hudson; Lau rens 1st. J. W. Furgerson: Limestone, J W. Jones; Lisbon, E. P. Milan; McCarter, It. T. Waddell; Mt. Cal vary, 1. S. Miller; Mt. Tabor (Green ville), Wm. Smith; Mountville, B. R. Fuller; Nazareth, W. I). Hadden; New Harmony, It. L. Henry; Old Fields, T. P. James; Rocky Spring, W. J. Copeland; Salem, J. L. Strain; Spar tanburg 1st, J. C. Evans; Union, F. M Farr; Woodruff, W. W. Simpson. Presbytery will probably adjourn this morning. the cus- this his the colored preacher who lives in house—he has painted it once in three this section, tells of a man of his years for a dog’s age. and thinks he race near Cross Anchor by the name knows what he wants —buys 30 gal- of Shelton who runs five plows. He Ions, and has 10 left, owns COO acres of land and has He sees right off that 20 Devoe is bought liis suppplies for cash, to-wit: as much as 30 of anything else. He 35 bids, of flour, 2 bids, sugar and likes that; it comes quick; it is a 1500 lbs. of meat and lard, lie made surprise; and he tells of it. The best corn and molasses enough to do him, advertisement is a pleased customer, and other supplies accordingly. We 1 Three years roll round. There Isn’t iiav-f' one colored man in this county, a sign that his house needs paint; he i Emanuel Littlejohn, who we expect is doing as well as his Cross Anchor neighbor. We heard one of the wealthiest men in Cherokee county say several years ago that he would take Strap Littlejohn’s note for any amount he would promise as quick as he would most white people. We note these instances in order kee Drug don’t paint. Next year he don’t paint free, it. This comes slow; it Is a surprise; hut he has got used to it: Still the best advertisement is a pleased custo mer. Yours truly 5i F W Devoe ft Co P. S —L. Baker, Contractor and Builder, sells our paint. A Great Sensation. There was a big sensation in Lees- ville, Ind., when W. H. Brown of that place, who was expected to die, had liis life saved by Dr. King’s New Dis covery for Consumption. He writes: “I endured insufferable agonies from Asthma, hut your New Discovery gave me immediate relief and soon thereafter effected a complete cure.” Similar cures of Consumption, Pneu monia. Bronchitis and Grip are nu merous. It's the peerless remedy for all throat and lung troubles. Price 50c, and $1.00. Guaranteed by Chero- Co., Druggists. Trial bottle* When a mail finds himself in re duced circumstances he Is astonished at the rapidity with which circum stances accumulate. A woman could keep a secret If there were no one to tell it to.