The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, April 29, 1904, Image 7
(Mrs. Anderson, Jacksonville,
'la., daughter of Recorder of
Deeds, West, who witnessed her
signature to the following letter,
praises Lydia E. Pinkbam’s
Vegetable Compound.
“Deab Mbs. Pinkiiam : — There are
but few wives and mothers who have
not at times endured agonies and such
pain as only women know. I wish
such women knew the value of Lydia
E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Com
pound. It is a remarkable medicine,
different in action from any I ever
knew and thoroughly reliable.
“I have seen many cases where
women doctored for years without per
manent benefit, who were cured in less
than three months after taking your
Vegetable Compound, while others who
Were chronic and incurable came out
cured, happy, and in perfect health
after a thorough treatment with this
medicine. I have never used it myself
without gaining great benefit. A few
doses restores my strength and appe
tite, and tones up the entire system.
Your medicine has been tried and
found true, hence I fully endorse it.”
— Mbs. R. A. Anf asow, 225 Washing
ton St., Jacksonville, Fla. — *5000 forfeit
tf original of about letter proving genuineness can-
mot be produced.
No other medicine for women has
received such widespread and unquali
fied endorsement. No other medicine
has such a record of cures of female
troubles. Refuse to buy any substitute.
INDiOESTION
“I was troubled with atom-
ach trouble. Thedford’e Black-
Dr-uKht did me more good
in oae week than all the doc
tor's medicine I took in a
year.”—MRS. SARAH E.
SH1RFIELO, Ellettsville, lad.
Thedford's Black Draught
quickly invigorates the ac
tion of the stomach and
cures even chronic cases of
indigestion. If you will
take a small dose of Thed-
ford’s Black Draught occa
sionally you will keep your
stomach and liver in per
fect condition.
THEDF0RP5
-LACK-DRAUGHT
More sickness is caused by
constipation than by any
other disease. Thedford’g
Black-Draught not only re
lieves constipation butcures
diarrhoea anu dysentery and
keeps the bowels regular.
All druggists sell
25-cent packages.
“Thedford’s Black-
Draught is the best medi
cine to regulate the bowels
I have ever used."— MRS.
A. M. GRANT, Sneads
Ferry, N. C.
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AND
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GRIST MILLS,
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—WRITE TO—
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I The Glbbes Portable Shingle Machine.
flood Time.
The times are good and the best peopl
have the best TIMEPIECE.
Westrope Keeps
All the best makes of Watches. Call on
him when you want a good watch, or
when your old oue needs repairing.
Thos. H. Westrope.
Nice line of Jewelry always on hand.
FAMILIES FLEEING
FROM RISING WATER
ip,oMi>itulity at
fsiuull ICxpenne.
Entertalumeot—that Is, pleasure to your
guest* does not depend ou the money you
spend, but on your own knowledge of bow to
receive and extend hospitality. Christine
Terbune Herrick tells you all about It. Post
paid, 50 cents. E. J. Oixtue. Publisher. 15ti
Fifth Ave„ New York. 0-12 04
Farm Lands In the Missouri
River Bottoms Inundated.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER IS RISING
Water Has Risen to the Level of the
Streets of West Madison, Ills., and
the People Are Seeking Higher
Grounds.
St. Louis, April 27.—Early today the
Mississippi river registered 32.2 at the
government gauge here and is still ris
ing.
it is expected the predicted stage of
33 feet will be reached by tomorrow.
There was a slight break in the
isvee north of St. Louis, on the Illi
nois side, and the flood is threatening
Madison, Venice and Granite City.
The water has risen to the level of
the streets in West Madison, and thy
people are abandoning their homes
and seeking safety on the higft ground
near Edwardsville.
It is estimated that 150 families
have been forced to leave their homes
in the Missouri river bottoms, and
that 10,000 acres of farm lands are
inundated.
FAR EASTERN WAR.
Many Reported to Have Perished and
Transport Sunk.
Paris, April 27.—The St. Petersburg
correspondent of the Matin says:
“I learn from a sure source that the
Vladivostock squadron yesterday sank
four Japanese transports which were
conveying 4,000 men."
China and Neutrality.
New York, April 27.—Owing to the
great fear entertained by the Chinese
government of unknowingly violating
neutrality, it interprets the rule con
cerning contraband of war in such an
exaggerated manner as to seriously in
terfere with legitimate commerce, ac
cording to the Pekin correspondent of
The Herald. At present it is detain
ing at Shanghai an American cargo of
tin plate, tea and lead.
An American minister has protested
to the ministry of foreign affairs.
Steamer Loade d with Bullion.
Seoul, Korea, April 20.—1 p. m.—
The German steamer Amigo has ar
rived at Chemulpo with bullion from
the American m ; nes at Unsan. It is
reported that the imperial Japanese
mint at Osaka has guaranteed to sup
ply monthly the specie necessary to
Insure the running of the British
mines at Funsan, contracting to take
the total bullion output of the mines.
The mint will pay? in the value ol
gold, the difference between the mine
bullion output and the amounts ad
vanced. The uninterrupted operation
of both these American mines at Un-
sen and the British mines at Funsan
is assured while the Japanese are
paramount.
Crossing of Yalu.
St. Petersburg. April 27.—2:13 p.m.
—The csossing of the Yalu river by
the Japanese forces did not impress
the Russians, in view of the reports
of the ensuing Japanese reverse. These
reports became more persistent at
noon and caused an all round rise in
Prices on the bourse, but so far there
has been no confirmation of them offi
cially.
Probable Strike.
New Orleans, April 27.—As a rest
of the action of the New Orleans Ei
plovers’ association, which has vot<
to stand for the open shop no matt
what the consequences may be, it
considered probable that the centr
trades council will be asked to ord
a general building trades strike he
without delay. The labor leaders co
sider such a strike necessary in ord
to force absolute recognition of the
unions. The carpenters., painters, t
roofers, lathers and plasterers are i
ready idle and construction has be<
badly hampered for the past tv
weeks. The labor leaders have ca
ed a mass meeting for Friday night
discuss the open shop question,
them over to the commanding office
Freight Wreck Kills One.
Columbia, S. C., April 27.—At n<
there was a collision between
through freight train and local freii
in the side track of the Seaboard
Line at Chester, S. C. ,M. G. Tuck
an operator on the Spring Stein <
ton mills who was standing in
front end of the cab of the throi
freight, into which the local crash
was caught between the cab and 1
car and instantly killed, his h«ad
ing crushed.
Was Grandson of Gen. Llvingstoi
New York, April 27.—Carroll Liv
ston, grand son of General Harry 1
ingston and "I^ady Mary" Livings!
and a collateral descendant of
chancellor who administered the c
of office to President George Wi
ington, is dead at bis home here,
was 71 years old. News of the i
eeration of his ancestor's tomb at 1:
son may have hastened his death.
Livingston retired from the bank
business many years ago and devc
much time to amateur sports,
won many prizes in live bird shoot
tournaments in France and the Uu
States.,
BEGGAR MAY GET PRIZE.
Mendicant's Invention Will Probably
Bring Him a Fortune
New York, April 27.—Members of
the Charity Society here express the
belief that Alexander McKenzie, a pro
fessional beggar, who was once an
electrical engineer., has invented a suc
cessful device for the protection of
the third rail on the elevated tracks,
and will receive the prize of 3100,000
offered by the Interborough company
for the achievement.
So sanguine are the members of the
society of the success of McKenzie's
invention that the matter has been
placed in the hands of a patent solic
itor. and a practical test of the device
will be made as soon as the patunt
is perfected in Washington.
On the police records McKenzie is
classified with the harmless mendi
cants, usually cripples, who sft silent
ly in the street or wherever crowds
are passing and hold out their hats or
a tin box with mute appeal for aid.
For several years McKenzie has been
a conspicuous figure on the platforms
of elevated stations. He has but
one leg, and always sat on the floor
with his crutches lying in his lap and
his hat stretched out for coins.
For weeks at a time tie would b«
seen every afternoon during the rush
hours at the stations along the Sixth
avenue line, and then some one would
enter a complaint and he would be ar
rested and sent to the island. There
he was always a welcome prisoner, for
his mechanical genius found great op
portunity about the shops and build
ings. During his various periods of
confinement he perfected the models
for protecting the third rail, and, dis
trustful of every person who attempt
ed to examine them, finally called
upon the charity organization for help.
The officials at once took charge of
the matter. They say McKenzie was
almost starved when he finally asked
for aid.
LONG WILL FILED.
Document Contained Many Thousands
of Words.
Chicago, April 27.—Although dispos
ing of an estate valued at only 37.000,
the will of Dr. J. C. Hester Lyman,
who died March 29. Is the longest doc
ument filed in the history of the Cook
county probate court.
The instrument goes into minute de
tails, describing each article owned
by the testator, its origin, its history
and Its present whereabouts. The will
contains so many thousands of words
that it was reproduced in printed form
and in this shape it was filed in the
probate court, together with the orig
inal document.
Dr. Lyons was a collector of souve
nirs and some of them are considered
valuable.
A Washington saucer valued at
31,000 is bequeathed to the Field Co
lumbian museum, as is a Peruvian im
age. made in bronze.
Another valuable relic i» a “consti
tution cane." It was made from s
piece of wood cut from the United
States frigate Constitution on an even
ing in 1833, when “old Ironsides" sail
ed into Boston harbor for the first
overhauling after the war of 1812. An
other cane was made from a piece of
wood taken from the man-of-war Kear-
sarge in 1872. Both canes are be
queathed to the army and navy mu
seum at Washington.
AMERICAN BANKERS.
Many Important Questions Will Come
Before Meeting.
New York, April 27.—At a meeting
of the executive committee of the
Trust company section of the Ameri
can Bankers' association, just begun
here, many important questions are to
be discussed. Among them are plans
for direct and practical advantage to
trust companies generally throughout
—the country.
The annual meeting of the Trust
company section, will be held In con
nection with the meeting of the Amer
ican Bankers’ association convention,
probably in New York, in the fall.
This is to be determined at the execu
tive council of the association,'which
will hold Its meeting today and to
morrow.
Among the members of the execu
tive committee In attendance at the
meeting are F. . Wade, St. Louis; John
Skelton Williams. Richmond, Va.; A.
J. BnrlghL St. Louis; 8. F. Haserot,
Cleveland. O.. and P. C. Kaufman, Ta
coma, Washington.
Injunction Suit.
fan Francisco, April 27.—C. H. Bell,
of Austin, attorney general for the
state of Texas., accompanied by O. B.
Colquitt, railroad commissioner of that
state; H. G. Askew, auditor of the
commission, and Charles A. Rasbury,
and H. M. Garwood, prominent attor
neys of Texas, have arrived here for
the purpose of taking testimony in
the injunction suit of Weils-Fargo &
Co. to restrain the railroad commis
sion of Texas from putting into effect
a reduced freight tariff.
Atlanta'* Third Bateman Die*.
Atlanta, April 27.—On account of
the death of Robert Cargo, Atlanta's
third baseman there was no game
played Wednesday. The little Infield
er died after being unconscious two
day*. He wan ill exactly one week
with pneumonia. All day Tuesday
his condition was critical and his life
was despaired of by hi* attendant
physicians.
School Children Indlnnlsed.
The teacher at the Red Store has a
complaint to make against her pupils.
The Red Store Is an Indian trading
post as old as Fort Sill, and the chil
dren who live there have grown up at
tending the mission school with the In
dian children and associating with
them lii their play. As a result the
white children have learned the Indian
language, wear gaudy sashes, paint
their faces and put feathers in their
hair. They shoot arrows as well as
young bucks. They are now attending
their first district school and. though
holding high regard for authority, re
fuse to be taught as civilized people.
They read their lessons aloud in study
and insist on wearing feathers, sashes,
paint and brass earrings and finger
rings in the schoolroom. They jabber
half the time in Comanche and contin
ue to run away to the mission school,
where the Indian children are. The
teacher has resolved that educating an
unbroken white child In the Indian lan
guage is quite as onerous as educating
the real Indian.—Kansas City Journal.
The Two Wachinartonc.
Senator Foster has a constituent, Mr.
Samuel Hill of Seattle, who tells an
anecdote of how some people in this
country distinguish between Washing
ton that Is a state of the Union and
Washington that Is the federal capital.
“When I was speaking at one time to
an association of farmers In the state
of Washington," said Mr. Hill, “an old
man came forward and said;
“ ‘Young man, where do you live?’
“ T live in Washington, sir,’ was my
reply.
“ ‘Which Washington,' he asked, ‘tax
eatin’ Washington or tax payin’ Wash
ington?’ "—Washington Post
Nothing Equal to Chamberlain’s Colic,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
For Bowel Complaints in
Children.
“We have used Chamberlain’s Col
ic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy in
our family for four years,” says Mrs.
J. B. Cooke, of Nederlands, Texas.
“We have given It to all of our child
ren. We have used other medicines
for the same purpose, but never
found anything to equal Chamber
lain’s. If you will use It as directed
it will always cure." For sale by
Cherokee Drug Co., Gaffney; L. D.
Allison, Cowpens.
Integrity is the foundation of all
that is high in character among man
kind; other qualities may add to its
splendor, but if this essential requi
site be wanting all their lustre fades.
The Smith Hardware Co.,
Dear Sirs;—
Oyer fifty years ago, our firm began
selling paint throughout the South;
sales have continued uninterruptedly,
and ten times greater than any other
brand of paint.
Read the following:
“Have used the L. & M. Paint twen
ty years; houses painted with it eight
years ago show better to-day than
houes painted with other paints with
in two years."
A. B. Edgall, Alachua, Fla.
“Have used all brands of paint,
L. & M. Pure Paint stands better, and
wears longer than any other paint I
have ever used in my ten years expe
rience,”
H. F. Smith, Painter, Concord, N. C.
“I painted Frankenburg Block with
L. & M. Paint; stands out as though
varnished. Actual cost was less than
31.20 per gallon."
W. B. Barr, Charleston, W. Ya.
“I painted our old homestead with
L. & M. Paint twenty-six years ago.
Not painted since; looks better than
houses painted in the last four years
with other paint."
H. C. Scofield, Harris Springs, S. C.
“Used the L. & M. Paint for sixteen
years. Painted three houses with It
fifteen years ago; they have not need
ed painting since.”
J. E. Webb, Hickory, N. C.
Respectfully,
LONGMAN & MARTINEZ.
This celebrated paint is sold by
Smith Hardware Co., Gaffney; Blacks
burg Drug Co., Blacksburg.
There is nothing more sad than to
see a young man carried like a ves
sel away from the straight course of
principles, and left a stranded out
cast on the sands of dishonor.
Climatic Cure*.
The Influence of climatic conditions
in the cure of consumption is very
much overdrawn. The poor patient,
and the rich patient, too, can do much
better at home by proper attention to
food digestion, and a regular use of
German Syrup. Free expectoration
in the morning is made certain by
German syrup, so is a good night’s
rest and the absence of that
weakening cough and debilitat
ing night sweat. Restless nights
and the exhaustion due to
coughing, the greatest danger
and dread of the consumptive, can
be prevented or stopped by taking
German Syrup liberally and regu
larly. Should you he able to go to a
warmer climate, you will find that of
the thousands of consumptives there,
the few who are benefited and regain
strength are those who use German
Sryup. Trial bottles, 26c ; regular
size, 75c. Cherokee Drug Co., Gaffney;
L. D Allison, Cowpens.
Twenty-five thousand people have
been driven out of their homes in
Allegbeney City, Pa., by fierce Hoods.
The Cause of the Blues.
Nine times out of ten, that mental
condition which results In depression,
despondency—the blues—Is caused
by a torpid action of the liver. In
fact, the conditions described above
are usually the first manifestations
of a sluggish liver. If the attack con
tinues, sallowness will soon appear.
The next time you feel “blue" take
Rydale’s Liver Tablets. You will be
surprised to see how quickly the
blues will vanish and how bright and
cheerful you will feel. Rydale’s Liver
Tablets make tfle liver healthy and
keep it healthy. They regulate the
bowels and keep them regular. Fifty
tablets for 26 cents.
Gaffney Drug Co.
W j
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Gets At The Joints
From TAe Inside.
BEGINS WORK with the firit dose,
cleansing the blood of all the poisonous
acids that produce RHEUMATISM, driving
out all the dangerous germs that infest the
body—that is the way cures arc effected by
Other medicines treat symptoms; Rhtumacide remtvtt tbt
cause, and, therefore, its
CURES ARE PERMANENT.
Helps the digestion, tones up the system. Sample bottle
free on application to Bobbitt Chemical Co., Pro
prietors, 316 West Lombard St., Baltimore, Md.
Having JustiReceived the Largest and Best
Selected Line of Go-Carts and Carriages
from $8.00 to $20.00 ever brought to town, we spec
ially invite all prospective buyers to call and see them,
as we are sure we can please and save you some money.
Spr'img Xlstting
has just come in. It’s what you’ve been looking for.
Fresh and new, and the kind that wears flongest. We
also have some special HALL CARPET to retail at
factory prices. Come and see us for anything you need
in our line.
Shuford & LeMaster,
Furniture, Stoves and Undertaking.
812 Limestone Street.
RUBBER STAMPS
Are my long suit. I make any kind except the bad ones. I furnish a Name
Stamp and an Indelible Pad for Marking Linen for 40 CENTS.
I have some other good things.
j. wil»oiv
Typewriters, Office Supplies, Etc.
1334 MAIN STREET. COLUMBIA, S. C.
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Big Line Sample Straw Hats.
Liue includes the very latest shapes and makes, includ
ing Panamas. The entire lot to go at wholesale cost.
The $2.60 Hats for $1.60
The $1.60 Hats for $1.00
The $1.00 Hats for 76c
The 60c Hats for 26c.
You will save money by inspecting this line. Come
early and get your choice.
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