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Dark Hair “ I have used Ayer’s Hair Vigor for a great many years, and al though 1 am past eighty years of age, yet ! have not a gray hair in my head.” Geo. Yellott, Towson, Md. We mean all that rich, dark color your hair used to have. If it’s gray now, no matter; for Ayer’s Hair Vigor always re stores color to gray hair. Sometimes it maizes the hair grow very heavy and long; and it stops falling of the hair, too. $1.00 a bottle. All drofffetc. If your druggist cannot supply yon, send us one dollar and we will express you a Untie, lie sure and gi\e the name of your nearest expressoltiee. Address, J. C. A VEU CO.. Lowell. Mass. been delegated to sound the Ueyndt* that they were purposely keeping out TnniJ0 «TTriinT of the campaign ami as It was known tne Tammany people to prevent ap- llh A \ A hMr I he would deal with questions whlcf P 18 '”* for any other candtdate than w rv . . DEMOCRATS MEET ST, LQUISj MOl wou ^ he Of vital lmiK)rtaree in the ^ >arker - Assembling of National Demo cratic Convention.. FIGHT FOR PARTY SUPREMACY coming struggle for party supremacy. Scramble for Tickets. The feature of the forenoon was the continued scramble for tickets, which, to use the expression of a .vesterfl member of the national committee, was “something fierce.’’ Many dele gations are accompanied by five times WHO WILL BE RUNNING MATE? ENDED IN FAILDRE Delegates and Politicians Gather at as man y friends as their are tickets St. Louis to Place In Nominatior for, and a number of people remained | being urged by many men of promi- op practically all night in their efforts nence. to secure means of admission. The strongest movement is in fa- The ppecial advocates of presiden-1 vor of Ihe man from the coast, but his cause was injured somewnat by the Much Talk Concerning Same; Many Sent Torpedo Boat Destroyers Names Suggested, r st. Louis, July 6—The vice presi-j Into Port Arthur Harbor dential talk of the day centered chiefly around Senator Turner, ol F q R purpose OF SINKING SHIPS. Washington, and John W. Kern, of! Dra?gQd*Down Feeling In the loins. Nervousness, tinrefreshing sleep, despoo* dency. It is time you were doing something. The kidneys were anciently called the reins—in your case they are holding the reins and driving you into serious trouble. Hood’s Sarsaparilla Acts with the most direct, beneficial effect Indiana, with Judge Harmon, ot Ohio, Ari m j ra i Made Attemot to Send Ships on the kidneys. It contains the best and -- - — * H K safest substances for correcting and toning these organs. Candidates For President and Vic« President—Warm Contest Expected to Bottom But it Proved a Disas trous Failure—Reckless Bravery of St. Louis, July 6.—Tie Democratic national convention opened here to Jay. it is being held in tie exposi tion building on Olive street. This monster meeting place within the walls of which Democracy’s standard bearers are to be named was the Mec ca for all who. e interest here cen ters in the convention. The scenes Df activity have been triinsferred from the hotels to this one common point The corridors of the former wherein Bryan and Hearst people stating that Senator Hill and the Japs Excites Admiration. w e ma y P rft y for anything not I wrong in itself with a perfect free st. Petersburg, July 6—1:30 p. m.— dom if we do pray selfishly. But the Parker man-; A few nights ago Admiral l ogo at- answer to the prayer may be as it i mrw.ai .i,,, was to Paul, not the removal of the agers had offered this nomination to tempted to repeat the Japanese ex- thf)rn> , )ut instead a growing insight them as a concession. This was ploit w ith torpedo boats at \\ ei Hui trOQ tie meaning and value promptly denied by the Parker lead- Wei during the Chinese war by send-1 — it evidently had its birth in the ing torp. do boat destroyers into the ers. desire of the Bryan-Hearst people to harbor of Port Arthur for tne purpose make it appear that they are to get something out of the convention. of sinking ships at their anchorage, but the attempt ended in disastrous coLisTrr* in bt. Loris. The Parker managers have been tailure. playing good politics by encouraging Four torpedo boat destroyers suc- all of the several vice presidential ceeded in creeping into tne harbor, Hoer P*rrl«rt n !K.iin»n« ff'ixmier. General William Louche, Boer pa- ^triot, is now n Kansas farmer. He haa ipurchased a quarter section of land near Geneewi.iin Kllsworth county, and took possession of the property a few ■days ago, .says the Topeka Capital. Ihe purchase by General Louche is said to mean that a Boer colony will be lo- • cated there. General Louche is in cor- respondence with former companions in arms who are still in South Africa and who have been waiting for Gen eral Louche to find a suitable location before they came to America with their families. * Inhere the Democratic national conrven- booms without ty ng to any ot them. ; which was not protected by bombs, citement were deserted soon alter the tlon w m be held i I , , ^ t . oe neia.j j n th j g connec ti 0 n there has been but only one escaped. I wo were morning hours Streets Were Thronged. tial candidates were astir early, but Lliose who were advocating the claims The best thing to give your enemy is forgiveness; to your opponent, tol erance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to your father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all men, charity. One Lady’s Recommendation Sold Fifty Boxes of Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets. I have, I believe, sold fifty boxes of in the vicinity of the main entrance Some of them continued their assur- to the exposition building. In the ances that there would be at least 400 Cured of Chronic Diarrhoea After Ten Years of Suffering. "I wish to say a few words in praise •of Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy,’’ says Mrs. Mat- tie Burge, of Martinsville, Va. “I suffered from chronic diarrhoea for ten years and during that time tried various medicines without obtaining any permanent relief. Last summer one of my children was taken with cholera morbus, and I procured a bot tle of this remedy. Only two doses were required to give her entire re lief. I then decided to try the medi cine myself, and did not use all of one bottle before I was well and 1 have never since been troubled with that complaint. One cannot say too ^nueh in favor of that wonderful med icine.” This remedy is for tale by Cherokee Drug Co., Gaffney; L. D. Allison, Cowpens. some revival of the talk of nominating sunk by the shore batteries and one a southern man. Some of his col- i was crippled. The reckless bravery Long before the door« were swung of other candidates than Judge Park- leagues in the senate and house start of the Japanese in going to almost i Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver open vast crowds thronged the street? e r. found very little encouragement, ed to talk of Senator Bacon,-of Geor certain destruction, excites nothing j Tablets on the recommendation of gia, who is held in high esteem by but admiration here. 1 ne channel one l a( ly here, who first bought a box them, but the Georgian promptly put at Port Arthur is so tortuous an,i ifre^ Tjf al temng Y her ^eighbors^nd surging line were men and women votes cast against the New York can-! a squelcher on this talk. The North strewn with wreckage witnout lb 3 ’| f r i en ds about the good qualities of and visiting political organizations,! didate and professed to be undaunted Carolina delegation expects to cast its evidently it was regarded as unnec- these Tablets. P. M. Shore, Drug- eagerly seeking entrance.. Those wno by the stands taken by Pennsylvania vote for Governor Aycock upon the; essary to use a boom. gist, Rochester, Ind. The pleasant have charge of the distribution of tht & n d Ohio. Others admitted the crit- first ballot. Senator Tillman is talk- Tne admiralty has no confirmation purgative effect of these Tablets tickets of axlmission were deluged l ca l nature of the situation and con- Ing for some southern man. He does of the report from Liao * ang of an makes them a favorite with ladies The decoration of the convention hall was undertaken on a most elab orate scale and the pleasing and ef fective general scheme was carried out to the most minute detail. The great dome ceiling which rises high above the floor, is covered with a fab ric of solid yellow, with here and Many a so-called political boom turns out to be a boomerang. Weak Hearts are caused by indigestion. If you eat a little too much, or if you are sub ject to attacks of indigestion, the stomach expands—swells, and puffs up against the heart. This crowds the heart and shortens the breath. Rapid heart beats and heart disease iw flic final result. Kodol Dyspepsia •Cure digests what you eat, takes the strain off the heart, cures indigestion, •dyspepsia, sour stomach, and. contrih- •otes nourishment, strength and health to every organ of the body. Sold by Cherokee Drug Co. The Tennessee engagement between the V ladivostock i ® vei Jsa e er 2 Q ^ sary to prevent Parker’s nomination people are pulling strongly for Sen- squadron and Japanese warships ot pens ° * ’ ’ on the first ballot. ator Carmack in the face of his ex-1 Gensan. There is good reason to be ! "If we accomplish that, wo will feel pression of desire that he be not con ! lieve that the Russian squadron is that there is ground for hope," said sidered. The general drift ot senti- safe back in port. with requests, but as cards have been fessed that the great effort is neces- not care who he is. provided only to the extent of the seating capacity of the haB, many per sons wtie disappointed. Decoration of the Hall. one of them. "As for the friends ot mnet is for some man in the middle Judge Harmon,” said Harlan Cleve- west, bm there seems no concentra- land, head of the supporters ot the ex- tion upon any one of the several men attorney general, “we see that the sit- from that group of states who have nation ,s hopeless and shall not pre- been mentioned, sent the name of our candidate.” Heat Almost Unbearable. NATIONAL COMMITTEE. By the time the hall was one-third filled Die heat began to increase to a Nevv Den , *ocratic Committee Revised noticeable degree. The great major- D 3 * 6, ity of the delegates and visitors had SL Lonis - Ju f> r C.—The following is provided themselves with Tans and the the new Democratic national commit-' auditorium viewed from the speaker’s as ' ai chosen, there being con- desk was one yellow flutter as the tGsts in a nuraber of states an(1 the palm leaf fans bobbed bac kand forth, delegates fr °m the others not having i slstent reports in circulation that a It never was an easy thing to live a Christian life, and it never will be in this world. But a little thing like Liao Yang. July 6.-General Oku’s j ^ doGS "’ t , • • •, . ..... lairs. Why should it stop us any- army is retiring evidently with the where e i se 9 object of concentrating on Port Arthur Siege guns are being placed in posi- Nervous Dyspepsia Cured by Ry* tion at Kin Chou. dale’s Stomach Tablets. _ Mr. R. E. Jones, buyer for Parker ,, „ ni , ... & Bridget, whose large department .\hikden. July C.-Rata » R>l"ns ! a torc S are located at 9th aid Penn. hea\.l>. Several of the Chinese Ave., Washington, D. C., writes under bridges have been carried away. The date of April 14, *04, as follows: movement of large bodies or troops Last February, one year, while in and transports have been stopped. New York on business for my house. Liao ^r.g. July 6.— There art; per California—M. F. Tarpey. Colorado—John I. Mullins. Delaware—Richard It. Kenny. Florida—Jefferson B. Browne, Georgia—Clark Howell. Illinois—Roger C. Sullivan. Indiana—Thomas Taggart. Iowa—Charles A. Walsh. Kansas^—John H. Atwood. Kentucky—l' rey Woodson. Louisiana- N. C. Blancnard. Maryland—T. Victor Baughman. Some men actually know a few of th-5 things they believe. No False Claims. The proprietors ot Foley’s Honey and Tar do not advertise this as a “sure cure for consumption.” They do not <claim it wiki cure this dread complaint in advanced cases, but do positively assert that it wull cure in the earlier stages and n*ever fails to give comfort and relief in the worst cases. Foley’s Honey and Tar ie without doubt the greatest throat and luirg remedy. Refuse substi tutes. Lor sale by Cherokee Drug Co. SHAKP WILLIAMS. there bunches of white material car tying out th* architectural design Within each of the sections of tut ceiling is th«- seal of one of Mi estate? and a stand colors, while in from of the gallery spaces are festoon? of white cloth. The wall* art adorned with fne national emblems forming a frame for the colossal col or picture overhead. Finishing Touches to Scene. With tho exception of the tempera ag L wd _ ( n a member, ture, which was a serious draw back to the '.llustion, the effect was not un like a slow snowfall gradually whiten ; ing the. surface of the ground. Senator Tillman, of South Carolina, has been ansxlous to have tho dele- j pates from that state vote for Judge! Gray for president, but at the meeting! today it was decided to cast the 181 votes for Parker under the unit rule.: South Carolina has been counted in the Parker column since the delegates were elected. Convention called to Order. Exactly at noon Chairman J. K. Joofct , of the national Democratic i committee called the convention to order. His appearance on the plat form and the sound of his gave brought fortTi a cheer from the floor and galleries. Chairman Jones directed the ser geant at arms to secure order. i continued belaboring the table with, his gavel, but it wax some time bo fore quiet reigned. CaliTorr.ia’s ap pearance with a huge kilk banner ami silk American flags and a yell “Cali fornia, California; Hearst , Hearst. Hearst!" caused cheering. Again Chairman Jonwc demanded ■ that the convention he in order, and I caught a severe cold which laid me up for several weeks and left me weak and nervous. I had little or no appetite, and my digestion was very poor. My physicians could not get at the cause of my trouble, as my digestion seemed so much impaired. I decided to try Rydale’s Stomach Tablets, being assured by a friend' they were a good dyspepsia medicine. After using them for a few days, 1 1 hot engagement occurred today north ward of Gensan bet ween the Russian • Vladivo-tock and the Japanese squad- ! rons, which ended favoranly to the 1 Russians. Liao '• ang. July 0.—Tne heavy rains which fell all day yesterday have con- began to realize that I was getting, verted the Taitse river into a wild 1 better. I gave up the doctor’s pre- • torrent, making it a defense against scription and have gained 20 pounds the Japanese. One of the Russian using two boxes of these tab- detachments are performing remark- ^ a cc?eX StomacT Ta£ able marches in spite of the bad. lets with having cured me. I can roads. General Kuroki’s forces in recommend them, most heartily, to Massachusetts—William A. Gaston, elude many men of the reserves sufferers from nervous Indigestion Money 'talks—especially when long-distance telephone is used. Prtes Upon Piles. Piles upon fop of piles of people Yiave the Piles, and DeWitt's Witch ’Hazel Salve cures them. There are many different kinds of Piles, but if you get the genuine and original Witch Hazel Salve made by E. C. De- Wlut & Co., of Chicago, a cure is certain. H. A. Tisdale, of Summer- ton. £. C., says, “I had piles 20 years and DeWitt’s Salve cured me after everything else failed.” Sold by Cherokee Drug Co. Tho splendor «f the vari-colorec gowns worn by the large number oj at - ° ncc directed the secretary to read ladies occupying seats in the galler- c ' d ^ for the convention. Minnesota—T. T. Hudson. Mississippi—C. H. Williams. Missouri—William A. Roth wall. Montana—C. W. Hoffman. Nebra^a—James Dahlman. Nevada—John H. Dennis. New Hampshire—T. L. Norris. New Jersey—William B. Goverly. New ^ork—Norman E. Mack. North f'arolina—Josephus Daniels. Ohio—John R. McLean. Pennsylvania—James M. Guffey. .. South Dakota—V. S. Johnson. Tennessee—R. L. Mounlcastle. Texas—R. M. Jhonston. Vermont—B. B. Smalley. West Virginia—John E. MeGraw. Wisconsin—T. E. Ryan. Wyoming—John E. Osborne. District of Columbia—John L. Nor- armed with old pattern rifles. and general run-down conditions of the system. Gaffney Drug Co. STORM HITS ROCKMART. rls. When a woman’s daughter marries On, P,r„n S,rio US . y Hurt and Much ^Slhan^vS ZT Property Damaged. have advantaggs she did not enjoy. Rockmart, Ga., July G.— x’he most terrific storm ever known in this sec Cherokee Drug Co. i tion was witnessed here Tuesday af as ^ readers of tills paper who are i ternoon, lasting but a very short time w * tl1 indigestion or dyspep- hut doing considerable damage (e ^ K “ ^rT I? j dwellings, churches, school buildings you knew the value of this remedy as J etc. Three persons were hurt, all ot we know it, you would not suffer an- whom were negroes. Only one is se- other ,la > r - Kodol Dyspepsia Cure is riously hurt and will probably die a thorough 'lifiestant and tissue- from internal Injuries received. building tonic as well. It Is endorsed u ... v i ... personally by hundreds of people TTie negro Baptist church was total j w hom it has cured of indigestion )y destroyed, damage about |1,500 dyspepsia, palpitation of the heart A negro school building and two and stomach troubles generally. Ko- smali cottages wore carried high in d,d Dyspepsia Cure digests what you •he air. scattering timbers tor mile? ea *’ pleasant, palatable and b*> and H e ever-movjng fans gave thf finishing touch and completed a scent both spectacular and picturesque Applause followed the reading of the; call. \fter quiet was restored. Chair man Jones declared the convention! Flowers were eliminated from the opened, after prayer by Rev. John scheme. With the exception of tin Cannon, pastor Grand Avenue Bajx bouquets on the tables em the chair tist church, St. Louis, men’s platform plants and blossom? I>uring tho invocation the conven-i were not in evidence, preference hav ** on t’tood. Dr. Cannon’s voice was ing been given by the designers ti entirely inaudible to the center of th? more enduring decorative materials. . hal1 - Tho prayer occupied several New Mexico—H. B. Ferguson. Indian Territory—R. L. Williams. New Mexico—H. B. Ferguson. Connecticut—Homer S. Cummins. Oklahoma—R. A. Billup. around. The moldery building ol I the Rockmart Stove and Foundry strengthening. If a woman truly loves her husband, company was blown to the ground when she is asked how he is she will Man wants but little here below, , but he wants that little badly. Two Bottles Cured Him. ”1 was troubled with kidney com plaint for about two years," writes A. H. Davis, of Mt. Sterling, Ja, “hut two bottles of Foley’s Kidney Cure effected a permanent cure.” For sale by Cherokee Drug Co. An Immense Amphitheater. The bail an Immense arnphithe a»er admirably arranged for a nation aj convention. The participants in the convention proceedings occupy positions on the main floor which forms an ellipse, the chairman’s platform with ample seat ing capacity rising at the center in the rear. The section allotted to the del egates is directly in front of this plat form. A large s-tandard—a red, white minutes. Enthusiastic cheering greet ed the chairman’s announcement that he was directed by the national com mittee to appoint John Sharp Wil liams temporary chairman, and C. A Walsh, temporary secretary, and John 1. Martin, temporary sergeant at arms Cleveland’s Name Cheered, A mention of the name ot Grover Cleveland was cheered lustily. A only having been built a short time ago. Work has already been begun to rebuild. There loss w-as about $1,000. A very heavy hailstorm followed Narrow Escape of Democratic Candi- 1 hurricane, doing considerable dam- PARKER HAS EXCITING TIME. say, “Well, hd does.not complain, but I do not think he is very well.” da£. for Presidency. New York, July G.—Near his farm at Esopus, N. Y., Judge Alton B. Parker, who, it Is expected, will !>' nominated for president by the Demo cratic convention, had an exerting horseback ride in the thick of a thun der storm. He had gone for his daily jaunt and age to the crops in this vicinity. PUT BULLET IN BRAIN. Fred Seltzer, of Marietta, Commit* Suicide with Gun. Marietta. Ga., July G.—Fred Seltzer Are Your Lungs Weak? Does the cough, left by the 'grippe- —or tho cold contracted during the winter, still hang on? Rydale’s Elix ir will cure your cough and heal your weak lungs. It kills the germs that cause chronic throat and lung dis ease and helps nature restore the weakened organs to health. Trial size 25c. Family size 50c. Gaffney Drug Co. if this county, commute* suic do Tues . If yo, l 1 hard s “ nsG !t d/ay af*ernoon by shooting himseii was sor.io miles from home in the through the load with a pistol. h< art of a dense wood when the storm Seltzer bail been In low spirit? ^ broke. Lightning played about tke a ^ da ^ r and bad threatened to take moment later the first scene of the trees, and the wind blew a gale, ^ !s several times during the day has probably been beaten into you; very few have it naturally. So that, after all, adversity and criticism are useful. Bronchitis for Twenty Years. Mrs. Minerva Smith, of Danville, - ... session ocurrod. Mr. Williams de- tearin K »nany dead Jimos. Final-1 Garr j ed a blsto! ,n h,s h 30 ' 1 P a^, Til., writes: “I had bronchitis for and blue disc—designates the Jocatior dared it was brazen effrontery for Die ly tho rain ffc11 in torrents, but the n " ‘ a - v and sbot through hi? twenty years and never got relief un- was clothes several times betore killlnp til I used Foley’s Honey and Tar, Sour Stomach No appetite, loss ol strength, ne. nesa, headache, constipation, bad breath, general debility, sour risings, and catarrh of Ihe atomach are all due to indigestion. Kodol cures Indigestion. This new discovery repr^ aenta the natural ju.ces of digestion aa they exist In a healthy stomach, combined with the greatest known tonic and reconstmetlve properties. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure does not Mily cure Indigestion and dyspepsia, but this .imous remedy cures all atomach troubles by cleansing, purifying, sweetening and strengthening the mucous membranes lining the stomach. Mr. S. S. Ball, af Ravanawood. W. Va.. Moc— I waa troubled with aour atomach for twaoty taara Ko^l^curad ma and wa ara now uatnf It la milt Kodol Digests What Yon Eat. Bsttlas only. $1 00 Sira holdlnr 2K tlmaathatrW •fra. which acllafor 60 canta. by r O. Daw ITT * OO., OHIOaOO For tale by Cherokee Drug Co. of tho various delegations by states Republican party to attempt to seize c °uld find no shelter, and and incidentally adds to the aitrao th< * laurels of Grover Cleveland, A com Polled to spttr on through the tlvenesb of the spectacle. genuine outburst of applause follow- storm bls home, where he arrived. W3S ln tbp room with hi? On ekher side of the delegates’ po ed - after cheer rolled through drenched to the skin. wiff * an ’l ^.ving he would kill himst-11 sition provlsfon was made for the ai the hall, and although the chairman To e <>r nplete the job, he donned a walked out into the yarn and sent tornate*, tho press seats being loeatec uspd the gavel vigorously, the conven- ba,hir, K su it after the storm passed which is a sure cure.” okee Drug Co. Sold by Cher- on the immediate sides of the chair man’s platform. Williams’ Speech an Attraction. The galleries encircle the ellipse the seats rising in tiers. Seats on the platform and one section of the gallery immediately on its rear were reserved for governors, members ol congress, mayors of cities and other? of distinguished prominence in the party. Naturally the opening speech ol John Sharp Williams, of Mississippi. tion was soon beyond his control. Bailey Permanent Chairman. St. Louis, July fi.—-Senator Hill an nounced today that United States Sen ator Joseph W. Halley, of Texas, had and took a sw im in tho Hudson river. the fatal ball crashing through hi? brain. He leaves a wife and one child. Mr Seltzer moved to this county only & few mouths ago from Atlanta, and re Children Burned to Death. Raleigh. N. C., July G.—At an early hour Tu-sday morning at Careleigh B *ded b * R country homo about ' cotton mill, near Raleigh, three ehil- ni l b - 8 from Marietta. He was though' been agreed upon for permanent chair dTen were burned to death. All were to be temporarily insane, man of the convention. Outside ol « lrls - the daughters of John T. Cole, Rooaevelt Senrf. Cr««tin . this announcement there was little or boss spinner of the mills. The chib n.-rrai,. v v iniv r** ti 8 * nothing doing about New York's quar dren burned are Minnie, aged 12; Myr- • • • y j- me stau ters, except a vigorous demand by 4CH Flossie, 4. TTie house was Tammany braves for seats in the con- found in flames by neighbors. The ventlon, a demand which National dazed father and mother escaped with leader of the minority on the floor ol Committeeman Mack could not grafi ! two children, one a boy terribly the national house of representatives, f y - Senator Grady, of New York burned. The father made frantic and and chosen by the national Democrat Appealed to Senator Hill, but the laf- ic committee for chairman, was wait ,er f°^d him that he could not assist ed for with keen interest as he had blm. Then Senator Grady accused the Hill people of bad faith, and sale despairing attempts to climb into the bouse by means of the window shut ters. The place is isolated and had no fire protection. Christian Endwivor convention in sc? sion here has received the following telegram: “I believe in the work of the Christian Endeavor unions anc am always glad to send greetings t< the convention, but it is an especia pleasure to send, through you to thf Endeavorers of my native state. nean> good wishes. Sincerely youra, "Theodore Roosevelt.” ^ GINNING j MACHINERY j B-E.-S-T M-U-R-R-A-Y Made by Liddell Not outs' up with tLo times, but many ym.t.a ■ Head, If other •yate.na ere modern. QUALITY »-end•« QUANTITY fit! Particulari from G-I-B-B-E.- COLUM KIA, S. C. Plc?«e mtnticn tMt paper 5