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«r SEEING THE FAIR IN DETAIL How It Seems to Hold a $10,000 Peach- blow Vase In Your Hands—Chinese Treasures of Great Price—Getting New Ideas About China — Li Hung Chang’s Confusion About Missionary Claims — A Chinese City Block In Miniature — The Carpenter’s Shop. The Jeweler's Store—The Tea House. A Rice Store—Home of a Chinese Gentleman—Hat and Shoe Store—The Umbrella Maker. [SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE BY MARK BENN1TT.J Mr. WanK unlocked the big glnsn door and placed in my hands a peach- blow vase eight inches high valued at $10,000. My chief sensation was not one of admiration, but of fear that I might drop it. Many a better man than I has dropped $10,000. Some have dropped it in wheat and some in corn and cotton. A friend of mine dropped his watch In some wheat and found ii again the next spring, but sums of $10,- 000 dropped in grain are not so easily recovered. I turned the vase over to see where the value might be secreted. A delicate mottling was all that I could discover. I was then permitted to re turn it to the custodian representing the great Chinese government. Then I was handed another vase of the fa mous peachblow make, value $8,000, and, as if I had not already had hon ors enough, a third was thrust upon me, value $0,000. In a space of live minutes 1 examined $24,000 worth of peachblow vases, three of the greatest treasures of the Chinese government, the product of a lost art In the coloring of pottery. The vases are 300 years old and far more scarce than sums of $10,000, strange as this may appear to the inexperienced among us. You, too, may see them in the Palace of Liberal Arts, which in this instance is a palace of lost arts. I -.ngling from strings. With all the ligus whirling and Hashing in the sun on a breezy day in a Chinese business street, the s one is surely one of life*. How very like an American jeweler’s store! Two groups of statuary are on either side of the door as you are well within. Several chandeliers promise a brilliant interior at evening. The pro prietor is behind a counter. Ills stock of jewels is in a number of drawers at the side of Uie room. A large show case in the corner contains specimens of faience too large for the drawers. A customer appears to he buying some thing, just as one might do in America. Here is a tea house, or restaurant. Perhaps in China they will call their tea houses restaurants some day, just ns we have adopted the word "cafe” from France. On the ground tloor the great teapot for hot water—as big as a ten horsepower boiler—is ready always to supply the steaming cup. The tea rooms are above, extending over sever al other stores. The farthest Is an opium room, with its wide benches and stools of equal height, upon which the devotees may fall back, lulled by the pipe dreams induced by the insidious drug that is responsible for China’s most deplorable of vices. This little model is the only evidence discoverable In all the great exhibit that China ad mits the existence of the opium smok ing habit among her people. But, then, we have opium rooms in New York and San Francisco. Beneath the tea rooms is a rice or grain store. The signs probably bear a legend as familiar throughout China as the "Grain, Flour, Feed and Baled Hay” signs are to Americans. Itice is the great staple food of China. At his meals the Chinese has his bowl of rice as we have our potato. Ills meats, bread, cakes and fruits are his delica cies and are to be partaken of only sparingly. "I have never seen a drunk en Chinese,” said a gentleman to me who had traveled 3,0O() miles from the coast into China. Yet the Chinese drinks his wine, but by thimblefuls and upon appointed days only. Gluttony and unbridled indulgence are not for the Chinese. Opium smoking was orig inally the white man's vice, and the better class of Chinese deplore its pres ence within the empire’s boundaries. legisla- Here of the of the of the Courts. China is an unopened book of won ders to most of us. The great Chinese wall between the empire and other nations is the complex language that produces brain fag and discourage- j ment to most of those who attempt to master its intricacies and entangle ments. But here are men speaking the English tongue whose mastery of the Chinese is equally facile. Wong Kai Kali, the imperial vice commis sioner to the world’s fair, is a Harvard graduate. Francis A. Carl, the other imperial vice commissioner, is an Eng lishman who has been more than twenty years in China. Mr. D. Perce- bois, the secretary of the commission, is a Frenchman who has been thirty years in China a ad Is intimately fa miliar with the ..u'.dis of ihe country, owing to Ids high connection with the customs service. Mr. J. A. Berthet is another Frenchman who has been twen ty years in the empire and is here doing valuable service in dispensing a correct knowledge of the Flowery Kingdom. The catalogue which Mr. Percebois has Just completed is one of the most valuable books on China In the English language, for the reason that the ex hibit contains something of everything important to the < Anese, and the book describes them all. China is our greatest missionary field. It is no secret that the Chinese do not like our missionaries. Their aggressive ways are irritating. It was Li Hung Chang who said: "You send us your Presbyterians, your Catholics, your Methodists and Baptists, your Episco palians and others. You all claim one Christ, yet each missionary says his way is the best. Now, which are we to believe? China has her own re ligion. Why should we adopt another about which we are so much con fused V” But the work goes on from year to year and decade to decade, and wheth er worshiping Confucius, Tau or Bud dha the Chinese are a wonderful peo ple, a fact proved by the vast exhibit here In the Palace of Liberal Arts. I can scarcely name a single article for personal or household use or adorn ment not here catalogued. I think perhaps the Americans have more gim- cracks, but the Chinese seem to have overlooked nothing that might meet a human need, even to their square holed money that is worth but ten for one. but sells here at three for 5 cents. Here is a Chinese gentleman’s town house with two outer rooms where the cooly porter stands to receive the guests of his master. Glancing in, we may see the gentleman taking a sip of tea. In the far room is the shrine with ancestral tablets and incense Jars If we look about in around us we may see the real furni ture with which a gentleman’s house Why You Should Study Law in the South Carolina College. In the first place, if you have de cided to practice law in South Caro-; lina, the advantage of going to the South Carolina College is conspicu ous. There you will form associa tions and ties that will strengthen you throughout the State during your entire life. Should you wish to en ter upon a political life, you will have staunch friends in every town and | hamlet of the State—friends in all i of the professions and walks of life, and friends who are alive to a keen appreciation of what it is to be a true and high-toned politician—a politician in truth and not as the name is now too often, with reason, interpreted to signify. In the second place, Columbia is an ideal place for a law school. It is the capital of the State, and its central situation makes it easily ac cessible from all parts of the State. During the winter students have am ple opportunity of seeing the practi cal working of government, live, executive, and judicial, are held annually two terms Supreme Court, three terms circuit court, and two terms United Slates and District Lectures are delivered to the Law Classes by eminent members of the bench and bar. During the session of 1903-1904 lectures were delivered in the following order by Associate Justice Eugene B. Gary (two); United States Judge Charles H. Sim- inton (two); Associate Justice C. A. Woods, Judge W. C. Benet, Mr. Rob ert W. Shands, Mr. William H. Lyles, United States Judge William H. Brawley. Mr. J. P. Carey, and Mr. S. J. Simpson. In the third place, the Law Fac ulty is particularly strong. No one can expound the principles of the law with greater strength and clear ness than Joseph Daniel Pope, the Dean of the Law Faculty. Prof. R. Means Davis (dead, alas!) was the clear, forcible expounder of Consti tutional Law Cases, and International Law. His place will be ably filled by Prof. Gordon B. Moore, who comes to the College with a widely estab lished reputation for great strength of character, for great mental abil ity, and for wonderful success in teaching. Adjunct Professor M. H. Moore is a lawyer engaged in active practice, and brings to the class daily bis fresh experience from the office and the courts. He, too, is an excellent teacher, and a man of lit erary taste and thorough culture. Again, the course of study in the department is full and the opportuni ty for parallel reading on the daily lectures ample. The College has an excellent law library, and the libra ry of the Supreme Court is close at thV7xhibit"a'n hand - and open for use: and - si,u ' e me exuioii an j awyer reaf j widely, the gene ral library of the College—and there is none better in the South—is of * / 12?//'? ff r Mrs. Weisslitz, Buffalo, N. Y.„ cured of kidney trouble by LydiaG. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. Of all the diseases known with which the female organism is afflicted, kidney disease is the most fatal. In fact, un less prompt and correct treatment is ap plied, the weary patientscldomsurvives. Being fully aware of this, Mrs. Pink- ham, early in her career, gave careful study to the subject, and in producing her great remedy for woman’s ills — Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound— made sure that it con tained the correct combination of herbs which was certain to control that dreaded disease, woman’s kidney troubles. Read What Mrs. Weisslitz Says. “Dear Mrs. Pinkham: — For two years my life was simply a burden, I suffered so with female troubles, and pains across my back and loins. The doctor told me that I had kidney troubles and prescribed for me. For three months I took his medicine, but grew steadily worse. My husband then advised me to try Lydia E. Pink ham’s Vegetable Compound, and brought home a bottle. It is the great est blessing ever brought to our home. Within three months I was a changed woman. My pain had disappeared,my complexion became clear, my eyes bright, and my entire system in good shape.” — Mrs. Paula Weisslitz, 176 Seneca St., Buffalo. N.Y”. — $5000 forfeit If original of about letter proving gtnulnenut cannot b* produced. LAND FOR SALE 213 Acres of Well Improved Land lying on waters of Buffalo Creek, in Cleveland County, N. C., three (3) miles west of Grovel, two (2) miles of Earls and four (4) of Blacksburg. Contains thirty (30) acres bottom and ninety (90) acres upland in cultivation. Two good dwellings, barns and cabin on premises; good spring near each house. This land will be sold as one tract, or divided into two lots. Terms to suit purchaser. For further infor mation apply to 8-23-1 mo o. jy. nruicvici*, Blacksburg, - _ _ South Carolina. Buggies, Harness and Wagons w* For the next sixty (60) days we will offer bargains in Buggies, Harness and Wagons. Come to see us, and get our prices before buying :: :: :: :: Lipscomb, Qoudelock & Co. Aug. 23. 1 wo. lu China Is furnished. Note the great 1 value to the law students. rugs with long pile and fine pattern. | The Chinese are thorough in what they do, and here is the proof of that thor oughness. The sedan chair, carried by two coolies, sits upon the floor of the large entrance room, waiting the mas-1 tor’s convene e. as a wealthy Amer-1 ican's carri;.„o waits ut the curb or , in the stable. With all of the above named ad-; vantages, law students cannot do better than to pursue their studies! at the South Carolina College. Dr. S. H. Griffith, PHYSICAN - SURGEON - OCULIST. Former pupil of the -celebra ted Oculist, Dr. Julian J. Chisolm, ot Baltimore. Has also taken special post-grad uate course in the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital of Baltimore. Glasses Fitted Accurately and Scientifically. J* iQPOffice in Cherokee Drug Co., B’ldg. This Bank Pays Four Per Cent, On All \ " , Gaffney Savings Bank. Capital Stock Paid In Thirty Thousand Dollars. Hats and shoes are a Chinese busi ness combination. In the hat and shoe store the round hats with button dec-1 orations that indicate the social sfaial-j ing and the slices with felt soles that insure a comfortable physical standing are ranged in glass eases on the walls, just like any American store might be. The coarser grades arc at the 1 back part of the store on open shelves, where moth and rust and dust may corrupt if the proprietor fails to adver tise in the local paper. Everything is | graded in China in much the same way 1 us elsewhere in the world. The refined and elegant tilings get their proper set-1 tings—the good hats and shoes in the glass cases and the coarse ones unpro-1 teeted. The cultured people have the good houses because culture demands them, and the rough and unrefined dwell in the humbler abodes, all grad- j ed by the common natural law that knows neither clime, country nor creed. The Baseball Alphabet. [Spartanburg Herald.) The following tribute to the Spar tanburg pennant winners, from the pen of a lovely young Spartanburg girl, may lack somewhat in metre or expression, but the sentiment is genuine: The Ironsides. A is for all the base ball boys. B is for Bowen, to whom hot balls are toys. C is for Coles, who a two-bagger did strike. D is for Dendy. who pitches all right. E is for Ellis, no flies on him. F is for flirting we do with them. G is for Glaze, worth his weight in gold. H is for Hudgens, just come to our fold. I is for Irby, who is always on time. J is for Jones, where they all dine. D. C. Ross, Brest. J. Q. Little, J. A. Carroll, B. L. Hames, which occur once in with his heavenly how solemn he Let’s walk around this miniature city block, which so graphically shows life Just as It Is In China. Here is a carpen ter’s shop, with carpenters in minia ture. A shrine Is at the hack, for the Chinese are a pious people and vener ate their ancestors, whose virtues are ever before them. One of these car penters is planing a square stick. An other Is wielding an ax. A third is gluing together the parts of a frame. The proprietor is talking to a customer, who Is distinguished by the bright fan which he carries. Beeping through the lattice of the upper story we may see a painter at work upon a half painted window sash. Could any scene be more commonplace? Yet how interest ing it is to know that the Chinese are the counterpart of ourselves In ten thousand little commonplaces that make up our lives! Our Chinese friend clasps his two hands over his heart and by this sign expresses the thought, “I place you nearest my heart” We in America reach for each other’s right hand and send n reverberation through our frames that makes our teeth chat ter. The salutations are equally hearty and sincere. We differ only In the manner. Let us look Into the Jeweler’s store. The signs outside are painted boards The Chinese “umbrellas to mend” man has a most respectable looking store. Below are the finished goods, and we peep through a lattice to see him at Ids labors on the second floor. Shoes are a part of his stock—shoes that never saw any animal's back, ex cept perhaps to ride to market. So, while "there’s nothing like leather when well pnt together,” the Chinese shoemaker can get along very well without it. Fans as Avell as shoos go with the umbrella stock, and the fan Is as commonly used as the other arti cles. You might mistake the silk store for a tea house, for tea drinking is the most noticeable occupation of those within view. But the tea is every where. Tea is a part of every social and business conference. Tea is the Chinese promoter of good fellowship— the balance wheel that keeps bead and heart steady when there is business to do or personal experiences to recount. The silks are seen above, whither some of the little tea parties have adjourned to examine colors and qualities and to K is for Kicks, a while, L is for Laval, smile. M is for Maxwell, looks. N is for Nine innings on the scorer’s books. O is for visitors’ score—not a run. P is for Pressley, and the Pennant We’ve won. Q is for quarter it takes to get in. R is for Rodger, the dearest of men. S is for the Sittons, and Shaver, too. T is for time we spend thinking of you. U is for Umpire, always fair. W is for Win—you always do. X Y Z brings our toast “Here’s to you.” A Flirt. Fruits and Confectioneries^ Go to the Kandy Kitchen, next to Postoffice, when you want Candies that are PURE AND FRESH. Everybodyknowsthat SUBER makes the best. California Fruits, fresh and luscious, will be kept when they can be had. Some nice peaches now on hand. Call and see what I have. S. R. Sniper Next door to Postoffice. J. G. Wardlaw. Vice-P. Directors. J. N. LlI’SCOMH, R. M. Wilkins, W. C. Carpenter, I). C. Ross. Maynard Smyth, Cashier. William Jefferies, J. G. Wardlaw, O. E. Wilkins, Notice. 1 have moved my stock of goods into the Byars building next door to Carroll, Carpenter it Byers, and will continue to j handle Groceries, Shoes, Hats, some Dry Goods, Notions, Crockery, Glassware, .Light Hardware, and almost anything you need. All cheap for cash. I. M. Peeler. All The Details necessary to the safety of our customers, stockholders and directors are carefully followed at this bank. If you are seeking courteous attention, liberal treat ment and absolute security, let us have your business. We will he glad to confer with those who wish to open an account, let the amount be large or small. . BANK Of GAFFNET, GAFFNEY, S. C. state, county and city depository. Capital, $50,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits 33 000.00 Stockholders’ Liabilities, 50,000 00 Protection to Depositors, $133,000.00 D. C. ROSS, President. MAYNARD SMYTH, Cashier. J. G. WARDLAW, V.-Pres’t. CHAS. W. HAMES, Asst. Cashier. Healthy Mothers. Mothers should always keep in good bodily health. They owe it to their children. Y r et It is no unusual sight to see a mother, with babe In arms, coughing violently and exhibiting all the symptoms of a consumptive ten dency. And why should this danger ous condition exist, dangerous alike to the mother and child, when Dr. Bos- chee’s German Svrup would put a stop to it at once? No mother should he without this old and tried remedy in the house—for its timely use will promptly cure any lung, throat or bronchial trouble in herself or her children. The worst cough or cold can be speedily cured by German Syrup; so can hoarseness and congestion of strike a barga'n. one of the little the bronchial tubes. It makes expec- wooden men is washing his face with both hands just as you or 1 might do when taking a thorough sousing. These little details go far to give us u correct picture of the real China. Fair Grounds, St. Louis. toration easy, and gives instant relief and refresh ring rest to the cough- racked consumptive. New trial bot tles, 25c; large size, 75c. At Cherokee Drug Co., Gaffney; L. D. Allison, Cow- pens. Tlie Savoy Is the most magnificent restaurant in • Spartanburg The Savoy is the successor to the Pied mont, but is under new management and will be run in metropolitan style, open day and night and catering only to the best element and guaranteeing satisfac tion to all. It is a h'gh class restaurant for ladies and gentlemen, and it is the purpose of the management to desene a ! liberal patronage by dealing liberally with its pa’. r ons. Call on us when in the city. Respectfully, G. E. WHEELER, Proprietor Aug. 23,1 mo Merchants & Planters Bank, Gaffney, S. C. Designated Depository of The Funds - OF - Wortie Than the Purltana. James Gill of Toledo, O., has mar ried a girl whose father insisted on having her full name of "Missouri Ar kansas Napoleon Four Hundred Miles Below the Mouth of the Ohio Absher” placed on the records when the license was obtained. Henry Absher, the man guilty of Inflicting such a dreadful combination of words upon his daugh ter, explained that she was named in honor of an aunt who lived at Napo leon, on the Mississippi river. In Ar kansas, 400 miles below the mouth of the Ohio. FOR Building and Plastering Lime, Coal, and Plaster Hair, Plaster ’’aria. Shingles, Portland Cement, Dynamite. Blasting Powder, Fuse and Dynamite Caps, call on LIMESTONE SPRINGS LIME WORKS. CARROLL A CO., Lessees. Telephone 57. Gaffney City, Cherokee County, ANT) — The Builders Supply Co. Successors to L. Baker. Will furnish you Building Material of the best that the markets afford and at the lowest living prices. No. i heart pine Shingles and Laths, and Devo’s cele brated Paints—guaranteed to go further and last longer than any other in the market. When in need of anything in the building line, call and see us; we’ll treat you courteously and tnaice your es timates for nothing. Iv. 15 it k o r, Vice-President and Manager. State of South Carolina. DIRECTORS A N. WOOD, W. C. CARPENTER R. R BROWN, O. E. WILKINS, C. M. SMITH R M WILKINS, J.Q. LITTLE, W C. HAMRICK, R. A JONES Patronized by leading corporations, firms and individuals. No safer place in America to keep your bank account. No account too large for our facilities, nor too small to receive our most appreciative and care ful attention. Our record is a guarantee in itself. Your Account Solicited A. N. WOOD, Brest., R. R. BROWN. Vice-Prest. C. M. SMITH, Cashier, CHAS. P. LIGON, Ass t Cashier.