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4 * » -O—-o- -o- THE LARGEST CIRCULATION of Any Newspaper in the Fifth Congressional District, of 3. C. EVERY ONE PAID IN ADVANCE o—n—o I The Ledger SEMI-WEEKL7—PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND TBIPAY. WL GUARANTEE RELIABILITY of Every Advertiser Who Uses the Columns of This Paper. BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM. —O O—O—O—O—o ■ A Newspaper In All thit the Word Impllea and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People of Cherokee County. ESTABLISHED FEB. 16, 1894. GAFFNEY, S. C., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1904. MIGHOUT THE PALMETTO STATE AT THE THEATRE. ITEMS OF INTEREST OF PASSING EVENTS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. Happenings All Over the State Taken from Our Exchanges and Tersely Told to Ledger Readers. Prof. .T. W. Gantt, instructor in woodwork and mechanical drawing at Clemson College, lost $120 on Fri day in Columbia, and it is supposed that he was the victim of one of the pickpockets who always follow fairs and carnivals. At 7 o’clock Saturday night fire de stroyed the big barn at Clemson Col lege, together with eleven cows, en tailing a loss of $2,500. The origin of the fire is unknown. The barn was of modern construction with improved appliances and was situated a Quar ter of a mile south of the barracks. Last Saturday night at a negro fes tival given at Jeter’s Chapel, near Carlisle. Washington Thoma colored, sh'd and killed Allen Stewart, also colored. Thomas himself was shot several times, once just above the heart and three or four times in the back. He is now in a serious condi tion, with little prospect for his re covery. Stewart died almost imme diately. Another negro, Ed Gass, was also shot, but how seriously is not known. Mose Cowan, colored, was taken be fore Magistrate Price at McCormick Saturday morning charged with rape upon the 13-year-old daughter of Rob ert Belcher, colored. The deed was committed Friday afternoon in the Bordeaux section. He was commit ted to jail at Abbeville. There is sofS 1 talk of lynching among the ne- gn^s. Cowan accomplished his pur pose. He was captured and turned ovfy to the magistrate by two of his colored neighbors. Tuesday on the Padgett place, about six miles from Johnson, a ten ant house occupied by John Hollo way, colored, and his family, was de stroyed by fire and three of the child ren burned to death, aged about one month, two and five years. Holloway and his wife, it is said, were in the field at the times the house was dis covered in flames, whch is supposed to have caught in a pile of cotton on the floor. The door was not fastened, 'but even the older child failed to es cape. A serious and perhaps fatal acci dent befell J. Walker, a well-known young man who was at one time en gaged in the insurance business in the city but who more recently took up work in the Spartan Mills at Spar tanburg, some time near the noon hour Thursday. He was found in an unconscious condition lying at the foot of a ladder leading from one of the work rooms to the tower in the mill at No. 1, and the supposition is that in attempting to mount the lad der he fell, probably a distance of not more than ten feet. The floor of the room is made of cement and the force of the fall upon the hard covering re sulted in, it is thought, concussion of the brain. J. W. Walker formally announced his candidacy for the office ol super visor in the Greenville News in oppo sition to J. E. Speegle, who was de clared the nominee by the county Democratic committee. A large num ber of the Democratic clubs in the county have already declared their intention to support Walker in the general election instead of Speegle, and severely condemn the action of what they term a partisan committee in deciding a contest for the nomina tion in favor of Speegle. Walker simply says in his announcement that he believes himself to he the true nominee and real choice of the peo ple. having received a majority of the votes, and that he will not abide by the decision of the committee. The fight is becoming bitter. An interesting case was tried at Lancaster Saturday in the Circuit Court. It was an action brought by Mr. W. Alonzo Hughes, of • Heath Springs, against the Western Union Telegraph Company for falhte to de liver a telegram within a reasonable length of time. According to the evi dence, the plaintiff’s brother. John Hughes, was accidentally killed in Florida the 18th of last, December, and at 12:30 o’clock P. M. on that day his sister. Miss Dora Hughes, of Cole man, Fla., delivered to the defendant company a message to be sent to the •rplaintiff at Heath Springs, apprising fhim of the fact. Mr. Hughes, how ever, did not receive the telegram un til about 2 P. M. next day, tew, late for him to reach Coleman in time to attend his brother’s funeral The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of $700. John Griffith as “Macbeth,” on Next Thursday Evening. Theatrical celebrities seldom re ceive that degree of respect to which their position, talents and struggles have entitled them. It is our inten tion in this article to give a brief sketch of a reliable nature and taken i from the very best authorities, of John Griffith. He is today the young- est and most successful tragedian be fore the American public. In Faust, —Big lot ladles’ Jackets; new goods, latest styles, from $1.50 to $8.50 each at J. I. Sarratt’s. —You may do without Nelson’s Bargains but you won’t do as well. ^fhildren’s Suits 00c and up at J. Sarratt’s. ■4 . • , MISS LOUISE RIPLEY, Leading lady in Macbeth. Richard III, The Gladiator and Mac beth, his success was unequivocal. This gentleman may be proud of his present position as a star, for it has been nobly won. His appearance is very prepossessing; medium height, a pleasing face and expressive eyes, his voice Is pleasing and musical, and at times full of pathos. See Griffith, as Macbeth, at the Star Theatre next Thursday evening. —Toadies’ fancy Collars, 15 to 25c each at J. I. Sarratt’s. The false must fail. Hello Bill. After an influx of melodrama enough to stagger the stage for forty years to come, this season has shown a decided ’eaning on the part of the American theatre-going public to comedy. The jaded auditor wants to forget the unpleasant things of life, and now-a-days he wants to laugh, and to laugh long and loud. With this in mind, the manager of the Star Theatre has provided for next Tues day evening probably the greatest laugh-inducer the American stage boasts, that most successful Ameri can comedy farce. “Hello Bill,” now in its sixth year of uninterrupted suc cess. Put together on wholly uncon ventional lines, “Hello Bill” is a mas terpiece of the dramatic craftsman’s art. Its construction is well nigh flawless, and its development pro nounced almost absolutely perfect. It Is to be presented here under the di rection of D. E. Barnett, with what is said to be the finest company of players it has known in its entire ca reer. Probably no one who professes to be a chronic theatre-goer but has seen “Hello Bill,” but It is one of those things which will stand a sec ond and third visit, and no one who has sat through it once will miss it again, that is certan. To those who have been fortunate enough to be “Bliriess as yet, we can only say “see it,” for it not only is the funni est of American comedies but one you can laugh at and leave the theatre without losing your self-respect. The *ale of seats is now progressing. A Royal Slave. If applause is any indication, and the people who attended the perform ance are to he believed, the presenta tion of “A Royal Slave” last Friday evening at the Star Theatre was one of the best attractions that has been in Gaffney lately. A fair sized audi ence greeted the players and they went at their work with a zest that was refreshing. Mr. Frank DeCarnp. as the slave, at once caught the sym- nathy of the audience in his efforts to protect Isadoro from the scheming mother and count, and held that s.m- oathy until the final curtain. Mr. Do- Gamp, as the Royal Slave was fine, as was also the work of Mr. Gilmaine. The work of Miss Murdock, as (he countess, a difficult and unpleasing character, was we|] done; Miss Swag- f, r s Isadoro could hardly be improved upon, and Mr. Daly, as Jones, the American newspaper correspondent, won the affections of the audience. in all, the play was nicely per formed. 'I he Ledger felt a personal interest in the play because of the editor hav ing a namesake in the cast. The members of the troupe made many friends during their stav here. Mr DeCamp and Mr. Blackaller, the man ager. are both clever gentlemen, as were all the other members with whom we became acquainted. We hope to have them visit Gaffney again. A NEWSY LETTER FROM WILKINSVILLE, 11.00 A YEAR. MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE OF LOWER CHEROKEE. —Parties desiring accident and health policies in Aetna Life Insur ance Co. must give notie* of accident or illness to Jones J. Darby, District \gent, as early as possible, so the claims can have prompt attention 10-28-2t. —If you are looking for low priced goods, with quality combined, no house s better prepared to serve you than Nelson, The Star Clothier. - Don’t miss seeing our ladles’ Coat Suits. They are splendid values at $5.00 to $7.00. J. I. Sarratt. Personal Paragraphs Concerning Pop ular People and Short Items of General Interest. Wilkinsville, Oct, 28.—The Ledger has offered each young man in the county (as well as every married one) the best opportunity he will ever have to compliment his "best girl,” by tak ing a hand in the voting contest and seeing that she is pronounced the prettiest young lady in the county. Of course we know pretty well how the married men will vote—or ought to, at least. What young man won’t “do about” in such a cas^ as this? We wouldn’t like to recommend him for a hus band—not bya long shot. If he don’t cast his ballot for you and work with all diligence to have others do so. too, young ladies, we wouldn’t like to risk him to provide food, clothing and the comforts of life for you. No election has ever taken place in this county which, in our judgment, is likely to be more hotly contested than this one of deciding by a plural ity vote who is the prettiest lady in the county. Certainly the one who is elected may consider herself highly complimented, for she will be. Cher okee county can show as many pretty ladies as any county in this or any other State, according to population. If we were entitled to a vote it would be hard to say who was entitled to it. The wire for the graveyard at Sa lem has come and will be put up In a few days, we suppose. Miss Bonnie McCluney has com menced her school here with a good attendance. There was a slight fall of rain last Friday night. It has been just two months since we have had any rain. The water in the river at Howell’s ferry is too low for the ferry boat to run all the time, and consequently very little crossing is done there now. We need a bridge very badly at that place. The business of the country demands it. The new school house is being fit ted up with new furniture and it is a credit to this community. A com munity that has good schools and a good church building is put down as a progressive community and one that has high ideals. The dust has been laid and travel and outdoor work is not so disagree able now as it was a few days ago. , k am Strain and Rich Byers went possum hunting last night, with sev eral others. Messrs. W. G. and John H. Fowler are having their dwelling houses painted. Mr. V. C. Comer lost the key of hls mail box last week. * M r-, i F ’ Wrl S ht - w h° has been troubled with cancer for several years, and we thought had been cured of It, has been having trouble with it again. Farmers ought to sow wheat soon. The cotton will all be gathered and the land is in good fix. Mr. G. B. Estes, of Brookston, Tex as, is speaking of coming out here on a visit this winter. He is a Ledger patron and takes much interest in Cherokee county affairs. Mrs. Mary E. Hill, of Etowch coun ty, Ala., speaks of making a visit to her old home next month. She has been gone forty-eight years. . Ot all the calamities that ever be fell a community none Is equal to the advent of the professional gossiper and constitutional defamer. The good name of even the archangel is not beyond the reach of their poisonous breath. They fill the very air with their falsehoods and Satanic methods >y which communities and even mem bers of the same families are es tranged from one another. Yet we have these characters more or less in all communities, and they seem to have an influence that even the best ministers of the gospel cannot over- r0 ?> 1 u’ Sft as,(,e or even cripple. ^ young man or woman starting out in life will do well to mark these characters and avoid them as studi ously as they would a case of leprosy lor they are nothing but moral lep ers. *' The Psalmist says “the wicked n e v th r ‘« hteo » s socket!, to slay him; but mark the perfect man. and behold the upright; for th. end of that man is peace.” J. L. S. The Secret of Success. Forty million bottles of August Flower sold in the United States alone since its introduction! And the de- "‘ a " d o J ,r VV'il! Sowing. Isn't hat a fine showing of success? Don’t it prove that August Flower has had unfailing success in the cure of Indi gention and dyspepsia—the two great est enemies of health and happiness? w * 1 n °! a ! ror<1 the '»08t evidence hat August Flower is a sure specific for all stomach and Intestinal dlsor dors.—that It has proved itself the best of all liver regulators? August F lower has a matchless record of over thirty-five years In curing the ailing Millions of these distressing com plaints a success that is becoming wider In Its scope every day, at home and abroad, as the fame of August Flower spreads. Trial bottles, 25c; regular size, 75c. For sale by Chero kee Drug Co., Gaffney; L. D. Allison. Cowpens. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. People You Know and People You Don't Know. J. \V. Nance, of Grindall, was in the city Friday. J. C. Otts, Esq., left yesterday morning for points in Tennessee on professional business. Robt. Johnson, who is attending Wofford College, at. Spartanburg, spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Johnson, on Frederick street. Johnnie Anderson, a popular young man of Woodruff, visited relatives at Limestone College Sunday. Mrs. John W. Bridges, of Spartan burg, with her children, is visiting her parents, Mr. ami Mrs. R. M. Jolly, on Depot street. Miss Flmma Wilkey, of Forest City, N. C., spent Saturday and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. F\ D. Kirby. Miss Wilkey was on her way to Hot Springs, N. C., to attend school. (’has. D. Kirby, now in business at Stackhouse, N. C„ is at home with his family for a few days. Jones J, Darby returned from Co lumbia Sunday night. Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Osborne, and a party of eight, from Blacksburg, came over to the play Friday night. Thurmer Belue, of Blacksburg, was in the city Friday night. James C. Jefferies, of Abingdon was in town Friday. He called on The Ledger and renewed. Miss Ray Macomson. of Mercer, visited friends in the city last. Miss Mollie Montgomery, of Mer cer, is the guest of Mrs. L. V. Gaff ney, on Granard street. Mrs. Howard Littlejohn, who has been visiting Dr. and Mrs. C. M. Lit tlejohn, returned to her home in Florcno Saturday. Dr. R. F. McKown. of Cherokee F'alls, spent Saturday In town. E. P. Macomson. of Mercer, was an early comer to the city yesterday. Mrs. B. M. Stallworth, of Gaines ville, Oa., who has been spending several days with her parents. Prof, and Mrs. H. P. Griffith, at Limestone, returned home Saturday. J. W. Blackwell, of Gowdeysville was in town Saturday. He renewed for The Ledger while here. J, H. Crews, formerly of this place, hut now in business in Nashville, Tenn., spent Sunday in the city with friends. Capt. Charles Petty, of Spartan burg, was in the city yesterday look ing after hls property Interests near this place. Mis? Margie Green, of Converse, spent Sunday in the city with rel atives. Walter C. Willis, of Greenville who has been engaged with the Cuban Railway company for three years, is spending a few days in the city. Miss Grace Willis returned from Greenville Sunday night, after a visit of a few days to her mother in that city. Mrs. Leona Gurley spent Sunday in Spartanburg with her mother. Dr. W. K. Gunter and Logan C. Warmoth attended a Sunday school unlon«at Cooly Springs Sunday. Miss Bessie Reinhart, of Blacks burg, a former Limestone girl, came over to the play Friday night. C. N. L. Legg, of the Lawn section of the county, was in town yesterday. Harry Byars, who is now engaged in business at Anderson, Is at home on a short visit. Hugh E. Davidson, of Blacksburg, was over to the show Friday night. PROHIBITION AND DISPENSARY LAW. THE FORMER MORE ’ EASILY ENFORCED. BLACKSBURG BUDGET. People Going and Coming Beyond the Broad- Blacksburg, Nov. 31.—Messrs. Ed. Turner, Maurice and Ralph Little went up to Shelby Friday to witness the hanging of the negro who killed Mr. Hamrick there some time ago. Mrs. Will Graham spent Thursday night in town with her sister, Mrs. Flrnest Guntharp. Mrs. Geo. Eaves has gone to Marion for a month. Miss May Shiver returned from Marion last Thursday after spending several days up there with Miss Gay Crow. Dr. J. M. Caldwell returned last week from a trip to St. Louis. Miss Della Rhyne attended the fair in Charlotte, N. C., last week. Mr. Vick Roberts went up to Char lotte Friday and returned Saturday. Mr. F'urman Belue came down from Davidson College last week to see his mother who was quite sick. He re turned to his schfxd duties today. Miss Della Cam?), of Gaffney, came over Friday to visit her aunt, Mrs. W. A. Blalock, and returned borne Sunday. Mr. J. M. Phillips went over to Gaffney Thursday on business. Mr. P. R. Freeman is home from Norfolk, Va., on a vacation of two weeks. Hls many friends here are glad to see him. The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Goforth were pained to learn of the death of their little girl Saturday night, after a short illness with membraneous croup. The re mains were buried yesterday at Mt. Pa ran church. Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Bridges attend ed the funeral of Mr. Goforth’s child yesterday. Mrs. Mamie Moore and Mrs. Chris Phillips, of Gaffney, were in town a few hours yesterday. —Warm underwear may help you to put off buying an overcoat for a while. I have the warm underwear and the overcoats. Nelson, The Star Clothier. —New crop Rice, 14 to 30 lbs, for $1.00 at J. I. Sarratt’s. —Lap Robes at $1.50 to $0.00 each at J. I. Sarratt’s. The Enforcement of Any Law De pends Upon Public Sentiment. Char acter cf Officials and Moral Support “It is easier to enforce a prohibi tory* law than the dispensary law.” That is the proposition I propose to prove. The enforcement of any law de pends upon three conditions mainly: 1 The public sentiment back of it. 2. The character of the officials whose special duty it is to enforce it. 3 The frame work or wording of the law itself. In the first condition, the public sentiment back of the law is in volved. Of course the opposition sen timent the law has to encounter. Mr. Tillman said his reason for per suading the legislature to substitute the dispensary for prohibition in 1892, was that he realized the utter impos- sibilty of enforeng prohibition. I put the matter before him at Marion this way: In either case you had the same forces to fight, viz.—the whis key interest of the State, which would be broken up by either law, and the indifference of the neutral part of the population. If the legislature had en acted prohibition you would have had at your back every good man and wo man in the State, operating not only in their various individual stations in life, but operating them in organiza tions of various kinds for the special purpose of cultivating prohibition and total abstinence sentiment (such as the Good Templars and other temper ance organizations), and of aiding in enforcing the law by direct personal effort. The sentiment at that time was very strong and thousands of per sons were ready to spend money and effort to drive liquor from the State. He could not hope to have any senti ment for the dispensary, because no one knew anything of it. On the con trary he was bound to have indiffer ence on the part of all prohibitionists and temperance societies on account of conscientious scruples. He threw away the moral support of the people and took instead extraordinary pow ers vested in himself as governor, _and his constabulary. The dispensa- ry'Taw has never had any moral sup port except that which arose from the fact that it was law and hence ought to be observed by all law abiding people. The public conscience has never been reconciled to it. Public opinion, so far as that opinion has been founded on sound moral princi ples, has always been opposed to it. The fact that sales of liquor outside of the dispensary have been suppress ed to the extent that they have, is the highest possible proof of the law- abiding tendencies of our people, and gives the strongest possible ground to hope that any law can be enforced, among us if any real effort be made to do so. We haven’t as strong a moral sentiment in the State now as we had in 1892 to back prohibition or any other law. The dispensary has debauched our people. But there is a rising tide and present tenden cies indicate a tidal wave ere long against all lawlessness and evil do ing. Prohibition is coming and will overwhelm all who oppose its enact ment or enforcement. The present campaign in this county is the clear est proof of this. If we succeed in voting out the dispensary it will be by main strength and awkwardness. We are waging the fight without or ganization and without leaders. It is an uprising of the people. Woe unto him who gets in the way of it. When we get prohibition every good man and woman can conscientiously help to enforce it. Nd one can posibly have any conscientious scruples against it. ami our people if they vote for prohibition will prove thereby that they really want it. What people want they will find some way to get. The situation is this: The dispensary law with no moral sentiment against it is at pres ent time beng enforced more i rfect- ly than almost any law on the stat utes, except as it is violated by the dispensary officials themselves. If we vote prohibition we will have all the forces now operating to enforce the dispensary law reinforced by the , strong moral support of all good pe > pie. So far as condition No. 2 i s con cerned we will have the same < .fleers to enforce the dispensary and it may j be presumed that they will be much more impelled to do their duty when \ they realize that the eyes of al good people are upon them to see that they | do it. As to condition No. 3, the wording of the law, it only requires* a little study of the dispensary law to i see that when Mr. Tillman took the j Childe prohibition bill and changed it to the dispensary bill, he produced the most abnormal, unwleldly and Im-1 practicable piece of legislation that was ever put on the statuses of any people. So far as the principle under lying it is concerned no one has ever gotten it off the horns of the dilemma en which Judge Hudson hung it at the start, when he decided it unconstitu tional because, 1. If It is morally wrong to sell whiskey, neither the State nor any individual has the right to engage in its sale. 2. If it Is mor- ally rght to sell whiskey then it is un constitutional for the State to engage in its sale, because it thereby comes Into competition with its own citizens in a legitimate business The practical workings of It have proved it utterly impracticable. It provides for all the detectives on the outside and none for the inside. The result is, it base eaten its own heart out, and is rotten to the core. While they have, by the aid of all the governmental machinery of the State, partially subdued the rogues on the out side they have shut in the rogues from the public gaze and enabled them to hold high carnival of crime on the inside. Neither the public nor the government has anything to do with the inner workings of the dis pensary. The three jrd High Bish ops in Columbia—the hoard of control —and their various subordinates, con tain in themselves all three of tho functions of government, tj legisla tive, the judiciary, and the i xecutive. They make, Judge and execu * their own laws. There will be no r ,g and no secrets when we get prohibition. There will be no money to steal on the inside, and a big risk for mighty small money on the outside. It won’t require half a volume to write a pro hibitory law. and its provisior s can be made so plain that a fool ne. 4 not err therein, and he who runs may read. If the object is to curtail the st le of liquor certainly prohibition is an ea sier way to it than the dispensary. If you nail up the sugar barrel and tell your boy he shan't nave any he’ll not to eat as much sugar as when you put him into the barrel and tell him to eat. only half enough. To pu' a bottle of whiskey to a man’s nose is a poor way to kill his appetite for liquor, and to give him just a little to drink is a poor way to get him not to w’ant any more. Sam Jones says the Calvanists remind him of a mau who loads his table down with enti. ing food, chains all his guests in full view and then goes up and down the table ringing the bell for dinner. Sam’s illustration breaks down. I think, because all the chains would b-i apt to be broken. Mr. Tillman spread his fifty thousand dollars feast of liquor down at Columbia and be gan to ring the bell, but said first chain all those in the State who are hungry. Could any one of three grains of sense suppose it would be easier to keep a man from eating who was dying of starvation than one who had no appetite at all? That’s the dis pensary. They say, “ We cant’ keep that man from drinking who doesn’t want any, he’ll have it in spite of everything; but that man who has an appetite gnawing and insatiable, we can keep him back, he shan’t have a drop.” I want to know is Mr. Tillman lacking in sense or sincerity—which? But some one says the drug store will be the trouble. It is a pitty peo ple won’t take trouble to inform themselves before they talk. The dispensary law provides for the drug stores to have all the whiskey they want at 10 per cent, profit, and all the alcohol they want at cost. They are not doing much of a business at selling liquor now, so why should they go at it when the dispensary is taken away and it will be unlawful for them to sell it? F. C. Hickson. Mrs. Lipscomb Entertains. Mrs. J. N. Lipscomb entertained the following ladies Thursday afternoon at her elegant home on Johnson street. The feature of the occasion was a “magazine game,” which was very interesting and much enjoyed by the ladies who took part. Mrs. S. H. Griffith, Mrs. R. S. Lip scomb, Mrs. A. N. Wood, Mrs. J, Q. Little, Mrs. B. L. Hames, Mrs. S. S. Ross, Mrs. A. W. Doggett, Mrs. R. M. Gaffney, Mrs. W? C. Carpenter, Mrs. J. N. Nesblt, Mrs. W. C. Hamrick. Mrs. P. V. Gaffney, Mrs.W. J. Wilkins. Mrs. T. B. Butler, Mrs. W. B. DuPre, Mrs. H. D. Wheat, Mrs. N. Lipscomb, Mrs. Dr. Darwin, Mrs. D. P. Thomson, Mrs. W. F. Humphries, Mrs. Edna Harris, Mrs. R. R. Wilkins, Mrs. A. M. Simms, Mrs. Manly Stallworth, Mrs. R. O. Sams. Mrs. T. H. Little john, Mrs. A. F. Kendrick, Mrs. W. H. Gooding. Mrs. E. H. Gaines. Mrs. T. L. Brown, Mrs. S. B. Crawley,-Miss Brohawn, Miss Matt Simms. Miss Inez Sarratt, Miss Pearl Crawley. MRS. CARLTON’S WONDERFUL STORY. Maine Woman’s Thrilling Evjerience Duplicated in Gaffney. There are scores of families in Gaffney and near by towns who will read with interest the wonderful ex perience of Mrs. A. L. Carlton, one ot the best known women in Rock land, Me. Her statements are eon- firmed by the physicians who treated her and by C. H. Pendleton, the drug gist who sold her Mio-na, nature’s cure for dyspepsia. Mrs. Carlton says: "I suffered with stomach trouble for eight years, growing worse all the time. Three of the best doctors in Maine diagnosed my case as cancer of the stomach ami declared I could not live two months. Utterly discouraged with their treat ment. I began using Mi-o-na and com menced to gain at once. At tnis time I was reduced to almost skin and bones, as I had lost nearly 100 pounds during my sickness, hut when I be gan to take Mi-o-na my flesh was built up and 1 gained 22’i lbs. the first month. When I discharged my physi cians I was suffering great pain and distress, and vomiting from two to six times a day, hut after the first week’s use of Mi-o-na the pain ceased and the vomiting stopped entirely. I have taken only six packages of these tablets, but my health Is sboiit. restored and I (Irmly believe that Mi- o-na saved my life.” Gaffney Drug Co. are local agents lor Mi-o-na, which sells for 5<) cents a box, and offor It under personal gu arantee that if it does not cure tho worst form of stomach trouble and resulting disorders, the money will be refunded.