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« M • l / Mrs. Mlttle Nuffaker. HID U DP III HOPE. “I Owe My Life to Pe-^u-na, ,, Says Mrs, Huffaker, Mrs. Mittie Huffaker, R. R. No. 8, Columbia, Tenn., writes: “/ was afflicted with dyspepsia tor aeveral years and at last was confined to my bed, unable to sit up. “We tried several different doctors without relief. **/ had given up all hope of cny re lied aid was almost dead when my husband bought me a bottle of Pe ru/} a. “At first I could not notice any ben efit, but after taking several bottles I Was cured sound and well. “It Is to Peruna I owe my life to day. “I cheerfully recommend It .to all sufferers.” A SUNSHINE SOCIETY. ComliiK (•atherliiKa ot International Oricii nixntton. The annual meeting of the 227 branches iu the southern New York slate division of the International Sun shine society will be held at the Sun shine Rest in Bensonhurst, New York, oil Wednesday, March 21. Between sessions there will he opportunity to inspect the new building, which will be us<>d as a headquarters, rest home, sanitarium and the tirst station of the Sunshine life saving work. This state meeting will mark the formal opening of the rest and will be the housewarm ing. Arrangements for the day’s en tertainment are in charge of Mrs. John II. Tevei, Mrs. Byron E. Mead, Miss Anna Louise MacFarland, who iu co operation with the president intend to make the housewarming a notable oc casion in Sunshine gathex-iugs. TO SIMPLIFY SPELLING Brother. (Edmund Vance Cooke, in National , Magazine fot July.) evne dav the doctor went out to the tree. The brother tree, you know. Where the little brothers grow, En brang a little brother home for me. En first he was all wrinkled and red, En ever’ time I tried To make him laugh, cried. En had the funniest bald-headed lead! But now there’s fuzz just begun to sprout 1 (Like papa's on the top, I'p where the hairs al stop) En somethin’ inside's trying to peck out. His eyes is twins; you can’t tell which is which! They’re fastened in with thread En you can see the red Right in the corner where thev made a stitch. ’Cause if thev glued ’em like a dolly’s eyes. He’d be just like a doll En couldn’t erv at all. I think the stitches hurts him when he cries. But mama says he cries because he’s cranky. Sometimes his nose cries, too. En mama says “Oo. Oo!” En dries the nose’s tears oft with her hanky. Wl;en brother’s hungry, he don’t have to stir Off mama’s lap."cause he Don’t go down stairs, like we; He don’t eat food, you know; he just eats her. En papa says when he was a little brother H et his mamma, too. Er gram., when she was new. Et hers—en ever’body et each other! But when the flrstest baby come, why I don’t see Who feeded him, ner who It was he et, do you? Ner who it was that picked him off the tree? The southern New York state divi sion has extended an Invitation to the Long Island Council of Women’s Clubs to hold Its annual meeting In May at the Sunshine Rest home. A committee from the council’s executive board re cently visited Bensonhurst to meet representative state workers and to announce the council'* acceptance. Special committees are preparing to make the Long Island council meeting a very sunny gathering and to greet the 7oO guests with genuine Sunshine hospitality. The sessions of the coun cil will be held iu the solarium, wdiieh, it is expected, will be completed by May 1!), when the council meets, and the delegates and friends will find am ide accommodations for luncheon in spacious dining rooms in the base ment. The council will be the guest of Sun shine on the third day of the interna- | tional convention to be held at the i’ouch mansion, Brooklyn, May 17 and lb. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Perkins of Terry ville, t’onu., have turned over their beautiful winter home at Avon Bark, Fla., to the International Sunshine so ciety for a rest home for those desiring to go soul! * 1 .. They offered it for the nominal sui'i of .$<>00. Through the ’•istnunentn'iity of George E. Crater. Jr., chairman of the advisory board, a friend was found who paid the $000 at once. Avon 1’ark is situated south of the center township in Florida and contains twenty-live lakes with wa ters clear as crystal. On the largest of these, Lake I.otela, is the cottage given to Sunshine. There are nine rooms finished In Georgia pine, with paneled rafters and arches between the rooms. Open fireplaces in the liv ing and dining rooms add to the cheer of the interior. The park is a forest of long leafed pines in which the cot tages nestle about the shores of the lakes, and n favorite mode of travel ing from one to the other is by boats. This Florida rest home of the Interna tional Sunshine society will be used by the northern members sent south by their physicians. COOKING CLASS A-SHOPPING A little love, a little wealth, A little home for you and me; It’- all I ask except rood health. Which comes with Rocky Mountain Tea. Younfr Women Invade Uuteher’n Shop to Learn Cholceat Cat*. Mrs. Willis V. Powell, who conducts a cooking class for young women at the First Presbyterian church of Morris town, N. J., led a number of her pu pils into a Washington street butcher's shop the other afternoon to teach them how to market profitably, says a Mor ristown special to the New York Times. The embarrassed butchers droooed knives and cleavers and blocked the front entrance to see what was going on. The proprietor and his assistants, when they learned what was wanted, showed the young women how the dif ferent cuts are made and how meat is prepared for the work of the cook'. The butchers also pointed out the choicest pieces of meat. Before the class left steaks and chops were bought by the members and were taken to the church kitchen, where they were cooked. A feast followed. Home of the young men outside are said to have made note of the more apt mem bers of the class with a view to asking them to put their accomplishments to practical use in the future. W. F. Fendley, formerly .marshal of Pitts, Ga.. shot and killed W. T. K-craft, a prominent citizen of that town. An old feud had existed be- New Society Starts With Three Hundred Pruned Words. NOT REFORMERS, THEY INSIST. Colonel SpniKue, 'I'reunurer of Or- Kanisalion to Sui>|ireM» luelesa Let- teri*. Tliinkn tinny I’ersona Object to the Term—\<> Denire to Shock the I*nblic — Some i’ubllahera anil Kdi- tora I£nllateii. With its cotters filled and with An drew Carnegie ready to give more money when the present supply runs low, the simplified spelling l>oard will straightway set about spreading the propaganda of plain spelling, says the New York Times. Though celebrities have consented lend the luster of their names, the executive committee will do the actual work. It has al ready begun by taking an office in the Metropolitan Life building, 1 Madison avenue, New York. The members of the executive com mltteo are Brander Matthews, Dr Charles P. Scott, Dr. William Hayes Ward, Henry Holt, Dr. Isaac K. Funk and Colonel Charles E. Sprague, presi dent of the Union Dime Savings insti tution. Colonel Sprague is treasurer of the board. The first step will be the sending out of 300 words simply spelled. These will not be revolutionary in their ap pearance. The simplified spelling board does not wish to shock the public. Its tipst recommendations will consist of towns that have already been used to Settle extent, like thru (through), tho (though), catalog (catalogue) and past (passed), and of forms which, though unfamiliar to the ordinary citizen, have been passed on and declared fit by philological associations; It is significant that the name of the new organization that draws its in- ! spiration from Andrew Carnegie doe* not contain the word “reform” either | us noun, adjective, verb or any other j part of speech. The omission was by | design. Colonel Sprague said so the other night. “We were very careful not to put anything about 'reform' in the name,” he said. “A man might say, T’m against reform,’ and he’d get some sympathy. But it doesn't sound so well to say, ‘I’m against simplification.’ The word ‘reform’ is not so well loved as it might be. Some men have a congenital opposition to reform. They have that ’agin the government’ spirit, and they just don’t like the word.” Publishers and editors, members of the simplified spelling board, have agreed to adopt the new forms. Hen ry Holt will use them so far as his authors permit, but if they insist that the old spelling be used in their books then the publisher will give in. Many newspaper editors, too, it was said, have Joined in. “As soon as there is established au thority for simple spelling,” Colonel Sprague said, “then people will not be afraid of being considered ignorant when they use the new form. If a man writes a letter to you now and uses g 1-v Instead of g-i-v-e you don’t know whether he is Ignorant or a spelling re former. It will be different when rec ognized authorities have given their sanction to the new method. “When a man was talking to me about this matter the other day he said to me, T wish you would drop the ‘T out of believe and receive and deceive and all those “le” words.’ That is not one of the changes already decided on, but I’m Inclined to be in favor of it. That T in words of that kind has no value and might as well be left out. It has neither historical nor etymological significance, and its presence Is ruinons to some j>erson8’ spelling. If believe were spelled ‘beleve’ I think It wonld be a good change. “We are going about the simplifica tion gradually and are not trying to startle or shock anybody. There was an editorial in an afternoon paper rath er unfavorable to our plan, but it did not strike me as being very forceful. The funny man hasn’t Jumped on u* yet. H® will begin about the end of the week. Of course we look for all that and are prepared to stand It. “One criticism of simplified spelling is that it destroys the history of the language—tixat it is not consistent with ejymoipgx^ The best answer to that i* ;TTnt tTi'ise wITo so crUTtTse are^hof usu ally great etymologists, while at the front of the simple spelling movement you find the greatest etymologists and philologists in the land. There Is Dr. March of Lafayette, for Instance. He i-i oerhsins the leadimr Phllolo&rist In the Cnited Stat»*s now, and he has devoted n great part of his life In trying to In troduce simple spelling." Dr. Isaac K. Funk, one of the editors of the Standard Dictionary, has already begun to give currency to the new forms. For Instance “give" and “givn" appear in the Standard in just as black type as “give” and “given,” though for the meaning of the words the reader Is referred to the more familiar forms. In the word “Infinitive” the final o Is sepa rated from the rest of the word by a single parenthesis mark, which means that “the joint rules of the Philological societies require the dropping of the letter." The word “slept” appears, with the definition ns “slapped," and it !s the same way with “tho” and "thru." Among the new forms advocated by the simplified spelling board are pro gram, Infinltiv, deflnlt, clgaret, coquet, slapt, raapt/ detb, welth, tung, stelth and wlsht. CLUB IN LEAGUE WITH CUPID Society Formed to Promote MnrrlaKe ni»cl Foxter Domentlc IlitppineN*. To promote the marriage habit and to preserve peace in domestic relations already contracted the Waka I'oof Ku wai club has been started under the influence of the First Methodist church of Des Moines, la., says a special dis patch to the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. The club, which derives its name from the Japanese, was originated by George I Huffman and now includes thirty-six couples. Among ihe questions the applicant must answer are the fol lowing: "When were you married V" “How many children have you?” “Do you rule the household? If not, who does?” “Are your domestic relations pleas ant?” In case the last question is answered negatively a court of inquiry Is named and an investigation as to the causes for Infelicity Is ordered, to the end that matters may be amicably adjusted. The object of the society is to make married people so happy that unmar ried people will wish to be initiated into the new life. The club holds ban quets. parties, rides, musicales and all good pleasures, which they flaunt defi antly in the faces of the bachelors and spinsters. The officers are: President, Walter A. Kauffman; vice president, It. J. Baird; secretary, Mrs. Emma FairaJl; treasurer. Mrs. A. J. Bettom England’* Former Enemies. The three greatest potentates of mod ern times have been England’s strenu ous antagonists—viz, Philip II., Louis XIV. and Napeleon. Of these three Napoleon was the most powerful, Phil ip the most deadly. The leaders under whom the English rallied against these world famous monarchs were: First, Elizabeth and Drake; second, William and Marlborough; third, Pitt and Nel son. The result of the first of the*e great historic duels was to overturn the foundations of Spanish empire, with its dominion over the seaa, it* vast colonial possessions, its claim un der a papal bull to an exclusive monop oly of the new world. Th* result of the second was to decide which should be th* residuary legatee of tho deceased Spanish power, France or England, giving In the end the succession to Its old world dominions to France, it* trade, maritime supremacy and col onies mainly to England. The result of the third was to shatter Napoleon’s hopes of ascendency by sea and to force him back on European conquests, upon projects which related to the old world and not to the new. Pitt and Nelson did not disappear till that end was attained, and England’s part in the later wars of Napoleon waa that, having, as Pitt said in almost bis clos ing words, saved herself by her energy she saved Europe by her example and assistance.—Blackwood’s Magazine. Blggent Mill In the World. On the banks of the MerrimaC river at South Lawrence. Mass., a woolen company is building a mill which makes most other American buildings seem small in comparison, says the Hartford (Conn.) Times. This one mill Is 1,1)00 feet—considerably over a third of a mile—in length. It has a width of 150 feet, is six stories in height and will cost $3,500,000. This mill gives employment to 6,000 persons, and to save the time and strength of the thou sands who will be employed on the up per floors escalators will be provided which will lift 4,000 of them to the fourth, fifth : vil sixtii stories in flv^ minutes. En; i: cs of 10.000 horsepow er will actuate the machinery, all transmission of power being by elec tricity. Perch Catching by Hands. A long line of boys lying at nightfall along the village <1:r.n, their arms dan gling into the pond, has been attracting much attention from visitors to East- port, N. Y., during the last few days, says the New York Tribune. They are Juvenile fishermen engaged In a unique pursuit of yellow perch. The method consists in moving the Hands briskly in the water, when the perch, attracted by the agitation, crowd Into their hands and are easily captured and thrown out on the bank. In this simple man ner. which is always practiced after nightfall, many bushels of the fish are caught. The perch command a ready market in New York city and provide the village urchins with pocket money throughout the aa&fttm. To Beautify Your Complexion IN TEN DAYS, USB MADINOLA TKE UNEQUALED BEAUTIFIER. Formerly advertised and sold as Batinola.) county subject to the results of the Democratic primary. M. A. (Non) Sarratt. I am a candidate for Clerk of Court of Cherokee county, subject to the Democratic nrlmary. Z. A. Robertson. -j- With the consciousness of having performed the duties of the office of Clerk of Court in a faithful, efficient and economical manner, for the best interests of the countv and to thr' sat isfaction of the public, and on th^ rec ord I have made as to merit and fit ness. I solicit the support of all the votei of tne county, for re-election in the ensuing Democratic primary. Respectfully. J. Eb. Jefferies. I announce myself a candidate for Clerk of Court for Cherokee county, subject to the action of the Democrat ic primary. J. </. Hollis. For Probate Jt.-t/ge. I am a candidate for Probate Judge of Cherokee county, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. G 1 W. Speer. Thanking the voters of the county for their confidence reposed in me in the past, and feeling better qualified by experience in the office to dis charge the duties thereof. I hereby announce myself a candidate for re- election to the office of Probate Judge for Cherokee county, subject, however, to the rules of the Democrat ic primary election. J. E. Webster. I announce myself a candidate for the office of Probate Judge of Chero kee county, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. Will D. Thomas. For Coroner. ! hereby announce myself a ''andi- date for re-election to the office of Coroner, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. J. S. Vinesett. I hereby announce myself a candi date for Coroner, subject to the rule* of the Democratic primary. J. O. Tate. NADINOLA. NADINOLA is guaranteed and monry ■efunded if it fails to remove freckles, | pimples, tan, sallowness, liver-spots, collai ^ discolorations, black-heads disfiguring erup i tioos, etc., in twenty days. Leaves the skin clear, soft, healthy, and restores the beauty of youth. Endorsed by thousands. Price 50 cents and $1.00 at all leading drug stores, or by mail. Prepared^ by i National Toilet Co.. Paris, Tenn. For sale only b” THE GAFFNEY DRUG CO. For Supervisor. I hereby announce myself a candi date for Countv Supervisor sublect to rules of the Democratic primary. E. Felix Lipscomb. FOR ALL COUr.’TY NEWS, IM PORTANT HAPPENINGS IN THE STATE AND EVENTS OF INTEREST | IN FOREIGN LANDS, TAKE ANC. READ THE LEDGER. I --"'j ANNOUNCEMENTS. Announcements placed In thl* col umn until the primary election for $5.00. All cards must be accompanied ^ by the cash to Insure proper atten- ! tlon. Fop the Senate. Believing that Cherokee county and i South Carolina need the services of ' J. C. Otts, Esq., in the State Senate, we present his name to the voters of Cherokee county, subject to the Dem i ocratic primary election. Tax Payers. OXFORDS For Men, Women and Children AT Special Prices AT CARROLL BYERS “F«llah«d Rlc«.” The rice that comes on the American table looks mushy; th* grain* seem all mashed together instead of being dis tinct and large. The trouble (some time* due te the cooking) is usually explained by the statement that our { rice is of inferior quality, though there j 1* no better rice in the world th*n our Louisiana and Texas article; the grain* are large, firm and nutty. The fact is. our public won’t buy any rice unless the grains shine and glisten. Conse quently the first thing the miller doe* U to put his rice crop through * course of polishing by which the covering of the kernel, and at the same time the most nutritive part, is rubbed off. The result is that he gets a beautiful, al most sparkling grain, which sells well, but, inasmuch* a* the covering has been removed, the grains when cooked lose their identity and become a mush. “Polished rices” is a peculiarity of America. Tbs public can procure th* onpollshed rice If they will insist on th* grocer getting It for them, for “polishing" is an extra process which the miller will be glad to abandon - Country Life In America. New Hlffb Kaploalv*. There is still another new high explo sive, “Tigorite," which has been in vented and tested In Bavaria. It is said to be ten time* more active than any of the other high* explosives. Disorderly scenes during the dis cussion of the law to abolish the death penalty led to a sudden adjourn ment of the Russian lower house. Max Nordeau sent to the American Federation of Zionists a strong ap- p~-i fo r establishing a Jewish institu tion in Palestine. I hereby announce hyself as a can didate for the office of State senator for Cherokee county, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. W. 8. Hall, Jr. For House of Repr«sentatlves. I hereby announce myself a candi date for th® House of RepresentatlV' subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. K. O. Huskey. At the urgent solicitation of many friends I announce myself as a candi date for the lower house of the Legis lature. subject to the rules and regu lations of the Democratic primary. W. F. McArthur. The friends of J. V. Whelchel, rec ognizing the valuable services ren dered b" ffiim while supervisor of Cherokee county, hereby announce him as a candidate for that office, sub- je^' to the rules of the Democratic primary. I am a candidate for re-election to the office of County Supervisor, sub ject to the rules of the Democratic primary. Wm. Phillips. For Auditor. I hereby announce myself as a can didate for Auditor of Cherokee county, and will abide by the result of the Democratic primary. D Both Hughes. G. B. Daniel is hereby announced as a candidate for Auditor of Cheroke® county, subject to the rules of th® Democratic primary. _ Having been assured by many friends and having a clear conscience of having fully performed the dutl®® of Auditor of your county, I reaped- fully announce myself as a candidate for re-election to the office of Auditor, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary election. I feel grateful to my many friends and thanking hhem for former support I muat kindly soli cit their support In the present eleo> don, I am, your humble servant, W. D. Camp. Being urged bv my friends, I have decided to enter the race for the House of Representatives and hereby announce myself a candidate, promis ing to abide bv the results of the De mocratic primary election. Chas. A. S. Campbell I hereby announce myself a candi date for a member of the House of Representatives from Cherokee coun ty. an.J bind myself to be governed bv the rules and results of the Demo cratic primary election. , John V. Price. hereby announce myself a candi date for the legislature, subject to th rules of the Democratic primary. N. W. Hardin. Believing that E. J. Clary would Ixe a suitable man for the lower house, his friends hereby recommend him to the voters of Cherokee coun ty and hereby announce him a can didate for that place, subject to rules of Democratic primary. For Clerk. I hereby announce myself a candi date lor Clerk of Court of Cherokee I hereby announce myself a candi date for Auditor, subject to results of Democratic primary. George D. Scruggs. Fop Sheriff. Profoundly grateful to the people of Cheroke« county for the honors they have already conferred on me, 1 an nounce myself a candidate for re-elec tion to the office of Sheriff of Cherokee county and 1 promise to be govern- ct bv the result of the Democratic primary election. W. W. Thomas. Standing on my official record as an officer of the past and being assured by many friends of mv satisfactory services. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for Sheriff of Cherokee county, subject to results of Demorcat* ic primary. A. L. Hallman. I hereby announce myself a candi date for Sheriff of Cherokee county, subject to the rules of Democratic primary. R. J. Foster. Having been solicited by people from all sections of the county to become a candidate for Sheriff, I have decided to do so. and herewith acnounce myself a candidate for that office subject to the rules of the Democratic party. A. J. McCraw. I am a candidate for Sheriff of Cherokee county, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. R. O. Ballenger. For Treasurer. 1 announce myoelf a candidate for re-election to the office of Treasurer of Cheroke* county, subject to the Democratic primary. I take this oc casion to thank my friends for their unwavering loyalty, and point to my record In office to merit their continu ed support. W. Harrv Gooding. For Superintendent of Education. I hereby announc* myself a candi date for re-election to the office of Superintendent of Education, and take this opportunity to ’hank the people most kindly for the honors already conferred. I will abide bv the rule® of th# Democratic primary. J. L. Walker.