The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, September 28, 1906, Image 1
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GAFFNEY. S C., FFAIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28. 1906
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lUSt 8I0T OPENS
ON ATUNTA
ATTEMPTS ON WOMEN LEAD TO
EXCITEMENT CAUSING RIOT.
Men Wrought to a High Pitch—Sever
al Killed—Many Under Arrest Be
fore Settling Difficulty.
Atlanta, Oa.. Snpt.. 2;'»—Tho known
dead, who have met death in connec
tion with the riots here since list
Saturday nijrht, number one white
man and eighteen negroes. To this
number might bo added the name of
Mrs. Robert I*. Thompson, an estima
ble white woman, who dropped dead
Monda,’ eve as two negroes were shot
and beaten in her sight. The dead:
White.
County Policeman Heard, killed in
South Atlanta Monday night.
Negroes.
Marshall Carter, 13-year-old boy;
killed in a light with another negro
Monday.
Clem Rhoades, killed in South At
lanta Monday night.
Sam Magruder, wounded at South
Atlanta Monday night; died at Grady
Hospital Tuesday morning.
Frank Fambroo. killed at South A^
lanta Monday night.
Annie Laurie Sheppard, negro wo
man, killed Saturday night.
Henry Welsh, killed in Cuban pool
room Saturdav night
Frank Smith, killed Saturday night.
Milton Brown, killed on Marietta
street Saturday night.
Will Marion, killed on Marietta
street Saturday night.
Zeb Long, lynched at East Point
Monday morning.
Will Moreland, killed by city police
at Magruder and Randolph streets
Tuesday morning.
James Fletcher, killed at same
time and place.
Unidentified negro man, killed at
South Atlanta Monday night. Body
in undertaker’s establishment.
Five unidentified bodies, located at
various points.
This, the third day of Atlanta’s race
war, lias passed without serious tU 8-
turbanees. Rumors literally by the
hundreds have been brought to the at
tention of the authorities and to the
newspapers, but not in a single in
stance tip tQ 4 o’clock this evening
had Any of the horrible tales been
verified; indeed, the opposite had
been established, that they were ah
solutely false. Specials sent to out
side papers have been reflected in in
quiries to local newpaper men; the
charge was made that 5b negroes had
been killed here and that the local pa
pers and press associations were
either being censored or were sup
pressing the facts. Every bit of in
formation that could be gathered and
verified has appeared in the local pa
pers, nothing has been held back
from the local or the outside world
that would be of interest and that has
been proven true. The papers here
have united in an agreement to print
only established facts, to issue no,
more specials or extras on the riots,
and the agreement is being lived up
to.
The spreading of wild reports of
horrible atrocities in almost every
part of the town has added greatly to
the task of the military, for every
rumor has been investigated either
over telephone or by a personal visit
of the military officers.
Bunch of 257 Arrested.
Following the arrest of 257 negroes
at Brownsville, including Clark Uni
versity, earl y today, and the detention
of altout toe of these in the county
jail, tji«. feeling prevailed that at last
peace had been restored by a strong
show of authority. Almost simulta
neously two negroes were killed in an
other and distant part of the city by
three policemen, who had been sent
to stop them shooting.
The main events during the day
have been the ordering into the city
of four companies of State militia
from outside points. Governor Terrell
saying the order was given as a mat
ter of precaution rather than from any
pressing necessity. The gathering of
a large representation of business and
professional men at noon called for
vigorous action by the city legislative
authorities regarding negro dives and
saloons. Resolutions demanded that
these places be closed and kept closed
perpetually. In these demands the
leading negroe clergymen of the city
united, promising their supiAort of all
measures for the common good and
their influence with their own people.
They asked the protection of the au
thorities for the innocent of their own
race, as for those of the whites. They
were given a vote of thanks for the
stand they had taken.
The saloons have been closed all
day and will be until further notice.
There is an increasing scarcity of
negroes in the factories, stores and
offices, in the posto.fice and with the
telegraph companies. Hundreds of
Atlanta homes are without their regu
lar cooks and ice deliveries are con-
snicuoug by their rarity.
The outlook for tonight following
another day of comparatively peace
was regarded as favorable for quiet.
The same feeling was expressed last
night, but the hours of darkness were
filled with horror, Increased, if ikjssI-
ble, by the uncertainty and lack of
definite information. All kinds of
possibilities for tonight were pre
dicted early this evening, but hope
was expressed that the crisis has been
passed
Law and Order Mass Meeting.
Atlmta, Ga.. Sept. 25.—Atlanta to
night shows kitle signs of the turbu-
buit scenes which have been enacted
during the past several days. Good
citizenship and cooler heads have ob
tained the mastery and prominent
men. both white and colored, are
bending every energy toward bring
ing the city back to its normal con
dition, which tonight is almost an
accomplished task. Tho citv and
suburbs are quiet, no reports having
been received of violence tonight
from any quarter.
A law and ordei mass meeting was
held late this afternoon, attended by
representative people of both races,
at tb« court house. • which was filled
to overflowing. A fund of $3,000
was raised for the benefit of the vie
Urns of mob violence and a. com
mittee of live apnointed to push the
relief work to a generous completion.
A committee on resolutions was
chosen, of which Hon. Clark Howell,
editor of The Atlanta Constitution,
was made chairman. This committee
reported the following resolutions:
“Whereas, The city has been the
scene of horrible crimes against
women, causing great excitement
among the people and leading to dis
order ami mol) violence, and
“Whereas. The spirit of retaliation
for crime, working under cover of
the mob, makes no discrimination be
tween the innocent and the guilty
and causes the murder of Innocent
and law abiding citizens, and
“Whereas, The first duty of any
government is to protect life, liberty
and property and the first duty of
the citizen is to obey the law and
support constitutional authority in
its enforcement, and
“Whereas, Present state of affairs
has demonstrated the fact that crime
and lawlessness begets more lawless
ness and when a question between
the races has arisen the existence of
riot, acts of violence and the spirit
of the mob engenders hatred, fans
the flame of racial passion and
spreads tho spirit of anarchv until
the very foundations of government
are shaken, therefore, be it
“Resolved, That this meeting, com
posed of the members of the cham
ber of commerce and other law-
abiding citizens, does solemnlv^nrotest
against the spirit of lawlessness that
has tarnished the fair name of our
Citv i intl lc,< 4 to ,lie commission of
crime.
‘We denounce the cowardly and bru
tai murder of innocent people and the
wounding of others and we call upon
all good men to lift up their voices for
law and order and use their influence
to check the riotous spirit that is
abroad in the community.
"We deplore the crime of both
races, which has been committed by
their worst elements and w< ; solemn
lv protest that mob rule is the worst
evil that can aflict society, for it car
ries in its train :ili the crimes that
human Icings are capable of and if
not checked will lead to the destruct
ion of government itself.
"We call upon the authorities of our
city and State to crush anarchy with
,nn iron hand and spare neither ex
pense nor force to ’o so.
“We demand that the authorities
snare no etlort to put a slop to the
assaults on our women; if it tak<*s
more men or more money to do it,
that the authorities act accordingly
Our womanhood must and shall be
| protected.
! "It is not right nor just that the in
! norent, both white ami black, shall be
punished for the sins of tin* guilty,
and the events of the past tew days
prove beyond doubt that it is the in
nocent of both races that are made to
suffer as the result of the uurestrain
i'd effort of tit • mob to avenge the
dasterd'y outrages that should be and
must be punished by law.
“We further declare that it is the
duty of ottr city to care for the sick
and wounded of both races .and to
burv the dead and we pledge our wil
lingness to assist the authorities if
needed.
“Where government has not been
able to protect life the common in
stincts of humanity demands that it
at least care for the victims of vio
lence in sickness and death.”
These resolutions were presented by
Chairman Howell, warmly seconded
by John Temple Graves, editor of The
Georgian; John S. Cohen, managing
editor of The Journal, and Charles S.
Daniel, editor of The News, and were
unanimously adopted as the sense of
the meeting.
While no further trouble is expected,
the city Is still strongly guarded and
every precaution is being taken
against a recurence of violence.
Run Out of Augusta.
Augusta, Ga.. Sept. 25.—After hav
ing been mysteriously warned that
he must leave Augusta on account of
incendiary publications In bis paper,
a negro Journal, The Georgia Baptist,
W J. White, a negro preacher, to
day notified Mayor Allen that he
would get out of Augusta and never
return. He left on the midday train
and bis paper is not to be published
any more.
White has several times in the past
been the cause of incipient distenh
ances between the races by express
ions through bis paper, and a few
yv'ars ago was saved from injury and
his office from destruction by a mob
which had surrounded it with the in
tentlon of applying the torch, bv a
prominent attorney.
He was warned today by conserva
live men of both races that it would
be safer for him to leave and he ac
cepted the advice.
Department Takes Notice.
Washington. Sept. 25.—The post-
office department has taken eogni
zance of tho case of J. L. Price, the
negro in charge of tho station in
South Atlanta, who it. is reported, has
been arrested, charged with supplying
ammunition to the blacks. An in
vestigation now is under way and if
it be true, as alleged, that Price lias
been taken into custody on the
grounds stated, and Is convicted, he
will be dismissed from the service of
the government. The practice of the
department universally has been that
employes committing offenses involv
ing arrest and conviction are remov
ed from their positions. A report lias
been asked for from the postmaster
at Atlanta, and until it is received no
action with regard to Price will be
taken.
Ku Klux Found in Augusta.
Augusta, Ga.. Sept. 25.—The police
authorities today discovered a secret
organization of Ku Klux in Augusta
and broke it up. Detectives found in
a local job printing office literature
privately printed for the organization,
and on further investigation, found
that a local tailoring establishment of
high reputation had made gowns and
other regalia for the band. Th" liter
ature and gowns were confiscated, the
former being destroyed. A number of
the young men connected with the or
ganization were arrested and placed
under peace bonds. It was the pur
pose of the Ku Klux to make their
first visitation tonight on White, the
negro- preacher-editor, who left the
city tlds afternoon.
Governor Wires for Arms.
Atlanta, Ga.. Sept. 25—Two ne
groes were killed today in a fight
with officers mounted on bicycles.
The negroes had barricaded them
selves in a house on the edge of the
city. The officers were not wounded
Sheriff Nelms today swore iu about
300 citizens as special deputies. It is
understood h»> will swear in a« many
more as he can properly arm. up to
500. Governor Terrell has wired for
supplies of guns and ammunition.
A HEAD-ON COLLISION.
Engineer Durrett, of the Southern’s
Wrecking Train, Killed.
There was a head-on collision on the
main line of the Southern near King’s
Mountain. N. C\. about 5 o’clock Tues
day morning, which resulted in the
death of Engineer Durrett. Durett
was the engineer of a wrecking train
which was at work near King’s Moun
tain clearing a small freight wreck.
There were several cars of a freight
train thrown off during Monday night
and it was necessary to send a wreck-
in train and crew to the scene of the
trouble. The crew worked for a while
and soon had the cars In place on the
track. About this time there was a
northbound freight train due and after
sending out a flagman to stop the
freight the wrecking train started
back to a switch so as to sidetrack
in favor of the fiVdght. It is stated
that the flagman was not out suffi
eiently far to stop the freight train
and the result was a head-on collision
which both engines were torn up
to a considerable extent. Ensinypr
Durr tt was in charge of the wrecking
train locomotive and was so badly in
jured that death ensued. The members
of ImiiIi train crews were verv much
shaken up. although there were no se
riotis injuries to the trainmen, other
than Durrett. The track soon was
cleared of debris and traffic on the
road was not delayed materially.
No Lady Need Apply.
Columbia, Sept. 25.—The South
Carolina commission for the James
town exposition met in the executive
ollici's this afternoon and went over
many details of arrangements in con
neetion with the work of gftlng a
creditable exhibition. The ground is
in good shape, but no matter of im
portance was transacted. The commis
sion decided to defer the question of a
State building on account of the small
appropriation. It seems likely that
tie re will be no State biii!din ,r . The
question of appointing a Lady commis
sioner, which Mrs. Virginia D. Young
am] others have been agitating, was
referred by the governor to the com
mission, which had the courage to de
cide against the ladies in favor of
Urn law laid down in the act. which
provides for no lady commissioners.
No lady commissioner need apply.
The board decides it has no authority
in law to appoint such.
"Do you know that there’s a place
where divorces comes before mar-i
riage?”
“Impossible!”
“Not at all. It’s in the dictionary."
Wen Worth Trying.
W. H. Brown, the popular pension
attorney, of Pittsfield, Vt., says:
“Next to a pension, the best thing to
get is Dr. King’s New Life Pills.”
He writes: “they keep my family in
splendid health." Quick cure for
Headache, Constipation and Billious-
ness. 25c. Guaranteed at Cherokee
Drug Co.’s drug atore.
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine
Tablets. Druggists refund money If
it falls to cure. 0. W. OROVH’B sis
nature Is on each box. 25c.
-io.
—If you want to be in the style you
will have to wear one of our stylish
Hats that we are now showing.
Company Store.
—Plant Clover, Rye, Alfalfa, Onion
Sets and Cabbage now. Seed at Gaff
ney Drug Co. Sept. 25 4t
A NEWSY LETTER
FROM WILXINSVIILE.
MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE OF
LOWER CHEROKEE.
Personal Paragraphs Concerning Pop
ular People and Short Items of
that Section.
Wllkinsville, Sept. 25.—We had the
pleasure of at lending tin* meeting of
the North Pacolet Interdenominational
Sunday School Convention at Corinth
church last Sabbath. Notwithstand
ing the rain a good congregation was
present. Some came before it be
gan, others came in it and still others
came after the rain quit tailing. In
all there were reports from about |
nine school—including those verbally
reported. One feature of the conven
tion was noticeable—that of the music.
Prof. A. G. Davis with part of the
Sadis school was present and took
part in th t . singing. Miss Eliza Kirby
was organist but the instrument was
not in good order and its service was |
finally dispensed with and all took
part in the singing.
The dinner was every thing one
could desire—and there was an abun-
dence of it. This part of the proceed
ing was turned over to the ladies and
they performed their dut/ in a com
mendable manner. The young ladies
saw that everybody was waited on.
Those Corinthians are a noble people
and they have one of the largest and
best managed Sabbath schools in the
county. The children tabe part in the
work and many of the older people are
not mere idle on lookers, as we find
in so many other churches and schools
in the land. Bro. E. J. Clary and his
assistants deserve praise for what
they have done and are still doing.
Rev. R. T. Liston preached at Salem
last Saturday night and Sabbath.
Owing to the rain and high water in
Broad river the congregations were
both smaller than usual. The church
made out a call for one-fourth of Pro
Liston’s time for another year at the
usual salary of $200. Elder James W
Smarr was elected delegate to the
meeting of Enoree Presbytery at
Fairview church the 9th of next
month. Mr. Liston preached at Hope-
well school house on Sabbath night.
There is still a good deal of sick
ness reported—most of it is chills
and malarial troubles, arising, we sup
pos&, from so much rain and bad
weather.
Mr. \V, G Fowler, who has been at
Hot Springs, Ark., for his health, re
turned home last Saturday not much
improved in health, so we understand.
Mr. T. J. Patrick, who went with him
is still at Hot Springs.
Mr. V. C. Comer, the ferryman at
Howell’s ferry, has chills yet.
Miss Rugie Moss, of Hopewell, is in
a bad state of health. She has been
sick for some time.
Mr. T. Jeff Hughes is again on the
road with ins wagon buying up chick
ens. eggs and butter for the Union
markets. He has not been trading
much in some time. He says he can’t
be idle long at a time.
The rain caught a good many pea
vines and hav cut down. It. will he
somewhat damaged w < fear.
Farmers are losing no time in try
ing to get their cotton out.
The Wilkinsville oil mill has start
ed to grinding seed.
Rev. T. F. Boozer, of Gaffney, came
down Friday. He is delivering ids
book, "The San Francisco Disast r.’
lie fi ts sold quite a number of copies
and expects to continue the book
business t.ds fall and winter, if the
trade is good.
Mr. I at w re nee Osment, of Gaffney,
and another young man came down
Saturday on their wheels. Only a
few years ago the “cycle” was as
much of a currosity to the average
countryman as the automobile is now.
We didn’t get our turnips sown tin
fii last. Saturday. The ground has
b'Cn too wet all the season, and it
isn’t dry yet.
Complaint reaches us that much of
the corn is rotting in the field. There
hasn’t been enough sunshine to dry
it out properly.
People will have enough pea vine
hay for roughness provided thev can
save it. Very littie fodder has been
saved and much of that was damaged
We regret to learn that J. Rufus
Poole, Esq., is sick.
Some one has aptly defined “hope
mingled with fear” as a lazy man
hunting for work and afraid he will
i find it. We have seerf many such
cases.
It is reported that one of Gaffney’s
widowers is to tifi-e a wife In this
section soon. We don’t know the
truth of the statement but are in no
condition to deny it if present signs
are worth anything.
Mr. Sam J. Strain is still complain
ing. His sister, Mrs. Jessie Blackwell’
spent Monday with him.
The public roads are in a bad fix
The mud is about as deep and tough
as it generally Is In winter time. In
many places there are damaging holes
that a few hours of labor could re
medy. In many places the road !«
too narrow for wagons to pass each
other without one or the other, If not
both of them, getting in the ditches.
We hope our authorities will gee that
they are properly widened. We be
lieve in good roads; those that will
give conveniences that the travelling
public don’t, have now Our York
county neighbor* are ahead of us in
many respects in this most important
matter.
When our friend Clayte Phillips
a«ked us to go home with him and s- e
how poor folks lived we thanked him
and told him that we had been know
ing that all our lives and were still
studying the matter. He can show
us nothing new in that line. “Uncle
Inhume” Webber used to say: “Its
bad to be poor but worse to be
honsof’
Mr. P. F. Webber is a veritable
Tuba! Cain. What be don’t know
about putting wood, iron or pot-rnetal
together to make it. stand is torn out
of the book. He has the most com
pleto shop outfit to be found in this
nart of the county and it don’t take
him always to do a job of work.
Sam Ktnin got the banging of his
farm bell brol-im and Mr. Webber has
made it as goo 1 as n w. if not better.
Bro. Webber never saw a piece of
work fie didn’t think he could do. He
can write a sp'endid newspaper article
when he tries.
It’s right funny, and pathetic to. to
hear him tell some of his war experi
ence. The battle of Cedar Creek, Va.
October 19th, IXtil, was his first. He
was a mere hoy—only about sixteen
vear of age. He belonged to Company
F, 15th S. C. regiment which he had
just joined. He was with his com
mander the night before when Gen
John B. Gordon made that Napolanle
ascent of Mossanutten mountain and
swooped down on the left flank of
Sheridan’s army at daylight next
morning which routed his army and
nut it to flight. Simultaneously with
Gordon’s attack on Sheridan’s left and
rear. Kershaw’s division moved for
ward at toe double quick and made an
assault iu his front, carrying every
thing before it. thus thiir tidal waves
of impetuous. When the repulse
came that evening and the Confeder
ates were forced to fall back, some
what in confusion, he got separated
from bis compiny and was surround
ed by Yankees who took him to be a
boy who perhaps lived in that neigh-
borhood, (for be na.l on bis new home'
made clothes and was apparently not
old enough to be in the service), they
paid little or no attention to him. and
when night came on he struck out to
And his command. He says he waded
Cedar creek about fifteen times that
night and every now and then he
rim into a squad of soldiers, he didn't
know whether they were our nu-i or
Yankees.
At daylight next morning he came
upon some Confederates who told him
that Kershaw's brigade was behind
them and he turned his course to meet
it and after a long and tiresome search
he came up with it and found Moses
Wood, big Jim Moorehad, Wash Me
Kown. Redding Hughes 3iuJ e-, mi e
others of his fiaotpabS wlio had spent
the Rigrt Wondering what had become
of him. He was never so proud in his
life as he. was then. Had he met his
mother his Jov would have been no
more complete. These comrades di
vided their scanty rations with him
and he was hen ready for another
fight. J. L. S.
A GAY SWINDLER.
BAD NEGRO CAUGHT.
Honea Path Constable Found Stolen
Articles in His House.
Hotie.a Path. Sept. 25.—Then* was a
g neral air of satisfac tion in town to
da* when it was learned that Consra
I ' Haynes had arrested a negro nam
ed Stewart Ellis, familiar about the
streets here, with apparently suffi
cienf evidence to convict him of be
ing a party to the robbery of Fred W*
Brock’s store one night last week, in
which diamond rings and other valu
ables amounting to $1Ji"n were taken.
Suspicion has pointed to this negro
over sine,, the robbery and it was de
cided to search his house, with the re
sult of finding nineteen of tin* missing
rings of lesser value concealed under
his house. Of course he denied t»is
guilt, but. finally confessed when some
one 8l><»ke of a buggv trace, and impli
cited two negroes from Donalds.
When confronted by one of these he
made another confession and said that
his first one was a myth. So there the
matter rests, but those rings con
coaled under his home seems to mal e
a very strong case against him.
H e is Well Known bv Our Gaffney
Merchants.
Th,> following special from Stater-
ville. N. to the Charlotte ChrOne
e'e will prove interesting reading to
Gaffney merchants. Strouss got up an
indusirial edition of The Ledger, but
he didn't swindle anvone here that we
have heard of. Wo managed to tie
him up so that he couldn’t get away
without a settlement, but we are sorrv
that we ever had anything to do with
the scoundrel even if he did act
straight while here. The special fol
lows:
“About July 1st M. E. Strouss, who
said he was iu the business of writing
up towns for newspapers, came to
Sta ville. He had good credentials
from other, towns where he had wor)>
ed and with those made a contract
with Mr. J. L Brumley editor of the
Mascot, to publish a writeup of
Statesville in that paper. Strouss was
to eo the soliciting and write up th<?
business interests of the town, he
agreeing to pay Mr. Brumley a certain
sum for printing an illustrated edi
tion of 3,000 copies. On the strength
of his references Mr. Brumley gave
Strouss a letter of introduction with
authority to -elicit, and collect for the
space sold this making Mr. Brumley
responsible for Strouss’ contracts with
the business men.
Strouss wa« not very successful In
soliciting but he collected about $75
The paper was to have been issued
about August 1st. While pretending
to go on with the work here Strouss
went to Hickory, saying he would
start business there and then come
back and finish the work in State«
ville. But he never came back. Later
Mr Brumley wrote to Hickory to
find out about him and learned that
he had worked The Democrat then
In a manner Mmilar to The Mascot
and had departed.
Mr. Brumley then set about to de
vise means to get hold of Strouss. On
the 11th of this month fia inserted
in The American Press, a paper pub
lished at Atlanta, the following ad
“M. E. Strouss, an expert indus-
rial writer, can learn something to his
advantage financially bv writing W
B., care American Press, Atlanta. Ga ”
Strouss bit promptly. On the ICth
he wrote "W. B.” from Pulaski. Va.,
saying a letter would reach him at
Bristol. Tenn. The letter was f d0r ‘
warded to M.. Brumley and
him Thursday. He at once Vired the
chief of police at Bristol thv
Strouss b e a: jested ^CZtW
man "as lun-a ^ charge about tU*
ime he \ a Bristol. !{« at once
“.eed to c«>rn^ to Statesville without
Tequlsitioh ptlpprs hhd also wired Mr.
Brunilev proposing to compromise
the matter. Chief of Police Conner
left Friday night for Bristol, arriving
hero Sunday r.ight with Strouss. who
was landed in jail. Strouss says he
intended to rtf -rn to Statesville ai*>ut
October 1st. b.:t this statement, is. of
course, untrue.
No date for the preliminary trial
has b op set. Personwho have in-
terested themselves in Strouss’ be
half have employed Mr. H. P. Grier
to appear for him.
Mr Brumley has done a good ser
vice in causing the arrest of Strouss
and ir i.-, io h- noped that he will get
the punishm, at ho deservos. When
| h • g,-ts through with tho courts bore
| lie will be eaii. d to answer at Hick
ory for ,i .similar offence. The of-
. ihv is not t mere matter of collect
ing $75 iindt-, false pretense, but this
swindler has worked a game which
is calculated to impa'r puollc confi
dence in genuine advertising arrange
ments. and which is calculated to
damage tho newspapers which he
swindles. If ho is allowed to get
awav ho will go elsewhere and con
tinue his swindling game. Tho fact
that ho played the game in two towns
siiowm 'bat ho is practiced In it.
A’iie|-, j| js ms hand to make-good
ho does go. but if it is more eonven-
finit to vanisfc and leave the newspa
per ’** settle with swindled customers,
he does so. What Strouss needs is to
b rt divested of that jim-swinger coot
h,- wore around Statesville in Jufo,
given some striped clothing and set
to work building roads.
The Breath of Life.
It’s a significant fact that the
strongest animal of its size, the go
rilla, also has the largest lungs. Pow
erful lungs means powerful creatures.
How to keep the breathing organs
right should be man’s chiefest study.
Like thousands of others, Mrs. Ora
A. Stephens, of Port Williams. Ohio.,
has learned how to do this. She
writes: “Three bottles of Dr. King’s
New Discovery stopped niv cough of
two years and cured me of what m7
friends thought consumption. O. it’s
grand for throat and lung troubles."
Guranteed by Cherokee Drug Co.,
druggists. Price 50c and $1.00. Trial
bottle free.
Kills Calarrlial Germs.
—B e sure to come in and see our
line of the most stylish Hats ever
shown in Gaffney.
Company Store.
—Clover, Rye, Alfalfa, Onion Sets
and Cabbage should be planted now—
from 15th of Sept, to 15th of Oct.
Seed at Gaffney Drug Co. Sept. 25 4t
—Have lust received our Fall line
of Hate. They are the nobbiest ever
shown in this city.
Company Store.
It arouses energy, develops and
stimulates nervous life, arouses the
courage of youth. It makes you young
again. That’s what Hollister’s Rocby
Mountain Tea win do. 35 cents. Tea
or Tablets. Gaffney Drug Co.
Hyomei's Healing Air Reaches Ever
Part of Nose. Throat and Lungs.
Hyomei is ihe only scientific an
thorough way to cure catarrh. Stop
ach dosing do-** not reach the catarr’r
a] germs in the air passages and cat
not possibly drive them from the syt
t‘*m. By breathing air medicated wii
Hyomei the germs in the nose, throa
ami lungs an* Killed anti all traces o
catarrhal poi- r, are effectually drive
out.
Some people may think ihat Hyome
Is simply for catarrh of the head am
throat, but it is equally effective ii
catarrh of th* stomach, liver or kitl
peys The oat iirhal germs are in tL
mucous membrane and Hyomei no
only kl Is the germs in the air pa*
sageg. but ent- ts the blood with th<
oxygen, tbits siding the germs in fhi
blood ami fret ing the whole system
from catarrh
Hyomei is stdd by Gaffney Drug Oi
nnd* r an absolute guarantee to refunt
th<> money unless it cures. A com
plete outfit costs but $1.0o, extra bol
ties 50c.
A guarantee ike this Is strongoi
"-oof of merit than anv claim Lha
cap be made in an advertisement
Gaffney Drug Co would not give th ii
personal gust an tee in this manner un
less they had perfect confidence in t*n
value of Hyom* i