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FRANKLIN J. MOSES DEAD. mxm fajjjrm »>:<>:< ° >;o:< the Does Ma Other Staves FailtoDo lu almost every house there ia a room that the heat from the other stoves or furnace fails to reach. It may be a room on ‘weather” side, or one having no heat South Carolina’s Scalawag Governor Crosses the River. Winthrop, Mass.. Dec. 11.—Former Gov. Franklin J. Moses, of South Ca rolina, found dead In bed at his lo<l- ping house at Winthrop Boach today, death being caused by asphyxiation. When his room'was broken into gas was found escapin" from a smad stove which was used to heat the place. Mr. Moses was 60 years of age. He had resided in Winthrop Uor several >>ears Htul bccasdonall/ had acted as moderator at its town meetings. Mr. Moses had a varied career and although once was wealthy, it is said that he died in comparative poverty. He was governor of South Carolina in 1872. • connection. It may be a cold hallway. No mat ter in what part of the house—whether room or hallway—it can soon be made snug and cozy with a PERFECTION Oil Heater (Equipped with Smokeless Device) Unlike ordinary oil heaters the Perfection gives satisfaction always. First and foremost it is absolutely safe—you cannot turn the wick too high or too low. Gives intense heat without smoke or smell because equipped with smokeless device. Can be easily carried from room to room. As easy to operate as a lamp. Ornamental as well as useful. Made in two finishes—nickel and japan. Brass oil fount beautifully embossed. Holds 4 quarts of oil and burns 9 hours. There’s real satisfaction in a Perfection Oil Heater. Every heater warranted. If not at your dealer’s write our nearest agency for descriptive circular. 'J’flC Jr - ® y makes the home bright. R&yo Lamp Is the safest and best lamp for all-round household use. Gives a clear, steady light. Fitted with latest improved burner. Made of brass throughout and nickel plated. Every lamp warranted. Suitable for library, dining room, parlor or bearoom. If not at your dealer’s write to nearest agency. STANDARD OIL COMPANY I rmoFmrarmjjrm uormirm Mraur THE GREAT 10 Per CentJale !IS NOW IN PROGRESS AT ■w THE I> I X I E and will continue until Dec. 24th. We appreciate the con fidence already shown by so many people’s patronage thus far, and we will establish the fact to your satisfaction that THE GOODS SHALL BE DELIVERED TO YOU at an advance of only 10 per oent. above actual cost. Each and every article, no matter how large or small, you can get from our big stock just exactly as we claim. We want your trade; WE WILL SAVE YOU MONEY, so do not fail to come to The Dixie. Respectfully, LITTLEJOHN BROS. Closing Out at Actual Cost! Until Jan. 1st, we will offer our entire stock consisting of $10,000 Worth Of Dry Goods, Clothing, Hats,''Shoes, Notions, Ladies' Cloaks, Groceries, Etc., at . a . Actual Cost /. If you want bargains you now have the opportunity. W. Samuel !_; r .Co. Limestone Street. - Gaffney, S. C. Dec. 14-18-21. , DON’T LET YOUR HUSBAND Forget to order your winter supply of s COAL AND WOOD Now while the price is cheap. You will not need Coal these hot days; but stop now and think for a moment. It’s only a few days until October 1st, and then only a few days until winter s ooid, with ice, snow and blustering winds. You will feel more comfortable if you have your COAL bought at present prices. POWHATAN LUMP COAL is ray leader. IT’S GOOD. I SELL ICE, TOO. V. I. SI»UK Subscribe for The Ledger $1.00 a *ear. Franklin J. Moses, Jr., was the son of Franklin J. Moses, of Sumter, a j circuit judge under the white govern ment in 1865, and chief justice of the supreme court under the negro gov ernment for eight year. The younger ] Moses was in the South Carolina ! college, from which he was honorably j discharged in the junior class. He ! was on the staff of Gov. F. W. Pick j ens in 1861. and raised the Confeder- | ate flag over Fort Sumter when it was surrendered to the Confederates on April 12. 1861. Just after the war he was a Demo- ! crat attended one Democratic State i convention in Columbia. On the institution of the Recon- j struction measures he joined the Ra- i publican party. He was a delegate ] to the constitutional convention in j 1868, and was a member of the legis- ! lature in the sam§ year being elected speaker of the house of renres^nta- j lives. He also held the office of ad I jutant and inspector general. He j was elected governor in November, ] 1872, and held that office for two years. The following sketch of the life of I Franklin J Moses is taken from Mr. John S. Reynolds’ book, Reconstruct- I ion in South Carolina: “Mgsp* made himself notorious, ! not only in this State, but in other States of - the Union. The onimons ; expressed of him by the Remibliean minority that sought the election of Tomlinson were more than mstified by his course in the executive office— the white people’s estimate of his character was shown to have been more than fair to him. That Moses, as member of the house of repre sentatives, and more especially as speaker of that body, had been fre- I j fluently bribed, nobody hut the blind est partizans or the active nartici | cants in his corrupt transaction ever affected to deny. In the executive 1 office he justified every charge which before his access^-- had been made against kim—this by pursuing a course which from first to last was flagrantly dishonest and which was *- other respects a disgrace to him and an outrage upon the whole peo ple—a course which made him In famous in the e v es of every fair mind- man in the country. !“Moses entered the governor’s of fice without money—ill that he had previously gotten having been spent in his fast life, some features of which were grossly immoral. “He very soon indicated his deter mination to live in most expensive ttyle. He bought for $40,000 the re sidence then known as the Preston mansion—having for a long time been the home of John S. Preston, a wealthy and prominent citizen. This building with its grounds and with others erected on them nan In recent years been used as the Pres byterian College for Women. “MoSes had this mansion elegantly furnished and the building and grounds he always kept in first class condition. His style of living was most extravagant. He had a hand- some\ carriage drawn by a pair of beautiful horses—the whole turnout calcinated to give the impression that it belonged to some rich man fond of making a display of his wealth. Away from home—on the frequent trips which he made to Washington and New York—he spent money even more lavishly (and more disreputab.e) than he did at borne. He had the reputation of spending thirty to forty thousand dollars on his salary of $8,500. These estimates might have been excessive because made by peoule who were unaccus tomed to such a display of wealth as Moses gave them. The general opin ion was that in his two years in the governor’s office he must have spent not less than $50,000 for his living expenses. In May, 1874, it was pub licly stated that his debts amounted to more than $225,000 and his assets to $67,000. These figures were after wards verified when he filed his pe tition as a voluntary bankrupt. The | corrupt means which he employed to gqt money made him famous as the ‘Robber Governor.’ a His Source of Revenue. “ I he frauds by v/hich Moses pro cured the money that he spent chief ly in ‘riotous living’ have been stated by himself or by those who joined ! him In his schemes. He received a large share of the money paid by Jo- | sephus Woodruff and A. O. Jones to 1 have their printing bills passed. For the approval of one printing appro priation (December 21, 1872) Moses received $20,000. For a like service in relation to the act of Dec. 19, 1873, he received $10,500, and on different days in that month several sums ag gregating about $5,000. Moses him self admitted under oth that on a single occasion he had receive.! from Woodruff $15,000, which was used to make the first payment in the pur chase of the Preston mansion “T' was common y reported that Moses exacted money of numbers of , hG appointes among the countv of ficials and that he sold many pardons for actual money. Certain it is that whenever his official station gave him opportunity he used It corruntly in his own interest. His conduct be came so brazen, his villainies were so much advertised the country over, that It was plain to the Republican leaders in South Carolina that unless they should readily ‘turn over a new leaf thev must not exnect the coun tenance of the national party or the help of the natioaal government.” —$5.00 all wool opertoats for $2.90 at Carroll anj Byera. A m I want to recommend your 8. S. 8. to any who are in need of a remedy for »n old «ore. In 1S77 I had my leg badly cut by a barrel hoop and having on a blue woolen stocking my leg was badly poisoned from the dye. A great sore formed and for years no one knows what I suf fered with the place. Nothing would heal the ul cer and I thought I would have to go through life with a discharging, an gry sore on my leg. A short while ago I commenced to use S. S. S. and I soon sav/ that the place was im proving. I continued the use of it until my leg was entirely healed and I am now a well man. JNO. ELLIS. 250 Navy St., Brooklyn, N. Y I had a large sore or ulcer on nay face and nothing that I triad won^d benefit me It began with shootfng pains and soon P':r* • v% * l -A V\ 4 > dr 1 There is no surer evidence of a poisonous, polluted condition of the blood than thatJ manifested by a sore that refuses to heal. Every symptom suggests pollution; the discharge, the red, angry flesh, the inflammation and discoloration of surrounding parts all show tlia» the ulcer is kept open by a constant drainage through it, of impurities from the blood. _ v When the blood is pure and healthy any cut, bruise or wound will heal readily; when frJm any cause, however, the blood has become infected with germs or poisons the place becomes a sore or ulcer, sometimes scabbing over, but never fully healing, because it is kept irritated and inflamed by the impurities in this vital fluid. Often the rough handling of t }vart, mole or pimple which has never shown any sign of trouble, a slight scratch or abrasion of ’ the skin or insignificant hurt of any character will become a sore that refuses to heal, and remains for years, eating into the surrounding flesh, resist ing treatment and sometimes terminating in Cancer. The poison in the blood may be the remains of some constitutional disease, the ef fects of a long spell of sickness leaving disease germs in the system, or the absorption of refuse matters of the body which have not been properly expelled through the channels of bodily waste. But whatever the cause the vitality and pur-1 ity of the blood is so weakened j and polluted that it cannot properly nourish the system, and the sore or ulcer is kept up. Those most usually afflicted with chronic sores and ulcers are persons who have reached or passed middle life; the vitality of the blood and strength of the system have naturally begun to weaken and the poisons in the blood which perhaps have been inherited and lain dormant in the system for years cannot be as effectually held in check as in early life when the system was strong and vigorous. While the old or middle-aged are the usual suffe rers, the young are not exempt if the blood becomes infected with the germs. Salves, plasters, lotions, etc., cannot cure old sores and ulcers because they do not reach the seat of the trouble. Such treatment keeps the place clean, relieves pain and perhap# reduces the inflammation, and in this way is beneficial, but can never permanently heal them. The only treatment that can do any permanent good is a competent blood purifier, one that goes to the very root of the trouble and re moves the cause, and for this purpose nothing has ever been found to equal S. S. S. It goe* down to the very fountain-head of the disease, drives out all poison and morbid matter, builds ll up the weak, sluggish blood, gives energy and ™ strength to the entire system, and allows the sore PURELY VEGETABLE t0 nat urally and permanently. S. S. S. ,is purely vegetable, being made of roots, herbs and barks possessing cleansing, healing properties, and is not only the King of blood purifiers, but the greatest of all tomes. If you have a sore that is slow in healing do not waste with external treatment nor experiment with unknown medicines, but begin the use of S. S. 3. and by removing every vestige of the cause, cure the trouble permanently. Special book on sores and ulcers and any medical advice desired furnished without charge to all who write. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC COMPANY, ATLANTA, OA. the itching was terrible. At first it discharged a watery fluid which changed to ; a thicker compo sition and the ! pain was very se- | vsre. It was near- 1 ly as la ge as a j dollar and terri bly inflamed in all I t h e surrounding _ . parts. It had been there so long and growing worse all the time, I became very much di»- I couragid and alarmed. At last I be- | gan the use of R. S. S. At first the ulcer seemed to get worse, L .r : I noted an improvement and contin ued its use until it was entirely cared. MRS. W. A V/RIGHT, Gary, Fla To Cure a Cold in One Day Taka Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. ^ ^ A Seven MQBon boxes sold in post 12 months. This Signature, Cures Grip b Two Days. on every box. 25c. The new Laxative that does not gripe or nauseate. Pleasant to tahe. Far Sale by Charokaa Drug Co. ft 4* Laxative Fmit Syria « A For Sale bv Cherokee Drug Co. Cures Stomach and Liver trouble and Chronic Co nstipation. For 3al#> bv Cherokee Drug Co. Selling Out! Entire stock of Pawnbroker’s Clctbing and Shoes Must he sold regardless of cost I have to go out of busi ness. If you want a good pair of Shoes or Ban's or an Over coat at little cost, I can sell you for less than anyone else. See me before you buy. A. Doff Next door to “B. B.” Store. THE ORIGINAL LAXATIVE COUGH SYRUP KENNEDY’S LAXATIVE H0NEY»TAR Ec4 Clover BlMeom end Hone* Bee on Every Bottle. The Southeastern Life Insurance Company. SPARTANBURG, S. C. OFFICERS. ELLIOTT KsTFS, President. A. H. Twitchell, 1st Vice President. Giles L. Wilson, Secy, md Tres. John B. Cleveland, 2nd Vice President. George k. Dean, M. D., and Ge< roe W. Heinitsch, M. D., Medical Directors. DIRECTORS. A. H. TwiCHELL, President and Treasurer Clifton Mfg. Co. and D. E. Converse Co. Jno. B. Cleveland, President C & W. C. Railroad and Whitney Mfg. Co. Jno, A. Law, President and Treasurer Saxon Mills and President Central National Bank. L. E. Carrigan, President People’s Bank of Darlington. W\ S. Montgomery, President and Treasurer Spartan Mills. Stobo J. Simpson, Attorney-at-Law. AUG. W. SMITH, President Woodruff Cotton Mills and Bank of Woodruff. A. L. White President Merchants and Farmers Bank. Elliott ESTES, President Southeastern Life Insurance Co. A corporation chartered by the State of South Carolina, founded and controlled by South Carolina men, and writing strictly non-speculative, straight Life In surance of the safest kind only. A South Carolina home company for the protection of South Caiolina homes. AGENT WANTED FOR CHAROKEE COUNTY. ELLIOTT ESTES, Jr. General Agent, Spartanburg, S. C. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure •ts what you DlgMt« you eat. FOimnONEMAR Am 1 chUdJ-mni tmfm, aura. Jim opUUmm Get Goods Where you get Presents. Every person that spends one dollar cash or more with me this week will get a present free of charge. This is a sure fact. It is no faike like ypn \ have red of or heard'before. Come one come all. lean furnish you with what you want for Xmas. All kinds of Fruits, Toys ami Fireworks. Watch my windows this week and see what I give away. Come and see W . J . M A IM EC S S