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T V A. Women as Well as Men Are Made Miserable by Kideey Trouble. □ ‘^d 1 ■ Kidney trouble ^feys upon the mind, dis- , and lessens.imbltion; beauty, vigor a» d cheerfulness soon distppear v^hen the kid neys are out of order or disei-vd. Kidney 'trouble has become sb prevalent that it is not uncommon for a child to be born ’ J afflicted with weak kid neys. If the child u'in- ates too often, if ihe urine scalds the flesh or if, when the chii i reaches an age when it should be able tc control the passage, it is yet af.licted with bed-wetting, depend upon it. the cause of the difficulty is kidney trouble, and the firs* step should be tov/ards the treatment o! these impo.ta.U organs. This unpleasant trouble is due to a diseased condition of the kidneys and bladder and not to a habit as aoost people suppose. Women as well as men a>-e made mis erable with kidney and bladder trouble, and both need the same great remedy. The mild and the immediate effect of Swamp-Root is soon realized. It is sold by druggists, in fifty- ■ent and one dollar ijcs. You may have a ample bottle by mail rue, also pamphlet tell- Home of SwainjvRoot. ng all about it, including many of the housandj of testimonial letters received ( rutn sufferers cured. In writing Dr. Kilmer t i Co.. Binghamton. N. Y., be sure and | teBtion this paper. Don’t make any mistake, but ru member the name, Swamp-Root, Dr Kilmer’s Swamp-Root, and the ad dress, Binghampton, N. Y., on ever? bottle. Absorbed. Sharpe-Why, yes, I was at church laid Suaduy. Kloseman—Were you really V Strange f didn’t see you Sharpe—Oh, not at all. 1 took up the collection.—Philadelphia Press. Special Announcement Regarding the National Pure Fo 0 d and Drug Law. We are pleased to announce that Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs, colds and lung troubles is not affect ed by the National Pure Food and Drug law as It contains no opiates or other harmful drugs, and \ye recom mend it as a safe remedy for children aad adults. Sold by Cherokee Drug Oo. Occasionally you encounter a man who actually believes everything he suya. Wlntory winds whined weirdly. WMlle wriggled while Winnie wheez i<d wretchedly. Wisdom whispers, winter winds work wheezes. Wbere- for we write, “Use Kennedy’s Laxa tire Cough Syrup.” Nothing else so ~ood. Sold by Cherokee Drug Co., Gaffney; L. D. Allison. Cowpens. A man of very few words usually a wife who does most of the talk Hmt Foley’s Honey and Tar cures the most obstinate coughs and expels the cold from the system as It is mildly laxative. It is guaranteed. The genu me is in the yellow package. Sold by tftierokee Drug Co. Conversation of a bOod many more people would be sensible if It wasn’t far what they say. The editor of the Memphis, Tenn., "Times” writes: “In my opinion Woley’g Honey and Tar is the best re medy for coughs, colds and lung Double, and to my own personal knowledge Foley’s Honey and Tar has accomplished many permanent cures that have been little short of marvel leas.” Refuse any but the genuine in the yellow package. Sold bv Cher * ofcee Drug Co, When a man marries for money IVs a sign his wife has more dollars than sense Nothing will relieve Indigestion that is not a thorough dlgestant. Ko- rt ’ digests what you eat and allows the stomach to rest—recuperate— grow strong again. It is a corrective of the highest efficiency. Sold by ftherokee Drug Co., Gaffney; L. D. A1 Rson, Cowpens. DeWltt’s Little Early Risers, safe s*»re pills. Sold by Cherokee Drug Co., Gaffney; L. D. Allison. Cowpens We do not do all kinds of printing —we do the GOOD kind. (Continued from page two.) sort of carrying false colors goes against a man’s conscience: it doesn’t seem natural for a man, that’s accus tomed and willing to stand by his words, to be heaping one lie upon top of another as fast as he can speak them. It really. Major Butler, does go against my grain.” “That point of conscience,” said Butler laughing, has been duly oonsid ered. and, 1 believe Wo are safe in setting it down as entirely lawful to use any deceit of speech to escape from an enemy in time of war. We have a dangerous trade, sergeant, and the morllists indulge us more than they do others: and I am a min ister, you know, you mxxl not be if raid to trust vour conscience to my keeping.” “They allow that all’s fair in war. 1 believe. But it don’t signify, a man is a good while before he gets used to this flat lying, for I can’t call If by any fither name.” “If should be challenged on this road, before we reach Wat Adair’s,” said BuVer, “it is your opinion that wo should say w** are graziers going to the mountains to buy cattle.” “That’s Vibout the best answer I can think of. Though you must be a little careful about that. If you see mo put my hand up to my mouth and give a sort of a hem, major, then leave the answer to me. A gang of raw lads might be easily imposed uje on, but It wouldn’t do if there’s an old sodger amongst them; he mought ax some hard questions." “I know but little of this grazier craft to bear an examination. I fear I should fare badly If one of these bullies should take It into his head to cross-question me.” “if a man takes on too much with you,” replied Robinson. “It is well to be a little saucy to him. If he thinks you an* for a quarrel, the chances are he won’t pester you. But if any of these Tories should only take It into their heads, without our telling them right down in so many words, for I would rather a lie. if it is to come out, should take a roundabout way. that we are sent up here by f’orrtwal Ms, or Rawdon. or lA*8lie. or any of their people to do an arrand, they will be as civil, sir. as /our grandmother’s cat. for, major, they an* a blasted set of cringin’ whelps, the best of them and will take anything that has G. R marked or it with thanl's. even if it was a eat-o’nine tails, which they deserve every day at rollcall. the sorrv devils!” “I am complete at my wit’s end, Galbraith. I have not done much justice to your appointment of me as a parson, and when I come to play the grazier it will be still worse; even In this disguse of a plan coun try man 1 make a poor performance: I fear I shall disgrace the boards." “If the worst comes to the worst, Major, the rule Is run or fight. We can manage that, at any rate for we have had a good deal of both in the last three or four years ” “God knows w*. have had practice enough, sergeant, to make us perfect in that trick. lx*t us make our way through this treacherous ground as quickly and as quietly as we can Get me to Clarke by the shortest route, and keep as much among friends as you know how.” “As to that. Major Butler, It Is all a matter of -chance, for, to tell you the Plain truth. I don’t know who to depend upon. A quick eye. a nimble foot, and a ready hand, will be our surest friends. Then with the pis tols at your saddle, besides a pair In your pocl'-et, and a dirk for close quarters, and my rifle here for a long shot. Major, I am not much doubtful but what we shall hold our own." “How far are we from Adair’s?” asked Butler. “Not. more than a mile,” replied Horse Shoe. “You may see the fer ry just ah<*ad. Wat lives upon the top of the first hill on the other side.” “Is that fellow to be trusted serge ant?” “Better with the help of gold. Ma jor, than without It Wat was never over honest. But it is worth our while to make a friend of him If we can." Our travellers had now reached the river, which was here a smooth and deep stream, though by no means so broad as to entitle it to the distinction by which, In Its lower portion, it has earned its name It h re flowed sluggishly along in deep and melancholy shade. Butler and his companion were destined to encounter a 'dffieulty at this spot which less hardy travel lers would have de-med a serious embarrassment. The boat was not to be seen on either side of the river, having been carried off a few hours before, according; to the Information given by the Inmates of a negro cabin, constituting the family of the ferryman, by a party of soldiers. Robinson regarded this obstacle with the resignation of a practised philosopher. He nodded his head significantly to his companion upon received the intelligence, as he said, “There is some mischief In the wind. These Tories are always dodg ing about In gangs; and when they collect the boats on the river, it is either to help th**m forward ou some house-burning and thieving business, or to secure their retreat when they expect to have honest men at their heels. It would be good news to hear that Sumpter was near their cruppers, which, by the by. is not on likely neither You would be told of some pretty sport then. Major.” "Sumpter’s means, seargeant,” re plied Butler. "I fear, are not equal to his will. There are heavy odds against him. and It Isn’t often that h<* can venture from his hiding place. But what are we to do now. Cll- bmith?” “Ha, ha! do as we have often done before (bis, launch our four legged ships, and take a wet jacket coolly and dispassionately, as that quare devil Lieutenant Hopkins used to tell us when he was going to make a charge of the bagnet. We hav’u’t no time to loose. Major, and if we had. I don’t think the river would run dry. So. here goes.” With these words Robinson plung ed Into the stream, and. with his rifle resting across his should'-r, he piled his voyage towards the oppo site bank with the same unconcern as if be bad journeyed on dry land. As soon as he was fairly aflot he looked back to give a few cautions to Butler. “Head slantwise up stream, major, lean a little forward, so as to sink your horse’s nose nearer to the wat er. he swims all the better for It. Slacken your reins and give hhn play. You have It now. It Isn’t on comfortable in a day’s ride to get a cool seat once in a while. Here we arc- safe and sound,” he continued, as they reached the further margin, “and nothing the worse for the fer rying. excepting It he a trifle of dampness about the breeches.” The two companions now galloped towards the higher grounds of the adjacent country. By the time that they had gained the summit of a long hill that rose Immediately for the plain of the river. Robinson apprised Butler that they were now in the vicinity of *\dalr’s dwelling The sun had sunk below the horizon, and the varied lustre of early twilight tinged the surrounding scenery with Its own beautful color. The road, as it wound upwards gradually emerged from the forest upon a tract of open j country, given signs of one of those original settlements which, at that day, were sparsely sprinkled through the gnat wilderness. The space that had been snatched from the rug- gedness of nature, for the purpose of husbandry, comprehended some thr--e or four fields of thinly cultivat ed land. These were yet spotted over with stumps of trees,’ that seem ed to leave but little freedom to the course of the ploughshare, and be spoke* a thriftless and slovenly til- lag'-. A piece of half cleared ground, occupying the side of one- of the native trees of the forest. all of which hud been death stricken by the axe, and now heaved up their with ered and sapless branches towards the heavens, without leaf or spray. In the phrase of the woodman, they had been girdled some years before, and were destined to avvait the slow decav of time in their upright attl tude. It was a grove of huge skele tons that had already been bleached Into an ashy hue by the sun, and whose stiff and dry members rattled in the breeze with a preternatural harshness. Amongst the most hoary of these victims of the axe. the gales of winter had done their work and thrown them to the arth where the shattered boles and boughs lay as thev bad fallen, and were slowly re verting Into their original dust. Others, whose appointed time had not yet been fulfilled, gave evidence of their struggle with the fr /iuent storm, by their declination from the perpendicular Urn Some had been caught in fulling by the boughs of a sturdier nelghlior. and still leaned their huge bluks upon these sup- uorts. awakening tho mind of the spectator to the fancy, that they bad Hunk in some deadly paroxysm into "harltable and friendly grms, and thus locked together, abided their tardy but irrevocable doom. It wa; i field of the dead; and the mon trlklng In its Imagery from th'* cor trust which It furnished to the rie' i ’’erdurous, and lively forest that with all the joyousness of health, encompassed this blighted spot. Its aspect was one of unpleasant deso latlon; and the traveller of the nres ent dav who visits our western wilds, wheife this slovenly practice Is still in use, will never pass through such a preclent without a sense of disgust at the dlsflgurntion of the landscape. The field thus marred might have contained some fifty acres, and it was now occupied, in the intervals between the lifeless trunks, with a feeble crop of Indian corn, whose busby and prached blades, as they fluttred In the evening wind, added new and appropriate features to the inexpressible ragged ness of the scene. The same effect was further aided and present'd by the cumbrous and unseemly worm f<-nce that shot forth its stiff angles around the tract. On the very apex of the bill up which our travellers were now clam bering. was an inclosure of some three or four acres of land, in the middle of which, under the shade of a tuft of trees, stood a group of log cabins so situated as to command a view of nearly ever} part of the farm. The principal structure was supplied with a rude porch that covered three of its sides; whilst the smoke that curled upwards from a wide mouthed chimney, and the ac companiment of a bevy of little ne groes that were seen scattered amongst the out houses, gave an air of habitation and life to the place that, contrasted well with the still ness of the neighboring wood. A well-beaten path I'd into a narrow 1 ravine where might be discerned. | peeping forth from the weeds, the roof of a spring house; and, In the same neighborhood, a rough garden was observable, in which a bed of broad-leaved cabbages seemed to have their ground disputed by a plen tifni crop of burdock, thistles, and other Intruders upon a manured soil. In this inclosure, also the hollyhock and sunflower, rival coxcombs of the vegetable community, gave broad and garish tribute to Hu tifying of the si>ot. The road approached within some ; fifty paces of the front of the cabins. ; where access wps allow d. not by the i help of a gate, but only be a kind of [ ladder or stile formed of rails, which 1 were so arranged as to furnish, steps across the harrier of the worm fence at four or five feet from the ground “Are you sure of entertainne-nt here, Galbraith?" inquired Butler.as they halted at the stile. “This Wat Pure Blood Is certain if yon take Hood’s Sarsaparilla. This great medicine cures those eruptions, pimples tind boils that appear at all seasons; cures scrofula sores, salt rheum or eczema; adapts itself equally well to, and also cures, dys pepsia and till stomach troubles; cures rheu matism and catarrh; cures nervous troubles, debility ami that tired feeling. Sarsatabs -Forthosr whu pr«‘f»T m«*dicinfi in tab let form. Hood's Sarsaparilla is now put up in rlio<-o- lated tablets called Sarsatabs, as well as in the usual liquid form. Sarsatabs have identically tin* same curative properties as the liquid form, besides accu racy of dose, convenience, economy.—no loss by evap oration, breakage, or leakage. I*ruggi ts or promptly by mail. C. 1. Hood Co.. Lowell, Mass. Mrs. C. K. Tyter, Burlington. Tt., * iys : " Tlic . arcs of a largo farm V« ni l' ll to do and so little health to do it with, caused almost a complete hr.,ak down; hlood poorand thin: no itrength, little sleep llood a Sarsaparilla gave appetite, natural sleep, perfi—t heu'th, strength to do all uij work/’ Guaranteed under the Food and Drugs Act, June 30, 1900. No. 324. Adair is not likely to be churlish, I hope?” “I don’t think I am in much humor to be turned way." replied Robinson. “It’s my opinion that a man who Iuuj rode a whole day has a sort of right to quarters wherever the night, finds him—providing he pays for what he gets. But I have no doubt of Wat. Major. Holloa! who’s at home? Wat Adair! Wat Adair! Travellers, man! Show yourself.” “Who are you that keep such a racket at the fend* there ” demand ed a female voice. “What do you mean by such doings before a peace able house?” “Keep your dogs silent, ma'am." ' returned Horse Shoe, in a blunt and I loud key. “a*id you will bear us. If ! you are Wat Adair's wife you are as I good as master of this house. We j want a night's lodging and must have iti—and besides, we have excellent j stomaohes. and mean to pay for all 1 we g< t. Ain't that reason enough to ! satisfy a sensible woman. Mrs. | Adair?” "If you come to make disturb j unce," said a man of short tend stur their ! dy figure, who at this moment step- beau 11„. ( ] out from the house and took % ] position in front of it, with a rifle in his hand—“if you come here to in sult a quiet family you had best turn your horses’ heads up the road and jog further.” "We might do that. sir. and. fare worse," said Butler, in a conciliatory tone. "You have no need of your igitn; we are harmless travellers who have come a long way to get under your roof." “From below,” said Horse Shoe promptly. "What side do you iak*-?” "Your side for Robinson again. Ions, sanu Kneeling Down to Die. Though a camel is supposed to have carried Mohammed in four leap.- from Jerusalem to Mecca, sev en miles an hour is the latter day camel’s limit. It cannot maintain this rate for over two hours either. Us usual speed is five miles an hoar, a slow pace beyond which it is dan gerous to urge it, lest, as Asiatics say, it might break its heart and die literally on the spot. When a camel is pressed beyond this speed and is spent it kneels down and not all the wolves of Asia will make it budge again. The camel remains where it kneels, and where it kneels it dies. A fire under its nose is useless. It’s a good old world after all: If you have no friends or mon**, In the river you can fall; Marriages are quite common aod. More people there would be. Provided von take Rocky Moiintal Tea Gaffney Drug Co A burnt speculator dreads the loot air. Run-down People Cronic Constipation Cured. One who suffers from chronic •om- stipation is in danger of manv seriow ailments. Orino Laxative Fruit Sy rup cur s chronic constipation bs M aids digestion and stimulates the ■ liver and bowels restoring the natur- tonight," returned'al action of these organs. Oommeno* •Don’t he obstropo | taking it today and you will feel heA friend.” he continued, at the I ter at once. Orino Laxative Fruit ^- time dismounting, "we have ! run does not nauseate or ffripe and ^ very pleasant to take. Refuse sub stitutes. Sold by Cherokee Drug On. Need VINOL the modern strength creator and body builder ! Many people right here in this vf- ; clnity are all run down and hardly able to drag about—don’t know what ails them. “Such people need Vinol, our cod liver preparation without oil, which | contains In a highly concentrated form all of the modicnal and strength- - creating elements of cod liver oil ac tually taken from fresh cods’ livers, but from which the useless oil is eliminated and tonic iron added.” We ask every man, woman and child in this vicinity who is run down, tired and debilitated to try Vinol on our offer to return money if it fails. The Gaffney Drug Co. FASTIDIOUS WOMEN consider Paxtine Toilet Antiseptic a necessity in the hygienic care of the person and for local treatment of feminine ills. As a wash its cleansing, germicidal, deodorizing and healing quali*ies are extraordinary. For sale tt I Tuggists. Sample free. Address The R. Paxton Co., Boston, Mass. come on purpose to pay Wht a visit, and if you ha’nt got. no brawlers in the house, you needn't be afraid of us.” By this time the seargeant had crossed the sthe and approached the | questioner, to whom he offered his Kennedy’s Laxative Cough Syrup hand. The man gazed for a moment Safe and sure in its action - pleasant upon his visitor, and then asked— I to take. Conforms to National Pur* Ther are many men of many minds; some even mind their ow - business. "Isn’t this Galbraith Robinson?” "They call me so,” replied Tlorse Shoe; “and if I ain’t mistaken, this is Michael Lynch You wan’t going to shoot at us. Michael?” “A man must have sharp eyes when he looks In the face of a neigh bor nowadays.” said the other. “Come in; Wat’s wife will be glad to see you. Wat himself will be home presently. Who have you here. Galbraith?” “This is Mr. Butler,” answered Horse Shoe, as the Major joined them. “He and me are taking a ride across into Georgia, and we thought we would give Wat a call just to hear the nows.” “You are apt to fetch more news! than you win take away," .replied the other; “but there is a good deal doing now in all quarters Howsoever, go into the house, we must give yon something to eat and a bed besides ” After putting theii' horses In charge of a negro who now approach- Food and Drug Iaw. Sold by Cher*- koo Drug Co., Gaffney: L. T> Allison Cowpens. Fortune smiles on grins at the many. the few This May Interest You. No one is immune from kldrww trouble, so just r"member that Folerb Kidney Cure will stop the Irregulari tlec and cure any case of kidney anA bladder trouble that Is not beyond the reach of medicine. Sold by Chep- okee Drug Oo. A blunt person Is apt to make tfce mosC cutting remarks. Use a little KODOL after your meals and it will bo found to afford a prompt and efficient relief. KODOL nearly approximates the digestive juices. It digests what you eat. It to sold on a guaranteed relief olan. Sold b v Cherokee Drug Oo.. Gaffnev: L. D. d In the character of an ostler, our A POn * ^ ow ^ >eD8, adventurers followed Michael Lynch ™ w into the house * he man who ,na kes only penny (CONTINUED NEXT miMY.) , «^Wbutions I. nsmlljr achc^rf.1 Ri.ing From the Grave. La Grlppe Ppeu popla . V prominent manufacturer. Win. A. Foley’s Honey and Tar cures to Fertwell, of Lucama, N. C.. relates a grippe coughs and prevents t'peuroo- most remarkable experience. He nla. Refuse any but the genu...* to says: “After taking less than three the yellow package. Sold bv Obem- iKittles of Electric Bitters, I feel like j kee Drug Co. one rising from the grave. *My trouble is Bright’s disease, in the Dia Piles of people have Piles. Wbr beto stag«a I fully believe Electric | suffer from piles when you can use Bitters will cure me permanently, for ; DeWltt’s Carbolized Witch Hastl It has already stopped the liver and Salve and get relief. Sold bv Chero bladder complications which have i kee Drug Co.. Gaffney; L. D. Allison, troubled me for years.” Guaranteed ! Cowpens. at Cherokee Drug Co. Price only 50c. ! —Buy your garden seed In balk Subscribe for Th* Ledger; $1 a year. | and save money. Gaffney Drug Co. J' - White Goods! White Goods!! Our line of White Goods, Dress Goods, Embroidery and Laces has arrived and is now ready for your inspection. We have put in an excellent line of these for our spring trade. You can get here just what you want and at a price that will give you satisfaction. We do not advertise a cut price on our goods and then charge you two prices when you come, but mark our goods just as low as they can be marked and give you the very best values for your money to be had. You will mAke no mistake by buying here. CLOTHING. SHOES AND HATS Our line of Clothing, Shoes and Hats includes all the latest shapes and patterns made by the bast m i vifictarjiM in th) eijitry. Tn)33 who have bought of us before can tell you of the values we offer. All we ask of you is that you come in and give us a chance to show you our goods—a rea sonable request—and if we do not show you that it will be to your interest to buy of us, then go buy where you can do better. Just give us a chance. W. J. Wilkins & Co., = Gaffney, S. C.