The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, February 19, 1907, Image 1
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ESTABLISHED FEB. 16, 1894.
GAFFNEY, 8. C., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1907.
$1.00 A YEAR.
THE RIVERS AND
HARBORS BILE.
•1
CHAIRMAN BURTON GETTING
MANY BOQUETS.
Cenress Appropriate $82,000,000; Of
Which South Carolina Gets
$820,000.
.Wlaftbiii^toii, Feb. 18.—One »>f the
Mb jrfeoes of legislation a^compliBh-
ed at the present session was the pas-
saga of the Rivers and Harbors Bill
week before last, over the engiueer-
iag of which Chairman Burton is get
ting many bouquets from all over the
oonktry, except such places as Phil-
( DIED OF HEART FAILURE.
A\Sudden Summons for Mr. Hamilton
% D. Carr.
Friday afternoon the people of Gaffney
were shocked to learn that Mr. Hamilton
D. Carr had died suddenly of heart fail
ure. About two o’clock Mr. Carr came
down town with his son, June H. Carr,
in the automobile. He was, apparently
in his usual good health, an i after leav
ing his son at bis studio, he went back
home in the auto. It was his intention
to return to the city to get some freight
at the depot, and he had just pushed the
machine into the position he desired
when he straightened up and suddenly
fed. Mrs. June H. Carr had gone out to
assist her father-in-law, and was present
when he fell. Mr. Carr never spoke
after he fell, but lied almost instantly.
Hamilton D Carr came to Gaffney five
years ago in January, He was a native
A NEWSY LETTER
FROM WllKINSVllLE.
MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE OF
LOWER CHEROKEE.
adelphia, Houle, and a few other _
small towns of that kind. The truth j G f Otsego county, N. Y , and came here
iA • Mil carrying a whaleing big Qu account 0 f c ij ma te. He was a re-
barrel of park with It, with a ham, , . . j j
sftwnlder, quarter or hindleg here and ] tired merchant and did not engaged in
ttvere for all the hungry, finds little
t'wable in running the gauntlet; but
witih all that, it is obvious that Chair-
maa Burton, of that Committee, is a
powerful factor in the United States
Ooagrees. He is the maa for the Job,
ao to speak, and in d ealing with his
opponents, many of whom endeaver
to get in am end men is on this BilL
which carries $83,000,000, h<> figur
atively annihilated them As one
ttepy’eeentative said in referring to
a UH between Burton and DaJzeil,
<he latter a leading Repulican mem
ber from Pennsylvania, when Burton
got through with him, it reminded
ma of one of these vitagraph pictures
—Jiwt as they close the last scene—
kind of swift puff, and all is blank,
nothing left. The debate on the
Hirers and Harbors was enlivened
from the dull routine accompanying
the big appropriation measures. One
especial feature was the gallant
^itand Reprecentative Ezekiel Cand-
^jfcdlant fight for the Tomblgbee. In
ttr, of Mississippi, took to get an ap^
propriatlon for the Tomblgbee river.
The Tomblgbee. as Uie reader
aware, is not of as jwuch navigable
importance as the Mississippi or
Ohio rivers but eneither of these
- great waterways had a more zealous
or eloquent champion than did the
Tombigbee, a small rivulet In far
way Mdssissslppi. As Virgil “sang
any active business after coming to Gaff
ney, but was a very industrious man and
was always doing s mething He pur
chased a small tract of land in the South
ern part of the town, on an eminence
which commanded a beautiful view of th e
city. He erected a model little home and
set out a large number of fruit trees,
planted flowers and otherwise beautified
the place uuti it became one of the most
attractive homes in Gaffney, Mr. Carr
was always doing sotneihing to beautify
bis little home. He was quiet and un
assuming and made friends with all who
became acquainted with him. He was a
model husband and father, a staunch
fiiend and a good citizen, and he will be
missed by all who knew him.
Mr. Carr was fifty-seven years old. Be
fore coming to Gaffney his health had
declined, but he was still active and vig
orous and no one. not even the members
of his family, dreamed that he was so
near death’s door. Deceased leaves a
wife and two children, Mr. June K. Carr,
of this city, and Mrs. Merritt S. Bucking
ham, of Manistee, Mich., to mourn their
loss.
The funeral took place yesterday after
noon from the residence. It was largely
of arms and of the man,” so did Mr.
«*»oriU and fibers
Mneo of the Tomblgbee. While he | by Rey j. H . Wilson, assisted by Rev.
attended by sympathising friends ami
Tne" services~.vere oonducted
Personal Paragraphs Concerning Pop
ular People anr! Short Items of
that Section-
Wilkinsvllle, Feb. 15.—Mr. William
McAbee died at his home Tuesday
night aged seventy-nine years. His
death was caused from paralysis with
which he was struck last Saturday
morning. He never rallied nor spoke
after he tvas taken. He was buried
at Sardis church yesterday. He leaves
a wife and one child—Mr. John Mc
Abee—who is one of our verv best
citizens and to whom we extend our
sympathies.
Mr. Sam J. Strain has been quite
unwell for tho last few days with
something like la grippe.
Your correspondent, too, has been
on the sick list with bad cold.
Miss Zella Blackwell, we are sorry
to say, isn’t getting along well. She
suffers a great deal at times. Dr.
Hood, of Hickory Grove, has been to
see her a few times.
The sad fate of Mr. J. F. Farmer
and the narrow escape of Messrs,
Scoggins and the Birglrt boys from
death by poisoning should be a
lesson to all patrons of the blind tiger
business, and we hope the guilty par-
lies will be found out and punished
as they deserve to be.
No one who patronizes these law
less Institutions can expect any bet
ter than at some time or other to
come up dead. Wherever the vile
stuff is sold—under whatever name
or regulaion, evil will be the result—
and no one patronizing such places
need look for the outcome of any
good.
Judge J. B. O’Neal in passing the
sentence of death on two young men.
James and Newton Vickers, of York-
vllle, in 1854. for killing a man by the
name of Dobson, said: “If there had
b$en no grop shop at Rock Hill there
Would have been no murder of Dob
son there.’ Why don’t the neon’e
rise in their might and put It down?
Young men. .1 learn from, ypur tria 1
Imu pro orphans; that you have
hein need ir gross ignorance and
that while influenced by liquor you
hnye taken th^ life of your fellow
his duck nest. But they went back
and took anoher route leaving to
Miss Duck the right of way.
We found our friend Mr. Robert
Boyles making axe handles Wednes
day.
Mr. L. B. Davis, we understand, is
teaching school at Timber Ridge.
_Now is the time to cut cord wood—
so say people who are governed by
the moon.
Mir. W. R. Walfcjr, we are told,
bought a pair of mules the other day
that weighed l,30d pounds apiece
—*they are whoppers.
A peddler came through this sec
tieii some time ago selling spectacles.
He sold one of our neighbors a pair
after telling him the frame was made
out of zolly golly—a very precious
aqf costly metal—as he represented
SHORT NEWS ITEMS
OF LOCAL INTEREST,
EVENTS IN GAFFNEY AND CHER
OKEE.
Recent Happenings in and Around
the City and Other Events Gather
ed by the Local New* Editor.
Gbffney should give Ooie Read the hu
gest house of the season tomorrow night.
Kvery man, woman and hild in Gaff-
ne\ should hear Opie Read at the Star
Camp Jalterfcs V- C 'ef™* i>* T leatre lomorrow ni K l,t. He i, humor,
eailed to meet at Wilkinsvllle Satur- . , , * , .
day March 2nd. A full turn out of ous and there has ***“ nothing but the
the members is d esired ae officers for highest praise for him wherever he Las
the present year and delegates, to the appeared,
general and State reunions are to be!
chosen then. Officer Henry Lockhart secured #95-17
It seems as if February has bor-’ c imributions to Mr, C. W. Durham who
rowed, the present spoil of weather j had his house damaged by fire last week.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
| Tue money was presented to Mr. Durham
from March.
iFarmers have done a good deaj of, 4 , . TT • , •
ploughing for tlhi* early in the 1 7^^ morning. He received it grate-
spring—most of them have used the . This will almost enable Mr. Dur-
middle buster and the land is in good 1 ham to repair bis home,
fir- '
Mrs. S. F. Estes, whom we report- The Woman’s Club held its regular
eC sick in our last letter, we are glad j monthly meeting at the residence of Mrs,
to, say, Is much better.
Nearly every one we meet has a
bad cold, and making cough mixtures,
tdas and other old time and common
sAse remedies is the work of the
cratious, prudent housewife.
J. L. S.
v Attention, Veterans.
•Damp Jefferies U. C. veterans is re
qt)' ited to meet at Wilkinsvllle on
Satyrday, March 2nd at 11 o'clock a.
m. for re-enrollment and .the election
of officers for the present year. The
per capita fee is as heretofore—15
cents. This includes Imth the gen
eral and State reunion tax.
A badge will be sent each delegate
from general U. C. V. headquarters
in New Orleans. La., two weeks be
for® the meeting of the general re-
Ouion in Richmond, Va., June 1st,
2nd and 3rd, 1907.
Issuing of delegates badges at the re
unions has been discontinued by or
der of Stephen D. Lee, general com-
rn:inding.
Only delegates will be required to
Pat . r* cents ,
W W Gaffuey on February 14, with the
president in the chair and most of the
members present. The author for study
at this meeting was Field. Mrs. Will
Wilkius read the sketch of his life, Mrs.
Dr. Darwin, the criticisms ot his poetry,
and Mrs. Dr. Griffith read a selection
f om his writings. The club adjourned
to meet with Mrs. Bee Gaffney at its
uext regular meeting.
Prof. H. C. Knox, of Greer, pent Sum-
day and yesterday in the city.
Ambrose Phillips, of Spartanburg, cane
down Sunday and spent yesterday haul
ing birds near bis old home in this
county.
Dr. W. K. Gunter went up to Converse
Sunday to see his old friend Sam Reid—
or at least that was his excuse.
Robert Smith, of the Spartanburg Jour
nal, came down Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Frank Carson spent
Sunday id Yorkville with Mr. Carson'*
parents.
W. D. McWhirter, of Kings Mountain,
N. C., was in the city Saturday on busi
ness.
J. R. Roberts, of Cherokee Falls, was
among those who were visiting in Gai
ney Saturday.
W. E Kizer, of Cherokee Falls, was in
the city Saturday on business.
Mrs. A. V. Montgomery left yesterday
for Spartanburg, where rhe goes to vis
it relatives and friends for a short while.
L. M. Cobb, of Cherokee, was la
the city Saturday.
J. M. Swafford, of Grassy Pond,
was In the city Saturday.
L. C. Green, of Cherokee, w»a la
the city Saturday.
I. G. Patrick, of R. F. D. 6, was Is
the city Saturday.
I. G. Phillips, of Corinth, was in the
city Saturday.
STAR THEATRE.
Opie Read—Star Course Lecture 1 —
Wednesday, February 2(Kh-
“The Sweetest Girl in Dixie”—
Tuesday, February 26th.
failed to catch the ear of the chair,
nan of the rivers rnd harbors bill for j ^ B-Harper. .5 r. V 'Ison paid a splen
xp aoproprlatlon, he struck a re-| did tribute 10 his dead friend and neigh-1 man. His blood cries unto Ood from
aponblvo choid all over the Union, i bor. The interment took place -.A Oak- the! ground. Its voice has been beard
Opie Read.
If one can pin any laitb to the words
A Successful Sale.
The special sale of Embroidery by the
Gaffney Manufacturing Go's, store Thurs
day and Friday of last week as advertised
in The Ledger was a pronounced success.
Manager Carson offered his patrons noth
ing but a substantial line -of goods and
the eagerness with which they were pur
chased is ample guarantee that the ladies
of Gaffm y are discriminating when it
comes to buying goods. Some of this
embroidery sold as high as $3.00 per
yard, while some went at a much lower
price. Altogether the sale wais one of the
most successful ever held in Gaffney.
< c’ciu S.
ot others unquestionably the appearance! the Moil er- - club.
1 ~ *<:£ciag a befor*!
Letters have been piling up on him
from New York to ’Frisco; from
Bath, Maine, to Kalamazoo, and here
and there, all appreciative of his
concluding his sneech on the bill Re- and Ed. il. DeCamp.
preseiilative Hurnphrys ot the
rivers and harbor committee said of
Candler and his river: “All of us
here agree that although this
“great river” was left off the bill, it
wa.fl not his (Candler’s) fault and as
we lay him to rest, as it were, today
with the protect of his heart’s desire
it to in full hope of an early resurrect-
k»B, and by unanimous consent we
vote him the cow boy’s epitaph: ‘He
don© his damndest; angels could do
no more.”’
South Carolina’s Slice.
The South Carolina delegation has
■o kick to register in the framing
up of the pork barrel. C f the $83.-
00d,000, this State gets $320,000,000,
the specific items being, Winway
Bay, $30 .000; Inland waterways be
tween Charleston harbor and McClel
lansYille, $75,290; Charleston. $25.-
000; Waceomaw river. North and
South Caro’ina, and Little Peedee
river, $20 000; Great P-edee, $20,000;
SMtee Wateree and Congree riv rs
and EMberville—Hinlm creek canal,
$15f,000.
and will be answered beyond the
grave. If you bav® never been
taught how (o pray let mo enlreat
Letter to J. F. Fincken.
Gaffney, S. C.
Dear Sir: If you should bake
bread that people like better than any
other, and at less cost by the day.
yw»*d have a pretty-good business,
wouldn’t you?
We have Just such a business as
that in paint: a gallon of paint in the
eonntry—that’s bread at l o ss cost by
Ute day; but the difference isn’t so
tonal) as it is in bread. And a job
wears longer—that’s bread at less
«0*t by the year People bate to
paint; and they hate the fuss. They
■ke our bread by the year.
If your bread is better than any-
body-elee’s, and coets less too, you've
80t a good trade: for peonle do like
good bread; abd people like money.
It doesn’t take long to find out; glye
’am time.
But you can’t bake better-than-any-
bodvelse’s bread for half the usual
price for a breakfast, can you?
Devoe is Just such paint as that.
The nrieo hv the gallon or loaf is no
liter. Count by the day week month
lifetime Devoe is the bread,
yours is as good.
Yours truly
$V DEVOE & CO
llklns Hardware Co.
in earth for cold and
JCouqh Remedy and
[f a .Sftc bottle of Na-
Jfy anfl a 25c box
doTTt knock that cold
that 7.5c as cheerfully
Gaffney Drug Co.
srt sold In bulk or In
lers at Gaffney Drug
tore.
r; $1 • year.
Mrs. Littlejohn Entertains.
On Wednesday alt- moon of last week
the pleasent home of Mrs. T. H. Little*
John ou Grenard Street was the scei.e o 1
a charuiiug company of ladies engaged
in the e\er popular game of “Finch ”
The home was tastily decora:ed with
potted plants and beautiful ferns Fol
lowing tbe game a two course luncheon
was served. Mrs. Littlejohn was assisted
by Mrs. R S. Cook and Mis. N. H. Lit*
tlejohn in making this afternoon one of
the most delightful affairs of the season.
The following ladies enjoyed the hospi
tality of the hostess:
Mrs. A. W. Doggett,
Mrs, Paul Gaffney,
Mrs. J. S. S, arks,
Mrs. Harry Byars.
Mrs. R. S. Cook,
Mrs. Boyd Hames,
Mrs. S S. Ross,
Mrs. G. G. Byers,
Mrs. J. R, Tolleson,
Mrs. W. W. Gaffney,
Mrs. B. Gaffuey,
Mrs L. Bauer,
Mrs. J. C. Ratliff,
Mrs. Chas. Hames,
Mrs. Dr. Brown,
Mrs. J. C. JifferieSj
Mrs. F .y Gaffuey,
Mrs. Vic. Lavender,
Mrs. Dr. Darwin,
Mrs. N. H. Littlejohn,
Mrs, Pratt Pearson,
Mrs. W. Wilkins,
Mrs. A. S. Lipscomb,
Mrs N. Lipscomb,
Mrr. D. W. Hicks,
Mrs. Pottes,
Mrs. J. N. Lipscomb,
Mrs. W Phillips,
Mrs Dora Hopper,
Mrs. Dr. Ne.-bitt,
Mrs. Dr. Garrett,
Mrs. W. C. Carpenter,
Mrs. V. Sarratt,
Mrs Harry Gooding,
Mrs. T. Brown,
Mrs. W. Humphries,
Mrs. R. M. Gaffney,
Mrs. Dr. Hamrick,
Mrs. J. L. Daniels,
Mrs. R. S. Dipscomb,
Mrs. A N. Wood,
Mrs E. Jefferies,
Miss Fleet Wood. •
laud cemetery. The pall bearers were
A. R. N. Folger, J. C. Oils, Dr. J. K.
ictt, J. N. Lipscomb, W.J. Wilkins you to hoglp now. If you can’t pray
lot tne urge each of you to do like
Ihe Publican of old, let your eyes
smile upon your heart and cry. ‘God
be merciful to me a sitrner.’ ”
Mr. R. L. A. Smith, of Hickory
Grove, is building Mr. Boyce Whlso-
nant s house at Wilkin.,ville.
Mssrs. Sain J. Strain and Asa
Blackwell spent Monday night with
Dr M. W T . Smith. t>f Gaffnev Dr.
Smith is one of our old neighbors
and for many years was our family
ehv*icLan and he still holds the con
fidence. respect and esteem of his old
patrons. He was one or our army
surgeon and when we want to talk
of old times no one is more eagerly
sought for than Dr. Mace Sra’th.
Mrs. Smith is one of Cherokee coun
ty's most estimable ladies—and we
have lots of them. tod.
Our old fiiend Mr. Jim Proctor,
who has for many years been our
fighting lieutenant, is getting almost
too old and feeble to do much of It
now and we have selected a younger
man to help him if he should need
any.' Jim is dead game yet.
What has become of Old Flaw
Picker? W“ would like to hear from
him once and awhile if not oftener.
Mrs. J. L. S. visited her bqu “Jay”
and his family yesterday.
We were in the Timber Ridge sec
tion last Wednesday and called on
our colored friend Emanuel Little-
lorn, who, my the way, is one of tbe
best men of his race. He lives on
the “WDiig Hill” farm wnere he has
been for thirty eight ysars. He has
plenty of everything about him and
is one of the county’s, most ener^eUc
farmers. He has several hundred
bales of home raised hay for
which he finds a ready market. He
has all the Impliments, stock, etc.,
for conducting an up-todate farm.
His premises is no place for Jeffers
and the riff raff of society don’t stay
about him. He numbers among his
frienda some of the best and wealth
1st white people of Cherokee, U *
and Soartanburg counties. J<fo
will ever find him idle. He
his children a good education and they
are making use of it. We heard one
of the wealthiest men in Cherokee
comity say several years ago he
would let “Man” Littljobn have any
amount of money he needed.
It’s always a pleasure for us to
speak of such men and if his race
would follow his example there
would be better times in this coun
ty. He attends strictly to his own
business. He is a Ledger patron and
has taken the naner for a long time.
If the old Dutch sign bolds good
we w'ill have an abundant wheat crop
this year. Ash Wednesday was one
of the most delightful days djV hAve
had since the pew year came in.
Wheat and oats ar* looking very
well. The great misfortune 1* very
Htt’e wheat is sown.
One of our neighbors, we are told,
was somewhat annoyed hv the rail
road surveyors running a line over
—Garden seed in bulb, in papers, or
aov old way you want them. Wood’s
seeds. Ferry’s seeds, Tbe best seed
at Gaffney Drug Co.
general
1907.
before the first of April,
ofOpiekyiu' „ to —WxV dtiv
row ingbt \u;j be the premier attraction : “half a UOZ< a questions of the sort
every night
i: . "7 0 — l before he fulls asleep.
badges.
A roll of the ''amp with the fees ' o: the season. Mr. Read should be greU-j nv boy a .sks nr
must be In th- hands of the adjutent e <i by the largest audia.ice of tbe .season, i r,u, '
L. Strain,
Adjutant.
By order of
G. Wash McKown,
Commander-.
We Have Tried It.
(Newberry Observer)
While some of our legislators and
people are trying to take the water
works and electric light plant out of
the hands of the commission and put
It in f he hands of the city council,
the city of Gaffney has Just had a bid
passed by the legislature doing ex-
actely the opposite—'taking the plant
out of the hands of the city council
and putting it in the hands of a com
HiS l ooks have caused millions to laugh, j “‘Why does Santa Claus give
He IS known as a writer of amusing fic.! children skates when there ain't
tion from one end of this country to the ! 'mo?
other and if lie can onlj talk half as well j ' “ ‘Wl'n-n 1 d h k water, why don't
as be writes (and those who have heard ! j t run <j ov ,- n ; IlLo mv l e , 3 ?
him s.y he talks better than be writes) it « <j s it j lis very fast mediei*.
will repay any one to hear him. We that llje druggist lias in them big
green and blue bottles?
“ ‘W hy is it I breathe out smolc*
when I’m cold and not when Ti*
warm ?
“‘Who cooked dinner when ail
the big folk ; was little boya?'*—
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
submit a few more press comments:
Opie Read was the whole show. Be
ing a Southerner himself, the Southern
dialect conies to him freely and naturally
and almost unconsciously, and his inter
pretation of the negro dialect is especial
ly true aud rich. He i- equally at home
in lepresenting the Kentucky colonel.
1 1 Mr Read is a man whose proportioi s
mission. Gaffney has tried the plan j are ver y )ar « e a,ld he lowers above the
of running it by city councils—in one i tnan ordinary statute like a giant. His
year and out the next, with plenty personal appearance is such that he could
to do any way without having to not help but attract attention anywhere
manage a very intricate and impor- „■ . „ - . , , ... . ,
tant business, requiring
and special skill.
experience
His hair is long and black and somewhat
busby As he wears a broad brimmed
A Collector’s Bequest.
“My wish is that my drawings,
my prints, my curiosities, my books
—in a word, these things of art
which have been the joy of my life
—shall not be consigned to the cold
tomb of a museum and subjected to
List of Unclaimed Letters.
List of Letters unclaimed in the
nostoffice at Gaffney, S. C., for week
ending February 18, 1907:
Miss Ola Bragg, MIjjs Minnie Daw
kins, Miss Flossy Garten, Miss Em
ma Garner, Mrs. Sallle Hamrick. Mrs.
M. W. Mil wood. Miss Harret Mc
Clellan, Miss Mate Sextowe, Miss
Lulo Smith, Mrs. Susie Woods, Abort
Cobby, George Dqpsie, David ford,
Sam Gan-tt, Wm. GUI, Lutbee Kemp,
Jesse Loitoe, Leigh Littlejohn. Joe
Medlin. M\ C. Mills. Mr. McKinney,
Lee Wood, j(3).
Call lor Advertised letters, one
cent due onieach.
A MI. N. Folger. P. M.
Letf r to J. H. curry,
affney, S. C.
Dear Sir# The cost of a gallon of
paint put ip is about $5, no matter
what palfft you bu>.
100 gallons Devoe
110
120
130
put-on
next grade
next-to-that
“ next
“ next to-that
“ next
*iextto-that
“ next
" next to that
“ text-tothat
“ next
“ next to that
be strongest paint is the one that
l:es least gallons; least gallons to
least gallons to fcaint; and the
stifcmeest paint Is the one that wears
longaft.
lessons are useful.
Yours truly
F W DEVOE ft CO
R. M. Wilkins Hardware Co.
paint.
$ 500
550
COO
G50
700
760
800
850
960
1000
1050
1100
Tbf
/•re
pushing seed just now.
y knows that we are In the
ness, Gaffney Drug Co.
■^Ifat-Jpei^ed every Imaginable
klmii »f Hftatable seed. Buy seed In
bn’k lwhy nay for the paper. Gaff
ney f nig Co.
•be for Th« Ledger; $1 a year.
hat Of Southern style, his appearancf is the stupid glance of the’ careless
v.-ry much of the Kentucky Colonel he passerby. But I require that they
wri.es about. He is brimful of humor at
all times, and his stock of witty remarks
ami bright stories is never ue«r the point
oi exhaustion.—Oshkos, Wis , Daily Mes-
s^ng. r.
Opie Read has a reputation that is
world-w de and his works, which have
been before ^he people for many yaais,
are read wherever clean humor is appre
ciated.—Stevens Point, Wis., Daily Jour
nal.
Mr. Read will be at the Star Theatre
tomorrow night.
“The 8weete*t Girl in Dixie."
Two appreciative audiences were enter
tained yesterday at the matinee and even
ing performances of the ‘‘Sweetest Girl
in Dixie” at the Grand It is a play full
of heart interest, clean and wholesome
throughout. It deals with old Southern
aristocracy, with a designing villan from
Northern districts, who is from the t' pe
which carpet baggers are drafted from.
A fa>r.ier mortgages bis home and places
himself at the mercy of the villan who
desires to marry his daughter. They
were on the verge of being dispossessed
of tbe ancient home when tbe hero, a
dashing Yankee cousin, comes to the
rescue much to »he discomforture if tbe
villan and the delight of the ‘ darkies."
Miss Freda Siemens, as Barbara How-
ard, ‘'the sweetest girl," proved berseff
an actress of much ab lity. Harry L.
Minturn, as Howard Emory made a go< d
impression. Geo ge W. Wright, as Col.
Howard, a splendid character out of the
part. Two old time negroes helped tbe
play along in. couiical sketches and af
forded much laughter, and were well
chi racterized by Miss Blanche Wright
and Harry C. lister.—Galveston Doily
News <>f September 22.*
“The Sweetest Girl in Dixie" comes to
tli* bisr Theatre Tn*t4*y night
shall all be dispersed under th*
hammer of the auctioneer, so that
the pleasure which the acquiring ol
each one of them has given me shall
be given again in each case to some
Joheritor of my own tastes.”—From,
me Will of Hdmond de Goncourt.
Beware Gf "Oigestines.”
The Only Way to Cur© Stomach Of*
order* la by Strengthening the
Digestive Organa.
The ordinary pepsin tablet has
ruined more stomachs than all otoar
causes combined. While It gives tem
porary relief, it leaves the digestive
system weaker than ever, and the
tablets must be continued v!tar
creased frequency.
The onlv way to permanently enra
stomach troubles is by strengthen
ing the digestive orgaps with a Mi-o-
na stomach tablet taken before
meals. In this way the remedy prto
nares the stomach for the food and
excites tne secretion of gastric jutean
so that, when the food is eaten, the
stomach Is prepared to digest it
If Mlo na was a mere digestive. It
would be taken after eating, so as to
mix with the food, but then oennar
nent relief would not bs gained. A
Mlona stomach tablets are sold
only in a neat metal box. convenient
for the purse or vest pocket and
cost but 60c.
The Gaffney Drug Co. have seen so
manv cures made by Mo-na stomach
tablets that they give a guarantee
wjth every box that the money win
be r< funded If^the remedy fails to
ja/ve satisfaction. You run no risk
id using Mlona. for you are sure to
be cured at trifling expense, or else
your money will be returned.
—Buy your garden seed in bolh
and save money. Gaffney Dnif Gft
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