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MAN-A-LIN Is An
Excellent Remedy
for Constipation.
There are many ailments
directly dependent upon con
stipation, such as biliousness,
discolored and pimpled skin,
inactive liver, dyspepsia, over
worked kidneys and headache.
Remove constipation and
all of these ailments dis
appear.
MAVA-LIN can be relied upon
to produce a g’entle action of
the bowels, making- pills and
drastic cathartics entirely un
necessary.
A dose or two of Man-a-lin
Is advisable in slight febrile
attacks, la grippe, colds and
influenza.
HORSE-SHOE ROBINSON
A TALE OF THE TORY ASCENDENCY
BY
JOHN P. KENNEDY
Do Not
Wor
CHAPTER XXI.
“Now if you ask who gave the stroke
I cannot tell, so mote I thrivo;
It wag not given by man alive.”
—I .ay of the last Minstrel.
It was a little before day-breah on
Sunday morning, the fifteenth of
August (a day rendered memorable
by the exploit of Sumpter, who cap
tured, In tie vicinity of Rocky Mount,
a large quantity of military stores,
and a numerous escort, then on their
way from Ninety-Six to Camden),
that James Curry was travelling in
the neighborhood of the Ennoree,
some four miles distant from Mtis-
grove’s mill. He had a few hours be
fore left the garrison of Ninety-Six,
and was now hieing with all haste to
Blackstock’s on a mission of import
tance. The night had been sultry,
but the approach of the dawn had
brought with It that refreshing cool
ness which is always to be remark©^
in the half hour that precedes the
first blush of morning. The dragoon
had had a weary night-ride, but the
recent change of temperature had
Invigorated his system and given
buoyancy to his spirits. This effect
was exhibited In his first whistling
a tune, then humming the words of
a ditty, and. finally, in breaking forth
Into a loud full song, which, as he
had a good voice and practiced skill,
increased in loudness as he became
better pleased with the trial of his
powers. The song was occasionally
Intermitted to give room to certain
self-communings which the pastime
suggested.
in the breeze; and it was with an
awkward land unacknowledged spiye
of faint heartedness that Curry put
up his sword and remounted into his
saddle. He first moved slowly for
ward in continuation of his journey;
and, as his thoughts still ran upon
the extraordinary incident, he ap
plied spurs to his horse’s side, and
gradually increased his pace from a
trot to a gallop, and from that ’to al
most high speed, until he emerged
from the wood upon a track of open
country. W|ien he reached this spot
the dav had already appeared above
the eastern horizon; and reassured,
a s the 1'ght waxed stronger, the dra
goon, by degrees, fell into his cus
tomary travelling pace, and resumed
the equanimity of his temper.
About ten o'clock in the day he
reacned Blackstock’s, where he ar
rived in a heavy rain, that had been
falling for the last three hours, and
which had drenched him to the skin.
So, rapidly dismounting and giving
his horse into the charge of some of
the idlers about the door, he entered
the common room in which were as
sembled the greater part of the mili
tia guard and of Habershaw’s troop
ers. His first momvement was to
take the burly captain aside, and to
communicate to him certain orders
from the commanding officer at Ninety-
Six, respecting the prisoner; which
being • done, he mingled with his
sual affectedly earless and mirth
ful manner amongst the throng.
Butler, through the intercession
of Bruce, had been indulged with
COLOSSAL SCHEME.
Plan to ImprovO the Coffaa Trad* of
Brazil.
New York, May 28.—'Attention of
flnanclera Is again called to the cof
fee valorization scheme of the coffee
states of Brazil bf the announcement
that another loan of >10,000,000 has
Just been made in connection with the
plan by the Dresdener Bank of Ger
many.
As was the case In previous loans,
the money Is paid directly to Sao
Paulo, one of the coffee states, but
Instead of the loan being made with
coffee as collateral, the bankers mak
ing the loan have taken over on lease
the Oracabana railway, one of the
Trqft Important railroads of Sao
Paulo. Adding the >10,000,000 now
pledged through the lease of the rail
road, the coffee states of Brazil have
raised. It Is stated, the enormous
sum of >95,000,000 In pursuance of
the plan to Improve the coffee trade
of Brazil. There are now held as
collateral 7,500,000 bags of coffee. Of
this amount, Hamburg, New York and
London merchants and bankers hold
6,0^)0,000 hags.
No other scheme as colossal In ex
tent has ever been tried by any or
ganization or country In the market
ing of any commodity aa has* the cof
fee valorization scheme of the coffee
states of Brazil. The federal con
gress of Brazil recently received a
message from the president of the
republic of Brazil containing the in
formation that the coffee question was
a national issue and not simply a
qirt^tlon of the coffee states. The
president's message stated also that
the federal government would endorse
and- guarantee for the coffee states
to the amount of >75,000,000, which
ELECTION NOTICE.
The County Board of Education,
herebv orders an election to be held
on Saturday. June 1st, 1907, at Corinth
school house for the pwpose of vot-
ing a three (3) mill tax for the estab
lishing of a special school district.
The said special district to have the
following proposed boundries:
Beginning at the Gaffney graded
school line at or on the Load Mine
road following this road to Skelton
creek: thence with Turner’s line to
the Wright place to Blue Branch;
thence following the Blue branch to
near Porter’s place; thence to the
Holman Smith place to a branch;
thence to Thickety creek; thence
down Thickety creek- to W Sam Lip
scomb’s place: thence on a lino be
tween John Jamieson’s and the Cur
tis nlace to Felix Spencer’s line, fol
lowing this line to John Jamieson’s
line: thence to Tom Spencer’s line,
following this line to Mrs. Pettit’s
line with this line to Wm. Jefferies’
line: thence to Gilkey creek: thence
up the creek to Clate Phillips' line;
thence along this line back to the
creek: thence uo the creek to the
Gaffney graded school line.
The said proposed district to be
divided into two special school dis
tricts. The managers of this election
shall be the school trustees namely:
B. J. Clary. Lee Allen, Edmond Pettit
and J. D. Carter.
J. L. Waker,
R. C. Sarratt,
Jas. C. Jefferies.
County Boar£ of Education of Cher
okee county.
May 24-31.
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j We are not satisfied
with making our
drinks just as good,
we make them the
some mitigation of the restraints at was agreed upon, and was enacted |
first imposed upon him; and he was, into law In August last.
“You may take it for sooth,
wit without gold."
that
ry
About what will become
of your family or estate
in case of accident or
death. : : : : .
Insure With the
Carolina Mutual
and free yourself from
this care. You will be
amply protected at a
minimum cost. We do
not make pleasant and
high sounding proposi
tions of investments for
future returns, hut pre
fer to protect you at ab
solute cost and let you
invest your own money
for present returns. : :
For further information
apply to : : : : :
The Carolina
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Mutual
Benefit
Association
Gaffney, S. C
’-p sang In the loudest strain, trying
the words on different keys, and in-
troduc’ng some variations in the
tune—
“Will make a had market whenever
’tis sold.”
“That’s true; your poor moneyless
devil, how should his wit pass cur
rent He was a shrewd fellow that
wrote it down. Your rich man for
vlt. all th** world over, and so the
song runs; —
“ ‘But all over the world it Is well
understood
That the joke of a rich man Is sure
to bo good.’
“True, true as gospel! Give the
knaves dinners, plenty of Burgundy
and port, and what signifies an empty
head? Go to college, and how is It
there? Wfoat Is a sizer’s Joke? If
the fellow have the wjt of Diogenes,
it is sheer impertinence. But let
my 7/oung lord Croesus come out with
his flatulent nonsese, oh, that’s the
true ware for the market! James
Curry, James Curry, what ought you
to have been, if the supple Jade for
tune had done your deserts Justice!
Instead of a d—d dodging dragoon,
obedient to the beck of every puppy
who wears his majesty’s epaulets;
hut It’s no matter, that’s past; the
wheel has made its turn, and here I
am, dodging the work of the scullion,
that ought to sit above the salt-cellar.
Vogue la galere! We will play out
the play. Meantime, I'll be merry in
spite 0 f the horoscope; come then, I
like these words and the jolly knave,
whoever he was, that penned them.
“‘Yon may take it for sooth that wit
without gold.’ ”
•*t this moment, availing himself of
he privilege that had been allowed
him. on account of the leaky con-
Mtion of the barn In which he had
pent the night, to take his morning
meal inside of the dwelllng-honse.
le was accordingly seated at a table,
in a corner of the room, with some
•atalfies before him in a more
omfortable state of preparation
ban he had hitherto enjoyed. Two
soldiers stood sufficiently near to
•'■nder his custody effectual without
much personal annoyance. As yet
he ha ( ] been unable to glean any-
hing from the conversation of those
around him, by which he might form
the least conjecture as to his prob
able destiny. His intercourse with
his captors was restricted to the
mere supply of his immediate wants.
All other communication was strict
ly Interdicted. Even Habershaw
himself seemed to be under some au
thoritative command, to deny him
self the gratification of either ex
hibiting his own importance, or of
wreaking his spleen upon his prison
er; and when Butler attempted to
gain from Bruce some hint as to
what was intended, the only answer
he received was conveyed by the
soldier’s putting his finger on his
lip.
(CONTINUED NEXT FRIDAY.)
After New York Gas Companies.
Xew York, May 28.—Suit to com
pel ^the Consolidated Gas company and
the eight other companies doing bus
iness in this city, to relinquish their
fraflehise-s and to take from them all
the permits to use the streets which
they now enjoy, was begun in the
htif^eme court Tuesday by corpora
tion counsel, Mr. Ellison, on behal!
of the city of New York.
^ Queen’s Health Is Good.
Madrid, May 28.—Queen Victoria’s
health continues excellent. She
was up Sunday and took breakfast
with the king. Dr. Guitterrez, the
Spanish physician who was In atten
dance upon the queen, will accept the
title of marquis bestowed upon him
by the king. He has refused to
accept any pecuniary remuneration for
his services.
■■■ CO TO ■■■
Clary & Kirby
••• FOR •••
Fresh Meats and Country Produce
DR. W. K, GUNTER,
l> je tt i « nr
Office in Star Theatre Buildinu.
Phone No. 20.
Crown and bridge work a specialty
DR. J. F. GARRETT,
DENTIST.
Moved te new oMc* over Fradertal)
Street. Front of the Battery.
'Phene la Office and Real dance.
FOR ALL COUUTY NEWS. !M
PORTANT HAPPENINGS IN THI
STATE AND EVENTS OP INTEREST
IN FOREIGN LANDS. TAKE AND
READ THE LE9BSR.
WHOLESOME
INVIGORATING
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DRUG COMPANY
Pure Ice Cream made
to order for any occa
sion.
W. C. McARTHUR,
General Manager.
ATTENTION LIGHT AND WATER
PATRONS!
* Beginning June 1st, 1907, all
accounts and dues will be pay
able at the offic of the Superin
tendent on the 1st and 2nd of
the month, unless Sunday inter
venes, then on the 3rd, a'ter
which date all in arrears will be
cut out without notice.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,
P>y A. N. Wood, dim.
J. N. Lipscomb,
W. II. Ross.
The Kinger was. a t. this Instant, ar
rested at the top of his voice by a
blow against the hack of his head.be
stowed, apparently, by some ponder
ons hand, that so effectually swayed
him from the Hue of gravity, as to
cause him to reel i n his saddle, and
by an irrecoverable impetus, to swing
round to the ground, where he alight
ed on fils fiack. with the reins of his
horse firmly held In his hand,
“Singing on Sunday Is against the
law," said a hoarse voice, that came
apparently from the air, as the dark
ness of the hour—which was increas
ed by a n overcast and lowering sky
as well as by the thick wood through
which th‘* road ran, prevented the
stricken man from discerning any
thing that, might have done him harm,
even if such thing had been bodily
present. The soldier lay for a mo
ment prostrate, bewildered by the
suddennes of this mysterious visita
tion; and when, at length, he regain
ed his feet, he almost fancied that
tie heard receding from him, at a
great distance, the dull beat of a
horses’s foot upon the sandy road.
Curry, who a» a soldier was in
sensible to fear, now shook in every
joint, as he stood beside his horse
in a state of confused and ravelled
wonderment. He strained his ear to
eateh the sound in the direction
towards which he thought he had
heard the retreating footsteps, but
his more deliberate attention per
suaded him that he was mistaken in
his first impression. Still more muz
zled as he came into the possession
of his faculties, of which the abrupt-
nesz of the surpise had almost bereft
him, he stood for some time mute;
then drawing his sword with the
alacrity of a man, who all at once be-
Heveg himself in danger of an up
lifted blow, he called out loudly,
“Speak, and show yourself, if you
be a man; Or if there he a party,
let them rome forth. Who waylays
me? Remember, \ warn him. in the
name 0 f th,. king, that I am on his
majesty’s errand, and that they are
not far off who will punish any out
rage on my person. By all the pow
ers of Satan, the place is betwitch-
ed!” he exclaimed, after a pause.
“One® more, speak; whether you are
to I, • conjured In the name of the
kin ; or of the devil!”
A!! remained silent, except T"e
leaves of the forest that fluttered
Popular Heroes In Japan.
Acc >ruiiig i »the ilobe Herald. George
Washington aud Ahiaham Lincoln ranu
even Admiral Togo as popular heroes
in ,ln|inn. 'Xhe iteiuld says that Dr.
Yii!tnik*i ,v n. formerly president of To-
university, offered to present a pic*
uuv of a famous man or woman to the
!;ly:* |i:!:in;i7 >ulj sol, Iliogo, and asked
licit i vctc of the children he taken to
choose ti e subject < f the portrait. The
hoys and girls of the school were
.i.-d. si to write down the name of their
favorite great man or woman. Wash-
mg ton and Lincoln came out at the
iead of the list, with sixty-nine and
hfty-three votes respectively, while To-
'■> came third with only twenty-eight,
and Nlnomlya Soutoku, a famous an
cient Japanese philanthropist, came
]<»Tt. The fifth man chosen was an*
•ther American, Benjamin Franklin,
vho received twenty-one votes. Then
followed nfter him, with one exception,
Florence Nightingale, four other Jap
anese. then Admiral Nelson, then six
Inpanese, then Bismarck with five
votes, two more Japanese and Napo
leon with four votes. Among the scat
tering were President Roosevelt, Gali
lei, Columbus, Socrates and, strange to
relate, Peter the Great and Admiral
Makaroff of Russia.
Burning
With The Excitement off Nelson's Fire Sale.
In fact the whole county and surroundings have been to Gaff
ney for the past week to attend this marvelous sale
of goods at such low down and give away
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April 5. 1907. 1 year.
My Shoes are not damaged but I am selling them at damag
ing prices. Shoes havfe never sold as cheap as I am
selling them. My entire stock of Clothing
being given away for almost
NOTHING
If you need any thing in my line, don’t wait. Buy now! Today!
Before you get l< ft. Its a shame to sell (;oods as cheap
as I am selling, but cannot help myself as
I must vacate the building ! am
i o so it can be repaired
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.
Notice is hereby given that on
Saturday, June 22nd, 1907, I will ap
ply to the Hon. j. E. Webster, Pro
bate Judge, at. his office at the court
house In Gaffney, g. c.. at 10 o’clock,
a. m., for a final settlement and dis
charge a B administrator of the estate
of H. Frank Wright, deceased. AH
persons having claims agalnat said
estate or Interested therein, are re
quired to present the same at or be-1
fore said time, or be forever barred.
G. B. Wright.
Administrator.
Pub. in Gaffney Ledger May 31,
June 7, 14 and 21, 1907.
HURRY!
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