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/ / 'ViiSRajw. * 1 Rm'' : I ■ : VW K~-n^~ ~r ~ School ^ ^1 I You need your school p- supplies. Anything t h e tH | child wants or needs can be || ■ found here. J ■ Pen “- g | Tablets, I I Book Straps, ^ ¥ Book Satchels, ^ | Drawing Tablets, ^ { Pencil Sharpeners, | Composition Books, K |nk *> 8 ■ Rulers, fj Pencils, | Eraeere, § ■ Drawing Pencils, | Companion Boxes, | Examination Pads. § Check otf what you need. Jj I Send to us for it. We carry 3 a only the best grade in these p. I goods. m I CHEROKEE J ■DRUG COMPANY ■ •'‘4 • Advertising la called by some an art. If it be an ait it is the ait of telling a story simply sod convincingly. Nobody knows mors about the strong qualitias of an establishment than the proprietor who ovenees it. Other things being equal, nobody shook! be able to write more convine- iagly of the artklea be el> fers for sale. la a itore wbara die am plover aaUa gooda aide by aide with hladerkatt ia me that tha employ* will oot be tte beat aalaaman. The reason is simple. He knows the goods from A to Z. He probably has pur- chascd them. lie knows his a. un. His arguments uui) > eight because they are convincing. The same arguments pre sented in the same way, with rne .same enthusiastic spirit, the same knowledge ot Ucuui, would attract new C'.itomtrs if presented thro-ij;.;! t!)t aTivcrtLingo^ umns of t ..s papa. If yon Lave i ot tiiad u, why not Xf yaa ba < ■ it «nd wa wal aaMa lad. la! tu kuow aboal U. ! t ♦ 1 Kitchen at National Exposition to Arouse Housewives’ Wonder. CHINESE INNS. Dill You Ewr Think what a bargain you are getting when you get THE LEDGER one hundred and three (103) times a year for hi; $1.00 a Yur? EXPERT COOK TO PRESIDE. 4 Mra. Elizabeth O. Hiller Haa Scores of i Recipee to Surprise and Delight Chi- | cage Viaitors-—"Pannhauee" to Be a Star Diah. Do you know 301 ways of preparing corn for human beings to eat? If you do, you won’t be hopelessly outclassed at the National Corn exposition to l»e held at the Coliseum In Chicago from Oct. 5 to 10. But, although you will he looked upon as a promising pupil by Mrs. Elizabeth O. Hiller, who lb to have charge of thj corn kitchen, there will be much that you may learn, says the Chicago Post. Mrs. Hiller, It seems, knows ‘‘between 800 and 400 ways” of preparing com products. The kitchen Is to be one of the fea tures of the exposlUon. That all may see and hear what Is being done in the kitchen, and that all may realize Its true Importance, It Is to be hung In the air—that Is to say, It Is to be elevated above the floor about four feet. It will have but one wall, and that to the back. On the other sides a brass rail ing will liound it. Mrs. Hiller, formerly principal of the Chicago Domestic Selenei Training school, is to l»e the ‘‘queen ol the kitch en.” and she will have one maid, two waitresses and a dishwasher to assist her. There will be three sessions each day, and they will be none too much for Mrs. Hiller to tell all she knows about the cooking of com. Morning, after noon and night she will explain to those who crowd around the rail bounded kitchen the reasons why ‘‘com Is king.” as they say out In Iowa. All but forgotten dishes, of which there Is a-plenty of traditions, but a paucity of recipes, will be explained In terms of cups and spoons and pounds and pints until any woman who Isn’t a culinary degenerate will be able to serve the dishes which the housewives of Puritan and Cavalier days served, but which have gone down that broad way whereon have vanished so many M of the lost arts. Pannhause Is to be one of the star dishes in the kitchen. It sounds bad, but the badness of Its sound Is equaled by the goodness of Its taste, so Mrs. Hiller says. The Pennsylvania Dutch are the ones who are to thank for It. Even those frugal, stolid people change their habits, however, and as twen tieth century progress came eighteenth century pannhause, which had surviv ed into the nineteenth century, passed away. Down lu a deserted Inn in the Blue Ridge mountains lives an old woman whose father was famous us a host In the days when a stage trip was the ap proved because It was the only means of journeying. Her father served pannhause to his guests. Remember how it was made? Of course she did. One art Is uot lost, after all. And what is pannhause? You must eat to know it, Mrs. Hiller says, but It Is made of corn men! cooked for many hours with the tender bits of meat from the head of a pig and with pork liver. After this cooking It Is molded. Then It Is sliced and fried. Philadelphia scrapple, which assist ed the Declaration of Independence In making famous the city for which It is named, will be prepared in the kitchen. Some of the methods of preparing com are those which the Indians taught to the pilgrim mothers when they weren’t engaged in massacring the pilgrim fathers. They knew bow to parch com to save It from the bac teria of which they never heard, and they knew many ways of grinding it and mixing It with the Juices of meats. All parts of the country, with the Ironical exception of those great west ern tracts where most of the corn of the world is grown, contribute their recipes to the lectures which Mrs. Hil ler Is preparing. The corn land has been too busy raising com to discover new ways of preparing It. Corn pone, such as only a southern mammy can make, will be served. From New Hampshire there will be a baked pud ding made of Indian meal. Up in Ver mont they might serve spring lamb without mint sauce, but they never would think of serving It without a porridge of white commeal. “From hasty pudding, the simplest kind of a dish, to the confections and Ice creams which are made or flavored with com we are omitting nothing of which we ever have heard,” Mrs. Hil ler says. Everything that la prepared In the kitchen is to be served free to the vis itors of the exposition. Lure of the Chureh. Of the many Ingenious devices tor at tracting people to church the latest Is seasonable at least, says the New York Press. Pasted on the bulletin board outside so uptown church In New York is a sign reading: <*> FANS. ICE WATER. BTC.. FOR COMFORT. A PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. (•wans Wanted Whips. The man with the whip privilege at the Iowa state fair probably made more money with less work and a smaller investment than any other con- e—ionnalre this season, says the Des Moines Register and Leader. It was Stated recently that he sold 24.000 whips during s week, making a profit of about 11,800. These In the Interior Are About the Worst In tho World. An amusing picture of the difficul ties of travel in China is drawn by W. J. Garnett, third secretary of the British legation in Peking, in a report issued from the foreign office on a journey be made through Shangtung. Mr. Garnett had intended to go far ther than he actually weut, but he suffered so much from being Jolte’ about in a Chinese cart that one por tion of his tour had to be abandoned. innkeeping in the Chiuese Interior Is not a business that calls for the lav ish siukiug of capital. “Nearly every village.” says Mr. Garnett, “possesses an inn, and the only difference between them is the varying amount of discomfort the trav eler has to endure, for none Is good. The best room of a Chinese inn con sists of four walls, a thatched roof and a door, though this is not essential. The floor is of mud and very far from being level, and there is the ‘kang.’ or Chinese bed place, on which camp beds can be erected. “Chairs and a rickety table can fre quently lie obtained, though the Inn keeper may have to borrow them. There are always windows covered with filthy paper broken In a thou sand places, but rarely is glass to be met with. The walls are usually of mud bricks, sometimes partially cov ered with paper as filthy as that which acts as windows and usually bearing a few red paper Chinese characters expressing ‘happiness’ and similar good wishes. “In many cases the walls do not all touch the ceiling, and the rooms are in consequence always open to the air somewhere. It is perhaps needless to say that the dirt Is usually very hor rible, and there are plenty of vermin. The door frequently ends a foot from the ground, and lu consequence the traveler may find in the morning that he has had visitors during the night In the shape of cats, dogs, chickens and even pigs. “The question of payment is always a difficult one. The innkeeper never likes to tell the guest the price, as he Is terrified at naming a sum smaller than the guest would perhaps pay if left to himself to decide, but the right price seems to Ik? about 20 cents for lodging If the travelers consume a fair number of eggs and have a fire light ed for boiling their water. Eggs and chickens can nearly always be obtain ed in the villages; also Chinese bread, which Is by no means bad.” Mr. Garnett was compelled to take to a cart between Chinanfu and the Grand canal, and the experience in capacitated him from pursuing a part of the contemplated journey. These vehicles are two wheeled and of the rudest description. They are enormously strong to resist the terri ble bumping they have to undergo. They are also springless. The driver Bits on the shaft, and this is said to be the most comfortable place. The un fortunate traveler Inside is pitched from one side to the other against the wood latticework of the sides as the cart plows Its way over every obstacle, however large or difficult, until be Is black and blue and indeed sometimes breaks a limb. As for the roads, in bad weather they are practically impassable, l*eing sev eral feet deep in the thickest imagina ble mud. When there is a bridge over a stream it is in the majority of cases avoided by the carts or mules because It Is either broken through In places or else in such a bad state of repair that It would lie dangerous to use it, and so every one fords the river as if no bridge existed.—Cincinnati Commer cial Gazette. Hailey's Comet. Those of us who live three years or so longer may expect to see a comet compared with which our present vis itant is scarcely worth mentioning. This wonder of the skies is Halley’s comet, which, after its mighty circuit through space, has for centuries paid us regular visits at an interval of about seventy-five years. On its last appear ance. in 1835, its brilliant disk and flaming tail, spanning the heavens like an arch of tire, created the greatest ex citement. Another remarkable comet of laat century was that of 1811, which for several weeks blazed brilliantly In the northern sky. This comet, which was credited with a tail 200,000,000 miles long, more than long enough to encir cle the earth 8,000 times, narrowly es caped a collision with the sun. only 82,000 miles separating their surfaces. The comet of 1861 was chiefly re* markable for the fact that the earth passed—without any one 1 sing a whit the worse—through its tail.—Westmin ster Gazette. THEIR HOME AN AUTO. An Unfair Advantage. The twin boys Johnny and Tommy Bot only looked exactly alike and could wear each other's clothes with out the slightest misfit, but usually weighed the same, there being a differ ence of not more than an ounce or two between them notwithstanding tbs ef forts they were always making to out- weigh each other. “Tom.” said bis brother one day, “let’s go and get weighed. I believe I can beat you this time.” Tommy agreed, and they went to the grocery store where these contests were usually decided. “You get on the scales first," said Johnny. 'Vocnmy compiled, and his weight was found to be sixty-eight pounds twelve ounces. Then Johnny took his tun. He tip ped the scales at exactly sixty-nine pounds. “That ain't fair!” exclaimed Tommy. “And it don’t count! I forgot about that Mg bell on your arm!“ Huston Family of Chicago Have Start ed Across the Continent. George M. us ton, a retired jeweler of Chicago; his wife and bis son Ar thur, wbo acts as chauffeur, started from the Bellevue-Stratford In Phila delphia the other morning In a sixty horsepower touring car. bound for San Francisco and thence to Florida, says a Philadelphia special to the New York Times. For the last seven years the Hus tons have practically made their home In automobiles,-* In which they have traveled 12U,000 miles in the United States and Canada. Mr. Huston car ries sixty pounds of paraphernalia, which includes a complete camping out fit, hammocks, a large tent, cooking utensils, bedding, guns, ammunition, fishing tackle and many other articles. Mr. Huston says that bis hobby has coat about $10,000 a year, not Including the cost of five cars In the laat seven years. He says he was the first autolst to obtain permission to drive bis car Into Yellowstone park. Shovels had to be used a portion of the way to clear away the snow. He has also gone over portions of tbe Alleghany and Camber land mountains where others have turned back, discouraged by steep and rocky roads. Mr. Huston Is more than sixty years old and Is the picture of health. The trip to San Francisco is expected to take thirty-five days. Tha Huston schedule calls for only eight Uours' au- toing a day. After Ban Francisco has been reached tbe tour will be contin ued down the Pacific coast, thence to B1 Paso, New Orleans and the winter home of the Hustons at Rock Ledge, Fla. ENGINEER’S ODD MISHAP. Missouri Pacific Train Delayed Until Teeth He Lost Were Found. When the Missouri Pacific train from Sedalla, Mo., by way of Sweet Springs and the Lexington branch, reached the Union depot at Kansas City ten min utes late the other morning Frank M. Lowe, who was a passenger on the train, explained what caused the de lay, says the Kansas City Star. “I boarded the train at Sweet Springs at 6 o'clock in the morning,” be said. "We were on time then. About two miles tbls side of Sweet Springs, while we were running at full speed, the emergency air brakes were set sudden ly, and we came to a quick stop with a Jerk that woke up the members of a theatrical troupe riding in the rear car and scared tbe passengers who were awake. Tbe train backed down half a mile or so, and I supposed ft had kllleil somebody. I got off when It stopped and saw the engineer searching for something in the weeds. “Along with several passengers I went forward to see what was the mat er. The engineer, Mr. Daniels, a vet eran on tbe road, has been an engineer for thirty # venrs. When we asked what was the matter he said: “ ‘I was coughing and lost my false teeth.’ “We all pitched in and helped hunt for the teeth. The women joined in the search. The fireman finally found them, but by that time we were about thirty minutes late. The engineer had his bead out of the cab window and coughed them out. The young people on the train thought it was a good Joke, but if losing them meant three or four days on soup diet I don't blame Mr. Daniels.” HARO CAVERN TO EXPLORE. “Purgatory,” Near Worcester, Mass., Thwarts All Attempts. “Purgatory,” a cave only a few miles from Worcester, Mass., many of whose mysterious bypaths have yet to be explored, is now attracting tbe at tention of scientists all over New England t>ecause of the failure of Miss Lucia B. Thomson of Boston, a well known mountain climber, to penetrate the cavern, says a Worcester dispatch to the New York Tribune. No one has yet had the courage to penetrate the farthest depths of tbe cave, and such an attempt is admittedly fraught with danger, for at its bottom is an unex plored subterranean lake or river. There are scarcely three months In the year In which it is possible to en ter tbe cavern. Miss Thomson, wbo bus climbed the highest peaks of tbe Pacific coast ranges, gave up the at tempt after climbing In the antecham bers several hours. Though she has climbed Mount Whitney, she says she never encountered a more difficult task than tbe cavern. Miss Annie Peck of Providence, a well known European climber, will try to explore the cave. Street Car Buzzer. An Ingenious device has been invent ed by an employee ot the street rail way In an American city and is being tested. Whenever a passenger stands on the lower step a buzzer sounds In th« motor man's compartment and warns him not to start the car until tha signal ceases, which it does the Instant tbe passenger reaches tbe plat form or tbe ground. Contact points are placed in the step which are brought together by the weight of the passenger. Coyotes ae Melon Fateh Raiders. Farmers In the box elder district about Greeley, Colo., have found their watermelon patches raided and sus pected tramps or boys, says a Greeley correspondent of the New York Bun. The vines were trampled and dozens of melons broken, tbe hearts only be ing eaten. A watch waa set, and tbe marauders were found to be coyotes, which dig boles In the melons and drink the juice. No pumpkin patches were touched. BAD BLOOD THE SOURCE OF ALL DISEASE Whan and ric pure blood I* body it fed on tfMnrth, dim fR Pustular* dhow that tbe blood RWch add or tho Bo result of Scrofula, Con trs that will impurities a a sluggish. i in a . and in a state ci naintanruptad health | v an la deprived el la manifested In various tha different akin affections [ condition at a result of too humor. Sates and Ulcers gre . t —- blood, and Rheumatism, Ca- Pwaon, etc., are all deep-seated Mood Fosse as loop as the poison remains, find their way Into the blood m various ways. _ oondltlm of the system, and torpid state of tha ***• Fad waste matters to sour and Pric Fod other adds, which srt taken by the blood and distributed "wjVhout thedrculation. . Coming in contect with contagious dlseaaaa to *?*Jk*, Pjdsoninf of the blood; we also breathe the germs sad todcroboa of Malaria into our lungs, and when these get into the blood ia •omcient quantity it becomes a carrier of disease instead of health. Some mt so unfortunate as to inherit had Mood, perhaps the dregs of sonmo3 constitutional disease of ancestors is handed down to them and they are constantly annoyed and troubled with it Bad blood is the source of all dto- •am and until this vital fluid to cleansed and purified the body to sure to Onffa ip some way. For blood troubles of say character S. 8. S. is the hast FMnedv aver discovered. It goes down into the circulation ssd removes say Md all poisons, supplies tha healthful properties it needs, and compleS and permanently cures blood dlwrassa of every kind. The action of 8. 8. 8. to m thorough that hereditary taints are removed and weak, diseased blood made strong and healthy so that disease cannot remain. It cures Rheumatism, Catarrh, Scrofula. Sosas PURELY VEGETABLE and Ulcers, Shin Diseases, Contagions ^ ^ , m F od Poison, etc., and does not leave the fiffghtest trace of tha trouble for future outbreaks. The whole volume of Mood ia renewed and cleansed after a course of 8. 8. 8. It is also natme's ■reataat tonic, made entirely of roots, herbs end barks, and is absolutely harmless to any part of the system. 8. 8. 8. to for sale *t all first class Book on tho blood and any modloal advice free to all who writs. S.S.S >1* Cherokee B.!L.‘ Fifth Series Opens August 1st Stock Being Taken-Applications For Loans Filed. | s One man is now living in his own house who joined in Jan uary; made application for loan; paid his dues—75 cents— which was really due February 2. He made this payment as a matter of good faith. He is in' his own happy home today—February 10. He is saving house rent today. His property—not the landlord’s property—is growing in value every day. Name furnished upon application : : Reader Booklet And Pass It Along, It Moans _ | A GREATER GAFFNEY. V. V. Gaffney, Sec’y & Treas. G. A. Jefferies, Prest. :♦! V 4 ! REAL ESTATE FOR SALE At a Bargain One lot 80x120, west side Oakland Avenue. Four lots 80x‘2 , )0 and one 140x80 west side of Victoria Avenue. House and iOt on west side Limestone St. Lot 80x200, with eighc-room house, electric lights aud water works, and all modern conveniences. One house and lot fronting on Frederick street, lot 186x152 with four room cottage and city water. Price very cheap. One house and lot fronting on Robinson street, lot 116x152 with four room cottage and city water. Price very cheap. This property must be sold at once. Call and see us if you are interested. ITOK KICIVT Four rooms for rent in Cherokee Drug Co.’s building. See us for REAL ESTATE, whether a buyer or seller. Before placiug your Fire Insurance phone No. 17U. ffney Thrust Office In National Bank Building HONEST INSURANCE Plain, sore protection to tbe family at premium rates fixed on jthe basis of the actuaries’UblesJlof life expectation, andf therefore, absolutely fair is the only kind of life insurance written by The Southeastern Life Insurance Company o# Spartanburg, S. C£lNo “deferred” dividends, no “participating” policies, no ftiymes for profit, no opening for speculation, no element of scan dal, but strict and straight Life Insurance of the kind that takes care of a man’s family by providing an immediate cash estate on his death, the time of all times when they will need it most keenly. S-: It is everv man’s sacred duty to carry life-insurance for the benefit of those de pendant upon him, and all men know this. But no South Carolinan need go oat of his own State to get it >: >: The Sontheastern Life Insurance Company is a home institution, chartered by the State*of South Carolina and subject to the Sonth Carolina laws governing Life Insurance. It is directed by men whose homes and interests are in (Ms State. It is an old line, legal reserve/Straight Life Company of,’ tee sonadest kind, and should have the support of the people of the State. Measteni Life Insurance Company, KLUOTT ESTES, >. CtBtral Anat, s.oT Mar. IMh. IMS Spartanburg,