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ALL CREATION \For a/t Aches and \ Pa ins in Man and \ Beast USE V foil THE INFIRMJUtY WILL BE PROTECTED HEROISM. NOAHS LINIMENT STATE COMMISSION HELD MEET 1 ING TUESDAY. . mmrJ MAWH I A Great Boiffc Remedy. For ole by all dnuglet* I anddeelen,25c. Money refunded ilitfailetodoall[ claimed. NOAuRKll«l>TCO.,Bo«ton,Ma*».,ll.8.A. Sold and Guaranteed by Cherokee Drug Co- WHAT is a prescription if it is not put up right? We spare neith er time nor ex pense to get the very best quali ties obtainable. Licensed Phar macists fill all prescr i p t i o n s here. (A very important point to the patient.) Let us fill your prescriptions. il Cherokee Drug Comp’y Building NO W Standing will b« En larged—Appropriation of $12,000 for the Work. • Columbia, April 22.—The Confed erate infirmary commission held a meeting yesterday morning in the library room of the State capitol. Col. J. Q. Marshall, chairman, presid ed over the meeting, with the follow ing members present; Col. E. B. Cantey, of Camden, ColT .1. W. Reed, cf Chester, and Gen. Wilie Jones, of Columbia. Col. D. Caldwell, secretary of the commission, was called out of town and could not be present at the meeting. The commission had previously vis ited the lands owned by the State on the property of the State Hospital for the Insane and as provided in the act. planned for the building on the old Bellevue place, a most desirable site for the erection of the home for Con federate soldiers. On the Bellevue place there is a well presenrvd single story building which has six large rooms. The commission will take possession of about five acres of land surrounding the building, which will be used for gardening. This property is located near Columbia’s beautiful new suburb, Colonia Heights, on a high plateau, where the air is fresh and invigorating. There are to be three rooms, size 14 by 15. one room 12 by 15, one room 25 bv 15. one room 15 by 18 and a hallway 9 by 45, with porticos on two sides. The building will be enlarged by the addition of a story and a ce mented basement. It will probably be made longer and wider, with wide, sunny porticos surrounding the build ing on the first and second floors. The commission named Messrs. Wilson, Sompayrac & Urquhart as ar chitects and these gentlemen will pre pare the plans for the infirmary build ing within the next few days. About $3,000 of the $12,000 appro- printed by the legislature will be util ized in enlarging the building; about $2,000 will be used in furnishing the building, and the remainder will be used in paying the running expenses of the institution. The amount left of the appropriation will probably be used in enlarging the infirmary, it be ing deemed wise at this time not to expend too much money on the build ing until it has been ascertained as •to what the needs will be. Gov. Ansel paid the commission an official call while it was in session and advised them to call upon him at any time they felt that he could be of service in the work in which they are engaged. The expenses of erecting the in firmary for the Confed( rate veterans will be decidedly small so far as the money paid the members of the com mission is concerned. No per diem is allowed and as but two of the mem bers live outside of the city these are all that may draw pay for traveling and hotel expenses. In addition to the officers of the as sociation named above, Gen. Wilie Jones was elected treasurer and Col. Reed vice chairman of the commis sion. The commission adjourned at 11:30 o’clock, subject to the call of the chairman. Cowpens, Route 1. Cowpens, R. F. D. 1, April 19.—I thought I would try my hand in writ ing a few more dots to the dear old Ledger as I enjoy reading it more than any paper we ever took. We had a nice rain yesterday and we were needing it badly, for there was a lot of land in this section that was too hard to plow until it rained. Mr. S- W. Swofford lost his fine horse last Saturday night. Mrs. John Powell and son, Abb, and granddaughter, st>ent the day with Rufus Potter and family, Sun day. There has been some corn and cot ton planted in this section. Wlade, the eleven-year-old son of Mr. Abb Powell, got pretty badly hurt last Tuesday by falling off a hog pen and a log rolling off on him. A doctor was called at once and it was found that he was not seriously hurt. Wle wish for'him a speedy re- “Ben Hope’’ praises the Women', of the South. Filbert, R. F. D. 1, April 20.—Mr. John Caldwell returned from a visit to Bowling Green on Saturday of last week. Mr. Floyd Stephenson, of Hickory Grove, passed through Buckhorn on Monday collecting tax money from those who have thus far failed to pay. Floyd was one of The New Era’s cor respondents during the last few months of that paper’s existence. He wrote from Hickory Grove and was a good correspondent. I should like to induce him to write for The Ledger, as Hickory Grove is a newsy section. I wish here to make a small re quest of some reader of The Ledger. Several years ago some one gave me the fragment of a humorous work en titled, “My Mother-in-Law." I be lieve it to be the funniest thing I have ever read. But as the last pages had been torn off the copy which was given to me, I didn’t get all of this very funny story. And if any reader of The Ledger has a complete copy of this book, I should like very much to get it. . There are those who say that such men as Talmage, Bryan and Watson arc writing and speaking for the money that is in it for them. Hence they do not deserve any attention from us “old common things.’’ But my answer to this is, that if they are writing or speaking what is right, what matters it to me if they are re ceiving money for their work? I have often heard this little story of an ignorant old fellow, who owned seme property in the shape of a cer tain number of pigs. Somebody ask ed him how many pigs he had. He said: “I dun kno. I counted ’em all nut one little divll, an’ it run about sc fast I couldn't count it.’’ “Beauty is an all pervading pre sence. It unfolds in the flowers of spring, it waves tn the branches of the trees, it haunts the depths of the earth and sea.’’ We often hear something about heroes and heroism. Now, what is a lero? or what is heroism? He who is brave in battle, or he who leads the hosts of reform against all ob stacles, is very properly regarded as a hero. Such men as Thomas Jeffer son. George Washington, Francis Marion, Robert E. Lee, “Stonewall” Jackson, and many others whom I could name here, were all heroes in their way. But there are other kinds of heroes besides those we read about in political and military history. And it is this other kind about which I wish here to speak. The woman who remains at home and battles with poverty, while the man is marching, and toiling, and fighting on the battlefield, is just as much of a hero as anybody. She does not think about it this way: she only feels that she is doing her duty. But she is all the more a hero for that. And w'hile I have always entertained a feeling somewhat akin to venera tion for the soldiers of the Confeder acy, who fought so bravely for the country they loved so well. I also con sider the Southern women quite as heroic as the Southern men. For theirs it was to “stay by the stuff” v:hile the men drove back the enemy. And faithfully, nobly did they per form their task! Ah! if it had not been for their courage, devotion and resignation to the cause, it is safe to say that unequal conflict, the Civil w r ar, would not have continued four wearisome years. There are many and different kinds of heroes, although only those w’ho are “in the public eye” receive more than passing notice. The missionary who carries the gospel to foreign lands, among savages and cannibals; the statesman who contends for bet ter government; the physician who devotes his life to relieving human suffering; the soldier who upholds the honor of his country’s flag on many a hard-fought field—these are the heroes we read of. And noble men they are, too! But there are others. The quiet, unassuming person, who goes about his or her daily labors, no matter how humble those labors may he, with never a thought of fame and fortune, is as much a part of, and does just as much toward, advancing the best j interests of mankind a s anybody else. [ Your name, kind reader, may never even get into your own home naper, • which is perhaps printed within two , or three miles of vnur hom •: but i f you are going quietlj about vour daily labors from day to dry. vou are do-| lug your part in the world And we should not. heroine dissatisfied, unless wo wish to do something better, or that the ability to do something for ] myself and for mankind would please j me better than all of Rockefeller’s I millions. And may I never alter my ! mind in this respect! Mrs. \Y'. L Caldwell was suddenly taken ill Thursday. Mrs. W. J. Love wag with her most of the day. Mrs. E. N. Caldwell has been sum moned to the bedside of her mother, Mrs. Riddle, of Bowling Green, who is very ill. Mrs. J. W. Quinn, of Smyrna, visit ed Mrs. W. L. Caldwell on Friday. Misses Daisy and Corrie Robinson spent Thursday with Miss Mattie Belle Love. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse N. Hogue spent Saturday night with Mr. and Mrs. John Mitchell, of Hickory Grove. Mr. Roy Meek and Miss Iniss Hogue attended church services at Yorkville Sunday, Ben Hope spent Sunday at Mr. H. S. Love’s. Miss Mattie Belle and Master Wil lie Love are spending this week at the home of Mr. C. C. Hughes, near Tirzah. Ben Hope. Plan to Improve Sandy Roads. In some ftf the counties in Oklahoma where the roads are sandy the plan has been adopted of improving them by cutting the prairie hay, which has a rank growth along the roadside, and placing it on the roads. The plan is said to work very well, and the roads are very satisfactory to the farmers In hauling their cotton, corn and other products to the markets. A Beautiful woman. Her surroundings should be in har mony, and can best be made ao by a well kept home. The L. & M. Pore Paint makes the home beautiful. It preserves it and prevents decay. The cost per gallon ready for use In only $1.20. It wears for ten years and longer. Thirty-three years of con tinuous use Is evidence. Smith Hard ware Co. L. ft M. Paint Agents. MANY INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE ADOPTNEW THEORY Statements from Followers of Cooper Ob tained Recently in Various Cities. A number of statements from promi nent people located in various cities where the widespread discussion over L. T. Cooper’s new theory regarding the human stomach has recently waged, give an idea of the intense in terest the young man has aroused dur ing the past year. The statements are ns follows; Mr. C. D. Mitchell, of 2412 Avenue C, Binningham, Ala., has this to say with regard to his belief in Cooper’s medicine: “I have been troubled with indigestion and stomach trouble for the past year. I had heartburn, bloat ing after eating, gas on stomach and bowels, palpitation of the heart, pain in the lower part of my back, and various other symptoms, and was a victim of much distress. I tried many remedies, but received little or no benefit from them. I was advised to try the Cooper preparations, and did :o. In one week’s time I was im- * roved wonderfully—the first relief I had been able to obtain. Mr. Cooper’s medicine does all he claims for it” Mr. J. O. Spradling, of 705 South Tejon Street, Colorado Springs, Colo., says: “I was troubled with indigestion for two years. It caused me a great deal of suffering and misery. I did not dare to eat meat at all, and every thing I did eat soured on my stomach. I tried various remedies, but found no relief. Three months ago I started taking Cooper’s New Discovery, and after using the contents of three bot tles I was entirely cured. I can now eat and relish anything that my appe tite craves. The New Discovery Is truly a great stomach medicine.” Mr. Wm. Codier, of 408 Graves Street, Syracuse, N. Y., is very strong in his expression of belief In the new medicine, and has the following to say on the subject; “I have suffered from catarrh of the nose and throat for four years. It must have been communi cated to my stomach, for all this time my stomach has given me a great deal of trouble, and caused me much pain and suffering, tyfy stomach was oftea sour, and my food did not digest. I was bothered by a continual desire to spit, and there was a constant drop ping of mucus into the throat. “The first relief I have been able to obtain is from Cooper’s New Discov ery, which I have been taking for about a week. My catarrhal condition has been greatly improved and my; stomach is almost well. Mr. Cooper’s medicine has benefited me more than anything I have ever used.” These statements are from reliable citizens in various communities who have tried these celebrated medicines. We sell them and will gladly explain their nature to any one interested. —Gaffney Drug Co. The Mildest and Most Effective Laxative Known No laxative sold in our store can compare with this perfect bowel regulator in gentleness and efficiency. It is not a re arrangement of old laxative and cathartic drugs, but an entirely laxative and cathartic. All the good points of other laxatives have been carefully preserved in this new laxative, while their faults have been as skillfully eliminated. Orderlies simply re-establish Nature’s functions without any unpleasantness whatever. JVb griping—no nausea. To sufferers from constipa tion or sluggish liver they bring immediate relief, and no consti- pative reaction results from their use. They work quietly, but thoroughly, and the rest of the body is unaware of their presence. Rexall Orderlies are as pleasant as they are effective. Put up in agreeable tasting, vanilla-flavored tablets. Box off 12, • 10c. Box off 36, - 25c. The y&xaiz Guarantee is the stronge.t ever made. If these Orderlies do Riot benefit you,—if you’re not entirely sat- iafied with tham, —bring back the empty box and wo will promptly hand back your mon ey. The com* ptete format la of these new laxatives given ■pon request. The Gaffney Drug Co., Druggists. The Rexall Store. Old You Ever Ttiiuk what a bargain you arc getting when you get THE LEDGER one hundred and three (103) times a year for Only $1.50 a Year? covery. Mrs. Ollie Allen ami ehihlren and Mr. and Mrs. Simon Coats, spent last | Sunday with your correspondent, i Hello. Stanhope, you must write and tell us if you are writing many April fools this year or not. What has become of Mill Boy? His little goat surely has run away with him. We are glad to report that Mr. Jes sie Jarrett, is still improving. Our Sunday school has started at Butler school house and we are hav ing a very good attendance. Mr. Newton Taylor Is our superintendent | and he is sure a hustler. Mr. Abb Gardner has bought •< fine iorgan. ! What is the Farmers’ Fnien dointr? : 1 thought they were going to hold up I the price of eotton. Now just look. | cotton is ten cents and the mills stop- I ping. I don’t see what the people ! are going to do if the mills nl! stop. Owing to the cold spell a while i hack, most of the fruit is HI! d In this section, but i think then* 1:-: len- ty left on the ridges. Mr. and Mrs. Amos Brandall went to Boiling Sjjrings to spend Easter. Mr. Horace Webber went to Cow pens on business last Friday. There will be preaching at Mt. Olive church next Sunday at it o’clock a. in. I wll 1 ring off for 1 can hear the waste basket coming. With best wishes to The I.edg'T and Us readers. a. b. c. plenty of Trouble le caused by stagnation of the liver and bowels, to get rid of It and headache and blUloqsnen and the poison that brings Jaundice, take Dr. King’s New Life Pills, the reliable puriflera that do the work without grinding or griping. 2Sc at Cherokee Drag Co. Improve our.-elv< s give up. nm! toL r,, as Win N. Ha ben ■ always to look orw and strive to retain nd best in ' ur rat boald never i" ! r n ease," VV ruc’-t ’id a award ,t ’ . 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