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Women as Weil as Men Are Made Miserable by Kidney Trouble. The Prew Trip. iThfc Manning TUnea.) Th*> annual meeting of the Sooth Carolina Preea Aaaoclatlon held ia (Jaffney was without any exaggera- Hon the most successful and enjoj- Kidney trouble preys upon the mind, dla 1 nble in the history of the organiza- flpurages and lessens ambition; beauty, vigor tiou. The editors and the ladies who j nd cheerfutness soon acc0 |jipanled them, were given the « disappear when (he kid- ^ of llv9B . The of or diseased. (iafTney entertained most lavishly, ^ Kidney trouble hat an( i every moment of our stay In that become so prevalent ( . n te r p r isine cltv was one of pleasure, 1 that it is not uncommon . . . . qn,-i u for a child to be bom an ' , strenuous pleasure at that. The afflicted with weak kid* i main spring of thin occasion wan Ed. neys. If the child urln- DeCamp, editor of The Gaffney Led- ,, ,. ^ ,es ‘ 00 . oftei ): |{ ger. He carried out his threat when Vine scalds the flesh or tf, when the child , , leaches an age when it should be abte to extending the Invitation for th . control the passage, it is yet afflicted with Hatton to meet at Gaffney, “to give feed-wetting, depend upon it. the cause of tlie jr an jr the biggest time ever” and the difficulty is kidney trouble and the first / imCamp wins in a walk. Step should be towards the treatment of * 1 w tt u of these important organs. This unpleasant j Hut he had a cinch. He could S uble is due to a diseased condition of the ford to make claim to be able to en- neys and bladder and not to a habit as | tertain the press association. He had most people suppose. big hearted people at his back. The Women as well as men are made mis- 11 , , t . erable with kidney and bladder trouble, entertainment was no doubt qul e Though rightly bound with bays, E’re won against the foeman. In old heroic days. Such fame of fadeless splendor. Such homage from the free. As proudly now we render The soldiers led by Lee. The soldiers led by Lee! The soldiers led by Lee! O, never the fame of a single name Forgotten here shall be. While shines the sun. While river run. As lang as the jessamine blooms. We ll sing their praise. Well walk In their ways. Weil cherish their memories and guard their tombs elated. The superintendent Of thane served, and then .headed by the may- stupendous works is Oscar or, the party was taken about the Scrofula Shanks, a whole-souled fellow, who i city and to Laurel Park In carriages, threw his whole heart Into the work It seems that everybody was glad to of aiding in entertaining the visitors, see us We left Hendersonville 4 p. The Southern Railway was represent- m. and reached Lake Toxaway about I ^.'^j ^f 'dliidhood!' It may then produce dyspepsia, ca« Few are entirely free from it. It may develop so slowly as to causa lit tle if any disturbance during the whola ed by Col. J. C. Lusk, division pas- 7 o'clock. The scenery between Hen senger agent, whose headquarters dersonvllle and Toxaway we believe are In Charleston. Mr. Lusk added is the grandest in the world, confirm- much to the pleasure, and remained k-d are we lit this belief, by a state with us until the entire trip was end-1 ment made to us by an Alabama lady ed. He will ever remain in the kind who has toured the world twice, she remembrances of the newspaper peo-iaaid, there is nothing to equal It. pie. He Is a charming man, ia the Lake Toxaway hotel has no superior, 1 sentiment voiced by the ladles, and the rooms arc large and airy, the a jolly, good fellow by the men. T7n house is so constructed as to catch) der the care of Mr. Lusk we went r* the breezes from the beautiful lake. Gaston Shoals, where Mr. Oscaf and to give an excellent view of the Shanks was a most genial host. He I scenery. We sat in our room and showed us through the entire plant,; from the balcony door was entranced, the powerful machinery, the massive with the great panorama before us. dams, and wonderful masonry, and The attention shown us at this great the lovelv waterfalls. Every alten-) resort is much appreciated. We want prod' tarrh, and marked tendency to con« sumption, before causing eruptions, sores or swellings. To get entirely rid of it take the great blood-purifier, Hood’s Sarsaparilla In usual liquid form or in cb'»colated tablets known as Sarsatabs. loo doses $1. O, not ’neath sounding wave, O, not In the lonely grave, The heroes He whose deeds for aye!" ,c * 1 j . , , » « „ tion that could possiblv conceive of! to go back. Shall jewel the pages of fame 1 1 and both need the same great remedy. The mild and the immediate effect of Swamp*Root is scon realized. It is sold fey druggists, in fifty- oent and one dollar * izes. You may have a sample bottle by mail an expensive affair, but that did not matter to such people, they were en tertaining the press of the State and every man, woman and child went 1 heartilv to the task; even ttRTBegroes _ == of Gaffney took pride in standing ! f ree, also pamphlet tell- Home of swatntvRoot. f h public spirit of the occasion, ng all about it, including many of the f . thousands of testimonial letters received would offer their service, and wh n I rom sufferers cured. In writing Dr. Kilmer accepted, would politely decline pay. I Co.. Binghamton. N. Y.. be sure and .. Gaffney is yours” seemed to be the mention this paper. sentiment all over the town. We had j Don t make any mistake, but re-; occasjon t0 go lnt0 a <jrug store with member the name, Swamp-Root, ^ ]a ^ to buv col(J drink8i but ( Kilmer’s Swamp-Root, and the ad- tbe voung n)an told ug .. your mone y dress. Binghampton, N. Y.. on every won , t passSn riaffn ey.” ° Ti • I The party was quartered at Lime- j 1 stone College, an Institution sur- j rounded with historic associations. | jto make pleasure was given by our They are sepulthered in our hospitable host assisted by some of hearts I Gaffney’s citizens. In our lives they still have parts, A magnificient dinner was served. And our souls, like poet’s lyre, i when the sight-seeing was over, and Are a-tramble with the fire |then returning to the power house, Of the passion that we feel. 'speeches were indulged in and photo- And the pity as we kneel i graphs were taken. COHVICT MG PUB Kansan Regards Writing of Lib erty Helpful to Prisoners. At Asheville we were the guests of Mr. Alexander, the proprietor of the A NATIONAL CONTEST HELD. Battery Park hotel, and lie lavished upon us the best there was. It was a U OH| . s i Eleven Prizes Awarded to Mon and Our stay at Toxaway was over Sun-j Women In Various Amerioon Prisons day, many went out on the boats.) For Essays on Subject of Truo Froo- ; rowed tip and down the lake, others ^ om How Articles Were Judged. * A I ’Mid scenes their blood makes The trip to Gaston Shoals was a made the trip on the launch, while ^ q (rates, ex-chaplain of the Kan sacred Till time himself expire. revelation to many of us and it will still others took the mountains, then sas state Industrial reformatory at ever linger in our minds as one of) there were others who enjoyed them- Hutchinson. Kan., recently brought to Girl's Record Swim In Mississippi. Miss Lottie Mayer, a courageous young woman with well developed bi ceps and a robust physique, swam twenty-six miles in the Mississippi fiom Alton. Mo., to St. Louis the other day, without missing a stroke to rest. In five hours and eighteen minutes. This swim, it is said, never has been made before, except once, nine years It is situated about two miles from Gaffney upon a high hill, surrounded wPh beautiful lawns, slopes and trees, the scenery is superb. The building contains over one hundred rooms with all of the modern con veniences, in fact everything seems to be with a view of health and com- O, son of tbe Southland, get The heroes that wore the gray. For dear is the land they fought for yet As in that elder day. O, daughter of Dixie, be true be true. To the knights of the Southern Cross | the most profitable we have ever'selves in Bible reading and other a successful conclusion s very inter- never or- j aken Returning to Gaffney we were j things. In the evening the press par- j esting contest. A few months ago he driven about the city, and wound up ty ami guests of the hotel assembled j wrote a letter to the various state the day by witnessing a game of base ) ball between Spartanburg and Gaff- 1 ney, in which the former won. in the ball room where the evening penal and reformatory institutions before a ball was held in honor of throughout the country offering a our party, and in which the girls did In the evening we were highly en-1 themselves proud. The gathering tertained bv a fine address from Hon. i had been arranged by the manage- A. L. Lawshe. Third Assistant Post master General, after which we were ment of the hotel, and a program fix ed which consisted of music and entertained bv a most eloquent ad-! speeches, all of which was faithfully series of prizes for the best articles written by prisoners on the subject, “What Is True Liberty, Ita Value and How Obtained?” There was a ready response to the invitation to compete In this contest, and the prizes were For they shed their blood in a tide dress from Hon. R. H. Edmunds, edl-j and mosi entertainingly carried out. awarded a f pxv days ago. for you. tor of the Manufacturers' Record of Realizing that this was our last night And the best you cam giva ia still! Raltimore. These addresses have at Toxaway, the party remained in ago, when John C. Meyers, floating fort. The sessions were held in the i much of the way on his back, covered : magnificient auditorium where the : tbe distance in seven hours. Miss j c itj ze ns of Gaffney honored us with Mayer’s feat is declared to break the | thejr attendance . The dining hall! worlds record was in the basement, and three times .. a dav the large party of visitors, to- ; get her with a number of local peopla, | More than half of mankind over j would sit down to delightful meali sixty years of age suffer from kid-! . , , .. ,. , ' elegantly served, the preparation and ney and bladder disorders, usually ’ „ ^ . . , e , * i j qwio management by Caterer Skinner enlargement of prostate glands. This ® , is both painful and dangerous, and | roni ^ ar ot e ' j Foley’s Kidney Cure should be taken; It is utterly impossible to do Jus- at the first sign of danger, as it. cor-1 ^ ce * n these columns, in any attempt rects irregularities and has cured we might make at describing the hos- many old men of this disease. Mr. | pitality of the good people of Gaff- i Rodney Burnett, Rockport, Mo., i ue y- t- 1 ® 1 us say with a heart full of writes: “I suffered with enlarged! ^ ra titude and sincerity that the en-.j prost ate gland and kidney trouble for j t er,a * nment the association at Gaff- years and after taking two bottles of | nev excelled any In the association s Foley’s Kidney Cure I feel better than! hjstory. There was not an idle mo- 1 have for twenty years, although I ment, music, laughter, riding, walk-1 am now yi year old." Cherokee Drug ^ ri ^> sight-seeing. courting—every- j q c thing to make the heart grow glad-1 j der was there. The citizens provid ed carriages, and automobiles and i but dross. O* well-loved laud of cotton. Where the sweet magnolias bloom, Ne’er once hast thou forgotten. How dread so’er thy doom. It may be at the spindle. It may be in the field. But ever thine eye doth kindle Always thy love’s revealed. If but tbe passing stranger A word doth speak to thee Of those bright sons of danger. The soldiers led by Lee. The thin, gray line grow* thinner still, The sun sinks down behind the hill, And spectral Death, with finger chill, Is touching one by one the host. With tear-dimmed eyes we see tbe gaps. been published in the daily papers. After the speeches there was an in formal reception, giving the visitors an opportunity to greet and he grect- the ball room after the musicians left, sang songs, had a mock mar- crowned the lovable Lusk, a queen of May and did all sorts of I and nage. Guo hundred and forty-seven monu- feripts from institutions in twelve states v ere received by Mr Gates, and eleven prizes were awarded— \ Ilrst prize of a second prize of 10. a third prize of $f» and eight ad- ed. At this function the ladies of'stunts to have a good time, and in all j ditional prizes of $1 each. No. 15.r.l2, Gaffney presented the latest in fash-) of this pleasure Mr. Lusk is entitled Massachusetts State reformatory, was ion able dress. It was indeed a bril- a front seat, and his kind, and gentle, winner of the first prize, Convict liant scene, richly gowned, and taste- 1 many attentions will always be re- j jy ip, Alabama State penitentiary. ; ly jewelled women, big-souled men, j membered by the ladies and gentle-j?. on the second, and No. 3.211*, In- ) business and cultured society co- men of the association. loiana State- reformatory, was given The pleasures cannot last forever, hi: - third prize. The winners of the therefore, Monday morning, we were! first rank in the dollar prizes were: called at 4:15, breakfasted at 5 and L. State Industrial School For ) mingling all in honor of their guests. The next day when the business was over, reading of papers, debates, etc., all of the old officers were re elected. Brother DeCamp presented each lady with a beautiful souvenir in the nature of china with the pic ture of Limestone College painted at 6 o'clock our homeward journey Giris, Beloit, Kan.; No. 4.177 ami No 5,0IS, Indiana State reformatory, the ihree being given the same grade of merit. Other instituiions winning $1 prizes were Ohio penitentiary, North t’arolina State prison, Missouri peui- was begun. The many friendships formed on this trip, the ties made cannot be broken in this life, we all love one another, it was indeed a upon it. These were plates, vases,) great big family out for a good time j t.-ntiary, Iowa penitentiary, Iowa re powder boxes and other useful and! tmd they had it. Reaching Spartan-1 im inatory and Allegheny County ornamental articles. The men were burg our crowd began to break. It workhouse. 1‘mmsylvanla. given walking sticks from the bat-i was here Dear Old Ed DeCamp. his ln explaining the manner in which tlefield of Cow-pens. * | wife, and his daughters left us. taking Friday evening a musical recital' with him Rouis and Connor, besides was tendered us by Miss Dew, of! others, the farewells spoken came Limestone faculty, assisted by Mrs. 1 from grateful hearts, and the gang Count von Zeppelin is to have two airships built. The little attacks of stomach trou ble and stomach disorders will un doubtedly lead to chronic dyspepsia unless you take something for a suffi cient time to strengthen the stomach and to give it a chance to get well. If you take Kodol in the beginning the bad attacks of Dyspepsia will be avoided, but if you allow these little attacks to go unheeded it will take Kodol a longer time to put your Sto we made a tour of the mills. The Gaffney Manufacturing Company’s mill is a very large institution and : employs a great many people. The Irene Mill, owned by Mr Wheat,, manufactures damask goods, table linens principally and the goods turn- j ed out here are not only very pretty j but of excellent quality. The manage ment, as a compliment to the asso ciation presented a mantle scarf to each of the party as a memento of the occasion. At the Ice factory there was something refreshing for those j the coniest was « ohdurted Mr. Gates said tu a Kansas City Star reporter; “After the one hundred and forty- seven articles were carefully read by me, and some of them reread several times, thirty-eight of the best wer- •taps,” tne culture and beauty of Gaffney) Ior n»ec.amp, bouis ana C onner, tnree r-opied on typewriters that the manu- We shudder at the shroud that the college auditorium. The j °f the “whitest” of men. May they I script might go Into the hands of the wra p g program w as delightfully carried out., live lon g and prosper, and be perma- Judges in uniform style. And that Each trooper for his last repose. Miss Dew’s performances on the !nen t adjuncts to the South Carolina! there might he no question raised by piano and pipe organ were of a very With saddened ears w-e hear the! Hames, and Mr. Lipscomb. Again) will alw-ays have a crust and a bed the culture and beauty of Gaffney f° r DeCamp, Bouis and Conner, three mach in good condition again. Get a bottle of Kodol today. Sold by The | who cared to indulge and we did in- Gaffney Drug Company. dutee quite freely we confess, but the i weather was hot, the thirst was deep Satan works overtime when the i down, and took several glasses of churches close for the heated term. cold beer to reach the spot. We are ahead of our story. part Ten Years in Bed. “For ten years I was confined to my bed with a disease of my kidney,” writes R. A. Gray, J. P. of Oakville, Ind. “It was so severe that I could not move part of the time. I consult ed the very best medical skill avail able, but could get no relief until Fo leys Kidney Cure was recommended to me. It has been a Godsend to me.’’ Gberokee Drug Co. * of the gang arrived at Limestone Monday night and were met at the train by a reception committee with Ed. DeCamp at its head. The party was placed in a car of the Limestone dummy line and in a few minutes we were at the college, received with open arms by its president. Dr. Lee! Davis Lodge, and rooms assigned. Tuesday morning the session be-1 gan, called to order in n o grand au- With Jackson they are crossing high and pleasing order. The solos moyr ... .< <of Mrs. Hames were beantlfn!. She The river’s tide, and we must bow has a well-rounded sweet voice, and Our hearts, nor e’en our grief allow ) selections fell upon grateful ears; To break their reat beneath the besides having a very fine voice, she tree8 - I is pretty. Mr. Lipscomb added much Their guns no more Defiance roar. With sulphurous breath and hideous glare, Nor sabres flash, as they onward dash, When the order comes, With blare of bugles and roll of drums, To rally and charge and dare. But the proudest guerdon that king e’er gave, ; to the evening’s pleasure by his well- ' rounded baritone, and he bids fair to ' make a reputation with his voice. This was the breaking up of the Gaff ney meeting, as the push had to make an early start for the mountains, the Press Association. It was sad to tell our friends good bye, but arriving at Columbia, tbe party went in all direct ions carrying aw-ay aching hearts for having to part, but will always re member the association and Gaffney. Keep Advertising. One step won’t take you very far— You’ve got to keep on walking; One word won’t tell folks who you are— You’ve got to keep on talking. next morning. The bell rang at 5 a. m., Saturday, and by 6 o’clock all j ° ne inch won,t you Y®ry tail- hands were at the breakfast tables.! You’ve got to keep on growing; Such a breakfast, everything was 0ne little ad won ’t do It all— there to tempt the appetite, fruits, You’ve got to keep them going, meats of all kinds, chicken, fried and ! broiled, eggs in every shape and Just about the time a man begins P^ at ‘ ed bauds of the fifth judge. any one as to the absolute fairness in the grading of the papers a complete set of these copies was placed in the hands of each of four judges, who re side in different .-’ares or different soe- tions of the same state, with the writ er's postoffi e audios* omitted and t his name or number mar!.tug the author ship of the artiele. The judges were the Rev. J. Kent IJizer, pastor of tlu* Trinity Lutheran < huroh, Tipton, ia.; Miss Kate Sinelser. a member of the Alumni association. Laribum college, Richmond, Ind.; Mrs. Cora G. Lewis, Kinsley, Ivan., a d the Rev. W. It. Gray, pastor of the First United Pres byterian chun h. Hu. hinson, Kan. “After the work of each of these Judges was completed the articles re- j eelving the ranking positions as indi cated by each judge’s grading were To the bravest knight* *1 ** •* ! JSSi *,.«Uk‘LtS SaSl brave, cocoa—indeed it was a grand menu.| a,on e anfl sli P a a » » in front of it grading { fee] that thls gave an ab . And the highest laud by a poet In a special train in charge of Mr.) ’ ” solute correct ranking of the various sung, J. C. Lusk we left Gaffney with the WOMIN’S WOES* efforts of the i»risoners and a good idea Were honor scant, it seems to me, hearty handshakes and good wishes of their several abilities. I believe that ————— dilorium by President Anil and open- It’s a miehty mean man that will ed with prayer by Rev. A. M. Simms, kick when he sees a hole In the toe pastor of the First Baptist church of of tbe baby’s shoe. Gaffney. Professor H. P. Griffith de- livered an address of welcome, in While Kennedy’s Laxative Cough which he told of the wonderful growth Syrup Is especially recommended for. of ..iffney and the possibilities. He children. It Is. of course, Just as good | paid a beautiful tribute to the mak- for adults. Children like to take it! ers of history and especially those because it tastes nearly as good as who made Cowpens and King’s Moun- maple sugar. Its laxative principle tain famous. Cowpens is in Chero- drives the cold from the system by a ker county but a few miles from the gentle, natural, yet copious action of college and from this battlefield walk- the bowles. Sold by The Gaffney lug sticks were cut and presented to among The soldiers led by Lee. The addresses of welcome were re sponded to by President Aull, ana Secretary Freeman. The routine For a Southern patriot numbered of the multitude, bound for Asheville. Woman Are Finding Itollof such contests not only help to develop On the route everybody was so over- it does mJm thS wnn.ee havel he ™ entaI ' f,r,,Itles of the ^rinoners. v , i< ,, j “ does teem that women nave but cheer their spirits as well, indlcat- whelmed by the loving kindness more than a fair share of the achea , lt d r thore ’ nt!rson4 shown them by the people of Ooffoey 1 oo the ootekle who are Intererted lo that oor train for several hoors was ”welfare." one of sadness, but Mr. Rozier L. backs, or headaches, diaay spells, Bouis, representative of the American bearing-down pains; they mnst stoop business was then entered upon. At Type Founders company, a favorite ov«r. when to stoop means torture, the evening session Miss Mary T. 1 wlth the South Carolina association! T ! l ®F m,I8t walk . bend and Nance delivered aoaddre*. to a very and one of the moat genial fellows aige audience. The people of Gaff-1 that ever lived, overlooked the sltua-: rafferlngs than any other organ of the ney turn out en masse to honor the tion and soon had things In a whirl , body. Keep the kidneys well and association, and they were richly en- & nd from then until the party bade he&ith 18 easily maintained. Read of tertained by Miss Nance’s eloquent ea( , h other good bye everything was “Si tte kfdSJ/iid i^lndore and earnest appeal for the improve- merry. The scenery enroute cannot; ed by people you know. DeWitt’s Little Early Rlsera, safe, easy, pleasant, sure, little liver pills. Sold by Gaffney Drug Company. Sold by Gaffney Drug Company. Drug Company. the members of the press. Dr. I^e Davis Lodge, president of Dr. Ben L. Keltman, of Chicago, has tbe college, also delivered Issued a call for a “convention of of welcome, which was a criminals.” Warning. If you have kidney and bladder trouble and do not uae Foley’s Kidney Cure, you will have only yourself to blame for results, as It poaltlvely cures all forms of kldnay and bladder diseases. Cherokee Drug Co. There are many Imltatlona of De- Witt’s Carbollzed Witch Hacel Salve but Juat one original. Nothing elae la Juat aa good. Insist on Da Witt's It Is cleansing, cooling and soothing. literary j gem. and closed with an original; poem entitled “The Soldiers Led by j Gee.” It being so beautiful and pa-j Irlotlc we shall reproduce it: Of deeds that leave us breathless, The bards of Hellas tell In lay and legend deathless. And bound and awesome spell; And Rome baa won tho thunder Of all the world’s applause For mighty works of wonder Wrought erstwhile In her cause; But neither Greek nor Roman, ment of our public schools. The ad dress of th<a cultured lady, an educa tional missonary, should be read in every household in the United States. There is food for thought In It for every man and woman, it Is bound to be fruitful of results. Yednesday morning was picnic da. ’, and after an early breakfast we hoi irded the train and was taken to Ga iton Shoals, eight miles east of Ga fney, where Is tfie greatest power pla it in the South, furnishing electric poyer to turn the mills in Gaffney, ksburg, Clifton, and other towns. Idea furnishing power for Spar- urg, and will soon run tho street ay and all of the greet mills El and! around Spartanburg. This plant is A most gigantic and wonderful af- fat/, and should be seen to be appre- be described. It must be seen to he appreciated. We reached Asheville In time for luncheon and in this city we were the guests of the world-famous Battery Park hotel, a most magnificent hos telry. As soon as the gang could get up and get something to eat the board of trade took charge of the party and a special car took us over the city and the sights were lovely. In the evening the grand ballroom was thrown open to us and an Informal dance was given. The next morning we hied out for Hendersonville. On arriving we were were welcomed by Hendersonville’s young and handsome mayor, Mr. Schenk, and taken to the Wheeler House, another magnificent mountain hostelry, an elegant luncheon was I by . Ifia. 8. G. Moorehead, 102 Main St., Gaffney, 8. C., says; “When I say that Doan’s Kidney Pills are a re* liable remedy tor a lame back or any other trouble arising from Inactive kidneys, I know whereof I am speak ing. i suffered for a long time from a dull aching In the small of my back and through my loins. The kidney secretions were also unnatural In ap pearance and plainly showed that my kidneys were sadly In need of aid. Hearing Doan’s Kidney Pills so high ly recommended, I obtained a box from the Gaffney Drag Oo. and need them in accordance with directions. They brought the best of results and I gladly recommend them.” For sale by all dealers. Price 60 cents. Fbster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New Yorb, sole agents for tho United FOR s Up-to-Date Job Print ing, call at the LEDGER Office. Gaffney, s. C. Remember 1 take no other. Subscribe for The ledger. flJt WHEN THE FftlNTIM* IN A HURRY MHO TO YOUR