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The Modesty of Women Naturally makos thorn shrink from the Indelicate questions, the obnoxious ex- nminatlons, and unpleasant local troat- ments, which some physicians consider essential in the treatment of diseases of women. Yet, if help can be had, it is better to submit to this ordeal than lot 4. the disease grow and spread. The trouble ^ Is that so often the woman undergoes all the annoyance and shame for nothing. ThonsandsN^f women who have been «ured U^Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip tion writ\ in iJVpreciation of the cure which disiWh^3sS^vh the examinations and local trcatment^There Is no other tnodirine ?o «nr^-^nd safe for delicate STEALS $700,000.00. REAL ESTATE DEALER IN CHICA GO FORGED DEEDS AND NOTES FOR YEARS. i Chicago, Nov. 17—Peter Van Vlis- uingen, a real estate dealer, for sev eral years classed among the first of Chicago’s prosperous and reputable business men, yesterday confessed to having obtained, through forged deeds and notes, more than $700,000, and a Eleven Killed; Score Hurt. PASSENGER TRAIN BOUND FOR NEW ORLEANS WRECKED. women as "Favorite Prescription." It cures debilitating drains, irregularity and female weakness. It always helps. It almost always cures. It Is strictly non alcoholic, non - secret, all Its ingredients being print'd on its bottlo-wrapper; con tains no deleterious or habit-forming few hours after his arrest, on his own drugs, and every native medicinal root ur g ent appeal to be punished, was entering Into its composition has the full , rr>u« endorsement of those most eminent in the sentenced to the penitentiary. The several schools of medical practice. Some arrest, the indictment, the confession of these numerous and strongest of pro- an(1 thp sentence were the \york of fessional endorsements of its ingredients. will be found in a pamphlet wrapped j l«ss than four hours. around the bottle, also in a booklet mailed I Taken in the midst of business from free on request, by Dr. R. V. Pierce, of | an 0 ffl Ce desk shortly after the noon J^menS'should^ave fa? more weight ' “our, Van Vlissmgen, a venerable look- than any amount of the ordinary lay, or ing man, appeared before the court in non-professional testimonials. tears, confessed that for from eighteen The most intelligent women now-a-days ^ twenty yearg he had ^ 6ecuring tnxiet on knowing what they take as med icine instead of opening their mouths like a lot of young birds and gulping down money through the eale of forged doc uments. and that though he had whatexer is offered them. ^ avor,t ' e i bought back many of these spurious acription” is of known composition. It 6 , • • • instruments without detection, at least twenty-five people would lose an ag- makes weak women strong and sick women well. Dr. Pierce’s Medical Adviser Is sent ,f>r« «n receipt of stamps to pay expense of mailing orili/. Send to Dr. K. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. V., t't one-cent stamps for pa per-covered, or :;i stamps for cloth-bound. If sick consult t he Doctor, free of charge sentence, the prisoner made no effort by. letter. All such communications are ‘ gregate of more than $700,000 through the paper which he has not yet re deemed. Throughout his arrest and held sacredly confidential. Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets invipor.ite •cd regulate stomach, liver and bowels. Kodol For Indigestion Our Guarantee Coupon If. after nsingr twc-ihirdi of a It no bottle of Ko<iot. tou can honestly say it has not bene- bted you, we will refund your money. Try Kodol today on this guarantee. Pill out and •ign the following, present it to the dealer at the time of purchase. If it fails to satisfy you return the bottle containing one-third of the medicine to the dealei from whom you bought It. and we will refund your money. to defend himself, but only asked that his punishment be speedy. His term in the penitentiary was 1 fixed as fourteen years. Van Vlissingen, who is about forty- five years old, was married February 4, 1907, to Mrs. Jessie Roosevelt Blend, who was described at the time as a distant relative of President Roosevelt. The bride was a daughter of Wilton C. Roosevelt. She had been divorced from a dentist named Blend. Van Vlissingen had been a bachelor, living at the Calumet Club. Town State Sign here_ * i ut This Out ‘ Result of Fortune telling. Albany, 0a., Nov. 17.—Ernest Cun ningham, a prominent young man oi Arlington, committed suicide Sunday night by shooting himself through the head. He had attended church wit,h Miss Pearl Rostwick, and had returned home with her after services, and in company with a young man wiio had accompanied another young lady from the same home to church, was pre paring to leave when he borrowed from his companion a pistol, and be fore any one knew his intentions, had Notice is hereby given that on Fri- blown his brains out, the bullet going Digests What YouEal And Makes the Stomach Sweet B. C. D«WKTT A CO.. Chtcoiffo, III. For Sale by S. B. Crawley Drug Co. FINAL DISCHARGE. day, November 27th, 1908, I will ap ply to Hon. J. E. Webster, Probate Judge, at his office at the court house In Gaffney, S. C., at 10 a. m. for a final settlement and discharge as Ex ecutrix of the estate of W. H. Rich ardson, deceased. All persons hold ing claims against said estate must appear and present the same at or before that time or be forever bar red. And all persons indebted to said , estate will please come forward and settle same at once. Mrs. Anna Wlngo Richardson, Extrx. estate W. H. Richardson, de- ceased* Pub.’ Nov. 6, 13, 20 and 27, 1908. Cranberries -FOR- Thanksgiving -AT- W. K^le Davenport’s entirely through his head and strik ing the wall by his side. No cause is known why young Cun ningham should have committed sui cide. He was in the best of health, and had been in good spirits all day. It seems that in the afternoon he went to a gypsy camp, which is near town, and had his fortune told, and the gyp sies told him things that made him blue, and seemed to prey on his mind. This is the only cause so far advanced that would have made him think of •ulcide. A NEW Shoe” Double Tragedy at Doerun. Moultrie, Ga.. Nov. 17.—Doerun hail a double tragedy early yesterday morning. John H. Story was shot down at his cane mill by a tenant named Arthur Helm, and Helm shoot ing himself through the heart with a pistol after returning to his home. Story and Helm had a dispute a week ago about a bale otf cotton, and Helm drew a pistol. Story had him arrested, ami he gave bond. This morning Helm, accompanied by a brother and armed with his gun, re turned to the home of Story and re opened the trouble. New Orleans, Nov. 12.—Eleven per sons dead aud a score or more injured as a result of a wreck yesterday morn ing on the New Orleans and North eastern railroad, at Little Woods, twelve miles from New Orleans. Between Slidell and New Orleans the tracks of the New Orleans and Northeastern railroad are used by the Great Northern railroad and it was a suburban train of this road from Cov ington that crashed Into the rear of a local Northeastern train from Hat tiesburg, Miss., telescoping the four iear coaches. List of Dead. C. B. LOWERY, of Lexington, Ky., southern representative of American Creosote works of Chicago. PROF. C. E. ROOS, of New Orleans university. WILLIAM A. MARTIN, of Slidoll, La., coal merchant New Orleans. WILLIE ATTAWAY, three-yearold son of Mrs. Alphonse Attaway, SlidaU, La. HOLMES HARRISON, Slidell, La, representing Bradstreet's agency. O. W. TRAVIS, address unknown. J. P. SHOWS, delegate to convai* tlou of Farmers’ union from Florida. C. A. CRAWFORD, Seminary, Misa. AUGUST HEITKANEP, merchant Slidell, 1^. Two unidentified men. The injured: Jake Salmen, of the S&lmen Brick and Lumber company, probably fatal ly- Peter McCarty, fireman of N. O. and N. E. G. B. Harris, of McGee, Miss. D. B. Calhoun, of Folsom, La. Mrs. Alphonse Attaway, of Slidell, La., cut and bruised. Miss Florence Lyde, of Lumberton, Miss. Mrs. Robert Hinton, Sr., of Lumber- ton, Miss. Mrs. Robert Hinton, Jr. J. A. Quick, of Hattiesburg, Miss., badly bruised. Mary, five-months-old daughter of Mrs. Attaway. S. A. Nixon, Seminary, Miss. Although but twelve miles from New Orleans, Little Woods, on Lake Pont- chartrain, is so surrounded by swamps | that the only approach to the scene| of the wreck is by way of railroad, j It was some time before the news of| the catastrophe reached the city, but as soon as it was learned here a re ! lief train was hastily made up and rushed to the aid of the passengers and their dead and dying. When the rescue party reached Lit tle Woods the scene that met their eyes was one of terror, desolation, death. The wreck had caught fire and the first efforts of the passengers and the few fishermen and hunters loung ing around the Lake Pontchartrain camp were directed toward subduing the flames. Just who Is responsible for the wreck has not been ascertained. A dense fog covered Lake Pontchar train and its surroundings and ob scured the view of everything a few yards away. Two Gold Watches Judge W. L. Calhoun Dead. Atlanta, Nov. 17.—After a long ill ness, Judge William Lowndes Cal hou, former mayor of Atlanta and Or dinary of Fulton county for over six- ing VI ichiue ami are n belter pn-pare l teen years, died yesterday morning, to do your repairing ihan ever Itefore We His death was not unexpected, as We have installed a fine “Singer” Sew- Funeral of Edward Ward Carrrack. Columbia, Tenn., Nov. 12.—Business was entirely suspended and the peo ple of this city and county, together can aiv, do any kn d ,.f heavy sewm, Judge Calhoun had been Vn declin-! wlth large delegations from many oth- Henry Waterson’s Son Killed. New York, Nov. 12.—Harvey W. Watterson, a lawyer, and younger son of Henry Watterson, editor of The Louisville Couurier-Journal, plunged to his death from the nineteenth floor of his office building at 37 Wall street yesterday. His body shot downward about one hundred and ten feet and landed on the roof of a ten-story build ing adjoining. Almost every bone was broken, and the head crushed, and death was instantaneous. While there were no eyewitnesses to the tragedy, evidently It was entire ly accidental. am h as c irpets and other heavy material at a reasonable price Pali lung ami sew ed soles on shoes is our specialty. A trial order will convin e ou. BROWN & WILKINS. Next Door to Crawley’s Drug store. Limestone St. Oct. 2. 2m Ing health for over two years, and er Tennessee counties, turned out in had been confined to his room for the 1 force y^erday to do honor to the past eight months. YoucanFind All kinds of Candy Huts, Fruit*-, Dates. Fi^.s, Raisons at the Candy Kitchen aNu Celery. The price right. Come and see me or ring phone 107. Yours truly, S. R. Suber. Fn. tf i Suicide at Forsyth, Ga. iPorsyth, Ga., Nov. 17.—Elijah Me- Common, son of J. T. McCommon, committed suicide at his home 5 miles g]oom pervades this entire oommuni* from here, on the Indian Springs road, memory of the late Senator Edward Ward Carmack. Public buildings were draped in crepe out of respect to the memory to the man who met such a violent death on the streets of Nash ville Monday afternoon, and a deep after telling his father about some business matters he wanted attended to. He lay down and covered himself with a quilt and shot himself in the mouth with a shotgun. No cause is known. Father Kills Own Con. Royston, Ga., Nov. 17—-News reach ed here yesterday from .Via lison coun ty of the killing of Isom Rousoy by his father Joe Rousey. 'I he killing, it is said, was the result oi uao leenu,.. between the two. World’s Greatest \ Pain Killer TO BE Given Away BY The Gaffney Ledger A Solid Gold Watch (gentlemen’s size) will be awarded to the most popular male mill operative in Cherokee County, and a Solid Gold, Watch (ladies’ size) will be awarded to the most popular female mill operative. One of these Watches is now on exhibition in the show window of the Gaffney Jewelry Co., and the other in the show window of T. H. 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