Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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The FOR MEN WHO CARE TO DRESStWELL irfsoiff/EADTOfoor-1 -tyMtsPEOAiiymE n aboveu /’rr.-sr ALL You can’t be well dressed if your shoes are wrong. Your shoes are not right if they do not conform to the latest styles, if they do not tit properly, and if they do not bear up \v»'l under usage for.a long time in ;di kinds of weather. l’,.,riy Shoes will solve your shoe problems for all time, and you will have the.omf ,;tingl nowledge that your feet are properly dressed. You »v > I tl«.roughly comfortable and you will save money, h.my s ; re handsome shoes, splendidly made by Union labor from Co-;'ly ,nls.. V • v..a: 1 lire to show them to you, and have you see for yourself how good they leally ate. CARROLL & BYERS •04 LIMESTONE STREET ABOVE GAFFNEY, SOUTH CAROLINA ALL 17 Gents a Day ’s an Ofiver This anui'/.liiv oflVr the New .Mod 1 Oliver Typewriter No r» at 17 cents a day is open to everyi>.ioy, everywhere. It’sour new and immensely pooulsir plan of seillnir Oliver Typewriters on lit 11<- e.»sv pay- mi iii* The abandonment of i.oMinAM> in fav«>r o dean, |«‘cin e. Inviutlful tvhkwkit in<; Is i te next.^r« at step in human progress Aire <1y- in all lines of business and al profesMons—the use of pen •ml Ini is largely restrb uni t » the writiiur of signatures. Hu- wess Colleges and If igh Sutiirus. watch- fu the trend of public sentiment, are training a vast army of young people in the use of Oliver Typewriters. The prompt and geneious response >»f the Oliver Typewrler O o in p a n y to the world-wide demand for universal type writing, gives tre mendous impetus to the movement. The Oliver, with the largest sale of any Typewriter in existence was the logical ma chine io take the initiative in bringing about the unirersol use of typewriters. It always leads! Save Your Pennies and Own OLIVER Typewriter The Standard Visible Typewriter This 17-cents-a-day selling plan makes the Oliver tut easy to own as to tent. It places the machine In easy reach of every home— every ladivldual. A man's "cigar money"- a woman’s "pin money"—will buy it. Clerks wo suiail salaries can now afford to own Olivers lly utilizing spare moments for practice they rnay Ht themselves for more Important positions School boys and school girls can buy oil vers by saving their pennies. Yoccan buy an Oliver on this plan at the regular catalogue price—$100. A small first payment brings the machine. Then you save 17 cents a day and pay monthly. And the possession of an Oliver Typewriter enables you to earn money to finish paying for the machine. Mintages Service Possibilities The Oliver is the most highly perfected typewriter on the mar ket—hence its 100 per cent, eflclnucy. Among Its sources of conveniences are: the Balance Shitt the Rating Device the Beubte Release the Leeemotlve Base the Automatic Spacer the Aetomatic Tabu- later the Disappearing In- dtostor the Adfustable Paper Flagere the Scientific Con- deased Keyboard The Oliver Type writer t u r ns out more work, of better qualify and greater variety t li a n any other writing ma chine. Simplicity, strength, ease of op eration and visibility arejthe cornerstones of Its towering su premacy in Correspondence Card Index Work Tabulated Reports Follow-up Systems Manifolding Service Addressing Envel opes Working ou Ruled Forme Cutting Mimeo graph Stonclle Can you spend 17 cents a day to hotter ad vantage than In the purchase ot this wonder- lul machine ? Write lor Special Easy I'avment Proposi tion or see the nearest Oliver Agent. Tie Oliver Typewriter Co. Olvdr Typewriter BWg., Chicago, IU. Nov « 27t ‘ ’' For Xmas Fresh assortment National Biscuit Co’s. Pound Cakes fruit and plain. Full line of Fruits for your home-ma le Cakes, all fresh and clean. t Nuts, Candies, Raisins, fresh wujJlTruitP, etc., a big stock for the Holidays. We invite your inspection. Holmes&Jones Stanyarne Wilson Henry K. Osborne Wilson & Osborne LAWYERS Spartanburg, S. C Will practice in Cherokee Coarts. Call by phone, telegraph or letter. 8-26-tf Brandenburg in Court. New York. Nov. HO.—Broughton Brandenburg, the author ami journal ist, faced the court today on a charge of larceny in the second degree in connection with the sale of the dis puted Cleveland letter which caused a sensation during the recent presiden- tl?l campaign The letter, which pur ported to be the views of former President Oleceland on the issues of the campaign, attacked William Jen nings Bryan and his views. Cotton Crop Estimate. New Orleans. La., Nov. 150.—The es timate on the cotton crop of lOoS is 12,800.0(10 bales. The crop lias been picked and mar keted with great rapidity, but farmers are inclined to hold the remnants for better prices. Kat all the good food you like. Quit dieting. You don’t have to diet to cure dyspepsia. In fact you can not cure dyspepsia or indigestion that way, but rather you must add strength to the weak stomach by taking something that will digest the food which the stomach can not digest. Kodol is the only thing known today that will do this, for Kodol is made of juices found in a and it digests all Kodol is pleasant guaranteed to give of stomach trouble. Crawley Drug Co. natural digestive healthy stomach, food completely, to take, and Is relief in any case Sold by S. B. (Columbia will organize a association and will hold a show next February. poultry poultry More people are taking Foley’s Kidney Remedy every year. It is considered to bo the most effective remedy for kidney and bladder trou bles that medical science can devise. Foley’s Kidney Remedy corrects irre gularities, builds up worn out tissues and restores lost vitality. It will make you feel well and look well. Cherokee Drug Co. The Bamberg Cotton Oil Mill was destroyed by fire. The loss is esti mated at $70,000. Every case of backache, weak back, bladder inflammation and rheumatic pains is dangerous if neglected, for such troubles are nearly always due to weak kidneys. Take DeWitt’s Kidney and Bladder Pills. They are antiseptic and soothe pain quickly. Insist upon DeWltt’s Kidney and Bladder Pills. Regular size r»0c. Sold here by S. B. Crawley Drug Co. At the next general assembly eight circuit judges will be elected. Foley’s Orino Laxative cures chronic constipation and stimulates the liver. Orino regulates the bowels so they will act naturally and yon do not have to take purgatives con tinuously. Cherokee Drug Co. Some people never run into debt; they jump into it. WHEN IN A HURRY MND TO ▼MS LCOQKR PRINT! FOR YOUR JOR BABY EMPEROR IS ENTHRONED. PU VI, THREE YEARS OLD, AS SUMES RULE OF CHINA TODAY. Pekin, Dec.. 2.—With all the ancient ceremonial that has grown around the throne of China in the course of cen turies the little three-year-old ruler of the MM-dle Kingdom, Pu Yi. was enthroned today. Mandarins and other officials, re splendent in the particolored jackets that mark their dignities, assembled here from all parts of the empire to give personal testimony to their loyal ty to the new regime. It had been understood that the ceremony of en thronement would be postponed until the latter part of January, on the Chi nese New Year’s day, when the era of the late Emperor Kwang Sen would have ended. Owing to the desire of the official class to have its status settled as soon as possible the cere monies were fixed for today’s date. All of the prominent Chinese whose names are known to foreigners were present at the ceremonies. Among them were Yuan Shi Kai, Prince Chung. Chang Chlh Tung and Chen Tung Liang Chang, former minister to the United States. Mining Congress in Pittsburg. Pittsburg, Dec. 2.—Delegates from all parts of the United States conven- •d here today in the opening session of the American mining congress. They were received with addresses of welcome by city officials, who dwell on the importance of the objects ot the congress. The purpose of the congress is the promotion of uniform state legislation relating to the mining Industry, the protection of the lives of mine work ers, the protection of investors in mine stocks and the prevention of un necessary waste. During the sessions of the congress addresses ou these and related topics will be delivered by prominent men, among whom James J. Hill, Edward H. Harrimau and John Hays Hammond are counted upon. One of the most interesting feature* of the congress will be the gathering on Friday of governors of states in which mining is an important indus try. Governor Stuart has sent invi tat ions to the governors of sixteen states, and many of them have sign! fled their intention of being present. Several United States senators will Also take part in the discussion, which is expected to hear fruit In the es tabllshment of mining reforms in the gtates as well as in th« enactment of reformatory federal legislation. Elberton Air Line Railroad Sold. Elberton, Ga., Dec. 2.—The Elber ton Air Line Railroad was sold yes terday at the court, house by Oommis sioner H. J. Rowe, of Athens, to Mr. H. V. Poor, of New York, for $581, 252.18. This was the only hid that was made. The road will he operated as an in dependent line between Elberton and Toccoa and will he reorganized in At lama tomorrow under the name of the Elberton Southern. Four Safes Blown Open by Robbers Troy, Ala., Dec. 2.—Four safes were blown open with dynamite and theii contents stolen by a gang of six rob hers about, ten miles south of here. Out of three of the safes the gang secured about $500 in cash, but found the fourth empty of valuables. Two negro witnesses to the robber ies won; bound and gagged, but not injured. The robbers escaped safely, and bloodhounds which were put on their trails soon lost it on a railroad track. The safes dynamited belonged tc Tatom & Son, Brantley Bros., Mat thews & Mott and .1. J. Jordan. Kodol for Dyspepsia, indigestion, weak stomach, sour stomach, gas on the stomach, etc., is a combination of the natural digestive juices found in a healthy stomach with necessary vegetable acids, and is the only thing known today that will complete ly digest all kinds of food under any condition, [t is guaranteed to give prompt relief from any form of stomach trouble. Take Kodol and be convinced. It will cure your dyspep sia. Sold by S. B. Crawley Drug Co. But for the mistake made by great * men, history would be awfully unin- \ teresting. Kentucky Feud Resulted in Double Murder. Lexington, Ky., Dec. 2.—A sheriff s posse was searching the mountains in Lauurel county yesterday for VV11 Ham Tyree and Robert Barnes, who are charged with the murder last Sun day of William Barnes and Mrs. Em ma Taylor. The double murder was the result of a long-standing family feud between the Whitaker Mize and Barnes families, in which many peo ple have been slain on both sides. A Personal Appeal, if we could talk to you personally about the great merit of Foley’s Honey and Tar, for coughs, colds ana mng trouble, you never could be induced to experiment with unknown prepara tions that may contain some harmful drugs. Foley's Honey and Tar costs you no more and has a record of forty years of cures. Cherokee Drug Company. —Our Grip Tablets and Nature's Cough Remedy taken together will cure any case of la grippe or money refunded. The Cough Remedy Is 50 cents and the Grip Tablets 25 cents. Try them on our Iron clad guarantee. Gaffney Drug Co. —Solid gold eye glasses $5. at Gaff ney Drug Co.'g store. Byes tested without charge. , Suicide Prominent Cotton Buyer. Memphis, Tenn., Dec. 2.—C. G. Cowle, formerly a well-known cotton buyer, and prominent in Memphis so cial business, was found dead with a bullet hole in his temple late this af ternoon. Cowle’s body was found in a locked room in his residence on Union avenue. The police declare R was a case of suicide. 'Mr. Cowle was 40 years oM ann married Miss Mary Pierce, of Green vllle, Miss., several years ago. He was widely known In oottoo circles In the south. TREATY WITH JAPAN. UNITED STATES AND JAPAN AGREEMENT FAR-REACHING— ALSO INTEREST CHINA. Washington, Nov. 2S.- IV'spiie o"i- cial reticence, information from relia ble sources has been obtained of an agreement of far-reaching importance between the United States and Japan covering the policy of the two conn- tries in the Pacilic. The agreement is based on the idea of encouraging and def< tiding fie - ana peaceful commercial developmciu ia the Pacific. It contains not only a mutual guarantee to respect each oth er’s territorial possessions there, but defines the attitude of the two conn tries toward China, binding each to defend, by every peaceful means. Chi nas independence and integrity, and to give equal commercial opportunity in the Chinese empire to all nation.': But more important still, the agree meat in the event of complica ions, threatening the status quo, bin is the United States and Japan to consult each other with a view to acting to gether. Little Soldiers In your blood are the millions of corpuscles that defend you against disease. To make and keep these little soldiers ' healthy and strong, is simply to make j and keep the blood of the right quality ! and quantity. This is just what Hood’s Sarsaparilla i does —it helps the little soldiers in your blood to tight, disease for you. ^ It cures scrofula, eczema, eruptions, catarrh, rheumatism, anemia, nervous* ness, dyspepsia, general debility, and builds up the whole system. THE Kandy Kitchen! I do both wholesale and re tail. Come and see me and save money. Phone 167. S. R. SURER Hitchcc*k Offered Cabinet Position. Hot Springs. Va., Nov. 2S.- Frank H. Hitchcock lias been offered, and has accepted, the position of postmas ter geueral 1: Uie Taft cabinet that la to be. Atlanta. Nov. 27.—While sitting in 1 .< rocking chair at his home. Id Kirk wood avenue, yesterday morning. John Godfrey fell forward upon the floor.. and was dead before his family could reach him. He is .°>1 years old, and is survived i by his wife and three children. New Market! We have opened a new market in the store room lately occupied by W. O. Johnson and are prepared to serve the best in the line of first-class Meats, such as lleef, Pork, Sausage Etc.. at moderate prices. Cleanline*, will Ije an especial study. Prompt service will be our aim. Give us yo«: orders and we will endeavor to give you good service. Come and see us Wilkins & Stacy One Killed, Three Injured in Collision. 1 Birmingham, Ala.. Nov. :;o.—J. N. 1 Gaston, conductor, of Columbus, Miss.,! was killed and three others injured ! in a rearend collision on the South ern railway at Cunningham trestle. 40 miles west of Birmingham, yesier day. Big Fire at Brewton, Ala. Brewton, Ala., Nov. 30.—The plant | of the Brewton Oil & Manufacturing! Company was totally destroyed by fire yesterday, the loss being $loo.cm. with no insurance. Tlfton, Ga.. Nov. 29.—John B. Greene, one of Tifton's oldest settlers, died last night at 8:30 o'clock of acute indigestion after suffering only a few minutes. Mrs. McRaney’s Experience. Mrs. M. McRaney, Prentiss, Miss., writes: ‘‘I was confined to my bed I for three months with kidney and | bladder trouble, and was treated by two physicians but failed to get re-! lief. No. human tongue can tell how I suffered, and I had given up hope of ever getting well until I began taking Foley’s Kidney Remedy. Af ter taking two bottles I felt like a new person, and feel it my duty to tell suffering women what Foley’s Kidney Remedy did for me." Chero kee Drug Co. It’s hard for a lazy man to be truth ful. for he Is happiest when lying. Kennedy’s Laxative Cough Syrup stops the cough by allaying inflam mation of the throat ad4 lungs, And it drives the cold from the system by gently moving the bowels. Children like it for it tastes nearly as good as maple sugar. Sold by S. B. Crawley Drug Co. The girl with a scrawny imck nat urally thinks decollete gowns in bad taste. Guilty of Counterfeiting. Passing counterfeit money is no worse than substituting some un known worthless remedy for Folney’s Honey and Tar, the great cough and cold remedy that cures the most ob stinate coughs and heals the lungs. Cherokee Drug Co. M. B. Williams, of Anderson, drank wood alcohol, thinking it was whis key. He died shortly after swallow ing the drink. DeWitts’s Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve has many imitators. There is one original, and the name DeWitt Is on every box. Best salve for burns, scnyches and hurts. It. is es pecially good for piles. Sold by S. B. Crawley Drug Co. Twenty-five bales of cotton were destroyed by fire at Pendleton. The fire started from a spark from a pass ing locomotive. Hoarse coughs and stuffy colds that may develop into pneumonia over night are quickly cured by Foley’s Honey and Tar, as it soothes inflam ed membranes, heals the lungs, and expels the cold from the system. Cherokee Drug Co. Mrs. Youngwife—Now, tell me, Al- fonse, what papa said to you when you asked hilh for my hand? Al- fonse—He said, “Thank goodness! At last!" and went on writing. Nearly everybody knows DeWitt's Little Early Risers are the best pills made. They are small, pleasant, sure Little Liver Pills. Sold by 8. B. Craw ley Drug Co. —Don’t forget the diamond ring given away at Gaffney Jewelry Co. —Delicious, satisfying, nourishing Old Homestead Chocolates. Sold in 1-2 lb. boxes 25c, 50c per pound box. Made to eat—not to keep. ’Phone us for a trial box. Gaffney Drug Co. —A Diamond ring worth 185 to give away at Gaffney Jewelry Co. —Most popular little girl gets the doll. Gaffney Jewelry Co. Bubaerfba for Tl* —Nature's Coueh Pemedv made and sold bv the Gaffnev Drue Co. Everv botflo ♦'uaranferd to produce a complete cure or money refunded. —▲ baantifnl doll to bo given away by Gaffney Jewatry Co. Richer T one as years go by Your piano is not bought for a day, but to give you pleasure f- r years to come, and it is with this end in view that the baldv\ in Piano is built. The advantages of making under one roof every part of a Piano is obvious; all good makers do tins. The Baldwin Company do this and more. Their combination of workmanship and materials produces a piano which withstands tests of climate from Egypt to vSiberia — two of the thirty-two countries into which Baldwin Pianos went last year. Thu enduring quality of this instrument makes it invaluable to you. Every one carries an unconditiovot guarantee for an unlhnited v:'\ . As you hear ii hi our salesrooms so u wiii always be — only still richer as years go by. You can rest assured that any piano bought here gives you the greatest possible value for every dollar. The vnetjuated (/nality of the instruments we show makes them the most eco no mica l of all. The priee of any instrument on our floors does not prevent your having it in your home at once. You can enjoy the instrument w bile you are paying for it. Most reasonable terms. CALL AT MY Music Rooms and ask for a free copy of BUKGGL1HE MHO SOLOS W. L JOHNSON, Opposite Opera House, GAFFNEY, - S. C. It' Valuable Store Room For Sale to Highest Bidder On Salesday, the first Monday in December. I will offer to the highest bidder, that valuable two story brick building, store room 22x90, with rooms above, same being one half of the W. Sam Lipscomb building on Limestone street; lot 22x200 feet, alley in the rear. This is a most excellent opportunity for a paying invest ment. Terms: One-half cash, balance in one and two years, with interest at eight per cent, per annum, purchaser to pay for papers. S. L. FORT, - Gaffney, S. C.