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r :-m v *■ t Don’t Worry If you are sick, don’t worry, but begin at once I to make yourself well To do this, we but repeat the words of thousands of other sufferers from I womanly ills, when we say: takeCARDUI It Wffl Help You For 50 years, this wonderful female remedy, has [been benefiting sick women. Mrs. Jennie Merrick, of Cambridge City, Ind., says: “I suffered greatly with female trouble, and the doctors did no good. They wanted to operate, but I took Cardui, and it [made me feel like a new woman. I am still using [this wonderful medicine, with increasing relief.” AT ALL DRUG STORES DESCRIPTION. It has Leather Quarter Top, Leather Back and Cushion, Long Distance Axles, Wheels have Screwed Rims, Triple Braced Shaft, Quick Shift Coup lers. Guaranteed 12 months- See us for Buggies and Harness. Smith Hardware Company. in For Sale • • • 100 acre farm six miles from Gaffney, on main road. Red soil. Almost enough timber to pay for land. : :: :: :: Five room dwelling on Buford street, Gaff ney. Lot 70x200 feet. East front. Fine location. Terms easy. :: :: :: :: Smith <2b Lipscomb At Merchants and Planters Bank >il HOUSEHOLD LETTER. HAVE YOU READ THE DARK CORNER Zaeh McGhee's delightful story of Educational Reform? Pull of fact, philosophy and fun. but above all a good story, dramatic and absorbing- . The school fakir, the ignorant preacher, the pompous statesman, the countrvcamp mcet- Ipg, the Holllsvllle ColleRlate Military Institute, Professor Jefferson Margulnlus Ttlson, President, with Its drills and entertainments—the accent on the ments—are all there, with toe appropriate and familiar trappings, fantastic rcgaila and general high mightiness. There Is a beautiful love story as the real basis of the novel, and a thrilling story of a gen- eral awakening wrought by un ardent young school reformer. The Dark Corner is a book that should take Its place beside “David Harum.” “Mrs. ^ other select volumes which paint con ternpurary life ’'as she Is lived " i The description of certain phases of village life as depleted In “Holllsville” and the plc- I to res drawn of the bleak and dreary life of “The Dark Corner” are as clever and sprightly “to anything that has been done In Am-rlcan fiction this many a day. The humor of the toolc ls suontaneous, true to life and absolutely wholesome. The character of “Tilson” is Nothing short of “great."—Charlotte Observer.; S. B. CRAWLEY & CO. Women as Buyers; Wise Planning and Careful Elimination Essential. New York, Jan. 19.—As a rule wo men do the buying for the household, and a large percentage buy with cleverness and good taste, demanding full value for their expenditure. The more intelligent, educated and refin ed the woman, the more Insistent her demands for the best goods to supply her needs. Even though her means, or judgment, restricts her buying to narrow limits, she wants the best to be had at her price, and will not ac cept tawdry, fancy styles at any figure. A Notable Shop. If a vote were cast here among the class of women named—Including peo ple of every variety of means—for what they considered the best store In New York, one merchant X, would bo a long way In the lead. He has gained his position solely by his intel ligence in catering to the educated demands of the best women buyers in this city. He carries goods at all prices at which thoroughly reliable articles can be sold, but no trash. No defective or damaged goods are ever shown at the counters of this shop. Even the bargain counter sales con- sW. only of first class materials. This Is so well known that people who never pay attention to advertised sales in other shops, make special effort to be on hand early to secure the best selection of any goods which he ad vertises to be sold at low cost. The best trade In the city and surround ings habitually do the bulk of their buying at this store. Women like to say that they buy at X’s since that Implies that they buy only first style and quality goods, whether their total expenditures are very limited or run to an extravagant figure. This standard of merchandising Is This standard of merchandizing is ideal, since it spells success both for buyer and seller. An educated taste provides the latest and best styles of all grades of goods, not only in coffdy silks and velvets that would satisfy the requirements of royalty, but in simple cottons that make practical tub dresses. There Is no question that vhe material will answer all the requirements of its class if it Is pur chased at X’s. A Good Shopper. ^The woman who buys best, plans her shopping, and makes her list out first with reference to her needs and the resources of her pocket book. Fripperies and flumeries however fascinating do not tempt her unless they fit in with her requirements. The up-to-date woman is exceedingly practical, and though, when she has the wherewithal, she may often goto extremes In her elaborate toilets, she will not walk or shop In anything but a decidedly short skirt. If she must forego riding except in trolleys, she manages to have her suit at once pra&ical and pretty enough to do duty for every day wear, or for minor entertainments. She Is the sort of a Woman that her friends copy, and her Influence is felt far beyond her personal sphere. It Is a factor that wise merchants reckon with, hence all over the land the better grade stores are tending toward the stand ard of our New York X. Practical Quality and Good Style. At this time of year women are artlcularly interested In the “White oods” display that every store is taking, and wise buyers are replen ishing their linen closets and secur ing the necessary supplies of lingerie bile there is the greatest opportunity for selection. Combination garments, particularly skirts and corset covers, are in great demand, and can now be obtained in medium priced goods, that are per fectly cut and daintily finished. The finest imported lingerie depends for its attraction upon its material, fit and finish, while an air of simplicity adds to its elegance. At least one manufacturer has been clever enough to duplicate this attraction in the un derwear that he makes, so that if a garment bears the label “Defender” a woman is sure that she can rely upon the perefection of its fit and finish whatever the price may be. Fashionable Table Linen. Square cloths are preferred _ even for round tables. The circular ones don’t launder well, and monograms of large size are worked so that they come just outside of the centrepiece on opposite sides of the table. Din ner napkins are monogrammed in centre and folded In three to show the embroidery. Eleanor Francis. DEVICES FOR BRICKLAYERS. That It. Pries 91.00. For Sale by he People s Market ■—PHONE NO. 54 —^ Meats, Beef, Pork and Sausage. Fish in season. Country Produce, n Meats handled as well as home-raised Meats. We still retain John r, the Meat cutter, who will take pleasure in cutting your Meat just desire it cut. Quick service and prompt delivery to any part of the , Let ns serve you once and we will convince yon that it is onr purpose it your patronage. :: :: :: :: :: ;; 'eople's Market, - J. D. Buice, Prop. Almost at Rest. (Bellman.) A kind hearted, but somewhat close fisted man who was sorely afflicted with a conscience came to a friend, holding a visiting card in his band. He looked deeply troubled. “I know,” said he, “this man wants to borrow money. I know he will drink It. What am I to do?” “It is perfectly simple,” said the friend. “Send down word that you are out.” “I cannot,” he said. "I have never told a lie in my life.” “Then,” said his friend, “lend all your money to me, and you can tell him you haven’t a penny in your pocket.” After some hesitation the kind heart ed man compiled and, having seen his caller, returned. “Well,” asked his friend, “are your conscience and mind at rest?” Inventions Advance a Trade Had Been at Standstill. Bricklaying as an art has remained stationary for a long period of time. The methods of the past are still in vogue, according to Popular Mechan ics, and present practice varies but little in the processes by which the oldest brickwork now stands was laid. Progress in bricklaying is there fore to be more expected in the nature of improvement of existing methods than from attempt at radical change. Two ’'mprovements recently made along th s line are noted with inter est. On. is called the fountain trowel and the other is a packet system of handling the bricks. The trowel is a metal can, shaped something like a Dutch wooden shoe. The heel is used to scoop up mortar from the mortar box, and the toe has a long opening the entire width of the can, through which mortar is poured upon the brick. This trowel or can makes it possible to spread a far greater quantity of mortar within a given time than the ordinary trowel, and permits the bricklayer to use mor tar sufficiently soft to fill the joints better, not only because i’c runs down into the unfilled joints of the course below, but also because it permits the shoving of Vhe joints full of mortar In the course that is being laid. The packet is a little wooden tray, 30 inches long and the width of a brick. The bricks are placed on the packet, face up, in Vwo rows of ten each, a weight of about 90 pounds. The whole is placed on specially con structed wheelbarrows and wheeled to the place where the men are work ing. The packet is then lifted from the wheelbarrow, placed on the stock platform of the scaffold and pushed over to the bricklayer. The bricklay er lifts Vhe packet and deposits It on the wall. The last step, that of plac ing the bricks ln*the wall, requires but the moving of arms and hands. Every one who has waVched a bricklayer at work has noticed that he tosses a brick about in his hand before laying it. This is not mere play, but the necessity of grasping it in such fashion that he can lay its best face for the face of the wall. With the packet system the best face is always upward, and the bricklayer Is spared this waste of energy and time. By the ordinary mtehods it Is neces sary for the bricklayer to sVoop over the scaffold on which he stands and then straighten up with not more work accomplished than lifting two bricks, another waste of time and en ergy that such a system as the packet makes unnecessary. The Cost of the Census. (Harper’s Weekly.) The next census of the United States is for the year 1910, and appro priations for Vhe cost of collecting the statistics must be made by our next congress. The director of the census has issued his annual report to the secretary of commerce and labor and has asked for an appropriation for the next fiscal year of $14,000,000. It is estimated that the actual cost of Vhe census proper will be $12,930,000, but the remainder will be taken up in paying for he four annual investiga tions and the two biennial reports. The cost of our last census, that of 1900, was $12,520,000, and the direc tor believes that the count for 1910 can be made at and increased cost of only $410,000. Formerly the coffL of taking the census was Increased 60 per cent from decade to decade, so that an increase of $410,000 is remark ably low In view of our greatly en- WANTS HER LETTER PUBLISHED For Benefit of Women who Suffer from Female Ills HEALS .OLD SORES % No old sore exists merely because the flesh is diseased at that partic ular spot; if this were true simple cleanliness and local applications would heal them. Whenever a sore or ulcer refuses to heal readily, the blood is at fault; this vital fluid is filled with impurities and poisons which are being' constantly discharged into the place, feeding it with noxious matter and irritating and inflaming the nerves and tissues so the sore cannot heal. These impurities in the blood may be the remains of some constitutional trouble, the effect of a debilitating spell of sickness, leaving disease germs in the system, or the absorption by the blood of the fermented refuse matter which tlie bodily channels of waste have failed to remove. Again the cause may be hereditary, the diseased blood of ancestry being handed down ta posterity ; hut whatever the cause, the fact that the sore will not heal shows the necessity for the very best constitutional treatment. There is nothing that causes more worry and anxiety than an old sore which resists treatment. Every symptom suggests pollution and disease—the discharge, the red, angry looking flesh, the pain and in flammation, and the discoloration of surrounding parts, all show that deep down in the blood there are morbid and dangerous forces at work, con stantly creating poisons which may in the end lead to Cancer. Local applications are valuable only for their cleansing and antiseptic effects; they do not reach the blood, where the real cause is located, and can therefore have no real curative worth. S. S. S. heals old sores by going down to the fountain-head of the trouble and driving out the poison-producing germs and morbid matters which are keeping the ulcer open. It removes every particle of impurity from the cir culation and makes this life-stream pure, fresh and health-sustaining. Then as new, rich blood is carried to the place the healing begins, all discharge ceases, the inflammation leaves, new tissue and healthy flesh are formed, and soon the sore or ulcer is well. S. S. S. is the greatest of all blood puri fiers and finest of tonics, just what is needed in the treatment, and in addi tion to curing the sore will build up and strengthen every part of the system. Special book on .Sores and Ulcers and any medical advice desired furnished free to all who write. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA* QA / ^ Y I want to recommend S. S. S. to any who are in need of a blood purifier,’and especially as a remedy for sores and obstinate ulcers. In 1877 I had my leg badly cut on the sharp edge of a barrel, and having on ablue woolen stocking the place was badly poisoned from the dye. A. great sore formed and for years no one knows what 1 suffered with the place. I tried, it seemed to me, everything I had ever heard of, but I got no relief and I thought I would have to go through Ufa with an angry, discharging sore on my leg. At last I began the wee of S. S. S., and it was but a short time until I saw that the place was improving. I continued it until it removed all the poison from my blood and made a complete and permanent cure of the sore. JltO. KT.LI8. 380 Navy Street, Brooklyn, K. Y. larged population. However, there are several reasons fr this enormous saving—the tabulating apparatus will be built by the census bureau in stead of renting it as heretofore, and the machines are of greater speed and efficiency; the operators of this ma chinery will be paid by piece work, and, in the words of the director, “the fact that the office is now organized at the highest point of efficiency, that no time will be lost in getting ready in testing the aptitude of green clerks and in developing new sytems, means fully a million dollars’ saving in the organization of the thirteenth census.” MUST BELIEVE IT. When Well-Known Gaffney People Tell It So Plainly. When public endorsement is m-ide by a representative citizen of Gaff ney the proof is positive. You must believe It. Read this testmiuay. Every backache sufferer, every man, woman or child with any kidney trou ble will find profit in the reading. Foy Davis, 221 Mill Row, Oaffuoy, S. C., says: “Several months ago I began to suffer from a dull pain in the small of my back. This always seemed worse when 1 first arose in the morning and later In the day when I was at work. I had but Utile energy or ambition and at times felt generally miserable. Uuon learning of Doan’s Kidney Pills I purchased a supply from a drug store and took them with the most gratifying re sults. I am sure that in a short time they will entirely cure me.” For sale by all dealers. Price 60 cents. Foster-MIlburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name—Doan’s—and take no other. Subscribe for $150 a year. The Ledger, only -‘‘I was a great FINAL DISCHARGE. *■ Notice is hereby given to all con cerned that we will apply to Hon. J. E. Webster, Probate Judge for Cher- keo county, South Carolina, at his of fice, Gaffney, S. C., on Friday, Feb- Minneapolis, Minn sufferer from female troubles which ruary 12th, 1909, at 10 o’clock A. M., caused a weakness for final settlement and discharge as and broken down | executors of the estate of Robt. H. condition of the Moss, deceased, system. 1 reads©: All persons holding claims against much of what Lydia estate will present the same . , ? ,J iam 8 duly attested to the undersigned on or before said day of settlement, 10 ~ * " o’clock A. M. or forever be barred. Solon A. Moss, Thos. L. Moss, Exors. estate Robt. H. Moss, de ceased. Pub. In Gaffney Ledger Jan. 15, m PROBATE JUDGE’S SALE. State of South Carolina, Cherokee County. W. C. McArthur, in his own right, and as administrator of the estate of Wm. F. McArthur, deceased, peti tioner. vs. Agnes S. McArthur, Frances M. Montgomery, Addle V. Richardson, E. C. McArthur, ML T. McArthur, Julia E. McArthur and Piedmont Savings & Investment Company, de fendants. By virtue of a decree rendered in the Probate Court of Cherokee conn-, ty, and State aforesaid, in the aboytf entitled action on the 5th day/of January, 1909, I will sell at pirolic outcry, to the highest bidder,/before the Court House door, at Gaffney, S. C., on the first Monday in February next, being the first day of said month, during the legal hours of sale, the following described lands of Wm. F. McArthur, deceased, to wit: All that tract of land situate and being in Cherokee county. State aforesaid, and gather near the town of Gaffney, and fronting on the pub lic highway. Smith’s Ford road, whereon said deceased resided and farmed until his death; and bounded by lands of W. W. Thomas, E. C. McArthur, W. C. McArthur, J. W. Smith, Ed. Turner and the Smith’s Ford road containing one hundred and seventy-seven and 66 100 (177 65-100) acres, more or less; and for full description of metes and bounds of said land, refer to plat made by Prof. R. O. Sams, surveyor, on file In the office of the Probate Judge, and which will be on exhibition for in spection on day of sale. Said land will be first sold in two separate tracts, nearly equal In acreage, and then as a whole, and the highest hid for the whole tract to prevail to the purchaser. Terms of sale, one-half cash, bal ance payable on November 1st, next, with interest at eight per cen:. from day of sale, credit portion to be se cured by bond of purchaser and mortgage of the premises so sold, with the privilege to purchaser to pay all cash. Purchaser to pay for papers and recording mortgage. J. E. Webster, Probate Judge. Pub. It a w 3t, had done for other suffering women I felt sure it would help me, and I must say it did help me wonderfully. My pains all left me, 11 00 on grew stronger, and within three months 22, 29 and Feb ’ 1909 I was a perfectly well woman. ”1 want this letter made public to show the benefit women may derive from Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound.”—Mrs. John G. Moldan, 2115 Second St, North, Minneapolis, Minn. Thousands of unsolicited and genu- "i; i ine testimonials like the above day ’ F( ' bruar > r l5th - next at 11 oclock 'I' FINAL DISCHARGE. Notice is hereby given that I will apply to Hon. J. E. Webster, Probate Judge for Cherokee county, S { C., at his office at the Court House on Mon th© efficiency of Lydia E. Iflnkfam’s ! and ba,ance Pay abl e November 1st, Vegetable Compound, which is made L ™ i 1909 ’, w . fth lntere8t at J P er ceDt » 8e - rove FOUR BUSINESS LOTS FOR SALE. Pursuant to a resolution of the stockholders of the Farmers Ware house Company passed at a meeting held on December 24th, 1908, a ma jority of the stock being represented in person or by proxy, said meeting being called for this purpose, due no tice of which was given according to law, we will sell on Monday, Feb ruary 1st, 1909, salesday, before the i Court House door at Gaffney, 8. C., j during the legal hours for sales, the ' following property, to wit: Four fine business lots fronting 24 feet each on Frederick street, Gaff ney, S. C., and running back 132 feet * to alley 16 feet wide, and bounded by said streetc and alley and another al ley next to Albert Kirby’s lot, and the old S. C. & G. E. R. R. tracks, the same being the front part of the Farmers Warehouse Company’s lot, the warehouse being at the rear of the property to be sold. TERMS OF SALE: One-half cash, , v exclusively from roots and herbs. Women who suffer from those dis-1 culiar to their sex should Not quite, man," he replied, “but not loHe sight of these facts or doubt Walter Marsh, minor, but now of age. Mrs. Mollle E. Hawkins, As Guardian. Pub. Jan. 22, 29, Feb. 6, 12, 1909. they will be as soon as you have given me my money back.” A Horrible Hold-Up. "About ten years ago my brother the ability of Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound to restore their health. If you want special advice write to Mrs. Plnkham, at Lynn, Mass. She will treat your letter as strictly ™ . &onftdontLftl. 3 For 20 year, .hi and happiness by what was believed f S’ to be hopeless Consumption,” writes “ W. R. Lipscomb, of Washington, N. C. “He took all kinds of remedies and ’treatment from several doctors, but found no help till he used Dr. King’s New Discovery and was whol ly cured by six bottles. He Is a well man today.” It’s quick to relieve and the sorest cure for weak or sore lungs, Hemorrhages, Coughs and Colds, Bronchitis, La Grippe, Asthma and all Brondal affections. 60c and $1.00. Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by Cherokee Drag Co. sick women in jhis way, free of charge. Dom'd tate—write at once. DR. W.K. GUNTER d:e:n t i« x )ffice in Star Theatre Building Phone No. 20. Crown and Bridge work a specialty. cured by mortgage of the premises. Purchaser to pay for papers and re cording, and may pay all cash. Plat of same can be seen at the Merchants and Planters Bank. R. C. Sarratt, President. W. C. McArthur, Secy. A Treat. Gaffney, S. C., Jan. 13, 1909. Pub. Jan. 16-22 and 29. —Solid gold Eye Glasses for $6.00. Gaffney Drug Co. Cures Biliousness, Sick Headache, Sour Stom ach, Torpid Liver and Chronic Constipation. Pleasant to taka Fer sale by Chsrshss Drug Cm laxative Fruit Syrup Drug Cm Cleanses the systaki thoroughly and dean sallow complexiooe of pimples and blotchao. It la guarantaad Far sale by OSsselsee Drue Oe