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CHAPTER m ?
The little forage cap teas raised with cour
teous grace.
There was an unusual scene at the
matinee the following morning. When
2apt. Ray relieved Cap t. Gregg as officer
yf the day, and the two were visiting
the guard house and turning over pris
oners, they came upon the last name on
the list?Clancy?and Gregg turned to
Iiis regimental comrade and said:
"No charges are preferred against
Clancy, at least none as yet, Capt. Ray;
but his company commander requests
that he be held here until he can talk
over his case with the colonel."
"What's he in for?" demanded Capt
"Getting drunk and raising a row and
beating his wife," answered Gregg,
whereat there was a titter among the
soldiers.
"I never sthruck a woman in me life,
far," said poor Clancy.
"Silence. Clancy F ordereu the ser
geant of the guard.
"No, I'm blessed if I believe that part
of it, Clancy, drunk or no drunk," said
the new officer of the day. "Take charee
of him for the present, sergeant." And
away they went to the office.
Capt. Rayi>er was in conversation
with the commanding officer as they en
tered, and the colonel was saying:
"It is not the proper way to handle
the case, captain. If lie has been guilty
of drunkenness and disorderly conduct
he should l>e brought to trial at once."
"1 admit that, sir; but the case is pe
culiar It was Mrs. Clancy that made
all the noise. 1 feel sure that after he
is i>erfectly sober I can give him such a
talking to a3 will put a stop to this trou
ble."
*Very well, sir. I am willing to let
company commanders experiment at
least once or twice on their theories, so
von can try the scheme; but we of the
?tli have had some years of experience
with the Clancys, and were not a little
amused when they turned up again in
our midst as accredited members of your
company."
"Then, as I understand you. colonel,
Clancy is not to be brought to trial for
tin's affair." suddenly spoke the post sur
geon.
Everybody looked up in surprise.
"Pills" was the last man, ordinarily, to
take a hand in the "shop talk" at the
morning meetings.
"No, doctor. His captain thinks it un
necessary to prefer charges."
"So do I, sir; and, as I saw the man
both before and after his confinement
last night, I do not think it was necessarv
to conline him."
"The officer of the day says there was
great disorder," said the colonel, in sur
prise.
*Ay, sir. so there was: and the thing
reminds me of the stories they used to
tell on the New York police. It looked
to me as though all the row was raised
by Mrs. Clancy, as Capt. Rayner says;
but the man was arrested. That being
the case I would ask the captain for
what specific offense he ordered Clancy
to the guard house."
Ravner again was pale as death. He
glared at the doctor in amaze and in
credulity, while all the officers noted his
agitation and were silent in surprise. It
was the colonel that came to the rescue.
"Capt. Rayner had abundant reason,
doctor. It was after taps, though only
just after, and, whether causing the
trouble or not, the man is the responsible
party, not the woman. The captain was
right in causing his arrest."
Rayner looked up gratefully.
*l submit to your decision, sir," said
the surgeon, "and 1 apologize for any
thing I may have asked that was beyond
my province. Now I wish to ask a ques
tion for my own guidance,"
"Go on, doctor."
*ln case an enlisted man of this com
mand desire to see an officer of his com
pany?or any other officer, for that mat
ter?is it a violation of any military
regulation for him to go to his quarters
for that purpose?"
Again was Rayner fearfully white and
aged looking. Iiis lips moved as though
he would interrupt; but discipline pre
vailed.
"No, doctor, and yet we have certain
customs of service to Drevent the men
going at all manner of hours and on friv
olous errands. A soldier asks his flrstser
geant's permission first, and if denied by
him, and he have what he considers good
reason, he can report the whoie case."
"But suppose a man is not on com
pany duty, must he hunt up his first ser
geant and ask permission to go and see
some officer with whom he has busi
ness?"
"Well, hardly, in that case,"
"Tliat's all, sir." And tho doctor sub
sided.
Among all the officers, as tho mooting
adjourned, tho question was, "What do
you suppose 'Pills" was driving at?"
There were two or three who know.
Capt. Rayner went first to his quarters,
where lie had a few moments' hurried
consultation with his wife; then they
left the house together; he to have a
low toned and very stern talk to rather
than with the abashed Clancy, who lis
tened, cap in hand and with hanging
head: 6he to visit the sick child of Mrs.
Flanigan, of Company K, whose quar
ters adjoined those to which the Clancys
had recently l>cen assigned. When that
Hibernian culprit returned to his roof
tree, released from durance vile, he was
surprised to receive a kindly and sym
p^theti?wel?ome from his captain's wife,
?i..Wic **
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StTMTER, S. C, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 1890.
THE TRITE SO?*??tO?, Established J?W, #0*9
New Series?Toi. IX. ?fe. 4&
th?" burning forehead. "I suppose you
are going to be downright ill, by way of
diversion. Just understand one thing,
Nellie, that doctor does not come into
my house."
"What doctor??not that I want one,"
asked Miss Travers, wearily.
"Dr. Pease, the post surgeon, I mean.
Of course you have heard how he is mix
ing himself in my husband's affairs and
making trouble with various people."
"I have heard nothing, Kate."
"I don't wonder your friends are
ashamed to tell you. Things have come
to a pretty pass, when officers are going
around holding private meetings with
enlisted men!"
"I hardly know the doctor at all, Kate,
and can't imagine what affairs of your
husband's he can interfere with."
"It was he that put up Clancy to mak
ing the disturbance at Hayne's last night
and getting into the guard house, and
tried to prove that he had a right to go
there and that the captain had no right
to arrest him."
"WasClancytryingtosee Mr. Hayne?"
asked Miss Travers, quickly.
"How should I know?" said her sis
ter, pettishly. "He was drunk, and prob
ably didn't know what he was doing."
"And Capt. Rayner arrested him for?
for trying to see Mr. Hayne?"
"Capt Rayner arrested him for being
drunk and creating a disturbance, as it
was his duty to arrest any soldier under
such circumstances," replied her sister,
with majestic wrath, "and I will not tol
erate it that you should criticise his con
duct"
"I have made no criticism, Kate. I
have simply made inquiry; but I have
learned what no one else could have
made me believe,n
"Nellie Travers, be careful what you
say, or what you insinuate. What do
you mean?"
"I mean, Kate, that it is my belief that
there is something at the bottom of those
stories of Clancy's strange talk when i??.
the hospital. I believe he thinks he
knows something which would.turn all
suspicion from Mr. Hayne to a totally
different man. I believe that, for reasons
which I cannofc fathom, you are deter
mined Mr. Hayne shall not see him or
hear of it It was you that sent Capt
Rayner over there last night Mrs.
Clancy came here at tattoo, and, from the
?nie she left, you were at the front door
yr window. You were the first to hear
1er cries and came running in to tell the
raptain to go at once, Kate, why did you
*tand there listening from the time she
teft the kitchen unless you expected to
aear just what happened over there be
hind the company barracks?"
Mrs. Rayner would give no answer.
Anger, rage, retaliation, all in turn were
pictured on her furious face, but died
away before the calm and unconquera
ble gaze in her sister's syes. For the
first time in her life Kate Rayner real
ized that her "baby Nell" had the
stronger will of the two. For one in
stant she contemplated vengeance, A
torrent of invective leaped readily to
her lips. "Outrage," "ingrate," "insult/
were the first three distinguishable epi
thets applied to her sister or her sister's
words; then, "See if Mr. Van Antwerp
will tolerate such conduct I'll write
this very day," was the impotent threat
that followed: and finally, utterly de
feated, thoroughly convinced that she
was powerless against her sister's reck
less love of "fair play at any price," she
felt that her wrath was giving way to
dismay, and turned and fled, lest Nellie
should see the flag of surrender on her
paling cheeks.
[to be continued j
Hampton at tbe Columbia
Meeting.
Columbia Register.
We think that Senator Hampton's
speech was one of the happiest we
have ever heard from him. It was full
of snap and full of feeling throughout.
It was prudent, in perfect taste, and it
impressed all who heard it as a speech
for no man aoi against do man, but
altogether for South Carolina and her
best and truest interests. The Senator
bespoke a fair and respectful hearing
for all the speakers who came there to
disass the questions in which the peo
ple all had common interest. He
solemnly invoked harmony of feeling
between tbe people of South Carolina
as a social necessity which was para
mount to all other things. He recog
nized,/wZ/y recognized, that there were
good men and brave men and true men
on both sides of what be had beard
called a family difference, but he would
earnestly impress upon his hearers that
a family quarrel, when unrestrained,
was the worst of all quarrels. He
came before the people of his home at
the iovitatioo of their County Chair
man. He came, he always came, at
the call of bis fellow citizens He had
do selfish purpose to consult in the re
marks he should address to tbe people.
In the course of nature he could not
expect to remain much longer a parti
cipant in those affairs which concerned
so deeply the veil being ofthat com
monwealth towards which his whole
heart yearned with growing affection as
the years of ripening age gathered
about him. That people who had
heaped ali the honors upon bim within
their gift naturally commanded the
first place in hi.s affections, and he had
ever felt that he would rather be Gov
ernor of South Carolina than a Presi
dent of the United States. All his
hopes, all bis desires, were wrapped up
in the peace, prosperity and happiness
of South Carolina and her people, and
when the not distant day should come
that be should be gathered to his
fathers, he hoped and prayed that God
would vouchsafe to him, as his eyes
closed ou all that was mortal, that they
should witness for the last time a
united people, yoked in the bonds of
true fellowship aud enduring affection.
We do not know when we have heard
a speech more calculated to promote
harmony and good sense than this sim
ple, earnest appeal for temperate feel
ing and wise forbearance. It was evi
dently not meant to be a great speech,
but it was none the less pitched and at
tuned to the noblest sentiments of ihe
human heart If ever a speech weut
home to the best and highest instincts
of our people, these brief words of
Wade Hampton did.
As Senator Hampton rose to speak
he was made tho recipient of an ovation
such as might justly fill the heart of
any man with pride. A tremendous
chorus of shouts and cheers rose. Men
waved their hats and tossed them aloft,
and cheered and cheered 3gain. The
ladies waved their handkerchiefs, the
band's strains were drowned in tbe
almost dcafeuiiag welcome tendered
South Carolina's senior Senator. This
continued for minutes, and as io a com
parative lull the notes of "Dixie" were
beard from the band the people went
wild again, and it was only when the
County Chairman signed for silence
that the cheering ceased and Senator
Hamptom was allowed to proceed.
The old war horse was in his best
form, looking the embodiment of
power. As he gradually warmed up
io spirit by the importance of the
occasion and the interest of bis theme
he paced the platform, shoved back the
sleeves of the thin coat he wore and
emphasized his points with forceful
gesture.
SENATOR WADE HAMPTON'S SPEECH".
Mr. Chairman and my fellow citizens
of South Carolina : The warmth of
the greeting that yoa have given me
has touched my heart so that I have
hardly words in which to thank you.
I have come in obedieoce to the call of
the Executive Committee of this my
own County, that County whose people
for years and years past has given me
every honor in their power, and whom
I have tried to serve with every energy
of my heart, my arm or my tongue?
that I might come here to speak to
them to-day of the grave issues?the
gravest I may say that have touched
our State since 1876; that I might
consult with our Democratic friends bow
best to preserve, not only the Democra
tic party, but the welfare and prosperity
of all the people of the South. I have
come to see the men,, the survivors of
1876, those men whose heroism, whose
devoted efforts, whose sublime courage,
redeemed the State from rule more dis
graceful, more humiliating, more ruin
ous than ever a civilized people were
subjected to ; I have come to meet them
agaio, to look into the faces of the men
who sustained me in 1876, to have
counsel with them, to ask them what
we shall do, aod to listen to what they
may have to say.
My friends, before I begin to discuss
the issues, let me say that I concur
heartily with what the Chairman has
said. I implore yon to treat every
candidate to-day io the most respectful
manner, for I am ashamed to say that
has not been done in some of the meet
ings in South Carolina. When I saw
in the papers the other day that that old
hero who had led South Carolina in the
jaws of death, and who bears a poo his
body honorable scars to show his devo
tion to South Carolina?[cheers]?when
I saw that a South Carolina audience
could insult Generai Bratton?[cheers]
?I thought : Good God ! how the
memories of'61, 'C5 and '76 have been
obliterated ! and of all that had been
done by the men who tried to serve
South Carolina, has it all been forgot
ten? Oh, my friends, let that not be
said of Richland County. Treat every
man with respect ; hear everything
We are told that this is to be a cam
paign of education. Let it be so ; but
bow can it be unless all the speakers
are given a respectful and attentive
audience ? And I ask it not only for
those here, but I ask for myself that
you will bear me for my cause, for my
cause is the one that has been next to
my heart and of my heart?my cause
is South Carolina's cause. [Cheers ]
I have come, my friends, to discuss
measures, principles and policy, not
men. It would be eminently improper
in me either to advocate the claims of
any candidate, or to condemn or criti
cize any one with whose views, with
whose methods and with whose policy I
do not agree. It would be improper
aod indelicate, and I have no idea of so
doing. Every citizen in South Carolina
has a right to seek office. It is a
laudable ambitioo, and if that will in
spire him to seek it by honorable means
and honorable methods, I know of no
higher cause in which man can engage
himself. But we are now confronted
WITH THE GRAVEST ISSUES
we have had to meet in years past.
I I come here and find division among
the Democrats of South Carolina.
When I remember the scene that I
witnessed on this very spot, in '76,
when this space was packed with men
who had gone through the campaign
(for this was the last meeting) ; when I
remember that those galleries were filled
with fair and devoted women, who con
tributed so much to our success ; when
I remember that even the little children
were enrolled in our ranks, and prayed
for the success of the Democratic party ;
when I remember that we all stood tide
by side aod shoulder to shoulder to
meet a common enemy, I confess that
my heart sinks when I see this division
amongst ourselves.
It is said to be only a family quarrel ;
but, my friends, you know no quarrel
in the world can be so bitter as a family
quarrel. We are told that both factions
are of the Democratic party?Democrats
they doubtless are. In the ranks of
both are honest, conscientious, patriotic
men. I recognize that ; I know it ; I
appreciate it. I do all honor to men
who are following convictions. But,
my friends, let me tell you that we
needu't go very far for a pregnant les
son to teach us
WHAT WILL BE THE RESULT
of a division in the Democratic ranks.
Look at our old sister commonwealth,
the State of Virginia. You all remem
ber that when Hancook was nominated
for President that Mahone placed in the
fit- Id an electoral ticket in opposition to
the regular constituted one, aod yet
they all declared that they were Demo
crats. And what was the result ? The
State was lost. Mahone became a
Keadjuster, an independent, and as an
independent Democrat as he claimed
himself to be be was elected to the
United States Senate. In bis first
utterance there he said that be was a
better Democrat than the Senator from
Georgia, Ben Hill. And yet, my
friends, immediately thereafter he sold
himself to the Republicans and became
a most bitter and malignant enemy to
his own people. [Cheers]. Thank
God the Old Dominion has redeemed
herself, and Mahone is consigned to the
infamy he deserves, and I hope to per
petual oblivion. And I pray to God
that euch may be the fate of all such
renegades and independents as he.
[A pandemonium of applause.]
Now, my friends, that is a lesson we
should take home to ourselves. I tell |
you tha,t. l'
IF WE DIVIDE WE SHALL fall
ao easy conquest to oar enemies.
United we can defy all attacks. Do you
not see that even now on tho calendars
of Congress are election laws framed by
our bitter enemies, and which will leave
the Federal elections practically in the
bands of Unites States supervisors, and
our members of Coogress will be certi
fied to by Federal judges instead of by
the authorities of South Carolina? It
is a frightful danger before ns.
WE MUST STAND TOGETHER,
or we shall surely fall. It is said that
there is a great depression in money,
and in the farming interests of the
South?not ooly in the South, but
throughout the whole country. I know
that. My friends, I feel it, and I need
not say to you that I sympathize with
the farmers, for I have been one during
my whole life, and it is an occupation
of all others most congenial to me.
But what laws can be passed by a
Legislature, or how can a Governor of
South Carolina help the farmers ? How
can the Governor of South Carolina,
whose functions are only advisory, and
who cannot pass laws?who cannot have
any more effect in passing upon tbe
laws of South Carolina than the Presi
dent of the Uoited States?how he can
help the people is beyond my compre
hension.
We want good government. We
want justice done to every one, and it
can ooly be done by the people of South
Carolina taking everything into their
own hands. As I have eaid, we have
been called slaves and serfs. I believe
I am free, I believe every man in South
Carolina is free. And if you complain
that there has been any wrong in pack
ing of conventions, or aoytbiog of that
sort in South Carolina, I say to your
face
THE FEOPLE THEMSELVES ARE TO BLAME
If the people do not choose good men
for their conventions, or in their pri
maries they do not choose good men, it
is because the people themselves do not
take interest enough in the elections to
do their proper share of the work. I
say that conventions can be conducted
io a perfectly proper and straightfor
ward manner,
I have no objection to primaries. I
would be perfectly williog that every
Democrat in the State should express
his vote at the polls. But I say that
the people in South Carolina have been
as free from all wrong, from all rule,
from all oligarchy, from all aristocracy?
I do not know what aristocracy is.
God knows I do not know. I do not
recognize anybody in South Carolina
as common people. I recognize every j
true Democrat, and especially if he is a !
man who stood by me in the war, or j
the son of such a man, I recognize-.
[Loud cheers ] Talk of aristocracy in
South Carolina. If there is asy man
here who followed me dnrisg the war I
appeal to him to bear me witness that I
treated every man in tbe ragged jacket
as well as I did the man that wore the
stars on his coat. [Voices from the
crowd : *'You did so"?loud cheers for
Hampton ] Tbey were not only my
equals but my superiors, because tLs
private soldier, the man who stood more
the brunt of the battle and the priva
tions of war, had less of the credit than
the officer. [Cheers]
THE SUB TREASURY SCHEME.
Now, my friends, you have seen the
proposition that they have brought into
Congress, that they call the Sub
Treasury or warehouse system; and our
distinguished Senator from California. :
Senator Stanford, introduced a bill the
other day by which he proposes to lend
money to the farmers, on mortgages, at
1 per cent., and then he very innocent
ly adds that these men can make a good
deal by lending out this money at 6 and j
7 per cent. I hardly think that Mr.
Stanford with his millions, when be was
a railroad president, would have coo
ducted his busioess on that line. I
hardly think it would be a good specula
tion for tbe United States government
to lend money at 1 per cent, and pay
4J for borrowing it. And beyond all,
neither of '.he measures can pass be
cause both are unconstitutional.
IT IS NOT THE LAWS OF THE STATE
that have been oppressing the farmers,
but it is the Federal law. There's
where the pressure is brought upon the
farmers, tbe laboring and industrial in
terests. Protection? Iam not for free
trade, I am not for it because it is im
practicable. Because I say the farming
interests should receive all the benefit?
EARLe'S CORDIAL WELCOME.
Of a sudden a wild yell of joy rose
from those oo the outskirts of tbe crowd.
Tbe cause was soon apparent ; at tbe
head of the delegation from Sum ter and
other near by towns, two hundred
strocg, marched across the arena
Attorney General Earle. As the
people realized who had come, they
showed their appreciation of tbe bold
and fearless defender of South Carolina's
fair fame by resounding cheers.
General Earle's progress to the stand
was a triumphal march. The people's
hearts were full of sentiment which
could find vent only in shouts and
hurrahs, and evinced the strong hold
the General bas gained on Rich land
Democrats as well as those of the rest
of tbe State.
NOTING THE DISTINGUISHED ARRIVAL.
Now, my friends, I notice another
has come, and I do not propose to de
tain you any looger. If yon will give
me three minutes more I will conclude,
and you will be as glad as I will be.
I only want to say a few words in con
clusion as to the motive which brought
me here. In every cao^ass since 1876
I bave taken the part which the Execu
tive Committee has assigned me. I
have worked for the supremacy of the
Democratic party. When you placed
the flag of the Democracy in our State
House, from that day to this I have
felt the 8upremest interest in the success
of that grand old party, and I have j
come down here to appeal to the men
who once listened to me, who once
trusted me, who once bad confidence io
me?I have come to appeal to them, as
I would to my old brigades on the eve
of going into action, to staod shoulder
to shoulder.
I implore you, men of South
Carolina, not to forget the past. I im
plore ycu not to allow passion or pre
judice to dethrone your reason. It is
useless to say that we are all Democrats 1
when we do anything that may divide?
the Democratic party. (Cheers ) Stand
together, I implore yon. I have no
personal interest in this canvass, f
can have none. The people of Sontb
Carolina have bestowed npon me every
honor io their gift, and as I stand here
ander the gentle skies of my native
soil, ? declare to yon on my honor ?
would rather be Governor of South?
Carolina than to be President of the
United States (Loud applaose.) Yor*
have bestowed every houor upon me
which I value, and I value still more
than all the political honors the kind
ness and affection whieh have been?
showered npon me by the good people
of South Carolina.
A PATHETIC ALLC8I05.
My career must soon close. In the
natural course of events I cannot hope
to be here much longer. I hope to
God that when the time comes I shall
rest forever in the soil which gave me
birth, and that my eyes will look over a
happy, prosperous and united people,
I hope that the merciful God may
shower every blessing upon the people ;
and I end by saying : "God save the old
State."' (Loud and continued ap
plause.)
'?9 Bfc ?
A State Convention.
Called by tlte Executive Committee
to Decide the Primary Question.
The Democratic State Executive
Committee met io the Carolina National
Bank. Columbia, S. C , Wednesday,
June 25th. The following members
were present :
Chairman J. A. Hoyt, Secretary
Wilie Jones, R. D. Lee of Sumter,
W. H. Brawley of Charleston, W. F.
Fishburne of Walterboro, M. B.
McSweeney of Hampton, 0 F.
Cheatham of Edgefield, E B. Murray
of Anderson, E P Gary of Abbeville,
J. E Boggs of Pickens, N. B. Diel
of Laurens, M. J Hough of Lancaster,
C S. McCall of Bennettsville, C. A.
Wood of Marion, J. F. Rhame of
Manning, John C. Haskell of Colum
bia, ex-officio.
Mr. R. D. Lee, of Sumter, offered
the following resolution, which was
adopted :
*'Whereas, There is a widespread
demanded by the Democrats of this
State for the election of delegates to the
State nominating convention by county
primary elections ; be it
-'Resolved, That a Convention of
the Democratic party of South Carolina
is hereby called to meet in the ball of
?he House of Representatives in the
city of Columbia, on Wednesday, the
13th, day of August, at 12 m., for the
?ole and exclusive purpose of determin
ing whether delegates to the State
nominating convention to be held oo
ihe 10th day of September thereafter,
shall be elected by a primary eleetioa
to be held on a certain day throughout
the State, and for no other purposes
whatsoever; and the number of dele
gates to be elected by each county
shall be equal to double the number of
Representatives in each branch of the
General Assembly to which each coonty
is entitled."
Col. Jones then offered the following
resolution which was also adopted :
Resolved, That the call for a State
nominating convention heretofore
ordered to meet in Colombia on Sep
tember 10th, be and the same is hereby
confirmed.
Another resolution was also offered
and adopted as follows :
Whereas, It is the duty of the Exe
cutive Committee, under the constitu
tion, to direct the policy of the party,
be it
Resolved, That the several counties
of the State be earnestly requested not
to elect delegates to the September
convention until the question of electing
by primary election is determined.
Mr. Lee then offered this r?solution
which was also adopted and the meeting
adjourned :
"Resolved, That in order to
"nlighten the peopla upon the condition
ot public affairs ana the administration
of the government, that the special
sub-committee be authorized to prepare
and distribute throughout the S?"?**?
such printed matter as in their judg
ment may be wise and proper, and that
sufficient funds of this committee be,
j and hereby are, appropriated for that
> purpose, including the appointment of
I a clerk."
Gen. Earle made a point in his
j speech at Union which should not be
lost sight of during the remaining
days of the campaign, or afterwards,
in South Carolina, and whieh may be
of interest to people in other States
who are lookiog for new homes In
vestigation shows, he said, that not
ooiy are the taxes as low here as they
are anywhere except in four States, but
they are paid oo a lower value than
obtains elsewhere?that is to say, on
about one third of the value of the
property that is subject to taxation.
This proves that South Carolina is
about three times as rich as it is re
ported to be, and claims to be, and that
the loeal tax rate is practically about
one-third of what it appears to be.
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A Scrap of Paper Saves Her Lite.
It was just an ordinary scrap ?f wrapping
pnper, but it saved her life. She was in the
last stages of consumption, told by physicians
that she was incurable and could only live a
short time; she weighed less than seventy
pounds. On a pit-ce of wrapping paper she
read of Dr. King's New Discovery, and got a
sample bottle ; it helped her, she nought a
large bottle, it helped her more, bough! another
and grew better fast, eontinaed its use and is
now sirong, healthy, rosy, plump, weighing
140 pounds. For fuller parttcBlars se*id stump
to W. H. C>)e, Druggist, F?Tt Smith. Trial
bottles of this wonderful Discovery free at J. F
W. DeLorme's Drug Store. 4
Bocklcn> Arnica Salve.
The Best Salve in the worl-i for Cot*, Bruises
Sores. Ulcers, Salt Rhouu?. Fever Sores, Tetter,
Chapped Hands Chilblain*. Corns and all
Skin Eruptions, anc positively cores Piles, or
no pay required. It is guarantee i to give per*
feet satisfaction, or money refonded. Price
25cents per box. For sale by J. F. W. De
Lorme. o
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Sick headache is the bane of many lives.
This annoying complaint may be cured and
prevented by the occasional use of Dr. J. H.
McLean's Liver and Kidney Pilleis (little
pills).
Disease Ties in ambush for the weak ; a
feeble constitution is iil adapted to encounter
a malarious atiuospheie and sudden changes
of temperature, and the least robust are
usually the eaei^pt victims. Dr. J. H.
McLean's Sarsapariila will ?rive to.-.e, vitality
and strength tu tue eoiire body. vlj^i