The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, July 19, 1893, Image 1
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TETE TR?B SOUTH KON, Ka?abi?ahed Jane;
SUMTER, S. G., "WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 1893.
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O?ke Houri-9 to 1 :Q?- <; to2.30
Xrbyrs Reply to Farley.
A* few days ago a communication was
j published in the several daily papers
from Gen. Farley, abusing me for sup
I posed wrongs I had done him. I can?
not engage- in a personal,abusive contro?
versy with Gen. Farley or anybody else.
Th'e public are not interested in such
literature, aud therefore do not expect
me io this reply to engage ?'i any such
blackguardism. 'Che public, however,
have a right to be iuformed as to* the
truth or falsify of any statement of al?
leged fact that may be contained in Gen.
Farley's article.
There are only f wo staternetifs' of mo
nieut in the letter as I read it
First, that ? dictated to my private*
secretary an article which appeared in
the second week of March iii the Augus?
ta Chrorricle.- signed "Craddock" with?
out the oooscDt or knowledge of th's per?
son who Urses that oom de plume.
Second, that I inspired an. editorial
which was written by Mr, W. T. Crews
in (he Laurensville Herald.
The first charge is as ridiculous as
it is fuse. The idea of a person with
a thimble full of sense forging the name
of a newspaper man is laughable in the
extreme; but I am willing that the pub?
lic should know the whole truth about
that "Craddock'' letter:
Mr. James H. Tillman, a son of Con?
gressman Tillman was, about the date
of the *'Craddock" tetter, the corres?
pondent of the Augusta Chronicle in
. Washington, and "Craddock" was bis
som de plume. On Saturday just one
wsek after the inauguration of the Pres?
ident, Major William T. Gary, of
Augusta, and Mr. James H. Tiliraan
came into my sitting room at the Nation?
al Hotel. Major Gary said to Tillman
that what he had told him a few moments
before ought to be repeated to Irby.
I asked what it was-, and Tilluiani told
the following taler
That he had just left the Metropoli?
tan Hotel where he had just had a long
conversation with Gen. H L. Farley,
who had remained in Washington
since the inauguration. He said that
Farley had read him a long and abus?
ive communication addressed to tho re?
formers of South Carolina, showing
that Tillman and Irby were unsafe, un?
wise, extreme, dangerous leaders, and
that the reform movement could not be
perpetuated without throwing them
overboard and putting more conservative
leaders in front. Ha asked Till?an to
publish it in thc Augusta Chronicle with
his (Farley's)aom de plume, saying that
the piece would attract great attention,
create a great sensation and that, at the
proper time he would come out and
assuage its authorship. Tillman said
that he refused to- publish it unless he
would allow the editor of bis paper
know the author. He told Tillman
1 that that was the opening gun in the
campaign next yearagaiust Tillman and
Irby's leadership of the reform move
meat. He farther said that the follow?
ing slate had been arranged and agreed
upon? That Gen. Butler was to ran for
re election to the Senate, Shell was to be
supported by the Conservatives,or antis
and milder reformers for Goveruor: and
that he (Gen. Farley) was to run for
Congress io Shell's district. He said
they would like to get Talbert into the
combination, bat that' it could not be
arranged unless George Tillman would
agree to- let up on and support Talbert,
and, in that way get the Conservatives
to support Talbert for re-election. Far?
ley offered Tillman a place on the ticket
as Adjutant and Inspector General if
be would go to his father and make
the arrangements by which be would
not oppose but support Talbert's reelec?
tion. (At this time everyone in Wash?
ington knew that the Governor and Col.
Tillman were not)on speaking terms,}
I asked Mr. Tillman what bis reply to
Farley was, and he said Chat he told
Farley that blood was thicker than
water, and that be would be d-d if he
would go back on his uncle for Butler
I or anybody else. I asked him if tbrs
' was a newspaper fake or the truth, and
be replied: "To sbow yos tftat I mean
business PH publish it in full." There
and then he wrote the article signed
"Craddock."
i I did not have anything further to do
with it; did not see it any more until
it appeared in the papers ; thought
noshing more of it until the following
week when I beard bim read a certif??
cate from some oue to the effect that he
(Jim Tillman)had written and was the
author o? the "Craddock" letter. That
night io my room between 9 and 10
o'clock while Dr. Pope and I were talk
i-Dg, Jim Tillman came in, and I asked
bim to rehearse tho whole tale to Dr.
Fope, which ho did, eahibiting the
"Craddock* letter, and saving that it
woaild go off by telegraph in a few min?
utes.
As to the piees referred to from the
Laurensville Herald I carr only say that
I knew nothing of it until I saw it in
print. The subjoined letter from Mr.
Crews on that subject will explain itself.
In conclusion I will ask the public
to think of one thing ooiy :: Why did
not Gen Farley ask of me an explana?
tion, if he believed what he pretends to
believe of the assumed wrong I did
him ? The evident reason to me why be
sought no explanation is that,
if he had doue so, he would not
have had the opportunity to abuse
me for political purposes; for he
kucw had he called ou me a satis?
factory answer would have been given
him, bis excuse for denouncing me
and his chance for ingratiating himself
with the Conservative element would
bave been k>st.
1 leave rt to the public to say whether
events subsequent to the 4th of last
March have not proved that Jim Till?
man told the truth when he came to mc
with the report of this conversation
between him and Gen Farley. I need
not give thc argument why 1 believe
Jim Tillman told thc truth, f r I am
satisfied that everyone who reads thc
newspapers and who has watched the
tirr::s io politics will s<-c that there was
truth and lots of it in what Tillman
said.
? submit herewith letters from Pr.
Pope, Mr. W. T. Crews and Major W.
T. #ary, of Augusta, which will prove
conclusively that the charges made by
Geo Farley are false. This philippic
against roe is but thc ful fi Im 2 nt of the
scheme as conconcted last March. The
scheme, however, was amended by icav
iog out Governor Tillman-for reasons j
which mast be apparent to every sensi?
ble person. Gen Farley reasons thus :
I will abuse Irby and thereby please
every Conservative in the State and
will threaten Tillman and sew his mouth
up, and by praising Shell will get
enough Till manites- ten beat Stanyarne
Wilson for Congress.
With this explanation I have t* .e
with the newspapers as a means of <.
jeting difference?.
I am very respectfully,
j John L. M. Irby.
NEWBERRY, S. C., July ll, 1893.
The Hon. J. L. M. Irby, Laurens,
S. C.-^My Dear Sir: In reading the
card of (Jen. H. L. Farley in reference
to the publication of a letter signed
- Craddock" in the Augusta Chronicle,
I am reminded that during my stay in
Washington ,the author of that piece
: earn? to your room (where I stayed also)
with- a communication in bis hand some
time during Saturday night a week
after the inauguration of Grover Cueve?
ra od. When he entered the room you
asked bim to rehearse as nearly as pos?
sible the conversation between hi? and
Gen. Farley at the Metropolitan Hotel
that day. He unhesitatingly and
promptly told the following facts :
That Gen. Farley had read to him a
communication addressed to the Reform?
ers of South Carolina rather denuncia?
tory than otherwise of Tillman and Irby
a? leaders of the party, and asked Till?
man to have it published in the Atlanta
Constitution ender a norn de plume,
saying tha>t as a newspaper man be
could bave it ?one under a norn de
plunge and would not have to expose
bis identity. Ke told Tillman that if
the article took well with the reformers
he would come out and a?w himself its
author. He said that he would give
Jim Tillman a place on a State ticket to
be made up as Adjutant General. He
(Tillman) further emphasized the fact of
his authorship- of the "Craddock" rette?
by reading it to me and by saying that
he was on his way to the telegraph ofSee
in 14ih street to send it to the Augusta
Chronicle. He also said that whenever
he had comrnunicatkms of this charac?
ter to publish he used thenorade plu&e
.?Craddock'7" instead of his initials "J.
H. T.
This reformation not only surprised
me but I was horri?ed to think that
such? things were going on among the
Reformers, and especially among the
leaders. Senator Irby was also indig?
nant at it, and asked me who intended
to return home by way of Co?
lumbia in a few days to see Gov?
ernor Tillman and tell bim what
Jim Tillman had said, for the reason
that Senator Irby was afraid the Gover?
nor would not see the Sunday edition
of thc Chronicle.
In passing through Columbia I went
to Governor Tillman's house and gave
bia the information we had received
from Jim Tillman in Washington,
j; I make ibis statement to you volun
! tarily because you must have forgotten
that I knew anythiog about it, or you
would have written to me, and because
it is due to you and to trutb that the
! public should know the truth anc? the
authorship of this whole matter.
Your friend, Samson Pope.
This is to certify that Senator Irby
did not dictate to me any article signed
!'-Craddock'' published iu the Augusta
: Chronicle or elsewhere, and that I
knew nothing whatever of its eomposi
!tros. Mr. James H. Tillman, to my
knowledge, never disavowed tbe author?
ship' of the Craddock letter. It has
been stated that Mr. Tillp*a? denied re?
sponsibility for a part of the letter
reflecting upon Mr. F. C. Caugh
man, but Mr. Tillman, to disprove that
he had repudiated any part of it; shoo?
ed me, anx? otters I presume, note in
the nature of a certificate, in which Mr.
Caughman stated that Mr. Tillman de?
clared himself the author of tho article
[signed "Craddock."
i M. F. Tighe.
On last Friday, June 30, Gen. Far?
ley caure into the Herald office, and
after being seated the following con?
versation took plaice between myself
and Mr. Farley :
Mr. Farley : "Mr. Crews, didu't
you publish an article in the Herald
the other week in which you stated that
1 attended an Alliance caucus in Spar
; tanburg, and wasnTt something said
' about sharpening Brutus daggers for
Tillman, etc? Was the article an
editorial or communication ?"
Mr. Crews : "There was an article
of that nature published io the Herald a
week or two ago, bat the Farley men
? doned was not intended to apply to you
-it was Lid Farley. There was also
something said arboufc 'brutus daggers'
and was an editorial written by my?
self."
Mr. Farley ; "Where cri J you get
your information from ? Didu't some?
one here give you the information T'
Mr. Crews ; "No, sir. I got ray
information from some one of the daily
papers. I am not sure, but I think it
was the Greenville News, aud the
editorial was hissed on the information
contained rn a di.-pateh sent from Spar
burg."
Mr. Farley : "I think you are mis?
taken about getting you information
from the Greenville News, as ? have
never seen anything of that kio J in the
News ,r
Mr. Crcwp : "possibly I tr.rry be
mistaken about getting my information
from the News, but I got it from some
one of thc daily papers. No individual
gave it to mc verbal ty'or oih-?rv?i;?e.'T
Mr. Farley's questioning mc in re?
gard to the source of my information
in regard to the editorial in question
impressed mc at tho time th nt he was
endeavoring to extort from mo a virtual j
i admission that someone in Laurens had [
! given tnt1 the said information, and when j
j he afterward, alluded to the fact that
be had a personal enemy here who was
tryiug to Litjuro hi;n, ami other fUoh
expression*, without directly naming
anyone, I coald plainly ^eo that his
references were to Senator Irby. I thoo
told Mr Farley distinctly and positively
! that neither Seater Irby nor anyoue j
: else had ever mentioned thc subject j
io* n>o, nd that I was respon?
sible for thc editorial andi tito, re fer euee |
to "Brutus dagger;?," efe- a?
? Thc above k ibu co?v&irsa??ff which i
took place between Mr. Farley and my?
self, as well as I can remember, and
the substance of what I have written
and what was said by us on the occasion
referred to cara be substantiated by three
other employes in Herald office, who
heard the conversation.
W. T. Crews.
OF??CE ET S. ATTORN*KY, y
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGTA, [.
MACO*. GA. July ?0, 1893. j
Sir; 2 our letter dated July 8\ ?893,
in which your enclose a card published
by the Hon H. L. Farley, is received.
You request me to furnish you for
publication a< statement of facts which
came within my kuowledge in reference
to the article published io the Augusta
Chronicle over the signature' "Grad
dock."
? have nu intention to espouse the
cause of any of the parties interest?
ed in this controversy, with alt of whom
my relations are friendly. I yield to
what I conceive to be my duty and do
an act of simple justice to you in mak?
ing the following statement t
Tbe article signed "Craddock" was
not dictated by you to your private
secretary, nor was it sent to the Chron?
icle for publication either by you or
your private secretary. During my
stay in Washington I was present in
your rooms at the National Hotel when
a conversation was had in reference to
it, and the article was read over to you
in my prsence by the author before
it was sent to the Chronicle for publi?
cation. Very respectfully,
W. T. Gary.
Hon. J. lt. KL Irby, United States
Senator, Laurens, S. C.
From Columbia Journal, July 15.
The Journal representative called on
Capt. James H. Tillman this moraisg
and asked if be had anything to say in
reply to Senator Irby's statement pub?
lished rn various Stats papers yester?
day. He repiied ;
"? have been drawn into ibis affair
much to my regret, but I do not pro?
pose that Senator Irby or anybody else
shall use me as an instrument to perpe?
trate a poHtrcal assassination."
"Then you will reply?""
-Yes."
"Of what character wilt yow answer
be?'7 was asked*
"Wait and see? you may say, how?
ever, that it will prove Senator Irby has
acted the deliberate scoundrel in mix?
ing a certain amount of truth with
error in order to give his defense an
arr of plausibility and throw tba whole
blame on me. It will divulge some
racy and yet unwritten history that will
be mighty interesting reading ?or de?
vout reformers."
"When will your article appear?"
"Just as soon a? possible. Please
do not ask me any other questions.
The Columbia Dispensary.
j The Demurrer Sustained.
The case of injunction against tlie
Board of Control of this comity,
asking that they be prohibited from
appointing a dispenser for this city,
was heard before Judge Earnest Gary
in Chamber?, thia morning.
Attorney General Townsend
opened for the Stale 3nd took a posi?
tion that the motion was for restrain?
ing ministerial action on the part of
the board ; that tlie writ of prohibi?
tion in tliis case would not lie, foe
canse the proper course for tbe plain?
tiff was in appeal. He failed to say
to whom they might appeal. He
claimed further that a writ could only
issue in case serious injury is likely
to follow the act nm of th'e board, and
this the petition die? not allege.
"You are" said he, "sitnolv asked
to prohibit the board from' performing
its functions, because of the pleasure
of tbe plaintiff that it shou-id be
don*."
In conclusion he "argued that a"
writ should only issue to keep' the
?oumy Boar? within their limit of
jurisdiction, and as they had not
acted without their jurisdiction, no
writ should issue.
Col. Leroy F. You&Vans appeared
for the pkintiffs and made a strong
argument. Ile argued that the board
had exceeded its juriedi ct ion and vio?
lated the terms of the act in that it had
appointed a man for Dispenser for tin's
city who had not Complied with tbe
requirements of the law, by present?
ing a petition signed by a major?
ity of the freehold voters of the city,
and by further Sling a copy of the
sane with the board and with the
county clerk at least ten days before
ssch appointment was rsade. This
the demurrer admitted'.
Judge Gary here asked who was
to determine whether the petition was
signed by a majority cf the freeholders
or not.
Colonel Youmans replied that he
Would come to the question ol fact
later on in the proceedings, bat, the
?cilegation having been made by tire
alienator, the Judge must accept it
as lad and act upon it as sucb.
Ile showed by the opinion o? the
Supreme Ccu ri that tlveyc was nc
righi ol'appeal accorded them in the
case which was in direct contradic?
tion to the position taken by the
Attorney General. By nnweroBs
references l?e sustained this position, j
Ile said that no injury had been I
claimed in the petition, because it j
waa not necessary, though it wasr
easy to see how injury would result i
by tire appointment of a roan to such I
a responsible position, who had n?t>t ;
complied with the requirements of the [
law. Ile argued further that in this ;
ease it was the right of any freehold- i
er to interfere where he saw the pub- j
lie tax about to be expended by <>ne
appointed contrary lo law His ar?
gument was lengthy and clear, bet ;
it was not sustained by the judge,
who saiil that be had no rigbt t<> go :
back and PUSS (rpoti the ?jues?ioti of j
tact involved in the action ot the j
board.
lt the board had erred it was au j
error t?i law based upon an error ol'fact
as to the required number of freehold?
ers, and willi regard to thatbe had no j
jmisdiotion. Had the Board attempt- i
ed to exceed its aiithoii'y and appoint
ttav live Dispens?is, instead of the !
three allowed by law, then- they j
would be in excess of authority, and
the writ would' be in order, but iii
this case he said;s "I have no juris?
diction, and shall require arr or?er to
be written dismissing the injunction."
The following is Judge Gary's
order :
44STATE OP'SO?T?I CAROLIN,
"RICHLAND Cou sn.
"The State ex rel. VV. H Gibbes vs.
J. M. Kirkland, J. R. Price and* L.
B. Folk, County I*oard of Control
for Richland Comity.
"The above cause being called, and
an oral demurres being interposed
that the court had no jurisdiction to
hear and determine this cause, it is
ordered that the demurrer be sus?
tained on the ground of want of juris?
diction to grant the writ, ano! further
ordered that the restraining order
herein be vacated.
"EABNES? GART,
Presiding Judge."
-Columbia Journal.
Big Game of BiuiE
"Brave Ben, the BkiJer," is the ap?
pellation given to Governor Tillman by
those who are discusswg the Dispensary
law and its probable fate and who are
the Governor's political enemies.
Governor Tillman has* been- aa- object
of study with many of the people of Co?
lumbia for some time. Coe thing they
conclude they hare ?earne?, an<i that is
that when he declines to talk be rs rat?
tled and does not know what to do.
There is where he stands just at present.
Judge Hudson's decision has knocked
the pins from under him and the Dis?
pensary, they say, and he realizes it as
fully as any one can, but is loth to ad?
mit his defeat. He is trying to play a
bold game of bluff. This, however,
will not do, they say, for he will be
called repeatedly from ibis time on, and
will be forced to show his band or ?uit ?
the game. Some of them even go
further and declare that he has
been bluffing all the while, knowing
that the Dispensary law is totally
unconstitutional, and that his only hope
of enforcing it lies io his ability to bluff
it through ; but he has reckoned with?
out his hosts. The decision of Judge
Hudson is only tba forerunner &i numer?
?os- other?.
The Governor's assumed ignorance of
tire shipment of beer into this State io
open defiance of the law has caused
much merriment, and has been the
means of unmasking his plans. The
numerous arrests that have been pro?
mised and which have not come, are still
looked for,'and the inquiry is darly
asked, "Why don't he have tfee arrests
made?" Bis plain of bringing to MIS- |
tice, from hts'standpoint of justice, ali
offenders against the law, by issuing in?
junctions instead of criminal arrests,
where the defendant would have the
opportunity of trial by jury, ie also re?
garded as a part of his game of bluff.
The idea of imprisoning a man, a
citizen of these United States, fDr crime
against the law without a trial by a
jury of twelve of his peers, as the COD?
j stitution provides, is so ridiculous that
the Governor comes in for a good share
of ridietrle on that score also. The idea
has lost its scare',-after the f?as h. of its
audacity has passed away, and no
longer serves to terrify even' tine t?ost
timid. In truth, they say "Governor
Ben seems to have forgotten rfiat we
harve a Constitutionv^
If Governor Tillman could1 only hear
some of the remarks made about him,
in ali good hffaior, he' Would be' sur?
prised. Se rs realty spoken- of in jest
and merriment uow\ alf tire bitterness
seeming to have' Eben' forgotten.-=
Columbia Journal.
WMsky Disfcltersr Protest
Last evening Elias Day, of Picbens,
and John P. Scruggs, of Green ville,
who represent the State Liquor Ifistrlr
ters? Association, as predicted, arrived
in the eity to call on the Governor and
know why tire liquor distillers of this
Stat? had been ignored rn' the purchas?
ing of corn whiskey and brandy for the
State, and endeavor to induce the dis?
pensary to take their stuff. Mr.
Soru^gs says they have 105 distillers rn
their?membership, and that they have in
warehouse stored away some ?0\00O
gallons of licjuor ranging in age from
two weeks to two years. They had
offered to sell to the Governor their
corn liquor at ?1.40, guaranteed cop?
per distilled, sweet mash, 100 per ceut
prof.
Thev visited the Governor and had
a brief chat with bim bret evening.
He gave as his reason for buying stuff
outside the State that the prices of the
home men were too bigh. This would
seem to verify the report that thc
Governor has been paying only ?1 15
for bis cora wbiskey. There will be a
further consulatiou today, and the State
liquor makers hope to secure an order.
- L'he State July ?3
Paternalism Rust Jtfad.
A Judge down in'South Carolina has
decided t?at the law under which the
State assumes to uio?oplize the retail
liquor CraS'is eacosstitatioBafc If is
is not, the State ean very easily proceed
to monopolize the retail flour business,
the retail tobscco business, and per?
haps it might absorb the cotton crop.
Paternalism, in ifs mosi offensive form,
is sow being experimented with in the
State which has always been but fi ?lo
better than a oligarchy. The indica?
tions are that "the Cradle of Liberty"
par exceiiccce wiH get enough of is.
[From the New York Advertiser.
- . ? ?. ?
The cotton warehouse of the Marion
Cotton Mill, SOO bales cf cotton and a
or of machinery were lamed o? July
Hrh Loss *10 OOO
Highest of 28 rn Leavening Po1
AESOiJU
Bad Outlook for Cotton*
The Ju;y returns to the statistician'
of the Departrueufc of Agriculture make'
the average condition of cotton 82,7v
against 85 G in June showing a decline '
of nearly three points.
The averages by States are: Virginia1
9& North Carolina 81, South Carolina'
83?, Georgia SC, Florida 96 -Alabama1
80. Mississippi 90, Louisiana 84; Texas
84. Arkansas 80, Ten tress?e 85:
For comparison, the returns of Jalyv
1892, are given. The general'average
was 86.9-. The State averages were:'
Vtrgioia 80; North Carolina ?1, Sooth
Carolina 94, Georgia 8$; Florida 86;.
Alabama 90, Mississippi 85, Louisiana
&4, Texas 77, Arkansas 77, Tennessee"
87.
The reports shoW a prevalence of b*d'
weather conditions ; cool nights, exc?s*
isive ratos*, occasional drought spots:
Considerable injbry was csossd by. Hoe*
and other insect*.
! Judge Hudson's Qpini???r
The decision is crear and* forcil&s;.
and leaves no dot?bt a* ts-* t&e opinions'
expressed.
Our own opin?oar, tfhich may- be*1
taken for only what it is worth, is aita*
ply this ?
Judge Hudsoe erred* hi p?&^?bg- tBeN
sale of, whiskey in the saw? categoryof1**
oom, meat or ether articles'of i**-ere*b*&
dise.
The State has prohibited the safe of
liquor for years, except upon the eoedi*
tiou that the party selling it s bo sid" ffrst*
obtain from the government a license to*
do so.
No man is born with the right ts? Be&
whiskey.
The Conrts have held thatprofif?it?<H*
is constitutional, and as a matter of*
fact, any less interference with tl&
traffic must of necessitv be sonstition-'
al.
The exercise of the greater r?gfefc lo*
cut off the sale entirely, implies the*
lesser right to restrict its sale,- and to*
control it.
Judge Hudson's decision reads we?lV
but it is not good law. His premises?
are wrong and of eotsfse bis conclusion?
cannot bold.
Aside from f&e fegaf pcfnf i:
The newspapers are giving it 1 fo\i*
tical caste. This on the part of the1
minority, is ail wrong.
The history of the past will proVT
that when politics are arrayed against
the be neb, that the old Judges mos?
give place to Judges w!k> are m sympa-*
thy with the ruling faction:
And we presume the histor/ of tlrr
past will furnish no parallel to the?
interference or obstruction of laws thai
will compare with* the records of the*
recent past in this line*.
The popular branch of the Goveftp**
ment has bec? frequently in confiiez
with the judicial department, and the*
judicial department has frequently inter?
posed its restraining power.
The result then, will be, if this vf
made a political issue, to remove the*
able and competent judges and to filf
their places with new and untried men.
The Reformers will claim a precedeaff
for this in the action of the Govern^
m ent i t? 1876, when it Was deemetx
??eessary to dis^kce the Republican?
jWges.
Judge hudson's decision- witt notf
stand, and the result Will be, as far' ?s*
it has any effect, to exasperate the*
''dominant element."
We think the political Warfare bas*
gone on long enough, and the time1 fe?
at hand, when it would be welt to re?
store peace, harmony, confidence and'
good will among our people, bot from*
thc present outlook the dispensary'
question will over shadow and lead- all1
other questions in the nest campaign.
lt will not be Tillaran or a?tr-Tillman,
but it will be Har? a"nd Kspcnsarier.-13*"
Abbeville Press and Banner.
?a Grippe'.
D?ring the prevalence of the (?rippe t?ie [inst*
season's it WHS a noticeable fact tba: those wiser
depended upon Dr. King's".New Discovery, nov*
only bad a ?peedy recovery, but escaped' ?ll of
tho troublesome after1 effects of the Malady'
This remedy seems to have a pecrirar ;?e*Wer&*
effectiog' rapid ccrres act ?ttly tu o?Ves* of lat
Grippe, birt in ?ll Disease? of Throat, Chest
and Lungs', and has cired case? of Adinna1 ?nd*
Hay Fever of tong f?r?d?ng. Try it' and: fee*
convine?d. ii won't disappoint. Free Tria!*
Buttles al J. F. VT- DeLortue's Drugstore;
Strewth asre> HcalHii
if y^u are not feeling strong and* b'e'altliyv
try Klectrc "Jitters. If 4,ba Grippe'*" has* lef*
\ou wralc :ind weary, cse EfecJnCSkterfe Thia*
remedy acts directly o?: Liver, Schach- anif
Kid?ievs, gently aiding these organr to peiforttf
their functions. If you are n?teted With Sick*
Headache, you-will &. d speetiy and permanent
relief by takiug Electric Batters: One trial wilt*
c^nviwe yor chat this is the remSdjf yt>u: n'ecd.
Large bottles only 50c. at J. F. \7. DeLortnaV
Drug Store. 6;
Those are rough words applied tty
Senator Irby by Gen. Farely, of South*
Carolina. They smell cf vilfa^oas1
gunpowder and co?fee and' coSus for*
two. He calls him a liar and ass a?3 af
few other decorative expletives.
aington Messenger.
For Over Fifty Years;
MRS. WINSLOW'S SOO'H?NS SVSCP' has' b??C?
used for children teething, lt soothes tbtf
child, seftecs the gatas, ?Hays ail pam, cores'
wind co i ic, ancf is the best remedy foi Dia*-*
thcL'x. Twenty-five cen's a bettie.
A br? lot of envelopes* ?"nd business staida-*
erv h H s y.st l>een received at t5e WeSct.nari
Sr Sot?tkrorsJobo See. *?c* is ?he ?ime tc
plajc \our ordvre. Stationery is expected to?
?d vsnc* ?t tot 23' per cen?, be?*??* Spring.
Matty l^CTS<tT?S are DhHr.eS
Aortn ?r9m oveiwsk or household cares,
l?rown'* Iron Bitters *fcebu"flds;t*h*
svstem ar<5>' digestion, removes excesiof bftai
?sd ciwrcs" maiaria. tot the ecnuine.
.- i- ? . -:
For ki inev ai.d tivw trouble derrtv Sprln'jra"
water is a cure. On drtught at ??u*ghs*jn *
Co's drug store.
_>^
Ripans Tabules ci^?'celie.
Hipan s Tabules cure nausea*.
wer.-*L?t?s< ?. S. (^tttep&t
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