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# har* h*a<v.*d Dr. XoffHt'i TRSTHINA (T*ctb!o Md Induut proprietary medicine, and our trad* In tl * * dKit* lwo or thro* hundred *ro** per ywor, which ti giving 1* the mother* of th* eon*try, for they any nothli M MB or drtrcom** ** quickly th* trouble* Incident to tr THR UM, A HISTORIC CHEESE. THE MONSTER THAT CHESHIRE SENT | TO PRESIDENT JEFFERSON. Memrljr Every One In Tonn Contrtb Ird Card, nnil Kltler John Lrlnnd Bnanrd the Job?The Fnrmnl Pre*- I ^ ontntlon nt the White Honne. f* The atory of the great dices* made at Cheshire la 1801 ami sent the following I winter to President Jefferson as a New Year's present lias been many | times tokl In prose and verse, but Is worthy of repetition as an Interesting ' Mt of local history, showing, as It does, 1 the patriotic spirit by which the good ' people of Cheshire were moved and the 1 novel manner they chose for its ex- 1 presslon. i In t^psc days Cheshire was famous for three things?Its exceptionally line ' dairying Interests and products, the J well nigh universal adhesion of the ' voting population to the Democratic party and Elder John Leland, an able, ' eccentric and witty ltaptlst divine, whose fame is n part of the history of Cheshire. Elder Leland and most of the other people of the town were ardent admirers of Thomas Jefferson, 1 and when he was elected president of I the United States their joy was un- | bounded. It was Anally decided that It would be proper to give to their esteem a tangible expression In the form of a mammoth cheese, which should show to the president the quality of their mnterial resources and something of the extent of their admiration for him. I The announcement of this plan was , made by Elder Leland from his pulpit one 8unday morning and was received With pleasure by the people. July 20, 1801, was the dote set for the making of the cheese, and the plan was to have all the owners of cows in the town, ' with the exception of the few federal- ' lets there were, to moke their curd and carry It to a central place for pressing. I Of course there was no cheese press j large enough for the pressing of such a cheese as was proposed, and Ellsha Brown's cider press was consequently selected for the work. I When the day came for making the cheese the people gathered from all parts of the town. Those who bad curd <o contribute brought it with them, some in large quantities and some lu small, but all extremely proud to contribute to the monster cheese that wns to be sent to the president n^siues be- I ing a busy day it was also a gala day ' for the Inhabitants of Cheshire. The farmers and their wives and families turned out en masse to witne s the construction of what proved t:> be the most fttaous choose In all history, for. though a still larger elioose wa < made In the" town at a later date, this wa< the president's cheese, and the great J5lder Lelatid. who in the es'.hn viq i of the people of Cheshire was second i*i Importance only to President .Teffoivon himself, was leading and dlrec'ing the snterprise. Most of tho o present wore arrayed in their Sunday heft, though | the women who superintended the mixing of the curd were obliged to wear protecting aprons. t The lioop in which the ehcce was pressed was made for the occns'on. It ,was four feet in diameter and eighteen Inches deep and was secured with Strong bands of iron to enable it to stand the pressure. When all of the curd had been mixed and salted it was . plaoed in this hoop, a follower which had also been made especially for the purpose was placed upon it, and the ponderous wooden screws of the old cider mill were turned down on the most precious body they hnd ever compressed. After nil wns done n hymn lined off l>y Elder Lcland wns sung by assemblage, and the people scpnd for their homes, highly satisfied ,wail and very proud of their day's work. Rome dnvs nfter It wns made A MEASURE OF MERIT. Union* Citizens Should Weigh Well this Evidence. Proof of the merit lies in the evidence. Convincing evidence in Union is not the testimony of strangers, but the endorsement of Union people. That's the kind of proof given here. The statement of a Union citizen: J. R. Porter, printer, employed on the Progress, living on 8outn Church Street, says: 'I have never felt better in my life than 1 have since 1 used Doan's Kidney pills which I procurod at Holmes Pharmacy. I was a great sufferer from backache for a number of years. My trouble was right across the small of my back and the pain was q sometimes so severe that I thought my uacK wouiu oroaa in^wo. i nave plastered it, and mbbed itjuntil it was all raw, and one mass of bl latere, but in spite of all I could do, nothing seemed to help me, I road about Doan's Kidney Pills and got them. Half a box relioved mo. and tne uso of two boxes entirely cured me," For sale by all dealers. Price 50 ^ cents per box. Fneter-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y., sole agents for the United States. Remember the name?POAN'S?and take no other. ETT'a J? Cares Ckoleri-Infant am, > MpMll Diarrhcca.Dysentery, and _ 9 B i" Bf jl the Bowel Troubles of " Children of Any Age. ?!"JW?JAld? Digestion. Regulates 'OWDERallMi the Bowels, Strengthens , .1 Uriurjilrf p the Child and Makes 5 at WngpStS, TEETHING EASY. J. MOFFKTT. M. D.. ST. LOUIS. MO. ATT.AHTA. Oa., Nor. 13. 1S00. I Powders) ever since Its flr?t Introduction to the publlo Km steadily Increased from year to year until our orders is a Terr stroni sTldenco of its merit and the satisfaction It iix *o effectually counteracts the effects of the summer's c thins. Ml * RANKIN DRUG CO.. Wholesale Drnrwtsts. j tlio cheese was taken to Captain Daniel Brown's cheese house to be cured. Its weight one month from the time It was pressed was 1,235 pounds. The moving of the cheese from the cider press to Captain Brown's was made a great occasion. The people turned out again, anil the cheese was followed by a big procession. Moses Wolcott, wj^o kept the "tavern," gave a feast to all present and thereby linked his name to this part of the town's history. The following December the great vumw nm n:ih xo wnsnington in charge of Elder Inland nnd Darius Rrown. There were no railroads In those days, and It was drawn on a sled to Hudson, N. Y., and shipped from there by water. The presentation of the cheese to the president was an event of moment In Washington. The presentation was made at the White House In the presence of the cabinet, foreign diplomats and other notables. Elder Leland serving as spokesman and assuring the president In suitable terms of the great esteem In which he was held by the people from whom the gift had come.?Springfield Republican. The Center of Observation. "Say. paw, was you ever the cynosure of all eyes?" - i "Yes; the other day when I went running down the middle of the street after my hat I'll bet there wasn't a man, woman or child In town who wasn't there looking at me."?Chicago RecordHerald. Conceit of Modern Life. The conceit of modern life is self centered almost wholly. Our purposes If defined leave only the most selfish nnd artificial basis. Men and women by countless thousniuls nre steering their lives without compass or definite guide. ?Pittsburg Gazette. STTordnmanihlp. 1 "The lieutenant is an expert swordsman, I am told." "Oil, very! I don't believe tliere is a dance which he can't dance with his sword on."?Detroit Free Fress. Star Artist. ?New York Herald. Combination of Discomforts. "I see that those progressive MexiIcana get the latest weather report stamped ncross the envelopes of the tetters mey receive." "Well, It must be enough to make a man feel pessimistic to get nn envelope stamped, 'Continued rains and much colder,' with an unexpectedly large bill inside."?Cleveland Plain Denier. Simply Forced to It. "I've found out why Snobbore is so conceited. lie told me hjmself." "He did? Well, that's refreshing." "Yes. lie said he spent half his life trying to-make people'thlnk well of him without success. Then he decided that the only way to get a thing done is to do it yourself."?Clnciunr.tl Commercial Tribune. Two View*. "Oh, yes!" he said. "I'm quite fXPfirt tyltli my automobile fio^y. What I )?no\y qbout ront} racing would till qn Interesting bo^k." "What you don't know about it," repiled the candid -friend, "may All a grave for you soon." ? Philadelphia Press. Did Yob Ever Jfotleo lit Miss Doveys?We girls are Just wild about Victor Pretty. Mrs. Blntlialr? Now, I simply can't endure him. I like strong, stern browed men of lndomitnble will. "Gracious! What for?" "They ore so easy to manage."?Life. 'With Mlllgatloi. Jenkins?Tiien you mean to tell me 1 have told a lie? Chambers?Well, no. I don't wish to be quite so rude as thai, but I will say this: You'd make a very good weather prophet.?Chicago Journal. Aaailnf and Otherwise. Bacon?When a fly gets on a man's bald head It seems to tickle the man. Egbert?Yes, and when a fly gets on the sticky fly paper It seems to tickle the man with the bald head also.?Yon* kers Statesman. He Kaew. "He didn't know a thing." "I have noticed," said the man with mental strabismus, "that thero are a great many quacks that are outside the flock trust"?Baltimore AjaerlcajB. LIFE BY THE CLOCK. Doing Thing* on Time Mar Be Car. rlrd to Uaasrmai Extreme*. All eminent physician at a recent gathering of his profession directed notice afresh to the dally tension under which most Americans do their work. We rise on time, he reninrked, In the morning, whether by an alarm clock, by the call of n servant or by liahlt, eat breakfast and read the paper on time, a clock In every room and n watch frequently In our hand. We then, on time, meet oHlcc and outside engagements, Always preconsldcrlng the amount of time tlint will be required and timing the next engagement accordingly. Often we sulidlvlde this time and note by our watches exactly how long we can discuss a subject. Doubtless punctuality Is n virtue. Doubtless also the practice of doing things exactly on time lias won for us as a people a large measure of Industrial success. Hut, carried to an extreme; ns It often Is, It Is wearing to the Individual. The people whose nerves break down from exhaustion Incident to overwork are often not so much the victims of overwork ns the linblt of i-ompresslng every bit of work within prearranged limits of time. Ix?t any one try the experiment of doing a given piece of work steadily and with application, but without noticing by his watch or clock how much time he is consuming, and he will he nmar.ed to find how much easier it will go than when he is timing himself ami sehom. Ing to bring the prescribed task within a fixed number of minutes. Wo know n great deal more at>out sanitary matters than our fathers and grandfathers knew. We have hunted down microbes. Wo have concocted serums. Diseases which were once regarded as visitations of Providence we now know to bo preventable, and we take suitable means of preventing them. All these discoveries and new remedies ought to diminish the death rate and to promote longevity. They have not done so, as a matter of fnet. Perhaps they might do so If they had a fair chance. The trouble Is that along With these devices for lengthening life we are adopting practices which tend to shorten It. One of the most wearing of these Is the habit of bringing all details of our work within exnct time limits.?Boston Transcript. SCIENCE SIFTINGS. The chemical forces arc nearer akin to the vital forces than to the physical forces. A body weighing one pound on earth would weigh twenty-seven and a half pounds upon the sun. The mechanical force of the sound emitted from 5,000,000 to 10,000,000 cornets would equal but one horse power. The highest speed which matter has been known to reach Is that attained by the eruption of hydrogen and other gases from the sun, which Is at times several hundred miles a second. The star Slrlus, which is shown to be about double the size of our sun, emits from forty to sixty fold more light than the sun owing to Its matter being much more diffused. Two hundred and eighty stars north of ? 20 declension have n velocity through space of twenty miles per second. The speed of our solar system Is but 12.4 miles per second. The most delicate scale is made by fixing one end of a fine thread of glass. The atom to be weighed Is placed at the free end and the degree of the bending of the thread under It noted. This has to be done under a glass which magnifies a hundred times. Jtidared by Hla Vole#. One day Sir Algernon West, a well known member of parliament from London, was observed by one of the doorkeepers talking to a gentleman who had a rasping, raucous voice and a demonstrative, excited manner. While the conversation was In progress Sir Algernon received the card of another member of parliament and an intimation that Its owner wished to sec him. "Sorry; I'm engaged," was the answer. Next moment up came another card from a well known peer. Again an apology was returned. In another minute the doorkeeper came carrying a huge card and saying that the lord ma3*or and sheriffs of London wished very urgently to see Sir Algernon. The latter excused himself from the gentleman with whom he was conversing. This was too Important to resist "There nln't nobody hero," whispered the doorkeeper when he got the member outside, "only I was afraid a madman had been shown in to you by mistake, and I wanted to warn you." Hl? Knox run. "Do you believe there Is any truth in signs?" he asked. "Oh, yes, flriuly." she answered, pointing to the one that said. "Delicious lee cream soda, 10 rents a glass."?Chicago Kocord-IIornld, Easy Pill Easy lo take and easy to act Is 0 that famous little pill DeWitt's Little Early Risers. This Is due fo the fact that they tonic foe Uver Instead of purging it. They navar gripe nor sicken, not even the most delicate Udy, and yet they are so certain in results that no one who uses them is disappointed. They cure torpid liver, oonstlpatlon. biliousness, Jaundice, headaohe, malaria and ward off pneumonia and fevers. niruiD sr X. O. Da WITT * CO., CHICAGO p Dtn't Forpt tht Nam*. ^ EARLY RISERS I Hair Splits : I "I have used Ayer's Hair Vigor 1 for thirty years. It is elegant for a hair dressing and for keeping the hair from splitting at the ends."? J. A. Gruenenfelder, Grantfork, III. Hair-splitting splits friendships. If the hairsplitting is done on your own head, it loses friends for you, for every hair of your head is a friend. Ayer's Hair Vigor in advance will prevent the splitting. If the splitting has begun, it will stop it. tl.M a Mlk. All 4ra|{Mi. If your drn?rl*t cannot supply you, Mnd tin one dollar and *? will express you a bottle. Ho auro and ?ife tho name of your nearest express olllce. Address. J. C. AYKlt CO., Ia>w?ll, Mm*. The ("linnire. Ernie?Slip used to say lip was a perfoot angel. Does slie think he ie perfect yet? Helen?Yes. Ernie?A perfect angel? Helen?No; a perfect lillot.?New York Herald. And Make lllin An Fopalnr. Friend (to amateur artist)?I suppose you'll give up painting when you marry? Amateur- Oh, no! It'll be so convenient and economical when we have to make wedding presents!?Stray Stories. ~~W Llfe'a Snrprlnfi. "Life," said the tobacconist to the wooden Indian, "Is for most people n continuous process of getting used to things that tliey haven't been expecting."?Syracuse Ilernld. Just About Bedtime take a Little Early Riser?it will cure constipation, biliousness and livci troubles. DeWitt's Little Karly Risers are different from other pills. They do not gripe or break down the mucout membranes of the stomach, liver and bowels, but cure by pently arousinp the secretions and givinp strength to these organs. Sold by F. C. Duke. A Bail Advrrlliemsi.1. "While my business 1ms been steadily "Increasing for years," remarked a druggist, "I IInd 1 don't sell as much liair restorer as 1 used to." "Perhaps people are not so credulous In these days," suggested his friend. "Resides, after trying many of the preparations In-vain a man would nuturally stop buying tlieni." "No," continued the dniggist, "I don't think those are the reasons. Human nature is as credulous as ever, and the ranks of the bahllieads are being constantly recruited. I guess I must look for the reason nearer home. Twenty 1 years ago I wasn't bald myself."?Philadelphia Ledger. The Foundation of Health. Nourishment is ,tho foundation of health?life?strength. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure is the one great medicine that enables the stomaim and digestive organs to digest, assimilate and transform all foods into the kind of blood that nourishes the nerves and feeds the tissues. Kodol lays the foundation of health. Nature does the rest. Indigestion, Dyspepsia, and all disorders of the stomach and digestive orgAns are cured by the use of Kodol. Sold by F. C. Duke. Cathedral Baltt by Oae Man. The Cathedral of Boulogne-sur-Mcr was rebuilt by the efforts of the Abbe Haffrelngue. The former edifice had been sold as national property In 171)9 and destroyed, with all Its monuments, nh.. 41114119 411 111 DI1UUUB. When tlie site, which had been marked by a heap of atone*, came market In 1820 the abbe II and determine^ tft rebuild tbo pathe.dral. Aided by general contributions, he accomplished this, being his own architect and supervisor of the works. The abbe was made q bishop In recognition of this work. A blacK marble cenotaph to his memory la surmounted by a life also statue of the prelate kneeling and holding a model of the restored cathedral In his hands, which he Is offering to Our Lady of Boulogne, who, according to an ancient legend, has Just arrived In a boat, bearing the holy Infant In her arms, attended by two angels. The Abiar4l<r ( It. Mrs. Skrapp?It seems to me to be so ridiculous to refer to a tugboat as "Bhe." Mr. Skrapp?That's so; tugboats do actually accomplish some good In the world. Mrs. Skrnpp?Yes, and tbey puff nnd blow about It so.?Philadelphia Press, BRICK1 BRICK!' BRICK!!! For sale in any quantity. The Rodger Brick Works. TORSALECHEAP One 15 II P. Boiler and Engine (detached) one Brick Maching, 20,00C daily capacity. The Rodger Brick Works. ru t ~h?kDR. I. h * - vDEIN Crown and Bridge Work a Specialty. GRACE BEFORE MEAT. Devotion* of n Sentrh Former Wlm Thonitht Well of lllniNelf. An okl Ayrshire farmer used regn larly to deliver himself of the follow Ing quaint effusion as a grace bofort meat: "TaU' aff yer bonnets, honest men < Are they a' aff? Oh, I.ord, weed oot a the papists oot o' the land pluck then oot as we do the thistle frae oot o* tin gr'und. Tour doon a shooer o' whittles uik)' a* the loons that wear the Inwi sleeves, for they cat up the fat an' tin lean o' the land an' wlnna let a puii hotly like me gang Ids ain way. l>ig i muckle dike atweon ns an' hell, hut i far inuckler ane atween ns an' the wilt Irish. Oh, grant that the gray man hrakna the tether nor the wind blow doon the haystacks. Grant that wt may keep the broon cot), the cruiumit cot) an' Itowtie, an', oh, preserve us frae witches an* warlocks an' beasts VI' lang nebs that gang in ainang tin heather. Grant a' gutle things an' gndt halrsts to a' honest fowk an' a" niei present an' I, my ainsel', wha am as uiuckle as one sax o' them. Sho64r dooi n blessing on a* honest men that weai blue bonnets, sic like as Abraham Isaac an' Jacob were in the holy lam o* Canaan. Gl'c to oorsels an' to a' tin freen's o' Scotland weal an' fortitude till endure a' the Ills an' unco's o* this life, an' as what we've gotten Is a 001 ain it's naehody's business. Grant si blessing on the present favor. Ainen" ?Scottish American. Ont of the Frying Pan. Husband?She Is by all odds the worst cook we over had. Wife?I know it. Hut she Is going to stay until we get some one else. "That's good. I didn't know hut you would have to cook the meals."?Detroit Free Tress. Catarrh of the Stomach. When the stomach is overloaded when food is taken into it that jails t 1 digest, it decays and inflames the 11111 cons membrane, exposing the nerve and causes the glands to secrete mucin instead of the natural juices of digestion This is called Catarrh of the stomach For years 1 suffered with Catarrh o the Stomach, caused by indigestion D -ctors and all medicines failed to ben etit me until I used Kodol Dyspepsi Cure.?J. R. Rhea, Coppell, Tex Sold by F. C. Duke, Life and Accident Insurance. The Aetna Life Insurance write policies not only for Life Indemnity but also policies that protect you 1 case of accident or sickness. Th only Old Line Company in the Unite States to do this. Rates are ver, reasonable. This company is wel known and comment Is unnecssary I am representing the above Com pany and will be pleased to call oi any one wishing insurance. ? Writ me at Carlisle, S. C. 4fi-tf W. F. Batks,Agent. mmmmm mmr\. w ! Pleased to flake \ , t ?? 1 Of laundry [ft ? ft II : work. ||yi 8" rffly. III Who would not be? Only iho?e who do J not sc-'k to appreciate PERFFCT10N! 1 ill ill!I r?'Tfi?lir?? THE U-NEED-A. Surpassii It has won the approval of who like well laund MILLING done at 18-4t JACOi CUHMER f \V . THE , ^pES 35 oh the SUM] SOUTHERN ^ Wb ?' M< ^Juiuwsr wat?,k Pass. Traffic Mi WASHINGTON, D, 1. 11air,?"itist. m Office Bank Building Union, 8. C I Cures Eczema, Itching Humors. Especially for old, chronic cases take ' Botanic Jilood Balm. It gives a healthy blood supply to the affected parts, heals | all the sores, eruptions sealw, wales; J stops 'he awful itching and burning of I*c'/. m , swellings, suppurating, watery 1 so es, e'c. linguists, $1. Sample free j and prepai I by wiiting iilood Halm Co., I Atlan'a. (Ja. I ^escribe trouble and fieo i nodical advice sent in sealed letter. 'Ihf llennnn For It. 1 "Of course the feminlhc pronoun should he used in referring to nn auto'* I mobile." I ' ?.** ! ' ' 1 I \\ hy { x i "lleiiiuse it's more whimsienl and ' uncertain than even a ship."? Brooklyn ' Eul'IP. i .\ |h-i .xmi n un ciiniioi nrgue ] > i xe a | person who cannot chew. lie swallows I :lio facts of life unprepared for digesI Hon. Philadelphia l'ress. j .1 Surgical Operation is always dangerous?do rot submit to the suigeon's knife until you have tried lJeWitt's Witch 1 la/el fta'.ve. It will ' cure when everything else fails?it has done this in thousands of casts. Here is one of thcin:I sulfeied from bleeding and protruding piles for twenty years. Was treated by different specialists and used many remedies, but obtained no relief until 1 used DoWitt's Witch Hazel Falve, Two boxes of this salve cured me eighteen months ago and I have 1 not had a touch of the piles since.?II. i A. Tinsdale, Summerton, S. C. For ' lllind, bleeding, Itching and Protruding i Piles no remedy equals DeWitt's Witch | Hazel Salve. Sold by F. C. I)ukc. I A Wnlrr Morrnnln. "I never could understand." began the cheerful Idiot, who had just l>eon listening to a dissertation on poisonous snakes. I; I "Novcr eould understand what?" put o : hi tin* rubhorneok. i- "1 never could fully understand why s a rubber shoe wasn't entitled to l?e ' ealled a water moccasin."?Baltimore '* American. i. r i. To Cure a Cold In One Day il Take Laxative Brorno Quinine Tablets. * All druppists refund the monpy if it fails *o cure. E W. Grove's signature on h box. 2.">c. G ly Dr. R. JW. Dorsey, n e Specialist y on diseases of the EYE and EAIt 1 ?and? OPTICIAN. 3 Successor to II. It. Goodell. e | Alexander's Music Ilall, Spartan 1 burg, S. C. 47-lyr. the Acquaintance Not how cheaply or how quickly we can vrv (i? the worh h our study, but b.v 111 ceas\1 feW ing effort and *k| % j A jW improved methyl J J J J ods we have y] <**J II made the work done at STEAM LAUNDRY ngly Good. ijooil housekeepers and all those ered shirts and collars. the same old stand. 3 RICE. a! LINE FOR BUSINESS, UNE FOR PLEASURE, LINE FOR ALL THE BEST Llf>n n TJL C/IV JtVC^UW. IP mplete Summer Resort Folder died Free to Any Addrens. S. H. Hardwicic, W. H. Taylor, jr. Gen'l Pass. ArcM, Assl. Gon'l Pass. Apr. c. washington. d.r. atlanta, ca. ( J