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THE PEOPLES JoURNA
VOL It.-NO. 38. PICKE NS. S. C., THURSDAY, OCTONWER 17 9'ON DLARAY R
BILT4 ARP ON THU WRATHUR.
He Discusses the Winds and the
Rains and Touches on Politics.
Atlanta Constitution.
The elements are unsettled. The
wind seems to be veering southward.
Roosevelt keeps on saying kind words
about us and the Re-publicans are in a
state of appiehension. The G. A. R.'s
made the first ossault on him because
he dared to exait the bravery and
patriotism of our people; but he an
swored them back nobly. And now
they are in consternation because he
Invited Clark Howell to dine with him.
The City of Shushan is perplexed. It
looks like there is a power of good
political fun ahead ot us, and we can't
be worsted. McKinley wanted to be
kind, and tliey wouldent let him, btt
my opinion is that, Roosevelt is going
to run the machine according to his
emotions. le is a man of emotions
good, generous emotions-and our emo
tional nature i-% the best part of our
nature. That is the reason that wo
men are better than men; they are
more emotional. A selflsh man, a
greedy man or a politician " per so "
have no emotions. They plot and
scheme for personal advantage. Ham
let said that a politician is a man who
would circumvent God. They bribe
and deceive to gain their end. .But
Roosevelt is outspoken, candid and
fearless. The politician's utterances
are cautious and come from his head;
Roosevelt talks from his heart, and if
he feels like inviting Clark Howell to
dine he is going to do it without con
sulting Mark Hanna or the G. A. R.'s
or for a moment considering what the
party will say about it.
I like Roosevelt because lie has a
wife and children; in fact, he has been
married twice and has two sets of
children. That's all right if the child
ren harmonize and the last wife is as
good to the children of the first wife as
she is to her own. Our nearest neigh
bor for long years had three sets of
children. Colonel Bayard, a widower,
with two children, married Mrs. Hand,
a widow, with three children. Two
more children were born to the last
marriage, and all was peace and har
mony in that household. This reminds
me of another family, where there
were three sets, and they dident har
monize, and one day when they were
quarreling in the back yard the wife
came running in and said to her hus
band: " John, you'd better go out
yonder with a switch; your children
and my children are lighting our child
ren."
I am pleased to learn that our Presi
dent is coining to Georgia next fall
and will visit his mother's old home at
Reswell. Think I will meet him there
and show him around, for almost
everybody else is dead but me that was
there when his mother was a girl. I
will show him where we boys played
bullpen and town ball, and whore his
uncle half Dan or half of his Uncle
Dan and I played sweepstakes and Dan
always won my white alleys. Yes, I
will show him around. But that
colony of fine Savannah people, all
blooded stock, are not there now.
There were the Kings and Dunwoodys,
who were in college with me. Not all
the King boys, of.course, for there were
nine of them, and only one sister for
the whole crowd-a beautiful girl. I
have a very dear cousin in Blirming
-ham who has nine girls and one son.
What a p)ity that those twvo families
were not neighbors andl cotemp)oraries
so that the children could have mated
and intermarried. I like families with
numerous offspring. If I had the
making of the constitution, whether
Federal or State, I wouldent let a
bacbe'or hold a public oflice; lie
shouldent be eligible to go to Congress
or the Legislature. It is not possible
for hi.ni to feel deeply concernedl about
the perpetuity of government. It is
the children and the grandchildren we
fathers are living for. An unnmarriedl
man lives for himself. He may be
smart and mioral and well educated,
but, as .Kipling says, he can't under
stand the paternal anxiety.
All those Roswell boys were manly
* Listen a Minute !
JUST S
MOMENT
These prices are only oh a few of th
many thousands of bargains to be found
In our big store. Come, see what we have,
it will be a pleasure to show you, and il
you are not satisfied to exchange you
money for our merchandise we will noi
e vexed.
219 Up];
and well favored. They made good
preachers, good soldiers, good archi
tects and manufacturers and were good
citizens.- Poor Tom King had his log
shattered at Manassas, and as soon as
he could walk was in the fleid again
and was killed at Chickamauga. le
was a bright, cheerful, handsome man,
and everybody loved him. Old Bar
rington King sent North for a teacher
and got one by the name of Eels, but
the boys dident like him. They said
fie was a hypocrite and an abolitionist,
and was just fooling papa. They called
him Slickish, and guyed him until he
was sent back to where he came from.
Colonel Bayard married Barrington
King's sister, the widow llaevd, and
moved to Rome. lie was a courtly
gentleman, a descendaLt of Chevalier
Bayard, and his grandfather, was
Nicolas Bayard, a French Iluguenot.
le was a cousin to the Senators Bayard
of Delaware. le was an expeit
swordsman, and loved to show you the
back stroke by which his ancestor,
while flying from some troopers, slow
ed up his horse and, as they came up
on the gallop, cut their heads off one
by one with this same back stroke.
One of his granddaughters, Miss
Flonda Scay, has recently wedded a
Mr. Tracy, of New York, a nephew of
B. F. Tracy, who was secretary of the
navy. One of Mrs. Bayard's daughters
married Bishop Quintard, druggist,
doctor, preacher, soldier, chaplain and
then bishop. le got a beautiful and
dutiful wife, and everything else he
asked for. Kind-hearted and lovable
as a woman, he always carried a satchel
full of cake and candy for other peo
pie's children when lie traveled on the
train. We college boys knew him well
in Athens when he was first a drug
clerk and next a doctor. and we let
him pull our teeth just because ie
was so kind and genial.
Well, now I have written all this
about loswell because our President's
mother lived there and married there.
I like to speak of him as our President,
and I don't want any Georgia paper to
call him Teddy or to make sport of him
in cartoons. Some idhots think these
caricatures of our Presidents are very
smart and funny, but the people who
have respect for the high office think
they are shameful. You can't de
grade the man without degrading the
orlce.
But we will have to wait some time
on Mr. Roosevelt. You can't always
sometimes generally tell, as Cobe
would say; we must wait and see how
long this south wind blows--- the
sweet south wind that breathes upon a
bank of violets," .s Shakespeare says.
And we are the violets. We have both
hope and confidence, for a man of
emotions can't go back upon his an
cetors nor the place of their nativity.
The Bullocha have been honored in
Georgia. More than one hundred
years ago we named a county for Gov
ernor Bulloch, and we wouldent mind
naming another for his great great.
giandson. Georgia has never had a
President, and we will be proud to
have even half of one, especially the
maternal half-most all great and good
men have bred after the (lam.
BILL AlP.
Farmers, bring or send the fruits of
your labors to the State Fair at Colum
bia, Oct. 28th to Nov. 1st, and you
need not exclaim, as many are heard
to do every year, "1 can beat that."
W Eo ~iO W
You 1 wat tobuy ome DRY GOODU
for, but don't ask you to take t
DRY GOODE
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'A000 yardls nice dress styles in Calicos
I lot goodl styles in Calleos at.....
1 lot nice Plaid Worsted Styles in Drel
1 lot double width Buiting, worth 10 ce
i lot soft finish 1 ) 'd wide Bleaching
1 lot good yard wide Sea Island at....
1lot bright styles In Outing at...
1 lot Red Twilled Wool Flannel at...
1 lot very heavy School Boy Jeans....
Dress Goods Values
1 lot all wool Shirt Waist Flannel at.
1 lot, 64 Inches, Black Cheviot Dress(
1 lot double width all wool filled Dres
1 lot very stylish wool filled double w
1 lot very wide double width 26c Dres
1 lot wool filled Henriettas at...
1 lot all wool 44 Inch Hop Sacking, w<
We also have a magnilicent line of h
500 to9 Sc, that are competition crushers.
T1
er Main Street,
GUN. HAMPTON FOR SUNATC
State Chairman Thinks the Pla
Should be Offered Him Una:
imously.
Columbia 8tnte, Oct. 7.
A statement was given the press
Saturday by Col. Wilic Jones, t
chairman of the Democratic party
this State, who has been an avow
candidate for Senatorial honors, whi
will set the people and the politicia
of the State to thinking and talkin
Col. Jones withdraws from the rat
and in doing so makes the suggestii
that the other candidates for Senat
McLaurin's seat step aside also, ai
let the pobition be unanimously te
dered to Gen. Wade Hampton, t
most noted figure today in Sou
Carolina's political and war histor
It is a proposition that will star
many at the first, but its approprial
ness and merits will be certain to coi
tmand much consideration from tl
people of the State.
Here is what Col. Jones sayo of t]
matter in his statement:
"I have concluded not to enter il
race for the United States Senate nie
year, because I feel that I cannot gi
up my home business interests, unle
there be a special demand for it.
have a very large personal acquain
ance with the Democrats of this Stat
Judging from letters received at
many personal intervifews I feel sati
lied that. my chances for the nomin
tion to this distinguished positi(
would have been fully as good as th
of any candidate whose name is nc
mentioned in connection with the Se
atorship. I would have no politic
fear to run against any man in tl
State except two, namely, Sonat
Tillman and Gen Hampton, becouse
believe either of them could beat ii
or any other mau in the State.
"y the way, I think the very be
solution of the Senatorial contest wou
be for all of the young men who a
now candidates for the place to a
nounce their withdrawal on the co
dition that, Gen. Wade Hampton i
cept the position and let the old ge
eral be elected without opposition.
"Without any rellection upon ai
candidate now in the field I belie,
that Gen. Ilampton's views on n
tional polities meet with the approv
of practically all the )emocrat~ in V
State. Such a happy and gracio
event as the selection of Gen Hlampt
at this particular time would make t
)emocratce party of this State abi
lutely irresistible and save us of mu
agitation and feeling when there
so much else for our people to do.
"I happened in 1877 to be one
the six Democratic boys who carr
Gen. Hampton ou our shoulders fr<
the platform where he was inaugur
ed through the streets of Columbia
the hotel, and today again it wot
be my great pleasure to cooperate
elevating him to this high position, I
cause I believe it would be for t
good of the great Democratic party
my State."
Coming as it does from the Sti
chairman, the proposition is one ti
is of peculiar interest. That it v
meet with the unanimous approval
all veterans it South Carolina g<
without Raying, and there will be i
who are not veterans who will appr<
of it. It is of course impossible
forecast the course the other car
dates will pursue. One thing is
tain, however, and that is that she
Gen. Hampion, the nxm wvh redeen
thbe State from negro rule, be s
back to the Senate the people of Sol
Carolina wvouldl be represented on
the important issues by one who
ever been tiue to his people in tim(
war and in time of peace. To si
linL back as a crowning glory to a l1
and useful life wvould be a complimc
indeed an act, that woul show to
outside world that South Carolina
preciates a son who has (lone for
what, nothing she can do for him
rep~ay.
MOiCE~ AIIOUTi TilE " IiAMI"'ON MO
MlENTi."
The Columbia State says that
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Greenville, S.
John J. Iletupill was In that city oi
R the 9th inst., and as some curiosity hai
been manifested in regard to Mr
e 1emphill's views upon the propositiot
- to make Gen. Wade lampton the suC
cessor of McLaurin, he was interview
ed on this point.
DH Mir. Hemphill expressed the highesi
he admiration for ('e. Ilampton, but safit
in, he had not fully determined'upon ii(
1 course, particuliarly as Mr. Latimei
h declines to withdraw in favor of Gien,
Ls Hampton. Mr. lemphill stated that
g. his candidacy was not altogether of hiq
, own motion, and before giving ip the
)1 light he would have to confer with hie
or friends. He had just come from Spar
i tanburg and declares that he has met
. with encouragement wherever he has
le been. He seemed to think that what.
Lhi ever he might or might not have done,
y. the action .of Mr. Latimer would pre
le vent any further action among the
e- candidates to withd raw in favor of (eli.
n- Hampton.
Ic CON(RESSMAN LATIMER
Has announced definitely that lie will
13 not withdraw from the race. An in
terview given by him to a Washington
1o correspondent, runs as follows
rt " Representative Latimer, who is an
le avowed candidate for the Senate to
B succeed Senator McLaurin, refuses to
consider seriously the magnanimous
-proposition of State Chairman Wilie
e- Jones, who is also an aspirant for Sen.
d atorial honors, that all of the candi
8- dat3s withdraw in favor of the ' Grand
Old Man,' Gen. Wade Hampton.
n " There is not a man in South Car
It olina,' said Mr. Latimer, ' who has
w greater respect for Gen. Wade HIamp
- ton than I have, and I would go as far
1 as any other man to make his declining
is years comfortable and happy, but I
>r cannot agree with Col. Jones' sugges
I tion to drag Gen. Hampton back into
1e the excitement and turmoil of political
life.
St 4"'It's all very well for Col. Jones to
Id invoke sentimental and patriotic mo
re tives in behalf of Gen. Hampton. It
' has a magnanimous flavor, which may
- appeal to the sentiment of a number of
- people who are not entirely acquainted
with the actual conditions entertg
into the Senatorial light in South Car
l olina. Col. Jones hai an assured posi
7c tion, which pays something cver $5,000
a year, and lie doubtless realizes that
al he can hardly make the Senatorialship
1le in the pending contest, so in at burst 01
Li sympathy and zeal for GTen. Hiamptor
> he proposes that all of the other candi.
de lates, who have already stripped foi
0- the fray and have commenced thei1
ch canvass, shall step aside so that Gen
is Hampton may be induced to come ou
i of retirement and again take up th4
of 1 trials and responsibilities of politics
ed j I am frank to say that I will not giv
'I my consent to that proposition ; and .
t" do not believe Gen. Hampton and hi
to i best friends sanction the move mad
.d by Col. Joncs.' "
m Col. Wilie Jones expressed himsel
>- I as delighted at the manner in whicl
ofe ' the people of the State have receive(
Of his suggestion that Wade Ilamptoi
should be elected to the U nited Statei
te Senate. lie stated that lie had receiv
atI ed many letters from over the Stati
ill and had heard a great many leadin,,
of men express themselves, and In ever;
Ics instance the suggestion had been re
ny ceived favorably. Regardless of fot
e nier party alignments the people ha
to shown an eagerness to do honor t
Hampton. had
er- from Gien. Hiampton thirectly, but ha
lheard indirectly that if the people s
ewlethe ol warhouse would go bac
m|into harniess.
201
bas ' irs. Helen George, of Frankhi
iof Pa., claims to be 12( years old. Hi
md eldest child is 9').
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AT PICKSNUVI[AI MUST
A Place of Importance in the
cyon Days of the Past.
"IThe Idler,'' a contributor t0
Spartanburg Journal, gives the
lowing remiiscence of Old Picli
ville, which will )e relished by
readers:
One old Southern institution, I
ever, has departed for always.
changes of the manner of life, the
velopient of the country, the con
tration of ainuseenets and orgar
tions in the towns, large and un
are tle reasons for its going. '
was the muster. It is gone but
its meniories. I have heard the o
people talk of musters and my I
blood has been raised by numeroue
miniscences. I have heard old i
tell of the great crowds, the gay <i
the gorgeous drunks and the glor
fights that used to be features of
gatherings at the general mi
grounds in the up-country. The mi
was the pride of the State and it,
thick with generals and colonels
majors and there was vast prid
these and the minor ofilces, and
wearers of epaulets and titles
strut pow'ful." After the reviev
often by the governor-the funl w4
commence. The ne-,hborhood bu
would go against each other and
and skull lights" eisued thick and I
It was cowardly to use a knife or pi
and the mRIm who did lost his 8C
standing. IBandy and ho-icy was
favorite beverge and the result of
mixture of that scdt'ctive draught.
enthusiasm, July suni and militant
bition is not hiard to iniagine. C
and ginger cakes were the delighl
the sober clemient and great article
trade. There were mighty fightor
those times anlI the stage-boutf
these (lays besides a muster (lay s
would be a dumib show of fools. 11
trading, barbecues, and dancing to
mutisic of the fiddle played by a lid
added to the charming features of
day and Bank thein deep li tnea)
The people who did this were
sinew of the country and they
simrply a little rougher and more
thiiastic in their sports, than
their descendants, are w ith ours.
One of the most famous of thes(
muster grounds and gathering pi
of all the tribes was Pickensb
which was a ihundred or more y
ago the court house town of the
of theState now comprising Ander
Oconee, Pickens and parts of Grl
ville and perhapa other coun
Pickensville was a place of import
and was perhaps the woolliest poil
the map. In fact it camie to hI
reputable and finally became little
than a name and a memory with i
odious features. There were a
ber of killings there in the first hi
the last century andu public han
had an enornious attondancce; ki
and hanging were associated in I
(lays before the gentle exped
of insanity and self defense
into fashion. Ilorae thieves I
badly. There were sonic remarl
ights, some being pitched battle
tween renowned bullies. Drin
gambling, horse racing, chicken
ing andiother sports still in vogue
more quiet, were indulged in
frontier earnestness, and many s
.of financial and moral ruin had
~beginning there-and the fast
andl furious nights are inwove
tragedlies that long have darkenc(
country homes.
Pickensville, as I remember it
first sight, in my childhood (layi
a small, deserted village, encon
by senile glooi. A large tract c
was growni up in a tough and
(dreaded grass called " Tom l
account of a 1-ocal legend connece
with his Satanic majesty; se
pines growing near by furnished
and wails that the nervous mig
sociate with the past. A few
then remainedl andh the race tracki
be defined. A few hundred
Saway, on a tract of granite, ther
dlungeons cut in the solid rock;
AiNBU
1splend( your (dollars where they ii
se quotations don't tell the whole s
ossible margin, and we always (di
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FR 'whert some of the old-time terrors
were kept, under the old jail.
Hal- I hear this is all changed now. The
dungeons aiic no in. re and the granite
has been blasted for building rock.
the Several years ago an enterprising far
fol- mer tore up the face of the earth and
ens- had a terrific little with the jointed
our grass and was rewan-led by gaining a
magnificent coton field. The old
shacks have disappeared. A mile
The above, on the Southern Railway, is the
prosperous town of Vlasley, and a cot
ton mill has been bult there with a
ira settlement reaching idmost to the pro
cinets of Old Pickensville. The " big
house " of the place, once the hotel,
not is, I believe, standing and is the res'
not Ia
Ider idencee (if Wml. A. Neal,
rish A quaint theory was once advanced
re- about Pickensville. The tearing up of
non i the 1 Tom Bell " grass was followed,
-ess it is saul, by an extraordinary outbreak
of trouble in l4asley, a mile above.
tle Th towi was torn by factions and the
ster churches were made scenes of war.
t An old citizen said that the Tom
wals Bell '" had mnercifully come to Pickens
ville an.l tormed a tough cover and
dthat the (evil was covered in. His
the theory was that the tearing up of the
"id 11 Tom Bell " let the devil loose and
hence all the trouble.
,uld
lies A SToRY om GE N. MOltoAN.- One
fist of the most interesting stories that I
ast. find in the old war scrap book is that
stol about the capture of Johln Morgani by
cial the home guard in Rubui County,
the (eorgia. It was published in The
the Athens Watchman in 1801. The story
vith as given in the paper is as follows:
am..- An incident connected with the
ider remarkable escape of Morgan from his
, of Northern impiisoument came to our
a of knowledge the other day, which will
s in bear repeating. laving made applica
i of tion to two respectable citizens of Clay
,rap on, Ilabun County, for a night's lodg
rse- Ing and been refused because they
the thought lie was an imposter, a third,
(ie': who had seen him before and recogniz
the ed himn, invited him to his house,
ory. where lie spent the night. In the
the meiantime it had been currently re
vero ported in the village and vicinity that
en- al imposter, pretending to be John
we, organ, was at the house of Mr. - .
" Next morming about twenty of the
Old " Ilome Guards' assembled, and under
ces the direction of their etlicieut captain,
ille, arrested him. lie quietly submitted
Carsand iassured then that if he failed to
part Prove lI i(eiItity he would iccopIanmy
8111 them to Atlanta. About this time one
cn'-or two Ientlemneii who had seen him
ties, recognized himn, satistield the Hlome
e Guards that they had captured the
veritable John 11. Morgan (i Of course
is-- le wias at once released. Before leav
more ing he addressed the crowd brielly,
nany commending in the highest terms the
3111m- vigilance they had dispIlayed, advising
qf of them to arrest all persons who could
not grive i sattisfactory accoti~t of them
In selves, and closed with the playful re
hose mark that twenty men had itccom.
en11ts plishied in Rahnun what, it recltiir-ed
aie forty thousand in Ohio to do. The
ared crowd gave nine cheers for MAorgan,
(able and he proceeded oi his way to Wal
a he- htalia."
king,
light- Dr. Thurston, who is much more at
but home in the mazus of theology thin in
with the amenities of social life, not long
Lories ago was introducing to a younger cler
their gyian, a handsome widower, a formci
days parishioner of his own, no longei
n in young, and extremely sensitive to thin
d up- fact. "My brother,'" said Dir. Trhutrs
ton, leading the lady forward while hi
from face beamed with genuine affection
iwas '"this is. Miss Ameida ,Jcunings, one C
pasedI my 01(1 sheep. '"-larpier's Magazine.
f land -
then A citizen of Wilkinsburg, Pa., own
I ' Oin an 01ld lottery ticket which reads ii
ting it follows: No 25i7. P'resbyterian Chumrc
rububy lottery. Authorized by law. This tick<
sighs will entitle the possessor' to such a priz
ht, as- as shall be dIrawn to its ntimber,i
iouses demainded iihin twelve months afte~
could the drawmg ; subject to 20) p~er con
yardis Idedtuction. M . Wilkins, priesidhent, c
Swere . thme board of manmagers, P'itashnru
Lhat is .June :3, 1807.
SiN ESS T(
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tory ; you miust, visit us and examine the gool
vide profIts with our trade.
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289 A man guaranteed D)ress Shoe, ver
3 89 -A man's very fine VIch Dress Shoe
5 00 A good, heavy Man'?' Shoe for..
6i 48 A chIld's Shoo, patent tIp, button m
8 48 1A ht t teir cihId's Shoe. patent tip, 1
9 48 IA child's ,:lood n'.at :ho fo''''
S12 50 IA chIld's fi.,e dress, button, patent
utlet,
YHN W. PAYNE.
BEHIND THE TIMEs.- It Isn't my
fault," declared the bachelor. "[
would have been married long ago it
the fates hadn't been against me. I
simply gave up when I discovered that
the race was too swift for me. There
was a time when all my future was
centered in a certain young lady wh:a
lived in this city. But I had a detested .
rival who caused me a good deal of un
easiness. At last I resolved to settle
the matter; so I dressed myself In my
best and made for the girl's home.
Say, but I was boiling mad when I met
my rival at the door. Sometbing told
me that he was on the same errand,
and we stood there and glared at each
other until the girl's mother came to
the door and informed us that the
young lady had gone to a neighboring
town to visit an aunt.
"As I turned away I chanced to no- 0
Lice a back passing. I knew that there
was a train leaving town for the town
where the girl was, in a few minutes,
and it gave me an idea. Making a
dash for the hack I jumped in and
shouted to the driver that I would give
him $10 if he would got me to the
station in time to catch the train.
Then I waved my hand to my rival as
long as lie was in sight, and chuckled
to myself at the success of my coup.
" Well, I arrived at the town, found
where my fricud was staying, and call
cd without loss of time, as I had an
idea that my rival would be up on thse
rext train.
"Say, I hope to never get married
if that miserable fellow hadn't called
her Ip by telephone and settled the
whole thing before I had even caught
m1y train."--Chicayo Journal.
Congressman Galusha A. Grow, who
is known as the Dean of the House at
Washington and the father of the
ho ecstead law, finds one of his great
est pleasures in conducting a little
Sunday school of about 100 scholars
at the Geow homestead, Glenwood,
Susquehitnat County, Pa: The school
was organi.ed forty years ago by Mrs.
F. P. G w, the Congressman's sister
in-law. It's membership includes near
lv everybody in the little neighbor
Lood from children to men and women
wv.t giay hairs.
Presi.lent Roosevelt has given his
hearty app ,oval to the scheme for
building a bridge across the Potomac
river, which will include a memorial
arch In honor of the late President
McKinley. The Washington G. A. R.
posts and the National Memorial
lridge Association propose to hold a
piblic netiig at. an early date to for
wn-d the movement. President Roose.
velt has promised to write a letter to
be read at the meeting.
It's usually the head of the family
wiho fools thebills.
My Lungs
" An attack of la grippe left me
with a bad cough. My friends said
I had consumption. I then tried
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral and it
cured me promptly."
A. K. Randles, Nokomis, Ill.
tie u forgot to buy a bot
ti fAyers Cherry Pec
toral when your cold first
i came on, so you let it run
along. Even now, with
all your hard coughing, it
S will not disappoint you.
"~ There's a record of sixty
c years to fall back on.
fThree sires: 25c., 50c., Si. All drugglss
r
consult your dioctoir. if ho says take it,
then do as ho says. If he tells you not
to tako it. the don iu't take It. Hie knows.
Leave It, with him. WV are willing.
3 YOU.
believe our's is the place you are looking
Is. WVe buy largely from manufac
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button or lace, at................. 98
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adies' Dress Shoes at.............1 95
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