The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, November 24, 1899, Image 2
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IS OKAKK?
The Charleston News and Courier
some time ago called down a Kavan- j
nab paper for using a singular verb |
with “United States,” and the Char- j
lotte Observer endorsed the criticism !
and chuckled merrily over the gram- !
matical blunder of the Savannah ,
contemporary. If we remember cor-|
rectly the News and Courier based
its objection on the authority of the
Supreme court, which it said had
decided that wo should say the
United States ake and not is.
Now, with all due respect to the
United States Supreme court, it is
no more authority on English gram-
mer than the Board of Control of the
South Carolina dispensary or the
Lisbon Farmers’ Alliance. The most
generally accepted authority for the
correct use of words and forms of
expression, is usage. English
grammar itself is no authority ex
cept in so far as it is a correct his
tory. We admit that in the case in
question the preponderance of usage
favors the plural verb, and perhaps
in a majority of cases that usage is
strictly correct, that is, it ; s strictly
in accordance with the , 1 ■* it i I;,
a minority of cases—a ub o v i .
enough to be respectabu—. iu ex
pression, “the United States ark,
is not correct.” When a man speaks
pinos armed or unarmed, on their
feet, ho would have been lauded as a
hero.
Vice-President Hobart died at his
homo at Patterson, N. J., on last
Tuesday morning. He had been sick
for sometime, but was thought to bo
improving until a short time before
the end. He was a man of fine per
sonal traits and greatly loved Ly
those who knew him. He lucked but
one stop of reaching to the highest
honor that can bo conferred on an
American citizen, but honors and
position could not exempt him from
suffering and death—the common in
heritance of mankind. The old
lifttin poet expressed it tersely when
he wrote:
“With equal pure. Impartiul fate
■ Knoeks ut'thc palace and the cottage
Kate”
♦ ♦ ♦♦
The wars waged by the two lead
ing nations of the earth, the one in
South Africa and the other in the far
away islands of the Pacific, both for
the purpose of subjugating peoples
who owe them no allegiance, are not
making much perceptible headway.
The Boers have not captured Lady
smith, and Otis, McArthur and Law-
ton have not captured Aguinaldo.
Both nations are gathering strength
to be expended in subjugating or an
nihilating their weaker antagonists,
and neither one could now retract if
it would. The rest of the civilized
world will look on in silence while
the beautiful islands are reddened
with the blood of the simple-hearted
natives and the Transvaal is made a
grave yard for its patriotic and heroic
defenders, and all because England
wants gold and diamonds, and the
United States wants to be bigger and
mightier and richer than she is now.
This is the way of the world. The
time is a long way off when the na
tions shall beat their swords into
plow-shares and their spears into
pruning hooks. Christianity may
have mitigated to some extent the
horrors of war, but it has apparently
u» yet done little towards abolishing
war itself.
of the United States as an equivalent j
for the national government at I
Washington his idea is singular and |
by all the laws of language, he must j
use the verb is, if he speak correctly, i
Tne purpose of language is to express !
thought—to say exactly what you j
mean—and both usage and grammar j
must yield to tnat purpose. We for- I
get the sentence which the Savannah ;
paper used but wo are inclined to
think that paper was probably as
nearly correct as its merry critics.
Wo have used the singular verb and
pronoun with the United States in |
another article in these columns and ;
we defy the News and Courier, the !
Observer, and the United States
court all combined to show that we 1
have perpetrated a solecism.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
During the past week there was
great activity among the cotton mill
men, and nearly a million of dollar.'
more was pledged to go into cotton 1
mills in South Carolina. Let the
money tlow and the mills eontinu* to
come. With the ports of Asia open |
to our mills and a half L'iiiion of
Chinese just beginning to wear cot
ton clothes, there is as Trad dies said
to Copperfield, “Oceans <u" room,
Copperiieid, Oceans of room !”
Admiral Dewey created a ripple of
dissatisfaction when he made over
the palatial home presented to him
by his admiring countrymen, to the ,
wife whom he has just married; but
the tactful wife seems to have ad
justed matters by transferring it to I
Dewey’s son, and the wheels of con- ;
fi fence and of mutual admiration are |
again running smoothly. That was
a foolish business from beginning to ;
end, and Dewey would stand out in j
history as a grander and nobler man. j
if ho had refused to accept such a
gift from the people.
♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
A gentle rain fell in this part of
the country last Wednesday. It laid i
tiie dust, and we hope it was sufii*
cient to soften the ground for plow
ing in wheat. Last fall was too wet
for a full crop of wheat to he sown, |
and this fad, much of the ground has |
thus far been to hard for the plow. '
But there is now a fine ’|>w r! n : y ;
and ample lime for wheal sowing. ,
Let it go into the ground in gener- 1
ous quantities and without fur.m r
delay. It will grow while the Urnier |
is asleep and bring him comfort an i
sat isfaction at a time when these
will be greatly appreciated.
♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
tlenerul Metcalf, of the United
States army in the J’hillippines, has
been charged with deliberately shoot
ing an unarmed Thilipino while a
prisoner and on his knees. The
charge is sustained by affidavits from
two eye witnesses, and it is probable
that (ionerul Metcalf will bo court-
martialcd and reprimanded for con
duct unbecoming an officer and a
gentleman. After all, this is only
differentiating tweedle-deo from
tweedle-dum. The crime is that of a
clerk in a wholesale establishment
who sells an article at retail iu vio
lation of the rules of the heuse. If
Ueneral Metcalf had taken his com
mand out and killed a hundred Fili-
One of the most knotty moral and
political questions which the United
States Congress will have to face
when it comes together will be raised
in regard to tiie seating of Brigham
H. Roberts, member elect from
Utah. Roberts is a deeply dyed Mor-
man, practicing and preaching
polygamy in open defiance of the law.
He even poses as a martyr to the
principles of Mormanism, having
been punished with imprisonment
under the law against bigamy. Now,
the State of Utah sends him to
Washington as a member of Congress,
and by so doing slaps tho United
States government in the face and
says, “Well, now really, what are
you going to do about it?” Wo do
not believe that the people of this
great country, loose ns they are in
some kinds of morals, will permit
the poisonous plant of Mormanism
to be engraited into the govern
mental tree, and we cannot see how
Congress, corrupt morally, as many
of its members undoubtedly are, can
dure to connive at this brazen impu
dence of a creed the essential founda
tion of which is social and domestic
pollution. Mormanism is a vile
canker on the body politic and it
ought to have been eradicated before
Utah was ever admitted as a state.
It is hot a religion in the common
deception of the word—not a worship
of Cod but u worship of the devil and
even now the United (States army
would be rendering for greater ser
vice to mankind in sweeping it from
the face of the earth, than it is ren
dering in tho Philippines by shoot
ing civilization and religion out of
rifles and cannon.
Dr. OttH Ht the I’rcHbyteriaii CTiurcli.
Rev. J. M. P. Otts, D. D., L. L. 1).,
of Knoxville, Tenn., preached in the
Presbyterian church Wednesday even
ing. Dr. Otts is one of the most
distinguished preachers in this coun
try, and his sermon Wednesday
evening sustained his high reputa
tion. lie is a ripe scholar and lias
traveled extensively abroad. He
leaves today for his home, much to
the regret of his old friends and the
new ones lie has made since his
euming among us. Dr. Otts is a
rioulii Carolinian and South Carolina
is proud of him.
Dr. Otts was present at the opening
of Limestone College yesterday morn-
ing and made a most excellent address
to ihe students. It was commented
on as being one of the best that has
ever been delivered at the college.
I he Emperor and Empress of Ger
many have contributed $0,000 to the
K J Cross society for the relief of
the sufferers by the recent Hoods in
Bavaria.
Tho central West is threatened
with a coal famine this winter in
consequence of the unprecedented
amount of other commodities being
carried by the railroads.
Chumherlaiii’H I'ulu llalm Cure* ntlivrx.
Why Not You?
My wife lias been using Chamber
lain’s Pain Balm, with good results,
for a lame shoulder that has pained
her for nine years. Wo have tried
all kinds of medicines and doctors
without receiving any benefit from
any of them. One day we saw an ad
vertisement of thio medicine and
thought of trying it, which wo did
with the best of satisfaction. She
has used one bottle and her shoulder
is almost well.—Ahoi.ni L. Miu.Krr,
Manchester, N. H. For sale by
Cherokee Drug Co.
LOWER CHEROKEE NEWS.
WTmt the Folkx tire Doiiif- mid Saving at
Etta .June.
(Correspondence of The LedgerA
Etta Jane.'Nov., 22.—Your corres
pondent has just returned from a
visit to York county, where he met
many of his old friends and acquaint
ances and made many now ones.
Though the cry everywhere is “hard
times” tho people are taking it phil
osophically and are doing all they can
to overcome the crisis. All over
York county where wo have been and
heard from an abundant wheat and
oat crop is being sown, and people
expect, as far as lies in their power,
to change their mode of farming by
turning their attention to the raising
of grain crops to the exclusion of
cotton.
Through a private letter from
Blackstocks, we regret to learn that
Mr. L. S. Harris, conductor, was
killed in a violent collision at Colum
bia on the loth inst. He married
Miss Minnie Bell, of Blackstocks,
about three years ago. He leaves a
widow with one child to mourn his
loss. Mrs. Harrison is a charming
lady, and has a largo circle of friends
within the radius of The Ledger’s
circulation who will be sorry to hear
of her misfortune. His remains were
burned ai Concord church in the
presence of a large number of friends
and sympathizers.
We also regret to learn of the
death of Mr. A. Frank Kendrick,
which took place in Gaffney a few
days ago. For nearly his whole life
he was a useful member of this com
munity, and his death will be a sor
rowful tiding jto his large circle of
acquaintances and friends in this and
other counties as well as states. In
his lifetime while in perfect health
Mr. Kendrick frequently spoke to
the writer, and said that if he should
die first he wished us to write his
obituary. We propose to do so as
soon as we can collect the necessary
data. Mr. Kendrick was al.vays a
kind and accommodating neighbor,
and generous in all his dealings witii
his fellow-man. His early training
in a pious, Christian home by a noble
Christian father made an impression
on him that he uever forgot and he
would refer to it in the most trying
circumstances. Cherokee county has
no better woman in it than Mrs.
Kendrick, his devoted wife, with
whom, and her children, we sincerely
sympathize.
Last Sabbatli we attended tho A.
II. Presbyterian church at Hicaory
Grove and heard Rev. I. N. Kennedy,
of Molino, Tenn., preach. He is a
young man of extraordinary ability,
as he so fully demonstrated on that
occasion. He is a native of this
State—born, reared and educated at
Krskine college. He has made Hie
ministry his life study, and is now a
power in his church for good.
Our people have some corn still in
the field which is being exposed to
the trespassing stock.
Mrs. “J. L. S.” lias been supplying
tho market with chickens and tur
keys.
Jimmie and Sammie Strain are
both suffering with poison oak.
The early sown wheat is now com
ing up and generally the stand is
good.
Mr. J. A. M. Estes made a trip to
the new railroad and returned yester
day.
The neighbor boys who are running
teams at the new railroad are well
pleased with the work, and will
doubtless continue until the road is
completed and the rolling stock put
in motion.
We are having a good many colds
among our neighbors Sonic are
bordering closely on pneumonia.
Our court house janitor, Morgan
Byers, is an old time slave and a very
acceptable man for the position. He
was raised in this section, and we
think the county could find no better
colored man for that place than he is.
As Sam Jones would say, the
county is being flooded with “butter
milk” at stated periods. The dis
pensary and revenue officials are
surely asleep.
j^One nightjlast week, we understand,
a colored “festiblc” come off not
far from here, in which a few of the
whites took part in the festivities.
Their names are in the hands of the
public, and we suppose will be known
generally without our publishing
them.
From some reasons our correspon
dents do not contribute regularly.
We hope they will turn over a new
leaf and let us hear from tiiem.
J. L. g.
Very Sad.
A lady ytritlng from Victoria, Brit
ish Columbia, to a friend in Detroit re
lates an amusing and at the same time
pathetic story of her Japanese “help,”
Frank. Going into the kitchen, she
found him at tiie window with a far
away, sad and distressed look on his
little brown face. Being human and
wishing, if possible, to be of service to
him, she ventured to inquire the cause
of bis distress, saying, “What’s the
trouble, Frank?” to which he mourn
fully made answer, with increasing
emphasis as he neared the end of his
woes:
“I am Just thinking, Mrs. Hunt; I
nave no money, no sweetheart and no
bicycle. I am very sad.”—Detroit Fre*
Dress.
Kc Meant It.
“Jim is an Ingenious fellow. He
spent half the summer building a cot
tage on bis new lake shore tract. It is
a pretty cottage too. lie’s covered the
outside of the ground story with terra
flrmn.”
“You mean terra cotta.”
“I don’t. I mean mud.”—Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Cotton Market.
Tiie fo lowing prices prevailed in
the Gaffney cotton market this morn
ing:
Middling 7.5-10
Good Middling 7.do
Guard yourkldncya: the houltli of ihe liody
dt’IM'iids on thone Hinull hut tinporluiit.organ*.
They extract uric acid from the Mood which
If allowed to reuialn in the Hytdom would
niuxe Dropsy mid llrlght's liiseie e. 1‘iiicki.v
ash It ITT mix U a successful kidney tonic, It
heals and strengthens the kidneys, regulates
11n-liver, stimulates !he stomach and diges
tion, demises t he txiwi'ls. It will prevent or
cure lirlghl'M Dlscaxe. Sold by Chcrokew
Drug Co.
THE LOST HATCHET.
A I’luee for Everything and Everything In
Its IMace.
(Correspondence of The Ledger.)
Lancaster, Nov. 2J1.—We arc truly
proud to say that in Lancaster
county and what adjoining counties
we have travelled over recently more
small grain is being sown than in any
previous year of our recollection.
We do confidently believe that all
who do sow largely will learn that
they have acted with wisdom and
will learn that keeping money at
home is what enriches them and that
cotton at any price would be un
profitable if all the necessities had to
be purchased out of it.
It is also our conclusion from ob
servation that the towns which have
and are building manufacturing en
terprises are the towns which are go
ing to take and hold the lead in point
of importance. Everywhere you
strike a town with a manufactory of
any kind—you will find an air of
activity directly traceably to that
clause which cannot be found in the
towns in which no manufactories are
located. A moments deliberate re
flection must convince any reasona
ble man that a town which has, as its
only dependence for growth the hack
ing of a good farming country, will
always remain a small town. The
town that expects to grow must of
necessity have located within its bor
ders something to sustain a large
population, some means of employ
ment for them whereby they are ena
bled to earn a livelihood, and as the
growth in population is attended with
beneficial results, such as increased
business, increased valuation of real
estate, besides tiie additional oppor
tunity for investment of manufactur
ing enterprises gives, it is to the per
sonal interest of every resident of a
small town to unite in encouragin''
the establishment of all the legiti
mate enterprises which add popula
tion to the town and to the interest
of every one who has money to invest
to put a liberal amount of it in such
enterprises.
And you could get every citizen of
a town to invest something, be it ever
so little. So much the better, for
then you would have them all pulling
together for its success, and the
growth and prosperity of that town
would be assured.
Well, boys, I promised to give you
a little story aecasionally; so I will
tell you all about what trouble the
father had one day when he came in
to find tiie hogs in the garden.
“Say. boys, where is the hatchet?”
“Tommie had it. papa.”
"No, papa, I didn’t have it; Willie
had it.”
“Where is the hatchet, Willie?”
“I don’t know, papa, J think Ben
had it.”
“Whore is the hatchet, Ben?”
“I saw George with it yesterday.”
“George, do you know where the
hatchet is?”
“What do you want with it, papa?”
“I want to nail on some palings.
Tho hogs are in the garden, and I
want to know where is the hatchet.”
“Are they our hogs, papa?”
“No! where is the hatchet,George?”
“Are they black bogs, papa?”
“I’ll black you directly. Where is
that hatchet?”
“It’s in the nail box. I saw it.”
“It may be, but where is the «iuil
box?”
“Which nail box, papa?”
“My nail box, sir! We have but
one, and you know it.”
“It is out yonder at my trap, papa.”
“Where is the trap and where is
the hatchet?”
“I know where the trap and nail
box are, but don’t know where the
hatchet is.”
“You don’t? Well, hunt for it.”
“Yes, sir; papa.”
Away go all four of the boys to
hunt for the hatchet, while father
drives the hogs out and goes to nail
ing on the palings with the axe.
But just when lie is nailing on tho
last one, and George is coming with
the hatchet, father makes a miss
stroke and slings his hand and wrings
and twists and thrust his hand into
his mouth—the nail as biack as tar.
Of course he is in a good humor, and
the boys—all four of them—are sorry,
oh, so sorry.
Boys, where is tho hatchet?
What boy ever knew, or could find it
in time when wanted? Boys will be
boys, and hatchets will get out of
place where there ore boys.
This is a story of real life, and you
boys all know it. If the father of
these boys had not been ashamed to
do so no doubt but that he could
have told how ugly he acted apd how
he scolded the Jboys, and how he
vowed that they should not have the
hatchet again. But when his thumb
quit hurting he got in a good humor,
and the next time he wanted the
hatchet it was perhaps out of place
as usual. It takes a boy about
twenty yearsJ*to learn bow to put
tools in their proper places after he
has used them. A place for every
thing and everything in its place, is
a splendid rule. When kept it saves
time, expense and an immense
amount of worry and trouble. How
boys could help their parents if they
would only learn this rule act upon
it. Farmers Friend.
A few weeks ago the Krupp factory
turned out its 20,000th large gun for
European armies.
In some parts of Russia the only
food for tho people consists at pres
ent of acorns, leaves and the soft bark
of trees.
Business of our colonies show an
increase of 101 per cent, in exports
and (il per cent, in imports since
they passed into American control.
How's This.
We ofTer One II amlred Dollars Reward for
any case of ('aturrli that eantiol he cured
hy Hull's Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY' A CO., Drops.. Toledo,O.
We, the undersized, have known F. J.
Cheney for the last l. r i years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in nil business
transactions and tinaneially able to carry
out any oiillzatlons made hy I heir (Inn.
Wit st & Tup AX, Wholesale PruKKlstx, To
ledo. O.
Wamuno. Ki.nnan A Marvin, Wholesale
Druuxlst*. Toledo, O.
Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
uetlnz direct ly upon ihe blood and mucous
surfaces of tho system. l , rloe7.V. perhottle.
Sold hy all diuzylsls. Testimonials fro*.
Hulls Family DUM urw thu best.
Mavnard Matters.
(Correspondence of The Ledger.)
Maynard, 8. C., Nov. 21.—The
railroad running from Greenville to
Marietta, commonly known by tho
name of the “Swamp Rabbit,” and
which was dismantled last summer,
is to be rehabilitated again, so we
understand, and also to be extended
to liiverville. five miles above Mari
etta, immediately and ultimately
across the mountains to Brevard,
(’., a distance of about thirty miles.
The people along tiie line are very
jubilant over the prospect of again
hearing the whistle of a railway loco
motive through this section.
We are, with the Ledger, very
fearful that seven cent cotton will
prove a curse instead of a blessing to
our farmers. Even if cotton does
not go any higher, we would be al
most willing to bet our interest in
the Philippine Islands on a fifteen
million bale crop another year.
One great advantage to farmers in
raising cotton is, no matter how low
nor how high the price, it will al
ways bring the “cash.”
Cotton in this section was about
two-thirds of an average crop, which
is now all gathered and the greater
part of it sold and a considerable part
of the land upon which it grew, now
planted*n wheat.
There will be considerable more
wheat planted in this section this
year than perhaps in any former
year.
Octavus is just back from a trip
through the mountains of Western
North Carolina, going by way of
Brevard, a very pretty little town
just beyond the French Broad, and
from there to Asheville, a town in
which, perhaps, while it may not be
the wealthiest town as a whole, there
are more wealthy people than
any town in North Carolina. On
our return we took in Hendersonville
and intervening towns. We like to
travel through the mountains but we
prefer the Hat woods of South Caro
lina for our permanent residence.
Octaves.
Dr. Hall Last Even ng.
Dr. Win. Edwin Hall delivered his
lecture, “The Fool Killer,” last night
to a fair sized and appreciative au
dience. The lecture was full of
pungent points, satire and humor.
The lecturer has a style entirely his
own. He would do well, however,
to make his point a little clearer and
not leave his audience to draw the
inference as often as he does. His
word painting at times is sublime,
his sentences smooth and rounded
and his sentiments noble, but he is
not, in our opinion, to be classed as
the equal of either Sam Jones, Bob
Taylor, or Tom Dixon, but he is far
better than some we have heard.
And then again, he is improving.
We heard him several years ago and
his work last night was superior to
that of his former visit to Gaffney.
Tying knots in tiie handker
chief to jog one’s memory, had its
origin in China thousands of years
ago, before writing was invented in
that country.
T»*mlern' ss or aclilnz in tlio small of the
hack is a serious symptom The kulneys are
snlTeriii*. Take Duiiki.y Ash Rittkhs at
once. It Is a reliable kidney remedy amt
system regulator and will cure the troithlo
before it, develops its dangerous stage. Sold
l>y »’herokee Drug Co.
Trespass Notice.
A LL persons are hereby forbidden to tres
pass on my lands for the purpose of hunt
ing, eulting timlior, etc. J.C Nance.
11-17-law-It
A LL parties are forbidden to trespass on
my lands for the purpose of hunting birds
or other game under the penalty of the law.
J. 11. Lipscomb. 11-JlMt-law
I | Call at the Cher-
FREE! | okec Drug Co. and
— — ; get it free sample
bottle of Dr. Wofford’s Expecto
rant. The greatest cough rem
edy of the ago.
Money to Loan
On farming lands. Easy payments. No com
missions charged. Borrower pays act ual cost
of perfecting loan. Interests per cent.
JNO. B. PALMER & SON.
Columbia, S. 0.
or Mkssrs. WALLACE A OTTS, Atty’s.,
3-liMX) Gaffney, S. C.
I SELL...
Hants and Bacon, * Grape Nuts, Apples,
Vienna Sausage, Oranges. Lemons,
Ox Tongue. Sitlmon. Bananas, Grapes,
Lobster, Fancy Oakes,
Scotch Herring, Crackers,
Sardines—Imported, Candy - All kinds,
Deviled Crabs, Chocolates,
Oysters Canned, Sugars, Raisins,
Digs Feet, Tripe, Currants, Figs.
Beef— Dates, Citron,
Chipped. Corned, Evaporated Fruits,
Roast. Sliced, Assorted Nuts,
Shredded Cod Fish, Deanuts, Gelatine,
Baked Beans Fruit Duddluc,
In sauce, Taplcoa,
Dork and Beans. Dluni Duddlng,
Dickies -All kinds, Mincemeat.
Olives. Cal. Canned Fruits,
Prepared Mustard, Canned Pineapple,
Macaroni. Flavoring Extracts,
Grits, Oats, Ac., Spices and Seeds.
A cordial Invitation Is extended to the dele
gates to the Convention to visit my store
while In the city.
TOM. L. BROWN.
Notice of Final Discharge.
Ex Parte, Chas. G, Weblier’s Estate.
Notice Is hereby given that 1 will apply to
Hon. J. E. Webster, Probate Judge for Chero
kee County, on Thursday. Decemlier Uih,
Ixtiti, for a liuul settlement and discharge as
administrator of the estate of Chas. G. Web-
lx.T, deceased.
J. EbJefkkuiks,
CDk C. C. Pi’s and Admr. C. G. WehlxT’s Est
Nov. IHh, IKr.'.—lnw-4t j.
BAKE YOUR XMAS
FRUIT CAKES NOW.
We iuivo just received an excellent
line of
FRUITS FOR CAKES,
which wc guarantee Is as nice and
clean it Hue us you ever saw. Our Hue
consists of everything I hut gees to
make up a delicious, rich cake, such us
Raisins, Currants, Citrons,
Figs, Spices, &c.
No one has u nicer Hue than
J* 1*. Sspitrkw Si Co.
THE DAILY LEDGER.
It YVIU be no Catch Penny Paper but the
Regular Full Size Ledger.
Mr. David Magness has been can
vassing the city for tiie Daily Ledger
this week. He has met with a hearty
response from the people of Gaffney.
His instructions are not to bore any
one or to try to force the paper on
the people. We intend to give the
subscribers a twenty-eight column
paper every day and it will contain
from fourteen to eighteen columns of
reading matter. It will be no catch
penny affair, and if any man is not
satisfied that we have not given full 1
value for the money at the end of the ;
week we will refund tho money as
cheerfully as wo receive it. We are
going to give onr subscribers a better
paper for a wcck: than vve do twice a
week. An extra force of men have
been employed and all arrangements
made to carry out the project wheth
er we make any money or not. Tho
object is to serve the people and inci
dentally make money if we can. So
if your name is not now among the
four hundred and odd on tho list
make haste and get on if you want
the proceedings of the convention.
Remember the paper will not be sent
to anyone without it is ordered and
all orders must be accompanied with
the cash, as we cannot afford to open
accounts for fifteen cents. Send sil
ver or two cent stamps to The Ledger,
Gaffney, S. C., for the convention
daily.
The family that keeps on hand and uses
occasionally the celebrated Pkicki.y ash
Bitters is always a well regulated family.
For sale hy Cherokee Drug Co.
T he best h... util l*e your aim
when lutying medicine. Got|
Hood’s Sar. .tjiiiiillH mid have
In st medicine MONEY CAN Bl
HKE, LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE.!
When you need a Fire. Life or Yccldentl
Policy call and gel i ii< ' ind lufi.t in itbui.
Y'our business solicited.
Prompt attention.
JONES J. DARBY, Agt.
Office two doors »iI»o\ r Ltwlj/vr < Mffur.
W. T. THOMPSON, -
Blacksmith and Wood Shop.
All kinds of work done on short notice
Shoeing, Tire Setting. Wheels In Bolling Ot
a Specialty. Wood 4 feet long. Ilickor
Oak, Poplar and Pine Lumber and all kiu>.,
of marketable pnxiucetaken in payment foi
work. Come let us reason together. I o
my representative always at shop. 1J0 fee
os tof dummy line on Rutledge street.
rJ
Goods Cheap for Cash,
I carry Dry Goods, Notio
Shoes, Hats, Table and Pockt
Cutlery, Crockery and a genera
line of merchandise, and will
sell you as cheap for cash a{
any house in upper South (%roj
lina. I will give you special lo\\[
prices on Shoes, Jeans ClotH
and Underwear. I am expect)
ing to receive 10 Dozen of 1113
best Axes soon. See my price)
on all goods before buying.
Yours respectfully,
I. M. PEELER.
Wedding Bells are Ringing.
Wedding Presents in Demandi
Call at our Store
and see our beautiful
line of Wedding
Presents. Cut glass am
everything fine.
S. B. CRAWLEY ft C0.J
l^liono IVo. H.
Building and Plastering Lime, Coal, Sliingles,au^h
ter Hair, Dynamite, Blasting Powder, Fuse andDyn<
mite Caps, call on
THE LIMESTONE SPRINGS LIME WORKS,
Telephone 57 CARROLL & CO., Lessei
Have You Seen George ?
Everybody who went to the State Fair sa
him and can tell you all about him. All thosl
who went came back full of praise for the di
ferent exhibits which they paid out their harl
cash to see, but you can come to our store
day this week and not only see an exhib
which is delightful to the eye, but can see j
FREE, and the goods exhibited will be for sal]
cheaper than you have ever seen them befon
We have to offer you this week,
Overcoats and Ulsters.
14 Storm Ulsters, all wool, good, servia
able and well made, at $3.50.
8 Storm Ulsters, same material though nr
so stylishly made, $3—were $4.50.
12 nice all wool, good heavy overcoats
blue and in black, which were $5 each, to
this week at $3 each. Another lot at $4 eac]
which will surprise you.
Oloalcs and Oapes.
We have a large variety of these goods
all qualities from the cheapest to the best, ai
will offer great inducements to you for tl
cash. There are some beautiful things
these in plush and astrocan that you will fii
a bargain in. Be sure to see them.
Ss^llOC®. Y
In this line we stand at the head oU
class in Gaffney and beg to have you look*
the line before buying. We have a lot of goi
solid shoes for this sale that cost us from l
to $1.25 per pair which we will close out
63c. per pair for your choice. Many oth<
things we are prepared to give you at red^c<
prices but our space forbids our mentionii
them just now.
Don’t take our word for these things bl
come and see for yourself. We do businei
strictly on merit, and if we can’t do it that Wi
we won’t do it at all.
Yours for trade,
J. C. Lipscomb,
A l A lie U5i$£ Iron t5$tore*