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Thousands of dollars worth of good thingsj.TS will be offered at the BATTERY from nov to arrive this week Our buyer has just returned from the North ern markets where he succeeded in scooping in tons and tons of desirable merchandise for hard spot'cash at less than manufactures cost. Never before in the history of Gaffney has there been such money saving values offered v Special bargains in Shoes, Clothing, Hats,! Hosiery, Underwear, etc. Big drive in Tafita Silks at half price, all colors. Large lot of extra pants from 25 cents a pair up. An elegant line of Gent’s furnishings. Suspenders 5c a pair and up, Bed Ticking 4c per yard, Hickory Shirting 5c per yard. Men’s Brogan shoes 79c a pair, worth one dol lar. Calico 3c per yard. Our store will be running over with bargains of many kinds by the time you read this. Haven’t space to enumerate everything. Thousandsof articles to go at one rusty penny. TICK Y >«r The Cheapest re in The Talmetto State. J. C. RATLIFF, Proprietor. V/. F. THOMAS. S. W. THOMAS. Tennyson or Longfellow could take a worthless piece of paper, write a poem on it and make it worth .$05,000—that’s genius. Vanderbilt can write a few words on a sheet of paper and make it ivorth $5,000,000—that’s capital. The United States can take 37 Id grains of silver and stamp an eagle on it and make it worth 41.00—that’s money. A mechanic can take raw material worth 43.00 and carve it into ornaments worth $500—that’s skill. A merchant can take an article worth 50 cents and sell it for a dol lar—that’s business. A well-digger works ten hours a day and handles several tons of dirt for 75 cents—that’s labor. Your wife eau buy a cloak for $12.50, but prefers one for $50—that’s nat ural. The printer of this can write a check for $90,000,000, but it wouldn’t be worth a dime'—that’s rough. There are dealers who will tell you that their Heavy and Fancy Groceries, To baccos, etc., are as good as ours—that’s gall. We buy for cash direct from manufacturers and in large lots, and can therefore ssell you your Groceries, Cigars, Tobacco, etc., at a great saving to you—that’s common sense. Let us serve you. “THE GOAT DOES NOT MAKE THE POSSIBILITIES.” wv ’ *■ But a suit of our clothes will make a man look better and feel better than anything else will, and our prices will leave more money in his pocket than any one else’s. We have no cheap or shoddy goods to offer yoit at absurdly low prices, but we give you more good, honest value for every dollar than you can squeeze into one hundred cents any where else. We have the biggest, best, cleanest, cheap est and most up-to-date line of Dress Goods, Notions and Fancy Goods to be found in Gaffney. We have no old stock. We don’t allow it to accumulate, and only offer you fresh, new stuff. When it comes to Groceries, “We feed the people.” The Company Store, “The Biggest and Cheapest Store in Cherokee County.” Long Guns, Short Guns, Big Guns, Little Guns, Double Guns, Single Guns. And don’t you buy a Gun until New Line of Guns, you see our "Wood! . Is worth money in this section, and the . way to save wood and money is to buy you a Little Dany-Apex or Special Cook Stove, and it will prove a wood and money saver. We have just received the prettiest line of Winter Lap Robes ever brought to this market. From $3.00 to $ 1 0.00 each. R. M. WILKINS & CO. 1 1 2, 1 1 4, 1 1 6 Frederick St. J. G. Wakm.aw, Vlce-CrttnUeul. JR*. U. $1>CY. Pr*»td*nt. THE NATIONAL BANK OF GAFFNEY. CAPITAL., •AO.OOii. ML'KPI.UH AND I'HOKITH, - 10.000. ate. County a nil City Lieixmit ory. p«M» :*1t* fritn Fanri'-n, Mprchiintt*. MAiiufacturer* mho others. Erery accobd fAuxititum exieurli'o to <‘UAt<ii»«.*r.s thut their tmxinem ami reanonAllHilty will warrant. L). C. HOsArt Curtliicr Kev. W. M. Vlnea Talks to the “Kuby Mis sionary Society ” The universal verdict of the splen did audience which greeted Rev. W. M. Vines at the First Baptist church Tuesday evening was that the lecture was a ge'na. It was filled with humor and pathos and at times the speaker rose to heights of oratory that was sublime. His tribute to President McKinley was grand, while every other phase of the subject that he touched upon was ably and magnifi cently htndled. Mr. Vines chose for his theme ‘ Possibilities," and it oc- cured to us that he got all out of the subject that it was possible to get for the forty-five minutes that he spoke. The audience was enchanted and en thused and on every band were to be ht-ard nothing but words of praise. Mr. Vines is a student, a thinker and a Christian gentleman, who is at the same time a magnificent orator. He lacks that self-important air that a great many speakers possess and there is nothing of the egotist about him either on or off the platform. Personally he is a most charming man and anyone who has the priv ilege of even a few minutes witli him privately cannot but be impressed with his personality. The Ledger is always delighted to have him visit our little city and we hope the occa sion may arise that will bring him to our midst, oftener. The singing on this occasion was an inspiration. Prof. Maxim is a master of his art and possesses the ability to impart to others some of the enthusiasm which he displays in the rendition of his selections. Mr. Richardson never appeared to better advantage and his bass was the sub ject of flattering comment. The oth er members of the choir acquitted themselves with credit and the whole program was a delightful one. Rev. Arch C. Cree’s presentation of the speaker was happy, as was also iiis presentation of the handkerchiefs to Misses Genie Peeler and Cornelia Lavender. Mayor'll Court Wednesday. Quite a number of Gaffney’s sable colored gentry were ushered into the inner circle of the Mayor’s court Wednesday morning. The first one recognized by his Honor was ‘‘Bill” Dawkins, an un usually good humored fellow with extensive experience in court circles and not totally unacquainted with the chain gang. Besides “Bill” is a preacher of some ability but not in good standing with bis church. Bill was up for fighting and it developed that be had hit another negro with a rook because said negro bad been a witness against some other negroes for selling whisky. Bill got $10 or 30. He took the last. The next were Belton Brown, Davis Petty and Al. Petty, colored sports. They threw craps in the wrong pres ence, were pulled and $7.50 or 27 each. Beit, and Al. paid. Davis be ing in a low state of health, bis sen tence was suspended till he recuper ates. He looked like his chances for better days were few. Then came two negro tramps. They had a volume of good excuses for their vocation. They were re leased and directed by bis Honor to tramp outside the limits of Gaffney. They consented and tramped. “Some time ago my daughter caught a severe cold. She complain ed of pains in her chest and had a bad cough. I gave her Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy according to direc tions and in two days she was well and able to go to school. I have used this remedy in my family for the past seven years and have never known it to fail,’’ says James Pren- dergust, merchant. Armato Bay, Ja maica, West India Islands. The pains in the chest indicated an approaching attack of pneumonia, whU'h in this instance• wa* undoubt edly warded off by Chamberlain’s Cough It-medy. It counteracts any tendency of a cold toward pneumo nia. Sold by Cherokee Drug Com pany. Service of Song. The congregation of the First Bap tist church has been very fortunate in securing the services of Prof Geo. ^ratt Maxim as orgenist. His able performance on the organ and his masterful direction of the choir have already won for him many admirers among the lovers of good music. On next Sunday night the choir of the First Baptist ehurtdi will, under the direction of Mr. Maxim, render a service of song, to which the public is most cordially invited Service to commence promptly at 7 :30 p. m. PROGRAM Onward Christian Soldiers—Sulli van. (Organ Transcription by Whit ney) Hymn—Onward Christian Soldier. Responsive R-ading Psa 140 Anthem—TeDum—Kotzchmar. Prayer Anthem—“I'm a Pilgrim, I’m a Stranger”—Marston. Address—Sacred Music—Rev. A. C. Cree. Anthem—“Emanuel,” by Rodney. Prayer. Doxology. Benediction. Postmde—“Grand March,”—Gui!- mant. $15,000 WORTH OF CLOTHING 1 Spice and Pepper News. Quality counts. Quality in these (roods has more than o doubled our sales in the last twelve months. We sell only the best. Saigon Cinnamon has six or eight times the strength of China and other cheap cinnamons. Saigon cin namon has spice and flavor that China and other common cin namon wholly lacks. Flavorings. Nothing is more often adult erated than flavoring extracts. For people who believe in the best, we recommond our Vanilla and Lemmon Extracts as being superior to any other they can buy. Twice as strong and bet ter flavored than the common extracts, 10 cents a bottle. Cream of Tartar. It is equally important that this should be a pure article. In fact one cannot buy a com mercial grade Cream of Tartar that is pure. That which we sell is perfect in every particu lar. It always gives satisfac tion in use and is economical. You will be greatly pleased with its results, 40 cents a pound. CMee Drug Co. | Hats, shoes and furnishing goods. As our business for the last few days has been so tremendously large we are forced to put in ;i larger stock so as to satisfy our customers, who are taking ad- vantnge of this Great Mill End Half Price Sale; so if any of you good ladies, men, children, boys, etc., are in need of any fine clothing, hats, shoes and gents' furnishing goods, ladies’ capes and overcoats come to 720 Limestone street, 2 doors from bank, where goods are split right square in half seeing is believing. Such thinking will bring you to the Mill End. 200 ^uits, all fine goods, sold elsewhere $8, $9 and $10, our price cut it square in half. $5000 worth of shoes. Shoes to burn and shoes to wear. Can fit anyone and anvbodv. So come and take advantage of these shoes before it is too late—quicker the better. Childrens’ and all kinds of shoes. We are noted here for fine dressing and Metropolitan outfitters at 720 Limestone street, 2nd door from the bank. Look for the sign across the door: MILL END SALE SELLS IT FOR LESS. WILL SWITZER. Png We are still in the lead with "Leader Stoves aiid Ranges,” which are sold under a positive guarantee, and hundreds of cus tomers in this town and county will bear us out in saying, “There is none better made.” Come and let us fit you up with one. We have sizes to suit everybody, :md prices are very low. SHUFORD & LEMASTER. LIPPI! ANOTHER CHANCE For girls under 14 years of age to win a . JLfiicU’is* "Junior.” This time it poes to the tUrl who <*uts out the ftreatest number of our ads containing Buck’s Trade Marks. Each ad will con tain one or more so. Save Every Ad Until Christmas and the girl who gets the greatest number gets the little range for a Christmas gift, and work hard. This is the first ad to count. We have just added a complete line of Art Squares to our stock sMnnmuL R. 0. SAMS-Real Estate Agency. 30 choice building lots In different parts of the city. 4 farms of acres each near Limestone. 3 tracts on Metal road. A few of tiie Thomson lots not yet sold. No better building lots anywhere fbe G&ITney City Land and Improvement Company OtTer* for sale Hu lid tug l»t.s In this nourishing row n. OatTney Olty; A Iso Karma ns* by and In reach of the Schools of Limestone Springs and of this place. In Iota of from 30 to 100 acres on liberal time rates; also Agricultural Lands to rent for Earn, pur poses. For full particulars apply to J. V, i-i A. I« W TV^l^r, Aifont. N. H.—All tresspassing on landsof this company, cutttn sod ntnoslug tl'nher AsMuror aur tltig »-e forbidden under penai*s of i«w