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The: FUBUSHEU TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. HY Ed. H. DeCa.mp. The Ledger is not responsible lor the views of correspondents. Correspondents who do not contri bute regular news letters must fur nish their name, not for publication, but for identification. Write short letters and to the point lo insure publication; also endeavor bo get them to the office by Monday and Thursday mornings. Beading notices will De published at ten cents a lice each insertion. All correspondence should be ad dressed to Ed. H. DeCatnp. Manager. SOM E DON’TS. Don’t make it a habit to borrow your neighbor’s paper. The paper is too cheap to do that. * ¥ # * Don’t make it a habit to lend your paper. You might want it some time when it’s away from home. * * * ¥ Don’t ask us to credit you. We don’t want to hurt your feelings by refusing. * * * * Don’t be a clam, but take you county paper-like a good, industrious citizen and keep posted on the hap penings of your section. NOTES AND COMMENTS. And now the freight handlers of Chicago, numbering nearly 9,000 men, have decided to go on strike. Its quite difficult to raise the price for meat as matters nov stand, but this strike is calculated to keep us from eating western meat at any price for a few days. It may be a blessing in disguise in that it will teach us how to provide for ourselves and not depend upon our Windy City friends. ♦ ♦ ♦ '♦ W’henever a Democrat of any prom inence ventures a suggestion as to the future policy of the party he is sure to get a lambasting from Billy Jennings Bryan. When Billy learns that he is not all of the Democratic party be will not be injured and the party will be benefitted. Biily has magnified ideas of his importance. However, he is young yet, and will live to see less arrogant and windy, but bigger headed men of broader patriotism,lead Democrats to success. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ It requires considerable nerve for Mr. Bryan to denounce Mr. Cleveland for having succeeded where Mr. Bryan failed. But an envious spirit is calculated to make a man’s heart better, therefore Mr. Bryan’* jealousy Of Mr. Cleveland. Both have had their day as Democratic standard bearers. One was successful the other unsuccessful, and it becomes quite necessary that the party re adout the methods of the successful Mr. Cleveland if it ever hopes to again be in power. The accident at the Southern de pot last Saturday was an unfortunate one not alone for the young man who lost his limb, but for his parents and tbe railroad company as well. As a result of the accident the young mao, if he survives, will go through life a cripple; bis parents have had anxious moments during which their hearts have been burdened while the slen der thread that held the life of their boy still gave them a little hope. But tbe railroad company ! What of it? True it is a soulless corporation, with no heart to bleed, no nerves to wreck, no pains or aches, but it will be condemned by some. It makes no difference to the public how much anguish tbe accident caused the man at tbe throttle, he will be termed by some as careless and indifferent. It makes no difference how much worry tbe news carries with it to tbe super- intendant in bis office, they will say be never gave it a thought. Yet tbe news of every accident carries to headquarters its load of anxiety and places its additional weight of re sponsibility upon tbe officials. These are the men of care-worn counte nances, who go about with downcast eyes, and tbe lineaments of the face stand out in no unmistak ible signs. They are thinking! thinking! think ing! Thinking of the horrors of tbe last disaster. Thinking of how it might have been averted. Think ing of how long it may be be fore another will be reported. Endeavoring to think of some thing that will lessen the trage dies that are enacted on the rail and that will give pleasure and comfort and convenience to their patrons. But the world does not see that side of it. Oh, no! It only looks at the sordid, cold, bloodless, lifeless and i:> animated side and simply says the raBroad doesn’t care; the railroad is •Imply after what It can get, W< believe that such accidents are un- | fortunate for the railroad as well as j for the individua'. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Attention is directed to the com- I munication of ‘‘Manhood,” to be i found in another column of this | issue. We invite others to give ex- 1 pression to theit views along this line. As for ourselves we can see no necessity of a change from the old plan, especially this year. Certainly our farmers are in as good position to attend their precinct meetings this year as they have b^en heretofore. The politicians have more time to go to the meetings than the farmers have to travel miles and miles that they would not otherwise have to travel in order to hear them. The County Democratic Executive Com mittee should get together and do something and let it be known. Its a measly shame the way a few men are trying to run things in order to advance their own personal aims. Why don't they make public what they are doing? Why do they de sire to do things in the dark and keep them from the general public? Why was the voting precincts in Gaffney char,geo? And why, since it has been changed, was not the pub lie notified of it? Why wait until it is by chance found cut? This is un derhand business. While The Led ger is opposed to Mr. Thomas Both- well Butler as a senator from Chero kee, Mr. Thomas Bothwell Butler knows full well that we have no per sonal animosity towards him and that we will publish anything that he is willing to give to the press for pub lication. Why has he not published the names of the democratic execu tive committee? Why has he not let it be known that there are to be three voting precincts in Gaffney in stead of one as heretofore? The law was passed by the last legislature Mr. Butler was not then running for the senate. He has asked us to pub lish matter for him and we have alj ways complied with that request. Why did he wish to keep this infor mation from the public? What was his purpose in doing it? We offer him the columns of this paper to tell the people of the county why, as chairman of the county de.mocrat’c executive committee he fai's to give to the voters of Cherokee - county the names of that committee. We offer him the colomns of this paper to Uli the people why, as a member of the legislature, he should father or coun tenance a law that changes the v >t ng precincts of Gaffney without giving the people some notice of it. Why have you kept these matters so quiet, Mr. Chairman, Mr Legislator? Will you kindly teil the people. I’lease don’t evade the questions. Please don’t ignore them. Please don't treat them with silent contempt. The peo ple should know your reasons for do ing these things and rather than mis represent you by giving our ideas we ask you to tell them yourself. Will you do it? DAIRY NOTES. EUROPE'S HIGHWAYS PERFECT SYSTEM BY WHICH THEY ARE BUILT AND MAINTAINED. Some of the SiilenrtUI Honiln In France, Itelffinin and Italy — $ 1 <>,- 000.000 Spent !»y Latter Country oa Her Highway* In Five Yearn. It will interest you to know about tbe roads of France. In that country there is no such diversity between the mate rial progress of the farmer and that of the merchant, between the country and the town, as is found in this country, says Isaac B. Potter in The Gospel of Good Hoads. The farmers prosper and have always prospered. Every dollar spent by the French government to bring itself more closely in touch with its rural population has been well in vested. Of course these roads of France are not built by farmers who “work out” their highway taxes after the manner followed in this country, nor are they repaired by the use of plows, hoes or scrapers, like those which are brought into use at the annual farmers’ picnic which takes place when you go out to “work the road” in your township. On the contrary, they are built and kept up under a system which Is perhaps the most perfect in the world. There is an official in chief who takes charge of all the main roads of the republic and requires from his subordinates complete reports at frequent Intervals. In this manner information is always at hand showing the condition of the roads in all parts of the country. Of course the work Is divided into differ ent sections, which in turn are in charge of subordinate engineers or su perintendents. Broken stone Is fur- ir'-oJ'-- UvM If fcMF K " .. wl,_ ■pf 1 . 1 Good butter should he solid from tbe time it is put upon the table. Any excitement in the dairy cow tends to - lessen the flow of milk. Failing to get all the buttermilk out causes butter to become rancid soon. To obtain the best results in churning the cream should be only slightly sour. In winter the cream should be warm ed up to about fio degrees before put ting in the churn. One advantage in brine salting is that it almost entirely avoids streaked or mottled butter. Tbe milk should always be skimmed while sweet and the cream then allow ed to turn slightly sour. Sometimes butter has white specks distributed through It. This is caused by oversourness in the cream. In butter making next to controlling the temperature is to churn often while the cream is in good condition. With temperature under contr ol and churning done at the right time the butter will become solid and be easily handled. On the farm to make the most out of tbe milk and butter some of the cows should he bred to come fresh in the spring and some in the fall.—St Louis Ilepubllc. A Simple Remedy. The readiness of some people to send for a man to do those little things about the house which the smallest amount of enterprise or ingenuity would enable them to do for them selves is illustrated by an incident re ported in the Chicago Tribune of a family named Chuckster. They had bought some new gas burn ers with mantles. For a week or two the light was satisfactory; then it grew dim and dimmer until Mrs. Chuckster sent for the gas titter. “It grows worse all the time,” she ex plained. “When was it put in?” asked the man. “About a month ago.” “Ah. yes; I see.” Then he lifted the chimney off. took it out to the kitchen, washed it with soap and water, and the light burned as brightly ns ever. “Fifty cents,” said the man. COUNTRY HOAD IN FRANCE. nished by contract, and, considering the amount of labor accomplished each year on the French roads, the cost is surprisingly small. The roads of our own states, at least the important state roads, should he maintained in the same way. In Belgium also the principal roads are built and maintained by the gen eral government, ami in 1SS0 in the nine provinces of Belgium over 71* per cent of the highroads were of this class, the entire length of high class roads being UlTff English miles out of a total of r».2NH of roads of all classes. The best roads of Belgium are in the provinces of Namur, Liege and Lux embourg. and permanent employees are kept on the roads under the direc tion of the chief engineer of the prov ince for the purpose of Insuring the observance of the regulations and 1 nk- ing after the constant repair of the highways. In Baden the main roads are under the supervision of the state authori ties and are eared for with a studious regard for the requirements of the farmer and Inland travel. Under the law relating to roads In Baden the duty of maintaining the road falls as follows: One-quarter each upon the town and county in which the road Is situated, the remaining one-half upon the state treasury. In Italy the minister of public works is at the head of the department of public works. The construction of these roads is in most cases under taken by contracts, the work being carried on under direction of govern ment engineers. The government road laborers are called “cautonniers” and are selected with grout care, special reference being had to cl arncter and honesty. They must be of robust con stitution and must be able to read and write. Each one of these contonuiers Is provided with a full set of tools and Implements specified by law. Ilis hours of work are from sunrise to sunset, and each day he is obliged to go over the entire track of road placed In Ids charge. He must be constantly upon the line of ids work In all kinds of weather and In case of necessity Is hound to work on public holidays. His cldef duties are the leveling and repair of the highways, the removal of snow, mud. dust. etc. He must assist travel ers In distress and vehicles disabled by ac(#’ent or by weather, and for any neglect of duty he may be fined, sus pended or dismissed, according to the degree of the offense. The fines accumulated during the year are divided among the deserving coutouniers or given to one of the mu tual benefit association of which they are members. Cautonniers who serve with credit and distinction for three or more years are promoted and given an Increase of monthly wages. In the five years from 187R to 1S7S Italy spent about $ Iff.000.000 on her roads, al though before that appropriation was made many excellent highways existed lit nil parts of the kingdom. In 1881 Italy constructed about 120 miles of new road and had then about 11.040 miles In course of construction. In the Netherlands, ns in the coun tries already mentioned, the prlndpa 1 roads are maintained at the expense ot the state. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. People You Know un<l People Yon Don’t Know Hon. D. E. Finley came direct from iVaehington Thursday night and arrived in Gaffney on the 4th to en joy the festivities and meet hie many friends. He favored The Ledger with a call. John 8. Mintz brought the first home raised watermelons to the city Friday. Martin Roberts, a hnsHing young Broad River farmer, spent some time in tne city yesterday. John Estes, a successful farmer of Etta Jane, took in the 4th in Gaffney. Win. Moseley, a young farmer of Ivelton, was a Ledger visitor Satur day. Mrs. W. A. Poole has returned from Charlotte after spending several days with Mr. and Mrs. Talifferro, and is now spending this wetk with Dr. and Mrs. W. A. Fort on Robin son street. Magistrate J. W. Alexander was in the city yesterday on official business. E. R. Sapoch and his charming daughters, prominent Mount Baron peonle, took in the 4th in the city. Misses Ella and Victoria Amos, of Spartanburg, are in the city visiting their sister. Mrs. R. C. Surratt, or. Logan street. Sir. and Mrs. Collins, of Antioch, were appreciated Ledger visitors on the 4r,h. Miss Minnie Moore, of Greenville, who has been spending some time in the city with friends, left for her home yesterday. J. M. Swofford, a successful farmer of Grassy Bond, was with the host in the city on the 4th. Misses Mabel Ardrey, of Fort Mill, and Lillian Massey, of Tirzah, are the charming visitors of Miss Frances Fort. County commissioner T. M. Little john, of Star Farm, was a business visitor in the city yesterday. Fitzhugh Hopper, a worthy Gaff ney young man who is now acquiring fame and fortune at Belton, in An derson county, totk advantage of the fourth and came over to see his mother and incidentally to meet his many friends in the city and county. Fitz met them and we were ail surely glad to see Fitz. J. H. Littlejohn, a prominent farm er of Go^dysviJle, was in tbe city yesterday. W. R. and Joseph Isler, two worthy young fanner boys from beyond the Broad, called to st-e us Saturday. Willis Allen a piomiuent cotton mil! man of Concord. X C , was with □s Friday ei j.»yirg the ftstivilies of the 4th, and shaKing harms with his many friends in his nouue city. Rufus I’otter, of Covtpens, paid The Ledger an appreciated visit yester day. Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Borter and their charming daughters, of Buffalo, were appreciated ceiebralors in the city ou the 4th. J. A. V\ ilieford, a prominent citi zen of Rock Hill, spent the .ust ot the week in the city the guest of his sister, Mrs. W. T. P.oag. on Smith street. Co'jnty’commissioner J. B. Ham- right was among his friends in the city yesterday. Miss Maggie Bryant, was in the '•’tv yesterday and dined with Miss Mau 1 Thompson. .*i»ss Idel Brown, of Spartanburg, is in the city spendirg some time with her si ter, Mr . Vv. C. Carpen ter. Albeit Wesson, of Earis N. C., has been visiting the family of Rev. W. l\ Th mpson, on Victoria Ave. County commissioqer T. J Hames paid The Ledger a pleasant visit yesterday, Among tne popular visitors in the city are Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Boole, of Pacolet, the guests of Dr. and Mrs. Fort. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Sapoch, from across the Broad, who are of Chero kee’s most sterling people, were with us ou the 4th. Constable Will Mackabee and his little son Evans, called to see us yes terday. Misses Alice and Mamie Gaston, of Blacksburg, are in the city the guests of the Misses Hopper at the Com mercial. County commissioner T. L. Bryant sloped with us awhile yesterday. Alfred Harris, of Algood, favored The Ledger with an appreciated visit Saturday. Albert Bettis and his attractive daughters of Mount Baron, were pop ular people in the host in Gaffney on the 4th. Sheriff Thomas, made an official sale in Blacksburg yesterday. John Moss, of Cherokee Fall, spent some time in the city yesterday. The many friends of P. S. Webber were pleased to see him able to at tend tbe celebration on the 4th. J. A. Walker, of Sarratts, was in the city the last of the week J. J. Gaddy, a worthy young man of Blacksburg, came over to see the city yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Hopper, of Algood, were appreciated Ledger vis itors Saturday. Mr. Hughson Poole, of Pacolet, is visiting Sara L Fort. Harry Schim*r, once a Gaffney boy, but now a prominent traveling man for a Charleston wholesale house, is spending a few days in the city with his many friends. 8. G. Pririmore, a popular Grassy Pond farmer, was in the city Satur day. W. B Isler, a prominent citizen and farmer of Cherokee township, came in to see The Ledger on the 4th. W. M. Williams, of Ezells, was a Ledger visitor yesterday. Rev. Mr. Isom, tbe popular pastor in charge uf the Cherokee Springs circuit, paid The Ledger an appreci ated visit Saturday Miss Jennie Eliott, of Waco X. C is in the city visiting her relatives Rev. and Mrs. W. T. Thompson. Miss Ollie Lee. of Texas, is visiting the family of Mr. I. M. Peeler, on Depot Street. Miss Georgia Sapoch, of Mount Baran, was in the city yesterday the guest of Mr. and Mrs. I) A. Thomas. John S. Mintz, a prominent plant er from across the Broad, took in the 4tb in the city, and called on The Ledger and subscribed. Magistrate W. S. Mebry, of Asbury, SDent some time in the city yesterday. He called and renewed. J. C. Morgan, a native of Gsffney who has a prominent oosition in a big cotton mill in Lindale, Ga., cele brated the 4th with his many friends in Gaffney. Miss Bulah Goforth, spent some time in the city yesterday the guest of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Lipscomb. John Dunnavant. postmaster at Chester, S. C., was among bis friends in Gaffney on the 4'h. M'ss Zula Thompson, of Shelby X. C. is visiting her relatives R«v. ana Mrs W. T. Thompson, on Victoria Avenue. Joe Mosely, of Buffalo Mills. Union county, called to see The Ledger Saturday, Farmer Moore, of Greenville, came to the city on the 4th and remained some davs with friends. R. B. Lemaster spent Saturday in the city on business. J. J. Carroll, who is spending some time in YorkviJIe on business, is at home in the city for a few days. M. C. Lipscomb, a prominent planter of W hite Riuins, spent a short time in the city yesterday morning. A SUGGESTION. “Manhood” to he Saved from the “.Man A»tri<le the Fenee.” Editor of Thk Lkdger:—This question is often a>ked : “When wi 1 the county campaign start?” And, “How many meetings will we have for the county ?”' There seems to be a diversity of opinion as to where and when the meetings shall be held. It is said that some favor only four meetings, others only six—one for each town ship. Now it seems to us that there ought to be as many meetings ;s there are precincts. It is jus* as far to go to hear candidates spttk as it is to vote, and every time the legisla ture meets a new precinct or two is added. Now there is no law r< qutr- ing the people or the candidate* to attend these campaign mee*ings But the people want to hear the candi dates and sizi them up; and we know of no better place to size a man up than on tbe stump—espeeia'ly the candidates for the house and senate. There is something about this still hunting, “baby kissing” campaign that is not manly. How often are candidates so anxious for votes as to talk the way. or advocate the mea— ures that they thirk will suit the in dividual voter they are ta'kwig to. This ought not to be. We like ti e mai ly, open and above board way of getting up and tellii g the same tale to all the people. The people are not c mplaining about too many meet ings, and as for the expense, it will cost the candidates much less to go to a dozen meetings than to make a personal canvass of the entire county Now. to test the sentiment, we sug- get the following campaign meetings for tbe county : Commence at limber Ridge August the 9ih, then go to Mabry’s Mill, Owens Ford, Wi kins- ville, Ravenna, Love’s Springs, Ezells, Maud, Grassy Pond, Antioch. King’s Creek, Blacksburg and Gaff ney, closing ou Monday before the election on Tuesday. We take the liberty of naming the county demo cratic executive committee as fol lows. to-wit: Littlejohns. J. E. Gault; Turners. R. A. Hawkins; Cherokee Fails, Dr. R. F. McKown; Gaffney, J. B. Bell; King’s Creek, Wm Caldwell; Buffalo, W. D Gas ton; Antioch, J. R. Dickson; Thick- ety, Jesse Pinson; Grassy Bond, A. J. McCraw; Blacksburg, E. R. Sapoch; Draytonsville, J. VV. Alex ander; Macedonia, A. Harris; White Plains, T. L. Bryant; Allen’s, W. A. Jefferies: Wood’s, E. A. Robbs; Wiikinsville. A. F. Smith; Ezells, J. A. Scruggs; Timber Ridge, S. R Thackston; Ravenna, L. D. Bonner; Sarratts, J. L. Walker. Now if there are any meetings that are not wanted let tbe people notify their' committeeman to that effect, and he can keep it out, if there are any places not named where a meet ing is wanted, let the people see their committeeman and have him to fix a meeting for that place. This plan is the only feasible way that I see that we can get at tbe will of the voters in , this matter. The candidate who does not want to meet the people, and leu them know how he stands when he does meet them is a good man to keep your eyes on. The man who secures a vote by keeping silent, or talking one way in oqe man’s presenze, and ! differently to the next man he meets, is guilty of fraud We punish a man for obtaining money under false pretenses, and the voters ought to he protected against the man who is anything, and will promise anything, and advocate anything simply for votes. Let us have men of manhood -and backbone, who will tell all the people where they stand, and who get up and tell all of us the same tale at once. Save us, oh, save us from the man “astride the fense.” “Manhood.” The adviaory board of the Catholic i Federation in Cleveland protested against the conduct of the school sys- I tern in the Philippines. SHORT LOCAL ITEMS. Crop* are doing well but are begin ning to need rain. Jack K-ndrck. that untiring work er, is threshing wb -at near Gaffney to day. Tbe weather is intensely bnt now. The mere* ry reaches tbe luO mark every day. The Ledger has occasional visits from rh*- teaf-h^r-pup:!- of the Sum mer School, which ar-* highly appreci ated. Betty, the well i-’r-wn animal of Mr*. Ann Water-, died l int Tuesday, after 1 av n/ dor <- twenty rive jears of faithful work. Anyone having •» cony of The Led ger of the d;t*e of November 2!l:h, 1901, will cooler d favor on a frienu of toe paper if they w>il kindly send it to us in order that we may supply him witn it. Rev. L. C. Ezell will preach at Limestone church this afternoon at 4:30 o’clock The public is invited. All members are requested to be present as business of importance will be transacted. J H. Curry, broke dirt yesterday on hi* Limestone Street lot for the erection of an up-to-date buuiness h u*e. The first floor will he for tner- chantile purposes and the second wilt contain living apartments and will be fixed up in good style. The Cotton and produce Exchange, of Messrs Besson ami Wilson, has been moved to the building formerly occupied by Messrs. Beeler and Le- Mond, and Mr John W. Bridges, has moved into the building made vacant by Messrs Beason and Wilson. A white man named Samuel Pow ell, charged with murder, was ar rested on Miss Jane Moore’s farm, near Gaffney, Saturday morning by Sheriff Thomas and Deputy Sheriff Butler, of Rutherford, X C. He witti arrested without trouble and Deputy Sheriff Butler lett. with him Saturday afternoon for Rutherford. The killing was done some months ago. ♦ s J.. . Advertising is called by soire an art. If it be an art it is the art of telling a story simply and convincingly. Nobody knows more about the strong qualities of an establishment than the proprietor who oversees it. Other things being equal, nobody should be able to write more convirx- ingly of the articles he of fers for sale. In a store where the employer sells gcods side by side with his clerks It is rare that the employer will not be the best salesman. The reason is simple. He knows the goods from A to Z. He probably has pur chased them. He knows his aims. His arguments carry weight because they are cenvincing. The same arguments pre sented in the same way, with the same enthusiastic spirit, the same knowledge of detail, would attract new customers if presented through the advertising col umns of this paper. If you have not tried it, why not begin? If you have tried it and are not auds- fied, let us know about it FOR Up-to-Date Job Print ing, call at the LEDGER Office. Gaffney, S. C. Summer Resort Folder SOUTHERN RAILWAY Much valuable information ; mailed free to any address upon application to agents Southern Railway. * W. H. Taylor, Asst. Gen. Pass. Agent, Atlanta, Ga. R. \V. Hunt, Div. Pass. Agent, ('ll ark-ton, S. C J. C. Bkam, Dist. Pass. Agent, Atlanta, Ga. .ai jfc * J .‘j •