Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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4 No business can possibly be successful that is not adver tised. This is a sweeping statement, but it is true. There are some merchants in this community whose experience apparently contradicts the statement. The contradiction, however, is only apparent. If they have attained any degree of success they have advertised. They have let people know what they had to sell, what they were here for and what they proposed to do. Just in proportion to the thorough ness with which they have done this and met the 'Conditions of their competitors they have suc ceeded. If they have used the newspa pers they have worked with the best tools so far as getting pub licity is concerned. If they have worked without the newspapers they have been handicapped and have not attained the highest possible measure <of success. A fertile reed'plan ted in fertile ground, carefulljr watered, will thrive and bear fruit A properly organized bnsineas, in any inhabited place, well advertised will succeed. The law of growth is as certain and inexorable in one case as ifcc'OtlMS. J. C. OTTS, Attorney and Counselor. Office upstairs, between R. A. Jones and Davenport. Office and Residence .Phone. Dr. C. T. LIPSCOMB, Dentist, Of lice over R. A. loses A Co.'s Store. Oan be found at office six davs la the weak Dr. D. P. THOMSON, Dentist. gWOfflce over National Bank. J. E. WEBSTER, A.t:toniey- fficeln CourtHouse. (Probate* Judge sofflee Gaffney City, S. C. Practices In all the courts. Colleo- tlons a specialty William S. Hal), Jr. Jambs A. Willis. . HALL & WILLIS, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. ». CS. Notary Public in office. Prompt attention given to all business. Office over R. A. Jonea A Uo.’s store. DR. J. F. GARRETT, Dentist, Gaffney, - - - S. C. Office over J. R. Tolleeon’e new store In office from let to 26th of each month: SHINGLES, BRICK, SASH, DOORS, BLINDS and all kinds of Building Ma terial, Paints, Oils, Etc. for sale at a small per cent, above cost for cash. Estimates made without charge. L. BAKER JUNEH. CARR, ARTISTIC PHOTOGRAPHER Studio at 812 Limestone St. Gaffney, S. C. Best equipped studio in this section. High grade photog raphy in all its branches. Call and see “Artist Proof,” the latest and handsomest style of photograph ever made. Finishing for amateur pho- togiaphers solicited. Telephone 176. Building and Plastering Lime Coal, and Plaster Hair. Plaster Pans. Rosendale Cement, Portland Cement, Dynamite, Blasting Powder. Fuse and Dynamite Caps, call on Limestone Springs Lime Worts CARROLL & CO., Lessees. Telephone 57. SALISBURY RESIGNS; BALFOURWCESSOR Change In the Premiership of Great Britain. flICKS-BEACH ALSO RETIRES. Reaeon of Lord Salisbury’s Retirement Is Generally Regarded as Simply a Desires for a Quiet Life—Other Cabi net Changes Foreshadowed. London, July 14.—The marquis of Salisbury has resigned the premier- ship of Great Britain and Rt. Hon. A. J- Balfour, the first lord of the treasury and government leader in the house of commons, has been appointed to succeed him. The marquis of Salisbury tendered his resignation at an audience which he had with King Edward last Fri day. Saturday Mr. Balfour visited the king and accepted the premiership. ARTHUR ». BALFOUU Perhaps never has a change of pre miership been affected with so little dislocation to business, either publ'c or private, as accompanied the trans fer of the seals of office from Lord Salisbury to A. J. Balfour. The oc currence had no effect whatever on the stock exchange; The only other change in the cabinet thus far an nounced Is the chancellorship of the exchequer. Sir Michael Hlcks-Beacn, who resigned today, though others are foreshadowed. Mr. Balfour, In addressing the first meeting of his followers at the foreign office this afternoon, Informed them that he could not count on the contin ued assistance of Sir Michael Hicks- Beach, but he could on the latter's good wishes. The public showed little Interest In the party meeting, which was sum moned for noon. The new premier, when he entered the conference ro >f of the foreign office, accompanied by the Duke of Devonshire, Sir Michael Hicks-Bsach. Ixird Ixmdonderry and others, received quite an ovatlor When Mr. Balfour rose to address the meeting all again stood up and cheered the new chief. Mr. Balfour referred to the loss of the services of the chief who, for nearly 50 years, had been en gaged In active political life. No one. he said, would grudge him his well- earned repose, though his loss was Irreparable. “I do not flatter myself." proceeded the premier, "that the gap he has left can be filled. But the place he has left must be occupied, and it Is be cause the king has desired me to d > my best to take that position that 1 have asked j’ou to meet me today. I have accepted a great task and r. heavy responsibility, certainly from no over weening belief In my own ea paclty, but because I am sore, or at least have every reason to believe, that In attempting to carry on this work I will have the most Important qualification a leader can have, name ly. the regard and confidence of those with whom he works.” As to Lord Salisbury’s withdrawrl, the main reason Is considered by prac tically all the best Informed persons to have been simply a desire for a quiet life on the part of a man ad vanced in years, whose activities have been unusual, and whose scientific tastes predispose him to study and se. elusion. That the retiring premier's health has failed, to some extent, Is und-enlable, but this perhaps is to be expected in a man of his years, and the close of the war In South Africa and the return of the commanding gen eral here Is considered to be an appro priate time for his withdrawal. Several other changes are likely to occur Including the retirement of Earl Cadogan, lord lieutenant of Ireland, and the elevation of George Wyndham. the chief secretary for Ireland, to a seat In the cabinet. Speculation is already rife as to who will be Sir Michael Hicks-Beach’s suc cessor. The name of P. W. Hanbury, president of the board of agriculture, Is frequently mentioned. Trouble Over Forest Reserve. . Cody, Wyo„ July 14.—Excitement (Mists here over the recent forest re serve extension, which includes many townships that hitherto have been the winter ranges for thousands of sheep A. A. Anderson, of New York, who has been appointed special superin tendent of the Yellowstone and Teton reserve, has been threatened with as sault. A mass meeting of stockmen and others has been called to meet at Meeteer.ee next Wednesday to protest against the extension. %—— , ' ^ f/i, i b , u j* ■ —H' FOREIGNERS FLEEING FROMVENEZUELA They Are Seeking Refuge at Port of Spain. EXPOSED TO GREAT DANGERS. Government Reports inability To Suc cessfully Control Revolution at La Guayra—Several Ports Are Without Adequate United States Protection. New York. July 14.—Foreigners are fleeing here from Venezuela, cables the Port of Spain, Trinidad, corre spondent of The Herald. There is surprise at the smallest of the United States naval forces in Venezuelan waters, especially at La Guayra, where the government officials are said to have reported to President Cas tro that they cannot control the revo lution. Puerto Cabello, Campano and Bar celona are without United States war ships and the residents are exposed to great dangers. Ranger Sails To Protect Americans. Panama, July 14.—Acting on Orders from Washington, the United States special service steamer Ranger, aow here, sailed Saturday for Chiriqui to protect American Interests there. It is reported that General Herrera, the revolutionary commander, has decreed that all produce is the property of his government whether belonging to na tives or foreigners. The United States consul here, H. A. Gudger, goes to Chiriqui on board the Ranger and he will take some important papers which General Salasar, the governor of Pan ama, is sending to General Herrera. It is presumed that they include peace terms. As soon as the isthmus is pacified the general elections will take place and congress will meet an4 de cide the canal question. STEAMER PORTLAND YET IN ICE. Ships Are Now Searching Arctic Wat ers for Lost Vessel. Seattle, Wash., July 14.—The steam er Portland sailed for Nome from Se attle April 26 with 1,000 tons of freight, including miners’ supplies, li quors and vegetables. Six hundred tons were put aboard at San Franc's- co. Of her 110 passengers 46 were booked at San Francisco, the remain der at Seattle. The vessel was com manded by Captain Charles Lindquist, a veteran Behring sea mariner. The steamship was caught by im mense Ice flows in Behring strait on June 3 and when last seen was drift ing northward into the Arctic sea. The United States revenue cutter The tis started in pursuit, but no trace of the ship was found and It was be lieved she had been crushed in the ice pack and all on board lost. The rev enue cutter Manning, now at San Francisco, Is under orders to sail for northern waters to aid the Thetis In searching for the Portland and the missing Jeanle, and Is to sail on next Wednesday or Thursday. NEW CHINESE MINISTER. Sir Lian Chen Succeeds Wu Ting Fang at Washington. Pekin, July 14.—Sir Lian Chen, sec retary of the Chinese embassy to the coronation of King Edward, has been ap|>ointed Chinese minister to the United States to succeed Minister Wu. Mr. Wu. the Chinese minister at Washington, was not surprised to hear of the appointment of a successor to himself, as he has been expecting an announcement of this character for some time. He had received notice that his services would be required in another capacity, and for this reason has been prepared to hear of the nam ing of his successor at any time. Sir Lian Chen, the newly appointed min ister. is a comparatively young man, being only a little over 40 years of »g«. •W JOSEPH LITTLE DEAD. Was Chief Justice and Deputy Gover nor of Newfoundland. St. Johns, N. F.. July 14.—Sir Joseph Ignatius Little, chief Justice and depj. ty governor of Newfoundland, died to day at the age of 67. Owing to the recent resignation of Justice Donald Morison, which vacan cy has not yet been filled. Sir Joseph Little’s death leaves Justice George Emerson the only surviving member of the supreme court bench. The si*- nation is unique, and calls for the early filling of the vacancies, two ludges being necessary to constitute the court. Attorney General W. H. Horwood, Premier Sir James F. Win tar and former Attorney General and Premier Sir Whiteway are mentioned in connection with the vacancies. King Makes Excellent Progress. London. July 14.—Following is the bulletin on King Edward’s condition posted at 10 o’clock this morning at Buckingham palace: “The king con tlnnes to progress satisfactorily. His general condition Is excellent, and th * wound la healing well. (Signed) Treves. Laklng. Barlow." Appointed General Attorney. Richmond. Va.. July 14.—R. A. lack son. of this city, has been appointed general attorney of the Chicago, Rock Island and I'adflc Railroad compan' with hradquartera at Chicago. Tin appointment la effective August 1. CHICAGO ROAOS AT MERCY OFBIG STRIKE Twenty Thousand Freight Handlers Out. SQUADS OF POLICE ON DUTY. Situation Is Admittedly Grave—Strike Has Already Cost Wholesale Estab lishments and Railroads Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars. Chicago, July 14.—The second week of the freight handlers’ strike began today with 20,000 men idle and ship ping at a standstill. The railroad warehouses were al most as quiet as they were yesterday, so far as the regular business was concerned. At a distance from each warehouse was a company of pickets posted to keep freight from entering or leaving the sheds. Near the de pots were guards of police, on duty to protect the men in the warehouses and to quell any disturbance which might arise. Gangs of non-union men brought into the city to take the places of the strikers lounged about the ware houses or in their cars with scarcely anything to do. President Curran, of the Freight Handlers’ union, appointed a commit tee to visit the various railroads, but no hope was expressed that a settle ment would be made today or even this week. The line between the opposing parties was plainly drawn today, and no move of either side was made tc cross 1L Wholesale houses made practically no attempt to send out freight or to receive it. These big establishments were all but closed down. The strike has coet them hundreds of thousands of dollars already and they stand to lose millions should the condition which prevailed this morning contin ue. The Jose in wages to the strik ing freight handlers and their sympa thizers, the teamsters, to the railroads and other lines of business is rough’y estimated at considerably over $1,000 a day. The situation is admittedly very grave. Commission merchants on South Water street declared that usually an imated market dead. In times of commercial peace this street is one ri the most congested in the Caucasian world. Today In front of many of the stores there was not a wagon and scarcely a crate, box or barrel of produce. Some had a few berries brought by boat from Michigan and Wisconsin, but these were about th^ only fresh arrivals. Thirty cars of highly perishable stuff was reported on the tracks, while many more cars containing commodities which will last a few days longer lay abandoned. Of today’s arrival by rail only three car loads were cared for promptly. These contained live poultry. It was said that the humane society would not allow thfem to perish, and a permit was secured to take them to South Water street. One wholesaler had a car load of peaches on sale. The peaches came In Saturday by rail, but the teamsters refused to haul anything from the rail, roads. The dealer thereupon shipped the car around the lake to St. Joseph, Mich., where the consignment was transferred to a boat and reached he»e this morning. President Field, of the Knickerbocker Ice company, stat ed today that the Ice men were haul ing ice everywhere, including the rail way depots and* to cars. This was de nied by some of the strikers. WIRE FENCE 700 MILES LONG Will Be Built on Boundary Line Be tween Canada and Montana. Helena, Mont., July 14.—It is pro posed to build a wire fence 700 miles long on the boundary line between Montana and Canada. The necessity for this huge under taking arises from the fact that sever al weeks ago, a large number of cat tle that had strayed into Canada from this state were seized by the dominion officials on the ground that they had been smuggled. The fence will prob ably be built Jointly by the Canadian and American governments and will cost several hundred thousand dollars. Alleged Lyncher In Jail. Charlotte, N. C., July 14.—Tom Sparnell, a white man, was jailed In Salisbury, N. C., Saturday night on the charge of participating In the re cent lynching of two alleged negre murderers In that town. The arrest was made on a bench warrant issued by Superior Court Judge Shaw. Spar nell was denied bail pending a hearing, the charge against him being murder. Another World’s Record Broken. San Francisco, July 14.—At the reg ular monthly medal shoot of the Gold en Gate Rifle and Pistol Club, held at Shelmont Range. J. G. Gorman broke the world’s lOO-shot revolver record with a score of 924. Gorman’s score was made upon ten strings often shots each. None of the strings were im perfect. Declares for Compulsory Education. Montgomery. July 14.—Rev. Dr. A. J. Lamar, pastor of the Court street Methodist church, preached on educa tion at the morning service, and de clared himself In favor of compulsory education as the only remedy for the illiteracy that afflicts the southern states. F. G. Stact, President. J. G. Wardlaw, Vice-President. THE NATIONAL BANK OF GAFFNEY. CAPITAL STOCK PAID IN OAO.OOfl oo 2«2^?. l JL OL B ER8 INDIVIDUAL LI AIIIL1TY - AOOOO oo' SURPLUS AND PKOPITS, NKT . 2UOOO OO Deposits solicited from Farmers, Merchants, Manufacturers and others. Every acenn.- modatlon extended to customers that their business and responsibility will warrant. L> C. Cashier. 2HAYKARO SN4VXH. Ammt. Cash.- DR. M O FFETT’S TM ■ n TEETHING POWDERS? Rst. J. W. FIk M 4 7 thod,,t . Co i‘ f « r « nc «.• > “Enclosed m,7«fn«lnufor^hlch^lwe^liime >sof TEETHINA- We wonder how we bars raised children without It. Theother dar a ledr in Rie- i a cack&pe and it camn at a mn.t .i_„. u.w -1 , “ .T . r . “‘•T two packages < sour) tent ns a 7-- an .' , k came at a most opportnne time; our babe wae in a serious co'nditionVhis'bowele had J 1 n* » a ? d .w° th n * we * aT * <l i< l »ny good; the second doee of “TEETHINA ’ ’ gave ta4 h0 * urU>or 4foable - Other members of the family bare used it and every doaohan SLAUGHTER SALE. In order to close them out I am now offering Straw Hats at and below cost. Also a few dozen pairs ladies’ and misses’ slippers to go at cut rate prices. I am offering some unprecedented bargains in white Piques, Dimities and other white goods. Don’t fail to see them. Despite the hard times my sales on buggies have exceed my most sanguine expectations, which only goes to show that I have got “up-to-date” vehicles at the right kind of prices. For neatness, durability and general utility Tyson & Jones’ buggies are hard to beat. I also have Corbitt, Goldsboro and Studebaker buggies, a little cheaper in price, but they cannot fail to please the most fastidious. Buggy Harness $6.50 to $15.00 per set. Wagons? Well yes, I’ve got the Taylor and the White Hick- ory and am prepared to meet all fair competition. A few dozen fruit jars left which will be sold at the old price notwithstanding the price has advanced $2.00 per gross recently. Fruit jar rubbers in abundance. Highest market price paid for all kinds Scrap Iron, Steel, Old Castings, Brass, Copper, etc. I keep everything usually found in a first-class general mer chandise store, both at Gaffney and Goforths, S. C., and solicit a share of your patrouage. Respectfully, J. I. SAR.R.A.TT. 818 Limestone Street. Commercial Printing Of every description executed with neatness and dispatch at The Ledger office, Gaffney, S. C. New Type, New Presses, the finest quality of Ink and Paper, and Compe tent Workmen. Send us your orders. HARRIS L1THIA SPRINGS • •: HOTEL.zo,^, NEWLY REPAINTED AND RENOVATED THROUGHOUT SPLENDID ORCHESTRA IN ATTENDANCE, Which furnishes two Daily Concerts. Dancing morning an evening, and WEEKLY GERMANS. HARRIS LITHIA WATER is GUARANTEED to cure all cases of Dyspepsia, Constipation, Gout, General Debility, Rheuma tism, Diabetes, Dropsy, Liver Complaints, Kidney and Blad der Troubles, and is especially recommended by the most emi nent yhysicians for diseases peculiar to women. If anyone suffering with any of the Ailments for which Harris Lithia Water is recommended, if they will come to the Springs- and use the water as directed, we Absolutely Guarantee Relief. WRITE FOR BOOKLET AND RATES FOR BOARD. t R. L. FOX, Lessee, HARRIS SPRINGS, - - S. C. Here is a Bargain. Two excelent corner building lots within five minutes walk of Carpet Mill. These lots will be sold on the Easy Payment Plan of only $3 per month. Here is an opportunity of a lifetime for working people. Apply to I£I>. H. I>eOiVIVlFV