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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 seed planted in fertile ground, carefully watered, will thriTe and bear fruit. A properly organized business, in any inhabited place, well advertised will succeed. The law of growth is as certain and inexorable in one case as the other. J. C. OTTS, Attorney and Counselor. Office upstairs, between R. A. Jones and Oavonport. Office and Residence .Phone. Dr. C. T. LIPSCOMB. Dentist, Office over R. A. Tone* ft Co.'e Store. Can be found at office six davs in the week Dr. D. P. THOMSON, Dentist. IST'Office over National Hank. J. E. WEBSTER. Attorney-A. t> L^a.'w* fflce In Court House. (i’robate<J udge s office Gaffney City, S. C. Praotioos in all the courts. Collec tions a specialty —-J- - - 1 i-ia, William S. Hall, ,1k. James A. Wii.lis. HALL & WILLIS. ATTORNEYS AT LAW. OA ». cs. Notary Public in office. Prompt attention riven to all business. Office over R. A. Jones ft Uo.'s store. DR. J. F. GARRETT, Dentist, Gaffney, - - - S. C. Office over J. R. Tolleson’s new store In office from 1st to 26th of each month: SHINGLES, BRICK, SASH, DOORS, BLINDS and all kinds of Building Ma terial, Paints, Oils, Etc. for sale at a sm^ill per cent, above cost for cash. Estimates made without charge. L. BAKER ’ JUNE H. CARR, _ ARTISTIC PHOTOGRAPHER 812 Limtstone 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. ITor-• Building and Flattering Lime Goal, and Plaater Hair. Platter Pant. Botendale Cement, Portland Cement, Dynamite, t Slatting Powder. Fute and Dynamite Capa, call on Limestone Springs Lime Works CARROLL ft CO., Lessees. Cetopbone 17. INCSEiSED INTEREST IK SUNDAY SCHOOLS. I Stevy People Join in Praise to Their Maker. DEATH OF LITTLE CHILD. Mr. and Mr*. Allen Tnrner'* Little Child Die* in Spartanburg—Farmer* Will Tut Their Corn and Wheat on the Market- Personal* and Local*. Stevy, July 14 —Rev. A. D. David son promptly came to bis appoint ment as pastor of the Macedonia church Saturday and Sunday last. On Sunday there was a very large and attentive audience before him, and he preached us one of bis strong est and most impressive sermons on original sin. It was evident from the beginning that the audience was much interested in his theme. Our people up there call for a general meeting of all members, and also all others as well, who have friends buried, to meet with us oo Saturday before the first Sunday in August, to aid us in cleaning up the preseut graveyard, and in, determining how much nearer the church building the privilege to bury may be consis tently agreed upon. This is an im portant matter, both to the church and all others who have friends buried there. At our next regular term of meet ing there we expect a protracted meeting of several days to be held, and we are very proud to be able to say to all our friends that our pastor has the promise of Rev. J. B. Boze man, of Gaffoey. to preach dutiag the series of meeting. We personally Know Bro. Bozeman, and feel much assured of an enjoyable series of meetings under his ministry. Sunday school interest and social singings among our people seem to be on the increase, and are certainly reaching more families than iu former seasons. More met with us last Sunday evening than could be comfortably seated, and the interest taken in singing and reading was manifestly good. Good rains have recently fallen all over our portion of Cherokee county, and as a consequence our crops just now promise more than a usual yield in almost all varieties of crops. A very large amount of peas have been sown and planted, anti at this writ ing look very promising. From among some of our farm r? up here quite a large quantity of corn will be put on the market now, and we venture here the opinion that several loads of corn from up land Morgan township planters will be sold in Gaffney, Cowpeos or Clifton marie s within the next thirty days One of our neighbors said to me yes terday that he had thirty or forty bushels of old wheat oo hand and had not yet had his present year’s crop thrashed, which he expected would be about one hundred bushels So Mr. Editor, if you or your friends are likely to perish just come over into Morgan township and you can live You can also find some of as fine thoroughbred hogs up here as are anywhere in the State, or per haps elsewhere, so far as I koow. Our neighbor, Mr. R. E. Sarratt, has a pair of as tins O. I. C. as can be found anywhere. The male, now fourteen months old, will weigh 400 pounds or more and has only been fed to keep up growth. Mr. Sarratt tells me that he truly believes that two of them will keep good fat on what one scrub hog will consume. He is expecting to breed bogs for sale. Others of our friends have very fine hogs of other choice stocks. Go the 8th last, our friend Mr. Allen Turner and bis excellent wife were subjected to a most sad and painful bereavement They had started a few days before on a visit to some relatives who live some dis tance above Spartanburg. All were well when they started, but on arriv ing at tbeir destination it was found tbeir little boy, some two years old, was very sick. The parents decided at once to try to return home. Finding thelittle fellow getting worse they stop ped in Spartanburg to have the little fellow treated. They went to a phy sician there who after doing some thing for it saw it was dying, and turned them (so we are told) out into the street about sundown and the child died in its father’s arms on the streets. They soon, however, made the best preparation they could and brought the remains of the little fel low to Mr. G. L. Clary's, Mrs. Tur ner’s father, that night, arriving there some time before day in the morning. The sympathy of our entire com munity g< ei out to Mr. atd Mrs. Tu.- ner in this sad bereavement. We do hope that cur next legisla ture will impose a tax so roughly upon all dogs that it will be impos sible to keep many of them at one place, or at any rate make the own ers responsible for every depredation committed by one in every com munity, not only by having to pay for all losses, but liable to be found guilty themselves before the courts for keeping a nuisance in the com munity. We personally know of one family in our immediate neighbor hood who bought a drove of fifty- eight turkeys (young and old), and has lost within about thirty-five days forty-two of these turkeys, and it is positively known that most of these turkeys have been killed and partly eaten by dogs in that community. This is one pest we must earnestly call upon our next legislature to re duce. l. b. p. A NATIONAL NEED. Sonic \ lews of IVlcr J. Otcy on Gooil HondM. In an article on good marts, written shortly before his death for the New York Nows, the late Deter J. Otey, rep resentative from Virginia, said: “In my opinion the most important question before the American people today is that of good roads. Good roads, like all other good things, cost. Cheap articles are of inferior quality; hence our bad roads. If we are to have good roads, we must pay for them. To pay for them we must be taxed. Then, if taxed, how? By the federal or state government? “I am in favor of the whole system of roads in the country being placed under government construction, to be paid for out of the United States treas ury, and. having introduced a bill look ing to this end, 1 am overwhelmed with letters from all sections of the country approving It and inquiring about it. This bill provides for the direct appropriation of $100,000,000 to be expended in the forty-live state* and four territories of the United States in proportion to population. It should become a continuing appropria tion till goo'll roads become a uetwork over the land. “AYill anybody tell me why the United States government should not construct good roads in the various states and territories? Is there any difference in thus applying public money and applying it to creeks, branches and rivers? Botn are to ex pedite transportation, to help inter state and foreign commerce. “The concentration of population and weal ill in groat cities would lie largely overcome if the country districts should have their fair share of the ap propria lion of public money and the consequent improvement of the coun try roads that would foilow.” THE GOOD ROAD TRAINS. ReNiilta of the Lesson* on I'.iftlive.-ty BnildinK' In the South. In answer to an inquiry from The Railroad Gazette Vice President Hara- han of the Ilinois Central gives the ob served results of the experimental trip through Kentucky, Tennessee, Missis sippi and Louisiana of the good roads train sent out by that railroad com pany. There was less need of the lesson in Kentucky than in the other states, as the turnpike roads in the in terior of Kentucky Line been models for tinee-quarters of a century. That state was the pioneer in the building of such roads. However, a Kentucky Good Roads association has been formed to improve roads in sec tions of the state where tiiey are not up to the standard. Similar associa tions have been organized in Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana, and in each of those states the legislatures will be asked to take steps furthering the good work. The sentiment aroused wherever the experts on the train showed what could be done in good road construction with native and comparatively cheap ma terial has spread to remoter parts of the states, and the movement looking toward an intelligent and consistent method of roadbuilding and road con servation has been well started. A like good roads train is now tour ing the south Atlantic states, arousing Interest everywhere and promising as good results as attend! d the demonstra tion in the Mississippi river states. German Ron4«. The Countess Alida von Kroekow writes from Germany to The Christian Register: “Germans find that it pays to encourage peasants to free their fields of stones. The property rises in value—taxing value. The stones, thrown into heaps by the roadside, are pur chased by the district road repairing commission. Poor men, who other wise would have to be supported in almshouses, are hired to break these stones and then are trained to the work of repairing the roadbeds. The money to pay the men is made by auctioneer ing off to the highest bidder the crops of the fruit trees that were planted on both sides of the highway when it was built and that are nourished well by the manure that falls along the road and is pushed at Intervals by a road tender upon their roots. The purchas er of the crop sees to it that his fruit is uot stolen. The road commissioners have no bother about that, and, al though the sale be by auction, it brings in considerable. Every burgher knows how much, because the sales of high way fruit crops are published in the local newspapers.” WUconsla Good Rood* IMana. A good roads wave has struck Wis consin. and the result of it will be the means of placing the state on an equality with any in the Union If only half of the work now being planned is carried to a successful issue, as it prob ably will be. Plans for a good road from Chicago to Milwaukee have been taken up. There is now a cycle path from Chicago to Waukegan and from Racine to Kenosha. From Milwaukee to South Milwaukee the road is in ex cellent condition. From this It can be seen that there are only short stretches which are in need of work. The ex tension of the Sheridan drive along the shore of Lake Michigan from Chicago to Milwaukee, a distance of eighty-five miles, is also contemplated. Grarral Mil** on Good Rond*. In a speech on good roads General Miles recently said: “We excel all na tions in our railroads. Capital and en ergy have been given to building these, and the time Is now come when the feeders to these, the highways, must receive attention. Government has glv- en largely the railroads and should now give to the improvement of the surface roads. If tnere is one Indica tion more than another of the civiliza tion of a people It is their highwaya.” GOOD ROAD LESSONS. HCW THE SOUTH IS BEING TAUGHT TO BUILD HIGHWAYS. Speelnl Train* Completely Equipped With Modern RondiuuklnK Machin ery Tonrluff the Southern State* and G1 v in if Instruction*. There has been a larger expenditure of public funds for the betterment of public highways during the year just -ended than in any previous five years of American history, says the Philadel phia North American. The aggregate amount of expenditures mounted into the millions. Public sentiment favor ing better highways has developed sc rapidly that it has been difficult to keep track of the various international, na tional and state conventions which have been called to promote the cause, This interest has shown itself not only among farmers, good roads enthusi- KOAD UOLLKU AT WORK asts and public officials, but also among several of the great trunk line rail ways. The tour of a “good roads special.” which concluded recently its first run over the Southern railway system through the south, making ten stops at important centers, including Birming ham, Montgomery. Atlanta, Greenville, Charleston and other points, was the outgrowth of the first international good loads congress which was held at Port Huron. Mich., late last year. This important congress of good roads peo ple was called together at the sugges tion of the “good roads” senator of Michigan, H. S. Earle of Detroit. Del egates from a score of states and near ly every province of Canada were pres ent. Here is where the “good roads train” had its birth, and soon after President W. II. Moore of the National Good Roads association of Chicago be gan his arrangements for the opera tions of the special. This train start ed from New Orleans early last spring and worked its way north to Chicago, making a dozen stops by the way for the purpose of constructing a sample of good roads and showing how essen tial to their building is the use of mod ern roadmaking machinery, with which the train was completely equipped. One of the most remarkable pieces of apparatus was the earth excavator and elevator. This machine was drawn by eight pairs of mules and would Dike dirt from the side of the road ami move it and spread it in the middle of the proposed road at the rate of four cubic yards per minute under favora ble conditions. By means of this ma chine and several gangs of men, to gether with road rollers, stone crushers and other apparatus, the expert road- builders on this trip at one point made a half a ndle of good road iu ten hours. The work of this first good roads special was so successful and the Illi nois Central railroad was so well pleased with the results that President Moore had several opportunities to take charge of good roads trains to be run over other large railroad systems in different parts of the country and dual ly accepted the invitation of the South ern railroad to take a train through the south. The success of the train was more than assured from the beginning, for before it started from Washington on Nov. 1 requests had been received from more than 200 cities and towns to build a sample of road within their limits, but onlj ten stops were made on the trip. The train, with Its load of modern roadmaking machinery and corps of expert roadbuilders, was received with the greatest enthusiasm, and no less than seven state good roads associa tions, as many county organizations and ten samples of good roads have re sulted. The value of the instruction given and the interest awakened will be felt in this section of the country ■ for twenty years to come. Another trip was planned under the same man agement The train will pass through a different part of the southland. The local soil conditions met with during the two good roads tours varied to such an extent that it was impossi ble to follow any specified rule for the construction of the roadbed. Where materials were to be found the founda- I tion was made of five inches of coarse crushed stone, which was thoroughly rolled before the second course was ap plied. Next came a two or three inch • course of stone about one and a half inches In thickness, which was careful ly spread, sprinkled and thoroughly rolled. On top was placed a fine dress ing of much smaller stone in a thin layer. This was also sprinkled and rolled. The final layer acted as a “binder” and made the road hard, smooth and even in surface. The road bed was given about a twelve inch crown, and the ditches were as care fully made as the roadbed Itself. Roaftfcalldlns bjr Convict*. President Earle of the League of American Wheelmen says that the con vict labor of the country could build 18.000 miles of road a year and should be us«d for that purpose. r. o. stact president. J.U. VVARDLAW, Vice-President THE NATIONAL BANK OF GAFFNEY. CAPITAL STOCK PAIO IN •SO.OOO OO STOCKHOLDERS IMHVIDCAL LIABILITY - 50 OOO OO* SURPLUS AND PROFITS, NET - - . ‘{0,000.00 • 120,000.00. State. County and City Uepoeitory. . 80lI ? lr , e J 1 ffom Farmers, Merchants, Manufacturers and others. Every accom modation extended to customers that their business and responsibility will warrant. U C. KO«SS, Caehiev MAYMAK13 SNIYTH. Aewt. ^a*h. PR. M OFFETTS TH (TEETHING POWDERS) J; "En<Ho«ed^n?IKtj'c*nt*for w'htc?plMi»eka*b■* K rfeut ea a For sale by all druggist. 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. J 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 lor all kinds Scrap Iron, Steel, Old Castings, Brass, Copper, etc. 1 keep everything usually found in a first-class general mer- chandise store?, both at GafFnoy and Ooforths, S. C., and solicit a share ol your patronage. Respectfully, J. I. SA.RR.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 Pre ses, the finest quality of Ink and Paper, and Compe tent Workmen. Send us your orders. HARRIS L1THIA SPRINGS =033= HOTEL.zmn 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 W T ater 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. 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 EX>. H.