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, "TilFC rOBLIBHED TUESDAY AN!) FRIDAY. BY Ed. H. D^Camp. The Ledger in not rewpouBibif for t 1 ’-* views of correspondents. ’orrespondents who do not contri bute regular news letters must fur nish their name, not for publication, but for identification.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 to insure publication ; also endeavor to get them to the office by Monday and Thursday mornings. Obituaries will be pubinlised at five cents a line. Cards of thanks wi)' he published at one cent a word. Reading notices will De published a; ten jents a line each insertion. All correspondence should be ad dressed to Ed. H. DeOamp. Manager. SOM K DON’TS. Don’t make it a habit to borrow your neighbor’s paper, d he 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. A Cl.KAN MAN J'REFKRKKD. For a week we have been receiving letters from different sections of this State, North Carolina and Georgia referring to the Jim Tillman incident at Gaffney on Wednesday a week ago. It is gratifying to be able to state that of the entire lot received but one in any manner critici738 our action, and that one only to the ex tent that it was “a very uncalled for attack on Col. Tillman.” The writer evidently fails to remember that it was Col. Tillman who made the attack and that we were simply, defending a statement of facts. In addition to the letters the press of the entire State and quite a number of papers outside have made more or less refer ence to the matter, and they have been unanimous in sustaining us. All of which is gratifying. Another gentleman has taken his name from our list—making a grand total of two discontinued, while seventeen new subscriptions have been added, which is also gratifying. We would be delighted to publish these letters, but they are personal, and we could not betray the confi dence thus imposed. Extracts from them would make mighty interesting reading, but we forego the pleasure it would give us, to say pothing of the information it would furnish the public. We have no inclination to pursue the subject further, more than to state that Jim Tillman’s drunken ness in Columbia is notorious. He attended the Keeley Institute in Co lumbia, where he was treated for alcoholism, was arre-ted in Augusta, Ga., for gambling and drinking, and we have it on the best authority that he misappropriated funds belonging to the Ladies’ Monument Association, of Edgefield—fifty dollars contri buted by Wm. C. Wh itney—and failed to turn over to a North Caro lina firm money collected from J. A. Attaway, .Saluda, 8. C. We don’t know what you would term this but if we were guilty of the same thing we would rather feel like our proper place was in a more confining place than in the governor’s mansion. It has been asked why we did not write about the other candidates like we have written about Jim Tillman. The answer is plain. The other can didates are not guilty of such noto riously dirty business, or at least if they are we have never been able to find it out on them. We want a good, clean, honest and upright man for governor—one “like Caesar’s wife—above suspicion.” We do not want one who is notorious for bis disreputableness. If any man can conscientiously condemn us for wanting good men elevated to office then let him condemn. If the people want a clean government it is essential that they put clean men in office, and we submit that Jim Till man is not a clean man. IN OVH NEW HOME. On Monday we began moving into our new office and by hard work we managed to get in fairly good shape by Tuesday evening. The Ledger is now installed in tb^ prettiest build ing in Gaffney and one of the hand somest In upper South Carolina. With the installation of a Huber press we hive perhaps the best equip- ped printing plant in this section. Certain It is that we have the finest printing office ip the country—not the biggest, but the best. Tb* ar- { \ rangements are ideal and we invite everybody, friend and foe, patron or not. to call and inspect the new office. Everyone will receive a cordial wel come. Today’s Ledger is the first Ledger to be printed on the new press. NOTES ANU COMMENTS. Senator Tillman does cot endorse his nephew Jim for governor of South Carolina. He says he is hands off. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ An entire week has passed and Mister Butler has not as yet sent us an answer in co.nnliance with our request of last Friday. You should not ignore us entirely, Mister Butler It might make us feel bad. If any man desires to vote for Jim Tillman for governor he has that priv ilege We have felt it our duty to in form our readers of his character and in doing so have confined ourselves to n truthful statement of facts. Hav ing done our duty we leave the voters to exercise their right of citizenship with the firm conviction that they will do their duty. J. M. Thomas, J. A. Pearson, Win. Thompson, M. L. Martin, 8. E. Roberts, R. A Scruggs, Joseph Price, A. W. Bridges, J. M. Sherer, C. C. Davis, Singleton Clary, Francis Hill, Mary J. Scruggs, Jas. Westbrooks, Drucilla Hill, Mary Walker, G. B. Brown. J. C. Thompson, Louisa George, Thos. Peterson, Wm. Harris, S A Bearden, Henry Boheeler, W W Lacey, Thompson Cobb, THE VAGARIES OF WOMAN. Her Ways are Mysterious and I*ant Finding Out by Mortal Man. We have been with our‘ Bet.” now forty years, or less, and had thought that we had thoroughly learned all of her characteristics, but we have found ourself to be just as thoroughly mistaken, and we are now satisfied that there is no one who has ever learned all the characteristics of a wo man, and while men may think that they act and talk foolishly some times, and perhaps they may act a little queer some times, if you will pay strict attention you will generally find a good deal of common sense and pretty fair judgment in what they may say. Last Sunday morning “Bet.” was up and had breakfast ready by sun up, which, by the way, is a very un usual thing for “Bet.” to do, and some of our friends consider it al most a miracle to get us out of bed before sunrise. But ‘ Bet.” got us up very early that morning (owing to the fact that there was a pail of water setting handy, and we have always abhorred the idea of taking a cold bath before rising in the morn ing) and while at the breakfast table sbe very kindly requested us to go over to Mr. ‘‘Goodfellow’s” and bor row his horse and buggy, that she was going a visiting that day. Well, we saw at once that remonstrance would be entirely useless, and there fore complied with her request. Af ter we had got the horse and buggy all ready for the start, and not until then, we asked her whom she in tended visiting. “Why,” she said, ‘‘we are going up to ‘Graball’ to see cousin Mary ; you know, Gum,’ we haven’t been to see Cousin Mary in quite a while, and I just thought that this being such a lovely morn ing it would be a good time to pay her a visit.” But we knew by ‘‘Bet’s ” looks and actions that there r us something else that she wished to at tend to besides visitii g ‘‘Cousin Mary,” and sure enough mere was. After we had gut started on our way “Bet.” says: “tium, let’s go around by 'Bill StuckupV; it’s a heap the best road, if it is a him- the furtbereat.” “All right, Betti-’, but you know that it is a considera ble distance to go around i mt way ’ “I don’t care,” says she, “we will go that way any Dow ” Well we dr »v. | y-.-t x q on past Mr. "Stuikup’s” h ui-e and i \ .j || ij as we dio so \v<#uol.c< d Clot * i< didn’t tim r spiilK or look town: ! the house arid by the time w • u .i „i (airiy past the hous ■ ‘B sax “Tin-re now, I guess soimDefx can play 'Sali Siockup -> g -v “Why,” sajs we, “‘B it.-, w,i , kind of a game has M •. > o km been playing?” “Didn’t you see ht r »,o .ru’ ‘.••.is* the otoer Sunday and nevi r sj i t % > even look toward tin- oi f ' ■ .< “Bet.,” “and I Was ,ie:<-: •:':i even with her ” “W*ii,iui L- i> they were riding in 'nt ii w. no.u< and their own horse ,<ul it g i. . ■< we are riding in a burro x d >n ” “i uon’t care if we are I n <. u h.».i rather ride in u borrow. -i m- *i mi. to ride in one bought .n n u- and it not paid for ai d nt-v r wnl ue. That’s the way they got ibtirs, inti besides that, I happ-n to know that the) had to giv.- a tnurgiiar on their old cow to get that buggy, and now this fall ; hr o'd cow ar d buggy will both have to ,_u i i p;:v for the buggy. Then what will muse poor little children of tvill’K do next winter for milk? I'M tell you, ‘Cum’, ‘Bill’ and ‘Sail’ are not all 'lie folks there are in this country whose chil dren will be without milk next winter, either, by trying to fly high and living away yonder beyond their means.” Now we will leave it to our readers to judge about how far “Bet.” is wrong. H. P. Gumtkke. The new rqau will have new man ners. It.-ware of Olntnimith for Catarrh that CnntaliiH Mercury. as tnereury will surely destroy the. sense of smell ami completely OeruiiM't lie whole sys tem when entering ft through the mucuous surf'iees. Such articles sliouhl never Is- used except on nrcscripMons from renutahle physicians, as I lie damage t hey will ifo Is ten fold to ‘ ‘ Mr. Jefferies to Cherokee Voters. To the voters of Cherokee county: So much has been said in reference to my charging the pensioners of the county for attending to and issuing their checks, and owing to the fact that my office duties have been so constant and arduous that they ren dered it impossible for me to make a complete canvass of the county be fore the opening of the campaign speakings, I deem it necessary to publish the following certificates and facts: State of South Carolina, ) County of Cherokee. \ We, the undersigi ed, hereby certify that J. Eb. Jefferies, clerk of the court, never charged us anything for attending to our pensions for us in any way shape or form, but on the contrary he has been very kind and accommodating to us, alw-ays filling out our blanks, probating same, doing our correspondence, furnishing stationary, postage etc., all without a single cent of pay. J. L Strain, W. J. Blanton, Elizabeth Harris, H. M. Turner, R M Hembree, C. J. Hopper, M. I). F. Coyle, Jane Millwood, E. R. Holmes, David Bailey, D. L. Byars, Mintine Griffin, Artelissa Huskey, Mary A. Humpnes, J. A Dickson, Jacob Childers, J. I) Ruppe. Silva Ruppe, R. D. Scruggs, Annie Mullinax, Marion Johnson, John Reynolds, R. W. Lee, Mary Gore, W 8. Alexander, John Whisonant, Elizabeth Harris, Joseph Murphy, J. 8. Blanton, Ann Jolly, Susan Millwood, Martha Brown, O. E. Tate, L. M. Cobb, E. P. Woody. Henry Sarratt, Wm Reynolds, Harriett Williams, M. J. Williams, J. W. Marlin, R. E Blackwell, J E. Scruggs, w’m. Childers, E M.Huffstettler, J. A. Mace, F. A. Noblett, N. M. Kirby, Susan Kirby, M. E. Parris, John Cook, E J. Blanton, Bryant Fowler, Wm Moore. E. C. Kennett, C. P. Wilkins, J. T. Johnson, S. Westmoreland, Starnes Wylie, T. Eubanks, Jeff Lavender, R. Humphries, S. A. Ruppe, Nancy Williams, Abel Kirby, A. B. Going, J. C. Jolly, J. S. Higgins, J. C. Allison, Hattie McDowell, Elijah Thompson T. Ann Fowler, W. J. Thomas, J. Pinson, Jas. Woolbright, F Revnolds, M. E. Cole, Mary Durham, M. E Huskey, M Pinson, Nathan Byars, R. T. Morris, C. J. Fowler, E R. Johnson, Mary Walker, Eliza Whitesides, Mrs. B. M. Holmes, A. C. Robbs, Aaron Self, Rev W. M. White, J. P. Wright, A. J. Mullinax, J. W. Mauney, Susan Blanton, Charles Blanton, A. F Smith, Penelope Harmon, J. T. White, J T Blark«vood, Thomas Gossett. Mrs. C. Whelchell,-Jefferson Millwood, Ulilah R>b*rson, W. M. Earle, Sallie Poole, CAthrice Clary, F. S. Co< k. Mrs. Nancy Byars, M. A. Jones, Melinda (Jueen, Mrs L H ;mmett, Lucinda Gault, t .1 M C. 1?, bfccn .•'• 'D-rs (5 L. M 't V'.Hi, C L. N L gg. II >b' 1 i i r-ix i K. A ‘I • I ) • ; 11 J, (> U ' tort, 1 n. :bes, li n !', 'er-oo. M ary A E ».-!• , Mary <7 A mu , B .1 ir~ Mi A 111 I i So .i K P this line, but I feel confident that the above is sufficient to show that I did not charge th-m for working for them, but spent a great deal in the way of postage etc., and endeavored to accommodate them in every way that was possible. J Eb Jkffkkiks, Clerk of Court. Newsy Notes from Etta Jane. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Etta Jank. July 31—The Clark son Granite and Marble Companx , of Spartanburg has put up a nice monu ment for the Messrs. Smarrs, of Hopewell, in Salem cemetery. No thing marks the respect of a devoted child to iis parents more than this. To see a nice piece of grani'e to 8‘and to tell to unborn generations who lies there. A structure that is as lasting as the everlasting hills that surrounder it. Candidates are no strange looking tilings now a-davs But that’s right hustle along; no one knows the awtul fate cf the poor little candidates. Two of our joung men who think they are real popular with the fair sex came home last Thursday morn ing looking rather ‘hen peck d” and they could not give a satisfactory explanation of their melancholy d's position Miss Wilmer McDaniel is visiting at her grandparents, J L. Strain’s. Our string band met for practice at Mr. W. C. Blackwell’s home last Wednesday night. Some very nice music was made. The protracted meeting will begin at, Salem the first Sunday in August. I understand that Rev. W. R Potter, of Gaffney, will assist the Rev. White. The writer had the good fortune a few evenings ago of sampling some of Mr. “Bud” Comer’s watermelons, which were melons of a rare sweet and juicy taste We know a good thing when we see it but we know bet ter w hen we eat it. Crops are looking well—only a little rain is needed to freshen them up. The mouth—what a wonderful little tning it is. A few (fays ago two ladies of the dark color made the very walking ring with their tongues around here Truly it has been said, the mouth is the front door to your face. It is the cold storage of our anatomy. Some mou’hs look like peaches and cream Some like n hole in a brick wall. The mouth is the hot bed for toothache and bung- hole to oratory. It is the way to the fountain of pie and chicken. With out a mouth the politician would he a wonder on the face of the earth and would go down to an u ihonored grave. It is the grocer’s friend the orator's pri le ami the dentist’s hope. It puts some men on the rostrum, but it puis more in jail. Sam. F. G. Btacy President. J. G. Wahdlaw, Vice-President Rain and sweat have no effect on harness treated with Eureka Har ness Oil. It re sists the damp, keeps (he leath. er soft and pli able. Stitches do not break. No rough sur face to chafe and cut. The harness not only keeps looking like new, but wears twice as looeby the use of Eureka Harness Oil. \ 'V A' \ the good you Hall’s C: can possibly derlv* from them, ilitll’s Cutarrb Cure, manufac tured hy F. J. I'hcio-y \ <'o.. Toledo. (>., con- luiiis no mercury, and Is taken Internally, acting directly upon (lit! Mood and mucuous surfaces of the system, In Inlying Hall's Catarrh Cure he sure to get. the genuine. It Is taken Inteliially, and made In Toledo, O., by F. J. Cheney At Co. Testimonials free. Sold by Druggists, price 7'> cents pt r bott le. | Hull’s Family Pills are the beat. Alary L Harris, M A. (J Patrfck, J S. Lucan, M ir'he Vissay, L W. Adair. M i M r.t Martin, J >ht, S* ernes, N (’. ffi.nper, d ilu -ciuer, 'V. B. Sh* rt r, A'A.m H.-iiis, B W. L nds-y, L trolimt Wiisnn. A) L Hawkins, J B Sprouse, K I'hilders, Marth A. Lipsey, Mr,. E K't.'ibreil, Jam* Cole, , J,..io s (i .ro r. D W. Ramsey, vtr- lu.ifi Allen, G. W. Mullinax. -i .r«- u* Souih GuroliuA, / I (ioun. y •.! Gherokee. j v\ the undersigned pension board t r iii r-rokee county, hereby certify ini we huve read the certificate of the peusiouers of Cherokee county, in reference to charges made by J. Eo. Jeff ries, clerk, for collecting iiifcir pensions, and we believe every- thing therein contained is altogether correct, and we know that said J. Eb. J -fferies, clerk, has been a great deal of help to both the board and the old eoidierx in working for them, and we positively state that we never known him to charge a cent for his services. M. M. Tate, Chin. M. L Guthrie, 0. T. Bridges, W. Anderson, M. D. G. W. McKown, J.G. Black, M. D., Ex. Member. I. G. Sarratt. Ex.Chra. P. S. Webber, Ex Member. To whom it concerns: This is to certify that I have been on the pension roll for Cherokee county for four years, and I wish to state thatJ. Eb. Jefferies, clerk of court, has loaned me money at dif ferent times in amounts cf from twenty-five cents to fifty dollars, on my pension claim, and he has never charged me a single cent of interest, and these loans were for several months time. A. B. Goings. I could secure a number of certifi cates of this kind, but I do not deem it necessary, for ail of the pensioners know that 1 have never refused to lend any of them money that have applied to me for it, and that^i have never charged them any intevst. I could say a great deal tfwre along Sold everywhere in cans— all sizes. Made by Standard Oil Company \ \\ F ALWAYS KEEP ON HAND !&m ■Killer'. il Rl ? THERE IS NO KIND OF PAIN OR * ACHE, INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL, • THAT PAIN KILLER WILL NOT RE- v* LIEVE. ? LOOK OUT FOR IMITATIONS AND SUB- ^ b' r ITUTES. THE GENUINE BOTTLE W BEARS THE NAME, £ PERRY DAVIS & SON. ♦- ♦ ♦ ♦ If anybody has a message for * the people of this community * * he cannot deliver it to them so * * effectually, so cheaply, so quick- * * ly in any other way as through * * the columns of this paper. < ► It is the business of this pa- < > per to carry messages of one < > kind and another into homes. I The message will be delivered, <, i y too, under favorable conditions, i > for few persons take up their ^ > local paper except in a pleasant * and receptive frame of mind. The sign upon the fence board * * may be good, but it can be seen i * only by travelers who go that * * particular road. The message ‘ ’ in the local paper carries itself ^ to thousands, no matter by which road they travel. Select your space and put 1 your message where it will do 1 the most good. We, perhaps, can help ^ ^ you if you will but «ak us. THE NATIONAL BANK OF GAFFNEY. CAPITAL STOCK PAID IN •AO.OOOOU STOCK HOI.DKKM INIHYIUC4I. I.I A It I MTV - AO «(M> 4M>' SCKPLCS AND FKOFIT8, NKT lio.ooo.uo' *120.000.00. Oount.y «»i«l Oily UepoHitory. Deposits solicited from Farmers, Merchants. Manufacturers and others. F.very accon, modation extended to customers that their business and responsibility will warrant. I) O. MAY1VJsLMYTH Atmt. v^anh. 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. 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 $G.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 patronage. Respectfully, 818 Limestone Street. HARRIS L1THIA SPRINGS : • • • • H OTEL. • • • • 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. R. L. FOX, Lessee, HARRIS SPRINGS, - - S. C. SOUTHERN RAILWAY THE GREAT HIGHWAY OF TRADE AMD TRAVEL. Uniting the Principal Commercial Centers and Health and Pleasure Resorts of the South with the NORTH, EAST and WEST. ■ftgh>Cl*ss Vestibule Tvelms, THroegb Sleepleg«Oe*e beftweee Mew Yorb eed New Orleees, el* Atleate* ClaelaaeM end Florid* Point* rt* Atl*nt* end eft* Asherftlle* New York end Florid*, either eft* l*ra*bbwrd. D*neftUe end #*eenn*hf or ▼&* Richmond. D*neftile end •eeenneh. Puperior Dftnftng>Cer dereiee on ell Through Treftu*. Bacolftonft Ferric* end how Ret** ft* Cherloston **- eount South Cerolftne lnt*r-St*«* end W**ft Indien Reposition. Winter Tourist Ticket* to *11 Resort* now on **1* et roducod rsto*. for dmiallmd Information, IHoraturo, tlmo tattoo, ratoo, oto., apple to moaroot tlokot.apont, or addroao V. V. HARDWICK. Ooaormt Paooongor Mgont, Washington, D. a h. W. MVNT, tHo. Passongor Jtgont, hhmrlostom, J. tk W. H. TAYLOk. Jhsst. Con. Pass. Jtgont, Atlanta, Oa. J. C. BEAM. District Pstas. JSgont, Atiaata, Co.