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1 ' fn 'iti ^ Iff WflRV •' ‘'MiAalii: ■ ' JfcJi nrii ic "T7BLI8HEI) TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. RY Ed. H. DeCamp. The Ledger is not responsible for tb« 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 ^ Correspondents who do not contri bute regular news letters must fur nish their name, not for publication, but for identification.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 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) 1 be published at one cent a word. Reading notices will De published ac ten 3ents a line each insertion. All correspondence should be ad dressed to Ed. H. DeCamp, Manager. the common school. There is no denying the fact that the great need of this section is edu cation. There are some woefully ignorant people, and white people at that, right here in Cherokee. We believe there should be a fundamen tal law requiring that all children be educated. With the liberties pos sessed by the people and the exist ence of so vast amount of ignorance, there is great danger, not imminent but lurking, and some day this igno rant throng is going to rise up in their unknown might and strength and there will hardly be a greasy spot left of the institutions they at tack. The only bar to this revolu tion is to educate the mind and heart of these people and the only way to commence is to begin at the foun dation. The foundation of good citi zenship lies in educating the masses and to educate the masses we must have better and more numerous com mon schools. A great many people look upon the common schools of the country as a little thing, but they are grander than our cotton mills and more mag nificent than our colleges. But our people don’t realize it. The work of the teacher in the common school is of much more importance than the work of the professor of languages or mathematics. The reason for that is that the work of the former is but the seed sown in the mind, while the work of the latter is but a developing of the mind. The one reaches out and takes in a vast concourse of humanity, while the other is confined to a narrow circle. Introduce education into a com munity and that community is liable to become grander and greater than it would by an inllux of wealth; the social position rises higher and the conquests will be greater. Let us not despise the little country school house, but let us cherish and nourish it, remembering that almost every man or woman who has lived to ac complish anything in this world got at least the rudiments of their educa tion in what we are pleased to term the common schools. Lend, there fore, a helping hand to the common school; cheerfully pay your tax for the common nchool and aid the trus tees to do their duty, and see that your children and your neighbor’s children attend. NOTES AND COMMENTS. The aeronauts who started from Denver to New York in a balloon got as far as Florence, Colorado. Three times the balloon was carried over Pikes Peak and the last time it was necessary to throw out all the water, provisions and instruments in order to clear the summit of the mountain. At daylight a landing was made. And thus it is our hopes are blasted for the time being, but the airship is coming and you may pin your faith to it. President Roosevelt had a narrow escape from death Wednesday. While driving in a procession at Pittsfield, Mass., the driver of the carriage in which the president was riding, at tempted to cross a street car line and the carriage was struck by an electric car. Beyond a slight bruise on the face and a shaking up the president was not injured, and everybody is delighted that he was not. A most distressing incident of the accident was the killing of the Secret Service Agent Wm. Craig, the front of the car passing over his body. Secretary .Cortelyou and Governor Crane were shaken up but not hurt. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ The most graceful thing that we have read of in the papers lately was the appeal addressed to the Grand Army veterans by General Ell Tor rence, commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of tbe Republic, asking them to contribute funds to aid in the erection of a home for ex-Confed- erate veterans, now being built at Mission Creek, Ala. The press dis patch conveying this intelligence says: The appeal is a lengthy one and in it the chief pays a high tribute to the bravery of the men who wore the gray. He cites the fact that it has been impossible to secure the aid of the national congress in this mat ter and the only way in which the home can be built is by the veterans of the North and South and of the other patriotic citizens of the repub lic. He believes, he says, that such action on the part of the G. A. R. will demonstrate more strongly than anything else that all sectional feel ing as a result of the great civil war has passed away. Jim Tillman’s latest stunt is to challenge Mr. N. G. Gonzales to a duel, but tbe challenge hud a string to it. Mr. Gonzales’ keen eye detec ted the string and he cleverly disposes of the matter in the following para graph : ‘ Jim” Tillman has made what our local evening contemporary describes us ‘‘a little stage play’’ in offering to resign his office of lieu tenant governor if the editor of The State will go to him and call him “a liar, a blackguard or a coward.” The editor of The State is not playing in melodrama and has no taste for it. In his paper he has called “Jim” Tillman what he was and what, in the public interest, it was necessary to call him; and what he said about him he has proved. If any grieve- ance exists it is not on the part of Mr. Gonzales, who frankly admits that the election has given him satis faction. Therefore it would be quite superfluous and cruel, as well as stale aud cheap, to do the DeCamp act over again after the curtain had rung down. Our advice to Col. “Jim” is to brace up and take the proper cure, and then move to Spartanburg, put ting himself in the hands of The Her- al 1 of that city, famed as a renovator of ruined reputations. Thus he may in time become as good a man and great a statesman as John Gary Evans.” Latimer for the Senate. [Anderson Daily Mail.] The second primary for United States Senator is on for Sept. 9th, and it is now for the voters of the State to choose between the two high est candidates, Latimer and Evans. We present here in concise form some reasons why Latimer should command the support of the people. He is a man of the people, sprang from their ranks and has worked his way up. While he has always been an avowed reformer he has never mixed in State politics and has never made himself offensive to those of the opposite faction. He has been ten years in Congress from tbe Third District, being re turned by increased majorities each time, thus showing that he had tbe confidence of tbe people and looked after tbe interests of the whole dis trict, and in tbe recent primary car ried bis district by an overwhelming majority over the field. He has been instrumental in secur ing tbe appropriation of a great deal of money for bis district and tbe State during the career, in all over $800,- 000. He has secured tbe adoption of tbe system of rural free delivery of tbe mail in bis district, bringing $54,000 annually into it, to say nothing of securing $15,000 for Newberry college. He was instrumental in forcing tbe railroads of tbe State in tbe bands of tbe Federal courts to pay tbe back taxes due tbe State, amounting to over $200 000. He has been in the fierce light of a public campaign for over two months and has come out clean and unscath ed. He is a clean man himself and nothing has been proven against bis public or private character. He has not made war on any man, any section or any interest, but has only defended himself vigorously when attacked. His public career has been charac terized by faithfulness to the interests of tbe people, by a broad-minded patriotism that t<ikes in the Interests of the whole, and not a part only. He has not used money to influence tbe voters nor does be propose to do so, nor does be mean to say that it has been done, but only to assert that he himself is clean and has made a clean campaign. If elected to tbe Senate he proposes to represent the people of tbe entire State as faithfully as be has repre sented the Third Congressional Dis trict. He will not set the interests of one city or community above the interests of any other. Charleston, Columbia, Greenville, Anderson, Spartanburg, Rock Hill or Florence and all others will be remembered and treated as parts of the great State that gave him birth, whose honor and prosperity are deer to him and in whose bosom be exptetsto rest at last. How'* ThU? Wp offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any rase of Catarrh that cannot bo cured by llaU'M Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY A CO., Props., Toledo, O. We, the undurslKed. have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable In all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by their firm. *” k Tbdax, Wholesale Druggists, To- -CROP BULLETIN. OUR FIRST GREAT WORK. Condition of Carolina Crops As Reported by Department of Agriculture. Columbia, 8. C., Sept. 2nd.—The week ending Monday, September 1st, was decidedly cooler than usual, with an average temperature of about 73 degrees, a maximum of 93 degrees at Greenwood on the 2Gth, and a mini mum of 58 degrees at Bowman on the 27th and at Darlinton on the 29th. The first and last days were partly cloudy to clear, but the midale of the week was cloudy, humid and rainy. There were no destructive winds or hailstorms. On the 22nd, there was a heavy rainfall in the middle coast counties, and a quite general rainfall on the 23rd, while on the 20th, 27th and 28th, light, cold, at times drizzling rain covered the entire State, heavy at a few points where lands were washed, but generally very gentle, so that nearly all was absorbed, putting the soil into good condition for full growth, and for plowing for oats, which is underway to a slight extent. Over most of the States the week was favorable for farm work, although the rains interfered with cotton pick ing, fodder pulling, rice harvest and haying, but turnips came up to good stands. Late corn will be greatly benefited by the now ample supply of moisture, and looks quite promising. Some early corn has been gathered. No improvement is noted in any but very iate cotton ; on the contrary, all reports continue to note the spread of rust, that stops growth on the plants attacked, while on sandy lands the plants have reached maturity and all growth has stopped. Cotton open ed rapidly previous to the rains, which checked opening somewhat and interfered with picking, and also stained some cotton or beat it to the ground. In places half the crop is open, and the work of picking is being urgently pressed. This is unusually early. Yields are disappointing. Late cotton on all stiff soils is still fruiting, but the general prospect for a tsp crop is poor. Sea-island cotton is putting on a small top crop, and blight is less prevalent than for years/ Rice harvest made satisfactory pro gress. Peas, sweet potatoes, cane and fall gardens improved materially. Late fruit is scare except grapes, which are plentiful. Southern Kailway Improvement*. Southern RaiVsy is making n special feature of dining car service on many of its through trains, and in order to mske dining ears more attractive than eV' r, are now equip ping all of these curs with electric fans and electric lights. A number of the dining cars in through lines between Atlanta aud New York have been equipped with electric fans and electric lights, and these improve ments will continue until all of the dining carson the Southern system will have these advantages. There are very few roads in the world that have electric lights and electric fans in their dining cars and this imorovemetit will add much to the already excellent dining car ser vice of the Southern Railway. A I’rl/.e Problem. The following is taken from a val ued exchange: A prize is offered to that pupil, in the high school, who will first solve the problem below. Tbe nearest cor rect solutioD will be prioted. Prob lem: 8 per. cent of A’s money equals 10 per cent of B’s, aud 5 per cent of B’s equals 4 per cent of C’s. If 3 per cent of C’a money equals $24.00, how much has each? This is the kind of foolish stuff that is taught in too many of our schools. It is called arithmetic. Anyone who would write such a problem iu a book or give it to a pupil to work ought to be put to grabbing stamps in order to sweat the nonsense out of him. West ledo, O. Waldiko. Kinnah Druggists, Toledo. O. (all's Gi A Marvin, Wholesale Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally acting directly upon the blood and mucous Surfaces of the system. Price 75c. per bottle sold by all druggitU Testimonials free.. Halls Family Pills re the best. A good looking hone and poor look- Ing harness is the wont kind of a com bination. Eureka Harness Oil' not only m look better, ’ makes the harneas and th# hone look better but makes th* leather soft and pliable, puts It In con dition to last—twice as " ordinarily would. long 1 111 Bold •T«rj’-h«re Id esat—*11 | •Iwi. "OS STANDARD OIL CO. Give Your Horse a. Chancel m m Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Digests what you eat. This preparation contains all of the digestants and digests all kinds of food. It gives instant relief and never fails to cure. It allows you to eat all tbe food you want. The most sensitive stomachs can take it. By its use many thousands of dyspeptics have been cured after everything else failed. Is unequalled for the stomach. Child- ren with weak stomachs thrive ou it. Cures all stemaoh troubles Prepared only by E. O. DeWitt A On.. Chicago The $1. bottle contaiusSH times tbeoOc. aUE Uov. .IiirvU *ity* it I* The Kdiii'Htion of The Children. Ex-Governor and Ex-Stnutor Thom as J. Jarvis of North Carolina is now in the sunset of life. His has been a noble record on the pages of North Carolina history. The following words from a private letter written by him breathe a lofty statesmanship and a broad patriotism: “I look upon the education of the children of the South as the first great work to engage the time and thought and labors of every lover of his coun try and his kind. “1 am grateful for the help of the people of the North, but all the work must be done by the men and women of the South. We understand the conditions better and can deal with them wiser than strangers. But our people themselves must be taught to deal with these conditions in a spirit of fairness and broad statesmanship. We have two races living in the South. These races are distinct and must remain so, and -yet they must live here together. My judgment is that it is better for botli that each be educated and trained aud elevated to the highest state of citizenship of which it is capable. It is also my judgment that tb« cbnreh nrd the school tious ? are tne b st agencies for making go citizens I? these agen cies cannot help us in solving the. race problem, then iortf-d we have a hope less task cn our Hands. But thank God lam a man of fault. I believe in God and in my fp!low-men, and I believe the people of tne South cun solve all problems presented to them if they will cleave to the church and the school house; and that too in a man ner which shall make them and their section a great power for gooa in the world.” scorn EMULSION OF COD-LIVER OIL WITH HYPOPHOSPHITES should always be kept in the house for the fol lowing reasons: FIRST- Because, if any member of the family has a hard cold, it will cure it. SECOND - Because, if the chil dren are delicate and sickly, it will make them strong and well. THIRD—Because, if the father or mother is losing flesh and becom ing thin and emaciated, it will build them up and give them flesh and strength. FOURTH - Because it is the standard remedy in all throat and lung affections. No household should be witnout it. It can be taken in summer as well as in winter. loc. and $i.oo, all druggist!. SCOTT A BOWNE. Chemists. New York. CURE ALL YOUR FAIRS WITH Pain*Killer. A MaSleina Chast In Itsalf. „ Simpla, Safa and Quick Cura far CRAMPS, DIARRHOEA, COUCHS, COLDS, RHEUMATISM, HEURALQIA. 2B and BO cent Bottles. BEWARE OF IMITATIONS- BUY ONLY THE GENUINE. PERRY DAVIS’ Dr. WmIIii’s PAIR LESS AND Whiskiy Gyre SENT FREE to all aaara of morphine, OBlmn, laudanum, elixir of opium, co caine or whiskey, a large book of par ticulars on home or ■anatorlum treat ment. Address. & M. WOOLLEY CO., 104 N. Pryor Street, Atlanta, Georgia. _ i Notice is hereby Kiven that the Graded Sehoois of G iffney will open for session of KHTJ-d, on Monday morning, Sept. *th, liXtt. Scholars will please report to their respect ive schools promptly, bringing their promo tion cards. It is lmi>ortant that new pupils he on hand to begin with the opening. U. O. Sams, Superintendent. Cotton Mill Stock at Auctioo. I will offer at public sale 25 Shares of the Gaffney Manufacturing Company Stock at Auction, on Monday, Sept. Sth. 1902., at 11 a. m. Sale to take place In front of my office, at Gaffney, S. C. J. C. OTT8, 8-29-3t. Attorney. of good he tr FOR SALE F OK HALE—Four hundred acres farming land at $7.50 per acre. The tract Includes serenty-flve acres of forest timber and thirty-five acres bottom land on Pacolet river; good dwelling and outhouses; well watered. Apply to H. D. MATHIS, 7-20:1 mo Ravenna, S. C. WANTED Scrap Iron, Brass, Copper, Green and Dry Hides, Dry Bones, etc. Save the Junk and convert It Into money by bringing It to E. T. WILKINS A CO., 8-26: 1 mo GArmsT, S. C. :vn a 1$ ASA p|G- — a i a ■■ — M — — m E'ETHIN A MMI U ilTEETniW© POWDERS) MX; Costs Only 25 cents at Drngsists, lcclnlnutA5Y 80r mail 25 cent* to C. J. MOFFETT. M. D. f ST. LOUIS. MO. , OWCE OF D. II. Hardv. Secretary of State, Acstiv. Tex., Nor. 21*. I:*00 HINA a SDlendid remedv and aid for mv toAthims f-hiLWon .i Diarrhoea,Dysentery, and the Bowel Troubles of Children o/4/i/>(0e. Aids Digestion, Regulates the Bowels, Strengthens the Child and Makes TEETHING EASY. g ... . w ... . -sit I l' i 1 l I ; I'crioJ was passed. ^T^For sale by all druggist. W m r -■a II •'tv.::. 4] -s IF'-; y-,L. u J-T V t] xY Vwi? 1 . -rA'vWvA - ft F- n LOOK THIS WAY, PLEASE THE GAFFNEY LIVE-STOCK CO. has just received a big car load of the celebrated OLD HICKORY WAGONS They are the best wagons on earth, and we are going to sell them CHEAP for the CASH or ON TIME. Our buggy house is now full. We have buggies from the finest Babcock to the cheapest Perry, so come and help us make room for another car load that will be in in a few days. Yours truly, GAFFNEY LIVE STOCK CO. CLOSING 00T SALE OF WAGONS AND BUGGIES. Having decided to discontinue handling wagons and bug gies, I will offer, until sold, my entire stock of wagons and buggies at actual delivered prices. The stock is as follows : Five Taylor wagons, one Stude- baker, one-horse wagon,; several White Hickory wagons, buggies of the following brands, Tyson and Jones, Corbitt, Goldsboro, Highland Buggy Company, etc. Now is the time and this the place to get a genuine bargain in high grade vehicles. My stock of General Merchandise is complete and prices right. See me before you buy. Yours for trade. 818 Limestone Street. F. G. Stact. President. J. G. Wardlaw, Vice-President THE NATIONAL BANK OF GAFFNEY. CAPITAL STOCK PAID IN RSO.OOO OO. STOCKHOLDKKN INDIVIDUAL LIABILITY - fio,000.00 SURPLUS AND PROFITS, NKT 20,000.00. • 120,000.00. State. County and City Depository. Deposits solicited from Farmers, Merchants, Manufacturers and others. Every accom modation extended to customers that their business and responsibility will warrant. D. C. Cashier MAYPSAFtD SMYTH. Am!. Cawh. A. N. Wood, President. K. R. Brown, Vice-President THE MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS BANK, OK GAFFNEY. S. C. Established 1901. Capital $50,000.—Surplus and Profits $7,000. STATE, COUNTY AND TOWN DEPOSITORY. I)pes a general Banking and Exchange business. Is well fitted up with Fire Proof Vault and Burglar Proof Safe, with Automatic Time Lock. We solicit the business of people of all occupations. C. BC. CBMITII. Oaahlar. Tie Gallliej Git; Land and Improfement Comp; Offers for sole Build Ing Lots In this flourishing town, Gaffney Olty i Also Forma naa by and In reach of the Schools of Limestone Springs and of this pines, In lots of from W to 100 aoraa on liberal time rntaai also Agricultural Lands to rant for Farm par- poaea. For fall particulars apply to J. V. .A.ifent. N.B.—All tresspassing on lands of this company, aattln and amoving tlmbar. Ashingov banting nraforblddenaader penalty of low