Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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■ ■t * B F- Tub: iivE:i30E:i^- PUBLI8HKD TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. BY Ed. H. DkCamp. The Ledger Is not responsible for tbe views of oorrespondents. Oorrespondents who do not contri bute regular news letters must fur nish their name, not for publication, but for identification.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 wil 1 he published at one cent a word. Beading notices will be published at ten aents a line each insertion. All correspondence should be ad dressed to Ed. H. DeCamp. Manager. PLUCK, NOT LUCK. You hear a great deal said in this day and time about “luck.” It is a common expression that 8o-and-So is j ke<jp hoUBe a |j t h e time an( j a “lucky dog.” Some men say, “If I | hawc thft flin The bov only bad the chance that So-and-So has what I would do.” It is all nonsense to talk that way. Success comes to him who pursues it. Some people have riches thrust upon them and some inherit it, but the vast ma jority of mankind that are successful are so from the fact that they work and save what they work for. The reason some people never have money is because they are spendthrifts. Many persons, professional and ar tisan, who have acquired the habit of spending all they make remember that there was a time in their boy hood days when they worked for ’ almost nothing and as a rule had more money .than they have now when they are making fairly good k wages. It is all due to the fact that they have acquired the habit of spending their money as fast as they make it and sometimes faster. There the name, one to the manor born, sparring with a negro for supremacy in a political party which despoiled the State and is still her oppressor. * * * * The Star Theatre will soon be opened for business. The manage ment should see to it that it is con ducted on up-to-date principles. Much credit is due the company for the erection of such a handsome place of amusement and Gaffney should show her appreciation by bestowing liberal patronage. Messrs. Carpen ter, Wood and Baker as directors and officers have done their work well, and to them belongs much of the credit for the consummation of the enterprise. * * ¥ * ♦ The next big event in the State is the State Fair at Columbia. Take a day off and go down. Also take Sally and the baby. It’s not right to expect the “ole ’oman” to stay at home and the man have all the fun. The boys on the farm should be given a day now and then and a little pocket change. Farm work becomes monotonous with young people, especially if they are never allowed any ^>f the fruits of their labors. Consequently if you want to keep the boys on the farm it becomes necessary to give them a lit tle encouragement. CROP BULLETIN. is no such a thing as "luck” about acquiring such a habit. Along this line an unknown writer says: "There is nothing so false in life as the idea that the fates chose victims to which shall be given only failure Each man chooses for himself. Luck is an unknown quanity in life’s vast problem, while ‘pluck’ solves all The fates are only given to the habit of paying each man as he values him self. Place two boys at school to gether, of equal advantages as to birth, breeding, educational sur roundings etc. The one will rise as high as humanity can rise, socially and financially, and die lauded of all men; the other will go down into his grave ‘unwept, unhonored, and unsung,’ a beggar. Wby?Because the one believed the world owed him a living, and would be proud of the chance of elevating him; while the other believed that the world owed him nothing, and would only give him what he wrested from its hands by sheer force of will and determina tion. Nine-tenths of the successful men in this country today have made their money by continuous strokes They started out on life’s journey knowing nothing of life, but every thing of their own power, and deter mined to work on to the end. This is the true way to succeed.” We believe there is more genuine happiness in the log cabins of South Carolina than in the palatial homes of Newport. * * * * The white republicans of Alabama have barred the negroes from partici pation in party work by refusing them admittance into the State Con vention. It must have gone hard with theseAlabamians who have been coddling the negroes so long, to sud denly turn their backs on them and by implications, show to the world that they now feel themselves better than negroes. If they are better they have always been so, and for the sake of their children, should be ashamed that they ever tried to get down on a level with them. Condition of Carollnn Crop* A* Reported by Oepartment of Agrlcnlture Columbia, Sept. 16.—The temper ature averaged much below normal during the week ending Monday, Sept. 15th, with a mean of about 69 degrees, a maximum of 92 degrees at Greenwood on the 8th and a mini mum of 46 degress at Seivern on the Oth and 11th and at Santuc on the 1th. Early in the week there was a deficiency in sunshine, but the latter jart was generally clear. A general rain covered the whole state on the 8th and 9th. In many places the rainfall was heavy, while n others it was comparatively light, >ut the average for the state was nearly two inches. The following leavy precipitation was reported: Donway, 4 85; Blackville. 3.57;: Greenville, 2.20; Liberty, 3.56; St. George. 214; Santuc, 2 50; Spartan burg, 3.68, and Yemassee, 4 34 inches- The rainfall was injurious to open cotton in the fields, having stained and beaten much of it to the ground, >ut was beneficial to late corn, peas, cane, gardens, truck and pastures. Cotton picking was interrupted by the rains early in the week, but the alter part was favorable for this work and rapid progress was made, except in a few counties where pick ers are scarce. Cotton is nearly all open on sandy lands and generally on uplands in the eastern half of the state, and half, or more, of the bolls are open on clay lands. A few locali ties have a small top crop, but gener ally there is none. The crop is heavy n scattered localities, although for the whole state the yields so far do not promise to be any better, if as »ood, as they were last year—less rust, blight and shedding were re ported. Sea-isiand cotton is opening slowly and being picked as it opens. Late corn is doing well and practi cally all is ripe. Rice birds are num erous and destructive in the George town district; rice harvest made rap id and favorable progress. Haying is under way with from poor to good yields. There are still numerous lo calities infested with the army worms that are destroying much grass and other forage. The weather was fav orable on turnips and fall truck. Carroll, Capnter & Byers 915 to 919 GRENARD STREET, 805 LIMESTONE STREET. Gar Load of Trunks and Valises Just Arrived. They are to go at less than you usually have to pay. Our Fall line of Dry Goods, Notions, Clothing, Shoes, Hats, Caps, Shirts, Col lars, Ties, Hosiery and Underwear is bigger than usual and the prices are smaller. Money to Be Divided. [Columbia Record.1 The county trustee stockholders of the Farmers’ Alliance exchange wil hold a meeting in the state house Wednesday, October 29, for the pur pose of voting upon the dissolution of the exchange. This marks the close of the alliance as an organization. This exchange has been a bone of contention for several years. It was organized about fourteen years ago, when al the farmers of the state were enthu siastic over the order, and it did quite a large wholesale business in farm implements, fertilizers etc. The ex change finally accumulated some thing like $17,000 or a little over. The business of tbe exchange finally dwindled down, and then began an agitation to dissolve it and divide the money between tbe sub-alliances which had contributed money to the stock of the exchange. A great fight was made at several successive annual meetings over this matter, but the exchange people always won until the meeting last spring, when they were defeated. A new board of directors was then chosen and it is now favorable to winding up the affairs of the exchange and retutuing tbe money to the sub-alliances. The money was deposited with tbe old Farmers and Mechanics bank, which has been merged with the Pal metto Bank and Trust company. Dividing out the money will be a dif ficult job, if such a disposition of it is made, and it will no doubt take more than a year to accomplish the task. NOTKH AND COMMENTS. Some people run into get in without running. debt. * * * * A man sometimes gets a very bard fall from tbe tree of politics. * * * * The fact.that beauty is only skin deep does cot necessarily make thick skinned people beautiful. » * V * We would rather associate with a poor man who is honest than to keep company with a rich man who would steal pennies off the eyes of a dead man. * * * m A mac with truth and honor and God on bis side is always in the ma jority, although there is such a thing as stuffing the ballot box at tbe elec tion. « * * * Life is too short to worry over small things. It’s a small thing for one man to get mad at another for hav ing an opinion and being man enough to express it. * * * * There Is nothing prettier than a de voted married couple,but it’s disgust ing to see a pair play tbe devoted part in public wheu it’s a well known fact that they generally have a parrot and monkey time at home. * • V * It Is humiliating to tbe South Carolina lovers of tbe honored name of Capers, to see a white man bearing Can’t Pleane Everybody. Every cow and then somebody gets mad on account of something thi newspaper says or does and witn a great flourish orders his paper stop ped. Tbe same thing happens to every well conducted newspaper. People who do this are only carving off their nasal appendages to spite their countenances, for they will miss the paper far more than we will ever miss their 10 cents a week, and, be sides, we are not going to suspend publication because they quit taking the paper. We go right along undis turbed and constantly growing. We have been told that a oewspaoer can not please everybody. We have never tried it, but we believe the statement to be true. A newspaper whieh never displeases anybody lacks backbone and positiveness of character We are not anxious to make enemies, but when any man’s friendship come* oolv at the expense of liberty, con science and courage, thi price is too great.—Spartanburg Journal. [The same thing has happened to The Ledger two or three times during the campaign just, closed, but by the grace of the good people we still sur vive; and today our subscription list is larger than ever before in the his tory of the paper.—Ed.] How’ii ThtaT We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any ease of Catarrh that Cannot be cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Prop*., Toledo,O. We, the undersized, 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. Wkst h Thuax, Wholesale DruzKiats, To ledo. O. Walding. Kinnan ft Marvin, Wholesale CURE ALL YOUR PAIRS WITH PaiivKiller. A Medicine Chest In Itsaif. Simpla, Safn and Quick Cura far CRAMPS, DIARRHOEA, COUGHS, COLDS. RHEUMATISM, NEURALGIA. 25 and 50 cent Bottles. BEWARE OF IMITATIONS- BUY ONLY THE GENUINE. PERRY DAVIS’ AND Druggists, Toledo, O. lall's Catarrh Cure HaH'e Catarrh Cure I* taken Internally acting directly upon the blood and mucous Surface* of the system. Price 75c. per bottle sold by all drugglsU Testimonials free.. Halls Family Pills re the best. WMsktfCwt WANTED Hcraplron. Brass, Copper, Ureen and Dry Hides, Dry Bones, etc. Have the junlc and convert it into money by bringing It to - E. T. WILKINS & CO.. 8-26: 1 mo Gaffnby, S. C. Carroll, Cannier & Byers. 44 SWTCORE Like the running brook, the red blood that flows through the veins has to come from somewhere. The springs of red blood are found in the soft core of the bones called the marrow and some aay red blood also comes from the spleen. Healthy bone marrow and healthy spleen are full of fat. Scott’s Emulsion makes new blood by feeding the bone marrow and the spleen with the richest of all fats, the pure cod liver oil. For pale school girls and invalids and for all whose blood is thin and pale, Scott’s Emulsion is a pleasant and rich blood food. It not only feeds the blood-making organs but gives them strength to do their proper work. Send for free sample. SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists, 409-415 Pearl Street, New York. 50c. and $1.00; all druggists. It’s Just Fun” for us to get a chance at fitting the feet that other stores can’t fit. One reason is, we know how; and the other reason is, we have 7/zf J&MOUS 'for There are other folks “who know how,” but they DON’T have Queen Quality shoes. These shoes have all the points of beauty that women seek, but the one great distinguishing feature that characterizes Queen Quality shoes is their knack of perfectly fit ting the foot. Your foot feels at rest the first time—feels “at home” —feels “good.” We’d be glad of the chance to demonstrate this fact. Needn’t feel the slightest obligation to buy. Don’t mention “the size you wear;” your foot is the only measure w’e need. And just think ! such shoes for $3.00. TMOf (Ir Wnnllov'e sent fres to il j Ills WUUIIIf 0 users of morphine PAINLESS opium, laudanum, elixir of opium, co caine or whiskey, a large book of par ticulars on home or sanatorium treat ment. Address, B. M. WOOLLEY CO., 104 N. Pryor Street, Atlanta, Georgia. LOOK OUT FOR THE SPECIAL SALE Of SHOES I On Sept. 25th, 26th, and 27th, that we are going to sell just to show you how cheap we can sell them. We have the best line of Children’s school shoes in town, and that line of infant’s shoes we have is just like that baby, “the pride of a mother’s heart,” and make mother’s and baby’s feet A laugh. YOU CA-IV’T TOUCH On Saturday, October 18th, I WILL HELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION In vacant lot opposite R. M. Wilkins & Co.’s store, 1 pair mules. 1 two-liorse wagon. 1 set wagon harness. 2 plow stocks, 6 hoes. Terms cash. 10-15 J. V. SARRATT. Agt. Notice. Buy you a home with rent money; nice building lots In town for sale; also 1m- l*oved property for sale. Rents collected promptly and returns made the 1st of each month. Personal attention given to col lecting. See me. Bkkt Ham.man. our line of Men’s fine and cheaper shoes at our prices in town. T. G. McCRAW SON Notice of ’ .. Notice Is hereby given that I. as guardian for Maggie Turner will make final settle ment before the Probate Court of Cherokee county, H. C„ on Saturday, Sept. 27th next, 10o'clock a. m. of said estate and ask for final discharge as said guardian. L. Moout Turner. Guardian. Published In Ledger Bept. 5, 12, 10, and 26, 1908. One Minute Cough Cure Here is a Bargain. Two excelent corner building iott-w+thin five minutes walk of Carpet Mill. These lots wil! be sold on the Easy Payment Plan of only $3 per month. Here is an opportunit) of a lifetime for working people. Apply to