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•iap w ■/- f,: ECO T' BREAKER September. of last year. This termination to September. , istk: w Today we are expecting new additions, for nearly every department in our big store, such as Shoes, Clothing, Dress Goods, Capes. Jack ets? Blankets, Comforts or Quilts, and many other things that we haven’t space to mention. Children’s Shoes 1 Oc, 24c, 33c and up; La dies’ Shoes from 49c up; Men’s Shoes from 59c up; Children’s Suits from 49c up to $3.48; Men’s Suits from $ 1.98 up to $ 12.50. Double width Wool Dress Goods 10c per yard; 40 yards of Calico for 89c, Outing 3c per yard; full yard wide Percale 5c per yard; Suspenders 4c per pair. TRY ME Shoe FOR Women nt ALL Leathers AND Styles PRICE $2.00 We Are The Sele Agents Fer The '‘Try Me Shoe.” Try Me—Then you’ll always buy me. Seek no further--For better can’t be found. in Dress Goods, Shoes, Clothing, Hats and Gents’ Furnishings, Visit THE BATTERY, The Cheapest Store in the State . This week we will inaugurate \ sale that will eclipse any former effort ever undertaken by us, and it will be to your interest to be on hand daily. Very special bargains in Men’s,* * Ladies and Children’s Underwear and Hos iery Red Flannel 10c per yard; White Flannel 10c per yard. or* One I^enny. 1 Fine Comb; 1 Coarse Comb;-2 Balls ewing Thread; 1 Collar; 1 Key Chain; 1 Pair Good Shoe Strings; 1 Paper Pins; 1 Paper Needles; 1 Box Cobbler’s Shoe Nails; 1 Box Tacks; 1 Thimble; 1 Handkerchief; 1 Dozen afety Pins. J. C. RATLIFF, Proprietor For Sale^ •s"Advertisements under this head will oe Inserted for one cent a word each Inser- tlon. No ad Inserted for less than ten cents F OR SALE—On account of failing health i will offer for sale for the next thirty days my valuable farm 3% miles below Gaff ney. This farm is well Improved aid In a high state of cultivation, with about 100 acres open fresh land and 50 acres in timber, and with four branches, good springs and bottomlands. Terms easy. W. Allen Jeffer ies, Gaffney, S. C. Friday l-awk-4t I AM offering for sale five shares of Victor Cotton OU Mill stock at 125 per share, also ten shares of Limestone Mills stock at 105 per share, all subject to sale. Henry W. Thomp son, Stock and Bond Broker, Spartanburg. g < (J 10-U-4t-sW THE GOVERNMENT REPORT ON COTTON. A DESTINC TIVE FEATURE To Secure Accurate Statistics Of Th Cotton Crop. F OR SALE—Forty acres fine farming and building land one mile from court house: terms easy, J. J. Gaffney. 10-14-Stpd F OR SALE—A thoroughbred Jersey bull, twelve months old. of registered stock. Apply to Eugene Black; 10-14,17,21,24 F OR SALE—Farm containing 110 acres on Thiekety Creek Hiid one mile from Thiekety Station. Terms liberal. See W. C. Hamrick, Gaffney, S. 0. Oct. 10-tf. F OR SALE—Lots convenient to schools. Apuly to Mrs. A. V. Montgomery. Sept, 38-tf. F OR SALE—One hundred and six acres near Draytonville Mountain. Joe E. McArthur. tf. Wanted. W ANTED—Twenty-five good plug horses; apply until Tuesday at Gaffney Stoc k Stables. Vance Welsh Live Oct. 17-It. W ANTED—An enterprising young can vasser; must be a hustler, not afraid to work; no drunkard wanted. Apply at this office. W ANTED—Beef cattle, sheep, hogs, chick ens. eggs and green hides. J. 11. Lip scomb. at Ftncken’sold stand. 10-7-tf. W ANTED—500 head beef cattle—all sorts and sizes. Victor Cotton Oil Co. O-23-tf. W ANTED—10 good, sound straight chest nut poles 8 Inches top, 50 ft. long; 10 poles 8 Incites top, 40 ft. long; 20 poles8 Inches top. 35 feet long. Will pay good prices for first-class poles. Gaffney Telephone Co. W ANTED—Beef cattle, sheep, hops, green hides, chickens and eggs. The Peo ples Market; 0-2- tf. W ANTED—Chickens, eggs and green hides. B. G. Clary. Aug. 22, tf. W ANTED—To make straight loans on city real estate. No commissions. Several thousand dollars to loan. Apr29-tf J. C. Jefferies. I F you desire to sell your horse apply Gaffney Live Stock Stables. Vance Wei, Oct. 17 It. at ELSH. Trespass Notice. All persons are forbidden to trespass on the lands of Miss Susan Petty for any pur pose whatever under penalty of the law. W. A. Austell, Mgr. Oct. 3.10,17, 24. All persons are forbidden by law to tres pass on lands In whatever. Oct. 10-3t-pd my charge for any purpose H. E. Jefferies. Notice. All parties are hereby notified to have all streams passing through their premises thoroughly cleaned of all obstructions. , J. V. Whelchel. County Supervisor. Money to Loan On Real Estate at 7 per cent. J. C. OTTS, Attorney. One Minute Cough Cura * For Coughs, Colds and Croup. Foley 9 s Honey and Tar 'arts colds, prevents pneumonia. The United Status Census Office will Pub llsh Returns at Frequent Intervals Dur ing the Ginning Season, and In Time to be of Immense Valne to the Producers. Mr. Thomas B. Butler, of Gaffne7 t baa been appointed a local special agent of the Census Office to collect cotton-giuolug statistics for this county, and we join the Government in urging the ginners to give Mr. Butler tbeir hearty support and co operation, thus enabl ing him to make prompt and accurate returns. We would impress upon the ginners the fact that this agent is a sworn officer of the Governmept, and that tbeir reports are forwarded as given to him directly to the Censud Office at Washington, without passing through the hands of any middlemen. The information given is held as strictly confidential, and the operations of in dividual ginners are not divulged. Upon the joint co-operation of the cotton growers, ginners, and local agents must depend the success of the Census Office iu this inquiry, aud its ability to render this great service to the Southern people and to all in terested in the cotton staple. The Census Office has demonstra ted in three annual reports, the fact that the ginners are the only reliable source of information as to the vol ume of the annual cotton crop. This is very complimentary to the ginners, who, no doubt, will feel a pride iu sustaining the reputation earned. In recognition of this interest shown by the ginners, and of a general de mand for more frequent reports through this source, Congress, iu the act creating a permanent census office, provided for the collection aud publications of these statistics at in tervals during the ginning season. For the crop of 1902 the office will issue three reports: the first two will cover the quantity of cotton ginned up to aud including October 18 and December 18, respectively; and the final report will cover the total quan tity gioned from the growth of 1902. Realizing that the collection of the data for these reports is made at a season when the ginners’ time is greatly taxed, and appreciating the necessity for prompt returus, the Census Office has located, Id each couity containing ten or more glu* neriev, an agent, who will visit each ginnery in the county and secure a report of the quantity of cotton gin ned up to certain dates. Id under* ‘taking the frequent and hurried re* ports uow sought, it Is of vital im* portance that the returns be made with absolute uniformity, and that ail be received at Washington at one time. This result could not be ex* peeted from individual requeste made by mail of 30,000 giuuere, at a time when they are engrossed in tbeir gin ning work. Furthermore, the Census Office must be kept advised of all changes in tlie management and oper ation of these establishments, and secure returns from all new and re vived plants. To accomplish such re sults, it becomes necessary for the office to have local representatives who shall be charged with the duty of keeping in close touch with the ginning industry iu each county, and of promptly reporting the quantity of cotton ginned. The'statistics for the October re port will be collected during the week beginning with Monday, October 20, and ginners should keep such'records as will enable them to furnish prompt ly the required information. These returns will be tabulated, and the re sult published within one week from tbeir receipt at Washington. Cotton statistics collected through the commercial system, however ac curately compiled, fall short of the demand of both producer and manu facturer—first, in that as they cover the quantity of cotton marketed be tween September 1 of one year and August 31 of the following, they are not statistics of a crop grown in any one year; and second, in the liability to error involved in statistics so com piled. Nothing short of official re ports, made sufficiently early to form a basis of prices, will intirely satisfy the cotton grower or manufacturer. It is gratifyiug to know that the South has the assistance and co-oper ation of the Government in* bringing about the result they desire—an un dertaking the success of which now depends upon the cotton growers and ginners themselves. In Ke Mr. Collins. The following is from the Spartan burg Herald: “Yesterday morning Mr. D. M. Col lins appeared in Magistrate Kirby’s court and gave bond to appear before that magistrate on Oct. 25th to an swer to a charge of disposing of crop without paying rent. The charge is of date of Dec. 1888, and Mr. J. J. Lipscdmb is the prosecutor. Both defendant and prosecutor live in Cherokee county. At the time the alleged offense is said to have been committed Cherokee county was not created and both parties lived in Spartanburg county. Mr. Collius states that be has al ready been tried and acquitted on this charge at the recent term of court for Cherokee county.” The above case was before the last term of the sessions court here and. as we understand it, it was aban doned on the ground that it should have been brought in Spartanburg county. Other(alleged misdemeanors which occurred oo Cherokee territory Id the counties from which Cherokee was takeo, and not tried before the county was formed, have been tried iu the Cherokee courts, but pro- cfeediugs bad been begun when the county was formed aud the cases were transferred. Local Cotton Market. The following prices prevail on the Gaffney market today; Good middling 8:8-8 Middling 8:1-4 Pearl Steam Laundry, MORGM & HALLMAN, Lessees. Having leased the Pearl Steam Laundry we announce to the public that we are now pre pared to do First C!?ss Laundry Work at Most Reasonable Prices. Our wagon will call for laundry and the same will be delivered at the shortest possible time. The business policy will be cash on delivery of work. We solicit the of the people of Gaffne will endeavor to merit tl \ est effort to please our patrons. lollclt the patronage 'y and vicinity, and he same by an enrn- Cleaning and Pressing Clothes a Specialty MORGAN & HALLMAN, Lessees. Oct. 17-1 mo Final Discharge. Notice Is hereby given that I will apply to Hon. J. E. Webster. Probate Judge for Cher okee County, S. C., at his office at the court house, on Saturday Nov. 1st. next, 1002, for a final settlement and discharge as admlnls trator of the estate of Mary (called Polly) Crocker, deceased. All persons holding claims against said es tate will present them on or before said date or forever be barred. W.m. A. Crocker. t {Administrator of Estate Mary (called Polly) Crocker, deceased. Pub. In Ledger Oct. 10.17, 24. 31, 1002. Aren’t They Healthy! You get more for your money by buying your Clothing, Hats, Shoes aud Gent’s Furnishings here than elsewhere. A garment costs a little more than cloth, but the advantage is in the long wear and unfailing fashion. Come to THE OUTLET and let us show you clothing worth having. Say, jVTvs. ]N4Eother > , there are still 20 dozens of the Boys’ 25c School Hose left to go at 2 pairs for 25c. THE) OXJTI^ET, Clothing and Shoe Store. Next Door to Merchants and Planters Bank. Sfafe. Advertising Is s faithful advocate, aud to the merchant whose trade is dull and who desires to Increase his business, advertising is like a flame in a dark night. Nothing' can take the place of your •ounty paper. For county news and <>r county pride it should go into every umie. Rut for news from the capital if your State and every county in 4outh Carolina, served fresh every lay: for daily news from Washington, ho United States and every other luarter of the globe, nothing can take » place in South Carolina homes of *he Dally State. Those are momentous times in his- oty. We are in the midst of wars, ■trikes and political struggles of great mportam«. The next session of our glsl ture, with the Inauguration of now governor, will have peculiar In- .. ont. M'-n or woman, to keop up vitii ti’.c tl es, must read the daily irtorv of the world.Wind that is re- .>1 ded In enuitalnlng style in The ?tate. The State will be sent daily for s a year, J4 for 6 months. $2 for 3 nonths. or just a fraction over the cost if a postage stamp for one letter a lay' Cheap education and Informa- lon for a family for 2 1-5 cents a day. sn't it? But If you can’t afford that, there is Pho Semi-Weekly State, Issued Tues- iuys and Fridays, each Issue contain ing the most important news from all ^outh Carolina and the world at large 'or that day and the preceding days since the last issue. And this may be •btalned for $2 a year, $1 for 6 months, ir Just a fraction over a half cent a lay! No family in South Carolina Is too lioor to take this paper. No money can be spent to better advantage by a poor ’amlly. It is a necessity. SubacrlM VOW—TODAY. Send postal or express money order, registered letter or check to THK STATE COMPANY. Columbia, S. C. F R. E E! We have been trying to please the little folks for the past few years by giving away Buck’s Junior Ranges, Now We Come With Something to interest the ofder ones. We are going to give away one of the Buck’s Steel Ranges 7m mV? this is not a toy but one of the best steel ranges made in the world. The Buck Stove and Range Co. makes something- like nine hundred different kinds of stoves and this is one of their best— 'W'ortli Dollars. With every dollar’s worth of goods purchased at our store we give you a guess at the weight of the range, and the one guessing the nearest to its weight gets it. Call and see us and we will tell you all about it. Yours truly, ACME FURNITURE CO. f I ouse IrPurni^liere. 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. If not, it iis high time you were getting ready for wintry weather is bound to catch some folks unprepared. There is no reason why it should catch you unprepared for bur store ii means you can avoid. So now ieyour time to that the prices will be rightr we do not turn out any you, we are out of the fight. We can’t afford to take our small space in the paper to price you penn^ _ afford to give you some of our goods that we sell for one penny. Come to THE DIXIE while the rush is om Make our store your home, for ler to price you penny goods. But when you come we can t __ DIXIE while the rush is on. Make our store your home, for we.are headquarters for low prices oh anything and everything in our line. New arrivals in Dry Goods, Clothing and Shoes to come in this week. Visit i HE DIXIE while we have the prices tumbling. THE DIXIE. DRY GOODS. CLOTHING AND SHOES. l^imeBtone street. 3rci Door From I?o»toffice. Charlie HL. Hall, JVIgr.