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T 1 'Fhes X-^ici>oe^k. women and society. PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. RV 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 Correspondents who do not contri bute regular news letters must fur nish their name, not for publication, but for identification.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 published at five cents a line. Gardsjof thanks wil 1 be published at one cent a word. All correspondence should be ad dressed to Ed. H. DeCamp. Manager. |A11 communications to this column should be addressed to P. O. Box 304.) A girl’s frock of Indian-red serge has the new cape collar, beaded by velvet, and fancified by embroidery. The waist is plaited with cord loops arranged at the center. The cuffs are of velvet, and the gored skirt dis plays fancy strappings and buttons. Corticelli sewing silk is used through out in the making of this pretty little gown. NOTKS AND COMMENTS. The chief of police of Atlanta has given notice that no allowance will be made for disorderly conduct on the streets of his city this Christmas. Hold the reins tight and let citizens and visitors know that good order is as important in Gaffney during the holidays as at any other time. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ We trust that the city authorities will make no allowances for boister ous conduct in Gaffney this Christ mas. The day for that is past—too many people here now. ♦ ♦ ♦ -• The press and the school teacher should lock arms and walk hand in hand. The mission of both should be to accomplish something toward the betterment of mankind. The teacher or the editor who is in the business from a purely mercenary standpoint does not deserve to suc ceed from that standpoint and cer tainly will be a failure from any other standpoint. It shuold be the ambition of every parent to give their child an education, to mate the best possible man or woman out of that child, but if the educator allows greed to be his or her predominating infiaence it is impossible to get th« best results out of the pupil. So with an editor. If he allows his desire to make money predominate he must of necessity neglect the essen tial to give his readers what is best for them, consequently he feeds them on whatever he thinks will cause them to buy the paper, whether it be wholesome or not. What our country needs is a class of teachers who are imbued with enthusiasm concerning , their work and a class of editors who will tell the truth for truth’s sake, regardless of the consequences of whom it may effect—even if it effect himself. The Ledger extends to all, friend and foe, its best wishes for a merry Christmas and a happy New \ear. During the past year the caper has had its trials and reverses as well as its joys and successes, but everything taken into consideration it has no thing to complain of and much for which to be joyful. We look for ward to the new year anticipating that we will have to work hard to accomplish something, but we do so with a hope that our efforts will meet a responsive chord in the hearts of our patrons. We have not done as much as we desired during the past year and neither have we been quite so good as we should have been, but we trust old Santa Clause will for give us for our shortcomings and fill our stocking to overflowing with an ambition to accomplish something. We wish especially to thank our out- of-town .friends for their support. Blacksburg, Cherokee Falls, Kings Creek, Cowpens and Grover, have all been wondrous kind to us, and we appreciate it. At every postoffice in the county The Ledger has many warm friends and we appreciate them, one and all. To everybody we ex tend good will and trust that the new year will prove even more prosperous than the one about to close To the merchants and business men who have stood by us and bestowed upon us their support we feel grateful Our ambition has been to render a faithful service, to give every man the worth of the money they spend with us and to have them feel that a dollar invested at this office, whether it be for subscriptiou. advertising or or job printing is a dollar legetl mately and wisly invested. With re grets that we have not been able to give you a better service than we have in the past, with a hope to do better in the future with a feeling of pride for our town, our country, our State and our nation, we again wish for you, one and all, a joyous Christ mas and a prosperous New Year. la Your Flour Sticky? Is the flour you have been usinf sticky? Does it make poor bread am heavy cake and pastry? If so, try sack of “Clifton” next time. No damaged wheat used in making this flour. SONG TOUCHED HIS HEAI For the everyday street or tailor suit the same materials which have served so well in the past, such as cloth, serge, vicuna and cheviot, will all again be worn this year. And for entire gowns, and in many cases for skirt and coat su^s, camel’s hair and zibeline will be used, these two ma terials being specially nice for better gowns for the afternoon, as they lend themselves easily to the more fanci ful ways of trimming; then, too, they are so light and supple in texture that they may be gracefully manipu lated in the various flab models of skirts and jackets. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Mrs. Clarence Gray left Friday ni^ht for Oklahoma, where she goes to join her husband who preceded her some mouths ago. Mrs. George Finley, of Martinsville, Va., is visiting her sister, Mrs. Ed Gaines. Miss Madge Fort has gone to her iome in the lower part of the State for the holidays. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Mrs. Jim Brown leaves Friday for Jonesville, where she goes to^visit ler mother, Mrs. Whitlock. Misses lone and Agnes Littlejohn lave returned home for the Holidays. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Miss Eunice Oates, of Augusta., ar rived Monday and is visiting her sis ter, Miss Annie Lou Oates, at Lime stone College. ♦ 4i u Miss Ella McCraw is at home from Buffalo to spend the holidays. ♦ i Mrs. W. H. 8mitb left this week or Anderson, where she goes to at tend the marriage of Miss Ethel Nance to Prof. Chambers, which oc curs the 24th. ♦ ♦♦♦ Miss Minnie Lynch leaves Thuro- day morning for Concord, waere she will be the guest of her sister, Mrs. Walter Hopkins. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ The Junior Le »gue of the Method- st church will give an entertainment Friday afternoon at 'he .iome of Mrs. W. H. Pierson. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Miss Jennie Mae Miller goes Wednesday to her home in Rock Hill for the holidays. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Miss Grace Willis k-aV 'S this wei k for her home in Greenville. * ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Dr. and Mrs. W. F. McKinney, of Brooklyn, are the exoected guest) this week of Mr. and Mrs W. F. luc- Arthur. What Congreitsmaii Finley Thonghti °f Judge Lanham’n Music [From the Washington 1’ost.li Mr. Finley, of South Caroli frankly admits that he cannot for tA 110 life of him tell one note r»< inusy c from another. Therein he has a jo» e upon his Democratic colleague, Judg Lanham, of Texas, soon to be gover or of the Lone Star State. Neither of these estimable Demcl' crats brought his family to Washin ton this winter and both have had lonesome existence at their hotel. “Come up in the parlor,” sai Judge Lauham, who plays the plan and sings well, to the South Carotin ian, a few evenings since; “I will ren der a selection for you.” The Judge seated himself at the 1 )iano and interpreted in soulful man ner “Home, Sweet Home.” Finley remained all attention till l;he last note sounded forth and the Texan turned to him wiih face expres sive of the beautiful sentiment of that grand old tune. Judge,” exclaimed Finley, desir- : ng to be polite and complimentary to one who had performed so efficient- y for his amusement, “when you Mayed the first chord I saw the elm trees in front of my house at York- vilie. When you had clayed a little more I saw the front door open and the faces of my three children appear, and then your tuneful rendering made me hear from those dear little ones the words: “Hi, daddy, there you are.” Making Both Ku-Js Meet. [New Orleans Times-Democrat. | A certain colonel in the South was in the habit of telling yarns and great- y exaggerating. He had a negro ser vant who corroborated everything his master told. One day the colonel had some gentlemen to dinner, and they were enjoying some fine young vension very much. The colonel said: “Yes, went hunting the other day and saw a fine buck. I took a good sight at lim and shot him through the head, and the bullet went through his hind eg.” The gentlemen looked at each oilier a little mystified. The negro scratched lis head, and at last said : “Yes, in deed. gemmen, just as massa raised lis gun to shoot de buck he raiso his lind leg and scratch his ear. and the lullet went through his head and right through the de htod mg.” The gentlemen looked in ire satis- :ied. After the guests had left the negro said to his master, “Gorry mighty, massa, next time you tell one of dem yarns do g*-t Urn ends closer togedder. I had hard work to make both ends meet.” The.e are but few persons who are unacquainted with “Peck’s Bad Boy.” Those who have not seen him person ally have no doubt lead the book. As presented at the Star Theatre on n*-xt Monday night, there will be many improvements, new jokes and origitia pranks. It is a musical farce comedy that has no equal as a producer of fun and fun only. $ioo Reward, $ioo. The readers of this paper will be pleased to loam that there Is at least one dreaded dis ease that science has been able tc -ure In all Its stages and that Is Catarrh. Hall's! 'atarrh Cure is the only positive cure now known to the medical, fraternity. Catarrh lieing a constitutional disease, requires a constitu tional treatment. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken Internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature In doing Us work. The proprietors have so much faith In its curative isiwers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that It fails to cure. Bend for list of testimonials. Address, F. J. Cheney A Co., Toledo, O. Sold by Druggists. 75c. Hall’s Family Pills are the best. j Fewer Gallons; Wears Longer. Don’t forget the old man with the fish on his back. For nearly thirty years he has been traveling around the world, and is still traveling, ringing health and comfort wherever he goes. To the consumptive he brings the strength and flesh he so much needs. To all weak and sickly children he gives rich and strengthening food. To thin and pale persons he gives new firm flesh and rich red blood. Children who first saw the old man with the fish are now grown up and have children of their own. He stands for Scott’s Emul sion of pure cod liver oil—a delightful food and a natural tonic for children, for old folks and for all who need flesh and strength. SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists. '409-415 Pearl Street, New York. 50c. and $1.00; all druggists. I&TH1S ‘VfM LOWRY?” Negro Wlto> Holrin Up a Woman In TenneH- Hee Said to Ue the Murderer. I Special to The Charlotte < MOserver.] Knoxville, Ter n., Dec. 20.—A special to The Journal and Tribune, from Gillatie, eays the negro desper ado who murdered Chief of Police R. 8. Jones,of Shelby, Cleveland county, N. C., t wo years ago, has been cap tured at Gallatin, the arrest, being effected whii& the man was commit ting highway robbery on a public pike. The man is John Parmer, alias John Palmer, alias “Zug” Palmer, be being a negro, about 35 years old, with a bad record, the worst crime of which was the murder of Chief Jones as he was attempting to arrest Palmer. Efforts have been started to take the mao back to North Carolina, but it may be he will be punished for high way robbery before that is done. Pal er held up Mrs. Hallie Rutledge, an and respectable woman of Sum- r county .at the point of a pistol, hen officers who were trailing him me in sight.Palmer made adesperate to escape b ^ means of the ve- 1110® ffom which he threw Mrs. Rut- hut was trailed down by hounds^fe?!^ successfully landed. fged Fewer Gallons; for. method- is being adopted merely be- Kdncatlon, That Knows. Seen ami DogiS— l tilOEP two reasons, but the fact thafTnvr-wH-a^j infeetants known FTor Building and Plastering Lime Goal, and Plaster Hair. Plaster Pans Shingles, Portland Cement, Dynamite, Blasting Powder, Fuse and Dynamite Caps, call on llmestose Springs Lime Works CARROLL ft CO., Lessees. Telephone 17. [Atlanta Constitution.] There is every needful reason to justify such an adjustment of our. school system that every child mayi begin with the alphabet of his primer to learn also some of the easy and productive uses for which the Creator gave him bis eyes and ears, his hands- and feet. By instructing him in the use of these natural ’implements oi* production upon the raw materials of his immediate environment h»» will learn that God made nothing for foLy or waste. He Rill come in feel that work is worthy, ennobliog and prof itable He will come from the werifl* shop of the ejnoo! to take an effective position in (he vvorksnops of the world without feeling that he has de scended from the ‘heights of Homer” to the coal heaps of Caliban. The South is to b<- redeemed by her own sons and daughter* to u.a in dependence of character, economies and power that will make her a*r,amed and fearful in the face of no rival. The way to that safety and suprejxiftoy lies tnroug.i the schoolroom and th« power of it will come from the dynamics of such schools as are ad vocated by President Branson and are beintr exploited by The Georgia Fed eration. Foyley’s Honey and Tar positively cures all throat and lung diseases. Refuse substitutes. Cherokee Drug Co. Fewer Gallons; Wears Longer. For Sale. jaS^Advertisements under this head will >e inserted for one cent a word each Inser tion. No ad Inserted for less th; ji ten cents The halldlng fortn- IHspensurv. Apply Dec. 2-tf F oli UK NT OU SALK erly occupied hy the to .1. C. Lipscomb. 1 will sell, or exchange my jouse and lot on Petty stru t for a good farm. J. H. Lipscomb. Nov. 21, tf. COK < oie HALK-'lh pied by Mrs. Agnes Wot Lipscomb. hotel property now " xl. Apply to.I occu- C. if-lK-tf OIL FOR STREET SURFACES. It L»y« the Dnnt aiut la * Potre-rfwl Dial nfectwnt. A oorrospoudent contributes the fol lowing to the Bakersfield Californian: Among the many advantages arising from the use of oil in the manifold way * in which it is being made to con tribute to the welfare of the people of the state l have never yet seen includ ed what, from one standpoint, may be considered the most important of all. I refer to the increased healthfulness that is certain to be observed in those communities where oil is used as a dressing for street surfaces. The street has always been and, but for crude petroleum, would always re main.a thickly settled place which col lects the dirt, the filth and the disease germ, only to turn them back into the atmosphere bearing more of poison and danger than when first deposited, with the result that humanity, cooped up in towns and cities, has had to struggle for life, inhaling air which is charged every breath of it with illness and death. An important change is alxmt to be brought about in this regard unwit tingly and entirely without design by the discovery that crude oil will lay the duet more cheaply and more effec tively than any other means. The THE OLO RELIABLE fetal ifti POWDER Absolutely Pure there is no substitute one of the best dis- Mii.i7ui.tiMu, oiu»ii to • - — -- panics it and will finally bring to tn¥T-N^ f ‘ ni “^L* tor t ‘ ac ^ ,lser ? fortunate people who live in localities rihl^TorkliurVAT 0 t,ie d 'i'ht Sterilizing A»ce. If the bacteriologists tell us we must scrub the mouthpieces of telephones once a day to get rid of dangerous bacilli, of course we must obey orders from such a source. But why ouce a day only? The last user of the phone may have deposited disease germs in the mouthpiece, is it not ? necessary people where the modern dust killing method is practiced a greater measure of health than lias ever been their store before. New Dodge lu Street Begging. Ideas count for success, even in street begging. Old tricks become tiresome through familiarity. The mendicant of the present day, if he would live well, must get something new.' One of the latest dodges of the New York solicitor of aims is heroic. It first arouses the indignation of the victim, then pacifies him and finally wins his sympathy and his money. It is worked In this way: A shabbily attired man hurries along the street, apparently unconscious of his surroundings. He expectorates, as though hy chance, on to the well pol ished shoe of a passerby. Before the man has time .to protest the mendicant drof/s on his knees and, with the rem nants of a well worn handkerchief, rubs away at the soiled shoe, mean while pouring forth profuse apologies. Nine times out of ten lie gets a dime for his politeness.—Now Y’ork Times. The Mecca Railway. The railroad from Damascus to Mec ca, which is being built by the sultan of Turkey, will be a great convenience to many thousands of pilgrims in the Turkish empire and Persia. The rail road will be welcomed by all Moham medans, because it will enable the pil grims to visit both Mecca and Medina, one the birthplace and the other the burial place of Mohammed.' rible lurking']^ l ‘* e doorknobs—ter- we not have thcs^1^” 1 ^ , ' c ^ on - Should use has, possibly, ma^^^ as 800U And the straps and handraTf# deadly/ cars—it is an old story that thei^figt thick with bacterial colonies. If thiff fear of possible and impossible infec tion from invisible sources gets strong enough we nlay got as scared as the Salemltes in the days of witchcraft.— St. Louis Post-Dispatch. ^ RISC'S CURE FOR M IQ q ^ CONSUMPTION ^ PAINTS - OILS John W. Masury’s Guar anteed R. R. White, and Colors, in pure linseed oil, at $1.25 per gal. F. O. Pierce’s Cottage 1 Colors in linseed oil guar anteed at $1.00) per gal I use these paints myseii and know their worth. Come and lot mo convince you. L. BAKER. CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER. F OR SALK- One ledge Avenue Nov. Il-tf. nice residence lot on Kut- Apply to B. U. Clary. For Rent. F or RENT—Six room cottage to W F. McArthur. F. (i. Stacy. Dec. 1!», :I0, Jan. 2. Wanted. W ANTKD -To hay good cheap ho>e and second-hand top buggy. State lowest cash : price (or no. attention paid) and where tf) be seen. .1. Bateman, care Ledger Office, ft-pd W ANTED-l want fin shares •;/ Oiiffney Mfg Co. stock. Apply, stating price to J. C. Otts, Gaffney, S. C. Uy ANTED -Chickens, eggs .V Dec. Pi-tf. and Aug.: green 2, tf. W ANTED—To make straight loans on eity real estate. No commissions. Several thousand dollars to loan. Apr2H-tf DC. .Icffctfcs. these before Christmas. All want to give, it’s what to give that worries. Let us aid in selecting. We have a full line of things that are sur« to suit. Can suit any pocket book also. It is not the cost of gift alone that gives it value. Quality is the main thing, whether the token be 1 v-ge or small. Many of the things v.e offer will gost more else where. Many cannot he had elsewhere at any price. Come in, look them over up i; let us give you some prices. To Loan. T o LOAN—Money on improved Real late. Butler & Osborne, Attorneys. 10-31-ly Es- Trespass Notice. All persons are hereby forbidden from trespassing on nay lands for any purpose whatever. Jas. A. Hakhis. Dec. lit 23-pd. All persons are forbidden to trespass on any of my lands for any purpose. A. Hakhis. Dec. 2-tf. Cherokee Drug Co. M LIMESTONE AND FREDERICK STREETS. Money Loaned. L OANS on improved farms for a term of years at seven per cent. Interest. No commissions. For information apply to J. C. Jefferies. Attorney at Law. 11-22-lyr Money to Loan. We have money to loan in any amounts on city and county property and stocks and bonds. Interest 6 to 8 per cent, according to amounts. Terms to suit borrower. Hall it Willis, Attys., Gaffney. S. 0„ Our Bargain Gaunter. < A Select Line of Dress Goods to go at and below cost. 15c and 20c Goods at 10c 25c and 30c Goods at 12>g, 15c 30c and 60c Goods at 20 to 40c MONEY. $1,000 TO LOAN. Butler & Osborne, Attys. We have only a few patterns of each to go at these prices. Big lot of Ladies' Capes at half price. OneillnirteCoughCuro Special prices in Millinery. f] Clothing! Clothingl Boys' and Men’s Cloth ing at Cost. Kodol Dyspepsia Dura Ptfl—t$ what ywa ML Foleys Kidney Cure J. Q. LIPSCOMB & CO. makea kidneys and blRdder right wwwatmw va#