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-( -r Cun: i^iciujiici^ PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND KHIDAY. RV Ed. II. DkOaMP. NOTES AND COMMENTS. It would be hard to estimate the loss that Gaffney uud t/herokee county have sustained by not having the work on the streets and roads done under the direction of a practi cal engineer • ♦ ♦ ♦ What does the Chester Lantern know about pom? We know t'nii adulterated floor is not put in pone and didn’t say it was. The kind of pone we meant is made of corn meal and is fit for a “Sabbath” dinnner. » ♦ ♦ ♦ The conditions in Cherokee county and Gaffney offi-r the best induce ments for the construction of a pay ing electric railway of any localitv wi know of. Who will take in the situation first an 1 take the profits of the enterprise? ♦ ♦ ♦ -• ••The building of roads and bridges may be postponed with only incon venience and temporary material lo?!- as a result; but to postpone toe building o' good schools brings eter nal loss in knowledge, intelligence, culture and the highest interests of life to the boys and girls fast growing through the educable years of child- b*)d and youth to manhood and womanhood. A people may some times be justified in postponing the one, never in postponing the other. ’ Since writing a few weeks ago about the .numerous small water powers in the county that might be profitably put in harness we learn that there are movements on foot that will probably result in one or more of them being utilized this year. The numerous small cotton mills in some sections ot the South that have been paying floe dividends show’ that some of these powers can be used for cotton mills. If tin- owners of these powers would inves tigate a little, they would find num erous enterprises for which their powers are suited and for which they could profitably use them. SHORT LOCAL ITEMS. The past warm w ■ a.: r caused th maple buds to sweii. Baker it Cooper began work on the storeroom at the county jail Wednes day John Spencer, a meat man of long experience, is now in A. B. Brown’s market. The mads dried very much Wednes day and yesterday and made travel a little more tolerable. 1). C rainier, one of the most successful wheat growers in the county, saj s the crop is looking well. There was a considerable wind and rain storm Tuesday night and toe weather was very warm for the sea son. In our reference Tuesday to the rock shipped t<» ex Governor Mc- Corcle, of West Virginia, from Cow- pens battleground by Mr. ftcruggs, we stated that it was shipped by J. A Black when w» should have said by J. A. Scruggs. The occupants of several of the old wooden buildings on Limestone street have been notified by the owners to move out in the early summer. The old buildings w’ill be torn out and new ones tnat would ornament any city built in their places. Special services at the Presbyterian chore h next 8abbat h The new h > rn ii ihI will be U'ed. After the eer- V lit H H the congregation will meet and elect three or more deacons. Let th*re be a ful 1 attendance of the imtml rters next S.ibhat h. All others tU"8t c irdially i nvited The cold wave came in on time. It begen to stove in iis thin edges Wed nesday afternoon and gradually incre s*d in volume till Thursday nrn'rning, when the ground had a good cru-t on it and even'll ng showed tha' real winter was on again. The Prudential Insurance Com pany. through their local agents, Me^n Wood & '■'tnith. h ive received a eh- i k for $ 1 000 in »> ttlcnent of policy of Mi'S Richad Macom-on on account o' the dea' h Of t he Intf E i" it) O M oinson her hr o tier Tins claim was s-trled within One week from, time nroof of death was received a' home - ffi -e, which go. a to show that the company is exci-ptionally prompt in i -i onnt of death claims l>» afio-HH Cannot he Curi-il by loca'applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the car. There |s only one way to cure deafness, and that Is by constitutional reme lies. Deafness Is caused by intlnnied condition of iln- mucous Ihiluir of i In- Eustachian Tube. When this tube :zels Intiunied y< u have a rumbling Bound or Imperfect hearing, and when it is outirely closed deafness Is the result, and unless the inflammation can he taken out and I Ills tube restored toils normal condi tion. hearing will be destroyed forever; nine cases out oft >n,arecaused by catarrh, which is nothlnu hut an inflamed condition of the mucous surfaces. We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (cased hy catarrh)thatcun- not he cured hy Hall's Catarrh4)ure. Bend nr circulars free. I<\ .1 ('HF/\EY .V <’<>.. Toledo. O. Hold hy Driiygests. 7.V Hall’s Karnliv Pills are the hest. CULTURE ID PROPER SOILS S Kinds to be Grown and Meth od of Curing Product DOMESTIC AND EXPORT. A series of Farmers’Kulletlus IMamied hy the Government Covering Die l-rocluctioii and Hale of Tobacco-Kinds Grown and Climatic C’onoitious for Same. The bright yellow tobacco used for cigarettes, plug wrappers, fillers, and cutting is grown mainly in \ irg'niu, North Carolina, South Carolina, and East Tennessee. It is however, pro duced in smaller quantities in Severn! of the other Southern States. Wher ever it is grown the industry is con fined to a certain type of soil. The typical bright-tobacco lard consists of a loose, porous sand, con taining not more than 8 or 10 per cent of clay. This sand must be at least 12 incites dee;'. Many areas are cul tivated in which the sand extends to a depth of 5 or 10 feet or more, and a very fine quality of tobacco is pro duced. As a general rule the less clay tite soil contains and the deeper the sand, the finer the quality of the to bacco, providing it keeps growing con tinuously. The trouble with such very light soils is that they produce but a strntll yield per acre and there is danger of drought, which would check the growth of the plant and cause the leaves to thicken. It is for this reason, therefore, that it is pre ferred to have the sand underlaid at n depth of 18 to 22 inches with a h. avit r clay, which tends to conserve the moisture supply of the soil and rr-n- ners tiie plant less subject to me in jurious effects of what would other wise prove a severe drought. The clay which underlies the brigh' tobacco lands of Virginia and North Carolina is the same as that upon which the heavy manufacturing ami export tobacco is grown. Where thi.-, (•lay is exposed to toe surface ih heavy type of tobacco is produced; where it is covered from 12 to 20 inch es with fine-grained sand the bright tobacco is produced tite trust profit ably. Toe country throughout these reg ions is generally quite robing, wnn numerous ‘draws,” or natural diten- es. and streams, so that the land i.- wt*!t drained. 'The sandy covering if usually found on the ridges or slight ly elevated plateaus, while the heavy clay may be exposed within a few feet, end the two types of tobacco succei-s follv grown in the same field. For i-r n it ii ts never been easy u< i .. f the two ty pea 1 tobacco; for both are grown in the -ame counties and frequently on tlu same farm. The bright tobacco lands which have been examined contain, on tin average, about 8 per cent of clay. This is quite uniform, the extrem* range for profitable tobacco culture being probably between (*> and 12 pet cent. A-, the relation of the physical properties of toe i-oil is not thorough ly understood or practically n cog nized ny the growers, u laige amount of land is now cultivated in bright in- bacco w hich is not suited to this plant and which does not produce a good trade, Un the other hand, there an large anas nut at present under cui iivation which could be developed in to very fine tobacco lands. Tite typi cal bright tobacco soil is of little vri ue for any of the staple farm crops, although when suitably located tiem transportation lines, it is admirably adapted to the production of eariy, vegetables, watermelons, and sweet potatoes. Before the development of 'ie White Burley industry the strong rep. clay soils around Charlottesville, Lynchburg, and Danville, Ya., and in Granville and neighboring counties of North Carolina, were exteusively used for the production of the typical Vii- ginia manufacturing and export to bacco. These areas are located main ly on tite gabbro, gneiss, and Lafay ette clays Tne material is quite uni form, the red subsoils containing from fll) to GO per cent of clay. Tite soil' are very productive and ere w.-li suited to the staple farm crops, such a» grass wheat, and corn. Since the introduction of the White Burley to bacco, now.' ver, .th^re has been a ven noticeable decrease in the acreage t V rgiuiu, especially of the sod adapt) to the heavu r types of tobacco, at ■ tite cultivation of tobacco ou these lands has bt-en almost ubaudnneo The industry is confined now princi pally to small areas along rivers, streams, or creeks, and upon recei t deposits which cannot well be re ferred to any of the older geological formations and which cannot well be examined w ithout a detailed examina lion of the iar.n r part of the The same rema k holds trui in re gard to the tobacco industry in N nl Carolina A great change has ' k n place vi'ry recently d the acr' at"- devoted to tite heavier type of tohaci o has been consideia d> reduce Ti heavy clay lands are being u-mI for other crops, and the tobacco i - grow upon limited areas in certa n di- rict • where the quality of the tobacco |>r due d is such as to make it reasoi ably pr fi able. Hers, again, it t- impossible to make any s'atement i r<-gerd to tin- t. hacco district withou making a letailed study of the son- of the State There seems to be n general type of soil. Tne tobace grown upon the soil which was for merlv cultivated most extensively t- no longer profitable. The Leilaer In Mlaatsslppt Oentki, Miss., Jan. 28.—I am glad to note f e improvement in The Led ger. This is right, for there is no eq tipoi • wi*h an editor as with men iu other busim -* pursuits. He must ei her go onward and upward, or backward and downward. Kerp.-ctfullv yours, I. Pkklek Blood Feed pale girls on Scott’s Em ulsion. We do not need to give all the reasons why Scott’s Emulsion restores the strength and flesh and color of trood health to those who suffer from sick blood. The fact that it is the best preparation of Cod Liver Oil, rich in nutrition, full of healthy stimulation is a suggestion as to why it does what it does. Scott’s Emulsion presents Cod Liver Oil at its best, fullest in strength, least in taste. Young women in their “ teens ” are permanently cured of the peculiar disease of the blood which shows itself in paleness, weakness and nervous ness, by regular treatment with Scott’s Emulsion. It is a true blood food and is naturally adapted to the cure cf the blood sickness from which so many young women ?iV-1 ^000 suffer. We will he glad to send a sample to any sufferer. Be sure tint this picture in till.- form ot a label is on tha ivr.ipni-r of every bottle of Emulsion you buy. SCOTT &. BOWNE, Chemists, 409 Pearl St., New York. Garden Seeds Best for the “Sunny South,” because they are specially grown and selected with a lull knowledge of the conditions and require ments of the South. Twenty-five years experience and practical growing of all the different vege tables enables us to know the very best, and to offer seeds that will give pleasure, satisfaction and fit to all who plant them. Wood’s New Seed Book foi 1903 (Mailed on request) is full of good things, and gives the most reliable information about all seeds, both for the Farm and Garden. L IN. WOOD & SONS, Seedsmen, Richmond, Va* WOOD’S SEED BOOK also tells all about Grass and Clover Seeds, Seed Potatoes, and all Farm Seeds. Write for Seed Book and prices of any Farm Seeds required. "V *;f e » Cv-if ' Ninety Per Cent v< users oi iiu»: r i.kv Irocunini. ADO |m. WOOLLEY00., Whiskey Curo I Atlanta,* GrorjjC KIDNEY DISEASES are the most fatal of all dis eases. Efil EV*Q RIDNEY GIM Ili IUllI d Guarantesd Remedy or money refunded. Contains remedies recognized by emi nent physicians as the best for Kidney and Bladder troubles. PRICE 50c. aaa 5L00r, Foley 9 s Money and Tar f ur children.suit.sv t;. a«. opiates. of all chronic headaches are due to eye strain. Go to Dr. Griffith at tite Chero kee Drug Co.’s and have the defect in vision corrected, and thus be QUICKLY AND PERMANENTLY CURED. Glasses Fitted With Scientific Accu- racy and all the diseases of the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat treated according to the latest and most approved methods. . Bank of Gaffney, Capital Stock, - - $50,000.00 Surplus and Profits, - 25.000.00 Stockholders Liability, 50,000.00 Total, - - _ $125,000.00 i>ep<>*itM Jsah.v. $202,122.00.. % We solicit the business and good will of everybody in Cherokee- county. E. G. STACY, President, J. G. WAKDLAVV, Y.-Brest., I). C. ROSS. Cashier, MAYNARD SMYTH, A. C. CASH SALE i hree CASH SALE Specials irote Italia? and Frida?, February I2ih and !3th REMEMBER THE DATES EMBROIDERY LADIES’ UNDERWEAR Large line ot Ln btor lei>, j n ] ine there are Un regular l()c and 121-2c qnal-| ii-i.ni • n ity, and cheap at those / in in prices, will go at | jj(Drawers and Corset Covers. J Now is your chance to buy lUC $2.00 quality for $1.48; 75c 15c and 20c quality at 25c to 30c quality go at Come early so that you will not be disappointed. quality for 50c; 50c quality for 38c; and so on. All these goods are dirt cheap for the price offered. PERCALES 1,000 yards Percale, regular 12 l-2c quality, to go at I U These are pretty styles; good for ladies’ waists, boys* waists, and for children’s dresses. Don’t fail to come prepared to carry home with you a quantity of these gcfbds. Many other things that you will need are to be found in our big stock at as low prices as they can be bought anywhere, so come pre pared to get many of these good things. W. J. Wilkins & Co. Dealers in Dry Goods, Notions, Millinery, Shoes and Groceries. GAFFNEY, S. C. w? REDUCTION FOR FEBRUARY Beginning today and during February only we will sell all our Men’s and Boys’ Clothing, and Men’s and Boys’ Pants at 20 per cent, off. It is known that we have only one price, marked in plain figures, and always give the best for the price. Big Saving; Figure Yourself What It Is Men’s Men’s Men’s Men’s Men’s $20.00 Suits $ 1 6.00 Men’s 15.00 Suits 12.00 12.50 Suits 10.00 10.00 Suits 8 00 7.50 Suits 6.00 5.00 Suits ' 4.00 BOY’S OVERCOATS SAME DISCOUNT. We would caM the Mothers’ and Fathers’ special attention to our line of Knee Pants Suits and Extra Knee Pants. F u Silberman Bros. Largest Fur House In America. Branches All Over Europe. Highest cash price paid for all kinds of raw fuis. Hold your shipment until you get our prire list. Writi for it to-itay. We umil it free. R S SILBERMAN BROS., 122to 128 Michigan St.. ChicaBO.III. The Best Line in Cherokee County Boys’ $2.00 Suits $1.60 Boys’ 2.50 Suits 2.00 Boys’ 3.00 Suits 2.40 Boys’ 3.50 Suits 2 80 Boys’ 4.00 Suits 3.20 Boys’ 25c Knee Pants 20c Boys’ 50c Knee Pants 40c Boys’ 60c Knee Pants 48c Men’s Extra Pants--Among them the celebrated Dutchess, 1 Oc for a button, $ 1.00 for a rip. CUT PRICE POSITIVELY ENDS MARCH 1M. WILKINS-BRISTOW CLOTHING GO. OUTFITTERS FOR MEN ANDjBOYS. Feby. 6th, 1903