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V SO S CURE,FOR ^ o In tlra*. gold by druggluU. C ONSUMPTION Everything to eat.. That’s whiit I dt'iil In exclusively. I look after my business, watch the markets closely, and as a consequence I can always furnish my patrons with the best and freshest of Meats, Groceries and Country Produce. I{lnn up the Parlor Market when 'you want any- ttaln*EXTKA NUE for your table. W. J. MANESS, Phone 23. BE IN THE SWIM Give me your clothes to cleau. press or dye and you will always look nice and stylish. Old suits made to look like new. Experienced workmen and prompt ser vice rendered. W. H. ROBINSON, Tailor. Over \V. U. Telegraph Office. William S. Hall. .Ik. jamks a. Willis. HALL & WILLIS, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, STAK THEATKE BLDG. Notary Public in office. Prompt attention given to all business. J. EMILE HARLEY, Attorney-at- Law, Gaffney, - - S. C. Notary public. All business receives prompt and careful attention. MONEY TO LOAN ONlREAL ESTATE Dr. D. P. THOMSON, Dentist. 'Office over National Rank. J. C. OTTS, Attorney and Counselor. Office upstairs, between R. A. Jones and Davenport. Office and Residence .Phone. Dr. C. T. LIPSCOMB, DENTIST Office in Star Theatre Building. Phone No. 20. J. F. GARRETT, Dentist. Office Over '.The Battery. ’Phone 82. Ninety Per Cent 4 of all chronic headaches are due to eye strain. Go to Dr. Griffith at the Chero kee Drug Co.’s and have the defect in vision corrected, and thus be QUICKLY AND PERMANENTLY CURED. Glasses Fitted Withj|Scientific Accu racy and all the diseases of the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat treated according to the latest and most approved methods. Building and Plastering Lime! Goal, and Plaster Hair. Plaster Pans Shingles, Portland Cement, Dynamite, Blasting Powder, Fuse and Dynamite Caps, call on Limestone Springs Lime Verts CARROLL & CO., Lessees. Telephone CLAIMS. PAID By ffTKIA Life‘Insurance ft I Pin Company^6^6 For Accidents and Sickness through this agency since January: W. D. Kirby, $ 32.14 W. R. Pearson, 7.50 W. H. Harrison, Jr., 127.14 A. L. Peeler, 25.00 A. W. Clary, 12.86 H. L. Spears, 70.00 H. A. Littlejohn, 75.oo Wm. T. Gaston, 27.86 L. Baker, 32.14 Why not Insure YOUR time against acci dent and sickness. For rates and other formation call on or address JONES J. DARBY. District Agt. OLD FLAW PICKER DREAMS A DREAM A Timely Vision Well Worth Consideration TRAIN OF TIME, NO. 1903 “Tom, If they Try to Ditch You Swing the Rods, Hide a Dumper, or Top ’Kr; for You are Such a I.lar Nobody Dleeves You've Got a Ticket." (Correspondence of The Ledger-) Coalin’ Ground, May 14:—As we stood on the platform of the great trunk line of Time, engine No. 190B came thunderin’, belehin’, exhaustin’ past midst shouts, mirth, laughters, applauses, hoorays, soundin’ of horns an’ the firin’ of salutes. The engin eer, with his trained eyes fixed upon the track an’ bis mighty hand a graspin’ of the throttle, seemed to say that the wheels of time must roll on! this train can’t be delayed ! hit shore must pull out on schedule time! just a twelve minutes’ stop at this station an’ she’ll roll again. The engine pulled past, came to a standstill, engineer alights with oil cup in hand an* proceeds with the pro- ceedin’s—to oil the hot an’ smokin’ journal* of his engine. The conductor alights from the first coach! a chill of horror! the blood runs cold in the veins of every soul on the great platform at sight of him. He is robed in a white shroud; his face is pale an’ ghastly lookin’; his eyes are sunken, but keen an’ piercin’—can look into the very depths of your onliest soul; has long, grey beard, an’ white locks of hair curl down his back; to a black cord around his waist hangs a cross made of black onyx which serves as a cer tificate of authority as to his conduct- orship; in his hands he carries a crooked staff which has a keen, curved steel blade attached which gives evi dence of constant usage by its bright ness, an’ resembles a reaper’s scythe of way back yander in boyhood days. The train of Time, No. 1903, carries no baggage or mail coaches—nothin' but passengers, an’ the conductor se lects (ut of the great audience standin’ on the platform such passen gers aa he wants to carry on his train. After the great engine passed an’ came to a standstill an’ the con ductor came down an’ out, all was quiets again. He stood, with head bowed whilst the porter came out an’ announced: “Train of Time, No. 1903, eternity bound, only stops twelve minutes at this station. All persons who are not ready now are urgently requested to get ready for the trip at once. If you haven’t got tickets get them now, whilst they may be had free for the askin’ at the ticket stand. This train is bound to leave out on schedule time an' you all have fair notice. The conductor has orders from headquar ters to take aboard ail those whose names are written in his book, whether they have tickets or not, but those havin’ no tickets will be buried out into darkness before ever wo pass through the pearly gates of the uext station. Fair notice once for all is enough; git your tickets!”—an’ with a pleasant bow an’ smile he went in as the keen eyes of the grim oie con ductor raised an’ pierced through the audience, which was made up of old, young, middle ageo, black, white, an’ of every tongue an’ nationality of the face of the earth. Some made a break for the ticket office, whilst others didn’t seem to give a continential whether they had a ticket or not— seemed to ohink that the ole conduct or wouldn’t take them nohow— seemed to say in their own mind that they’d wait until they saw him start towards them before they’d budge a peg towards the ticket office. With his big book in one hand an’ his reaper scythe in the other the con ductor started through the great crowd. As he would approach a vic tim an’ claim it for a passenger on his train, No. 1903, you could see it turn pale, wither, an’ start for a coach whilst he would proceed for the next-. Ob, what a sight! Home what bad tickets would greet him smilin’ly, throw up their hands an’ shout halle lujah! whilst them what didn’t have no ticket would faint, horror strick en ; an,’ oh, the pitiful cries, shrieks an’ pleadin’s. Home of the friends of a chosen passenger would make a break for the ticket office in order to be ready in case the conductor should choose them, too. I stood lookin' on an’ saw him claimin’them from all sides; some .OUR LINE OF_ Sandals, Oxfords and Slippers is the most complete yet shown. AH sizes, from the Infant’s soft jh sole to the largest size for Ladies. 'Em R. S. Lipscomb Shoe Co. Next door to Cherokee Drug Co. strangers to me an’ some good an’ dear ole friends of mine; some had tickets an’ some had none. The first, second, third an' fourth coaches were filled in four minutes— eight more minutes an’ eight more coaches to fill—who shall be chosen to fill them? The bell chimes out the warnin’ notice of the fleetin’ mo ments. I can already look out the track an’ gee the black tmoke a risin,’ an’ hear the rumblin’ of the train of Time, No. 1904 Four and a half minutes gone; conductor busy fillin’the fith coach ; porter appears again an’ shouts, “Fair warnin’ to all, git your tickets now ! They cost you nothin’—only the askin'. They’re good on this road any time. If you are not chosen on this section, No. 1904 is due here in seven an’ a half minutes, as we pull out she will puli in. The ticket is no bad piece of property. Ef you don’t use it on this train you may want it for No. 1904, or 1905—no tellin’ when you’ll need it, an’ it’s always a satisfaction to know you’ve got one,” * * * * * * When Mrs. Picker succeeded in get- tin’ me awake I found that my heart was up in my throat an’ m/ breath was as hard to git ac as a silver dollar with a fresh hatched eagle on it. Hhe says, “Flaw, wake up; are you a havin’ of a nightmare?” I dunno. Why?” said I. “Because, you waked me up a hol lerin’ ‘Tom Bedford, ole boy, ef they try to ditch you swing the rods, ride the bumpers or top ’er, fer you’re sich a liar nobody bleeves you've got a ticket.’ ” Flaw Picker. BEING A GOOD FELLOW. WRESTLING WITH RUSSIAN. “Striker” on Flrat Love. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Grover, N. C., May 10.—Of all the fresh and beautiful things this side of heaven first love is among the fresh est and most beautiful. "The first warm sunshine quiveriui? through The heart’s fresh llowers and morning dew." It is the beginning of a new world, into which the blushing novice en ters with timid delight, to look upon interminable gardens of sweet flowers which the imagination could never dream of before. The heart is taken by such surprise that it is almost lost in delirium and wonder. The first lesson in love is never for gotten. Perhaps it is more so with the female heart than with the male. They cherish more fondly those early recollections. The girl who has once loved depply, sincerely, knows all about love. She has become ac quainted with the secret penetration of the human heart, and looking over the past she brings up. old memories, deep and tender, and ponders over them. Hhe remembers the first meeting, the first word, the first glance of affection, the silent walks when both their hearts w*re too full to admit of conversation, when they read each other’s meaning in the glance of love and the pressure of tht band; when the world seemed bright er and more beautiful, probably, than it has ever done since or before. Oh, how wonderful, how touching, when they seemed to slake their thirst at the golden fountain of the fable. Ob, how can they forget all this! She can recall the time when they walked together through the grove, to the park, or by the stream which rippled on its way beneath the shadows of the forest trees; yes, remember it all like a vision—the words he uttered, the loving tones, the impassioned sentences, the wild flutter of her young heart as, probably, she would fall upon his neck and weep. Per haps that love would be of short du ration, and the one who had breathed such endearment had grown cold, or departed ; perhaps they were words of meaning, true as Leaven, and, as ever, they lean upon them still and love as of yore. But, whether or no, that love is ineradicable; like the memo ries of childhood it survives all other things. First love may have been a deceit ful oassion, but the heart that they truly loved never forgets. The mem ory is sweet, the experience is valu able, and they who boast that they have never loved know nothing of the depth of the affection that lies hidden in their hearts. Longfellow, in his “Hyperion,” says: “There is nothing holier in this life of ours than the first con sciousness of love, the first fluttering of its silken wings.” And how strong and deep and true is a man’s first love! He may love again, but it is not with the same in tensity. There is something so new, so delightful that it can never be blated out from the page of memory. There is unutterable sweetness in first love. Happy, thrice happy, are they whose first love blasts forever; who are never cast back upon the world to form new ties; who sustain bitter disappointments in the realms of first love, and to whom life does not become burdensome and abhor red. Second love is always more doubt ful—the trustfulness in human na ture is dimisbed, the belief in others is shaken, and we are no longer the credulous enthusiasts of good; we are altered forever to the wold. Dear young friends, if you ever, perchance, should read this, ponder over it very closely and if you find that you have never yet been in true love, we hope should you ever, that you may be fortunate enough to miss all the| obstacles that may hinder your first love from running smooth. Yours truly, “Striker.” A girl wears ribbons so that they will show through summer cloths and then pretends to be embarrassed If you notice it. It In a I.online Gnme In the Loan: Ran Koi 1 .Most M«*n. Any sensible young ninn ought to know (hut he can’t be up late nights abusing bis stomach and be in full pos session of Ills faculties for business the next day, and he ought to know also that a man must be clear headed and in full possession of ids faculties to hold his own in the keen competition of life. Your “good fellow” is popular for the time being, but when his money is gone and he has lost his job and is on bis uppers the “good fellow” busi ness doesn’t get bim anything. It’s "poor fellow” then—another good man gone wrong, and "the boys” are ready to bail another “good fellow” who has the price. We don’t mean by this to say that "the boys” are mercenary. They don’t altogether pass up a "good fellow” when he goes broke, but it isn’t the same. They say he hit the booze too hard and couldn’t stand the pace. They feel sorry for him, but he is out of it. His good fellowship doesn’t excuse him even in the eyes of his friends for hav ing thrown away his opportunity. The young man who gets the sleep his system needs, is temperate in his habits, lives within his means and shows up for work in the morning with a clear eye and active brain—that’s the man business men are looking for. They want employees whom they can trust. Having worked hard and laid by a competence, they want to throw some of the burdens off, and they won’t throw them off on the employee who is too much of a “good fellow.” Cut it out, b ys. There’s nothing In It There’s a whole lot of nonsense in that "good fellow” business. You can’t fool the public very long by living be yond your means and keeping up ap pearances. There must he a showdown some time or other, and that means a loss of self respect and many hitter ex periences. Many a bright and promis ing business man has failed because he tried to travel in too swift a class, whereas had he lived within his means he might have become a highly success ful merchant. The world doesn’t give up Its treas ures easily. It Isn’t in the cards for all of us to be millionaires, and mighty few of the “good fellows” get into that class. It’s better to earn your way first and go hunting for good times when you have reached the point where you can spare both the time and the money. Then possibly you’ll have more sense and have a different notion about what a good time is.—Toledo Bee. INCREASE OF STOCK The Traveler Wanted a Towel and Finally Got It. A. H. Savage Landor, in his book of travel, “Across Coveted Lands,” re lates an amusing railway incident that occurred in Russia while he was en route to Persia. “Unable to get at my towels packed in my registered baggage and ignorant of the Russian language,” he says, “I inquired of a polyglot fellow passenger what was the Russiau word for towel, so that I could ask the guard for one. ‘Palatiensi,’ said he, and I repeated ‘palatiensi, palatiensi, palatiensi,’ so as to impress the word well upon my memory. Having enjoyed a good wasli and a shampoo and dripping all over with water, I rang for the guard, and, sure enough, when the man came I could not recollect the word. At last it dawned upon me that it was ‘palatin- ski,’ and ‘palatienski’ I asked of the guard. To my surprise the guard smiled graciously, and, putting on a modest air, replied, ‘Palatlnski niet, paruski’ (T do not speak Latin, I speak only Russian’), and the more I repeat ed ‘pnlatinski,’ putting the inflection now on one syllable, then on the other, to make him understand, the mori flat tered the man seemed tj be, and mod estly gave the same answer. “This was incomprehensible to me un til my polyglot fellow passenger came to my assistance. ‘Do you know what you are asking the guard?’ he said in convulsions of laughter. ‘Yes, I am asking for a palatinski—a towel.’ ‘No, you are not!’ and he positively went into hysterics. ‘Palatinski means “Do you speak Latin?” How can you ex pect a Russian railway guard to speak Latin? Look how incensed the poor man is at being mistaken for a Latin scholar! Ask him for a palatiensi, and he will run for a towel.’ “The man did run on the magic word being pronounced and duly returned with a nice clean palatiensi, which, however, was of little use to me, for I had by this time got'dry by the natural processes of dripping evaporation.” THE PERIPATETIC BEAR. Cherokue Falls MTr. Co. will Build a Forty Thousand Spindle Mill, The stockholders of the Cherokee Falls Manufacturing Co. met a‘ the mill last week and confirmed the ac tion of the directors in increasing the company’s capital stock from $300,- 030 to $1,000,000. The company will begin work about the .first of *une to build a 40.000 a spindle mill on this side of Broad river on the site of ti e Magnetic Iron Company’s Iron works^at Cherokee Ford. They will alsoput in a sufficient number of looms to weave the yarn turned out by its 40,000 spindles. Mr. Plonck and Mr. Roberts, reipectiveiy president and treasurer of the Cherokee Falls Manufacturing Company, are conservative, but a^e two of the most successful cotton manufacturers in the county, and under their management success is assured the company in its new enterprise. The half has never been told. We say again, watch Broad river in Cherokee county. Farm Work at KzellH (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Ekklls, May 12. — Farmers are nearly through planting now. Cotton is beginning to come up. Ho far as I can see we are as well up with our work as if we had planted sooner. Wheat, that a few weeks ago looked so promising, now looks as if it would not make anything on account of rust, or some c .11 it red mold. Home of our farmers are talking of mowing their wheat for feed, others say it will not be safe to feed it. Our ap ple and pear trees have blight or something which has caused the ends of the limbs to wither and die. Will some one please tell us, through The Ledger, the reason of this, and also the remedy. I am very much inter ested in horticulture, and would be pleased if some one would write an article on the subject, as this blight seems to be general throughout tne country, perhaps there are others in terested as well as I. Joe. Sommer Outing; of a Mother Grlmzly and Her Young Onea. There is a deal of discussion among hunters after big game in the moun tains concerning the sort of fathers and husbands grizzly hears make, says a writer in Outing. The consensus of opinion seems to be that bruin is an un faithful, heartless spouse and a con temptible father. He will help Mme. Bruin seek a cave or an opening in the rocks or mountain side, where their cubs may he born, and he will cayy a dainty morsel, such as a sheep, a calf or part of a cow’s carcass there for ids mate’s food. However, a few days after the cubs are born iu the family circle he will leave the home, probably never having any further ac quaintance with his spouse and her offspring. Thereafter Mme. Bruin must make her own way and provide for her cubs. Unlike the black bear, which Is a jolly, fun loving father that rolls and frolics with his baby children, the male grizzly will have nothing to do with the cubs. Mme. Grizzly and her chil dren are compauions for two summers, and they hibernate rolled together In a hall of fur for about 100 days, dur ing the coldest days of winter. The mother hear and her young trav el far and wide, moving principally at night. Kit Carson said that the wide range of a family of healthy grizzlies in a summer season is almost iucaicu- lable. He had reason to know of a mother grizzly and her two cubs that once left their hibernating cave among the southern spurs of the Rocky moun tains in New Mexico one spring in the forties, crossed the Colorado and Wy oming, were seen in the mountains in Montana and were back in New Mex ico again for another winter before the following October. Didn't Patronise Her Father. A young woman living In a suburban village turned her graceful talent for dancing to account by carrying on the instruction of the young folks in the neighborhood in that art. At the be ginning of the term her class was at tended by an awkward, overgrown girl who was much In need of such culture. She was the daughter of a local under taker. After two lessons she discon tinued attendance, and one of her ac quaintances asked her why she had given up her lessons. “Well,” said she, “Miss Blank never patronizes my father, and so I won’t patronize her school.” — Philadelphia Ledger. Gaffney Negroes Win. A letter from Lipscomb, McFarland & Co., railroad camp near Jtlli^o, Tenn., to a gentleman in this city states that Prime Montgomery, a well known working negro of this city, now working with the above named contractors, and Jim Meacham, also of Gaffney, won the prize offered by the compaoy to the men who first broke through one of the tunnels being built by these contractors. It states that Prime and Jim are very proud of their prize. The letter also states that these good working ne groes never lose a day, and that owing to their good working qualities they are both receiving $1.50 per day. The Ledger congratulates Prime and Jim and wishes for them good health and the big money that bard work de serves. Under some souditious a man can make more noise Id the world by keeping his mouth shut than in any other way. Those who become tired at a do minate sermon can sit three hours In a theatre. Oaylnsr Prceloaa Stones. In buying gems always beg, buy or borrow a microscope and examine the stone carefully through the telltale lens. Flaws invisible to the naked eye which depreciate or entirely destroy the value of the gem will be easily rec ognized. It Is really throwing money away to Invest in costly stones without this examination, as many Jewel lovers have found to their cost.—Good House keeping. He Got the Limit. “Do you believe there is anything prophetic In dreams?” “Believe It! I know it Only the other night I dreamed that I was at a church fair and awoke to And that my wife had been through my pockets and taken my last sou.”—Baltimore News. MONAZITE. It« \slne ami Its Location in the Two Carollnas. Hcientifically speaking, monazite is "an anhydrous phosphate of the rear earths, lanthanum, didynium (Ce. La. Di) P. O. 4 * * * * subatanslu- cent to subtransparent mineral, light yellow, reddish yellow, brownish or greenish in color, and has a resinous- lustre. It is brittle with conchoidal to uneven fracture. Its hardness is from 5 to 55^ and its specific gravity from 4.9 to 5.3. It crystalizes in th i monochnic system.” Hpeaking plainly, however, it is a kind of SHnd. And while found in other parts of the United Htates and foreign countries, has not received the attention that it has in Nortii and South Carolina—especially the for mer. The reason is, that the quality found in these two states is the only kind that has so far justified develop ment to any extent. In some of the counties in the states referred to the mining of the mineral has become quite an industry—to such an extent that theVVellsbach Electric Light Co , °f Philadelphia, Pa., has seen the ad visability of building what may be called an electrical mill, at Gaffney, S. C., and Shelby N.C. At these mills the crude product, as mined in the surrounding country, is bought after be ng run through the mill, and then, shipped North. About 1887 there was a craze for the mineral in the section of the coun try referred to, and the price ran as high as 25 cents per pound. It soon developed, however, that ships going to Brazilian ports were bringing the mineral back as ballast. Prices fell and some of the properties would not justify working. Congress was ap pealed to. A protective duty was then put on its importation. But, the price has never gone back to what it once was. Yet a fair price is still for a good quality of the sand. In a good many instances it has been, and is still, found in the beds of running streams, and often, unused—from 2 to 4 feet below the surface. In some instances, it has been found in rock. Also has it been found on the hill side. The first mentioned* and most common, is easily mined. A sluice box about 8 feet Jong by 20 inches wide, and 20 inches deep with perfo rated plate at the top. is used. The gravel is thrown on the plate, and there, with a gravel fork, worked. At the same time a stream of water is kept upon it. Monazite, being the heaviest sand, goes to the bottom of the box, while the lighter sands float off. It usually takes two men to the box. Those familiar with the mineral and the mining of it, get $1.50 per day, while ordinary hands get 75 cents a day. A good worker “raises” 100 pounds per day. The best quality of the mineral is said to be found in Cleveland county. N. C , and Hpartan- burg county, Bouth Carolina. But the industry is in its embryonic state. That for which the mineral is being today used is in tho making of incan descent lights. They extract from the monazite what is called thona. Other uses will be made of it, as well as the garnet which generally accompanies it. Many farmers, while not busy with their crops, have made extra money out of the min eral when found on their lands— while others have received large sums of money for merely mineral right— and, in the development of the prop- erty. gotten employment. There are, no doubt, many persons today with streams running through their lands, apparently of no value, and yet, • upon examination, may prove of con siderable value The United Htates Geological Sur vey, if it has ever made any report on the subject, has never made it public. As to South Carolina, it has not made any. On the other hand, the state geologist of North Carolina has had published under his super- vision a very carefullj prepared, in teresting and well illustrated bulletin by Prof. H. B. C. Nitze. It is a bul letin creditable to the department under which it was prepared, and to the State, by whose authority it was published. E A Trescot. _Wantejd. |3F“Advertisements under this head will oe Inserted for one cent a word each Inser- Mot.. Noad Inserted forlessthan ten cents TX/’ANTEI)—Two nice hoarders, young mar- »* ried couple prefered;or, will r«-nt two nice rwims on Victoria Avenue to desirable party. Apply to W. F. Thomas, 707 Llme- stone St. 5-|!i & P*DW WANTED—3 to gallon part Jersey v-' Cow wanted at Commercial Hotel. tf. W ANTED—To make straight loans on city real estate. No commissions. Several thousand dollars to loan. Apr29^tf^_ < ^__ < _^_^^J i C ;i Jefferies ; _ Notice. 'M'OTICE—Fresh Marshmallows from factory xx every week. Lipscomb & Richardson. 5-19 tf. ICE. TCE-dellverod anywhere in the city. W. x Q, Johnson. Phone 7. 5-15-tf Permission. Fond Mother—My son, did not your father forbid you learning to smoke? Young America—No, ma. When 1 asked him If I might smoke, he said, “Not much!” WANTED; To buy your milk, fat or poor cattle Will sell milk cows on installment or for cash, whichever you desire. Will ex change milk cattle for beef or yearlings. 4-7-1mo W. D. KIRBY & CO. 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, Attornev at Law. ll-2g-lyr LOAIVIjCD Distant Relatives. “1 bare only the most distant rela tives.” “Has the family died out?” “No. They have all become rich.” ON COUNTRY OK CITY REA I. ESTATE AT fi PER G. W. SPKKK, Attorney at Law. ■°ney CENT. 1 nt S- V ts «*- LOANS NEGOTIATED FOR BORROWERS ON REAL E 8 T A T K BUTLER & OS HORNR ATTORNEYS ft.-ivk-.