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> J WOMEN AND SOCIETY. JUici>oi€K. PUBLI8HKP TnESPAY ANI> KKIDAV. RY Ed. II. DkOamp. The Ledger i8 not responsible for tbe views of correspondents. Correspondents who do not contri bute regular news letters must fur f nlah their name, not for publication, but far identification Write short letters and to the point to insure publication; also endeavor to get them to the office by Monday and Thursday mornimrs. Obituaries will be published at five »ents a line. Reading notices will oe published at ten oents a line each insertion. All correspondence should be ad dressed to Ed. H. DeCamp. Manage We invariably discontinue sending The Ledger when a subscription runs out, lor we have no way of knowing that a person wants it except by receiving his or her renewal. We urgently solicit a prompt renewal, on the ground that the paper is worth the money. We are trying month by month to make it better and better. civil war. The saddest thing In con nection with the death and burial of (Jen. Longstreet was the silly action of the Savannah Daughters of the Confederacy in declinii g to send a wreath to be placed on the bier of 'he dead man who had given the best of his life for his country’s cause, Gen. Lnngstreet’s course in after life was not to be admired by Southern ers, but he did emugh in his four years service to exempt his remains from insult. AMONG OURSELVES. One dispensary for sSouth Carolina is enough. Save us from tha stench which will arise from the fertilizer scheme.—Greenville News. Some fellow has discovered a method for turning a black man white but does not offer this as a so lotion of the race problem.—Eastern R fiector. MOTES AND COMMENTS. A. Kansas man has a^ked for a di vorce on the ground that his wife married him for his money. No news caper man can ever get a divorce on tnat ground —Anderson Mail. With the beginning of this year let '•very citizen make it a point to try ( to do something for his town. If you j find you can do nothing yourself, then do yourself justite by hindering no one else.—Keowee Courier. It is very easy to see the cause of the other fellow’s mistake. A scoundrel arrayed in fine gar ments reminds us of a fine label on a can of peaches. «►• ♦ ♦ ♦ If this good weather continue the Cherokee plowman will soon be seen and heard in the fields. That tired feeling which affects so many people is nothing more than a well developed case of laziness. We have neither time nor inclina tion to discuss matters that will not nor cannot be beneficial to our con stituency. The recent Democratic dinner in New York seemed to lack something, we don’t know what. But certain it is that the affair did not set the oil of Democracy on fire. Buy you a home, young man. If you haven’t the money, buy It on credit Follow this advice and In after years yon will bless the source from which it eminated. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ What we need in this country more than anything Hse is men who have the courage of conviction. The most disgusting sight on earth is to see a little nincompoop trying to curry favor with a man supposed to be his superior in intellect and pocket-book —especially the latter. Last evening we were furnishel with the report of the board of health on the smallpox situation. It was re ceived too late for attention in this issue, but will be given to the public Tuesday. In the meantime the pub lie may rest assured that there is no : occasion for undue uneasiness. The farmers^of Cherokee^are in as good condition as are the farmers of any county in the State. Many of them have plenty of home raised corn and meat on band to supply them this year, and if)they continue to farm with this provision idea up permost in their minds, Cherokee will soon be the garden spot of the State. We invite your attention to the splendid array of advertisements that have been appearing in The Ledger for some time. And the beauty of it all is that it is clean business. We do not Insert advertisements without being paid for them, neither do we send people the paper without the pay, and our increasing subscription list is a splendid testimonial to the effect that the people admire cur business policy. Now is the time to subscribe. Only $1 00 a year, cash in advance. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ The press dispatches of toe 2nd contained the announcement of the death ofGen. James Longstreet, sol dier, statesman and diplomat, and the last lieutenant general of the Confederate army.jwith the exception ofGen. Gordon, at Gainesville, Ga., that aftercoon at 6 o’clock, from an attack of acute pneumonia. He had been ill two days. Gen. Longstreet was a sufferer from cancer of the eye, but his general health had been good until Wednesday, when be was seized with a sudden cold, develloping later Intu pneumonia of violent nature. He was 84 years old. His wife, four sons and a daughter survive him. Hew was buried In Gainesville, blob has been his home since the The farmer who is out of debt, has his corn crop in the crib, bis stock well housed and his larder provided with buckwheat flour and fresh sau sage, is in position of greater inde pendence than J. P Morgan, C. M Depew, J. D. Rockefeller, or any other fellow. There may he times when the lot of the farmer is full oL care and anxiety, but most of them are content and very independent these cool days.—Fort Mill Times. Your Opportunity to do Good. The Thornwell Orphanage is locat ed in Clinton, South Carohna. It is the property of the whole Southern Presbyterian Church. It cared last year for 216 orphans, with 28 teachers and officers in charge. Of the orphans, 112 were f rnm South Carolina. 46 from Georgia. . r )8 from Florida. Every Southern State was represented. And some Northern. rh« support of this family and their education was provided altogeth er from voluntary donations. They do their beet towards self help. They coon their own food, make their own clothing and shoes, raise all the milk, butter and vegeta bles used, and dispense with all servants. They are worthy. They are your own little brothers and sisters. Showjyour generosity by sending a gift of money or provision to the founder and head of the institution, Rov. Win. P. Jacobs, Clinton, South Carolina. Here is your opportunity to co good. Written from Webster. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Webster, Jan. 6:—The weather is very cold and dry. Farmers in the Webster section are getting ready to begin plowing. Be careful, boys, some of you are going to be just a little too soon, and you may not get a good stand, and then you will have to plant over again. This is New Year. now. Let us make a better record this year than we did last year. We can do that by living right. Stop talking about one another and watch your own record, and subscribe for The Ledger. If you don’t believe it, just try it. A B G. Death of a llrlght Young Lady. [Newl>erry Herald and Nows.l Miss Bessie Scott, daughter of Mr. J. B. T. Scott, of Little Mountain, died on December 28 afDr an opera tion in a hospital ioJColumbia for ap pendicitis. The remains were interred in Union. Miss Scott was a bright young lady of only 17 years and the bereaved family have the deepest sympathy of hosts of friends Safeguard Agalimt Accident. The best safeguard against accident is to use good judgment in directing ; every act. But. accidents will often occur in spite of every effort to pre vent them. The best safeguard against injury resulting from acci dents is Elliott’s Emulsified Oil Lini- j ment. It is the most serviceable ac cident and Emergency Liniment ever i made and is tha most satisfactory | Liniment for use in the fainiiv and on animals ever off-red. Large bottle-j 25ots. Gaffney Dru^ Co. Local Cotton Mar et The following pric > prevail on the Gaffney market tminv : Good middling 12.50 Middling 12 37$ $ioo Reward, $ioo. The readers of this paper will t«- pleased to learn that there is at least one dn-aded dis ease that science has been able to -ure in all itsstogosund that isCatarrh. Hall sCatarrh Cure is the only positive cure now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional disease, requires a constitu tional treatment. Hall’s Catarrh Ct re is taken internally, acting directly upon tlie blood and mu :ous 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 Its work. The proprietors have so much faith in its curat ive itower* that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any juso th <■ it fulls to cure. Send for list of testimonials. a Address, F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O. Sold by Druggists. 75c Hall's Family Pills am the beat IA11 Communications to this column should be addressed to P. O. Box 804.1 The Ladies Aid Society of the M. E. church, held its regular monthly ; meeting Monday afternoon at the residence of Mrs. R. M. Gaffney. After the business of the meeting was over, the ladies were invited <nio the dining room where a delicious four c inrse luncheon was served. Such an enj >yuble surprise was highly appro ciaied by all. In fashion’s realmjwe can all (even with a l| nifed pocketbook) get away from the common placed things. Distinction in dress is more to he de sired than ri ihes. and nothing except beauty is so envied as that ‘ sense of ; clothes” which helps a girl in a cht ap- er lawn outshine her neighbor in a silk. The wise rich woman relies uo on the costumer and pays small for tunes for his talent, and sometimes achieves only a measure of the sue cess in dress that some slip of a girl manages to get out of an inexpensive little outfit. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Mrs. W. R. Lipscomb entertained the Woman s Missionary Society o< the M. E. church Wednesday after noon with a most delightful lunch eon. Mrs. Lipscomb has a charm of manner which is in itself a most hos pitable entertainer, and an enjoyable time was spent by all. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Miss Jessie Lipscomb has returned after a pleasant »isit to Charleston. Miss Lillian Wood has returned from Shelby. Mrs. Fannie Montgomery has re turned to Columbia, where she holds a position as teacher in thf high school. Mrs. Nannie Moore has returned rom a visit to Blacksburg. Miss Mattie Knox, of Blacksburg, is visiting Capt. and Mrs. Bell. Mrs. C. K. Gould has returned to her home in Spartanburg. Miss Angell Andrews, who has been the guest of Miss Lula Garrett, has returned to Spartanburg. Miss Nell Sarratt, who has been vi«iMng relatives in the city, has re turned to Charlotte. Mrs. Gilbert Wylie and daughter have returned to their home at Buf falo. Miss Maud McCraw has retuned home after a visit to Boiling Springs. A GOOD ROADS ADVOCATE. CotigratuhittH tli« Hoard on PureliaH.e of Koad Machinery. To the Honorable Supervisor and Board of County Commissioners: Gentlemen:—Let me oongrauiate your board in the interest of the good roads machinery of this county, as I have been employed for the past thirty days to superintend the work of convicts and machinery. I am in my fiftieth year. I have ' had a lot of experience in building and working dirt roads. I was ap pointed overseer wnen I was twenty two years old, and worked in that capacity for a number of years. I served on the street committee S'x years in the town of Gaffney, and have always advocated good roads 1 was very much pleased when this machinery was bought, but hearing so much complaint I had just about given it up that it was a failure; but during the month of October they moved this machinery on mv land, and after having many difficulties they got it in operation for the first time I ever saw it. and since I have seen its full capacity for work I am bound to say that it is one of the best investments that our commis sioners ever could have made, if the people of Cherokee county will ap preciate it and work in harmony with the board, for cbe people own the land and the rock and we have to have both to huiid rock roads Now, I will admit this is a slow way to get good roads, but if you will keep this machinery moving it will do a lot of work in twelve months To give you an idea: We can put out twenty . ars in one day with the two enginen and carry them a mile and a half, and the iweuty cars L equal to 140 tvo-horso loads; let me j ti ll you, that is handling a lot of rock and it is hound to cost some money. VV’u also hav» to wid-a our road beds to thirty feet, which is a big job in places. 1 would be glad to have the full board call out and see what we are doing and give me ail the encourage- ! ment in this enterprise you can. Yours truly. T. G. McCraw. Gaffney, 8 C., Jan 4, 1904 A HtMtcNnian Out of it ,)<>b. ^ | Charlotte Ohst-iverl In the piping period of Populism the people of Kansas turned H m John J. Ingalls out of.the United Slates Senate. He quit public lif» poor, as do all honest men w ho enter it poor—along with some who begin it in comfortable circumstances—in I one of the last things heaAi of thi- singuiarly gifted man was as the re porter of a prize fight for a yellow newspaper He died in piverty, m discredited politician—to employ his own words about himsilf, “a states man out of a job ” Now a New York sculptor is chiseling a statue of him to be placed in the statuary hall o the capitol at Washington by ttn State of Kansas “Aye, Robbie.” said the mother J f Burns, when his admiring countrymen had erected a monument to his memory, ‘‘ye aeked them for bread and they hae gi’eo ye a staue.” 7~Y A :ii . ■ < *wsna. .’c>. 1 yry • - The Editorial Life Exacting. (The Field.1 The common opinion that the country editor works until he gets a : paper out and is then until the mx Monday a person of elegant leisure riding on free railroad passes or sit ting in the easy chair eating the fin est peaches and largest watermelons, is a wide mistake. He has work enough in his office to occupy him nine hours a day the year round aoo every day’s absence helps to put him j in the grass To make a new paper' each week, gathering facts and news and opinions from a hundrec sources, : makes the editorial life busier and j more exacting than any other occu- ! pation. Raids and Rhcumacide. IBultimore News-l An advertisement for rheumatism going the rounds urges the reader! to ”ge; at the joints from the inside ” ! The police method is to get at the joints by smashing the back door. The best known and most popular blood pur; her and tonic on the market to-day is V S. S. 3. There is hardly a man, woman or child in America who lias not heard of i6 S. S. S., for the h/evdi. 9 It is a standar . remedy, a specific for all blood troubles and unequalled as a general tonic and appetizer. S. S. S. is guaranteed purely vegetable, the herbs aud roots of which, it is composed are selected for their alterative and tonic prop erties, making it the ideal remedy for ail blood and skin diseases, as it not only purifies, enriches and invigor ates the blood, but at the same time tones up the tired nerves and gives strength and vigor to the entire system. For Chronic Sores and Ulcers, Catarrh, Rheumatism, Blood Poison, Malaria, Anaemia, Scrofula, Eczema, Psoriasis, Salt Rheum, Tetter, Acne and such other diseases as are due to a polluted or impoverished condition of the blood, nothing acts so promptly and effectually' as S. S. S. It counteracts and eradicates the germs and poisons; cleanses the system of ail unhealthy accumulations and soon restores the patient to health. Write us and our physicians will give your case prompt attention without charge. THE GWiFT SPECSFZS CQ* a ATLANTA, GA, FROM congressm.:',:; 1 tvinoston, G-. C* jl* I know of ihn Buccossful use of 8. S. 3. in iBnirv cases. It is the best bioo l remedy on the innrket. FROM EX-GOV. AI.LEN D. CANDLER. S. S. S. is unquestionably a pood blood purifier, and the best tonic I ever used. Money Loaned. L OANS on improved farms or a term of years at seven per cent, interest. No commissions. For information apply to.I. C "efferies. Attorney at Law. -I vr Proverbs “ When the butter won’t come put a penny in the churn,” is an old time dairy proverb. It often seems to work though no one has ever told why. When mothers are worried because the children do not gain strength and flesh we say give them Scott’s Emul sion. It is like the penny in the milk because it works and because there is something astonishing about it. Scott’s Emulsion is simply a milk of pure cod liver oil with some hypophosphites especially prepared for delicate stomachs. Children take to it naturally; because they like the taste and the remedy takes just as* naturally to the children be cause it is so perfectly adapted to their wants. For all weak and pale and thin children Scott’s Emulsion is the most satisfactory treat ment. We will send you the penny, /. e., a sample free. BIJOU THEATRE, Blacksburg, S. C. Friday, Jannary Bill. The Funniest Show on Earth Railroad Jack Comedy Drama in Four Acts. Where is Hughes Bros? You will find thorn in the new Webster & .1 * fferles block on Robinson street, next to Cline’s stab'es, wife a full line of fresh Staple a-d Fanev Groceries, Cigars, Tobaccos, &e. Phone No. 43. Notice to Bridge Builders. I will he at the court house Saturday, January 23rd, at n o’clock A. M., to let contract to cover the Owens Ford bridge, in Gowdeysville Township, to lowest responsible bidder. A right reserved to reject any or all bids. J. V. Whelchkl, i-8-6t County Supervisor. 22 - People in the Cast - 22 SEE THE FUNNY TRAMP, THE EXPLO-1 SION OF DAWSON SWITCH, THE; CIRCUS TRAIN. THE TORNADO ‘ SCENE. BLANK BOOKS 12-BIG SPECIALTIES-12 Price 25c, 50c and 75c. Be sure that this picture in the form of a label is on the wrapper of every bottle of Emulsion you buy. SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists, 409 Pearl St., N. Y. 50c. and $1.00 ; all druggists. Stationery A new lot of high-class ar tistic station ery at the minimum of price, packed in stylish box es. Just the sort you have been looking for. See it. S. B. Crawley & Co. 813 Limestone St. Drugs, Perfumes and Stationery Prescriptions Properly Filled ( and Promptly Delivered I i A full line of Ledgers, Day Books, Receipt Books, Blotters and Tab lets always on hand. Also a big assortment of Stationery and Writ- ting Materials. Cherokee Drag Co. Limestone and Frederick Streets. Notice to Stockholders. $5,000 .GUARAII- TEEO BY A Cruel blows on a child’s back do not soften the child’s heart, but too many parents treat their children the same as the cook treats a slice of tough beefsteak. ‘‘Give your biood a cleaning.” Rheumacide clears out all the Impu rities that make you ill. Ask your druggist. The so called “spiritual naan” is of ten dizzy from bad digestion, and you’ll find more gas than soul in him. —Nature’s Cough Remedy—the cough medicine made by The Gaffney Drug Co. is still curing coughs all over Cherokee Co. It is guaranteed, you know. 1’tieunionla and La Grippe. Coughs cured quickly by Foley’s Honey atd Tar. Refuse auostitutes. Cherokee Crug Co. —For stationary go to Tbe Gaff ney Drug Co. We discontinue each subscription prompt ly at its expiration. So watch your label and the date and renew before ’tis too late. A meeting o f the stockholders of the i Merchants Grocery Co. of Gaffney, S. C., ! is hereby called to meet in its office in BANK DEPOSIT : Gaffney, S. C., on Saturday, Jany. 30th, 1904, at 10 o’clock A. M., to consider a resolution of the Board of Directors to increase the capital stock of said Mer chants Grocery Co. from Ten Thousand Dollars to Twenty-five Thousand Dol lars. W. A. Turner. A. C. Pridmore, T. L. Brown, Jany. 6, 1904. Board of Directors. 1-8-41 Fri. Railroad Fare Paid. 500 FREE Courses Offered. Board at Cost. Write Quick BEOBGU-ALABAMA BUSINESS COLLEGE,Macoa,Ga. CHICHESTER’S ENGLISH PENNYROYAL PILLS >•* 4s... *<»•*. Always reliable. Lwdlea, ask Druggist fbt C**«L-IIENTt:K N ENGLIMH In Red and JwAw metallic ouxes, sealed with blue ribbon. r.awt* no other. Refuae dnnireroua aiahstl- nation* and lni|tatlon». Huy ot your Druggist »• lend Ir. in stamps for Part.rulars, Teatl* «nnlala and “ Keller for Ladle*." In Utter, •J retiirn Mall. 10,000 Testimoniala. Hold by 4-' u-iiggist*. CHICHESTER CHEMICAL CO. «4U0 Madlaon Mqnare, PH I LA.. PA. Meutloa this paper 0 'y/ct/nfi Young Mon ▼o Quaurv FOR GOOJy POSITIONS GUARANTEED IN WRITING. 500 FREE GA.-ALA. BUS. COLLEGE. MACON. GA Notice of Foreclosure. By virtue of a mortgage executed by C. N. Avery and G. J. Avery, partners composing the firm of Avery Bros., to Mrs E B. Avery, I will, on the 14th day of January, 1904, at 11 o’clock A M., in front of Samuel Jefferies’ stor; next to Acme Furniture store, in the town of Gaffney, S. C., sell in bulk at public auc tion, the entire stock of Merchandise of the said C. N Avery and G. J. Avery, consisiing principally of Clothing and Gents’ Furnishing Goods; and all other goods of every description in the said stock, together with all fixtures of what soever nature and description connected therewith. Terms of sale: Cash. J. C. Jefferies, Agent for Mrs. E. B. Avery. Gaffney, S. C., January 5th, 1904. 1-8- at Fri. & Tues. Watches! Poor repair work will injure )Our deli cate watch. WESTROPE takes care of the mechanism so that it will do reliable work. WESTROPE don’t do cheap work,"hut the work he does gives h'm the reputation for being skillful. WEST ROPE wants to put your timepiece in good order for you. Nice Line of Jewelry, Watches, Rings and Chinaware always on hand. Thos. H. Westrope* FOR. SALE Fine thoroughbred pedigreed pigs; stack hogs for service. 1-5-itn. D. L* Splawn, Gaffney, S.C When you Want Something to Eat vail for Phone No. 23, an<i W. J. YaneMor hi* clerk will answer and till all your want* for Meats of all kinds, and Heavy and Fanoy Groceiies. W. J. Maness, Propr. “tffir* Early Rlaara