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\ ' ' r.. ■* MR. BAKER’S PLATFORM. RY 1^11 to JLvtOl >OtCt*- poblishk!) TUESDAY and Friday. To the c i t i zen8i tax payers and voters of Gaffney. 8. C. As some of my personal friends have seen fit to place my name be fore you as a candidate for mayor of Ed. H. DkCamp. LET US HKAK FKOltt YOU. The Ledger anticipates some changes in its make-up in the near future. It is proposed to drop some of its present features and take up some new ones. With the idea in view of oleasing its readers and at tracting new ones we would suggest that each and every reader of this Oct Ready for Work. [Fireside Fiirm.l There is too much dawdling around during the first two months of the year. Tenants are abused for not go ing to work and preparing for the crop. Many of the land owners are as slow in beginning as tha tenants City Registration. Mules! Mules! Gaffney I deem it necessary, id jus are> Every farmer should plan his tice to them and others who may have work so as to be busy every day. In confidence in my integrity and ability favorable weather plowing should to administer the affairs pertaining to such office, in case I may be elected to do so, that a statement of m (r views in the premises should be made known to the public. I need hardly refer to my action in the past—while boy or girl, serving you as a member of the town go on. Not a day should be lost. Then when the rains come, the har ness should be patched, plow stocks should be tightened up, wagons put in good condition, stable and barn doors made to swing well, the lot made secure so that stock will never I will be in the office of the City Clerk at the City Hall every Friday and Satur day of each week up to and including February I3tti, and every day after that date up to and including February 20th, 1 for the purpose of registering the voters ; of the town. Books will close February 20th, 1904. T. J. Patrick, 12-29 Supervisor of Registration. Save Money Horses! Horses! Buggies, Wagons and Harness FOR EVERYBODY. All the finest on the market and at prices that others can’t touch. paper, man or woman, uoy or gin, serving you as a memoer 01 me i.owu Ktt KnTrinrr nvwlcj -fWvm T M take up the following list of questions council and in various capacities. I break out. Every farmer should have by buying goods irom 1. M. - ^ . T O /~V l\ /I r~> O A P f 1 t tor nn s.ihiect do not wish to appear egotistical, but a forge, an anvil and hammer so as to Peeler. I am HOW making J. I > 1.1 H ( . ( J |\/I R {W (I O and write us a letter on the subject, on , im that 1 eDd e ft vored to do do his own tinkering. It is * a FUR OH Shoes and will Save ^ ^ ^ 1 » O W 1VI LJ OC Vs n anewering each question in a concise my daty aa a pu blic servant, and this saving of time to sharpen plows be- 1 ^ 1 UI1 un OHUWS JU1U W1U toclve — " , —— - manner: almost wholly without remuneration, fore breakfast or at the noon hour yOU m0n6Jf On tnem. Buy some extra plows. Keep surplus J have lUSt received a lot plow stocks, single trees, heel bolts, f y*. irKPrf-prl ^ppI lap links, hoes and all tools on hand, DCSt inserieQ oteei so that when one breaks no time will axes, 866 them before Dliy" be lost. Begin to save seed cr-n now. Make a careful selection of bt.e ear.. and al , other What feature of The Ledger do you I have given some of the best years of my life to what I conceive to be for the best interests of the whole peo ple. I began to take an interest in the town almost at its birth, and have helped to nurse its interests Lxe best? Have you read the serial stories that have been run in The Ledger? Do they appeal to you as a good feature? Do you read Talmage’s sermons? What would you suggest, that, in I A VT Made on Real Estate in City of Gaffney and^ “■^ ^ County of Cherokee. Abstracts furnished. while in its swaddling clothes and up By all means get a distinct kind so * to the present time. tbat y° ur corn wi * 1 bo tbe 8ti,ne goods at bottom priCCS. attorneys at law. Ac Star Theatre Building. present I have personally advocated and variety. During§the wet.days haul 1 worked for everything that had a ten- your opinion, would contribute to the dency to upbuild and make a law- usefulness of The Ledger? abiding and prosperous people, I We desire an expression from each have tried to do my duty as I under- • j. 1 .u t a i stood it, as a law-abiding citizen, individual that reads The Ledger.;,,,^ o( oar oltii()D8 wbo 6 kno » me Answers to these questions will not this jg true, and, as I said in be published without the consent of the outset, I say this in no spirit of the writer. Let us have your letter egotism, and if mistakes have been at once. Address all letters to The made it was an error of the head and T , _ a „ not of the heart. Ledger, Box J., Gaffney, 8. L. j b e |j eve the aflairs of the town can be administered on a more econo mical basis than it has in recent NOTES AND COMMENTS. pine needles to the stable and loi Get in an abundance of stove wooo for the summer. There is enough work to keep you every day, if you will go at it and stick to it. To EuvountKe the Cultlvutlon of CerenU. On the 15th day of next November The Ledger will give one ton of the best grade of commercial fertilizer for wheat to the farmer id Cherokee county, a subscriber of The Ledger, who this year raises the greatest nu n- ber of busheis of corn on one acre of Give me a call. T M. P .♦ e e 1 e r. It ia that Pfltftp nf years, and that the taxes collected upland in this county. The contest to ^ ^ ' should be more judiciously expended, be decided on or before the 10th of 8ervia, is prepared, voluntarily, to re- an d that the system of water works November by three disinterested men nounce the throne and allow the aD d electric light plant should not, to be selected, one by The Ledger peers to name bis 8ucce a sor. In this only be made self sustaining, but ( and two by the contestants. should be so adjusted as to create a After the contest Is decided and country no politicians resign and but interest on the fertilizer is paid we will want • surplus in order to pay town bonds and to create a sinking each contestant to furnish The Led- they few die, while tbeir peers^are dered and traduced every time they f un d to retire the same when due, as ger with his mode of preparation of make an effort to purify the political the law requires. Other towns do this soil, planting and cultivation of his atmosphere. anc l I cau 860 n0 valid reason why acre of corn, so it can publish each the same cannot be done here. one’s methods for the benefit of the I believe in reform and| retrench- farmers of Cherokee county., ment and tbat the salaries of the It is a condition of this contest town officers should be in proportion that each contestant notify The Led- to the amount of service rendered ger of his intention to contest for this and according to the law, and no 1 prize by May 1st, 1904. The farmer in Cherokee county who can devise means by which be can so systemize bis business tbat be can work bis help with the same preci sion and exactness that prevails more. Ed. H. DkCamiv with almost all other employers of labor, will attain a degree of success •hitherto uoapproacbed by any tiller Of the soil in the county. If the school teachers of this coun ty would adopt the idea of having their scholars read aloud in the school from a newspaper at least once a day, they would find it a great help toward the educating of tbeir scholars. Have them to read from a local paper some item of local interest. 8uch a plan would serve to add to the chil dren’s knowledge of local affaire. We have known children who could bound every 8tats in the Union and name its capital off hand, who could uot bound the township or the county in which they resided. Give the little ones a knowledge of home affairs. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ A Mr. John Hill, Jr., member of the Chicago Board of Trade, has writ ten a book entitled, ‘‘Gold Bricks of 8peculation,” in which he seeks to expose the methods of the "bucket shops” and "get-ricb-quick” swin dlers. Mr. Hill has dedicated the book to "the legitimate brokers, who are members of the great exchanges of the country and to tbeir patrons, the trading public, in the hope tbat it may serve to divorce forever in the public mind legitimate speculation from gambling and swindling.” If Mr. Hill can successfully differentiate from gambling for thousands and mil lions on the floors of the great ex changes by gentlemen garbed in broadcloth and the gambling for pen nies in the back alleys by gentlemen garbed in rags, be will have accomp lished a task that the average laymen has been puzzling over since the ad vent of stock exchanges and “craps.” If one is gambling the other is gamb ling and if one is legitimate the other is legitimate, and If one is licensed by law the other should be. We have no patience with tbat code of ethics tbat allows a man with an abundance of money to enjoy bis wealth by in dulging in a game of chance and at the samejtime deprives the penny-ante poker player and crap shooter from enjoying themselves by risking tbeir pennies. What is sauce for the goose should be sauce for the gander, and one man’s wealth should not allow him greater privileges of enjoyment along illegitimate lines than another man’s poverty. A Card of Thanks. Many thanks to our friends of, Limestone Street oburob for tbeir very much appreciated ,< pounding” on last Saturday evening. May such kindness be more than repaid by the I’ABTOK AND FAMILY. | Merely Towne Talk. [Ohurlotle Glirohli'le.) “The Hearst boom is no longer a joke,” says The Richmond Times- Dispatch, "but is getting to be some- thing of a more or less serious fact.” We do not think so. It is merely Towne talk. 1 believe in the protection of all our citizens in the ordinary affairs of life and business, and ^especially against the ravages of infectious and loathsome disease, and that prompt and efficient action should be taken to control the town. I believe every member of the council should not only participate in the deliberation of the body, but that they should have the right and power as council men to help admin ister its affairs as members on the various committees and be held re sponsible for the trusts imposed in them by tbeir constituents. I advocate the suppression of all evil influences that would have a tendency to corrupt the morals of our citizens, or to hinder the progress of our town. I realize tbat I am no politiciau in its commonly accepted term, nor do I have any desire to become one. I am a plain worker citizen, and I further realize tbat iu these days of political ascendency, and question able methods often used throughout the land to get votes and get office, tbat the men whoe scbew such meth ods generally remain plain workers. I do not admit, however, tbat this is generally best for the people who, inadvertently, or unintentionally, aid in bringing about this state of affairs. I hope to see the day when every citizen will awake to the responsibil ity tbat rests upon him and cast bis ballot in accordance with the dic tates of judgment and right, and not be swayed by wrong influences that would io any sense subvert or de stroy the value of his right of suf frage, which, to a freeborn citizen, is a God given right in Its highest sense and should be so used in justice to himself, his friends and bis country. Personally, I have no great desire to take upon myself the responsibili ties and cares tbat necessarily at tach to a faithful and conscientious performance of the duties appertain- log to the office of mayor, knowing the vexations, disappointments and troubles tbat are iu store, and the many tangles, trials and .tribulations tbat come before the mayor for judi cial consideration and settlement. However,if my friends, havirg con fidence iu my honor, ability and judgment, desire to and will elect me to the office of mayor, I shall take it as ao honor and a compliment iu these, the declining years of my life, and promise them that the trust im posed in me shall not be abused or misplaced and that I snail strive to do all tbat I jan to promote the gen eral welfare of our p-jople, and to Umper justice with mercy when it Is necessary. V*r> respectfully, L Bakkk. Indeed They Won't. [Bamberg Herald.! Some of the newspapers are saying that the legislature at its coming ses sion should instruct the United States senators from South Carolina to vote for the ratification of the Panama canal treaty. What! the in significant legislature instruct the great and only Ben Tillman as to his duty! He who is greater than all South Carolina! (iu bis estimation J. The general assembly will hardly be possessed of so much temerity. —Have you made up your mind to patronize The Gaffney Drug Co. this year? It will pay you to do so. —It don't cost any more to see a good show than a poor one. Get seats for Duncan Clark’e. J. F. GARRETT, Dentist. Office Over The Battery, i ’Phone 82. Artistic Merit Liberal Treatment Prompt Service Absolute Safety and original methods of posing are com- are some of the features of our service guaranteed bined here. This and the rich tonal effects and absolute permanency make patrons of this Bank. We want your business. Cali on us at any time. to our National Bank of Gaffney. LIFE INSURANCE CHEAP THE RENEWABLE TERM PLAN. Photographs the most desirable that can be obtained anywhere. Our gallery is not only fully equipped for the taking of per- This plan of insurance, originated and copyrighted by the feet pictures, but is iETNA LIFE, was first introduced in the year 1868. It was conveniently located adopted for the purpose of supplying the increased demand for on the ground. JUNE H. CARR 625 Limestone St. ’Phone 176. Residence 171 Williams. Hall. Jk. .iames A. Willis. HALL & WILLIS. ATTORNEYS AT LAW. KTAK THEATRE BLDG. OVKT r T r r , < TCY. a. o. Notary Public Injofflce. Prompt attention (riven to all business. Dr. D. P. THOMSON. Dentist. ^"OfHce over Cherokee l»ru|{ Co. —- — - DR. W. K. GUNTER, D 15 T 1 Si T Office in Star Theatre Building. Phonk No. 20. Or. S. H. Griffith, PHYSICAN - SURGEON - OCULIST. Former pupil of the celebra ted Oculist, Dr. Julian J. Chisolm, of Baltimore. Has also taken special post-grad uate course in the Rye, Rar, Nose and Throat Hospital of Baltimore. Glasses Fitted Accurately and Scientifically, J* |^*Office in Cherokee Drug Co. B’ldg. You May Have Seen Better Days^ But you have never seen better Meats and Groceries than you will find at MANfiSS’ MAR- KET. None hut the freshest of Meats and best and purest Groceries sold at MANRSS’. All orders promptly and carefully filled. W. J. Maness, Propr. (^■Country Produce wanted. He'll Du the Trick. I Yorkvillc Enquirer. 1 We have bat little doubt that Mr. H. H. Evans is the proper man for the chairmanHhip of the State board of diaptnaary directors. There snerne to be reason to believe tbat his elec tion will help to bring the business to its proper level all the sooner. The DlfTert'iiet). [Anderson Intelltxeucer.| An editor in Pennsylvania left a turn of $50,000 to his employes at his death. If one in this section should shuffle off the mortal coil, the em ployes would be out a week's pay; that’s the difference. C. C. Humphries having en gaged in other business, which throws the entire work of carrying on the business of the Acme Fur niture Co. upon the present mana ger, who, on account of his present state of health, does not feel able to jierform it, it was decided at a recent meeting of the stockholders to make prices that will sell the stock as rapidly as possible. This includes everything now in stock and goods bought to arrive. If you need FURNITURE, STOVES, CROCKERY, GLASSWARE, LAMPS, TRUNKS, SEWING MACHINES, or anything in our line, can you make your cash count. . Yours truly, The Acme Furniture Go. Rubber Boots $2 and $3 insurance at low rates, It affords reliable insurance at a mini mum rate ; it gives what is equivalent to large dividends in ad vance—what ordinarily requires years to obtain under other plans. It is peculiarly adapted to those who want immediate protection, but are not ready or able to pay for endowment or other plans more expensive. All policies issued on this plan requiring to be renewed for a second, third, and fourth term of ten years have been so re newed for more than 35 years at the original rate, thus realizing the expectations of all interested. No other company can show such a record. See also the new 20 payment Life 5 year Dividend Policy of THE ./ETNA. Will mature in 13^ years if you leave the divi dends to accumulate. Most attractive and liberal policies issued on all other desirable plans. JONES J. DARBY. Values in Real Estate. Impmed Farms in Cherokee For Sale One contains 126 acres, bottoms and upland, with three (3) good dwelling houses of two, three and seven rooms each, barns, stables . and outhouses, and a fine orchard. The other contains 140 acres, well improved in every way, and situated in desirable sec tion of the county. For full information, terms, &c., apply to HALL & WILLIS, Attorneys Qaffney, South Carolina. — I WILL SELL — PUBLIC AUCTION ON FIRST MONDAY IN FEBRUARY NEXT Also full line RUBBERS for Men, Ladies and Children. The R. S. Lipscomb Shoe Co. Beautiful Building ON WEST FREDERICK ST. These lots are in one block and less than five minutes walk from business portion of town on Limestone St. Do not fail to attend this sale. For any in formation as to terms, &c., call at my store. J. I. SARRATT Jany. 4th. 1904. Gaffney, S. C.