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THE LEDGER, Published Tuesday and Friday by Ed H. DeCamp. We invariably discontinue sending The Ledger when a subscription runs out, for we have no way of knowing that a person wants it except by re ceiving his or her renewal. We ur gently 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 bet ter. MATERIAL PROGRESS. Never before since this country was a wilderness inhabited by scat tered tribes of savages, has there been a time of such wide and rapid development of the material re sources of the country, as is now tak ing place before our eyes. Never be fore has there been a time when there was so much money seeking in vestment, when so many vast busi ness enterprises were in operation, when capital was doubling itself with such wonderful rapidity, when so many men were getting rich and so many were striving to be rich. Combinations are the order of the day. The introduction of steam, the multiplicity of railroads on land and of steam ships on sea have brought every part of our country into close communication, established broad highways of commerce leading to the most distant and populous nations of the earth, and made vast business enterprises possible and necessary. There is an opening on every hand for business on a scale for which one man’s money—however rich that man may be—is entirely inadequate. The manufacturer is no longer com pelled to study the wants of a little neighborhood, extending for only a few miles around him, but he looks abroad upon the continent and stretches his vision across the oceans •and discovers a market which is cir cumscribed only by the limits set to the human race. Even the retail mer chant is no longer dependent on his next door neighbor for support, but if he is a man of spirit and enterprise he may send his goods into neigh boring counties and even into dis tant towns and sell them under the very eyes of less persevering and en terprising competitors; and every man who creates anything of use to the poorest man on earth, may throw it into the great channels of trade with the assurance that it, and the man who wans it, will come together. The spirit of the times is exercis ing its influence on social life. The time was when the grade of society prevailing in localities determined their desirableness or undesirableness as places of habitation. Now, if the society surrounding a man’s home does not suit his wife and daughters, they can easily ignore it and select congenial associates from the coun try at large. Friends and associates who live hundreds of miles apart, meet one another in social inter course almost as often and as easily as people used to do, who occupied adjoining farms. There are many serious questions that arise out of a contemplation by a thoughtful mind of all these vast changes that have "come and are still coming. What is all this progress doing for the individual man? Do people on an average enjoy life more than they did when their habits were simple, their wants few, and when the avenues to wealth and luxury had not been unbarred to charm their eyes with a glimpse of heaps of glittering treasure and to stimu late their energies to a degree of morbid intensity with gorgeous dreams of wealth and power? Is the standard of honor as high as it was? Does intellectual and religious cul ture keep step with this rapid inarch of material progress? Is the average boy of today more likely to become a man of solid integrity, of uncompro mising honor, of unflinching patriot ism, than was the boy of fifty years ago? Are the conditions more favor able for the development of a pure, exalted, gentle, refining womanhood, than they were in the times of our mothers and grandmothers? LIMESTONE COMENCEMENT. As will be seen from our local col umns, the Limestone College com mencement season is now here. This week and next until Wednesday even ing, there will be exercises almost all the time of a public character. The baccalaureate sermon will be preached on Sunday next at 11 a. m. by the Rev. I. W. Wingo, D. D. The commencement evening will be Wed nesday following. The orator of the occasion will be Gen. C. I. Walker, commander of the Army of Northern Virginia. Let us all make it a point to be present at Limestone in great crowds. We know that we are al ways heartily welcome at the college and the exercises will be exceedingly interesting throughout. Gaffney will, we know, turn out in force and show how proud we all are of our great college. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. People Religion for that Region. The Rev. V. B. Carroll, a prominent Southern clergyman, tells the follow ing story, says the Mobile Register: “We were driving out one Sunday from Decatur, when we came upon NOTES AND COMMENTS. Capt. Griffith’s address at the Confederate reunion in Charleston will be published in full in Friday’s edition of The Ledger. * * * The “old man’’ is away this time; the local editor has not yet returned from his trip to Charleston, and the "State news editor” alone remains to get up this edition of The Ledger. We mention this so that our readers may excuse the shortcomings of this issue—if there be any. You Know and People You Don’t Know. Misses Cora Littejohn and Anna Harmon, two charming young ladies of this city, visited Miss Littlejohn’s a negro with a club in his hand and LIFE WITH A PURPOSE. Here Lies the Keynote of Usefulness and Success. It is the duty and it sholud be the pleasure of every intelligent and re sponsible being to have a purpose in life. There are multitudes whose lives seem to be altogether purpose less. They are carried down the stream of time not knowing where they are going to land. How sad to think of an immortal being taking such a view of his life in this world. We have in the Apostle Paul a splen did example of a man with a noble purpose in life. His is an ideal case. "From the time when he became a Christian, Paul knew that he had a definite work to do; and the call he had received to it never ceased to ring like a tocsin in his soul. He felt that he had a world of new truths to utter and that the salvation of mankind depended on their utterance. It was this which made him so impet uous in his movements, so blind to danger, so contemptuous to suffer ing. ‘None of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto my self, so that I might finish my course with a joy, and the ministry which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.’ He lived with the account which he would have to give at the judgment seat of Christ ever in his eye, and his heart was revived in every hour of discouragement by the vision of the crown of life which, if he proved faithful, the Lord, the righteous Judge, would place upon his head.” It should be our desire and our aim in life to follow in the footsteps of the great apostle. Each one of us should have a purpose in life, a pur pose that covers all the details in life. This purpose should run through all our plans and efforts like a golden chain giving to our lives a symmetri cal unity and a beautiful harmony. The purpose which we have should be right, absolutely right. A mistake here will be fatal. Paul’s purpose was the right kind of purpose. So it should be with us. Our purpose in life should live and move and have its very being in the purest righteous ness. Be sure you are right. Don’t make a mistake here. Be sure that your purpose is right, be sure that the end you have in view is right; be sure the means you use in execut ing your plans are right. Be consci entious in this matter. Let truth ami right and justice and virtue and tem perance and conscience and courage form the constitu *nt parts in the rain bow of character that spans your life from beginning to end. Be right and then be yfnirself. "To thine own self be true; And it must follow as the night the day. Thou canst not then be false to any man." Having formed your purpose for life, adhere to it at ail hazards. Look at Paul. There was nothing that could cause him to deviate one hair’s breadth from his purpose. He was in the omnipotent grasp of an un changeable purpose. His purpose was so thoroughly inwrought into his very soul and life that it became an essential part of his very being. There was no agency that could sever the union existing between his per son and his purpose. The storms of opposition beat upon his house; but it stood, because it was founded upon parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gaston Little john, of Pacolet, last week. Fletcher Davis, of Shelby, N. C., spent Sunday in the city. Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Hutchins and children, of Spartanburg, visited Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Austell Saturday. Mrs. N. S. Thackston went to Asheville Sunday to visit friends for some time. Phil R. Freeman, of Blacksburg, paid us a short visit while in the city yesterday. Earnest Peeler will leave today for Nashvile, Tenn., where he goes to take a course in the Draughon Busi ness college. Dr. Allen has returned from a visit to his home in Edgefield, where he had been to visit his father, who has been quite ill. We are glad to know that his father is improving. Walter H. Geer, the popular travel ing representative of The State, was in the city Friday. Joint G. Harris, of Spartanburg, a popular knight of the grip, was in the city yesterday. C. R. Simmons, of Forest City, N. C., vi. ted Gaffney last week. Dr. Caldwell, of Blacksburg, spent a short time in the city yesterday. Col. T. B. Butler was in Columbia Saturday on professional business. Mrs. John Litton and Mrs. Steve Homesly, of Caroleen, N. C., spent several days in the city bast week with Mayor R. M. Gaffney’s family. McD. Thompson, of Spartanburg, was among the visitors in the city Friday. O. P. Richardson, who has been at tending college at Wake Forest, N. C., is at home to spend his summer vacation with his parents, Capt. and Mrs. W. H. Richardson. C. C. Hopper, of Clifton, spent Sat urday and Sunday with his mother, Mrs. Dora Hopper. C. L. Turner, a successful young Cheroke planter, called on us Satur day and added his name to our sub scription list. Dr. R. C. Garland has gone to Co lumbia on a few days’ pleasure trip. Grover Baber, of Blacksburg, spent a short while in our midst yester day. John C. Daniel, of Easley, was in the city Saturday. Mrs. Will Gaffney returned home Saturday night from a visit to Char leston. George Maring, of Blacksburg, one of the Southern’s best engineers, was in the city yesterday. Lewis Conder, formerly of this city, but now of Bishopville, spent Saturday and Sunday with Mr. H. M. Johnson and family, on Frederick street. Chas. E. Band, of Spartanburg, of the firm of Waddell and Band, print ers, was in the city Saturday. Mr. Robert Simms, a prominent young business man of Raleigh, N. C., is in the city visiting his parents. Dr. and Mrs. A. M. Simms, on Mont gomery street. Charles Haines is visiting friends and relatives at Jonesville and Paco let. Mrs. S. S. Ross is in Clover visiting her daughter, Mrs. J. Meek Smith. Miss Connie Davis, a popular young lady of Lancaster, who has been vis iting Miss Eunice Johnson, on Fred erick street, returned to her home i yesterday morning. Arthur Lee, of Blacksburg, was over for a few hours yesterday. W. Sam Lipscomb, of Asbury, w r as in the city yesterday looking after his business interests here. Alex Huskey, of the Maud neighbor hood, was in town yesterday. Mrs. Will White, of Marion, N. C., with her little daughter, Blanche, is in the city visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Corry, on Victoria Avenue. Alex Ferguson, of Chester, car in spector at the C. N. & W. railroad shops, paid us a hurried visit Satur day. Wo are always glad to see Alex. a freshly killed ’possum on his shoulder. We stopped to examine his prize and the Colonel said; “ ‘ My friend, do you know this is Sunday?’ “ ‘Sartin, boss.’ “ ‘Are you a religious man?’ “ T are. I’se jist on my way home from church.’ “ ‘And what sort of religion have you got that permits you to go hunt ing on Sunday?’ “‘Religion? Religion?’ queried the man, as he held the ’possum up with one hand and scratching his head with the other. ’Does you ’spect any black man in Alabama is gwine to tie hisself up to any religion dat ’lows a ’possum to walk right across the road ahead of him an’ git away free? No, sah! A religion which won’t bend a little when a fat ’possum heads you off couldn’t be ’stablished round yere by all the preachers in the universe.’ ” ORRINE A Scientific Cure for Drunkenness. Absolutely Safe, Cure and Harmloss. Will Cure Forever the Craving for Whiskey, Beer or Wine. * ORRINE will Restore any Drunkard to Manhood and Health. A Simple Home Treatment; Can be Given Seoct’y if I esired. Cure Effected or I^crjey Refunded, Ask your druggist 7uh»m you what bethinks of ORRINE: he will i 1 r^e our statements as truthful in every respect If ORNINE fads to cute v v iln.uud you every pennv paid (o' it as cheerfully as we to'<k it. Mothers wives and sisters, you cannot cure tnosc who are r.tTlicte ! vi h i'ms inost terribie of all diseases by your fervent prayers, or ryes red \\ h tears or- v your hope that they may stoo drinking. It can be done only with O ;I<1\‘' V u have the remedy—will vou use it ? If you desire to cure without die knowledge of the: ..diem b"v ORRINE No. 1; if the patient desires to be cured of his own Ire-will, buy ORRINE No. 2. Full directions found in each package Price $ 1 pv.' All Correspondence Confidential. For free book—TreaM'e THE ORniMZ CO Inc . on Drunkenn'-ss an Washington, d. how to Cure it C , or call on Good Spirits. Good spirits don’t all come from Kentucky. Their main source is the liver—and all the fine spirits ever made in the Blue Grass State could not g.jmedy a bad liver or the hun- dred-and-one ill effects it produces. You can’t have good spirits and a had liver at the same time. Your liver must be in fine condition if you would feel buoyant, happy and hopeful, bright of eye, light of step, vigorous and successful in your pursuits. You can put your liver in fine condition by using Green’s August Flower—the greatest of all medicines for the liver and stomach and a certain cure for dyspepsia or indigestion. It has been a favorite household remedy for over thirty-five years. August Flower will make your liver healthy and active and thus insure you a liberal supply of “good spirits.” Trial size, 25c; reg ular bottles, 75c. At Cherokee Drug Co., Gaffney; L. D. Allison, Cowpens. Cherokee Drug Co., cornner Limestone and Frederick Sts., Gaffney, 8. C. Blacksburg Drug Co., Blacksburg, S. C. For Sale. O'"Advertisements under this nead will oo Inserted for one cent a word each Inser tion. No ad Inserted for less than ten cents F or sale- Spake. ■A young cow with calf. W. L. May 20-2t-pd. F OR SALE—5.000 binds fodder at |1.50 per hundred. T. M. Littlejobn. May 10-2t. For Rent. poll RENT—Dwelling on Frederick street Apply to R. A. Jones. May 30 tf. M Y seven-room house on corner Depot and LiganSt. City water. Permanent tenant can get attractive price. 4-1-Frl. tf. A. \V. Doggett. F ORTtENT-G. C. Wilkins house Apply to Geo. M. Phifer. F OR RENT—A live-room cottage. toJ. 1. Sarratt. and lot. .v;t-tf. Apply tf. F OR RENT—Four-room house, near enough iu for factory operatives. O. M. Smith. 4-3y-tf. Destroyed Faith in Doctors. [From the Louisville Times.] Congressman Graff, of Peoria, 111., tells of a constituent who came to the city for medical advice. He was a retired saloon keeper, having made quite a comfortable competence, partly by selling liquor and partly by wise investments of profits. The old gentleman fancied he had heart trouble and visited a physician to learn the truth. The doctor first got his fee of $25. then made an exami nation. At its conclusion he said gravely: “You must at once give* up the use of liquor and tobacco, and, above all, you must not smoke cig arettes.” The patient forcefully de manded his $25 back for the reason that lie had never in his life tasted intoxicants, never used tobacco, and abominated cigarettes. The money was refunded and from that day to this the ex-saloonkeeper has looked with unmeasured contempt upon the medical fraternity. F OR RENT—The John White house, rear Smith Hardware Co. Also my residence corner Race and Johnson streets. W. II. Smith. B-O-tf COR RENT—Nice b-room cottage, with ail ply to Improvements, on Grenard Street. J. O. Jeffeiles Ap- 4-1-tf UITES of rooms to let In the Star Theatre S uites o a. n. w ood. d-ii-tf F OR RENT—A good two-horse farm with a neat live-room cottage. Apply at once to J. C. Lipscomb. 2-ltt-tf Wanted. W ANTED—Furnished cottage near center of town. Apply, stating rent, P. O. Box 157. 5-17-3t-pd. W ANTED—To make straight loans on city real estate. No commissions. Several thousand dollars to loan. Apr29-tf J. 0. Jefferies.Q Notice. I hereby forbid anyone from hiring Tillman Scott, as he Is under a contract with me. 2t. T. C. Petty. W. 0. W. Meeting. The Woodmen of the World will meet tonight in their hall at 8:30. All Sover eigns are urged to attend. By order of j. B. Bell, C. C., G. W. Speer, Clk. May 24-it. ANNOUNCEMENTS Cards under this head will be in serted from now until the primary for $5.00 each for county officers; mag istrates’ announcements, $3.00. All fees must be paid in advance. I hereby announcement myself a candidate for the office of Supervisor, subject to the action of the Demo cratic primary. Wm. (Chris) Phillips. There is much in the situation to a rock. Be sure you are right and invite reflection and investigation? ^ en «° fo,war l d - ^rolled not , , by policy, nor by expediency, but by The questions we have asked are principle. Cleave to your purpose only a few of the many that might through adversity as well as prosner- be asked, all difficult to answer satis- through clouds as well as sun- factorily. For ourself we do not at- darkness as well a i , x T . ,, daylight. Be persistent in your ad- tempt to answer them. It would herence to your purpose. take a mind with the penetrating The purposeful life will be award- power and wide grasp of the ablest cd - There Is no reward for the pur- philosopher to compass fully the sub- I K>s, ‘'‘‘ sS ' i,e - It is absolutely bar- ject in all its bearings and to formu- p i( ^ late clear and conclusive answers. ^g|! nt f |' at day lost whose 1,nv de ‘ •scenmng sun We only know that such questions Views frnni thy hand no worthy ac . as we have suggested are worthy of tion done.” the serious consideration of every n nt j ust as sure as Ood slts upon man who is earnestly seeking the the throne, just so sure will a rich re- greatest real good for himself and war d feme to the man whoso life has family. The country cannot afford bet,n »»’ a right purpose, to swap men and women for wealth—< ^ ou fanut. plan a noble deed, to barter the possibilities of true 'VJ'). * Fho In the strife thy heart should manhood and womanhood for rail-1 bleed, roads and cotton factories. . Whatever obstacles control, “III fares the land, to hastening ills Thine hour will come—go on true i houI! a prey, Thou’lt win the prize, thou’lt reach Where wealth accumulates and men the goal.” Notice. For a change, R. M. Jolly for Su pervisor of Cherokee county. I hereby announce myself a candi date for re-election to the office of Supervisor of Cherokee county, sub ject to the rules of the Democratic party. J. V. Whelchel. For Congress. I am a candidate for Congress, from the Fifth Dongn ssloniil Dist rict, subject to the result of the Democratic primary election. T. Y. \V 11,1,1 A MS. Jonesville, S. C., April 1st, 11104. The undersigned having purchased from the Pacolet and Clifton Manu facturing Companies all of their right, title and interest to all lumber, cotton, cloth or other material which was washed away from their re spective mills Juno 6th, 1903, lying in or on the Pacolet and Broad rivers in South Carolina, hereby warns all persons from removing or interfer ing with any of said lumber, cotton, cloth or other material as above de scribed. A reward of Five Dollars will be paid for any information leading to the detection of any party or parties Boys, don’t forget that I am still in the removing or interfering with said ma business. I can sell you one of those terial without written consent of high grade Bicycles at $25, and from that owner, and a reward of Fifty Dollars up to #75, and down as low as $5. Come will he paid for same Information to see me, boys, and I am sure we can with proof to convict. trade. I sell all kinds of Bicycle Fix- All previous contracts or agree- tures. ments are hereby revoked. Wilkins The time for donning summer dress has been postpond this spring a little longer than usual because of the cold weather. Winter is loathe to leave us, and now one question to the shopping public is to know where to get what they want. We want to help you to the place. Our stock of Summer Dress Goods is large and well as sorted. We want you to feel free to come iu and inspect them. We like to sell goods, but we are not in favor of too much pulling at a customer to do it, we always give the customer credit for having a mind of his oi lier own. We appreciate very much the liberal patronage you have given us, and are hoping for greater things ; merit will win. Goods in favor are Lawns, Batiste, Silk Persians, Dotted Swiss, in both white and figured, Organdie, with large flowers. Knickes Yephyr, Chambrays and Ginghams are always good ;Silk Swiss, something new ; Crepes in exquisite designs. In Wool Goods we have the Staples, Henrietta Sicilians Serges ; Veilings, Voiles and Twine Clothes are hard to beat for the summer skirts. We can show you large line Trim mings to select from. Plain and Lace striped Hosiery for Infants, Misses and Ladies. Fabric and Kid Gloves. Handkerchiefs, Ac. OUR MILLINERY DEPARTMENT has been a very busy place this spring, correct things at right prices, and polite attention. Ladies’, Misses’ and Infants, Shoes and Slippers, nice selection. 'We try to satisfy the needs of the Men also. Underwear, Hosiery, Gloves, Shirts, Hats, Shoes and Oxfords, Collars, Ties, Handkerchiefs, Boy’s and Men’s odd Pants, Ac. Wilkins CO., Ocii'Ln o v, = S. C. Mine Talk. If we should happen to find a tin mine on your property, we be lieve you would appreciate it if we told you about it. We also believe that if we can furnish your home from Kitchen to Par lor, cheaper than anyone else, that you will appreciate that also. Here are some of the new arriv als for this week: A big line of Crystal Glassware and Ice Tea Glasses. A pretty line of Center Pieces, Tray Cloths, Sideboard and Bureau Scarfs. Another lot of those pretty Rubber^ Dolls and Jump Ropes for the little kuls. Also a nice line of Lunch Baskets and Boxes. Drop in and let us show you what we have. We will appreciate it. W. V. Humphries & Company. In Austell Building. Next to Gaffney Live Stock Co. Stables. Money Loaned. L OANS on Improved farms for a term of years at seven per cent. Interest. No commissions. For information apply to J. O Jefferies. Attorney at Law. decay.’ Hospitality at Small Kxpeiiwe. Wm. G. Neville. THE HITT SALVAGE COMPANY, By R. G. Hitt, Manager. May 23 Before you buy, call and see me at my t,iarlfet t2/i I imestoiie street or at mv Entertainment that is, pleasure to your market, 324 Limestone street, or at my dows n()t dl ,p end o ;, , tl e money you | store, 921 Granara street. j spend, baton your own knowledge of how to receive and extend hospitality. Christine i Terhuae Herrick tells you all about It. Cost t aid. 50 cents. E. J. C’nomc. Publisher. 15 'Ifth Ave., New York. 0-12-0 W. J. MANESS, Prop. WANTED! All your clot hes that need brightening up, bring them to us. We will make them look fresh and new. All work done by expert tailors. See us and join our pressing elub. ROBINSON & JONES, Tailors. Over W. U. Telegraph OfHce. Phone No. 4:t (F CALL HERE 3J \\"i r f V\ i w y "'ti, % A For Photo Frames, Passe-Partout Bind ing, Passe-Partout work, Photo Albums, Gun Metal Photo Holders, (for indi vidual photograph). Wire Picture Racks. Films and the best in all photographic work. June H. Carr, ) Phone 176. Residence, 171, 625 Limestone Street