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THE LEDGER, Published Tuesday and Friday by Ed H. DeCamp. reproachable. If you arc seeking a real live community this is the spot. 1 -* * * * RUSSIA’S WAR HERO. The Piedmont newspapers are yell ing themselves red in the face be- cause Senator Latimer was not chos- The Ledger Is not responsible for t . n represent this State as a dele- tb“ vio-vs of correspondents. ga te at large at St. Louis. Now what b«e r 3u”. d ““ S W t«U.? S D lsriS: difference does it make? Everybody nish theh name, not for publication, who knows anything at all is aware Write short letters and to the point ( ,f the fact that Senator Tillman, as to insure publication; also endeavor j ias i, et . n the case for the past ten to get them to the office by Monday dominated the convention, and and Thursday mornings. , , , , n i but for identification. everybody knows also that Col. Obituraiics will be published at Wylie Jones is a coat-tail swinger five cents a line. from the heart, therefore it was noth- d^dTErH 6 Decfmp” Managor I ”° re Proper to reward him. Of course we don t believe in that . ■ u. cpnriinn kind of a doctrine, but the faithful We invariably discontinue senamg The Ledger when a subscription runs do, therefore nothing else is to he out, for we have no way of knowing expected. Besides, Senator Tillman that a person wants it except by re- j s becoming jealous of the promi- i ceivmg his or her renewal. We ur nence Senator Latimer is attaining gently solicit a prompt renewal, on „ , , the ground that the paper is worth because of his advocacy of good the money. We are trying month roads, one of the few things ever by month to make it better and bet- advocated by a United States senator * er * which Is of practical benefit to the j farmer, and Senator Tillman has no j THE SOUTH'S SUPREMACY. desire that any other man grow in “The South’s Supremacy in Cotton the affection of the people for fear Growing” is the title of a large pam- of a decrease in his own popularity. : phlet by the Manufacturers’ Record The handwriting of the pitchfork sen-, of Baltimore, in which every phase of ator is yet to he observed upon the the cotton industry and the possibil- wall. ity of the South’s maintaining the world’s supremacy is disccussed by Edward Atkinson, of Boston; J. C. Hardy, President of the Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical Col lege: Hon. Charles W. Dabney, of Tennessee; D. F. Houston, President of the Texas Agricultural and Me chanical College; Andrew M. Soule, of the Tennessee Experiment Sta tion; J. G. Ivee, Commissioner of the Louisiana Board of Agriculture; J. i -kv • 1 j •* •‘•'‘‘'•l'’ ’ Silkl j ie ’ ad ' i S. Newman, Professor South Carolina '«"r ™lP-<». t ta. Experiment Station; John M. Par-; } don . t wliat St is In .„ lo ker, a leading cotton planter of New <)f j t ],i n k it will do you good if Orleans; and more than fifty others, y 01 , try it for six months or a year. I including farmers, merchants, bank- have sent a great many young fellows ers and operators of cotton oil mills and old ones, too. to jail, and during and cotton mills. The aim of the 11 H tkc tkne ’key are there e\ery one i • • ~ of tlit*]u is ir<*o<l. Tb<* soup uo(*s it. It Manufacturers Record in securing i ,i. . „ ,. ! is a most weiiderfr.l correctne. better this broad, general discussion of the tb;in uny r(lfl)rillin>: or institution possibilities of cotton-growing as af- ; , know ; f { K ,„. ss t i„. CO urt will have fected by the selection of seed, treat- to try it on you. Do you think that raent of soil and labor supply has ^Ix months on jail soup would he long been to present to the world a full enough’.'” Exploits of General Kuropatkin In Former Wars. SXOBEJ.EFFS RIGHT HAND MAN. lm-i<l<*utN of 111m Service a» the Ku- mouM IIunnIuu Militar)- Leader’ll Chief Lieutenant In Central Aivia and at I’levnu—Ills (tualliieutioiin Kor Sniirenie Coinniand lu the I'reii- eut War. SCUP AS A REFORrdER. VlrtueN of c. J:t2I Olhh l-Lviilained to Youiik * ulnrilH. In sentenring four youths who plead ed gri’.’.y t > larceuj - in the criminal eourt at Kansas « liy the ol her day J-..’ ■ V/or ,vd deli• (■Ved l.inr.-e’.f of a liomiiy dpou “iait s«iujf.” says tiie Kan sas City Journal. ‘•TLem s •> ; reider ref'••Tier Jr. .he v.v...1 .wv..i j... survey from every point of view of this great question now commanding such worldwide attention. This pam phlet also contains the statistics of cotton production, consumption and average price for the last seventy years, with other data hearing on the consumption of cotton in this coun try and Europe. The dominant note throughout the discussion is that, de- ( try . ll(1Jlit j . c tson. Miss., is very vain- spite the deterioration of seed, which taking on a finer polish than mr. hogany, srys the St. Louis Post-D s puTvh. It is smootiier than poplar airl much more valuable than eypre: s. -,.1, t; • ’v cvot Ml at Sri j>er thou- r' ’ '*• . tree grows in all tii*- lu;: i -n la mis in Mississippi and has nt\<r l>el‘< re bee.i considered lit “’or anvil m iui fir-wo . 1. All of them seemed to think that six months would be about right, but could not screw out a smile at tha soup joke. A VnlanJile Wood. Recent tests made in Chicago nr® said to have convinced dealers in fur 1 nlture and other fine woods that the ; long despised tupelo guiii. a wood that is Indigenous to the section of the couu is admitted by a large number of writers, and the shortage in labor supply, the South will be able grad ually to meet these conditions and to increase its production of cotton sui- ficient to enable it to retain the world’s supremacy. This timely publication is of great value to everyone interested in cot ton or in the material interests of the South. NOTES AND COMMENTS. We are now having a slight touch of ‘‘the good old summer time.” * * * The man who expects to get some thing for nothing usually gets noth ing for something. • * • We welcome the American Tin A *iv11. Tho (swallows oln ’<• the robin calls. The lark’s song ris-.a. faints rrd falls. The pah 1 ’ 1. with rosltst bloom: Lik< kook .s In the twilight the pear trees loom; The maples plow, and the daffodils Wear the same hue that the west bi;v tills; The moon's young crescent, thin and bright, Shines In the blue of the early night, And over all. through all, April bears A hope that smiles at the winter's fears. —Sara Andrew Shafor In Outlook For April. How’s This? We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for ny case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by out* TTaidot for we know that Hall s Catarrh Lure. CO. to our miusi, lor we snow tuai F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, O. while they are doing themselves good j We, the undersigned, have known 1 they will also he doing good to others. • * • “The Calciid,” the initial annual issued by the young ladies of Lime stone College, is a most excellent piece of work from a literary stand point and reflects credit upon the editors. • » » Education is the foundation of civi lization. The man or woman who fails to do all within his or her power to advance education is a menace to civilization. This is a doctrine that all men may advocate without regard to religion or politics. • * • A gentleman cf ne in the other day, his dander up because his paper had been stopped, and after saying that he did not want it any longer he ad ded that there was no hard feeling. We have always regarded him as a Christian gentleman, but why he should say there was no hard feeling, when it was palpable that he was as mad as a wet hen, we can’t under stand. Our terms are cash in ad vance to all, and there is no use to expect us to treat one man differently from another. • » • Watch Gaffney! Within ten years we have thrlbbled In population and wealth. Within ten years more we confidently expect to do as well. And why not? We have the finest climate on earth, the best water In the world, the most magnificent schools in the land, the best business men in com merce, and the prettiest women and sweetest babies In the universe. Our natural advantages are incom parable, and our ability to hustle Ir- b'heiiey for the lust 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all businss transac tions and tinauclally able to carry out any obligations made by their firm. West &Tkuax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. Walking. Kin.nan & Mahvjn, Whole sale Druggists, Toledo, O. Hall’sCatarrh Cure is taken Internally acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price 75c. per bottle. Isold by all Drug gists. Hall’s Family Pills are the best. : If anybody has a message for the people of this community he cannot deliver it to them so * effectually, so cheaply, so quick- * ly in any other way as through 1 4 the columns of this paper. < < ► It is the business of this pa- 4 per to carry messages of one 4 1 kind and another into homes. < 0 The message will be delivered, < (t too, under favorable conditions, ^ ( ^ for few persons take up their ^ * local paper except in a pleasant T and receptive frame of mind. The sign upon the fence board 4 4 * may be good, but it can be seen only by travelers who go that particular road. The message < ► in the local paper carries itself to thousands, no matter by which road they travel. Select your space and put 4 > your message where it will do (( the most good. We, perhaps, can help you if you will but aak Hi J General Alexei Xlcholaevitch Kuro- patkiu, the commander In chief of the Russian land forces, is probably the most trusted, most powerful and most faithful servant of the czar, says the Chicago Chronicle. Long ago, when Kuropatkin was a young man, he was sent into Turkestan with the Russian advance and spent his youth in high adventure and in winning for himself honors, decorations and promotion. When he had served his apprenticeship in the marches and bivouacs of the east lie returned to Europe and resum ed bis studies in the schools. At Paris he won the Legion of Honor and was the first Russian officer to do so. This was In LS74. The year following lie went to Kokand, fought in the Pamirs —the "roof of the world”—and in the country of Kublai Khan. He rode 2,500 miles on horseback, came back, wrote a book and won the gold medal of the Geographical society. He enter ed the war with Turkey as a lieuten ant and emerged from it a colonel. “For God, czar and country” was the motive of all his deeds, and this faith fulness was not without its effect. Slowly lie rose on the ladder of ad vancement until in 1808 he was made absolute master, under the czar, of the armies of all the Russias. Kuropatkin, who was the right hand man of Skobeleff, the (anions Russian general, all through the Uusso-Turk- ish War, was trained in a harder school than most modern generals and went through enough perils to satisfy the biggest glutton for adventure. After one of the bloody lights in the Sbipka pass he was left for dead upon the field. All night he lay there, sore wounded and unconscious. It was in the bitter cold of a Balkan night, and he might have frozen to death had he not been almost entirely covered by the body of a dying Turk, who had fallen across him after he sank to the ground with the agony of his wound. In the morning Kuropatkin recover ed consciousness, crawled from under neath the Turk and made his way slowly and painfully to the Russian camp, where his comrades received him us if ho were a ghost. Kuropat kin became the boro of the Russian army, second only to his great leader, Skobeleff, by his bravery and lino gen eralship at the capture of Geok Tepe In 1882. When the Russians, balked in their dreams of winning Constantinople by the Berlin congress, were making their great swoop through central Asia to the gates of Herat, Lord Salisbury told the British public not to be alarmed for the safety of India. “They will not be able to conquer the Turcomans,” he declared. “The Turcoman barrier will last for our lifetime at least.” General Tergoukasoff, the Russian commander in central Asia, disagreed with Lord Salisbury. He told the czar that the Turcomans might be con quered by three years’ hard lighting. “That is too long,” said the czar. He recalled Tergoukasoff and sent Sko beleff to command the troops. Sko beleff promptly secured Kuropatkin for his chief lieutenant, and together they performed In u few weeks the task which the British premier bad declared would Lake a lifetime. Geok Tepe, the great stronghold of the Turcomans, was can-led by assault after a month’s siege. The brunt of the attack fell on Kuropatkin, who commanded a body of light troops from Turkestan. It was a great vic tory. but It sullied the reputation of both the Russian leaders. They order ed their troops to give no quarter to the Turcomans of either sex, and all the horrors usual when such orders are given were perpetrated. Spectators say that even when the Turcomans lied in a disorderly mob across the desert, men, women and children mingled together, no mercy was shown to them. Artil lery and cavalry followed in their rear and mowed them down until darkness put an end to the pursuit. In that few hours’ chase 1,000 pursuing Russians slaughtered 8,000 fugitives, while over (J.tjDO were massacred in the fortified camp of Geok Tepe. “The whole country was covered with corpses,” said Samuel Gouro- viteh, who acted as Interpreter in the Russian forces. “The morning after the buttle they lay In rows like freshly mown buy, as they bad been swept down by the mitrnillours and artillery. Hundreds of women Were sabered, and I myself saw babies bayoneted or slash ed to pieces. The troops, mad with drink and lust of lighting, were allow ed to plunder and kill for three days after the assault.” This is the single great blot on Gen eral Kuropatkln's record. It is true that he was not in supreme command, but bis Turkestan troops played the leading part lu the slaughter. He Is a great leader of men. The march of bis Turkestan contingent across the al most unknown deserts of eentrul Asia, in order to Join Skobeleff for the siege of Geok Tepe, was as fine an achieve ment as Lord Roberts’ famous march to Kandahar. "Kuropatkin,” said General Annen- koff. who met him at tho end of the niareh. "hud been for twenty six days niurehing over a sandy and waterless desert, yet bis force marched in clean and trim and as fresh as a daisy.” Archibald Forbes, the war corre spondent, was fond of telling how he met Skobeleff, the Russian general, after one of the fiercest of the many desperate lights before Plevna. “I was sitting in nj lent writing a dispatch," said Forbes, “when the llap was sud deuly drawn aside and in stalked the most terrible and awe inspiring ob ject 1 have ever seen in my life. It was Skobeleff, whom 1 knew well, but 1 had to look twice before I recognized him. His smart general's uniform was torn into shreds and stauied with blood and gunpowder from head to foot. His sword, which he held in his hand, was simply smothered in blood, and great drops of it fell on the floor of the tent as he greeted me. There was a terrible gash across the top of bis forehead, and bis eyes still blazed with the fierce excitement of the hand to hand fight which he had just had with hundreds of Turks. “While he stood there telling me about the battle, his favorite captain, Kuropatkin, came up and called him away to decide about the disposition of some of the prisoners. Kuropatkin looked even more like a god of war fresh from the scene of carnage. Ilf- was bleeding from a dozen wounds, but he stood as steady as a rock when he saluted Skobeleff. The latter sug gested that he had better go into the hospital, but he curtly replied: ‘No, general. There is work to be done.’ “I hoard afterward that Skobeleff and Kuropatkin bad fought side by side throughout the bloody day and had slain the Turks literally by doz ens. Their exploits formed the theme of many a story told beside the camp fire of both armies throughout the ■ campaign.” After tlie death of Skobeleff. in 1882, Kuropatkin was summoned from cen tral Asia by the czar and given one high military office after another at St. Petersburg, his special work being to reorganize the Russian army. He THE KING OF BLOOD PURIFIERS u plain, bluff w< :Uid n< vc:• u.euoie in , CO j T e] it'y. everybody m ; tdvzuc'. ■n.eijt. Lot. lo of the- ; .: Lo dt>- all ardent ; '>V. ' ian and in! I’.MMKV ' wi’Ii Alexander •r \\ •ith the present czar. lulc. , that i nlinenee seems 1 Wi s'-|y usi i*«l. Many Rus- 1C* C iinimoii sUitemeut that is the he; id of the war was regarded at first soldier; who politics, and. welcomed hi the cl. -grin w! "d ;.:to gained g'vnt III., and late On t'ue wli to have been Kuropatkin party, and say that, although he has al ways strenuously advocated Russian expansion in Asia, he has invariably opposed schemes likely, in bis judg merit, to lead to war. Certainly be Las often spoken against war, both pub licly and privately, declaring that he witnessed more than enough of its horrors. While governor of Trans- caspia, from POD to 1898, his policy was constantly peaceful, and be suc ceeded in pacifying several restless tribes with whom a bellicose governor would certainly have fought. Kuropatkin bus the reputation of being an excellent judge of men and always on the lookout for keen young ofiicers who hanker after the post of responsibility and danger, us he used to do in his younger days. Such men found the patu to promotion made smooth for them while he was minister of war. He seems, if bis subordinates may be believed, to know something about the character and record of each Individual officer in the army. As a strategist and military writer Kuropatkin enjoys a European repu tation. His works on the Balkan cam paign and the central Aslan wars are in the library of almost every Russian officer, and are widely read In other armies. They have been translated into several languages. No remedy ever yet discovered has met with such popular favor as S. S. S. The people everywhere indorse it, and there are few homes where S. S. S. for the blood is not known and used. It is superior in many ways to the ordi nary blood medicines. In the first place S. S. S. is a guaranteed purely vegetable compound, made exclusively of medicinal roots selected for their wonderful purifying and tonic properties that act upon the blood, purging it of impurities and restoring it to a healthy, natural condition. At the same time, under its tonic effects the gen eral system improves, the sluggish organs are toned up, and renewed strength and vigor and better health is the result. No bad after-effects follow the use of S. S. S., as so often happens with blood medicines containing strong minerals, which derange the stomach and digestion and in other ways damage the system. For diseases of the blood, such as Chronic Sores, Rheurpatism, Catarrh, Scrofula, Boils and Pim- ALWAYS KEEPS S. S. S. ON HAND. S! 65 ’, m a » Tetter, Monticeiio, Ark., May 21,1903. I oisons, and other Gentlemen:—For about twelve years I have troubles due to impure Ot been usin? your S. S. S. as a household remedy, bad condition of the blood, I have taken it as a tonic and appetizer, and be- no remedy acts SO nromotlv lieve there is none better. I have used it for my i li q c; r/ children at varioue times for little skin eruptions, 1 u S*lv as O. S. o. boils and poisons caused by playing with weeds. R reaches deep-seated, B. S. S. is my standard, never mind what is the long-standing Cases, upon matter. If I use a bottle oi S. S. S. it tones up the which the ordinary potash ffffd sarsaparilla compound* 8. 8. S. the best remedy of the kind that hava I have no efiect. Even where •ver used, and generally keep it on hand as a fam- there is an hereditary MRS.V. C. WHITTINGTON. predisposjtion (o 4““^ S. S. S will search out and remove from the blood the fixed poison and build up the health; it enriches and purifies weak, thin blood and stim ulates the circulation. Pure blood is essential to health. You can exist without good blood, but can never be robust and strong; for every organ, tissue and nerve in the body looks to the blood for nourishment, and unless this vital fluid is kept in a pure, healthy state, the rest of the body suffers and the system soon breaks down. Nature has pro vided in S. S. S. a remedy for diseases of the blood which long experience and a thorough test have proven superior to all others, and the acknowledged “ King of Blood Purifiers.” OUR MEDICAL. DEPARTMENT, in charge of graduated physician®, is an important part of our business, maintained for the benefit of thos* who need advice or special information in regard to their case. Write- us, and our physicians will advise you without charge. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, GA» For Sa'.e. Attention. K. of Ps. Tho meeting nights have b-ien pF-Advertisements under thi» head -in changed to the Sst and 3rd Mondays 00 inserted for one cent a word each 1 iser- instead of the 2nd and 4th. ti«*» . No :uJ inserted for less than ten ♦-m* ..... _ . . . . ^ ^ ^ Ola and new members are reqt^est- FOR SALE—Bay State organ, cluap ed to attend, for cash, or will exchange for sorry _ W. R. Potter, milch cow. 5-21-tf Commiff.ee. milch cow G-3-3i-pd R. G. Byars. FOR SALE—Good milk cow. E. L. Tate, Lawa, S. C. 5-31, G-3. Attention Woodmen! The unveiling of the monument of VLE—I will sell my house- ^°'Dieign Sam \\ Thomas will take kitchen furniture c<t Satur- P^ce at Oakland cemetery on Fri- . . Hav I n n o Mrrl or . m FOR SALE hold and ilay, June 4th. 5-31-2t Mrs. Clara Haines. For Rent. F OR RENT—Dwi-lling on Fredi-i U-L -in- Ay ply toU. A. Jones. May 2ntf. day, June 3rd, at 5 o’clock p. m., and all the Sovereigns of Cherry Camp are called to assemble in their hall at 4 o’clock on the above day By order of J. B. Bell, C. C., G. W. Speer, Clk. F OR KENT—l*. * Wilkin-, bouse and lot. A i kpply to Geo. M. Phifer. -J-tf. F OR KENT—A flve-roo*, cottage. Apply to J. 1. Surratt. if. F oU KENT Four-room house, nt ai enough in for factory operatives. 1. >1. Smith. 4 -.’’.'-tf. F ok RENT The John White house, rear smith Hardware Co. Also my residence corin r Kace and Johnson streets. \V. it Smith. J-il-tf J. F. GARRETT, .Dentist. Office Over The Battery. ’Phone 82* F oil KENT—Nice b-room cottage, with ail improvements, on Urcnard Street. Ap ply toj. C. JetYeiies. 4-1-tf S FITES of rooms lolet in the star Tiieatre A. N Wood. Dr. D. P.. THOMSON, Dentist. J-ii-tf F oil KENT—Agood two-horse farm with a neui Hve-room cottage. Apply at once to J. C*. Lipscomb. --tb-tf Floating capital is a good thing when attached to a solid anchor. It Is difficult for the talkative man to find willing listeners. Wanted. W ANTEI•—To make straight loans on city real estate. No commissions. Several thousand dollars to loan. Apr2ti-tf J. 0. Jefferies..j CONTINUE Those who are gaininff flesh and strength by regular treat ment with Scott’s Emulsion should continue the treatment in hot weather: smaller dose and a little cool milk with it will do away with any objection which is attached to fatty pro ducts during the heated season. Send for free sample. SCOT1 \ HOWNE, Chemist,, 409-415 Pearl Street, New York. $oc. and #1 00; all druggist*. Notice. N UI’ICE -Jack for service on June 2nd. at 1 line's Stables, and every ninth day afterward during season. W. A. George. 5 :T-2t pd. Oftico over Cherokee Drug Co. Williams. Hall. Jr. James A. Willis. HALL & WILLIS. ATTORNEYS AT LAW STAK THEATRE BLDG O A l-eIM LC Y, ». C,'. Notary Publio in office. Prompt attention <lven to all business. ■ There's Beeuty Everywhere. The world is at its best these days and you had better now buy the Camera you have been intending to get some time. You have months of perfect Camera weather before you, and there is never a time like the present, to take up the fascinating diversion of photo graphy. The longer you use a Camera the moie you learn and the more interesting the art becomes. Retter ix-g i u now with an inexjiensive Camera than wait until you can buy a better one. Come in and see the Cameras and let us show you how easily you can become the owner of one. Cherokee Drug Co., Prescription Druggists. Cor. Limestone and Frederick Sts. If you get it at the Cherokee it’s good Money Loaned. L OANS on improved farms lor a term of years at seven per cent, interest. Ni j commissions. For information apply to J. C Jefferies, Attorney at Law. ANNOUNCEMENTS Feeling that my friends through out the county have the confidence in me that they have had heretofore and soliciting a continuance of the same, I take pleasure in again an nouncing myself as a candidate for re-election to the office of county Auditor, subject to the action of the Democratic primary election. W. D. Camp. 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 m advance. I hereby announce myself as a can didate for Supervisor of Cherokee county, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary election. D. L. Vassey. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for Supervisor of Cherokee county, subject to the rules of the primary election. W. G. Austell. I hereby announcement myself a candidate for the office of Supervisor, subject to the action of the Demo cratic primary. Wm. (Chris) Phillips. 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. ■ ,w ■■■■■■ For Congress. I ;im i» cundl<iitt« for Congmi**, from the 1 1 Flflii I'ongn-hhlonul Diiitrh't, subjert to the result of tin- Democratic primary election. T. Y. WILLIAMS. DR. W. K. GUNTER, DENTIST Office in Star Theatre Building. Phone No. 20. Crown and Bridge Work a specialty. Soap Is an absolute necessity and yet it is a luxury. Did it ever occur to you in that light ? Think it over, then drop in and see our lines of all sorts, household or toilet, all makes, all odors, all styles, all the usual Crawley & Co. prices. S. B. Crawley & Co. 813 Livkstonk St. Drugs, Perfumes and Stationery Prescriptions Properly Filled and Promptly Delivered One Minute Cough Our# For Coughs, Cold# antf Croup.