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ANNOUNCEMENTS Cards under this head will be in serted from now until the primary for $5.00 each for county officers; mag istrates' announce *nts, $3.00. AH fees must be paid in dvance. SUPERNAL GALL OF REPUBLICANS. For the Legislature. W. Hardin is hereby announced as a candidate for a seat in the House of Representatives, subject to the rules of the primary election. I am a candidate for a seat in the House of Representatives from Cher- ! okee county, subject to the primary j election. J. C. Otts. THEY ABUSE PRINTING PRIVI LEGES IN THE RECORD. With the experience I now have as * dslator, from the confidence the people of Cherokee county imposed in me two years ago, I feel that 1 w ould now be better able to represent, their interests than ever before; and upon this ground I hereby nnounce myself a candidate for re-election to the House of Representatives, sub ject to the rules of the Democratic | primary election. W. D. Kirby. Upon my record r a legislator, 1 hereby announce myself a candidate for re-election to the general assem | bly, subject to the decision of the Democratic primary. W. Judson Sarratt. W. F. McArthur is announced as a candidate for membership to the legislature, subject to the rules and regulations of the Democratic party. [ For Superintendent of Education. I respectfully announce for re- election to the office of County Su perintendent of Education. J. L. Walker. For Treasurer. 1 announce myself a candidate for re-election, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. W. Harry Gooding, County Treas. For Auditor. Believing we ueed a change in the auditor’s office, I hereby offer myself a candidate for the place, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. G. B. Daniel. 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- m^lcing 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. For Supervisor. 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. For Congress. I am a candidate for Congress, from the Fifth Congressional District, subject to the result of the Demo cratic primary election. T. Y. Williams. We are authorized to announce D. E. Finley as a candidate for re- election to Congress from this, the Fifth South Carolina Congressional District. WANTED! m All youi clothes that need brightening up, bring tliem to us. We will make them look fresh and new. L All work done by expert tailors. 8ee us and join our pressing club. ROBINSON & JONES, Tailors. Over W. U. Telegraph Office Phone .No. 4:i. 4 If anybody has a message for * the people of this community * he cannot deliver it to them so * effectually, so cheaply, so quick- 4 ly in any other way as through 1 the columns of this paper. < It is the business of this pa- < per to carry messages of one « kind and another into homes. 4 The message will be delivered, 4 too, under favorable conditions, ^ for few persons take up their ^ local paper except in a pleasant and receptive frame of mind. 4 The sign upon the fence board 4 ' * may be good, but it can be seen 4 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 tad put ,, your message whore it will do 4 ( the most good. We, perhaps, can hel yoe if you will but Another Sample of Republican Nerve and Presumption —Their Record for Boldnesss. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Washington, D. C., July 13.—As a piece of supernal gall and downright flagrant abuse of the printing privi lege in the Congressional Record, the action here of the Republicans using the Congressional Record as a cam paign document was brought to light by the vigilance of Chairman Cow herd, of the Democratic congressional! committee. Representative McCleary, of Minne sota, has been here ever since the ad-: journment of congress and he has pre pared a campaign document anil had it printed in the Record so that the j Republican campaign managers can send it out under their franks. The story is that on April 22 lasL Mr. Me- Cleary got one minute of time in which to deliver a speech. He spoke his little minute and sat down and did not. as is the custom, get either leave to print or permission to ex tend his remarks in the Record. Im agine the surprise of everybody when the Record came out on June 20, j seven weeks after the adjournment of | congress, the latest in the history of that publication that it has been held j open, containing a speech by Mr. Mc Cleary, of Minnesota, of about 100,000 [ words and forty pages in length. This is a fair sample of Republican gall and unlimited nerve out of which has grown the gigantic graft that is daily going on in ail departments. The Republicans have come to look upon the public service as their very own property to be used as they may see i fit and it is up to the people of the country to give them a jar in this campaign such as they never will for-1 get. • * • As to the Republican platform at | the “canned convention" in Chicago, it can be no better characterized than j in the language of the Hon. William S. Cowherd, chairman of the Demo cratic congressional committee, who said of it: “Heretofore the Republican party lias had a record for boldness; at Chicago it established a record for timidity and evasion. The platform is remarkable mainly for what it does not say. The labor situation is as acute as at any time in our history, yet there is no announcement in re gard to it. There is no longer war in the Philipipnes. Surely the country is entitled, at least, to know what is to lie the future policy as to these is lands—the Philippine plank does not disclose it. “The tariff plank is an open strad dle—to be used as a promise of re duction of duties to the voters and a pledge of their maintenance to the manufacturers. Gov. Cummins says: i ‘it justifies the Iowa idea.’ Gen. Gros- venor says: ‘It is a stand-pat plank.’ Chairman Payne says: ‘It leaves the question open.’ It was evidently not intended as a plank, but a trap. “The platform says: ‘Our adminis tration of the great departments of the government has been honest.’ This, in the face of the notorious frauds discovered in the Postoffice Department; the scandals in the Land and Indian Bureaus, which the secretary of the interior is concealing with so much difficulty, and the forced adjournment of congress in order to prevent any investigation, must be taken either as sarcasm or humor. “The negro plank is the only honest plank in the platform, and it is infa mous, McKinley’s noble utterances above Southern graves, his openly recognized policy of a white rule for Southern States was thought by pa triotic men to signal the death of sectionalism. Roosevelt's negro pol icy Joined to Lodge’s force bill will revive it. The Crumpacker resolu tion, discarded by Republicans of the house and senate alike, has been forced by the president upon his ; party. It will prove the worst mis take among many. Every patriotic citizen, anxious for his country’s fu ture, wishing to see preserved the pu rity of the Anglo Saxon race and American institutions, is willing that the Southern States shall adopt any legal expedient that will save that fair land from the control of an igno rant and debased suffrage.” ■ • • I met one of the officers of the World’s Fair the other day and asked him about hotel accommodations and prevailing prices and he said to me: “World’s Fair visitors naturally wish to ascertain, before starting for St. Louis, whether they will have dif ficulty in securing lodging and wheth er the cost of living has been in creased to exorbitant figures. The assertion may cause surprise, but it is not less true, that the cost of food and lodging is scarcely any greater than under normal conditions. The visitor who exercises ordinary pru dence will manage to get good quar ters at low rates. The hotels and rooming houses can accommodate 200,000 guests, without crowding, and they offer good accommodations. The prices for rooms are from 50 cents a day up. Excellent lodging may be 1 secured at $1 a day. Meals cost from , 25 cents up. The average price of a meal—single order—in the better hotels is 50 cents, and in some of the better restaurants a good meal can be obtained for 35 cents. Meals cost whatever the guest desires to pay for them. The cost necessarily depends on the purse and the fancy. The World’s Fair bureau has directed j the accommodation plan, and has thereby succeeded in regulating the capacity to the deman I and the prices to the advantage of all concerned. Bureaus of information, where reli able information is offered to those i who apply, have been installed in Union station and in the Administra tion Imilding in the World’s Fair grounds, as well as in various parts of the city. Preparations are such that visitors may be assured in ad vance that they will have no trouble in getting good lodging and at rea sonable cost. With regular hotel ac commodations for 200,000 persons St. Louis is convinced that it can show its guests the hospitality which they have a right to expect. Every pre caution is taken to keep prices down to a fair level. The service feature is well organized. It is appreciated that the city would be injured if guests were mistreated, and the ob ject is, therefore, to see that there is no extortion or overcrowding.” Charles A. Edwards. TILLMAN ON NEGRO QUESTION. DEATH AT BLACKSBURG. Mr. W. F. Dye Passes Away at His Home There. Blacksburg, July 14.—Mr. W. F. Dye, an old and much honored resi dent of Blacksburg, died at his home at this place on the night of July 12, and will be buried here today. Some time last year Mr. Dye bought a large plantation in the lower part of South Carolina and has been work ing there since early in the spring. While there it is suposed that he contracted malarial fever, which was the cause of his death. Mr. Dye was born near Bullocks creek, in York county, in 1839, and at his death was 65 years old. He came to this place about the time that it was started, bought a large place on the outskirts of town and had lived there up to last year, when he moved to his place in the lower part of the State. He was highly esteemed and his death causes much sorrow in this community. The funeral services will be conducted in the Baptist church at this place at eleven o’clock by Rev. J. B. Wilson, of Gaffney, and the interment will be in the old cemetery. He leaves a wife and three children, Misses Florence and Pansy, and Mr. Will Dye, to mourn his death. Miss Edna Healan, who has been visiting friends in Anderson and Greenwood, is expected to return to her home today accompanied by Miss Sherrard, of Anderson. Miss Marie Gregory, of Statesville. N. C., is visiting her aunt, Mrs. D. L. Brown, at this place. Miss Fannie Williams, of Aiken, is visiting her brother, G. Croft Wil liams, rector of the Episcopal church. Miss Mamie Gaston is spending a few days at Piedmont Springs. Mrs. S. H. Hardin, of Lowrysville, is visiting her brother. Dr. W. E. An derson. of this place. The Gaffney hall team will play the Blacksburg team at this place this afternoon at 4 o’clock. Great interest is centered in the game, as the teams are old rivals. Personals from Blacksburg. Blacksburg, July 13.—Mrs. O. A. Osborne lias gone on a pleasure trip to Marion, N. C., for several days. Mrs. S. H. Hardin, of Lowyresville, is here visiting her brother, Dr. W. E. Anderson, and his wife. Miss Edna Healan returned home last night after an extended visit to Newberry, Greenwood and Iva. Miss Virginia Sherwood, of Iva, is the guest of Miss Edna Healan for a few days. Miss Anna Clarkson, after a stay of several weeks at Princeton, re turned home yesterday. Rev. N. B. Clarkson left yesterday for Kershaw to attend the district conference. Mr. Robert Rippy, Miss May Shi ver and Mrs. Arrants went to Earl, N. C., today to visit Miss Mattie Rip- py. Mrs. M. E. Earle and Miss Mag Little went to Piedmont Springs Wed nesday for a few weeks. They were joined there by Mr. Lee Little and family, of Gaffney. Mrs. Eva Harris, of Spartanburg, and Miss Mayme Gaston, of this place, are at Piedmont Springs fora few days. Mrs. T. B. Butler, of Gaffney, and Mrs. Sloan, of Spartanburg, who are at Piedmont for a few weeks, were in town shopping Wednesday. Congressman D. E. Finley, of York- viile, is here on business. The farmers institute will be held tomorrow and we are expecting a big crowd. He says That is the Main Point at Issue. St. Louis, July 7.—“The South is for any man that can heat Teddy.” This was the declaration made by Sermtor "Pitchfork” Tillman, of Sowi Carolina. “South Carolina is unmstructed,” continued the Senator, "and there's some kindly feeling among the delegates o” the State for Judge Parker, but we are not wedded to him and are for the strongest man. The negro plank in the Republican platform adopted at Chicago is enough for us to fight about, and we need nothing else. We do not want any tariff platform or any money platform. That point is immaterial. The Republicans, represented by Roosevelt, have thrown down the gauntlet and we must fight. “I want to say to you that the South does not want negro equality and will not have it. W’e want to fight on that very plank, and we might as well do it now. If the fight is not on the negro suffrage now, it will be in 1908, and the sooner the better. Teddy can eat with Booker Washington if he wants, but we are not going to do it. “We don’t need to fuss around about any good platform or tariff re vision. We have our campaign fight now, and we must make the best of it. We have the negroes right down here among us and we know what they are. I want the Republicans to try to do what they advocate in that platform of theirs, and it will make the hottest fight that you ever saw. “ ‘Faint heart ne’er won fair lady,” they say. and we must go right ahead with this negro fight. It looks like the Republicans incorporated that fight just for the purpose of drawing us out, and we must satisfy them. “The South Carolina delegation has a friendly feeling for Parker, but only because it appears that he is the man to beat Teddy. If any stronger man turns up they are with him. “Cockrell is all right and he is a grand old man. It looks now like he would make a very good showing on the first ballot, and if things keep go ing his way we may join the Missou ri movement. Grover Cleveland is much admired in the South, and if it appears that he is the man to beat Roosevelt there’s no telling what may happen in this convention. “it is going to be a hot fight and it's by no means a cut and dried affair. I do not believe that there is a man on the ground that can tell what is going on for surprises. “Look at the Chicago convention in 1896. What man was there in that convention that twenty-four hours before the nomination was made knew or had any idea of what was coming? “This is the year of the Democrats. They have a better show for victory than they have had for many a cam paign. The entire South is aroused by the negrophilism of Teddy and his sycophants and will make the hardest fight of its life to get a man that can heat the* present president. “We do not much care who it is, just so he is a man that can carry us to victory. “We are out for blood, for the South lias been insulted and she must take up the gauntlet. Just let them try to do as that infernal plank sets forth. They will have the entire South up in arms in a minute. “I tell you’ that you may talk all you please about thetariff and gold planks, but negro equality has been made an issue, and an issue it will be until we win on it. The South just now cares very little about the money plank or the tariff, for we are getting 12 cents and 15 cents for cotton and we are all right.” HOSPITAL SECRETS. A Nurse Says i Pe-ru-na Is « Tonic of Efficiency.” I MRS. KATE TAYLOR. Mn. Kate Taylor, a graduated ', nurse of prominence, gives her ex perience with Peruna In an open: letter. Her position In society and | professional standing combine to | give special prominence to her ut- \ terances. C HICAGO, ILL., 427 Monroe St.- “ As far as I have observed Perum is the finest tonic any man or womat can use who is weak from the afte) effects of any serious illness. “ I have seen it used in a number oi convalescent cases, and have seen sev eral other tonics used, butJL found tha’ those who used Peruna had the quickes* relief. ••Peruna seems to restore vitality, Increase bodily vigor and renew health and strength in a wonderfully shon time."—MRS. KATE TAYLOR. In view of the great multitude ol women suffering from some form of fe male disease and yet unable to find any cure, Dr. Hartman, the renowned spe cialist on female catarrhal diseases, hai announced his willingness to direct the treatment of as many cases as make application to him during the summei months, without charge. Address The Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, Ohio. FOR ALL COUNTY NEWS, IM PORTANT HAPPENINGS IN THE STATE AND EVENTS OF INTEREST IN FOREIGN LANDS, TAKE AND READ THE LEDGER. Ask Your Doctor ADDITIONAL NAMES. Kings Creek Items. Kings Creek, July 12.—Seasons are still very favorable; crops are fine and farmers are through work gen erally. Some of them have had the pleasure of eating their first home- raised watermelons. School commenced at Antioch yes terday, with Prof. Howe, of Grover, N. C., as teacher and with sixteen pupils on the roll. School also be gan at Hamburg, with Miss Kate Love, of McConnelsville, as teacher. The youngsters of Antioch neigh- borhood are going to have a picnic at Piedmont Springs next Saturday, July 16th. A very large crowd is expected to attend and of course a happy time is anticipated by all. Young Sport. - Kings Creek, July 11—The farmers over here will soon be through laying by. Com and cotton are certai.ily looking promising, corn especially. Mr. D. C. Boheler is threshing wheat in this neighborhood; the crop is generally turning out fine. There was a picnic at Piedmont Springs on the Fourth. Quite a crowd came up from Hickory Grove and the surrounding country to enjoy a day’s outing and drink the fine water : of the Piedmont springs. Miss Belie Plaxico has returned home from Clinton and is spending , awhile with her brother, Mr. I .E. Plaxico, at Kings Creek. We were all glad to have her back. Miss Mae Belle Sims, of Sharon, is expected to open school next Mon day. Mr. S. G. Anderson, of the firm of Wilburn & Anderson, has been visit ing Mr. W. C. Wilburn recently. Mrs. T. B. Butler, of Gaffney, is spending a while at Piedmont Springs. There was a crowd of men, women and children went from here over to the river on a fishing tour last Tues day. I presume they caught a lot of fish. L. Of Farmers Whose Crops Were Dam aged by Hail. Grassy Pond, July 11, 1904. Mr. Editor:—Will you kindly allow me space in the columns of your pa per to reply to Mr. Gaffney’s letter? We were glad to see Mr. Gaffney in our midst, but he did not get the names of all the farmers in this sec tion whose crops were damaged by the hail storm; and I think if Mr. Gaffney will come back through and take this whole community in he will double the number of names he got at first. I will give the names of ail I know of, both white and colored, who had their crops destroyed, and those who had only a portion destroyed. Those whose crops were badly dam aged are: L. E. Wood, M. E. Gettys, A. P. Blanton. Sam Allison. J. I. Sar- ratt’s farm at Goforth, A. J. McCraw, L. Hamrick, A. McCraw, E. A. Ellis, Lucius Sarratt. Jim Allison. C. B. Turner. Those totally destroyed were: R. P. Ellis. Jim Tom Allison, Sam Sarratt, Bewben Allison, J. T. Splawn, N. S. Allison, A. Turner, J. Vinesett, Joe Vinesett, Forest El lis, C. P. Jones, Josiah Mercer Drayton Allison, Lee Allison, and my own crop; colored, totally destroyed: Henderson Wilson. Mack Ross John Huskey. Jonah Hopper, Bud Sarratt: badly damaged: Jim Manning and Leonard Bradley. These crojis won’t make enough to pay for the guano, but we are work ing them and living in hopes. We are needing rain in this neighborhood now. Auditor Camp was a welcome visi tor in this community yesterday. He was looking at the hail-beaten fields. We are glad to see the auditor at any time . We are sorry to know that our friends, Mr. and Mrs. Austin Turner and family, are going to leave us. Mr. Turner is going to Lockhart cot ton mills, and all hope for him good health and success. There was a nice singing at Mr. J. T. Splawn’s yesterday afternoon, which was enjoyed by all who took part. L. T. Vinesett. What is "TEETHINA?” Well, ’tis this: A tasteless powder that will kiss From baby’s brow the fever glow That teething always brings, you know. “TEETHINA” Overcomes and Coun teracts the Effects of Summer’s Heat, Aids Digestion, Regulates the Bowels. Gives rosy cheeks, health and happi ness to babies. The most brilliant gem that was aver taken from the earth would not amount to much if there were no peo ple to appreciate its beauty and to vie with each other for its possession. The most spacious store, the most carefully selected stock of goods, the clever est corps of clerks will not avail unless people know about them. Knowledge of such things is spread in various ways. A passerby may drop in and be impressed. He may tell his neighbor, and he in turn may tell somebody else. That is one way, and there are some merchants who today think it is good enough. Modern develop ment, however, has sup plied in newspapers the best means. They go into ev ery home in the land, how ever humble, however mag nificent. Through them all of the information can be supplied, not to one, but to thousands. Are yon using this «eper to the best advantage/ All Sorts OF Summer Helps at our store. Phone us any time, we have good service and will be pleas ed to demonstrate our ability to fill your every drug need. S.B. Crawley & Co. 813 Limestone St. Drugs, Perfumes and Stationery Prescriptions Properly Filled and Promptly Delivered if Merck’s Chemicals and Sharp & Dohme’s Pharmaceuticals, along with all the advertised specialties of other reliable houses, do not constitute a complete stock of Prescription Drugs? That is what we have and we haven’t had any of them long enough for them to de teriorate from age. These are the goods that we use in pre scriptions and, if you haven’t already done so, we ask you to give us an opportunity to prove to you that we are filling prescriptions ACCURATELY and CAREFULLY at just as low a price as is consistent with these high class goods. Give us a trial. The Gaffney Drug Co. Prescription Druggists. Look for the Horseshoe Sign. ♦ ♦♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ •♦-•J We believe thoroughly in advertising. To prove it we axe going to use this apace for our own pur poses. We have advertis ing space to sell, and we know it will pay a good return upon the price we charge for it if it is prop erly used. Our paper goes into the best homes in this community. It has been going week after week and year after year until each issue is welcomed as an old friend of the family. The news it brings is news of neighbors, of per sonal affairs in which all have more or less of a com mon interest. If one of our readers called upon you, a merchant, you would do the best you could to con vince him that what you had for sale was the best he could buy. You would show him the new things you had got in recently. You would tell him why he should have them and why they were better than he could procure elsewhere. You probably would make a sale. Your effort, however, would be em> timed to one person. You could tell the same story just as effectively to every reader of this paper in each issue. You do not believe it would have the same ef fect? If you told the story in the seme way it would. We are ready to do our part to prove it. Do yoe cere to try it? I 1 i I X