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w * MUTUAL CO-OPERATION. The Ways In Which a Congregation Can Help Their Pastor. 1. By attending regularly upon the services of the sanctuary. Nothing YE COUNTRY EDITOR. What is Said of Him by Judd Morti mer Lewis in the Denver Post. Behold the country editor and envy him his lot, the graft he worketh WELCOMED OLD MAMMY. Kentucky Girl, Now New York Society Woman, Sends for Her. [Chicago Chronicle.] A beautiful young lady, a member helns a nastor more than encourage- ev’ry day; the cinch that he hath got. . . . , „ t ment If he becomes discouraged he The best things of the earth he hath of one of the richest and most ansto- W 1H ( io poor work both in the pulpit delivered on the spot. cratlc families of Henderson, Ky., and out of it. A pastor becomes dis- He getteth on subscription things marr j e( i a few years ago and went | couraged when ho sees that his ser- for which all others pay; when he vices are not appreciated. He will runs out of turnip greens he gets a «. *, i think this if his people do not regu- load of hay; when that he needs a live. Ihe affection between larly go to God’s house. Besides a p a ir of pants he getteth a boquet. large congregation helps a pastor in When winter comes and winds blow the proclamation of the gospel. No co ld and he is needing wood, doth he minister can preach well to a hand- go where through wintry blasts the ful of people. Ministers as a general tall gaunt trees have stood? Nay, a thing preach their best sermons to subscriber calls and he’s a straw hat large congregations. to the good. 2. By speaking to him encourag- Does he e’er pine for the wherewith ingly about his work. It is a mistake to wet his whistle up? Long for the for a congregation to suppose that: evanescent joys that lurk within the they will make their pastor vain by cup? As like as not some one comes speaking well of his sermons. No con- j n an d leaves a brindle pup. with her husband to New York to her and her “old black mammy” was very tender and the separation w r as hard to bear. After the young wife settled in the east she determined to have “mammy” come on to visit her and sent the money for her ticket. Imagine the surprise of the prim New Yorkers when they saw an old colored woman coming through the station gate suddenly pounced upon by an elegantly dressed lady, who threw' her arms around the old wo- $50,000.00 CASH GIVEN AWAY to Users LION COFFEE In Addition to the Regular Free Premiums secrated minister can be made vain in He hath his young ones, yes, of man’s neck and kissed her time and that way. When an editor is told that course, the little mouths to feed; again. Drooping her bundles, the old — s.. f/-v/1 1.1 l. j ~ i: i-i-i ^ r• i r. /"»o f f\r\ q f a n rl his paper is appreciated, he deter- when that his little Johnny wants a mines to make it a better paper. Just dappled rocking steed, he getteth so when a congregation tell their pas- straight a homegrown bunch known tor that his sermons are a blessing to as “noxious weed.” them he determines to preach better When that he needs an undershirt, ones. | or goes barefoot for shoes, and hath 3. By speaking well of him. That no coat to shelter him, at least that’s woman seated herself on a truck and, drawing the lady upon her lap, ten derly stroked her hair and exclaimed: "My God, my baby! I’s so glad to see you, honey.” To her the fine lady was only the little girl whom she had tenderly ■Ifu Co. h a pastor may exert a great influence fit to use, a good Samaritan pries loose nursed in sickness and in health and for good he must be respected and | and sends a jug of booze, loved by all who know him. If mem- He gets free passes to all shows in bers of a church do not speak well of opera house or tent; free passes for their pastor, how can they expect oth- j himself and wife—they cost him not ers to respect and love him? The in- a cent. In such a round of joyousness fluence of many a minister has been j s his whole life-time spent, destroyed by a slanderous tongue. He never needs for bolts and bars, Parents make a great mistake when deposit vaults or locks; no thief they speak disparagingly of their pas- breaks in to break his head and bear tor in the presence of their children. a way his rocks; he The influence that he might have ex erted over them is destroyed. If peo on whom she had lavished all the love of her simple heart. £Wrt/ orrEc.) John Runs for Office. [Carrollton Free Press.] “Dear Bill,” wrote the candidate to his brother in Texas, “I write to say that I am getting up among the photo graphs. I am running for clerk, and need not stay the boys say I will win hands down, awake to guard his only pair of socks. There is no way to beat me. Twenty- That he wears trousers frazzled out five hundred men have pledged me pie cannot speak well of their pastor whiskers at the legs, that he hath their support personally, and there’ll they should not speak of him at all. | )U t; one pair of hose to cover up his be only 3,500 votes in the county. So 4. By practicing the truths that he pegs, is just because subscribers you see my majority won’t only be preaches. We repeat that nothing brought in an overplus of eggs. handsome, but overwhelming. Old helps a pastor more than encourage- His shirt is torn in front and back; Carroll county is alright, and the fel- ment. If after he has preached faith- be’s sunburned on his spine, through low who can’t ‘raise’ in this neck of fully on the observance of the Sab- tatters o’er his abdomen he h«ars the the moral vineyard has absolutely no bath, he notices that the younger breezes whine; he drinketh water ‘yeast’ in his anatomy. I am writing members of his congregation spend a f rom the pump whilst other men drink this on the eve of the election and great portion of the Sabbath in visit- w ine. ere these lines reach you I will be ing r.nd taking buggy rides, would he He giveth advertising space to make clerk of the good old county of Car- be very much encouraged? Suppose the old town grow; he tells of births roll. Bill, if you are needing anything after he has preached on gambling he an( j rou t s , and weeps o’er ev’ry woe; in the shape of financial assistance, finds that many of the men of his con- an( j p^nts each week each townsman’s don’t fail to call on your devoted gregation deal in cotton futures and name a dozen times or so. brother, John.” that many of the laides who have sons this to gain his selfish ends, “Dear Bill,” wrote John a few days to whom they should set a good ex- i eac h ij ne ai ,d rule and dash is part of after the foregoing epistle was penn- ample attend card parties; would ho one nefarious scheme he hopes with ed, “you may consider this a repudia- be encouraged in his work? If the p Urpose brash to build the town up sc tion of my former letter in reference motive that actuates him were a sel- sometimes he’ll get his pay in cash. to my race for clerk. My opponent, fish one it would make no difference T ° St ToLEnn 110XAL rOLEDO, OHIO. IOo f p/C£ ca VU per. *o TKCASUffUf & Check Like This? We Have Iwerded $20,000.00 Presidential Vote Contest Cash to Lion Coffee users in our Great World’s Fair Contest- 2139 people get checks, 2139 more will get them in the to him how Godless his people were. Since he earnestly desires to benefit his people spiritually and to lead sin ners to Christ, it is not surprising that he becomes discouraged when he sees little fruit of his labors. Inconsistent members of the church are a hin- that red headed, freckled-faced hyena of a Henry Peters—you remember him —heat the socks off me. “I have come to the conclusion, Bill, that King David didn’t go far enough when he wrote, ‘I said in my haste Chance for Farm Labor. [Southern Field.] The opening up of new farms and the increased operations of existing farms throughout the South has cre ated increased demand for farm la- that all men are liars.’ He should . bor. It is estimated that a vast num- have added ‘and since I have thought drance rather than a help to their pas- | )er {) j> mfin can se cure profitable em- the matter over, I have nothing to tor in his work. That a congregation pioyment on farms in the States take back.’ may help their pastor they must avoid ; t b roU gb w bich the Southern Railway “If I know anything, it is this: being a stumbling block to the un- runs Being an all-the-year-round that Carroll county contains twenty- godly. They must shine as a light in | arm i n jr country, the farm hand would five hundred of as robust, able-bodied a dark place. | have no difficulty in securing employ- liars as you can find in the whole 5. By directly helping him in the Inen ],y n, e year at good wages. The State of Texas. Bill, I want to ask work of the church. If only the of- 0X p t .nse of living is small in compari- a favor of you, and to cut it short, fleers of an army should fight no virto- son w j^b ^bat of the North and West, I’m financially dead and the vultures ries would be achieved. A pastor can an( j t j,e climate is such that the farm of bankruptcy are after me. I want no more do all of the work of a church | iam j w jij fi n ,i jt a much more com- to borrow a hundred until I can make than officers of an army can do all ( or t a ble vocation in the South than my crop. And, Bill, if you ever come of the fighting. Jethro’s counsel to j n a co ] ( i er country, where necessarily back to Carroll on a visit, I’ll consider Moses should teach a congregation a j] k j n( j a G f f arm work is disagreeable it a mighty big favor if you won’t tell that their pastor will soon wear away m months of each year. Another the boys about that first letter regard ing my candidacy. On account of the ing my candidacy. On accoun of the aforesaid twenty-five hundred able- bodied liars, I humbly inscribe my self, your necessarily hacked but still What will be the total popular vote cast for President (votes for all can didates combined) at the election November 8, 1904 ? In 1900 election, 13,959,653 people voted for President. For nearest correct esti mates received in Woolson Spice Com pany’s office, Toledo, O., on or before November 5, 1904, we will give first prize for the nearest correct estimate, second prize to the next nearest, etc., etc., as follows: Five Lion - Heads cut from Lion Coffee Packages and a a - cent stamp entitle you (in addition to the regular free premiums) to one vote. The a-cent stamp cov=* ers our acknowledgment to you that your estimate is. recorded. You can send as many estL mates as desired. Brand Firs! Prize of $5,000.00 will be awarded to the one who is nearest correct on both our World’s Fair and Presl* dential Vote Contests. We also offer l 1 !,000.00 Special Cash Prizes to Grocers' Clerks. (Particulars in each case of Lion Coffee.) How Would Your Name Look on One of These Checks? Everybody uses coffee. If you will use LtOX COFFEE long enough to get acquainted with it. you will be suited and convinced there is no other such value for the money. Then you will take no other—and that’s why we advertise. And we are using our advertising money so that both of us—you as well as we—will get a benefit. Hence for your Liott Hetula WE GIVE BOTH FREE PREMIUMS AND CASH PRIZES Complete Detailed Particulars in Every Package of LION COFFEE 1 First Prize 1 Second Prize . . . 1,000.00 2 Prizes—$500.00 each . 6 Prizes— 200.00 IO Prizes— 100.00 «• 20 Prizes— 50.00 «• .1.000.00 50 Prizes— 20 00 «• 1.000.00 250 Prizes— 10.00 • • . . 2,500.00 1800 Prizes— 5.00 <« 2139 PRIZES, TOTAL, $20,000.00 WOOLSON SPICE CO. ( (CONTEST DEP’T.) TOLEDO, OHIO. if he is allowed to do all the work of important aud substantial advantage the church. the farm laborer at this time has in C. By praying for him. They may the s ou th is the opportunity to secure be of more help to him in this way a farm ()f h j s own takes but little _ than in any other way. While Joshua mone y to get started in the South, self, your necessarily hacked but s and his army were contending with Hands are cheap and obtainable upon game brother, John. Amalek, what was Moses doing. Pray- eas y terms, so that after a farm hand — ing. There are some who cannot do j 8 i oca t e( i i n the neighborhood and Opportunities South, much religious work. There is no one works a little while, familiarizing [Southern Field.] who cannot pray. It was in answer to himse if w jth the district, he would More people of the North have gone Moses’ prayer that Israel prevailed. have n0 difficulty in securing a farm into the South the past year than ever The inefficiency of many a pastor Is | upon w hi c h he can establish his own before for the purpose of locating and due to the fact that ids people do n °t home and become perfectly indepen- for making investments. More farms pray for him. An eloquent minister dent. During a recent tour through have been purchased by farmers from received a call to a large city church. the southern States we discussed the States north of the Potomac and For some time after his installation many influential farmers and Ohio rivers, more factories have been the church was in a very prosperous pi an ^ ers the question of farm labor, i erected in which Northern capital has condition. But alter a time matters an( j f oun d a majority of the farmers been invested, more Northern money were anxious to secure a good class h a s gone into timber and mineral of men to work on their farms, and, lands in the South. All this has come where the employe should be inclined about from the increasing knowledge to engage in farming on his own ac- of opportunities and advantages to count, they would offer splendid in- he found in the Southern states, and ducements in renting a sufficient | especially in those states reached by amount of land, and, in many cases, the lines of the Southern Railway sys- supply the equipment, so that it would ] tern, and the careful investigation of pray for him. The reason why many ^ no j. | je neC essary for the farmer to these opportunities and comparison churches are not prosperous is behave very much, if any, capital. One! of them with those existing in other cause the pastors of those chm cues fading farmer advised that he would sections of the country. Notwith- are not remembered in the prayeis of, a g, ree ^ give employment to ten men, standing the millions of money which STYLE IN JOB PRINTING is as essential to the business man as style in clothing is to the so ciety man. You fail to impress when you send out poorly printed or unstylish stationery. You get up-to-date printing when you patronize THE LEDGER. changed. It was so plain to the ses sion that the church was not prosper ing that a committee was appointed to confer with the pastor. His explana- ion of the low spiritual condition of the congregation and of his ineffi ciency was that they had lost their prayer book. They had ceased to their people. 7. By promptly paying their pas tor’s salary. There are people who pay their pastor’s salary, but they do not pay it promptly. They pay the grocer’s bill and the wages of their servants promptly, but they pay their pastor’s salary whenever it suits them to do so. There are others who do not regard their subscription to their pastor’s salary as a debt. They break the solemn vow they made when he was installed. Few ministers have any means of support outside of their salaries. Their salaries are very small and their expenses are heavier than any other class of men. They spend a great portion of their salary for books that are essential to their ef ficiency. How can any congregation who do not pay their pastor’s salary promptly expect their church to pros per? It is impossible to see how a pastor who Is burdened with debt can attain success in his high calling. Who would respect and love such a pastor? If his reputation Is gone, where is his Influence? No pastor can afford to preach the gospel to people who can and still refuse to pay his salary. A. H. Atkins. Healthy Mothers. Mothers should always keep In good bodily health. They owe It to their children. Yet it Is no unusual sight to see a mother, with babe In arms, coughing violently and exhibiting all the symptoms of a consumptive ten dency. And why should this danger ous condition exist, dangerous alike to the mother and child, when Dr. Bos- chee’s German Syrup would put a stop to It at once? No mother should be without this old and tried remedy In the house—for its timely use will promptly cure any lung, throat or bronchial trouble In herself or her children. The worst cough or cold can he speedily cured by German Syrup; so can hoarseness and congestion of the bronchial tubes. It makes expec toration easy, and gives Instant relief and refreshring rest to the cough- racked consumptive. New trial bot tles, 25c; large size, 75c. At Cherokee Drug Co., Gaffney; L. D. Allison, Cow- pens. FOLEYSKlDNEYCURE Cures all Kidney and Bladder Diseases—Guara/zfeecf For Sale by Cherokee Drug Co. For Sale by Cherokee Drug Co. For Sale by Cherokee Drug Co. Are You Administrator FOR ALL COUNTY NEWS, PORTANT HAPPENINGS IN THE would erect new houses for them to have been invested in Southern lands live in, and would make reasonable a nd Southern factories and mines the arrangements in regard to supplies.! p as t year and in recent years, there He would give them employment by j„ abundant opportunity for vastly the year. Thus it will he seen that greater investments. Lands in many where there are quite a number of: sections have advanced in value and IN FOREIGN LANDS, TAKE AND young men in the North who want j n price, hut not nearly to such figures to secure places in the same neigh- as have been reached by vastly less borhood, in the South they can be ac- productive lands in other states, commodated. They still present the finest chances As the Southern Field has a wide f(, r investments, while for locations circulation, doubtless there are many f ()n the homeseeker they are absoluto- STATE AND EVENTS OF INTEREST READ THE LEDGER. ly superior in every way to lands of similar price elsewhere. readers who would be inclined to take service on farms in the South, pro vided they knew of the openings. In order to accommodate that class, we Goes to the Circus, will he very glad to correspond with [Milwaukee Wisconscin. them and would wish to know some- “j ( . am e to see the circus, by gee, thing about their experience, their an ,i |’ n ) not ashamed to confess it.” references as to character and abili- sa hj c. Helmuth, of Wyocena, at ty ,and upon receipt of the informa-; th<* Kirby House, “From the time 1 tion we will communicate with some was 0 hj enough to know the difference of our correspondents, reliable farm- between an elephant and a horse I and have the settlementjof an estate? If so, request of the Judge oCProbate that your|advertisement be placed in :: :: :: It has the largest circulation of any paper in the Fifth South Carolina Congressional District. CLERK’S SALES. State of South Carolina, County of Cherokee. M. B. Willis, vs. Maud Hayden, et. al. In obedience to a decree herein, for foreclosure, dated June 21st, 1904, I will sell at Gaffney, S. C., before the WESTERN & ATLANTIC RY. -AND- Chattanooga & St. Lonis Railway gether. We would strongly urge the 1 be able to do so as long as I can see. aa1oa(1av A lltnio , i at tqai th« fni.: 1 u ^ gether young farmer of the North and in | \ circus is the greatest civilizer on foreign countries, who desire to get I earth. If a man from Mars would come Into a good country where he can secure employment and eventually secure in the same neighborhood a pleasant home, to consider the sug gestion that the country along the Southern Railway is the most desir able field for him to consider, and we will be very glad to render him assist ance in gaining information about de sirable districts in which he should locate. Brutally Tortued. A case came to light that for per sistent and unmerciful tortue has perhaps never been equalled. Joe Golobick of Colusa, Call., writes; “For 15 years I endured insufferable pain from Rheumatism and nothing relieved me though I tried everything known. I came across Electric Bit ters and It’s the greatest medicine on earth for that trouble. A few bot tles of It completely relieved and cured me.” Just as good for Liver and Kidney troubles and general de bility. Only 60c. Satisfaction guar anteed by Cherokee Drug Co., Drug gists. i salesday, August 1st, 1904, the fol lowing described property, to-wit: ,,,. . . . „ All that certain lot or parcel of land u!, vour c ^uZ ■ y n„h,r s 'iy 'Take W* “Uuate la the county of tho’HCtnKil”’ ’’’ain! (’want to’adAhat ’on whenever I go to the circus I buy five cents’ worth of peanuts ami feed half 8 T tr e et ’Cor ne r Maud of them to the elephants and eat the Hayden and J. L. Davis, and 8 other half myself. If it’s a real good IJ 31 W 140 yards to Pine street circus, I buy two hags. thence with line 8tr ‘ T i t ^ ® "Now, I’m different from other peo-; ’ thenc ® 31 B. 140 pie in this respect, not because I like ^ ,a,r,,our f ie 8 . tr a et ’ c J h £? ce -^ to go to circuses hut because I am | )OUrne street 8. 59 W. 70 yards to proud of it and I don’t have to go and ; beginning corner, containing two borrow some neighbor’s children to i acres, m or° or l e8S . and oelng the take along as an excuse for going my- on which Ihe residence of Maud self. No, sir, not me. I go alone.’ 1 Mothers, hearken! while I tell What will make your baby well— “Teethina” cures them of all pain Ami gives them rosy cheeks again. Yes, “Teethina” Overcomes and Counteracts the effects of the Sum mer’s heat, Aids Digestion, Regulates the Bowels, and makes Teething Easy. Costs 25 cents at Druggist. Men preach war because there is a chance to plunder the enemy and the people at home. Hayden is situated. TERMS OF SALE: One-half cash, and balance on credit of one year, se cured by a bond of the purchaser and mortgage of the premises sold, with 8 per cent, interest. Purchaser to pay for all papers and recording, and may have privilege of paying all cash. J. Eh Jefferies, dk c C Pis. Gaffney, S. C., July 9th, 1904. Pub. July 16 22-29. Hall & WlUls, Plaintiff's Attorneys. TO St. Louis and all points West aud Northwest. Three solid trains daily with Pullman Palace Sleep ing Cars, Atlanta to St. Louis, without change. Only through car service, Atlanta to Chicago, with out change. Close connections made at Atlanta with the Sea board Air Line Railway, Central of Georgia Rail way and the Southern Railway trains. For map folders or other information write to Thos. R. Jones, T. P. A., No. 1 North^Pryor St., Atlanta, Ga. H. F. Smith, Traffic Mgr., Chas. E. Harman, Gen. P. Agt.