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THE LEDGER, Published Tuesday and Friday by Ed H. DeCamp. ; white banner of purity and manhood |and help destroy this blighting curse. i It makes no difference about the one- | half miil tax—last issue we said two r - ; mill tax by mistake—but let us throw The Ledger Is not responsible for | off the despotic yoke and show to the the views of correspondents. : world that we are neither slaves nor Correspondents who do not contri- bondsmen, but free and equal, and b l lt ^ ^ Ular news l et fn r r8 nl !hHpitlon i ,hat vv *‘ havo the manhood and cour- nish their name, not for publication, , Write short letters and to the point age to even tax ourselves to rid our to insure publication; also endeavor fair county of the most monstrous to get them to the office by Monday blight that rests upon it. There is and Thursday mornings but for identification. Obituraries will be published at five cents a line. not a man within the confines of the i county who would ever know he had contributed one penny toward it. Let NOTES AND COMMENTS. All correspondence should be ad- lls t rv am j jf jp be a failure we can dessed to Ed. H. DeCamp, Manager. ^ l a( , k t() fho (iisl) ensary. We will We invariably discontinue sending ,iever kno "’ until we try ‘ 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. FOR RENT. FT- Ad vertlticrufnts uudt-r in It* bead will oc Inaeneti for on*; cont a word *-ach Inaer- N<>ad Ins Tte ' for t han t,*»n FOR RENT—The Spencer house on Frederick street. A. N. Wood. IjJ^-tf. FOR RENT—Nice 6-room cottage with all Improvements, on Grenard street. Apply to J. C. Jefferies. 4-1-tf SUITES OF ROOMS to let in the Star Theatre. A. N. Wood. :i-22-tf FOR SALE. FOR SALE—A fine Jersey cow. Mrs. A. S. Corry. 8-9-lt FOR SALE—Eight-horse portable steam engine; 50-saw Pratt gin and condenser; one press. Apply to T. D. Littlejohn, Asubry, S. C. 7-12-tf. Star Theatre O TJT F 5 R IO E: S THE NATIONAL TICKET. For President. ALTON B. PARKER, of New York. For Vice President, HENRY G. DAVIS, of West Virginia. The only help that avails much is | the help that teaches a man to help! himjelf. • • • The State campaign this year is j about the weakest thing the people! have had to endure in a political way in a long while. * * * i It makes very little difference | whether a fellow is right or wrong! ; just so he is willing to get right' I when convinced that he is wrong. AMENDMENT ACCEPTED. The man who does not make a good ; Memory is a very treacherous husband, a good father, and a good I thing to rely upon. In our editorial breadwinner is not a good citizen.; effort entitled “Only Two Issues,” in Have we any of that kind in Gaff- last Friday’s Ledger, we relied upon ney? our memory entirely. We endeav-1 • • • ored to write in such manner that the Bishop Potter, of the Episcopal statements set forth would be con-! church, dedicated a saloon in New strued as our understanding of the | York one day last week. We haven’t subject, and not as literal facts, and 1 the pleasure of the Bishop’s acquaint- were, therefore, subject to correction lance, but there is evidence that the We are pleased to print in another | distinguished divine is doing some J column a communication from ex- good work for his Satanic majesty, j Representative J. V. L. McCraw. in which he sets us aright as to the Brice bill, and we will, with the hope LOST. LOST—Folding door key. Leave at Ledger office. Ina Lehr Stock Company In Repertoire High Class Plays New Songs Novel Features Clever Dances Illustrated Songs Money Loaned. L OANS on Improved farms tor a term of years at seven per cent, interest. N* jo'nmlssions. For Information apply to .1. C Jefferies. Attorney at Law. J. F. GARRETT, Dentist. Office Over The Battery. ’Phone 82 1 Oc, 20c, 30c. Week of Ant Silt Seats on sale at Cherokee Drug Co. Dr. D. P. THOMSON, Dentist. Over Cherokee Drug Co. Phone 53. Pacolet Wins. Pacolet. S. C., August 6, 1904. Editor of Ledger:—In a somewhat of doing something to better the con-j j ist i ess game of baseball played on dition of the whiskey evil in our J the Pacolet diamond in a contest be- midst, accept his amendment. tween Pacolet and Ravenna, Pacolet ,, , , , 1 won by the score of 13 to 5. The We are so thoroughly disgusted Asl)Ury .. Roughs and Toughs” had with the dispensary system that we succeeded in winning from Pacolet are liable to let our zeal for its abo! the week previous, owing to the ab- ishment carry’ us a little too far at sence of all but two of the regulai players, and it gave the hoys much vii.liam S. Hall. J r. jamks a. Wii.lik HALL & WILLIS, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, STAR THKATKE BLDG. Ci A I-r^r jmicy, ». Ci. Notary Public In oUiee. Prompt attention <iven to all business. times, hut in the main we believe we pleasure to tell a different story after defeat before the Benders of Rob- — ;ins. are right. It is not our purpose, how- the game ] ast F r i ( i ay . when Reven- ever. to make a misstatement of ua, aided by the strongest members facts in order to carry our point. If of the Asbury team, went down in we cannot rid ourselves of the abom inable system without indulging in | {-> a eo]et had a cinch at every point falsehood concerning it we prefer to in the game and at no time did the with it 1 opponents tnink of w inning. * .t. * ... Robbins for Pacolet pitched a fine Mr. McCraw suggests that we go ... ” 1 . ■.ime. striking oil twenty-one men to work now, under the provisions of n ,i' a ii„ w ing | )U t three hits, the law, ami get rid of the thing. Chalk, the lanky tountry-cracker, We agree, and as a step in that, di- perhaps would have dune better it rection we invite every citizen of the DR. W. K. GUNTER, J_> IS T I » T Office iu Star Theatre Building. Phone No. 20. Crown and bridge Work a specialty. WANTED! ROBINSON & JONES, Tailors Over W. U. Telegraph Office. Phone No. 4:;. county who desires a better state of affairs to call at this office and sign a petition calling for an election on the subject. If the law is to be of any effect some one must try it. he had "cut out” his sly wink before delivering the hall. The feature of the game was the batting of Robbins M. and Green. Robbins getting two home runs over center fence, a three-base hit and a two-base hit out of six times at bat. Green secured three safe hits out of C. Eskridge B 4 U Hnve your Hlttckrtiuithlue Uone. All Smithing, Iron and Wood Work done in first-class style and at reasonable rates. (Fortenberrys’ old stand.) Cherokee might just as well he put six times at the bat. Mabry caught down as the pioneer in the effort to s,a r for his team rid herself of the dispensary. So let us go to work and see what we can do in the matter, and lets do so at once. Persons desiring to sign the petition asking for the election will find it in this office and will also find some one willing and anxious to wait on them. We agree with Mr. McCraw as to the value of graded schools and good roads. These two questions should find a permanent lodgment in the breasts of all thinking men. When Batteries: Pacolet— Robbins C. and Robbins M.; Ravenna—Chalk and Mabry. Manager P. B. B. C. Witness Agreed With the Lawyer. [Louisville Herald.] “Several weeks ago." said Judge Monroe, "1 saw a witness take down a lawyer in great fashion. The wit ness was a farmer, and he was in court complaining that a certain fel low had stolen some of his ducks. " Do you know that these are your ducks?’ asked the lawyer. " ’Oh yes. 1 should know them any- . 1 where,’ and then*the fanner went in- writing last week these two questions: t() (letail }n descr i bing the ducks, and did not occur to us probably for the telling just why he would know them. “ 'But these ducks are no different from any other ducks,’ said the law yer. 'I have a good many in my yard at home just like them.’ " ’That’s not unlikely.’ said the far mer. ‘These are not the only ducks I have had stolen in the last few weeks.’ ” reason that we had thought the ef forts inaugurated along those lines would be prosecuted. We agree that they will tend to the advancement of our people and we may always be expected to he found advocating them. We appreciate Mr. MeCraw’s kindly reference to the attitude of The Led ger on all public questions which have engaged the attention of v the Editor at the Fair. A Kansas editor who stopped at the Inside Inn at St. Louis writes: “There are more bellboys than guests in the inn. They use 'em for change, people of this section, and we take when you give the clerk S3 lie hands this occasion to thank him and those you back $2 for a bellboy. My room friends of the paper who have stood ' s a fat' back for meal-i. hut I Kv <+ no , hv,..* . ♦„ 1,0 r ,1 make it nicely. I start for supper at by it in its efforts to tie of real ser- r . , , „ , , ,, , . .. , ,,, 19 a. m., and stay for lunch on the Nice to the people. We may have wa y with a friend of mine who lives been wrong in some things—perhaps in room 2507. But a friend of mine were—but whenever we find we are ^'b f > lives in room 7(5,649 is up against wrong we are not slow to get right. :t ' ,la 3 s behind in his _ T , & & meals living out in the country at the We do not pander to popular favor, ,-e a r end of the hotel. Finally he because popular favor may lie wrong, found that he was nearer to Moberly, but in the main we have been found ^°-> than he was to the dining room, on the side of right. If we know our- 1 so now wa ^ s ov e r to Moberly self—and to know thyself" is a most j difficult thing—our only ambition is to be true to the trust imposed upon us, to give to those who rely upon us the very best that is in us, to he faithful in advocating those things which will redound to the welfare of our people and to their eternal glory, i We would not by false methods 1 BARBECUE. There will he a first class barbecue at Mabry’s mill on Thursday, Angus! 11th. The candidates will be present ami a cordial invitation is extended to all to attend. \V. E. Mabry, J. E. Foster. 8-2-3t endeavor to attain a victory over our foes, for the memory of the perfidy would sting like a serpent, but if, perchance, we might he able to enlist those who differ from us to our side by setting forth forcible truths we •propose to do it without regatd to rhom it may make mad or glad. W’e invite every Cherokeean who A Little Sameness. [Cairo Messenger.] “Same old story, Same old song, Plowing of a Balaam All day long. “Same old furrow, Same old place, Nearing the end— Then right-about face. Attention, Water and Light Subscribers. Beginning September 1st, 1904, I will call at your place of business for the purpose of collecting water and light dues. If it does not suit you to pay when I call on the first or second I will he in my office on the third only of each month, from 9 a. m. to 12 m.. and 1 p. m. to 5 p. m., after which time 10 per cent, will he added. W. B. DuPre. 8-5-8t Agent. “Same old woodpecker, Same dead tree, Digging for his living The same as we. “Same old summer, Same old fall, Yet the harvest time Brings cash for all.” Meeting of Woodmen of World. The Woodmen of the World will Three loves his country, who loves the poor frail women of the land, the weak meet tonight at 8:30 o’clock, brother who is unable to conquer his n ‘-' v w * ,e ro N e< l * n - All are appetite for whiskey and the boys | to attea( ^ who are coming along and have never squired the habit, to enlist under the August 9th, It. G. \\\ Speer, Clerk. FOR Up-to-Date Job Print at the same place, No. 321 Rutledge St. I am ready to do j’our work O. K. New build ing, 2,400 feet floor space; general repair, from forge to last coat of paint. Wagons, buggies, carts, &c; any part repaired or new part put in. Tire setting a specialty. Good stalls and water for your stock. I hiive “knifed” the prices on all Slippers, Straw Huts and summer Dress Goods. Now is your time to get Slippers and Straw Hats for less than whole sale price. My entire line of summer goods, consisting of Lawns, India Linens. Batistes, Organdies, Dotted Swiss, Dimities and White Waistiugs in lace-stripe efleets will be sold at cost for cash—no goods charg ed in this sale. [ will also close out a lot of Ladies Summer Under vests at greatly reduced prices during this sale. We Mill offer a big lot of youths’, hoys’ and chil dren s Suits at cost for the next few days. Bring the little gents around and let us fit them up in a nice suit for a little money. \\ e will also offer a few men’s two-piece Suits at cost to close out. \\ e have had a very flattering trade on Negligee Shirts and Gent’s Furnishings generally but still have a nice assortment to select from. See us be fore buying your shirts. Good Flour from $2.00 to $2 GO per 100—every sack guaranteed. One and two two quart Fruit Jars at prices that can’t be beat. It you are looking for goods at monev-saving prices go to my store at Goforth’s, S. €., or come"to my store in the city. Yours for trade, . I SARRATT This Bank Pays Four Per Cent. On All Deposits. W. I, Thompson. " ney Savm g s Ban L Capital Stock Paid In All you* clothes tlmt need brightening up. bring them to us. We will make them look fresh and new. BA 11 work done by expert tailors. See us and join our pressing club. '■i $ $ Dr. S. H. Griffith, PHYSICAN - SURGEON - OCULIST. Former pupil of the celebra ted Oculist, Dr. Julian J. Chisolm, ot Baltimore. Has also taken special post-grad uate course in the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital of Baltimore. Glasses Fitted Accurately and Scientifically, jSTOlfice in Cherokee Drug Co., B’ldg, 'IP Fine to think about [Hit ting up your supply of preserves. Our Preserving Powder i> the best on the market, prices right too. ;; :: :: S. B. Crawley & Co. 813 Limkstonk St. Drugs, Perfumes and Stationery Prescriptions Properly Filled and Promptly Delivered Thousand Dollars. D. C. Ross, Prest. m J. (j. Little, J. A. Carroll, t B. L. Hames. J. G. Wardlaw. Yice-P. Directors. J. N. Lipscomb, R. M. Wilkins. W. C. Carpenter. D. C. Ross. Maynard Smyth, Cashier. William Jefferies, J. G. Wardlaw, O. E. Wilkins, OREENVILLE, 5. C. EDWIN McNEAL POTEAT, President. FURHAN UNIVERSITY, Courses leading to the degrees of Bachelor of Arts (B. A.) and Master of Arts (M. A) Library Beading Room. Laboratories, Large and Comfortable Dormitories. Expenses reduced to a Minimum. Next session begins Sept. 14. l or rooms apply to i’rof. 11. T. Cook. For Catalogue or in formation. address. 1 be Secretary of the Faculty. .1 uly -v,. $*, Aug. 2. j. 12. COME! COME TO SEE US. We are Sacrificing Colored Wash Goods EXECUTOR’S NOTICE. All persons having claims against the estate of F. G. Stacy, deceased, will present the same to the under signed executors properly proven. All persons indebted to said estate will make payment to the undersigned executors at National Bank of Gaff ney, Gaffney, S. C. J. A. Carroll, J. G. Wardlaw, D. C. Ross, Ex. Estate of F. G. Stacy, deceased. 7-8-tf Wofford College Spartanburg, S. C. HinuyN. r-NYimt, Litt. ]).. M. A . Pmidcnt I'.'in full < iiih-gf ciiursus. Favorable sur- ii‘Utiding-. <',»■ vclaiid Science Hall. Gym nuMiitu. \thieiie grounds. Lecture course I,it -ary F.ieiiirhs. I 01 cut 1 logue ii|)])ly to. J. A. Gamkwell. Secretary. Wofford College Fitting School, Spartanburg, S. G Fb g ■».! t.ew buddings ‘.direful attention 1.1 iediv dual students. Board and tuition for ,1 ai ■;! • All in formation given by A. M. DitPre, Head Master, .Dil\ 12 I mo >7 ing, call at.thf i LEDGER Office. /x Gaffney, S. C Very Little need be s a i d about our :: :: Photographs t o those who have seen them. Their beauty and fine finish lift them high above the work of the ordinary photo grapher. :: ; We can make an artistic picture of anyone. Every individual has some feature or expression which makes hint at- j tractive. We find this and catch it with the camera. June H. Carr, Phone 176. Residence, 171. 625 Limestone Street. in Batistes, Lawns, Nickers, Zephyrs and many other lines in summer goods. It is our intention to clean up all summer goods. All remnants at greatly reduced prices. :: Ladies’ and Misses’ Summer Hats at your own prices. :: :: :: :: Men’s Straw Hats at cost and below cost. Men’s Slippers and some broken lines of Sun day Shoes at prices that have touched the lowest mark. :: :: ;; See us for your Children’s, Misses’ and La dies’ Slippers. Prices will be cut deep on most every line of these in our house from this time on. :: :: :: :: See us, see us! We will save you money. J. Wilkins & Co Gaffney, S. C.