Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Loe. ■ , r ■ rrr ^" BLESSEDNESS OF GIVING. TREE PLANTING IN DAKOTAS. NATIONAL RIFLE RESERVE. A REVOLUTION IN TROUSERS. It Accumulates Treasure Beyond the How Forestry Can Help to More Re- Reach of Moths or Thieves. "It Is more blessed to give than to receive.”—Acts xx. !!’>. These are the words of the Great Teacher. They did not have their origin on earth. They are of Celes tial birth. They breathe of tin* at mosphere of heaven: and you must go to heaven to find their highest illus tration and confirmation. This important truth is not acce.‘pt- ed by the natural man. He does not see any blessedness a> all in giving. He looks upon giving as a kind of necessary evil that cannot be avoided munerative Agriculture. The growth of planted trees in the two Dakotas will lx.* studied this sum mer by a fl<* Id force of the Bureau of Forestry. Sopie little work of inspec tion has previously been done in those States, but the posibilities of tree planting there tire relatively un known. The country is high and level for the most part, though broken here and there by canyons and small streams. There Is less planted tim- ber than in Nebraska. The planta tions are usually the work of those who took up timber claims. Unlike War Departmcnt'N IMan to Develop King Edward Causes Consternation Kxpcrt Markmueii. Among Tailors and Swells. The national board for the promotion , ^ ew ' or * t Evening Sum] of rille practice, undec authority of the * ier ?, is a ( ‘ (,n '' ,f ‘ nia, i° n an V I ! l . 1 ~ . , . the golden youth ol London. The war department, lias announced plana , ,1 , , -..i..- > , * .. . .. . . 1 tailors ol tue British metropo is are* 4/; ♦ 1 for the formation of a national reserve in despair. But as earnest and loyal but the less he can have to do with it ni ' 10l >. 01 , . tl “ I’ 1 ™' 1 . 115 -: under the me the lietter off he is. If you say. "It b more blessed to receive than to give, he does not hesitate to subscribe to that. Hence to learn the lesson you must attend the school of Christ, and law elsewhere, that done in the Dako tas was generally not perfunctory, but careful and intelligent. Those who took up claims planted not only because it was necessary to make come under the tuition of the Spirit 'heir titles good, but. -ince Diey felt of God, for it is taught and learned nowhere else on earth. We do not know when and on what the need of trees, they cultivated them properly, and they are now re warded with valuable assets in their occasion the Lord Jesus spoke these plantations. ! his growth will be words. They are not recorded in carefully examined and measured as either of the four gospels. This gem a hasi> s concern- was n* cued by tlx- Apostle Paul from and man- the rubbish of the past, and used to agement. } enforce tlx* importance of liberality The field force this summer will be; upon the elders of Ephesus. It has j experts, divided into two parties , been recorded by the insipration of -hey will begin in the southern part the Spirit to correct our false ideas. South Dakota and work northwan , and give us the truth on this subject, '"'ering both States east of the 93th! These words of the Lord Jesus im-' meridian. All persons in this area ply that it is Idessed to receive. This owning specially thrifty groves, and needs no argument, for it is accepted a * s0 those who are experiencing dif- everywhere. This fact is what gives Acuities in growing rees will assist : point and force to the strange and Diis investigation and will obtain thei startling declaration of Jesus that a.dvice and assistance of the buerau I the giver is more blessed than the > Ay communicating with .11. J -I | receiver. Wo have been accustomed Fethemlf, at. Sioux 1-aTs, a. Dak., 1 to congratulate the receiver upon ids ' v ho is in charge of the toroe. good fortune: hut it had not dawned ^ * u ‘ topography and climate of the upon us, till these words of the Lord Dakotas make tree plantations essen- .Tesus arrested our attention, that we Hal to ttx* highest development of the j ought to bestow our most hearty con- rich agricultural lands. The rainfall gratulations on tlx* giver. And even I ' ess than in Nebraska or Kansas, now we find it hard to accept even ''tit this is largely neutralized by the! the words of the Lord Jesus as mean- s horter crop seasons. The winds in ing what they say. We all desire to * summer are hot and dry. and of about possess the highest blessedness, but the same velocity as in the two latter how skeptical we are about securing States. Because U10 rainfall is so it in the way pointed out b> the Great s mall and the evaporation, acceler- Teacher. Deep down in our hearts' Ay the high dry winds, is so | we still prefer to lx* receivers rather -t' 1 '* 1 ’- trees in abundance are 10-, than givers quired to offset these disadvantages. 1 Yet this truth, though in conflict Properly selected, and planted as with the universal judgment of the shelterbelts and windbrakes, trees j natural heart, is capable of the most "'ill greatly increase the yield from abundant proof. a11 cr °P s l »y cutting down the force 1 God is the most idessed of all *>f the wind and conserving moisture, beings, and He is the ureatest of all The creation of woodlots is one re givers. He finds his highest Idessed-1 su,t of tree planting that should ness in giving. In creation He made* -pecially appeal to the residents of the numberless creatures that move l the Dakotas. The long and bitterly in the air, on the earth, and in the! void winters necessitate the use of an •sea. a'l dependent on His bounty for existence and subsistence, that Hi of ijunlifietl rltli'inen, sajs a Washing- supporters of Hx* throni* of church tun special dispatch to the New York and Stall*, they don't know what to Times. Those who qualify under the do. They owe a duty to their sov- rules adopted will receive u national ereign. They also owi a duty to marksman’s liutton. ‘Mressy men" the world over. New The board points out that in the event Vork as w '‘ 11 '•oixlon expects them of war the Uniteil States must depend to ,M ' ,n,e ,0 'le ir lieautitui ait. very largely upon the militia and the Ki , nK L<hvar( ' a Plf aie, 1 l at , tl “: . . , ... .. market races the other day in the o b - volunteers for their fighting force. ta , hioned whit( . 1;iKh , ia ,. ‘ That was a With the moilern aims it is nil impor- rfcV olt. He also had four creases In taut that the soldier should know how t j le t .acii trouser, nortii and to shoot and to hit what he shoots at. south, east, and west. That was a "By the plan proposed,” says the re- revolution. It was not an accident, port of tiie board, "we believe that the for H. It. H the Prince of Wales, like United States will within a few years a dutiful son, had followed his fa- have more than 1,o<hi,hh) who will have | 'her s example. on the line of battle nearly all the re- Shall we or shall we not? Have we quirernents for the most etficlent sol- 'A' < ' ,a " ,|i , oul j ni * , ‘l. ,< ‘ ,1| lc n ce in tin* diers in the xvorld. We propose to edu- ^ n(ion go abotn with jts , eg3 ln cate our young men and boys oxer flf- S(iuar( . 1>oxes? Must the man wilh teen years of age to be an army of ex- straight underpinnings take to a fash- pert rifle shots. A high degree of skill jon which will lx* welcomed by those in rifle and revolver shooting and the whose extremitns are of the bowed confidence which a knowledge of this variety? skill gives will make a timid man In fashions all things are possible, t J //] »•<-. The letter of Miss Merkley, whose picture is printed above, proves beyond question that thousands of cases of inflamma tion of the ovaries and womb are annually cured by the use of Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. but all things are not. expected. “ Deab Mrs. Pttkitam :— Gradual .Madge Kendal's husband, Willie, was loss of strength, and nerve force told playing in the city on one occasion, me something was radically wrong Through the mistake of his man a xvith me. I had severe shooting pains pair of trousers were ironed tie 1 * through the pelvic organs, cramps and wrong way. When the discovery was extreme irritation compelled me to will lx* made up of very young men. so made it was too late. The comedian seek medical advice. The doctor said that very endeavor should be made to went, on the stage at the Fifth Avi - thatlbadovariantroubleandulcera- carry on more particularly the practice nue Theatre. "Something new,” said tion, and advitied an operation. I jf the young civilians. It is recoin- the dandies in the audience. The next strongly objected to. this and decided mended that tills should be done by day there was almost a riot on the 1 to try Lydia E. Pinkliam’s Vege- s of shooting galleries and field st,K>k exchange when a number of table Compound. I soon found that brave and a brave man more cour ageous.” It is especially desired to induce prac tice by the younger men because by fur the larger part of an army in the field enormous amount of fuel. This fuel can be grown within a few hundred means . „ ranges and that in erecting armories .\0uthf11l members of that bod\ ap- for the national guard additional range p “ ami ! m ,he flour with ,he crt,aHes reversen. facilities be provided. The report advo- Edwanli R L is a courageous man. cates the establishment of sufficient p or many years the dictator of mascu- range facilities to permit of active ride |j m> fashion, just as Jane Hading was practice by fjOO,(KK) to 1,000,000 men. ! the dictator of feminine, he has iiad The plan was devised by a board of his defects. He tried to introduce which General W. I*. Hall, United colored evening clothes with knee States army: General Bird W. Spencer, breeches, the hygienic frock coat, ilx* president of the National Uille nssocia- bnnvn trock coat. Although iiis taste tion, and I. A. Haskell, vice president iri ai1 ^ j 10 ' superior to that oi Hie » v . .. , rest of ins iamiiy, he realizes that of the National Uille association, were • ., . , . . , something ought to be done in rhe members. It has been approved by Sec- niatu , r ()f c |.»thes, which, as far as retary I aft and officially promulgated men aro concermil, have now reached niy judgment was correct, and that all the good things said about this medi cine were true, and day by day I felt less pain and increased appetite. The ulceration soon healed, and the other complications disappeared, and ia eleven weeks I was once more strong and vigorous and perfectly well. “ My heartiest thanks are sent to you for the great good you have done me.”— Sincerely yours, Miss Margaret Merkley, 275 Third St., Milwaukee, W is.—$5000 forfeit If original of about latter proving genuineneit cannot be produced. ' Advertising is called by some an art. T f it be an art it is the art of telling a story simply and convincingly. Nobody knows more about the strong qualities of an establishment than the proprietor who oversees it. Other things being equal, nobody should be able to write more conxvic- ingly of the articles he of fers for sale. In a s'.ore where the employer sella gvoda side by side with his clerks it is rare that the employer will not be the best salesman. The reason issimple. He knows the goods from A to Z. He probably has pur chased them. He knows his aims. His arguments carry weight because they are convincing. Tr.e same arguments pre sented in the same way, with the same enthusiastic spirit, the same knowledge of detail, would attract new customers if presented through the advertising col umns of this paper. If you have not tried it, why not begin? If you have tried it and are not eaJba- fied, let ua know about it by the xvnr department. than coal or wood can be delivered j by the railroads. The wood-lot will j not only furnish fuel, but also If the trees have been properly chosen, all j fence posts and general repair mate-1 might have opportunity to give, and yurils of the house, far more cheaply enjoy the blessedness thereof. "Hi* openeth His hand and satisfleth the desires of every living thing.” In redemption- God did not with hold His very richest gift. The fath er gave His Son. the Son gave Him- I ' ial needed. self. We are indeed blessed in re- V\ ood-lots need not be planted as a ceiving salvation. He Himself de- : separate venture. They can be grown dares, ‘T am glorified in them.” >n connection xvith and partly as the If then man would he blessed in- result of the establishment of shelter- deed, he must he like God. But if we '>elas. The xvider they are made, to a are like God we will be givers. anf * thr ' mo ’’f thoroughly 2. Giving is moiv blessed than re- al44 ‘ ndiMl aiuuud the tatm, ceiving because giving is active while 1 gri aier adxaniage in ciop piotec- receiving is passive. Giving calls into rion ani ' ' k, ‘ ' ar ?er the annual cut of exercise the better principles of our ' V(aal obtainable. nature. Thus giving builds up a no-1 ^ ‘ k< -' first object of the Bureau of hie, Christian-like character. Any ; Forestry in its work in the Dakotas is churl can receive, but it requires a ,n ascertain it the trees now growing loving and generous spirit to give. Mhere are species that can be mos Lovi* delights to give, and in giving 1 l"'ofi'atd\ planted. I he xtudx will finds greater blessedness than in re- » *<> ™ver the methods and cost of ceiving. "God so loved the world that 'he Wee planting that has been done. He gave ” with the expectation of offering sug- :>,. Giving out what is received ingestions for improving those methods is Nature’s law. We receive in order and lessening tlx* cost. The lesults that we mav have to give. The ocean 'his work can not fail to he dccxl- receivos the water constantly flowing i advantageous to the farmers of into it. only to give it out again by j'hose States, xvho. it is to be hoped, evaporation. The clouds receive the; further the work by offering the vapor onlv to give it out again in h'hl parties all the information an, i showers to water the earth. The earth j assistance jnjheir power to give, receives the showers that she may HOW TOGO WENT TO WAR. Admiral Didn’t Even Did Wife Gootl- by, Snyn American Guent. Miss M. M. Carpenter, who recently returned to her home at Duuellen, N. J., j after u nine years’ residence in Japan, was a welcome guest at the home of Admiral Togo of the Japanese navy, and brought xvith her a dagger xvhich the younger son of the mikado had pre sented to her, says the New York Times. She was a visitor at the ad- j inlral’s house after the opening of hos tilities xvith Bussia. Tla All kinds of Job Work done at The Ledger —— ^——— office neatly and at Hu* high-xvater mark of ugliness. But it would not be surprising if the tailors of New York and London in- trousers* 1 submitted "»o The^Hag^ Prices commensurate with high grade work* Try us. Court of Arbitration. FOR ALL COUNTY NEWS, IM PORTANT HAPPENINGS IN THE STATE AND EVENTS OF INTEREST IN FOREIGN LANDS, TAKE AND READ THE LEDGER. OUTT I ELECTION NOTICE. primary election will he The primary election will lie held . on Tuesday, August loth. All who! admiral, Miss Carpenter sa J ure qualified to vote and wish to do, left his family without letting even ids | so niI |sf. have their names on tlx* club wife knoxv xvhen- he was going or what ro ll at least five days before tbe elec- the character of bis mission xvas, and tion. Every candidate must sign the the admiral’s xvife did not know of ids pledge and pay Ids; assessment not: later than 12 o’clock of August 17th. The county campaign meetings xvill he held as follows: give to the husbandmen the abundant, harvest. Man receives the fruit of his labors, the bounty of his heavenly Father, that lie may give it out again to him that, needeth. Not to give is to turn the blessing or receiving into a curse. “There i.-> that xvithholdeth more than is meet and h tended to poverty.” The Dead Si*a lias an inlet but no outlet. B is always receiving I in. hut gixes out nothing. And so it is a sea of death. No fish or living \ creature is found in its xvaters. So | is the man that receives and does not give. “That man may breathe, but never lives, Who much receiveth but nothing gives, Whom none can love, whom none can thank. Creation’s blot, creation's blank.” 4. It is more blessed to give be- What the Big Order Meant. tWashington Post.] Orville Wright, the flying-machine man. told a reporter this story: "A little boy bustled into a gro cery one day with a memorandum in his hand. ‘“Hello, Mr. Smith,’ he said. T want thirteen pounds of coffee at ”»2 cents.’ “ ‘Very good.” said the grocer, and he noted down the sale, and put his clerk to packing the coffee. 'Any thing else, Charley?' “‘Yes. Twenty-seven pounds of sugar at 0 cents.’ "‘The loaf, eh?’ And what else?' Seven and a half pounds of bacon at 2" cents.’ " 'That is the narrow lifchnd. Go on.’ “ ‘Five pounds of tea at 9b cents: eleven and a half quarts of molasses movements till she saw bis name in the papers in connection xvith an early nav- j al ongagemenL “Sei*ri*cy,” added Miss Carpenter, “marks all the movements of the Japa-1 nose warriors. Here in war times we enthuse and arouse the patriotism of the people with pageants of soldiery , going to the front to do battle. But in Japan the soldiers are carried through ' the country and the cities iu locked ' ^fieak at Blacksburg on the 22nd, and cars, wlndoxvs closed so they cannot j be beard, and curtains draxvn so they Blacksburg .. Grassy Pond Macedonia .. Ravenna .. . Timber Ridge August 18th. August 19th. August 2uth. August 22nd. August 22rd. Owens’ Ford August 24th. Gaffney August 29th. The congressional candidates xvill The committeemen who hax - e not furnished the secretary with the man- . agers for their respective precincts Intense everywhere. Rich and poor j wil , 1)lease ,i 0 so at once . The mana- alike at the first intimation that xvar! ujers may get the election boxes at any must come even put their most precious time by calling on the secretary. cannot be seen. And yet patriotism is | ager8 f 01 . Rich heirlooms ia pledge for the govern ment’s aid and contributed many mil lions of money to the nation’s war fund.” J. B. Bell, Chairman. Fri- tf. G. W. Speer, Secretary. I have “knifed” the prices on all Slippers, Straw Hat- and summer lire^s Goods. Now i** your time to get Slipper- and Straw Hats for less than whole sale price. Mv entire line of summer goods, consisting of Lawns, India Linens, Batistes, Organdies, Dotted Swiss, Dimities and White Waistings in lace-stripe ell'ects will be sold at cost for cadi—no goods charg- ed in this sale. I will also close out a lot of Ladies Summer Under- ve-t- at greatly reduced prices during this -ale. We will offer a big lot of youths’, boys’ and chil dren’s Suits at cost for the next few days. Bring the little gents around and let us lit them up in a nice suit for a little money. We will also oiler a few men’s two-piece Suits at cost to close out. We have had a very Battering 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 $2.00 per 100—every sack guaranteed. One and two two quart Fruit Jars at prices that can’t be beat. If you are looking for good- at money-saving prices go to my store at Goforth’.-, S. or come to my store in the citv. pronounced blessed. “Come ye bless ed of My Father, inherit the kingdom * * for 1 was an anhungered and yu gave.” 5. It' is more blessed to give be cause giving for Christ's sake lays up treasure in heaven. "Go thy xvay, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shall have treasure in heaven.” Giving from love to Christ is the philosopher’s stone that turns everything it touches into pure gold, a heavenly treasure that fadeth not away. The only way a man can make his worldly goods permanently his own is to give them away. "Sell that ye have and give alms; provide your self bags which wax not old. a treas ure in Hie heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.” \V. B. Arrowood. ... , , at 8 cents a pint: two eight-pound cause the decisions of the judgment, hams a , cents and five ( , ozen day depend upon it. Those who were ()f 1)k . kea waliuits at 21 cents a givers tor Christs sake xvill then be l , 1 jar. “The clerk bustled about and tbe grocer made out the bill. “ ‘It’s a big order,’ he said. Did your mother tell you to pay for it. or is it to be charged?’ “ ‘My mother,’ said the boy, as he pocketed the neat and accurate bill, ‘has nothing to do with this business. It, is my arithmetic lesson, and i had to get it done somehow.’ ” Why She Did Not Believe. [Spare Moments.] Scientists say that the hair and nails grow after death. Some theory of that sort is needed to explain the experience of a widow at a spiritual istic seance. "No." said the little widow em phatically, “I will never attend an other dark seance.” "Why not?” asked her friend. “Didn’t you have any acquaintances among the spooks?" ‘ 1 am in doubt about the materiali zations.” "Not distinct enough?" "Well, it was this way. The medium said my husband was there and wanted to speak to me. it was too dark to sc j him plainly, but I thought I recognized the outlines of Jim and I kissed him.” “Was it Jim?” “That’s what I would like to know.” “What makes you doubt it?" "The spook had a lovely mustache.” “Oh!” “Jim never had one.” And the little widow looked thoughtful.” Women Who Seek to He Old. nFrciv/PD’c cai p A number uf women of Los Angeles . .. e Y* i- SALE have formed a unique club known as County of o.orekee, the Hundred Year club, its mem- Court of Common Pleas, bers having for the prime object Ion- j 0 i m i. Sarratt, a Stockholder, etc*.. gevity, says a Ixjs Angeles dispatch. Plaintiff, By scientific care for body and mind | against it is expected that its members will Gaffney Carpet Manufacturing Co., lix’e to Ik* a hundred years old or more. vC ak » Tiie society xvill be comfortably lious- _ Defendants, od and there xxdll Ik* provided a library j *’y virtue of orders in tlx* above. of hygienic literature and a course of in- n i at a tor / w 1 l11 ’ “'k * T ^ ° th <la ', . 7 . of September, 1904, at tiie usual struction as to tbe proper cure of thcj houI . s ()f imblIc sak>> at (;atTnoy g c j Yours for trade, I. T T body, xvhilc mentality will receive due consideration. Women who have at tained the ago of ninety years xvill be fier. ,, f | sell the property of Gaffney Carpet I consideration. Women who have a <- 1 \j anu f. u q ur j n j, Eo t0 t j 1G highest bid- Commercial Printing Of every description executed with neatness and dispatch at The Ledger office, Gaffney, S. 0. New Type, New Presses, the finest quality of Ink and Paper, and Compe tent Workmen. Send us your orders. admitted xvithout fee and will be en titled to the privileges of the club xvith out dues or other expenses. The presi dent of tiie club is Dr. Amelia Brother hood. Reflections of a Bachelor. [New York Press.] Maybe Adam put up that whole apple game just to get discharged from his farming job. Any woman would be mortified to death If she went in swimming dressed tiie way she goes to dinner. Convincing to Her. Mrs. N.—Your husband seems to be a man of excellent judgment. Mrs. M.—Of course he is. He mar ried me, didn't he? All persons who achieve real dis tinction in life begin as revolution ists. Floxvcr Triimiifil ErockN. Artificial flowers are used for the trimming of gowns this summer, and ! even carriage robes have a flower or \ two crushed against the girdle, says I the Nexv York Press. Flower trimmed evening gowns are not unusual, since this is a favorable fashion for debu tantes. Mrs. Hamilton Fish Webster won* at a recent luncheon in Newport a puli* yellow muslin gown with a broad girdle of yellow silk. Two or- unge lined flowers were tucked into the girdle, and another orange colored blos som was poised coquettishly under one ear. These flowers saved the goxvn from being commonplace, but for ma trons this flower fad is not safe. Han on ( lilncsc Foot DlndlnK. Tin* Japanese government in For mosa lias decreed the abolition of foot binding in the island. A fine of $1'K) will be Imposed for every breach of the Inxv, and (’hineso girls under six years of age whose feet have bi*en bound must now have them unbound. After that age the fi*ot are hopelessly deformed, but young children’s feet re turn to their natural shape. Chinese mothers are making a great lament over the enactment, but In a fexv years the enforcing of the law will lie ac knowledged to have been xvlse. Said property to lie sold in the fol lowing Id's, to-wit: (l.i The real estate, including the buildings and machinery. (2.) Wood and all fuel. ('!. I Stock on hand, including raw j materials and manufactured prod-! nets and supplies, mule, wagon, etc*. Terms of sale, cash. No bid xvill lie , accepted unless the bidder shall im-1 mediately deposit with the receiver the cash, or a certified check amount-j ing to 10 per cent, of the amount of ids bid, and he will then be allowed ten days additional for the com pie-1 tion of said hid. The land and plant of the said cor poration will be sold at the Court House door, and the other assets at ; the office of the said Gaffney Carpet Mfg. Company, H. D. Wheat, As Receiver Gaffney Carpet Mfg. Co. Gaffney, S. C., Aug. 12th, 1904. A Big Saving. £OR Building and Plastering Lime, Coal, and Plaster Hair, Plaster Paris, Shingles, Portland Cement, Dynamite, Blasting Powder, Fuse and Dynamite Caps, call on LIMESTONE SPRINGS LIME WORKS. CARROLL d CO., Lessees. Telephone 67. \y Y N L\ We are now in our new stable and have greatly reduced our expenses, consequently we are in a position to sell horses, mules, buggies, harness and wagons much cheaper than ever before, t The Gaffney Live Stock Co.