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If You Don’t Believe Us WHEN WE TELL YOU THAT PORTER’S ANTISEPTIC HEALING Will cure a wound, such as burns, boils, bruises, cuts, old sores, mange on dogs, collar galls, scratches, etc., and that you can ap ply it to your baby’s burned or cut hand just as safely as to your horse’s sore back, ask Mr George Black- well what he thinks about it. He is a Gaffney man and will tell straight of it. you the FOR SALK BY THE 4* ## Pfc * w> Can You Eat? J. n Taylor, a prominent merchant I of Chriesman, Tex., says: “I could ' not eat because of a weak stomach. I I lost all strength and ran down in I weight. All that money could do was j done, but all hope of recovery vanlsh- j ed. Hearing of some wonderful cures j effected by use of Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, I concluede to try it. The first bot- : tie benefited me, and after taking four i bottles, I am fully restored to my usual strength, weight and health.” Ko dol Dyspepsia Cure digests what you eat and cures. Sold by Cherokee Drug Co., Gaffney; L. D. Allison, Cow- pens. One get-up-and-git man is better than a dozen of the wait-for-some- thing-to-turn-up brand. Acid Iron Mineral cures all diseases involving inflammation, by purifying the blood and directly healing the irri tated parts. Try it on an external sore and watch its magic healing. It acts in exactly the same way on all inter nal inflammation such as Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Rheumatism, Kidney Dis ease, Stomach and Bowel Troubles. It has no equal for diseases peculiar to women. Tones up the entire sys tem. Trade A-I-M- mark on every bottle. Sold by Druggists. Acid Iron Mineral Co., Columbia, S. C. Some men would have no excuse for living if their wives didn’t take in boarders. Prescription Druggists Look for the Horseshoe Sign. The Builders Supply Co. Successors to L. Baker. Spent More Than $1000. W. W. Baker, of Plainview, Neb., writes: “My wife suffered from lung trouble for fifteen years. She tried a number of doctors and spent over $1000 without relief. She became very low and lost all hope. A friend recommended Foley’s Honey and Tar and thanks to this great remedy it saved her life. She enjoys better health than she has known in ten years.” Refuse substitute. Cherokee Drug Co. J. F. GARRETT, Dentist. Office Over The Battery. ’Phone 82 DR. W. K. GUNTER, DENTIST Office in Star Theatre Building. Phone No. 20. Crown and bridge work a specialty. THE DISPENSARY QUESTION. Mr. Hickson Writes Again Upon this Vital Problem. Some of the undecided ones in the disgrace his country with any such laws as those? Is there a man in all the land so Idg a fool as to say that the argu ment, that because we can’t or don't enforce the law prohibiting the sale present issue of "dispensary” or “no G f liquor—confessedly an evil, We i Dr. D. P. THOMSON, ♦ Dentist. Over Cherokee Drug Co. Phone 55. William S. Hall. J k. jamgs A. Willis On the Wall Will furnish you Building Material of the best that the markets afford ami at the lowest living prices. No. 1 heart pine Shingles and Laths, and Devo’s cele-! brated Paints—guaranteed to go further i — ,,,1^^ and last longer than any other in the'j s ’ a splendid place market. When in need of anything in ! for ' a photograph of the building line, call and see us; we’ll | a f r i eIH \ ) lover or treat you courteously aud maice your es- oue G f family, timates for nothing. We’re modest, but . __—^ assure you such a X-/. B a J£ O r% picture "will doubly ” adorn the wall if Vice-President and Manager. taken by us; that’s .. 1 1 11 111 'T because our work is i everywhere recog- | uized first-class. There are all kinds ! of photographs, but none better than our make. Come in and have a sitting and we’ll make you hap py and life-like. Prices are reason able, and you’ll be admired “on the wall.” HALL & WILLIS, ATTOKNKYS AT LAW. STAK THEATKK BLDQ. O». O. Notary Public In office. Prompt attention ] yourself, flven to all business. dispensary,” want to know if we vote the dispensary out, what we will then have. The answer to that of course, is, we will have prohibition. That is it will then he aganst the law for any one to make or sell any alcoholic or malt liquors in Cherokee county. It will also be against the law to sell these patent medicines that contain from 5 per cent, to 05 per cent, of alcohal. But who will enforce the law and how will they do it? The same people will enforce that, law r who enforce all the other laws and in the same way. Some body will swear out the warrants; the sheriff and his deputies will serve them, the trial justice and grand juriors will investigate, the solicitor will prosecute and the courts will try the cases. In addition to all this, we are promised great things from Co lumbia. That great monster of an enemy to whiskey, that moral institu tion, known as the State Dispensary, with all its constabulary and other forces, are so jealous for their help less ward, prohibition, that they have come to our help in advance and have provided at least their fee of half mill tax for defending and prosecut ing, etc., and so on all cases arising under this law. But we do not ex pect any help from Columbia. They are those of whom I told before, and now tell you, that they are the ene mies of prohibition. The enforce ment of this and all other laws must depend upon the good people of the county and State. Will the good peo ple take proper interest in it and see that it is enforced? Why, no, neigh bor A. will not do his duty in this matter as neighbo • B. thinks he ought, and neighbor B. will spend all his time abusing the jurors and judges, and “cussing” the lawyers, the times and people generally for not executing the laws, and take a hand in violating them himself, when ever it suits his convenince to do so. Neighor C. will take a spurt now and then and swear out a warrant and then drop the case. Many of the other neighbors will fold their arms and sit down to watch like gaping fools lo see that wonderful thing law get up and roar and devour every evil thing in the land. No, judging by the w r ay we are at present exe cuting all the other laws we have we shall not execute this one very well. If then, it is not going to he enforced any better than the law against mur der and adultery and gambling and stealing and defrauding are in Chero kee county why let the dyspensary remain. It’s doing very well. They don’t let many people sell it but. themselves and they are doing a thriving business and giving us some of the profits to help run the county, and above all they are helping to educate the poor children of the county. Now that’s plausible. That’s putting it very nearly as well as “Uncle Ben” himself could have put it. We’ll see about the profits and schools later on, but just now we want to have a talk with you on a little higher plane. I started out with you with the understanding that you were a good man, and opposed to drunkenness and all the evils that follow in its train. Look again at Is that right? Are you op posed to drunkenness and all its evil ! consequences? “Yes,” you say. But Mr. Strain Replies. Mr. Editor:—I am compelled to break my promise to discontinue this controversy with Mr. Poole, at least once, in order to show the spirit and purpose with which he has been con ducting his part of it. He refers to the Owens’ ford mat ter in such a way as to make your readers believe that I was there run ning a negro meeting “on the sly.” This is evidently his purpose. The fact is I went there with Solicitor McGee Flemming, and at his request, to get some affidavits for the defense in a case in which a white man and a democrat had been prosecuted be fore me as trial justice for a serious crime. I didn’t believe he was guilty of violating the spirit of the law, and 1 was satisfied it would cost him a good deal of money had it been per mitted to go to court. Mr. Poole was put down as a star witness for the prosecution of the man whom no doubt he had done as much to work the ruin of as any other living man. The result was the case was thrown out of court and I heard nothing more of it. My friend boasts of his noble an- i >'tiU 1 am afraid if we vote in prohibition | ces ^D'. nnd i am glad he has it. I have 1 we will have blind tgers ail over the "hate\er, with high sounding 1 country, and every merchant in Gaff- 'l? 0 ! 1 T w J nc 1 to honor and ney will go to selling liquor. If we <,0( I I have none to disgrace. I were to get that state of affairs we; proposes to furnish a list of ! vould not get any more liquor into Cher- Jl' v laults to those who care for them. I okee county, nor make any more peo-1 Uns bo is welcome to do. I only ask | pie drunk nor make them drunk on me a chance to acknowl- raeaner liqur than is the case at pres- <>< is true and deny what is will ourselves sell liquor, for a profit leads logically to the same cause in; the case of all laws we can’t or don’t! enforce. Let some one show to the | readers of this paper that the cases | are not analagous. But I will not agree that we can j not enforce a prohibition law in this | country. Not perfectly, I grant. We can never stop murder in our country until we get murder out of the heart of every person in it. But we can restrain many would-be murderers, and get rid of a few and thus greatly aid in making life safe even among bad people. And so we can enforce prohibition to the extent of greatly reducing the evils of intemperance. The most potent reason for prohibi tion is that it is the only means by which conscientious people, who re gard w r hiskey an evil, can deliver their souls from being partakers of ail the crimes to which whiskey leads. The thing that horrorfies me at the thought of a Christian man voting for the dispensary is, that he thereby involves himself in every crime that results from the sale and use of liqour. If men sell liquor in spite of us we are not responsible for that, hut if we give our consent we are equally guilty with those who do it, and if we accept a consideration for our con sent, we show that our motive is base, and our hearts lower in the moral scale than the criminal him self. It’s meaner in me to hire my self to murder another man’s wife than it would be in him to murder her himself, and I believe her ghost would haunt me more mercilessly than it would him. I believe that when at last we shall see character weighed in the well balanced scales of God at the judgment, we shall find the meanest and the lowest man of all is the one who, Judas like, con sents to crime for pay. Oh, my fel low citizens, if you allow this money consideration to influence your vote on this issue, you debauch yourself. You crawl down from the high pe destal of honest manhood into the hole of some meaner thing. F. C. Hickson. & & 00 IVO. 32ij Wrecks of all kinds repaired quick Old vehicles made as good as new Rubber tops put on your buggies Know that your cash has its equivalent at my shop. Tell me your wants; I will meet them. Ash, hickory, oak and poplar for your job Little breaks trouble make; I mend them Kindly I’ll meet you, genteel I’ll treat you. W. T. THOMPSON. A prominent club woman, Mrs. Dan- forth, of St. Joseph, Mich., tells how she was cured of falling of the womb and its accompanying pains and misery by Lydia EL Pinfcham's Vegetable Compound* “Dear Mrs. Pinkham:—Life looks dark indeed when a woman feels that her strength is fading away and she has no hopes of ever being restored. Such was my feeling a few months ago when I was advised that my poor health was caused by prolapsus or falling of the womb. The words sounded like a knell to me, I felt that my sun had set; but Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound came to me as an elixir of life; it restored the lost forces and built me up until my good health returned to me. For four months I took the medicine daily and each dose added health and strength. I am so thankful for the help I obtained through its use.”—'Mrs. Florence Danforth, 1007 Miles Ave^ St. Joseph, Mich. A medicine that has restored so many women to health and can produce proof of the fact must be regarded with respect. This is the record of Lydia E. Pinkliam's Vegetable Compound, which cannot he equalled by any other medicine the world has ever pro duced. Here is another case: — “Dear Mrs. Pinkham : — For years I was troubled with falling of the womb, irregular and painful menstruation, leucorrhoea, bearing- down pains, backache, headache, dizzy and fainting spells, and stomach trouble. “I doctored for about five years but did not seem to improve. I began the use of your medicine, and have taken seven bottles ol Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound, three of Blood Purifier, and also used the Sanative Wash and Liver Pills, and am now enjoying good health, and have gained in flesh. I thank you very much for what you have done for me, and heartily recom mend your medicine to all suffering women.”—Miss Emma Snyder, 218 East Center St., Marion, Ohio. “FREE MEDICAL ADVICE TO WOMEN.” Women would save time and much sickness if they would write to Mrs. Pinkham for advice as soon as any distressing sv«np- toms appear. It is free, and has put thousands of women on the right road to recovery. Mrs. Pinkham never violates the confidence thus entrusted to her, and Although she publishes thousands of testimonials from women who have been benefited by her advice and medicine, never in all her experience has she published such a letter without the full consent, and often by special request of the writer. FORFEITU™»c* n!lot * orthw ' th P ro<,ncetheori 2 lnal lett er9 and signature* ol W nllllll above taalunonliila, which Trill proY® their absolute genuineneas. tdUUUU Lydia £• Dnkliam Medicine Co., Lynn, Mom. June H. Carr Dr. S. H. Griffith, PHYS1CAN - 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. d* I^Office in Cherokee Drug Co.. B’ldg. NOTICE I have moved my stock of goods into the Byars building next door to Carroll, Carpenter & Byers, and will continue to handle Gro ceries, Shoes, Hats, Notions, Crockery, Glassware, Light Hardware, and almost anything you need. I will open up a Meat Market in rear of my store on Oct. ist. Your patronage solic- cited. Yours to please. I. M. PEELER. Phone 176. Residence, 171. 625 Limestone Street. FOR 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 A CO., Lessees. Telephone 67. Wedding Presents. The “marrying season" is on now, and of course that means “present time.” I have just [received a hand some lot of Rich Cut Glass any piece of which would delight the heart of a “blushing bride.” Come and inspect my hue of Wedding Presents. Thos. H. Westrope. Full Line of Jewelry. Repairing|of all Kinds. ent. Any man, woman or child that wants liquor and can get hold of fif teen cents can get it today. Whis key is running a flush stream down every road in the county today. If you are opposed to drunkenness and crime, how can you be in favor of the dispensary which is a very volcanoe belching forth evil and nothing but evil? But you say, “If we have blind tiger liquor w'e have the evil and no compensation for it, if we have dispensary we have evil it is true, but we get pay for it. Also you are willing to give your consent to evil if you are paid for it. For a con sideration you agree to legalize crime. You a good man, perhaps a church member, selling your consent to evil. Your position now is that an evil which you can’t prevent you will license, or under the dispensary system you will commit it yourself and make profit out of it. If you do that with one evil you must be con sistent and do so with other evils. I suppose that it will be admitted on every hand that the law against adul tery is no better enforced than the poorest prohibition law we ever had. I hear people on every side saying we can’t make any law against this evil effective. Very well, suppose we es tablish a house of ill fame here in Gaffney and one at Blacksburg and run them for profit in the name of the State, suppose we put a man or wo man of good moral character (the idea) in charge of them and allow him or her to corrupt our youth and charge those very same corrupted duties, for their own shame to the extent of ten thousand dollars a year. Will you stand to your agreement there, my friend? The law against murder is not any better enforced than was prohibition ever in Gaffney, (and I never knew it. more poorly en forced anywhere than here, along about 1888 and 1889). Suppose we say instead of spending several thous and dollars on every murder, we will make a thousand out of every murder committed in this county hereafter, and proceed to make a law that any one who pays buys his gun and amu- nation from the State may kill, don’t say we will certainly hang every one who doesn’t turn this profit Into the State and county treasurery. Those two laws would certainly be steps towards chastity and the Protection of human life, wouldn’t they? Turn ing the State Into a criminal and call ing that a step towards the preven- ton of crime. Is there a man in all the world so low as that he would consent to debase, and debauch and false. My friend expresses great respect for my family. This looks very nice on paper indeed. But if the manner in which he so often passes my house, particularly on his return from Gaff ney, is an evidence of his respect they don’t care how soon he discontinues his compliments. Positively I shall settle or try to settle no other question of this issue in this or any other newspaper. Respectfully', James L. Strain. All kinds of Job Work done at The Ledger office neatlv and at prices commensurate with high grade work. Try us. Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. No one who is acquainted with its good qualities can be surprised at the great popularity of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. It not only cures colds and grip effectually and per manently, but prevents these diseases from resulting in pneumonia. It is also a certain cure for croup. Whoop ing cough is not dangerous when this remedy is given. It contains no opium or other harmful substances and may be given as confidently to a baby as to an adult. It is also pleasant to take. When all of these facts are taken into consideration it is not surprising that people in foreign lands, as well as at home, esteem this remedy very highly and very few are willing to take any other after having once used it. For sale by Cherokee Drug Co., Gaffney; L. D. Allison, Cow- pens. A girl always tells a young man that she can cook—and she always tells other girls that she can’t. THE CHRISTIAN churches at Constantinople, Turkey and Yokoho- ma, Japan, have long used the Long man & Martinez Paints for painting their churches. Liberal contributions of L. & M. Paint will be given for such purpose wherever a church is located. F. M. Scofield, Harris Springs, S. C., writes, “I painted our old home stead with L. & M. twenty-six years ago. Not painted since; looks better than houses painted In the last four years.” W. B. Barr, Charleston, W. Va., writes: “Painted Frankenburg Block with L. & M. Shows better than any buildings here have ever done; stands out as though var nished, and actual cost of paint was less than $1.20 per gallon. Wears like gold." These celebrated paints are sold by Smith Hardware Co., Gaffney; Blacksburg Drug Co., Blacksburg. IT IS OUR AIM To handle all business intrusted to us to the en tire satisfaction of our patrons. Call on us when you wish to deposit or borrow^money. The National Bank nf Gaffney, S. C. OPEN TILL 5 P. M. EVERY DAY 196 This splendid property is only 13^ miles from the railroad and is convenient to church and schools. It is comprised of 200 acres, lying on small streams and soil is light mulatto to dark loam. Most of the land is in timber, principally pine, for which there is a good market. Only about 50 acres under plow, three tenant houses and ® O EZ r \ good barn. PRICE vD ^ 9 O \J \J Sauthern Field Real Estate Exchange, Spartanburg, S. G. J. H. Carlisle, Jr. Secy, and Treas. 8-30-3mo RUBBER STAMPS Are my long suit. I make any kind except the bad ones. I furnish a Name Stamp and an Indelible Pad for Marking Linen for 40 CENTS. I have some other good things. J. WIl_»OIV OIBBCJS, Typewriters, Office SuppV 1334 MAIN STREET, ppfies, Etc. COL COLUMBIA, S. / V