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THE LEDGER. vlow any man, no matter wiint Tuesday and Friday, I,in stamliiiK may be in tlj« commu- Ed. H. DeCamp, Editor and Publisher, nlty, whom we have na^on to believe A. W. Griffith, Local Editor. to be guilty of violating the law. The Ledger is not responsible for the views of correspondents. Obituraries will be published at five cents a line. Correspondents who do not contri bute regular news letters must fur nish their name, not for publication, but for identification. All correspondence should be ad- dessed to Ed. H. DeCamp. Manager. We invariably discontinue sending ■•■he 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 thaf the paper is worth the money. We are trying month by month to make it better and bet ter. Beginning January 1st the price of The Ledger will be $1.50 a year. Those who desire to do so may take advantage of the $1.00 a year rate by paying $1.00 for another year any time before January 1st. NOTES AND COMMENTS. Santa Claus should be kind to the good little boys and girls Christmas, for never before has the “Santa Claus” of the Universe been better to the big boys and girls. * * * The Spartanburg Journal keeps on talkin’ back at us about our attitude toward The Columbia State. The Journal is sot in its way—and so are we—and it will take time alone to prove which of us is the better judge of human nature. * • * i The Ledger extends felicitations to its friend Lu Campbell, notice of whose big monazite transaction ap pears in another column. Lu has had his “ups and downs.” He is a man of the world. We have known him in adversity and prosperity. He has always been our friend and we have tried to be his friend. Some folks do not like him, others do. It is dollars to doughnuts that he will not want for friends now. Good luck to you, old boy. Santa Claus has filled your stocking and we know of no one who will enjoy it more. * * • The Gastonia Gazette, one of the best semi-weekly newspapers in North Carolina, has increased its price from $1.00 to $1.50 a year. In making the announcement The Gazette gives four excellent reasons for increasing its subscription price, but leaves off the best one—and that is that, the paper is worth the money. In the course of its article The Gazette has the follow ing very kind reference to The Led ger: “The Gaffney Ledger, formerly one dollar, has advanced its price to one dollar and a half, to take effect with the new year. The Ledger is worth it. One dollar is even money, but it is hard for the editor to stay even who charges no more than a dollar a year for a good paper twice a week.” * * * The Lawrence University, a Metho dist institution, has declined to accept a bequest of $100,000 from Willis W. Cooper, who lost his life in the Iro quois theatre fire, because “Mr. Coop er lost his life while in attendance at a place of amusement contrary,to the rule of the Methodist church.” We may not be a fit person to judge of such matters, but we cannot refrain from expressing our pity for a soul so narrow that it cannot witness a de cent theatrical or circus performance without being corrupted thereby. Actors and animals are the creation of God, and not the devil, therefore we cannot see the harm in God’s creat tires being educated by witnessing the feats of skill and the dramatic talents He has endowed others of His own creation yith. We know there are bad people among those who follow the show business, but all are not bad. Wherefore should the good be condemned with the bad? It’s a poor religion that denounces all that is good because a portion, or even a ma jority, may be evil. • • • We have been informed by a gentle man whom wo know to he reliable, that there is no foundation for the rumor published in Tuesday’s Ledger to the effect that Mr. Fisher, the agent of the Southern Express Company at this place, was also acting as agent ''or a whiskey house. The grounds for the tunor originated from the - • fact that Mr. Fisher had inadvertent ly sent off one or two orders for whis key at the request of parties who There will be no Issue «>f The Led-1 ea r next Tuesday. The old man and the boys and girls—God bless us all— ; are going to tak« a much needed rest The office will close tomorrow and will not be open for the transac tion of business until Wednesday. As the annual holiday approaches ami we begin to think of the few’ days' ( respite from business that is to be; lours, we cannot but recall the faithful service of our force. Nearly every man in the office has been with us for years—in fact they have grown up with the business. The very pleasnat manner in which they work together, each striving his utmost to promote the welfare of the business, the kind ly deportment toward each other, and the friendly feeling they exorcise toward us, is worthy of mention. The past year has been indeed a wonder ful year with The Ledger. We have had many worries and perplexities on account of the installation of new’ machinery and the breaking down of old machinery. Through it all the force has worked uncomplainingly, of ten until midnight and sometimes all night. In addition to this the growth of ihe business has kept pace with the improvements made, and for months at a time we have been taxed to our utmost to keep up with our work. The future looks bright. Indeed it is alluring. We confidently hope to re tain all old friends and make many new ones. With this idea uppermost in our mind, we shall take up the work with renewed energy. We shall endeavor to be faithful to our trust, espousing the cause of justice, defend ing the weak, defying the arrogant and working as best we can for the good of mankind. We wish you, one and all—friend and foe—a very merry Christmas and a pleasant and pros perous New Year. small concern. And the whole matter has now come to a point where we liall do best to let it wriggle along to the end of its tortuous way and leave Mr. Roosevelt ami The New York Evening Post to enjoy the re al - if they can. We can stand al most anything.—Charleston Post. Senator Tillman in his Gaffney peeeh said the prohibitionists were (i luisx gazing al stars that they fell into the ditch. He might have added : i,;it, disp'Misary advocates were so us> lloundering in the ditcli that they never saw the stars. The great tinction between man and the low- ■ r animais is that man has the inesti mable privilege of looking upward. It j better to he a man and .stumble than something less than a man and trudge on with unmolested step. Let us he thankful if there are any prohibitionists In the State; any men who are capable of seeing the stars.— Spartanburg Herald. FROM OUR EXCHANGES. Opinions of Men and Measures that Interest All. Having voted out the dispensary at Elloree, will the State board of con trol also vote a two-mill tax on the town?—Anderson Mail. We are tempted to wish sometimes that Senator Tillman would come out and fight the dispensary. It would make some of its present opponents in favor of it.—Peoples Advocate. Senator Tillman received the larg est fioral greeting of all the Senators Monday. The Senator is very fond of flowers and his love for them is known in Washington.—Kingstree Weekly Mail. Senator Tillman, in a recent inter view, said “the prohibitionists are so busy gazing at the stars that they of ten fall into the ditch.” The anti-pro- hibitionists sometimes fall into the ditch from other causes.—Anderson Mail. The people of Cherokee county will probably want to know why they did not ask the State board of control to remove their dispensary, instead of voting it out themeselves, and thereby avoid the two-mill tax.—Anderson Mail. No newspaper possibly has positive proof that the State board of dispen sary directors have accepted rebates from whiskey houses, hut it is never theless a fact that dispensary officials have suddenly and mysteriously amassed wealth after getting these positions. We all know of men who went into the dispensary poor but soon got rich. “Where did they get it?”—Bamberg Herald. When it comes to a choice between the South preserving its civilization and holding its representation in Con gress, it is not a question of doubt that the Southern people will answer, “To h—11 with your representation!” Congress Is not much else anyway, with its present overpowering Re publican majority, than an aggrega tion of salary grabbers and sharks for the manipulation of schemes to fill tho greedy coffers of Northern and Western robbers.—Rock Hill Herald Resolutions. Whereas: . Our brother, R. M. Gaff ney. lias retired from the East, it is incumbent upon us to express our ad miration and gratitute for his long and honorable service. By unselfishness, ability and energy, he largely influenc ed this lodge to conform more nearly to the ancient practice of our orders, and to build a hall wherein our sacred and beautiful rites could be more fit tingly performed. For thirty-one years he has been our column of wisdom. We looked to him for council and guidance; nor have we reason to regret it. As a worship ful master and as a brother Mason, we must pronounce upon him the highest epithet of Knighthood: there fore be it resolved by Granard Lodge No. 186, 1. That we extend to Brother R. M. Gaffney our sincere thanks for his long and efficient service. 2. That we express to him our pleasure at his official connection with us as District Deputy Grand Master. 3. That these resolutions be pre served in tho archives of the lodge and a copy of them be presented to Bro^ Gaffney, and published in tho county papers. Committee J. Eh Jefferies. ' Jones J. Darby, Ed. H. DeCamp. Dec. 22, 1904. At Christmas Time. [By Inez May Felt.] Within an old cathedral dim The white-robed choir chant a hymn, That old, old story o’er again, Of peace on earth, good will toward men. A holy silence fills the air, And every head is bowed in prayer, While from the tower the joy-bells chime At Christmas time. Far out upon the briny deep The mariner his watch doth keep For his bright, guiding Bethlehem star, The beacon light that shines afar; And, as he sees its kindly rays, He thinks of home and other days, Of loved ones in a distnat clime At Christmas time. Again at the old homestead's door Dear friends and kindred meet once more, To sit around the hearthstone’s glow, And hark to bells across the snow. They talk of youth and hope and love, And gently speak of those above, The missing ones, with faith sublime, At Christmas time. The Laurens Advertiser and The Yorkville Enquirer are talking about a third term for Governor Heyward Why not? There are many men spok en of as his successor and some of them excellent men, too, but certainly in none is there promise of better ad ministration than Gov. Heyward has given the State’s affairs during the past two years or shows evidence of giving during tho two coming years of the term to which he has been unani mously elected. If we can’t do any I'etter just now why make any change at all?—Charleston Post. From investigation it is found that not a single United States license lor ihe sale of liquor has been taken out in Cherokee county, since the dispen sary was voted out more than a month ago, and contrary to tho predictions and expectations of the whiskey ad vocates, the blind tigers have not be- come more plentiful. Whenever you could not write. We are assured that fln(] a , aw favom , by an overwhelming Mr. Fisher will, in the future, decline majority of the best citizens—men to extend this courtesy to anyone. We • with convictions and determination had no desire to do Mr. Fisher an l ‘‘' e voters of Cherokee county. . . you will have a law which will he injustice and regret that there was A Christmas Discovery. [George Clay Lloyd.] Twas the night before Christmas and Santa Claus sat In his palace of ice and snow, As he rubbed his hands before the bright brands His cheeks had a ruddier glow. His hair was as white as his palace of snow, The beard on his chin was the same, His eyes sparkled bright as a diamond that night As he smiled on his white-haired dame. “’Tis the eve before Christmas,” he said to his wife, “To-night I must hasten away. The sweemeats and toys for my girls and my boys Are snugly packed now in my sleigh. “My boys and my girls have been good all the year, I am pleased so well have they done, Though some chimneys be small, I’ll visit them all, And a present I’ll give each one.” Then he harnessed his little rein deer and away He sped with the wings of the wind, His heart was aglow as he passed o’er Hie snow, AmLleft tin cold north-land behind. Then onward he sped over vallev and hill Till lie traveled tho wide world through, That hearts may he light as his own was that night, When morning should break on the view. Then I heard ting a-ling, ting-a-ling at the door. And quickly I leaped from my bed, i ! new very well it was Santa Claus’ bell. And wanted a peep at his sled. I peeped through tho door that was standing ajar. Expecting the saint I should see; But there stood papa with presents, ha, ha, And was filling my stocking for me. A Christmas Story. [By Phoebe Cary.J Across the German Ocean, In a country far from our own, Once a poor little boy, named Gottlieb, 1 :ved with his mother alone. They dwelt in the part of a village Where the houses were poor and small, Ant the home of the little Gottlieb, Was the poorest of all. He was not large enough to work, And his mother could do no more (Though she scarcely lay her knitting down) Than keep the wolf from the door. She had to take their threadbare clothes, And turn, and patch, and darn; For never any woman yet Grew rich by knitting yarn. And oft at night, beside her chair, Would Gottlieb sit, and plan The wonderful things he would do for her. When he grew to be a man. One night she sat and knitted, Ami Gottlieb sat and dreamed, When a happy fancy all at once • Upon his vision beamed. ’Twas only a week till Christmas, And Gottlieb knew that then The Christ-child that was horn that day. Sent down good gifts to men. But lie said, “He will never find us, Our home is so mean and small. And we, who have most need of them, Will get no gifts at all.” When all at once, a happy light Came into his eyes so blue, And lighted up his face with smile* As ho thought what he could do. Next day when the postman’s letters Came from all over the land; Came one for the Christ-child written In a child’s poor trembling hand. You may think he was sorely puzzled What In the world to do; So he went to the Burgomaster, As tho wisest man he knew. And when they opened the letter, They stood almost dismayed That such a little child should dare To ask the Lord for aid. Then the Burgomaster stammered, And scarce know what to sp' ik. And hastily he brushed aside A drop, like a tear, from hts cheek. Then up he spoke right gruffly, And turned himself about: “This must be a very foolish boy, And a small one, too, no doubt.*’ But when six rosy children That night about him pressed, Poor, trusting little Gottlieb Stood near him, with the rest. And he heard his simple, touching prayer, Through all their noisy play; Though he tried his very best to put The thought of him away. A wise and learned man was ho, Men called him good and just; But his wisdom seemed like foolish ness. By that weak child’s simple trust. Now when the morn of Christmas came, And the long, long week was done. Poor Gottlieb, who scarce could sleep, Rose up before the sun. And hastened to his mother. But he scarce might speak for fear, When he saw her wondering look, And the Burgomaster near. He w’asn’t afraid of the Holy Babe, Nor his mother, meek and mild; But he felt as if so great a man Had never been a child. Amazed the poor child looked, to find The hearth was piled with wood, And the table never full before, Was heaped with dainty food. Then half to hide from himself the truth The Burgomaster said, While the mother blessed him on her knees, And Gottlieb shook for dread, “Nay, give no thanks, my good dame, To such as me for aid. Be grateful to your little son, And the Lord to whom he prayed!" Then turning round to Gottlieb, “Your written prayer, you see. Came not to whom it was addressed, It only came to me! “’Twas but a foolish thing you did. As you must understand, For though the gifts are yours, you know, You have them from my hand.” ! Then Gottlieb answered fearlessly, Where he humbly stood apart, ] “But the Christ-child sent them all the same He put the thought In your heart!” A Matter of Health There is a quality in Royal Baking Powder which makes the food more digestible and wholesome. This peculiarity of Royal has been noted by physicians, and they accord ingly endorse and recom mend it. ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO.. NEW YORK. Well Up to the Standard. Louisville, Ky., Dec. 16, 1904. Mr. Ed. H. DeCamp, Gaffney, S. C. Dear Sir.—The Ledger is well up to the standard and beats many. I lake pleasure in inclosing one dollar for which you will kindly move my sub scription up one year. Yours truly, Arch C. Cree. Don’t forget the old man with the fish on his back. For nearly thirty years he has been traveling around the world, and is still traveling bringing health and comfort wherever he goes. To the consumptive he brings the strength and flesh he so much needs. To all weak and sickly children he gives rich and strengthening food. To thin and pale persons he gives new firm flesh and ricli red blood. Children who first saw the old man with the fish are now grown up and have children of their own. He stands for Scott’s Emul sion of pure cod liver oil—a delightful food and a natural tonic for children, for old folks and for all who need flesh and strength. SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists. 409-415 Pearl Street, New York. 50c. and $1.00; all druggists. From a Little Friend. Clifton, S. C., Doc. 17, 1904. Dear Ledger.—I want to say that we have had two snows. Now It is the deepest. My mother won’t let me snow ball any. I am glad Christmas is coming and Santa Claus will come to see me.i We are going to have a Chriartmas tree Christmas night. I have a ’piece to say. Archie Sparks. NOTICE. There will be a meeting of the stock holders of The Wilkins-Bristow Cloth ing Co., of Gaffney, S. C., at their place of business Tuesday, December 27th, 1904, for the purpose of closing up their affairs. O. E. Wilkins, Treas. Gaffney, S. C., Nov. 26th, 1904. Everything ^ Christmas, Apples, Oranges, Bananas, Can dies, Raisins, Nuts, and every thing necessary for the Christ mas festivities— > All Fresh and Nice. ^ My stock is complete, and was selected especially for the holi days. Call in and see what I have. £. B. Hamlin. when you make a list of the places that you expect to visit when in town doing your holi day shopping. We Can Show Yon Something That Will • Interest You. Produce Market. The following prices prevail on this market for all kinds of country pro- j duce. Quotations changed weekly by! W. K. Davenport: j Hens 20 to 30 any occasion for suspicion on tho part of anyone. Mr. Fisher has been uniformly courteous to us, ns well as the public at large, and wo took oc casion at the time, to express the hope" that there was no truth in the rumor. All Tho Ledger desires is a proper observance of tho law by everybody, and we give notice that we shall not refrain from exposing to obeyed. Cherokee county is young in years, but great in example.—Easley Progress. Senator Tillman hasn’t waited for the Republicans to take up the case of Dr. Crum, but has precipitated the question by calling for a repo t on his resolution asking for an opinion upon the legality of the recess appointment, interesting enough from an academic point of view is this question, no doubt, but practically it is of very How's This? We otTi-rOno Hundred Dollars Reward for i iiny ease of Catarrh that cannot be cured liy I Hall’s Catarrh Cure. - F .1(11 FA'E V & (’O.. Toledo. O. Wo, the umh rslfnied, have knowtf I’. J. (’heuey tor the lust 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all busing* transac tions and tinnnelally able to carry out any | obligations made by their firm. West A Tar ax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. Waloiku, Kinnan A Marvin, Whole sale Drugcists. Toledo, O. HairsGatarrh Cure Is taken internally acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price 75c. per bottle. Hold by all Drug gists. Hall's Family Pills are the best. 1 Fries Turkeys, Gobblers $1 to $1.50 Turkeys, Hens .. 75 to $L Ducks ! Geese ! Dressed Rabbits . Eggs ' Butter Sweet Potatoes .. Irish Potatoes .. $1 a bushel ■ Turnips j Cabbage ..l 1 ^ cent a pound ; White Beans .. j Cow Peas White Peas .. .. Bran Corn Oats 50c to 60c a bushel Wheat Hay $1 a hundred Meal Dried Apples .. .. Dried Peaches .. Onions Walnuts LOWER All Meats always l are one cent lower on the pound than any other market in the city, at —Big Closing-Out Sale of Clothing and Gents’ Furnishings January 1st, at Wilkins-Bristow Clothing Co. PEOPLE'S MARKET I Prescription Druggists. Opposite ' ’ ’ Hotil.