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?5v * 0—0- THE LARGEST CIRCULATION of Any Newspaper in the Fifth Congressional District, of S. C. EVERY ONE PAID IN ADVANCE The Ledger SEMI^WEEBLI —PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND IKIDAY WE GUARANTEE RELIABILITY of Every Advertiser Whc Usee the Columns of This Paper. BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM. —o—o—o—o A Newspaper In All that tha Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People of Cherokee County. ESTABLISHED FEB. 16, 1894. GAFFNEY, S. C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 1905. $1.50 A YEAR. MGHOUT THE PM.METTO STATE AN ENJOYABLE EVENT. Miss Maud the patrons, • TF-MS OF INTEREST OF PASSING P FNTS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. >■ !«fc»0uninys All Over the State Taken from Our Exchanges and Tersely Told to Ledger Readers. Governor 1 tit ion for Hr younp; man fraudulently last fall. Tht sluTiatures can has received a pe nt Claude Dorn, a ,s convicted of two cotton balo^ petitioners state that in obtained from all of ey wr.id uarder. who Wi packinit the jury and solicitor I 1 ' necessary. The. pardon is to restore citizenship. t The vote in the section of Green wood county for the establishment of Calhoun county in Tuesday’s election was fifty in favor "I the new county and seven against it. A report iron: McCormick stat' S that the Edgefield and Abbeville portion t also went r or the new county by a heavy majority, ff votes count for anything Calhoun county is an established fact. Tom Smith, colored, met with a trag ic death Tu« - day morning while en- Christmas Tree at the Robbs School House. On December 23rd Thompson, assisted by gave the school a very nice Christmas t ree. The school house was nicely decor ated with holly and evergreen vines. The tree was placed at the front edge of the rostrum so as to revolve either way. After all the presents were plac ed on the tree that it would bear, with unite a number in the box, the sehol ars were then arranged and marched into the house; alter which the follow ing program was carried out: A Merry Christmas—Mollie Robbs. A Note to Santa Claus—Verona Har ris. Xmas is Coining, Children—Hattie Robbs. Johnnie and the Turkey—Vernie Al lison. Brings Gladness—Dessie ANNUAL BANQUET AT BLACKSBURG OF THE MAIDS AND CLUB. NEW PROSPECT NEWS. ‘Pet’ MATRONS’ Hawkins. to Santa Claus—Marie McCluney. -Bessie Robbs. Pridmore. gai Wo tier in walli' d d's p'-'V So no ml were In] with f". 1 >1 et \v tbi ; • et ’ of the bnci tire contents crushing hi- install taneou \g the well of Mr. <-s. noa • P ' lei the wti kmen on curing a nia -ive u 11 on t iltk ip stn- i the ImcU- ) W.TS i • n skull. P he man ath was 1 no ; head, r.lmoM Chas. Wcllbrock, a firm of of Wellbrock mission merchants, went into his office Market and Meet in: Monday, and plpcin number of the ; Brothers, com- of Charleston, at the corner of streets at 11:30 a ::s-calibre pis- a nton. Irene tol to his head, ended his life. He had 0, few minutes before been chatting pleasantly with friends and appeared to he in good health ami spirits. The deed was done after the store had been led and everything appeared to be opoTn I moving-along in good condition. Shot through, the heart, Oscar Cure- ton, a son of Police Officer Cureton, of Greenville, fell dead within f ho threshold of a vile den on Court street in that city Tuesday night at k:20 o’clock. Leila Evans, the woman who keeps the house, says that Otto Suramy, a horse trader, said to have gone there some time ago from North Carolina, committed the deed, and Sheriff Gilreath and Chief of police Becknell h* gan a search for the man immediately after the tragedy. They captured him about midnight. George W. Campbell, a plumber of Spartanburg, died Tuesday night about midnight at the home of the Wootens, in the tenderloin district of that city. His death was a peculiar one, possibly due to heart disease. Campbell had been living in Spartan burg for the past eight months. Ho had beer, employed at Capt. McCant’s plumbing establishment. Pe was a good workman. Johnson City, Tenn., was his former home and it is said that he owned a house and lot there. A few days ago Campbell lost his job at the plumbing establishment, and had no immediatae prospects in sight since. II is said by those who know him that he was addicted some what to the liquor habit. A number of charters and commis sions were Issued Tuesday by the sec retary of State, ns follows: A charter to the Bank of Loesville. having a ,000 capital, and with H. F. Hendrix, president; L. .1. Matthews, vice-presi- Oe.nl; and A. H. Meotze as cashier. The largest commission issued was that of the Sumter Electric Light and Railway company, of Sumter. The capital is placed at $200,000, with 1.000 shares and 100 six per cent, gold bonds. The concern will do a general liirht. power and street railway business, and the pe itioners are W. C. Brister. Albert DeHaven. both of Philadelphia; E. M. Bael, ef Lewisburg. and (. L. Almott and H. K. Wilson, of Sumter. A t i- mlssir i w> s r.i o issued to the Mullins Bul ling anl .can Association, v j h $51/ JO capital. H. Brown. I L. Pla’t and A. R. Lane are the petit lon ers, It is expected that the suit for $20,- 000. brought by J. Walter Gray, Jr., ag; Inst t^e Southern Railway for per sonal injuries received in a wreck on No 97, the fast mail, will come up for trial in the courts of Atlanta in the course of a few weeks. The plaintiff, who i« a native of Spartanburg, is re presented by Arnold & Arnold, of At lanta. The wreck, in which Mr. Gray was injured, took place on December 17, 1903. No. 97. the fast mail was running at a high rate of speed, it is said, when the locomotive struck an open switch and crashed into some cars standing on the siding. Mr. Gray was employed as a railway mail clerk at the time, and was riding in one of the forward cars. He sustained a number of painful injuries, including a broken collar bone and a wrench of of the neck, which, it is thought by his physicians, is now r pressing on the base of the brain, producing alarming re sults. A Letter Wood. Bnow— Lucy Robbs. A Little Girl—Alma Just What I Wanted Tommie’s Army—Sudie Perplexity—Eunice Robbs. Xmas Morning Long Ago—Katie Robbs. The Little Orphans—Berth Allison. A Cheap Tour Around the World— Corine Robbs. 9 and (»—Bryan Hawkins. Rain—Talmage McCluney. Kind Words—Tommy Robbs. Tommy's Politics -Loyd Wood. Evening Hymn—Furman Robbs hlldren’a Xmas Odas Bridges. V Talk With Grandpa—Dent Harris. Guess—Tillman Bridges. Little Children in Japan—Darvin McCluney. Too Late for School—Ray B A Letter to the New Year- 1 lands. Emily’s Doll—Stella Bailey. A New Santa Claus—Rosa Pridmore. Little Hiawatha—Lillie Hawkins. Mi s. Santa Claus—Sint ha Hamrick. The Poultry Man’s Wife—Lucille Pridmore. Constant Xmas—Julia Robbs. I Closed My Book—Maud Sarratt. The School Ideal—May Robbs. Xmas Snowflakes—Rubio Robbs. Bessie’s Xmas Dream—Eva Sanders. What Mother Goose’s Children Want For Xmas—Vernie Bailey. Unveiling a Myth—Victoria Harris. Digging Gold—Bevan Wood and Aden Humphries. Children’s Wishes—Julia Robbs, Roy Blanton. Smith Hamrick, Darvin McCluney. Katie Robbs, Perry Robbs and Stella Bailey. Little Girls—Bevan Wood. The Village Smith—Hugh Pridmore. Strong Adventures—Aden Humph ries. When the Teacher Gets Cross— Grover Robbs. Jack’s Point of View—Perry Robbs. Grumble Corner and Thanksgiving Street—Me. Allison. Christmas Times—Teacher. After the conclusion of the pro gramme the presents were delivered liv Lovd Wood, Tommy Robbs, Verona Harris and Mollie Robbs, all wearing large wreaths of holly. The occasion will long be remem bered by all present, as every child received as many as two presents, and many of them more. The above was prepared on short no tice without neglecting any duties con nected with the school, with lif'y -< holar- on roll. After tin* exercises the children were given a week's holi- ’s} : school to begin on January 2nd, 1905. Our county superintendent of edu cation missed a pleasant occasion by nor. being present. Wishing The Ledger force and read ers a happy New Year. J. S. H. The Home of Maj. John F. Jones the Scene of the Festivities—The Hours Enlivend by Sweet Music. Blacksburg, Jan. 4.—The annual banquet of the Maids and Matrons’ Literary Club was held Friday night, December 30th. The attractive home of Maj. Jno. F. Jones, the host of the banquet, was placed at the disposal of the gupsts and all enjoyed the hospi tality extended through his genial and chivalrous nature. Among those present were: Maj. Jno F. Jones, Miss Edna Hoalan, Mr. Phil R. Freeman, Miss Salley Moss Smith, Mr. Mamlin Griggs, Mrs. Ernest Anderson, Dr. W. E. Anderson. Mrs. ! T. V. Mays, Mr. T. V. Mays, Miss Leila Davis. Mr. Rush Dover, Miss D'dla Rhyne, Mr. Herbert Rhyne, Mrs. M. H. Morrow, Mr. Marvin H. Morrow, Mrs. King, Mr. King, Mrs. Pfieffer, Miss Anderson, Mrs. Rheinhart, Mr. Rheinhart, Miss Bessie Rheinhart. Mr. N. W. Cameron, Mrs. J. R. Killian. Mr. J. It. Killian. Preceding the hour of the banquet all were entertained by musical selec tions. A duet was sung by Mrs. Ernest Anderson and Miss Salley Smith. This wa followed by an instrumental solo, well rendered by Mrs. W. L. King. A vocal solo given by Mrs. Ernest Ander son in her usual sweet and attractive ; .anner, closed the parlor entertain- nent. Alter a search among Shakespeare’s plays. King Lear, Hamlet, Ophelia. Romeo and Juliet, all Shakespeare’s men and women present found their way to the banquet hall. A splendid toast to “The Guests” was given in a. graceful manner by Miss Salley Smith. “The Maids and Matrons” were then toasted by Mr. Phil R. Freeman. Only one possessing such skill in the art. of managing the American daughters, as his, could have toasted them so successfully. Maj. Jones, in an excellent toast on “Clubs.” set forth in a practical way the scope of woman’s work and the future before her. A toast of an origi nal and unique character was given by Mr. Hamlin Briggs. Closing the list of prepared toasts was one showing much beauty of thought on Shakes peare, given by the president of the club, Miss Healan. A number of im promptu toasts were given, among which were those of Mr. N. W. Came ron. Mr. J.-R. Killian. Mr. M. H. Mor row. Dr. W. E. Anderson, and Mr. T. V. Mays. After the evening's enjoyment, mem bers and guests left, feeling that the year of 1901 had indeed been a suc cess, and with higher hopes and aspi rations for the coming new year Dr. and Mrs. W. E. Anderson enter tained at a “stag” dinner on Thurs day evening in honor of Mr. Phil R. Freeman and Mr. T. Hamlin Briggs. The invited guests were. Messrs. Phil Comes Again With An Interest ing Letter. New Prospect. Jan. 3.—I love to write for The Ledger because it seems that I am writing to a host of friends. It has been some time since I wrote last, and fearing that you will forget that there is a “pet” in Spartanburg county, I shall try to tell you of some tilings that have happened since last I wrote. I have been going to school at Bethel Hill, N. C. As some of you know, I have a large thick head, and the more I go to school the more I realize the thickness of my head. Bethel Hill is situated in Per on county, N. C., about five miles from the Virginia state lino. 1 find that the same pleasant Christian character that possesses the inhabitants of Cher okee and Spartanburg counties, al o possesses the people who live ai and near Bethel Hill. So, to visit the place once means that you will want to visit it again. Rev. J. A. Beam is principal of the school. He established it eighteen years ago, and since that time lias sent out over one hundred preachers and some of North Carolina’s most useful and best business men. He has a good school and is doing a grand work. There is quite a contrast between Spartanburg and Person counties in some respects. As one travels the public highways in Spartanburg in the autumn season the beautiful sd nery of cotton fields as they are decked in their lloecy garments of white greets his eyes; while in Person the scenery is that of a tobacco field ripening to harve.-t. and the odor therefrom is such that will make him t'ain£ and sick. 1 have u< ver learned to love this weed and hope that I may never do so. The generality of our farmers are through gathering their crops, which were very good. We are glad to say that our people are not like the rich farmer spoken of in the Bible who, when h' 1 had gathered a good crop, was satisfied and decided not to work any more; for they have prepared their land and sown a large crop of wheat, and hope to real) a good crop next year. The North Pacolet Sunday School gave a Christmas tree last Monday and notwithstanding the inclement weather, a large crowd was present and the occasion greatly enjoyed by ail. The tree was very beautiful. The health of our community is very good at present. Wishing for all The Ledger readers a happy new year, I remain the same little “Pet.” THROUGHOUT THE TRRHEEL STATE THE OLD YEAR. RECENT EVENTS OF NOTE IN NORTH CAROLINA. Items of Interest Concerning Oui Neighbors in the Old North State Culled Expressly for Ledger Readers Mr. A. .Topes Yorke has been elected president of the Citizens Banking and Trust Company, of Concord, with Mr. H. L. Parks as vice-president, and Mr. C. B. Wagner, as cashier. The stock has been all subscribed and they ex pect to open for business in a few weeks. A good number of Mecklenburg, county’s best fanners were present at a called meeting at Pinevitle a few days ago for the purpose of discussing ways and means to meet the prevail ing conditions existing by the sudden decline in cotton during the past few weeks. Fpon bankruptcy proceedings grant ed by Judge Boyd. Marshal Millikan Tuesday closed up the business of D. R. Dayvault <v Fro., at Concord. T. D. Maness was appointed temporary re ceiver. pending an investigation on the 17th before Judge Boyd. !t is thought that the assets are much levs than the liabilities. The business will he con Linicd by the received. R. Freeman, T. Hamlin Briggs, N. W. j Cameron. T. V. Mays. Marvin Hardin. I ef Blacksburg, and Dr. R. C. Garland, j of Gaffney. A Letter from Rev. Jacobs. Clinton, S. C„ Dec. 29. 190i The Ledger, Gaffney. S. C., Gentlemen;—Your exceedingly wel- j come contribution of $17.5ft which was I collected by you from friends in the j city of Gaffney has ije n received and acknowledged with very grat ’111 I thanks, in behalf of this institution 'and its two hundred orphans. The generous way in which our people | ! have responded to the needs of this in-1 situation, replacing for us the buildings ; and giving us funds to go on through 'he winter, is something remarkable ind makes us feel proud of our dear old State. May God bless and prosper you and your people. I have often visited Gaff ney and always with increasing admi ration. The growth of your churches, your business interests and your schools and the hospitality of your people are known throughout the State. Our children are all well; the work is getting on nicely. We have had a delightful Christmas. With warmest thanks for your in closure, I am, Faithfully yours, . W. P. Jacobs. A Birthday Dinner. Earl, N. C., Jan. 4.—As F haven’t s< en anything in' your valuable paper from the hustling town of Earl, I will •ry to give your many readers a few dots from this side of the river. ’"here was a delightful birthday din ner at Mr. P. C. Lavender’s on Mon day, January the 2nd, given in honor of Mrs. Caroline Hopper, who was sev- nty years old. A large crowd of friends and relatives gathered in early with well-filled baskets, and two-lnm- !i nl and twenty-four people ate dinner. The table was fifty-four feet long and three feet wide. Mr. Boh Shuford, of Gastonia, N. C., was there with his camera and photographed a group of the people and table. Bob is an all round good fellow. P. C. , Pneumonia and LaGrippe. Coughs cured quickly by Foley’s Honey and Tar. Refuse substitutes. Sold by Cherokee Drug Co. —Good warm blankets at COST, at Carroll. Owrpenter & Byers. What i« ‘‘Eg Nog?” Try it. Sickening Shivering Fits of Ague and Malaria, can be relieved and cured with Electric Bitters. This is a pure, tonic medicine; of especial benefit in malaria for it exists a true curative influence on the disease, driv ing it entirely out of the system. It is much to be preferred to Quinine, hav ing none of this drug’s bad after- ef fects. E. S. Munday, of Henrietta. T( x.. writes: ”My brother was very low with malarial fever and jaundice, till h<> took Electric Bitters, which saved his life. Ate Cherokee Drug Co.; price 50c, guaranteed. —Millinery at half price at Carroll, Carpenter & Byers. What is “Eg Nog?" Try it. Dispensary at Chartlotte. Charlotte is to have a dispensary, after all. Not a regulation dispensary, where thirsty citizens may line up against the counter, sign blank appli cations and take away original pack ages of booze, but a medical dispen sary. under the control of the city, operated without profit, with the idea of making prohibition more effective. Senator Duls will introduce in the Legislature a bill to this effect, and ii is understood that no trouble will be experienced in passing the measure. This is a movement on the part of the friends of prohibition, who do not in tend to see the fruits of their victory dissipated. The matter has been dis cussed in all its phases and the rough draft of a bill has been prepared. When the ministers of the city shall have passed on the bill, it will be for warded to Senator Duls. Spoiled Her Beauty. Harriet Howard, of 2ft9 W. 34th St., New York, at one time had her beauty spoiled with skin trouble. She writes: “I had SaH Rheum or Eczema for years, but nothing would cure it, un til I used Bucklen’s A r nica Salve.” A quick and sure healer for cuts, burns and sores. 25c at Cherokee Drug Co. —Ask for “Eg Nog” anywhere town. Dealers have all got It. In —Carroll, Qarpenter Sale begins now and January 20th. & Byers Cost continues till Pondfield Paragraphs. Pondfield, Jan. 4—The Christmas holidays passed off very quietly in this section. We have heard of no casual ties at all to mar the pleasure of our community. About twenty-five of our boys went rabbit hunting recently and caught one dollar’s worth of rabbits (ten), pro vided they had been dressed and at market. Who says that rablrt hunt ing doesn’t pay? There seems to be an unusual amount of moving about among ten ants this year. In fact, it looks like nearly everyody in this section has moved or is going to move. Mrs. Tom Petty and children spent several days last week with relatives at Hickory Grove. Miss Harmon, daughter of J. S. Har mon, is expected to arrive this week from Arizona, where she has spent about a year with relatives. Your correspondent took dinner with Mr. B. P.. Lowry, of the Home section, last Tuesday. Mr. Lowry is the owner of a real madstone, which he presented to us for our inspection. The stone is undoubtedly a variety of calculous stone, the like of which we have never seen before. It has been have never sis n before. It has been tried in a number of cases of rabies, in which it has invariably proved suc cessful. Mr. Lowry gave us the name- of several persons to whom his s one had been applied for ^inaddog bite and 1 v dogs that were known to have had the rabies, they having bitten stock and the stock having gone mad. The ana of Miss Ular Powell, of Aiken county, having been very badly bitten by a dog, the stone adhered to ii fifteen hours, and to one man’s hand seven and one-half hours, and to a boy five and one-half hours. Mr. Low ry treasures IWs stone very highly. Ho says that he would not part with it for any consideration. H. P. G. Dividend Declared. The directors of the National Bank of Gaffney held a meeting a few days ago and cent. declared a dividend of l per Capt. Bell in Charlotte. [Charlotte Observer.) Capt. J. B. Bell, of Gaffney, S. C., and Its official attorney, was at the Bu ford. “The day I left home,” said he. "there were a thousand people on the street, and nobody was drunk. That Is what our prohibition election did for us. People said we would be overrun with blind tigers; but there have been fewer indictments for retailing since than before the election went into ef fect. I am United States commission er there and I know’ whereof I speak. There have been only three sessions of the mayor’s court since the advent of prohibition, and the dockets were light then. Before that it was a regu lar matinee every Monday and some times oftener. It is not going to be long before the dispensary will be knocked in the head throughout the State." The town of Rockingham is row dry. ] The saloons wore a lonesome look i Monday. Some wag has tied a pice of ! crepe to the door knob of one of them. Fite town commissioners refused to Inuo licenses any more, which they had the right to do under the charter of the town. The county commissioners Monday issued license to the saloon keepers in Hamlet and Hoffman. The prohibition leaders gave notice for a law prohibiting the traffic in Rocking- ha t county. ! Starling at 3 o’clock Tuesday morn ing, fire destroyed two tobacco ware houses, four prize houses and several smaller buildings, together with half a million pounds of leaf tobacco. The total loss is fully $f!0.ftftft; insurance $40,00ft. The origin of the fire is un known. The losers were: R. A. Ty son. E. H. Thomas A- Co., Evans, Hook er fe Co., C. W. Harvey, Greenville Warehouse Company. It. F. Batts, J. E. Hughes & Company, R. O. Jefferies, S. M. Schultz, Thomas and Greene, T. B Ficklin, Bailey Andrew’s, ihe Euvita Company. • Will Springs, who shot and killed Officer S. E. Cole, at Belmont Sunday afternoon, is ctlli at large, and the officers o? the law have small clue as to his wh 'r” ibouts. The bloodhounds put upon 1 is tracks did nothing, as the trail was tc > cold. Springs was last seen at the house of his brother-in-law near Deritt about dark Sunday after noon. He obtained a hat there, and left that part of the country. Coroner Gresham Mouday held an inquest over the remains and rendered a verdict that the deceased came to his death by pistol shots fired by William Springs, colored. In the United States Court in Green- horo Monday evening. Judge Boyd beard a creditor’s petition ip involun tary bankruptcy filed by Walter Swink, of Concord, and S. M. Swink, of Wins ton, attorney for the creditors of l). P. Dayvault A Bro.. wholesale and n tail merchants ot Concord, Cooleemee and Gold Hill. The petition states the assets of the firm to be $100/)0i>: lia- bilities. $15u,o00. Judge Boyd ordered a subpoena to bo issued to the parties to appear in Greensboro Jan. 17 to show cause why they should not he declared bankrupt. Pending a hearing, T. D. Manus, of Concord, was named ejs re ceiver, filing a bond of $10,000. ! The total shipments of gold from fh( j i local United States assay office in I Charlotte for the year 1901 were $202.- 401.48, as against $213,720.99 for 1903, showing an increase of $48,734.59. Tlu* report shows a marked improvement in the mining industry in the surround- ing country. Operations have been re sinned in several old mines that re mained idle for years, in the past, twelve months, while as many new ones have been opened. In the last few’ months of the past year the receipts were heavier than ever efore. In December, the total shipments were $30,171.15—the heaviest monthly ship ments in years and $10,000 more than the average. Mr. W. W. Bullard, of Spring Hill township, Scotland county, died sud denly of heart trouble Friday night, at about 9 o’clock, and was buried at Spring Hill church cemetery, Sunday at 2 o’clock. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. R. G. Ken drick. pastor of Spring Hill church. Mr. Bullard w’as about (55 years old. He was a very industrious man and was successful—indeed an ideal farm er. He was a very hospitable man. He loved to have his friends visit him, and always gave them an old-fashion ed Southern welcome. He leaves an older brother and ten children, the youngest of whom is about fifteen. These and a host of friends mourn his departure. He survived his wife by just four months and one day. ['leaks cheaper than you ever heard of them at Carroll, Carpenter & Byers. What la "Eg Nogr Try It. Some Reflections on the Mysteries of ’ Nature. Forest City, N. C., Jan. 4.—The old year, with its joys and sorrows, with its triumphs and failures, is now in the annals of history. In reality the years are not separate and distinct eras, but they are only milestone along the way. The tide of life is a peril ous stream, the velocity of which one does not fully realize till he has been wafted upon its surging waters to the still waters of old age. While contemplating the unique ar rangements of nature the most per plexing question that presents itself to one’s mind is the mysteries of eter nity. Millions of years are only atoms of eternity. The world is abundantly supplied with learned men who can so nearly solve the mysteries that their experimental and theoretical de scriptions and predictions almost lead one to believe that they are in the possesion of the key to the “un knowable.” They really do enjoy a keen insight into the wonderful ar rangements of nature; but all the com bined intellects of the world, cannot go beyond a certain limit. There is a barrier beyond which all is gloom and darkness. We, in our weakness and simplicity, cannot realize why it i is that the Divine Architect would have erected such a magnificent ! structure only for a time. Its inhabi- tants are endowed with marvelous skill and talent. They enlarge upon the j utility of nature and are constantly engaged in the beautifying of this ter- i M strial mansion only in a brief time to h ave it forever. The fact that the world is in direct communication by t' e use of the telegraphic cable is a typical illustration oi human ingenu ity. By suggesting the possibility of this marvelous achievement, Mr. Mau ry proved himself to be a great bene- • factor to modern science. It is useless to undertake to e.mmer- at • :he different manifestations of hu- tn n ingenuity. Space would not per- our doing so were we so disposed. Therefore we leave that phase of the matter to the imagination and careful corsido-atjon of the reader. 1 However, the strangest question i connected with this peculiar category is, why it is that the all-wise Creator permitted sin, sorrow and death to be shed abroad in the land. This is a. matter that has puzzled far wiser heads than ours, and we frankly con fess that what we don't know about it would fill several volumes. ‘ The.- foregoing perplexing question God, in His infinite wisdom, did not intend for us to fully understand. Therefore we ! should meekly bow to the inevita- ble and should entertain no desire to solve the “unknowable,” to for a mo ment question the advisabilty of any arrangement created by Him who holds the key to all mysteries. It is impera tive that we face and take matters as they are without making any attempt to discuss why the evils are among us. Intemperance is perhaps the greatest , evi! the world has had to endure. Noah started the ball to rolling when he got di unk on wine, and it is evident that, the liquor evil will continue to be a i r. enace to the welfare of the people i as long as the world shall stand. The question then arises. What plan will be most effective in curtailing the evil effects of this invincible foe? As was , stated in a former article, all will agree that the liquor traffic should be regulated in the best possible manner, but there is a diversity of opinion as to what that particular plan is. The Ledger has taken a bold stand for what it thought best, and it matters not what the public in general may think as to the wisdom of the course taken by The Ledger, no one c n fail to admire the bold and energetic manner in which it conducted its part of the operations. ‘ It may see a, at first thought, that the discussion of pr hi- bition vs. dispensary has assumed an unreasonable “pitch;” and it is also feared by many that after the storm has somewhat subsided tha* the • latter will not rest and the l ist state may prove worse than the first. It is to be hoped such will not be the case, but let that be as it may. it is commendable In all law-abiding, liberty-loving peo ple to take a firm stand against any thing that is dangerous to the public welfare and detrimental to the moral and religious interests of the poo de. j \s was mentioned at the beginning of ; this article, the old year is now a thing of the past and it is an undeni able fact that no evil has caused as many heart-aches 'and bitter longings within the borders of Cherokee county 1 during the preceding year than strong drink. Truly it is a serious matter! It is pitiful to think of the homes ren dered desolate, of the mothers and wives made miserable, and the poor children cold and hungry, all from *he • ffects of this cumbersome evil. Let all Cherokee rally to the support of prohibition! H. M Greatly in Demand. Nothing is more in demand than a medicine which meets modern require ments for a blood and system cleanser, such as Dr. King’s New Life Pills. They are just what you need to cure stomach and liver troubles. Try them. At Cherokee Drug Co. 26c, guaranteed Cured His Mother of Rheumatism. "My mother has been a sufferer for many years from rheumatism.” says W. H. Howard, of Husband, Pennsyl vania. “At times she was unable to move at all. while at all times walking was painful. I presented her with a bottle of Chamberlain’s Pain Balm and after a few applications she decided it was the most wonderful pain reliever she bad ever tried/in fact, she is never without it now and is at all times able to walk. An occasional application of Pain Balm keeps away the pain that she was formerly troubled wlih.” For sale by Cherokee Drug Co. —Three months to wear winter goods. Buy th^m at cost at Carroll, Carpenter & Byers. —Dresrf goods of all kin.Is at Car- roll, Carjjentpr & Byers. What la ‘‘Eg Nog?" Try it.