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M w / THE LEDGER. Tuesday and Friday, Ed. H. DeCamp, Editor and Publisher, A. W. Griffith, Local Editor. The Ledger is not responsible for the views of correspondents. Obiturarles will be published at five cents a line. Correspondents who do not eontri-! bute regular news letters must fur-1 nish their name, not for publication, but for identification. All correspondence should be ad- dessed to Ed. H. DeCamp, Manager. We invariably discontinue sending ' r 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 that the paper is worth the money. We are trying month by month to make it better and bet ter. NOTES AND COMMENTS. EDUCATION. The recent cold snap caused people to hunt tho warm spots In the house. * * * Ii is gratifying to note that i^uch- ings in the United States have abated Its Effects Upon the Home and the Community. Mr. Editor.--The year 1905 is nowin her infancy and having rid ourselves (ii the greatest stumbling block and evil in our midst, it is now time for its we could be entirely free of these law- defying incidents. , _ ~ u - all as citizens of Cherokee county to omev.hat. We \n d ie * t 1 Join in a hallelujah chorus of long live our “baby county” in her present peace end happiness. Yes, the dispensary is ► * • gone, and today it would be an insult The Yorkville Enquirer has entered ;;;> ^ it is a model paper coun ty. Well WOMEN AND SOCIETY. 7 /_ its fiftieth year. typographically and edited with no mean ability. W'o wish it continued prosperity. • • • The common purpose of mankind should he to impart to the world as much happiness as possible. This can only lie done by subduing angry pas sions and exhibiting a generous spirit towards others. * * ,* It may sound a little egotistical but nevertheless it is true that if our far mer friends will follow the advice laid down in our article entitled “The Al drich System” they will find that this one issue of The Ledger is worth the price of the paper for an entire year. • • • Now that the holidays are over and we have about settled down to busi ness once more we are brought face to face with the fact that the legis lature is soon to be in session. We harly know which is the greater nui sance, the small boy with his tin horn mer. * * * THE ALDRICH SYSTEM. It may look like presumption on our part, hut it is not often that we essay to give advice to our agricultural friends, therefore we are taking the liberty, in this time of uncertain prices of the white staple, to make a suggestion that we believe will be profitable to them, if acted upon. W T e realize that upon the prosperity of the planter depends the prosperity of the manufacturer, the merchant, the me chanic, and all other branches of indus try. The prosperity of the country de pends upon tho prosperity of the planter. The more independent the planter the more independent the pub lisher. These are truths that it. would be worse than foolish to deny. There fore when we see an opportunity to say something that we believe will benefit the farmer we say it at the risk of derision. Several days ago we received of Col. Alfred Aldrich, of Barnwell, the clip ping published below'. In the course of his note to the editor Col. Aldrich used this language: “I inclose you a clipping from the Southern Cultivator, and would suggest that you publish it in The Ledger. If your farmers would adopt it they would all become inde pendent and prosperous. The farmer who makes all that he consumes is in far better shape with 6c cotton than he who buys on credit to operate his farm and sells his cotton at 10c per pound. The first named can carry on his business profitably with 6c cotton while the last named is forced to sus pend.” The clipping follows: “Editor Southern Cultivator: “I am desirous of having an experi ence meeting of the Disciples Aldrich System—two rows of cotton and two of corn. “I planted eleven acres on very poor land and had one of my croppers to plant eight on poor land. We were extremely dry up to the 20th of July, but Our corn was planted late in April as I had not fully decided to plant this way until late, it being all the better for a year like this. “I am well pleased with the system. In fact, 1 see the salvation of this country in it. By this system, rigidly followed out, I see a prosperous peo ple: made so by having plenty of corn; made so by enriching the soil. “If these two rows are planted to peas, plant your peas between hills of corn at the time you plant your corn. At laying-by time sow these two rows broadcast in peas, one bushel per acre. This will give you fifteen dollars’ worth of fertilizing material per acre, j Sweet Potatoes 5ftc a bushel equal to fifteen dollars’ worth of the ; Irish Potatoes $1 a bushel highest grade of commercial fertili-1 Turnips 50c a bushel zer. Besides it will enable you to i Cabbage 2 cents a pound break two-thirds of your land before j White Beans $2 a bushel Christmas, for in October you can plow close up to your cotton and do no damage, as by this time all the lower buds will have been picked. Plow deep and subsoil to the depth of fif teen to eighteen inches deep. Next year plant cotton in two rows that were in corn the previous year, so go on alternating, steering clear from use of fertilizer. Next it will reduce the acreage planted to cotton one-half; next it will put the price of middling cotton at 25 cents per pound for all time to come. Your yield of corn with deep preparation and shallow cultiva have our friends and i!. ighhors in our adjoining counties wafted high our praises; and true it is our dear old mothers can now enjoy i good night’s rest in slumber whore only a short time ago their slumbers were interrupted by hours of tossing and tumbling fearing their son or hus band might be supporting that, demon like agency and bringing shame and disgrace to himself, his home and his community. Now, one good turn deserves anoth- or, and let me beg the good people of our county to harken to the cry of the infant which now lies at the door of our future begging for entrance. You say, “Who or what is that infant?" Then let me say by way of parenthe sis, that it is education, the main spring and fountain of our intellect; and by our intellect alone do w’e pros per. And in this connection I wish to deal especially with our public schools or county schools. Our educational strides have not been so very remark- able, but today the field of education is wider and brighter than ever before and nothing is needed but an honest an<l faithful effort on the part of the parents and land owners. Can we, with our present, educational surround ings and equipments expect to keep pace with those counties and commu- [Address communications for this col umn to P. O. Box J04.1 Berthas on the dress of a young girl I are always attractive and give the idiKui-shouldered effect. \ pretty costume is made of cash . n*re, the trimming being of velvet i ib- hon; yoke and cuffs of lace, and a frill ef the material embroidered in open work style. However, you can adapt the model to any seasonable material KM wm LIKE A SPONGE Some of tho most stubborn diseases enter Into the system through the pores of the »kin. Like a sponge, it absorbs poisons of various mid many combinations. The dress con- kinds, which are taken up by the little blood- ist-i of waist and skirt. The waist is vessels beneath the tn-foee t~ j ^^.,0 ft** t or tho politician, but we prefer the for- n bies which are in the foremost ranks of education today? No, indeed, we i can not. We, as the people of Chero- j kee county (as are many other coun- Miss Nancy Patterson, the former ties), are as far behind the times as show girl, who has been holding the we were thirty-five or forty years ago, centre of the stage for some time be- "hen we were content with our log , , , - , , , 7 cabin school-houses and slab benches cause of her trial for the murder of with removed log for a window through Caesar Young, is about to secure bail, which we were glad to catch even one Miss Nancy may have killed Mr. Caesar, ray of light. These disadvantages hut we fail to see the motive, therefore ; were increased by the location, which . , ... XT ! was found to be in a deserted place far we think Miss Nancy should be allow-1 - . . v ^ CON. O’BRrAJf. ed to go her way unmolested. • • • There is talk of a new morning daily in Spartanburg. Have a care, gentle men! The starting of a new paper is like pouring money into a rat hole. You had better buy out the old one and spend your money improving it. You may not have so much fun but you you will do a lot more good and it will be more profitable in the end. • • * The frantic appeals that some of our exchanges are making for delinquents to pay would indicate that there is very little backbone in the business lepartment of those papers. People who want a newspaper had just as leave pay for it in advance as to re ceive it on credit. The other fellows don’t care and the paper would be better off without them. Get on the cash-in-advance band wagon, brethren, and ride easy. Mrs. Y/ill Wilkins Entertains. Mrs. Will Wilkins entertained the | junior set Monday evening in honor of her sister, Miss Julia Montgomery, of Georgia. The young people spent a most delightful time. —Don’t miss the bargains at Carroll, Carpenter & Byers Cost Sale. Produce Market. The following prices prevail on this market for all kinds of country pro duce. Quotations changed weekly by W. K. Davenport: Hens 20 to 30 Fries 15 to 20 Turkeys, Gobblers $1 to $1.50 Turkeys, Hens 75 to $1 Ducks 20 to 25 Geese .. 25 to 30 Dressed Rabbits 8 cents each Eggs 20 cents doz Butter 15 cents lb s'ears ago. Salt pork is good if a man ran stomach it. The idea Cow Peas 75c a bushel White Peas $1 a bushel Bran $1.35 a hundred Corn 70c a bushel Oats 50c to 60c a bushel Wheat $1.25 a bushel Hay $1 a hundred Meal 75c a bushel Dried Apples 5c a pound Dried Peaches 6c a pound Onions $1.00 a bushel Walnuts 60c a bushel Arrival of Trains. For the convenience of the people tion, with,use of dust-boards will be j og Gaffney and vicinity, we publish simply immense, so much so you will have to ship in more hogs and beef cattle to consume it. “Cut your corn and shock it at proper stage; shred and bale it, and you have the best forage you can get. The re fuse of this stover makes the best bed ding possible, as it will absorb more No. 97 arrives at than all other bedding. No. 35 arrives at “Let us hear from you, brethren. GOING NORTH Don’t be bashful, but speak out. No. 36 arrives at 7:22 A M “Respectfully, No. 12 arrives at 4:40 p! M. “W. P. Ponder.” No. 38 arrives at 6:40 P. M. No. 40 arrives at 8:26 P. M. No. 97 is a mail train only, and Nos. below a correct schedule of the ar rival at Gaffney of the passenger trains on the Southern railroad: GOING SOUTH No. 39 arrives at 9:10 A. M. No. :;7 arrives at 10:57 A. M. No. 11 arrives at 2:52 P. M. . 6:43 P. M. .11:50 P. M. What Mr. Ponder has accomplished can be accomplished by others. Upon 37 and 38 ^re “the vesUbules;” and the whole the farmers of Cherokee are none of the three stops at Gaffney, intelligent and industrious, and we All the others make regular stops, mean to cast no reflection on them at FP,,t from Gaffney nn all a" — are som, w,„. ^ M bibe some of the intelligence and in ai) il 40. The mails close at the post- 1 dustry of their neighbors. The slip- office thirty minutes before each train shod, don’t-care-a-contiuental method arrive. back from any public highway, as if a school-house were a disgrace to any community instead of its greatest and most important advertisement. Then let us improve our surroundings and equipments in a way that will hold even our oldest children at home. And how can this be done? I might answer this inquiry by saying, just here, that some of our trustees are advancing in an intelligent way by combining their smaller schools and establishing grad ed schools with modern buildings and equipments, with sufficient grounds for amusements, etc. Now, I fear that these trustees are making one mistake, and that is their location. So I would like to suggest to these trustees, Messrs. McCraw, Daniel and McCraw, that instead of combining # their Providence and Pleasant Grove Salt pork is a famous old- schools and locating their building on r . r , , r either side of tue Sarratt ceek, there- iaSillOIlCCi remedy lOI* COH- l)y giving the children) either the Sar- ratt and Morgan creek, or the Sarratt |“ jm P tIOn - tat P^nty Ot and Cherokee creek to cross, that they oork,” Was the advice tO the co-operate with Messrs. J. M. Swof-! ■ . . ford, L. T. Clary, Lem Blanton and Consumptive JJO and IOO the other trustees of these commir.I-‘ ties, and combine the Providence. Cen- terview and Fair view schools and es tablish two schools with one located near J. V. Whelehel’s on the public highway, and the other, which Grassy. , r . , Pond is now working for, at Beulah DChind It IS that lit IS the church, or above C, B. Turner’s in the r i .1 1, forks of the roads. By locating the l^od the consumptive needs buildings in this way the well will most, serve the public in general as a water ing place; the buildings will be a con stant advertisement, building up the community, making the stranger who em method ot feeding fat tO might pass wish to be a citizen, ad- . 1 _ - 1 • vancing the price of land, causing the the Consumptive. I ork IS tOO land owner with his thousands of roU jrh for sensitive Stomachs, acres to divide up his land into two o and three-horse farms and sell same; Scott’s Emulsion is the most and thereby give homes to the most in- 5 £ 1 c c • 11 telligent, successful and worthy citi- rcnned Ol tatS, espeCiallV zens of our county. Then we will see nrpiv1ref i f nr pocv dio-^cMnn well-improved farms, farms which will P^P U T easy digestion. be self-supporting, homes made pleas-; Ferdincr him for in i-hic ant by the bright eyes and smiling rccunig mm rat in tniS faces of intelligent children, firesides way, which is often the Only around which mother and father with * • 1 ir 1 1 % ] their grown children as well as their way, IS hall the battle, but younger ones by their sides, will re- q w ,,i„- „ joice to sit, the oldest son or daughter j ^ ^Ott S Emulsion does more at home (instead of running off to than that. There is SOme- town); for then the home on the farm , . . will he a place of comfort, pleasure thing about the combination and entertainment. Then we will 1 i; -i ,» « have a place in which we can teach Cod llVCT Oil and hypophos- the young man and young woman phites in Seott’<; Fmnlcinn something else besides arithmetic. 1 imcb 1,1 OLOtl S^ £,mUlSiOn grammar and geography, something that puts new life into the about their present occupations that , 1 , , . . farming is a science and that there is a Wea.C parts and nas a Special \vhv and a wherefore for all that is J,' 1 1 „ done on the farm; giving the young attl ° n on tlle diseased lungs, •nan an interest in his home, which vessels beneath the surface of the body, and emptied into the great current of the blood. The juices of poison oak and other noxious wild plants percolate through the skin like water through a sponge, est taken into the circulation, breaking out afresh each season, and linger ing on for years unless antidoted and driven out of the svstem. Poisoning among the employes of dye houses, and from weaiw Ing colored under-clothing and hosiery, is of frequent occurrence and dangerous to health, causing boils and sores and poison oak and its effects. Other eruptions. ° v ® r fifteen years ago I was po:eoned with Pal* Workers in lead ■ OI \ 0aJt - * tried remedy after remedy without WOI kers in ICau, DraSS getting relief. Soree broke out over xay body and and Other metals ars often on my tongue, affecting the liniag of my mouth. poisoned by the chemicals ’'sTiueY*/ 3,*,2 and acids used in polish- bottles all the sores disappeared, and Xhavaaet • _ j *1,^ Cl been bothered since, and I feel much indebted SC Ing, and the dust and m- your valuable medicine for BO prompt and oomj iners settlimr upon the skin, pl®teacure. 7 am certain that S.S.S. will do iui. r , .. - that la claimed lor it in blood ciiaaaee'J. and which find their way through the pores into the blood, followed by inflammation, swelling and the most obstinatesorea* Blood Poison» the vilest of all human diseases, is oftei con*; trafcted through shaking the hand or handling the clothing or othir artLi kins, has returned to her home in Ma usedbyona infected with this dangerous poison. The deadly viruij rietta, Ga. finding its way through the poresof the Mrs J. F. Garrett and Misses Lni.i skin.contaminatesthebloodandpnducc* and Freeman have returned from a * m r - J , , j vi visit to Concord. N. C. ■ 1 I fearful ulcers, eruptions and blottbes. Miss Inez Sarratt and Misses Clara The diseases that enter the syCem and Vivian have returned from their 1 y 1 f absorption or through the poresarc holiday visit to Union deep-seated and dangerous as any kougl Miss Mary Wh (lock is back from on by internal causes, and canot Jonesville and will resume her studies ! ... J v-“.uo & o, ,? at Limestone reached by washes, salves^ soaps or other external remedies. In bk Miss Germaine Odom, who has been must be purified apd a healthy circulation established before £ett permanently rid of the disease. S. S. S. acts upon the blood, riding; of the original poison and restoring it-to a healthy, normal conctioa. S. S. S. is guaranteed entirely vegetable, an unrivaled blod pt fler and the best of all tonics. With all impurities removed iom blood, the sores and eruptions disappear from the skin. Write 1; shot joo desire medical advice or any information about your case; his tost you ndthihg. JHE SWIFT SPECiFMG CO., ATLAMfk, GA* made over a fitted lining and faced full front and back. The sleeves aie made to form double puffs and tin* her ilia outlines the yoke. The skirt is circular and is laid in double plaits at regular Intervals, those in front giv- ; ng the box-plait effect, and those in centre of back meeting to form in serted plaits. * • • Mrs. Carroll Foster has returned to her homo in Jonesville. Mrs. J. 1’. Brown has returned from a visit to Mrs Chas. Gould, of Spar tanburg. Mrs. Robt. Lipscomb, who has been visiting Mrs. Allie Lipscomb, has re turned to her home in Tennessee. Mrs. Ed. DeCamp, with Will and Nell, have returned from a visit to Statesville, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Littlejohn and son have returned to their home in Uatesburg. Miss Julia Montgomery, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Will Wil visiting Mrs. J. B. Bell, has returned to her home in Charlotte. Miss Lucy Carpenter has returned from a visit to Spartanburg. Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Sarratt returned this week from a pleasant visit to Alabama. Mr. and Mrs. G. Tolieson, who have been visiting relatives in our city, re turned to Spartanburg Monday. ^Tennessee Mules And Horses. Car load extra fine just in—all at extra low prices. OPS i Handsome Horses Scott’s Lmulsion is themod- Special pair splendid animals, fast id 1 stylish, combination buggy and sack*. Gentle enough for ladies’ use. Let us sb*- you what we have. H. Robbins riMon street will be a happy one. instead of a grum, •ough* place of abode where the father m-ver tries to speak a kind word, and is too stingy to spend five cents to n.ike it interesting to his children. 1 Now, Grassy Pond is going to have her graded school, so let these other; trustees co-operate and establish theirs with Cherokee creek a dividing line; | 1 do away with the Pleasant Grove school altogether, then only a few! will have any stream to cross ar alu ; If I am not right, let the people of | the communities speak for themselves. Teacher. A sample wifi be sent free upon request. Pc sure that this picture in the form ci a label is on the wra; per of every bottle of Emulsion you buy. SCOTT & BOWNE, CHEMISTS, 409 Pearl St., N. Y. 50c. and $1; all druggists NOTICE OF OPENING BOOKS SUBSCRIPTION. OF Only inexperienced men laugh seasickness and lovesickness. at of some of our people—not neces sarily farmers—is heartrendering. Situated in the garden spot of the uni verse, with a climate unsurpassed on earth, and with all the God-given bless ings we enjoy, there is no reason why oulvone wity to cune de:i'fiV<‘ss!'Voi(i'tiint ^ by constitutional remedies. Deafness Is Never judge a man’s knowledge by Notice is hereby given that by virtue the fool things he says when in love., of a commission issued by Hon. J. T. Gantt, Secretary of State, to (he under- Dt-afiiess Cannot be Cured by loea'upplleiitlons, ns they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is •aiiM-d by Influnit'd condition of the mucous Ibilnv of the Kiistuchian Tube. When Mils tve should not take advantage of our -- opportunities and develop into the t „| M . tntlumed yoti have a rumbling Brainiest people in exlMcnee. TImw , £8 is no need for dreaming, there is no unless the liillnmnmtlon cun 1« taken out . , , und t his tills'restored to Us normal eondl- need for pessimism, we have the op- tion. hearing will be destroyed forever; nine nnrtunltv ami the onlv Question lhat ''asesoutof 'll areeaused by catarrh, wbieh poriumiy aim ine oniy qm utiuu was | K nothlmt t»ut iin lii(iiiniwl condition of the arises is, "Will we take advantage of mueons surfaces „ . . ! W'e will give One Hundred Dollars for any the opportunity? We need not exp» Ct cake of Deafness (eased liy eaturrhlthutean- a proper development of our soil and , Cure. Send people unless we make a proper effort u .. w „ F- J- t’HFNRY Sc eo., Toledo, o God helps those who help themselves. Hall's Family IMilsare the best. Report of the Condition - OF THE - BANK OF BLACKSBURG ItLAi'KdBUKG, S. < signed as corporators, the books of subscription to the capital stock of The Cherokee Building and Loan Associa tion, a corporation to be formed wMth tho principal place of business at Gaff ney, S. C., will be opened in the Na tional Bank of Gaffney, S. C., on Gran- u the dose <>f business December :11st, tin t, ard street, in the town of Gaffney, on the 7th day of January, 1905, from 10 a. m. to 2 o’clock p. m. The capital stock of the said corporation will be Fifty Thousand Dollars, to be divided in five hundred shares of stock at the par value of one hundred dollars per share. always contains all the latest local'and foreigi news. Subscribe nov O et Y e Cl 7. To everybody in Gaffney and all Cherokee Conn for attending ray Ten Days Special Sale. Thin sale wi even greater than last year, therefore, I wish to than all who patronized me. I hope you all had a Men Christmas and wish everyone in Cherokee County Happy and Prosperous New Year. I also wish to stat that I will greatly appreciate the patronage of tho pec pie by selling for less than any other store in Cheroke County. Give me a call and be convinced. Mone‘ back if not satisfied. asskts. Bills Heceivnblo Furuttuim and Fixtures Cash -ind due from Banks. Total. .flT.iKj «7 . 1,(100 00 B.58H Iti 134,878 IK) .1 A III MTI KS. Capital | 5,000 00 Undivided Piotlts 7W il. posits Ifl.IMM 111 KtdUcounts 3.300 00 Total <34,872 30 M. H. Morhow, Oaabler. Jan. C. A. Jefferies, W. H. Gooding. D. C. Ross, W. W. Thomas Board of Corporators. ciwOthie:w !*