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* THE LEDGER. Tuesday and Friday, £d. H. DeCamp, Editor and Publisher, A. W. Griffith, Local Editor. WHAT THE GOVERNOR SAID. The following from Gov. Heyward in re the Jenkins distillery is self ex-: planatory: Columbia, March 30, 1905. Mr. Ed. H. DeCamp, Gaffney, S. C. My Dear Mr. DeCamp:—Mr. Nor- ment has shown me that part of your letter, of March 21st, to him, refer-[ ring to the Jenkins distillery in your county. I herewith inclose you clip ping from The News and Courier, of recent date, which “sizes” up the situation exactly, and feel I cannot add anything to it. Mr. Hammett and myself are always willing to serve you in any way in our power, hut in this case the re-establishment of the distillery does not so lie. With regards, and trusting you are quite well, believe me, Very truly, D. C. Heyward, Governor. The clipping is as follows: “The people of Cherokee county appear to be very much disturbed about the proposed reopening of the Jenkins distillery in Cherokee county. They think that the county has indi cated plainly that it does not want liquor. They have voted the dispen saries out and do not want distilleries. The Brice law makes no provision for the removal of distilleries, and it is for the State board to say wheth er a distillery is left in a county that voted out the dispensaries. “Mr. Ed. DeCamp is waging war against any distillery being operated in Cherokee county, as the county has plainly shown that it wants to have nothing to do with liquor. “It appears, from what can be ascer tained here, that Jenkins’ permit to run a distillery was revoked some time ago, upon the report of Chief Hammett, and that bis appliances were confiscated by the Federal gov ernment. If his license has been re newed Mr. Hammett has not been so advised, and at all events he could not re-establish his distillery at the old place, as that seems to have come within the statutory prohibition of be ing too close to a church. “The State board had a petition from Jenkins to allow him to reopen his distillery, and Jenkins employed counsel to urge his right to reestab lish his place, but as far as is known such a renewal has not been granted by the State board of control. “Governor Heyward has been ask ed to intercede in the matter, but he has nothing whatever to do with it, as the law plainly places that authori ty with the State board of control and with no one else." NOTES AND COMMENTS. There is nothing in hell that will compare with them.” “Uncle Dick” is nothing if not original. May his shadow never grow less, is the wish of The Ledger. • • * Mr. Theodore Roosevelt, by the grace of the people, the president of the greatest nation on earth, is mak ing a tour through the West and Southwest. Should he chance* to touch the great solid South we trust he may be given the same chance to greeting that would await one of our own faith. He is the president—our president in fact—and we bwe him that loyalty that a great and good people owe their ruler. Let us forget his eccentricities, his impetuosity, and only remember him as a man of destiny, a great and good man who sometimes errs, but who has never made the same error twice. * * * Isn’t it funny how our politicians abuse the Republicans for their pro tective tariff views and then our peo ple band themselves together for pro tection? A point in illustration is the Cotton Growers’ Association. We be lieve it right for the cotton growers to protect themselves, but we also have an idea that the protective view of our friends, the Republicans, is not wholly wrong. When carried to an extreme it is wrong, just as the abuse of any good thing makes it wrong, but w r e must try to be a little more consistent and not condemn the other fellow too harshly for doing the very same thing we are trying to do ourselves. * * * The Yorkville Enquirer, in the course of a reply to a pro dispensary article in the Abbeville Medium, says: “There is no doubt of the fact that taken as a whole York is the most in telligent, most progressive, most moral and temperate county in South Caro lina. We do not believe its equal can be found in the United States or in the world.” While that is arrogat ing a good deal for its county we can not help but admire the spirit that prompts the Enquirer to make such a boast, but York must vote out the dispensary before it can lay claim to the most temperate people in South Carolina, let alone the world. As to the other claims, they were all right before Cherokee county took off Cherokee township, and in so doing we got the best people on earth, while we already had the most pro gressive, therefore York must play second fiddle to the leader—Cherokee. OUTLOOK BRIGHT IN HEATHEN CHINA. RAPID STRIDES IN EDUCATION AND RELIGION. Japan Ahead of Other Nations in Schools—Many Chinese Being Con verted—War Refugees in China. Chinkiang. China, Feb. 24.—I have not written you a letter in some lit tle time, but I have been enjoying the home news through The Ledger, and appreciate your kindness in send ing it. It is a pleasure to hear about the people and events in and about Gaffney. We were very glad to hear that Cherokee had gone for prohibi tion, and and hope they will carry out what is proposed. Liquor is a curse in China as well as in Gaffney. Why can’t people let a thing alone which has so much evil and misery it it? I am interested in the discussions in your paper about the school ques tion. I think it would almost pay you to send a man to Japan and learn their methods of teaching their chil dren, and then “go and do likewise.” The Japs are nothing if not up to date, and they seem to have appro priated about the best school system to be found and are working it too. It seems strange that a people who a few years ago were in heathenism, are now far ahead of us in education. People who love knowledge and cul ture as the Cherokee county people do, should not stop short of the best. Every child in the county ought to have a good chance to get. a fair edu great deal, and other Christian efforts are being put forth. One brave Jap who was kHled at the mouth of Port Arthur in the sinking of one of those vessels, had a New Testament por tion in his coat pocket, and was known to be a Christian. One of the great admirals is a Christian. Many feel that Japan’s success will be the salvation of China. Christianity is growing in China. The Baptists north and south have alone about ten thousand members in this land. The north and the south have just met in a conference in Shanghai, one c.f the most helpful meetings I have ever attended. The outlook is very hopeful. W. E. Crocker. A Trip to Columbus, N. C. Editor The Ledger:—I left Gaffney on April 1st in a spring wagon with Floyd White G. Lipscomb and S. Rogers, traveling up the Mils Gap road, a splendid road to the mountains, on our way to Co lumbus, N. C. There ought, to be a railroad built up this road to Ashe ville. Such improvement in the way of farming as I saw on this trip is astonishing to me, who made my first trip up that, way in ISfiO, and have been traveling up and down ever since. Lands that were $4.00 or $5.00 an acre are now $20.00 an acre. Wheat was pift in with a drill and it is looking fine. Some of it is large enough for a rabbit to hide in. I attended church on Sunday at Co lumbus and heard a sermon from Rev. Crocker (Presbyterian). His text was Luke 12th chapter and 15th verse, "Beware of covetousness.” It sounded like the old time religion—“it was good enough for me.” I wish that the whole people .of Gaffney could have heard that sermon. If they had heard it, I don’t think so many of them would be for pulling down their old barns and building greater ones, be cause they did not have room to store Honor Rolls. / The following are the honor rolls i in the third and second grades at I, Gaffney Graded school No. 1: Third grade, Miss Willis, teacher: Fred Good 97 Ellen Gaines OS Harry Sarratt. 97 Elizah Gaines 9G Laurens Fort 95 1 Anna DuPre 95 Carlisle Stacy 95 Boniten Wood 95! Second grade, Miss Bessie Ken drick. teacher: June Painter 99 ; Bessie Painter 97 i Claude Littlejohn 98 | Eugene White 98 i Crawley Smith 9G HEALTH is the Most Important The manufacturers of Royal Roy Wilkins 9G Baking Powder have had 40 years of scientific experience. Every method of bread-and- cake raising has been exhaus- 9G Harry Brown .. 9G Genelle Thompson 95 Big Sale Now On. . . 1 ■ 1 1 The big sale advertised at J. r. ; ^vely studied in this country and Tolleson & Co.’s store began yester- abroad, day morning and will continue for fifteen days. As soon as the doors were thrown open people began to pour in; and all day long the store was crowded with bargain seekers. An extra force of salesmen has been put on for the sale and the entire force is taxed to wait upon the con tinuous stream of customers. It is I certainly an inspiring sight to an i onlooker. Again we invite you to call and sign the petition against the re-establish ment of the Jenkins distillery in Cherokee township. Don’t put this matter off. • * • Pandering to the prejudices of the populace may seemingly have its .re ward for the time being, but give the populace time and it will sooner or later return to reason. There is) no common'.. .ilth thai better illustrates the v.isdom of this truth than does South Carolina. • a ■ EDITORIAL it is with pride we note the ten dency in South Carolina to an abate ment of crime. Now and {hen we hear of a senseless tragedy in our borders, but since the conviction of several white men for murder, which is an indication that the courts are return ing to the Mosaic law, there has been less lawlessness. A few more con victions will bring about a still more , wonderful change. • • • A letter from our old friend, Rev. R. If. (Dick) Morse who is in At lanta conveys the intelligence that he has been sick for the past twelve months, but that he is getting better. He says: “I hope I will be well soon so I can work, for the devil has this place from snout to tail. Decatur and Peter streets are the worst I ever saw. They are a disgrace to our country. The Gaffney “Sun.” The Gaffney “Sun” is the name of a new paper in Gaffney, published by colored people. The “Sun” rose upon the journalistic world yesterday morn ing, and its appearance does credit to the publishers, being neatly gotten up and well printed. The “Sun” will shine altogether for the colored roce; and it is to be hoped that its rays may penetrate many homes in Chero kee and elsewhere and brighten the minds of its readers. May The “Sun” never set! A ¥ . their goods. W. R. L. cation. It seems to me the best plan j p ^—Honey and eggs in abund- would be to let the persons most con-1 anc ;, up the roa(1 Eggs'ten cents per cerned study methods at, other places. tloz p n aml honey ten cents per round create a system which would give equal benefit to pvery corner of the county, and then work it. Intelligence lies at the basis of progress. I believe the two pillars of the community are the church, and the school. The highest prosperity does not certainly lie in money making. But I must not be trying to preach to you, for I need more than I can give. During last year in Chinkiang our little church increased its membership by thirty-seven baptisms, the largest in its history. Since I came to China about five years ago, it has been my privilige to baptize about fifty from heathenism. The war has not hin dered our work so far as I can see. More enquirers come than we can at tend to. Last year more than two hundred said they wished to become Christians, and nearly one hundred were examined for baptism. More people are willing to come to hear than we are able to preach to. We have preached almost daily, and there are visits to be made to the country, about thirty miles away, to two or three stations calling for us to come. How can wej aud family at Mercer. go as often as needed? There hasi been a family cenversion in one j country station. Three brothers, with the wives of the two elder, and ! the older mother. The mother was a zealous idol worshiper for thirty; years, and was moreover a vegetarian, that is, for religious reasons she | would not eat meat. She has given up her idols, and two of her sons ire studying to become evangelists. 1 Meeting of Griffith Society. The annual public meeting of the; Griffith Society of Limestone College j will be held this (Friday) evening in the college auditorium. The following programme will be rendered: Music .. .. . . Miss Marie McClain Song Miss Irene Lockwood Introduction .. President of Society i Address Dr. H. N. Snyder I Music .. Miss Salome Timmerman! ■ \ A Small Wreck. There was a small wreck Monday j Pondfield Paragraphs. -ilieinoon on the spur of the South- Pondfield, April G.—We had a nicej 0I !} s 'J’ 3 - 0 '* which runs out to the oil little rain in this section yesterday, 1 Several box cars ran away which was beginning to be badly a &rade near the mill and needed, as the land in places was get ting very dry and hard. Our farmers have begun planting corn, and some of them are speaking of planting some cotton seed this week. Mrs. W. D. Alexander has been con fined to her boom for some time with something like rheumatism. Howev er, she is now some better, and we hope that she may soon lie able to be out again. Mr. J. T. W. Whelchel made a busi ness trip to Shelby, N. C., last week. The Sunday school was re-organ ized at Mt. Ararat last Sunday, with Mr. Hancock as superintendent, and Mr. Paul McKown secretary and treas urer. Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Spencer went to Stevy last Saturday to visit Mrs. Spencer’s father, Mr. J. C. Blanton. Mr. and Mrs. John Parris spent the They are constantly ( | av i ast Sunday with Mr. Smith Rains H. P. G. The Better Way A Sad Death. On Saturday last news was receiv ed in this city of the death of Mrs. W. G. Patterson, of Lewisburg, Tenn. As Miss Lil Montgomery. MrsT Pat terson was well known here where she visited her sister, Mrs. W. J. Wilkins. Just one year ago she left here as a bride, and now we bow in meek submission to the will of One who doeth all things well. To Mrs. Wilkins the sympathy of her many friends is extended. The tissues of the throat are Last night we sent off six to**study at inflamed and irritated; you loniohj and there is more irrita n more coughing. You take : nigh mixture and i*t eases the it ition—for a while. You take DenfneMH C'wnnot be Cured ny loca 1 applications, ns they cannot reach the diseased portion of the car. There Is only one way to cure deafness, and t hat Is by constitutional remedies. Deafness Is raueed by inflamed condition of the mucous '•nlngofthe Eustachian Tube. When this tube jfots Inflamed you have a rumbling sound or Imperfect hearing, and when It Is ■•ntirely closed deafness Is the result, and unless the Inflammation can be taken out md this tube restored to its normal condi tion. hearing will bo destroyed forever; nine •uses out of ?n are caused by catarrh, which is nothing hut an inflamed condition of the mucous surfaces. We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (cased by catarrh) thatcan- not be cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free. F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. O Sold by Druggests. 7Hr. Hall’s Fandlv Pills are the best. hi* Bible school in Shanghai. Wo have invited an assistant pastor to come tip from Canton. I believe our. field is very hopefuL here, and let ns hope that this year may be better than last. Railway surveyors are hen- plot ting out a line of railway, which is to connect Shanghai wdth Chinkiang and Nanking. Many Chinese about here are wearing foreign dress, and some are cutting off the queue. Everyone seems anxious to learn English. China is slowly chmging. I was sitting at the hotel table the other day in Shanghai when the con versation turned on the Russian re fugees coming south from Port Arthur. Some one said that they had just come in from the street and had seen a long string of women and children coming down the Bund, containing many hundreds, and they had, most of them, nowhere to go for the night, and the weather was cold. I saw many men about the streets with fur caps, and some dressed in the Rus sian military clothes. How many people suffered, and are suffering on account of this cruel war! Stories come that would make a heart of , stone bleed for very pity. I learned that in the Japanese army the Young Men’s Christian Associaoltn is doing a fine and much appreciated work. The Bible societies are also doing a '4 SCOTT’S EMULSIOt: and it cures the cold. That’. 1 what is necessary. It soothes the throat because it reduces the mtation ; cures the cold because it drives out the inflammation; builds up the weakened tissues because it nourishes them back ra their natural strength. That’s now Scott’s Emulsion deals with a sore throat, a cough, a cold, or bronchitis. WE’LL SEND YOU A SAMPLE FREE SCOTT & B0WNE, were smashed up, their contents of cotton seed meal and hulls being scattered in all directions. No partic ular damage was done outside of the cars. Everything To Eat. When you need anything in Heavy or Fancy Groceries, don’t forget Finck- en’s new store. J. F. FINCHES, Two doors from Postoffice. 1 he result is a perfect prod uct in Royal Baking Powder. There is no substitute for it. The purity and efficiency of Rc r al Baking Powder have been commended by the highest authorities of the world. Thesi fiicts mean two impor tant things to all housekeepers; First: that Poyal Baking Powder is healthful and makes wholesome food. Secoi d : that Royal Bak ing Po vder makes food good to taste. POVAT baking L\\J I POWDER ABSOLUTELY PURE Frightful Suffering Relieved. Suffering frightfully from the viru lent poisons of un’ gested food', C. G. Grayson, of Lula, Miss., took Dr. King’s New Life Pills, “with the re sult,” he writes, “that I was cured.” All stomach and bowel disorders give way to their tonic, laxative pro perties. 25c at Cherokee Drug Co., guaranteed. IN! ICF^ORT* OF THE CONDITION OF Bank of Blacksbnrg, Blacksburg, S. C., at close of business March .'list. 1!T05. ASSETS. Loans and Discounts 123,930 37 Furniture and Fixtdres 1,000 00 Due from Hanks 3.354 29 Cash on hand 3,143 37 Total % XU ACIDITIES. | t'aoltal Stock Paid in Undivided profits Deposits subject to check Deposits. Time Kc-discounts 131,428 03 $10,050 00 351) 54 14.75*1 71 1.261 78 5.100 00 Total $31,428 03 1. M H. Morrow, President of the above named Hank, do solemnly swear that the | above statement is true to the best of my i knowledge and belief. M. II. Morrow, President. Sworn to and subscribed before me this, | the ti rst day of April, 1905. L. T Ligon. Notary Punlic. Directors. M. II Morrow, 1). F. Morrow. P. H. Freeman. i Thoh. V. Mays, I J^M. Porter. BLACKSBURG TAKES THE PLACE OF CALOMEL PRICE 35 CENTS. AT ALL DRUGGISTS. GAFFNEY DRUG CO., Gaffney, S. C., CHEROKEE DRUG CO., Gaffney, 8. C. DRUG CO., Blacksburg, S. C. Tor sale by The Gaffney Cify Land and improvement Go. Offers for sale Building Lots In this flourishing town, Gaffney; also Farms ne by and in reach of the Schools of Limestone Springs and of this place, In lots of 30 to 100 acres on liberal time rates; also Agricultural Lands to rent for Farm!,) ur)( sis For foil parti' ulars apply to J. V. SARRATT, Agent. N. B.—All persons are forbidden to enter on, walk or ride through or over the lands of this company, cutting and removing- timber or Ashing, hunting, under penalty of law. i i st. Ten Days Special Sale, A i t * o . Wait! sawuuBtsai& sy* For Our Greatest Beginning Friday Horning, Apr. 14. WE’RE PREPARING NOW The Greatest Special Sale Ever Held in Gaffney SEE OUR WINDOWS Salesmen Wanted e I s o ii WATCH OUR ADS. Salesmen Wanted i lio Olotliier’. k * k $ k * k k