Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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» «- THE LEDGER. Tuesday and Friday, £d. H. DeCamp, Editor and Publisher, A. W. Griffith, Local Editor. i NOTES AND COMMENTS. The city authorities did a good thing yesterday in sprinkling some of the prominent srteets of the town. This is the proper thing to do under the circumstances; but Gaffney needs a street sprinkler! • • • A patron of The Ledger placed a “for sale” ad. in last Tuesday** paper and sold the article, a refrigerator, with one insertion. The moral is that if you have anything to sell the med ium through which to let it he known is The Ledger. The small ads, as well as the large ones, are read. * • • Gov. Heyward's Kentucky horse died of lockjaw. Now, if the governor were only a member of the State hoard of control that “Kaintuck” animal might be replaced by another at a nominal cost. We have heard that the members of the board of control can get anything they desire from “Ole Kaintuck” “w ithout money and without price.” • » • The Wateree Messenger tells a story of the failure of a coffin factory enterprise in its town, saying that the failure cost the stockholders of the Farmers and Merchants Bank of that town about $28,000. That’s what these live bankers get for trying to push a dead issue. A coffin is the last thing any man needs, therefore a cof fin factory should be the last thing any live town should want. * • * The C dumbia baseball fans are mourning the loss of one Mr. Mc Carthy, a fast short stop, who jumped the team just as it was getting ready to commence the season. They have one consolation, however, and that is that a “jumper” is not worthy to be on the team of any respectable town. We hope Manager Earle may be able to locate another short stop that will prove even better than this man who had no regard for his honor. • * • The Anderson Daily Mail indicates that it is a firm believer in the doc trine of the Presbyterians, as the fol lowing from that paper shows: A valued subscriber to The Daily Mail writes: “Wcat kind of a news paper are you ninnfng, anyway? Some days it will consist of four pages, then again six, eight, ten, or twelve pages. It is always good, but I never know how much of it I am going to get. It keeps me guessing.” Our friend is respectfully informed that whatever is to be will be, and that whatever happens is for the best. Tiie Daily Mail tries to adapt itself to the requirements of the occasion. Whenever there is only enough news to fill a four-page paper we print a j four-page paper, and whenever it is required we add as many pages as i may be necessary to cover the situa- ! tion. • • • An instance of loyalty to Gaffney deserving of mention and worthy of emulation is the following: A darkey left here some time ago and went to Georgia. He returned a few weeks ago, and in conversation with a Led ger representative he was praising the advantages of the Georgia town, saying, among other things, that it was a town with plenty of money. When asked why he did not stay there and get some of the money, he replied: “Boss, I’d rut her lib in Gaffney if dar wasn’t but one cent here dan to stay eny whar else on earf.” That’s loyalty personified. And yet we have heard white men who made thousands of dollars in this place cuss the town and the people. Oh, pessimist, take heed, and learn of the negro. ■ * • Miss Nan Patterson, a theatrical girl, is now standing trial in New York for the kiling of Caesar Young, her lover. Miss Patterson’s former role was comedy, but now she is the principal in the deepest of tragedy. No doubt she has been a naughty girl, but somehow or other we ^nn’t believe she killed her sweetheart. Although wayward and reckless, we sympathize with her and hope she will be acquit ted, in the event of which we also hope she will profit by her experience and that her remaining years may be full of usefulness. The one splendid feature of this unfortunate affair is the devotion of her father. Such loyalty as he has displayed makes him worthy of a better girl, and we trust his daughter may be freed to repay him for his devotion. • • • The Spartanburg Journal is abso lutely the most unfair debater of any newspaper in the State. When you ask it a point blank question it parries the interrogation, as the following will show, in reply to our question of last Tuesday: The esteemed Gaffney Ledger says it does not advertise Peruna as a “beverage,” but as a medicine. But the thirsty citizens of the limestone region drink it as a beverage, even though The Ledger earnestly pleads with them to drink it only as a medicine. The Ledger wishes to know what this paper would do un der similar circumstances. We have never refused this advertising on conscientious scruples, but wg' have also never advocated prohibition. Now ,we never asked The Journal why it did not accept this business. Its reply would be ridiculous but for the misstatement of fact contained therein, when The Journal states we earnestly plead with the thirsty citi zens of the limestone region to drink Peruna only as a medicine. We have made no plea for them to drink it at all, and The Journal either lacks in telligence or knew it was perverting the facts when it made that statement. In our opinion it would reflect more credit on The Journal for it to advo cate prohibition, with all its ills, and advertise Peruna for its medicinal properties, than to advocate the de basing of its patrons by the dispen sary system and then beg a question put to it. Close Shaving. (Harper’s Wkeely.) The following is told of a politician in a Pennsylvania town well known for his ardent support of the princi ples of the prohibition party. Accord ing to the physician who was consult ed by this man, who fancied himself quite ill, he was told that there was really nothing the matter with him. “What you need,” said the doctor, “is a stimulant—a little w’hiskey now and then will make you all right in no time.” “Whiskey,” gasped the politician, “why, doctor my folks wouldn’t stand such a thing for a minute! Don’t you know that I am a prohibi tionist?” “I think,” replied the physician, “that the difficulty may be overcome. I’ll send you a jug of excellent liquor You’ll take it in hot water from three to four times a day.” “But, doctor,” persisted the prohi bitionist, “when I send for the hot water, the family may suspect* some thing.” “You shave, don’t you?” suggested the physician. “Send your shaving mug down stairs. The hot water may be sent to you in that.” A short time after the physician called to see how his patient was get ting on. Every one in the house ap- jea»*ed to be greatly disturbed. In response to the doctor’s surprised query, the family chorused: “Oh, he’s all right physically, doc tor, but we really think he’s quite out of his mind. Why, he’s been shaving himself every hour or so for a week.” DphCih'kh Cannot he Cured by lorii'applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure dcitfness, and tliat is by constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by inflamed condition of the mucous l<nlng of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets inflamed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is entirely closed deafness is the result, and | unless the inflammation can be taken out hind this tube restored toils normal condi- ; tion. hearing will be destroyed forever: nine , cases out of “n are caused by catarrh, which j is nothing but an inflamed condition of the j mucous surfaces. We will give One Hundred Dollars for any j case of Deafness (cased by catarrh) t hatenn- i not be cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free. E. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O Sold by Druggest s, 7'>c. I Hall’s Kamilv I'illsare the best. Advertisements are like a tree, in that it takes time for them to mature; like trees, also, they produce better the longer they are kept growing. Class Advertising. You never hear a widow accuse a j man of being an idiot unless she is in love with him and he is in love i with some other woman. We always admire the girl at a so cial entertainment who forgot to bring her music—and who will not at tempt to play without it. Scientists tell us that people should wed their opposites. Periiaps that is why so many people are anxious to marry money. A dog growls over his dinner be cause he likes it and a man growls over his because he doesn’t like it. Umbrellas keep some men dry and others remain dry because they are not invited to take something. No man particularly admires a wo man who is so good that all her wo men acquaintances like her. A man is compelled to lie to a wo man occasionally if he would retain her friendship. An average man is one who thinks he is away above the average. An ideal rumor only^awaits a chance to get busy. If a Cow gave Butter mankind would have to invent milk. Milk is Na ture’s emuision —butter put in shape for diges tion. Cod liver oil is ex tremely nourishing, but it has to be emulsified before we can digest it. Scott’s Emulsion combines the best oil with the valuable hypo- phosphites so that it is easy to digest and does far more good than the oil alone could. That makes Scott’s Emulsion the most strengthening, nourishing food - medi cine in the world. Send for free sample. SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists 409-415 Pearl Street New York 50c. and $1.00. All druggists ROYAL Baking Powder MeJkes Clea^rv Brea^d With Royal Baking Powder there is no mixing with the hands, no sweat of the brow. Perfect cleanliness, greatest facility, sweet, clean, healthful food. Full instructions in the “ Royal Baker and Pastry Cook” book for making all kinds of bread, biscuit and cake with Royal Baking Powder. Gratis to any address. ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO.. 100 WILLIAM ST.. NEW YORK. Don’t try to “holler louder” than your rival by blacker type, or a bor der of deep mourning. Try a directly opposite effect. Judicious Advertis ing. A doctor’s generosity usually ends with the prescribing of large doses. Common sense is more or less un common. Rheumatic Pains Quickly Relieved. The excruciating pains characteris tic . of rheumatism and sciatica are quickly relieved by applying Cham berlain’s Pain Balm. The great pain relieving power of the liniment has been the surprise and the delight of thousands of sufferers. The quick re lief from pain which it affords is alone worth many times its cost. For sale by Cherokee Drug Co. Soubrette—Yes, the understudy says he used to have a very strong part on the stage. Comedian—So he did. He used to be a scene shifter and lift the mountains and castles. Lucky is the man who receives a kick from the left hind-foot of a rab bit instead of from either hind-foot of a mule. Women are more truthful than men, but occasionally you meet a woman who says she doesn’t want to get mar ried. Pneumonia is Robbed of its Terrors. by Foley’s Honey and Tar. It stops the racking cough and heals and strengthens the lungs. If taken in time it will prevent an attack of pneumonia. Refuse substitutes. Sold by Cherokee Drug Co. S Union Cnntral Liln Insuranc Go,,' of Cincinnati, Ohio. Pays Annual Dividends To Policy Holders Lowest Premiums Biggest Dividends The Fairest Policies. oi-ta&s. F 3 . i^ioon. District Manager, '£1 GAJP'F'IVKY, 8. O. NO USE TO WAIT LONGER ■ ■ ■ ■ IF YOU INTEND TO BUY ■ • to Gaffney's Greatest Sole Win Close Tuesday Night, April 25th My entire stock of Men’s and Boys’ Clothing, Shoes, Hats, Caps, Overalls, Shirts, Underwear, Ties, Ladies’ Skirts, and everything else in my store to go at 11 A LF '.t’mx&i New Spring goods arriving on every train. Mv store is jammed full of tempting bargains, i It’s no use to tell you that everybody is talking about NELSON’S SPECIAL SALE, but if you will call I will show you more than I can tell you. COME NOW, BIGGEST BARGAINS EVER OFFERED IN GAFFNEY. ■■■■■■MBaBMttfliaSHa rMKTiiiiiMiffilCTKrJ 'A .VWB&'Jh/f! 1 The Star The Star Clothier Opposite The Postoffice Gaffney, South Carolina