Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Do You Want A Buggy? u X ■ li hJ ’v; / $ Al If so, call and consult us. We have just'received a car load of Anchor Buggies, Phaetons and Surreys—and have them on exhibition on our second floor—and he fore you buy come and let us show you through our stock. Our Buggies have the best body for holding a top of any Buggy on the market, and this is the thing you want when you buy a top Buggy. Yours truly, R. M. Wilkins Hdw. Co., Gaffney, S. C. Merchants and: Planters Bank *: Capital - - r $75,000.00 :j Stockholders’ Liabilities - ;75,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits 1 5,000.00 Protection to Depositors - $ 1 65,000.00 Your Patronage Solicited. Fire Insurance and Bonds Written. We Pay 4 Per Cent. Interest in our Savings Department. A. N. WOOD, Pres. R. R. BROWN, V. Pres. C. M. SMITH, Cashier. Directors. R. A. Jones, J, y. Little, W. C. Hamrick, W. C. Carpenter, O. E. Wilkins, A. N. Wood, R. R. Brown, R. M. Wilkins, C. M. Smith. 'THE always contains alt the latest local and foreign news. Subscribe now $1.00 a Y o ci i'. Title® of IVol>ill ty 1 ' Are for sale in Newark, N. J., on the installment plan. They may be’ applied for by any healthy American soverign at any of the established agencies of the : : . : Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company. Its Policies are— Home Preservers, Child Educators, Saviors From Want In Old Age, and therefore badges of Nobility. JONES J. DARBY Is the Company’s local agent Write or call on him—get noble. CHURCH USHERS. Thoae In Kiialilonnlile \«*,v York Mum! lie Tull .Mru. ‘•In the selection of church ushers luck all runs with the tall men,” said a young man who was politely turned down by the board of trustees of a fashionable church. “New York is a city of tall men when It comes to show- off jobs. There are many distinct ad vantages to an ambitious man in serv ing as usher in a popular church. I have beeu •sub’ lu my congregation for two years in hope of getting a perma nent appointment. I have remained in town during the flue spring and au tumn Sundays while other fellows went ‘outing.’ I have been content to take a back seat on important church occasions. Now I am throughT “One of our ushers resigned last month, and it seemed us though my chance had come at last. My name went in. A fellow who has been in th‘* church less than four months got the job. He does not dress any more care fully than I do, and I have more friends in the congregation than he has. But it devolves upon four ushers to march down the aisle after the col lection and place the plates at the foot of the pulpit. This is quite an impos ing part of the service. The ushers step as steadily as West Point cadets. Nowhere can a well fitting coat be shown off to better advantage. The ushers in our church are six footers. I measure less than five feet. It was suggested that I would look incongru ous jogging down the aisle with the others. That’s all.”—New York Press. THE HUMAN NOSE. KnctN hiiiI Com incntN About 'Mil* Momt ClinriiotorlMtle Venture. A nose which in any way suggests our ape-like ancestors, whether snub, flattened or abnormally small, is deemed ugly. Ceucrally speaking, the long nose belongs to the people of Eu rope, whereas the negroes and Mongo lians have short noses. With the Eski mo the nose is said to be in many cases so flat that a ruler might be placed so as to rest upon both cheeks without touching it. In tV<“ man the muscles of the nose have little flexibility except about the nostrils, which visibly dilate and contract under the influence of passion. Mantegazza has remarked that among civilized people the nose Is nearly al ways deflected toward the right, which he attributes to the custom of wiping the nose* with the right hand. Leonardo du Vinci discovered that there were over ten different varieties of nose seen in profile and eleven when looked at in front. Charles Blanc considered the nose the most characteristic fea ture of the face and recommended la dies to regulate the style of their dress with reference to its shape, and Lava- ter went so far as to assert that a beautiful nose was worth more than a kingdom; that it is never associated with an ugly face.—International Quar terly. Kacliu; I'tiuien lu India. Not much more enviable than the lot of the unfortunate man who is reported to have grown shorter Is that of racing ponies In India, Egypt and elsewhere, which arc made to measure from three- quarters of an inch to a full Inch lower than their natural measurements Par ing the hoof can only be done to a cer tain extent. But ponies can be educat ed to stand with their heels apart, and If the head is tied up for some time before they are put under the standard they will stand to their best advantage. Two pounds avoirdupois per quarter Inch Is the regular allowance In the “scale for age class and inches.”—Lou don Pall Mall Gazette. OLD TIME COSMETICS. Some nt ilie Henntlflern I «mmI by (he Damp* of Antlaiuity. A most repulsive cosmetic, hut one which some Homan dames of antiquity esteemed as most precious, was, the blood of the young hare. During the sixteenth century the wa ter in which beans had been boiled was used as a complexion wash, and this farinaceous water Is eutitled to all the fame It possesses. The ancient Gauls, whose beautiful color was a subject of so much envy to the patrician Homans, washed their faces in the foam of beer; also In a liquid made from dissolving chalk in vinegar. An old Italian recipe for obliterating the injurious effects of salt air and sunshine is to bathe the face with Hie white of an egg well beaten. Lot It dry on the skin and rinse it off after fifteen minutes. This treatment must be repeated three or four times and al ways at night before retiring. Home under the empire and Greece during the time of Pericles were seized with a mania for golden hair. Many a dame dampened her raven tresses in the strongest of muriatic acid and sat In the sun to bleach her hair to the coveted yellow. Others used lye and afterward anointed their heads with oil made from goat fat, ashes of the beech tree and certain yellow flowers. Os Go-Carts a Go-Carts Our second lot just re ceived. They are really beauties, and the price is right. SHAKING HANDS. It will cost you more than $100.00 to build another room to your house, hut one of our Handsome Folding Beds will save you that expense. Come to see our Ranges. They make cooking really a pleasure during the hot summer days. Shuford (8b LeMaster, Furniture,‘.Stoves and Undertaking A Few General Itnle* That Govern Till* Hhane of Etlijuetto. When to shake hands is a subject which depends somewhat on circum stances, yet a few general rules may be given. When u man Is introduced to a woman she does not shake hands with him unless he is decidedly elderly or distinguished. If he is the husband or brother of the woman presenting him it is natural to receive him cor dially by shaking hands, but it is not form to do so if he is a mere acquaint ance. A hostess should shake hands with every guest w ! > comes to her house, boUi on their arrival and departure. Women do n:>‘ > ilo* hands when In- trodr.eod (•> i <-i| other, hut merely I bow. V- . 1 nvever. a young girl is pr< - :! • I’-ii iul to a married i v »:e i. ■ '. ikes hands with ■. u mu t not make the •I > vlwn introduced to 1 I' o—eyslon of good : ng an entertainment •nds with the hostess. > so with friends who Le must not go about generally.—New York The Gaffney City Land and Improvement Co. Offers for sale Building Lots lu this flourishing town, Gaffney; also Farms ne hy and in reach of the Schools of Limestone Springs and of this place, in lots of 3C to 100 acres < n lil eral time rates; also Agricultural Lunds to rent for FarmQpurposes For 1 part 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 fishing, hunting, under penalty of law. shakiis.' in mis Journal. V $ *3 yvvAvl 'm To SIronirllien the Eyes. The eyes will be greatly strength ened by putting the face down into a glass or eye cup of water the first thing in the morning and opening them under water. This is somewhat dilli cult to do at first, but if the water for two or three days be tepid and gradu ally be made colder by imperceptible degrees until It Is no shock to put the face Into quite cold water It will soon become easy and Is very invigorating and refreshing. The eyes should be wiped after tills by passing a soft tow el very gently from the outer angle in ward toward the nose. 1= Witliin Reach ist he money to your credit in tile ( iTney Savings Bank. But k member that it is your reach only that it is within; > our written order is neceasary to obtain it. Burglars and thieves have no chance to get it. TI»e Cavltlea. “Name the cavities,” said a school teacher to a small boy, according to the Chicago Inter Ocean. The boy was very round. His body was round, his eyes were round and his legs were round, and one of them drew up as If by pulley as he screwed his head on his neck and twisted his round moulh to say: “T-t-the head cavity, the thorax cavity aud the borax cavity. The head | cavity’s what we keep our brains In to think with and the thorax cavity’s what we keep our lungs In to breathe with and the borax cavity’s what we keep the vowels in, consisting of A, E, I, O and U and sometimes W and Y.” A niaaembler. “Leonidas," said Mr. Meekton’s wife, “look me In the eye and ansyver me one question. Have you ever deceived nm about anything?” “Well, Henrietta,” he answered aft er much hesitation, “I must confess that I have not been altogether frank. On numerous occasions I have dis sembled to the extent of trying to ap pear far more amiable than I really felt.”—Washington Star. The Gaffney Savings Bank would like to open an account with you. One dollar will do for a start, your own pride will make it grow. We pay four per cent, inter est on all deposits. The Gaffney Savings Bank. OHicc in The National Bank of Gaffney. Like a Whale. “You cannot keep me down,” shout ed the great orator at a public meet ing; “though I may be pressed below the waves I rise again. You will find that I come to the surface, gentlemen.” “Yes,” said an old whaler lu the au dience, “you come to the surface to blow.” Thin people should bathe as often ns possible in warm water. Warm watc* Is absorbed by the skin more readily than cold. Fincken’s New Store Always giving good prices on some thing. Watch his ad. Good Cream Corn, 3 for 25c. J. IT. ITiin:CKKIN: Two Doors from Post Office. Subscribe for The Ledger, SI,00 a year m ■ Good, Honest Solid Leather Shoes Are What we claim to sell and it is money saved when you buy this kind. They cost you just a little more and are a great deal better. We have the greatest line of Men’s Ox fords ever shown; Tans, Vici, Patents, such makes as Edwin Clapp’s, Crossett and All Americas. A look will be appreciated. : : : : : : : : Shoe Coinp’^r, i\ Gaffney, South Carolina.