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I w w Lawns, Lmuruiaeries, nu&ici.y, vjiwco, ^ticvn r* ^ * : ; ^ ; r p r ”* wi Y- l \ ” things at bottom prices. Why pay more for your Hat somewhere else when you can get just as good here for less money, and better for Our stock of Ladies’ and Children’s Slippers has been right up to date in every respect. The ladies have shown their appreciation of this by giving us a liberal show at their business. TO THE MEN AND BOYS We are prepared to serve you with the best line of Shirts, Ties, Collars, Handkerchiefs, etc. The best 50c and $1.00 Shirts offered by anyone. At 25c and 1 39c we can show you some hummers. Our of Boys’ and Men’s Shoes are the best that can be offered for the price. Hamilton- Brown Douglass and other good makes. We like to give you values. We have recently put in a line of fine Clothing bought at under prices. In this line we are prepared to give low prices and good values. Men’s Suits from $5.00 to $12.50: and Boys’ Youths^ Suits from $1.25 to $7.50. w. 7^ AN CDD E?!T \rH. Seorice Hitler I.lkened IIImMelf to * Wornout Watcii. “Frankliu’s epitaph, where he cot i- yuied himself to an old book, is know n to all of us,” said an antiquary, ‘‘lie e la a copy of a less famous epitaph, tl e epitaph of a watchmaker, Ueorae Hi - ter, who compared himself to a watch that had run down." The man took out his notebook. “George Hitter,” he said, “lived in New Hampshire in the town of New port. He died in 1N22.” Then he read: “ ‘Here lies, in horizontal position, the outside case of tl^nrge Hitter, whose abiding place in tnat line was an honor to his profession. Integrity was his mainspring and prudence the regulator of all the actions of his life. Humane, generous and liberal, his hand never stopped till he had relieved distress. He never went wrong except when set a-going by people who tj'd not know his key. Even then he was easily set right again. He had the art of dispensing of his time so well that his hours glided by in one continual round of pleasure and delight till an unlucky minute put an end to his exist ence. He departed this life Sept. 11, 1822. His case rests and molders and decays beneath the sod, but his good works will never die.’ ’’—Philadelphia Bulletin. SUNDAY MARKETS. They Wvre Held In Knffland Even Before the Contiuoal. According to the Domesday book, a Sunday market was held at St. Her mans, Cornwall, even before the con quest, though It was soon rendered of little value owing to the establishing of another on an adjacent piece of ground by the Conqueror’s half broth er. From the conquest right on to the time of Henry VII. and lu a few cases longer these Sunday market* were common. We find records of them at Bradford, Worcester, Battle, Launce ston and parts of Durham, Lancashire and Lincolnshire. Launceston in 1206 gave King John 6 marks for a license to change the day to Thursday. Battle did pretty much the same thing. Despite an act of par Uament in 1440 abolishing them some disregarded the act and continued Sun day fairs until 1800. In Wigton, Cumberland, the butchers on Sunday did a roaring trade close to the church doors. It was no uncommon thing for worshipers to bring their joints to church with them and bang them over the pew fronts. The priest, unable to stop the custom, posted to London and got the market day changed to Tuesday.—London Mail. Silence Is Golden. Mike—Phwat is a good openin’ fer a young man? Pat—His mouth when he tapes It shut—Puck. Big Store on the Corner. Gaffney, S. C, THE CAMEL IN ARABIA. MAGIC IN TIBET. II lu Xeoeseary to the Prosperity of the Country. It would be hard foi a person living lu any other city in the world to con ceive just what an indispensable ani mal tlie camel is to the prosperity and welfare of Aden and the adjacent part of Arabia. Even in the ordinary work done by a horse lu any other place or country the camel is always used here — in fact, except for drawing a car riage, it completely takes the place of the horse. The camel is used for haul ing produce in carts, for carrying freight and other articles and for draw ing the sprinkling and water carts. It makes a comfortable riding anirr-l. and at a feast its flesh, of all meats, is considered the best. Hut it is as a means of transportation and as a beast of burden in passing to and from the interior of Arabia to Aden that it be comes indispensable, and it is alto gether probable that without it Aden would have never become the great dis tributing point it now is. Articles shipped from here to points across the gulf of Aden are also transported by camels Into the interior of the African continent. The amount of the burden varies ac cording to the distance to be carried and to the size of the animal. In car rying goods to and from the wharfs to the different warehouses a few miles a camel will carry a load of from <»fMj to tkiO pounds, but for a long journey from one-third to one-half of this amount is considered a camel load.— United States Consular Report. Vcnta of thv Wonder XVorkera of the hand of Myatery. India and neighboring countries arc the home of mystery and the black arts. Even in the centers of civiliza tion there are fortune tellers and won der workers to whom supernatural powers are attributed by those who scorn superstitious belief. Says a writ er: “Til>etan peddlers have affirmed over and over again that, living in the mountains near the city of Lassa, there are men possessing extraordinary pow ers, distinct from ami far higher than the ordinary lamas. “These men cure the sick by giving them rice to eat which they crush out of the paddy with their hands. They perforin many other remarkable feats. We are told that a young Bengali in 18S2 testified before a number of re spectable witnesses that while travel ing in Tibet, in the neighborhood of the lake of Manasarawara, he met one of these men accompanied by a num ber of clielas, or pupils. The master saluted him and, finding that he had nothing to eat, gave him some ground grain and tea. “As the Bengali had no means of oh tainlng fire the master called for some fuel and kindled it by simply blowing on it with his mouth. He also cured a shepherd who was brought to him suffering from rheumatic fever, then and there, by giving him a few grains of rice crushed out of the paddy which he had In his hand.” Carefully Guarded Tea. The tea used lu the Chinese royal household is treated with the utmost care. It Is raised in a garden surround ed by a wall, so that neither man nor, beast can get anywhere near the plants. At the time of the harvest those collecting these leaves must ab stain from eating fish that their breatli may not spoil the aroma of the tea, they must bathe three times a day and in addition must wear gloves while picking the tea for the Chinese court. A Safe Gaean. “A very healthy place, Is it?” said the woman avIio was house hunting. “Have you any idea what the death rate is here?” After careful reflection, says Punch, the caretaker replied, “Well, mum. I can’t 'zactly say, but It’s about oue apiece all around.” Dodfflnir the Dlgglaff. “Plenty of gold in the land,’’ Says a philosopher, “but when it comes to digging for it many of us are content to Jog along with poverty.”—Atlanta Constitution. Prayers For Two. “If your husband were to die would you pray for him?” “Of course, but at the same time I’d pray for another.”—Town and Country. How Sponger Are Prepared. Sponges are prepared for export In the following manner: After being bought in the local market they are carted to the shipping yard of the pur chaser, where they are cut and trimmed Into proper shapes and sizes. They are then washed and thoroughly dried, be ing generally spread in the sun lor that purpose upon canvas or old sails. Next they are assorted according to varie ties and then packed by means of hand presses Into hales weighing from 20 to Utf) pounds. Sometimes the sponges are bleaehed by being passed through a solu'ion of white lime and water so weak m not to injure the fiber of the sponge. It. (<it . Thun Il<* Thought. A < .i wiio had received the (.ling over the land of a f ii" close mice or twice to tie : n! tin* ground adjacent to ... i (lie day, the Country Co-. ■», he met the farmer. "Y . . i pretty good |uck,” said Uie fa.. •‘\v’eli, no.” said the young man hesi tatingly. “1 haven’t had any luck at all.” “Yes, you have,” repeated the farmer. “This m »rni vig you Just missed my best Shorthorn.” Aye, people are generally calm at the misfortunes of others.—Goldsmith. ENGLISH FACTORY LAWS. IlrouKlit About by Pitiable Contll- t lull a l-i Com ti Faetorleu. The first English factory laws were made in 1802 and were enacted mainly because of the pitiable condition of the young pauper children, employed in the Lancashire cotton factories. An outbreak of fever in the Rad- eliffe Cotton works, 1784, was traced by Manchester doctors to overcrowded and insanitary factories and the long hours of the workers. The magistrates made an attempt to lessen the evils, but in spite of their success in slightly reducing the hours of labor things grew worse and other epidemics oc curred. The Manchester board of health took the matter up in 1796 and urged the necessity of legislation to deal effec tively with it. Public interest was aroused, and further revelations of the flagrant ill treatment of apprentices so deeply stirred public feeling that in 1S02 Sir Robert Peel brought in a bill known as the “health and morals of apprentices act,” which was passed without difficulty and placed on the statute book. E You Will Miss Mndi I If you fail to see our line of Buggies and Harness. We are under the market enough to make it to your interest to visit our place. . *. . $15.00 Harness, at $12.50 $12.50 Harness, at $11.00 $10.00 Harness, at $ 8.50 Harness made, guaranteed and repaired byan expert. • .. I-*. » Cheerful Philosophy. When 1 could not obtain large pleas ures I put together as many small ones as possible. Small pleasures, depend upon it, lie about as thick as daisies in summer and for that very reason are neglected, trodden under foot, in stead of being worn in our buttonholes. We cannot afford to buy roses at Christmas or camellias at any time, and so we couple buttercups with vul garity, and tilings that grow In tli<“ iiedge side we let wither where they grow for no other reason than that the king’s highway is not a royal garden.— Woman’s Life. |Smith Hardware Co.j |j 'GAFFNEY, S. C. ^ ^iUlUiUlUiiUkiUiUiUlUiUiUiUlUiUiUiUiUiUiUiUlUlUiUR I Extend a Cordial Invitation To The Ladies of Gaffney and Cherokee County He Wan Safe. A teacher in one of the public schools asked a little Irish boy why he had been absent a day, to which the youth replied: “My mother had the mumps, and 1 had to go and get the doctor.” “But don’t you know that the mumps Is catching, Johnny?” “Yes, but this is my stepmother, and she never gives me anything.”—New York Times. QiiHlifled. He—Here is an account of a minis ter’s wife who took bis place in the pulpit when he was ill. She—Had she had any previous experience? He— Why, I suppose she had frequently preached at him when he was well.— New York Press. Good SaarKeatloa. “I proposed to Miss Tailun, and now Miss Pert, whose good opinion I covet, says I am a fool.” “Well, propose to Miss Pert, and she will think you have lucid moments.”— Houston Post. Subscribe for The Ledger, 91.00 a year. To call and examine my line of Dress and Waist Goods. I have a beautiful line of Scotch mixtures, Shark Skin Brilliantines, Etc., at 40 to 75 cents per yard. lilai k iiroad cloth, fine quality, at $1.25 per yard. Waist Goods in latest styles at 10c yard and up. Big lot A. V. C. Ginghams, Percales, Common Cloth, Lons dale Sheeting, Etc., to be sold cheap. Jii't received 50 dozen Malaga Hats for Men, Youths and Children at 10c and up. See ur. for anything in Clothing from the wee tot’s Suit to the most expensive tailor-made Suits for Men. My Prices Are Right Too 8^ I still handle everything needed on the farm.. If in need of fanning implements this is the place to get them. I handle Hay, Corn, Oats, Flour, Meat, in fact everything in supplies. Bliss’ Triumph Potatoes for planting. All grades Fertilizers for all crops. See me for anything in my various lines. Respectfully, J. I. SA. -v / •, ‘•y "/■ 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. :::::::: * tM' Gaffhey, South Carolina, v