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( .a THE LEDGER. Tuesday and Friday, cd. H. DeCamp, Editor and Publisher, A. W. Griffith, Local Editor. NOTES AND COMMENTS. nsmm’vzszmxzz - m See Us When Ysu s Can Gaffney have a Carnegie li brary? That seems to he a question now for Gaffney to decide. * * * The city's standpipe will he thor oughly cleaned and repainted this week: and now Gaffney people must even “touch the water light” for a little season! • * * The city council has decided to ori ginate an effon to establish a Carnegie library at this place, and it will make a strong effort, and, we have no doubt, a successful one,—if it can get the cr,-on< ration of the citizens. » * • Requests for catalogues of Lime stone College are beginning to come in from young ladies who wish to en ter at the opening of next term. It is a remarkable fact that practically every room in the college has already been engaged for next session. Truly, Gaffney should rejoice with Limestone at her continued wonderful growth and prosperity. ^ * * * The town council has decided that ii would not be prudent for them to as sume the responsibility of managing the Fourth of July celebration which, was suggested by The Ledger a short time ago. We are assured, though, that the city authorities would like very much to have the celebration, and that they are' willing to contribute as liberally as possible to the same, pro vided that it is decided to celebrate. Let us celebrate, by all means. No man is so busy at this season but that he can take one day off for pleasure and recreation, and it is nothing but right that he should do it. Besides the pleasure of the occasion and the rest and relaxation from business | cares and every-day worries, it helps j every one to meet and mingle with his fellowmen in a friendly and social j and informal manner. Other towns j and counties have these celebrations annually, and why not Gaffney and Cherokee? • * * “We do not see any reason why our friend of the Gaffney Ledger should get hot under the collar because we said that we did not think that the experience of that county would lead one to suppose that, there was any growth of sentiment towards abste- nance. We said nothing of blind tigers in Cherokee, but we know that wherever there is a jug train there is mighty apt to be blind tigers. We also believe that the hills of Chero-1 kee, if tapped with the right sort of Aaron’s rod, would run sonie mighty pure corn juice. There are a great many men. who are probably like the gentleman our friend DeCamp was talking to about the matter, who think if they do not have a thing thrust under their noses that it does Upt exist. That sort of people are generally very good; they suspect no evil, but they always remind us of the servant girl who sweeps dirt un der the bed and washstand and thinks the room clean.” The above is from the Florence Daily Times. Honor bright. Brother kAyer. we were not aware that we had displayed a hot temper. We were simply trying to convince you that; you were in error. The truth of the; matter is that this town and county * are so dry that a great majority arej spitting cotton to such an etxent that we do not expect the wet weather or the reduction in acreage to effect the production of the staple to a great extent However, we hope to see you at. White Stone in July when the thirst may be quenched. The Catawba and Its Future. iCharlotte Chronicle.) Congressman Finley made an in teresting talk recently before the Com mercial Club. In Hock Hill. S. C.. in which he spoke prophetically of the future of the Catawba river. As re- ported in The Yorkvllle Enquirer, he said that the present generation will see a day when the Catawba will be navigable from the Sea to the North Carolina line. He explained that “the development of the Wateree power at Camden will back water to Catawba Falls; the development of Catawba Falk” "•ill ba^k water to Landsford: the development of Landsford will hack water to the dam of the Catawba Power Company; the dam of the Ca? tawba Power Company already backs water to the North Carolina line. With all these water powers developed to their fullest capacity, the valley of the Catawba will teem with an Indus trial population that will require war ter transportation. The government never hesitates to do all it can to provide water transportation where such a convenience is necessary and practicable .and with the development referred to accomplished there will be nothing left for the government but to con-itruct locks at Camden, Catawba Falls,'Landsford and Neely’s Ferry.” Mr. Finley says there are scores of cases where the government has done greater work for rivers of less im portance. and he believes that many of us will live to see freight trans ported from the North Carolina line to Charleston by way of the Catawba. This is not Improbable. Many streams in the North that are not as large as the Catawba have been made carriers of commerce by government aid. Should Auld Acquaintance be Forgot we say again— Forget it Not Uneeda Biscuit ^ Want a House or Lot. Wash Goods! Wash Goods! ^ Five vacant lots, nice for building your house on, must be sold at once. L et ns show them to vou. Four houses and lot®, JL all modern improvement'. j all close in. iMf One house and lot in i i d edge of town. Stock in Whittaker Cot ton Mills at Blacksburg, S. C. See us at once. * Robertson & Gullick. NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY Don't forget Graham Crackers Batter Thin Biscatt Social Tea Biscnit Lemon Snaps SO ■■K' line PictutiS—Choice frames. The one is very much dependent upon the other. From our large stock of mouldings can be selected a frame suita ble for any picture. FILMS! FILMS!! Remember that our Films are always Fresh. Much of your success depends upon this important factor. Do You contemplate purchasing a Camera? Premo Cameras for which we are agents, have the exclusive Film Pack feature, making them the most desirable Cameras to use. If interested, will be pleased to show 3 ou the convenience and manifold advantages of the “Film Pack Way.” - : : : June H. Carr, - Gaffney, S. C. Phone No. 176. - - Residence 171. The Meaning of It. * (Columbia State.) There was great Interest all over; tbe State in the election on the dis-, pen -ary question which was held yes-1 terdaj in Pickens county. As had be *11 anticipated, the dispensary was “voted out” by an overwhelming ma jority—about 3 to 1. The election was held under the j provisions of the so-called Brice bill, | a measure that has been much before ,,the public and considerably discussed in the legislature. It was under this i act that the dispensary last summer, was "voted out” of Cherokee county.: The act was in some respects attempt- 1 ed to he amended at the Januarv ses sion of the legislature and the penal-: ties for shutting up the dispensary made not so hard upon the county tak-i ing that action as they were when the dispensary was defeated in Cherokee, but the effort failed in the senate. In Pickens a very active campaign has ben waged for some weeks against the dispensary, the leaders beinc eer-1 tain ministers of different denomina tions. They have preached and talked against the dispensary very strongly. It has been claimed that these forces were receiving the encouragement and assistance of the old moonshine ele- 1 rr.-uit. which under the reign of pro hibition would expect to have things its own way and make illicit whiskey without ceasing day or night. There is no doubt that the moonshiners hate the disnensary—just as they hate any law which seeks to control or regu late the traffic in liquor—and they j have doubtless contributed to the overthrow of the system In the elec tion of yesterday. Nor would even the most ardent prohibitionist expect to suppress the moonshine trade in Pickens, which is a border county,! with the free and unconquerpd moun-j tains in its very midst. Cherokee has so successfully kept down the blind tigers, with the public sentiment so strongly back of prohibition, that it has been unnecessary for the govern or to enforce that provision of the Brice act which calls for the levy of a special tax for the enforcement of the law in such counties, but whether • Roosevelt to Visit North Carolina. T. J. P<*nce, lit the Raleigh Post says President Roosevelt will visit Raleigh and Charlotte in October, and In all probability he will make brief stops at Greensboro and other North Carolina towns along the route of his tour, which will carry him to the States of Georgia. Alabama, Florida, Louisiana' and Arkansas. the same condition will prevail in Pickens county is quite another ques tion. The task now cut out for the sincere prohibitionists in that county is immeasurably more difficult than that which confronted the same faction in Cherokee. However, tho defeat of the dispen- s fy in Pickens is taken by th<* po litical seers as an indication of the watting strength of the Great Moral Institution before the people. It is pointed out that the only two coun ties which have voted on the dispen sary have voted against it by large majorities, and it is asserted that oth er counties are ready to follow their example. The opponents of the dis pensary law and some of its present friends have tried very hard to secure tlie passage of a law which would give a county tho right to vote on the question of dispensary or no dispen sary without any complications, but the county voting out a dispensary must give up its share of the dispen sary profits apportioned to the public schools and perhaps pay a special tax for the enforcement of prohibition. Notwithstanding these penalties the sentiment is said to be setting in against the dispensary and there are Pickens and Cherokee to prove it The !H* v t county to hold such an election is probably to be Spartanburg—one of the largest counties in the State from the standpoint of voting strength—and then will come Union, petitions for an election having already been circu lated in both of these counties. The results there will he awaited with the greatest interest as the existence of the dispensary system in its present i e m is evidently at stake. All of which will make the campaign next year very interesting also. For Rent. One line six-room cottage cheap. Next to Mr. A. VV. Doggett’s. Fine lawn, shade trees. :; :: :: :: If you want anything in real estate conn* to me. :: :: ;: R. L. PARISH, Office National Bank Building. Gaffney, S. C. Dr. S. H. Griffith, PHYSICAN - SURGEON - OCULIST. Former pupil of the celebra* ’ ted Oculist, Dr. Julian J. Chisolm, ot Baltimore. Has also taken special post-grad uate course in the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital of Baltimore. Glasses Fitted Accurately and Scientifically. J* J* J* l&'Office in Cherokee Drug Co., B’ldg. This is the season for buying Batistes, Dimities, Organdies, Figured Lawns, etc. We have a big variety of patterns in all shades to select from at 10 cents the yard. Solid colored Chambry in all shades, worth 7[ 10 cents, at 8 cents the yard. : : ^ Embroideriesat Bargain ^ Prices. Several hundred yards ft worth up to 18 cents at 10 cents the yard. J Trunks and Bags—We carry a full line Trunks and can save you money on Trunks. Big shipment just received. 4 Shoes! Shoes! Shoes! i ^ If it is quality you are looking for in Shoes, we can please you in workmanship ^ and satisfy you in price. : : ^ * Lipscomb, Goudelock & Co, \ *4 * r rizwKj* Merchants and Capital Planters Bank - $75,000.00 Stockholders’ Liabilities - J75,000.00 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 i Per Cent. Interest in our Savings Department. 1 A. N. WOOD, Pres. R. R. BROWN, V. Pres. C. M. SMITH, Cashier. I Directors. k R. A. Jones, W. C. Carpenter, A. N. W ood, J, Q. Little, O. E. Wilkins, R. R. Brown, W. C. Hamrick, R. M. Wilkins, C. M. Smith. Woodmen to Serve Ice Cream. There will he a gathering of the Woodmen of the World in the city park Wednesday night, to which all Woodmen are invited to bring their friends with them. Ice cream will be served. By order of J. B. Bell, C. C. G. W. Speer. Clerk. HOW GERM DISEASES START People With Weak Stomachs in a Continual State of Danger. Nearly all disease germs that find lodgment In the system gain entrance with the air we breathe, or through our food and drink. ache, variable appetite, nausea, gnaw ing at the pit of the stomach .sallow 'kin, heart-bum, furred tongue, sleep lessness, and general debility, it shows that the stomach has been ov- It the stomach and digestive organs S erworked and weakened. A fifty cent bf- weak so that food doesn’t readily box of Ml-o-na tablets will give "uick digest, they will contain a sour, slimy and speedy relief fermenting mass, an ideal spot fon Ask Gaffney Drug Co., one of the the disease germs to grow and spread most reliable drug firms in Gaffney to through tho whole system. If you suffer with headache, back- show you the strong guarantee under which they sell Ml-o-na Winthrop College Scholarship and Entrance Examination. The examination for the award of vacant scholarships in Winthrop Col lege and for the admission of new stu dents will be held at the County Court House on Friday, July 7th, at 9 A. M. Applicants must not be less than fif teen years of age. When scholarships are vacated after July 7, they will be awarded to those making the highest average at this examination provided they meet the conditions governing the award. Applicants for scholarships should write to President Johnson be fore the examination for scholarship application blanks. Scholarships are worth $100 and free tuition. The next session will open September 29, 1905. For further information and catalogue address Pres. D. B. Johnson, Rock Hill, S. C. 5-16-2mo-pd. 1785 1905 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON, Charleston, S. C. Entrance examinations will be held in the County Court House on Friday, July 7, at 9 A. M. One Free Tuition Scholarship to each county of South Carolina awarded by the County Supt. of Education and the Judge of Pio- bate. Board and furnished room at Dormitory, $10 a month. All candi dates for admission are permitted to compete for vacant Boyce Scholar ships, which pay $100 a year. For further information and catalogue, address Harrison Randolph, President 5-26, Imo. THE GULF STREAM OF YOUTH will flow through and temper the arctic regions of old age if the pecuniary returns of youthful energy are conserved. The best instrument for their conservation is the “ACCELERATIVE ENDOWMENT PLAN” of the MUTAL BENEFIT LIFE IN SURANCE COMPANY OF NEWARK, N. J. A unique plan which is a short cut to competency in old age and multiplies to the family the amount of one’s investement in the event of early death. For rates and specimen policy see JONES J. DARBY, Agent, Gaffney, S. C. D o rr ’ t D' o g e t I am selling Flour so cheap you woud think I am about to give it away. J. F\ K I N C K E N Second Door From Fostoffice. The Gaffney Citv Lend and 1 . Go. Offers for sale- BuUdlnx Lots In this flourishing! town,'Gaffney; a'ao F by and In reach of the Schools of Limestone Springs and of this place. In to 100 acres n liberal time rates; also Agricultural Lands to rent for Farm For I part ulars apply to J. V. S ARB ATT, Agent. N. B.—All persons are forbidden to enver on, walk or ride through or over the lands of this company, cutting and removing timber or fishing, hunting, under penalty of law. Farms near lots -of SO purposes. always contains all the latest local and foreign news. Subscribe now