Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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% THE LEDGER. Tjesday and Friday, Ed. H. DeGarrp, Editor and Publisher, A. W. Griffith, Local Editor. ENFORCE THE LAW. and let’s all have a royal good time to gether. * * * We acknowledge receipt of a crate , of excellent peaches from our g<»od I friend Col. John Bell Towill, and as- | sure him that they were heartily en- So long as this county has a prohi-1 Joyed. Mr. Towill is a capital good bit ion law just so long will this news-j fellow who has risen to prominence paper be found trying to do something because of his ability and he has no to enforce that law. It has been' more sincere well wisher in all South brought to our attention that a ^egro| Carolina than The Ledger, who was arrested for violating the pro-! hibition law plead guilty before a I Speaking of Cherokee and her citi- magistrate court. The and was bound over to magistrate, at the in- /ens to a Ledger representative yes terday Solicitor Sease, the nrosecuting tJWlIJ l. 1 ' ‘ * .4 < - stance of the negro’s lawyer, went to officer in the new circuit, said: My 1 experience has been that the liquor business is responsible for a great per cent, of the criminal cases that come the solicitor and requested him to set aside the case. Believing that the magistrate was in position to better understand all the phases of the case than be was tbe solicitor agreed. \V( understand the circumstances of ti.r c;t » are ; tout as follows: The negro went to Ninth Carolina, purchas ed a qua r t of whiskey, came hack to Blackshm-g, and. at the earnest solici tation of a friend divided with him and allowed him to pay for half of the whiskey. He was arrested and plead guilty ami hound over to court. The magistrate believed the offense was committed through ignorance and on the promise of good behavior had the solicitor to sot aside the case. So far as we know this is the exact status of the case, hut the question remains: Will not others plead the same ex cuse for violating the law, and will not a precedent have hen set?” This law, if it is to he respected must he en forced, and no excuse for its violation should he accepted from either white or black. Officials should not under any circumstances accept any com promise. Once let those who are in clined to violate the law understand that they will he punished if they are caught and there will he practically no violation of the law. We do i t propose that this county shall become the laughing stock of the State, We are not going to say hard things about this particular case, because it is the first instance of the kind that has taken place since the inauguration of the law seven months ago, but we give every official fair warning that we expect him to punish every conviction for violation of this law and we shall expect every official to do his duty towards convicting vio lators. We have no desire to be un just in the matter, and if the magis trate in question has any statement to make to the public we offer him the columns of this paper to make that statement in . We wrte this without feeling toward anyone connected with it and only with a desire to direct at tention to a matter that should have attention before we get into the habit of hi ing too lenient to those who would disregard the law. NOTES AND COMMENTS. into court. 1 muse say that l am favor- nbly impressed with the condition of affairs in Cherokee county. 1 believe that you are going to enforce prohibi tion and I am here to testify that I believe it a good thing from what I have seen. Your jurors are unusually intelligent, and your court house offi cials will rank with the best in the State in intelligence and the manner and promptness with which they dis patch business.” All of which is say ing a good deal and is rather inclined to make a Cherokeean feel somewhat chesty. * * • Several weeks ago we took occasion to ask what influence had been brought to hear against the Spartan burg Journal to cause it to change its attitude toward the dispensary. We regret we used the word ‘‘influence.” Not because of and discussion that may have ensued between the Journal and The Ledger, but because it is an ugly word in the connection used. This fact was brought to our attention by Hie Yorkville New Era, which made use of the following expression in ri 1 - gard to the Yorkville Enquirer: “We are glad that the Enquirer has been influence to come out in favor of the college project." A twelve-year acquaintance teaches us that the Yorkville Enquirer can only he in fluenced by a sense of duty, and while the New Era may have meant that the Enquirer was influenced by a sense of duty it did not so state and there fore leaves the matter open for any construction that might he platted upon the sentence. We apologize to our readers and the Spartanburg Journal for having used the word in the man ner we did, foe we take it for granted the Journal supporting its whiskey ideas from principle, hut we must add that we do not agree with the princi ple. The accidental shooting of Mr. Stan- yarne Little was a most distressing affair, and there are few indeed who are aenuainted with him that will not wish for his recovery. * * * Mr. Planter, take a day off next Tuesday and come to Gaffney. Bring Mrs. Planter and all the little Plant ers down to Limestone Spr/ings 1 and j meet Mr. Merchant and Mr. Artisan. Living on other people’s opinion is worse than begging bread. We like best to call SCOTT'S EMULSION a food because it stands so em phatically for perfect nutrition. And yet in the matter of restor- $ ing appetite, of giving new * strength to the tissues, especially » to the nerves, its action is that 4 of a medicine. ^ t Send for free 'ample. W SCOTT ft HOW NK, Cliemhta, * I »o9-4i5 i’earl Street, New York £ k 50c. andi.oo; all druggists. Food Value of a Soda Cracker Von 7 forget Graham Crackers Bolter Thin Biscoil Social Tea Biscoil Lemon Soaps You have heard that some foods furnish fat, other foods make muscle, and still others are tissue building and heat forming. You know that most foods have one or more of these elements, but do you know that no food contains them all in such properly balanced proportions as a good soda cracker ? The United States Government report shows that soda crackers contain less water, are richer in the muscle and fat elements, and have a much higher per cent of the tissue building and heat forming properties than any article of food made from flour. That is why Uneeda Biscuit should form an important part of every meal. They repre sent the superlative of the soda cracker, all their goodness and nourishment being brought from the oven to you in a package that is proof against air, moisture and dust—the price being too small to mention. NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY For Dyspepsia and Heart Disease No disease- can escape its marvelous action, and it cures where other medi cines fail. Get a big $1.00 bottle from your dealer, or write for free sample. CheckersMedicinoCo.Winston-Salem, N. C Girls and Boys Wanted To Make Money, Call at the Shoo Store any afternoon between four and live o’clock. Any boy can make from $1.00 to $!>.00 a w< ek. Tiia R, S. Lipscomb Shoe Go, The Dixie Oepartmet Store 0 is still offering some rare bargains in you need Oats. Corn, Bran or Hay, Dry Goods, Notions, Hats and Shoes, giva us a call. The Dixie’s reputation Everything in this line at greatly re- is to sell it for less, duced prices. We carry a full line of heavy and F ncy Groceries. When Yours to please. LITTLEJOHN BROTHERS. tv mm I C ont m.-mr *u tv As July 1st is my Regular stock taking time, and as I w^nt to reduce my- stock as much as pos sible by,that time, beginning the I5th and continuing until July the 1 st, 1 am going to offer a discount of 20 per cent on all Men’s, Youth’s, and Boys’ clothing, Men’s and Boys’ straw Hats, Men’s, Ladies’ and Children’s Slippers. Also everything in Wash Goods, Lawns, in fact every thing in Spring and Summer Merchandise. The people of Gaffney and Cherokee county know what this means, and now is your opportunity to take advantage of it. Remember, you get 20 per cent, off at CARPENTERS. GAFFNEY. SOUTH CAROLINA.