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i I AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE. SOUTHERN CHIVALRY. Correct Dress The “Modern Method” system of high-grade tailoring introduced by L. E. Hays & Co., of Cincinnati, O., satisfies good dressers everywhere. All Garments Made Strictly to Your Measure at moderate prices. 500 styles of foreign and domestic fabrics from which to choose. Represented by J. R. TOLLESON & CO. Gaffney, S. C. FOR i Building and Plastering Lime, Coal, and Plaster Hair, Plaster Paris, Shingles. Portland Content, Dynamite, Blasting Powder, Fuse, and Dynamite l aps, call on LIMESTONE SPKINGS L:S!E WORKS. CARROlL & CO., Lessees. Telephone 57. Girls and Boys Wanted To Make Money, (tall at the Shoe Store any afternoon hetwet i lour and five o’clock. Any hoy can make from hl.OO to ’Phone No. 47. POPULAR EXCURSIONS’ via SOUTHERN RAILWAY. The Southern Railway will sell round-trip tickets to the following points, for special occasion: Calhoun, S. C. South Carolina State Summer School, June 21st, Jul- 19th, 1905. Rate, one first-class fare plus 25 cents, for round trio from all points in South Carolina Athens, Ga. Summer School, June 27th, July L’Sth, 1905. Rate, one first- class fare plus 25 cents, for round trip. Knoxville, Tenn. Summer School, June 20th, July 28th, 1905. Rate, one fare plus 25 cents, for round trip. Nashville, Tenn. Peabody Summer School, Vanderbilt Biblical Institute, June 14th, August 9th, 1905. Rafe, one fare plus 25 cents, for round trip. DENVER, Col. Account Interna tional Epworth League Convention. Rate very low, and will be given up on application. Asbury Park, N. J. Account Na tional Educational Association, July 3-7. Rate very low, and will be given on application. Baltimore, Md. Account United Society Christian Endeavor Interna tional Convention, July 5-10, 1905. Rate, one first-class fare plus $1.00, for round trip. Buffalo, N. Y. Annual Meeting of Grand I/Mlge B. P. O. Elks, July 11-15, 1905, Rate, one first-class fare plus $1.00, for round trip. Southern Railway can offer many other attractive rates. For full information consult any Ticket Agent, or . R. W. Hunt, Division Passenger Agent, Charleston, S. C. Some Recollections and Rambling Remarks by An Old Soldier. “How dear to my heart are the scenes of my childhood, When fond recollection presents them to view." This sentiment, a fragment of a fa miliar old poem, can well be applied to the feelings of the old veterans who assembled at historic old Lime stone on July the 4th. One more re union of old patriots of a just but lost cause has passed to the credit side of the ledger of human events; one more peaceful gathering of the ever- thinning line of gray, the last, per haps, of many who will ever assem ble again except on life’s eternal camping ground; whose best days have been cheerfully sacrificed in hat tit as life lasts will ever respond to the call of justice and independence, and What Is Included in the Term as Ap plied to Gentlemen. (Richmond Times-Democrat.) Chivalry is one of the most noble traits of a manly man, and has ever been one of the chief attractions of the true Southern gentleman. The chivalry of the old-time Southerner m KILL THE was seen in his invariable reverence j for a good woman and his readiness always to defend her from other*, and i not only from others, hut from him self. His chivalry^ was seen in his loyalty to his friends and in his fair ness to his foes. He would share his last morsel with a friend: he would take no mean advantage of a foe. He would give his life for his friend, and count it hut a reasonable sacrifice; he would fight no foe except in the open , . , , . , . , .upon equal terms. He was a good tor the righh whose heai is as o^ gj | ()V er am | a ^nod hater. He was a fighter, and he believed in the "code of honor”; hut his belief in the code •-W ,\ will not cease until stilled by the Al mighty hand that gave them birth. The worst disease the world has ever known, and the greatest scourge to the human race, is Contagious Blood Poison. One drop of the virus of this loathsome disease will pollute and vitiate the purest and healthiest blood, and within a short time after the first little sore appears the system is filled with the awful poison; the skin breaks out in a red rash, the glands of the groins begin to swell, the throat and mouth become ulcerated, the hair and eyebrows drop out, and often the entire surface of the body is covered with copper-colored splotches, pus tular eruptions and sickening-looking sores and abscesses. Many a Amid ihe st rife and turmoil of this I ! culties Like gentlemen, of Plea that lt that n< was t<) the 1S fa < irest lr and man has been cut down in the prime of life, or his health so impaired by this vile disease busy age, when many of the survivors i that usefulness is destroyed, and he_becomes a burden to himself and an object of pity to of a lost cause are battling for a mere existence, it is gratifying to know that they will drop the plow handle, the hoe and other implements of in dustry and gather together to cele- m tiu be st p ear ^ anc j j.j ie victim misled, buoyed up by false hopes of a cure, while the disease may even then have fastened its fangs in some 1 $3.00 a week. The R. S. Lipscomb Shoe Co, j 1 Picture Framing, Sign Writing, Paper Hanging, House and Carriage Painting L, R. Gaines lira to the greatest event in the history of our common country. However, a i close observer can see in the aged i faces ot the old veterans as they as semble at the call of their comrades, a determination not to forget the try ing scenes of more recent days, when their lives were weighd in the bal ance and not found wanting; hut who are disposed to throw the broad man- ,of charity over the differences and shortcomings of our fellow country men. an 1 ourselves, and meet as pa triots on a common ground, and with t!.e young generation in celebrating a cay that Is fraught with the welfare and destiny of this and future genera tions of unborn American people, and we earnestly hope that by the united efforts of the true patriots of this. « ur civilized. Christian, American re public, that bigotry, jealousy and greed for power will he elimi nated and T ’:rt Ivuiesty and forbear ance win he the rule instead of a r-,it. ; when the golden rule will ap- ' ly and equal rights to all and special privileges to none shall lie our motto in principle and in fact. T!v> ce’ehration of Independence I • as a nun.’.al holiday for a pe- ! rto.i in T ’.e history of our Southern j eounu.. to • certain extent was lost sigh. of. being overshadowed by tho g:cat and vital events that were Ion ' upon us in the great Civil war; events that will never he effaced, that are indelibly photograhped on the soul of every true Southern patriot, and will last till the great final judgment shall efface the memory of the things of this world. But through the dim past and amidst all our disappoint ments, sufferings and sorrows, and amidst the constant warfare of the old heroes for existence, in this age of graft and monopoly, we still remem ber the heroes of the Revolution and what a heritage was left to us, their children, and at what a cost! We love our country none the less; we are Americans. knight-errantry of old. duel- the rest of mankind. Contagious Blood Poison is the most annoying, humiliating and ing itself ran into abuse, and became degrading of all diseases. It is as treacherous and elusive as the serpent. Under the so brutally absurd that it was finally 0 0 , , 1 . t . . „ii 1 abolished, hut there was this much mercury and potash treatment all to he said in its behalf: it made a external evidences of it may disap- be man who wished to move society and he received as a gentle man exceedingly careful in his con duct and in his words, for every such man knew that If he was guilty of any act unbecoming a gentlemen, es pecially where the fair name of a wo man was involved, he would surely he called to account, and he knew that when he spoke in disparagement of any man in his own circle he must he ready to make good at the point of a pistol. In a sense, therefore, the duel tended to promote chivalry, to protect women, to hold the gentle man squarely up to all his responsi- bilities. Of course, we are glad that the duello in the South has been abolished hut we hope that with its passing there will he no .[ of chivalry which dueling in its !:ig!v -t ambition designed to defend and promote. I am compelled by a sense of gratitude to te^ yon of the great good your remedy has don* me. Among other symptoms I was severely affiloted with Rheumatism, and got almost past going. The disease got a firm hold upon xny system; my blood was thoroughly poisoned with the vlrns, as oharaoterized by the usual symptoms. I lost In weight, was run dowi\ had sore throat, eruptions, splotches and other evidences of the disease. I was truly In bad shape when I began 8. S. S., but the persistent nse of It brought me oat of my trouble, safe »nrt sound, and I have the courage to publicly tes tify to the virtues of your great blood remedy, 8. 8. 8., and to recommend it to all Blood Poison “You may break up the vase, aye, scatter it if you will. But the scent of the roses will hang around it still.” Old comrades, let us not despair; we can cherish the recollection of the more recent dark days that are sa-, cred to us, and possibly cannot be tin-1 derstood by some of our fellow coun trymen, whose education and environ-} ment were different from ours. But we can bury the mistakes and shortcom i ings of ourselves and neighbors for a time and join in celebrating this great anniversary of the birth of freedom for tiu* Caucasian race in this great republic. We can strive to he Christians and patriots in a real and true sense, and remember that we are all, individually and collectively, responsible for the welfare of our common country. “United we stand, divided we fall;” and let us hope that in the few short years that are left to us, when the last one shall have "passed over the river to rest in the shade on the other side,”- that our children, grand child ren and future generations will inher it the spirit of freedom and right, and that all will he well, and that "God moves in a mysterious way His won ders to perform.” L. B. Gaffney, S. C. July 5, 1905. vital spot within the system, where r^r- „. -jr it is doing its destructive work un- KPOU seen.•Mercury has arrayed against ^ it thousands upon thousands of physical wrecks and chronic inva lids who have been dosed for vears sufferers, sincerely believing that If it is taken according to directloos lias wno nave oeen aoseu ror yearb and glven a fair trlal lt will thoroughly eliminate every particle ofvlroa, and their systems saturated With no matter how severe the case may be. these powerful drugs, only to be Greensburg, Pa., June 18, 1903. JAMES OURRAN. harassed by constantly returning ccadonce in the spir- symptoms and confronted with unmistakable traces of blood poison years after. As long as your blood is tainted with this awful virus you are a source of infection and danger to all who come in contact with you, and your children will carry in their veins the same dreadful contagion. As long as there is life in the serpent there is danger in its fangs, and so long as any signs of Contagious Blood Poison remain there is danger of infection. Safety lies in u jouniiii of Commerce, says: cr u S hincf out the life of this loathsome disease and killing the serpent, and no remedy with known does this so thoroughly and permanently as b. b. b. It is an antidote for toil peculiar virus that spreads through the system, defiles the blood and contaminates all healthy tissues and threatens every organ and part of the body. S. S. S. contains no mineral cf any description, but hi guaranteed entirely vegetable, and we offer $1,000 for proof that it is not just as we represent it to be. It leaves no bad after-effects, but purifies the blood and at the same time builds up your general health. In chronic or long-standing cases of blood poison, where the stomach and digestion have been damaged by the use of minerals, S. S. S. will prove an excellent tonic and appetizer and helpful in restoring strength and activity to all parts of the system. Kill the serpent, crush out its life, or you are apt to feel the Dad effects of the disease all your life. If you will write us fully about your case, our physicians will gladly advise without charge, and mail you a copy of our home-treatment book telling all about Contagious Blood Poison, its different stages and symptoms, and a lot of interesting information about this formidable and much-dreaded disease. THE SWifT SPECIFIC COMPANY, ATLANTA, GA. South Carolina Mills. A special ftoni Union, S. C. to The New York "Thron ihe country is literally dotted cotton mills, some with over 150,000 spindles, consuming as much as 100,- imo bales of cotton, and giving em ployment to :],000 people, for whom, at the majority of mills, schools and churches have been established, with libraries and adequate reading rooms open every day of the year. "In lSt'2 thei\‘ was not a single man ufacturing plant in this town; now spindles and looms are numbered by the hundreds and thousands. Soim of these mills are run entirely by electricity, and have every detail of modern equipment. One of the larg est exclusively export cotton mills in the entire South is here working divi dends out of Union capital. The sec ond largest cotton mill under one roof in the South—with 82,000 spin dles on one floor—is another possess ion. One of the largest and most suc cessfully managed hosiery mills in the South belongs to this town. Large enterprises .the right sort of work, and a plenty of it, have made the large success which has attended these efforts, for 110 failure has to be recorded here.” r;&£L££il A Modern Joseph. An exchange tells the story of a poor workingman who told ins wife, on awakening one morning, a curious dream which he had during the night. He dreamed that he saw coming to ward him, in order, four rats. The first one was very fat, anti was fol lowed by two lean rats, the rear rat being blind. The dreamer was great ly perplexed as to what evil might follow, as it ha T been understood that to dream of rats denoted calamity. He appealed to his wife concerning 1 liis, but she, poor woman, could not In'Ll him. His son, who heard his fatner tell the story, volunteered to he the interpreter. "The fat rat,” he said, “is the man who keeps the sa loon you go to so often; the two lean rats are my mother and me; and the blind rat, father, is yourself.” To Cure a Cold in One Day Taka Laxative Bromo QTnme Tablets. Seven Million boxes sold in post 12 months. This Signature, Cures Grip In Two Days. on every box. 25c.' Lv H!Vfi itM ' ' Will Cure Any Case of KIDNEY or BLADDER DISEASE Not Beyond the Reach of Medicine For Sale by Cherokee Drug Co. For Bale by Cherokee Drug Co. For Sale by Cherokee Drug Co. A successful man keeps his eyes and ears open and his mouth closed. Forced to Starve. B. F. Leek, of Concord, Ky., says: "For 20 years I suffered agonies, with a sore on my upper lip, so painful, sometimes, that 1 could not eat. Af ter vainly trying everything else, I cured it, with Bucklen’s Arnica Salve.” It’s great for burns, outs and wounds. At Cherokee Drug Co.; only 25c. When a man keeps his own counsel he hasn’t much use for a lawyer. Three Good and Just Reasons. There are three reasons why moth ers prefer One Minute Cough Cure: First, It is absolutely hai'inless; Sec ond. It tastes good—children love It; Third, It cures Coughs, Croiip and Whooping Cough when other remedies fail. Sold by Cherokee Drug Co., Gaffney; L. D. Allison, Cowpens. STYLE IN JOB PRINTING L s U s?nefs s ^ al a ^ in clothing is to the so ciety man. You fail to impress when you send out poorly printed or unstylish stationery. You get up-to-date printing when you patronize THE LEDGER. WE DO THE STYLISH KIND. If You Would Keep Abreast of the Times Read The Ledger I* 5 MY GENTS' FURNISHING STORE h Is chock full of bargains in every line. 1 am offering a very strong line of Men’s Suits m all the newest and most attractive goods for this season at very close prices. Style and fit equal the best custom tailored Suits. Hoys’ Suits that are unrivaled in qual ity, style, price and fit. Special bargains in Neckwear, Shirts and Men’s and Boys’ Headgear. Anything in Hats from a 10c Malaga to a Jno. B. Stetson at $5.00. Gents’ Umbrellas, 40c to $2.50. I can give you prices on Dry Goods, Dress Goods, Embroideries, Insertions and Ladies’ Skins that you can’t duplicate. No misfits in your Shoes if bought from me. I have them in all styles and leathers, for men, ladies and children. Ladies’ Parasols from 40c to $2.00. This is the place to buy your Hay, Corn, Feed, Oats and Provisions at money-saving prices. v Just received, a big lot of Cotton Hoes. The Piedmont CultivatorJJis something every farmer needs. I have them. Call and get price. See me when in need of anything usually kept in a Gents’ Furnishing Store or a General Store. GENTS’ FURNISHING STORE 816 LIMESTONE ST. J. I. SARRATT GENERAL STORE 818 LIMESTONE ST.