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*w- The soda cracker is an ideal food. Uneeda Biscuit are the ideal soda crackers. Indeed, the Only soda crackers rightly made in the first place, rightly protected first, last and all the time. [v /« a dust tight, moisture proof package, NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY “BUSTED”BUBBLES Conducted by Brian Bell. "What saith the little busy bee ?” Look into "l be Ledger and see! THE KING OF BLOOD PURIFIERS No other remedy has given such perfect satisfaction as a blood purifier and tonic or is so reliable in the cure of blood dis eases of every character as S. S. S. It is known as “The King of Blood Purifiers,” and the secret of its success and its right to this title is because “IT CURES DISEASE.” It is an honest medicine, made entirely of purifying, healing roots, herbs and barks, which are acknowledged to be specifics for SWIFT'S specirc, THE GREAT BLOOD Ftffiina • r FOR SALE. WOMEN AND SOCIETY. I have nice seed sweet potatoes [Address communlc^Ions fortbiacol umn to P. O. Box i5U4. j Gray checks or Kray and white hecks come in various sized checks. \nother Kray suiting comes with iVio line over-plaid in self color, in ii.. • and medium tones. !misii suitinKs in Kray are checks oyer white, and stripes and over- pl^ids in various tones of prav. for sale. Louis Humphries. Mch. 30- Apr. 5. FOR SALE—A nice milk cow, with younK calf. Apply to J. C. Lipscomb. Mch. 30-lt. FOR SALE—Five lots near Globe Mills, on main road, ranjrin^ from 2 to 6 acres each. Terms easy. Apply Madras are in varied assortments quick to J. Eb. Jefferies. Mch. 30-tf. of dt sikus and colors Swis, will he much used for dress-1 es, as w,. lias senarate blouses. Tlie new all-over embroidered ! FOR SALE—One fine bay mare, good condition. Well suited for farm . . . . , or family use. Apply to Limestone sw * sses hiomise to he popular for: Mills. 12-8-tf. separate waists. | Linen di ‘ ses are made up with | FOR SALE—100 bushels Fedora hand embroi ry on waist and skirt, j Long Staple ccfiton seed. Apply to J. I*'ish laces will be extremely popular The humorist (?) who has thrust upon and burdened Ledger readers for some time with his so-called hu mor, it seems is irrepressible. At the outset, before proceeding with the “busted” bubble, which will no doubt drive many to distraction, I would call the attention of the readers to the fact that Gaffney Is a rather pro lific source of news, and the fact sometimes is not generally recog nized, or rather not in the sense that | ^ _ _ i mean, it has long been regarded as diseases arising from an impure or poisoned condition of the blood news has tended towards the awe-1 and possessing tonic properties that act gently and admirably in the up-building of a run- in.spiring%nd the sensational, i have down, weakened or disordered condition of the system, found it recently to bp a citv where * ■ things happen that are very much out of the ordinary and that do not hap pen every day. It has been my con stant aim to present these as a re laxation from the stleady grind of every-day news. To be appreciated they should not be read closely, but should be scanned with an eye par tial to the writer in order that tb< numerous errors might be overlooked, and if discovered passed over. A few issues ago this column was devoted to the subject of wrangling in the city. The article was based # . upon a habeus corpus case that had j ease, and health is assured; but any impurity, whichT neem C mfn d hld m! lluraor or P" iso11 acts injuriously on the sys- recovering one of the limbs of his tern and affects the general health. Pus- tainiiy, whicn he had alleged yas fast tu ] ar crU ptions, pimples, rashes and the pasisng beyond his grasp. It would; ' * t . r > seem now that the season of wrang-1 ainereilt Skill allectlOllS SHOW tliat tlie blood Hug and squabbling, and even strife j s in a feverish and diseased condition as a had not passed with the passing of > . . ^ 1 • i ai p Hezekiah and his father, (such were result of too much acid or the presence of the aspirants to habeus corpus hon- some irritating humor. Sores and Ulcers are the result of morbid, unhealthy matter in the j cess, ''after 3 which theT attained 'a blood, and Rheumatism, Catarrh, Scrofula, Contagious Blood Poison etc., are all deep-seated i greater degree of proficiency. Tlie blood disorders that continue to grow worse as long as the poison remains. rompose an thi C s r0 i S rtide it fn n .1 Aguiar! / all blood diseases are not acquired; some persons are born with an hereditary taint manner. This is very aripronriate. in the blood and we see this great affliction manifested in many ways. The skin has a harrSmerting 1 i^^conSd w ? x y> appearance, tlie eyes are often weak, glands of tlie neck enlarged, and as the with their origin or experiences. This taint has been in the blood since birth the entire health is usually affected. imm nhi?vio I Il a wdien t, it er was W thrust a far blood troubles S. S. S. has proved itself a perfect remedy and has well earned the into the interior of a busy magis- title or KING Or BLOOD PURIrlERS. It goes down into the circulation and removes trate’s mind where, had^no^ careless a ]j p 0 i SOUS} bumors, waste or foreign matter, and makes this stream of life pure and health- u-y W wcL1W.AAV.V-E KAltJKJl. VIA V^V^. L1V711 VJL L J1V, O y O Lv~ JLLii f! One of the greatest points in favor of S. S. S. is that it is the only blood remedy on the 1 market which does not contain a mineral ingredient of some kind to derange or damage the! system. It is the one medicine that can be taken with absolute safety by the youngest child! or the oldest member of the family, and persons who have allowed their systems to get in* such condition that most medicines are repulsive to the stomach will find that S. S. S., while thorough, is gentle and pleasant in its action, and has none of the nauseating effect* of the different mineral mixtures and concoctions offered as blood purifiers. As every part of the body is dependent on the blood for nourishment and strength, it 1* necessary that this vital fluid be kept free from germs and poisons. So long as it remains uncoutaminated we are fortified against dis- Gentlemen:—S. S. S, is used as a family medicine In our home. I myself have taken and always found it what It !• claimed to be. It thoroughly cleanses the system of Im purities, increases the appetite, improves the digestion, and builds up the general health. I have given it to my chikiren with fine results. It promptly restores the appe tite and clears the skin of all eruptions. It is a very fins blood tonic and has my hearty endorsement. 134 S. 9th St., Lebanon, Pa. P. H. THOMPSON. C. Lipscomb, Gaffney, S. C. March 27, 30. FOR SALE—From 100,000 to 200,- 000 feet of Lumber; cut to order. For prices apply to J- V. Whelchel, Gaff- 7ney, S. C. March 27, 30, April 3, 0 pd. FOR SALE—Barred Rocks and Brown Leghorn eggs 75 cents per setting at home, $1.00 where shipped. Mrs. D. P. Sides. Gaffney, S. C. March 27, 30 nn. FOR RENT. trimming. Gray and gray effects dominate spring colors in new suitings. The new black checks or stripes or plaids on white grounds, give a gen teel and ultra stylish gray. * • • Mrs. June Carr and children have gone for an extended visit rela tives North. Miss Susie Brian, who has been the j guest of Mrs. J. B. Bell, has returned to her home in Yorkville. Mrs. Harry C. Shaw, of Charlotte, is visiting her parents, Capt. and Mrs. S. S. Ross. Mrs. Edna Harris has returned questioning drawn have never seen the liKht of anotner day. | A case was heard by Judge G. W. Speer, in his court of justice, this week that was rich. The case came near not being honored by the for mality of a trial, but it fortunately escaped such a deplorable end and gave the newsgatherer a chance to hold his job. Almost a whole family appeared in the office of the magis trate this week to answer the sum mons and tell why and how a middle- aged man from th^* city RELY VEGETABLE sustaining. Nothing readies inherited blood troubles like S. S. S.; it removes every particle of the taint, purifies and strengthens the weak, deteriorated blood, and supplies it with the healthful properties it needs and establishes the foundation for good health. As a tonic this great medicine has no equal, and it will be found especially bracing to weak, anaemic persons. Rheumatism, Catarrh, Sores and Ulcers, Skin had a very ! Diseases, Scrofula, Contagious Blood Poison and all other blood troubles are cured perma- sore hand, which seemed to have been, nently by S. S. S., and so thorough is the cleansing of the blood that no trace of the dis- struck by a knife, and why his wife, | • i r. . i i a • r a & „ . an eideriv woman, and t girl that ease is leit to break out in future years or to be transmitted to offspring. If you are in FOR RENT—Two store rooms o ; r ... . Robinson street. Webst & Jefferies fr °Z a a March 6 if. could he classed as a young lady need of a blood purifier get “THE KING” of them all, S. S. S.—and good results are emerged fro^a 8 war* 1 of words a which assured. Book on the blood and any medical advice desired furnished without charge to THE SWIFT SPECIFIC COMPANY. ATLANTA. GA. Mrs. Meek Smith and daughter, of; Clover, are visiting at the home of; FOR RENT—Two one-horse farms: ) ie r father, Capt. S. S. Ross, in the edge of town. Apply to J. Eb| Miss Nelle Sarratt, of Charlotte, Jefferies. March 13 tf. s P en t a few davs this week at the home of Mr. J. V. Sarratt. r WANTED. WANTED—Everybody who has any thing to sell to advertise it in this! column at 1 cent a word each inser tion. Mrs. J. W. Nantz, who has been vis- i itin" relatives in the city, has re- | turned to her home in Spartanburg. ] The Commercial Club. I Tlie Commercial Club of Gaffney was organized on Tuesday night at WANTED—1,00') ooi wood; wtll i ,!, e 0?tv hall, by the election of Capt. pay highest market price. Gaffaey 1 ■)• Dell president, D. C. Ross vice- Man ufacturing Co. im-tl president, R. S. Lipscomb secretary, •and B. L. Hames treasurer. WANTED—At once, a good job and The membership of the club is com ad. printer. Apply by letter or in per- posed of the best citizens of the city eon at this office. j and numbers sixty-five. The presl- ™ " T ““ dent appointed two commutes, one ANNOUNCEMENTS. inn constitution and by-laws and one ^^ - - _ j to secure quarters and to furnish For the Senate. i same. Believing that Cherokee county and 1 , Quarters have been secured in the South Carolina need the services of *- ( '-Ker building, and workmen are J. C. Otts, Esq., in the State Senate, now engaged, in making the nec- we present his name to the voters of e^sary alterations. \\ hen ready for Cherokee couuiy, subject to the Dem-; occupancy the club will l avr* a suite had almost developed into war in re- j ality, with pokers and knives, open j knives at that, and very much in ev idence. I will tell the interesting storv as near as possible ,as it was told to the | magistrate who heard the case. The j two women just mentioned in the case worked together and apparently were quite chummy, until ono day, lo! there was a split in the affections and war was openly declared. Hostil ities at first did not assume any form idable proportions, being carried on i chiefly by word of mouth, the common all who write. A Former Gaffney Boy. The following clipping from the Warren (Front Royal, Va.) Sentinel will be of local interest, as Mr. Clary URIEL X. GUNTER DEAD. Passes weapons and tools of warefare being; assume ti e charge over the West Former Attorney General Away at His Home. is well-known in Gaffney and Chero-j ' Columbia, March 29.—Attorney kee county. Many in the city and General Uriel X. Gunter, Jr., died at country follow his fortunes with the fiis home in Batcsburg yesterday greatest Interest.^ morning at 9 o’clock. He was a great ok ee county—Yorkville New Era. Rev. Amos Clary, who resigned ; sufferer and the end, though sad. was Newspapers throughout the State the pastorate of his churches here a relief to him. and the entire country have coin- last Sunday, will leave May 1st to Mr. Gunter was a young man of mended the action of the jury in the PRESS COMMENTS. What Our Contemporaries Say of tM Hasty Trial. A grapevine special to The New Era says that R. Latta Parish Is a candidate for Probate Judge of Chet* conspicuous by their absence. How ever, this was only the calm before | ihe storm, and when the crist- ar- i rived both were there with the goods. I and the man previously mentioned who had not figured In the case nor did not care to. conseauently was not Hhed. and cost about $*5,000. ! nr-oiv wiq Hrawn 'Mta matter. Mr. Clary will be able to give Bristol Baptist church. Bristol prop er- is a city in Tennessee, with a poo- ulation of some fifteen thousand. The West Bristol church has at pres ent about 175 active members. The church building is new, only iust fin- There ill be able to Kive his en- real ability and sterling qualities. He Hasty case at Gaffney recenty.- was but thirty-six years of age, but derson Intelligencer. -An- ocratic primary election. Tax Payers. TRESPASS NOTICE. Al] persons are hereby notified not to trespass on our lands. D. L. Littlejohn, Miss Julia Littlejohn, Mrs. Sallie Mitchell. Mch. 30-3t-pd. ! of eight handsome rooms, whi^h will compare favorably with the clubs in tpA reighborlng towns. The committee is now engaged in purchasing fittings, etc., for the rooms. prepared, was drawn into the matter, ■ too, and in fact was the only one so far reported as having been wounded. Matters continued to grow worse in the minature strife and it could be readilT seen that trouble loomed in i the distance. When the young wo man departed one fine dav for the ad joining house, armed with a knife, . Gaffney Boys Abroad. . ! and blood in her eye, it could be read- In response to the following invita- ilv vomi that tlie mask was forev r tion. Messrs. L. C. Warmoth. Forrest tire time to the work of One church and congregation. We shall miss Rev. Mr. Clary greatly, for he has been a brave and consistent worker while here an.1 has gained many friends. W P wish him God-speed.” Subscribe for The Ledger, $1.00 a year. To Keautify Your Complexion IN TEN DAYS, CSK NOTICE. N AD L 4 THE UNI INOLA » -V ir.t UNEQUALED BEAUTIFIER. Books of subscription to the cam-1 tal Stock Of the Isaac Turner Furni- Formerly advertised and sold aa Batiuola.) ture Company will be opened at Gaff- S ney, S. C., March 3ist, 1906, at ten o'clock A. M., in the str>- rodm of j Littlejohn, opposite postoffice, under commission from Secretary of State. Isaac Turner, Geo. M. Phifer, Board of Corporators. March 29th, 1906. . Mch. 30, It. , jgl MONEY TO LEND. To memebers of The Farmer’s Mutual Insurance Association, in sums of $100 to $300, on first mort gage improved real estate. J. Eb. Jefferies, Sec. and Treas. Feb. 27 tf. cast aside and that henceforth the war was to the teeth. Greek met Creek, however, whoa the would-be scrapper reached * 1 'c hasp of opera tions. as the antagonist, repelled the on laught, of the knife wkh a noker, which was quickly called into play. To come to clos • quarters was mani festly impossible when the poke’- was considered and the young woman | very wisely, from a strageMc point of vi«Av, decided to throw the knife, which was done. The knife strayed i slightly from the original 'dm In-; stead of striking the one it was 1 thrown at, struck her husband, who had just entered. The a^m might have been fairly good, too, as the wife admits that she dodged. Any- j v i it didn’t matter much, as It was | all the same, just so ,it remained in the family. The old m-’n objected to being struck with the knife McCraw and Ed. Stacy attended the event on the date mentioned. The young men returned Tuesday and re port- a most enjoyable time, bespeak ing volumes for the hospitality of the attractive Linw-ood students. The in vitation follows: The Calathenoan Literary Society of Linwood Female College ! education there requests the honor of your presence at their Anniversary Celebration. .Monday evening. March twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred and six, at eight o’clock, College Chapel. Gastonia. N. C. in that time had risen to the exalted , position of Attorney General of his State, and he has filled that office i with ability and honor. He was a w'orker—some say a plodder, but in this world it is most often that the plodder wins the laurels. For more than ten years I have been in almost daily association with U. X. Gunter, Ur., first as private secretary to Gov- ' ernor Evan's, then as assistant to At torney General Bellinger, and then as Attorney General, and In all that time he has been the perfect gentleman, ; the loyal friend, the unostentatious plodder, the advocate of the poor and unfortunate, and the faithful official. Mr. Gunter was the sort of friend worth having. He never pushed him self nor did hp care for glory. The i knowledge of duty well done, was I victory all he sought. ; Mr. Gunter was horn in Batesburg, Lexington county, on December 3th 1S70. He acquired his common school and graduated from the South Carolina College In 1892, after w r hlch be went to Aiken to prac tice law. In partnership first with B. C. Jordan, and later with Mr. John Gary Evans. Mr. Evans, on being elected governor, appointed him pri vate secretary. He afterw r ards be- The Gaffney jury did their duty In convicting George Hasty of murder and thus the stain upon thar commu nity is wiped out as far as possible. Attorney Ot:s also did his duty in ad- ; ministering a rebuke to Col. Johns tone for his conduct of the case.—• Watereo Messenger. Th conviction and sentence of Geo. Hasty at Gaffney, S. C., will, or should, have a tendency towards changing the future history of that | blood red county for the better. Cher okee county has had forty-six mur ders since its organization eight years ago.—Lenoir Topic. Fayetteville, North Carolina, after trying both license and dispensary, adopted prohibition, and is not even thinking of backsliding,—nor are : Cherokee and Greenville and Marion, and the rest of the nineteen counties in South Carolina that have voted th® dispensary out.—Pee Dee Advocate. A hotel proprietor in Gaffney car ried a pistol in his dining room; a young man in Lee county carried a pistol to a dance. Both the carriers i of deadly weapons offended women ; and slew those who attempted their protection. What further evidence is needed that the habitual carriers of ! concealed deadly weapons are cow- i came clerk of the claim committee of the } louse of Representatives, remov- a rds’-Columbia.’ State Letter to Carroll & Co., ing at the close of this work to Soar- ‘ irrIS -—^ oiumw a &tate - Gaffney, S. C. tanburg to practice law. He was It seems that Miss Mae Peeler dis- Doar Sirs: We manage to get some made assistant. Attorney General un- tinguished herself for her attentions fun out of paint. J H Kohlmeyer, der Mr. W. A. Barber in 1898 and was to Misses Sheridan and Bishop, and ! Grove City, Pa, put-in Devoe. Along re-appointed by Gen. G. Duncan Bel- during the Hasty trial at Gaffney. As else^s linger, who succeeded Mr. Barber, i an evidence of their appreciation of there. In 1902 Mr. Gunter was nominated her loyalty to the actresses, the men TH* nadinola. CilftUtf* A MONEY TO LOAN. I am prepared to negotiate loane on : Improved farms for a term of years In amounts of $1,000 and upward, at 7 par cent, and from $300 to $1,000 at B par cent. Apply to J. C. JEFFERIES, Gaffney, S. C. MONEY TO LOAN On farming lands. Long time, no oommlssion charged. Borrower pays actual coat of perfecting loen. For farther Information address JOHN B. PALMER A SON, Box 282, Colombia, S. C. May SO pd. NADINOLA is guaranteed and money refunded if it (ails to remove freckles, pimples, tan, sallowness, liver-spots, collai discolorations, black-heads disfiguring erup tions, etc., in twenty days. Leaves the skin clear, soft, healthy, and restores the beauty of youth. Endorsed by thousands. Price 50 cents and $1.00 at all leading drug stores, or by mail. Prepared by National Toilet Co.. Paris. Tenn. For sale only b” THE GAFFNEY DRUG CO. WILLIAM S. HALL, JR, Attomsy at Law, National Bank Building, Gaffnay, B. C. Prompt attention given to aU buainaaa rromptlv swore out a warrant fer t v , came a salesman of soraebod” exoert knife thrower. But when an paint before ours had got officer r.r reouost the attend- Salesman said ours was short-meas- over Mr. W. H. Stevenson, in the of Gaffney have presented Miss Pee- nnrp of thr> young woman to explain ure. Kohlmeyer weakened hung-flre Democratic primary, as the candidate ler with a gold watch. There is no matters to the magistrate she could and flopped; stopped ours and took for Attorney General, and was elect- doubt about the fact that Gaffney's not be located, and it was disclosed his. ed at. the general election in that heart was with the young show wo- that an agreement had been arrived It was our turn now. We emptied year. Ho was re-elected without op- men.—Charlotte Chronicle. at whereby the cause was to b® our can Into his and his Into ours, position In 1904 for the term to ex- dropped. The magistrate, however The short-measi.re was his, not ours; plre during the next session of the The Hasty Verdict, discovered that he had a sav-io in and w e kept our man. general assembly. (The Baptit± Press.) this rase and had the voun" woman And, ever since then, that paint- The state house was closed today The verdict of gmltv was the only i brought in from Kings Mountain, J manufacturer gives full measure; his in honor of the memory of Attorney righteous one that could have been whither she had flitted In sudden | paint is not pure, but his gallon con- General Gunter. brought in. Wo do not know why the tains four quarts. The funeral will be held this after- Jur- saw fit to save the murderer’s Go by the name; and the name to noon at three o’clock. The state neck, however, unless it was because go by is Devoe lead-and-zlnc. house officials and many employees it is such an unusual thing to hang a Yours truly and a number of citizens went to white man in South Carolina. Wo do 27 F W Devoe & Co Batesburg to attend. not believe Murderer Hasty deserved P. S.—R. M. Wilkins Hardware Co. Business will be wholly suspended mercy a* the hands of the'law or so- alarm. Upon her return the Interes*- ing facts just recorded were recited in the court. A fine of ten dollars and costs was imposed upon the voung lady .or being a trifle too adept In the art of tossing the knife. B. B. In the spring time you renovate your house. Why not your body? Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea drives out impurities, cleanses and enriches the blood and purifies the en tire system. 35 cents. Gaffney Drag Company. Subaorlba for The Lodger $1jOO • year. sell our paint. in the town during the funeral. TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine ciety. He certainly showed no mercy to tho young women wljo were guests Geo. Hasty who killed the two ac- in his house; he showed no mercy to tors in Gaffney failed to get justice. Tablets. Druggists refund money If but it is nothing new for Justice M be it falls to cure. B. W. GROWS sig nature is on each box. 25c. —Nowhere will you find such reel bargain- as at Nelson Subscribe for The Ledger; $1 a yeer. miscarried in South Carolina. Has- their husbands-to-be wuo tried to pro tect them from a brute; his counsel showed no mercy to the women wit ty, if he had got Justice, would have i nesses, but in a cowardly and «!is- stretched hemp Instead of wearing graceful manner sough; tp blacken stripes.—Pee Dee Advocate. Abraham Lincoln was nine old when bis mother died. years their good names, though without ono scintilla of evidence. So why should the Jury have shown Hasty any mer cy? •'v;- M 'ja Mm* iff- M&i