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THE LEDGER. Tuesday and Friday, d. h DeCamp, Editor and Publisher, J. Brian Bell, News Editor. ' The Ledger is not responsible for be views of correspondents. Hereafter no advertisement* will be accepted at this office after 12 o'colck on Monday* and Thursday*. Watch your label and tbe date. And renew before ’Us too late; If there be an error, don’t get mad, Report to us—we’ll make you slad. Renumber, ’tls our aim to please, But errors are like peskv fleas They will creep in In spite of fate. Therefore, watch your label and the date. . . —Original. PROHIBITION IN CHEROKEE. The Columbia Record says: “We have received a letter from a clear headed. conservative citizen r* Cher okee to the effect that the peoole of this county are living a lie. an'i are trying to make the world believe with them.’’ This “conservative and clear-head-, ed citizen’’ refers to the condition of affairs as to the enforcement of the dispensary law in this county. One of the most “clear-headed” citizens of this county is Mayor J- Q- Little, and he says that there were five blind tigers before the dispen sary was voted out to one now. He speaks advisedly because he was mayor of Gaffney for two years be fore the dispensary was voted out. Mr. T. H. Lockhart, Gaffney’s very efficient chief of police, says that there is no comparison in the num ber of blind tigers now to the num ber before the dispensary was voted out, and Mr. Ixickhart has been chief of police for four years and has been on the force for nearly nine years. Tire reason for this is obvious. While the dispensary was here a tiger could sell blockade whiskey to «». customer and if detected he could claim that he bought the whiskey from the dispensary to accommodate the customer, and as they almost in variably used dispensary bottles it was well nigh impossible to prove that the whiskey did not come from the dispensary. There is no “clear headed citizen in this county, if he has one grain of honesty in his make-up. but will ad mit that the consumption of whiskey in Gaffnev has decreased fully .seven- ty-flve Per cent. Prohibition comes as near prohibit ing in Gaffnev a s it does anywhere on earth, we believe. Of course this is owing in a great measure to a mayor and police force who know their bus iness and attend strictly to the same. Any man w ith a thimblefull of com mon sense (whether he oe clear headed and conservative or not) knows that the more convenient you have.whiskey the more will be con sumed. An occasional drinker, for Instance.- if he comes to town with money in his pocket and a place for buying whiskey is convenient will buy a bottle of “booze" and perhaps get full himself and also make some friend drunk, whereas if he has to hunt a blind tiger and tv» v a lone price for a bottle of blue steel he will let it alone. Mr. W. H. Ross, who has been Gaff ney’s town clerk for eight years, says that the records will show that the number of cases of drunks brought before the mayor were fullv three times as many before the dispensary was voted out as since that time. We do not take the position that there is no illicit- whiskey sold in Cherokee county, but we do say that conditions in this county, both mor ally and financially, are far better than they were under the dispensary, and this paper devoutly hopes and prays that this deadly incubus will never be saddled upon this county again. Cigarette Smoking. (Lumberton Robesonian.) The Norfolk and Western railroad has issued orders prohibiting its em ployees from smoking cigarettes, and they will have to cut out cigarettes or bunt them another Job. The Broth erhood of Engineer* and Firemen, it is reported, look upon the order as an infringement of personal liberty and will oppose it for that reason. Let it be interference with personal lib erty. if ti^e railroad believes it is to the best interest of its business to employ ett talers in every respect they should do so. If an employe does not want, to cut ’em out he is a lib erty ’o get another job. It is our opinion that he bad better be glad that some oie Is trying to break him of a habit he could not quit himself. There are differences of opinion as to whether the use of cigarettes hurts one’s health or not. That depends on several things. The more he »mok. s tb-i wo h.> is hurt and the less h<> smokes the less ie is hurt. We often hear a fellow say h .* has smoked for i* and veirg nnd doesn't be lieve , . i hurt him.,# Perhaps be ton s through telling you he will cough a “cigarette cough.” We bellev. ,at i man can smoke ciga rettes and live a long time, but un der * favoraU.i circu nstauces be would live longe- without them We have never been able to under stand the inconsistency of the temper ance force* In their attacks. We never hear anv of our temperance so- cltlea speak out against th? use of Cigarettes. It is the evil of whiskey. Their sins and the bill collectors often And them out. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Misses Loulie and Bessie Potter are visiting relatives in Spartanburg. Miss Pearl Crawlev leaves Tuesday for Washington. D. CT. to visit Miss Georgia Thonssen. Miss Lillian Gregory, of Lancaster, is visiting Miss Lena Lipscomb at As- bury. Miss Corrie Gregory, of Lancaster, is visiting Misg Eunice Johnson. E. P. Macomson. of Mercer, was in town Wednesday. Miss Louise Shell, of Spartanburg, is visiting Miss Ray Macomson at Mercer. Miss Rav Macomson, of Mercer, was In the city Tuesday. Miss Jessie Lipscomb left yeterday for Asheville, N. C., to spend a few weeks with friends. Misses Jessie Lipscomb, Wilma Gaffney. Kyle Davenport and Jimmy Wood attended services at . Ararat Sunday. Miss Bessie Kendrick is visiting relatives in Union. O. P. Richardson is spending a few days in Charlotte. Mr. and Mrs. Loyd Dillard, who have been spending a few days in the city with Mrs. Dillard’s father. Mr. R. O. Ballonger, returned home Wed nesday. Mr. and Mrs. Solon Scoggins and children are spending a few days In Forest City, visiting relatives. Dr. W. C. Hamrick was a business visitor to Spartanburg Tuesday. L. Baker has returned home after spending several days in Greenwood and Augusta, Ga. Mrs. Baker, who accompanied him to Augusta, will re main in Greenwood for several days. Mr. Carl Dunn, who has been in the city a few days visiting Waite Ham rick and O. P. Richardson, returned to his home at Raleigh, X. C.. Tues day. Mr. B. K. Humphries made a busi ness trip to Laurens Monday. J. F. Jenkins, of Grover, was in town Wednesday. Albert Kirby returned Tuesday from an extended trip to Georgia. Ben GTarv was In Greenville Tues day on business. Dr. Fitzhugb Hopper, of Belton, an old Gaffney boy, was shaking hands with his many friends in the city Wednesday. Tom Brown made a business trip to Cow pens Wednesday. Munroe Lemons passed through the city Wednesday on his wav to Xorth Oarolina. Charley Bull and faffllly, of Greenville, are in the city visiting the family of Mr. Gus Folger. on Gra- nanl street. Misses Dot Urquhart and Beissie Greenslade. of Blacksburg, were the guests of Miss Laura ©uff Tuseday and Wednesday. Jones Brown returned to his home in Cowpens Tuesday. He was accom panied by Earle Carpenter. Ed. Tindall, of Beaverdam, was in the city Wednesday. J. A. Harris, of Algood, w'as on our streets Wednesday. John Pennington came uu from Draytonville Wednesday. June Sparks, of Asbury, was in town Wednesday. George Ellison, of Grassy Pond, was in town Wednesday. J. S. Sparks, of Maud, was a' visitor in town Wednesday. George Clary, of Macedonia, was in town Wednesday. Ed. Peeler, after an absence of sev eral months from the city, has re turned and is shaking hands with his many friends. Mr. E. T. Byars and family, of Charlotte, X. C., arc visiting Mr. Byars’ father. Mr. G. W. Byars, of this city, this week. Cal. Moore, of Maud, was a city vis itor yesterday. Vedo Allison came to the city yes terday. John Camp, from upper part of the county, was in town yesterday. Miss Elma Clary i s visiting friends at Yorkville. Miss Nellie Wood is visiting rela tives at Pacolet. Capt. and Mrs. J. J. Magness. of Grassy Pond, were in the city yes terday. J. O. Tate, of Timber Ridge, was in the city Wednesday. George Lemaster. of Wilklnsville, was in the city yesterday. John Harmon, of Grassv Pond, was in town yesterday. Gad Wright, of Wilkinsville, was a city visitor yesterday. Herman Nelson, of the German- American Salvage Co., who his been conducting social sales in the lower part of the State, is spending a few days in the cltv with his parent*, on Limestone street. FRED SCARBOROUGH DROWNED. Young Man Risks Too Much While in Swimming at Red Bluff. Mullins. July 25.—While in bathing today at Red Bluff. Fred Scarborough, a nephew of ex-Congressman Scar- borough. was drowned. It seems that a picnic was in progress, and several of the young men went in swimming. Fred, who was but a moderate swim mer. was warned not to go too far r )ut or too near the current, which is quite strong at that point, but he pai l no attention to tne warning and was soon struggling in the waer anil call ing for help. Several went to his as sistance. and Percy Bryrnt secured a boat and got within about six or <*lg!it feet of him when the boat eap- eized and be was unable to rescue him. Greu e\cite m-;t prevail 'd for a irne among the onlookers, but jt was Mon realized that nothing could be dona for him. The ho ly has not yet been recover u. but several hay« gone to the river this afternoon to try to secure it. NEW ENTERPRISES. Cowper* Manufacturing Company ha* Doubled It’* Capitalization Th- Cowpens Manufacturin'’' Com- pony, which was Incorporated in 1889, whk a capitalization of $0o,0<t0 has raised the amount of capitalization to $120,000. A commission was issued Tuesday to the corporators of the Bank of Hickory Grove. The capitalization is to be $12,000. Corporators are J. N. McDlll. J. 9. Wilkerson. D. J. Smith and W. T. Slaughter. The Dispensary j n Cherokee. Editor Ledger:—I will preface what I am going to say by asserting that I never was in a dispensary tjor ever took a drink of liquor, yet I will say. gi e me the dispensary all the time to the present method of whis- k-ev drinking in my section of the county. Under the dispensary (properly managed) a ma*n would go to Gaffney, buy liquor and make himself a fool, a beast, or a devil, and come home a pitiable, disgusting wretch and soon sober up. Now he can sit at home and order through his R. F. D. carrier bv the jug and swig and soak in the hell ish stuff to his heart's content and thus he a continual mortification and sorrow to his patient and suffering wife and wield a terrible influence for evil over his dependent family. I believe that far more whiskey is drunk now than when we had the dis pensary. What will you say when I t o1 l you I saw forty-eight packages of liquor put off one night train at one ”ttle station? What will you say when that station has averaged fif teen nackages of liquor each day for months together? I know that scores of these young buck negroes, and I am sorry to say some white men, are buying by the jug-full faster than they can possibly drink it. Thous ands of dollars are sent out of the county every/ month to North Caro lina. Georgia and Kentucky for liquor. Mr. Editor. I hoped that since we could not kill the whiskev devil we could break his legs, and I favored the dispensary. Then again, hoping to give him another wound. I voted “No dispensary,” but bless your soul, that lick- has knocked the old demon (in his feet again and as we cannot prohibit Inter-State commerce, whis key is brought to o’ 1 - countv on every train. It woulA be an eye-opener and a proof of mv assertion of the great increase of whiskey drinking if you were just in front of the mail carrier to see on the roads and paths that intersect the mail route so many negro men and women with their $1.25 to order each a gallon of “Fuss X.” Can’t our legislature tax the ac cursed stuff so heavily as to cause a decrease of its consumption? We need legislation to save the thous ands of dollars that are sent out to bring in ruin and destruction. And above all, we need legislation that win help save the young men and boys from the terrible curse—strong drink. N. G. Littlejohn. Newsy Letter from Union. Union, July 23.—Since rain has been so frequent and general farm work has been greatly retarded and although the “laying by” time is at hand, there is some work yet that will be done as a finishing touch, then leave some grass, although crops are growing and in a very good condition and prospects at present are most favorable. Gardens that have been properly cultivated are above the average for many years and the sweet potatoe vines are growing rapidly. The constables are making it a lit tle unnleasant for blind tigers in the city. Should the good work of cap turing them be continued, the tiger will not only be blinj in Union but will become a lifeless corpse. Under prohibition the violators can be more readily placed. Every few weeks a tiger is captured and given employ ment. Let the good work—captur ing—go on until all the violators are run out. I see bv The Ledger that Gaffney has a “merry-go-round” which may prove to be verv popular among some •'eople. Union has sanctification be ing preached to both races which seems to be very popular among some people here. The summer schools are opening here and there in the county. We never have enough school. W^re all the children given a Christian educa tion it seems that the future men and women would be more law-abiding than we are. The divine and civil laws are so closely allied that the violation of either, the other to is violated. A $3,000 building is being erected for the colored graded school here. Mai) is now carried over the new railroad to Prides on the Seaboard Air Line which gives Union six mails daily. Rain came in a down pour inces santly Sunday aftermjoii. “)More rain more rsst.” The clouds did roll away and the brilliant sun shone again ere the eventide came. Ledger Reader. The Moot Court. A feature <lf the negiV) celebra tion which is now i n progress in Gaff ney was the moot court in which Dick Dunaway was tried for the murder of Joe'Gentry thirty years ago at Mabry’s mill. Dick was de fended by Wm. Petty and Jim Miller, both of whom made very eloquent speeches for the defense. The State was represented by Jake Corrv as so licitor, assisted by a negro unknown to the reporter. Much excitenu-nt prevailed in the court room and it became the duty of the sheriff to use a stick rather freely before order was finally re- -tored. However, after much wrang- lin" 1 and after having bad the law xnounded by an Impartial judge. His Honor retired to the stew beef pot, where he partook freely of its con tents and also the contents of a near by hand satcb-1 cont lining a quart of Cherokee’s best—deep well water. In the meantime court convened again and was met with another lengthy ar gument, in which th» lawyers knocked freely on the judge’s, who had bv this time retired to the land of nod. At this stage of the case Jake Corry, the solicitor, moved tint the court be moved to a more sindy spe*. which If not done he was afraid he would be unable to continue the rvis** -s the sun was -bluing with un-. usual brightness upon his head. Jake’s request was granted and the court wr* in the act of moving when, much to the reporter's sorrow, he was called awav by the sight of a country- raised watermelon which was being devoured bv some young men under a nearby shade tree. The decision in this Interesting case Is being awaited with intense in terest. > Pondfield Paragraph*. Pondfleld, July 25.—Our farmers are not done laying by yet, and owing to the continued rains it looks very much like thev would never get to finish up. Corn in this section is simply fine, and cotton is fair «n red land, but sorrv on gr- j y land. There was an all-day service at Ararat last Sunday. Rev. A. D. Da vidson preached in the morning and there was singing in the afternoon, led by Mr. Joe Humphries. Dinner was served on the grounds. County Supervisor Wm. Phillips was shaking hands with his friends at Mt. Ararat last Sunday and inci dentally trying to make more. Mr. Ed. Harmon and sister. Miss Daisie, of Grassy Pond, were visitors at Mt. Ararat last. Sunday. Gaffnev was well represented at Mt. Ararat Sunday, by Messrs. T. G. Mc- Craw, Wade Humphries, Kyle Daven port and several other gentlemen, be sides several beautiful young ladies. Rev. A. D. Davidson, assisted by Rev. T. H. Harrison, of Clifton, will begin a series of meetings at \1t. Ar arat next Sunday. Everybody in invited to attend the barbecue at Pondfleld August 2, to be conducted by Messrs. Porter and Silencer, and especially are all the candidates invited to be present and l»t the peoole know “where they stand.’’ From our observations we find that the standing rf the voters of Cherokee county about as follows: On the whis key question a large per cent, of the town people want bar-rooms, a small per cent, the dispensary, and a still smaller per cent, prohibition: about seventy-five per cent, of the country people want the disponsar v , about fifteen oer cent want bar-rooms, and about ten per cent are actual prohi bitionists. We think it is very unfor tunate for Cherokee that she is dom inated over bv demagogues as she now is. because any man who will ad vocate prohibition—be he editor, preacher or politician—and himself drink liquor, is nothing more nor less than a demagogue and is not worthy of the confidence, much less the suf frage of the voters of his county. To our mind the man that proaches prohibition and at the same time .drinks liquor himself, deserves to be taken out and given a liberal applica tion of a buggy trace. We feel very sorrv of the fact tha* Cherokee county Is not In need of about fifty officers, because there are so many gentlemen who are willing to make a sacrifice of their time and talent for the good of their dear old county. H. P. G. Grindaii Gossip. Grindall, Julv 23.—The “big meet ing” closed at Rehoboth Sunday night. Three came out boldly for the Lord and many others were benefited. Mr Gaines is a zealous worker and ^'’serves a great deal more praise than he gets. During the meeting we had visitors from all directions and we hone all felt that they were among friends and were welcome. Mr. Richard Foster had the mis fortune to get his engine turned over and damap'«d Saturday. We ar- sorrv to learn that Mr. Tom Wood is quite sick. Miss Nola Harris is very unwell. She has been on the decline for some time. The boys met near Mr. J. O. Tate’s Saturday evening and engaged in a game of baseball. Children’s Dav at Asbury passed off without a hitch. The children looked very sweet and spoke their pieces nicely. We failed to secure all the names and will only say that Master Carliles Littlejohn rendered the welcome address like a little n.an. Mr. and Mrs. N. G. Littlejohn de serve much praise for the excellent deportment of their Sunday school scholars. And we want to say that if more of the leading members of Asbury would show as much courtesy to strangers as Mr. and Mrs. Little john. Asburv would come nearer to being a model church. During Mr. Wilson’s address Sun- da-' to the children he made some re marks that would benefit the older people if they would profit bv them. Among others was “Think good thoughts." How few of us realize that our thoughts shine out in our faces. It doesn’t matter how homely a face may be. if it is illuminated by a kindlv expression, which can only come by right thinking, it is more beautiful than the most noted beauty who has a selfish expression. It’s not hard to go in a crowd and pick out a sweet or selfish person, be thev men or women, boys or girls. And rank, nam'’ nor wealth can shield them, for their habitual expression re veals their tyue nature. Annie Laurie. Negroes Appear in Behalf of Women. Florence. July 25.—A novel specta cle was seen upon the streets Mon day morning, in the form of a party of n-^gro women doing work with hoe and shovel for the city. They had been brought before the mayor’s court on the charge of vagrancy, and after imposing the usual sentence of fine or imnrlsonment upon them, Mayor Brown directed that those failing to pay the fine be required to do work upon the city streets. During the dai;, however, some of the representative negro m.,n called a meeting of their ! rethren to consider the matter, and a committee of three was appointed to apepar before the city council that night and present a petition for a modification of the punishment. The committee appeared and the petition was granted. Those of the negro wo men who are not in the city jail are doing work in the >ail yard. It is thought that the action -ui Mayor Brow- win tend ot reduce immorality among this class of women. Ilow'a ThU? We offer One Hundred Dollar* ib-w.-irU for my c-itM- of Cutiirrii tlnii cannot Imi curtil hy HnlIN Catarrli (.'ure. t J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, o. We. the undertitirnod, have known F. J '.'heney for tbo btHt l.'i year*, and ladle v<- Idn, perfectly honorable In all tiukln** traunac- tlonk anil financially able to carry out any obligation* made by their linn. West ATkitax, Wholesale HriiggNU. Toledo O. WAi.niao Rinnan .V Mahvin. Whole- Mi le !>ru«ritl»l*. Toledo, O. liall’sCaiarrh Cure W taken Internally Acting directly upon the blood and inucou* surface* of the Hysu-ni. Test) men lain Kent free. Price 75c. per bottle. Mid by all Drug gist*.” H ill* Family Pill* are the bent. 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. $ In a dust tight. moisture proof package. NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY The Biennial Cake-Walk. (L. T. Levin in The State.) On with the cake-walk. Then folln— the band. After thev all talk You’ll know whom to land. That is. you should know, Although you may not; For some have indulged In the nothing but “rot.” Start off with Dixie, But play it right slow; For gome there’ll be cake— For others “the dough.” “The dough” that’s needed. Not kneaded for cake. Needed because of Tbe need of “a stake.” A steak of Armour’s? „ Oh. no—No. indeed! “A steak” that’s wanted From pure want of greed. Greed of ambition Or greed of the pelf. Greed of position To elevate self. Self Is the first thought Of those who maintain: “To, run for office. You don’t need -no brain.” Brains at a discount— The best men they lose. Because thev differ "On questions of"—Booze. Booze is the Issue. It’s nothing but Booze. ’Tween State and County It’s: “How shall I choose?” It’s heads and it’s tails This issue of Booze. Which side will you take To win or loose? Death loves a shining mark: that is whv baldheaded men do not live forever. A good appetite will put the double extra brand upon anything it can bite. Ice Cream Powder. 2 Packages make nearly a Gallon. Costs 25 Cents Stir the contents of one package into a quart of milk and freeze. No cooking or heating, no eggs, su gar or flavoring to add. Everything but the ice in package. RECIPE BOOK FREE. 5 Flavors. 2 packages, enough for a gallon, 20 cts. at all grocers, or by mail if he hasn’t it. Approved by 1'ure Food Commissioners Tbe Genesee Pure Food Co., Le Roy, N. Y I Clothing stores cry out against me because I give them such a sound beating on prices. Some kegs and barrels As well as the staves Mav prove of use for Political graves! Counties rnav vote out ‘.‘The vile decoction." And yet may lose out On “Local option.” On with the music And list to their talk. It’s fun for the boys. This two-year-cake-walk. Stand on your platform And not on the fence. Voters want speeches Of common, plain sense. They want no quibbling. No stirring up strife— No more ill feeling Nor taking of life. Hundreds of “Statesmen,”’ No matter how great. Will not stem the tide That rolls o’er the State. Closing Out Sale -OF- Clothing Shoes The tide of reason That flows from the brain Of those whose State-pride Is dearer than gain! A charter was issued to the Eureka ; Building and Loan Association of Charleston, capitalization $120,000. M. F. Kennedy is president and W. M. Jacobs secretary and treasurer. and Hats -AT— Mother’s Ear « womo m moth mm-a sa*i wimm MUmmiNO AH INFANT, AND IN TH* MON TMrn THAT COMM BAFONM THAT TIMA. SCOTT'S EMULSION NOUN! HUMAN T SO NACAAAARY FOR THK MCALTH OF BOTH MOTHER ANO CHILD. Send Pa free sample. SCOTT & BOWN t, Chemists, 409-415 Street, New York. 50c. aud #1.00; all druggists. FOR Sensational Low Prices. It cost you absolutely nothing to look through my stock unless you buy; and if you buy, it costs you less than if you buy the same goods else where. Up-to-Date Joo Pnrr- ing, call at the LEDGER Office, 1 Gaffney, S. C. NELSON, The Star Clothier.