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d. THE LEDGER. Tuesday and Friday, •f. DeCamp, Editor and Publisher, J. Brian Bell, News Editor. JUST OR UNJUST. In answer to a recent article in The Ledger the Columbia Record Hays: The esteemed Gaffney Ledger, handing us a bouquet with one hand and shying a brick with the other, wonders why we do not retract what wo have said about Lyon’s lack of legal ability since five lawyers have certified to it. Our friend will, of course, recognize the fact that the matter of ability is one about which men may radically disagree even though there be no political or other extraneous circumstances which might warp judgment. Quite likely five other Abbeville lawyers could be found who are not in agreement with Lyon’s guarantors, though these gen tlemen would dislike, probably refuse, to express their views publicly. It is much easier to sav something com plimentary while real truth might de mand the contrary, it is easy too for anybody or anybody’s friends to se cure such an endorsement in the in terest of one’s candidacy. Then there is internal evidence that the judgment of the five endorsers is yet open to questions, for a lawyer to devote a large part of his time, indeed any considerable part of it to comercial business is not one eminently success ful. This is Lyon's case, and, finally, our contemporary will admit that but for the notoriety given him through newspaper boosting Lyon would no more have been thought of in connect ion with the attorney general’s office than a youngster just admitted by the supreme court. Considering these things we do not see that we are either unfair or unjust. The Record should not be so sensa- tive about our bricks. This is the second time we have had occasion to trv to confine it to the narrow path and because we do not abuse, but rather try to pursuade, it says we hand it a bricb. If what we gave it before was a brick this must be a red hot poker, for we are simply go ing to tell the truth. The Record has allowed its zeal for a corrupt cause to warp its best judgment. When we treed It about the United States re venue licenses for Gaffney it did not show that frankness we anticipated and acknowledge that it had made an error, but rather excused itself on the ground that it made a mistake in jumping at a conclusion after ex amining the records in Columbia. Now', a few facts in regard to Lyon: Only one lawyer at the Abbeville bar did not endorse Lyon in the card referred to. That lawyt-i was Mr. F. B. Gary. Mr. Gary may not have signed for political reasons. We un derstand that Mr. Gary’s brother will offer for re-election by fhe next legislature and it may be possible Mr. Gary wished to avoid friction with Mr. Ragsdale and his friends. How ever, Mr. Gary did endorse Lyon for attorney general when Mr. Yoemans was appointed, and at this time Mr. Ragsdale wars not even prominent enough as a lawyer to be thought of for the position. Mr. Ragsdale is probably a good lawyer. He is a fine fellow personally, and were ho on the right platform we would he found supporting him, all things being equal. But wo have never heard of anv big chunks of ice cut by him on the law pond. The reason why the lawyers of Ab beville endorsed Lyon was because they desired to set straight a reck less and wrong statement made by The Record. Our reason for writing this is similar. Mr. Lyon, since he was admitted to the liar, has not for a single day, devoted his time to any commercial business whatsoever, but has given his entire time to the prac tice of law, to the duties imposed up on him when referee in bankruptcy, and to his duties as president of the Abbeville-Green wood Mutual Insurance Association. We know this to be true. Now will The Record act well the part of the uian and admit that it has done Lyon an injustice? We know both the publisher and editor of The Record. We regard them as our friends and we believe they will do the square fair thing, even if they don’t want Lyon elected, and we shall he disappointed if they do not make acknowledgment. We admit that we never heard of Lyon until he was appointed on the investigating committee, but then there are hundreds of good lawyers In South Carolina who would make good attorney generals whom we have never heard of and we suspect that there are many competent lawyers In the State whom The Record has never heard of, some of them living in Gaff ney perhaps. HEAR BROTHER HEMPHILL. Our friends of pro-dispensary pro clivities are having a high-heeled time at our expense because of the mayor-chlef-of-police fisticuff and the Mabry mill racket. Here’s what Bro. Hemphill, of the Abbeville Medium has to say: About 10 o’clock last Saturday night in the city of Gaffney, in the dry county of Cherokee, there was a street fight between Mayor .1 Q. Lit tle and (thief of Police Tom Ixickhart. A brother and son of the mayor came to his assistance and two policemen joined the chief in the fight. Things were lively for some minutes. After quiet was restored Mayor Lit tle stood In the middle of Limestone street and made an au ross to bv standers explaining the < rigin of the trouble. Cherokee has no dispensary and we believe has a Law and Order League. We will await with interest the out come of this surprising affair. Things are certainly out of joint in Gaffney and Cherokee count/ gener ally. A fight with knives for fifteen minutes and nobodv hurt was mira culous. One account has it that there was plenty of whiskey distributed in the crowd and that is cause for sur prise since Cherokee was first to vote out the dispensary. Our friend DeCamp will have to keep both eyes open In such perilous times. The Law - and Order League should be aroused and every man who drew a knife should he prose cuted. See here, fellows* We are not go ing to stand sponsor for all the de*’!!- ment which takes place In this coun ty. Its as much as we can do to take care of No. One. let alone the other bucks. We want credit for the good deeds but. don’t want you to mention the evil. It isn’t anything more than we expected, however, so the only tiling we can do is to set ’em up the next time the opportunity arises, NOTES AND COMMENTS. slhilitles at hand there is no reason why every country home should not !><• made beautiful in this manner. If the men folks are too trifling and lazy just lend the women a horse and a plow and a shovel and a hoe and wo guarantee they will do It. But the men should he ashamed to let the women do tho work. A little paint now and then would also do wonders. • • * We want to “give the devil his dii *,’’ and we do nothing more than this when we say that Cole Blease made the most entertaining speech of any of the candidates for State of fice who spoke here last week. We don’t agree with him and we ar- not going to vote for him, hut if there was a stump speaker in the crowd it was Blease. He advocates some good measures but not enough to off set the tvad ones he advocates. He Is rather demagogic and appeals too much to prejudice and his reasoning is unsound, but he knows how to pre sent his eanse. and that’s a good deal more than some "f the others could do. If Senator Tillman has not lost prestage, friends and votes by his re cent campaign that is no reason why he shouldn’t have. • • • If we could have less talk and more work in the direction of good roads we would soon be haulin'* bigger load? with less effort. • • • Any man who stands in the way of compelling boys and girls to go to schools is doing that much to make t> * path of life the rougher for the coming generations. • • • All honor to the Rowan county jury j which convicted Mr. Hall, the leader j of the lynching mob. We doff our cap to them and make obeisance to ! Judge Ixmg. They are composed of I the stuff of which men are made. The only thing we would ask is that ; the remainder of the mob be served : in like manner. * * * “Rags are royal rainments when worn for virtue’s sake.” Tho follow ing advice from the Rock Hill Record ; is worthy of all commendation: Don’t teach your children that it Is .a shame to wear worn and patchel clothes if you are not able if) afford hotter, but that it. is no honor in wear ing new on<‘s that are not papi for. A poet said, ‘‘Remember, that rags may cover a boy, who will some day be the great world’s joy.” • • • The Florence Times mentions the fact that everv anti-dispensary charge made against the institution and as to which so much fuss has been made, lias been disproven, knocked out and shown to be of no force and account. The voters ought to have that fact brought home to them.—Columbia Record. Will The Record please be more specific and not deal in generalities? give us a list of the charges that have been disproven, knocked out and shown to he of no force and account. • • • Senator Tillman invites those who do not agree with his dispensary views to scratch his name in the primary election. His election will not be imperilled and th<* scratching of his name will simply he an indica tion of disagreement with his views on that subject, therefore The Ledger sees no reason why he should not lie scratched. There is nothinq irregular or undemocratic in such a procedure, and since he wishes it done, let’s do it. This is om> time w • agree with the senator. * * * Beautify .\owr home In plititin •. u few Lowers and laying out a nice walk. It wont, cost a great deal ot money and verv lit le M.ne. \n ] i makes no diff rem-e v.',iu ie la- borne lie in the 'own oi 'he conn • it will look that much better tor '!i>- it tuition you give it. With all tie- $ioo Reward, $ioo. Tilt* .-eaders of t his patter will he pleased to learn t hat there is at least one dreaded dis ease that science has liecn able te "ure in all it sst ages and i hat is< 'atarrii. Hall's! 'utarrh Cure is the only posit ive cure now kno wn to the tnedioiii fraternity. Catarrh be ng a eons*itutio ml disease, requires a constitu tional tre itmcnt. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken tio rnally. acting directly uisin tin* blood an i mucous surfaees of the system, thereby destroying tin* foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strength by building up tin- constitution and assisting nature in doing its work. The proprietors have so much faith in its curat ive powers that t liey <ilfer < *ne 11 undred Hollars for any case that it fails to cure. Send for list of testinioniii is. Address, I’. .1. * mi vkv .y t o.. Toledo. O. Sold by Druggists. Tat Hall’s !’ ii:;iiv Pills .<• * ho n. si PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. James T. Smith returned Tuesday from a trip to Flowery Branch, Gainesville and Atlanta where he visited friends and relatives. He re ports a fine time while away. Mrs. Johnson, of Sallie, is visiting her sister. Mrs William Spearman, of this city. Miss Quillie Stacy is visiting Miss Kate Montgomery at Roebuck- this week. W. Arthur Fowler, of Oceola, Ark., spent last Monday in the city with his old friend. Izigan Warmoth. He has been awav from ths section for sixteen years. W. H Crocker and sou, J W., of I R. F. 1). No. 4, were In the city Wednesday on business. Robert E. Johnson lias returned to I the city, after a stay of some time in I Asheville. N <\ c. c. Robbins has returned from a i visit to Asheville. Ben L. Allen is visiting relatives in Edgefield. (’apt, H. P. Griffith is attending a ■ reunion of Confederate veterans held I ut Laurens. Mrs. W. N. Austell is spending some tnpf in New York and other northern ! and eastern cities. Miss Eunice Johnson left Wednes- dav for a trip to New York. \ W. Hantes has returned from a trip to New York, Washington and other points. Miss Lucy Carpenter has returned from a trip to Jonesville, where she I was the guest of Miss Marv South- ' ard. Oscar Shanks, of the Dravo Con- | trading company, spent Tuesday in Spartanburg. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd L. Baker have i returned from a trip to the rnouu- * tains of North Carolina. Miss Ola Byars and Juanita Pinson are visiting friends in Greenville. Mrs. T. H. West rope and children, , Douglas and Emily, have returned ! from a visit to Statesville, N. C. Mr. Joe Harris and little son, of Grassy Pond, were in the city Wed- j nesday. Mr. .1. D. Turner was among those j who added their names to The Ledger | list Thursday. Mrs. Ed. H. DeCamp .and two child ren, Nell and Ruth, have returned J from a visit to Statesville, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. Garison Hill were ap-j predated callers at The Ledger of fice yesterday. Mr Haywood Clarkson, of Colum bia. was in the city yesterday. Miss Addie Brown, of Ravenna was in the city yesterday. niRir**Kt Mill In (lie World. On the banks of the Merrlmac river nt South Lawrence, Mass., a woolen company is building a mill which makes most other American buildings seem small in comparison, says the Hartford (Conn.) Times. This one mill Is 1,900 feet considerably over a third of a mile—In length. It has a width or 150 feet, is six stories in height and will cost $.‘>,500,000. This mill gives employment to (!,000 persons, and to save tlu* time and strength of the thou sands who will be employed on tin* up per floors escalators will be provided which will lift 4,000 of them to the fourth, fifth and sixth stories In five minutes. Engines of 10.000 horsepow er will actuate the machinery, all transmission of power being by elec tricity. l*<-r<*h CutohlnK by llitndn. A long line of boys lying at nightfall along the village darn, their arms dan gling into the pond, lias been attracting much attention from visitors to East- port, N. Y., during the last few days, says the New York Tribune. They are Juvenile fishermen engaged in a unique pursuit of yellow perch. The method consists in moving the hands briskly in the water, when the perch, attracted by the agitation, crowd into their hands and are easily captured and thrown out on the hank. In this simple man ner, which is always practiced after nightfall, many bushels of the fish are oaught. The perch command a ready market in New York city and provide the village urchins with pocket money throughout the reason. Eat More of the most nutritious of flour foods—Uneeda Biscuit—the only perfect soda cracker. Then you will be able to I Earn More because a well-nourished body has greater productive capacity* Thus you will also be able to Save More because for value received there is no food so economical as Uneeda Biscuit In a dust tight, moisture proof package NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY SUPPORT SCOTT’S EMULSION serves as a bridge to carry the weakened and starved system along until it can find firm support in ordinary food. Send for free sample. SCOTT & BOWNK, Chemists, 40O-415 Pearl Street, New York. 50C. and ji.oo; all druggists. Old MANAGERS OF ELECTION Tin* following named gentlemen have been appointed managers of the primary election to be h*dd on the 28th instant: Allens—W. G. Alter, Eh. VVhelchel, K. B. Lipscomb. Antioch—D. F. Hambright, J. R. Dickson, Elias Johnson. Blacksburg—J. D. Kennedy, Elijah Harold, J. T. Ligon. Butler—W. W. Hopper, Charles Sel lers, M. S. Swofford. Buffalo—A. H. Moore, Louis Hop per. S. C. Carlton. Cherokee Falls—C. M. Byars. J. L. Plixico, Rufus Ingram. Draytonvilie—R. S. Spencer, John Barnhill, J. W. Alexander. Ezell—J. A, ScrugL'S, O. C. Ilamcs, R. P. Scruggs. Grassy Pond- L. Huskey, A. E. El lis. G. C. Humphries. Goucher- -Prater Smith, J. \V. Lip scomb. C. E. Smith. Gaffney No. 1—D. J. Holt, J. S. Wells. W. A. Harvey. Gaffney No. 2—T, R. Wilkins. T. Robbs, J. T. Humphries. Gaffney No. 5—S. M. Littlejohn, W. T. Thompson, W. L. Spak" Limestone—W. I. Jones, Louis Hambright, Rowan Gibson. Littlejohns—J. W. Sparks, Charles Littlejohn, L. C. Mabry. Macedonia—E. P. Richards. J. L. Clary, A. Harris. Maud—A. C. Price, J. D. Hammett, Robin McCraw. Kings Creek—Win. Caldwell, .las. Dickson, R. Hayes Mitchel. Ravenna—B. G. L. Pettit T. E Burgess, J. B. Brown. Sarratt—J. T. Moorehead, W. J. Prldmore. John H. Wilkins. Turners—W. Landrum Self, Wm. Austell. C. P. Teal. Timber Ridge—E. L. Tate. Joseph Carter, J. F. Jamerson. Thickety—I. M. Smith, M. W. Go forth, D. C. Tindall. Wilk-lnsvllle—James George, At wood Wright. T. J. Estes. White Plains—A. A. (’rocker, R. W. Lee, Wilkins Smith. Woods—W. C. S. Wood. Ed. Robbs, Jo Harris. Managers will ploase call at court house for boxes and tickets. A. W. Folger, J. B. Bell, Secretary. Chairman. -THE— « 1 .♦.I t * % V : V' . .1 .♦J ♦ ' : y » s 4 * *1 *>; y y y y V V W, iS * V V V y Vi zztiylcic* • 'i With those who give it a little thought to its ad vantages. Chief among these, of course, is the absolute security offered hy the modern bank, and The National Bank of Gaffney Gaffney, S. C. Is modern in every respect. In our Burglar Proof safe money is perfectly safe. And by our system of checks and correspondents, payments can he made at a distance as easily as they can he here. D. C. ROSS, Prest. J. A. CARROLL, Vice-Prest. MAYNARD SMYTH, Cashier. |* C. W. NAMES, Ass’!. Cashier. W • ww 9 W W * wwwwewwRvrw r • ••»■>*« w J m 9 w w W W ww w v w-w-w VP i t; v. hat a bargain \on art •pdtson \\ iiro you gei THE LEDGER I Tiffllk Dandy Dixie Minstrels —AND— Colton Pickers Band /j,|j Minstrels Keister Singers ^.fj SOUTHEASTERN LIFE INSURANCE CO., Off Spartanburg, S. C. You Should Take a Policy With This Company Because— First: It is the first and only old-line Life Insurance Company in South Carolina. Skconh: It is officered and controlled by home people, and keeps money in the State. Third: Its Policies are simple contracts, free from speculation as to results, each item and figure being guaranteed. Fourth: Its premium rates are lower than most old companies, and yet it furnishes just as .much, just as good and just as safe insurance. Firth: Its Elective Investment Policy combines Investment, Insurance, Eu lowment and Annual Income, and is proving a winner. ELLIOTT ESTES, President. GILES L. WILSON, Secretary. DIRECTORS. A. H. Twichku., President and Treasurer Clifton Mfg. Co. and D. FL Con verse Co. Jno. R. Ci.kvki.ani), President C. & W. C. Railroad and Whitney Mfg. Co, Jno, A. Law. President and Treasurer Saxon Mills and President Central National Bank, L. FL Carrigan, President People’s Bank of Darlington. W. S. Montgomkry, President and Treasurer Spartan Mills, Stobo J. Simpson, Attorney-at-Law. Aug. \V. Smith, President Woodruff Cotton Mills and Bank of Woodruff. A. L. White, President Merchants and Farmers Bank. Elliott FIstes, President. Medical Directors—Geo. R. Dean, M. D., Geo. W. Heinitsh, M. D. Reliable, Energetic Man Wanted as Agent in Gaffney. ELLIOTT ESTES, Jr., General Agent, Spartanburg, S. C. I>I*- J intidifd ;in<i three \ ’ m< 1 -> a t ear for liest of all Star Negro Minstrel Vaude vllle, Song, Dance, Pun Show ever seen. Sln- irers Sweet, Dancers—Dandles. I'hunny I’hellows. Specialties Sensational. Phony Kcstai-les. Paragon Paraders. Merry Mln- sirels. Plantation Pastimes. Distinguished Dixie Darkies. The Band and a "Po w 1 Deed." Direction: VoPLi KEL & NOLAN, The •'Barnuru .V Bailey” of Real Negro trelsy. ]VI. HUIVTICR, - Of Rock Hill, South Carolina — Makes a specialty of Cancers, Tumors, Chronic Ulcers, Scrofula and Rheumatism, Diseases of Liver, Kidneys, Dyspepsia and Indigestion and Diseases of the Genito urinary Organs. Treats without the Knife, loss of blood and little pain to patient. Terms of treatment satisfactory. Twenty-five years, of practical experience. Reference To A Few Cases Treated -■ ——= OL $1,00 a Tear? oa«ney, Aug. 18. U. A. Clark, Cancer of nose ..Rook 11111, S. (J. J. J. Neely, Cancer of neck. Tlrzab, S. () Mrs. J. D. Williams, Cimccrof face Tlr/.ah.H. (1. Mrs. S. It. Nelson. Cancer of nose.Ogdon, S. C. Miss Ida VanT issell, Cancer of breast (iufh- rlesvllle, S. (1 W.A. Mulllnax, Cancer of face King s Creek, S. C. W. W. Stroup, Cancer of fare. . Lowell, N. O. Mrs. Barbory McCraw. Cancer of forehead Gaffney. K. (1. S. B. Hanna, Cancer of neck Gastonia, N. C. David Hawkins, Cancer of nose Gaffney, 3. (j J. L. Ragan, Cancer of face.. .Gastonia, N.C, Mrs. Elizabeth Tracy, Cancer of breast Gaff - ney, S. C. ADVANCE STYLES Don’t fail to sec our “College Bov’s” Suits. They are the nobbiest Suits for young men on the market. Everything that is new and nobby in Hats for Boys and Young Men. OS urny f* BEADY in MEN’S, YOUTH’S AND BOY’S CLOTHING Gaffney, South Carolina. Dress (ioods suitable for Suits and Skirts. l'l,'iin>, Cravcnetts, Novelties and Black ini ' 1 -. French Percales, 10c. Dark colors. load just received. We can save you money on Trunks. Wo try to show new stylo goods first. 1006-7 patterns in Mattings. 20c joint- Give us the first look and we will save you less China Matting, 80 pound quality, lined money. Trunks, Bags and Suit Cases—a car and laid for loc. ik 804-6 Limestone Street.