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THE LARGEST CIRCULATION of Any Newspaper In the Fifth Congressional District of 8. C. EVERY ONE PAID IN ADVANCE The ledger SEMI-WEEKLY—PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY- WE GUARANTEE THE RELIABILITY of Every Advertiser Who t Uses the Columne of This Paper. BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM. A Newspaper In All that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interest of the People of Cherokee County. ESTABLISHED FEB. 16, 1894. GAFFNEY, 8. C.. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29. 1906. J1J0 A YEAR The Battle of the Ballots In the County of Cherokee MANY SURPRISES AND MANY DISAPPOINTMENTS THE RESULT OF THE BALLOT. Full Returns for th e County Officers and Nineteen Boxes Out of Twenty- One for the State Giv e the Results As Tabulated Below—An Immense Crowd Around The Ledger’s Bulletin Board Tin After Midnight. Anx iously Awaiting the Final Results. The election in Cheroboe county yesterday pass d off quietly. So far as we have been able to learn there was not the least disturb ance in the entire county. That there were many surprises in store for a large number of people cannot be denied. Of course the in terest centered in the race for county offices. All day long The Ledger was mak ing preparations to receive the re turns. A spacious bulletin board was pr pared, and Mayor Little tendered tlie use of two electric lights. It was proposed to have the bulle tin board on Bornie street, but the inclement weather just after the close of the [tolls necessitated going indoors, and Mr. Brian Bell, the local manager of the Star Theatre, kindly tendered the use of the theatre. Wil ling hands assisted in transferring the bulletin board to the stage of the theatre, and the doors were thrown open. It was about six o'clock when the first box — Antioch — reported over the ’phone to The Ledger. From that time the reports came in at irregular intervals till at mid night all the precincts had been hoard from so far as the county candidates were concerned except five. Those missing were: Littlejohn’s, Ravenna, Surratts, Timber Ridge and Thickety. These five precincts reported this morning. These precincts poll about j three hundred votes, so there was no material change in the result as shown on the bulletin board last night. Nineteen boxes out of twenty-six | have reported for State offices, so an j idea can be given as to the total re sult. Ansel is far in the lead for gov ernor, with Blease second. .1. Fraser Lyon, for comptroller general, far outstrips his competitors. Jas W. I Ragsdale is second man. Nineteen boxes out of twenty-six give the following vote for State officers: Fop United States Senator: B. R. Tillman 1541 For Governor: M. F. Ansel 1091 Cole L. Blease 4<!5 I. K. Brunson 313 W A. Edwards/ 12 A. C. .Tones 12 R. I. Manning > Ct» J. J. McMahan 67 John T. Sloan 29 For Lieutenant Governor: Thomas G. McLeod 1907 Fo r Secretary of State: R. M. McCown 1502 J. B. Morrison 12X L. M. Ragin 218 M. P. Tribble 120 For Comptroller General: A. W. Jones , 880 G. L. Walker 1040 Fo r State Treasurer: R. U. Jennings 1904- For Adjutant and Inspector General: J. (\ Boyd 105.7 L. W. Haskell 420 For State Superintendent Education: O. B. Martin 1890 For Attorney General: J. Fraser Lyon ....1975 Jas. W. Ragsdale 390 L. F. Youmans 189 House of Representatives: I Joe Reynolds 40 William Anderson 743 J. O. Tate 593 W. G. Austell 731 I J. S. Vinesett 1158 Chas. A. S. Campbell 474 J, T. White 71 E. J. Clary 887 j The final count of votes for county N. W. Hardin 581 [officers results as follows: K. (). Huskey 437 I ,j. C. Otts is nominated for the sen- Oaston Littlejohn 113 ate. W. F. McArthur 994 I W. F. McArthur. E. J. Clary, Wil- Johi. V. Price 239 Ham Anderson and W. G. Austell are Clerk of Court: in th? second race for the house. J. C. Hollis 125 j. Eh. Jefferies is nominated for 1401 clerk of court. NEWS ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST. EVENTS IN GAFFNEY AND CHER- OK E GOO 15G J. Kb. Jefferies V‘. A. Robertson M. A. (Non) Sarratt Probate Judge: G. W. Speer Will I). Thomas J. E. Webster County Supervisor: E. Felix Lipscomb Wm. Phillips 749 J. V. Whelchel 814 County Superintendent Education: J. V. L. MeCraw 1307 J. L Walker T reasureri 988 857 82 Fo r Railroad Commissioner: J \y. W. Gaffney 1G01 James Causler 029 I W. Harry Gooding 1058 John C. Sellers.... J. M. Sullivan.... J. A. Summersett. 74 504 G40 John H. Wharton 114 So far 099 Cherokee voters have scraty-hed Senator Tillman. The total vote cast for county offi cers is as follows: For Congress, 5th District: l). E. Finley 2072 T. J. Strait 201 State Senate: W. S. Hall 1117 J. C. Otts 1602 .1142 . 642 . 601 Auditor: W. D* Gamp Green B. Daniel D. Both Hughes George D. Scruggs 304 Sheriff: R. O. Ballenger 396 R. J. Foster’. 63 A. L. Hallman 511 G. W. Speer and J. E. Webster art in the second race for probate judge. E. Felix Lipscomb and J. X. Whel chel are in the second race for su- pervisor. J. L. Walker is nominated for su perintendent of education. W. W. Gaffney is nominated for t /easur r. I W. 1). Camp and Green B. Daniel j a in the second race for auditor. W. W. Thomas is nominated for j 1406 sheriff. I . I | J. S. \ inesett and J. O. Tate are in | the second race for coroner. A totr.l of 2,711 votes was cast ini I tr-' county. After having been up til! after mid night last night, the crowd assembled early around the bulletin board this morning and crowded The Ledger office, anxiously awaiting the final re- zsults of the votes. The crowd was orderly and not a single thing occur red to mar the occasion. W. W. Thomas 1771 I Coroner: J. M. Allison 442 Hamlet Goudelock 125 Dr. M. W. Smith 278 The accompanying tabulated table giveg the full vote for county officers and the tabulated results of the State returns will appear in Friday’s issue: Recent Happenings In and Around tho City and Other Events Gather ed by the Local News Editor. Marvin Shuford, of Shelby. N C., an attacbee of The Cleveland Star, was in the city several days this week, the guest of his brother. Prof. F. E. Shuford. The Baracca and Philathea classes at Old Midway will give a picnic at that place next Saturday. The pub lic is cordially invited. Everyone go and carry well-filled baskets, and have a good time. I he streets were crowded all day yesterday, but everything was quiet and orderly. Quite a number of peo ple from the country voted in Gaff ney. thus giving them an opportunity to be present when the returns came The announcement is made that a picnic will be given at the furnace a tew miles west of the city on Satur day. All are cordially invited to at tend with a quantity of that which makes picnics a success—well filled baskets. First Baptist Church Notes. Dr. Simms filled his pulpit as usual last Sabbath morning and night. His morning theme was "Making Tracks,” and at night he spoke on “Peter and the Waves.” Bad weather kept a number from each service, hut there were two ad ditions by letter in the morning. Dr. Simnis expects to fill his milpit as usual next Sabbath and would be glad to see the entire congregation present at each service. All night services now begin at 8 o'clock. Sunday school at 9.45 and all mem bers are ur"-pd to be present. Visitors and strangers and new comers are cordially invited to all the services. PUKCINOTS Oon- .State Senaf-' House of Representatives Olerk of Court Probate J udge County Supervisor Treas urer Auditor Sheriff W. W Thomas Coroper >> c Us 'C & GC 5 •i) 6 o c X U -o < S £ 'Z +2 to 3 < 6 £ s a E -<• 6 X < to cd >» u C U ■A Y* >> 0) u to 3 3 c 3 to O | u 3 f-i O ii £ o o u to O O 1 "Z o (3 -d W a 0 to ** 2 < X fm *- 7j "c < (m 0) a X £ '6 Will 1) Thomas ft* +-> to 9 ? ui a 8 to a. w X 9 U, Us to a £ n g £ 9 JZ 9 '9 ST > It it ft* 9 > ft* 9 n £ J >> a It ej O si W. 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Murdated at Son’s Home. , Beaufort, Aug. 27.—Mr. George M. Harvey, an aged white man who I at Bln. if ton., wr* hVnruered here last 1 night at the home of his son on La dies Island. The old man was bru- tally murdered and the community is much stirred up over the occur- 1 rence. There has not yet been any direct evidence discovered which points to the perpetrator of the dee,], | but one negro is in the countv jail here under suspicion. Mr. Harvey was seventy-two years of age and had been a respected cit izen of this county for many years. | Hp resided at Bluffton but was on a visit to his son on Ladies' Island. ■ Last night the son and his family went out to spend the evening leav ing the old gentleman alone on the pla^e. Upon their return thev found him lying on the porch, he having ■ been shot to death. Robbery is thought to have been the motive for \ the deed. 1 ubscrlbe for Tho Lodgor; fl « year. ON WHISKEY AND TOBACCO MAKING THE REAL ARTICLES IS AN ART. “Savoyard” Discusses the Flagrant and Outrageous Adulteration of the Present Day. (Savoyard in Charlotte Observer.) Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts. Let him drink and forget his poverty and remember his misery no more.— Solomon. This king, the grandest and most mangiflcent of monarchs. dwelt in a palace of cedar, sat ui>on a throne of ivory, wore a jeweled crown, and was the most universally wise man of all th- sons of Adam. His oninions were as versatile as his sagacity was peren nial. On another occasion Solomon said this: Who hath woe? Who hath sgrrow? Who hath contentions? Who hath babblings? Who hath wounds with out cause? Who hath redness of eyes? They that tarry long at the wine, thev that go to seek mixed wine; Ixmk not thou upon the wine when it Is red. when It glveth Its color in the cup, when it moveth itself aright. At last it biteth like a serpent and stingeth like an adder. Adulteration is perhaps never so fraudulent, so flagrant, and so out rageous as in the preparation of much of the poison sold as “table whiskies.” Many a death “of heart failure” Is the destructive work of rectified whis key made of neutral spirits, colored. doctored, “blended" by means of cer tain villanious compounds. A barrel of neutral spirits is as “new” a cen tury after distillation as it is the day it comes from the worm. To make this stuff a merchantable article, its blenders age it with drugs, color it with caramel, smooth it with God kn^v-s what, bead it with poison, and in fifteen minutes, out of forty gallons r* neutral spirits, that a respectable doe- would not drink, they will make you a barrel of fine table whiskey fif teen years old. Bourbon or rye and any brand vou please. Over eighty per cent, of the whiskey drunk in the United States is this villanious stuff. Th concern having, perhaps, the most popular brand i» all America, and that sells more “fine table whiskey” than any other single establishment, has no distillery at all. It merely doc tors neutral spirits to look like and to taste like fine old whiske yof any age or brand you may fancy. That is "'hat ails the American stomachs and has destroyed the American nerves. Th- making of real whiskey is a process and an art. The best Ken- tuck/ article is distilled frotn a mash composed of sixty per cent. corn, thir ty per cent. rye. and ten per cent bar- lev malt. When this mixture is exact ly ripe a liquid called "singlings” is distilled from it, and that “singlings" is later distilled again. The product is whiskey, double-distilled. This is ‘straight goods,” but the whiskey is not yet made—far from it. It is im pregnated with deleterious elements —fusel oil Is one. verdigris is another. These escape in the work of aging, 8tH it takes several years to perfect the process. The rich straw color comes from the char of the barrel, and purity comes from the evapora tion through the pores of the staves of the Impurities of the new whiskey! At least three years must pass before it is fit to drink, but it is as good as it can get to he in eight years. A barrel! containing whiskey is reduced to thirty-five gallons by the process of evaporation at the end of ten years, if it be • properly stored and carefully watched. This is real whiskey, straight goods, without headache, the pure article. But the Mercer county man express* ed all about it in the admonition: “One drink Is enoiigh; two are too many: three are mat half enough.” That is to say. that good whiskey is aif excellent servant and the hardest of task-masters, and that was what Solomon was talking about—the ser vant and the master—in the passages I hive quoted. He that hath ears to hear. let him hear. in the pure-food law and possibly could not be without disturbing the sys- metry of that necessary statue. Few of niy fellow-sinners have any thing like a correct conception of what 1 shall venture to call the bless ing of the narcotic Influence that comes from tobacco, and especially is this true of chgwers of the w r eed. We have arrived at a stage of pub lic opinion that demands, and will have, pure food and pure drink, Whiskey that is bottled in bond is the only safe thing to drink if a man must drink whiskey. The green stamp of the government on the cork and around the'neck of the bottle is guar- ai.tee of the article, for the penalty of refilling of an emptied or of adding to a partially emptied package makes the operation exceedingly hazardous, and it will become almost impossible when government inspection goes in to full effect, as it will next year. Under the new law "blended" goods can be sold, but they must be labeled as blend. Then, if you prefer to drink rotgut t.iat is vour own business but you drink it as rotgut and not as straight goods. It is quite likely that before the law shall he in force ten years ninety per cent, of the product of the distilleries now turning out neutral spirits will he turned into “denatured” alcohol, av» the whlsklo- gold over the bar of the saloon bottled in-bond goods, and necessarily mire. Then there will re turn the old rivalry among the table- whiskey men to make the best goods. I shall close this paper by telling you what real chewing tobacco really is. It does not come from Virginia, nor vet from North Carolina—cer tainly not from Ohio or Tennessee. It (« only grown in the upper “Penny- rile" of Kentucky. I have grown it myself in the fine old country of Bar ren. as follows, viz: First catch your ground, barren land, rich in potash, fertile, virgin, covered with scrub hickory, small post oak. red dogwood, some walnut, wild grape vines, hazel nut shrub, and mayapple plant. Clear this when the foliage is yet untouched by frost, leave the brush to rot on the ground yellow as an October hickory leaf, tough as French calfskin, and rustles to the touch like the richest silk of the fine lady. The first gentle rain of late No vember that patters on the roof will turn it to a splendid magohany red. Then, whatever the hour—Sabbath or week day—seize the physoljgtcal moment and "strike it down.” Now “strip” it. culling unmercifully and inexorably, ' bulk” it. treating each "hand" as it were frailest lam* or ten- derest babe. Leave it so all winter, “hang” again, and permit the atmos- I phere to dn your business, until the [ leaf becomes as dry as Topnet’s pow- | der-house. and crumbles to snuff to [the instant and slightest touch of pro- j fane man. The first gentle shower of soft April will fetch it in case. Then “strike it down” and "bulk,” being j even tender and more affectionate than before, if possible. And so let It be until the summer [ solstice, when it is fully in the [ “sweat.” Now take it up and stem it. Then slightly sprav it with real, sure- p" winter, burn It over about St. Val entine*h. if the season is dry enough. I enough peach brandy, ten years old. f- it generally is. Then pqt the I distilled in the neighborhood—right lumping coulter to It, cut It both ihe^e In Barren county ways, slaughtering the roots and up rooting the stumps. Then harrow it both ways, gathering and burning, when dry enough, the roots and Aould Ayr whom ne'er a town surpas ses 1 For hpuest men and bonnie lassies. Dick VVeightman when he was out with old Joe Shelby breaking up this here glorious Union of ours—oft, when he was riding by a Southern cabin, saw a string of red peppers hanging on the outer wall, the season whtn glorious summer makes obeisance to gorgeous autumn. In the tin cup of pot-licker. as we had it in Kentucky, there was a red pepper seed, some times a yoke of them, in the pot-licker. product of cabbage and “middling,” and sugar-cured meat will not deliver the goods, either. Well, fill your belly with pot licker a la Weightman. with a suspicion of red pepper added, and if. before din ner, you have communed with “Old Mortality,” of "Henry Esmond,” or ‘A Tale of Two Cities.” or 'The Three Guardsmen,” or “Les Miserables,” or “Lucian de Rebenpre,” or "Candiie,” or “Tom Jones,” or "Gil Bias,” or "Roderick Random,” or Gibbon on the Saracens—whatever you may have read— Take a chew of that tobacco and, peer or peasant, saint or sinner, if thou hast philosophy in thee thou’lt drop into reverie stumps. In March coulter both ways and harrow both ways again, and do the lik-e for the third time In April. Repeat In May. and by the middle of that month “set" the plants. Culti vate with bull tongue regularly, and hoe diligently and copiously to the ut- Unlike whiskey, Tobacco is in no sense a food. The one is a stimulant, the other a sedative. Both are good servants; both are bad masters. Both are gifts of the same beneficent Prov idence. and each was designed to sfjrve a beneficent use. Tobacco is not Impregnate the brandy with fresh, new honey, just from the hive, until it is a rather thin syrup. Twist the tobacco so sprayed in bunches of seven 1 :aves each, put it in an oak chest, the wood of which is as dry as the fiddle made when Julius H. was ter discomfort and eradication of Poi, e . and the interior of which is ut- weeds. "Prime” the last we»k in | terly without light and absolutely July, “sucker” carefully throughout , without air. I^et It there remain un- August. “worm” dally, and keep it up til the gentlest and sleepiest rain in until it Is dead rine. and “cut," j the world patters on the clapboard in “hang.” “house.” and ‘cure” between November, the 1st and 10th of October. “Fire” ■ . . with seasoned hickory wood in a barn My friend Dick Weightman has tight enough to exclude the ligbt and dropped into the poetry of pot-licker at the least seven-tier high. The and he did It deliciously. Luculius species, if I may so call It. for that | never supped with Luculius Weight- soil is the "Yellow Prior,” an-* when , ma n and I turned that trick in the properlv grown and cured, it is as [ kitchen when we were boys. Surely An Old Spanish Land Grant. (Arkansas Gazette.) The Toward County Real Estate company, of Nashville, in looking up the titles of timber lands which they have nurchased for the new railroad and lumber plant, discovered that one tract of eighty acres of Land, situated on the Saline river, in Howard coun tv was vested in a Spaniard by the Snanish government prior to th>- time that portion of the country was trans ferred to the United States as a result of the Louisiana purchase, and prob ably at the time or shortly after De Soto explored that section, on which trip he discovered the famous Hot Snringg. which he believed to be the springs of perpetual youth of which he heard in the Indian legends. —Go to the Cherokee Cafe for cold drinks and lunches. P. C. Little, Mgr., 114 Frederick St.