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T THE uEDGEft r-jesday aiui Fr.day DeCamp, Editor ani i'>ibll3hei Brian Bell, N^wt Editor. Hereaft er no adverilsemer.ts will be accepted at this office after 9.30 o’clock on Mondays and Thursdays. Watch your label and the date. And renew before ’Us too late; If there be an error, don’t set mad, Report to us—we’ll make you elad. Renumber, ’tls our aim to please, But errors are like peskv fleas— Thev will creep In In spite of fate. Therefore, watch your label and the date. —Original. DEMORALIZATION BRED BY LAW Th<' failure of the Real Estate Trust Company, of Philadelphia, on the 28th of August, coming soon af ter that of th»> Milwaukee Avenue Savings Bmk, of Chicago, the failure of the Walsh banks, of the same city, and of Enterprise National Bank, of Allegheny. Pa., and the exposure of the unparalelled rascalities of the insurance companies of New York, produces a sense of insecurity bor dering on panic. All these failures and betrayals of trust by men of high standing in the financial and religious rank-s of society indicate wide-spread demoralization. No* man with money on deposit in a bank can feel safe. It. is not, of course, generally be lieved that all. or even the greater number of bankers, are dishonest; but since many have been exposed as thieves and worse: and since all those who have been exposed were men of supposedly high character, people begin to suspect almost every body connected with the business. They begin to fear that our baking system, State and national, is a snare instead of a citadel. The Allegheny concern and the' Walsh concerns, were all national banks, supposed to be under the care ful guardianship of the Comptroller of the Currency. But their failure show's that Federal supervision of banking is largely a failure; that Fed eral insnectors of hanking are about as lax as those Federal meat inspect ors who supervised the Hacking houses of Chicago, whose inspection was “fonetik” enough, but bv no means energetic enough. The president is directly responsi ble to the people for the rascalities an,] inefficiency of his bank inspect- e— and his meat insnectors: and if he would attend to Vis official duties instead of “handling congress,” preaching about large families and square deals, and issuing proclama tions about spelling, those who eat meat and deposit their money in banks would fare better: PLUNDER hear from attorneys EXPRESS COMPANIES ING. It's rather amusing to the express companies' that the public never complained of the high rates charged by those cor ’•orations. Perhaps now the exnress business is under the control of the Inter-State Commerce Commission the express companies will soon dis cover there 'are outraged customers of ail the express companies who have long protested at the high rates charged, but never officially filed their complaints, knowing from ex perience it was useless to do so Those who find express rates arc un reasonably high should lose no time in sending their complaints to the Inter-State Commerce Commission, with a statement, of the rate charged and the facts about tthe shipment complained of. From the evidence brought to light in the fight of the Adams Express company sharehold ers for larger dividends, it was shown that that corporation had millions of surplus and was earning, nearly forty per cent. Evidently the rates of that corporation should be. at least, re duced to one-third of the present rates. It is well to note that railroad mag net Harriman, who, we have been in formed, “stands upon a higher plane.” than other people, owns the controll ing interest of that plundering corpo ration. should go to the polls today and reg- ster his protest against the system b/ casting his ballot for Ansel and Lyons. * * * For nearly two years we are going to eschew politics and contribute a hat little we can toward the upbuild ing of our town, our county and our State. We are tired of politics. We can’t get our good friend Sam Sar- ralt to agree with us along this line. Put in other respects we get along quite well, so we’ve determined that we’ll bury the hatchet for a while at least. * * ♦ The opponents of Lyon declare that he uossesses no ability as a lawyer, but at the same time they have not been able to find a lawyer in all South Carolina who has ability enough to match him when it conies to combat ing his onslaughts on the dispensary system. Vote for Lyon, the brightest and most fearless lawyer before the people of South Carolina toda>. * * * .lust as we were patting ourselves on the back about the good conditions in Cherokee, here comes the news of a dark ami M'mdy murder at C.rover over a package of moonshine whis key. The devil will get in his work occasionally in spite of all that can be done. It’s too bad .but that is no reason why we should cease trying to pursuade the people to he good This whiskey question is a most g! gant.ic one. * * * This is a progressive period. In dustry is abroad in the land and there is more to be done than there are people to do it. Therefore it is dis gust ing to see. as w.as the ease in this town Sunday, a strong, healthy looking, aide bodied white man going from house to house bogging for a “handout.” One person referred the uiplicant to Chief of Police Lockhart, but it. is safe to sav the mendicant did not apply to Mr. Ixickhart. * * * Simply to illustrate how The ly«‘d- ger is appreciated by former Gaffney people now living abroad, we Pub lish tlio following from a dear good woman who at one time lived here: “Malden. Mass.. Sept IDM- “Dear Ledger:—I am very glad to renew ray subscription. Your visits Hive me great pleasure, keening me in touch with all the interests of dear old Gaffney. Grand success to you ami blessings for all your friends. ‘Yours truly, “L. C. B.” * * * We do not advise anyone to vote against Mr. Manning on the ground that he is corrupt, for we do not be lieve there is a better man in the State than he. and we do not believe that he will stand for corruption, but he does stand for a system that has been corrupt in the past and which we believe will always be corrupt in spite of anything Mr. Manning or any other man can do ^r say, therefore, we are in favor of Mr. Ansel, who is opposed to that system. * * * The intelligence of a proposed elec tric street railway for Gaffney, which The Ledger conveys to the public today, is a most gratifying piece of news. There is no man better quali- (jt d for such an undertaking than Mr. Wheat. Ho is a man of intellect, conservative in his ideas, ami com mands the confidence and esteem of men of capital. He is a cantain of Industry ami if any man can push the matter to a successful termination that man is H. D. Wheat. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. NOTES AND COMMENTS. Raising Stock or Little Negroes. (.1. C. Stribling in Greer News.) On one side of the creek we can show you a large farm that was one * considered one of the finest farms in the country, hut for the last eighteen years it has been run in cotton and niggers, until a large part of the once fertile soil is now in the lower place- Miss Florine Smyth, of Anniston, Ala., is the guest of her brother, Mr. Maynard Smyth, at Mrs. R. S. Lip scomb’s. Mrs. W. W. Thomas and Mrs Will Turner left Friday for Lowryville. Chester county, where they go to visit relatives and friends for a short while. Miss Idelle Brown, of Spartanburg, is visiting her sister, Mrs. C. C. Hum phries. on Smith street. Miss Mayme Gaston, one of Blacks burg’^ charming young ladies, is the guest of the Misses Hopper, on Logan street. Senator Walter H. Wells, of Flor ence. was in the city Saturday and Sunday. Dame rumor has it gossiped about that Mr. Wells was here on very important business. John Humphries and R. L. Thomas, of Bacolet. spent Sunday in the city. There is a couple of charming mag nets in Gaffney that draw these ~mmg gentlemen hither quite frequently, so we are told. W. S. Hall, Esq., left yesterday for WaynesviLIe and Asheville on legal business. He will return today. Floyd L. Ross, one of Cherokee’s bright young men. leaves today for Clemson College. M. B. Sams spent Sunday in the city with his parents. Prof, and Mrs. R. O. Sams, on Victoria avenue. Wofford Price, of Cowpens R. F. D. No. 1. was in the city Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Littlejohn and children, who have been the guests of Dr. and Mrs. C. M. Little john. left, yesterday for their home in Batesburg. Mrs S. O. Walker left yesterday for a visit to Waynesville, N. C. Frank Wilson, of Monroe, N. C, is spending a few days in the citv. Mr and Mrs. Dudley Gaffney, of Spartanburg, .are visiting in the city. Jones Brown, of Cowpens, was in the city Saturday W. ('. Cooke left yesterday for a short stay in King’s Mountain, N. C. Mrs. Harrow and Misses Julia and Adelaide Barrow, of Concord. N who hav<> been in the city for some days as th<* guests of Mrs. J F. Gar rett at a house party, leave today for Lawndale, wle re they attend a house party at Mr. John Shanks'. Messrs. C. C. Wilson, E T. Parker. .1 F. Spake, Herman Nelson and Ed George were Greenville visitors Sun day. Miss Mabel Ramsetir, of Blacks burg, was in the city Saturday. G. S. Herendien is visiting in Greenwood. S. L. Hopper was a visitor to Shel bv Sunday. Miss Catherine Dillard and Miss Mollie Layton, of Spartanburg, spent last, week' in the city in attendance at the house party of Misses Lula and Freeman Garrett. Frank Ogburn, of Monroe, N. C., is spending a few days in Gaffney. Miss Marie Goforth, of Blacksburg, was in the city Saturday. Ernest F. Robbins has returned to the city after spending the summer in Asheville. George Littlejohn has accepted ? positon wth John G. Bramlett. H. T. Monroe, formerly of this city, now of Atlanta, is in the city. E. H. Gaines went to Greenville last Thursday in the interest of “Sehapps” ginger ale. Mayor Little was in Spartanburg Thursday on business. R. A. Jones wa sa business visitor to Spartanburg last Thursday. Monroe Lemmons, who is stationed near Greenville, was in the citv sev eral days last week. J. H Bell. Esq., had business in the city of the Spartans last Thursday. J. I. Surratt returned from New York Thursday. He purchased his fall stock while there. J. W. Sparks, one of Cherokee’s progressive planters, was in the city yesterday on business. Henry Smith has returned from New York, the Bowery and Coney Island. S. J. Mercer got back from a trie north Sundry. He visited New York, Fhilad iphio, and Washington while away. B. O Turner, hustling young f ;iiy ye-terday on Capt. s s. no two week's sta> U5TED ^ >UHBLESC»F Idle And Scattered Thoughts BY BRIAJH- BELL x—X—X—X—X—X—X—X—X—x | A Scrap That Wasn’t Scrappy | X—X—X—X—X—X—X—X—X—X Tlie representative of Busted Rub bles has been traveling and. like all “rubes” who stray from home, stop ped cm every corner and looked at t ery sight that filled to savor of t e plain and every-day occurrence, a., seen on the streets and sidewalks of the average city. Many times—in fact a majority of the instances thus seen are not worthy of mention nor even of second thought, but occas ionally, like sunshine through dark clouds, can be seen that which, by the singular conduct of the prin cipal actors, is entitled to a place high among the characters made fa mous by Busted Bubbles. The instance that prompts this spasm is one of these. It was ob served when, if the size of the gaping crowd is to be judged, it had been in progress for some time The two star actors had taken no course in high art of the dramatic schools of the world. Neither bad cmd the exalted stage of a theatre nor looked at a wondering audience across the glare of the footlights, but nevertheless they were actors of signal ability and held a large audience in rapt atten tion. Thev were down on the pro gram as a rooster and a dog. The rooster could hardly be confined to any one class of rooster, and the dog was just plain dog. The two had had a difficulty that was evident from their actions. Neither talked for publication, so it. was impossible to ;eam what the dif ficulty was about. The chief point of interest about the whole thing was the manner in which the combat was waged. The rooster made a dive at the dog as the firing of the first gun of the battle, and Mr. Dog retreated. So it was for the major part of the contest, and when it was about con cluded the dog was the vanquished one. The onlv time the dog could be induced and encouraged by the by- standers to advance on the rooster was when he had his bark turned and was walking off the field. Then, when the rooster turned to give his attention, the veil of fright emitted by the dog could be distinctly heard for man.- blocks as the frightened animal dashed madly away. COTTON WAREHOUSES NEEDED. WAGON LOAD OF 298 PERSONS. On« gf the Most Novel Contests Ever Held i n Union County. (Union Progress.) To see a wagon crow led with ’J88 Great Business Demand for Them jn i the South Just Now. (Charlotte Chronicle. Tin * persistent advocacy of The) Manufacturer’s Record for the last j nerson*. little babies in their moth- eight »r ten years of the building of ; i rs' arms, boys and girls, young men fireproof cotton warehojtses through j and women, am old people with hair the South, with sufficient financial white with the frost of years—the en- backing to mak* their receipt* gilt-| Ure wagon drawn by eight mules was Novel Steam Motor Car. (New Yotk Commercial.) Announcements of now patterns of railway cars are so frequent these days that it almost seems as though no two cars are now alike. Probably the frequent appearance of new ideas means that the oveolution of the rail way passenger vehicle is not yet com plete. and probably before absolute perfection is attained there "'ill be many more changes in general design, power, equipment, etc. A steam motor car embodying many novel features now in use on one of the branch lines of the Canadian Pa cific railroad resent bi s i combination one of ('hero irmers. was in the business. ss r.-turned from a in New York. He edge as collateral, is now nroducing fruit, says that publication. Gradu ally during the last three or four years the South has been taking up this important matter, and here and there substantial warehouses have been constructed. Now this is spreading in many directions, and warehouses are going up in a large number of the leading cotton centers of the South. Full particulars are published of the great, system now under construction at Memphis, where 160 one-story warehouses de signed to minimize the hauling and handling of' cotton are being con structed by one company. This, the greatest undertaking of the kind which the South has ever seen, is be ing supplemented at Macon, where a company has just been organized to build 20 or more warehouses to hold 1,000 bales of cotton each, and at many other points where the good work is being carried on. To a large extent, these warehouses are being built of concreate, and those at Mem phis especially are being equipped with many new labor-saving devices for handling cotton at the lowest pos sible cost. With such a sysrem of warhouses established throughout the South, it will no longer be necessary for cotton to lie dumped into mud and dirt and left outdoors without regard to weather conditions, or to the immense damage done by this barbarous way of handling such a staple.* With the establishment of fireproof warehouses where the lowest rate of insurance can be obtained, where warehouse receipts "ill become even better col lateral that the elevator receipts of the grain elevator systems on the’ seaboard and in the central West the marketing of cotton and its fi nancing will take on entirely new features. It will no longer be neces sary to rush cotton to the market as formerly, for it will become whether owned by the farmer, the merchant or the manufacturer, the very best banking coljateral. The saving in the cost of insurance and in “country damage” wil] add many millions of dollars to the value of the crop. To the extent that the South develops its warehousing facilities, it will eli minate the necessity of handling the | entire cotton crop in three or four months, as heretofore, and the mark- jeting of cotton during twelve months instead of three will have a tendency to steady the price, to lessen the cost of rail and ocean transportatiott, and to enable the South to finance Its cot ron instead of depending upon other sections in the past. But not only will the establish ment of warhouses prove of immense value to the entire cotton trade. These warehouses will be of equal value in the development of many other lines of business, since they will give to the South facilities for storing merchandise and carrying it at a low cost—facilities now enjoyed by the North and West, but one to imited extent by the South. by tboiis- Saturday ifie novel sight witnesseif ands of people here last (Sept. 1 > It looked like a circus crowd, for hundreds of people from every section of Union county, and some f^otn ad joining counties, thronged the streets as the result of the Bewley Hardware eornpany’s offer to give a $Ii).(hl “Na tional" range to the person who would bring to tla? front of their atore on Matu street the wagon drawn- by hors* es. mules or oxen, containing the larg est mimher of persons. By the noon hour, the appointed time, fully two thousand people had assembled to see the contestants drive up The winner "as Mr. J. Eugene Ed wards. who, with Messrs. Hamilton, Hay and Wallace Hawkins, and Will Sparks, had rigged up a mammoth wagon eleven feet wide by thirty feet long, which was substantially constructed, and drawn by eight mules, driven by Mr. Ed war,is. Tlie wagon alone is estimated to bave weighed! 3,400 pounds, and the average weight of the persons on it is conservatively estimated to be sev enty-five pounds, which mado-Its bur den of humanity reach the enormous weight of 21,600 pounds. An idea of Its size can be imagined when it took six mules to draw the empty wagon from Mr. Edwards’ home two miles from Union, and It had to be taken to the large baseball park at Monarch Mills in order to be turned around. When it left Monarch there were H 7 persons aboard, the main number getting on near the old Wallace man sion. It "as delayed near Mr. Ar thur’s residence, because the road being slightly down grade and the wagon being without brakes. Mayor Pro-tem Is>ng thought it unsafe, but later gave permission for it to move on. So enormous was the load that the heavy sleepers over che rear wheels were so bent as to act as heavy brakes, and it was only by the strenuous exertions of the eight mules that the store was reached. The next highest contestant was Mr. J. L. Belue, who lives- north of Union. He had aboard his wagon, which was drawn by four mules. 215 ; nersons. whose average weight was lt*0 pounds. is of a very passenger and baggage car. Tin ial feaure is the boiler, which the marine return-tubular type with a Ev ry development of this character singh' Morison corrugated furnace. 1 adds to the financial power of this This railway is strongly in favor of section and makes certain Rs more the use of superheaters on locomo rapid growth in trade, in commerce lives, and the steim car is fitted with Sand in wealth, a superheater havin ,r twenty-one steel Notice to Advertisers. Owing to a change in the hour of going to press our advertisers are urgently requested to get copv In for advertisements early Saturday after noon and Wednesday afternoon. We desire to accommodate our adver tisers in the matter of changes, but we cannot insure prompt changes If copy is delayed beyond the hour of going to press. This change has been made Imperative because the postof- flee authorities made a change in the matter of handling mail to and from this point. Advertisers "ill kindly govern themselves accordingly. tubes one and a quarter inches in <li ameter. This is of such a capacity that tlie steam reaches a temperature of from 70(* to 760 degrees Far. The fuel used is crude oil and is fed to the furnace bv a slot burnei tlie Booth type, the supply cock a burner being controlled bv an auto matic device. The oil is carried into the tank of 2,00n pounds capacity, which is built in Nhe frames of the driving trunk and in which tin air pressure of fifteen pounds is main tained constantly. The boiler Waltzs Differed. iThe Youth's Companion.) “You don't seem to understand.” blustered the man "To was trying to . ,,f i mak.' bis point with a university pro- ,,,1 i fessor. “1 tell you. sir. F ought to know. I’m an alumni of this institu tion myself,’’ “Are you? That’s noth- j ing singular.' was the witty rejoinder, j uttered so quietly that the blustering ! man never knew what happened. (>n another occasion the same pro- is also | f' ssor, having ordered from a music Precise but Acid. (Washington Stir.) Tlie woman with thin lips and raspy voice stepped un before the languidly indifferent ticket sellei in the railway station. “Where do you want to go 9 ’’ he asked, as his jeweled fingers ritfied a bunch of pasteboards. “None of your business where I want to go.” she snapped. “Just sell me a ticket to New York, but bear in mind that Fm going there because I've got to, not b cause I want to” fitted with a sand-blowing device for j publishing house a copy of a “Valse met up with on!' g'o 1 Stringer "ail g> ie*. a Hill made it pleas tit fo Will Magness. of Spa in the city Sunday R. oi friend Hi 1 ■ ; of course the Captain, tauburg was ■svillr*. N. ('.. ■v r.da The bulletin at The Ledger office is for the pulilic—friend and foe alike and all ate invited to avail themselves of the benefits. * * * We haven’t forgotten the idea of a brid across Broad river at Gaston shoals. It’> a capital idea and should cot be allowed to drop. * * * It matters little as to who is nom inated for the lower bouse of the gen eral assembly from this countv today. The four men running will compare most favorably with the average member of the general assembly. All of them are honest and above re proach. * * * Every patriot in South Carolina— that is every man who loves his State and who is opposed to a continuation of he present corrupt manner of tandling whiskey in this State— I and in the streams, until these small j v ...n.-i, o : Laurens, who is streams are all fillefi with the wash- a candid:'' I * ti -n i is ra il ings from tlu- lands above. These ... i A ad coo- ;• ' •..'as hi ti ie ei ty once rich bottom limls on the fired 1 i . 1 idv . up streams are worthless no w for ',. i y ■ “ '. l • i ' tn'iut •g. w as crops. This whole farm no"' has a 1 . G rTn"' v'sii! ;• ’ : ay. skinned, desolate and barren look j T I.. Wilkins, of Union, ■.vas a vis it- about it. Stool: raising here—i •x<> |)t- ... • to th." ci > Son' fay. ing little niggers—is at its lowest '. W F \it.i of F- artanbm •g. w i s ebb. 1 .. ! * til c tv Sunday. Not far away from the above • farm ' .' ” S i ]i. o' F .m; tanburg. was iii is a farm that is fame 1 like th e mat)' • - e e’tY Fatiti'dr> \v’,o was after taking ca^e of b i nself I’ F d.iv’cn. o! Anderson, was in and hi* lands, too. On **ve:y *' d** on . ri*v vesterda . the bills as "eR as on the nv , !a ul . v '’ '.Void, of Yorkviile, was in be has fine erops of grain an i a - * < : i v y.'-terda . and pastures, roaming with e> . s nd . ■ . . ( 1 a i g, o 1 Anderson. w a s in cleaning out. soot in the tubes. For the* boiler feed there arc two injectors, and the water supply is carried in tanks secured to the underframe of the car body. Their total capacity is l.oSO gallons. The driving truck has frames of 7-8 inch steel plate and has outside cylin- ders placed at the rear end of the frames, driving the front axle. The wheels are not coupled. Single-bar girders are used, connecting rods are i" one section. The pistons are of cast iron three inc* es thick and the v heels have cast sk 1 centers. Owing to the position of the fuel ank between the frames and the lim ited space available inside the wheels, i in* Walscharst outside valve gear is used and operates piston valves of the inside admission type. The car is equipped with the automatic brake system, specially adapted to this class of service. ai iii p'gs. mares a: id filts T. 'c ga id" ! a. 1 * i * • i m ■an iv all cov r" 1 over n • i Ilf • ’o ine. f t ■ tbi -o ij" (> !' i's ' it" calves, hogs and poult.y. places are with grass, and calves, neighing of rotiri'u"- oVt •••H '•.•*•1; ling of tile hens, all eliimc in on< grand chorus of farm music that mak the heart of the true f ir tier lenu with joy, and his city C' "sin w. m f - wap places with him Compare these two fa • ' or > I cts. One is covered m r al o i gi i s and live stock and the i ’nd and ;h - man is growing richer. Tlu’ cot’on plantation is growing poorer while this man is rusing little niggers Take your choice. As for our part we can manage the stock better ttian we can the little niggers, who gener ally go away to town or other places Just as soon as they get big enough. ’ c!t'. . ester"ay. ’Mn'tuls. of King's Mountain, !’ '■ "as in Gaffney Saturday. T .i U :i's, Jr., a prominenet in- man of Sputanburg, was in ,v Ft: •’ day. H Cunningham, of Lancaster, •is in Gaffney Saturday. 'A'. \Y. Holland, of the Spartanburg U-rn!'!. was in the city Friday, A. tvgg Susong, of Star Farm, was i’i the citv Saturday. Forest McCraw wil! leave for Vir ginia iv’xt Tuesday, where he "ill at- : * mi gcnool this fall. —If you want to be in the style you will have to wear one of our stylish Hats that we are now showina- Company Store. The national Cannon Club is com posed of guns of small calibre, but Uncle Joe says they “can make a hell of a noise.” The thing to do wilh a milk trust is to sterilize and bottle it. A sharp word can come out of a good heart. To Unveil Monument, Editor Ledger:—Willow Camp No. 61. W. O. W.. of Grover, N. C.. will, on Wednesday. September 19th. 1900, at 2 o'clock, unveil the monument erected to the memory of our deceas ed soverign, D. R. Bell, at the Grover cemetery. All neighboring camps and every body at - '* cordially invited to attend. Respectfully, T. J. Gibbons. Clerk. Grover, N. C„ Sept. 10. 1900. Impromptu" bv a certain French com- Iloser, received an "Impromptu Waltz” by another man. The publishers when taken to account for their mistake, replied rather insolutlv that thev had been in the music publishing business a iong time, and had yet to discover the difference between a "Valse Im promptu" and an “Impromptu Waltz.” Would Dr. Smith kindly state to them the difference? “Genth men.” wrote the genial pro fessor in answer, “I have not, like yourselves, b» en in the music publish ing business, and am, therefore, not fully qualified to inform you: but since in your extremity you have annealed to'me. I would venture to suggest that the difference between a "Valse Im promptu” and an "Impromptu Waltz" may be similar to the difference be tween a blind Venetian and a Venetian blind. Yours very truly,” and so forth. Getting it Right. At, a table d’hote in Baden was a young American couple, and one lady was asked in conversation whether she liked Botticelli. Tlie reply camo somewhat hesitatingly: “No, I—that is—I’m afraid I’ve nev er tasted it. In fact,” she replied, “I know very little about foreign wines.” “My, dear.’ ’explained her husband, in a fever of expostulation. “Botti celli isn’t a "’ine—it’s a cbe-e-ese!” To Remove FreciiEes ‘S Pimples Nadinola In Ten Pays, Use I /?! —The Gaffney Drug Co. are offering $5 for the largest Turnin grown from their seed. Between the 1st and 20th of September is the best time to sow both Rutabaga and Turnips. —Cherokee Cafe Dinner House P, C. Little, Manager, 114 Frederick St. —Be one of th* boys and wear a Hat from the Comoanv Store. Unclaimed Letters. List of unclaimed letters remain ing in the Gaffney postoffice for week ending September Huh, 19fl<>: VV. M. Anderson. W J. Bradley, J. Zar Carry. Allar Carra, Lionel Camp. Samuel fames. W R Gregory. Ca they Gween, Hunter A- Vaughn. E. L. Lipscomb, Sam Neal, c M Parker. Moses A Robinson, J T. Switzer, Ferd Smith, John Walker (3), J. F. Williams.. Miss Viola Adams, Miss Lizzie Corry, Miss Maggie Curtis, Miss Viola Gaffney. Mls K J. F Gaff ney. Miss J. Larrah Goodwin, Miss C. A. Jones, Miss Kattic Kielley. Miss N lenders. Miss Susan Lipscomb, Miss Hattie McKniey, Miss Carrie Pearson. Miss Shnrllt rcadie,| Miss Mattie Robs. Miss Clemmie Ruppe. Miss Ella Robbins, Miss Chat tit* Se- mlth. Miss T. J. Williams, Miss Pack- let Wilson, Miss Frenddle Wlllmas. Call for advertised letters. One cent due on each. A. R N. Folger. P M. 'AItt'AXf, a new discov er-. sold under n positive ».nara:aoe and money rciunbc i H It fails tc r nu vfreckles,pimples liver - spota, sun-tan. saliov .* r.s, eolltr dls- colorations, buck heads and ail eruptions ot tin. skin, no mutter of how f” lonp stardli« Cure? , “ ordinary eu-es in 10 days ^ and me wo t tnkOdi'js After these delects art removed the skin will lie eieur, soft, healths and beautiful. No pos-ihlo hari.i can rosult from its use 50 cents and 61UO by icadinj drUK stores or mail NATH)\Al TOIIET COMPAW. Pm is. fenn For tale onlv b- THE GAFFNEY DRUG CO. —Fifteen and 20 cents lunches. Meals twenty-five cents at the Chero kee Cafe. P. C. Little. Manager. 114 Frederick St. —Now Is the best time to sow Ruta baga and Turnips—seed that "111 come up. guaranteed. Gaffney Drug Company CHEAP EXCURSION RATES via SOUTHERN RAILWAY. Rates open to all. On account of the special occasion* mentioned, the Southern Railway will sell round-trio tickets to points named below at greatly reduced rates, as fellows: To Richmond Va. and return.—Ac count Meeting True Reformers. Tick et* on sale September 2nd to 5th, lim- one fare plus 25 cents for round trip, ited to return September 13th. Rate, one fare plus 25 cents for round trip. The Southern operates on all through trains pullman drawing- room sleepers and Southern Railway dining cars—high back vestibuled coaches. For full Informatio consult any Southern Railway ticket agenL or write R W. HUNT. Division Passenger Agent, Charleston. S. C. G. B. ALLEN, Asst Gen. Passenger Agent. Atlanta. Ga.