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THE LEDGER. Tuesday and Friday, Ed. H. DeCamp, Editor and Publisher. Watch your label and tbe date. And renew before ’Us too late; If there l>e an error, don't get mad. Report tc us—w’e'll make you glad. Remember, ’tis our aim to please, But errors a*e like peskv (leas— Thev will creep iu in spite of fate. Therefore, watch your label and tbe date. —Original. NOTES AND COMMENTS. Wt ! havt * ham 1 me red i out of sei Li son the an!) road? < and whiii • we art fe®s that t hero has Ik • n- THE VALUE OF GOOD ROADS. n season and ij eel ol good i ll*t! tl) ’ ‘en little presHion nia o far, still we are not re ng to give up th fight. As every wpi; inf.tnned man knows, Meckleti' burg county, North Carolina, has the fine roads in the South. Thev have spent thousands utmn thousands of dollars on road building, and yet they are not. content, as they are soon to vote on a bond issue for the purpose of extending these roads. Siuinlv to illustrate what the people up tin think of good roads and to show the value of good roads to the farmer, we reproduce the following from a re cent.issue of the Charlotte News; Were you to pick up any citizen of MeckIenbiir or county who is well in formed on conditions of the county. ask him what he greatest advantage We are sending out several hun dred sample copies of this issue of The Ledger. It Is an invitation to all non-subscrib' rs to become members of The Ledger family. • • • \n envious fe low "aid to ns recent ly: “Why don’t you write something original? Everything you put in that ;ig of yours is copied.” Wonder if this eniginal (?) chap ever stopped onsider that there was but (me iriginal man—Adam. All the balane ire base imitations. o * * * \Y( would like to impress on our ? the fact that they can con- im-j tribute to the newsiness of The L d g ( >r by sending in or phoning local j upstairs rooms, items. No item is too small for us to handle and none too large. Kind 1> remember this jind do not hesitate to give us the ne"‘~ been the man behind the gun. The announcement Is made in the last is sue. however, that Mr. Booker has resigned to go to the Greenville I Evening Herald We congratulate the Herald on securing the services of Mr. Booker and trust that the progress of The Progress mav not be hindered by his retirement. * «■ * I Mayor Little’s order to enforce the I vagrancy law is one of the best, things he has yet done. There are too many big strapping negroes lying around this town for the good of the town Besides, there is work to be done and it's mighty hard to get a negro to do it. If they won’t work make ! th’-m move on -Gaffney Ledger. Yes. that’s a mighty good order, but | it is incomplete. He should prder a raid on the gambling goim T on in line, let the chips may." And now we ot that fellow than fore. fall where they think even more we ever have be- consi‘ , °'"' th<“ Mecklenburg county has over the other counties of the State and country at large and from what source he considers mor^ blessings and benefits arise, without a doubt he would r^’dy, "from her rr^^r] roads.” There is not a doubt but what this answer would be correct. The public road* of this county ' ave been for years and an 1 now the chief source of uride to our citizens and it is through this channel that we have re r-dved more valuable advertising than bv any other means. The citizens of this county are soon to have an opportunity to make these roads still better, to extend them further, and we anneal to every oiti " • interested in the welfare and up building of his couidy to go to the polls on ^Mtinu da> and vote tor the bond Issue, which means prog r^sg as trains! stagintion and de cline In conmK*!ion with the blessings arising from good roads the New York Herald, of a recent, date, pays the following tribute to Mecklenburg county roads; “In an address at Mobile, Ala.. John Gaft, said that the cost to the farmer® of the South is fifty ° nts on each ha]e of cotton for an average | haul of eight miles “If there '"ere good roads the cost would he reduced to sixteen cents a bale. Estimating a crop of 1.000.000 bales, this would mean a saving of $340,000 annually With this issue we commence that thrilling revolutionary story of Horse Shoe Robinson, by John P. Kennedy. Do not fail to read the first install ment The second installment will appear next Friday and is even more interesting that the first, which is merely an introduction. • * • The Greenville News says it’s a serious charge we bring against, the grafters of Columbia. The trouble is that it’s serious business. 1 et a fel low get a hundred miles from home with a little bit of money and no n •dit and have to “dig into his jeans' at every turn for about twice or three times as much as what he ought to and it becomes a serious mater "slio’ nuf.” * * * Should Hearst be elected governor of New York .and Arthur Brisbane continue to be the power behind tne throne things might not be so bad A good haul could be made, no doubt.—Cherokee News. We confess our ignorance, but as sure The News that Chief of Police Lockhart or Mayor Little would be "lad to have any information as to gambling going on in upstairs rooms. If The News doesn’t care to furnish this information and will confide it to The Ledger we will convey it to eith er of the ofiicials. * * * A farmer in this county for whom we have always entertained a high regard, but who it seemed difficult fo- us to get as well aenuainted with as we would have liked, stopped us on the street the other day, and. after giving us a news item, said: “My subscription is about out but I want the paper continued, or at least my wife wants it to come on. I'ye al ways liked you, but I’ll tell you one thing I fell out with you about, and that was that Jim Tillman affair. I have noticed you for ye>ars and I have never known you to be on the wrong side of any question, but I didn't like that, although I am ready to admit that I now believe you were right.” All of which is very gratify- The Newsbo v Shocked. (Chicago Journal.) “It was awful, awful!” exclaimed the newsboy, just as the groun of wo- j men was passing down the platform i “What was that which was awfui? Has anybody been killed? Has there be n a terrible catastrophe? What did they Jo with the wounded? When did the collision take place?” Such were a few questions that, as sailed tiie youth. “’Twa’n’t no collision, ladies; but it was awful all the same.” "What was If. Don’t keep us in susnense" “Well, you sec. ladies, a gentleman was standing rigid, here on the plat form, and Just as the train started he gave a jump—" “And was crushed between the whe ds. and his mangled corpse w-as strewn for miles along the track?” “Not exactly, inarm; hut the train took his head right off." Instantly the air resounded with cries or horror from the feminine group. When the boy could make himself heard he remarked: “I don’t see anything horrible about it, ladies. The train took the man’s body off. too. But he came awfully near being left.” As the women turned to move on. the words “disgusting little creature!” were borne upon the air. mingled with a low chuck'e from the news- body’s vicinity.” Spread the World’s Table along every line of longitude from North to South; every parallel of latitude from East to West; pile thereon the foods of every clime and Uneeda Biscuit will surpass them all in the elements which make a perfect world-food* In a dust tight, moisture proof package. as some folks predict, for it must be j ing indeed to a gentleman who con scientiouslv strives to “hugh to the admitted that a man who can com mand the princely sum of $50,000 a vear for his services, as it is said Brisbane does, must be a man of more than ordinary ability. We are not an admirer of Hearst but be tween he and Hughes we would pre fer the yellow journalist. * * * An American heiress purchased a "thing” in the shape of a man for a husband because he bore an English title. It set the world agog. That was several years ago. The other day the lady was divorced from the count. And this has set the world agog once more. We know nothing of the merits of the case, having read nothing more than the big headlines Every thief admits at. the end of his life that he would have prosper ed better as an honest man How’ll ThU? We offer One Hundred Dollars Keward for • ay case of Catarrh t hat cannot he cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure. K. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, O. We. the undersigned, have known F. .1. Cheney for the last 1.1 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all husinss transac tions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by t heir tirin. West ATrcax, Wholesale Druggists. Toledi o. Wai.in.no. Kinnan ti Marvin. Whok sale Druggists. Toledo, O. Hall’sCatarrh Cure is taken internally acting directly upon tiie hlood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price 75c. per bottle, ^old by all Drug gists.” R tils Family Pills are the best. rTTmiwiii i m 11 gg , csssy’ r m REAL ESTATE Handled on Commission. I handle lioth City and County property; pay costs of advertising and making titles. If you want to buy see me If you want to sell see me. I bring buyer and seller together The buyers nearly always come to me. Those who have lands for sale will act wise by placing their property with me for sale. Z. A. ROBERTSON. “It costs under the •'••(■sent road conditions twenty-five cents to haul e I in the daily press, but it strikes us ton of fertilizer a mile. With the good roads the cost v ’1 be eight cents a ton "Mecklenburg county, North Car olina. has the finest macadamized roads, and it is being done with con vict lab'’:. It costs an average of 25 centf) a dav to guard, feed and care convict labor when it is managed on business principles. “As for the convict himself, statis tics show that DO per cent of those who are worked in the open air, properlv fed and guarded, return to their families and cease to be a men ace or charge to the State, while of those who are kept in prison, or worked in mines, sawmills, or simi lar places S5 per cent, become hard ened criminals. “Nor do 1 think it right to put the honee* wage earner in competition «dth convict labor, or the manufact uring industry in competition with the. one that hires cheat) convict la bor. “Indiana has more than 17,000 miles j thy of. their support of good gravel roads. I remember ] • • • when Indiana was considered one of | the illif rate States o Dhe Cnion. To-j day she is prosperous and her people ar'' no long- r ignorant, but the Suite is dotte i with the finest schools and colleges j a “Ma sachusetiv spends more money than any other State on her public . . roads. New York has just voted to s5 «' ia » a,,lli,v W|,h wnkh » >' a » bt uiih.otMi for h r roads, to b< edit'd. that out heiresses could put their money to be” id be much happie. ntent themselv< s w ith a common every day man • • • The last issue of The Baptist Press ' •ntained an announcement to the ef fect that Mr. I»uis Bristow b- ’ sold an interest in the paper to Rev L. M. Rice, of Union. The paper will he moved to Union Mr Bristow will retire from active journalism on ad vice of his physicians. There is no more concientioug newspaper worker in South Carolina than Mr. Bristow. We earnestly hope he may soeedltv recover his health. In the meantime patrons of The Baptist Press mav de pend upon it that Messrs Masters land Rice will give them a i>aper wor- I thy of.their Tbe Donalds Progress is a neat lit Me five column folio which appears weekly at Donalds, S. C. It i.; about three months oi l, but has attracted ood deal of attention by its neat typographical appearance and the issue * spent Jerse been <>' investi is agit; 000 for ince o: miles « Johi roads n the next ten year*. New has tine roads, which have groat benefit and ar the best <*nt !.(,• ritute has. Missouri i.ing a bond issue of $25.i»o0,- her public roads. T,i Prov- f)atari'), Canada, he - hi.ooo THE PITCHFORK. Mr. Harold IP of bat Pitch!) )tk. is a red hot rag It is ope of the • most u uique publications iu thifs r ountrv a ud is destined to at tract eoiisidei a Ire attention Every thing in it is Meehanish. We can not de scribe it \V« will not attempt to do so but « simply to give one an Idea 0 if its uniqueness we reproduce thin ,/ A f uragraph: fiend of The Pitchfork writes God s peed, bin l ventures to say, "I do not fancy Why not ha\ your name, it is ugly e a nice name?” Be cam to be contrai tie hell whore This but no John i bod y v the ho a how do lars dollar S. C it Or The ea ♦ he trr The Pitchforb is not designed i “nice” publication; on the j ’ The idea is to raise a lit- ! in South Carolina, and about. will do ibe most good, mav be somewhat inelegant e will deny its forcefulness. an original cuss and every- io knows him will entertain * that his venture mav Drove ng success. If you want a worth of genuine fun send a to The Pitchfork. Jefferson, nd you will be certain to get issue alone is worth price toon showing Lyon scattering r ters Is great. FIFTY CENTS IN some conditions the ■ gain from the use of Scott’s Emulsion is very rapid. For this reason we put up a fifty-cent size, which is enough for an ordinary cough or cold or useful as a trial for babies and children, in other conditions the gain is slower—health cannot be built up in a day. In such cases Scott’s Emulsion must be taken as nourishment; a food rather than a medicine. It’s a food for tired and weak digestions. Send (<»r tree mmpU Scott & Bowne, 409 4I5 Pe»rl St Cbcmuu New York 0OC. and $1.00. All druggist* i i i i i i i i * i i 4 i K \i A \i i i Get the Habit—Go to NELSON, The Star Clothier. f**- Have 3 Fit! A j A fit is necessary in Clothing satisfaction. It not only insures comfort, but is imperative for good style. My Clothing—with perfect fitting features of a Made-For-Your-Appearance, and a Fabric that gives fits to the other fellows—at my prices. I Can Fit You; Try It. Swell Suits $4.00 Up to $15.00 The Category Complete When the list of Men's Furnishings is discoverable here. What ever you want in the line of Haberdashery, here it is. Shirts, Collars, (hills, Neckties, Sox, Fancy Ve^ts, Suspenders, Neck wear—whatever. Moreover, you 11 Every Mother Should Know That everything her boy will need in Clothes, Shoes, Hats and Fur nishings for Fall wear is here at NELSON’S. make no miss m DUVlii' h* re 1 !<••■ arnlit* e my goods. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Big line of KNIT GOODS Young Ladies l Shoes For Fall Wear As I show them are worth more than one long look. Patent Leather Gun Metal, Box Calf and Vici in heavy and tine leathers are here in pleasing prices, beginning at $1.50 from thence on up to $4.00. My stock of Men’s, Ladies’ and Children’s Shoes com plete. Smart Clothes For Young Men. For the critical man who wants something entirely different, I am prepared to show the largest Sine of Smart Clothes made especially for young men. Merit Always Wins Don’t fail to see my line in 11cits ;ts well as everything ot else. Tlutt’s why no one questions the quality of the Shoes, Hats 1 sell—meritorious Hats every time. If you have the least interest in Hats—who and hasn’t this time of year— you will treat yourself well Clothing if you see my line. before you buy. NELSON, The Star Clothier. * * f k * k * k * k it k t k t k t k t k f k f k t k