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THE LEDGER. Tuesday and Friday, Ed. H. DeCamp. Editor and Publisher. The Leti* , er la not responsible for too views of correspondents. Hereafter no adver.lsemerta will be accepted at this'office after 9.30 o’clock nr Mordays and Thursdays. Watch your label and the date. And review before ’tls too late. If there b e an error, don’t Ret mad. Report tc 118 —we’ll make you glad. Rem- ir her. ’tls our aim to pleaae. But errors are ll*e peskv fleas Thev will creep lu In spite of fate. Therefore, watch ?our label and the date. —Original. THE NAZARENE. Now when Jesus was born in Beth lehem of Judaea in the days of Herod ttin kins, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, 8 Saying. Where is he that is born King of the Jews for we have seen fci.s star in the east, and are come to worship him. • 3 When Herod the kim: had heard these thinKB. he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. 4 And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the peo-1 f>!e together, he demanded of them where Christ should he born. o And tli°y said unto him, In Bethle Item of Judaea: for thus It is written bv the piophet. C And ihou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the firinces < f Juda: for out of thee shad come a Hovernor, that shall rule m> people Israel. 7 Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, inquired of them diligently what time the £tar ap- pc ired. 8 And le sent them to Bethlehem, and said, do and search diligently for the young child; and when ve have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also. 9 When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which iliey saw in the east, went be fore them, UU it came and stood over where the young child was. 10 When they saw the star, they re joiced with exceeding great joy. 11 And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they bad opened their treasures, thev pre sented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh. 12 And being warned of God In a d'-eam that thev should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way. 13 And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord ap- peareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child lo destroy him. 14 When he arose, he toob the young child and his mother by night, end departed into Egypt: 15 And was there until the death of Herod: that, it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son. 16 Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was ex ceedlng wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereot, from two years old and un der, according to the time which he had diligently Inquired of the wise men. 17 Then was fulfilled that which wa-s spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saving. 18 In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comfort ed, because thev are not. 19 But when Herod was dead, be- ho d. an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt. 20 Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are d ad which sought the young child’s life. 21 And he arose, and took the voung child and his mother, and came Into the land of Israel. 22 But when ho heard that Arche- !aus did reign in Judaea in the room of his father Herod, he was afarid to go thither: notwithstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee: 23 And he came and dw'elt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be ful filled which was spoken by the proph ets. He shall be called a Nazarene. —Matthew 2: 123. It is the birth of the Nazareno we cclebn te next Tuesday, so let us au ce cbn.te it becomingly. OUR HOLIDAY. As is the custom of The ledger we shall take a short holiday next tveek. The office will close Saturday night and will not be open again for the transaction of business until Thursday morning. This will give the force a much needed and well I earned rest, and they deserve It. Every attachee of the ollice lias been as ioyal to the office and the work as it. is in the heart of humanity to be loyal. All of us have our shortcom ings, but there is nothing lacking in | the loyalty of the empoyees of The Ledger. They are faithful, devoted, and seem to be tireless. Some of the | boys having been working almost | night and day for the past month in I order to keep up with the work, and notwithstanding this we have been i unable to meet with promptness all NOTES AND COMMENTS. Do you realize how much tax you pay on your buggy, your wagon, your harness or vour stock by reason of bad roads? Better pay that tax into the countv treasury and have good roads. The tax would be less, be sides, you have the pleasure of using the good roads. • * • How many farmers are there in Cherokee who study farming from a scientific standpoint? Wo know there is a lot of difference between scientific farming on paper and nrac tioal farming, but the wise farmer mixes the two and thus obtains the best results. Are you a wise farmer? • • • For some time we have had it in mind lo say that Gaffney is almost entirely too wrapped up in her own business affairs for her good. It is true that we are not throu-h build ing our owj city yet, and that we are all hustling for Gaffney, but we must remember that iht re are other nlaces in the country that require some at tention at our hands if we are to re *'-■-> their good opinion and to bene fit by their development. Let us re member that no part of the country can develop without it benefitting us, therefore, when the opportunity pre sents itself wo should try to do some- tiiing to benefit. soxn*e other portion of the country besides Gaffney. What r SEED TIME the demands made upon us- And it “sorter” makes us a little hot in the collar when we know they have strained every nerve and expanded every energy to get out a job and some fellow comes in and swells up | and gets red lu the face because uis | work is not done. We have done our best, but overrated our capacity. The other fellow wants his work and should have it. The fault is ours be cause we should not have promised it. But still we don’t appreciate his ill temper, when we have almost worked our fingers off and our eye balls out to serve him and have fail ed in the effort. Back to the subject—Christmas times. The hoys need the rest, and we suspect some of our readers, too. Wo wish you all, young and old, great and small, white and black; a merry Christmas, and trust that Father Time will deal gently with you. and that prosperity may smile on you during 1907. Remember, however, that you yourself can do much to bring about these blessings we have wished ycu by being pru dent. thoughtful, industrious, gener ous, courteous and kind. The gods ar* good to those who are good to themselves. There is more Catarrh in this section of the country than all other diseases put together, and until the last few years was supposed to be incurable. For a great many years doc tors pronounced it a local disease, and pre scribed local remedies, and by constantly failing to cure with local treatment, pro nounced it Incurable. Science has proven catarrh to be a constitutional disease, and therefore requires constitutlonol tr-atmnt. Jab’s Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. .1. Cheney & Co . Toledo. Ohio, Is the only con stltutional cure on the market. Ills taken Internally In doses from 10 drops to a tea- poooful. It acts dirt'ctly on the blood and mucous surfaces o f the system. They offer cue hundred dollars for anv case it fails to ou'e. Send for circulars and testimonials. Address. ‘•\ J OH KNKY & CO.. Toledo, O. Hold by llruggisls. 75c. Hi*’ ’sFamlly t'lllsare the best. —Try a bottle of “Natures Cough Remedy" and a box of "Grip Tablets” for that cough and cold. If they don t cure the Gaffney Drug Co. will re fund your money. Is that fair? Costs nothing if they don’t cure. Subscribe fo r The Ledcjer; $1 a year experienced farmer has learned that some grains require far differ ent soii than others; some crops need differ- enthandling than others. He knows tnat a great deal depends upon right planting at the right time, and that the soil must be kept enriched. No use of complaining in summer about a mis take made in the spring. Decide before the seed is planted. e &c best time to reme dy wasting conditions in the human body is be fore the evil is too deep rooted. At the first evi dence of loss of flesh Scott’s Emulsion should be taken imme diately. There is noth ing that will repair wasted tissue more quickly or replace lost flesh more abundantly than Scott’s Emulsion. It nourishes and builds up the body when ordi nary foods absolutely fail. We Wtl send yoa m SMmpte free. Be sure that this picture in the form of a label is on the wrapper of every bottle of Emulsion you buy. SCOTTCB, BOWNE CHEMISTS 409 Pearl Street NEW YORK 50c. and $i( all druggists we mean to say more particularly is this: “if the people of Blacksburg, Cherokee falls, Wi kinsville. Thick fly, or Grassy Fond should attempt some Kind of an enterprise and offer stock to the people of Gaffney then it would be we.l for those who can do so to tal:-e some of the stock.” We realize that every man 1 Gaffney is bending every energy toward build ing Gaffney, and this is proper, but it would not bo amiss to lend some, as sistance toward building up other portions of the county if called upon so to do. For the Sake of Morals. (Durham Sun.) The case of George Hasty, the brute who killed the two showmen in Gaffney, S. C. several months ago will come before the Supreme court of South Carolina this week. We hope, for the sake of morals, he wil. to serve everv day of his sentence in the penitentiary. He should have been hanged for his brutish crime. If such a step had been taken we are hound to believe that our sister state would have been much better off, fi nancially and otherwise. You will get that beautiful Choco late set Free, if your name in on the Lucky Number at Cherokee Drug Co’s. —One quality, the best; our holiday stock tile kind of goods you want Cherokee Drug Co. Eat More of the most nutritious of flour foods—Uneeda Biscuit—the only perfect soda cracker. Then you will be able to 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 0 In a dust tight, moisture proof package, NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY ! Ghiislnias l ! £ II i I II $1,000 Insurance On Your Life For 10 Cents a Week or S5.20 a Year is Nsariy Here, s WILLIAM b. HALL. JR. Attorney at Law, Office over The Battery. Gaffney, 8. C. Prompt attention giver *o all hualneas Hpve you made your p I selection for your friends? Bj ~ If not, we have, the nicest n J line of approprite presents ft for young and old, to bo £ m found in Gaffney. The list is too long to ■ j| mention all, come and j| g see is the best way K Remember that we have H | an APPROPRIATE PRE- | | SENT for any one. g I l I j Drug | Company ^ Tickets for the FREE | Chocolate set go with .a I j i j * Cherokee i ^ each purchase. And in a Hotxie Company managed etiMrelv bv home people whom you live among, know, have confidenr • in ami can find at any time. Absolutely the only Home Company in Cherokee County and it wants to help you in two ways. 1st. Hy furnishing you in Insurance cheaper than any other reliable company. 2ml. By helping you build up your own town and state, by keeping vottr 1 money at home, thus making money more plentiful. I his Company insures against Death, Total and Permanent Disability and Old Age. 'ibis Company insures all temperate men and women between the ages of 12 and 50 years of age who are strong and wed and follow healthful occu pations. Tlie name of this Company is the Carolina Mutual Benefit Association I And its Home Office is over the Merchants & Planters Rank, Gaffney, S. C Notice Its Officers and Directors. A. N. Wood, Brest. (V -Prest. M. & P. Bank.) W C. McArthur, V.-Prest. & Gen. Mgr, (Kx-fyipt. Pub. School. C. M. Smith, Secy, and Treas. (Prest. M. & 1*. Bank.) B, B. STKEDLV, Medical Director, (M. D.) Jno. C. Lipscomb, (Leading Merchant.) R. J. LkMastkr, (Prominent Farmer). I 1 XMAS PRESENTS. Special cut prices to those desiring an excel lent present in anything carried in an up-to- date Jewelry Store. My line is the most complete in upper South Carolina, and my prices are as low as the lowest. See me now. Thos. H. Westrope, The Jeweler. Watch Repairing a Specialty. You Are To and Am forced To I have made the greatest reductions in prices upon seasonable merchandise ever known to the trade. In a few weeks I want my store empty, and until then you can look for a regular landslide of bargains in every department. This ad. and my last week’s sale is a mere hint of what I am going to do in the way of cut prices. I am going to reduce my fall and winter stock to the lowest possible figure, and I am not going to wait till the first of January to do it. Read this ad. carefully and watch my ads. clocely for the next few weeks, and I’ll show you that I am in a position to save you money. This event comes at a time : : : : This Great Reduction Sale Will Continue Until My Entire Stock Is Sold And that won’t be but a few weeks at the rate I sold last week. NELSON, The Star Clothier. » - Opposite Postoffice. Look For Big Sign. Gaffney, South Carolina.