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i » THE LEDGER. Tuesday and Friday, Ed. H. DeCamp, Editor and Publisher. The Ledger Is uot responsible for t.ne views of correspondenta. Hereafter no •dverJsement* will be accepted at this office after 9.30 o’clock oa Mondays and Thursdays. Watch your label and the date. And renew before 'tie too late; If there be an error, don't ftet mad. Report te ub—we’ll make you *lad. Rem< mber, ’tie our aim to pleaae. But errors are Hhe peskv fleas— They will creep In In spite of fate. Therefore, watch your label and the date. —Original. A POWERFUL DETERRENT. Replying to our editorial in The l/edger of December 18th headed “We Do Not Covet It.” the Farm and Fac tory, of Senaca, says: From the day of Draco who said: ‘The slightest infraction of the law d^eorves death, and I know of no rroater punishment for anv other,’ to the present day, when the petty criminals are punished, and those who take men's lives with “malic afore thought” «o free and have the fatted calf ki.led for tie ni, The majority of : a f; cry in their power to brins Infants into the world It is rather incotiKniois to read in the press dispatches that a she devil in Paris has been arrested on the charge of a systematic murder of new born infants. It is said this woman, with an assistant, has mur dered one hundred and twenty five in fants, burning the bodies In a stove. The hottest place In hades would be a cold storage for such an inhuman heart. The Good Road Movement. (Columbia State.) Think of the ingenuousness and simplicity of the esteemed Gaffney ledger when it asks Its farmer friends of Cherokee©: “What has be come of those letters we asked you to write on the subject of good roads? Isn’t It time you were doing some thing in the matter?” Bless its heart, but what a ques tion! Have not we been having ex traordinarlly fine weather for three months, as a result of which the roads are in remarkably good con dition? Why should we talk or write about improving the roads? Those promises were made when roads were almost impassible in July and August. When they get Impassible r nin. those who use th ru will deter mine on reform—-and that determina tion will weaken under the influence of :ho u xt spell of good weather. In his ’Th••• tm • in South Caro- Sunday School Convention. (Written for The Ledger.) The North Pacolet Interdenomina tional Sunday School convention met at Sardis church December 23, 1900, ard was open d by the president J. L. Strain. W. E. Osment was appointed secre tary pro tem. Song—“Whosoever will may come” —led by A. G. Davis, congregation joining. Devotional exercises were conducted by the president, reading Luke XXIV: 36 53; and prayer by W. E. Osment. Three schools—Abington Creek Sa lem and Sardis—were represented by delegates and verbal reports were made which showed a number of schools in “winter quarters.” Song—by the choir. 'W. E. Osment, A. G. Davis, I. N. Patrick and J. E. Wright and W. F. Kennedy were appointed a committee to nominate officers for next year and select the place of next meeting Song—by the choir and congrega tion. The convention resolved Itself into a school for the study of Lesson XII —John ascends into Heaven—which was conducted by the president. After singing “Why not tonight" a recess of one hour for dinner w r as taken. ssi >n was opened by :re; ation singing; and Afternoon choir and < prayer by t The couv of the quart nr tv ti d' nt to conduct or to appoint some one to conduct the study of the same. The committee reported the fol ow ing nomination for officers for next year: J. L. Strain, president; E. J. Clary, vice president; W. E. Osment. secre tary; Simpson Blanton, chaplain; T. J. Estes and R. S. Porter township superintendents. Elbethel selected as the p ace of next meeting, the fourth Sabbath in March 1907. The president, after thanking the convention for the honor of placing him again at its head, and also the good people of Sardis for the hospital ity they had shown; and the splendid music they furnished in making the exercises a success, asked the congre gation to join in singing: “Be thou oh God exalted high, And as Thy gh ;y fills the sky, So let It be on earth displayed Till Thou art here as there obeved.” And after repeating The Lord’s Prayer in concert he declared the 6fith quarterly meeting of the North Pacolet S. S. convention closed. W. E. Osment, Secretary pro tem. Sardis, Dec. 23, 1906. Benedick—That luminous paint is a splendid invention. Singleton—What do you m Benedick—Wo paint the fac'\ so we can give him a the night, without ighting t.l Calcutta Empire. it for? baby’s rink in There is One Soda Cracker and One. Only You do not know that Soda Cracker until you know Uneeda Biscuit To taste Uneeda Biscuit is to fall in love with them. You never forget that first taste, and you renew it every time you eat Uneeda Biscuit — In a dust titht, moisture proof package. NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY 2BZ2: roi: llblio’.'l ,1 d lend the c-on-titu non Oi* (his S' tme, which insures "e< l ua i rkhta to nil” nnd “a fair, impai dial trial to e\ 1 tv accused.’’ prostitutes his talents to the low petifogging p rac- tices of d (■vising cunning pits into which the court may fall, or by tae abominabl .. practice of “picking his Jiiry," whi ioh means picking out the good sen sod, fair-minded men . in most Instances, and thus depriving their client of a “jury of his neers,” it Is time for the people to rise, and at one blow shatter the status of the courts which permit such iniquitous preceehure. “The fault is not in our Stars but in ourselves dear Brutus, that we .are underlings.” Let every paper train the battery of Its power against the bar and jury, aye. and against the judge, who per mits such miscarriages of justice, and throw such solid shot into their ranks, that they shall be compelled to simulate the honorable men. which they are supposed to be. When a murderer no longer escapes upon the pie* of “Paroxismal Insanity” or tem porary aberation. or self defense. (?) when It becomes again the law that, “whoso sheddeth man’s blood by man shall his blood be shed,” then the “ready pistol and knife” will pass from the hands of the “Ignorant whites and blacks.” The law enforced, is a powerful de terrent to would be law breakers. NOTES AND COMMENTS. •n >!i .i•;id and eh :ook dat piuvrui ale sorry for urn. Eh do half . in ho sav to issoll: ‘N’nmmino, I dis rain ober me gwine buil ; hou-e right off. Me ain’t gwine let i dis rain lick me dis way no mo.’ “Wen do rain done gone, and do I • win blow, an do sun shine, wuh Buh j Tukey Buzzard do? Eh set, on de top i or de dead pine treo way d<* sun can warn um, and oh stretch out eh wing, [ an eh tun roun an roun so de win kin i dry oh feddor, and eh laugh to iss»lf, | an eh say: ‘Dis rain done ober Eh ‘ ain’t gwine rain no more. No use fur i me fuh bull house now.’ An. honey, i caless man dis like Buh Tukey Buz j zud.” And there are so many “caless” men! Start the New Year right and keep it after you’ve made the start. • • • Tb« Ledger trusts that each and every one. of its readers have had a merry Chrisamas and hopes that the New v ear may be the best in the lives of everybody. • • • Now that it is ail over let us settle down to business once more and en deavor to make 1907 the banner year (n history. • • • The Charlotte afternoon papers nrast have Indulged in too much mouthwash Christmas. The News name out Wednesday dated “Wednes day Evening. December 24,” while the Wednesday’s Chronicle was dated “Tuesday Evening, December 26.” 'Hiis looks bad for a teetoller town, or were the employees intoxicated with joy because they were granted a holiday? _____ • • • With Mb-. Stork and the great ma jority of humanity doing everything Thought He Saw Double. (People’s Magazine.) A worthy professor was invited to dine at the house of a lady of fashion. The day was hot, the wine cool, the professor’s thirst great and the fair neighbor with whom the professor was engaged in a lively conversation filled his glass as often as It was emptied. When the company rose from the table the professor noticed, to his ' r reat consternation, that he was un steady on his feet In his anxiety to save appearances, he repaired to the drawing room, where the lady of the home yielded to the wishes of her lady friends and ordered the nurse to bring in the baby twins. The pair were lying together on a nillow, and the nurse presented them for inspection to the person nearest the door, who happened to be the pro fessor. The latter gazed Intently at them for a while, as if deciding whether or not there were two or one. and then said somewhat huskily: “Really, what a bonnie little child.” There In more Catarrh in this section of the country than all other diseases put together, and until the last few years was supposed to he iii'-urable. For a great many years doc tors p ronouuced it a local disease, and pre scribed local remedies, and by constantly falling to cure with local treatment, pro nounced It Incurable. Science has proven catarrh to be a const itutional disease, and | therefore requires constitutionol tr-atmnt. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co . Toledo. Ohio, Is the only con stitutional cure on the market. Ills taken internally in do-es from 10 drops to a tea- -poouful. It acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. They offer cue hundred dollars for anv case It falls to ourp. Send for circulars and testimonials. Address. v . J OHKNEY A CO., Toledo, O. Sold by Druggists. 75c. He' ’sFamily Fills are 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 for The Ledger; $1 a year. Consumption q Tl tore is no specific for consumption. Fresh air, ex ercise, nourishimj food and Scott’s Fmulsion will come pretty near curing it, if there is anything to build on. Mil lions of {>eople throughout the world arc living and in good health on one lung. fljj From time immemorial the doctors prescribed cod liver oil for consumption. Of course the patient could not take it in its old form, hence it did very little good. They can take SCOTT’S EMULSION and tolerate it for a long time. There is no oil, not excepting butter, so easily digested and absorbed by the system as cod liver oil in the form of Scott’s Emulsion, and that is the reason it is so helpful in consumption where its use must be continuous. •J We will send you a sample free. C] Be lure that this picture in the form of a label is on the wrap per of every bottle of Emulsion you buy. Scott & Bowne Chemists 409 Pearl Street New York $oc.udfli all dm it uu H I Liabilities. t'apital Stock pahl iti $ ?5.(i<xhiii Sin plus Fuml.. . fi.uxi (hi I mlivWIt'd i'rolits le-,:. current ex pc rises and Taxes I’.ud 17.Ms 4.* | I nil i vidual deposits, subject to check 4:1 Savings Deposits 4M 7'J4 ^’0 Time certificates Iti,790 HO (.’ashler’s checks. I 4fr> 78 Notes and bills re-discounted. 42.233 HI Bills payable 5,000 00 Total 1333.915 44 State of South Carolina, Cherokee County, Before me came K. S Ltpseomb. C isb'er of the Merchants & Planters Bank. Gaffney. H. c., who being duly sworn, says that the above and foregoing statement is a true con dltlon of said bank as shown by the books of tile in salu bank. K. S. Lipscomb, Hworn to and subscribed before me this, the 'A • J yJt OL’r, 190(1. J. O. Otts, [L. R] Notary Public. B. 0. C o rect Attest: A. N. Wool*. j R. A. Jones. > Directors. C.M. Smith, ) STATEMENT OF CONDITION — of — THE GAFFNEY SAVINGS BANK, Gaffney, S. C. at the dose of businesg Dec, 20, 1906 RESOURCES. Loans and Discounts (133.283 84 Demand Loans Bonds and Stocks owned by the Bk. Due from Banks anu Bankers 15,000 00 1.200 (0 4,130 04 (153,620 4e Total LIABILITIES. Capital Stock paid in f 30,000 00 Undivided Profits, less Current Ex penses and Tax Paid 6.825 99 Individual Deposits subject to Ch’k 116,994 49 WILLIAM S. HALL. JR.. Attorney at Law. Office over The Battery. Gaffney, t. C. Prompt attention given to all bnsineaa Total (153.620 48 State of South Carolinn, County of Cherokee. Before me came Maynard Smyth, Cashier, of the Gaffney Savings Bank, who being duly sworn, says that the above and foregoing statement is a true condition of said Bank, as shown by the book of file in said bank. Maynard Smyth. Cashier. Sworn to ana subscribed before me this, the 26th day of December. 1906. J. C. J ErriKiEH, (L. S.1 Notary Public. S. C. Attest:— I). C. Ross, J. A. Garroll,- R. M. Wilkins. Directors. Claus Forgot to put a pair of Humph ries’ Shoes in your stock- mgs, * you can now put your stockings in a pair of Humphries’ Shoes. Will be glad to show you the points of superi ority in our Shoes if you’ll cotne to see us. Humphries Shoe Company. CHOCOLATE SET a.' w as awarded to Mrs. L. V. Haffnev. Messrs. Tom L. Brown, W. Henry Ross and Dr. H. L. Hames acted as a committee to draw the lucky number. Below we give their statement. We certify this number, 1882, Name, Mrs. L. V. Gaffney, to be the one drawn W. H. Rose, om. w. n. riosB, t T. L. Brow ii, C C H. L. Hames, ) It was our pleasure to present Mrs. Gaffney the Chocolate Set. MflamiUhiMn Cherokee Drug Company 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. X K I. 5S O X, l lio v Opposite Postoffice. Look For Big Sign. Clothior, Gaffney, South Carolina.