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THE LARGEST CIRCULATION •f Any Ntwapaptr In thp Fifth CongrcMlonal District of S. C. EVERY ONE PAID IN ADVANCE fhe ledger SEMI-WEEKLY—PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY «/E GUARANTEE THE RELIABILITY of Every Advertiser Who Uses the Columns of This Paper. BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM A Newspaper In All that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best (merest of the People of Cherokee County. vESTABLISHED FEB. 16, 1894. GAFFNEY, 8. C., TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1907. 11.00 A YEAR. THE WORE OF THE LEGISLATURE VERY GOOD PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE. Trip to Clemson—Sessions Will be Resumed Monday at NpOn—Dispen sary Still an Open Question. (Greenville News.) Columbia, Jan. 26.—The General Assembly is visiting Clemson College today—at last, that is the supposition. A special train provided by the col lege. left here at six o’clock this morning to take the Legislators to Olemson, but there were many who went home yesterday afternoon in stead of going to the college at Fort Hill. The session of each house will be resumed on Monday at noon, when the two bodies will get down to busi ness again. The General Assembly has been -in session three weeks, now and half of the session is gone. In that time there has been fairly good work done by each house. The records show that 500 bi'ls have been prepared for both houses, and these 'dlls 'cover ev er/ subject which can be touched on by versatile legislators. There will probably be 500 more bi ts before the session closes. T1 •• Senate has during ihe week de clare- 1 itself on t\je disnensan, vet if ■ is anybody's d fat. The ques tion may be ibreed to the front Mon (lay. as ther arc tw bills on the calendar which he considered at any time. O < of these is Senator Talbert’s stt.-r M prohibition hi t ' nd th'-« other is Sec t' - Raysor' bill to abolish the it •d i control -wed pnri fy the <':••• • • • >, i,v c '■ Mtiatin;- graft Tlei>i f>,' ;! vii] iindonbte.lv Ire ki'led a * , ;he qnc iion is bow will S* or TP. •< - and Sen, or Talbert v< 1 ." - < v Talbert. wM I • 1 :r: : tid convei enti edst •/ voti - 1 disnen iry in nr teronce to local no tion while Senate- Raysor may vote for. local option rather than con-ent to a ( entirrenee of conditions which . he has admitted bv his lii 1 are intnl erable. The onnosition to (tie disnen sarv on every W'st vote in the Senate has shown a majority of two or three so far and this may tie retained and may not be. The resolution which •me Senate has passed introduced and urged by Senator Smith, of Hamoton, as amended declares for the abolition of the State dispensary and instructs the judiciary committees of both houses to prepare and report a local option bill. Several senator who have keen counted on to sustain the State dtepensary voted for this resolution but none of them is bound to vote for the bill which the committee may re- 'pert The resolution does not ac- oomplish anything, even if the house .slhould agree to it. The house will probably agree to it. though it is pos sible that the house may prefer to PSbs a bill. . The local option measure presented by Messrs. Carey and Cothran is on the house calendar with a favorable report and the bill of Mr. Richards, similar to that of Senator Raysor, Is oh the calendar with an unfavorable report, and both are special orders for Tuesday. The fight on the dispen sary In the house will begin at that time. Mr. Nash’s prohibition bill has never been reported by the committee on dispensary. Mr. Nash, who is a consistent prohibitionist, last year voted for the Morgan local option bill, and If he cannot "et his prohibition hill through—and he certainlv can not—he may vote for something like the Carey Cothran bill. But there Is another possibility. If the State is going, there may be that combination which Senator Tillman has so frequently threatened—a com bination between the dispensary fac tion and prihibitlonists. Mr. Tillman has frequently said he would go for prohibition rather than to see lohal option, and his friend. Captain Rich ards. the dispensary leader in the house, is of much the same mind. If the .Smith resolution passes the two houses are unable to agree on any bill, we may find this a prohibi tion State when the Legiaiatilre ad- town*- So much for the dispensary. The t*o houses mav be at loibrer- heads on the dispensary, as they whre last year, and as they seem to be ndw on the lien law. The house after ex tended debate voted by a large major ity to repeal the Hen law so far as It relates to merchants liens and the Senate has rejected a similar bill by a small majority. K may be that the Senate with all members present, mav pass the house bill, but it now seemg that the lien law is safe once more, having withstood the attacks of its opponents year after year. The fight this year has been waged with great vigor and in the house it was forced by some of the strongest men that bodv including MV. Richards, Mr. Gary, Mr. Mann, Mr. Verner and a others. But the most eloquent speeches and most impressive ones were made by the minority, particu larly Mr. Rucker. Mr. Garris and Mr. Carey. The Senate has passed the bill in troduced by Senaetor Carlisle to out law bucket shops. There are a numb-' er of similar bills, and in the Senate Mr. Watson end°avored to have his ill submitted for the Carlisle hill, but failed. Some one of the bill* will past the house, as their is very wide spread opposition to these gambling concerns. The General Assembly has not yet found itself as regards corporation legislation yet and may strike the paYe this cor ng week. There are al most innume' ible bills affecting rail roads and co ton mills and many of them have been reported unfavorably by the committees, which usually means the death of a bill. The bouse rejected Mr. Frost’s resolution for an investigation of railroad laws and conditions, but he has put it In another form and the same resolu tion. introduced by Senator Christen sen, is on the State calendar with an unfavorable report The bill to re duce passenger fare to two and one- half cents per mile has not yet been reported by the commute. The ten hour bill has a favorable report in each house. These two bills will pro voke, no doubt, a lively discussion. HOW WILL YOU VOTE? To Issue or Not to Issue Bonds? That is the Question. Senator Otts has introduced the fol lowing’bill: A bill to authorize the trustees of the School District Number 10, of Cherokee county, to issue bonds for the purpose of erecting an ad ditional school building and equip ping same, and purchasing a lot or lots. Be it enacted by the General Assemb ly of the State of South Carolina: Section 1 That the trustees of the School District Number 10, of Chero kee county, are hereby authorized and empowered to issu" and sell coupon bonds of said sehoo district, in an amount net exceeding twenty- five thousand dollars as they may deem necessary, for the purpose of p uchasing a lot. A HEWSY LETTER FROM WILEIKSVILLE. MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE OF LOWER CHEROKEE. Personal Paragraphs Concerning Pop ular PsPple and Short Items of that Section. erect in£, r eimiriug or er luippine one Leslie or more' PC :bool bui! dings in ^aid dis The t riot as £*l lid trust* ■e-; in; deHiii ad- tiie fr F Tovided, That the que at ion nea rin of i th her id a nthorlz*’ ‘! in ; Mr thL- >(‘Ct ioi n shai! ( Irst. 1 M- su'or :ii>od le* niin to t.ii (* < r iiied vot’ of said E E 11 , in »m ill Ll i ot. ;! 1 «•} . , .i *•(/. , |fi! ( i he ha M to Mr. (] ( ‘ t | M' 'v' o 1 1. 11 r lid hands s ‘• 11 1 ■ i, ■ a- !V i v*( ( i* ; ‘ if *;ro \ H<?t !. l r '?yi' f! Ll! fop i 11 ; • • i the j: l ( > J* h' 11 1 • 1 • « OIK 1, A if 1 J R’ • [j J> ei! i: lil iiassi'ii ; }) ( ) r*» "<‘«1 * i Action O !!(-* (!) of this ' Act. the tr 11i r (<<5 sli a'; or ’<!or on elec I" i vile ti('i) to ‘ *0 lie d at co eh 1 e lect ion ore- i . Iieai.s f‘ 1 n ot in r 'ir- sehoo 1 rh\ net. on t h (* i liiidiu Wilkinsville, Jan. 25.—Mr. Hamp Bratton’s mule got its leg broken last Saturday and he had to kill it. Mrs. Mildred McDaniel, of Hickory Grove, bpent a fow days -Mb week on this side of the river with friends and relatives. Several of our neighbors have been killing hogs this week. Some of them are fine. too. It is claimed that Messrs. W. G. Fowler, W. S. Wilker- son and' Rev. J. Lee Oates have the finest ones we have heard of. We can’t tell now what they weighed, will report the weights later when we get them. There are a few cases of sickness in this community but nothing serious as yet, that we know of. To Mrs. S. F. Estes we are Indebt- | ed for a mess of pork with which she so kindly remembered the us and family. Mis II. B. McDaniel and Mrs S. spent Inst. Wednesday with the family of Mr. rf. F. Estes. Tiny or lots. 1 also spent Tuesday wiih Mr. and Mrs. Blackwell present coo! snap is trvlng on nit crop Mura of ll is now g the blooming p. riod. . U Wni ei - V i ons g COi I Oil seel !•; .11 .i-’ ,1 1 i b i.orv 1 . <• > e and Mrs IU. uv - ire nine ceremonies preparatory to the ereoti^u of a monument to the Con federate soldiers of Union county. Dr. T. B. Whitesides and Mrs. Peek, of Blacksburg, were present at the funeral of Miss Rugle Moss at Salem last Monday. Mr. Bob Blackwood is running his two horse plow “busting up’’ cotton stalks and fixing for another crop. Some time ago we asked who among the Bible characters acknowl edged he had played the fool? See 1st Samuel 26:21 for the answer. Miss Lizzie Mitchell and children, of Hopewell, visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. M. Estes, Tnis week and returned home yesterday. We hope the road authorities will s^n do some much needed worb be tween here and Gaffney. Miss Bonnie McCluney’s school near this place is progressing finely. She (s not only one of the best teach ers in the county but one of its most excellent ladles. When we hear anything that ought not to be so we studiously avoid mak Ing mention of it unless we think it to the benefit of the public to know it. Some people can always have something bad to tell and can find out every low down, dirty, mean thing that happens. They never know any good that they wish to speak of. Its a fact that, dogs and i buzzards can scent carrion further than any other species of the animal kingdom. Its disgusting to see p 'ople. placing flowers on the gr.ives of those they | wouldn't tr.at in a friend 1’. manner when thov were n'ive For one we think that if \\\> can't place Mowers hind rn-"S in the ■ ' hway of tlm liv ing we won't put ' h 'in the eoffliiF of the dead. If you want to s so: •> won: n got am r. jn : watch t’- u ••• en the milch cows come home r b t ■ perfume u wibi opinv., on '.. • • • ear. They dl "i a mad as • v. put ' ' i "I .be co-.-. wb:R th - ! (•; ' ’ ( noth'.• an en or . ado bv » ires 1 e >' conic 'IPO! urx " Fro • ;S OF 1 ■ >" that VO V '.dl • , . . • I- ., ; MR. CARMACI TO MR. TILLMAN. A MOST SEATHING AND SEVERE ATTACK. The Committee on Poatofflces and Post Roads Engaged in Framing Bill of Expense. Washington, Jan. 23.—Following the speech of Senator Tillman Mon day afternoon, in which be sbetched {the principal debaters In the Browns- i ville matter as burnt cork artists, j came the Carmack incident. From I some of the press reports sent out one would imagine that the brilliant Tennesseean, whose retirement by ' the way from the Senate is little less than a calamity from the political viewpoint, had taken the rude, over grown, uncouth farm boy, Tillman, across his lap and spanked him In the most vigorous and classical style that rhetoric affords, and that, the big i boy simnly stood for it and wiped his eves and nose with bis coat s'oeve and through loud and blatant “boo ; Poos" piteously promised to do so no more and begged forgiveness in the most cmvi n and syckopliantie. man . ner. f'-<! •';!rd Ward t'armack did mak< a tip . t -cathing and severe at.ack on lb Tii R Tillman one that came very near ‘ in .I'-d enough not !'■ be. tip Pi-mis and c< ff ee for t w ■ •, ; M it , ■>*or ' 11 •" jj v n ip lie Moor and asked 'to '>< ei!. p' -"a!'T 1 r uccupv SOCIAL BLACKSBURG. PlUCit rite ami train :i tie am n The Nineteenth Century Club Enter tains. Blticksburg, Jan. 25.—The hospi tality the Nineteeth Century Club la their annual banquet, was by no means exhausted, and those fortu nate enough to attend the oyster sup per on Friday, January 17th, at tbs residence of Dr. Wm. Anderson, grate fully admired the untiring social ability of these ladies. Tbe well lighted and warmed house was attractive. The hearty welcome to each guest gave a real home feel ing. Lively conversations and weO chosen quotations from authors, made time pass quickly till supper was announced. Hand painted cards were distributed and those with similar mottoes were paired for en trance. A lovely sight was the table, truly a violet supper. A large feru dish heaned with violets stood in the ceu- tre: dishes of violets in every avail able space, bunches of the purple beauties on each plate. Sixteen were seated. Oysters in different style* were serv'd then salads; five varittee. with sandwiches, pickles, oliv* s, po tato chips and other daintle.s. then 1 the desert and coffee. I The gentlemen were lavish in com- ! plitpents to the club. Those present wre Dr and Mrs. Wm. Anderson. Mr and Mrs. O. A. Osborne. Dr. and Mrs. .1 M Caldwell, I Mr. nnd Mrs \V. H. Morrow, Mrs. A. j Virginia PlViffer, Mr. and Mrs A’lie Osborne, Miss Mary Pollock. Messrs. Miller Snodgrass. Gre •neaham i and G. B. Pfeiffer. Two v:i:ing indies gracefuli\ serv ed 'be < i'i Misses Mary \mlerson ;nd M ■■ On .mi. The guests relueiamh left u t,).e "\\ oo smn i 1 h<r;rs M- 1 ’orter. of (’barloite, i ■ '1 vs ( i V. : isr.ant M"- him tbers an- 1 Miss belie Brid- r. of At!:!?.ei are v siting ' t D. V 1‘ri'i-■ , • •' • • i ; u visit- riri qiifstion of wkether said bunds diall be issued, in which election oqlv t.ii qua ifle-l votera residing in said dis trlct shall be allowed to vote; and said* Columbia Mi. in the highest K : , sliown .liim vvhi trio to ami ftom Columbia that of h’ev .1, P Knox Price, -enator fiom Vorl Louis W nod u] bo for • 1 tagn.ull is of tbe on bis especially 1-Ton Sb le county. Mr W!' •f \ l i U’ of The State (news trustees shall publish notice of said I pajier) office, who took much interest cl crion once a week for at ’east four i in him and bis mission, weeks, in at least om of tbe papers ! Those who have seep the baby say published in Gaffney, shall designate j be is an exceptionally bright child, the time and place for voting, and ap- ; We hoc Mr. and Mrs. Dagnall will point the managers of such election, and receive tbe return of the man agers and declare tbe result. Sec. That said trustees shall have printed for the use of the voters in said election, two (2) sets of bal lots, a sufficient number of each of which shall be placed at each voting place; on one set of which ballots shall be printed the words “For the issuing of bonds,” and on the other of which shall be printed the words “Against the Issuing of bonds.” If a majority of the votes cast at said election shall be for the issuing of bonds, the said trustees may issue said bonds, or such an amount there of not exceeding twenty-five thous and ($25,000) as they may deem advisable for the purposes set forth in Section one (1) of this Act. pay able to bearer, to run for not more than twenty years from the date of issue, bearing interest not exceeding five (5) per centum per annum, pay able semi-annually. Any bonds not issued shall be cancelled. Sec. 4. That said bonds shell be signed by the chairman and counter signed by the secretary of the board of trustees of said district and the official seal of said board attached thereto; Provided. That the signa tures of said officers may be litho graphed or printed or engraved on the counon attached to said bonds and such signatures shall be sufficient signing thereof. Sec. 3. That it shall be the duty of the county officers of Cherokee county charged with the assessment and collection of taxes, by tha direct ion of the trustees of said school dis trict. to levy such a tax annually up on all property, real and personal, within said district, and collected, as will raise a sum sufficient to pay the Interest on all bonds issued under and in pursuance of this Act. The fund so collected shall be applied by the said trustees and the treasurer of Cherokee county solely to the pay ment of the Interest on said bonds: Provided. That any annual surplus or balance may be used as hereinafter provided. Sec. 6. That any balance or sur plus arising from the tax collected from property !h said school district remaning of tbe funds arising fom tbe said annua! tax levld shall be set ashle as a sinking fund for liquidat ing said bonds at maturity; and. Pro vided further. That said board may safely invest said fund, if they deem it wise to do so. Sec. 7. Said bonds shall be ex empt from State, county municipal taxation. —Try a bottle of “Natures Cough Remedy” and a box of “Grip Tablets” for that cough and cold. If they don’t rnre the Gaffnev Drug Co. will re fund your money. Is that fair? Costa nothing If they don’t cure. —Buy your garden seed In bulk and save money. Gaffney Drug Co. —One 25 cents box of Grip Tablets win ond that cold In the head. No cure, no pay. Gaffney Drug Co. Subscribe for The Lodger; $1 a year. never regret their undertaking to raise it. We ca'led to see the child Thursday morning last and told Mr. an'd Mrs. Dagnall not to spoil it in raising it. Mrs. Amanda Lee is spending a few week’s with her daughter. Mrs. Mattie Wright, at Shelby, N. C. We regret to learn that Mrs. Jen nie Clary Is very sick, for one of her age can’t well survive a severe at tack of sickness. A congregatlve meeting is called at Salem church for next Sabbath to see what arrangements can be iqade for preaching this year. From what we learn there is some little chance to get Rev. Mr. Hoffner, of Bethel Presbytery. He was a fine preacher and we think will suit the field. Mr. Hoffner preached several days at Sa lem year before last and he made a good impression on our people, not only of the Presbyterians but mem bers of the other churches as well. Two railroad men passed here last Saturday looking up a route leading in the direction of Lockhart Shoals. They went to the month of Thickety creek and crossed at Howell’s ferry and went down on the York side of the river. We learn they have a camp in the Pine Grove neighborhood an.d are in the vicinity of Wilkinsville surveying the route. Mrs. Ethel Blackwell spent a few days with her parents this week. Miss Zella Blackwell, we regret to leakn, is quite unwell vlth sore throat. Dr. Hood was called to see her yesterday. Your correspondent made a flying trip to Hickory Grove yesterday. Postoffice Inspector Roberts was in this section Wednesday measuring R. F. D. route No. 1 from Wflklna- vilte. He went from here to King's Creek. Prtfessor Wilson, of the Hipkory Grav*' school, we learn, was called to Columbia this week on account of the sickness of some of his near relatives. Prof. Will MCCraw has a line school at the Wilkerson academy. Pr6f. (Non) Sarratt la teaching at the Wilkinsville academy. Hb has a large school. Through the kindness of Mr. A. Foster McKissick, of Greenwood, we are in possession of a photograph of his ditjnguished father I. G. Mc Kissick. The peoo'e interested In the grave yard at Salem have bought a set of tp-!** f'" digging graves. There has been more plowing done in January than we ever remember seeing before. The ground has been in good condition and farmers have taken advantage of It. A lady in this neighborhood who thinks if she had a cow, some chicb- ens. two kittens, two pups and a pig she win be ready for keeping house right. Our thanks are due Congressman Flnlev for copies of Congressional Record sent us. Miss WHson. of Gaffney, ig teach ing the Sunnyside school. Mrs. J. A: M. Bates visited the family of her son. Joe. last week. Last Saturday clrcnmstances be- vond hi* control, prevented vour cor respondent from attending the open- •’ •• :.••• left 1’nion ;'ir ft:'! tha t 'ii co!:ir>nn> wa.- offict rod by .1. M Gatiborw ( apt i-h F Gist. I:-: lieutenant. Hold L' 'I -tid lieutenant, and Addison Thon'ns. aril lb menant. The cap , tain's name shou d have been spelled j (’nd!) Try, Gist's name and office was rim’it but the s eond lientenant was K'nicrt Boyce instead of Boyd and fhe third lieutenant was D. A. Thorn as, whom we old fe’lows call Ander son Thomas, now of Gaffnev. He is, jtlm only surviving officer that we j know of. Cant. Gadherry was after wards colonel of the 18th regiment and was killed at Second Manassas. Lt. Robert Boyce was afterwards commander of Boyce’s artillery which did splendid service in the army of Northern Virginia. Charles W. Boyd who was captain of Company F. 15th S. C. regiment, tyas orderly sergeant of Capt Gadberry’s company, Gregg’s regiment who was present tit the taking of Fort Sumter. April 13th- 14th, 1861. The late Capt. John R. Jefferies, was also a member of Gregg’s first regiment at the taking of Fort Sumter. April 13th-14tlb 1861. We mention these matters In order to ke'”' the record straight. Capt. Boyd was killed at Chancellsville. Va.. May 3rd. 1863. To what we have attempted to call attention and correct is no ' , 'uibt a typographical error on the part of Progress and not an intentional mis representation on the part of that most excellent paper and its high- toned gent’emanly editor. The declination of our congress man, D. E. Finley, to give up his position on the postofflee committee and accept one on the judiciary com mittee meets with the universal ap proval of his constituents. Mr. Fin ley is one of the most useful and in- fluentle men in congress and we dare ■ay there- is not a more sincere man in that body. He has for many years been a member of the postofflee com mittee and the great improvement In that service Is largely due to his ma- ral; judgment and Influence. SVe are also glad to note that State Senator Otts la making a good record. In our judgment the time is not far distant when he will be one of the most prominent and influential mem bers of that body. So mote It be. J. L. 8. ' • T '■‘SitCi] ’t!;:' mm week. Dr \V G. Cou u Mr \Y X. n G i'i >v‘T, N. w.'!,' I<> High ' 'Tm iH.-jL'hT’Ufd .mi in f‘”ition ei wnumlint :ir>v nij"'-: fe<T ■ hv his :i termif ar fun :• but stat ‘vl clearlv to the he ly that thev could ■ vnuen his romnij s. susmui.l him from the sc-sions or expel him from the Sr: !t<v out. ho cv'rtain’v would suv what he had to sav in open sion, wher the alleged offense was committed. The ponderous machinery swung bach- into onen session, and then came Senator Tillman’s amende honor able, followed by Senator Carmack’s hand shake, and “peace rt^jitned at Warsaw.” Williamson Rian Endorsed. (Edgefield Advertiser.) The greatest benefactor in South Carolina today Is B. Mclver William son, the man who can make five bushels of corn grow where only one grew before. It behooves every farmer to study the WHMamson plan, which is endors ed by Prof. C. L. Newman, of Clem son College. This eminent specialist and agriculturalist, after carefully looking In to this method of cultivat ing corn, says: “A large majority of farmers who have tried the William son P’an now enthusiastically accept it and it Is the sensation in the com munities where the plan has be«n consistently followed. It is hoped that every farmer in the State will Jive It a fair and impartial trial In 1907.” ~ Edgefield farmers should adopt the Williamson plan for at least a portion of their crop. That’s the house the Doctor built. The biggest house yon see; Thank goodness he don’t get our money. For we take Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea -—Gaffney Drug Co. Subserib* fe r The Ledger; $1 a year. Washington. Jan. 24—The commit tee on postoffices and post roads of the House of Representatives has been engaged In the Important and arduous task for weeks of framing up the bill of expense for the mall service of the United States for the ensuing year. It costs your Uncle Sam Just about $205,000,000 to see to it that you get your letters and mall packages In due course, and not only you. but every Inhabitant of the union. When one considers a busi ness proposition of contract Involv ing over two hundred million dollars per annum, a slight conception of the task of this committee iu shaping up its especial legislation is obtained. The work is really accomplished by the subcommittee, the details and recommendations and whiacks and trimmings being left to them. South Carolina is well represented on this sub-committee by Representative D. E. Finley, of York. The committee hopes to have the bill in shape for the House to act on to-morrow, or by the first of next week at any rate. One recommendation is sneciiU interest which will be urged by the sub committee will be .the reduction of nav for tbe railway mail service and the proper weighing of the malls baqdled by tbe railroad. And some thing of peculiar interest will be the strong recommendation for an ad vance in the pay of city and rural letter carriers.’ An increase will also ‘be recommended for the clerks in tbe postofflee. Twenty-five thousand clerks, sixteen thousand letter car rifrs, thlrtywseven thousand rural free delivery carriers and fifteen thousand railway mail clerks will be benefltted by this recommendation, j Postal clerks, under tbe provisions | of tbe bill, will be divided into seven i grades, beginning at $600 per year. . and each grade increasing in $100 ; salary to the seventh grade, which pays $1,200. Clerks in postofflcee in cities of less than 25,000 population, win be promoted a grade each year until they reach $900 per annum. Clerks In cities from 25,000 to 7,000 will be advanced each year until ; they reach a $1,000 salary. City car riers are divided into six grades, be ginning at $600 and reaching the highest grade at $700. Carriers in offices of less than 25,000 popula tion can only reach the fourth grade. The maximum pay for rural carriers is increased from $720 to $840. The orpmotion of all carriers and clerks, conditioned upon satisfactory per formance of their duties, one grade a year, until thev reach the top of their olass. Is made compulsory. —Just received every Imaginable kind of vegetable seed. Buy seed In bulk, why pay for the paper. Gaff ney Drug Co. —Garden seed sold In bnlk or In In 5 cento papers at Gaffney Drag Co., the seed store. Bcin! V (’ . nr) S;iiqnl-'iy. ■\ T M . ILirAin '.'tu'-Mii WVd- from A Anuta. Ga where she ka . !)('(>!> vis-iting h-T dHtiuhtor Mrs. E C. Davis. Cotton Disease Investigations. I Tactical investigations upon th*} ilis'MSes of the cotton plant in South Carolina has been started at the South Canplina Agricultural Experl- I r nent Station and these investigations 1 ean he materially aided by the co operation of the cotton growers In the State. Duriii" the coining season specimens of diseased cotton plants are earnestly solicited from growers who will send the specimens with the following information: 1. When planted? 2. When were diseased plants first observed? 3. Do you find lice or red spiders on the under side of the leaves of the plants which appear diseased and when were they first observed? 4. What kind of fertilizers was used (formula); when applied: how; and how much per acre. 5. Do you find the boll-worm do- inc much damage? When flld it first appear? , ’ IJ| 6. What crops were grown on the same land the three preceding years? 7. Is the soil red clay, yellow clay, pipe clay or a sandy clay. loam, san dy loam, or chiefly sand, if black soil, bottom or upland? 8. Has the weather been dry or rainy and is the crop growing vigor ously or is it unhealthy? 9. Has the particular trouble re ported been observed in previous years and are the affected areas in circular or irregular patches, or is ft scattered here and there over the field? * Address all communications and snecimeng relating to this suject to the Botanist. Clemson College. S. C. Gmitud StomM!) Ram#. Gaffney Drug Company Will Refund Monty if Mf o-na Rolls to Ci)r*e. You may ask why it is that Ml-o na stomach tablets are sold by the Gaff ney Drug Co. under a guarantee to kefund the money unless they cure, when no other treatment for stom ach troubles is sold in thi* manner. Tbe answer Is simple and con clusive. Other medicines for stomach troub les merelv digest the food, while Ml- ona strengthens tbe whole digestive system so that It soon becomes able to care for all the food that is eaten. If you dp not use your arm or leg for a month, the muscles become flabby and weak and you have to re sort to artificial help. It is the same way with the stomach muscles. If they are not used, they become so weak that it is necessary to con tinue using a digestive with the food you eat On the other band, when you use Ml o na, your stomach soon grows so strong that you can give up the use of medicine. Miona costs 50c a box and does more real good than a dozen boxes of ordinary digestive tablets. The proof of this Is shown In the fact that a guarantee, absolute and unqualified. Is given by the Gaffney Drug Co. with every box of Ml o-na. --we are pushing seed Just now. Everybody knows that ws are In tbs drug business. Gaffney Drug on. Subscribe fUr Th« Ledger; 91 a yeas, |*2?,L, 4