Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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5 Vl f I From ■A the cotton field to prosperity, ^ and a large, constantly growing bank account awaits you if you plant, fertilize and cultivate your crop with system. The most important thing is to apply to your soil, about ten days before seeding, a plant food in the shape of 400 to 1000 pounds of high grade Virginia-Carolina Fertilizers per acre on fewer acres. If you follow this advice, your cotton will be waist high by the time many of your “exten sive culture” neighbors are hoeing over their crop the first time. Then too they may have used a poor grade fertilizer. Insist upon having only VIRGINIA Carolina Fertilizers — accept no substitute. Ask your dealer for a copy of our handsome new almanac, or write us for one—it is free. Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co., ■* .. SALES OFFICES: % Atlanta, Ga. Savannah, Ga. Montgomery, Ala. ■» Memphis, Tenn. Shreveport, La. Richmond, Va. Norfolk, Va. Durham, N. C, Charleston, S. C. Baltimore, Md. 'FertlHeere.1 Inla-Carolina Xh era (pul. "Where Wd You Get That Watch, Friend ?’’ •‘I got it at the old reliable Jewelry Store. He guaran teed it to me and it has not varied a minute a month since I got it. If you want to save from 25 to 50 per cent., call and see his fine line of Jewelry, Watches and solid Silver ware.” Watches from $1.00 up to $150.00. Solid Silver Teaspoons, $3.50 a set up. Solid Silver Tablespoons, $7.50 a set up. The celebrated 1847 Rogers Bros. Kuives and Forks, $3.75 a dozen. Tablespoons, $2.50 a set. Teaspoons, $1.16 a set. Eight Day Oak Clocks, $1.75. Watch repairing a specialty. 1 have one of 1 the best repair shops in the State. Thos. H.JWestrope, The Jeweler. THE PRESIDENT IS TO SIGN THREE BILLS TO FOURTH DISTRICT TANT8. INHABI SKIN DISEASES ACN TET7 ECZE rnm jrs, » « III K The Postoffice Appropriation BUI Has Be«n Shaped Up By the Sub-Com mittee. Washington. Feb. 4.—The President , of the United States within the next 1 few days will affix his signature to j three bills passed by Congress which | will he of especial interest to a few of j the people of the Fourth Congres- j slonal District, and when this last | stroke of legislation Is effected, the: result of Ion", tedious, constant work 1 and annlication to business b.v the; Representative of the South Carolina Fourth’s Representative, Jos. T. John- j son. will be crowned with success, j T v e three bills, which he has sue- j eeed d In getting through the House of Representatives and the United | Sta' Senate,'and which have the ^"natures of the speaker of the ■ House of Representatives. Jos. G. Hannon, will cause the cancellation of debts to the amount of over a | thousand dollars, due neople <>f his' district for forty nine yearg. There j is nothing startling, brilliant, or snell • binding accompanying the engineer' ing of (he work no flights of oratory j or silk hat hob nohbery, or coup e’dats; but simply the results that come from the intelligent annlication of honest work by an experienced and Indefatigable worker. The bills have already been referred to in these columns. One is to pay the estate of Chas. D. Southerlin $537.52 for serT- ices he performed in carrying the malls for the government prior to the war between the States; another is the settlement of the account due T. J. H. Hftrrls, of Union, for taking the census of that county in 1860; he will receive $345.12. The remaining one is to pay the heirs of BenJ. F. Pettit of Hobysville, $146.97 for services he rendered in carrying mails before the .civil war. Speaker Cannon ha* also signed the bill, whlcflf was Introduced by Mr. Johnson, and which recently passed both the House and Senate, to nay T. B. Stackhouse for serlces ren dered the government as collector of internal revenue under the Cleveland administration. PSORIASIS. SALT RHEUM. THE ITCHING WAS ALMO.- Dear Sirs My body broke out v whieh in spite of ali efforts to cure The itching, rspe.u illy at night, would almost cUsappo: r at t.nif's than ever. I had t:\« 1 man" h ■’ rations without benent. and to- trn.: to give it a fair tr l, and wm when a few bottles eureu me en blemish and plmph omniend S. S. S. when Escondido, Cal. UNBEARABLE h i n r or eruption mtinned to get worae. .1- nmpiy terrible; it only to return worse m. a ailed prepa- t ts. F in determined ussiMy delighted rely, removing every I : hall not fail to reo- 1 an opportunity occurs to do so. L. MARNO. 5M**8 IsThere a Mortgage on foor Home? How much did you pay on it last year? We can help you pay it off if you want to help yourself., Do You Want a Home? We can explain an easy way to get one. We have helped others—why not you? Are You Saving Anything? 25 cents a week is welcomed and it pays you r 8 per cent. Perhaps You Do Not Know What a Purely Mutual Building and Loan Asso ciation is. We can explain it. We sell stock to colored people as] well as white people. Cherokee Building and Loan Association. , DIRECTORS: C. A. JBFFBRIKS, J. KB. JEFFERIES, W. W. THOMAS, Ed. H. DbCamp, W. H. Gooding. D. C. Ross, F-OUMTH MOCKItCS-* NOW Ol'tOIV IF O R 8*- One entire block on Depot and Logan stree's, with two 6 room cottages and a 7-room house on same. See me quick if you want a bargain in the block. This property must be sold. One city farm, containing 13 acres with good house on same. One lot just off Depot street, ic 0x120, very de sirable location. One lot on Fredrick and Logan streets, 180x200, a beauty. One farm 8# miles out with bed im provements, containing 200 acres. One farm, containing 140 acres, 4^ miles out. : : : : FOR RENT—Two city farms. SAM L. FORT, Real Estate and Insurance. il _ REAL ESTATE tow -.JJ. Handled on Commission. I handle both'City and Countyf'property; pay coMs of advertising and making titles.* If you want to buy see me. If yon want to teii set n e. 1 bring buyer and seller together.; The buyers nearly always come to me. Those who have lands for sale will act wise by placing^thtirfprojerty with me for sale. : : A. ROBERTSON. Washington, Feb. 4.—The PoeV office Appropriation Bill, which haa about been shaped up by the sub-com mittee on postofflee and postroads, win carry the largest amount evop »*► Dropriated for the mail purposes— $209,180,'361. This is far In excess of any previous expenditures annually for the nostal service, and is more than $3,000,000 in excess of the amount estimated for the denartment, and an Increase of $17,509,562 over the current apnrc”>riation. A provision was incorporated in the bill recently, which. It is said, will save the government $5,000,000 a year in the amount paid to railroads for hauling the mails. The committee’s attention was called to a custom of the department using a false ‘‘divi sor.” in that it weighed the mail for seven davs and divided the amount bv six, to ascertain the amount on which to base the compensation for the road. The provision agreed upon requires that the weighing shall be for seven days and the amount divid ed by seven. There are various provisions in the hill to reduce the pay of the railroads in carrying the mails. Some think the estimate of this reduction will reach $10,000,000 or $12,000,000 per annum. The rate for daily hauling from 5.000 to 48,000 pounds a reduct ion of 5 per cent.; from 48,000 to 80.- 000 reduction of 10 per cent, and that a flat rate of $18 ner ton for weight in excess of 80,000, a reduction of 31-25 per ton. And in addition to this, it is Proposed to exemnt from weighing of the mails all mail equip ment, including empty mail hags. This reform in itself should result In the saviner to the government of ap proximately 15 per cent. On the present basis of weighing the mails, with the nronosed exemption of emo- tv sacks, the reduction is a flat one of $3 000,000 Ip railway pay. To Ulus trate, the Present estimate of the de partment, based on the old law for railway mall pay, is $47 660,000. Another reduction is proposed In the nay for railway postal cars. The pre sent law is $25 for cars 40 fe a t in length; $30 for cars 45 feet in length; $40 for cars 50 feet In length, and $50 for cars 65 feet In length or more. The scale of th« reduction is $25 for 40 foot cars; $27.50 for 45 foot cars; $32.50 for 30 foot cars, and $40 for cars 55 feet In length or more. These results. If effected, will result t n the saving of oyer a million dollars. A gr°at many peonie believe that r- -ent. whatever, snonld be given railway for the railway postofflee cars No rent is naid by express com panies for the cars used hv them. It r n O'Mrcs some stretch tn which the msti Is carried, in addition to paving the Inrs-e sum for carrying the mails Among the small reforms proposed by the postofflee committee this year is one relating to the pnrehas'' of typewriters Heretofore the type writer trust has practically held up the department, and notwlthstand!"" th« fact that between 500 and 1 Oflfi machines a r e necessary In a year, generally sneaking no rednclnn was made | n price to the government. A standard machine has b«en found that is not In tho trust and the comm’ttee recommends that hereafter the nur- choflp,, w j|] ^ ma de hv competitive bids, the most reasonable manu facturer getting the contract. At the ls«t session of Uongress a nootn] commission was appointed to dea' w<th th-' question of second class nortnr-e This commission, conristlng of tbrop Senators and three Penre- sont-tlves from the House held its sersloo during the nn«t summer and fait and In cons'deratlon the cnesflon found that tbev could not well consider this question without There is nothing more distressing than an itching, bumr ing skin disease, and upon the return of warm weather those who are afflicted with skin troubles find the symptoms appear ing and know that they will be tormented through the hot summer months. The blood is heated with humors and acrid matter, and as they are forced to the surface the skin seems to be on fire. The treatment of skin diseases with exter-^ nal applications is all wrong, because they do not reach the trouble which is iu the blood. The most such treatment can be expected to do is, allay the itching and burning and cover up the trouble for awhile, but as soon as it is left off the disease returns. All food taken into the body contains, in some form, the elements neeessary to sustain the different parts. One portion is used for the making of blood, another for muscle, one for bone, still another for fat, and so on. After these different properties are ex tracted from the food theie still remains a portion that is useless, or waste matter, which is intended to be disposed of through the natural channels of bodily waste, the Liver, Kidneys and Bowels. At this season of the 3'ear, however, these organs become torpid, dul and sluggish, and fail to perform this duty, and these ’tfee umulations remain in the sj'stem and are absorbed by the blood to ferment and sour. , hn in burning acids and acrid humors. The blood cannot propctily nourish the system while : :is impure condition, and begins to throw off these acids through the pores and glands of the skin, producing Acne, Eczema, Tetter, Psoriasis, Salt Rheum and skin diseases of every description. ECZEMA appears usually with a slight redness of the skin, followed by pustules from which there flows a sticky fluid that dries and forms a crust, and the itching is intense. It is generally on the back, breast, arms, legs and face, though other parts of the body may be afflicted. In TETTER the skin dries, cracks and bleeds, and is often very painful. The acid in the blood dries up the natural oils of the skin, causing a dry, feverish, hardened condition and giving it a leathery appearance. ACNE makes its appearance on the face in the form of pimples and black-heads, and is particularly disagreeable because of its unsightly appear ance, while PSORIASIS, a scaly disease, comes in patches on different parts of the body. One of the worst forms of skin disease is SALTRHEUMm It discharges a watery fluid, form ing sores and producing intense itching. The head and face are the parts usually affected, and sometimes tlfe hair falls out and a mass of sores forms on the scalp. These and all skin diseases are due to the same cause—burning acids and humors in the blood, and until this vital fluid is cleansed and made pure they will continue. The best treatment for all skin diseases is S. S. S., a remedy that is purely vegetable, being made en tire! j from roots, herbs and barks, and acts directly on the blood with a cleansing, healing effect It neutralises the acids and purifies the blood so that the skin, instead of being blistered and burned by the fiery fluids, is nourished by a supply of cooling, healthy blood. It goes down into the circulation «nd forces out every particle of waste or foreign matter, builds up the blood and cures all skin diseases promptly and permanently. S. S. S. does not leave the least par ticle of the poison for future outbreaks, but entirely rids the blood or the cause for all skin diseases. S. S. S. tones up the system and regulates the Liver, Kidneys and Bowels so that they will carry off the natural waste and refuse matter through the proper channels, instead of leaving it to be absorbed by the flood. Nothing equals S. S. S. in the treatment of these troubles and for building up the general health. Write for our treatise on skin diseases and any medical advice you wLa. We make no charge for either. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC COMPANY, ATLANTA,, G *. AND Cures Coughs, Colds, Croup, La Grippe, Asthma, Throat THE ORIGINAL LAXATIVE HONEY and TAR in the and Lung Troubles. Prevents Pneumonia and Consumption yellow packaoi, F«r Sale by CnarokM Drua Co. For Sale bv Cherokea Drug Ca. Far Bala by Charokaa Drug Co. taking into consideration that rail way ra^il pay, for the lattqr Is of necessity a corrallary of the former- Above is mentioned the action of the committee In its suggestions as to paying railroads for hauling the mail, the commission and committee lu this Instance working together. The postage on second class mall being one cent per pound, it is estimated that to handle second class mail costs the government all the way from four to seven cents per pound. As the railway ipail pay is based entirely on weight, the government pays to the railroads far more for carrying second class malls than it receives for postage on the same. Just what action will be taken as to the second class mail regulation cannot be pre dieted, as several propositions are of fered. and not one has been agreed upon. The salaries of the postal clerks, postofflee clerks and the rural carriers have all be^n increased. The rural carriers maximum pay for a route of twenty-four miles is to be $840 Instead of $720 per annum as heretofore. A strone fight is being made to raise the maximum to the $900 mark, and the advocates, the leader of whim is Re presentatlve Finley, has not given up hon°s of getting the change ip the general ^>111. A Valuable Lesson. “Six years ago I learned a valuable lesson.” writes John Pleasant, of Magnolia. Ind. "I then began taking Dr. King’s New Life Pills, and the loneer I take them the better I find them.” They please everybody. Guar anteed at Cherokee Drug Co. 25c. The Judge Uses Forceful Language. Judge W. B. Simmons, of Flncastle, Va.. told the reporter that L. & M. Paint was used on his residence in 1882. and held its color well for 21 years: he furthermore said that 3 ’’oars aeo he was induced to use an other paint and is sorrv h« d'd. be causa, the other paint didn’t mal-e good. The Judge will now always use L. & M„ because he knows if any defect exists in L. & M. Paint the house will be renalnted for nothing. The L. & M. Zinc hardens th* L. & M. White Lead and makes L. &. M. Paint wear Hko iron for 10 to 15 years. Actual cost of L. & M. about $1.20 ner gallon. Donations of L. & M. made to church 0 *. Sold by Smith Hardware Company, Gaffney, S. C. Subscribe fo»* The Ledger; $1 a year. HONEST INSURANCE Plain, sure protection to the family at premium rates fixed on the basis of the actuaries’tables of life expectation, and therefore, absolutely f air is the only kind of life insurance written by The Southeastern Life Insurance Company «! Spartanburg, S. C No ‘‘deferred” dividends, no ''participating” policies, n» schemes for profit, no opening for speculation, no element of scandal, bat strict and straight Life Insurance of the kind that takes care of a man’s family by providing an immediate cash estate on his death, the time of all times whes they will need it most keenly. x It is every man’s sacred duty to carry life insurance for the benefit of those do- pendant upon him, and all men know this. But no South Carolinan need go oak ef his own State to get it. The Southeastern Life Insurance Company is a home institution, chartered by the State of South Carolina and subject to the South Caroiina laws governing Life Insurance. It is directed by men whose homes and interests are in this State. It is an old line, l:gal reserve, Straight Life Company of tae soundest kind, and should have the support of the people of the State. x Southeastern Life Insurance Company, ELLIOTT ESTES, Jr. General Agent, Mur. 16th. 1007 Spartanburg, S. C. Are You Administrator and have the settlement of an estate? If so, request of the Judge of Probate that youradvertisement.be placed in It has the largest circulation of any paper in the Fifth South Carolina Congressional District.