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THE LEDGER. Tuesday and Friday, Ed. H. DeCamp. Editor and Publisher. Tfce Ledger Is not responsible for he views of correspondents RAVENNA READING. Hereafter no adver.lsemer.ta will be accented at this office after 9.30 o’clock •n Mandats and Thursdays. Watch your label and the date. \nd renew before ’tls too late; If there be an error, don’t Ket mad. Report tc us—we’ll make you alad. Renumber, ’tls our aim to plea.se. But errors are Uhe peskv fleas— Thev will creep In In spite of fate. Pnerefore. watch your label and the date. —Orijrlnal. CAPITAL PUNISHMENT. Since the execution of Tom HaiTis w*» have heard numbers qf people ray that they are opposed to capital pun ishment now. r We know that some of these neople who have so expressed themselves were not opposed to capital niuiish- ment before the hansdnsr of Harris, and wo cannot conceive why the ex ecution of a man who had beep suiltv of a most atrocious crime, should operate to make people closed to the punisment. of death. ■Every murderer should suffer the death penalty. The statute law of our ctreat State so provides, ard if we needed additional authority, the first and ereatest. law book which was ever written, says; “Whoso shed- det.h the blood of man bv man shall his blood be shed." Local Items and Personals of Gen eral Interest. Ravenna. April 10.—Mr. C. C. bv. of Gaffney, made his usual trip here Sunday. He was out to our Sun day school and to see his best elrl. Mr. Kirby la a welcome visitor here whenever he likes to come—which Is nr^ttv often. Mr. M. W. Brown, our prosperous merchant, was a visitor to JonesvlUe last Thursday nleht. Mr. L. D. Goforth visied Jonesville last Saturday and Sunday. Mr. Tom Wilkins, of Pacolet. vlsit- c" this sect’on last Sunday. Mrs. C. E. Kitchens has returned from a pleasant visit to Pacolet. Prof. T. G. Chalk, after closing his ;chool near Grindall last Saturday, has been confined to his bed with chills. Mrs. J. A. Goforth and W. B. Brovrn crossed over Goucher last Sunday ' i ”enng and stole the march on “the boys’’ C. T. Chalk, a Barraca, attended relieiouR services at Gouchqr l as t Sunday. Mr. J. R. Wilkins says his Led^pr is verv much delayed and savp he ""ts Friday’s issue the following Monday or Tuesday and Tuesday’s naner the following Thursday. He «avs he knows the fault is not at. The L°dger office nor the fault of his rural carrier. Mr. Cameron Littlejohn. Misses Nannie and Leila Mathis wore shopping at the New York raer- rha"* store Monday. Cant. J. B. Brown, we over Sat- Singinq School Program. The Broad River Interdenomina tional Singing Convention will meet with the Macedonia church on Satur day before the second Sunday in May. 1907. Meet at 10 o’clock. Devotional ex ercises by chaplain. Enrollment of delegates, permanent organization. 1st query. What are some of the hinderances to the advancement of sacred songs? Rev. W. G. P. Ezell, M. B. Scruggs and R. B. Seay. 2nd query. What music is. and its effects. Rev. G. P. Hamrick. L. B. Davis and C. A. S. Campbell. Intermission. 3rd query. Cultivation of the voice. Prof. W. B. Blanton and A. K. Whit lock. 4th query. Advantages of the nor mal school. D. P. L. and L. J. Hus- bev and B. Ray. Question box. Adjournment. Sunday meet at 10 o’clock. Devo tional exercises by Champlain fifteen minutes. Singing lesson thirty minutes, led by F. H. Hardin. Paper on music by Miss Emma Bonner. ^ Sermon on music at 11 o’clock by Rev. A. D. Davidson, Rev. A. J. Bon ner. alternate. Afternoon devoted to singing, lead ers. B. Ray and Prof. W. B. Blanton. J. B. Cash. For Committee. You can make better food with ABSOLUTELY PURE Lighter, sweeter, more palatable and wholesome. ROYAL BAKINO POWDER CO. NEW-YORK. Mark Twain's New House. Workmen are preparing to begin on the new country home of Mark Twain near Reddiug, Conn. Some time ago Mr. Clemens purchased the Noah Sber- urday to carrv bis brother. Mr. Steve wood farm of ninety acres and later Brown, some things as his entire bought 110 acres adjoining. The land borne and store was destroyed " v lies in what is known locally as the “Glen.’’ which for picturesqueness sur passes anything In the Connecticut hills. Mr. Clemens intends to have a NOTE'S AND COMMENTS. bv fi-e last Tuesday week. We could not learn the loss last Wedn°sdav. j but learned bis insurance was fifteen | hundred dollars which about cover- - -- — - - , od the toss by the fire. pai’k running down to the Saugatuck Mr. Fioyd Goforth is In poor health river, with a private path from the at this writing. river to his back door through the park. Miss Mnrv Chalk and brother, i.yn- <pb e h ousc itself will stand on a knoll, don. nv.de a flying trio to Grindall clemens firf;t intended that his home •i u,1 - c an - v ' °' !rt of r, ‘ ro,vl ,n tbis should be of Connecticut red sand stone, but after consultation with bis old friend. William Dean Howells, and WOMEN JUDGES NEXT. “Farmer” Creasy Would Elevate the Gentler Sex to the Bench. “Farmer” Creasy of the Pennsyl vania legis’ature has become the cham pion of the gentler sex and would havo women who have been admitted to the bar of the state become eligible to sit as judges in any court of record in the commonwealth. With thL. ilii-uuht in mind, the rep resentative from Columbia county has introduced a biil “declaring women learned in the la w eligible to the ofliee Ladles we bid you God speed in your efforts toward "civic improve ments’’ Doubtless the mayor and council will be glad to co-ooerate with you in this most laudable under taking. Let us all put our shoulders to the wheel and make Gaffnev indeed a “city beautiful.” * * * Spartanburg. Greenville and Ander son. flourishing cities of the Pied mont are doing a lot of advertising which is calculated to bring those towns manufacturing enternrises which will have the effect of adding to their prestige. Gaffney, the best of them all. should be up and doing. • • • It is to be devastly hoped that, the railroad comm!ss , one’ , s wMi not ig nore the protest of the merchants of Gaffnev in regard to discrimination against the town In the matter of freight rates. The figures which ap pear In another column are signifi cant and sneak for themselves. • • • For a long while wp have been a great admirer of Anthony Hone as a writer of fiction, some of his books are gems in tlmir particular line, but his latest book “Sonhia of Kravonia” «s a distinct disappointment, the plot Is far-fetched and poor, and the he roine has a character which no self- -'■'SPnoting young woman would de sire to emulate. • • • In spite of the bowlings of the or gans in the State who are In favor of th« “G. M. T.” our observation and information is. that there is verv lit tle illicit traffic in whlsk-w In this county. The officers In this county mav be better than those elsewhere we cannot sav as to that, but there Is one thing eerinin. the voting out of the n°farious disnensarv is the most glorious thing that Cherokee county has eye - done. • • • As soon as the big power plants on Bread river are completed Gaffney wi’l be In position to attract canital. and now Is the time for the business men of the town to take some defi nite steps in the matter of perfect ing an organization for the nurnose of letting the outride wnrid know w’hat we have In the wav of inducements for bringing canital in our midst If we <!o not take the trouble of blow ing our own horn, certainly no one rise will take the trouble for ys. last Saturday Mr. and Mrs. Albert Mathis, our recent bride and groom, spent Sunday >-ith Mrs. Carri° Burgess. Miss Ila Mathis, who furnishes our music, had on her new Easter hat last Sunday. We did not. mention this for attention, as we onlv noticed her smiling face ben°ath her beauti ful hat. Mr. C. D. Pettit attends the Paco- let sehtK)] as regular as clock work. There win he a missionary rallv at Goucher the third Sunday and T. C- Green. Esq., has been asked to ad- j dress ike meeting. We hope a large , crowd will be present as Mr. Green alwavs has something interesting to ! tell about missions and the mission work. We are in receipt of a beautiful 1 souvenir 1 tter of Greer seenervand mo glad to know we have a friend at Greer who remembers us still. Mrs. R. E. G. Goforth and son. Mr. ( Howard, spent Sunday in Pacolet. The scholars of our public school ! c ang two beautiful songs last, Sunday, i One was “Where is my boy tonight.” I but we did not learn the name of the j other on°, which was very sweet. Mr. M. W. Brown Is today attend ing a big birthdav dinner at Rich Hill, with his friend. Mr. J. B. Wells, j Mr. E. D. Snake was hauling for ! Mr. M. W. Brown last. Monday. The team of Mr. J. C. Bostic, which was hitched at Brown’s store late last Saturday evening, broke loose and ran one mile before being stopped, but. however, no damage was done, more than showing Mr. Bostic had a team that made the mile in one and a ba’f minutes—moving some. Mr. Quit Wilkins att°nded religious spT-vioes at Pacolet Sunday. Mr. Paul Brown, of Goucher. was among his many friends here last Sunday. We are glad to welcome “Blue Eves.” of Timber Ridge, among The T elgpr’s list of corresoondrats. We hone our new r correspondent will '•rotinue to give us good interesting letters. Mjcq Vennle Pettit is spending a * davs at Paco’et the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Browm. ,Misses Eva and Pearle Burg’ss end Tona and Noon’e Green were rie^nev visitors vesterdav. ATescrs. M. W and R. R. Brown and sister. Mica Ella, leave this after noon for Gaffnev. where thev will ♦ aVe in “The Hansman.” tonight. Afra j w. Brown and Children of °oueher. ara visiting Mr. and Mrs. b r, l. Pettit and family. Mr. L D. Bonner lost a fine cow ni^hf last week. Mr J. A. Goforth was a Pacolet vio'tor vesterdav. atr Pob^rt WiRrins has gotten him- "n’f a derby which becomes him very much. Mrs Ed Ostein, of Greenvl!e. is "Htlng be- re’ativ-pj here. Your eorresnondent has been nn W n. p wpother for several davs. but is -nuo*i jmnrnved now r and abb* to pen- n'l this letter. Wp noticed ? n yesterday's Ledger 'i-bc-p Rainey would not be hang- nfi Friday. C. 1 conmonvraith.” Ills bill, wi’.i b is very brief, provides that women • i. nrned In the law are getting the advice of the latter’s son. skull be < i it.lc to the otliee ol John D. Howells, an architect, Mr. ' j ll< k'e In all the courts of. record in Clemens decided that a concrete stnic- Pennsylvania, eub when appointed or tine was the correct thing. The house | elected thereto shall be invested with will be two stories. 40 by 93V- feet. The a11 the r, ' hts ' privileges and emnlu framework will be of steel, with con- n!ents Pertaining to the office and shall Crete covering. The exterior will be be sub J ect to ]t » dutIef! and responsl stuccoed. 1 hlHtl® 8 .-” ... - -- . ~ JUj PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. A N. Wood vnade a business trip to Gbsrlottc voQfprdav. J. Eb Jefferies leaves Monday night for Gbarl°ston to attend the St»t° council of the J. O. TT. A M.. ami will be cone about a week. Mr. Jefferies will be accomnanled bv his mother. Alb''rt Bettis, of Buffalo, was In the city Tuesday. Work at Ninetv-NIn* Islands. (Charlotte Observer.) Th? rumor that tbe Southern Pow er comnanv was cont n Tppia.tlne dig. continuing work on the big hydro electric develonmpt at Ninety-Nine Friend*, near Gaffnev. S. C . 1* a mls- taV« *o savs Mr. w. R. y^ee. Jr., vice- ore«Mcnt. and chief engine*"- of the eonvnanv. On t v e contrary the deve- lonment Here will he nush°d. addi tional oneratlvea being engaged for that mimoae T>*e chut down o- the RocVv Greek station below Or rat Fall*, was occasioned bv the strin gency of the n*onpv market and the eon«enu°nt Inability of the authori- He* to secure an abundance of readv cash. As soon as the financial con- dtt'on of the countv is better, work (her* will he resumed and sta tion completed as quickly as possible Consumption is less deadly than it used to be. Certain relief and usually complete recovery j, will result from the following treatment: O Hope, .rest, fresh air, and—Scott's $ Emulsion. * Q ALL DRUGGISTS: 50c. AND $1.00. Texas wants ladybugs. Millions of Them to Kill the Green Bug Pc;i of the Whcatfields. R. T. Hiller, Texas state commis sioner of . /.ricu'ture, wauls to turn loose milli ms of ladybugs upon the wheatneld:-. of Texas to kill the green bugs will ii arc destroying that crop. The legislature was asked to make an appropriation of $10.0 )0 for the pur pose of gathering vast numbers of the ladybugs to; ( her and colonizing tbe.; upon the wheat lands. The request was made in all seriousness, but the committee to which the biil was re ferred looked upon it a ■ a joke, and it was killed, ays the New York Sun. The state has a bug farm in o; era tiou at Colloae Station. It is eouduetc 1 by A. F. Conradl, who lias demonstrai ed to his own satisfaction that the green bug is the natural prey of the ladybug. Tbe latter is a voracious eater and feasts all day on green bugs without satisfying Its appetite. The appear ance of the green bug pest every six or seven years is attributed to the fact that the ladybugs, having wiped out their natural prey, starve to death themselves. When the ladybugs are all gone or greatly reduced in numbers the green bugs begin to multiply with marvelous rapidity, and in a short time they be come a pest. They commit their rav ages for a year or two until the lady- bugs learn about It and increase In numbers sufficiently to destroy them. If the legislature had made the ap propriation asked It was planned by Mr. Conradl to go to some of the east Texas counties, where vast numbers of the ladybugs :tre_ founds and gather a few million of tb< ni ami sbliT t&MXi into the s. it ferine wheat growing re gion of the state Mr. Miller says that If the uppropc , Jon had been made promptly so .hat the ladybugs cook! have been distributed over tbe wbea& iieids earlier in the season several mh- liou bushels of wheat would have been saved. It is estimated that the green bugs through the! • ravages this season will ause a fa.' !ng off >f not less than-; f .000.000 br:: k<*l> of wheat in the yield in Texas. Mr. Conradl thinks he could have gathered enough ladybugs In oae county in cast Texas to destroy every green bug in the wheat growing region of the state. Cures Biood, Skin Disease*. Cancer. Greatest B^ood Purifier Free. If your blood is impure, thin. dl»* eased, hot or full humors, If y<m have blood poison, cancer, carbun cles, eating sores, scrofula, eczemn, itching, nsings and bumps, scabbff, pimply skin, bone pains, c&tanli, rheumatism, or any blood or skUa disease, take Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. B.) Soon ail sores heal, achen and pains stop and the blood is mate pure and rich. Druggists or by ex press $1 per large bottle. Sample free by writing Blood Balm Co.. At lanta, Ga. B. B. B. is especially ad vised for chronic, deep-seated case*, as it cuers after all else fails. Soli in Gaffney. S. C., by Cherokee Dreg Co. April o, 1907. 1 year. TOR ALL COU TV NEWt, IM 'Orcre.NT HAPPENING® IN TH* iTATE AND EYEN-*, OF INTEREST • PORE'GN LANDS, TAK* AND READ THE LEDG3R Stats Or Ohio, Citt or Toi.eijo, » LvcaaCodhtt • Frank .1. Chfnvy wriM* be is <>r partner of the firm >f F. J. cmknky A- Wo., doing business In the City of Toled". County and State aforesaid, and 1 hut sahl Him will pay the sum of ONE DOLLARS for eiuYi and every case of ('a tahhh that cannot be cured by the use of Hali/bCatarkh Cukk. FRANa f. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subserPtod 'n mv p •«•««*,n,,., (his thh day of I )«/•«•,n her. A. D.tSsjt t l A. W. GLEASON. * ^, . I Notary Public. Hai i's Oatarrii Cure is taken in tenia-1 y ai d acts directly on the blood anil tnucous snr- fa^es of tbe system. Send for teMltuordals free. F.J. CHENEY A OO.. Toledo, o Sold by DrowistH. ?V\ Mall’s Familv Pills are the best EXECUTOR’S NOTICE. All DerBons holding claims against the estate of Rev. Thomas H. Mul- llnax, deceased, are hereby notified to present the same duly attested, to the undersigned executor at Grover. N. C.. and all persons Indebted to said es tate are requested to make navment to said executor at an early date. Charles A. Mullinax, As executor estate Rev. T. H. Mul- Unax. deceased. Postofflce Grover, N. C. Pub. In Gaffney Ledger April 12. 19 and 26. 1907. R R i wv !. irz m <2* :■ S :<xy BYERS The Young Man's Store |N your search for real, genuine * Young Men’s Clothing, in your ef forts to separate the best from the infe rior and ordinary—have you been to our store. No young man can say of the Clothing we sell: fi lt’s like that at other places.” No young man can justly take the stand that this store is like the average. In fact, the store and the goods we sell are unlike any other; we stand alone, separate, distinct and superior for style, workmanship, trimmings and values we give for the prices we ask. Nr : i. i < m- Ederheimer, Stein & Co. MAKERS Young Men's Suits, Coats and Pants $500 to $25.00 In these grades is every excellence and elegance known to pnsent-day tailoring. Rapidly is such Clothing weaning the tbougthful man from the nec essarily high priced custom making, for everything that can lie offered we offer at a considerable saving of ilqie, annovance and money. Names are meaning less; descriptions inadequate- the best way is to de pend upon tbe result of your own mvestiga’ion. You are more than welcome to put us to the test of man- to-man demonstration. H You Try Us And Are Not Enthusiastic Bring Your Purchase Back, / ib' ! ■■ , ..