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.'s ? - • ■ ' ■ • ■' r--~- * ‘W-* ' -rv' /Tp THE LEDGER. Tuesday and Friday, Ed. H. DeCamp, Editor and Publlahar. say the least of It. unfortunate In their choice. If they desire to state GOLD NEAR WHITE HOUSE. The Ledfer Is not responaibla for he views of correspondents. Hereafter no adveKlsemar.ta will be accepted at this office after 9.30 o’clock on Mondays and Thursdays. Watch your label and the data. And renew before ’tis too late; If there be an error, don’t Ket mad, Report to us—we’ll make yon alad. Rem< mber, ’tig our aim to please. But errors are like peskv fleas— Thev will creep In In spite of fate. Therefore, watch your label and the date. —Original. When the Preacher "Butted In." The St. Paul Pioneer Press relates an anecdote at the expense of the clergyman whom people call Dr. Brown. He is pastor of one of the ; churches of that city, noted for his good preaching, and is always ready to take a hand in the enforcement of I the laws against vice. One day he appeared at the office of the city at-1 their reasons for selecting this lot— Yellow Metal Panned Within Sight of provided thev have done so—tbo Washington Monument, columns of The Ledger are open to Oold Is mined within sight of Wash t jj em ingtou monument. The heights around • • • the capital are really a part of the Ap- W e note in the Spartanburg Herald l-alachian system, and before the out- that the Electrical Power and Manu- break of the gold fever in California tornev. leading by the hand a boy of , we have and welcome. Fair exchange , ^ , , „ * all the gold produced in the United about twelve years. is no robbery anyway, for we aim st factoring company are going to erec ^ ^ Io „ „ “Mr. Murray.” said Dr. Brown. “I took_pne of yours outright last week. Spartanburg to states came out of tne Appaiacman want yQu to haye who kee p S a saloon down on Fourth street, ar rested. He gave my boy a drink." “Well! Ahem!” was the first char- Acknowledaeg the Corn. Our editorials must be good, as the daily Spartanburg Herald thought one good enough to use in Its editor ial column without credit.—Bamberg Herald. They are. Knight. Sometimes we are tempted to purloin them ourself. —Gaffney Ledger. Thanks, old man. Take anything FOR BALE. FOR SALE—Fresh eggs. Apply to S. Q. April 16 pd. bronez turkey SarratL a power station in cost »100,000. The Orst thine we mines, know this comnany Is eolne to con- <"« »»-s <™taine<l tree tract elsewhere for all the power they B"" 1 '« ”» rk « 1 '"‘I . , ... crude processes then known, says the can develop and then we will be ae- * , * . . nrive.l of the Kreat benefits we mlKht lethmcal ttorkl. Then, too beeanse would only do somethlne »' suhte mneai. streams, mining could not be done at any great depth. enjoy if we Are we going to sleep on our oppor tunities? Nevertheless gold mines are in prof are undisturbed itab,e operation today in Maryland and southwestern Virginia, and these gold gold a led. UNJUST DISCRIMINATION. That the Southern Railway is very unjust in its attitude toward Gaffney those who have a great deal of freight business know, but the ge*ral nub aneT y flame consuming the buil.d- ditent the lie has no idea to what an shippers of this town are discrimi nated against by the biggest railroad In the South. We would like to say that it Is the greatest railroad in the South but its smallness in dealing •with those towns which it monopo- Uzee precludes the possibility of it be ing called great. In order that the public may know something of the attitude of the Southern toward Gaff ney we Quote below the rate on freight to Gaffney as compared to othe- towns, the figures being taken from the Southern’s tariff sheet and furnished us by one of the largest sMoners of this city: You will please note the difference When our lives our pleasure* unblighted and our pro- . . ^ veins, badly broken and disintegra gress unprohibited we little dream .. . .. c ^ nf are being worked down through the of the possibilities of one moment of CaroliQas aud iQt0 Georgla aud Ala . success being transformed into anoth- ljama e* of ruins. But. when we are awak- j jhere is not a ravine or gulch in the ened from our slumbers by the loud environs of Washington city where, if a man dig down to the gravel and black sand that lie over bedrock, he cannot by panning get a color. It has not been si -ieks of the fire whistle to behold the angry flame consuming the build ings of our town, then we awabe to duty and realize that we are unable (eund In sulHcIent quantities to make ,o cone with a lire under eood ^ mtata, etlmtlw. Mwyh myey way. While our firemen are brave hard fighters and use their nresent equipments to the best advantage, the numerous recent fires should be a warning to prepare fo: war in the time of peace. • • • Baseball lovers of Gaffney should be getting their hearts right now as the season is here. The young men are beginning to work themselves into men have washed out enough gold to have a ring or charm made. A f*w miles west of Washington a man may see several small mines, some in operation and some abandoned. Great areas of gold bearing rock have been uncovered or blocked out. Gold is obtained, but in many Instances it Iras cost more to extract it than tbe gold was worth. At present there is one mine in which extensive operations are being carried on. and. though the operators do not ; Shane for this season and with a lit- tnJk {or publication, the belief is geu- tlft encouragement Gaffnev could af-' eral that they are making a good profit ford one of the best indenendent ' from the mine. There are thousands teams in the State. Then too why : of tons of ore In sight, and if you take compared 1 ( witlT^he rates* to^Blaeki^ shoul.lnt we encourage the hoys? It a pound of the ore, crush it and wash burg. Rock Hill. Yorkville. S C.. Gas tonia, N. C.. and Gaffney, S. €. KI¥CB llJC UIUOI , ting the yellow stuff out in paying quantities is the problem. das': Nos. 1 ‘J 3 4 5 S A 6i- 0c tfo SHc 2!4o B C n E H F I l He 1U h<’ *yt<: « l/ *C K L M N O P $1 20c K*/4C 25e Difference in Gaffnev and Spartan burg rate from Charleston. S C. Class Nos. — 1 2 3 4 5 8 A *>« 2o 2e le 1c Ic 14C B C D E H F *4c '4C *4c if if If J K L M N P Jc ‘Ac 10c 10c $1 75c Gaffnev has to nay a rate of 29 1-2 is good exercise for them and no end 11 a *’ ft * r nniount gold la ohtai I1,M l- „f fun. It d,« the older neonle ^ something to enjoy during the hot summer days; somewhere to go and something to change the cloud of thought of the over-worked business man’s brain. In fact it puts ginger into everything, so let’s encourage the hovs with our presence at the games if nothing else. “PARLIAMENT OF MAN.” Peace Congress In April Hope* Resize Tennyson's Dream. to acteristic utterance of the attorney, as he brushed his hand over his head and face. “What time were you in that saloon, mv lad!” he inquired, turning to the body. “Just come out a minute ago.” re plied the urchin, modesty. “Hum! Yes,yes! How did you come to go in?" “Don’t know. Just happened to.” “Gave you a drink, did be?” “Yes.” And the bov wiped his face with an upward stroke of te palm of his hand, while Dr. Brown looked on with ex pression of satisfaction. Mr. Murray scratched his head a moment and pro ceeded: “Ahem! Well, what did they give you to drink” “Glass of water.” answered tbe boy. “Whv didn’t you tell me that?” ex claimed the minister, turning very red in the face. “You didn’t ask me, sir.” said the boy. Japanese For Canada. A scheme is on foot for creating a Japanese agricultural colony in the heart of Alberta, Canada, says the China Telegraph. Well to do Japanese farmers are to Ik* taken out, according to the project, and they will turn their attention t<> the raising of wheat and the cultivation of sugar beets and any thing else which will thrive in the climate. The necessary negotiations are being carried out by B. It. Naga- tany, who represents a group of capi talists. and his proposal is to purchase a tract of 50.00O acres from the Cana dian Pacific railway. Mr. Nagatany has already spent four years in Cana da in the study of the conditions there. ■ and if he is able to carry his scheme to success he intends to return to the Do- 1 minion in the autumn to complete the 1 arrangements. Makes a Woman 1 Look Ten Years Younger Because It takes a great weight off her mind • • Jett-O Solves the daily Dessert problem. By using Jell-0 it is jKJssible to serve a different dessert every day in the year. J el 1-0 can 1m; prepared in stant! simply add boiling water and set to cool. _ 7 flavors. 10c. ^per package, at all grocers. The Genesee Pare Food Co.. Le Roy. N. Y. Visit oar booth at .1 ameet own E x position. FOR SALE—A nice lot of Plga. Ap ply to P. Smith, at Goucher. April 16-19 pd. FOR SALE—Several bushels of floe cotton seed. Apply to Mrs. W. H. Richardson or phone 175. April 16d9 np. Before buying or selling a farm or any property, write to The CarollaB Realty and Trust Company, Bishop vllle, S. C. Feb. 1ML FOR SALE—Firstclass babbit mit- al. Apply at Ledger office. FOR RENT. OFFICE ROOMS TO RENT—Two suits of rooms over the Merch&nti Grocery Company store. Well light ed and good ventilation. Merchant* Grocery Company. Mar. S-tL FOR RENT—Eight room houae; good orchard; good garden; bam. Apply to J. C. Lipsoornb. Jan. 18 tf. TO RENT—Office rooms over Tfcl Lodger. Apply to Ed. H. DeCamp. Nov. 2-tf. FOR SERVICE—Fine Jersey MU See J. H. Lipscomb or W. K. Guthite, Limestone Springs. S. C. April 9. 12. 16. 19 pd. WANTED. WANTED—Permanent boardem rates reasonable; also transient boarders at $1 per day. Good table; courteous attention. Palmetto Hotel, W. H. Dempsey, Prop. April 2-tf. Fire Insurance! We represent some of the largest amd most substantial companies and would like to write your huslnes. 5-14-tf. Smith & Lipscomb, Agents If you have not received the Argo The literal realization of Tennyson’s R e( j Salmon Cook Boob, ask your dream of a “parliament of man” is one grocer or send a postal to the Alaska a., miv-j tin • of the things which the National Arbi- Packers Association. Atlanta. Ga., (Denver Postd i tration and Peace congress, to be held Advertising Department. The cigar stand in the lobby of the in April at Carnegie hail. New York, p hopes to accomplish. The Interparlia mentary union, which met in London per 100 on sugar from Charleston Shirlev hotel is nearer the door than while Blacksburg. Yorkville. Rock the desk is. and frequently people Hill gets their sugar at 24 cents per w ho have never staved at the hostel- i ast year, recommended a yearly in- 100 and Spartanburg gets theirs at rv will go to the stand to register, i ternational congress to discuss sub- The other evening a man from up in List of Unclaimed Letters. List of Letters-unclaimed ia the nostoffice at Gaffnev. S. C.. for week 28 1-2. ' ne oin< - r evening a man irom up iu ; Jerts of lnternatloMl polI t| c8 , and the en $ r n s e ^ AmV Mrs. Sarah Brooks. Rates from New ^ orb and Phila- Jje ’’anV went* to a the en cigar i coraln 8 oon>fres8 - aB Mre - I - ucla Ames \frs. Minnie Doucan. Mrs. Pack Hill, delphla to Gaffney: |tne_ lobby and went to the cl « ar i Mead lnforrns the j^ ag , ie Kor polit- I Mrs. Ada Hardin. (2). Mrs. Maria A nice assortment of useful and ap propriate pieces of BRIDGE TO LET. On Friday. April 19th I will be the bridge at the Deck Tindall place, on Big Thickety. to let the contract for building the abutments. E. F. Lipscomb, County Supervisor. Class Nos. — t 2 |i of ft 01 B C ♦5c :»c 3 4 5 8 ♦ WJc 87c 58c 51c 34c I) F. H F 38c 58c 78c T5c Oiks* Nos. — 1 2 3 4 5 6 A 80c 70c 60c 50c 41c 32c 2?c 1 ToGaffnoy - 84c 79c 84c 52c 43c 40c 24c i Difference in rates — ♦c tic 4c 2e 2c 8c 2c i R 0 n f. H F ! 38c 28c 25c 41c 51c 55c To Gaffney - 34c 28c 27c 45c 55c 55c Difference in rates — 8c 2c 4c 4o K L M N O | To Gaffney — 17'4c $>35 13 45 19‘4c |2.40 ©3.50 $5200 I Difference in rates i .5 $ 300 the lobby i stand. "What are vour prices?'’ he asked of the girl. “From 10 to 50 cents,” she replied. To Blacksburg. Yorkville, Chester thinking he meant the price of cl- — nk Rnck Hill S c- gars. 103 97 79 54’43 33 39 38 36 54 66 75. “Gee is that all?” he asked. Rate from Richmond. Manchester, ‘Sounds good to me. Suffolk. Norfolk and Lynchburg. Va„ The girl nut three boxes of cigars to Blacksburg. Rock Hill and York- j on the case. The man took a Hava- na. “Much obliged.” he said, it is customary to set ’em up to every new guest.” The girl thought it was one of the isuai little pleasantries men unload at the stand. “Oh. yes,” she said, “Well, said the man from the coun try. “where is the register!" “Right here. ” said the girl , point ing to the cash register. He thought it a good joke and laughed. “Where is the book.” he asked, when he finished laughing. “I want to out my name down.” “You don’t have to register when vou buy a cigar.” said the girl. She I did’nt know just what was wrong j with that man. “But I want a room," he said. “Oh,” came from the girl, as she realized the mistake that had been made. “There’s the desk over there. Go there and leal Education, wants to get the Unit- ;Ross. Mrs. Bell Rice. Mrs. Luissie j ed States government to Indorse this Smith. Mrs. Hallie Thomas. Homar proposition Bonner. J. Lerov Glenn. G. H. Hill, | -ih-o noritomont bHa iiit Virgil Hortenbury. Gus Hart. R. L. Such a worids parliament sho ild ,i ef ort Mandy McCu!logh Henry Pet . meet In Geneva. I think, said >-ni. ty Jimle Ri C h 8 om. David White. Geo. Mead. “That would be a better place p earS o n . Glassi Blacksburg. Rock Hill. Yorkville, Gastonia. Spartanburg. Greenville and Anderson have a rate from the above named Virginia cities on canned goods in car lots of 33 cents per 100 and in less than car lots of 45 cents, while Gaffney has to pay a rate of 43 cents in car lots and in less than This is the cigar stand car lots 52 cents. get your room.’’ Gaffney navs to the railroad hun-1 Then she dropped into a chair dreds of dollars a year more than to laugh. Pretty soon the clerk came the above named towns on this one to the stand. “Say.” he said to the articles. girl, “what made you tell that Now wo ask. “Is it right?” Is it mai i. We rooms here for from 10 to oO cents a night? He said he fair for his company to discriminate wasn ' t c beap and would take a quar- against this town In such a manne.-? tor one. He’s gone awav with a had How can we hone to build up a city oninion of us.' than The Hague. A building should l*e erected for it there, and every year the representatives of the nations could meet and talk over and smooth out, if possible, difficulties likely to provoke war. It might tell us perhaps how to get honorably rid of the Philip pines. If It had been In session eight years ago, when the war cloud In the far east was no bigger than a man’s band. It might have been dispelled be fore It burst. Such a congress could also unify our coinage. It could take all the rubles and kreutzers and dol lars and pounds and give us a common medium of exchange. That would be a great thing for business.” Mrs. Mead seems to think that the peace of the world rests to a consider able extent with England and the United States and that at tbe present time It U “up to” the latter to make tbe next move. “England Is leading the world today in her desire to reduce her arma- ments.” said Mrs. Mead, “and she Is looking to the United States for n sup porting hand.” Call for advertised letters one cent due on each. A. R. N. Folger. P. M. Letter to L. Baker, Gaffney. S. C. Dear Sir: Josh Billings never said anything truer than this: “Sucksess duz not knosi'st ov never makin blun ders but in not makin the same wun twist.” N R Watkins, of Lott. Texas, had his house painted some years ago. and it took 13 gallons of what he be lieved to be paiit: he bought it for paint, and it looked like paint, the painter said it was paint. He has had it painted again; it took 7 gallons Devoe. It cost 165 before; now 135. He bnows it is painted now. and he’s got that $30 in a safe place. He’s got his knowledge in a safe place too. Yours truly 39 F W DEVOE & CO P. S. Wilkins-Watson Hardware Co. sell our paint. ii just received,suit- | 3 able for gifts on I an occasions : : I I Our Price is a Figure I jj See our stock be- ^ fore you buy. NOTICE TEACHERS. The regular teachers examinatloii win be held at the court house on Friday. April 19th. beginning at t:IO a. m. We shall expect every one ap plying to be present promptly ea that day and at the hour. County Board of Examiners. J. L. Walker, R. C. Sarratt, Jas. C. JefferlMk Argo Red Salmon is cleaned and narked entirely by machine, and not | touched by the human hand After ♦ rving it vou will use no other. April 15-19. wben the railroad—which will be bene fited as much if not more than any one else—makes it impossible for us to compete with our neighbors? Would it not be better for the rail road to give us justice by giving an ‘That’s not the worst of it.” said the girl “He’s gon<- away with one of our 15 cents cigars, too.” Clerical Strategy. tPhiladeplhia Record.) A Methodist clergyman of German town. whose name is not revealed for equal freight rate and thus enable us obvious reasons, had in his congrega te build up our town and consequent- ! tion at a service h* Id recently, two 1y create more business for the rail- !r ‘ en ^ho troubled him by sleeping in road? Certain U is that the present 1 n!ty <>f gavlnK ^ one of Uiem; . Mr . New Wzy to Telephone. The new way of using the telephone, 1 supposed to have been hit upon by one 1 of the many l. -altli cranks who are in THE DISTRICT COURT OF U. 8. i concerned with keeping clear of germs, I which is to press the receiver against FOR THE DISTRICT OF 8. C. the chest instead of holding it close to in BANKRUPTCY the mouth aud talking in the usual | wav. the voice, it is claimed, l»eing the matter of Lipscomb Silica Springs Company, bankrupt. To the , CHEROKEE ■ DRUG COMPAHYI HOLLISTER’S Roeky Mountain ""ea Nuggets A Busy Medicine for Busy People. Bring* Goiilen Health u.k> Renewed Vigor. A opeciflc for Constipation. Indigestion, TArWk and Kidney troubles. Pimples, Eczema, Impucw Blood. Bad Breatb. Sluggish Bowels. Headacb* and Backache. Its Rocky Mountain Tea in tap- let to"m. 35 cents a box. Ueuuin3 made ay Hollistku Drug Companv. Madison, Wis. GOLDEN NUGGETS FOR SAL10W PEOPfJ DON*T FORGET I yon cu M curwd of Caner, T»- I I mor or Chronic Ohi Soros. Tsn I I thousand cases treated. It Is the I I surest cure on earth. Daisy Is I I fatal. How to bs cured? Just I I writ# I I D. B. GLADDEN, Grover. N. C. I DR. J. F. GARRETT. DENTIST. Moved te new oMc« over FrsdsHsfc Street, Front of the Battery. ’Phene In Office and Reeldenee. unjust rate makes ever/ shipper feel unkindly toward the road. It is Just such treatment as the railroads are A . did vou over notice that Mr. B. had fallen into the habit of sleeping •luring service?” Mr. A. had not no- ... , ticed it. but he was pained at infor- arcording us that makes everv man maUon -weH. might I ask you to in town almost hate the railroad. | sit beside him next Sunday and nudge We will never forgive the legislature him in case lie falls asleep?” Mr A. of South Carolina for allowing the wou!d 1 most <*riain|v , lo The re- q .. * 1 anon v ^rend gentleman then sought his So it hern to Robbie up tbe S. C. & G* i esteemed pari &b loner. Mr H “Mr. F. Ray what you please about it the B.. have you noticed Mr. A’s habit frHeht rat“s are higher todav than of sleeping during the sermon?" Mr when w e had the S. C. & G. E. We | B - ha ^..^* erVfed 1 1 . t arKl l, 1 a ' 1 Da, , n ' . , , A ^ led. Well, would you do me the fa- have no oomnlalnt to make of the VOr 0 f sitting beside Mr A next Sun- treatment of the local attaches of the dav and nudging him If he shows an> road. Thev are as courteous as it is signs of drowsiness?” Most c rtaln- nosuible for men to he. but the of* ly ’ ' Mr ' P' do BO , rh< * - . , . . . . . . spectacle (A the t wo good men keep- flclal treatment is nothing short ofjj nK watch on each other th - follow- hlghwav robberv. How long are we | n g Sunday morning nearly upset the t arried j,e:T < .!y. is now quite popu lar in riil!". k'.pkia. according to the Hceord. Tl,«* 1<-. s clothing there is be- l ecu the ( Lest and the receiver the better, hut If the pressure be firm tbe umuiI nn:>‘iint of wearing apparel. It is 'If dared, does not interfere. The sd- entific explanation of this phenomenon Is that the sounds of the voice which are made in tbe chest are carried by the Ixmes n« they would be by a sound ing Isuird. going to be forced to submit to It? It would seem that it would nav the business men of this town to bitild a independent road to connect with the S. A. L. at some near point rather than submit to such outrageous treat ment NOTES AND COMMENTS. That Is a timely suggestion made In another column of this Issue by “Citizen." It certainly appears to us that the board of trustees were, to dignity of the clerical plotter. There is nothing more dainty for a Picnic or lunch<-oii than Argo Red Halmon Handwiches or salad. The Cook Book tellH you how to prepare them. Ask vour grocer April 15-19 Bast thing oa earth for colds and grin. Nature'© Cough Remedy and Grip Tablets. If a 50c bottle of Na. ture’e Cough R«medv and a 85c box of Grip Tablets don’t knock that cold we will refund that 75c aa cheerfully aa w© took It Gaffney Drug Co. The Honduran Mule. Forlorn of agf-x. can It be That Tim*-, repenting of the past, Hath tardily accorded thee Thy due at last? The heavy buroen and the load The world hath heaped upon thy back Have found reward In cuaa and goad And aounding whack. The homo tiath pranced through rhyme and hour fK’an one of wood at Troy got fame). Rut who hath tried In history long To boost thy game? Rut now across the wires we're told Of how a thief with burgl'oue tool Attacked a stable, pinebed an old Honduran mule. And how the Nicaraguan who Purloined that mule unchained the door Which freed, although he never knew, The dog© of war. Bo dusky braves shall soak the earth With brunette gore In many a pool. And all to demonstrate thy worth. Illustrious mule! —Philadelphia Ledger. creditors of Lipscomb Silica Springs Company, of Gaffney, in the county of Cherokee, and district aforesaid, bankrupt. * Notice is hereby given that on the 13th .lay of April, 1907, the Lipscomb ! Silica Springs Company was duly ad- 1 indicated bankrupt, and that the first ■neeting of the creditors will be held in my office at Gaffney on Saturday. Xpril 27. 1907, at 10 o’clock in thfi , ’orenoon at which time the said ere- ' ditors mav attend, prove their claims, appoint a trustee, examine the bank- j nipt and transact such other business i a 8 mav properly come before said 1 meeting. G. W. SPEER. Referee In Bankruptcy. April 16. 1907. DR. W. K. GUNTER, I ) E IN T I « T liiice in Star Theatre Building. Phonk No. 20. Crown and bridge work a specialty WILLIAM 8. HALL, JR n Attorney at Law, Gaffney, 8. C. Office ov»r The Battery. Prompt attention giver to all bnln—a WHEN IN A HURRY SEND TO THE LEDGER FOR YOUR JOB PRINT- ING. You Are Respectfully * * f' Invited To visit our store on April 17, 1907, when a representative of H. J. HEINZ CO. will be pres ent to demonstrate the 57 Varieties of good things for the table. Sam ples will be 'served and tbe merits of these food products will be explsined. All srticies besting tbe Heinz label are guaranteed to be absolute ly pnre, and we are authorized to refund tbe purchase price H for ' spy cause any of them prove un satisfactory. Let everybody come. flw CMpany Store. ‘ If anybody has a message for 1 ' the people of this community he cannot deliver it to them so effectually, so cheaply, so quick ly in any other way as through < ► the columns of this paper. It is the business of this pft- o per to carry messages of one kind and another into homes. (k The message will b« delivered, ' ( too, under favorable conditions, for few persons take up their * local paper except in a pleasant and receptive frame of mind. The sign upon the fence board 4 * may be good, but it can be seen < ’ only by travelers who go that < ► particular road. The menage t in the local paper carries itself < > to thousands, no matter by which <4 road they travel. 41 Select* your space and pwt 0 your message where it will do <, the most good. We. perhxpe. can hdto yaelfyMwfa bet safe m. FOR ALL COUNTY *EW* JM. fORTANT HAFFENIMGS IN THffi STATE AND EVENTS OF INTEREST IN FOREION LAND* TANS ANN