Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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k a Hi M^TTIIVOS IV o VELVET RUGS, AXMINSTER RUGS, KREX RUGS, MATTING RUGS, ALL AT SPECIAL PRICES. CARPETS AND MATTINGS MADE AND LAID. 804.06 LIMESTONE STREET CAR 'l< BYERS GAFFNEY, SOUTH CAROLINA FOR SALE. FOR SALE—A fine milk cow with yotmE calf. See G. S. Black. April 19-23 pd. Before buying or selling a farm or any property, write to The Carolina Realty and Trust Company, Bishop- ville. B. C. Feb. IKt FOR SALE—First-class babbit met al. Apply at Ledger office. FOR SALE—Old newspapers at this office 10c a hundred. FOR REUT. OFFICE ROOMS TO RENT—Two suits of rooms over the Merchants Grocery Company store. Well light ed and good ventilation. Merchants Grocery Company. Mar. 8-tf. FOR RENT—Eight room house; good orchard; good garden; barn Apply to J. C. Lipscomb. Jan. 16 tf. TO RENT—Office rooms over The Ledger. Apply to Rd. H. DeCamp. Nov. 2-tf. WANTED. WANTED—Permanent boarders, rates reasonable; hi so transient boarders at $1 per day. Good table; courteous attention. Palmetto Hotel W. H. Dempsey, Prop. April 2-tf. WANTED—Wet nurse for day ser vice. Must be strong and healthy. Several months employment and liberal salary to suit able peirsop. Ap ply to B. B. Steedly. Fire Insurance! We represent some o* the largest and most substant'al companies and would like to write your buslnes. 5-14-tf. Smith & Lipscomb, Agents PARTITION SALE. On May 15th, on the premises, we will offer for sale for the purpose of division the property belonging to the Ravenna Gin Company, consist ing of lot, building, machinery and accounts due the company. This property will be sold to the highest bidder. Terms of sale—One-half cash; bal ance on December 1st, with mort- gl&e on the property to source the unpaid portion, with privilege of pay ing all cash. Purchaser to pay for all papers. Ravenna Gin Co. April 19, 26, May 3, 10. DR. W. K. GUNTER, u k r* t i«'r Office in Star Theatre Building. Phonk No. 20. Crown and bridge work a specialty. WILLIAM •. HALL, JR H Attorney at Law, QaiTrwy, t. C. Office over The Battery. Prompt attention giver to all boelneaa DR. J. P. QARRETT. DENTIBT. Moved to now oMo* ever FnedeHefc Street. Front of the Battery. 'Rhone In Oflloo and Reeldenee. Real Estate Far Sale.... Fifty-one acres miles from town, with two houses on it, io acres woodland. This is an ideal vegetable|fann. There has been I350 worth of vegeta bles raised and sold from an acre in one season. It’s a bargain et $2,500. : : : : ; One hundred and sixty-nine acres, one mile from town, one- half in heavy timber. One mile of Southern R. R. runs through it. Suitable for mill site. 75 acres in highest state of culti vation. About $3,500 worth of buildings on it. It all goes for $50 an acre. Buy this and make a barrel of money on it in twelve months. See : ALCOHOLIC OLD TAPE Law Favoring Denatured Product Bound Hand and Foot. A FLAT FAILURE UP TO DATE. Senator Hansbrough Working Hard to Relieve the Pressure—Rules and Regulations Interfere — Amendments Are Not Yet In Force. Senator Hansbrough of North Dako ta, author of the denatured alcohol law, is taking advantage of every opportu nity to impress ou the president the Importance of having the treasury de partment exercise good Judgment In the preparation of rules and regulations for the manufacture and sale of the new fuel under the law* as amended at the recent session of congress. The act does not go into effect before next Sep tember. It is designed to encourage tbo manufacture of the fuel by fanners, who, it Is expected, will club together and engage in making denatured alco hol in much the same way they now co operate In many sections to conduct creameries. The original law for the manufacture of denatured alcohol, passed nearly a year ago, is a flat failure, writes a Washington corresi>ondent of the Chi cago Evening Post. It developed be fore It was put Into effect that the leg islation was so worded as to make it Impossible for anybody outside the whisky trust to engage In the making of the fuel. The treasury department added to the uselcssneA of the legisla tion by adopting rules and regulations which make it next to Impossible for dealers to handle the commodity after the whisky trust has made It. The internal revenue officer seems to fear that some one may convert a gal lon of the denatured article back into the state In which It existed before It was douatured and use it for drinking. This, of course, would be a violation of the laws, and the Internal revenue bu reau hag taken pains to throw restric tions about the sale of the fuel. Up to this time only small quantities of the denatured product have been on the market, and If there has been any demand for it it is because it Is a novelty. The price demanded by dealers In different parts of the coun try is extortionate. “I saw the sign ‘Denatured Alcohol For Sale’ over a drug store front here in Washington the other day,” said Senator Haflkbrough, “and I asked bow much It was a pint. The proprie tor answered 20 cents, or $1.60 a gal lon. That Is outrageous. Twenty or 25 cents a gallon would be a fair price. I am told that dealers all over the country have been asking from 15 to 25 cents a pint for the fuel, and there has been some demand for it at this rate simply because it Is a novelty.” The North Dakota senator wishes the president to see to It that wheu the amended law goes Into effect all unnecessary restrictions are removed. “If denatured alcohol Is ever to come into general use," said he, “it must be as free from surveillance after It passes into the hands of the dealers as Is gasoline. There Is no more rea son why Its sale should be hedged about by red tape than there is for putting gasoline under guard. I do not know that the Internal revenue depart ment Is preparing to continue the sur veillance, but I wish to make sure if I cun that the fuel has a fair show with gasoline. If every man who makes it and every man who sells it Is to be under suspicion all the time It will never come into general use.” “Is It easy to convert denatured al cohol back Into the natural state and use It for drinking?" “It Is not easy, but It can be done. I do not believe anybody will try to con vert a gallon of the stuff back into its natural state. All I am asking Is that we may have a fair chance to see what denatured alcohol can do for It self. It is necessary that Its manufac ture shall be under the eye of the gov ernment, but after It has left the ware house of the distillery It should receive precisely the treatment other fuel re ceives.” The senator believes the price of de natured alcohol should not be higher than that of gasoline. “The price must come down,” said be, “and I believe It will If we can get Into the market on the same footing with gasoline. As long as It Is to be an outlaw and the demand limited the price will stay up.” Power For Mines. One of the striking results of the utilization of water power for the de velopment of electricity Is found In mining districts where the absence of fuel Is an obstacle, says the Philadel phia Press. In Mexico the cost of fuel had rendered Impossible the mining and milling of many grades of ore un til recently. Now electric machinery la need, run by water power la Dm neigh borhood. The same conversion of tar power into electric kWr* AS TO ADDRESSING LETTERS. Mail Clerk Objects to the Proposed Reverse Method. A mall clerk writes to the New York Bun: I have read with Interest the com munication of H. E. Warner of Balti more, who thinks a great deal of time would be saved if people would ad dress their letters: Cleveland, Ohio. 46C Jackson street. Mr. John Smith. # Instead of: Mr. John Smith, 456 Jackson street, Cleveland, Ohio. As a matter of fact, If ever}’ one ad dressed letters in this way there would be no saving and no loss of time. If the people were to change, while the change was being made many would address their letters one way and many the other way, and there would be a great loss of time. After a letter Is mailed, faced up and stamp canceled it goes to the separat ing clerk. The only thing he wants to know is where the letter is going. To find this out he does not begin at the top of the envelope and read all that Is on it. He looks down In the lower right hand corner for the name of the state and routes it accordingly. When the postal clerk on the train gets it he looks a little higher up on the envelope and notes the town and ties it out to the proper town. When the clerk in the postofflee gets a bundle of letters addressed to his town he takes no In terest In the name of the town or the state. He looks at the top of the letter to see the name of the man addressed. He then gives it to the proper carrier or puts it In the proper box. He knows the destination of 80 per cent of these letters without looking at street num ber or box number. If the name Is en tirely unfamiliar be reads to the end of the address to see If the letter Is for bis office or for some other office of the same name in another state, and if be finds it is for his office It goes into the general delivery. It would be no easier for the separat ing clerk and the postal clerk to com mence at the top looking for the state and town than It is to look at the bot tom, and It would be no harder for the distributing clerk to look at the bottom Instead of at the top. The essential for all of them Is uniformity. If the clerk looks at the lower right band comer to find to what state the letter is going and there finds tbe word Smith Instead of Ohio be knows that some man who handles one letter where he handles thousands and who reads everything on the face of the envelope. Including the return address in the corner, be- -fore he ventures to open it has been trying to save the postal clerks a few seconds of time, and while be Is hunt ing over the face of the envelope to find to what state It goes he generally has time to mutter “damn.” TIME TO DIG WORMS. An Old Timer Recalls the Early Spring Fishing of Hie Boyhood. Borne fishing tackle in a shady seat, ▲ can of angleworms, a hunk of meat —The Fisher’s Rubaiyat “What Is there about this sort of weather that sends a man’s thoughts backward to his boyhood?” Inquired a busy business man of a Kansas City Star reporter, as with a sweep of bis hand be brushed aside a pile of papers on his desk and leaned back In bis chair. “When I was a boy I lived In a small town near Kansas City, and my keen est enjoyment of the year was the first fishing trip to tbe creek In the spring. I usually went along with my dad. We drove six miles In a buggy to tbe Sni, where there were ‘boles’ and riffles. A can of angleworms, a hunk of liver and several lines and books with red bobbers or flat Jug corks comprised our outfit. ‘‘Our poles were cut from the thick ets along the banks of the creek. We always fitted up two lines apiece, one for catfish out In tbe middle of tbe hole and tbe other for fat, yellow perch near the edge of the creek. “▲ thrill runs through me yet when I recall tbe first bite on those spring trips. Two or three bobs, of the cork and it would move swiftly away, grad ually sinking out of slgbt. Then we knew a catfish bad the halt A perch takes the cork under more suddenly. “Along the riffles, too. was a great place for perch. Tbe water flowed over tbe rocks a little way, then Into a deep pool then more rocks and another pool These pools were teeming with perch and long suckers in the spring. “flay,” he broke off suddenly, *T» going out there tomorrow.** There Is no article of food more nu tritious or healthful than Arm Bad Salmon. Am a brain and . FAMOUS PICTURE THEFTS. Wertheimer Robbery In London Re calls Several Similr.r Crimes. The recent burglary in London where by Charles Wertheimer lost two alnio t priceless gems of art recalls to London Tit-Bits other famous picture thefts. In May, 1870, a picture for which the Messrs. Agnew^had paid the then rec ord price of 10,000 guineas was on view In Bond street, and crowds daily flock ed thither to view the masterpiece. Ou the evening of May 25 the picture was in its place. On the morning of tin next day when the attendant opened the rooms an empty frame met his be wildered eyes. The theft was wrapped in mystery, and tin* whereabouts of tbe picture re mained a matter of conjecture for more than twenty years. The canvas, how- eve>\ was ultimately recovered in KO’. through information given by a certain I’at Sheody, which resulted In the Uainsborough's return from America, whither it had been taken by the actu al thief, Adam Worth. It is now in the possession of .1. Pierpont Morgan. In the Royal academy of IST. - ; was ex hibited a picture by Sidney Cooper, en titled “The Monarch of the Meadow.:.” which later on became the property of Mr. Allcroft for £2,5<i0. In September. 1881, a lire broke out in a room where in the picture had been put during some decorative alterations which were tak ing place in the house. When the con> flugration was got under control it was found that the picture had disappeared, the canvas having been cut from the frame. For some time nothing was heard of the stolen picture, but eventually Mr. Allcroft received a letter stating that the writer had been one of the decora tors engaged at the time of the loss ana that he and two others had, on promise of a large reward, stolen the picture, which, as the original compact had not been kept, he was willing to return for £500. Other letters were re ceived from time to time, but no final settlement was arrived at until the end of January, 1882, when the thieves were captured by the police and the picture was found in their possession. A picture robbery which created a stir throughout the civilized world was that of the Murillo from tbe Cathedral of Seville. This, too, was cut from Its frame and, like tbe Gainsborough, was taken across the Atlantic to New York, where for some time It remain ed In hiding. At last the thieves. In need of money, sold It to William Schaus, who, refusing the reward of £2,000 that bad been offered for Its re covery, returned It at once to the Spanish authorities. In October, 1904, the National gal lery suffered a loss in the theft of a portrait of Baron Dimsdale. This, which was by the celebrated miniature painter Plimor, was In broad daylight unscrewed from the wall and carried off while the attendant was engaged in showing the whereabouts of a particu lar picture to an Inquiring visitor. The loss was almost immediately discover ed, but the thief managed to get clear off and up to the present has never been captured. The following year the Antwerp mu seum wag robbed of a portrait by Franz Hals, valued at £10,000, while a few years back the Cincinnati institu tion and the St. Louis museum were visited by picture stealers, who made off with several figure subjects by Mey er von Bremen, which were cut from their frames. Holbein’s “The Field of the Cloth of Gold,” on view at Hampton Court pal ace, bears witness to this day of a theft that may be termed patriotic. Alterihe_downfalLof Charles I., Crom- weli, to raise funds, purposed the sale of certain pictures, this among the number. The bargain was already made, but when the would l>o pur chaser came to inspect Holbein's nnusr terpleee be discovered that the head of Henry VIII. bad been cut from the cum as. He naturally cried off, and the pic ture was preserved to the nation. On the restoration a nobleman, who con fessed to having committed the theft for love of art and country, returned the missing head, which now occupies Its original position in tho canvas, the circle made by the knife being still plainly visible. "The Invalid Crawl.” Alas, somebody in England with nothing better to do has invented a new walk, and it is being taken up here. At the start of practice a girl must tie weights to the bottom of her skirt. In walking she must appear to be so weary that she scarcely can drag one foot after another. Her steps must be long and creepy, without the slightest hint of energy. Thus walks Queen Alexandra, who adds a slight limp, as she has been lame since in famy. It is hinted the languid move ments were designed to hide that de fect. Gowns must be of stuff that gives a clinging effect. Then the slow, long step, with a landing of the neck at every stride, will lie the most effec tive.—Philadelphia Telegraph. TO ENJOY A GOOD DINNER. There Is no need of any self-deny ing diet list, no cal] for nasty dis agreeable medicine, no list of hard exercises: simply a Mio-na stomach tablet before each meal, and one be fore ftolng to bed, and It will so strengthen the stomach that a good dinner will give you pleasure and comfort without the least fear of dis tress. The best proof of the value of oar advice is the fact that the Gaffney Drue Co. give a positive guarantee (applying to two 50c boxes of Mi-o- na) that our money win be refunded unless the remedy cures. A guaran tee like this must give you confidence In Mi-o-na stomach tablets. - Try one can of Argo Red Salmon, and you will use no other. April 22-26. —J. W. Abbott when you want a New Home Sewing Machine. The moat reliable sewing machine manu- jfacture. Just stop and think one moment about your printed stationery. “A firm or individual’s printed stationery is an index to his business judgement.” If you want something that you can be sure will make a good impression where- ever seen bring your job printing of every des cription to us. We guarantee satisfac tion and can do work in a “hurry.” A The Ledger, Gaffney, S. C. Mail orders receive prompt attention. HOLLISTER’S Rocky Hoontain lea Rugseb A Busy Medicine for Busy People. Brings Golden Healtb «nd Renewed Vigor. A specific for Constipation. Indigestion, Uret and Kidney troubles. Pimples, Eczema. Impure Blood. Bad Breath. Sluggish Bowels, Headache and Backache. Its Rocky Mountain Tea In tab let form. 35 cents a box. Oenulne made by Hollister Drug Company. Madison, Wls. BOLDEN NUGGETS FOR SAUOW PEOPLE HONEST INSURANCE Plain, sure protection to tbe family at premium rates fixed on the basis of the actuaries’tables of life expectation, and therefore, abselntely fair is the only kind of life insurance written by The Southeastern Life Insurance Company of Spartanburg, S. C* No “deferred” dividends, no ’’participating” policies, no schemes for profit, no opening for speculation, no element of scandal, but strict and straight Life Insurance of tbe kind that takes care of a man's family by providing an immediate cash estate on his death, the time of all times when they will need it most keenly. It is every man’s sacred duty to carry life insurance for the benefit of those de pendant upon him, and all men know this. But no South Carolinan need go out of 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 Carolina laws governing Life Insurance. It is directed by men whose homes and interests are in this State. It is an old line, legal reserve, Straight Life Company of tae soundest kind,‘and should have the support of the people of the State. :-: Southeastern Life Insurance Company, ELLIOTT ESTES, Jr. General Agent, Mar. 16th, 1008 Spartanburg, S. C. Iron Beds and Qo-Carts. We have a large assort ment of the “Foster” and 4 “Hard GUARANTEED line of IRON BEDS, and these are the kind for you to buy. Our Spring Go-Carts are beauties and only have to be seen to be bought. are what you need and we can cover your floors so that they will give the longest wear possible. Whatever you need to go in your house, come and see us before buying. . SHUFOBD & iMMASTER,