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Quick That exactly >: a you can i Wink Juat as quickly it out oackage of JellrO THE DAINTY DESSERT into a pint of boUine water, ron will have pre pared a dessert whicn will etrprise and deliL’lit til who taste it. When it has t>ecome cold it wiii jellify and be ready to )at. For a more elaborate dessert try the following: Banana Cream. Peel five large bananas, rubemooth with five teaspoonfuls of augar. Adc one cup sweet cream beaten to a stiff froth, ficn one package of Lemon Jell-O dissolved in «ne and one-half cnpstf boiling water. Pour In mold or bowl andwken cold garnish withcuidled cherries. Serve with whipped cream. i Beautifully illustra ted recipe book free. Address The Genesee Pure pood Co.. Leffoy, N. V. t;:e cfugsual UXATiYe COUGH SYRUP For all Coughs and assists in expelling Coles from the sys tem by gently moving tha bowels. A certain <■— The Red Clover Blos som and tbs Hooey Beg is on every especially those: 'V.-,. ecntainK'.g Or lates'Si*'’*' Kennedy's Laxative Honey 4t Tar moves .,/■ the mw.'s, contains to Opiates. // \ V'f ) Trade kart Prghterfi) LAXATIVE Calmage Sermon By Rev. Frtnk De Witt Talmage, D. D. Los Angeles, Cal., April 28.—That Cod’s way of Judging men and choos ing them for some special task is total ly different from man’s way Is em phasized in this sermon, the text of which is taken from Luke xix, 5, "To day I must abide at thy house.” It is amazing how long the world compels some of its most honored chil dren to struggle amid the quieksauds of poverty, obscurity, misrepresenta tion and slander before it allows them to climb the mountain tops of immor tality and fame. It Is hard to under stand why some men have to speud so much of their lives fighting for a mere existence when they would have been able to do so much more good for their fellow men if the world had only been willing to encourage them in stead of turning the cold shoulder upon them. Every one remembers the famous couplet by the poet Hey wood: warred for Homer being roof to shroud his C’OVTA iniko f? r*) i the world’s greatest herex y ’■ 4 * i ines. For years and years li U PFEI ARCD AT THE LAUORATOAV OF C. C. DeWITT & CO.. CHICAGO, U. 8. A. For mU by Cherokee Drug Co M Gaffney; L C Allison, Cowmens. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT. Notice is hereby given, that on Monday May 13. 1907 at 10 o’clock a. m. I will apply before the Probate Judge of Cherokee county, at his of fice for a final settlement and dis charge as Administrator of the estate of John Ambrose Kane, deceased. All persons having claims or otherwise Interested in said estate, will be pre sent and nresent the same, or forever be barred. Chas. Baber, Administrator of estate of John Ambrose Kan°, deceased. Pub. in Gaffney Ledger April 12, 26 and May 3 and 10. NOTICE OF FINAL DISCHARGE. Notice is hereby given that on Sat urday, May 4th, next, I will apply to Hon. J. E. Webster, Probate Judge, at his office at the court house in Gaffney. S. C.. at 2 o’clock p. m., fori tuini'nL' him a final settlement and discharge as' * Administrator of the estate of Fred T. Patrick deceased. All persons holding claims against said estate must .appear and present the same at or before that time or be forever bar red. R. B. Patrick. Administrator estate Fred T. Pat rick. deceased. Pub. in Gaffney Ledger April 12, 19, 20 and May 3. 1907. PARTITION SALE. Seven cities dead, Who living had no head. Well, that is the history of many of heroes and hero- ears they battled with poverty. For years and years they had to fight for mere physical ex istence. Then came wealth, fume, po sition, honor. The world was bowing at their feet to do their bidding. The lot of the obscure peasant, is necessarily hard, yet when Christ was to come into the world it was that lot -lie chose, as if he desired to know by cxpei Sence the sorrow and hardship of humanity. Christ for thirty years had lived i.i poverty and obscurity. Wheu at last he *arted forth on his world’s mission h'- v as opposed at every step. He was n:. li ned and slandered. Then there came a sudden change which placed him < a the top wave of popu larity. We fi-.i.l him no longer the un known peasant. All Ids countrymen are talking of h!m, and many of them call him a great teacher. His fame, too, lias gone abroad, and certain Greeks have asked to see him. lie is now on his way to Jerusalem, where he will be acclaimed as the Son of Da vid. ile has reached Jericho, and the people turn out to see the young prophet who may prove to lie the long expected Messiah. The Publican’s Home. Who will have the honor of enter- To which home does ho go? He can practically go and lodge in any home that lie will. Does he go to the home of the good aud pure man? Does he go to the home of the aristo crat? No; he goes to the home of a despised publican. When Christ stops and looks up and sees the despised publican Zaccheus perched upon the overhanging bough of a sycamore tree, he seems to say: "Come, Zaccheus! Come down! Come and let me go home with thee! Come and let me teach the world that my mission is to save souls which are lost! Come and On May loth, on the premises, we lne with one who is universal- will offer for sale for the purnose 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 ladder. * Terms of sale—One-half cash; bal ance on December 1st. with mort gage 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. NOTICE OF FINAL DISCHARGE. Notice is hereby given that on Mon day, May 20th. next, I will apply to Hon. J. E. Webster. Probate Judge, at his office at the court house in Gaffney, S. C. at 11 o’clock a. m. w for a final settlement and dischrage as administrator of the estate of Lewis H. McSwain, deceased. All persons holding claims against said estate must appear and present the same at o- before that time or be forever bar red. John McSwain. , Administrator estate Lewis H. Mc Swain. deceased. Pub. in Gaffnev Ledger April 26, May 3, 10 and 17, 1907. PARKER’S HAIR BALSAM CluuiMt and beautifie* th« hair. Promote* a luxuriant giowtlu V»ver Falla to Beatore Gray Hair to Ha Youthful Color. Cure* acalp dinraa * h hair ialliiig. JOc,and gi'» ar 1 >nig(ri«U FOUEYSHONEMAR OiiTM Ooldsi Prevaats Pneumonia DeWItt’e K& 8ah» 'LECTRIC BITTERS THE BEST FOB BILIOUSNESS AND KIDNEYS. I0IZWH0NHMCAR JNLKIMt’l NEW DISCOVERY WMI Surely Sto* Thai Cauih. ly ostracized by bis countrymen! Come down, laccbeus! Como down! For today I must abide at thy house!” Now, why did Christ choose to visit Zaccheus* home in preference to all the other homes of Jericho which would gladly have opened tlieir doors to receive him us their honored guest? Christ lodged in Zaccheus’ house in the first place because it wan the most despised home in all Jericho. It rep resented nil that was hitter and cruel and tyrannical and unjust. It repre sented extortion and dishonesty. It represented the fiendish power which would take a community in its vlsellke grip and squeeze the last drop of financial blood out of a man and then turn him out of his home and let him starve Murderer, thief, destroyer, assassin, hangman, were names honor- od and respected by the Jews in com parison with that word “publican.** It was a name the most hated of all names in the Hebrew language. There was no Indictment more opprobrious which could be hurled against Christ than that he was a friend of publicans and sinners, for of all sinners the worst sinner in Hebrew eyes was the pub lican. In order to understand why the house of Zaccheus was the most ex coriated in all Jericho we must study for a little while the attitude of the Roman government toward its prov inces. The Roman government was like the Turkish government. In the capital of Constantinople sits the "sick man of Europe.” He opens the map of his kingdom aud says: "Here is one of my provinces. I will sell this to the high est bidder. Then I will make the tax collector of tills province pay me a certain amount each year. All the moneys he can squeeze out of those people above that amount he can have for himself.” So the sultan sells his provinces, Ji.st as a capitalist would rent a farm. Then the tax collector goes to that province, and he puts the financial thumbscrews upon those peo ple. Such was the province of Judaea in the time of Christ. The Roman gov ernment had stationed Its tax collect ors everywhere. It had sold these provinces and cities to the different buyers. That the Hebrew must bear, but be was humiliated when one of ble own people stooped to thus serve (be tyrant. Zaccheus was one of these publicans, with bis headquarters at Jericho. He was one of Rome’s tax collectors, and he Med the people un til they could be Med no more. And because he had been an extortioner, a legalized robber, the people hated him with an unutterable loathing. They ; regarded him and ids family as social outcasts. Now. Christ by going to this despised tax collector's house practically said: | “Even to the lowest of the low I shall carry my gospel.- No man or woman has sunk so deep Into the mire of sin but my blood can cleanse him from nil sin. Zaccheus, make haste and come down, for today I must abide at thy house.” Oh, my friends, is it not a blessed thought to you that Christ came to save the pulilleans and the sinners? Is it not a glorious thought that, no matter how low a man or a woman may be in sin, Jesus is ready and will ing to rescue him or her from that sin? Saved by Christ. Some time ago it was my privilege to attend a revival service held by a well known slum worker. After the talk was over he asked all who would to come forward and confess Christ. They came by scores. There were about a hundred of them. Some were filthy and ragged. Some were without collars. Some of them had their breath smelling vile with liquor. As they came forward to the mercy seat I kept saying to myself: “I wonder If those men are In earnest. I wonder If those men truly want Christ.” Then I be thought myself of a conversation I had with one of my elders a few days before. He said: “Ten years ago I j was in the Pacific Garden mission. To my left, on one of the front seats, sat a man so maudlin drunk that I did not j think he understood one word that was ; said. He was the lowest kind of an outcast. When the Invitation to come to Christ was given, that man arose and staggered forward and fell on his knees and then and there gave his heart to Christ. He was sincere, too. for he is now working ns an evangelist. His name is Melville Trotter.” It is not surprising that th£ elder’s story came to my mind that night, for the man whose pleadings had drawn that dissipated crowd to their knees was the Melvilla Trotter whose conversion the elder h.lil witnessed. No wonder his Invitations were so confident. He knew that the Christ who had saved him could save all who came to him. That is why Christ saves the worst cases. It encourages others to come to him. That is why he went to be a guest at the house of Zaccheus. Honest at Heart. I take a step further in my subject and declare that Christ went to the home of Zaccheus for another reason. He wanted to prove to the world that some of the sinners who have l)een swept off tlieir feet by great tempta tion are sometimes the easiest men to reach and lead to the better life. A man may be a thief and a robljer or even a murderer and yet not be wed ded to his sins. He may long to be come pure and true and honest aud upright. Zaccheus was a publican. Zaccheus was a dishonest tax collector. But Zaccheus was one who, at the first salutation of Jesus, was willing to come down from that sycamore tree and welcome the master to bis home. That is the type of sinner who can be most easily reached for Christ by us in the present day. Again, I believe that Zaccheus was at heart an honest man and wanted to do right. When a man is converted and says to Christ, "Behold, Lord, the half of my gods I give to the poor, and if 1 have taken anything from any man by false accusation I restore to him fourfold,” he gives good evidence that he bad primarily been of an hon est nature. Then perhaps It was his honesty that led the Romans to offer the office of tax collector to him. Per haps the Roman officials came to him and said: "Zaccheus, would you not like to be the tax collector for the city of Jericho? You know everybody. You know just how much they are worth. You can make more out of It than any body else." "Ob, no,” I think I hear Zaccheus say, "I do not want the posi tion. It is one of the meanest and most contemptible i>ositlous on earth.” “I know it,” says the Roman governor, "but, remember, somebody Las to take this position, and If you take it think of all the money you can make and bow rich you can leave your family. You bad better take it, Zaccheus.” Then In u moment of great temptation, perhaps, Zaccheus fell. Do you not think he ever regretted that he took thi.t position? Aud when Jesus called him back to the better life do you wonder that he gladly climbed down out of that sycamore tree aud asked Christ Into his home? Do not make tlie mistake of thinking that u great sinner never has a desire to come back to the better life. How many men are there whom, like Zaccheus, you might lead to Christ? Here Is one whom you call a stony hearted, brutal saloon keeper. You think he Is brutal, but he is not. There never was a man who loathed the curse of liquor more than he loathes It If. you talked to him, you might find that he drifted into the whisky business as thousands of whisky dealers have done. They honestly tried to find other em ployment, but could not. Then In a spirit of desperation they took employ ment In a saloon. Before they knew It they commenced to make lots of money. But In the midnight hour, in the darkness of their rooms, some of these saloon keepers have realized again and again that the road they are taking to fortune Is marked by tombstones and coffin lids and open graves. Only too willing would thou sands of the saloon keepers be to turn their backs upon the evil traffic if they only knew a way to get out If you, O man, would accost some of these modern saloon keepers as Christ sa luted Zaccheus, you might lead them to the better and truer life, even as the publican of old turned his back upon his dishonest tax collecting. Th« Modern Zaccheus. Or take another case. Here Is a plain, honest, simple fanner from one of the country districts elected to our state legislature. He is not at heart a bad man. He has always tried to lead a simple, honest, true, faithful life. He goes to our state capltol. His term of office is drawing to a close. He has a big mortgage on his farm. He has tried for years to lift that mortgage, but It Is an impossibility. Just as the session of the legislature Is nearing an end a railroad corporation tries to push through a bill to grab some land for Its private use. That farmer knows the bill Is wrong. But one day the lob byist or representative of the railroad comes to him and says: "We need your vote to pass that bill. We know you are opposed to its passage. But if you can change your mind and vote for It we will give you five one*thousaud dollar Mils. That $5,000 will just pay off your mortgage and leave your farm free of debt, and you can make an easy living for the rest of your life.” The farmer looks at the money. He strug gles against the temptation and at last yields. At once the newspapers open their broadsides against him. His good reputation is gone. Do you not believe this modern Zaccheus ever regrets what he has done? Do you not believe he Is regretting his dishonest acts now? If you accost him as Christ greeted the publican of old, do you not believe you might lead him to the bet ter and truer life? But, again, I think that ChrLt went to the house of Zaccheus to prove to the world that he wishes to save the rich man in his palace as well as the poor man in his hut. He wants to be the Saviour of Dives In his mansion, as well as the beggar Lazarus in his rags. The story of Zaccheus proves this. Was Zaccheus a poor man? Nay. "Be hold, there was a man named Zac cheus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich.” Yes, whenever you think of Zaccheus you must thiuk of him living In a mansion. You must think of him dressed in the most expensive robes. You must pic ture him having all that money can buy. It was to Zaccheus, a rich man, that Christ carried the gospel. But. though Christ came to save the rich man, bow hard It is to preach re pentance and faith and Judgment to come to the merchant prince and to the man who rides In a carriage and to one who lias scores of servants to run at his bidding! It is easy enough for me to go to a murderer iu his cell, just about* to be executed for his crimes, and beg him to trust in Jesus, who saved the dying thief on the cross; but, ob, how hard it Is for one to go to the rich man and say: "Merchant, with your gold; lawyer and doctor, with *your lucrative practice; states men, sitting in senatorial halls and la guliernatorial chair, Christ came to save the rich man. He came to save the aristocrat. He came to save Zac cheus. He came to save you. Oh, ye wealthy Zaccheuses, bulwarked up In your gold, will you not believe Jesus came to save you, even you?” Sale of a Beauty’s Soul*. Iu ail probability you have heard the old story about Rowland Hill many years ago preaching upon the outskirts of London. A great multitude was gathered about the popular preacher. While he was preaching there drove to the outskirts of the crowd the carriage of the noted aristocratic beauty, Lady Erskine. Suddenly Rowland Hill in his blunt way stopjH.*d and said: "Now, brethren, we are going to have an auc tion sale. We are going to sell the soul of Lady Erskine, who is here, to the highest bidder. ‘Who will bid first for this soul?’ T will,’ cries the world. ‘What will you give for this soul?* ‘1 will give riches and honor and pleasure and fame.’ ‘Is that all?’ ‘Yes, that is all.* ‘Who Is the next bidder?’ T am,* says Satan. ‘I will give all the king doms of the earth. I will make men bow down to her. I will give her full license for ail her evil desires until she reaches the grave.’ Ts that all?’ ‘Yes. that is all.* "Who Is the next bidder?’ cried Rowland Hill. ‘I am,’ says Christ. ‘What will you give?* T will give peace and Joy on earth. I will give her many years of usefulness to mankind. Then I will give her eternal Joy and life and peace beyond. I wUl give her a crown that shall never fade.* ” Dramatic was that. Oh, yes. Only u Rowland Hill dared preach such a gospel to a proud aristocrat. But what Rowland Hill said was true. Over every rich man as well as over every poor these three forces are strug gling. Christ wants to save the aris tocrat Just as much as he wants to save the poorest peasant. Zaccheus was a rich man. There is a beautiful legend told about Zaccheus which goes thus: Long after hip conversion he continued to live In Jericho. He lived there until he became a very old man and till his hair became as white as the driven snow. Then In his old age he took upon himself a very curious habit Every morning he would take a pall amkgo off alone for a walk and stay away two or three hours. He would come back with a smiling countenance, as though he had been with Christ. When big grownup daughter would ask him where he went, he would an swer nothing. But one day bis daugh ter followed him She saw her old fa ther go to the outskirts of the town to an old sycamore tree. When he got there, he took his pall and filled It with water and watered the roots of the tree. Then he plucked up the weeds about this old tree and kissed It and caressed It. Then he knelt down and prayed by It When the daughter saw him doing thus, she said, “Father, why are you loving that old sycamore tree?” Then the old man said: “Why, daugh ter, don’t yon know? This Is the most sacred place on earth to me. It was nndor this tree that■Jesus spoke to me.” My friends, that is only a legend, hut has not that legend any message for you? Christ is speaking to you now. He would abide at your house and con trol your life and fill your heart. Come down from your high station, from your pride or from your despair. He condescends to plead with you. Open wide your doors, give him welcome nud learn what a blessing comes to ! the man whose home has Christ for an | inmate. [Copyright. 1907, by Louis Klopsch.] D;-iy on a Cake. Italian r... i. heavily taxed not be cause it is a luxury, but because it Is a necessity, and the poor suffer greatly therefore in the cause of armaments. i>u.-,ar is taxed also, even in the frivo lous form of white ornaments on the top of a cake. So a traveler from Alex andria found of late, arriving in Ven ice with the FI timed parting present of a decorated cake brought on board by an Egyptian friend. Having no taste for cake, the Englishman sailed into the port of Venice with his Egyp tian sugar uneaten and forgotten. Down upon the cake came the Italian officials, demanding duty. The Eng lishman protested that cake was not contraband, whereupon the white or naments were denounced, traced by the point of the sword of authority. It was argued, besides, that the sub stance of the pastry Itself was proba bly sweetened. The English traveler, who did not like paying duty, proposed to b .'ve tiie whole thing overboard Into the lagoon. Not so. His arm was grasped. The sugar was now the prop erty of the king of Italy. At his peril would any man heave It or chuck or shy.—London Chronicle. The Passing of the Hickory. The manufacturers of many varieties ! of tools, agricultural and other, find themselves facing a serious calamity in the rapid disappearance of that most valuable of American bard woods, the hickory. For certain uses, like ax helves and hammer handles, al most no satisfactory substitute can be found. One of the hardest, it is natur- ‘ ally one of the slowest growing trees, and many years must elapse if plant ings are undertaken before the trees can be made available for timber. Some can yet 1)“ found in Missouri and in parts of other states in the same lat itude, but from New England, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan and Wisconsin the hickory has almost disappeared. Y'et not long ago It was burned as the best of fire woods—thousands of cords every win ter. The nuts, too! How the “shell- barks” are missed!. Probably the best plan for getting these buck, for the de light of young and old, is to plant hick ories for shade trees along the roads and city streets.—Maxwell’s Talisman. DOCTORS MISTAKES » Are said often to bo buried six feet under ground. But many times women call on their family physicians, sufDring. as they Imagine, one from dyspepsia, another from heart disease, another from liver or kid ney disease, another from nervous pros tration, another with pain here and there, and in this way they present alike to themselves and tlieir easy-going or over busy doctor, separate dis’eases, for which he. assuming them to bo such, prescribes his pills and potions. In reality, they are ail only «q/mptom» caused by some uterine disease. The physician, ignorant of the anixe of suffering, keeps up his treatment until large bills are made. The suffering patient gets no better, by reason of the wrong treatment, but probably worse. A proper medicine like Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription, directed to the cauxe would have entirely removed the disease there by dis|H'lling all those distressing symp toms, and instituting comfort instead of prolonged misery. It has been well said, that "a disease known is half cured." Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription is a scientific medicine, carefully devised by an experienced and skillful physician, and adapted to woman’s delicate system. It is made of native American medicinal roots and is perfectly harmless in its effects in any condition of the female system. As a powerful invigorating tonic "Fa vorite Prescription” imparts strength to the whole system and to the organs dis tinctly feminine in particular. For over worked, "worn-out.” run-down.” debili tated teachers, milliners, dressmakers, seamstresses, "shop-girls,” house-keepers, nursing mothers, and feeble women gen erally, Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription is the greatest earthly boon, being un equaled as an appetizing cordial and re storative tonic. As a soothing and strengthening nerv ine "Favorite Prescription ” is uneoualed and is invaluable in allaying and sub duing nervous excitability, irritability, nervous exhaustion, nervous prostration, neuralgia, hysteria, spasms, St. Vitus's dance, and other distressing, nervous symptoms commonly attendant upon functional and organic disease of the uterus. It induces refreshing sleep and relieves mental anxiety and despondency. Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets invigorate the stomach, liver and bowels. One to three a dose. Easy to take as candy. EXECUTOR’S NOTICE. All persons holding claims against the estate of Alfred R. Turner, de ceased. are hereby notified to present j the same, dulv attested, to the uoder- 1 signed executor, at his residence. Gaffney. S. C.. R. F. D. No. 1. and all 1 persons indebted to said estate are requested to make payment at an 1 earlv date. 1 D. L. Allison. As executor estate Alfred It. Tur ner, deceased. Pub. in Gaffney Ledger April 26 and May 3 and 10, 1907. The Finger Print System. It is not generally known that M. Bertillon. who originated the method of identifying criminals now used by every important police force the world over, admits having learned his meth od of finger print identification from the English. Sir William Herschel, whom Bertillon regards as one of his teachers, studied the subject while iu India, where he became so convinced of the efficacy of the system that he not only contributed much of the first important literature on the subject, but brought back thousands of fingerprints ! to England with him. Francis Galton i was the other English pioneer in the subject, which finally attracted the at tention of the Frenchman, After a long and close study of a vast number j of finger prints he estimated that the | chance of two sets of prints being Iden tical is less that one in 04,000,000,000. Ha t! Canada and Alaska. The conditions for the acquirement of a homestead In ('p.uada are far easier than in Alaska. In Canada it is possible for a man and three sons, the youngest of whom is seventeen years of age, each to take up a quarter sec tion at trifling expense, build a house for all on one quarter section, do the required six months’ Improvement work on each for three years and at the end of that time obtain crown grants for all four quarter sections. In Alaska, while conditions are very ] liberal, a man taking up a homstead of 820 acres must do Improvement | work for five years before obtaining i title, though he Is privileged at the end j of tlie first year to have ICO acres sur- j veyed at his own expense and by pay- ; ing $1.25 an acre obtain fuM right to It. —Boston Ab'-kao. 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.’ If The Ledger, Gaffney, S. C. Mail orders receive prompt attention. The Implement So. Have just issued a New Catalogue of Farm Implements. Cora and Cotton Planters, „ Cultivators, Plows, S Fencing. Roofing, Engines, Threshers, c Saw Mills, etc. You will save money and get the beat of Farm Implements, in buy- ing from us. Implements that wear well and work well are the kind that we sell. Write for prices and the best (Implement Catalogue issued. Dr. King’s New Lifo Pills The best in the world* THE ORIGINAL LAXATIVE COUGH 8YRUP KENNEDY’S LAXATIVE HONEY-TAR M Clrrar 11—*— **4 Hoarr m Every Buda BANNER SALVE the most healing salve In the world. Buckf en’s Arnica Sell vs The Best Salve la The World. FOUTSHONET^Lffl d*r 9hUdrmmt eafm, «**rs> 4fs < Ksdol Dyspepsia Caro OijjDetD what yee eat* FOUYSKIfiNIYCORE