Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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-w* • • FROM HIDE TO RETAILER EDICOTT-JOHNSON CO. BETTER SHOES illUV 0 FOR LESS HONEY ff 111 f * Since the conception of our new method of selling Shoes direct from raw hide to retailer, our strongest claim has been that we produce better Shoes for less money, or superiority in both quality and price. No Shoe concern in the world has equal facilities for controling these two essentials. There is just one big reason why we are growing faster than any other Shoe house ever grew. That is because the hide to retailer proposition is wholely different and we can demonstrate our claims with good substantial reasons that are different and that are backed up by facts. WE SELL THESE SHOES AND OXFORDS OARROIvI. & ‘-r - w Real Estate For Sale BUSINESS PROPERTY. x corner lot 22X203 on Limestone St., center of business part of city. i corner lot on P^ast Frederick St., five room cottage, good store room and barns, all under fence, price f 1,200. Qne half acre land, four room cottage, store room, two barns, orchard, shade trees, almost new. This is offered at a bargain for a few days. Call and see it FARM PROPERTY. 161 acres one mile from town. This is an ideal country home, 53,500 worth of buildings on it. 51 acres l}4 miles from town. 140 acres, 3 miles from town at a bar gain, three tenants and store house. 21 acres. 7 miles from town, 6 room dwelling. Good house and fair location, building worth at least 5800.00• the whole thing goes at 5900.00. RESIDENCE PROPERTY. One corner lot 80x200, Granard St., 8 room dwelling. One corner lot 66x200, Granard St., 7 room cottage. One lot on Limestone St., 4 room cottage,# Close in. One lot on Limestone St., 5 room cot tage. Close in. Corner lot 80x200, Granard St., 6 room dwelling, one 2 room cottage and one 1 room house. One lot 80x200, new 4 room cottage, barn and well. One block 160x200, onstreet, 6 room cottage, two good barns, fruit trees, shade trees and well, all under good fence, every building almost new, in fact, it is a model little home cheap at 51,700. One corner lot 804x200, on Logan St., 8 room cottage, city water, good barn, etc. One corner lot, Robinson St., 7 room dwelling, in 50 yards of depot; a bargain, for quick sale. Several vacant lots in all parts of the city. Z. A. Robertsoii. Comparison New York Standard Policy and The Mutual Benefit Contract. The Mutual Benefit Policy cost much less and guarantees a great deal more. Its cash value, loan and extention provisions become effective 2nd year instead of the 3rd. We will even make a loan to assist in paying the second premium. The New York Standard Policy offers no cash value—only loans. If a man, age 35, should take out, at the same time two 20 payment life policies for |io,ooo each, one in the Mutual Benefit, the other in the New York Standard policy form, he would pay a premium for the New York policy which would exceed that of the Mutual Benefit by $21.20 per auuum, a difference, which improved at 6 per cent, compound interest, would amount, in 20 years to $826.65. Then if he would sur render both policies, The Mutual Benefit would pay him $609.20 more than the New York company, making a total dif ference in guaranteed results of $1,435.85- The above takes no account of divi dends, the amount of which^must depend on future management, interest rates and mortality. Place your insurance with the Mutual Benefit Life Ins. Co., through Jones J. Darby, Agt. Did Y0 1 Ever Think what a bargain you arc getting when you get * THE LEDGER one hundred and three (103) timpa a year for QgU Sl.00 a Year? No Extension of Road Tax Payments. It seems that for the last three or four years the county Board of Com missioners have been extending the time for paying the commutation road tax. That there is no authority in law for such action on the part of the County Board of Commissioners, Comtroller General Jones advised Treasurer Gaffney not to receive such 'axes, after tfie time for paving has expired. The matter was referred to i he attorney for the Board, and he ad vised that they had no, authority to grant an extenton. It seems that three or four hundred people have not paid their road taxes expecting that the time of paying would he ex tended as usual. At the suggestion of the supervisor. Senator Otts took tip the matter with Gov. Ansel, who declines to extend the time iji fhe following letter: Colunbla, S. C.. May 4th. 1907. Hon. J. C. Otts, State Senator. Gaffney. S. C. Dear Sir: You favor of he 24th ult. in refer- ence to the extention of the time for the collection of the commutation road tax for Cherokee County, came to hand a few days ago, and I have had a conference with the Comptrol ler General in reference to the same. As I telegraphed you this morning, I can not extend the time as it has everything into confusion so far as the tax books and settlement with the Treasurer Is concerned; and then again the parties have realjy had time, up to this time, to pav these taxes and if they have not done so it Is their own fault. You say: “That the people Qxpect it and even promised by the county officers that It would he extended.” Of course I can not endorse this act ion on the part of the conrymisslooers, as they had no authority to promise the people that the time would be extended, and should not have done so. The people have the right to pay this tax any time from October when the tax Is collected up to first of Feb ruary. and I do not feel that I would be warranted in ettendlng the time. If I extend It in one county. I will have to do It In all. Very truly yours, M. F. Ansel; Governor. Identity Known. Viscount Tumour, the earl of Win terton’s son. was being Interviewed in New York about clothes, says the Washington Star. On this subject, however, the young man refused to talk. "You,” he said, “are the sixth re ported to talk clothes to me today. I think you reporters are too persist ent. You give mo no rest. You re mind mo of a friend of mine at Ox ford who used to like to drink a mug of ale at the Mitre. He was always very particular about having his own mug. "At the Mitre one evening he said to the barmaid: “‘A mug of Bass, Nellie; and be careful to draw It in my own pewter. Make no mistake.’ " 'No fe*ar of making a mistake about your pewter, sir,’ the barmaid answered. I can tell It with ease.’ “ ‘How so?’ my friend asked. " ‘By the handle.’ said the barmaid. It’s always warm.’” Letter to W. L. Spake, Gaffney. S. C. Dear Sir: Let's have a little pri vate talk by ourselves on business; nohodv else, please, read. You want to know how to do a cheap lob of painting, and have it look good. Here It is: The cheap est thing there Is In the way of a good-looking Job—say nothing about its being good—Is Devoe: the regular thing In Devoe. The reason is: Devoe goes further than anything else. Lead-andoll Is good-looking; don’t go so far and costs more. The other paints are more or less short In one way or another: don’t go so far and costs more than Devoe. Devoe costs least of all: vou don’t mind Its lasting longer, do vou? We can’t help It; a paint that goes fur ther lasts longer; we can’t help it. Your truly 10 F W DEVOE ft CO P. S. WM kin a-Watson Hardware Co. sell our paint. Of all the fruits there are in the land. That grow on bush or tree, I would give up the choicest ones For Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea. Gaffney Drug Co. —Plenty ef Meet Rangae and Feather ■•de. 4. W. Abbe*. Tribute To the Star Gospel Mission. There Is a place in the city of Char leston. They call the Star Gospel Mission. It stands down on King Street. Near the Southern Passenger Sta tion. C. B. Dugan is the Superintendent, A man that is filled with love. And he likes to work for Jesus. And lay up treasurers above. Frank Sigwell is his assistant. And his big heart is pure; He is ever at his post of duty And will see God. I’m sure. There Is the secretary and treasurer. And works too numrous to men tion ; But for lack of time they are not In this rhyme; Although they are each worthy at tention. Keep on tie* wedding Garment. Press the battle every night. And see the “God of Gideon” Help you all to win the fight. I will pray for you all continually. Jesus’ blood' has made us bln. Well do I remember last September. “I was a stranger, and ye took me In.” Wo need a miss Iota in Gaffney, There are many backsliders one might reclaim, Remember this all you readers Who have a lofty aim. Care would keep some boys from How much It pays to pray, prison. And some girls from something worse. And teach some people how to pray Who now diink whiskey and cprse. You need not go to China. Neither to Africa nor Japan. To find people who work for the devil Just as hard as they ever can. We have the breathern at homo And I don’t think Its fair. When t.h^re are castles needing to be built. For us to blind them In the air. So you good people who have the cash Como lend a helping hand. Let us all unite our efforts And have a homo mission band. I’m willing to labor every night After working hard all day. To try and teach poor sinners How much it pay's to pray. R. E. Johnson. Bowwoy. Edgar Saltus. the novelist, was ask ed by a young lady at tea If he thought that, the use of quotations was a.good thing. ‘‘Quotations are only good,” said Mr. Saltus. "when they are extreme ly apt. “There was once a witty Irishman. James E. Fitzgerald, who made excel lent use of a quotaton In a political speech. “During this speech he was repeat edly Interrupted bv a butcher, the pro prietor of a large sausage making plant. An adherent of Fitzgerald's finally took offense at the butcher’s mocking remarks and yelled: “‘Hey, you! Leave politics alone and go back to your sausage chines!* “The butcher glared at the map and retorted: • ‘- Tf I-had this speaker In one of my sausage machines I’d soon make mlneemeat of him.” “Then Mr. Fitzgerald quote! from the platform, with a smile: “Ts thv servant a dog that thou shoqldst do this thing?’ ” Mors Than They Bargained For. (Bellman.) The storv is of that of a Scottish business representative whd called upon a firm whose principal desired to make him a Christmas present. The honest fellow was scandalized. He could not dream of accepting Pre sents. If such a thing were In the minds of the firm, let them transfer their favor In the shape of discount to the house which he represented. They did not mean anything pf the sort, they told him; this was a little matter personal to himself. He threw back his shoulders; he wae not to be bribed. “Oh. hut this Is no bribe.’’ he was answered; 'all we propose to do Is to offer you a nice box of clgens. for Which,, you dhall give us, eay. sixpence.” The ctooler of the virtuous one died away. He put his hand Into his pocket and draw forth • coin. ’Tin to take the hex and Kite you six pence? Well. 1 haven’t a sixpence. Here’s a ablUln’; I’ll tak’ twa boxes!” The Bishop and the Tramp. The experiences of Bshop Talbot, long the "Cowboy Bishop” but now bishop of central Pennsylvania, have been many and varied and ids book, recently publshed. “My people of the Plains,’’ gives a fascinating picture of life in the earlier days of the west. Miners, cowboys—all loved him. and they stiil tell a host of stories about him. “Once while the bishop of Wyo ming and Idaho, he went to St. Paul to attend a meeting of dignitaries of the church. There, one noon, on the porch of the hotel, a tramp approach ed a group of bishops and asked for a”. “No.” one of the churchmen re plied. “I don’t think we can do any thing. But down there Is the young est bishop of us all,” (poirjting to Bishop Talbot.) “and he’s a very generous man.” The tramp went to Bishop Talbot and the others watched with Interest. They saw a look of surprise come over the tramp’s face—they saw that tho bishop was talking eagerly, ear nestly—they saw the tramp look per turbed—but they finally saw that something passed from hand to hand. The tramp tried to get away with out speaking to those of th<> group, but the former spokesman called to him. “Well did you get something •’rom our young brother?” The tramp grinned sheepishly “No. I gave him a dollar for his l> araed new cathedral at Laramie!” No Subject for Congratulation. A young lawyer, not noted for In telligence. succeeded in having a client acquitted of murder. Meeting a friend a few days afterwards, the lawyer was greeted with warm con gratulations. “Yes,” said the lawyer, mopping his brow, “I got him off, hut It was a narrow escape.” "A narrow escape! How?” “Ah. the tightest squeeze vou ever saw. You know I examined tho wit nesses an.l made tho argument my self. the idea being self defence. The Jury was out two whole days. Finally the Judge called them before him and asked what the trouble was. ‘“Only one thing, ray lord.’ replied the foreman. ‘Was the prisoner’s counsel retained by him or appointed by the court.?’ “ ‘No gentlemen, the prisoner Is a man of means.’ said the Judge, ‘and engaged his own counsel.’ “I could not see what bearing the question had on the evidence.” con tinued the lawyer, “but ten minutes later in filed the Jury, and what do you think the verdict was?” "What?” asked his friend. “Why. not guilty on the ground of Insanity.” His Need*. The records In the war department In Washington are. as a rule, very dry; but occasionally an entry is found that Is humorous. An officer of engineers. In charge of the construction of a road that was to be built through a swamp, being energetic himself and used to sur mounting mere obstacles, was sur prised wken one of his young lieuten ants whom he had ordered to take twenty men and enter tho swamp said that he “could not do It—the mud was too deep.” The colonel or dered him to try. He did so. and returned with his men covered with mud. and said: “Colonel, the mud is over my men’s heads. I can’t do It.” The colonel insisted, and told him to make a requisition for anything that was necessary for the safe pas sage. The lieutenant made his re quisition in writing and on the spot. It was as follows: “I want twenty men eighteen feet long to cross a swamp fifteen feet deep.’* Bond and Hia Voice. No singer since Adelina Fattl was ever so careful of the voice as the lit tle tenor Signor Bond. He refuses all social Invitatlona, lives only among his Intimate friends and seldom ven tures Into the theater except when bs Is going to slug. Barely has he been seen In one of the city restaurants where his colleague'i gather dally. Signor Bond has learned from experi ence that his voice can be kept In con dition only by •careful living and a lim ited amount of singing. He therefore follows very strictly bis rules of cocp duet In these days, in which singers are eagerly chasing after every kind of ■octal attention, hte cane la striking New YMk Boa. s.w,^a»^ar.w• w.w.w.w-vwtwt r~sww wrrwrwvwrw^w^w^e\e x^w^e/er-e ^ATgwA^AMa 4 . A*A+A*A+AtA*AA^A»AfATArA»S CHEER UP! There’s no need of your wrecking your own and your family’s happiness. Governor Glenn Says: >T< “I, myself, have sent you pa tients who were terribly addicted to 4 strong drinks, who have been cured of the habit after taking your treatment.* * Twenty years without losing a siugle patJent is our record—we never use the dangerous hypodermic injection. Full information and thousands of tes timonials sent on request. The McKanna 3-Day Liquor Cure Co. SPLENDID SANITORIUM, REIDSVILLE, N. C. $ vl V ft * ft v V V * M > v V '♦< V V 3 V v ft HONEST INSURANCE Plain, sure protection to the family atjpremium rates fixed onjthe basis of the actuaries’tables of life expectation, and therefore, absolutely 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 andjstraight 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 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.Jaud should have the support of the people of the State. Southeastern Life Insurance Compy, ELLIOTT ESTES, IJr. General Agent, Spartanburg, S. C. Mar. 16 th, 1908 One entire block on Depot and Logan streets, 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 witli good house on same. One lot just of! Depot street, 100x120, very de sirable location. One lot on Fredrick and Logan streets, 180x200, a beauty. One farm 8)4 miles out with be«t im provements, containing 200 acres. One farm, containing 140 acres, 4)4 miles out. Sumter Littlejohn house, six rooms, corner Sumter and Johnson streets. : : FOR RF.NT-Two city farms. SAM L. FORT, Real Estate and Insuranoe. IV 1 I always contains all the latest local and foreign news. Subscribe now $1.00 a Y e a ir.