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% / THE LEDGER. Tuesday and Friday, Ed. H. DeCamp, Editor and Publisher. The Ledger la not reaponalbla tor the Tlewa of correspondents. Hereafter no adveKlaements will be accepted at this oftlc# after 9.30 o’clock on Mondayo and Thuradaya. Watch your label and the date. And renew before ’tls too late; If there be an error, don’t set mad. Report to us—awe’ll make you triad. Remember, 'tia our aim to please. But errors are like peakr fleas— They will creep In In apite of fate. Therefore, watch your label and the date. —Orlirlnal. * , CITY DIRECTORY. Officials. J. Q. Little Mayor H. L. Spears .... •• Mayor Pro Tem W. H. Ross City Clerb R. A. Jones Treasurer A. L. Hallman Health Officer T. H. Lockhart Chief Police J. B. Bell City Attorney Board Public Works. A. N. Wood Chairman J. N. Lipscomb Treasurer W. H. Ross Secretary Board of Trade W. C. Hamrick President J. C. Otts Secretary CARD OF THANKS. We desire to tender our heartiest and most sincere thanks to the brave fire laddies, to Chief Lockhart, and to many citizens of the town, for the gallant and heroic service they ren dered in saving The Ledger building from destruction by Are early Sat urday morning. Our gratitude can not be measured in words, for, but for their prompt response to the alarm and their timely and syste matic action, together with brave and vigorous work, our individual loss would have been great and the ultimate result of the conflagration awful to contemplate. We wish we could express our appreciation of their splendid service in fitting terms; but since the depth of our gratitude extends far beyond the pale of words, we foel quite sure that we shall be pardoned if we use only the simple hackneyed phrase: We thank them! LIMESTONE COLLEGE* For the past week visitors have been arriving from various parts of the country to be present at the commencement exercises of Lime stone College; and now we are in the midst of all the bustle and acti vity incident to the occasion. The Ledger has suspended, in a large measure, its work along the usual lines, and will devote itself, this week almost exclusively to the college, bringing out a daily edition during the commencement exercises. This, of course, entails extra and heavy work upon us, but it is work that we cheerfully undertake; 'and we feel that the people of Gaffney can well afford to suspend so much of their business as may in the least conflict with the commencement. Let us give the college for one week the right of way, and thereby show in some degree our appreciation of the work that is being done for us and the whole country by this great institution. From the standpoint of her highest interest Gaffney can better afford to abandon her cotton mills, her work shops, her oil mills and her ice fact ories all together than she can af ford to turn her back upon her schools and her college, for what are al] these money-making machines when compared with influences that purify, elevate and ennoble our peo ple—that illuminate the mind, refine the feelings, soften the heart and elevat e the immortal soul? What is wealth without intelligence? What is luxury untouched by intellectual culture and moral refinement? Limestone College is closing one of its most prosperous years. Over two hundred young ladies from the best families of the South have been in attendance, and nothing has occur red to interfere with constant and progressive work. The health of the student body has been remarkable; not a single case of serious sickness having occurred during the entire session. Nature seems to have fashioned the grounds about Lime stone for a female college, for it is one of the most beautiful and best adapted locations for such a purpose in the State, or in the whole South. Its surroundings are as quiet as those of a country home, while it is near enough to Gaffney to have all the advantages of a thriving, pros perous town. It hag an elevation of one thousand feet above the sea, and with its beautiful ten-acre cam pus, extensive grounds, salubrious climate and fine water, it Is just the place of all others for girls in their school days. Rut while location and environ ment are strong factors in moulding character, these alone are not suf ficient to produce full moral and In tellectual development. They are only aids to the precepts and ex amples of trained and consecrated teachers; and here Limestone la equal to th© demands. The president of the college Is known and acknowl edged to be one of the most accomp lished scholars and gentlemen in this country, or any other country, ai.d he is supported by a large and efficient faculty, trained especially for the work and devoted to the cause of true education. Under such conditions no wonder that Limestone College has grown with each advancing year until now her capacity is taxed to the utmost to accommodate her pupils. She must continue to grow and her friends will see to it that her capaci ties are enlarged to meet the grow ing damends for room. Wo wish here only to add that the young ladies, during this session now closing, so far as their relations to the public have been concerned, have conducted themselves in a manner that has elicited nothing but praise and admiration. Their de portment on our streets has been uniformly lady-like and becoming, and under all circumstances they have been living examples of cul ture and refinement. We do not re member that we have heard a single crit’clsm made on their behavior on any occasion. RAVENNA READING. Newsy Notes and Personals of a Thriving Community, Ravenna, May 21.—Since our last letter was written we are glad to say the condition of Miss Irene Fas ter has improved. This announce ment will bo a pleasure to Miss Fos ter’s numerous friends throughout Cherokeo county. Children’s day exercises at Gouch- p- last Sunday were a grand success. Several visitors were there and those, coupled with the grand throng of children, swelled the crowd to a largo one. Every Sunday from now on will be children’s day and every one has a cordial Invitation to come. As we stated last week, the music was most beautiful end enjoyed by all present* Rev. W. E. Crocker, our missionary from China, will lecture at Goucher the first Sunday In June. M. W. Brown, our popular mer chant. after being confined to his bed fc - several days with grippe. Is able to he out and about his work again. Mr. and Mrs. B. G. Clary and child ren. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Kirby and Hobt. Johnson, of Gaffney, attended religious sevices at Goucher last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Brown, E. B. Bonner and children, Mr. Ben Hames and Miss Cleo Humphries and Tom Wilkins and Miss Mary Sparks, of Paoolet, visited this section last week. Willie Love and Miles Camp, of Love Springs, were Goucher visitors last Sunday. Mr. H. E. Cox, night operator at Tbickety. was a welcome visitor at Goucher last Sunday. Prof, and Mrs. T. G. Chalk attend- place where the streets are of gold and the walls of jasper. “The half has never yet been told,” but "there’s room in heaven for all” —all who love and trust the Lord Jesus Christ. * Notes From Timbe P Ridqe. Timber Ridge, May 22.—The cold weather of yesterday makes the cot ton look sickly and many of tho farm ers are afraid it will cause more of It to die. Most of the farmers are replanting with tho hoe as they chop it out.’ Our Sunday school is progressing nicely, there being forty-eight scholars enrolled last Sunday. We hone to have more when our literature comes and we get it started up better. Mr. B. F. Porter and daughter, of Dawkins’ mill are both very sick at this writing. Wo hope for them a speedy recovery. Mr. Porter Dixon and sister, of Gaffney visited relatives here last Sunday. Misses Maymo and Olive Tate spent last Saturday night with Misses Enlo and Rebecca Carter, of the Corinth section. Rev. J. B. Wilson preached an ex cellent sermon at Gethsemane Sun day in lieu of Rev. T. Owen, the regular pastor. Messrs. *James Allen, J. F. Jamie son and B. Pearson, all attended the unveiling of the Confederate monu- met at Jonesville last Friday. They are all old soldiers who followed the Bonny Blue Flag and it gave them much pleasure to be present at the unveiling of the monument erected to their memory. Mrs. W. O. Tate, an expert garden er. has been having English peas for some time. This is high praise hut we think it s fully deserved. A happy vacation to the college ?irls, and a warm welcome for those ;hat will return. I PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. C. F. Inman, of Skull Shoals, was in tho city Friday on business. It. T. Lawson, of Cherokee Springs, was in tho city Friday. Mr. Law- son took occasion to renew his al legiance to The Ledger while here. Miss Bertha Walker, of Appleton, Barnwell county, is a guest of friends at the college during com mencement. Miss Walker is an old “Limestone girl,” and a graduate of that institution. Miss Beulah Howerton, of Durham, N. C., a former graduate of Lime stone, who has been engaged in teaching at Trough Shoals, is attend ing commencement at the college this week. Mrs. Janie Poole Story and daugh ter, Miss Sara, of Pacolet, are attend ing commencement at Limestone. Mrs. Story is a former graduate of the college. Mrs. B. M. Stallworth, of Gaines ville, Ga.. is visiting her parents. Prof, and Mrs. H. P. Griffith, at Limestone. Wilkes Brown, of Ravenna, attend ed the exercises at Limestone Col lege Sunday morning. Miss Becker, of Spartanburg, is spending commencement week with friends in the city. Misses Maud and Jenelle Thomp son l p ft today for Richmond, Va., to visit their sister, Mrs. Stanley Ma son. Later they will go to James town to “take in” the exposition. r U mivt-iiiiij; me monument at ■Jonesville last Friday. Cant. J. B. Brown was a Pacolet v!. itor last Saturday. Miss Daisy Blanton and Minnie Pennington, of Midway were the c-nests of the Misses Mathis last SaL nrday and Sunday. ^our correspondent, accompanied bv F. K. Goforth and E. D. Spake, were Pacolet river visitors last Sun-i dav night, and we got a “sot. un” to ! some ice cold lemonade which w’o i appreciated. i The Ravenna Gin company’s prop-! e-ty which was advertised in The Ledger to have been sold last Wed pdny. remains unsold and onlv a ic* were present, among the number were tnr°e stockholders. Mrs; Vennio C. Kirby, of Gaffney, one of our old school mates, nc-form- M ^ at ^ or " a n last Sundav. Mrs. Kirby looked natural at the r^an and made some oxceP music. anrl :VTrs ' G - E - nrown and children and Wyatt GoforthL of Jonesville. were the guests of Capt AWs^ rS ' 'Lit' nrown ' las * Sunday. o Af d * niwn and Marv L°u Chalk, were Gaffney visitors last Thursday. We hopo to report, a marriage sometime soon, but time alone can tell. c> Visitor at Limestone, As usual, commencement week at Limestone College has brought a large number of out-of-town visitors to Limestone, while a great many are stopping with friends in town. Following is a partial list of the visitors, among whom are many faces familiar to our townspeople, they being old students of the college, re turned to witness the triumphs of their Alma Mater; Miss Mahala Smith, Union; Miss Sudie Britt, Cc- Cormick; Mrs. M. C. Britt; McCor mick; Mrs. e. B. Huff, Enoree; Miss Vera Groce, Wellford; Mrs. Bessie Groce, Wellford; Miss Pearl Stuart, Wellford; Miss Ella Brown, Goucher; Miss Willie Cornwell, Harmony; Miss Iris Rigsbee, Durham, N. C.; Miss Esther Jenkins, Kline; Mrs. M. A. Creech, Kline; Mrs. J. E. Martin, Fairforest; Mrs. g. b. Reed, Spar tanburg; Miss Lola McClain, Spar tanburg; Miss Annie Drummond, Lanford; Miss Bera Bailey, Clinton: Miss Belle Martin, Lanford; Miss Lillian Smith, Edgefield; Miss Adele Knebel, Greenville; Miss Marie Stokes, Toney Creek; Miss Ruth Stokes, Toney Creek; Miss Eula Cheek. Gray Court; Miss Rosa Cheek. Gray Court; . Miss Ada Hughes, Fountain Inn; Mrs. A. C. Willigham, Chattanooga, T nn.; Master W. J. Willingham, Chattanooga, Tenn.; Mr. Rufus Ford, Wake Forest College, X. C.; Miss Katherine Boulware, Forest, Va. ; Miss Sara Beeks, Cross Hill; Miss Mary Moore, Cowpens; Miss Della Rhyne, Blacksburg. Unclaimed Letters. List of letters remaining unclaim ed in the Gaffnev nostoffice for week ending May 27, 1907: W. R. Behler, Lawton Blanton, Jessi e Dawkins, C. G. Davis, .Tno. Wugiies. (2), Charlies Mosley, Jack McDowel, Jr., Jno. McCombs, And * Peeler, W S.Stone. (3), Miss Dosey Brodford, MSss Mhmie Berod Shorn, Miss Sinda Cooper, (2), Miss Em Ma Evens, Mrs. Joe Foster, Miss Mary Gordon. MSss Nellie Harnett, Miss Eloor Harver, Miss Lisle Soss, Miss Alice Richard, Miss Jabey Sinclair, Mliss Inez Thompson. Call for advertised letters. One cent due on each. A. R. N. Folger. P. M. Of all the fruits there are- in the land. That grow on bush or tree. 1 would give up the choicest ones For Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea. Gaffney Drug Co. Argo Red Salmon la the fish that made Alaska valuable to the United States. May 27-31. An Essay On Heaven. Miss Addie Brown, who teaches a class In the Goucher Sunday school asked one of her girls. Miss Fannie Smith, to read Revelations and then write a description of heaven to be read before the class. The class requested that It be pub lished In The Ledger, and the follow ing is the paper read: Heaven is a place of supreme hap piness for the righteous souls after their life on earth. “Heaven is a place of rest, a place for the sacred blest.” While John, the beloved disciple, was on the Isle of Patmos the Lord revealed to him things that were to be. “He that hath an ear, let him hear.” John looked and behold a door was opened In heaven; and the first one which he heard was a trumnet talk ing to him. which said, "Come up hither and I will show thee things which must be hereafter.” A throne was set in heaven and one sat on the throne. About this throne proceeded lightnings and thunder- ings. Before the throne were seven lamps of fire burning, which are the seven spirits of God. In ihe right hand of him that sat on the throne was a hook written within, amt seal ed on the baek with seven seals. An angd with a loud voice cried s a -imr “Who is worthy to open the book and to iooee the seals thereof? No man in heaven nor in earth. n H^er under th<> earth was able to oneni’ i e book, neither to look therein.” When the seventh angel sounded there wer • great voices in haeven savine “The kingdoms of this world n-e become tho kingdoms of our Lerd •»nd FIs Hirist. and ho shall rpl'i'n for ver a"P over.” vr, Pn the redeemed ones get home 'W wn «io.r tso song of “Moses and he Tbev will sing His nraise epternltv. There will be no n-oepjn- "o sorrow them, hut all -i :# roVle'nn. There’!! be no -i-i-t T,p i r ”r light of the sun. but *" hi-m S elf will be the light, mo . on r -, heaven should bo our one ’ i if we miss this ou r •' ' r,r all be in vain, and It ’ ; ' P hettg,. | f WP hafl neyer ber , n ’'orn. n m.«v change your nlace of •o»odo. wonder from star to star. •os»\ travel for thousands of vears f 0r n e aoe but you parr . '•’••po.f ever-where and in tbat self •on cavrv vour heaven or hell It inevitable. No devil can create a heaven for you. You make your ow,, heaven or hell.” So let „ s mak* ‘kp Hgrht choice, and begin to make nreoaratlos for eternal hanniness. ' ^t us try to meet our loved ones ”' h ° have gone and me t our dear Savior Who died for There lo "ing His nraises throughout eternal ages. “In mv Fatw s house are many j'aosions. 1 to nrenare a nlace f or vou I iH’i come again and receive vou unto mvseif, that where I am ’here v e may he also." Heaven Is a Miss Jessie Coyle, of Gaffney, ii spending a few lays here with he brother. W. W. Coyle. Quito a number of the Timbe Hidtfe people attended services a Gethsemane last Sunday. Miss \ irginia Tate, we are sorr' lo say, is not much better. Wo wisi for her a change for the better. Miss Bertie Porter is having chill and is very sick at Present. 'W e think “J. L. S.” gave us a ver interesting write up of the reunion His letters are always interestin; and we always read them. Wo hopi he will tell us more of his trip. Blue Eyes. BOB BURDETTE’S CHURCH. Where the Famous Humorist Preaches on Sundays In Los Angeles. Rev. Robert J. Burdette, best known as “Bob” Burdette, humorist, poet, lec turer, newspaper editor and now pas tor, preaches on Sundays in one of the finest auditoriums in the country, fa mous for its engineering departures and used six days in the week for grand opera and the performances of a stock company. Temple Ikrjltlst church was organized by Burdette’s friends so that he might take the pastorate. The congregation moved from one place to another in the first year of its life, paying rent to others because it had no church of its own. Then one of the members of the congregation. Charles E. Harris, conceived the plan of combining an office building, churoh and playhouse under one roof, and the people took it up. The result is one of the greatest church buildings in the world, one of a few that pay a large Income to the church itself. The building*is built en tirely of re-enforced concrete. Twenty thousand barrels of cement were used In its construction, and seven times that much sand and gavel. Imbedded In the building throughout Are 200 tons of twisted steel, laid in the cement to hold it In place in spite of strain. Engineers said that It would be Im possible to build the immense dome of cement alone. The architect’s plans called for a span of twenty-five feet high and 12r> feet across. But it was done. Another engineering feat that was thought impossible was the construc tion of the Immense galleries, two of them, without the use of pillars. Cnn- talevers twenty-seven feet in length were required, and when they were done and tested with live times the weight they would ever be called on ! to uphold they sagged only an eight eenth of an inch. There are many : other features of the building tbat architects and engineers consider won- | derful. In a way the metamorphosis of the preacher Is quite as wonderful as some i of tho engineering feats In the build ing, Boh Burdette was u humorist, writer and lecturer, but none of his friends ever thought of him ns a preacher. Until lie came to California, six years ago. after giving up the editorship of the Burlington Hawkeye, which he made famous, he was thought of as a successful joker, that was ail. But in his more serious moments Bob Bur dette had always been recognized by nature as a good church man. When he settled down in his handsome Pasa- <!eup home on Orange Grove avenue lie turned more seriously than ever to church work. The result was that he was duly or dained a minister of the Baptist church three years ago and since that time has developed into a preacher of remarka ble force and power. From 3,000 to 5,000 persons listen to his morning ser mons every Sunday. He takes time to do a certain amount of writing also, travels extensively and reads omnlvo- rously. Added to the Interest attaching to every one of Burdette’s sermons Is the music rendered from that great organ, one of the largest in the world, that is built Into the auditorium. This organ Is one of the three largest and finest in the world and has sixty stops and 000 pipes.—Los Angeles Cor. Washington Star. Subscribe for The Ledger, $1 t year. To Pocahontas. O Pocahontas! Gontlo Indian maid, could you but live again And behold the land of world's fairs, nralnatorma. Championship baseball matches and auto- Moblles! For Instance, take a look at the Smith family— How It has grown till your Cap'n John would bo lost In tho city directory! And look at your gentle sisters of the red, Pocahontas; Instead of saving vagrant white men from the Ax, Behold how they learn hemstitched cook ing. Ibsen And the art of wearing Elbow gloves! And take a look at their brothers who are playing the Carlisle brand Of football And acquiring the art of rolling cigarettes with One hand! In fact, fair Pocahontas, you must admit that Since your day This little old freckled map known as the U. S. Has made heap progress: But perhaps 'twere better you remained in ignorance, Gentle maid, So we will just hunt up a nice quiet place on The Warpath, Where they have a Vienna orchestra and waiters Who speak high school German, And there we will drink a foaming beaker or two To your ashes! —Denver Republican. Argo Red Salmon can be served on any table. It can be served as It comes from the can, or prepared In many palatable dishes. May 27-31. Every can of Argo Red Salmon contains one pound net. It is always guaranteed to b e full weight. May 27-31. SILVER ALUMINUM JELL-O MOULDS A leaflet explaining how to get them will be found in every package of Joll-O THE DAINTY DESSERT (Approved by Pure Food Commissioners.) A 10c. package of Jell-0 makes enough dessert for a large family. Sold by all grocers. Illustrated Kecipe Book Free. Tho Genesee Pure Food Co., Le Hoy, N.Y. X Visit our booth at.IamcHtownKxpoaition. . GO TO ■■■ Clary & Kirby FOR ••• Fresh Meats and Country Produce Mm I IQTFD'Q Rocky Mountain Too Nuggeis A Busy Medicine for Busy People. . Bdngo Golden Health *nd Renewed Vigor/ A specific for Constipation. Indigestion, Liver and Kidney troubles. Pimples, Eczema, Impure Blood, Bad Breatb, Sluggish Bowels. Headache and Backache. Its Rocky Mountain Tea in tab let lo-m. 35 cents a box. Genuine made by Hollister Drug Company. Madison, Wis. GOLDEN NUGGETS FOR SALLOW PEOPLE DR. W. K. GUNTER, DENTIST )Hice in Star Theatre Building. Phone No. 20. Crown and bridge work a specialty. DR. J. F. GARRETT. DENTINT. Moved fee new oMe* ever Frederiefe Street, Front of tho Bottory. ’Phono la Oflleo and Reoldenoe. Just so Sure as tin Sun Will Rise* Paris Green will kill Potato bugs. Just re ceived a shipment by- ex press, 15 cents, two for 25 cents : : S. B. Crawley & Co. Druggists Oldest Drug House in the City. FOURTEEN Of the thirty-one persons killed in ihe wreck of the Mystic Shriners' special train at Honda, Cal., on Saturday, May nth, were insured against accidents in the Aetna Life Insurance Company, of Hartford, Conn. This involves a loss of $i 10,500, which is the largest loss ever incured by a company under accident policies in any one disaster. The total amount which the Aetna Life had at risk on the lives of passengers on this train was at least 1154,000, blit of those insured withThe Company other ttuttl the four teen killed only one is reported severely injured. The amounts payable for deaths in this wreck are all double the amounts insured, and in four cases they are triple the amounts insured throngh the fact that the beneficiaries were killed in the same disaster. This emphasizes most strongly the enlarged scope of accident insurance protection as furnished by the Aetna Life. The fact that nearly one-half of all who were killed carried their accident insur ance in the Aetna Life is striking evi dence of the confidence reposed in the Company by the insuring public, and that confidence is wisely so placed. It is only a large company like the Aetna Life that can withstand such a calamity as this. If all of the persons killed and in jured in this wreck had been insured in Aetna Life, the resultant claims would be paid immediately on receipt of proof of death and without in the slightest de gree impairing ihe strength of the Com pany. The Aetna Life furnishes absolute protection to those insured in it. Call on Jones J. Darby, - Dist. Agt. For Aetna Accident and Health Folicies. Star Theatre Building. Do Not Worry About what will become of your family or estate iu case of accident or death. : : : : ; Insure With the Carolina Mutual and free yourself from this care. You will be amply protected at a minimum cost. We do not make pleasant and high sounding proposi tions of investments for future returns, but pre fer to protect you at ab solute cost and let you invest your own money for present returns. : : For further information apply to : : : : : The Carolina Mutual Benefit Association Gaffney, S. C, 1 w. c. McArthur, General Manager. ATTENTION LIGHT AND WATER PATRONS! Beginning June 1st, 1907, all accounts and dues will be pay able at the offic of the Superin tendent on the 1st and 2nd of the mouth, unless Sunday inter venes, then on the 3rd, after which date all in arrears will be cut out without notice. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS, By A. N. Wood, Cbm. J. N. Lipscomb, W. H. Ross.