The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, May 31, 1907, Image 4

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THE LEDQEII. Tuesday and Friday, Ed. H. DeCamp, Editor and Publleher. Tke Ledger la not responsible for Ji® Tlews of correspondents. Hereafter no advertisement® will b® accepted at thie office after 9.30 o’clock en Mondays and Thursdays. Watch your label and the date. And renew before 'tls too late; If there be an error, don’t get mad. Report to us—we’ll make yon *la<L Renumber, ’tls our aim to please. But errors are like peskv flea®— They will creep in In spite of fate. Therefore, watch your label and the date. —Original. LIMESTONE CLOSES! CLOSES SESSION. (Continued from pago 1.) CITY DIRECTORY. Officials, J. Q. Little Mayor H. L. Spears Mayor Pro Tern W. H. Ross City Clerk 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 words of Dr. Lodge last night. His W. C. Hamrick President j wor( j s couched In the purest Eng- J. C. Otts Secretary must have been an inspiration to the young ladies whom he Is send- ! Only the present Is eternal. He Is the educated nta n who having gone ' out from the present brings back to it the future and the past. So man becomes a child again, living in the present,—a present made wonderful like the Heavenly City because the Kings of Time have brought their glory and their honor into it. There are two golden ages and the better one is yet to come. Any one can write of his lost youth but our vision is of things to he—a vision of eternal youth. From the pleasant valleys of child hood whence you have come “over the hills and far away,” through the hastening shorHenlng years to this high place of vision, we greet you on your commencement day. stand ing iike the old explorers on the edge of the sea—■ “Silent o n a peak in Darien.” Miss Higley, the voice teacher, at the close of Prof. Wilbur’s address favored the audience with the “Aria from Merry Wives of Windsor,” which was greatly enjoyed. Then Dr. Lodge, in eloquent and soul-stir ring words, took leave of the graduat ing class. We have heard many eloquent speakers, and have on more than one occasion been deeply affect ed by words which have fallen from the ilp s of emotional orators; but never in the whole course of our life have we been so impressed as by the FOR GREATER GAFFNEY. The Gaffney Board of Trade has been quietly at work, and has ar ranged to publish a page advertise ment in the “Expert Edition’’ of The State. Several matters affecting the material interest of Gaffney are be ing taken up. The board of direct ors have had several meetings; a manufacturing enterprise Is hunting for a Southern location, and every nerve is being exerted to locate it here. Mr. Otts says if any man has a site to offer, he will be glad for, him to call and let him know on what terms, etc. It is hoped to have the parties i n interest visit Gaffney at an early day. Mr. Anderson Thomas came to the assistance of the hoard last week, and by hi» work, a write-up of Gaff ney will he printed in one of the leading magazines of the country at an early day. Messrs. Wood, Carroll and J. N. Lipscomb will call on the business me n of the town in a few days solicit ing funds for the purpose of advertis ing Gaffney. I et every man respond. Gaffney needs more than anything else a long pull, and all pulling to gether, for a greater Gaffney. We have advantages over any other town in the State, or out of the Sate. We must place them before the public. This is an age of publicity; our un told advantages must be placed be fore the public. So get in line; and let us all pull for a greater Gaffney. Below is a list of the members. If your name is not on this list, see that it is placed there at once: J. W. Abbott, W. N. Austell, Walter Baker, Dr. B. L. Allen, T. L. Brown, G. G. Byers, p. H. Byars, T. B. But ler, J. L. Brown, J. A. Carroll, June H. Carr. J. C. Creech, R. S. Cook, W. C. Carpenter, B. G. Clary, a. W. Dog- gett, J. J. Darby, T. Davenport, Ed. H. DeCamp, J. L. Daniels, E. L. Eison, S. L. Fort, A. R. N. Folger, F. B. Gaffney, W. W. Gaffney, P. V. Gaff ney, W. C. Hames, G. C. Harper, C. C. Harris, W. C. Hamrick, George Mayes, W. F. Humphries, C. C. ing out into the world to carve out a career for themselves. His tribute to the South was grand and glorious; and r hen he touched uj>on this theme every one within the sound of his voice was visibly affected. Dr. Lodge, although he came to Gaffney from the Columbian T’niversity at Wash ington. is intensely Southern in every fibre of his being; and he never lets an opportunity pass for impressing this fact upon his hearers. The name s of the young ladies who graduated last night are as follow's: Elsie Lorena Baker, Frankie Sue Beeks, Lila Pickett Boulware, Eloyse Britt, Edna Leonore Davis. Wilma Gaffney. Ruby Violet Harper, Erin Alice Huff. Nell Jane Knight, Jes sie Lipscomb, Annie Rose Martin. Catherine Marie Martin, Made Mc- Carley, Annie Daisy Moore, Emme line Vincinth Nicholson. Vernh Elaine Parsons. Jennie Liles Reid. Daisy Rogers, Margaret Olivia Rog ers, Alsie Obella Smith, Sara lymise Stokes, Lula Ida Werts, Nancy Pearl Wilburne, Banna I/m Wilkins, Aure lia Alice Lodge, president of the class; Alma G. Free, vice-president, and Marie Boylston, secretary. It is with sincere regret that Gaff ney bids farewell to these charming young ladles, who have been with us for the past four years, and in the words of the poet we say to them: “May sweetest flowers deck the way, Where’er In life your path may he, And heaven’s brightest, fairest day Reign over you eternally." t NEWST lETTER FROM WILUNSVILLE. MOVEMENTS OF “HE PEOPLE OF LOWER CHEROKEE. “PARLIAMENT OF MAN/ to Peace Congreee In April Hopee Realize Tennyaon’e Dream. The literal realization of Tennyson’* dream of a “parliament of man” is one of the things which the National Arbi tration and Peace congress, to be held in April at Carnegie hall, New York, hopes to accomplish. The Interparlia mentary union, which met in London last year, recommended -a yearly in ternational congress to diacoss sub jects of international politics, and the coming congress, aa Mrs. Lucia Ames Mead informs the League For Polit ical Education, wants to get the Unit ed States government to Indorse this proposition. “Such a world’s parliament should meet in Geneva, I think," said Mrs. Mead. “That would be a better place than The Hague. A building sbonld 1# erected for It there, and every year „ , , „ „ ¥r r\ r* k \ the representatives of the nations Humphries, E. C. Humphries, Dr. C. A. | mw}t und t , lIk over and gmooth Jefferies, J. Eh. Jefferies, O. s. Ken drick, J. S. Littlejohn, Sumter Little john, R. E. LeMaster, R. s. Lipscomb, J. N. Lipscomb, Dr. J. N. Littlejohn, J. B. Martin, P. E. Morgan, J. M. Nelson. H. K. Osborne, A. R. Osborne, J. C. Otts, S. F. Parrott, H. F. Prid- more, A. L. Peeler, L. G. Potter, A. C. Pridmore, L. Y. Randall, C. H. Robbins, Z. A. Robertson, J. T. Rog ers, D. C. Ross, G. W. Speer, R. O. Sams. j. V. Sarratt, W. L. Settlemyer, W*. F. Smith, Oscar Shanks, Jeff Sparks. Boyd Sarratt, C. M. Smith, Maynard Smyth, S. R. Suber, W. H. Spearman J. H. Turner, W. A. Tur ner, Louis Wood, a. N. Wood, J. E. Webster, R. M. Wilkins, W. J. Wil kins. 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 l»een In session eight years ago. when the war cloud in the far east was no bigger than a man’s hand, 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 median) of exchange. That would he 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 Personal Paragraphs Concerning Pop ular People and Short Items of that Section. Wllklnaville, iVDay 29.—For want of space last week our report of the memorial meeting at Salem on the 18th inst., was necessarily precluded. However, the meeting was held and the graves decorated. Hon. J. C. Otts made an excellent address on the occasion and another chapter was added to the history of old Sa lem. Dr. Mason W. Smith, of Gaff ney, surgeon of Camp Jefferies U. C. veterans, was present and took part in the exercises. Flowers were both plentiful and beautiful and lovely women and girls were there to strew them on the graves of the Confederate dead. The cool weather s|fill continues much to the annoyance of the cotton growers who have most of their crop chopped to a stand. The plants look sickly. Corn is growing finely and we have fairly good stands. Oats are looking very well hut wheat is almost a failure. Cotton on gray land in doing very little good in some places, the stand is poor besides It Is dying out. Rev. .1. L. Oats, of Hickory Grove, will preach at Salem on the second Sabbath In June, the 9th inst., at 3:30 p. m. The public is invited to attend. We spent, last Monday with Mr. W. R. Walker on his Sunnysitie farm. This is one of the choicest farms in Cherokee county if not in upper South Carolina. Mr. Walker, as our readers are aware, is one of the most progressive men In the country. His stock farm has gained notoriety throughout the Southern States, and it well deserves It. He has 3,000 acres of land—most of which is enclosed. He has thirty- five miles of wire fencing which has eost him in the neighborhood of one hundred dollars per mile, ft’s made both strong and close. He has about 300 head of cattle and his hogs are of the best breeds to he found In this country and in England. He has sold over $500 worth of pigs and (ninety-one beeves within the last few weeks and he has plenty more of both on hand. He has soid hogs in five different States and has or ders coming in continually. He plants no cotton. He cultivates the different kinds of grass for pasture and raises all the grain he needs. He never has any corn to buy. He has in one field alone forty acres that is prepared (ike a plant bed. It’s plonged deep and sub soiled and manured broadcast. The stumps are all taken out so that, he can cultivate it with the most Improved farming impliments. It looks like a great big garden. Mr. Wade Elmore Is his foreman on the farm and everything about It. is system. His land fronts on Broad river for uearly four miles and fully that much on Pacolet. To bring this farm up to its high state of cultivation has cost Mr. Walker thousands of dollars—all of which he considers well spent. It has often been said that it would break him up, but Will Walker knows his own business and don’t need a guardian or adviser. His farm shows that should the new power dam now talk ed of he built It will ruin this Im mensely valuable farm. It would at least, take four hundred or five hun dred acres of his choicest bottom lands and render the rest practically valuless for his purposes. Mr. Wal- er will not soil his land or any part of it for a sum the promoters can well afford to pay. Besides, he says It will ruin the health of the country and make all this section uninhabit able. The decision of Judge Brawley In the peonage case in the United States court the other day will be read by farmers with a great deal of surprise atid we might say indigna tion. But, nevertheless, taking every thing into consideration. Its the strongest paper from a constitutional standpoint we have read in many a day. However much we may think it a severe blow at the farming In terest of this country, it will stand the test In the upper courts and be the means of putting the farmers in better shape to control labor and g"t better laborers than thev have m -When the hildren Ibome home from School They usually want something from the pantry 5 * You remember the hunger you had ‘—Home cooking counts for much in the child's health; do not imperil it with afum (bod by the use of poor .baking powder. Have a delicious, pure, home-made muffin, cake or biscuit ready when they come in. TVfre sure of the purity t you must use ROYAL POWDER Royal makes a difference in your home-** difference in your health— a difference m your cooking. ROYAL is absolutely Pure* many of them from Cherokee county. Mrs. r. a. Foster, whose leg was broken some time ago, is getting ilong finely. |)rs. Hood and Saye have placed too broken limb in a secure bandage and the patient is resting all right. Mr. J. A. M. Estes has gone to Richmond, Va., to attend the reunion of IT. C. veterans now in session in that city. We understand that Mr Wade Pridmore, of Sarratts’ is talking of moving from this section. We understand that Prof, and Mrs. T. 1’. Moore, who have been teaching in the lower part of the State, will spend the summer In the up country, away from the malaria so prevailent in the low country. We regret that we could not attend the unveiling of the Confederate monument at Union last Saturday. It was not possible for us to he there. Mr. John R. Peeler, an old Con federate veteran of Co. F. 15th S. C.' regiment, died yesterday at his home near here. He will be buried at the family burying ground today. Day by day our ranks are thinning One by one we disappear; And at each succeeding roll-call Fewer voices answer, “Htere.” Not very king will they be with us; Soon each regiment will bo Tented here beneath the blossoms Of the land it fought to free. J. L S. An Appendicitis Scrapbook. Probably the oddest scrapbook in New England Is that of William F. Pernald of Old Orchard, Me. It Is de voted exclusively to newspaper notices of appendicitis cases. Mr. Femald figured in an operation himself, and it was a fellow feeling for the rest of the appendicitis legion which made him commence to collect clippings. “Awhile ago,” he said to a Boston Herald man, “I talked of organizing ai. appendicitis club in Maine, Its mem bers to l»e composed of persons who have been under the knife. A number of persons to whom I mentioned tbe project approved, but I didn’t get around to carrying it into execution. I think I shall revive tbe scheme.” Subscribe for The Ledger. $1 a year. Frost In Kentucky. Lexington, Ky., May 28.—A heary frost fell all over eastern and cen tral Kentucky Monday night. It la feared that It killed all the fruit and early vegetables-. This Is the coMeat weather ever known In this section at this season of the year. It’s too bad to see people who go from day to day suffering from phy sical weakness when Hollister’® Rocky Mountain Tea would mnlo® them well. The greatest tonic knowiL 35 cents. Tea or Tablets. Gaffney Drug Co. Every can of Argo Red Salmon contains one pound net. It is alway® guaranteed to b 0 full weight. Mav 27 31. Better Shoes For Less Money Japanese For Canada. A scheme Is on foot for creating a Japanese agricultural colony in tbe heart of Alberta, Canada, says tbe China Telegraph. Well to do Japanese farmers are to be taken out, according to tbe project, and they will turn their attention to the raising of wheat and tbe cultivation of sugar beets and any thing else wiiicb will thrive in the | climate. Thu necessary negotiations are l>elng carried out by B. R. Naga- ; tany, who represents a group of capi talists. and bis proposal Is to purchase a tract of 50.000 acres from the Cana dian Pacific railway. Mr. Nagatnny has already spent four years In Cana da in the study of the conditions there, and if he is able to carry bis scheme to success he intends to return to the Do minion in the autumn to complete tbe . arrangements. Since the conception of our new method of selling Shoes direct from raw hide to retailor, our strongest claim has been that we produce better Shoes for less money, or superosity in both quality and price. No Shoe concern in the world has equal facilities for eontroll- ing 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 Retailor propo sition is wholly different, and we can demonstrate our claims with good substantial reasons that are different and tha« are backed up by facts. Quality and Price means, as one ja inclined to think at firat thought. Why the constitution ality of our labor lawn haa gone on so long without being tested Is a niat’er we are not able to under- str nd. It -'“'HiircH n 0 learned jurist to see ^ . Gie logic of his conditions, and the ; lilted and tbit at tb* prwrat u „ r „|, a , ) , e time it Is up to tbe latter to make i ,jant or laborer' will get neither i the next move. i home nor employment until he gives a satisfactory guarantee of the ful- To Uplift Negroes Leading negroes of Mississippi are planning to organize law and order leagues in every county of tbe state to suppress idleness and crime among members of tbelr race. A call has been Issued for ft maa® meeting at Brook Haven, Mlaa., on Ang. 6 for tbs purpose of forming a state a—oclstiom. H-ware «»f Olntai-uU for Catarrh that Coutttin Merrurjr “England is leading tbe world today In her desire to reduce her arma ments,” said Mrs. Mead, “and she is looking to the United States for a sup porting band.” Naw Wsy to Talophons. Tbe new way of using tbe telephone, supposed to have been bit upon by one of tbe many health cranics who are concerned with keeping elear of germs, which Is to press tbe receiver against the chest Instead of bolding it close to the mouth and talking In the usual way, the voice, It is claimed, being : 811^ nt his contract. R”v. G. M. Teal will preach at Abingdon Greek church next Sab bath. attended the comm union meet- | in.r at the A. R. Presbyterian church at Hickory Grove last Sabbath. A large congregation was present— Modern Progress in New York. Office buildings 2C stories high, containing a thousand offices; hotels cavering a city block, contalnng 1,496 sootns; many, very many, painted with the L. & M. Machinery produces L. & M. Palat at 50 times less cost for labor tha® if made by hand. 4 gallons L. & M. mixed with 3 /aliens Linseed Oil. bought fresh from the barrel at amout 60 cents per gal ion. makes 7 gallons of paint at a cost of less than $1.20 per gallon. If any defect exists In L. ft M. Paint, will repaint house for nothlag. Donations of L. ft M. made t® churches. Sold by Smith Hardware Company, Gaffney. Our quality is the result of 20 years of cxperieuce in Shoe making along ad vanced methods. There is something about the wear ing qualities of our own leather that can’t be dupli cated elsewhere. (>ur prices are the result of a direct-connected organi zation, containing numer ous new and unequaled fa- c : lities and equipment for the production and distri bution of Shoes on the low est possible basis of cost. NO MIDDLEMEN S PROFITS SATISFIED CUSTOMERS TELLS THE STORY BETTER This is the kind of Shoes we sell. Brown Oxford and Gibson Ties Carroll & Byers Gaffney South Carolina Subscribe for The Ledger, $1 a year. u* mercury will surely destroy tbe wnae of I f arr * ed perfectly. 1* now quite popu- smell and completely derange the whole sy» i*r iu Philadelphia, according to the tern when ft through the ^n^uc.itis Record. The less clothing there is be- surf'icc*. Such articles should never i»e used except on prescriptions from reputable physicians, as the damage they willooisten fold to the /o<*l you can possibly derive from them. Hall's Catarrh «Jure, rnanufac lured by F J. Cheney A Co.. Toledo, O.. con tains no HiiT'-ury. and is taken Internally acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. In buying Mali’s Catarrh Cure t<e sure to get the genuine. It istaken Internally, and made luToledo.O, by F. -I.Cheney A Co. Testimonials free, a «old by brugglsts. price 7V. per bottle. Hall * ramify PIIL are the b«j.t. clothing tween the ibe.- t n;..i I • i i t tue better, but If the pressure la* firm the us“r! n ^ou ’ ^' wi ’r" apv re! !f h' declared, does not Interfere. The sci entific explanation of this phenomenon Is that tbe sound?* of the voice a bleb are made In the chest are carried by the bones as they would be by a sound ing board. Consumption is less deadly than it used to be. Certain relief and usually complete recovery will result from the following treatment: Hope, jest, fresh air, and—Scott's Emulsion. * * , ALL DRUGGISTS. BOo. AND $1.00. "The Cheap Store” SELLS ALL KINDS OF GROCERIES T. Davenport*