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tl I t Cherokee B. i L. ‘ 0 Fifth Series Opens August 1st Stock Being Taken-Applications For Loans Filed. One man is now living in his own house who joined in Jag uar) ; madw application for loan; paid his dues—75 cents— which was really due February 2. He made this payment as a matter of good faith. He is in his own happj’ home today—February 10. He is saving house rent today. His property—not the landlord’s property—is growing in value every day. Name furnished upon application : : : Read Our Booklet And Pass It " It Means A GREATER GAFFNEY. W. W, Gaffney, Sec’y & Treas. C. A. Jefferies, Prest. BOOD-BYE TO OXFORDS In order to begin next season’s business with new, clean goods, we have gone through our entire ttock and put a price on OXFORDS that means goodbye to every pair. : : : : This sale does not mean just a few odds and ends, but includes our entire stock of standard makes, such as Edwin Clapp <te Sons. Crossett, Walkover, Ziegler liros., Queen Quality ; in fact, every pair of men’s women’s and children's Slippers and Oxfords in the store : : : Edwin Clapp $6.00 Oxfords at $5.00 Edwin Clapp $5.50 Oxfords at $4.50 Crossett’s $5.00 Oxfords at $4.00 Crossett's $4.00 Oxfords at $3.20 Ziegler Bros'. $3.50 Oxfords at $2.80 Ziegler Bros'. $3.00 Oxfords at $2.40 Queen Quality $3.50 Oxfords at $2.80 Queen Quality $3.00 Oxfords at $2.40 Don’t fail to take advantage of this offer to get the best makes of high class footwear at the lowest prices. I O o. trYArQ <F f< r lr'i rirCYlKi'ArVftr'* 7 ftrV^fir*< r ir'l ftrYtir'i ilr'i itfi tlfi tlr'i iir't tlr / -i tlr'i tir'i iir'i REAL ESTATE FOR SALE At a Bargain One lot 80x120, west side Oakland Avenue. Four lots 80x200 and one 140x80 west side of Victoria Avenue. House and i0t on west side Limestone St. Lot 80x200, with eighc-room house, electric lights and w’ater works, and all modern conveniences. One house and lot fronting on Frederick street, lot 136x152 with four room cottage and city water. Price very cheap. One house and lot fronting on Robinson street, lot 116x152 with four room cottage and city water. Price very cheap. This property must be sold at once. Call and see us if you are interested. FX>K RETVTT Four rooms for rent in Cherokee Drug Co.'s building. See us for REAL ESTATE, whether a buyer or seller. Before placing your Fire Insurance phone No. 170. Trust Co. Office in National Bank Building ESCAPE OF A SINGER Finnish Woman Revolutionist Who Fled a Russian. Cell. HELPED BY FRIENDLY GUARD Miss Maria Mieler’s Songs Melted Hearts of Her Jailers—Was In Wo men’s Militia In Finland, but Expects to Stay and Sing In America. Miss Marla Mieler, an Esthonian prima donna from Finland, after a happy escape from a Russian prison In St. Petersburg, where she was put for being in sympathy with the Fin nish revolutionary movement, has ar rived in New York and is going to sing and «tay in the United States, says tba New York World. Miss Mieler has sung ail over Finland for the benefit of the political sufferers and took an active part in the revolutionary move ment. She sang last year to big revo lutionary meetings in Helsingfors, where her songs created a great sen sation. ”1 am not drilled to fight in the streets, but I will tiring you entbu i- astn with my songs,” said Miss Mieler to the Finnish women militia, mem hers of the Red guard who fought against the Russian troops. She her self belonged to this militia, led by Captain Kock. The Russian revolutionists also ask ed Miss Mieler to sing in St. Peters burg. and a great concert was arrang ed in the hall of the conservatory. When Miss Mieler, after the concert, returned to the Hotel Palais Royal, where she was staying, nine drunken policemen rushed into her room and pmde a search, but found nothing. Then they arrested her and her sister, who had come from Moscow' for a visit “I was put in a dark, cold and dirty! prison cell,” said Miss Mieler. ‘‘There was nothing to sleep on, and I walked up and dow4f the whole night. Toward morning I lay on the wet and dirty floor and slept. More than twenty- four hours I was in this ceil without food or drink. I heard often the cry of a woman who was being tortured by the police, and I expected the same torturing myself every hour. After many requests and lamentlngs I got a drink and a piece of black bread. ‘‘The torture of women is a common thing In Russia, and when the police were searching my room the officer de manded that I undress myself for 1 search. When I refused to do so he became angry and would have beaten me had not the manager of the hotel interfered. Then a maidservant was calk'd, who searched me. “In this dark and narrow cell I be gan to sing the sad Russian and Finn ish folk songs and some beautiful op eras, and my voice resounded through the silent prison. Not only the pris oners became joyous and excited, but also the warders of the prison liked it. and they listened quietly to all my songs. Singing usually la not permit ted in a prison. I was told that the chief of the prison stood silently be hind my locked door and listened until I finished. “The singing saved my life, for soon I l»egari to receive better treatment. My cell was heated, and I got better food than before. One of the warder- told me that lie wept like a child when I sang a folk song that he had beard when he was a boy. Always when I finished my prison recitals there were applause and enthusiastic: shouts such as I never received before. “Once on a dark night a prison guard slowly opened the iron door of my cell and whispered that he was willing to help me to escape, for my songs had urged him to do for me any thing I wl-hed. I gave him some ad dresses of friends in the city and ask ed him to go to them and arrange mat ters. Among them was the son of a •cti- Cough Bjrup. tUt FAILS. Good. UM In lima. Bold by drnggUU. V.*.* ♦A * f*V- V judge of the supreme court who ad mired my singing, and he began to make plans w ith the* guard. ”1 do not know how they arranged it but It was ag; hi on a dark and stormy right when the guard quietly openo ’ ;i... door, saying. Take all your tiling in.d follow me.’ lie led me out of 1h prison with my sister to where the : of the court justice awaited us at tin pr'«ou g 'd s. Ho told me that he tok pV koI to the prison i-fflce, where* tha .light the friendly guard was on duty, that by order of the chief of police I nn I be release 1 immediately, as ip arrest was a mistake. Tlerpol e as thor .h he himself v ei .» police* otlb lal and sent two men dl :rui‘-ed ns policemen with a forged o d to froe me. He escorted me to II ■ Fi inish railroad station and introdu el ire there to another friend, wl was disguised as a policeman. I wo io Finland and the second day aft my release gave a recital in Yibor. The- hall was crowded. 1 gave sonie other recitals until the Finnish go emor told me that the Russian polk- were again hunting me and advised me to leave Finland immediately. I decided to come to America, for It Is a free country, and here I will sing of the great and heroic Finnish women who make the laws and fight In the streets. I will sing the songs of the Finnish composers, which are not known In this country.” Miss Mieler Is Intending to show In her recitals the chains with which she was bound for her efforts to gain lib erty for her native land. She has stud led four years in the conservatory in Dresden and two years In Berlin with Etelka Oerster. “The most advanced women in the world are the Finnish women,” she said, “and the most original music ie the Finnish music, with which I am going to make Americana acquainted.’’ For that Dandruff There is one thing that will cure it—Ayer’s Hair Vigor. It is a regular scalp-medicine. It quickly destroys the germs which cause this disease. The unhealthy scalp becomes healthy. The dandruff disap pears, had to disappear. A healthy scalp means a great deal to you—healthy hair, no dan druff,no pimples,no eruptions. The best kind of s testimonial— “Sold for over sixty years.” »br J. O. Ayer Co., Lowoll, AIM ~ yers manufeoturor* of f_ SARSAPARILLA. PIUS. CHERRY PECTORAL. SAVING MONEY Is simplv « process of growth. If you form the habit, finan cial independence will grow out of your small beginning just as sure as the giant tree grows irom the sappling. Nobody ^aves much at a time. Everybody can vive a little at a time. Financial success if * simply a matter of sticking to your -aving plan—making your character stronger than any temptation to spend. Try the bank account plan of saving—see how fast the small change grows into dollars, andghow the dollars grow into tens and hun dreds. We help it to grow by paying you 4$ interest on sal- ings accounts and time deposits. LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION. State of South Carolina, County of Cherokee. By J. E. Webster, Esquire Probate Judge. Whereas, R. A. Bonner has made suit to me, to grant him Letters of Administeratlon of the Estate and effects of Edward F. Bonner, deceas ed. These are therefore to cite and ad monish ali and singular the kindred and creditors of the 8a ld Edward F. Bonner, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Cherokee Court House, Gaffney, S. C., on Friday, August 9th, next after publication thereof, at eleven o’clock In the fore noon, to show cause, If any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand, this 24th day of July. Anno Domini, 1907. J. E. WEBSTER. Probate Judge. Pub. in Gaffney Ledger July 26th and August 2nd, 1907. Subscribe for The Ledger, 91 a FOR ALL COLT TV HfeWL lx, PORTANT HAPPENINaa IN Trtl 67ATE AND EVEN OF (NTERtHf IN FOREION LANDS. TAKE ANt READ THE LE3ft.SU. MERCHANTS^PLANTERS BANK , , GAltFNEV.. S.C. Be Honest With Yourself If you were to die today is your family well provided for? Would the mortgage be paid without inconvenience to your loved ones? The prudent man insures his property against Fire that may never come. Are there not more reasons why you shouldHnsure against Death/ which is sureitofeome? Good and economical^ management) added; to careful medical seiec tion gives safe Insurance at a low| cost. ..Z2 Carolina Mutual Benefit Assn. GAFFNEY, S. C. 1/ If youlare notToarryinflkanyfctock in <*1 * Building & Loan Association It is because you have not looked into the merits and advantages. It is good for the investor as well at the borrower. If you are paying rent, make up your mind today to stop paying rent and own your home. e/ I * R. M. WILKINS, President. R. S. LIPSCOMB, Sec. and Treas. OFFICE IN MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS BANK Gaffney, S. C. Would YOU like for your Stationery to be neatly printed and promptly delivered? If so, will you let us prove to you that our work will * THE LEDGER. Caftnay, S. C. Please? HOW HAVE GROWN ! I of the business: July 1st, 1003, July 1st, 1004, July 1st, 1905, $17,833.56 $39,335.55 July 1st, 1906 - - July 1st, 1907, . - • SS9,227.21 - - $96,974.42 $125,823.90 a These figures show that the people have confidence in this Bank: they show that they are satisfied with the investment; they show that more people are learning the lesson of saving day by day; they show that this institution is as solid as human ingenuity can make it. ^. r^r We want more business; we want your business. If you haven’t a bank account, start one NOW, WITH US, and thus HAVE YOUR SAVINGS EARN YOU SOMETHING. We are now paying over $5,000.00 annually in interest to our depositors, and you should be receiving your share of this interest money. MAYNARD SMYTH, Cashier! LL ’ V GAFFNEY SAVINGS BANK