The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, November 05, 1907, Image 2
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TuMday and Friday,
>d.iii DaCamp, Editor and FHEdahor.
to Ledger Is not rooponolhlo for
■ te views of correspondents.
Horoaft^ no ndvor^toomants win to
accented at ttilo offloo after fJO o’elook
oa Mondays and Tturodaya.
Watch your label and the date.
And renew before *t!s too lata;
If there be an error, don't set mad.
Report to us—well make you alad.
Renumber, 'tie our aim to Please.
But errors are like pesky fleas—
Ther will creep In In spite of fate.
Therefore, watch yonr label and the
date.
—Original.
CITY DIRECTORY,
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Ofllehda.
J. Q. Little Myer
IL L. Spears Mayor Pro Teas
W. H. Rosa Otfr Clerh
R. A. Jones Tisaanrsr
A. L. Hallimaa Health OMoer
T. H. Luakhart Chlaf FoUaa
J B. Ben OttF Attorney
Beard PuMla Wertn.
A. N. Wood ....
J. N. Lipscomb
W. H. Roes
Board of Trade
J. C. Hamrick
j. a otts
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SUPPLY AND DEMAND.
W# have noticed Items In oar t»-
rtoato exchangee lately to the effect
that legitimate supply and demand
kaa nothing to do with the price of
eotton. That the Wall Street gamb
les Baa a great deal to do with ma-
mlptfatlmg the price of the conunod-
% we do not deny; but we cannot
igrn with the proposition that the
suppij has nothing to do with it, foi
the very simple reason that In order
to depress the price he must hare
the cotton to deliver when the man
to whom he has sold calls for it. So
that M order to manipulate the price
to aaft his own ends this gentleman
must know that there is plenty of oot-
taw where he can get It, or else the
awas to whom he has sold will squeeie
Mai at his pleasure.
Maw. the remedy, ae we have said
bstore, is In the hands of the farmers
ia toe South. They hold the key to
the Mtuatlon and If every bale of cot-
tern, except that which Is obliged to
bo asld, be held off the market, the
geatfeman in Wall Street cannot get
it with which to gamble.
Already some big-hearted aad pub-
lie dplrlted citizens in Cherokee coun
ty Dave bought and stored quite a lot
ef eutton, aad other gentlemen who
have money to rpare are talking of
dotog the same thing, and ^thls Is
baton done all over the cotton belt,
It wtl not be long until you will put
thto festive gambler, who traffics in
toe hearts and souls of his victims,
eu* of business and he will be beg-
Wag you to show him that mercy
which he wag never known to accord
anyone.
The farmers of the South have
be«B slaves to the gambler of the
North ever since the war, but they
are fast becoming educated and his
tory records the fact that no enllght-
eaed people ever wore the badge of
slavery long, and when we “come In
to our own again” we will, ae once
before, be the dictators of the finan
cial policy of the united Statee, and
tirthnatelji that of the world.
else, without paying him for hla time.
We hope that the delegation from
Cherokee county will introduce a bill
at the next session of the general as
sembly to cure this flagrant Injustice.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
The Columbia State of Friday says
there were twenty-eight thousanu
paid admissions Into the fair grounds
Thursday. If the facilities of the
street car company were not better
than they were last year we are glad
we did not attend.
* * •
We have recently heard several
citizens ask what has become of the
commission that was appointed to
investigate the affairs of the county.
It was confidently expected that the
committee would make their report
at this term of court, but for some
reason said report was not forthcom
ing. Now, we know every member
of the committee personally, and they
are all good men, but people are en
titled to know why the report has
been so long delayed. It is up to
you. gentlemen, to say why this Is so.
Good Advice.
(Union Times.)
Some time ago the editor looked
upon the house In Cherokee count7
in which Tom Harris murdered the
aged woman and robbed her of her
money. One of the thoughts that
came to mind wag this: Why did
this woman keep all that money
hidden upon her person It Is
strange that people come so slowly
to realize that a bank is the place
for money that is Idle. What a
temptation to the lawless Is a de
fenseless man or woman known to
be hoarding money. Turn It Into a
good bank and let It go to work,
and at the same time thus get rid of
the constant danger that its pres
ence invites.
Cure Not prevention.
(Chicago Dally News.)
A laborer lu eastern Indiana died
recently and the members of the fra
ternal order lu which he held mem
bership called upon his widow to
find how they might be of most as
sistance in her distress. They made
all arrangements for the order to at
tend the funeral, but before settling
upon the final details for the obse
quies they desired to know if Jthe de
ceased had any special church affilia
tion.
"Did your husband belong to any
churchr’ was asked.
“W’y, no,” said the woman, In as
tonishment; "he never done nothin’
to belong to church fur.”
Kings creek New*.
Kings Creek, Nov. 1.—I will try to
give a few happenings from this cor
ner of Cherokee county.
The weather has been pretty now
and farmers are making good use of
the time in this nelghbortiood, garn
ering crops and sowing grain.
Mr. E. B. McSwain has a cancer
on his hand that is giving him lots
of pain.
Mr. Johnson Carroll and son-in-law,
Mr. Tom Falls, have bought a saw
mill. They are hustling men and
we believe they will make a success
with the mill.
Mfr- and MJrs. ^inkney McSwaiu
are rejoicing over a little bouncing
girl.
The health of this community .is
generally good.
Mr. J. L- S-, you must have good
neighbors. They are mighty good to
give you vegetables or you are a
mighty poor farmer one, and your
neighbors get sorry for you.
Mrs. Jane Beheler Is lying very low
at Mr. Johnson Carroll’s. She Is from
Texas and Mr. Johnson Carrol! is her
brother.
I think The Ledger Is a grand pa
per. If it did not have anything In
it but Talmage’s sermon It would be
worth what we pay for It, and, J. L.
S., I do enjoy reading your letters.
I wish more would write to The led
ger. This is my first attempt to
write to this paper, but If this does
not find Its way to the waste basket
I will come again. I am only a boy
twelve years old. but don’t you for
get I enjoy reading our home paper.
Boys and girls, let’s all do all we can
for our home paper, The Ledger.
,1 will quit for this time, but hope
to come again when I have some
news.
A Reader.
Jones J. Darby
Insurance
Office Star Theatre Bi.
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Have you accepted
this remarkable offer?
$2.70 w 5*
fat $1.00
In order that you may become
familiar, by actual use, with all the
tooth and toilet preparations sold
under the name of &ami we
are authorized by the Sanitol
Chemical Laboratory Company ta
make you their great introductory
offer of ten full sized packages of the
following preparations for only $1.00.
The total coat of these ten products, if pur
chased at regular prices, would be $2.70.
Sanitol Tooth Powder • 25c
Sanitol Face Cream • % 25c
Sanitol Tooth Pasta • 25c
Sanitol Toilet Powder • 25c
Sanitol Liquid Antiseptic 25c
Sanitol Bath Powder . 25c
Sanitol Shaving Creme • 25c
Sanitol Violet-Elite Soap • 25c
Sanitol Tooth Brush • 35c
Sanitol Face Powder . 35c
Total Retail Price . . $2.70
All These for a $1.00 Bill
In order to secure this assortment cal) and
see us for particulars.
GAFFNEY DRUG CO.
oct-15-Tues-tf
A FLAGRANT INJUSTICE.
At the term of the criminal court
which has just ended, a witness was
taken away from his business In
Lyadhburg, Va., and brought here to
testify in a criminal case. Lynch
burg is about 260 miles from Gaffney,
and the pay of this witness was $1.6r>.
A witness In a criminal case is en
titled to 50 cents per day and five
seats per mile one way, and he can
only get mileage within the State.
This witness wag here two days and
this would give him $1.00 as his per
diem, and the mileage from Grover
to Raffney is 13. so he would be en-
fitted to 91 cents mileage. This wit-
new is a traveling man and If he
need mileage It would cost him $6 60
railway fare to Gaffney and the same
auBoant to return would make It cost
hha $11.00 for railway fare alone, to
tap nothing of hia hotel bill and other
expenses.
Now, this Is not right. If It t« nec-
—■cry tor the State of Sooth Caro
line. In order to convict her crimi-
to bring men away from their
i, the should pay them at
leeal tmough to defray their leglti
nets expenses. Legislation Is badly
needed along this line. It makes so
AMMrecce how busy a man may be
In hie crop, and there are periods
ntoa* hla time Is worth fUB par
howr, ha oan be taken from hla plow
and forced to serve on a ooroner s
Jnry or to testify in a oriataal case
In • magistrate’s court, without one
eswt of compensation. Should he r»
fane to obey the mandate of ton law,
too otooer who laaues ton summons
la toothed with power to punish him.
No man should be forced to quit hla
weaB and go to court, or aajwhax
HI* Toothpicks.
(Youth’s Companion.)
Mr. Carson, owner of the sawmill,
had his eye on every stick of timber
in the county, and the owner of ev
ery poor little clump and grove had
his eye on Mr. Carson and theMslng
prices of lumber.
George Wales cut his thin squad of
pines, trimmed the logs, and piled
them ■ In hla front lot by the road.
Then he waited tor the time when he
should accidentally be visible on the
place and Mr. Carson should drive by.
The encounter took place In due
time. Mr. Carson rattled past in his
wagon, took a sidelong look at the
pile of logs and called, “Say, George,
don’t you know it ain’t polite to throw
your toothpicks ’round the front
yard?’’
Bamburq is Like Gaffney.
(Bamburg Herald.)
Editor DeCamp, of the Gaffney
Ledger, says he thinks there have
been fewer business failures in Gaff
ney during the past ten years thin
any town In the State of like popula
tion. We were under the Impression
that Bamberg bad tbe finest record
in this respect, but we may be mis
taken. However, we wouldn’t mind
comparing records with Gaffnty or
any other town. Our observation for
eight years and more makes ns be
lieve that there are fewer buftneas
failures In Bamberg and less real es
tate sold under mortgage than In any
coutny in South Carolina. We are
glad to know that Cherokee Is so
handsomely sustaining the reputation
of new counties for progress and
prosperity.
Excused.
(Chicago Tribune.)
A popular after dinner speaker
rose to respond to a toast.
"Gentlemen,” he said, "the unex
pectedly flattering manner in which
your toastmaster has introduced me
this evening reminds me of a story
which strikes me as being appropri
ate to tihe occasion. By the way, now
many of you hav^ heard the story of
the Pennsylvania farmer and the
young wolf he bought for a 'ooon
dog? r Will those who. are familiar
with It from having listened to it half
a dozen times or more please raise
their hands.”
An overwhelming majority of his
auditors raised their hands.
“Thanks, gentlemen.” he said, "f
shall not Inflict it upon you.”
With their rapturous applause still
ringing in his ears, he sat down.
He made the hit of the evening.
Fair Warning.
(Youth’s Companion.)
Mrs. Wilson’s husband was often
obliged to go to New York on busi
ness and frequently did not reach his
home until the arrival of the mid
night train. Mrs. Wilson had, been In
the habit of sleeping peacefully at
these times without fear, but a num
ber of burglaries in tbe neighborhood
during one of her husband’s trips to
New Yorh had disturbed her calm.
On the night of his return Mr. Wil
son was stealing carefully up the
front stairs, as was his wont on such
occasions, so that his wife would not
be wakened, when he heard her voice,
high and strained:
’T don’t know whether you are my
husband or a burglar,” came the ex
cited tones, “but I am going to be on
the safe side and shoot, so if you are
Henry you’d better get out of the
way!'’
MONEY TO LOAN
I am prepared to negotiate
loans on first mortgage on
improved farms for a term of
years, in amounts from $300
up. Call on
J. C. JEFFERIES, Attorn
Sep 27-6m Gaffney, B. C.
TECHNICALLY KOUCATED
iveer>er> i
Tbe demand Is far greater than tbe
■apply. Let tbe InterMMeml Oewee
sewSewoe Eebeele, el Serenten, Fa., pre
pare you. Postal will bring Information
on 206 courses. It’s free. 8-37-ly-Dp
DR. J. F. OARRBTT.
DENTIST.
Moved te new eMa* ever Froderte*
Street Front ef toe Battery.
’Flie no la Oflee aad
FOR ALL COULTY NBWS, IM
PORTANT HAFPSNINQ8 IN THE
tTATE AND BVENTS OF INT1RESI
•N FOREIGN LANDS, TAKB ANB
READ THE LSDGJfc.
The
NEW SHOE STORE.
I have opened up a new Shoe
Store in the Rodgers Jewelry
building. Will also carry some
Notions in connection with
Shoes. Everything fresh and
new, and at rock bottom prices
for cash. See my goods and get
my prices before buying.
Yours truly,
I. M. PEELER.
Just Received
Car each of heart piue
Shingles, Ceiling and
Flooring. Call on us when
in need of building mate
rial. : : : :
The Builders Supply Go.
Sept-24-3m
DR- W. K. GUNTER
L> K J* T I » '.r
Office in Star Theatre Building
Phone No. 20.
Crown aad bride# work a specialty
Farmers and ITechanics
B. AND U ASSOCIATION
SAVE MONEY! COMMENCE NOW!
The less monty you h*ve '.h«- ytraler jour r.ttd ior faviups. Youshould
buy you a home. You expect to buy a home sometime. If you wait until
you can pay all cash for it, you will never buy. Commence saving by tak
ing stock with us to day. and when you want io buy or build, come and gel
your savings, and if you need borrow the balance from us and pay your
house rent to yourself. Don’t you kuow that the rent you are now paying
will about pay your building and loan dues and interest, and at the end of
six years you will have a home instead of a bundle of rent receipts. See ns.
N. H. LITTLEJOHN,
Pr.sJd.nt,
J. L. WALKER,
VIocFraaidcnt.
C. W. NAMES,
Sao'y and Traaa.
J. C. OTTS,
Sallcltar.
Office io Gaffney Trust Go., Upstairs, National Bank Bldg.
FIRM AND TIMBER LANDS FOR SALE
In Old Virginia.
l>o you want a grass, grain, stock, cotton, tobacco or combination farm? If so,
we have it. We have the chocolate, red and gray soil with red clay subsoil. No
land in the South is naturally better or more easily improved than the land around
Chase City in Mecklenburg and adjoining counties. It can be bought at from $f 00
to $15.00 per acre. Why continue to work poor, small, high-priced farms whea we
are offering for sale such land at such prices? Come to see ns at once or write for
land and timber circular. Oct. 29-2taw-3ma.
JEFFREYS, HESTER A CO., Ino.
Real Estate Aganta.
Ghasto City, Euokianbur* oa., - Virginia.
RESOLVED.»
Yoo never. Stz/mwe. m
THE TOP WHO ISNTWEto
DRESSED. 'ibU A1UST H**
iGooD APWIREL To REACH
theTop or syay there
/\RE YOU ON THE way
up?
BUSTER BROWN.
COFVRICHYIfOfc.SvTHE BuSTERtaowNCo.Chicago
AT THE TUP. lit
WHY DoE.5 THE TIU/IT MAN PACK THE CHOICE
APPLET AT THE TOP OF THE BARREL? BECAUSE
THE APPLET AT THE TOP ARE THE F1R.5T OHE.S
PEOPLE .5EE. APPEARANCE COUNTS. IF AP
PEARANCE HELP.S THE FRUIT MAN, WHY WILL
NOT APPEARANCE HELP YOU? WE CAN HBLP
YOUR APPEARANCE AND WITH THE.SE THINSS:
27-INCH HEAVY OUTING, WORTH 7 J-2C FOR
ONLY 5C.
HEAVY ALL WOOL RED FLANNEL, IOC.
50C YARD-WIDE DRE.S.5 FLANNEL, 29C.
$ 10 MEN3 ALL WOOL BLACK THIBIT JUIT^,t7.SO
»5.00 MEN’^ ALL WOOL BROWN OVERCOATS
FOR $3.90.
$2.50 WOMEN’J VICI BLUCHER .SHOE.5, $200.
$3.50 MEN’-S WELT PATENT CALF JHoEi,$2.SO.
BARGAINS IN EVERY DEPARTMENT UNTIL
CHRI.STMA.S.
RE^PECTFLLY,
CARROLL & BYERS.
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Let Us Put You On
A NEW ROOF
Or Repair the Old One
We do all kinda off rooffing, slate,
tin and metal shingles, and guaran
tee all to be water-prooff. We do all
kinda off tin and galvanized iron
work, galvanized oornlee, gutters,
skylight, ridge roll valley, etc.
Write or phone us. :
O. G. WILSON & CO.
Opposite Ledger Office.
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