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1 THE GAFFNEY LEDGER, Tuesday and Friday. Ed. H. DeCamp, Editor and Publisher 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 you glad. Remember, 'tlo our aim to please, But errors are like pesky fleas— They will creep in in spite of fate, Therefore, watch your label and the date. —Original. 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. I»ckhart 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 MAY ABSORB C- & W> C- | Mr. William Dollar, I Good Citizen. In a certain western town lives a ^ontiernan wh<»e name is William Dollar. They call him Dollar Bill when they get funny. But Mr. Dol lar is a dignified, enter prising, good citizen. Xot every Dollar Bill is a good citizen. Many <.f them are prone to ignore the claims of their own community and run away to a big city to be spent. Many millions of Dollar Bills have left the smaller towns for the overgrown cities this present year of our Lord. How many Dollar Bill- have gone out of THIS TO WX —left homo and gone to some big city, never to return i Every time a Dollar Bill leaves town it takes a two-cent stamp with it, for it goe> to a Mail Order Store. That helps the postmaster a little, but it doesn't help the local ifterchant. It means just so much less trade for him. C- Which means just so much less cash circulat ing in this community. Which means just so much more social and business stagnation. Which means the stunting of the town's growth just to that extent. It' yon Cl in this -ecret can't you v l)\ l]*‘i Il'cih* If these eitizf'ii • i 1 !!; M T! i - they :■ g- ill: f'X]>re- ~ out o '* * * ,„ mmm , e in rids mail order stunt. Dollar Bill- were really good and enterprisini um. i\ <»f VO!Mi Dollar Bills take the midnight f town <»n the Envelope Route? : • OO OOO V O :> notes and comments- A Quco. RdilrOcicl Order. The dim-.or of the Transcaucasian The various committees which were railway. Olonel Ni-U,.|, .aer. bus is sued the l :lowing < urious order: -In -ehe.tided to meet yesterday morning transacted only rountine business. * * * ner the com > < •' six n;. m!:« of the currem year thirty odielnls of t''o Trausiau easiai. line heve oerislied by vioien; aliout two hundred del- deaihs i'eii ;*iii<>ul tliem \\ m-• of tic egates in the city last nisrht, and by toniaht the numher will have reached nearlv four hundred. -k M * these "illlg u ary organu.ata.n We told one delegate that every- tor su.sp. aii.g . hodv in (Jaffnev were Metliodists c.iUc.*(l l,y ; tin- week. Qnoth th ■ delegate. '‘It va. ;.u:. I. . 1< will do you good to get right, if only l' ro ' ■ I , for a week.” 11 '* '! ' to t ■ i*i: er 11 ’ i. a * * * tiishoj) Morrison, who will preside over the conference, is one of the rno-t distinguished men of the Meth odist church. A brief sketch of his life appears in another column. * * + S. D. Bailey, jf Sumter, paid Improving a Statue. The Ledger a much appreciated call Professor Bruit's n enlty com .vs hi European sia. I give this notice as a gitii future action. ' Argonaut. yosterda... if all preachers were as i nd> as full of life a - Brother Bailey, this world would be brighter and better for all of us. * * * Ti.E paper wishes to emphasize that the delegates, whether preachers or laymen, are always welcome at »thi- ( ffice. a Special desk has been -• t part for their us<> during the >< -ion of conference. # * • The address of Rev. Mark 1, i'u lisl before the Historical Societ equestrian statue t<> Kar Weimar lonkr 1 too i ■ Bculptor after it liad i and in order e • ilie y of lust for Iihi of art ’i'!.i a a| 11s to the 11 b-r v u or pro- i Te rest oi < d :<» . he.r < ..; tion" a u.t in . .,- v, i 1 ! ; < ..Idy a- le it with en- the tia . Iiieli i w die d.ue, but for year- the m be pointed out a ; tlm giv ■ nded to '■nioria! u one. 1 I i*‘ Joyed lame to Ps fullest extent one should have heard it in person. The distinguished speaker was listened to Much Speculation a* to Route of the South and Western. (Spartanburg Journal.) There is considerable speculation as to the route that will be selected by the South & Western road to give connection from Bostic to the sea- coast. Three routes are being con sidered, one via Gaffney to the coast, another through Spartanburg, Augus ta and Savannah, and the third down the Wateree country to Charleston. There are those who are of the opin ion that the route through Spartan burg will be selected. In connection with the route through Spartanburg to Augusta and Savannah, there is,a report that the South A- Western road will absorb the Charleston and Western Carolina road, should this route he selected. That the officials of the South A: Western road are interested in Spar tanburg and the Charleston and Western Carolina road there can be no doubt, for they have made two visits to this city and made a trip down tho Charleston and Western Carolina each time. The Greenville News published file folowing interest ing story of the absorption of the Charleston and Wesretn Carolina road by the South A- Western, in the event the route to Spartanburg should be selected; "If the South A Western Railway purchases the Charleston and West ern Carolina Railway. Greenville will get the benefit of the short haul from the coal fields in spile of the fact that the main route of the new line will he through Gaffney. Spartanburg, or perhaps further east in North Caro lina. “In an interview published recent ly in the Manufacturers' Record, President George L. Carter, of the South A-. Western, makes it very plain that the new road is to have an outlet to the sea, and either Charleston or Savannah will be selected. Mr. Car ter refers to the wharf property own ed by the company at Southport, N. C.. hut, declares this place is not be ing considered in connection with the company’s Atlantic terminals. "Mr. Carter and other officials of the South A- Western .recently visited Greenville. They did not tell anyone why they came hero, but it was very evident from the interest they took in the city and surrounding country that there was something brewing. By putting two and two together it begins to look like the South & Western i^ considering the purchase of tin- charleston A-. Western Caroli na. President Carter tells the Man ufacturers’ Record that the route to the sen will be either by way of Gaff ney and tho Pee Doe country, to Charleston, or through Spartanburg, Augusta and Savannah. If the latter route is selected it stands to reason that the charleston a- Western Caro lina will tie absorbed by the South & Western. President Carter and Ills party came to Greenville because they were interested in the Charleston & \\ estern Carolina ami the territorv through which it passes. It is generally believed by local business men that Greenville would be greatly benefited in the event of tiie South & Western touching this city. At present a new line is being built through the mountains. ..\ part of the road is already in operation in Western Virginia, and a great part of it has been graded. The work is being pushed, and it will not i,e long before the route through South Caro lina and the terminals will have to be decided upon. If the Charleston and Western Carolina is purchased, new and heavier rails will have to be laid and the wooden bridge's will doubtless tie replaced with steel structures, for the tonnage will be very heavy and the South a- Western people are not sparing any exp' tise In their effort to build a system that will be able to handle* an enormous amount of traffic drawn by the latent type of locomotives.” The Colonel's Trap. (Brooklyn Life.) “Eph ” began tho cob nel. sternly, "whe-n you visited my turkey coop Iasi night wh. did vou select the larg est fowl?" “Mo -s'r Kt ’ ii'l. Ah <!* cl! r - •” "nrn’t ii'gt’e with m Kph." inter- I'luiti-d the* cee'onol. "| 1,1 ve -trong < \ iib'tice Hgeitmt you." ' Mass'.- Kern’l. Ah jest—” "V' Lph ! s’'.'!! not Mow oi; to ••'e! v 'ng to thetr !;.• honest with n: *. ( otl'fess 1 .ft < < i f .tl i •• tnr- • • ’ir» *v a** • | A REAL ESTATE PROBLEM. Too Much For tho Woman, It Was So!vc-u by toe Judge. Honii'tliing rante through the' door in to the probate ruiirt room. At tirsl .iiulge* Merle- N A Walker thought the something \va. an animated basket, for it was of woven wicker, abeeut ft thre*e* feed long *wi, fead wide* and mor- than u foot ele-e-p. It had a liamlie ami the* lie! Wits eleiwtl. After it got mum* 1, tli<* .jiielge*’s dost,, j however, .liieigi* Walked saw there* w;f an eald woman attached to the basket. Kite was a small woman, and the* bus ked was large, almost .‘is large* as she She* put the basked e»n a chair and leaned forwani eiver the* edge of the ,jm!ge*’s desk. Tho judge e-ould tent she wanted some* advice: and asked he r what her trouble was. “Well, you see*, judge, I own some' property, it house* ami lot, out in Ir- vingteui. I rent tin*" "Meow, meow, yeow!" it wasn't .Bulge* Walker who answe-reel. There* was a cat in the retom. But the judge' elidn't know of any preibate court of!i e-ial rat catcher its lie* started! up P> se*c. “Never minel. juelge?; never mind." suiel flu* woman .as site lifteel the lie! e>f tlie basked ami softly stre>kejel the head of a large cat that was the only tiling inside tho haske:. “Yent see. I have to carry kitty with me. There's a go.Al cat- nie'c* kitty Iton’t make see much noise, now. “Well, as I was saying, 1 own some property in Irvingtean. I reuit the house atnl live* in out* roejin eif it. [laying rtuit to tin* people for that room. It’s se> 1 can’t live there now because - Shut up. you!” (Tlie last of course to the eat.i “Well, how much rent do you pay?” asked t he judge. "Ten dollars a month.” “For just one room? And how much do you get for the house?" “Seven dollars a mouth.” “What?” “That’s right. Seven dollars a month, j And I can't see where I'm making any thing by it. I thought you could toll me how to fix things.” “Well, can’t you put the people out?” J suggested the judge. “No, I can’t. You see. the woman’s | sick—you just keep quiet there!-and m.\ agent says I can't put them out of the house when she is in bed. so I 1 wish you'd not make so much noise!” The judge thought for a minute. It Wiis a new situation. “Well, why don’t you raise their ; rent?” “Raise their—thank you. judge! Thank you!” And the cat meowed ail tiie more loudly as tlie lid wont down and woman and basket rushed out of the door of tlie room without even I waiting to give the judge any names. Indiana polls News. Variety In Alaska's Gold. One of the most interesting exhibits at tiie great Alaska-YukonT'ueilic ex position to Ik* held at Seattle in IPD'.i will be tlie gold exhibit of the north To those who know nothing of a min lug country toe ini in aiion that gold runs in value ail i, ■ way from Sli to $lh an ounce may i i .. us a surprise. Gold vaiying in ■ * inmi tlie yellow Matchmakers In China. A Shanghai correspondent of a Ger man paper writes: “Tlie custom of nr ranging matrimonial contracts through agents or matchmakers lias been prac tieed In Chin!! for ages This business received support from all classes, for, although tin- high caste men in Home instances select their first wives them selves, tlie additional wives are all so cured through the agents This being so, it was onl\ natural that a recent ly distributed proclamation, written by an unkiiow n pt rson, urging the wom en to rebel .-.gainst the old established custom should have created more than a little excitement. The officials or dered the immediate destruction of the handbills on winch the revolutionary screed was printed and tlie arrest of those who took part in their distrlbu tion. The empress dowager directed that further efforts in that direction should be punished severely, and we know what that means. She said also that from what she had heard the French marriages were for the most part I nippy and that these were usual ly arranged by the parents.” Finders Rewarded. Tlie follow ing unique notice was fix ed to a church door recently: “Missing I.ast Sunday some fain- fifes from church. “Stolen. — Several hours from the Lord's day by a number of people of different ages dressed in their Sunday clothes. “Strayed.—Half it score of lambs, be lieved to have gone In tlie direction of ‘No Sunday School.’ “Mislaid.- A quantity of silver and copper coins on the counter of a pub lie house, the owner being in a state of great excitement at tlie time. “Wanted. — Several young people. When last seen were walking in pairs up ‘Sabbath Breakers’ Lane,’ which leads to tiie city of No Good.’ “Lost.—A lad, carefully reared, not long from home and for a time prom ising, supposed to have gone with one or two older companions to ‘Prodigal Town, Hark Lane.’ “Any person assisting in the recov ery of the above shall in nowise lose bfs reward.”—London Answers. The Ka Eor's Madebt Tutor, i,<*• >r- -• i i /.m- t. t!i - ti|tin- of tin- Gor ui;:n emperor, celebrated ids eightieth ' r liday re eii'ly at Bi If-Id. his birth i 'cc \ writer in a l•criill paper says that, u’though Mm* world knows little ol the iii'mIi- i man. Ii<- more than any of lM»r person is resjiolisi ide for tin* de- ' • • 1 • • nieni <c' tie <|Uiilit ies in th: I* f I,*r lilil il inoiian-li whb'h i mike bil in tho VIM* l Ic man th,-it lie is. “On rn. any • >rr:is inns he st, oikI as a valii.-ibk* i at f!lt» s ide of ld- •> Jiff'll* ; t pupil. :i ml he \v;is witli perf: [*<-t rig!it known to tie* innur eirek* ns tiie fio- ii prim•(•’ S *1 H-al |»nvv eoum-ilm *.’ 1 lelhi lick, tin* t ! it or »r rown I’rii ice Frit-, irlch Wl ! lit •Im. '•t i ■ ■ r Ft ieilrie! i WiHiei III IV.. till 'H|,- -it <-oin|ii< •lely fro 'Ill 111,* \v< .rid w lam his dutii -s as t*-a her w.- VO tin- :* tieil and liv(*s • |,j. ^ ; in lii^ 1 <» »ii. Tho '•y only ; ;i s tii,.* was tin* ti it or of ti Ii 1 H i , l i • i“ h<*|OY(‘: 'iii >i i i Us, l-'.in- p*’ or Froih-rb k. retire «1 to !ii 'r - ’••■iLp win •n his | 011)11 \);u i : out- n him. i 11 ii'/riei,-r’s r;u*o<*r Oi •!i[ ,s,>s * 11 < of all tlie i others 1 '’r\vy coiinri ilor. * ••hi her of tin • Upper 1 1( H D'j* |*r Ip ient t; J* j ; i any high (»,,.(• J V J j re some of tho ■ of Ida •!< HI tf * and po| [till ari- t v w; it.!, bis ;,ii; el. the , peror.” So;r o R?yr! Lunatics. Till ■re a:',* n on* ro ii unaties ttian the \ vorld woo s of. Imt at lln* present mo a ' it tlie <: lily iiiii'l loan wh (1 has worn a crown nrif! win >. for the mat- i>-r <> f that. ,>ti ill wonrs if is th: ling of It avaria. w ilo i' ro| dined in \v liat ' I' ■simps ill. * most i M-.-i at ii'ul stlc* in t! a* whole Woriii ;ti id who i siir- I'oii ;v ted with i i s t i'; 1: i ^« • blister si iint- lacn: m of a <-i )ni*t. Ai io !i,*i* < r l)\V ued In-ad who huf * lot ; e« i hop. -■!«* ssly insane is the ;■ ■y »t il McXIC \ t time lb,* i nost |o\,-| V. 11 m • !’: -M self wl i ed am! the most i ;i s< • j h; : i-g prim- OS'- :• ill Fum nr*. Few - a war e i l!mt Ip*!' imperial nnije ty. v, to ha: s? 1 low been insane f< sr exa< t! y forty XO ars. is |!| * godliio. Iier of ! 'rincess I!« -n ry of P.r 11 t<'n',eru 'i'lu- Km press ( 'll nrl oti,» is so <•* iiiflih-L-l; r forgoti, ’it by the \v< olid 1 \ eh , b she adoi tied limi more th; mi oil,* mode rn liistorii ii, has m ell 1 i: tiled lie r iu I!-*- ; j fa >ast tei,;-e s!h* 1i^ as dead \ s a t •. 15|*i j matter tile : ol 1 fashi ;,el [tali \a* of it- la hal t 1. ■ in M A I’ Subscribe for The Ledger; i$ a year. Subscribe for The Ledger; 1$ a year. of butter to tin- i gold ill d'ist as i: . In lumps as l.-irg,- a threw n on a ; n of a cheese i! sir and gold • r<»'ks that are ala- its fotiiida a: eon-bed your of anoilie, bird.” ' nmtte e Eph, Korn'l. I’s gwino • 'on;- persons wore :illc,j .nq over injured in a colli Ion of iroily cars in t liattanooga. Tenn. i ion. u’oiil oi ;■ :il d.i.i'c.'CUt Vllb ies, colors and kinds • m v.-t, 'o.-.s [i.iris of tho norl I, la in! ’i i : !t*<l. Tho 1 . -, . vain: Alas* kau gokl : *'. .a • • o;no fi •om Anvii creek, in l!m it is said to in? a.s j ’ • -. . - iillO t'e ' ir and to run .S!:»._.*• i - ' 10' -• 1 >!1 l !ie other hand, llu- gotti i <>f iddorado < i <*,*1:. Klon- dike, often w as round iu li\ e and ten ounce im^Lc *• '\lio-o value owing to impurities I he au^^ots rau oui;' si i.r,u to lit.- n *i e. A onr ■ point on Eldorado o. ■ j • >• n* . t -uot 11 . h ail tin. go!11 l a xeli oi: • ■ ' 1 i iiO 1 O! in of IlULT- gets that ran 1!’' *"i ' ' •• si/e of a wal nut to tlie *iz <* of a dinner i •late. Tin- larger uugge! or ground and ilatleiied by tlioi; .unis >i '1* \ ears ot grinding, i to- non Alaskan. White Mice on a Flag. Lieutenan, 1 It G. Hervey oi f tin: itrii i-ii navy has designed a da lt for tin* of suluna fines The flag ii'easiu’i-. 1 Ii" 1” feet . and its back ground is t b ■!•<* vei tieal sections, oi ic colored • »v . nnotln -*r mi and tiie i bird blue. i 1, t mltd* is a Itlack shi.- !<l divided •i'< ,uti r pan s, two of whieli are oeeii- pi -I liy a sul mi.'i'ino and th ree torpe- *io«-s. in one! i of the remaii ling quar • r is a v. lii to mouse ramp ant. Tliis ;; tlie first tin ic* white or any oilier co!- or*.*,! mice* ha ive appeared : m a flag. T!w explaiei; ion of their pr esonce on i lie s diinarin, • tlag is that v, bile mice ;(, » > jj J yy ( .arried on a s ■aibinarliie ’ o-it as a saf eguard to the , new. Ro- iderahly more sensitive thnn men to noxious L’.'i ' , such i*s tb is, hic-h 1 v to nccu mulate in a SUbtllll! ilir, ji li( l iinineiii tttely !’ • nr i' i. > S ! L.11S O f collai .- It is 1;Mown lit 1' ' ’ ' 1' iii.'iM', am! HCoon! i i l . ’ surfaciv .M’ ’ The president succeeded a bear. in killing brifig- mr-ai Yellow Streaks show all too plainly in most of us. We capit ulate to the trivial things which attract our pass ing fancy; spending, ever spending! We suc cumb to our whims and caprices, indulging in the superfluities of life, in which there is neither sol ace or real satisfaction. System, the Alchemist will change those yellow streaks to gold. The daily pecuniary imprudences of our lives, ul timately so tragic in their consequences, can be overcome by simply adopting a compulsory sys tem of saving. Mutual Benefits unique accelerative End owment. Plan; The amount of your saving is multiplied to your family in the event of your premature death, thus materializing tlie result aimed at for the comfort of your own old age. The Sandwich Islander , believes th it the strength and valor of the enemy he kills passes into himself, so we gain strength from the temptations we resist.” and when life in surance is the medium of our victory, each year’s premium is more easily met. for we are held to our purpose by tin- knowledge that the “wards of our affections” are protected, and by seeing the fund for the protection of our helpless age safely accumulating. The Mutual Benefit £ I is a thrifty company of and for the thrifty it makes the payment of Endowment rate" essary, by converting its low- rate life to Endowments by the application of nual dividends to that purpose. Today is the time to write for “The System.’ s unnec- slides in- large an- Triumph of DU Agent Gaffney, S C. J £ ttJrtrmfii Agent Director Columbia, S. C. At Commercial Hotel, Gaffney, this week. M. M. MATTISON, Slats ANDERSON, SOUTH CAROLINA. LEGATES WELCOMED HERE SPECIAL PRICES TO ALL w Twenty-four more persons benefit by tin* fpirneirie Hero Fund. in his large audience with the moat r . . . . ... , Governor Hughes declared tnat he 804-06 LIMESTONE STREET. Carroll & Byers GAFFNEY, SOUTH CAROLINA. absorbing interest. wag not seeking the presidency