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Christmas Presents will goou be In order. For this purpose there Is ' nothing so Sood ^ book.’ Especially if it is a good book. We are showing here at conference many hooks that will make an ideal pres ent for some one you have in mind, and the reduced prices here should be of great in terest. A few suggestions follow: Handy Stratford edi tion of ‘ Shakespeare,” 13 vol umes, $1.5.00 regularly; $12.00 here. “The Queenly Mother,” by Margaret Sangster, $2.00 net. “Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations,” $3.00 net. “Hul- but’s Story of the Bible,” the greatest child’s Bible ever published, attractively illustrated. $1.50—price here. $1.13. “Recollections and Letters of Robert E. Lee,” by his son- $2.50 net. "The True Andrew Jackson,” by Cyrus Townsend Brady, $2.00 net. “The True George Wash ington,’’ by Paul Leicester Ford, $2.00 net. “Nearest the Pole.” by Peary. $3.50 net. Several charming books by Dr. Henry Van Dyke: “Music and Other Poems,’’ $1.00 net; “The Builders and Other Po ems.’’ $1.00 net; “Essays in Application,” $1.50 net; “Sto ry of the Other Wise Man,” 50c. “Friendship,’ by Hugh Black, $1.25. price here 95c. “Adam’s Diary,” by Mark Twain.” $1.00. price here 75c. “Eve’s Diary,” by Mark Twain. $1.00, price here 75c. “For the Best Things,’ hy J. R. Miller, 65c net. “Mak ing the Most of Life,’’ by J. R. Miller, 65c net. Fifty Cents buys here many books usu ally sold at $1.2'5 and $1.50 per copy. For instance; "The Quest of Happiness,’ by N. D. Hlllis; “Lux Crusis.” tale of the great apostle, Lepidus, the Centurian. “Azalian,” a romance of old Judea; “The Simple Life,’ and many < th- ers. You are Invited to look them over. Book room open Monday until 5 o’clock. Stone & Bamugn Go. Charlotte, N. C, Conference Depository Southern Methodist Pubiishinn House “j P the Carolinas. Star Theatre ONE NIGHT ONLY, H-J MON. DECEMBER /illli The Laugh iwa-tu of The Season “SIS” IN NEW YORK. A Rollicking Coniedv of Rural Indiana With The Hoosier Lass In The Best Part She Ha^ Had in Many Seasons. All The Posey County Characters Will be There. Music Dancing Specialties. “Nobody aint e\er !.roke their neck trying to give me the bent of it ‘Sis.’> PRICES: S5, 35 AND 50 CENTS. SHORT HEWS ITEMS OF LOCAL IHTEREST. EVENTS IN GAFFNEY AND CHER OKEE. Recent Happenings in and Around the City, and Other Events Gath ered by the Local News Editor. Cheer up, brethren; the sun will shine again. Disappointed ones must not loos'* heart; there will he another confer ence. Some of the lay delegates arc a.- anxious about the hereafter as the preachers seem to be. The people of the town report that presiding elders are not sleeping well the last few nights. Some of the preachers are wanting to know when another crop of bish ops will be made. You can tell by the way some of the preachers walk that they are looking for higher ground. As Otts is behaving himself unu sually well this week, we have no criticism to make of bis conduct at this time. One of the most ignorant of the delegates took Hall for a preacher yesterday. Great Scott; "Bud,” where were you raised? It is a good l° n S way from being a deacon to becoming a bishop, but some of the young brethren are be lieved to he looking that far ahead. Brother Boyd, upon being invited by Dudley Jones t 0 take dinner with him, said. “If you will kill a chicken, churn, knock an E‘gg in the head and skin a ’tater, I'll be with you.” We scared Brother Shell away from Th Ledger office the first day of conf- rence. We engaged him to help us on some funny business, but he has not shown up since. Some of the city preachers are anxious to know about the crop of persimmons this year, and whether there are many 'possums, as they may winter in the country. What is the matter with Bro. S. D. Bally? He ha s not smiled for two days. Bro. Sh*-ll is not the only on<- who “fell down others. on us-’ There are Dr. Simms says that one of his guests ha.? resigned his claim on the presiding eldership, in favor of his other guest, it is hoped the bishop will ask Dr. Simms about the matter. Dr. Garrett is looking as serious these days as he used to at school when the examinations were on. Cheertip. doctor, we think the bishop is going to let Bro. Harper remain. We do not think that Bro. L. Baker is doing his full duty by the confer ence. We have surprised him on the streets at least three times within the last two days telling jokes. Look out. Bro. Baker. Governor Wlade Speer having re cently married, is not giving the at tention to conference that is required of him. Look out son. they say the bishop insists upon every man doing his full duty. Several of the visiting delegates who were strangers in Gaffney took Rro. L. G. Potter for one of the pre siding elders. We told Bro. Potter about making himself so conspicuous, but it did no good. Judging from the pleasing expres sion on Col. A- N. Wood’s face, we should not he surprised to know that his picture was made about the time that Mrs. Wood consented to accom pany him on his life journey. Dr. Bays having failed to measure up to al the requirements as fighting edito r of this paper, has been request ed to design and Bro. E. P. Hutson has been appointed to the vacancy. Take due notice brethren, and govern your- s<‘lv s accordingly. Capt. W. N. Clark sat up Friday night until 10 o’clock, waiting on one of his delegates. So far as we have been .able to learn th'- delegate is still non est. An ad in the lost col umns of The Daily ledger might result in something. If is rumored that Brother Sam Creech is slated for the presiding el dership of the Charleston district. It is said that the present Incumbent and Bro. Creech will exchange, as by doing so both will have acquired -ome valuable experience. Rev. W. H. Perry, of the Western North Carolina conference, is atbrnd- ing the session of this conference. It is possible that Mr. Perry will transfer and become a member of this body. Mr. Perry is a successful circuit ride r who does things. To look at Bro. Harper’s picture as in yesterday’s paper you think that he could ever he worrh-d about anything. Judging from the expression on his face, that picture must have been made very soon after he came to labor in this field. Both Butler Is walking around with the expression of an owl on his face trying to make the impression upon some of the, strangers that he is a preacher. It won’t go, “Bud,” You are too well known all over the State to pull off a stunt like that success fully. Rev. Hugh K. Boyer, pastor of Tryon Street church, charlotte, N. C., and Rev. Harold Turner, pastor of Brevard Street church. Charlotte, called upon the conference here this wee];, and were showr the rotirteslgs of the occasion. These are splendid gentlenen arid greatly loved where they minister. Brother J- E. Webster Is liable to get Into trouble. He has a habit of singing ag he goes to and from the sesslops of conference. First thing you know Judge, they will have you in the choir. In fact, what has caused such a change in your demeanor since you have been meeting young ladies from Limestone In the conference rooms? Rev. W. A. Wimberly, a delegate to conference, who is stopping at Dr. W. L. Settlemyer’s, had the misfor tune to fall down the steps of the house Friday night and broke his arm. near the wrist. It is regretted very much that such an accident should happen to one of our visitors, and it is hoped that Mr. Wimberly will soon regain the use of his arm. A young girl of the county who knows that our efficient postmaster is a great tease, walked into the post- offloe recently and said "Mr. Folger, 1 want to git ye i to back this here lette r to Talladeger. Ala.” "To whom do you wish it addressed.” asked Mr. Folger. "Yes, l reckon you would like to know,” answered the girl who left the office carrying the letter witfi her. Brother R. A- Yongue. who is stop ping with Brother R. A. Jones, says he has only one fault to find with his entertainment in Brother Jones’ hospitable home, and that is that when at home he is used to pasting his hair in the middle, and that Bobby lias failed to furnish him with suitable comb and brush for that purpose. THE MURDTRED WIFE- The Youn q |Jfe that S ar > q Its Octaves Oq Agony. From "The Circuit Rid'-r’s Sketch Book,” by E. Alston Wilkes; One morning of this past summer gone, i wag leisurely strolling in a quiet country churchyard situated ’midst most dreary surroundings, when I noticed a lonely grave that had not been kept with care, nor had it reeeivd even that cursory attention which had apparently been bestowed upon other graves around. There were no sea shells on this mound, nor l'ad<*d fiowE-rs. Th'-re was no si:npl<‘ headstone, nor marble with inscrip tion, to tell the name and the time when this new- tenant of th** tomb closed the earthly pilgrimage, and was in this sad and solitary place in terred. Upon inquiry, 1 learned who the deceased was, and the tears, trials and tragedy of an obscure life that fiad suffered and sang its octaves of agony unknown to the world. She passed away not many years before in her lonely home among the tall ipnes and the swamp wildwood, in sor rows the saddest and in circumstanc es most distressing. She was a young wife, and before her marriage she had resided in a distant city, wla-re she had toiled from early childhood in an honorable way for a decent sup- pornt and honest livelihood. She gave her heart and hand to a man who owned a small tract of land and a cabin in a remote section of an ad joining county. Doubtless she was as happy a bride as many others whose matrimonial hour comes attended by gayest festivities and in most afflu ent circumstances. She now had a home she could c-all her own. She could plant flowers and trail the run ning vines about her own cottage door, and likely had her life been spared, and had she met with any de gree of responsiveness, she would have exemplified in that remote part of the world, that rarest thing—love in a cottage and conjugal happiness in a poor cabin home. But Providence decreed otherwise. No, not Provi dence, for does God decree evil! Does our Heavenly Father create condi tions and circumstances in this world to make mortals miserable? Does He design that any of His poor, de pendent children should in this world become the victim of cruelty, and be unhappy all thoi r days? No, “God Is love.” His ways are ways of pleas antness and all His paths are paths of peace. Faith in His name, and ful filling the conditions of spiritual life always brings sunshine to the heart and home, and drive away all dark ness. and sin, and the cause of the discontented mind, and unhappiness. The forces of evil, I might call it, decreed that the young wife should not dwell in the new cabin home long —just long enough for the vines ro begin to tjamber about the cottage door and the (lowers she had planted to burst forth into their first bloom ing. The husband wag a most petu lant man. and at times would give way to the insane impulses of a vio lent temper. Sometimes h*- was kind and considerate to his young wife, at othe r times !te was unreasonable in his demands, and harsh and cruel in his conduct towards her. The neighbors in course of time generally learn everything good or had concerning the life and character of a home in their midst, and it soon became known to them that this young wife was greatly imposed upon, and that ghe received blows, and severe ones at times, from the hands of him she had a right to expect caresses and marks of unalloyed affection. On one occasion, after one year's mar ried life, she visited a neighbor friend one afternoon and returned at a later hour after sundown than the orders of her governor permitted. The irate husband, with curses, struck her several blows. Her encouchment was not far off She succumbed to tin- punishment, retired to her oed and became alarmingly ill with convulsions. She w as tenderly watch ed and nursed during the night hy the Mnd neighbors, hut ere morning came she died—doubly murdered. In the shadow of th*- old church building they were buried, and this Is the first time the gad story has ever been told. Perhaps if the truth of her life, character and patient suffering were fully known, no other sleeper in tin- ancient graveyard deserves a higher monument or a more lasting memorial In marble. When the time for grave-decorating at the old church comes around again, I hope kind hands will plant some evergreen there, and place sweet flowers on that solitary grave, though, ere long they, too, may fade away and perish like the life and hopes of the mur dered heart that died and was hurled there years ago. BOARD OF EDUCATION MAKES REPORT. (Continued from Pago One.) patronage In that direction. For the first time in this section, schools of this grade will he In competition with preparatory schools maintained by the church, and we earnestly recom mend that steps be taken to strength- en the endowments of the fitting schools we already have, and estab lish others wherever practicable. Vanderbilt University. W'e note with pleasure the position of Vanderbilt University, the head of our educational system, which institu tion i s now generally acknowledged as a great seat of learning offering courses of instruction in many branches. Anj as a conference we especially commend the theological department, and we recommend to our young preachers that as far as possible they become resident students and that where this is impossible they pursue the correspondence w'ork. The cor respondence school now has nearly a Thousand students, thirty-three of whom are members of this confer ence. Scarritt Bible ant* Training School. W'e also heartily endorse the Scar ritt Bilile and Training School, and trust that from year to year an in creasing number of our young wo men may avail themselves of the ad vantages of this special training for Christian work. Bishop w> W- Duncan. As the board of education of this annual conference, we deem it emi- nently appropriate at this time to place on record our profound appre ciation of the great work of our be loved bishop, W. W. Duncan, In the educational interests of our church and especially in our own conference. His close Identity with our educa- tional work will be seen from the fact that practically through his whole public life he was officialy con- nectej with Wofford College, as pro fessor, financial agent, trustee, and for many years chairman of that board. Under the direction of his master hand general interest and Christian education has been greatly intensi- fi«‘d from year to year, and our church colleges have been raised to a position of enviable distinction. The amount placed by the general board on this conference for edu cational extension is $2,515. In re gard to the distribution of this fund we refer those who are interested to our Book of Discipline, page 432, ar ticle No. 9. We recommend that the assessment be $li),000. We ask the conference to confirm as trustees of Wofford College H- B. Carlisle and R. P. Stackhouse, to fill vacancies. Judge George E. Prince and Judge C. A. Woods resigned. We respectfuly request the presid ing bishop to make the following ap pointments; Editor of the Southern Christian Advocate, S. A- Nettles. Assistant editor of Sunday School Literature, L. F. Beaty. President of Columbia College. W. W. Daniel. President of Lander College, John O. Willson. President of Paine College, George W. Walker. Financial agent of Wofford College, R. A. Child. Conference Secretary of Educa tion, W. C- Kirkland. Students at Vanderbilt Universit J. H. Brown and J. B. Kilgore. Respectfuly submitted, R. E. Stackhouse, Chairman W. C. Kirkland, Secretary. The Governor's Salary. "The Circuit Rider's Sketch Book,” by E- Alston Wilkes, has the follow ing to say in reference to the govern or's salary: Is it not time to raise the govern or’s salary? Should not the execu tive head have the encouragement and enjoyment of an Increase In means and money? i believe it is only $3,000 now. That is not the income, in many instances, of a clever profes sional gentleman of not extraordinary tact and talent, and not a few arti sans and architects, these days of much cash, realize nearly, if not quite, that sum in twelve good months. Three thousand dollars is hardly -uffLeb-nt to maintain th** chief magistrate of South Carolina in that dignity, careless etise and refined ex- teriop whir-}) should characterize the ways ain] walks of the governor or a great State. Many States in America give their governors $5,000 and more. N<-w York gives $10.0<)0. Illinois has n-cently increased her governor’s sal ary to $12,000 in cash. All public of ficials holding great offices of trust should be amply provided for. ana be so well supplied in grub ami green backs that will enable them to give their time to the duties of their high calling. They should he free from carking cares so that they could con centrate all energies to their line of work for the good of the people and the weal of the commonwealth. Solic itors sometimes. I have thought, show lack of Intense earnestness in the prosecution of criminals and in up holding the majesty of the law. They are not well paid men. and to realize a sufficiency in shekels they often have two or more irons in the tire. Secretaries 0 f State and State treas urers can’t well attend to State busi ness and State money matter and he bothered by outside operations — those “two or more irons in the fire.” Sheriffs generally get greatly inter ested in hunting and running down a felon w-hen there Is a big reward offered for his capture. The chief magistrate should be well clothed, well fed. well groomed, aid he able to say to this one. "Go. and he gnetb," and to another, “f’ome. and he com- eth.” He should have an abundance of cash, comforts and conveniences, and be able to say to all sorts of rebate tempters, “Get behind me, Satan.” Gentlemen of the legislature, raise your governor's salary to a reason able and righteous fitfure. Three thousand dollars is not sufficient; forty-five hundred would not in this prosperous day be extravagance. D. C. Ross.Prest. J. A.Carroll, V.-Prest. Maynard Smyth, Cashier. TMK Natknal Bank of Gaffney Gaffney, S. C. Capital itock, ... $ 50,000.00 Surplusand Undivided Profits, 45,000.00 Stockhoders’ Liability, - 50,000.00 Protectioi to Depositors, - - $145,000.00 The Stab of South Carolina, the County of Cherokee and the Town of Gaffney deposit with us. WE WANT YOUR BUSINESS. DIRECTORS. J. A. Carroll, T. M. Littlejohn, R. M. Wilkins, C. W. Whisonant, Dr. Chas. A. Jeflerie', J. D. Jones, H. M. McAden, B. L. Haines, H. D. Wheat, D. C Ross, Maynard Smvth. S-A-V-E Part of wit you ui ike and deposit it with the Gaffney Savings Bank Where it will ink*- yo i FOTH jiercent. interest. M;ik ** your mone* niak** vou somethin^;, don't run the risk ol losing'll bv (\*-ej»iug' it ::t win* . Sturt an account with u at one*-. oN'R I»(»LLAK is sufficient to begin lith. W*- *ia\ t.u, | *-r cent, interest on ALL h-poMts coinpou:. .*.. FOLK times a year. The Gaffne;’ Savings Bank Office in Natinal Bank of Gaffney D. C. Ross, Prest. J. A. Carril, V.-Prest. Maynard Smyth, Cashier rr uni ir ~ —airy tti ~ MUTUAL BiNEFIT LIFE Insuraice Co. a ■ ■ Assetts, (107,000 No safer or beter company in the univtrse. it gives the best protection. Every pole/ feature guaranteed ■ ’ : . : - Insure your life, get annual dividends ; targe cash values; lars^ paid up In surance ; thj best auto matic extenUd Insur ance. Jones 1. Darby, l E, Noiment Agent Agent Director Gaffney, S. C. lolumbia, S. C. M. M. MATTISON, (tale Agent ANDERSON, SOUTH lAROLINA.