The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, January 17, 1908, Image 6

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--- j, . * Bigger ^ Cotton Yields Per Acre The value of commercial fertilizers has been demonstrated over and over again by both government and private comparative tests. We stand ready to demonstrate to you at any time that the surest way to “in crease jw/r yields per acre” is to use Fertilizer Hon. R. J. Redding, former Director of the Geor gia Exp. Station, is authority for the statement that “experiments made at this station show that well balanced commercial fertilizer applied to one acre of land, and w ell cultivated, may be reasonably ex pected to produce an increase of yield of seed cotton. At the present price of cotton this would mean a large extra profit (for both lint and seed), after deducting the price for fertilizer.*’ You’ll find reports of many other comparative tests, together with much valuable infon.iation con cerning land culture in the new Virgin ia-Carolina' Year Book or Almanac. As.k >ou local fertilizer dealer for a copy—cr we ll send you one free, if you write our nearest sales office. Virginia-Caroiliiii Chemical Co. d i\v l it., w r t \ 1 t < 4 m* Richmond, Va. Noifotk, Va. Columbia, S. C. Atlanta, Ga. Savannah, Ga. Memphis, Tcnn. Durham, N.C. Char'. - .^n, S. C. mitimore, Md. ,Coli:ml ;s, Ga. Mnntgom ry, Ala. w/ f ' k:. A • / S •'fit WA % jm it* ad l 0» Si .. ^ ^ $ * be: tli itersl . i-CaroI ,e aeni? Real Estate For Sale Six-room cottage, Depot St., east front, $3,500. seven room dwelling, east front, $2,000. Six room cottage between L,ime.->tone College and Graded School, with lot 160x244; this is a beauty, $2,350. Six-room cottage, Petty St., near business center of town, lot 85x185, very de sirable, $2,500. The Kabe Wood house in West End at a bargain $1,000. Farms’ 4 The Bill Anthony place, 95 acres, 2'A miles south-east of Gaffeey, $40 per acre. 13 acres near the Irene Mills. This is a nicy city farm and a good one to “sit on.” SAfl L. FORT, Real Estate and Fire Insurance, Phone 258. Office second floor National Bank Building. CATCHING AN ALBATROSS. Gee! How Quicklv and Neatly We Can Do Job Work fhe Bird Enjoys the Sport and Is Landed Uninjured. With the birds settling by the dozen ;t is easy enough to capture specimens for examination without causing in jury or pain. Any sharply barbed book Is altogether super luous. The alba trosses absolutely enjoy the excite ment, aud the sport obtained Is not without u novel Interest A small metal frame should be made in the shape of a hollow triangle at tached to 100 yards of stout line and kept atloat by a good sized piece of cork. The sides of the metal frame are then covered w ith bits of fat pork, the hard skin of which is securely bound thereto The bait is thrown astern, and the line is slow ly paid out. Presently a great albatross swoops through the air. Impelled by curiosity to Investigate the nature of the float ing pork. It settles before the dainty morsel of food; numbers of birds fol low suit, each one made bold by com petition, and then the sport begins. At this moment additional line must be given in order to compensate for the progressing of the ship, thus en aiding a bird to seize the desired food. With a sudden rush the supreme ef fort is made. Ouce or twice the at tempt proves ineffectual; but, reudered bold by greediness, a final grab finds the curved bill securely wedged inside the apex of the triangle, as the fierce tugs on the fine quickly indicate. Steadily the haul is made, hand over hand, until a helpless albatross Is bodi ly lifted on to the poop in an absolute ly uninjur**! condition. A slackened line enables the bird to escape, and if scattered wits permitted such an ef fort sudden (light would obtain release. The other birds Invariably commence to attack a wounded comrade, a stead; pull being required, even if the line does cut your hands, to save it from Its file s. cnee safely on deck the mandibles are tied together, for oth erwise -he bird throws up an oily fiuid, a disagreeable habit possessed by all the tribe. Subject to tills precaution it may wander gravtly ."round to survey the now horiz :i < f life. The large eyes gaze with a truly pathetic confidence expressive of anything but fear. it is a strange spectacle to witness tiie inquisitive bird solemnly waddle to and fro among the equally inquisi tive human beings around. True, it objects slight I; to the process of | Measurement, pecking sharply by way of«.protest. but a gentle box on the ear soon induces submission as the dimen sions are rapidly noted, the albatross meanwhile reposing affectionately in the arms of the second officer. The specdmetT happens to lie a small one, but the wing expansion from tip to tip is less than ten feet, the extreme length of body is three feet six inches aud the formidable bill measures up ward of four inches.—Cornhill Maga zine. MAKING A COAT. Thirty-nine DifCintt Varieties of Work by as Many Men. According to the United States bn reau of labor, the old saw “It takes nine tailors to make a man" is filled w ith misinform 'lion, for in reality. Hie bureau fine’ it takes thirty-nine men of different til des just to make a coat under the pre cut system of shop manufacture, for the day when one tailor measured tl: • customer, cut out the cloth and, with his apprentices, shaped it into a finished and pressed garment lias practically passed. To day all one tailor may do through his entire life is to mark the place where buttons are to be sewed on. Another man never marks places for buttons. His specialty is to mark buttonholes. A third man spends the long day in sewing on buttons, a fourth in mik lug buttonholes. Men who sow sleeve • do not make armholes. The armhole men give place to shoulder shapers, and these last do not touch collars, which are a distinct specialty. Even the men who manipulate the tailor', goose are divided into pre sets of seams, edges, linings, sleeves aud coat pressers. The basters stick to one dis tinct specialty of lasting, and n sep arate functionary, the basting puller, undoes their work. Even the coat strap Is a separate province. So that when the coat is finished it represents thirty-nine distinct varieties of work by as many men. And when a man finally puts on the coat he is wearing the product of 312 fingers and seventy- eight thumbs, not counting the digits of those who sheared the sheep, wove the cloth, dyed it. finished it, shipped it ami cut it nor tin* Ink stained clerical hands which kept a book record of all the processes. Probably from sheep to wearer the coat was handled by at least 3,(X)0 fingers. -New York Tribune HEALS OLD S ORES No old sore exists merely because the flesh is diseased at th;. ; partic ular spot; if this were true simple cleanliness and local application • would heal them. Whenever a sore or ulcer refuses to heal readily, the bio >d is at fault; this vital fluid is filled with impurities and poisons which a:e being constantly discharged into the place, feeding it with noxious matter and irritating and inflaming the nerves and tissues so the sore cann >t heal. These impurities in the blood may be the remains of some constitutional trouble, the effect of a debilitating spell of sickness, leaving disea; • germs in the system, or the absorption by the blood of the fermented refuse matter which the bodily channels of waste have failed to remove. Again the cause may he hereditary, the diseased blood of ancestry being handed down b. posterity ; but whatever the cause, the fact that the sore will not heal shows the iicee.-sity for the very best constitutional treatment. There is nothing that causes more worry and anxiety than an old sore which resists treatment. Every symptom suggests pollution and disease—the discharge, the red, angry looking flesh, the pain and in- flatr.nn lien, and the discoloration of surround Eg parts, all show that deep down in the 1 flood there are morbid and dangerous forces at work, con stantly creating poisons which may in the end lead to Cancer. Local applications ace valuable only for their cleansing and antiseptic effects; they do not reach the blood, where the real cause is located, and can therefore have no real curative worth. S. S. S. heals old sores by gjing down to the fountain-head of the trouble and driving ont the poison-producing germs and morbid matters which are keeping the ulcer open. It removes every partfrde of impurity from the cir culation and makes this life-stream pure, fresh and health-sustaining. Then as new, rich blood is carried to the place the healing begins, all discharge ceases, the inflammation leaves, new tissue and healthy flesh are formed, and soon the sore or ulcer is well. S. S. S. is the greatest of all blood puri fiers and finest of tonics, just what is needed in the treatment, and in addi tion to curing the sore will build up and strengthen every part of the system. Special book on Sores and Ulcers and anv medical a 1 "ice desired furnished free to all who write. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, GA- I want to recommend S. S. S. to any who an in need of a blood purifier,"and especially at a remedy for sores and obstinate ulcers. In 1877 I had my leg bcdly cut on the sharp ed{e of a barrel, and having on a blue woolen stocking the place was badly poisoned from the dye. A great sore formed and for years no one knows what I suffered with the place. I tried, U seemed to me, everything I had ever heard of, but I got no relief and I thought I would have to go through life with an angry, discharging sore on my leg. At last I began the use of S. S. S., and it was but a short time until I saw that the place w:ts improving. I continued it until it remt ved alt the poison from ray blood and made a complete and permanent cure of the sore. JRO. ELLIS. 250 Navy Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. Special Announcement Regarding the National Pure Food and Drug Law- We are pleased to annonuce that Foley’g Honey and Tar for coughs, colds and lung troubles Is not affect ed by the National Pure Food and Drug law as it contains no opiates or other harmful drugs, and we recom mend It as a safe remedy for children and adults. Cherokee Drug Co. —Red Letter Sale saves you cash. Carroll & Byers. —Solid gold Eye Glasses from $5 up. Gaffney Drug Co. * Fri. tf. FARM AND TIMBER LANDS FOR SALE In OlcTVirginia. Do 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 $7.00 to $15.00 per acre. Why continue to work poor, small, high-priced farms when v e are offering for sale such land at such prices? Come to see us at ouce or write for land and timber circular. Oct. 29-2taw-3mo. JEFFREYS, HESTER & CO., Inc. Real Estate Agents. Chase City s - Mecklenburg Co., - Virginia a Will cure ctny case of Kidney or Bladder ie noi. beyond the reach of medicine. No medicine ct.ii do rnoie. Cnrcr- Backache Correct 3 I "regularities Do rot risk having Dr I • ~ V j3_ Disease «. • Die botes KV ucyuuu. lAiG vyj. For sale by Cherokee Drug Co. For sale by Cherokee Druq Co. For sale by Cherokee Druq Co. ‘queen undermuslins Ladies’, Misses’ and Children’s Sale Muslin Underwear We have just received a large line of the celebrated Queen Undermuslins. Better made, better values than any other line we know of. We will put this magnificent line on sale Wednesday,Jan. 22,at 9 o’clnck and cuntinue the Saio until Saturdayeveningat 6 o'clock Below we give you a list of some of the values that we will offer : Lot No. 1. No. 1. Children’s Drawers 10c 2. Corset Coders 10c 3. Children’s Drawers 15c 4. Corset Covers 15c 5. Drawers 19c 6. Corset Covers 19c Lot No. 2. No. 7. Drawers 25c 8. Corset Covers 25c 9. Corset Covers 25c 10. Short Skirts 25c 11. Skirts .. 39c 12. Gowns . 39c 13. Drawers 39c 14. Corset Covers 39c Lot No. 3. 15. Drawers 50c 16. Short Skirts 17. Long Skirts 50c 18. Gowns 19. Drawers •••••50c 20. Drawers 21. Corset Covers 60c 22. Corset Covers 23. Long Skirts 59c 24. Gowns t 59c Lot No. 4. Corset Covers .... Corset Covers .... Skirt Skirt Gown Gown Drawers* Drawers Lot No. 5. Corset Covers ... Corset Covers « Drawers Drawers $1.00 . 1.00 . 1.00 1.00 38. Gowns ... 1.00 Gowus 100 Skim 1.00 Skirts 1.00 Lot No. 6. No. 41. Gowns $1.50 42. Gowns i.50 43. Skirts 1.50 44. Skirts 1.50 45. Gowns 1.75 46. Skirts 1.75 47. Gowns dd.OO 48. Skirts 2.50 49. Skirts 2.50 Wo will have on sale Laoos and Embroiderlos at reduood prices during this sale, and many other things that are at reduced prices, suoh as, shoes, Ladles’ and children's. Be sure to attend this sale.. You will find that it will pay you well for your tronble. WILKINS COMPANY