The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, February 25, 1908, Image 3

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' NEW GOO NEW GOODSI We are receiving new Dress Goods, White Goods, Linens, Embroideries, Laces/Shirt Waists Goods, Ginghams, Etc. New Shirt Waist, a beautiful line. Advance Spring Styles in Men's, Young Men's and Boy's Clothing and Hats. CARROLL & BYERS, GAFFNEY, SO. CAR $^1 4 GAFFNEY TRUST CO. Authorized Capital, $20,000. TO IMPROVE FOREST RANGES. FIRE INSURANCE. We represent a number of the oldest and strongest home and foreign Fire Insurance Companies, When in line for some fire insurance, you will know where to go to get what you ask for. A share of your business will be appreciated. LIFE INSURANCE. Well 1 you say I believe in helping to develop the South, and right you are in this instance. Why send millions of dollars to the Northern In surance Companies, when you can get the same protection from the Strongest Life Insurance Company in the South and have their total net premiums collected in this territory invested in your own home town. KEEP YOUR MONEY AT HOME. REAL ESTATE, STOCKS AND BONDS. We have some choice property listed with us for sale, will you let us show you that nice lot when you get ready to build? Have you any Mill Stocks that you would let go for the current market value? Let us know your needs. D. C. Ross, Prest. J. N. Lipscomb, V.-Pres. J. G. Pridmore, Secy. & Treas. J. C. OTTS, Atty. Buy a Home With Rent Money! You can do this by taking stock in the Cherokee Building and Loan Associa tion. This is the oldest Building and Loan Association in Gaffney. It is conducted along conservative lines. We can help you to the road of wealth. See any of our officers. Read our Booklet and learn our plans. Cli8rok8eB.:L‘ v I | I V. V. Wtoej, Sec’j & Treas. G. A. Meries, Prest. .... I $ >: V /• 1' §?v. For Sale A number of desirable lots belonging to Mrs. A, V. Montgomery. These lots are sit uated on Claremont and Johnson streets. Prices are right. Call at my afflce to see plat. A conveniently located 4 room cottage, on West Robinson St., with an East front and city water, This place Is cheap at S750.00. For only a short time this price will last. Other very desirable property, embracing houses and desirable building lots, together with business property. Investigate the property. Farms The J. L. Oiigg farm, 8 miles from the city, containing 50 acres. Bounded by the lands of Ed Linder, Sam Oole and others. This place Is a bargain. The BUI Anthony farm, containing « acres; 1H mtlee from town. Price 840.00 per acre. SAT1 L. FORT, v Real Estate and Fire Insurance, Phone 258. »second floor National Bank Building. 7 A : ' k '■ '* . !Establishment of Stations For Reseed ing Experiments Proposed. The United States government has planned a series of scientific reseeding experiments on several of the national forest ranges next spring and summer to determine under what conditions and in what manner those portions of tt>e range which have been seriously damaged by overgrazing may be re stored to their former productiveness, says a bulletin from the .forest service. A great deal of the range land in the west is overgrazed and does not carry as much stock as formerly. The meth od of handling stock, particularly sheep, Is perhaps more responsible for this condition than any other cause, bnt all causes of deterioration and all means for Improving the forage crop need to lie studied that the range may be brought into the best condition to meet the imperative demand of the live stock industry. The plan is to establish experimental stations in several parts of the coun try. Probably not more than six will be tried at first, but they will be so lo cated as to secure typical conditions. The experiments will be begun on a small scale on five or six acre tracts. Both native and wild grasses will be tried, but It Is believed that the plan of encouraging native grasses will meet with greater success than the in troduction of cultivated species, at least in the Rocky mountain region. In the coast ranges, with their greater rainfall, cultivated grasses are more likely to play an Important part In range development. The ranges of the northwest have not been so seriously damaged by over- grazing as those of the southwest, per haps because of superior moisture con dltlons of the northern part of the country. It is a fact, however, that none of the ranges support the stock which they did formerly, and reseed ing experiments will therefore be un dertaken in tbis section of the country also. The method of handling stock Is also to be considered. Every stockman knows that stock do not waste as much feed when unrestricted in their move ments as when close herded. An ex perimental pasture was Inclosed last summer In the Imnaha national forest in Oregon, which will be a model for others next season. In this pasture sheep were turned loose without a herder to ahlft for themselves. It is too soon to draw positive conclusions from this experiment, bnt the sheep did well, and there was a decided lei enlng in the loss of forage through trampling, it looks as though a given area of ground can be made to carry a very much larger number of animals when they are allowed to graze free than when close herded. This fact. If established, will be of decided Impor tance to stockmen. HONEST INSURANCE Plain, sure protection to the family at premium rates fixed on the basis of the actuaries’ tables of life ^expectation, and therefore,Tabselutely fair is the only kind of life insurance written by The Southeastern Life Insurance Company of Spartanburg, S. C No "deferred" dividends, no "participating" policies, no sdiemes for profit, no opening for speculation, no element of T*md»l ( bnt strict and straight Life Insurance of the kind that takes care of a man’s family by providing an immediate cash estate on his death, the time of all times when they will need it most keenly. x x It is every man’s sacred duty to carry life-insurance for the benefit of those-de- pendant upon him, and all men know this. Bnt no South Carolinan need go ont of his -own State to get it. x x The Southeastern Life Insurance Company is a home institution, chartered by the State of South Carolina and subject to the South Carolina laws governing life Insurance. It is directed by men whose homes and interarts are in this State. It is an old line, legal reserve. Straight Life Company of tae soundest kind, and should have.the support of the people of the State. x Southeastern Life Insurance Gompy, ELLIOTT ESTES, Jr. General Agent, Spartanburg, S. C. Mar. Uth. IMS LESSONS IN LIFE SAVING. Columbia University Adds Couree In First Aid of Drowning. Practical Instruction In life savtnf has been added to the curriculum of Colombia university, and classes which began recently will be held ev ery afternoon In the pool In the uni verslty gymnasium. The new course is required for all candidates for de grees and mast be completed before the senior year. George Holm Is the Instructor In charge of the work. Mr. Holm proposes to teach the men deep diving, making them dive to the bot tom of the pool and bring up articles from a depth of ten feet He also In tends to have one of the students feign drowning In the center pool and have him rescued by another member of the class. Mr.. Holm said that the coarse wss determined upon last summer, when several of the gymnasium Instructors were nearly drowned In Lake Cayuga by the overturning of their canoe. Fortunately both men could swim, bnt the accident happened about a mile from the shore, and it was only with the greatest difficulty that they reach ed the shore, where they fell exhaust ed. They were discovered by other members of the party, hot they on derstood .very little about reeusclta tk» and had to send for a doctor. "We hope to prevent such things from happening among the students,” said Mr. Holm, "and for that reason we are teaching life saving, and later on In the spring we will have In resuscitation." POUR AUTO RACE ENTRY. Facts About the American Contesting Car and Its Drivers. The Thomas car, which Is the only American contestant in the New York to Paris automobile race, is to all in tents and purposes the same as the regular stock car. with the exception that certain parts have been strength ened for the long journey, says the New York Times. It weighs 2,700 pounds and, with the crew and acces sories of the trip, will total about 3,500 pounds. In racing trim the car covers seventy-five miles an hour. 'With all the necessary paraphernalia It la capa ble of making fifty-eight miles. It is not expected that this rate of speed will be maintained, but Montagne Rob erts, one of Its drivers, expects to av erage about thirty miles an hour as far as Omaha. The speed from this point west will depend entirelympon the con dition of the roads. Roberts will not have charge of the car throughont the entire run. While he himself would be perfectly willing to go right through with Hie foreign drivers In their trip to ParlEby way of Alaska and Siberia, be has been nomi nated to drive the Thomas stock car in the Briarcllff cup event in Westchester county, N. Y., on April 24, and after taking the car to Cheyenne he will re turn to New York to begin practice for the Westchester county contest From Cheyenne to San Francisco and for the rest of the trip the car will be driven by Harold S. Brinker, who for the last three years has been the dem onstrator for the Thomas cars on the Pacific coast While Brinker Is not well known to eastern motorists, he has done a great deal of hard driving under all sorts of conditions In the far west and has crossed the Rocky and Sierra Nevada ranges more than once, making the ran from San Francisco to Chicago, He knows the roads and country thor oughly between Chicago and San Fran cisco. American autolsts and others who are watching the car will be pleased to know the machine la American made in every particular. "It Is an American car even to the magneto," said Roberta. *1 will use American tires exclusively and am re lying upon the regulAlon standard makes of both tires and Inner tubes, carrying none of the specially designed tabes." When asked how fast ha weald trav el Roberts said that no effort would be made at any time to make speed. The car carried at the start two gaso line tanks holding forty gallons each, one placed under the front seats and the other In the rear. Upon reaching Chicago a specially hoOt gasoline tank. In which the four bucket seats are sunk, somewhat after tile method em ployed In the 1006 Vanderbilt cup racers, will be fitted to the frame. This tank will hold 126 gallons of gasoline. Larger wheels will then be fitted to the car, the thirty-six Inch ones with which the car will be equipped at the start being removed and forty Inch oues substituted. Besides the regula tion tires, Roberts will carry some steel rims. For nonskidding be haa devised some chain grips to damp around the rear tires, which can be quickly removed when their use L no longer required. To the sides of the car will be at tached fourteen foot boards re-enforced with metal for use In hauling the car over mndholes and rata. A winch Is fitted to the front of the machine, by means of which a block and tackle may be used* for palling the car up steep Inclines or assisting Its progress In difficult portions of the road. The car in every way Is of standard construction, with a wonr cylinder sixty horsepower engine. It Is of the ran- abont style, bnt two passengers will be carried In the rear seats. A wind shield will extend from the dashboard to the height of the wheel and this will be provided with a removable glass extension, which may be raised to protect the occupants in stormy and windy weather. Two mechanics are with Roberts. FOR BALK. FOR SALE—Fine milk young caff. I. m. Peeler. 2t np. cow _4od FOR SALE—One Studebakar ton and harneea. A. N. ^pod. FOR RENT. TO RENT—Office rooms over The Ledger. Apply to Bd. H. Nov. S, tf. WANTED. WANTED—Position aa clerk or bookkeeper by young mam, five years experience.’ Reference furnish ed. Address Box 96, Gaffney, 8. a Feb. 21 2t np. BRING your chickens, sggs, hi ter, country produce, green hides te Clary ft Kirby. Highest cash pries* For School Trustee. The many friends of Paul V. Gaff ney hereby announce him as a can didate for school trustee of District No. 10, Ward 2. I hereby, apuounc didate for school the tenth school ft ’-•a k J. B. Pettit is h« a candidate for school District Nd Fire Insi We represent some o* tbe l7 « most substantial companies and like to write your busies. 5-14-tf.' Smith & Lipscomb, Agents.' NOTICE. Beginning next we will gift only two days _ Wednesday, the Uth last, / a week, Wednesday and' Victor Cotton oil Oo. Feb. T tt a n 5psi [s gone foj carriecj ovj store—all maranteed DR. C. H. WELLS, DENTIST Office Formerly Occupied by Dr. Thomson. J’L ! TELEPHONE 40. Merchants Orooery Oo. Building, Gaffney, S. O. Office hours 8.30 to 12.30—2.00 to &,w. Grover, N. 0„ every Tuesday (hotel.) Obw- B sns. 8.0., every Wednesday. (Oyer Hobbs’ mg Store.) Feb-18-tf. I Every seed you n< I foundliere. Bette j ■ than sorry. TECHNICALLY EDUCATED 2WTE5 need je.d ’ The demand Is far greater than the •apply. Let the IntonwtlciUil Corroo sowdsiioo ftchcclc, of Scranton, Pa., pre- pareyou. Postal will bring Information on 208 courses. It’s free. 8-27-ly-np J KIPLING VS. HARVEY. I am Informed by Teddy Taft that Kipling gets 2Se for every word of his tooRHins—; and Hon. g. B. Crawler ft Oo. can sen *lev*a tboasasd. eleven hundred and eleven words of Harvey** Demphoollshneas for No Looks demphoolish to me. W . L. HAHVHT, The Author. Jan. 17-2mo. NOTICE. The Carolina ifetaal Beget elation desliee the correct the following persons: A. W. A. Mooney, T. B. Camp, James Palmer, — Turner, Dexter A. Wylie, 1 sing, K. D. Penman, W. T. B. TVmnny, Persona changing their please notify the home change. OSTOPATHIO ORE. W- K. AND COIN FOR THE CHILDREN. Club of Suffering Fathers. Tbs Suffering Papa dob of Warsaw, Ind., has organised- with flfty-asisn members. Its otrffct Is to accomplish certain domestic reforms, among them these: Refusal to walk the floor day or night with a squalling Infant Refusal to assist In the kitchen when daughters are giving parties. Cigarettes and pipes to be smoked In any pert of the house and la the pres ence of "company.” Daughters’ beaus to be called down hard when they get too gay. W. F. Malsh la master suffering papa. There are Junior and Motor sof- faring papas and a suffering papa goat W. H. Pease Suggeeta Bright Metal Piece With Teddy Bear on It A two cent piece designed especially for children Is the Idea of William H. Pease of Kansas City. Mr. Pease, who has written s letter to Chicago friends outlining bis Idea regarding tbe new coin, says: *T believe a coin valued at S easts, larger--than the 1 cent and made of some bright metal with a child’s head on one side and a ‘Teddy bear* or some other design on the other side, would be popular with the children and bet ter adapted for their use than the cop per cent” | Mr. Pease lives at 8816 Bast Nine teenth street. Ksiw Gtty. He Is a •NO .Far all the Ledgort 8140 W. E. BUM p*aft«itB no Oo. 2 a w tt and A Bran. FAR I Feb, 18-lmo