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™ y'm . --Ji , -■ “Last Fall/’ writes Mrs. S. G. Bailey, of Tun- nelton, W. Va., “I was going down by inches, from female disease, with great pain. After tak ing Cardui, Oh 1 My 1 How I was benefited 1 I am not well yet, but am so much better that 1 will keep on taking Wine of Cardui till 1 am perfectly cured." Despite the envious attacks of jealous enemies and rivals, Cardui still holds supreme position today [as in the past 70 years] for the relief and cure of female diseases. It stops pain, tones Ifp the organs, regulates the functions, and aids in the replacement of a misplaced organ. FREE ADVICE Write us « letter descrlblnc your symptoms, and we will send you Free'Advice, In plain sealed envelope. Address: Ladies’Advisory Department, The Chattanooga Medicine Co., Chatta nooga, Tenn. At Every Drug Store in $1.00 Bottles. WINE OF CARDUI Garden Sprlnir is Coming! The kind that grow and pro duce what you plant for. Our Seeds Are the pret tiest sample shown in the city. C o m - pare them and see for yourself. Mis Drug Co. We are now ready to serve onr custo mers with oar new Spring and Snm- mer line of Woolens. Never beforej | has such a beautiful line of fancy and novelty suitings been displayed in Gaffney. See ns early and avoid the ~ rush. Cleaning and pressing neatly, done. Phone 43. m Fredericklst. Robinson & Cirau, Tailors “Star Brand Chicken Feed” Is a specially mixed grain feed for poultry, composed of wheat, cracked corn, kaffir corn, millet, white chopped oats, buck wheat, cane seed, and granulated oyster shells. Try it and watch results, 30c peck at W. Kyle D|avenport’s. The New Shoe Store. I am receiving New Shoes nearly every week and will give you new, fresh stock at the very lowest prices. Try me and be convinced. % Yours to please, 1. M. Peeler. orroPATHie physician* DR* w. K. AND * * HAL* an LI Missouri Highway Engineer Tells Why It Saves Money. MUD ROADS A HINDRANCE. If Poorly Kept They Are Costly, Says Curtis Hill—Urges the Building of Macadam Highways — Deems Con crete Culverts the Best. A Missouri correspondent who is deeply Interested In the question of better highways i:i states of the mid dle west calls attention in th** Farm Progress to the value of permanent road work. He elutes that he has seen nothing lately which has im pressed him so much as a statement recently made by Curtis Hill, state highway engineer for Missouri, whe lays especial stress on the need of per manent improvement. “In many prairie counties of Mis souri. Iowa and Kansas the farmer is V' A. DRAWBACK TO FARMERS. practically ‘mud bound’ three months during the winter,” says Mr. Hill. “Corn and grains—in fact, all kinds of produce—go to fancy prices during the muddy months, and the farmer who has the stuff to sell frequently does ftot get to market with it. Ohio and Indiana farmers who have rock roads sell at top prices, while the Missourian is kept from the market by bad roads. When the Missouri farmer sees that every dollar spent in macadam roads Is a dollar that will bear interest, the road problem in Missouri will be a long way on the way to solution. “Dirt roads are more plentiful than any other kind, and with proper care they will answer every purpose of a macadam road, provided the traffic is light. Scraping and dragging the dirt roads will temporarily solve the prob lem of road construction in many prai rie counties. Getting the dirt roads in shape will give us a hold on the state, and the dirt roads wills he followed with gravel and later with macadar “There are some parts of the state that take right hold of road improve ment. Others hang back, thinking that they had best stick to their old dirt roads because they have never had anything else and doubt the practica bility of any scheme of road improve ment without tremendous expense. “One ibiug that I want to see done is the building of stone and concrete culverts at points where small water courses cross the roads. The old time wooden culvert wears or rots out, is replaced from two to ten times in a decade and nests much more in the long run than a stone or concrete cul vert. “A masonry culvert will last forever, and when the road grades are changed it is possible to n..;;;e a twenty foot till rigid over a concrete culvert with out worrying about its ever wearing out. 'fhev. ocltn culvert rots or breaks under a (ill and has to be replaced by a bigger one costing more mouey, which in turn lias to l>e repaired at intervals. “I want to rce permanent work done on our roads. There have been enough makeshifts. Every dollar spent in per manent road improvement is a dollar that will bear interest for every suc ceeding generation." Experiment In Roadmaking. In Missouri the earth of about half a mile of road was taken out to a depth of twenty to twenty-four inches and a width of twenty feet and was heaped beside the wide and shallow trench thus made. A very heavy steam roller then rolled the bottom of this exposed soil foundation until it was deemed to be ns compact as it could be made by this means. A little at a time the earth which bad been taken from the roadway was spread evenly over the bottom of the trench and roll ed as thoroughly as the foundation had been. This loose earth was well sprin kled as the rolling went on. In this way all the soil that had been so re moved from the highway was return ed and packed down. Then soil was taken from the sides of the roadway, put upon the driveway and sprinkled and rolled as thoroughly as the rest had l>een. By the time the road had been built up to the required grade ample ditches had been made by so taking the soil from the roadsides. They who designed and executed this work believe that this road will shed water and be hard and smooth under traffic if care be used to keep its foun dation well drained and its surface properly dressed by frequent and time ly use of the road drag. The cost of making such road was comparatively small. Test of Dust Laying Materials. Experiments with dust laying mate rials are being made on the streets of Washington. These experiments are under the direction of the engineer commissioner, who hopes by the com ing spring to form some definite policy for this character of roadway improve ment. S.S.S. FOR BAD BLOOD Rational Pneumonia Treatment The most successful physicians are now treating pneumonia by the ap plication of counter-irritants. They are learning to resist the temptation to doctor the cough, which, after all, is only nature’s effort to relieve her self, and are endeavoring to reach the seat of the congestion without the use of internal remedies. Some are nsing preparations about as pleasant to the patient as an ap plication of mud or putty, hut the wisest use a pleasant liquid counter- irritant. The ideal remedy is Noah’s Lini ment. Its carefully compounded in gredients possess wonderful powers of penetration and immediately re duce the inflammation and congestion. Noah’s Liniment is absolutely harmless, and can be used freely without consultation with a physi cian. Apply the liniment freely over the point of pain or congestion. Satu rate a hot flannel and keep it ap plied to that portion of the body. The effect will be almost immediate, and In many cases the threatened pneu monia will be dispelled before a phy sician can be secured. Best for rheumatism, solatia, lame hack, stiff Joints and muscles, sore throat, colds, strains, sprains, cuts, braises, colic, cramps, etc. For in ternal and external aches and pains Noah’s Liniment has no equaL For sale and guaranteed by Cherokee Drag Co., 25c. Sample by malt Noah Remedy Co- Richmond and Bos ton. The most important part of the human system is the blood. Every mus- ! cle, nerve, tissue, bone and sinew is dependent on this vital fluid for nour- 1 ishment and strength necessary to maintain them in health and enable each to perform the different duties nature requires. Even the heart, the very “ engine ” of life, receives its vigor and motive power from the blood. Since so much is dependent on this vital fluid it can very readily be seen how necessary it .s to have it pure and uncontaminated if we would enjoy the blessing of good health. Bad blood is responsible for most of the ailments of mankind; when from any cause it becomes infected with impurities, humors or poisons, disease in some form is sure to follow. Muddy, sallow complexions, eruption*, pimples, etc., show that the blood is infected with unhealthy humors which have changed it from a pure, fresh stream to a sour, acrid fluid, which forces out its impurities through the pores and glands of the skin. A very common evidence of bad blood is sores or ulcers, which break out on the flesh, often from a very insignificant bruise or even scatch or abrasion. If the blood was pure and healthy the place would heal at once, but being loaded with impurities, which are discharged into the wound, irritation and inflamma tion are set up and the sore continues. Bad blood is also responsible for Anaemia, Boils, Malaria, etc.; the weak, polluted circulation cannot fur nish the nourishment and strength required to sustain the body, and a general run-down condition of health results. S. S. S. is nature’s blood purifier and tonic; made entirely of healing, cleansing roots and herbs. It goes down into the circulation and removes every particle of impurity, humor or poison that may be there, restores lost vitality, and steadily tones up the entire system. It adds to the blood the healthful properties it is in need of, and in every way assists in the cure of disease. S. S. S. neutral izes any excess of acid in the blood, making it fresh and pure, and perma nently cures Eczema, Acne, Tetter, and all other skin diseases and eruptions. S. S. S. cures Rheumatism, Catarrh, Sores and Ulcers, Malaria, and art other diseases or disorders arising from had blood. Book on the blood and any medical advice desired free to all who write. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, GA. Prizes For Road Building. A prize of $.100 was awarded last No vember by the lx>ard of directors of the Ontario Motor league to the town ship of Etobicoke. Out., for improve ments 011 a uiile of road extending west from the Humber river to Minil- eo creek, says the Good Hoads Maga zine. A second prize of $100 was also awarded to the township of Markham for the improvement of a mile of road running from the village of Markham. Additional prizes of $50 and $25 were also awarded to the supervisors in charge of the work on these roads. The awards were made on the recom mendation of A. W. Campbell, commis- ■ioner of public works and chairman of the committee of judges. Cloth *11 Wool and Paint all Paint, Is cheaper than Shoddy coth or shod dy paint. The I> & M- is Zinc Metal made into Oxide of Zinc combined with White Lead, and then made in to paint with pure Linseed Oil in thousand gallon grindings and mix ings. Wears long; actual $1.20 per gallon. Smith Co. L. ft M. Paint Agents. cost only Hardware Subscribe to The Ledger, $1.50. Tour S. S. 8., In my opinion, it at good a medicine as can ba had; it simply cannot be improved upon as a remedy to purify and enrich the blood and to invigorate and tone up the system. This spring my blood was bad and I was run down in health, and having seen your medicine highly advertised I commenced its use. Today my blood is in fine condition and my general health is of the best. Am filling posi tion as fireman for a large concern here, and if I was not in good physical condition it would be impossible for me to fill the place. Your S. S. S. has been of great service to me and I do not hesitate to give it the credit it deserves. WM. F. VANDYKE. 815 Fifth Street, Beaver Falls, Penn. HONEST INSURANCE Plain, sure protection to the family at premium rates fixed on the basis of the actuaries’tables of life'expectation, and therefore,'absolutely 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 schemes for profit, no opening for speculation, no element of scandal, but 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. It is every man’s sacred duty to carry life'insnrance for the benefit of those]de- pendant upon him, and all men know this. But no South Carolinan need go out of hisjown State to get it. 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 interests 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. Southeastern Life Insurance Compy, ELLIOTT ESTES, Jr. General Agent, Spartanburg, S. C. Mar. 16th. 1«08 W. E. BURNETT, President A. W. LAWTON, Vlee-Preet. A Mgr. A. O. SIMPSON, Secy. A Trees. J. P. LAWTON, Superintendent Owned by Dealers and Consumers-Independent of nny Trust FARMERS 1 FERTILIZER CO. CAPITAL STOCK PAID IN SS0.000 —Manufacturars of High Grade Fertilizers Our Spooislty-Coods Without Flllor SPARTANBURG, SO. CAR. Feb. IS-lmo >JrJ Looal and Long Distance Phonos: Office 646; Fee lory 416 [AND Cures Coughs, Colds, Croup, La Grippe, Asthma, Throat and Lung Troubles. Prevents Pneumonia and Consumption yellow package THE ORIGINAL LAXATIVE HONEY and TAR in the •al* by ChsrokM Druq Co. For Ml# by Chorokoo Dfua Co. 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