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) ri 1 the qaffnky ledocr. Tuesday and FHday. Ktf. h. DeCamp, Editor and Publisher Tfce Ledger la not responsible for the views of iU correapondeata. GO OUT AND VOTE. Next Tuesday the people of the United States will determined by their ballots whether Wm. J. Bryan or Wm. H. Taft is to occupy the White House for the next four years We are constrained to believe that Mr. Bryan will be elected if there' Is no buying of votes in the States that are close. Judging from past per formauces, however, the Democrats will have to keep a sharp look-out in order to prevent the Republicans from purchasing votes. In South Carolina there will be practically no contest. The air is so Democratic around here that It is almost poison ous for a Republican to breath it Every Democrat should go to the polls and cast his ballot so as to make the general vote for Mr. Bryan that much greater, and to stop the Republican howl about reducing the South’s representation in Congress. In order that readers of The Ledger may not become confused as to the presidential electors we print here with both the Democratic and the Republican national ticket. The Democratic presidential elect ors are: Thomas B. Butler. R. H. Timmerman. J. D. Bivens. Charles Carroll Simms. M. L. Bonham. T. B. Crews. S. W. Heath. . R. B. Scarborough. John T. Sloan. Be certain the ticket you vote has the above names thereon. The Republican presidential elect ors are: Leumas W. C. Blalock. A. C. Kaufman. Lawson D. Melton. George R. Mayfield. Isaac H. Norris. Thomas F. Brennen. James Powell. Thomas L. Grant. Jonathan A. Baxter. Be certain the ticket you vote has none of the above names On it. NOTES AND COMMENTS. Every reader of The Ledger should save the coupons and vote for his or her favorite mill operative. Those gold watches will make handsome Christmas presents. • • • Judge Klough yesterday issued an order prohibiting persons from spit ting on the floor or throwing litter of any kind upon the floor of the court house or indulging in any other acts or conducts abusive to the pub lic property or calculated to disturb the good order or interfere with the good order of the court. Any one violating the order shall be subject to a fine. Judge Klugh is to be com mended. Thoughtless people abuse public property, not. because they do not know better, but because they do not cares and they should be made to have a regard for the county’s property and the comfort of others. We have never seen a court house that did not resemble more or less a hog pen. because of the indecency of tobacco chewers in expectorating up on the floor. It’s unsanitary and therefore, unhealthy, and we applaud the order of Judge Klough. • • • Capt. (’has. Petty should hang his head in shame for Spartanburg coun ty. According to the Columbia State that rock-ribbed, hot bed of Demo cracy, that proud and haughty abode of statesmen, soldiers, scholars, finan ciers. railroad magnates, musicians and manufactors has contributed the paltry sum of $58.10 toward the De- fnoeratic campaign fund. And just to think that Spartanburg, the home of the brave, the chivalrous and daunt less, with six thousand white Demo crats, to say nothing of Us beautiful women and lovely children, should give up the magnificent sum of $58.10 for the cause of good government Oh, ye tight wads! Go ye and repent in sack cloth and ashes. And the pity of it all is that Col. Heron^Capt. Petty and Gen. Henry Abide with we and cannot cause ye to loosen up. Diminutive Cherokee, with less than three thousand, gave almost twice as much. And yet you think you are en titled to the main line. No wonder the C. C. & O. handed you the branch line. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Mr. Jones J. Darby went to Ches ter yesterday. Mr. S. J. Pryor, of Midway, was in the city Saturday. , Mr. Tom Green, a prominent mer chant of Ravenna, was in the city Saturday. Mr. M. H. Smith, the popular tele graph operator*t>f the Southern Rail way, was a visitor to Gastonia Sun day. Miss Bessie Kendrick, who is teaching at Laurens, spent Saturday and Sunday in the city. Chas. Boyd, a former Gaffney boy. now engaged in the mill business at Mayesburg, N. C., was visiting friends in the city Sunday. Mrs. T. A. Wilkins, of Gastonia, was shopping in the city Friday. Miss Edith McLeon, of Gastonia, was shopping in the city Friday. Mr. Joseph McGee, of Greenwood, was visiting friends in the flty last week. Mr. Chance Wilson, of Charlotte, was a city visitor yesterday. Miss Lucy Wilkins, who has been visiting friends and relatives in Anniston, Ala., for several weeks, returned to the city yesterday. Mr. W. C. Whelchell, of Smyrna, was in the city yesterday on business. “Billy” is one of Cheroke’s best farm ers and a splendid fellow. Mr. Z. V. B. Starnes, of Kings Creek, was among the good over-the- river farmers to visit the county seat yesterday. Vance, as he is familiarly known, is a substantial citizen. Mr. J. N. Strain, of Wilkinsville, was in the city yesterday on business. He is a chip off the old block. H. K. Osborne, Esq., of the Spar tanburg bar, Is in Gaffney in atten dance upon the court of session and is being greeted upon every hand by his numerous friends who regret that he left Gaffney. Mr. D. H. Hall, a prominent farmer of York county, is in attendance up on court here this week. Mr. G. O. Doggett, of Charlotte, was in the city Saturday. Mr. R. A. Hawkins, a prominent farmer of Midway, was in town Satur- day. Col. J. R. Graham, of Thlckety, was in the city Saturday. Mrs. H. D. Wheat went to Atlanta last Friday. Miss Mae Crouther, of Abbeville, on returning from a visit to her sis ter in New York, is spending a few days with Miss Winnie Davenport. Miss Crouther is an old Limestone girl and was given a hearty welcome by her many friends. Mrs. C. M. Lattlmore, of Shelby, was shopping in the city last Friday. Mr. E. P. McSwain and daughter, of King’s Creek, were welcome visit ors at The Ledger office yesterday. They expect to be jn the city several days. Col. Jas. L. Strain, of Etta Jane, was among the visitors to the city yesterday. Mr. Strain has been on the sick list recently but looks him self again. Mr. Ira Hardin, one of Blacksburg’s best citizens, was in the<city yester day on business. Mr. P. S. Webber, merchant and planter, of Wilkinsville, was a visitor to the city last Saturday. Mr. Web ber called to see us. He is classed as among our oldest and best friends and we are always pleased to seq'him. Dr. Sidney Sarratt, of Union, was in the city yesterday. Mr. L. Hames, of Union, was in the city yesterday. Miss Mary Roberts, who has been stopping with her ujcle. Prof. R. O. Sams, for some time, left yesterday for Ninety-Six. her home. Mr. J. H. Turner, who has been buying cotton at Covington, Ga., is spending a few days at home with his family. Yesterday being the first day of • he October term of court there was a considerable number of people in own. Another Mad Stone Patient. Sam Parker, a white man who re sides at Pacolet, was bitten by a dog, supposed to be afflicted with hydro phobia, last Saturday. He was brought to Gaffney Sunday and Mr. Brown Lowe’s mad stone applied. The stone adhered twenty-four hours. Mr. Parker was taken back to Paco let yesterday apparently none the worse because of the dog bite. RATIONAL CURE FOR ECZEMA. ^lo More Dosing the Stomach—Cure the Skin Through the Skin. When j ou have a scratch on your hand you wash it and then the skin cures itself. You do not take blood medicine to cure a festered wound. The best skin specialists today are agreed that the only way to cure the skin is through the skin. i his fact that eczema is a skin dis- - ase and not a blood disease is evi dent from statistics which show that nearly all eczema suffers are per fectly healthy in all other ways ex cept as to their skin. If the eczema patients were really suffering from an inward malady, the entire body and not only the skin would be dis eased. You can prove immediately the re lief of a true skin cure by using oil . of wintergreen as compounded in D. D. D. Prescription. This liquid, attacks the disease germs, numbing them while building •up the healthy tissue of the skin. We have now handled this meritorious and thoroughly scientific remedy for so long and have seen its reliable re sult so many times that we freely ex press our confidence. Gaffney Drug Company. FILBERT NEWB. Review of Event* from On* Our Y*rk County Corv—Ponduto. Filbert, R. F. D. 1, Oct. 22 — “Night is the time to weep; To wet with unseen tears These graves of memory where sleep Tht joys of other years.” —Montgomery N How many of our readers have ever had the toothache? All that have ever had it, no doubt consider it very unpleasant company. Says Shakespeare, the great poet: “For there was never yet philoso pher That could endure the toothache pa tiently.” “I was born an American. I live an American. I shall die an American.” —Webster. These words were spoken before “Beji Hope" came into the world, else he himself might have been the author of ihem, they express his own sentiment so forcibly. Cotto” picking and hay-making are making tine progress at this pen ning. Said one fellow to another: “Want to know how to make a dollar mighty slick?” “Yes, I do.” wao the eager response. '‘Well, I’ll tell you, grease It.” Then he moved on to “catch” another unsuspecting person. This scribe received a nice letter from The Columbia State the other day. It pleases him to be noticed by such a bift^ publication as The State. Mr. W. L. Caldwell killed a fat steer for beef, Saturday morning, selling the most of it out to his neigh bors. The farmers of this section are holding their cotton off the market wonderfully well, this season, jvery- thing considered. If cotton were fifteen cents a pound, business would just hum with ac tivity. It is said that some of the mer chants are closely pressed just now. This is due to low-priced cotton. Therefore let the farmer be urged, and urged, to raise more of his sup plies at home. Would that every farmer in South Carolina could raise corn sufficient for his needs for at least one year! Mr. John G. Brown is visiting at the home of Mr. Bob Ferguson, near Filbert. "Ben Hope” spent Saturday night and Sunday at Mr. J. B. McCarter’s. Miss Belle Love spefit Saturday night with Mrs. Rachel Burns. Mr. Jno. R. Hogue spent Sunday at Filbert. Little Miss Mary Carroll, daughter of Mr. W. A. Carroll, is visiting at the home of Mr. J. R. Hogue.- Late apples are now bringing one dollar a bushel in the Yorkville market. There is an abundant crop of peas to gather this season. Let all the farmers sow plenty of wheat and oats, this fall. Your correspondent has a sever? pain in his neck this (Tuesday) morning, and so it is rather difficult for him to write. Yes, “Country Lover,” this scribe feels sure of making a success of it in journalism. The way is long, and the path strewn with obstructions. But if he lives and his health con tinues to be as good as it now is, he is • confident of success. Where there’s a will there’s a way. As our readers know by this time, he is un able to perform manual labor; but he considers himself capable of do ing newspaper work. He is enthu siastic, but note-gotistic. It seems that the people are very liberal in contributing to the cam paign fund. Miss Belle Love and Master John Grady, spent Tuesday with Miss Mat- tie Love, at the “Locust Hill.” The next Filbert letter will be dated November 2nd. Your scribe had intended writing twice a week, and while he can very easily do so, he has, for reasons of his own, de cided otherwise. Within a few weeks, he may decide to again write t wice a week, as he did several weeks ago. He is certain to continue his writing for The Ledger. He hopes to soon have a place as country cor respondent on some big daily, but this won’t hinder him from writing to The Ledger, at least occasionally. But perhaps he is rather too enthu siastic, after all, for the big dailies are wonderfully deaf to young and inexperienced writers. Some of them can see nothing smaller than a city, or nearer than a man who has a finished education, acquired in some college or other institution of learn ing. But a thorough knowledge of the contents of Wheeler’s “Graded studies in English" will enable* any one to write in a faultless manner, if one will take the time to read other things after having studied it. Ben Hope. PONDFIELD PARAGRAPHS* Interesting News |tom« and Personal paragraphs. Pond field, Oct. 23.—We are glad to know that the price of cotton is go'htg upward. But nine cents is not enough, nor do we think that is all we shall get. Mr. D. C. Phillips is doing a great deal of grinding these days. He grinds on Saturdays. To go to mill there once is evidence of the fact that you will go again. We can hardly decide who Is the mod popular mill man in Chero kee county for Die GaffneV Ledger, but do not think anyone should lose a vote by casting it for Mr. R. . Rob erts, of Cherokee Falls. If some of those hoys would, they could prove this statement to be true by getting new subscribers. Why, I know they (the boys) could very easily make a dollar per day when they get 25 per cent, commission. Mr. Roberts is one of those men who knows nothing of the taste of whiskey and one of those men that are amiable wherever they go. Why not vote for him? We have had some inclement weather for the last few days, which we fear, might be the cause of some sickness. We do not fancy the news that “Blue Bird” will move from our midst very soon. Blue Bird is a fine old chum of ours and for this reason we regret to see her go. “I went to the show and saw about half as much as I expected to see,” is the cry with the majority. Maybe their eyes were closed. We are ever ready to appreciate anything said in the behalf of our Draytonville pastor, Rev. E. G. Ross, who is trying to make his mark in the world. Since he came to Dray tonville there has been many changes and improvements. J. L. J. How to Provont Nightmare. Referring to the frequency with which unpleasant dreams, and more particularly the classical nightmare, occur. Dr. Kehrer. the Munich special ist says: “Persons who are subject to disturbances of this sort should allow throe or four hours to elapse between the last meal and going to bed; should not let this last meal be too hearty a one and should make It a point to avoid all indigestible dishes and alco holic drinks with the evening meal.” Beyond Her Sphere. Mrs. Finicky—Norah, I Just read that a celebrated German doctor says a broom is full at bacteria, so hereafter you’ll have to give your broom an anti septic bath each day. The Maid—I’ll do nawthln’ av the kind! It’ll likely git worse soon an’ thin rayqulre alky- hol rubs, massage thratemints, byp- pyrdermlc injtctions an* hot wather bottles at night, an’ I’ll have ye under- sthand right now that I’m no thralned nurse!—Puck. % Religious Facts and Figures. Church statistics for 1M*» show the get gain In all denominations, in the past year, as 4.300 m.'listers, 3,635 churches and 870.380 communicants. The Roman Catholic church claims the largest gain, 2.">0.fi48, after which fol low in proportionate order Methodists, Baptists, Lutherans, Presbyterians ami Disciples of Christ. Forty-four differ 4$ ent religious or ethical denominations are recdfcnized, aggregating 32.283.6r>8 communicants. 207.707 churches and 159,503 ministers. Included in this enumeration are Christian Scientists, with 663 churches; Salvation Army, 883: Spiritualists, 748; Theosophists, 72; Communistic Societies, 22; Society For M Ethical Culture, 5; Sehwenkfeldlans. y 8: Latter Day Saints, 1.328: Jews. 570; Friends of the Temple, 4; Chinese Bud dhists. 47: Japanese Buddhists and Shintolsts. 0—Rev. Dr. Carroll in New York World. Missed the Fun. “What are you crying for, nj 7 little boy?” “Boohoo! Pa fell downstairs!” “Don’t take so on, my pet. He’ll get better soon.” “Sister saw him fall all ihe way. I never saw uuffln.” A Beautiful w*m*n. H*r sumraadlmg* should b* hi har mony, tad eaa best b* mad* ao by a well kept bom*. Th* L. £ M. Pur* Paint make* the horn* beautltuL It proaerrea It aad preranta decay. The cost per gallon ready for ua* hi only It w**n for tea yean aad longer. Thirty-three yeara of eou- tlnaous use la evidence. Smith Hard- ware Oo. L. £ M. Paint Agenta. Method will teach you to win time.— Goethe. Remember the two big dolls at Gaffney Jewelry Co. To Washington for Treatment. Rev. E. A. Wright, a respectable colored minister of this place, left last night for Washington. He was accompanied by his son, Samuel Wright, and Rev. E. L. Beaty, anoth er well known colored minister of this place. The latter two are being taken to Washington for the purpose of being treated at the Freeman’s Hospital. Rev. Beaty has been in de clining health for several years. The younger man has a deformed limb which it is believed can be straight ened. Letter to J. B. Pettit. Gaffney. S. C. Dear Sir: Volumes canuot say more: Every job painted Devoe takes less gallons than of any other paint. Here’s the proof: Paint half your job Devoe. the other half whatever you like. Ilf the Devoe half doesn't take less gallons, no pay. Yours truly 90 F W DEVOE & CO P. S. Gaffney Hardware Company sell our paint. SubacHh* far L*dftr, glje List of Unclaimed Letters. . List of unclaimed letters remain ing in the postofflee at Gaffney, S. C.. for the week ending Oct. 26. 1908: Miss Rachel Avery. Miss Mary A. Blackwell. Mr. Arthur Barnett. Miss Jose Bonds. Mrs. Stella Beeker. Mr. Walter Allen. Miss Lottie Edwards. Miss Zora Brown. Miss Omego Bobo. Miss Lucawood. Mrs. Caldonia Colams. Miss Carrie Clary. Mrs. R. M. Crocker. L. B. Daniel. Mr. James Dover. Miss Emmie Dogan. Miss Emma Duncan. Mr. Loyd Davis. Mr. W. B. Earl. William Elmore. Miss Andey Farmer. Mr. J. L. Griffin. Mrs. J. Sellars. Mrs. W. C. Gentry. Mr. W. W\ Hardin. Mrs. Lee Henderson. Mrs. H. C. Hopper. Mr. W. L. Humphries. Mrs. Pearl Humphries. Rev. A. Jefferson. S. J. Jolly. Mr. Claud Jefferson. Mr. Hamstead Jones. Mr. Tanney Kirby. Mr. John Kirby. Mr. Peter Kitchens. Mrs. Gillie Lane. Mr. L. B. McDaniel. Miss Flossie Moore. W. M. Martin. Miss Fanny Mason. J. O. Moore. Rev. M. Martin. Miss Blanch Nickles. Mr. O. K. Oakes. ' Mrs. S. F. Owens. Mr. W. D. Penley. Miss Maggie Pearson. Mr. Jas. M. Pennington. Miss Mary Price. Miss Belle Porter. G. W. Peeler. Mr. A. E. Pooth. Mr. J. M. Porter. Mr. Frank Pal moon Mr. J. C. peace. Miss Made Peth. Adolphus Roberts. Miss Ella Robbins. Miss Elder Ross. Mrs. Alice Sanders. Mrs. Elisabeth Sparks. Mr. Louis Smar. Miss Selena Smith. Miss Florence Smith. Miss Laurlene Smith. Mrs. Lula Wilson. Mr. Davis Wilkins. Mrs. Cinda Wiliams. Mr. Levi Woods. Miss V. Wilkins. Mr. Will White. Please call for advertised letters. One cent due on each. Tflos. Hester, Postmaster. —A Diamond ring worth $35 to give away at Gaffney Jewelry Co. —Two log cabins and dolls for two. little girls at Gaffney Jewelry Co. “WHERE THERE’S A WILL THERE’S A WAY’’ Is an old and a very true saying, and in nothing does it apply with more force than in the matter of saving mon ey. Everyone should save some part of his earnings, as it is not what one earns but what he saves that makes wealth. Start a sav ings account this month with THE GAFFNEY SAVINGS BANK, Office in The National Bank of Gafftfey, S C. A $20 Phonogiaph Free to my customers when you have purchased $50.00 worth of goods for cash. Coupons given with each purchase. Flour, Meat, Lard, Hugar, Coffee, Tobacco and a full line of fancy groceries. Large No. 1 Mackerel, fresh Cranberries, Nuts, Raisins, Currants, Citron, Etc. for Fruit-cakes, Hams and Breakfast Bacon, Pickles, Olives, Cakes and Crackers, Potato Chips, Canned Goods, Etc. All goods guaranteed. Try Fish Roe. Try me and oblige. 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