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Bh I* I I k.- THE GAFFNEY LEDGER, Tuesday and Friday. Ed. H. DeCamp, Editor and Publisher NOTEo AND COMMENTS. Do your Christmas shopping this week and avoid the rush. • • • Don’t be pessimistic. It don’t get you a thing and casts a damper upon others. Be a “Booster” all the time. « • • If Gaffney had a few more adver tisers like J. Eb Jefferies it wouldn’t be a great while before this town would be the biggest town in South Carolina. It is already the best, see Twenty-five subscriptions to The Ledger since last Friday is a fact which indicates that the people are Intelligent enough to know they are getting the worth of their money in this paper at $1.50 a year. • • • All good citizens will deplore the tragedy of last Sunday morning in this county. We had just about reach ed the conclusion that our county was improving—and it has improved to a marked degree—in lawlessness, when this tragedy comes to blight two families and cast a gloom over those who hope and work and pray for a better condition of affairs. • • • Civilized New York pulled off a six day bicycle race last week. Men en dured torture and peddled themselves around a race track night and day un til the blood gushed from their wound ed hands and feet, while multitudes of people paid admission money to see them wear themselves away. The poor racers received a mere pittance for their work, while the promotors reaped the harvest. As Puck puts it: “What fools these mortals be!” « • • The Christmas edition of the Co lumbia State came to hand Sunday. It was a magnificent piece of news paper work. This issue contained forty-four pages of up-to-date newspa per matter, with a splendid array of store news. Cherokee had a con spicuous part in the picture from tli* pen of Mr. Brian Bell. Among his contributions to this issue which were especially interesting to Cherokeeans were: “Mining in Cherokee County,” and “The Wild Man of Cherokee.” We may be pardoned for an unusually kind feeling toward The Columbia State by reason of the fact that it was our alma mater, so to speak, and Its marked success affords us no little satisfaction. • • • Some people are happy to patronize a fakir and buy a worthless article, rather than go into a reputable estab- lishtbent and buy a staple article from a local merchant. There is hard ly any use to attempt to admonish these poor deluded people however, as few of them read a newspaper and those who,do have little faith in what the newpnaper says. Only yesterday a fakir was selling a so-called foun tain pen on our streets for 35 cents. We saw one man buy one who remark ed at the time: “I have bought things like this three or four times and al ways got bit, but I believe this is all right.” What in the name of common sense can you do with a man who will not learn at the school of experience? Let us say to those inclined to pat ronize the fakirs that no man can pay the very heavy license imposed by the town for street selling and sell an article as cheap as a local mer chant. It may appear cheaper, but it is not. Give the street fakir a wide berth, else he will humbug you. m Drawback. "My!" exclaimed little Billy as he gazed at the lithograph. “I'd like to be a giraffe. Just think how easily you could ’rubber’ over the baseball fence.” “That’s all right,” replied Tommy, “but there is another time when you wouldn’t want to have a neck like a giraffe." “When is that?” “Why. in the mornings when your ma begins to scrub your neck with ■oap and water.”—Chicago News. Objectionable. “I don't see why Goodley should be ao unpopular with you all. He never ■peaks ill of any one.” “No, but he's one of those very smug fellows who can say ‘Oh, yes, Jones seemed very happy when I saw him last,’ and say it in such a way as to give the Impfesslon that Jones was horribly drunk.”—Philadelphia Press. A Spoiled Compliment. Little Elmer—Mamma says you are a duck of a doctor. Pompous M. D. fereatly pleased)—Indeed! How did ■he come to say that? Little Elmer— Oh, she didn’t say It just that way, bat I heard her tell papa yon were a quack.—Chicago News. Baskin's Injunction to his servants: “Call me from my study whenever there Is a beautiful sunset or any un usual appearance in the sky or land- —Many nice selections for grand parents and elderly people at Chero kee Drug Company. A Diplomatic Encounter. ,. ■ ■- ■ [Original.] I will not dwell on bow I, a woman, got into the foreign secret service. Fa ther died insolvent Mother and I were reduced from affluence to positive want I applied to a friend In the for eign office for a clerkship. It happened that at the time the Americans wei« aiming at a treaty with Japan that would be prejudicial to our Interests. An emissary of the state department St Washington was on his way via the Mediterranean with the treaty. The vessel be traveled In was to stop at Marseilles. I confess I was shocked at the prop osition'that was made me—I, who had never done a mean thing In my life— to wheedle a knowledge of the drift of the treaty out of the American. But the reward was great, enough to keep mother and me In comparative comfort. In social life I had been considered what the Americans call ‘'a flirt,” but I was never dishonorable. I would never attack a man unless he was In clined that way hiaselt Now I was expected to win one simply for pay. The temptation was too great for me. I yielded. I boarded the ship at Marseilles. Roger Sutherland, whom I was to snare, was a modest look ing, quiet man. I soon made bis ac quaintance, and be seemed to take to me at once. He said that if It were not for my accent be would not be lieve me to be English; that I had all the sprightliness of an American girl. The game I was playing was natural to me. I didn’t have to try to win him. If I had possibly I might have failed. But, as to stealing the Information, I didn’t know where to begin. We had passed through the canal before I ven tured to make a move In that direc tion. I began by asking bis occupa tion. He prevaricated. I teased him. He told me that he had a government position, and that was all that I could get out of him for a long while. Then suddenly he told me everything. I wondered why he who had so long been reticent should have changed so qnlckly. He answered my every ques tion, and truthfully. The treaty was In his trunk In his stateroom. Did he not fear It would be stolen? No. There was a lock on the trunk that had been made *or it The.key was of a peculiar kind. The next time we were on deck together, feigning to he moved by a natural feminine curiosity, I teased him to let me see the key. He took It out of his pocket and handed It to me. Feigning an Inten tion to frighten him I ran to the side of the ship and held It In my fist over the water. He didn’t even follow me. So I took it back and gave It to him. I had provided myself with a bit of wax and had squeezed an Impression of the key. Pretending that I had lost the key of my own trunk. I called for one of the ship's mechanics to make me an other from the wax Impression. My victim Invariably spent an hour or more after dinner In the smoking room. 1 took a great risk. I entered his stateroom and with the key made from the impression opened the trunk, found the treaty, took it to my state room, copied it—it was in cipher—and got it back to the trunk In plenty of time to avoid getting caught. With success came the pricking of conscience. I told my victim of my circumstances, the loss of my father, my effort to obtain employment and ended by falsely telling him that I was going out to India to be a gov erness. From that moment his manner changed toward me. I had consid ered before that my success was due to having won bis heart Now I was sure of It. Then he asked me to he his wife. Now, for the first time, I realized that if I bad won him I had been won in winning him. Whatever was good in my nature rebelled at my trickery. I longed to confess it and throw myself upon his mercy. But I dared not From loving me he would despise me. I told him that I could never be his wife; that there was a barrier between us; that I was unworthy of him. He soothingly reassured me. said my con science was abnormally sensitive; that hs was sure one so lovely could not do anything very wrong. The night before we reached Bombay we were on deck together under the starry heavens. “Sweetheart,” he said, “we part to morrow. It rests with you whether our parting shall be forever or I shall call on you on my return. You are not cut out for a diplomat, but you will make a good wife for one.” “A diplomat! I a diplomat!” . Hf took my hand. “I suspected you the moment you began to play your game, and I played mine to trap you. I gave you my key on purpose and knew how you used It by traces of wax adhering to It. Certain pages of the manuscript you stole were loosely tacked together, and I found them de tached. I was disappointed to learn all this, but when afterward you told me how you had been tempted I pitied you. You are a lady and out of your element. I would be sorry for you losing your pay If I wished you to earn pay In that way." “And my copy of the cipher dis patch!” I faltered. “I will give It to you ot once.” “Don’t hurryto It Is no cipher, but a Jumble Intended to deceive you.” “And do you mean that you can love one who has made this abject at tempt?” “If we only loved those who were perfect 'here would be no marriage. Ton have simply been psrted for s brief time by circumstances from your natural self.” GWENDOLYN ADAMS. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Mr. John Foster, of Jonesville, was a city visitor Saturday. Mr. R. E. Sarratt, of Macedonia, was in the city yesterday. Mr. J. L. Clary, of Macedonia, was in the city Saturday. Mr. A. J. Harmon, of Grassy Pond, was In the city yesterday. Mrs. C. M. Bridges, of Ravenna, was In the city Saturday. Mr. J. W. Moss, of Blacksburg, was in the city Saturday. Mr. R. R. LeMaster, of Wilkinsville, was a city visitor Saturday. Mr. Frank McCluney, of Wilkins ville, was in the city Saturday. Mr. Wm. McGinnis, of the Battle ground section, was in the city Sat urday. Mr. Cliff Wilkins, of Atlanta, was in the city Saturday visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Wilkins. Mr. E. W. Hall, of Rock Hill, spent a few hours in the city yesterday. Mr. Tank McArthur, who Is con nected with the W. O. Lipscomb Con struction Company, of Roanoke, Va., but now stationed In Tennessee, was in the city Saturday. Mr. J. C. Lipscomb, is in the city spending a few days with his family. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Poole, of Star Farm, were in the city Saturday. Mr. E. G. McCulloch, of Star* Farm, was in the city Saturday. Mr. Tom Green, of Ravenna, was In the city Saturday. Dr. Malcom Goudelock, of Balti more, Md., spent a few days in the city last week. Mr. M. E. Gettys, of Goforth, was in the city Saturday. Mr. I. B. Magness, of Spartanburg, Is visiting his parents, Capt. and Mrs. J. J. Magness, at Grassy Pond. Dr. H. E. Fiefield, of Wilkinsville, was in the city Friday. Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Green, of Raven na, Mts. M. C. Bridges and Mrs. A. F. Bullington, of Pacolet, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Hightower. Mrs. Geo. R. Ellis and son, Master Grier, of Blacksburg, R. F. D. No. 1, were visitors to the city yesterday. Mr. Wm. Wisher, one of the best known characters, as well as best characters, in the county, who lives at Smyrna, was In the city yesterday. Mrs. J. F. Moore, of Buffalo, is visit ing her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Peeler, on Grenard street. She will spend the holidays here. Mr. John W. Bridges, of Spartan burg, a former Gaffneyite, spent yes terday in the city on business. Mr. J. F. Jenkins, of Grover, was In the city yesterday. Mr. Jenkins will move his family to Gaffney about the first of the year. Miss Bess White, a Limestone pu pil, left yesterday for her home at Louisville, Ga., where she goes to spend the holidays. Miss Louise Lorlck, of Limestone College, left yesterday for her home at Trenton, where she goes to spend the holidays. Rev. G. P. Hamrick is conducting a school at Antioch. MADE IT RIGHT. Y«t It Was Not Easy For the Salesman to Grasp the Boss’ Scheme. In one of the suburbs of London there is a wholesale firm the senior member of which may be known as Mr. Blank. The firm has two traveling salesmen—a single man, receiving 30 shillings per week, and the other a married man. drawing £2 per week. A short time ago the single man, be ing in the shop and looking over mat ters, discovered that the married sales man was receiving 10 shillings per week more salary than himself, while he (the single man) was selling more goods. He called Mr. Blank’s atten tion to this and suggested that, as he was selling more than the other fel low, be should at least receive as much pev. The senior partner acknowledged the apparent inconsistency and assured his man that he would look into it and if the statement were correct he would make matters right. Another week rolled by. and when the single man came to draw his sal ary from the bookkeeper he was sur prised to find only .°.0 j hillings passed out to him the same ns before. He de murred Tie bunk keener Insisted he had received i;<> instruction's to raise his pay and referred him to the gov ernor Approaching Mr Blank, he said: “You remember, sir. I spoke to yo' last week ii'enr m" salary, stati 'g that, while ! 'vn* t •"Ing more goods than the miter "•aveer | was reeel\ Ing le«s pat. au ! I thought I should receive as much ns he diu. You assur ed me you would look Into it and make matters right." "Yes." said Mr. Blank. "I remember your mentioning the matter, and I made It right, didn’t 1 ?” “Why, no; I don’t see how you have, as the Bookkeeper has Just paid me the same amount ns before. I can’t see how that Is making it right, sir.” “You don’t understand.” said the senior partner. “I have made It right You thought you ought to have as much pay as the other man, and I have made It right by cutting the other fellow’s pay down.”—London Tlt-Blts. The Live Dak Market T. L. WILKINS, Prop. When in need of Fresh Meats or Country Produce of any kind, call or phone us. Prompt service always. Quick delivery is our mot to. Give us a trial and you are our customer. : ; Phone 285, W. 0. JOHNSON’S OLD .STAND — . U ■ ■.. If you nsstf Job Printing, ssnd It ua—Ours will males you smlls. FOR SALK. FOR SALE!—Mules, corn, foddsr, hay, wood, lumber; will also exchange sawdust for manure. ’Phone 113 or apply to W. C. McArthur. Dec. 15 tf. FOR SALE OR RENT—House and eleven acres land on east Frederick street on reasonable terms. See C. M. Smith. Dec. 4 pd. FOR SALE—Jelllco block coal; livered anywhere in the city. J. K? Tolleson. Dec. 11 Imo. FOR RENT. STORE ROOM FOR RENT—The brick building now occupied by J. W. Abbott. Can give possession 'at any time. Apply at store. Dec. 15. TO RENT—Offlee room* ever TV Ledger. Apply to Bd. H. DeCamp Not. 2. tf. WANTED. WANTED—Corn to grind. Electric corn mill next doer to J. E. Lipscomb Co. Nov. 24 tf. WANTED—Green hides; highest :ash price paid. Clary 4b Kirby. Aug. 14 tf. WANTED—One thousand aaw sab scribers to The Ledger. LOST. RETURN to Ledger offlee for re ward, gold link, initials “J. T. S.” Dec. 15 It. LOST—A gold necklace—between Limestone College and Baptist church, or in church. Reward If brought to Ledger offlee. 12-11 3t. WOOD. FOR SALE—Dry oak and pine wood, sawed for stoves, In yard in rear of postofflee. Delivered. ’Phone Pepsi-Cola Bottling Works. Jones ft Baker. Dec. 11 tf. Fire Insurance! We represent some to the largest and most substantial companies and would like to write your business. 5-14-tf Smith & Lipscomb, Agents. Attention Smokers! We carry the best line of Cigars in the city. Also Smoking and Chewing To bacco. During Christmas week we will run “Official Seal,” which is a regular 10 cent cigar, for 5 cents. We are agents for Norma Mar tinez Cigars. Gaffney Drug Company The One Sure Way to have money is to save it. The one sure way to save it is by depositing it in a responsible bank. You will then be exempt from the annoyance of having it burn holes in your pockets, and aside from the fact that your money will be safe from theft, 7 the habit of saving tends to the establishment of thrift, economy, discipline and a general under standing of business principles essential to your success. This bank pays 4 per cent interest on all deposits compounded quarterly. THE GAFFNEY SAVINGS BANK, Office in The National Bank of Gaffney, S. C. The I. M. Peeler Shoe Store Remember I will save you money on Shoes and Hats. Call and see my prices. . *. Very fancy, flowered with holly, regular 26 cents per box, reduced to 15 cents per box, two for 25 cents. I. M. Peeler. a Gaffney Drug Co. Money to Loan! 1 am prepared to negotiate ix>ans in jmounts from $300.00 up for a term of years on improved forms. Inter est 8 per cent. Call on 9-14-08-601 J.C. Jefferies, Aft]., Gaffney, S. C. t" of the latest and most approved designs, at prices to suit purchaser. Also all kinds of granite work. Address or apply to T. C. PETTY, Gaffney, S. C. 4