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tr 1 - RnT r ■ •*? STATE ATTORNEY OF TENNESSEE. THE LITERARY EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT. HON. LAPS. 1>. M’OOBD. H on. laps. l. mocobd, 1325 g st^ Washingtou, D. C., Ex-Adjutanl General State of Tennessee, and State's Attorney at Nashville, is an ardent friend of Peruna. He does not hesitate to give public endorsement to this very excellent remedy. As a tonic Pernna has no superior. But it is as a catarrh remedy it has achieved its world-wide notoriety and success. Any catarrh remedy to become per manently effectual in the cure of ca tarrh must contain tonic and invigorat ing qualities with its anti-catarrhal qualities. Catarrh is always an expres sion of nerve weakness, either local or general. It is, therefore, important that a catarrh remedy should possess reliable invigorating qualities in order to thoroughly rid the system of catarrh. Pe-ru-na for Colds. Hon. B. S. Byan, now residing in Nome, Alaska, was formerly a member of the English House of Parliament and Secretary to the late Irish patriot, Charles Stewart Parnell. His Wash ington address is. New Willard Hotel, Washington, D. C. He writes: “I have used Peruna and can recom mend your remedj* as a very effective cure for colds ard catarrhal com plaints. K. S. 11} an. Ask your Druggist for a Free Pe runa Almanac for 1909. FOR SALE FOR SALE—A gentle horse and good buggy. Apply to Wm. Dobson at J. F. Carson & Co. 12-lS-tf. FOR SALE—Mules, corn, fodder, 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—Jellico block coal; de livered anywhere in the city. J. R. Tolleson. Dec. 11 Imo. FOR SALE—A lot of second-hand piping. Apply to Ed. DeCamp. FOR SALE—First-clues babbit met *1. Apply at Ledger Office. FOR SALE—Old newspapers a this office. 10c a hundred. WANTED—One thousand new sab scrlbers to ^he Ledger. FOR RENT. TO RENT—Office rooms over TV f^edger. Apply to Id. H. DeCami Ncv. 2, tf. WANTED. WANTED—Fifty Rhode Island Red hens. Address “C. C. B.,’” care Led ger, Gaffney, S. C. WANTED—Green hides; hlgbes 1 cash price paid. Clary 4 Kirby. Aug. 14 tf. LOST. * LOST—On Robinson street be tween railroad and Logan street, package of stockings and lace. Re turn to this office. Get reward. It pd. Fire Insurance! We represent some fu the largest aurt most substuntlal comoanles and wouId like to write your business. 5-14-tf Smith & Lipscomb, Agents. WOOD. FOR SALE—Dry oak and pine wood, sawed for stoves, in yard in rear of postofflce. Delivered. ’Phone 225. Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. Dec. 11 tf. Address all communications Intend ed for tills department to.I. Stanhope Love, Filbert, S. C.. R. F. l> No. 1. CHAT. I have just finished reading “The Life of Sir William Wallace,” which is a story of early life in Scotland/ It is a wonderful book, in more than cne retpect. Scottish history has long possessed a peculiar fascination for me, and I enjoyed the book im mensely. But I am not, as yet, schol ar enough to say, postively, that all of this book is true. There are some parts of it which I couldn’t under stand, although I read it twice. That it is a book worth while in several respects cannot be denied; but I will venture to say that it is a book which does not interest the average reader to any great extent. It is written in loo profound a style for the average mind to grasp. Not that our readers are not intelligent, but I believe I speak ihe truth when I say that most •eaders like something light and nappy. They don’t like to wade through a vast amount of what seems almost unnecessary stuff, just in or- 'er to get a little entertainment. Sir A’illiam, the hero of this book, is a ire character, finely drawn; but I /onsider It rather too ponderous. It is necessary for an author to write a rood character sketch if he wishes to be worth while, but in this instance it occasionally seems that Sir Wil liam Wallace’s has been overdrawn. This, however, is only my opinion; ard T do not pretend to speak with authority. 1 am just learning, like most other young people should be doing. And I desire to assist others !! I can. I lead several good newspapers; that is, I read the editorial pages of them, as I don't pay particular at tention to all the pews. I don’t have the time for reading all that I get to read; indeed. I could not read every- thing which I receive if I had nothing dse to do. So I just read the best of it. And the editorial page is always the best part of any newspaper. But I always read The Ledger from “cover to cover.” I herewith enclose an article clip ped from The St. Louis Semi-Weekly Star, which, by ihe way. is one of the best newspapers 1 know of. It ex presses my own sentiments so well that I reproduce it here. I wish that more of our editors were capable of handing out such “dishes” to their readers. Of course, they are capable; but I make the point that they do not make use of their ability along this line just as often and persistently as they should. Now, I do not mean to offend when I say this; I am only try ing to make some of the errors in journalism more apparent to my ^co- lahorers in the work of entertaining and instructing the reading public. The clipping follows: "A minister of the gospel has at tacked those wealthy citizens, men and women, who go among the poor of large cities doing charity work; slum workers and the rich supporters of the social settlements of the crowd ed and congested city districts. The motives of such workers have been impugned, many of them being class ed as Pharisees who seek to shield i heir own foibles and weaknesses by an apparent interest in the sufferings of their fellow human beings. In a matter so difficult to pass upon as the inherent motives of others, but little can be justly said. What might be truly charged in one instance might prove the most rank injustice in an other. No sweeping assertion as to any considerable number of people may be received as truth in matters involving their controlling motives. I I or years there have been various charges against the men and women, many of whom are people of sub stance, who go about among the poor of the great cities seeking to amelio rate the deplorable conditons obtain ing among such people. Young so ciety women who have gone into the slums seeking out eases of suf fering to relieve, and young men who ha\e joined in this laudable endeav or, have been subjected to all sorts of unwind remarks and innuendos; their sincerity has been questioned, and the efforts put forth by them have been declared as serving but as a diversion, a fad for the rich, in fact. There doubtless are people’en- gaged in this work of relieving the poor in all the large cities whose in terest in the people they go among is but faint, and who do use this char itable endeavor as a sort of cloak for 'heir own sins. Pharisees are just as abundant now as in the days of ( hrist. They and their kind will al ways abound. Yet, because of their existence and their movements, the really honest, true, faithful men and women who do strive to bring about a betterment In the lives of those not fortunately situated should not be discounted nor frowned upon; oblo quy should not be cast upon the con- seientious efforts of really good peo ple. whether they happen to be weal thy butterflies of fashion or other wise, who go out among the high ways and lanes seeking to bring re lief to others, simply because of the insincere people who circulate in all the walks of life endeavoring to draw themselves credit and honor which they do not deserve and should not be accorded. There are good people among the slum workers; good women and true tfTen among the rich who, at the ex- nense of time and money, seek to help their fellow beings. There may be a humbug sandwiched in now and then, but this does not stultify the motives of the right sort of people The sufliciency of methods may well be questioned, and the negation of their efforts by their unconscious air o£ superiority may be considerable, but this does not necessarily impugn their motives. It is good work for them or any others of really generous hearts, if not always the best in re sults, and will continue in spite of carping criticism, even though the critics may speak from the pulpit— the last source from which anything hut kindly criticism would be expect ed.”—St. Louis Semi-Weekly Star. This is the third installment of our new department. I hope that it is growing in interest, information and entertainment; for I am devoting my very best efforts to it. I was obliged to begin it on a very small scale, but if our readers will be patient for a few weeks they shall be well reward ed for their very kind indulgence. I hope that the editor can read the foregoing pages of my manuscript. It is not nearly so well prepared as I, myself, should like. This will close my labors until after Christmas, as I wish to enjoy the holidays. I have prepared sufficient stuff, to last sev eral weeks, in advance. This is dated for Monday, but I am sending it to day (Friday*) I have just completed a study of one of the books of Hutchinson’s “Physiological Series.” I enjoyed it very well. It is a study which should be in every school; because the in formation pertaining to the human body that it gives is invaluable to everyone. Another work that should be in every school in this country is Hunt’s “Progressive Course in Spelling.” I know what I am talking about when I say this; for I have this year mas tered the entire contents of it. We need more English, and less Latin in our common schools. Let everybody contribute to the de partment; and do send us some new subscriptions. Henry Ward Beecher once said. “Flowers are the sweetest things God ever made and forgot (?) to put a soul into.” Sometime ago “Ben Hope” ijlcame so ambitious as to desire becoming connected with The State in the ca pacity of weekly scribe, and as a re sult of his efforts in that direction he is now receiving the paper free. It comes to him regularly, daily and Sunday. Jf there are any authors aim ng onr readers, I should like for them to send me some of their writings. A recent issue of The S\i'e con tained a fine, scholarly-looMng pic ture of .Vr. Zack McGhee, the well- known Washington “knight of the pen.” “Ben Hope’s” Filbert news letter will “come up smiling" on the morn ing of January the fourth. Some of it is already in course of preparation. I intend to close my “chats" every week with some such expression as this: Civility is certainly inexpen sive, yet it is the most invaluable at tribute that one can possess. Wishfng each one qf my readers a merry Christmas, I am. Your devoted knight of the pen, . J. S. L. request of the editor of The Ledger and also some of our friends, we have again decided to represent Ravenna and vicinity for The Ledger next year. Now, friends, one and all, re member all of us make mistakes and should you find any I have made let me know and I’ll correct them. To all our brother and sister corres pondents we will say we are glad to be back with The Ledger family again for 1909. We are in receipt of an invitation to an entertainment at Rehoboth school house Wednesday evening, 23 inst. We hope to be able to attend these services. So bright and early next year we again join The Ledger family. All news ’phoned us will have our prompt attention. Best wishes to all. C. When you find a good husband, the women nearly always say: “His wife does not care much for him.” Many a man looks for work only where he Is reasonably sure of not finding It. Medicine That is Medicine. “I have suffered a good deal witn malaria and stomach complaints, but I have now found a remedy that keeps me well, and that remedy is Electric Bitters: a medicine for stom ach and liver troubles, and for run down conditions,” says W. C. Kistler, of Halliday, Ark., Electric Bitters purify and enrich the blood, tone up the nerves, and Impart vigor and en ergy to the weak. Your money will be refunded If It falls to help you. 50c at Cherokee Drug Co. Are You Administrator RAVENNA READINGS. Newsy Notes and Personals From Our Regular Correspondont. Ravenna, Dec. 22.—We were not thinking of causing any panic when we expressed our opinion on the low price of cotton, and would not have written it should we have thought of being replied to. First, we wish to say to “S.” that he being a Farmers Union man, caus ed him to see fit to ask us a few ques tions. We, you seem to think, are mistaken about the Farmers Union being the cause of the low price of cotton, and we only said it was our opinion. • Second, if a 12,500,000 bale crop this year and 2,000,000 bales of old cotton held by the Farmers Union, did not force prices downward, then what did? The Farmers Union, in our opinion, ruined things when cotton was al ready bringing 12 and 13 cents a pound and then passed resolutions setting the maxium price at 15 cents, and requesting farmers to hold until it did reach that price. Has not cot ton fallen off ever since these figures were set? We say it has. Now, “S.,” we are in harmony with the Farmers Union and believe they have done good, still you know we ail err. Again you ask “what caused the low price of cotton in other years” We cannot now recall the causes and by the way. we are too busy to hunt them up. What w'e were driving at was this: In our honest opinion we think the Farmers Union made a mistake by placing the price too high. “S.,” do you not think 15 cents is too high a price for cotton? We do and know it can be raised for less. A lot of cotton being held now by the Farmers Union and Association members will be held again until next year and should farmers plant a big crop, look out for 4 cents cotton again. x The moral we draw is this: It will not pay the poor farmers to try to make the spinners and big moneyed men do a thing when they can shut down their mills and afford to pay their hands for idle time. Money runs the world, and we guess every body knows It. We are glad “S.” reads The Ledger and hope he will excuse our poorly gotten up reply to his good article. We wish also to announce that at the and have the settlement of an estate? If so, request of the Judge of Probate that your advertisement be placed in :: :i It has the largest circulation of any paper in the Fifth South Carolina Congressiona District. Crepe Paper Half Prioe 10 cent roles at 6 cents. Very fancy, flowered with holly, regular 26 cents per box, reduced to 15 cents per box, two for 25 cents. Gaffney Drug Co. always contains allthe latest local and foreign news. Subscribe now Si.50 a V e fci JT. SHOES The I. M. Peeler Shoe Store Remember I will save you money on Shoes and Hats. Call and see my prices. . \ I. M. Peeler. ilio Central 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 NOTI To the Friends and Patrons of The Battery: We wish to thank you one and all for the liberal patronage accorded us in the past, and promise to do all in our power to merit a continuance of your patronage. A Square Deal The Battery’s policy will continue to be a square deal; one price to ail, and your money back quicker than we took it if you want it. We shall en deavor to give you more for your money in 1909 than ever before. . . Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and Happy and Prosperous New Year. The Battery J. C. RATLIFF, Proprieior. •1^1 (•r'/<»r'n«r'V<*hWVOr'.'<«ri »«ri'(«h'(«ri <*ri <tr'i (»h (ir i i'(tr!r(»r ; i Or ! r(»r'. (<r'iV»r' l (tr,Ttr'-i M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M * m S m m - - M - - - ' rVOrVftrY |V 54 inches wide, 12 feet long. Extention. For sale cheap. Carroll & Byers