Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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17 Gents a Day Buys an Olive’* This uuiazlnu offer—the Now Modol Oliver Typewriter No 5 tit 17 cents a day—Is open to everyOixly. everywhere. It'sour new and immensely popular plan of selling Oliver Typewriters on little easy pay ments. The abandonment of ponohand in favor of clean, legib.e. beautiful typkwkit- IKG is the next great step In human progress Already—in all lines of business and all ■professions—the use of pen and ink is largely Restricted to the writing of signatures. ’ Business Colleges and High tiuhoois. watch- -fu 'f the trend of public sentiment, tire training a vast army of young people In the use of Oliver Typewriters. The prompt and generous response of tboOllver Typewrier Company to the world-wide demand fir universal type writ I ng, gives tre mendous impetus to the movement. RThe Oliver, with the largest sttie cf ; nv Typewriter In existence, was the logic chine to take the initiative in bringing about the universol useof typewriters, it a.ways leads! Save Your Pennies and Own TTje— OLIVET? Typewriter The Standard Visible Typewriter c This IT-eents-a-day selling plan makes the Oliver as easy to own as to rent. It places the machine in easy reach of every horne- every individual. A man's “cigar money a woman’s “pin money"—will buy it. Clerus on small salaries can now afford to own Olivers. By utilizing spare moments for practice they may tit themselves fur more Importaui positions. School twys and school girls can buy Oli vers by saving their pennies. You can buy an Oliver on lids plan at the regular catalogue price—$hX). A small lirst payment brings the machine. Then you save 17 cents a day and pay mouthy, i And the possession of an Oliver Typewriter enables you lo earn money to Ilnish paying for the machine. Advantages Service Possibilities FOR 8ATE-WIDE PROHIBITION. I Which Will The Oliver is the most highly perfacti d typewriter on the mar ket—hence its 100 per cent, efficiency. Among its sources Of conveniences are: • the Balance Shift the Ruling Device the Double Release the Locomotive Baae the Automatic Spacer the Automatic Tabu* lator the Disappearing In* dlcator the Adjuatabla Paper Fingers the Scientific Con* densad Keyboard The Oliver Type writer t u r ns out more work, of belter quality and greater variety than any other writing ma chine. Simplicity, strength, ease of op- er itiou and visibility a re {the cornerstones of its towering su premacy in Correspondence Card Index Work Tabulated Reports Follow-up Systems Manifolding Service Addressing Envel opes Working ou Ruled Forms Cutting Mimeo graph Stencils Can you spend T7 cents a day to batter ad- .vantage than in the purchase of this wonder ful machine ? Write for Special Easy Pavment Proposi tion or see the nearest Oliver Agent. * The 01ivei\Typewriter Co. Oliver Typewriter Bldg., Chicago, 111 Nov-0 ‘JTt Star Brand Chicken Feed W. Kyle Davenport’s The 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 arc our customer. : : w. o. Phone 285. JOHNSON'S 0L0 STAND A Forceable Argument Bear Fruit. As was to be expected, when the prohibitionists of South Carolina met and declared for Slate-wide prohibit ion, we began to hear criticism pro and con from every direction. Some of our so-called prohibitionists says, the Florence Times have actually taken a trip to Savannah, Ua., to learn that prohibition is a farce. We do not know who these gentlemen are, but if the editor of the Florence Times will kindly publish their names, the citizens of South Carolina would be better able to judge of the worth of their statements. The cry is raised on every hand, that if we have State wide prohibition conditions will be j worse in Charleston than they, are now. We are peremptorily told that the law cannot be enforced in the low- r counties, and that we must wait until the people are educated to a higher standard of citizenship and morality. It is the purpose of this pa per to bring some things to the atten tion of the people of our State. Fi^kt of all, I wish to ask, can conditions be any worse in Charleston than they are? With fourteen dispensaries run ning full blast from sun to sun—more than 300 licensed blind tigers selling liquor day and night—hundreds of other blind tigers selling without any license at all, and the people of Char leston ordering one hundred thousand dollars worth of liquor a year. I ask again, can conditions be any worse? After all, without any intention of re flecting upon the good people of Chai leston, what is Charleston, that the! whole State should be called upon to bow to her will in an important mat-1 ter like this? Charleston represents] about four per cent of the population | of South Carolina, and every one] knows that more than one-half of her, population is made up of the colored , race. If Charleston does not wish to enforce the law, let her do as she is j doing now. It cannot be any worse, j But, in heavens name, do not ask the i whole State to wait on Charleston. | Again, some of our people seem to 1 fear that we will force prohibition up on communties before they are ready,! and thereby bring reproach upon our I cause. Thanks for consideration. Here let us call attention to the fol-j lowing facts: We have now twenty-1 one counties in this State without the] legalized sale of intoxicating liquors. | In these twenty-one counties live a] large majority of ihe population of, the entire State. This majority is made up principally of white people. In other words, a safe estimate would 1 be. that three-fourths of the white | people in the State now live in prohi- bition territory. We are Democrats, and we claim that the white people are in authority—that we can rule—■ must rule, and will rule. And yet, this large majority of the whole State —this large majority of the white peo ple of tile State, are being told by a small minority of white people, “Wait for us and the negros of the lower counties until we get ready for prohi bition." And the plea they make is, that they are afraid of worse con ditions. Worse conditions indeed! With blind tigers plying their trade, especially in dispensary counties, all over the lower part of the State, buying liquor from the dis pensaries for that purpose, and in some instances municipal authorities making no attempt whatever to en force the law, I raise the question, can the good people of the lower part of the State, and a large majority of the white people of the State, wait, any longer for an improvement in condi tions? We believe it is the duty of every good citizen to throw the weight of his influence against such con ditions and thereby help to change them as speedily as possible. Our prohibition convention did not. adopt my plan in trying to get State-wide prohibition. I wanted a prohibition hill passed with a proviso that it be submitted to the people in a State election for their confirmation. But if our legislature at the next, session shall pass a prohibition law for the whole State, and will provide for as sistance to the attorney general, mak ing financial provision forVhe enforce ment of such a law, I believe we shall succeed in South Carolina as well as they are succeeding in other States. That liquor will he shipped into our State goes without, saying, but let us add another to the fast growing list of States whose cry must be heard, and eventually will be heard, for re lief at the capital of this great.na tion. Bet the weak-kneed hack-bone less officials who whine and fawn at the feet of tholr constitionoy get. out of the way and give place to men. Bet every true man join In this fight for reform and bettor government and let us leave a heritage to our children that will cheer us in our old age, re joice and comfort us when we come to the end of the way, and of which our desoondonts will be proud when we are gone. J. L. Harley. 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. NOTICE. All persons are hereby .notified not to hire, harbor, or in anyway employ my wife, Angeline Allison, as she has left my premises without any cause or provocation on my part; and not to credit her for anything as I will not be responsible for any debts she may make. My door is open if she wishes to return. John M. Allison. Dec. 29. It pd. WOOD. FOR SALE—Dry oak and pin* wood, sawed for stoves, In yard In rear of postofflee. Delivered. ’Phone 22. r ». Pepsl-Cola Bottling Co. Dec. 11 tf. Two Great Offers I This Offer of The Ledger v. ill Appeal Es pecially to Women. Self-Tightening This Splendid Six-Piece Set of W. H. Rogers’ Guaranteed SILVERWARE For 50 Cents # To Ledger Subscribers Shears HI , K - , . J * ^ . , \ ■ :< •$*:-. : • ' . /'^HRHRgi \ 1 s' gk 111 in s S j a a: a t ui a i>! gco^ P ■3’ SHEARS IN THE WORLD !a« Fame us W. H. Rogers Brand Yt'arranted Holid Silver Metal, Beauti fully Finished. No Plating to Wear OH. et of Six Tea Spoons Absolutely guaranteed by manufacturers to wear forever. Solid Silver Metal throughout—they cannot tarni-h. liooers’ Silverwear needs no introduction to the Ameri- o can public. For more than 50 years the standard, it is recognized the world over as the very best there is made. The name Rogers stamped on a piece of Silverware repre sents the highest type of skill, workmanship and material. GUARANTEE THE WINNER Louisiana Exposition Shears If this pair of Shears breaks or in any way becomes defective with in five years from date of purchase, they will be replaced with a new pair without -cost. Hamilton Silver Co. Factory B., Muncls, Ind. Unquestionably tbe Daintiest and Most Ac ceptable Premium Ever Offered by Any Newspaper. The Ledger wishes to add one thousand new subscribers to its circulation within the next three months, and to ac complish this is offering these beautiful sets free to each person who will bring or mail to The Ledger office two new subscriptions paid six mouth in advance and 50c, or one new subscription paid one year in advance and 50c. DO NOT DELAY. CUT OUT THIS COUPON AND MAIL IT TODAY. NOTICE THE GUARANTEE OF THE HAMILTON SILVER CO. CAN YOU BEAT IT? Come to our office, Star Theatre Building, and see this “Self-Tightening Shear.” You nevef saw anything like it. Absolutely Fr;e! 1— Bring us one NEW subscriber paid one year in advance; or four NEW subscribers, each paid three months in advance. 2— RIGHT NOW because this is an excellent offer and in all probabil ity our supply will soon be ex hausted. 3— Because it costs you nothing—it is impossible to buy them—if you could the Shears would cost you about $1.50. DO NOT DELAY. CUT OUT THIS COUPON AND MAIL IT TODAY. Thk Gaffney Ledger, The Gaffney Ledger, Gaffney, S. C. Gaffney, S. C. Enclosed herewith please find f2.oo, for which please send me The Enclosed herewith please find $1.50, for which please send me The Ledger for one year, or to the names given below for six months each, Ledger for one year, or to the names given below for six months each, and send me at once, free, postage paid, one six-piece set ot Rogers Solid and send me at once free, postage paid, one pair of Self-Tig tening Shears, Silver Metal Spoons, as advertised. as advertised. Address Name - Namp Address Arlrirpfis EVERYBODY GET BUSY And take advantage of these splendid offers made to old and new subscribers of THE LEDGER alike. Golden Oak Dining Table 54 inches wide, 12 feet long. Extention. For sale cheap. Carroll