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Making Good. l) Thera I# no way of makln* * UiMttng friends like "Making (JckkI;" and IJootor Pierce’s medicines well exem|tlify this, and their friends, after more than twr decades of popularity, are numbered hv the hundreds of thousands. They have •made frond" and they have not made drunkards. A Rood, honest, square-deal medicine of known composition is Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. It still enjoys an Im mense sale, while most of the prepara tions that have come into prominence in the earlier period of Its popularity have •gone by the l>oard"and are never more heard of. There must bo some reason for this loiiR-time popularity and that Is to be found In its superior merits. When once given a fair trial for weak stomach, or for liver and blood affections. Us supe rior curative qualities are soon manifest; hence it has survived and grown in pop ular favor, while scores of lose meritorious articles have suddenly flashed into favor for a brief period ana then been as soon forgotten. For a torpid liver with its attendant Indigestion, dyspepsia, headache, per haps dizziness, foul breath, nasty coated tongue, with bitter taste, loss of appetite, with distress after eating, nervousness and debility, nothing is so good as Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery. It's in honest, squari'-deal medicine with all ingredients printed on bottle-wrapper Up secret, no hocus-pocus humbug, therefore don’t accept a substitute that the dhajer may possibly make a little blg- fer profit. Insist on your right to have What you call for. Don’t buy Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Presciip- ■w expecting it to prove a "cure-all." It Is only advised for woman’s special ail ments. It makes weak women strong and sick women well. Less advertised than some preparations sold for like purposes, its sterling curative virtues still maintain Its position in the front ranks, where it stood over two decades ago. As an in- ▼igorating tonic and strengthening nerv ine it is unequaled. It won’t satisfy those who want "booze," for there is not a drop of alcohol In it. Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets, the oriai- ruU Little Liver Pills, although the first pill of their kind in the market, still lead, and when once tried are ever afterwards In favor. Easy to take as candy—one to three a dose. Much imitated but never equaled. Angels are all right '.o admire at a distance, but not very exciting to live with. It requires a proper combination of certain acids with natural digestive juices to perfect a dyspepsia cure. And that Is what Kodol is—a perefet digester that digests all the food you eat. If you will take Kodol for a lit tle while you will no longer have in digestion. You then couldnY have Indigestion. How could you have in digestion if your food were to digest? Kodol digests all you eat. It Is pleas ant to take, acts promptly. Sold by S. B. Crawley Drug Co. The more indignant a woman can grow over a scandal the more she seems to enjoy it. A Religious Author's Statement. For several years I was afflicted with kidney trouble and last winter I ' was suddenly stricken with a severe pain in my kidneys and was confined to bed eight days unable to get up without assistance. My urine con- 4 talned a thick white sediment and I * passed same frequently day and night. I commenced taking Foley’s Kidney Remedy, and the pain gradually abat ed and finally ceased and my urine became normal. I cheerfully recom mend Foley’s Kidney Remedy. Cher okee Drug Co. When a girl is interested in a man It’s a sign she could make him think so If she wasn’t. If you will take Foley’s Orino Lax ative until the bowels become regu lar you will not have to take purga tives constantly, as Foley’s Orino Laxative positively cures chronic constipation and sluggish liver. Pleasant to take. Cherokee Drug Company. • Say but little and say it well.— French. A great many people have kidney and bladder trouble, mainly due to neglect of the occasional pains in the back, slight rheumatic pains, uri nary disorders, etc. Delay in such cases is dangerous. Take DeWitt’s Kidney and Bladder Pills. They are for weak back, backache, rheumatic pains and all kidney and bladder trouble. Soothing and antiseptic Re gular size 50c. Sold by S. B. Crawley Drug Co. Some boil, others reap the advant age.—Greek. —Our Grip Tablets and Nature’s Congh Remedy taken together will cure any case of la grippe or money refunded. The Cough Remedy is 50 cents and the Grip Tablets 25 cents. Try them on oar iron clad gnarantee. Gaffney Drug Co. (OLDEN WEDDING IT rOIKYILlE. CELEBRATED ON THE FIRST DAY OF JANUARY. v Mr. and Mrs. William Meek Kennedy Celebrate the Fiftieth Anniversary of Their Married Life. Wilkinsville, Jan. 12.—We regret being unable <o attend the celebrat ion of the golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. William Meek Kenndy which took place at their home in Yorkville on the first inst., and to which we, with Mrs. J. L. S., were so kindly in vited. Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy are of York county’s best people. Mrs. Kennedy was Miss Rachel Amanda McGill—a daughter of the late John McGill, of Clark’s Fork, and has many relatives living in Cherokee county and West ern York where she was born and reared. Mr. Kennedy was one of our old army messmaf«.es. He and your cor respondent are the only survivors of a mess of eighteen. The cithers hav ing answered “roll call” beyond the river. One of the attractive features of the celebration was the groom’s wearing the beaver, neck 'tie and gloves he wore at the wedding—just fifty years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Ken nedy have raised a family of children of which any community may well be proud. While he himself is one of Yorkville's most substantial business men, Mrs. Kenndy has been an inva lid for many years. Both of these venerable people were broughv up in the A. R. Presby terian church to which faith they cling with unfaltering loyalty. We hope for them the return of many more such happy occasions and thaV their life’s pathway will be strewn with the richest flowers of heavenly benedictions. Mr. J. N. Strain has cut down the large oak tree at Salem church which was rtruck by lightning the 23rd of August, last. Mr. V. C. Comer and family have moved back to Howell’s ferry. He has rented that farm for this year. Since the working of the roads the rains came together the travelling public have a sea of mud to contend with. We are hard to please, any way, it seems. By the time this gets into print: the legislature will have met and be at work and we, look for some hard fighting in that body over some of the bills that will likely come up. We favor State-wide prohibition pure and simple if that, measure is at all possible. If not the next best thing to it. We are confident that the Cherokee delegation will do the best it can for our county. At a meeting of the Salem congre gation last Sabbath It was decided to get Rev. T. F. Boozer to preach until the churches ran make their arrangements. He will preach there next Sabbath, 17th inst., at 11 o’clock a. m. Limestone (Gaffney) and Salem are the only churches In Enoree Pres bytery that have no regular preach ing. What they will do we can’t tell. We hope that “The Old Man” of The Ledger will be elected clerk of the senate. A better selection can’t be made, though there are a number of excellent men mentioned for that position. Should he be elected The Ledger management will be left In good hands during his absence from the editorial chair. Besides, its read ers will be kept In touch with the proceedings of the general assembly. Rev. T. F. Boozer spent lasl Sab bath night with Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Strain and family. Mr. Boozer has a large school at Sunnyside and he is well liked as a teacher and as a man. Rev. T. B. Owens preached at Mesopotamia last Sabbath. Last Friday Mr. F. A. Goforth was called to the bedside of his sick sis ter, Mrs. Ormand, at Yorkville. Mrs. Ormand is lying very low and btfc little hope of her recovery is enter tained. Friends who have an interest in the graveyard at Salem met there yesterday Vo paint the Iron fence around it. About fifteen or twenty hands are doing the work. They will finish it today. Since the cold wave of last week we have had two pretty days. Mrs. Joe Estes has been right sick for a few days. Dr. H. E. Fiefleld was called to see her. She is getting along very well now. we understand. (’amp Jefferies United Confederate Veterans will meet at Wllklnavilleon Friday the 5th of February at 11 o'clock a. m. The election of offle- ers and the revision of the roll will take place. Delegates to the State and general reunions will be elected and other routine business transact ed. It is hoped that a full turnout of the members can be had and that the dues—15 cents per member—will be paid at that time In order that the report may reach general head- quarers without delay. Capt. M<’Kown, our pension com missioner, can’t attend a meeting on Saturdays as the law requires him to be In his office on those days and the meeting has been set on Friday that he can be present. Mr. W. T. Osment spent latf. night with Mr. J. N. Strain. The chalngang is still at Wilkins ville. They are opening out a new road through the Patrick neighbor hood to the Smith's ford road near Hammett’s store. This is a much needed public convenience. Preparations are being made to be gin mining on a large scale at Flint Hill. We understand that as soon as the machinery can be placed in po sition the work will begin in earnest. Mr. L. U. Campbell is at the head of the enterprise and his experience as a miner is a sufficient guarantee that it will be worked in the most syste matic manner. Mr. J. E. Jefferies, auditor, is in this section taking returns. He spent last night with Mr. S. F. Estes. Mr. Tom Mitchell and Miss Fannie Smarr were married a few days ago at Hickory Grove by Rev. Mr. Bailey, of the M. E. church. Mesdames Both and Joe Hughes, of Gowdeysville, spent lart night with Mrs. Joe Estes, who Is sick. J. L. S. Cotton Seed Meal Rations. To The Cotton Seed; The Experiment Station at Raleigh has for the past six months been con ducting some extensive experiments in feeding cotton seed meal to mules and horses. Throughout the State the ration commonly fed to work stock is corn. This is a very unde sirable ration from the standpoint of its heating and fattening qualities and its excessive cost. A small amount of cotton seed meal added to the corn ration would certainly im prove its efficiency according to the .protein content of cotton seed meal. One and a half pounds of cotton seed meal added to the ration for the day will as a general thing be eaten quite freely, although in some cases mules and horses have refused to take it in this amount. Others almost entirely refuse to eat it under any circumstances. These cases, how ever, are quite rare. Some animals are quite greedy after the meal, eat ing it in its pure form. This has been observed in the work carried on at this station. It is the intention to carry on this work until practical ra tions are worked out. The endeavor now is to determine in what amounts cotton seed meal can be most satis factorily fed, and the feeds with which it will most satisfactoirily combine. Later we hope to give some definite results as to the feed ing of cotton seed meal regarding Its special advantages In mule and horse rations, both from the standpoint of efficiency and financial saving to the farmer. R. S. Curtis. N. C. Experiment Station. S. 3. Program. The North Pacolet Interdenomina tional S. S. Convention will meet at Abingdon Creek church on the first Sabbath in February at 10:30 a. m. The programme is as follows: Song and praise service conducted by the chaplain. Enrollment of schools and dele gates. Sermon by Rev. C. M. Teal. 1ft. query. Do our ministers em phasize Bible reading and the train ing of the children in the home as they should? 2nd query. What does it take to constitute loyalty to Christ and the church to which we belong? 3rd query. The chief hindrances to the prosperity of the church. 4th query. Is church discipline a thing of the past? Miscellaneous. Delegates will be elected to the State S. S. Association at Orange burg. February 16th, 17th and 18th. C. W. Whisonant, For Committee. Don’t Get a Divorce. A western judge granted a di vorce on account of 111-temper and bad breath. Dr. King’s New Life Pills would have prevented it. They cure Constipation, causing bad breath and Liver Trouble the ill-temper, dis pel colds, banish headaches, conquer -r rv . ■ r... i THE LITERARY EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT. AdrireM all communications Intend ed for this department to J. stanhope Love. Filbert, N. C.. U. F. D. No. 1. - * This is the fifth issue of the depart ment. I flatter myself that I am get ting along very well with it. I have received words of approval and en couragement from many sources since its establishment as a perma nent feature of The Ledger. These are profoundly appreciated. I am truly glad Vo know that all of my work is so generously appreciated by my friends, both known and un known. In speaking of my work with one oi my young friends one day re cently, I took the opportunity of say ing thaV I have studied long and hard to acquire an education. I dwelt at some length on my efforts toward bettering myself; and Vo say that my friend at once understood and appre ciated the true sense of all that I have had to overcome in my st nig gles for self-advancement, is express ing It mildly indeed. My unknown New Hampshire friend, Mr. M. A. J. Freeman, lias sent me one of the most beautiful booklets that I have ever seen. K is “Jewels from Phillips Brooks," be ing a collection of his sayings, select ed from his writings and published in a neat, attractive ftyle. Wake up, scribes, and send us some thing for the department. “Hump thyself,” and write. Watch “Ben Hope’s” Filbert news letters. You may, occasionally, find something worth while in them. This week we have a contribution from the carrier of Filbert No. 1. I consider it prft.ty good. If any of our readers wish to im prove their hand-writing, I believe I can point out. the way for them to do so. Never follow a copy, if you wish to learn to write. Write just as your hand naturally inclines; that is, make your writing qs nearly like yourself as you can. You may, oc- casionlly, follow a copy if it suits your own mode of writing. But bear this in mind, always: No two people write just exactly alike. Therefore if one is or wishes to be an expert penman, he has to pick mfi a suit able hand, and stick to it. Never change your hand unless you are ab solutely sure that the change win be for the best. I believe I know what I am talking about when I say ’ibis; for I have been scribbling for about eleven long years. I confess that I am not an expert penman, but I be lieve there are some that can be benefited by my teaching. So if any one will write to me about it, I promise you that I will be very glad to tell you more about writing than this little paper contains. There is no attainment so valuable as that of being able to write. The best education Is that which enables one Vo understand humanity and its needs. Every one owes it to himself, and to those near him, to try to make or earn enough to en able him to live decently and with some self-respect. And if one is wise, one will certainly do this. I do not desire great riches; but I do desire enough of this world’s goods to en able me to assist others—as well as myself. We have not much use lor him that “holds the dollar so tightly that the eagle screams.” Humanity is ever generous and good, in spiie of so much wickedness. Just stop for a moment, and think how quickly the whole world has respond ed to the call of stricken, suffering Italy! Yes, humanity is indeed ever generous and liberal toward one anefuber. And one day, in the per haps not far-distant future, a merci ful God is going to remember all of this generosity and goodness of heart. Next week I Intend to give you something new. if nothing happens J. S. L. An R. F. D. Carrier’s Troubles. Well, every son of a carrier in the service will wonder “how, In the name of common sense, the crank expects to cover all of our troubles.” “Will “ease you down a few notches” when I tell you that I am only going to give you a few of '.hem. As for trouble—they are many, such as bad roads, in the first place. You will go along over some bad place in the road till you can stand it no longer, you think; and muster up courage enough to ask some one to fix it. He will tell you, with a great broad smile, “Yes, we are go ing to fix that, and several other places, just as soon as we can get '.o it.” You go on, thinking: “Well, I am rid of that at last;” but you will keep looking and watching for the weather to suit the occasion— and you "put in” the rest of the time looking and watching, as there’s nothing doing. This same fellow will meet his neighbor, and tell him “the mall man wants us to fix that mud hole." The other fellow says: “Shucks! I’ve no .ime to do it now. He's paid to carry the mall, and it he don't want to go over that place let him give up the job. There are plenty of others wil ling to carry tne mall alon 0 that road.” The penny trouble is bad. With nearly every piece of mall which you collect, you also collect pennies— ever pennies. Sometimes you will come to a box containing two post cards and one letver, each lying In a separate place in bottom of box, with the pennies all on their respect ive pieces: two on letter, one aV each end; and one on each card. You make four grabs for the pennies, three for the letter and cards, and if It is cold and raining and your hands numb—well, you'll just say It anyhow; can't help it. Next you will come to a clever lit tle girl of fifteen (and I know one of them, J. L. S.), who will come out every other day with a post card to dear Jimmy, ask you for a one-cen. stamp, and carefully place it in the position that will delight him, telling you all the time thaV she thinks it mean of patrons to make the carrier lick sta/ips for every one. The time has flown all right enough. Then you go on until Mr. or Mrs. So-cnd-So hails you at the box from the house (100 yards off): “Say,! hold on a second.” t omes bustling up in a great hurry. “Will you please stop over at Mrs. J.'s and tell them that if the Lord is willing and sister Josie and her child ren come .onight, we will be there tomorrow to spend the day—if It don’t look too much like rain.” You drive on. They shout after you to tell them m/<. to put themselves to any trouble, though you will get along fairly well for a little way. Then out comes a great, burly fellow with “Have you any postals?” 'Yes, a few.” “Well, 1 wan'i one. Please loan me your pencil a minute. An just obliged to write Mr. A. B. that I shall not need the cotton planter ’•111 next Monday. Much obliged to you for troubling you. but 1 promised to let him know.” Puts your pencil into his pocket, and off he goes. You hail him and he conies -hack.making apologies. The next box you come to there is a lirtle negro girl, standing on one foot; wMi a nickle in her rtiouth and a letter in her hand, wrapped in eighteen pages of “Comfort” and ten yards of sewing thread. You have to get that all off and then ask her for the money—which she digs out of her mouth, if she hasn’t swallow ed it in her excitement. On you go, being now twenty min utes laVe. You will meet a man, who says he has been waiting one and a half hours for you; and hv threatens to report you for being so irregular. The very next home, they will bawl out from the second story for you Vo “hold on!” Come running out. with “Why, you are ahead of time today. Lend me your fountain pen, please. I didn't want to keep you waiting, and didn’t take vime to address this letter.” You stop to feed and eat dinner —thirty minutes late. Have to be quick. Gulp down a few bites, and go stand by your horse and try to hurry him. You then start out, de termined to make up some of the lost time. Get your whip and land one on your poor old horse. He makes a quick jump and—snap the end off your single-tree or an end off your trace. In it again! Out you hop, and repair it the best you can, vow ing: “This is my last year in this business!” Everything works lovely for the next three or four miles, when sud denly you are up against it once more. Mrs. Snodgrass comes out with a quarter—fifteen cents of it in pennies—and wants you to please bring her a spool of white forty thread, a ten-cent bladder of salty snuff, five cents worth of matches, and five cenVs worth of bluing. “Be sure now, and don’t forget it; for I can't do without my snuff.” A little farther on you will open a box and find some cake, with a dish of peaches. My! hut you feel good. The one livtle deed of kindness will banish all hard times from your mind. You will pass that box every day for a month, and open it, whether the signal is up or down, expecting—yes, expecting. You get in twenty minutes late. Your postmaster gives you a lecture, makes a note in his little blank book, and you hurry off to get away from the whole business for a few hours. About the only real pleasure in the Disease Germs ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ • ■§■■■■■■■■■■■ Cannot harm healthy human bodies, wo cannot have healths bod Isa unlaaa wo have pure Mood, -the kind of Mood that Mood’a Sarsaparilla makes. This great medicine has an an* equalled, unapproached record for pari* lying and ennehing the blood. It cares scrofnla, eczema, eruptions, catarrh, rheumatism, anemia, nervous ness, that tired feeling, dyspepsia, loss of appetite, general debility, and builds np tne whole system. G«t it today In th« uraal liquid form or is Chocolated tablet form called Sarsatabe. R. F. D. business is pay day. That seventy-five comes as regular as the sun, and this is why all stick to it. W. A. C. You may eat all the good sensible food you like If you will let Kodol digest It for you.a Don’t worry about dyspepsia or Indigestion, for worry only tends to make you more ner vous. Besides you don’t have to wor ry any more about what you eat, be cause Kodol for Dyspepsia and. Indi gestion will digest any and all food at any and all times. Kodol is guar anteed to give prompt relief. Sold by S. B. Crawley Drug Co. The Delaware deadlock was brok en and the house organized. Simple Remedy For La Grippe. Racking la grippe coughs that may develop into pneumonia over night are quickly cured by Foley’s Honey and Tar. The sore and Inflamed lungs are healed and strengthened, and a dangerous condition is quickly averted. Take only Foley’s Honey and Tar In the yellow packages. Cher okee Drug Co. The American Pacific fleet is be ing entertained at Talcahuano, Chile. There is no case on record of a cough, cold or la grippe developing into pneumonia after Foley’s Honey and Tar has been taken, as it cures vhe most obstinate deep seated coughs and colds. Why take anything else. Cherokee Drug Co. New York moving picture men won their fight for Sunday performances. You would not delay taking Foley’s Kidney Remedy at the first sign dC kidney or bladder trouble if you real ized that neglect might result in Bright’s disease or diabetes. Foley’s Kidney Remedy corrects irregulari ties and cures all kidney and bladder disorders. Cherokee Drug Co. Thirty-four Russians were drowned when steamers collided near Odessa. It soothes pain, it is cooling and healing. Good for cuts, burns, bruis es and scratches, but especially re commended for piles—DeWitt’s Car- bolized Witch Hazel Salve. Sold by S. B. Crawley Drug Co. Most of the average man’s laughs are inspired by his own alleged wit. For health and happiness—DeWitt's Little Early Risers—small, gentle, easy, pleasant little liver pills, the best made. Sold by S. B. Crawley Drug Co. He lives in fame that dies in vir tue’s cause—Shakespeare. ITCH cured In 30 mlnntes by Woolford’s Sanitary Lotion. Never fails. Sold by Gaffney Drug Co. 10-16-6m. The owner of a smart dog does most of the barking. Many little lives have been saved by Foley’s Honey and Tar, for coughs, colds, croup and whooping cough. It is the only safe remedy for infants and children as It contains no opiates or oiher narcotic drugs, and children like Foley’s Honey and Tar. Careful mothers keep a bottle in the house. Refuse substitutes. Cherokee Drug Company. In cold weather blanket your horses while stopping. This is just the time of the year when you are mort likely to contract a severe cold, and you should always have Kennedy’s Laxative Cough Syrup handy, especially for the chil dren. It tastes nearly as good as maple sugar. It cures the cold by gently moving the bowels through Its laxative principle, and at the same time it is soothing for throat irrita tion, thereby. stopping the cough. Sold by S. B. Crawley Drug Co. Big Reduction in Price For Cash! ^8Your Chance to Buy Goods Cheap. We have quite a lot of Ladies' and Misses’ Long Coats, Short Coats and Rain Coats that we want to turn into money quick. And in order to do this we realize that prices must be cut to the core. Prices: $10.00, $12.50, $13.50 to $15.00 Ladies’ Long Coats at one price, $6.98. All $6.98 and $7.50 Coats reduced to $3.98; $5.00 Coats to $2.98; $3.49 Coats to $2.49. All our Furs to be sold at 1-3 off. Our entire line of Clothing and Pants to be offered at 20 per cent, discount for cash for the next 30 days. Blankets and Comforts at low prices. Come and see for yourself. This is no FAKE sale. W. J. WILKINS & GO, E. Frederick St GAFFNEY, S. C.