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r HK LEDGER. Th"How S. Carter, EDITOR AND MANAGER. S ATI R1 'AY, SKITKMHF.R 2, 1800. Thee is talk or building a $200," op cotton mill at ?lonesville, Union county. Wo hope Jonesville will carry out the plan. That common itv deserves a larger industry than the manufacture of (i Walt Whitman letters and a larger reputation than as the homo of the said Whit man. Let the hum of the spindles and tin* crash of looms drown tho roiceofCr. Walt. Nothing else has heeu able to do it.?Tho State. The Lancaster Ledger says: "Arrangements are on foot lookin'.' to the erection of ft million dollar cotton mill at this place. (Yd Springs is the leading spirit in promoting the scheme, which assures its successful culmination. H< lets don* much in the past for the material advancement of old Lancaster and we have implicit faith in his ability and desire to do even more in the future. He should, and will, have the encouraging support and financial hacking of our people in this big enterprise." Lancaster ought to hack Loroy Springs for all it is worth. lie is a leader who has already shown his capacity, and when a town lias a man willing and able to lead ill industrial developments it is fortunate, and should close ranks and follow him. A million dollar mill project should not appall Lancaster with its hugeness. Look at Union, which in a year more will have about two millions in its cotton mills The time is propi tions for getting northern money into southern factories. If local capital will do its best the rest is not hard.?The.State. It seems to he a settled fact that Col. L \V Youniims, of Barnwell, int? nds to be a candidate for the Unite I Stales senate against Sen....... ii i> t:ii....... v.... .... mui i? 1% liiiuinii. V/Ui. 1 < J 1111J ?i 11 > will bo remembered as a candidate for 1 ho oliicre of secretary cf State in 1*92 in the old tight between Conservative** and Reformers. lie is an a ?le man and a patriotic man and sa far as we know, there is not the slightest stain on his record. If he should go to the I'nited Slates Senate he would represent the State with credit.? We have no idea, however, that lie will bo able to beat Senator Tillman. Neither do we think anyone else will be able to supplant Senator Tillman. At least that is the way it looks now. In get ting himself before the people, Senator Tillman committed many grave sins. lie made numerous unfounded charges against many good citizens,And used other methods that were nore or less discreditable; but which we are sorry to say are only too common in politics. J hi t all of that is forgotten now. Tiilman the politician and Tillman the statesman, are * wo different men. Asa politi en?, Tillman is not altogether admirable ; as a statesman he shows tip much hotter. He makesacap^ ilal senator?a hotter senator even than ho was a governor. It is not likely there is a man in the State who can lit I the Senator's present position with greater ability or more general satisfaction. We believe this is the opinion of the vast majority of the.peoplo of the State. The greatest danger that Senator Tillman haN ahead of him is in the event he should seek to return to his former |>olitical meth ods?the policy of stirring up animosity and strife. This probably would not insure defeat ; but it wouid make his success doubtful.?Yorkville Enquirer. [ For The Ledger, n "TANK" ITEMS. a The long dry si>ell is at last ^ broken, and the rain has itlTen in *' abundance once more, though 1 11 fear, too late to do the erops much * good. However, we are glad to be rid of thy heat aud dust, for a ! person traveling, some days since, * would scarce be recognized, after c reaching his destination, soqhang- ^ ed would he be from the effects 1 of the rapid, dusty, August winds. '' The rain has been absent so long r its sudden appearance caused quite a disturbance. The farmers j were "hustling 'round" trying to gather in the fodder and the cut- . tie hastened to find shelter, while c t even the chickens sought their i i roosting place, with heads tucked under their wings, from mere fright. The everlasting mud is I so deep that 1 suppose some of the school childrtn will have to wait | 'till it dries off to find their rubbers, ami nn industrious house- j keeper is kept busy from morning "till night trying to sweep the tracks out, and were it as hot as | lust week she would soon melt , into perspiration. i Our renders will, no doubt, be s ' surprised at the shocking news that 1 am about to relato, but 1 feel it my duty to inform the public, that they may sympathize * I with their community in so great an nflliction. There are many 1 sorrowful mourners already, and it is pitiful to see the favorite dog going about with flopped ears,and a long face, howling drowlfully? refusing io be comforted, aud the pet cat ceasing catch rats in its ' grief. It will ever bo a memorable spot, there in the .lovely grove, Tieath the tall, green oaks, ' by the cool spring, whei e it oc- ' curred. It almost makes me ( weep to behold the wreck. I sup- ' pose some of you have heard of ' | old Uncle lieubin? Well, he lives right near this grove, and his ' ' wife,aunt Jemima,does the neigh- ' I borhood washing?Oi! can lever ' have courage to tell? While she I was lifting a tremendous tub of i 7. j almost boiling water from a very high bench she had the misfortune ' 1 of dropping the tub, bursting a 1 j middle hoop and causing Uncle 1 I Reubin's "meetin" bench to fall 1 lover and break its leg?sad, sad! ' A Lancaster "dude" visited ' ' rank" on Thursday last, cans i ing almost as great a confusion as ' I the rain, especially, at the "academy," for the pupils, it* ' their excitement, and forgetful- ' ness, rushed out to get a glimpse of this pnsserhv and the teacher ' r ... . I 1 followed afar oil'. His friends j were all glad to see him and I ,' think ho had better pay them! more frequent visits. Two of the "Tank" girL en joyed 11 horse hack canter yesterday,over to mr Ilobort Mel I wain's to cnllen Mrs Miehol, who isj' visiting at his home Mrs Ira S Scott ami her merry 11 team of four hoys have returned to her home in Fairtield county, | after a four weeks visit to her parents. Mrs C F Tillman accompanied her friend, Mrs,I L Ford, home | where she will enjod the Rocky- ' mount hospitality. Mr .1 M Perry, Jr., and family of Chester county spent Saturday and Sunday with us, They report very poor crops in their section. Turnip sewing is tho order of the day in their corner. How nicely they'll combine with tho hog jole this fall. I actually taste them now, in my imagina tion. Tho midnight disturbance of horn-music, and howling hounds, suggest 44 'possum meat" very . soon. The 4 'sorgutn lasses" is also ready to 44sop" with the n$w made bread, so the pantries will i ot bo quite so empty after all. ?3 Cotton is being rapidly gathered nd the noisy gins cun bo hoard roni early till late preparing it or market, and we hope the * 1 nerchants are figuring to increase " f he price. ^ These recent rains must have teen caused bv the over llow of l , v * ears from the ladies of Lanea.-h j ounty in loosing their old friend ^ V Ganson, who never failed to dease them in bargains. We lope he'll soon reeupernto and 1 eturn to his former business. 'Tank" is the land oT ploltt n" There ain't much co-n V i.<1 tlu-re aju'l mil -h cotton. Pigs nearly dead." ^ ^ tml the "Inters" all rotten,?tall. I'd j hoke a chicken and tdiurn, pro\ided k tie milk will turn. Good bye 'till the time: are ' J * i nore newsy. , AMONG THE UIELS. ^ TH E C i: I/ITV ATIOX OF ? COTTON. J . V< Professor of Agriculture Newman ^ Lectures on IJest Methods of is ( Working the Valuable Weed. f V, Special to The State. Clemscu College, Aug 29---The V State Farmers' institute opened f ast night, '^uite a number of v rery prominent farmers are pres y 3111. ilon ltobt Aldrich, lion .) f D M Shaw and Hon T M Raysor, ^| members of the board of visitors, 4 ire present. They seem delighted V| with the management of affairs at ^ Jlemson. Col R \V Simpson, who was to 7 nave rando tho address of welcome, jould not be present. Col M B ^ Hardin, acting president, wcl- J ;ouied tho visitors in a very sip ^ [iropriate speech. Col Newman, y professor of agriculture, then ^ *ave his plans for the cultivation 4 if cotton, and showed conclusive- t ly that there is a right way as / well as a wrong way to cultivate v Lhe weed. Col Newman talked ? practically. Ho stresses thorough V preparation, claiming that, with ^ die proper preparation, only one ^ noeiug is necessary. The beds ^ for planting should lie thrown up tiigh and then cross harrowed so ^ is to drag the rocks, clods, etc, 4 into the middle furrow. The cot* I ton should be drilled by any good i planter just thick enough to get a V continuous row of plants. In dry * weather is better to cover with a V roller. Tho best plow is the ^ small tongue and heel scrape. The < ground i? tilled with seeds of ^ grasses and weeds to a eonsidora* ^ rile depth: therefore shallow ^ [ilowing is better, because it ki Is 4 the grass without turningup more ti leods to be sprouted. It is not f accessary to "dirt'' cotton, bo3ause it does not put out side C roots above whore they are first ^ put out. Kio?|iient plow inga aro I necessary to keep the moisture in ground. A crop should be culti- ) 1<* rated as long as it continues to j 5",%v. Mr .sellers. Col Dnnal laon :**nI Dr Nesoni gave tlieir \iev\s on ?i ho subject. ,Ji TKXAS CO'lTON ( KOI'. .. . I'1' Drought Has Almost Finished si What The Flood Spared. IK1 Galveston, Texas, Aug 20?j ti Ex-Congressman (iiddiugs of 1 ju dronham, when asked about I ho e*< jotton prospect in Washington in :ounty, replied: ''The conditions ri ire very bad now. The cotton ni las deteriorated very much in the ?t ast ton days. I think one-half c< if the upland cotton is dead. I lover before saw so much dead tr :otton. 1 estimate the upland ;otton at 2tt poi cent washed out >y the Hood. Since then the ^ bought has killed 25 |>er cent C( uore." - . t at What top* Neuralgia? J". Mil**' Pain PI 1la. r>4 *4 ,<^>4/^^ ^ ^ J* ^ ^ ^ U <! * K mr? Tnr A J CJ Jb X> 'X X. A*i s i \ t * d ] Think of \ f ^ .50 eesvts \ S?ave o2so ?ii \ $3 pants { $1 ><> < $2 pants, f $1, A horn t 1 ko ? l i J ** ? - ?HU J5<kl ) $E 50 pa * at 75 cents i \ Come "a ri t \ f \ SHIRTS AT B A KG A I (ioo'l Clieviotte work SI ^ Best Buckskin Twil ' Struck it R f TEN THOUSAND YA1 ^ Percales on the market i \ 5 a 5 all t; ^ Such as Organdies, I Real nice White (joods ^ price 7 ^ cents. S - L1TTL > p The la'st on earth f ^ sole agents for this grea / Buy good Shoes and sa\ * Many good vj r " I > stores and you will tin<I * motto : "Underbuy, I A ) ^ 6 , L tin ( H" ^ G ; rLai a . ^ ^ ^ j*r I?i'VUIl ii tk W fa ( Ol'iiT AT DARIKN. iffort to (iet Change of Vein < m.. \i... .1.... Ihiricn, (la, Aug J>0 ? Jn lporior court, special >cj oiln iJc legal win indicted rraigucd for murder of Do Uci .ir Townscnd. There wi iMnoiistration of any sort. (' il for Doleful will endeavo icuro a change of venuo on rouu-l that owing to ;he c< on of public opinion, an unbi iry cannot I?e obtained in unity. The grand jury is ivestigating the caso of the oters in jail here and at Su ill will he brought on n sp earner in the morning. ] impanies of State militia 1 tscbarged this afternoon. 1 oops of cavalry are now on <1 f ^ (iov McSweeney has com in le sentence of Charley Mi >1., who was to have been ha ; Laurens next Friday to aprisonment. P . *?* '*{? ? ?' ? I ^ ^ i- z ^ z + z i z ^-z rCANNOT LAST THEY ARE O ! "laple Goods i () .lean Pants now ai (indeed pairs now o , worsteds and eas:> worsted and cassi fifty pairs of these rs in two days, nts, all wool and w< iinnin' " if Yotr W / ny g! These 6 .INS ! Formerly 00, 00 and 70 cents, ni ts, heavy and strong, only 20 cents ? lis at 25 cents, worth 40 cents light Again! ttPS, and the first shipment just in?hei it 10 cents. Wo sell them at nil 3-4 cc Hill GOODS V|R] Lawns, Muslins, Nainsooks, India Linr in plaids and stripes and plain. Uidia J GIANT SCHOOL or the money. Every pair warranted t t line of Children's Slioes, and have nov 'e money. dues we cannot mention, hut call on u the greatest collection of bargains you Y 'nderscll. ()f the people, for the peoph !ivkk? nuil in rnurX 1!^ Iillil Hit i e a s t c r \ ^ .<^r ^ N Jf ^ *- T" Mr ^ J* ^ J&' ^ J .hi a ti >. ii u u a i s a a a To Kill Lice In lien House. io in In the lirst place, clean out the dropping, then, once a month, take hot suds froui the wash the an<l mure water, if need lie, and ssion throw over all the roosts find in and every crevice, and while still wet poly have a lot of uuleaehed wood usbes is no ready and throw them all over ouu- a'ao, and the ashes will eat the r to hee all up. This is what I have the practiced, an 1 I warrant it to do ?ndi- the business. this Til AT Til Komti v; Ilow IIKADACIIK i r,0 Would quickly leave you, it vuii- y?11 Dr King's New Life ociul '*'"* Thousands of suffer erfhave proved their matchless merit ?'ir for Sick and Nervous Headaches, were They make pure blood and stronp M>ur nerves and buikl up your health, luty. Last to take. Try them. Only 25 cents. Money back if not cured. Sold by Crawford Bros' u ted Druggist. (Hon, pM't Toharro Spit iad KmIi Toar IJfV Away, need To Sut( u>*>a<co eaally and for?m, bema? . netlo. full of Ufa, nerve and vlger, take No To life Uao, the wonder worlrer, Uiat nakee weak men atroiig. All druggieta. Ma or *i. Cure guaranteed Booklet and ea.apla free. Addwnaa Sterling Kenedy <5? Tblcego or New Yoi* 11' ^ . ? ? el last! LONG, TOO GOOD. ?; X at Half Price. ? Vr ^ p t ao cents, we a n hand. y' timers. now at ){ * A mers, now at * / two lots lelt. 0 'A y >ol mixed,now WA v; ant ^ iood Things ! % till marked down to 35 cents. the 35 cents kind. W4 lLKS that make our conipetidl over. Placed one order for !iviest, prettiest and best dark ^ silts. vi i CHEAP. X A as and all Summer Goods. ;1M Linens ut 5 cents, former SHOES. - i c A 0 give good service. We are r a complete stock on hand. \t s and go through otir large . ^ i.ive ever seen. We stand by y \ lirst, last and all the time. \ rmlilf fii, 4 '?C. ' 5 * J\ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ m..^ ~ +, J^St) Mlsffll MACHINE AND LUMBER COMPANY. CHESTER, S. C. I'll" Chester Mnrhhi. (V Hud |i. M. , Wprutt A Co. hav? eoimollduUsI the , two |i ante, ami now r?-a<tv to furnlxh > anything in the Machine'and launlwr 1 hue*, with a well <<|tilDDed Fountlrv nn>1 Machine HliO]i, Hini I>nor, Hauli uim! liliml Kac'ory iur facilities are up qunllHl In thin part of the t?tate. ' REAPERS MOWKR8, (l ' TilRK-HlKRS, GINS. i I EN GIN KS. R A vV MI MA HAY AND COITON PRESSES, HARROWS, CASIING8. ETC | ALSO SECOND HAND MACHINERY. Mr HI lie complete for DwHll* rh. ' Ht'?r* liuom., etc. Keinl un list of yoUr wants, ami we will annwi r by return mail He.pact fully, CHESTER MACHINE A ' LUMBER COMPANY. ; I ?' ' ? ??? No morphia* or opium In Dr. Mllea* PMM ' Pu.ia. Ovaa AUPuo. "OMOMt.dow1,