The weekly ledger. (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1894-1896, October 08, 1896, Image 4
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THE I.EDGER: GAFFNEY, S. C., OCTOBER 8, 1896
THE WEEKLY LEDGER.
PUnUSHED EVERY THURSDAY BY
The Limestone Irinting and Publishing Co.
Incorporated.
$1.00 per Year.
R. O. SAMS, - - Editor.
ED. H. DeCAMP, Manager and
Local Editor.
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tho views of correspondents.
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Write short letters and to the point
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' "Vi r"* them to the office by Tuesday.
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dressed to Ed. H. PeCamp,
Obituaries will be published at five
cents a line.
Cards of thanks will bo published
at one cent a word.
Reading notices will bo published
at ten cents a line each insertion.
Single copies of the paper are five
cents each.
MARYLANDS PHILANTHROPIST
Enoch Pratt of Haiti more com
menced life with the grandest capital
in the world—“determination to
succeed; and to succeed honestly.”
In the accumulation of his immense
wealth his magic wand dispensed in
fabulous showers blessings on his
adopted city. “Enoch Pratt’s life
was filled with that great happiness
which comes from genuine gener
osity.” His career so unselfish, so
noble, so consecrated to his fellow
man was laid on the altar of duty, of
prayer, of industry, of faith in
Jehovah’s arm. Conseienco to this
man was God’s vicegerent guiding
and guarding him in action; never
did the ghost shake his bony
finger in his pallid face—fright
ened, because he had robbed a brother
or turned a cruel shoulder on suffer
ing humanity. Hear the rich eul-
ogium on the departed. “Was he
just? Was he generous? Did he
‘teel a brother’s woe? Was he pure?
*^“Ah! Heaven has gained a ripe,
wealthy soul and earth mourns his
loss.” In thousands of homos will
Enoch Pratt be remembered as long
as Baltimore endures. His motto
was, “l have made my money in
Baltimore and I must give to her u
royal share, bequeathing every talent
“doubled” to the interest of my God
and my Kind.
To young men and to the old Jie
gives this “Great Lesson of His Life.”
“The best capital is a good nainc, a
clear cut purpose and unflagging per
sistence. We are here to serve the
public, let us die in harness. Let
the rich man be ids own executor
anil let him share his gold with his
less fortunate neighbor. All honor’
to the lofty man. and let the mdnu;
mental city ever inscribe on her
towering shafts: “Well done good
and faithful servant.”
THE STORM ALONG THE COAST.
Florida, Georgia and South Caro
lina have been swept by he recent
equinoctial storm. Although long
delayed, and of short duration it
lacked not in violence. Destruction
marked its path, death and despair
remain in its wake.
Here among the hills we hardly
know what a storm is. To see one
in its fury wo must be on the coast
or ou at sea where the waves rise
mountain high, and the largest sldp
is but a toy in ocean’s grasp. Then
it is that men are at their wit’s end
and even wicked man calls upon the
name of his God.
The mother of the Gulf-stream,—
that artery of life to western At
lantic and to northwestern Europe—
seems also to be (lie prolific breeder
of the storms that plough through
our forests, level our houses and
scatter our shipping. If “variety is
the spice of life,” we have it to
abound as an effervescence from the
feet as it is, the record is a good one.
Had the writer been better Informed
there would have been t better,show
ing.
The writer quotes from a former
mayor of Charleston to toll us the
objects the Citadel has in view.
These are his words: “To train the
mind and to develop the body, tp in
still a lofty appreciation of’honor
and of duty, to cultivate the highest
instincts of patriotism, to teach self-
control and subordination of the in
dividual to the discipline of reeoe
nirod law,” and Mr. White add#*** .So
higher standard can be conceived, and
if these principles are inculcated in
the youth, good results may reason
ably be expected in the man.” •'
Self-reliance, self-control, prompti
tude, obedience to law and recognjzed
authority, when made a part of the
man himself is a good foundation.
It is not acquired on dress parade,
but by dint of untiring effort, after
repeated failures from the date of en
trance to the time when the state
bids her son go forth and do the work
of a man. .
About one out of seven .who enter
her walls become graduates, but four
times five hundred have ’ remained
long enough to be materially Irelpful
by wholesome discipline of mind and
body, and who are as good and noble
citizens as any state can bokst, of.
The work goes bravely on notwith
standing there are many who view it
suspiciously. It will bear thorough
inspection. ’ .
THE SEABOARD.
The “rate war,” inaugurafed by
the Seaboard has come to an cml.
It now looks as if it was the struggle
Dots From Arkansas.
(Correspondence o' The Ledger.)
pAcrou's, jArk., October 1, 1890.—
I nm at home alone, My wife and
son-in-law and family have gone to
Hilborn on a visit and will bo gon*'
several days. They left me to V ,<k
after our interests. When I ,.rote
last wo were having hot wee’.jer and
no rain. Tho weath^^i* cool and
and nice now. W»Wnau a nice frost
last night And r - j had several frosts
lust week ’ ru no rain to amount to
any tb'.ig.
’'".e earth has dried out until it is
joso as a bed of ashes. My neigh
bors have sowed wheat and it come
up nicely. We have had four light
showers of rain in the last month
that wet the earth about two inches
inches j^time. 1 have gathered my
corn crop. I made good corn consi
dering the drouth. I planted four
teen acres and made fifiO bushels of
go6d corn. My land was an old
clover meadow while many of my
neighbors will not make 100 off of the
same amount of land.
I will tell you something now that
don’t look altogether reliable. Corn
is selling here all over the country
at 25c per bushel; wheat 45c; hogs
to make meat per pound 2c; bacon
7c ; lard 7c. Cattle is having a bet
ter price than any one thing. A
good r horse that is worth !jil(X) can be
bought for $20 dollars. The people
in this country are not fretting over
hard times they would like to have a
little more water and so would I.
. Apples are selling at 20c per
bushel. This time last year I did
iu,t know what to do with them but
I know now I gethored them today
in the wash-pan and did not have it
full. .
Jasp Harris is here clearing land
forme. He has some symptoms of
wanting to marry.
This leaves us all well. Great
success to The Ledger.
J hope you will got a new county.
j. M. M.
of what claimed to be a wealthy cor*
poration. Its struggles only hastened
its end.’ Propositions are pow. being;
considered to sell a controlling inter
est in its stock. If $050,000 is suf
ficient to control its management, it
is a small filing after all. But the
public is not so much concerned in
the cutting of rates as it is in the
Seaboard being maintained as an in
dependent system. Now there seems
to bo serious danger of its being
swallowed by tho Southern—its
sworn enemy that pursued it relent
lessly, and was in at tho finish.
Two systems flourish in our state—
the Atlantic Coast Line in the Ehst,
and tlie Southern in the' West, and
between them there is room for no.
other? Gradually the coils are grow-,
ing stronger, and other smallek and’
independent roads may look out,
We owe much to our railroads, ,
they have developed out of the way
sections of our sta+e, and continue’
in the'good work. We are glad’ for
the spirit of enterprise, which they
are so ready to show, but there is
danger of being ground to powder'
when placed between the upper and
nether millstones of uncontrolled
and concentrated power. And it
looks very much as if we are now ap
proaching that condition, if indeed
we are not already in it. Notice
that tho accession of power is never
followed by greater adventages to tlVo
patrons of the road. Nearly always
you will find a tightening of the reins
and a minimum of conveniences.
MCKINLEY’S LETTER.
Fhe Republican nominee for presi
dential honors has every now and
then to face, some of his earlier in
discretions? Now, it is in the shapo
of a letter endorsing unequivocally
the free an unlimited coinage of the
silver product of. American mines.
Perhaps McKinley had not at that
time aspiration to occupy the White
House. At any rate, ho failed to
look so far into tho future as to be
" Mt. Tabor Church Troubles.
“Mk! Editor:—Will you allow mo
space in your columns to state the
trouble that’ came up in tho Mt.
Tabor Church during the series of
meetings in August.
Deacon 1). C. Smith brought a
charge against Pastor H. K. Bales,
which came up before tho church for
trial,. . After fully. Investigating the
case Jhe. board said tho testimony
was not sufiiciet to convict, so Rev.
Bates, was pronounced not guilty.
Smith .has made a confession. This
left the church in the spirit of God.
After.this the pastor stayed in Jor
don tiie Third Lord’s Day and bap
tised three souls in Christ’s mime.
Preachers keep your eyes on. your
armor hearers. • M. D. n.
>r* • " ' ———
A negro is a strange being anyway,
but when be gets hold of a good thing
ho never knows it until its gone and
ho can’t-get-it back. All societies
under the heavens have never con-
tiwned the negro. Take him in
churches. He will find fault with
the minister, consequently he Is not
right himself.
If the develish women would let
the-preachers alone we would hear
better preaching from the negro
preachers than wo do. I have never
heard of such a time as has been at
negro Baptist Church iu Wijkinvillo
settlement. They should throw away
half6fthe deacons of that church
and turn out one third of the women.
A Second to Houser.
• •—
How’s This.
Wo offor one hundred dollars re
ward for any case of. Catarrh that
:cannot be cured by Hall’s Catarrh
Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props., To
ledo, O.
Wo the undersigned have known
F. J. Cheney for tho last 15 years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to curry out any obligation made
by their firm.
'• West it Truax, Wholesale Drug
gists, Toledo,(). Walding, Kinnan
it Marvin, Wholesale Druggists, To
ledo, O.
Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the
Mood and mucous surfaces of the
system. Price 7ye. per bott le. Sold
by all Druggists. Testimonials free,
able to guide bis political bark clear
of shoals and whirlpools. A man |
of one idea, as McKinley undoubtedly
is, can hardly have that grasp or that
tropics. It is something grand to
witness one force of nature holding
another in abeyance. The “sun
crosses the line,” as the sailors say,
and the elements are at war. Land
and sea are willing witnesses to the
strife. Tho moon,’ with the sun,
lias drawn the waters of the sea after
her into our buys and inlets and.
rivers, but they will not follow her
on her backward course because a
greater than she bolds the waters
under his giant sway. Tho storm is
doing what the silvery moon cannot.
And thus when again she Invites tho
waters forward, moon and storm,
hand in hund open the Hood gates
and, old ocean glad for a spree, waves,
rolls and tumbles.
THE S. C. MILITARY ACADEMY.
Mr. 0. G. White, of Charleston, in
an article In The News and Courier,
writes in terms of commendation of
the Citadel. He takes Hit five hun
dred and one graduates and shows
what they have done and are still do-
ingjfor their stale and country. Impor-
breadth of thought that comes so
naturally to.tho statejnan. Placed in
the nation’s capital to direct a na
tion’s affairs at this critical peried
of her history, when one misstep
would lead to untold woes, his weak
ness will he all the more apparent:
The chief executive should he a man
of the clearest vision, easy to see,
quick to decide and us firm as tho
rock of Gihraltor. Not one of these !
qualities does McKinley posssoss
above ordinary men.
Who knows where ho really stands
on the financial question? There are i
grave doubts if he has any standing j
ground whatever that he cun cull his
very own. lie has spoken, but it
has been after much coaxing, and J
then it 'ome with that uncertain
sound that one knows not whether it’ 1
was u call to advance or to retreat^
There are a plenty who have spoken
| for him. And that's tho trouble.
Not having a mind of his own—ex
cept on one subject,—his sponsors
now will bo his spousors in Washing
ton, if he ever gels there.
HARDWARE
COMFY.
ITC >1*—
BKLTINO,
' PACKINGS,
lubkiuators,
INJECTORS,
PIPING,
And all steam Httingsi. A lino
lint! of
CUTLERY,
GUNS,
PISTOLS,
CARTRIDGES, ’
SHELLS,
And almost anything you may
call for. We cut and lit
Pipe.
Smith Hardware Co.
Corvpens News.
(Corro'pomlcnce of The Ledger.)
Cow kns, S, C., Oct 5.—I have
hoe crippled but I have been a silent
r uder of The Ledger for a long time
hut I thought I would come again to
tell you my views and disappoint
ments. Leap year is about gone and
I am old Patty yet and no prospects
of any thing else, but I have finally
concluded that I had rather be one
blessed old maid than a dozen gig
gling girls running my own self crazy,
or tVventy scolding wives having to
keep a dark frown on so many brows,
or twist and pucker so many mouths
to keep them in shape for scolding.
I appreciate Mrs. Ann Water’s
view of husband taking their wive’s
counsel, but it wont do to get one of
them mad and then take their counsel
for they would send you to buncomb
in a hail storm.
Mrs. Horton, Mrs. Harrill, Mrs.
Webber Miss July Harrill, W. V.
Bridges and J. E. Fowler dined at T.
S. Bars’ Sunday.
Mr. Cleve Gossett has his dwelling
house nearly complete.
Mr. Jolnie Thomas is on the sick
list week.
I think Cld Flaw creates a sensa
tion every w re he goes, all the girls
that saw him fell in love with him
and bragged on him so that they
have got Old Patty afraid to see him
for fear she will loose her old heart
tco.
Mr. Horn, i youngman from North
Carolina visiti d, these diggings last
Sunday.
Every thing white and black in and
around Cowpens went to the negro
association near White Plains Sun
day.
Messrs. J. P. Blanton and II. S.
Swofford visited Horace Webber not
long since. Good luck to all the
visitors and the v ; sitcd.
Patty Pace.
The Darlington, Wis., Journal says
editorially of a popular patent medi
cine: “We know from experience
that Chamberlain’ Colic w Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy is all that is
claimed for it. as on two occasions it
stopped excrusiating pains and pos
sibly saved us from an untimely
grave. We would not rest easy over
night without it in the house.” This
remedy undoubtedly saves more pain
and suffering than any other medi
cine in the world. Every family
should keep it in the house, for it is
sure to be needed sooner or later. For
sale by the Dupre Drug Co.
O. L. PciinMPKUT. Tims. It. 1U;ti.ku.
Sol. 7Ui Judirhil Circuit. 11. S. Com.
SCHUMPERT, ‘BUTLER' 4. KcGOWJH,
•ATTOIlHf KYH-AT-J. * XV.
Union and Gaffney, C.
(Mice days at nalTiicy. Friday and Satur
day of cadi week.
\ cry careful and prompt atlciitioii given
to all Business entrusted tons,
f ^Tractioc in all the courts.
Lay Aside
Something
FOR YOUR FAMILY by
buying a policy in the Mas
sachusetts “enelit Life As
sociation, from
R. S. LIPSCOMB, Agt
Also Fire Insurance Agt.
Just Received I
A LOT OF NEW GOODS I
fSIlOCM.
I WILL sell you lower than ever before.
I ItltH.
I \Y ILL sell you at a very short profit.
Dry OimhIh.
I WILL sell you at rock-bottom tigures.
Q rocerioH.
I WILL sell you at the lowest market
prices.
You TY ri*
Respectfully Invited toeall and examine
my goods and prices In-fore buying.
Yours respectfully.
I. M. Peeler.
EUGLEBERG
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in one operation, will
CLEAN,
HULL and
POLISH
Rough Rice—putting it
in merchantable condi
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SIMPLE AND
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Write for prices and terms
ALSO Corn Mills, Saw Mills,
Planing Machines and all
kinds of wood-working
machinery.
TALBOTT and LIDDELL En
gines and Boilers on hand
at FACTORY PRICES.
V. C. BADHAM,
GENERAL AGENT,
COLUMBIA, - - S. C.
Highest of all in Leavening Power.— Latest U. S. Gov’t Report
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Gadberry.
Mr.Editor:—Some people seem to
think that because “Limestone” has
been placed in the petitions for the
election for the new county that
“Limestone” is to be its name. Far
from it. The law requires that some
name be placed in the petition, but
every voter can vote for the name
that he prefers, and the name that
gets the most votes will be the name
of tho county.
“Limestone” has little signifi
cance. Iron would have more. Let
us show to tho world that we still
revere the names of our worthy heroic
dead, and vote to have our new
county bear tho name of a native of
York county who was a laborer in
Spartanburg county, also a laborer
in Union county when by his own
exertions ho attained eminence as a
citizen, us a legislator and a lawyer;
and who died where patriots die, in
the front rank of his country’s army
and almost at the muzzles of the guns
of his country’s enemies. Let us call
the new county Gadberry.
New County.
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If Troubled With Rheumatism Read
This. *.
Annapolis, Md., April 10, 180L—
I have used Chamberlain’s Pain Balm
for rheumatism and found it to be (ill
that is claimed for it. I believe it to
be the best preparation for rheuma
tism and deep seated muscular pains
on the market and cheerfully recom-.
mend it to the public. John G.
Brooks, dealer in boots, shoes,, etc.,
No. 18 Main St.
ALSO HEAD THIS.
Mechamcsvilve, St. Mary County,
Md.—I sold a bottle of Chamber
lain's Pain Balm to man who had
been suffering with rheumatism for
several years. It made him a well
man. A. J. McGill. For sale at 50
cents per bottle by The DuPre Drug
An Agreeable Constable.
(Correspondence of The Ledger.)
Cherokee, S. C., Oct. 5.—On last
Saturday a constable from Blacks
burg came down armed with a war
rant for a young man for selling
whiskey. The boy, or his father one,
•happened to have a supply on hand
at the time, so the officer was not
anxious about leaving at once. So
ho and tho boy’s father had a general
good time. Both got drunk and tho
officer got completely down, and the
hoy he had a warrant for took pos
session of the papers.
What do you think of that for an
officer of the law? Citizen.
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Free Pills.
Send your address to II. E. Bucklcn
it Co.. Chicago, and get a fret sample
box of Dr. Kings New Life Pills. A
trial will convince you of their mer
its. These pills are easy in action
and are particularly effective in tho
cure of Constipation and Sick Head
ache. For Malaria and Liver troubles
they have been proved invaluable.
They are guaranteed to be perfectly
, free from every deleterious substance
! and to be purely vegetable. They do
i not weaken by their action, but by
giving ton? to stomach and bowels
greatly invigorate the system. Reg
ular size 25c per box. Hold by DuPre
Drug Co.
The cheapest thing
on earth—The Weekly
Ledger at one dollar a
year.
-A till rctw
'I'lICS J vCClXOflJW,
O akknuy, t->. O.
Say the main lhing , lo do is to keep tho-SKurac!-, liver and bowels in
order if you want to live long : nd keep well. Good physicians say
the same thing, tco. The remedy called
RIPANS TABUIES
%
while not mysterious or miraculous in its curative qurilTts, is a simple
formula prescribed by the best .physicians for di-orders «f i!.c digestive
organs. Just little tablets, easy to t .ke, (:isy to I uv ; d < u'ek to act. If
vour trouble is Dyspepsia, bilious,m ss, 1 iz/.incss. I luu’ai he. Constipation,
Heartburn, nnd the like, no necdVf calling a ph\sici.m. Kipans Tabults
contain exactly what he would tel! jou to take.
ONE TABILE GIVES RELIEF.
PERMANENT CURE FOLLOWS A FAIU TRIAL. TO UNCERTAINTY ABOUT IT.
The Gaffney City Land and Improvement Company,
Offer for Sale Building Lots in this Flourishing Town,
O JV IT ir IV Y O IYY.
Also Farms near by and in reach of the schools of Limestone Springs
and of this place in lots of from 30 to RH) acres on liberal time rates.
Also Agricultural Lands to rent for farm purposes,
For fall particulars uj:;ly U
MOSES WOOD, Agent.
N. B.—All trespassing on lands of this Company cutting and removing
timber, fishing or hunting are forbidden urtder penalty of law.
LIMESTONE * SPRINGS * LIME * WORKS,
CARROLL & CO., Lessees.
Manufacturers of
BUILDING, * PLASTERING * AND * AGRICULTURAL * LIME,
And Dealers In
Coal, Shingles, Laths and Plaster Hair.
Oymamite, Blasting Powder, Fuse and Dynamite Caps.
The Cheapest Thing on Earth!
“The Ledger” at $1 a Year.