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4 THIS LEDGER: GAFFNEY, S. C., OCTOBER 15, 1896 THE WEEKLY LEDGER. PUBLISHED KVKKY THURSDAY BY The Limestone I Tinting and Publiahing Co. Incorporated. $1.00 per Year. R. O. SAMS, - - Editor. ED. H. DeCAMP, Manager and Local Editor. The Ledger is not responsible for tbe views of correspondents. Correspondents who do not contri bute regular news letters must fur- 'dsli their nan.e, not for publication, but for identification. Write short letters and to the point to insure publication; also endeavor to get them to the office by Tuesday. \11 correspondence should bo ad- Iressed to Ed. If. DeOamp, Manager. Obituaries will bo published at five cents a line. Cards of thanks will bo published at one cent a word. Reading notices will be published at ten cents a line each insertion. Single copies of the paper are five cents each. CHILD WORK. New York is indeed a little world and wo arc justly proud of our great metropolis. She stands in such a position t bat all nations can reach her portals and in her inviting arms iiow many, how many are enfolded, and she cares for her vast immigra tion, particularly does she now place her tender hand on the head of the helpless child and declares I will shield thee and defend thy rights. Our first visit to New York was made sad and tearful when in the midst of wealth and luxury, pomp and show we witnessed in the early morn—ah! in the midnight hour, too, the child of poverty emaciated and worn, draped in rags, living nowhere,” only in sin, cold and hunger. These little waifs would tramp the icy streets begging from door to door “cold vict uals,” and in the dark, dismal night the cry would cc.ne from baby ven ders, ‘ hot corn, please do buy my nice hot corn.” Today New York issues her mandate, ‘‘No more such work for children.” They must he cured for, educated, and so trained that their adopted country will be proud of them and feel blest by them in homes, at the ballot-box, in the marts of business and in the mighty uplifting of the nation’s weal. Par ents meet the issues of the law. If . they do not the penalty is from to $300 and 30 days imprisonment. Tbe “Merehanlilo establishment ’ of New York restricts the employment of children under 10 years of age, the conditions allowing any change, are these: “l be young person must be in souikl health, able to do tbe work and has a fair education.” Now for the higher summit of (iall- ney and fur our children’s future, prosperity of families in wealth, mind and manners, in obedience to tbe ethics of civilization and Christiani zation put reins around our boys and girls and lead them into the school room. Let parents deny themselves the pittance their offspring throw into their laps, and let a holy horror till the father and mother who sit idly by and allow the weary little hands to feed the household or even help their tiny selves. Let us not wait for our ‘‘new county.” let oui philanthropic citizens promptly open the doors of a Graded school and com pel the children within our jurisdic tion to attend regularly, you shall have then a generation of wise and good people to take your places when you are called from earthly scenes. We sadly need a night session now. there are young men and women in our midst thirsting for knowledge, eager to learn so as to make brighter and better their own lives and add to the grace and glory of their fellow men. OUR FLOWER CONVENTION. Eighteen hundred and ninety-six Khali bewailed Convention year. The climax, wo think, will be reached when our wise men gather at Ashe ville to choose an emblem (lower for our country. So bravo, so free. Is it not strange that our happy people have never had an emblem flower? We exult ov.r our patriotic songs, proud of Hail Columbia and Yankee doodle, and how aglow is the Sunny South over her soul-stirring Bonny Blue Flag and Dixie, hut the goddess Flora has never whispered to her sister Liberty, let us m love’s wreath entwine a svtce-t and lovely (lower. The nalionnliti.ts of Europe and Asia display on shield and banner their (lower emblems and slmll wo let the Rose, the Thistle and the Sham rock eclipse the ‘‘Gem of th iOe* an?” Let her matchless forests put fortii their honors. Whnt shall our emblem (lower he? Remember England has the rose, Japan the chrysanthemum, Italy, we think, has the sweet molest violet, ♦ Home one will say, then let us take the Golden Rod whoso language speaks, ‘‘binding, clasping, crowning ul!—typo of all the wealth To be.” Another will cry, "no, the Morning Glory, so varied in beauty, so gener ous in bloom, so sheltering in in fluence.” The corn bus been sug- i gested and wo like it. North, South, East and West accept it as a nation’s legacy from our Indian brother. In one heart we realize its mines of wealth, for within the grain is silver enveloped by a golden sheath. Like our country, embryo once, hut now weaving her silken plumes and in wide acres and broad fields proud of her rich fruitage, increased prosper ity, full of conddencc, green in hope and luxuriance, our emblem flower speaks future growth and years of peace and plenty—if we send up a nation’s cry, ‘‘Protect us by Thy might, Great God and King.” PATIOTISM, NOT PARTISAN ISM. Now that the political issues of our country are lending our people into questionable measures, would it not he well for us to notice the difference between patriotism and parlisanism? We .boast of American liberty and freedom, and point with pride to our free institutions of church and state, hut are we not forgetting what these glorious blessings cost? Do our peo ple realize that a government by the people and for the people means as much by as it does for? Have we lost sight of (he fact that the ballots of 70,(>00,0(H) people today arc as much a factor in our republican form of government as the ballets of 3,000- ouO a hundred years ago. In the early days the love of liberty actuated our forefathers to deeds of heroism and patriotism; in these latter days wo are allowing ease, luxury and greed to lead us into selfishness and parti- sanism. Patriotism means love of country— love of all its people, while partisan- ism means the use of only so much of the people as will serve our own selfish ends. There are two great parties now contending for the mas tery in our government. Wo fear that the battle is not for honor, for right, or for truth, hut for power, for control and for gain. Material prosperity is moving with rapid stride, intellectual attainments arc keeping apace; where arc our moral tendencies? Gadberry. Mr. Editor : Please allow me space to cull on Col. J. M. Gadherry’s old friends to push his name for the new : county. In naming the new county j Gadberry, we will he doing honor in j to a worthy citizen and gallant sol- | dier. Old men know him, young men learn of him and name your new j county Gadberry. New County. How’s This. Wo offer one hundred dollars re ward for any ease of Catarrh that cannot he cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY JcCO., Props., To ledo, 0. Wc the undersigned have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligation made by their (inn. West ifc Truax, Wholesale Drug gists, Toledo,0. Walding, Kinnan Sc Marvin, Wholesale Druggist 3, To ledo, 0. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken in ternally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Price 75c. per bottle. Hold by all Druggists. Testimonials free, J. E. WEBSTER, A.ttornery-;Vt- I w, Gaffney City, S. C. Practices in all the courts, educ tions a sDCcinltv. Gatherings from Skull Shoals. Skull Shoals, 8. C., Oct. 12.— Since 1 last wrototoThe Ledger, the new county business has been a mat ter of discussion in every crowd. Home in favor o( It and some opposed to it, but I think as it has gotten to l>e a common talk it is time for all clod hoppers to speak. Wo believe Gaffney ought to have a new county, because it has shown for the last ten years its worthiness to be honored by something of the sort. Gatfney cer tainly has built up more for the last ten years than any town in my scope of knowledge. Homo people says it will increase taxes, which it might do to a certain extent, and you will hear the people talking around about tax ing them to death when they don’t pay on $25.00 worth of property out side of poll tax, and probably have beat every execution that came against them for the last five years. In our neighborhood men that pay taxes on property amounting to one hundred and seventy-five and two hundred dollars are in favor of a new county. I want to bid ole Flaw God’s speed in his fight for a new county, and I am bound to believe there is enough good, well-thinking people to secure a new county. 'J’he cotton crop is very short in l Ins section. Hhort crops and low prices makes a mighty had affair. I tell you the laboring class can’t make cotton for G or 7 cents. Wo can make cotton for 9 and 10 cents per pound and live at it, hut we will never do it at present prices. There was a curious row and light in our neighborhood a few days ago. Early last Thursday morning Roht. Lipsay and his mother and wife all seemed to arise very angry and after quarrelling awhile, concluded it would ho the best to see which was the best man. So Mrs. Lipsay fired loose at Bob’s wife with the fire shovel and Boh caught the lick and she then turned in on him making several bruises. Ho decided he could not stand it, and made battle hack and knocked his mother across the house a time or two and mashed her mouth. He says she reached upon the knife box and got a K & F and made at him with them and he got hold of them and rung them out of her hands and cut her hands very bad. Hhe claims that he did it with his pocket knife, but he says not. Rig Ike. - Old People. Old people who require medcino to regulate the bowels and kidney will find ihc true remedy in Electric Bit ters. This medicine does not stimu late and contains no whiskey nor other intoxicant, hut acts as a tonic and and alterative. It nets mildly on the stoinacho and bowels, adding strength and giving tone to the or gans, thereby aiding Nature in the perfonnanco of the functions. Elec tric Bitters is an excellent appetizer and aids digestion. Old People find it just exactly what they need. Price fifty cents per bottle at W. B. Du pre's Drug Htore. For Sale TIi- Dr. Holmes K room liouse wltli (tne^ar* <!rn. stuldi s urnl out buildings iittaelusl. .» room eottrue on Limestone Si. .'i room cotiM/e on Uitioes St. with splendid burden. 2 vacant lois on l.'aines St. I v.e ant lois on Factory Hill. 1 elegant lot on Granitrd St., opposite T. G. Mct’raws. insurance! 1 represent none but tbe best of I’ire. Life and Accident Insuranee Companies. Am prepared to furnish Cyclone and Tornado Insurance at moderate cost. Your pal ronnjrc will be duly appreciated. F. G. STACY. 3. A. HOLMES & CO., — DEALERS IN --- STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES. CON FECTIONERIES. CIGARS. TO BACCO, I REITS. ETC. All Goods Fresli and New. 1’rlces as Low as the Lowest. or-:rr—wrrisi—A. m ^£CI-C— T EUGLEBERG RICE HULLER. The only machine that in one operation, will , CLEAN, HULL and POLISH Hough Rice—putting it in merchantable condi tion, ready lor table use. SIMPLE AND EASY TO MANAGE. Write for prices and terms ALSO Corn Mills, Saw Mills. | Planing Machines and all I kinds of wood-working machinery. TALBOTT and LIDDELL En-: ginesand Boilers on band at FACTORY PRICES.! V. C. BADHAM, GENERAL agent, COLUMBIA, - - S. C. BELTING, PACKINGS, LUBRICATORS, IN.IECTORS, PIPING, And all steam fittings. A fine line of CUTLERY, GUNS, PISTOLS, CARTRIDGES, SHELLS, Am] almost anything you may call for. Wo cut and lit Pipe. Smith Hardware Co. Algood Items. (Correepondence of The Ledger.) Algood, S. C., October 12.—Rev. R. J. Tnto filled his last regiqar ap pointment at Macedonia. Ho was elected to serve for another year, but declined to servo. Rev. W. T. Thompson will preach at \Y. T. Horton’s residence the 1th Hunday at 3 o’clock p. m. Let all honor him by their presence. All who are connected with the Betty graveyard or expect to be, are requested to meet there Wednesday Oct. 21, 189(), to clean off said grave yard and make arrangements to put a wire fence around it. Those that have not paid are also requested to bring their money and holp in the work. Clingman, the little eight year old son of Mrs. L. E. Dorman, picked 103 pounds of cotton last week. Win. Gardner has been quite sick for several days hut is some better now. E. P. Richards is also on the sick list. Ham W. Clary, of Clifton, visited relatives here Saturday and Sunday. George Clary accompanied by his sister, Miss Carrie, visited relatives at Hicksville. N. C., Saturday and Sunday. Roht. B. Bowcll took in the camp meeting at Rock Springs. N. C., last week. Bob is a mover. J. L. Clary and your correspondent went to tho county scat last salesduy on business. Your correspondent took a busi ness trip up in tho Piedmont neigh borhood lust Thursday and Friday. CORNCRAUKKR. — —•- — — Two Lives Saved. Mrs. Phoebe Thomas, of Junction City, 111., was told by her doctors she had Consumption and that there was no hope for her, but two bottles Dr. King’s New Discovery completely cured her and she says it saved her life. Mr. Thos. Eggers, 139 Florida St. Sanlrancisco,suffered from a dread ful cold, approaching Consumption, tried everything else then bought one bottle of Dr. King’s New Discovery and in two weeks was cured. He is naturally thankful. It is such reults of which these are samples, that prove the wonderful efficacy of this medicine in Coughs and Colds. Free trial bottles at the DuPre Drug Co.’s Drug Store. Highest of all in Leavening Power.— Latest U. S. Gov’t Report Happenings Around Howell’s Ferry. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Howell’s Ferry, S. C., Oct. 12.— Waddle Howell visited the family of J. A. M. Estes last week. W. M. Blackwell and Mrs. Amanda Lee visited friends at Lockhart mills last week. The C. E. society met at the home of W. C. Kirby last Sunday evening with a good attcndence. Nabie Blackwell conducted the meeting. He is one of our most popular young men and bids fair to rise in both church and state affairs. Tho whooping-cough is in this sec tion. Several of the Pea Ridge farmers passed through this section on their way from tho mountains with a load of the mountain dew. Ed Gault was at Etta Jane last Mol day. J. L. Strain and W. T. CGment at tended the Sunday school at Abing don Creek yesterday. Ed Tate, col., was before J. L. Strain, magistrate, last Monday for carrying a concealed weapon. If Troubled With Rheumatism Read This. Annapolis, Md., April 1(1, 1891.— I have used Chamberlain’s Pain Balm for rheumatism and found it to he all that is claimed for it. I believe it to be the best preparat ion for rheuma tism and deep seated muscular pains on the market and cheerfully recom mend it to the public. John G. Brooks, dealer in hoots, shoes, etc., No. 18 Main St. ALSO READ THIS. Meuhanicsville, Ht. 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 Co. We’ll Endeavor; to Merit These Good Wishes. Plate extends its beet wishes to tho advocates of ‘‘Limestone” county. The rigid requirements have been fully complied with in the peti tion filed yesterday and as those who are pushing the project are men of energy and business capacity, there is little doubt that the election to be held on December 8th will result in a verdict for tho new county. And that being practically assured, tho thriving little city of Gaffney may bQ, considered as already subject for don- gratulation, as the favorite candidate for the county seat. Spartanburg, York and Union will lose many broad miles of fertile lands, and many mills and factories from their tax hooks, hut the prosperity and dis tance from home influences of the people of these sections have resulted in natural desire for the setting up of establishments of their own. In the end they, and so all the State, will ho benetitted.—Columbia State. — ——. ^ If your children are subject to croup watch for tho first symptou of the disease—hoarseness. If Cham berlain’s Cough Remedy is given as soon as the child becomes hoarse it will prevent the attack. Even after the croupy cough hi s appeared the attack can always ho presented by giving this remedy. It is also in valuable for colds and whooping cough. For sale by The DuPre Drug Co. * W. D. ARCHER, 'rO>;«OI*IAJv AI«XIST» Hair-cutting, in the latest stylos. Shaving and Shampooing at reason able prices. i&Xi£”'Shop next to J. D. Goulo- lock’s store. O. L. ScmwiPKirr. Thor. II. Hutleh. Sol. 7th Judicial Circuit. U. S. Com. Wm. McGowan. SCHUMPERT, * BUTLER i S - McGOWAN, AT'rOK tc YW-AT-IvA\V. Union and Gaffney, 5. C. Ollicc days at Giiffncy. Friday and Satur day of each week. V cry careful and prompt attention given to a H I nisi n css entrusted to us. JiSTTraetlee in all the courts. , ^ ■ » ■ r I I I lODMental Works. Granite Monuments a specialty. Agent for Say the main tliingflo do is to keep the slon ach, liver n ul howcls in order if you want to live long and keep well. Good physicians say the same thing, too. The remedy ci iltd IRON FENCES. No. 235, W. Trade St., Charlotte, N. C. T. L ELLIOT. while not mysterious or miraculous in its curative curl vcs, i •, a simple formula prescribed by the best physicians for dhonlc: - < f the digestive organs. Just little tablets, easy to take, msy t<> 1 m ; i d ;i: : ck to act. If your trouble is 1 )yspcpsia, Biliousness. 1 iir/iness, I Ick!.ah;, Constipation, Heartburn, and the like, no need of calling a pliysiciait. Kipaus Tabuku contain exactly what he would tell you to t.d.c. ONE TABULE GIVES RELIEF. PERMANENT CURE FOLLOWS A FAIR NO UNCERTAINTY AISOUT IT. ENTERPRISE STABLES M. G. MONTGOMERY, Prop. First-Class Livery and Feed S tables. Nice Turnouts, First-Class Hearse, ifcc. Horses Fed !>y the Day or Month. Your Patronage Solicited. M. G. MONTGOMERY. Just Received I A LOT OF NUW GOODS I triliooK. I WILL sell you lower than ever lief ore. if (itH. I WILL sell you at a. very short profit. Offer for Sale Building Lots in this Flourishing Town, C> T'U IT IX JX JC Y . C l TT Y. Also Farms near by and in reach of the schools of Limestone Springs and of this place in lots of from 30 to iOO acres on liberal time rates. Also Agricultural Lands to rent for farm purposes, For full particulars ap ply U MOSES WOOD, Agent. N. B.—All trespassing on lands of this Company cutting and removing timber, fishing or hunting are forbidden under penalty of law. LIESTONE * SPRINGS * LIE * WORKS, CARROLL & CO., Lessees. Manufacturers of BUILDING, * * AND * AGRICULTURAL * LIME, And Dealers In Coal, Shingles, Laths and Plaster Hair. Dymamite, Blasting Powder, Fuse and Dynamite Caps. Di'.V OooiIh. I WILL sell you at rock-bottom figures. O rocericM. I WILL sell you ut the lowest market j prices. You .Art* L‘« Hpoptfully Invited loculi and examine | my uiimI-; and prices lief ore huyliiK- Yours reNpectfully, The Cheapest Thing on Earth! I. M. Peeler “The Ledger” at $1 a Year.