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\ W9 LATEST COTTON MILL NEWS. ■EMSvOF INTEREST TO TEX- Tlfji WORKERS. North an I South Carolina Mills Their Intprovements and their Ad vancements—Opera tive Personals. [Southern mid Western TextUo F.xcelwlor] [The LiOMiiCR invites correspon dence concerning mills and mill em ployes, etc. We reserve the right to reject any manuscripts sent us and in no case will any article that may be construed as an attack on em ployee or employer be published.] The peoplfe of Santuc, S. C., are in dulging in some talk for a cotton mill. The Clover (S. C.) Cotton MU1 Is running day and night, spinning yarns. Prof. J. A. llilmes, the state geol ogist of North Carolina, is making surveys of all the water powers of the state. G. W. Ward has left Columbia, S. C., and gone to Fairmont, S. C., to take charge of the weave and cloth rooms. It is said that the brass band at Henrietta (N\ C.) Cotton Mills has made marked improvement * since Prof. Wurburton went there. John Gilligan, late Superintendent of the Chester Cotton Mill, Chester, S, C.. is now Superintendent for the Fort Mill Mfg. Co., Fort Mill, S. C. Louis E. Anderson, overseer of spinning in Henrietta (N. C.) Mill No. 2, will be married on Oct. 15 to Miss Nannie Pendleton, of Tennessee. The Aorophor Air-Moistening & Yentillating Co., Providence, R. I., are about to install their system in the Modena Colton Mill, Gastonia, N. C. The Henrietta (N. C.) Cotton Mills have finished their building at No. 2 factory (postodico Caroleen) for a company store, and already filled it with merchandise. The boiler for the new cotton fac tory at Ml. Pleasant, N. C., was hauled out from Concord, N. C., Tuesday. It is 150 horse power, and it took ten horses to pull it. J. M. Parker has resigned from the Vance Cotton Mill, Salisbury, and has now taken charge of the Patter son Cotton Mill, Concord, N. C.. fchich they started this week on No. oils warp yarn. A correspondent from Salisbury, N. C., writes that the spinners at the Kesler Cotton Mill made a strike Tuesday for more wages. He says they are getting 8$c. per side, and suppose thqy want 10c. It is reported that Pen Nuttal, late Supt. oflho Dover Yarn Mill, Pine- ville, N. C., is engaged to bo Supt. of the Globe Cotton Mill, Rock Hill, S. C. If the report is true, the Globo Mfg. Co. has procured a first-class cotton mill superintendent. A New England company, it is said, js examining sites near Moncure, N. T V, for a million dollar cotton mill. L/oncure is 25 miles from Raleigh, r the state capital, and further infor mation can be obtained from Supt. Wm. Moncure, of the Seaboard Air Line, Raleigh, N. C. In the storm last week that pre vailed over the South Atlantic states doing such damage, especially in Georgia and Florida, the smokestack of the McColl (S. C.) Mfg. Co., blew down, and our correspondent there writes that considerable other damage was done to that section. The cotton mill company have commenced to rebuild their stack. President W. G. Smith, of the Ilatnberg (S. C.) Cotton Mills has now gotten his mill No. 2 running, while the knitting mill, of which he is also president, is on full time on hosiery, all this machinery chiming in with the music made by mill No. 1, arttf waking what was once the sleepy vil lage of Ratnberg, into the beginning of a new industrial life. G. C. Harper, Supt. of the South ern Cotton Mill Bessemer City. N. C., has resigned and S. J. Durham, Sec.-Treos. of the mill, will hold his place for the future. Mr. Ingal, carder; Mr. Tucker, spinner; Mr. Thomas, weaver in day time; while Chas. M. Cooke, carder; R. Bruce Beard, spinner, are the overseers that look after the night force. The Lancaster Cotton Mfg. Co., Lancaster, S. 0., has now set the wheels of their machinery going and are turning off excellent yarns and uniform cloths on the first trial; therefore wo cannot but otherwise suppose that when their new machin- i cry is limbered up their production will bo listed among the first, that is to say say if they keep their leading men up to the present point of excel lence. There’s the rub. The Camden Cotton Mfg. Co., Cam den. S. C., is doing good work. Their production is «'.) inch 08 x 72, 4.75 yard sheetings,, which are being sold as fast as they weave them, and at the saino time Clio goods are shipped at tho higheffl market prices. Huch Vonco explains In. what kind of a Ay the Wfthidou sheetings are gotten muen bettor than words can ox- On the 8Gi inst. the com- ehippod lli.MKi yards of the press pany above named sheetings. f ir>«; if the stock- r-itton Mills, hi Id Tuesday, ird of directors W. h R. T. Fewell, London, A. F. , of Philudel- m The nnntml holders of the Globe Rock Hill, S. vi . Sepf. The old !>' was ri-eloctcd, con: Rod i lev. A Fried helm A. E. Smith, J. R. RufT and St. John Lei phia. At a sulcoopiont meeting of the board of directors, it was de cided to operate tho mill to its full capacity on full time. instead o( on half t imo us recently. Jno, R. Lon don was re-elected president and treasurer, and I\ C. Fong, secretary. —• Trough Ehoals Locals. (Cormpomienco of The Ledger.) Trough Fhoai.s, ;-S. C., Oct. 12.— This day, October 12, is a very im portant day for tho employees of the Company, for this is pay day. On the 12th many toosjjpoinl this way. Some wanting to render services in some .vay, others wanting remunera tion for services already rendered. Wood haulers, grocerymen, venders of a greatmiuny articles and agents of every description are to be seen in public places and in houses looking after their own interests. In fact, the 12th is second to no day written down in the almanac except the first. W. A. Johnson asked me to say to ole Flaw that Ratler is not t ho only ’possum dog or the host one, either, as he has one that is hard to fool and ho has ’possum meat when ho wants it. Now Flaw, in order to maice you better acqurintcd with W. A. J., for the edification of you and Ratler and the rest of humanity, I’ll tell who he is and a little incident illustrating his general make up. He is second hand in the weave room and the hoys all call him Ole Bill (which is quite a compliment), and a better judge of corn lickcr don’t move around and anything he rec ommends that will hide its peculiar aroma is elected on first ballot. Once on a time, as rumor tells it, he and Jones (for that is not his name) were going to Atlanta to visit the exposi tion. Ole Bill, fearing an attack of colic or some other disease, had put a box of Radway’s pills in his pocket. When well under way he and Joses were taking something in a bottle when B. dived his hand into his pocket and made as if he was taking pills. I asked, “what’s that?" “Breath pill, take one," said B. Well they supped the liquor and Jones took pills until they got to At lanta, when tho lickcr and pills were about exhausted. The next day Jones did not have time to go into the fair grounds at all. There came very near being u se rious accident here one day last week and from what your scribe can learn tho facts are about Lhusly. A Mrs. Artnsby has been a resident here for a long time. Perhaps she had been one of the charter employees. The company thinking well of her had built her a neat little house (perhaps a silo) not far from In r residence near the water’s edg<s whore the banks aro steep, just above the dam. The water hero is from ten to fifteen feet deep. Some one had tied a cow to the pillar next the water and the cow in her surges had jurked the pil lar from under, which left the house on a ballance. Mrs. A. went in the house when “kersplash" went the house in the river. The momentm. sent the cruft far out info tho river. Mrs. A. was equal to the emergency. She snatched off a shingle from the roof and rowed flic strange craft to the shore, where she landed safely minus a gold framed pair of spectacles, which were found in the craft next morn ing. Rev. A. C. Buckholz, of Chester, is assisting in a protracted meeting here, lie is a fluent speaker and his sermons aro seemingly enough to awaken the most hardened sinner. But I am sorry to say there is not much of awakening among the degen erate sons of Adam, Homo. -«•>. - — Ten Dollars Given Away. In order that there mav he some greater incentive for our friends to work for us, we will give on Saturday noon, December PJtli, ISM, a prize of $10 to the boy or girl, man or woman who will send to The Ledger the greatest number of yearly, eash-in- advance subscribers from now until that date. This is a gift pure and simple. We will pay a commission of 10 per cent, on every dollar sent in by those who are not so fortunate us to win the prize. Two six months subscription will count for one yearly subscriber and four three months subscriptions will count for one yearly subscription. Now’ is the time to go to work and make a little Christmas money. Don’t delay. (Jo to work at once and report every week. The contest is open to everybody. Each week until December we will publish a list of the subscriptions sent in and give tho name of the person who is ahead, make it a red hot battle. Tho Darlington, Wis., Journal says editorially of a popular patent medi cine: “Wo know from experience that Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is all that is claimed for it, as on two occasions it stopped cxcrusiating pains and pos sibly saved us from on untimely grave. Wo would not rest easy over night without it in tho house." This remedy Undoubtedly saves more pain and suffering than any other medi cine In tho world. Every family should keep it in tho house, for it is sure to bo needed sooner or Inter. For sale by tho Dupre Drug Co. —Take your Colton seed to Carroll j & Carpenter. THE LEDGER: GAFFNEY, S. C., OCTORER 15, 1890. EMIR OF DOKHARA. Bowi Gracefully to tho Will of the Bui- ■lau Government, Tho emir of Bokhara is one of tho most cautious and cal alating of orien tals, who kliowr how to hew gracefully to the inevitable and to take credit to himself for not battering his own veu- erntde head aguimt a granite wall. I remember a striking incident that char acterizes his practical philosophy and his inborn sagacity. Some time ago the finance minister, M. Witte, determine d to erect a custom house in 'Bokhara and in levy duties on all products and manufactures entering into tho country. It was generally be lieved that this innovation would dis please tho emir, who erroneously sup posed that the proceeds of tho customs would go to fill the Russian exchequer. Tho finance minister, therefore, called upon him with a number of statistical documents and official returns, a careful study of which would, ho thought, con vince the emir cf the advantages of tho measure, but that careful study never took place. The minister began the con versation by asking whether he was aware of the nature of tho proposed change. Tho emir said no was. ‘‘It is in your own interest," remarked tho finance minister, ‘ as you can convince yourself from these documents.” But tho oriental prince merely asked, “Is this being done with the knowledge and consent of his majesty the czar?” ‘‘Un doubtedly it is,” replied M. Witte. ‘‘Then hia majesty’s will be done,” ex claimed tho Asititio potentate, and the conference came to a sudden and satis factory end. The emir has made strenuous and persevering efforts to introduce Russian civilization into Ids dominions, and it cannot bo gainsaid that in this respect his subjects cf today compare most fa vorably with their barbaric fathers. This is one of the reasons why he is liked and honored in Russia. He is a very wealthy man, with simple tastes and a passionate love of that species of shopping which in England is reserved for the ladies. His food differs in no wise from that of his suit, and one of the ever recurring dishes consists of cake fried in the fat of rams ami known in the vernacular ns pavvanitshi, which would give Pantagruel him^c If a fit of fatal indigestion. The emiv knows the cost cf every qualify of silk, calico, chintz and cotton stuff in every city of Russia, and he haggles for a long time over a farthing in the price of the yard. Ho never visits that country without purchasing large quantities of these stuffs, which he, in his capacity as monarch, can take homo duty free. Then ho sells them at a considerable profit to his native merchants, who en joy no such privileges. No man is more careful of his money than tho Prince of Bokhara, and yet on occasion ho can be as generous as the most prodigal.—Lon don Telegraph. Cold Douche lu Schools. Milan, as becomes the most enterpris ing of Italian cities, has introduced into her schools an innovation which, in southern climates at any rate, lias much to recommend it. This is the subjection of the young pupils to the cold affusion, with appropriate apparatus and under the medical eye. Tho < xperimeut was made for the first time the other day at tho communal school in the Via Giu seppe Glusti, in presence of civic repre sentatives, of the municipal medical ad viser, Dr. Uffrcdnzzi, and of Dr. Succbi, one of the clinical staff of the Ospcdalo Maggiore. Forty boys, accommodated in a disrobing room fitted with benches, were made to strip, and then, covered only by their large drying towel, were told off in relays of live to a contiguous hall, where they were all made to take the douche. Thereafter, provided with soap, they cleansed the mselvos from In-ud to foot with fresh water and returned to tho disrobing room to dry and dress themselves. Tho mechanism of tho douche is sim ple. Five email reservoirs are suspended in u row at a height of 2 *6 yards from the floor and furnished, laterally, with two chains. Pulling that on the right, tho boy beneath is douched a colonna (in a volume of water), or, pulling that on the left, ho is douched a pioggia (in a shower). The locale has been modeled on the lines of similar locales in bar- racku and may bo heated in winter. Personal ablution is one of tho minor virtues in which modern Italy has fallen behind her classical forerunner, and tho Milanese innovation (or rather ret uni to antique usage) may bo imitated with advantage, practiced as it is under med ical surveillance.—London Lancet. Ono of Georj;o Law’s Tricki. After tho late George Law was grad uated from Columbia college his father made him a driver on the Eighth av enue street cars in New York. One night, after a cold rain had chilled the young driver to the marrow, a college friend of his jumped on the car and suggested that a drink would be in order. On Fifty-fifth street, midway between Eighth and Ninth avenues, there was a well known spurting resort kept by an ex-boxing master of Colum bia. Mr. Law’s friend proposed that ho stop the ear while they run dow » the street, hurriedly took a drink and re turned to tho car. But Mr. Law pre ferred to follow his own ideas in tho matter. Giving the horses a sudden yank, he turned them sharply toward Ninth avenue, and whipped them up until, by u quick effort, they lifted the car off the track. Over the cobbles tho strong horses drew the ear, to the amazement of tho conductor and tjio passengers, and, rattling down through the street, stopped in front of the sa loon. Mr. Law alighted with his friend, and so did the rest of tho passengers. After they had all taken a drink at the driver’s expense they returned to tho vehicle and the car again started its noisy progress over the atones. When it was again on tho rails and the journey up Eighth avenue was resumed, it was rather tho worse for wear. —Hun Fran cisco Argonaut. Cowpens Chronicles. (UuM-eBpondonco of The Ledger.) Cowi’KNs. 8. 0., Oct. 12, 185)0.— The railroad company lias built a new freight depot and waiting room*. Also put in another side track which is a decided improvement h ith in ap pearance and convenience. Several of onr people attended the Rock Springs camp meeting yester day. Some were at Gouoher also. Our town has never been troubled much with burglars until last Satur day night some one broke into II. B. Garrisons dining room and carried off all the cooked rations in their reach. They also raidrd the harbor shop and carried off a number of razors. The same night some scamp or scamps cut the holts at the Wilkin gin in several places. There is no clue to the perpetrators. The gins here have had all that they could do for some time turning out from 30 to 10 bales per day. The rush will soon ho over and the crop sold Miss Mollie Brown, of Pucolet, has been visiting relatives here the past week. Our town come near having a cot ton fire yesterday. A pile of cotton containing some 30 or 40 hales was discovered to be on fire. The citizens turned out with waterbuckets and put it out before any serious damage was done. It is supposed to have been set by some little negroes that were playing about it. X. Henrietta Happcniugs. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Henrietta, N. C.. Oat. 12.—The circus which exhited here on the 10th W’as much better than expected. Misses Etta and Maggie Davis, of Luttimoro. visited Miss Sul lie Sim mons last Saturday. Miss Toms, of Rutherfordton, is visiting Mrs. Frank Logan. John Simmons and wife and Miss Eva Garden, of Dysurtville, visited Mr. Simmons’ relatives and friends in this place last week. Your humble servant had the pleas ure of taking in the camp meeting at Rock Spring. The preaching was good and a large congregation wxs present. Mr. L. Wavmack and Miss Otnie Harrill were married on the 0th. “Courtship Is a draw game, and mar riage is a tie.” May their home be the scat cf much happiness. Sal Joe. You Throw 65 Away When You Pay $109 for a Typewriter. — Tim — BLICKENSDERFER TYPEWRITER Weighs hut Six Pounds nnd costs hut $15.00. Duplicnl ini; the Work of any of the Standard $100 Machines on the market. Practical ar ranged key-ltoard. writing visible, perfect aliffiinieiit, adjustable line sparer, weight six pounds. Iiiterelianj;eahle type. Only 300 parts as compared to 1000 to :kk)o In the aver age maeliine. J3(r“8ciid for sample of work. Testimonials and catalogue free. K. H. TURNER, GENERAL SOUTHERN AGENT, No. 41 N. llroad St., Daily Record lluildini;, ATLANTA. GA. BALTIMORE, Ml). Nat’l Union Ruildfiig, No. 014 E. Main St. WASHINGTON, D. V. RICHMOND, VA. RipansTabules. Ripans Tabules are com pounded from a prescription widely used by the best medi cal authorities and are pre sented in a form that is be coming the fashion every where. ", i ‘i Ripans Tabules net gently but promptly upon the liver, stomach and intestines; cure dyspepsia, habitual constipa tion, offensive breath and head ache. One tabule taken at the first symptom of indigestion, biliousness, dizziness, distress after eating, or depression of spirits, will surely and quickly remove the whole difficulty. Price, 50 cents a box. RipansTabules may be ob tained of nearest druggist; or by mail on receipt of price. Sample vial, 10 cents. RIPANS CHEMICAL CO., lO Spruce Street, NEW YORK. »+eq^ eeeqqqt i e-t if ♦ Suffered Eighteen Years’. Peine Departed and Sleep Came. Mr*. Julia A. Brown, of CovlnRton. Tcnn., whose husband has charge of tho electric light plant at that place, has been a great sufferer. Her ailments and speedy cure are best described by herself, as follows: “For 18 years I suffered from nervousness and Indigestion. I tried every remedy rec ommended by family and friends, but I could get no relief at all. Two years ago, while being treated by three local physi cians, Drs. Harret, Maley and Bherod, tiioy A. N. WOOD. BANKER, does a general Bankingand Exchange | business. Well secured with Burglar- Proof thiffi and Automatic ’I ime Hiek. Safety Deposit Boxes at moderate rent. Buys and sells Stoeks and Bonds. Buys County and .School Claims. Your business solicited. Notice! Mrs. Julia A. Brown. informed mo that 1 had become dropsical. and that there was little hope for me. I then decided to try Dr. Miles’ Restorative Nervine, I was then unable to get to sleep until well on toward daylight, and during all this time I had r deep, heavy pain in my left side. I was most miserable, indeed, but after taking one-half bottle of the Nervine I could sleep all night just as well as I ever did. The Nervine is the only remedy that gave me any relief whatever. I am now well and strong, and 1 thank God every day of my life for Dr. Miles’ Nervine.” MRS. JULIA A. BROWN. Dr. Miles' Nervine Is sold on a positive gnarantee that the first bottle will benefit. All druggists sell it at *1,6 bottles for $5, or It will be sent, prepaid, on receipt of price by the Dr. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind. Dr. Miles* Nervine R T.tl£ith This is no emporium, no grand aggregation, no symposium or other grand collection of high sounding circus humbuggery. BUT THE I’LACF, to get your Doors. Sash, Blinds and all kinds of Building Ma terial. Sawed ami Hand Made Shingles for the least possible cash. ADVICE given free in regards to proper sizes for making flumes, etc. BILLS for materials and estimates made promptly. OFFICE jn warehouse. Respectfully. 1^- 15 A Iv SCI*. The cheapest thing on earth--The Weekly Ledger at one dollar a I year. I*< >Ac 1 riinsact CVcnertil T.^inlcin^e I Sn-iiiosw. -O- I>ep*irtmcnt. Haying opened up a Savings Department inoui'hnnk. beginning July 1st. KKi. vo will receive deposits of $1.00 and upwards and allow interest thereon at ) per eei t Per annum, payable <|uaiterly when left m bank J months or longer. Safety 1 tv posit Boxes for rent. ) our patronage solicited. CARROLL & STACY. Stetiin ITittiiigr We now have on hand a complete assort ment of Steam Pipe, Ells, Tees, Bushings, Nipples, Unions, etc., etc. Also all kinds of Fittings for Saw Mills and Cotton Gins, together with the tools for doing all work in this line, and will be glad to serve you at any time. Prices always reasonable. J. Id. Galloway & Son. Seek r Ask! Knock and Find! SEEK Ye The Hustlers’ Big Store. • ASKandthe Way will beShown unto you. KNOCK and the Bottom of High Prices will Fall at Your Mercy on Clothing, Shoes, Hats, Dry Goods, Groceries, <k IT will Pay you to Seek and Find The Hustlers’ Big Store. Yours for Business and Low Prices, W. 0. LIPSCOMB & BR0„ The Hustlers. DuPRE DRUG COMPANY, ms/vrvisits im Pure Drugs, Medicines, Paints, Oils, Fine Stationery, &c. Prescriptions Carefully Compounded. Telephone No. 21. iVre Good ^Vppotixorn, Whether they be sweet or Sour, so if you waufa good uppe tite there is no better way to create it than to eat Ho I n Oolel>rated IMokles*. We carry a full line of the first-class goods and keep then • fresh and new all the time. HcIiis&’h lioHton Ifeilced Hcann With Tomato Sauce make excellent eating. Call and sccun a sample box free. Ominod Ooodn of All I^indH Constantly on band, and always as low as the lowest. It fa< t everything to he had in the Grocery line can bo had of BYARS & SPARKS, Exclusive Grocers.