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"•■LJ . ■ . ■■ t... THIS T5DGER: GAFFNEY, 8. C., OCTOBEK 2‘J, 189(5. THE WEEKLY LEDGER. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY The Limestone l Tinting and Publishing Co. Incorporated. $1.00 per Yenr. R. O. SAMS, - - Editor. ED. H. DeCAMP, Manager and Local Editor. The Ledger is not responsible for the views of correspondents. Correspondents who do not contri bute regular news letters must fur- -tish their name, not for publication, but for identification.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 1 uesday. \11 correspondence should be ad- Iressed to Ed. H. DeCamo, Manager. Obituaries will be published at five cents a line. Caris of thanks will be 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. TRAINED NURSES. CafTney owns several fair daughters who express it warm desire to join the company of brave, self-sacrificing, loving, and tender-hearted women who would close the door to earth’s pleasures and dethrone life’s ambi tious plans and projects. For whatV To stand by the couch of pain and alleviate the "roans and sufferings of humanity, with skill and experience obey the varied calls in sick room with strong mind and nerveful hand to prove a help to the surgeon when the blood flows and a limb must go, aye to be found waiting for the de mands of the death angel, and all alone in the stillness of the dimly lighted room to feel the awe that was the creation of superstitious and timid childhood. All honor to our young friends for indulging the wish t» bo so accomplished! The world needs woman’s soft hand to press the fevered brow, her gentle voice to soothe and cheer the aching and dis- pairing heart, her noiseless tread and nimble fingers to adjust a sick room, her (juick perception and in tention to note the invalid’s moods, her skill in prepairing dainty, nutri- cious food, and most of all, her sovereign power enthroned in her religious lustre and spiritual love and truth. “Rellevue hospital in New York was first in this country to organize a training school for nurses, and many of the graduates of American Schools are at the head of hospitals in Europe,Turkey and India. A Uulle- vue nurse is superintendent of a hos pital in “China.” The work of the trained nurse is far from being easy or pleasant, hut if any woman feels it her vocation no opportunity for genuine usefulness, no greater bless ing to the world, no richer sunlight could pour into homes and hearts than that which flows from the life and labors of a faithful, efficient, sympathetic nurse who in (lire need comes forward and relieves a family of responsibility. She strengthens tearful anxiety and suspense, ami nerves hands and hearts in the tragic scenes of a sick room. OUR SPARTANBURG GUESTS. Sunday School workers and the good people generally of Gulfney en joyed a rich treat last Sunday. A quartette of consecrated, men came to us with uplifting power, they bore on their hearts and had engraven on their hands. “Feed my lambs.” In pleasant and profitable ways they told of progress and unfolded now methods for enlisting interest in the grand work of instructing and clear ing away the webs and rubbish of the past, making straight and smooth the paths of Biblical knowledge. Rev. T. H. Law, 1). D. and Mr. C. H. Carlisle belong to the Execu tive Committee of South Carolina Sunday School Association and Messrs. Ravencl and Getsinger are “great Sunday School men.” They came to stir up our minds by way of remembrance. For what? To bring out in bas-relief models of beauty and excellence chiseled by the hand of Sunday School sculptors, to show the strength of the church in her fu ture pillars that must take our place when we crumble and fall; to store the receptive mind with grand, sacred truths that will operate in the lives of the recipient and make the world brighter and better, to present the easy and difi'uMilt problems of God.Ho plain and simple that the lit tle child w III respond, “Not. all the books on earth besides such heavenly wonders tellto promote a healthy and pious emulation in schools, each striving to do the very best for I lie good Shepherd leading his “sheep” and “lambs” in green pastures and beside living waters, and now the climax of all this labor of love. Incur interdenominational work to join our hands and with one hand and with one united voice cry, For, and over for the Master! Hear the sweet refrain that cheers us on. “See how these Christians love one another.” PROMPTNESS IS A VIRTUE. All will admit that to be prompt is commendable, out perhaps many will not go so far as to say that promptness is a virtue. The busi ness men like promptness so much that his machinery won’t run with out it, he must have it. Even the business men who tells you that he is prompt in his own affairs and who exacts it of others who deal with him is often woefully oblivious of the fact that the same obligation should hold him as touches the world outside of the circle of his own business rela tions. He must meet a note prompt ly, but he need not be at that commit tee meeting on time. A half hour or three quarters will not make any differences, and so he lingers and the innocent have to sulfer for the man who is ineonsistnnt and tardy. Time is money, and it is worth ns much to the man who has not much of this world’s goods or of this world’s honors as it is to him who lives in luxury or directs great interprises. In Chicago wc were astonished at the promptness with which all con gregations assembled. Without the ringing of a bell the feet turned to- ward sanctuary and within a short time after the opening of the doers the audience was quietly seated and i exercises commenced and continued j almost free from interruption. Yes, promptness is a virtue. Keep j no one waiting on you one minute beyond the appointed time. More and better work will be done and you be the gainer as well as the big world of which you from so small a part. BRYAN MAKING THE ROUNDS. Bryan has shown himself to be a man ( f a very high type of bodily and of mental vigor. Who else in this broad realm could have made as many speeches as he in such a short time, could have shaken so many hands, and be fresh and smiling everv moment of every day? We don’t believe Ids likes can be found between the two oceans. It ap proaches the marvelous how he adopts his words to his auditors, rarely offending any, often winnii’g to his side men who felt that th“y could not be won. From his starting point at Chicago, himself has been his own best r.d- , viser, unless it be the gentle woman ! who shares his toils and is his con- j slant companion. By his own voli tion he stepped to the front at the opportune moment and received the acclaim that was waiting to be heard. Pursuing the even tenor of his way a tidal wave follows his course and keeps interest at high-water mark. Whether Bryan wins or not his canvass will he the most remarkable one ever recorded. Who is there to help him? The people will not listen to anyone else, but him they hear gladly. Willie Locals. (Correspondence of Tho Ledger.) Willie, 8. C., Oct. 17—There was a man found dead last Friday morn ing, u week ago, in Ham Collin’s cot ton patch, near Clarence, who was known in that community by the name of Smith Roberts. Ho lived on Collins’ place, and went to picking cotton Thursday morning by himself, and was found dead Friday by a boy named Brice. The deceased was a native of North Carolina, and had no relatives in this section, except one nephew. It is also said that Roberts was an assumed name. We did not learn his true name. Coroner Pol lard came up and viewed the body, but considered it unnecessary to call in a jury of inquest, as there were no signs to indicate death except from natural causes. There was a debate on the silver question at Norali last Monday night. When they got through debating, and as they were going out at the door, G. W. Bruce’s head ran against Tom Clement’s fist from which there en sued a right sharp sculllo. Friends separated them, therefore neither of them were hurt. Mr. Clement had been drinking sharply and happened to get hold of the fighting kind. However, there has been bad blood existing between Clement and Bruce for some time, and when Mr. Clement gets to drinking you know his blood kinder boils up. One of G. \V. Williams’ mules con- cluiled the other day that he would test the bouncing qualities of Will Filz. Therefore, lie threw him up in the air and let him down, but Will didn’t bounce worth a cent, but he broke one of his ribs, from the effects of which he was laid up several days. We are glad to report that Will is no\V able to be out again. 'Die people of Willie have been hearing now for some time what they supposed to be the roaring of a tiger, but upon investigation it was found to be a “tigcrcss,” and that it was not very dangerous, as it was a blind one. J arils. How’s This. We oifer one hundred dollars re ward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure. F. .1. CHENEY & CO., Props., To ledo, 0. We the undersigned have known F. .1. Cheney for the last lo years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all I usiness transactions and financially aide to carry out any obligation made h ' ‘ r ieir firm. West it Truux, Wholesale Drug gists, Toledo,O. Walding, Kinnnn j it Marvin, Wholesale Druggists, To- ■ ledo, O. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken in ternally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Price 7oc. per bottle. Hold by all Druggists. Testimonials free. For Sale ’lie Dr. lint mi's 8 room housr witli fine (ien. SIhies Mini out iHiililiiiKi, uttiir room eoitnio* on Limestone St. room eotisijrc on Giilnen St. with sple liiinleu. i leant lots on Caines Si. vacant lots on Factory Hill, elegant lot on Orunarci St., opposite Aici raws. Kin- lust. mlM F. C Insurance 1 Clover News. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Clover, N. C., Get. 20.--Cotton J picking and corn gathering is about I done with in this neighborhood. Lyndcn Smith, of the Clover Man ufacturing Company, has gone to Batesburg, S. C. He will bring a life companion back with him. May this union he one of love and happi ness. There are more hogs on the factory hill here than any place 1 know of. 1 don’t mean two legged hogs. Nearly ever family has two and some three and many of them will weigh from 27 to 300 lbs. Perry Dover has one that he thinks will weigh over 500 lbs. Mr. Dover lias just completed his new store room and move^i his stock of goods in. After ten or twelve years absence your correspondent visited Yorkville on the Kith for the big show. A big crowd was no name for the throng of people there that day. Old York is a lovely place with her shaded streets. She is building a cotton mill and will soon be one of our wide awake towns and pull in step with Gaffney. As there is a great deal of com ment about the name of your new county. Some says Gad berry and some Limestone and Whetstone and others,—Spartanburg says call it Iron Ore—let some one suggest Mor gan, in honor of General Morgan who fought so nearGalfney for the liberty which her people now enjoy. The Clover Manufacturing Com pany is cutting ditches and laying pipe and will soon have water works on the factory hill. F. M. e. «___ .. .— —— The Ideal Panacea. James L. Francis, Alderman, Chi cago, says: “I regard Dr. King’s New Discovery as an Ideal Panacea for Coughs, Colds and Lung Com plaints. having used it in my family for the last five years, to the exelus ion of physician’s prescriptions or i other preparations.” Rev. John Burgus, Keokuk, Iowa, ; writes: “I have been a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church for 50 years or more, and have never found anything so beneficial, or that gave mo such speedy relief as Dr. King’s New Discovery.” Try this ! Ideal Cough Remedy now. Trial bottles free at store of DuPre Drug 1 Co. ENTERPRISE STABLES M. G. MONTGOMERY, Prop. First-Class Livery and Feed Stables. Nice Turnouts, First-Class Hearse, Aic. Horses . Fed l»y the Day or Month. Your Patronage Solicited. M. (1. MONTGOMERY. B. A. HOLMES & CO., — DEALERS in — Highest of all in Leavening Power.— Latest U. S. Gov’t Report IpS akin towder PUfcE Calhoun is Suggested. Gowdvsville, H. C., Oct. Ill, 1896.— Editor ok The Ledger: Allow me space in your paper to suggest the name of Calhoun for the new county, in honor of Ex.-Yice President John C. Calhoun, of South Carolina. I think this will meet the approval of the people in general. But let us not get this matter con fused. Let every body turn out on the 8th day of December and vote for a new county and we can decide on the name later on. Very respectfully, Monroe S. Blackwood. If Troubled With Rheumatism Read This. Axnai’Olis, Md., April ]t>, 1894.— I have used Chamberlain’s Pain Balm for rheumatism and found it to be all 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 ri com mend it to the public. John G. Brooks, dealer in boots, shoes, etc., No. 18 Main Sr. ALSO READ THIS. M ecu A xk’svii.le, St. Mary County, Md.—1 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 hottle by The DuPre Drug Co. Wishes Us Well. As will be seen from our columns, it appears that Gaffney is determined to have a nev. county. We v.tsh her success.—Union Times. Thanks to you, brother—Just like whole-souled Union. All of the pro posed now county is determined. If your children are subject to croup watch for the first sympton of tho disease—hoarseness. If Cham berlain’s Cough Remedy is gltwaa** soon as the child becomes hoarse it will prevent the attack. Even after t lie croupy cough lias appeared the attack eatt always be presented by giving this remedy. It is also in valuable for colds and. whooping | cough. For sale by The DuPre Drug ' - Iy You Wish ^ ' ■ i ! your col ton, store : t tn my y.iircliousr. N<> (tmici-r from rtum- :• o' and ready for inarkot at any 11 me. i liarirc-M an- ri-asoiiable. V> lien yon havi- cotton for sale ' alt at lay office, rear of W. O. Lip- >cond> & Itros’. Ili^ln-st nrSce* pah R. S. LIPSCMB, ”^nmpmmmmrnmmmmr-nminwmmaarimnaramm o L. SonrMi’in.'T, Titos. It. Hi a.: a. Sol. 7tli .Indicia! Circuit. t'. 8. Com. Wm. McGowan. ,, - BUTLER ■ & ■ McGOWAH, ATTOU X 1C YS-AT-I.A W. Union and Gaffney, S. C. onice days at Gaffney. Friday and.- in,- day of oacli week. \V:y careful and prompt attention irivi a to all Inisines, entrusted to us. »V"T'raet!ce in all t lie courts. r.crar-mj.th ar' ut'JTru.-:;■■‘Mm^r.rai-tj Fir? hsiiriDce Jgcnt. DR. J. F. GARRETT Dentist, Gaffney, - - - S. C. | i ( .'ace ovor J. It. Tolieson’s new store In office from 1st to 21th of each month; — I represent none hut Hie la st of Fire, Life and Accident Insurance Companies. Ain prepared to furnish Cyclone ami Tornado Insurance at moderate cost. Your patronage will he duly appreciated. F. G. STACY. IN EARLY MANHOOD. “Whom the Gods love die young.” Mr. William Jefferies, but u few weeks ago was the picture of health, now, what was mortal of our young friend and former pupil lies beneath the sod. Long life seemed in front of him; a life of usefulness and honor; loving parents were looking to litis youngest son as a prop to their declining years, but all could not stay tho hand of the reaper who claimed him ns his own. Mr. Jefferies was a model student. Ho was always on time and always prepared for the class room or the debating society. You could rely on William N-. Jefferies wherever he felt that duty called him. A graduate of Furman University, we encouraged him to pursue further those studies for which his active mind naturally inclined. Asa mat It- metician lie would have excelled. Houtji Carolina has all too few such young men. How can she spare them especially during this crucial hour of Iter history? Titus we cry as we look disconsolate at his prostrate form. But “now we look through a glass darkly.” After a while we shall see clearly. —f R'^ONDEfiFUL arc the cures by Hood’s Harsaparilla, and yet they arc simple and natural. Hood’s Sarsa parilla makes PURE BLOOD. J. E. WEBSTER, -A t tonio^v-A.1- Ivsi w, Gaffney City, S. C. Practices in all tho courts. Collec tions u soecialtv. A. N. WOOD, BANKER, docs a general Banking and Exchange business. Well secured with Burglar- I’roof safe and Automatic Time Lock. Safety Deposit Boxes at moderate rent. Br.js and sells Stocks and Bonds. Buys County and School Claims. Your business solicited. EUGLEBERG * RICE HOLLER. The only ihacluiit* that in ono operation, will CLEAN, HULL and POLISH Hough Kice—putting ii in merchantable condi tion, ready for table use. SIMPLE AND EASY TO MANAGE. Write for prices and terms ALSO Co!*ii Mills, Saw Mills, Planing Machines and ;dl kinds of wood-working machinery. TALI’,OTT and'LIDDELL En gines and Boilers on hand at FACTORY PRICES. V. C. BADHAM, GENERAL AGKNT, COLUMBIA, • - S. C. STAPLE A Mi FA M V (iUOl ElttFS. CON- FFCTIONFUII.S. CKiAl.-S. TO BACCO, FlirITS, FTC. Ml (itxxls Ficsli and New. I’rici's iiM Low as tin- I,ow< st. Not Know What the Fol- ur ’**** > - Y-x-. . Jfca. an—joaari.-'WBJ 1 ..-—as'jpLaWEy lowing Figures Mean- SSiCIC— SMITH HARDWARE COMFY. ir< >i£— BELTING, PACKINGS, LUBRIBATORS, INJECTORS, PIPING, And all steam fittings. A line line of CUTLERY, GUNS, PISTOLS, CARTRIDGES, SHELLS, And almost anything you may call for. Wc cut and fit Pipe. Smith Hardware Co. Caveats, and Trade-Marks obtained and all Pat ent business conducted (»r Moderate Fees. Our Office is Opposite U, 8. Patent office and we can s«cure patent ttSlcss tunc than those remote (rom Washington. Send model, drawing or photo,, with descrip tion. We advise, if patentable or not, free of charge. Our fee not due tilt patent Is secured. A Pamphlet. “How to Obtain 1‘atents,” with cost of samu in the U. S. p<ul foreign coumric sent free. Address, C.A.SNOW&CO. Opp. Patent Office, Washington. O. C. I Sc per yard, 2© lbs for $1, 7 lbs for $1, $ 165 for 10© Ibs=== Bi 1 it you will call at my store you will find that you can buy 1 yard of Schoolboy Jeans for 15c, 20 lbs of good Sugar lor $1.00, 7 lbs o! real good Coffee for $1.00 and 100 lbs of Flour for $1.05, every stick of which is guar anteed to give satisfaction or your money refunded, and von can buy almost anything else you want at prices in proportion to the above. Respectfully, J. N. Lipscomb. Like a Crying Baby at Church,] Ought to be Carried Out. afti Now we suggest that you do your trading with us, and t trying us one lime you won’t need any more suggestions, you’ll be convinced that we sell goods cheaper than any otl^ house in Galfney. There’s no dillerence to us in ! \\ e take either; so bring along your gold, silver and green backs. Bring your nickles and your pennies, they till count in your lavor, anti trading with us is almost like linding money. There is a harvest of bargains in our fall and winter stock,! blooming like a flower garden with fresh blossoms and new Imdsj every day. Call and try us once, brother, we will save yoi money. Yours truly, J. R. Tolleson OA. I* I«< Ac Dsmkci 'IViiitHni't ii Oenernl Itiiukiuc: llui*iucM». -o- Having o|H-nrtl up :i Savings Irtr < it! In <>ur hank, Ixvlnnlnu July !•.(, Ill will (li'ixi.iilM of SIJWhiuI upward and allow intru st tln tn>n .ii 4 prr t per annum, puyubir ((Uarlrrly whrn Irfi In hunk 3 montlix or ion/rr. Srfd ixxilt Uoxi-8 for rent. Your putronaifo mdlclUxl. CARROLL & STACY.