THE LEDGER: GAFFNEY, S. 0., DECEMBER 24, 1896.
THE WEEKLY LEDGER.
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PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS.
Mr. Cleveland has expressed him
self very definitely in his message to
congress on the situation in Cuba.
He believes that the constitution
gives to the chief executive, and not
to congress, the right to acknowledge
the belligerency of a people striving
for freedom. He, bettor than con
gress, is supposed to know Hie true
situation. If we arc to judge from
Mr. Olney’s statement given to the
press, Mr. Cleveland stands firm on
this delegated power. Any action
that congress may take on this ques
tion, he will consider advisory.
It is very unfortunate that there
should be any difference of opinion
between the law-making and the law-
enacting departments of our govern
ment at any time, but especially so
now when the country is settling
down to a season of prosperity, and
longs for quiet. The policy of the
government, outlined by the Presi
dent, bears and invites inspection.
Spain is not well pleased with the
message. She is told of her short
comings and made to understand that
she must do better.
War is a dreadful calamity to any
country that engages in it. It would
be so to the Uni led States and to
Spain. We have much to lose and
but little to gain in such a struggle.
Cleveland is right in not provoking
Spain. If the struggle is inevetible,
it will come soon enough. But let us
not be hurried into it blindfolded.
GOV.-ELECT ELLERBE.
All indications point to our hav
ing in Governor Eilerbe a governor of
the whole people. He is a whole
vouled man, a worthy scion of noble
ancestors whojcould not stoop to con
quer. In public office be proved
himself efficient, as in private life be
was successful. When such a man i*
put forward by Reformers, Conserva
tives willingly east their votes for
him; they are never afraid of a
m in who keeps his political balance,
without effort, without trickery.
He will come into office at an aus
picious moment in the affairs of the
nation. A'ready the dark lines of
antagonism between classes are dis
appearing and classes are coalescing
us men and brethren should.
Senator Tillman admits that the
pendulum has been disturbed; that
Reformers have swung it far enough
from the perpendicular; that it is
lime for it to return; that it is re
turning. Even the forerunner and
promoter of it all has hud enough of
agitation in tne State, he wants rest
and covets Inc laudable ambition of
representing the whole people. He
does well to covet this great privilege.
Gov. Ellerbs does this us naturally
a> the p over of gravitation acts, if
fieuutor Tillman ever dues it will be
after be ceases to agitate and uses his
great power over men to soothe.
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.
As the old year draws to a close
there is a call for relaxation. The
bent bow needs to bo unstrung at
times. This is well, but thero is a
dead lino beyond which wo cannot
pass with impunity.
Very pleasant it is for the old
homestead to be be visited during
these short December days by those
who have left its portals to find out
experimentally what life means. As
homeward they turn their facos there
is an added charm to the old home
that conics only from contact with
life away from home.
But how strange I first u holy day,
and thou a lit liday. The transition
is so easy—so natural. The day set
apart to commemorate the birth of
Christ who si ill brings “Joy to the
world" is more a day tor the gratifi
cation of the nosh than it is a spirit
ual feast for the soul.
in our reunions this Christmas, In
(he rejoicings so natural, In the be-
fttuwmctit of gifts let us from our
A,
hearts say, “Thanks be unto God for
his unspeakable gift”—a gift which
sanctifies all other gifts.
GOOD ROADS.
As soon as possible we must turn
our attention to improving the roads
that lead to our town. Attention is
directed as never before throughout
the country to the subject of better
roads. We need not go far to find
out the marvelous changes wrought
in a community by making firm these
arteries of travel. Charlotte will
toll us that she has been reaping
golden harvests from a judicious in
vestment in this direction. Lands
along these highways have greatly
advanced in price; finer houses are
built; a thriftier population inhabits
them; the area of influence is
widened; and into the lap of such
wide-awake t towns flows the traffic
that makes rich.
Our town is admirably located.
Situated on the water-shed of
Thickety and Broad rivers, for many
miles not a water course need bo
crossed. Along the route, paving
stones in greatest plenty are found.
And thus it is throughout the
boundary of -Cherokee county. Let
us look to our roads and Jdraw from
our entire territory.
A FIRE DEPARTMENT.
How utterly helpless we are! In
case of fire wo can but wring our
hands in sorrow—sorrow that avails
not. We arc now in the hey-day of
prosperity—fine brick stores with
beautiful fronts and ornamental cop
ing grace jour streets and invite the
purcliaser to enter. Make Them fire
proof, yon can’t. How worse than
useless to rest in fancied security!
What are we doing to prepare against
such an ^overwhelming calamity as
might be upon us at any time?—Ab
solutely ^notching! Not a cistern or
reservoir except at the factory ; not
afire company; not the semblance
of an organization as a nucleons
around which willing hands might
do efficient service when the peril
ous hour is upon us.
Other towns after sad experiences
have well equipped fire departments.
Are we waiting for like experiences
before we too will prepare to light
the fire friend? Prudence dictates
preparation.
GOVERNOR AND THE POLICE.
Perhaps Charleston has not ma
terially suffered under the police
system forced upon her by Governor
Evans. She has borne with the in
sult as she has borne with and out
lived other and harsher treat
ment. But Charleston has felt the
thrust all the more keenly because
it came from the chief-executive of
the state. She looked to him for
protection and the protection she
received had no mercy in it.
The wrong done cannot be undone,
but Governor Evans can at least re
store to her the right that ought to be
hers to control. Charleston is
abundantly able to care for herself
in all municipal affairs. We hope
the Governor recognizes this, and be
fore he puts aside the badge of office
that he will unloose the shackles
from the metropolis of the state.
How’s This.
Wo offer one hundred dollars re
ward for any case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Hull’s Catarrh
Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props., To
ledo, O.
Wo 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 firm.
West A Truax, Wholesale Drug
gists, Toledo,O. Walding, Kinnan
A 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 75c. per bottle. Sold
by all Druggists. Testimonials free.
*Tor S*ale.
12 Mulrndld MuIon.
1 hitnilly liorm!.
lOttliurc* Lockhart Cotton Mill stock.
10 Hliarc* Tucapau Cotton Mill Stock.
:i ShiircN Klchliino Cotton Mill stock.
2 SliurcM Victor Cot toil Mil) Stock.
â– *> Shares l.lmcstoiin SprtiiKs I.line Co.
stock.
Apply to
F. 0. STACY.
UArrNiey. S. C.
Notice!
Up to Jan. 1 st I wjjl
sell you made up suits,
made up pants, jeans
cloth, crockery, such
as plates and teas, and
many other goods at
cost. Give me a call, I
mean what I say.
Yours Resp.,
I. X. PEELER.
Gambling ;n Different Forms.
(Correspondence of The Ledger.)
Bowlinghville, Dec. 21.—Uncle
Jake wishes to say a little say. It is
this: Cursing matches, drinking
games, turkey shootings, dog fight
ings, and such conduct are nice ex
ercises to he carried on in a commun
ity that sets itself up as a civilized
community. Aren’t they ? Such
conduct brands any community (if
as in this ease it is my own) with the
murks of backswoodism. It shows
that such a community, in many re
spects at least, is still back wheie
all the communities in this country
were forty or fifty years ago when
there was a tavern at almost every
cross roads, with drinking, cursing,
chicken fighting, card piaying, dog
fighting, and horse racing as the or
der of the day. At least this is the
way your Uncle Jake views the mat
ter. Isn’t he right?
A shooting match on the Corinth
base ball ground; plenty of turkeys
to shoot; one man will furnish fifteen
or twenty turkeys. That is adver
tising the diabolical game. See that
every boy and young man will know
when and where to go on a certain
day to curse, drink, shoot, and per
haps get shot. Where are we drift
ing? What is to become of our boys
and young men!
So far as the principle of the thing
is concerned a man had just as well
sit down with cards in hand and play
for a turkey as to shoot for it. One
gentleman remarked tho other day
that this match shooting for a prize
was worse than card playing for a
prize, let it bo money or what not.
It certainly is no better.
“How is that?” you say. It is
this way: A man walks into a room
and sees several men sitting around
a table with cards in band. There
are the stakes, a nice little pile. He
is an expert at cards. He has good
reasons to believe that he can beat
any one at the table. He slaps down
five dollars and joins the game. Sure
enough his hand wins. He pockets
the money. Yes, and you say that’s
gambling. Well, on the other hand,
t here is a shooting match. What are
the stakes? A turkey. Tho same
man above comes along. He has a
good gun—a sure fire. He is well
trained—a good marksman. He
knows that he can beat anyone pres
ent shooting. It is nearly Christmas
and ho wants a turkey. He pays the
five or ten cents for the privilege of
shooting. Sure enough ho centers
the spot. The turkey js his, He
won it. Your Uncle Jako calls that
gambling, too. Don’t you see?
Like other forms of gambling it
puts a premium on laziness. If a
man wants a turkey and hasn’t the
money with which to buy it. let him
go work a day for it. It sanctions
the wasting of both time and ammu
nition, for it takes a great deal of
both to get ready for tho match
But we haven’t space now to further
consider the economic effect.
Let every father and mother who
loves his or her sons and daughters,
every boy and young man who loves
honesty, frown down such things and
kill them out by ixft patronizing
them. Uncle Jake.
— — v*- - —-
Condensed Testimony.
Chas. B v IIood, broker and manu-
facturer’iS agent, Columbus, Ohio,
certified that Dr. King’s New Discov
ery lias no 2qnul as a cough remedy.
T . D. Brown, proprietor St. James
Hotel, Ft. Wayne, Ind., testifies that
he was cured of a cough of two years’
standing, caused by La Grippe by
Dr. King’s New Discovery. B. K.
Merrid, Baldwinsville, Mass., says
that he has used and recommended
it and never knew it to fail and would
rather have it than any doctor, be
cause it always cures. Mrs. Hem
ming. 222 E. 25th St., Chicago, al
ways keeps it at hand and has no
fear of croup* because it instantly
relieves. Free Trial Bottles at
DuPre’s drug store.
DR. J. F. GARRETT,
Dentist,
Gaffney, - - - S. C.
Office ovor J. R. Tollcson’s new store
In office from 1st to 24th of each
month;
A. N. WOOD,
BANKER,
does a general Banking and Exchange
business. Well secured with Burglar-
Proof safe and Automatic Time Lock.
Safety Deposit Boxes at moderate
rout.
Buys and sells Stocks and Bonds.
Buys County and School Claims.
Your business solicited.
For Sale
Tlio Dr. llolmcH H room Iiouno with flneKtir-
<lrn. sllthli'* ami out IiuIIiIIii^n iiUhcIiimI.
ariHirn rottiiiu* on l.lnn slonc Si.
.'I room coUuk«! on (JiiliM'M St. with splendid
irurdi’ii.
2 vaoiint lot.h on OalncM St.
4 vaoani lots on Factory Hill.
4«*U^auit lot on lirnnurd St.. np|H>«it«* T. Li.
Insurance!
I roproM'nt none but the bent of Fire,
l.lfo and Accident lintiiranee t'oinpunieM.
Am prepared to furnlMli Cyclone and
Tornado Iuunrttnce at moderate emit.
Your pittrouoKc will be duly appreciated.
F. G. STACY.
HowciPs Ferry Notes.
(Correspondence of The Ledger.)
Howells Ferry, Doc. 21.—Christ
mas will soon be upon us with all its
joys and pleasure.
May all connected with The
Ledger have a merry Christmas and
happy New Y’ear.
Hon. T. B. Butler was in this sec
tion last week on professional busi
ness.
Wilkins Bros, have put up a branch
store at Sarratte.
Tho postmaster at Etta Jane says
the boys of that section calls for
mail oftener than they usually do
since the school teacher is boarding
with the postmaster? What is the
cause boys?
In a few days W. Goforth and L.
Clay expect to leave to attend school
at Campobello.
Deputy Hughes is kept busy rid
ing these days.
The Thompson Mill is being run
by the old miller, Giles M. Hill.
Mr. and Mrs. King, of Laurence,
have been visiting their brother-in-
law Jefferson Blackwell of this sec
tion.
J. L. Strain and T. J. Estes went
down to Lockhart Shoals last week
on business.
Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Estes spent last
Thursday night in your city with Mr.
and Mrs. A. E. Lotspeich. Wo are
glad we have some peopio who can
go from this section ard don’t have
to sleep in the livery stable as one
man said the finest house he ever
slept in, in Gaffney, was the livery
stable. We have seen people when
they go about town not fit to stay in
anything else but a livery stable and
hardly fit for that.
Y’our correspondent had the pleas
ure of attending preaching at Abing-
ton creek yesterday and hearing an
elegant sermon preached by Rev.
Simpson Blanton from Gal. (5 Chapter
14 verse.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Mitchel gave a
pound party for the enjoyment of
tbe young people last week. One.of
the marked features of the occasion
was the elegant supper in which all
present participated. After the sup
per all repaired to the parlor where
some excellent instrumental music
was furnished. Mr. Mitchell is a
son of Capt. John Mitchell and Mrs.
Mitchellja daughter of J. A. M. Estes
of this section.
A merry Christnjas to all.
Sam no.
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve.
The Best Salve in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcer, Salt
Rheum, Fever Sores, Fetter, Chapped
Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all
Skin Eruptions, and positively cures
Piles, or no pay required. It is guar
anteed to give perfect satisfaction or
money refunded. Price 25 cents per
box. For sale by The DuPre Drug
Co.
Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S. Gov’t Report
O. L. SCHUMPEIIT. TllOfl. B. ItUTI.KU.
Sol. 7lb Judicial Circuit. II. S. Com.
Wm. McGowan.
SCHUMPERT,« BUTLER * & * McGOWAN,
ATTOltTWIS VH-AT-I .AW.
Union and Gaffney, 5. C.
Office clays at cialTney. Friday and Satur
day of each weed;
Very careful and |>rntn|>t attention given
to all business entrusted to us.
Bract ice in all the courts.
DRESSED LUMBER !
Sash, Doors, Blinds, Brackets,
Mouldings, and All Kinds
of Building Materials,
For Sale at Lowest
Cash Prices.
No charge will bo made jfor infor
mation as to amonnt required for
building.
Call on
L. BAKER.
LIVERY STABLES.
My Livery Stables are equipped
with the latest and best in carriages
buggies, harness and horses. They
are stylish and well appearing.
Horses fed and groomed by the
day, week or month.
I have a first-class hearse, which
can be had at reasonable price for
either city or country.
Give me a call when in need o
anytbihg in my line.
M. G. MONTGOMERY.
If You Wish
to bold your cotton, store it In my
warehouse. No danger from dam
age and ready for market at any
t ime. Charges are reasonable.
When you have cotton for sale
call at my office, rear of W. O. Hp-
■comb k Bros’. Highest prices paid.
Fire
R. S. LIPSCOMB,
Insurance Agent.
AB&mDTEI,? PURE
Limestone Springs in Ye Olden Times.
Under the caption of “The Reve
lations of Newspaper Files in tho
Long Ago,” the Greenville Moun
taineer is publishing some interest
ing extracts from and comments on
them, of its issues of half a century
ago.
In its issue of tho 10th. inst., we
find tho following from tho Moun
taineer of May the 24th., 1889, that
will be of interest to our readers :
Win. Murray, agent of the Lime
stone Springs Co., has a column ad
vertisement of the hotel at Limestone,
which had room for three or four
hundred persons. The limestone and
chalybeate springs are the chief at
tractions relied upon, but there was
“an abundant supply of ice, wines,
ifce., on hand, and amusements of
every kind will be within the reach
of visitors.” Tho schools at lime
stone are incidentally mentioned as
being excellent and well conducted,
under the care of Mr. Roosa and Miss
Williams respectively, while Mr.
Sunnier taught music
summer months. The
was for a long period a
Laurens. Gaming and
irregularities as would
during the
Just named
resident of
such gross
be offensive
to the religious public are strictly
prohibited, while it is naively stated
as an inducement to sportsmen
“that we have one of the most
beautiful race tracks in the State,
where there will bo a number of
horses in training from the first of
July until the commencement of the
tho races on the first Tuesday in Oc
tober.” The rates of board were
•fS, $0 and ^7 a week, and !j'1.12.V for
a single day. “Tho stockholders
in tho company are reminded to as
semble on the 4th of July at the
springs, where a dinner will be pre
pared, and an oration delivered by.
some distinguished gentleman .Un
political Orphans.
One reason for.the large majority
polled for the new county is that the
cut off section is in the fifth congress
ional district, and the people have
always been looked upon ns political
orphans.—Piedmont Headlight.
The recent elections shows that
though “political orphans” they are
able to take care of themselves.
The Headlight taffies Gaffney oc
casionally but never fails to give her
a dig in the ribs.
Did You Ever
I Try Electric Bitters as a remedy for
your troubles? If not, get a bottle
now and get relief. This medicine
has been found to be peculiarly
adapted to the relief and cure of all
Female Complaints, exerting a won
derful direct influence in giving
strength and tone to the organs. If
you have Loss of Appetite, Constipa
tion, Headache, Fainting Spells, or
are Nervous, Sleepless, Excitable,
Melancholy or troubled with Dizzy
Spells, Electric Bitters is the medi
cine you need. Health and Strength
are guaranteed by its use. Large
bottles only fifty cents at DuPre Drug
Co.’s Store.
Why will you buy blttor > , . i (iisoatin« tonics
when Grove s Iast:less,C<tfU Tonic is as pleas
ant as Lemon SynjfC' Your (IrugKlst is uu-
tliori/eil to refu'.iff the money in every case
where It fatiS to cure. Price, at) cents.
B. A. HOLMES & CO.,
— DEALERS IN —
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FECTIONERIES, CIGARS. TO-
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All Goods Fresh and New.
Prices as Low as the Lowest.
New
Business!
Having opened a hruncli of tho
Singe? Sewing ” " Co.
in Gaffney I will nowulTerthesceolo-
hral i d Si y, in^ M ai hlnes ill I he lowest
pi ices ever before ottered In this sec
tion of Soulh Carolina.
I. HAVE three mules and two wagons for
sale.
J. W. Walker.
You Throw 4*
4 $65 Awa;
When You Pay $100 for a Tva^Hter.
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TYPEWRITER
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J*"' Send for snmplcof work. Testimonials
and catalogue free.
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GENERAL SOUTHERN AGENT,
No. 41 N. Broad St.,
ATLANTA. GA.
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BALTIMORE, MI).
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Say the main thing* to do is to keep the stomach, liver and bowels in
order if you want to live long and keep well. Good physicians say 1
the same thing, tco. The remedy tailed
RIPANS TABULES
while not mysterious or miraculous in its curative <;ual:t:es, is a simple
formula prescribed by the best physicians for di-order'- < f liic digestive
organs. Just little tablets, easy to take, insy to I »>' ft <1 quick toact. If
your trouble is Dyspepsia, Biliousness, Dizziness, 1 Icadat he. Constipation,
Heartburn, and the like, no need of calling a physician. Kipans 1 abulcs
' cousin exactly what lie would tell you to take.
ONE TABILE GIVES RELIEF.
PERMANENT CURE FOLLOWS A FAIR TRIAL. NO UNCERTAINTY ABOUT IT.
The Cheapest Thing on Earth!
“The Ledger” at $1 a Year.