Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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thr wrrki.v ledger, ri'ISMSIlKM LVKKY I KIDAV MV i'l,' Limestone PrintinR and PublishiliK Co. Incorporated. $1.50 per YeJtr. K. O. SAMS, - KD. H. DeCAMP, Manager and Local Editor. he slow l<» improvt* imvy jim<I army Imscil upon ( he stM'i’i’ss <>r failure of preaenf ••t|uipmen)s in modern war- fit re. The hud is (he world wards, every now and Mien, an opportunity for tes ting it: aetmtl eonHiid wind has pitss- Editor. (1( | |j u , | rs , () f ||„. armory and the worksho) FROM WASHINGTON. i'iii I,i:u<;i:i: is not responsible for •If views of mrrespondetds. ('orrespondents who do not yontri- ImIe ivuular news hdters must fur- nidi their nan.e. not for publication, hut for iderditieation. ' IIMHAY SKIT KM It Kit 7. ISiM. KAISK YOUR OWN STOCK. \laUin_'eotIon our exclusive moli- rvi'd crop has not only kept us hoWed down :ts a people, blit hits hound onr>elv, s hitnd and foot t hereby pre venting ns from keeping step wit it t he ad■ nncing world. Nin. out of ten farmers will agree with you that a diversified industry i- tin only safe, the only sensible |i|itn: \el nine out of ten will keep 011 in the same treadmill existeiiee year in and yeitr out. plant eotton with w hi'•! 1 to pay dehts. htty stoek, meid. Hour corn and the other varital pro duct > that aiv so ensily raised :d home mid all tlic licttcr l>ccituse so raised. I'his suieidal policy we must stoji un 1 ewe itre willing to drop out of I In raci and lose tlie little power we ye< hilVe. K1 id nek\ and Tennessee mules and horst s are good. Ind tliose riiised in Soul h ('iirolitiii iire tougher and Wetter for our own use. Kentuekey hlue grass is good in Kontllekey, Ind Texas hlue gRISS >11 ppi' meided with rye and harley tor ] winter pasture, and Itermuda with oiirowu native grasses for summer use are ei|ually as good in South ( 'arolina. I’e sides. our milder winter climate long summers and short winters give u- the advantage over tin s,' stales in cheapness of produe- I i \ elie>>. The amount of money annually expended hy us for mules and horses alone ienormous. In our own eottidy tire hundreds of larm> admirahly suited for the rai-ing of stoek . Iietter need not he sought. Then compare the average prien of lands here, •’i 1 * to .fid per acre with the prices paid in the blue gras- region that now IMIGRANTS FROM THK WEST. Nebraska is not the only state tlud is sulTering from long continued droiigtb. Kansas is in the same con dition. Thousands have already left these states, while other thousands are preparing to leave. It is not now: ‘Tio West but go Fast. Deputations from these states have been sent east and south to look out homes when- nature is more gen ial sind more uniform with her rich gifts to the husbandman. North <'arolina is welcoming those Settlers from the west. Why not South ('arolina prepare to do tin same? Wc have around and near us thous ands of acres that only await the settlers axe and plow and energy to yield a rich reward and make still more flourishing our already pros perous sect ion. Infertility of soil abundance of water, hoall hfulness of climate and cheapness of lands t his sect ion stands prc-cmincni. We believe they are good people and will make substantial citizens wherever they settle. Tired out with waiting for rains that do not fall and which at hesl are very uncertain in that arid region, they come to us and 1 we would do well to meet them more than half way by showing our will- * ingness to receive, in the heartiness and Mhcrality of our otters. Nebraska's soil is good hut what is rich soil and level lands without the dews of heaven and the rains that come from above? Sahara itself would bloom as the rose if only it had a water supply. We have a plenty and to spare on every hand. The fact is that we are so accustomed to seeing and crossing and wasting it that we know not how to appreciate it. and are inclined to think that all are as well provided. We are Messed beyond our ability to understand. Let us invite our neighbors to share it wit h us. FOREST FIRES. The Northwest has sulTered terri- supply our hly from forest tires. One thousand farms and cities witli mules and hor se-. and tlie advantage is decidedly «m mi r sit 1 (' *'> ai •••us tolll! ■d a ri xvi to do as we ha x e.h • lie t hat it is htn rd to move us to act for Will': ”•1x0- in any new di- I'ee t loll ! ’ml t his is no experiment. Mil 11 \ hav • • l ried if on a small scale wilh s lleress. Surely xvliat proves iv m till' erat ive xx lien we are not fixed It it. \\ i 11 bed ei'idedly more so xvhen Wp ell”' a ‘j i * in it :is our regular husi- IMB- 1 list. •ad ' nl' t 11 ruing oiit lands al- re.'idy set in Bermud.il nr Means gra > s. • H* i land: - along our sluggish <l n am S . ■ -id ijeet to 1 nertlow. fence t lie 111 in iiiui m; ike a St i irt at least in -ll| Ipl\ i 11 ^ m In' rslates xvith xvliat we lives lost and twenty towns com pletely destroyed. It is hard Iwr us hereto understand how t his can be. It is a fact nevertheless, just as much so as a year ago. on our own coast. I.."itHI lives were lost and vast wealth swept away by the tide rising six or eight feet above what was us ual. (In the sea coast of Carolina, lie- side t he lakes of Michigan, or amid the forests of Minncssota we are ut terly helpless when Muse great ca lamities overtake us. The whole PRESS OPINION. 1 Mew.sy Letter From the Nation’s Headquarters. | ('or res pond one” of The I.RlM.iat. | Washington. Sept :t.—Labor Day is for tlie first time being observed as a legal holiday, emigres* having at tlie late session passed a hill making the first Monday in September a legal holiday and designating it Labor Day. The parade was a very creditable one, consist *ng of four divisions of organ- ized labor. As was entirely lilting. 1 Mr. Milliard Hobbs, who is the au thor of t he hill passed hy Congress making the day a legal holiday, was chief marshal of tlie parade. The printers. book-binders. electrical workers and several other organiza tions had handsome Moats, emblema tical of their trades, in the proces sion. All in a IL t lie debut of labor day as a national holiday at the National Capital was a great success. Treasury oHieiuls are having noend of work and worry with the compli cations. some important, some triv ial, hul all Irublesome. which are constantly arising in connection with the udministration <>l the new tarilT law. One of the most impor tant complications is that arising out of the repeal of the sugar homily. Last week Secretary Carlisle decided that no more bount ies should he paid, and even ordered that cheeks already made out for t lie paymetit of bounties should lie held, but it m doubtful whet her t hat decision will stand, as strong pressure is being bear to get it changed so t he bounty to lie upon ill had been made when t In into etl'cet. Something like a half- million of dollars is involved in this decision. It is expected Mint an at tempt will be made through the courts to compel t he payment of the bounty on the entire crop of this year. The abrogation of the one recipro city agreement. tlint with Spain, for Cuba and I’orto Kieo—that had been productive of more good to the far mers of the ITtiled States than was expected when it was negotiated, is one of the results of the first week of the new taritl law. and State Depart ment otlleials say they expect that other countries with which we had. or have reciprocity agreements will Algood News Notes. | ('orrespondence of The Lkhgek. ] Amchih, S. ('., Sept. I.—Mr. and Mrs. .1. \Y. IJyeis visited relatives in Mu* State Line neighborhood last Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. A Harris went to Iteaverdam Matters From Maud. [Correspondence of The Ledger. | Mai d, S. C., Sept. 1.—Well it is a good tiling to have your choice. Yes. we are called on to choose a county supervisor on the Cith. Oh. this elec tion business. To get the voice of Highest of all in Leavening Power.— F.atcst l.S. Lo \'t Report yesterday to attend t be burial cxer- Hie people. Are we getting it ? Well eises of her grand-child. we are tliiiining to a stand now. but Lewis Waters returned home last you wait and see if they are not !• ridny from Clemson College, where <bicker than ever in a month You he Inis been visiting bis brother, talk about the voice of the people. Lewis came back well pleased with .lust wait till November and I ben I Powder Absolutely pure brought to as to allow sugart hat law went < 'lemson. ('.(,». I’etty, of Itowling (Sreeii, S. ('. recently visited relatives in the Midway community. Mrs. Ifiebard Ford, of Clifton, lias been at .1. L. Clary's for several days. Mrs. Ford's baby lias been quite sick since she eamc to her father's. It is better now. Mrs. .fane Clary and Mrs. u. II. II. Clary came “over into Macedonia’' last week. M rs.'.lane Clarv emne over I * toseeif she eon Id get a little girl, who is stay ing lit W. D. Ilyar’s to stay with her. The little girl would not go with Mrs. Clary. Mrs. Clary lives alone, and is anxious to get a good, smart girl to live with her. If any one knows of such a girl hasn't a permanent home, they would do both the girl and Mrs. ( lary a favor by letting Mrs. Clary know of t be same. She would raise the girl right and the girl would have a good home. Alter Sunday school at Midway last Sunday afternoon, and by invi tation from Miss Mary Turner, quite a number of the young people retired Turner’s, where plenty of to W. N nice watermelon was served. Fire! fire! fire! was the alarm given at Mrs. Mary Linder's I be oilier day. And had it not been for the ready response of tin* neighbors to tlie alarm, and the quick work which they did, Mrs. Linder would have lost her house. As it was, tin* tire was soon quenched. The tire caught from the stove tine. During the excitement, Mrs. Linder fell from a table on which she wasstand- ing and t eying to put the fire out. and \\ as rigid seriously hurt. She is able to be out again. Law is a good thing as long we stay out of it. hut a bud thing when we get into it. It is had enough for neighbors to go to law about anyt hing, but a great deal worse to go about a trifle. Yet this is what David Swaf ford and Doe I’riee are doing—lawiug about a cow-bell. Mr. I’riee found the hell and Mr. SwatTord claims it; and as Mr. I’riee refuses to give it up. to I h»w the example of Spain. I said ■ \|,. SwatTord is going to try und get “had or have, because, owing to . q |,y law. The trial comes otT t he wide di ITercnee of opinion exist- \\ cdliesday. at ('owpens. ing among those who are supposed to he learned in international law and diplomacy. I am not certain whether the new taritl'law swept away all reei- ran so in adilx raisi—mules and lior- The followers of Mr. Moon will he known as Moonites or Lunatics.— Aiken Times. * * * THE WHISKEY TRUST. I’>_\ failing to raise the tax on a.(KHt.- (itH1 gallons of whiskey before the new tarilT hiil went intoetTeet. the whis key trust has virl nally lost .fl .otHi.tMMi Thi- looks a little strange. Were they detnoi'alized. or was it that I In s cmild not raise !)>.'>. 1NHMNmi? This means .‘j>I.• Mmt.otM1 more in the treas- ur\ ot the I nilcd Stales. Mill it raise the cost ot drinks, or will there lie a weakening process? THE JAPANESE JUBILANT. china and .lapan are never on the best of terms. From present indica tion- the dfspute between them, rel ative tu trade relations with Corea, was rat her an excuse than the cause of the war that is now in progress. It the main, the Japanese have hci ii ■ui'i'i -shil hul this does not ar- :ue oil imate t I'iumph. ITi ('liini'-e are rather a sluggish ji< nT \ 1 ry di Hi rent from t he Japan 1 e wheaiv quick, sprightly, confi- d 1:1 and ambitious. The insularpo- >it in of Japan has necessitated her supporting a well equipped navy, so that o. I he beginning of the conflict Japan success in naval matters miglii havi been predicted. h i> too soon for Japan to boast, although China was not as well pre- pareii'fiir war. she has vast resources, gnat stability and is united against her ,1.1 my . A few more vessels will he sunk In Japan, a few ports entered and p i 11 m* I * * red. hut wlieii the main strug gle e.lines on land, as it must if ,la- pin means anything. China will -how the advantage there lies in tie- (••!•••!•!!•••!. persevering strength over excitability and versatility. I in conflict will not he without its lessons to 1 iiese people; each will dc- -^••lop gn at national weakness. HtaH^^^^olhat we learn from our I 1 x. ' I' ■ ! n »iii <mr 1. 11 1" n - will 11.1 \ I ' I'l * .*j 'J- ■.z'-'bt''(j 1 : vy-V-o':j y) 1 ?: Populist enthusiasm is this year conspicuous for the intensitv of its non oxisten 'e.—Shelhv Review. * * * Mr. Moon, who has announced himself as a eanidale for Governor before t lie general election, told us yesterday that he was certainly in the itm'i -lax. It is sufficient to say that “the Moon N ew iiel'l'X (thserver. d. mi tve * * * have been Speech of Few handsomer things uttered lately than the welcome hy Vice I’rcsideill Steven son to the Knights of Pythias assem bled in M'ashington. Your I'nelc Adlai is an all round good horse— works well wherever you bitch him. —('harlot tc (thserver. Improving m llnlgnrliin Town. No Eurojiean town has beenmora conspieuously improved in recent rears than Sofia, the capital of Bul garia. A series of splendid boule vards has been cut through the mass of old narrow streets and Turkish houses, one encircling the city, while tlie others run across it in various di rections, and a still more spacious avenue, lit” feet wide and set with si.v rows of trees, leads from the cen ter of the tovrti to the railway'sta tion, while another, called the Boule vard Stambuloflf, runs from the same point to the new park. This park is very large and is said to In: well planted. A great public garden has also Iteen formed in the middle of the town, xvith smaller gardens at vari ous points, and a nursery covering 100 acres lias lieen established in the suburbs, where plants will lie grown for the public grounds and will also Ite sold to private purchasers.—Gar den and Forest. procity treaties or not. I>ul if the anticipations of the State Depart ment officials he realized ail doubts will soon be removed hy the action of the foreign countries. The taritl on sugar was the cause of this Span ish retaliation, which it is feared will result in t lie loss of a large and pro fitable market for American Hour. It was predicted more than once be fore t lie tarilT hill passed the Senate that the tarilT on sugar would do much more harm than the revenue thus brought in would ever do good: hut t he sugar t rust wanted the tar ilT and it remained. The f'ongressmen w ill have to make I heir campaign for re-election with- I out the assistance of judiciously 1 placed packages of agricultural de partment seeds, because the delivery of seed will not. owing to tardiness in getting the appropriation for that, department through <'ongress. begin until sometime after the Congress ional elect ions. Secretary Morion is not a believer in the discriminate dis tribution of seeds, anyway. and had it not been the will of Congress no appropriation would have been made this year for that purpose. ! Do you know, said a democratic J‘'ongressmen, that I believe the stu- ■ rics about I’residcnt Cleveland desir ing to see the democrats lose control of tlie House are based on tlie truth. 1 I will tell you why, Mr. Cleveland fears the passage of a bill for the free - coinage of silver. That's one reason and a good one. hut there is another equally potent with Mr. C. The tar iff quest ion was only half settled by the bill which became a law last week without the I’resideiit s signature, ! and there is little probability that it xvill he any nearer settled at the close of the short session of Congress that will begin in December. Now, , if the democrats lose control of the Our school will close a ten month's session Saturday the loth inst. by having a picnic. All the friends and patrons of tlie school are cordially invited to attend, and I need not say bring a basket for if is under stood. when we 00 to a basket-picnic, that we are all to carry a basket. The school will participate in no ex ercises, having deemed it iietter for the children to put in the time at good hard, honest work, titan to spend t bet lire*, er four weeks of the school in preparing for a credible ex hibit ion. Hut We expect some good speaking that day. I’rof. IL C. Sar- ratt. of the Baptist High Shool (JatT- ncy. and Mr. Kd. II. Dcfnmp. of The Ledgei:, having promised to lie witli us t hat dav. a. c. there will he a Gideon scrape. Then [ they will lie thinned to a stand that ! you can't pull up. Why? Because j all the bosses will take a slice, then | talk about the voice of the people, j If everybody don’t shoot then they can give up their gun. for if they are not satisfied they can move out. Why, I nelc T. thought you was a Keformer. Our party is no dwarf, so I am not a deformer. He that listens may bear, who eau tell the future? Can you read the signs of the times? For nil that, the sun will rise in the morning and tlie sound of saw and hammer will float out on the morn ing breeze in our peaceful town, for contractor Lemons has commenced who 1 work on B. K. Linder's new building and Hie ring of the shovels are beard on all sides as the yollow sand rattles on t he cleaning plates and t be si reams take on t lieir work dress of a muddy hue and tbe farmers are seen enter ing the fields of luxuriant corn all bedecked witli t he silvery dew drops as lie begins bis days work by gath ering the long tapering blades otT the corn. Yes, our town is full of life. Landrum Self will get out his first hale of cotton this week. There are ot hers st riving for t he ribbon. Who will get it? The monazitc man of this place says he will soon be out of tickets which be uses extensively in sample- ing Ids monazitc. lie hopes to get a new supply on t he sixth. Lewis Henderson one of our wide awake men. suvs he lias market) d To wortli of wood since the lolii of July and has not neglected his farm. Mrs S. J. Klliot was on a visit at A. D. M rays Monday. M e are sorry to learn that W. T. Horton lias fever in his family. His oldest daughter is the victim. Wc hopeil is not of a serious nature, for we beard Mr. Horton remark a lew weeks ago that be had been blessed, for he hail not called a doctor to Ids house since IStii. Mr. Smith, who lives a few miles above this place, pulled fodder Satur day for his son. After supper he was seated near his son. when* he leaned on his son and said. ‘ Son. lay me on the bed. lam going to my beautiful home;" and lie entered on his reward. Miss May Tliompsoii, while walk ing through her fat her s cotton tieh 1 was alt racted hy the unusual size of the cotton leaves and on measuring found one 11 inches wide and 17 in ches long, stem included. This is of the Herlong variety from I’. S. Jones’ farm. Ilcrcminii. Ga., Mr Thompson is experimenting on cotton be lias of T. J. King's early prolific; also the pronged leaf eotton. lie Inis Ids rows from "2 to J feet wide. Those flint wish toohserven few fnctsahotit eotton could do so hy visiting Mr. Thompson's farm, which is cheaper than experimenting. r. The Young People's Bureau. Bn- Reply to Lilly Djii I’llhJished b\ f, Turner. of L. A. I'i ;d \11ur reply l.noked fe.'irl'nl ;h 1 \ .1 ; St ’ll 1 the oft ellel* \ ., ' ad il 1 he more siiaHow it 'll get. 1 do not waul y‘mir ,\ mpill hies Neil her x our sinih- < *r kiss: 1 *'l' 1 a II1 -n -1 M I'X i tali'ei( 1 liat i; !• :i- ;nit■ to this; 1 lull you aeelise mi n! ''•rihling. ' Hi sad sad i- 'i,\ fate. Were yon tint !,;i.|!\ aslin meil M hen you chane 1 1 > f. late? I o k 1111XX me w 1 r in But \<>u mi'. 1 iii I,■ >, You jlld”i . I I'.:, !• ||v, 11 TV hen \ on rharj mm- .■ M.x shiar- •; I require n.,1 yo'.ir l our Moll I,:i«. 1,'d m That X oil |'e Hi Dots from Whitney. i, , i;,,. . . I.up.'lt present. In- 1 li I Mil lit s . e Mhilney is well cnli-' Toyou .MLs Lilly Dah . tied to the not ice und eummendat ion 1 And oxxm- when h* of our Ledgei:. A pleasant aud prof- That be felt rat I , liable Sunday spent in t|,j s j V our Hole at first 1 1 I II admit iHunily shall ever elicit nu r warmest I ami grateful interest for the kind, hospitable people who showed us many sweet attentions. Mr. M'hit- at the North, lie. with nil connected with the factory, are courteous and benevolent gentlemen, doing all in j their power not only to promote the prosperity of the industry, hut the benefit of the operators. Thev are now planning for a I school of leu months session, urginvr everx child, when possible to he Spared from the loom, to avail himself of mental culture. The population of tins miniature Izixvn is estimated at •>'Ni including all who make U'hilnex their home. I he crops in, and around this neighborhood are promis ing n golden harvest and with the' good health of this happy people the year xxill he crowned with fatness. I In I'eligiolls’l rivileges of M'hitllex an- great. The very pretty, mat I nion Cliurcli has the pastoral care ot Bev. .1. M Friday and Rev. \V. M. Smith: tail hi nl men of God xvho are ever loumi on the walls of Zion eager i to capture souls for the Master. Let I us tell of the sxvect singing iii thi>| church. Every child and adult vied xvith one ai,ot her in making the "welki'ii ring. For into nature's domain could tin loud praises to Nature s God lie heard. \h! xvt- xvho live in the past enjoy this foiigre- M hen I thii % i'i . Dffaiilul I-.1'.; I liav* n l l In h a - 1 For a ivi'om'ili; \\ hat box on ' j, , I loxx dear \\ 01: ,: I,, • tf he who - hoII111 i' (iet Li I l x for I' ron 1 snnh mi-airl 1 ■ I’oor R11 pi ll do p And :I your \x r; ' A not In r on, I am -i 1 r_dn no,'. \ ml poor M i I I k lll'XX X 1 III A man. ami : !xxax But in your ■ A xvarning siieh Bexvare 111 i- xx o Mill every iiHm- Bri-t Ies ' fi n •! ! » ha-te I'' fa I i I'r >n , e Do X oil -ll|.p . Mill eau- a pos>i|)le 'iir-elf. nir1nvn ae| :I i 1 pelf, x -harp 1 t - IISp,'I'l ,1 d -in I in lia p gods! get a i: ;ia v n ad xerv gational old lasliioned musie?’ \ | I III O I l|n n l I'i quiet, powerful revival I'loiid i> hurst- | ing over M bit ney. Showers of bless-| ings are being poured down. Last ! No no 11: l i- t rii ' 1 ha! 1 Many a nn a n Bill raI her 1 ha 11 : • a i' heart night upwards of fifty anxious >oul- beggi'd lor prayer. rin re was no animaI exeitement ''ailed into action XV el’e melted and tin mi |. hul heart: o now X Ollli” : ! \ 11 end I o x hi For if xon do n 11 in:: iTn I xx A Card of Thanks. Mr. Editor: I’leasc give me space in Tin: Ledger to thank friends for t heir kindness on last Friday evening in that terrible collision with a run away team at Gaffney. Many thanks to Drs. Dul’rc and Holmes for medi cal aid. and to our God for bis mer cies in sparing our lives. ‘‘Be also ready for in such an lioiir as ye think not the son of man comctli.” M'. B. Lll'seoMU. And now a xvord of warning to my fellow i'ilizens as to carelessness to their teams being left hitched to ve hicles of any kind on the streets. There is uiiieli danger in your teams getting frightened and running away tearing up wagons or buggies or kill ing tliemselves or some person. Now t he quest ion conies up. "How shall this earlessness be remedied for tlie safety of all concerned?" I will give you my plan:—When Mr. Nat ban Lipscomb was mayor I left my horse hitched to my buggy in the street near bis store, and be come to me and admonished me of t lie dan ger of t Inis doing and I told him then I knew ii was wrong and we ought to lie made to pay for it every time we did it and that would put a stop to our earclessncs and save our stoek and vehicles and not endanger our lives hy runaway teams. I throw out these hints for tlie town council, who are the guardians to some ex- llousc it is certain that there will in- lent of our lives and properly, word to t he wise is suflieent. A no important tariff or silver legisla tion by tin Fifty-Fourth <'ongress. WTtcre does tliat bring us? M'by. to the I’rcsidciitial campaign, with tlie tarilT quest ion in a position to he once more iin'de a big fact or therein, and Mr. ('leveland ready to inscribe five M . |{. I. There is more ('atari'll in fliis see- lion of the country than all other diseases pul together, and until tlie hist few years was supposed to be in curable. For a great many years doc tors pronounced it a local disease, and Etta Jane Notes. |( 'orrespondenee of Tu 1; Ledger. | Fn v Jane. Sept. II.—After a short rest I eomc before our readers again . But I must first congratulate The Ledger upon its steady improvement. The letters of its correspondents are becoming more and more interesting and rcadabh—and that i> what (in part) makes the paper what it is in tended to be. a newspaper, one that gives the news from all parts of the country. Me frequently pick up these same items of nows copied in some of our great dailies. Tin* writer for a weekly paper lias no idea bow far his work and intliicncc ex tends. or w bat good lie does, a It bough it may goto the first otliee in very poor style. I am glad to see the corps of correspondents for The Led ger increasing and improving and can see no reason why they should not make it a welcome visitor in their several neighborhoods, in fact in every family . Mr Vcstor I’atrick dropped dead at Ids home near Wilkinsvillc last Saturday, lie had been sick hut was convalescent . This makes tlie I bird child Mr. ami Mrs. I. G. I’atriet have lost in the past few months. They have the heart fell sympathy of this community in their sad bereavement. Corn crops are good in this neigh borhood. From present prospects the supply for next year w ill be abund ant. Fodder pulling is going on now and much of it lias lieen boused al ready. Sweet pot aloes are also good. Mr. \V. C. Kirby made up Ids crop of sugar eane last week . Tins crop is receiving much attention now and is quite profitable as a feed for stock, too. Mrs. \V. Kirby and children are i visiting /riends and relatives near Gatfney City. I’rof. .1. N. Ross will close his sin I '■ on id piv I * r< ^ 011 max sp ik V ml go mi .hi I Rut you'll m xi :• . . . , , , 1 M x fa I pan 1 , >pint Sealed the XVol'k Softly and ' mighty. W’c met in the afternoon ' the wmncii aiid children f.,i* the in tent of gaining I hem as Missionarx workers. A very full house tcstilh for willing henrls .'mil hands. In fil'esellt ing our plea the women Were too glad to accept loving Service fur their heathen sisters t<> raise any ! > |"'*d\in.; olijcetimi in “give or work." and a large society xvas organized. The little Sunbeiims uumhered lit and bright hoys and girls modestly ac cepted olliees that xxill dcvclopc them into useful men and women. A gen tleman staled that he had in Ids i say corn erih a migration of a large eol- onv of rats over .’»tMt! Ill a 11:1: 1 i lluggin- : , T!. • •f a Moiiniain B; “Mm'e Idsiiii'ii' hatt h - ha vc h uinplis aehei\ '■ hat I Ies of a in 1:1, the\ a:''- oxv can a > 1:1 •! and to help | ,, . , • . . . , . ,,. . , , 1 t 11 III k o I t III - j >!:| hoys xvin their Missionary dues he woidd i^ay them for every intruder killed. This olfer was gladlv t hev ory gmiig ha” , t > I . Tlioma- ('llrl is. his .\ ■ accepted and a large receipt antiei- | fuel like lukinv " i paled! For the lovers of antiquity , „„ , h> . |, ,, let me tell of a guard owned liv our genial friend J. M. Bennett. It wa> l,M,k ,11, lli " used hy Ids great-grand-father at the •*'"eh t hoiighl.-ai ! a-- hat t le of Guilford Court House. 17NI. he helpl'ul tn t im- as a powder horn . M e know thiit the and -unl' ni- brave lihertv loving sire did good si r- ,1 , . 1 1 ■' P * .. 1 • I lie.'e now. I in i\x i vice with Ins goard 111 Uevolutlonarv t imes. This heirl is higldy k'lorimi- x i-im-i,- prized liy the deseeiidents and xvas In the above T,. !! proudly displayed at tlie recent en- 1 eiiviiuvs a io . eampiiient. Could xvrite more of great past aiei M'hit liev. blit lime forbids. does him eivili:. :,! • Iges. a I vice • : xx 1 lid ■ ''lies. ' R x. J. D. v. after ’ 1 1 Kings ie says: !i re. too, . ri- :_m are .00 will • i'l a nee? I la pi ist - inein- - of Dr. :d work, ' ieiI when i.ixvii and old Ming, ii ,,i- must .- teachers j battle ' gainingj inf ; , l, ■> rl a inly m of t lie 11 whii'bl Ravenna Items. }< 'orri'spoiiilenee of The Ledger. | Ravenna, S.C.. September I. — A> the big meet ing and t lie elect ion have passi d axvay, we siin erily hope miteh and lasting good was accomplished in political as well as religious cirele-. M e do not or eannot rememlier ever to have been at as quiet an election as was held at M'hile I’lainsand wc be lieve t here was not a word spoken one to another that caused an ill feeling, and we have no idea that there was a drop of spirits on the grounds. M e rejoice, heartily rejoice, that our lot has been east among them, for a bet- 1 ter lot of whole-souled people can't he found than t hose of White I’la in toxx 11- ship. There is some sickness in the neighborhood now—Mr. James A. <iorc has been quite sick, nothing serious, we hope, and we wish him a speedy recovery. • The people in the vicinity of M Idle I’lains have hudt a house fortlie pur pose of preaching. Sunday sehoid and a literary school. Me have a very flourishing Sunday school i >- tablished there, about forty scholars on the roll. They call the name of I heir Sunday school New I Tdon. Fodder pulling time is here and , eotton i- opening, and from this time Ion. t here xvill he a busy time wit lithe 1 farmer in theticlds. The earlv coni Stuart's G:.' Cures all i.: I roubles. , id Euchu uriiniryl Stuart s Gin am! TSuchu ('lire- Weak 1011I1I1 rs. pain miderl Stuart s Gin and Huchu ( 'll res glei'l . - i : 1 l.'il'k dustl deposit. Stuart's Gin and Buchu Cures Nausea, hea amt soul stomaeli. Stuart's Gin nnd Buchu ClIIVs e;ilii!':'ii ': 11'! lioll of bladder. Stuart's Gin . 'd Buchn (* 11 in - inm r, • "e am| genera I dehi I i I X . Stuart’s Grn i.ui i’ucliu • 'lire- rlien:n:i. sleep and nerxei;-: 1 --. I ’ersons in tin -t iinuhmt s of a . ; mid' - pn | a ra et •..-xvill lind np doseji.r s ri \ 1; 1 • ‘ i \ xx ill 1; 11 iel tin t* , a t ion of I he -i ;na 1 gix es an a | ipel in a mi - right I'er id- d ,.x - XX ' e ing a free th>x\ eaitx pui'itie- I'roni 1 lie k m I herehv mil k i 1,. I'lll'i Sold hx M . B. D I I akinJ a- lirol -pirilsl om[ I'.l ( III i rrital "!'.ieb)| :.e up all pn »l lief Vail im[ nd livei ■ ; ggist. raw material upon t he haiiuer whieh preserihed local remedies, and hyeon- A Quarter Century Test. Fora quarter of a century Dr. King's New 1 >i.»eovei'v has heeti tested. he believes will lie carried in the next campaign either by himself or by a man whom he shall name and who will represent all he stands for. and the millions who have received Think you not Hint's a plausible way benefit from its use test ifx to it s won- , . t . .1 to account for many recent happen- ilerful curative powers in all diseases of Throat. Chest and Lungs. A rem edy that has stood the test so long and that lias given so universal satis faction is no experiment. Each hot- ,, , 4 , . •.•1 . 1 . thought such a position t Ie is posit lvely guaranteed to give 1 relief, or the money will he riTiinded. It is admitted to he the most nTuihh for I 'oughs and < 'old ings?" The gent Icmnn w hose remarks are quoted is so grnod a friend of Mr. | Cleveland that lie is classed as a “cuckoo." and he spoke as though he as he out lines for Mr. C. entirely creditable. slant ly failing toeure w it b local t reat- ment. pronounced it incurable. Science has proven catarrh tn be a constitutional disease and tberef.ire requires constitutional treatment. Ilnil's Catarrh Cure. manufucGired by F. J. Cheney A' Co.. Toledo, Ohio, is the only constitutional cure on the market. It is taken internally in doses from Id drops to a teaspoonful. It acts directly on the blood and 1 mucous surface of the system. They offer one hundred dollars for any ease it fails to cure. mg school at Salem on the Lith msf , , , . . ...... ,, 1 .. .. 1 ; is said to he so far sale, and this sea- at which tune the public are invited , , , , , . ... ,1 . 1: : . son has been bountiful. It is to come and wit ness the prolieienev , , ., , . , . 1 f , 1 ’ tbought hy some the late planted ot the scholars. ~ • , Mr. Cl.arlev D. Foster is quite sick , n ' r !' 1 \"°' ^ 'f. i,s ,I, | . id, f..vev Vi s : Early , hut. taking everything into ronshlcnilion wt* Inm* ji ^ivat orail 'rut 1111 Send for eireiilars There are :iO(»mm:iifains in the Cnit- and testimonials. Address. p4 Status, Aviiicli liiiYc a height exceeding ^ t o. ... " . B. Dul’re's Drug Store. | Hi.OOO t>*L The greatest uuniWr ar« Toledo, D. w ill not | Large size oDc. und$l.UU J tu Columlo iu»d Utah. i £^Sohl by Druggists, 7.h*. Trial bottles! with malarial fever. .1. 1.. . • I’oliee Sergeant Nieliolas was shol and killed by two burglars lie was pursuing yesterday in Cleveland. < >. The burglars escaped. K. II. Higgs lias been arrested in At lanta upon a charge, preferred by J. Gideon, of Tallapoosa, of horse steal ing. DEAL MERIT i» the character- istic of Hood’s Sarsaparilla. It cures even after other preparations fail. Get Hood's and ONLY HOOD’S. A Ciothes Washel which saves labor,timi o rice $2. for which we should be thankful. M'hile ot her places arc scourged by ilnnitb. war and famine .we are still favured by a Divine I’rovideniM* and and WOl'I'y. if we. as a people, would appreciate If’c o n PW nafpnt iu<il these blessings we would he still II o a. IieW JJclLCIll, JUS| blessed xvith greater blessings, am 1 out, and one of the bej mav the time soon eome wlieii we .1 • _ ,1 i, _ • will have God serving and God fear- thlHgS OH tho Wfl \ ing men to preside fiver the deslinie- W I'ite foi’ [ a' llCUldl of t hi- fa \ ored uat ion. W ishing you and thus xxith Tin: Li.di.er nnii'li slice— to- to get her with its readers I will close. More \non. E. M. SANDERS, Gaffney, S. C.