Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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THE WEEKLY LEDfiEK, FETEAY, nEC EAmEE H, ISfM. 3 Draytonville Dots. [Correspondence of Tin: Lkik;i:k.] Dkaytosvim.k, S. Dec. 11.— (^uite well, thank you. 1 didn’t ^ct sick to stay so. This wonderful thinking capacity which 1 possess di rected me to a doctor whom I know will stand by me until I dry up with i old age, so what need I fear '! 15y the way! 1 said in last week’s issue that 1 was likely to have a gan der-pulling. Well, its a fact. 1 went up to town yesterday and got enough cording to tie every goose’s feet to the pole that I caught. I see 1 have caught a lot of ’em in my Lkuckk trap of last issue. Doing to pull 'em i too. Done got the pole up on forked sticks and the track cleared otT for j our horses and killed my largest hog ! ' r to get the lard to grease their necks when I catch ’em out one by one and stamp otT the feathers, and my guests are here to see which can beat pull ing. not that a goose j;. worth much, but for the fun. Well boys, I'll catch 'em out of the trap as 1 come to 'em. Here’s the tirst one. a Subscriber ' from Allgood, lie is a good one, worth setting a trap for, but my stars, don’t he squack? His moutli is stretched from ear to ear and a no tice tacked on each ear with the in script ion “cont inued " t hereon. Hoys, he is ready for the grease, grease his neck and tiehisfect tothat pole ready for the pullin’ and if we are not suc cessful in pulling olf his head we will turn him loose, he will not bo goose enough to go in my trap again, if he does. Flaw Dicker will chop it otT next time. Here's the next one. He is the kind they raise over about midway. I’ut the little letters to his initials and you will have the t rue type of the bird: (i-oose L-acking S-etise. He blundered into my trap thinking it was some doctor's shop, and if I were the doctor he mistook me for. 1 would give him a dose of brain tonic and try to raise him yet. but as I am not Dr. and see no remedy for him, here he is, grease him and tie him up by that other one (if he has sense enough to hang there.) Here’s the next one. .lewhickety! Hoys, its no use to pull this one out ,of the trap. You'll never pull this jic’s head otT in the world, and run horses to death besides. He is the dVl 1 ' Dimed out of the ark. He's uV’ “hither of 'em all. ’ the •did M,•*!'• ‘d Dow pens, and :i sharp one too, \nt he couldn't see the point Flaw I'lekV’*' intended him to sec. the golden ri.'J 1 *» 'J' 1 ’* others do as they may, but J" 1 ’ ,,u> i" 1 ' 1 '". v " t! shall serve V 1 '*’ , ' or,i ' "D 1,1 ,,l! "’ r words, attcnly" .'our ..wn afTairsand Jet other poopTSs •' be. lb" was the one 1 was in syii^Utthy with and not blind tigers. * We littvcn't drank a drop at this gander-pullin’, have we boys? Tie this one up too and grease hfm but I'll state that you will have u tough time pulling bis head otT. Here’s the next one. Dolly! He is awful poor, but 1'law Dicker raised a lot of cane, lie will fatten him on the seed. He is from Cow pens too, L. M. is bis signature. There, hang him up with the rest and grease his neck, for when Flaw Dicker stamps the feathers falls. Here’s the next one. Dreat sakes! I can’t stamp no feathers from olT [his one. |f you want to pull it 1 Will have to pick down a while for it [s nothing hut a gosl’pi' of Corinth. Jt js a Slim Sam species. He will ]pok just like those hanging there on that pole when he gels big. won't he? Take him down to the house and put him In the coop, 1 know my mother would like to have a Hock of 'em and u dozen smart chaps as myself to mind them from otT the garden. .lust look at them hanging there. Don't you know they would be Hshmed of their condition if they were not just what they are? Well, boys, I'll leave the gander-pullin' with you, pull ’em to your satisfac tion. Mr. Fdza Dhillips, who married Miss Lenoir Sparks some weeks ago and moved to Shelby, has returned home to his father, Mr. • ('lea." Dhilips, of Draytonville, with a severe case of fever. Mr. Frank Datterson went up t > Shelby on a yjsit |ast Friday. I visited Trough am! Dacolet M'f’g Co. yesterday and didn't I have a tough time in the rain? Mill No. 1 started yesterday with just about half enough help. Mr. J. A. ^oung, foreman of weave shop of Dacolet M'f'gCo.. but forthe last two years of Huston, Mass., has returned to succeed Mr. Sheely in weave shop of mill No. 1. The oper atives heartily welcome his return, ns he was of a notable character and ever kind and obliging, He is highly esteemed by both the company and employees. ' Ft.\w Pickkk. before the eyes of the world, while mourning friends put hi> in the ground. 1 will say to him, also, that since that wedding one of my thumb nails have come otT. The rain to-day lias put a stop to farm work for the present. We need a marriage license law in this state, and think our legmlattire should look after that as a reform measure. The farmers are done picking cot ton and out-door work is practically suspended. There will he a t’hrisimas dinner and a big day at Kl Helhel on Dhrist- mas day. The North Dacolet S s. <'onvent i >n will meet at Abingdon Creek on the tWd, inst. Mr. Stokes, of Sant tie, i-teaching hool at Sunnyside D. <h News was tv-rived h« r< ; of the killing of stall i Fait imore it * ■ night. Wliile II an rejoice over it, our in pie consider ii .i~ a Knowing nothing •• sav not liing about !a~t night • st a die .F T. -Nit unlay II no doubt ! i i: I k! 11 g p< o- us mailer. • facts 1 can now. lish a historv of iin t roops during ! lie iai - w a r. We want an impartial historv of ' 1 deed- id valor. 1 [•ouragi* and (h ■vot iot 1 exhibited bv t he troops of our stale in one of the greatest civil war- kn iw n t" modern time. Not only have tlu* soldier s in the th id mad, a history of whi eh 1 heir (lese> hd'ht - may lie proud, but t lie noble Wdllie n at Imim- during that struggh won for ! helll- selves i 1 name :ind 21 faim- t hat 111 u.-t go (low u in history i< 1 sh i\v that tlu-y were t lie peers of the n ,,■11 wlion- eounigi • hist on h:is a In ady • mad,- in- disputable .1. i.. May. 17m*, that w e had ri of as • )♦*- ing so dark that Hi • Ft ■gi'l lit U"; ’ ‘ ('onnet ieul adjourned. Ev i-ry (lav leaves its iveor- 1. and e\( •r, d-iy means somet lung U) us. We all. like day s, will 1111 ss aw ay. W iial shall be our record? This i s an ag. ■ 0 f ( •ban LI'es. We are pass.* mg tiirmigli a polit ieill re VI dut ion. < Mi w imt an "I'D 1 >rl n: lit V for reform ! W Ii 0 will look to till- Etta Jane Notes. [< 'orresiKindenee of Tin: Fkdckk. | Kria .1 axk, Dee. 11.—In my report of the last order of Den. Fee as pub lished in these columns last week, there are a few mistakes that perhaps grew out of my had ehirography and is no fault of the printer. In it I am made to say: Compelled to yield tp overwhelming mm|bt-i’ a and unviut- bKs’ i isteud of HnsiifKi i s ; and iigain, ‘‘Atiimlt and devotion’’ instead of “v.u.oH and devotion.'' and still fur ther I earnestly pray that a mesei- fltl Dod will i xtcml to yo • lli< bl. ing “ to which ought* to 1,. added; am> i iioii.. nos. \\ itii an im i;i;\>- iV«'• admiration' sltouid be imi xs- ino adminition. I find out from som< of tb> corres- jiondents Hint Flaw Pirk.-r" j., a doctor. Jl that is so hi ought to have more mercy on u- poor fellows who put our mistake: in print to go The repairs on l he 1 u:.pv • bridge over Thickety has in i n mad- . 1 un derstand. and it is isov - fe. The Honorable Secretary of State has sent me a beautifuliy printed i-ir- cular which is a short history of our State Seal. It is copied from Dray- i ton’s •Memoirs of tin American Dev olution. While in it- It ii fu’l of meaning, yet it fail< t«- fully i spiaiti all the characters. The -vai was -ic- signed by William ili nry !>rayton and t lie Drive counci! in March iiiti. I am glad to sec -o inany corres pondents helping "lit l'iia Fi;iK.iii. (Jo it h<i\s. its a pr.ii-i w ■: ay under taking and will make men '-i you n > doubt. W’c feel considerable im i - - : in tin matter of the selection of i s:,,:e his torian who will no douic 1 eho-cn by the legislatun imw i .cs.-i-a to take the place if tin iat* D, m ■ H. Kershaw, who were i-iiwn li\ tin- last legislature to wri'e no mid pui»- it h i nrolimi Matters From Maui.1. [Corrcspomh iice of 1 hi: Fi.iim.i:.: M Al l», S. ('. Dee 11. — We ji.iVc had a lovely autumn and the farmers have responded lo tin -miles of a kind Diovidi-ncc. Tin-crops arc ali harvested and the field work well rounded up. Many of tin farmers have plow' d their siuliiilc i.mds and being through sowing -mall grain were ready for rain and it came. Tin- storm reached this place Sunday night it being a quite In-a.y rainfall with a strong wind at interval: and yesterday more severe with heavy thundering. between 11 and '1 o chick it Wa-s so dark that it was dilljcult to read a newspaper in a room with two large windows. \\ e wen- made to think of som*- remark- ahlc days espcciallv the i'.’ili day of Southern Newspapers. From The New York Sun. We are pleased to learn from an autlu-nic source that the circulation of a good many of our contempora ries in the states of the south has been much enlarged within the past year or two. We hear of country papers there which formerly printed but a few hundred copies, printing thousands, and of city dailies which printed less than H.OOO, printing be tween if>,(100 and id.tKHi. We like to ’near of the prosperity of the true and honest press everywhere. It is a good sign forthe community. It is evidence of the growth of mind, intel ligence and interest in public atTairs. It is favorable to enterprise and to morality. It inures to the common profit. The existence of a good newspaper in a place is better for it than wealth, hut at the same time it promotes the advance of wealth in it It is a fillip t<» the soul of the place The man who, in this age of the world, does not take a good news- | paper, a daily paper if possible, is a • poor coot, an ignoramus and a dun derhead: he i' far behind the times; he can never catch npwith anything, j Hvery woman, too. Mould read a good newspaper. As forthe manor worn: wlio takes an untruthful or malicious I or a faking paper, he or she takes j poison made in hell. | We wish yet more success to our : good contemporaries, daily and week- ' ly, of the states of the south. We | shall always rejoice to hear of the en- j largement of their circulation and I their prosperity. A thing of deep sig- ! nilicanee to all mankind is the hon- I orable and upright press. It is a' t light for the world. A Dangerous Habit. There arc a great many people he-I sides children who pul many things in their mouths that do not belong; there. A pin, a ncedic.evcnu filthy j coin that may have been in circula- ! Don for years, and what not, find a | temporary resting place between the j lips. In regard to this it may he said in criticism that while it may he con- 1 venient it is exceedingly stupid, is . an uncleanly fashion that no sensible <>r refined person should he guilty of. Not long ago the public was shocked by the death of a clergyman from t ho lodgment of a tack in his wind- ; pipe, lie was holding several tacks : in iiis mouth while putting down a ! carpet, and was seized with a sudden | lit of coughing. Not all the skill of surgery could remove tlie tack that lodged in the windpipe. There are many inst erst ices in the ^ pattern of <>ui silver coins for the: dust and disease germs of years to lie ] ' dormant in. lacking only the warm and moist touch of the human lips to become menaces to health. These , are the coins which women put he-j tween tiieir lips when they take their j -treet ear fare out of the purse. Aside from the danger of this process, the tinclcnniincss of thus holding a coin ; that may have passed through the hand* and the lips also of street i Arabs and beggars and filthy persons of all kinds should he reason enough to avoid it. Tacks, needles, pins, buttons, may be swallowed in a sud den lit of coughing, sneezing or laughter, and become in an instant the source of greatest danger. There is no small habit that may entail such sudden and distressing conse-' quciioes. and school-girls frequently acquired without realizing its dan-i ^'•r. } • -<*. The Foot Bath. MY KIDNEYS! Yes, your kidneys are one of the most vital parts of your body. They are the great lilood rFiltorss and must be kept pure, clean and in their normal condition if you want to enjoy good health. THE WEAK AND NERVOUS have their kidneys alTeeted. They need cleansing and restoring to a healthy state, then the blood becomes puritied and the bloom of health re turns. In order to cleanse your kid- neys, use STUARTS GiN AND BUCHU. It is the one reliable remedy. Sim ple, cheap and effective. It is an in fallible rem -dy for kidney, bladder and all urinary diseases. It has CURED THOUSANDS. Mr. F. F. D. Mobley suffered for years from excruciating pain in the bladder. STI AUT S DIN AND Hi rin' “made him a well man.” Mr. W. A. Culver “considers STF- AKT S DIN AND HI (111 the best kidney, urinary and bladder remedy in the world. Sold bv \Y. H. DuDrc Oil I'lxl 1 ^tilC'3.% Transact a General Banking Business I IN 'I'l-C I*allowed on Time Deposits by Arrangement. Safety Deposit Boxes for Rent. "Vour 1 **1 tronsijaro HANG ON TO YOUR DOLLAR until you see our new stock of DIU’DS. HOOKS, NKWS STATIONERY, and HOLIDAY ATTRACTION''. Fatcin Style. Sound in (Quality and sold strictly on their merits. Everyom is SI RE of a STRAMiHT, St^FARE and CER TAIN BARDAIN at the Low Driee we put on all our goods this season. You have never seen tin m so good, so plentv or so cheap as now. WE HAVE SOMETHING FOR EVERY Dl ii-F Sonmthhiir for every person, something for the pen ny, the dime, the quarter, the half and the dollar. Something for the moth er, the Father, the Lover, the Dir!, the Hov and the Hahv. Something FOR YOU, Something to suit everyone's stocking and strain nobody's purse, store is full of HID-1IEARTED HARDAINS at big-hearted prices. Our =;Liverj and Feed Stables. S. B. CRAWLEY & CO. Headquarh rs for drivers and Farm er>. who want to buy.sell orexchange. I nake a Specialty of Feeding Stock. PHOTOGRAPHS!!* ALL THE LATEST STYLES. THOROI (HI WoRKMANSHID. WARRANTED NOT TO FADE, SATISF\criDN DCARANTEED. DR ICES VERY LOW. I X C; i f A \ I c'v Odilliiov ami \\ IL,UI OoXV|»l'l»^v A Mes, S,. C'. F rst- la.' t urnout s tit reas mahle rat 'tit t b- and I i ogs bought and sold. The Gaffney City Land and Improvement Company Offer for Sab- Huildiug Lots ir this Flourishing Town, J. G. Spencer, Proprietor. The Carolina Buggy Go:, , Are the largest man ufacturers of Vehicles i in the South, and make the best only. Oun goods have always takeVi the first premi ums at fairs when shown in competition with the world. The Gaffney Wagon and Furniture Co., \ I O I 'T Also Farm> near by ami in reach of the schools of Limestone Springs of this place in lots of from .'into 1< XI acres on liberal time rates. Also Agr'n-ultlira! Land? For full partii-iilar- app rent for farm purposes \ to N. H.- t imher, Ii- — A 11 t re-pa-s; ng on hin-.r or hutil ing an- MOSES WOOD, Agent. lands of !his Compsmy cutting and removing foiiiidib-n under penalty of law. J vi^st Ivook! A NEW LOT OF SILVER AND JAPANESE NOVELTIES FOR Xnuiss I *!'<.'ssontss. Just Received to-day. Come Look, we take pleasure in showing them to you. S * I o 111 v <>T limo. 1*110110 121. At DuPRE’S. .0 LIMESTONE ... SPRINGS * LIME * WORKS, RICHARDSON & Manufaet ttrer CO., Lessees. f>f | general good of id!. I i will -oon l»e ! closed hut we hop<- tie work done, or ; rather commenced this year may be fostered and cherished l>\ Soutii Car- : olina s noble sons anil we trust that our honorable Fegislatixa- body with the Hon. John Dary I van.- sit the head of State, may he led by tin- hand of the great Father that may i Jfive a government of ponce and unity. 1 and may everyone of South Caro lina’s nobie sons help to mak.. it -o. Our place is quiet at tins time, al though our tattler is whetting his ; tongue for a new job. Only two fisti cuffs report ed siner last writing. Strange breath eaiist strange deal ings. There is quite a commotion among the people, -nine moving, some coming in from Nort h Carolina. There is so much changing around that we hardly know who will he our neighbor next year, The parties on Thykeix Mountain j last Sunday were anxious lo be heard from the way they yelled. \V. Y. Elliott was huntiug his dog yesterday hut failed to find it. lie said he had a line time in t'uion * county Saturday, hunting with the hoys. He reports eleven rabbit-, two squirrels and three opossums. He says there is guinea plenty in I nion. Miss Minnie Harris was visiting friends at this place last wen! T. Cure for Headache. As a remedy for all form liehe Electric Hitt.r Im he t he Very best. 11 edret nent cure and I lie mo-t dr, ■ tUn! i eiieo, W • urg. pr< >eu n a but; io d\ a fair 1 rial, constiput ion i.ii giving t he m-eht and fcx\ ca-es i-i this medii-ine. hot ties only .'sir drug store. of I lead- proved to a js-rma- A-ide from the daily hath, the feet should he washed at least once a day. This is a matter of a few minutes, and insures neatness rest, and com fort. If the tired shopgirl or sales-, woman, who has been standing for tcu hours, would dip her feet into 21 basin of cold water, instead of curl ing her hangs, or doing up her back , hair, she would have ;t lighter step and feel more like walking home than ‘ usual. Walking heats the feet, standing • causes them to swell, and both are, tiresome when prolonged. I’herc are various kinds of footbaths, 21ml au thorities differ to their v:ilue. Hot water imlarges the feet by drawing' the blood lo them ; when used, they should be rubbed and exercised be fore attempting to put on a tight hoot. Mustard and hot waiter in 21 foot bath will shle-traek 21 fever if taken in time, cure a nervous head ache, and induce sleep. Bunions, corns, ami callousness are nature's protect ion ugajnsjt had Mtoo leather. Two hot footbulhs a week and it little pedicuring will remove the cause of much discomfort.—New York World. Deafness Cannot be Cured by local applications as they cannot rcitcli the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure Hciif- ness. and that is by eqnsHtUtional remedies. Deiifnesi U caused by an iidlamed condition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets inllamed you htive ti rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and when it isentiely closed Deafness is the result, and unless the infliuumation can he ttiken out and this tube restored to its nonmil condition, hearing will be destroyed forever; nine ease- out of ten 2ire CMU<ed by cat:irrh, which is nothing ,.,,i ,* 11 It! itiillli - -leiitiOll *ii tin- lumdle our goods in DatTney 2110! will he phased to sell the eelcbimted “Dremitim ('arolimi Buggy” or any thing else thiit goes on wheels. (Mil on them for :inyt!iing in their line iind you will he t nailed right. But don l forget to ask for t ho “Premium Carolina Buggy.“ manufactured on honor by Carolina Boggy Co., Voikvillc, BUILDING, * PLASTERING * AND * AGRICULTURAL * LIME, \ ml Dealers I11- Coal, Shingles, Laths and Plaster Hair. Dyrnamite, Blasting Powder, Fuse and Dynamite Caps. Just Received! A lot of fresh Fruits, such New Nuts, this vein’s growth. (’ojiic iind see them. et«- as Raisins, Citrons. Currants, Prunes, Christmas Tovs arriving daily. Holmes a dridmore. • 1 " • • 10 mucous surt-ie: 1 •< . We w ill givi (Me i i and red i >21 di rs uai f,>r any ea-( ot Deafn-'-s (caused ! b\ •lie it • " • b, catarrh that ' •annot h cured by ! 1 ' ' 1 i *' l < i 11 id r* < 'iMarrh (’tin-. Si tid for e ir- lg re-2*1 III' -•' 0! mint's, frer. i rv il F. J. (HENEY A CO., at W. H. J Mi 1 re .- 1' iK do, (>. M0~ syid by Druggist, toe. The Gaffney Wagon and Furniture Co., XVill ssell >011 ti A Lounge, A Hammock, An Open or Top Buggy, A Suit of Furniture, A Good Wagon, A Burial Outfit, In fact anything in the line of Furniture, Vehicles or Und^^king Goods Cheaper than any m South Carolina. We ha\^^^^Bir-e useful Xmas Presents.