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I I ♦ ♦ wmmmmmmmmim i wiw THE WEEKL , LEDGER, iP IU.ISHKI) KVIK FRIDAY BY The I, inestone Printin ' nd Publishing Co. Incorpcr. ted. $1.00 per Year. R. 0. SAMS, Editor. ED I- I, DeCAMF Manager and Local Ec iitor. i'll i; * rnouK is r* sponsible for the v : v.- of corre- dents. iDondents , do not contri- but _ular news ; ti rs must fur- ti-ih i ir name, not fu; publication, but identificat mn Yil orres|)on(leni' ■ shoultl be ad- dr*-- Jo Ed. H. D* amp, Manager. For t Huh of fiv* w yearly sub- sc riht-r - we will alb" 50 cents For a •i ul> of 10 we will allow$1.00 " 15 “ 1.50 " 25 “ 2.50 “ " 50 “ “ 5.00 Writ e for part ie liars to Ed H. DeUan p, Manager. FRIDAY, FEBRU VRY 1, 1895. NOTICE TO LEDG R READERS. If y ou owe us r subscription come a ml pay us. ( i 1 Vt‘ this paper to a neighbor after you have read It :u d have him sub- scribe. • ~ THE NICARAG1 LJA CANAL. v, > u • i lor Morgan. Alahama, has Ptfsisl d in his eil'ot until the sen- at*' ha United s passed a ■'tales conn ill whereby the ; to help in the complt ! ion of t he \ raugua canal. The -nate bill now before the le iti-*' where favorable ac- tion i- sutieipati d. We ' ■niv* not \vh\ more than two- tliir.b »: t be setiat from southern stall - it*'d againsl he hill. Their r< . we prt u 1 will he forth- CO! i 11 lr f m time. 1. y be tliat they fettr 1. iti! play on part of t hose win. b aw alrividv cn in charge— t hat ;1 cy are t ryin . unload on the ^ovt r11 fl * III I.H'Ilt . It ill ipt ars to us : t lie s«»ut hern states Would be 1 • littetl fully as much :is anv <*l!. portion of the uniun. -Inmltl t lie al be a success. We a 1 u'>t see wb\ 1 obi le and Pen- sacoia and New ns iind Tampa and K* y West sin ■ not spring into com iin reial promii: as soon its it is assured that shk * tit up draft can read'll \ and safelj direct ly from the A tlnntie, tin*' it the gulf of Alexin and the X: vatigua canal to the I’acilic. Such a change the commercial world would nee. • iif are-adjust- ment of her trad i litres, and our gulf P> irts are in ! line of promo- tion. The openin;' i t he Suez canal revolu ionized tr; in the east. When tlie Nicaur; a canal shall he openei to the tra*n i lie world, with the U r.itod States , - door-keeper, u still gi • titer effect u II lie noted. Had t lie vast am t of money and energj squandered i (lie vain search for a r orth-west p. -age to the east by way of the we>t been spent in forcim 'a passage * re nature, by narrov ing her am ml bending her neck, ms invited ai nil let the world would be rojoicitt o-day over this highw. ty of her o\\ shaping. The (iod ol nations Ittt. something for man t o do. “In l. e sweat of thy brow - halt thou i, read’’ applies to mtt ion as well as ; individuals. THE LABOR , ROBLEM. \ (,'t a year pass*- but capital and lalior mve several t sols for supre- maej. Over and iver, again and again. capital grit is and crushes that c apital may h; ■ ve more power and ht more diet; •rial and build niitrl'l ■ palaces and ride in palace coaclit - and all o’t la . until, forbear- a nee *• easing to he virtue, labor shows its fangs and mlrs and bites, and *v say trouhl* ' : zins. Not so— trouhl e began Ion ago. It began w hen capital cent; aiized within it- self e\ * ry power; v* ten love of coun- try, ai d state and b umanity became subort linate to gn. for gain. Cap ital must reef gnize the human- ity in man: that tin •re is with every iiunj;ti i being a bod\ to improve, a mind o cultivate, ;t condition to he bel t; r ul, a soul to - aw. And recog- nizing this capital v ill he more len- ient :t ml be a hies.- ng, instead of a curse as it often i>. On t lie other ham organized labor is as unmanageable and morejexact- ing than concent rat l capital when labor feels that c tpital is in its power. The many c hard to man- age an d are genera i i led by some demag oguo who, in ns df, thirsts for the power he oppo <. What then? The end is not yet Cap t al and labor are as essential mur and winter, s time and har- jt. brethren. the veins of Mexican y >uth ami Me.v lean manhood, and only awaits the fancied insult to strike tin; blow that conceals wounded pride. And who so proud as the feeble scion of along line of degenerate ancestors! The boundary lino between Mexico and (iautamala is in dispute. As among individuals so among nations, a dividing line that is an un known quantity is as an apple of dis cord thrown amidst a circle of beaut y and labeled, “To the fairest." In the event of war between these na tions of the tropics it will soon be made evident which bus kept nearer abreast of the advances made in the art of destruction. The time has passed when two nations so closely allied can continue for years in open I conflict. Instruments of modern j warfare are too destructive for the 1 contest to remain long in the balance. ! THE PRESIDENT AND HIS MES SAGE. A message was looked for from | the President. It came in on time. ; Whether President Cleveland has grasped tne situation or not as he deals with the monetary question now agitating the country, all will admit that he is clear and concise in his statements. The President appears to be dis gusted with the inert mass of democ racy as for two years they have sat still and accomplished nothing. He appeals to the patriotism of congress, as the legislative arm of the govern ment, to rise above party antipathy and save the national credit by ap propriate legislation. It is yet to he seen whether the appeal will have any weight with re publican members, who seem deter mined, by keeping aloof, to let the democrats have all the credit? they deserve for their masterly inactivity. in the meantime the treasury is rapidly being depleted of its gold and confidence in the stability of our cur rency is being shaken in foreign markets. GATES AJAR. It is not at all pleasant to walk our streets at night and run up against a gate opening outward. The side walks are not private but public property. Would it not he well for the town council to pass an ordinance protect ing the side-walks from such need less obstructions? While we are in the way of im provement let us not forget that gates ought to open in and not out. Corinth’s Choice Chowder. [Correspondence of Thk Lkoukk.] Cokiktii, S. C., Jan. JO.—Rev. J. I*. Whclehel held services at Corinth last Sunday hut owing to the cold there were but few presnt. He, however, preached an able sermon. Messrs W. E. Whelchel and C. T. Clary spent the night down in I’nion last Saturday night. Somebody is left in a had lix certain, for where these two young gents eat two meals someone is sorry especially these hard times. Kd. J. Clary, of Home, was some where in these “Wiggins" last Satur day. We like to see Kd., especially when he brings his rations or when he doesn’t come for tea. Miss Eliza Kirby, one of Union county’s charming young ladies, is stopping with her grand-mother, Mrs. Jane Clary, these days. Sam Whelchel Jr., spent the night with (>. H. II. Clary’s family lust Saturday night. Come again Sam we like to see you visit our neigh bors. Barney Clary, of your city, spent last Saturday night, or at least part of it, with his father. We dont know where he went Sunday, but we suppose he went to see his girl. Misses Hester and Ella Kirby visited Mrs. Jno. Bridges last Mon day night. Mr. C. T. Clary, one of our hustle- ing business men, went to Spuatan- burg on business last Tuesday. Columbus 1‘ettit, of Centreview, passed through these "diggins” lust week. Rev. J. P. Whelchel went to Trough Shoals last Sunday and returned Monday. Miss Lula Allen, one of our charm ing girls, visited her sister, Mrs. Delia Tate, last Saturday-night. Gewhiz! What in the tarn thunder is the matter? Did you ever hear the like? Women screaming, the old man hollering and the hoys running with their polk-stock guns on their shoulders. The cause of it was simply a strung^ dog having strange actions with a gourd tied to his tail. The hoys did not raise any dust hut they made the mud fly like every thing. At last they got the dog un der the floor and after shooting him four times they pronounced him dead. At this point a young gentle man came up, who was behind as usual, with his old smooth-bore "Betsy” and snapped at the dog two or three times and al last busted a cap and claimed the honor of killing the dog. Now Mr. Editor if this isn't a cheeky thing, what do you call cheeky?. The young man’s name is Big l^J^^Jjiljj^-ead." Sam. FROM WASHINGTON. A Newsy Ivuer From the Nation's Headquarters. WAsiijNGinN J;t:i. *2S.—If the money chai ;ers who have forced the • bird issue of bonds, which will prob ably he oflicially announced after congress lias been given time to di gest the i xt cut iVi message, by with drawing the gold which they paid for the last issm of bonds from (lie treas ury. t bought thereby to frighten con gress into tinaucial legislation they have appeara'itly made a mistake. Congress doesn’t show the least bit ot fright, ain! there is no more proba- , hility of financial ligislation now) than there us~ before the gold raid began. In fact, the new issue of bonds will no more frighten congress as a whole than does tin* talk about the treasury b'-ing forced upon a sil ver basis do; tlie silver men. Con gress doesn't ‘igislate on financial matters lor precisely the same reason that some married couples do not live together—t hey cannot agree upon anything. And the impression is growing that if an extra session of the next congress is called the same reason will prevent financial legisla tion. The administration men stole a march upon the anti’s in the Senate, Saturday afternoon, by getting Sena tor Vest’s amendment to the pend ing Hawaiian resolution adopted by a vote of il to 2'J. This amendment expresses sympathy with all efforts to establish republican institutions; reaffirms the policy of absolute non interference with the affairs of other nations, and declares the Cleveland administration entitled to commenda tion and support for having main tained that policy towards Hawaii. 23 democrats and one republican— Pettigrew—voted for the amendment, and 18 republicans and 4 populists against it. There was some very spirited debate in connection with the amendment . Senator Teller de claring that if allowed to stand it would put an “absolute falsehood" in the records of the Senate. The matter is not ended. It will come up again this week and is likely to be accompanied with more lively talk. The amendment to the Nicaragua canal bill, providing that no more than one dollar in stock of the com pany shall be ssued for every dollar, in truth and in fad, expended by the company," which was offered by sen ator Wolcott iind adopted by the sen ate previous to the passage of the bill, has deprived t he lobby of much of the satisfaction of getting the bill through the Senate. Its chance for getting through the House is very small, so small in fact that few peo ple even profess to be able to see it. Some gossip has resulted from an amendment which was offered to the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill by Representative Dockery, of Mo., and promptly adopted by the House. It is short, merely providing that the U. S. Supreme Court in making its estimates of money required for miscellaneous purposes shall enter into details, as other branches of the government are required to do. While no one made the charge in so many words, the adoption of the amendment implies a belief on the part of the House that the Supreme Court has been extravagant in its miscellaneous expendittires. Now that the House has made a beginning in that direction by ad ding two tinanrial amendments—one to give the Secretary of the Treasury discretion as to what denomination of notes shall be issued, in place of those redeemed and cancelled, and one making gold certificates non-re- ceivuble for custom dues after July 1, iNiir), and forbidding their use by national hanks in their reserves, and stopping their future issue—to a reg ular appropriation bill, it is expected that a number of such amendments will be proposed in the Senate, in cluding several for the issue of bonds and for the free coinage of silver. Senator Teller has set the politi- eians to thinking, by announcing that the silver vote would he cast for no I’residcnt ini candidate in 1811(1 who will not promise in advance that he will sign a free coinage hill if Con gress passes ii. ami that if neither the democratic nor republican candi date will make the required promise the silver vote will goto the populist candidate who i- certain to he an out and out silvcrman—might even be Senator Teller himself. It is freely predicted hen that the republican and democratic candidates for Presi dent, whatever their personal opin ions may he, will make the required promise. IIh* hills for the admission of Ari zona and New Mexico have very little show to get passed bv the Senate at this session. Although there has been little public opposition to either it is an open si eret that there is a large numbei of Senators who do not wish to see those hills become laws, audit is also known that, although he has promi-d to sign them if they were sent 'oliim. President Cleveland would mtieli pi, fer that they he left 1 unacted upon, i he Oklahoma hill is in t he same bout. The Hou.-e is now considering the [ hill for the repeal of the differential ! duty on suvas from countries paying 1 an export duty. It will certainly pass t he lloiio ;tH | probable the Sen- j ate, hut i! is e m-idered very doubt- ! fill whether :i will, if it becomes a ! law, result in the removal of the pro- ! hihitinn of our cattle by Germany i and her European neighbors. « ■«■** ► Catarrh Cannot he Cured with Um Al. APPLICATIONS, as they cannot ivaeh the scat of the di- | scusc. Catarrh is a blood or const!- 1 tutional di" i- . and in order to euro ! it you must take internal remedies. | IIhII’h Catarrh Cure is taken inter-) nully, and act directly on the blood '■ and mucoid mu i:on - Hall’sCuturrh I Cure is md i quack medecine. It ) was prescribed by one of the best j physicians in tliiseoiiutry for years, iind is it iv '• pn -eriplion. 11 is joirtpoiid 1 the lust tonics known, I'omhined the best Mood purili-I Etta Jane Noli s. j < orrcspondetice of Tm: !, ■ . El l \ Jam;, Jan. 2N.—Tin wealln. j at preesnt is quit*' wintry and ev* iv body is setting around ti e hi" Me have nothing new lhi> w* ■ !< cept that Luki Bullock ha:- a new piazza and speaks of get t in, him i large rot king etinii inunieh to i ke his ease during the summer inoni- Mr. Sam l.ce has liei n v* r\ unwi il with iiur:t!*_'ia fora dav or two. I • ele Sell' sa>s he will he able to 1 ■ out raid ii t hunting s- ion. Mr. Thomas Estes is building 1 in. a dwelling house. Dr. Charlie Jefferies was in this ac tion last Thursday surveying. Rev. C. E. Robinson is i xpected to preach at Salem next Sabbath. Mr. Frank MeCluny and W illi* .1. Wofford are wielding t he birch mi cessftilly in their respective school.-. We need -onu thing of the si me kind nearer home, for in some of oui schools it is hard to tell who is t master—master or scholars. 1 think t hough t he latter. I regret to learn that Walter, -on of Mr. Coleman Kirby, fell on tm- sharp part of a sugar cane stump and was severely hurt one day last wet k. I had the pleasure of visiting eou>- ins Jim and Ellen MeKown one da\ lust week. They are among our hot friends and withal our best people. Your correspondent lias built him a new law office. Jeff Blaekwi II say. I must put up guano trumpets at the corners for the rain to run off in and Waddy Osment wants me to put glass windows in it and white wash i! to give an artistic appearance. * Our friends who are writing for Thi: Lkdokk, as well as those who read it, will find food for thought in Mrs. Waters’ article of hist week. Read it again and preserve it. Last Friday night was the time set for a big frolic at one of our neigh bors houses. Waddy Osment was to be there with his banjo and hum Mullinax with his fiddle; hut the had weather came and disappointed all of them. Mr. “Boss" Fowler, the assistant Auditor, was around taking returns of our property. Mrs. Mildred McDaniel has been suffering with sore throat. Mrs. Johnnie Wilkinson .and her children, accompanied by Mr. I’ur- cell ot Gaffney, passed here ye-fferdny on her way to visit her father on Bul lock’s Creek in York County. In last weeks’ issue u eorrcspmi- dent suggests that I write up a his tory of this section—its old men, women, etc. This would he a great pleasure were I anly capable of d**- ing so. For many years I ha\* !> t gathering up such scraps of war his tory as have lain almost forgotten since the close of the war. These i get from old newspapers, diaries, et . My object is to give the “wool ha! and cotton breeches’’n showing as far as possible. The lumhe^wailiave not been - > busy floating toLoekhar; Shoals since Business will the weather \vj Mrs. Et Toledo, never cine the P*| Chami she with! B. D Masll Highest of all in Leavening Power.— Latest U. *S. (lov’t Report Bear irs, ueling e ; 1 ''Cl *>, • Hi t III' iy,|i'*)llS tirbices. ! 1 rfe*‘l v iiiiiiiihat imt of in eh wonk 'lul irMili.' in i tiring ratarrii. .*■ nd f-.r testimuitiiUb, free. F. .1 . UHKNNKY xV CO., Props,, Toledo, O. Bold by druggiiitB, price 7bc. That this now tllllon Is compile tn »i Vftlumos, and It the only Encyctopn*, 4 !-! Hi th« world rsvl id to data, and Is offered k*r sale at Intrnduoory r»‘t% to subscrlt*erx of Tfis Slat* <*n for wt all frelEht alie*x'*r' wi ■ he prepaid'.o uny railro.vd Station In tne United S'aW NVi i« for eonfnonot various stylet of feloainga, ytO'*. *tc., to THE STATE, COLUMillA, S. C, v;i- ( I h J The most vrondertat work of the XJX Century. * l ltall other books shou/d be destroyed, the Bible excepted, the world would hare Jest but little of Its information.** Without a ParaMell In the history of educational enterprise stands thr offer of ■ „ The Columbia State to its thousands of friends and readers, fcucli an offer liax never been made bafere, and dhould hax*e your careful consideration. The merits of thll liberal and mammoth .'< literary enterprise tan only be judged by Careful Investigation Every reader is therefore earnestly solicited to give the attention to this offer that its Importance and liberality deserve. It Means That The best and heretofore most expensive Encyclopedia Is within easy reach of even the hoys ai;d girls. Parents, encourage your children In habits Of economy for the Aoblcst of all purposes— 'v leoaomy for the sale* of education. Just mink of It I A saving of only to cents a day A VIII secure you the great Encyclopedia $rUannlca, which covers every department Of knowledge known (o mankind, No nan needs any other Hbrery; no man cat have a better one. Powder Absolutely pure tin it l re* School Girl’s Composition No. 3. Spring is coming! See the I v.i * 1. <• 11 ti 11 j 1 .g little snow drops" * * In- ' pretty forget-inc-notrt" <t!l 1 ping Irom under their downy *.*■ t, and our “neighbors in the; niv returning from their; ier l uir; those who could not uf- I .1 foreign trip are emerging from ; ■warm nooks and coverts. Our friend Robin Redbreast gives us ; lift first signal of returning sunshiny j days with their longer quaffs of; balmy air. Robin’s “pip, pip, pop" 1 gi.tdens ottr hearts, and instantly we ! *■1 tip from some stern duty and to j the window we must go to welcome our little feathered guest, who with a t birp politely thanks us. \Ve are J sorry to charge Robin and all his ! umih its notorious thieves! Our J <dterries and berries he picks with a ! defiant air, and even to our early fruits he helps himself, for pay, he may give us a solo which is not as ■*weet its when an “unrivaled chorus” makes flu* welkin ring. \Ye forgive our marauders stealing our fruit in eonsideration how useful they are in il -st r>lying our garden insects. Why! iliey arc little gormands, they "pinch ainl shake all the life out a worm and ginps him down with honest pur-j pose." No doubt he feels as the future King of England did when a tiny litile hoy. He bewailed himself after the last dinner course and when his fond mother inquired the cause of tears suffusing the cheeks of her | I’rince of Whiles he replied with stifled sobs, “1 am so sorry that I j can . eat any more." Ornietholo-1 gists are slanderous when they tell) us that Mr. Robin is never so happy 1 as when he shakes his hill and cats bis Hill. Hear what our poet says. ' * fie turnpike road to people's hearts I find Lies through their mouths, or I mis- 1 (tike mankind." i 'ALL DISEASES of the blood are cured by Hood’s Sarsaparilla, which i; its vitalizing, enriching, and alterative i ts makes only PURE BLOOD. Mercer Minutes. [Dorre Spoil dell CO ' if lit: 1.1; I a *Klt * j Mi;im;i{, S. (’, Jan. The young gentlemen of our vicinity say they ean't do n> viking hut hunt and go am! see the girls. I hat is the best of all. dr. Sam .1 !!■ ries. of your town, has b 1 *en down near Broad river hunt ing monazite. He says there is a plenty of it. Mr. Thomas Kirby, of Mercer, has traded his ponies and hits gotten him two grays. Mi.-s Lonnie Met! illough, of Ab ingdon eret k, is Coaching school at MeKown mountain. Your correspondent visited York county on !as| Sunday. I’cople of York county seem to be very low spirited. I tell the people of ottr section if they would take The Lkix i;k they would have something to study about and a good paper to read. T. t. s. STUART’S Gin and Buclm The Great Kidney and Bladder Remedy. It purifies the blood. Relit ves pain in the back and sides Gives tone to the bladder. Stimulates the kidneys. Cures brick dust deposit. Aides digestion and increases the appetite, and does till that*is claimed for it as a kidney and bladder remedy. If you have urinary trouble of any kind try STUARTS GIN AND BU- CHU. It never fails to relieve. Sold by W. B. Dul’re. Come and sue the induce ments I am offering in Ileuvv and Fancy rocenes, Candy, Fruits. Nub Cigars, Tobacco, ifcc Arc. T AM MAKING ANDI A furnishing at shoi notice to Monazit< Miners the best an< latest improved Mona zite Plates at pricei that commend atten tion. Write or call 01 use Buckwheat Flour ? me. If so, give me a call s V r . ;ind he supplied. J* 3. EASTLRlJY, W. M. Webster, Jr. 1 Gaffney, N. C| o you •'Hi Having just completed and moved into my new store-house I am now bette pr< pared to serve my patrons than ever before, I ask inspection of my goc * *■ anti comparison of prices. My line of Dry Goods, Hats, Shoes, and Clothing ( is :t< good as any when prices are considered. My | C* CoeoiAV I Jopili'tmoiit is complete and embraces everything usually kept in a first-class Gener Merchandise store. When in need of anything give me a call. • J. R. TOLLESONl 'rile I Ji'iijgigissi. { i | Is still at the old stand with a complete line | Drugs, Medicines, etc. Prescriptions carefully compounded. Til Vil UJ T n 3 4 8 I s | i ^ il A il A JL ' It if We have finished taking stock and will of! some splendid bargains in Woolen Dress G< to make room for Spring Goods, we will c all remnants of dress goods now in stock] once. Come early if you want bargains. Truly yours, CARROLL & CARPENTER, The Leaden OsiTHroll ^ lITVTVn i . vosAct a General j • •; *.x!< .r-ur Allowed on 'il Arrange] Safety Deposit V our I'iitroiiil iin<