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■'>>£' v f !* ''ijtp?,. •■«r. THE WEEKLY EEIHJEH: GAFFNEY, S. C., SEPTEMBER 13, 1895. THE WEEKLY LEDGER PUBLI81IKD KVKKY KUIDAY J;Y fhe Limestone Printing ami Publishing Co. Incorporated. $1.00 per Year. R. O. SAMS, - - Editor. ED. H. DeCAMP, Manager and Local Editor. The Ledger is not responsible for the view’s of correspondents. Correspondents who do not contri bute regular news letters must fur bish their name, not for publication, but for identification. Write short letters and to the point bo insure publication ; also endeavor to get them to the ofliee by Tuesday. A.11 correspondence should he ad- iressed to Ed. IF. DeCamp, Manager. Obituaries will he published atone cent a word. Cards of thanks will be published at one cent a word. Reading notices will he published at five cents a line each insertion. Single copies of the paper are five cents each. FRIDAY, SEPTEMIJER Id. 1895. ■ — — 1 * FREE OF CHARGE. We oiler absolutely free of charge a full course in Hudson’s Business University, of Charlotte. N. to the man or woman, hoy or girl, who will send us the largest number of paid in advance subscribers by De cember 25th, 1895. Thin is no catch penny device, but an absolute bona- fide offer. If we receive hut one sub scriber between now and that time we will give the tuition to the person sending it. In order that there may he an in centive for you to work for us we will offer a commission of 1(> percent, on all subscriptions sent in so that even If you do not get the business course you will he paid for your work, but the person who receives the business course will get no commission. Now Is the time to get to work. The course embraces hook keeping, hank ing, penmanship, commercial law, JSnglish, civil government, business forms, spelling, correspondence, arithmetic, etc. OUR VANISHING TREES. The Atlanta Journal mukes a pa thetic pica under the above heading. It is a subject that has awakened like feelings in our own minds. Where are the giants that once towered above our forests, lending dignity to the scene and value to the inheri tance from our father-'. They are • *' all gone. The woodman’s axe in ten minutes prostrates the mightiest oak or the tallest pine that centuries have been consumed in producing. It is time to call a halt in the wholesale destruction of our finest limber trees. Many-have been converted into cord wood which, could they now he placed on the market, would bring prices that would quickly till empty pocket books. So great has been the destruction that not much good timber is found away from our swamps or our moun tain ranges. Here they are safe only because of their inaccessibility. Value highly the shade trees about your homes. They are ornamental as well us sources of comfort. In planting trees, have an eye to the fruit it bears as much as to the com fort you expect to have from resting under its branches. The pecan grows rapidly in our (attitude and although for tho first few years makes slow progress above ground, it is laying deep the foundation for years of fruitfulness and overarching boughs. Blunt tree*. While young, plant them to meet you in ripe man hood, and to greet you us you jo limey haltingly down t he shady side of life. Plant them as you reach the merid ian of life, they will ho companions for you as the yours slip rapidly by. Fill up the gaps made by the thought less as. without t he seeing eye, Black Walnut, Curled Maple, Red Cherry, Curled Hickory and many others fit to adorn palace or cathedral have been cut down, rolled into heaps and converted into smoke. Plant the seed, cultivate the tree, and see how much more real pleasure there is than in having others do for you this high privilege. WASTE IN COTTON. We have one of the prettiest, fin est and most useful staples in tlie world. \\ hat is moiv atlractive than a boll of cotton after it has opened twenty-four hours to ihe pearly d w and tho bleaching rays of a Hoptem- bersun? How soon t be-eenecli m s' What nut lire ha .mi rn hi \ he,-.towed as a special gill to I his southland, wo ruthlessly lay vioh ni hand.' upon, tearing it violently from ih cradle, and amid haves and dirl,!rumpled under feed, which press it into rough bAskets, whence H in hurried to Us gfifrd—the collon gin. All HtThAfr fh WhifflAy, wh6, in 1825, cotton gin and made invc ted t lu poss ole the marketing of a valuable industry. But the ginning of cotton is yet in its swaddling clothes. A great many Whitneys are now needed to perfect what the first so auspi ciously began. The beautiful staple, so much val ued for its long, silky fibre, is vio lently torn from the seed, as it was at first, by sharp, steel saws. Thus is the staple hacked, cut up, laid cross- ways or any way so that it is sepa rated from the seed and made availa ble for t he press. There is waste, terrible waste, all along the line of its preparation for the loom. Waste in picking, waste in handling, waste in ginning, waste in pressing, waste in the slovenly and scanty covering it receives, waste as it is hurried through wind and rain and dumped on uncovered platforms, or piled in the open air, receives mer cilessly winter’s rain, spring’s blasts and summer’s sun. If cotton is king under such harsh treatment, what would it be were it handled with all the care it deserved? PEACE IS COSTLY. Peace is costly, hut war is costlier. England, France and (Jermany spend over one third of their revenues to support their armies and navies. In time of peace prepare for war, is an admonition that nations dare not disregard. Eepecially is t lus so when interests are conflicting, and each views the other with a jealous eye. To preserve her supremacy at sea, England must keep up the best navy the world has over seen. Never an improvement in warfare hut she must make it her own, or prepare hy thickening and lengthening the steel plates of her ironclads to cope with its deadly advances. Germany with her large . well-or ganized, well-t rained army host keeps France at hay as she looks longingly at Alsace and Lor:’;':y> torn from her and now in possession of her mortal foe. Even the keeping up of the martial spirit of a nation is co: *tly. Witness Germany at her recent an niversaries led hy William the grand son of the greater William under whose reign Germany became the power she is today. ihe i-il ited, commanding po sition of Ihe Fnited Slat, \ gives her an advantage in not requiring so large a standing army as the first rate powers of Europe have to maintain. But still she has to spend about fone sixth of her revenues in maintaining army and navy. Eighty million a year is no : mall sum, but this we pay as t lie price of peace. Yes, peace is costly. A NUISANCE. The pig is good in his place. But his place is not in a pen improperly kept or poorly eared for. The season of the year is upon us when 1 hose nuisances dot our town, engendering sickness hy vitiating the atmosphere we breath. As soon as the shades of night gather about us there is no need of tho policeman to pilot or of the board of health to in spect—we know—the sense of smell is unerring. Something ought to be done to abate tho nuisance. If a hoard of health can’t do it, let the town council act, and act promptly. Again we say, in a town is not u place to raise pigs. Gloanliness wo must- have about our premises if we expect to bo healt hy. LOOKING FOR A MAN. Real mem as scarce as in jere- MIAH’S TIME. Ki t. MndiKon IVtrrs liolihlr’ilchoya Art- n.-miiul, Those I’hyrflcally and lUni- tally ICudoivrd I-Vw—A Warm Nature la True Manliness. Rev. Madiiuu (J. Peters is still ou his vacation. Ho sends the following to his readers: Run ye to and fro through tho streets of tho city Jerusalem, and see now and know, and Seek in tho broad places thereof if you can line] a man.—Jeremiah v, 1. Boys and hobbledehoys aro plentiful, hut men with proper physical develop ment for life’s battle aro scarce, and men with moral measurements such as lit- them for God’s war against sin aro scarcer still. What Jeremiah had so much difficulty iu finding in Jerusalem i5,000 years ago is not too plentiful in any of our cities and towns today. Men—real men—aro scarce. To bo a man is to be everything. It is to bo the grandest thing beneath tho skies. I do not mean to say that there arc no true, honest and bravo men. If you think that, yon had better, for ap pearance's sake, keep off saying it until you are dead yourself. In looking for a man look not merely for largeness of body. Muscles of steel, nerves of whipcord, stout lungs and per fect livers aro everywhere needed. Yet powerful physiques aro not infrequently united with feeble minds. Napoleon, Wellington and Grant were great in spirit, but not in body. Renan sarcas tically called Paul “tho ugly little Jew,” but in conscience, mind and heart, soul and will, Paul was tho great est man that ever trod tho earth since first tho Almighty sent it circling round tho sun. Look for a man with a heart. A warm nature is true manliness. Tho manliest thing James A. Garfield ever did was when in the moment of his su- premest exaltation ho turned away from all the brilliant glory that flashed about him at his inauguration as president of tho United States and bent to print a kiss of recognition and honor on tho wasted face of his mother. Look for a largo hearted man, a mag nanimous man. Prejudice stunts and dwarfs. Look for a man who will disdain re venge. Revenge is sweet only to a lit tle, weak and narrow mind. Look for a man who knows his duty and does it, a man who knows his place and fills it, a man who knows his busi ness and minds it, a man who is not too lazy to work nor too proud to bo poor, a man who is willing to cat what he had earned and wear what ho has paid for. Lank for a man who will stand by his friene ; with unfaltering devotion; look for a m;,H who is ixA eloso and mean, who will not higgle for the lowest penny when he pays and tho highest when ho i« making a sale. Look for a man with a will; “master of himself” is one of tho noblest titles to which a man can attain. Think of a man mastered hy a thing! Look for a man with a conscience. The noble minded, high hearted Paul said, “Herein do I exerciso myself to have always a conscience void of offense toward G id and man.” Look for a man with a soul. Some men aro so given to levity that they are incapable of a serious, solemn thought. Their hearts aro set on “having a good time.” Their lives are summed up in rising, dressing, dining, loafing, visit ing and sleeping—busy men and women about trifles, pitiful butterfly species, flitting from flower to flower, and dying like autumnal insects, despised and for gotten. Look for a Christian man. Dr. Young says, “A Christian is tho highest stylo of a man. ” Dr. Hare, in his “Guesses of Truth,” says, “A Christian is God Al mighty's gentleman.” Maud Matters. [Correspondence of Tiik Ledger. | Maud. S. C.. Sept., 11.—The school at Fairvievv has taken another 'Beation and our beloved teacher, .las. \. L. McCraw, is taking lessons in fodder pulling. He knows how it is don 1 * for he can certainly get there. ( otton picking is becoming quite lively at this place. L. T. Clary was putting his gin nery in order to-day for the new crop. Ho expects to be in the swim. •I. S. Black went to Gaffney to-day. He is our hustling John. He has the finest turnip patch that wc have seen and he thinks he can take tho premium on cotton, potatoes and pinders, but he believes Willie Ruppe can turn down anything in this sec tion on tobacco. John says he is de lighted with fin-: Ledger for it out grows any baby that he ever saw. It has got ahead of the walking dailies of this section^for they whittle while he reads. Lee Scruggs, who severely cut his out a few days ago, is able to be out again. Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S. Gov’t Report Absolutely pure walk his SHOW YOUR AUTHORITY. I he Spartanburg Herald has been misinformed or wo don’t know our own minds. Has Tho Herald made a canvass around Gaffney that, under the heading “Don’t Need It,” she cun authoritively say: “The farmers around Gaffney say t hat they don’t wan’t a new county with Gaffney as the county seat?” I here may he a few farmers even j around Gaffney that don’t want a I new county seat with Gaffney as the j county seat. It would he surprising i wen* it otherwise. There arc always j some to oppose any good move, but | wo believe them to be very few. \\ hy cun t flic Herald let us go iu | peace. OKI People. old people who require medcine to | regulate the bowels and kidney will 1,11,1 Hue remedy in Electric Bil- ; ‘ i'*. This medicine does not slimu- : la, | ' 'V 1 1 ''“"tains no whiskey nor other intoxicant, hut acts as a tonic "I'n-ative. || nets mildly : mi the slonmeho and bowels, addin-' •trenglh and giving tone to fhe or igans, thereby aiding Nature in the performance of the functions. Elce- ‘nc BittorP is an excellent appetizer and aids digestion. Old People find d lust exactly what I hey need. Price rMXV’"'"' n ' D "-, L.ocouiotiv« Wlicclg and Puffs. The number of puffs given by a loco motive always depends upon tho cir cumference of its driving wheels and the rate of speed at which tho engine is moving. For every one round of tho driving wheels a locomotive always gives forth four puffs—two out of each cylinder, all such cylinders being dou ble. Tho size of tho driving wheels vary greatly on different patterns of engines, they being from 15 to 25 feet iu circum- ferenco, the general run, however, be ing 18, 19 or 20 feet. Five engines out of every seven may bo sot down as hav ing driving wheels 20 feet in circum ference. Tho speed of tho average express train varies from 51 to 58 miles per hour. Taking tho average circumforonoo of the driving wheel to bo 20 feet, and the average speed per hour at 50 miles, a locomotive will give, going at express speed, 850 puffs per minute, or 52,800 puffs per hour. During the same time the wheels will revolve 18,200 times, which will cause tho locomotive to give 1,05G puffs to the mile. Therefore an express train going from London to Liv- erpool, a distauco of 204% miles, will throw out 218,048 puffs between the time when it leaves tho London depot and that at whioh it arrives at its des tination. During tho tourist session of 1888 the journey from Loudon to Edinburgh was accomplished in less tha^i eight hours, tho distance being 40t miles, giving a speed throughout of 50 miles per hour. According to the figures shown above, a locomotive caking such a journey in the time staled must have given forth upward of a half million puffs, or, say, 582,150.—St. Lo iis Republic. Nuinerouii NamtA For One Town. M. F. Phillips is not able to with his crutches yet from bruised leg. Mrs. Mary A. Linder and daughter, Mrs. Nannie Smith, of Gaffney City, are spending a few days at their old home, near r i hickety mountain, en- jojingthe pure fresh air that ever floats on the gentle breeze, that gives new life to the wearied body and brightness to the eye and cheerful ness to the voice. The thought of retreat from city life with its hurry and worry to some dear old spot of solitude, there surrounded with na ture s beauties, as the God of nature makes lovely the occasion with the fragrance of the wild flowers and the singing of the birds and the rippling streams with its silvery sheen in the soft golden sunlight with the dying echoes of distant sounds which seem as troubles past as Hie individual soars to the observatory of pleasant ness and reviews the pleasant phicos of the past, 'ihen tho individual rememhers loved ones whose voices are hushed, and whose forms have been swallowed up in the dark, deep immensity; the individual seems near them, as, almost at the river, the song of welcome isawaiting them beyond; then the individual catches a glimpse beyond expression as the heart’s t reasure is opened and quiver ing lips whisper, “Father, thine is the kingdom, may I share it.” If wo could but gather something good each day to lay ri store, Our arms would bear golden sheaves when wc reach the olher shore. T. • * — Northern Section of the B. R. Asso. I no Sunday .School Union of the Northern Section of the Broad River Association will meet with I lie Buck Greek Church on Friday before the fifth Sunday in September, 1995. FIRST DAY. Introductory sermon by Rev. !t. J. Tate; theme—“Love.” R«v. \Y. G. P Ezell alt. 1. Organization. 2. Intermission—three quarters of an hour for dinner. First. Subject: “Is whiskey the greatest hindrance to the progress of our church work.”—J. J. (j. Ezell and W. J Anderson. Second- Subject: “Are our Sun day school lessons taught as they should he.”—,Jas. V. L. McCraw and J. S. Harris. SECOND DA V, Meet at 9 o’clock a. m. First subject: l 1 '‘ Is man his own free agent.”—Revs. W. G. P. Ezell and C. M. Teal. ^Second subject- “Are all church members under obligations to sup port the Sunday school.”—K. I). Ed wards and W. T. Thompson. Question box. Sunday school mass meeting at 9 o’clock to be addressed by Rev. C, M. I Teal and \Y. T. Thompson. 'j Bible reading on missions.—Rev. I R. J. Tate, Missionary sermon.—Rev. A. J. ' Bonner; Rev. A. D, Davidson, alter- , natc. Essays by Misses .Innio Hicks and : Verdie Edwards upon subjects of ' their own choice. I Coll ssions. Hesi „ mi It ted, S. A. Stacy, For Com. Deafness Cannot be Cured by local applications as they cannot j reach the diseased portion ofthecar- j There is only one way to cure Deaf. I ness, and that is by constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by an inflamed condition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets inflamed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and when it isontioly-closed Deafness is the result, and* unless the inflammation can he taken out and this tube restored to its normal J condition, hearing will be destroyed ! forever; nine cases out of ten are j caused by catarrh, which is nothing but an inflamed condition of the ! mucous surfaces. We will give One Hundred Da 'urs for any case of Deafness (caused b\ | chIiiitIi) that cannot he cured by ; Hall’s Galarrli ('lire. Send for clr- j ciilars, free. F. J. CHENEY tV GO. Toh do, 11. E^Sold by Druggist. 75e. Y Annapolis was so-called in honor of Queen Anne. Tho Ca.fcolice, who settled it, called it St. Alary'A It was renamed Armido!tpn_ in honor pt tho Earl of Arundel, fitill later /t wns ohrlgtonnd Anno Arn^rdol, trod fttnTJy tin ftOWflt ttrmw 'tna , FREDRK K U’sl I I D R. t . SELL ATSFELI) & SFIZ. ' UtCHITKCTS, I Atlanta, - • - * - (J. A. Olfactory Organs. [Correspondence of The Ledger.] Tiiomi-bon Mill, Sept., 10.—In all his travels, there is one thing that your correspondent has noticed and that is. that most great men have great olfactory projections. But they always know where to keep these members. He has noticed another fact, that is, that a great many little people have great long noses. These little people with long noses never know where to keep them, but always have them stuck in some else’s business. There is another class, no better than the last named class, they arc the pu?. nosed little fellows—stub n They are all the time sniffing trying to get their stub ini body’s business. We have recently that there are either ^TuhT long nosed little people, or pug noSed fellows in this community. They have been trying very hard lately to get their nose, stub or whatever it is in other pejple’s busi ness. When one of our boys got his Ledger from the office the other day, the signature in The Thompson Dots was changed from Funny Boy to Funny Fool. We think it took a stub nose to do this for there had to he some snubbing and scratching done to make room for the now name. Cotton picking is the next thing on our program. The people will soon be ready for selling it and pay ing their debts. H. T. Scott, of Spartanburg, visi ted relatives in this section last week. Misses Nettie and Ina Clary, of Corinth, visited Misses Florence and Altie Kirby last week. Rev. Amos Clary was in this sec tion lust week. Messrs. (). H. H. Clary Sc Son re ceived a load of new goods last week. Will Goforth of our town, visited relatives near Spartanburg last week. Rev. Mr. Sulor spent Sunday night at W. C. Kuley’s. Your correspondent bus been up in the Corinth section for the past few Sundays and every time he goes he pees a crowd of boys playing ball. Now hoys, I believe if it was myself instead of you J would quit that sort of doings. Much success to The Ledger and its readers. Ft nxy Frank. . —r *». A.M.Bailey.a well known citizen of Eugene, Oregon, Says his wife has fur years been troubled with chronic diarrhoea and used many remedies with little relief until she tried Chamberlain's Colic, I’holera and di arrhoea Remedy, which has cured her s-'iiud and well. Give it a trial and you will be surprised ut the prompt relief it. affords. 25 and 50 cent bottles L>r >,ile by W. B. Dupre. I, 000,000 People Wear Lincoln as a Lover. Abraham Lincoln s sentimentali perplexities are to be shown in an ar ticle of singular interest which John Gilmer Speed ^has written froinun-* published letters of Lincoln toJoshuaj Speed, for the next issue of 'Fhe La-I dies Home Journal. The articlewillf show that the great President was not steady in his affairs of the heart, that he floundered in the love, ary finally induced his friend Specs marry and tell him (LincoliO marriage was a failure Chasabc WDouglas Shoes HAND SEWED PROCESS. $5.00 BEST IN THE ORLD. *2.50 *2.00 *1.75 for Bon Mil Mils $3.50 $2.50 $2.25 For Men Wear W. I.. DonglM (hoe, ami .are from •1.00 to •3.00 a pair. All Mtylc. and Widths. The Advance In leather Ims Increased tho nrico of other makes, but tho ()iiallty ami prices of W. L. Doufflna alines remain the auinr. Take no substitute; too Hint name and price is stamped ou auto. Ws UouglM, llaoUKTOM, Mass. Sold by WILKIES BROS. PORTER’. ASEPTIC HEALING 0! dition try 1 Key tone un toss of ii.ppc'.itrelieve con^ tidiK» c'.iT.rc’or::v.l dcr.i;r»y Wil m-v Ih’'- to np nH orc'-'T v-.-.rked horse.! n>»u- ivr • c. J • ' y lirM.';;'!®?. L,. BAKE CONTB ACTOR AND BUILDER. Will do any class of carpen ter work promptly and at prices to suit tho quality, and always keeps on hand llooring, ceiling, siding, sash, doors, etc. Also a good supply of heart pine shin gles at market price. Will also make out hills for building ma terial for parties who desire it and lill the same for a small per cent. Give me a trial. Respect fully, 1^. SSsilcor, A Sparkling Display J Watches uni nittn «rm stw fflolre mnraiTfff*. •llipntiim* fw flfia For Darb Wire Cuts, Scratches, Saddle and Collar Galls, Cracked Heel Barns, Old Sores, Cuts, Dolls, Bruises. Piles and all kinds of inflammation on man or beast. Cures Itch and Mange. The Scr,, Cut er Bun vW umr Miter ifttr tho oil fcua been »ppU,d. P.e prepared for accidents hy keeping It Inyoi •• him c ortiUble. AIIDruggDIuualliton oguarunlco KoCcro, No Pay. Price ij cts. and $i.oo. If yoi:i Druggist does not keep it send us cts. in pot tatfc Mumps and we will send it to you by mail, i'arla, Tenn., J,n. ijnth, IM>t. Ir Kin 1 Imvn uftc'l l-wil.r'. (alU.pila H.altnr ’*1 I*, i II.ii uc..> ini'! S;i<lil1ii ttali'*.Scratch.*sad llnrb Wire Ct.i 'Hr |x rltcl •.itiiiiK'tiiiii, and 1 heartily rccoinineud it tc (11 l.itery and fctuckiii-ii. C. II. DIVINE Limy and Fatd BUblc BAUY BURNED. Gciillen.cn .—I am |i!c»rc'l tj ii'cak t word lor PaMcr’i iailarplie ll.allau (Ml My I'al.y <* •* burmil S lew imiiitl.J a|{o,l>nil aftertryili;’r»*!n t r< u» -tlice 1 eppllcil yoiir"Oil andCio Ar*t tpi'iic.Mi Cl ' I' c i» 'i. t, end ill • lew dev. II o •■■re vie well. I nl. < u*. d Ike oil on tnv Mock end lad l»al it I, tile •<«-t rci,icily |: r 'lii • injr| iie*i lh*t I have cecf ii»*d. 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