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1 t ■ *"v , Sw\ ^■'3 • •• ‘'Sfts..«‘V/kiM 5 ' ; W'' ■ •- f THE WEEKLY LEDGER: GAFFXEY, S. C M OCTOBER 24, 1895. THE WEEKLY LEDGER. ITHLI.'in:i> I.VI RY MU! AY BY The Limestone Printinp and Publishing Co. Intorpoiated. $1.00 per Year. R. O. SAMS, - - Editor. ED. H. DeCAMP, Manager and Local Editor. The Ledger is not responsible for the views of correspondents. Correspondents who do not contri bute regular news letters must fm* >ish their name, not for publication. Out for ident ideal ion. Write short letters and to the point DO insure publication; also endeavoi to get them to the office by Fuesdny. \11 correspondence should be ad- Jressed to Ed. H. OeCamp, Manager. Obituaries will be published atom 3ent a word. Cards of thanks will be published at one cent a word. Reading not ices will be published at five cents a line each insertion. Singh* copies of the paper are fivi cents each. THUKSDAY. OCTOBER *24 1*9.*>. ’ FREE OF CHARGE. We offer absolutely free of charg* a full course in Hudson's Business University, of Charlotte, N. C., to the man or woman, boy or girl, who will sepd us the largest number « f paid in advance subscribers by De cember 25th, 1895. Thi?. is no catch penny device, but an absolute bona fide offer. If we receive but one sub scriber between now and that tiim we will give the tuition to the persoi sending it. In order that there may be an in centive for you to work for us we wil offer a commission of 10 percent, oi all subscriptions sent in so that even if you do not get the business eourst you will be 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 book keeping, bank ing, penmanship, commercial law, English, civil government, business forms, spelling, correspondence, arithmetic, etc. QUEER, ISN’T IT? How mixed everything must be! What a surprising statement that of Hon. G. 1). Tillman! Not a fub blooded caucasion on the floor of tin constitution! Well that might b»- so as a scientific fact, but whlit if it is? Neither Mongolian, Arab nor Indian blood is now threatening our civilization. If some of it does flow through the veins of some of South Carolina’s statesmen and the Cau casian blood has been able to ado dignity to that of a race of lower stamps, it is well for the Caucasian. Does it follow that the experiment ought to be carried further, and ai a time when the white race is in jep- ordy? The risk is too great. Al though God “Hath made of one blood all nations of men for to '*well on all the face of the earl h.” He has also determined beforehand “the hounds of their habitation.” We must rec ognize the existing state of affairs in our State and prepare to meet it like men. The evil is upon us. brought by those who have preceded us upon the stage of action. There has been amalgamation of the races to some extent; there is danger of its becom ing greater. Particularly is this noticeable in our large cities. Without wise legis lation the leprous spots will spread. We are sorry for the uiifortunat'*. tlx outcome of this illicit intercourse. They are not responsible hut their progenitors are. We cannot turn hack the hands of the clock and legislate for the generation that has passed away, hut we can make laws, the tetxlency of which will be to re strain rutiu r tii in to license. I lx* two rae-s u re 1: re j n t in* si a l e, in number. ; eaiiy * qu.d. Enel; is to some exlelil dependent upon the other. Ttiis lielpfuluess is best pre served I'.v keeping (be races distinct. The danger ix s in ohliberating t hese lines. Already we are in trouble. The gravity of the situation lias im pressed the convention, but we must move forward. Let those recognized us white, be so regarded in the fu ture. ’Pile line lias to be drawn somewhere. If before this degener acy has been winked at, let it he so no longer. Our organic law should speak in no uncertain terms. The streams of the two races here should not commingle. If they do, there should he a penalty, and that penalty should forever ex clude the offspring from participation in the rights and privileges of the Caucasian rare. for a department of roads and for estry. Mr. McMahan is looking ahead ; as all members of the convin- tion should look. He sees the whole sale dest ruction of our forests; vast sections denuded of forest trees, that will never grow up again spontane ously, in the same kinds of timber He feels, as some of the rest of us do, that a wise direction should he given to the clearing of our lands; to the preservation of our fine timber. Most of us know not the value we have -stored away in our forests. Hi some actions, trees ought now to he set >ut. Ought this to he left to individ- ■ial fancy? Would it not he better to tave some directing hand, where >roper instructions and information could he secured? Our roads too! How far behind ire w’e! You cannot call them high ways of travel. They are a disgrace fo a civilized, a prosperous, a progres sive people. But our people are not ready for lie movement. A few eloquent ■ uigues in the convention can turn he thoughts of many from the main object. The time is coming when •'outh Carolina will maintain a de- art merit of roads and forestry. HOW IS THIS? The convention assembles after a ten days recess, at 'east a quorum is n session. But even up to the fourl h lay forty were not in their seats. How is this? Is home so sweet that he call to duty is drowned by tlx* nore clamorous call to ease? A few nnnths ago. perhaps, these very de- inquents were urging the “dear pen- ole” to send them to help shape a •lew constitution. Where are they mw? On the flo ir of the convention it tent ion is called to their protracted ibsence, and they have now to he summoned to turn their tardy feet towards the State’s capitol. We never approved the ten days vaca tion. It looked to us an uncalled for break in the work th'''•'invention wa! ‘ specially called to do. We can’t see iow that any good was accomplished. We like an entertainment “for the war.” That is the spirit that should have actuated those who felt that they were called to this great work— for great work it is. It is not right, as Senator Tillman says, to let the majority do the work that all are called upon to perform. Each man diould he in his seat at every session and not at home. ) MR. AND MRs. McIVER BOSTICK. Our friends have left us just as we j were beginning to feel the preemu?- i no?s of their preseneo. i hey wanted to make Gaffney their home, hut Gaffney was not ready, and Walterhoro claims the prize that | Gaffney has lost. .vii*. Bostick has to he well known to he appreciated, j Of this the good people of Walterhoro may rest assured; there is not in their midst a more courtly gentle man, and in his profession few there he who are his equal. We miss them both froin our home circle, and with hearty good will commend them to the good people of Colleton. HARRISON’S LITERARY WORK. TURKEY IN COMMOTION. It is hard for us to appreciate the position that the Turk fills in Euro pean polities. He has held his van tage ground for centuries, not be cause of any inherent strength, nor indeed on account of any progressive spirit, out rather through sufferance •f the great powers of Europe. The great sea is nearly girdled with her dependencies, hut they are held with a feeble grasp. The Mohammedan stands in the way of advancing civilization. It is only a question of a little time before he will have to give way before the rushing tide. The troubles in Armenia have not thated. The inhuman treatment ac corded her citizens there afford a fine opportunity for a protest from the Christian nations of Europe. If the Sultan yields to the pressure from without, he is liable to meet resist ance at home, and such resistance as will likely eventuate in his over- l brow. The Turk can he spared from Eu rope. hut what nation will posses*' ihe key to Asia? None can tell. SENATOR SHERMAN’S BOOK. A service of forty years in public life S'-cixs to ent it In mx* to write a hook. Following tlx* lead of Thomas Ii. t i ton, t In* Ohio senator is r any to give to t h>* w »!*l I “I iw- from his diary. ’ If tlx* rest of the t> *ok cre ates a >1 ir in prop .pti <11 to thal al ready c.ius*d by t be advanced sheets, there will la* trouble in the camp. Fix- senator is si ill a power in Ids parly, even though he lias missed being tlx* nut ion’s Chief-Executive. He lias been behind the scenes in many a conference, and could, if he would, publish from the house-top wlmt has been whispered in the ear. Let us have it. To Write Articles for Women, on“Tois Country of Ours.’l It is announced that ex-I’resident Benjamin Harrison is engaged in writixir a scries of magazine artichs for The Ladies’ Home Journal, in which periodical they will begin in the Decern iter number. The series will he called "This Country ofOurs,” and will consist often articles and probably more. The papers are being written by General Harrison especi ally for women, to meet a growing, wide-spread desire on their part to in telligently understand the workings of our Government end the great na tional questions, ft will he tlx* aim of the articles to explain in the clear and concise style for vldch the cx- President is famous, just what the United States Government means; theorigion and meaning of the Con stitution; how laws are enacted am) enforced; what the powers of tin President and other officials arc; what the judiciary svstem means; how our foreign relations are hrought about and their meaning; how Con gross tmd Legislate —in fact. 11 com plete explanation of the Government told in a popular way. General Har rison writes the articles from tlx standpoint of a citizen who under stands his subject. They have no bearing oti politics whatever. Whib directly intended for women, the ar ticles will naturally have a much broader scope and likewise interest men, and especially young men. A Surplus of Girls. [Correspondence of 'Fin*. Lkix;ki{. | Cl.AKKKCi:, 8. C.. Get., 12.—W< passed through Gaffney one day la**! week and were surprised at the rapid strdesof progress which she has made during the past two years. The fact is the only word of which we could think of that conveyed any coiiipn heiisive idea to our mind ol that of the push and progress of Gaffney was the word “Boom.” Our people are in sympathy with t be people of Gaffney in their efforls to get a new county. The fact i- we want a new county, too. Oursecion may have itsdraw-hacks. as perhaps all sections have, hut u certainly cannot lie excelled in tin production of children. John Cald well, M. I).. last week delivered thre* mothers of twins all of whom wen girls. Owing to the continued drought t urnips in this section are almost a complete failure. There was another mad-dog—nr a> least the dog was suppos'd to In mad—killed in our section last Sun day evening. \Ve have a model farmer in our section who owns u model farm ot which we will give our readers a. foil description in a future article. Jaikus. . *«•»> • Our friend R. B. Wilson, of tlx Greenwood S. C., Journal, who has already submitted too long to tlx woes of wretched singleness, doesn't take to the no divorce feature of the new State constitution. He says di vorce is as much a divine institution as marriage is, and, evidently, lx wants a divorce law and wants it bud But here’s the query that puzzles one: What does a bachelor want with a divorce law anyhow?—Gasto nia Gazette. Bowiinsville Budget. [Correspondence of Tiik I.KI>oi:r | Bowi.insvilt.k, S. C , Oct.. 15.—The ot her da\ as \\ in. Childt rs was going to town ai tlx b>rks of the Smiili s Ford and Union roads Ix* accidentally met a hawk coming from town ptob- ahly, for tlx* hawk liad 4 a go.i,| ~ ze chicken in its claws, but whither be had stolen !t or bought it is a mystery. Ho hadn't killed it so we guess tie must have stolen it. Tlx* hawk was frightened so G.at he dropped it and Mr. Childers took tlx* ehicken on to town. Capt. O II. H. Clary wit- nesM d tlx* whole seem*. Hester Blanton is undoubtedly the bappie-t man in this country. Its another hoy at bis bouse. Cliff Clary was up in these parts on business Inst week. Drayton Clary spent a few days at bis father's store at Thompson’s Mill last week. Misses Sal lie, Lillie and Lib* Allen visted John IVttits last Sahhalli. We came very near having a wed ding at Corinth lust Sunday. Tlx* groom was to meet the bride at tlx* pring. The groom was on time but the bride intended came by and didnt sjieak tf> him so he took it for granted that she had gone haek on him. We think it looks that way ourself. Capt. Clary vi-ited bis son, Ed. J. cb.ry, of Home, !u»t Saturday night David Bailey, of your city, was u! < birinth last S it unlay. Rev. J. I*. Whelcliel preached a' Gilead on the first Sunday. Mrs. Jane Clary spent the day with Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Kirby Yesterday. Ed Kirby is another happy man He has a fine hoy at bis place. .Messrs. Collis and Albert Kirin 'Vert* at O. H. II. Clary’s last Sun- I a v. Mi Fbcre I to eat • ilVS'-l I he n ■Mimlav school. Highest of all in Leavening Power.—-Latest U.S. Gov’t Report Powder/ Absolutely pure PRESS OPINION. Senator Irby has attempted to I ateal Senator Tillman’s thunder. His language is almost identical with that used by Mr. Tillman when Ix* i repudiated ids Barnwell-Hempill 1 agreement, relative to tlx* rights of the poor man and how lie would die in defence of them.—Spartanburg Herald. Senator Irby says in his interview with Col. Gantt that he can buv up the politicians at five cents a piece. This is certainly a very hard estimate to put South Carolina politieians down to. The price must have fallen off worse than cotton did last year.— Columbia Evening News. • ^ Every mother should know that croup can he prevented. The first symptom of true croup is hoarse ness. This is followed by a peculiar rough cough. If Chamberlain's Cough Remedy i- given freely us soon as six* ehild !*c<*'imes hoarse or even after t he cough lias develope I it will prevent the attack. 25 and .if) cent bottles for sale by W. I». I>u I’re. Mary Anderson’s Autibiography. Mrs. De Navarro (Mary An n) has now completed the autob : ogra- phv of her Mage career, and u series of the m st intcresing chapters from the manuscript will he printed in The I.aTxs Honx* Journal. 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Notice is hereby given, that the undersigned citizens residing in Spar tanburg, Union and York counties, of the State of South Carolina, will, at the ensuing session of the General Assembly of South Carolina, apply to -aid General Assembly of Sout h Car olina to cut off and incorporate a t.ew countv in this State outofpurtsol said Spartanburg, Union and York counlies. the county seat thereof to lie at Gaffney eity, South Carolina and the proposed boundaries of said county to he as follows: Beginning at tin* fork of Broad and I’ncolet rivers in Union county and running up I’acolet river to or near a >oint on said river, formerly know as Brown’s Mill, about one and one hall miles above I’acolet .Mills, on said river; thence in a northwesterly di rection and east of the town of Cow- pens. about one mile, a straight line to the North Carolina line at or near Stale Line pos(ollk*e; thence with the North Carolina state line east to Broad river, at or near Sarratt’s ferry, as formerly know; thence with said North Carolina lire to railroad formerly called the 30's . thence in n southeasterly direction to the mouth ■ if Kings creek in York county ; t hcix*' down Broad river to die beginning, the fork of Broad and Racolet rivers, including the following townships: Draytonville and Gowdesville in Union county, the greater part of White Plains township, nearly all of Limestone township and a small part of Cherokee township in Spartanburg county and the western part ofChero- kee township in York county, includ ing the town of Blacksburg in York I county, making the middle of said ' rivers the line where they louch said COWHIDI WAS VCAt HIGH WRfcN r** cow, •a.. i "Cy: g.-V'-VV* ^ ^ - js-u * y, ' <*97' ^ r iUT TME PRICES OF LEWI5' SHQL5 Kemain as low as evejv ^ SPRINGS ^ LIME ^ WORKS, CARROLL & CO., Lessees. Manufacturers <>f BUILDING, a PLASTERING * AND« AGRICULTURAL * LIME, nd Deal oal, Shingle?, Laths and Plaster Han. Dymamile, r>iastir:; Powder. Fuse ar.d Dynamite Caps. 'A " v3. FINEST and LL BEST ‘fit* - ~ - ~ - '' a.:ni> new eounty ; hut failing in th e iiho' i- deset dhed proposi d county Hi .e, t !.* a we h ereby give i ioi ire and >jily ft.*r said eounty to l-i ineorpor, .ti d out of all ti x* territorv ; i In 'Ve ile-< r'd H (i I > - cept i!.,.! [iarl ly ing in Yo: •k r ir - \ 1 IlifS it.liking ll it- n iddh < f B rivi r lix* ea-Iei •ii line < f > .iHi p.-O posed county. It. S. I.il’scoMl; GalTiiey. s. ( ' F. Davkniori . GnlTi < y. S_ t ' M C. S M ood, (iriissv Ik In . S. <' It. M. Joi.ly, t r;i ->\ I 'oii • i. S <' It. 1*. SCRI'liliS, Exells. S. ( 1 J. T. MrCKiw. Slate Lii: r. S. C. L. BAKER, coumcroR and bdildbr. Will do any class of carpen ter work promptly and at prices to suit tit'* quality, and always keeps on hand flooring, ceiling, A. Harris. Algood, S J. D. Jkkkkrikb. Sr., Atdmrv. S.(’. C. A. Jkkkkiuks, M. D., Home, S.c. J.’F. Mooriikad Gowd'*ysville,S. r. J. A. IIamkh. tlowdeyMvIlle, S, C. A. F. KkMdKK'K. Sunny Side. S. (h. (\V. \Yu ison A NT. Milk insvil le, K. J. I., Strain, EiU Jane, S. C. L. D. Boxnkr. Goit' lx r, S. C. August Mih. 1895. GOOD ROADS AND FORESTRY. IIMr. J, J. McMahan, of Richlaiui, has done good work in tlx* conven tion. He advocated with zeal the paavago of un ordiuirucu to provide MOTHER’S RELIEF. Marks Labor and Childbirth Easy. A Companion and friend of mother hood during pregnancy and and con finement; that dangerous and painful ... .. . AI ordeal through which all mothers j < Also a must pass, restoring the mother to ! tfood supply of heart pine shin- health. form and happiness, and i gles at market price. Will also promoting the vigorous development | make out hills for building ma- p!-r Imiil!- or lXVi’’ ,ori '‘[ 11 fo !' P'l't'''" "ho .lenire it City Lots For Sale. fine lot on Limestone. Ave., with splendid 5 room cottage and good out buildings. One lot in west end with splendid 3 room cottage. Five nie** building lots near cotton mill. excellent lot it Limestone Send us the price and we will semi j ,ll “l ^11 the same for a small per j 0n :‘ mwlicln. by | cunt. Give me » trial. : Tlir!!'mom l.oii... .ml lot, ao.l end. l(uH|ii-otrully, F „ r u . nim ,,p ri |, lo express. Motiikk’s RkmkfCo., 33 Deters St.. Atlanta, Ua. Fur aulo by W. ii, Dui’re» Uiikcr, F. G. STACY. / That are made. And we sell them at prices to suit the timet. V/c invite your inspection when in need of anything in onr line. CARROLL, CARPENTER « HUMPHRIES. The Gaftaj City Land aid Improvement Compy, Offer for Sale Building Lots in this Flourishing Town, O TV IS Y GIT Y. Also Farms near by and in reach of tlx* schools of Limestone Spring and of this place in lots of from 30 to lot) acres on liberal t»:ne rates. Also Agricultural Lands to rent for farm purposes. For full particulars apply to MOSES WOOD, Agent. N. B.—All trespassing on lands of this Company cutting and removing imher. fishing or hiifting are forbidden under penalty of law* Carroll &: Stacrjr, Transact a General Banking Business INTWKCSH'r allowed on Time Deposits by HIHSCIAJU Arrangement. Safety Deposit Boxes for Rent. Your l*iitromij£e SolicitccL