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■ r ■ ] mzm t I THE WEEKLY LEDGER: GAFFREY, S. C., JANUARY t, !«•«. THE WEEKLY LEDGER. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY The Limestone Printing and Publishing Co. Incorporated. tion tl.it t: permitted : in Eur .pe : blood-tliirst. rk lias so long been lintain his foothold ,:i Asia Minor. He is FAITHFUL BUT HELPLESS. revengeful, full of de- $1.00 per Year. R. O. SAMS, . Editor. ED. H. DeCAMP, Manager and Local Editor. The Ledger is not responsible the views of correspondents. (rfurcesjp'mdepta tTb'c contri- 'oute regular news letters must fur- Msh their name, not for publication, out for identification. Write short letters and to the point ;o insure publication; also endeavor to get them to the office by Tuesday. All correspondence should be ad- Iressed to Ed. H. DeOamp. Manager. Obituaries will be published at five 3cnts a line. Cards of thanks will be published at one cent a word. Reading notices will be published at five cents a line each insertion. Single copies of the paper are five cents each. Tonrhlaff T*I« *f mb Old Scrvmat »f Qbmmb Victoria. Inthr “Lifeof JiimesHolmes"may V>« found a pathetic RtCiT of a man named ceit and utterly unreliable. u Damer, the acion of a royal house, who. Powers do not' soon interfere there j n the latter part of the eighteenth j will not beany Christians to save, t century, was one of the queen’s pages. Tlic torch, the bayonet and tho # ^ for him. but the time came when, on scimeter in brutish bunds will soon ■ * ccoun t ofiocf^asinir age and Infirmity, do its'^thorough work and yet the ; he wan pensioned off. and some oaa else rst of the Turk will not be slaked. A'hat need is there to send food and clothing to these unfortunates. Will POETICAL COMPETITION. Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S. Gov’t ReporJ k* A nwwMBl Pastime ef Llteaarr VaMt Chtaa. Tl;e Chinese have at least oac »en» gentle and highly civilised amusement —competition iu canUlng Tcheng-Ki-Tong say.s, in hi< book. “The Chinaman at Hume:” “In head of shooting, or playing lawn tenuis, or croquet, our literary folk, as soon as a certain number of them hare a little time to spare, meet together in turn at each others’ houses, and give them- I np to poetical tournaments.” i This is done in all parts of China, but THURSDAY, JANUARY 2. 189<5. CLEVELAND STANDS FIRM. Fortunate is it for the country that a firm hand is at the helm of our government. The nation’s honor is wrapped up in the nations finances. Let there be a shade of suspicion against the integrity of the govern ment in the redemption of its bonded pledges, and rapid would he the fall in the value of these bonds in the markets of the world. Our present obligations are all paid in gold, and so will our future obli- g it ions be met as long as the stipula tion is that bonds shall be paid in coin. President Cleveland’s state ment to Mr. Dingley, chairman of the Ways and Means committee, that .$!<»,000,000 would have been saved t he government on the last bond issue if on their face it could have been written that they would be redeemed in gold, showed the esti mate that the world of trade places on the yellow metal. Rut this does not suit the committee, nor does it suit Congress in its present frame of mind. Cleveland appealed to Congress for relief from the present embaruss- inent. It is not given as asked, ’’tit the honor of the government is in safe hands. their persecutors allow them to re ceive the benefactions of a people who feel for them in their distress? Even the bearer of the “red cross” is likely to be looked on with suspicion and perhaps will be treated as an i intruder. The appeals of suffering j humanity should be heard and heeded ! by those who alone can give the needed relief and protection. IMMIGRATION. The attractions of the South are at last being appreciated. It is no j longer “go west,” but “go south.” Georgia is already reaping where she i has sown, and other Southern states will come in for a share of the sturdy western farmers who seek a more congenial clime. The Cotton States Expositions, which closed this week in Atlanta, has done a good work in showing some of our abounding ; wealth that awaits developmebt by i skilled hands. Our fields need to be replenished I with laborers vho know how to make j the wilderness blossom as the rose. ' The balance has been destroyed be- ' tween city and country by the Jelu- I sive attractions of city life. This balance needs to he restored. The way is now being opened from the j west and north-west. Would it not be well for us to raise i the beckoning hand? was pat in hia place It grieved him ntuch to change his j m q T t-s hvhiu, but he was in some degree con- •oled at being allowed to attend cer- | especially in the province of Fukien, tain royal entertainments, and it was j As soon as the players are ready, a at one of these that he distinguished vase is pacsed round, and out of it each himself by a somewhat eccentric action ,iraws a slip of pape r, on which is which greatly amused hia former ails- written a word denoting what part he tvew. I® to take. He may be examiner, copy- lie waa wandering forlornly about. Ing clerk, or competitor, alone, when the queen, ever mindful of j Whca lllla formality Ls over, on* of the examiners takes up a book and opens it at random. Another examiner calls a number, say nine. The first ex aminer read* the ninth line of the page Bakin.. Powder Absolutely pure her old and tried servants, hastened to ward him with extended hand and a word of kindly greeting. He took the proffered hand and held it for a moment, w hile he gazed with a smiling though puzzled expression at the queen.. Then he said: M I know that face! I know it as well as I know any face, but—pardou me, madam—1 cannot for the life of mo recollect where I have seen it!” “Poor Damer!” said the queen, with a sorrowful smile, as sha turned away. “Poor Damer!” The old man looked after her fora moment, and then asked a passing gar dener who the lady might bo. “Why, the queen.” Damer laughed. “I'm afraid,” said ho, "her majesty will think I have forgotten her!" THE WEALTH OF NATIONS. TARDY JUSTICE. Why just at this juncture relieve certain confederate officers of their disabilities? Is it that the north lias all this time been distrustful of tho'se veterans who knew their rights and dared maintain them? Oris it that they place such a high estimate on their efficiency us officers that they wish to remove the barriers and now court what they pretended to despise? The south is loyal us she is quiet. In her integrity of purpose she stands as firm now as ever. She made a gallant defense, but the tide went against her and she sheathed her sword and returned to the arts of peace as good citizens as the na tion affords. Had Lincoln lived even half a dec ade longer, his magnanimous-spirit co-operating with that of Grants would have worked out a nobler path. The north knows that the south is true and that patriotic pride is as high here as it is north of the Poto mac. The danger of u common foe is not needed to connect us a people. REPUBLICAN PATRIOTISM. Taking advantage of the situation, a bill is rushed through the House, which, if it meets with the Presi dent’s approval or passes above Iris veto, increases the burden now rest ing heavily upon the people. flO, UOU,OOU to be raised by increasing the duties on just such articles as can least afford it, but which the Repub licans say need protection. This additional amount is needed, hut many better ways could be found than the one so quickly decided up on. Patriotism rises to the high water mark when the prospect is bright for big contracts, when money flows freely to already plethoric purses. The same inbred and inwrought ; feeling that fought the proposed tax on Incomes in the last Congress is manifest in this. Dollars can be ; piled upon dollars, power can he added to power, syndicates cun be formed and nionopoMc* established just so it is all within the party lines. The few are to be beuefittod at the expense of the many, but the many must not know it. Landing on a foreign shore. The Traveler mu Arriving V. esi^r# What to I>:> I’lri*. When our steamer lands us iu a for cign port—it muttu-s little whether it i;> itn English-speaking port or not— tin* traveler who has not taken the trip to Europe before wonders wliut to do fir 1. according to a writer in Harper's Uazar. Having donned our shore gar-i meats, packed our steamer trunks and given it to the room steward, who brings it to the custom house for us, and having given our fees to this same steward, our stewards, our table stew ard and deck-steward, we have noth ing to do but wait with our hand bag gage until the gangway is placed iu po- ! sition ami we can go ashore. With our fellow q a: scugcra we entei i a large room, where custom house oflie- I ers abound on every side. They stand ! behind long tables, upon which our , hand-bags and rolls are placed, and which we should prepare at once to; unlock. A cheerful compliance with the request to open nil package* docs much to make our passage through all custom houses pleasant and easy, and a person lias no disagreeable experience)! who obeys the requirement of the law of the country she is entering. Travelers, as a rule, and American Oar Cttuatry Ua» More Ttiua » tjmmriwr •/ tli« WorM's) Blrhvi. The wealth of the United fltatvs i* more than a fourth as great a* that of all of the rest of the world put to gether. So report* Prof. Francois, a •tudent of political •couomy, iu a re cent number of Monde Modvrne. a French publication. He place* the wealth of this country at 318,000.000,000 franc*—which Ls equivalent to about ffi-J,<500,000,000—and that of the other eighteen countries covered by his statistics at 1,144.700,• 000,000 francs. According to this statistician the value of all property owned in England, including money iu circulation, is 305,- 000,000.000 franca — 48,000,000,000 less tiian tin* country’s wealth. Third place is given to France with 395,000,000,000 and fourth to Germany with 101,000,- 000,000 franca. Then cornu Russia with 127,000,000,000. Austrla-llungaj’j with 83,000,000,000, Spain with 63,000,000,000 Italy .with 54,000,000,000,or milliards and —a* th* French *ay—of francs. These are the richest countries of th* world.' There are four in the lu»t— Italy, Spain, Russia and Austria-Hun gary—whose combined wealth is only a little larger than that of the United States. It is true that much of the wealth of this country is In the hands of com paratively few people. Even if the inequality were as bad as reported by the worst of the discontents, the condi tion of the masses here would still be much better than it is iu Europe. Wealth is more concentrated even in England than in the United States. at which he ha* opened, and from this line a phrase or word Li chosen as the subject of composition. Then a second vase Li placed upon the table, to which * bell is attached. A thread hangs from the bell, ami at the end of the thread is a lighted stick of ine ■use. In about half an hour the elide burn:, out. the thread ignites, am! it snaps, a weigh# drops, which ut c* the .yi;no instant ring- th# bwl! aud < ! ->..( the lid <>? the vase. The time i . up. and no more verses can be put int > the urn. Now the clerks pour the mat:r. • rip!* out of the urn. copy them all on the lame sheet of pa per, to eecurc ar.onyruity. and so sub mit then to the examiners. The ex aminers conn arc tic decide upon the best and the second best, tad one of examiners rrornts a kind of desk aud reads or into. > t!.-* best one. Each omuodalc t ay write end drop into the urn s* many po'-uia as he pk as os—before the b<-.'I ring*—but has to pay anmail f> .- for ca di • ntry The money i., •, t' .r t .per. in!: and prises. A second tro d follow and the two t r, are rru.k e.r r:. i.i the voond one. | ritl. : -.v g i a f r an entire after noon. an i in the cv. nieg a dinner hrkign the fe't to mi **r,d ... .. j e ■.a .-.Un" * n.• ;i*'.;■*... The Arabs have two n * thod , of esti- mating t I.i ';rht to u lii.-h u < olt will f grow, A. • f'i l b ing t<».-an t o /. cord f >r the:,' >•!! over the ear * and down s' ig th ■ r !:: nd compare the r.H aa- W' : at v. ..a *.:,it from the withers to lf : t. and the* other method being to co pare th..* diitan • t.- I we n the PA4HNI AM* MAKiGto. ABiis hss Umr paper oattia. 44* has \9 paper mills Yaaps wsvs tks first paper osakera. 'fife* first paper all I ia berteon/ was Mlfiap ia HIT. WaH paper hoe beea hi aae ia Cfcia* Hr ever ?M year*. Baa *M years the < kLasee ksv* atafie | waterproof peper. JUndatafie paper wee always stosfi with a oaiutiea *f on glee. There are ever 4^160 paper mills ia th* aivUioafi eeuntriesef thewerld. fhaChinese sad Japanese males asaa/ OMUleaaf furnitar# eutaf paper. Vatti fhr prescat ssatury all paper *f wfcat*v*rd:»crlptioa was mad* by hand. Tha auuiufactax* ef linen paper ia Ytoaae 1* said te have beta begun abeil 4*14 fienie wvappiag paper* ere Bead* as atoecg as sloth of a preportionat* this's - haaa. The paper psaduet ai th* world ia JhM was cstiaiatsd to sxossd 1,000,60* teas. Paper hangings tor us* on walls were Introduced lato Europe from th* east is Mft. A bsaatttol paper i» mad# ia Japira <ir*cu th* fibrous h*rh ef the mulberry Or paper tree. I-SMS* Rlj Hill* At TYcd Mb?*. A utw and original mode of making mon-r has been hit upon by an enter prising capitalist of the mctrojmli*. Weddings have been numerous*, end pr the habit of makingnunirrotts prer- • nt* as well as wedding breakfast giv ing. is dying out, the bold ad venturer has started lavish present loans. His method is this: He lends a $1,000 note to the father or other important rela tive of the bride, which n<te is exhibit ed among the gifts of the fair one toi*- timidatc or cheer ot!.< ;v into following the good example. A detective Is kept on the premises to keep a v.ury eye on the valuable trophy, which, when its work is done, is returned to if' original nvv ner. plus a handsome nMiimiy.mon tot the u»r thereof. This, after HI, is very little worse than hiring dom ing young men for evening part *. w hich. It is whispered, does take place w hen motfc- •rs a. # dir in.: cd and bantlings nuuaaP- D 'A A Household Treasure. . 1' , < f i -n ijidusne, N. V.. a!vs keeps Dr. Ivinfr's •Vi rv II lilts HISTORIES. ■ th* esrliji**- iiuuicdixtely, i ■f Hie tlr.t trial ia Egypt MM FOUND IN THE fieasbs eis toamJ 1 hB*wa grave*. Breoois were uasd #*ara bvfar* Uhrist. Lueifer matches wsce pataatefi m 4984, whit* frtetiun aiatehas preceded 4h«<B by IS years. Th* iatyravefi taa- shlaery by which instukss ar# asirr ■sad* by th* millioa at a trifliag e**t was the liwsutloa uf «*»i para lively re- vpnt yuar*. \V. Dili !In IniuM and ItD . • - foiind t ho very follow it: use ; 1 hat he , i: h ;i jf procurnhle. !•■■ .-gist. Oatskill, ’ 1 1 . in ■ ' s Now Dis- • ••.(;. iiosjt Cullgli - . • d it in Itis • and i! hus t i.- - cluimcd H'dy so lung ■• •! I ios f rco re Hcgti- O Ml! OR Mr. .loin says: .It; cert i ft t li g. Tried For Years. ■ !’ Turv« r. i»iltou mc .'it|*. !i.'). This I have II- < i:l Uo-t O' t ) I (.' un i t!u» wihici.i vvi.ii • iat fs- aa the to tb corn let. in tho first ml it i n :v :<’. red t! at the eoit ' re".. r. . i u ti,-j. i' .*.1 ttjo r : n; » . . . i!i".‘ < f the see* :. I . ».;•! ■ . •*’.• »1. if the pro- i i,: - f . > in'm.*, the horse will •ny I.iiniiV r.i 11 io’l- i • i,: i •!. bo V, id 1 “ H ‘ v and dud it kw In filet. 1 :! .1 Si ATKor Ohio. < ity or Tui.i.no, / nu ti:er u. years for ludige.-t !• ! era! il< i.i - ! c 1 a i i u s n be \\ i t b o ( If you v 1 his grer: 'i ■ ■ !» to 1 III* A hi U t( Ga.. fir l>. ;., pack ago. I.i!'.' For >?i!« • f - . Hoy.i i„. ’i . ! <i i n u lie Vililll or • i • • f miily, : d <’ii , Athinta fn e New lo.S doSe:, Si. Date Job Print ing, call at the LEDGER Office. L. BAKER, CDNmCTB AND BBILDER. Ckia«*« Cenalbais. The Chinese are cannibals. China’s so-called civilization of thousands of years has not succeeded in doing away with cannibalism among its own peopls. When Chinese have been en gaged in warfare with tribes on the travelers especially, arc treated with I we hear of this eating of ku- consideration. They will ask you, iu 101111 tte * U ' but not untU 1 reached For- French, German or Italian: “Have mos * did 1 h » T# V rooi o{ its trut, ‘' you anything dutiable? ’and as cigars ‘ After killing a savage on the island, the and brandy are what they seek, one is severed from the body aud is can truthfully answer in one word: “Nothing"—a word easily learned iu all tin vc languages. When our hand- baggage lias been examined, one of our party usually stands guard over it. In lome out-of-the-way corner, while the others, with trunk keys in hand, wait for the trunks to be brought from the steamer's hold. One claims them as they appear, and they all must be opened as a rule. As the place for ex amining trunks is large, u distinctly marked trunk is necessary. A red ring or cro'.:i on the end of a trunk is seen at a great distance, when iuit ials arc not distinguishable. Great patience works wonders in a custom house. and when rough bauds plunge into every corner among our small number of treasures, we are supposed to smilingly approve. The liattrayi, always attractive to these guardians of the peace, and then a woman is allowed to make known her feelings by a gen tle “Frencz garde, s’H vons plait!” or, “Ifittc, in acht nelimen!” or, again, the soft Italian: "lladatc, per piacere!"— all of which is simply: “Please, take care.” If a per; m preserves a calm in- difference, and does not attempt to vio late their laws, there is nothing to drc'.i'l in these pki - s of custom. Hut no f 1 is ever offered a custom house ol’.i ial. After passing the customs, a porter carries o”r luggage to a cab, or, if wc hnv t o t ’r.iiy trunks for u onc-liorse i an i.tge. we laust t:ib-<' e largt-r one. A one*!;ca • cub can eurry comfortably two p ■/ ( ,!c us 'i tii 'ir hand baggage, nn I ; v < aall tru"': , in front vvi'li tho driv r. \.’e direct t!ic coachman to the ho!< 1 previou >ly derided upon, our de cision h iving been reached by our red- hound llacdeker. UNFORTUNATE ARMENIANS. There in no fellowship between the Turk und the Christian. Might Is right with the Mohammedan. It is u blot on European civlli/.H- Not n few who read what .Mr. Roh- erl Rowls, of Hollands, Vu., has to say below, will remember their own experience under like circumstances: “Lust winter I hud Iu grippe which left me in u low state of health. I tried numerous remedies, none of which did me any good, until I was induced to try a bottle of Chninher- Iain’s Cough Remedy. The first, bot tle of it so fur relieved me that. I was enabled to attend to my work, und the second bottle effected u cure.” For sale ut 25 and 50 cents a bottle W. H. DuPrc. placed on a pol* to exhibit to those un fortunates who ar* not at hand to wit ness this heartless display of slaughter and mutilation. The body is then divid ed among the captors and eaten. The kidney, liver, heart and sole of the foot are considered the most desirable por tions, and are usually cut up in very small pieces, belled, and eaten os a sort of soup. The flash and bones are boiled and made into a jelly. The Chinese profess to believe, in accordance with an old superstition, that the eating of this savage flush will give them strength and courage. To some this superstition may be a partial excuse for this horrible custom, but even that falls through if one stops to think that ‘,u- perstitlous beliefs are at the bottom of cannibalism as practiced by the most savage tribes of the world. Antiquity of tb* Hsry. VV. 8. Macdonald, of Glasgow, in a recent lecture before the Highland society of London, traced the history of the harp from the shadows of mythol ogy to the present day. It is, he said, the first musical instrument on record and was the principal one of ancient and medieval times. All the skill and artistic genius of the Egyptians were lavished upon its design und decora tion. The Druids first brought the tone and pitch of the harp to perfec tion. It attained the height of its favor in modern times in 1813, when Sebastian Erard, of Loudon, brought it to the front rank of musical instru ments. It has been inseparably con nected with the traditions and loro of the Gaelic people from time immemo rial. Did You Ever Try Electric Hitters as u remedy for your troubles? If not, get a bottle nov-' und get relief. This medicine lias been found to he peculiarly adapted to the relief and cure of nil Koiuule Complaints, exerting a won derful direct, influence in giving strength and tone to the organs. If you have Loss of Appetite, Constipa tion, Headache, Fainting Spells, or l are Nervous, Sleepless, Excitable, Melancholy or troubled with |)iz/.y Spells, Electric Hitters is the medi cine you need. Health and Htrength ure guaranteed by its use. Largo | bottles only fifty cents at \V. H. Du- I’ro’s Drug Htors. Lucuh County. < ‘ ’ Frank J. Cmknky makes f.ntli that lie is t In* senior part ner of the firm of F. .1. Cmknkv A* Co., doing husim ss in tlu* City of Toledo. County and State aforesaid, and that said firm v.ill pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOL LARS for each and every ease of Catarrh that cannot lie cured hy the I IIS" of Hm.I.'S ('ATAKlill CUKK. FRANK' J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence, this (itii day of De cember. A. D. 1 S8fJ. - - A. W. GLEASON, ' SKA I. 1 Notary I’uMic. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken inter nally and nets directly on the Mood and mucous service* 1 of the system. Send for testimonials, free. F. J. CHENEY *SrCO., Toledo. O. /O^^Sold hy Druggists. 75c. GAFFHEY CiTY Flii.WAY CO. Carroli & Co., Lessee. - it! i \ ol !;".ir •but i)!•;<■' Hi « !’r of carpen- aiui at prices , :uul always ceiling, . l ie. Also a *inu shin- Will in: ioi - tuii “ing I1H- ;-i i who ilosire Ml; pi*r n;t! ->. r Ml. - 14 • 7'4 Car Load . v . v ZU s GEO. S. HACKER & SON, j. Kvervtliing iur niotii<*;is, Si’ giKii! vni id V in: i" ' '. 1 1! 1: • t i I:. \ i li'H ior A fn.is. .'ini < ’iirti ii!'.' ' tA Smith Hardware Co. i 3. Haw* jg- fcWXiqvs I' IA > ( Manufacturers of Doors, Sash, Blinds, Moulding and Build in^ Material, Sash, Weights and Cords, Oh ah i.icwto.n:. h. o. Is advancing rapidly, as I expected it would v^hen the heavy holiday trade struck it, but don’t be alarmed at that as ! arn well prepared to furnish you at prices chat will paralyze all competition. I have 500 barrels on hand and window and pancy glass a specialty in transit from some of the best m i! I s in th© west. I have a few bolts of that 20c. jeans I am selling for 16 2-3c on hand yet. A bags of coffee at 6 lbs. for $1.00; Purchste our make, which we guarantee to be Superior to any sold South, and thereby Save Money Printing! We equal any in the world. Our patrons recommend us. All work guar anteed and com petition met. THE LEDGER. of pocket knives, all si.ies. and.„fL,v~ t ’anvfhinff else you want. Respectful:/ almost » *1* ^ $ ptrlOOlll 1). All goods delivered 1;%^,-,, LIMESTONE "» " woffle BUILDING. CARROLL I . iCO., Lessees. Munufi . heturers of _ a / AKD * AGRICULTURAL * LIME, ^<1 1 h'Jllc I'M III — Coal, Shingles,* j_ a ^s and Plaster Han. Oymamite, Blast,,,,j p u&e ar . d Dy „ am i, e C ,p: