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( Mil'll lA* . The Weekly r * ' ER. A Newspaper in a!! that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People it Subserves. VOL. II. SO. 50. (tAFFXEY CITY, S. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 189G. $1.00 A YEAR. THE MONROE DOCTRINE. RESOLUTIONS ARE CERTAIN TO BE ADOPTED. ' Politicians Are Interested in the Na tional Conference of Silver Men —The Sugar Bounty Question. [Correspondence of The Ledger.] Washington, I). C., Jan. 20—The Monroe doctrine resolution reported from the Senate committee on foreign relations, which will certainly be adopted, ought to have at least one good result abroad. It ought to con vince all Europe that partisan poli- tics'in the United States has nothing whatever to do with the Monroe doc trine ; that it is a principle thoroughly and enthusiastically endorsed by our people, regardless of domestic politi cal opinions, and that it is going to be firmly maintained regardless of consequences. Once let Europeans become convinced on this subject, and there will be no further trouble about the general European recogni tion of the Monroe doctrine, notwith standing the assertion of Lord Salis bury that it had no statis as inter national law. An assertion of doc trine by the othcial representatives of ten million of the world's finest fight ing men, which is precisely what the adoption of this Monroe doctrine res olution by congress will be, is quite strong enough to stand without the support of international law, and it will stand, see if it doesn’t. The politicians, regardless of party, I are deeply interested in the national : conference of silver men to be held ! here this week. This conference was called for the purpose of trying to unite the various independent bi- metal'ic organizations, but there is a movement on foot to have it go much further. This movement is being pushed by those who believe that it is already practically certain that neither the democratic or republican ' party will favor silver in its national platform, and that it is simply a waste of time for the silver men in those parties to wait until June 16th and July 7th, respectively, to find that out. They say that if any fight is to be made for silver in the national cam paign, it must be started at once, and if they have their way this conference will take steps which will result in the holding o'f a national silver con vention to nominate a presidential ticket at an earlier date than either of the other conventions will be held. They want to have the silver ticket in the field first. The Populists are pot in this movement, although they are not opposing it. They have de cided to hold their national conven tion July 22nd, and should this new movement succeed the Populist con- vemion might indorse its ticket and platform, Instead of putting out one of its own. It is claimed that the en tire Democratic organization in sev eral Southern states will go into this new silver party if things are rightly managed. Just here it is well to say that It is a comparatively easy thing to make claims. The Southern Dem ocrats in congress who favor silver, and most of them do, are, as a rule, doing very little talking about what they intend to do if their party plat form endorses President Cleveland's single gold standard ideas. It is doubtful whether the most of them have made up their own minds or will do so until obliged to. The average Southerner regards his political party almost as reverently as he does his family tree, and it takes a great deal to cause such men to change their party. Besides, it must not be for gotten that the Southern Democrats have become accustomed to support ing platforms they had little to do with making. The House has passed the pension appropriation bill and will now pro ceed to kill time until one of the other regular appropriation bills is reported, which will probably be sometime this week. The senate is < Still debating the free coinage substi tute for the house bond bill and the same will continue all this week, af ter the ‘‘morning hour.” Senator Pugh, of Alabama, will endeavor to force a vote on his resolution, declar ing that the obligations of the gov ernment shall bo paid in either gold or silver. The House tariff bill is still dead locked in the Senate finance commit tee, owing to the silver senators in sisting that it shall not bo reported without an amendment providing for the free coinage of silver. The courts are to pass upon the constitutionality of the sugar bounty, Secretary Carlisle having formally certified the claim of the Oxnard Beet Sugar Company to the court of claims. This is the claim that Comptroller Bowler held up| on the ground that he doubted tho constitutionality of the bounty lawV While only one claim is specifintd, they are all in volved, us none of the $o.2.'>o.ouu ap propriated by the fifty-third congress to pay sugar bounties has ever been paid out by the treasury owing to Comptroller Bowler’s ruling. The broker who refused to answer questions asked by senators during the somewhat notorious sugar inves tigation in 1894, has been tried and found guilty of contempl, but hois not likely to be punished for some- j time, if ever, as Ids counsel have ap plied for a new trial and if that ! should be denied will appeal the ease. ! There was verj' little public interest i in this trial and there will probably be less in the next, which will be I months in the future. Always a Pleasant Task. [Correspondence of l iii: I.i:i>gi:k.J Greenville, S. C., Jan. 21.—L is always a pleasant task for us to pen , any items of news for the columns of j The Ledger, one of as newsy and up- i to-date weeklies as is published in | this up country, one that impartially j represents and maintains I lie common i interest of those to whom it belongs —those who support* it. Wo are proud to note GalTney’s rapid prog ress, we are proud of Tin; Ledger, and look forward to its weekly visits with great delight for it is like meet ing a friend from home every week. The annual public debate of tho Adelphia Literary SoeLty were hold in tiie University chapel last I'riday evening. Quite a number oi Green ville's citizens were present to en courage the young men in their liter ary work. The I’hilosopbian Literary So,doty will hold its annual public debate next Friday evening. The public is cordially invited to attend the exer cise. The question of discussion is “Free Silver.’’ Mark Levi, a Uhristiunizod Jew, formerly of England, more recently | of New York, preacln d .in able ser mon to a large audicn —.lews and Gentiles—at the Fir.-; !! , id eimrcli last evening. Mr. Levi an able preacher. IIi> tm un v.as • lie atti tude of Jews and Uditiies t,. .-a h other.” He delivered aa aloe lecture in the University chap-I this morn ing. The grounds >>a which the Pres byterian Ft male ('nllf ., of ibis oily is to lie built »!•• In lag wr.s much | improved. The high embankment i which fronts Main Wes! End street is being graded down. This will add much beauty to tbe already attract ive campus. The password among the students of the University now is • examina tion.” The intermediate examinu-| tions begin next Friday and will eon- i tinue for about a week. a. c. — - The Queen City’s Water Question. [Correspondence of Tin; Ledger. | Charlotte, X. C., January 22.— ! So intimate are tho social and busi ness relations of GalToey witli this hustling town that what interests one interests the ot lier. Indeed wo claim to be the metropolis of anything within 100 miles of us. There is dy namite in this vicinity. It is in the nature of a proposed bond issue for the improvement ami extension of our water supply. That is all right. Everyone who has ever “sipped the cloudy beverage” used for drink and sometimes for putting out fires in Charlotte agrees tbat a vast improve ment can be made in its character, both for appearance and health. Take a perfectly clear glass, fill it full of water from “our own” reso- voir, put on your eyeglasses, if your vision be defective, look at the glass with the rays of a mid-day sun on it. and order the number .»f glasses, if any you want to drink. Strange as tho filthy result will bo to the untu tored, the physicians of Charlotte have pronounced it healthy water. But the certificate given this stuiT “good enough to wash with and sail ships in” has not excel ly been swal lowed by the people and the cry is for “pure water, more water, cheaper water.” The Board of Aldermen called an election for next month at which tho people will vote “yes” or “no,”—bonds or no bonds. The milk in the cocoa-nut will be given to The Ledger readers later on. It is interesting reading and perhaps Charlotte will show up well with its aister cities of greater pretensions aa full blown bond manipulators. It is well to say that three elements exist in the fight. One to buy the old wa ter works at more than its value, an other to ouy it at its worth and yet another content to drink the liquid Typhoid fever unfiltercd and dirty as it comesfrom tho water shed—and so are opposed to any bonds. Kkaity. ■-* — Knights of the Maccabees. Tho State Commander writes us from Lincoln, Neb., as follows; “Af ter trying other medicines for what seemed to be a very obstinate cough in our two children we tried Dr. King’s New Discovery and at the end of two days tho cough entirely left thorn. Wo will not be without it hereafter, as our experience proves that it cures where all other remedies fall.”—Signed F. \V. Stevens, State Com.—Why not give this great medi cine a trial, as it is gunranted and trial hot t l »H arc free at W. It. DuFre s Drug Store. Regular size bOc. and ♦1.00. J. D. LONG’S ECCENTRICITY. THE MANNER IN WHICH CONDUCTED POLITICS. HE to White Caps Visit a Colored Man- Governor Evans’ Tribute Confederate Soldiers-— Notes. [Correspondence of The Ledger.] Etta Jane, S. C., January 20.—F. M. Ambrose, of Boston, Mass., a member of the large publishing firm of Ginn A Co., New York, spent last week with W. R. Crocker, of Sunny Side, bird hunting. Rev. J. T. Brock preached at Abingdon Crock yesterday. His text was “This year also,” Luke 111:8. He took a retrospective and prosnective view of tho spiritual condition of the church and its members and threw out some plain, practical truthes that ought to engage the minds of our people. M. it. Macomson. of Pacolet Mills, was at Abingdon Creek yesterday. Rhett is one of our chiieest young men and will some day stand at the top of the ladder. He Inis a fine busi ness turn and is polite and courteous to all, old and young, rich and poor. tTide John j). Long, of .lonesville, is a remarkable man, and a few items gathered from him will no doubt in terest our readers and give them an idea of the kind of a man he is. For many years uncle “Duck” (that is his nick name) was an important factor in politics—and he still holds his gJ’ip upon the people in this respect. In 1872, when the Democratic party undertook to brake up tin 1 Republi can part y by put ting some disgruntled Republieans on the ticket Unde John's services wen* much needed, and be proved himself equal to the emergency. We give bis story in his own words: "In IS72 we undertook to brake June Mobley’s hold on the county, and we had to use the negroes to do it. .1 une was rather dictatorial and several of the negroes were anxious to gd rid of him. \\Y bad a meeting at t be court house and the niattfr was left to me and a few others to sdcct the strongest negroes wc could get to put on our ticket. Wc scut out notices to meet us in convention and we would nominate t hem. Among them was a big black negro culled Wanzo Farr. Wanzo wanted to go to the legislature, but we did not care to waste such an important office on him as that, so we agreed to give him coroner. At this he was not pleased and was about to Itick out of the traces and spoil our plans when I took him aside privately and told him he was a fool; t he office of eoronor was the richest one in the county, and told him bow lie would Work it. I said: 'You see, i command the Ku Kiux. and I 11 have a negro killed fieri* •Hid one yonder, and I’ll keep you riding all the time. You cun hold two or three inquests a day and make .[>20 to !}!:{(» a day at it.’ When I spoke of killing the negroes I seen lx* didn’t like it. He wolled up bis eyes in such a way as to make me think I had failed in my undertaking But I has not to be discouraged so I set about to get right with him. So I said: ‘We ll not coniine our kill ing to the negroes intirely ; wc will take the mean white men too. and kill lhem out.' When I said that I seen lii'> countenance change, and lie said: ‘That's right; give me your hand. We ll put them all through. I’m your man.” One of our neighbors bad a daugh ter to run away soun* time ago and get married. He bad been watching her a long time and had even locked the gate to prcv>m her getting oil'. But wlii'ii begot up one morning and found Ids “gal” gone and a few pal ings torn off (be yard leneo lie said to I the others: “If any of the rest of j you want to go. go n nv while the bole is open." W. R. Walker of Sunny Side, \vill 1 have some fine pigs for sale in about two weeks. They are O. K. A neighbor of ours says that a unis- 1 turd seed poultice on tin* back of the neck will st >p the nose from bleed-! ing. Wo learn that a crowd of “white caps visited a colored man on the York side of the river a few nights ago and he saved himself by getting out of their way. If the law makers, and those entrusted with its execu tion don’t mind, the much talked of remedies for dastardly conduct pro vided for in the new constitution will be a mammoth humbug. I am not in favor of citizens taking the law in their own hands and executing it un der cover of darkness. When mob law is necessary let those who execute it do so in the broad light of day, and then throw themselves upon the just ness of their course and the mercy of law for vindication. Bravo men ure always tender-hearted. Cowardice is the parent of cruelty. Brave men will risk their lives for their country less in time of peace when necessary'. We are having measles all through this section. Some cases are bad off, too. In his message to the general as sembly Gov. Evans surprised some people in paying a t ribute to the Con federate soldiers. He couldn’t con scientiously have said less, being him self the son of a Confederate soldier. His every utterance in regard to the soldier is brimful of patriotism and should be filed away for future refer ence. The wet weather has practically put a stop to farm work, and not much more than to get wood and make fires can be done by our people. Some kind friends (whose sincerity I do not question) are afraid that my caustic remarks in reference to cer tain white men being out of their places will provoke them to do me some personal injury. That may be so, dear friends, “but truth is mighty and must prevail,” and before they get ready to take revenge I hope each one will observe the scriptural warn ing: “Prepare to meet thy God.” J. L. s. - —- —• *— The Annual Conference. The annual conference of the Meth odist Episcopal church (colored) con venes at Charleston onManuury 29th. Rev. M. M. Mou’on, of the local col ored Methodist church left yesterday to attend. He goes to his old home at Kingstrec to spend several days with relatives. Rev. Mouzon is one of the best colored ministers in the State. His conduct in Gaffney has been such as to command the respect of all the people irrespective of race and it is to be hoped that the bishop will return him to this charge. He lias succeeded in erecting for his peo ple the prettiest house of worship in the city and is doing a noble and good work for his people, the infiu enee of which is being felt by every citizen in the place who has the good of humanity at heart. By all means be should be returned. W. D. Archer, another of Gaffney’s first-class colored men, also goes as a delegate. He will leave on the 2Sth. Gaffney can recommend these two worthy colored citizens to the kindest consideration of Charleston’s best colored people. • ««»• • Roberson-Pridmore. Andrew Roberson was united in the holy bonds of Matrimony to Mahaley Pridmore, last Sunday af ternoon. The cermony took place at t In* home of\J. J. Kendrick, and was performed by Rev. A. 1). Davidson immediately after the regular service at Pacolet No. 1. Both bride and groom live in that neighborhood and are well thought of. The bride is a sister of Hampton Pridmore, one of J. N. Lpseomb’s clover coteria. FLAW, WITH HIS “BANJER.” ENTERTAINS A PREACHER AF TER 12 SATURDAY NIGHT. He Talks the Seventh-Day Doctrine to the Minister and Gains Permis sion to Pick a Tune Af ter 12 O’clock. Unclaimed Letters. List of letters remaining in uncalled for to date : J. W. Ford. Willie McDaniel. Prudy Uudloge. James Urpton. N. B.—Persons calling for letters will please say The Ledger. T. II. Littlejohn, I January 2u, ’96. office these advertised in M. Reception at Limestone. On Wednesday evening, February otli. Prof. John R. Murk and assist ants will tender a reception to the young lady pupils of Cooper-Lime- •none Institute. Prof. Griffith and Rev. A. J. S. Thomas, of the Baptist Uoitrier, will deliver short addresses and a number of the ladies of the city will lake part in the reception. A full program will be published next week. Written from Webster. |Correspondence of The Ledger, j Wkiister, Jam. 21.—Last week’s rain will probably knock up oat sow ing for a while Misses Mattie and Ray moth Raines visited .Miss Ellen Kirby last Satur day and Sunday. .lunis Sparks visited Colis Kirby last Sat unlay night . Rev. Mr. (Beaton failed to till Ins appointment at Gethsemane last Sun day. Rev. John Crocker was called on to fill his place. Column Kirby and family, of Sunny Side, visited Mrs. Lucretic Kirby Monday night. W hat has become of Flaw Picker that he wasn’t in last, week? Measles are thick throughout this community. Mrs. Bessie Phillips is on our sick list this week. Kate. He Loved a Smile. A lady bought a paper of a ragged news-boy, and dropped with a smile a few extra pennies into his sooty hand, saying: “Buy yourself a pair of mit tens: aren’t you cold?” He replied : “Not since you smiled.”—Tho Out look. • • Fora pain in the chest a piece of tlannel dampened with Ctiamberlain’s Pain Balm and bound on over the seat of the pain, and another on tno back between the shoulders, will afford prompt relief. This is espec ially valuable in cases where the pain Is caused by a cold and there is a tendency toward pneumonia. For in time of war und they should do no , 8tt ] 0 ^ w, B. DuPro. Draytonville, 8. C., Jan. 20.— Somehow er nother I can’t git my mind settled enough to think of a doggone thing to write this time, but I guess somethin will suggest it self before I git very for with sitch foolishness as this is, fer I’ve got so I jist naterally detest it. It’s not el evatin’ an cometh of no good. “Oh, the good we all may do while the days are goin’ by” if we would only write pieces that’s elevatin’ an calcu lated to do good, but since I’ve taken upon myself a different position I shall haf to leave that to some of you brethren who’s not always in a fuss. Of course, what I write is elevatin’ to a certain classes in one sense of the word. The booktionary says eleva tin’ means, “the raisin’ of,” an what I write an direct to certain class hit in ginnorally “raises ’em a bean,” so you see hit’s elevatin’. But some people are sitch doggone cranks— well, you can’t call ’em cranks either, fer I’d rather try to turn a Hint rock into saft soap as to turn one of’em from their low down deviltry—you gist can’t do nothin’ with cm, now t hat’s straight. I was pickin’ my ole banjor tother Sa'urday night fer a preacher—yes I was—an when the clock struck 12, he said, “Well, its Sunday now, I guess we had better as well to hang up fer to night.” “Do you think its wrong ter play a bunjer on Sunday?” I asked in an amusing way. “Yes sir. We’re'taught, so in the Bible,” said lie. I tole him he couldn’t prove it by the Bible, on which he readily refer red me to the passage where it spoke of Sabbath breakin’. "Yes, I know. You have proved tiiat very satisfactory. Now answer a question fer me. will you?” I asked “Why certainly I will if I can,” lie said. “What day of the week was Christ cruoifixed on?” I asked. “Why, my dear boy, he—er—he was crueilied on Good I'riday an arose on I\jU stor Sunday. Anybody ort to know that that reads the Bible.” be said, in the mean time laughin’ at me ’cause I said “crucifixed.” “Of course you’re a preacher, an 1 aint got much sense, an all like that, but I see whar you preachers don’t comprehend like I do. Now, you jist set thuran listen to Ole Flaw tell he gits through his peroguement, then I’ll listen to you in return,” said I in an exactin’ way. “You say that Christ was crucifixed on Good Friday an 'rose on Easter Sunday; so do I. Now then, sar, the Good Book says, ‘Early in the moruin’ on the fust day of tie* week, Mary Magdelene an Mary Ids mother went to the sepulchre’ an all them angels tele ’em Ire wern’t tbar—he had ’rose. Now, if Christ ’rose Easter Sunday—early in the moniin’, on the fust day of the week —then tiiat makes Saturday the seventh, don’t it? Now, if Saturday is the seventh day it is bound to be the Sabbath. In six' days God com pleted bis big job an hung up fer a rest an called it Sabbath, an said we must rest on that day too. I say. ac cordin’ to my understandin’, tjiut Sat urday is the seventh or Sabbath, the Bible says Sunday is the fust day. Now, what do you say? “Waal, pick that ‘Ole-Time Re- ligin’ piece agin an we’ll retire any how. IT., sleepy, aint you?” lie said. “No sir. 11 s only about, one or nights in a mouth that Ole Flaw ,-s to bed before 12 er 1 o’clock. When 1 go to bed I ginnerally sleeps. You never ketch Ole Flaw a nappin. Good night. Flaw Bicker. • «•» > Shooting Match. [Correspondence of Tm; Ledger.) Ski ll Siio\i.s. Jan., 20.—Rev. Mr. Davidson filled his appointment at Skull Shoals Baptist chAruh last Sat urday. The boys have decided to Have a shooting match at I. M. Peelers store at this place Saturday. The public is invited. 1 . The measles are on a big rage in our community at this time. Big Ike. • • Not a few who read what Mr. Roll er! Howls, of Hollands, \’a., has to say below, will remember their own experience under like circumstances: “Last winter I had la 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 hot tie of Chamber- Inin's Cough Remedy. The first bot tle of it so far relieved me that I was enabled to attend to my work, and the second bottle effected a cure.’’ For sale at 2.'i amt .»0 cents a bottle W. B. DuPro. HE SLAPPED HIS FACE. A Contemptable Scoundrel Escapes With Light Punishment. The Spartanburg Herald of yester day a week ago contained the follow ing concerning the experience of one ol our citizens with a drunken official: Mr. J. Q. Little was a passenger on the vestibule which arrived here about dark last night. Just before the train reached the city an incident occurred which might have resulted seriously. A stranger under the influence of liquor approached Mr. Little and starred at him in a myste rious way. Mr. Little inquired what it meant, whereupon the stranger asked Mr. Little to take a drink. Mr. Little refused and the stranger insisted. “But,” said Mr. Little, “this is no place to drink ; don’t do it,” as the man was about to go into his grip. After some persuasion, the stranger was induced to be quiet, and Mr. Little congratulated himself on his good riddance of a drunken man. In a few moments the mancame back however, and repeated the perform ance, and Mr Little could not get rid of him until he promised to get into the smoker with him. Mr. Little mentioned tiie strange conduct of the stranger to tho conductor. It was noticed by a fellow traveler who also remarked on the peculiar conduct. Partly because of his promise, and partly to unravel the mystery, Mr. Little went back into the smoker. Here tiie stranger produced a quart dispensary bottle of corn liquor. Mr. Little asked if it was dispensary goods, to which he received a negative reply. Mr. Little pulled the cork, and after smelling the bottle, again de clined. This seemed to anger the stranger, and he said, “Oh, it is not dispensary stuff, it is good old block ade. for I captured 16 barrels of it today for the state.” As he said this, lie pulled his badge out of his pocket. “I am not in the habit of drinking with dispensary spies.” remarked Mr. Little as he handed the bottle back. Then the stranger became very abu sive and was boisterous in the ex treme. Mr. Little told him to “dry up” whereupon the man with the consta ble’s badge tried to draw his pistol— Mr. Little grabbed the weapon as it was half out of the man's pocket and taking it in his right hand he gave the constable a slap with ills left which sent him spinning across the car. “I'do not desire to take] the lifc'of any man,” said Mr. Little, “but I have you now and could easly kill you with the pistol you tried to kill me wit h, but miserable scoundrel that you are. I’ll let you live.” Mr. Little turned the pistol over to the conductor. The drunken consta ble said he was on his way to Dan ville. Va., to get married. • The Machinery Purchased. Mr. D. R. Bird, of Pacolet, S. G'., in a letter to The Manufacturers’ Rec ord, says: ‘ ‘ I expect to build a lu-box dry-press oil mill at Gaffney during 1896. The capacity of the mill will be 15 tons every 24 hours. 1 have already bought the machinery from the Htill- well-Bicrce it Smith-Yaile Co., of Dayton, Ohio. Tho machinery was bought to build at Blacksburg. S. C., but the stock could not be raised there, so I tried Gaffney, and have $8.0(111 subscribed. I want $12,500, and I am told that the balance is as sured.” As Mr. Bird says there is still about $2,000 stock yet to be taken, some having been subscribed since the above was written to The Manu facturers’ Record, and the monied men of this place should not be slow in investing their cash where an out sider is willing to come in wnd risk one-half tin amount in an enterprise that will be of mutual benefit. He Was Indeed a Prophet. 1 Another subscriber from Texas, J. D. Bundy, of Dekalb, writes The Led ger as follows: “Dear Ledger: Enclosed find order I for one dollar to pay subscription an other year. If I am too late for this week’s paper please forward it with my next as i do not wish to miss a copy. Through your newsy Ledger I get news from my old friends one ® a week. It also tells me that a pre diction I made twenty years ago has come true. I went to Gaffney city twenty years ago and before I had been there a month I saw that it was destined to be a big town and a triv- ing place and predicted then that within fifteen or twenty years it would have a population of five thousand. I see from The Ledger that the census will be taken soon, lean thin see how much I know about it.” -• • If there is any one thing that needs to be purified, it is polities, so the reformer says, and may agree thereto. But blood tells, and as a blood purifier and liver corrector Simmons Liver Regulator is the best medicine. "I use it in preference to any other.”— So wrote Mr. 8. M. Hysell. of Mid- dleport. Ohio. And Dr. I). S. Russell, j of Farmvill, Vu, writes, ‘‘It ful all you promise for it.