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EKLY LEI; mi i;.' The Limestone PrintinR nnd Pu Incorporated. $1.00 per N ear. R. O. SAMS. ED. H. DeCAMP, Mann- Local Editor. Thk Ledgek is not respoii' the views of correspondents. Corref "XHulonts who do not bUte reg 1 lar news letters mu nish thei • name, not Id;’jnddi but for identification. Write short letters and Inti bo insure publication ; also m to get them to the office l>> i A.11 correspondence should Iressed to Ed. H. DcCainu, '■ Obituaries will be publisiu I cents a line. Cards of thanks will he at one cent a word. Reading notices will be at five cents a line each iu Single copies of the paj cents each. pub P THURSDAY, JANVAKY WEIGHED IN THE BAL. Turkey and Russia in ah least, that is the report. !i does it mean? Simply ti ; wants Turkey and is layii:- h to acquire that valuable The report may not fi * tr . • pointer showing tlm tr> thoughts of the civili/ed v, . The government of 'lu: - . the Sultan will always he v. liable and anti-chri>tian. Russia is strong, wiili d i and wise forctliough. 1 to e > Turkey under Iti^^ia s su; would be a wonderful ini; over the Turkey of today. Although this i- n Christian world would Id e perhaps it is t lie h. -t t! u reach. Rut even t hi- may tainable with England. IV: many, Austria and Italy ; “dogs in the manger.' there are state secrets that 1 divulged,hut the world canto stand why, for over a y< ar. has violated solemn prom, •red her best subjects and ways demonstrated he.' imdfi • her unworthiness, and y< : been called to strict account outrages permitted, and. w •ncouraged. England alone could hav the evil. England held ah' tered a faint remonslranc heroic measures alone would forded relief. Her silence or tivity has been suicidal so f. control over Turkey extend Turkey’s time is nearly up. on SELF-HELP THE BEST HELP Of all living things man L • most dependent. This is will, in accordance with the Divine The child needs long to he und mother’s care, under the fa I. trol, the teacher’s training, lit ! much to learn from them to learn for himself, nine! himself. In all his gettie.: get understanding. bet willing to ])ut forth his «/•, that he may acquire mo: ■ -t There are boys and gi: - many of them virgii and womanhood, who -till for “milk’’ when long ago. put forth the hand to h ip t they could now be helpe If they go to school, 1 he t e; leave his accustomed rou. to minister to ids gr^-d ing wants—wants of the i —and unless the teach' • comes often, there goes up cry for more '‘miIk.’’ \n< remain weaklings llirou d Self-help is the bc.q in I ents, as well as teaeliers, ing in the way of the prop ment of the young when . their every call. The world needs workc; much as it over did. Ar. generation doing our par the demand? Not unless the young more on their < ces. THE LITERARY CLU Gaffney is proud of In Club. To be known be appreciated, but tin of this modest society 1. people—its objects. 1 It. of working—the more pi. come, and the more < c.n t putting our own Imuldi: wheel and giving it .in push. Every tow ii m edt —organized to improv< t!:e broaden the sensibilities, in. impressions, strengthen tin u give a better insight it > and lives of the mu women, whose wiitiiq have made their lives lionored ) THE WEEKLY LEDGER: GAFFNEY, S. C., JANUARY 30, 1890. to improve the II.v. Tired brain, dless hands find PRESS OPINION. .it builds up the three* j House Chaplain Couden denies that he prayed on Wednesday for a protective tariff. He ought to be i very careful, however. Considering id it secured for j tlqit a large part of the public so un- huhitalion than it derstood him it may be that the Lord did, too.—Charlotte Observer. ■ruth to work beauti- •w home, and adding to ions of its numbers and veness of its work, the <•(ions of a well-selected ,nd yet this is but the Forty-live members and (l and seventy-three vol- • md start in the right .RICAN RED CROSS. 'Vra Rarton, President of the " Society, established for the ii 1 ! ring humanity, is again 'Ocean Wave.’’ She knows it is to fail in an undertak- uaving promised to go to the tfic Armenians, to Armenia This action accords well noble charily over which she vc that closed doors will 1 r, and ways be found for into practical deeds the lomptings of a noble mind rt. n ire than .fddo.dIM) will be before the call for help Who can say this is not a for any human being to lined in her heart. ‘ Help - help indeed.” Perhaps in ■ lie we will have a brief Miss Rarton’s life and ALSTON’S DELEGATION, in is hard to put down ; aroused to any decided 1 ' r '.vc dt legal ion to Wash- n a par with those sent ".is occasions. They are i’i: id; know precisely the ob- ir mission; are wise in the o', means to an end; polite, obtrusiv,. Alley do their ! ly and as quietly withdraw, qt . (fiiarleston .nay have a ; y located within her bor- :t ill further have donated •ytiie General Government, building—a relie of ■st 11 (lice times. This quiet old fronting Rroad street, and water front has stood many >y land and sea, escaped the ■a and shell that rained up- ortion of the city during the nd survived the earthquake later date. No wonder that m wishes to preserve this in r stability. We join tier * * * Mr ( I !*('(* tl V 1 I I ( daugiit er President Lane, of the Memphis | 1 convention, put the whole situation s s in a nutshell when he declared : “Hold down your cotton, and you will dic tate the price, but produce a three million bale surplus, nnd Liverpool will pay you what it sees fit.”—An derson Journal. * The House has voted unanimously to make the birthdays of Lee and Jackson State holidays. We hope the Senate will concur. While these monuments to our dead heroes last no pervisions of history can make coming generations unmindful of Confederate glory.—The State. I* * * John A. years old County, : himself last W he committed facts publish been a case of Hone:: Put I: < Last Wedn of Mr. Smok was absent fi the residenc and then stai of one of t !:< burn, but 1 out before m Spartammrg new Si;: - : may he :: can to a:- Gcrmct; OUR LEGISLATORS. ing startling has developed iur “Solons” in Columbia ilie last week. -itt a dissenting voice, the : Ml!, as it came up from the v.a- killed in the Senate, by out tlm enacting clause. The at liberty to range where ho 1 no one dare to curtail his Man may he sent to the ig or even to the penitentiary i.isMng on his neighbor’s or injuring his property, but r. not worthy of life, may stop industry that would add .iiy t i our wealth and comfort, he protected by tho majesty . 11 >hecp are raised in this le jdn rus they must liuve to a day and night; not against bh. o.* wild beasts, but the protected cur, always a nei 1 , never a producer. If the hopes entertained in connec tion with the anti-lynching bill which is on its passages in the South Caro lina Legislature are well-grounded, it cannot be passed too promptly. I hat | State has has been disgraced within \ (; 1V(M tiie past year or two by at least two now oll lynching affairs which were con- frying to c ducted under circumstances of pecu- j sirawin rrv liar atrocity and which warrants the strawh •nv most radical steps as safe-guards expect.- t against the recurrence of similiar in- | lutl( | f 0 |, u stances.—Charlotte Observer. | day t!i;:t < * * * House.—A Tiie Citadel academy had a close ; shave in the house last Saturday, and Rro. , escaped for another year; but it is penm! m not likely to last much longer than | dorse ynu.' that. There is no doubt of the fact that tiie Citadel is one of the most j effective educational institutions in the State, and for this reason, if no j faking other, it certainly deserves eontin-j slant l\ ued support. But there is'a growing j r c, U nvals, ; feeling that the State is trying t<> M| 10 inoiv.iM support too many higher educational | W( . shall • institutions, and although tiie Cita- 0 f new nam del is by no means the least merito rious of the lot, it is more than likely | to be the one that will be cut down. There is every reason to believe that tiie question will he made an issue in the next campaign, and if so, the ' chances are nine out of ten that the institution will be doomed.—\ yrk- ville Enquirer. - • Statkok Ohio, City ok Toi.kdo, / s ; Lucks County. i ‘ ; Frank J. Chkxicy makes oath that he is the senior partner of the firm of F. J. Chkn'K.Y it Co., doing business in | the City of Toledo, County and State J aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOL LARS for each and every case of j Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of Hall’s Catakkh Cukk. FRANK J. CHENEY. | Sworn to before me and subscribed ; in my presence, this 6th day of Do- ■ mo.ST * DFSl cemher, A. D. 1886. A. W. GLEASON, J seal 1 Notary Public. I J S Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken inter nally and acts directly on the blood and mucous services of the system. Send for testimonials, free. F. J. CHENEY &C0., Toledo, O. Sold by Druggists, 75c. L’om .Y! r. r. ! . .qe,.. ; says: “Sever: y \v i IV suffere ) trmi: ' uolk* and ilidigesl im ;\*rfnt lliediei lies ;Uld ; ‘M 'MVS. hut all without : She used Ro C sum* years >. ak i . ■ in* uv relief t han till ( 1 a . ; ' l i it* l'( mends it to lie ;,i'i!iel • •;. V\ r iir In t he A t hint a t ih .i : . ( .. A11 G:i., for IS p i i in- forma!ion. fr. hot ties 108 < t* i)\ W. R. Dul’ure. 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(■!' sMcIy' raet1 a 1 am for eat aloglle. !fi ill’DSUN irunirr.Mtt nn< Give us yc can i Vi lL o BAKER, y fi CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER. W ill do any class of carjicn- tcr work proinjitly and tit jii'ic - to suit the quality, and alwav- 1\ 11 • j)s 011 hand (louring;, c< i’lit.g. iditig - . sash, doors, t ti;. Also a good supply ot heart jiiiie shin- gl'> iu market price. Will also utii' out hills lor building tua- {<.‘i i;i! lor parties who desire ii ;i::d lill the same lor ;i Mnail o: / cent. (live me ti trial. lies peel fully, J 3 5; t 1. rtmtd.. tmmrn tara. J. E. WEBSTER, -V ( t < >rno v- /v t - I i v. - Gaffney City, S. il. Practices in all the courts ;s a specialty (dllt v, ■,■ ■■■ fi'vl all V.iL-t crate Fees. 5 patent Orricc? U.i;o li;au Unoc! ■>., with ctc-rrip-J (,;• ri t, free GAFFNEY CITY RAILWAY GO. Carroll & Co., Lessee. The following schedule in •dfeet March 6. 1895. Leave Gaffney (Lipsconih’s llot( l) 8 :!K» a. 111. arriving Uoopei’-Lime: te 1 nstitutc 8 :15 11. m. Rktukxino Leave Gooper-Limestum' In-t iiuie 2 :15 p, m arrive at (iulTney 2 2a ; in. DR. J. F. GARRETT. Dentist, Gaffney, - - - S. C. 11 01 earn A. N. WOOD BANKER, does a general Ranking and Fxchangt business. Well secured with Burglar- Proof safe and Automatic Time Lock. Safety Deposit Boxes at moderate rent. Buys and sells Stocks and Bonds. Buys County and School Claims. Your business solicited. win now Mir OH- fiv. to Uilgs, < Shop heavy y mill Mantles Ifi auti- o ilo all oi-rres. lor 1 c/a J 2- t=r j Bflild- Cords, : c to b« li'UUl* >t 1(11(1 MchIm • Hlcrute rate: