The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, January 30, 1896, Image 4
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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
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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.
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1 HE LEDGER.
W. D. ARCHER,
TOlVfcsIOICIAfL, AKTIKT.
Hair-cutting, in tiie latest styles.
Shaving and Shampooing at reason
able prices.
f^Shop next to J. D. Goude-
lock’s store.
OITlco ov r.l. If. T
In oiiicu from I:
month;
A Rejoinder.
Ivi I A J YNK. S. (fi, Jan. 27. — I see in
ne Etta Jane letter about while men
going to negro festivals. I Yvnnl to
know which is tiie worst going t o o -
gro festivals or going to negro
leagues? Some people have ehangi <1
from the old Yvay of doing husim-
so I think it would be very w ll lor
some people to hold up and no! g«
too fast. I see where some one M
n writing about Pack Mosely. i
know him, and I never heard of id;.;
lx ing at a negro league or festival
1 don’t think he would take a ma: -
part of that sort, lie lias voted ;•
democrat ticket and !ia> nevtr
changed, and I don’t wan! him :■
down with such meii its is niia:
aitont. As far as Frank Pruett
concerned, ne is all right, may!
’.ill take your part. Good men n
gel into anything that they havi 1 1
call in help, so I judge a tree hy
fruits. Dkfuxui;!:.
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tract : “I h ive no hesitation in iv<
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pneumonia succeetling la grippe. 7
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q last hours w'th little int('i'n:p;' n
and it seemed as if she could n-.t -
vive them. A friend recommen M .
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tory in results.” Trial hoiile- f,
at W. R. Du I're’s drui
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to suit the quality, and alwav-
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iditig - . sash, doors, t ti;. Also a
good supply ot heart jiiiie shin-
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utii' out hills lor building tua-
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;i::d lill the same lor ;i Mnail o: /
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Gaffney City, S. il.
Practices in all the courts
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crate Fees. 5
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GAFFNEY CITY RAILWAY GO.
Carroll & Co., Lessee.
The following schedule in •dfeet
March 6. 1895.
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8 :!K» a. 111. arriving Uoopei’-Lime: te
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2 :15 p, m arrive at (iulTney 2 2a ;
in.
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Dentist,
Gaffney, - - - S. C.
11 01 earn
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