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( I EEKLY ^11 that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People it Subserves. GAFFNEY CITY, S. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 189(5.f ill- rivss )ill, which ty men, are will the fif- Fvoted for the because their ie silver, vote amendment to It they, iss parly If the d jocrats and tin ^epubli the silv—substi- 5e way on fc silver the tariff b ', what Fault? Sure . these ought to furnish the uljtive puzzles all the ar wish for a few days, la the above questions a by those best inform- ■ aen of all parties, sil- j£jjlver men, is that the ilferent on the silver tent J f ar iff bill. It is the twelve democrats [gainst the silver substi- Iso vote against the silver fnt. and that enough of the Republicans who voted for the P&ubstitute will vote against the framendment to defeat it, because regard their votes on the first as icient for a record and are anxious fa matter of party policy to have [e Senate send the tariff bill to the jt just as it passed the House. Jill is to be vetoed, and as a 'repuelicans believe and hope IT. will be, they do not wish t he sident to have the free silver lendment aft an excuse for his vel<>. They wish to put him on record as refusing the $40,000,000 annual crease in the revenues that Con will oiler him in the tariff bill. It is for the populist senators to say whether Mr. Dupont shall take his seat as Senator from Delaware, the democrats and republicans hav ing drawn the party line on the re port from the election committee, which favors Mr. Dupont. Although none of the populist senators have authorized any statement of how they will vote, the impression pre vails that enough of them will sup port the report to seat Mr. Dupont. Humbuggery and absolute selfish ness have a strong foothold in the Senate. A coterie of the oldest sen ators are out for everything in sight, and they are never at a loss for a high-toned argument against any change that threatens to deprive them of their possessions. An instance of this was given when several of the republican members of this coterie announced that it would be undigni fied for the Senate to show an incli nation to grab political spoils, and that they were therefore opposed to making change in the oflices of the Sergeant-at-Arms and Secretary of the Senate, but in favor of electing a President pro-tem. None of the pop ulists have been in the Senate long enough to get admitted to this coterie but they knew enough not to swallow that story, and that it would be to their interests to have a change in all the Senate officers, so they informed the republicans that they must change all or none. The secret of the position of these republican sen ators is that they have more of their friends in office under the democratic Secretary and Sergeant-ift-Arms than they can possibly keep in if new men are put in those offices. All of which indicates that becoming a senator does not change a man’s nature. At first glance it seemed that the iban resolution reported from the Fnate Committee on Foreign Itela- fons was a good thing for the revolu- Sonists, and ought to be pushed llong by the friends of free Cuba, hut *when all that mass of verbiage which makes up the resolution is carefully gone over, its goodness fo- the Cu bans or for anybody else is not appar ent to ordinary eyes. In fact, it looks very much as if the gentlemen who voted to get that resolution before the senate were more after gaining time and getting a let up on the pressure >en brought to hear upon ose who belie it is the Ssi government :o recognize kfs as belligerents. Jones, of Ark., isoncof the ers of the senate willing to as endorsing the sentiments by Senator Tillman, of Carolina, in lbs terrible and iigarraignment of the adminis- and its gold policy. Mr. Jones “Tillman may be an anarcli- d a crank, and in some papers he is characterized as a fool, he represents more people than dreamed of, and we will hear m them before long if not, nr- i pe, in the ballot, then otherwise, r 0 our everlasting sorrow." -• -4 Greenville Gleanings. [Correspondence of Tin-: l.Kixuaf] Grkknville. S. C.,' Feb., —A large part of Greenville paid its re spects to the Old Liberty Dei I by meeting it at the Southern depot last Thursday the 110tb ult, as it was on way from Atlanta to Philadelphia. The graded schools—white and col ored—were out in full force. The students of the Fniversity, about 70 strong, with Hags Hying at full mast marched to meet the once loud but now silent proclaimer of that liberty for which their brave, liberty-loving forefathers fought, bled and died ; of that liberty which every true citizen of our country loves so dearly and guards so jealously. The young ladies, especially the college girls, showed that they are no less patriotic than their chivalrous brothers and that they are true, brave daughters of the mothers of liberty, for they too were present to see the sacred relic of liberty. The whole e was estimated to be HIS RESPECTS TO DEFENDER S. LAYS IT ON THICK. RATHER His Past Political Course May Not Have Met With Approval- Dare Question His Motive. own present anout loud. Several prominent men, among whom ! Gal. were Charles F. W’arwiek, mayor of Philadelphia, and .Maym- King, of Atlanta, addressed the crowd with short but patriotic speeches. Dr. Gardner, of the First Daptist church, preached a very able and forcible seamon yesterday. It was a special missionary se>meti. After the sermon the chureh subscribe! about $500 to State missions. The church has taken another step which makes the singing much more soul stirring and which ma-. r “-d real worship They have'the hymns of each service pyiAtteiLon convenient slips which aty- dis pews. This puts thb words of i hymn before each worshipper, cousi - quently the whole audh-nce join in the singing. Greenville intend - to keep pace with other towns and cities in the line of manufacturing. While it is true she has one factory building un occupied, still she lias three cotton [Correspondence of Tut: Ledger.] in a Jane, S. C., Feb., 3.—This is Mike Sellars’ day for judging the kind of weather we will have the rest of the winter. He says that just as far as the sun shines in the house to- i day the snow will blow in before the winter closes. I have heard it as- | sorted that the ground hog comes out j to day—3rd of Feb.—and if he sees ' his shadow he returns for the remain- I der of the winter. Why this should j have anything more to do with win- | ter than any other day I can’t tell. So I refer the readers to Mr. Sellars, j who may be able to explain it. There is a man in this county who 1 claims to have a horse that is a per fect “edeot”—understand me, its the horse and not the man that is an “edeot,” Measles are still raging in dilfer- ent parts of the county and some of the cases are quite stubborn. It is expected that the work on Skull Shoals bridge will be finished up this week, or very early next week. Rev. W. 11. (hvings { •cached at Salem yesterday. His text was Work in the spirit, and fulfill the lust of the gan of the of the Unit at their m November a reader for th As a friend to not he eh mills in i process I she has tier large bugc v and t wo ol her rt; i/ • r i ii wagon Strong efforts with success, are bein city hospital in i seems to he a wise During tin. iei iry factory, j >r< »speel s made to found (ovenville. st ep. Sion of t be SI at e ('onvent ion her Dr. < delivered a tilted qiics in \ > ’. Dme.' spceeb t ion. Sumter, S. (' , n t lu much agi- hould women speak in mixed assemblies?” lie used strong and forcible argument ti> show that women should be allowed ye shall flesh. ” The Salem congregation are very indignanl over the act of a miscreant for setting a bottle in the window ol the session house. The minister condemned the act in strong and em phatic language yesterday. It is thought that the party will be easily detected. If so our readers will arn the names and result. Dut for the fact that I have been '•uPe umv.il ths past week and have had other sickness to look after I would address myself to “De fender” this week. Doth “Defender” and Ids little “squib” are beneath my notice, fur ther that’ to note ius miserable fail ure to condemn a crime as black as black as midnight itself, and for which lie makes such a contemptable ass of himself trying to apologize, j The unpardonable sin of which I am guilty in his eyes and the ground upon which be justifies his motley eouspirat i's i.- that of my being a republican and voting Hie republi can ticket. For tins I have no apol ogy to make to him or any one else. | 1 was never at a negro league in my , life, yet 1 am satisfied that if certain | old records could be found that the j names of some of his allies would appear as charter members of tbej i n ' are sick. I understand that the phy sician says it looks like cases of poi son. Our section will be represented on the Yorkville bone yard to day. The warm spell has put oats and wheat to growing. Luke Bullocks, who moved to GafT- ney a few weeks ago, has returned and gone to farming. Luke is a Led- GER1TE. The Confederate Veteran is a monthly periodical published in Nashville, Term., by S. A. Cunning ham and only costs $1.00 per annum. I candidly recommend it to our read ers as a valuable collection of histor ical matterjpertaining to the part the Southern people took in the great civil war. It was adopted as the or- Carolina Division federate Veterans In Columbia last amply reward the ce he pays for it. The Ledger I have only to say to those who have secured its weekly visits through my recom mendation that they must “pay up” and if they want it continued “pay down.” The paper depends on its patrons for its support. So don’t forget this one leading question. J. L. s. [Through a typographical error in last week’s Ledger we were made to say John Foster and Miss Lillie Hacker were married, when it should have been John Foster, and Miss Lillie Holder. We regretwfehat the error should have occurred and are pleased to rectify it.—Ed.] Pacolet Echoes. [Correspondence of The Ledger.] 1’a< ot.ET, S. C., Feb., 1.—On the 'JSth. inst. we boarded the train at 1’acolet and soon found ourselves in the city of Spartanburg. The petri- lied man was on exhibition there and we had heard so much about him concluded to go in and see for FLAW NOTICES PROSPERITY, HE -ifcALLS THE “KERNEL’ A RECKONING. Mr. M. W. Brown in Search of k Book- Keeper—Tells of Ravenna’s In dustrious, Up-to-date Inhabitants, &c. ii i'rrtSpei “I'rdSperity, When we see we may joyfully sinjr, prosperity on the winu. it loll neat 11 itlb- who this privilege. Since theconve he has had it published in phamplet form and now olL send one free, until th • numb t JishcU is exhausted, to anyom will send him tln-ir name and address. Everyone who is interested pro or con in the woman quest ion should have one. a. c. -• -«#» - A Message from the Midway. [Correspondence of The Ledger.] Midway, S. C., Feb., 3.—MessrftL Ed Clary and John Dyars were in this community Sunday night. C. C. Scruggs visited friends here last Saturday. Messrs. Jim Davis, of Henrietta, and Kim Davis, of Island Ford, vis ited A. S. Waters last Monday. Little Sallie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. 1\ Teal, lias been very ill for the past week but is improving slowly. A. V. Turner’s child is improving. W. O. Lipscomb’s machine agent, Mr. Ruth, was in this neighborhood Saturday. D. F. L. Turner visited A. D. Cash Sunday. Mrs. Garner, wife of Dink Gardner, is very low with fever. Miss Alice, the daughter of .1. C. Blanton has been very low with fever but is improving. I). F. Turner is getting on nicely with his amputated foot. Air. and Mrs. A. S. Waters visited relatives near Cowpens last week. Now just a word with old Flaw: Old Mr. Flaw where art thou? In the church work where dost thou stand? Didst thou help with thy voice and hand? Wast thou found over in thy pew With all thy powers alert to <io Each duty of the hour and day? Hast Flaw found every way To learn.from those put up to preach, To praise or pray, to talk or teach? Where art thou? G. i.. s. Iir>t Fnioi) League ever organized in this country. If he expects to get up some thing to force me to wash Ids dirty linen before the readers of The Ledger he wili be greatly disap pointed. That 's too filthy a job for me. 1 don't claim that my political coursi has fuil\ met the approval of all tin people of the county, yet no honestly disposed man has ever yet dared to doubt my integrity, and past events have abundantly verified this assertion. “Defender” need not think that he can dodge behind the bulwark of the press and “bluff” me into retracting anything 1 have said, uaask pardon for anything 1 have done to suppress such motley crimi nals as he tries to licence in this county. 1 have no ammunition to waste on such small game as he is we oJh'selves. 1 can say truthfully and without any “mental reservation” that “the half, has never yet been told.” Some have intimated that it is the w-»rk i/ i rt to deceive the* people Cut tiiis cannot be true. No sculptor, living or dead, could produce such a j thing. It is a real human form | “petrified.” 1 will not attempt a | diseription of the man. hut will say it j is wort h the time and money for any- j body to go in and see Jor themselves. We left the city on the 11 :40 train on the Fort Royal road and ran down to spend the night at the celebrated Harris Lithia Springs. This is the most widely known and popular health resort in all the land. It lias In ■n in use only for the last four or Ii.' • years and il> waters are shipped to almost every point in the United States. The sale of water alone in one month amonted to $<S00. 1 hope to go hack this summer and enjoy a longer stay there. On our return we concluded to eome.ontbe freight train to Spartan- burggieuving Waterloo about dark. Oh ii?\’'! think of it, all night on tiie ! road, hut we “got there” all the same j and that train had as clever a set of men to conduct its management as i can be found on any road. The next day we returned to our home in the j lovely city of Bucolct and found the same busy, happy crowd which we , left a few days before. The First Quarterly Conference, for the Trough Shoals Station will be held in the Union Church on Satur day night the Sth of Feb., at 7:30 o’clock and the presiding elder Rev. A. J. Cauthren will also preach on the following Sunday both and night. 1 do not know when or where the next “echos” will be heard, but if your readers can stand it I may be heard from again. Ox the Wixg. morn mg but I have an abundance of both pity and pardon for him since he has shown his weakness in placing him self upon record as the champion of such an unholy cause. The best ele ment of the colored people have given assurance that these hybrid associa tions will be watched and their con duct reported, therefore it is unnec essary for me to say more than to serve notice on “Defender” and ids associates that the peace of this com munity, and the character of its precious boys shall be protected, let j the consequences be what they may. | There are too many homes in this county to he made miserable in fu ture years by our neglect of the du- tics of today, and,Gso roughs, plug- uglies and mountebanks may as well understand this now as later, and j either quit at once or hunt other : fields in which to ply their satanic vocation. “Defender” has a burning thirst for revenge, which he can satiate to his hearts content in any way he chooses. W. T. < tsment has taken charge of the Thi.^'Dson’s Mills. The haw..H are playing havoac with the chickens in this neighborhood. Jimmie Strain is taking measles and other cases are breaking, out too. We had quite a storm of wind and ruin last night.\ Brof. Edge unrl 'saell Sparks were at Salem yosterdayv Several of R. J. Kirby’s children Lines from Line. [Correspondence of The Ledger. ] Line, N. C., Feh. 3d.—John Craw ford, one of most prominent citizens, has been quite sick for the past few days. We hope that he may soon re cover. Miss Kate Davis, of Forest City, is teaching our school at McKinney’s school-house. She is a good teacher and everything is moving on in per fect harmony. As this is sales day, part of our cit izens went to town to swap horses. A Sunday school was organized at Broad River Church last Sunday. B. O. • * Did You Ever Try Electric Bitters as a remedy for your troubles? If not, get a bottle now and get relief. This medicine has been found to be peculiarly adapted to the relief and cure of all Female Complaints, exerting a won- denul direct influence in giving strength and tone to the organs. If you have Loss of Appetite, Constipa tion, Headache, Fainting Spoils, or are Nervous, Sleepless, Excitable, Melancholy or troubled with Dizzy Spells, Electric Bitters is the medi cine you need. Health and Strength are guaranteed by its use. Large bottles only fifty cents at W. B. Du- Dre’s Drug Store. Ole Flaw’s bin out agin, pay in re spective visits to delinquent subscri bers of The Ledger and to those who are not subscribers at all. an in my rounds I saw new houses an repairs dotted here, there an everywheres scattered around. The most noted community fer this sort of bisness that I have struck is the Ravenna settlement, .list right across the big road from Richard Speck’s blacksmith shop is a nice framed, well supplied general merchandise store, jist gone up, under the firm name of M. W. Brown & Co., cared fer an watched after by Mr. M. W. Brown, himself, who is an up-to-date, economizin’, thoroughly business man. Did 1 sal’ economize? Well, I should say I did. Actually. Lbelieve—judgin’ from his actions—that he is a huntin’ a book keeper, an if lie succeeds, I bet you my head he’ll git 'er on sitch bisness methods as will exempt him from payin’ a salary. This store bisness is quite an improvement to the Ra venna settlement. Mr. Richard Speck has made some much needed improvements on his dwellin’. Mr. “Good” Wilkins has built a new house while. Albert Cook aint left be hind on that same score. 1 aint >;oin’ to say anything about John Brown’s new remodels fer he wouldn’t sub scribe fer The Ledger after a half an hour of hard baigin’. Monroe Mize is buildin' a new house, an 1 will say right iiere, that when you count Ole Mon. out you have jist ezact ly played the wrong trump. Mon. ( builds a house nigh about every two years. "The spider wove a sulil 1c weh. In a lilt le corner, sly. An set Ids table ready To dine upon i tic lly." Now, Kernel. Ole Flaw aint goin to compare you to a Hy, neither is he goin' to put his self down to a dead- level equality with as pizen a thing as a spider, but I’ll alius think that you are i 1 ' my webb unless you clip strand after strand of it with well conmeted seripture pints an work your way out, an ef you do that. I will gladly an ivjuieinly take my rag down an denounce the brain tonic which has aided me for these six an twenty years to think what l speak an speak what I think. This won derful brain tonic whitcii 1 use wont allow me to comply with your valua ble advici —to sleep wit Ii a Bible under my head. I see so dog gone many ole men goin around with no hair on the top of their heads that I have come to the conclusion that it’s a had idea to sleep with Bibles or any other hard coniruf)tions under one’s head, as I can’t see that it does mutch good to those who have tried it till the hair on their heads has become sense as frog hair. Kernel, you come up in the Coalen ground section an Ole Flaw will divide brum tonic with you, then you wont have to sleep with Bibles an sitch like under your head to git one in your head. I said Saturday was the seventh day and that the seventh day was the one that man kind was commanded to keep holy. It was Ole Flaw that give you scrip ture to that effect, an then you How right square in the webb an didn’t show a single pint to condemn it. Of course, most people will take sides with you because they have bin taught that way, but this preacher was an honest one along that line, an ever ready to adhere to the Truth when he sees it in the right light. I am of the opinion that you will huf to chaw au swuller a big portion of the Bible —that beats sleepin’ with it under your head—to git straight agin. An ef you dogit out of this webb, I’ll tell you in advance, there’s another one jist outside the one you're in that you will huf to work your way through also. Your ole stand-by, Fi.aw Picker. §1.00 A YEAK. Hopewell Happenings. (Correspondence of The Ledger.] Horkwell, S. C., Feb., 5.—Robt Edwards was arrested here last Sat urday charged with stealing $51.00 from the trunk of one Madison Parker. Edwards, after making a great many eontlicting tales, acknowledged his guilt and offered to compromise by refunding the money which the said Madison Parker accepted. All the parties are colored. Ed Pickenpack, who was visited by a band of “black caps” some weeks ago, is said to have been doing some good detective work. He has secured the names of several of the parties, and it is said Tie has evidence to con vict some of them. All the folks on this side of the river anticipate with pleasure the idea of having “Gaffney county’ near to us. We only regret that The Ledger could not come closer with the new county. Master Ralph Castles, who has been sick for the past few weeks, is slowly recovering much to the delight of his many friends. There is to be a “pound party” at Mrs. Martha Smart’s Thursday even ing. Mrs. Smarr never does things by halves, and especially whem she opens her hospitable house to her young friends. Dame rumor has it that there is to be a marriage among the high flyers here soon. The young man is well and favorablj^known at Gaffney as he gratuateoBhere some years ago. The young »y is one of Carolina’s fairesL and most charming daughters, and tflpimor has it right it is safe to say the “En Fare” will he the event the season. ^Messrs. W. S. Wilkins and S. B. Bumpkin, G. P. A., (J. R. C., R. R,, left hist week for Cincinati, Ohio, where they will make all arrange ments for the placing of a steamer on the river from Lockhart Shoals to the Darvin place. All the schools in this section have opend after the Xmas holidays and I am glad to report a full attendance. Everyone in this section are buy ing mules and horses and it would seem that large crops will be the re sult, but a close investigation dis closes the fact that people are only improving their stock, and that about the same acreage in cotton will be planted this year as last. Uncle Jack Dowdle and Ceily Lit tlejohn were joined in the holy bonds of matrimony last Wednesday by Trial Justice Blair, of Bullocks Creek Township. The presiding eider of the Metho- | dist church will he at Hickory Grove Saturday and Sunday of this week and will preach each day. With best wishes to hustling Gaff ney. Yours sincerely. Myrtle. The Muuicipal Election. The time for t he election of mayor and alderman is approaching and as one who helped to plan and devise this town I wish to advise with our pcopl. through the columns of The Ledger, as to the proper steps to bo taken in the future advancement of the city. The all important question to be asked at tiiis juncture is, what steps ••an now be taken to place this arrow ing town upon a plane of broader and more elevated progress for the per manent welfare of all citizens, as it spreads out and increases its indus tries and population. Since the dispensary has, for the time being, settled the manner in which the liquor traffic is to be con ducted, tiie city authorities, who are soon to be chosen, will find their duty in reference to the liquor busi ness one of having that law strictly observed, and by dilligent efforts to prevent any unlawful handling or selling within the corporate limits. The system attempted by that law rests on the basis of intelligence, de cency, freedom from deception and the lessening of the temptations and dangers to youth and to the public in the business of liquor. Any effort to elect persons of doubtful intentions as to prompt and watchful guardianship of the public against the evils of the unlawful dealing in ardented spirits, should be put to rest hy the united action of all who desire Gaffney City to becotpe a model. This motive does not arise from a narrow view of prohibition, but from good business principles and common sense. The early shaping and establish ment of a plan for the education of the children of this community, be tween the ages of four and twelve, should receive the attention of the coming municipal officers. Narrow mindedness cannot deal with this question. The proper extension of streets and the location of business houses, resi dences and other buildings, should fall under the cognizance and rules of watchful committees appointed by the Board. That information on the part of our coming municipalities and those prompt and decisive actions which are imperatively binding on them to establish and execute the very best possible measures to protect the good health of our growing town, should deter those who . covet office or pro motion from allowing themselves to seek such responsibilities. The health and lives of thousands are at stake. t. r. g. The littio daughter of Mr. Fred Webber, Holland, Mass., had a very bad cold and cough which ho had not been able to cure with any thing. I gave him a 25 cent bottle of Cham berlain’s Cough Remedy, says W. P. Holden, merchant and postmaster at West Brimlield, and the next time 1 saw him he said it worked like a charm. This remedy is intended es pecially for acute throat and lung diseases such as colds, croup and whooping cough, and it is famous for its cures. There is no danger in giv ing it to children for it contains noth ing injurious. For sale by W. B. Dupre.