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/ V THE WEEKLYfLEDGER: GAFFNEY, S. C., FEBRUARY 27, 1800. THE WEEKLY LEDGER. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY rh« Limestone Printing and Publishing Co. Incorporated. $1.00 per Year. It. O. SAMS, - - Editor. ED. H. DeCAMP, Manager and Local Editor. fur. Ledger is not responsible for •ho views of correspondents. Correspondents who do not contri- hato regular news letters must fur- aish their name, not for publication, feat for identification. Write short letters and to the point •a lasnre publication ; also endeavor fa them to the office by Tuesday. correspondence should be ad- .$rM«cd to Ed. H. DoCamp, Manager. f)%ltuarics will be published at five aanti a line. #arda of thanks will be published af «ne eent a word. fading notices will be published pi ire cents a line each insertion. fflagfo copies of the paper are five each. IETJHSDAY, FEBRUARY 27. 1890. ARMENIANS AS CITIZENS. The tide of emigration has been Westward. Now that there are no more govern- went lands to he had for the asking, attention has been given to the un- ijUiTcloped South. Something is known of her extensive forests, her vast water-powers frolicing their way to •he sea, her mineral wealth, her rich •oil and temperate climate, but they are not appreciated even by her own people. The South has thus escaped much of the evils resulting from indiscrimi- uate and rapid settlement. She is now in better condition than ever be fore. But we need a larger population. Our waste places must be built up, mines must be opened and developed, factories built, equipped and furnish ed with the skilled labor needed to produce the finer fabrics. The Armenians, now persecuted and despoiled by the Turks are an indns- Irious, liberty-loving people. It has been suggested that it will be cheaper to colonize them in the South than to relievo their necessities where they are. The former plan will be a per manent relief and perhaps to the ad vantage of all concerned; the latter must he only temporary. The Turk is rapacious and determined to op press. Would it not be well for us to open a door of entrance that they may come in and help us “subdue the •arth!” Industrious citizens v o need. South Carolina alone could double her pres ent population and be more than doubly better oil'. Turkey might object to losing this element of her population in that way, but the calls of humanity as well as our own individual interests, ehould urge us to make the effort. Within a radius of six miles of Gaf- incy bUO families could be settle' 1 . THE CHICAGO EXPOSITION. “Competition is the life of trade.” New Bnglund with her large manu facturing interests, has long had the South in leading strings. In some ▼»y, hard to account for, she. with New York, secures lower rates of freight than any other section. Chicago looms up, a competitor of no mean power. Chicago has been friendly to the South. She was the first northein city to shake hands over the bloody chasm the late war had made. The South was quick to respond then—she is ready still to meet the hand extended in friend ship. No doubt the Exposition at Atlanta paved the way for the Exposition to be opened in Chicago about the first of August. Chicago saw her oppor- •anity, and, with characteristic promptness, seized it ere it passed beyond her grasp. The varied resources of the South are as yet unknown to the rest of the world. In fact they are undeveloped and not known in their extent and in their richness even to herself. This Exposition is to give the South ern States a chance to show what nature has done in their behalf, and what man is doing to develop these precious gifts. Of course Chicago is also looking out for herself—and this is right. HAY—A PAYING CROP. The South is a largo consumer, and rather a small producer of hay. As a consequence wo are paying the penalty of our failure. It is not because we cannot ra’ie hay equal to New England's best, but rather because wo are in the ruts, and there remain because we do not try to get out. One man in North Carolina made a clean profit of if 153 from one acre in grass. Another, near Augusta, Ga., on ninety acres cleared $5,500, aver- aging ifiiO per acre. These instances are sufficient to show that raising hay is a profitable industry—even in the Cotton States. Then too, with present appliances —mower, rake and baling machines —the work of harvesting is shorn of its former disagreeable and expensive accompaniments. Not a spring passes—it matters not how fruitful the preceeding sum mer has been—but ton upon ton of hay from abroad finds ready sale, even in our markets. Gaffney ought to bo a distributing point for hay. And now is the time to begin preparing for next summer’s crop. Try it first on a small scale. Take an acre or two of your best land —the result will not be disappointing. CIGARRETTE LEGISLATION. Without doubt the cigarrette habit is increasing. Ruch year finds thous ands who are won over so far as to beconu; slaves to the habit. They are so cheap, so soon smoked, so easily carried, so readily concealed —but t lie poison of asps is hid beneath its folds. It is very doubtful whether legisla ting against it will control the evil. Like the drink habit, a way will be found to gratify the cravings of ap petite. Our legislators arc to he commend ed, however, for their efforts to abate tiie evil. It is to be hoped that it will be successful, and the youth of our state be saved from the tyranny of this degraded and growing evil. To be successful, the states should unite as u A unit against it, and the general government should not with hold its hand from helping. DR*. JAMESON IN Ei* ^ LAND. The raiders into the Transvaal are now on Brittish soil. The Boers acted very generously in turningover the prisoners to he tried by England. Now, what will England do? •Sentiment is on the side of the Dr. and his followers, hut sentiment must give place to law and justice when it is at variance with the right. The civilized world anxiously awaits England’s action. The incursion was a failure; what if it had been a success? A wide gulf there is between the two. PRESS OPINION. Congressman Talbert made a good speech in favor of free silver in the I House last week. Ho brought for ward sound argument and he had not a single word of abuse for those who I do not agree with him.—The Spar- [ tan: * * * An observant farmer recently said to us that if the wholesale destruc tion of forests continued a few years longer many of the farmers of this section would be forced to use coal for fuel. There is too much useless clearing of timber land. It is better to raise the productiveness of the present area than to take in other lands at the sacrifice of valuable forest growth. The question that should present itself to every land- owner is not how much land to culti vate but how small an area can be made to return the amount of pro- <lucts desired. Productive farms are more to be desired than large farms. —Anderson Journal. % * * “Mr. Robert M. Stokes, for many years a resident of this place and ed itor of the Times has many friends in and about Union and indeed in this whole section, who will bo de lighted to read this bit of local news taken from the Charlotte News: Mr. Robert M. Stokes, who was for a long time Editor of The Union (S. O.) Times, but who moved to Char lotte several years ago and took up his residence in Dilworth, yesterday celebrated his 79 birthday. A dinner in honor of the event was given at the home of Mr. Robert F. Stokes on College street and a number of friends gathered to make the occa sion an enjoyable one. Mr. Stokes is one of the sterling men of the South, and of the many residents South Carolina has given to Charlotte, j there is not a better one than this good man. The Times congratulates Mr. Stokes and wishes him many happy returns.”—Union Times. — ■ —» «— —» A Prominent Minister. Lev. T. R. Kendall, pastor Grace M. E. Church, Atlanta Ga., says: “I take pleasure in testifying to the great virtue of King’s Royal Germo- tuer in relieving night sweats result ing from the debilitating influence of malaria. In a severe ordeal through which my family passed from this oppressive affliction, I found Gorme- tuer to be an immediate specific. Have also found it a speedy tonic to the digestion, and a most grateful and refreshing remedy in the heated season when suffering from relaxation and general debility.” New package, large bottle, 108 doses. $1. For sale by Dupre Drug Co. Educate Your Children. [Correspondence of The Ledger.] Maud, Feb. 21.—The people in the country should take me- • interest in their children and in tne free schools. They should not keep their children at home a day while a free school is gfting on within their reach. They should send their children to school while they are young and their minds blank so they can fill them with an education and make themselves more useful after the maturity of manhood or womanhood. One man should not keep his child at home because he cannot dress it as well as his neighbor, or hinder his child from obtaining an education because he has some prejudice against the teacher or his neighbor. I know from expe rience, when a man becomes twenty- one years of ago, it is almost too late for him to work and make money to educate himself on. The way times and wages are now it will take a man two years hard work on a farm to make money enough to send himself to college one year. The hustling farmers in this com munity are sowing oats, turning stub ble, and as the old saying is, killing two birds with one stone, by hauling a load of wood to town and bringing back a load of guano. Joe Pryor’s wife and daughter are lying very low with measles, also Jimmie Pettit’s wife and children are the same. Lem Blanton’s children are improving from the effects of measles and whooping cough. Geo. Elmore has five children in the bed with the measles. We are glad to know that Antion- ette Blanton has recovered from the mumps and will lake charge of her school at Midway again soon. The infant of James and Frankie Burgess died Sunday morning at 4 o’clock from the effects of measles. Its remains will be intered at Corinth church. L. J. Husk’s children are very sick with measles. The infant of Thomas and Mary Clary is very sick. M. B. Lemmons, of Gaffney, visited his mother at the “Old Cowpens Fur nace” Sunday. S. A. Stacy visited the families of Joe Pryor, Jim Pettit and Lem Blan ton Sunday and reports that they are all improving from measles. Bridge Black and his wife were made merry Saturdav—both boys. M issie ood has returned home from her sister’s at Boiling Springs, N. C. Cabe and Maggie Wood visited Alie Petty Saturday night. Delia Jenkins and Myrtle Walker, of Henrietta, passed down last week on their way to the Cooper-Limestone Institute where they expect to enter school for the session. I want to veo W. J). Byars and E. P. Richards, of Macedonia, and get them to tell me where that newly ap pointed yotary public lives who “Lit tle Gal” spoke of in the last week’s issue. s. —• — Mr. Strain to the Old Soldiers. Mr. Editor: Will you please allow mo to say to “Old Soldiers” that a previous engagement makes it im possible for me to meet with them at Gaffney on the 29th inst. to assist in organizing a camp of United Confed erate Veterans. It would afford me great pleasure to do so. and I will try and be with them at almost any time they may appoint after the 7th of March. I would suggest, however, that they meet and enroll themselves. They must have at least sixteen members before they can organize. The mem bership can run up to as many as wish to join—the more the better arid the less the expense in getting the charter which is $2.00. In addition to this each member pays annually loots—lOetsof which goes to General Headquarters at New Orleans, La., and 5cts goes to Division Headquar ters at Charleston, S. C. This money is used for printing, stationary, pos tage, etc. I would further suggest that the camp organize so as to enter the general federation by the 1st of April—the beginning of the fiscal year. It will then have plenty of time to elect its delegates to the Charleston and also to the Richmond meeting. Any member can go and will recicvc as much recognition and courtesy as the delegates but only delegates can vote in these meetings. J. L. Strain*. How’s This. We offer one hundred dollars re ward for any case of Catarrh that cannot bo cured by Hull’s Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY it CO., Props., To ledo, O. We the undersigned have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligation made by their firm. West & Truax, Wholesale Drug gists, Toledo,O. Wnlding, Kinnan it Marvin, Wholesale Druggists, To ledo, O. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken in ternally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials free THE WEBBER HOUSE, T. S. WEBBER, Prop. A (Irst-class private hoarding Bouse at n-anouultlo rates. Permanent and transient Boarders accommodated. Meals supplied to t Bose who desire at moderate rates. Midway Message. [Correspondence of Tin; Ledger. | Midway, 8. C., February 17.— Most of the farmers are getting ready to sow oats. Several good farmers of this section have prepared their gardens. There has been no guano pur chased in this settlement yet but I guess there will be soon. Wood cutting is all the go up here now. Rev. T. M. Phillips lias had 500 cords cut on his place near Cow- pens. C. A. Camp has 500 cords cut and several more in proportion. EitBor in June or May Old Flaw Is a fool anyway. WBero art tliou As to tBy inner self. tBy soul? Didst tliou reach the goal Tliou Badst in view twelve months ago? Hast Old Flaw Been able to know That ('Bristly love controlled Bis life. In i|uiet peace or anxious strife? Art Old Flaw st ronK for I Bo (ijilit Against the wrong and for the right? Where dost tliou stand as to thy God? Hast t Bou t Be pat B of vlrt tie t rod? Hast thou acknowledged Christ as King. In word, in deed, in everything? Hast Old Flaw Bis work to do. To make the world more pure and true? Art thou more fully Bis ehiUI, Unto Bis will reconciled? Where art thou? There will be a wedding around about Midway in a short time. Oat sowing has begun in general around here. Boyce Dean, of Spartanburg, passed through here last Wednesday on his way to Gaffney. Mrs. Pink Garner is still very low. God loveth a cheerful giver. Mrs. It. Ann Waters and Susan Petty vis ited a poor widow near White Plains last week and each carried an abun dance of food for her and her child ren. This widow’s husband died near here last summer and one of her sons this winter. May more of the good people of this communi y look after this matter and see th it this poor woman and children are well cured for. :. L. s. — • Threw Away His Can s. Mr. D. Wiley, ex-postmasi ‘r, Black Creek, N. Y., was so badF afflicted with rheumatism that ho vas only able to hobie around with canes, and even then it caused him great pain After using Chambelain’s Pain Bairn he was so much improved that he th?ew away his canes, lie says this liniment did him more good than ul! otlier medicinee and treatment put together. For sale at 50 cents per bottle by W. B. Dupre, Highest of all in Leavening Power.— ABSQL&imi IRE Bowlinsville Budget. [Correspondence of The Ledgi;!:.] [Correj Bowlinsville, Fob.*; 23.—Ethel, W :.!. ie ] daughter of Ed. J. Clan, has just r - h > are s covered from an attack of the mcas- Jain"s Wi les and croup combined. in-!.. . ' _ J. Ed Kirby was in your progress’:ve II illy >;>r! city last Saturday. .piy. .| Frank Kirby, of Wrights, was in »hc latest! our settlement last Saturday. John i n !el Miss Maud Kirby is visiting her but is now parents near Sunny Side this week. ^ W. R..IoJ Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Whelchol vis- : from a ca o ited relatives near Lawn recently. tended inio- The many friends of Mr. John Wylie will be glad to know that li‘> is able to ho be about on bis stick 1 <>ur P c ‘°P-t i more in the everything in sell Chamlx-il famous ior it| again. Mr. Wyl ie got : nixed i a belt at Capt. R ieluird; sort’s st We rc ■grot not t o ’nave repor before but we ha vejust receivt positiv c—hence, the de lay. (Jeni ial Will IL own, o f Trou in our set t lemen t last v reek. Cap: t. Clary v. as on our s last w cek, but we are glad thal. no is meml: ng. C. 1 !’. Nance took ti flying Union county 1 ast Sat turday He than nleascd \vi{ Aisles n Will::. inceotlHiHwES- cft» jrrinoia OiT " bsby die*! b* l'b andra bur:?. :5 thrSth. rwood's fan:’' Imsol tie n.sV.j. haste very iw mend, is jut rtf.:: u? isles risA vis -■ of pr.uattis. Jnts. jrofiq EOT- ud loobnzDVl •test ltd te i Jr us: ii» boar l-:--' Is of Wu' , wtji Tj* tdnv r ' >u <,»r- V > nr turned Sunday. Rufus Nance, of Grindal, Union /\ -L L H_l county, was 'n our scttlem »l not :L iL-V .1 'I Ll long since. Sum Sam. , WE respectfully I .» ronage for tn - \f Bowlinsvili e, S. C. Feb. ....... „ II it II r> . I.'. II. Wiilknis aim Lem i roetor 1 visited your city Thursdnv. .lc!T Pro -tor. of Bowlinsville, is vn Ring his mother at Sunny Side. Jolly Boy. It may Do As Much for You. Mr. Fred Miller, of Irving, 111. ment s, in qu.m’'! j| suit the most ex WL car. furnish y rr materials, such as gles, Laths, Br prompt!y and in • ifl WE are readv to gc on ly bqJ Vier. H l Feel c n o H o 13 n c u o n o E! fn y We ask this repeatedly, because ^ q serious diseases often follow liiilingu .lir. rren aimer, 01 irving, til.. ... .• ^ writes that he had a Severe Kidney trouble for many yoars, with severe 1- ’“’Y ‘Y. pains in his back and also that Ids *Y>'V : r '"\ , c bladder was affected. He tried many > . jn . >n *'‘UHaii-ya:. , so called Kidney cares but without any good result. About a year ago is equipped for coa r. castings as„\' d ns woi' ho began t he use of Ele trieBit tors and i . . U Y U “^', , found relief at eiiee. Fdcc!rio Bit ters ( W < Ltk and ot ..-r . is especially adapt, d t > cure of ail I v ‘ n . ni ' •' Kidney and Liver troubles an 1 often j ‘ ‘ ’ : ‘ k ! 1Ul " gives almost instant relief. One Cive u * y ®ur orders and we pronuac * . ^ u v • ''“i can to picas: you. Callonor trial will prove our .statement. Pric only 5e Drug Oods Store. latu only ,d\\ for large hot Lie. At !); P.v (' I. -eiM MOK r-. Tuop. 15. (Srri.Ka. H< ;i.!udtehil CircuD. t . : . Couk \V;.l. MtG'c.v.*}:. pond with u.'. MORGAN IRON’ V/OI^ Sxmrtanlmrjr, • CHAS. H. CARLISLE. Prri. and Trcas, a 1 ■ N I 3 ailments. G- H 1 Brown’s I Iron Bitters G Ii you nr- wens and Keninlly ex- Batiste*!, nervous, have m appetite and can’t work, q begin at once tak- pi in>: tBc most rclia- j:. ble stri'iiKtheiiiiig f; medicine, which is ^ Itiow’i's Iron iiit- A ters. Benefit comes <9 m ta Qg —— trom the very first ( ) 9 dose. (A t IT CURES 8 ® Dyspepsia, Kidney and Liver ^ O Neuralgia, Troubles, o ■ Constipation, Impure Blood, cj ^ Malaria, Nervous ailments j£j x Women’s complaints. « 3 Get only the genuine—ii lies crossed red ^ g’ lines on the wrapper, g BROWN CHuMICAL CO. BALTIMORE, MO. ^ B®B©a®19fflOaoOS03'3S©SCEGrf SCHUBPERT,xBUTLER ■ &. ilcGOWAi', ...or ilUI AL ATT011m«vis-a*r-i.A\v. polj THIRTY DAY- ' V ;.v.*ol Union and Gaffney, 5. C. * p:jy t»r 'if ctnaji:*-:- Buskicsa • M hand course at Oh;e‘ uuys :>t GnlTney. I'rhlry a:iT' .:‘.tu- 1 day of eneli week. " T T - _ ,, ,, Very e,••refill and prompt atteiitIo:i given ! > to nil litfsim-ss ent rust* it t<) us. i Ly Ay v.- / A • . "': > r..i-l!ee irm il Hie l’out 1 . B usiness Uu h 'ersity llly.'r. Grndc eourse o* a:;. Iti- fyt.t^ oi Short hand in print. I ’ S* nd for Cat;:!' 'in-. o. a. I Hudson’s Bnsiness Uiiicisltj, • 17 East Trade Street, Plans and Specifications fer private and ^ , r ,r public buddings. ntll'lottO, Pv- ^ - FREDRICK AUSFEI.D. E. C. PM/. AUSFELI) it SKIZ, A KC11 ITj\v TS j Atlanta, - - - . Cut Prices At J. I. Sarratts. Wood’s Seeds. i OAT S— Giant White Abundance Maker) a growth and yield which, in contrast with the ordinary White Faring Oat:-, id gimply amazing. It in enormously pro ductive and an extra heavy grain, weighing -10 to 45 pounds to the measured bushel. Write for price. ■Wood's) Doocrlp’ive Catalogue tidls nil nboutthis valusiLlcn: v."Cnt. 11 iaa veritablefaidc to the farm r.cd cardoi:, tclllnc tkc bcrtcroi).; to grow, and the beat way to prow then. Writs tor It. Ilailui tres. T. W.WOOD & SONS, SEEDSMEN, RICHMOND, VA. I aM now offering my entire stock at prices that will tell to anyone * wanting goods, (tents' low cut shoes 80c, Ladies’(lOc, ('hihls 50e and up. Men’s suits, new goods $2.50 and up, Runts 10c and no, Uof- f* c Otlts for $1. Sugar. Rice, ’i'ca, J.ard. Metit, Flour, and Toliacco at BOTTOM RRIUES. California Hams 8c. Dove bru <1 9c. Monazite tools, such as S’mvels, Spades. Me.ttocks, Ricks, Arc., ^lieapertban any one in town. A few Straw lints left at New York cost. Gent's shirts lb jo and up, Suspenders 5c and up. Give me a cull when in town. Respectfully, J. LIMESTONE * SPRINGS * 1 ►V- CARROLL Sc CO., Lessees. Manufacturers of BUILDING, * PLASTERING * AND * AGRICULTURAL * LIME, CO* And Dealers In- Coa!, Shingles, Laths and Plaster Hair. • Dymamite, lilasting Powder. Fuse and Dynamite Caps. FOR SALE. One lot on Jefferies street. Several nice lots on Rutledrc street. MOST * DESIRABLE'* RESIDENCE LOTS * IN * TOWN. One lot on Grennrd street wlthS-slnry liuildliiR. storeriNiiii on tlrst floor and dwellliiR aliove. Several lots In the northwestern part of the city. Several bountiful lots on Falrvlew Avc. One large double lot on Race street. Terms made on application. R. S. LIPSCOMB, Life Insurance Agt. fi >o Vou ICno’wr T. DAYENRORT keeps on hand constantly a large stock of the best tpiaLty of GROCERIES. BEST PATENT FLOUR A SPECIALTY. Armour’s can goods and smoked meats on hand all the time and everything in the fancy grocery line of the best quality. You are in vited to cull and wo will give satisfaction. T. DAVENFOR Tiie Gaffney City Land and Improvement Com] Offer for Sale Building Lots in this Flourishing Town, O A. IT rr IV IC Y C" E 'T YT Also Farms near by and in reach of the schools of Lfmestone Spring j and of this place in lots of from 30 to 100 acres on liberal time rates. Also Agricultural Lands to rent for farm purposes. For full particulars apply to MOSES WOOD, Agent. N. B.—All trespassing on lands of this Company cutting and removing mber, fishing or hunting are forbidden undef penalty of law.