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A Newspaper in all that the Word Implies and Devoted to 1 RF-' £ VOL. Ill, NO. 18. GAFFNEY CITY; S. C., T] >AY, JUNE IS CONVINCED THAT SILVER WILL CONTROL AT CHICAGO. The River an.l Harbor Bill Passed Over , the President’s Veto, and Other News From the Na tion’s Capital. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Washington, D. C., Juno 5.-—Pres ident Cievelafbd has keen convinced that tho silver men will control the Chicago convention. The Kentucky contest almost settled his hopes, and the business was clinched when Sec retaries Smith and Morton returned to Washington and made their re ports. Secretary Smith says Georgia will join tire silver column at Chicago, •nd Secretary Morton* who has been visiting lhe Pacific coast, says the silver sentiment of that section is so overwhelming that no man or party can* stand against it. It looks like this ought to be sufficient to take Mr. Cleveland out of tho calculations at Chicago, and so- it is with most peo ple, but there are stiil a few men who cling to the idea that he is a pet of fate, i'liese men hint mysteriously of something Mr. Cleveland will shortly do, in connection with Cuba, that will renew his hold upon the country. The passing of tUw and Mat bor bill over President Cleveland’s veto was/very quietly accomplished in both IJouse and Senate, and there were pldnty of votes to spare, over and abotc the two-thirds required. The fact that the silver men will control the Chicago convention has jset a great many political plans, bade upon the presumption that lither the republican nor demo- itic national conventions would de- fr <jb silver. Prominent members of pie silver party, which is to hqld a Rational convention at St. Louis on July 22d—the same time and place bfrat the populist convention is to be hold—have already declared that t-hey favored endorsing the tjpket Dominated at Chicago, if the platform declared for silver. * This doesn’t ppit tho populists whp have been ppunting upon the co-Qperftt|on of the silyer party. There ipav be pome Sensational surprises in nation*! pol? Jtics this summer. About the only result of the pass ing of the Duller Hntj-bond bill by the Senate was to emphasise what everybody already knew—that the Silver men control that body, The bill, whicli reads as follows: “Pelt enacted, that tho issuance of interest bearing bonds of the UniteAstatcs for any purpose whatever without further authority of Congress is here by prohibited,” has been tabled by a majority vote of the House. The 32 votes cast in the Senate for the bill were from 10 republicans, 17 demo crats and 6 populists, and the 25 against it were ffom 16 republicans and 9 democrats. Silver and not party was the dividing line, and dur- i.ig tho debate which preceded tfce final vote, several of the republican silver Senators, including Teller t Can non and* Thrown, of Utah, took occa sion to offer some advice to the St. Louis convention. Senator Tillman was somewhat pointed in his remarks. Ho said: “What the republican party will do at St. Louis, I do not know, but 1 believe I know enough of the sentiment of tho west and of the plain people of tho country to ssy that the party that inscribes on its banner ‘thefeold standard’ is doomed fo defeat.” ^ „ Sp far as the cqmmtttoes of the House and Senate are concerned those engineers who investigated and re ported upon the Nicaragua Canal, in accordance with instructions from Congress, would just ai well have re. niained at home, Reports were sub mitted from the committees to both House and Senate this week, and that of the House committee was positively disrespectful to ‘the en gineer^, and impeached their esti mates of t he probable cost of the canal. The report made to the Sen ate wasn’t quite so positive in refer- ing to the work of the engineer com mission, but was even more positive in advocating the building of the canal. There is no expectation of action upon this bill at the present session of Congress, and its fate at the next session will depend largely upon circumstances. ^ The real estate syndicat^jrhlch heavily invested in land arouM the suburbs of Washington have not, ex cept in rare instances, realized the expected profits, and they would be glad of some government assistance. This lias been asked for in various ways, but the requests have not been heeded up to this time, i Several years sgo there was a bill t4 priate a million dollars to " ^ ified piece of property the city propeC, u a residence for th< United States came a pro l«l i II 41 .... ness of the District of Columbia, and to use the money putting in sewers and grading streets through country fields. That was killed as soon as its real purpose was discovered. The latest is the most modest request of all. It is a bill appropriating $100,000 for the purchase of 18 acres of land in a specified location, to bo used as a summer homo for tho president. This land may have cost its owners in hundreds what they are seeking to get thousands from Congress for, but it is doubtful whether it cost that much. It is also cxtreifltly doubtful about their unloading this land on Congress. Worth $io a Year. (Correspondence ot The Ledger.) PAcrroi.AS, Bknton Co., Ark., June 2.—We have had rain in great abundance. It began raining about a month ago and has kept it up al most all the time since. Our corn crop is the finest ever saw here at this time of the year. My crop is now as high as my head and looks like a black cloud coming up the valley. I will kegin cutting wheat the 4th day of this month. We have 25 acres and it will make 300 bushels. Great success to The Ledger. I would not do without it for $10 a year. It gives mo all the news about my native land and friends. We are all well and doing well. J. M. McC. A Fine Gardener. R. G. Black, of Grassy Pond, is one successful gardner. In January he hauled twenty loads ofJW»ft TTiud fronU-te swamp a»juL«i3osome Jitter from the woods. To this he added wheat chaff and slacked ashes and broad casted tho mixture and plough ed the land every season until Feb- ruray when he began to plant. Ho used compost in the drill while planting. The result is tho fin-' est crop of English peas he has ever grown. His bean vines look jike they were grown in rich bottom pnd visiting friends sav that it is the >nd to Union. CHILDREN’S DAY AT THURSDAY JULY 23 IS THE DAY 4|:*t SET APART. \.i» ; The Kernel is Still Picking at Flaw Picker—Waddy Osment Gets the Little End of a Horse Trade. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Etta Jane, June 8.—The May num ber of tho Confederate Veteran, a monthly periodical published at Nash ville, Tenn , is a perfect daisy. On its first page is a picture of the Charleston meeting of tho United Confederate Veterans. I spent Monday night of last week with Capt. J. C. Otts, of the Pea Ridge Rifles. Captain Otts is a self made man and one of tho best farm ers I know of. He is a hard student and has worked his way up from a poor plough boy. to that of a member of the state legislature. The Richmond dispatch of May 31 contains much important information pertaining to the forthcoming reun ion oi the United Confederate Vete rans in that city. The most stTictlJ' law abiding peo ple in this township are those in the to.waste aroum tear has.uj eyville. gulh Solomon says: ' l AEffort answer turneth away wrath,”—So does a club in the hand of a stout, brave man, too, sometimes. My old comrade, Col. I. G. McKis- sick, of Union, is ip a very low state eYef^lJS Our road oteraeers might havqhad some work done last week on tho pub lic road*. Itl mikny places it is badly needed.’ ' ’• . The easiest thing for a farmer to plant and the hardest thing to raise is a mortgage. John Estes. Sr., is in bad healthy He has sdmethiiig like nervous pros‘d traiton. . , I am glad (0 see so many young people taking an interest in this paper and writing for it. ‘‘Tall oaks from little acorns grow.” Keep right on writing for us. Joe Cook cleaned Waddy Osment np in a horse trade last week. Joe’s good at that anyway. It would be well for some people to know that the ten commandments were not in tended for the Jews in the wilderness any more than church members in a horse trade. Tho North Pacolet Sunday School Convention will meet at Ararat on the 28th inst at 10:30 a. in. Program next week. L every man would become strictly honest himself he would have the consolation of knowing that there was one less rascal In the world. Wouldn’t he? Farmers along the river can now feed largely on^Mean’s grass, and lay upon abundance of hay for winter use. Since the rains of last week crops are humping themselves. A young lady in this neighborhood is learning to pick the banjo. Madam rumor says that the rdom young ladies, in thn«i|rriTKr.iTr?t»ii 1 ^ one night last week by a brute In human’ form, who.was frightened off by their screams, That kind of work will cause u neck breaking to take place if lie’s caught up with. Rev. W. R. Owing preached at Sa- 7 A Good Tempecance one Ought to Read Warning from the Ex- ,. ■ * perience of Others. flj J (Cortespondence of The Ledger.) j Gaffney, 8. C., Junk 8.—I fi there, is a halting place In the sue-1 cession of thought, and thin it the condemning question: “Am I a drunkard?” How shall.I answer this? Oh that I could dodge this question 1 I try to think of something else and say I know 1 am quite a.>tempSrate roan, but something deep down in me rushes to the throne of my reason ing and cries aloud, “Am I a drunk ard? What shall J do?” Thn ques tion must- be met. What has caused all this confusion? Am I mad? No! I halt! J give way to reason. A friendly thought suggests the win ning idea. The secret of a true life is that a man should consecrate the vigor of his youth to God. This only added fuel to the flame. I knew that I hud not done that, for it could not be done by dram drinking, as that only led to drunkenness and drunk enness to poverty and shame, and a Mneless future in time and eternity. nature rose up y fun ara:>v *»nd I Then ' - lo a pi 3 K. .J?;: Mrs. J. 0, Camp is very ill. “8” will get back on his di and pnt some weather boardii bis old frame now, by drinking irjnilk. Three yonng calves ci ap ih “ r S.C«S[?J. D. C Fryor, Allen 8” ail went to. last Tuesday to finest garden on the road from Grassy Index to Hew Advertisements. The following is an index of new ads and changes for this week of some Of the hustling business men of the town who are wide-awake and always ready to catch bargains for you, Patronize them apd tell them The Lkhobo directed you to them. Lost-s-A’ B. Gains, Wanted^. G. spencer/ For rent-^W. D. Thomas. For 8ale—-B. P. Robertson. 5o per yard—Wilkins Bros. Cotton gins—V. C. Badliam, Easy payments—A. N. Wood. Eggs IQc. doz.—II. L. Parks & Co. . Ladles undervests—JL L. Parks & Co. wmwmvtmmvfmmmviwwm To One and | YOU are respectfully invited to come to Gaffney on Saturday^ July ,4th* to take part in the festivities of the occa sion. A splendid program of amuse ments is being arranged and everything will be done to make the day one of : ^ mirth and merriment. iiuaiiuiuiuiuiumiuiuiuiuiuiiuuiuiuiuiiiiaiui Unclaimed Letters. List of letters remaining in office uncalled for 4o date: A. Jr Bishop. Miss Lucy Brewton. Miss Minnie Duncan. Miss Sallie Dixon. Miss Mary Gaffney. Van Horn. Mrs. Bonnie Hill. Miss Calonie Moore. N. B.—Persons calling for these letters will please say advertised in The Ledger. T. H. Littlejohn, P. M. June 8, 1896. -#•*» ■ ■■■ On to Richmond. This was once tho war cry of tho North. It is now the rallying cry oif the brethren Veterans of the South. I want at once the names of at least thirty veterans or their sons, wl^o will go with me to Bichmond op the 'jjbhinst. The railroad fare is only 5.7a for round trip, j can get a special coach for the party if I got the number by Tuesday KUh lost. Bet those who will go send me in thei? names at once, II. P. Griffith. Attention, Members of Jake Carpenter Camp, U. C. V. ) \ A meeting of the Camp is called ft next Saturday the 18th inst, at 2 p. m., in tho Seminary Hall, for the purpose of electing delegates to the grand reunion in Richmond, and at tending to some important business. A full attendance is desired. By order of H. P. Griffith, Commander. D. A. Thomas, Adjutant. Good Health Ancj a good appetite go ham hand. With the loss of appetite, tho system cannot long sustain itself. Thus the fortifications of good health are broken down and the system is lia ble to attacks Of disease. It is isuch eases that the medicinal pd trs of fih>od J a$*rsaparilla arc clearly shown. Thousands who have taken Hood’s Sarsaparilla testify to its great merits as a purifier of to restore and promote the its powers appetite the of health just now. He has returned homo fromAVest Springs and Battery Park, where he has been in quest of better health. Tho rains of last week made a great improvement on the growing crops. South of Facolet. in this county, the lands were badly washed and crops damaged in many places. All of ovr delegates expect to at tend the Ri 'anion at Richmond June 80th to July 2d. Don’t fail to attend the meeting of the Memorial Association atEibethel next Saturday, 13tb inst. This is a pleasant as well as a solemn occasion. Some one has said, “Sing me a na tion’s song and I will tell you the character of its pepple.” Tell ipe the memories which*a people love to cherish, and I will tell yon whether from their loins a race of herqes w>U ever spring. Tell irc the sentiments which take deepest hold on their hearts, and f will toll you how they will respond to tho calls of duty, of honor, and of patriotism. Jn their patriotic work the noble women of this land have ever held nn honored place. In the long cruel years of war, hers was the most try ing role.—To send her loved ones forth to battle; to listen and wait in loneliness for the tidings of thei^l death or safety; to nurse the sick bind up tho wound }, and often to bury the dead. WlLo the war was over her’s was a hei rt to beat with unfailing sympathy for those who fell. ,8110 led the movement that lias filled this land with monuments to perpetuate the memory of the Con federate soldier. She led the work of gathering from the battlefields and wayside the remains of those buried where they fell, and with more than angelic care she guards the places where their ashes rests, and with each returning springtime makes their graves fragrant with flowers as a token of her love. - I have ' just found out why some papers oppose the dispensary. Thjey get no bar-room advertising to do. I have tried my best to get rid of Flaw Picker, but he follows mo up. He has scared oil home cqrr spondent of this paper. They would rather see a cross-eyed man cock both bar rels of a shot gun than to mix up J don’t Ijko hU style of [, for the less he knows of tho more hair splitting bo ■its letter. . lem yesterday to a large congrega tion. The Salem Sunday school has ap pointed Thursday, July 23. asChil- ilron’s day, to which all the little folks and Sunday school scholars, workers and sympathizers are cor dially invited. Parents, bring your children, and let them have a day of special enjoyment. A splendid band will be present to help the little folks entertain the - audience. A public dinner will be given by tho ladies who are requested to bring their baskets and adorn the occasion v with their presence, Our committee in tends that this shall be the crowning stroke of Sunday school work in this section. Th« Flint Hill and Mespo- tania choirs are respectively invited, and to all ministers of the gospel, of whatever name or denomination a Cordial welcome is extended. Speeches* recitations, readings, di alogues, etc., will constitute the main factions of tho stage work. Program will bo published later. Representatives from otberN^cbools will please sead th’elr names with their selections so as to be placed on program. j. l. s. COL. McKISSICK DEAD. A Grand Old South Carolinian Gone Home. Col. I. G. McKissick died at Union on the 8th inst. In the seventy first years of his age. Col. McKissick was a true Christian, a devoted hus band and a distinguished soldier. Peace to his ashes and sympathy to his bereaved ones. Uni a County Voters Take Notice. J. B. Lancaster, chairman of the board of supervisor* of Vnipn CUunlY* announces th%t will open the books for FM|ia^nt|QQ of voters at the following psecincts qj\ the days named: Barratt’s Store July 23; WilkiqsvUle Julr 24} Drayton- vilie July 25; Timbcrridge Ju!v27. Bear this in mind and be on hand and get your registration tickets. Then my and said, “I oan I drink a dram and ^pnoj.. be quite a sociable fellow^. . reason cried out what of your tj. Cooper Limes ' tunities for good, for in this life theCTbo is no higher good attainable than to> fear God and keep his command ments? Then I was condemned. I remembered how I had made a trif ling excusp to go to town that I might get a drink, and how I told my wife that my business compelled me to go to town and how I refused to let my wife go for fear she would rebuke me for my waste of time. And then how I acted. As soon as I reached the Tillage instead of attending to my business I sought some dark corner for a drink, and when I failed to find it I would make a break for the place where the stuff was sold publicly tak ing witli me anyone tbat I thought would buy all two men could drink. And how I would buy a half pint and treat my friend in order to get to help him drink his quart, and then how ho called ine a drunkard, how I got insulted and told him L did not get drunk. I was a Christian and a member of the church. And how 1 then bored the editor by bragging on his paper and saying 1 could not do without it and commented on the work of the correspondents in order to find out their names, and making him think I had called to pay my subscription but only blow foul breath in his face and said I’ll see you again, send my paper on, and without even saying success, and then how I went to my indulgent creditor and worried him by bragging on my crops and lounging around in the way, and how I priced goods and when he would offer me an article for twenty cents I would exact two for a quarter, claim ing that 1 had the cash, you can dr that for the cash and then uftei< waiting, customers bad become dis gusted and left tho Ltore room I would pay the price asked and go out only to return to raise a rukus about the change claiming ho had cheated me when I knew better, and howl would brag on the martial and try hia indulgence and how kind he would talk and asked how far I lived- from town, and it was time I was gone home, and how 1 would remain until a late hour at night and then start forborne yelling and howling like a mad man and driving my horse un merciful, arriving at home turning everything up side down and telling m) Wife many crooked thing* to ex cuse myself for not bringing the ar ticles she asked me to bring. Now who says I am a drunkard and what right have they now? Old chums don’t ask me to drink any more, for I have learned how to quit, and I will tell you how. Just quit. And now, reason gently whispers let that reformation take place that wilt display the victory of constant and humble love to duty, over the temp-1 between here and 8{ bttrg don’t look as well as tt in this"section of the count take the lead on cotton.and Boys who hook horses to the gies for the girls should be very l ful and sco that everything Ts right. C. C. Tetfy’s horse broke on« of the buggy shafts Sunday at Provi dence by not being hitched to tbi buggy right. “S” has an invitation to a weddi but the wheat is ripe and gras-t cutting and it is too busy a time tc marry or go to a wedding, all, married or single. meetlnj the tTmelhe an address. Monday^ entry Society will meeting. Col. T. B. liver the address. Monday e vein me at 8:30 ther be an elocution and musical recil by the pupils. ' Thu public is heartily invited to attend these exercises. In a former notice we said that on account of the changing from mer to winter vacation there graduates. We should from winter to summer The school will open in for the regular term. • ~~~~~ Will Give us Two Dayr. T. Davenport went to Spartanl lastFriday and while there Called i Registrar F. C. West, ot tbeU board of rejjp-^ars, In the Intel the roters or Limestone townl Mr. West promised Mr. Daven] that the registrars would be in ney at least two days in the future to register voters. He claims to be able to register ., hundred voters in that length of ti with esse. Ii Mr. West will let' Ledger know when he will be 1 we will notify the voters of this tion. In the meantime every should make np his mind to regiz and tiius be enabled to vote if he desires. Let everybody register^ Death of sn Infant. TI. Mir months, old infant _ G. Blocx, ofBtrassy Pond^diecl day night week of dysentery. Black died four months ago, just days after the birth of her baby, the little one was left to tho care of a devoted father and II brothers and sisters. But the _ of Galalee said “Suffer little childi to come unto me,” so the babe j swered the summons, and join its departed mother and of sorrows. The remains wore interred Unth gave yard in the foi June 2nd. tations of wealth and royalty, .he apocrypha of you?llfo with all hidden secrets that has bound you that ever rulqlng' blotted out. Ana tntrisa work and duty that should all your powers and si fri* Th« evil wS i were el Beilin out Conte rente. •• ••• woo % wr waao w • w • conference l convened at 1 S following d- the district convenes at L l-Gore, Dr. E Littlefields. < r • St Tbey._ appetite, with perfect I I r mat jndonea . They whole a I all obstruct!r Ro.u