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” • < Wl ' • w 7 1 THE liEDGER: GAFFNEY, S. C., AUGUST *7, 1896. THE WEEKLY LEDGER. rnBLISTTEP WM»«Y TMI’HHDAY BY The Limciitoiie Irintinc and Publlthing Co. Incorporated. $1.00 per Year. i R. O. SAMS, - - Editor. | ED. H. DeCAMP, Manager and Local Editor. The Leihikh is not responsible for the views of correspondents. Correspondents who do not contri- j onto regular news letters must fur- i •ish their nnn.e, not for publication, I Put for identification. Write short letters and to the point j to insure publication; also endeavor to get them to the office by Tuesday. \I1 correspondence should he ad dressed to Ed. H. DeCamp. Manager. Obituaries will he published at five cents a line. Cards of thanks will he published st one cent a word. Heading notices will he published at ten cents a line each insertion. Single copies of the paper arc five cents each. riably follows a tragedy. The real actor passes of! the stage am! hit rest while Punch and Jud/aport and piny responsive to his call, dft hen shall wo see its like again? W e hope never. Three-fifths of the voters of the state are virtually disfranchised and willingly keep aloof from politi cal gatherings which seldom minister to kindlier feelings, or makes one feel that all the world’s akin. Is it true that there is a “slated ticket? ’ Can it he that in soghort a time there is a ring within a ring? that that in ner circle is so small, yet compact and safe, that all who rest within its circumference possess a charmed life? Well! well!! “All’s well that ends well,’’but the end is not yet. Two more years, at least on the tossing wave. MEN AND MEASURES. IRRIGATION. Sooner or later >vo will have to come to it. Iri'tg&tion is a necessity. The Cod of nature and ot grace is boundless in his resources. Ho does not mean that any of His creatures should suffer for the lack of any good thing. He has stored up water for us in great reservoirs on the earth's surface at' different levels; hut that is not enough, for thousands of feet henealii the surface, old earth is honeycombed with living water, made so by the best of filtorers; and he who wills may drink and thirst for more. Above, around and about us the airy chariots are filled with what makes the pearly dew, the falling rain, the crystal snow—all servants of the Hand Divine that made us thirsty creatures dependent upon his bounty. Are we to sit idly by and take what falls into our laps without helping ourselves from the great res ervoirs on every hand? ' v e have not yet obeyed the Divine command to “possess and subdue the the earth.” We have begun to make the lightning do our bidding, hut very lightly have we yet touched the waters of the earth as an agricultural people. Visit sections that have utilized this bounty of nature by calling it into service, and all around hears testimony to its ability to make the bif)S«om its the rose.” Why Mien not use the water so lavishly bestowed, and irrigate our gardens, our fields and our orchards and com pel the earth to bring forth of her abundance for tiie joy and strength of man and beast and every creeping thing. We gain experience with our years. It will come to us after a while. And when wo do prepare to receive and hold in nature’s lap the excess of her bounty we will begin to appreciate how much wealth is hid away in one acre of land, and all for the use of man. THE DISPENSARY. The state campaign has opened up, anew, interest in the dispensary. Now, it is not shall wo have the dis pensary, for the dispensary has come to stay for sonic time to come, hut there is a feeling, a strong feeling, t hat all is not right within. There must he a big profit in the business. Who gets it? It is not the State, if we must judge from the small amount that lias been turned into the State treasury. The liquor business must he a pay ing business, if we are to judge from the fortunes accumulated rapidly by private parties who engage in the business. The State has been push ing it for the money there is in it. Surely she is ns able as a private in dividual to plan wisely when capital to commence the business has been furnished her, and all power has been placed in her hands to enforce her demands. The people now ask to know something. They wish the curtain lifted. ACKOWLEDGED at last. GatTney has scored another point. In her progressive inarch she at tracts attention. The postollice de partment says that “seeing is believ ing.”’ But this time it is the great Southern Railway system that slops long enough to make a bow of recog nition and extend the hand of friendly greeting. The Vestibule now stops when Gaffney is called, and we are brought in closer touch with the business world that throbs along this artery of commerce. “ I'hunfc foil,” Nashville Southern, it was niaely tone, Aljd M opportune that wo must thank you Things Said and Dote About PoIltiMl and Politicians. What shall It profit us if wo gain the presidency and lose congress?— Yorkvillo Yoeman. * ^ * * In this campaign the battle cry is Bryan, Brain, Brawn, against British, Bondholder, Barrel.—Manning Times. * * A The Republican platform cannot he altogether hud after all. Kx-Sen- ator Ingalls has bolted it.—News and Courier. * * * As a political machine the dispen sary <s bound to full and become a disgrace to the state.—Aiken Journal and Review. * * * McKinley’s Gold-bug band is not in it with the great Democratic host that is swelling every day.—Honea Bath Chronicle. ♦ * * Bryan’s speech in New York lias given the East such a shaking up, that the people there have only one thing more to convulse them, and that is Gabriel’s irumpet blast itself. —^outhsidc. • * * * The state campaign closes today at Abbeville and a sigh of relief will go up all over the state. It is a question whether or not this canvass has been of benefit to candidates or people. Wo know that it hasn’t reflected any credit on the state.—Newberry Ob server. * ¥ 3k Our next president already looks upon Senator Tillman as one of his counsellors. After his New York speech Bryan summoned Senator I Tillman to a conference with him. When Bryai: is elected our South Carolina leader will doubtless be given a place on his cabinet, if he desires it.—Piedmont Headlight. * * * A great sign of the times is that the people are reading and thinking for themselves. Hearsay is largely at a discount. Then the people know from hard practical experience what the facts of the situation are and are acting on their own information. How stupid to tell poor people that a contracted currency is belter for them.—Charleston Sun. * * A The Republican party has outlived Us usefulness. It was only organized for a special purpose, and when that end was accomplished it forgot to disband. Now the people are about to disband it. From its nature, the Republican party is accidental and transitory; the Democratic party eternal as the Declaration of Inde pendence and the rights of man « * Ravenna Reveling*. (Correnpomlaneo of Th» Ravenna, 8. C., Aug. 25.—The elec tion passed off quietly. A very large number stayed away, believing under existing circumstances, but one elec tion is necessary. The first halo of cotton from this neighborhood was sold today at Pue- olet Mills by Abner Norris, colored, at 7$ cents. It is reported that a union meeting of all religious denominations will begin at Timber ridge next Saturday, conducted by C. F. Pelmet. The Mormons arc still beseiging Goucher church. A new religious sect is forming out of the Broad River Baptist Associa tion. “Doctor” Padgett, of North Carolina, a former root doctor, and some other excommunicated minis ters of North Carolina are preparing the way. The “Doctor” says, he can’t live with his wife, as the devil can’t. (Then she must he a Christ ian.) Nearly everybody from Ravenna will go to ElBethel Union meeting next Sunday. Gowdeyvillc Gatherings. ■ (OorrcKpomlpnce of The Ledger.) Gowi)ey\tm,k, Aug. 24.—As I have not seen any news from this section in a long time I thought I would write and let the other correspond ents know what has become of Clih and Big Ike. Clih was running for magistrate awhile hut has withdrawn from the race and left it with J. R. Poole and the “Kernel.” The latter has made us a good magistrate. After keeping bachelor’s hall for a period of nine months Big Ike got tired and concluded to step over on Pea Ridge and get him a little “sweet sixteen.” He is the happiest Big Ike you ever saw. \Ve wish thorn much joy. Prof. R. A. Poster’s singing school has closed at Mesopotamia. Mr. Poster certainly deserves praise for the choir he has at Mesopotamia. Mrs. Dora Whitlock’s school closed at Gowdeyvillc last Friday. She is an excellent teacher. Litti.k Bill. Highest of >11 in Lueening Power.— Latest U. £. Gov’t Report assess Absolutely pure Notice! This is no emporium, no grand aggregation, no symposium or other grand collection of high sounding circus humbuggery. i / Perhaps some of our friends have been working for us all the time and the fruit lias fallen only after re peated shaking. If that he so we ac cept the fruit anyhow; respect the tree that hears it and honor the hand that continued to shake the laden bough. BRYAN BEFORE THE PEOPLE. From hastily constructed platforms and from the rear of passenger coaches Bryan has hurriedly ad dressed the people. This is what he might have expected, but it amounted to little compared with what is now expected of the presidential nominee. His first appearance after leaving the scone of bis speech of acceptance whs in rural New York, at the town of Madalia. Here, as elsewhere, he evinced Ids ready tact. Ho does (he right thing in the right way, at the righttiinc. He has the happy faculty of sizing his audience at a glance, and speaks not to offend, hut to en lighten and convince. Expecting to meet opposition, he meets men can didly as men, face to face and nearly always parts with them on kindlier terms than was their earlier greet ing. Thus it was at Madalia, and thus it is apt to ho as from time to time he meets the people us ho makes tlio “grand round” during the present campaign. Bryan knows how to use the pithy sayings of such men us Lincoln and Grant and Blaine and turn them to the furthering of the cause lie has been set to represent. When ho reaches Southern soil ho will likely he equally happy in addressing southern audiences. There is more Catarrh in this sec tion of the country than all other diseases put together, and until the lust few years was supposed to be in curable. For agreat many years doc tors pronounced it a local disease, and prescribed local remedies, and by con- stanlly failing to cure with local treat ment, pronounced it incurable. Science has proven catarrh to he a constitutional disease and therefore requires constitutional treatment. Hail’s Catarrh Cure, munufac .ured by F. J. Cheney it Co., Toledo, Ohio. Is the only constitutional cure on the market. It is taken internally in doses from 10 drops to a teaspoonful, It acts directly on the blood and mucous surface of the system. They offer one hundred dollars for any ease it fails to cure. Send for circulars and testimonials. Address. F. J. Cheney tt Co. Toledo, O. CSTSold by Druggists, 75c. Let all the farmers, regardless of alliance affiliations or party sympa thies, unite as one man against the cotton tie trust, and bind all their cotton with wire. And after they have defeated the trust, let them keep it defeated by continuing to use wire binding in the future. Wo tool sure that the merchants will join them in this fight by refusing to handle the trust ties.—Anderson Journal. Six weeks ago 1 suffered with a very severe cold; was almost unable to speak. My friends all advised me'to consult a physician. Noticing Cham berlain’s Cough Remedy advertised in the St. Paul Yolks Zeitung, I pro cured a bottle, and after taking it a short while was entirely well. I now most heartily recommend tiiis rem edy to anyone suffering with a cold.— Wm. Kell, 078 Selby Ave., St. Paul. Minn. For sale bv the DuPre Drug Co. ) BUT Till; PLACE to jii-t your I loops. Susli. Itlimls sm<l all kinds of Itutldin^ M.'i- Ifiiul, Snwcdaiid IliindMudcSImixles for (In; lisist nossililc cusli. i ADVICE jfiven free in rejrards to proper sizes for in a kin" frames, etr. BILLS for imitoriuls iind estinuites nwvde prompt ly. OFFICE in warehouse. Respectfully. JU. I* A IfLlCl*. —^ 1 1 11* O. L. Sciicmckht. Thos. IL Hittlkr. Sol. 7tli Judicial Circuit. U. S. Com. Wm. McGowan. SCHliMPERT, ■ BUTLER t ft - HcGOWiN, ATTOJRK fCYHrAT-JvJVVV. Union and Gaffney, S. C. Office days at oiiffney, Friday and Satur day of eaeli week. \ ery «’:irefill and prompt attention £1 ven to all liusiness entrusted to us. {^"Practice in nil t lio courts. Leap Year Thoughts. Man that Is married to woman is of many days and full of trouble. In the morning ho draws his salary, and in the evening, behold it is all gone. It gocth, but, he knows not where. He spendfth Hie shcklcs in the pur chase of fine linen to cover the bosom of his family, yet he is seen at the gates of the city with but one suspender. Ho goeth forth ns an ox or ass anddraweth the chariot of his off spring. He rises, clad in the chilly garments of the night, and seeketh the somnambulent paregoric which henleth the colicky stomacho of his offspring. Yea, ho is altogether wretched and full of misery. Wide is the road and broad is the way that Icadelh to the gate of matrimony and many there he that goeth in thereat. —Exchange. — •»— ■— * Since 1878 there have been nine epidemics of dysentary in different parts of the country in whicli Cham berlain's Colic, Cholera and Diar rhoea Remedy was used with perfect success. Dysentery, when epidemic, is almost as severe and dangerous as Asiatic cholera. Heretofore the best efforts of the most skilled physicians have failed to check its ravages, this remedy, however, has cured the most malignant ^ases, ootii of children and adults, and under the most trying conditions, which proves it to he the best medicine in the world for bowel complaints, For sale by the DuPre Drug Co. Lay Aside Something Howell’s Ferry Happenings. (CorrcHpomloncr of The ledger.) Howell’s Ferry, Aug. 2L—Th* C. E. Society met last night at Mrs. Amanda Lee’s with a good attendance of earnest workers. It was our pleasure to attend the closing exercises of Prof. It. A. Fos ter’s singing school at MesopotaniA Saturday. The weather was good and the singing was excellent. 1 was about to leave off one thing, the best of all, and that was the dinner. Speeches were made in the afternoon on “The Importance of Music,” by J. L. Strain, T. J. Estes and \V. C. Kirby. The south side of Tiiickety creek has joined the hearts of some of our' boys. Sambo. — - — — My little boy, when two years of age, was taken very ill with bloody flux. I was advised to use Chamber lain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, and luckily procured part of a bottle. I carefully read the di rections and gave it accordingly. Ho was very low, hut slowly and surely he began to improve, gradually recov ered. and is now as stout and strong as ever. I feel sure it saved his life. I never can praise the Remedy half its worth. I am sorry everyone in the world does not know iiow good it is, as I do.—Mrs. Lina S. Hinton, Graliamevjllc, Marion Co., Florida. For sale by the DuPre Drug Co. j, E. 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