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w r, THE LEDGER: GAFENEY, S. C M MARCH 11, 1897. REFEREE SILER H ANOTH' ? . r XPEDITION OFF? SOUTH'S INDU3TR ES BUSY. Has r a !cn a ViCti a ro Nm Tree.c’.erriv> C'imatc. a’s IMy »-r i*+Mrp4 X.*%r York \ * i. j>ii*1 • # , u Hw*». * * fs Y •* * A * • \'i'.r”!i $ —Tiio Wov’tl rut*: i ■Iir t*TS 1 I.I VO mtllCC.l il DAN STD AST STILL IN ulZ KOJL' pr.t Mil Kvrrrtll)nx !•* <'ar.<» i, llinr V’r, I. "t"T |i*2 Ai »it£ **i:i >ii» i|i y; Iih lli'.l !*r«*v« I- l»*(; For :t ‘ .p 1L*U May N t !*«»««—> If 4r tin Julian «»•» Ability f*i l.i.iti i'uiiiMbnitfiit. O.oi'O v, N.*v , jlir’h :j. —li “fi’i-io tii- lor has Uil.oa a v rr.iu to tlif* trcachor* ous Xcvuii« wieff.- oiuuatw. iia i 1 * uot •cii"nsl_v ill, hoT.wrur, ami export:.! to be aruuaa i ’.!■ a a vv or so. As «ct iaaa I'-luart bus not Ir'f liis room. He ?ai i:’> t a’j hours duriiur the day, bur is as rot very weak anil lias received no visitors other than ins bu*i- ness repr.-s^iitativos. Tilings are . oiny quite as smoothly, however, as if iituart was at t!ie iio.in The priucipal topie of conversation amonp legislators is t tie V'ill to •») < f? - *reil by Asreitibivman D<*m|i.uy, proviiliinr for a ciiantplonsnip b,**!. to hr |.*iv<*n to the winner of the coinm/route-.f. Alany Uirislators h iv.< exjiri-.' -i’d tin'll)*o.v<‘.t m tavor o' it, out it is not thou^.tt it will pass. Assemblysn m Donipsry said: ••Sa il u belt w.iutd jrive the enito more iulverfisetaent tnnn miytinnit el.-e 1 can tlnnk of. it wnouid l*o known as the Nevada h**.t, nut would always iro with tne iieavy woiriit i lMinpnKis'np. I am itoimr to ilo alt 1 ran to j u h 1: throu>r!i. ” A bti: crowd nssnsnb'ed at tlio rail war •tation hvl-no the uiiival of tne o’clock tnuii, beiiuvimf tliat J' hn L bnllix'uii was on houra. In fact ti..) whine town turned out to ::a::: at the ex-champion. The biy teilow was not •inonx the passenir u'H, however. bpeakmr: of lAtzsinimona’ work. Mar tin Julian sai i: “ilis punching is tlio kind of exercise liob wants. Boxiin; does not do imn much jrood. as he is nor a box-r. ilo filth Is very dilfnrentiy frotn the arroptod s r yie vtlirn he x"*vi luto a i’.ik; und ro,n*etin* nr.y wo i.'"f him fn depend moro on footwork nud punching tiio hr.;; to put him in porfoct Condition " As to hie uiiiiity to stand punishment, Julian says: ••Peter Maher is tho hardest hitt*r in , the buHin.os outside of Bo!i. and he Ire rouen ‘a , a . .•raft, two tu-;s, a , a nar'f iriiiff < IT B.*r 10- •, rii, a i u it’ wuite fu?/, of $-ii■ W •> c so I!• ii*•* as to hrt ofY tne e.-ht of ; t. A ti-inier, wi.li i. birrc huii ami t ,vo in i>fs, urtC'CS r!'.:.;- i., enicfceu r nn me c,ooi:i •>( tne nio.’ii- ill'/, iu; ei. tr.M to US. wai"!; a iswied Cmiei'a<aodinriy. |irai.>utir «• r.i« ,i!- nr R'ci wire s.hjU iyin^' inoii-siuj tho vo«- bel. The whole pr'veeiiin:,' loolcrd i’.'re the s' .rt of a woefully p.»iine;i ti ihu-o rur/ e i.j.viitiou for Ou.ia. It m-o- i tn.it Alajor 0 isiroverdi. a ;. m ::: nud didii' ir llulain iiatnot, who was form erly will) tne h»te C.n ier.it Mm*oo, hi : ' appeurei; a were av* m ' toil day. 1* ' went ei'U'ii to take an ex • »ii..<<n (r --.i some !»■ iiut on tiie coast, ui.s fri nM ■ ri flu) Cuban junta say. liis otrlU. was ■ » comprise liiKjiit.al stores, rifles, nmui’.v »i:i ai and n few pi -ked in.m. Tim ponrt from winch lie was to sail was Xent rervef. The tut; called tli*' Volunteer, which is suiil to tie up ordinarily when not runnirnr about, at the foot of I’n'bl;.".' street. BromUyn. .e t the old h>>; wood- houso at Green Point. Tne tow of the tu/ was tiie bnrj;e Belief, utsm whoso deck, crouoboil In tho shadows, weio more than » dozeu Culsms. m >stiy youav ru.-u. ami niauy of tliem, ju iniiiit from appearances, of the aiirenturo.iom*' a;iu darinir ria.-s that are always pressiui; tiie olficiaU m the junta for a nhaiioo to strike a blow for Cuo » lidrn. Tin's the 11.ifida lay fid the ons steamor camo mi' of th ' liori/.<!.i to tne Kouthward. in aituition to her many cases foe schooner is s ml to h.ivo 'uni nine or ten men w ho .Us < maiubme l aboard tne stoimer. From all iipiieer.itires. Major Castr i- verdi’s jfoO.O'X) exi.«‘itirn>ii, iic.uicii .‘or ?*n A|*< n «>i ■: * ion of •‘touliH ICo'.b.irraiH Mat*.(iLtetur«*r- — lt**viv.4l In Tnaalfi. Ctt vtj •.v'fjn i, March a. — Easiness i'Cncr. ’ly t iiiocahout tho eouth is vsrv ; <;d. Itidustries in ell lines nro fairl;, l.u v end th n rc ure no i'xcuinnlation of f <-ks ttM-'i’barrass manufacturers. The Tr.-th'.-mail's correspondents leport sn e'!C, ,u;:i;;iii" outlook for tie* year, and iiM' of ti:o opinion that southern manii' lucturiu^ plants were never in a better co:... tion to tuko adv;uitu"o of u revival i.i rraJo. Liir^e ttansactions in Iron atnl steel ne,. '•. portud and as a result the market stre,u;rhened ami it is estimated that ini Io.sa than TJd.OO'J.OhO h.*/e becu placed in ciix'ulution. t o*.ton and wool manufacturer* n«- pmt an im[ roved demand, and while New Lhijrhmcl ii.dis aro i-'Stricnui; pro duction southern miiis are running on lull lima U ho lumber industry shows renewed activity ana the movement in coal con tinues fairly good. Among the important new industries lVu- too week, Tho Tradesman reports too following: The Dallas Compress company, capita':, $10,000. Dallas; a 40.- OCO-builiei grain elevator, Abilene, Tix.; :• 100-barrel flouring mill, Coriiury, Art; a Gf-barrel mill at Isixiiigtoii, N. C.; tho Boek Island Coal company, capital jv’o.OOO, Bridge- pi rt, Tox.; tlio Pyrites and Gold ilming and Manufacturing company, cspit d *120,000. Hot Springs, Ark . ami tin.* C nsumers’ Improremont company, tapital :,CU.0')J. organized to build an oil mil, ice iactory and electric plant at C..rnPierce. Tex A:i oil refinery will be et •ted at S miersot, Ily , and wood- wo.king plants at L tt.e iiis'k, Anc., Along ion ivy.. Cidez, S. C., Lce-h L i:”'. Tenu , Velasco, Tex, and Or- IMPROVED ARTICHOKES. Tubers Wlileli Aro tDcrrasvil I-'b- vor m roo.! 1’or Slock. Aften.io-i has Ixi'ti called of Into to artichobv in f -1 for stock, notably for hog' 1 . F’li tai rs in various sect iops of tho coitiitiy rcoor'cd success with fc. d- irg stviur on these tnbi rs rotii n sliort time lcf i-c killing, when a few bushel* of corn ;.V'> given to 1 rd^.t th' fi'-sh. Following arc extract: from a Michigan f ria r’s letter to Vick’s Illustrated Monthly: One acre cf artichokes will keep from 20 to liO hogs in the best condition, ns they are always jjA?/ healthy v. lii n fed ** 'sHttsv on them. For horsea, cattle and 81)Cep there is lil't a better root grown. One acre will produce from duO to (00 bufihels of tubers, , ,, . ... depending on i h f ' pD—IiisI^x soil. The intprov- 'V.cd nrtkhoke is entin ly dili'i n-nt >< from tho native ^V.or wild variety which is mists! in some piudens. The ir,,,,.: White ITei.eh is a native cf THE PUMPKIN. f-vv: f \0- vv-'-v / '• ; 2 AU, on Thtnskitivit.g day, when from east and from west, From north und r.octh come tho pllfrrtm und gui -f. When t e gr y hairi.t New Figlnndw sees rmmd t>o:ird The it I on.’» n link* of utTietior. restored, V. hi n tho euie mo ariid inuJ sw ks Li# mother once moro i,ud the v.oni in; troi mllss where tho girl sr:i'.ii"d liefore, What i-j", trii- the lip m:d whit lirighten# the WLa.'i etdls b ek tho pusi like the rich pump kin pie? Oh, fruit loved of boyhood, the old d*y# re- exiling, When Vi'o-jJ grapes were parptllig and brown nut:, were falling, li'heji wild, ugly faced wu carvel ::i i.B #kln, Oluriiig out through the nark with a caudle within, When we laughed round tlm corn heap, with hearts nil in tune, Orr ehuir a bro^d pumpkin, our lantern the moor.. Telling tales of tho fairy who traveled like Mean), In o peupkin nhcll coach, with two rats for h. r ti-iun! —John O. V.'iiitPer. A SPECIFIC —FOil— U Grippe, for Ooide, Osaplis, ANO LU«C TKOUBLC8, 5© CKCrRY PSlCi'CRAL “Two years jj"o l I ],»,[ th,. grijijic, ami ;t left nm with u cmij:h which gave me no rest night or il:ty‘. My bun ily physician piescriU-i! f.*r me, changing tiie ii'cliciiie as often ns In* fouml the things I hail taken were not helping tinge, \ . the mouth ef !• j , ready on its xv sun Ju.i.i t.11.'. is NO ULTD.1ATUVI 10 GREECE. I»Ulkloi'H I’oni-r .'iilti x I lie 1 ri\nn«i»l-»4|<Mi of .1 i ( «tl i\of m t'reni kt u<*e. New Yoi;:j. March !J.—A special ; 1 The Herald from Consraufinotiie s -vs: i Ail tint lumors cmeprmng tiie trans mission of a collective note by the am- , bassaiiors, accomptuie l by an uliim.i- tum from lierc to Gi» cce, i re prenntmv. The ambassadars here have nor even re nt ved the terms m which this uoie u Loit it couple of times at Langtry With blow* that see:n««i to be hard enough to bring any one down, bat Bon stood them botli und they weru foul smashes at that. With dozens of instances of this kind to guide my opinion, I don’t think that C irbett will hurt Bob very nittrh before he gets a crack himself timt w li bring him down to oar man’s weight.” SMITH V/1NS A BIG LAWSUIT. UoiiKo.iu-ntiy the opinion is that, ow ing to the near nppr aeh of rile Bsim festival on Tliur*ii-«v, the r c.al trr.nsmissioii count Inirdly b'( muno he- ; fore Suiaay. It is no longer doubted here that this note wid i.e accoprcd i>" tiie puits. Meanwni :• if is hoped that Greive by that tanu win ho induced to accept if. I The am 1 nssadors confiinn to u-o a'l their efi irls to t-er-uae tiu sciluu to | cease im armamo it . ! According in i.i-n itches reccivod hr Pruolnriit SwvciiiihIi *l«rctl nit Socar.i* Ills Futhcr’s Valuable !j*tatn. Savanmak, March iJ.—A dispatch has boon received hero announcing that Hi- ton A. timitii of this city lias won bis suit involving the right to his father’a estate in tne highest court in New Jer sey, and that he win now come into ]H>sses ion of about £.100,000 worth of property. tinith's father disappeared some years ago und was not heard from until im whs found in Now Jersey, wnere lie married again or was said to have mar ried. Tin-re wore many iiiteicstinc fea tures in this connection in tin* trial o.' the case, ami it was notiy contested on both sines. Munih is n well known Savannah merchant, but ids fortune is a uma.l one compared to that he wid receive. One of his attorneys, M. A. O’Byrne, who is one of tho Southern Mutual I uiHing and Loan association attor neys, will got a £ia,000 feet our of it £;i1e of ik ICm1Ii*oh| J'o*itjtotiaul. Jacksonville, Fm.. March :J.—Tho •ale of tho Jacksonville. Tampa and Key West railroad lino from Jackson ville south to Sanford, 127 mill’s, has been postponed again until the first Monday in April. Commissioners made an efTnrt to sell th-’ property by pub.ic outcry in trout of the door of the United States com f by order of .Judge Locke, mane in the suit for foieclosuie by too holders of the second mortgage bonds. The conditions were that the property •houhl bring .fSVJjKW, and that pro-.- pectivo bidders should file a certified check for £25.000 as an evidence of good fnirh. As no check was tiled, thn post ponement of suio was anti unced. Alabama Town Hus a Hail I Iro. Uikmixuham. Ala., March 3. — Firo •tarted in Stobert & Go.’s general mer- the amins.-a.lors. luci-o.ii.’.rism in C.vca j continues ■ A very serious ee.rounfer took pinco at Wix ’lak). 5 Gir.ek mne-i from Giiii'-a, bctxxeca lusurjtents, supported by til e : trisc s, and Turki-m troop;. Tho latter returned to G mea. Tiie IJoi’kaiie of the entire coest of i Crete, which is tnw mamtaiu ’.d witii tne gi'-ates' rigor by tho fuie.gn lore.).;, 1.x very secsioie. i Tiie want of provisi ms is fait through out tho island. Tax* inhabitants of ; Ciiueu have a-k et fur tiie removal of the b I’ekaxi *. tiweobv to pruvide them- ] Selves xvtta pruvisimis for one Week. Th • French ofiirei comuiaoihug t'jc F tilo)>, d durkat: in at O mdia h.u asked , for lusii ucti in *. ■ I«lcvc?« IJiisIiiohi In (•<*•• m i“r. ! WASlflN'oroix. Marcii —G‘rmauy’s ' bicyelo bu-inuss in 1 j')7 is ti boas a'l previous words, rivs Consul Mona ghan, at Gliunniiz. in ii report to tii? i state departmuiit. (deal pit partitions aio b/iug niaae to meet tiio enormous iloniands. Many of tiie factories time faded last year to meet demands have doubled tboir capacity and output. Many of tiio larger |•<lncerns will be- i liver iiMUi 20 lX)0 to 40.0 K) wheels. 1 im | Works have a.ready taKeu oruers fur j their full capacity tins year, yet orders ■ con ii nun to (low in. The o<>u»ul says ! there :s a b.g business to be done by any American company tim' wdl pia"'’ 1 a neat, ight and substantial wheel on the German marl: r at fr mi £>) to *i > —a v*00 wiieoi cauti t be sold. M «»n!cn»i»*ry In tJi.» t ulitn Army. Finn r. a NO. Or.. Mar h J.—Tho mys tery i.urrounding tho inexplicnble di-.ip pearanec of Bussed Montgomery of this city, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B Mont gomery, from the naval academy at Anuapoii« on May 4. lf-0!i, lias been solved Young Montgomery is fighting HAY TO GJCCEED BAYARD. V»'eM I-now* t oniskTi Will I to the -N« xt Mi««i<.tor lo Kii.r'antl. Nr.w Youk. March 3.—The World says: The World is a be to announce Wi'h positivenesi that Colonel John liny will succeed Mr. Bayard as am bassador to Euglauxi. Colonel John Hay, private secretary of L.ticuin, and the author of “Little Breeches” and “Casliiiait Days,” has achieve ! a gnat fortune by liis mar- r::’.;;.-. He is not a politician, but is a > ei.d (aroute in Washington and ; h-voland. His home, at .Sixteenth and t f" .-ts, just across Lafayette iqunro from ttia Wiiite House, isconsidereit by ronui’i.-iseurs one of the finest private res’.: ccv. in America. CMomd ilay. who is 59 years of r.uo, first went to Washington ns a young i man irom Illinois, where he had studied law. and he bee nne one of t}i*i private -e ities for Fits dent Line>in. •V-.m l -‘<5 to 18'57 Mr. Hay was secre tary of Icgiition ar Paris, cud for a year fin oter hind a similar post, at Vienna. He x. as secret.’ry of logrttiou at Madrid i:: 1 .9 .it'.ii J jiO, tmd after that for eight i r ue years iiv-d chiefly at Cleveland, cn .gc.i in literary work, lie was an- ! iMSisfa’i* secretary of state uu- tl -r Hvdirs m lc7!*. and held that p.;.-i- liui until hlav, Jr.si. .‘ till Sian*. !>/ Slryafi. ICiiw You.K, Marc'.i 3.—The World hr.H joded i;y telegraph the Democratic rcg .iar organizations of all the states on tins question: “If tiie Democratic i’atij:i;*.l convention mat tomorrow w ind William J. Lryun again be i iio-c’i a; tiu* Democratic candidate for jo ;-.i.“nt?” Tne result is an extruordi* n -.rx’ conceasus of opinion, showing, v. itii imrd:y an exception, that the Dem eu. . orgunmations everywhere, tu w< b us tli * Dem> cratic national com- niit'.ee, area* devoted to Mr. Bryun as ever A niaj >i:fy of them believe that he xri 1 not only b.> uoiuiuated but c.oct-d in ill 'n. cliMiniise store at Pratt City and on j l 01 ' Guba Jibrx* and ns neutenuut of a account of a s”a:city of people to light the flames, u large number attending the murdi gras ceiebrution in Btrming- liani, four otiier place, were destroyed, including thn Pratt Oily bank. Dr. George (Jr mi’s brick building, filled with offices, went next. Two other •mall places were consumed. Tiie dam age is estimated at £10,000, with but little insurance. dynamite battery is making a record of heroism for tiie cause he has enli-md to : defend. Tlio Montgomery household ! has been relieved by the receipt of a . letter to that effect bv one wiio lias command of n uynanuta battery, but ; whose name, for pruuential purposes, is withheld. Th* Perc.jr-Orajr I.nw Coii.tUatlunal. At.Bv.NY, March 3.—The court of ap peals has declared that the Percey- Gray racing law is constitutional and that the methods of bookmakmg al lowed by tho racing commission are in •cctmiunce with the law. Tne cases decided were tlio ap|M*al of the people called in. from the dismissal of actions brongnt against Prcs’.d -ut Lawi •* of the West- Well Known llntiknr Injartxl. New York, March 8.—James P. Kcr- nochan, the well known bunker, while on his way to the patriarch’s ball, was run over by either a vehicle or a car somewhere on Forty-second street. He was placed in a cab und driven to ins home on Fifth avenue. He was uncon scious and the family physician was cbe*ter K:.ctng .-x«- r Sturgis, a booXina..> r S»n IVilm I. ' WaKIIIXGTON, Marc.. Clesrntt* I)r*l*rs tn l*Mjr ll| K l.lei-nss. .*o und aepn Caicago. March 3.—The city council, by uu unanimous vote, passe 1 an ordi- t uuuce requiring every dealer of ciga rettes in Ohicugn to p.yun annual li cense of fIOO.OjO to the city treasury. Th« law pussexi deciarex that cigarettes k ae Califor- Ola dee[t water harbor o tuiuiasioti has HObmittod its repot t<* the secretary of catiuot be sold within feot of a war. The cotnnii* .oil xhs' iies in fav< x •choolhouse. of dsn Pedro as tli • hirb»r on whicn the govoruweut aj> ir pr.anti in shall bo exi*e.itiod. An.plit .Xtcilil)rs tn He /lriest«:J. G.w.;;m, Or., Match 8.—Forcible stops an to b.- taken to organize the lower baneh of tin,' legislature. The tempo rary h'>nso passed resolutions appoint ing u number of assistant sergeants at- anns tx; nrna t muiubers and bring them in This step was taken on the legal onin.’ou that the temporary organiza tion has power to compel the attend- a. of ub-cut ni”mbors. Twenty-one nicndiors wi-rc present ut the nieoting of the housix. They all subscribed to th” o th oi oflloe anu were all sworn by Gi.mf Justice Mot-re. Kxt'a *«•*<!on In Keutuotcj. JiOrn ViLt.f. March 3.—The Commer cial ( Henub.dan j says: “It U the gen eral opinion among politicians at Frank- f u t tiiat Governor Bradley will not ap- jAJi’it a senator, but will convene tho iegjs itaiv. soon after the term of Sena tor Ii ackburn sliall expire, and give that body ti chance to eioct a senator. Tii - diange cf plan is said to have been brought about by the Republican steer ing committee of the United States.” Hnbitrt l.raVxs For Wiuliltigton. P.\iKinjO.Y, N. J., March 8. — Vice President-elect Hobart, Mrs. llooait and Garret A. Hobart, Jr., left here ut 10 a. m. on their journey to Washing ton. Tiie party occupied a special car attached to tho regular train ou tho New York and Susquehonna railroad ami at Jersey City were attached to a s[x-c.iai train ou the New York and New Jersey. Irvin; on tli* Staz* Again. London, March 8—Sir Henry Irving made ids reappearance as Richard III at the Lyceum theater. The Duke uud Duchess of Fife and the Duke of Saxe- Weimar were present. Irving received an extraordinary ovation, getting live recalls after eacli act. a! out 6 fed in Ittl'ROVED white ARTI-height, and in choke. the fall is cover ed with yellow blossoms, whieh in this country never mature seed; hence no danger of covering the farm. My five years’ experience has proved to me that they can be destroyed. My plan is to plow under when one foot in height. A simpler way is to leave the hogs in the patch a little late in the spring, and they will find every one. The tubers are much like Irish ]x;fn- tors in appx antnee, i nly rough* r, flesh pure white, very brittle and sweet. Many farmers in New a go county are growing them extensively us a neral farm crop. The artichoke is important, as no insect, blight or rust has yet sfruek it, and the tope make a good fodder | vvh' u propirly handled. Lest wilder they were tested at the Fn-taout cream ery with, the Ixrf. of results. Lov.*!:::;d which is t<x> frosty for corn and many other crops is just the place for arfh hokrs. as fn ring dot s jmt butt them. Dr. ught twma to have but in tic effect o:i them. Crier** I^or (luutc md Market. i Vv itli proper inanagcment celery may now Lc i ;i. ariy ail the yt>r.r round, nud ccnsunio:.-: have become moro dis- t rimina!in;! as to ;he qualities of the dillinnt varictieH, as is evidenced by the following inquiry from cm: of the largest celery growers in Ohio: ’’Is it not advisable for growers to nee more of the self blanching varicti' 1 * of celery J Perfection F-nriwrll or Perlo le Grande and liss Golden .'■ ( If Elanchiug, and are i not the pink and red varieties the best for marketing?” j This iuqc.ry wajsubmi tfd ton u’'.tri- lier of experi.•;)*•. d growers in various I (Kdior.s of the country, and their imi- sweis: as pebimked in The American Agrit uirt.’i-t tiro highly interesting r.nd show how the •.antes of buyers differ in ' ditfe-r^nt ie>c.iIitifB and how important it is ft.r glowers to acquaint themselves ; with tiie requirements of their markets. Nearly al! agree that the eating quali ties of tiie pink and red varieties are euporior to (hosn of all others, but f:>r markeiin!' ti.; y arc almost worthless. Three Ways of Keepius Tnruips. Tlir ■ methods wi re tested last year of keeping turnips over winter at tho Mississippi station. Onx’ inetkod was bulking in rone shaped piles of 30 bush els, eovxrxxl wiih buy and cornstalk* and ear'll on t*.» -v. The turnips heated Riu! a largo j* r rent c.eeayod. Anollu r plan was plae-ng the roots in a dry cel lar. Here (hey sprouted, wilted and be came pitim. The third, last mill best plan Wi>A ma; iny 'qeic' s between riilges. ns for sxv; i t is-'iir';.”!, and filling with tur nips, and (ho;. tj,p soil of the ridges was thrown upon the turnips with a ploxv. Tin so kejjl is’rfecfly, coining out sound, crisp, juicy and brittle in rpring. This method, of course, is not advised where the t ij'th fr« t z s to auj' consul' ruble depth. A 1 lank Marker. For planters of small gardens a Tex:is con* spondont of Farm and Fireside gives nn illustrated description of a homemade tool which in* finds very.serv iceable in planting small b-ds, such as radish, onion, x to. Take a plank (i or 8 iuclien wide and 1 foot long. Hollow DENSITY OF POPULATION. T!»e M(ist ThicI.Jjr I'co|)I«*<l Spot la the World I.h lu *,\-xt York City. In Thi Gentary is a paper by Mrs. Febv.yu r Van Jv nsselaer on “Platt s In Ni-xv York,” in the tourse of which the author -ays: Cross tin Bowery noxv, and you v.iil t nt« r th.e famous Tenth ward, a true tenenn :it hou.-ui district, forming part of the mi•*:» crowded city quarter in nil tin wt rid. As a whole, the city of New York below tin* Harlem river (the Island* f Manhattan) is more tiense- !y jKopi' d fiia’i ;iiiy otiier city in tin* wtirld, eonuring 143.2 persons to the acre, while F.vis counts 125.2. Tiien one-s:>.'!i of t!’< eidire jKqmlatiou of all New York, mDuii g now with the parts above the Hat loin, too, is cono”n- frated i:j*o:i 7!1 acres of ground. Here, on the iovver oa-t side* of our town, in the eu'.mn r of lht)4, tlierc x’.welr some 324,0* ti souls, averaging 479.0 to tho at ic, ned a « ertain Hection of this great area, th< Tentii ward, showed n loud s'-n t: ; rage of <529.2'i. The most thickly peop’,« d si nit iii lie.rejH' is th” Jew qnar- t*r in Prague, but it is only one-fifth as large ::s our Tenth ward, while it shows n *;< n .ty n am ly gre.- lt r than that of the whole of tho 711 acres in which the Tenth ward is contained—4b5.4 per acre. Nor is ibis the worst, that our 711 s «• m reveal. Safiitary district A of the Ll< v* nth xeard, boundt d by Avenue B and .Second street, Columbia, Biving- ton and Clinton stmts, contains 32 ia ix«, and in '1;’” summer of 1894 each of th m bore U'v'i.4 liumau beings. Th x is t; • very t! b la st, blackest coagula tion of hnmauity in all the known world. No Burc.px an jilace of anything like tii” same si/.o i ven approaches it, r.vd its nearest rival is a j art of Bombay where tlie av» rage population over an area < i 40. eo .icrea in 750. (Mi. Y>! > r shonld be remembered that, x.jiiie our acres tire thus more heavily burtieiit d than any others, pieces can be found in ivurop* an as in Asa tie towns xx’here j.< ou:e are more uncomfortably crowd .1 wid.in doors. There the houses tic love, but New York truements aro t< ’t P ity, and thus our floor space to thi’ e.cio i; : much mr re extensive. More- f vrr, nitheugi: vve ure now mo:r eroxx’d- * •! timii i v r lx fore, our sanitary state stxudi-y imprews. During the dtcado whicli elutx d ’viilt F;71 our death rate was 3!i.3'< p. r 1,000. Duriefr the one vkuit t lestxl xvi;li IbO-i it was 9 4.07. ■ ./* mo, but, in suite of Ids attendance, I got no better. Finally, my husband,—read. , iti” one day of a gentleman xvho had had the grippe anil xvns cun d hy taking Axei s Cherry Pectoral.—j’r.x’ured. f.-r :ne, a bottle of tl.is medicine, mid before I had taken half of it, I was cured. I have used the Pectoral for ray children and in my family, xvhcnevrr we Jiav. needl’d it, and have found it a specific, for colds, coughs, and lung troubles.” Emily Wood, Noith St., Klkton, 5fd. Ayer’s Chen] PacLral Highest Honors ct Wcild’s Pair. Cleanse t!;e S'. Votn with Ayer’s f^parilla. FOR Up-to-Date Job Print-^ ing, call at the LEDGER Office. Gaffney, S. C. SOUTHERN RAILWAY. 125- •Oi IIKDMOM1' AIK M.YR. I , / CwsKlcnscxl Sclieitute of l'A,Moig.«r TruL'i*. i In HiTeot .I»*. 18, lSt>7. ^ I V««. Ifu.M'I No. 18 NortUbouinl. !l*o. 3” No. .10 No.1'4 jj s> I Hally. Daily.: Sun. PS l ■ T /> » *i Lv. /t’.nntix. <’. T. “ Atiautn.ET. " N orcr* •« " Buford. “ Gairx’sx’Hlr.. • Lc!* < tr. OmieMa. ,r. M<. At’.-y •• Tooooa “ SVrs'xntnsfer “ Screen • Central " (x: ecuxlllc .,. ” biwirtanburg. m OnlTr.evs.. . “ Blseksbnrg.. " Kl.-iv’s Mt (,+«sf'mla... 12 00 1 00 2 2)1 2 4.x 4 1ft 4 45 5 .Y) 0 IS mil ^ *,12 .i0 1 20 r ' i 25 p 2 47 I. 4 ?7 p 4 55 }, 5 45 « L ft 42 a 1 - 22 n 4 asp s a. p ft 28p 7 08 p 7 rip 9 08p 8 :i5[i PI 7W aj n s flo a! a ft 91 a do 05 a a lo 55 a a ll 0J n . ill 22 a , I 'll 28 a 3 33 3 ri a 11 54 n 12 90 in n 12 4S p a 1 Jl>) p 2 31 p 3 47 pi 4»P N.Y I Ma. LV.I 7 08 p 7 40 a, . 8 1* a 8 27 a ma Blood ricatis sound liealth. W ith pure, ricti, lied.by biood, the stomsch and di- ge.uive organs will be vigorous, and there vx ill be no dyspepsia. Kheumatlsm and Neuralgia wdl bo unknown. Scrofula and fc’ll Rheum xvill disappear. W’ith pure Your t:c-vcs will be strong, and your sleep sound, sweet and refreshing. Hood’s 8-rsaoarilla mokes pure blood. That is xvhy d f ares so many diseases. That is v. by *o many tliou:iandM take it to cure diitx-ise, retain good health and prevent ticknt*’x and suffering. Remember pa I'.vaii. to li* IVi»*»b»« * <iiiinitiui|fiu*r. CJivrrAN v. i\, March 3. It Isstutml, on what ix considered authoiity. tiiat H Cloy Evans hux received tiie appoint ment of <• ftnmtxsioiior of puusioiid uud lutxt ho wot amxvpt- Trlen air Opium Ailvaucn*. San Fk an Cisco. March 3.—Owing to • seizure by treasury agents of cou- trubuud opium valued ut iM00 Odd, tuicl further seizures worth $20,000 Inter, tlio price of opium ims lulvaucud 3 0 per pound. Opium in this city u now held at $15 per |>ouud and is expected to ad- Vauc-J to $20. Ooverunr ISlank Loavo. Albany. Albany, March 8.—Governor and Mrs. Black and a number of personal fneudN and members of his staff left Albany to attend the inauguration. "cyli.r Han Not K*«igiie t. Havana. Muroii 3—It is officially an- pocucexl hero tiiat tiie statement to the Iffoct tiiat Captain Wevler has res.gaud • absolutely falsa I MAUKl.lt roit SMALL GAKDEXB. out the siilx’ that is intended to drug on the ground, and nail a small, sharp stldi to it, which is intended to (.pen a small furrow for the weds. Attach a handle about 5 feet long to the top ml go c.f tiie board and pull it straight aliead over fn xhly plowed ground, and you will have a nice smooth ridge, with a small furrow ou top to receive the Ktodx. To covor the seeds, remove tho small sti< k and drag the oouoeru over the ridgt again. Sarsaparilla Ix the One True Blood Purifier. $1; six for $5. H jx »•*•** c,,r, ‘ I-iver Ills; easy to GOU S PlilS take, easy to operate. 25c. Dress Making. Iliixiiii: iclurm’d lo UutTiicy I would be blc”M'd to M’i'vi- thoM* wanllni; llrx'sxniuk- f.ijt m ill” b lest style*. I use the McDowell I’uti ut Druftcr which Insures a ix'rfect fit. Mrs. James Raines. Guano! 1 till;*’ pleasure in annoi’iiclng toinjr i ” '! pat rons am! friends that i am now as sociated with Mr. .1. V. Surratt in the /* * • • . sale o/ tiuanos and will tiikx* pleasure 11 \ V* In serving them xviti, the Lv. Charlotte h no I* :i0 A Ar. Danx-i'lo 12 (x) n 1 30 p Ar. Richmond ... 6 00 ft ft 40 p Ar.Washit'gfon.. ft 42 » ft 40 p •• BnltmoPUK. 8 00 A 11 25 !» •* Philii.ielphta. 10 15 n 3 00 n “ Ncxv Y'ork 12 43 m ft 20 ft Ve*. Fst.MI Soutbbouod. Xo. *$7 No. 3.A Dally. Dally. Lv. N. Y..P. H. i{. 4 53 i.TTffT n “ Philadelphia. 0 55 1» 3 50 A ** Raltitnore tl 20 i) 0 ill A “ Yx nshingtou.. 10 ri p 11 L> 11 Lv. Richmond . 2 (X) a 12 55 p Lv. Dnnxllie 5 SO r ft 20 p Ar. Charlotte ... 0 25 (* 10 *>J p Lv. Uastoula .v 50 p •* ICing's Alt. .. “ Bia-ksburg .. 10 40 x» 11 32 p " (4alftu*ys 11 47 » •* Spartanhurg. 11 37 a 12 20 A “ Gieenville.... 12 28 p 1 20 0 “ C2*nt ral 1 15 i> 2 05 n " He.xcea . . 1 35 p 2 20 a •* Westminster M ToCtHKl . . 2 18 p 3 15 a “ Mt. Airy ** Cornelia " Lula 3 13 p 4 Oft A “ Uainesxlll*. 8 31 p 4 35 a " Buford “ N*>rx-i<>s* l Ar. Atlanta, R. T. 4 55 ft 10 ft Ar. AUiinta, (3. T. 5 55 p| 5 10 a 4 47 p 5 15 p 5 35 p ft 40 p 11 03f 2 50 r p II 25 p 0 00 n No. | Dali 2 00 a UToU 2 3tl p 5 UU p U <Mp 1 12 a 5 U5 a I* *1 Owl Brand and oilier Idgh crade fertilisers. Yours to serve, A. S. CORRY. "A" a. m. “P" p. m. •‘M'’ u<xm “N” night. No*. 37 and38—Dally. Washington and South western Vestibule Limited. Throufh Pullman rleeplus ears Is'lweon New York and New Or leans, via Washington, Atlanta and Motitgom- erTjjuid ids-* between New York and Meinphi% ▼tawaahlngton, AtJaiits and Hlniiln^biim. Pull- man aleepinu cars Ixitweeu Nexv York and New OtImius, in conn«*ctlon with (Lc ' SuuM t Lim- itod" trains for Hun Krancta-o, senii-wenkiy, Icaxdnir Jersey Oltx Tu*»*<lays and Saturdays; retun.-Iug, lenre Nexx- Orleans VVeilitesdays ami Paturdnys. This train also earrle. l{intimond- Anyusta sleeelnf ear* between lli.nvill* and charl*>tte First class tlioniualifare eoachva between Washinston and Allauta. Diuiagears serve all meal* en rout*. Nos. 36 and 8A—United Hxnt** Ibmt Mai] rue solid between \Va*hinyaim und New Or- Irana, xria Southern Hallway. A. A W. P. H. K.. and L. A N. K. H., b»-in« ex.nxiMtseil of l>n;'za|pi sar aud eouches, through vxlthuiit rhnnse for pasNonger* of all e:a**ea Pullman drawing room sisepln* ear* ta-twesQ Jeisr- (tty au«l New Orleans, via AtlatPa an.I Miuitpomery. Leaving Washington eoeh Saturday, n tourist sleeping car will run through heiveen Wasli- ington and Han Frnnctseo wiiliout ehange. No*. 81 and w—New York and Fiorida Lim ited. Vestibnled train Iwtween New Yorkan*! St. Augustine, via Washington, Charlotte, (>e lumbia, Savannah and Jm-k*onxilt*, eonn-.sting of Pullman drawing rpom sleeping <-ani, Pull man compartment x’ar*. Pullman ol>*ervation cars and dining ears, leaving New York and ttt. Augustine u«riDinal poiulst daily, except Sunday. This irnin also carries txvclvo seetkMi drawing room buffet sleeping cun, Letwcan Aujn’stu and New York. Nos. 1! and 12—Pullman Mlocpingeurs between Richmond and Danvilt*. The Air line boll* train, N*xx. 17 and IS, W twtwn Atlanta and 0»ru*.ia, Uu , daily except Sunday. W. H.OKKBN, J M CITJ’, Oen’l Hupt., Trallic MVr, Wnehlngion, D. C. WiiKldnglou, D. 0. A. TRUK, H. H HAUDWICK Oen'l Pimm. Ag'l . Ass'tUen i Pua*. Ag t. WMhlnftoo, D. 0. Atlanta. ‘4 A / .i xUiLjE,-Li