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-(•J. C. JKHFl£klliS,4- 0RHENVIL1.E..S. C. — Attorney nd Counsrllor at Law. Practice* in A’! tlje Courts. Collections a Specialty ¥V111 Lie in Gatfney o.i Saturdays and Mondays. J To Reach Consumers in this Section Adver tise in The Ledger. A Newspaper in all that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People of Cherokee County. VOL. IV, NO. GAFFNEY CITY' C.. TIIUKSDAY. JUNE 3, 1897. $1.00 A YEAR. CEN. GORDON IN GAFFNEY. HE WAS MET AT THE.TRAIN BY THE OLD SOl.DIERS. A Large Audience Greets the Great Warrior At the Christening of the City Hail on Wed nesday the 25th. On Wednesday evening of last week, | 20th ult., the City Hall was the scene ofonoof'the most pleasant occasions I that lias ever occurred in Gaffney. It j was the time set for General Gor- ; don’s famous lecture, • The Last Days j of the Confederacy.” The weather ! was most delightful and the magnifi- i cent Hall, when the electric lights wore turned on. presented a scene that w.iuld have done honor to Droad- way, New York. As The Li uokk - representative entered he found the yeomanry, chivalry and beauty of Cherokee county represented in the happy throng that was in readiness to hear the great soldier and states man of Georgia, on his world renown ed lecture. In contrast with the ex terior the interi >r of the building presented an inimitable production of woman’s skill in the decorative art. Flags, both federal and confed erate in design, vied with each other, in presenting a scene typical of the occasion it was intended to commem orate. The merry laugh of innocent mirth mingled with the hum of social conversation until the hour arrived. On the rostrum were seated in a semi-circle facing the audience, the following members of the K. C. Divi sion U. C. Veterans: H. 1*. Griffith, Commander Camp Jake Carpen ter, No. 810; G. W. McKown, Com mander Camp Jefferies. No. 889; Mo ses Wood. IV D. Phillips, J. R. Web ster, Dr. M. W. Smith, Win. Jeffer ies. Thomas Kwbanks, B. F. Holmes, I. M. Peeler, X. Lipscomb, X. C. Sol-aid W. F. McArthur, F. A. Go- funli, A. W. Lotspicch, W. H. Rich- ,~4»rdson, G-LL MUl»g. K L. Hoppe*. Cafit. S. S. Ross, M. M. Tate, B. F. Camp, I). A. Thomas, Adjutant Camp Carpenter; J. L. Strain, Adj. Camp It would be good for most indulge in examiningourse' Giles, Xo. 7i>S. Gen. (.Jordon was escorted to the rostrum by Mr. and Mrs. H. Fay Gaffney ami other friends. The veter ans saluted their distinguished Com- mander-ln-chief, and his escort as they approached. The raising of the curtain was a signal foi f applause. It also revealed the chivalry and femi nine Tieauty of Cherokee county—a sea of laces wreathed in smiles meet ing the gaze of the veterans who were now the targets for several hundred eyes. When the storm of applause subsided Prof. W. F. McArthur step ped to the front of the rostrum, and called the house to order. He said, in substance, that he was proud that the new City Hall was to be chris tened by an event of so much inter est to the people, and that he had the honor to introduce a speaker of such power and eloquence to such an appreciative audience. H" refered to Mrs. H. Fay Gaffney as the one to whom we owed so much for the privi lege we now enjoy. He congratulat ed the town of Gaffney upon the suc cessful conquest of one of her devot ed citizens, who although confined in the prison bonds of matrimony in the Empire State of the South, had suc ceeded in bringing off us his captive such a noble wife as Mrs. II. Fay Gaffney. Applause. He then in a felicitous manner in- ; traduced (Jen. John lb Gordon. This ! was another signal for applause. Af ter silence was regained the stentori an voice of the great Georgia soldier and statesman rang out: •‘Ladies, comrades, and fellow citi- - zens of the State of South Carolina— 1 Language fails me to express the gratification I feci for the flattering manner in which l have been pre sented to you. I have come to talk to you of war, but thank God it’s un der the olive branch of peace and good will. He then went on to recount the many incidents connected with the subject before him,—‘‘The last days of the Confederacy,” alternate ly dealing with the ludicrous, the solemn and the pathetic. To attempt to give a synopsis of the lecture would result in a total failure to im press the readers with its grave and sublime teachings. For two hours the speaker bedd bis audience in breath less silence, except now and then an outburst of applause would follow the mention of some new deed, that sent an electric current through the hearts of the vast assembly. No amount of word painting could do the speaker justice. Even a ver batim report will fail to impress the reader with its importance. To be appreciated it must be heard from the lips of the speaker himself. Gen. Gordon is enthused with a dcsinwto instil into the minds of our people this truth, that the people of the South were not traitors but pa triots and soldiers, second to none. His reference to Gen. Grant’s con duct as well as that of bis army, while accepting the surrender of Gen eral Lee and bis army was such an enconium as 1 dare say, his most ar dent military or political admirers could never surpass. His reference to General Lee’s con duct at the Wilderness and Spotsyl vania C. II., Va., was such as to give us a clear idea of that great mili tary phenomenon. At the latter place the Confederate line had been broken and the works captured by the desperate charges and lighting of Hancock’s corps, who had captured Johnson’s division. Gen. Lee seeing the situatkn gal loped wildly to the front, and for the first time in his life seemed to have lost his self-control. Gen. Gordon who was forming his line to retake the works, spurred his horse, and in a moment was at his (lice’s) side. Prizing the bridle rein of (Jen. Lee’s horse he said, ‘Gen. Lee, this is no p'ace for you. go back to the rear. Tnese are Southern troops which I command.” The incident attracted the attention of the battle line, and the soldiers recognizing the perilous i condition of thisgreatehieftainshout- i ed “Genera! Lee to the rear. ’ “Lee to the rear.” “We will not move a foot j until Gen. Lee goes to the rear.” As 1 the General passed through the lines | to the rear, the command “forward,” I was given, and with a shout the Con- j federates sprang forward, and like a ; cyclone swept everythingbefore them, retook the breastworks, and recaptur- ! ed most of the prisoners. Tills incident, like all other similar ones, related by the speaker, (and ' there were many of them.) culled forth round after round of applause. We assure our readers that extracts of the lecture will appear from time to time in these columns as we shall have time to publish them. . — SELF-EXAMINATION. Flaw Ficker Keeps his Gun Loaded. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) of us to ves often- er than we do. 1 do not mean a slight glancing at the surface indications, for this only suggests to us the char acteristics on which we pride our selves, and leaves our real inner na tures concealed. We are very much pleased when our friends profess ad miration of those qualities of which we can only get a glimpse. We are simply reminded of the plan of put ting, the best apples on top and the inferior ones at the bottom. Perhaps with a great many young people and may be older ones too, beauty is the particular star which attracts their own attention to themselves, and they imagine it will attract the at tention of every one. Another class that we too often meet rely on their worldly possessions to atone for all defects of mind or manners, educa tion, or character and think that the world will always bo. glad to bow down to the wealthy. 1 am sorry to say that the worid does show entire ly too much readiness to do this very thing. 1 would warn the young peo ple that its a very risky thing for them to rely on the inheritance of wealth for their future happiness. A young lady in my class at college said to me, “you just tell me when we go to recite. I said, why don’t you study your lessons. (), I don’t care whether I learn anything or not, we have prooerty enough to carry me through without me bothering. I know many pleasures, may be at the command of u generously filled purse, but 1 am quite sure money will not in itself commend all things needful to a happy life. We have noton examination found nothing great or lasting in beauty. Have found that riches can easily be swept away, but we find that Flaw Picker's hatred for women is stead-i fast and unmovable, keeps his gun ready levelled to go off at any time. He must remember with pride that the wisest of all the fallen angels, Lucifer, is reported to have said on one of his visits to man, that he hated women and on being asked his reason angrily replied, because they neglected so many opportunities of doing good. There is something more than an gry bias in poor old Lucifer’s re ply, even though it might have teen better to pity than to hate my faults may not be an other, nor another’s sins my sins, but if we recognize good qualities and imulate then dis cover our own weaknesses and con quer them, we are made better, hap pier, and more useful men and wo men. Mkb. it. Axx Waters. FROM THE FAR AWAY WES’ THE TABLE ROCKS OF OREGON TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. A Glowing Description of the Natural Resources. Mineral#, Agricul ture, Fruit Raising etc., of the West. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Los Anoki.ks, (’auiornia, May — It is quite probable that 2i>. the readers of The Lehukk have long since come to the conclusion that your humble correspondent, who has for some time been making a tour through the “wild and wooly west,” has ’ere now sailed into a “sea of more raisins packed in Fresno than in any other city in the world, and it is a fact that raisins are so plentiful that a person is continually mashing large bunches of them under his feet as be passes along the side walks. While in Fresno I visited the Raisin Packing House quite often, and ate so many that they soon became com mon. Raisins are made principally of Muscat grapes, and while there 1 visited sever 1 very large raisin vine yards and immense wineries. The culture of wheat too, is to some extent, indulged in, in and around this immense raisin belt, but the innr nerable quality of jack rab bits proves to be so destructive to both grain and fruit that JACK KARJHT DRIVES in the early Spring is quite often re sorted to, in order to protect the fruits from the pests. While out driving late one afternoon some dis tance in the country from Tular Vil la, 1 was almost made to come to the oblivion,” or sought winter quarters back among the surgy cliffs and yawn- I conclusion that I saw more jack raff ing chasms of the KockvorSierv Xe- vada Mountains, but not so. While it was not my purpose, however, to delay my correspondence so long, yet my time has been so well taken up with points of interest along the slope that procrastination lias made herself the “thief of time.” My last communication left me among the TA1II.E ROCKS of Southern Oregon, and while I have been slowly but surely making iny way towards my native Southland ever since that time, yet I am at pre sent in the neighborhood of twenty- five hundred miles distant. After passing the very marked ef- bits at one glance across a wheat field than I ever saw all together in my life. Could see almost a mile in every direction, and the ground seemed to he completely crowded with jack rabbits as far us I could see. I attended several drives while in those parts, and at one single drive there was estimated to have been 117.000 jack rabbits killed. As it is quite likely that some of the readers of The Li.d<;i:n have never attended such a drive, 1 will explain briefly how a rabbit drive is conduct ed. It is agreed upon that all who wish to participate in the drive meet at a certain farm house. They all form a concede or rain-bow shaped line, sometimes two miles in length. on horseback, and and all move in in rig. some (some others on foot.) - ’***— .1: A>- X V Hi \ * F. j & ~ v’t Iff Ui? . - . _ . - ’— — : . r ,'- iji MMESTOXE I'RESUVTER IA N CIU RCII—!'IIOTOUKAI‘HE!> BY GALLAGHER, GAEKXEY, S. C. fervescent mineral water of the fa-I abreast towards a .corral, live or six ‘ For three years we have n< ver been without Chamberlain’sColie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy in the house,” says A. H. Putter, with E. C. Atkins A Co., Indianapolis, I ml., and my wife would us soon think of being without flour us a bottle of this Rem edy in the summer season. We have used it with all three of our children and it has never failed to cure—not simply stop pain, but cure absolutely. It is all right, umi anyone who tries it will find it so.” For sale by DuPre Drug Co. mous Shasty Springs, situated at the foot of the icy-peaked Mount Shasty, j the southern link of the smoking ; mountain chain we pass through those very notable belts, viz: the olive raising and orange belts which comprise the sole area of California, from North to South. While passing through the OLIVE BELT, of which Sacramento is the central ci- : ty, 1 had the pleasureof visitingau olive j grove, which covered an area of over twelve hundred acres. Other fruits, such as apricots, peaches, pears, prunes and grapes; fruits are also cultivated in these parts, but the cultivation of the soil is given up principally to tin production of olives. Before passing further 1 cannot re frain calling attention to the im mense number of wild geese which a tourist could not fail to see while passing through this section. The elements were so full of them by night that a visitor could not begin to sleep, as their piercing and uncul tivated shrieks made night hideous and <lay burdensome. I exaggerate not when I say that »t one glance across the fields in day time a per- | son cun see millions of wild geese. It was my pleasure to spend three weeks in Han Francisco, the Gate Ci ty, and take in man/ of the places of importance, such as the Golden Gate Park, Cliff House, Seal Rocks (on which I saw and heard the number less seals wallow and bark,) Hutro Heights, the Lucheodroines and Mezu seas, though to expatiate on any would make my communication too lengthy. Sun Francisco though con stituting a population of only 5100,000 inhabitants, is peculiar to herself, and is quite different from any other city in the Pnited States. Fresno is in the centre of the RAISIN BELT, and while she numbers a population of say 15,000; she is one of the pret tiest towns on the coast. There are miles in the distance. From the mouth of the corral there runs out wings made of wire-netting a mile or so in each direction, similar to the wings of a partridge net. As the im mense throng of drivers slowly ad vance towards the coral in the dis tance.* the decoy of jack rabbits loom up before the merry drivers in enor mous proportions, like some fair cre ation of industrious magic. And as they approach near to the mouth of corral, all of terra firma seems to be a solid muss of living beings. At va rious intervals the excited fleet-foot ed bunnies attempt to seek freedom by breaking back through the ranks of the approaching phalanx, but the line of battle is so solid that it seems impenetrable, ami so they are forced to push their way onward in front of the hot pursuing enemy to their fatal doom. A more e.cciting scene than the one at the mouth of the corral, your correspondent never saw. At times they kicked up such a hateful cloud of dust that their large earson ly were conspicuous. When they were forced into the mouth of the corral the armed men broke ranks to begin battle upon the long-eared enemy. The battle of Gettysburg would not have been more exciting. In their scramble to occupy the pelts of the aroused men’s clubs the; ; ; led them selves upon one another to the height of six or eight feet. The armed men showed no mercy, since they seemed only to have In mind the amount of raisins they were saving by devouring the plague that destroyed the mu*cut vine. ()uite a few came out of battle with skinned shins, heads, and aching limbs, on account of the cureless use of clubs by their next door neighbor, but they murmured not—the over flowing of fun over-soothing the pain. In clearing up the debris of the par ticular rabbit drive to which I refer, there was found, among the slain, three wolves (coyotes,) and u half dozen or more pug dogs, and fox ter rier, (a picture of *‘a California rabbit drive” can be seen in The Ledger office.) Los Angeles, the “city of angels,” though situated among the hills of southern California, is said to be one ! of tiie prettiest cities in America, i She uus a population of over 100,<HM) j inhabitants, and is a very peculiarly : laid nut city, inhabited as she was I n her infancy by the Spaniards, and laid out too, when they were drunk*. Los Angeles is quite a wealthy city, hut her wealth is made up of Eastern capitalists, who are located here tem porarily, to enjoy the benefits of her v'-ry mild climates. Might say fur ther that were you to take away » he Eastern men, their capital and the floating population that flocks here from the East, there would scarcely be anything left in Los Angeles, save her fruits and climate, and plenty of the latter. This is truly a very fine fruit country, but the prices of fruits are so low that it hardly pays the producer to raise them. As far as looks are concerned, California fruits are finer than any fruits 1 ever saw. but chey don’t possess that rich fla vor which is characteristic of East ern and Southern fruits, because they (like the hot house plant) are subject to too much warmth and irrigation, which causes them to overgrow them- j selves, and this to a great extent, spoil the savor. The above is excep- tioned with reference to most of tropi cal fruits, especially in the case of oranges. Southern California, of which Los Angeles is headquarters, is the city of the great ORANGE IIELT. Granges are so plentiful hereabout picking time, which is now about over, that immense quantities of oranges are left in the grove to spoil, the prices of saving being so low in many cases that it does' not nay the producer to have them picked. Very fine oranges all through the spring, can be bought on the streets at K> or 15 cents a bushel, and if you go out into the country among the orange growers you can get all you want f^r nothing. They are considerably more plentiful than apples are in the southern states during the fall. I myself have quite often bought at the fruit stands two dozen nice naval oranges for a nickle. An Easterner or Southerner will soon get tired of oranges at that price. Lemons, quin ces, bananas‘and citron fruits, are also very plentiful here, but the pro duction of pine apples and cocoauuts is indulged in farther South. Your humble correspondent has spent some considerable timo along the coast and among the mountains, between southern California and British Columbia, (Canada,) and has gotten pretty well acquainted with the styles and customs of the people, and the general nature of the coun try, but to expatiate on any one of these would make a short story long, and also worry the patience of your honored readers; so after a pair more or less, of “jottings and dottings,” will draw my hasty remarks to a con clusion I leave your readers to them selves. Among the most prominent subur ban towns of Los Angeles are I'usa- deua, Santa Monica, (Redouds, and San Redro—the former of which can be reached from Los Angeles via elec tric cars. Pasadena, situated as she is. under the shadow of Mt. Luwz, on which is situated a very costly hotel, and from which point Prof. Luwz makes his astronomical observatory, is one of the prettiest cities in south ern California. She is principally inhabited by millionaires, whose resi dences are gems of admiration and beauty, and her scenery from all sides is perfectly superb. She has one of the largest ostrich farms in the Pacific slope. San Pedro, Rcdoudo. and Santa Monica are very popular bathing resorts. Redondo has the finest hotel west of the Rockies, and is very fittingly equipped with all modern improvements—her architec ture bein*jr of latest Moorish design. Santa Monica, however, is the most extensively visited since she can be reached from Los Angeles by a few minutes ride on the electric car. La Fiesta, an annual celebration, which took place hero 20th, and 25th u!t., was extensively visited and highly enjoyed by all, but as I have sent a Fiesta number of the Times to the editor, will not attempt logo in- | to any minutiu. The conductor’s convention which has been in session here for the past ten days, has added much to the fes tivities and amusements of which Los Angeles is notorious, and while the larger portion are on their way home to various parts of the Lpiled States, yet a few of the U.OOO con ductors uiid wives are still in the city. It was quite a pleasure to the writer of this short sketch to see and con verse witli Gapt. Samuel G. Stovall, of Atlanta, (Ja., who is the honored conduetoron the vestibule. Conduc tor Stovall is the only man that your author hud ever seen from home since leaving the boundaries of the South ern states. He toid me much about the very marked progress of Gaffney, (’apt. Stovall has been on his way south for several days, in 'order to reach them in time to go on duty by June 2nd. It is with very great pleasure that your correspondent notes the very marked progress of Gaffney and vi cinity. and I assure you that no one rejoices more in her unbounded pro gress and success than myself. (live her water works, with which to keep down fire, sprinkle lawns, parks and streets, and Gaffney will be second to none in the south. I bespeak no (lattery when I say that Gaffney is one of tie* most progressive towns in the United States. After my departure from Los An geles I calculate on making only two or three short stops in Arizona, and Mexico, merely long enough to get. acquainted with the customs of the Spaniards ami Mexicans, and the pe culiarities of the country, and to join the good people of Gaffney by the 1th of July. S. J.. Settlemeykk. - —— Mr. Isaac: Horner, proprietor of the Burton House, Burton, \V. Va.. and one of ihe most widely known men in the state wu-» cured of rheumatism after thre e years of suffering. He says: “I have not sufficient command of language to convey any idea of what I suffered; my physician told me that nothing could be done for me; and my friends were fully con vinced that nothing but death would relieve me. of my suffering. In June, 1891. Mr. Evans, then salesman for the Wheeling Drug Go., reccommen- ded Chamberlain's Lain Balm. At this time my foot and limb were swol len to more than double their normal size and it seemed tome my leg would hurst, but soon after 1 began using the Fain Balm, the swelling began to decrease, the pain to leave, and now I consider that I am entirely cured. For sale by Dul’re Drug Co. —• Ezell Dots. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Ezell’s, May 91.—Farming is pro gressing finely in this section. Crops are late but are looking very well; wheat is very good but is needing rain; oats low and sorry. Mrs. Daisy Martin has been on the sick list for the last lew •s, but is writing. on the mend at tliis Rev. Jack Tate preached at New Pleasant, on the 4th Sunday, to a large congregation. Jack preaches well for a little man. Mr. M. M. lolly and family spent Saturday night with his son at this place, returning home Sunday. Mr. J. S. Black has been on the sick list for several days, but is im proving at present. M. Martin and James A. Scruggs crossed Broad river. 'Saturday, visit ing—returned home Sunday evening. W. \V. Moore, who recently came in this county with a petrified body, took in the Sunday School Union meeting at Arrowood church Satur day. J. A. Scruggs, of this place, went to the city of Gaffney last week on business. M. B. Scruggs and daughter Alice, spent Saturday with Doug Martin and family—returned Sunday. Jonas Yassey and H. Z. Hicks left here Sunday ^evening en route for Gaffney, as jurors for the first term of Court to be lujd in Cherokee coun ty. Blue Hawk. From Cowpen?. Cow pens, May 31.—Our town is pressing forward and keeping step with others of this section, in the way of progress and improvement. Several residences have lately been completed, and a number of others will soon be ready to be occupied. B. E. Wilkins is having.'brick made to build another store-house which he expects to have completed by the 1st of July. The farmers are in pretty good spirits—they say they Lave good stands of cotton and corn, and gener- irally have it in good condition. They also claim that wheat and oats that was sown last fall to be good. Spring sowing of oats need rain. Burglars paid our town a visit Sat urday night. They entered the resi dence of J. R. Webster and finding him asleep, borrowed his pants which they took out and relieved of the pocket book which contained five or six dollars, and some papers. They were generous enough to leave his pocket knife and keys, which, togeth er with the pants they threw in the house at a back window. They also visited a colored brother who keeps a meat market, and relieved him of what surplus cash he had, some six or seven dollars. They also - visited sumo other residences and appropria ted what cold victuals theyjneeded. Dr.. Bates of your city, passtd through our town yesterday. Xoah Webster of Blacksburg, visit ed his fathe*r yesterday. Those who heard (Jen. Gordon on the 2(ith ult., wire well pleased, x. * -•••■ • Electric Bitters. Electric Bitters is a medicine suited for any season, (mt perhaps more generally needed, \%lien the languid exhausted feeling prevails, when the liver is torpid and sluggish and the need of a tonic and alterative is felt. A prompt use cf this medicine has often averted long and perhaps fatal bilious fevers. No medicine will act note surely in counteracting and free ing the system .com the malaria! poison. Headache, Indigestion, Con stipation, Dizziness yield to Electric Bitters. fiOc. and $1.00 per bottle at DuPre Drug Co.’s Drug Store.