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H*J. C. JEFFERIES,*- ) GAFFNEY, S. C. A4crr.fy ncl Coumellor at Law. Practices in / All the CourtK. Collections a Specialty EDGER. To Reach Consumers in this Section Adver tise in The Ledger. VOL A Newspaper in al! that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People of Cherokee County. I IV, ncT# GAFFNEY CITY, S. C.. THURSDAY, AUGUST 20,1897. 81.00 A YEAR. OF ETTA r WRITES OF EVENTS IN LOWER CHEROKEE. The Report of the Lyrc'.img Talk Was Not Wholly Without Fourda- tion—Other Neighbor hood News. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Etta Jank, August ‘Jilrd.—List Saturday we had a tine rain, and the ground h thoroughly wet now, though we had nothing like a freshet. Our Methodist brethren are having a good meeting at Messopotamia church this week. It began lust Wednesday night. Mrs. Capt. S. S. Walker, oi I nion, and Miss Minnie, her daughter, are spending a few weeks at their sum mer residence near Sunnyside. W o are always glad to have them amongst us, and we trust that their stay will be a pleasant one. Fodder pulling began this morning. In some places it is too green, but most of it is ripe. The last year’s distemper amongst the cows has made its appearance tiiis year again. Mrs. Amanda Lee lost a fine calf a few days ago. Our people ought to make good use of this season in sowing turnip seed. The ground is now in splendid season and it is late enough. Mike Sellers has two curiosities of note, and we would be glad for our readers all to see them. One is a one-leirged chicken—it never had but one leg. It was al last accounts liv ing and doing well. The o.her is a rough black scorpion whose tail seems to have been cut oil and a succor or sprout has grown out from the old stump. It is there to show for itself, Mike says. Speaking of R. CL Black’s report of Will Jones’ cotton—200 bolls to the stalk—my friend J. R. J’oole says he , never saw such cotton as that. He says his own is pretty good in some \places. lie has 40 bolls to the stalk with the ground cracking all around, and he don’t know how many more may come up yet. Maj. .1. H. Littlejohn, of Gowdeys- ville, was in this section last Wednes day. My old friend “Glib” was to see me last Wednesday too. “Glib” is all right, and looks nearly as young as he did 512 years ago. He is a jolly good fellow, with a smile or pleasant word for every one. I am always glad to see “Bob.” He is my old army comrade, and was a member of the “Hume Scouts” A. N. V., and when captured came near sulTering the death penalty, as the “Hume Scouts” were considered guerrillers and vengeance was sworn against them by the federals. They couldn't get the proof on him. The report circulated last week about the lynching in this neighbor hood oi a wouid-be rapist, was not wholly without foundation as The Ledger concludes, yet, it was con siderably overdrawn in its propor tions. Our people generally will bear a good deal, but when they be come enraged there is no telling what they will do. So far as the attempt ed lynching was concerned it was only a war of words, rather than other wise. I never fiad the slightest idea that an attempt would be made to take him frum the ollieers of the law. To Capt. J.T. Morehead, more than any one, may be attributed the fel low’s escape from summary punish ment. He couuciled forbearance all the time. Of course there were fears entertained that an attempt would be made to lynch him but he was guarded to jail by men who were equal to any emergency. I think l said nothing about the matter in my last week’s letter simply because I don’t like to mention these tilings. Mr. and Mrs. J. Rufus 1‘oole were over to see us last week. Mr. Asbury Horn, of Gowdeysville, was in our section last week. He is an old and worthy veteran of Gorapa- ny F., loth S. G. regiment, a man who has worked hard all his days, and does al! he can yet to make an honorable living. His good wife is one of the most useful female mem bers in her church—Messopotamia—I mean by this assertion that she al ways is in her place in the choir and subbath school, and her children are there too—just where a dutiful moth er sees that her children are during divine service. Our magistrate’s court and jury heard a case of dog-killing lust week. W. B. Blackwood prosecuted Jesee Davis, colored, for killing his dog. The merits of the case are not sub jects for newspaper comment. Col. T. B. Butler represented the S‘ate, and Mr. A. Onr, the defendant. The jury failed to agree and a mistrial en sued. Right here 1 would be glad to throw out a suggestion that I believe will (greatly facilitate the working of our magistrate’s courts. When the jury fails to agree, forces the magistrate to decide one way or the other, nnd then let the aggrieved party, if he can’t show good and sufficient rea sons for a new trial, take his case up to the Circuit court on appeal, where it will be heard and decided on the original testimony. In State’s cases the idea of taking men from their bu siness to serve as jurors or witnesses before magistrate’s courts, is too se rious a matter to treat lightly, par ticularly when they get no pay for their services, and 1 see no reason why substantial justice can’t be done with less trouble. Hope our law-makers will consider this matter before the meeting of the legislature next January. Maj. J. H. Littlejohn, one of our oldest and best farmers, called my attention to rust in some cotton stalks the other day. and told me to bury about a tea-spoon-full of salt near the root of each une and watch the result. I hope any of our read ers who have the opportunity will do the same tiling and report the result. Mr. L. is a close observer, and his suggestion are fully entitled to con sideration. The world will be happier if every man, woman and child who read them, would lay down novels and other trashy literature and study the book of Leviticus, provided they do so with proper earnestness. The man who stands on bible authority to look at things will always have a clear view. To hold the hand of a child and properly direct its actions as it be gins its journey through life, is a duty of far more responsibility than ruling a nation. God gave to the mothers and teach ers two of the most important oflices within His gift. Mr. T. M. Littlejohn, of Star farm, gave us a call lust Friday. He is an up-to-date man and one of our lead ing citizens. Our battle-ground park matter must rest until the meeting of Con gress first Monday in December, when it will be pushed for all it is worth. Circumstances beyond my control have so far prevented me from visiting that section before now as I expected to do, but if life and health will permit, I expect to have tilings in line at the right time, and if a failure is the result it will not be my fault. There has beep a good deal of talk of people moving from this neighbor hood t) the upper section of the county to get homes and farms for next year. Our little “write up” of the county last spring has caused some people to go and look for them selves. Gentlemen, you may thank The Ledger, not me. 1 have been, in eleven States of the Union and honestly believe that Cher okee county, IS. G. is the best “poor man’s” county I was ever in—taking it all around. My friend Jim Woolbright speaks of going back into “The Union” next year. 1 don’t see how we are to get along without him. He will live at Mr. George Garner’s, just.ucross the line—Pacolet river. Anderson Smarr and Sam McDow ell, colored, who lives with H. B. McDaniel near Hickory Grove, have invented a machine for keeping Htes oft the table while they are eating. It consists of an uppurutns like a fly brush swing over the table which is kept in motion by means of a trea dle. A school girl evidently in search of knowledge asks us this question : “Do animals have reason? To which I answer—Reason is the great faculty by which man becomes the image of his Creator, and that instinct is na ture’s gift to the lower order of ani mals. This teaching, to us, though grand and noble in thought and pur pose, does not make the true distinc tion between man and brute, for man, although endowed with the power of reason often displays another ele ment of his being. He instinctly laughs, crys, doubts, hopes, and fears, is warned by some influence, and in many ways receives impressions which, like the instinct of animals works without knowledge or reason. Tne same may be applied to the pow er of reason with the monkey, the dog, the horse, and other animals by which the dividing line between rea son and instinct can never be deli- ! nitely settled. It is always a great source of plea- i sure to have our young friends to ask 1 questions, whether we are able to un- sw’er them or not; but I would rather that those seeking information in this way would first consult the editor and let him publish their queries for all the readers to have an opportuni ty to answer. It is not the desire of the publisher of this paper to use it for any other purpose than improving the minds and morals of his patrons. An effort is being made to estab lish a post-office at Mr. J. X. Jeffe ries’, near Smith’s Ford and have it supplied by mail from Gaffney to this place. The name proposed for the office la “Abingdon.” W. T. Osment performed a dental operation on Billy Donald’s mule last week. He filed the tooth off in stead of taking it out. J. L. s. MR. CALVIN W. WH1S0NANT. TRAIN CHILDREN PROPERLY CHEROKEE’S JUNIOR REPRE- JAIRUS WRITES OF THE NE- SENTATIVE. CESSITY. A Brief Sketch of the Career of a “Train Up a Child in the Way :t Man Who Has Been a Suc cessful Farmer, Politic ian and Merchant.* Cherokee’s Junior Representative, Calvin \V. Whisonant, was born of well-to-do parents, near Smith’s Ford, on Broad river in York county, Jan. LJth, 1832. His father died two years later leaving his widowed mother with a family of small children to raise and educate. He attended the common schools of his neighborhood, where he received a fair English education. At the age of 21 years he began e'erking for the firm of Whisonant A Petty, at Wilkinsville. In Novem ber, 1870, he began a mercantile business on his own account at Wil kinsville in company with the late John L. McKown, which continued until Jan. 1st, 1882, when he bought out the interset of his partner. He has continued business alone ever since, dividing his attention be tween his mercantile and farming in terests, in botli of which he bus made a success. He has never aspired to any posi tion in politics, but alway voted for the Democratic nominees, both state Should Go, and When It Gets O’.J, It Will Not De part from It.” r> r J m CYV p/Lvjryy M C.U.VIX W. WHISONANT. Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrheoa Remedy always affords prompt relief. For sale by DuPre Drug Co. and national. His success in busi ness both us a merchant and farmer induced his friends to run him for a seat in the State Legislature in 18% from what was then Union county, believing he would represent them and their several interests fairly and impartially. He announced upon the stump and throughout the cam paign that he was running on his merits, regardless of factions. He is, and has been for several years, an elder in the Presbyterian church and superintendent of a Sunday schooljin the Methodist church in sight of his home, us his own cburce at which lie worships is five miles from his home. Mr. Whisonant has always been a new county advocate and contributed much to its success both in the hotly contested election and in the legis lature. Representative Whisonant owns one of the model farms of Cherokee county. It is twelve miles from Gaffney and is beautifully situated In his home circle ho is particularly blessed in having a charming help meet. Fortunate indeed is the man or woman who has the good pleasure to be the guests of the Whisonants, for he or she is certain to have a fine time. Mr. Whisonant is not a public speaker and his work in iho legisla ture consists mainly in committee work and voting. He is a man of the people and no one has ever accused him of voting against the interest of his constituents. A Remarkable Cure of Chronic Diar rhoea. In 1802, when I served my country as a private in Company A, J(J7th Pennsylvania V’olunteers, I contract ed chronic diarrhoea. It has given me a great deal of trouble ever since. I have tried a dozen different medi cine and several prominent doctors without any permanent relief. Not long ago a friend sent me a sample bottle of Chamberlain’s Colic, Chole ra and Diarrhoea Remedy, and ufler that I bought and took a 30 cent bot tle; and now lean say that 1 am en tirely cured. I cannot be thankful enough to you for this great Rem edy, and recommend it to all suffer ing veterans. If in doubt write me. Yours gratefully. Henry Steinhek- gkh, Allenton, Pa. Sold by DoPre Drug Co. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Wh.lik, Ang. 2:1.—While I do not pose as an expert, either in moralism or socialism, in regard to the train ing of children. my observation dur ing the past several months while I have been traveling over the coun try and coming in contact with every grade and class of people, has proven conclusively to my mind that both parents and teachers fall very far short of their duty in regard to the training of their children and pupils. Now, is is not my purnose to lec ture parents in regard to tne manner in which they should train their chil dren. I shall only point out some facts in regard to the deportment of the rising generation of our country, which is attributable solely to the neglect of parents and teachers in the performance of their duty in re gard to the matter, and I will say in behalf of our teachers that they are far ahead of parents generally, in the performance of their duty. School teachers do control their pupils while in their sight, while a great many of our children are not taught at home even to respect their par ents, much less any one else. “Train up the child in the way it should go, and when it get’s old, it will not de part from it.” Therefore, we, the parents of to-day, are very largely responsible for the future destiny of our country—therefore, parents, let us wake up to a sense of our duty in regard to the rearing of our children. Now I will just throw out a hint in regard to the matter, which I think, covers the whole ground. Teach your children to treat and respect other people’s mother’s and sisters as they would have other people to treat their own ihqther’sjand’sisters. I was riding along the public highway some tyaie since, near an Academy in Spar- fuiiburg county-,•and on meeting some 10 or 12 children on their way to school, and some of them almost grown, and the parents of whom are amongst the best people of the coun try, people whom one would expect to have given their children better training. I spoke to them as polite ly as I knew how to do, and to my great surprise, instead of returning the salutation, I was mocked and derid ed, and made all manner of fun at. Of course I didn’t care for their derision, as it seemed to be very amusing to them, and didn’t hurt me, but it showed how negligent their parents have been in giving them the proper training. The above is only one of many instances which have come under my observation as a na ural consequence. If children are allowed to scoff and guy at men upon the public highway, they will, as they grow up, treat ladies in the same manner. The fact, was brought to my notice a short while since, of a lady of our town, and a lady of the highest respectability, having been guyed, derided, and scoffed at, and even cursed, while traveling the pub lic high-way, and not by children either, hut by young men, or rather devils in the form of men. And I am told that this lady has no redress at law; that there is no law in South Carolina for the punishment of any scoundrel who may take a delight in guying, deriding, or otherwise in sulting our ladies as they travel along the public highway. Is it possible that 8outh Carolina, her noted the world over for their chivalry, is devoid of laws ample for the protec tion of her women? If so, I want to urge upon our representatives in the legislature to let the first thing to command th^r attention at the next session of the legislature be, to enact a law which will be ample for the protection of our women from as saults, either by words, actions, or deeds. Will and Seth Fritz killed the mon ster snake, over on Tiger, in what is known as the McBee bottoms, the other day, perhaps that has ever been killed in this county. It was what is usually called a pilot, and measured over seven feet in length, about twen ty inches around its body, and four inches across its head. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tufftis, of the Matlov. section, about three miles above I ere, met with the very sad misfortune lust week, of the loss of three of their children, all of whom died of diptheria. Nellie, aged eleven years, died at 12 o’clock, p. m., Fri day the 13tb, and was buried at Mat- low cemetery, the I4lh till. Mia. Lafftis gave birth to her eighth child at 1 o’clock, one hour after the death of Nellie. Martha, aged 5 years, died the 14th. in the afternoon, and Fauna, aged 8 years, died Sunday the 15th, at 8 o'clock, a. in. Martha and Emma were buried at the same time, at Mat- low, Monday flic Kith ult. The be reaved family has the most profound sympathy of the entire community, in their very sad bereavement. W. W. Whelche! and family, spent several days last week, visiting rela tives at Tryon, N. C. J amm s. - -*•*- — REUNION AT BLACKSBURG. FLAW PICKER’S PHILOSOPHY GRACEFUL PIECE OF GOD’S CREATION. It Col. McMaster Delivers the Address of the Occasion. Blacksbith:, Aug., 24.—Notwith standing the intensely adverse weather for an occasion of the char acter the reunion and picnic of Canr.p Hart, U.C. V., on Saturday was a pronounced success. The old building next to the Baptist ceme tery that had done service for a school house for many years was a lilting place for the old vets to re hearse Uie personal incidents of war in which experience had been the harsh teacher, and for their descen dants to learn the lessons of val'ir and courage which those who are left are able to teach. Some battle- scarred, some one-legged and some one armed, some with war marks which marred the gentle expression of an otherwise pleasant counte nance, all hoary headed and bent with age but all made young for a brief space of lime as the recollec tions of thirty-five years ago were brought to their mind by the simple telling of a one time Confederacy by a one time Colonel. The meeting was opened by Mr. I). J. Gold calling the roll and read ing the minutes of the last meeting. An item of interest to Gaffney peo ple and readers of The Ledger in general is that your distinguished citizen and soldier. H. F. Griffith, received the unanimous vote of the camp for Colonel of the Regiment. Dr. \Vm. Anderson then intro duced the distinguished speaker of the occasion in lilting terms. Col. McMaster, of Columbia, was the orator of the day. He spoke in a touching manner of the cause and effect of the war. “Is it wrong? Can there be any harm come from such gatherings us these?” he asked, and the silence answered “No!” “Must these men who fought so earnestly and bravely for the cause which was so dear to their hearts re frain from such meetings? We suy nay. Let them meet and mingle and exchange greetings. Let tears of joy trickle down their furrowed cheek as they clasp each other’s hands and let no one bid them de sist.” Col. McMaster spoke in tiiis strain for about twenty minutes. At the conclusion of his speech Col. W. D. Camp made a few re marks, after which a little routine business was transacted and then those gathered enjoyed a nice picnic dinner prepared by the good ladies of Cherokee Township No. 1. After dinner some time was spent in re viving incidents of the war by the old soldiers and then all repaired to their respective homes feeling better for having attended and once more mingled with their old comrades. McLAURIN’S CONDITION. Isn’t Always Right to Stick Your Lip in When Two Other Men Are in Cahoot in an Argument. A Very Plain Statement as to His Re cent Illness. Below is given a card which has just been issued as to the condition of Senator McLuurin: The statement that the Hon. John L. McLaurin did not faint at York- ville and has not been sick is abso lutely false. He overworked him self in Washington and during the senatoral campaign, the consequence being a physical coilaps? at York, af ter Ins speech. According to the (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Urt'ER Coalin’ Ground, Aug. 22.—I don't think it's alius right to stick your lip in when two other men are in co-hoot in an argument but fer en lightenment’s sake I ha<l to break over my gineral rule ’tother dav an* stick in my lip when I heard two men arguin’ on dancin'. One said it wasn’t no harm to dance and ’tother said it was, an’ here they had it, hot an’ heavy, who would an’ who wouldn’t, one couldn't see it one way un’ 'tother couldn’t see it 'tother way, while ole Flaw stood an’ looked on an’ listened. Of course I knew where they were both off’n the track an’ I thought it was no rnore’n my duty to tell ’em so, so I said, “Gentlemen, ef you want to know whether it’s right to dance or not jist go, both of you, an git down right true an’ undefiled religin—the kind you are not scared to die by— an’ then git out on the floor to dance, an’ ef your conscience don’t lash you jist dance on as much as you want, but ef your conscience tells you it's wrong you better stop at once.” One man said, “Flaw, that will work some times but some men haint got no conscience.” “I’ll admit that,” said I, “but I never saw u downright pure an’ undefiled Christian in my life that was void of conscience. Re ligin’ is the only medicine on earth that will restore a man’s conscience back to its natural state after once bein’ debauched.” A. L. M. seems to be very anxious to know somethin’ about the Sabbath day. Ole Sox, why don’t you ax ole Flaw somethin’ about it. As I don't have fits very often I can see pritty doggone well what you are a drivio’ at. You want an’ argument. Now I purpose to make it so plain that “though you are a wayfarin’ fool, you cannot err therein Christ was crucified on Good Friday an’ arose Faster Sunday. “Farley in the mornin' on the first (not the seventh) day of the week Mary Magdaline and Mary, his mother, went to the sepul chre” an’ lie had arose. Now, if Christ arose on the first day of the week, which is Sunday, then Satur day must be the seventh day. “God made all things in six days and rest ed on the seventh, and culled it the Sabbath.” so you see if Saturday is the seventh day then it is bound to be the Sabbath. It is so plain that there is no argument about it hardly but ef you want the figures on it say so an'I’ll give’em to you by the score. It has bin some time since I have had the opportunity to write any thing an consequently I’m somewhat behind, there lias bin a dozen people a tellin’ of me somethin' to write about since my last letter. One man suggested that I give the girls “down the country” for ridin’ of bicycles. I will jist say fer his benefit that girls have as much right to ride a bi cycle as a boy. Of course I don’t believe it’s altogether right fer a girl to ride a bicycle made fer a boy where boys can see ’em but fer a girl to ride a bicyle made fer a girl is no harm in my estimation. On the other iiand. I think a handsome girl on a pritty bicycle is as graceful a statement of York physicians, had he ; piece of God’s creation as I ever saw forced himself to speak a few minu tes longer at York, the consequences would probably have been fata!. Since his return to his home in Ben- nettsville, he has been seriously ill. Under his physician’s orders, he had to remain away from the campaign meetings, much as he wished to ui- tend them and face his opponents. The statement that a majority of the voters of Marlboro, his native county, will not vote for the Hon. John L. McLaurin, is simply absurd. Why even his opponents in his home county admit that he will get over SO per cent of its votes. We are confi dent he will poll at least 80 per cent, of Marlboro’s votes and will not be surpriseu if he gets even more. J. T. Jennings, M. D. Family i’iiysiciun. Lindsay J. Breeden, T. W. Boithiek, F. M. F.mant’kl. C. M. Weatherly. Electric Bitters. Flectrie Bitters isa medicine suited for any season, but perhaps more generally needed, when 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 of this medicine has often averted long and perhaps fatal bilious fevers. No medicine will act nore surely in counteracting and free ing the system from the malarial poison. Headache, Indigestion, Con stipation, Dizziness yield to Electric Bitters. 30c. and $1.00 per bottle at DuPre Drug Co.’s Drug Store. when she can ride it to perfection, though I think she ort to learn to ride it in a back yard with high pail- in’s. Another one wanted me to say somethin’ about Tommy .Spencer’s mill a bein’ in full operation again. Well now, you know there's no ffaw in that, so I sha’n’t notice it. Another one wanted me to say somethin’ about a buzzard u lightin* on somebody’s house but I lost the dots. Another one. whose surname is Jai- rus, seems to be anxious fer me to hop onto the county road authorities fer not havin’ the roads in better fix. Well, it is very disagreeable, I’ll ad mit, to travel over bad roads, fer it is calculated to make a man utter forth things that don’t sound much like Sunday school words, but when it gits to the pint where I can’t stand the roads any longer I’ll movo my washin’ an’ hang my clothes on a peg which is driv up in another county. There is no use in grum blin’ about bad roads when there am better ones in other counties, you understand. Flaw Picker. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. The Best Salve in the world for Cuts. Bruises, Sores. Ulcer. Halt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and ell Skin Eruption, and postively cams Piles or no pay required. It is gam- anteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by The DuPre Drug Co.