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f'i- : ' - ■ 1 1 iriWi ’ W ,, :d,' i. ■ ■ .v ^ mf'* -f J. C. JnFFERIES,+- ^ GAFHNbY, S. C. I Attorney and Counsellor at Esw. Practices in All thr Courts. Collections o S^ecielty The J. Ledger Readers Patronize Ledger Advertisers. 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, S. C., THURSDAY. DECEMBER 9. 1897. $1.00 A YEAR. ETCHINGS FROM ETTA JANE. SENT'!3Y THE SAGE OF LOWER CHEROKEE. Dan Anthony Was as Good a Soldier As There \V*3 in the Army. Cowpens Park Matter. News Notes. (Correspondence of The LedEer.l Etta Jane, Dec*, (j.—Rev. \V. It. O.vinga preached at Salem yesterday. His text was 1st Cor. 10:13. He an nounced that the sacrament of the Lord’s supper wauld be administered at the next meeting—1st Subbath in January, 1898. Mr. and Mrs. H. B. McDaniel and children, of Hickory Grove, visited friends and relatives on this side of the river last Saturday. John A. M. Estes has been quite sick bub is better new. Our special reason for thankfulness with the Salem congregation is that there has not been a funeral in the congregation for two and a half years. Our debating society met last Sat urday night and after an extensive ar gument the judges decided that mon ey has more influence over man than womeu has. School Trustee G. W. McKown was in our section lust Saturday. “Wash” is one of our leading citizens and withal one of the best men in the county. IT'S whole life is taken up in attending to his own business as he understands it. I was happy to meet my old friend and comrade,Dan Anthony,at Gaffney a few days ago. Dan. was as good a soldier as General Lee had in his ar my. He carries in his body a min- nie ball ho received in one of the great battles in which the army of Northern Virginia was engaged. He hW a rooster that he took with him Ml through the war and brought it home after the surrender. He called him “Beauregard.” The roosterdied soon after the surrender and was burled with military honors near Limestone Springs, Gupt. J. B. Lisle’s school boys being the escort and tir ing the salute. Masters Clyde and Claude Inman, two of Mies Dora Whitlock’s pupils, have sent correct answers to our square root probjem of week before last. The answer is .006; J.’W. Alexander, Esq., magistrate, paid us a call last week. The meeting at Gaffney last Tues- dayin the Cowpen* park matter was not attended as largely as it would have been had the notice been longer but' every argument was made to bring it before congress at this ses sion. I have received letters from Congressmen Strait and Wilson, also Senator Tillman, suongly endorsing our move and pledging themselves to support it. The rain set in again last Thursday night and put another stop to farm work. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Mitchell, of Hopewell, gave the young people a pleasant entertainment lust Friday nighti. Speaking of the hard times and worse-a-coming there is much allow ance to be made for overdrawn pictures. Most of our troubles are those we never meet. No mutter how hard our lot is we cun make nothing by cherishing a despondent spirit. It is not generally know n that we have a mind reader in Cnerokue, but we have, in the person of our friend M. M. Tate. Mr. R. J. Kirby, who was speaking of moving to the Bowlingsvilie sec tion has deolined that idea and our old comrade Dan Anthony will take his place. The problem we want our readers to try next is to plant 9 trees in 10 <>vii rows with 3 trees in each row. ' The Hickory Grove Orphanage opened op the 25th ult., with ten children. Tl|6 contributions were creditable and gtuecous. Miss Simp son has charge of it at present. Unless the weather moderates and we get sunshine many farmers will be disappointed in getting their wheat sown. The Union Times will issue a souvenir edition soon and we expset it will be a daisy. No sacrifice is better than when sweetened by love, says a very wise man. For the past few days the water in Broad river has been sufficient to float the Hat from one bank to the other, and crossing is now easily done. Christmas Is coming and with its evils as well as its pleasures. / Thel renders of The Lkpgek wiIFno doubljcet a respite from (ho tortotvs of its correspondents least ohe week during the Can’t we make the holidays a aensnit for rejoicing for our less fortunate ! neighbors? He who lifts a burden ! from another's heart lifts a stiil j greater one from his own. There is j more genuine happiness in acts of I benificenco than in drunken brawls j and rowdyism. I A and B bought the apples in a barrel for $2.25. B paid 75 cents, and A paid the rest. It cost B 25 con's to get thw afjpies homo, and he kept the barrel, which was valued at 15 cents. If each got an equal share of the apples, who was owing the other, and bow much? We had a surprise party in this neighborhood one night last week. Instead of going to bed some mem bers of the household had to go to the wood pile snd cut wood for the comfort of their guests. We like to see young folas enjoy themselves in any of the sinless pleasures of the times. The “hustling around” of creditors and debtors forebodes hard times in the future. Had our farmers got 7 cents for their cotton they would, no doubt, have come out all right— most of them. The C. E. Society met at Salem church yesterday evening. Butler Goforth was in this section yesterday looking around. Jefferson Davis Blackwell attended divine service at Salem church yes terday. Mr. Maurice Finger,of Washington, I). C., a jolly Teuton, has been spending a few days with us. He has a full line of clothing and other notions. If the editor of this paper don’t quit “dubbing” mo Sage I’ll snatch him as bald as a buzzard. Speaking along this line a young lady said she wanted to know whether or not it was green sage I represented. Thos. J. Estes and Henry Hill are cutting logs to build a house for the latter. A. A. Sarratt was in this section last week looking after his farming interest. Most of the land in this township are rented out, though a good many farmers have concluded to break up farming and go to the cotton mill. Mr. “Billy” Donald, I understand, will remove to White Plains. We are sorry to give up any of our good citizens, but we can assure those with whom lie casts his lot that they will find in him and his family worthy neighbors. MissesEthel Strain and MattieEstes are quite unwell with cold and sore throat. The next meeting of the State Sunday School Association will be held in Georgetown, S. C., May 11th, 1898. This will be a delightful time for our Sunday school workers to visit the coast and see its beauties. Let Cherokee county be represented. We will be entitled to three delegates from this county. J. H. McKissick, Esq., clerk of the court of Union county, as adminis trator of the estate of James G. Love, deceased, will sell the personal property of the latter at his late res idence on the ISthinst. I am at a loss to know why It Is the entire business of the new county has not been turned over to our own county officers. The wood bridge at the Davidson place is in a dangerous condition and should be attended to at once. The recent rains have made the public roads very difficult to travel on account of the mud. The working they got by Capt. Thackston’s force put them in good condition to give trouble the first rain. They will be all right after this winter. I think our people have got through with the chills pretty much. Won’t our people give The Ledger an account of the big hogs they kill this season? We ought to know what the resources. If the Cowpens battle ground park is properly managed it will not only be a compliment to the live soldiers who fought there, but will develop one of the finest sulphur springs in the State, and Cherokee county will have within its limits tne Saratoga of the South. Some people seem to look upon our advocacy of this enter prise as a “cranky” move, but they must admit that a crank is an emblem of power with which to turn things around. Won’t some contributor give The Ledger readers the ballad of “Dew drops falling on me?” M. C. Reynolds is getting his new house ready for occupancy. The next queston before our de bating society is, which is worth most to mankind, manners or money? W. T. Osment made a trip to Hen rietta, N. C., last week. Ole Flaw comes now and then with FOUR BALES TO THE ACRE. MR. THOMPSON BREAKS THE RECORD. He Made Four Bales of Cotton on One Acre of Ground and Gives the Details of this Remark able Farming. his broad-sides and just makes ’em hideout. Had it not been for that knight of the quill, the Coaling Ground would have been kept in the rear. If he were to tackle Major Jones, of Pineville, Git., who lived in the forties, he would have met his match, I think. To our wagon wheel problem of last week, Miss Dora Whittock, Geo. W. Brown and H. T. Estes have given the correct answer. It is 18 feet in circumference. The locomotive problem, Miss Mamie Crosby and Geo. W. Brown have apswered, The driving wheel turns 6 3-6 times for every pound of coal burned. j, l. g. Editor Yorkville Enquirer: Having finished the gathering of the crop of ray pet aero of cotton, I will now, in compliance with your request made to me some weeks ago, endeavor to give you a history of the experiment. To begin witb, the plot of land was stepped off by one of my neighbors as follows: First line, SO yards; second line, 65 yards; third line, 00 yards; and fourth line, 65 yards, enclosing a total of 910 square yards of dark gray land with yellow subsoil. Now, to go back a little. Two years ago (in 1895) this plot was fer tilized with 500 pounds of soluble guano and planted in corn. The yield was between 40 and 50 bushels. Last year (1896) it was fertilized with 16 two horse loads of lot scraping, scattered broadcast, and 1,000 pounds of soluble guano, Charlotte acid and German kainit placed in drill. After this, it was planted with King cotton and the yield was 846 pounds of lint. About the middle of March, of the present year, I made a compost heap consisting of 50 bushels of cotton seed, six two-horse loads of stable 'manure, 800 pounds of Charlotte acid and 200 pounds of kuinlt. After a thorough mixing, these ma terials were covered with rich earth and left in a low. flat heap until the 15th of April, when, after having turned out the old stalks and smoot hly harrowing my acre, I spread.over It the contents of the compost heap, as evenly as possible, and then turned it under to a depth of from six to eight inches, after which I again used the harrow to level and pulver ize the land. With the manure in and the land thoroughly pulverized, I next took a terrace level, ran a lint; /lirectly through the centre of the plot, and from this line, each way, laid .Q.ff the rows 4$ feet apart from centre to centre. Then, in the furrows, I drilled 700 pounds of equal parts of soluble guano, Charlotte acid and kainit, and after that, with a 6-iuch steel shovel, I prepared tho land in low fiat beds for planting. The seeds used were what might very pr?yerly be called Further Im proved King. They consisted of 100 pounds carefully selected from the best bolls off the best stalks that grew on the same land the year be fore. On the 20th of May, I side-harrow ed the acre, and two days afterward went over it again, and, by hand, pulled it up to one stalk to every 6 or 8 inches. This work I did myself, in order to be sure that it was done right, and also that I might be assur ed 'that there was nothing left but healthy, vigorous stalks. On the 27th of May I side-harrow ed again, and on the 1st of June thinned to 18 inches in the drill. Next, on the 10th of June, I sided with a short straight shovel and 12- inch bow. and on the 22nd I sided again with larger shovel and 16-inch bow. Then, on the 15th of July, I hoed and ran three furrows with shovel and 18-inch heel scrape. Last, on the 28th of July, I went through the middles us deeply as I could with a bull tongue, or scooter, and then, on the same day. “laid-by” by I oveling off with shovel and heel scrape. The work of picking, ginning and packing has just been completed, with a total yield of four bales, weighing respectively 430, 441, 453 and 398 pounds, in all 1,772 pounds of lint on the acre. Now, Mr. Editor, I know that this is a phenomenal yield of cotton to be gathered from one acre, and many of your readers will doubt this report. I have not got anything to say to Thomas; but toothers who believe in the possibility of things that they themselves have never seen, I beg to say that what I have done is nothing more than they can do if they will use the means. Let them select the right kind of seed, fertilize their land well, work it properly, and my word for it, they will be gratified at the result. As for myself, I have been using tho King variety for some time past. I am not prepared to say that the King is superior to all other varieties for all kinds of soil; hut In this cli mate. on highly fertilized lands, I think the King beats any other va riety. VY'hile my success this year has been in a large measure due to the seed—probably I owe more to the seed than anything else—still I think that the deep furrow at the last working had much to do with the yield. My opinion here is based on past experience. I have several time's before gathered two hales from one acre, and each time there was a considerable quantity of fruit which failed to mature. Some of it dried up. Anyhow, it did not open. I beiian to think it was impoesible to cultivate or fertilize so as to get more than two bales. The trouble seemed to be that after a certain point, the stalks would become so large and the foliage so dense as to necessarily cause the moulding and rotting of the lower bolls. But in the King variety this trouble is, in a largo measure, overcome. Owing to the natural habits of the plane, dwarf growth and early matu rity, the stalk does not grow as large under same conditions. lo puls on more fruit lo the size than any other variety of which I have any knowl edge, and while the foliage is ail sufficient to give tho stalk a healthy growth, yet this foliage is not so dense, even under the stimillous of high cultivation, and this year I no ticed but very little trouble on ac count of the rotting of the early bolls. This year the cotton on the acre referred to above bloomed ai least two weeks earlier than ordinary va rieties. It has been earlier every year. It has also matured earlier. Horetufore I have neglected the deep furrow already described. The effect of that furrow has certainly been most noticeable. The cotton kept on maturing almost as late as other varieties, and 1 think the deep fur row was largely the cause of it. The furrow deepens the feeding roots and gives greater vitality. Then another thing. Although I have referred to this cotton as a dwarf variety, I wish to bp under stood only that it has dwarf tenden cies and characteristics under ordi nary circumstances. During the present fall I have picked white cot ton a foot above my head, or 6$ feet from the ground. In conclusion, let me say also that I have writtep this account only be cause you asked me for it, and that my object is the same as yours, to disseminate information. I have no cotton seed on hand except the King variety, and am selling them to my neighbors at 15 cents a bushel. I do not wish to sell the seed from my pet acre at all. If, however, any indi vidual should be especially anxious fot* a few of these seeds, and will for ward the stamps to cover postage (12 cents) I will he pleased to scud him a pound by mail; but I have only a limited quantity to dispose of on this basis, and would not care to send more than a single pound to any one individual. E. D. Thompson. , Point, 3. C., Nov. 22, 1897. BLACKSBURG BUDGET. THE BACHELOR OF BUFFALO TALKS VERY PLAINLY AND TO THE POINT. It is An Evident Fact that This Country Must Soon Quit Raising Cot ton or Be Without a Backbone. The Roll of Honor in Our Sister City’s Graded School. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) BLACKsmiRa, Dec., 7.—In the Blacksburg graded school for the month of December the following pupils received 95 on attendance and deportment and an average of 90 and more on.all studies pursued: 7th Grade.-r-George Bridges, Willie Dye, Wniteford Duncan, and Misses Vida Bridges, Sallie Gallagher and Addio Gibson. , 6th Grade.—Willie Anderson, Katie Baber, Florence Goforth, Julia Guy ton, Ethel Maxwell, Mary Pollock, and Bossie Whisnant., ■ T * ; 5th Grade.—Ada Brandon, Jessie Bummer and Irene Whisnant. 4th Grade.—Belton Metz an,d Net tle Hammersly. 0 3d Grade.—Walter Belue, Lucy Black, Bessie Grunslave, Addle Black and Allen Black. Tho town jail was burned this morning about 3 o'clock. There was one prisoner in the building. A search was made this morning but no remains were found in the ashes. It is supposed that outside parties helped the prisoner to escape and then fired the building. . A passenger conch was derailed on the Ohio River A Charleston Rihf* road near here Saturday. No one was seriously hurt. y. j. J. — Cures Kidney and Bladder Troubles; Thousands of such cases have been cured by the use of Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. B.) If you doubt it; call or send to the Company whose adver tisement appears in this: paper, and they will, for a one cent stamp, send you a book of wonderful cures, iiQt only of the above diseases, but of all manner of ailments arising from im pure blood. It is the standard rem edy of the age for the cure of all blood and skin diseases. $1.00 per large bottle. CORED WITH TWO BOTTLES. J. A. Maddox, Atlanta, Gu., writes: “I had great trouble in passing urine, which was filled With sediments. My back and loins gave me much pain, and I lost my appetite, strength, and flesh. I became nervous and unable to sleep. Two bottles of Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. B.) gave me entire relief.” 8. M. Ellis, Atlanta, Ga., writes: “Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. B.) cured me of most stubborn eczraa. I had doctored it without success for twelve years.” 4 For sale by druggists. have you any tyinpalhy for such men? Mrs. Waters says that i think wo men are like fro^s, ready to jump into water at the sight of a man. But you are uustaKen Aunt Ann. I think right the reverse. It it my candid opinion that this \ nrlrl would be a great deal better off i' a Irrge num ber of its women had been frog’s or sonneting else. 1 don't mean good wo men. of course. As regards this missionary busi ness around Buffalo. Mrs. VValers I agree with you that it would be noth ing amiss. From a worldly standpoint the people of Buffalo are all right, but strike them on religion they are off of the track, deacons not accepted. It is estimated that over half the men of this community are addicted to the liquor habit. Two of our young men went to Gaffney one day last week and when they came home that night they could not tell their own fingers from i.nives and forks. It is said they eat cold cabbage by Uie handful. ^ At the close of our protracted meeting last summer t\v i prayer meetings were organized, but both are dead and forgotten , about. It seems that people .had rather go to a cir cus, a dancing KaU. or a still house than a prayer meeting. During pro tracted meetings the preachers al ways open the doors of the church to take in converts, but never to let out hypocrites. They ought to give one as much attention as the other, it would be nothing but fair play. This reform movement has cheated us oue of the prayers of one of our deacons. He stopped praying to dab ble in politics. Another deacon who gets down on his knees and asks the Lord to have mercy on poojt sinners in settling up with,a poor ignorant darxey for his year's work told him that one hun dred pounds of five cents cotton was worth as much as twenty five bushels of corn. Or at least that is what is traveling on the wings of the wind. Another deacou who lives in this section apd belongs to a church in N. C., lost eighty’live dollars gamb ling with a show fakir. That brother was intoxicated and acquired the habit of drinking by having his hog’s fattened at the still house. That seems to, be an indirect way some church members hate of drink* ing whiskey. , »'■ Occasionally people are delayed la getting their grub at, the umii on a£- «end the negro back count of onr deacon miller grinding '* “mash” and “mail”, for the j ’ house. What is this world coming to' when men go from the A mem corner ' out in the world hugging the devil, v There is oneA'thing-Tv wish To iol- % press raost..;e»flpfc«tiuattly upon' the‘ f : * 'mind* of all* the reader^. „• ' That is to always watch the business*/ Y* “ transactionspf their Amen corner ‘y fellowju Notice hoW they talk and i v ,Y V < ’ sing Lord dhd work for them- selves.'''There is always another fel- ■km that, bears watching, more than •> «>* anybody else. His name U tliis big * . j 4 man called aelf. The best eLm^Q .tm ^ > wrong, sometimes but the biggest ' rascal in aU the world is the that does wrong,, a’nd 1 'tfbnt''tfjp't© ' rectify it. , "V T': ^ . Mrs. Waters you see. tli'e sitpatihn i Py around Buffalo. . ILyou wu^nt.tQ .Mtff Y ' . a missionary over hero be sure ' ttrtd send a Christain. As for my part i have an earnest desire to see ope,. It sypuld just send a thrill of delight through my soul to take soinetody in my arms that is a Christian 365 days in the year aud kiss them, pror :vkied it was not a man. 1 will-never violate natures laws to gratify my re ligious inclinations. But ■ girls will and suffer a remorse of conscience every time they kiss each other. \Vhat a horrid sight it would be to see men kissing each other. Ladies is it not a pity that you cannot see yourselves as gentlemen do, and Is it not a pity that everybody can’t see themselves the Ljrd does? Would they not repent in sack cloth and ashes? What a contrast to silk dress ami.to Other fine clothes psoule like to wear. Charity and humility are two of the most essential elements of religion but the most unpopular. A vast majority .of mankind had rather make a profit than a sacrifice; had rather receive than to give, had rather, be carried to heaven on a tidal wave of popularity, power and wealth, than to become us a little child. A grown np child is a rare specimen of humanity. Bachelor. . Faith in God will never grow Stronger by neglecting prayer. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Buffalo, December, 6.—It is hog killing time, which means “no more eating dry bread at our house.” There has been about enough meat raised to supply tho country. Now if the farmers will open their eyes to business they will turn their atten tion to improving their lands, and raising their own males, and bacon and flour enough to: supply their own families, aud a surplus for their city friends and cousins, and they buy all the cotton they need. Com mon sense ought to teach them to try the experiment. Every other class or profession are living easier than the cotton raisers., Tho farmers are said to be the backbone of the country but if cotton keeps on going down and everything 'else up this country will soon be like’ Sam Jones says some men are that think they have a spinal column when it is only a cotton string run up their backs. Now it is an evident fact that this country must soon quit raising cot ton or be without a backbone. Flaw Picker says for a man to marry at the risk of breaking his neck but what say you, brother, about those poor trodden farmers trying to continue raising five cents cotton? Every crank has a theory of bis-own for the betterment of tho condition of this country. Some are advocating free coinage of silver, some to form a big cot.on trust and others still are waiting to reduce the cotton crop but' the most practical way I can con- cieve of is to reduce our population or curtail it at- least. Stop the white people from marrying for at least ton ywira, nad.Vfy to Afrk-k. ‘ Bclnrno is adopted these dusky;;'«6pa of Ham, must either be given employment or be supported on the chain gang/ If history repeats itself, fts it is said to do, they will some day go back to Africa. Christ himself said that the Christain religiou^had to be estab lished on every nation on earth be fore the end of time. Through the negroes' of Ameri'ca seems to be the most practical way to. aecomplikh that bfeject. . ' ., I would like to say more.,oh this subject but I must how turn my fct- tentfou to Banjo Lu aud Mrs.ItMfcitti Waters. , Banjo Lu offers to bet four doilars and a half that he con send a women over here .whom.I would- court. Staae your money, and .send her on it you want to loose it,, - When I began writing the naked truth, about wo men’s everlasting tongues, eome- titue ago. I asked Mrs. R. Ann Wa ters to endorse what I said, believing aq a matter of course she would read ily do so. But alas! to my utter as tonishment from the way she struck back at me it looked like the cap was just fitting her own self. She wants to impress the public that I am a heathenish Woman hater, but sjach is not the case, even if I do toil’the truth on them sometimes. From my earliest boyhood days up till Only a few years ago my head was as ten- jderasthatof an angel towords the gentler sex. It peems that it was a divine mission with me to love them. Even a minute .and invisible particle of my love was a guarantee that its’reoipienb would murry—ul- yrays to somk other fellow, lu the scramble for whai some people call “help meets,” but in reality “keep 1 eats.” I have given many a poor .fel low a lift that helped him land himself clear over into the realms of matri monial bliss, or at least they thought that was the name of tho place. 1 have even given away my own sweet hearts. One of my next doyr neigh bors has actually married two of them. Cun anybody say now that I do not love my neighbor as myself. Have I not even dooe more than was required of me by loving their wives and daughters. Bat I am honest to con fess that my heart is dead to love. For three or four years I have been in the grasp of a dead woman. This may sound like fiction to strangers but the people around Buffalo know it to be a positive fact. Behind this is a story that has twice shaken the very foundation of Buffalo church. Were it written out it would bring tears to the eyes of the most stout hearted. Bouth Carolina can hardly produce a parallel tn It. When a dead woman can almost torture my life out, the Lord alone knows what a live one would do. Qh, how my heart goes out in sympathy towards this class of unfortm.ftte men knpwti us “ben pecked husbands.” Mrs.Waters -V* r ; $ >, The Surprise of All. Mr. James Jobes, of the drug firm of Jones A Bon, Cowden, III., iu •peaking of Dr. King's New Discov ery, sayeThat last winter his wife was attacked with La Grippe, and her case grew so serious that physi cians at Cowden and Fana could do nothing for her. It seemed to de velops into Hasty Consumption. Having Dr. King’s New Discovery in store, and selling lots of it, he took a bottle borne; and to the surprise of all she began to get better from the first dose* and half a dozen dollar bottles cured her sound and well. Dr. King’s New Discovery for Con sumption, Coughs snd Colds is guar anteed to do this good, work./.Try it. l'Free ' trial' bottle* < DuPre Drug I Oo/I drug store.