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4 THE LEDGER: GAFFNEY, S. 0., DECEMBER 16, 1897 Til IC JUlSTIGHC l< . $i.oo per Year. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY ED. H. DftCAMP. - Editor. The Ledger is not responsible for the views of correspondents. Correspondents who do not contri bute* regular news letters must fur bish their iiaii.e, not for publication, but for identification. Write short letters and to the point to insure publication; also endeavor to tret them to the office by Tuesday. \11 correspondence should be ad dressed to Ed. H. DeCamp, Manager. Obituaries will be published at five dents a line. Cards of thans will be published rt one cent a word. Heading notices will be published it ten cents a line each insertion. WHY GRUMBLE? On every hand we hear men grumbling about the hard times. Hard times indeed! 'Tis a mockery at the goouness of God to talk of hardtirn''s in this dey of plenty. Go back to the pioneer days when nearly every man lived in a log hut and the clothes were spun at borne and the rude furniture was made by a local cabinet maker, when the bedsteads were held together by ropes, and a looking glass was a luxury, and com pare them with the thousands of neatly furnished cottages which dot our land today, and then talk of hard times. It’s a shame and a disgrace. The strange thing is we hear most of this “hard times" talk coming from men who Lav® something. The poor fellow who works about half his time from one end of the year to another and manages to spend in the other half what he has made, and a little more too, seldom grumbles. He don’t seem to mind it if ho is sold out of house and home, but the fel low who dees the selling is the one that cries “hard times!" This “hard times" talk is becoming too general. There is no need of it. Some people cry hard times when they have a fat bank account and a large stock of goods. They are never satisfied. We have actually heard more hard times talk among our merchant* than we have among all other people, and they have talked it among them selves until they are actually begin ning to believe it. We have no patience with the man who has got plenty to live on who cries hard times. Why we actually heard a fellow who is running a num ber of stores in Cherokee county and is “well fixed," cussin’ his own town and everybody around because be was not making more, and right at that time he mp.de everything he had cut of the people of the town and sur rounding country. This individual had become so sour that ho actually kicked against a man who had, by auperior worth and strict attention to duty, managed to hold a position of trust for twenty years in a city more than two hundred miles away, and be did not know the man either. Stop this everlasting, infernal cry of hard times, especially if you have got enough to live on another year. And if you have more be Christlike and give the poor devil who owes you a chance. We must not live for self alone. THE DOGWOOD SPRING. We see that the Dogwood Spring made famous by Kennedy in his ‘‘Horse Shoe Robinson" has been found near Musgrove’s mill by a re cent historian. It has always been understood in this section that the Dogwood Spring refered to by Ken nedy is in the Southern part of this city on Mr. R. C. Thompson's land, and our people Dill think that we have the right spring, for we have too high an opinion of Horse Shoe Robinson and Maj. Butler’s good sense to think that in going from Adair’s ferry on Broad river to Grin- dall’s ford on Pacolet river that they would, at any time whileen route, be near Musgrove's mills. ————— SHEEP. Tnere are thousands of acres of un used land in Cherokee county, that could not only bu made useful but profitable if our people would go to raising sheep. A few acres well wired in and n few sheep will servo for a atart. And If some of our farmers will make a dart next year and give thei.* sheep the close attention that they are in the habit of giving their other business wo think their success will be an Incentive to their neigh bors to experiment along the same line, and that iu a few years them selves, their lands and Cherokee county will be greatly benofitted. THE DAM AT COLUMBIA. The dam aero.* Broad river at Co lumbia hn* about cut off the fish from all sectiuns of it above that point. Now a dam like that is un lawful in this Plate, and we trust that our law makers will at the next session of the General Assembly see that a proper fishway be placed in said dam. We call upon our Chero kee solons to give this matter their atlention, and with such persistency as to do away with that outrage upon this section. The self-confident manner in which many of our exchanges criticise the President's message and the actions of our Governor is refreshing. Some would think many of these brethren capable of engineering the affairs of State and Nation while we doubt if fifty per cent, of them can success fully conduct their individual affairs. Make a success of the one thing you have undertaken before you become a past master in criticising the suc cess or Ndlureof otheis. Gafk.vky lias cotton mills galore. They have done wonders for us and benefitted the whole country. But Gaffney needs other producing indus tries. She needs an oil mill, a knit ting mill, a wood working establish ment, a tannery and a shoe factory. Who of our business men will inau gurate a movement to establish one or all of the above enterprise:!. Stir up monied men and go forward in industries that pay other people. Poor demented Chas. A. Calvo! How much he has had to endure! The strain was too great, so he was forced to succomb. No man ever made a braver and more determined fight but the odds were against him. We pity him from the bottom of our soul and yet we cannot suppress the thought that it was his pandering to the popular wave that brought him so early to his unfortunate position. Two mules for one, is a good busi ness if you are on the two mule side. But if you happen to be on the one mule side, it is bad for you, for no business can survive that side. Mor al. Use what mules you have next year and raise your home supplies. The state printing will be done this year by The State Publishing Company. ’Tis wonderful how things change. But it will be done just as well as it ever has been done and it will cost no more. Mark the prediction. Cherokee has made a good show ing on the hog question this year. We are glad of it, for the cotton crop has left very little money to buy meat with. Raise plenty of hogs next year. The Pickens Sentinel has entered the semi-weekly arena. May it push on to the goal at which it aimest. Card of Thanks. The family of the late W. J. Hop per desire to thank their many friends for the kindness and tender sy mpathies shown the family in their recent bereavement. May heavens richest blessings attend each and every one of them. ▲ Lack)’ Find. A guest in a Philadelphia hotel lost a diamond stud in the waste pipe of the bathtub the other day, according to the Philadelphia Record. On hearing of the loss the proprietor allowed the pipe to be taken up at the expense of the loser. A plumber did the job for $10, and the guest not only recovered his stud, but also found in the bend of the drain pipe a diamond ring. Being on honest man, he gave the ring to the proprietor, who advertised the find in several newspapers. As no one came to claim the ring the proprietor, with an equally commendable sense Of honesty, returned it to the finder. Needless to Say, the loser of the stud was highly compensated for his trouble, as the ring was valued at $150. The fortunate man gave the plumber a crisp $20 note ex tra, as the brilliant find was partly due to that worthy. i Good Advice. *• - “I have become so accustomed to wearing bloomers," said the bicycle girl, "that during the winter I think I shall simply wear my skirts over my bloomers. What do you think of the idea?" "In my opinion, M replied the girl who never had a hankering to forsake the garb of femiuiuily, "that will be infinitely preferable to trying to wear the bloomers over the skirts. “ Thus it happened that lor a time the relations betwiieu them were somewhat strained.—Chicago i’osu There is more Catarrh in this section of the country than all other discuses put to gether. and until the last lew years was sup posed to bo Incurable. For a great many years doctors pronounced It a local disease, and proscribed local remedies, and by con stantly falling to cure with local treatment, pronounced It Incurable. Hcleuce has proven catarrh to be a constitutional disease, and therefore requires constitutional treatment. Hull's Gsturrh Cure, manufactured by K. J. Cheney A Co.. Toledo. Ohio, Is the only con stitutional cure on the market. It Is taken Internally In doses from 10 drops to a tea spoonful. It acts directly on the blood and mneous surVuc.es of the system. They offer one hundred dollars for any case It fails to cure. 8end for circulars and testimonials. Address F. J. Cheney A Co., Toledo, O. Sold by druggists, The. Hall’s Family IMIls are the best. PRESS OPINION. The Augusta election has given the South a black eye. It is cited in some of the Northern newspapers as a fair exntnple of Southern elections. —Charleston Critic. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ General M. C. Butler is spoken of ns a candidate for gubernatorial honors to oppose Governor Elltrbe in 1893. General Butler had be&t "plow on” and let Ellerbe alone.—Clinton Gazette. f ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ The New York Herald wonts to know if the Government will continue to borrow money, go deeper and deeper into debt, thereby imitating tile Southern planter who, giving his note for a debt, said, “Thank God. that debt is paid.”—Greenwood Journal. Governor Ellerbe has appointed Cupt. J. Elmore Martin, ex-chief of police of the city of Charleston, sher iff to succeed the late sheriff, Hugh Ferguson. This appointment has c*hused the News and Courier to vom it up a whole forest of epicac, and during its efforts to get rid of the bile on its stomach, it admits that Capt. Martin is an honorable man and will make Charleston a good officer.— Manning Times. Congressman Stanyarne Wilson, it is reported, “will try this winter to secure an appropriation sufficient to provide a channel from Georgetown that will allow ocean steamers to go up to Columbia.” “He has favora ble reports and estimates from the Government engineers,” it is added, “and is confident of success.” Sa vannah will do well to look to its future as a "seaport.” it has a dan gerous rival on the Congaree.—News and Courier. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Talk about this Southern section becoming independent! How can it do so, when the tax returns show that there are more dogs than sheep on the plantations. The Legislature is responsible for this condition. If it would place well, say $5 per head on dogs and require that all tax paid canines should wear distinguishing collars or be forfeited to the dog kill er, there would be fewer yelping bounds and curs, less anxiety about hydrophobia, and the farmers would be able to raise more sheep.—Rock Hill Herald. The numerous newspapers whicli oppose Governor Ellerbe, are now jumping on him for his appointment of ex-Ohief of Police Martin as sheriff of Charleston. We know little or nothing of Martin; but, really, it seems to us that as Governor Ellerbe is the responsible party, and is re quired by law to make an appoint ment, he should have the right to appoint who he pleases. And if he has selected a political friend who is fully competent for the position, what could be more natural?— Yorkvillo Enqu'rer. SCROFULA. I —* *? One of America's most fa mous physicians says: “Scrof- ! ula is external consumption.” ; Scrofulous children are often ! ; beautiful children) hut they | | lack nerve force, strong bones, ; i stout muscles and power to | ! resist disease* For delicate < | children there is no remedy ! J equal to i Scott’s Emulsion : i ; | of Cod-liver Oil with Hypo- ; > phosphites of Lime and Soda* ! It fills out the skin by putting ; {food flesh beneath it* It makes ! ; the cheeks red by making rich ! | blood* It creates an appetite ! | for food and gives the body | power enough to digest it* Be | sure you get SCOTT'S Emul- ; ! slon* t, $06 and $i.oo; all druggist*. DR. J. F. GARRETT, Dentist, Gaffney, - - - S. C. Office over J. R. Tolleson’a new store In office from 1st to 2Gth of each month; At Blacksburg Thursday morning each week, returning to office at 2:30 I want sumplea of monaette from one to five pounds. Parties sf-ndlnn samples must stale nlietlicr pun or tyx sample, old or new pnxhn-tloii and In wnut iiuantltles they enn deliver It each wejk. Also, write name and uostofHce uddrcH/, plainly. All aamnles will receive prompt and careful attention. Parties who have monaclte mlnlna proper ties Miey wish mined on royalty will please state the lowest possible royalty they will accept. Address, L. U. CAMPBELL, GAFFNEY, S. C. Corncob Pipes and Teats* ttto.ina. The manufacture of oorncob pipes has become a considerable industry ut Beaufort, S. C. Special machinery has been made for the parposc, and an ex pert turner is employed to carve out tbe bowls, which are of many designa The cobs are of a particular corn grown in the Missouri valley and are transported to South Carolina by tbo carload. The cobs have to be seasoned for two or three years before they arc used. The supply of cane stems, which is obtained from tbe cauebrakes along tbe Port Royal railroad in lots of 60,000 stems, capable of being cut into three lengths, also (Deploys much labor in the country to select and gather them. A new mid attractive feature of some of these pipes is the teetee stem. TIAj tcctoe is a shrub, the botanical name of which iaCliftonia ligustrina. It grows up in a long, straight, point less stem, with a soft center pith and of various circumferencos, from the size of an ordinary pipestem to that of the little finger. It has enjoyed tbe reputa tion, from the aborigines and among southern planters and others, who have ever used it in preference to any other, not excepting the cherry or fig stem, of best absorbing tbe nicotine and afford ing a grateful and fragrant taste. —Sa vannah News. Sarcastic Whistler. A postal card was recently addressed to Mr. James A. MacNeill Whistler, the •cademy, London, by an Italian trades man. It was taken to Burlington House and marked there, "Not known at the Royal academy." When Mr. Whistler at last received it, he sent it to tbo ed itor of The Daily Mail with this char acteristic note, "In those days of doubt ful frequeutations it is my good for tune to be able to send you an unso licited, official and final certificate of character." Don’t be persuaded into buying liniments without reputation or merit—Chamberlain’s Pain Balm costs no more, and its merits have been proven by a test of many years. Such letters as the following from L. G. Bagley, Hueneme, Cal., are con stantly being received: “The best remedy for pain I have ever used is Chamberlain’s Pain Balm, and I say so after having used it in my family for several years." It cures rheuma tism, lame back, sprains and swell ings. For sale by the Du Pre Drug Co. — Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Yoar Life Awajr. To quit tobacco easily and forover, be map netic, lull ol life, nerve and vigor, take No-To- Bac. the wonder-worker, that makes weak meu strong. All druggists, 60c or $1. Cure guaran teed. Booklet and sample free. Address Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or New York. Land Posted. All parties are hereby notified not to tres- i >ass on my lands for the purpose of hunting, Ishing, etc. W. F. McArthlb. Gaffney, Nov. 24th, 1807. Tax Returns FOR THE YEAR 1898. According to the law, the tax books for the returns of the real and personal property for the fiscal year 1898, will open on January 1st itnd close February 20th, 1898. after which time the fifty per cent penalty will attach to all property both real and personal whose owners have failed to list for tax a- ti »n. ; For the accommodation of the tax payers of Cherokee county for suld year 1898, I will at end at the following places at the follow- Ing dates below named, to receive tax re turns: At Gaffney, Auditor’s office. Saturday 1st I January to Saturday 8th January. I At A. H. Moore. (Moore's Cross Roads) Monday tbe 10th January. Blacksburg, Tuesday and Wednesday, Jan jury 11th and 12th. ti rover (or Whitaker) Station. Thursday January 13th. Cherokee Falls Factory, Friday January 14th. Draytonvllle. Monday, January 17th. Wllklusvllle, Tuesday, January 18th. Surratt's store. Wednesday, January 19th. T. J). Littlejohn’s store. (Dawkin's Cross Roads) Thursday, January 2<>th. Timber Ridge. Friday. January 21st. Allen’s (or Bollnsvllfe) Saturday January 22nd White Plains. Monday. January 24th Thlckety Station. Tuesday, January 2fttli. Macedonia. Wednesday, January 2tith. Ezell's, (Battlegrounu) Thursday, January 27th. Maud. Friday. January 28th. Grassy 1'ond, Saturday, January 29th. The Auditor's office. In Gaffney, from Monday January 31st. to February 20th, at which time the hooks will close and the fifty per cent penalty will attach. The poll tax attaches up to 00 years of age. except Confederate Soldiers where said tuxes at taches up to SO years of age. All land owners are requested to ascertain the num ber of acres they own on the 1st day of Janu ary 1898, and Its value, the number of build ings and their value, all new structures and their value, also all real estate bought or sold, who from or to. and price paid or re ceived for same. all merchants and hankers are required to make their returns on blanks furnished from this office and are requested to call at the office for them. W. D. Camp, l Auditor Cherokee Co. TAX NOTICE! Cherokee County. I will be at the following places for the purpose of collecting tuxeft: Treasurer’s office from Nov. 19 to Dec 31. LEVY row CHKHOKEE TOWNSHIP NO. 1. For State purposes S mills. For constitutional school tax 3 mills. For ordinary county and past indebted ness 3V4 mills. Total HH mills. Interest on 30. R. R. bonds 1 mill. For Blacksburg graded school district No. 1, 4 mills. !,PVY FOn OOWDEYVILLE AND DRAYTONVILLK TOWNSHIPS. For State purposes 5 mills. For constitutional school tax 3 mills. For ordinary county tax 4 mills. For Interest on R. R. bonds *4 mills. For sinking fund to retire bonds 2 mills. For road tn x 1 mill. Total 1714. LEVY rou LIMESTONE, WRITE PLAINS AND CHKttOUKE NO. 2. For Htutc purposes ft mills. For constitutional school tax 3 mills. For ordinary county tax 3 mills. For Interest on U. R bonds H4 mills. For sinking fund 1 mill. For new Jail H mill. For county rood 14 mill. Total Mtt milts. At the same time and places I will collect the commutation tax In those townships In which said tax is due. J. B. Jonh, Co. Treas. Gaffney, fl. 0., Sept., Ntto. 1SPT Went and Bread Far Invalids. In connootion with a meat diet, ono of the most noted physiciann ha:; achieved immense success. Hit treat ment consists, flrrt, in prescribing the drinking of hot water an hour before meals; second, in reidricting the pa- tient to lean beef. This is scraped or minced, and then either broiled or fried in n very hot pnn until the red color has disappeared. It is eaten with a modicum of suit and butter and is almost alwMy8 followed by great iiaj-ovement, if not convalescence. Obviously this easily digested and nutritions dish, unmixed with any other, yields the greatest amount of nonrishment with the lenst expenditure of vital force. To this end the destruc tion of tough connective tissue greatly tends. 'The invalid should bo wary of bread. To eat it rapidly, so that every cell is not submitted to the proper chemical action of saliva, is one of the causes of indigestion. Tbe same may be said con cerning nil preparations that are not predigested—of buckwheat, oats, white flour, corn and rya In other words, all starch digestion begins in the month. Toast is recommended because in it starch is partially changed into one form of sugar, and when toast is said toast is meant, not bread brown on tbe outside, while damp and sticky within. Otherwise it is better to cat the bread cold. To have a conception of the action of new bread one has only to roll a bit of a fresh loaf between tbe fingers. The result is a soft, doughy ball, about os impervious to the digestive juices as a piece of India rubber.—New York Ledger. Fall and Winter Styles. Send two cent stamp for new edition of Fashion Bixtk. Beautifully illustrated In colors. Contains a complete list of the latest styles in Ladies' dress patterns. Address, Phickly Ash Bitters Co., 12-0-41 St. Louis. Mo. DR. CHAS. A. JEFFERIES, Physician and 5urgeon. SPECIALTIES:—SURGERY, EYE, EAR and THROAT. tW Office. Cherokee Drug Co’s Store Telephone No. 40. Dr. C. T. LIPSCOMB, Dentist, Office over R. A. Jones ft Co.'s Stcre. Can be found at office six days In the week. J. E. WEBSTER, A-ttorney-A.t> Office In Court House. (Probate Judge’s offlec( Gaffney City, S. C. Practices in all the courts. Collec tions a snecialtv. IV. W. HARMIV, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Iklnclcaburg: and Onffney, 6. C. W ILL practice In all the Courts. I can be reached over the 'phone from Car- roll & Stacy's Bunk, at my office in Blacks burg. at any moment. O. L. Schumpert. Thob. B. Bctlek, Wm. McGowan. SCHQMPERT, t BDTLER * & i XcGOWAX, ATTOR JW « YH-AT-I. AW. Union and Gaffn, S. C. Very careful and prompt attention given to all business entrusted to us. EF-Practlce In all the courts. DR. A. M. STAFFORD. Specialist on the diseases of the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat exclusively. "Will bo at Hotel Lipscomb on Nov. 8th and 9th. Spam nbrg , S. C. 10-14-2mo Over Correll's Jewelry store. Obio River and Charleston Railroad. The time table of tbe Ohio River and Charleston Railway company, to take effect Monday October Istli, atti.SU a. ni. ST AN DA RD EASTERN T1ME.| Dully Except Sunday 001 mi south. No. 32. Lv. Marlon f 00 a m Lv. Kutherfordton.... 8 Oft " Lv. Forest City 8 20 " Lv. Henrietta. 8 1ft " Lv. Mooresboro 8 ftO •• Lv. Shelby 9 20 “ Lv. Patterson .Springs 9 30 " Lv. Earls 9 3ft •• Arrive at Blacksburg. 9 50 ^ Leave; Gaffney 0 50 a m Arrive Blacksburg— 7 2ft " Lv. Blacksburg 10 10 a m Lv. Smyrna 10 30 ** Lv. Hickory Grove.... 10 4ft '• Lv. Sharon 1100 “ Lv. York 'Hle 11 15 " Lv. Tlrzah 11 27 " Lv. Newport 11 33 “ Lv. Rock Hill 114ft " Lv. Leslies 12 Oft p m Lv. Catawba Junction 12 15 " Lv. Lancaster 100 *• Lv Kershaw 1 4ft “ Arrive at Camden. ... 2 50 " ooinu north. No. 33._ Dally Except Sunday. Lv. Camden Lv Kershaw Lv. Lancaster Lv. Catawba Junction Lv. Leslies Lv Rock Hill.. Lv. Newport Lv. Ttrzuh Lv Yorkvillo Lv. Sharon... Lv. Hickory Grove ... Lv. Smyrna Lv. Blacksburg Leave Blacksburg .... Arrive Oaffney Lv. Kurle's Lv. Patterson Springs Ly. Shelby Lv. Mooresboro Lv. Henrietta .— .. Lv. Forest;City Lv. liuiberfordton,... Arrive at Marlon 12 05 p in 1 05 '• 1 4A " 2 30 '• 2 40 ** 2 55 *' 3 10 “ 3 li " 3 30 *• 3 45 " 4 00 " 4 15 '• 4 3ft " U 00 u in 6 40 " 6 05 p m 5 10 " ft 30 ^ No. 33 6 47 a in 5 56 " 6 It " 0 27 •* 7 30 p m Dally Except Sunday No. 34. 1 30 p in 3 0ft " 3 35 “ 3 5ft “ 4 10 *• ft 00 “ 6 43 *• 5 50 ** 0 10 •• 7 1ft p m _7 50_ 8 00 am 8 25 8 4ft 9 10 9 40 10 05, 10 10 \ CONNECTIONS. . 32 bus connection with Southern Ratl- at Rock Hill, and the S. A. L. at Catuw- kinctlon. s. 31 and 35 will carry passengers, s. 11 and 13 have connection ut Marlon Southern Railway. Rnddeys, Old Point, Klng'ri Creek and Ion, trains stop only on signal. s. u Lumpkin, u p. a. TRIPP. Superintendent. A lAstVltesourre. The Rev. Mr. Duilboy (who is calling) —Can I help you with that wakeful baby? Mrs. Wearywife — Yes, you can. Preach a sermon, please.—Yellow Book. It Is the aim of modern medical science lo prepare medicine as palatable as possible without diminishing Its curative power. Prickly Ash Bittkks Is an exampleof com plete success In this direction. It is not drastic as the name might suggest, it is mild and pleasant, and has an agreeable flavor, busirius winch, it In u surccsbful kidney tonic, liver regulator and hovel cleanser. As a cure for the diseases that attack the kidneys Its superior has not vet been devised. Sold by Cherokee Duc:u Co. A. N. WOOD. BANKER, does a general Banking and Exchange business. Well secured with Burglar- Proof safe and Automatic Time Lock. Safety Deposit Boxes at moderate rent. Buys and sells Stocks andBonds. Buys County and School Claims. Your business solicited. J. G. Spencer, Headquarters for Buggies, Carriages, Harness, Collars, Saddles, Bridles, Hal ters, Lap Robes, Horse Blankets Brushes, Currycombs, Defend ers, Harness Polish, and every thing usually sold in a first class horse millinery establishment. Terms to suit. Prices right. Call on me.