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WE GUARANTEE The iveliability of Every Adver tiser Who Uses the Col umns of This Paper. The Ledger. OUR SUBSCRIBERS Can Secure Bargains by Patron izing Those Who 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. ESTABLISHED FEB. 1C, 181)4. GAFFNEY CITY, S. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1898. $1.00 A YEAR. FROM LOWER . . . THE “SAGE” TALKS TO LEDGER READERS.! He Does Not Attribute the Lake City Atrocity Entirely to Social or Political Reasons—A Few Notes. Douglass pronounced at last ac~ along some is treat- (Correspomlence of The Ledger.) Etta Jaxk, March 7.—Chaplain General J. William Jones, U. C. Vet erans, has issued a call for a conven tion of chaplains at the general re union at Atlanta next July. The chaplains meeting will take place on July 18th and 19th, and it is desired that as many as can reach Atlanta, on Saturday, the 10th, will do so, so as to fill the city pulpits on the Sab bath of the 17th. Dr. Jones requests the names and post olTiee of all Con federate U. C. V. Chaplains. His address is 1115, East Clay street, Richmond, Ya. We hope South Ca rolina will be well represented in the Atlanta pulpits during the Confeder ate reunion in that city. By request of Chaplain S. P. IT. Ewell, S. C. Division U. C. V,. all the chaplains of the South Carolina Di vision U. C. Veterans are requested to meet in convention at Charlestoi during the meeting there in April, i A large congregat'on was at Salem yesterday, llev. W. R. Owings preached a very able sermon. His text was Collossians 2:10. ‘‘And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power.” Among those present was quite a number of brethren and sisters from neighboring churches, whom we al ways welcome. The C. E. Society met at Mr. S. F. Estes’ last night. It was consecru- tlpn meeting and all the active inem- besas except two, were present. The socMity will meet at Mr. W. C. Ivir- by’anext Sabbath night. Rev. Mr. Thomasson will preacii at , Abingdon next Sabbath, 3rd instant, * at 11 a. in., and Rev. Mr. Isom will preach at Messopotama at 3 p. m. The North Pacolet Interdenomina tional Sunday-school Convention will meet at Elbethel church on the 27th instant. In speaking of the Lake City affair last week I wish it distinctly under stood that I don’t look upon it ex clusively from a social or political standpoint. These are, of course, factors to some extent, but disap pointed and defeated candidates for that office no doubt took an active part in the cowardly affair to get rid of an objectionable and troublesome competitor. But be that as it may, V it is the most damnable case of bru tality that ever blackened the bright escutcheon of our State, let the per petrators be whom they may. We are glad to see the pulpit and press [^outspoken in their denunciation of such conduct. A highly respected lady speaking of dancing parties recently said: “It’s not the motion of the feet that does the harm, it’s that abominable hugging business.” She has it about right, some people think. Dr. M. \V. Smith, of Gaffney, was in this section on professional busi ness last Tuesday and Wednesday, iTae do3tor is a jovial old fellow, and as full of himself as he was dur- Ling the memorable sixties. War talk is not without its effect, (various ideas and theories are advanc ed for the settlement of the question Involved without going to war. A friend of ours, who is a little more outspoken than any we have heard, Is worth listening to. He has no idea of leaving “Maw” and the children to the mercies of the ‘‘niggers” and | no account white folks. He wi'l do ji»is fighting at home first. It has been claimed that not less [than one thousand ex-Confederate soldiers of South Carolina will be [among the first to respond to the call |o arms in case the honor and safety if the American nation demands it In a war with Spam, or any other nationality. They can’t march like they once could; but put them down rhere the fighting is to be done, and ley will attend to it with their ac customed courage, skill and tenacity. ^If the U. 8. Government would irn the whole matter over to the Id Confederates and their boys they jrould clean out Cuba some morning sfore breakfast. We have scores of ue and tried leaders, the mention of ^bose'names would yet send a thrill enthusiasm through the Southern |eart—the old ‘‘rebel yell” be raised id the‘‘rat killing” begun in earn- )t. The world would see whether le South is in the sulks or not. No )an on the continent will resent an »ult to the American flag quicker ban thj ou Confederate soldier and |is sons.*^ Mr. Joe Estes is still suffering really. He has constantly to use nates for relief. Dr. T. S. li. Ward. Hickory Grove, Is now his physl* m. Mr. Mao r*id»' isjvery an well too. Last week his case was extremely doubtful, but counts he was getting better. Dr. VV. J. ing his case. Mrs. ‘‘J. ;L. 8.” and Miss Jessie Strain spent the day with Mrs. C. F. Inman and Miss Lottie, last Tuesday. They had a very enjoyable time. Miss Hill joined them and there was s imo old time talking done. Mr. Will Howell, and Miss Janie Edwards were married last Wednes day. Rev. J. B. Swann officiated. We wish t! em a long, happy and prosperous life. Mrs. M. E. Swann, the efficient and ladylike postmistress at Hopewell, York county, was 20 very unwell last week as to call in Dr. Ward, her fam ily physician. Mrs. Lizzie Mitchell, of Hopewell, has been at the bedside of her brother, Joe Estes,for several days administer ing to his wants, like the good sister and lady she is. Mr. Mike Sellers was in this neigh borhood last ween. Mike is one of our leading farmers. He makes his hog and hominy at home. He buys no guano and makes his cotton a surplus crop. He is one of the best fixed men wo know of. The Uuited Confederate Veterans of Camp Jefferies will meet at Wil- 'cinsville on Saturday 19th at 10 a. m. ,0 elect new officers for the ensuing year. It is earnestly requested that they turn out to a man on that day as business of importance to each member will be transacted. The recent rain has stopped farm work to a great extent—especially plowing. Every farmer who is governed by the moon in his planting operations should try to get the most of his up land corn crop ready for planting by the full moon in next month. With the ground properly manured and well broken they can push it to ma turity before the dry season comes on, which so often ruins the late planted crop. In the ordeal through which they have just been called to pass, our heart goes oat in profoundest sympa thy for Trof. K. O. Sams and his family. May the hand that guides the stars in 'their tangled courses through the heavens so direct the affairs of their home no recently de prived of its dearest treasure, and draw the bereaved family into close communion with a covenant-keeping God. iens. The poorer the mar, the higher the price.” Well, says I, the man who conducts business on that scale is running a systematized roguery business. I don’t want our readers to think that this correspondent has the shadow of' room to join in this complaint. I have only made men tion of these as matters that affect the welfare of our people both in town and county, and sound a note of warning that those whom it affects may set themselves right before they make a wreck of their business. I am as poor a man as anybody ought to be, and have to trade on time like other folks, hut have never yet had reasons to complain of any of the foregoing partialities. In fact I never made it my business to in quire into other people’s business with a view of making chin music out of what I can get up. Ail the mer chants of our town and county, with whom it has been my pleasure and privilege to deal, have acted fairly and squarely with me; and no doubt in nine cases out of ten the fault finder is the one who will best bear watching. However, it’s no harm to tell wiiat’s in the wind, and let those whom it affects regulate themselves and their business accordingly. J. L>. s. FLAW TALKS OF OLD TIMES. MUNROMIZE AND JOHN BURNS' CHICKEN FIGHT. What Mun. Has to Say in Regards to the Religion of Today and that of Old- Times—White- sides Wins. South Carolina Negroes Ready. The following has been received by Adjt. Gen. Watts: Gen. J. Gary Watts. My Dear General: As command ing officer of the National Guard of South Carolina, I have the honor to offer my services and the enlisted troops of my command together with eight thousand able-bodied col ored men of this state ready to be enlisted in service in case of war with Spain. We are ready to march for battle for South Carolina as was the case in the Yemassce war in South Carolina in 1715. But today we will march against Spain with the star spangled banner of soldiers of war. I have the honor to be very respectfully, W. H. Robertson. . Col. Commander N. G. 1st, Regt. S. C. Tin 1 hand that now withholds their Joys < an s >011 restore their peace; And he who bade‘the storm to rise Can h i the t.'niptest cease. Mrs. S. F. Estes, whose illness wt noted last week, we are glad to say, is much better. Sam Strain is a bard student and a close observer. He is doing all in his power to educate himself. His whole life and energies are bent on the study of medicine mid surgery. That’s right, old fellow, strive to reach the topmost round of the lad der where there is always plenty of room—in medicine as well as all other (professions. While on the Cowpens battle ground week before last my good friend, General Champion, cut and gave me a splendid hickory walking stick, which Mr. M. C. Dorman has polished and fitted for use. Jt will compare favorably, in beauty and usefulness, with any found in our stores—the product of foreign man ufacture. Thank you gentlemen. We are glad to note that our far mers have a general disposition to keep out of debt this year as much as possible. Buy only what they are compelled to have. The merchants themselves have done much to bring about this lino of policy. We have it from good authority—from the mm themselves—that they have all bought on time—payable 1st of No vember next—goods from the sumo store, off the sums pile and all are charged different prices; and the worst is that the poorer the man the higher the price. This looks like the big fish eating up the little ones. It these are lies I didn’t ask for them. But as a matter of right, and duty I feel bound to expose them and give those they effect a chance to right the matter before ruin overtakes their business. As a matter of right we contend that if the poor man has given the merchant paper security for his advances he ought to get them at the same price his more fortunate neighbor does who may not give a lien and does not propose to pay sooner than the iiener does. The ex cuse that the merchant has to risk more on the poor,mun than the rich one is all “bosh.” If the poor men don’t give proper security for what lie gets the merchants’ business is to refuse to let him have anything on time or credit. The same rule holds good with regard to guano. I heard a man (whom I don’t suppose the oldest angel in the celestial empire ever remembers having heard of his going to a store and buying an arti cle without trying to “jew” the merchant down in his price) say not long ago, that he bought guano from so and so for so and so, and he would bet that a certain man who bought euano the same day from the same firm give more for it than he did. Upon inquiry how that was he said : “None of the merchants will sell to poor people like they will to those better off, who don’t have to give Oh! Oh!! ’Oh!!! A printer doesn’t rush to the doc tor when he is out of “sorts.” Nor to the baker when he is out of “pi.” Nor to hell when he wants the “devil.” Nor the Bible when he wants a good “rule.” Nor to the gun-shop when he wants a “shooting- stick ” Nor to a cabinet-shop when ho wants “furniture.” Nor t o a banK when he wants “quoins.” Nor to a girl when he wants a “press.” Nor to a lawyer when he has a “dirty case.” Nor to a butcher when he wants “phat.” Nor to a pump when lie’s dry—and has ten cents in his pocket.- -Exchange. Volunteers. [Talon Times.] At a call for volunteers on Pea Ridge a few days ago, eighty-four able-bodied men responded to the call. There is life in the old land yet. Pea Ridge volunteers have been ncurd of before. They have been on many bloody fields and none over stayed longer or went further into the enemies works than the Pea (Correspondence of The Ledger.) “Yon meby mought think, Flaw, that I've got a felonious bad case of runnin’ off at the mouth when I spit out .great gobs of truth an’ go on down to tell you about ole Whiteside^ an’ a black-breasted gray whitch was hatched, raised, trained, handled an’ pitted by John Burns,” said Munro Mize to me one day whilst the con-j* versation run on game chickeifsT , “Flaw, that was way back yander when people wore home-made jeans britches, an’ alamance shirts an’ knit galluses, an’ drunk their own sperits an’ made their own tobacker; when you could fight chickens all day an’ not have no papers of com pel Iment read to you, when you could let your stock run free an’ permiscusly where they durn pleased without a bein’ took up. “Now, Flaw, you may talk forth with your mouth about frolicks an’ pound parties an’ your up-to-date shindigs an’ all like that, butef you could go back with me to them ole- timey days you could draw some idea what kind of times I have had., You know, Flaw, religin was religiri. them days an’ them that didn’t have no religin was everything else under the shinin’ sun but Christians. You could size up a man in two minits an’ a half in regards to his s'yle of livin’ but now, bygatlins’, hit’s a six months job to tell a Christian from the biggest devil in the world. The man, Flaw, who don’t care to let the world know what he is ain’t half as big a devil as a pious, sanctimonious church member who is sneakin’ un dermindin’ an’-an’ a hypocrit at best. An’ you know, Flaw, as well as I do that the religin of today is mixed up with one devilment an’ another an’ bin’ adulterated with sin so till, l)less gracious, hit s most us weak as water, whilst on the other hand sin has bin dulterated so with religin till, by grunneys, the whole fix is a solid mess an’ you can’t hardly tell the difference between the two. I think the whole issue will finally at lust wind up, as moralist and immor- ulist an’ leave the ole party names, Christian and sinner, behind to be forgotten «s tlid tne democrats the whigs. “But, Flaw, fust of all I started to tell you about ole Whitesides an’ the black-breasted gray of John Burns’. John had sent five dollars away off somewheres fer a settin’ of eggs Irom which, you understand, his black- breasted grey was hatched. I was over to his house one Sunday an’ to save my life 1 couldn’t git him to talk about nothin’ else but that Providence Church. Services were conducted at Provi dence last Sunday by the pastor, Rev. F. 0. Hickson. Mr. Hickson preached from tiie parable of the tal ents, and presented bin subject to his large congrega* ion in his original, named, whitch you understand, 1 was to bet ole kit, a Jimswingin’ good mule, against three head of cat tle, includin’ the onliest milk cow he had—if ole Whitesides left the ring or got killed oie kit was his, an' ef John’s rooster left the ring or got killed the three heads of cuttle was to be mine. “Raley, Flaw, I had already seed ole Whitesides kill eight an’ be weren’t over five minits a doin’ up the job fer nary one of ’em, but I imagined I could hear ole John as he went home a talkin’ to his self an’ suyin’, ‘I’ll run a two-horse farm next year with ole Kit an’ Mol (that was John’s mule’s name) an’ in less time than three weeks I 11 be a haul in’ of wood to town by the two-mule load. The day arrived an’ most all the whole naborhood turned out to see whether one man should milk both cows or the other drive two mules. When the time come for the scrap I had the blades tied on in time to set ole Whitesides down fer a minit to let him examine them fer his self. When he stripped them through his bill, as I had seed him do a dozen times before, I said to myself, that hit was a life or death case with ole Whitesides. Time was called an’ the roosters went together. Ole White- sides dodged the first pass an’ John’s rooster went on over, but before he could git turned around ole White- sides had done an’ got a bill holt in John’s black-breasted grey’s tail an’ was a settin’ down on his<tail ugivin’ of one of his ole famillious shuffles which, you understand, when he turned loose, John’s rooster was rat tled, hipped an’almost dead, “*ili©ul- SV—Xll-fei 1 I (-1 A M t ^ WT .. Ridge Volunteers. -blasted rooster. He would go on to say, strong and incisive way. It was fffi looked too slim and delicate to able effort, eminently Hicksonian, easily understood and grutly appreci ated by the congregation. The singing, which was engaged in largely by the congregation, was unique. nwi Jake Carpente Camp U. C. V. j t There will be a meeting of Jake Carpenter Gamp U. C. V. Saturday the 19th inst at 2 o’clock p. in. in the Mayor’s court room. All members please turn out to elect delegates to the State Reunion in Charleston. der, D. A.Thomas, Adjl. Salesday. Public sales on Monday were small as usual in Cheroh.ee. A few con fiscated pistols, and the Archer prop erty on Broad and Johnson Street, which was bought by:J. 0. Jefferies for $000.00, was all that was dispose^ 'Mon, that is a fine chicken an’, later on, I’m goin’ to stake a big pile on him.’ Flaw,the rooster had the pet tiest feathers that I ever saw stuck in anything of the chicken kind, but I bad, many years before, learned not to judge a bird by its feathers. suit me, but I tole him it was shore null a fine rooster an’ well worth the price of the eggs, to say nothin’ of the fine pullets which was hatched from the same settin’, but I says, says I, ‘John, ole Whitesides down afe>he house will do him one fer uny- hing that will match my pile. “Now, Flaw, in ordermeutthat you may know who an’ what ole White- sides was I’ll tell you. He was a scrub, home-raised rooster with speckled breast an’ white wings, of the Chame Allen stock of chickens. By order of Moses Wood, Commanv''^'^® o enul,,e 1 Bto f 1 *5 was I J over . ,r,, 1 «... > , r, fml hut nl u Whitaaimia wmilnn't Robbed the Grave. A startling incident of which Mr. John Oliver of Philadelphia, was the subject, is narrated by him as follows: “I was in a most dreadful condition. My skin was almost yellow, eye sunken, tongue coated, pain continu ally in back and sides, no appetite— gradually growing weaker day by dry. Three physictuns had given me up. Fortunately, a friend advised trying “Electric Bitters/' and to my great joy and surprise, the first bottle made u decided Improvement. I continued their use for three weeks, and am now a well man. I know thev saved my life, and robbed tne grave of an other victim.” No one should fail to try them. Only 60 cents per bott at DuPre Drag Company. »• ^ y oi A PROHIBITION CONVENTION. to fail, but ole Whitesides wouldn't fight a blasted lick with his naked heels but you might tie a pair of steel blades on him an’ he would look at them an’ strip thorn from the sockets to the pints with his bill, then set another rooster down an* he would K tay there fer life or death. Know- n’ how ole Whitesides would do, I tolo John to bring his chicken down some day an’ less see how they would knock. Shore miff the very next Sunday mornin’ bright an’ early here come John with his rooster under his arm to see them knock a little. I ent nub in the yard an’ called up ole Whitesides an’ tolo John to throw his down an’ see how quick ole Whitesides would do him one. They hadn’t struck but a few licks till ole Whitesides took to bis heels an’ run like a turkey, us I koowed he would do. 1 didn't think fer a while that John would ever quit laughin’ at me an’ ole Whitesides, whilst I thought to myself that every dog had Its day an' mine would come In the time of reapin’. “Before John loft for home that evenin’ the fight was set for two weeks beuce an’ the atakss was der-to-shoulder” was called in the next pittia’ an’ one more famillious shuffle from ole Whitesides done the work. “The last time I saw John Burns was many years back but I noticed he had the feather-footed kind of chickens an’ had got him another cow, but he weren’t in the wood haulin’ bisness any to speak of.” Raley I do bleeve I could set an’ listen to Monroe tell tales till 4 o’clock in the mornin' an’ never git tired. Flaw Pickeu. Means Grass. This grass, which abounds on the streams in this section, was imported many years ago by some member of the Means family, of Fairfield county. It was imported from Egypt and for a long time was called Egyptian grass. Mr. Means planted and culti vated it in the Buck Head section of his county. It, in time, became scattered all over that sect’on of Fairfield county and down Broad river, also up Broad river, the Tygers and Enoree rivers and their tribu taries to the mountains. We don’t remember to have heard Mr. Means' estimate of his importa tion but, we well remember to have heard of farms in his section, once notable for their fertility, as being worthless now. “The Means grass has taken them.” We know it was considered a great nuisance, the farmers on all the rivers doing all they could to eradi cate it, not seeming to think of it as a forage grass. The Means grass got the best of them and it is now well set on all the bottom lands of Broad river and its tributaries. The farmers are still fighting it bub nev ertheless they are making good crops of corn and cotton in the same field with it. It takes the hardest and most constant work to keep it down while the crops are growing. Some fields have been abandoned to it and, when given a little attention, yields two or three tons of hay to the acre, which, to a newspaper man in The Ledger, looks like it would be a klon- dyke by the side of a five cents cot ton crop. Under proper culture and management, it is one of the finest and most prolific grasses for hay. and will, in time, be appreciated and utilized in Cherokee. A man in Alabama named Johnson got hold of some of the Means grass seed and growed some of the grass. He seemed to like it. He put the seed on the market and they are now being sold by seedsmen us “Johnson grass seed.” They Will Probably Put Out a Full Ticket. Columbia, S. C., Feb. 21, 1898. The Executive Committee of the State Central Prohibition Committee have issued the following circular: The State Prohibition Central Com mittee having determined to call a state convention of the advocates of prohibition, to meet in Columbia, on the 14th of April, next, we desire to suggest for your consideration the importance of using every proper in fluence and making every effort to secure as large and influential a rep resentative from your county as is possible. From all parts of the State has come the call for such a meeting, as the result of a conviction which has settled on the minds of good men everywhere, that to depend on politi cians, in their connection with party or factional movements, to remedy the admitted evils of the liquor traffic, is a vain hope. Our appeal must be made to the people, and if, as we believe, they desire deliverance from this curse, it is in their power to ac complish that deliverance by an un equivocal expression of their will such as their servants, the legislature, will be compelled to respect. ^"Such an expression, through a large and respectable convention se lected from those who have been consistent advocates of prohibition, will command the respect of their fellow citizens, and their recommen dations of men and measures to se cure this reform will, we are assured, be endorsed by a large majority of the voters of the State at the coming election. We feel satisfied that capable and true men, broad-minded enough to set aside, for the time, mere factional differences, are to be found in your county, who can be prevailed upon to take their place In this important movement, and we appeal to you, as a friend to the cause, to put yourself in communication with the chairman and executive committee of the county and help them to secure the attendance of a large delegation of such men on the convention. By doing this you can make a most val uable contribution to the success of our cause. L. D. Childs, Ch’m. Darwin Dots. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Darwin, March 8.—As we never see much in your valuable paper from tliis section I thought I would give you a few dots. We are goirtg to have a postofllce at this place. Farmers are well along with their work, turningstuble and sowing oats. Wheat looks well. The cotton crop will be reduced this year in this section owing to the large amount of grain sowed. War is much talked of. Hope it will not amount to much. Peace and ten cents cotton is what the South needs. J. G. McKown and his sister, Miss Summie, visited Mrs. E. D. Darwin last Saturday. W. H. Mercer is pushing work at the Wolf Greek mines. We have a Klondyke at home. The Martin mine near here is where. J. B. Moore found the gold nugget that was worth $1,750. Nation. -«•»- ————— Bryan to Speak. A special correspondent from Due West to the Greenville News, March 4th, says: “A message from W. J. Bryan, states that he will make his first appearance in South Carolina in the auditorium of Erskine College on March 11th. He was secured by the Eupbemian Literary Society after considerable correspondence. Gover nor Ellerbe, Senator Tillman and other men of prominence will speak the same or the following day. Ad vertising, railroad, music, and enter tainment committees are busy at work.” Death of Mrs. Parris. Mrs. Millie Parris, one of the old est persons in this county, died at her home Thursday, near this city. She was 72 years old, and had lived in this section ail of her life. Mrs. Paris leaves many relatives here, in cluding several sons, who are of our most worfiv citizens. She was bu ried at Draytonville on Friday in the presence of many relatives and friends. A Load of Fine Cattle. Joe Watkins, one of Cherokee’s all round good fellows, left here on Fri day for Norfolk. Va,, with a car load of fine cattle. He had thirty head in his car and the cattle weighed owr thirty thousand pounds. All Cher okee county cattle. Children and adults tortured burns, scalds, Injuries, cczma or skin diseases may aecitre Instant rsllef by using DeWltt’s Witch Hszel Salve. It is the great Fils remedy. Cherokee Drug Company. Gaffney, and liaoou Thorutou’a Ft ey, Blacksburg Cures to Stay Cured. Thousands of voluntary certificates received during the past fifteen years, certify with no uncertain sound, that Botanic Blood Balm, (B. B. B.) will euro to stay cured. Rheumatism, Ca tarrh, Ulcers, Sores, Blotches, and the most malignant blood and skin diseases. Bofanic Blood Balm is the result of forty years experience of an eminent, scientific and conscientious physician. Send stamp for book of wonderful cures, aod learn which is the best remedy. Beware of substi tutes said to bo “just as good” and buy the long-tested old reliable Bo tanic Blood Balm (B. B. B.) Price only $1.00 per large bottle. EFFECTED AN ENTIRE CURE. For over two years 1 have been a great sufferer from Rheumatism, af fecting both shoulders tn such an ex tent that I could not put my coat on without help. The use of six bot- • ties of Botanic Blood Balm, B. B. D., by effected an entire cure. I refer to Rev W. W. Wadsworth, proprietor Coweta Advertiser, and to all mer chants of Newnan. Jacoh F. Spoxcler. Newnan, Ga, For sals by Druggists.