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R- THE LEDGER: GAFFNEY, 8. C., AUGUST 4, 18118. WHAT TO DO WITH IT. Wo havo heard of a man who won an elephant on a wilder—a flirt- grown Asiatic. It was a big win, but the difficulties began when the <|UC8- tion arose what lie would do with him. Lord Cytton wrote a book with the title “What Will He Do With It?” The book deals with the details of an adventurous though successful life, with the ever perplexing ques tion confronting the hero at every stage of his success, “What will he do with it?” It is a question that contindkly confronts eaclrand every one of us, pressing close after the question, “what shall we got?” That question is now, perhaps, the most perplexing with which the United States lias had to deal since the civil war. She has put up the stakes in a big game for the elephant, [ the game has gone in her favor, and the elephant is hers. The difficul ties now come with the question, what will she do with him? Thirty three years ago the United States government, inflamed with a spirit of vengeance and actuated by malice, inflicted a high-handed out rage on civilization and the people of the South by bestowing the right of suffrage on four millions of ignorant and degraded negroes, and enforcing that right at the point of the bayo net. The result was a period of ten years of lawlessness, corruption and political chaos, during which this portion of tl.e country took a long step back towards barbarism. In the light of this experiment, will the government now take under its protection ten millions of savages and bestow upon them all the rigiits of free citizenship? If so, there are troubles ahead compared with which all the troubles of the past were mild and insignificant. It is a fact, however, that some late utterances of leading men at the north indicate that they havo par tially, at least, recognized the great mistake of 1865, and are not disposed to repeat it. ^ut if it will not do to repeat that experiment, then what? It is one of the indexible conditions of peace that Cuba must be indepen dent. But it has been pretty clearly demonstrated that the Cubans are incapable of organizing and maintain ing a republican form of government. Then it is said that they must be taken under the protection of this government. What that fully means time alone will reveal. We see nothing in the conditions Ibut the prospect of a vast standing irmy, of a tremendous navy, of pen- doners and officials without limit, of iiulless complications with other na tions and of fabulous revenues to be Jlrawn directly and indirectly from [die sustenance of the people. THE STATE CAMPAIGN. The State candidates gave their Exhibition in Gaffney on last Friday Lnd the voters^of Cherokee turned mt in pretty good force to witness [he performance. It was the same [how, the particulars of which we liave read so often, with perhaps a few of the liveliest features elimi- liatcd. The party of candidates is rather a motly troupe, varying in appearance from that of the spider-legged dude to that of the stately old Roman and exhibiting every shade of intel lectual ability, ranging from the cross-roads petti-fogger to the accom plished orator and statesman. The maker up of the party must have had an eye to suiting the varied tastes of the voters, as the merchant when buying goods strives to adapt bis purchases in style, quality and priqe to the tastes and means of his custo mers. However that may be we are sure that not many voters will find any difficulty in making a selection from the abundant supply of varied and assorted styles of political mer chandise presented for their inspec tion and consideration. The candidates were in good humor and on their best behavior. There was no mudslinging and few charges land counter charges. Each one seemed to think that his own merits were great and numerous enough to elect him without bringing to his aid the demerits of his competitors. The court room and gallery were tilled with interested hearers who gave each and every candidate re spectful attention and liberal ap plause. This was right, considerate and kind. In so doing our people honored themselves and their county and set an example for other counties worthy of emulation. Of the seven candidates for Gover nor, four are advocates of the present dispensary system ;one,Featherstone, Is for prohibition, and two. Tillman and Schumpert are for high license and local option. All but Tillman and Whitman seem to favor coulln*; ued appropriations to the State Col leges. Whitman has made the rounds thus far on his bicycle, pulling through the low country sands and mounting the up-country hills with the tireless energy of a locomotive. MR. GIBBES NOT TO BLAME." "TIm 1 nt-wspap^r correspondent of .1. Wil son G11)Ih>s Is exasperating lacktntf in a fair report of tin- proceed I ntfs of the ennipalKn nieetlnjiv He docs none of the candidates lust lee. p.-rhiips It Is not Ilia fault. It may he the fault of his employers.” The above is from the Manning Times. Editor Appelt is wrong. Mr. Gibbes is as fair as it is possible for a man to be. The truth of the matter is the candidates sing the same old song over and over again and Mr. Gibbes would weary the public were he to give a full report every day. He is compelled to give a sentence of each candidate every day and thus divide the thing up. When the candidates vary the mo notony Mr. Gibbes will give fuller re ports and until they do lie must con tent himself by giving only snatches. The candidates are to blame for this lack of space and fuller reports. THE TERMS. The terms of peace proposed to Spain by the United States, are that Spain must relinquish at once all governmental possession of Cuba; Porto Rico must be ceded to the United States; also other islands of the West Indies and one island in the Ladrones. The United States will hold the city, bay, and harboj| of Manila pending negotiations in regard to the final disposition of the Philippines. Spain has these conditions under consideration, but up to the time we go to press her decision is not known. She must, however, accept or do worse, and the war is virtually over. ENTRIES FROM OUR DAY BOOK. PRE*3 OPINION. Princk Bismarck, the Iron Chan cellor of Germany, is dead. He was in many respects the greatest man Germany has ever produced. He was eighty-three years old and for the last ten years hud lived in retire ment. ♦ ♦ ♦ For the past month the rains have been softening the ground on the Limestone streets and inviting the street force to work, but alas! the street force is deaf to invitations from that quarter of the town. In the mean time the gullies and the grass are having their own way. Over four thousand of Gen. Shaf- 4 tor’s men, or more than one-fourth of his army, are down with fever, a large proportion of it yellow fever. The climate of Cuba will soon do what the power of Spain could not do, and destroy our army, if it be not speedily withdrawn. The plan is to withdraw it, and guard Santiago with two regiments of immunes. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ A man in Union by the name of West shot a largo portion of his wife’s head off with a double barreled shot gun. He announced to the neighbors that she had dona it her self, but there were circumstances that demonstrated that to have been an impossibility. West was arrested and put in jail. If he is guilty hanging is too good for him. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ The fever season is upon us, and it is important that every ono should look well to the cleanliness of his own premises. Don’t i^uib for the Board of Health to force you to clean up. Allow no filth nor rubbish to accumulate about your place; use water from the deep races if practi cable; have wholesome, well-cooked food on your table; eat regularly and in moderation, sleep all that nature requires. These simple precautions will do more for the health of the community than all the doctors in town. Coi,. Jones commanding the second regiment that is to be. made a trip to Washington for the purpose of pre vailing on the Secretary of War to remove some of tlie restrictions Im posed upon enlistments. Ha reports that the Secretary readily consented to remove them and that there is now nothing in the way of raising the second icgiment. What these re strictions were we do not know. It has seemed to us that the main re striction was lack of men. In the mean time other states are offering to furnish Gov. Ellerbe the men for the regiment. This looks bud for plucky South Garollna. $100 Reward, $ioo. The reader* of thlH paper will In* pleased to learn that there Is at least one dreaded dis ease that solonee has been able to cure la all Its stages and t hut IsCatarrli. II all's Catarrh Cure Is the only positive cure now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh t>eln>r a const Ituilonal disease, requires a constitu tional treatment. Hull’s Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally, uetlnjr directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby destroylntr the foundation of the disease, and idvlmr the patient strenyth by bulldliiK up the constitution and nsslstlntr nature In duitiK Its work. The proprietors have so much faith In Us curative isiwers that they offer One Hundred Hollars for any case that It fulls to cure. Send for list of Testimonials. Address, F. J. CiiENi:v & Co., Toledo, 0 Hold by Druirirlsts. 75c. HaH's Family Fills are the best. The Freeman predicts that Fcatlier- stone will lead in Sumter County, with Ellerbe, Watson and Tillman following in the order named.—Sum ter Freeman. The boys in camp are not to blame for not being at the front, and they are as worthy of our praise as if they were in the first battle line.—Ander son Intelligencer. Col. Bryan has been sent to join Lee, and it is alleged in some quar ters that Lee is purposely held back because he bids to be too popular and a dangerous presidential possibility. Putting Leo and Bryan together may be acting upon the principle of “kill ing two birds with one stone.”—Fair- field News and Herald. * * * The Southern Jtroops are to have representation at Santiago after all, it appears. A regiment of “im munes,” it is announced, has sailed from New Orleans for that point. It is to be hoped that they have a clear title to the name given to them. There is no glory in fighting Yellow Jack.—News and Courier. ♦ ¥ * Tern Watson seems to be all that is left of the free silver sentiment and the populist party. Amid the din of war the voice of Thomas does not reach. Even the Georgia newspapers can not transmit his once clarion toneb far enough to impress anybody. The public is—as the calm language of the hello girl at the central office invuribly announces when the patron is in a special hurry—“busy.”— Greenville News. ¥ * * We believe that we ought not to have elections more than once in every four years. That is often enough. Besides being a great saving in time and money it would not dis turb so often the peace and happiness of our people. It would also afford greater efficiency in our officers. We are in favor of making a change, and having every officer, state and county, elected for a term of four years.— Greenwood Journal. ¥ ¥ ¥ The New England mill men are al ready enquiring about the prospects for growing and manufacturing cot ton in Porto Rico and Cuba with the hope of being able to meet Southern competition. There is no use in that. The New England mill men may as well face the facts at once and realize that the only place to meet Southern competition is in the South. They must bring the mills to the cot'ton.—Greenville News. ¥ ¥ ¥ The liquor question seems to bo gaining much prominence in the cam paign, and the candidates for Gov ernor are aligning themselves more closely as the primary election gets nearer. Mr. Feathcrstone is becom ing the target for all the others, that the prohibition a great deal of the voters, and his finding out that he must be weakened in some way. He is making a valiant tight for the cause of temperance, and while he stands alone for prohibition among the gubernatorial candidates, the voters would make no mistake in placing Feathcrstone in the executive mansion, us he is capable of filling the office, and will make an excellent official.—Greenville Mountaineer. which indicates candidate lias strength among competitors are Did You Take Scott’s Emulsion through the winter? If so, we are sure it quieted your cough, healed the rawness in your throat, increased your weight, gave you more color, and made you feel better in every way. But perhaps your cough has come back again, or you are get ting a little thin and pale. Then, why not continue the same helpful remedy right through the summer? It will do you as much good as when the weather is cold. Its persistent use will certainly give you a better appetite and a stronger digestion. . It will cure your weak throat and heal your inflamed lungs, t It will cure every case | of consumption, when ] a cure is possible. M. Don’t be persuaded ^ to take something they say is just as good. All nnijojlats, %«c. and fi. Scott it Buwne, Chemists, N.Y. FOR Royal makes the food pure, wholesome and delicious. POWDER Absolutely Pure ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., NCW YORK. Content With His Performance. [Spartuntmrsr Hertld.l There is a general impression that William J. Bryan continues to talk too much.—Columbia Register. This comes as a slight but wel comed variation to the old tune “The Silver Craze is Dead.” and may be heard a great many tinfes before the next battle of the ballots. Some people are constitutionally opposed to seeing any good in William J. Bryan, whether he talks little or much, but the six and half millions of democrats who voted for him are very well contented with his recent as well as his past performances. ^YSPEPSIA is the cause of un- told suffering. By faking Hood’s Sarsaparilla the digestive organs are toned and dyspepsia IS CURED. A. N. WOOD. BANKER, does a general Banking and Exchange business. Well secured with Burglar- Proof safe and Automatic Time Lock. I Safety Deposit Boxes at moderate rent. Buys and sells Stocks andBonds. Buys County and School Claims. Your business solicited. SOUTHERN RAILWAY. Coadenned Schedule of rawmeer Train#. In Effect .Tune 12,1S98. Northbound. 1 Ves. No. 13 No. 33 Daily Dally. No. 18 Kx. Sun. Fst.Ml No. 38 Dally. Lv. Atlanta, C.T. 7 ID a! 12 oo m 4 35 p 11 50 p " Atlanta, E. T. 8 3} a, 1 00 p 5 85 p 12 50 a “ Norcross U 12 a! 0 28 p ■1 27 a “ liuford. 9 47 a 7 18 p " Gainesville... 10 19 u, 2 22 p 7 4.; p <5 r.o L 2a 3 4-’ ii a fa uu 11 W a , , ,U 88 a| 3 SO Westminster 1210 m Ar. Cornelia. Lv.Mt. Airy “ Toccoa 8 tip b 4oi> “ Seneca “ Central “ Green villa “ Spartanburg. Ar. Asheville. . “ Gaffneys “ Kiiieksburi;.. “ King's Mt . .. " Gastonia Lv. Charlotte .. Ar. Greensboro 12 2 J p 1 10 p 1 i.-> p; a 00 p; flov p 4 15 3 4!J p 4(0 p 4 HO p 4 5S p 8 15 p 8 22 9 82 p lu 43 Lv.Greensls»ro. Ar .Norfolk Ar. Danville Ar. Richmond ... Ar.Wushingtou.. “ HnltniVPHR. “ Philadelphia. - New York . .10 50 p|. .1 7 35 a! 11 25 p 11 .'il p 8 40 a' 6’40 a 2 40 V 45 a 7 15 a 7 35 a 7 68 a 8 20 a 9 25 a 12 10 p I 0 42 n : 1 9 3'i p SO.! »i ill :i'> p 110 15 a; I 2 a 112 4.1 ml |« 23 a !Pst.Ml| Vos. INo.l 1 " Southbound. No. 33 j No. 37 Daily Dallv. Dailv. i Lv.'h. V'fi.ll H'. T7T7 ” Philadelphia " Baltimore... “ Washington. tv. Richmond Lv. Danville . . Lv. Norfolk . Ar. Greensboro.. Lv. Greensboro, ar. Charlotte, . Lv. Gastonia.... " King's Mt ** HlatOcsburg . H Gaffneys.... Lv. Asheville. Hi 4 <l0 p H 50 a! 8 5.5 p 8 31 a 9 20 p 11 15 a 10 43 p 12 bi m 12 Id tit 0 15 p 7 20 p 10 00 p 10 49 p 11 31 11 40 6 50 a lu 00 p 0 50 a 12lont 6 05 a 7 05 9 25 P 10 45 p 10 58 9 00 pi. " Hpartanbnrg. “ Green villa... “ Central •* Keseea “ Westminster. " Toccoa “ Mt.Airy “ Cornelia “ Lula “ Gainesville... “ Buford " Noroross Ar. Atlanta, E. T. Ar. Atlanta, C. T. all 84 a.12 30 a 1 83 . 13 T3 00 3 IS 8 37 7 83 n 11 50 a 12 40 p 1 13 p v39 p 1 56 p 8 20 a| 2 48 p 4 05 p . .. soopSTT 6 20 ]> K 5 45 >’ s,,« fi 22 p 8lln 7UU pi 8 25 » 7 05 pi <133 a 7 33 p' 6 57 a 8 00 p| 7 20 a ..I 8 41 pi 7 48 a 917 p 827 a 4 M p 10 00 p 9 30 a 3 55 p QUO pi 8 30 a 5 23 a 0 10 a 5 10 a Koucuoss Soon train. Daily Kvecp*. Sundn Lv. Atlanta, central time Ar. Norcross. eastern time Lv. Nororo*H, eastern time .. Ar. Atlanta, central tlisu... Up-to-Date Job Print ing, call at the LEDGER Office. Gaffney, S. C. iTSTa 1 15 p 2 20 p _2 20 £ a. m. ‘‘P" p. m. "It" noon. •‘N*’ night. Chesapeake Line Steamers iu daily service between Norfolk and Hu timore. Non. 87and38—Daily. Washington nnd South western Vestibule Limited. Through Fullmaa ahs*pmg oars between Now York and New Or leans, via Washington, Atlanta uud Montgom ery. and also lietween New York and Memtihis. Tin Washington, A tlr.ntH and Birmingham. First class thoroughfare coaches between Washing ton and Atluu.a. Dining cars serve nil meals •n rout*. Pullman drawing-room sleetiingcars between Greensboro and Norfolk. Close con neetlou at Korfolk forOLD POINT COMFORT arriving there in lime for breakfast.. Nos. 35 and 30—-United t-tates Fast Mail runs sahd beiween Washington and New Or- Imns, via ttouchern Railway, A. Jt W. p. R. 14., and L. it N. R. R.. being composed of baggage enr and coaches, through without change for paewingers of all classes. Pnllman drawlm room slis-plng ears between New York am C ew Orleans, via Atlanta and Montgomery, raving Washington each We<lnonday, a tourist sleeping car will rtm through betwaea Wash ington and Han Francisco without change. Pullman Drawing-Room Sleeping Cars between Asheville and Atlanta. Not. 11,37. 18 nnd 12—Pullman sleeplnf/targ between Richmond and Charlo. to. vU 111 southbound Nus. 11 and 37, northbonad 88 and 12 FRAN KB. GANNON, J.M.OULP. Third V-P, ii Gen. Mgr., Trntlle M'g'r. Washington, D. C. Washington, D. O. W. A. TURK, 8. H. HArtUwiCK, Gvn l Pass Ag't , Ass’t Gvn’l Pni*. Ag’t., Ws.huiFi..a. n a Atlanta. (4a. i