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WE GUARANTEE The Reliability of Every Adver tiser Who Uses the Col- j umns of This Paper. The Ledger. T. G STAcT. I’rfsldaiit. J. G. Waudi.Aw. Vic ■ THE HATIOHAL BASK OF GAFFHET. Capital Ijc.xo.co. V.'n.L )Uy r^U'ity GaIi/is. r.- •i*tvt> Mop nit* umi ujiik*! Kliera! loar.a on apprt>v<"l j>nprr. I>. Kohi*. A Newspaper in a!! that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People of Cherokee County. KSTAlii^M+en FEli. 10, 1894. GAFFNEY CITY. S. C.. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 15, 1898. «1.00 A YEAR. ETCHINGS FROM ETTA JANE. THE SAGE TALKS OF HIS NEIGHBORHOOD. The Interdenominational Sunday School About to Prove a Fail ure tor Lack of In terest Taken. Etta Jakk, Sept. 12.—The cool weather this morning has given things a wintry appearance. Many families have chills. My friend James Procter is suffer ing with severe painful Ixils on his body. Mrs. Mussie Mott is suffering with a tumof on her jaw that gives her great pain. She lives with her son- in-law Luther Davis. Mr. J.L. Walker is speaking of having a well kored on his place. The Watson Bros, and Robert Smart have just finished a well for the Fowler Bros. They are running their boring machine constantly and generally giving satisfaction, I think. Lewis Smart, colored, caught an opossum one night last week. It was fat. John F. Estes saw a gray fox one day last week in the river bottom just above Howell s Ferry. Now is the time for hunters to call out. their dogs and put in after Raymond. Henry Hill, colored, has ordered him a bicycle from a northern firm. Mr. Robert W. Davis was Over to see us on last Saturday. He is much enthused over the prospect of getting a telephone line from Gaffney down by Gowdeysville to this place, and on to Lockhart or some other business points. Bob is one of d\ir most busi ness and enterprising citizens and don’t often fail where pluck and energy are factors in the case. Mr. Tom Millwood has two lire young mules which he is driving now. Mr. - Heck” Mosely. of Grassy Pond, says a possum fattens on what he gets—rather than what he wants, neck is right, too. The Fast week has been u drousy one with the farmers. But » small per cent, of the fodder pulled has been saved. Lots of hay cun, and will be gath ered by our people if the weather will only permit. This will ba the main dependence for roughness this winter and next year. Bad news comes from t be west. A letter was received a few days ago from a lady in the west who says “If we could get us a good home back there we would sell out and move back.” We have had no health since we came here.’ The lands of Chero kee coauty are sure to demand fancy prices yet. We have the most favored spot on earth,l verily believe. Ail that is wrong is within the power of the people to correct—organize gvod schools and get none but choice teachers to conduct them, and every parent encouruize both children and teacher to do their beat. We are too apt to think that its the “other fel low’s” business, rather than otfrs to lay hold of this work, ami that’s the cause of eur failure. Satan can tempt no one ta pledge himself (or herself) never to attend to the salvation of his soul, or neglect it certainly for a year. But what he cannot gel men to pledge themselves before hand to do, he finds it very easy to get them to do by keeping their good intentions in the future until year after year passes and lindly death comes and rtnds them unpre pared. We regret very much that the President of the County Interdenomi national Sunday School Convention has received so little encouragement that the convention will not likely be held this year. However, all Sunday School workers are cordially invited to attend Ihe North Pacolat Conven tion. at Salem, on the 2oth inst. It was the desire of Bro. R. O. Sams President to have the county convention meet at some church near the center of the county, and organ ize for effective work. But, so fur the response has not been encour aging, and he has about concluded to annul the meeting and recommend all those who feel an interest to at tend the North Pacolat Interdenomi national Sunday School Convention at Salem. There seems to be some prejudice against Interdenomina tional work. . We hope this idea (if it exists) will be dispelled from the minds and hearts of our brettiern, and all go to work and build up our county. We ought to be the leading county in the State in the Sunday School work. We have the men and women to make it so. The great draw-back, I find, “is the work has never been fairly repreaented to our people. Come to Salem and see and hear for yourselves, brethern. We are determined, ty h,fl P of that the North Paeolet Sunday School Convention (which is now closing up its tenth yeai) shall go on iu its work until the other township* of th* county fall into line. The convention proper is mainly the work of the young people, aided by a few older ones. Mr. J.L. Poole, of Henrietta, N. C., is visiting his parents at Sunny Side. Rev. D. W. Thomason preached at Abingdon Crt-ek yesterday. His sub ject. while not on Prohibition direct was along the line of Temperance. After citing several scriptural lessons on tne subject, and making proper comments he chose as his text Prov erbs 23:2!F to 32 inclusive. Mr. Joe Estes has been nursings wounded foot for several dayn. He got a nail stuck in it and has ouffered greatly from it. Mr. and Mrs. H. B. McDanial, of Hickory Grove, hare the chilis. Mrs. Janie Bowen visited her brother, Mr. Jeff Hughes, yesterday. Mr. Sam Foster has been on the York side of »e river sick. He is at home again. Messrs. T. P. McDlU and B. F. Scoggins of Hickory Grove were on this side of the river last week on business. In consrquence of the meeting of the Sunday School Convention at Salem on the 2oth inst. Rev. J. N. Isom will not preach at Messopotamia that day but will attend and preach to the convention at Salem. Mrs. Jane Grant, of Hoodtown, is visiting Mrs. Amanda Lee. Mas. Wash Kirby, of Henrietta, X. C.. camo down with her son and daughter on a visit to friends and relatives in this section last Saturday. Last week Mr. T. M. Littlejohn, of Star Farm, visited is father Mr. Sam Littlejohn, of Thlckety, who is quite unwell and also a very old gentle man. Mr, John A. M. Estes is assisting Mr. K. E. Kerr in making molases this week. The C. K. Society met at Mr. W. C. Kirby’s yesterday evening. It will meet at Mr. T. J. Estes' next Sabbath evening. These moonless nights when the sky is clear the star-gazer has a tine view of the “milky way.” which is nothing more or less than an aggre gation of quintillious of stars of dif ferent figures and sizes forming a luminous track across the heavens from Southwest to Northeast. Who can look upon this handiwork of the creator without exclaiming with one of old: “My soul doth magnify the Lord, I will rejoice ic the God of my salvation?” Miss Ella M. Powell, of Atlanta, Ga . is one of the most popular ladies in the Soath if not in the nation. She haa taken great interest iu the Cowpens battlefield and done much to have it beautified. At the Confed erate reunion, in Atlanta she sang: “When the roll is called up yonder.” ••jSnon our comrade*, irone before us. to Hie camp iHiyoml the skiv*," ••j*iiail with us their tents, of glory guarded, share; ••We will lie with them and slumber, vutteht-d by sleepless annuls eyes. ••Till we're waked to answer roll call over there. (CHOHCA) "When the roll Is called up yonder. ••When the roll Is called up yonder. •■When the roll is called up yonder. "When the roll Is called up yonder I’ll be there. ••Not with shouts and hearts exaltlntf as In days forever gone. "Uusli we on to where the battle banners Maw. "But with footsteps slow and weary, and In silence, one by one. "When the sitrii.t! sounds will gather over there. (CHOKni) "Oh, my comrades! oh my brothers! by the altered days of yore, "And Mm ashes of our heroes let us swear, "That our bounds of love shall hind us soul to soul for ever more. •‘And when toll Is called up yonder we'll b*. there.” (C Hours) Mi*s Powell has endeared herself to our people by her efforts to have her state government appropriate money for a tablet to be dedicated to the Georgia troops at Cowpens bat tle ground. The communion meeting will be held at Abingdon creek emumeuciag at half past 2 o’clock on Friday be- f >re the second Sabbath of next n.onth—Oetobrr. The pastor ear nestly requests that the members of the church especially lay aside iheUr work and come out on Friday and PARAGRAPHS FROM PACTOLUS the Ar- The Communion Meeting of kansas Indians. (Correspondence of The Ledeer.) Pactolub, Benton Co., Ark., Sept. 10.—We are all well and doing well* George McGhee ami family are quite well. They have four boys now. The oldest one is named Roye, the second Joye, the third Claude and the fourth Lucian. We have had more rain this season than we have had in the last three yearn. There la now more gruas and weeds on the earth than I ever saw in one season before. I mowed the grass off my garden yesterday. I cut more grass off it than I saw in South Caro lina when I was there a few years ago. Fruit has been a grand failure. There has not been one thousand bushels of apples grown in Benton count/ this year, and this is the case in all this western country. I have not seen a ripe peach this year. This time last year there were 100.000,000 bushels of apples in this county. We have not had any fruit of any kindjworth speaking of this year. • • I told you about mowing my gar den. I had everything in it that was needed but it all rotted before it ma tured. I made fifty gallons of krout •in August because the cabbage were rotting. Wheat is a complete failure in this country this year. The black rust struck it and in three days time the crop was ruined. Men that made 2,000 bushels last year made from 200 to 300 bushels this year. One man made 0,000 last year, this year 000; and it will not weigh out 400 bush els. We have a good corn crop. Corn is now selling at loc a bushel. Hogs are selling well. Last .-pring calves are selling at from $12 to $13 pe head. On the fourth Sunday in August I went down among my Indian breth ren to a communion meeting that they have. They hold one of these meetings every year. They are Bap tist. They do not hold to anything but immersion. 1 left home early in the morning. When I arrived there were about 400 Indians and 200 white people present. They have a good house with aboil. The meeting com menced on Friday. They had a large lot fenced in with rails in which to confine the cattle and sheep and hogs. When I got there they had been kill ing hogs. About ten male Indians and the same number of squaws wire eooking. A large log heap, about twenty-five feet long, was burning, and ten large kettles hung on poles Each kettle would hold about twenty gallons. Four men were employecKo haul water for Iha couas. Near that cooking was a house 10x20 to hold the provisions, and on the other side of that house was a shed about Ioxl50 in length under which to eat, Two hundred aan eat at one time. Tha women eat on one side and the men on the other. When I arrived Brother Sixkiller wae preaching. I went into the house. Brother dixkiller had his coat off. He was ceniing down to his work. He preached a good sermon, but I don’t know one word he said. He had a pipe iu his vest pwckat. There were two other preachers in the stand with him. WTian he finished he told Brother Mouse to conclude the services. He then jurted the pipe out of his pocket and filled it. struck a match across the book board and commenced smoking, while Brother Mouse preached. When he had finished they asked if there was any white minister present. There were about one hundred on the ground who knew me. There were several Indians on the ground who could speak English. They were intro duced to me and requested that I preach, which I did. After I had concluded Brother Mouse preached. He preached a good sermon to thoae that could understand him. He could understand me but I could not understand him. They took up a collection for missionary purposes. When they commenced I did not know wbat they were going to d<> but I soon found oat. They came forward and threw the money on the table. I then knew what it meant. After this was over they went to the creek, aboat a hundred yards distant, and LATEST COTTON MILL NEWS. T2MS OF INTEREST TO TEX- TILE WORKERS North and South Carolina Mills, Their Improvements and Their Ad vancements—Opera tive Personals. • f/»r j baptized three ladies. Then they Saturday and prepare ^emseives for ^ ^ to ^ hou ^ ^ xil , the Solemn do y before *hen a* b t ln Th invll , tl communion. It is perfectly right for | r them to do so. neglect it. and they ought not J. L. s. Some men would rather be right than be president, but there are others who never make an effort to be either. A Clever Trick. It certainly looks like it, but there is really no trick about It. Anybody can try It who has Lame Back and Weak Kidneys, Malaria or nervous trouhlea. We .nean he can . himself right away by taking Electric < Bitters. This medicine tones up the ' whole system, acts as a stimulant to the Liver and Kidneys, is a blood pu rifier and nerve tonic. It cures Con- atipation. Headache, Fainting Spells, Sleeplessness and Melancholy, it is purely vegetable, a mild laxative, and restores the system to Us natural vigor. Try Electric Bitters and be convinced that they are a miracle worker. Every bottle guaranteed. Only f>Uo a bottle at the DuPre Drug Co. all Baptiste to come and commune with them. But I did not understand theai and did not go. Thry had the wine ia a coffee-pot. The goblets were old fashioned tin tumblers made like goblets and have been in use 120 years. Before partaking of the supper the preacher called the three that be had just baptiz-d and told them that they had no right to partake of the Lo.d’a supper until they had been baptized. When the lord’s supper had been concluded they all went out to that long table. They took me with , Of all the eating that you ever \ saw it took place there. They began eating at 2 o'clock and ate until sun down. Brother DeCarnp I send you a squaw ear of corn. [3ou!ia>rn :tnd Western Textile Excelslor.1 Early Grover, formerly boss weaver ni Charleston, 8. C.. Cotton Mills, still continues as their boss carder and spinner. John J. Miller, slasher tender, has changed from the Fairfield Mills, Winnaboro, 8. C., to the Edgefield, JS. C., Cotton Mills. »* -- Fate Hughes, of the Richland Mills, Columbia, 8. C., succeeded Jno. L. Davidson as boss weaver at the Avon dale Mills, Birmingham. Ala. In some unknown way a fire started early on the night of Sept. 1 in]a storage room at the Asheville. X. C., Cotton Mills. Little damage was done. J. H. Barnhill, who has been run ning the night spinning at the High land Park Mill, Charlotte, has been made night snperintendent of the spinning mill. H. P. Torrence, overseer spinner spooling, twisting and reeling nights at Louise Mills, Charlotte, has resig ned and accepted a position with the Belmont Racket Store. The Secretary of State has officially ^granted the directors of the Granby ^Cotton Mills, Columbia, S. C., per mission to increase their;capital stock rom $250,000 to $800,000. Ben. W. Slocum has resigned his position as M. M. and C. E. at Langley, S. C., Cotton Mills, and has accepted a position as engineer with the Picific Steamship Co., New York. W. J. White, late superintendent Of the Fairmont, S. C.. Cotton Mills, has secured, the position of boss weaver with the Peoples’ Cotton Factory, Montgomery, Ala. T. L. Ware, secretary ami trea surer Enterprise Cotton Mills, Kings Mtn., X. (1., has sold out his livery stable business there in order to give the rnlll his close attention. Wm. E. Zeiber, of Reading, Pa., is looking for a Southern site to estab lish a knitting mill. Mr. Zeiber has been in that business in Heading. He has just returned from Vaughn. Texas. The Mooresville, N. C.. Cotton Mills will shortly add a 40-foot exten sion to the end of their mill to be used as a cloth room and finishing room. They will only buy brushes just now. W. P. Beanick who has been run ning the spinning and cone winding at> the Anchor Mills, liunterville, X. C., has gone to G. \V. Patterson Mills, Concord, X. 0., to take an overseership. Capt. Ellison A. Smyth, president and treasurer Pelzer, 8. C., Manu facturing Co.. has been appointed by President McKinley as a member of the Amsrican Industrial Commission, which is to visit Europe. Jam Jarvis, an employe at F. & H. Fries' Arista Cotton Mill, Salem, X. C., had his knee-cusp broken on the morniug of Sept. 1st. He was struck by u hand truck, which runs from the Woolen Mill across the street. Last week the Tucapau Mill pond Wellford. 8. C., was drawn off and about 900 pounds of fine fish were caught on the shoals belos. Several carp weighing about 15 pounds each and barrels of suckers were caught. A report in the daily papers that Carter Kllaeon, of Statesville, had been eiseted superintendent of the Linden Cotton Mills. Davidson, X. C., is unlrttw. A. H. Harwell continues Hie successful superintendent of the Linden. K. .1. Davis, superintendent of the new Wiscasset Mills, Albemarle, N. C.. who has been enjoying himself for a fortnight at Lincoln Lithla Inn, Lincointon, X. C., will now spend a month at Luulsburg. X. C., thence to Albemarle. J. *. m u. “Ooa Minute Cough Cure is the best preparation 1 hare ever sold or used and I can’t say too much in its ptaitw.”—L. M. Kennon, Merchant, Odali, Ga., Cherokee Drug Co., Gaff- nay. - - - A. B. Saunders, superintendent of Stutesvills, N. C., Cotton Mills, has just returned from a week’s trip to New England looking after their new machinery. He visited Boston and the cotton mills in Lowell, Fail Hirer and New Bedford. Arthur Whlttam, superintendent Enterprise Mills, Orangeburg. 8. C., was in Charlotte last week. His company are daily expecting to receire their bonds from the engraver, which, when Bold,will enable them to equip their factory. Frank E. Farrell has resigned as night boss carder and spinner at the Honthern Cotton Mills,Bessemer City, X. C., and accepted a similar position with the Rocky Mt.. N. C., Cotton Mills in daytime. K. A. Tucke, suc ceeds him at Bessemer. The Million Mill, Ft. Mill, 8. C., have started up again after being overhauled. New Whitin revolving fiat cards were added as well as a lapper and an intermediate speeder. All the looms were also overhauled, and the mill and all* of the tenant houses been neatly painted. M. L Gleaton, of Springfield, 8. C., who we mentioned last week contem plated starting a cotton mill, has pur chased the idle Batesburg, 8. C M Cotton Mills, and will start It up. The factory contains 3,000 spindles and 100 looms, but Mr. Gleaton will operate it as a yarn spinning mill. He will install a large additional equipment of carding, spinning and complementary machinery. King’s Rreek Kronicles. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Kind's Creek, Sept. 12.—We are having cool, pleasant weather now. The autumn loaves are beginning to fall. The farmers are quite busy. 8ome are hauling brick and lumber to build and remodel the old homes, while others are making their sor- ■ghiup and picking cotton. Our lit- t& town is getting on a boom. Hope it will continue. Miss Nellie Mitchell has gone on an extended visit to relatives and friends at Hickory Grove. Mr. Z. B. Hardin, of New Mexiso, and his companion, J. Belcher, of West Virginia, are paying » Hying visit to King’s Creek. I had the pleasure of attending a picnic over at Clark’s Fork school house, given at the expiration of Mr. 8. C. Ratteree’s school. Mr. Rat- teree is from King’s Mountain, N. C. His patrons like him very much as a teacher and they proved this to him by giving him the school for the next year, which will cotiMpne No vember 7th. The shildrenC exhibi tion on the blackboard and charts were splendid. Between the recita tions vocal music was interspersed by the pupils. They acted their part admirably. Rev. J. 1\ Knox, of Hickory Grove, entertained the children by telling them funny jokes and giving them some good advice. Your humble correspondent had the pleasure of attending church at Antioch Sunday and witnessing the beautiful scene of ten baptisms. There was a large crowd out to wit* the scene and hear a good ser- ^Rn delivered by Rev. E. C. Chambers. His text and theme was, “For the love of Christ constraineth us,” taken from II Corinthians, 5th chapter and 14th verse. Mr. A. Frank Smith was in town Saturday visiting his brother, M. M. Smith, our postmaster. K. C. \V. Webstar Penciling!. (Correspondence of Tb« Ledger.) w khstkr, Sept. G.—The time al- loted for the summer session of school at this place will soon expire. That prevailing circumstances among farmers obstruct educational progress to a great extent is true. The im- pedinents are numerous, some of which could be readily removed aud are essential for the masses who patonlze the public schools to be materially benefited as if the case wore otherwise. We do not place the fault lor the deficiency. Those implicated should be already aware of their portion of the responsibility counected with the imperfect results of the system. The brief session could be readily supplemented by a •mall outlay. For children to attain a common school education, they should be kept continually iu touch with the training desired. The ex panding mind will aobmit on good or evil aspirations of the world where the lot is cast. A school should be kept open from eight to ten months each y«sr in every district. Child ren not in school would become more studious and anxious to gain in formation. The light of education befrig ever in view would reflect on ignorance and remove un obstacle which lies across the pathway of progress. A sad mistake is practiced quently to be thus styled. If Tannot be in school, the family is not represented. While the ses sion ia open send one every day. Otherwise you are killing the goose which lays the golden egg. The colored protracted meeting has just closed. We are informed that ten were “cleansed” and added to the church. They collected about $15. How is that for hard times? Cotton picking has begun. There ia a large amount of hay that could be saved. The farmers should not delay in gathering it. Leodkk &JUDKU. WRITTEN FROM WILLIE toeXre< alWam It Millions Given Away, ia certainly gratifying to . - the piblic to know of one concern in the 1 md who are not afraid to be gener ous to the needy and suffering. The proprietors of Dr. King’s New Dis covery lor Consumption, Coughs and Colds, have given away over ten million trial bottles of this gnat medicine; and have the satisfaction of knowing it has absolutely cured thousands of hopeless cases. Asth ma. Bronchitis, Hoarseness and ail disease# of the Throat, Chest and Lungs are surely cured by it. Ctll on DuPre. Druggist, and get s trial bottle free. Regular size 50c. and $1. Every bottle guarr^leed or price re funded. Our Correspondence Wants an Office Created for Whitten. (Corifepondence of The L««lKcr.) Willie. Sept. 5.—The friends of the Dispensary law have always claimed that it was a step towards Prohibition, but some how or other, that step has never yet be&n realized. The law has been flagrantly violated even by the State authorities, as well as the county dispensors. Under the present regime any one can go into the dispensary and buy liquor, re gardless of age or previous condition, be he ever so great a drunkard and they can not only buy liquor once a day, but, as often as they shoose. We have known men to go into the dispensary and buy liquor, and the dispenser did not even ask their name, we have also know men to buy it, who were known tcr*T)e -4mb7tuai drunkards. That a Prohibition law would totally prohibit the sale and use of alcoholic liquors, there is no one who is the possessor of common sense, that would pretend to claim. But a prohibition law, could and would be equally inforced wUh other laws, and that too, at a great deal less expense to the 8tste than the dispensary has been. Now, while electing Mr. Feather- stone governor, the legislature under his administration might not enact a prohibition law, for him to enforce, but we are satisfied that he would certainly inforce the prohibition features of the dispensary law. which would be more than any of his pre decessors bad done. We hope that the Legisiaturo at its next session will enact a law creating a special office as near equal to the Governor’s office as possible, for the special benefit of the Hon. G. Walt Whitman, and appoint him to fill the same during life or good behavior, because the man does want an office so badly,and it is such a pity to allow the man to waste his substance iu trying to get to be Governor—a thing it seems,that he will never get, poor fellow. Every editor in the country is advising the farmer to quit buying on a credit and go to raising tbeir own supplies, which of course, is good advise but, now Uncle Editors please come out and tell us how we are going to manage to do that thing. If we had a year’s supply of rations ahead we could manage the thing all right, but we haven’t got it. There fore we are oblige to raise cotton to enable us to get it, consequently, under the present circumstances, Uncle Editors, according to our views of the matter, to advise 4be common farmer to quit raising £ cotton is the heighth of foolishness. If some one will adopt some plan by which we can live the first year without raising cotton, he will cer tainly deserve and will receive the lasting gratitude of the common farmer. The fact is, the landlords force us to plant cotton, and then, in order to get our supplies, the mer chants force us to plant a little more. The ground has not been in plow ing order here since the 10th of July. It haa’rsiued almost every day since the 15th of August. Therefore we are having a veiy disagreeable time trying to save fodder. There has been □o good fodder saved, and not a great deal of any kind. Ctmtux. Star Farm Statements. (Correspondence of The Ledger.* Star Farm. 8ept. 12—We are having some cool weather which is proving very acceptable. Farmers in this section are very busy picking cotton. They would feel more like picking D if the price was better. Mr. Allison and Miss Ruby Hick- eon, of your city, visited Mrs. M. H. Jefferies and family Saturday and Sunday. Prof. Davis Jeffsries and wife, of Union, are visiting Mr. Jefferies’ mother at this place. Prof. Jefferies will leave for Union this week where he goes to resume his duties in the Union Graded School. Mr. Nic. Bousong. of Tennesee, is in this section looking after his farm ing interests. He expects his father in a short time. Tne singing school at K.bethel, taught by Mr. Beam,*closes Saturday. The Hcstler. Camp Jefferies, Attention! All the members of Gamp Jefferies U. G. Veterans are requested to meet at Wilkinsville Academy, on Satur day, Sept. 24th, at 10 o'cloek a. m. for the purpose of attending to im portant business. a* G. W. McKoww, Commander. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. The Best 8\lve In the world for Cuts. Bruises, Bores, Ulcer, Salt Rheum, Fever 8c •as, Tetter, Chapped Hands. Chilblains, Coros, and all Skin Ervptlou, and postively cures Piles or no pay required. It is gun- anteed to givs perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by The DuPre Drug Co.