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' WE GUARANTEE fhe Reliability of Every Adver tiser Who Uses the Col umns of This Paper. The Ledger. F. <J. Stacy, Freaidont. J. (J. Waroi.a w. Vice l‘i'c.si<U > u THE HATIOHAL BANK OF GAFFBET. Capital $50,000.00. W 11.1, buy county clalma, receive <ic|»m|im uiiq Diiikc lllnTal Inn ns on upproved paper. J>. I. Itoss. t’Hsliler. A Newspaper in all that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People of Cherokee County. ESTABLISHED FEB. 16, 1894. GAFFNEY CITY, S. C.. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1898. *1.00 A YEAR. MOTHER MARES THE MAN. EXAMPLES OF THE INFLUENCE OF CHRISTAIN MOTHERS. The Young Woman Who Marries a Man to Reform Him Has In deed a Difficult Task to Perform—Notes. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Etta Jane, Oct. 31.—Owing to the bad weather there was no preaching at Salem last Saturday. Rev. C. E. Roberson preached yesterday. His text was Deuteronomy 33:2o: “And as thy days, so shall thy strength be.” The secrament of the Lord’s supper was administered. Several of our neighbors went to Foster’s Chapel yesterday to a Sun day School meeting. The Christian Endeavor Society met at T. J. Estes’ last night. The topic was "Helpfulness,” and we had good talks from some of the members. Hardly a home in this community can bo found where there is .lot more or less sickness, or complaining. Mr. and Mrs. H. II. McDaniel and children came over from Hickory Grove to attend the meeting at Salem yesterday and the day before. There are several cases of sickness among the cows in this section. Some one calls it “grass trembles.” Dry feed is recommended for it. The Fowler Rros. are running their gin down on Pearidge. They have ginned a large amount of cotton this year. Mr. P. S. Webber has resigned as a member of the pension board for Gowdeyville township. Mr. Boyce Whisonant came home from Gaffney to attend the commun ion meeting at Salem yesterday. Mr. R. J. Kirby spent several days at Gaffney recently attending the bed-side of Mr. Cliff Clary, who is sick. Mrs. J. L. Strain is visiting her sick brother J. A. M. Estes. Mr. J. T. Howe is still no better. He has consumption. We are lost in astonishment when we undertake to estimate the value of motherhood. The character, teaching, example and training of the mother are generally the destiny of the child. From the Christain home whicli cannot exist without a Christain mother, must flow forth the stream of virtue that shall re fresh the arid and parched desert of sin and unbelief. The mothers for the most part make their children either for good or evil. Bryan’s mother was proud, ill- tempered and violent. Xeros mother was a murderess. Lord Bacon’s mother was a woman of superier mind and of deep piety. Washington's mother was pious pure and noble. Stonewall Jackson’s mother devoted her whole life to his every training in piety. The intelligence, piety and execu tive ability of Susana Wesley made her, through her sons, so remark able that she was called “The mother of Methodism.” If we inquire as to the real greatness of any man, the answer is generally found in noble motherhood. Garibaldi says of ids mother. “She was a model for mothers. 1 owe to her angel-like character the little good that be longs to me” George Hubert says: “One good mother is worth a hundred school masters.” James Watt’s mother was a cheerful, intelligent woman, always encouraging her son in his inventive genius. “The kiss of my mother made me a painter,” says Ben West. “I have found out who made you,” said a gentleman to John Quincy Adams. “What do you mean?” asked Adams. The gentle man replied, “I have been reading your mother’s published letters and they tell what I mean.” “Yes,” said Adams, “all that is good in me I owe to ray mother.” Melanchthon says of Luther’s mother: “She was especially notable for her chaste con versation, Godly fear and diligent prayer, and was esteemed as a model of virtue and honesty.” What noble youth does not ascribe any success with which he may have met to a mother’s blessing, a moth er’s prayers, a mother’s nobility of character? Garibaldi says: “Give roe mothers of the nation to educate and you may do what you .like with the boys. They will make men in spite of you.” Often througii the trying scenes of an eventful life the memory of a mother’s parting bless ing gives new inspiration to a dis couraged and probably disheartened soul and spurred it on to victory. “I doubt,” says Dr. Cuyler, “if I ever would have been drawn into the service of Christ but for the faithful ness of tiiat home preacher who 1 rocked ray cradle. At the starting 4 point of nearly every minister’s life ’stands a Christian mother. Dr. Potts requested all the students in Prince ton Theological Heminufy who had praying mothers to stand up, and In an instant nearly the whole of one hundred and fifty students were on their feet, as living witnesses of the power of a mother’s prayers, influ ence and example. When a young lady marries a man to reform him she generally has a lifetime job on her hands. Reform work is needed everywhere. It is needed especially among the young men, where the forces of evil make such fearful ravages. This is true in city as well as in country. Tempta tions to evil habits beseige young manhood on every side. The desire to appear well leads to habits of ex travagance, and these in turn let loose the whole train of impurity in thought, of overstepping the laws of propriety and purity, the use of to bacco, of strong drink, the club room, the gambling den, the brothel, all leading to the bottomless pit of woe. When a young lady assumes such a task she has a dangerous undertak ing on hand. It has been tried too often and always with the same sad, sad result. The more affective way to reform young men is for young ladies everywhere to refuse the atten tion of those who are in any way tainted with these evils. The high standard ot virtue that men require of young ladies is not too high for men. Their lives should be as pure as those of women. “Purity of life is the palladium of earthly happiness and the chief corner stone of so ciety.” Let the young woman insert her independence and have absolutely nothing to do with the young man whose life is not pure. In doing this she will be able to do the young man a great kindness and may save her self from a life of misery and degre- dation. Take warning young lady, from the many who have tried in this way to reform young men. Re quire of him to whom you pledge yourself that which you give—a pure clean life. Who ever heard of s-h-a-l-l-o-t-s spelling eschalots? That’s some of “Die” Flaw’s work. He had better do like the Irishman call them “shillits.” Miss Maggie Estes spent a night with Miss Jessie Strain last week. A young lady, in speaking of my handwriting, said she read one of ray letters in which I said I had got two or three hundred of my ribs broken, and she wanted to know how many sound ones I had left. That perhaps depends upon how Jong Mrs. J. L. 8., lives. We had severe frosts last week, which effectually killed the cotton and other vegetation. Mr. W. T. Osment, whose illness has been reported in these columns, has had a relapse. People complain of the cotton be ing hard to pick out of the bolls this year. Messrs. Garner & Robinson have a splendid ginning outfit at the Thom son mills on Thickety creek. It is time some arrangement were being made to begin our free schools. Two months from now we will per haps find the little,“brats” transferred from the cotton field to an open barn-like school house and crowding around a smoky ‘stove getting their education. The teacher may be honestly trying to do his (or her) duty, but the current is against them. Neither children nor teacher can be comfortable, bright and happy in a school room uncomfortably cold and uninviting. They cannot be quiet and studious when their toes and fingers are freezing. Cold feet and hot heads at the same time are bad for the health. The result may be a dozen cases of pneumonia and perhaps half as many deaths attribu table to a want of judicious prepara tion for comfort. Too much atten tion can’t be given along these lines, money and labor invested will give good results. Wellington said: “Waterloo was fought and won while I was a school boy. It was what I learned there that prepared me for that great battle.” General Robert E. Lee said: “The school house in the citadel of Ameri can liberty.” Every boy who wishes to fight the battle of life successfully should study the life of Napolian, who, when he was told by his chief engineer who had examined the pass of St. Bernard that it would be impossible for him to take his horses and artillery across the Alps, replied. “There shall be no Alps. ‘Impossible’ is only founu in the dictionary of fools and cowards.” 80 he ordered the advance and with bis30,000 men, horses and artillery overcame danger, difficulties and obstacles and swooped down upon Italy like an Alpine eagle upon its prey. Mr. John Estes family are sick with chills. Mr. “Jack” Kendrick is running an extensive ginnery—putting up 12 to 14 bales of cotton per day. “Jack” is a hustler when it comes to business. He can come us nigh being every where at once as any one I ever knew. Some good girl should set her cap for him. Our old friend and army comrade, Dan Anthony, has promised tojpuy us a visit this fall. Uncle Dan will always find the latch string on the outside with “welcome” over the door knob. Our problem week before last bas been answered by Walker Goforth, Albert Sterling, Tom Boulware, Marvin K>?liy and Misses VirgieCatlj- cart, Lizzie Albright, Janie Lancaster, Charley Bryant and Foster Bryant. The shoemaker lost $(>.00 and the shoes, or -lilO. Mr. S. F. Estes had an old fashion ed corn shucking last Friday night. A goose weighs 10 pounds more than half of its whole weight. What is its weight? Blind tigers are lurking around seeking whom they may devour. Its a poor recommendation for the words of a community for them to be allowed to pass and repass unmo lested. When peaceful citizens, in repair ing to or returning from their places of public worship, are to be confronted with seedy crowds of swagging bul lies, armed to the teeth and escorting a whiskey wagon fresh from the scenes of a Sabbath day’s carousal, have no relief, then its time to close tho door of the sactuary and surren der the church. Surely the manhood of our country isn’t all gone yet. The Ledger fails to reach us on Thursday, sometimes When it does, there is great disappointment among its readers. .1. 1,. s. Cherokee Fall Chronicles. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Cherokee Kales, Oct. 31.—The mill is running on full time. The company will soon put in an 80 H. P. boiler for heating purposes, Several houses have recently been erected for the employes of the mill. Mr. D. H. Wilkins has resigned as loom fixer at this place to take a simi lar position at Newberry, S. C. Mr. Thomas Hurt succeeds Mr. Wilkins. Mr. J. S. Bodges and family have moved from this place to Rock Hill. Mr. Jasper Wilson and Miss Dunn Ramsey were united in the holy bonds of matrimony on the 15th inst., H. K. Roberts, Esq., of Grover, officiating. Mr. J. W. Wilkins and Miss Rosa Wilson were married on the 20th inst., Rev. Thomas Mullinax officiat ing. Mrs. Rush Torrence has returned from an extended visit among rela tives and friends at Gastonia. Mr. L. H. McSwain, ol Antioch, paid us a visit last week. Mr. U. K. Allen went to Kings Mountain last week. Mr. M. P. Herndon, a volunteer in the Second N. C. Regiment, has been notified to report at Charlotte by the 1st prox. He expects to be mustered out. “Pink” is one of Cherekee’s best weavers. Mr. E. V. Phillips caught a carp on the rock one day last week which weighed six and one half pounds. There have been a lot of fish caught out of the river this fall, the princi pal mode being the basket. Rev. J. D. Bailey filled ins regular appointment on the 23rd. We have an enterprising Sunday school here. Mr. F. S. Hurling is the superintendant. The Cherokee Falls Manufacturing Company had the misfortune to lose their waste house of about five rooms by fire on the 30th int t. But, as luck would have it, they managed to pre vent the burning of tae gin and mill house, which were situated about six feet from the waste house. The com pany is well prepared for fire. Factory Boy. A Charming Trio. Misses L'llie and Pearl Ray and Fannie Eskridge, of Shelby, spent Saturday and Sunday in the city. Misses Lillie Ray and Fannie Eskridge were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Lipscomb, while Miss Pearl was the guest of Hon. and Mrs. W. G. Austell. It is said by an admirer of the latter named young lady that the metropolitan appearance of Gaffney so bewilderer her that she sought the quiet suburban home of our distin guished friends to be relieved from the din and noise of the city. How ever that may be we are quite sure she was most hospitably entertained and can have no regret on account thereof. Silver Dollar Day. Rev. R. C. Campbell and his asso ciates will give another of their cele brated “Silver Dollar Day” exercises at Duntan’s Chapel next Sabbath. This service is for the purpose of raising funds for pastors salary and to liquidate the indebtedness of the chtlrcb. The Duntan’s Chapel con gregation never does things by half and have arranged a most excellent program for this occasion. The pas tor informs The Ledger that seats will be reserved for their white friends and an invitation is extended them to be present. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. The Best S.rlve In tho world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcer, Salt Rheum, Fever Sc ^s, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Eruption, and poetlvely cures Piles or no pay required. It is gura- anteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by The DuPro Drug Co. SOME EXCELLENT RULES THE ' SHOULD ADOPT. A Newspaper is Not a Free Thing, Made for the Purpose of Giving One a Place to Give Ypnt to One’s Opinion. The Ledger desires a correspondent at every postoffice in Cherokee county and we trust some of our friends who live at postoffices not represented in the correspondence of this paper will take it upon themselves to act. In order to assist those who are inclined to assist us we herewith print a num ber of excellent rules,which, if follow ed, will enable the correspondent to do most valuble work and which may lead to something higher. News paper corresponding, even in our small weekly papers, is, at best, a very peculiar and difficult matter No one knows better than the news paper man that it is impossible to please every one, or to expect them to coincide with his view. In nearly all cases the correspondents for the small paper are well meaning, but wholly inexperienced in this line of work. Consequently the letters com posing a county paper are a mass of any and everything under the sun. A few general rules might possibly be a help to the correspondents, if followed. First, do not deal in personalities. A newspaper is read by hundreds of people to whom this class of reading is not at all interesting, and as the paper is supposed to be interesting to each and every one, when this is not so, then the paper becomes tire some and soon loses its popularity and the death of the paper soon follows. Not one reader in five hundred cares a cent what one correspondent’s opinion is concerning another corres pondent. A newspaper is not a free delivery, or play thing, made for the express purpose of giving one a place to give vent to his opinion concerning another. If you have anything to say about a man, do not say it in a news paper, but be man enough to go to the other man and say what you have to say to his face. Don’t make the newspaper your subterfuge, to the disgust of the intelligent readers. Don’t write anything silly or foolish. Some people grow up to be real men and women, and enjoy good solid reading and not silly or foolish chat ter. If editors were wise they would eliminate all correspondence of this class, and rather endeavor to build up the paper by making it a fresh, clean sheet, and not a senseless chat terbox. The world of civilization in literature has advanced to such a degree to-day that papers, as will as other things, are judged and ap plauded according to the merit which is in them, and quickly and easily condemned on account of lack of merit or slight deficiencies. There fore produce only those things which contain in themselves merit of a strong and substantial character. Otherwise things which have no merit die, in a sense, before they are born. Second, do not guy or poke fun. Do not make an attempt to guy or poke fun at any one through the medium of the press. If you have facts to state, state them and back them up with indisputable proof. Have your foundation first laid. Make your statement then, if you will, and you will then have some thing to fall back on. Third, do not write any and every thing that eomes into your head. Endeavor to write only those things which bear upon their faces some thing of interest to the general public—bits of information concern ing the happenings in and around your neighborhood or home that will be of interest not only to one or two, but to others who will also read the paper. Fourth, do not try to write the whole paper. Give others a chance. Do not forget that the paper is not published especially for your per sonal benefit, but that there are others who have something to say. Say what you have to say. If you have nothing to say, do not take up one or two columns before you find it out—other people find this out very early in the game. In other words, write the news only—pure and simple news. If you make observations, do so in a sensible, practical manner. A short, bright, sensible letter, right to the point, is worth a dozen long- winded, foolish letters, and is much more interesting to the list of readers. Fifth, do not use bad grammar or spell incorrectly. If you do not know how to write intelligently, don’t write. If you do not know how to spell correctly, don’t advertise the fact to the four corners of the earth. When these things slip by the proof reader the impression made by and for the paper is bad, and the effect produced is lasting. A sheet full of errors and mistakes imposed upon the people is a most miserable affair, and deserves oondemnnatlon. Sixth, don’t fall to be careful at all times. Remember that the editor expects your correspondence to be of benefit to his paper, and not to injure it. Trudence is by far the better part of valor. The printed letter, unless you are careful, oftentimes lias a very different construction placed upon it to that which you intended when you sent your mutter to the editor. Don’t fail to get your mat ter in on time, and have it so arranged that the compositor can handle it without spending half a day endea voring to decipher the words and meanings of your articles. Don’t do the things you should not do, and leave undone the things that you should do. Don’t think that because you cannot write as good as other correspondents you cannot write after experience—practice makes perfect. Only be careful how you write, and you will come out all right. Ezell Etchings. (Correspondence of The LedKer.i Ezell. Oct. 31.—Fanners are gath ering tlieir crops very fast in this sec tion. Mr. J. M. Ellason is on the sick list at this writing. He has symp toms of typhoid fever. The pastor of New Pleasant church requests all the members to meet on the next regular meeting, which is on Saturday before the fourtli Sunday in November, as there is important busi ness to be attended to. Mr. W. H. Martin, of this piace, went to Greenville lust week on busi ness. The cotton gins of this section are running on full time and doing splen did work. Mr. G. A. Martin, of this place, and Miss Dovie Goode, of Fairmont, S. C., were united in the holy estate of matrimony last Sunday evening at 4 o’clock at the home of Mr. J. M. Lamb. The ceremony was witnessed by a number of relatives and friends. Geo. 1). Scruggs, N. P. officiated. Mr. M. B. Scruggs, Esq., is erecting a new barn on his place. The farmers in this section are kill ing some very nice little beeves and are eating steak and stew until they can get their pigs fat. Blue Hawk. Potatoes. M. R. Sams presented The Ledger with a sweet potatoo Tuesday which weighed 121 pounds, the largest we ever saw. Flaw Picker says “bring on your taters.” He likes Mr. Sams’ sample but says “if yours are not so large bring more of them.” Prater Smith, of Blue Branch, presented The Ledger Saturday, with a large yam potatoe. It was of the vineless variety and was by far the largest of that variety we ever saw. J. A. Gaffney placed in The Led ger office Tuesday twenty-five pota toes, one was IS inches long. They are of the Spanish variety and were the product of three vines. Who Will Send the List? A number of Cherokee’s boys of the first South Carolina Y’olunteers left for Columbia last Thursday to be mustered out of service. These young men offered their services when their country needed them. They are honored at home for it now and a score of years hence will be proudly pointed as soldiers of tho Cuban War. All honor to them. We want a list for publication of the names of all the men of Cherokee county who joined the army, also those who volunteered and were re jected. Will some soldier get it up for us. > - ■ — Who Will Undertake It? Hundreds of wagons of foreign make are sold in Gaffney every year. These wagons are made hundreds of miles away, are shipped here and sold for a profit. They are handled at both ends of the line by business men, who work only when there is money in it. This being the case, how much more would be made in Gaffney were these wagons were made here. Let our mechanics and capi talists get together and see. A Mistrial. Judge Sarratt convened his court Monday morning and took up the case of the State vs. Albert Simp son for larceny of grain from the field. The defendant demanded a jury, which after hearing tho evidence and argument failed to agree on a verdict, and a mistrial was ordered. House and Contents Burned. We regret to learn that Mr. Zack Spencer of the Corinth section of this county, had his house and furniture accidentally burned last Thursday. But we are glad to hear that Mr. Spencer’s neighbors have gone to hie relief in a substantial way. Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup cures over night the most stubborn cold as well us all its complications—tickling in in the throat, husky voice and violent coughing. It is the most wonderful medicine science has produced, LATEST COTTON MILL NEWS. ITEMS OF INTEREST TO TEX TILE WORKERS. North and South Carolina Mills, Their improvements and Their Ad vancements—Opera tive Personals. | Soulhern uml Western Textile ExceWior.l The Buffalo Cotton Mills, Stubbs, N. C., have begun the erection of a stone dam. The Rodman Heath Cotton Mills, Waxbaw, N. C., will be spinning cot ton yarns next week. The Cherryville, N. C., manufactur ing Co.’s new addition, 40x80 feet, is to be used for a cloth room. The Eureka Cotton Mills. Chester, S. C., are building a brick cotton warehouse 100x200, two stories high. The management of the Munetta Cotton Mills, Lundo, 8. C., expect to have their new buildings completed by Jan. 1. 4 E. T. Crump, who lias been engineer and machinist at the Alpha Mill. Charlotte, has changed to the (’liar- lotto Cotton Mill. The boilers have arrived at the M. Levi Cotton Mill, Rutherfordton, X. C., while the first shipments i f machinery are arriving. We hear tiiat the Bennettsviilo. S. C., Cotton Mill will surely be built, definite and substantial plans being now made in that direction. Geo. A. Gray, manager of the Gas tonia and the Avon Cotton Mills, Gas tonia, N. C., is preparing to build a handsome modern residence to cost $5,000 or $0,000. It is reported*that M. E. Garrison, lately an overseer in the Cannon Cut- ton Mills, Concord, X. C., is to be superintendent of the new Fountain Inn, S. C., Cotton Mills. The mother of J. D. Summey. superintendent Greenwood, 8. C., Cotton Mills, died on Oct. 10 at Spartanburg, 8. C., from Bright’s disease. Messrs. Tatum, Morrison, Iceman and Gibson, of McColl, 8. C., have named their new mill enterprise the Marie Mills. The capital stock is $50,000, all held by these four gentle men. Henry Rich, an operative at the upper cotton mill in Fort Mill, 8. C., fell off backwards from a press in the cloth room last week and was seriously injured, remaining unconscious fora time. The Moore|Cotton,Mills, of Taylors ville, N. C., have bought the brick for a SK) foot addition for their factory from W. E. Morrison of Statesville. X. C., who began shipping the mate rial on Oct. 23. J. 8. Motts, who superintends the erection of Kitson machinery in the South, has just been instafling new Kitston preparatory machinery at Waxhaw, N. 0., Darlington, 8. C., Clifton, 8. C., etc. J. H. Creekmore, formerly overseer spinning at Louise Mills, Charlotte, is now in charge of both carding and spinning at Dover Yarn Mills, 1‘ine- vilie, N. C. He had a long spell of sickness last summer. The Aurora Cotton Mills, Burling ton, N. C.. are now receiving the additional machinery ordered from the Howard A. Bullough American Machine Co., Pawtucket, R. I. This will increase their capacity from 4,000 to 11,700 spindles. J. R. Federline of Roanoke Raouls. N. C., has succeedeed J. W. Roberts as overseer spinning at Courtenay Cotton Mills, Xewry, S. C. Mr. Roberts has gone to Anderson, 8. C., Cotton Mills to take a similar position, which we announced last week. The Abbeville, S. C., Cotton Mills, which recently added 32 Northrop- Draper looms, expect soon to add 3H or 40 more. Not long since the mill shipped fifteen hundred bales of its output to China. It consumes daily from fifteen to twenty bales of cotton. W. Foster Paris, who we mentioned as having resigned as overseer of cloth room at Clifton, S. C., Cotton Mills, writes that he does not do so on account of ill health, as he never enjoyed bet ter health in his life than now, but sim ply resigned to go into the meat busi ness. His succeesois Fostor Wofford. Yellow Jaundice Cured. Suffering humanity should be sup plied with every means possible for its relief. It is with pleasure wo publish the following: “This is to certify that I was a terrible sufferer from Yellow Jaundice for over six months, and was treated by some of the best physicians in our city and all to no avail. Dr. Bell, our drug gist. recommended Electric Bitters, and after taking two bottles, I was entirely cured. I now take great pleasure in recommending them to any person suffering fnm this terri ble malady. I am gratefully yours, M. A. Hogarty, Lexington, Ky Sold by DuPre, Drug Co.