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y', .• • •. tef? * '&** * 6 THE LEDGER: GAFFXEY, S, C., NOVEMBER 3, 1898. I - A LESSON IN A BLOW, i playing cards. AN ACT THAT THE HASTY MAN BIT TERLY REPENTED. A ToticIiIhk Incident That Forcibly IlliiMtratcH the Suiinrinesn of Dav)- Crockett** Mnxl:a, ••He Sure You Are lllKhtt Then tbi Ahead.” Thoro are timeH when sneress depends npou quickness of action, and there are other times when it is wise to make haste slowly, particnlarly when one considers the many things in his life which ho wishes he had left undone. It is a sensible rule not to be hasty, for the hasty man fashions many a hitter pill for his own consumption, and tho hair trigger temper is almost always a boomerang to its unhappy possessor. At tho intersection of Pennsylvania and New York avenues one pleasaut afternoon there occurred an incident that implanted in the kindly heart of a well known young Washington man u quality of shame that will unquestion ably serve as one of the larger lessons of his life. The young man, accompa nied by the young woman who was to become his wife in a short time, was standing close to the curbstone of tho two avenues awaiting a Georgetown car. The two were chatting merri’y. The girl was in high spirits, and her laugh ter, the assonance cf silver bells, was pleasant music. Suddenly tho young woman ceased her laughter, and looked, with a flash of worriment in her expres sion, in the direction of a fine looking and well dressed man who was stand ing on the pavement, leaning slightly against an awning pole. Her escort, perceiving the sudden change in her manner and expression, also looked in the same direction. “Why does that man pazo at me so strangely?” said the girl. “Hehas been looking at me with that same iment- ness ever since we have been standing here, and sometimes half smiling too. I am sure I do not know him. What can he mean?” The young man with her flushed with anger as he lookt d upon the man point ed out by his fiancee. The man, with big, clear, gray eyes, was still regard ing tho girl with a deep intentness of expression, a smile flickering across at the corners of hia strong mouth. Ho leaned easily against the awning pole and carried a heavy cane loosely in his left hand. Tho girl saw that her fiance was becoming wrought up over tho ap parently persistent and flirtatious stare of the man. “Oh, never mind,” she said. “Prob ably he thinks he knows me. Perhaps indeed ho has met me somewhere.” “Nothing of tho sort,” was the re ply. “Tho fellow is a masher, pure and simple. He needs a lesson.” The object of the conversation kept bis gaze riveted upon the face of the young woman, even when the latter’s fiance approached him menacingly. The young fellow, a powerful man, raised his right arm, and, with all of his force, struck the man with clear gray eyes on the right side of the face with a heavy open palm. The marks of his fingers stood out redly on the cheek of tho man he had struck. “I’ll teach you, yon loafer, to ogle young women on the street,” said the young man as he delivered the blow. The expression that appeared on the face of the older man, immediately ho felt the impact of the blow, was almost inconceivably pathetic. He started, and then turned very pale. “Man,” he said, in a very low tone, “I am stone blind." No one who witnessed tho scene is likely to forget it, nor can any of the witnesses think of the really pitiable grief of the young chap who struck the blow without feeling for him. He fairly took the blind man in his arms in the frenzy of his excitement. The blind man generously made light of it all, but he could not mitigate the heavy humilia tion of the hot headed young man. , “I heard the laughter of a young wo rn: 3," said the blind man quietly. “It reminded me of the voice in merriment of a girl I knew before my sight was taken. That is why I turned in the di rection whence the laughter came.” Then a negro lad in the livery of a “buttons” emerged from the drug store into which his master had sent him on an errand, and, taking tho blind man by the baud, led him carefully up Fif teenth street. The men and women who saw and heard it all felt almost as sorry for the naturally generous but foolishly impetu ous young man who had struck the blow as they did for the blind man.—-fix- change. Bold mid The boldness of • olves and coyotes in (he presence of man is well known. “It is not uncommon,” says the author of “Adventures In Mexico,” “for these animals to gnaw the straps of a saddle on which your head is reposing for a pillow.” One night, says Mr. fiuxton, when en camped on an affluent of the Platte, a heavy snowstorm falling at the time, I lay down in my blanket after first heap ing on the lire a vast pile of wood to burn till morning. In tho middle of the night I was awakened by the excessive cold, and, turning toward the tire, which was burning bright, what was my astonish ment to see it large gray wolf sitting quietly before it, his eyes closed and his head nodding in sheer drowsiness. I looked at him for soir. moments with out disturbing him a.* then closed my eyes and went to sleep, leaving him to the quiet enjoyment of the blaze. What the. Suits Are Snld to HllT# OriMrinully Rcprenenteil. There may be some among you who are not acquainted with tho four symbols upon which fortunes are hourly waged. In the first place, you must understand that cards arc of French origin, having been invented about the year 1390 to drive away the melancholy moods of Charles IV of France. Printing not then being one of the arts, cards were painted by hand, and in a synodical canon in terdicting their use by tho clergy issued within 20 years of their origination they are described as “painted little leaves.” Thus early you see was recog nized the possibility of their being put to evil uses, and that they were quickly seized upon as a medium for gaming is shown by the fact that 60 years after thejr invention severe edicts were passed against them, and the Duke of Savoy only permitted women the pastime “for pins and needles.” Their inventor intended tho four suits to represent the four classes of men in the French kingdom. The hearts repre sent the choir men or ecclesiastics, termed in French gens de choeur. The choeur was corrupted into coeur, mean ing hearts, as you all know. Tho Span iards, who obtained the nse of cards from tho French, have chalices as one of their suits instead of hearts, proving conclusively that the ecclesiastics wore intended to bo represented. What we call “spades” were originally intended as pikes or the points of lances, being representative of the noble or military class. The “diamonds,” which all for tune tellers tell you are indicative of wealth, were originally intended as square stone tiles and are repre sentative of the order of citizens, mer chants, tradesmen and artisans. “Clubs” are nothing more than the three leaved clover, which was originally intended as the symbol of tho husbandmen ami peasants. Now for tho meaning of the “court” or “face” cards. As to tho original standing of tho four kings there is some difference of opinion. Somesay tliat tho king of clubs originally represented the arms of the pope, tho king of spades tho arms of the king of France, the king of diamonds tho arms of the king of Spain, and the king of hearts tho arms of tho king of England. This ex planation is of doubtful origin. It is more likely that the four kings charac terize tho heads of the Jewish, Greek, Roman and Frankish empires, tho kings depicted being David (spades), Alexan der (clubs), Caesar (diamonds) and Charles (hearts). In fact, to this day many French cards bear their names. In packs so marked the queens are thus named: Argine (hearts), Judith (chibs), Rachel (diamonds) and Pallas (spades). Argine is an anagram for “Regina,” and the four names respect ively royalty, fortitude, piety and wis dom. They are supposed to he likenesses of Marie d’Anjou, queen of Charles VII; Isabean, the queen mother; Agues Sorel, the king’s mistress, and Joanne d’Aro. The jacks or knaves represent the servants to knights. In old timo lingo the now objectionable word knave mount simply a servant, and in fact in an old translation of the Hiblo St. Paul is spoken of as “the knave of Christ.” —Philadelphia Times. Or i rn t a 1 Oci'nltlnin. The charm called Koran-gardan (the turning of the Koran) in Persia is well known. The way in which it is done is as follows: A key is so placed among tho leaves of the Holy Hook that the handle and part of the shaft may pro trude, and it is secured by a bit of cord fastened tightly across the volume. Two person then put their forefingers under the handle and support the book, which hangs down lightly between their hands. A certain verse is then repeated once for every suspected person, and at the name of the thief the volume turns round of itself, and the handle slips off tiie forefingers of the two persons that hold it. ' This superstition was formerly com mon in Europe, the Bible being tho locum tenons of tho Koran. It is now obsolete, except in a few remote locali ties. The Portuguese of Goa, being a people of strong faith, will use a hymn or mass book as well as the holy vol ume, and recite an Ave Maria, some times with, sometimes without, a Pater Nostcr in the Lingoa Baroa.—Humani tarian. Ducking n D»k*m Meal. I went to church not long ago, says a contributor, and heard the following tale given in explanation of the words “collection” and "offering, ” and the difference between them: A cettain small boy had a dog which he had named Fido. The boy was very fond of Fido. One day at dinner the boy’s father noticed him taking the best of the portion of roast boef which had fallen to his lot and placing it on an other plate. Upon inquiry the father learned that the meat was for the dog Fido. “My son," said papa, “it would be better if yon ate that meat yourself and gave Fido some of the scraps which are left." The boy protested, but the father was obdurate. At the conclusion of the meal the boy took out to Fido a plate heaped with scraps of the roast. “Here, Fido," said the boy, “I wanted to make you an offering, but here if only a collection.”—Albany Journal. Wnu’t A In at > m Work. “When in Rome, do as the Romans do, ” he quoted. “If you intend to act upon that theory throughout life," she returned, “let us hope that you never will have occasion to visit an insane'asylum for any pur- pose. poai. How is this? Perhaps sleepless nights caused ft, or grief, or sick ness, or perhaps it was care. No matter wnat the cause, you cannot wish to look old at thirty. Gray hair is starved hair. The hair bulbs have been deprived of proper food or proper nerve force. Auers Increases the circulation in the scalp, gives more power to the nerves, supplies miss ing elements to the hair bulbs. Used according to direc tions, gray hair begins to show color in a few days. Soon it has all the softness and richness of youth and the color of early life returns. Would you like our book on the Hair? We will gladly send it to you. Write us I If you do not obtain all the benefits you expected from the Vigor, write the doctor about it. He may be able to suggest something of value to you. Address, Dr. J. C. Ayer Co., Lowell, Mass. Executor’s Sale. By virtue of authority jjiven rue by the willof Ahuer S. Water*, deceased. I will sell at the “Old lloiiie Place” of said testator t wo miles from the the town of Cmvpcns, in Cherokee County, on the first (1st) Monday in November next, hcKlnniiiK at II o'clock ii. m„ the followimr real estate: l.ot No. 1, joining the “mill lot,” on Little Thlekcty Creek, on Imth sides of the “Post Koad.” containing K! and tU-UXi acres, more or loss. Also Lot No. 2. joining Lot No. I on the N. \V. and bounded by said creek on the S., Lot No. It on the N. W.. and the Webber land on the X, F„, the same being tin- “House Tract.” eon tabling II:.’ and 75-lixi acres, more or less. A iso Lot No. :t. N. W. ot Lot No. hounded by Tandy W at ers on S. W.. Webber land on X. and N. K.. containing ,0 and lill-lno acres, more or less. Will also sell one mule and four(l) sheep. Terms of sale One-half cash (except per sonal property all cash) balance on credit of one year from day of sale, with bond and mortgage of the premises sold to secure payment of credit portion. Purchaser may pay all cash If desired, and to pay for pa persnnd recording. Plats of above land may he seen at the office of .1. K. Webster, Ksi|„ (Jaffney City, S. C„ and on the piem- iscs, at the residence of .1. S. Oglesby. E. L. Alienkk. Executor of will of Aber S. Waters, dee’d. Oct. -M-ilt. The Dweller* ru the Roek. “Except the islands of St. Kilda” is a saving clause in every game law pass ed in Great Britain. The islands form a small group northwest of the Hebrides. It is recognized by all who legislate for the sacred interests of sport that the Ht. Kilduns have to live. Besides, there are only about 75 of them, and they live so far away from everybody else that their example has no bad effeep. Tho St. Kildans live more by the chase and loss by agriculture than any other people. They pasture wild sheep on the island of Son, sheep descended lineally from those left there by the vikings and less than half us large as those of the mainland. When a sheep is wanted, they run it down with dogs. This keeps tho breed lively and active. Mainly the St. Kildnns live and live well by snaring birds. They once caught 90,000 puffins in one season. At present the yearly catch is 32,000 ganuets, 8,900 fulmars, 9,000 puffins, 1,920 guillemots and 800 razorbneks. The catch is com mon property; so are boats, wild sheep and the use of the laud generally. Hamrick’s Chill Ton ic. Guaranteed to stop Chills in 1 to 3 days. Fifty cents a bottle. At Cherokee Drug Co. MHtthfVi' Arnold. Max Muller relates that Tennyson once exclaimed upon opening a dish cover at tho house of a young and mod est couple who had gone to seme trouble to “breakfast” hiiu, "Mutton chops, the staple of every had inn in England I" If it were not Max Muller or some equally aaguct person who told of tbif astounding deviation from decency on the part of a gentleman, one would re- fnse to believe it. Yet Mux Muller names Matthew Arnold ns a wonderful example of perfect uiHuner i, and there are Americans who heard him say to his wife at an American breakfast ta ble, “Try these cakes, my dear; they’re not us nasty uu they look.” Probate Judge's Sale for Nov. 1898. State or soitth Carolina, i riiEoKEK County. > lx 1'hobatk court. I Ex Parte J. Eh. Jefferies, as Clerk of Court, Adminis trator. Petitioner In Itc Estate of Charles G. Webber, deceased. By virtue of a decree rendered in the Pro bate Court. Cherokee county. 8outh Caro lina, on the .">th day of October, Istis. 1 will sell at public auction to the highest bidder before .the court bouse door in Gaffney City. Cherokee county. .South Carolina, on salesday. the first Mon day In November next. the follow ing described estate lands of ChasG. Web ber. decease I. lying in Cherokee Township. Cherokee county: Lot No. I, known as the “Home Place,” and bounded by lands of Joseph Webber. Ham- scur lands. Surratt lands ami others, con taining sixty-one (til) acres, more or less. l,ot No. 2. adjoining l.ot No. 1. and lying be tween lots No s. 1 and J, containing forty- nine (W) acres, more or lea*; also Lot No. J. ad joining Lot No. 2 whereon C. Q. Webber now resides, containing forty-one (41) acres, more or less. Lots No’s. 2 and 8 will be sold to gether. Plats of said land now on file In tlie ofiiee of Probate Judge for tills county, made by W. I). Camp, surveyor, on March 25th. IMIS. Terms of sale—One-half cash, balance on credit of twelve month with interest from day of sale; credit portion to lie secured by iMitid of purchaser and morgage of prem ises. Purchaser to pay for puiiers. and to have the privilege of paying all cash. .1. E. Wkbttkk. Probate.I udge. 10-20-!M-:m. Men Who L'se Cosmetics. “It is a curious fact,” tairi a Canal street druggist, “that men Hpcud more money than women for cosmetics and toilet preparations. Sounds queer, I know, hut it’s true. You see, the finer articles in that line are imported and are rather expensive. They are beyond the purse of most women, but the aver age man, if anything of a beau, will think nothing of spending several dol lars for Kcuuted creams, violet waters, shaving powders, lip salve, lush pencils and other things in the same line. Thu ' best customer is the ladies’ man who ' is well turned middle age. An old lmy ; of that sort will buy wrinkle eradi- outers, hair restoratives and crayon combs to keep his mustache dark until you onu’t rest. Yes, we sell twice as much ‘make up’ to men us we do to women, joke writers to the contrary notwithstanding.” — Now Orleans Times-Domociut. Probate Judge's Sale for Nov. 1898. The State of South C'ARni.tNA, i County of Suaktanmuko. Office of Probate J unoe. ) G. 1L Camp, In bis own right and as admin istrator of tbe estate of M. L. Camp, IV- t inner. against Annie L. Camp. Win. A. Canqi, Bessie P Camp. Kona it. Camp, Geo. II. Camp. Jr. limb I>. Camp, and Stephen l». Camp, lie feudants. By virtue of u decree rendered in the Pro bate Cmirl of Spartanburg County, .South Carolina. Septemlier :5d. ls:i,\ 1 wilt sell at puhlie auction to l lie liiglie.st bidder, liefore tiie eourt bouse door in Gatl'ney ('By. ('bero- kee county. South ('urollna.oii saiesuay, first Monday in November next, ihe following described tract of land, to-wit: All that trapt or lot of land lying on wa ters of Surratt’s Creek, and known us Lot No. ii, drawn by M. L. Camp in the division of tiie estate ol A. Bonner, deceased, and bounded on the North by the“lloMie Place," on Hie East by Bryant Bonner, mi the South by—-—MBs and on tin' West by Ellis. containing % tie res. more nr less. Terms of sale—One-half cash, balance on credit of one. two and three years witli in terest from day of sale; credit portion to he secured l>y bond of purchaser and mortgage of premises sold. Purchaser to pay lot pa lters. recording, and to have privilege of paying ail cash. .1. J. Gentry. Probate .1 udge. Oct. 20-:it. Notice of Sale. State of South Carolina. / County of Cherokee. - In Court of Common Picas,) N. II. Littlejohn in liisnwn right and us ad ministrator ot Mrs. it. L. Littlejohn, de ceased, et. uL. Plaintiffs. against W. Cliff Lipscomb.ut til., Defendants. By virtue of a decree of foreclosure in the above cause, made Juno 2d. I sits. I shuli ex pose to public sale, ut Gaffney City, S. C., Cherokee court itouse, before the eourt house door, on the first Monday in Novem ber next (salesday.) is'.ts. during tho legal hours of sale, the following described real estate, to-wit: All that tract of land lying and being in White Plains Township. State and County aforesaid, on waters of Thk'kety Creek, hounded hy luiidsof X. K. Littlejohn, Sam uel Littlejohn. M. E. Scruggs, \\. U. Lips comb mid others. containing four hundred (4on) acres, more or less, being tin 1 same whereon W. Cliff Lipscomb now resides; also all lliat tract in said township, known as tho Carter place, bounded by lands of S. P. Porter, Taylor Petty, Magnetic Iron Company. II. S. Lipscomb and others, con taining I wo hundred and titty acres, more or less. Terms of sale—One-half cash and tin* bal ance on a credit of t wclvc (12) months, se cured by iMind and mortgage of the premises for the balance of the purchase money and interest. Purchaser to pay for all papers. •J. Kit. Jefferies. Oct. 20-:it, Clk. C. C. Pis. A G. S. Notice of Sale. State of South Carolina, t County of Chekokkk. In Court of Common Picas. ) Rachel C. Webster. Plaintiff. against Alfred Smith, Seal Rice and Henry Jackson, as Trustees of Mount Olive African Meth odist Episcopal Zion Church, uiidthcCo- lumhlun Building and Loan Association, of Richmond, Virginia. Defendants. By virtue of a decree of foreclosure in the above cause,made Septcmlicr 8th, IHlts. I shall expose to public sale, at Gaffney City, S. C., Cherokee court house. l>efore the eourt house dour, on the first Monday in Novciiihct next (sulesday). Is'.is. during the legal hours of sale, the following described real estate, to w it: All that certain lot or parcel of land lying in the town of Gaffney Cily.S. C., anti known sis tiie Mount Olive African Methodist Epis copal Zion rliurcii property: beginning at stake on new street (not named) anti run ning thence’ X'.TS E. I.(f4‘« cits, to stake on said street; thence N. 7 W. cits, to stake on alley; thence S. 7s^ W. 1.14*4 dis. to stake on another alley; thence with said alley 7 E. chs. tn beginning corner; and being tiie same lot conveyed to us, as trustee* of said ebureb. by J. A. Carroll by deed, dated stli day of July. IMSl. and recorded In It. M. C. nlnce for Spartanburg county. Terms of sale—Gusli. Purchaser to pay for all papers. J. Eli. Jfffkhies. Clk. C. C. Pis. AO. S. Oct.2t>-;jt. Notice of Sale. ■stateof South Carolina, t County or chbhokek, • In Court of Common Picas.) A. N. Wood. R. S. Lipscomb and J. R. Tollc- sou, Plaintiffs, against Fowler Reynolds, Defendant. By virtue ot a decree of foreclosure in the ultuve euuse, made June 1st, Isus. I shall expose to public sale, at Gaffney City. S. C.. Cherokee Court House, liefore the Court House door, on the first Monday In Novem ber next (8alesduy) l*!**. during the legal hours of sale, the following deacrltied real estate, tn wit; All that certain piece, parcel nr tract ut land lit Cherokee County cnntalning fifty acres, more or less, and Imtuided us follow*: tin the East by land* of A. D. Ray. North and West hy lands of Mr. C. N. Amos, and on the South and West by lauds of John W. Carlisle. Terms of salt* tine half cash. Iiuluncu payable In one year secured by Ixmdnfpur- prem • 'baser and first mortgage ol premises. Purchaser to pay for all papers. tict. 20-:n. J. Eh. Jefferies. t Ik. C. C. pis.& (i. s. Before Yee Bey Your Stoves / Examine our stock. We have the Times, Good Times,- Q. K. Queen, 0. K, Prince and Sunny South Cook Stoves. A full line of Heaters for wood or coal and Fire Place Grates, Tin, Sheet Iron and Stove Ware. Iron Pipe and steam fittings all sizes. We do all kinds of Tin. Sheet Iron and Pipe work. TIN ROOFING A SPECIALTY. We solicit a share of vour patronage • * t?> Look Again! My line of Furniture is complete, and prices and terms are right for buyers. 1 am still offering big bargains in China, Glass and Porcelain goods. Come and buy. Yours for a deal, C. T. Price. Guano and Acid Phosphate. I have just received a large lot of Guano and Acid Phosphate for grain, ilemember, my line of Groceries, Dry (foods, etc., is complete. My stores at Gaffney and tho Goforth place are well supplied with all the necessities you need and the prices are just right. (Jet your bagging and ties of me and you will not be disappointed. J. I. SARRATT. Money to Loan. The Citizens Building and Loan Association of Gaffney has money on hand to loan and can meet any demand. The rate of interest is S per cent, per annum. For further information apply to N. H. LITTLEJOHN Secretary and Treasurer. RESIDENCE LOTS FOR SALE BY Cherokee Land Company. We have some of the most desirable lands for residences any where to be found. You can select just what you want. You will not be surrounded by disagreeable neighbors. You can se lect it so that yon will have no town taxes to pay. It is located within 250 yards of Southern depot. Cheap prices and easy terms. N. H. LITTLEJOHN, Mgr. Advertisement Notice of Administrator's Salo. B Y virtue ul authority rontuliit’*! In an or der iiiudc hy tin* Judge of I’rohutu for County of rheroKtH’. wo will Mjl at Gaffney, S. G.. on the 15th day of November, lr>lii‘. be ginning at in o’oloek, a, n>.. all of the per- s inal property of t he estate of J. G. Spencer, deceased, consist lug • of horses, carriage*, bugglc*. wagons, and all uthcr iiersonui l*ro|M'i'ty belonging to said estate. Thomas Si’emukh A R. S. Sfenukii. Administrators of the estate of J. O. Spen cer, deceased. Gaffney, S.t . OH. 24tli. IMW. With your name attached to it itnd putin this space would be seen and read by every reader who reads this ad. W believe it w<ruld do you good. Try it ami see if it would not.