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THE LEDGER: GAFFNEY, S. NOVEMBER 21898. «'IIE COOL GAMBLER. HOW Hr- BETS, WINS AND LOSES AT MONTE CARLO. A Scene by Night In the Groat Gilded Den at Monaco—Tempting Fickle For tune as u Cold Illooded Itusiuess Trans action—A Lucky English Couple. Not to Fee the gamblinf? rooms at Monte Carlo by night would be to miss the grand show of the place. There are not people enough in the town to make up the crowds that press through the big corridor and the atrium in the even ing. They come in trains from all the neighboring places—from Cannes, Nice, San Remo, Mentone, sometimes from as far as Genoa. People ride down from Paris, 20 hours in the rapide, just for a little "shy” at the tables. All outside is as bright as day, though chilly. When I set out for the casino, I came upon a yonug English couple standing near t’-e big fountain, discussing some thing with great earnestness. They were pood looking, well dressed, with something of an air of a bridal couple. What becan: of them at the moment 1 did not notic and inside I stood for a few minutes v tcbiug the roulette ta bles Ten mini. later I went into the trente et quarauto room and met them just inside the big arched doorway. They were on their way out. Her rosy cheeks were rosier than before, and her face was wreathed in smiles. He was fairly radiant an 1 locked "very fit,” as the Londoners sa . In one hand ho held a great bundle of French notes, all stretched out at f ill length, just as they came from the tui ies. It took no great shrewdness to see that for ten minutes they had been leading active, industri ous lives and had reaped the reward of industry and virtue and were getting out of the place before they were tempt ed to try again and lose. One elderly gen. Ionian was at the moment doing the leading business in that room and attra Ting the most at tention by risking ten 1,000 franc notes ($2,000) at every dealing of the cards. He was particularly interesting to me, because ho was beycno doubt an Ameri can. He was a fine looking man, with gray hair, iron gray beard, well trim med, a shrewd eye tnat watched every move the dealer made, and of course in the regulation black evening clothes. His face showed him to be a man who had made his money, not inherited it. I think lhat lumber was the foundation of his fortune in the northwest some where, but long enough ago to give him time to have the sawdust brushed out of his clothes, for he was very smooth and well groomed. Not a word was said around the table, so there was no chance to hear what language he spoke. He was one of those men who would not look at all out of place leading a prayer meeting, but who might bo de pended upon for a ready revolver if he caught the dealer at any foul play. The notes came out of one of his vest pockets, but not carelessly. There was uoue of the usual effort to look as if risking $2,000 every three minutes was an everyday affair with him. He did everything with caution, always delib erating over what square be should lay his money upon, and sometimes chang ing it to some other square after he had laid it down. But whether ho won or lost he showed no emotion whatever. Ho won ofteuer than ho lost while 1 watched him, putting the winnings al ways into the same vest pocket. At oho time the banker made a mistake in du plicating a pile of his notes that had wen, but this did not bring a word from him. His eyes were open, and instead of picking np the pile ho merely pushed it back toward the bunker, which was a sufficient hint for a recount. When the mistake was corrected and the miss ing note supplied, he added the pile to the big lump in his pocket. Like almost every player around the trente i«t quarauto tables, ho was there strictly for business. It was not a few dollars laid on for the novelty of the thing, but a deliberate speculation in the hope of winning. My experience of gambling houses is fortunately rather limited, bnt I have seen the big places of Saratoga and Long Branch and one or two in New York and some very large ones in Cuba aud Mexico. Never have I seen such a businesslike air in any gambling room as there is here. You may not bo wicked enough to know that generally a great deal of smoking and drinking and some eatfrig go with fashionable gambling, but that is the case. The sideboard is almost, as neces sary as the tables, and George and Sam bo and Henry are kept busy carrying champagne and cocktails to the thirsty players. This is pure business with "the house." (wen where these thiags are not charged for, for does not a man become the more reckless the more ul - cohol ho absorbs? But there is none of that here. There is no smoking in the rooms, aud no drinks are served at the tables. As far as I have seen, there is no plaoo in the casino building where drinks can be had, though possibly there may be some cmy corners that I have not discovered. It is as much a business bouse as a wholewale dry goods store, aud the profits are larger for the firm. This gives it a very cold blooded atmosphere, for there is not a particle of interest in either of the games outside of the finan cial risks involved. They are stupid games of doctored chance that a navvy can play as well as an arithmetician.— New York Times. Diplomatic. Tom—I’ve lost a dozen pairs of gloves to that girl, and I haven't it sou to buy them with. Dick—Tell her no one keeps the size sniall enough for her little bauds. She’ll be just as pleased.—Pick Mo Up. Too Much For Any Man. 1 There isn’t any one so good that it 'doesn’t make him mad to go home to dinner and find somo one sitting in his chair at the table.—Atchison Globe. Written from Willie. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) M illie, Nov. 19.—I would advise ! the Superintendent of Education, of the various counties, to instruct the teachers of the public schools to orga- ! nize their male pupils into a military class, and to devote at least one hour each day to get practice. Because if things goes on in this State as they have been going for the past several years, it will not be far distant in the future until it will be the best marksman who will survive. Then how important that children should be trained up to be good marksmen. It is a question, yet to be solved, whether the cost of the 187(5 victory will not yet over run the profft. While there was no one who doubted the absolute necessity of a change in our State government in ’7t5, there was a great many who doubted, (this writer being one of them), the judgement of the traders of ’7G. It is not at all improbable that the great increase of homicides in the State of South Carolina, has grown out of the method persued in resting the government out of the hands of Republicans in and prior to 1870. The idea has been practically held out that the killing of negroes was a harmless sport in which any one might indulge with impunity and of course the rising generation being taught by the action of their fathers, they will, and do soon come to the conclusion that if it is no harm to kill a negro, that it is not much harm to kill a white man, and especially so when there are so few convictions for murder in proportion to the murders committed. Now I want to say that I am one who believes that a man should receive at least some punish ment, even for the killing of a negro. But it is claimed that the provoca tions were sufficiant to justify the- means, or, that there was no other way by which it was possible to gain control of the government in ’70 but, in 1890 Ben Tillman found another way by which to secure control of the government, and which was fully as successfully done. Lawless ness is lawlessness no matter by whom committed. The acts of a law less mob are not only always unlaw ful hut absolutely barharious, veen if the mob is composed of the ‘‘best citizens” of the community. It has been said that the Willming- ton, N, C., mob was composed of the "best citizens” of that place. If so, I say the Lord pitty the worst ones. Now, while the people of Willmington might have had at least an imaginary shadowjof justification the people of Greenwood was without even the shadow of an excuse. There is Jess excuse in South|Carolina for mobbing negroes perhaps than in any other State in the Union, because, the white people of this State having the entire machinery of government in their own hands it is but little trouble to convict and punish a negro for any crime that he may commit and there by save the evil iniluence of. mob law upon the rising generations Cl’MTUX. Willie, S. U., Nov. lu.—Man’s days are few and full of trouble, es pecially a married man’s. It seems now to be very probable that the Hon. W. J. Bryan will have to make his Presidential campaign in Cuba. Well, perhaps it is just as well, it may be that he can get to be Presi dent of Cuba. There has been considerable com plaint among the farmers of this section against Greers as a cotton market. It has been from 5 to 10 cents per hundred behind other markets, be that is it may. Greers is decidedly the best cotton seed market in the country, always paying several cents per hundred more than other markets. We have an old dictionary in which the words, labor, color and shallot are spelled la-hour col-our and eschal-lot, therefore we had heard before of schallot, being spelled eschal-lot. I think that The Ledger is one on brother "J. L. S.” You will have to come again, brother. We suppose that it is right that every one should answer for their own sins, but, it does not seem that a woman ought to “have to answer for the lies that she makes her husband tell. If it were possible for a woman to die and come to life again at the ex piration of three months, every mar ried woman in this country would die just to see how her husband would conduct himself in the time of it. Our farmers have about finished harvesting their crop, and have be gun to sow wheat, of which they are preparing for a large crop. Alias Mattie Pallard, the eleven year old daughter of Robert Pallard, died of typhoid fever Monday the 0th., and was entered at Zoar ceme tery the 7th. inst., near Arlington. Guite a number of our people are attending court at Greenville this week. CUMTIJX. — • ■+++■ •- — When you ask for DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve don’t accept a counter feit or imitation. There are more cases of Piles being enred by this, than all others combined. Cherokee Drug Company, Gaffney. R. S. Whithers it Co , Blacksburg. Governor-elect Roosevelt has lec tured in Lowell, Mass., on the sub ject: “The Western Movement of the American People.” A iMittle of I'uickly Ash Hittkhs kept In ihu limiM! uih! uhimJ occjifcloiiitly. runm* iHGilUi to the wliolt! household. Sold hy < horokco Drug C'oniptiny« HEADACHE, EOUL BREATH, NO ENERGY, CONSTIPATION. These symptoms mean torpid liver and a clogged condition in the bowels. They also mean the general health is below par and disease is seeking to obtain control. PRICKLY Quickly removes these Symptoms, Strengthens the Stomach, Cleanses the Liver and Bowels and Promotes Func tional Activity in the Kidneys. A few doses will restores Health and Energy in Body and Brain. SOLD BY ILL Dn'JgSiSTS. Price $1.00 Per Bottle. r^fCherokee Drug Co. Special Agents. Before You Bun Your Stovs c y Examine our stock. We have the Times, Good Times, HappyTimes, 0, K, Queen 0, K. Prince and Smy Sauili Cook Stoves. A full line of Heaters for wood < coal and Fire Place Grates, Tin, Sheet Iron and Stove ire. Iron Pipe and steam fittings all sizes. We do all kih of Tin, Sheet Iron and Pipe work. TIN ROOFING A SPECILTY. We solicit a share of your patronage. Tax Returns for 1899. The Itooks will be opened on the 1st day of January. IWMI, in the auditor's office in the court (louse, in the town of Gaffney, for the purpose of taking returns of the property of Cherokee county for the year isif.t. I will at tend at the auditor's office from the 1st to the 7th day, from s a. m. tot p. m., and will attend at the following places on the dates named below: At A. II. Moore’s (Moore’s X Loads) Mon day. January, !tth. IHiKi. At liluckshurir Tuesday and Wednesday, January 10th and 11th, Isiil). At Grover Thursday. January 12th. isittt. At King's Creek Friday. January kith. 1W)!I. At Cherokee Falls Saturday. January 14th. l*Wf. At Grassy Pond Monday, January Itith, IKitS), At K/.ells Tuesday. January 17th. ISO!). At Mauil Wednesday. January lath. ISOit. At Massadonia Thursday. January llith. 18M). At White Plains Friday. January 2hth. istdi. At Thickety Station Saturday, January 21st, IM«». At Draytonville Monday. January 2Jrd, IHitti. At Wilkinsville Tuesday, January 24th, Irtiii. At Surratt’s Store Wednesday, January 25, ]s:«,. AtT. 1). Littlejohn's Store Thursday Jan uary 26. Isihi. At HavennaGtrownsStore)Fridav, January 27th, IW«>. At Timber Uidge Saturday. January, :>l h. 1KHI. At Allens on Tuesday January. Jl, IHitit. At Auditors office until 2n of February. IMtit, after wliieh time the 50 per cent, will attach to all property that has not been re turned. It Is ■ equested in trtving in ret urns, state to which school district the tax payer resides. W. I), (’aMe. Auditor. Sheriff's Sale For December, ii98. State or South Caiiolina, » County or (Lhkhokek. John Service. Plaintiff. against VlNSION Hi,ANTON. Defendant. Hy virtue of an execution in the above case. Issued from the Court of common Pleas for Union County, South Carolina, on the2:id day of March. ls«:i, and transferred to this. Cherokee County, by acts of the Gen eral Assembly. 1WI7. See. ]«, page 5X5, I shall expose to public sale before the court house door at Gaffney. S. C.. Cherokee court house, on the Hrst Monday In December next, the 5th. IMts, during the legal hours of sale, the following described real estate lands to-wit: All that certain tract or parrel of land ly- imr and being in Draytonvllle township. Cherokee county, state aforesaid, known us the Homestead land of Vinson Klunton, de ceased. and tsmndcd by lands of A lie Hoyles estate lands of John P< ttit, de «'ased, Wm. Jefferies, Columbus Spencer and others, con taining one hundred and eighty-eight (Iks) acres, more or less, and being sold as the lands of Vinsion Blanton, deceased, to sat isfy execution In the altove ease. This laud will be sold in two lots;plats can he found in the Sheriff's office on day of sale. Terms of sale, one-third (‘ J cash and hul- Iance In one year with bond of purchaser and mortgage of premises to secure balance pur chase price, will. Interest from day of sale, purchaser to pay for papers and record lug. J. II. (Loss. 11-11-2t Sheriff Cherokee Co. Sheriff’s tale. Jennie Roberts ; E. A. Trescot Hart Sc Hart !■ vs. Marion R. Reese, j Hy virtue of levies maunder executions duly issued in the aboveBtled cases I will sell before the court horfdoor at Gaffney. S. C., on salesday in Denjrr, isils. between the legal hours of sale, a>f the right, titles and interest of Marlon iLt-ese in and to all of the following descrlh real estate situ ated in the town of HHBburg, county of Cherokee, State of Soutlirolina. I. Certain lot of lamOnveyed hy W. H. Wylie. V. C. C. Pis., to S. Reese and J. G. Hlack. fronting 1511 feetn York street and 2J7 feet on Cherokee strW being more par ticularly described as Bows: Beginning at the junction of York• Cherokee streets and running with Cherae street to corner lot formerly owned by. M. Moore, thenee N. W. to corner J. Muiton’s lot, thenee H. olio, W. to F. C. Nortl line, thence JO 1 ; W.. 50 feet to Iron CityOtel. thenee N. M'i E. to beginning. I)»•• ieconhsl in book "L 12.” page 245-47. offirfc M. C., York coun ty. Interest of M. R. ®se being one-half interest therein. II. Lot of land con«'d hy W. H. Wylie. C. C. C. Pis., to M. R, R«r. known us "Hioek II.” Moore property. oJme and York Sts., fronting 2B7 feet on L* street and 240 feet on York street. Deedfi'orded in hook ”M i;i,” page 4is, office R. v., York county. III. One lot (with fdlroom house there on) facing the SoutherBailroud in Hlacks- burg. hounded by lotOf Riley Whisnnant and Joe Harris, measiOg *0 feet by 100 feet more or less. IV. Lot near O. it depot on South Mounti 100 feet in dept h. -Hoif Avery. D. L. Hvown. part of lot formerly on V. One-third undi bought hy S. A. Hlac Ramseur. fronting C. Rwy. (S. C. St G.) street. JO feet front, •d by lots of Sam’l '. Duff, et al., being il hy 11. K. Love. ed Interest in lot R. Reese and D. S. I or. Church street and running back alnt200 feet, Imunded by lots of D. L. HrownL W. Rhyne and iron City Hotel. Lot on eornerf Cherokee and South Samuel , . 150 feet, more or less. VI. Lot on eorneif Cherokee and S' Mountain streets, bowed by lots of Sa Avery and Merry Sbfs, 5o feet by 150 Notice. T HIS Is to notify those who have business with me that I will lie at my office, at residence on Race street, on Sat unlays and on Mondays until 12 M., only, as I shall tie visiting the country schools during the remainder of the week so long as the school term lusts. Respectfully, W. 1'. McArthur. Supt. of Education Cherokee Co. VII. Lot with ho Pine and Rutherfor "Jackins House” hr of U. A. Osborne, J. and Pine streets, h Pine street and run stone edge Rut herb J4 t 4 yds. to stake, tl corner, thence S. 21 1 talning 2420 square last sold subject to A. J. Goforth. thereon at corner of reels, known as the ^ d hounded hy lands (Hayden, Rutherford iiilng at stake edge S. 50 W., ms yds. to treet. thence N. 21 W. e N. 50 E., 60*i yds. to Is. to beginning eon- t, more or less. This of mortgage held hy Terms of sale casljPurtliaser must com ply with bid in jo mites or property will be resold at risk of defwttng purchaser. J. H. Ross, 11-10-Jt She f of Cherokee County. Letters ot utministration. State of South CiAlina, j Cherokee Cotwv. Office of Probutcldgc. 1 Hy J. E. Webster. Whereas, John suit to tratioi Probate Judge. •reas. ,iiuiu i- Lipscomb lias made > rue. togranflni Lcttotsof Adminls- iii. of tin- aatc of and effects of James G. Moore, dM'ased, These are thtwfore to cite and ad monish all and -Aguiar the kindred and creditors of the »ld James G. Moore, de ceased. that they e and appear before me, In the Court of I' ‘rfite. to l>e held at Gaff ney City. (Chcrok* ''ourt House) S. C., on Tuesday. Decern) fhtli, next, after publica tion thereof, at II <f<'lo<'k I" the forenoon, to show cause. | liny they have, why the said admlnlstrati# should not Ik- granted. Given under if hand this llttli day Novcmlier. Aiinolomlnl, IHtts. J. E. Webster, Nov. 24-2L f Probate Judge of fi FROM NOW UNTIL Cloaks, Jackets and Capes for Ladies. We Have the Nicest and Prettiest Line in the City, We Offer Our Excellent Line of m from now until January first at a bargain in order to make room for our spring stock. 250 Bills. Igleheart Flour from .$1.7”> to $2.2") for the best. Try our $2.00 flour and see if it does not compare favorablv with anybodv. Tinware of Every Description at prices to suit. If you are not satisfied with a purchase at our store call and get your money hack. Highest price paid for all kinds of country produce cotton seed a specialty. When in the city do not fail to call on The Hustlers. N. B.—We keep plenty of stable room for the use of on friends from the countrv. -A.TTQ-TTST A, <3-A.. w BOB WHITE—Second Patent. GOLD MEDA.L—Fnncv Patent. ABSOLUTELY PURE WINTER WHEAT FLOUR 1 fully realize the supreme disgust of consumers for Flour, adulterated with Corn Flour, Corn Starch, and other Foreign matter. On and after this date, August 10th, 1898, I offer the Wholesale trade the above Brands of Flour Guaranteed Absolutely Pure Winter Wheat Goods of the Highest type. I have a first-class, up-to-date Mill, capacity 600 barrels per day, run entirely by water power, located in the heart of the City, with every facility known to tho business. Your orders will have prompt shipment, quick delivery and the best attention. tm^ASK FOR PRICES Flour, Meal, Grits, Bran and Ship Stuff delivered your station. $arHOU8EKREPEItS Get prices from your grocer on BOB WHITE and GOLD MEDAL Brands flour—pure goods, ^ J • I J. M. BERRY, The Merchant Miller I 1^01—** Building and Plastering Lime, Coal, Shingles, Laths and Plaster Hair, Dynamite, Blasting Powder, Fuse and Dynamite Caps, call on THE LIMESTONE SPRINGS LIME WORKS, 'Telephone f*7. CARROLL & CO., Lessees ...