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* •» WE GUARANTEE The pliability of Every Adver- tiser Who Uses the Col umns of This Paper. The Ledger. F. G. Htacy, Pnajident. J. G. Wahdlaw. V'lce President THE NATIONAL BANK OF GAFFNEY. Capital $50,000.00. WTi.t, buy countv claims, receive deposit and make MImthI loans on itpproved papor l>. <Koss. Ciusliier. A Newspaper in all that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People of Cherokee County. ESTABLISHED FEB. 1G, 1894. GAFFNEY CITY, S- C.. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1898. *1.00 A YEAR. PRECEPTS OF PYTHAGORAS, THE TEACHINGS OF LORD PAL- MERSTER. The Sage of Etta Jane Quotes Them for the Benefit of Ledger Read ers—Notes from Lower Cherokee. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) k .. J£tta Jane, Dec. 12.—We begin our P ,*«r this week with the precepts of Pythagoras: • Ne’er suffer sleep thine eyes to close "Before thy mind hath run "O'er every act. and thought, and word, “From dawn to set of sun; “For wrong take shame, but grateful feel “If just thy cause hath been; “Such efforts day by tlay revened “Will guard thy soul from sin. Lord Palmerster said : “Whoever could make two ears of ccrn or two blades ot grass grown upon a spot )f ground where only one grew be fore, would deserve better of man kind, and do more essentive service to his country, than the whole race of politicians put together.” This is great encouragement for farmers to turn their attention to intensive rather than extensive farming. Al most every tanner manuring and fertilizing his land with the view of [making a double or trible yield of arops. They will sow only a few 'bushels of wheat on the land as rich as they can possibly make it. They (Will do their cotton crops the same 'way next year. You never hear a farmer speaking so freely of reducing the yield of his cotton crop as re ducing the acreage. We had the pleasure of attending the A. R. Presbyterian church at Hickory Grove yesterday. Rev. J. P. Knox took for his subject, ‘'The strength of tenderness and the re ward of faith.” His text —Jeremiah 39:18. Mr. Knox is a great favorite with his people—and not only his own people but with other denomina tion and he always has a full house of attentive hearers. Miss Rilla Me /ill, of Oxford, Ohio, is visiting the family of her cousin, N. MzDill, of Hickory Grove. Her ither. T. A. McDill, owns and oper ates a fine merchant mill from which our market receives mucl\ of its flour. The McDills are some of the oldest families of South Carolina and be longed to that sturdy race of people of whom Hon. Sam McAlilly said : — ■“The Jlocky Creek Irish never knew their greatness. Our old friend Mr. James Raines, (formerly of The Ledger force but now of Manchester, Va.,) kindly re members us occasionally with a hatch of the latest Richmond papers for which he has our thanks. We notice in the Associate Re formed Presbyterian an acknowledg ment of a list of contributions to the Hickory Grove Orphanage by various citizens of Gaffney and Cherokee county. Our people always respond to the calls of duty. In one of our religious papers we find a letter from a traveller in the “Land of Palistine” who in speak ing of the city of Jerusalem says: “The Jews there do not take much interest in what is called the Zionist movement under Dr. Herzl, none attending the late conference at Basle, nor do they seem to regard the prophecies concerning themselves. Yet they are building houses almost, ^jf not exactly) in the line of Jere- ^h’s prophecy 31:38: From the L }r of Hanamel to the kings wine Hesses. Also as in Zech. 11:10. 1 recently counted over one hundred Jewish houses which have been built with the last four years, on just this line.” Miss Bettie Blair began her school at this place last Tuesday, Oth inst. Your correspondent visited the York side of the river last week and found a good deal of cotton in the field in places—mostly the farmers of colored people,and it is very likely that much of it will remain there until the cows pick it (or rather lick it) out like they are doing on this side in some places. We hear a great deal of complaint about the collection and distribution of the road tax money. In some sec tions, we are told that there many liable to road duty who have neither paid nor worked the roads. This i» not our idea of equity and should be looked into and the cause of com plaint removed. We know of some delinquents being ordered out last summer to perform road duty who [might as well have been asleep so far as the good they did the public road jls concerned. The complex duties of Ithe supervisor’s office is such that Bnless his attention is called to these Imatters in time, and road overseers »ught to do their duty, it will never be any better. His better to insult a prejudice man to sacrifice a principle—the ist is the schoolmaster of the iture. Miss Ethel Strain had a chill last mafcliiy. MB \V. T. Osmont moved his linily to I’acolet mills one day l“*t n*k. LLd Edwards, colored, says he says his prayers every night but he don’t forget his money in the time of it. There are several fat hogs in this section waiting for the butcher knife and sausage grinder. Treasurer J. I>. Jones was in this section last week collecting taxes. The people are not rushing him now, but he will “catch it” later. It is no longer in doubt that the cotton crop is short in this country. Fully one-fourth of it will not open, especially on red land,unless we have on exceptionally favorable season. Miss Mattie Estes has given us a correct answer to query No. 15 as propounded to Student week before last. The battle of Bunker Hill was proceed by prayer. Who next? Mr. John M. Foster will move near Glendale within a few days where he expects to engage in farm ing next year. Some of the goverment officials were in this section a few days ago looking after the illicit whiskey deal ers. Since then we have heard no complaint. Our Methodist brethren painted Wilson’s Chapel several weeks ago. Rev. Mr. Creech, the pastor, superin tended the work, so we learn. In a letter from a little friend up North we learn that they are having fine sleighing while we are crowding around our fires to keep warm. We have received copies of the minutes of the Eighty-sixth, Eighty- seventh and Eighty-eigth Sessions of the Presbytery of Enoree. We are very proud to receive a let ter from our friend Thomas F. Crosby, of London, Ark., who so effectually “called down” our friend “Student” with a series of questions two weeks ago. He is Hie son of our old school mate, Dennis Crosby (better known as “Devil Dennis”). His mother was Miss Mary Jane Whisonant, who was one of our pupils in 1800. She is the daughter of Mr. William Whisonant, Sr., of Blacksburg. Mr. Crosby is a warm friend of The Ledger and we hope to hear from him often througli its columns. Mr. Albert M. Grist, of Yorkville, was in this section last week. Miss Oregan Estes went on a shop ping tour to Gaffney last Thursday. We hope to hear of quite a number of large hogs being killed this season and of farmers and house-keepers having their next year’s meat on hand. The November number of the Con federate Veterns is a “daisy.” Each successive number is an improve ment on its predecessor. In what time will a sum of money double itself at 8 per cent, interest? If those petulant, pusilanimous, pettifogging, political pessimists could only rise to the dignity of Auerican manhood and view things in the right light and with the proper spirit our country would be built up socially, materially and industrially. The strife engendered between the masses of the people North and South has answered the purpose of its agitators while the rank and file have been their victims. Take the old soldiers element for instance e. i. the genuine fighting material of both armies and we find they have respect for each other’s feelings and manhood. To illustrate: On one occasion a Confederate veteran, on being intro duced to general Shields of the U. S. army said: General Shields, I have always admired your character and honored your military record, but I am especially glad to have the honor of meeting you, after having heard you in a speech during the last campaign refer in glowing terms to my hero of heroes.” “What sir? Stonewall Jackson?” said General Shields. “Yes sir,” said the Confederate, “Stonewall Jackson.” “Give me your hand again,” said the General. “I loved him as a brother.” He was the greatest man that ever lived.” Con tinuing the General said: “In a speech at a certain town I refered in the same eulogistic terms to Stone wall Jackson, when a hot headed fel low in the crowd, called out: “Aren’t you the General Shields who whip ped Stonewall Jackson, at Kerns- town?” “No sir,” said I, “the man that whipped Stonewall never lived, but I have the saying I gave him a drawn Kernstown; and no other make as proud a boast.” The General went on to show the feeling that existed between “worthy formen” by saying that on one oc casion he was taking a party of friends to see a circus. As there was a great crowd around the ticket wagon he concluded that he would try paying at the door of the tent. As tney approached the entrance one of the party addressed him as “General Shields.” A one-armed man who was taking the tickets looked up and said : “Are you the General Shields who fought in the valley of Virginia? “I am sir,” re plied the General. ’Tass in with your party. General; you can’t pay a cent here.” “Thank you, my friend,” said the General. “I see you have lost an arm, I presume you were nne of my sol diers in “the valley.” “Well, no, not exactly, General; I was the next thing to it though;! was one of Stonewall Jackson’s men.” The North I’acolet Inlerdenominu- tlonul Sunday School Convention Jackson honor of fight at man can meets at Wilson’s Chapel on the 25th instant at 11 o’clock a. m. Mr. W. R. Walker is looking after his farming interest at Sunnyside. Messrs. Robinson & Garner got their ginning outfit to running last week and they are now doing some good work. The Fowler brothers have gined several hundred bales of cctton this season. Their gin is now at home doing their own ginning. There is no longer any doubt hut that the cotton crop will fall far be low the estimates of August and September, last. There seems to be a great demand for a new county government law, or rather for an amendment of the old law which would give it the force of a new one. j. l. S. Spartanburg District. Greenwood, S. C., Dec. 12.— Bishop Duncan read the appoint ments at 10:30 o’clock to-night. The following are the appointments for Spartanburg district: I’residing elder. W. P. Meadows; Belmont, S. D. Vaugan; Clifton, R. W. Spigner; Cherokee, W. J. Sny der; Clinton, J. E. Harley; Campo- bello, A. H. Best; Enoree, J. M. Fri day ; Gaffney, Station, XV. H. Hodges ; Gaffney ..City, S. T. Creech; Jones- ville. E. H. Bcchham; Kelton, J. N. Isom; Laurens Station, R. H. Jones; Pacolet, Station, E. S. Jones; Pacolet City, S. A. Nettles; Santuc, C. B. Burnes; Spartanburg City, Central Methodist church, M. L. Carlisle; Duncan Methodist church, W. A. Fairey; Mission, E. B. Loyless; Un ion, W. A. Massebeau; Second church, F. H. Shuler; Whitmire, W. B. Justus, The following are the presiding elders: Charleston, A. J. Stokes; Columbia, E. T. Hodges; Orange burg, H. B. Brownie; Sumter, T. J. Clyde; Marion, W. C. Power; Ches ter, J. B. Campbell; Cokesbury, S. T. Harmon; Greenville, J. B. Wilson. Rev. Henry Cauthen goes to Che- raw Station. While Gaffney will bow to the de cision of Conference and give brother Hodges a warm reception, we all re gret to lose Rev. T. M. Dent. Mr. Dent is a devout Christain, a learned and eloquent preacher and is de servedly loved by all our people. He and his excellent wife will be much missed by our people. We are glad to have Rev. S. T. Creech returned to Gaffney. Cherokee Falls Chronicles. (Correspondence ot The Ledger.) CherokkiF.lls S. C., Dec. 12.— The mill is running on full time night and day. The past week has been cold and the wood haulers have had plenty to do. The Presbyterian minister, Rev. Mr. Dickson, filled his appointment on last Sunday night. His text was taken from Matthew 25:lU. Thomas Hurt, of this place, spent a few hours in Charlotte on the 4th. inst. Miss Nancie Rutledge has left here and gone to Kings Mountain, N. C. Rev. D. W. Thomasson, of Gaffney, was here a few days ago canvassing for The South Carolina Baptist. Mrs. J. L. Roberts is visiting her daughter, Mrs. R. C. Cobb, at Gasto nia N. C. We were very glad to see such a list of questions put to “J. L. S.” by “Student” and promptly answered in the next issue; but Student, where is he? Don’t abandon the undertak ing so soon, but come again, for just such stuff is an educator of the peo ple. Factory Boy. Yeilow Jaundice Cured. Suffering humanity should be sup plied with every means possible for its relief. It is with pleasure we 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 from this terri ble malady. I am gratefully yours, M. A. Hogarty, Lexington, Ky.’, Sold by DuPre, Drug Co. — • * ■— Many a man is suspected of being cruel when his wife’s pained expres sion is due to tight shoes. W. T. Yeouman, Luiay, S. C., writes: Have used Dr. M. A. Sim mons Liver Medicine 10 years. It has cured Enlargement of the Liver and Insomnia. Think it as far ahead of Zeilin’s and Black Draught as day is ahead of night. Arkansas Jones will have nothing imperial in his. He even refuses to wear his whiskers that way. - Soothing, healing, cleaning, De- Witt’s Witch Hazel Salve is the im placable enemy of sores, burns and wounds. It never fails to cure Piles. You may rely upon it. Cherokee Drug Company, Gaffney. R. S. Withers A Co., Blacksburg. 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. |Southern and Western Textile Excelsior. 1 Samuel B. Ross, from Augusta. Ga., has been engaged as boss bearner at the Southern Cotton Mills, Bessemer City, N. C. John Robison, who has been over seer of the cloth room at the Edna Cotton Mills, Reidsville. N. C., has quit the mill and gone into the meat business. A literary club at Concord, N. C., has resolved itseif into a State Legis lature and elected us irs speaker L. D. Duval, superintendent Cannon Cotton Mills. The new overseer of weaving at the Statesville Cotton Mills is F. D. Mos ley from Gaffney, S. C. lie has given Lonnie Dingier and Henry Nash the fixers’ places. James R. Pearce, late Supt. Edna Cotton Mills, Reidsville, N. C., lias accepted the position as Supt. of the Camden (S. C.) Cotton Mills. His family will leave for there about Jan. 1. T. B. McClain, who is arranging to establish a spinning mill at York ville, S. C., desires to put in a large enough dynamo and electrical equip ment to also furnish lights to the town. When R. W. Mitcham left the su perintendency of the Camden S. C. Ooiton Mills a few days ago he was presented by his employes with a handsome buggy robe in token of their esteem. J. C. Kellar, who has had charge of the carding and spinning in the Elizabeth City, N. C., Cotton Mills, has severed his connection with said firm, and expects to go to Alabama in a week or so. E. G. Hicks, an employee of the Roanoake Cotton Mills, Roanoake Rapids, N. C., was caught in the belting running some machinery last week. He was so badly injured that he died the following day. Lynn W. Buck has resigned the superintendency of the Leaksville Cotton Mills, Spray, N. C., and taken charge of the Hucomuga Mills, Greensboro, N. C. He took with him his boss weaver, Mr. Lewis. We hear that some New England parties.have made an offer for the purchase of the Charleston, S. C., Cotton Mills. A Mr. Banigan is mentioned as one of the set of men who desire to secure the property. It is reported that the York Cot ton Mills’ addition now building at Yorkville, S. C., will bring that com pany’s capacity up to 10,000 spindles. They started in May, 1897, with 3,120 spindles, and last summer they added 072 more spinning spindles. Some Northern men have been at Rock Hill, 8. C., with the view of buying a controlling interest in the Rock Hill Cotton Factory. C. C. Garland, who has been connected with the company in its enlargement plans is the negotiator in the mut ter. Harry James, the 13 year old son of an employe of the Mills Cotton Factory, Greenville, 8. 0., was in stantly killed a week ago, near the mill, while riding on a switch engine. He lost his balance and fell on the track, and the engine wheels passed over his head, mashing it to pulp. J. Q. Gant, manager of the Altama- haw Cotton Mills, Eion College, N. C., spends considerable time adorn ing the grounds around the mill office, which, by the way, is one of the handsomest in North Carolina. The graes plots and walks are neat and trim, and he has just been adding many rose bushes to tho shrubbery. Arthur Whittarn, superintendent and secretary o( the Enterprise Mills, Orangeburg, 8. C., has returned home from a several weeks’ stay in the North. His brother, Wra. Whit- tam, Jr., has returned from IPs Vene zuelan trip, having arranged the pre liminaries for securing a concession to build a cotton mill in that 8outh American country. He is at present in Providence, R. 1. It is stated that the Highland Park Manufacturing Co., of Char lotte, has decided to build a spin ning mill at Rock Hill, 8. C., to fur nish yarns for their No. 2 weave room there, being the old 8tandard Mills which they recently purchased. As the weaving factory contains 480 looms, it will need a 7,000 spindle mill running night and day to sup ply the yarns. We understand that the erection of a mill of this size will bo begun by January 1st. The Charleston, 8. 0., Knitting Mills, which have now failed for the feecend time, gave a good lest of ce- gro labor. They only paid their colored girls 20 cents a day after they were “skilled” hands. While learn ing they were not paid anything. As other Southern knitting mills are running along successfully, employ- | ing white hands at three to five times ; the above wages, the failure of the Charleston Knitting Mills emphasizes the utter failure of negroes as mill hands no matter how cheap they will work. Thos. F. Floyd, owner of the new cotton mill at Chapel Hill, N. C., was in W. Durham a few davs ago, says our correspondent from there. He said the work on the building was progressing finely, the first story be ing about finished, and the other would be completed in a short time. Mr. Lloyd thought they would be able to start the mill by next June or July, and 300 spindles will be used at the start, and later they will use 700 more spindles making 1,000. This is to be a yarn mill. Limesione College. [Baptist Courier.) This is the oldest female college in the State, having been established in 1845 as the Limestone Female High School. Tho name in this day would he an exceedingly modest one, hut in that day the name High School meant something, and the curriculum was equal to that of the best female col leges at the North or in England. For fifteen years the school was crowded with young women from all parts of the country, and it is safe to say that no other school in the South did a grander work for the education of women. In 1881, the school prop erty came into posession of the Spar tanburg Baptist Association. The property cost originally about .$75,000. The name of the school was changed to Cooper-Limestone Institute, and the school was conducted for five years by H. P. Griffith and R. O. Sams, as co-principals. During this period, it was liberally patronized and the work done was considered equal to the best. During t he next period of ten years H. P. Griffith conducted the school with remarkable success, having as sociated with him for three years the lamented Dr. R. H. Griffith. For the past three years Jno. R Mick has been the president, and as such has displayed eminent ability in the con duct and management of the school. The school owns the most magnifi cent property of any denominational college in the State. The interior of the building is new from basement to attic, and can easily and comfortably accommodate one hundred and fifty boarders. There has been as much as $18,000 expended on the building since 1881. At the last meeting of the Spartanburg Association, radical changes were made. The Association as a body relinquished its claims to the property and authorized the di rectors to turn it over to a board of trustees selected from the State at large, to be held and operated for the Baptist denomination of the State. At the same time the name was changed to Limesione College, and the Association resolved to raise $10,000 for the purpose of puttine up an additional building and equipping with all modern comforts and con veniences. Over one-half of the amount has been raised, and it is thought that the balance will be in hand before the close of the present session. When the present plans are completed there will be nothing among denominational colleges in the South to surpass Limestone in build ings and equipments. The school work done there is thorough and of a high order. The school has sent out since 1882, one hundred and thirty seven full graduates, who, in the high stand they have taken in society and in the marked scholarship they have displayed wherever tested, have reflected great credit on the school. There is yet a grand work to he done by Limestone—grander, we trust, than even that done in her glorious past. Dr. Bull’s Cough Syrup is the best remedy for all bronchial affections. It is a great mistake to allow a cough or cold to run on ; for it may develop serious throat or lung trouble. Take Bull’s Cough Syrup at once. If men could see themselves as others see them the woods would be full of people. The sooner a cough or cold is cured without harm to the sufferer the bet ter. Lingering colds are dangerous. Hacking cough is distressing. One Minute Cough Cure quickly cures it. Why suffer when such a cough cure is within reach? It is pleasant to the taste. Cherokee Drug Company, Gaffney. R. 8. Withers & Co., Blacksburg. WHITTAKER MOUNTAIN COAL. A man who is always striving for things hat are beyond his rich, fre quently gets others that are eoually as good. * - Dr. M. A. 8immons Liver Medibine has since 1840 steadily risen In public favor, and the demand for it far ex ceeds that of any other Liver Medi cine. United States Deputies Making it Warm for Blockaders. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Blacksburg, S. C., Dec. 13th.— Many here were glad to learn of the decision of the State Supreme Court in the famous “Court House” case. Your correspondent would like very much to express his own views on the subject, but cannot do so un der the circumstances. The ques tion was conceived in political sin, born in selfishness and iniquity, and, like many malformations, died early in life. The peanut politician who first raised the question is forever dead, politically, in Cherokee county, and let us be charitable enough to follow that old Latin saying, which, when freely translated, says: “Of the dea 1 let nothing be said hut what is good.” U. 8. Deputy Marshall. A. G. Smith, has been having remarkably good luck. As reported in my last letter, he made a raid in that section of country to the S. E. of this place and succeeded in capturing and des troying the largest “moonshine” es tablishment ever run in the upper part of the state in recent years. But not content with that, he made an other raid Saturday night to the east of this place and captured another “block.” The still is a very fine one of about 05 gallon capacity and appears to have been stolen from Col. Martin near Cherokee Falls about Oct. Ist. The cap, worm, still, etc. were brought to this place. The worm is a most engenious and novel one, being made out of tin and in squares. Monday Dep. Col. E. W. Screven arrived and took charge of the out fits. Consternation reigns supreme among the violators of the law. Sev eral have already gone to sojourn elsewhere. Last week Prof. P. R. Elam, of Kings Mountain was in town. It seems that this gentleman has been studying the minerals of the Caroli na’s near the Southern R. R. for the last twenty-five years, hut about two years ago commenced to give his at tention exclusively to coal. This was brought about by his receiving a sample r m a coal dealt r in Wash ington, with the request that he make an investigation for coal in that section. He has worked hard and is gratified wit the result of his investigations. The coal found by him has been tested and pronounced good. He has sent specimens to a number of expert mineralogists and has received a number of letters tes tifying to the quality of the coal, among the most notable letters be ing one from A. S. Rowe, Govt. Insp. of coal at Washington and one from Prof. J. A. Lewis of Clemson College. What is of especial interest to the people of this immediate vicinity is his positive assertion that there is coal in and around Whittaker moun tain. Cards are out for the marriage. Dec. 22nd, of Joseph M. Cox, one of the most popular employees of the 8. C. A G. road to Miss Mary Gross, a most charming young lady of this place. And by-the-by, your correspondent had the pleasure last 8unday of join ing in the bonds of matrimony W. B. Blackwelder and Miss Kitty L. Shul- enberger, both of Charlotte N. C. t this making the ninth couple he has made happy or unhappy in the last year or two. This thriving “burg” has reAched the point where it finds it cannot longer exist under the old Charter and for that reason an elec tion is to be held on the 24th, of December, 1898, to decide whether the old charter shall be surrendered or not. May it not be to the interest of the taxpayer to consider the advisa bility of surrendering the old charter before voting to do so? e. a. t. Discovered by a Woman. Another great discovery has been made, and that too, by a lady in this country. “Disease fastened its clutches upon her and for seven years she withstood its severest tests, but her vital organs were undermined and death seemed imminent. For three months she coughed incessantly and could not sleep. 8ho finally dis covered a way to recovery, by pur chasing of us a bottle of Dr. King’s New Discovery for Consumption, and was so much relieved on taking first dose, that she slept all night; and with two bottles has been abso lutely cured. Her name is Mrs. Luther Lutz. Thus writes W. C. Hamrick & Co., of Shelby, N. C. Trial bottles free at DuPre Drug Co, Regular size 50c and $1.00. Every bottle guaranteed. As a rule, homely girls know more than pretty ones, but most men are afraid to praise them for it. — - — -*•*- •— ~ Many a household is saddened by death because of the failure to keep on hand a safe and absolutely cer tain cure for croup such as One Min ute Cough Cure. See that your lit tle ones are protected against emer gency. Cherokee Drug Company, Gaffney. R. H, Withers A Co., Blacksburg.