Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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4 THE LEDGER: GAFFXEY, 8. C., DECEMBER 15,1898. Til 1C LvlCI>01Cl*. Si.oo per Year. YUBLISHKD EVERY THURSDAY BY Ed. H. DeCami*. The Ledger is not responsible for the views of correspondents. Correspondents who do not contri bute regular news letters must fur nish their name, not for publication, but for identification. Write short letters and to the point to insure publication ; also endeavor to get them to the office by Tuesday. A.11 correspondence should be ad dressed to Ed. H. DeCamp, Manager. Obituaries will be published at five cents a line. Cards of thanks will be published »t one cent a word. Heading notices will be published At ten cents a line each insertion. IMPORTANT. W'atch the date on your label and It you are in arrears call in and settle up, thus saving us the unpleasant duty of mailing you a notice inform ing you of that fact. Parties wishing the address of their paper changed to another post- office must give the name of the office where they have been getting it as well as the one where they want it changed to. “ALONG THIS LINE.” A facetious but somewhat cap tious subscriber has become tired of the phrase “along this line” as used by speakers and writers. He has re cently attended a meeting at which there was a great deal of speaking, and every speaker spoke “along this line’’ and “these lines,” until our friend, and no doubt many other hearers, became surfeited and dis gusted with * the lines,” especially as the lines were not visible and the hearers were left in doubt us to their length and the direction of their ex tension. Our frknd calls on us to tell a suf fering public, one of whTin he is which, how the nuisance is to be abated, and what is to take its place, provided it can be abated or abolished, and further, how men made speeches and wrote articles before that phrase was invented. We are afraid that we are unable to make any suggestions that will relieve the situation. We might sug gest that instead of saying “along this line,” a speaker say, “pertain ing to this subject,” “in connection with this principle,” in pursuance of this thought,” and a half dozen other phrases, which would seem to be adapted. But the difficulty is, that in nine cases out of ten the speaker’s remarks do not i-ertain to the subject, there is no connection with any principle, and no Pt’RSliT of any thought, and hence such ex pressions as these would be entirely out of place, and what is the speaker to do, but talk “along lines” so dim that they are invisible to his au dience? In regard to how a man made a speech before the phrase, “along this line” was invented, there is only one reasonable hypothesis, and that is that a man in that far distant time did not undertake to make a speech un less he had something to say and when he had something to say, he said it, and stopped. We have never seen anything “along this line” in the printed speeches of Demosthenes, Cicero, Burke, rhillips, or 1’aul. We suppose they found no us« for it, even if, in their time it had been invented. It would be a great relief to many a suffering audience and reader if some way could bo found to compel speakers and writers to know some thing and to learn how to tell it, be fore they pose themselves as leaders and instructors. Napolean, Chas. Lee, Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, McGowan and hosts of others, in’^tho delirium pre ceding death, have had .visions of floating banners and charging col umns, and 'have caught the sound in their dying ears of thundering can non and the uproar of struggling ar mies. Can it be that in that last struggle there is anything that ap peals to their courage, arouses their fierce spirits to mighty efforts, or in spires their hearts with hope of vic tory? And when the struggle is over and the strong spirit has passed from the scene of all earthly conflicts, does it enter the land of shadows still unconquered and unconquerable and concious of its own supremacy? Alas: these are things that none may know. ENTRIES FROM OUR DAY BOOK. POSSIBILITIES OF COTTON. Perhaps some of our readers will remember that a few weeks ago we mentioned the big yield of cotton ob tained by Mr. John W. Kellet of Fountain Inn, S. C. Wo have re ceived the following particulars: The lot was accurately surveyed and found to contain 41 aores, but on the lot are two dwelling houses with yard attached, aggregating an »rea of 4,384 square yards, or nearly one acre. The ground then actually cultivated in cotton measures 3i acres. The yield was ten bales, weighing altogether 4,ffiiO pounds, or an average of 190 pounds to the bale. Nine of the bales were sold at cents, and one weighing 608 pounds was sold at ol cents. The ten bales brought $249.84 This gives $71.38 to each acre of ground cuPivated, or nearly three bales of cotton. We should have been glad if Mr. Kellet had informed us of his meth ods of preparation and cultivation, and also of expenses attached. We have been told that he did not use any commercial fertilizers, but only stable manure. The land on which this great crop was produced is in a section of country known far and wide in our boyhood as Cam’s Survey and was considered too poor for a man to live on. Mr. Kellet has demonstrated what intel ligence, enterprise and perseverance can do for a farmer, and we hope his example will inspire many others with ambition to make farming a big success. GEN GARCIA. Gen. Calixto Garcia, the great Cu ban leader, died in Washington lust Sunday morning, whither lie had come at the head of u Commission appointed by the Cuban Assembly. His life has been an eventful one, having been spent mainly in a long struggle for Cuban liberty, and be has died just as the cause for which he fought and suffered has triumph ed. His name will bo embalmed in the annuls of Cuba us that of one of her greatest patriots and heroes, and the wliole world will honor his mem ory. It is sad to think that a man who had faced bullets and endured every kind of hardship and danger for thirty years, should die of a disease induced by a change of climate, just as the great object of his life had been accomplished. In the closing moments of his life his spirit was in the midst of a heavy battle and he was giving orders with his character istic energy and decision. Fome men seem to have been born for war, and their entire being is full of it. There is usually much food for reflection to be foundpn tbe last moments of these grim warriors. CAN AIGRE. Such is the name of a vegetable which a merchant in Charleston, ac cording to the News and Courier, has demonstrated by experiment, to be a money producing crop, for the low country. We do not know whether it is adapted to the soil and climate of the .Piedmont region or not, but in the description given of its habits and the mode of cultivation required, we see nothing to forbid its introduc tion into the up-country. The cultivation required is about that of the Irish potato, and the tubers or bulbs are valuable for the large amount of tannic acid which they contain. It is said that the demand for them is far in excess of the supply and that the crop is im mensely remunerative. The only source of tannic acid in this state was formerly oak bark, and we had tan yards in almost every community, that depended on the surrounding forests for their supply, and when the original forests disap peared the tanneries had to go with them. Since that time we have not known how nor where, our leather has been tanned. We hope that “Canaigre” will be come a standard crop and enable the tan yards to start up again. Let some wide-awake Cherokee farmer test this new product and see what there is in it. THE DISPENSARY. The state board of control during its meeting last week purchased 11,- 218 barrels of whiskey for the Christ mas trade. We suppose a barrel contains not less than forty gallons. At that estimate there will ho 448,- 720, or nearly a half million gallons of whiskey poured into the little state of South Carolina, for the Christmas holidays. This will give about a half gallon each to every man, woman, and child in the state. These are the figures as published in some of the papers. In others, we see the number of barrels put down at 1,218, or about 50,000 gal lons. Surely the latter figures are the correct ones, for these are bud enough. In either case there will be whis key enough to make the whole State drunk from the mountains to the sea. And yet the dispensary is a moral institution having for its ob ject the curtailment of drinking and the reduction of crime! Bah! Gen. Fitz Lee and staff sailed from Savannah last Sunday for Cuba. Im mense crowds cheered the party as the vessel which bore them passed down the river. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Gen. Wood, the military Governor of Santiago, speaks in terms of high commendation of Col. Hood who com mands a regiment of immunes in that city. Col. Hood, is a son of Gen. John B. Hood of Confederate fame. ♦ ♦ The labors of the peace commis sion have ended, and the Wyar with Spain is tow only a matter of history. Puerto Rico and the Philippines have been formally ceded to the United States, and Cuba has been merely relinquished. Some of the farmers of Spartanburg county are using coal for fuel, and hauling it from five to ten miles. It seems to us that is poor policy, while there is so much wood in the country; but perhaps they know their own business. For our part, one of the main attractions of farm life in winter is tlie big roaring fires of oak and hickory, which dispense warmth, cheer and comfort to an en tire household. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ The winter is setting in for busi ness. There has been a regular pro cession of blizzards and snow storms in the North and Northwest, and their ragged edges have been felt here. It is not usual that we have so much cold weather so early in the season, and all signs point to a severe winter. Let the people take warning and lay in a good supply of wood, provide good warm shelters for their cattle, loo* well to their sweet pota to and cabbage hills, and be prepared to enjoy comfort and good cheer around roaring fires, however cold and bleak the world without may be. ♦ ♦ The Columbia State gives warning of an approaching scarctity of corn, and culls upon farmers thus early to make up their minds to plant a heavy corn crop next year. Various causes are conspiring to bring about the predicted scarcity. The last crop fell short of what was expected, a greater (juantity than ever before is being fed to hogs, but more than all, the European demand is increas ing at a rate beyond all precedent and expectation. Farmers should make a note of these conditions, and let corn have a large place in the plans they are now laying for another year. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Manly, the negro editor of the Wil mington. N. C., Record. whose slan derous utterances in regard to the white women brought on the race troubles in that city, during which his printing office was demolished and he himself fled from home, has bobbed up serenely in New York where he proposes to reestablish the Record and begin anew his career as an editor. No doubt he will have many tales of horrors to relate to his sympathizers in Gotham, though it is to be hoped that his past experi ence may have impressed some wholesome facts upon his obdurate and undiscriminating intellect. But whatever may be his career, we are willing for him to pursue it north of Mason and Dixon’s line. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ The Methodist Conference held its annual meeting at Greenwood last week. The Greenwood Index pays high compliments to the personnel of the Conference, and a just tribute to Dr. Carlisle and Bishop Duncan. The book concern claim, which has given the denomination a good deal of trouble, was referred to the Bish ops for decision, and they have since notified the U. 8. Senate, that the whole claim will be refunded, if any undue influences were brought to bear on the Senate at the time it voted the payment. It now rests with the Senate to say whether such influence was exerted or not. This is a notable example of high Christian dealing set by a great religious de nomination and will redound more to its honor and glory, than all the money the Senate could give. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ When will the country get enough of war history? Every officer in our little war with Spain lias had to write a history of the operations of his command, and every newspaper correspondent of course has hud to give the country his extensive obser vations; and now President McKin. ley and the privates are getting in their histories as fust us they find room for them. To a man who has known real war, there is just a tinge of the ridiculous, a smack of bom bast in all this war which the valor ous pen is waging ou paper. The whole war with Spain did not equal in destructiveness of human life some of the little skirmishes of the Civil War which hardly got into the news papers of the day. Why not scy. we whipped Spain, and can whip any other nation on the earth, and bush? THE CONFEDERATE REUNION. A Circular Letter Which Will In terest the Veterans. Hon. Wm. Jefferies has received the following self-explanltory com munication in regard to the approach ing Confederate reunion in Charles ton next May, which we publish be cause of its interest to the Confed- ate veterans: Chaki.bston, S. C., Nov. 22nd, 189S. Dear Sir:—At the meeting in Co lumbia on the 16th, inst., of the members outside of the City of Char leston of the executive committee of the United Confederate Veterans Re union, the following resolution was unanimously adopted. Whereas, The executive com mittee of the U. C. V. Re-union from the several counties of our State, meeting in Columbia, and having un der consideration the entertainment of the Veterans of the Confederate Army at Charleston in May next, hereby express their hearty desire to co-operate with the citizens of Char leston in extending the hospitality of South Carolina to the honored repre- sentatifes of the glorious Army of the Confederacy, and would express this desire by asking to share with our Charleston brethren in the honor of entertaining the Veterans. Resolvei>, That the members of the executive committee and the Commanders of the local camps U. C. V. in each county be appointed a committee to solicit assistance in provisions, or in lieu thereof, money, for the entertainment of the Confed- e»»te Veterans in Charleston, dur ing May 1899. And that in eajh county, the committee shall use the best means in their judgement to ii - terest the people in contributing to this laudable undertaking. Thai the committees in the re spective counties communicate by February the first, 1899, the chair- izwn of the executive committee in Charleston what their county will probably do towards assisting in en tertaining the veterans. That the secretary have a sufficient number of copies of this resolution printed and sent to the various county members of the executive Committee with the request ihat they place same in hands of commanders of camps U. C. V. and further that they request all papers to publish same. I take pleasure in transmitting the resolution us instructed. Very truly yours, John A. Smith, Secretary. — - —• - —a — —— A crusade against American chew ing gom has set in in London. The health authorities issued a warrant againat its use. But what do the health authorities know about it, anyhow? •- —— Deafness Cannot be Cured by local applications, us tlu-y cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure deafness, and that Is by constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by Inflamed condition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When tills tube nets inflamed you have a rumbllnn sound or imperfect hearing, and when it K entirely closed deafness is the result, and unless the inflammation can be taken out and this tul>e restored toils normal condi tion. hearing will be destroyed forever; nine cases out often are caused by catarrh, which is notliing hut an Inflamed condition oftlie mucous surfaces. We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (cased by cat arrhitbat can not be cured by Hull's (Itturrh (Tire. Send for circulars, free. F. .1. t'HKNEV A <'(>.. Toledo, O. Sold by DruggcNts. 7.V. liati'sramiiy i'illsare the best. — — Deauty la Dlood Deep. Clean blood means a clean skin. No baauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar tic dean your blood and keep it clean, by stirring up the lazy liver and driving all im- nuritiea fror. the body. Begin to-day to banish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads, and that sickly bilious complexion by taking Cascarets,—beauty for ten cents. All drug gists, satisfaction guaranteed, 10c, 25c, 50c. A Wonderful Rb.covory. Tlis lart quarter of a century records ■say wonderful discoveries in medicine, but non* that have accomplished more for kanuuiity than that sterling old household remedy, Browns’Iron Bitters. It seems to ••utain the very elements of pmxl health, and neither man, woman or child can take it without deriving the greatest bcmlit. Browns’Iron Kithrs is sold by all dealers. FOR $20 GASH You can buy one of M. I.. Alexander's Favorite Silent and Light Running Sewing Machines And The Ledger for one year. Full de scription of machine can lie ha'I at this office. m * Royal w Absolutely 4>iire Makes the food more delicious and wholesome aorat sxkww Powerw co., wtw vobk. Give Home Product the Preference. [News and. Courier.] Our Spartanburg correspondent reports that “a Spartanburg merchant has received a small shipment of South Carolina cane syrup which is very fine. He Is retailing it at 50 cents, which is considered very reasonable.” It is very reasonable, as syrup made outside tho State re tails at 60 cents a gallon. The Spar tanburg merchants in the State should give the preference to the home pro duct in the interest of the farmers and of the whole State, and con sumers should do the same. There is no hardship or sacrfice in such policy. The home product is of excellent quality and is unadulterated, with water or glucose, which is more than can be said for most of its rivals. One cf the Best. [Sumter Freeman.] Editor DeCamp of the Gaffney Led ger gets out one of the best weekly papers in the state and this week he has an article telling of the progress : the paper has made in six years. I Success to The Ledger and its in- J trepid editor. THINK about your health. Donot ■ allow scrofula taints to develop in your blood. Take Hood's Sarsapa rilla now and keep yourself WELL.'* A Fleshy Consumptive Did you ever see one? Did you ever hear of one ? Most certainly not. Con sumption is a disease that invariably causes loss of flesh. If you are light in weight, even if your cough is only a slight one, you should certainly take Scott’s Emuslion of cod liver oil 'wilh hypo- phosphites. No remedy is such a perfect prevent ive to consumption. Just the moment your throat begins to weaken and you find you are losing flesh, you should begin to take it. And no other remedy has cured so many cases of consumption. Unless you are far advanced with this disease, Scott’s Emul sion will hold every in ducement to you for perfect cure. All Druggists, 50c. and $1. a Scott & Downk. Chemists', N. Y CLINE BROS. & CO., Livery Feed and Sale Stables. Opposite National Bank. ■ v First-ch.ss turnouts: prompt attention; and rourtt'Otts ;itt< miaiiV- solicit your patronage. Piedmont Saving and ^vestment Co. Greenville, S. C. Tlie loan plan of this company will bo found far more dcsircalilc in every way than the plans of Building ,Y Loans Associations. Our plan is a delinite contract at r asotiable rati s. Lems made an approved propi rty. .1. C..iKmutiKs, l/oeal Attorney, (iallney. S. (j. You should keep posted on the issues of the day. Don't worry your neighbor by borrow ing his paper when you can get Tiik Ledger for $1 a year, 50c for sii months, or 25c for thre< months. It will keep you posted, so order it a( once. Don't delay. STRONG AS THE STRONGEST! The Prudential Insurance , , of America. HOME OFFICE, NEWARK, N. J. JNO. F. DRYDEN, President. Assets July 1, 1898, Surplus Joiy 1, 1898, Income lor 1897, Insnrance Written in 1897, $26,029,(37.04 5,627,584.24 (5,580,764.65 143,900,009.01 igglP? '>«•* V-V-- -.xrzr.- The Prudential has forged its way ahea< until it nqw stands in the front rank of the greal life insurance companies oflthe world. It offers all that is good in life insurance, and under the best conditions. The Prudential’s policies are the most liberal and modern contracts now issued. No re striction on occupation or travel. JAS. O. WYNN, Manager So. Department, ATLANTA, GA, ThU machine' is truaruritccd for flve ye-urn by M. I.. Alexander, the dealer in i’iiinos itmi Organ*. Oreenville, S. e'. teend money to tlie Ledger by Express or Money Order tmd tlie uwieblne will be shipped on ten clay* trial. If machine I* not Mitlsfactory we will pay return freight and refund the money. C. T. RAWLS, Gen. Agt., ASHEVILLE, N. C, WOOI> & IteMidcnt .AtfcntB.