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«l [ f. G. Stacy, President. J. G. WAudi.aw. Vice President THE NATIONS!, BANK OF 5AFFNET. Capital $50,000.00. Wn.t, buy county claims, rectivc deposit and make liberal loans on approved oauer |^i>. C. Ross. Cashier. The Ledger WE GUARANTEE The Reliability of Every Adver tiser Who Uses the Col umns of This Paper. A Newspaper in all that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People of Cherokee County. ESTABLISHED FEB. 1G, 1804. GAFFNEY CITY, S, C.. THURSDAY, JANUARY 2G, 1801). $1.00 A YEAR. IN DEFENCE OF MR. McCRAW THE “KERNAL” APPROVES HIS BICYCLE BILL. The Cowpens Battle Ground Siould be Made a National Park.—Notes and Personals From Lower Cherokee. (Correspondence of The Ledger ) Etta Jank, Jan., 23.—The C. E. Society met at Mr. R. J. Kirby’s yes terday. Most of the active members were present. A good attendince of associate members and spectators were present. Miss Ella Davidson, a returned , missionary from China, will give a free lecture at Salem on the iUst inst., at 12 m. The ladies and child ren are invited to attend. The rules exclude men, but we hope sae will have a full house anyway. Mr. Geo. VV. Garner died at his home near Skull Shoals about two weeks ago. He was a very oid man and was afflicted for many years with cancer. Rev. J. X. Ison preached one of his characteristic sermons at Meso potamia yesterday. It was not our good fortune to be present, but from the report we got it was one of his finest efforts. Mr. Ison is a minister who is not afraid to tell the devil he is a devil. He does not court public sentiment and popularity at the ex pense of God’s eternal truth and jus tice. We need a few more fearless advocates like him. Mr. F. M Rurr, an agent of the postoffloe department, was in this section last Saturday inspecting the star route service and oilier interests of the postoflice department. He says the department desires to give the country people the very best ser vice that can be had—“certainty, ce lerity and safety’’ is the government’s maxim. The absolute perfection of the service is the great object with the administration. Mr. Rurr will thoroughly investigate the service in this state and report any and every improvement that suggests itself to him, and its the duty of every good citizen to aid him in his laudable en terprise. On and after the 27th inst. the mail from Gaffney to this place will run as follows; From Gaffney by Lawn, Tine Grove and Wilkinsville ,to Etta Jane. Re turning from Etta Jane by vVilkins- ville, Abingdon, Mercer and Lawn to Gaffney. , Mr. J. F. Estes has one of the old est landmarks extant. It is piece of heart-wood taken from a white oak that measured three feet across the stump. It is a plain axe mark that was covered by 112 rings, indicating that it was made that many years ago. The tree stood near, if not on the line of the old Hamilton survey and was doubtless a liner to that piece of land. The axe mark was doubtless made by some of King George’s men. Evidently it shows signs of great antiquity. J. H. Littlejohn, Esq., and Mr. W. A. McWhirter were in this section last Wednesday on business. It seems a hard thing for some of our newspaper men to become recon ciled to Mr. McCraw’s bicycle bill, which has become a target for all the pencil pushers who have a surplus of gas to let off. For our own part we don’t look upon it us being out of place or calculated to work a hard ship or injury to those of our citizens, whether male or female, who ride the wheel. Its a custom with some wheelmen to trke no notice of fright ened horses or mules that might run away and kill or cripple somebody. The stupidity of an editor or anyone else who thinks that the bill, if it be comes a law, will necessarily compel every lady or gentleman riding a wheel to dismount or ask permission of every driver of an ox team to pass provokes our sympathy rather than contempt. Not one horse or mule in fifty cares anything for a bicycle now since they have become so common. But the occasional one that does en dangers life or limb each time it comes in contact with it. And a law that merely requires bicyclists to guard against such is all that Mr. McCraw (who rides a wheel himself) could have had in view. With the people of Cherokee county it is quite different from the people of large cities. Wheelmen travel our public highways throughout the country when the roads are dry and in good order (and by the way, I will say to the credit of our county government that we have as good or better roads than any county of equal size in the State). A wheelman spinning along at high speed is enough to frighten any mule or horse of mettle not ac customed to them, and it is as little as our legislature could do to require that these riders guard against acci dent. Our Charleston friend who so seriously objects to the bill on account of his having to ask permission of every negro dray driver on Meeting street before he can pass him can, by ^•Single (stroke of the pen, have his county, too, exempted from operation of the law so far as we are concerned, hut we would like for ; him to consider the fact that our white ladies driving spirited animals often meet with bicycles operated by negroes and careless and unscrupu lous white men who have a legal right to pass and repass th'*m on the high way. As to how the county officials are to control this matter without the aid of the legislature we are at a loss to understand. Will our Charles ton friend please tell us? Of the two the legislature had better take coun sel from the idiosyncratic wickned- ness of the up country mule than the frenzied nightmare of some news paper writers. We have had some accidents to happen in this county, and in one of them at least I know that the wheel man would not have had it happen for the world. But his right to ride wrs only equal to that of any other man and he was only exercising that right when the unfortunate accident happened. The bill introduced by Representa tive C. W. Whisonant, “To apply the provisions of Article 2, of Chapter XXXIV of the Revised Status of 1893, on drainage in certain counties, to Cherokee county’’ is one that vi tally effects the farming interest of Cherokee county and we hope to see it pass. Mr. George Brown, of the firm of Wilkins Bros., of Gaffney, was in this section on business lust week. One of our neighbors thought he was Rev. Fred D. Smythe.and wanted to know if he was going to preach for us again. We are glad to note that the Cow- pens celebration on the 17th inst., was a decided success. Now that the hail is in motion let every one see that everything is done to carry out the purpose set forth in the resolu tions adopted, and make this sacred spot the Mecca not only of Cherokee county but the people of the United States as well. Our delegation to Congress will do all in its power to have Cowpens battleground made a national park, and we have full assurance that they will have strong help when the time comes for action. There is a strong feeling just now’ to have the old im portant Revolutionary battlefields converted into national parks. To this we have no objection, but we claim that Cowpens has the prefer- unce should they take io by turns. Too many applications will jepordize the prospects of those which have a fair chance to succeed. We hope that the executive committee of the Cowpens Battleground Memorial As sociation will meet in the court house at Gaffney just after the adjournment for dinner on Februrary Oth to take action in matters connected with the work of prosecuting its claims for a national park. Let every township ho represented by delegates, and everybody interested attend the meeting. We should make it a constant habit to he kind to everybody and in this way do more good than if we went about scattering money. Whoever borrowed, stole or pur loined R. VV’. Davis’ trowel will con fer a favor by taking it home, as we want him to fix our fireplace. His wife wants him to fix her hearth, too. Some slight errors have been dis covered in our history of Salem church. Those in possession of the facts will do a favor by correcting them and giving their authority for so doing, as we wish at an early date to revise the whole matter, including some matters omitted of which we were unable to give an account of in the first writing. Among these were some soldier boys who joined the church while in the Confederate army and whose certificates of mem bership do not appear among the church records. These have come to light since our publication. We are in receipt of a letter from Col. Sam Williams, of Little Rock, Ark., who is the son of Rev. Aron Williams, one of the first pastors of Salem church. It throws much light on the early history of the church. Colonel Williams left this State many years ago when a child and went to Arkansas where he has bee 1 honored with one of the highest and most re sponsible positions within the gilt of the people of his adopted state. His letter refers more particularly to “Old Salem” than to new Salem (as the present church was called at its organization). The letter was writ ten to Mrs. Martha E. Smarr, the efficient and gentlemanly postmis tress of Hopewell P. O,. who did The Ledger the honor to send the copy of it containing the sketch of Salem church to Col. Williams. It was in Salem church that Colonel Willianr.t’ parents presented him to the Lord in the ordinance of baptism to which he refers in appropriate language; and like a good and obedient son to a fond, loving and tender mother he closes his letter by referring to the place of his Christian nativity in the following pathetic language: “If I forget thee, Oh Salem, let my right hand forget her cunning and my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth.” To our scriptural question of two weeks ago, “How many promises of a coming Saviour are contained in the books of Genesis and Isaiah, respect ively?” the following list of answers has been furnished by J. S. Kerr, Sal lie Meador, Susan Barclay, Wm. Knight, Ethel Manley. Mary Thomp son, Edith Williams and James Wil son : Genesis:—3:15; 22:18; 2fi:4; 49:10. Isaiah:—7:14; 9:0; 40:10; 50:0 and 53d chapter. Thank you kind friends. Hope The Ledger readers v,ill hunt up these references and see for themselves. How many promises have we in Jeremiah and Ezekial respectively? Speaking of the moon’s influence last week the types make us say Bolen 104:10 instead of 19, which we wish to correct. A farmer has 325 acres of land. For every acre he cultivates lie has 8 sheep, and to every acre of pasture : land he has 5 sheep. How many j sheep has he and how many acres of land does he cultivate? The Fowler Bros., haven't finished gathering corn yet. They have been busy with other work. They are workers and everything abcut them has to stir. A friend of ours says that if the blade of a pocket knife be too soft stick it in a barrel of salt and let it remain for a few days. If it is too hard stick it in a corn dodger just off the fire and let it remain until both are cool. * We have received sample copies of The Cherokee Investigator, a spright ly sheet published at Blacksburg by Mr. John P. Booker. We hope this candidate for public patronage will succeed and give our neighbors across the Broad a weekly that will reflect credit not only on their town and county but upon the honorable and useful work of journalism. J. L. s. •— — Union Utterances. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Union, S. C. Jan. 23.—Court of general session is being held here. Several cases are bing disposed of while new ones appear for the same procession. A large number of farmers are leaving the country and going to town. Every house has an occupant. In some cases two and three families occupy the same two room cottage. In many cases we are reminded of the saying—becom ing discontented in the frying pan, the perilous leap is made into the fire. There is some cotton here and there yet to be gathered. The weather be ing unfavorable, the time, which does not wait, will soon be at hand to make arrangements for another crop. There is a great demand for farm help. As it now appears, scores of acres will not be cultivated. Though it is not too late in the season to seed oats and build pastures and thus make ends meet regardless of the scarcity of labor. The schools in the country are supplied with teachers, but not with pupils as they might be. Special legislation for Union county might he partial in appearance, hut bene ficial in effect to the children. A compulsory clause is in order. If enacted a decided change would take place as to the attendance at school. Ledger Reader. ■ ■ —— — Powell Items. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Powell, Jan. 23.—J. L. Clary, whom we reported sick in our last letter, is still unwell. Robt. B. Powell is going to move his stock of goods to Gaffney and embark in the mercantile busimss. We hope success awaits him there. G. P. Fowler and family are going to move to Clifton Xo. 1 in the near future. They go to work in the mill. There was a chopping at John S. Byars’ last Saturday. Mrs. O. V. Ford, accompanied by her children, are visiting relatives here. R. B. Powell visited his mother at Ferry. X. C., last Saturday. Wm. Gardner visited relatives near Martinsville Saturday and Sunday. Messrs. W. B., G. C. and D. C. Price went to Gaffney last Thursday on business. F. M. Gardner went to Cowpens Friday on business.^ Messrs. G. P. Fowler and M. 0. Gardner went to Cowpens and Clifton Thursday on business. CoRNCRACKER. Yellow 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 pereon suffering from this terri ble malady. I am gratefully yours, M. A. Hogarty, Lexington, Ky.’, Sold by DuPre, Drug Co. —— * *9* ■ The eagle is but half as dear to the patriotic American as the double eagle. Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup ia unques tionably the most remarkable remedy ever produced for the cure of throat and lung troublee. It has cured thousands, and done wonders In many cases of Incipient consumption. FLAW AND THE OLD PARSON HE TALKS OF CROSSING THE RIVER JORDON. While Talking of the Goodness of God the Old Man Gets in a Weav ing Way and Expresses His Gratitude. Indurin’ my restin’ spell, whilst I was out a payin’ of my duuble- breated regards to my nabers, friends an’ fellow citizens in the Coalin’ Ground, I called on the parson an’ had a long conflabulation with him. The parson aint bin in very good health fer some time, it seems, an’ railey I do bleeve he’s a thinkin’ se riously of crossin’ ole Jordan some time soon. His remarks is felonious ly few an’ scatterin’ at times, an’ to tell the rale dyin’ truth I never did think he would make a fust-class lawyer whilst, you understand, I aint never hearn of him a havin’ of any fits as yet. He has always managed to keep his self fairly well balanced, though at times I’ve knowed the weight on the other side to git purty dog gone heavy fer him. He was a feelin’ “feloniously good” on this special occasion, he said, an’ went on down to say: “Flaw, the good Lord has let me live a long, long time in this world, an’in gineral speakin’ He has made it pleasant fer me. I've got to a point in this crooked road we're a travelin’ in where I can set down an’ rest an’ blown a while an’ see where in the good Lord has took pains to pick the thorns off’n the roses that He strowed along the road to make it pleasant fer me. After we go way’ on yonder to an other bend some wheres in the road where we can set down agin an’ rest an’ blow, we can look back about here an’ see wherein he has done somhtein’ fer our happiness that we haint imaginin’ of now. “You never saw a road that didn’t end somewheres in your life, Flaw, an’ as shore as your’re born, the one we’re a travelin’ of now will go some where some day. An’, Flaw, hits to my opinion that hit ends at some big water-course or other—leastwise that’s what the Good Book has taught me, an, you know, Flaw, hits al ways bin ray desire to git on some big ship on some big water-course, but my church is so poor I jist can’t have the heart to ax ’em fer money enough to go, but, thanks to good ness, I know this road I’m a travelin’ of will soon come to an’ end an’ there I shall board the Ole Ship of Zion an’ sail over Jordon into that land what flows with milk an’ honey what God promised to the children of Israel. “Yes, Flaw, these here hollydays has for years served to make me look back over the road I’ve traveled an’ see the bad an’ falterin’ steps I’ve made an’ see wherein I meby mought improve from here to the next mile post. “An’ t Flaw, here’s one thing you haint looked at jist right, I don’t reckon! Every new years day that comes you have traveled another mile along the road to eternity. Xow. tell me. How many have you past? The average pilgrim or pedes trian rarely ever gits past 30 of ’em before he gits to the crossin’ place, now, jist think how short a mile is an’ then think—ef one is so luckey to reach the (JO, or even the 80 mile post—jist think how short a dis tance it is. “Then the next beautiful thought is, Flaw, the Ole Ship of Zion will be a standin’ a waitin’ at the wharf, at the road’s end, to carry you safely over into that blessed land. Flaw, the more mile posts I pass the more anxious I git to put an’ end to this wearisome an’ dusty road I’m a travelin’ of.” The good ole soul had got into one of his ole tlmy weavin’ ways by this time an’ had got to a puttin’ of the word “Ah” to the last of each pause au’ he went on down to remark a few remarks an’ say. “Flaw, many has bin the times that I have bin called to the bed side, ah, an’ seen friends an’ loved ones git on board the Ole Ship of Zion, ah, an’ hits seems I could see ’em wave back a last sweet farewell to this ole world, ah, as the good ole ship tottered an’ rocked off fer the other shore, ah, that land what Hows with milk an’ honey, ah, an’ I’ve followed their remains to their last restin’ place, ah, the grave, ab, an’ I’ve seen an’ hearn lovin’ ones weep an’ mourn as the cole clods tumbled in on the coffin, ah, an’ I’ve stood an’ wondered how long, O, how long would hit be untel that good ole ship would come back fer me, ah, come back and take me over to* that land what flows with milk an’ honey, ah, to jine in with one sweet record with friends an’ loved ones, ah.” Right here the parson sorter cooled down, fer he had worked hisself up to a terrifficable pitch an’, by gatlins, he was most out of breath, so he!wound up in a cooler way by a sayin’; “Yes, Flaw, we lam that that is a land of sunshine, fer they couldn’t have cows to give milk e'f the sun didn’t shine to make the grass grow, an’ we larn that hit is a laird of flowers, fer they couldn’t have honey ef there weren’t no flowers fer the bee* to suck to make tho honey, an’ O, Flaw, jist think how good He is— milk an’ honey, sunshine an’ flowers, friends an’ loved ones—ail a waitin’ fer us on tho other side of Jordan, an’ the idy of bein’ carried over safe on a ship that has never bin knowed to spring a leak or to he storm tossed. Hit’s a grand thing to think of, Flaw, on a bright, warm, sunshiny Sun day mornin’, an’ Ghristinas mornin’ at that.” I set an’ listened to the parson on- til, by gatlins, i was compelled to go so I tole him good-by an’ lit out from that sanctimonious quarter to visit other friends an’ feller citizens of the coalin’ ground. Flaw Picker. • -*•*- • Advertisers and Advertising. A furious shower does not soak in so well as a steady rain. Does it? A double-column advertisement once a year is not so good as a half inch fifty-two times a year. Is it? The parallel is fitting. The first of the year is upon us. The time is ripe to make a contract for a steady rain of advertising. Let the water begin to fall with the next issue of The Ledger. It will begin to soak in at once; and as the week's lengthen into months, you have watered your entire territory, and the ground will give forth an abun dance of fruit. Don’t get funny at this argument, and say that after a while tilings would get too muddy. We are not talking about deluges. Tiiat’s what these ouce-a-year fel lows enjoy. The highest praise Artemas Ward had for George Washington was that he “never slopped over.” Did you ever study mathematics, and learn that 1 and 1 make 2, and 2 and 2 make 4, and 4 and 4 make 8, and 8 and 8 make 16. and so on? Some of you never get above 1 and 1 make 2. You don’t figure the cumulative powers of advertising. You believe one good “old soaker” is worth twenty “drizzles.” You jdon’t realize that three- fourths of the water i4 an “old soaker” runs off, and finds its way into the gutters. Figure how much you are going to appropriate for advertising in 1899. Divide it by fifty-two, and take so much worth for each week. Let us make a contract with you at once. The water might freeze now as it falls, but it will be there when the thaw comes in the spring. MR. McCRAW’S POSITION. Lockhart Locals. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Lockhart, Jan. 23.—Last week one of the pupils in the geography class in the Lockhart school when asked the question. "What is Xorth America,” answered : “Xorth Amer ica is one of the grand divisions of the United States.” The teacher of course, had to pass it to the next but he did it with reluctance as he saw how near correct he was. He let his imagination carry him into the future when the answer to that question may be correctly answered as he answered it. The United States and annexes are hard to define and the geography of the old world has now more attractions for us than it ever had before, and it may be possi ble that in a few decades that the pupil that answered the question as this boy did the teacher will say cor rect. Well, Mr. Editor, I have not much news to write. Our town is pretty well filled up and there is not much moving either way. The mill is run ning on full time, and, perhaps, is making a better quality of goods than was ever made here. Mr. Miles Howell, from Union, is on a visit to his daughter, Mrs. El more. His old friends are glad to see him. We have no sickness to speak of. Onlyja few cases gof grip and deep seated colds. Mr. W. W. Finley has been con fined to his couch for sometime by rheumatism. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Rogers gave a singing to a select party of young folks last night. Homo. La Grippe Successfully Treated. “I have just recovered from the second attack of la grippe this year,” says Mr. Jas. A. Jones, publisher of the Leader, Mexia, Texas. “In the latter case I used Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy, and I think with considerable success, only being in bed a little over two days against ten days for the former attack. The second attack I am satisfied would have been equally aa bad as the first but for the use of this remedy as I had to go to bed in about six hours after being ‘struck’ with it, while in the first case I was able to attend to business about two days before get ting down.” For sale by Cherokee Drug Co. * .'-/r His Bicycle Bill is for the Protection of All. Columbia, Jan., 17.—Editor Led ger:—Please allow me, through the columns of your paper, to state my position on the niuch-talked-of “Mc Craw Bicycle Bill,” now pending in the House of the General Assembly. Xo doubt some of the people of Cher okee county differ from me in regards to this bill, since the Charleston Xewa it Courier has se^n fit to jump on ire with both feet, saying that the people in the “city by the sea” are very indignant on account of the bill introduced by Mr. McCraw, and would like to know what sort of a man “this Mr. McCraw is from Cher okee who desires to indulge or rather attempts to obtain class legislation for the whole state of South Caro lina.” Now, Mr. Editor, my bill is noth ing more than a simple regulation of bicycle riding on our country high ways. Tho cities have realized the necessity of regulating this sport within their incoporate limits. I claim that the necessity for such reg ulation in the country is greater, be cause horse-stock in the country are unaccustomed to bicycles, and there is nothing so “boogerish” to a horse as a wheelman spurting bv. Xow I claim that the time lias arrived when tiie state of South Carolina should take steps to give some protection to the aged and defenceless women and children from unscrupnlous bicycle riders while they are driving on the public highways, notwithstanding the wail of indignation put up by the News A Courier and the wheelmen of Charleston. I do not think that there cun he an substantial objection to tiie hill. I hope it will become law. V-'kgil McCraw. The Cherokee Negro on Farming. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Cherokee, Jan., 23.—There is a quiet about the life of a farmer and tho hope of a serene old age that no other business or profession can promise. A professional man is doomed sometimes to feel that his powers are waning. He is doomed to see younger and stronger men pass him in the race of life. He looks forward to an old age of mediocrity. He will be last where once he was first. But the farmer goes, as it were, into partnership with nature— he lives with trees and flowers—he breaths the sweet uir of the fields. There is no constant and frightful strain upon his mind. He watches his Hocks and herds as they feed on the green and slopes; he hears the rain falling upon the waving corn, and the trees he planted in youth rustle above him as he plants others for the children yet to be. Our country is filled with the idle and un employed and the great questions to answered are: “What shall be done with these men?” and “What shall these men do?” To these there is only one answer, “They must culti vate the soil.” It’s a thousand times better to see a whole farmer than a piece of something else. We must not think that education is thrown away upon men because they are farmers. We should not teach that farming disgraces education. But it is a disgrace to have an education and no occupation. I would love to return to where I was born on old South Pacolet river and see the farm that belonged to my father and mother. J. B. Ballamy. ■ — A Word to Mothers. Will you allow a frieed of Gaffney’s dear children to urge mothers to in sist upon their daughters, big and lit tle, not to sit upon the ground to play mumble peg or any out door sport. Sad results ."ill follow, pain ful experience will be purchased. Much suffering and ill health will cry, too late! too late! One Who Loves Gaffney’s Young People. La Grippe is again epidemic. Ev ery precaution should he taken to avoid it. Its specific cure is One Minute Cough Cure. A. J. Sheperd, Publisher Agricultural Journal and Advertiser, Elden, Mo., says: “No one will be disappointed in using one Minute Cough Cure for La Grippe.” Pleasant to take, quick to tct. Cherokee Drug Co., Gaffney. R. 8. Withers <fc Co., Blacksburg. man doesn’t out when a The knowledge a possess always crops child questions him. Morning Sickness, or Nausea from Pregnancy, is dispelled by Simmons Squaw Vine Wine or Tablets. The henpecked husband never develops into a free-thinker until his wife goes away on a visit. Coughing injures and inflames sore lungs. One Minute Cough Care loosens the cold, allays coughing and heals quickly. The best cough curs for children. Cherokee Drug Com pany, Gaffney. R. S. Withers <k Co., Blacksburg.