Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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J The: l,e:i>oe:i*. $1.00 per Year. PITBLISHKD TUKSDAY^AMU KK1DAY BY Ed. H. DkCamp. The Ledger is not responsible for the views of correspondents. Correspondents who do not contri bute regular news letters must fur- ■\ish their name, not for publication, but for identification.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. \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 it ten cents a line each insertion. tvue philanthropy are all at a dis count, it is refreshing to note that the country is looking after their poets both living and dead. Kud- yard Kipling, who just a few years ago began to salute the public ear with his strange, uncouth rhymes and rough tumbling sentiments, has been desperately ill with bi-lobular pneumonia, and the whole country watched with intense anxiety the daily bulletins announcing the pro gress of his struggle for life, and thousands of people drew a long breath of relief and felt happy, when the wires flashed abroad the news that the crisis was past and Kipling would live. It is not what Kipiing has written but what he is expected to write that has CHi^g^H_H^_^iorld to {c&HKich a deep interest in him. He is only 34 years old, and the world felt that his death at this time would have done violence to all the canons on which human beings build hope, reason, and justice. In connection with the interest felt in Kipling, is that which has sprung up in the dead singer of South Carolina, Henry Timrod. A Timrod Memorial Association has been [chartered by the Secretary of State, and the corporators are among the most noted literary men of the coun try. The object of the aissociation is to restore to general circulation in and out of the State Timrod’s charm ing poems. A complete edition of his works will be published and the entire net profits will be applied to the erection of a monument over the grave of the poet in Columbia, where he has slept unhonored in dreamless slumber for a third of a century. Timrod’s short life was full of pa thos, misery, and heroism. His weak body, his delicate fancy, his deep affections, his buoyant hopes, his stern struggle with poverty and grim want and his sterner struggle with disease and death, all make up a picture well calculated to soften the asperities of envy and malice and woo the young to purer and nobler lives. TIIKCOLD SATURDAY. Major William Hoy, the veteran historian of the Carolina Spartan, says that the cold Friday and Satur day came on February the 9th and 10th, 1835. But the Spartan finds that February, 1835, came in on Sun day, so the Major is a little mis taken in his dates. The first Friday and Saturday were the tith and 7th. The writer of this has heard his father say that he hauled saw-logs to the mill all day on Saturday and never thought much about the cold except when he was diiving his team across the river. He noticed then that the water thrown up by the feet of his mules fell bac* as ice, and every drop that struck his panta loons rattled like shot. Wc should be glad if Squire Gaffney or some other of our oldest cieizens would tell the readers of The Ledger something about the cold Saturday, 04 years ago—what the people were doing, how the animals fared, what sort of a crop year followed, and anything else of interest. We are of the opinion that the people of this day either lack something of the pluck and vitality of their fathers, or else they have learned more prudence than their fathers ever learned. We hardly think that a well-to-do farmer at this time would haul logs all day with the themometer standing at 5 degrees below zero, and we hardly 1 think that he ought to do it. THIS I’LANKT MAR8. If you will go out now the first [ clear night just after dark and look up at a point in the sky a little to the east of the zenith, or about where | the sun is at 11 o’clock in June, you will see a large fiery red star, which [ of late years has attracted much at- [tention among astronomers. It is [the planet Mars, and in its general features is most like the earth of any [ of the planets. It’s day is of about the same length as ours, or 24 hours, while its year is about as long as two of ours. It has seas and continents though much more land than water, while about each pole there are im mense masses of snow plainly visible in the largest telescopes. A few years ago a lady died in France leaving a considerable amount of money to be applied to the opening up of some sort of communication between the earth and Mars, but while the bequest stimulated observe- |tion and inquiry among the astrono mers, the accomplishment of such a project seems at this time to be an utter impossibility. But let us look lat Marsoccasionally and think of His wonders and mysteries. It will help to expand our minds and hearts and lift them up towards the great Builder of worlds. vision that if the trusts won’t take that, the Govermont will manufact ure its own plate. You may say what you please about Tillman, but when things need to be stirred and odors turned loose to strike the deli cate olfactories of pseudo-moral as* thetes, he is a sine qua non and an active, living power. 4 OUR PORTS. In this day of gigantic frauds and wide-spread corruption, when • it seems that selfishness has reached its climax, and purity, honesty, and 8KNATOR TILLMAN. Senator Tillman has been doing some heroic work in the Senate. He thrust his pitchfork the other day into the armor steel plate busi ness, and when he took it out one could hardly teii whether it was a iSteei plate or a plate steal. The KJovermuent has been giving $500 a ton for steel armor for Hie war ships, and the steel trusts have scooped in untold millions of Uncle Sam’s loose dollars. Tillman got the price re duced to $300 a ton, with the pro- MARION IIUTLKR’8 HPUEUK.' We have received from Hon. Marion Butler, of North Carolina, a copy of ills speech in the United States Senate on his amendment to the pension bill providing for pen sions for Confederate soldiers. The speech is true in principle and sound in logic; but the difficulty is, the logic of events is mightier than the ■Prda. and principles, jd^ht. justice itself, must aTs7^!r*yield to brute force. Wo are glad however, that it gave him an opportunity to vindicate the motives of the Southern people and to defend them against the unjust charge of rebellion which the Northern people have so often made. Mr. Butler’s argu ments cannot be answered except as they were answered at Appomattox. THE FAIR. ETCHINGS FROM ETTAJANE. Gaffimy's New Store About to Open.—Some of It* Feature*. It will be good news to our readers to learn that in the course of the next week the new dry goods, clothing and shoe store to be known as “The Fair” will open in the new Goudelock build ing. Jt will bo good news because this concern is know far and wide as the greatest cutters and slashers of prices that has ever done business in this section. They operate on an entirely new plan, and its popularity is shown wherever it has been tried. They simply sell goods so cheap that it creates consternation among other merchants, who cannot buy goods themselves as cheap as The Fair offers them to its customers. They are kept constantly wondering, WhereJJdoes The Fair get these goods? and, How can they sell them so cheap? There is no mystery about it ar.d the reason is simply this: The Fair buy their goods at auc tion and sheriffs’ sales in Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York by pay ing the spot cash. In this way they get their goods at less than half price and therefore they are able to sell them at fifty cents on the dollar. They have their representatives on hand with the cash at these points and whenever anything is offered cheap they snap it up and ship it down here to be sold at half price. This is their way of buying goods. Now as to their way of selling goods. The Fair is coining to Gaff ney to stay and they are going to treat the people who buy goods from them in such a way as to make per manent customers of them. One of their mottoes is, Money back, if you want it. It is an invariable rule at The Fair to refund money to any customer who is dissatisfied with his or her purchase if the goods are re turned in good order, l r you buy any article there and after you get home you find that it is not exactly what you wanted all you have to do is to return it to The Fair and they will refund your money juct as cheer fully as they take it. Another invariable rule at The Fair is cash down. There aro no excep tions to this rule and our wealthiest citizens will be treated in just the same manner as the humblest la borer. Your dollar is worth more than any man's credit at The Fair, By doing a strictly cash business The Fair is able to have cash on hand all the time to pick up bargains to soli at half price instead of buying goods at regular prices to get long time, as other merchants do. The Fair also believes in one price. The price is marked in plain figures on every article and not one cent less will be taken for it. A little child can buy goods there just as cheap us the most experienced buyer, as the same price is charged everybody. The Fair’s idea is not how much they can get for an article, but how cheap they can sell it. It does not matter how cheap they get goods they al ways mark the small cash profit on them and let them go whether it is half price or quarter price or less. It is impossible to give a correct idea of The Fair in a small notice of this nature and we will not attempt now to do so. It can be said, how- eve, that The Fair’s coming here will be the means of saving thousands of dollars to our people and we know they will not be slow to take advan tage of the opportunity. All The Fair asks is to have the people come and take a 109k at their stock and get their prices and then, if the goods are not far cheaper than can be bought elsewhere, they will not ask you to buy. Those needing goods will do w'ell to wait until The Fair is open, as it will be the means of sav ing money. Notice will bo given of the exact time of opening in The Ledger. Before the discovery of One Minute Cough Cure, ministers were greatly disturbed by coughing congregations. No excuse for it now. Cherokee Drug Co., Gaffney, 8. C., and R. 8. With ers, of Blacksburg, 8. C. During the recent blizzard nearly three hundred bodies accumulated in the New York morgue awaiting burial. NclKliliorhood N»<w* l>.v Hh- «f Lower Ulicrokoe. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Etta Jane, March 4.—The many friends a..d acquaintances of Newton B. Osment, formerly of this county but now of Monetto, Arkansas, will doubtless be glad to learn that he is now un ordained minister of the Mis sionary Baptist Church and as such has been laboring in the Master’s vineyard since October, 1890. On our recent trip to The Ledger office we found it one of the busiest places in town. Each man hud his separate work to do and was at it with a vim, while the genial manager made it comfortable and pleasant to its visitors who call in. Everybody who goes to town ought to cad in »iod £09 tfct-hKTprovcu printing processes as well as the other attractive fea tures of The Ledger office. Wo spent the night very pleasantly with our friend J. C. Otts, Esq., who with his amiable wife made us feel at home. Mr. Otts is a new acquisition to the bar of Cherokee county and wc feci quite sure that he will make his mark in Ids chosen profession. We received a letter from Mr. James Haines last week who is much pleased with the semi-weekly issue of The Ledger speaking of it he says that his friend Ed. II. DeCamp will spend his last dollar or make The Ledger one of the leading papers in the State. We are sorry to learn that Mr. Raines is not enjoying excellent luaith. The roads are in a terrible condi tion. It is almost a matter of im possibility for a team to haul any kind of a load now. The county au thorities are doing all it is possible to do under the circumstances and it is hoped they will succeed in macad amizing all the bad places at lea t before next winter. The frequent ruins keep our peo ple from plowing and sowing oats. A few began last Thursday but the rain that night put a stop to it. A considerable storm of wind, rain and hail passed over this section on Thursday night. Gardeners are greatly behind with their work. A few have sown cab bage, lettuce, etc., between showers. John Estes and Sam Lee finished their contract filling the washout at Howell's Ferry with rock last Thuis- day. The young people have been spend ing their evenings pleasantly during this week. For three consecutive nights they have been having parties, singings, etc., under different names. We don’t know where or when this campaign will end. Older people whose days of enjoyment have al ready passed away may be so un charitable as to call these oft re peated frolics “carrying it to ex tremes.” Will some one please tell us how big a lie must be before it is sinful? We have a special reason for asking this question. Giles Hill, our prompt and accom modating mail carrier, has had a bad time this winter with mud, sleet, rain, snow and cold weather. Owing to the crowded condition of The Ledger from the immense pns- sure of news and other important matter we will be compelled hereafter to make our letters more or less brief and omit much of the jargon we usually serve cn our readers from time to time. We do not wish or intend to monopolize the columns to the exclusion of other matter. How ever wo will always be found trying to help our young readers with such matter as has made our correspon dence interesting to them. We are truly glad to see that most of the sections aro being represented by correspondents. Keep this up breth- ern. We trust it will only be a short while until The Ledger appears as a tri-weekly. The city and county will progress only as the press opens the way. Wo are told that the tattler’s tongue is the devil’s bell clapper. From present prospects the peach crop will he very short this year. Wheat has come out some during a few warm days we have had. It is very thin on the land in places. Mr. W. A. Whisonant, formerly of Blacksburg, has moved back to his plantation at Wilkinsville, where h^ will take personal supervision of his farming interest. Mr. Will George is engaged in trad ing stock—horses, mules, etc. Mr. P. 8. Webber was down this way yesterday inspecting some of the road work done by parties for the county. What time will a sum of money double Itself at'<4 per cent., interest. j. L. s. LOCKHART LOCALS. Mr*. M;irt)in Ilyar* l»i«K of I’ncunnHilti-- Otli<-r ILipiM-niiiK*. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Lockhart, Keb. 3.—Last night we were visited by a severe rain storm. In other words it was a regular “trash mover.” Mrs. Martha Byars, wife of Mr. Joe Byars died one day last week from effects of pneumonia. She was thirty five years old and was a consistent member of the Baptist church at this place and is the only known member of that body that has died since its organization in 189(5. Mr. W. K. Livingston, store mana ger, has been very ill but is so fur recovered not to bo strictly confined to his room. The fishing season has OQ^ned and.. J.bnee -BU^B^port are not slow to catch on. A great deal of fishing and not many fish is about the sum total of the whole matter. The first days of spring must be about on us as the “ne’er do wells,” I see, have the dry grins. vVe are now in the midst of a coin meal famine. I have heard of it being loaned out in us small a quan tity us a quart and very little to he borrowed at that. During the storm last night the sweet gum tree in front of the old postoffice was shivered by lightning. Eggs have been more plentiful in this mark-et than ever known before. Ten cents per dozen is the popular price. N. R. Bailey, a machinst. had the misfortune of getting two of his fin gers considerably lacerated by coming in contact with an emery wheel while in motion. Homo. Catarrh Cannot be Cured with LOCAL APPLICATIONS. uMheyean- not reach the seat nf the disease. Catarrh is a blond nr cnn»titutioiiul disease, and in order to cure It you must take Internal rem- edieti. HaH’s Catarrh Cure is taken inter nally, and aet* directly on the mucous sur face*. Hall’* Catarrh Cure Is not a quack medicine. It was prescribed by one nf the best physicians in till* country for years, and is a rorulur prescription. It iscompnsed of the lust tonies know, combined with the U-st blood purifier*, acting directly on the mucous Hitrfaee*. The perfect comotnation of tiie two ingredient* i* what nrodnee* such wonderful result* In curing: Catarrh. Send for testimonials, free K. J. CHENEY A CO.. Props.. Toledo, O. Sold by druggist, price 'jo. Hall's Family Piif* are the be*t. Educate Your HuweU With Cwsrareta. Candy Cathartic, cure conaiiputlon forever. Ite, 25c If V. C. C. fall, druggUu refund money. “Give me a liver regulator and I can regulate the world.” aaid a genius. The druggist handed him a bottle of Dewitt’s Little Early Risers, the fa mous little pills. Cherokee Drug Co., Gaffney, 8. C., and It. 8. Withers, Blacksburs, 8. C. All the surviving captains ot Spanish warships destroyed at San tiago and Manila will be court marti- aled. Not one child dies where ten form erly died from croup. People have learned the value of One Minute Cough Cure and use it for severe lung and throat troubles. It immediately stops coughing. It never fails. Cher okee Drug Co., Gaffney, 8. C.. and R. 8. Withers, Blacksburg, 8. C. The Pearl Steam Laondry Is operating on full time and turning out lirst-rlass work. Remember u* when you want work done. We will call for your package. We ul*o have in operation A First-Class Grist Mill. We respectfully solicit your patronage and ask the people out of town to bring their corn along when they come in to do their shopping. Will make your meal while you are busy Imre and you will lose 110 time. Richardson Bros, ■in» in» in 11 mi—111—iiiiqj ASM YOUR | DOCTOR! Ask your physician this ques tion, “What is the one great remedy for consumption?” he will answer, “Cod-!iver oil.” Nine out of ten will answer the same way. Yet when persons have i consumption they loathe all fatty foods, yet fat is neces- ! sary for their recovery and ? they cannot take pfain cod- | liver oil. The plain oil dis- ; 1 turbs the stomach and takes away the appetite. The dis- i agreeable fishy odof* and taste make it almost unen- : durable. What is to be done? , This question was ans wered when we first made scorrs EMULSION of Cod-Liver Oil with Hypo- phosphites. Although that : was nearly twenty-five years ago, yet it stands alone to- ; day the one great remedy for all affections of the throat and lungs. The bad taste and odor have been taken away, the oil itself has been partly digested, and the most sen* sitive stomach objects to it rarely. Not one in ten can take and digest the plain oil. Nine out of ten can take SCOTTS EMULSION and di gest it That’s why it cures so many cases of early consumption. Even in advanced cases it brings comfort and greatly prolongs life. 50c. and $1.00. all druggists. SCOTT A BOWNE, Chemists, New York. Mi 1 Ml 1 Hl'i'-IMi ►4M« »♦♦♦« Royal ^ Absolutely'Pure Makes the food more delicious and wholesome WOYAL BAKINO POWOEB CO., N r W YORK. the The loan plan of thin company will be foumi lur more desiresible in every way (ban the plans of liuildlng & Loans Associations. Our plan is a deliuito contract at reasonable rates. Loans made an approved property. J. C. Jkffeiues, Local Attorney. Gaffney. S. C. The average monthly wages of male teachers in Illinois in 1898 was $(50.87, and of female teachers $51.84. Genuine. Mrs. Parvenu—That picture iu corner is. by an old master Mrs. Swartloigb—Indeed. I would never have guessed it. . _ For frost bites, burns, indolent •sores, ezema, skin disease, and espe cially piles, DeVVitt’s Witch Hazel Mrs. Parvenu— Yes, tho man I bought it from gave me a written guar antee that tho painter was past 75 be fore ho done a stroke on it.—Chicago Inuws. " " Id Use. Mamma (at tho breakfast table)— You always ought to use your napkin, Gcorgio. Georgie—I am usiu it, mamma. I’ve got tho dog tied to tho leg of tho table with it.—Chicago Tribune. Look out try to imi lt is their Piedmont Saving and Investment Co. Greenville, S. C. AN ORDINANCE To Pbbvknt thk Hlowino of Locomotive Whistles in the 1 kcohpokate Limits of Gaffney city. Be it ordained by the Town Council of Gaff ney City in council assembled and by au thority of tho same: Section 1. That from and after tho pas- HUge of tills ordinance it shall Is* unlawful for tho engineer, fireman, conductor, or any other person or persons In cliarjrcor contnil of any locomotive engine to blow or allow to be biown tho whistle of the same within the corporate limits of Gaffney City. That any person or persons eon vleted of a violation of tills ordinance shall lie lined not loss than one dollar nor more than illty dol lars. or Is? imprison! d not less t han one day nor more than thirty days. Done and ratified In council assembled tlds the 25th day of February. 1WW. N. II. Littlejohn. Intcndant. W. II. Koss. Town Clerk. ;i-l-l-a-w-3t AN ORDINANCE To Prevent the Blowing of Whistles or Stationary or Portable F.ngines in the Incorporate Limits of Gaffney City. Be It ordained by tlicTownCouncll ofGaff- ney City in council assembled and by au thority of the same: Section 1. That from and after the pussuite of t Ids ordinance it shall be unlawful for any engineer, or other person or persons in charge of any stationary or portable engine, to blow the whistle of the same within the incorporate limits of the town of Gaffney City oftener than tlie customary inorulntr signal* to cull hands to work. That any person or persons found cuilly of the violation of this ordinance shall lie lined not leas than one dollar nor more than iifiy dollar*, or imprisoned not less than ono day nor more than thirty days. Done und ratified In Town Council assem bled thl* Dio 21st day of February, IMW. E. J. Baknkit, Inteudunt Pro Turn. W. II. Boss. Town Clerk. il-l-wy-W DucklenY. Arniea Salve. The Best 8 \lve in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcer, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Eruption, and postively cures Filts or no pay required. It is guar anteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by The JDuPre Co. Salve stands first and best for dishonest people wit tale and counterfeit it/ indorsement of a good ai less goods are not imitate d. Get De- Witt’s Witch Hazel Salve. Cherokee j Drug Co., Gaffney, S. f!., and R. 8. ! Witters, Blacksburg, S. C. - — . — — Appearances would indicate that heaven Sometimes helps those whc^| Drug have already succeeded themselves. in helping (E&awSl HAW Hi if RECEIVED To Cure Constipation Forever. Take Caacarets Candy Cathartic. 10c or "1c. If C. C. C. fail to cure, druggists refund money. WALLACE & OTTS* - LAWYERS. - office over, Bridges & Benson’s Store. Practice in all courts State and Federal. C. JEFFERIES*- GAFFNEY, S. C. Attorney and Counsellor at Law. Practices i All the Courts. Collections a Specialty. Highes! Award Si^iama sf Honor For Superior Lens Grinding nnd Excellency in the Manufacture of Sj e.'i. vies and Kyo Glasses. Sold in 11,000 Cities and Tow ns in iho U. S. Moat Popular Glasses in the U. S. ESTABLISHED 1070. A ■ II T I ft Tiikse Famous Glass® 11 All I E U la A1:k Never Peddled. “Tlicsc famous glasses for sale by 8. E Crawley & Co. The Gaffney City Land and Improvement Company Offers for sale Building I.ots in this flourishing town. Gaffney City; Also Farms near by and in reach of t lie Schools of Limestone Springs and of t his place, in lots of from 30 to 100 acres on lihcral time rates; also Agricultural Lands to rent for Farm pur poses. For full Dartieulais apply to J. V^. Agent. N. B.—All tresspassing 011 lands of this company, cutting and removing timber, fishing or hunting, are forbidden under penalty of law. I Advertise Facts and Facts only. There Is hardly a day but some store ‘•claims” to offer ‘‘phenomenal” bar gains, values that look (in the papers) heyond ail reason or precedent; but go there and all you will get for your trouble is disappointment. I don’t believe it pays to fool people. My business has been built upon the plat form of Honest Goods, Honest Prices and Honest Advertising and I’ll stick to it foreyer. My stock is mrt so large os some people’s but 1 am constantly turning it over that is, selling and buying- and as a con sequence everything is new and fresh. The best Staple and Fancy Gro ceries, Candies, Confectioneries, etc., at the lowest prices consistent with good business principals. Call on me when in need of anything in my line. "Walter* Maker. CANCER IS DEADLY! Results Fatally in Nine Gases Out of Ten -Jt After mouths of ineffectual treat ment, including painful and dangerous surgical operations, the sufferer from Cancer finds himself growing steadily Cure Found at Last. " or r !md . ne ?E er the g .™ ve each . da y , an;i needs no further proof to convince him that this dreadful disease is heyond tho doctor’s skill. Cancer can not be cured by a surgical operation, because the dis ease is a virulent poison in the blood, circulating throughout the system, aud although the sore or ul cer—known as the Cancer may bo cut away, the poison remains in tho blood, and promptly breaks out afresh, with renewed violence. The wonderful success of S. S. S. in curing obstinate, deep-seated blood diseases, which were considered incurable, induced a few despairing sufferers to try it for Cancer, after exhausting the skill of the physicians, without a cure. Much to their de light S. S. S. proved equal to tho disease, and promptly effected a cure. 4 The glad news spread rapidly, and it ^ was soon demonstrated beyond doubt that a cure had at last been found ^ for deadly Cancer. Evidence has nc-; cumulated which is incontrovertible,^ and every citizen of South Carolina’*1 can easily verify tho following state ment of a resident of their own State: Mr. J. B. Arnold, of Greenwood, writes: “Several years ago a tiny ulcer appeared just under iny left eye, and soon began to grow rapidly, spreading and destroying the flesh. It gave me a great deal of pain—those sliarp, darting pains so characteristic of Cancer. I took many so-called blood medicines, without tho slightest effect, and sought tho help of the best physicians, hut they did mo no good; one told me, however, that I was incurable, and had bettor makemy arrangements accordingly. I was on tho verge of despair when Dr. J. L. Miller, one of tho loading druggists of my town, recommended S. S. S. The first bottle seemed tomnkemo worse, but ho told mo this was a favorable sign, and by the time I had taken the second bottle, the Cancer began to discharge, and as I continued this became quite profuse, and kept up for some time. Then it gradually grew less, and after a while ceased altogether, and to my delight tho place dried up and was cured entirely, so that nothing remains but a scar.” Our book on Cancer, containing other testimonials and valuable information will ho sent free to any address by tho Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, Ga. Say flister! Folk* in Manilla can’t trade With me now, hut you can. "A Do you know whore I am at? I’m on Factory llil!, near theO. It. & <’. B. It. New Store House, A new and well selected stock of Heavy and Fancy Ctoceries At Prices Lower than Ever Before! I iriiarann-t* every in‘como- liatloii poftNlblo anil n|>pro- rUto your Itusliu-s*. Respectfully, J. L,. AL,1SXA.IVDI£K. s