Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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T ii e: BY Ed. H. DkCamp. Si .00 per Year. PIJBLIBHKD TUESDAY AND FRIDAY 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 Correspondents who do not contri bute regular news letters must fur nish their name, not for publication, but for identification.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 Monday und Thursday mornings. Cards of thanks will be published at one cent a word. Reading notices will be published at ten cents a line each insertion. Obituaries will be published at five cents a line. All correspondence should be ad dressed to Ed. H. DeCamp, Manager. AN’NOt’N C KM KN T. Some months ago we announced that the price of The Ledger would be advanced to ijsl.iiO a year for subscrip tion on time after January 1st. This will only apply to persons whom wo are obliged to dun. If you call and pay your subscription before the ex piration of a year, you get it for a $1.00. If you wait until the year is out and we have to send you a bill it Will be a $1.50. In view of the fact that white paper, ink and printing material of all kinds has advanced 25 per cent, in the last *e.v months, we at one time thought to change the price of the paper to $1.50 but have decided to continue at $1.00 for a while, at least. You may depend upon The Ledger remaining as cheap as it is possible for a high class paper to be. CHRISTMAS UKKKTIMJS. Again the Ledger comes to its read ers with words of kindly cheer und friendly sympathy for all. It has visited you more than seventy-five times since last it wished you a merry Christmas, and yet it is not tired of paying those visits nor has it grown cold, or careless of your wel fare. The bonds of confidence and affection between it and its readers have been strengthened by every visit, until now there is no longer room for doubt or suspicion. The Ledger has done its best for its pat rons and the highest endorsement that could be put upon its efforts, is the loyal and generous support which has been given it by its friends. Now, as this is the last time the paper will go out to its readers before the Christmas holidays, we wish to give some expression to our gratitude to every one who has contributed, either directly or indirectly to our success during the year that is clos ing. We have worked hard to deserve success but we are none the less grateful that success lias come. The paper is on a firmer and broader foundati >n tiian ever before; the of lice is equipped with material and machinery sufficient to meet all de mands; and our prospects for further development are ail that could be reasonably desired. For these con ditions we owe our friends a debt of gratitude which it would be difficult to pay. The people of Gaffney and of the county have stood by us nobly und generously; our businesss men have been liberal and big-hearted in their advertising patronage, while all have been ktnd, forbearing and gen erous. We desire to make a grateful and a graceful obeisance to them all, while we heartily wish them a merry Christmas! And yet we feel and know that we have earned all the prosperity that has attended us by faithful, unre- ’ ..uing toil. We have rendered full measure, Heaping and running over, for every dollar that has come our way, and we shall strive in the future to give full value for all we may re ceive. Here, too, wo wish to make our grateful acknowledgements to the young men who have stood by our cases and kept our presses going by day and night through the whole year of 18b!). They have been faith ful, steady and true, and if anybody in this favored land today richly de serves a few days of surcease from toil, a few days of unhampered, heart-refreshing, soul-inspiring en joyment it is Luther Sherrill, Floyd Hiker, Sam Hopper, Willie Doty and Will Darby. We feel that every reader of the Ledger would be glad, if he under stood the conditions, to accord these hoys a few happy holidays, und that we need offer no. apologies when we announce that we shall issue no paper next Tuesday, und that from Friday evening to Wednesday morning our office will he closed to all comers. The Ledger has “braved the bat tle and the breeze” for nearly six years and has never before asked nor took a holiday. During the past year it has doubled its weekly pereg rinations, and during one week in the recent past, it multiplied its issues by three and greeted its readers daily. I'nder these circumstances we feel sure that not one of its readers will say that it is not justly entitled to a short p< riod of rest. New eetihe Y.ile log to burning; and Toa tc (he In or " guy wil h in i ■ I le- 1 'V aii'l no.i\ L*-! iio Oiii im ui/i- fire be nvult-d only by the glowing warmth 111 human hearts, and let the evergreens be true symbols of a faith and sympathy and love that shall never fade nor die. Let the boys and girls come trooping home to cheer the hearts and relieve the strain of tired fathers and mothers who are growing old; let friend meet friend and renew the pledges of other days; and let all discard all envy, or malice, forget all wrongs and mistakes, all disappointments and sorrows, come together with broad sympathies and hearty cheer and make these Christ mas days like the fabled Halcyon days, when the seas slept in quiet, the skies smiled in beauty, and the sun shone in undimmed splendor. NOTES AM) COMMENTS. “vVhen the skies fall we shall catch larks,” and when the rainy season is over and the tropical suns become milder and more reasonable, we shad hag Aguinaldo and his whole crew. ♦ ♦ ♦ The British have losP up to this time about 0,700 men in their little experiment with the Dutch farmers in South Africa. The troops on both sides are courageous, and where this is the case, the attacking forces must have overwhelming numbers in order to overcome the advantage which the attitude of defence gives to the army attacked. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Chairman Jones of the State Frohi- bition Executive Committee has is sued an address to the prohibitionist of the State urging them to organize for one more effort, all along the line, against the dispensary and the whis key power under whatever name. We believe the light will be between the dispensary and straight-out pro hibition. We do not believe that the countiy will ever go back to licensed bar-rooms. Local option would un doubtedly result in something very much like the old licensed bar-rooms, in many places of the State. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ The taxes of some of us in this so- called “land cf the free and home of the brave,” will amount, first and last, to about thirty mills on the as sessed value of property. That is II per cent, the rate of interest in the Bank of England—a rate which would be considered a good invest ment for largo amounts of money for long periods of time. The truth is, that is more than nine men out of every ten, make from year to year. There are few men indeed who double their capital once in thirty-three years. The conclusion then is pretty clear that South Carolina is taxing the great body of her citizens more than the amount of their surplus in come. The only relief is to be found in the assessments. These are per haps on an average not more than half of the real value. So, admitting that the average citizen makes yearly 3 per cent, on his capital, we must conclude that he divides it evenly with the State, municipal and county governments. In addition to all this, he is paying almost every day a por tion of his earnings to the United States government, probably in the course of the year five times the amount of his home tuxes. The con ditions are not very favorable among those who understand them, to the development of equanimity of tem per, suavity of manners, or a gushing spirit of patriotism. Star Farm Statement**. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Star Farm, Dec. 20.—Christmas is almost here, and the people seem to be busy and merry. Although our crops are short we are expecting a good time and live in hopes of a better one next year. Your correspondent had the pleas ure of visiting your hustling little city last Friday. Mr. George Jefferies is busy haul ing cotton to market. The farmers still hope for better prices. If we will sow more wheat and oats and other things we need at home we will have better prices. Mrs. Win. L. Goudclock is very sick at this writing. Her many friends hope for her a speedy recov ery. Mr. and Mrs. E. G. McCulloch went to Gaffney last Wednesday on a shop ping tour. Mr. W. Allen Jefferies is preparing to build him a nice little cottage on his place three miles from Gatiney. We are glad to hear that Rev. and Mrs. W. E. Crocker have arrived in their new home in China. We were all very anxious about them while they were crossing the great waters. Mr. A. E. Sousong left Tuesday for Tennessee. We wish The Ledger and all its readers a merry Christmas r.nd a happy new year. Little Dickie. A SURE CURE FOR CROUP Twenty-live Yewn* CointtMiit (’He Wit hou M I 'aII11 re The first indication of croup is hoarseness, and in a child subject to that disease it may be taken as a sure sign of the approach of an attack. Following this hoarseness is a pecu liar rough cough. If Chamberlain’a Cough Remedy is given as soon as the child becomes hoarse, or even after the croup cough appears, it will prevent the attack. It is used in many thousands of homes in this broad land and never disappoints the anxious mothers. We have yet to It arn of a - ..if- in»tnnce >n which u Inis oot pfov. t lTeclio l. No other preparation can show auch a record —twenty-five years constant use without a failure. For sale by Cher okee Drug Co. ENJOYING HIMSELF. Flour Made InCliorokee County from Clie- okrc Wheat Is the Rest to lie Hail. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Near Blacksburg, S. C.. Dec. 19. —We are most pleasantly situated over here among these good people; they feed us on Hour bread made of wheat grown in Cherokee county and ground in roller mills located in Cherokee county, and the bread to us is better in tlavor and taste than bread made from the finest flour pur chased in any of the markets in our county or State. These mills always have enough to do now T , and another year will find such mills as these are in great demand. Our schools are ail doing very well and all, with the exception of two, are in session, and they will start up January first, we understand. Our Antioch friends are preparing for a great Christmas entertainment for the Sunday school children of that church und community. We feel sure from what we know of those up-to-date people, that they will make it a success worthy of the cause. You have all heard of the two in cidents which have happened not far from us since we came over here. The burning to deatli of Mr. Edgar Gauthorks little three or four year old daughter which occurcd on the Sth inst., and that of Mr. George Kushian untimely death by a rail road train in Charlotte. Air. Kush- ian’s family lives near our stay place. He has left a wife, two or three children, and an old heart broken mother to mourn over the awful death which befell him. We join in sympathy with the bereaved ones. But we cannot dismiss it from our minds without a few words of comment upon the unfortunate circumstances attending it. It is the same often repeated old story of the immoderate use of intoxicating liquors as a beverage. Hud there been none used by “Mr. Kashian” there would not have been no broken hearted mother, no bereaved wife and no fatherless children to mourn over so dreadful and shocking a death as Mr. Kushian died. It is however, in this day of indiscriminate uses of all liquors as a beverage, one of the most passible events, to be ex pected, in fact the public mind may expect to hear, as we do. almost every day, some such u thing happening, all traceable to the same cause. This naturally gives rise to these questions, is there any reason why men should drink intoxicating liquors? Are they truly injurious to those who do drink them? Well, we will let the best scientific authority known in the land today, answer these questions for us. “Dr. King, an undisputed authority on physics,” says, “When I look around me, and observe the many thousands of our young men addicted to the fashion able, but no less pernicious vice of drunkenness and the various means adopted to ensnare them, I am led to believe that some secret agency, is undermining the mental, the moral and physical health of our peo ple through the influence of these vile means. As a general rule,” ht continues, “ail liquors are injurious and should never be used only as medicine.” They destroy the hu man constitution und no healthy man living needs intoxicating liquors. “Steal” one of tlie greate-t physiologist of tills day says. “The indiscriminate use of alcoholic liquors both us a medicine und a beverage is the curse of society to day,” and, we add, is destinctive to ail law, all morality, all religious advancement and the uprooting of all happiness in our homes. H there was no poisonous liquors sold to our people there never would be, in my opinion, one-tenth of the assignment for crime before our courts as there is now. And now, in conclusion, let inc ex press the hope that a very large per cent, of our good people throughout the state will see these great evils in the light herein presented, and us I believe they will agree with me, that all the evils above seen, have their origin alcne in the excessive uses of intoxicating liquors, let us all re solve that no efforts on our part shall be wanting to redeem our dear old state from the attitude of a re tail dealer of poisonous liquor to its citizens. I am told that Gaffney is soon to have another manufacturing industry established in her limits. This is to be a furnace for smelting iron ores which are so abundant in upper and east Cherokee county. I believe this will ultimately be the most pay ing enterprise your people have yet developed. With a furnace in Gaff ney it will be very convenient to have branch roads run out into these vast ore fields that lie only a few miles away, near the old Cowpens furnace place, and those also near Cherokee Falls, from which Col. Black is now shipping ores east for manufacturing purposes. Of course when your works at Gaffney are com pleted, these ores will all come there. In fact, we expect much from this proposed enterprise. I am also told that Col. Black is shipping some of the old cinder waste north which he says yields 55 per cent of pure iron after being worked over. This being so, there is un doubtedly a great deal of valuable iron in the wustq cinder piles near the old Cowpens furnace. l. n. n. The earl of Harrington owns a grocery in London. ('Himot Im) ('tirril l»y local applinttlonM, as tln-y cannot reach tin* diseased portion of the car. There Is only one way to cure deafness, imd that Is hy constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused Dy Intlaiinsl condition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tuhe. When this tube gels Intlamed you have a ruinhlliiK soundor Imperfect hearing, and when Ii K entirely closed deafness Is the result, and unless the ifiHuinmutton can he taken out and this iiilto restored tolls normal condl- ] Hon. hearing will he destroyed forever; nine I cases out often are caused oy catarrh which is nothing hut an intlanied condition of tin mucous surfaces. Wc will give One Hundred Do.'lars for any case of i leaf ness (cased hy catarrh) that can not be cured hy Hall's Catarrh <'ure. hend for circulars, free. E l (HEN E V &. CO.. Toledo, O. Hold hy Druggests, 7'»c. Hall's Family Fills are the best. Southern Literature at Limestone, Mr. Editor:—Limestone College, as is well known to your readers, lays especial emphasis upon the study of Southern history and Southern lit erature. In the Winnie Davis School of History not only our great politi cal movements, the evolution of con stitutional interpretation, and the crimson records of war are exhaustive ly studied, but the literature of the South, from which was distilled the spiritual essence which was a true elixir tiring the imagination, arousing the will and nerving the arm to great detds, is conned with tender affection, examined with scholarly thoroughness, and made a part of the student’s intellectual being. An exceedingly important contri bution to the study of Southern lit erature has just been made by Lime stone College. The distinguished Professor of English, Captain Harri son Patiilo Griffith, a man whose name and fame as soldier, scholar und teacher is known to almost every man, woman and child of South Car olina, has published this week in the college magazine, entitled Limestone College Studies, an essay on “Timrod and His Poetry,” which marks an epoch in collegiate work in our State. Captain Griffith’s monograph is most timely. We are just beginning to see how divinely gifted was this great poet. Professor Griffith divides his charming study of Timrod into three sections. In the first he sketches with masterly comprehensiveness “The Literay and Social Conditions,” in the midst of which Timrod’s life was spent Then in the second sec tion the author presents a thorough study of “Tmirod’s Life.” The third section contains a critical estimate of “Timrod’s Poetry” It is but simple justice to say that this superb essay is in every way worthy of the famous poet to whose life and works it is devoted. Fortunate indeed is any author whose lot it is to be stud ied, appreciated and expounded by such a delicate, subtle and powerful mind as that which produced this essay. The little treatise is through out written in that matchless style which has for years delighted those who are privileged to be numbered among the readers of Professor Grff- ith’s literary productions. Not only is the Captain a profound thinker, gifted with such clear insight as enables him to see to the very core of a subject; not only does he always develop bis theme with perfect logi cal coherency, but more than ibis he is a master of all of the arts of tbe fin ished rhetorician. The paragraphs of this essay gleam and flash and glow with tho iris-tinted light of poetry, like circlet of gems In the morning's sun. The attentive reader will find it difficult to decide which delights him most, the penetrating literary criti cisms, the melodious rhythm of the magnificent sentences, the choice diction, rich with tho wealth of a scholar’s knowledge, or the splendid imagination which has filled these pages with superb pictures—now a battle piece, now a beautiful land scape, now a scene throbbing with human life. The readers of The Ledger cannot afford to miss this fine production. Unless we are very much mistaken all the newspap( rs of South Carolina from Hie mountains of the Piedmont to the waters of the Savannah will take pride in reviewing this booklet and bringing to the attention of tiieir readers this splendid tribute of one of South Carolina’s sons to a son of South Carolina. Very truly yours, Lee Davis Lodge. // Actions cf the Just Smell Sweet. The fragrance of life is vigor and strength, neither 0/ which can be found in a per son whose blood is impure, and whose every breath speaks of internal troubles. Hood's Sarsaparilla purifies, vitalizes and enriches the blood, gives a good appetite and makes the weak strong. Run Down — "'My husband was run down in health and all tired out. These excellent medicines, Hood's Pills and Sarsa parilla, built him up again." Mis. II. L. Mowry, Tow and a. Pa. MOcdti SaUafmuffq everDisappom Hood's Dills cure liver III*; tin- luiul.r'.litiu;- a ml only cutlmrtlc to t ike \Gth lino I's S;ii -:i|..it <luT Farmers’ Mutual Insurance, The people of Cherokee County should In sure their property In their County Mutual Insurance ('ompany. Itceause It Isa home company ami insuies iiKuinst l ire, Wind and l.ixhtnlni;. ItecailKO It Is the chea|Mst protection njfaln»t lire known there l>cin ' no salaried officers or agents. Because it i> perfectly safe, having ample amount of policies to secure its losses. Because it is the Lest investment you can make for yourself. T. M. LITTLEJOHN, J. Ed .1 rffkkikr, President. Hcct’y ami Trcas. Now For Your Xmas! FHI’ITH. CANDIES. TOYH. I I REWORKS, a. FLORIDA ORANGES. APPLES. BA NAN NAS. MALAOA GRAPES, RAISINS, PBI NLS and NETS. Our line of Toys and Eire Works are the cheapest In town. Don't fowl our llol Chocolate, Rovux. Beef Tea, Clam Bullion, ' omae a- Bui lion nl any time. Fine Norfolk Oysters at our Parlor livery Day. J. R. Sparks & Co. PARLOR GROCERY. PhODO 70. Hotel corner. SHORT LOCAL ITEMS. The National Bank of GMiTnc-y and A. N. Wood’s hank will be clostd Monday and Tuesday. We trust lliat the tiTorls being made to build a cotton mill at Blacksburg will succeed. There was a delightful dunce tit Parris’ Hotel last night. Host Par ris is making himself very popular will) the young people. Those who waited till the first of the week for the moon to get right before they killed bog-i, found the moon all right but the weather too hot. We learn from friends that IIov. and Mrs. W. E. Crocker, who left Gaffney some weeks ago, have arrived safely in China and at once began their missionary work. ^ ou could not do a handsomer thing tlia i to send The Ledger to some friend next year. It would be appreciated hy a relative or fiieiul in some distant state and it would cost you but $1. The aetion of the authorities in making th«‘mills of the city quit blowing the 12 o’clock whistle is regretted by ninny in the city and all the farmers in ilie county. Many peop'e regulated much of their work by the “factory whistle.” Next Sabbath morning at 11 o’clock Rev. I>. P. Robertson will preach a temperance sermon As he expiesses it he “wants to talk to men about drinking in a friendly manner, and, if possible, to pursuade them to quit it.” There will be nothing harsh or unkind said, so he desires that all men in Gaffney who drink intoxi cating liquors as a beverage go to hear him. I of i harm . Any adult stiff ring from a cold settled on the breast, bronchitis, throat or lung troubles of any nature, who will call at Dr. S. B. Crawley Si Co’s, will be presented with a sample bottle of Bosclieo s Geiimin .Strop, free of charge. Only one bottle given to one person, and none to children without order from parti ts. No throat or lung remedy ever had such a sale us Boschee’s Herman Syrup in all parts of the eivilizi d world. Twenty years ago millions of bottles were given away, and your druggists will tell you its success was marvelous. It is really the only Throat and Lung Remedy generally endorsed by physicians. One 75 cent bottle will cure or prove its value. Sold by dealers in all civilized countries Rev. J. R. Metford, a Presbyte rian preacher in Scotland, is worth $1,5110,000. John I. Blair, the famous railroad builder, died at R'aiistown, X. J., in the !t8th year of his age. Iiisure your licaltii in I'imcki.v Ash Rit- i ik.-. . It regulat- .(lit N'Y st * 'Mi. jirniiinlt s ^rood a|»|»('tile. sound slor)) ;i>nl rln't-lfui spirits. Sold by C’lu-rokt e Dnigi’o. I Scoundrel (XuiKlit. | Last Tuesday night Hilliard Bon ner colored, one of those characters J that every place would be better off if he was away, mercifully beat up i Ellen Middleton, who is still in a ! precarious condition. Bonner made his escape but has been lurking (about the eily to keep | posted as to the woman’s condition until this morning about 1 o'clock ! when the ever alert officer, Bert Hall man located him and went for him. Bonner refused to open the door, but ! Officer Hujlman with his usual per- ! sisG-ncy and determination forced a small window and went in and got ; his man and locked him up. Mayor ! Littlejohn gave him a hearing this 1 morning and found him $10 or twi nty days on the chain gang. Tho next best thing after not be ing pretty is not to know that you are ugly. James Jackson, heir to the throne of Kabinda, is janitor of a flat in Sun Francisco. Final calculations show that the Kentucky’s speed on her recent trial was Id 897 knots. A village without a name, consist ing of .*00 fishermen’s liuls, occupies ' a position every winter on Lake 1 f u ron. BEST should be your aim I when buying medicine. Cet Hood’s Sai\ iparilla and have the R .-t medicine MONEY CAN BUY. The worst remedy for un evil is to complain of it. Bloating a ft it eating, indigcsl inn. lialu- U in-i oi* Miller hi-asli. may biMHiii-k iy correct- , ed I 111 Mi;: h I lie use of I'KK Kl. V ASH P.l l"i'IH; . FREE! Call at tho Cher okee Drug; Co. and get a free sample bottle of Dr. Wolford's Expecto rant. The greatest cough rem- i It sirt nirtIh iis ili^cstIon. ricsmscs ;tnil ivjru- i i /• 4 i ...... lutes tlif Dowds. Sol<! I»y t'licrokee ^ ^ ^ LIK. uL!,C'» I-'oi - tlie Next I cow Weeks We will olfer some special bargains on Suits, Bureaus, Beds, Springs, Mattresses, Safes, Rockers, Clocks, Lace Curtains, Curtain Boles, Toilet Sets, Lamps and Dishes of all kinds. If you need any of these things it will certainly he to your advantage to see us. Yours to please, GEO. H. FEAGLE & CO. Call at our Store and see our beautiful line of Wedding Presents. Cut glass and everything fine. 71 ]1 ill I Miono rSo. H. ■j a The Dr. Holmes House, ou Betty street, and one lot ad joining. Also valuable Property Near Limestone. Three tracts, within one-half mile of the ('ollc'ge. I will sell Ihe lauds of the estate of .1. A. Corrv on Wed nesday, February 1-jtli. This is lhe old Dr. knott place and lies between Galluey and Lime stone. Three tracts on tho Metal Road, from d to 7 miles of (lall- ney. One tract of 1S7 acres near the Macoinhson Shoals on Broad River. Apply to Do you need a Buggy or Wagon? If so do not buy uni il ynii si-i- my line. I mivc a i-omplcte Him of Blrtlsi-ll and Wlillu Hickory Waxons-at prices tbat defy i-onipi'tition. I am now Irindlin^ I be celt brateil “ Tyson ,v .(ones" Bu^iry. wlilrli needs no introduction j lo t ho-e u ho expeel to piitcliase. Tlie name (T.vo.on A. Jone>) is a sufficient >;iiaraiitee that it, A1 both as to material ami workmanship. I also handle Western Ihi-zities. from some of the | most reliable factories, at price-, to sail tlie t incs. Alsif Wheel burrows. Dixie Plow -., Plow Storks, Plow Points, Horse and Mule Shoes. Nails, I'iles, Braces and Bits, and all kinds of shelf l ur.iware. I a Iso <-at ry a fu 11 line of Men's, Ladies' a nil Children's Shoes, and can save you mopey if you will call and sec my line before buyiii". Also a nice line of Brocades, OuliiiK-s, Elantiels, Prints, Hosiery, Gloves. Ties. Cravats, etc., iis low as the lowest. Do >ii.( buy Hist-class ^roci ties? If you do, you should see my Virginia Star patent and Snow Elake second patent I'lour ^imc! enotr. Ii for any body and as cheap as ^ood jfoods can Im- sold. A Iso. Sugars. C., ITi. s, Snu ITs, Tobaccos, Meat, Molasses and Ga lined Goods of all kirn Is. AIsoJCrockery, Glassware, Pock. I and Table Cutlery, and, in fact, every!hint,' usually kept in a (irst-class (fcneral niercbaudise store. I also keep a full Hue at my Goforth store. Call and tfel my prices. No trouble lo show (roods. Yours for trade, W. !;:• ! !•: A. | i <v ►Ii ELASTIC DOLLARS You will ho surprised at the way your dollars will stretch—the moment you bring them to our store to invest in our elegant Furniture and Stoves. : -ACE WHY DON’T YOU MARRY HER ? Young man, she cannot resist you if you take her driving in one of our new up-to-date Buggies, with your horse fitted out with a set of our splendid harness. Prices to suit the moderate income. ft K * A A LrjtmiUjik • • * ♦' «r • • •I' * w a. *”*» mm* m > « w ~ m m m w « W 1