Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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NOTKS AM> COMMENTS. That is u pretty little story which ;omcs from the riiilippines to the [elleet tiiat u company of gallant United States soldiers waylaid and killed from ambush twenty-five Fili pinos and wounded thirty more. This fer.t will whet the taste of ex pansionists and add giory to the Hag. .Perhaps, too. it will increase trade and hasten the blessings of civiliza tion and Christianity which destiny has commissioned McKinley and his followers to bring upon the earth. We have no reply to make to the Greenville News in regard to it< posi tion .hi lynching. It reiterates, that it is not yet s-ulli.•lentiy civiliz-d, or reconstructed, or humanized, to be able to condemn the lynching of a human being for a certain crime. Web lie ve it admits i but in theory il is wrong for a mob to lynch any man for any crime, but inuintains that in practice it irf rif,h!. We con that we arc un a b. e to under- stntul suck logic* as tliUt , but, wo don't ki.ov. that th N ewa is under S' any obligations to male. its every uttc-runc clear to on r unJcr-tandib^. v ^ C- > We trust that every man who is er.t'tled to vote in the * fi ction today, will Him oik and vole tor the nen of his choice. No man who will stay away from the poles through mere indi llercnce or an unwillingness to spare the time from his business, is worthy to be a citizen of this town. But white a healthy interest is de- siraole, we should be very sorry to see undue excitement or offensive partisanship. There is no necessity for hard feeling, animosities, abuse, or anything of tiie kind. One man has just as much right to his choice as another, and that choice cannot reasonably be made the ground of ill feeling on the part of any of the candidates or their friends. Can any of our readers or any of oui contemporaries, who are having a great deal to say in justification of the war in the Philippines, about the magnificent trade that is springing up between this country and the fur east, tell us how it is that the war is bringing this trade about? Did not our cotton mills in the South begin to send their products to Japan and to China long before the United States ever thought of taking posses sion of the Philippines? And was not that trade increasing and would it not have continued to increase if those islands had still belonged to Spain, or had become independent? Dots this wholesale butchery of the Malays have anything to do with maintaining the ‘‘open door” to China? Does it increase our trade with Japan? The attention of the Greenville News is respectfully in vited to these questions? ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ The rise in the price of cotton to 9 Ct-nls is no doubt tantalizing to a great many of our worthy farmers. Those who were full-handed enough to hold their cotton, are in greet luck, while the very men who needed n.ii- the favors of fortune, are not diroe'.ly beii'fitted; indeed, in so fur us the rise will tin.uluto the p ci of ( her c mmodifies, they are directly uor ted. i he law seems inexorable that “tv) him that hath shall be civi ii u! d he shall have more abundantly. i;::d from him that hath not snuli he taken away t ven that which he eeemetli to have.” Vet the intercsls of the people are so in- tcrwcvui that il is almost impossible for any one man to enjoy a gift of fortune without sharing it to some exten' with his fellows. The rise in cotton, though so late in the ‘•easor, will brmg many an extra dollar into the country and eveiy dollar that comes in, means more work and bit ter wages for the working man, more goods for the merchant, more com forts for the home, more “bread for the eater and seed for the sower.” Let no man envy the good fortune of his neighbor, but rather rejoice with him, for in the last analysis we must all stand or fall together. SHORT LOCAL ITEMS. LochI Items Too Stiort fora Head Grouped ToRctlier. Constable McAbee re-captured Shell Sims who escaped from him last week and placed him in jail Sun day night. Alexander Yar.derbelt Jolly, son of It. M. Jolly, had his left leg broken Saturday while playing with some hoys. We are glad to learn he is doing very well. We regret to learn that a tenant house on the farm of Mr. George Blackwell, near Ezells, was burned last night about 3 o’clock. \\ e were unable to learn the cause of the fire. There will be preaching at Lime stone Baptist church next Sunday at 11 o’clock. In the future the regu lar services will be on the second Sunday instead of the fourth as heretofore. The county board of Registration •composed of Messrs. Tate, Whiso- nant and Dempsey opened their office yesterday and will keep it open to- day and to-morrow for the benefit of those who wish to register. The supreme court has handed down its decision in the case of Amos Rutherford vs. Southern Railway. It i.(linns the decision of the lower court, which was in favor of the piuintill. J. C. Jclferies represented the plaint ill and Duncan it Sanders the defendant. Dr. Lee Davis Lodge, delivered a lecture at Belton, in Anderson county, last Friday evening before theJfi iton lligh school. The Dr. is .veil pleased with ail our Piedmont e ntity but seems struck on Belt in. IL* says it is a real up-to-date town, and that her High school under the management of Prof. West is some thing for her to be proud of. ri|M! OrRiin for l.hnfistoiK*. The li; . pipe organ which was built for the First Bintist church of Gall- dering which It is reported that John J. Vor- trees, of Nashville, Term , has been tendered a place on the new Philip pine Commission. Colonel W. C. P. Breckinridge, of Kentucky, will respond to the toast “The Union Jack and the Stars and Stripes,” at a banquet of the Anglo- Saxon I nion of Toronto, on February 122. “I used Kodol Dyspepsia Cure in I my family with wonderful results. It gives immediate relief, is pleasant to take and is truly (lie dyspeptic’s best friend,” lays E. Ifartgerink, Overiscl, Mich. Digests what joi* cat. Cannot fail to cure. Cherokee (Drug Co. Heavy defalcations have been dis covered in the accounts of Japan’s General Army Stull'. my by Mr. M. P Molier, the well known organ builder of Hagerstown, M i., has arrived and is now being set up in the auditorium of Limestone College. The church kindly granted the Limestone Choral Society the use of the organ for their great music festival to be given in May. It will add materially to the effective ren of the great choral works will be given at that time The date of the festival and the soloists now being engaged, will be announced soon. This will un doubtedly b^ a great event in the his tory of Gaffney and Limeston College. Sour Service. Our friends of the Presbyterian church will have a song service in the church on next Sunday night. Simi lar previous events in this church are precusers of’the high character of tiie coming event. Below U the programme: Paut 1. Hymn. Prayer. (^jartette: “Thy will () God be done”—Mozart. Solo: Miss Carroll—“One sweetly solemn thought.” Duet: Mrs Westropo and Miss Carroll—“I waited for the Lord”— Mendelssohn. Solo: Miss Johnson—“The plains of peace”—Barnard. Solo: Mrs. West rope—“I know that my Redeemer liveth”—G. F. Stand. II. Quartette: “Hear those soothing sound.*”—W. F. Sudds. Pakt 2. Selections from the Cantata. “Fnder the Palms”—George F. Root. CliicKcn Tliicvci*. Prof. R. (). Sams is u chicken fan- ci; r. and his collection is the admira tion of all who have the pleasure of seeing them. Among his breeds is a specially line strain of Plymouth Rocks. Sunday night a thief or thieves broke into Mr. Sams’ hen house and carried away two of the finest specimens of his Plymouth Rock collection. Prof. Sams regrets the loss of his pet fowls. I'ul.llc- Sales. Probate Judge Webster sold part of tiie real estate of (ho late James Phil lip-, in front of tiie court house yes terday. Track No. 1 containing ISO acres was bid off bv Ralph K. Carson attorney, f.,r $30.'), and track No. 2. containing 40 acres, for $7), tl e lowist prices any land has been sold at in Cherokee for years. It is sup posed it was bid off for the heirs. Mrs. Barnhill, executrix of the John Barnhill estate, sold a small cottage and lot on Granard street fur $1,1 oO I). C. Phillips was the purchaser. Carroll and Wilkins sold u business lot on Limestone street 22 feet front and ISO deep for $1200, bought by J. A. Carroll. The L’ptiiriicri MiiNtnclie. Some time ago it was pointed out In English newspapers that several por traits of Charles 1. by Vandyke, showed the same fierce mustache which the kaiser Is so fond of. A Ger man monthly now comes forward and observes that the "upturned mustache” was really invented at the court of Philip IV of Spain. Charles 1, being Philip’s brother-in-law. subsequently set the fashion in England, and theucc It spread to Belgium, Germany, Swe den and France. Louis XIII was prac tically the last monarch to wear this type of mustache uutil Its revival by William II. BREATHING FOR SINGING. Shea Reeves, the Tenor, Tells How It Slioolil Do Done. Breathing i.) nu exercise in Itself. Singers should not purposely study the anatomical conditions of the throat anil lungs. It is with the emotional, not tiie anatomical, side of Ids art that the singer has to do. For the practical purpose of singing a knowledge of the Musi k .s of the throat is as useless as a knowledge of the muscles of ihe arm is for the playing of cricket. Cases are not Infrequent where these ana tomical studies have a tendency to set up a sort of nervous dread in the singer that the breathing Is not being done the correct way. Incorrect breathing is an acquired habit. Induced some time:; by an elaborate means taken to avoid it. A few simple hints are'all that are necessary, 'ihe rest of what is called the art of breathing is very much a matter of instinct. Avoid breathing through the mouth. Whenever possible inhale through the nostrils. This allows the nose to puri fy and warm the air before reaching tin* throat, which needs to be warm iu order for the production of good tone. It is frequently remarked that such and such an artist’s voice “improved later in the evening.” which means that the singer's throat became warmed as ibo concert or opera proceeded slid not that the voice improved, though the tone may have done so. Breathing constantly through the month inclines to dry the throat and make the voice husky. But it is impossible to sing dcektmater.v music without breathing tlr.vvgh the mouth. It is even neces sary for effect that the breathing should at times bo audible, and in long Handellan passages and florid music of that description what are called half breaths through the mouth are allow ed; otherwise the singer could not in hale breath and keep in strict time. Never heave rp the shoulders in the act of taking breath. There should he no perceptible movement of tin* body at all. Never take in breath of a sud den when only practicing, although the singing of certain passages obliges the pat former to do so. The ribs should expand sideways in the taking of breath, the chest rising ami falling with each phrase. False breathing, sue!) as win ti a lady’s shoulders rise as if they were about to expand like wings, not only tiros the throat, but makes a disagreeable impression on the audience. Fingers should once a day practice before a looking glass in order to correct any faults arising from defective breathing or from grimace. Breath must never be taken between a iiead note and a chest note. The transition from the one voice to the other must be done with very little breath and very softly. Nasal singing destroys the carrying power of the voice. Voices which are metallic in sound carry best. Singers whose voices are naturally soft in quality should therefore try to acquire a little stridency in tone, and, vice versa, singers whose voices are too strident should aim at a rounder and softer quality. In some halls the rever beration blurs* the tone of the voice; Therefore the stftgir must accommo date the amount of tone to the acoustic properties of the place where he is singing. In a warm, oppressive room it is necessary to reserve the power of the voice, because forcing the voice under such circumstances allows it to become easily fatigued and used up. The best way of combating an echo in a hall is never to shout. It appears easy to sing in a hall full of vibration, hut this is a deception. The tone goes all round the singer's cars, and he eau- not hear properly whi n he slugs aloud, and so he loses control of the tone. It is therefore advisable to sing piano and feel the way. :*.s the quieter tone travels better and the percussion is not so gr<t;t as In a loud, shouting tone. Increase and decrease of tone are produced by the breath alone. A man in a raging passion will swell the mus cles of the throat and grow red in the face in attempting to give utterance to his anger, but he is, indeed, as the phrase goes, “choking himself witli rage," I oca use he is trying to get a terrific volume of volet* by physical pressure on the threat, and the more he swells his veins and muscles the less n! le is he to speak at all. Singers, therefor;', should not attempt to get a crescendo by pressing the muscles of th;* throat. Oumninnil of breath is the only method.—Sims Reeves in Loudon Idler. Where Water In Not Needed. Among the distinguished officials who will represent this country at the Paris exposition next May Is Professor Elwood Mead, the state engineer of Wyoming and an Irrigation expert of the department of agriculture, relates The Saturday Evening Post. He was speaking at a meeting upon a local water improvement, and after ex patiating upon the benefits which would be derived by the farmer, miner and even the manufacturer he said, "And this extra supply of water Is ab solutely necessary to our dairymen.” Before lie could begin the next sen tence n townsman called out: "Stop right there! They give us too much of it already!” A Colored iW;in Protests, (Corrcppondence of The Ledger.) Concokd, Feb. 281b,—Please al low me space in your paper to ask a word of information from your cor respondents. Why were the marriage license and divorce laws killed in out last Legislature? We believe them to be good laws and they ought to be es- tablished in our Staie. Not only, as a former writer lias said, will it prevent young girls from running away and marrying, but it will put a stop to the habit that some men have of nAtrrying and staying with their wives only a short time and then leaving them. And if you will allow me to flatter myself by saying, that I am only a boy and if I take a notion to marry I want to know that* 1 will be protected. On account of the high winds there was no preaching at Concord on last Sabbath. Rev. A. Norris is our new pastor and we hope lie may prove a blessing in the cause of Christ. The free school at this place is progressing tdeely under the man agement of Mrs. Jane C J» fferies. The farmers are behind with their work in Ibis part of the county. One of our over the riv r friends, Mr. W. H. Bherrill, co!., is very ill. lie is one of The Ledger’s best friends. S. .1. L. Stale Line Statements. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Statk Link. March '■>. — Mr. J. \V. Wilson (one of Ti e Ledger trader-) moves to Ciifton today. V* e hope him much success at his new home at Clifton. Our school is progressing fine We have forty-two scholars enrolled* and we all like Miss Beil Scott for our teacher. Mr. Jesse Vassey, of this place has a chopping today. All through this winter our mail from here to Spartanburg has not missed hut very few tnjs, hut our Henrietta mail driver has missed several trips on ace *ufi' of Broad river being so swollen that be could not cross. Wo have double daily mail at this office <; 11. A in end 111 r Voni-N Not Wanted. Just as the old age liariilms has been tracked almost to i:s lair Sir Walter Bosnnt comes out with a description of what life would be if tin* baeillus were found and destroyed that is enough to make us hope its pursuers tire to be shut out at the post, after ail. Fir Walter says that without an end there would be nothing worth living for. In fact, he wrote a story some years ago based on the supposition that the bacillus had been caught and ten dered impotent, in which he pictured a young girl learning for herself and wakening her young-old contempo raries to leant that to take away the “fleeting” aspect front any condition. 110 matter how happy, was to render it stale and without liHip of any kind. They learned that th*.* latving in mint] the end of anything, even tin* looking ahead to the time whi n death shotd I conic, made all happiness the mote precious. 1‘orhaps we would do well to think on this phase of tin* subject and even go so far as to take a vote on whether or not the hunters fu.* the bacillus shall be allowed to go on with their chase.—Boston Transcript. Gold Dust. A V-’or(torfol Ley finpmao. The youngest famous church singer in New York is Master Ear! Gulick. soprano so! ;ist at the (Titirclt of the Hi a. only best. Earl is 11 ami earns more hundreds cf dollars a year by his chun ii singing than he is years old. and this is a mere tithe of his earning ir.pn.: y. in spite of his heavenly voici* and the fame it has brought him Ear! is .*: regular layv and becomes ett- tliasia ;• cvi r boyish sports with eic’.rm; g spontaneity. Cot petotn mu- sieal a;...iii)rltii*s consider ids tin* finest boy soprano voice in America, and I Malloy Buck. who. as a rub*, cares lit tle for hoys’ voices, says In* will defy ovi 11 an expert, hearing without seeing id: 1. to till whether lie i ; listening to a boy or a priimi donna.—Success. Co. !» tin* House. At the beginning of the present ses sion there were six Smiths in the house. One advanced to higher hon ors on Jan. 1. UK!'), ile is John Waller Smith of Maryland, lit* conies from tiie eastern shore and succeeds Ilou. Isaac A. Barber. Mr. Smith was a state senator when elected to congress, lie was a congressman when elected ••ovetn.ir. and it is possible that he may be governor when elected United States senator. There were four Smiths among tin* new members, but Ilciiiy Uussorte Smith is tin* only oue of tie* four who ventured into the, arena while tin* gold !>!!! was under con edieet ' O Saturday Evening Post. lave ¥oi lean on? You may have heard about SCOTT’S £A\ULSI0N ft and have a vague notion ^ that it is cod-iiver oil with ^ its bad taste and smell and all its other repulsive fea tures. It is cod-liver oil, the purest and the best in the ^ world, but made so palata ble that almost everybody can take it. Nearly all children like it and ask for more. SCOTT'S EMULSION looks like crecm; it nour ishes the wasted body of the baby, child or adult better than cream or any « other food in existence, it % bears about the same rcla- ^ tion to other emulsions that # cream docs to milk. If you ® have had any experience with other so-ch-ied “just as good” prcpcral-ions, you will find ti lt this is a fact. The hyp cpH ; S ites that are combined V.h*. 1 cod-liver oil give addition’.! value to it because they tone 1 i j » l • * nervous system and impart strength to the whole body. <oc. and $; Do. all <!ru"f;ists. SCO^ l U IlOWNt;, KhtmLu, Mew York. -*. 1 ■ 1 — A Great L'burcb IHetnre. A groat deal of regret was felt Id the diocese of Winchester nt the sale to an j American firm of Sir Benjamin West’s picture "The Raising of Lazarus,” which for more than a century has i been a feature of tiie screen of the i cathedral. Dean Stephens, In answer to many Inquiries and criticisms, said that the work had been secured for the new cathedral church In New York, “a much more fitting home for It than in our own cathedral, where It was out of harmony with all its surroundings and spoiled the proportion* of the s green.” V $ jU A QUICK CURE FOR COUGHS AND COLDS IS $ Very valuable Remedy in all $ affections of the | THROAT or LUNGS | b Large Bottles, 25c. X !**"-* — -• - - 1 DAVIS Si LAWKENT’jI CO., l imited, Prop’* of Perry bavin 1 Pain-Killer. t As*'' The Best ■§ Powder. Notice to Those Desiring to Build. I Living l>oiij;]it the entire interest in the lumber business of J. Ik. 1'/.. !1, of the firm of . E. Ezell <fc Co., I will continue to cany a full line of Builders’ Material. The same will be sold as cheap as il can he bought anywhere. Mr. Ezell will still be with me, and will be glad to serve Ids friends and customers with the same courtesy as heretofore. Yours for trade, T. I. WALKER. Building and Plastering Lime, Coal, Shingles, and Plas ter Hair, Dynamite, Blasting Powder, Fuse andDyn* mite Caps, call on THE LIMESTONE SPRINGS LIME WORKL, 'Telephone rt7 CARROLL & CO., Lessees rp I- ™ur eye on id lake money or renting REAL ESTATE itfii • Why do you ••• hi ti Real Estate Agt. TIm* liii(*si lot nf yellow aiul wlilte piuu shhiRU s over in Lali'iicy, H. i.t (itiiirjrla Kl<iorln:', ('oiling anil WiMtiii'i-iaoinlinR in tin* niHikot. .lust ro- celveil, a ot.iioiol <»f Doors, Sa-.li. Mantlos, llrael.its, Tunn-a Columns, balusters, (fcc. Also Oak Cabinet Mant les ami Tileiug. Call and e\aiaiiie for yourselves, Prio to sail tiie times. Ki smet. L. BAKER. send your job printing out of town when can you get it done at heme as cheap and in as good style you can away from home i Send for a Ledger rep resentative the next time you want job printing and give a home enterprise a chance. For Sale. Property Near. Limestone. Three tracts, within one-half mile of the College. Three tracts on the Metal Hoad, from f> to 7 miles of Gaff ney. One tract of 187 acres near the M^combson Shoals on Broad River. Apply to Plain Factsf | R; §_ 1 will sell you for cash any thing in my line consisting of Dry Goods, Notions, Shoes, Hats, Groceries, Shelf Haid- ware, and almost anything car ried in ;i general store, as ehean as any house in the city. When in need of goods see my prices. Yours to please, I. M. PEELER. People of Gaffney: \V(> im- not nuiiiiiiR for any otlli.'i*. but wo arc i-iiiinin*' a tir.-it-elu-s MEAT MARKET ami will :*i . i* you satisfaction In llccf. I'nrk amt ? au .a* •• nr .ivfiin I t lit money. Wo have imi'ie a-raiitrcnit'.nts for som<* Western (In sscil beef which wlil be in this wick. Conic, semi or phnm-to our mar ket ami c,-i v ( ,f j{_ ami In* convinced that we handle t he Ixist meat iu town. 1‘houe No. 3t. Yours for good meats, CLARY & KENDRICK. FOR Up-to-Date Job Print ing, call at the LEDGER Office. ■# Gaffney, S. C. Ali Together. You van "el your fieef, Dork and Sausage, Country I’roduei* ami Vegetables, Groceries, Heavy and Fancy, Canned Goods of most every kind. Fruits and Con tec tloueries, Ol- gais and Tobacco, Fresh Fish Fridays and Saturdays, all at our place at Harnett Block. Phone No. On. Tiie Up-tc-Daie Market. WA NTED—Good Deef Cattle. LW.McQUINN. FAVORITE Barber Shop. The Newest and Best In town All the latest styles In Hair Outline, &havinjg and ^ 11 a in pooing’ done In an un-to-date manner. Give me ft trial and lie satisfied. Hair Out, 13c. Hhuvc, 10c. Shampoo, 13c. ZED. F. HOPE. Sole Prop. Next door to U-usou St Holland. lino Just Received a fresh lot of Lowney’s and Nuunally’s Chocolates and Bonbons, Icost* and in packages, which Is t he finest and Ih-sl line of cam lies Iu town. Give us a call for anything you want in tim* confectioneries. 1 Phone 79. m Parlor Grocery. ' | W fFnl