The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, March 27, 1900, Image 2
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BY
Ed. H. DkCamp.
''•IBLIRHKD TUK8DAY ANI) KRIUAY
St HSt'KIPTION PKICK:
('’ash in advance, per year.... .$1 00.
On time, per year $1.50.
The Ledger is not responsible for
the views of correspondents.
Co-respondents who do not contri-
bote regular news letters must fur
nish their name, not for publication,
but for identification.
W rite short let te s and to the point
to insure publication; also endeavor
to get them to the ofliee by Monday
and Thursday mornings.
Cards of thanks will no published
at one cent a word.
Heading notices will be published
at ten cents a line each insertion.
Obituaries wil t be published at five
cents a line.
i'll correspondence should be ad
dressed to Ed. H. DeCamp, Manager.
Encouraged by the success of his
hook, Mr. Sheldon undertook to
conduct a daily newspaper, “The
Topeka Capital,” for one week just
as Jesus would conduct a paper in
Kansas. The Washington Star sums
up the results as follows: First, ex
change of reputation for notoriety on
the purl of the would-be-editor; sec
ond, the publication of a series of
tracts, instead of a newspaper; third,
a row and probable law suit among
the stockholdeis of the paper us to
its future policy ; fourth, a considera
ble increase in cash receipts from
temporary sales, but not nearly
enough to offset permanent damage
done; fifth, experience all around.
We are of the opinion that while
Mr. Sheldon from various causes
failed to come up to hi* own ideal,
that idea 1 , itself was imperfect and
distorted. We haven’t the Mightcst
idea that Jesus Christ would have
run the Topeka Capital one week or
one day as,Mr. Sheldon did it. \\ ith
what Jesus would have left out and
what he would have put in, the
paper would have been as different
from that produced by Mr. Sheldon,
as Mr. Sheldon’s paper was ditferent
from the New York Herald. We can
not conclude,then, from Mr. Sh Jdon’s
failure that the principles which
Jesus Christ came to establish and
to teach have no plain in the thought
and the lives of the people today.
We believe that if Jesus Christ
were to edit a daily paper in the
world today, lo* would make such a
success of it that the mails could
hardly carry the millions of copies
that would he demanded. That
paper would no doubt rebuke many
things which some of our so-called
religious papers highly commend,
and at the same time would publish
many things which would he highly
offensive to religious cranks and
canting h\pccrltes. Cut the paper
would g'>; the common people would
read it gladly; and it would be a big
financial, political, moral, religious,
and literary success.
Eor Jesus Christ as a man, was a
practical man in the fullest sense
of the word. He recognized things
as they were, wisely tolerated what
could not he immediately abolished,
and adapted himself and his methods
to the natural requirements of each
case with which lie had to deal. Such
tender forbearance, such wise dis
crimination, such deep and true
sympathy, such open manly, direct
sincerity as characterized the life and
teachings of Jesus Crist would have
made any newspaper a living power
among the people. The reason why
Mr. Sheldon has not made such a pa
per is because he has not managed
it as Jesus would have done it, and
lie has not done this, because lie
lacks both the ideal and the combi
nation of qualifications necessary for
the execution of such an ideal.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
>N’S VENTURE.
Rev. Mr. Sheldon’s experiment
with a daily newspaper is over.
Many of our readers will remember
that this gentleman wrote a book
entitled, “What Would Jesus Dot’'
which attracted some attention in
Ml* UieHtry and religious world.
There are many things in nature
which Science has not yet explained.
One is the influence which the moon
exerts upon the earth. Beyond the
fact that the moon in a large meas
ure controls the tide, Science has
never been able to confirm the many
popular beliefs in regard to the in
fluence of the moon. O.ir grand
mothers and great grandmothers
thought that the critical time with
their early vegetables was on the
full moon in March, April and possi
bly May, and observation extended
through many generations lias con
firmed their theory. Why there
should be cold of greater or less in
tensity at the time of full moon in
the spring, no man can tell. That
there is usually cool or cold weather
at such times is a fact well estab
lished, Scientists deny that there is
any heat in moonlight, but no one
claims that there is any cold produc
ing agency uboul it. 1’erhaps in the
evolution of the Science of meteor
ology the * xplunution will come, and
w lu n it d ie» come it may be so sim
ple that we .-hall wonder that we did
not see it before.
♦ « ♦ ♦
Governor MeSw'ecney did a grace
ful and generous thing last week
when he promptly pardoned 1, .vis
Scruggs and his son in response to a
petition from the veterans of this
town and < mnty. We do not claim
immunity from the penalties of law
for Mr. Scruggs nor mr any other
Con federate veteran no matter what
his record may be for valor and de
votion. In general, it has been very
rare that a veteran of the war be
tween the States, has been a law
breaker. The men who fought
through that war were actuated by a
spirit of patripti-m, and such a
spirit in time of peace is always on
the side of law and order. But we do
hold that strict justice requires that
every man shall have the bemfit of
his character, even though the law
cannot technically give it to him.
One false step should not bo allowed
to disgrace a man who lias lived an
upright and honorable life.
♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
One of the most contemptible exhi
bitions displayi d before the vulgar
gaze in this day, is that of a mao,
who having acquired notoriety by
some accidental turn of fortune,
goet around over the country In a
ipeelal palace car with a train of
servile attendants at ids heels, aping
a royal progress, and showing him
self as a rare human phenomenon for
the people to gaze upon and to ad
mire. And a spectacle not far be
neath this in baseness is that of the
gaping, huzzaing crowds who assem
ble to feed his vanity and beg to be
permitted to bow themselves into
the dust in token of the abject
homage due to this self-constituted
prodigy.
"The man of independent ndnd,
He looks and lau^ lis at a’ that.”
Oak Drove School Closed.
Near Gaffney, March 24.—Rain!
ruin ! Yes, it is still raining and farm
ers are looking somewhat gloomy.
Why, then, is a part of our weak hu
man nature all wrong, because surely
the .1 udge of all the earth will do right.
As indicated in my last dots from
near Blacksburg, our school at Oak
Grove was closed on the 22d inst. It,
was a pleasant close, in the presence
of two of our worthy trustees and sev
eral visiting neighbors. We very
much desired the presence of all the
trustees and patrons, but circum
stances of an unavoidable nature pre
vented them from attending. A pub
lic recitation in the four leading
brandies, spelling, reading, arithme
tic and English grammar was taken
part in by all the classes. The par
ties present seemingly enjoyed them
selves well. For several years past
we have given a portion of our time
in scnool work to training children in
vocal music. One class over there
sang well on the 22d. Altogether our
stay over the brook has been a very
pleasant one to us, and our humblest
hopes are, after all, that what we de
sired to do may not wholly fail. We
spent the night of the 17th inst. with
one of the trustees of an adjoining
school district, Mr. M. Byars. He
and his kind lady made our stay with
them a most pleasant one. We of the
west side of Hie Broad will never do
our duty toward those kind people of
the east side until we shoulder a
very large portion of the expenses
necessary to provide in some way free
pa-sage for them over the river to
their county site; in fact, no people
anywhere in the county would he
more greatly benefited by a free pass
age than all business men of Gaffney.
We do hope that this desired enter
prise will engage the attention of our
people more, and that soon some free
plan may be effected. x.. u. d.
A 1’«hv Tersonals.
Mrs. L J Harries, nee Miss Annie
Sarratt, of Union, arrived in the city
Monday and will spend some time
with her her sister, Miss Inez Sur
ratt, on Limestone street.
.Miss Fannie Parish, a charming
young lady of Yorkville, has been in
the city some days on a visit to her
sister, Miss i.iiJie.
Mr. P. T. Lemuster, of Clifton, was
in the city Sunday.
.Miss Agnes Littlejohn has return
ed from a few days visit to friends in
Spartanburg.
J. B. Bridges, of Cowpens, was in
the city this morning.
To secure the original witch hazel
salve, ask for DeWitt’s Witch Hazel
Salve, well known as a certain cure
for piles and skin diseases. Beware
of worthless counterfeits. They are
dangerous. Cherokee Drug Co.
There are men who resemble u
rocking chair in the fact that although
they are constantly on the move they
never get ahead.
One swallow may not make a slim
mer, but one frog makes a spring.
Rev. \Y. E. Sitzer, W. Canton, N.
Y., writes, “I had dysoepsia over
twenty years, and tried uucf.ors and
medicines without benefit. J was
persuaded to use Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure and it helped from the start.
I believe it to bo a panacea for all
forms of indigestion.” it digests
what you eat. Cherokee Drug Co.
O.vii'g to the fact that the title of
Miss Maiy Johnston's new novel, “To
Have and to Hold,” lias already been
used in England, It will be brought
out in London as “By Order of the
Company.”
Tin late G. W. Steevens’ last book,
“Cape Town to Ladysmith,” is to be
brought out soon.
Tm.vc uro sonic Kim|>lc Rcincilii'x indis-
j.cus lidc ia any family. Among th'-sc. the
cxi.cneiM • of yearn assure, v.s, sin uld he
r« •oidc 1 Pain-Kji.r.Mif. For ho'h internal
uml external applieat:<ms we have found it
oj great v.'iluc; especially can we recom
mend it for eolds, rheumatism, or fresh
wounds and bruises. Christian Fra. Avoid
substitutes, there is hut one Pain-Killer
Perry Daws’. Price 25c. and 50c.
r—ir*.
A OUICK CURE
FOR COUGHS
and COLDS
Pjrny Pectoral
The Canadian Remedy for all
Throat and Lung Affections.
Large Bottles, 25 cents.
DAVIS A LAWRENCE CO., Limited,
Prop’s Perry Davis’ Pain-Killer,
j |^New York. Montreal.
SHORT LOCAL ITEMS.
I.oeal Items Too Short for a Heail (.roupcil
Tonetlie r.
Too wet to plow again Saturday,
and the people were in town in force.
The ground was too wet to plow
yesterday and commercial fertilizer
went to the farms in a hurry.
Notwithstanding the bad day ser
vices in all the churches Sunday were
attended by large and attentive con
gregations.
We are unable to learn if farmers
generally got any concessions in
guano deals. We learn some did.
All seem to be buying it fnely.
The oil mill suspended operations a ;
few days last week for want of innk-:
age,, but-was soon relieved and is
now rushing ahead day a .d nig! '
The Fort Mill Times is informed [
by Dr. T. J. Strait, of Lnnca-uor, !
that he wiil be a candidate for Con
gress at the Demomtic primary in
this district this year.
Two parties of capitalists seeking
remunerative investment-, were in
Gaffney la^t week. They made
close investigations and thing are
going to happen. Watch Gaffney
in 11)00!
Delinquent taxpayers are being!
called on for their taxes now by j
Sheriff Thomas and his deputies ,
Hope all will he ready to settle when ;
called on. If not they will have to
gel so quick.
Rev. F. C. Hickson, preached at
Forest City, North Carolina, last,
Sunday. Mr. Hickson is one of the i
ablest and most devout minis ers in j
Cherokee, and has the esteem and I
confidence of ail our people.
Jake Carpenter Camp l\ C. V. 1
met in the court house Saturday
The at tendance was not large hut t
was full of interest. The camp will |
meet again the second Saturday in
April when a full attendance is re- !
quested. Members must bring in :
dues.
Joseph If. Austell, u prominent I
citizen of Cleveland county, was in !
the city last week a on visit to his
daughter. Mrs. Clarence Sarratt,
corner of Meadow a: 1 Limestone
Streets. Mr. Austell is a native of;
Limestone and has many i'rh mis in |
Gaffney.
We see that the Mili ary Commit
tee is making favorable r>-: iris for a I
number of military paras on battle-1
fields of the war between tii • States. :
What has become of Mr. Finley’s hill
for the Cowpens Far ; ? The Ledger
trusts that he is pushing it. It de
serves to win.
< iird of Tlaiuks.
Mr. and Mrs. Hammersley, of
Blacksburg, wish to express their
thanks to their friends for kindnesses
shown them in their recent sad alMic-
tion.
Lewis Ackerman, Goshen, Ind.,
says, “DeWitt’s Early Risers always
bring certain relief, cure my head
ache and never gripe.” They gently
cleanse and invigorate the bowels
and liver. Cherokee Drug Co.
The Russian press was virulent ovir
Cronje’s surrender and suggested a
diversion aginst Great Britain.
—Three show cases for sale. Ap
ply to O. E. Wilkins.
—Dr. S. R Beck, the Cbar'ctte eye
specialist, will be in Gaffney at the
Lipscomb House Wednesday April
11th. One day only.
S|>rhi!£ Opcniii^H
In this issue will he found the an- i
nouncement of Messrs. Carroll J:
Carpenter ami the Company .Store of
their Annual Spring Opening. These
are two of Gaffney’s leading mer
cantile establishments and are
worthy of the confidence and respect
of the people of Cherokee county and
surrounding territory. Their an
nual announcements are always
events of interest to the feminine
purchasing public and will be
especially entrancing this year be
cause of the magnificent display of
goods they will offer.
"hil i" l i
Do you take cold with
every change in the
weather? Does your throat
feel raw ? And do sharp
pains dart through your
chest ?
Don’t you know these are
^ danger signaJs which point
0 to pneumonia, bronchitis, or
consumption itself?
If you arc ailing and have
lost flesh lately, tlsey are
certainly danger signals. The
« question for you to decide is,
q “Have I the vitality to throw
0 off tiiese diseases?”
0 Don’t wait to try SCOTT’S
EMULSION “as a last re-
^ sort.” There is no remedy
^ equal to it for fortifying the
^ system. Prevention is easy.
Emulsion
prevents consumption and
hosts of other diseases which
attack the weak and those
with poor blood.
SCOTT’S EA1ULS10N is
the one standard remedy for
inflamed throats and lungs,
for colds, bronchitis and con
sumption. it is a food medi
cine of remarkable power. A
food, because it nourishes the
body ; and a medicine, be
cause it corrects diseased
conditions.
50c. and $1.00, all druggists.
SCOTT & BOWNX-, Chemists, New York
We beg to announce that our superb
display of all the latest styles in Mil
linery and Dress Goods will be ready
for inspection Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday. All are cordially invited.
1 Repairing
of lint- wati-lii s. cloi-Us
and jt-wi-lry pi-oju-rly uinl iii'oinptly dom-.
I My woii. gunrnniii'il. No i'li:ii”i‘ for cx-
! :iuiliiii!L r wort.
J. R. Cooper.
1 At Carroll \ CarpoiiU-r's.
Tax iNotice.
Tin 1 imo for t In payna iil of i-ominulal ion
j (or roail. tax lia>> Int n I'Mnn'Ii-d u nil I May 1st.
1 i'.ian.
.!. H. Jonks,
! aw -U County Tri asurcr.
Do You Need
Shingles, Ltitlis, Lumber, rou”h of <1, Yard 1’osts,
Railing, Pickets, oak or jxinc, Poors, Sasli, Plinds,
Paints, Varnishes or Glass? If so come to the lumber
yard at S. G. it G. K. depot.
T. I. WALKER.
Phone 95.
Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure
Digests what you eat.
Itartillciuliy digests tint food and aids
Nature in strengthening and lecon*
! structing the exhausted digestive or-
1 gans. Ills l he latest discovered digest-
ani and tonic. No other preparation
can Approach It In efficiency. It in
stantly relieves and permuueutly cures
Dyspepsia, indigestion, Heartburn,
Flatulence, Sour Stomach, Nausea,
; Sick Headache,Gastralgla,Cramps and
al I other results of 1 mper feet d Igestlon.
I'rlcn 60c. and It. Lurste nice contain* SMi time*
taittllaUe.^ooKallnbautUyapepaiauuUed rrM
; PrtfcaraJby I C. D«WITT A CO.. Chlca|4<
O
CARROLL & CARPENTER.
Here You Are!
The Cheapest Store in Gaffneyl
We have a complete line of
White Goods,
embracing PL|iies, Dimities, Lawns, Organdies, etc., which I
oilcrjng at remarkably low figures. Also a fine line of 'S
Embroideries,
which I am selling cheaper than I can buy them at today. The
goods were bought before the advance and I want to move the
in order to make room and have determined to sell them at o|
prices in order to do so. ! carry a beautiful line of Filo, Dre
den and Ktchinir Slks.
Millinery.
1
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I have found it! Found wlial? Why tin- plaro to lr.;, . .
•L I. Satrat t constant ly on hand a ron. idct** I inn ot :: i * ■
any si/.- llotn to J’ j iindn >. A iso "(..in- < 'tty” and "Sy
or tldnidU; ski-ln, ail of i\ lii.-li i-an In- inovt-d at . via y s 4. , . .
i-asli and approved pala r Kori't forget tii t J. I. Sari at' s IP
Hid tin-uhapproaidiald" Tvmmi A Join a' l.u-vy, \Uih h S.i - t .
Ih-duplii-iitt-d in this it irl.rt, and. too, Ids priei s an i -
Otlit-r makes of Imjr ies for |e..s tnotiey, hut till . n- i, : ,
v I need i hat I van ami d. -aw you nion- y on anythin;-' .. 11.
As in (lie past, I shall eontlniie to handle a fell !!u, .1
wheelliarrmvs. Fanners' I riend and la y 1 ij\ie'I'urn t’hu, •. .
extra plow handles, sin;; lei r e,:,, hani. .. Irares. I.ael. Sa ml , n.
hoi se a ad mule shoes, nails, pi a* k el ami t;. tile eut li i v, v a
ehlsels. ha-uim fs. srrews. hulls. Hale lalohem |..w. si pi
I also keep in slock meat, llout. siiHar.l offei'. nioiasses, soaj
Hoods, etc.
N Ice line of one horse way on and l.uHHy ha i m s.s to he sold
My shoe department is strictly ' up lo-dalc." I can nil a
and f.male (iet my prices liclnie huy jiiy aud • ana i.iom y
I haven few ui ills' mack im,tsh coals and lulii s'e s «l,
out. Men's suits, pittils. overalls, work shirt-, while lul ls. I;
ncHliHce shills, colhirs, culls, tie; era \ a t s a ml va rloiis ol In • i a
lIons too numerous to mt nlion, lull all to h<> at lock Lolloui pi
I nohliy llnt'ol hats In all the latest ■.i y!> ..i p<>pu|ar prices,
you want the most Hoods to he had for l he lea ,i money lii
h • i; , '< . • on I he market.
• ' into Mh-kory wuhdiis,
a • r sc iwihoiis, lion axle
; u on spot cash, or for part
ionp' I jinn Is I he plane fro
a also and duraliitity cannot
■ n-. * a 11. see and he is>il-
hicle line.
ia' implements such as
' I- uls. plow stocks. pi iws.
I 1 Us. nil vises, open rillHs,
in .i . e .-., also liraces. hits.
All the laic.si eiTects in ladies' headgear, Birds, Flowers, Ri
bons, and all kinds of Trimming. A beautiful line of Dre
Goods and ready made skirts to select from. Mrs. Gray hi
charge ol Ibis department and will take nlcasuro in servinff tl
hidi' -. Ladies’ embroidery scissors—an absolute necessity
every lady who does fancy work of any description.
Clothing.
Men s, omits and Boys ( lothing cheaper than ever befo
oflered. A nice line to seb et from and your money's worth wii
every purchase. Also a nice line of
Gents Furnishings,
embracing Hats, Shoes, Golhus, Gulfs and l ies, etc. There
no better shirt on earth for the money tlnin the “Globe.” I ha’
them for you and you w ill make no mistake in buying them.
Tinware, Hardware and Groceries
in profusion and at prices that should suit the man of small
ueh ; xieHieuse,canned | " t-’lI ‘‘ ls the man ol large resouives. Give me a call and I wi
endeavor to ph ase, and will always guarantee that you get ft
value for every dollar spent at mv store.
'heap fur cash.
II. huth i Id and >oiiiih. male
li. h 1 »i III sell at eust In choc
iiindeii- l and liulauiidi red,
11 ieli - in dry hikmIs and uu-
' bli V i : i ■ v.; i. . •. ■ i \ . 1 , i
l»ml your di.llar* with me if
>pot,fully,
I
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The GaToey City Land and improvement Company
Offer* for sale liulldinK Lot*In Oils ffourUliliuf town. IJaflncy City; Al*o Farm* :
by and In reach of t he Schools of Limestone Sprint's and of tills place, In lot* of I -ort I
ao to 100 acre* on llbural time rule*; ui*o Aifrluuiturul Lauds to rent for Farm pur
pose*. For full particular* apply to H
J. V. »AMieATT, AJtont.
k^t?^ c p “’' ‘ uw “ “•
John C. Lipscomb
I^or
Building and Plastering Lime, Coal, Shingles, and
ter Hair, Dynamite, Blasting Powder, Fuse andD3
mite Caps, call on
THE LIMESTONE SPRINGS LIME WOK1
*t'«lcpbou« 87 CARROLL A COk,
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