Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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I'll 1C r^TCOOBCl*. BY Ed. H. DeOamp. •nHUSHKD TUK8DAV AND FK1DAY SI USCKM’TION rBICK: l ash in tttivnno*' p«*r yoar.... $1.50. The Lbdger io not responsible for tbs' views of correspondents. Co-respondents who do not contri bute regular news letters must fur nish their name, not for publication, but for identification.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 and Thursday mornings. Oa^da of thanks will be published at one cent a word. Reading notices will be published at ten jents a line each insertion. Obituaries will be published at five cents a line. . , All correspondence should be ad dressed to Ed. H. DeCamp, Manager. FIXKD POLICY. Winthrop College is to get $*25 (X)0 more for completing the new dormi tory. The legislature a year ago, if we remember correctly, appropriated $:15 000 for building that dormitory which, it appears, was only somt- thing over half enough. This will make $00,000 paid out for the dormi tory, which added to the regular an nual appropriation of $3.) 000 will make $95,000, which add'd to the regular appropriation of $o 0o0 for hiring students will make a round $100 000. Hut the advocates of these extravagant appropriations to .State inetitutions have a great deal to say about its being the fixed policy of the State to stand by the colleges. In deed, whenever they are questioned as to the justice or expediency of voting away such enormous sums of the people’s money, they reply, ' O, it Is the fixed policy of the State to support the colleges.” Just so. It is also the fixed policy of the gambler to gamble, of a drunk ard to drink, of a swindler to swindle, of a robber to rob. Vet it is not thought that any one of these is the less reprehensible because he is pur suing a fixed pojicy. The truth is his conduct is more blameworthy just in proportion as his policy is fixed. The public might bear with him if he perpetrated a meanness only occasionally and exceptional)j. It is the filed policy that makes him a nuisance and a menace to society. When did this policy on the part of the State become fixed? It was partly fixed in “the days of good stealing” by the most currupt and degraded men that ever disgraced the halls of legislation and it was con firmed and extended by men more honest and intelligent, but scarcely less inflamed by passion and preju dice. This is the history of the fixed pol icy. Gentlemen, continue to squan der the public money on these costly luxuries, if you will, but please don’t use “fixed policy” as an argu ment any more. NOTES AND COMMENTS. I We are glad to note the fact that some of our Cherokee farmers have been taking advantage of the good weather in January to do some deep plowing. Some of them are using improved two-horse disk and turning plows and they are giving mother earth a loosening which she has never known before, bringing up her hidden treasures from the depths uf her bosom, and disseminating them nearer the surface to materialize later in fields of golden grain and snowy cotton. This is the first step towards fine crops in spite of droughts, towards improved lands, comfort, prosperity and happiness. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ The dispensary, that blooming flower of South Carolina reform, like the rose of the desert, is to he left blooming alone, but not to blush un seen and waste its sweetness on the desert air. No doubt some of our legislative gardeners have been look ing at it askance with an evil eye, but its symmetry is so perfect, its color so rich and variegated, its beauty so gorgeous, and its fructify ing organs are so healthy and active that really the gardeners cannot see where they could apply ih-j pruning knife without marring its perfection and retarding its growth. So it will be left at least one more year to grow and expand and scatter its per fumes o’er a smiling an I. when it inliir.ateH that the adjourn ment of the Secession Convention from Cnl' uliia to OharleMton caused the ordinance of secession to be pass ed. The local influences in favor of it in Charleston wore, no doubt, strong, but no stronger than in oth* r places in the State. That convention would have passed that ordinance if it had been assembled on top of the ll'ue Ridge, on the island of Ber muda or on an Atlantic steamer in mid ocean. It was elected for that special purpose and if it had failed to accomplish it, its members would have been ashamed to return to their homes. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ The legislature lias not yet done much of importance and perhaps it has thus shown its wisdom more con spicuously Mian in any other wa' . We are well pleased thus fur with that honorable body. It is givii g evidence of wisdom, conservatism and a sincere desire for the pub'<c weal which have not characterized some of the legislatures of the past. Our own immediate representatives are at their posts and are keeping a close watch on the county’s interests. They may be counted on to vote and act for what is right and fair under all circumstances. There is no fool ishness nor fanaticism about Sarratt, Butler and McCraw. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ We haven’t much faith in any law that may be enacted against conceal ed weapons, or weapons under any conditions. We sympathize with the efforts made in the legislature against the practice of carrying them, but the evil is beyond the reach of legal enactment. It bas grown out of social and moral disor der and must be corrected by social and moral influences. Just as long as a man feels that his life is not safe among his fellow men, just so long is he going to adopt the precautions which his instincts suggest for de fending and preserving his life. A swifter and more certain punishment for the harm done with weapons will perhaps make men more cautious in using them, but even that will not reoch the seat of the evil. Smallpox holds its own in about every county of the State with un yielding tenacity. It has not be come epidemic anywhere and proba bly will not become so. No doubt the boards of health and the munici pal authorities have become weary and discouraged in their efforts to enforce vaccination and thereby se cure the people against the ravages of this loathsome disease. Their best endeavors are continually thwarted by ignorance and prejudice and it is as difficult to enforce gen eral vaccination as it is to enforce the dispensary law or the law against concealed weapons. If it were not for the many whose physical condi tion is not such as to warrant vacci nation, it might he well enough for the authorities to abandon their ef forts and give smallpox a wide birth. There are times when ignorance and folly should be permitted to reap their own rewards. Experience keeps a dear school but fools will learn in no other. A Card. The Merchants’ and Planters’ Bank will open its doors tomorrow, February 2nd, for business, at A. N. Wood's old stand and solicits a share of your patronage, promising fair treatment and honest dealings. On account of having to transfer ac counts. etc., the officials have found it impossible to open today. All depositors’ accounts are transferred from A. N. Wood, Banker’s books to the Merchants’ and Planters’ Bank, which becomes responsible for all balances of depositors in A. N. Wood’s Bank. Thanking the public for past deal ings I now take this opportunity of soliciting a liberal share of their business for the new bank. Respectfully, A. N. Wood. A Orvnt Sunday School Tour. The International Sunday School Executive Committee has planned a great Sunday School Tour which ex tends across the continent. F : ve practical Sunday School specialists start in Virginia in February, and visit eighteen States, closing their work in Kansas, after having been to the Pacific Coast. This involves over 10.000 miles of travel for each mem ber. The entire party will be present at our State Convention at Newberry, February 25 27. It will be a rare op portunity for the Sunday School workers of our State and it is expect ed many delegates will be present For information address C. H Car lisle. Spartanburg S. C. To Cure a Cold In One Day Take Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tab lets. Ail druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. E W. Grove's sig nature is on each hox. 25c. Stop* The Couifli And Works off The Cold Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets cure a cold in one day. No Cure, No Pay. Price 25 cents Ntatk or Ohio, Cityok I oi.kdo, » Lucas County. Kuans J. Ciikney mukesoath that he Is the senior partner of the Arm of K. .1. Ciit Ncr Ac Co., doinir business In the City of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of ONE UL’NDKKI) DOLLARS fur each and every ease of Ca- taiihii that cannot be cured 1>y the use of llAf,L.'S CATAUHH CUItK. KKANX J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and buhscribod in my presence, this oth day of December, A. D. Isstt Skai. r A. W. GLEASON, Notary Public. Hull's Catarrh Cure I-, taken Internally and nets directly on the blood and mueoiiN Niir- faces of Hie system. Send for testimonials free. K .I CHENEY A co.. Toledo, O. Hold by Druggists, 75r. Hall's Family Pills arc the best. APPROACHING MARRIAGF. Cards Out Antioiinelnic Th* Marriage of Mr ltj« rs and Miss Currnll. Handsomely cngrttvid invitalions aro out announcing the marriage of Mr. George Garrett Byers lo Miss Minnie Carroll, of Ibis city. This will he the crowning social event of i his season. It is an event that will Inter* st two states. The groom is a prominent young business man of Gainesville, Ga., having charge of one of the largest mercantile estab lishments of that progressive city. The hride-elect is one of the most prominent young society ladies of upper South Carolina. She is pretty, possesses an attractive disposition, hits an unnsuai gift for music and is a sweet singer of more than local rep utation. i ne following is the an nouncement : Mr. and Mrs. James Alexander Carroll request the honour of your presence al Hie marriage of their daughter Minnie, to Mr. George Garrett Byars, on the evening of Wednesday the sixth of February. al half past eight o’clock, First Baptist Cbuich, Gaffney. South Carolina. The Appointment Goes Elsewhere. The Ledger learns from a private source that Mr. E. H. Shaw is to bo appointed General Freight and Pas senger Agent for the S. C. & G. E. R. R., vice S. B. Lumpkin, deceased. Mr. Shaw is a stranger to the people of this section, but there can be little doubt as to his efficiency to fill the position, as we feel certain President Hunt would not appoint anyone to that responsible position unless he was fully aware of his efficiency. As a matter of fact we feel somewhat surprised at the appointment. It was the hope of the many patrons of the road in this city that either Mr. Thomason or Mr. Don Lumpkin would receive the appointment. Nevertheless, we welcome Mr. Shaw to this section and trust that his appointment will prove mutually pleasant and profitable. Our IlotelH. There is an unusual amount of travel these da /s. The registers of both the Parish and Commercial Hotels have be< n well tilled the past week. Happy “Cal” »s holding his own with the traveling fraternity, while your Ur de Samuel is malting friends for M e Commercial. Both are jolly good fellows and it would puzzle anyone who is acquainted with the two to make up his mind which one to stop with. The Ledger wishes both good luck and hopes that travel will continue to increase until neithir one can furnish accommodations and it will become necessary to build even another hotel. Gaffney and Greenwood have the reputation of having the best hotels in the State, and if the dinner furnished at the Commercial Tuesday is a criterion to go by, we indeed have cause to be proud of them. A tiUKKerition. The Ledger would like to suggest to the c'.*y council that it would be a charitable act if they would provide xubbtr coats for the fire laddies. It very often transpires that young men are called upon to suddenly respond to a fire alarm when they are attired in their best clothes and the chances are very great to ruin a nice suit of clothes while fighting the fire, when it would be nrotected by a rubber coat. If possible, gentlemen of the Board of Aldermen, provide rubber coats for the boys. Tbey will rise up and call you blessed. ECZEMA’S ITCH IS TORTURE* Eczema is caused by an acid humor in the blood coming in contact with the skin and producing great redness and in flammation ; little pustular eruptions form and discharge a thin, sticky fluid, which dries and scales off ; sometimes the skin is hard, dry and fissured. Eczema in any form is a tormenting, stubborn disease, and the itching and burning at times are almost unbearable; the acid burning humor seem* to ooze out and set the skin on fire. Salves, washes nor other exter nal applications do any rtal good, for as long as the poison remains in the blood it will keep the skin irritated. BAD FORM OF TETTER. “For three years I had Tetter on ray hands, which caused them to nwpII to twice their natursl size. Part of the time the disease was in the form of run ning sores, very pain ful, and causing me much discomfort Four doctors said the Tetter had progressed too far to t>e cured, and they could d> nothing for me. I tx>k only three bottles of S. 8. S. and was completely cured. This was fifteen years ago, and I have never since seen any sign of my old trouble.” —Mas. L B Jackson, 1414 McGee St., Kansas City, Mo. 8. S. S. neutralizes this acid poison, cools the blood and restores it to a healthy, natural state, and the rough, unhealthy ikin becomes soft, smooth and clear. MB MB cures Tetter, Ery- sipelas, Psoriasis, Salt Rheum and all skin diseases due to a pois- oned condition of the blood. Send for our book and write us about your case. Our physicians have made these diseases a life study, and can help you by their advice; we make no charge for this service. All correspondence is conducted in strictest coufidence. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA, GA. Letters of Administration. State or Soutii Carolina, i county or Chekokek. f By J. E. Webster. Esquire, Probate Judge. Whereas Lillian H. Adams bas made suit to me to grant her letters of administration of the estate and effects of K. L. Adams, de ceased, These are therefore to cite and admonish all and siiigulttr the kindred and creditors of the said E. L. Adams, deceased, that they Ixi and appear lx-fore me, in theCourtof Pro bate, to l>e held at Cherokee court house, Gaffney, H.C.,on Tuesday, February 12th next after publication thereof, at eleven o'clock In the forenoon, to show cause. If any they have, why the said administration should not be graotwl. Given under my hand this 38th day of Jan uary Anno Domini 1M01. J. E. Wbuster, [L. H.l Probate Judge. Published In GaffuKy Ledger 1st and 8th Feb. 1«01. An l.mly MoiiiImk Mlare, ’nit’ populsce was aroiiscil Wed tit a- (Iny morning by tlm alartii of lire. It wi h five o'clock uml t be we H to r wns cold, yet a Inigo number giHlierttl to light tlit' lluoirH. ’I be scene of 1 be ConIIttgrntlot) wits the home of Mrs Gittuda Wright, on Buford slret t., just beyond Dunton's Chapel M. E. church. The inmates hud 11 narrow escape, every one losing everything except their wearing apparel, and some did not stive enough of that to properly uttiro themselves for street promenade. .Mrs. Wright had some insurance but not enough to cover the loss. The occupants were not aware of tin- firo until urou-etl by outsiders, and even then the roof was falling in on some who slept in one room, liie lire started from the kitchen, and as there hud b •ct: no fire in the stove since the afternoon before there is a suspicion that it was the work of an incendiary, but it is more than probable that it was the work of rats carrying oil matches. Mr. rittinan at Hie First Baptist Church, Rev. A. McA. Pittman, of the Car olina Baptist in Greenwood, will preach in the First Baptist church Sunday morning and evening and in the Second Baptist at 3 o’clock in the afternoon same day. Neuralgia’s Are the warning crios from overworked, worried, weak, hungry and exhausted nerves—nerves that have been abused and neglected until outraged nature could stand the strain no longer without a pro test. Every piercing, cutting, tearing, burning, pressing pain of this dreadful disease is a call for help. Why not heed this call while relief is within your roachi* Now is tha time to begin; and the best of all remedies to use is D*. Miles ‘For years I suffered wit h noiiralgia, which esp<*< i a iicted im / Oj * *s j and 2b plain, unvarni i< d story of my sufferings i/ v Cj would read like e .agge ration. Words aro powerless to ( \] uvss the pain I endured. Three yea s am > I tried a 1 jottlo of Dr. Miles’ Nervim . >i ,d it he'ped mo so much that I bought a < lo: ii more. Before they were gone tin* i leeralgia wa 3 completely cured, and has i • ‘VC r bothe.ro d me since.” Rev. W. JJ. 1: aldwjn, Itasca, Texas. vj It is the essence of nerve foods and a recon struct ant of un'dling power, whichj nourishes, fortifies and refreshes the whole nervous system. Login its use at once. Sold by all druggists on a guarantee. ' Dr. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind. (SWA This signature is on every hox of the genuine Laxative Bromo=Quinine Tablets thu remedy that euros a cold to one day V" WINE OF CARDUI has brought permanent relief to a mil lion suffering women who were on their way to premature graves. Mrs. Mitchell was fast declining m health, when Wine of Cardui performed & “wonderful cure" in her case. She suffered with the Ago nies of failing of the womb, lcueorrh<ea and profuie menstruation. The weekly appearance of the mensesfor two months sapped her vitality until she was a phys ical wreck. Her nervous system gave _ Then came the trial of Wine of Cardui and the cure. Mrs. Mitchell’s experience ought to commend Wine of Cardui to suffering women in words of burning eloquence. WINE»CARM is within the reach of all. Women who try ft are relieved. Ask vour druggist for a $1 bottle of Wine of Cardui, and do not take a substitute if tendered you. Mrs. Willis Mitchell. South Gaston, Jt. O.: “Wine of Cardui and The 1 ford's Black- lira light have perfouned a miraculous cur. 1 In my ease. 1 had be?n a great mfterer with falling of the womr> and leucorrliieH, andmyninii.es on ire every week for two months a>d were very painful. My bus- hand Induced me to try Wir e of Cardui and Rl ick-Draught, and now the leucor- rbifln has disappeared, and 1 am restored 11 perfect health." In cases reauiring special directions, address, a vlng symptoms. “The Ixdie. Ad visory Department." The Chattanooga .Medicine Co., ChaiUDOOKa, Tenn. Valuable Land For Sale, 1 will offer for sule for Hie next twenty days that valuable piece of land in the Incor porate limits of Gaffney, known as “Indian Hill.” This property is in sight of Limestone College, near the Graded school and very near the main street from Gaffney to Lime stone. If I do not sell it as a whole,Ithen 1 will subdivide it into lots of one to live acres. J. Eb Jefferies, Agent. January 17tli, 1901. What Life Insurance Does. It lifts mortgages. It educates orphans. It preserves the family. It cultivates saving habits. It lightens the load of care. It gives repose to the rich man. It gives courage to the poor man. It builds a barrier to the alms house. It supports the credit of the business man. It enables a man to live up to his income. It lays ilie foundations of home and independence. It encourages the marriage of prudent men and women. x It keeps embarrassed estates out of receivers’ hands. It certifies to a man’s affec tionate regard for his family. It places the widow above the need of marrying for a home. It adds to a man’s years by freeing him from apprehension. It saves orphan girls from the necessity of working out. It heightens the esteem in which wife and children hold a man. If you are interested in the above subject call on JONES J. DARBY, Insurance and Real Estate. RoyAL Worcester Corsets. Royal (Gorccstcr t ho I Not only in quality of i Corsets way ahead of othe essential features they far < Made upon latest Fivne fine Satteen in prevail;: Pink and Black. Sizes Is J i Do you expect to farm thi- J. I. Sarratt’s everything >t. •• My store and warehouse ■- a: as follows ; WJVOO These are the Corsets that stand out pre-emiment- \j as the best values tor the money ever ottered, 448 Royal Worcester 1 and workmanship are these he same price, hut in all other their elosi st competitors. 1 - Perfect Fitting—of extra . 'o liM<'. French Drab, Blue, c ■' : - for One I)oll&r. H J >OIC. '<> \ on want to come to ur outfit and supplies. 'll ii '-Tr- iiii-. in ;i|J lines, 1 J. C. LIPSCOMB & BRO. The Piano Drawing will positively take place on February 5th. If you have any tick ets that have not been punched bring them in and have them punched. Remember the day, February 5th. .Just £1 l^ow $"9e£i»oiiciI>le 11 intis. Screven’s $1.00 Drawers at One Gorham $1.00 I) raweis tit 55c Hygiene 75c.Drawers at 50c Hygiene Fleece Lined Shirts at 50c V C Some Ladies’ Capes-You will need one yet. 12 Plain Cloth, Fur Trimmed, at $ 70, were 15 Astrachans at 05, 15 Nice Plush at S5, 10 Nice Plush at 2.00, 5 Nice Plush at 3.00, 25 Plush at . 1.00, 13 Plush at 1.00, a u i l u i t $1.00 1.25 1.50 3.50 4.00 1.60 2.60 £ *r x ^ Wll I \ Yl.u • >KY -El I. TY-ON & JONES’ Volt K VI LEE oXEoUl) T > If “1 £ 1 sf v ^Jf Wheelbarrows, Disc II i; Plows, Boy Dixie Plows. Georgia and Carolina Si Bolts and Plow Handles. All sizes straight and tt: Nails, Horse and Mule SI. farmer needs. Wagon and Buuiiv Harm and Single'lincs, Hume Strii Staple and Fancy groccri<- ware. Tww-Ilor.-e Svracus.; Chilled Cleviso> Heel- na: s. Axes, •c that a >'td a nd I i Ja- . f Men’s Arctics and IL libbers. Ics, Check a p 1 Jol h *s. wan ai id \\ uud» n- Hats for everybody Ladies and children’s Bubbcr-.. Shoes am at prices to suit all classes a I . >ndiiions. Clothing and Overcoats to he sold away down to close out. Water-proof coats $1.00 to $1.50. Over-all Pants. Ladies’ Jackets, ( apes and Skirts, Dry Goods and Notions in profusion. Blankets from $1.00 to $4.00 per pair. Snuff and Tobaccos all trradcs and prices. Syrups and Molasses, all si/e pickages from two pounds up. Genuine Texas lied Kustprooi o-.t,. All grides of iVrtlllzers* M If you don t see what you wautcall for it as we take pleasure in showing goods j- I- regu- Clothing and a few Overcoats at 33^% off. Globe Negligee Shirts, with detached Collars and Cuffs, lar $1.25 kind, at 95c. Leonard Negligee Shirts, the usual $1.00 sort, for 50c. J. C. LIPSCOMB & BRO., THE HUSTLERS, Big Iron Building, - - Gaffney, S. C. HONFST TOIL will «;-> high-gradt malt ria t CI S 1IM 1 ) I* # ‘ makeup * * I >111' f >r nii'ciian ic- rid a ii i -an ils for lie huiiM'liold. ininlriuf at- loi 1 the garda r and tin I’armer. ilom -t E-il and hu^im>- fwre-iglit united in gening togethi r the fine line of hardware displayed at the 'hnith I lard wan* Co. We hope to have a visit from you Str.itli Hardware Co. GAFFNEY LIVE STOCK CO. Dealers in y MULES, HORSES, Harness, and Veiiicles of Every Description. We sell the Old Hickory and Tennessee Wagons, the very best made, and the famous Parry, Babcock, and other excellent makes of Buggies, Phaetons, Car riages, etc. We have the finest lot of Mules ever brought to this country, and our s nbles are headquarters for drovers and out-of-town dealers. We will fnd«*av<>r •u- pMc, - a . ..»• - . . , pl< \\ - s, ii for cadi or . ViiilTnov 2 1 m.’Htone- Wtreel % O " H treatment to all to public. ()urs is the irh>lt< and Atlanta. j' in our line. Our . * i ct h - princi- -od paper. toelc CTo., Ciiitlnov, O. wr- tmmrmmx. mr. zmomm Commercial Printing Of every description executed with neatness and dispatch at I he Ledger office, Gafluey, S. (J. New Type. New Freshes, the finest qua! ty of Ink and Paper and Compe tent Workmen. Send us your orders. Do not C'^me shopp g o y ur sorrow, Rather rejoice a a'ong your way, And don’t put o"! i ntil tomorrow That which you c n do t day. But come to our sto; x: and get that BEDROOM SUiT, LCUhuE, ROCKERS, DINING TABLE, SIDEBOARD, COOK STOVE, or whatever you have be oromi ng yourself so long. SHUFORD & LeMASTER.