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1110 JLvIOlHJrK DkCamp. pnnLISHBD TTTE8UAY AND FRIDAY Nt’IISCKIl’TION 1'KIOB: Twict* a week, per year $1.60. Onco 11 week, per'yTarTr. T .T7;T " The Lkikiek ie not responsible for tbv views of correspondents. Oorrespondents who do not contri bute regular news letters must fur nish their uan.e, not for publication, but for identification.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. Ca^ds of thanks will be published at one cent a word. R wading notices will be published rt -.en 3ents a line each insertion. Obituaries will be published at five cents a line. All correspondence should be ad dressed to Ed. H. DeCamp, Manager. THE NEW STAK. The new Star in the constellation, Perseus, is attracting great attention among astronomers and among all who ever reflect upon the wonders of the sidereal heavens. This new star appeared very suddenly a few months ago as a star of the first mag nitude; then waned ir to one of the fourth or fifth magnitude; then waxed into the first again; and so it has continued to vary in brilliancy at regular intervals until the present time. As to whence it came and whither it is tending no one can even make a reasonable conjecture. The constellation Perseus lies just south of the milky way in that part of it which is now low in the north west at dark, and as we now have moonlight evenings it is difficult for us to get a sight of this gigantic ce lestial visitor. The astronomers who can observe the stars in daytime more satisfactorily, perhaps, than at night, tell us that the periods of greatest brilliancy for this new star occurs in the daytime. The appearance of new stars in the heavens and the disappearance of old ones are not very unusual phenomena in long periods of tune. Some times for awhile before their disap pearance they exhibit all the differ ent tints of a great conflagration in the different stages of activity and gradually fade away as a flame does when it consumes the material it feeds upon. There is only one hypothesis that will present itself to the mind that is acquainted with all the facts and that reflects on these strange phe nomena. That is, that they are great worlds on tire and that they are burned up and remodeled for a new stage of existence which they will enter through long eras of grad ual evolution. There is reason to believe that the work of creation is continuous—that new worlds^re b^ff^rfftt^tTuplnTTie* j^UAtHFiiTrealms of space and that old ones are undergoing changes which, to our minds, represent de struction. Worlds have their eras of life—their periods of youth, of old age and a time for decay and death. Jupiter and Saturn, two of the mightiest orbs of our system, are thought, with good reason, to be yet in their planetary youth; Mars is growing old; the moon is a dead world and our earth lias not yet passed her prime. It is impossible for our little minds to expand to the capacity of grasping the grand scale on which the Crea tor’s works are moving. But enough occurs among our neighboring worlds under the very eyes of the astrono mer, to give a thrilling significance to those scriptural declarations that the time will come when the sun shall no longer shine and when the heavens and the earth shall pass away. NOTES AND COMMENTS. According to the old saying, when March comes in like a lamb it will go out like a lion. It certainly came in this year with all the meek and modest grace of the lamb. We have had several days of ideal vfeather. Vegetation is beginning to show signs of life, and plowing and gardening are in order. The month may go out like the roaring lion, but it won't do to wait for what may come. The farms and gardens cannot be delayed in order that-the truth of proverbs may be tested. In business as in love, it is better to try, and fail than never to try at all. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ One of the most welcome reliefs afforded by the reduction of the war taxes by Congress to take effect on the first of July next, will be the abolishment of the stamp nuisance This Is a source of continued,unremit ting worry to every businessman—a trouble and a burden far heavier and more annoying than the amount of money involved would justify. There is hardly a level-headed business man to be found who would not greatly prefer to pay the money straight at one time than to dribble It out In stamps and be compelled to throw in the licking, the sticking, and the cancelling. The newspapers of the Ktate are throwing hot shot into the free pass jilt, and throwing them fast. They ill spflkofi out ou the subject and so fur as we have ob served, there has not been a single commendatory word spoken of it. If the newspapers are to be taken as the mouthpieces of the public, then the sentiment of the State is overwhel mingly against the repeal of the law asKutoori. The goveruor still with holds his signature from the repeal bill, and whether he will veto it, or sign it, or let it go by default until another meeting of the legislature, no one but the governor himself knows, and it is not at all certain that he knows. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Again we strongly urge our farmer readers not to stake their financial salvation for this year on cotton. The cotton market is as sensitive es a differential thermometer and as un certain in its direction as the vagrant winds or as a horse fly with its eyes pulled out. We note in Duns’ re view for last week that many of the cotton mills are beginning to curtail the amount of .their output, because home demand is fully supplied and foreign markets are not at all active. The Review also states that the amount of fertilizers already sold in the south is unprecedented and this fact is having a depressing influence on the prospects for cotton. Ail these are signs of a coming collapse, and nothing but another direct proyi- dential interference with the growth and maturing of this year’s crop can prevent it. We have read Senator McLaurin’s speech on the ship subsidy bill, and we fail to discover a single solid argument in it. He builds the speech on a resolution passed by the Cotton Spinners Association at Charlotte, N. C., and takes for granted that this association not only embodies the sentiments of the South but knows exactly what are the South’s best interests. The Senator also utterly fails to show—indeed does not at tempt to show—that a ship subsidy would benefit the producing classes of the South or that it would bring about lower freight rates for the manufacturers. We have never yet seen nor heard anything from Sena tor McLaurin which in our judgment indicates either talent, wisdom or extensive and accurate knowledge. His campaign speeches were not far above the ability of a slightly school boy. it was the purpose of the officials who planned the program for the inaugural ceremonies which took place in Washington yesterday, to give the G. A. R. an inconspicuous place in the proceedings. TheG. A R. is better adapted now to pension grabbing than to shinning in an inaugural procession. But the G. A. R. was not to be snubb^sfia given a baelf-sfaflrTany such manner. It uttered a fierce growl and declared that if it were not given the first post of honor then it was plain that it had neither lot nor part in McKinley, and that in obedience to its own self respect, it would not shows its head n Washington on the occasion of the inauguration of that distinguished gentleman. Whereupon the officials hastily revised and remodeled their program, and gave the G. A. R. the desired post of honor. So all went merry as a marriage bell. As the G. A. R. continues to grow the problem that faced the man who won the elephant, will present itself to the nation for solution, that is, what to do with it. We have watched with considera ble interest the comment of the State press on the rounding of a decade by the Columbia State. When we look back over that ten years, and especi ally the first half of it, and remem ber what opposition that newspaper encountered, the stormy period it passed through, and how near it has come time and again to being wrecked upon the turbulent sea of journalism we stand aghast with wonder that it finally readied the peaceful harbor. But then iffeain when we remember the character of the men who are at the helm, their integrity, their hou esly of purpose, and their bull-dog tenacity, our wonder ceases and the admiration of the Messrs. Gonzales borders on to the adorable. We con- gratiute The State upon its ultimate triumph. Its editor and manager are men of conviction, and while we have sometimes believed that they could have won success by easier methods had they been less ardent, still we cannot but be proud that they dis played the courage of their convic tion in the face of almost certain de feat. Veteran* Attention. The Confederate veterans of Gaff ney and vicinity are cordially invited to attend a reception to be given at Limestone College on Friday eve ning next from 8 to 10 o’clock by the Winnie Davis Chapter Daughters of the Confederacy, of Limestone. Come one come all. paid Eocal Cotton Keport The following are the prices for cotton in Gaffney today: Good Middling............... 8' j[ Middling 8:| Ur. Hull'* Cough Myrup. that marvalou* mertlirloe for tlmmt and luugtrounit'H.ijulck- l.v rtdievt** niid cure* tho painful breathing and daugcmuiily-fcouiidlnir cough tndlcatlvu funfp-.itcd lungv.fcNo other reundjr 1* 1U txiual. «. That lti-pr<'N<'iitatlve llutlcr Unfair. Mr Editor :—I regret, very much to be forced to aek you again to allow me space in your excellent paper to explain my position on the bridge bill “and on other matters that effect the interest of Cherokee county.” There were two prime reasons why I objected to the bridge bill as passed by the house, viz: The first is, that it has always been my idea of demo cratic form of government that be fore the people should be taxed as heavily as this bill proposed to tax the people of Cherokee county there should be a general demand, a press ing necessity, for such taxation. Did this necessity exist? Was the need so pressing that a tax of from ten to twenty thousand dollars must be assessed on the people of this county immediately without giving them time to express themselves on the matter? There is no where on record itutbis state where such an assumption of power has been exercised by three men. Ought uot the people to have had an opportunity to express them selves on an Issue that so vitally con cerned them? Again, as to that wonderfully cheap rate per cent, which the house bill proposed to ex tort from the people. Is there any good reason, is there any reason at all, for incorporating into a law such an exorbitant rate of interest and thereby allowing the people to be imposed upon by being subjected to the possibility, yea, more to the probability, of having to pay such a rate. If it had been the intention of the author of the bill to make it possible for the county to borrow the money at a less rate than seven percent, why specify seven? Why not word the bill so as to read at a rate not to exceed five per cent, or some other rate less than five. If there were no other reasons for objecting to the bill as passed by the house these seemed to be sufficient to subject it to amendment by any one who had the interest of the county at heart. When this bill was passed by the house and came to the senate it was re ferred to the committee ou roads, bridges and ferries, of which I was a member. At the proper time to con sider the bill in the committee there was in Columbia a man who owns property in this county asked to be heard on the bill. He came before the committee and gave his reasons why he did not think the bill should become a law. Just us soon as he made his statement the committee, with one exception, and that being myself, agreed to make an unfavor able report, but I asked the chair man to hold up the report until I could see the author of the bill and give him an opportunity to be heard, which I did. 1 toid the author of the bill that the committee had consid ered his bill and objected to it for several reasons, but chief among which was that the bill left nothing to the discretion of the county com missioners and that the rate of inter cat was entirely too high. He said to me, and I wish to call special at tention to this point, that there were two parties in the county that would lend the money at that rate, viz.; ilSfiause they had^saitU&f hfnfTo. How ddestrnts accord with the state ment in The Ledger of Feb. 26th that if his bill has passed that the county would be saved so many thousand dollars? He said further to me that the amendments proposed by the senate were entirely satisfactory to him and that it had not occurred to him that the money could be bor rowed at five per cent. I ask again how this corresponds to the state ments in The Ledger of the 2fitb with the talk about what the coun ty supervisor hud said to him? I had a very short talk with the super visor and be said to me that he thought the commissioners were not informed sufficiently to undertake such a measure yet, and that he liked the senate bill better than the house bill in that it would give them time to inform themselves. I was the author of the so much commented on bill about the county sinking fund. When I went to the senate the county had a sum of money on band to retire certain bonds when they became due, and it could not be used except for retiring those bonds. 1 had the law passed creating a sinking fund for the coun ty enabling the county to lend this money and thereby get an income from it. All this talk about getting the money from the county sinking fund has arisen since the bill became a law, because as stated above the author of the bill told me that it had not occurred to him that the money could be obtained at five per cent. tio much for the bridge. Now, for the other matters that were held up in the senate affecting the interest of Cherokee count^ Two bills intro duced by the author of the bridge bill came over to the senate and are on the calendar for the next session, viz: A bill to exempt graded schools from the operation of the book law, and another to raise the school com missioner’s salary. Both general bills affecting the whole State, not local. They both came over to the senate on Tuesday before the legisla ture adjourned on Saturday and were both referred to the committee on ed ucation, of which I was a member. Notice, the author of these bills had been to the members of the commit tee and had found that there was very great objection to the bill in re gard to the books used in the graded schools, because lie came to me and said, Brantley, Appelt, Graydon and others of the committee are opposed to the bill and I want you to get it on the calendar even if it gets an un favorable report. The committee met on these bills and every member of the committee present expressed himself as opposed to the bill except myself, and 1 stated to the commit tee that as the author of the bill was from my county I would reserve the right to vote as I liked when the mat ter come up in the senate. Senator Appelt said no such bill should be come a law as it gave certain book stores and graded school teasers a could be obtained from the State for, from those adopted by the Stale board of education. Tills bill was unfavorably reported and the bill would have been killed at once, but a member of the senate asked that it bo placed on the calendar. This was Wednesday morning. Everyone fa miliar with legislation will under stand that the bill would then be printed the next day and put on the desk of the members and must be there one day before it can be road the second time if anyone objects, and this bill met with a most strenuous objection for the reason that I have stated above. So it will be seen that this measure could not have passed and become a law, because no bill c u be read on the last day of the senate, without the suspension of a rule and there must be at least ore day’s notice of such intention to sus pend the rule. These measures of which the article in The Ledger of the 2(Jth, conveyed the idea that I was the cause of it uot passing and be coming a law were, as I have shown, not sent from the house in time to get through the senate. Was this done in order to deceive the people of tills county and leave the impression that I was blocking this matter and was trying to impede the progress of the county? If so it was as mish a ling as tne article of the2(>;h that appear ed in The Ledger. Again as to the appointment of the extra magistrate for Gaffney and then I am done. When the delegt- tion met to make the appointments for the county, and after till the ap- pointmenta had been made, except the extra magistrate for Gaffney. Mr. Butler asked that we recommend for this place a certain man for whom I had the highest regard. I said no the bill creating this office has not passed the house yet and as it is a bill that effect! the whole state it may not pass and it would be wrong to recommend a man for an office that was not yet created. I said fur ther when the bill passes we can then recommend a man for the place I have been reliably informed since I arrived here that there has been a petition circulated in the town of Gaffney for the appointment of this same man that Mr. Butler suggested for the place. My informers of this petition stated to me that it was said to them that this petition had been presented to me and that I had refused to sign the same, not that 1 was opposed to the man for the of fice, but as 1 was opposed to one of tho representatives. No man has ever presented a petition to me ask ing for tiie appointment of this man. So the whole statement about the petition is false. With this I shall leave the consideration of the who e matter with a generous people. I am yours truly, R. 0. Sakratt. A PLEA FOR HOME. I.lttli' I olkH Enjoy Tlunifto)vea. Lt tie Mias Maude MtCraw was tho hostess last Wednesday afternoon at one of the most delightful birth day parties given in Gaffney. There were present about twenty-four of her little friends and each one con sidered herself fortunate to be nnm bered among her guests on this de lightful occasion. Outside games were participated in, after which the little ones adjourned to the dinning room where an elegant spread was served. The table decorations were extremely pretty and in the center of the table was a cut glass bon 1 filled with tempting fruit. It can bo safely said that Maude’s party was a success in every way. Those present were: Bertha McCraw. Freeman Garrett, Christine Baker, Pearl Crawley, Lucy Carpenter, Fannie Duff Pearl Little john, Alma Lavender, Gladys Ezell, Louise Richardson. Alberta Harris, Julia McArthur, Ellen Scott, Clara Surratt, Mary Goudelock, Ethel Ham rick Ethel Stacy, Annie Budd Ken drick. Julia Sarratt, Myrtice Little, Bertie Phillips, Lemuel Sarratt, (^uillie Stacy and Rosa Wessinger. right to form a combinat charge the people from twenl fifty and even one hundred more than the same gn Kev. Amo* Clary Halite* Ills Voice in Helialf of rrobibitloii, Gaffney’s recent deplorable homi cide has broken up three homes, robbed them of husbands and fathers. Children have been orphaned. The shadow is cast still further. Consid ering the families immediately relat ed to the three, this tflkck shadow has been cast. otTyrTscuTronTiore- ^oth^rjjpffies. As is true in all such cases innocent children are madje to suffer and innocent hearts to bleed. The whole affair is enough, if it wou.'d undo the terrible deed and remedy the conditions which made such a deed possible, to make us as mem bers of one great commonwealth shed tears of blood. The Ledger commenting on last week’s homicide asks, “What is the matter?” Verily, the question is a serious one. And whatever is said in extenuation of “pistols and whiskey” it cannot be dfhied in the Perry- Marsh homicide that whiskey was the immediate cause. If the men had not been drinking they probably would not have gone to the pool room. Or, if they had gone for a game, had it not been for whiskey they prob ably would not imve gotten mad over the game. And what is true in this case witfi which we are familiar is true iu this greater number of such affairs. Whiskey and pistols may not be the first cause, but they are the immediate cause. Statistics give it that “three hun dred human beings are plunged over the saloon’s niagara into death every day.” Just a little more than three years ago the American heart almost ceased to beat when the news was dashed from lakes to gulf, from ocean to ocean, from city to city and then carried from house to house and from mouth to mouth, that the bat tleship Maine had been blown up by the enemy, and that three hundred of her “brave boys” had gone down to death. “To arms! to arms!!” was the cry. Think of it. Three hundred lives lost every day, going down not to a heroe’s but a drunk ard’s grave. And so few are calling “to arms” and just as few answering the call. Year before last there were added 86,000 to the ranka of fallen women. Eighty per cent, of these came to their fall through intemperance. Yes, the liquor traffic is no longer satisfied with robbing our homes of husbands, fathers, sons and brothers, but it must now have our mothers, wives and sisters. Friends and fellow citizens of Gaffney, of Cherokee county, of South Carolina, of our one glorious republic, how long shall we stand with idle hands and allow the ranks of our manhood and womanhood to be thus recklessly depleted, our homes ruth lessly robbed and our fair civilization ignominlously put to shame by the demon drink. Let us in the name of our manhood and womanhood, in the name of civilization, for the sake of our homes, for the sake of our moth ers, for the sake of the wives and children of our country rise up in the power of our manhood and drite the enemy from our land. There are two ways to do it. Vote it out and live it out. A. Clary. Like Oliver Twist, children ask for more when given One Minute Cough Cure. Mothers endorse it highly for croup. It quickly cures all coughs and colds and every throat and lung trouble. It is a specific for grippe and asthma and has long been a well Wnown remedy for whooping cough ®|e*ok.^bai -jg Company. To Take Thin, pale, an&mic girls need a fatty food to enrich | their blood, give color to | their cheeks and restore their | health and strength. It is & safe to say that they nearly | all reject fat with their food. H is exactly what they require; j | it not only gives them the im- j J | portant element (cod-liver oil) \ \ | in a palatable and easily di-11 gested form, but also the hypo- \ | phosphites which are so valua- \ \ ble in nervous disorders that $ < i usually accompany anaemia, f SCOTTS EMULSION isa| fatty food that is more easily | S digested than any other form J; of fat. A certain amount of! [ s$Jw^flsressaiy forfreaKR. ] | You can get it in this way. j; We have known per- j! sons to gain a pound a ]» day while taking it 50c. and $i.oo, all druggists. SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemisti, New York. The Arme Furniture Co'* LocmIh. Our stock of Baby Carriages for the spring trade is coming in now. See them before you buy. New hat racks and side boards just in. We carry the largest stock of tin ware in the city, and we will sell you tho best cook stove made for the money. We have a few buggies yet to be sold at a big discount. Now is your time to get one. See us for anything in the furni ture line. We will save you money. Yours truly. The Acme Furniture Co cure. rli) CoUim from Within an hour A Nl'PEKK UKIP CUKE. Johncon’s Toole Is a superb Grip Drives out every trace of Grl the system. Does It <julek it enters the blood ami begins to neutralize the effects of the poison. Within a day It places a Grip victim beyond the point of danger. Within a week, ruddy cheeks attest return of perfect health. Price. 50 cents If It cures. Ask for JohoMoo's Chill and Fever Tonic. Take nothing' else. Notice of Final Dischatgo. By porodssloa of lion. J. K. Webster, Judge of Probate for Cherokee County, 8. O., we will, on Saturday, the 9th day of March next, at 10 o'clock a. ni., make our liual return, .is executors of the estate of Bamuel Littlejohn, deceased, and apply for letters dismlssory. T. M. Littlejohn, I). L. Littmcjohn, N. H. Littlejohn. Kxrs. Estate Samuel Littlejohn, dec’d. Published In Gaffney Ledger Feb. 15, £! and March 1, 1901. (IPERA HOUSF W One Night Only ■■ Read and Take Warning, Farmer Hrown- "Good mornlntfi lire. Smith, have you heard the news? Zebu Ion Ha*rts was pnraed out lock, stock ami barrel this morning; he and family barely escaping with their lives from the burning house. One of their babies was badly burned, for they forgot it when they ran out, but /eh put a blanket over bis head and run Into the room where it was In a cra dle and sot out w ith It his hands are badly blistered too. All their clothing, furniture and supplies for ltd* year was lost -he didn’t save any thliiK- M's. Harris is prostrated and /,cb fears It will kill her, They have six ha- hies, the oldest only lo years old- I'oor fel low, he Is ruined!" Farmer Smith -''Ho was Insured In tho Cherokee Mutual, wasn’t he? 1 saw the atteut at hU house lust week talkintt to him about Insuring Ids house and contents.". Brown "No. he did not insure. The agent told him he would Insure his house fur fide, furniture and clothing forflOO; that the cost would he $.’50 lot tirst year and #1-5 each vaar after ou that amount, but Zab said he would wait awhile, for he mwsled the money to buy a U>x of tobaeco now, and wanted to make a good payment on bis land mortgage next fall; so I am trying to get up money to buy Mrs. Harris and their babies aome gar ments to put on, but everylsslv says /,eb ought to have protected himself by taking out a Policy In the Cherokee Mutual Insur ance Coniuuuy, which was organised for such cases, un<I they don't have touch sympathy for hint, for this oorouany I* prompt to meet the losseg of It* mumber* " Kiev. A. D. DAVIDSON. Gaffney, Agent. Mr FRANK MuLUNKY, Abingdon, Agent. Wednesday Evenirr, March 6th. Our Specials this Week. AND SPANISH OLIVES O. & O. TEA, A. Q. Scammon’s Co. In the deliciously droll comedy-drama “SIDE TRACKED" Full of Mirth and Merrimont, Strong Situations And ‘ ' Effects, F.mbraclng a company of CLEVER COMEDIANS presenting the latest songs and dances. The Creators of Comedy, and The Acknowledged Leaders of All. SUGAR-CURED --HAMS-- FRESH EVERY WEEK. QUALITY < AID < PRICE * GUARANTEED. PEELER & LEMMOND. The Finest Tea on the Market, Call and . Get a Free Sample. Sparks & Humphries, Phone No. 79. The Leaders. Prompt Delivery. Phone 55. Garden Seeds. ONION SETS SEED POTATOES HEAVY GROCERIES FANCY GROCERIES BREAKFAST STRIPS MINCE MEAT MAPLE SYRUP VEGETABLES FRUITS BARREL PICKLES Good Fresh Goods. J. E. EZELL. Don't Forge? the Exchange Cash Market Is Headquarters for Fresh Fish. Come most any day to got then^ I w ill have them fresh ml fine. \\ hen you want a good dinner call here and you cun get i hat too. I pay the »>est cash price for Beef Cattle and Hides. W. J. MANESS. Telephone No. 17. 1^01—^ Building and Plastering Lime, Coal, and Plaster Hair, Plaster Paris. Kosendale Cement, Portland Cement, Dynamite, Blasting Powder, Fuse and Dynamite Caps, call on Limestone Springs Lime Works CARROLL & CO., Lessees. Telephone 57. T. T. WALKER, GAFFNEY, S. C., Deals Exclusively in Lumber and Builders’ and^earrles in stock a complete line of DOORS. SASH, BLINDS, PAINTS, OIL, PLASTERERS’ MATERIAL, and everytHTBg ne«Wd forTtu {Ww^ttjJfp'Ases. Look him up when you need anytloENL ln IDs line. RoyAL Worcester Corsets. These are the Corsets that stand m a a ■ ly as the best Tallies for the money ever offered, 448 Raral WaKCiltt Royal filormttr Absolutely tlie Best. Not only in quality of material and workmanship are these Corsets way ahead of others at the same price, but in all other essential features they far outshine their closest competitors. Made upon latest French models—Perfect Fitting—of extra fine Satteen in prevailing colors, White, French Drab, Blue, Pink and Black. Sizes 18 to 30 inch. Retails for One Dollar. J. I>. OOTJOKI^OOK. GAFFNEY LIVE STOCK CO. Dealers in MULES, • HORSES Harness, and Vehicles 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 stables are headquarters for drovers and out-of-town dealers. We will endeavor by fair and courteous treatment to all t< warrant the confidence and patronage of the public. Ours is thd finest livery stable to be found between Charlotte and Atlanta. Como to see us when you desire anything in our line. Our prices are tho lowest commensurate with correct business princi ples. We sell for casli or on lime for good paper. G iffnery Lvimeatone .street. h or on in y lA vc Stock Go.* taaffuey.