The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, April 30, 1901, Image 1
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Circulation of Any Newspaper
in the Fifth Congressional
District of S. C.
The Ledger
SEMI-WEEKLY—PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY.
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A Newspaper in all that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People of Cherokee County.
ESTABLISHED FEB. 16, 1894.
GAFFNEY. S. C., TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 1901.
81.50 A YEAR*
M'ffiLEYS ARE OFF
ON THEIR LONG TRIP
Across the American Conti
nent and Return.
JOURNEY OF 10,000 MILES
OVER THE STATE.
Netv.y ItvuiH from Other CouiitlrH Grouped
ToKether.
The State pension board’s clerk is
sending out us rapidly us possible the
blank receipts to be signed by the
pensioners and returned to the office.
As soon as they are received the war
rants will be sent out.
ITEMS OF INTEREST
FROMLOWERCHEROKEE
Farmers Cheered by Warm
Weather and Resume Work.
4 be Head of (lie Nation and His Wife
Kccelve an Kiithuslastic Send-Oil on
Their Departure From Hie Federal
Capital.
Washington, April 2'.).—The train
that is to carry the president and Mrs.
McKinley and their party on their long
excursion across tne continent and back
fnade its start today, precisely on schtd
nle time, over the Southern road. Be
fore 10 o’clock many people had congre
gated about the station, and when the
president and Mrs. McKinley arrived,
tts they did, about 10:20, the building
nvus thronged with many persons who
were congregated oa the outside.
There was a cheer as tlie president’s
immediate party drove up to the station
and a general demonstration of affec
tionate regard as the head of the nation
ami his wile made their way through
the crowd to the train. Mrs. McKinley
leaned upon the arm of Dr. Rixey, and
both she and the president smiled in re
sponse to the greetings which met them
at every step.
They were accompanied to the train
by numerous friends and by many dis
tinguished persons. The party included
Secretary Gage, Secretary Hoot, Sena
tor Hanna, Justice Keuna, General
Miles, General Corbin, General Sterb-
berg, Secretary White, Pension Com
missioner Evans, Comptroller Dawes,
General Bates, Assistant Postmaster
General Shellenbarger, Congressman
Livingston, and many ladies of the cabi
net
An Atisp c.otn Departure.
The president entered the private
coach, accompanied by Mrs. Kiuiey.
She spoke gratefully of the thoughtlul
care of her friends, and seating herself
beside a window, facing the crowd, con
tinued to smile and bow to acquaint
ances until the train moved out. The
president took his position on tho rear
platform of the Olympia, beside Secre
tary Hitchcock, hat in bhiid, a brilliant
carnation in his buttonhole and a smile
upon his lace. . ^
Just as the minute hand of the big
clock in the station touched the 10:20
point the train started out on its 10,000-
mile journey. The crowd cheered en
thusiastically and waved a goodby. The
demonstration was continued until the
t*aiu left the environs of Washington,
the crowd extending well to the city
limits.
CLAY STILL DEFIES THE LAW
Aged Kentucky 3Ian Detains Guards
Wltliiii Ills Home.
Lexington, Ky., Airil 29 —General
Cassius M. Clay, sage of Whitehall, still
defies the law and his children. The
second step by Mrs. Mary B. Clay to get
possession of her property,which caused
the trouble between General Clay and
two deputy sheriffs several weeks ago,
was taken Saturday,when Mrs. Clay at
tached a sum of money in the state
bank of this city belonging to the gen
eral. The attachment is for f1,500 for
the detention of that much household
goods by General Clay.
A summons, which is a part of the at
tachment and which must necessarily
be served upon the general, was placed
iu the hands of a constable and two
deputies.
The three officers went to Whitehall,
and after shoving the summons under
the general’s door, asked one of the
guards to open the door so they could
tell him that the paper was there, but
the guard refused to do this, being
afraid to incur the general’s displeasure.
Clay will doubtless respond to the suit
of his daughter, and a legal battle be
tween the lather and daughter will
result.
DEATH DUE TO^ ACCIDENT
Verdict of Ccron^r’s Jury la tase-of
Hilly Smith.
London, April 29 —The coroner’s jury
which has been investigating the death
of Billy Smith the pugilist, who was fa
tally injured April 22 at the National
Sporting e.lub iu a bout with Jack Hub
erts, today rendered a vardict of acci
dental death.
The coroner critically examined the
club members and disit lerested specta
tors of the contest. The hospital sur-
geou who attended Smith said that the
appearance of the pupils of the latter’s
eyes disproved the story that he had
been drugged. All the testimony elicit
ed tended to establish the fact that the
pugilist was not drugged.
Out of the 250 bouts which have taken
place at the National Sporting club this
year this is the first in which any of the
contestants has sustained serious injury.
The Hoyt Will Caw.
New York, April 29.—The will of^he
late Charles A Hoyt, playwright, was
admitted to probate iu the surrogate
Court here today. The surrogate held
that the proponents of the will estab*
lisbed the fact of Mr. Hoyt’s residence
In New York.
Baseball L'mplrs Itesigns.
Wilmixoton, N. C., April 29.—Um
pire J. K Davis of the Virglnia-Nottb
Carolina baseball league today wired
his resignation to President Cunning
ham of Norfolk. No reasons Were as
signed for his action.
Dividend Declared.
BoRtoS, April 39.—The directors of
the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
railroad have declared a dividend of
$? per share for four mouths ending
July 1, payable June 16.
Gold For Europe.
New York, April 29. —Kuhn, Loeb &
Co. will ship 1350,000 iu gold to Ger*
►many tomorrow. Heidelbacb, lokel-
'heimer & Co. will ship $1,6)0,000 to tbs
StUttS destmatJou.
Randall Dunlop, a negro, had two TO BUILD TWO BRIDGES.
of his mules killed Wednesday near
Union by the 10:10 trsin. He was
crossing in a cut and did not hear
the train. One of the mule’s was
knocked about fifty feet and killed,
and the other died while on the way
home.
John W. Payne, who was found
guilty of appropriating government
funds while postmaster at Cross Hill,
Laurens county, when tried in the
United States court at Greenville
this week, was sentenced by Judge
Brawley to pay a fine of $000 and
serve for two years in jail. Upon
being given choice of prisons he ;
ohose Newberry. He was taken
down from Greenville and entered
upon his servitude Wednesday night.
Wednesday afternoon a destructive
fire occurred at Gaiiland’s X Roads, |
Eumter county. The stores of H. W.
Bennett and Louis Williamson and
the residence of Mrs. A. M. Lanneau
were totally destroyed. The fire
originated in Williamson’s store and
as he was absent at the time his
stock of goods was destroyed. His
loss will be total as he had no insur- i
ance. The stock of goods in Ben-
nett’s store was partially insured.
His loss will amount to
Mrs. Tucker, wife of Prof. Beverly
Tucker, of Virginia Military insti
tute, has been on a visit to her sister,
Mrs. Benj. Huger, for some weeks at
Dillon. The two ladies had not long
returned to the house from a shop- :
ping tour Thursday. Mrs. Tucker
was seated before the fire reading
and in some way her clothing caught
fire and iu spite of every effort on the
part of Mr. and Mrs. Huger and'
neighbors who were attracted by tho
alarm, the unfortunate lady sustain- '
ed injuries so serious that ieath re
sulted in about thirty hours. Her
husband and father were telegraphed I
for at once.
The reunion of the Confederate |
veterans of the State in Columbia
next week promises to he the greatest '
ever held in South Carolina. The
reports received from the camps in
various portions of the State thus far :
indicate a big attendance of veterans. ,
There is scarcely a camp that has
sent in less than fifteen names of its
members who will he there, and
many of them have sent over twenty. I
And these reports take no account of
ladies and others who are going. The
committees in charge are doing all in
their power to make the stay of the
veterans pleasant.
Mr. W. W. Stickney, of Newhury-
port, Mass., died Sunday morning at
1 o’clock in his room at Wright’s
hotel in Columbia. Mr. Stickney
had been spending some weeks in
Savannah, hut, feeling somewhat in
disposed, went to Columbia^ two
weeks atm, and since that time has
been enjoying splendid health. Sat
urday night, not feeling well, be bad
his servant to give him a sponge
bath. Just afterward be complained
of feeling tired, and sat down in a
chair. In a few moments the ser
vant approached him and found that
he has dead. Deceased was in his
year.
The secretary of war, on last Wed
nesday, announced the names of
588 men who have been selected for
appointment as first and second lieu
tenants in the regular army. Of
these eight are from South Carolina,
as follows: Thaddeus B. Seigle,
Lawrence S. Carson, Clarence S.
Nettles, Joseph L. Hardin, Edmond
R. Tompkins, William P.,Crawford.
Nettles is from Darlington, Carson
from Sumter, Hardin and Crawford
from Chester, Tompkins from Rock
Hill, and Seigle can probably be
more properly credited to Charlotte,
N. C. All of these officers have
served in the Spanish war or are now
serving in the Philippines. There
are still two places to be filled by
South Carolinians.
Mr. T. J. Hughes, a grocery mer
chant at Locxhart Junction, was as
saulted and robbed Wednesday night.
Mr. Hughes is a widower and lives
alone in his store, and Wednesday
night about 8 or 9 o’clock, after be
bad closed his front door, some one
knocked at the door and Mr. Hughes
opened it and turned around to go be
hind bis counter, topposing it was a
customer that wanted to trade and
just then he received a blow on the
back of the bead Irom some kind of a
dab which felled him to the floor
and he renembers nothing more till
late In the night when he came to
himself and was very cold and just
able to crawl to his bed, which Is in a
back room to the store, and he laid in
bed with his front door open till
morning when he was founnd by
some of his friends in a very serious
condition. There was considerable
blood over the floor where Mr
Hughes crawled about before he
came to himself. He bad $12 00 and
a pistol in the store which is missing.
Mr. Hughes was not able to tell this
morning whether any goods had been
taken. Dr. W. J. Douglass was call
ed to see Mr. Hughes and Hheriff’s
Long’s bloodhounds were at Jones-
ville and they were carried to Mr.
Hughea’ store and an effort made to
put them on the trail of the robbers,
but it hsd been too long for them to
strifes tbs trail and ao tbs matter
•tiodi without aqy 9l$v so far
A Move Ih on Foot to liuild Two ItricIgeH
Over Itroiui Itiver With Money Appro
printed for Oue-l’entonul itnd l.oeul
New*.
ICorrespondence of The ledger.)
Etta Jane. April 20—Those in
terested in Saiem graveyard are
greatly indebted to Messrs. John
Edwards and ‘'Doff” Smith for filling
up tho graves which the continuous
wet weather caused to sink so badly.
Mr. .8. W. Foster went to Wood
ruff last Tue day to see his sick
aunt, Mrs. Peiina Wilkinson.
Mr. Will Buice, the miller at
Thomson mills hrs had a great deal
of trouble to keep his water power
open during the high creeks. Trash,
cornstalks and other debris were into
the fore-bay and choked it when the
water is up
Jimmie strain is building a kitchen
The warm sun came out last Wed
nesday and cheered the fanners who
have become somewhat depondent
from the almost continuous heavy
rains. It now looks as if they will
have an opportunity to resume opera
tions soon.
The Garner family have had a
beautiful monument erected at the
family burying ground at the old
home place near Skull Shoals. The
base is made of Cherokee granite
found near Mr Mike Sellers, of Star
Farm, and the main shaft is of Spar
tanburg granite found near Trough
Shoals. Altogether it is a beautiful
and apparently a lusting token of
filial affection.
So far as we have been able to learn
not a bridge in Cherokee county lias
been jostled by the recent high water,
except the one on Buffalo creek that
was caused by the unprecedented
rainfall. This speaks well for our
county administration, in placing
them at such a safe height and mak
ing them strong enough ‘‘to stand the
storm.” Our neighbor counties, both
York and Union, have had great, de
struction and wiii be put to consider
able expense to have them replaced.
From your Blacksburg correspond
ent, ‘‘Taxpayer,” wo ham that a
move is on foot to use the ten-thous
and dollars appropriated to build a
bridge across Broad river, in building
two hiidges. For one we can say
that if two first-class bridges can be
built at the most convenient points
for the majority of the citizens let
them be built This is about all the
average tax-payer gets oUt of his tax
money any way. If those who bear
.the burden and that of the day can
get the legitimate advantages to
which their hard earned money enti
tles them, there will be less com
plaint. We are satisfied that the
sup r.'isor at d his board of (Oin’y
commissioners will do what they
think best and in doing so will do no
more for those over the river people
than they deserve. That is an im
portant part of Cherokee county.
Mr. lorn Millwood has his garden
surrounded by a stone wall.
Miss Mary Huggins is teaching
at the Wilkinsville academy.
T. M. Littlejohn, E*q , is having
some ditches repaired that the high
waters injured on the Thickety low
lands.
It is the purpose of this correspond
ent to attend the U. C. Veterans re
union and give The Ledger readers a
general ‘‘write up” of the proceed
ings-
• Several of our neighbors took ad
vantage o f the wet ground to go to
Gaffney and do their shopping. As
soon as the weather settles sufficient
ly to resume farm work the streets
of your town will have a deserted ap
pearance, so far as the farmers are
concerned. .
Some peofle are constitutional
pessimists. The most contemptible
class are those who want every dirty
little feud and neighborhood scoun
drel published iu the newspaper.
Your correspondent knows he is not
popular with them because he
ignores all such stuff as a decent
public would be com'pelled to hold
its nose while reading. There is evil
enough in any mao to keep itself
company. All it wants is a coming
out place. When we can find noth
ing good or kind to say even of our
enemies we will let them and their
names severely alone. It has never
been the policy of The Ledger to use
dirty stuff to popularize itself or get
the advantage of its contemotness.
And it never will.
The second quarterly conference
for Kelton circuit will convene at
Mesopotamia church on Saturday
and Babbatb, May 4th and 5tb, Rev.
W. P. Meadors, presiding elder will
preach boths day at 11 a. m The
public are Invited to attend.
If some people had all the bigotry,
pride and sei. conceit taken out of
them there wouldn’t.be enough left to
make a decent shadow.
From some unknown cause the
mail from Union failed to arrive at
this place yesterday.
To Mrs. John Edwards we are In
debted for the roll of company “K”
Oth H. C. Cavalry Butlers Brigade
which she found atnong her father’s
papers.
Once a beggar had a brother, the
brother died and the man who died
had no brother. How was that?
The using of big words I; often
like cutting off tbe limb on which
toe speaker is perched.
Wftiout Cfttgfj Woodmen of (be
World met afc their hall last night.
Several of the Hickory Grove mem
bers came over and enjoyed the fun
with them.
Rev. J. J*. Marion will preach at
Salem on the first Sabbath in May
at 11 o’clock a. m.
President W. T. Horton, of tbe
Cowpens Memorial Association, re
quests all parties interested in the
National Park to meet at Gaffney on
Monday May Gth at 12 in., to take
the necessary steps to finirh that
work. He is a faithful officer and de-
s-rves the support of the people in
t us laudable enterprise. J. L. s.
Etta Jane, April 23.—Tbe plan
suggested for getting an enrollment
of ex-Confederate soldiers who went
to the war from]*hat is now Cherokee
county is bringing forth fruit, and we
beg space in your columns to ac
knowledge the work as it will, ro
doubt, encourage others to lend a
helping baud.
Mr. R. G. Paiker, of Bowlinsville,
gives us the following names and cas
ualties of men from his section in
Company F. 17th S. C. Regiment,
Evans brigade:
William Martin—killed at Clay’s
Farm, Va ; John Caveney, William
Moore, Thomas Moore, Henry Moore,
William Moore—killed at South
Mountain, Md.; G. W. Moore—killed
at Petersburg, Va.; W. A. Parker
—killed at Second Manasas, Va.;
Jacob Sapaugh—killed at South
Mountain, Md.; Noah Sapaugh—
wounded, and died since; Rufus
Whisonant—killed at Petersburg,
Va.
The following members are still
living:
E H. Bridges. Felix Dover, Daniel
Dover, Thos. Martin, Jus. Martin,
Farmer Moore. G. M. Moore, R. G. j
Parker, J. L. Parker, W. B. Sherrer, |
Phillip Sapaugh.
The following members of Co. C.
17th 8. C. Regiment are still living:
Joseph Brown, G. L. Moore, John
Mintz, J. R. Smith, E. R. Sapough.
Co. G. 4th Reserves.
This list can be added to or cor
rected as it is necessary to get as fu’l
returns as possible. *Ve hope other
comrades will give this work the at
tention its importance demands.
After having been rained out forj
two weeks the debating society met!
at the school house last night. The!
subject was. ‘‘Resolved, That Colum
bus deserves greater credit for discov
ering America than Washington for
defending it.” It was decided in fa
vor of the affirmative.
The rains have been a great hin
drance to farm work. Those who
have planted wish they had their
seed in the house.
Wheat and oats are growing right
along. Fruit trees are stow putting
out. This is a pretty sure sign that
it will he safe.
Uncle Jimmie Rains, of Manches
ter, Va , sends us copies of the Rich
mond papers, which we read with a
great deal of pleasure. He has been
very sick with grip, hut we are glad
to know that he is getting better
He speaks highly of The Ledger au 1
always looks forward with interest
to its coming.
Broad river has been higher this
last freshet than at any other time
during the year.
Mrs. Lizzie Mitchell, of Hopewell,
has placed a line monument at the
grave of her husband, John W.
Mitchell, who is buried at Salem.
Hon. 8tanyar;.e Wilson, of Spar
tanburg, has been invited to deliver
an address before the Ladies Memo
rial Association at Salem on decora
tion day. As the Con’ederate reun
ion embraces tbe 10th of May this
meeting will not come off till a later
date, which has not yet been fuiiy
decided upon. It will doubtless be
about the 25th of May.
Mr. Wilson is well known in this
community as a fine speaker and his
coming will, no doubt, attract a large
crowd. The majority of the soldiers
buried there are from his native
county, York, and we have no doubt
this, of itself, will inspire him to put
forth his best effort. Should Provi
dence smile upon the occasion we
hope to see a large number of vet
erans present with their wives, sons
and daughters.
dr. and Mrs. J. T. Bigbam, of
Sharon, are visiting relatives in this
section.
Misses Ethel and Jessie Strain are
visiting Mies Lizzie Edwards.
Mrs. Comer, of Kelton, mother of
Mrs. J. Farrow Wright, is lying very
low at the home of the latter. She
is a very old lady and there is no
hopes of her recovery.
Miss Lizzie Edwards, who attended
the Cedar Springs school, has given
Miss Ethel Strain a basket made by
some of the blind children In that In
stitution, by stringing beads on a
wire and knitting it into a basket. It
is so Ingeniously and beautifully con
structed as to surprise tbe most In
ventive genius.
The mall-rider from this place to
Union got into trouble in Brown’s
creek last Saturday with quick sand.
He bad a narrow (scape. J. r, *
How to Mp«ll.
tEscbsafe.]
There are a few people who have
been occasionally puzzled to write
“el” or ”ie” in the words that rep
resent the sound of the long e. A
very simple rule, however, removes
the difficulty. If the diphthong
immediately follows the letter c it is
always “el” as in celling, conceive,
etc., but when It follows any other
letter it is always "it” as in grief,
Discs, friend etc.
WORK OF FLAMES
PLAYS SAD HAVOC
Horrible Holocaust Reported
From Pittsburg.
EIGHT PERSONS PERISH
Au Entire Block Burned, Involving a
Loss of Nearly a Quarter of a Bil
lion of Dollars—Destructive Fires at
Other Points.
Pittsburg, April 29.—Fire,which will
result in a probable loss of over $200,000,
is consuming the block on the north
side of Carson street,* between South
Sixteeuth aud South Seveuteeuth
streets. Rumors are current that eight
employes and customers haSj been
burned to death.
The blaze originated in the basement
of the department store of George O.
Boerch & Bro., at Carson and South
Seveuteeuth streets, and spread with
alarming rapidity through the entire
building. The flames leaped across to
Seveuteeuth street and damaged the
clothing store of B. & A. Ernweiu. A
dozen of buildings iu the block adjoin
ing the department store were reduced
to ruius.
Safe Burglary Causes Fire.
Ashtabula, O., April 29 —Robbers to
day blew open the safe of tho store of
Richards & Herrick iu a large frame
buildingou Main street. Fire immediate
ly broke out after the explosion of dy
namite. The Richards & Herrick build
ing was totally destroyed, as was also
au adjoining business house, the losses
aggregating $90,000. What the robbers
secured is not yer known.
Fire Iu Coke Plant.
Latrobe, Pa., April 29.—Fire at the
Dorothy coal and coke plaut of the
American Steel and Wire company,
which started last night, is still burn
ing. No fatalities will result from the
expibsiou. It is kuowu now that all tho
miners escajwd. The loss to the plant
will reach $15,<X)0; covered by insurance.
Ilestructive Fire In Prussia.
Berlin, April 29. —A fire iu Sp rm-
berg, Prussia, today destroyed the cloth
factories of Bergmanu & Pretzch, H.
Puehel and Starik & MitteL Two per
sons perished in the flames. The losses
are estimated at several million marks.
Wiseo’jaiu Town Burned.
Berlin, Wis., April 29.—The busi
ness portion of Waatoma, the county
seat of Waushara county, 29 miles west
of here, was totally destroyed by fire to
day. Loss, $100,000; insurance, (50,000.
Several people are rendered homeless.
Large I-Ire at Bessemer, Ala.
Birmingham, Ala., April 29.—At 1
o’clock fire destroyed half a block of
buildings in Bessemer, causing a loss of
probably $75,000 At lust reports the
lire deiiartuieut had the lire under con
trol.
French Soldiers Incinerated.
Cannes, France, April 29.—Fire broke
out last night at the artillery camp iu
the vicinity of the village of St. Jean.
Eight artillerymen were burned to death
aud several were injured.
SPAIN AN AMERICAN NATION
Alleged Love of Southern Republic;
For 3Iotlier Country.
Madrid, April 2( —Tho mayor of
Bueuos Ayres and tho Argentine dele
gation, which came here to present tne
queen regent with a beautiful reliquary,
have been accorded an enthusiastic wel
come. Their visit is interpreted by the
Spanish press as a sign of political rap
prochement.
The Heraldo recounts a number of
Argentine measures testifyiug to the
pro-Spanish feeling.
The Epoca expresses its belief and
gratification at the better feelings be
tween the two countries, and says:
“Spain is an American nation, not
only historically, but by present influ
ence, because there are 40,000,000 of
Spanish-speaking Americans, while
Spanish emigration will keep alive in
the American republics love for the old
couutry and streugthen the existing
tiea.”
IVopositlon to Strike Defeated.
St. Etienne, France, April 29.—There
is a strong probability that the propo
sition to inaugurate a strike iu all the
ooal basins iu support of the miners
on strike at tbe Montceau Les mines
was defeated by the vote of the miners
taken yesterday under the direction of
the Miners’ federation. A majority of
the 1R6.000 miners abstained from vot
ing. The vote as canvassed abov* 20,-
000 in favor aud 16,000 against striking.
Mistaken Identity.
Columbia, a O., April 29. — The
agent of this state, sent to Oxford, Miss.,
to bring back M. R. Reese, said to have
been arrested here, telegraphed Gov
ernor McSweeuey that tbe prisoner was
not Reese and looked nothing like him.
Reese Is under sentence of death for the
murder la Blacksburg, this state, of
Charles T. Williams of Georgia.
Scarcity ef Cottonseed.
Columbia, S. C., April 29.—Farmers
report serious shortage in cottonseed.
The large planters who are aupposed to
have seed on hand ire besieged by their
neighbors, offering to buy at any brice.
These have not the supply to famish a
fourth of the demand, and advise the
planting of corn in the land prepared
lot ootton.
3% 111 Not Accept.
Knoxville, April 29.—A. W. Jordan,
dean of tbe University of Tennessee,
today announced that be would not ac
cept the presidency of tbe University of
Alabama Ho will remain here, where
he has been a* dean and professor of
Latin siuoe lt$k.
CROP BULLETIN.
ConiUtlDii of Carolina Crops us Keported
l»y the liurt-au.
Columbia, April 23.—The week
ending Monday, April 22, had nearly
normal temperature until the last
two days, which were between 20 and
25 degrees colder than usual, and had
minimum temperatures low enough
for severe frosts that were averted by
the rainy and cloudy weather that
prevailed.
There was much sunshine and dry
weather until Thursday night, when
a warm ruin set in that continued
throughout Friday and Saturday, but
on the latter day the falling tempera
ture made the rain chilling, and over
the western counties the precipita
tion was at times in the form of hail,
snow or sleet. Snow flurries were
observed as far eastward as the cen
tral counties. The precipitation was
heavy over a large portion of the
State, amounting to between three
and four inches in many localities,
and did much damage by packing
plowed lands and washing gullies in
terraces, while freshets occurred in
many streams, flooding bottom lauds.
Over the southeastern counties the
rain was needed and proved benefi
cial.
Farm work made rapid progress
over the eastern portions of the
State, where upland corn and cotton
planting is practically fiuishfd, and
tobacco was largely transplanted
under favorable conditions, although
the plants are small; rice planting
also made rapid progress, except in
the Georgetown district, where fresh
ets and high tides broke the river
banks and flooded theQieids, prevent
ing planting. In these sections corn
and cotton are coming up, but ger
mination is slow and stands generally
poor, necessitating much replanting,
but with exceptions where stands are
good. Corn is receiving its first cul
tivation in the southeastern countits,
and oats are heading There, too,
truck and gardens, and minor crops
generally, are doing well and farm
work is as far advanced as usual at
t‘ is season.
In the central and western coun
ties, and particularly in the North
Carolina border counties, the condi
tions were less favorable, and al
though much upland corn and some
cotton has been planted, very lifftlc is
up, as the ground has been too wet
arid cold for favorable germination,
and stands of stc i crops that arc up
are poor.
The ground was fit to plow, over
the western half of the State, on
from two to four days only, and the
recent rains will still further delay
farm work on uplands, while bottom
lands will be too wet for a iong timr.
Some plowed lands have been to
packed by tbe heavy rains that tin y
will have to he plowed again b6fo;e
they arc fit for planting.
The heavy rains have seemingly
improved wheat, but oats were dam
aged in places by too much ruin,
although the crop as a whole remains
very promising. Colorado beetles are
widely prevalent on white potatoes.
Beaches promise less than a full crop
in Lexington and Edgefield counties,
otherwise they are very promising.
Apple and cherry trees are in full
bloom. Sunshine and warmer weather
are needed for all crops.
Save* Two From Death.
“Our little daughter bad an almost
fatal attack of whooping cough and
bronchitis,” writes Mrs. W. K. Hav-
iland, of Armonk, N. Y., ‘‘but, when
all other remedies failed, we saved
her life with Dr. King’s New Discov
ery. Our niece, who had Consump
tion in an advanced stage, also used
this Wonderful medicine and today
she is perfectly weil.” Desperate
throat and lung diseases yield to Dr.
King’s New Discovery as to no other
medicine on earth. Infallible for
Coughs and Colds. 50c and $100
bottles guaranteed by Cherokee Drug
Company. Trial bottles free.
David Bankin, the Missouri cattle
kink, will plant 10 000 acres of corn
this year, employing about 250 men
and utilizing 000 horses.
You will waste time if you try to
cure indigestion or dyspepsia by
starving yourself. That only makes
it worse when you do eat heartily.
You always need pienty of good food
properly digested. Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure is the result of years of scien
tific research for something that
would digest cot only some elements
of food but every kind. And it is the
one remedy that will do it. Cherokee
Drug Co.
Recently, near Canterbury, N H.
a ralircad train came to a standstill to
give half a dozen deer a chance to
croas the track.
‘‘Last winter 1 was confined to my
bed with a very bad C3ld on the
lunge. Nothing gave me relief. Fi
nally my wife bought a bottle of One
Minute Cough Cure that effected a
speedy cure. I cannot speak too
highly of that excellent remedy.”—
Mr. T. K. Houseman, Manatawney,
Pa. Cherokee Drug Co.
DR. PARKHWST ON
GOVERNOR CANDLER
Replies to Georgian’s Recent
Warm Criticism.
CANDID ADMISSION MADE
Ihe .Northern Alan Dislikes Negro and
Lies About it. While the £outheru
Alan Owns I p to His Dislike of the
Black Man.
New York, April 29.—The Rev. Dr.
| Charles H. Parknur*t preached Sunday
j at the Madison Square Presbyterian
church on topics connected with his re
cent trip smith. He also made an inci
dental reply to Governor Candler, who
was reported as having denounced those
northerners who took au interest in edu
cational matters in the south.
Dr. Parkhurst said that the party of
northern people who recently made the
trip referred to did it not Wcause they
had any special interest in the south as
a distinct section, but becanse they
were conscious of the unity which
makes the north and south members of
each other. The conference held at
Winston-Salem, iu North Qaroliua, he
said, was characterized by the utmost
frankness ou botii sides, and yet, from
first to last, U'jt au ‘'embittering word
was spoken. Referring to Governor
Candler’s criticisms, Dr. Parkborst said
they would not have been made “had
the governor of Georgia, as did the gov-
?ruor of North Carolina, come into di
rect touch with the personnel of the
conference, or lor five minutes respired
tne atmosphere wnich the conference
exhaled.”
^oullierners Not Hjp erltes.
Referring to the estimation iu which
the people of the south aud those of the
nVth hold the negro. Dr. Parkhursc
•aid:
••ihe southerner does not like the ne
gro any better than the average north
erner does, and the two carry them-
l-mvcs toward the negro with just about
the same amount of Chri>tiau consider-
’aiiou—only of the two the southern
white man has per naps this advantage,
that he do not make quire so fiamboy-
Tfit a pretense of loving the negro aa
uns northern coutrere does. The south-
ru white man dislikes the negro, aud
owns up to it. The white man iu the
north dislikes the negro and lies about
U.”
The preacher .-aid further:
“Tlie iudismmiuatiug act UjLBfl
the negroes had conferred upon rhenT
the right to vote was one of those blua-
tiers that it is not easy to escape from
after it is once committed, but which it
would seem we ought to have bad
northern statesmanship sufficiently in
telligent to pn vent.
“ine counsel that both the northern
and the southern friends of the negro
are now giving him is to keep qaiet upon
tho whole suffrage matter, to keep one
of politics, not to talk about the consti
tution, not to insist upon his rights, bat
to attend industriously to the work of
gettiug him.-elf well ready—which he ia
not now—for what God and the coun
try aud the future may have iu store for
him.”
Dr. Parkhurst closed by the following
general reference to present conditiona
among southern people:
Love For the Negro.
“The sourn coos not altogether lova
ns, but no one there hates ns nearly aa
much as it would be perfectly natural
for them to hate us. They are all glad
that slavery is done, they are all glad
that they are iu the Union. They all
giory in the flag, even while in tender
bereavement they lay flowers upon tba
graves of the confederate dead. Wa
belong to them and they belong to os,
and every deed of kindness wisely ren
dered. every word of sympathetic inter
est prudently spoken, every new com
mercial relation and every interchange
of hospitalities discreetly arranged will
be so much coutnbutiou to that perfect
readjustment of relations which shall
make for the euricutncut of oar com
mon history.”
MURDERED BY NEGRO BOY
Trying to Recover u l*lg, » Farmer
Loses HD Life.
Columbia, S. C., April 29.—Vernon
Watson, 25 years old, a popular citizen
of Anderson county, and having a large
family connection, was shot to death on
his plantation, 11 miles from the town
of Anderson, by Cuarley Owens, a ne
gro 18 years old
H< anug that Owens had one of big
pigs in a box in his barn and was abovt
to leave the place, Watson went to
Owens’ hou-e last night to recover
property. The mother of the negro met
him at the door aud barred the Wa/.
Owens ran up from the hack of the
bouse and fired a shotgun over bit
mother’s shoulder, wounding her in the
arm aud siuhtlr wonuwig Wat* i.
A> Watson turned tho negro fired 'he
otner barrel into his hip. Du. ti ensued
two hours later.
Owens fled but was tracked with dofg,
caught and taseu to Anderson jail.
Moot on 1- lax i r< p.
Fargo, N. D., Aoril 29—Flag grow*
$rt iu tbe northwest have been •kiruicd
over the diseased condition* of thg crop
for a year or two, aud as a result of in*
vestigatlous Professor H. L tfola* oi
the North Dakota Agricul.aral cxdwg*
bus discovered that the flu p D
The latest new buildding in New
York, beeidea extending 15 (tori?* in
to the Hr, will have four stories un
derground.
“I had piles so had I could get no
rest nor find a core until 1 tried De-
Witt's Witch Hazel Salve. After
using it once, I forgot I ever bad
anything like Piles.” E O. Boice.
X. Y Look out for imitations. Be
■ure you ask for DeWiU's. Chero-
ke« Drug ConfiDj,
afflicted with a fungus nr
growth, siuiiinr to smte on m
Vestlgatlou is Imw in ptnjrrc.x LmjK
some method of treating the son «ai
ica»<* ri.<- gr-wth or " tr< .it the gk
** a h'»»» '* treated for smut, with
tnaUiebyde. : >»
>1 simp to sbumrerg | .
Glasgow, Ajjll 29. — it 'rsrepires
that the Snamrock li proac <ed on a
mud iauk near Dumbemiu v.uilo pn>.
ceediag steward Miuraay H..r rr-'W
were traus erred to tue tug. ami ibit
lightened tbe yacht, uuLh fl , ,i. ,t
alter hav.ug been ashore thru* qao-G r*
of au hour. It u Wliev«4 »o« u j a ^
Jurvd.
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