The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, October 22, 1901, Image 2
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Kotnc* time a^o we h«d occasion to
comment upon the inefficiency or rot
tenness of the Revenue Service, so
far as this county is concerned.
Complaints continue to he made, and
they come from men of such charac
ter and standing that we are com
pelled again to refer to the matter.
The south-eastern section of this
county is peculiarly adapted to the
illicit manufacture of whisky, yorthc
running of what are commonly known
«8 ‘‘moonshine” or ‘ blockade stills.”
There is a certain class there, who,
according to the records of the State
and Federal courts, have never done
anything else hut blockade, and con
tinue to do so. The product of these
blockade stills io spread far and near
and its evil effects are too evident not
to be seen and ft-lt. Tne manufact
uring enterprises near Blacksburg
suffer. Blockade stills are run with
but little, if any. fear of molestation
almost within the shadow of these
mills, and their vile product is sold
to the operaMves.. and much demorali
zation is the result. The churches in
the country suffer also. Services are
disturbed by those who go out in the
woods nearby, gt*t what whiskey they
want, and then proceed to get drunk
and disturb the meetings.
The revenue officials !ti this State
were appealed to time and time again,
but nothing was done, and last spring
the North Carolina officials were ap
pealed to. Some of these obnoxious
outfits were destroyed, yet they are
again, we are reliably informed, flour
ishing like green bay trees.
We understand that the United
States Marshal of this district was
again appealed to and he prepared a
statement of the condition of affairs
and requested that it be signed by
the must prominent people in the
section of country affected. This was
done. And the United * States At
torney General instructed the mar
shal to make a change by the trans
ferring of the officer from Gaffney to
the section of the county affected, or
the appointment of one for that par
ticular section. The department of
justice evidently labored under the
impression that there was a deputy
atGuff iey, but that is a mistake.
This county has no deputy at Guff
ney at all, tho’ there is one at Clifton
in Spartanburg county, who holds a
commission for this county. That
may seem strange, but such is the
case.
We do not wish to be unnecessarily
harsh in our criticism of any one, but
we cannot help but look with suspic
ion upon the conduct of the marshal
in this matter. Why has he not com
plied with the instructions of the At
torney General’ Is there politics at
the bottom of his failure, or some
other consideration? He has con
tended all along, so we are informed,
that he was powerless unless in
structed by the depart ment of justice
and. yet, when ciothed with that
authority, he does nothing
In our opinion, it would be to the
interest of those who are suffering
from the evil effects of the illicit
manufacture and sale of whiskey in
their midst, to n quest of the Depart
ment of Justice that a special agent
be sent here to investigate the mat
ter. The Washington officials, we
are more than inclined to think,
know nothing of the real condition of
of affairs here, and, an investigation,
we are sure, will throw quite a differ
ent light on the matter from that
which they have been accustomed to
Bee through the glasses of the mar-
ebal’s office.
NOTas AM> LOMMKNTS.
Our editorial on newspapers brought
out a fine one from the Spartanburg
Herald, one the same subject, which
we wish all of our readers could see.
People would think more of their
newspapers if they could know a lit-
of what it cost to produce them.
♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
Let the county offiicals ol Chero
kee and the city officials of Blacks
burg and Gaffney meet at once and
take some steps towards having the
good roads train stop in this county.
What we need above all other things,
in a material sense, in this county, is
good roads.
♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
There is now little doubt bpt thai
the present crop in the cotton States
is a short one. Probably the corn
crop is off oi e-half, while the cotton
crop will be much below that of last
year. These, of course, are average
estimates. There are limited areas
above and below these figures. In
our immediate county, while the com
crop is undoubtedly very short, so
much of the cotton as we have seen
or heard from, is nretty good. I he
hulls are large and plump hnd the
stalks are well loaded. It,has opened
slowly up to this time, because it wes
late in maturing, but with another
week or two of dry cool weather and a
few light frosts it will open with a
rush. We learn that the manufact
urers say that the lint is longer and
finer than it has been for years. The
price, too, is good and getting better
Upon the whole, we think Cherokee
is in pretty good shape.
♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
We hope that Mr. T. M. Little
john’s article in our last issue, rela
tive to the action of the State Board of
I Equalization was generally read. VVe
feel that our strictures have done
good in causing him to give so much
detailed information to the public^
The tmblic has a right to this inform
ation. and yet it would probably
never have obtained it in any other
wav. There is no harm, but much
good, in ventilating things. e have
no quarrel with the State Board, nor
with Mr. Littlej ffin, for whom we
cherish the pio'oundest respect. We
do not clearlj understand some of his
points and we could raise carping ob
jections to others j hyt we shall not
Jo so. We presented the subject as j
it appeared to us, and Mr Littlejohn, ;
who, being a member of the State j
Board, is expected to know far more
Abpyt thy details of the matter than
we do, has made a full statement in
behalf of the Board. So, the public (
has all that it needs to know.
♦ ♦ * -t*
It ought to rebuke any man’s van-
ty to note how quickly the men wh » i
have filled the widest space in the i
public gaze, are comparatively for
gotten. The death of President Me- !
Kmley created a profound and |
world-wide sensatio . But it |
was the sensation of a day. His sue- !
cessur quietly took his place and the I
wheels of government rolled on as if
nothing had happened r lh«: grief of
a ration quickly subsided, all 6}es
we're transferred from the dead Presi
dent to the living one, and the strug
gle for place and power, which for the
moment had been parslvzt d. was eag-
e.rly resumed. Czulgo z is In.tied from
signt in the prison at Albany, and in
a few days will be executed as an or
dinary criminal, and a few paragraphs
in the newspapers will close the trag
edy ; and people will turn from it all
as they turn from a completed drama
on the stage, and remember the
scenes, which at the time were so
vivid, only as vague shadows that Hit-
ted before their vision. The great,
river of life flows on and the names
and deeds of the greatest of those
who have gone down are little more
than the bubbles that rise to its sur
face, float for a moment, then burst
and disappear. Yet there are many
who appear to be impressed with the
belief that they are necessary to the
world’s welfare. They are usually
men of diminutive proportions, but
they endeavor to make up in noisy
demonstration and arrogant assumpt
ion what they may lack in moral and
intellectual magnitude. The vanity
of such men is pitiable, for the end
can be only bitter di-sppointment.
Itee Culture.
Editor Ledger:—Now is the time
for bee keepers to look after their
colonies and see that each has a sup
ply of honey to carry them through
the winter and well into spring. I
f biukevery colony should have at least
twenty pounds when heavy frosts
come, the more the better. If the
bee keeper finds his bees short, he
should fited them white sugar dis
solved in water making a thick syrup
until they have sufficient stands.
Should one have more colonies than
he wants to keep to raise from anoth
er year, let him pick out the best and
kill the others and put the honey in
the blank comb in the hives he keeps.
This is less trouble than to feed su
gar. Cover the brood nest well with
cloth of some kind, close the entrance
<o mice can’t get into the comb and
if you have given plenty of stores,
>our bees will come out strong and
•jive you swarins worth more trial* a
half dozen weak ones to make honey.
T. M Littlejohn.
Star Farm. Oct. 17 liK)l.
Take Dr. DuII'h Cough Nyruji for all Uiokw
<1 uircrous HtTc-tloiib, severe colds, pleurisy
Bitppe. will'll 1'nil and winter t»rm>r
i.long. li Ls the greatest cure for bronchitis
ami all throat and 'ung affections.
Final Discharge.
Notice Is hen by (ilvcti that I will apply to
Hon.,]. K. Webster, Probate Judge fort'liero-
kee County. S. al Ills office in <• iffney.
S. V., on the tit h day of Novemlier, Wedncs-
nesday, l'.**l, at 10 o'clock a. in., fur a tinal
settlement and discharne as aduiinbtraior
of the estate of .1 Luclull Hopper, d-eeased.
All persons holding elaitiis against said es
tate will present them on or before said date.
October Uth. Ittni.
Samcki. I.. IIOI'CKII,
Adnir. estate J l.ueian Hopper, dec’d.
Oct Nov. j.
A DARK HORSE.
Maj. >1 no. K. .loins SuifgestM Himself to
President for ■ ollect<>r'
[Special to The State.]
.Greenville. Oc(. 18 —Maj John
F. Jones, of Blacksburg, was in the
city yesterday on important business.
He is a Republican of long standing,
and when he was in Washington a
few days ago he called at the White
House to renew his acquaintance with
President Roosevelt. He was not ac
companied by any official escort, and
his visiting card soon gained him ad
mission to the room where the nresi
dent holds his daily receptions. He
was greeted very cordially by Mr
Roosevelt, who naturally made in
quiries as to the political situation in
South Carolina, and asked especially
in regard to the appointment of in
ternal revenue collector. Maj Jones
readily responded to the questions of
the president, and when he was re
quested to make a suggestion for the
place, the major modestly replied
that he might be willing to accept
the position himself, if the president
was open to conviction as to his fit
ness for the duties of the office.
Mr. Roosevelt graciously assented
to (he proposition and agreed at once
to allow Maj Jones ten days in which
to file his recommendations, which
defers the appointment another week
and further complicates the final de
cision. Maj Jones is not allowing
a ty grass to grow under nis feet an 1
he is obtaining letters from bUMnee-
men in various towns and cities of
South Carolina with which he hopes
to catch the plum in due time. He
has secured s ! roi g reonmmetidtttioBfc
in this section of the State, and is
cot fi lent he cart make the necessary
showing with which to gain the presi
dent's favor in the assignment of this
lucrative office.
[Everybody in Cherokee who enjoys
an acquaintance with Major Jones
would be delighted to see him get
this appointment. I r would ne an
honor to the county and the major
would fill the p ace to the honor of
himself and his countrv ]
\uction Sale of
BICYCLES
At Parker & Tolleson’s Cycle
Shop
SATURDAY,
OCT. 26th.
For the Building Season.
L. BAKER
Has just received a large stock
of Sash, Doors, Mantelpieces
and all kinds of Trimming,
Flooring, Ceiling, Siding, Box
ing, Molding, Brackets, etc. No.
1 Heart Pine Shingles and a
good stock John W. Masury A
Sons Guaranteed Paints and
Varnish, all at the lowest rea
sonable prices. Call and see him
when you want anything in hi*
line. No charge for making
estimates.
I have Moved My Shop
to tho store of A. B. Gaines,
where 1 will he glad to have my
old customers and many new
ones bring their
lM Watches, Clods and Jewelry
to have them repaired.
J. R. COOPER.
Good Work tit Moderate Prices.
uo You Want Insurance ?
I am prepared to furnish poll-
jies in the very Dost companies i
at the lowest rates.
If you want a bond l can make
t for you.
See me before you insure.
F. G. STACY.
The
HAIR,
And How It
Should Be Treated.
Dandruff is si scurf which forms on the
scalp or skin of the head, and comes off in
small scales or dust. It Is the popul tr name
for a disease of t he scalp. The primary seat
ot this disease Is the outer skin, but In the
advanced staac It attacks the hair follicles
and destroys tin vitality. When It appears
in moderate quantities may signify nothing;
but if there is an excess of it, If the head is
covered with the small white scales, it is
evidence of a disease of the scalp. This di
sease should In- arrested and the dandruff re
moved. for, if neglected, the hair will soon
benin t" fall out.
The falling out of the liair is the source of
much anxiety, especially to ladies, and tin*
nostrums used as cures are very numerous >
the most of them hastenlnir. rather than re-
tuidint?. the f.illiii^ out.
The loss of the hair may he the result of
S**me disease, or it may be brought alani" by
ijandruff, n* ulijronce in keopiritr tin* scalp
(•leav. or by tl|e u>e of creasy •mj r tucul viU
Or pomades. Unless Llie failing out of tie-
hair is checked baldness will surely follow
Of course, it is s.-ll-evideni, il the hair roots
are completely dostruyod, it is beyond till
hope to Hnd a renedy Rut it frequently
occurs tint the r ots arc not dead, that they
merely lack tin*-t ienirtli to send forth new
hair. W here t his is the case Magnetic Hair
Tonic will in'’(jorate anti strcjiytheii the
roots, enabling them to attain produce tin
abundance of It alt hy b * ir. I or th ! s purpose
Magnetic Haw Tonic should be used regular
ly every ol her day. (The scalp should be
wasle d well with pure tar soap and warm
water one* a week.)
It does jiist w hat an t ff’cient remedy must
do it rids the - - al;i of all dandruff or humor,
it. then softens 1 he - alp and insures circula
tion, and hy this means Increases the nutri
tion of the hair follicles. It I-an decant anti
nicely perfumed preparat ion. It contains no
sugar of le id, nitrate of silver, or other pois
onous chemicals.
We believe Mnoaicetic HairTonic will do all
that we elaim for it. We have such faith In
it that we back it with our guarantee. lf i
after civitie it j, f ;i ir trial, yon are not sat
isfied wit h it, teturti the bottle and we will
elieet fully refun I the purchase price.
You take no risk in buying our II Hr Tonic
Clierokss Drug Go.
The Superior Single Disc Drill.
A Grain an'i Fertilizer Drill that Ores Accurate Work and Flenti of it-
Sows Grain and Fertilizers Perfectly. No Bunching
No Clogging.
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SUPERIOR SPECIAL FEATURES.
Broad Tire, 3 1-2-foot Wheels. Solid Steel Frame
Both Ground Wheels Drivers.
Tubular Pressure Links. Disks Attached to Single Drawbars
Drawbars Made of High Carbon Steel. Cold Rolled Pol
ished Steel Axle.
Force Feed Distributers for Both Grain and Fertilizer. Bejj
Lift Lever. Disk for Changing Quantity Without Change ”
of Parts.
For Sale by Smith Hardware Co., Gaffney, S. C.
Tlis Priiis of
Ills Kiiciiei
i< one of our hai Isomecook stov(
or ranges. They are splendid hi
kers, economical in the ueoffue
easy to manage, and are both a
ornament and a necessity in tl
home. Look at our line assor
meat of ranges and cook stove
and the inducements we are offe
ing in prices. See us before vo
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' buv and inspect our big stock of Hardware.
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Sheriff’s Sale.
State of South Carolina. < Court of Com
Chkkokke County. f mon Pleas.
Juo. T. Kuppo. ot al., Plaintiffs,
against
J. Clarence llamos. ot al.. Defendants.
Order of Sale in Partition.
In obedience to an order of his Honor Geo
W. Gafro, PresidinK Jud^rc, bearing date June
Stttli, r.mi. I will sell on salesday In Novem
ber. beimr the fourth day of November, A. I).
I'.HU, before the court house door, at Gaffnoy,
S. C.. between the lejral hours of sale, one
certain tract or lot of land lying and situate
in the county and State aforesaid, contain
in'.; (UTVO ninety-seven and one-half acres,
more or less, and bounded by lands of Jno.
T. Kuppo, D. C. Kay. C. W. Moore and others,
beini; a portion of the lands of the Daniel
Rupp** estate, and sold by order of this Court
for partition.
Terms of sale cash, balance in one and
two year with privlege of paying all cash;
purchaser paying for deed, Ac.
W. w. Thomas,
10-15-ii Sheriff of Cherokee County.
Sheriff’s Sale.
Statk of south Camu.ina, i Court of Com-
Chekokke County. f mon Pleas.
Joseph Walker, Plaintiff,
vs.
Carolina Martin et ah, Defendants.
Ry virtue of authority contalmd in a de
cretal order of 11 is Honor J udtfe Ernest Gary,
Circuit .lu<1). r e. in the aliove entitled case,
dated O itober slit. P.K'l, I will expose for sa e,
to tin' hiffhest bidder, in front of the court
house at Gaffney. S. c„ on salesday In No
vemlier. llktl. the following piece, ptircel or
tractof land lyinj; in Cherokee County, South
Carolina, it lielnir James II. Ezell’s home
place whereon lie resided. Imunded liy iamls
of General Champion. Robert Scrubs, Lee
Martin and others, containini; one liundred
and forty ttcres. more or less
Terms of sale: One-half cash, balance on
a credit ot twelve months with interest from
date of sale, credit portion to he secured by
note or bond of flic purchaser with mortgage
of the premises, with the privilege of the
purchaser to pay till cash. Purchaser to pay
for all papers
October 141 h, lOttl.
W. W. Thomas,
Sheriff of Cherokee County.
1 Gllis. of lies! granulated
sugar with every cash purchase
of *10.
Just received fresh lots of all
kinds of Fancy and Staple Gro
ceries.
Gocoanuts, Prunes, Fruits of
all kinds. Nice candies of all
kinds, Fish, Keg and Bottle
Pickles, Pig Feet, and every
thing nice at tin* very lowest
prices possible.
We sell st rick ly for cash.
Yours for cash.
Geo. D. Jefferies.
SMITH HARDWARE CO.
1 have just returned from Bal
timore and New York where I
bought a nice line of Dress Goods,
Waist Goods and a big lot of La
dies, Gents and
Men's undershirts.
50c to $l..">o.
Overshirts 5ftc and
up.
Suspenders 5 to50c.
Pants !»0c and up.
New line men’s
suits $5.00 to 415.00.
Shoes for eve r y-
body and at all
prices.
Rleach goods 5 to 10
0, H and in inches.
Rubber belting.
Children’s Hosiery.
Infants’ Saeques, 15c up.
Infants’ Caps. 'J5e to *1.<K).
1 nfant Rootees, 10c.
Ladles’ Skirts 51.*25 to $1.50.
Nice line Draperies.
Embroidered Mull.
Dress Flannels. 10 to *25c.
Fleece-lined goods, 10c.
Serges. 15c and up.
Table Damask, it5 to 75c.
Towels, 15 to 5tio per pair.
Linen Table Covers, S5 to |l.
Negligee Shirts. JOc to $1.25.
Work Shirts, 20c to $1.00.
50.
Guns $t> 00 t
Disc II ti r
Grain Drills, 1
Wagons, Ra;
and Ties.
All kinds I
ers for grain.
Harness, Ci
1500 yards p
go at 4c.
I also have
plete line at
forth store.
See me before buying as I can
save you money.
J. I.
818 Limestone St M Gaffney, S. C.
('Etna Life Insurance Co.,
OK HAKXKOKD, COISIV.
The Largest Company in the World writing Life, Accident
and Health Insurance,
The following is a partial list of the claims paid in Gaffney
b> them:
HEALTH.
Samuel Held .
R P. Robertson
ilarry Ellcrbee
if. E. LoMaster
M. C. Perry
E. S. Turner
Anurew J. Rodgers
ACCIDENT.
Robert Eipsc»mb
Frank Jordan
H.,C. Knox
T. R.< larksun ...
T. R Rut ler
.1 L. A lex -nder..
Clave Hopper
Geo. 1'. Spencer
W. T. Thompson
...$1.'I5 71
... 75 00
. 2s 57
21 4t
... 35 71
142 si
12 00
$ 40 00
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lit no
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25 no
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Why not protect yourself with the threefold
protection that is furnished by
The /Etna Life Ins. Co.
For ral» s and lufornnition apply to
jorsic*^ J- I>/Y I*t*Y, 7Vg;t.
the Gafney City Land and Improvemtnt Company
Offers for sale Halloing Lots In ibis nourishing town. Gaffney Jlty; Also Farina ni
by and in reach of th*- Schools of Limestone Springs and of this place, In lots of fre
30 to 100 acres on liberal time rates; also Agricultural Lands to rent for Farm pu
poses. For full particulars apply to
j. v. €3 A. K.K. JVTTT, A«rent.
N. H.-Al! tresspasslnir on laudsof this company, cuttln and emovlng tiiubar. flsbln*
tiuntlug are forbidden under penalty of law