Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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\ O' Vl 110 s KPHUSUKI* III SI > A Of •i;i i i irt* h. Kn Dk( o M I*. • or The horrible murder of Seavcr In the suburbs of Columbia, supposed to he the work of union strikers be cause Beaver was a non-union ma chinist imported to the railroad Puvt h«m! tils AVfitct, T’t >• Plen^r. Many < i ear well Uuewn inilliouiiires have a habit ol jtoln^ about Ntov \ ui'U with only a few cents of elmtiRe in their pockets, and p<‘rliaps none car ries h ss of tlu* coin of the rcnlin tlian Henry Clews. Not ions n”o he and Mrs. Clews dined at a place where the banker-broker-author was unknown and where the rule was strictly cash down. Knowing that his good wife generally had sufficient money in her I’mk Leoukk is not respousib views of correspondents- CaMs of thanks wi)' he published Ht on«‘cent a word. . h l j shops from Massachusetts, will, if Reading notices wnll be published c •t *en jeuts a line each insertion. these facts be established, do more purse to defray any ordinary expense. Write short letters and to the point to prejudice public sentiment against he whispered when the linger howls to insure publication; also endeavor th lt4bor ul)ion8 in t hi s State than were brou f ht: “ My t,ear ; w,l J you ! ,,n<1 * *. nflRcB hv Mondav . . nie enough to pay for the dinner/ l to get them to the o ce >y . . twenty 8tr jke 8 would have done. I* f on: ot to bring nnv money.” Obituaries will bo pubinlised at five the deed was prompted by such a But Mrs. Clews, too. had forgotten to «*nt« a line. motive, no doubt it was the work of bring any money, and there sat this Oorrespondents who do not c->ntr)- Home few hot-headed, reckless men)", dehctnbh <ouph "hh millions at . Ai mn«i fur- . ... home, but not a cent for hotel tribute! bute regular news lette.s rau B i ber3 wbom no organization can con- The banker> explanation to the wait- trol, and in strict justice the labor P r was not regarded as satisfactory, unions ought not to be held responsi- neither did the bouse understand. The hie.. But in such matters the pub- ! Proprietor, a fellow without discern- . ment or tact, was so inclined tw he in- lic is not very discriminating and ; cre< j u | OU g t i,at Mr. Clews, disdaining will in a large measure judge the | n controversy, ijuletly deposited his whole order by the representatives gold watch as a pledge that the bill that make themselves most promi ! should be paid ns soon as be could send . . u messenger from his home. In get- oent or obnoxious. • tjnK lnto tb j g gcra p e Clews is not '*'**'* i singular. The decline in the price of cotton other millionaires have had similar is discouraging to farmers, who are , difficulties. There is a well told story that John D. Rockefeller, happening niah fchair name, not for publication, •taut for identification. Ail correspondence should be ad- dreasod to Ed. H. DeCamp, Manager. This paper is only sent to persons ihn paid for, so do not ash us to cndU yon. The price is too low to iJl«w ns to do a credit business. RhAD THJs j to t h e j r crop, the more After mature deliberation we have „ . so, as from all accounts, it does look like the price ought to be better. The crop is undoubtedly short, but the weather has been remarkably to find bis pockets empty, once permit ted a stranger to pay his fare on the el evated road.—New York Press. iiaalif reached the determination to ehwage the business policy of The 1*4ger so far as its relation to sub scribers is concerned. V\ e are 8 ’ f llVorab | e j or ra pjj gathering and! In the South Carolina legislature the *od tired of the credit system. 1 | mBrlieti and the re8ult ba8 bepn ! president of the setiah> and the speaker entails hardships on the eubsertner ' B and the paper and causes unpleasant- wms that can be avoided. So here- ^tt«r The Ledger will be eent to no AMMoept It bt paid for in advance, twaithen it will only be eent for the time to which it is paid. 4a order that The Ledger may go salo -every home in the county and to pat H within the reach of everybody, arakatre determined to restore it to Atotaraaer price, $1 00 a year. determination to place The on a strictly caeb-in-advance will do away with the un pleasantness of sending duns to our -arttecribers. It will also do away •wMh a few dead beads, that we have been forced to carry every year, and wfll pat all on an equal footing. So hereafter no name will be placed on oar Mat without the cash accom* .paries the order, and all names will ba dropped upon expiration of sub- •oriptton. KOTKM AND COMMENTS. a heavy movement and consequent depression of price. The cotton market is as sensitive as a differen tial thermometer. A few bales more or less delivered at certain porta by a certain date will send the price up or down as if some magnetic current had been discharged through the great world ceuters of trade. It looks like foolishness, but it ie in strict accordance with modern busi ness methods, and there is no help for it. If we bad cotton and could with justice to creditors, we should hold it for a return current. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Lord Kitchener has issued a proc lamation fixing banishment and con fiscation as the penalty for further resistance to the British arms in South Africa. The commander of the Boers retaliates with a counter proclamation threatening extreme punishment to British soldiers that may fall into his hands. Bo it seems that the war which began with the strict observance on both sides of A Qoeatloa of folot. 5 presklent of the house wear silk robes while pre siding over their respective houses. This custom Is uearly a century old, and its origin is somewhat otwcure. Present attention to the matter arise* from a change In the color of the robe* from the original ultramarine blue. Over this the South Carolina papers are justly agitated. At one time, far distant, the robe was red. Instead of blue, but both <*olors are those of the national flag, and either, in the South Carolina view, Is preferable to the robe of royal purple donned by the speaker at the recent awslon, the gown of heliotrope gracefully worn by the presi dent of the senate. There was evident need for new robes, a* It la learned from the Charleston Poet that the one w'orn at this session by the speaker was a successor to one made for Speaker James Simons In 1839 at a cost of $1,200. That robe, as shown in a portrait of Speaker Simou.\ was blue, and The Post asks that that color, which has some historical associations, be fixed by statute. Otherwise It fears that the bouse may some day have a speaker wearing a yellow jacket and a peacock feather like L> Hung Chung. DON’T LIKE NEGRO STATUE. Th«' Mt-nilH r* or tli< Kurt-Crlt MiH<' Sculp tor l.o|></.*» < real Ion. |l liarlotnti. S. < . IHspalcli. :ilM ult.l Sculptor Lop* z’-4 heroic-Htz d group of figure* typifying negro life in the S »ulli which is to Htarnl before the .Wgro Building of the South Carolina lit r-State and West Indian Expo sition, has given offense to many of the colored people of Charle*tofl. Headed by Rev F. W. Robin son pastor of Mount Zion church, they have made a violent protest to the board of directors, which is headed by Booker T Washington. They declare that the Lop* z group represents the negro in menial guise and they think it is ‘’an insult to the more progres sive and enlightened elements of the race.” Robinson and his followers threatened to appeal to the president and directors of the exposition com pany if the managers of their own de partment refuse to heed their protest against the statue. The board has paid no attention to the outcry that is being made; it merely pointed out that the model of the negro group was made in New York by Artist Lopez after long study and repeated consultations with the leading sculp tors of America. Before the statue proper was made the design /or it had received the commendation of eminent art critics. The board holds that it is s work of noteworthy merit, and that It is peculiarly appropriate in conception and execution. Speak ing of the matter to-day a leading member of the negro board said : “These people don’t know what they are talking about. I suppose they wanted Mr Lopez to represent the negro habited in a silk hat and frock coat. The work of the artist is not only satisfactory to the board, but all of us appreciate and admire its striking fidelity to nature and Its remarkable artistic merit.” Rnll Caine and tke Bible. Mr. Hall Caine states that he is large- w . .. . , i Jy indebted for bis literary successes We hope that every man and wo- ^ tbe U8tt ^ e8 0 f civilized warfare, is | t0 tbP Bible. ■iaa in the county will feel bound to , runo j n g to a war of savage bar- * ”1 think.” he says, “that I know my -encourage and co-operate with tbe j bar jty and cruelty. England is ' Bible as few literary men knew It nmittea appointed to look after j chafed at the , aQd 8tubborn re . | There is no book In tbe world like It rik-- . . . 6 auo the finest novels ever written fall exhibits for Cherokee in the Char leston Exposition. The time is short, but not too short for making all necessary arrangements. A proper advertisement of our resources will bring more people into our county— while the Boers not understanding 1 that they have done anything to de serve deportation and confiscation, accept the gauntlet thrown down to sober, industrions, enterprising peo- them and meet cruelty with cruelty, pie and more of such people means , wbo i e world can se-i that their better roads, more money, more com- —forts and luxuries, andtheseiall mean greater material progress and more temporal happiness. ♦ We have received a copy of the Woodruff Review, a new paper started «t Woodruff, S. C., by Crews and Capers, with W. T. Crews, editor. It is a four-page, seven-column sistance she has met with and de- j f nr 8bor t j U interest of any one of the tannines to adopt extreme measures, Btorics it tells. “Whatever strong situations 1 have In my books are not of my creation, but are taken from the Bible. “ ‘The Deemster' is tbe story of the prodigal son. ‘The Bondman’ Is the story of Esau and Jacob. The Scape goat’ is the story of Eli and ills sons, but with Naimiel as a little girl, and The Manxman’ is tbe story of David and Uriah.” WATCH Your label and the date, And pay before Tis too late. Gold and Silver Soldering, Polishing, and En graving, will have prompt and careful attention if left with me. Repairing of fine watches and clocks a specialty. I Guarantee Afy Work, and make no charges for ex amining. Honest work at low est prices is my motto. J. R. COOPER. At A. B. Gaines’Store. best policy would be to submit and accept what leniency their conquer ors might grant. Bui brave men goaded to desperation by injustice and remorseless oppression, are not likely to be swayed by the dictates of Heard Abont Wa»hli»sr*on. Correspondent Curtis. In prowling through Virginia. 1ms unearthed the fact that George Washington was jilt- policy. They prefer death to degra- ! ed twice and “thrown down very hard” dation, and the world admires, up- j * , - v two falr before he found , . . i .k i• the attractive widow whom lie mar- pltiudB, BDd-l,., them die. , rM Thoni „ „„„ a |»„ • t . rU .f wetfelv well nrinted nrieht hreezv t + etrlcken Ihk-iiusc n lady [mined Helled* wfMtiy, wen primed, orignt, Dreezy ff be va | ue 0 f imports into the •nd newsy. Woodruff is twenty wiles from any large town, in the center of as fine a community as' rejected him. but was subsequently United States lust year exceeded by .-consoled by a widow named Martini. many millions of dollars that of any ! These episodes nifty be taken to hidl- , au ua at. eate the superior judgment of widows prt-vious year. At first thought this 1 Do You Want Money? Save it by buying your Gro ceries, Fruits, etc., from me. I will save you money for the next thirty days. Come to see me and he convinced. J. E. EZELL, ’Phone 1 32. Prompt Delivery. .lint, in tbe State, and It outht to | wou| j lod , cste th „ thl8 country !? "'‘f* 1 ”* ll “ sl ' a ‘ ula - Mimie.poli. .import a good weekly paper, »nd | i8 becoiDlDg le.e «nd lee. «,l(..u»t«lo I ' Mipport it handsomely. We wish tht- j lr , I mg -Review a succ-ssful career, and hope that it will meet with hearty appre ciation ami generous support from a boat of patrons and friends. It is authoritatively announced that “Men of the Time.” a book pre pared by Editor Gariington of The Hpartanburg Herald, is now ready for the press, and will soon be fit-fore the reading public. Mr. Gariington has bestowed upon tiii.- work much painstaking industry and systematized r< search and these with ids fine talents as a writer and the unique plan of the book, will make it unusually valuable and in teresting. We congratulate Mr. Garliogson on the near completion of Ida patriotic task, and hope that the venture will bring him both fame and money. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ The republicans in nations! elTair* are firmly in tin* saddle. In Jin* elections wbich came off in several of the northern states last Tuesday * they ha i big majorities. The only hop*- of democrats for years to conn- ii- that tdeir political foes will, d their arrogance md self confidence, commit * xc. sm s that will cause tin- tide In turn. It is a political nnixim that in nopu'ar governments power is always st'-sling from the nriunv tn the few. When the majority feache* the height of its power it begins In weaken, and when tbe minoritv i mg. But such is nut the case. It is J found by the statistical schedules that this increase in imports was due First liaptUt Hen Ices. mainly to the rapidly increasing de mand for luxuries. It may be ques tioned if this condition is not as alarming as would be the discovery that our country is not self-support ing. All history proves that a nation given over to luxury becomes effemi nate and is on the road to degenera tion and decay. The papers an nounce that a private “spread” was given the other day at D-linotiico s to a few friends, which cost the bo*d or hnsti ss 000 We cannot read of such a banquet without thinkn e 'f the degenerate (lay s of Rnitie anil of the downfall of that mighty em pire. There is no doubt but that wiai'ii and luxury are increasing in thi“ country on a scsle unknown to any otiur rige or clime and that in ‘proportion us Amncans become a luxurious people the sturdy virtues t it at make a people strong and gnui oils will decline. Ml! fares th*-laml. to liustenbnr Ills a prey. Wlii'ii- \v< iiltli iiri-uininulaics anil men ne- l.ocal (otlon .Market, Idle follow i g prices prevail on tin (iafToej mark*! t< day : G uni Middting T.'io Middling 7 2o Dr. Illill'n I OII|;Ii Kyrup la lint moil every day cnM-.-li mixture. It l« vellniis reiiierlv fur all I l.i tr ntiiesi <1 oi'.'i-roiis coti'plIi'Mtioin- result Ins cnlil in tie- lieati, tliiu.it, vin-st or lun fur J.* eis The services of the First Baptist church on Sunday were interesting. In the morning the pastor preaciien an object sermon to the Sunday I school from Daniel f) :27, using a pair I of scales to illustrate his theme. At ! f) o’clock in the afternoon a special i I communion service was held. The hour of d . rhe music, the address ' of R**v. J. R. Bozeman, ti e them**, all uid»-d in making th** service very en- , j ivnhle and profitable. Do n*-xt Sunday the nongregntinn will Htt*-' d t he installation service at the I’reshvterian church In the mortting R cular service next Sun day night at 7 Jft p tn Th*- chmr nd*T Prof Maxim is o'cparihg s stiecial song service tor ThatiKsgivi* g i l^ht ill i W St tjf Near Gaifeey. i I will offer for sale on Salesday, the SECOND DAY OF DECEMBER, 1901, one hundred building lots and some small blocks of land half mile from the Court House. Terms of sale—one-third cash, balance in equal pay ments of one and two years with interest fronrv day of sale at 8 per cent, per annum, secured by mortgage of lots sold. Purchaser to pay for all papers and for recording mortgages. Purchaser may pay all cash. J. J. GAFFNEY ! Trustee. AUTOMOBILES. i An up-to-date line of Caps, Jackets, and Automobiles, stylish and well made, bought direct from manufacturers at lowest figures. Will sell as low as the lowest, quality and style considered. Don’t fail to call and see them before buying. Yours tri ly, J. R. Tollesou & Go. Gaffney, S. C., Oct. 3rd, 1901. Jones J. Darby, Gaffney, S. C., Dear Sir:—I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of Aetna Life Insurance Company draft for $ 143.86 in full payment of claim un der Health Policy. I thank you for the prompt attention and settlement of claim. I am, Yours truly, E. S. Turner. “THE GOAT DOES NOT MAKE THE MAN.” I* ICI When you want some Fine Beef, IWk and Sausage, Coun try Produce. Fresh Fish, etc., j call on L. W. McGuinn, phone j No. (iO. I have it when it can lie had. We know our business ; and attend to it. Always at our po«t. Respectfully, L. W. McGUlNN. FV>r—^ Building and PlaNtcrlng Lime, Goal, and Plaster Hair. Plaster Paris. Kesttndale Oemt*nl, Portland (Jetnent, Dynamite, blasting Powdnr. Fuse and liynamlt*- Caps, nail on Limestone Springs Lime Works CARROLL & CO.. Lessrrs. Pm|#* ft?. m % 1 H Rut a suit of our clothes will make a man look better and feel better than anything else will, and our prices will leave more money in bis pocket than any one else’s. \\ e have no cheai) or slioddv i/oods to offer you at absunUy low prices, but we give you more good, honest value for every dollar than you can s<|ueoze into one hundred cents any where else. We have the biggest, best, cleanest, cheap est and most up-to-date line of Dress Goods, Notions and Fancy Goods to he found in Gaffney. We have no old stock. We don’t allow it to accumulate, and only offer you fresh, new stuff. When it comes to Groceries, “We feed the pcoj >i<* The Company Store. “The Biggest and Cheapest Store in Cherokee County.” if Ins i granulated cycrv cash purchase Ihlbs. -iigar \\ ii of .$10. lii't reci ived fresh lot* of all kinds of Fancy and Staple Gro ceries. Cocoaniit*. Brunes. Fruits ol all kinds. Nice candies of all kinds, Fish, Keg and Bottle Dickies, l*ig Feet, and every thing nice at the very lowest prices possible. We sell strickIv for cash. Yours for cash. Geo. D. Jefferies. 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. I Heart Fine Shingles and a good stock John W r . Masurv A’ Sons Cuanintctd Faints and Varnish, all at the lowest rea sonable prices. Call and see him when you want anything in his line. No charge for making estimates. O ii iis-»! Oimw! Lofig Guns, Short Guns, Big Guns, Little Guns, Double Guns, Single Guns. And don't you buy a Gun until you see our New Line of Guns, Wood! Is worth money in this section, and the way to save wood and money is to buy you a Little Dany-Apex or Special Cook Stove, and it will prove a wood and money saver. We have just received the prettiest line of Winter Lap Robes ever brought to this market. From $3.00 to $ 1 0.00 each. R. M. WILKINS & CO. 1 1 2, 1 I 4, 1 1 6 Frederick St.