Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Hr Ill’ll' 1 * < , ’ ,1 u I, i ■ f fnm r*i tmi «*r» i tii i J>. 11 I > I Thk Leookk is not renpon«ibl» f or H’s. views of correspondents Ca^ds of thanks wii 1 '»e published gf- ,n.’ h tt’orrl. Reading notices will do published 'len .'euis a line each insertion. Write short letters and to the point to insure publication ; also endeavor to get them to the office by Monday ^bnraday morninps. Obituaries will be pubinlised at five Oeuto a uue. Oorrespondents who do not contri bute regular news letters must fur nish their name, not for publication, but for identification. All correspondence should be ad dressed to Ed. H. DeCamp, Manager. This paper is only sent to persons then paid tor, so do not ask us to credit yon. The price is too low to allow us to do a credit business. READ THIS. After mature deliberation we have finally reached the determination to change the business policy of The Ledger so far as its relation to sub scribers is concerned. We are sick and tired of the credit system. It entails hardships on the subscriber and the paper and causes unpleasant ness that can be avoided. So here after The Ledger will be sent to no one except it be paid for in advance, and then it will only be sent for the time to which it is paid. In order that The Ledger may go into every home in the bounty and to put it within the reach of everybody, we have determined to restore it to its former price, $1 00 a year. The determination to place The Ledger on a strictly cash-in-advance system will do away with the un pleasantness of sending duns to our subscribers. It will also do away with a few dead heads, that we have been forced to carry every year, and will put all on an equal footing. So hereafter no name will be placed on our list without the cash accom panies the order, and all names will be dropped upon expiration of sub scription. LYNCHING ANU PENALTIES. The Spartanburg Herald proposes political disfranchisement as the pen alty for engaging in a lynching and thinks that such a penalty would soon stop this lawless barbarity as it did the practice of dueling We admit that such a penalty would be suggested by the nature of the crime and would be in the line of strict even-handed justice. Men who wilfully and flagrantly trample all law under their feet ought not to be permitted to have a hand in mak ing laws for others or in shaping the policy of a government which they have openly set at defiance. But the difficulty in punishing lynchers does not consist in the lack of law or penalty, but in the impos sibility of conviction, and the ques tion is whether it would be easier to convict a lyncher under a law impos ing disfranchisement as a penalty than under existing statutes. It was not the law, but public sentiment that abolished dueling. If we are not mistaken there were laws against it from the earliest period of the State government, but they were in operative because they were not en dorsed and reinforced by public sen timent. When the time became ripe for such endorsement and reinforce ment there was no longer any diffi culty in executing the law. In fact the result would have been the same if there bad been no law. No man who regards bis reputation will know ingly do a thing which , the people unanimously condemn as a crime. The very spirit that prompted a man to fight a duel—an ambition to be regarded as a hero—would restrain him when he knew that public senti ment would brand him as a murderer. So it will be with lynching. When ever the public mind can be fully impressed with its true horrors—with its inhuman, cowardly atrocity—with all its far-reaching, degrading, de moralizing influences—then lynching will cease of its own accord. It is right to enact laws, and severe ones, against so great an evil; for laws are supposed to be in accord with public interest and may help indirectly to mould public opinion ; but laws can never directly eradicate an evil which public opinion will tolerate. We believe, however, that lynching has proveil to be a failure as a preven tive of the U'«ual crime, and tnat it is high time that it be so recognized. We are opposed to lawlessness and barbarous methods of every shape or form. But if we must have lawless ness why not practice a little com mon sense in lawlessness as well as W v have before this endorsed a plan hui was adopt* d in Amu r*on county hihi prnvi d t( be t lTt ctive. It is equ liy lawless with lynching, but it is P j sh cruel, and if it be more f fl>*c- live as a deterrent, it ought to be adopted from motives of policy, if for no higher considerations. NOTES ANO COMMENTS. One of the live questions among the newspapers of South Carolina now is whether a republican isadem- ! ocrut. The Greenville News stoutly maintains that he is, while most of the other dailies contend with equal force that he is nothing but a republi can. This question is too difficult for the newspapers. It will have to be submitted to the tribunal of final resort next November. Those who looked out at the south western heavens early last Thursday evening had a view of a phenomenon which they will not see again in a lifetime. The crescent moon, venua, Jupiter and Saturn were all clustered near each other as if bolding a family consultation. The atmosphere was clear and this family of worlds was In its most resplendent attire. Keep an eye on the heavens. They constant ly declare the glory of God. % Editor Gonzales of the Columbia State has taken to himself a life- partner in business and pleasure—a refined and beautiful woman. We offer sincere congratulations, while we look for the bold and brilliant editor under the refining, elevating influences of woman’s iove, to be come meek, gentle and forbearing to wards his enemies and more devoted, generous and loving towards bis friends. So mote it be. Last Sunday morning the mercury dropped to 26. and there was the breath of winter on the morning bre* ze. There has never been a more favorable fall for gathering and mar keting the crops, and this work is well nigh completed. Now fuel, warm clothing, good shelter for stock and tools are the demands of the hour. The farmer who looks closely after these things will enjoy many a winter hour of comfort and satifsfac- tion, while his improvident neighbor is harassed with care and anxiety over unexpected emergencies. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Mrs. Piper, the renowned spiritual ist, who for fifteen years has supplied the chief evidences of communication with the unseen world, has thrown up the sponge and retired to do mestic life. During her career she has appeared before the Society of Physical Research in London and be fore many of the most expert scien tific men of the age, and her powers have been subjected to the most searching and exhaustive tests that could be devised, with the resalt that all have declared her honest and possessed of powers, which in the present state of knowledge, cannot be explained nor understood. She herself has never been able to give any explanation nor to formulate even the shadow of a theory that would give the man of science a clue to her secret, aod she now retires declaring that if she has had any communication with the world of spirits, more than ordinary mortals know, she has not been aware of it, and that she does not belieye that ehe has been possessed of power that could not be accounted for on the principles of telepathy. Her life, experiepce and revelations are sub jects of great interest both to spirit ualists aud to scientists. A Good Suggestion. Mr. Editor Now that the County Commissionera have appropriated a sum to assist in making an exhibit at the Exposition, let every one who feels any interest in the welfare ol the county come forward as soon as they can with anything they may have that is worthy of a place in the exhibit—it is not the great bulk of any one thing that counts the most, but the great variety of articles that we may be able to show, and after it is shown at Charleston it can be brought back here aod put on exhib ition at the Court House or Town Hall where any stranger can at a glance see the great resources and possibilities of Cherokee couniy ll one wants to see our minerals or tim b-r, stone or lime, or any other ihing we possess, he need not go any farther than the room where the samples are deposited to find what he wants to know. C itne one, come ail, and push foiward the work V* m. Jkkfkrieb. WATCH Your label and the d.ite, And pay before ’Tis too late. attt iTisio t 'W*"* "NAME ON EVERY PIECE.” Chocolates FRESH TODAY Somebody at home will be waiting tonight for a box. The 44 Name on Every Piece ” is the guarantee. FOR SALK »Y PEELER & LEMMOND. Prompt Delivery. Phone 55. I lyii.irnlt)’, Hlastlni; Powder. Pose and Dynamite Gaps, call on Limestone Springs Lime Works CARROLL & CO., Lessees. Telephone 57. ARRESTED! Who? Those old nuisances, Bad Cold and his chum, Mr. La Grippe. Why? Because they cause too much trouble. The long suffering public decided to suffer no longer. How were they done for? Crawley & Co’s. Cold and Grip Tablets. One Box, 20c., insures a cure. Pretty cheap insurance, that. Drugs, Medicines, Paints, Glass, Oils, Varnishes. Art Novelties, Books, Stationery. CRAWLEY & CO. PHARMACY. in* isis. lOlbs. of best granulated sugar with every cash purchase of $10. Just received fresh lots of all kinds of Fancy and Staple Gro ceries. Cocoanuts, Prunes, Fruits of all kinds. Nice candies of all kinds, Fish, Keg and Bottle Pickles, Pig Feet, and every thing nice at the very lowest prices possible. We sell strickly 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. 1 Heart Pine Shingles and a good stock John W. Masury & Sons Guaranteed Paints 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. 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 be convinced. J. E. EZELL, ’Phone 1 32. Prompt Delivery. 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 i>T> r 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. Money at 7 Per Cent. We will loan money at 7 per cent, per an num In .sumsof and upwards on im- 8 roved farming lands in Cherokee County. all on our Attorneys Messrs. Wallace & Otts at Gaffney, S. C., or write to us direct. Jno. B. Palmer & Son. Columbia, S. C. Money to Loan on City and Farm Prop erty and Mill Stock. A. WIIwI^IS, Attorney. HOLIDAY GOODS! I beg to invite you to call and inspect my superb line of fine Jewelry, Watches, Clocks, Pictures, Art Novelties, Bric-a-Brac, Silver- Ware, Etc. My stock is replete with bargains and my prices defy competition. W. HARRY DODENHOFF. 722J-imestone St. k N. Wood President. K. R. Brown. Vice-President. ]V£ereliu.iit@ and Planters Panic OP GAFFNEY. 8. O. CAPITAL, #30,000. State and County Depository. Dom a general Banking and Exchange business, is well fitted up with Fire Proof Vault and Burglar Proof Safe, with Automatic Tima lock. We solicit the business of people of all occupations. C. ivr. «8iivriT‘T¥. Pushier Tbe Gaffney City Land and Improvement Company Offers for sale Building Lots In this flourishing town, Gaffney City; Also Farms neo by and In reach of the Schools of Limestone Springs and of this place, in lots of fron 30 to 100 acres on libera) time rates; also Agricultural Lands to rent for Farm pur poses. For full particulars apply to J. V. $-5 A.K ML A.'T'T, Ascent. N. B.—All tresspassing on lands of this company, outttn and emowlng timber. Sshlngor *w r»ort • • CONSULT Your own interest and see me be fore you insure. L WRITE Fire, Life, Accident, Health, Plate Glass end Liability Insurance. Rates and other information are cheerfully given. JONES J. DARBY. Office in Tolleson Building. P P 1V J fr% I \ .1 V 5 rx ' m Ft jT* 1 F I?* ** Hi, W ft M | i f f jy 11 fi ?,« iiiv I r/«l ara m to-. m Mm mm VI I-S>: l»ut ;i suit of our clothes will m;ike ti man look better and feel better than anything else will, and our prices will leave more money in his pocket than anyone else’s. \\ e have no cheap or shoddy goods to offer you at absurdly low prices, but we give you more good, honest value for every dollar than you can squeeze into one hundred cents any where else. We have the biggest, best, cleanest, cheap est and most up-to-date line of Dress Good«, Notions and Fancy Goods to be 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 people.” The Company Store, “The Biggest and Cheapest Store in Cherokee County.” The World’s Best By Every Test. Just received, a good line Children’s and Misses’ Shoes made by The Queen City Shoe Co., which they claim are the World’s best by every test. Light and heavy bottom, Lace and Button. Prices, 60c. 75c. $ 1.00 and $ 1.25. Cold weath er is here and the children Must Have Shoes. Don’t forget we carrry a big line Men’s, Boy’s and Women’s Shoes, which we are* selling as low as good solid leather Shoes can be sold. Yours for good Shoes at low prices, J. R. TOLLESON & 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 Sl-50. Overshirts 50c and up. Suspenders 5 to 50o. Pants yot* and up. New line men's suits $5.00 to $15.00. Shoes for eve r y- IxMly and at all prices. Bleach goods 5 to 10 H, 8 and 10 Inches. Hubber belting. Children’s Hosiery. Infants' Sacques, I5c up. Infants' Caps, 25c to $1.00. Infant Bootees. 10c. Ladies' Skirts. $1.25 to $1.50. Nice line Draperies. Embroidered Mull. Dress Flannels, 10 to 25c. Fleece-fined goods. 10c. Serges. 15c and up. Table Damask, 35 to 75c. Towels, 15 to 50c per pair. Linen Table Covers, *5 to $1.50. Negligee Shirts.30c to $1.25. Work Shirts, 20c to $1.00. Guns $8.00 to $25.0 Disc Harrows. Grain Drills, Buggies Wagons, Bagging and Ties. All kinds Fertiliz ers for grain. Harness, Collar A 1500 yards prints to go at 4c. I also have a com plete line at my Go forth store. See me before buying as 1 can save you money. J. I. ©AJRRA.TT. 818 Limestone SL, Gaffney, S. C. F. G. Stacy. President. J. G. Wabdlaw, Vice-President. THE NATIONAL BANK OF GAFFNEY. CAPITAL, •50,000. SURPLUS AND PROFITS, - 10,000. County a.nd City Depository. Deposits solicited from Farmers, Merchants, Manufacturers and others. Every aseon modatlon extended to customers that their business and responsibility will warrant. D. C. Cannier Long 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. I 1 2, 1 1 4, 1 1 6 Frederick St.