The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, January 14, 1902, Image 4
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HY
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THE ' OVEKNOK’S MESSAGE.
The Governor’s message is a
lengthy, well written document, fill
ing fourteen columns of solid type in
the Columbia State. It comprises a
review of the year’s work of the
various branches of the State govern
ment and treats in a plain business
manner the prominent political ques
tions now before the people.
The Governor favors compulsory
education of the children of the State,
and opposes child labor in the mills.
This is, to say the least, consistent.
If the State is to assume the duty
and responsibility of a common
parent, it should provide for the
physical as well as the intellectual
welfare of the children. If it should
have control of the minds of the
children it should also take charge of
their bodies, for mind and body can
not be separated by any other pro
cess than by killing them all. This
is socialism, pure and simple, but it
is the goal towards which we are
hastening—the port towards which
the ship of State is rapidly driving.
We only hope that there may be no
rock concealed below the surface
on which the ship will split and go to
pieces.
The Governor recommends the es
tablishment oi a soldier’s home for
needy veterans, and this perhaps, un.
der the circumstances is about the
best thing that can now be done for
our battle-scarred heroes, though we
haven’t any idea that many of them
will accept such a provision. They
will prefer “to rough it" as they did
in the days of their young manhood,
and remain with their loved ones in
their cheerless cabins. The most of
these men have families that are
dear to them, and we take it for
granted that no provisions will be
made for families. We are not in
favor of the soldier’s home, if it is to
take the place of the little pensions
now granted to the veterans.
The message deals with the dispen
sary as one of the fixed institutions
of the State alongside of the State
colleges, and takes it for granted that
all will be gratified to know that the
one is making mints of money and
that the others are spending it.
When whisky and education meet
and kiss each other we are in a fair
way to make rapid advances as a peo
ple.
Redistricting is recommended, and
this ought to be done. There is no
longer any need of “the shoe string”
congressional districts, if there ever
was; and the sensible thing to do is
to group contiguous counties into
the same district.
Attorney General Bellinger’s recom
mendations in regard to the best
means of fighting the trusts, are
mentioned approvingly, and the
legislature is urged to adopt means
for the preservation of the remaining
forests in the State.
Upon the whole, the paper shows
much thought and business sagacity
and reaches a high average for such
papers.
Governor McSweeney is a good
governor.
MOTES AMO COMMENTS.
Don’t forget the celebration of
Lee’s birthday next Monday at Lime
stone College. Ail are invited and
the veterans of the county are es
pecially urged to attend. The meet
ing will take place at 10 o’clock, and
ttie Sons of Veterans and the
Daughters of the Confederacy will be
out in full force. It will be worth
more than dollars can count in any
man’s life, to spend one day in the
year in communion with the pure,
lofty spirit of the immortal Lee.
♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
There Is nothing of paramount im
portance demanding the attention of
our legislature, and the country
could get along very well for another
year without a legislative session.
We have laws, am ndments, and re-
teals piled on top of laws, until we
are lost in *he vast accumulations,
and when we want law we don't
know where to find it What is more
provoking still the lawyers them
selves in many oases can’t find it for
us. Biennial sessions of the legisla
ture would be amply sufficient for all
demands.
♦ ♦ ♦
Now is the time for farmers to
plan and work for another crop.
Every suitable day for plowing
should now be utilized in sowing oats
aud breaking up land. The farmer
who makes an early and energetic
start will very likely be ahead all the
way through. The situation is dis
couraging, but no man ever gained
anything by moping and complain
ing. The best antidote in the world
for despondency is active planning
and energetic work. These not only
divert and invigorate the mind but
they help wonderfully to improve
material conditions. Life in every
department of business is made up
of successes and failures, of advances
and retreats. The tide never Hows
long in one direction, and let us
trust that the year before us has rich
stores of blessings for all who honest
ly strive to better their condition.
♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
During the year 1901 the lynching
spirit made an advance and the hang
ing spirit fell back. Or perhaps this
order should be reversed, as no doubt
the spirit of lynching is due in a
large measure to the laxity of the
courts in punishing flagrant crimes.
During the year there were 118 men
hanged by due process of law, one
less than in the previous year, while
there were 135 men lynched without
law, twenty more than in the year
before. Of the number lynched 121
occurred in the South, and 107 were
negroes. The curious part of it all is
that only thirty-seven were lynched
for criminal assault. This fact shows
that lawlessness is running its usual
course. Once indulged, it breaks
loose from all restraints and gathers
a fresh impulse from every crime
that it commits. The country will
have to abandon the plea that men
are lynched for only one crime.
People have an idea that it is a
luxury to Hie in town, but if they
will read the schedule of taxes levied
by our town council as published
last week in The Ledger, they will
see that it is a luxury which costs
something. The present council has
had a heavy load to carry. The
town has been rapidly growing and
with all the enthusiasm of youth it
has undertaken big things regardless
of work and cost. The council have
just carried out the wishes of the
people, and we have every reason to
believe that they have done this
faithfully and honestly. So when
pay-day comes and large amounts of
money must be raised it is neither
just nor manly to blame the town
council and accuse them of needless
and reckless extravagance. If we in
tend to have a respectable town and
to keep abreast with other towns, we
must have the comforts and con
veniences that belong to towns of
respectability. We need other things
yet and must have them in the near
future. A good sewerage system
will soon be a necessity. Then elec
tric cars will come, and we’ll fa’I
into city ways and of necessity
shoulder the burden of city expenses
Attentlou Veterunit!
The birthday of the immortal Gen
eral Rfobert E Lee will be celebrated
at Limestone Springs on Monday the
20th inst. The members-of Chero
kee regiment and all other confeder
ate veterans are hereby especially re
quested and cordially invited to at
tend and participate in the ceremo
nies. ,
The exercises will be conducted in
the auditorium of Limestone college,
and will begin at 2:30 o’clock, p. m.
H. P. Griffith,
Col. Comdg R-gt. U. C. V.
Wm Anderson Adjutant.
KliVfllMM HMI>p«?llll<(-H .
(Correspondence of The Ledger.)
Ravenna. Jan. 13—Mrs. Gilman
Fowler died at Pacotet last Friday
night and was buried near Goucher
Sunday evening.
A marriage was solemized at Mon
roe Mize’s, parent of the groom, by
T. G. Chalk, Sunday. Mr. Logan
Mize, of Rivenna was united to Mias
Hattie Strain, of Pacolet. A number
of relatives and friends were present,
and quite a nice supper was served.
T. o. c.
Ilow’n Tills?
We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of <Jat;n rh tliat cannot cured
liy Hall’s • ’atarrli Cure.
F. .1. CHEN EY .V CO.. Props.. Toledo. O.
We. 1 he underslifed. have known F. J.
Cheney for the last r, and l,.-!|,; V e
him perfectly honorahli !n all business
transactions and tlnuncially able to . arty
out any obligations made >y tln lr firm.
West h Tiutax, Wholesale Druggists. To
ledo. O.
Wu.DlNO. Kinnan k Makvin, Wholesale
Druggists. Toledo. O.
Hu.i scatarrh * ure Is taken Internally
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
thu faces of t he system. Drift! 75c. ner bottle
sold by all druggist: Testimonials free..
Halls I'nndiv nils m the hast.
It is much easier to reach the top
J of me ladoer than it is to stay there.
Or. Hull's Cough Hyrtip, that marvelous
medicine for throat and lung troubles, <iulek-
I ly n llevt s and cutes the nainfui brent Id u-i
and dangerously-sounding cough, indicative
I or congested lungs. No other remedy Is Its
1
The Observance of I.ee’s Mlrthday.
A committee representiug the Win- |
rue Davis and i Mo8 fi 8 Wood Chapters, 1
U. I). S. 0., and Juke Carpenter j
Camp, U. C. V., and Smith Lipscomb
Camp, met for the purpose of plan- i
ning a fitting way of observing the j
birthday of Gen. Robert E. Lee.
The following program was de
cided upon:
1. Ancestry of Lee Col. Wardlaw
2. Leejn the Mexi
can War Miss Nina Huiriss
3. Song—Bonnie Blue Flag.
4. Let 's Attitude on the Question of
Civil War Mrs. W. O. Lipscomb
5 Beading—The Sword of
Lee Miss Bessie Ford
6. Lee’s Career as a Confederate
Soldier Prof. Griffith
7. Song M'ss Agnes Littlejohn
8. Lee as a Type of the Old
South. Dr. Lodge
9. Song—Maryland. My Maryland.
10. The World’s Estimate of Gen.
Lee Prof. W. F. McArthur
11. Reading—Music on the Rap
pahannock Miss Lenna McClain
12. The Character of Lee Col. Butler
13. Song Miss Lucy Barton
14. Lee After the War Miss Inez Sarratt
15. Song—Dixie.
January 19th coming on Sunday,
it was decided that Monday the 20th
should be kept instead. That the
children and the young ones among
us may learn of our trlnrious leade r .
he scl go's f ave been p t tio e to gi’ e
holiday on that occasion, 'ihe audi
torium of Limestone College will he
the place of the meeting at half past
two o’clock.
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JANUARY
EMBROIDERY AND
WHITE GOODS SALE.
Beginning Tuesday, January 21st, we will place
on sale for one week, or while it lasts, lOOO yards
Embroideries and Insertions.
5, 6, 7, and 8c Edging and [Insertion at 3 1 -2c.
10, 12 1 -2, 1 5, 20 and 25c goods at 9c.
This is going to be one of the largest Embroidery
seasons and you will not have such an opportunity
Getting
Thin
is all right, if you are too fat;
and all wrong, if too thin already.
Fat, enough for your habit, is
healthy; a little more, or less, is
no great harm. Too fat, consult
a doctor; too thin, persistently
thin, no matter what cause, take
Scott’s Emulsion of Cod Liver
Oil.
There are many causes of get
ting too thin; they all come
under these two heads: over
work and under-digestion.
Stop over-work, if you can;
hut, whether you can or not,
take Scott’s Emulsion of Cod
Liver Oil, to balance yourself
with your work. You can’t live
on it—true—but, by it, you
can. There’s a limit, however;
you’ll pay for it.
Scott’s Emulsion of Cod Liver
Oil is the readiest cure for
again this season.
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DOMESTIC.
1 Case Barker Mills 4-4 Bleaching. You know its
value is 1 O cents per yard. Tuesday morning, begin- j
ning at 1 0 o’clock, we will offer it at 59 cents for 1 O
yards—only 1 0 yards to each customer.
Wednesday, 22nd, beginning at the same hour we
will place on sale 1 case “Cannon” Heavy Bleached,
Yard Wide Sheeting. It sells, you know, at 10 cents
per yard everywhere. While it lasts v/e offer you 1 O
yards at 69 cents—1 O yards to each customer.
Special Prices en tiie Foilowisg:
Towels, Table Linen, Left Over Millinery, Capes
and Jackets.
(4
can’t eat,” unless it comes of
your doing no work--you can’t
Song be well and strong, without
some sort of activity.
The genuine has
tnis picture on it,
take no other.
If you have not
tried it, send for
free sample, its a- .Tldl
greeable taste will
surprise you.
SCOTT & BOWNE
Chemists,
409 Pearl Street,
New York.
50c. and $1.00; all druggists.
Wood’s Seeds
BEST FOR THE SOUTH.
Every Gardener, Farmer ami
Trucker shouM have Wood’s liX)2
Descriptive Catalogue. it not
only gives reliable, practical, up-
to-uate information about all
Seeds, but also the best crops to
grow f most successful ways of
growing different crops, and much
other information of special inter
est to every one who plants seeds.
It tells all about
Vegetable and Flower Seeds,
Grass and Clover Seeds,
Seed Potatoes, Seed Oats,
Tobacco, Seed Corn,
Cow Peas, Soja,
Velvet and Navy Beans,
Sorghums, Broom Corn,
Kaffir Corn, Peanuts,
nillet Seed, Rape, etc.
Catalogue mailed free on request.
T.W. Wood & Sens, Seedsmen.
RiC»MOND, - VIRGINIA.
CONSULT.
Your own interest and see me be
fore you insure.
I WRITE
Fire, Life, Accident, Health, Plate
Glass and Liability Insurance.
Rates and other information are
cheerfully given.
JONES J. DARBY,
Office in Tolleson Building.
NOTE HEADS,
1000
FOR .
. $1.50
a a
2000
II
•
. $2.50
a ii
5000
II
•
. $5.00
ENVELOPES,
1000
II
a
. $175
a
2000
II
•
. $3 00
it
5000
II
a
. $6.25
Ninety Per Cent.
of all chronic headache-, art dm to
eye strain Go to l>r. Grlfllth .itlm
Cherokee DrutfCo’s ;;i.d have the de
tect In vision corrM.-ted and thus he
Quickly and Permanently Cured.
G asv s fitted witli selentlffc u 'uracy
and all diseases of the Eye, Far, Nose
and Throat treated areordinu to the
laf st and most approved methods.
LETTER HEADS,
BILL HEADS,
STATEMENTS,
AND EVERY KIND OF PRINTING AT LOW
PRICES. ORDERS BY MAIL PROMPTLY
FILLED.
Cold in the Head, Iniiu-
enza, etc., quickly yiel^l
tin 1 influences of
Laxative Gold Tablets, j
These Tablets relieve
ache .and feverish cond?
tions which generally ac
company colds, and they
regulate the bowels which
is 7ery essential in the
treatment of colds. * They
are guaranteed to cure a
cold in 24 hours. Price 25
cent*.
Ctaoto Drug Co.
NOTICE!
As 1 (xpect to make a
chang? in my business
I will for the next 30
days sell you Dry
Goods, Notions, Pants,
►Shirts, Blankets, Hats,
Caps and many other
articles at cost. A few
Single Barrel Breech
Loading Guns to go at
cost.
I. XI.
Owinjr to the stringency of the money sup
ply iind the demand fur good building mate
rial ! am forced to require cash for such
building supplies as I keep In stork consist
ing oi Sasli, Doors. Mantelpieces and all
kinds of Trimming, Flooring. Gelling. Siding,
Boxing. Molding Brackets, etc. No. 1 Heart
Fine Shingles and a good stock John W. Mas-
ur.y .v Sons G.i irantetd Faints and Varnish,
also lirst class ins. nine made brick, hart-
amt salmon. Anything in my line at a small
profit over cost.
No charge tor making est imates. Call and
examine my stock anti let me t|uote you
prices. Very rc>pectfully,
L. BAKER
Dissolution Notice.
The copartnership heretofore existing be
tween Nelson & Gutman, proprietors of tin
Tennessee Clothing Co., is dissolved by mu
tual consent. The business will hereafter b<
conducted by .7. M. Nelson at the same plaee
Dissolution Notice.
The firm heretofore existing as J. R. Tolle
son & Co. has dissolved by mutual consent.
Tlte business will hereafter be conducted by'
J. It. Tolleson in the Cook k Tolleson stand
opposite postoffice, and all parties indebted
to the firm are requested to make settlement
with him at once so that he may close up the
business. •
J. R. Tolleson,
Thos. B. Colb.
I take tills method of thanking my friends
for the liberal patronage given the firm of
.1. R. Tolleson k Co., and respectfully ask
that they will not forget me in my new place
of business.
J. R. Tolleson.
William S. Hail, Ju. Jambs A. Wnxift.
HALL & WILLIS,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
OA.yg'tciNi tcv', ». c;.
Notary Fublic in office. Frompt attention
given to alt business.
Office over K. A. Jones & Co.’s store.
J. C. OTTS,
Attorney and Counselor.
Office upstairs, between R. A. Jones and
Javenport.
Office and Residence .Phono.
G. W. SPEER,
A.TTPOI* X 1C Y-AT-iL,A W,
GAFFNEY, S. C. \
Office in Auditor’s office at Court House.
J. E. WEBSTER,
iVt t ornev-JV t-
Sice U) i ov. r* House. (Fri/bate Judge soffice
Gaffney City, S. C.
Practices In aM the courts. CoJleo-
sloiih a upemalty
THE LEDGER,
GAFFNEY, S. C.
Beware of Traveling Frauds w ho
j Advertise Free Examinations.
F. G. Stacy. President. J. G. Waudlaw, Vice-President.
THE NATIONAL BANK OF GAFFNEY.
CAPITAL, an (1,000,
KCBPLL’S AND PROFITS, - 10,000.
Wfiite. Count.v etml C'it.v Depository.
• Dei) Mlt, solicited from F'irmc-s, Merchants, Manufacturers and .ah»rs. Every accon
□ r. C. T. LIPSCOMB.
Dentist,
Office over R. A. foaee ft Co ’e Store
Jan be found at office sli days In the week
ti
I>. C*. KOSte? CitMliice
DR. J. F. GARRETT,
Dentist,
Gaffney, - - . S. C.
Office over J. R Tcl'eson’s new store
In office from 1st to 26th of each
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