Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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^ t , . . Wt TlII£ X-rEOOKK. PUBLISHFI) TUESJJAY AND FRIDAY. BY Ed. H. DeOaMP. The Ledger is not responsible for fcbe views of correspondents. Correspondents who do not contri- tmte regular news letters must fur« Blsh their name, not for publication, feat for identification. Obituaries will be publnlised at five •ants a line. .. , , Cards of thanks wil 1 be pnblished at one cent a word. Beading notices will be published •i sen dents a line each insertion. Write short letters and to the point to insure publication; also endeavor to get them to the office by Monday and Thursday mornings. All correspondence should be ad dressed to Ed. H. DeCamp, Manager. SOME DONTS. Don’t make it a habit to borrow your neighbor’s paper. The paper is too cheap to do that. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Don’t make it a habit to lend your paper. You might want it some time when it’s away from home. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Don’t ask us to credit you. We don't want to hurt your feelings by refusing. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Don’t be a clam, but take your county paper like a good, industrious aitizeo sod keep posted on the hap penings of your section. INHERENT STRENGTH OF THE SOUTH. “Twenty years ago the South, bur dened with debts which had been largely imposed upon it by unscrupu lous legislatures, without any accu mulation of wealth, and without fi nancial credit abroad, was just emerg ing from the wreck and ruin of war,” says the Manufacturers' Record of Baltimore in its Twentieth Anniver sary Number. “Its railroads were mainly short, disjointed lines, poorly equipped, and in many cases almost, if not quite, bankrupt financially as well as physically; its laboring peo ple were without industrial training as operatives, and its business men without experience in the manage ment of industrial enterprise; its cotton mills were few and far between and only here and there could the light of a furnace fire be seen. Start ing under these adverse conditions, the South had to meet the competi tion of the North and West, which at that time were Hushed with unprece dented prosperity. Their railroads were burdened with traffic; their cap ital snd energy had for years been employed in the greatest and most profitable undertaking which ever fell to the lot of any nation—the build ing up and outfitting of the empire •tretching from the Ohio to the Pa cific coast. Millions poured into that section had returned with millions of profit to manufacturers, to bankers, to land owners and to merchants. The great financial powers of Europe and America were concentrating their forces upon the upbuilding of that territory in order to make more val uable their vast investments in rail roads and in laud grants. Under these diverse conditions, tue fact that the South has been able during the past twenty years to keep pace with the rapid expansion of the North and West is in itself a high tribute to the people of this section, as well as a proof of the inherent strength of its industrial foundation.” NOTES AMD COMMENTS. Cherokee county could better afford to pay one-fourth more taxes than she dues and have good roads than to put up with the present makeshift. The deplorable condition of our public roads at this time should be enough to convince ali thoughtful men that what we need above all else, and what will be of more benefit than anything else to the whole people, is good roads. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ “The Cow Pea” is the title of the latest publication issued by the Ex periment Farm of North Carolina State Horticultural Society at South ern Pines, N. C. This book, neatly ^puud and illustrated, in plain and concise manner discusses the value •'id uses of that important crop, the Cow Pea. Every reader can get a copy free by writing to the Superin tendent of Experiment Farm, South ern Pines, N 0. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ The Ledger is receiving better sup port oow than at any time in its his tory. Since lust Friday thirty-oce new names have been added to our list. It is the universal verdict that the caob-io-advance system is the pro per one for a newspaper. No other county paper in South Carolina gives •o much reading matter for $1 00 a year as The Ledger. Five thousand, three hundred aod fifty-six columns * of matter for one dollar is what The Ledger gives. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ This is the season of lien and mort gage-giving and hundreds of liens and mortgages are being given by those who are in depressed circum stances. Many of these people give liens and mortgages before it is ab solutely necessary and spend their time loafing around the croas-roads store or in town, when they could be at work at something that would bring them io sufficient money to re lieve their present needs. Do not give that lien or mortgage except as • last resort, but do all you can to keep from giving it and you will be better off for having made the effort. 'JONES’ RACKET.’ How a Noisy ’Possum Hunter Was Fright ened Out of the Woods. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Lockhart, Feb. 17 —Once upon a time, as story writers sometimes pre face their remarks, there lived in Chester District a man whom we shall call Jones from the fact that that was not bis name. He was very fond of ’possum hunting and as bis oocturoal hollowing robbed many of their rest, some began to caet about them for waysand means whereby they might get rid of bis racket. Let us go back to the “ooce upon a time,” which was over fifty years ago, and all the actors in tnis drama have long since returned to dust. Let us bear in mind that at that time the Broad river section of Chester District was the land of ’possums, wild tur keys, aod fat pine that could be split and cat in desired lengths and that when fire was applied at one end the bolder would have to hold it at an angle of thirty degrees to keep the pitch from burning bis bands. Let us also bear in mind that the country was covered with forests, also that houses were scattered and most generally built of logs of one or two rooms. Now to return. Smith, ou the part of the “ways and means to exterminate Jones’ racket,” proposed that vbey shold frighten him from the woods. The oighi chosen was one of those damp, dark December nights. Some rain had fallen and the leaves that had fallen fromjtne trees were pliant and would not rustle under the tread of one’s feet. It was just such anight as ghosts might be supposed to walk. It being a good night for hunting Jones was out early with a blazing torch in hie right hand, held at the regulated angle to protect his hand from the flowing pitch, while under his right atm he carried some reserve pieces of fat pine. In his left band he carried an axe that be had ground keen and sharp so he might easily fell the huge forest trees in whose tops the ’possums, when pursued by tb«- dogs, might take refuge It was a favorable night for huntiug and Jones was cheering his dogs at the top of his voice. But to return to Smith and his party. They had disguised them selves in long white robes and ap proached Jones at this particular point. A light breeze sprung up and as they approached him he held out his flaming torch, and as the burning oiten dropped to the earth it made a sort of an unnatural sound in quick successions, zip, zip, zip. Jones dropped his 'at pine and made at them with his axe. calling on his dogs for assistance. The dogs had aln-ady crouched to the ground and Smith and his party glided lightly off with out making any noise. This tact and the sfrangp noise the burning Ditch made was more than he could stand. He thresv down all encumbrances, except a lighted torch, and ran. Not fast at first, as he soon halted some what, hut when he heard the zip of the burning pitch he threw that down and burnt the wind. His dogs pur sued and he imagined thatthe 'fieuds” were hot on his heels. After he had run nearly a mile he encountered a drove of wild turkeys that were roosting on the low underbrush. They were frightened and began flopping their wings. This was more than Jones could stand. He cried out in great squalls of fright at every leap until he reached Bunk Thomas’ house. The door being open he fell in as one dead, nearly scaring the in mates to death. Mr. T. was on the river boating at the time. Jones did not go hunting for a long time. But the story was too good to keeo.jandjat last it reached Jones’ ears and 8raith aud his party had to pay him some compromise money and then Jones hunted more than over. Homo. When a man gives his wife money to pay her bills she always feels he hasn't given anything to her, but to the shops. The woman who woul l like to be a great lady usually is insolent; the wo- mao who is one isn't. It is a good thing for a man to he dissatisfied with himself iu everything but bis marriage $ioo Reward, $ioo. 1 lie readers of I Ids paper will be pleased to • learn that Uiere Is at least one dreaded dls- eaM* Inal selenee has been able to cure In all Itsst ap'sand that la Catarrh. Hall’s!’at arrh lure is tin-only positive cure now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh bein>r a constitutional disease, requires a constitu tional treatment. Hall’s Catarrh Cure Is taaen Internally, aciliur direitly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby destroylmr the foundation of the I disease, aud aivlnjr the patient stienuth by bulldlntr up the constitution aud asslstijur nature In doinjr Its work. The pit prietors have so much faith In ltscurativ« powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any ^ase that It fails to cure. Send for list of Testimonials. Address, P J. Chknky & Co., Toledo, O. Hold by Druwlsts. 7&c. Hail's Family Pills are the best. Deserves Hearty Recognition. (The State.] The new departure of the Gaffney Manufacturing company, described in a letter to The State yesterday, is a bow of promise in the sky. As we have declared time and again, our manufacturing interests need diversi fication as much as our agricultural interests; the cotton mills of South Carolina are too prone to follow in the old rut of coarse and unbleached goods, glutting the markets with cer tain standard weaves and building up uortberu factorage houses and con verting establishments at the expense of our owo State. The determination of the Gaffney company to change its weaves to finer and higher priced goods, to breach and convert these goods io its own establishment and to put the products on the market without the costly intervention of northern factors is to be welcomed as a blessed sign of State progress, and the euterprise of President Wheat and bis associates deserves hearty recognition. We hope that the ex- imple thus to be set will be followed by many other southern mills and that it will prove the inauguration of a policy most beneficent in its re sults both to the manufacturers of this section and its people as well. If the cotton goeds now made in this State were bleached, converted and marketed here South Carolina would be richer by a revenue of tens of mil lions of dollars annually. To the at tainment of this great object all our people should co-operate according to their abilities. Slop the Blight It is a sad thing to see fine fruit trees spoiled by the blight. You can always tell them from the rest. They never do well afterwards but stay small and sickly. It is worse to see a blight strike children. Good health is the natural right of children. But some of them don’t get their rights. While the rest grow big and strong one stays small and weak. Scott’s Emulsion can stop that blight. There is no reason why such a child should stay small. Scott's Emulsion is a medicine with lots of strength in it—the kind of strength that makes things grow. Scott’s Emulsion makes children grow, makes them cat, makes them sleep, makes them play. Give the weak child a chance. Scott’s Emulsion will make it catch up with the rest. This picture represent j*.ie Trade Ma.k ui Scutt’s j Emulsion and is cn tht wrapper of every bottle. Send for free sarrp!?. SCOTT & BOW NT., 409 Pearl St., New York. 30c and all druggitts. E£ST FOR THE SOUTH. h. Every Gardener, Farmer and Trucker should have Wood’s 1902 Descriptive Catalogue. It not onJv gives reliable, practical, up- to-oate information about all Seeds, but also the t>est crops to loot, most successful ways of growing different crops, and much other iiffcrmation of special inter- est to every one who plants seeds. It tells .ill about Vegetable and Flower Seeds, Grass and Clover Seeds, Setjd Potatoes, Seed Oats, Tobacco, Seed Corn, Cow Peas, Soja, Velvet end Navy Beans, Sorghums, Broom Corn, Kaitir Corn, Peanuts, milet Seed, Rape, etc. Catalogue mailed free on request. T.WrWcoii StSons, Seedsmen, '».’wien#3, . VIRGINIA. Seedsmen, 9 IR6INIA. | 1 KIDNEY DISEASES are the most fatal of all dis eases. cm C V’C kidney cure it i iULlI 0 Guaranteed Remedi or money refunded. Contains remedies recognized bv emi nent physicians as the best for Kidney and Bladder troubles. PRICE 50c. and $1.00. .'Ir. Oitborne Withdrawn. I announce my withdrawal from the race for Mayor. My action in this matter is taken a f ter due deliberation. Io taking this step I wish to thank my friends who have honored me with their support in this race. H. K Osboknk. Gaffney. 8. C.. Feb. 27. 1902 Announcements. For Mayor. At tht earnest solicitation of many friends who believe that the best interest of Gaffney will be subserved In my hands l have re luctantly consented to become a candidate for Mayor of Gaffney, promising If elected to be the mayor of the whole people and to favor no faction. J. Q. Little. The many friends of K. A. Jones, believing that the interest of the town of Gaffney would be in safe bands under bis administra tion. hereby nominate him for mayor for the ensuing term. Citizews. For Alderman. The many friends of Moses Wood hereby announce him as candidate for Alderman to represent the interests of Ward No. «. The many friends of P. V. Gaffney, believ ing that the best interests of the Second Ward would be served by having him as their representative, hereby nominate him for Alderman in Ward Two. Many Voters. I offer myself as a candidate for Alderman from Ward One. Wade Tii.lotson. Tne many friends of J. A. Carroll hereby present his name as a candidate to represent them as Alderman In Ward 4. Voters is Ward 4. 1 hereoy announce myself as a candidate for re-election as alderman from Ward One. W. L. Het-lemyeh. The many friends of Mr. Geo. W. Cotton do hereby present his name as their candidate for Alderman to represent the *5th Ward. Having implicit confidence in the ability and integrity of Mr. Wrn. Twitty Thompson, we announce him as a candidate for Alder man from Ward 5 Many Voters ok Ward 5. Tax Notice. I will be in my office from !» o’clock, a. rn.. until 3o'clock, p. m., each day until March 4th, for the purpose of collecting city taxes now due. W. H. Itogs. (. liy Clerk. NOTICE! I have adopted the strictly cash system and will sell you goods at the very lowest prices possible. Here are a few prices : Best granulated sugar 17 lbs for $1.00; good coffee, 10 and 11 lbs for $1.00 ; axes. 50 ct" each ; breech loading shotguns, $4.00. Dry Goods, Shoes, Hats and till other goods at the lowest prices possible. I. IVI. mmmmmmmmm «r ■ * W——W. • umMmmjmmajmmmmmmtmmm. frTOK* Building and Pi Lime, Coal, and Plaster Hair. Plaster Parts. Resend ale Cement, Portland Cement, Dynamite, Blasting Powder. Fuse and Dynamite Caps, call on Limestone Springs Lime Works CARROLL & CO., Lessees. TVl^nhm’P J SHINGLES, BRICK, SASH, DOORS, BLINDS and all kinds of Building Ma terial, Paints, Oils, Etc. for sale at a small per cent, above cost for cash. Estimates made without charge. L. BAKER Ninety Per Cent. * of all chronic headaches are due to eye strain. Go to Dr. Griffith at the Cherokee Drug Co’s, and have the de fect In vision corrected and thus be Quickly and Permanently Cured. Glasses fitted with scientific accuracy and all diseases of the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat treated according to the latest and most approved methods. Beware of Traveling Frauds who Advertise Free Examinations. I hereby announce myself a candidate for Alderman for Ward 4 at the ensuing elec tion. H. L. Spears. I hereby announce myself a candidate for Alderman from Ward Three and solicit the support of the entire electorate of the Ward. T. L. Brown. COME TO THE OLD RELIABLES When you are in need of anything in our various lines. We don’t propose to work on your imagination by “glowing adjec tives and gush”—we buy the kinds of goods that sell on their own merits. WE CAN SATISFY YOU In Clothing, Shoes, Men’s Heavy Underwear, Rubber Shoes, Dry Goods, Groceries, Hardware, Farming Implements, Crock ery Ware, Patent Medicines, Flavoring Extracts—and, in fact, everything kept iu a General Merchandise Store. We carry the BEST AND BIGGEST LINE OF UMBREL LAS to be found in the city, and we have added to our immense stock a FULL LINE OF SHOT GUNS. Yours for business, J. I. SARRATT & CO. The friends of .I. T. Sarratt, realizing that his services have been of great benefit to the city, hereby announce him as a candidate for re-election as Alderman from Ward Two. The voters of Ward 5, believing that their t»est interests would be subserved by being represented In Council by Dr. J. N. Nesbitt, hereby nominate him for Alderman. Many Voters. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for Alderman from Ward Three. B. G. Clary. NOTE HEADS, 1000 FOR . . . $1.50 u a 2000 • t . $2.50 it ti 5000 U • • . $5.00 ENVELOPES, 1000 a • • . $175 a 2000' a • r . $3 00 a 5000 a • • . $6.25 LETTER HEADS, BILL HEADS, STATEMENTS, AND EVERY KIND OF PRINTING AT LOW PRICES. ORDERS BY MAIL PROMPTLY FILLED. THE LEDGER, GAFFNEY, S. C. IE-TQ-WEAB SU!TS. When in need of a suit call on and get a made-to-wear made by M. BORN & CO., of Chicago, the world’s best tailors. A. N. Wood President. it. K. Brown. Vice-President. IVlerch.tnU?* sinci I 3 lsa.jiier» lia.nU. OF GAFFNEY. S. O. OA i J ITA#*30,000—HUI*US **4,000. State and County Depository. Doesa gr nera! Banking and Exchange business, Is well fitted up with Fire Proof Vault and Burglar Proof «afe. with Automatic Time * ock. ”/e solicit the business of people of all isceu patio os C- YVf. f-av^jT-yr flashier. F. G. Stacy. President. J. G. Wahdlaw, Vice-President. THE NATIONAL BANK OF GAFFNEY. CAPITAL., •50,000. SURPLUS AND PROFITS, - 10,000. Rt ate. County an<1 City l )«-jK>Mitoi-y. Deposits solicited from Farmers, Merchants, Manufacturers and others. Every accom modation extended to customers that their business and responsibility will warrant. 1J- C. KOMt-4 Caohier. J. I. S A.R.R. A.TT. My stock of General Merchandise at Go forths, S. C., is more complete than ever be fore and owing to the hard times I will sell at greatly reduced prices. I handle almost every thing in Dry Goods, Notions, Shoes, Hats, Staple and Fancy Groceries, Hardware, Etc. I also have about 30 head of Horses and Mules which I will sell cheap for cash or good paper payable next fall. Also three good Milch Cows with young calves on same terms. Don’t forget that 1 am still handling Tyson & Jones, Corbitt, Cincinnati and Studebaker Buggies, and Taylor, White Hickory and Studebaker Wagons at Goforths, S. C., and will meet any honest competition. Syracuse and Southern Harrows and Farming Im plements. Fertilizers of all grades on hand and to arrive soon. See me before buying. J. I. Sarratt.