Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Why? Why have a vacant house on your hands when a Ledger for rent ad. will rent it? Why let your urmeed rooms remain empty when a Ledger to le^ ad. will fill them? Why want for more boarders when a Ledger want ad. will get them? Why do without a desirable beard ing place when a Ledger want ad. will find one? Why want a ple .sant room when a Ledger want att. will secure one? Why keep property you do not want or need when a Ledger for sale ad. will sell it ? Why have an unsatisfied business want when a Lodger ad. will muke it satisfactory ? Why keep farm produce when a Ledger for sale ad. will sell it? In other words, let your wants be known through The Ledger at ore cent a word and they will be satisfied. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. People You .Know »nt! People lou Don't K now How it i» Done. The first object in life with American people is to “get rich the the second, how to regain good health. The first can he obtained by honesty, energy and saving; the second, (good health; by using (ireen’s August J. C. Ratliff, the enterprising pro prhtor of The Battery,” returned trom the Charleston Exposition yes terday’. County Commissioner T. J. Hames, of Asbury, was in the city yesterday on business. Clerk ot Court J E Jefferies, At- toroey W. M Hail, E L. Lison, R. I M. Monroe, Dr. C. T. Lipscomb and : VV. M. Webster attended the D. O. K K. banquet at Spartanburg last night. C. M. iSmith is at the Exposition in , Charleston this week SC Goodman I’ridmore.a prosperous | Grassy Pond farmer, was in the city Tuesday. .Misses May and Eunice Peeler are 1 attending the Baptist Convention in Asheville. X C. • Uncle Phip” Ray. of State Line, accompanied by his little son W alter and his attractive young daughter. Miss Alice, favored The Ledger with a visit Tuesday. Mrs. R M. Crocker and her daugh ter, Miss Ida, are attending the Bap tist convention in Asheville this week. 8. O. Waiker, a successful subur- Flower. Should you be a despondent j f armtr> vvas in the city Tuesday, sutferer from any of the effects of i Lewis Humphries, a Cherckre Dy spepsia, Liver Complaint, Appen- j veteran, has returned from the Dai- dicitis Indigestion, etc., such as Sick las reunion. He reports a fine time. Headache. Palpitation of the Heart. ^ met f,j 9 0 |d colonel, Col. Low- Sour Stomach, Habitual Costiveness. ' ril0ce) of the 34th N. C. V. He de- Dizziness of the Head, Nervous Pros tration, Low Spirits, etc., you need not suffer another day. Two doses Of the well known August Flower will relieve you at once Go to Cherokee Drug Co. and get a sample bottle free. Regular size, 75 cts. Get Green’s Special Almanac. The mountain climber evidently be lieves that there’s plenty of room at the top. Travrliut; in Itangerou*. Constant motion jars the kidneys which are kept in place in the body by delicate attachments. This is the reason that travelers, trainmen, street car men, teamsters and all who drive very much suffer from kidney disease in some form. FoPy’s K'dney Cure strengthens the kidneys and cures all forms oi kidney and bladder disfcas?, £ep. H Hausati, .locomotive engmetr, Lima, Ohio , wTftes, “Constant vibra tion of the engine caused me a great deal of trouble with my k dney- , and I got no relief until I u^ed Foley’s Kidney Cure.” Cherokee Drug Co. A man may he in touch with tooth ache, but it doesn’t follow that he's in sympathy with it. >'o Lo** «if Time. I have sold Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea K-*medy for years, and would rather ne out of coffee and sugar thau ic. 1 sold five bottles of it yesterday to threshers that could go no farther, and they are a* work again this moriuing.—H. R. Phelps Plymouth, Oklahoma. As will be seen by the above the threshers were able to keep on with their work without losing a single day’s time. You should keep a bottle of this Remedy in your home. For sale by Cherokee Drug Co. When you are iuciiued to sneer at the weather man it is well to remem ber the case of Noah. To Care » C'Od lu One D*J Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab lets. All druggists refund the money If it fails to cure. E. W. Grove s sig nature is on each box. 25c. Hoax— I had to buy my wife a #20 lace handkerchief for her birthday Joax—That’s too much to blow in. You never beard of any one using Foley’s Honey and Tar and not being aatiafied. Cherokee Drug Co. Nell—Maude says she’s going to be in the swim this summer. Belle— Talking of bathing suits already? •A Chattanooga Drugciut'* Statement. Robt. J. Miller, proprietor of the Read House Drug atore of Chatta nooga, Teno.. . writes: ‘‘There is more merit in Foley’s Honey and Tar than in any other cough syrup. The calls for it multiply wonderfully and we sell more of it than all other cough syrups combined Cherokee Drug Company. The best actresses are those would not deign to he cast for play save—by woman’s wit. who any The theatre bat is like most other troubles—there’s a woman at the bot tom of it. Likf DaiMt-H the Scythe, Baby lives are destroyed in Hummer by cholera infantum. The a:ta< k of the dis- euM) is sudden, its progress is sometimes terribly rapid. Mothe-s who have given their children Per y D.vjs’ Painkiller can tell how this treutriH-i • has checked the diarrho i and voimting. and put the little patient out of danger. 2"> and M cts. Invited to contribute variously stingy women consent to pat in an ap pearance. (bis signature ih on ••• • r" ’ <>x of Pi • gontdas I Laxative Bromo Quinine Tatiet- Dm reiiictly that ei ; • in «»i*« Cuy I • ,»* m CPCAUfy^WHiSKV scribes this meeting in pathetic terms. Col„ Lowrance is now a ; Methodist preacher and lives in Texas. < W. A. Smith, of Algood, spent a | short time in the city Wednesday. Popular VV. D. Kirby is taking in I the Charleston Exposition this week. B. Ray, of State Line, was a Led ger visitor Tuesday. “Lum” Webber, of Buffalo, was a business visitor in the city yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Hansen left yesterday for Chelsea, Mass. They will go by Charleston to see the Exposition. Coroner John S. Vinesett paid his respects to ihe Ledger Tuesday. W. H. Crews, of 8partannurg, was in the city yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kiander left for Chelsea. Mass., yesterday. They went via, Charleston to take in the Exposition. Mrs. Yaud biaitb. of Thkkety, who has been Visiting her father, Mr. R. C. Ballanger, on Victoria avenue, returned to her home yesterday. Wiliiam Goforth, of Goucher, one of Cherokee’s sterling citizens, was in the city on business Tuesday. Dr. C. T. Lipscomb went to Spartan burg yesterday on business. “Kause” Goforth, of Goucher. a farmer who farms right, came up to the city Wednesday. Capt. I. W. Smith, of Thickety, was a city visitor Tuesday. Rev ft. O. Oantey is spending the | week with relatives and friends at . Summertoo, this State. L VV. McGuinn. the hustling meat ; man, is an Exposition visitor this : week. Oliver Haines, a successful farmer of State Line, paid The Ledger an appreciated visit Tuesday. VV. P. Blanton, a hard working* youog farmer who knows his busi ness aod attends to it closely, was a Ledger visitor yesterday. Thomas Robbs, ooe of our most enterprising Cherokeeans, is in Char- eston at the Exposition this week. Capt. and Mrs. W. P. Love, of Love Springs, were shopping iu the city yesterday. Rev. and Mrs. J. B. Bozeman are attending the Baptist Convention iu Asheville this week. Mrs. D. L. Littlejohn was shopping in the city Tuesday. John R. Webster, a prominent citi zen of Cowpeos, was in the city oo business Wednesday. Dr. A. Y. Cartwright, a prominent citizen of Yoikville, spent yesterday in toe city. We had toe pleasure of meeting the Dr. and fouod him a most congenial gentleman, but be was so completely dominated by his old friends Jim Bell and “Cal” Par ish that we could get but little of his time. Mayor Little was in Gastonia the first of the wet k Capt. J. B. Bell was in Gastonia, N. C., some days ago on professional business. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Garrett Byers, Mrs Jas. A. Carroll and Master Chae. Sam Copeland left yesterday for Asheville, N C., to attend the North Carolina Baptist convention. Rev. Arch C Cree went several days ago. J. F. Sloan, of Spartanburg, was in the city Wednesday. JoeC. Phillips, a successful Grassy Pond farmer, was a city visitor yes- day. James Sparks, a Grassy Pond far mer who farms, spent sometime in the city yesterday. Mr. DrlKKtr* to 1'reach in DatTuev. Rev. A. E. Driggers, of Greers, will fill the pulpit of the Limestone Street Vietl.o iist church next Sun day morning anti evei r t», the pastor Mr Canter, being ai te A. Mr. Driggerr has been in Gaffnet before, and his well known piety, ability and pleasing manner should secure him large r ngf* gal ions. AiiuiltteU to tlu Bar, E. C. Taylor, who ha*> been reading law with Butler <3.: Osborne, was ad mitted to tin* iTHO’ice of law by the ■supreme Court <;o VV -dnesday. Ij i and GOOD ROADS WANTED. Suggestion* a* to Manner of Raining !• undM to Improve Public Highways. (Correspondence of The Ledger.> Willie, MayC:—We conclude that there is no one who travels the pub lic roads of this country but that is 1 desirous of having good roads over which to travel, and is therefore equally interested in good roads. But the subject of good roads as is ! now general!} implied by the term ! “good roads” is quite a comprehen- | sive subject, and we fear that it is beyond the means of the people of the State of South Carolina, at least 1 for severai years yet to come. To ' our mind there is very little, if any- ; thing, gained in discussing ma- I chinery and material for building roads; almost any one can give us plenty o'f information upon the sub ject. The thing of first importance i-, bow to procure the means with which to build roads. There has been, during the past four years, a great improvement made in the pub lic roads of this country, and we ha\e oo doubt but that our several county supervisors are giving us the very bett roads that they possibly can with the means at their disposal. Now, how are we going to obtain more means sufficient to enable us to macadem.ze our public roads? The prt-sent way, in this State, and per haps in other States, to our mind, is very unfair, in that it requires those who use the roads least to contribute most towards keeping them up. Then we conclude that if we ever are to make any very great improvement upon our public roads, we must adopt u different plan by which to raise the money. To place a tax oo property would be a comparatively fair way to obtain it, but the fairest way, and .to our mind the only perfectly fair way to obtain the means with which to improve our roads, is to place a tax on horses, mules and vehicles. Under this plan everyone would have to con tribute to the road fund somewhat in proportion to the amount he used the roads. The above plan of taxing horses, mules and vehicles for road nurposen would enable our city friends to con tribute smartly towards helping us country people maintain and improve our public highways, which would be perfectly just and fair. Oct a vu.s. SHORT LOCAL TEMS. “Pray*” no It Pr«*yn. Very strange is the insect popularly known its the '•praying mantis." Of this insect M. J. H. I-'ahro, a distin guished Frencb naturalist, made a thorough study. A< '-«irdlng to hitn, “its long, pale green wings, like ample veils, its head upraised to heaven, its arms folded and crossed on Us breast, give it a false resemblance to a nun in ecstatic devotion.” A ferocious creature it is. ever bent on carnage, the workshops of various burrowing liymenoptera being its fa^ vorile haunts, since there it is almost certain to find prey. •Tested on some bush near the bur rows." says Mr. Fabre in bis account of the insect, “it waits patiently until it sees some other insect, probably a sphex. returning home. By a sudden rustle of its half open wings it terrilies the approaching insect, which hesitates for a moment, and then as suddenly as a spring the toothed forearm folds back on an arm also toothed, and the insect is grasped between the blades of the double saw in the same manner us the jaws of a wolf trap close on an un fortunate wolf at the instant when it is seizing the bait. Then, without unclos ing the deadly machine, the mantis slowly eats its victim.” In Provence this cruel insect is known as “prego Dieou,” which means “pray to God.” TRUCKING IN TEXAS. I The Hen f Mute’s Story. “The most pathetic story I ever heard.” said Senator Hoar once, “was told by Professor Gallaudet. The pro fessor had a favorite pupil, a little deaf mute boy, exceptionally bright. Mr. Gallaudet asked him if be knew the story of George Washington and the cherry tree. “With bis nimble fingers the little fellow sjiid be did. and then lie pro ceeded to repeat it. Tin* noiseless ges ticulations continued until the boy bad informed the pr fessor of the elder Washington s discovery of the mutilat ed tree and of lu> <p.> st tor the muti lator. •■'When George's father asked him who harked ins favorite cherry tree, signaled the voiceless child. 'George put bis liateiiet in n.s left baud' — "'Stop, i i. term; • led the professor. •Where did you get your authority for saying be took the Imp-Let in bis left band?’ “ ‘Why.’ responded the boy. 'be needed bis right band lo tell bis father that be cut the tree.’ ” Habit* C.ir«Hl at riy ,r- Inui, In 15*) 4a; - a if siifcranon*. J. .no/. - - la.tv. - • ■ Tr 'ii,- -t-nr I KMf. . — *. Mm WOOL AY. M. 0» Atturv.i. Cr*. young Minn of ti e* character. studious habiu VV.- are glad f<> One Minute Cough Cure For liouQtia, Coldd and Group. ^ Mid img lettrn that h- will open an office if GafT’i* y. Loot I ( tn ton Mitrkt-t, The following prices j r» vail on the Gaffney mark* t today: Good Middling HOO * ' Dr. C. T. Lipscomb has bought the handsome property known as the Win go place on Victoria avenue. W. F. Thomas has moved his stock of goods it ti the Curry store room on Limestone street and is ready to surve his customers. Mrs. D. P. Sides, of this city, had English peas for dinner on the 5 h a id 8 h ins a P. 1 his is the first we nave beard of. “D P.” is up-to-date. Mood Turner has planted 7,(MX) hills of watt-r melons and says he will plant 4 (XX) more in about three weeks. His first planting is begin ning to come up. Mr. Pruitt, a very old white man, died yesterday at the county home and was buried at the cemetrey on the farm. \Ve learn that Mr. Pruitt was over ninety years old. Crops are generally comig up well, and while the weather has been dry seem to be growing off pretty well. Quite a good deal of corn has been worked over and “chopping cotton” will be the order of the day soon W’e bear of some fields of good wheat, but it is not good generally. The Kxpottltlon During the Month of May. The Southern Railroad, the Atlan tic Coast Line, and the Plant System have arranged to continue the sale of the cheap Tuesday tickets to the Exposition, as sold during the month of April, on every.Tuesday and Thurs day during the month of May. This will tmuble ail .who have not yet visi ted the Exposition, to do so during its closing month, and those who have visited it, to again teke advan tage of the low rate offered, as many will undoubtedly do. There has been a great deal said through the columns of the papers in regard to the Exposition, and its many attractive features. There is one however, that has been almost entirely ignored or over- : look-d by ail correspondents, and prooably from the fact that its loca- j tion is such as not to attract genera) ] attention. Reference is made to the : Grass Garden of the United States • Agricultural Department, which con- | sists of four acres of ^ground, and is : located just ea*t of the encamomot I of the Marine Corps. Every farm r I who visits the Exposition, should 1 visit this Garden. Here are to be found growing fifty different speci- im-iiH of iorage crops suitable for our Southern suns, as well as wheat, rve and barley of many kinds. The seeds of the diff rent forage crops r* • furred to Iihv- oe^n gathered from Africa, Egyp , Chine, Ireland, Scot- , laiiO, Eogiauu, Australia, and many other countries. The representative of the Agricultural Department it' charge of the Garden, is a practical farmer, and can give the visitors full information regarding each and every - pccie# of the crop, and it can be sit:d to every farmer, if he can spare time to come down even jf he spends only one day at the Expositiot , Jet him carefully study these forage crop*., g *t a list of sueh as he wants to use, and he will he ten times re paid for the expense of the trip, Mf 1 t r the time he may think he is los ing from his farm I ree t« All. Everybody should go to the Hamp ton memorial meeting in the court house to-night. The meeting is fr*.e j to all. Ylrnn imal Venom. The difference between venom and a virus is very marked. Both are poi sons and both of organic origin, but a venom is produced in secreting organs, commonly called poison glands, and is Introduced Into the system by means especially adapted for the purpose, such as stings or fangs. On the other hand, a virus is the result of disease or putrefaction and generally possesses the property of exciting in the system into which it is introduced the disease which produced the virus. A virus commonly produces little if any local disturbance. A venom generally causes great pain, often severe in fin m mu tion and swelling. Venom has a marked lo-^ cal effect. Virus causes a general dis turbance of the system. An Odd tinblt AmonK Rook*. Among the odd habits of rooks is the way that members of the same rookery have of intermarrying generation after generation. The males always choose their wives from among their near neighbors, and if one should be so bold as to bring home to his rookery a bride from a distance the other rooks will in variably refuse to receive her and will force the pair to build some way off. In the neighborhood of big rookeries outlying nests of this kind may always be found. Freak Paint Stains. A fresh paint stain on woolen goods will disappear if rubbed against other woolen goods. For instance, if the stain is on the sleeve of a coat take that garment off and rub the paint against the other sleeve. It will disap pear and leave no sign. This is easier than applying turpentine and exactly as efficacious, but it must he done while the paint Is ntill wet. Very Lescal. “We claim that my client did not run away with the horse, as alleged. The horse was ahead of him all the time, and he simply followed the horse. The Prosecuting Attorney- It amounts to the same thing. He was the acces sory after the fact. He is old enough to know better than to follow a bad ex ample.—Boston Transcript Sometbliw tike It. “Docs your son matriculate this year, Mrs. HammondsIneV” • Why. really. I don't know. 1 ain’t beard anything about matriculation, but be wrote me in his Iasi letter that be bad got vaccinated, and it took ter rible.”—Ch'cago Record-Herald. T!i«* llusliicsi H A*iioiuiiiK (.Ht-ge )’r<»|Hir- tloiiK Tli«* T«-\ 4H «>ii l it-M* ((Virieenondence of The i.»-d»c**r.) A kp, Texas, May 3—Umioi: Lkikieh:—From the heading of my letter you will understand flat J have takt-n in the Confederate R - Union at DiWu-', which Iim? surjats i any form, r meeting of the ohi soldiers in numb r* and went far be- yond the expecta 1 inn of the citizens of Ditlla-'. So much so that the city could hardly handle the ero\ d . Ii is estimated that there were from 15<) 000 to 180,000 visitors to the reunion. I got there on the evening of April 2 1 * h, and after finding the hrmes of relativ «•, litiu u pleasant titn** amt met many uid friends of the loi*i ago. Wednesday night I ran up to about eighty tiiii-s, and spent two nights and one day there with rela tives and friends. On the 25rh 1 w-nt to Bonham ard spent the nigh: a.jd a day with Mr. Jim Cranford aiot wife, both ot whom are known bs many of your readers; and whiU there culled on my old school mate, Smith Lipscomb, and made the ac quaiutance of Lis family. It was at smith s house I caught up with cousin Tom Goudelock and Jack Keti- drick whom we hud lost. They were in good hands, however, and so w* bade Smith and his interesting family farewell and pulltd out for Bailey and Wolf City and back to DuHh*, where I remained uot:i 28:n. I then came down to Giadwater, stopp-d over with my sister three days, and thence to this place, which will finish my trip after to-day. Od Dr. Sam Goodman, of Tyhr. who once owned and lived where 1 d ■■ and with whom many of your o'uer readers W;fe acquainted, died on 2*_';ui ult., in his ninety seventh year—a man who served his day and genera tion faithfully. I am now a new station on the I. G. & N R K , wnere the .ru* k shipping business is assuming larg. proportions and is a revdaiton to m* of the adaptability of this country. Ihe women and children are m* k * g from .fl 10 to #2.00 per day puk iig sin.wot rrie'V'Viiiie the tn< n are driving s»hI<*8 fnr «nr.|i*>n ing the tomato vit es, w ich b* at anything 1 h .ve fcv*-c see", mi 1 oink there mus be hundreds ot vines around here. The vines*are about kr ee hiuh and trk ng on fruit rapidly ; tin shipping wot be- gin about June Jsi (.*f inis crop ) and the peaches ere said ti beat every thing else from .flOU to #3(0 pci annum being realized on this trim In front of wh* re 1 wiite, a man is woikiig out a peach nnrr-en that took eicbty five b’'** els of st*'* es to plant; he .ells n e he vi 11 d< liver bu * dtd trees of the be-, varieties at Gall uey a $104 by the 1000. I went just now into an acre and a half lot where a mother and n in children are gathering berries, from which she has already shipped 150 crates (forth $2 (X) per crate ! Tim k of this, ye cotton lots, and compare figures. 1 must not consume tco much of vour time bv this randtra communi cation, but I have one thing more 1 should i ke to say, and that is. that while the Beaumont oil fields have created a great excitement in finn n . cial circlef, many jumping, as i: w re from poverty to wealth at a b' und— they are also creating a wonderiu! excitement among persons tffl cted with pulmonauy diseases, the cures and relief brought to the sick being almost miraculous. I have tried to get a gallon to tsks home with me. but so far have got only a part, which 1 hope to deliver in good time to a friend and trust it will affects cure. Yours truly. T. M Littlejohn Some Reasons Why You Should Insist on Having EUREKA HARNESS Oil Unequaltd by any other. Renders hard leather soft. E specially prepared. Keeps out water. A heavy bodied oil. Harness excellent preservative. Reduces cost of you'- harness. Rover burns the leather; its Efficiency is increased. Secures best service. Si itches kept from breaking. Oil Is sold in all Localities Maniifn< tur**'t !>r Sfnmlaiil 0:1 < omiiitny* **’ xxx ..;; ; *!•'>/. ;xx x k V « ; t r'C» * • & ;*> V* & CURE ALL YOUR PAINS WITH Pain-Kiiier. A Medicine Chest in Itself. Simple, Safe and Qu.ck Cure for CRAMPS, DIARRHOEA, COUGHS, GOLDS, RHEUMATISM, NEURALGIA. 25 and 50 cent Bottles. BEV/ARE OF IMITATIONS- BU Y ONLY THE GENUINE. PERRY DAVIS’ 1 Good enough for anybody! ^All Havana Filler "FL0R0D0RA "BANDS are of same value as tags from 'STAR: 'DRUMMOND'Natural Leaf. 'GOOD LUCK' OLD PEACH & NONET 'RAZOR'and TRICE GREENVILLE' Tobacco. Foley 9 s Honey and Tar ures colds, prevents pneumonia. Foley’s Honey nod 1 ar is peculiar- w+ i 9 wj ly adapted for asthma, bronchitis aud FOlCy S tiOney and / .11* hoarseness. Cherokee Drug Co. for cbildren.safe,sure. No opiates* Sernne Sut*erlorlly. “Mr. Loftiblow takes himself very se riously.” remarked Miss Cayenne. •'In what way?” ••He asked me if I thought I could he happy with him. As if tiis presence could make the slightest difference one way or another!”—Exchange. It* ItcttMitn l«i r “What kind of a society is yours?” asked her father. •'A secret society.” she replied. “But what is its object?” ••Oh, just to have scent* from the other girhd”-Chicago Post. Il«- <;>>t Thirty Days. Lee Wilson, who claims to be from Union county N f!.. was before th* mayor yesterday for csrrving con cealed weapons He got thirty days anil ’od | j, thoutfht h( i« wanted iu Uaocaeter for steeling the pistol household goods and an other man’s wife. SOUTHERN RAILWAY THE GREAT HIGHWAY OF TRADE AMD TRAVEL. • Uniting tHe Principal Commercial Center* and Health and Pleasure Resorts of the South with the * NORTH, EAST and WEST. HigH-Clas* Vestibule Trains, Through Sleeping-Cara between New York and New Orleans, aria A tante. Cincinnati and Florida Points via Atlanta and via Asheville. New ^ ork and Florida, either via Lynchburg, Danville and .Savannah, or via Richmond, Danville and Savannah. Superior Dining-Car Service on all Through Trains. Excellent Service s ncl Lc w Rates to Charleston ac count .South Carolina Inter-State and West Indian Exposition. Winter Tourist Tickets to all Resorts nowon sale at reduced rates. For detailed information, literalurn, time tables, rates, etc., apply to nearest ticket.a^eut, or address W. H. TAYLOF. Jixst. Oen, Fuss. Myent, Mtlanta, Cm, J. C. BEAM, District Pass. Myrat, JtHanta, Ga. S. H. HARDWICK. General Passenger Jlgent, Washington, U, C. R.. W. HUNT, Vie. Passenger Jlgent, Charleston, S. C. riamjAnv is, 1*02.