Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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j ' 11 pp 'T'ntc POBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. RY Ed. H. DeCaMP. 3 m The Ledger Is not responsible (or ftbe views of correspondents. Correspondents who do not contri bute regular news letters must fur nish their name, not for publication, but for identification. Write short letters and to the point to insure publication; also endeavor to get them to the office by Monday and Thursday mornings. Obituaries will be pubinlised at five •ents a line. Cards of thanks wil’ be published At one cent a word. Reading notices will ue published at ten aents a line each insertion. All correspondence should be ad dressed to Ed. H. DeCamp, Manager. SOME DON'T*. 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* r 'ime 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 citizen and keep posted on the hap penings of your section. NOTES ANO COMMENTS. Mayor Little evidently believes in good roads—or good streets, rather. Yesterday morning he secured about ninety days work from the sportive colored population. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ We welcome the visitors to the May Music Festival. I* is our wish that both artists and attendants so enjoy their stay in Gaffney that only the most pleasant recollections of • their visit will linger in their memory. The Clemson trouble has been set tled by the re-mstatement of Cadet Thornwell and the sophomore class. It appears that the whole business resulted from thoughtless and hasty action on the part of the faculty. It sometimes pays to drive slow over a rough road, otherwise the vehicle is liable to be overturned and the occu pants thrown out. In this instance. President Hartzog gets the fall, as be bas sent |q bis resignation, at; . * ♦ * ♦ + The Charleston Exposition is draw ing near its close. The attendance from Cherokee has been quite credit able. but there are scores of our peo ple who should have attended that have not. There remains but little more than two wteeks for the show to continue and those who have not yet attended.and can afford to do so,could not spend time and money in a better manner. We trust the closing days may be the brightest of the exposi tion. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Eleven new subscribers, besides a number of renewals, is the record Since last Friday. And the cash came with each and every / one of them—we take them no other way. This is not a bad record. The Ledger is the paper for the people of Chero kee. It gives more for one dollar than any paper in South Carolina. Its aim and desire is to s»rve the peo ple faithfully, to protect the week against the strong, to see that every man, regardless of his station in life, reoeives bis just dues, to persecute nooto, aod to do all the good possible. We Invite your co-operation in this laudable undertaking. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Some people in this section have been assiduously circulating tbc state- mens that tbe editor of this newspa per Is a rspublioan. Ws have never voted tbe republican ticket a single time, aod have never advocated the cause of tbe republican party. On tbe contrary we beve ewallowed some bitter democratic pills; but at tbe dame time we have stood to tbe rack, fodder or no fodder, and have never asked anything at tbe bands of tbe party except that it keep itself pure and give its offices to men who are booest. We don't know bat that this is more than those who malign tbe editor of this paper can say. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ A. A. Oates, of GrssnvUls. with his wits and daughter, wss In Washing ton last week. A. A. is s gsy sod fes tive gent. He lined np to the Wash ington dispensary oonoters one time too many and conseqnently became laggy. While in Ibis condition be tackled Senator McLanrio on tbe ap pointment of Koesier'sod abased the Senator aod President Roosevelt. This occurred in tbe dining room of tbe Raleigh Hotel In tbe presence of Sirs. Oates and daughter. Senator HcLanrln apologized to tbe ladles and expressed his regrets. He then left the dining room. Oates followed the Senator into the hotel lobby, renewed his attack and was promptly knocked down by Senator McLaurin. All of which goes to show that the United States senate is not composed entirely of gentlemen who are not averse to resorting to the manly art of self de fence as advocated by Profs. Jefferies, Fitzsimmons and others. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ County Chairman T. B. Butler is circulating a story to the effect that Ed. H. DeCamp is opposing him because DeCamp wanted to be county chairman We declined to to be a candidate two years ago because Mr. Butler packed the coun ty convention in the interest of him self, and we had no desire to enter into a game with the cards stacked. We would never consent to allow our name to be used except iu a free and open fight. We would never be a candidate for a position of honor and trust where it became necessary to craw! on our belly and beg delegates elected to a convention to support us, or where it became necessary to ap proach delegates tor their support be fore the meeting of the convention. We do not ctave political honors suf ficient to beg for them, and we be lieve that the only manly way is to al low the people to select their officers without intrigue or striving to accom plish a purpose without secret artifice on the part of candidates. What into lie the Outcome? [Cherokee Critic.] Cherokee is to be congratulated up on tbe fact that she has not within her borders but one candidate who would allow bis name to be used as a candidate for the position as County Chairman. The position of County Chairman is an (ffice; holding the position as member of the General Assembly, is an office: Art. 2, Sec. 2, Constitution l89o reads: No per son shall hold two offices of konor or profit at the same time. And. Art 51 Sec. 24: Nc person shall be eligible to a seat in tbe General As sembly while he holds any office or position of profit or trust under this State What is to be the outcome 9 Who will act in the matter? An Kditor'H Conclusion. L Franklin Times ] An editor in a certain town not far away, who sometimes goes to church on Sunday, has come to thiq sensible conclusion: '‘The ladies should tak 1 off their hate in church, No preacher Can inspiie a man who is looking Into a lapsided aggregation of dead birds, chameleon skins, stuffed weasels, ribbons, bead jets, sticks, straws, paper flowers, corn tassels and thistle down. It makes a sinner feel lost in the wilderness”. 0(1 «l DrlnkltiK Capa. When every man got drunk and was proud of it In olden days, much ingenu ity was expended iu the construction of queer and elaborate drinking ves sels. and many such are yet to be found in museums, especially in Ger many. One preserved in a Berlin museum represents Diana mounted on a slug and surrounded by hounds and hunts men. The cup consists of the hollow body of the silver stag, the head of which is removable. The piece stands fourteen inches high. It was made at Augsburg in IblO. It is also an auto mobile propelled by clockwork conceal ed in the base. Trick cups which drenched tbe unini tiated were very popular. Another va riety contained wine and water In sep arate compartments. Tbe drinker who did not khow how to manage them filled his mouth with water, though the cup was apparently full of wine. Tbe glass with tbe fighting bares, iu the same museum, belonged to Fried rich Wilhelm I. The hares represent two of bis ministers and boon compan ions.—New York Herald. A .Painter’s Troebles. The desire of tbe Bank of England officials to discover forgers has some times led to curious mistakes. On one occasion the painter George Morland. in his eagerness to avoid his duns, re tired to an obscure hiding place in Hackney, where bis anxious looks and secluded manner of life Induced some of bis neighbors to believe him a forger of notes then iu existence. Tbe directors, on being informed, dis patched some dexterous detectives to the residence, but Morland's suspicion? were aroused by their movements in front of the bouse and. thinking them bailiffs, escaped from the back to Lon don. Mrs. Morland informed tbe visitor? of her husband’s name and showed them some unfinished pictures. The facts were reported to the directors, who presented Morland with two twen ty pound notes by way of compensation for the alarm. Tablecloth. When a southeast wind is blowing, tbe visitor to Ca|>e Town is treated to a peculiar and Interesting natural phe nomenon. for under such condition? Table mountain, in the language of the natives, “puls on a tablecloth.” In other words, the thin line of fleecy cloud forming above it descends uptil'lt rests flat u]>on tbe mountain top, with Its edges drooping gracefully over its sides. It is really not unlike tbe article of household use- which gives it its name. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. People YoiijKnow Hud People You Don't Kfiftw We had a pleasant call this morning from Dr. W. P. Aodersoft, of Shelby, N. C.. who is in tbe city visiting his daughter, Mrs. T. Davenport. W. D. Gaston, a prominent citizen and planter from over tbe Broad, was a business visitor in tbe city yester day. • J. E. Robins, of Glenn Springs, was a city visitor Friday. J. Pink Dellinger, once of Chero kee but now of Cleveland county, N. C., and always a Ledger friend, was in tbe city Saturday. He paid us a visit and renewed his allegiance to Tbe Ledger. R. J. Balfour, editor of tee Chero kee Critic, was in the city yesterday. W. C. Hall, Esq , was in Spartan burg Friday on professional business. ‘Joe” Ruppe, of Maud, a good citizen and farmer, and a Ledgerite "from away back,” spent some time in tbe city Saturday. Officer Henry Lockhart made an official trip to Spartanburg Friday. G. M. Champion, of Ezells, one of Chemkee’sjsuccessful farmers, spent some time in the city yesterday. L. Thompson Clary, of Maud, came iu to see us Saturday. He reports good rams in bis section last week and crops doing well. Mrs. >V. C. Carpenter was in Spar tanburg Friday visiting relatives. J. E Scruggs, a worthy citizen and farmer of Ezells, was a city visitor yesterday. Jonas Blanton, a successful farmer and extensive monuzite miner, favored The Ledger with a visit Saturday. He has worked his corn over and is having his cotton hoed. Mr. Blan ton uses improved implements and says they do the work better and much cheaper than the old kind. Col. H Kay Gaffney spent some time in Spartanburg Friday. Audley Gold, an enterprising young business man of Blacksburg, was an appreciated Ledger visitor yesterday. Truman Webber, of northern Cher okee. came down to thn city Satur day. He reports good rains last week. W e had the pleasure of a visit from our friend W. P. Tolbert ("Bach elor'’) of Buffalo, last Friday. He is the same old *‘Bachelor,’’ well posted on current events, with original ideas on men and measures which he ex presses freely Rev. W T. Thompson preached at Antioch Saturday and Sunday. Frank Beam, a prominent planter of Griudal, was a visitor in the city yesterday. W. D. Byars, of Algood, made a business trip to the city Saturday. "Sill” Littlejohn, a prosperous Cherokee farmer, was 4n the city on business Friday. R. P. Scruggs, of Ezells, was iu the city Saturday on business. Jimmie Strain, of Etta Jane, was an appreciated Ledger visitor yester day. E R. Goforth, of Goucher, one of Cherokee’s best citizens, spent some time in tbe city Friday. Lemuel Cobb, a worthy Cherokee veteran and faithful Leugerite, paid us an appreciated call Saturday. Magistrate A. J McCraw, of Grassy Pond, made a business visit to the city yesterday. J. L. Strain, tbe sage of Etta Jane, came up to the city on business Fri day. Magistrate R W. Lee, of White Plains, made an official visit to the city Saturdav. G. W. McKown. of Mercer, a pros perous farmer spent some time in the city yesterday on business. John Vassey, a prosperous young Tbickety Mountain farmer, was a business visitor in tbe city Friday. H. D. Mathis, of Ravenna, one of Chertkee’s most prosperous and successful farmers, spent some time in the city Saturday. J. C. Fry, superintendent of the Hickory Manufacturing Company, of Hickory, N. C.. made a business trip to the city Friday. Mr. Fry is a pro gressive man and was well pleased with Gsffoey. John 8. Harman, of Wllkinsvilie, one of Cherokee’s very beet citizens and farmers, came up to tbe city Saturday oo business. We had tbe pleasure of a visit yes terday from Wofford B. Bridges, a worthy Gaffney boy who now baa a position as second band la tbe oard room of Louise mill in Charlotte, N. C. Mr. Bridges, accompanied by Mr?. Bridges and baby, was visiting bis parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Bridges, of this city. - Dr. R. C. Gettys, a prominent physician of Cleveland county, N. C.,- was in tbe city Saturday on bnaioee?, aod favored Tbe Ledger with an appreciated visit. Magistrate Geo. D. Scruggs, of Ezells, came down to tbe city Satur day on official business. R. C. Kirby, of Sonny Side, a farmer who farms right, paid The Ledger a visit Saturday aod renewed. He said Tbe Ledger can’t be beat. Loyd Anstell spent eeverai days at Pacolet last week. Prof. W. L. Johnson is at home for a few days. Thomas B. Clarkson went to Spar tanburg yesterday. Vernon Baker and IlaFsr Lipscomb, two of tbe high-spirited young sopho mores who left Clemson some days ego to right tbe wrong done a class mate, retnroed to tbe col ege yester day. James H. Tbomas, who has been employed for some time in Colombia, bae returned to the city aod accepted a position with tbe Gaffney Manufae- turing company. C. S. Good, of Goforth, spent some time in the city Sunday with frlsuds., Asuamlnn: nv-hnnUn' Nitmo«, y The practice of the wife assuming the husl.amTs iiiime at marriage, nc- I cording; to Dr. Brewer, o^lainated from a Roman cusioni and became the com- i mon custom af .tr the Roman occu] a- | lion. Thus Julia and Octavia. married to I’ompcy and t’iecro. were called h.v the R-jiiiaus Julia of i'ompey. Octavia of Cicero, and in latter times married women in most European countries signed their names in the same manner, but omitted the "of." Against this view may be mentioned that during the sixteenth and even at the beginning of the seventeenth century the usage seems doubtful, since we find Catha rine Parr so signing herself after she had been twice married, and we al ways hear of Lady Jane Grey (not Dudley). Arabella Stuart (not Sey mour). etc. Some persons think that the custom originated from the Scriptural teaching that husband dud wife are one. This was the rule of law so far back ns Rraeton (died and it was de cided in tbe case of Bon versus Smith, in the reign of Elizabeth, that a woman by marriage loses her former name and legally receives the name of her hus band. Altogether the custom is involv ed iu much obscurity. The en of n Bee. Every bee lias two kinds of eyes— the two large lumpound ones, lo king like hemispheres on either side, and the three simple ones which crown the top of liis h|f.;d. Gael) compound eye is coyiieised of ff.o'i'.i facets that is to say. an b- refl: cte.l 3.r»0() times on its surface. Every • no of these facets is the has.* of an inverted hex agonal pyramid, whose apt x is tilted to the head. Each pyramid may be term ed au eye. for each has its own iris and optic nerve. How these insects manage this mar velous number of eyes is not yet known. They are immovable, but mo bility is unnecessary because of the range of vision afforded by the position and the number of facets. They have no lids, but are protected from dust and injury by rows of hairs growing along the lines at the junctions of the facets. The simple eyes are supposed to have been given the bee to enable it to see above its head when Intent upon gathering honey from the cups of flowers. Probably this may be one reason, but it is likely there are other uses for them not yet ascermiued.— Pearson's Weekly. > Holy Coot of Trove*. The holy coat preserved at Treves, in Germany, is claimed to lie the sf .-unless garment worn by Christ and for whirl) the Roman soidkrs east lot*; during the crucifixion. It is a topic about live feet long, cut narrow at the shou’ders and gradually widening toward the knees. Many miracles are said to have been performed by this robe. Its history tor the last 700 years is clear enough, but darkness shrouds the story of the relic prior to the twelfth century. The Catholic church relies for proof of its authenticity upon a tradition that it was one of a chest ful of relies sent as n gift to Jh** church at Trews by the Empress IE I ena. She is said to hnv • found the coat at Jerusalem while in search of the true cross. A legend says that in the ninth con tury the holy coat was concealed from the Normans iu a crypt of the cathe dral. There it remained forgotten until lib*;, when it was rediscovered and plac ed in the high altar. The XVcnrliiK of Aninlets. Who wore the first amulet it would le* impossible to say. but the adoption of a talisman to ward off evil is of very ancient origin. Phylacteries, the Greek word for am ulets. were worn by the Israelites, to which allusion is made in the Scrip tures. These phylacteries were nar row strips of parchment on which were written passages from tin* U!d Testament. A strip was placed in a small leather box and bound to the left elbow by a narrow strap. There was a smaller phylactery for the fore head, the box for which was about an inch square. The word amulet is of Arabic origin and implies a tiling suspend* d. Amu lets were of various kinds. The moon stone. found in the desert of Arabia, was worn as a talisman against on ch: ntini-nt by the women, who sus pended it around the neck. It was a whit<\ transparent -tone, the time for searching for it being midnight. Baking Powder Most healthful leavener in the world. Goes farther. WQTAl BAKING SO«OEH CO . NEW »Of)K An Gxtruordinnry Shower. Daniel O't'omiell. the Irish agitator, once complained in the bouse of com mons of a report of a speech in a Lon don newspaper which, lie said, put into his mouth opinions lie had never ex pressed. He vowed that if the editor did not apologize lie would move that he lie brought to the liar for a breach ot privilege. Next day the reporter of the speech waited upon U'Conncll and gave a most remarkable explanation. lie stated that during his walk from the house to his office in Fleet street the rain streamed Into his pockets and obliterated the notes of iiis speech. “I accept the explanation,” said O'Connell, good humoredly. "hut let me say that it must have been a very extraordinary shower of raiu. for it not only washed out of your notebook the speech 1 delivered, but washed in another of an entirely different char acter.” How to l.lKbt a Solid Rody. Cadogan Morgan was the first elec trician to experiment with electric light in solid bodies. This was in lie first inserted two wires into a stick o! wood and caused the spark to pass be tween them. This had the effe*ct of ii luminating the stick a beautiful blood red. An ivory ball, an orange or an ap ple may be lighted in the same manner. Some experimenters prefer the lemon for this purpose, it being very suscepti ble to the electric discharge, flashing forth at every spark as a spheroid of brilliant golden light. The wires used for tills purpose should he brought within about half au inch of each other inside tbe lemou. - How She Voted. A cynical bachelor listening to some women who were discussing female suffrage was asked by one of them for bis views on the question. He replied thus, with great delibera tion: “I once heard of a woman who was asked how she had voted at the recent election. ‘In my plum colored gown.' was tbe answer." Then tbe cynical bachelor bowed and esca ped.-’-C bleu go Chronicle. Breaking Off. “Yea.” said tbe ingenuous girl hero ically. M 1 have decided to break wltl) Horace for good and all.” “Why. then, are you sending bln your picture Y” “Well. 1 am sure that is tbe least I can da He refused to take back bi? gifts, and I wanted to make some re turn, so I am sending him my photo graph.”—New York Press. Mnale aad Paaaloa. “My daughter.” remarked Mrs. A., “baa developed a perfect passion for music" “I wonder.” observed Mrs. B., who resides next door, “if it’s as strong as tbe passion your daughter’s music de velops to my husband?” They meet as strangers now. Beveraeff Hla Deelaloa. Stern Father-Didn’t I tell you nol to call again, sir? Suitor—1 know. But I didn't call to see your daughter. 1 came on behalf of our firm about that little bill”— Stern Father—Er-er-cal I again, will you? ~ A Real Bereavameat. Kate—What makes you look so tad, Bertba? Surely It cannot be Fred bat broken bis engagement with you? Bertha—it’a worse than that. Some body basstoiaa Fido.-Exchange. Tbt- lllnok Wntch Ampriennlr.ed. The climax of all the Americanism we saw in Europe came on tin- last morning of our stay in Edinburgh, when we went to the castle at the proper hour to see the famous Black Watch drill. When the soldiers lined up on the east side of the plaza, there wen* just 3<X) Scots, while on the west suie stood fully (Jim* American tourists to watch (hem. Instead of dirks and ha I herds, which we went to see, we noticed rilios made in Springfield. We watched them drill with tactics adopt- cd from West Point, and when we look ed for bagpipes and listened to be as sured that "The Campbells Are Com ing.” a brass land wearing uniforms cut in New Yojk and playing on instru ments bought in Chicago struck up one of Sousa's latest marches.—Ladies’ Homo Journal Fffeot of the San on Monamenta. The perpendicularity of a monument is visibly affected b> the rays of the sun. On every sunny day a tall monu ment has a regular swing leading away from the sun. This phenomenon is due to the greater expansion of the side on which the rays of tbe sun fall. A pen dulum placed inside, say. Nelson’s col umn. in Trafalgar square, would be found to describe on every clear day an ellipse of nearly half au inch In di ameter.—English Mechanic. The Giant’s Orsan. One of the most interesting feature? of tbe Giant's causeway is “tbe giant'? organ.” This huge “instrument” con sists of a group of pillars of variou? lengths set apart on the aide of the main cliff. Tbe larger columns being in the center and tbe smaller ones taper ing off on either aide after tbe fashion of organ pipes admirably sustain tbe idea wbicb tbe name “giant’s organ” conveys. Main • Dlffaraaea. Landlady—I will let this excellent room at reduced rates because there is a woman next door who plays tbe pi ano continually. Applicant—Oh, that won’t make any difference. Tbe room is for my nephew here, and be is deaf. Landlady—Ab, In that case 1 must charge tbe fail price. Homa laforaiatloa Baraaa. Hixon—Between me and my wife we know it all Dixon—How’s that? Hixon—She tells me everything that happens, and I tell ber a lot of tbings that never happened.—Chicago News. Tba Raaaralbla ffaraalt. Paul—Percy, what is your Idea of success? Percy—My Mea of success? Well. It 1« baring people run after me who used to run away from me.—Detroit Free Press. x Ever think that Deatb baa no man ners? When tbe plate Is passed to him. be Is pretty apt to take tbe choicest thing on it—Atchison Globe. One’* own words are very sweet un til one la forced t# eat them.—Phila delphia Record. St;.]<-N «>i Hitirilrt-MKlnu;. The v: rioi's style*, of li;iIrdressing ui) dor Louis XVI. wore known .-is the eas- eade of St. Cloud, the windmill, the sheep an 1 lam! s, the hen and ehiektuis. the dog ami hare, the peal of bells, the I milkmaid, the bob wig. the bother, the kerehief. the oriental, the Circassian. Minerva's helmet, the creseent. the j enigma, the desire to please, the turned up calash, the treasurer of the age. the frivolous bather, the rat. the drunken monkey and the lover's snare, the last named consisting of a mass of curls | covered with powder, particles of which, deposited on the coat or shoul ders bf a gentleman, indicated the previous whereabouts of the lady’s head. Great IliKlitvay Proposeil. The people of Knoxville and Knox county. Toiin.. have elaborated a decid edly ambitious scheme in the line of national roadbuilding. They have, it is announced, prepared a petition to congress that, JoU.000.000 be appropri ated f r the construction of a public highway from Washington to New Or leans. This highway is to be loo feet wide, is to bo paved with asphalt, is to have a water main along its whole course and is to he lighted with elec tricity. Forty feet of the roadway is to be reserved for horses and horse ve hieics. forty feet f r motor carriages, ten feet for bicycles and ten feet for pedestrians. A rieaMitnt I'rospeet. A young man named Mooney enlisted in the army. After he laid been in In dia for about five months he received a i pathetic letter f om his parents which j said that if he did not send them some ! money they would be forced to go to the workhouse. The young man sat down and an swered tlie letter as follows: “Dear Father and Mother—Try to j keep out of the workhouse for six i years and seven months until I come borne, and then the three of us will go iu together.”—London Tit-Bits. We believe thoroughly in advertising. To prove it we ate going to use this space for our own pur poses. We have advertis ing space to sell, and we • know it will pay a good return upon the price we charge for it if it is prop erly used. Our paper goes into the best homes in this community. It has been going week after week and year after year until each issue is welcomed as an old friend of the family. The news it brings is news of neighbors, of per sonal affairs in which all have more or less of a com mon interest. If one of our readers called upon you, a merchant, you would do the best you could to con vince him that what you had for sale was the best he could buy. You would show him the new things you had got in recently. You would tell him why he should have them and why they were better than he could procure elsewhere. You probably would make a sale. Your effort, however, would be coa- fiaed to one person. You could tell the same story just as effectively to every reader of this paper in each issue. You do not believe it would have the same ef fect? If you told tbe story in the same way it would. We are ready to do our part to prove it Do you care to by it? Notice of Electioo. An election In hereby ordered to be held on Tuesday, May 27. 1»08, for the mirpoNe of electing an Aldermen for Ward tf to U11 the unexplred term of O. W. Cotton, resigned. Folia open at H o'clock a. m. and close at 4 p. m. By order of the Town Council. May 12. IMS. J. Q. Litti.k, W. H. Ko??, Clerk. Mayor. j \j