The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, May 16, 1902, Image 4
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At one cent a word.
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tfressed to Ed. H. DeCamp, Manager.
SOME OON’TS.
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
citizen and keep posted on the hap
penings of your section.
NOTES ANO COMMENTS.
♦ Now let us all put a shoulder to
the wheel and make the Glorious
Fourth the greatest in the history of
Gaffney. The way to keep things
lively is to keep doing something.
♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
The Columbia State and Greenville
News have been indulging in some
very uncomplimentary references to
each other lately. Come, brethren,
that will never do. Leave such
indulgences to the debased.
♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
A lake of asphalt has been dis
covered in Texas. With her great
Agricultural resources, oil fields end
asphalt the Lone Star State is a little
world in itself. The only other place
where asphalt is found is Trinidad.
♦ ♦ ♦ ■*■
Of all the despisable creatures God
ever created the pessimist is the
most despicable. Don't be a kicker
because other people do something
while you sit idly by end find fault.
The band wagon is liable to run over
you if you haven’t got sense enough
to get out of the way of the proces
sion.
The May Music festival will close
tonight. It-bas been an artistic and
financial success beyond the antici
pations of the most sanguine. Frof.
Maxim and the choral society and
Limestone College have covered thono-
Eelves with glory, and everybody
seems baopy. Is there anyone who
could have wiebed it otherwise? We
-do not believe there’s one.
Governor Charles B. Aycock, of
North Carolina, has attracted con
siderable attention lately by his
utterances. Keep your weather eye
on the Tar Heel executive. He is a
manly man and being young in years
there is no forecasting his future, but
it may be depended on that his State,
and perhaps the nation, will yet do
him great honor. And in honoring
him they will honor themselves.
♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
The Martinique disaster will go
down in history as one of the greatest
catastrophes that the world has ever
Jtoown. The streets are two feet deep
in ashes and cinders which cover
thousands of dead bodies, the victims
of the volcanic eruption. And yet
•mid all this ruin aod disaster it has
become necessary for the authorities
to place soldiers to guard the property
from prowling ghouls who are rob
bing the dead. To what depths will
depraved humanity fall?
Lewis Nixon, who succeeded Rich
ard Croker as the leader of Tam-
many, has resigned. Mr Nixeo, if
ere mistake not, is a Southerner, and
rather than submit to dirty politics,
bat stepped down and out. Tam
many is the loser by this action of
Mr. Nixon, for be had begun to in-
•pire the young men, and under his
direction it was more than likely
ihst the great political organization
ha represented was destined to regain
Its lost power and prestige.
♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
The Christian people of this coun
try are waking up to the necessity of
doing something along the Hns of
aduontloo. This Twentieth Century
land is a gigantic undertaking, but
they are meeting with wonderful auc-
and there is no doubt but that
'll be more money expended
M onal lines for the GbrL-
'irlog this century
-oended Id this
k heretofore.
Ag for God and
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humanity, and God is blessing and
prospering them in the work.
♦ .
The Curtis Publishing Company, of
Philadelphia, publishers of the Sat
urday Evening Post, after working
the country publishers of the United
States to a dead finish the past
several years, has sent out the follow
ing: w The exchange list of The Sat
urday Evening Post has groan to
such enormous proportions as to
involve a yearly expenditure greater
than seems to be justified ; and as the
recast imperative curtailment of
the list has seved only to arrouse
dissatisfaction, this company has
been forced to adopt the policy of
treating all exchanges alike; there
fore the entire exchange list will be
abolished June first." It’s funny
how these city publications work
the little fellows for hundreds of
dollars worth of free advertieing un
til they have succeeded in building
up an immense business and then
dismiss them with a wave of the
hand. The Ledger is one newspaper
that does not get caught by their
little game. We prefer to give the
dear readers the news to giving them
advertisements that do not bring in
cash returns. We wonder how many
papers in South Carolina got caught
by the Curtis Publishing Co.
IMPRESSED WITH GAFFNEY.
Mr. Smith Speaks of the Changes lu Gaffney
In the rant Thirty Years.
(Correspondence of The ledger.)
Dallas, Ga., May 9.—While on a
visit to see rny brother, f)r. Smith, of
your city, a while back, I decided to
write you a letter. I was very favor
ably impressed with your beautiful
city. The streets, so well arranged,
and some of them shaded, reminded
me of the beautiful streets of Augusta
and Macon, Georgia.
Strange what changes thirty years
will make! When I left Gaffney
thirty years ago there were about two
stores at the rJace. Now you have
cotton mills, fine residences and beau
tiful churches, and. the best of all,
the cleverest people I ever had the
pleasure of meeting. I am very grate
ful to the good people for their kind
ness to my brother during his troub
les, caused by the death of his wife.
I see Jim Strain’s name mentioned
in your paper as a candidate tor the
legislature. He is a gentleman of
sterling character. I have known
Jim a long time—went to school to
him away back yonder before the war
between the States. He was "Jim
today and the same tomorrow.”
I had the pleasure of taking dinner
with a certain widower in your town
who is better prepared to take care of
some good woman than anyone 1 know
of, but he is going to live alone until
he is too old and ugly to marry. 1
wish there was a law to double tax
such. This would probably bring
them to time
I never knew that brother and I re
sembled each other so much until I
went to Gaffney. I guess if I parted
my hair in the middle, as he does bis.
we would be more alike. Somehow I
never did catch on to these “dudish
ways" like he does.
1 went down near my old home to
see my neice, Mrs. Laura Estes, on
the Howell’s Ferry road I am sorry
to say that your reads are in a bad
condition. It would be worth a great
deal to your merchants if you had
good roads, say ten or twelve milee
out from your city. It would increase
the value of your lands Good roads
and good public buildings increase
the value ot lands, beyond doubt, to
a very great exteqt.
Rome, Ga., forty miles north of
this place, has good gravel roads ex
tending fifteen miles out in every di
rection to within a few miles of other
towns, and these roads bring trade
from the very doors of those towns
which haven’t the advantages of good
roads.
I like to read J. L S.’s letters very
much. If I could write like Jim I
would write a great deal to newspa
pers; but he has the advantage of me
iu education.
Success to your valuable paper.
J. Wess Swjclh.
A good "fellow" in skirts is very
often not good enough to introduce to
the sisters of their admirers.
Too manf men fail to distinguish
between satisfaction and con-
teotmen*.
There never was a woman whose
soul delighted not lu a mystery.
The people who look for trouble are
the ones wbo find fault.
Most men like to be told they are
working too hard.
Id the human raee the Beef Trust
holds the stesks.
A pensive wife is better than an ex
pensive one.
gTATsor Ohio, city or Iolkoo, *..
Lucas Coumty f
Fsank J. Cheney uiakesoath that he h
senior partner of the flriu of F. J. Cheni
Co., dot hr business In the City of Tol
County mid State aforesaid, and that
»ay the suni of ONE HUNDI
.for each and every ease of
cannot he cured 1>y the ui
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Hall's Outarrh Cure Is taken Internally
acts directly on the blood and tnuuous
faces of the system. Send for test!mon
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F. J. CHENEY 4 CO., Tol*4
Hold by Druggists, 75c
Hall's Family Fills
are the beat.
«©t the Better of Hotel Clerk.
“With all his faults,” began Mr
Pifirchild, "the hotel man is a first
class fellow, who will go a long way
to keep his guests from shining too
much in public or from being seen by
-doubtful guests. I recall an instance
which happened to me in New York
not long ago. I had registered in the
morning and, leaving my key at the
hotel, came back again in the evening.
Finding the night clerk on, but not
on to me, I asked him, giving him my
name, if 1 was in. Not knowing the
number of my room, I decided this was
the way to find out.
“He looked at me rather suspiciously.
Evidently the result of his inspection
was not reassuring, for, after making
a bluff at feeling iu my box, he replied
quite stiffly:
“ ‘No. sir; Mr. Fairchild is not in.'
I sat down on the lounge and said
calmly:
“ ‘Well, when he comes in please tell
him that he is here looking for him
self.’
“The porter carried the clerk up
stairs.”—New York Tribune.
Injuries From Carbolic Acid.
Warnings are given in a medical
Journal against the injury to skin and
even bone which may result from the
long continued use of weak—way. 3. 2!/_>
or even 2 per cent- carbollzed applica
tions. especially upon peripheral por
tions of the body, such as the fingers.
This effect, it 16 asserted, is due in a
small measure to the action of carbolic
acid upon the vasomotor system, hut in
the main to Its destructive effect upon
the red and white blood corpuscles.
.This induces, partly in a mechanical
and partly in a chemical way, stasis,
first in the capillaries and, if the action
of the drug he continued, then in the
larger veins and arteries, with the re
sult that tin* nutrition of the part is in
terfered with and the removal of the
harmful substances hindered; the mac
eration of the epidermis caused by the
acid favors evaporation, so that the
gangrene Is a dry one, a mummifica
tiou, as it were.
Self Help In Case of Fire.
As a house is never attacked by fire
at the top and bottom at once, if there
is u safe and ready exit at both top
and bottom very little danger to life is
to be feared. It is im|N>rtant that all
exits should be so known as to lie easi
ly found by day or night by every in
mate of the house. If the clothes you
have on catch tire, a blanket, rug or
some such woolen article should be
quickly and tightly wrapped around
you. Air is thus excluded, and the tire
goes out
A small fire in a room -can often be
put out in the same way in preference
to pouring water on It. In case of fire
keep all doors shut as far as possible.
If a room Is full of smoke, keep low or
crawl, because smoke and hot air both
rise, leaving the floor comparatively
clear.
Our Vnrlrd Sruaoua.
The longest cold season in the United
States Is found in the Rocky mountain
region, where it exceeds the warm by
about ten days. The warm season lu
Texas and the lower Missouri valley
opens about ten days earlier than in
the region near the middle Atlantic
const and from twenty to twenty-five
days earlier than on the southern coast
of California. In the northwest the
warm season oir-iis from twenty to
twenty-five days earlier than in the
lake region and from fifteen to twenty
days earlier than iu the north Pacific
coast region.
Iteicnrd For Sscred Tree*.
Throughout the length and breadth
of India the Ficus religiosa. under
which Buddh.-' rested for seven years
plunged in divine thought, is dedicated
to religious worship and may on no ac
count he felled or destroyed. Wi
more universal hut not less sincere rev
erend d » the peasants of Russia pros
Hale themselves before the trees which
they are about to cut and deprecate the
vengeance of the deities whose rest
ing places they then proceed to de
stroy .—Ceutleman's Magazine.
Hia MentHl lueupacity.
The Court—So you ask divorce from
this man on the ground of mental Inca
pacity. What proof have you that he's
insane?
The Woman—Who said he was In
sane. your honor?
The Court—Why, you say he Is men
tally Incapable.
The Woman—Yes; Incapable of un
derstanding that I'm boss.—Baltlxnurc
News.
Lack of Orlfftaalltjr.
Bays a Philadelphia physician: **Tb«
utter luck of originality in Uiejiunui*
mind vexes me. Even the insane arc
not original in their delusions and ma
nias, but they cun be divided hits
classes, and each class has Its one little
uniform and unvarying set of aberra
tions. The insane cannot be other than
Imitativa and commonplace.”
Coatrar?.
“Charley, dear.” said young Mrs. Tor-
kins. “I want you to promise that you
will not lose any more money on horse
races."
“I won't bet a cent.”
"Now, that’s Just sheer contrariness.
Tou know If you don’t bet you can’t
srin.''—Washington Star.
Get to the Polot.
The quality of directness is charac
teristic of all men of great executive
ability, because they value time toe
much to squmder it In useless and
meaningless conversation. It Is an in
dispensable quality of the leader oi
manager of all large enterprises.—Sue
cess.
Man was made to mourn, but proba
bly It was never Intended thet b«
should spend so much of bis time at it
CHEROKEE PENSIONS.
Uni of VetoranH In Cherokoo County Who
H»v« Drawn reunion* From the htute.
The following is the roll of Confed
erate veterans living in Cherokee
county who draw penbion-s from the
State:
J M Thomas.
Marlon Johnson,
James A Pearson,
William Thompson,
David Baily,
Jiwob Childers,
C J Fowler.
William Harris,
A J lluvlies,
Joseph Murphy,
U E Late,
James Westbrooks,
W S Alexander,
W J Blanton.
A M W Bridges,
Nathaniel Byars,
J J Brown.
E C Childers.
Singleton Clary,
Pearsou Cody,
John Cook,
M D F Co-'le.
James A Dickson,
W M EarL
J W Foster,
James Garner,
A B Goins.
M C Green,
A Haas
K M Hurts teller,
H J llullender,
E K Johnson,
K C Kenneth,
Abel Kirby.
Jeff L ivender,
C N L Legg.
Arthur Lipsey.
G W Mullinax
W S McClain.
J A Mace.
William Moore,
A J Mullinax,
J K Peeler,
Robert Peterson,
Martin Pinson.
Joseuli Price.
D W Ramsey.
F Reynolds.
William Reynolds,
Henry Sarratt,
J W Self,
R A Scruggs,
J M Slierer.
J KSorouse,
W B starnes.
J C Thompson.
H M Turner.
Starnes Wylie,
W W White,
J P L Wright.
Artelisa Huskey.
Susan Miiwood,
Silvia lUippe,
C P Wilkins.
Susan C Allen.
Susan Plaoton,
Cerena Bridges,
S A Bearden.
Letilian Broom,
D L Byars,
J C Cal ton.
Jane Cole.
Mary Durham.
Mai v A Kar-le,
Lucinda Gault,
Mary Gore.
Harriett Hughey.
Artelisa Humpcries.
Frances Hill,
Elizabeth Harris
LouUa Hawkins,
It M Holmes,
C R Holmes.
Ann Jolly.
M A Jones,
C L McGuinn,
Jane Millwood,
Hary A Powell,
M A C Patrick,
Sal lie Pool,
S E Rolierts.
Mary .1 Scruggs
Eliza Thompson,
Martha Vassey.
Cathe- ine Whelehel,
Eliza Whitesides.
Nauev Williams,
E P \. oody.
Mary L Wallace,
J T Johnson,
James Kimbrel),
J LStrain,
J T Blackwood,
E.I Blanton,
J M Covle,
Nathaniel Guyton,
■i S Higgins,
M L Martin.
J Pinson
A C Robbs,
L W Adair,
Charles Blanton,
R A Bolin
G B Brown,
J S Blanton.
Henry Beheler.
William Childers,
L M Cobb.
FS Cook.
N C Cooper,
C C Davis.
E J Downey,
T Eubanks
Bryant Fowler.
H .>1 Gault,
Thos Go-sett.
R M Hembree.
Marlon Harris,
A C Hiffsletier,
M Huilenuer,
J C Jody.
N M Kirby.
Lanier Lewis,
It W Lee
B W Lindsay,
J S Lucas.
.1 \Y Ma-tin.
EA McDaniel,
J W Manning,
K T Morris.
F A Noblet.
Benj Peterson.
Thomas Peterson.
P M Plyler,
J T Purse ley,
M L Randall.
John Reynolds.
.1 !> Ruppe,
Aaron Self
J E Scruggs,
W B snorei-.
A F Smith.
Joli n Starnes,
W J Thomas,
w W Tracy,
J T Wldi -,
John \V liisonant.
James Woolbright.
Mary A Humphries,
Mary Marlin.
ITilah Robertson.
Mary Walker,
J Allison,
R E Blackwell,
Vicey Bolen,
D .\ Beard,
Jiilla Boilin,
Martha Brown,
Nancy Byars,
Catherine Clary,
M E < ’ole.
Ta lorann Fowler,
Mintine Grirtitli,
Louisa George,
.1 C Hopper.
R Humphries,
Lavieey Hammet,
Elizabeth Harris,
Mary L Harris
Penelope Harmon,
Drueilia Hill.
M E Huskey.
Susan Kirby,
Heltie McDowell,
Annie Mudiiiax.
Mary Montgomery,
M E Parris,
Khoda Pierce,
S A Ruppe,
Ja'-e Seates.
Relieeca Sellers,
Addie Tillotson,
Mar j' Walker,
Mary G W bite,
>1 J w illiilMO*,
Carolina Wilson,
Harriett Williams.
Malinda Queen.
Blood.
We live by our blood, and on
it. We thrive or starve, as
our blood is rich or poor.
There is nothing else to live
on or by.
When strength is full and
spirits high, we are being re
freshed, hone muscle and brain
in body and mind, with con
tinual flow of rich blood.
This is health.
When weak, in low spirits
no cheer, no spring, when rest
is not rest and sleep is not
sleep, we are starved ; our blood
is poor; there is little nutri
ment in it.
Back of the blood, is food,
to keep the blood rich. When
it fails, take Scott's Emulsion
of Cod Liver Oil. It .sets tin.
whole body going again—man
woman and child.
If you have not tried it, send for free sample,
its agreeable laste will surprise you.
SCOTT & BOWKE, Chemist*
Tearl Street, New York.
5uc. and $1.00; all druggists
Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure
Digests what you eat.
This preparation contains all of the
digestants arid digests all kinds of
food. Itgiveslnstautrelief and never
fails to cure. It allows you to eat all
the food you want. The most sensitive
stomachs can take It. By Its use many
thousands of dyspeptics have been
cured after everything else failed. Is
unequalled for the stomach. Child
ren with weak stomachs thrive on it.
Cupm all stomach troubles
Prepared only by E. C. DeWitt&Co.. GbMtgo
Thatl.tottlacontain*SH time*tbeMc. ana
Notice to Teachers.
Application for pooltlon* In the Gaffney
Graded M’hooU mu«t be written and In tbe
baud* of tbe Hecretary of tbe Board of Tru*-
tee* by May 20tb. IMtt.
L. G. Byahm. Ch’m.
W. C. Hamrick,
I. M. PkfcLKH,
E. U. Cash,
J. N. Lipscomb.
N. C, Hmsap,
J. F. UAHMSTt. Hec’y.
Trustee a.
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The Fihest Cake
Is made with Royal Bak
ing Powder. Always light,
sweet, pure & wholesome.
By using whey instead of milk as
food in typhoid fever, an English phy
sician reduced the death rate in 73
cases to 5.7 per cent. It is usually
about 20.
Rev. Edward Everett Hale, the
Boston divine, has composed a modern
psalm in commemoration of the re
cent celebration of his eightieth birth
day.
William Rankin, a negro living on
his Ohio farm, has turned completely
white within the past five years.
Argus-eyed is the love of an elderly
woman for her youthful husband.
Of the 22,073 Germans who left
their country last yesr (the lowest
in several decades) about 20 000 were
bound for the United States.
May Day was ushered in by strikes
in various cities of the United States,
Twelve thousand men were ordered
out at Pittsburg alone.
There never was a dissension that
diplomacy could cot modify.
To be consoled the mind must be
touched first, the heart follows.
When a fellow is sharp it doesn’t
pay to sit on him.
Toe Gaffney City Land and Improyement Company
Offers for sale Building Lotn In this flourishing town, Gaffne ptlao Farms nea
by and in reach of the Schools of Limestone Springs and of t ce, In lots of from
30 to 100 acres on liberal time rates; also Agricultural LsJ| >nt for Farm pur
poses. For full particulars apply to
A. lit K JV
A. icent:.
N. B.—All tresspassing on landsof this nompam^Ycuttln and emoYtng timber, flshlngor
•njntlnir wwo w
F. G. Stacy, President. V J. G. Wardlaw, Vice-President.
THE NATIONAL EfANK OF GAFFNEY.
CAPITAL, - f.... *30,000
Kl’KPI.tb AN V PROFITS, - lo.ooo.
Pilote. OouiiSry and Oity Ueponitory.
Deposits solicited from F irmeroT Merchants. Manufacturers and others Every accom
modation extended to customers d^at their business anl responsibility will warrant.
yj_ 1>- C. OaHhier
THE PRICES ’ LEAK YOUR WAY.
r J he sales of Babv Carriages in
our store are far ahead of what w©
expected for the early season, and
we are now PREPARED FOR A
LARGE RUSH in this department.
Our stock is well assorted and th©
prices LEAN YOUR WAY.
Furniture and Undertaking.
We are specialists in both these lines. We have had years of
experience in the Furniture Business, and every article in our
immense stock gives practical proof of our purchasing power.
Our lines are extensive—elegant and replete with exquisitely ei-
fective designs in the most approved woods. We have just
what you want at prices you know are right.
UNDERTAKING BY A LICENSED GRADUATE.
Shuford & LeMaster.
Furniture Specialists.
Here is a Bargain.
Two excellent corner building lots within five
minutes walk of Carpet Mill. These lots will
be sold on the
Easy Payment Plan
of only $3 per month. Here is an opportunity
of a lifetime for working people. Apply to
H. l>eOAI*IF».
NOTE HEADS,
1000 FOR .
. . $1.90
ii M
2000
(ft
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. . $2.50
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5001
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. . $5.00
ENVELOPES,
1000
(ft
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. . $1.75
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2000
(ft
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. • $0.00
ft*
5000
Aft
9
. . $0.25
LETTER HEADS,
BILL HEADS,
STATE1EITS,
AND EVERT KIND OF PRINTING AT LOW
PRICES. ORDERS BT MAIL PROMPTLY
FILLED.
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