Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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'Tmc JUfcoofci*. FCBLISHED TUESDAY AND KKIDA'*. RY Ed. H. DkCamp. CAFT CLAYTON CAMP MAKING GOOD ROADS. The Ledger is not responsible for tbe Tiews of correspondents. Correspondents who do not contri bute regular news letters must fur- alah their name, not for publication, but for identification.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 oonts a line. Cards of thanks wil 1 be published It one cent a word. Beading notices will be published it ten dents a line each insertion. AH oorrespondence should be ad dressed to Ed. H. DeCamp, Manager. SOME DONTS. Don’t make it a habit to borrow jour 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. —— • NOTES AND COMMENTS. HIT It is being asserted by persons who are deeply concerned that this paper s opposition to an aspirant for senato rial honors is helping that candidate. If we can unconsciously do anything to help him we will not regret it. for we*bould not help him consciously. Gastonia is making preparations for a great Fourth of July celebra tion. Already invitations have been sent out and Mayor Little has been urged to attend. We rather think, however, that Mr. Little is too patri otic to leave home as we expect to celebrate somewhat ourselves. * Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence celebration atCharlotte on May 20th was a pronounced suc cess. Upper South Carolinians con tributed largely to tbe immense crowd present, and the day will linger pleas antly in tbe recollection of ail those who attended except those who made fools of themselves. Tbe last paragraph of the editorial in Tuesday Ledger read: “In strik ing contrast to tbe planters who pur chased corn is an advertisement in this issue of The Ledger who adver tises corn and cotton for sale.’’ The paragraph was written : “In striking contrast to tbe planters who pur chased corn is an advertisement in this issue of The Ledger of a city far mer who advert, es corn and fodder and hsy for sale.” . Tbe reader will readily see tbe difference. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Judge Peter 8. Groescup, of Chi cago, has granted a temporarv in- junction against tbe so-called pac k er’s combine. It’s a pity but what the laet one of these ratcaily whelps could be put in the penitentiary fur life. Men who are so greedy as to raise tbe price of supplies and thus add more to their millions by oppress ing tbe poor deserve the worst that can be heaped upon them in this world and there can be but little doubt but that the devil will have a special apartment prepared for them io tbe regions of tbe damned. If he don't he will not be a good devil. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ May 20th waa a great day for the United 8tatee. It was the natal day of tbe Republic of Cuba, aud the United States demonstrated the fact that it was a cation of honor by haul ing down tbe Hag and allowing tbe Cubans to raise their own flag. Gen. Wood raised tbe flag, assisted by Gen. Gomez. Tbe United States never done a grander or more graceful thing than to evacuate Cuba. If this gov ernment would turn over to tbe Poll- lippioo’s the Pnilllppine Islands it would be tbe most magnificent and magoanimous act of its illustrious career. It yet remains to ,be seen whether we have tbe mantiood to do tbe proper thing by the little brown men. Tbe Aiken Journal and Review re marks : 1 ‘We suggest that a collection be taken up for the benefit of the candidates of Union county who can not afford to print their announce ments in their local papers.” It occurs to us that tbe mao who fa too niggardly to pay for bis announce ment in the paper is too niggardly to hold an office. How are these candi dates who have formed tbe trust to cooelstently oppose tbe trusts and cor porations? Cherokee’s candidates are a broader sod more liberal minded •et of men. They realize that tbe price we charge is none too much. Io fact tbe price is but a small ad vance over our regular charges for advertisements, and is nothing like «bat we ebarge for transient business. Doing Good Work Between Etta Jane and Wilkinaville. S. S. CONVENTION JUNE 22. Farmrn« Disappointed In (letting a Stand of Cotton—Cherokee People Attend tbe Charleston Exposition—Provedentlal Ca lamities a Punishment for Wickedness. (Correspondence of Tbe Ledger.) Etta Jane, May 21.—The Drayton- ville Sunday school has invited tbe North ^acolet Interdenominational Sunday School Convention to hold its meeting with it on the 4th Sabbath in next month—June 22nd. It will also be children’s day—tbe exercises of which will be held that morning before the convention meets for busi ness. Some farmers are much disap pointed in getting a stand of cotton, they say tbe seed has rotted in tbe ground, but ours seem to be comicg up all right since the rain and we have generally good stands from tbe early planting. A Sunday school teacher who fails to sign bis or her name wants to know if Adlai is a scripture name, and also who was twice appointed king over Israel. We answer yea. Adiai is found in 1st Chronicles 27:29. It was Solomon—see let Chronicles 23:1 and 29:22 Some Cherokee county people went to Charleston yesterday. Among them were: Misses Grace and Pearl Wbisonant, Misa Ray Macomaon, Miss Bonnie McCluney, Profs. Olio Macomson and Frank McClunev, and Masters Clyde and Claude Inmao. Tbe rain throughout this section has been pretty general and we are having fine growing weather— unusually warm for May. Wheat prospects are very poor so far as we can bear. Several of our people went to Gaff, □ey yesterday while the ground was too wet to plow. We read with much pleasure Mr. Lewis Humphries’ letter from the Dallas Texas reunion. Give us more of your observations brother. Mrs. Wade Pridmore, of Sarratts, has our thanks for a souvenir edition of the Dallas, (Texas) Morning News, of April 23rd containing seventy-two pages of reading matter. Mrs. Prid more is a sister of Rev. J. D. Bailey, of Cow pens. Captain Clayton Camp baa bis road force at work on the Limestone road between here and Wilkinaviile. They are doing good work which haa long been needed. Capt. Clayton knows his business He can take a very unaigbtly piece of road and when be applies his time, picks, shovels and plow to it, it looks like a practical civil engineer has had bold of it. He gives it not only a creditable appear ance but throws all the water into one place with such a gradual force that it doesn’t tear out everything before it. This is really the first working tbe roads in this section has bad. although there has been a good deal of bragging and boasting about it. All the woik the roads get out side of the chaiogang amounts to nothing or even worse In places there are gullies knee deep running across tbe road that are not noticed and private individuals must either go acd fill them up or suffer the pub lic to run over tbeir crops to get aioog. Wejdou’t see why tbe delin quent hands arc not made to keep up tueir cross roads. We understand that is their choice rather than pay tbeir road tax. Tbe general complaint la that tbe wheat crop ia a failure, or nearly so. Mucn of it has guano under it, but this seema to do do good. From Messrs. T. W. Wood A Sous , of Richmond, Virginia, we have some insecticide t tat bail driven off tbe potato bugs aod if our readers will get it they will find it will rid them of these pest. We are not advertising Mesars. Wood's goods but telllog our readers for tbeir own good. Sam Strain and Asa Blackwell at tended preaching at Sharon last Sab bath and returned with tbeir face# wreathed in smiles. Mr. Gist Howell was with bis best girl when we last saw him. Mr. Jeff Estes came over to see his parents last week. At last account Wm. H. Sanders, of Mt. Joy. could still talk. Vaoey Porter reported him to have lost bis speech entirly. ‘ Bill” Sanders was as goods eold er, we verily believe, as was in L-e’s army, snd that is tbe highest recommendation we can give him for there were never better soldiers in tbe world than those of Lee’s army. Fishermen are not doing much. Perhaps tbe moon isn't right. Mr. Jimmie Strain has been sick for several days. Mr. Calvin Millwood went to Hickory Grove to get a doctor for his sick child last Saturday. Mrs. Betsey Hartford is still very unwell. She is a sister of Mr. Lemuel K. Brown aod is living with ber son, L. M. Hanford, at Mr. Tom Robb’s place. She is a very old lady aod totally helpless as well aa afflicted otherwise. But ‘ Tlllot” Is a faithful son and tskes tbe beat care of ber he can, and it’s a great credit to him. Tbe boy who neglects his father or mother when they are unable to help tbemaelves can afford to do anything that is mean aod low down. Dr. M W. Culp, former editor of the Union Times, has resumed tbe practicse of medicine at Uoioo. He knows his business when it comes to : treating nasal catarrh. He knocked up a case of it for ynur correspondent several years ago the first trial and we have had but little trouble with it since. Besides the doctor is a writer and an all-round clever fellow. He has recently married and we wish him and his life partner much joy. Those who have kept up with transpiring events—earthquakes, vol canoes, fire, floods, storms and other providential visitations without seriously considering these calamaties coming as judgement for our wrong doing are either totally blind or else they betray an alarming indifference to the teaching of Holy write. It’s not tbe low order of people alone who are provoking divine displeasure but its wickedness in high places. Just read tbe prophecies of Isaicah and Jeremiah closely and see how they re peat it and also that of Amos con tained in the 4th chapter particularly aud we find nothing unusual in these disasters, and need feel no disappoint ment when they come upon us. Ezekiel faithfully reminds us of them, yet like tbe fools we are going on and are perished. Mr. August Kohn, tbe Columbia correspondeot of the News and Courier, gives the Cherokee county delegates tbe honor of representing Saluda county in the convention »t Columbia today. j. L. s. SCHOOL AND TAXES. What tbe Colored Man Pay* and What He Receives Trough, May 19.—Please let me saj to the Corinth correspoodent that facts and figures do not show that a man is disinterested in anything. Facts acd figures are what I like. I always like to see children going to school—white or colored. He said that be did not care to have any cor respondence with me about tbe schools unless I insist. I will not in sist. He can be excused; but I will now give a few figures to show that I already have the facts and figures to a great,extent. There are 700,000 col ored people in this State. They pay f 120,000 poli|taxes. Divide that among tbe forty counties of the State, and we get $3,000 to the county. Now let us look at the money-raising in stitution, tbe dispensary. Tbe con stitution says that the profits of the dispensary must go to the education al fund. We saw recently that there were $125,000 of dispensary money for tbe schools of this State. Now let us suppose that the colored peo ple, who are in the majority, paid one-third of that. That would give another $1,000 to each county, which shows that tbe colored people pay $4 000 school taxes to each county in the State. It does not require any property to raise that money. Some of tbe small counties don’t pay $2 000 a year to the colored school. This will oot be disputed by any well in formed man. A historian of North CarolioA says that the negros of South Carolina pay taxes on $12,000,000 worth of property. This ought to show that tbe negro is not a dead duck on the white man’s edocational pond. There is one thing that I would be glad for tbe next Legislature to do: Make a law to require every mao or woman to pay an extra dollar poll tax for keep ing their children out of school, and let that be the ooly fine. I think we would have a great many more chil dren io our schools another year, both white and colored. I am glad to see the Corinth correspondent interested in farming. I am a farmer and a school teacher too. So if we make larger crops aod get a good price we ought to be very well satisfied. So I think that is the condition of our schools. We are having better schools and longer terms, so we ought to be very well satisfied. W. G. Patterson. T* He 1 Topics. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Greensboro, May 20.—Will you plesse allow me a short space io your valuable paper, which I receive twice a week. No doubt it would interest yonr readers throughout tbe country to know bow the brother “Tarheel” farmers are progressing. As I travel through most of tbe section I find that the farmers are very much dis couraged over their short wheat crops. They are also uneasy shout setting their tobacco, as most of the plants are too large for them to nse. After all I find Greensboro one of tbe fast growing towns of North Caro lina She will soon have ber street csr line in operation which all care is being taken to make it one of tbe most complete systems in tbe State. In my visits to our neighboring little towns. I am made to wonder why all people are not supnlied with bed steads, chairs, etc. Tbe two little towns of High Point and Thomssville are keeping the railroads busy ship ping carloads of furniture to different States- I notice in your paper that Gaffney is still adding to ber manufacturing enterprises. Am glad to see this aod hope it will continue growing. Suc cess to Tbe Ledger and its readers. M B. Bkissie. hTATCor Ohio. Oitt or 1 oleoo. i Let: Ah CocaTT (*•- Fkavs J. Chkvey [DakeaoaUaUf .tbeUtbe iM-iilor partner of (lie firm of F. J. ('hkkky A CO., «iolfi«r tiUftincMi in the City of Toledo. County and State aforenaid. and that nald firm will uav tbe sum of ONE HUNIHiEO DOLLARS for each and evel-y case of Ca TAHan ti at cannot he cured by the use of llALl.'* < 'ATAKIiH Cl'ME. FKANA J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subscribed In my presence, this 6th day of December, A. D. last ) £^7 ' A - w - GLEASON. < f Notary Public. Hall’s Catarrh Care Is taken Internally aud <eU directly on the blood aud mucous sur faces of the system. Send for testimonials free. F J. CHENEY k CO., Toledo, O. Sold hr Druffists, 75c. Hall's Family Pills are tbe best. THE THJREE P’S That ArrniupMoli Almost Anything That arc Worth Doing. [John Lee Mahln, of the Muhin Adv. Co.] The development of new business is nothing more or less than a recog nition of changed conditions It is the application of “first principles.” One man does something better than another. Hence exchange of pro ducts is desirable. The advertising agent who develops new business finds a man who should have a larger market for bis productions, and in tbe most economical manner possible makes a connection with that market. A careful acd constant study of pub lications, an intimate acquaintance with publishers to discover the class of people they cater to, a study of the wants aud the financial ability to supply them on the part of constit uencies of various publications are absolutely necessary for an advertis ing agent who will successfully devel op new business. Tbe publisher who is broad gauge and believes in the efficiency of ad vertising will help an advertiser and advertising agent to a correct under standing of bis publication. Such a publisher will not misrepresent either quantity or character of circulation. He will not seek to mislead. He will realize that an advertising patronage that specially fits bis constituency is easier to hold when once secured, aod will pay higher rates, and that there exists io embryo enough of such business by seeking it out and devel oping it than by taking everything that comes along, indiscriminately. The advertising agent is compelled to work on such a email commission now, and his legitimate expenses are so high that his only hope is to in crease his knowledge and power to discriminate, and be rewarded ac cordingly. He must possess and develop the same powers of diag nosis that characterize the success ful doctor. He must not only know his business theoretically, but must have practical personal knowledge of men and mediums, such as tbe most successful lawyers possess to-day. Tbe best way I ever found to devel op a new advertiser was to first get well acquainted with a number of E ood, strong publications represented y men of brains and ability in tbeir advertising departments. I mske up my mind that a certain kind of ad vertising would pay in specific pub lications. I then look around and discover a man who has tbe busi ness to fit these publications, aod then go and see him and lay the mat ter before him. It takes from six months to three years for such a case to develop. In tbe meantime the prospective enstomer usually comes in contact direct with the publica tions that I have stood for io my re commendations. If be meets men of small caliber he is likely to decide that a business which does not re quire men of brains to conduct it has □othing in it to warrant him giving it serious thought. No matter bow intelligent and cap able an agent may be to develop new bueioess, he needs intelligent and discriminating support from publish ers or tbeir representatives. Hap pily, here in the West we have been blessed with a number of men who added dignity aod luster to the ad vertising business. Wbeo they met men who had cut prices, depreciated quality in their products, and adop ted other devices to bold and increase business without incressing profits, they have made such men feel that io advertising they Lad at hand a force so subtle but so effective that it was worthy of their own best thought. When you make a man feel that ad vertising is an intelligent purchase of favorable opinioe along lines which inspire confidence you have gone a long ways towards development of new business. Yon will never get it if you talx about “insides.” “re bates,” special positions,” and inti mate that tbe other fellow is oot to be troeted. Until a man can realize that it is not the price he pays for tbe space bat what be puts in tbe space aod tbe whole plan behind it that is really advertising, you are not going to develop much new buslnesa. In a recent issue of Newspaperdom I made tbe following statement; Tbe fearful lose of energy experi enced by buyers of advertising space, io figuring a complicated rate card aod finding ways to get around its provisions, and also in proving be yond a doubt that the publisher has put out his lowest rate, aod will stand by it, is to-day an awful tax on tbe advertising business. Both ad vertisers and agents could afford to pay higher rates if publishers them selves would simply maintain rates; because this difference would be sived in the expense and brain power tnat are now consumed io securing rates. It is significant that .most of tbe new business that has been developed tbe past few years io tbe West has gone to publications whose business policy is in conformity with tbe above conditions. There are today men occu pyiog high places on publications who seem to believe that success on tbe part of a new advertiser is a mat ter of luck Such men naturally de mand that tbeir aolieitors grab every thing in sight, and force the adver tiser to nse their publications wheth er tbeir copy fits their constituency or oot. One of tbe burdens of those who are developing new basiness Is to resist tbe importootogs of this eiess of men who are usually “good fellows,” and who solicit tbeir business largely on that basis. It requires courage to do this, and to back op the advertiser io resisting direct appeals from such men. A large number of good lines of new hu«ire««» are now lying dor mant because an appropriation large enough to use all the papers of cer tain classes cannot be secured, and the people are afraid to start in one or two strong mediums for ft-ar th* managers of the others will institute what is little more or less than black mail. First, last and all the time in the development of new business must be confidence in the integrity of adver- lifting itself. A man must believe that advertising is not luck, but de pends on well thought-out plans and proper application of brain force. Pluck, perseverance,push,discrimina tion and tbe courage to stand or fall! on convictions will develop new busi ness. as in fact, they will accomplish almost anything else worth while do ing. A Daggerel on Hampton. Blacksburg, Mey 15 —Editor Ledger : I went to hear the lecture Mr. Griffith gave at Blacksburg the other day. My hearing being so bad I did not understand any of it, but could once in a while here Hemp- ton’e name. Being somewhat ac quainted with Col. Hampton, the general’s father, I sit thinking anti! I thought out the accompanying dog gerel : Hampton’s eye in battle keen Tbe foremost in each Bidit was seen; He sat so firm and charged so well Whoife ranks before bis courses fell. A valiant troop kept at his heels With hearts and hands like tempered steel. They charged with him the yielding foe And seconded his every blow. He wondered whence they came And asked their lineage ana their name; They were Carolina’s sons well known to fame. Who fought in every fray, and often won the day. They were Carolina’s sons who did with Hampton exide And fought with him what e'er betide; They rode with him o’er •• any a bloody plain And never did nor never would disgrace their parent's name. W. L. Well done rests while half done worries. Why? Why have a vacant house oo your bands when a Ledger for rent ad. will rent it? Why let your unused rooms remain empty when a Ledger to lee ad. will fill them? Why want for more boarders when a Ledger want ad. will get them? Why do without a desirable board ing place when a Ledger want ad. will find one? Why want a pleasant room when a Ledger want ad. will secure one? Why keep property you do not want or need when a Ledger for sale ad. will sell it? Why hate an unsatisfied business want when a Ledger ad. will make 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 one cent a word and they will be satisfied. Tears are the spectacles through which a woman sees her wishes grant ed. IF YOU WANT Blood and Bone Fertilizers Manufactured by Swift & Co., Atlanta, Ga.; F. S. Royster, Norfolk, Va.; W. C. McMurphy A Co., Charleston, S. C., call on me, I have them as cheap as any guano sold in Gaffney with the same anal ysis. I also have the Highest Grade Acid and Kainit. Buggies and Wagons of all kinds aud cheap for cash or on time. I carry supplies for the farmer for cash, or on time with good papers. If you want gooes cheap go to my Goforth store and buy Molasses from 25c to 50c per gallon, in 5, 10, 25 and 50 gallon packages. Sugar, Coffee and anything usually found in a general store. Dowlaw and Hampton Cotton Planters, Plows, Plow Stocks, Dixie Plows, Hoes and anything else. Go and see and you will find it at Goforth as cheap as at any store in Gaffney. Yours truly, J. I. SA.R.R.A.T'r. Tm Cilliej Citj Uod ad improieiitiit Conpai Offers for tale Building Lota In this flourishing town, Oaffuey City; Also Farm* by and in reach of the Schools of Limestone Springs and of this place, in lots offs M to 100 acres on liberal time rates; also Agricultural Lands to rent for Faro*- poses. For foil particulars apply to J. V. ©AK.KA.Trr, Agrent. N. B.—All tresspassing os lands of this company, enttla and amoving ttmbsr. flslOf ranting ar» fnrblddsn under ponaitv of i*w F. G. Btact, President. J. G. Wahdlaw, VIce-Prest- THE NATIONAL BANK OF GAFFNEY CAPITAL, •SO.OOO SURPLUS AND PROFITS, - 10,000. State. County and City Depository. Deposits solicited from Farmers, Merchants, Manufacturers and others. Ever.oa- modauoa extended to customers that their business and responsibility will warran D. C. Koas Carr. CHEAt- pD, m! ROTE HEADS, 1000 FOR . . . $1,50 a a 2000 “ . . . $2.50 a a 5000 “ . . . $5.00 ENVELOPES, 1000 “ . . . $1,75 a 2000 “ . . . $3.00 a ; 5000 “ • • • $6.25 I LETTER HEADS, BILL HEADS, oTAThlcJld, AND EVERT KIND OF PRINTIIG AT LOV ! PRICES. ORDERS BT IA1L PROMPTLY FILLED. TIE LEDGER, - GAFFHES. C. J