Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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/ J. C. OTTS, Attorney and Counselor. Office uustttlrs, between R. A. Jones and 'Jarenport. Office and Residence .Phone. Or. C. T. LIPSCOMB. Dentist, Of flea over R. A. lone* ft Co.'a Store Uto be TounO at office si* days in the week Dr. D. P. THOMSON, Dentist. la^Offlee over National Bank. J. E. WEBSTER. A.tXojrnev- A. t> Iwaxv, fficein Court House. (I’robate'Jndee soffitv Gaffney City, S. C. Practices tc all the courts Ooileo. MODS • specmltv W11.1.1 am S. Hall, Jr. Jamks A. Willis. HALL & WILLIS, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. ». CJ. Notary Public In office. Prompt attention riven to ah business. Office over R. A. Jones A oo.'s store. JR. J. F. GARRETT, Dentist, Gaffney, - - - S. C. Office over J. R. ToiJeson's new store In office from 1st to 2fith of each month: SHINGLES, BRICK, SASH, DOORS, BLINDS and all kinds of Building Ma terial, Paints, Oils, Etc. for sale at a small per cent, above oost for cash. Estimates made without charge. L. BAKER Do Your Duty. “England expects every man to do ills duty,” said Nelson at Trafalgar, and “duly performed is ilia subllmest achievement. 1 ’ said R. E. Lee. Th< n why not Insure your property in the Cherokee Mutual Fire In surance Company and be happy, freeing yourself from anxiety as to the effect a loss of your house would curtail on yourself and family also. This is the cheapest Insurance known among men and your money kept at home. Instead of swelling the Coffers of Northern Co-operatious to be used for enslaving the many for the benefit of the few in the Gigan tic Trusts which seek to control the siap<e necessities of life, or Is loaned to the despots of Europe to Lind the shackles of slavery tighter upon the limbs of their helpless sub jects. If you feel it your duty to insure, this company asks tha* you consider the claims it has upon you. Kkv. A. I). Davidson. and Frank McCluny, Agents. Building and Plastering Lime Coal, and Plaster Hair. Plaster Paris. Rosendale Cement, Portland Cement, Dynamite, Blasting Powder. Fuse and Dynamite Caps, call on Limestone Springs Lime Works CARROLL & CO.. Lessees. r*l«tlhon*» 57. Southern Railway Schedule. Trains from Atlanta. Greenville. Spartan burg, i tc., for Charlotte, Washington, etc pass Gaffney, S.C., No. lifi. Fast Mall, (daily 7:20 a. m, No. 12 (daily) 4:20 p. m; No. 40. F.x- nress, (dally) 7:J2 p. m; No. :is. l.imlted,(daily) 8:4tt p m. No. 3S stops at Gaffney on signal to take on passengers for Washington and beyond. Trains from Washington. Charlotte, etc , for Spartanburg, Greenville, Atlanta, etc , pass Gaffney: No. :f), Express, (dally) DiW a. m; No. 35. Fast Mail, (dally) 11:42 p. m: No. 11 (dally) 2:27 p. rn; No. 37. Limited, (daily* 10:56 a.m. Nx 37 stop* at Gaffiity on signa.’ . to let off passengers 11 o.'ij W.tshi.ig lGu Through trains for Washington -and th East . Connections at Atlanta for all point ♦20 irioutes fordinner. None: Trains Nos 32 and 33 are operated dally. Trains Nos 34. 35,11. 12. 13, 14. 15 ami 16 are operated daily except Sunday. CONNECTIONS MADE IIY BOCTBOCND TRAINS. At Marion: No. 32 connects at Marlon with Southern Ky train No. 36 which arrives at Marlon at 8:28 a- m., from Chattanooga, Ashe ville and Intermediate points. At Blacksburg: No. 34 and No. II connect with Southern By train No. 36 wlileli arrives at Blacksburg at 7:45 a. m., from Atlanta, Greenville, Spartanburg and intermediate points. At Yorkville: No. 34 connects with C A N. W. train No. 70 which leaves Yorkville at 10:48 a. m., for Gastonia. Lenoir and inter- medlatl points. At Rock Hill: No’s32 and 34 connect with Southern Uy train No. 75 which leaves Buck Hill at 3:30 p. m., for Chester, Columbia and intermediate points. At Catawba Jet: No’s 32 and 34 connect with S. A. L. train No. 32 which passes Ca tawba Jet at 7:54 p. m., for Monroe and Inter mediate points. At Lancaster: No’s 32 and 34 connect with L. ft O. train No. 16 which leaves Lancaster at 4:45 p. m., for Chester and intermediate points' *At Camden with A. C. L. (N. W. of H. C.) for Charleston, Sumter, Florence, I)Arlington, Wilmington and intermediate ooints. Train No. 68 which leaves Camden at 4:L5 p. m. CONNECTIONS MADE BY NORTH HOP N D TRAINS. At Camden: With A. C. L. (N. W. of S. C.) No. 71 from Charleston, Florence, Darlington. Wilmington and intermediate points, which arrives at Camden at 11:15 a. m.; with South ern By train No. 77 which arrives at Camden atll;55a. m. from Kingsville At Lancaster: No. 33 connects at Lancaster with L. & C. train No. 16 for Chester and In termediate points. AtBocklllll: No's 33 and 35 connect at Rook Hill with Southern Ry train No. 34. leaving Rock Hill at 8:26 p. m., for Charlotte and points north. At Blacksburg: No. 33connects with South ern Ry trains No. 12 at 4:38 p. m., No. 38 at 7:06 p. m. and No. 40 at 7;45 p. m. for points north. No's 33 and 35connect] with Southern Ry train No. 36, leaving Blacksburg at 11:25 u. m.. for point# south. At Marion: No33 connects with Southern Ry train No. 35. learing Marlon at 11:40 p. m , for Asheville, Chattanooga and intermediate point#. Through ear service without change be tween Marlon and Charleeton on trains No’s Band 83. K. H. 8HAW Gen. Pass. Agt FALSE RUMORS. Ilou. John J. Hemphill Denies Certain Hu mors Abroad in the State. To The Democratic Voters ok South Carolina : Having bad occasion several times to deny certain rumors in connection with myself as a candidate for the United States senate, and to assert that I am a resident and citizen of Chester, South Carolina, I submit the following correspondence to show what prominent citizens of my own community have to say upon the subject. Very Respectfully, John J Hemphill. Vlr W m. H Hard id. Mayor. Ches- tt-r. 8 C. Di-arHir:—A greit many of the friends of the H m. John J Hemp- mil. in his old Oongrt-s^ional District, mph warmly supporting him for the U- ited Mates senate, hut some are hesitaiing on account of some re- oons thar have been srartid concern ing him It has been said by some that wh‘ n Governor Tiliman wms »leeted in 1890. .Vlr Hemphill left the Mate and re mained away for years Others say that he did not support Dr Strait, hie opponent and left the State in 1892, and trmd to prevent Dr. Strait's pertormance of his congressional du ies; while others ugain say that while he aid not leave the State he has h*-en practicing law in other parts of the country. There is r general desire upon the part of the people lo choose a Unoed States senat >r on merit alone, and free from any prejudice or outside influences I will appreciate it, thf-refore, if you will let me know what the truth is in connection aith the above charges; for if they are not true, the voters of the State ought to know it, so that Mr Hemphill’s chances may not be prejudiced by false rumors. Yours very truly. Jas. B Bell. Gaffney, S. C., July 16th, 1902 Chester, S. C., July 22, 1902 Mr. J B. Bell, Gaffney, S. C MyDrarSir:—I tog to acknowl edge receipt of your letter of the iG'h Inst., and cheerfully make reply to your inquiries the statement that Mr Hemphill ie:t South Carolina in 1891’, on the election of Governor Tillman, is easily refuted, woen you recall the tact that he was himself elected to congress in that year and served out his fuil term. He did not, there- lore, leave the Siaie any further than any member of congress does wno goes to VYushington to attend to the duties of his office. As to the second charge: I will say that Mr. Hemphill not only did not leave the State when Dr. Strait was nominated, hut he voted for him at the genera) election, as did also his father and brothers, and he urged his friends in Chester to support Dr. Strait, and, in fact, Dr. Strait re ceived a good vote in Chester county. Mr. Hemphill did not interfere with Dr. Strait’s legislative duties. There was some controversy between them as to the appointment o( some post masters. Dr. Strait very naturally wanted to have bis friends appointed, and Mr Hemphill stood by his, and this led to considerable discussion at the time and some efforts at a sensa tion in the newspapers. It was magnified beyond its importance, and both Dr. Strait and Mr. Hemp hill have long ago passed it over and stated that they would take no part in reviving at this late day a matter that ended ten years ago and has no connection whatever with present is sues. Since both of these gentle men are satisfied and are good friends, I do not see why other people should worry themselves. As to Mr. Hemphill’s practicing law beyond the limits of the State: I have io say that I have know him for more than thirty years, and I know that he has continuously since that time had his home and kept his office in Chester, in this State. He has been a member of a law firm here since he was admitted to the bar, some thirty years ago. I learn upon inquiry from the proper officers that he has been all that time a voter, and regularly reg isti-red ever Biace the registration law went into effect. He is a mem ber of the democratic ciub and has participated like the rest of us in the proceedingi} of toat party. In 1895 he was a member of the county convention, and was instru mental with others in agreeing upon a ticket which settled all factional disputes in our county and brought about harmony between the two w ings of the democratic party. He is a regular taxpayer in the city and county, paving his poll tax and road tax, Hcbcoi tax and other taxes the same as other citizens* Mr. Hemphill has from time to time been employed in important litigation in other parts of the coun try, both for clients in the State and out of the State, and has done con siderable work for parties in aid of constructing cotton mills in the State, which be was enabled to do by reason of his acquaintance with peo ple in the North, bat I do not think that any one baa ever counted that against him—in fact, we are rather inclined to congratulate ourselves that one of our^citizena here should have made reputation enough both aa to intellect and character as to warrant hit employment alaewhere. I will aay, lo conelualon, that I do not know any mao lo the community wbo baa mora willingly boroe all the burdena of citizenship, or baa more frequently reaponded to tba calls for assistance. Whan tba town found It nacaaaary to erect a graded school building, Mr. Hemphill and his brother gave a large and handsome lot for the school, free of cost. You will be fully justified, there fore, in saying that Mr. Hemphill has performed the full measure of bis duty as a citizen of the State of South Carolina, and that these re ports do him a great injustice. Yours very truly, W. H. Hardin, Mayor. Chester, S. C., July 22. 1902 To James B. Bell, Esq.. Gaffney, S. C. Dear Sir:—It gives me pleasure to certify that John J. Hemphill is a practicing law >er at this bar. and .has been for many years. He is » member of the firm’ of Hemp hill & Hemphill, which firm was com posed of his father. Jam s Hemphil , up to the time of his death, in Jan uary of this year, John J H-mph<l , and his brother. Paul Hemphill. He has been identified with the interests of this city and county during all o'- his life. I know that he is a member of the Chester Democratic Club, of which 1 myself am a member and that iii- name has always been enrolled upon the poll lists of this cluh. He has paid his poll tax here. Slate anrl county tux, and city tax, and while he has practiced law in other courts he has always remaioed a member of the Chester bar I know that he voted for Dr. Strait in the general election after he was defeated for Congress by Dr. Strait, and his brothers and friends did toe same. In the campaign of ’76 and ’78 he was ent-rgetic and active, and was the only member of the hnu-ie of representatives who was elected from this county to become a mem her of the Wallace House. He has al waj s been true to the Democrat of his county and State. 1 have beeu cl*-rk of the court of Chester county for the past, eighteen years. John C. McFadden. Cl’k. of Court Chester county, S. C Chester, 8. C., July 22, 1902. Dear Mr. B-ll:—I have been judge of probate of Chester county for the past twelve years, and during that time Mr. John J. Hemphill has bf^n acting as executor of several estates which are being administered in thii county, and I have myself granted him letters as executor. He has al ways been regarded as one of our attorneys, being a member of the firm of Hemphill it Hemphill, of this place, for at least thirty years con tinuously, where he was born and has always resided. Yours very truly, J. 8 Wilson. N Judge of Probate. Chester, S. C .July 25. 1902 Mr. James B Bell, Gaffney, S. C. Dear Sir:—Referring to your ler- ter of recent date, I desire to say tha^ Mr. Jno. J. Hemphill is now. and has always been, a member of the firm of Hemphill & Hemphill attorneys at this bar. This firm is composed of Jno. J. Hemphill and Paul Hemphill. Up to the time of his death, which took place in Jan uary this year, Mr. James Hemphill, the father uf John and Paul, was aiso a member of the firm. Mr. Jno J Hemphil 1 was born and raised io Chtsier county, anu has always been a citizen and taxpayer thereof. The objection made to his candidacy to which you refer is nothing more or less than the ordinary groundless rumor of present day politics Very truly yours. J E. Cornwell, Sheriff Chester County. Chester, S. 0., July 22, 1902 Dear Mr. Bell:—I am at present cashier of the Exchange Bank of Chester, and have been in office in the bank for eight years. I take pleasure in saying that Mr. John J. Hemphill has kept his account wi’h this bank, and has kept from three to five accounts as executor and trus tee of estates in his hand for admin istration in this county. He is a member of tho law firm of Hemphill & Hemphill, and has been so for many years. We are members of the MOST POPULAR FOOD STUFF FOR CATTLE Pointers That Are of Vital Interest to the Up-to-date Farmer. Money in Dairying. What has cotton to do with dairy ing? Cotton seed products have be come the most popular food stuff for cattle, because of the low price and the most excellent results. They are the natural cattle feed for the cotton region, on account of saving In freight and the easy and convenient access. Strange to say, the value of these pro ducts was not first discovered in their native home. It remained for German scientists to point out their great value. German agriculturists are al ways standing ready to make use of the discoveries of science, and so they imported vast quantities of cotton seed meal from this country and used it for cattle feed in their dairies years before our own people woke up to the great possibilities in cotton seed meal as a feed stuff. But it is now very well known that cotton seed meal, in con nection with cotton seed hulls, make the most valuable cattle foods that are available, especially that offered by the Southern Cotton Oil company of the - Carolinas and Georgia, at any of their mills or at their headquarters at Columbia, S. C., Savannah,. Ga., At lanta, Ga., or Raleigh, N. C. » There is one fact in connection with cattle feeding on cotton seed products that is not generally given the prom inence that its importance demands. This is the value of the manure. Most exhaustive experiments have been made, both in this country and in Europe, with a view to finding the relation between the feed and the re sulting excrement from cattle. A most Important and far-reaching con clusion has been reached, and It Is one which does not admit of any doubt. This is that practically all of the nitrogen that is fed to cattle re appears in the excrement: about half in the solid and half in the liquid. Nitrogen is the most expensive ingre dient in all food stuffs, and in all fer tilizers. Hence this discovery is a most important one, leading to the astounding fact that the present com mercial value of cotton seed meal as a feed stuff is but half its real value, when properly understood. It means that the full value of the nitrogen in the meal may be utilized in feeding, and then, if sufficient care be taken to save solid and liquid manure the whole of the nitrogen may be collected and used again as a manure. There is a further value in this, in that the form of the nitrogen in this manure, taken with the other elements, chemical and mechanical, makes the manure a bet ter fertilizer than the original meal. The general statement that practi cally all of the nitrogen fed to cattle reappears in the excrement might lead to the conclusion (which would be easily self-contradictory) that nitrogen feeds are of no value to cattle, and that it is in no way assimilated or made use of by the animal economy. Nothing is more firmly established than that nitro genous feeds are most important, in producing both beef and butter: but it Is not yet well understood how the an imal uses the nitrogen and then ex cretes it. It may be that the nitrogen from the air is utilized, or it may be that through some transformation in the system the nitrogen does its work, and is then rejected. ', There Is a perfect analogy in the use of nitrogen in making sulphuric acid. It is necessary to supply a certain amount of nitrogen to make the process operative, and yet all of this nitrogen Is either recovered or lost, none of it actually being retained in the sulphuric acid. The cotton plant requires a large amount of nitrogen, and this may be supplied with the manure from dairy cattle, which themselves feed on cotton products, and in the interim, turn out large amounts of valuable milk cream and butter. Then dairying on the cot ton farm becomes a logical occupation. There are now many cotton seed oil mills of the Southern Cotton Oil Co. so widely scattered that It is easy for any cotton farmer to trade his cotton seed for meal and hulls, and thus provide himself with valuable feed stuffs for dairy or beef cattle, and incidentally procure the very best fertilizer that is known—the manure from cattle main tained on nitrogenous feeds. Aside from all considerations of ma- jurial value, the relative feed value of cotton seed meal and hulls is shown below, In connection with relative value of other feed stuffs in the following ex tract from a table In the book "Cotton and Cotton OH” by D. A. Tompkins. Relative Nutritive Feed Value. Ratio. Cotton Seed Meal. . . .*24.16 1 to 1.2 Linseed Meal. . . . . 21.18 1 to l.« Cow Peas 1 to 2.8 Alfalfa Hay. . . . 1 to 4.2 Oats 1 to 5.9 Clover Hay. . . . , 1 to,- 6.6 Corn 1 to- 9.0 Timothy Hay. . . 1 to 15.7 Corn Stover. . . . . . 10.16 1 to 17.0 Co'.ton Seed Hulls. . . . 9.96 1 to 70.0 ♦ ♦ ♦♦ ♦ »--» ♦ ♦ f The most brilliant pem that was ever * * tuk'-n from the car.h would not i * same church, and I happen to know that h*- is a regular subscriber to th ' pastor’s salary and contributes to ail the other demands of tho church in the same manner as all others, and has done so continuously for yea's He has been chosen as one of the officers of the church, and is known and respected here as one of the most liberal citizens of the town in con nection with all public institutions. Yours very truly. M. 8. Lewis. <4 <► <4 (4 < 4 A World Wide IteputMion. Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and ° Diarrhoea Remedy has a world wide < 4 reputation for its cures. It never 0 fails and is pleasant and safe to take. For sale by Cherokee Drug Co. * * The north pole is almost as bard to find as the men that get lost search ing for it. Foley’s Kidney Cure is a medicine free from poisons and will cure any case of kidney disease that is not be yond the reach of medicine. For sale by Cherokee Drug Co. •400. WORTH •400. SCHOLARSHIP F OB each OongreseMlonal district In Houth Carolina, and two for the state at large In KING’S MOUNTAIN MILITARY ACADEMY, Yorkvllie. 8. 0. These scholar ships will be awarded by our Representa tives and Senators, strictly upon merit, in the same manner aa the award of scholar ships to West Point. For full information address your Repre- July 8-lawW-4t. an:ount to much if there were no peo ple to appreciate its beauty and to vie with each other for its possession. The most spacious store, the most carefully selected stock of goods, the clever est corps of clerks will not avail unless people know about them. Knowledge of such things is spread in various ways. A passerby may drop in and be impressed. He may tell his neighbor, and he in turn may tell somebody else. That is one way, and there are some merchants who today think it is good enough. Modern develop ment, hdWever, has sup plied in newspapers the best means. They go into ev ery home in the land, how ever humble, however mag nificent. Through them all of the information can be supplied, not to one, but to thousands. Ate you using this yeper la the beat advantage? t ♦ o <4 <> <4 44 Wilkins-Bristow Clothing Co. SUMMER OFFERINGS Men’s $ 6,00 Suits reduced to $4.00 Men’s $10.00 Suits reduced to $7.50 . and all through the stock you . . will find many goods much un- . . der value, which you will find . . very interesting. LARGE LINE MEN'S AND BOYS' PANTS . among them the well known . . Dutchess—10c for a button, . . $1.00 for a rip. Mother’s Friend . . waist for boys. These are well . . known and you can find no . . better. Mothers have a stand- . . ing invitation to bring their . . boys to our store for their fit- . . ting. Everything in the fur- . . nishing line, and you can rest , . assured of the values. Wilkins-Bristow Clothing Co. MEN'S AND BOYS' OOTFITTENS. Successor to Bristow, McAllister & Peeler. Gaffney, S. C., Aug. 8, 1902. F. G. Stacy President. j. g. Wardlaw, Vice-Presldens THE NATIONAL BANK OF GAFFNEY. CAPITAL STOCK PAID IN •60,000 00 STOCKHOLDERS INDIVIDUAL LIABILITY - AO 000 Oo‘ SURPLUS AND PROFITS, NET 20,000.00. •120,000.00. State. County ana City Depository. Deposit# solicited from Farmers, Merchants, Manufacturers and others. Every accom modatlon extended to customers that their business and responsibility will warrant. D- C. KC Caahier MAYIKARD SMYTH. Aset. Cash. A. N. Wood, President. R. R. Brown, Vice-President merchant** and Planters Han It, OF GAFFNEY. S. C. Established 1901. Capital $50,000.---Surplus and Profits $7,000. STATE, COUNTY AND TOWN DEPOSITORY. Docs a general Hanking and Exchange business. Is well fitted up with Fire Proof Vault and Burglar Proof Safe, with Automatic Time Look. We solicit the business of people of all occupations. C. Nft. <***ITH. flashier HARRIS L1THIA SPRINGS HOTEL. • ••• NEWLY REPAINTED AND RENOVATED THROUGHOUT SPLENDID ORCHESTRA IN ATTENDANCE, Which furnifchcs two Daily Concerts. Dancing morning an evening, and WEEKLY GERMANS. HARRIS L1THIA WATER is GUARANTEED to cure all oases of Dyspepsia, Constipation, Gout, General Debility, Rheuma tism, Diabetes, Dropsy, Liver Complaints, Kidney and Blad der Troubles, and is especially recommended by the most emi- i nent yhysicians for diseases peculiar to women. If anyone suffering with any of the Ailments for which Harris Lithia Water is recommended, if they will come to the Springs and use the water as directed, we Absolutely Guarantee Relief. WRITE FOR BOOKLET AND RATES FOR BOARD. R. L. FOX, Lessee, HARRIS SPRINGS, - - S. C. Tit Gtlhej Gitj Land and Improvement Companj Often for sale Baildtof Lot# la this floarlshinf town, Gaffney Olty i Viao Farms n«« by and In reach of the School# of Limestone Springs and of thta place, in late of from 10 to 100 acre# on liberal time rnteei also Ayr 1c alt oral Lands to rent for Farm per poaee. For faU partlonlan apply to J. V. eUlLldCATT, M. B.—All treeepaeelng on lands of this company, snttln and emoeina timhar eeciacas Bunting are forbidden under penalty of law