The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, November 07, 1902, Image 4
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RY
Ed. H. DeCamp.
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dressed to Ed. H. DeCamp, Manager.
A BRAVK MAN.
In the course of a political speech
at Rockingham, N. C., last week
Governor Aycock gave utterance to
the following:
“North Carolina was the first State
to drive out a tyrannical governor—
Seth Sothel; the first to fight the
British—at Alamance; the first to
wrest a victory from British arms—
at Moore’s Creek; the firet to adopt
a declaration of independence—at
Charlotte; the first at Bethel, the
foremost at Gettysburg and the last
at Appomattox, and yet North Caro
lina farmers produce less and own
less than those of any other State.
Why is North Carolina last in pro
ducing power and w’ealth? Because
North Carolinians are the laziest peo
ple in the union. You are always
tired, you are the most thrifiless peo
ple in the United States. I don’t tell
these things in Georg.a or Massachu
setts, but I say them to you your
selves as the truth.
“Our backwardness is not because
of lawlessness. Sometimes you are
lawless—you have moments of great
passion, but you do wrong to take
the law into your hands. On the
whole, however, you are the most
law-abiding people and it costs less
to run our courts than those of any
other State.
“ ‘How come us so poor?’ asked
the governor, dropping into a scarcely
grammatical colloquialism for the
sake of effect. Because until recently
we have been the most illiterate State
in the union but one. South Caro
lina has got us into a heap of trouble
in the past, but she has kept us from
being at the bottom of the illiteracy
list, and so I say God bless South
Carolina. (Laughter). The consti
tution requires a four months school
term and this year, for the first time,
we have paid out enough money—
$200,0<X>—to provide such a term.”
It takes a brave man to stand up
before his own people and give utter
ance to such speech as the above,
and but for the fact that every word
of it is literally true, even the great
governor of North Carolina would not
dare do it. There can be no wonder
that his people love him and honor
him. Would to God that South Car
olina possessed such a statesman. If
we had one good man who would dare
tell the people the truth he would be
worth infinitely more to the State
than the hoard of howling demagogues
that go over the State every two
years appealing to the passions and
prejudices of the ignorant and illiter
ate, and it would not be many years
before some other commonwealth
would have to take South Carolina’s
place at the bottom of the illiteracy
list.
^ A PRETTY HOWDY-DO.
One of the attractions of the State
fair at Columbia last week was a foot
ball game between Clemson College
and the South Carolina College. For
five or six years a game between these
colleges has been a feature at the an
nual fair and the Clemsonites have
been drobbing the South Carolina
College bojrs. The latter, however,
turned the scales this time, and elated
over their victory they got up a
transparency representing a tiger
slain by a game cock and carried it
through the streets. This perform
ance roused the ire of the Clemsonites
and they acted like a lot of young
fools by marching to the campus of
their victorious foemen and demand
ing that the transparency be de
stroyed. A fight followed and sev
eral were severely hurt. After all
their former victories and jubilation
they have enjoyed over the same, it
was about as little a thing as they
could have done to play the baby act
by objecting to their foemen cele
brating a well-earned victory, and
they should have been naagnanimous
enough to have allowed them to do
so without a protest. The smallness
of the act of the Clemson boys Is
made the more contemptible when It
Is remembered that from three to five
hundred of them wanted to fight
from one hundred and fifty to two
hundred of the Carolina boys. It was
not only mean and contemptible, but
It was cowardly. Another Incident
in connection with this is that the
girls at Wlnthrop bad a fight over the
game. It’s a pretty howdy-do when
the young ladies and gentlemen who
are being educated at the expense of
the tax payers of the State disgrace
themselves and their State by fight
ing over a football game. It’s bad
enough to educate them and allow
them to devote their time to the
sport, but it does not speak well for
the discipline of the colleges when
they cannot be kept from fighting—
especially the girls.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
Carrie Nation failed to tackle any
of the State’s “great moral institu
tions” with her hatched while s e
was in the State. It may be that she
is not fighting the purely chemical
stuff.
John G. Capers, a South Carolina
white man, of an old and good family
of the State, is in charge of the Re
publican party in this State and takes
to his negro associates like ducks t»
a puddle. He has recommended Dr.
Crum, a negro, to be collector of
customs in Charleston.
Notice to Our AUvertiKeia.
Hereafter we must insist on our ad
vertisers having their copy, either for
new ads or for changes, in this office
by 12 o’clock on Mondays and Thurs
days, the days before we go to press.
We make this rule in order that, we
may give our patrons better service,
and we hope they will favor us, as
well as themselves, by conforming to
it. It takes considerable time to set
up and properly arrange advertise
ments, and unless our advertisers
remember this and let us have their
copy by the time named above—12
o’clock on the day before publication
Monday and Thursday.
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
A Meetlnt; Called for Next Tuesday Night
to Ferfect the Organization.
Gaffney, 8 <J., Nov. 7, 1902.
Mu. Editor:—The public spirited
members of our worthy Council have
put themselves on record as favoring
the highest, best interests of our pro
gressive city and by their munificence
and substantial assistance have made
it possible to establish a free, public
library in our midst. A comfortable
and convenient room, in the hand
some new City Hall, easily accessible
oi' ja y,o!nf» or.rpj^iiv fitted up a®
“Lot tho GOLD DUST twins do your work.”
Snow white olothorn
the remult of using
GOLD DUST
It makes light the labors of washing. Turns
wash day into play day. Better than any Soap
end more economlcaL
Made only by THE N. K. FAIRBANK COMPANY.
Chicago. New York, Boston, St Louis. Makers of OVAL FAIRY SOAP.
Good Times or Bad Times.
It always pays to buy good reliable goods, trash is never
cheap. It is not what you pay, it is what you get for your
money that counts. Always striving to do you better is the
policy of our store. A rounded up stock that would do credit to
a large city, you can find here.
Ladles’ Jackets and Coats.
black Coats, all wool and of a fair grade, good as we ever
offered at $3.50 to $4.00, special $2.50.
Good grade Mittons in Blacks, Casters, Blues and Garnets
at $7.50, special $5.00.
Beautiful Monte Carlo Coats, $7.50, $10.00 and up to $18 00.
Misses’ Jackets $1.00 and up, nicely trimmed with braid.
I>ress and "Walking Skirts.
Nice Black Brocaded Dress Skirts, well made and lined through-
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A HAPPY OCCASION.
A I.ttrge Oatheriug at Celebration of Aunt
Folly Mt-Swaiii’M Hirtlioay.
On Saturday, Oct. 18th, the imme
diate relatives and many friends,
numbering probably four hundred,
held a reunion at the home and in
hon m of Mrs. Polly McSwain, widow
of toe iate consecrated and highly es
teemed. as well as succes&fu', minis
ter of the gospel, L. H. McSwain. At
such a home and on such an occasion
the only fitting beginning would be
divine services, which were ably per
formed by Rev. T. H. Mullinax, of
Grov*r. N. O., who had often, in com
pany with Bro McSwain, adminis
tered the bread of life to the many
congregations that h»d been heaven
ward directed through the ministra
tion of gospel preaching.
Bro. Mullinax delivered a telling
and effective discourse from Heb
12:1. After the usual congratulatory
and complimentary greetings from
the mar y friends, relatives and ad
mirers of Aunt Polly who were oe'e-
STAR THEATRE
Nov. 6
Three Nights
Commencing
THURSDAY,
Special eniriiKement of
AMERICA’S I1IGI1KST (’LASS
UEPKIiTJlKK OR' AM/.ATION
THE 1» show g
MIDDLETON
STOCK s fEf, R ,*
COMPANY
THI’KPDAV NIGHT
The play for “everyliody”
“PIKE COUNTY FOLKS.”
Comedy — Pathos — Romance
FRIDAY NIGHT
ajrrand electrical and scenic production of
FAUST.
SATURDAY MATINEE
out, 08c ; Black and colored Brocade Skirts nicely trimmed with
satin and braid fio mce effect, $1.50.
Fine Gray Walking Skirts, the very latest out and are real
$3.50 value, at $2.50. Better ones $5.00.
Good grade Flannelette Waists, assorted patterns, 50c. Nice
all wool Flannel Waists, $1.00, $1.25, $1.50 and $2.00.
Black Satin Dutchess Waists, 50c, 75c, and $1.00. A few
Taylor made suits, $10.00 and $15.00, to close at $5.00.
t jy -r • l •• i. ? the asroCiH
i._ , „ j _ . , five hundred
dollars has been generously donated
for the purchase of books and peri
odicals. We already have about
two hundred well selected volumes
and some suitable furniture, and with
the outlay in view, the enterprise
will be inaugurated under the most
favorable circumstances. The City
Hall ""ill soon be completed and it is
important that immediate effort
should be made to perfect an organi
zation, therefore all citizens who are
at all interested in the intellectual
and moral growth of Gaffney are earn
estly urged to attend a meeting to be
held at the Court House on Tuesday
evening, November 11th, at 7:30
o’clock. We want at least five hundred
members of the Association, and to
bring the benefits of the Library
within reach of all it is proposed to
make the annual membership fee
only one dollar. Surely it is not nec
essary to remind our citizens of the
great and lasting advantage of such
an institution, they must be recog
nized by all thinking people. Gaff
ney will make a great stride forward
the day a public library is organized,
it will be another addition to our
working capital and perhaps no in
vestment will bring us large returns.
Neighboring towns are doing much
for the intellectual improv- on ut and
moral and social betterm> ut of their
citizens; are we content to do lesr?
Let all come to the support of the
Library, supplement the splendid
work of the City Council, and by one
united effort establish and foster an
association which shall be a power
for good in the community. Much
is expected of the ladies; they will
not disappoint us, and let it be un
derstood that they and the echoo
children are specially invited to at
tend the meeting. Will not the solid
business men of the town come rut j
and enlist in so important a cmuk-? j
The opportunity is upon r.s and we
must go forward ! Do uot forget the
time and place—half past seven next
Tuesday night at the Court House.
8. B. Crawley, F. G S/scy,
W. H. Hodges, W. R. Potter.
J. C. Jefferies, J. A. Carroll,
A C. Cree, J G. Wardlaw.
Ex-Goveruor Voorhees, of New Jer
sey. has just completed a three week's
vacation tour ou horseback, in the
course of which be rode 400 miles
through portions of New Jersey, Penn
sylvania and New York. Most of the
time he traveled alone.
There Is n>ore Catarrh in this aectlon t the
country than all other diseases puttoyeiher
and until the last few years was supposed to
be incurable. For a great many years doc
tors pronounced It a focal disease, and pre
scribed local remedies, and by constantly
falling to cure with local trealD>ent. pro
nounced It Incurable. Hcleuce has proven
catarrh to be a constitutional disea e, and
therefore requires constltntlouol treatment..
Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J.
Cheney A Co.. Toledo. Ohio, Is the only con
stitutional cure on the market. It Is taken
Internally In doses from 10 drops to a tea
spoonful. It acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. They offer
one hundred dollars for any case It fulls to
•cure. Send for circulars and testimonials.
Address. F. J CHENEY A CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Hall's Family Fills arc the best.
Grating her eighty — ‘X* h h:rM"l y. the
luhh 8 were Set Out in i »• jM v Mar
the house and a surnpt uous and boun
tiful dinner spread, which although
partaken of by fully four hundred
people did not seem to be hurt, so
bountiful was the provision ma'te.
In the afternoon Bro J 1) Bailey
conducted another gospel service,
preaching with much effect from
John 6:35. After the closing of ser
vice the assembled guests took leave
ot Aunt Polly and departed to their
vatious home® more than pleased
that they had been able to be present
at such a happy affair.
There were present on this occasion
one hundred and eighty-four descend
ants of Aunt Polly, children, grand
children and great-grandchildren,
and, unfortunately, some were unabie
to be present ou this gladsome occa
sion.
May God in His infinite mercy
vouchsafe to Aunt Polly many more
happy reunions with her friends here,
to be eucceed-d by a more happy and
eternal reunion In the blessed home
of the satnia whe she shall have cast
off the cares and dross of ibi® life
One Present.
ANY CHURCH or parson
age or institution suppor ed by vol
untary comributii n wilt he given a
liberal quantity of the Longman &
Martinez Paints whenever they paint
NoTE:-Thie has been our custom
for twenty-seven years; any building
not satisfactorily painted will he re
painted at our expense; about one
gallou of Linseed Oil t<> be added to
every gallou of the p«iut to make
readv for use; it’s nixed in two
minutes, and cost of the paint
thereby made ter® m nr-ce than arv
other Yearlv n r iductover one mil
lion gallops. Smith Hardware Com
pany. Sole Agent*
The nope reads only out newspaper
it O.«''rvatore Romano But every
(i*.v •< c lle-tion of cliopings from oth
er journals is p atfd into a scrapbook
and given to him. His favoriteau-
thor is Virgil, whom he still reads
frequen* ly.
Hancock’s Liquid Sulphur will
give you immediate relief and per
manently cure all such diseases as Ec
zema. Pimples, Tetter, Herpes, Ring
worm. Dsnnrnff. Diphtheria, Sore
Throat, Outs. Burns, Open Sores,
ni.d nil blood and skin troubles.
Hundreds of cases of skin diseases
have been permanently cured by the
use of Hancock’s Liquid Sulphur
after all other remedies failed. For
sale by the Cherokee Drug Co.
Foley’s Hooey amt Tar
urcM colds, prevents pneumoala.
BANNER BALYK
the most booling oolvo |n tho worM.
OooMootoOeogbOoro
r«rOi»Qii, ffaMa an »p.
EAST LYNNE.
SATURDAY NIGHT
The tlirillim; melo-drama of the moon
shiners, entitled
JOHN MARTIN’S SECRET.
Prices same as In the largest cities •
10c - 20c - 30c
Plays and Specialties changed daily.
Seats now on sale.
“Little’* Early Risers
The famous little pills.
FOR
Up-to-Date Job Print
ing, call at the
LEDGER Office.
Gaffney, S. C.
For Sale.
ETOR SALE-The place
* known as the Bap
tist School property;
two lots 80x200 inter
section of Logan and
Smith streets ; will be
sold separately or to
gether. Apply to F. G.
Stacy or R. O. Sams.
10 21tf
LONG FACES
and un f a m 111 a r
features are gener
ally the result of un
skillful photogra
phy. Skill, experi
ence and artistic
training enable us
to produce
Photographs
that are faith f u I
portraits and pre
eminently beautiful.
Our pictures are un
excelled for tbequal-
Ity of tone.
Time will not affect
it. Our high grade
Snlsh gives perma
nency.
JUNE N. CARR.
H12 Limestone Ut.
Phone 170.
November 7th, 1902.
Arrowroot Wafers
(Made by the Celebrated National Biscuit Co.)
Light and Wholesome
Just Sweet Enough to be Rich and Palatable
Prepared Expressly for Children
and Invalids—but good for Everybody.
LIPSCOMB & RICHARDSON.
FBESH OYSTEBS RECEIVED DAILY. Phone 135.
HELLO! HELLO! CENTRAL!
Give me the Racket Grocery Store. ‘‘Why?" "Who Is
tbiit?" “Why E. H. Durham, the cheapest store on earth."
That is the place to buy your First-Class Groceries, and
Country Produce. Why? Because he is a quick deliverer.
Also Fresh Oysters every Friday and Saturday.
Bicycles and Sundries of all kinds for sale, and Bicycles
repaired, and for rent especially. Also, I have bought
out Tlllotson A Killian’s grocery store. Ring up Phone
No. 112 and give me a trial order.
ID. H. I>Tir’ham.
in Brick Building on Cherokee Avenue opposite new mill.
NEW GOODS COMING.
Our buyer lias just returned from the Northern markets
where he bought a large and elegant stock of goods, com
prising all the different lines we carry. The new goods will
soon begin to roll in and we must move our old stock before
they arrive. To do this we have made ^
A Big'' " in Prices
throughout our entire stock, and the goods are going fast.
We are offering bargains such as you may not be able to get
again, and it will be to your interest to call on us now while
you can get goods almost at your own price. If you want
SHOES, now is the time and HERE is the place to get
them. You’ll be sorry if you miss the great opportunity
we now offer you.
RED, WHITE AND BLUE STORE
J. M. Nelson, Prop.
Next to Carroll, Carpenter & Byers.
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