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I THE LARGEST Circulation of Any Newspaper in the Fifth Congressional District of S. C. The ledger. SEMI-WEEKLY—PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. Wt GUARANTEE The Reliability of Every Adve t' tiser Who Uses the Col umns of This Paper. A Newspaper in all that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People of Cherokee County. / — ESTABLISHED FEB. 1G, 1894 GAFFNEY. S. C., TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 1903. $1.00 A YEAR. 4 # \ P THROUGHOUT THE PALMETTO STATE. items of Interest of Passing Events. ALL OVER THE STATE. tivent* that Have Taken I’lac-e from One Enti of the State to the Other Culled from Exchanges for Quick Reading by Score* of iiuHy People. Hartsville is to have an experimen tal tobacco farm this year. The gov ernment has sent two experts there who have begun work. The suit brought against the South ern railway by the heirs of the late Alexander T. Black, of Rock Hill, will be compromised. The Southern has offered to pay several thousand dollars rather than light the case. Thursday the secretary of State is sued a certificate of increase to the Alpha Cotton Mills at Jonesville, which has increased its capitalization from $100,000 to $250,000. J. J . Lit tlejohn is the president and treasurer. Jimmie McKeekin, the young man arrested in Columbia in connection with the matter of the infant found in Rocky branch, and the subsequent 'development, was released from jail Wednesday night by order of Judge Klugh. The ladies of Anderson have organ ized the “Humane Society of Ander son” for the prevention of cruelty to animals, to relieve want, distress or suffering, and to perform and do any and all kinds of charitable and hu mane works. In the circuit court in Columbia Wednesday Adam Bowman, the ne* gro who committed such atrocious assaults late last December, was sentenced to seven years. Bowman’s crime was a particularly audacious one, it will be remembered. Mr. Moody, who carries the rural free delivery mail from Harteville to Beuvenswortb, had a narrow escape recently. As he was making his trip a tree fell across his buggy and utter ly demolished its rear part, including the wneels, yet he escaped without injury. It was stated on good authority that some Columbia capitalists had purchased the “White pond tract” from Joseph Hchumpert and would erect a summer hotel near the pond at Camden. WTiite pond is situated about 13 miles from Camden on the west side of the Wateree river. Seven prisoners, conlined in the Charleston county jail, were indicted by the grand jury in the United States circuit court at Charleston last week for robbing postoffices. They are mem bers of the alleged gang of crooks that operated in three states. Four of the defendants were arrested a few months ago in Columbia and were taken to Charleston a week ago. Ed Norris, a notorious negro blind tiger of Greenwood, was found dead in a vacant field, back of his house, Tuesday morning. Two jugs, con taining two gallons of whiskey each, were found not far away. A Win chester ride was lying by his side. There were no witnesses to the shoot ing as fur as known, and the whole affair is one of mystery. The jury in the case of Winter Cantey, the Columbia negro charged with the murder of Eliza Kershaw, a negro woman, returned a verdict Fri day afternoon after being out ten minutes, and Judge Klugh sentenced him to be hanged on May 20. Cau- tey killed the negro woman in Co lumbia on October 25th last year, because be did not think she treated him right, by cutting her throat with a razor. The body of an unknown white man, about 20 years old, was found in Ashley river near the Wappoo Mills in Charleston Friday. Death had been caused by a pistol ball fired into the head. In the clothing was a newspaper clipping telling of a case of suicide in New York. On the mar gin was written : “I think so, too; good-bye.” The man wore good cloth ing, and there was jewelry enough on his person to indicate that he was in good circumstances. The body could not be identified. Poinsette and Morris Gosnell, who are charged with being accessory to the murder of Nin Gosnell, which oc curred on Glassy Mountain last Mcn- day. were arrested Friday and taken to Greenville jail. Wm. Norton, who is charged with the murder, and Solo mon Norton, also charged with being accessory, have not yet been arrested. They are supposed to be in hiding at their home in Marshall, N. 0. Sheriff Gllreath, of Greenville, however, has notified the authorities at Marahall who are keeping a close watch for the fugitlvea. A verdict of guilty with recom- * mendation to mercy was brought in by thi; jury in Newberry in the case of George Strother, charged with rape, late Friday afternoon. In its very nature the trial was one of th6 most remarkable ever held in New berry. The alleged crime was com mitted on the lilth dav of February upon the person of a white woman, Mif-s Emma Bow’ers, who lives in the lower part of Newberry county. Strother was arrested on March 2. A'ter a thorough personal investiga tion and on the request of Miss Bow ers’ relatives, Solicitor Sease called a special term of court for the trial of the case and Hon. G. Duncan Bellinger was appointed judge. Miss Bowers was the principal witness for the State. Strother admitted the intimacy, claiming it was with Miss Bowers’ consent. THE BIJOU STOCK CO. Will I'lay In HlackHlniru on TlturKiiay Night. Ajiril 16th. The Bijou Stock Co. will play at Blacksburg on Thursday night, April Ritb. This company is one of the strongett repertoire companies on the road and the people of Blacksburg and vicinity will be given the oppor tunity of witnessing the popular fo^r-act drama entitled, “The Con vict’s Daughter.” Sparkling special ties between each act. In speaking of the company the Times-Herald had this to say : “The Convict's Daughter was ren dered last night by the Bijou Stock company in its opening performance at Riverside park. “A good audience greeted the open ing and was pleased with the por trayal of the different characters shown in the cast. “The manager of the company, Mr. Maddox, was very good io his rendi tion of Jerry,Jthe tramp, and Graham the escaped convict. “Miss Renner played the role of the daughter in a very pleasing way. ‘The specialties were attractive and Carl Muller with his hoop manipula tions is lirst-class in every way. The songs of Morris Haswell were catchy, up-to-date and well rendered.” Prices 25 and 35 cents. Seats on sale.at O. A. Osborne’s. Cliangcof Date iur tiu> Minstrel*. Gkjiknvij.i.e, April 13 —On account of an unavoidable business engage ment of the two end men of the Furman University Minstrels, they will not be able to appear at Lime stone College auditorium Friday night as advertised, but will be on hand Saturday night, and will render a programme that will delight and please the most fastidious—one full of humor, with funny sayings and ridculous situations that will make you wish it would last always. So don’t forget we will be on hand Saturday night instead of Friday. Twenty per cent, of profits go to the public library at Gaffney. Tickets on sale at Cherokee Drug Co. and public library. The Manager. Mr*. Dr. J. K. Garrett Appointed. Mayor John (,}. Jiittle has received a communication from Mayor Evan P. Howeil, of| Atlanta, whichjreads in part: “The National Conference of Char ities and Correction will meet in At lanta Mav Oth to I2th, 1903, and a 1 - most every State in the Union will be represented. It is especially desired that there shall be a full representa tion of the Southern States, and Governor Terrell has written the Governor of your State asking him to appoint delegates from the State at large. “In order that your community may be properly represented, I re spectfully request you to appoint as a delegate to the Conference some gentleman or lady Interested in works of| charity or correction. In our State the Judges and Solicitors, Gen erals tand the Women’s Clubs take a great interest in the conference. ” Mayor Little has appointed Mrs.Dr. J. F. Garrett as a delegate from Gaff ney Mrs |Garrett is greatlyjinterest* ed in charities and .will unquestion ably make a most acceptable delegate. Wanted. We would like to ask, through the columns of your paper, if there is any person who has used Green’s August Flower for the cure of Indigestion Dyspepsia, and Liver Trouble that has not been cured—and we also meaL their results such as sour stomach, fermentation of food, habitual cos- tiveness, nervous dyspepsia, head aches, despondent feelings, sleepless ness—in fact, any trouble connected with the stomach or liver? This medicine has been sold for many years in all civilized countries, and we wish to correspond with you and send you one of our books free ol cost. If you never tried August Flower, try a 25 cent bottle first. We have never known of its failing. If so, something more serious is the matter with you. The 25 cent size has just been introduced this year. Regular size 75 cents. At all drug gist. G. G. Okkkn, Woodbury, N. J. THROUGHOUT THE TAR HEEL STATE, From the Mountains to [The Sea. NORTH CAROLINA NEWS. Iiiten-Htliif; Item* Concerning Our Neigh bor* lieyoud the Line Which May I’rovt Entertaining Reading for Hundred* of Ledger Reader* Police officers Monday afternoon arrested two boys who were found gambling in a room over a store on South Elm street in Greensboro. The boys were playing poker at a 10 cent ante. They are sons of well-known people there. Thomas S. Rollins, of Asheville, was Thursday night selected as chairman of the Republican State executive committee and ex-Judge W. 8. O’B. Robinson, of Goldsboro, was endorsed for member of the na tional committee. A blast was made at the Barringer gold mine, 11 miles from Albemarle, a few days ago, which uncovered quartz containing gold amounting to more than $3,000. The mine prom ises to be a very rich one. It is oper ated by the Whitney Reduction Com pany James Bruce, the mulatto who shot Officers Robertson and Crocket at Sparks’ circus in Henderson on Thursday, died in Rex Hospital at Raleigh Saturday morning. The re mains were taken to the depot when the mayor of Henderson ’phoned to hold the body at Raleigh, since its arrival at Henderson might produce a riot. Policeman Robertson died and was buried at Henderson .Saturday afternoon, Captain B. A. Turner, one of the oldest and best known citizens of Monroe, was found dead in his bed Thursdav morning. He had not been in his usual good health for some time, but no alarm was felt at his condition, lie was awake at 1 o’clock and on being given a drink of water by his daughter remarked that he feP as if he could go to sleep. At 5:30 the family made the discovery that he was dead. John and Gus Murray and John Rice, who recently escaped from jail at Marshall, Madison county, where they were incarcerated on the charge of killing James Rice, have returned to the Jvy section, where they are ter- r.orizing the citizens. The men bold ly ride along the public roads, defy ing arrest, and they have sent threat ening messages to the officers. Rice was killed in one of the bad sections of Madison county about a year ago, and the men named were held to an swer for the crime. They later made their escape from jail. Wednesday a negro purchased a pair of shot s from Mr. W T. Thomp son. In Charlotte, at a cost of $5. He gave in payment a $30 postoffice money order. Mr. Thompson gave the negro the $25 it change and he departed. Friday when Mr.Thompson presented the order at the postoffice for payment he found that the origi nal amount was $1 and that it had been raised to $30. An order for the same amount was passed by the same negro on Belk Bros This was also found to have been a $1 note. The negro has disappeared. A small, dark-complected man, weighing about 145 pounds entered the office of the Aberdeen & Rocklish Railroad at Aberdeea Thursday morning and asked Mr. Blue, proei- dent of the road, to change $10 for him. Mr. Blue had not yet opened the safe, but at once proceeded.to do so. He did not notice, however, that the man wanting the change was looking over his shoulder, but promptly accommodated him. Next morning on opening up for business he found the safe unlocked and $100 in cash gone. It was first thought that about $19,000 in bonds and secu rities had been taken also, but they were discovered later scattered over the floor and behind the safe. Harrison Martin, a young white man claiming Durham as bis home and alleging that he Is an organizer for the order of Select Knights, was arrested in Wilmington Thursday for an aggravated case of assault with a deadly weapon at Delgado Mills. Young Martin was passing through the city on his way to South Carolina to visit his father and stopped at Delgado to see Mrs. E. C. Prince and daughter, whom he formerly knew at Durnam. He was intoxicated at the time, and when Mrs. Prince and her daughter refused to drink with him he became angry and cursed vio lently, according to the testimony of witnesses. Mrs. Prince led him to the door and ordered him to leave the premises. He did so, but before leaving he drew a pistol and threat ened to tire upon the woman. A HORSE'S HEREAFTER IN LIVE YANKEEDOM. No Quiet Resting Place Awaits His Carcass- THE FACTORIES GET IT. Tim Body I* 1’ortioued Out ti> Vitriou* Manufacturing EstablliihiuentM, and Thu* the Faithful Servant in Life 1* Still Yalu able After Death. iCorrespondence of The Ledger.) Hickory Grove, March 9.—I’ll tell the readers of The Bedger what be comes of a dead horse in Yankeedom, as but few people have given any thought to the hereafter of a horse. Dead? Yes, sir, dead as a door nail. He’s been a boss horse in his day, but now his day is ended, and the old man looked upon his wornout friend with sorrowful gaze. He re membered his advent into his family many years ago; he remembered the boys who had ridden him bareback— boys who now are men—he remem bered him as a dandy horse hitched to the buggy in his best harness. When Sunday came and the family had time to ride, how’ many miles he had traveled ; how many loads he had hauled, and how T little grumbling he had done. He never struck for more pay, kept “blue Monday” nor went off with the boys when his work was me st needed. And now to what base use must he come at Just. There is money in him still, and instead of a quiet grave such as would be awarded to any other faithful servant, he is portioned out to various establishments—no tably, the bone factory, and still re mains upon the surlace of the earth where he flourishes in the form of mattresses, hair cloth, soap brushes, glue, leather fertilizer, combs and knife handles. First of all, a dead horse is relieved of his mar' a jd tail. These go to different factories where the longest are colored in fancy colors for sleigh plumes, or in a beautiful black, com bed or hackled, oiled and straighten ed, and finally served one hair at a time in a loom and becomes hair cloth for covering chairs, sofas, etc., which is noted especially for its dura* bdity—certainly not for its beauty, though it has been woven into one red silk warp and then is quite as handsome as raw silk, but a good deal mere expensive. The mane hair, and that which is too short for weaving, goes principally to the brushmakers for our shoes, clothes, hearths and walls. Hair that is too short for this is spun into a rope coiled tightly, then baked in a kiln, and after being untwisted and pulled apart becomes pure curled hair for carriage cushions and stuffing generally in first-class work, also. It also makes the best mattresses, preferred by many uow- a-days to old time feather beds, or ones made of straw. White horse hair is very valuable, and to get the pure white, the hair is sorted almost us we remove the first gray hairs from our own ebon locks. A dozen or more make music for us in a liddie bow, or serve to while away a summer afternoon in the shape of a fish line; while in our grandmother’s day a hair sieve was quite as necessary as one made of fine wire today. Next comes the horse's hide. This is made into leather called Cordovan leather, which came into use many years ago and was so called because it was first made in Cordova, a town in Spain, and in those days inhabited by the Moors, who excelled in making fine leather. Cordova leather is a softer leather than that made from the cow. it is a much scarcer article than other sorts of hide, for the horse not being desirable in many countries, though in some, as an article of food, is usually allowed to die a natural death; so few horses’ hides are in market in South America. They pack a horse’s hide full of hair, thus using it as a packing case. Next come the carcass, body and bones, scarcely any part of which Is wasted. The hoofs are used to make combs and the leg bones turned into knife handles. There are places where the whole carcass of a horse is put into a huge vessel and cooked at once; the grease is run off and helps toward soap making. Carbonate of ammonia is condensed by chemical process, and quantities of glue are obtained from the bones, tendons, etc. The bones are dissolved in muriatic acid to take out the phos phate of lime, and what is left is dissolved lu boiling water and dried into glue upon nets. The phosphate of lime is used as a fertilizer and, mixed with sulphuric acid, gives us light at the end of a match. All that li now left la powdered up with pot- ask, old iroo, etc., and furnishes us prussiate of potash, by means of which iron is turned into steel and Prussian blue is obtained. One would scarcely suppose so iiany things could be obtained from a dead horse. One horse may wear another’s hide and be curried down by a bit of an old chum’s tail; and we may rest our limbs upon the curl ed up hair of some noted phantom team of the past. A horse seldom dies of any disease, unless in case of epidemic ; with good care ar d manage ment they simply wear out. l wenty or twenty-five years covers his length of days, though a few live longer; and occasionally a high- spirited one, like the same kind of humanity, drops out of existence like a Hash. Ran. EASTER SERVICES. A Befitting Sermon him! Appropriate MumIc at ISuford Street Church. The Easter sermon at 11a in. by Mr. Steadman was on the Identity of the Resurrrction Body, text 1 Cor. 15 Chap. 34:55 verses. This was one of his best effortt. The collection was an Easter offering for the Epwonh Orphanage. The Easter music under Miss Wil liams’ direction, was a lit supplement to Mr. Stead man’s sermon ; consist ing of a solo, “Adore and be Still,” by Miss Billian Wood; an Easter anthem, “Glorious Easter Morn” by the choir; and “Jesus of Nazareth” as a solo by M'ss Williams, with chorus by the choir. Mr. A. N. Wood, on behalf of the board of stewards, announced that subscriptions of several members of the church amounting to over $500 made to aid in building the church, were now past due and unpaid and urged that those in arrears pay up their subscriptions at once. If these subscriptions are paid promptly, all church and parsonage debts can be paid. At night the congregation was not so large, owing :o the threatniug weather. Bu: Mr -Steadman’s ser mon on the Open Heaven, text, Acts 111 Chap., 21 verse was worthy of a packed church His delivery was sympathetic,and he closed the sermon with that sweet hymn. “Beckoning Hands.” Mr. Sieudmau’s solo brought tears to many The music for the evening consist ed of two beautiful anthems : Through the Night of Death and Fear and The Bord»of the Resurrect! on. The tact, perseverance and tireless energy of Miss Williams, have revolu tionized the singing at this church. Miss Barton, of Birnestone College, and Mr. J. W. Bipscomb have both rendered much assistance and earned the gratitude of the congregation. M«tlio<li*t Note*, Rev. J. W. Kilgo, presiding elder of the Spartanburg district, held the second quarterly conference of the Buford Street Methodist church Fri day evening, and Saturday he went to Beulah church and held the second quarterly conference of the Gaffney circuit. The reports of the two charges were very encouraging. Messrs. W. F. McArthur and J. C. Otts were elected delegates from the Buford Street church to the next dis trict conference which meets at Woodruff, in Spartanburg county, in July. Messrs. A. N. Wood and R. M. Gaffney were elected alternates. The Macedonia Rally. The mission rally at Macedonia Baptist church was a great success. Rev. A. D. Davidson, the pastor, preached a strong, practical mission sermon in the morning that was lis tened to by a large and attentive congregation. During the interim between the mornI , 'f* and afternoon services the hospitable people of Macedonia and the neighborhood spread a sump tuous dinner which was heartily en joyed by all. Promptly at 2 o’clock the people reassembled to hear the address of Rev. Arch C. Creo, of Gaffney. Mr. Gree spoke on “4'he Outlook for Missions in the Twentieth Century.” He first reviewed the missionary achievements of the past nineteen centuries and from the glorious advances of these ages he proved that the brightest epoch in the history of missions has just begun. The ad dress was very much appreciated as was evidenced by the liberal collec tion of $25 taken at the close of the address. A Good NIiowIiik. Attention is invited to the state ment of the National Bank of Gaff ney to be found in another column of tbia Issue. This bank was organized several years ago, having as a nucleus the private bank of Carroll & Ktacy. Its success from Its incipiency baa been a sufficient guarantee of the wisdom of Its promoters and is evi dence of the splendid abilities of Its offloere. NEWS OF THE WEEK IN LOWER CHEROKEE From Our Correspondent at Etta Jane. PERSONALS AND LOCALS. Intert-Mtlng Pantgraplt* and Recent Hap pening* In Lower Section of the County Gathered Up by Our Regular Correspon dent for Benefit of Ledger Reader*. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Etta Jane April 11:—Mr. E. D. 8moak, of Cedar Springs a deaf mute, oasaed here yesterday on his wheel on his way to Gaffney. Mr. Jimmie Strain went to Gaffney Thursday on business and returned. U. -S. Deputy Marshal Robert Pursely, ol Hickory Grove, was on this side yesterday on official busi ness. Yesterday was a delightful day for Good Friday, and we hope the house wives made good use of it. Several of our neighbors are getting fish to eat. Set hooks, baskets and gill nets are used for catching them. The old style hook and line is about played out. This is what some people call “rot ten Saturday.” They claim that seed of any kind planted today will rot in the ground. Mr. D. Jeff Hughes is hauling his cotton to Hickory Grove, where, we learn, he gets 10 cents a pound for it. Some farmers are not very hopeful over i heir wheat and oat prospect. They say that wheat is taking rust and some places we hear of lice on the oats. Yefileroay evening Mr. Will West moreland finished painting Salem church on the inside. Nothing now remains but to clean off and paint or whitewash the inside walls. Mrs. “J. B S.” and;daugnters haYe been quilYing for several d*ys. They take out. ab iu* t o \ week Vegelatio i ’ing out very fast. The woods and snude trees are beauti ful and pastures and fields furnish abundant grazing for cattle. “Non” Miller, the Union mail rider, showed us a curiosity in the way of a hen’s egg yesterday. It was irregularly shaped with quite a number of rings and protuberances on the outside surface. The Union Times came out in its Easter dress yesterday. If “Sweet Sixteen” were a little more explicit, or would say to which one of the Popes she has reference, your correspondent would peihaps be better.able to answer her question. However, presuming she has refer ence to Alexander Pope, the eminent English poet and satirist, and that she is enquiring for chose known as the “rustic lovers,” we will say, they were John Hewit and Miss Sarah Drew, who were both killed by light ning on the 31st of July. 1718, while in the field gathering hay. A thunder cloud came up at the time and they sought shelter in a hay-stack. Their parents had consented to their mar riage, which was to take place on the following Sabbath day. In his epi taph on the lovers, Alexander Pope says: “Near this place lie the bodies of John Hewit and Sarah Drew, an in dustrious young man and virtuous maiden of the parish, who, being at harvest-work were instantly killed by lightning July 31st, 1718.” He con cludes with this verse: “Tliink not by vigorous judgment seized, • A pair so faitlifui could expire; Victims so pure Heaven saw well pleased Andjsnatched them In celestial lire." They were buried in Oxfordshire, August 1, 1718, and Bord Harcourt built a monument to them. We thank “Sweet Sixteen” for the compliment she pays our feeble effort to interest our readers, and adds that it’s perhaps because nobody pays attention to what we say that we get along so smoothly with other corres pondents. We try never to assert or defend anything that is not absolute ly true, and even tb^n to speak of It with all the commiseration we can command. We try to protect right against wrong, and the weak against the strong, and never allow ourself to fall in with the howling masses lim ply because they are the most numer ous or tumultuous in their demon strations Public opinion is worth nothing except it is right; and then it is worth all it stands for. The man who has no enemies isn’t much man ; or, at least, he has never attempted to do much good. He will not be far vrong who tries to do right, and it’s a great consolation after we have done all we can to be able to exclaim with the poet: “Let dog* delight to hark and bile, Kor God made them *o; Let bear* and lion* growl and Ught. For ‘tl* their nature, too. J. L. 8.