The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, November 20, 1903, Image 4

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The: (TBL13HEU TDE8DAY AND FRIDAY. BY Ed. H. DkCamp. L'he Ledger is not responsible for tbs* views of correspondents. ijorrespondents who do not contri bute regular news letters must fur nish their name, not for publication, but for identification.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 published at five cents a line. Heading notices will be published at ten cents a line each insertion. All correspondence should be ad dressed to Ed. H. DeCamp, Manager, i CONSIDER WHAT'YOC READ. The greatest difficulty encountered by those who endeavor to accomplish something for the benefit of human-1 ity is to get the masses to think—to i consider. If it were poisible for us : to attract and hold the attention of: even a fourth of the population of Cherokee county on any one subject of vital intirest to them and to so; impress our views upon them that j they would calmly and deliberately consider the mutter, we could accom plish wonders. But the trouble is that peopl:—the masses—do not think. They may read an argument, but as a rule they no sooner read an argument than they lay aside the paper or book and dismiss the matter from their mind. Another difficulty is to ever get, people to read. The other day a gen-! tleman of intclligooce who wields a j great influence in his own town, in fact ttie mayor of his town, was in j Gaffney, and during his stay here called on The Ledger. In the course | of conversation wo enquired of a per- j annul friend who was engaged in the newspaper business in the town from which our visitor hailed. The visitor knew our friend personally—in fact they were warm personal friends— but when we ventured the aescriion i that Mr. So-and-so had improved his paper considerably and was getting out a remarkably bright sheet, our visitor reluctantly replied in sub stance: “Weil, I hadn’t noticed it. To tell you the truth, I don’t read my home paper as studiously as I should.” This is •• isolated case. Right here in G.lL.ey there are men wn > pay for The Ledger year in and year out who remain woefully ignorant of what is going on in tno. communitv. They are too busy to read even so i small a paper as The Ledger. They perhaps subscribe for one or more daily papers, their local papers, and two or three weeklies or magazines, but to save their lives they could not tell you what was in one of them ] They read the headlines and if the subject attracts their attention they | skim through the article. If the headline does not attract their atteu- tion they skip the article altogether. | The ladies—and may God bless j them—read the local paper religious-1 ly. That is perhaps due to the fact; that they are not so engrossed in business. Certainly it is not because they have more time to give to read ing than do men, for their work is never done. They take the time, and as a consequence there is hardly a lady in Gaffney or Cherokee county that cannot tell you of what is going on in the community. It is to their credit that they take so much inter est in local affairs. Our people need to read more than they do. But what is of more vital importance y it is that you consider what you read. time ago our contemporary expressed himself as fully prepared to believe | in the tangible existence of the Rocky Mountains although be confessed be had never seen them.—Spartanburg Journal. Correct, Sir Charles! And if yon have as good reason for believing Mr. ; Cleveland a party to a fraudulent transaction as wo have for believing , the Lexington jury was packed or that, the Rocky Mountains exist, we haven’t another word tc utter on the subject. Our revered friend, Rev. F. C. A GRAND REUNION. FATAL FAMILY FEUD. Gathering of the Confederate Veterans In ! Augusta, Ga. We are never so proud of our grand old Southland and her brave heroes of the past as when we see them in a reunion. Augusta is the loveliest city of the South, and her broad ave-; oues and hospitable gates were thrown openlast week to the reunion of old veterans of Georgia, with other statesin line. All trains brought in hundreds of people until the streets were a moving mass of human beings. Ail the buildings were gaily decorated and thous- rr. , ,. t , the streets were lighted with Hickson, directs our attention to the ; ftD(j8 Qf oolored , ights makjng thp fact that Senator Tillman refuted all w hole a grand picture. Imagine the charges made against him for ap- j yourself in a second story window propriatiog to his personal use the product of the State farm and some of the manufactured articles of the penitentibry. We acknowledge that the senator’s refutation had escaped our notice and apologize if we have made a misstatement of fact. Our recollection was to the contrary. Mr. Hickson suggests that it would be the proper thing to let these old matters drop and we are not prepared i to say that his suggestion is rot good one. The one-horse farmer who has had the business prudence to buy a small! farm, and pay bis surplus earnings; for land of his own instead of for rent for other people’s land, and who by industry and judicious management has gathered from his fields enough j grain and long forage to make bread | Confederates.” for himself and family and to feed his necessary farm animals, and then has plenty of home-raised meat and milk and butter for home consump tion, is as independent as a bank president or the richest merchant in his section.. We believe more so. His every action is above board known to the world. He rather lights in talking of his methods, plans, and is genenlly willing for the world to know of his failures and suc cesses an 1 what caused them. He i devoted to his family, loves his worthy neighbors, has contempt for the vicious, be they high or low, and the mat hood to express it. He walks the earth erect, a man not afraid. viewing the parade which was miles in length, with Gen. C. A. Evans, of Atlanta, an old and revered warrior of past glories, in lead, then the old veterans in their numerous com panies old and disabled passing along amidst cheer after cheer, until it seemed as if the whole earth were one hurrah ! Then sons of veterans, with grandsons of veterans. One scene in my mind, while ludri- crous, was also pathetic. An old darkey with hair white with age, in his old master’s company with a sack statements made above, thrown across his shoulder tilled with vegetables, and a rooster beneath each arm, showed what he did in the old days, and when spoken to he made this remark, “I will stick by dem fellows long’s I live.” While standing with a few friends watching the mass of people, an old veteran (Phelps by name) walked up and asked if we belonged to the Daughters of the Confedraoy. I said. Milam Anderson Kills His Cousin In Richmond County. Augusta, Qa„ Nov. 11.—A' family feud has resulted in the killing of Howard Anderson, a young man of 19, by his cousin, William Anderson, aged 22. They are both residents of the county, and the shooting occurred in the public road, about 7 miles from town. In July, 1902, Howard shot William, severely wounding him, and there has been bad blood between the families for years. There were no witnesses to the •hooting, but William states that he met Howard, who was hauling a load of w’ood, and that as they neared each other, Howard shot a hole through his (William’s) hat, whereupon he re turned the Are. Howard jumped from his wagon, ran a short distance, and fell dead. It Is claimed by members of How ard’s family that be never had a pis tol, and that parties who were in nearby fields heard only three shots fired, and there are three wounds In Howard Anderson’s body. William gave himself up, and was liberated on his statement of the diffi culty, but subquently arrested on the MALARIA Germ Infected Air, Malaria is not confined exclusively to the swamps and marshy regions of the country, but wherever ‘there is bad air this insidious foe to health is found. Poisonous vapors and gases from sewers, and the musty air of damp cellars are laden with the germs of this miserable disease, which are breathed into the lungs and taken up bv the blood and transmitted to every part of the body. Then you begin to feel out of sorts without ever suspecting the cause. Ko energy or appetite, dull headaches, sleepy and tired and completely fagged out from the slightest "exer tion, are some of the deplorable effects of tins en.cabling malady. As the disease progresses and the blood becomes more deeply poisoned, boils and abscesses and dark or yellow spots appear upon the skin. When the poison is left to ferment and the microbes and germs to multiply in the blood. Liver and Kidney troubles and other serious complications often - arise. As Malaria begins and develops in the blood, the treatment to be effective must begin there too. 8. 8. S. destroys the germs and poisons and purifies the polluted blood, and under its tonic effect the dei,dilated Jj constitution rapidly recuperates and the sys; t u is soon clear of all signs of this depressing*di:.; se. S. S. S. is a guaranteed purely vegetable remedy, mild, pleasant and harmless. Write us if you want meeboa! advice or any special informa tion about your case. This will cost > on nothing. THE SWIFT tP'SG'FtG CO., ATJLWm, €?*. ThaiiktfgivluK Service. According to custom the president and governor have both issued Thanksgiving proclamations to the intent that all our people may assemble themselves together on the 2Gth of November in their respective places of worship to give No, sir, but we are true daughters of thanks unto God the Giver of all good. He stood corrected, This is well. But back of the proc and then told us where he was from ! lamation of our rulers is the call of and that his wife was the only woman ! of Him, the great Ruler of the a camp being universe. He, Himself, tells us “to and de- bis AMONG OURSELVES. A good many people who vull not renounce N-'.VS denounce sin it.—Johnston ‘Trice of yam is going up,” says a textile exchange. Hope this means that, the newspaper men are going to get better salaries—I’cople Advocate. Although he is not at all pleased with such a prospect, ex-8enator Win. V. Allen is ccnvinced that Cleveland will be the next Democratic nominee for the presidency —Yorkville En quirer. Wo heard about the best woman we know say “darn it” the other day and we say It isall right. 8he was talking about stockings and we reckon she had a right to say what she did — Carolina Citizen. Roosevelt’s re-nominatioo of the negro Crum for Collector of Customs at Charleston. 8. C., shows that while he was repudiated on the race issue in Maryland he is determined to play the game to the finish.—Charlotte News. NOTES AND COMMENTS. Albert Turner, an Ohio negro, was recently sentenced to fifteen years ut hard labor in the penitentiary for stealing 40 cents. Turner should have been a white Republican in the post office department, where large speculations entail no punishment.— Orangeburg Patriot. One thing is evident, to our mind. No candidate can be elected President oo the Kansas City platform.and if Cleveland, or a man of bis stamp; can who nad the honor of named for her. The queen of the reunion was a little lady from Kentucky, Miss Laura Galt (fourteen years of age), who in refusing in her school to sing “Marching Through Georgia,” was sent home, and in this act she has made herself the heroine of the South. This Kentucky rebel was feted and hurrahed over and has made herself famous. 8he was met at the depot by the veterans with a carriage drawn by four white horses, and entertained with her mother at the Albioo Hotel. When riding in the parade, with Judge Duular, an old one-armed vet eran, she wore the Confederate colors, while a dainty little cap nestled on her golden curls. She was made spon sor for life for the State of Alabama. A voting contest was on for queen of the carnival and it seemed as if an Augusta girl bad won, when lo, the old vets in a few hours passed in enough votes to elect their little Southern champion So eager were they lo know the result of the elec tion that they lingered around the box till past midnight, and on Friday afternoon at two o’clock Miss (rail was crowned queen of the carnival and on hei finger glistened a diamond ring, the prize. The following is bow she won camp 485: “MISS GALT AND HOW SHE WON camp 435 ” “Four days ago she came among us, our fair Kentucky flower, with roses on her girlish cheeks and sun shine in her hair. We had never! known her. We had never looked upot; her fair young face nor felt the ntessure of her little hand. We only i knew that in her hero heart there burned the fire of brave Confederate ancestry—that loyal to their name and fame she had refused to stain ‘ her pure youog lips with iusult to their memory. And for this we loved and honored her. “And now in kind compliance with I our bidding she has been for these , November days, while the reunion ' spirit was in the air and the tattered Hans awoke to life again, our feted i guest And yet she wears the honors ! 1j» aped upon her with such lavish hand so meekiy anc so modestly and her bearing towards her old Confed- j erate comrades has been so gracious and so winning that our afLcriou for herself and our reverence for her brave young deed has be*'u intensifi d a hundred (old We love the Blue i give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good, for$His mercy endure‘b for ever.” So let us, the people of Gaff ney, in response to His call, go forth on Thanksgiving day at the time and the place appointed to render unto the Lord our dues. Thanksgiving day is not merely a national holiday or feast day but a day of thanks-—a time when we should worship the Lord, with our substance, by remembering the poor, the widow and orphan. Special serv ices, tonduoted by the pastor, will be held at the First, Baptist church at eleven o’clock on that day, and the people are earnestly requested to at tend this service and to come p r e pared to give liberally to a most worthy cause—the Orphanage of our the ! State. . The collection will be divided among the three Orphaneges at Col umbia. Greenwood and Clinton. Surely every one has something for which to praise Go t, and how fit ting to show your appreciation in this way “by doing it unto Christ’s little ones.” Let us not forget the eleven o’clock hour on the 26’h, and if you can not come to the service don’t fail to send in your contribu tion for this cause. Yours in Christ, J. M. Steadman, A O Oree W. R Potter. Hypnotiniu. According to Charcot of the school of the Salpetriere. hypnotism is an arti ficial neurosis and can be produced with hysterics^ persons only, ft cun be applied but rarely, the dangers of hypnotism being greater than its ad vantages because it may bring to life the latent hysteria and unbulance the nervous system. Liebault and Bern heim, the founders of the Nancy school assert the contrary—that nothing can bo more erroneous than the above men tinned supposition; that every person is more or less suggestible, and that no harm or inconvenience whatever re sults from hypnotization, provided the suggestive method be used. The Nancy school defines hypnotism as a physio logical state, closely allied to sleep, in which the suggestibility of a person is greatly exalted. It bases hypnotism and its therapeutic action entirely on suggi ♦ion. William WhlHonaut. The subject of this sketch was born September the 9th, 1820, and departed this life November the 11th, 1903. So “by reason of strength” he reached his fourscore years, and three more besides. Sixty-five of these were spent in active service fur the cause of Christ, having identified himself with Hopewell Presbyterian church in his eighteenth year. For quite a long while he filled ihe office of elder. When about twenty five y<-ars of age he was married to Miss Lucy Ann Fulton. There were born unto them ten children, four of whom preceded him to the grave. Having lost his wife, he was married the second tune to Mrs. Nenoma Hamrick in 1868 She passed away about twelve years ago Mr. Whiaonunt was a most earnest and active Christian. He believed in doing something. His life was above reproach, and he ever availed himself of the opportunity to work in Sunday schools, prayer-meeting and everywhere else that he could strike a blow for the Master. A few weeks b°fore his dea f b he re quested the writer to preach his funeral whenever he passed away, though be was a Presbyterian and the writer a Baptist. His nque-H was complied with and the day after his death, his funeral was conducted from the Presbyterian church in Blacksdurg. after which, on a beauti ful knoll in the new ctmetry, w* st of the town, his remains w\ re laid to rest, to await the morn when “Christ, Himself, shui! desconfi from h-aven with a shout, v irh the voice of the arch angel and the trump of God, and the dead in Christ shail risi tirsi.’’ J. D Bailey. SHICHESTER’S ENGLISH PENNYROYAL PILLS *« ?'i lable - Drugjstot foi * III Red anc <* 1 *«1 iiH-tallic tm.tfs, M-ulnl with blue ribbon i*1 In'r. Itc-riiM* d.-itiircroufc AutMtft. 'fxG'tnonnd imitnlioiiM. ItnvofyourDroaiflk >■ *encl !«-. in Mumps fi,r ■‘nrlx-ulnrs, Te«tl ttnniHU an,I •- for l.udiea.'' (a Irtter ■J return >lail. 10,000’IVxtiinnniuK Hold bl U D-iiWfi.sts. CHICHESTER CHEMICAL CO. »i'H* mil no n Mtianre, t'lliLA., pa. Mention thin pnpjr Clerk’s Sale. State of South Carolina, ) Court of County of Cherokee. j C. Pi’s. Cynthia McCraw, et al, Plaintiff, vs. C. H. Moore, et al, Defendants. Notice is hereby given that on Salesdaj in December, 1903, during the legal hour: of sale, at the Court House in Gaffney, ! will sell at public auction, for cash to tin highest bidder, by virture of the^Decreeo D. A. Townsend, Circuit Judge, date< November 16th, 1903, the following des cribed lands, the same being forpartitiot among the parties to said suit, hy virtun of said Deciee. All that tract of land lying, being an< situated in said County and State, knowr as the Robert McCraw Home Place, con taining Two Hundred and Forty-twi acres, more or less, and bounded on tin West by lands of Samuel W. Clary aiu on the North by lands of R. C. Sarratt, 01 the East by lands of G. W. Moore and 01 tiie South by lands of A. C. Hicks. Pur chaser to pay for papers. 1 This November 161^*1903. J. Eu. Jefferies, Clerk of Court. J. C. OTTS, Atty. for PI’Iffs. The Dull Times In Ruck Hill. (Rock Hill Journal.| carnival has gone, the fsir is not ba elected by the Democrats, our . * . . . J j *.u: Georgia soil had felt the proesi easels hopeless, and the best thing j. _ n .i- the Southern ^^ *a #■/*. • * City cousins feel really grateful and show it, when country cousins call and present them with a good big roll of real bog sausage. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Gorman was elected governor in Maryland last week. That may put Gorman on the Democratic ticket for president next summer.—Lancaster Enterprise. We " wonder what brand Bro ther Clark has been taking on that he can’t distinguish the differ ence between Gorman and Warfield. This community was somewhat exercised Wednesday night over the reported saicide of Mr. J. P. Cald well, editor of the Charlotte Observer. Subsequent developement proved the rash aot was committed by Mr. J. P. Caldwell, Jr., son of the editor. The sympathy of the entire press of this country will go oat to Mr. Caldwell, Sr., in this the hour of his affiction ♦ ♦♦♦ The Gaffney Ledger says that as we have no proof that Mr. Cleveland profited by the bond deals when his friends made millions of dollars it is nnfair to insinnate snob a thing. If w* remember correctly only a short Democrats can do is to , , . . , , , ,, , , , „ • . shine bad Mt Us mellow tints upon look after State and oca affairs and Grass Statu that claims her for if p l . 1 v c . ri an( j from last accounts, the cir own and yet w- can but wi«h tbatj i-sure of ! Nun- 1 keep things straight at home.—Eis 1 ley Progress. — End of a Promising: Young: Eire. (Spartanburg Herald.) With the death of Miss Birdie Webster at Cowpens last Saturday afternoon, a bright and premising 1 life ended. The deceased was the 1 daughter of Mr. John R. Webster, i and was an unusually attractive! young woman, just emerging from girlhood into a sphere of usefulness. Her remains were interred in ihe her curling hair that Georgia blond had uulseo within her hen hea’T. “And now today she leaves us, and yet we trust that aiic aud her charm ing mother as well will earrv with them to their ‘Old Kentu-'kv Home,’ a kindly memory of thene November days and with it a warm affecMon for all her comrades in Camp 435 We know that with the train that bears them homeward there will go the kindest wishes and the tenderest love i not only of her comrades but of every 1 true Confederate heart in Augusta. I Camp 435 ” cus is too far away to catch. Please, somebody, get up something—a bull j fight, a horse race, a shooting match or “any old thing” to keep up the j excitement.. We must have some thing to unload our surplus on. Strike at Snowahoe Settled. Wilkesbarre, Pa., Nov. 18.—The strike at Snowshoe, in the soft cor! district has been settled at a confe- ence here. The company agreed L give the demand of 66 icents for lov coal and 60 cents for high coal. Cowpens c- metery Sunday afternoon, I the funeral services being conducted by Rev. L O. Ezell, pastor of the Cowpens Baptist church The atten dance on these solemn exercises was unusually large. [Miss Webster bad many friends and relatives in Gaffney «nd Chrrokoe ounty who will be pained to hear of her untimely end. and who will sym pathize with her father and brothers and sisters in their bereavement.] For a Bad Cold. If you have a bad cold you need a good reliable medicine like Chamber-' Iain’s Cough Remedy to loosen and relieve it, and to allay the irritation and InfUramation of the throat and lungs. For sale by Cherokee Drug Co; L. D. Allison—Cowpens. Deafness Cannot be Cured by loca 1 applications, as they cannot roach the diseased portion of the ear. There is on It one way to cure deafness, and that is hy constitutional remedies. Deafness Is caused by intlaraed condition of the mucous PuiuR of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube nets inflamed you have a rumbling sound or Imperfect hearing, and when it is entirely closed deafness is the result, and unless the Inflammation can be taken out and this tube restored to its normal condi tion. hearing will he destroyed forever; nine cases out of m arecauscd by catarrh, which Is nothind hut an Inflamed condition of the mucous surfaces. We will Rive One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (cased by catarrh) that can not lie cured hy Hall’s Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free. F. J. CHEN EY & CO., Toledo, O Sold by Druggests, 75c. Hall’s Famiiv Pills are the best. —Only drugs (bat are absolutely pure are putin the prescriptions that you have filled at The Gaffney Drug Oo. Experience with Vaccination. Experience with my own family is proof enough for me that vaccination is of vital importance In preventing smallpox. I have nine in family; three were vaccinated and did not have the smallpox and the rest did have it. My advice to every one who has not been vaccinated is to do so and throw away that old idea that vac cination Is of no importance. G. M. Hill. Gaffney, 8. 0 , Nov. 19. ’08 A Runnwny Bicycle. Terminated with an ugly out on the leg of J. B. Orner, Franklin Grove, III. It developed a stubborn ulcer unyielding to doctors and reme dies for four years. Then Bucklen’e Arnica Salve cared. It’s just as good for Barns, Scalds, Skin Eruptions and Piles. 25c, at Cherokee Drug Oo. Proverbs “ When the butter won’t come put a penny in the churn,” is an old time dairy proverb. It often seems to work though no one has ever told why. When mothers are worried because the children do not gain strength and flesh we say give them Scott’s Emul sion. It is like the penny in the milk because it works and because there is something astonishing about it. Scott’s Emulsion is simply a milk of pure cod liver Gil with some hypophosphites especially prepared for delicate stomachs. Children take to it naturally because they like the taste and the remedy takes just as naturally to the children be cause it is so perfectly adapted to their wants. For all weak and pale and thin children Scott’s Emulsion is the most satisfactory treat ment. ' We will send you the penny, /. e., a sample free. Be sure that this picture in the form of a label is on the wrapper of every bottle oi Emulsion you buy. SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists, 409 Pearl St., N. Y. 50c. end fi.oo; all druggist*. 7 jgjq GUARAN TEED BY A $5,000 Railroad Fare Paid. 500 V.. FREE Courses Offered. Board at Cost. Write Quick GEORGIA-ALABAMA BUSINESS COLLEGE. Macon.Ga. BANK DEPOSIT Clerk’s Sale. State ok South Carolina, i County of Cherokee. f C. H. Gaffney, et al, vs. Edna Northey, et al. In obedience to an order made in the above.entitled case, said order beingjdated March 16th, 1903, I will sell at Gaffney,' S. C., before the Court House door during the legal hours of sale, Salesday, Dec.7th, 1903, the following described laud; to wit:- All those five certain pieces, parcels, or lots of land in the Western part of the Town of Gaffney, S. C., designated as lots Nos. 19, 20, 64, 65, and 75 and 76 on plat made by R. O. Sams, Surveyor, in the di vision of the Estate lands of Thos. W. j Gaffney, deceased, for sale in the above j entitled acticn. Said lots lying on Tank : branch at the Rail Road fill, and the las^ two named lots being sold as one. TERMS OF SALE—Cash. Purchaser ! to pay for papers. „ Nov. 16th. 1903. Pub. Nov. 20-27 an( l Dec. 4th. J. Eb Jefferies, J. C. Orrs, Pl’t’ffs. Atty. Cl’k. C. C. Pi’s. { £ The manager of one of the most successful furniture houses in Greater New York was asked to what one thing, in his opinion, the success of the concern was most due. He replied: “The founder of the firm was a great believer in advertising, and to this fact may be ascribed the enormous busineaa we are handling.” There is no business, however small, that cannot be increased by judicious, systematic, per sistent advertising. The giant oak does not gain its strength in a day. Magnificent buildings are not reared all at once, nor can their strength and beauty be appreciated until the finishing touches are put on. Is your business satisfactory? Are you making headway? Are you using to the best advantage the greatest of all business lev ers—advertising? If you are^ satisfied that you are, well good; if not, drop in and tallT it over with us. We have advertising apace to sell, and advertising is s pert of our tnnhwaa Perhaps we can help yoau