The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, November 26, 1903, Image 4

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Jm ? S',, F11 ic JLvKi>oh:i«. PTTBLISHEU TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. RY ; they are not of the kind that will always lay supinely on thtir backs and submit to be governed by the AMONG OURSELVES. WHY CUBS ARE KILLED. Politeness sometimes is the art of not letting other peop'e know what Ed. H. DkCaMP. • edicts of a self-seeking dictator j you really and truly think of them. Give the people a chance to drive ! That is not true politeness, however XHH LEDCEKis not responsible for i -hlrkoj •»« th0 insohiosry of to« views of correepor-dents. the debauched and debauching dis Correspondents who do not contri- pensary from the estate and they will | bate regular news letters must fur- r j se in t } ie j r migho and do it and | nish their name, not for publication, k it sfc out an ^ in d 0 i n g it they ! but for identification. , \Vrite short letters and to the point wil1 not ^“ ve t0 80 In * 4 °y 0 ou to insure publication; also endeavor people to keep it out as the machine to get them to the office by Monday j killed to get it in and make it stay. and Thursday mornings. Other Southern States are by degrees i ibituaries will be published at five: ... , \ H i driving whiskey from their borders cants a line. s ^ , L Keading notices will oe published South Carolina and her people are at *>eu cents a line each insertion. j the peers of any of them and when All correspondence should be ad-j chey rie!e in fcbejr ,night, nuisances, dressed to Ed. H. DeCamp. Manager. | uuwbole80me ]aw8 and tbeir UD8cru . ' pulous dictational authors will van- —Johnston News. And now comes an Atlanta preacher vho is trying to tell who was rhe wife of Cain. He could hardly rake on' an older subject or one in which t,V people today have less interest.— Eastern R fleeter. Judging from the present high price of cotton and toe low offers for cotton goods, the mills will have a rough time to pull through, even on half time.—Batesburg Advocate. THANKSGIVING. It was in 1621 that the first Thanks giving Gay was observed in this country. On that occasion Governor Bradford of the Plymouth colony, sent out men to get wild fowl to help the feast. The next record of a Thanksgiving observance that we have is in 1623, when ish before them as mist before the breeze. G.ve them a chance. The meanest spirit in the world is that which keeps busy trying to poison the minds of others in an ef fort to make trouble.—Kershaw Era. the ledger’s thanksgiving. Gen. Grant used lo say that the The Ledger comes to pairous today Democratic party could he counted instead of tomorrow in order that it ' 00 P^* 1 ? f° 0 ' with an adjectivi- that we omit— at the critical mo- may observe Ihanksgiving. Wedont ! t I( the Dftrty refuHe9 t0 nomi . know of anyone who has better cause i na t e Grover Cleveland it will give Thanksgiving for thanksgiving than this newspaper, i another proof that the general was was observed in gratitude for rain ^ ‘s thankful for the trials that have j correct.—New berry Observer. after a drouth, and the next time come upon it, because it has thus was in 1632 nine vears later when 1)660 demonstrated that it can with- i Gne town farmer this year made 67 was in Ibdz nine years later—wnen w . .. AUlJrv i bushels of corn and 35 busheis of t-hn aamo onlnnv thunks for aland trials. 11 is thankful lor every i ^ #1 J j tne same colony gave inai.Ks tor ; oats on less than an acre of land, ar d sorely-needed food received by ship, subscriber on its list and every adver-. an0 ^her has sold $57.45 worth of milk In 1680 the form of proclamation in-i ti8er re P reseot6d iD it8 columns, for . H nd butter from his cowin eight dicated that the feast bad become an '• 11 shows that they appreciate our months The country farmer should „ . , i it ia t-honWni for i rH ! now quit making fun of the town far- annual observance. From the docu-, feeole 6 ° jrt3 ’ “ 18 thankful for 1,8 mer Anderson Mail. efficient and faithful force, from the 1 ‘ “devil" to the highest attache, who i have labored unceasingly to make the 1 Prlnnu Life Ofu-n Kohn Anlmala of Matrrual Spirit. Among the huge cages of theenrniv- ! orous animals—-the lithe tigress, the i treacherous and soft footed leopardess ; ami frequently even the generous lion- j ; ess herself—the life of a baby wild anl- | mal becomes sometimes a tale of blood- ! shed and tragedy. Nagged and galled by prison bars, by narrow confines that make exercise impossible and by the * exciteruect of throngs of sightseers. J these naturaily nervous and high | strung brutes become overwrought to i a pitch where they satisfy an unnat- : oral cannibal appetite on their own flesh and blood. Like little bundles of sunshine the ! kittens of these ferocious brutes ap- ; pear, mewing plaintively with tight t shut eyes and groping in the darkness, j Thousands of them have been born be hind the bars of menagerie cages—no fault lies with the stork himself—but most frequently the irresponsible, crazy mothers pounce upon and devour them or else injure them beyond hope of re covery. When the watchfulness and a pitchfork of a keeper succeed in rescu ing one of these kittens, it is given in charge of some big mother dog, which adopts the stranger and rears him. Now and then, however, some strong, healthy, intelligent member of this j ferocious family ceases to worry and fret at captivity, and. the maternal in stinct cropping to the fore, the care of a litter of cubs becomes a welcome re- > lief from the stern monotony of prison life.—A. W. Rolker in McClure’s. A ,n f, i i Germ Infected Malaria is not confined exclusively to the swam ns and marshy regions of the country, hut wherever th is bad air this insidious foe to health is found. l oi/. .ions 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 Wood and transmitted to every part of the body. Then you begin to feel out of sorts without ever suspecting the cause. No energy or appetite, dull head-whes, sleepy and tired and completely fagged out from the slightest exer tion, are some of the deplorable effects of this erf'■ blir.g malady. As the disease progresses and the blood bee; more deeply poisoned, boils and abscesses and dark < ; yellow spots appear upon die skin. When the pora n is Icft to ferment and the microbes and germs to mni ■ ’ in the blood, Liver and Kidney troubles and other serious comp, lams olieu arise. As Malaria begins and develops in the blood, the treatniert to be effective must begin there too. S. S. 8. eestroys the germs and poisons and purifies the po.b e i blood, and under its t.-ni, effect the d d constitution rapidly rea**•c-ntcs and the sv-’er is soon clear of all signs of this deprea lug d • S. vS. S. is a guaranteed purely vegetable remedy, mild, pleasant . ■ harmless. Write us if you want medical advice or any special laiorma- tion about your case. This will cost you nothing. THE SWIFT SPECS FIG GO,, A7,.,;lX7A g QA. A Du nor Wltbnnt a Smile. They have a singular kind of dance conducted on the greeus of country vil lages in Russia. The dancers stand apart, a knot of young men here, a Under a New Title. The Washington Post credits a white haired matron of that city with a clev er musical joke. She was listening, in company with a young man from the knot of maidens there, each sex by it- s t a t e department, to the music of a mentary history of the second and successful colony of Massachusetts Bay, it seems that such a day was annual, with little interruption, from 1632, three years after the settle ment. ‘ In the New Netherlands (New York) a feast of the kind is on record repeatedly from the sixth year of Gov. Kieft, 1644 to the last year of Gov. Btuyvesant, 1664; and under the English governors in 1755 and 60. It was recommended annually by Congress during the Revo'utiou; but paper the best possible under the circumstances. It is thankful to Him who holds the universe in the hollow of His hand for health and strength and energy and perservor- unoe. It is tnaukful to every con tributor to its columns and to every source that contributes to its success. It is thankful for the mistakes it has made, because it will be enabled to guard against their repetition. It there was an intermission after that, 18 grateful for ail the blessings it has perhaps due to deism and skepticism, received and therefore thankful for until 1789, when President Washing them, ton appointed a day of thanksgiving lor the adoption of the Federal Con stitution. {subsequently various days Go to the Thanksgiving service at in November were recommended by the First Baptist church today and go presidents and governors until, in prepared to give to the orphans. If the third year of ’.he Civil War, un- you can’t go yourself be certaiu to der President Lincoln, the regular send something. “It is more blessed observance of a national thanksgiving to give than to receive," and there is began ; the r-i i lamation by the Presi- nothing that will make you happier NOTES AND COMMENTS. dent being supplemented generally by governors of states, and fixing by custom the last Thursday in Novem ber as the day. The absence of cal endar church festivals among most of the Protestant communions has fav ored the day, which has been ob served especially by New England in dependent churches, and which was formerly, if not now, depreciated cor respondingly by those who respect church days. As a family gathering and harvest festival, the custum is endeared to multitudes especially But the religious observance has de plorably fallen into disregard, exet-pt as the day has been made un occasion for the minister to speak bis mind ou political and other secular topics. Neighboring churches now unite in holding the service." We are indebted to the Columbian lit'Je fatherless and motherless children. man lo give to poor Aatnmn Days. Now the year is growing mellow And the leaves turn red and yellow And the dreamy sunlight lingers oft the hills and on the plains. And the grapes with purple luster Hang in many a tempting cluster All along the weedy roadsides and In pleasant country lanes. In the woods the crows are calling. And the butternuts are falling, And the thickets are so quiet one can hear ehe slightest sound. And the plums that long have glinted 'Mong the leaves grow rosy tinted In the sweet autumnal sunshine that Is brooding all around. Now the corn, as In the olden Days we’ve known. Is husked in golden Loads, and, though we’ll miss the song birds and their notes of happy cheer, Still, when we behold the treasures That are heaped in such vast measures. We are glad that summer’s over and that autumn days are here. —Oscar Johnson in National Magazine For October No Fanlt to Find With Flood. An old bachelor living about six miles from Richmond, Kan., was a large ben eficiary of the recent flood. He had lived for years in a little old shanty. The flood washed it away, but left in its place a new, well built, six room house, which is well furnished through out. The bachelor tried to find out where It came from. Having failed. When Heards Were Barred. In the early part of the last century a social tyranny prevailed which re garded the beard as an outrage, says an English writer. At one time only four men in Birmingham had courage to wear beards. They were followers of Joanna Southcott. They did it in imitation of the apostles and were jeered at in the streets. George Fred erick Muntz, one of the first two members elected in Birmingham, was the first member who ventured to wear a beard in the house of commons, and he would have been insulted had he not been a powerful man and carried a heavy Malacca cane, which he was kno vn to apply to any one who offered him a personal affront. The Rev. Ed mund R. Larken of Burton rectory, near Lincoln, was the first clergyman (that was as late as 1852) who appear ed in the pulpit with a beard, but he shaved the upper lip as an apology for the audacity of Ins chin. George Daw son was the first nonconformist preach er who delivered a sermon in a full blown mustache and beard, which was taken in both cases as an unmistak able sign of latitudinarianism in doc trine. In the bank clerk or the work man it was worse. It was flat insub ordination not to shave. self, and silent as a crowd of mutes. A piper breaks into a tune, a youth pulls off his cap and challenges Ids girl with a wave and a bow. If the girl is willing, she waves her handker chief in token of assent. The youth advances, takes a corner of the hand kerchief in Ids hand and leads his las sie round and round. No word is spoken, and no laugh is heard. Stiff with cords and rich with braids the girl moves heavily by her self, going round and round, and never allowing her partner to touch her hand. The pipe goes droning on for hours in the same sad key and measure and the prize of merit in this “circling.” as the dance is called, is given by spectators to the lassie who in all that summer revelry has never spoken and never smiled. pianist. The selections were all new to the young man till the “Wedding March” of Mendelssohn began. “That’s familiar.” said he. ‘Tm not strong on music, but I know I’ve beord that before. What is it?” The matron’s eyes twinkled wfth mischief. “Tliat,” said she, “Is the ‘Maiden s Prayer.’ ” Studios That Are Workroom*. All of the artists’ studios in New York have not the magnificent interiors that romance suggests. On the con trary, a great many of the most ef fective pictures are turned out from rooms that are absolutely destitute of furniture, except for the working tools of the artist himself. Costly draperies, beautiful objects of art. often take Hie attention of the painter from his work. The Eloethrnat. There is conclusive evidence to show that in one unbroken nocturnal flight the Eumnean bird known as the north ern bluetbroat passes from central Af rica to the German sea, a distance of 1,000 miles, making the journey in nine hours. From its winter home in Africa observations have determined that it starts after sunset, arriving at its far northern summer haunts before dawn on the next morning. Cnredof Pile** After Forty Year*. i Mr. C. Hsney, of Geneva, O., had the piles for 40 years. Doctors and dollars could do him no lasting good. DeWitt’s Witch HuzH Salve cured him permanently. Invaluable for curs, burns bruites, sprains, lacera tions, eczema, tetter, salt rheum, and all other skin diseases. Look for and there are quite a number of the the namt . D( V Vitf on the package-all most successtul artists in tne citj others are cheap, worthless counter- ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ he has decided to take what the Lord Congressmen Johnson andj^Aiken provides and is living very comforta- Dly In It and thinking of making an ad dition to his household. both have bills before congress to i create two judicial districts in this ; State. Mr. Johnson naturally wants a federal court house at Spartanburg I Not A Sick Day Since. was tatten severely sick with Mr. Aiken, in his bill, suggests tbit i trouble ’ I/fied hH sorts of . , . ”, . medicines, none of which relieved me. it be given to Florence. We suggest Q ne j 8aw ft0 ad 0 f y 0Ur Electric to Congressman Finley to try to effect, Bitters and determined to try that a compromise in the matter and have After taking a few doses I felt re- the federal court house of the new lieved ’ aod 800n thereafter was en- ...... . , , . j . « | tirely cured, and h-ve not seen a sick district to be created, located at Gaff day since. Neighbors of mine have nc y- bf-en cured of Rheumatism Neuralgia, j Liver and Kidney troubles and Gen The discovery ot ten ore in Chero-, er,1 l Ability." This is what B F. Bass, of Fremont,N. C., writes. Onlv whose stud * •; are bare and comfortless | as far us mx-orations are concerned. They are regarded by the painter as workrooms pure and simple, and aos- theticism i eonlined to the imagination of the painter himself. — New York Press Hlght Off. ”Ah.” sighed the wretched Mr. New- pop. “what ran be more wearing on the n« rves than a baby that cries all night long?” “Twins,” answered the man who had been through it.—Chicago Record-Her aid. kee county only goes to sustain our contention that this is the greatest often i mineral county in South Carolina. Witbiu its borders are to be found in 50c, at CherokeeDrug Co., Druggists Mr Louis Kohn, brother of the well known newspaper ram. August Kohn, died Monday at the home of his brother in Columbia He had quantities sufficient to warrant opera- Cyclopedia for the historical facts ! tio °. tio * iro °. i old * 8i!ver . ,eHd * | been sick about three weeks, related above. raonazite, etc. A miner who has bad, It is proper that a great people . vtt8 ^ ex P er ‘ eoce ’ n we8 ^ * las 8a ’ d Ky<tai«* stomach Tablet*, should in a fitting manner return G'^ a ^ nfiinerals of Cherokee Rydales Stomach Tablets arc made thanks for blessings bestowed by a county were in Colorado and Califor- for the Stomach aod organs of assim ilation and are not intended for a “cure all." They contain concern Divine providence. The day is not! °' a t tfl 6 y would be considered as religiously observed by all our people. , extr6m6, y valuable and worked with Many look upon it as a day of frivol ity, but the observance in any man ner is an indication of thankfulness. We would not undertake to make profit. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ SinceV,he introduction In congress tr-ited aseptic Pepsin. Pure Pancnea tin and other digestive agents. They contain powerful tonics and mild stimulants that have a specific effect IvipliiiK Wuntcu itIm llreukfaat. Kuilyard Kipling omc visited Cecil Rhodes at Lekkerwijii, one of his fruit farms at Paarl, Souili Africa. One morning Rhodes went round Ids farm before breakfast, leaving his guest, who was not so euergoik. b'hind. Time went on, .J)d Rhodes did mu appear. Hunger soon roused Ki| L :g lo action, and in a sho. t while he v. a very busy on Ids own account. As Rondos re turned he found his tre* > b.-aring a new kind of fruit in the shape or placards inscribed in huge black let ters with “Famine!” ”\Yo are starv iug!” “Feed us!” etc. On reaching the front door he was confronted with the following, in still larger type: “For the human race—Breakfast, tones the mind, invigorates the body. It has sus tained thousands; it will sustain you. See that you get it.” Then in the house, on every available w all, lie came across other mysterious placards, in more and more pathetic appeal, “Why , die when a little breakfast prolongs t<2Sl t taKC Scott S EmUlSIOn. life?” Larger and larger grew the type, “It is late; it is still later.’’ lead ing at last into the little breakfast room, where lie found Kipling reading his paper in peaceful innocence, but very hungry. It did not need much in feits. Sold by Cherokee Drug Co We discontinue each subscription prompt ly at its expiration. So watch your label and the date and renew before ’tis too late. Notice. All persons in Gaffney are requested to be vaccinated at once Those who com ply with this request and afterwards con tract smallpox, will be cared for by the I town. Vaccine points will he furnished by the tow n. 11-27-tf Los When you can’t eat break- genuity to broadsides. mess the author of these puritans of tbo people. We believe (bat God put us here to enjoy the good things He has provided for us, and we should show our appreciation of His goodness by rendering thanks and not uhusiog His goodness. You cannot observe Thanksgiving in a more appropriate manner than to give unto the needy and in some small sweet way do some kindly act that will cause rejoicing in the hearts of those about you DRIVE I r OUT. of two bills looking to the creating of on the stomach and organs of assimi a new federal judicial circuit in this l^'on and which aid rm ure in r-c >n- 1 . . . * l. . j structiog the brok* n down ceils and hcate, a great deal has been said in . k . B . , , b r strengthening 1 he fitcid muscles of the despatches from Washington to walls of ihe stomach and other the effect that the District Attorney , Jno. G. Gapers would be given the new judgeship. But later information is to the effect that Anson G. Merrick, formerly deputy collector in the Greenville division, bus been making a move “on the quiet" which will digestive organs. Rydales Stomach Tablets are a perfect stomach medi cine; they relieve at once and soon Cu.r* the worst forme of stomach trouble. Price 25 and fillets a box. Gaffney Drug Go. A Heroic IMiy«telan. A deadly plague was raging in the I city of Marseilles. The doctors could do nothing, for very little was known of the disease, owing to the danger sur rounding any inquiry into it In a council among themselves they came to the conclusion that the corpse of a vic tim must be dissected, but it would be death to the operator. Upon this being decided a celebrated physician, one of their number, arose and declared that for the safety of his country lie would give himself up to the task. He then Immediately left the room, made his will and arranged his affairs. At day break on the following morning he en tered the house where a man had just Georgia sells her convict labor and more than likely clothe him with the i9 Q0W 8 ett,D 8 frora -I* 170 t0 •^ i)2 * or died of the plague. Here he made a each convict a year. | complete examination of the body, per formed the necessary operations and wrote down all he observed. When federal judicial ermine. He is said to have the strong * ndorsement of the leading Republicans of the State, in- The time 1. opporume now aod tile oladlne that ot Sta(B „ b , lrm>0 Dea8 . aeaeral Aaaambl, abould .1 it. next j, ,, >11|d , hat 0apst „. opponect , session make provision for the people to vote st the next general election to drive whiskey from South Caro lina. If given a chance they will do it, and the text time they do it, they will see that it goes. They will not again slink away from the front submit to the mandate of an unscru are determined in the event of their failing to laud their man—to urge the appointment of a prominent Demo crat. Letter to R. 8. Llpitcoinb Shoe Co. Gaffney, S. C. this was completed he left the house. DeafneHM Cannot lx* Cured by loea’applications, as they cannot read) isn’t in human nature to paint vwrv and the diseased portion of the ear. There is n f tiPn . don’t exnect them to come onlv one way to cure deafness, and that Is I 0ICftn ’ We 000 c 6X P ecc toem 10 come cru- i )y constitutional remedies. Deafness Is very often; don t want era to. All pulous self-seeking political boss who K^ 0 f the®!^ | W6 want is to paint what they have wants to provide offices for his bench- tubu , KOt> ! i 1 ' 115 '""'*! you have a rumbling i sound or imperfect hearing, and when it Is men in south Carolina where he said entirely closed deafness is the result, and .. I J . m 1 unless the inflammation can be taken out there were already too many offices, and this tube restored to its normal condi- n, . . a „„ a . r, : tlon. hearing will be destroyed forever: nine 1 he people of South Carolina are get- 1 cases out of ureeaused by catarrh, which ting to be free again, to have wills of mucou^surfacts. la 11 an ‘ wl co,,<llt lon of the their own, and when at themselves , ca^tt'Sc^^ they are always On the Side of law. not be cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure. Feud * ’ for circulars, free, order, decent and good government F. J. OHF.N EY & co., Toledo, o .... ,, Sold by Druggests, 75c. under laws of their own making, but Hairs Family pnisare the oest. Dear Sir Would you rather have threw the notes he had made into vine- your customers spmk of your shoes gar that they might not carry Infection as wearing well, as cot running down and retired to a lonely spot. There he at the heel, as turning water, and died within twelve hours. taking a shine; or wag their heads: and Say nothing? Excbawre of Compliment*. We’d rather have ours, at intervals, 1 A village sexton in a 1’eunsylvanla say: “We want some more paint, i town, in addition to being gravedigger, and we want Devoe.” We know it acted as a stonecutter, carpenter and furniture mover. The local doctor, hav ing decided to. locate in another county, employed the sexton to assist in re moving his household goods. All went well until it came to settlement, when the doctor deducted an old aecount due by the sexton. He wrote at the same time objecting to the charge made for removing his furniture, using these words: "if this was steady it would pay much better than gravedigging.” In a few days back came this reply: “Indetsl, 1 would be glad of a steady job. Gravedigging is very slack since you left the county.”—Pbiludelphla Ledger. JW~*T “ ymmmi to paint, whenever they paint it; the longer the time, the suter they are to come-back- There’s business enough in the world ; there are houses enough to paint; let ’em take their time. If we were a shoemaker, we’d make shoes to last half a lifetime, and shoe the whole town. Yours truly F W Devoe A Go 42 New York /hen you can’t eat bread butter, take Scott’s :mulsion. When you have )een living on a milk diet and vant something a little more nourishing, take Scott’s Emulsion. To get fat you must eat id. Scott’s Emulsion is a great fattener, a great strength giver. Those who have lost flesh want to increase all body tissues, not only fat. Scott’s Emulsion increases them all, bone, flesh, blood and nerve. For invalids, for con valescents, for consumptives, for weak children, for all who need flesh, Scott’s Emulsion is a rich and com fortable food, and a natural tonic. Scott’s Emulsion for bone, flesh, blood and nerve. The Word that best describes our Xmas goods. We are opening them daily. Now’s your opportunity to get an inspiration; don’t wait till the last minute, see them while the lines are full and fresh. :::::: S.B. Crawley & Go. 813 Limestone St. Drugs, Perfumes and Station ery. Prescriptions properly filled and promptly delivered. Trespass Notice. MOTICE—Hunting on Mrs. D. Baxter Wood's plantation In DraytonvllloTown ship is forbidden. Nov. 10-1:1-17-20 D. Baxter Wood. Trespass Notice! We will send you a free sample. Be sure that this picture in the form of a label is on the wrapper of every bottle of Emulsion you buy. scon & BOWNE, chemists, 409 Pearl St, N. Y. 50c. and $11 all druggists. All parties arc hereby forbidden to tres pass on my lands for the purpose of hunt- j ing, fishing, cutting timber, etc., under penalty of the law. J. D. Jefferies, Jr. j Nov. 20-24-27-30, Dec. 4-8 Money Loaned. L OANS on improved farms for a term of years at seven per cent, interest. No commissions. For Information apply to.!. O Jefferies, Attorney at Lan. 11-aa-lyr A