The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, December 29, 1903, Image 2
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“NOW FOK INDEPENDENCE.”
Under the above caption the South-
arn Farm Magazine gives some very
timely advice to the cotton growers
of the Sonth. It is along the broad
principle of raising your own sup
plies and making your cotton crop
your surplus crop. The farmers of
the South, and especially this God
favored Piedmont section, cannot
hope to make a success of an all to
gether cotton crop. The article in
question is so replete with good sug
gestions that we produce it in full,
with the hope that readers of The
Ledger may profit thereby:
“In the meantime, brethren, raise
as much corn and feed as many hogs
as possible. It is exceedingly grat
ifying to receive ten cents, and even
twelve cents, for cotton. Such a
price is in sharp contrast with the
price of a few years ago. But that is
no reason for trying to raise during
the coming season twice as much
cotton as you raised last year. How
dependable is your labor? Have you
settled all your obligations at your
merchant's? Do you see your way
elear for carrying on the year’s op
erations without running into debt?
How about your fertilizer bills?
Will your implements and machin
ery do full service? Will you not be
able to do better work in the pros
poets of a full corn crib and a well
stocked smokehouse? Think of all
these things when you are mapping
out your plans for cotton. Make it,
if possible, your surplus crop. Don’t
mind what your neigubor does. You
aie to care, primarily, for yourself
and your family.
“The past twelve months have
been full of sensations, affecting
everybody in contact with cotton
from the grower of the staple to the
wearer of the finished goods. The
situation has had its ills for many.
It has aroused unusual interest on
the part of government officials, some
of whom, it is regrettable to record,
have gone beyond the bounds of pro
priety in their dealing with the ques
tion; on the part of the manufactur
ers, who naturally become apprehen
sive when the prices of the raw ma
terial rise, and on the part of city
farmers, the speculators, some of
whom are feeling badly because they
had raised no cotton, and had noth-
ng to sell when the time came to
make their promised delivery Bulls
and bears have raged iu the markets,
and not a few lambs, deceived by the
bears, have become mutton for the
bulls. With reason to be grateful to
the bulls, the cotton farmers have
reaped the greatest benefits. They
have attained a degree of prosperity
and independence not enjoyed by
them in many, many previous years.
“Cotton-growers may remain inde
pendent and inert ase their aovantage
it that respect, The way is clear.
Let each individual, before he ar
ranges for his cotton crop, see to it
that provision is made for his suffi
cient supply of bog and hominy.
That’s merely an old condensation of
advice that it is cheaper u ohe long
run to raise your food than to buy
it.”
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
courage to do this pack your grip and
migrate to a country you can praise.
The growler is a disgrace and a draw
back to everybody and everything,
and we don’t need him iu our “biz.”
♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
Cherokee has prospered during the
past twelve months and the outlook
is indeed gratifying for even greater
prosperity. Cynics and pessimists
should be forced to take back seati.
Their room is preferable to their
company, but by no means should
they be permitted to occupy front
seats on the bandwagon of pros
perity.
♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
When the return of the sales on
last Thursday of the State’s “grea 1
moral institution” in Gaffney goes
into the big booze bosses in Colum
bia, there will be great rejoicing
among such people in this state who*-
willing to exchange the character and
moral of her men and the happiness maQy otber8
of her women and children for a prop | AQtioeh cburch
for personal ambition and filthy
lucre.
♦■ ♦ ♦ ♦
The Greenwood Index several
weeks ago contained an article about
the poisoning of two babies in Gaff
ney as the result of administering a
dose of patent medicine. The report
was without foundation and without
fact and we advised our usually care
ful contemporary to seek its Gaffney
news from a more reliable source—
meaning, of course, The Ledger. We
trust this is sufficiently explicit for
our friend Watson.
♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
It becomes necessary to announce
once more that communications re
ceived at this office must have the
name of the writer signed to them in
order to receive attention. This is
imperative. We will not publish any
communication of any character
whatsoever, unless the author furn
nishes his name. Three communi
cations were consigned to the waste
basket yesterday for lack of signa
ture. The writer in every instance
must sign his name, not for the
purpose of publication, but for iden
tification.
♦
We have no complaint to utter
against our excellent corps of educa
tional officers. On the other hand we
wish to commend them for their very
efficient work. But we would urge
that our people co-operate with them
and let 1904 be the banner year for
the educational interest of Cherokee.
We are indeed woefully ignorant and
we need more than anything else to
be enlightened. Education is the
key note of success and man falls far
ehort of what he was created for when
he lives a life of ignorance. Therefore
it behooves us to look well to our ed
ucational interests.
«- ♦ ♦ ♦
The defeat of the proposed Ham
mond county, to|be constructed from
portions of Edgefield and Aiken coun
ties, shows how difficult the forma
tion of new counties is. It is pretty
hard to get enough people to agree
to the radical changes necessary to
bring about the formation of a new
county, the sole purpose being fre
quently for the benefit of a single is
olated interest or locality.—Edge-
field Chronicle.
You are wrong, brother. What de
feats the organization of smaller
counties is the selfishness of the old
counties. They are afraid that the
formation of new counties will hurt
them, whereas in truth it would ben
efit them. The smaller counties
bring about a more rapid develop
ment of the resources of the territory
interested and the old counties are in
fected with the spirit of progress and
move forward in an effort to keep
from slipping backwards. Ask Spar
tanburg, Union and York if this isn’t
true.
a duck hunt near Georgetown
wifh some of his fr’ends for the pant
week. There are many people in
South Carolina who would not only
like to give him a warm welcome to
the State, but who would also like to
-iee him succeed the strenuous Roose
velt In the White House. Oh 1 my
countrymen, what a change there
would be from Ted ly to Grover.—
Darlington News.
THE DISTILLERY MATTER.
Did They Intend It a Fair Exchange?
[The Expositor.]
It is reported that ttie managers of
the lyceum bureau in Savar nah gave
Senator Ben Tillman a counterfeit
$100 bill, among other bills of pos
sibly like denomination for a lecture.
Just what was intended to be implied
we can’t imagine.
Citizens of Antioch Demand Proof of Some
Assestlons Made.
Editor The Ledger-—We, thi
deacons and members of Antioch
church, desire to reply to some of the
statements of Mr. T. B Butler before
the State board of control, at Colum-
l i t a few da\ • »go, iu the case of tht-
members of Antioch church against
the Jenkins distillery. Mr. Butler
stated that he could get numerous
affidivits from members of Antioch
church itself in favor of his client,
The members of
are trying to move
this distillery on account of its nuis
ance and great evil. Now, affidavits
to be in bis client’s favor would have
to be made to the effect that this dis
tillery was not a great nuisance or an
evil to Antioch church and the com
munity. Now we do not believe
there is a single member of Antioch
church who would make any such
nffiiavit. However, we demand these
sffiiavitsof you, Mr. Butler. If you
fail to produce them this church and
community will brand your statement
as to these affi lavits as a falsehood
Mr. Butler makes another statement
before the board about our church
that we demand proof of. It is this:
•‘The whole thing (meaning the effort
to move the distillery) amounts to
nothing more than a little church row
down there among themselves.” If
there is any row in Antioch church
we know nothing of it, and we de
mand the proof Otherwise another
falsehood will be charged to your ac
count. Mr. Butler also stated before
the board that Prof. Sams was deeply
prejudiced, and thought that he could
»how that his measurements were in
correct. We know Prof. Sams is
abundantly able to take care of him
self. However, we want to state that
three deacons, the church clerk and
others, helped to measure the dis
tance, and they know it was done ab
solutely correct. Quite a number of
other falsehoods have been put in cir
culation since this cburch began its
move against this distillery. But we
fully expected to meet the strongest
agents the devil could put in the
field and we are finding some of them
out. The devil will not see his
stronghold in the world (whiekey)
slip through bis hands without a des
perate fight. He has his agents at
work in the churches, in the court
rooms, and the legislative halls, and
some of them pretend to be honorable
and a little religious at times.
The statements of Mr. Butler, con
tained in this article, are from the
printed statements of The State and
Yorkville Enquirer
J. G. Carroll,
John McSwain,
E. E Hardin,
O. A. Dover,
J. A Randall,
Oliver McSwain,
E. F McSwain,
Aholltth the Lien Ehw.
LLaurens Advertiser.]
The lien law should be abolished by
the general assembly at its approach
ing session. At least legislation in
volving its early abolition should be
gin The l -cessity is immediate. It
is urgent. It is here.
Nobooy AbutM-H I’s.
[Kingstree County Record.]
Brother Freeman, of the Bennetts-
ville Advocate, hits the nail on the
head when he says, * When you bear
a man abusing a newspaper jus' a-k
him how many years subscription he
owes for.”
Hartwell’M Feeling* Hurt.
I Florence Times.]
It is certainly a strange thing that
politeness is so cheap and pays so
well that people will be so stingy in
its use.
The paper hanger becomes a chronic
whistler, because the empty rooms in
which he works re-echoes his noisy
whistle.
Our tears soften our own heart,
but very seldom melt the hearts of
others
$50!
As we are overloaded with wagons we
will sell, for the next 6o days, the cele
brated Old Hickory two-horse wagon,
with bed and brakes complete, for $50.00;
the Taylor one-horse wagon for $25.00.
This is a great slaughter but our loss is
your gain, so come and buy while they
are cheap.
Mules!
Mules!
Mr. H. M. Johnson is in the West buy
ing mules and will be in by Jan. 1st with
a load of the best.
Respectfully,
Gaffney Live Sfock Go.
Ho For Christmas!
Don’t worry about where you shall buy
vour Fruits and Conf«*ction<-rlhs for the
Christmastime, hut COriE STRAIGHT TO
US—our line is complete and of the choieeat
varieties.
CANDIES OF ALL KINDS,
ORANGES, APPLES, BANANAS,
NUTS, RAISINS, MALAGA GRAPES,
FIGS, CAKES, COCOANUTS, ETC.
All fresh, sweet and luscious. A select liae
of FLAVORING EXTRACTa foryout Christ
mas Cakes.
Come and see what we have got foryow.
HAMLIN & RADFORD.
We often find a broad mind in
peaked bead, but never a big heart.
a
\Ve discontinue each subscription prompt
ly at its expiration. So watch your label and
the date and renew before ’tls too late.
For Sale.
^“Advertisements under this head will
no inserted for one cent a word each inser-
tlon. No ad Inserted for less than ten cents
TT'OK SALE—Lot of fine Ten ness
W. D. Kirby & Company.
Tuesday Nov. 17-1 a
messee Pigs
w. tf
PGR SALE—Three Mules; one Horse and
two Wagons Terms cash. Apply to 1.
W. Richardson. 12-29-it-pd.
I^OU SALE—A good milch cow. I). L. Llt-
- 1 - tlejohn. 12-2!)-4tpd
POK SALE—Lots in desirable part of city.
A- See Mrs. A. V. Montgomery. 12-22-tf
‘C'Olt SALE—Legal Cap Bond P *per with
A- numbered lines. At The Ledger Office.
F OR SALE—Old newspapers at 10c a hun
dred. Apply at this office.
■pOU SALE—All kinds of legal blanks; such
A- as used by Magistrates and court offi
cials; deeds, mortgages, etc., as cheap as the
cheapest. Apply at this office.
"T'OR SALE—Babbitt metal, made from old
A- type remelted into bars; the very best
babbitt metal made. Apply at The Ledger 1
office.
For Rent.
are the
People’s
Druggists,
and we are justly jealous of
our reputation as a uch., It
has been hardly won and we
intend to maintain it.
S.B. Crawley & Co.
813 Limestone St.
Drugs, Perfumes and Stationery
Prescriptions Properly Filled
and Promptly Delivered
F or rent-
G. Stacy.
One good two-horse farm F
12-18-6t. 1
R. H. Randall,
M. L. Randall,
J. L. Randall,
C. M. Bell,
L. A. Bell,
G. R Hughes,
R. M. Roark,
R. H. Hardin,
E. B. McSwain,
Preston Green,
G. P. McSvain,
H. K. McSwain,
M. L. McSwain,
E 8. McSwain,
L. M. McSwain,
F. H. Dover,
P. G Dickson,
W. H. Bird,
J. R. Dickson,
E Hardin,
J. A. Randall.
A J. Hughes,
C. O Hughes,
J R Dover.
F OR RENT—Mv cottage, corner of Johnson
and Buford streets; water in house; yard
and garden; bath room; house open for in
spection. Apply toC. Otts. 12-lltf
Save Money
ENT—My residence opposite Graded
School; large lot; convenient house; fur- j by buying goods from I. M.
nislied witli elect ric lights and water,
at once to H. K. Osborne.
Apply
12-11
F OR RENT—One two-horse farm situated
live miles nortli of Gaffney; ten-room
house In good condition; lands mostly fresh.
Apply to S. S. Rossor 1). G. Ross, at National
Bank of Gaffney. 12-1-tf.
Wanted.
Peeler. I am now making
a run on Shoes and will save
you money on them.
I have just received a lot
of the best inserted Steel
axes, see them before buy
ing.
Groceries and all other
■VDANTED—One hundred head of young
”” cattle from three to twelve months old
W. D. Kirby & Co.
Tuesday,Nov.n-i^w.-tf g 00C [ s a t bottom prices.
ANTED-Family of sufficient force to
AMONG OURSELVES.
H A pleasant and prosperous New
Year to each and every one of you is
the wish of The Ledger.
» ♦ ♦ ♦
Start the New Year right by sub
scribing for The Ledger, atknowl
edged by all to be Cherokee’s bright
est and best newspaper.
♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
You could bestow no more appre-
ciative gift uponja friend or acquaint
ance than by sending them The
Ledger for 1904.
Be slow to make New Year resolu
tions, bat once formed, strive like a
man to live np to them. Among
those resolutions a good one would be
to endeavor to live for others as well
as for self.
Praise Gaffney, praise Blacksburg,
praise Cherokee and everything In
the county. If you haven’t the
One means of checking the spread
of the divorce mania would be to put
a curb on the hasty marriage craze.
—Spartanburg Journal.
The dispensaries are now selling
“Squirrel” whiskey, two drinks of
which is warranted to make a man
climb a tree, and more will send him
to the dogs—Carolina Citizen.
The Charlotte Observer can felici
tate itself that North Carolina gets
credit for the first living machine
that flies. The Ob-erver has n en
firm in the faith t‘ at we would >et
fly.— Eastern Rt-fF (.•L'r
Reward Offered.
A reward of ten (10) dollars will be
paid for information leading to the
conviction of the party who shot a
bullet through one of the glass win
dows in Salem church, or the sum of
five (5) dollars will he paid the party
why did the dned if he will come up
and acknowledge it; and the com
mittee in charge of the investiga 1 ion
agree to give him justified bond in
the sum of five hundred dollars that
he will not be prosecuted in th-
courts for having done the deed
r. J. Estes
J L. Strain,
for uomtiiHiet.
Dec. 20 1903
Shine Where You Are.
(Children’s Friend.]
Would you have the worldbetter and brighter?
Then light upon the way as you go;
Make some little part of It lighter
With beams from your life’s steady glow.
Make tho world that youdlve in your debtor,
As through It you journey along;
Be good and the earth will grow better;
Do right, and the right will grow strong.
Trim tho lamp that is left to your keeping,
And fan It with breezes of hope,
Lest shadows your life over-ereeplng,
Leave others in darkness to grope.
work a two or three-horse farm. Dr.
Fort. U-ti-tf
W ANTED-I’ersimrnon, Dogwood, Hickory
and Holly Logs Freight paid on car
loads. James Cockshott, Charleston. South
Carolina. Uct. 20, 4 mo.
w
ANTED—To make straight loans on city
real estate. No commissions. Several
thousand dollars to loan.
Apr29-tf
Several
J. O. Jefferies.
\UE print anything from a visiting card to
a newspaper or a book, and our prices
are as low as the lowest. Write, telephone
or call on us. Tho Ledger, Gaffney, S. C.
Give me a call.
I. M. Peeler.
Notice.
G entlemen win not, you must not
hunt either of mv dogs. Thos. B. Butler,
u-a-tf
T AKE your chickens and eggs to the Star
Cate, opposite post office for the best cash
prices. 12-22-t!'
Notice.
W E do the best of commercial printing at
prices commensurate with first-class
work. If you haven’t time to cal! lelephone
or write us and we will do tho rest. Address
The Ledger, Box J. Gaffney, S. C.
Hoy Trappers Doing a Good Business.
[Newton Enterprise.]
The boys on the farms are making
a big run on the steel traps. Minks
are thick on the creeks and branches
and the skins are selling at $3 apiece.
One boy bought a trap from Mr. Lee
Setzer the other day and the next day
brought in a skin and Invested ic
three dollars’worth of traps; and it
is a common thing for the hardware
. , , f “ r wron,f stores to sell a half-dozen traps at a
when he said several years ago*
President Roosevelt, will doubtless
summon 10 the V\ bn. H-.u-e “Hon
Ike Allen,’’ the li'S’on 1
negro, wine him and nine rum arid
regale him with a Federal p'uui —
Greenwood New? «nd Views
Senator Tillman may not have the
wisdom of Solomon id all his say-;
ings, but he was not
that It would take about eight years
of good sound Democratic admlnUtra !
tion to purify things in Washington.
—Diiiion Herald.
Grover Cleveland has bten enjoy-
clip.
Local Cotton Market.
The following prices prevail on the
Gaffney market today:
Good middling 18.60
Middling 13.37$
Notice.
All persons holding claims of any kind
or character against the late Seymour
L. Cutting are hereby notified to
f jresent same to the undersigned proper-
y proven, and all persons indebted to
him are requested to make payment at
once to me. Mrs. Emma C. Cutting,
Executor of the Estate of S. L. Cut
ting.
BRING THEM TO ME
The cold season Is approaching. How
about those last winter suits that are
too good to throw away, and yet need
brightening up a little ? BRING THEM
TOME and have them overhauled—I’ll
make them look fresh and new. Clean
ing. pressing and tailoring done by an
expert.
W. H. ROBINSON, Tailor.
Over W. U. Telegraph Office.
Money Loaned.
L OANS on Improved farms for a term of
years at seven per cent. Interest. No
oommlsslons. For Information apply to J. O
Jefferies. Attorney at Law.
-ly r
IT MEANS
SOMETHING
sijP TO
•
when you speak of
l>eing up-to-date.
It means that you
will find
Our Photographs
“present time” pic
tures in every way.
They have that soft
finish and delicate
tone which tells of
the touch of the ar
tistic and the fidelity
to the nature and de
tails which the cam
era alone will »ot
give. Each sitter is
carefully posed.
None of the beauties
of face or figure are
' lost.
JUNE H. CARR
625 Limestoue 9t.
’ Phone 176.
Residence 171
Look Out for Old Man Manesa-
He is coming and don’t you forget it. Weare
in the swim—come swim with us. Just let us
tell you good ladies, what we have got to
eat: Fresh Pork, Picnic. Armour and Gold
Brand Hams, Dried Beef. Bologna and all
other kinds of Sausage, pure Pork Sans igo
when called for, Hogshead cheese, pressed
Pig’s Feet, Sliced Ham, tresh Kish every day
In the week, and Beef to beat the world, cut
just to suit you. We also carry afullllneof
Heavy aid Fancy Groceries; Fiults and
Vegetables of all kinds, Oysters most any
day you want them. Don’t forget tho place.
Just call telephone No. 23 and the old man
Maness will answer quick and deliver goods
promptly. We want one thousand dozen
Eggs at once; also green Hides WIP pay the
highest price, cash. Don’t forget the old man
Maness. next door to I. M. Peeler and Oarrell
Carpenter & Byers’Grocery store. The olu
ellable meat cutter,
W. J. MANESS,
Proprietor.
From Grime to Cleanliness
Notice of Sale.
State oe South Carolina, 1
Cherokee County. j
J. F. Whisonant, etc. Plaintiff,
against
Blacksburg Spinning & Knitting Mill,
et al, Defendants.
In obedience to a decree made in the
above entitled action I will offer for sale
at public outcry at Gaffney, Court House
of Cherokee county, S. C., on salesday
in January 1904. (Jan. 4th, 1904) dunng
the legal hours of sales, the following
described property: All that certain
piece or parcel of land, situated in
Blacksburg, Cherokee county, S. C.,
containing seventeen and one-half acres,
more or less, bounded on the Northwest
by Southern Ry Co’s, land, South and
P]ast by lands of J. G. Black and on all
other sides by lands of J. P\ Whisonant,
(fully shown on ’dat filed with decre).
Also, situaU 1 upon the said land one
brick building two stories high, with
iron roof, 50 by 80 feet and an additional
building, same material in rear of build-
ug first described, one story, 50 by 60
feet, three tenement houses, two 30 H.
P. boilers, one 25 H. P. engine, 41 knit
ters, 10 ribbers, 8 loopers, dyeing outfit,
one singer, electrical outfit (except
dynamo) and all other machinery, con
nections and attachments in or connect
ed with said plant.
Terms of sale, one-half cash, purchaser
having the privilege of paying the whole
bid in cash, the balance due to be secur
ed by the purchaser’s Ixmd and mortgage
over the premises and property sold,
bearing 8 per cent, interest from day of
sale, with 10 per cent, attorney’s fees in
addition thereto, if said mortgage is
foreclosed in court. The purchaser to
keep the property insured for a sufficient
amount to secure the balance due on his
purchase. If the purchaser shall fail to
comply with his bid within 30 minutes
from sale, the property will be offered
for re-sale at the risk of the former pur
chaser, subject to the conditions herein
before stated. Purchaser to pay for
patiers.
II. D. WHEAT,
Dec. 10th, 1903. Receiver.
Dec.-i5-22-29-o3.
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is a sure transition for your linens and
other garments that require water, aoap
and muscle to get them back to their
normal condition. Knowledge, skill,
care and attention on our part do the
business, and our price list is anything
but formidable. It will repay you well
to bring your washable garments to us
for regular renovation. Your orders
asked.
Pearl Steam Laundry,
Phone 122. Gaffney, S. C.
Dr. S. H. Griffith,
PHYSICIAN-SURGEON-OCULIST.
P'ormer pupil of the celebra
ted Oculist, Dr. Julian J.
Chisolm, of Baltimore. Has
also taken special post-grad
uate course in the F)ye, Ear,
Nose and Throat Hospital of
Baltimore.
Glasses Fitted Accurately
and Scientifically.
(^Office in Cherokee Drug Co. B’ld’g.
BUILDERS’ SUPPLIES
LUMBER, SHINGLES, LATHS.
DOORS, SASH, BLINDS,
FLOORING, SIDING,
CEILING, MOULDING.
A LAO A PINE LINE OP
Paints and Oils
50c to |1.30 per k*1.
L. BAKER