Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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. . '’V' • ■ 1 H riipc ’ITBLISHKD TUK8DAY AND FRIDAY. RY En. H. DkCamp. Imr Lkdger it) not rettponBiblt* for tr><> views of correspondents. jorrespondents who do not oontri* bate regular news letters must fur nish their name, not for publication, but for identification.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 oents a line. Reeding notices will be published - at ten 3euts a line each insertion. All correspondence should be ad dressed to Ed. H. DeOamp, Manager. We invariably discontinue sending The Ledger when a subscription runs out, for we have no way of knowing that a person wants it except by receiving his or her renewal. We urgently solicit a prompt! J^mer "to get a |high price ~for his renewal, on the ground that cotton, the paper is worth the money. We are trying month by month to make it better and better. ton, which naturally would mean high prices for goods, will bring tin- mills more prosperityjthan low-priced cotton, which would mean an im poverishtd South • Some of the Northern papers ur making a great outcry about the ter nhle taxon the public that the en hanced value of cotton goods causes They seem to forget altogether that there are many goods made by Amer lean mills which have a protective duty of 40 50 and even 60 per cent If the public are so much to be thought of, why not remove this duty and they will be able to buy goods even cheaper than when cotton wos selling at five cents. The high price if cotton naturally makes high pricec goods which the public have to pay for, hut hundreds of thousands of {Southern farmers get the benefit of same; but the protective duty on cotton goods, which the public also pays, benefits only a comparatively small number of stockholders in the mills. I do not mean that I advo cate the abolishment of a duty on cotton goods; but I claim that the ideal condition for the general pros perity of this country is high-priced goods if it enables the Southern The South hardly realizes as yet what the price obtained for its crop will mean for the prosperity of this seotioo The chances are that this crop will bring in the neighborhood of $600 000 000. The value of no other crop of any description ever put in the ground approached anything nke these figures. The yearly output of IHJK PROSPERITY AND COTTON We commend to our readers the following address delivered by Frank ; a || t h e ttD d e iiv er mines of the B. Hayne, a bull leader of New Or leans, on the prosperity of the South and cotton. Mr. Hayne is a South Carolinan, and of that ^distinguished family of Haynes which sned so much laeter on the State. Mr. Frank B. Hayne. of New Or leans, made a speech before the Pro gressive Union of that city, in which be told the business men in that or ganization what effect the enhanced value of cotton has produced upon financial conditions in the South. His speech y as as fo’lows: world is no j-ia great ;and the diamond mines of Africa do not even approach it. If thisjean only continue for a few years, there is no section of the world that would be better off than the South. Of course in the North there is more wealth, but it is con centrated and this $6U0 000,000 is distributed everywhere throughout the South. We may not have as many immensely rich people, but we will have fewer really poor people than anywhere in the world. “I have not the slightest doubt that many of us here will live to see ■I undersLodl-ou gentlemen want *»• day when|fltleen minion ba.e. -ill J be considered a small crop, and pos sibly at that time the Southern farmer will be able to afford to sell same at say nine or ten cents. When that time arrives doubtless ‘The Bounteous’ Buston will be furnished with a special car by the Lancashire spinner to take a trip through the South in October, and looking out at the growing crops between sips of to know what effect the enhanced value of cotton has had on the pros perity of the South. '•It seems to me that you would uot have to ask anyone directly connected with the cotton business regarding this matter, as each and every one of you could answer it for yourself, for, never mind what your business may be. the advance in cotton must have been of material benefit to you. From the laborer to the lawyer, from the barkeeper to the clergyman, no ono living in the South could help; but derive some benefit from the! same. When cotton was selling at | five and six cents the small farmer of, tne South was hardly any better off I that the laborers who worked for him His children w're rags and went bare- footed. In many cases even their wivesj and daughters gathered the crop, ns f itiid not afford to em ploy ni *. u n they were only will be in such a prosperous condi Mon that they can laugh at thest estimates and dictate the price at vliich they will sell the commodit} they have raised. “1 trust sincerely that the Houtl vi ill appn ciate the good forfurie that has befallen it and will make good use of same. 4 strongly advise the farmer to resolutely abstain from speculating in cotton. It is his bus iness to raise the cotton and get all LET ITS HEAR FROM YOU. The Ledger anticipates some changes in its make-up in the near, future. It is propose I to drop some ! of its present features and take up some new ones. With the idea in view of nleasing its readers and at ! trading n-w ones we would suggest j that each and every reader of this; paper, mao or woman, boy or girl,) ae can out of it, which is certainl> take up the following list of quesridn-J hard enough work ; but if he attempts and write us a letter on the subject, ! spt-cu.ai ing also in the iinsW ering each question in a con use i to gel rich by c immodity which he raises, he is apt to find that, never mind what price ne may obtain for his cotton, he will not be much better r ’ in the long run. Each one to his calling, and the farmer is the last person in th< world that should speculate. * As a Southern man I am certainly proud to think that the S uYn is re gaining; in fact, I may say the South has regained, its old position in this country; and I trust most sincerely that we.will remember whar the South was before the civil war and try to ! make that our model. Let us not ; t dnk that the accumulation of! money is all important, out let us try to make the new South what the old South was—a land where politics was not business, but where the pub lic office was considered an honor. Let us try and give our children the best education possible. The coun try should be filled with schools, col leges and universities. Let us try and raise statesmen of such purity that their names will be remembered for generations. Let us hope there may again appear in the South such men as Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Janksou, Wade Hampton, who. when they die will be mourned and rever- ( manner: What feature of The Lerlg. r do you like best 1 / Have you read the serial stories that nave been run in The Ledger? Do they appeal to you as a good feature? Do you read Taltnage’e sermons? What would you suggest, hat, in your opinion, would contribute to the usefulness of The Ledger? We desire an expression from each individual that reads The Ledger. Answers to these questions will not be published without the consent of the writer. Let ns have your letter at once. Address all letters to The Ledger, Box J., Gaffney. 8. O. Matter of Health There is a quality in Royal Baking Powder which makes the food more digestible and wholesome. This peculiarity of Royal has been noted by physicians, and they accord- ingly endorse and recom mend it. ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO.. NEW YORK. An Entertainment On Tuesd iy afternoon the Junior Epworth Le-igue entertained Wm. C. Whitney, Secretary of the Navy under President Cleveland, died at his home Its New York Tuesday. He was one of the country’s greatest ; ^ tE05 ’ t delightful liour was statesmen, a true democrat and the wDl 1 these little folks, after father of the United State* n-ivy. It is stated that the Calumet Man Chnrch Notice. Tne Prt v-byter chumh will here- their b ff, r t.^ve services at f our mothers at tin home of Mrs. Pierson, i afternoon Spent iv ii ich ed by the entire South, as Georgia’s 1 lecturing company, of Liberty, will gallant son, Gen. Gordon, was yes teraay when borne to the grave. Let us not think that literature, poetry and art are to jbe despised, but let us encourege same in theJSouth ;aud not .think that money is the only god In other words, let us try to make the South what it was before the civil at once bflild a $100 000 annex to its already extensive plant for the manu facture of fine yarns from the long staple cotton of the sea islands and Mississippi. Manager W. P. Batcheler, of the Raleigh dispensary, says the receipts o’clock in ins’ead of the night service Preaching next Sabbath at i-levn a. m., and four o in. light re i re “ho ents were '••ervei ; n>- Wednesday eveorig serv>»:e at 7:80 ' following program w s r nd-r-e: m the Sabbath sen ml ro m Sabbath Opening Song—“Praise Him" by the League >ch> ol at 10 a m To all these ser vices sThOg. rs, vi-itors and new Recitation Slyrtls Little .Music Vivian Sarralt 1 . • ■ n • K»citation Sarah Littlejohn arc mO’t cordial!v invited. Reading enristiiie Raker , The L'Uiies’ A’d Missionary Society Song—Duet -J ^uVl'Merver w >ll meet at the residence of the pas- ......Fannie Duff j tor next Monday a'ternonn at fonr t annle Mae Jones Recitation t-oug Music Recitation Song Re -Ration Reading Music Recitation for January were $11,550. He savs> war—when honor, character, courage ; this is $150 a day more than he ex and courtesy were considered far peeled. January is regarded among ^ ta] the liquor dealers as a dull mouth Go to The Gaffney Drug Co more than wealth —Go to The Gaffney Drug Co. with your prescriptions. for Ration . Song Recitation... Annie b. Kendrick .Mattie M te Pierson Bernuu Steadman ... Julia Sarralt Maud Mci raw Pe..rl Littlejohu \Valter Littb- Lula .Mae Littlejohn . .Annie U Kendrick Alma Hamrick W tllaee Steadman your patent mediiices. Gaffney Land Sale. o’cln k All the indies of the con gregation are requested to be present and to bring th-ir mite boxes. How’s This? \Veoffer One Hundred Dollars Reward for n v case of Catarrh that cannot bo cured by Hall s Catarrh Cure F J CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, O. We. the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all bustnss transac tions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by their firm-. 1 A COMMON Wk Wk feJ COMPLAINT. Scotch whiskey and champagne, will declare ihattventy million bales is the minimum; and perhaps he will occasionally get out at a station an i measure the bolls before forming this opinion. And Mr. Neill, the spin ners’ friend, whose boast is that he has saved the spinner of the world hundreds of millions of collars at the ofgth) Southern farmer by I his erroneous estimates, will doubt less come out in January and declare that Mr. Buston was wrong, that the crop cannot be less than twenty-one millions minimum Wail street and able to obtain such ruinous prices , Landsjintbe South were actually in ^'sh newspapers will wriie de some cases given up for taxes. Prop- °unciatory articles agamst the Gov- erty of all kinds was worth less than moment bureau report and ola m it at any time since tbe civil war. It arnment bureau was defrauding the honest bear spec ulator by only making the crop 14 • 950 001) bales. When that time ar looked as if there was no hope for anyone living in the South, never . t ^ ... mind what his business was, to do nve8 > however. I trust the South will more than barely make a living, while the farmers would simply have to toil like slaves and get deeper and deeper in debt. Gradually, how ever, the price of cotton began to rise and, for the last five years, eacb year it has assumed a higher level of prices. The world seemed to be- gruged the growing prosperity of the South and fought, vigorously every advance. Professional estimators of the crop would each year inform the spinner tnat the production had been enormous; and in this way tne farm er was year after year robbed of his deserved earnings. But at last he is getting a justly earned reward for bis labors “It Is hard to realize in what ter rible straits the South was five years ago, when we look at the prosperity sue is enjoying at present. The in terior banks all over the South have more money than they ever dreamed was possible; mortgages are paid off; tbe farmer is out of debt, and the South to day is really more prosper ous! than ever in its existence. No- where|i-|this prosperity more apparent than in New Orleans. Look at the Hibernia Bank and Trust Company building, which can be seen from these rooms. That hank alone has deposits more than half as large as the entire deposits of New Orleans five years ago; and it undoubtedly was originated and organized by men who had made money out of tbe rite in cotton; and its deposit® ere dn«> tbe prosperity which ,tb“ -'se .a cot ton has brought ^ th’.a city. On the first of Jann*’ , 7 «oe deposits of all the banks'n New Orleans were $66 000,- ^y,'. JOO, or twojacd one-half-times as arge as they wore five years ago Glance at tbe value of the stocks of tbe New Orleans bank at that time and what they are selling for now ; find out what real estate ia bringing now compared with that time;see the crowds on Canal street; the people that are daily turned away from our hotels; and the general^air of pros perity that is prevailing everywhere; and you may be able to form some sllgnt conception of what the rise In cotton means in the South. "I would hate to think, however, that the prosperity-of thejfariner was at the expense of the Southern mill interests; but I honestly think what barm these high prices have caused tbe mills Is only temporary; that as tbe yekrs roll by the South will con sume more and more of tbe cotton it grows, and ibat high prices for cot- Blood Feed pale girls on Scott’s Emulsion. Wfc do not need to give all the reasons why Seott’s Emulsion restores the strength and flesh and color of uood health to those who suffer from sick blood. The fact that it is the best preparation of Cod Liver Oil, rich in nutrition, full of healthy stimulation is a suggestion as to why it does what it does. Scott’s Emulsion presents Cod Liver Oil at its best, fullest in strength, least in taste. \oung women in their teens ” are permanently cured of the peculiar disease of the blood which shows itself in paleness, weakn ess and nervous- ness, by regular treatment with Scott’s Emulsion. It is a true blood food and is naturally adapted to the cure of the blood sickness from which so many young women suffer. Catarrh begins with a stubborn cold in the head, inflammation or sore ness of the membrane or lining of the nose, discharge of mucus matter, headaches, neuralgia and difficult breathing, and even in this early stage is almost intolerable. But when the filthy secretions begin to drop back into the throat and stomach, and tbe blood becomes polluted and the svstem contaminated _, • , , ^ , f \r tLf. mtnrrL- in'- * llacl a continual headache, my cneeks had grown uy tne eaiarrnat pots- purple, mv note \v«.s always Stopped up, my breath Oil, then the sufferer had a sickenin'? : u<i d.3;vsting odor, and I coughed hoo-LiutnrenH™ xvlmt-» incessantly. 1 h-aud of S. H. S. and commenced to use u. gins to realize \\ utit a u and alter taking several bottles I was cured and disgusting and sicken- have never since had the AL-.hl- -it symptom of the Jve.i- A i so CiiSGid.S3. ill LSt> AViiAjLlY Xj. SaOIMVI, ing disease LatanJl IS. itorthwest Cor. 7th and Felix Sts., St. Joseph, Mo. It affects the kidneys and stomach as well as other parts of the body. It is a constitutional disease and as inhaling mixtures, salves, ointments, etc., are never more than palliative or helpful, even in the beginning of Catarrh, what can you expect from such treatment when it becomes chronic and the whole system affected? Only such a remedy as S. S. S. can reach this obsti nate, deep-seated disease and purge the blood of the catarrhal poison. S. S. S. purifies and builds up the diseased blood, and the inflamed membranes are i J healed and the excessive secretion of mucus ceases when new, rich blood is coming to the diseased parts, and a pennanent cure is the result. S. S. S. is guaranteed purely vegetable and a reliable remedy for Catarrh in all stages. Write if in need of medical advice; this will cost you nothing. Jr/f SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, GA. Hall’sOa'arrti Lure is taken internally actingdinctly upon tin blood and mucous surfaces of t.ie sj stern. Test imonials sent free. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Dru*- glstS. Hall’s Family Pills are the best. I will sell March 7 ioo i 11 iWinhle Wkst & Thdax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, . u - WAimiNO. Kinnan & Makvin, Whote- omlding lots in Gaffney, with three ten- sale Druggists. Toledo, O. ; able houses thereon. Don’t let this op portunity pass to buy dirt in this educa- i tional centre. tw Mar. 5 II. S. Lipscomb. [Where is Hughes Bros? You will findthem-in Hu new Webster & Jefferies block on Rolniisoti street, next to Clitie’s--tab i s, wii'i a full imo ol* t iesli Si-iple a id Fancy Droceries, Cigars, t'obaceos, -te.Phone No. 45. 0 fiS5’* Early Risers The famous little pills* B A IV§ SM H R SALVE the most heeling salve in the world. Subscribe for The Ledger, Cherokee’s most popular newspaper. We Stand Sack Shoes. -•V */ J - • ^~S. . - - m > »C> . •_ ... _*/« -A ..A . % p% v r 5; fee i TA ^\r *. m »v . 4' id' Vegetable m mm fe y> «• a •• feat* eriorto all ctbersksi Sup It is sold ever-y-whe •v iiesson co. SAVANNAH 6A. 1 *~ltffSfcif iiL <36v-*— We will he t(lad to send a sample to any sufferer. Be sure that tliia picture in the form ot a libel is on the wrapper of every bottle of Emulsion you buy. SCOTT & BOWNE. Chemists. 409 Pearl St., New York. Liberal Treatment Prompt Service Absolute Safety ire some of the features ,of our service guaranteed to patrons of this Bank. We want your business. Jail on us at any time. National Bank of Gaffney. If an unworthy pair finds place in our stock, it’s not your fault and not your -loss. Our SH0f - 5 are made in such ways, from such stock, that there is no excuse for anything but entire satisfaction. We seldom have a complaint and never a dissatisfaction; we don’t do business that way. QtiR shoes are Fashionable, Durable and Comfortable, and you pay only for the Shoes—nothing for name. A larger stock than you usually see, Ci And Lower Prices for the same quality than you ever run across. We handle the celebrated Hamp ton BROWN and W. L. DOUGLASS SHOPS f or Men—everybody knows them, hoore, shar per and berring shoes for Women—known the world over. We have a fine line of Durable and Stylish Shoes for Children, Rubbers! Rubbers! Rubbers! We have Rubbers for Men, Women and Children and our prices are right, UILKINS & Gaffney. Soutfi (arofina.