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THE LARGEST Circulation of Any Newspaper in the Fifth Congressional District of S. C. The Ledger. SEMI-WEEKLY—PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY \ • WE GUARANTEE The Reliability of Every Adver tiser Who Uses the Col umns of This Paper. A Newspaper in all that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People of Cherokee County. ESTABLISHED FEB. 16, 1894 , GAFFNEY, S. C., FRIDAY. FEBRUARY L‘4, 1904. $1.00 A YEAR H OUR LAW MAKERS AT STATECAPITAL, State House Matter Creates a Sensation. A MONSTROUS SWINDLE. CommUnlon Appointed to InvestlRiit® Com pletion of State llonne Made Itn Keport Monday—rianH and Work Condemned and a Dark Picture Kevealed. (Correspondence of The Ledger.A Columbia, Feb 11—.The senention of the snuion cume Monday when the legislature received the report of the joint commission appoirted last year to investigate the completion of the State house. The investigation was ordered because of the miuority re port of Senator J. Q Marshall, a member of the original State house commission, who had all along pro tested, though in vain, that the work was not properly done. The report is too long for incorpo ration in this letter and is sufficient to say that it condemns unsparingly the plans and specifications of Archi tect Frank P. Milburn and the work of the contractors, Mcllrain Unkefer & Company. Mr. Milburn was em ployed to see that the work was prop erly done and it was upon his recom mendation that the commission ac cepted the job on behalf of the State. The investigating committee says: “We feel that what we have reported, and the testimony taken, reveals a dark picture, it is true, but nothing short of an actual inspection of the work can convey an adtquate idea of the monstrous swindle of which the State is the victim.” A DOG TAX. Next to this report in point of sen sationalism is the passage of a deg tax bill by the house. Heretofore Josh Ashely or some other friend of the poor man and his dog has fought the bill to the death but this year. Josh being at home, the bill passed without debate. It provides for a tax of 50c on all dogs, the proceeds to be expended for school purposes. The capitation tax is collected as the tax on all other property. The capi tation tax is made a first lien on all property owned by the person who owes the tax. THE LIEN LAW. The bouse of representatives spent all of Tuesday acting on the bill to provide for a record of marriages and the bill to repeal the lein law. Each of these bills comes up every year, and each is killed with persistent regularity. The marriage record bill is killed on the ground that it is a step toward the enactment of a di vorce law, and the bill to repeal the lien law is killed because it is urged * that the lieu law is a protection to the poor, as it permits them to give a mortgage on muscle and to get money with which to work indepen dently, whereas, if there were no such law they would not be able to work for themselves but would be forced to work for others. Mr. Whaley’s bill to require the railroad commission to fix the rates iu this State on the same basis as rates within other states passed without discussion. This bill was presented at the request of the Char leston freight bureau and is iu line with the recent fights on tariffs be fore the railroad commission. It pro vides that the railroad oommissioners shall not permit any railroad com pany doing business in this State to charge a greater rate for the trans portation of any freight between points within the State of South Car olina than is charged by the same railroad company for the transporta tion of like freight for the same dis tance between points within any other State under substantially the lame circumstances and conditions; and the said railroad commissioners are hereby required to revise the ex isting schedules so as to make them conform to the rates hereby required to be enforced. The bill to provide libraries for the public schools has passed both bouses. It is a measure recommended 'by Jov. Heyward and Superinten dent of Education 0. B. Martin. It provldri that "wherever the patrons and friends of a free public school shall raise by private subscription and shall tender $10 00 to the county superintendent of education, for the establishment uf a library to be con nected with said school, the county board of education eball appropriate $10.00 from the money belonging to that school district; the State board of education sball then add $10.00 to the fund iu the bauds of the county superintendent of education for the library in the district. The 4 local board of trustees is to purchase the books with the funds thus raised. Senator Price’s bill to grant coun ties the right to vote out dispensaries brought about considerable debate in the senate but that body refused to reject the measure. The fight against the bill was led by Senator Sbarpe, of Lexington, who bae been chairman of the legislative committee to Investi gate the dispensary and who is gen erally supposed to be pretty close to the management of that institution. In presenting the question Senator Brice, a former advocate of the dis pensary traffic. ETTA JANE LETTER. Happeuingx Hinl Movements of People In Lower Cherokee. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Etta Jane, Feb. 10.—Through a private letter received yesterday we learn that Mr. Bryson Wall died at his home in Lewis county, state of Washington, oj Januar7 1st, in the 82nd year of his age. Mr. Wall was well and favorably known by many of the older people of this community as a stcck driver as well as a refugee from Tennessee during the war; and, also, his home in Tennessee was a city of refuge for the refugee Kukiux in the stormy days 1871 2. A very touching obituary notice clipped from a Washington paper accompanied the letter, in which some of the magnifi cent traits of character this old gen tleman possessed are recorded. Mr. T. Jell Hughes passed here this morning on his way into York county for a load of chickens and eggs. We learn that the ford at Skull Shoals has been damaged by the tear ing out of part of the dam in order to get the flat in the position assigned. They had to tear the dam away to get the flat up through it. The flat was built at Howell’s ferry and run down Broad river and up Pacolet to Skull Shoals. We had the pleasure last Monday of calling on our old friend and army comrade, Mr. Wm. J. Vaughn. His good wife, who has been au invalid for several years, has so far recovered htr former health that she says she is well now. The boys had another fox chase last Monday morning Last Sabbath evening between 3 a n d 4 o’clock a severe wind and rain storm passed over this section. No damage was done that we know of. Some people don’t want rural free delivery mail service for fear it will make taxes higher. Prof. J. T. Moore has been com pelled to give up bis school at Sunny- side on account of his failing health. This we regret very much, as he has made teaching a profession and is eminently qualified to perform its duties. Rev. W. H. White preached at Salem last Sabbath. Arrangements are being made to start the school at this place. Mrs. Sallie B. Ingram will teach it. With some of her friends from Hickory drove, Miss Annie Miller visited the family of Mr. 8. T. Estes last Sabbath. MissJetsie Strain has been right unwell with sore throat for a few days. Dr. Black is treating her and she is better now. Mr. Adam Qoudelock was in this section last Monday on business. Farmer) are getting in their hands for this year. Labor is very high conbidering its reliability. Sam Strain is much pleusedd with the horse swap Mr. W. F. Osment made last first Monday at Qaffney. j. L. s. Prompt Payment. The Baltimore lire has caused a great deal of discussion as to the losses incurred by insurance compa nies, and no doubt many small com- pauies will be so badly crippled that they will be forced to retire from bus iness. Among the companies that have successfully stood the losses is the Hartford Insurance Co., repre sented in Cherokee county by E K Belue, as the following telegram re ceived Tuesday by Mr. Belue will show: "Following the honorable course pursued by the Hartford Insurance Co. in all previous conflagrations, it is already adjusting and paying Bal timore losses received. Geo. Chase, President.” To be insured iu a company that has stood the test for over one hun dred years and which has the finan ces to meet so heavy a loss so promptly, is insurance in its truest and best sense. Ancient and Modern Advice About How to Acquire Wealth. The ancient sages' "sure road to wealth” was “be temperate in all things, be economical always.” Mod ern life, with its “rush methods” in business requires that “keep healthy” be added to the old adage. Everybody knows how to be tem perate and most people bow to be economical, but few know bow to keep perfectly healthy. Over eating, irregular habits, neglect etc., derange the stomach, liver, and bowels, caus ing Indigestion, torpid liver, consti pation, etc. Rydale’s Tablets are na ture’s best ally when such conditions exist. The Stomach Tablets will di gest your food, strengthen your di gestive organs and cure your Indiges tion. The Liver Tablets will arouse your liver, stimulate your bowels and es tablish a regular, healthy habit. Ry- dale’s Tablets insure good health. Gaffney Drug Co. fHROUGHOUT THE PALM STATE. Items of Interest of Passing Events. ALL OVER THE STATE. Events Unit Have Taken Place from One End of the State to the Other Culled From Exchanges ;for (Jnick Heading by Scores of Busy People. Arthur J. Hammett, a young boy employed in the Poe Mills in Green ville, was robbed cf a gold watch and chain by an unknown white man just about dark Tuesday ^evening. Will Austin, a colored railroad em ploye, while attempting to couple two cars in the Southern yard in Spartanburg Wednesday lost his bal ance and his hands and arms were painfully mashed. His wounds though painful are not serious. Wm. Young, a colored brakeman on the Southern Railway, while rid ing on the engine of a freight train at Santuc, jumped off to throw a switch, but fell, his left arm going under the wheels of the engine. His back was also badly bruised. Dr. F. D.Kendall, the Southern’s] division surgeon, am putated his left arm. * Registered distillery No. 620, op erated in Pickeus county by Sam Cox in the name of R. C. Gantt, was reported to have been illegally run, and its license was revoked by the State board last week The outfit with 1,708 gallons of whiskey was seized by Deputy Scruggs on Monday and carried to Easley for shipment to Columbia. Sheriff Coleman of Richland Tues day discovered that Ed Marks—the missing sandhiller for whose murder Ed Marsh, Mrs. Marks and W. T. Simpson were arrested on Monday— came ou towards Columbia on the 28th of January, the day he is sup posed to have been murdered, and spent that night within four miles of that^city. The sheriff therefore re leased his prisoners. South Coroliua postmasters effected an organization in. Columbia Tuesday evening. The State organization of the men and women of letters was formed with a deal of enthusiasm and a very gratifying idea of the bene fits that will accrue to the improve ment of the service. Over 50 post masters were iu attendance, and let ters were read from nearly as many more who desire to be enrolled as members of the association but whose presence was impossible for a variety of reasons. M. P. Tapp was injured in the un ion depot in Columbia Tuesday morn ing. He was there about 4 :30 o’clock to take *tbe!,traiD for Augusta. On attempting to board the train be slipped on an orange peeling and fell, bis left arm going under the wheel of a moving train. Dr. Kendall iad to amputate the arm at the elbow. Mr Tapp is originally from Fairfield county and is well known in Colum bia, where he used to live while iu the employ of the Southern Railway as a conductor. Lately he had been living in Nashville, Tenn. News reached Union Tuesday of a homicide that occurred near Carlisle. From the information received, it ap pears that Will Eubanks, a white man, attended a negro "festibal” near Carlisle Saturday night The usual row took place and a fusilade of shots were fired, one bullet taking effect on Eubanks and passing en tirely through nis body. He lingered till Friday morning, when be died. The statement given out is to the ef fect that a negro by the name of Silas Lyles fired the fatal shot,—though several others are said to have par ticipated iu the shooting. Lyles was arrested and lodged in jail. An unknown negro man was found on the Southern Railway near the railroad crossing at Seneca early Wednesday morning between the rails. The verdict of the coroner’s Jury was that he came to his death by being run ove» by some south bound train. His clothing was found scattered from within a short distance of the depot to where his body was found, something like 300 yards. His body was cut off from bis thighs, one foot cut off and tbs other oue half out off. Parts of the negro were found as far as seventy yards from the main portion of bis body. The man was a stranger, but it is said he was from North Carolina. Local Cotton Markot. The following prices prevail on the Gaffney market today: Good middling 13.85 Middling 18.75 MyHtcr«ou» Circumstance. One was pale and sallow and the other fresh and rosy. Whence the difference? She who is blushing with health uses Dr. King’s New Life Pills to maintain it. By gently arousing the lazy organs they compel good digestion and bead off constipation. Try them. Only 25o, at Cherokee Drug Co., druggists. POSTMASTER IN TROUBLE. Mr. KobtiiHou Had Warrant, Served on Him For Violation of Statutes. [Spartanburg Herald.] A warrant has been issued and served on John T. Robinson, post master at Cowpens, charging him with violation of sections 3890, 3891 and 3892, revised statutes of United States. Mr. Robinson gave bond and aa investigation of his case by the government authorities will came up before United States Commissioner McGowan on Monday. Mr. Robin son has given bond for his appearance on that date. The sections of the statutes above which Mr. Robinson is charged of violating by two affidavits, are about asfollows: Unlawfull detaining mail matter in the postoffice at Cowpens, S. 0. with intention of preventing the delivery of the same to the party addressed and by unlawfully detaining letter? which had come into his possession, and opening same, and by taking letters and mail matter which had come into bis possession as post master, with the purpose of ob structing the correspondence and prying into the business secrets of the parties addressed, and by embezzling mail matter received by him as postmaster. No Kooni for Improvement. Gaffney, S. C., R F. D. No 3, January 30th. 1904. Ed. of Ledger, Gaffney, S. C. Dear Sir:—In your last issue you asked your readers to express them selves on several features of The Led ger. The first feature I like best in The Ledger is the news of Cherokee coun ty. I always glance over the paper and hunt all the local items and read them first, and without them I would not want the paper, as the local news of my count/is of more importance than the news from any other quarter of the globe. None of my family are interested in serial stories; we do not read them. I read and enjoy Talmage’s sermons; think any one else that reads them will do the same. The Ledger has improved so much during the last twelve months that I do not see airy room for improvement, or any need for improvement, as to that part, but will say in conclusion to give us all the Cherokee locals that are worth reading and I for one will be satisfied. . Respectfully, John T Ruppe. MlnUter Dien In Pulpit. Wiley B. Brown, of Asheville, re ceived the news late Monday after noon of the death of his brother-in- law, Rev J. A. Kuykendall, which occurred at the Corinth. Baptist church, of Buncombe county, under peculiar circumstances. Mr. Kuy kendall is a Baptist minister of that section, and Sunday hai gone to Cor inth to preach bis regular weekly sermou. The preacher arrived at the house of worship in bis usual good health and had begun his services, taking for bis cext'he 14th chapter of Genesis: "I will go and see Him before I die,” when, after speaking a few words, he suddenly placed his hand to his side and fell to the floor of the pulpit, expiring within a few seconds and without uttering a word After several minutes had elapsed and it was finally realized that the minister was dead, his body was re moved to a nearby residence and preparations made for the care of the refuains. First UitptUt Church Notes, Dr. Simms will speak next Sabbath morning on "The Cry for a Larger Faith,” and at night on "The Cleans ing of the Ten Lepers.” Strangers and visitors are cordially invited to worship with the congre gation. Attentive ushers will seat you. Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. The attendance last Sabbath was the largest in several months. Kscttped hu Awful Fate. Mr, H. Haggins of Melbourne Fla , writes, "My doctor told me I had Consumption and nothing could be done for me. I was given up to die. The offer of a free trial bottle of Dr. King’s New Discovery for Consump tion, induced me to try it. Results were startling. I am now on the road to recovery and owe all to Dr. King’s New Discovery. It surely saved my life.” This great cure is guaranteed for all throat and lung diseases by Cherokee Drug Co., drug gists. Price 50o & $1.03. Trial bot tle free. In The Merry Springtime. In the mt rry Springtime the fes tive malaria microbe goeth forth de termined to colonize every human organism. If this arch foe has in vaded your system allow us to sug gest Rydale’s Tonio. This remedy frees the blood from malaria microbes eliminates poisonous matter from the system, strengthens the nerves, and restores robust health. Rydale’s Toulo is guaranteed. Gaffney Drug Oo. THROUGHOUT THE TAR HEEL STATE. From the Mountains to The Sea. NORTH CAROLINA NEWS lutcreMtliiK Itcnm Cmireruiug Our Nelnh born Beyond the Line Which May I’rov* Kut<-rtainiuK Itcadlui;. for Hundreds ot Ledger Keadern 1 Do Grceusooro Hardware Com pany fias obiaiUtd Ihe couiraot for luruismijg ail the mill wotk for Lbe new government bunding at Golds- Doro. itie com race has just been made wun the King Lumoer Com pan}, oi Conrioiisviiie, Va. ihree negroes, Tom Parker, Jim Riubaiu and Eugene Salisbury, ur- resltd in Juuau last v\itk uuargeu With wholesale loobcty ol SoUeUcin Kdii*uy Height cars at Pomona shill ing yards, utur ihe-re, wire given a preliminary triai, Tuesday after noon IU nice Cases In default ol Ooads they uVc in j-tii to await the hi xt term oi Ue Ouyciior Court. At tne m> eting to be held in Gieeusooro tucoUaj, fTn. 16, by teal estate agents Horn the various loans of the Otaie to loim a .mate real es tate associaiisu, Air. Ai. V. Ricnurus land and immigration egent I^r the Oouthem Railway , will be one of tbe speakers A letter Was received from hi hi idesday, dated at Chicago, strongly approving the Oojects of tne meeting, and accepting an invitation to address the Oody, nis subject being ■ ihe Real Estate Agent.” G.auys DeArmano, the five yeur- Old daughter ol Dr. and Airs. J. Alack DeAruiaud, oi Ciiar.utte, was seri ously, although it is not tnuught, fatally burned, at the home of her parents at Allot Hill Wednesday morning. Gladys and her six-year-oid brother, Frank DeAnnuiiu, were in the room oy tuemseives. iuo nttie girl was standing heiore the lire piaee when her dress caught fire. Her screams attracted her parents, wno ran to ner rescue. The flames were soou extinguished. William B. Page, father of Patrol man Jonu Page, of Asnevule, died suddenly Tuesday morning near Smith’s bridge, in Buncombe county. Mr. Page, who lives ahout lour miles across the river from Asheville, near Dryman Mountain, bad started to Asheville in one of his farm wagons iu company with a gentleman of that section, and when near tbe Caney Brown cut, just across the river, be was attacked with a stroke of paraly sis, but remaiued iu bis seat iu the wagon. The wagon was driven on towards Asheville and just as the wagon crossed Smith's bridge, enter ing the city, Mr. Page expired. Lee Greer, an employe of the Guil- ford Cafe, at Greensboro, got a pistol nail shot through his breast Tuesday oight as he was going home. He says that just as he was crossing the rail road somebody fired from somewhere and hit him. He went home and next morning his mother 'phoned the chief of police to hurry a doctor there as Lee had been shot and was bleed ing to death. When the doctor and tbe chief arrived they found Lee walking about as if nothing bad hap pened. The pistol bail bad made a clean hole through his body. The chief of police had his own idea as to how Lee go. his wound and is on the lookout for the mau who did the shooting. Burning with a fiendish desire to persecute nis wife, with whom he had quarrelled intermittently f or H year or more, Will McKay, a young o gro emp.’oyed at theNavassa guano factory in Wilmington, went home Saturday night, lifted his only child, three mouths old, from its crib and literally drenched it from a pint flask of powerful acid used iu tbe manu facture of fertilizers where the negro worked. The child died iu great agony within three hours and tbe in human wretch of a father made good his escape. The poisoning took place before the very eyes of the mother, who had escaped to an adjoining room to avoid her husband’s wrath. Seeing the acid running out of the child’s mouth on its body and burn ing tbe clothes about it, the mother snatched the infant from its father’s arms and hurried with it to the office of a physician, but it was too late. H«tter Than Hold. "I was troubled for several years with chronic indigestion and nervous debility,” writes F. J. Green, of Lan caster, N. H. "No remedy helped me until I began using Electric Bit- ter-i, which did me more good than all the medicine I ever used. They have also kept my wife iu excellent health for years. She eaysEUotrio Bitters are just splendid for female troubles; that they are a grand tonic and in- vigorator for weak, run down women. No other medicine oan take its place in our family.” Try them. Only 50o. Satisfaction guaranteed by Cherokee Drug Co. News from Kzell. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Ezell, Feb. 8.—This section was visited Sunday by a very severe wind and rain storm. The wind did con siderable damage to timber, blowing down green as well as dead trees. We are informed that near Arro- wood the storm was more severe. Mr. Rice Lancaster’s barn and Rev. John Smith’s crib and wagon shelter Were blown down. Mr. Smith’s corn was scattered and his new buggy smashed. A large quantity of water fell during the storm. If the old saying, "thunder in Feb ruary, drouth in June,” is true, we may certainly look for it this time. Let us prepare our land for it wheth er it comes or not, by deep and close breaking. I don’t mean turn your land (t hat should have been done last fain, but deep subsoil it if you can, then with thorough cultivation your crop will withstand a drought much netter than it otherwise would. We are glad to. see the editor of “lie Ledger taking the interest he is, in the cultivation of corn. His head is level, and he is exactly right in trying to interest the farmers in planting corn. Too many of us are apt to go wild over high priced cotton and neglect corn. Let us all try for the prize. Think of the number of acres there would be if ail The Ledger readers would try. Then the emount of inf'irrrrUion we could gain if every one would give his experience. We certainly won’t lose anything by try ing and the benefit will all be on our side, so let us try l. I’aul Komare Dead. Paul Romare, president of the At lanta National bank and one of the wealthiest and most prominent capi talists of Atlanta, died at his home iu that city on last Monday. He was a bookkeeper at Cherokee Ford in this county in ante helium times, for the Mngnetic Iron Works, was once cash ier of the Bank of Chester, and was a member of the Chester Blues in the 6th South Carolina volunteers in the Confederate armv Ha is still re membered by some o' nr people who are a? loud in their praises of him in his youthful days as are tbe Atlan ta people who have knowr? him later. :::testify, Mr. A. J. Baker, of 713 Locust street, Evansville, Ind., writes: "I believe there is no other mediciue equal to Vinol for elderly people. I would not take $1,000 for the good it has done me. It makes strength for the aged as no other medicine seems to do, and invigorates the whole sys tem. Vinol was first recommended to me for a bad cough, which I could not seem to get rid of. Vinol not only cured my cough, but it made me strong and well, and I enthusiasti cally endorse Vinol.” The Cherokee Drug Co., when in terviewed iu regard to this matter, said: "We have never sold iu our store such a wonderful vitalizer and strength maker for the aged as Vinol; it is nature’s remedy for the sick, the weak, the aged. "Vinol owes its virtue and great medicinal power to tbe fact that it contains in a highly concentrated form all the active curative proper ties of cod liver oil, without a drop of the nauseating grease which char acterizes old fashioned cod liver oil and emulsions. tffiP ‘ ‘Vinol acts first upon the stomach* toning it up and enabling it to obtain from tbe food eaten the elements needed for rich, red blood, healthy body material and sound, steady nerves In this way it repairs worn tissues, checks tbe natural decline of tbe aged and never fails to replace weakness with strength. "In the strongest manner wo un hesitatingly endorse and guarantee Vinol to increase tbe appetite, cure stomach troubles, give strength and renewed vitality to the aged, build up the run down, tired and debili tated, make the weak strong, cure ohtonic coughs, colds and build up the convalescent, or we will return to the purchaser every dollar paid for It.” Cherokee Drug Go. This seemed a strong statement for reliable druggists to make, and we think every person in Gaffney ought to take advantage of their offer; at,of course, they have a very wide knowl- dge of medicines, and what they will r will not aocompllab.—Editor. VINOL WORTH $1,000 TO A.J. BAKER. The Aged, and All Soiin and Dnaghten of Aged Feoide In Gaffney, Should He Interested. m..