Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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w ^ J \ i i «c • > « i. -.ii* ) n>:si>\Y an ►' K \ i d. a: i)KC>AMP. SEVENTH DAY OF SMOOT TRIAL THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE. tt) ‘ u'l #4vh dot of corrospordent 0 • JorfHf^poU^l^PVw v\'UO d* ■ U * *t- willLri" he ^PW" )UI'* nit ;. Jieir uan.c, aot for pnbiicsitfon, bo ^ o»r .' tv t hort letter.-; and te me point to Injure ouhUcut.oa , ul^o tiuleavor to <;et tiieiu ou me oiiloo njf .i^cdtiy an i mi u.iy .iiormjRs. the church roll . Some of the uiem- | hers who had not been doing their B _. :uret f President Joseph Smith Again Called Like and Those they DisliHe. I placed under the watch-care of the to Witness Stand. p, ( j ledger; As so many of the clmrch for two months. M. V\ ashingtou, March — t he seventh ledger’s readers are writing letters day of the hearings In the Senator to your paper and telling it’s editor Snoot case was up nod before mo what features of the paper they like Ledger Readers Tell of Feature^ they j duty were voted out, and others were Gaffney, March 10th, 1904. privileges ana best. senate committee on elections by Attor prosecution recall of the .Mormon church., to the stand... | I subscribed for The Ledger in a Mr. Smith was questioned to the in- few weeks after it started up in Gaff terview ne gave to a representative ,ie y a,u l of the Associated Press in 1902, giving Will Contest. and what ones they dislike (if Mr - Editor:—Please enter my name allow me a little I on the l* st as a contestant for that ton of grain fertilizer that you offer to the farmer of Cherokee county who I subscribed for The Ledger in a; ma - ke » the most corn on one acre of upland this year. I hope that a* regular sub- you require the acre to he “all in scriber to “ —with .1,0 ov. i one piece.’’ I will have Mr. T. L. r T, , , i any), if you will allow me a little mey i aj lor lor the , ^ ];)ac0 j w ju j 0 i n the ‘ number also, mg Pics dent Smith j an( j g lve my views on the subject. have been ception of statistics in regard to the number o1 -; ] lom e then; was traveling a part of polygamists in Utah. j the time; that is why I missed taking Mr. Smith had said the entile inter- j the paper that year. it every since, with the ex- <>ne P iece - 1 hav r e ., “• f one year. I was not at ,I ' ai1 ^ ani ^ Gaston Littlejohn to • .vna tmvniinir n nart nf -measure the land and corn. We are integ- all Ledger readers, and their rity is unquestionable. Yours truly, W. G. Patterson. Trough, S. C. t j j.ie will be jublished at five v iew consisted of st« tistics and that Now, the features that I like best cents a line. in that statement he had said nothing in y°J_ ir P a .P or . are t,iese - hirst, I • it. >inhiitttifid <• .u «■ .. like the editorials of any paper best, Heading notices will be published for t he purpose ol supporting the can- . f the editor does llia duty as j i ook didacy of Reed Umoot for the United , }(. Second, I admire the quality States senate Upon heaitng the in- ! 0 f the paper that the printed matter terview read Mr. Smith admitted he ! is printed on. It is good paper, and had been quoted correctly in regard it I want to read where there is a to Mr. Smoot and had urged, his elec- air R V r ^?i,. C<U thir,i S< '[ a hke tbo | my paper together. Third, i like the tlon- : promptness any one gets when he. or Mr. Smith said he was acquainted s i ie) |r 0e8 into that office. Fourth, , with Benjamin Clough, Jr., president Whenever my time will have expired rii f q f , 9na "’iQAi u « woir of IrnowinS' that ot the board of faculty of the Brigham to that paper it will quit coming until have no way Ol knowing mat ^ , renew «al». AM last but not leant, a person wants it except by a Royal Baking Powder Saves Health at ♦i«bii .tenis a line each insertion. a H (»nrr OK poudem;e shouiu be au- dr* ss«n to Kd. it. DeCainp, .Janaucr. We invariably discontinue sending The Ledger when a subscription runs out, for we Can’t Do Without It. The Ledger:—I was for several years a citizen of Cherokee county, and married a Cherokee county girl, ami of course cannot “do without” The Ledger. So here’s the price. Be sure to send me last Tuesday’s paper. Yours truly, Jno. R. McGowan. to reput He also was A „ oe a polygamist. receiving his or her renewal. a8k ed about Abraham Camion and j t gJ“’ S( and I think the editor of The I like the way the editor has of Ids own. To be sure, we all make mis- We urgently solicit a prompt renewal, on the ground that the paper is worth the money. We are trying month; by month' to make it better and better. \ if the general charge had not been made that iie took a plural wife, Lil lian Hamlin, .since the manifesto of 1890. Mr. Smith said that had been a newspaper charge and he had paid no attention to it. Ledger makes a few, too but he does hold furniture so much better than a lot of newspa- per men do I can’t, and am not going to, grumble. Now as to the features that I dis- A man who is so biased by his own conceit as to believe himself to be without superstition or prejudice is an uncomfortable article of house- Saves Money ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., NEW YORK. The way of the transgressor is not hard when he has a soft snap. Just why a critic has an irresist ible desire to make alterations in a thing that comes under his judgment has never been discovered. A spender who sheds his affluence over you is a generous man: one who sheds it over others is a spendthrift. ADVICE FROM CARNEGIE. NOTES AND COMMENTS. He Tells How to Get Rid of Surplus Millions. New York. March 9.—Advice to If ye would prosper be mindful not to squander time. That is all the capital some people have and they milionaires as to how to get rid of G. W. Bonner is, about letting B. R. | like: I will have to say that there are but few. I might say none. I will have to say this much, 1 can’t agree with The Ledger, or its editor, politically speaking in every particu lar. but that is nothing to fall out with a man for, or his paper either. He has just as much right to his opin ion as I do to mine. I am of the same opinion that Mr. seem not to care how they spend it. * * * We wish to “copper the bet.” The court has tried a murder case this term. This shows that we are not their surplus wealth has been given by Andrew Carnegie at a memorial gathering in honor of Peter Cooper, founder of Cooper Union. One must always honor the pioneers a good guesser, and therefore opght of humanity, said the iron master. It not to gamble. is not to the millions, or by the mil- * * * lions thai the greatest advances axe Men of means are prone to com- won. It is to the individual that plain of the growth of socialism. If we owe the divine impulse. The dis- they would stop to consider that it is tribution of wealth the insatiable greed of the rich that problem of the age is responsible in a large measure for ^ the man may be the existence of socialism, they would j * not be surprised at its growth. What is the greatest I care not how realize that the problem must first find solution. j When his time expired as president The world will make no progress, ' he went out at the back door, and was is to prevent a man from becoming a except under that ]aw Qf Christ) that almost kicked out at that, and now socialist when another man uses the & man may reap as he sowg It is some of the same newspaper men that wealth at. his command to oppress wr j t t en man nuiS ( WO rk out his those whom he gets into his clutches? own des y D y under his own vine and Can you blame a man for becoming gg tree. enraged at his fellow man whom he i would not wish to be understood had confided in when that confidence as putting down life as a mere pur ls abused? “Man’s inhumanity to suit of money. I think a man who makes countless thousands has entered any profession is work man mourn,” and it is this same inhuman ity that creates murder within the breast of man. • * * At Springfield, O., a negro murder ed a policeman in a low brothel the first of the week. The murderer gave himself up to the sheriff, but an out raged mob outraged law and order by battering the jail doors and tak ing out the criminal and murdering him. Not content with this they burned about a dozen buildings, in cluding a number of saloons patron- Izd by whites and blacks. And thus it is that race prejudice is not confined to any one section of this land. The safest and best place on earth for the negro is the Southland, provided he behaves himself, but if he misbe haves he is dealt with summarily, no matter where he be—North, East, South or West. ' • * • Our friends over in York coi ing for the advancement of the race. The successful captain of industry is not on that low type who seeks the hoarding of dollars as his life- work. The money which reached be yond his wants he seeks to find use for in the bettering of others. KANSAS REPUBLICANS MEET. loss of Flesli When you can’t eat break- 'ast, take Scott’s Emulsion, /hen you can’t eat bread nd butter, take Scott’s :mulsion. When you have ^en living on a milk diet and and has done a great deal of good and , ji* will do more good just as long as he /ant SCmethin^ 3 llttlC mOrC ourisnine, take Scott s Emulsion. To get fat yc* must eat tat. 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 fich and com fortable food, and a natural The man who wants but little here below should move into a flat and he will get it. When a man falls in love his belief in individual freedom gets a hard joit. For Safe. CUB SALE—I’lgs aud cane seed. 1*. Smith, Boucher, S. ( . H-lL-t pi! COR SALE—4 houses and lots. 4 resident * lots, at once. Apply to Airs. Clara llann s. Tillman alone in the United States senate. I think he is needed there, and I only wish we had more like him. I don’t think Mr. W. J. Bryan will ever be president, hut I do think he is the greatest orator in America, lives. I don’t blame him for holding to what he thinks is right. I believe he is like Henry Clay—he had rather be right than president. I can’t see again why any man. let him be an editor or what he may, keeps writing or talking up Grover Cleveland. How can the minds of people change so quickly as they have about Cleveland. :i-ll 1.) Totmeeo. ;s s-4t-p<i F OR SaLE Good home raised '! Webster Title. Lawn. S. C. ; F or SALK Two tine milk cows. R O Sums. F OR SALE—Goo I gent If mare, about 7 or S : years old. I. M. Peeler. :{-8-tf F OR BALE Sewing Medline Needles, Oil. Altiicbmints for all machines furnished i on short notice. Abbott Bros.. Limestone St. Eskridge’s Blacksmith Ship, (Fortenberry’s Old Stand.) First-class Blacksmith, Iron and Wpod work at reasonable prices. Your Patronage Solicited. :M-4t F OR SALE jo yo.Kl Organs. Guaranteed! 10 years. See Abbott Bros., Limestone st i a-i-tt gave him “hail Columbia” are now “whooping him up.” I would like for some of tho correspondents of this paper to tell me why the people are wanting Cleveland—the man that ruined the democratic party. If he is to ever be nominated for the presi dency, I say let the republican party do so. If Cleveland is the only man that can bring us “back again” I say let the republicans stay in office. K. O. Huskey. Cherokee, S. C., Spartanburg Co. Well Pleased. Dear Ledger:—I have the pleasure this afternoon to answer your ques tions about the Ledger. I am well pleased with the paper. I will renew my subscription witbin a few days. I think TheJ^g er j s quite a nice paper, antj -Jii can do tonic, anything in a helpfuj/^ ay ! wiU do it with much plcaji^.g' F OR SALE—Lot and six-room house ou Cb Tokee avenue. Good burn and stables on premises. Apply u Hull & Willis. At torneys. F OR SALE-Cows und Calves. See Sum O Surratt. 1-12-tb For Rent. 1^01* BUILDERS’ SUPPLIES LUMBiR, SHINGLES, LATHS, DOORS, SASH, BUNG, FLOORING, SIDING, CEILING, M0UL0II6. ALSO A KINK LINE OK F° r ! t RENT—Two-horsa farm witbin corpo rate limitscf Gaffney. J. II. Turner. 3-4-41 F OR RENT—G. C. W ilkins bouse und lot. Apply to ueo. M. Phifer. :i-t-tf F OR RENT—A good two-horse farm wit h a neat five-room cottage. Apply at once to J. C. Lipscomb. 2-lt)-tf 1JK)B RENT—Cottage on Race ttreei• A 1-15-lmo F. G. Stacy. F OR RENT—My residence corner Race at d Johnson streets. W. 11. Smith. 1-8-tf Paints and Oils 50c to |1.30 per gal. £oto L> BAKEF Wanted. I am, Your well-wisher, a-* Dock Black. *<ViUgs Creek, S. C. are being somewhat disturbed b>| fact that several applications ^, a voi*v„* « *1. u- i. u > ^ave i that resulted in the biggest upheaval Editor Hoch, of Marlon, Will Be Nom inated for Governor. Wichita. Kans. March 9.—When the Republican state convention was called to order here today only three contests involving candidates for sev eral state offices and the justiceshjnt of the supreme court, were in sip^t » « ^ ... , Bevond these contests th*-^ A Pastor for Wes,e y an - ueyona tnese contests^ji^ conven . Ed Ledger:—The members of tion promised to beJ#K^ e and jj. waa th e Wesleyan Methodist church of apparent that E<LKf ard E Hoch editor this cit Y have secured Rev. J. R. j of The Herald/of M a rlon> would be for V £? lr pa f% ^ nominated . , Mr. George will move to Gaffney next tinn governor by acclama- week> an( j will preach in the hall on “^rthe renminder of the present ; the first and third Sundays of each officers, except perhaps Treas- month, urer Kelley, be renominated. | On Monday night the pastor called W. R. Stubbs, of Lawrence, who a meeting of the members and revised started the movement two months ago Scott’s Emulsion for bone, flesh, blood and nerve. W ANTED—Hoarders Meals 25c; special rates to permanent boarders. Rooms furnished. Mrs. A. L. Turner, i»\\. Mam Lipscomb new building. Limestone St. 3-h-tf W ANTED—To make straight loans on cltj real estate. No commissions. Severn thousand dollars to loan. Apr29-tf J. 0. Jefferies. 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 $1, .11 druggist.. Dr. S. H. Griffith, PHYSIC AN - SURGEON - OCULIS\ Former pupil of the celebra ted Oculist, .Dr., Julian J. Chisolm, ot Baltimore. Has also taken special post-grad uate course in the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital of Baltimore. Glasses Fitted Accurately and Scientifically. <.# Jl UalPOffice in Cherokee Drug Co , B’ldfc been made to the Board of Contr* | to allow the establishment of distill ries in that county. There is no need j or them to be alarmed. They might. j ugt as well acquiesce and make up t^gip minds to accept the situation for Hj e y cannot escape the inevitable. i^The State of South Carolina is in’ liquor business for what money tl iere is in it, and those who have the^ con . trol of the whiskey business me^ n the they ram the rotten system down throats of the people whether \ want it or not. This thing of s£^yj nK the dispensary is a moral institu d j on Men of means are prone to world but a gigantic political chine, run in the interest of t who profit by its operations. The necessity of a policeman Limestone Springs is so apparent I we hope our city authorities will ognize it at once, and place one th The splendid college property, growing industries and others be- n> , developed, the increase of poptl j_ tion and property thete, all contribil^ e to make this extra policeman neca i8 . sary, and another week should na d pass before this important part (if the city has efficient police prote tion every hour in the twenty-fou He should live at the Springs, be 01 duty from sundown to sunup, and ready for emergency service in th daytimeb The people at Limestone Springs are entitled to police protec tion for themselves and their proper ty, and we hope they will demand it In a manner that will ecure them their rights. The people of the whole city should join in the demand. A police man should be placed there, and the people at Limestone Springs should be given a voice in selecting him. In Republican politics in Kansas in man years, namely., in Mr. Hoch com ing out as a candidate against the ma chine, so-called, headed by Governor Bailey, and in the withdrawal of the latter from the race, acted as both temporary and permanent chairman. Governor Bailey did not attend iV, e •onvention. jP’UkTHEI VOTING MACHINE GOES WRONG. New Election Necessary as Mechanism of Machine Did Not Work. New York. March 9.—A new voting The best known and most popular blood purifier ^ an d tonic on the market to-day is S. S. S. w' There is hardly a man, woman or child in America who has not heard of t6 C;., fr ' 9 fbc, b!& s- j' 9 It is a standard remedy, a specific for all blood troubles und ur. equal led as a general tonic and appetizer. S. S. S. is guaranteed purely vegetable, the herbs and roots of which it is com nosed are Sc-itv; d for their alterative and tonic prop erties, making it the kh r.l remedy for all blood and skin d ' • s, as it not- onlv puniies, enne; in\ m machine used in the municipal elec- i ales t. e blood, but ..t the same - ..ne tions at Washington, N. J... has gone tone-; up the tired nents and ;;.ves wrong and another election will be necessary. When the election board opened the machine they found amazing results in from the day’s balloting. A can didate for councilman on the inde pendent ticket registered 370 votes, his partner retristered 319, while their opponents tallied 370 and 369 respec tively. Members of the indr-penlpnt party- are jubilant Sor *he r ason that one of their opponents mused the .nix in attempting, when the polls opened, to shift the tickets and pull the regu lator one at the top. thus getting the mechanism out of order. strength and to the entire FROM CONGRESSMAN LIVINGSTON, OF I know of tho successful use of S. S. S. in many cases. It is the bast blood remedy on the market. FROM EX-GOV. ALLEN D. CANDLER. S. S. S. is unquestionably a g-ood blood pu -iiior, and tho best tonic I over used. system. For Chronic Sores and Ulcers, Catarrh, Rheumatism, Blood Bcinon, Malaria, Anaemia, Scrofula, Eczema, Psoriasis, Si lt Rheum, Tetter. Acne :::: 1 s.tch olher diseases as are due to a polluted or impoverished condition of the blood, nothing acts so promptly and effectually as S. S. S. It counteracts and eradicates the germs and poisons; cleanses the system of all unhealthy accumulations and soon restores the patient to health. Write us and our physicians -will give vour case prompt attention without charge. >7*F CWSFT SP£Cir/G CO., ATLANTA, GAm The Classic Event of the Season Star Theatre SATURDAY, MAR. 12th F. R. Halkun’s Magniticeut Revival of Damon and Pythias Geo. A. D. Johnson as Damon Frank R. Angus as Pythias A complete scenic production, i elaborately costumed and an acting company of celebrated players. 25,35,50 and 75 Gents Seats on sale at Cherokee Drug Co. Buying Bicyclet THE MAN WHO WANTS THE BE3 Bicycle and who is anxious to enjoy tli most comfort and ease iu his ridinj should own either a MONARCH, TR BUNE, K BN N ESA W or EMPIR wheel. They are easy at every point sure to give satisfaction. The adjus ment of each is perfect and the materit of rare excellence. MANESS bandit these makes, and you know that whs MANESS handles is GOOD. Manes also has a full line of Bicycle Supplie and Fixtures, and does all kinds of whe€ repairing. EVERYTHING CHEAP FOR CASH W. J. MANESS. Saved Girl but Lost His Life. Portlant., Ore. ..larch 9.—Rescuing Oza Brown, a little girl, who had v .$ fallen into the Willamette river. Sum ner Smith, the 31-year old son of W. J. Smith, one (*f the most prominent capitalists of this city., has sacrificed his own life. Killed for Pesisting Arrest. Louisville. March 9.—VV. h. Lair, laxarshal of Hustonville, and his deputy, |willlam Huston, today shot and killed Lns«l Wilson, who resisted arrest. Come To See Us. We have moved into our new home, corner Limestone aur 1 Frederick Streets, where you and all of our friends will be welcomed whenever you come for business or to inspect our new office and equipments. Merchants and Planters Bank, A. N. Wood. Prest. :0. M. Smith, Cashier. Chas. P. Liqon, As’st. Cashier. SAVE MONEY by buying goods from I. M. Peeler. I carry Shoes, Dry Goods, Hats, Groceries, Notions, and Hardware, such as Axes, Plows, Nails, Hames, Chains, Backhands, Singletrees, devices, Heel Bolts, Pocket Knives, Knives and Forks, Razors, Scissors, etc. I also carry Tinware, Glassware, Crockery, Lamps, Clocks, and many other items, all che*p for cash. Call and see mj p aces. Yours to please, 1. M. PEELER. BANNER BA LVE th* most hoallng salvo In ths world. Early Riser* The famous little pllle. The manager of one of the most successful furniture houses in Greater New York was asked to what one thing, in his opinion, the success of the concern was most due. He replied: “The founder of the firm was ■ great believer in advertising, and to this fact may be ascribed the enormous business we are handling.” There is no business, however small, that cannot be increased by judicious, systematic, per sistent advertising. The giant oak does not gain its strength in a day. Magnificent buildings are not reared all at once, nor can their strength and beauty be appreciated until the finishing touches are put on. Is your business satisfactory? Are you making headway? Are r ' you using to the best advantage the greatest of all businem lev ers—advertising? If you are satisfied that you are, well and good; if not, drop in and talk it over with us. W« hav« adverdang apm to Bell, and advertising it a part of om timhiMa Perbapa wa can balp yoo.