Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

THE LEDGER, Published Tuesday and Friday by Ed H. DeCamp. The Ledger is not responsible for the views of correspondents. Correspondents who do not contri bute regular news letters must fur nish their name, not for publication, but for identification. Obituraries will be published at five cents a line. Write short letters and to the point to insure publication; also endeavor to get them to the office by Monday and Thursday mornings. All correspondence should be ad- dessed to Ed. H. DeCamp, Manager. at the Confederate reunion in Charleston in May. No better select ion could have been made. Captain Griffith is a ripe scholar, an eloquent speaker and was a gallant soldier of “the lost cause,” and one who has the lire of the sixties still burning in him. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. People You You 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 re ceiving his or her renewal. We ur gently 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 bet ter. REMOVE THE INFLUENCE. We believe there is a strong senti ment in this county against whiskey and the liquor traffic in all its forms. And we believe to prove this it is only necessary to talk to the farmers of the county and get an expression of their feelings on the subject. You need not pick your men, but just take them as you come to them and you will find people from every section of the county to be against it now, as they were when they, with the rest of the State, so forcibly expressed themselves at the ballot box for pro hibition some years ago. They are tired of it. When they voted for pro hibition they did it to rid themselves of whiskey ami its baneful effect on our people. They hail tried bar rooms. They hail seen their damn ing work in all its hideousness. They had seen barrooms wreck lives, de stroy the peace and happiness of fam ilies, take the substance of life from their homes, and finally their homes go from them, which left the family to a hand-to-mouth existence, which, in some instances, induced some to lives of shame and even crime. We wanted the barrooms and their vile decoctions removed from among us, and voted for prohibition. Hut our then dictator willed it otherwise, and gave us the dispensary; and having no option left us, we took his “great moral institution” with its pretended restrictions and hoped that those pre tended restriction -iuld have a salutary effect and relieve us of some of the bad effects and results of the liquor drinking habit. We saw a dispensary (a State bar room) opened in Gaffney and put un der the management of one of the best citizens of the county, one who did not drink a drop of liquor then and who, so far as we know, has not drunk a drop since; who was noted for his integrity and piety, and who today has the unshaken confidence and esteem of all our people. He is still running this “great moral insti tution,” and we believe has come as near running it according to law as any in the State has been run. Still, we have seen old soaks get drunk on the “chemically pure” as regularly as they did on barroom liquor, and if they had any more trouble in getting it it was not apparent to the sober people of the community. We have seen young men acquire the drink habit, who probably never tasted other than dispensary liquor—the “chemically pure.” We have seen that, notwithstanding the pretended restrictions laid down on the liquor traffic by the dispensary law, anybody can get liquor, even the “chemically pure,” when they want it, between sunup and sundown; that they can get as much as they want, and that it has the same destroying effects as did the barroom liquor of old. We believe our people are tired of it, and that they would be glad to have the "great moral institution” closed. Even those who drink liquor— the “chemically pure”—would, if given the chance, vote to close it; to re move the vile “great moral institu tion” from our midst and relieve South Carolina of the stigma of run ning a barroom—a business that no thoughtful man would advise his son to engage in. The centennial edition of the Charleston News and Courier, issued Wednesday, is an especially credit able number. Contemporaries may chide the “ole lady” about her lack of progressiveness, but the fact re mains that it is one of the best news papers in the South. We do not ad mire some things about it, but are candid enough to admit that it's hard to beat. We wish for the News and Courier many more centuries of use fulness. The attention of the Democratic voters is directed to the call of County Chairman T. B. Butler, to be found in another column of this pa per. It is the duty of every good citi- zen to take active part in the affairs of government. The foundation of government in this State lies in the Democratic clubs, therefore we urg<- all good citizens to take enough time from their business tomorrow to at tend their Democratic Cluu meeting. Now don’t stay away and let the "cut and dried element" pack the club meeting and then cuss about it. If you neglect your duty you have no one to cuss but yourself. ^ On account of conflicting interests the meeting of the business men which was called for next Monday night will be postponed to some night later, of which due notice will be given. All recognize the importance of this meeting and when it is called it should be freely attended. “ATTENTION DEMOCRATS!” “Friday morning at 7.20 the dis tinguished governors of North and South Carolina, Charles 13. Aycock and I). C. Heyward, will pass through Gaffney on their way to Winthrop College, and as a mark of respect to these distinguished citizens we urge all citizens, and especially the ladies, to be at the depot at 7:15 a. m., to give them a warm greeting. The train will stop long enough to have a few words from the govern ors.” “Thos B. Butler, County Chairman.” copies of the above distributed in Gaffney the information that A thousand circular we-e jesterday. c»ui it contains - hould cause a genera! out pouring of our people this morn ing to do honor to our own beloved Heyward an to the peerless North Carolinian, Governor Charles B. Ay- cock, whom we have mentioned and now again mention, for the Demo cratic candidate for the vice-president of the United States. Know and People Don’t Know. Miss Anna Anspach, of Philadel phia, who has been spending the win ter with her friends, the Misses Hop per, on Logan street, returned to her home Tuesday. K. O. Huskey, a prominent young man of this county, left the first of this week for Tampa, Fla., where he goes to pay a visit to his uncle, Mr. June Huskey. Col. T. B. Butler attended the U [ i S. court in Greenville this week. Robt. Clark, a good citizen and a hustling farmer of Grassy Pond, was an appreciated Ledger visitor yes terday. J. Q. Little was in Spartanburg Wednesday. George Wood, a young business man of Pacolet, came to the city Wed nesday on business. States Aycock, a prominent stock man and farmer of Union, was in the city Wednesday morning. James Lee, a White Plains farmer who farms, came to the city Wednes day. He called to see The Ledger and added a name to our list. fames E. Garner, a worthy citizen and gallant veteran of the 15th South Carolina Volunteers, spent some time in the city Wednesday. Eldridge Wood, a successful Thick- ety creek farmer, came to the city yesterday on business. W. W. Hughes, a prominent busi ness man of Union, was in the city Wednesday, where he met many | friends who were glad to see him. He went to see the tin mine. C. P. Ligon spent a day in Spar tanburg the first of the week. | of Beaty Morris v as in the city Tues day on business and favored The Led ger with a call. Wm. Nance, merchant and farmer of Grindal, made a business trip to the city Tuesday. He came in to see The Ledger. John Smith, a prominent business man of Cowpens, came to the city on business Tuesday. Jeff Hughes, a hustling and suc cessful farmer of Wilkinsville. came to the city Tuesday on business. A. L. Crutchfield, of Spartanburg, favored The Ledger with a business call Tuesday. Sam A. Daniel, once of this city, but now of Troy, Ala., stopped o i yesterday on his return from a bn ,i- ness trip to New York and will spend a day or so with his many friend in the city, who are delighted to see him again. While in the city he is the guest of his friends, Mr. and Mrs. c. <\ Harris. Prof. W. F. McArthur is in Coin i- hia attending the State Grand Lxlg ■ of the Knights of Honor. Mrs. E. P. Warmoth, of Asbury visited her son. L. C. Warmoth, this place, Tuesday. J W. Nance, of Grindal, was in the city Tuesday on business. SENATOR TILLMAN QUOTED. Gives His Views on Democratic Nom ination for President. A Washington special to the News and Courier under date of April 12th. quotes Senator Tillman on the ap proaching Democratic nomination for the presidency as follows: “South Carolina will, in my judg ment. send an uninstructed delega tion to the St. liOttis Convention,” said Senator Tillman. “I have not talked politics for the past eight weeks.” continud Senator Tillman, "but I am pretty well assured that Democrats of South Carolina are not committed to Mr. Hearst or any other candidate. In my judgment we will send an uninstructed delegation to smell around for the strongest and best available candidate, who is not dominated by either the Cleveland or the Bryan element in the party. All we want to know about a man is i whether he is a straight Democrat and has always voted the party ticket.” “Understand, I am speaking for myself alone,” added Senator Till man. “For I have not been able to follow the political situation during the past eight weeks.” “How does South Carolina regard Judge Parker as an available candi date for President?” asked the re-! porter. “Judge Parker is not objectionable to me, so far as I am personally con cerned,” replied Senator Tillman. Any Clean Conservative Man. "My views regarding our party’s ! nominee have not changed during my forced absence from the Senate. Eight weeks ago, before I was taken ill and compelled to undergo a series operations in my throat, I then stated that I would be in favor of any clean man upon whom all the factions in the party might unite. We have got to put aside Clevelandism and Jiryanism, for it is impossible to produce a satisfactory mixture of these two conflicting elements. “1 am not worrying my head secur ing a declaration from Judge Parker as to his position on political issues. It is perhaps fortunate that he is without a record on the issues which have heretofore divided the Demo cratic party, and it is perhaps fortu nate for the party, and also an ele ment of strength to Judge Parker, Nature Lends Every one knows that Royal Baking # Powder is absolutely pure. Hence the * housewife uses it with implicit confidence and without question, and she is justified in so doing. But how few realize that Royal Baking Powder in its chief ingredient is a direct prod uct of the healthful and delicious grape! This constituent of the grape, crystallized and ground to an impalpable powder, is the cream of tar tar which forms the active principle of every pound of Royal Baking Powder. Fruit properties are indispensable to the healthfulness of the body, and those of the grape as used in the “Royal” are the most valuable and healthful of all. Hence it is that Royal Baking Powder produces food superlative both in flavor and wholesomeness. ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., NEW YORK. Ministers' Conference. Ministers’ Conference of Broafl River Association will meet in the First Baptist church of Gaffney at 10:”<• a. m. on Mon.lay after the first Sunday in May. All the pastors of l tie Association are earnestly urged to lie present. Timbers of oak keep the old homestead standing throned) the years. It pays to use the riidit stuff. o “Men of oak” are men in rugged health, men whose bodies are made of the sound est materials. Childhood is the time to lay J the foundation for asturdycon- stitution that will last for year*. t>y ids senatorial WOMEN AND SOCIETY. NOTES AND COMMENTS. [Address communications for this col umn to I*. O. Box 304.] Tucked frocks are much in fashion for girls, and are exceedingly attract ive as well as girlishly simple. One is made of blue chambry em broidered with white; the waist is laid in narrow perpendicular tucks College, that form a yoke, and gathered at the waist line and arranged over a body lining that can lie cut away when a transparent effect is desired. The bertha is circular and cut in deep handkerchief points at front. The skirt is straight, tucked in two- groups of three each and gathered at the belt. A natty walking suit is made of small brown white check. Another gown is of dark blue voile. An Eton jacket is made to each of these suits. The sleeves are large, finished with a deep lace ruffle. An attractive gown is made of red twine canvas, has a hip yoke, formed by stitched hands of red taffeta. * • • Mrs. Nance, of Anderson, is visiting her sister, Mrs. W. H. Smith. Miss Mattie Allen, of Clifton, was in our city a few days this week. Miss Randal, of Cleveland county, is visiting friends in this city. Mrs. E. Bryant, who has been visit ing relatives in the city, has returned to her home In Uacolet. Miss Doyle, of Georgia, is visiting Mrs. Moore, on Frederick street. Miss Gladden, who has been a guest of Dr. and Mrs. Garrett, In returned to her home in Grover. Miss Annie Weightman. who ha been the stenographer for the Gaff ney Mfg. Company, lias accepted a position in Charlotte, to which place she went this week. Miss Dora Scott has returned fro r j Indian Territory, where she lias been I visiting her sister, Mrs. Clarence Gray. “The Sniggles Family” at Limestone. Tonight (Friday) in the auditorium at Limesti no the Cooper Literary Society of the College will present a play entitled “The Sniggles Family.” The performance will begin at 8:30 o'clock. The admission will he only 15 and 25 cents, and a large crowd Scott’s Emulsion is the rig! stuff. Scott's Emulsion stimulates the growing powers of children, , ,, , helps them build a firm trom i Ik- city should go down and en- 1 joy tin- occasion, and at the same foundation for a sturdy consti- time aid a worthy cause. i . lee cream will he served under the tUtlOIi. auspices of the Y. \V. C. A. of the | Sond for free sample. that he is not required to do any at this stage of the proceedings.” "The managers of Mr. Hearst in sist on placing South Carolina in the Hearst column,” remarked the re porter. “I cannot prevent Mr. Hearst's managers from making claim to South Carolina, but I am in a meas ure familiar with the sentiment of our people regarding a candidate, and we expect to go to the conven tion and vote for the man we think has a chance of winning. In my jufig ment our present prospects are bright, and I believe that if we can unite our efforts in behalf of a safe, practical candidate, who is not <li rectly identified with either the Cleveland or the Bryan party, .we can elect him.” This is the first political statement made by Senator Tillman since his dangerous illness. He returned to Washington from his home in Edge- field and was given a cordial greet ing in the .senate -this morning by his associates on both sides of the chamber. In Political Harness Again. Senator Tillman has entirely re covered from liis recent illness, and is ready and anxious to get into po litical harness again. Several weeks of absolute rest and relaxation from the cares and responsibilities of public office has had a good effect upon him generally. His reception colleagues today and the letters and telegrams of in ti-rested sympathy lie received dur ing his absence from the senate wen- very gratifying to Senator Tillman. The Delegation Views. In this connection it is said that all of the South Carolina delegation in congress, with possibly one ex ception. favor the nomination of Judge Parke Senator Latimer, while not committed to any candi date, is favorably inclined to Judge Parker under existing conditions. So are Representatives Legare, Fin ley, Scarborough, Lever and John son. Representative Aiken lias thus far refrained from expressing a per sonal preference, hut at the proper time he will join the other members of the delegation in cordially sup porting the nominee of his party. The report tiiat the South Caroli na delegation lias been captured for Mr. Hearst probably originated from the fact tiiat some of the over-y,.® oiiv and perhaps diseri-et missioJ? aries of Mr. Hearst sent to South Carolina over-estimated the effect of their individual work. Where is That "First Club?” One instance is cited where an at tempt was made to intimidate one of the members of congress by threat ening him with “trouble in ins next election unless he used his influence to carry his district for a Hearst del egation to the State convention, which meets in the middle of May.” As a result the congressman threat ened promptly declared for Judge Parker and organized the firsc Pack er Club in South Carolina. Ho Uncle Sam’s $558,887,148. annual income is It takes heroism to he a good hus band when he lias ceased to lie a loving one. SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists. 409-415 Pearl Street, New YorK. 59c. and $1.00; all druggists. Easter wide open and the perfume of flowers KILL The era of hard times never ceases In the life of a shiftless man. #• ♦ ♦ ♦ People who complain of their lot should stop to consider the innumer able number that are not so blessed with the good things of life as they are. The Ledger wants a thousand new subscribers. It gives more for the money than any newspaper in South Carolina and desires a far greater patronage than It enjoys now. If our readers would take the trouble to speak a g«x>d word for It now and then It might be the means of in creasing its usefulness. • ♦ ♦ • Capt. H. P. Griffith has been re quested to deliver the annual address The Uganda mission, in Central Africa, begun twenty years ago, lias now 1,070 church buildings, si-aiing 12t<,850 persons, erected chiefly at the cost of the people. ft's a fortunate thing for some men that their ancestors left them an honored name. Tlu-r*-1# iiior**' i - ri-ii in i ti'« M'.-tion fill,. <-nuntry tli.in ii11 ■ >! I i n..... i-i n jint tu .i 11 i t i HUiJ until t hr last fi'A \'-nr- vv i-. >u|i|i' - i Im- liK-urnhli-. I n’ • Km.(i inan) yi: rsil torn prououui-eu ll > mm-iI Ilini'linc.-'ll • Hi-riU-ii local ri-iii'-dh n. n by ro , ;.i. il. falling to cure with lot- I ' i-,’atnn'iit i"- uounced it Incurable, s ■ !.• ci- i is • >/ ■ | catarrh to Im< a ■ onalluji ionai omca-c. .,n<. therefore requlr - i il i ,• uiiu.,' Hall's I'alarrli <'life, mailii aetured l>v f .1. I 'liency A Co. I'uieilo. Ohio, In the only "on Stltutlonal cure on the market. |l|. taken Internally In do en from liMliops to a tea spoonful. Il nctM directly on I he hlood and mucous nurfacen of the system. Tiny offer one hundred dollar* for any case It failn to | cure Send for circulars and tent IijioiiIuIh. Addrenn. ''..I t IIKNKY it < U., Toledo, O. Sold by ItntgglstH. 75c. IJairsruintly Plllsare the best. The worst disease the world has ever known, and) the greatest scourge to the human race, is Contagious] Blood Poison. One drop of the virus of this most horrible of all diseases will pollute and vitiate the purest, healthiest blood, and within a short time after the first little sore appears the system is filled with the awful poison and the skin breaks out in a red rash; the glands of the groins swell, the throat and mouth become ulcerated, the hair and eyebrows drop out, and often the entire surface of the body scovered with copper-colored splotches and sickening sores and erup* tions. Contagious Blood Poison is as treacherous and elusive as the serpent. You may be carrying it in your veins with no visible evidences of its existence ; for while mercury and potash seem to cure and all external signs disappear, the dis ease is doing its destruc tive work within, or the patient is constantly harassed by returning symptoms and unmistaka ble traces of the blood poison. Thousands of physical wrecks and chronic invalids from the effects of Blood Poison know the uncer» tainty of the mercury and potash treatment—that it stifles but does not. kill the serpent. As long as there is life in the serpent there is danger in its fangs; and while your blood is tainted there is danger of infec tion. Safety lies only in crushing out the life of the loathsome disease and killing the serpent. For .many years S. S. S. has been known a* an antidote for Blood Poison. It is a remedy composed entirely of vegetable ingredients, and we offer $1,000 for proof that it contains the least particle of mercury, potash or other mineral. It thoroughly purifies the blood, improves the appetite and diges tion, and tones up all parts of the system., In chronic and long-standing cases of Blood Poison, S. S. S. acts promptly and without leaving any bad after-effects,' Write us about your case, and our physicians will advise with out charge, and we will mail you free our home-treatment book tell ing all about Contagious Blood Poison and its different stages and symptoms. SWIFT SPECIFIC CO; 4714*74, 64s After suffering twelve yean from Contagious Blood Poleozx, and trying the best physician* obtainable, and all the patent medicinea procurable, and atead- iiy continuing to grow worae,!, gave up all hope of recovery, and phyaiciana pronounced my eaa* Incurable. Hoping agaiuathspe, I tried S. S. 8. I improved fts>m the flrat bottle, and after raying twelve waa cured aound and well, and for two years have had no return or symptom of tbs vile disease. Warsaw, N. 0. H. M. BEGISTML (\ Suggests doors and windows thrown letting in of plenty of fresh air, the and the songs of the little birds. That is the suggestion to the'poet and sentimentalist. What does it suggest to you?—a new hat, a new dress, the discarding of your flannels for lighter wear and the putting on of Oxfords and Slippers. The question as to the best place to buy naturally arises in 'your mind. If you are a customei here you have no doubt about the place—a trial makes a permanent customer. If you have not patronized us be fore, come in and let us serve you. Spring Hosiery We carry a full line of Spring Hosiery for Men, Women and Children. You can find what you want here, both in fancy and staple Hosiery. We are well pleased with our start in Millinery. Business in this department was better the last two seasons than ever before and bids fair to eclipse either of those two this season. We have made some changes in this depart ment which we are pleased to note have added much to the appearance. Under the management of Mrs. Gurley and her efficient help, you need have no fears—they have lioth taste and conscience, and will give you your money’s worth every time. Our Dress Goods department is alive with good things in both Wool Goods and Cotton Fabrics—Silks, Voiles, Twine Cloths. Batistes, Veilings, Sicilians, Mozonettes, Kolians, Homespuns, Henriettas, &c., comprise some of the things. New Ginghams for {the Children, ^Young Ladies, and Ladies of mature years, White Lawns, Ba tistes, Mercerized White Goods, Knicker Suitings, Per cales, &c. Oxford Ties and lippe rs We have the fullest and most complete assortment of these we have ever brought to this market. We have a stock that will please you. Men’s Shoes and Oxfords, the best makes and styles. W. J. Wilkins ®> Co. Gaffney, South Carolina