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» TH£ LEDGER, Published Tuesday and Friday by Ed H. DeCamp. The Ledger Is not responsible for faithfully he is due the fullest, credit $20,000,000 TO BOOST COTTON. and The State will be the last to withhold recognition or assistance. Southern Cotton Corporation Formed Perhaps if the weekly papers would in New York, be more willing to allow credit to the A special to the Atlanta Constitu- dailies for their ideas and hack up tion from New York says: their crusades for the right, there | instead of Daniel J. Sully being Speculator at Ninety-Three. [New York Correspondent Plttshiirg Dispatch.] Five days a week Edward B. We^ ley goes to Wall street. For a man who has lived ninety-three years he is wonderfully sturdy. He is a million- hut, although the views of corresnondents. would he more accomplished for the made the president of the new com- alre . niany times over CorresnondentS who do not contrl- betterment of conditions in South pany known as the Southern Cotton be is the oldest speculator in Wall bute regular news letters must fur- Candina. j Corporation, with a capital of $20,000.- ® treet > if not in ‘ hf * world, he never nlsh their name, not for publication, The Ledger is free to confess ;ts 000, to improve Cotton culture and has been a member of the stock ex method of making the staple, that change. The whirl, the rush and the Write short letters and to the point error in defining the esteemed State’s to insure publication; also endeavor (erm -parker.” We were unfortu- to get them to the office by Monday , ^ and Thursday mornings. nately stupid or The State was un- but for identification. happy in its choice of terms, as we Obituraries will be published at hastily arrived at the conclusion that five cents a line. the meaning implied by “little bark- All correspondence should • be ad-1 „ ... , dessed to Ed. H. DeCamp, Manager. ers " as sma " canines, or little dogs and we naturally concluded that it AN INVISIBLE ENEMY] TO HEALTH Malaria is a slow poison, but the most stubborn and deeply rooted when it takes possession of the sys« We invariably discontinue sending was rather egotistical for The State ie Ledger when a subscription runs out, for we have no way of knowing * u . refer to anyone in that spirit. that a person wants it except by re- J . ceiving his or her renewal. We ur- laugh, therefore, in view of gently solicit a prompt renewal, on State’s explanation, is on us. the ground that the paper is worth We acknowledge also that the money. We are trying month by month to make it better and bet ter. post will be occupied by Colonel S F.« r,>ar of the “board” bother him. He 1$. Morse, who was a partner in the l° ves t° Play his part in the great firm of Daniel J. Sully & Co. strife from outside the lines. With The articles of incorporation of this j l be rape in his hand he sits in his tern. We breathe into the lungs the polluted, ge/m» company were filed at Trenton. It f * v ” ri ^ 1 c . ha j r . il ) a commission house tainted air; the little microbes then enter into the svs- win havp a eauital of $”0 000 000 of a t i all street, and there feels the . , * .• , , * , ^ which $5,000,000 will be preferred and P a I se of th e market and gives his or- tem * an ^ ^ ee d "g upon the red corpuscles of the blood, $15,000,000 common stock. The par (lers to buy or sell. The old man is soon reduce this vital, liie-sustaining fluid to such a t value of the preferred is $100 a share, P rolld of the fa ct that he has been weak, watery state that the patient becomes listless but the par value of the common, a speculator all his life, and he con- pale and anaemic, and men- ' which will he taken largely in the. fidently predicts he will live to he t a Hy an( j physically de- — WJ South, will be only $20 per share. lw . 311,1 that he will be in the specu- J - ^ J } The j -pjjg decision to place Colonel Morse lative harness then. He has no The | in this position was made by the | thought of retiring. Old and ft ehle financial backers of the concern be- as > s Bussell Sage. Mr. Wesley is old- cause of the fact that as the head of er and has been in \\ all street The Ledger when a subscription runl nr any other paper for that matter, to ^ th<3 1 foTami that he will be in the specu we the traffic department of the South- NATIONAL TICKET. For President. ALTON B. PARKER, of New York. know of no big daily newspaper which ern Pacific- railroad stationed in New has been so considerate of the weekly Orleans, he was very prominent hi press as has The State, and it was the educational campaign which re- ■ . ... r~~t- tv-o* I suited in the diversifying of the ; our acquaintance with this fact that southern cr()ps astonished us the more at the refer- |;once of tlie paper to the (as we took it l weekly press as “little ba’-kers.” For Vice President, HENRY G. DAVIS, of West Virginia. “THE STATE” SETS US RIGHT. The Columbia State of last Tues day contained the following: We assume that in an unguarded mo ment the unusually careful and mag nanimous State had assumed to slur at its less fortunate contemporaries. As to the common charge of The State being conceited, we were well aware that it has , unfortunately i ; gained that reputation by those who unacquainted with the true The little barkers who were so en-1 are thusiastically advocating Hearst some iaractor ' that has dominate d the time ago cannot appreciate the high „, . purpose displayed by Judge Parker gentlemen who were responsible for in his telegram to the St. Louis con-; the establishment of that paper and vention. The more honor to Judge | j ts course s j nce j ts establishment, and St . at< 'tu , we are heartily ashamed, in view of “The little barkers!” That s awful. . . , i . * And it’s just such conceit as is thus ,M,r acquaintance with the facts, of displayed that tends to make “the lit- having attributed to it motives that tie barkers” dislike the “big barkers. ’ j|_ could not possess, even if it wanted It doesn’t hit us for the reason that The company controls the Whitman square bale press, which is an im proved mechanism for baling and gin ning cotton. It will compress as thoroughly as the present round hale* but will not meet with such opopsi- tion as was encountered by those who introduced the round haling process. Because of the less likelihood of fire, this new bale has already been called the “underwriters’ bale.” A comprehensive warehouse sys tem will also be established, which will enable growers to hold their cot ton if they so desire, instead of sell ing in the glutted market in the early season. The board of directors will be announced in a few days. The principal office of tjie company will be twenty-five years longer. His “Breff” Like Clay 's. [Baltimore Sun.] Representative Sulzer’s resemblance to Henry Clay is sometimes comment ed on. Most of the comment is to the effect that there is no such re semblance. A New York man told this story in the Southern: “Sulzer heard that there was an old negro barber in Washington who in his youth had shaved Henry Clay. He went to the barber and got him to shave him. Sulzer did not say any thing for a long while, expecting the barber to say something abont the resemblance. When the shave was nearly over and the old man hadn’t said anything, Sulzer could not ke"p still any longer. “ ‘Sam,’ said he, ‘Do I remind you , in any way of Henry Clay?’ “Sam put the razor in the ease with much deliberation and hesitated f >r in that city, with branches in various some ^ me - Sulzer waited patiently. Southern cities. “ ‘Well, sab,’ answered Sam at last, Couldn't Break in Anywhere. we never advocated A lively looking porter stood on the i rear of a puilman car in the Penn sylvania depot, says the Cleveland I T think yo’ does, sah. Yo breff, sah. is powerful like Mr. Clay’s.’*’ ,, . to. Those who may differ with The Hearst—m tact ............. were dead agin him—but we think and those who are unacquatn ec j>| a j n Dealer. A fussy and choleric- it would he more dignified should The may attribute to it the characteristic looking man clambered up the steps. >f conceit, but it was stupid for us to He stopped and then turned to the young colored man in uniform and State be magnanimous enough to give “the little barkers” credit for at least being sincere and allow them to dif fer from it without being slurred at. —Gaffney Ledger. Since the esteemed Ledger is of the class that deserves consideration and for whose opinion we have re gard, we will tarry awhile by the wayside and discuss the matter in the shade of the trees. It is likely that in vaulting into the arena when unchallenged. The Ledger is a little hasty. It may be at error in its de finitions; it certainly appears to have; localized a broad reference and ap plied narrow bounds to a very wide field. Let us see. The "barkers” to whom we so light ly referred are well known to the public. They stand at the doors of the side shows and aittmpt to divert persons heading for the main per formance by exaggerating the attrac tions within their little tents. These “barkers" sings the song they are paid to sing, the truthfulness of their claims being no consideration to j them. So wo designated as "little i barkers" those “enthusiastc advo cates of Hearst fiuenee to the Journal man. In that class we include those papers that used Hearst’s publicity bureau matter at so much per column and printed do '<). And yet it was our knowledge of the dislike on the part of some of tin- weekly press for The State that, prompted the paragraph. The last paragraph of The State’s editorial is worthy of all consideration by tlii* wet Uy press. While wt- ri-gret, our incomprehensi bility wo an- glad of the opportunity we occasioned The State to more fully explain its emaning. and would suggest that in the future when it said: “Porter!” “Yes, sir.” “I’m going to St. Louis to the fair. I want to be well taken care of and can pay well for it. Do you under stand? “Yes, sir, i hope— “Never mind what you hope. You listen to what 1 say. Keep the train boys away from me. Dust me off] whenever I want you to. Give me an extra blanket, and if any fellow lias the berth above me. slide him into another one. I want you has occasion to use the term “spieler" ove, ‘ it will not use the term “barker, for i j )OSS j „ fear of misleading others. We are “Don’t talk too much, young man, also pleased to put The State right here’s $2. Now I want to get the Objected Too Late. [ Fayettevilie Observer. ] ’Squire D. N. McLean Monday mar ried a white couple in his office. The man, or boy rather, was about 17 years old and the woman 35. Just as the ’Squire had said rhe words tb:ir made the couple man and wife, an other woman appeared on the scene, who was even older than the one that had just been married, and excitedly said that she had come to forbid the marriage. The magistrate told h<u she was too late, but asked her what objection she had. She said that the groom hail promised to marry her. and that as she was a widow with three children, and the other woman was a widow with only two. she thought she had more need of a bus band. The ’Squire told her the mat ter was now out of ids jurisdiction, and the woman went off in a very disconsolate state. Amory, Mibb., Jan. 28, 18C Dressed Malaria mav he About fifteen years ago I suffered with be. pressea. xuaiana may tie anc i took a courae of a. 8. S., which built me gin With aught rigors or entirely cured me of the boila. Three yet. chilly sensations followed X suffered with hlalaria, and remember^h cniuy sensations, toiiowed how much rood s . g ^ s . had ’ done mo , i d# by fever and thirst; but mined to try it again. I am fflad to say that t! gradually all parts of the r S*.™ 0 . Ul i h ‘ Va *! , u lr * d - Since th« . J ^nr , 6 . 8 - s - ® veI T spring, and have no attack system are affected; the Malaria. Last summer I spent moat of thitti liver becomes torpid, and 0,1 Iomb iF b ®* bottomh»vin» timber out. dark or yellow splotches A ‘ E ’ ^ALRYMpij^ appear upon the skin; stomach fails to properly digest the fu and there are frequent headaches, dizziness, bad taste in the moq. constipation and a general worn-out, tired feeling that only a sufffci from Malaria can describe. Other and more dangerous symptot are apt to follow where this disease is neglected, such as nervous proas tration, palpitation, sleeplessness, enlarged liver, weak kidneys boiS and risings and dangerous-looking sores and abscesses. Malaria all the more dangerous because of its insidious and stealthy nature. It It an invisible atmospheric poison, and the germs and microbes that ar# lodged m the blood are propagating and increasing in number all th* Whik, clogging the circulation and gradually wrecking the health,; What is needed in Malarial troubles It a blood purifier and tonic. S. S. S. puriflaf the germ-infected blood, tones up the stoow ach, improves the appetite and invigorate® the entire system. It stimulates the torpitL sluggish organs of the body, enabling tf--* to properly perform their functions carry off the poisonous secretions and health-destroying matter that hat! been polluting the blood and clogging the circulation. S. S. S. a tains no strong minerals, but is strictly a vegetable remedy, a*bk~ purifier without an equal, and the greatest of all tonics. If you havij any symptoms of Malaria, write us, and medical advice will be furtj nuhea without cost. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATIAMTA, CA, PARKER’S HAIR BALSAM Clrr.r.- * c:.il \ .’.f-.j the hair. Promote* a ’uxuriant growth. Never Fax’s to Ke^tore Gray IIair to its You*\\f A Color. Cures scalp -l « t« * v hair ..’.ling, w ■ x • af I'n:gglsta GIJARfl.a / TEE0 BY A $5,000 BA * K ,)FP0S,T F.aiir.ij Fare Pa:-.. 570 KHKK Courses Offered. B -sr-.atCost. Wrl-.sQuick GEORGIA-ALABAMA BUSINESS COLLEGE Mar.ofl.Ga. Iioloro our leaders, and trust that our error lias not been entirely void of usefulness. tood of it. Not a word, sir.” The train was starting. The porter swung off the platform. “All right, boss.” he shouted, “I’m powerful sorry you wouldn’t let me talk, but I ain’t going out on that train.” Consider Himself Dead. Mr. L., a good natured German, was the proprietor of a clothing business THROWING BOQUETS. Brother Knight, of the Bamberg Herald, throws this exquisite boquet who sold their in- at our dear, good sister. Mrs. Virginia I). Young, of the Fairfax Enterprise: “We agree with our good friend, ' n a country town, says the Youths Mrs. Young, in her admiration for Companion. He had in his employ at im, u.uuu i„.. “““ tidv housekeepers, women who can J°hn S„ whom ho had advanced, editorials prepared by Hearst writers ^ aQ(1 embrol(ler beautifully, make from cash boy to head cleric. Since in Washington ami New York. Our jeUles r , reserV es, take care of the his promotion John had several times reference was not J 1111 babies, etc. In fact, there is, in our asked for an increase of salary and to all of them from New Wk to oplnion no grander cre ation of God I each time his request had been grant-1 than a good woman. We love the wo- j ‘‘d. One morning he again appeared men anyway, believing that no assem- ;it the old merchant’s desk with an- Idage of men is complete without their! other request for an increase of $10 presence. However, looking after 11 month. the affairs of a home is not a woman’s "Vy, Shon,” said Mr. L., “I dink I Disease takes no summer vacation. If you need flesh and strength use Scott’s Emulsion summer as in winter. Send (or free sample. SCOTT & BOWS’E, Chemists, 40^415 Pearl Street, Sew York. 50c. and #1.00; all druggists. 1 1 FOR RENT. Advertisements uuutr this ueitu will | oe Inserted (or one cent ;t word each Inser- | tlun. No ad Inserted for less than ten cent* FOR RENT—The Spencer house on Frederick street. A. N. Wood. 7: 22-tf, F OU KENT Tout-room hou»*-. iieurenout’di in for factory operatives. C. M. Smith. i-T.i-tf. pi-df KENT—Niceii-room cottage, with ai improvements, on Lirenat plv to.l. .leffei ies. Stree .\p- 4-1-tf S I' ITE> of ro. A. N Woo i. nns to let in tlie Mar Theatre d-fj-tf California. To give such men proper credit for sincerity would not lie ma- ganimous; it would be dishonest. They are frauds on the public and discreditable to journalism. They have not the honor to appreciate have not the honor to appreciate right only b ut a woman's duty, just as bays you pooty well alretty, vat for honor and so. in ‘lefeat disparage ^ js a man , s duty to hf; thc 11 hays you more?” and malign Judge Barker There brea(1 wInner of the family . if the “Well,” replied John confidently, “I we,-,- doubtless a number of worth} woman suffragists this idea a i a ™ your principal help here. I know papers supporting Hearst; these were neither bought by him nor advocated him with the expectation that he j would buy his election. We cannot fully appreciate the re forence by The Ledger to the dislike their contention at least. But there, | there; we don’t mean to start a dis cussion of the question. We only irz’t;* r' h »• •»«* barkers,” as we do not know the “big th<) women ’ Go(1 bless em ‘ barker” in this profession. The editor) And then Mrs. Young comes back who supports a man or a cause for at brother Knight as follows: prolit. uninfluenced by high motives, | How beautifully Knightly this is on a par with thc “barker” of the sounds! We thank our generous meanest side show, whether he is brother of the splendid Bamberg speaking to a thousand or a million. u,,[- a | d for all his courtesy and kind- lie who advocates a man or a cause n< .ss. He is one of the bright jewels in behalf of the general good and for j n jbe chain of the Press Association, the- sake of principle is no “barker,” suffragists plank in their platform, why we “very detail of the business, and in cheerfullv subscribe to that part of deed, I think that you could not get along without me.” "Is dot so? Vy, Shon, vot would I do suppose you vas to die?” "Well, 1 suppose that you would have to get along without me then.” The <dil Teuton took several whiffs from ids pipe and finally said: “Well, Shon, I guess you potter con sider yourself dead.” big or little, whether he addresses a hundred or a million. That sort of supi*ort cannot he bought; that sort of man can never be classed as a “spieler." Now as to the “conceit displayed” by us in the paragraph quoted by The Ledger. That is a common charge worn to a frazzle against us. But where is there in those lines “an exaggerated evidence of our mental ability” or “the over valuation of our acuteness, wit and learning?” What did we claim for The State to which As to brother Ed DeCamp we could never go back on a friend with such a sense of humor. We “repudiate” not him but his "skit.” The fair scribe of the Enterprise is repudiating our assertion that the gallant secretary to the governor is a confirmed bachelor. Time alone will tell. A HELPING HAND. The news is working a very small "conceit” could with reason or truth force now—editor, associate editor be applied? and devil—that’s all. it is a big job Assuming that The Ledger might to publish a semi-weekly paper with intend to designate the county papers as small force as that, but we are do- as “little barkers" and the larger ing it. This issue would have been dailies as “big barkers,” we meet its late if our local temporary, The Gaff- suggestion that The State give the ney Ledger, had not stepped in and county press more credit, by request- offered a helping hand. Junius Par ing the Gaffney paper to name the rott, the associate editor and chief daily which has so highly commended compositor, had ids arm accidently its weekly contemporaries as The cut this week and the doctor ordered State or which has so often and so him to stop work. It was at this freely admitted the great j»ower with-1 crisis that Mr. Ed. H. DeCamp offered in tiie grasp of the county press. It us tin* loan of a man. We are grateful is a regret to us that every county to Mr. DeCamp and to Mr. W. A. paper in this State does not print Darby, of The ledger, for the ser- original editorials on current sub- vices they rendered at this time.— Jects; it is a regret that there is not Cherokee News, more independence exhibited, more A Chinese Dog Story. | Bhiladelphia’ Bulletin.] Brince Bu Lun and tin* Chinese minister. Sir Shentung Liang Cheng., attended the races at Gravesend early in the month, says an exchange. Several noted New Yorkers were presented to the distinguished for eigners, and one of these gentlemen told an incident that illustrated the remarkable intelligence of a dog of ids. Tie* minister said, with a smile: "I am reminded, sir, of a Chinese dog story. “There was a Chinaman who had _ three dogs. When h • came home one evening he found them asleep on his roueh of teakwood and marble, whip ped them and drove them forth. “The next night when he came home the dogs were lying in the fhxir. But lie placed his hand on the couch and found it warm from their bodies. Therefore he gave them another whipping. "The third night, returning earlier than usual, he found the dogs sitting before the couch blowing on it to cool it..” Wood’s Seeds. Crimson Clover Sown at the last working of the Corn or Cotton Crop, can be plowed under the following April or May in time to plant corn or other crops the same season. Crimson Clover prevents winter leaching of the soil, is equal in fer tilizing value to a good application of stable manure and will wonder fully increase the yield and qual ity of corn or other crops which follow it. It also makes splendid winter and spring grazing, fine early green feed, or a good hay crop. Even if the crop is cut olf, the action of the roots and stubble improve the land to a marked de gree. Write for price end special cir-J cular telling about seeding etc., T.W.Wood&Sons, Seedsmen, RICHMOND, • VIRGINIA. Wood’s Descriptive Fall Catalog, ready about August iHt, tells all about Farm and Vegetable heeds for Fall plant ing. Mailed free on request. FOR SALE. FOR SALE—A fine cow l.’ume ami I see her milked any afternoon I o’clock. E. R. Cash. u<* ami ll l _ at d g 7-2 Mt yJ FOR SALE—Eight-horse portable (( steam engine; 50-saw Pratt gin and 8 condenser; one press. Apply to T. D. Littlejohn, Asubry, S. C. 7-12-tf. WANTED. WANTED—Everybody in need of I Furniture, Stoves, Crockery and Glass ware to see us before buying. A lot of new Mattings to arrive this week. You will find it to your interest to I look after your needs in this line, as prices have already advanced and will 1 go still higher on account of the war in the East. See us before making your purchases. The Acme Furniture Co. 7: 23-20-29 — " _ - , Money Loaned. L OANS on improved fiirru* for a term of years at seven per cent, interest. N< < commissions. For information apply to .1. ( Jefferies. Attorney at Law, Any man who thinks be is courting an angel may live to think again. freedom of speech indulged in by some of them, but at tin* f ame (Ime we recognize the restraining, tin* hampering .influences that in some quarters militate against indepen dence tlx* influences that are by no means confined to county papers and that county papers are not alone in respecting. There should bo no “dislike” or Jealously between the two cla -si . of papers; each i- occupying a field the other may not hope to enter, and if tlx* -inallest laborer does his dutv l>«-»rn«*NN CHiwxit Im. Cured by locu’ applications, as they cannot reach tfx* diseased port loti of tin- ear. There is The News may rest assured that it only one way to cure deafness, and that is by const It ut Iona I remedies. Deafness Is was a pleasure for us to he j hie to caused by Inliarned eondlt Ion of the mucous ning of the Eustachian Tube. When this Pi „ tube gets Inllatited you have a rumbling sound or imp* 1 feci bearing, and when Ills entirely elosed deafness Is the result, and unless 1 h<* Inflamtimt Ion can be taken out and 1 his 1 ube restored tolls normal condi tion. bearing will Is? destroyed forever; nine rases nil t of -n a re ea Used by cal arrh. which Is nothlm: lint an lullamed condition of the a dre In billow tlx* .'Olden rule and mueous Sipfaees. , . , , We will give on*' Hundred Dollars foranv oil . '!a>. we knov. not how we cas. of D. afn* ss I. ase.n.y < ataMh)thatcan may need Ixdp ami when we do we ' ,0 ' |>e cured by ll -ll's ( alarrh cure. Send for <'ll i-ubtl s. free. F..(. ('ll I .N EY A * XL, Toledo, O Sold by Druagests. 7.V. Hall's Family Bibs arc tlx? best. lend a helping hand in an hour of need, and at any time we can assist you we an* at your command. There is no reason why brethren should not "dwell together in unity." We have ; uU we know not how we shall not In* long in letting our neigh bor Know our wants. CALL HEBE J. F. GARRETT. Dentist. Office Over The Battery. ’Phone 82 Dr. D. P. THOMSON, Dentist. Over Cherokee Drug Co. Phone 55. For Photo F'rames, Passe-Partout Bind ing, Passe-Partout work, Photo Albums, Gun Metal Photo Holders, (for indi vidual photograph). ViLxtAii S. Hall. .Ik. james a. Willis HALL & WILLIS, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. STAK Til K A 1 It K BLDG. oac;. Notary Public In office. Prompt attention <iven to all buslm-ss. Abso lutely Pure Spices The pickling season is here and we idve a great deal of attention to spices because this is a line that requires it. Spices must be se lected with care. Our stock is an assortment of the best and no matter what you want in this line you can be sure the quality is the best and the flavor one that will please you in all respects. In this line we have just received a large ship ment of Cinnamon, Turmeric, Celery Seed, Cloves. Alspice, Pepper, Mustard,Mustard Seed, Mace, Etc. We have just what you want. Cherokee Drug Co. We employ two Licensed Pharmacists. The prescription department a feature. 1 Pd & & & I * ! Wir. Picture Rack,. DR. W. g. GUNTER, TRESPASS NOTICE I Films and the best * „ in all photographic work. i> 15 Ni 'r i is r The frequent disregard of the ordi- . r,. .... nance forbidding trespassing in the Utnce 111 Star theatre Building, cemetery here has obliged the council Phonic No. 20. Crown and Bridge Work a specialty. June H. Carr, C. Bskridge B 4 U f Phone I7fe. Residence, 171. 625 Limestone Street Hate your lliit* Kaiiiiitill e Dmit*. All Smithing, Iron and Wood Work done in iirst-class style and at reasonable rat* s. (Fortenberry®’ old stand.] to notify each, all and every one that the ordinance will be enforced to the letter in the future; that all parties are forbidden to go upon any lot, to take any llower, plant or other prop erty, or to break, deface or in any way injure the property thereon, and any one found guilty of violating the ordinance will bo fined not more than fifty, nor less than five dollars for each and every offense. R. M. Gaffney, Mayor.