The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, July 12, 1907, Image 2
HORSE-SHOE ROBINSON
A TALE OF THE TORY ASCENDENCY
BY
JOHN P. KENNEDY
mo why I have been brought hither,
at ^hose suggestion, and r what
purpose.’'
"I will be plain with you, Mr. But
ler. Your situation demands sympa
thy, however Inexorably the present :
posture of our affairs may require J
the decrees of stern Justice, in re-
spoct to yourself, to he executed. 1
feel for you. and would gladly aid
you to any extent, which my duty
might allow, In averting the possible
calamity that may hang over you.
, t , , , . You are known as a gentleman of
CHAPTER XXIV. however, had been delayed, not from consideration and influence In the
New Difficulties Open Upon Butler, any tenderness to the proprietor. Hit colonies. I may further add, as a
With the last notes of the reyeillee as It was whispered In the scandal brave VPnt ,> rPsorao so idier. You
everything was stirring in Inniss of tne day on account of ce^rtaln dls- helleved t0 havef more bo ,di y
camp. It was a beautiful, fresh ; senslons, amongst a few prominent : than ^ ^ the
morning; a cool breeze swept across servants of he British crown a 9 to nshrnont of C c rta!n 8C hemes against
the plain, and eacn spray and every which of rhe m *, he p ^ iv,,eg ® °. f f the safety of his majesty’s aeknowl-
blade of grass sparkle<l with the dew; cheap purchas e should be extended - edged government in this province’
whilst above, an unclouded firmament The matter was still ‘n suspense, |(( . sldeg havlng committed other acts
of 8, rich brilli&nt ^ith ^ \iow (8s th8t busybodv, coni . fr»r
Kutt ?.r* rt siirpcmndlng -n rumor. I ha? fuMoruJ i
T
Schnapps Tobacco Is Made ENTIRELY from Flue Cured
Tobacco Grown in the Piedmont Country.
The Imitation Brands Have Schnapps
Quality Only On the Outside
Of the Plug
dav The surrounding
forest was alive'with the twittering ticular favorite of the higher powers
of birds- and the neighing of horses with the rich guerdon of these good
showed that this portion of the anl- lands, in compensation for private
mal creation partook of the hilarity and valuable secret services, render-
of the season. From every little shed ”d in a mat e r of great delicacy and
or woodland lair, crept forth parties hazard—no les s a service than that
of soldiers, who betook themselves of sedueing into the arena PoUtics
fhf,t r several nosts to answer at and intrigue, an opulent and author!-
fh. anHy & Urn. the '«•»» of Virginia. Mr.
in consequence of the odious na
ture of the duty which Colonel Inuis
had assumed to perform, he became
to bind you, thus bringing yourself
within the penalties appropriate to
the violation of a military parole, If
not within those of treason iis< .”
“He lies in his throat,’’ cried But
ler, “who charges me with forfeiture
of plighted word or honor, in any
action of my life. That I have array
ed myself against what you are
pleased to term his majesty’s ack
nowledged government in this pro
vince, I am proud to confess, here in
peculiarly hateful to the’ Whigs; and ! the midst of your hands and will con-
this sentiment was in no degree j \i again at your judgment seat;
aua me . .inner rmintrv He oe in uie leeiu oi my a.eii
D | r erH S Wgh S noteV was. at the juncture in which I have j and make good my word
--- anon, the tnimpet Hted h,m to mv reaher new m .tendwef”
further extremities “l rd ■ , h0 tfay how-1 "I 'to no, condemn your warmth,”
m^h.^dLe 8 ofThe ever, was near at hand when his raid St.
and by the time the
sun had risen, officers, on horseback r>hlli P Lindsay,
and on foot, were seen moving hur
riedly across the open plain, to join
the groups of infantry and cavalry,
which were now forming in various
quarters for the purposes of the ''n.iiMmiishine'his occu- ! >>ut if aught be said against me that
morning drill. Companies were seen d ( fh. h court at shall be intended to attaint my honor
'■""a’ SaleatotoEe accepted a commU-hs a gentleman, I will, in the 8 ame
evolutions of the maren, tne retreat, „ n -»rtisan corns of presence and before God, tnrow the
an d the many exercises _ o^ service. .^f^nirv'^Hi i U- in the teeth of my accuser. Aye,
now or
and, ever and anon, the trumpet '■xhibiteu mm to my — “““ - - - may r,e a1 '
brayed from the
of the fi f ' 1(1 Piequet
^ rw\ r± nr\ era r\ f rnr»
prowega was to be put to the proof.
Such was the person into whose
hands Arthur Butler had now fallen.
After the morning exercises of the
camp were finished, and the men
dismissed to prepare their first re
past. the principal officers returned
to tne colonel’s headquarters in the
farm-house, where, it will be remem
bered, Butler had been delivered by
the escort that had conducted him .
from Blackstock’s. The prisoner had ; exhibited against you. and a trial lie
-dent soundly during the whole night; instantly had. If you will accept of
and now, as the breakfast hour drew [my services, feeble and inadequate
nigh, he had scarcely awaked and ; as they may be, I would gladly ten-
I)n r 0n his clothes, before he heard der them to afford you such facilities
5 an inquiry, made by some one below, as the pressure of the present emer-
a considerable party of British regu- orderly on duty, whether the gency may allow ”
lars, clad in the national livery of wh . officer was yel in a condition “To be tried; when, and for what?
scarlet. Among the officers, who ^ visited . and, in the next mo-j if the charge- is that I carry on open
were in command of the subordinate ” noi ’ se of footsteps, ascend- war against those
departments of this mixed and part! ’ stalr lowa rds his chamber, ‘
color.,flllHIf. army, wore several who, ™ hlm lo expcci ibe entranca
from their costume, might be recog- 1 ^ erson who had asked the
nised as belonging to f he regiments question
that had come from the other sideof A British officer, in full uniform,
the Atlantic. 0 f a graceful and easy carriage, neat
Colonel Inn is nimse was seen up- 1 and Q{ a coun tenance that be
en the parade, directing tne move- ^ an intelligent and cultivated
ments of divisions that, under their mad ,. his appearance at. the
proper officers, were practicing the
eustomarv lessons of discipline. He u<,or ; "'= th . rtv j. ai , e . ail d
was a tall thin man. of an emaciated , cf , moment as with
complexion with a countenance of
thoughtful severity. A keen black
eye seemed almost to burn w
orb, and *o give an expression of pe-
seen mustering on the edge of the
camp—wearied and night-worn; sa
lutes were exchanged by the small
detachments on service; and. here
and there, sent’nels might be de
scribed. stationed at. the several out
lets of the plain, and presenting
their arms a c an officer passed their
lines.
The troops that, occupied this space
were mostly of the irregular kind
Some were distinguished by ill-fitted
and homely uniforms; others were
clad in the common dress of the
country distinguished as soldiers
only by their arms and accoutre
ments; hut amongst them was also
that so deeply stirs your self-esteem;
and only desire now to second it in
till tilings wherein an honorable
enemy may claim the support of
those who themselves value a good
name The authorities of a court of
inquiry. And I hope you will take
it as it was meant, in all kindness to
you, that I have come, before the
communication of an official order, to
apprise you that charges will be duly
Hundreds of imitation brands are
on sale that look like Schnapps to
bacco. The outside of the imitation
plugs of tobacco is flue cured the same
as Schnapps, but the inside is filled
with cheap, flimsy, heavily sweetened
air cured tobacco. One chew of
Schnapps will satisfy tobacco hunger
longer than two chews of such to
bacco. The color, size and shape
of the tags, plugs and packages of
certain imitation brands of tobacco
.iave been made so much like
Schnapps that they have often been
accepted by buyers under the belief
that they were getting Schnapps.
Sufficient proof has been secured
to establish the fact that certain
brands are infringements and in vio
lation of the trade mark laws, yet the
trade will continue to be imposed
upon by these infringers until the suit
aln ady entered and now pending to
protect Schnapps is decided. A
great many of these imitations are
claimed to be “just as good ” as
Schnapps, but there is only one gen
uine Schnapps. Be sure the letters
on the tag, and stamped on the plug
under the tag spell S-C-H-N-A-P-P-S
and then you have it—the most
wholesome tobacco produced, with
just enough sweetening to preserve
the mild, juicy, stimulating quality of
the leaf tobacco. Hxpert tests prove
that this flue cured tobacco, grown
in the famous Piedmont region, re
quires and takes less sweetening than
any other and has a wholesome,
stimulating, satisfying effect on
ch ewers.
If the tobacco you are chewing
don’t satisfy you more than the mere
habit of expectorating, stop fooling
yourself and chew Schnapps tobacco.
Schnapps is like the tobacco chewers
formerly bought costing from 75c.
to $1.00 per pound; Schnapps is
sold at 50c. per pound, in 5c. cuts,
strictly 10c. and 15c. plugs.
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, N. C.
an intelligent
made his appearance
door. H e was apparently of five or
six and thirty years of age,
whilst he paused a moment,
a purpose to apologize for the seem-
ing intrusion, Butler was struck with
ti, e air of refind breeding of the in-
who are in the
habit of calling me and my compa-
1 riots rebels—I am ready to confess
the charge. What need of court or
trial?’’
There an- graver and more serious
offences tha n that imputed to you,’’
-aid St. Jermyn.
“When am I to be informed of
them, and to whai do they tend?’’
“You will hear them this morning;
when, I am sorry to add, the nature
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narrow chamber for some minutes,
as his mind revolved the extraordi
nary and unexpected disclosures
which had been mac to him in this
short visit. A thousand conjectures
rose into his thoughts as to the na-
of our military operations also en- ture 0 j supposed charges that
dividual before him.
Major Butler, I understand, of the defended by
forces the necessity of your trial.
“You can be of little service, If
'hat be true,’’ returned Butler,
thoughtfully. “My cause can only be
after I
were to be brought against him. He
minutely retraced all the incidents of impressed with the potentialities of
CONQUERORS OF THE WORLD.
General Booth Declares Yellow Racs*
Will Get All Eastern Trade.
General William Booih, head of the
Salvation Army, has returned to Lon
don after his trip to the orient, greatly
his late adventures, to ascertain how
it. was possible to found upon them
an accusation of violated faith, or to
my country long
Continental army?’’ said the strang- am made the victim of this nnrighte- prrvert them into an Imputation of
or. “The unpleasant nature of the ous procedure.” treason against the present doubtful
circumstances in which you are placed, “There is one alternative,’ said St. and disputed authority
of the self-
tulant, and peevish excitability, like
the querulousness of a sick man. A
rather awkward and ungainly person,
arrayed j n a scarlet uniform that did
but * iL’ f ieri - o . 1.0. eraft^.n^ ^ b0 j )f , w in excuse the trespass Ihave j<.rmyn, with some hesitation in his styled conquerors of Carolina. If
committed upon your privacy. ( ap- nia nner, “which a mature deliberation his attempt, to joi n Clarke was ’rea-
tain St. Jermyn, of his Majesty’s „ pon your relations as a subject,—
army, and lately an aide-de-camp of pardon me, for I do not deem this
l/jrd Rawdon.” . ill-timed rebellion to have obliterated
Butler bowed coldly, as be replied; them—may present to your mind.’’
To meet a gentleman, as your “Speak it,” said Butler, vehement-
i ink and name both import, is a i y ; “speak out the base thought that,
privilege that has not been allowed i ? rising to your lip, if you dare.
ployed in its fabrication, conv
the specta’or the idea of a man un
used to the pride of appearance that
belongs to a soldier by profession;
and would have suggested the con
clusion which the fact i-telf sustain
ed. tat-- the individual before him
had but recently left the walks of
civil life to assume a military office.
His demeanour, h wever, showed
him to be a zealous if not. a skillful
officer He gave close attention to
the duties of his command, and
busied himself with scrupulous ex
actitude in enforcing the observances
necessary to a rigorous system of
tactics
m e of late. Without knowing where
fore. I have been waylaid and out-
raged by bravoes and ruffians. You,
perhaps, sir, may be able to afford
me some insight into the cause of
”nis maltreatment.”
“Kven if it were proper for me to
Prisoner as I am. I will avenge the
son, it could be no less treason in
the followers of Gates to array them
selves against, the royal army; and,
that every prisoner hereafter taken
in battle was to be deemed a traitor
to the contested ower of Cornwallis,
seemed to be a pretension too absurd
for the most Inveterate partisans to
hold discourse with you on such a , nounce the cause to which I have ded-
insult on th^ spot with the certainty assert. There was nothing in t.,is
of loss of life. The alternative you review of his actions that the most
suggest. Is to dishonor me and all ingenious malice could pervert into
who are dear to me by the foul op- an offence punishable by the laws of
probrlum of treason to my country, war, by other rigor than such as
You would have me. I suppose, re- might be inflicted upon a n ordinary
the yellow races. In the course of an
Interview at London the other day he
declared that the Chinese and Japa
nese would completely capture Eastern
trade and commerce.
“Tiit-re are features about the
Chinese and Japanese,” he ,-aid “that
are hound to make them the con
querors of the world, but they will
do it by peaceful means.”
General Booth declared that the Jap
anese had not the remotest desire for
a conflict with any nation, hnt that if
It were necessary they would fight to
retain what they had. Japan, he sa : d,
was no lonirer trammeled by the old
ideas of the degrading character of
trade. It was only a question of time
when her industries would be under
the most expert direction, aided by the
finest machinery, and lie could not see
what could prevent tu-r from producing
articles of the fine** manufacture at
the cheapest prices
Geiicr.-il Booth said lie admired the
thrift of the Japanese working classes,
which resulted in the absence of real
poverty, and their system of “petite
culture.” ghing as an instam-e the val
ley bet ween Tokyo and Osaka, where
not a si|iiare yard of land on either
side of tin- rai!wa\ or In the long
stretches up the hillsides Is not packed
with some form of produce.
lie found dark spots, he said, in the
increase in the drinking habit and gam
bling, and in the posliion of women,
but these things would be changed,
and, he continued, to Judge Japan prop
erly it must always be remembered
that the country was in process of
social and political transformation and
evolution.
Argo Red Salmon Is standard la
quality, quantity, color and price.
This officer, as we have before subject, I could only speak from com- ir-ated my life, and take shelter with
prisoner taken in arms. Still, there
were unhappy doubts of some secret
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hinted had been an active particlpa- mon report, ’ replied the officer. “I r M! recreants that, have crowded un- treachery that rose to his reflections:
tor in the proceedings of the new know nothing of your seizure, except de r the banner of St. George?”
court of ; equ< -tration- at Charles- 'hat, by the common chances of '-'.ar, ^ ''Hold! remember, sir, that you
ton; and had rendered himself con- you have fallen into the hands ofthe .. )rf> a prisoner,” said Rt. Jermyn,with
spicuous by ’he fierce and 'His;paring ruling authorities of the province, great coolness; and then after a
industry with which he had brought and you will, doubtless, as a soldier, ; , ;i ,',eo he added with a sigh; “I will
to the judgment of that tribunal, the appreciate my motives for declining nof wound, by further converse, the
imputed deiinquenci- - of some of the any reference to the circumstances exaggerated and delusive sense of
most opulent, and patriotic citizens in which you have been found. _My . honor whieh is too fatally
visit is stimulated by other con^ider-
upon which he a: ions, amongst which Is foremo • a
of the province.
Amongst the cases
had been called into c nsultation desire to mitigate the peculiarly un-
was tha- of Arthur Butler, whose comfortable capacity to which I am
possession- being ample, and whose -orry to learn you have been -'ib-
position, a a rebellion- belligerent, jected.”
being on<- Q f "flagrant delict,” there
was hut little repugnance, on the
part of the Judges and their adviser,
to subject him to the eyeres- law
of confiscation. The proceeding
I rednmi-
“1 thank you.’’ , ,o . L,uiei, r
rhe intention with which your good
officer- are proffered; '>ut you can
render me no -ervice tha: 1 should
value -if much a- that of informing
nant in your breast, and, as I have
found i'. in the breasts of many of
your misguided countrymen
to serve you. as far as the
may afford me mea i
call on me wkhout reserve
believe me. in pain
<e my leave”
Is. tin
pl'esen •.
row I t
Wi>h
I came
occasion
nay you,
For the
and sor-
>\ i >
•die
P-
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ill.!
aro igh ii
Complies with ail requir'-m-rt-, <> ( the National Pure Food 1 .aw. Guarantee No. 2041, filed at Washington
■Mr
** For over thirty years,” writes a
gentleman in Los Angeles, “ 1 have
used Arbuckles* Coffee. Many times
my family has tried other coffee only to
come hack to our old reliable, unchange-
(tMC Tr-CM / ’’’El TO-I A-DT--'
T«rrT^?-r5Tr-r >j.Ltr».
TjS irrro ivf; P'^t
co rnwTMESup smnts upon
''-5 :.t s.'ALrn
r,A trAsrr a»(_v
POP Y*- : ’
the perfidy of Adair, manifestly the
effect of a bribe; the ambuscade pro
moted and managed by James Curry;
the bloody purpose of the brutal
gang who captured him. frustrated
only by the accidental fray in which
Blake was wounded. Then the
“doubtful givings out” which feb
from the lips of some of the aoMiers
at Blackstock’s, of his case still He
inz one of life and death; the Insinu
ation of the savage Habershaw, at
the same place, conveyed in the
•inn,i* of twisted hemp; the knowf-
e, |o ( . which his present keepers af
fected to have of his rank and con-
eq tie nee. 0 f his past life and present
aims; and. above all. his being brought
for immediate trial, in a matter af-
t.-ctinz hi- life, before the very man,
now in the capacity of a military
commander, wrho had heretofore been
ictivi in promotin'- the design of
cimfiscatinz his estate. All these
consideration^, although unconnected
-h any circumstance of specific of-
f. -ucc within his knowledge, led him
into the most anxious and melan-
eholv forebodings as to the r-sult of
•his da.-’s proceedings.
"] am doomed to fall,” he said, "un-
d>T ome secret stroke of vengence,
and my country is to have in my case
another stirring appeal against tho
enormity of that iron rule that seeks
to bow her head into the dust. So
,. it! The issue is in the hand of
(, id, and my fate may turn to the ac-
co mt of the establishment of a na-
• .ii liberty. Oh, Mildred, I tremble
to iiink of thee! Heaven grant, my
girl, that thy fortitude may triumph
over the martyrdom of him that loves
th«- e better than his life!”
(CONTINUED NEXT FRIDAY.)
Just Over the Line in Cleve
land County, N. C., is Situated
PIEDMONT HIGH SCHOOL
$63-$81 Pays Board, Tuition
and Room Rent for the Full
Session of Nine Months-
Kleventh session. Never a case of serious sickness in >chooi.
magnificent scenery, splendid community experienced teachers
Mineral water,
lii.
WHAT PROMINENT PEOPLE SAY OF PIEDMONT.
fj.-iiool is one of the best preparatory S'-i>.x»N In this State. The ('lev. land Star
'lost hearti 1 y do I recommend the Sell.a.; t. i .vh. • hav> s ms and .1 . 'Jithters to • 1 i ate
i . K. 1 wi.'it, Kx-I’resid.-nt W 1 ..rest ( allege
I n my opinion th< r«
educational work.
is no High school in this part
rh. -oiinry I- .nz more thorough
I V. W i nn, Member of Congress
U'e are all pleased with the progress made by th.
return next session. It is the best ■. ml > heapest s •
ys. and if nothing happens they will
: i n t he State,
h M boost k Member V C. Legislature.
I'aithfui work has not only been <1 .n>- In text ba'-k- : 11 w rk e. ( , . ,y is
done in t raining t he morals and de ve ...ping the eha r.e'ter o' stud on ts.
'1 J. UAM'AClt, Treasurer of l .exe’and »
On a,, s <Ids I s iw eviden f patient, painstaking . tt.or, thor ugh -
marked exe. itlve ahiiity I b.-lteve the se-liool a g . id une at..I w. rtl.y if
age. I. H. Cahi.yi.k, Prof. Latin, W
I . ii-iimi .id Prof, (turns and Piedmont High school warmly
children to he taught the true idea of ed
use-ful m an hood and woruanh rod.
th
l- or
wle
id has b* en
jttor. Mills.
irsi.lp and
er i p it roti-
•st < ol lege.
desire
their
ead u fa >f
i\. A NTHON V. I x Sup. i iiiteft.lenl > -hools.
\
V
together. 1 hat it costs you less is due simply
to our coffee busine-- Lein^ so much greater
than any competitors, in fact, it is larger than the | , . ...
next four largest firms in the world combined. DCSfinf* IllS 1131110.
able Arbuckles. No Other coffee has We naturally can and actually do give better Don’t take it, neither the looks nor the price
this uniform never failing aroma, I care co ^ rc tn ARIOSA than anyone else can give indicate its cup quality. No matter where you
not at what price. I have often wished fo ; ‘ he j' rice: bem « ,he s,an(WJ artit,e « “
■ i i n i • •• a * t *•«! at the narrowest margin of profit.
I could tell you this. Many other c —
people hav'- rhe same opinion. . me E 1 ® 061 * wtll try to sell
Vbuckle .- first roasted packaged Y 011 ,nstea a l 00 ^ Coffee which the
coffee, anr iu taiaa exceed all the otheis put roaster is ashamed to sell m A
A Youtnful Nature Fakir.
Eugene Oliver, a carrier boy. is re
covering from a severe wound received
in a peculiar manner, writes an Tola
(Kan.) correspondent of the Topeka
Capital. He was standing beside one
of the trees In the park a few days
i * , ,| . adicaca l since when a squirrel ran down and
, . . , ,, , ..... t00k ljo, ‘ l of tfi*’ top of his right ear.
ad.'Xca Same ° d Un, ° rm ArbucklM The boy ran away, screaming for help, '
ARIOSA Coffee. bu t tjj C jj(t| e animal held on—In fact,
If your grocer will not supply, write to took hold tighter—until it had bitten a
bole clear through aud half across the
top of the boy’s ear.
The instruction is thorough and the infiut-n • surrounding the pupb iv • ... nt. Th« .onv
lion of the - bool i s Hne, tsvaUM of elevation and w at*-r. in-ilt.e • i ji-y •> -n* i the
■at refit I It Western North Carolina It F. Trkdwai Fori er Pa 1 at Sh<
Chapel Hill. N. < , M ty t, I urn
Mr. W. Jl. liurns. Principal Piedmont High Svhoo..
bear Sir: The jrounv men who i.iv.- come to »• , froi tin Pi« Imont 11 gh
Hchool havt taken a good sttsad in their classes, doing falthfu ma sat tfact - -
I'. P. VK5Atu.t, President Cnlversity of N iti.i iroiir. v
'i >- • y N ( May 1,
I take p,. ,i„un in is-arlng testimony regarding the Piedmont Hub Si-ho<d. I have s pent
some timi-in Uiis sctcMjl and found tfie work of theelass rooms to fie tlioroitgli. prac tlc^l
and far reactiing in its seope. The teachers are dew-ted to their sork and tleirougbly
competent, and they spare no effort in making the class room i pta.-,- f interest to the
pupil. The school has an e*-ellent literary so.-iety One of tne str» ngi st high school de
bates I ever listened to was out given by the rnrtnliers of this society. In my opinion this
school deserves a place among the best schools in this part of tin 'tat*, and I commend
it to all the p*jople. 1$. T Fai.i.s, A M , County Superintendent pubo Instructor n
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