Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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MAN‘A* UN T HE - with a few exceptions, still ^oiut' changes as to name; but of the twentv-nine representatives of these ijng 0 f the postal department touching ! it is St. George and not Georges. by Cherokee weavers; machinery run Piipe. s. many have crossed over the j the matter'of expired newspaper sub- So town in the State perhaps has i by Cherokee lightning ” great river such James A. Hoyt. E White. Roswell T. son. John !•. Heard, ral scription; and although such ruling iias had no detrimental effect on my business as a publisher, so far, but | Georges and St. George. The latter a real benefit, i feel constrained to being tlie one title now used by the AN EXCELLENT PAPER. j | es ton, May 1875, a little more than • — | thirty-tilree years ago. Of the twent>- Personal Recollections of South Caro-! s j x paper.- then represented, all. with , social gathering of newspaper men of us at this time, lina journalism. , tt . vl cveentions. still exist, Mr. President and Members of the South Carolina Stat«- Press Associa tion:— In the programme oi proceedings for this occasion. Mr. President, I am booked with others of my jour* nalistic brethren for "Historical Sym posium-Papers and Addresses. It is slightly puzzling that i or any of my brethren of the fourth estate, should | he assigned to furnish a "Symposium." one definition of which word, oceord- iiig to a rather noted authority, means ■"a drinking together; a merry feast. this to be perpetrated in an ab- | solutely. unquestioned bounteous hospitality I people we now enjoy, in question, like tii in Cnclusion. | ject is somewhat perplexing, as the linen souvenir. This mill produces As this is a business as well as a history of the town is not familiar to; goods from cotton equal iu appear However, it gives j ance to the finest linen. ' "These the State, it may not be out of place I us pleasure to inform our friends tha* {goods are made from Cherokee linen to say a word regarding the late rul*i whether or not we know the reason, j grown by Cherokee farmers; woven h iMAN-A-LIN Is An Excellent Remedy for Constipation. ailment- ; (in* \vor<is from «•'. has n’or will not drinking :au»‘ 1m ally -bi soft I' I l "dry' cit. of wliost- Hut tht; usands of in on (mad* 1 up. vej-\ otlo-r than om nsist tha togi-lhei. cxooiMliiu ).■('u:la!• . the good In' word of other Knglisb ran- as it seems to be. written language* definition. So we there shall be “a unless tile beve ls "soft.' Kspeei- Im * vora Lit h> Rain as E. B. Murray, A. Brunson, T. G. Logan, F W. Daw- A. Moroso, F. Melchers, F. 1). J. carter. W. J. McKer-j say i regard it an assumption of un- ; Thomas F. Greneker, H. L. Far- just, unauthorized power on the part 1,.v j stoiio Farrow. A- A. Gilbert,) of the postal authorities—a thrusting it M. Stokes and perhaps others, I j of their official nose into other peo- know not of. j l , l* > ’s business affairs, and this, in my Somewhat H* st ° r ica! an d Technical. I judgment, without constitutional or Hack in the early days of the ‘‘Art statutory warrant of law—if indeed, srrvative of all Arts,”—-newapa- it is not an absolute slap at the free-; and other printing—the present dom 0 f tJie press, composition roller for that purpose | Such a ruling is a species of na- unknown. and not until a little tional censorship which every news- t pc dose of the first half of {paper in tiie entire country should ;bc past century were they in com-1 combat anq condemn as arbitary and men use. Balls made of buebskin, j autocratic to a dangerous degree. No stuffed with wool, were used to ink single official, or a dozen officials of the type, but even then good, clear {the pc,sal department, for that mat- int was obtained, as an old paper ter, should be clothed with power "f Charleston, and is back been so generally supplied with j Editor DeCamp, that wholesoul, names—Georges, Georges Station, St. {genial fellow, the ‘‘spice of the press meetings," promised in an editorial ’P “f w a> fun pri the writer, t, . » v— * v * * ' product, c" it is propi dire aiy <ic’o t. dent upon con- j dc’Ubtl*w !I hi' it|i'|ticil 1 > t1' .tion, such as btliousnos. tilt* 11* \V ’ 1 ' f.-Jiip ' Soittli (i: 'hired atn 1 pimpled skin, j; with r'iiint y w t* in;. ti vo liver. < h spepsia, over-1 . im win ii it is WOT kod kidney -. and headache, i Ilcm-o. \\ 1 ■ will 1 root'i’(l ue sett, lightest ised (and to christen Carolina.” >r. and not red.” with our now in the possession of printed in ITfil. will prove. Now. when we look back and con- side- the many disadvantages of St** 1 NU\ A-l IV o produce a he In'Wel-. : I ’ ; S I ’ 0 CiitllU. ce-sc'irv. .in be relied upon evntle action oi :;ihino - ]>ills and •tics entirely uu- A dose or two of Man a tin 1 is adv isu!)!.' in sliglit febrile attacks, ia gnpue,colds ami J| inrluen/a, |j Those who preter can oh tain Man a-iin in tablet form- THE MAN-A-LIN CO., C:LUM3J3. OHIO, U. S. A ONL CENT A WORD COLUHi!- A^rertiMments «Bd«r this '* tert«vj at the rata oi o»« cemt a wor’ for *a«fh tmMitloa. No ad. aceapte- for thaa l#e; «xc«pt advartf#- ucau of farm prodaec offarad !«* •al« by farmert resfding fa Charok«- county which will b« laanrtcd o» time fro* of ebarg* uatil fartfe*r frf tle« FOR RENT- FC R RENT OR SALE—193 acres ,f 4 partly within Blacksburg. S. r f in high rtnte of cultivation; fin- j;.sturos and orchards. Farm ;n a comes and vehicles for sale. ’• r.* 30 1st a w. FOR RENT—l.onte back of 3m!f Hardware Co.’s stor*. Apply to W H Bmtlh. Mar. 14 tl TO RENT—Office rooms over Tr)* liedgvr Apply to Rd H DeCami Nov 2, tf WANTED. WANTED—You f o know that I . i',' not e a well for you cheaper Gian oi. an ha 1 .e it. Jug. Willie R. Har- ',afiney, S. C' It pd. WANTED—To lend a few tlious- nd . .liars on first class city real • l. c Jefferies, Attorney-at- -alfnev. S c. July 3-7. LOST- LOST—Between Cowpens and ; i ,cher. a blu-t coat. Leave at Led ger'Office. June 26 tf. LOST—Gold bracelet between • herck'o Itrug -tore and Mrs. E. L. ( i/t» - residence Finder will be re- < ;ir . . if rotune-d to Lodger office. FOUND. FOUND—Key, No. 4419, made by Rus.-fdl & Elrwin Mfg- Co. Owner can get tame at Ledger office. MISCELLANEOUS NOTICE—All persons are forbid- ijer. • hire ot harbor my son, Rosco V! ■> as he - under age and left hoi: withou 1 my consent. J. W. Whre. JUST think of it! Your photo made on a post card in one day. Come it once to our large tent In Gaffney, S C A. P Company, J. C. Webb, Proprietor. to say that newspaper publisher shall ; farming interests. The cotton pur- not extend credit to his patrons, if he I chase there is about 7,000 bales an- proper to do so. That is precise- nually. There is considerable truck- v the effect of tiie ruling in question ; ing also. Iliose times a s compared with all the { except, that, in the great liberality Formerly the town of St. George, lutest improvements of today, it is of tiie department officials, they will has not been widely known through- sitnplv marvelous what rare ingenuity Blow a publisher to send his paper | out ; in d patience were displayed in stir- to a subscriber one year on credit, mounting obstacles, which in this day j [ said at tiie outset of these re- uud generation would provoke i marks that the said ruling had been trouble that would tax the typothete j : i b.-nefit to my business, so far; so to its utmost to overcome. In no it p.is. for the simple reason that I o; u-r business, probably, has there: made more effort to collect from de- eater improvement made than | lincpiem subscribers, and because tin- printing business. From the many 01 - them, after being advised of Id time gig to the modern buggy, j tiie action of the postal authorities, rum the old stage coach to the rail-j seemej to appreciate the situation a ‘i-n n of rite Ledger that the Tress Associa tion would be fed on all Cherokee products, except tea, coffee ana sugar. And so far this has been done iu t.!'- truest sense. The eatable*, in great variety, are all grown here. The table and bid linens, and even the beautiful china plates are manu factured in Cherokee county. But there is one thing that suggests itself to our mind a f which we must ex press a surprise, namely, that they went away from hone to procure t their badges. They are beautiful and most appropriate, highly appreciated by the wearers, but we are sure that Mr. DeCamp's job office could pro duce the equal. We wish not to criti- ! cise, but it does seem to the writer j as a reflection upon the printing profession of our State. This, It | seems, was the one product and ne cessity incident to the press meeting that should have, by all means, been the State, bur with the progres produce# by home enterprise. To sive spirit that now has invaded our send to a foreign State for that which midst and taken possession of our; could and should come from the people, better times are ahead for us presses of South Carolina—if not as a growing and flourishing low | Cherokee county—seems a reflection country town—not city, as some | on the members of our State Press would say. We hope to lie able soon Association. But as we already to use tht it may be term. Col. Kohn postofflee department, express com panies, the railroads and State and ; I county officials. Just how there was given so many, names is puzzling even to us. The place was legally named Georges prior to the formation of Dorchester county about eleven years ago, when the charter was changed and the tub* made St. George. Since that time the town has steadi ly grown and with improvements of recent years we have a town with a record to be proud of. St. George is located on the South ern Railway forty-eight miles west d by large term city, better to but at present use »he minor stated that lie wanted stated, we are not scolding or criti cising, but these thoughts have com* to our mind and we give them ex pression. v\ iM.-senge coach, the open cab ii-atn engine to the present type of icoinotive. from resent circular and up. Mlllll the whip-saw to the j of saw are great im- paid. promptly forward and paid something to '‘fill up” with and ] hope this will serve as a ‘‘filler.” course all indebted have not I but have “expressed their in- we tie over tlfir forerunners. | Id wooden bed and 1 1 press, as used by Ben; to the latest improved] tride in I .rovement bit from iitten ha franklin. W'.UJ) perfecting press is a art that even Edison d of. ( ,j the old Washington n inventor i-r dreamt in t da’ BETHEA. ('a \Jin ori:- -i'i ear! watei etter n i y sixty a i your re lay ex peri- journalism ntury pa-t. is ibis con- he a partial tperienco in , nars ago, 1 litorial ml press. spec d. as 11 ow, was a St 111 j j bio con sitlel ation. and a kno wl- ^ , j Of gOO( i pn ■ss wo rk just as ! im-! it a m ami in ; is mu oh dom; md as 1 li is day. ] { is i'i'm; 1 kabl 0. toi (), what tod; int and “r • •gist er” ci ml 11 I) (* goti ten 1 ( of an old hand press. 7 'ne, anl k” of pap< •r was counted by ■ns," 12 1ft beets tt > the 10 k ( tn) .. /i a token an hour ' wa s about the! uni numbe r "w Diked, i or P- .inti Ml) 1 Gi ti ie avera -e p il’OSS UK in. Of con; i'se tentum to wise. Xeverthle tion that r and arbitra George do -o bv note and other-1 I stand to the tat Don't ‘make gat ion. expect ood” for Krai. rnally yours. T. B. Crews. There is lots of fun you don’t have to do. lie known as '] uf seventeei ie an import; hit' ot t’s oa rs. fact H’arly every my pretonsi • work’’ a to hree in les hr token- some in forty, forty-fiv md fifty minutes; but to print a to- ni-ii an hour for ten hours was con- ;,ti red an extra good day’s work, j'hi* largest number of, tokens the vriter eve. ‘igiiteen in The good people of Gaffney need nor expect expressions in words that j express the appreciation of their un ' precedented, wholesome hospitality, proposl-; because there are no words that can ruling was unjust L^jy express that feeling of gratitude. j We won’t say Hint Gaffney is the best town in existence, but it lias certain ly been that to the Press Association of South Carolina. It was not. dream ed that a people could tie so thorough ly saturated with that true type of Southern hospitality. Cherokee county is great. “Old Man” DeCamp has a perfect right to be proud of his paper, The Ledger, of the city of Gaffney. To say | that Gaffney is a hustling little city i £ r a r y of over , 0 ( it of the newspaper makers of ( is too mild an expression, tit Carolina, has very unwisely j During our visit to the Irene Mills, tested u above rae s, and Why. Jo us the suit-1 her of the nnrtv with a handsome i The man who is light-headed apt to lie good-hearted. tin’ tin prea< ■mire George's,—And Why? elder, St. George or \tigust Kohn, the genial man-< f tiie News and Courier, Colum-! ho has been duly assigned to, iiorship of the Gaffney Ledger' and published daily during the so- : University of South Carolina. Wide range of choice in Scientific, Lit erary, Graduate and Professional Courses leading to degrees of Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Science. Licentiate of In* st met ion. Bachelor of Laws, Master or Arts. Civil Engineer and Electrical F.u- gineer. Well equipped I.aberatories, I.;- > vohtms Expenses students make their ui v to write a few lines on, Mr. H. D. Wheat, the genial proprie- aption, "St. George or; tor, very kindly presented each inem- To us the sub- i her'of the party moderate — own expenses. Next Session (104th be gins September ayrd, 190S. For An' nouncement write to the President. Co lumbia, S. C. July 3 ‘o Sept. : 1 pressman that made 1 pressman Could i on and even two or; ;l ” hu ":; «***>*-«*, . v* w. ».-hm - printed, however, was he sinice of eighteen tours, averaging .1 tok* n an ho tr for Leaders in Type Fashions tin consumed. urge to tii'' wo u-id .it large. but it is one of w ash: ing ton hand pr ess. No. C. This ’ll) pl'ISO nal n ■col b-e lions, and the fc; at ( »f our ■ voting i uanhood w; is re- beginning of m y expi ■rience in jour- .;i rde, il 1 -0 wonderfu 1 by the ‘boy s” nalism. in tin => c dfic •e at the time, that they Thus, during an a ssociation with a it e th e t act down on the wal 1 as a 1 “ ' ’ P * ' ‘ - of the State for a period of \V( .rid ■be; ite r. and unaproache d in marly ill ree r.c ore yt ars, in one ca- tii eir vie w. parity o;- anot hi W. lies ;s four years as In tiii s 1 Fast age. however. when Confederate soldierl I have seen large eiretilations have to be printed ivithin a limited time iu order to •meet tiie mails'' accomplishing such task on an old Washington hand hanges among its journalists, •fori' and since the war be- the States. Of the brilliant a m ariHi'iit vitjp ,f tiii- Cirgimt. .mil isi mi liHt ;ini In siinpHnlttM null tvoulu t<* wntf y ,ur U'liini-HH .'i-H-tf Smith A Lipscomb, Agents. 1 many 'noth i tween j galaxv of journalists who controlled • the jiress of tiie State when the war be gan, few if any are now living, or it living have retired from tiie work. . < *1 my own knowledge I know of none, and if tun.- be truly said, there ! were intellectual giants among them in those day- some of whom went to the war and fell dead "ti the field, i while others returned with empty , sleeve or vacant pantaloon. Both editors and publishers, and the toil ers at the printer's “case” were loyal | to the Southern cause of 'Ol-’ba. The writer could speak of certain special j instances of fatalities, but enough of 1 this. I have already in a former paper | alluded to tin* slow means—back in | the early fifties and prior to that I rime—of getting news for tin* press; of the slow moving old stage coach, with an average speed of four mile per hour, as the main reliance for news-gathering, news distributing and public conveyance. At that time there was but a single railroad in the State Tin* South Carolina, between ! Charleston and Bamberg, with a branch road from Branehivlle to Co lumbia. No.- was there a steam print ing press in the state until 1850 or 71 The electric telegraph preceded the application of steam to the print- j ing press about three years, and was ■ adopted by the Charleston dailies some time In the latter part of 1847 { or early in ls}8 I need not draw a comparison between the facilities for getting news then and now. This I® I known to all newspaper readers, ; whose name Is legion. i It was the privilege and pleasure of tiie writer to be present, and one of the number, it the organization of Mils is sod Cion !n Gm city of Char* would. i l v of course, be considered impossible. But it must be remem bered. as said before, that tiie average printer of “ye olden time" had a good store of ingenuity as well ns of pati- i iii'c; hence, such a seeming obstacle was oviTcome by providing several presses, with, of course, as many pressmen, and after as many forms as mcessary were stereotyped for the si veral presses, the work of run ning off a large edition was thus pro vided for. The printer and the editor have always exhibited a pride in patriotism fni- their country’s best interests, sec ond to no other profession, and the world is more indebted to the Press and Craft, probably, than to any other profession or calling for knowl edge ami freedom of speech. As an 1 1'dueator, the ress is a school with out a vacation; as a stimulus to com merce and business it is without a rival. And when we contemplate these facts, it is not unpleasant to re member and to know that, like all undertakings which bring forth bless ings to man, the printer’s art and tiie wonderful progress of the press ha ( ] a most humble beginning. From the tedious process of hand composi- I tion. and the slow but steady grind j of the old hand press, we pass to the age of man’s crowing genius—the in vention of the Morgenthaler and the lightning-like perfecting press. And in looking back through all • the mists of years we fancy we can J still plainly see the old time printer, "As he stands at his case, Sotting the type at a rapid pace." ! Ah, yes.— 1 Click click go the types in the stick.” ; Tolling the requiem of a noble past. 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