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NO. OAFFNEY CITY. S. THURSDAY, OCTOBER L'l, 1897. 3 1.00 A YEAH.

HE ly every enterprise of note In the ments and tombstones, together PICKER. MADE TO EXPLAIN. MAYOR ADOLPHUS N. WOOD ETCHINGS FROM ETTA JANE every "unfortunate" man that enters into matrimony, but there Is a world ot untold happiness for every "fortunate" man that enters Into mutrl-inony. The unfortunate man Is tl.e one In whose union there Is no love.

The fortunate man is the ono In whose union there Is an abiding love forever. Bachelor, you see, the whole thing lies in love. Show me a family where there is no discord and I'll show you a happy, united couple. Show me a family where there Is discord and I'll show you a family where there is but very little love if any. Bachelor, olo boy, you must do about.

You are losln' half a llvln'. Ef you have got the whiskers there's a gal fer you. You can't tell mutch dilfe re nee In women till you get to lovin' one right good, an she gits to lovin you, then it Is that you can tell the difference. She'll be the onllest' gul in this world to you that's only got one face. I knowed a woman to send fer an officer to arrest her drunken husband an after the officer come to do her blddin' she wanted to thrash him out.

You see, women are querious critters. It's worth a man's life to live with one just to study her nature, et nothin' else. A man can't be truly happy unless be has a sweet little woman to share hia fortunes an misfortunes, an the way to make her sweet is to love her you hat to let her know that you love her too, I'll state. Tell me that marriage Is a failure? Nary time. Look at the number of people who are married.

Do you think they are all a set of disappointed fools? Nary timet Don't you tell me a thing, as Jim Burnett is won't to say. Flaw Picker. (i with a dense forest of evergreens and flowers. The soldier suction has been nicely sodded. The grounds leveled and walks laid ell and graveled.

Several acres of soldiers' graves are thus embodiod In one plot with nothing to mark thoir presence but the carefully trimmed grass that covers them. In many of these graves there are too bodies buried one coffin on top of the other. During sevoral of the battles around the city many of our killed wore taken there for burial In tronches when It was impossible to furnish codlns and separate graves for each. To the woman who has married a drunkard, the minister needn't trouble himself trying to make her believe there is a hell she already Irnntva (r. m.v.ia aw.

Tho fni-mors nntrhr, sonn to cnml mence sowing wheat and oats. H. M. Mayner and John Spencer were acting as guards for the chain gang last week. My friend lames Woodbrlght who had Intended to move south of Paco-let has changod his notion and may try the cotton mill ot Gaffney.

He can't afford to loave our new county just yet. In speaking of the teacher's column last week a misprint makes me say that those who "have tho means" instead of those who "haven't the means." Also it should be voters Instead of virtues, who are called upon to decide the liquor question for themselves. That these mistakes will be readily corrected by the reader I have no doubt. But its not amiss to refer to them anyway. Rumor says a wedding Is brewing in this community and, of course, we will have some mad folks when It materializes.

W. T. Mosely says he has seen some fox tracks In his pasture and we hope some of the hunters will give "Reynard" a race before long. Farmers will get very mad if the dogs run through their cotton and knock it out, but they don't stay mad long. Come up Sam Adams and let us hear from you.

"Billy" Blackwell says he can upset an oxen as good as most black-ninths, but he wants a whole shop to himself when be has such work to do. He can't work when anyone is looking at or talking to him. Arthur Long, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sheriff Long, of Union, is taking a course at Davidson uoiiege.

we congratulate him on his selection of an institution so well calculated to make accomplished scholars and men and we wish him much success. There is an opinion based on rumor that the burning of John Sprouce's house will yet come out. Somote it be. There is considerable hope among our people that the Augusta Division of the 0. R.

A. C. will yet be finished. Mrs. A.

J. Sanders, of I'acolet, I regret to learn, had the misfortune to get her wrist broken by the well windlass week before last. But few of our people have good turnip patches this year. The dry weather has been seriously against them. Rev.

Mr. Isom will preach atMesso-potamia next Sabbath at 11 a. m. I am glad to announce this week that Mr. W.

C. Kirby's family are recovering from their sickness reported two weeks ago. Mr. Will Foster attended the prayer meeting at Abingdon creek last night. Will likes to go there very well anyway, I think.

If the Jews had to collect their dues in the dews these mornings they would sell only for cash. Our debating society will reorgan ize next Saturday night, at the school house. Let all who wibIi to join report by candle-light. Mr. James Garner has a very line crop of corn.

He will make enough to do him two years. J. L. s. Cowpens Chronicle.

(Correspondence of The Ledger.) Cowpens, Oct. 11. The cotton gins of this place are being run to their full capacity. The one run by Edwards fc Martin caught a fire last Thursday night. It bid fair to be a serious matter but by heroic efforts by those present the fire was put out without serious loss or delay.

Several of our people attended the Rock Spring camp meeting yesterday, J.B.Martin and wife of Hickory Grove are visiting friends and rela tives in this place. x. Fads in Medicine. There are fads in medicine as in everything else and a "new thing" frequently sells for a short time simply because it is new. But in medicine, as in nothing else, the people demand and will be satisfied only with positive, absolute merit.

The fact that Sarsaparilla has stood its ground against all competition, and its sales have never wavered but have remained steadily at the top, demonstrates, beyond any doubt, the intrinsic virtues Of this medicine. The new things have come and gone but Hood's Sarsaparilla rests upon the solid foundation of absolute merit and its power to cure, and its sales continue to be the largest in the world. city. Ho Is president of the Gaffney Manufacturing Company and the Gaffney Land and Improvement Company. He Is lurgoly responsible for tho establishment of Tiik Ledger and it was he who conducted the correspondence which resulted in bringing to Gaffney the present manager and editor ot this paper.

No man In Gaffny has done more to advance the material interests of the city than has A. N. Wood. Ho Is at present one ot the largost individual tax payers in Cherokee county. All over Gaffney to-day stand substantial buildings that will stand for years to come as a monu ment to his industry and thrift, In business he is the personification of promptness and honesty being at all time, as ready to pay as to collect.

Individually he is a most pleasant gentleman and a few minutos conver sation with him is sufficient to insure his auditor that he is a man of rare business traits. Gaffney City and Cherokee county can well be proud of such a citizen as Adolphus Nott Wood. While a resident of Alabama Mr. Wood wooed and won the hand and heart of one ot Alabama's fairest daughters Miss Millie C. Draper.

They vere wedded In 1874. The un ion proved an ideal one. Seven children tour boys and three girls were sent to add happiness and content ment to the couple. All of the chil dren are living. Mrs.

Wood died in Spartanburg, where she had gone to receive medical attention, in 1394. Her death was universally mourned by all who had the good fortune to know her. Henrietta No. Caroleen, N. C.

Supt. Manly is building several rooms to, and otherwise improving the appearance of his residence. Tho mills have just put in a new GOO horse power engine, so no more rest on account of low water. Throe hundred new Whitin looms have just been received by the mills and are being started as rapidly as possible, also a carload of carding-room machinery and another on the road. G.

B. Osgood, of the Lowell Shops, is here erecting the new carding room machinery. B. Tanner. Sec.

and will shortly move from No. 1 Mill to this place, lie will occupy -the house formerly occupied by Mr. Moshir. He now has the plumbers there equipping his house with the modern conveniences. G.

W. Maurice, our railroad agent, has moved into bis new house near the depot, which has recently been erected for him by the mills. T. R. Brinkley, overseer weaving department, informs us that everything is running smoothly in his room.

W. W. Pool, of Charlotte, has ac-cepted. a position as bookkeeper for the mills. Mr.

Fowler, who rilled a position as bookkeeper for tne mills has returned to Charlotte. Heart Beats. No slave ever labored so faithfully in the service of his master as does the human heart; and no other part of the body performs one-tenth the amount of hard work. Beginning with the first breath, this marvelous little worker continues without interruption, night or day through life until the end comes, and death relieves it of its task. There are few 'persons who have any conception of the amount of power exerted by this engine of life.

Physiologists tell us that with each pulsation or contraction of the heart, It exerts 50 pounds of force which amounts to 8,000 per minute, per hour, or the remarkable sum of 5,184,000 pounds per day. This vast force, 'if converted into footpounds, is equal to 157 horse-power per day, and in a lifetime of 84 years would aggregate 4,813,620 horsepower, which is equivalent to the lifting of 70,424,830 tons one foot in one minuto. To Illustrate what such an enormous weight means, suppose it to be in coal loaded in cars 80 feet long, each car containing 20 tons. It would requre 3,971,237 cars, and if coupled together would make a train 22,563 miles long long enough to reach around the earth, or seven times across the continent. Considering the wonderful amount of work necessary for the heart to perform, and the amount of neglect and abuse it receives in an ordinary lifetime, it is not strange that it should occasionally get cut of order and demand attention.

Dr. Franklin Miles, LL. an eminent authority on diseases of the heart and nerves, in a recent work published by the Dr. Miles Medical Elkhart, says that one-fourth of our entire people are afflicted with heart disease. About one-half these result from inherited tendencies, and the other half from exciting causes, such as grief, pain, fright, debilitating diseases and nervous exhaustion.

If it is romember-ed that nearly every sudden death may be attributed to heart disease, the prevalence of this affliction will be apparent. The pamphlet mentioned above can be had free by addressing the Dr. Miles Medical Elkhart, Ind. A MAN OF RARE BUSINESS AT-TAINMENT3. He First Saw the Light of Day in Old Spartanburg CountyOne of Oaffney's Foremost Citizens, Adolphus Nott Wood, was born on I'acolet river, near where is now situated I'acolet depot, in Spartanburg county.

His parents were Jamos and Harriet Wood, whose ancestry came to South Carolina from Virginia In the pioneer period of this country. They wore people of moderate circumstances and with their thrift and energy have contributed much to the early development of this section. Adolphus first Baw the light of day on the 17th day of December 1810. He belonged to a family of fifteen children, six of whom survive. He is the third living member of the family.

Mr. Wood attended the country schools of hia neighborhood and labored on his father farm until within nine months of the close of the war when he donned the gray uniform ot the Confederacy and went forth to serve his country. At the close of the war he was a private In the 15th South Carolina Infantry. Returning home at the surrender of Johnston at Greensboro he entered Capt. J.

B. Lyles' High school, which was being conducted at Lime stone, where he remained about three years. He afterwards taught school in different sections of Spartanburg county for about three years. In 1871 he emmigrated to Alabama where be embarked in the mercantile business, clerking for Draper, Son and W. D.

Smythe. He then formed a co-partnerseip with Joshua Draper, under the firm name of Draper Wood, and con ducted a geueral merchandise business. He remained in butiness in Alabama about four years. Mr. Wood returned to this section in August, 1875, and formed a co partnership with N.

Lipscomb, the present county supervisor, under the firm name of Lipscomb Wood Their place of business was in a store house on the lot where Sheriff Ross now resides, the store room forming a portion of the dwelling. At the end of one year the partner ship was dissolved and Mr. Wood opened a business by himself in a store room on the lot where Mr. Lip scomb now resides. The old, store house now stands in the rear of J.

Lipscomb's store. He then built the nouse mat a. u. rarfcs now occupy, it being on the site of the present stand of 0. E.

Wilkins He did business in that building nn til 1881 when he built the brick store house now occupied by 0. E. Wilk- ins Bro. He afterwards associa ted with him J. W.

Tolloson and R. 8. Lipscomb, the firm being Wood, Lipscomb ifc Tolleson. This business was conducted for two years when W. Tolleson withdrew, the firm becoming Wood Lipscomb.

The business was continued until Mr. Wood disposed of his interest to R. S. Lipscomb in order that he might en gage in the banking business, the bank being in the building now occupied by The DuPre Drug Co. In 1S92 Mr.

Wood, desiring a more convenient building erected the pretty banking bouse he now occupies. Mr. Wood hag served three terms as mayor of Gaffney and at the present time holda that position, having been elected by a most flattering vote in March, 1896. His term will expire in next March. He has also served as alderman a number of times.

Mayor Wood labored almost incessantly for the establishment of Cherokee county and to the efforts of he and his board of aldermen much credit is due for the success of the county. He was also a prime factor in bringing the Gaffney branch of the 0. R. C. to this city, giving much time and attention to the promulgation of the enterprise.

Mr. Wood is a stockholder in near ADOLPHUS HOTT WOOD. AS FURNISHED BY THE SAGE OK LOWER CHEROKEE. Friendi in the West Write that they Highly Appreciate "The of Neighborhood Gossip. JCorreapondence of The Ledger.) Em Jane, Oct.

18. J. Austin Taylor, familiarly known as "Aus Taylor" died a few days ago at his home In North Carolina. James Raines, the veteran typographer of Tub Ledger ofTico, paid us very pleasant visit last week. He Is a full blooded Virginian, born and rearod in the town of Fredericksburg.

Hope he will come again. A. J. Sanders, of I'acolet, gave us a call last Saturday and, by the way, sent up his name as a Ledger subscriber. Hon.

D. E. Finley, of the York-vllle bar, was at Hickory Grove last Saturday on professional business. He give us a call too. llev.

Mr. Thomasson preached at Abingdon creek yesterday. His subject was "Unbelief." He administered tho Sacrament of the Lord's Supper. The weather this morning is cool and fires and thick clothing feel comfortable. Our friends in the West write that they highly appreciate copies of The Ledger sent them rrom lime no time The chickens still continue to have cholera and sore head.

No fully er fective remedy has yet been discov' ered for either of these maladies that we know of. Cant. J. T. Thackston.

with his force is working tl.e public road be twPfln Wllkinsville and Howell's ferrr. He seems to have made road working a specialty if the quality of t.h work he la doing is taken as a samnle. He has made wonderful Improvements In this section. He sayjs it will be impossible to do more thin fix the worst places just now. and the rest will receive attention just as soon as possible.

The rain last week washed the lands badly in places and did serious damage to cotton in the field. Meek C. Parker, our faithful and trustworthy mail rider from Gaffney, fias quit the route and Charlie Uansler, colored, has taku his place. All the sick in this section are Improving, so far as I know if not entirely well. The tragic death of Doctor Theodore Munro last week was a surprise to the people of this section.

I can't understand how it is that a firm in Union is selling shoes to parties in Blacksburg. There must be some mistake. We know that Blacksburg merchants can compete with the world in prices if transportation facilities count for anything. The huntsman's horn keeps us awake some nights until a late hour and a few fine 'possums have been caught. Since the rains set in turnip and potato patches have been greatly improved.

Ono day last week Love Garrett, colored, came up with a bruised up arm. A woman was, of course, mixed up in the affair. Dr. J. F.

McCleuney gave us a pleasant call last week and spent a few hours. Jimmie Strain finished making molasses last week. The tramway built at Howell's ferry for the benefit of pedestrians, was washed away by the high water last Tuesday. Sam Lee's arm is getting all right again. He was not as badly hurt as was first thought he was.

A teacher in our common school asks this question What important branch of study is often neglected in our schools? My answer is "spelling" Spelling, reading, mental arithmetic and writing should always receive special attention in our common schools. They are the four great pillars upon which the whole structure of an education rests. The people about Kelton, I am informed, refused to bury, or have anything to do with the negro Henderson who was killed there in a gambling hell a few Sabbaths ago, on account of his being a cunjurer. A white man had to bury hUn. In asking the time of day I was told that it was between 9 and 10 o'clock and that the hour and minute haods of the clock were pointing in exactly opposite directions.

What time was it? I am satisfied that Oakwood cemetery, Richmond, has more natural and artificial beauties connected with it to render it attractive as a burying ground than any place with in the) bounds of the Confederacy. Besides, it is hallowed with the dust of moio thnn 1800 confederate soldiers. VTo this may be added the citizens section with its modest monu HE HAS A HARD TIME CONV1NC. INQ MRS. PICKER.

Unlike the Bachelor of Buffalo He Be- heves in Marrying, Especially When One Oets Old Enough to do So. UrpEtt Coalin' Gkoukd, 8. "It's more blessed to give than to receive," or leastways that's what I thought 'tother day when I received a lecture from Mrs. Picker after sho had read The Ledger. I had the hardest time of explainln' to her that she was a bunch of goodness and thb best wlfie I ever had that you eversuw.

I told her that what I was drlvin' at was to explain how I could have divided up my married an' singlo days more equal ef I hadn't ot married so soon. I am unlike Bachelor. He don't bleeve in marry in' at all an I bleeve In marryln' at the risk of your neck when you git old enough, but fer the Lord's sake stay single until you become a well developed man, with whiskers an mustash, or wait till the down gives way to feathers anyway. A feller ot about 20 summers come to me 'tother day an said ho was a goin' to steal a gal an git married, an I sold, "Son you are a bigger fool than I give you credit for." "Oh, Flaw, it's no use to say a word, I'm shore goin' to marry that gal fer she's the ooliest gal I ever loved that way, An she's f.s good a gal as ever lived an I'm goin to take 'er in." I sos, "Son, that is one of love's traits. Hit tears down mountains an levels up the low places hides all her Imperfections an et you let her slip now an wait until you become a man you will find plenty more an ef you lore forty, each one you love will seem as perfect as an angel almost, even ef she is an offspring from the devil's grand-mother, an son, you shouldn't let love dictate as to the goodness ot the gal you marry but use a little common sense as you go 'long.

Wait till you git some whiskers an mustash an I bet you 10 to 1 that your girl will love you twist as good, fer tbey are orful querlous critters. They would rather pull a man's mustash an whiskers an bite him on the lips an cheeks as to have a new dress, but son, you'll haf to supply her with both ef you want to live long, look well an be happy. Wait till you git the whiskers fer her to pull an then yuu'U be able to manage somehow to git the dresses." Bachelor asks Mrs. Waters a few questions an I'm afraid she won't answer 'em ezactly right bo the poor ole feller can understand them so I'm agoin' to put hit so plain till a mummy will know what I'm a drivin' at Bachelor asks, "What do you think of these double faced ladies one so often meets, who always meet people with a pleasant smile, and yet they will pour out all the venom of their nature upon their best friends when out of their presence?" Bachelor, ef you can git one of these women you speak of to lovin' you right good tie up with her by all means. Hit's about the only kind of woman you'll find on earth, an et she loves you right good she'll stick to you through thick an thin an toller you to the jumpin off place an ef you jump off she'll toiler suit.

The two faces won't hurt you fer most all women has em'. Ef you love her an she loves you, as long as you both keep in the faith, so to speuk, you won't see but one face an that one face will be the sweetest face on earth to you, though it may cost you many a new dress, hat or pair of shoes to keep that faith. Bachelor asks again "To take the general nature of a large majority of women under careful consideration is there much encouragement for a man to enter the realms of matri monial bliss or is there really any bliss in matrimony at all?" The happiest man on earth today is a married man, an the most mis-erablest man on earth today is a married man. The happiest man on earth today is the man who loves his wife and whose wife loves him, with a love that may be termed the gift of God. No powers on earth can banish such a love and it's the origin of bliss itself.

The most miserablest man on earth today is the man who is tied to a woman by the bonds of matrimony and in which union there exists no such love as is above spoken of, but Instead, jealously, hatred, envy and strife. Honestly to God, I'd rather live in that country where they don't keep powder an matches to sell as to be tied up in such a union. Bachelor's next question "Is there not a good many ups and downs, trials and tribulations for every unfortunate man that enters into matrimony?" Yes, there is almost a hell itself for Skull Shosls Statements. (Correspondf n9 of The Ledger.) Skull Shoals, Oct. 16.

While ruminating through the country during my vacation, I have met up with a good many of my old friends whom I knew several years ago. Last Thursday we had a very pleasant visit from Rev. W. L. Brown and his most excellent lady, at the residence of Mr.

no. J. Kendrick. Mrs. Brown was formerly a resident of Omaha, and it was quite interesting to hear her tell about the many cyclones and tornadoes that so frequently occur In that part of the country.

She Is a very intelligent and refined lady, and the time was very pleasantly spent in their company. Id the accident that so recently befell Mr. Brown, he experienced a very near approach of death, being perfectly oblivious to everything around him for 12 days. He is now as well as ever. Rev.

Mr. Brown was the pastor of the Baptist church at Gaffney several years ago. The Ledger seems to be gaining ground in this section, and I have seen but few who are not already subscribers, and those who are not, say they will enlist after they secure their cotton crop, provided they don't have to give it away. They are very much dissatisfied with the present prices. I had the pleasure of spending part of Friday and Saturday with my old friend, Col.

J. L. Strain and family and by whom I was very hospitably entertained. Saturday was molasses making day with them. The colonel did the grinding and his family did the skimming.

They turned out a most excellent article. I enjoyed myself very much talking over our war records. They live at home and board at the same place. With a pen ot 7 or 8 hogs, and all ot the other comforts of life, they seem to be well provided for. They will make over a hundred gallons of molasses, this year.

The colonel is very comfortably domiciled at his place where he has lived for the last 25 years. I will not attempt to give your readers the local news of this section, as that is always faithfully attended to by your worthy correspondent from Etta Jane. The health of this section is fairly good. J. R.

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