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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1897-11-10

When Baby was sick, we gave her castoria
When she was Child. she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria.
whea she had Children. she gave them Castoria
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1897-11-10
NOTICE

To the Taxpayers Of Lancaster Coun-
ty:
The tax books will be open In the
Office OFT comfy treasuser for Lau.
caster county for the collection of taxes
for the fiscal year 1897. from the 18th
day of October to the 3lst dav OF De-
e'mber, 1897
The following IL the levy for the
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-13
WHITE'S

Alderman Leighton asked the witness
why he did not report the case of O'Don-
nell when he was drunk. Witness said
that he didn't report it because he knew
it would be no use.
Alderman Leighton asked the witness,
as far as he knew If he didn't think we
had pretty clean department. The wit
ness hesitated about answering the
question. 1t was objected to by Gen.
Mattocks and was not pressed by Alder
man Leighton.
Thomas Heffon was SCALED next. He
said he was a watchman at the stable.
Some time in August cart II, belonging
to the city, which was almost new and
had cost $225, had been taken away by a
man who said he was sent by Mr.. Staples.
The cart went away In good shape and
the March election it was in bad shape
and had to be repaired. This cart the
witness was told had been used by the
Portland Sanitary Company in the in
term. Witness did not know whether or
not Mr.. Staples had sold pair of horses
to the Sanitary Company at this time.
Witness said that Kennard had told him
that Staples had come to the stable one
night and taken away half dozen horse
collars. He did not know where MIR.
Staples had taken them.
Eat this point the hands OF the clock
pointed to 6. 45 O'Clock and the investiga-
tion had been in progress for over two
hours. Alderman Rounds suggested that
the commission now adjourn. There was
some discussion about adjournment Al
derman Leighton wished to continue 4e IN
the evening but finally consenteu 10 an
adjournment until Monday afternoon at
80 O'Clock at which time the witnesses
who were present and who had not been
examined were ordered to appear.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-13

All those terrible itching diseases OF
the skin that help to mako life miserable
for us ars caused hy external parasites:
Doan's Ointanent kills the parasite and
cures the disease. Perfectly harmless,
never fails
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-13
CITY OF PORTLAND.
Tukey's Bridge Notice.

Tukey's bridge will be closed to public travel
Wednesday. Sept. 18th, 1897. at O'Clock a. NJ,
and until further notice.
GEO. N. FERNALD,
Commissioner of Public Works.
septS diff
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-13

w
any account of tho load of sand and MIR.
Morse told him not to make any account
of it,
Gen. Mattocks asked Meserye, who was
present, to tell what he knew about. haul
| ing this sand to franklin wharf.
| Meserve got up and said he could not
remember anything about it.
The examination of Dammery was then
continued. He said that one time he had
known of some work being done by the
CITY teams about the Berlin Mills Com
pany's wharf and when he had asked Mr.
Staples what he should charge the teams
and time of the men to, he was told to
charge it to repairs for Commercial street.
When asked If he had ever known o
any teamster going to work when he was
intoxicated, he said he had. Witness said
that In his opinion Pickett wis drunk
the day after he came back from Spring
| field where he had been with the Veteran
Firemen. On that day Pickett went to
the barn at quarter past three clock and
quit work. Witness gave him his time on
that occasion to see Ii anything would be
said about it. Nothing whatever was said
about it and he never heard anything
more about 1T. 1t was the custom to give
| the drivers and the horses their full time
whether they worked or not. When asked
how this was he said he did not know but
it had always been the custom.
In reply 10 QuesUlOnS by AlderinaIl
Rounds the witness said a man named
O'Donnell had been sent home intoxicated
several times by Mr. Staples and he had
been given his full time. Only once had
Mr.. Staples told witness to take out
| O'DonnelPs time when he was sent home
drunk.
The city teams had hauled crushed rock
to Mr.. Rsdlon's house and to several
other places. Witness did not know
whether this stone had ever been paid fol-
or not.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-03-25
The Three Links.

A special district meeting of Somerset
lodges, |. O. o. F., was held here, with
| Carrabasset lodge, Wednesday evening
| The meeting was called by Leon 5.
Merrill of Scion, district deputy, and
was very largely attended, there being
about 200 visiting brethren here from
the lodges in Bingham, Scion, Norridge-
wock, North Auson, Madison, West
New Portland, Athens and Fairfield,
which, with the membership of the
order in this town, made up a large
gathering, notwithstanding the un-
favorable weather.
Grand Master, II. n. Lovejoy of
Augusta, was present and exemplitied
the secret work of the several degrees.
District Deputy Merrill was also IN at
tendance.
The degree team of Qunnebasset
lodge Of Norridgewock worked the lst
degree in a manner that elected unstint-
ed praise from The brethren present, aid
the degree team of Carrabasset lodge,
Skowhegan, worked the 3 degree very
satisfactorily.
The Rebekah lodge of this town, pro-
vidcd nice banquet, served in Grand
Army hail, consisting of cold turkey,
cold meats, hot coffee, etc.
The occasion was one of great interest
to Somerset Odd Fellows and was much
puiuyed
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-03-25
Job Pruning.

Tho Job Printing Establishment connected
9Th the SOMERSET RERoarER is prepared to
a. All classes of work. the richest well as the
most common Jobs. Competent and expert
enced workmen are employed and large
3ing and business cards in great variety
orders of dances, bills of fare programs etc.
etc printed in great variety of styles on short
notice Commercial printing specially
orders by mail will receive careful attention
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-03-25
The QuiDDGDaSSst Inn !

For the good people of Somerset Co.
to take an outing, for recreation, will
surely be a new feature and easy of access
as the proposed extention of the electrcs
to the end of the bridge, will be almost
equal to running into the Hotel Catering.
for society banquets and social meetings at
lowest cost will be grand feature of this
interesting Institution, as every effort
will be made to surround the guests of
this house, with all the social cheerfulness
possible, where the most refined, may
expect responsibility entirely void of
intemperance. DR.. CONANI.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-03-25
BORN

East Fairfed-Mar IS, to the wife of Mr.
Ed Green, a daughter.
Mar q, to MI. and Mrs, 7, g. Lord, a
daughter, Marion Edtha.
f. Madison-Mar. IS, to the wife of NJ, o
Dean, son.
Pittsfed March 1910 the wife of Joseph I
Davis, son. llanceot lleiTerman.l
Pttsfeld, March 13-ro the wife Of Herbert
c. Hunter, a daughter.
Pittsfeld, March 1G-'ro the wife of Edwin
BiCkford, IA son.
Pittsiied, March l4-To the wife of Elmer
Mason, a daughter.
Madison, March lo-To the wife of Thomas e
Conn0rs, daughter.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-03-25
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Notice-Justus adams.
For Sale-James Dunbar.
Artistic Cook-Anidrosis.
Ricycles-W. F. Robbins.
onenipg-W. P. Ordway.
Naw fioods-W H. Wildes.
1A'Sgents-W. d. Chase & Co.
NV lioods-D. F. Judkins.
Assignee Forrest Goodwin.
DrIyipg Shoes-C. II. Gardner.
Inst Receiyed-A. W. Bourget
: lam arr for Sale-E. E. Whittier.
road retition ". Brainerd.
The Quinnebasset-Dr. Conant
millinery Opening Susie Priest.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-03-25
Epworth League Celebration.

The Epworth League of the Methodist
church in town, celebrated Cen Neal
Dow'> birthday by meeting held in the
church vestry, Saturday evening, with
appropriate services.
The following lines composed by Mr..
w. C.. Wentworth were read, and sung
t. the tune of America:
NAMES HERO.
Neal Dow is ninety three
Hero OF Maine is he,
And long has been.
Long may his eye be bright,
Long may his sep be light,
Still may he live to fight,
With tongue and pen!
Neal Dow is ninety three,
Look at his record. See
What he has done!
He has not lived in vain,
He broke the rum hends reign,
He gave good law to Maine
In fifty one.
Evil still lives in Maine,
Still doth oppression reign,
Law is defed;
Our land with sin is rife,
To save the nations life,
God calls us to the strife
Strength He'll provide.
Our fathers God, to Thee
Author of liberty,
To Thee we pray!
Give blessing to Neal Dow,
Give him successors now,
With strength weak hearts endow.
Drive fear away
Lord, give us more Neal Dow's
Courage and will arouse
In us to- night
Lead thou the host along.
Help us destroy the wrong,
Teach the victor's song,
Prosper the right!
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-03-25

New dress skirts, cheap. Judkins.
Look at c. II. Gardeners driving shoes
before you buy, they will suit you, See
ad
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-03-25

-Four cakes of toilet soap for twenty
five cents, at SIMPSONS the corner
druggist.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-11
WHEAT'S WILD WHIRL.
Decline at Chicago Believed to Have
Been Brought on by the Bulls.

Chicago. Dec. 10.-The December option
kept the center of stage in the wheat mar
ket to-day and although it closed at $1.O3,
cents lower than yesterday, the strength
shown in the early hours of the trading
was sufficient to give the luckless shorts
various styles of nervous chills.
The peculiar feature of the days decline
is the fact that it is generally believed to
have been forced by the bull clique which
controls the situation. The explanation
given is that the bull combine fears the
price going so high at this time will invite
shipments of contract wheat to Chicago
in enormous quantities.
When the market opened to-day there
were numerous offers of December at the
modest price of $lO6, and the selling was
fairly liberal all the way down to the
closing figures, all of it being credited to
the bulls. The market was not so feVerish
as on previous days during the present
excitement, and the all but stampeded
shorts took courage and gathered in what
lines they could without the frenzed ca
gerness which marked yesterdays ses-
sion
Joseph Letter, who is supposed to be the
head of the bull clique, declared in an in
terview tonight that he is heavily inter-
ested in the market but asserted that the
wheat he is buying and has bought is for
legitimate purposes Il am not in the mar
ket for speculative purposes" he said, but
1 think wheat will go higher
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-11
WoMACK EXPLAINS HIS CHECKS.
One Given for Losses at Poker and
One to Pay a Debt.

Richmond, Va, Dec. 10.-The committee
on history of the Grand Camp of Confeder-
ate Veterans to-day continued its hearing
relative to the school book scandal.
Greer Baughman was put on the stand,
but declined to say how he came into pos
session of the Womack-Stubbs checks.
Col Stubs was then recalled, and said
that he recollected having received the
checks from Mr.. Womack to cover losses
sustained in a poker game with the witness
in the summer of 1894.
In answer to a question, Col. Stubs de-
CARED that he did not know of his own
personal knowledge that any book COM
pany had brought influences TO bear to get
their books adopted in certain states. He
himself he said, had never been approach
cd in any way shape or form.
Later in the day, the commander read a
the American Book Company, stating that
he would be on hand to testify this after
noon, asking that the hearing be postpon-
cd till his arrival.
At the afternoon session, Mr.. Womack
took the stand. He identified the two
checks that have figured in the investlga-
tion, but said that while one, the $50 check,
was given Col. Stubs in payment of mon
ey Stubs won from him at poker, the $500
check was in payment of money he Dor
rowed from Col. Stubs.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Womacks tes-
timony, the investigation closed and the
committee retired to consider their report
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-11
BRUNsw1oK's CAMPAIGN.
Administration and Good Govern
ment Factions Parade.

Brunswick, Ga, Dec. 10-A municipal
election campaign which has been slum-
bering in Brunswick for weeks, broke
forth into a spectacular demonstration to-
night, which at this hour is making the
city lively. The contest for four aldermen
between the administration forces and the
Good Government club furnished material
for this whoop up, which is being played to
a star finish by the Good Government peo-
pie in the spectacular manner.
That side engaged the only two bands
available and held two separate meetings
in different parts of Brunswick At 8
o'clock the whites headed by their band
joined the colored men at their hall and
with joint forces marched in a whooping
yelling mass past the city hall, where the
administration forces were gathered in
mum bers to hear the speaking. With both
bands playing, and the entire line yelling
the demonstration was formidable.
The Good Government men were led in
procession by Deputy Sheriff Emmett Tay-
lor behind the marine band F. E. Twittv
and other white leaders estimate their line
as numbering not less than 500 The ad-
ministration forces claim it was much less
and that it contained at least $50 nom
voters
Leaders of both sides claim to-morrow's
election. The Times, administration or
gan, from a poll of the 200 registered
claims en- average majority of 30O The
Good Governments claim the fight by a
good majority.
Tonight both sides are working the Au-
gusta bull pen racket. Administration
men claim the most money, and both sides
are expected to use money freely. All
night meetings are being held and speeches
are being made, and the first real fun of
the campaign is on in full blast, with ev-
cry one in good humor.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-11
Three Gaming-TabIe Fortunes.
From the chicago Times-Herald.

From the Chicago Herald,
The story Of the English dude who walk
ed into a Spokane (Wash) gambling room
the other night and with 5000 succeeded in
winning $1,000, is causing a great deal Of
talk The manner in which the western
papers are treating the event would serve
Ito make one believe that such luck was
unprecedented. There have been ten thou
sand cases of late years when bigger for
tunes than that have been made at faro
bank. In Santa Fe, ". M, during the ex-
position in 1884, l saw yellow chips repre-
senting $1,000 each piled up as high as
a cats back on a single card. Tom Jemi-
son Of Meridian, Miss. was playing IN
Conant & Harris one night, and when he
cashed in, after a sitting of two and a
half hours the firm handed him $4,000
Jemison lost 1t the following day i'm Dem
ing. ] witnessed the play of Chinaman
In the same place one evening, and he
won twenty-Seven straight bets and then,
without pursuing his luck any further.
pocketed $4,000. The limit In those DAYS
was the ceiling 1t would be a hard mat
ter to find a gambling room now that
would allow one TO bet on any single card
exceeding $3.50
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-11
ANIMATED BARN.
by Its Owner Because 1t
Keeps Continually on the Move.

Keeps Continually on the Move.
From the Chicago Chronicle.
j. w. Fesler, who lives north of Nor
gantown, Ind. has barn which threat
ems to develop into a "sky-scraper." In
1891, having need of a new barn, he built
a small structure, and in it's construction
he used green willow posts at the corners
and along the sides. These he sunk into
the ground in the usual manner For
some time nothing unusual was noticed
but after year he saw that whereas he
laid the floor near the ground it was now
three feet above the soil. On examina>
ton he discovered that the willow posts,
instead of being dead, as he supposed they
were on putting them in, were in reality
alive and had taken root and were grow
ing. In their upward movement they car
ried the barn along. He watched this
with interest month by month and year by
year OF course, he had to build another
barn, for it was inconYenient to use the
constantly rising structure.
Last spring the first barn was on stiits
nine feet high, and in August he put IN a
new floor and surrounded the posts with
siding, thereby making-it a two-story sf-
fair. There is now a space of seven inches
between the new floor and the ground. and
MIR. Fesler expects to have a three-st3rv
barn in course of time. He has built OUT
side stairs to the second story. The neigh
bors come for miles around to see "Fes.
ler's elevator" as they call It.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-11

but living. If collected, they duly ger
minated and developed though the rate
of process and the abundance of the result
was found to depend to a considerable ex-
tent on the temperature maintained. Fur
Their experiments indicated that the cells
increased in number in passing through
the body of the fly, and the general result
of the whole series was to demonstrate
that ants and certain flies play an import
ant part, not only in the digestion las
was already known, but also in the pres
ervation and multiplication OF alcoholic
ferments Insects, in fact, contribute far
more than atmospheric air to the dlssem-
ination of yeasts which are conveyed IN
ternally rather than externally. In some
cases this distribution agency may be ex-
ercised for good, but we suspect 1t Is
far more potent for evil.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-11

From Longman's Magazine.


There are animals which enjoy a rela.
tive, although not absolute immunity to
snake poison, and among these may be
mentioned swine, hedgehogs and the mon
goose. Swine, 1t is well known, win
greedily devour reptiles, and in some coun-
tries they are specially trained up and EN-
ployed for this purpose. OF particular
interest, however, are some experiments
which were carried out TO test the tradi-
tional immunity toward this toxin ascrtb-
ed to the mongoose. These animals are
very useful in sugar plantations, and are
largely used to keep down the serpents
and rats with which they abound, for the
carnivorous little mongoose is extremely
partial to such prey. Attempts have been
made by sugar planters to introduce them
into Martinique where they are not found
in the wild state as in the island of Qua
delOuoe.
Six specimens of the mongoose were for
warded to Calmette from Martinique, and
these particular animals, II was stated
had never been set at liberty since they
were imported, so that they had had no
previous experience of snakes or venom
On arr ring at the laboratory, one of these
little creatures was placed in a glass cage
with large cobra. The cobra al once
rising W and dilating its neck, darted
with fury upon the mongoose but the lat
ter thanks to it's extraordinary agility
escaped being caught, and took refuge
Supplied and terrified for the moment, in
corner of the cage. This stunned con-
dition, however, did not last long, for just
as the incensed cobra was preparing to
make a fresh attack upon Its insignificant
little victim, the latter with wide-open
mouth, rushed and jumped upon the head
of its enemy viciously bit through its up
per Jaw and broke its skull in a few sec
onds. Thus although in size but a little
larger than a squirrel, this tiny creature
was more than a match for a cobra two
wards long
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-11
CLEVELAND IN CAROLINA.
lie VIII Spend Ten Days Hunting on
South Island.

lie VIII Spend Ten Days Hunting on
South Island.
Washington, Dec 10.-EX- President Gro
YER Cleveland arrived in Washington this
afternoon on a special Pullman car at
tached to the regular west-bound train on
the PENNSYLVANIA railroad. He is en- route
to South Carolina on a hunting trip.
Although this was the first time Mr..
Cleveland had been in Washington since
he left the executive mansion last March,
he did not leave his car during the two
hours it was in the city. He was met at
the station by Capt Robley ID. Evans OF
the light house board, Gen. Arson q. NC
Cook, United States Marshal wilson anu
two or three other intimate friends.
Mr.. Cleveland has evidently improved
greatly in health since he left Washington.
He said that he was enjoying eXceilent
health and, indeed, had not been better
for several years. He declined to discuss
politics or public affairs.
MIR Cleveland is on his way to south
Island, about thirty miles from Charles-
ton where he will be the guest of Gen. Il.
?. Alexander, the distinguished CHIEF OF
the confederate artillery forces at the pat
ut of Gettysburg, and ex-president OF the
Georgia Central railroad.
He left Washington at 346 via the
Atlantic Coast Line accompanied
by Capt Evans and Gen. McCook.
Mr. Cleveland and his friends VIII re-
main in camp for ten days or two weeks
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-11
rRUsr on FLINT GLASS BOTTLES.
American Manufa cturers Combine
and Prices to Advance.

Pittsburg, Pa, Dec. 1O.--The Commoner
ana Glass Worker will say tomorrow:
one Of the closest corporations OF
american flint manufacturers has been
Perfected and will secure control of the
niHl bottle trade of the country within a
week or two. Fully IS per cent. of the flint
9oJtle manufacturers of the country are
II, ne new organization. As direct result
" me formation, there has been an adj
vance Of 10 per cent. on flint bottles"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-11
RESIGNS FROM 4 Committee.
MIR. johnson to Devote His Time to
Ranking and Currency.

Washington, Dee. 0.-Representative
Johnson of Indiana to-day rendered Ibis
resignation as chairman of elections COM
nittee No. 2 Of the House. He will de-
vote his attention to the banking and cur
rency committee, Of which he Is a mem-
Der.
Mr. Rovse of Indiana, probably will sue
coed him on the elections committee.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-11

man Is likely to get will not pay him for
the horrible experiences he is called upon
to endure. l was not particularly lucky.
though / brought out enough to pay me
fairly wei for my two years in Alaska.
but If / was assured of $4,000 a year.
would not go back there"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-11
REGISTERED MAIL RIFLED.
Secret Service Men Working on a
Mysterious Robbery.

Mysterious Robbery.
New York, Dec. 10-Secret service men
are working on a mysterious robbery of
registered mail between this city and
Philadelphia. The first intimation the au-
thorities received came about a month
ago, when inquiries were made concerning
registered mail sent from Philadelphia re-
ported as missing. A number of secret
service men were at once put on the case,
and they have been at work in all the
territory between Jersey City and Phila-
delphia since then. Just what they have
discovered it is impossible ito learn. The
postoffice authorities are particularly reti-
cent about the robbery, and, beyond adj
hitting that it has occurred, refuse to give
any direct information.
The Herald says in regard to the rob-
berry: Inspector Lewis. when seen in
Jersey City, said the total loss, while not
exactly known would be less than $780,
Another official mentioned $1,000 as the
outside limit"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-11

Folks keep findin' err heap O. fault VIII
dis here life said Uncle Eben. "But. jes
de same, dar's mighty few ob us dat
does'n' wish dar wus more Of it,"-Wash-
ington STAR
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-11

Washington Dec 10.-The postal officials
here tonight admitted that there had been
a number of losses of registered mail mat
ter reported on the railroad referred to.
but said that up to date no definite advices
had been received as to the amount. It
would probably however, not reach as
,ntich as 100000.