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Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-09-28
Short Locals.

Short Locals.
Mr.. ii. i. jackson uf Clov,r
visited friends here last week.
Mr.. w. +. Gnryin's dwelling
J. nearing comr,"tIou.
-Mrs. Amanda Hood is adding
couple OF rooms and a piazza to
her DWELLING.
.,ihconI,nEhcE Of v.,ec aqr,nr sleep
%t"gr"d irmeo''ri' ~ DR. p
az. I!Hs,,u Sors, eqi.a'eG md .iylss
brUSgIsts. LHucsStcr. $ G.
Mr.. l.. l.. Gregory leaves to-.
day for Chsrl-.ton to re.enter tho
S. 9. Medical college.
-Mrs. Mary Msn-s and chill
dren ara visiting Mrs. S. j. Booss
IN York county.
Mics Polly Il. Shannon Of
Camden is the guest OF Mr.. and
Mrs. j. NJ. Heath.
List Of letter, advertised for
the week ending Sept. II. 1898:
J. +. Little.
J. +. GREGORY. i. NJ.
TO CUReA COLD IN ONE DAY,
t.t LAXATIVE Rr,n,,n tlpIpiI. 'r.h
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-09-28

- - ti'oiSN VI Ikft X
'lii was III town Monday.
Mr.. :. Friedheim of For,
lawn VA. in town yesterday.
MIR. l.. j. Funderburk has &C.
repsed position with Heath,
Springs a. Co.
MIR. Moore. the telephone man
is IN town to complies arrange
m"nts for building Of the tele-
phone line that will connect u.
with several other towns.
DIR. Il. G. Brasingtou was up
here one day last week to sec
Sheriff Clyburn, who his MANY
triends will be glad to know is
better.
Col. and Mrs. Leroy Springs
v"re called TO Concord, \. Con.
day last week to witness the fu
naral obseqnles OF her patern.l
grandfather, Mr.. Allison.
You will be able to make a
selection Of sewing machines at
the tNTERrEIsE Office now. We
hay" three kinds, all New Homes
We want to'sell YOU one.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-19
A historic flagstaff.

In General Corbin's office at the
War Department is a section of the
flagstaff from which flOated the Stars
and Stripes over Fort Sumter when
the garrison stationed there struck its
colors, April IA, 1861, and left the fort
in possession Of the C~onfederates. The
staff was Of yellow pine and the piece
in General Corbin's Office is about
one foot long and nearly the same in
diameter. 1t is. bound with a brass
hoop haT an inch wide to prevent
splitting, and where it is cracked the
wood looks new, and t~hirty-eight
years time has not made any ravages
on it. Major Robert Anderson was in
command of the famous fort When 1t
surrendered, and with his W hands
hauled down the colors, but four years
later. after he had won his spurs and
ranked as a major-general, he raised
the flag on the same staff from which
be had lowered it four years earlier.
After the ceremonies attending the
flag raising were concluded the staff
was divided into sections and one piece
sent to the War Department. where it
has since remained and is highly
priced.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-19
Such Is War.

The actions of men wounded IN bat
tie are often misunderstood. General
Fuller, as quoted in the Chicago Inter
Ocean. cites a pathetic instance OF this
kind:
In the midst of battle General Fuller
was trying to check the fight OF panic
stricken men. One poor fellow came
stumbling along, not needing a word
that was said to him.
Indignant and impatient, Fuller, as
he came near this man, leaned from
his horse and touching him with his
sword. said sharply: go back, sir"
The man looked up with an express
sion of anguish and despair on his
face that said as plain as words, i
am looking for a place to die" He
onened his blouse and showed a big
gaming wound in his breast. Then lie
dropped to the ground.
The general instantly dismounted,
b,,t almost as he raised the mans head
IN his arm the poor fellow breathed
his last.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-19
How to Pack Clothing.

When getting ready to go away
underclothing and articles that press
ing cannot injure are best packed IN
the bottom of trunks or boxes; less
room is taken up if articles are folded,
not rolled, and the less they are
folded the better; hose and small
articles fill in corners and uneven
spaces, and should be used to make
each layer level before another is be-
gun; packing III even layers insures
the arrival Of each article at the
journeys end in better condition than
when things are put in haphazard in
hills and valleys. Everything but
dresses, wraps and head wear, should
be packed solidly, the more SO the
better, and the latter should not be
given room to pitch about in, yet
should not be pressed or crushed.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-19
PRISONER ON NEW YORK STREETS.
The Peripathetic Sign Man and His Tale d
Helplessness.

I'm a prisoner" he said, "and you
will do me a favor by helping me to
freedom"
The pedestrian thought he was fac
ing a lunatic and started to walk
away, when the man said:
I'm not giving you a ghost story;
IT'S straight goods. Just notice how
this sign is fastened to me. This sign
you see vel my head is held by two
iron columns reaching from my Shout
ders to half way up the sign. At the
shoulders the irons are welded to
braces of iron that come down to my
waist. The shoulder pieces are part
Of an iron that encircles my waist.
At the back these irons work on two
hinges, which ONE together and are
locked. l am paid seventy-five cents
a day for carrying this sign along
Broadway. When 1 start out in the
morning this sign is locked on me as
you see it now. At u o'clock I come
back to my employer, who unlocks the
sign and am free for one hour, when
1 return and an again locked up in
the sign, At 6 o'clock my work ends
and the'sign is unlocked. 1 receive
my sevenSy-five cents and go to my
lodging house. Some sign carriers
are dishonest and hide the sign as soon
as they are out Of sight of their bosses.
They sit in the parks all day and pre-
tend to be walking and working. That
is why the locked sign has appeared"
"Well, what do you want me to do?'
asked the pedestrian.
Il want you to help release me-. To.
day l returned to my store too late.
1t was locked. The boss had gone,
and as he has the key, l am doomed
to walk the streets all night unless
you come to nay aid. l would go to
his house, but he lives in Yonkers.
l have been to a police station, but
they could do nothing for me there.
I am without a ~cent-even the seventy
five cents 1 have earned to-day. l am
hungry, but even if | had money with
which to eat. I could not, for would
not look we'll at a table with this sign
on my shoulders. know where there
is q locksmith who for ten cents Will
pick this lock and set me free
The pedestrian gave the man ten
cents. He said:
May you never be a prisoner in the
streets Of New York. Could you give
me ten cents for a cup of coffee and
some butter cakes? Thank you. God
bless you"
The man with the sign walked down
Barclay street. At the corner OF
Greenwich streets he met a man with
one leg. The two were in conversa-
ton for a moment and then the one
legged man produced a key and the
sign was taken from the prisoners
shoulders. He carried the sign under
his arm and they disappeared in a sa,
loon.-New York Sun.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-19
How to Stain Wood.

A good and at the same time mex
pensive mode of treating woodwork in
a country house is in transparent
wood stains, which can be had in any
color. These stains of pink or green
or blue allow the grain Of the wood to
show, and are less expensive, since
one coat Of stain with a finish OF
varnish is all that is needed, while OF
paint four coats are required. Ii
later a change is desired, it is an easy
matter to paint over the stain. Pine
wood or oak so treated gives an effect
Of lightness and beauty that is very
attractive. For hangings, however, or
for upholstery, there is nothing mere
seryiceable than denim. The blue is
very cool and restful on a hot day.
The diyans and pillows should be
embroidered to Tighten the efect.-san
Francisco News Letter.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-19

Il became seriously Ill three years ago.
The doctor gave me medicine for indiges-
ton, but I continued to become worse. [
had several physicians at intervals who
gays me some relief, but the disease would
return with all its accustomed severity.
Il read in the newspapers articles re-
garling the wonderful curative powers OF
DIR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People,
and finally concluded TO try the pills. Five
months ago [ bought six boxes. The first
box gave me much relief. and after using
four boxes [ was cured"
These pills are recognized everywhere as
a specific for diseases Of the blood and
nerves. For paralysis, locomotor ~ataxia,
ana other diseases long supposed incur
able, they have proved their efficacy III
thousands of cases.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-19
SINGULAR STATEMENT.
From Mrs. Rank to Mrs. Pinkham.

The following letter to Mrs. Pink
ham from Mrs. NJ. RANK, No. 2,354
East S~usquehanna Ave, Philadelphia,
Pa, Is a remarkable statement of re-
lief from utter encouragement. She
says:
"Inever can find words with which
to thank you for what Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has done
for me.
"Some years ago Ihad womb trouble
and doctored for a long time, not see
ing any improvement. At times I
would feel well enough, and other
times vas miserable. So it went on
until last October, I felt something
terrible creeping owe me, I knew not
what, but kept getting worse. I can
hardly explain my feelings at that
time. I was so depressed in spirits
that I did not wish to live, although I
had everything to live for. Had hys-
terra, was very nervous; could not
sle- 2 and was not safe to be left
alone.
Indeed, l thought I would lose my
mind. No one knows what / endured.
Il continued this way until the last
of February, when I saw in a paper a
testimonial of a lady whose case was
SIMILAR to mine, and who had been
cured by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound. 1 determined to try it,
and felt better after the first dose. I
continued taking it, and to-day am q
well woman, and can say from my
heart, Thank God for such a nedi-
cine.'n
Mrs. Pinkham invites all suffering
women to write to her at Lynn, Mass,
for advice. All such letters are seen
ind answered by womeu ONLY.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-19
Cleaning a Dirty MackintOsh.

A dirty macintosh should be spread
out fiat on a table and scrubbed all
over with a nailbrush, using cold, soft
water and yellow soap. When all
dirt is off dip the cloak in several lots
of clean, cold water, but do not wiring
it out. Shake we'll and hang it up in
the open air, if possible. to dry:
Failing in this let it hang in a cool
room, but on no account put it near
the fire. Hot water must never be
used, and if there are any very bad
stains or grea3e marks which will not
yield to the Saap alone rub a little
turpentine on thin.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-19
The New Internal Revenue Stamps.

The new internal revenue stamps are
hotnp bought as a speculation by pco-
nle who know nothing about stamp
collecting except that some stamps
bring fabulous prices. The revenle
stamps are supplied by the collectors
Of the different districts. For SONS
DAVIS previous to July i hundreds OF
people clamored for the stamps eno
r was a common thing to have q man
demand one hundred thousand two
cent stamps, offering $1,000 casa in
payment. and be put of with ten tho
sand or twenty thousand. In July the
excitement cooled down, as the print
ing presses continued to send out vas
quantities. The favorite stamps witt
sneculators are the postage stampi
snrcharged I. R.-Harpers Roune
Table.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-19
A Nation of DYenentics.

From the N0untajneer, Wn5batla. ". Dakota.
The remorse OF a guilty stomach is what
a large majority of the people are suffering
with to-day. Dyspepsia is a characteristic
American disease and it IS frequently stated
that we are a nation of d~yspeptics."
improper food, hurried eating, menta.
worry. eyi!austion-any Of these produce q
lack OF vitality in the system. by causing
the blood to lose its DEMONSTRATING ele-
m-nts. The blood is the vital element in
oar lives and should be carefully nGrtured.
Restore it to its proper condition, dys-
papsia will vanish and good health follow.
For example, sin the county OF Peinbina.
NORTH Dakota, a few miles from Wallalla,
resides Mr.. Earnest Sliier; II man Of sterl-
ing integrity, whose y~eracity cannot be
doubted. He says:
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-19
Fine Distance Measurement.

The new pendulum chronoscope is
said to be the most wonderful timing
instrument In the world. It measures
accurately down to the one-thousandth
mart of a second. 1t can be used with
the quickness Of a stop watch, and
neither electrician nor mathematician
ia needed to operate the instrument,
which is mechanical. with simple cleo
trical attachments. The speed Of a
cannon ball ear be determined by the
new timer, and it will tell the lapse Of
time between the firing of a revolver
and tie starting of a runner, or deter
mine how long 1t takes a boxer to de-
liver a blow.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-19
Remedy Fof slipping Rugs.

House-proud wl5men who rejoice in
smooth, hard floors often find the
slipping Of the rugs stretched upon
them a serious annoyance, If not a
positive danger, as falls may easily
ensue from it. Arug salesman con-
tributed the other day this suggestion
as a remedy: "Wet the rugs THOR
oughly,R he said, "and turn them
right side downward until dry. 1t
will not hurt them and will relieve
this tendency to slip" The explana-
ton is that the wetting dissolves some
slightly gunmy substance used IN
their treatment. London Mail.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-19
The White Bedroom.

Nothing looks daintier than white
in q bedroom, especially where it is
likely to remain neat and clean. The
bedstead should be enameled white;
also the chairs and other furniture.
On the floor plain Indian mating
should be laid, or, better still, white
rugs, just by the crate, toilet table,
washstand and bedside, and the floor
should be enameled white, like the
furniture. Such q room would only
be suitable in the country, where SCOT
is rare and far between. OF course,
bedspread, hangings and table covers
should be white also.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-19
Railway Enterprise Japan.

The progress Of railway enterprise in
Japan in 1897 Is phenomenal. Since
1872, when the pioneer railway was
constructed between Yokohama and
Tokyo, a distance Of eighteen miles,
the system has grown at an average
rate of 100 miles a year. During 1897
$50 miles were constructed, making
the total mileage at present nearly
1000 miles. The railways owned by
the state include by far the greater
mart of this increase in mileage. The
railways in Japan are owned a part by
the government and a part by the pri-
yate CORPORATIONS.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-19
Recipes.

Oyster Salad-One quart of oysters,
one head lettuce, French dressing and
mayonnaise. Plump the oysters in
their own liquor, drain and cool amp
cover with French dressing. Letthem
remain five minutes, then arrange on
lettuce leaves and dress with mayor
naise.
Cream Rice Pudding-Two even
tablespoons rice, one teaspoon sugar
and a pinch of salt. Stir into one
quart Of milk and bake in slow oven
two hours. Add raisins or nutmeg if
preferred. This is really a nice dish
If very plain. The long cooking gives
q pleasant taste that eggs and milk do
not furnish.
Peach Dumplings-Roll good puff
paste into rounds six inches across.
Shape the rounds into cups by pinch
ing up the edges. Set the cups in a
baking pan. and put in each a big,
ripe peach on the seed; also a gener,
GUS quantity of sugar and butter. Il
YOU like things rich, use sweetcake
dough instead of puff paste. Cook Al
the same heat as biscuit.
Date Cake-Make any plain rich
| white cake, bake in layers and put TO-
gether with a filling made in this man.
ner: One cup of dates seeded and
chopped; beat white of n egg very
stiff; beat into it half a cup of thick
sweet cream; stir thick with powdered
sugar and add the dates. Use
white icing for the top, and ornament
with large dates cut in halves.
Wafers-Mix together half a pound
of sugar, a quarter of a pound of but
ter and six welI-beaten eggs, with hou1
enough to make a stiff batter. Bea'
| the batter very smooth, and flavor
with lemon or nutmeg. Heat ane
crease the wafer irons every time yoe
bake one. Roll up the cake while
warm (shape of a hornl, and sif
powdered sugar over them while thel
are hot.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-19

HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
To Set the Color in Bingham.

The bingham dress may be dipped
in a bucket Of soft, cold water before
washing. Madras may be treated in
the same manner, which frequently
will set the color. A better way,
however, is to try a piece Of the dress
by dipping it first into salt water, then
washing it; next time dipping it into
an acid water before washing. In
whichever way the color seems best
preserved the whole garment may be
washed.-Ladies' Home Journal.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-19

A controversy has arisen between
the management of the Central railway
of Brazil and a newspaper called the
Journal de Brazil. The railway COM
pany has forbidden it's employees to
read the newspaper under penalty OF
discharge.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-19

A German professor, DR.. Tiemann, o;
Berlin, has succeeded, after years ct
experiment, in producing a chemical
substance which he called Janon,
which is a perfect substitute for ex-
tract of violet flowers. It's cost, how
ever. is 500 a pound.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-19
Shall we Keep the Philippines

Public oninion is divided as to the wisdom
OF keeping the Philippines. Wise statesmen
are found on both sides of the question.
Public opinion. however, is all one way in
regard to the wisdom OF everybody keeping
their health. For this purpose Hostetter's
5 tolnach Bitters is widely used. This medt-
cine is both preventive and cure for malartal
fevers, stomach disorders. torpid liver and
impure blood. 1t Is agreeable to weak stom-
acns ana soothing to the nerves.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-19

Smith, was surprised to hear that
Young Price had married that rich
widow; why, she is old enough to be
his mother" Jones-'Yes, Of course;
but you see, he was without money
and she was without Price"
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-19

The longest plant in the world 10
.ha saaweed. One tropical and sub
~tronical variety is known which, when
Il reaches its full development. is ct
1o.s+ six hundred feet in length. Sea-
weed receives it's nourishment from
tha air and mineral matter neid ID
solution in the sea water
The Papuans of the Malay coast OIL
New Guinea are still in the most priia-
hive state. They are wholly unac-
nra,rtea with metals, and make tnsir
r-sa1sens of Store. bones and wood.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-19
Cling Legislation on Patents.

Untangling Legislation on Patents.
A measure of vast Importance to the
manufacturing and commercial inter
ests of the United States is the act OF
congress authorizing the president to
appoint a commission to revise and
amend the laws concerning patents.
trade marks. and trade and CONNER
cial names. The laws, as they exist,
are inadequate to the conditions of the
day. They are too complex, contra
dictory, and susceptible of great fraud.
The United States courts, in deciding
causes on the laws concerning patents,
have unintentionally done much to rem
der confusion worse COMPOUNDED" 1t
is to be hoped that the commission will
stamp with it's strongest disapproval
the use of "Old Glory" and the Cen
eva Cross for purely business advan-
tages. These symbols are almost sa-
cred,
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-19

Cont Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your IAfe A"sy.
TO quit tobacco easily and forever. be mag
letic. full of life, nerve and vigor, take No-To
6ac, the wouder-worker, that makes weak mea
strong. All druggists, SOC or al. Cure gusrsn'
seed Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or New York
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-19
POLITICAL PARTIES EMBLEMS.
Daises, Primroses, Carnations, volets and
Others Adopted as Symbols.

vi ~S
1t Is interesting to note the various
emblems adopted by parties in various
countries. Probably the most popular
emblem nowadays is the primrose Of
April 10. On the day Of Parnell's
death his followers 9 a sprig Of ivy,
Jacobites sport oak leaves on Royal
Oak day, May 20, and ever since the
birthday of James III, in 1858, they
have worn white roses on June 10.
Red carnations are also a Jacobite en-
blem. In France Orleanists wrar white
daisies, and followers of the house Of
Bourbon Giles Blancs d'Espange) wear
white carnations. The violet was the
Bonapartist emblem, and many duels
very fought over the little blue flower.
AN1irers Of General Boulanger used
# wear a red carnation always in their
>buttonholes. Nowadays anti-Semites
in Algeria have taken the cornaower
as their badge, TT in Austria this party
always wears a white carnation. The
cornfower IS the favorite flower of
the old Emperor of Germany, and loyal
Germans used to wear punches of it
in his honor. . White daisies are the
flower of the queen of Italy (Margue-
rite Of Savoy, and when she goes to
visit a town the streets are always full
of boys selling nosegays of that flower.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-19
WINGS ON THESE BULLETS.
Rotary Motion to Be Given in Smooth

Rotary Motion to Be Given in Smooth
Bores without Riflng.
The usual way of imparting a rotary
motion to a bullet. and thereby max
ing it steer a true course through the
air. Is to make it smooth and to fire
it from a riied barrel. Martin S. Cal
vert, an Englishman, proposes to try
to attain the same end by making the
bore smooth and putting wings to the
shot. These wings lie close against
the bullet until it leaves the muzzle.
Then they expand, and, by their action
on the air, produce the necessary rota-
ton of the shot. The inventor claims
that he secures many advantages over
the system at present In vogue. One
is higher speed, and therefore harder
hitting, because there Is less friction
in the gun barrel, but he appears to
take no account Of the friction between
the wings and the air after the gun
barrel has been deserted by the bullet.
Other advantages claimed are that his
system keeps the gun cooler, gives it
less recoil. and makes the trajectory
much fatter for any given range, anu
also enables shorter, and, therefore,
ligh.er guns to be used. He also claims
increased range for the winged shot.
party on account Of the higher muzzle
velocity which they attain, and partly
because the wings support the weight
Of tie projectile to some extent while
it is moving through the air. The in
vention is applicable to guns of all
sizes, from small bore fowling pieces
to the heaviest cannon, and for all
kinds of shot, including grape and
canister. Any form Of explosive or
dinarily employed can be used, but the
inventor prefers cordite. The winged
shot can be very easily made, and
could be turned, out by plants already
ovicfinp
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-19

Our country friend should not fail to carry
home a box OF DIR. NOFFEIT'6 TEETHTNA
(TEErH1EG POWDERS. 1t is the best remedy
ever used for Worms. Teething and the Bow
cl Disorders of children and onlycost rs cents.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-19

"Does my whistling disturb your
ooh, not in the least. I'm used to hear
ing men whistle. I'm a collector for q
millinery house.'-Brook1yn Citizen.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-19

The average person wears nearly IA pounds
of clothing.
thing you don't want.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-19

Educate Your Bowels With Csscareea
Candy Cathart;c, cure constipation IofeveE:
me aac. {. C ial, druggists refund ~
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-19
AowIs This

But few wives who drive their husbands tC
drink have to use whips.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-19

Clean blood means a clean skin. No
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all i'm
purities from the body. Begin to-day to
Danish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads,
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets, beauty for ten cents. All drug
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, l0c, Csc, Soc.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-19

Mrs. wfnslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething,~ softens the gums reducinglnhamma-
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-19

After physicians had given me up, L was
saved by Piso's Cure.-RALPH ERIEG, VII
Transport. Pa. Nov. 22, 1888.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-11-19

Lyon 4 Cos stPick Leaf Smoking Tobacco
is the best of the best" 2ounces and cigar
cite book for 10 cents. Try it