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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-08-26
Valuable to women.

Especially valuable to. women is Browns
Iron Biters. BsGkeche yanishes, headache
Disappears, strength takes the. place %
weakness. and tie glow Of. health readily
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orovtrworked hlefi it has no pqnaI. No home
shnnId he with0ub this haInunsf famedy.
Browns Iron BitteEs is sold by al dealers.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-08-26
, . WHY! I

Why isn,ta staf'a sort of sky.light?
Why Isn't One head better than two
in famify?i1 e-t'.-H F.7~H
Why isn't wedding fn'the drawing
room a parlOr ma:ch?I ''I
Why Is Il. nscessary 20 5uy coal for a
selt-feeding stove? 49,. ~ T'!I
Why doesn'ttlieAwohan who Wears a
calico dress appesr ia print?
why fsn ~ your portrait in a c5untrv
newspaper the unkihdest cut ofiau?
WhFdo sleepeTs Sleep IN Sleeping cars
ihat rnn right over the sleepers?i
Why is IL th4t'a weak Gwoinan NOS
sesses abtdtnid strength when Il comes
TO getting the bestuf \ man?
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-08-26

Men are not necessarily big guns
because they happen to be big bores.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-08-26

Twenty-Five cent. ofthe shares
in American Railways are owned in
England. q. .g, .-..,r..u b. 20, .r'
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-08-26

Oftwelye heroes IF the war named
by the New York Times, seven are
from the South. .,1t t@-. ~
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-08-26

The pension population thirty-
three years after the war is increas-
ing at the rate Of $1,000 a year.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-08-26

Love aud seasickness are feelings
that beggar description. ~
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-08-26
Columbus Buggies,
aasHr NIRbAEGR.

''' fMhnANUEs i.'H
Fu .iti' r-4v.a L----7 gov a
Nonsense and News, odd. and Ends,
.~r Wise and Otherwise. | -. j
Love aud seasickness are feelings
that beggar description. -
Men are not necessarily big guns
because they happen to be big bores.
90 -' i-r--r-- -fI..u --....
Twenty-Five per cent. ofthe shares
in American Pathways are owned in
England. am,.-a-a.,.r, d, Ct. .u'
Of'twelye heroes IF the war named
by the New York Times, seven are
Irom the South. ,. r. Hg.li q, n
The pension population thirty
three years after the war is increas-
ing at the rate Of $4,000 a year.
i'i'n't '. H--4 t .--. 70
missouri neerschaumsn = corn
cobpipes, were Manufactured in that
state Last year to the value of sl25,-
VOO' .. f'.Yam... ..r. .........
AT ArcOla, ILL.,, some unknown
hater OF dogs scattered poisoned
meat throughout the town, and
every morning dead CANNES strew
the streets. ~, .r
- I.F.. .I rlt .H, az ...u..t .. Ii.
Seymour Keyser, postmaster at
Mannheim n. Y, has an apple tree
whic b was brought from Holland in
the seventeenth Century. It still
''''' - it''1 20 -Alma, .n... --'f
r. Over 100000 horses are killed
every year for food in Paris, and
there are scores ofrestaurants where
horsefiesh is served as an article. OF
food. The use Of this meat has re-
Gently extended 10 many other cities
ofEurope. n-.. ~
IflH a H r--i.H rU 3d. g. o.. %
Mr.. Meeker, your nose looks inst
like other folks noses" - ~
Hush, Williew .s .--t
II heard you say the other dav.
mamma that Mr.. Meeket had had
dis nose 20 the grindstOne for seven
teen-quit that.-Chicago Trisune.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-08-26

i'f 'ifi -74r.B L-7 gov I- "
Inv t.t- ssar.is. ,...,.E .'.
Nonsense and News, Odds and Ends,
....r Wise and Otherwise. %
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-08-26

Missouri rneerschaumsn = corn
cobpipes,were manufactured in that
state Last year to the value Of $I25,-
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-08-26

AT ArcOla, ILL.,, some, unknown
hater OF dogs scattered poisoned
meat throughout the town, and
every morning dead CANNES strew
the streets. -
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-08-26

seymour Keyser, postmaster at
Mannheim, n. Y, has an apple tree
whic b was brought from Holland in
the seventeenth Century. It still
bears fruit. w. Pcs. i.i .'."'I -,
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-03-19


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WIS,
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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-03-19
Preparing Torpedocs.

Newport, II. l., March 16.-
The ordnance bureau has shipped
20 Whitehead torpedoes from the
Bliss Works, of Brooklyn, to the
torpedo station here, and SINH
lar consignment will be made
daily. These torpedoes will be
assembled into outfits, ready to be
shipped at any moment.
A basket of carrier pigeons from
the training station loft has been
shipped to League Island for the
cruisers Minneapolis and Colum
bia.
Battery G., second artillery at
Fort Adams, will leave this morn.
ing for Fort Warren by train.
Battery ID, second artillery will
go TO Dutch Island, Saturday.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-03-19
He Believes Var With Spain is
Almost a Certainty.
TALKS FULLY ABOUT SITt
ALTON.


g.
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h''I "'S''' nc gave 'ha press the
io''o"'"G interview:
'Goycrnor, what do YOU think
OF the prospect of war with
SpainE
War is very serious matter
and should not ut my time he uu-
dcrtnken except for special ana
sufficient rcaSous. #. however.
1hc court nf inquiry d".Ias that
the Splnish government is res
ponsiblc for the blowing up Of the
Maine il seems TO me that war is
inovltlblc. The dastnrdIy act of
taxing the lives OF 256 unsuspect-
ing AIuerican saanan while quiet
ly asleep in friendly port should
not be treated lightly by any
nation of Courage. The conScr-
vntivc policy which has been pur.
sued by the administration is to be
much commended.
If war be declared ard you are
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-03-19

Special to The State.

Union March +,
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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-03-19

BY using "FHE GREAT SoUTH
AMERICAN KIDNEY CURE " This
new remedy il "A great surprise on acs
count e its exceeding promptness in
relieving pain In the Kidneys, Bladder
and Back in mae oT female. l. re-
lieves retention OF water aud pain in
passing 10 almost immediately save
yourselves by using this marvellous
cure It's use will prevent fatal con.
sequences in almost all cases BY its
great Alternative and healing powers.
sold 10y J FMacke ~ Co, Lancaste
sc
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-03-19

Cas"a"eis CANDY Cathartic. the M ~
wonderful msdiciu discovery of the
fge, pleasant and refreshing to the
aas'e, act gently and positively on
kIdneys. liver aud bowels, cleansing
the entire system, dispel colds, cure
headache, fever, hsbitual constipation
n nd biiiOusuess Pleas" buv aud try
all ofc G. g toGay; 10, ~. 80 centsv
aoid ani gItrirts n tpou re by AT
arugaists
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-03-19
4 SPECIAL MESSAGE
Will be Sent to Congress by Nc
Kinlcy.

Washington, March 17.-Sec-
retary of the Navy John d Long
stated today that the report of
the naval board of inquiry, which
examined into the cause Of the
wreck, will accompany a special
message to congress from Prcsi-
dent Mckinley, dealing with the
question.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-03-19

Nathan Willis, convicted OF
murder at the recent term of the
court for Horny county, has been
sentenced to be hanged Friday,
April 1st.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-03-19

Col T. Lipscomb was elected
Mayor of the city of Columbia
asst Tuesday by majority of
227 votes over Mayor Sloan the
pre- sent incumbent.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-03-19

se6- iacontineuce Of water nut nSE
ccp stopped Immediately by DRier5
DETCHOE'S \ STI DIURETIC Gu si
children add Adults alike Price. =
Old by K NJ ..'be" II Co, Drugsi tx
Lancaster. y
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-03-19

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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-03-19

bsS~ Itch on human mange on horses
dogs n ait sionK, cureu IN 80 minutes
oy Wooliord's sanitary lotion. This
never falls. Sold by ] + Mackey A.
Co., Druggist. Lancaster, sc
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-03-19

It's only in the world of dreams
that we have the rainbow without
the storm.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-03-19

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would be c,Inn9-n3 Of vrrv
choice set Of mcn. .As greater
uUmbcys were mustered in The
restrictions would grow less and
less severe.
he greates3t'Srt-of the popular
mind has the mistaken idea that
men IN the national guard, the
organized State militia, would be
pressed INTO service next after the
regular army, but such is not the
case. At the first bngIe call every
m'mbc" OF the militia will have a
chance I" volunteer, but until Il
'rait IS ordered no mlIltlaman
VIII nc required TO take the held
against ms desire. Men who 90
"h"i''ihg'y are not wanted. They
MAKE the poorest soldiers.
MILITIA NOT RECOGNIZED.
There will he no sucb arm of
the service as the miIitia in the
event of the next great war with
IL foreign power. 1t would he
illegal for President Mckinley,
commander in chief of the army
and navy, to order the militia out
side of our boundaries for the
purpose of invading Spanish terri.
tory or any other foreign domain
No governor would be required
nv law to honor tho prae;do,t,
call for militia. To avoid possible
complications therefore, the
president would act on the assump-
ton that there is no militia in any
OF the States The regular army
proving insufficient, he would first
call upon governors of States for
a certain number of volunteers.
bodies OF militia might
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-03-19

years. according to the printed
regulations, persons enlisted in
inc naval service must he 'of ro-
o"'' frame intelligent, Of per
io''IN sound ana healthy constitu-
"'"' 'f'' from "n| physical de-
''"'I or mait"ru.1uon, aaj not
"""5'', /" h.S.
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boys viii urcar u ta. rv.,. .u
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men bv comuonips In tho a.,
great war thp oovrrpr,nnt v.,,,lg
doubtless have to talc fbr oYnl.-
from different sections .f ,.,r;,rs
States. in turn. corp, anI armies
without particular rovarI +, ihn
States from which they nfcht
come.
Having been mustered into the
service of the federal government,
The governors of the separate
St,,n- ,r,ulI L,.o -, ,.L;.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-03-19

Children c-v CO. p'tche-'e castoria
childreo CIV for Pitches's rsstorsa
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-03-19
DRAFTS AND BoUNTIEs,

The war department has pre-
pared a diagram dividing each
State into districts, and has calcu.
lated the quota of troops which
might be drafted into service from
each should volunteers prove in.
sufficient. Before draft would
be ordered in q district slow to
The record-union., 1898-10-12

ing for his sisters house and met Kel-
ly and William Riley in a
saloon at Fifteenth and L streets and
went with him to find it, Hennessey
was found later with a fractured skull,
having fallen down a flight of stairs
on j street, between Sixteenth and Sew
enteenth, and died without regaining
consciousness.
Kelly and Riley, who had been spend
ing money freely, We're arrested on sus-
picion and the latter turned States ev-
ldence to save himself He testified
yesterday, as at the preliminary exam
ination, that he saw Kelly put his hand
under Hennessey's coat while they
were walking and shortly after left
him. He showed Riley 500 and said
he got it from Hennessey. They left
Hennessey at Seventeenth and d
streets and when they got down town
Kelly deposited the money with a sa-
loon keeper.
When they were arrested, Kelly had
300 on his person and Riley turned
over $40 to officer Maley.
Attorney March offered no testimony
for the defense and the jury went out at
3 p. m. They were out for several
hours and at length came into court
and announced that they could not
agree. 1t is stated that they stood I
to for acquittal
Judge Gaddis refused to let the case
go over for a new trial and it VIII be
tried again this morning
The record-union., 1898-10-12
Amendment Number One.

(Being Senate Constitutional Amendment
No. 41.)
A resolution to propose to the people Of
the State of California an amendment to
Section Eighteen of Article Eleven of the
constitution, in relation to revenue and
taxation, by which 1t is proposed to
Section 1S No county. city, town. town
ship, board of education or school district
shall incur any Indebtedness or liability
in any manner or for any purpose exceed
ing IN any year the income and revenue
provided for 1t for such year, without the
assent OF two-thirds Of the qualified elect
prS tnereot, voting at an election to pc
held Tor that purpose, nor unless before,
OF at the time OF fncurring such indebted
ness, provision shall be made for the col
lection of an annual tax sufficient to pay
the interest on such Indebtedness as 1T
falls due, and also provision to constitute
a sinking fund for the payment of the
principal thereof on or before maturity,
which shall not exceed forty years from
the time of contracting the same; pro-
vided, however, that the City and County
of San Francisco may at any time pay the
unpaid claims with interest thereon Tor
materials furnished to and work done for
said city and county during the forty
third and forty-fourth fiscal years, out of
the income and revenue Of any succeeding
year or years: provided, that any and all
claims for making, repairing, altering, or
for any work done upon or for any mate
rial furnished for any street, lane, alley,
court, place. or sidewalk, or for the con-
struction of any sewer or sewers IN sald
city and county, are hereby excepted from
the provisions of this section; and in de-
termining any claim permitted to be paid
by this section, no statute of limitations
shall apply in any manner: and provided
further. that the City OF Vallejo, in So
lano County. may pay its existing indeht-
edneSs incurred in the construction of Its
water works, whenever two-thirds of the
electors thereof voting at ar election held
for that purpose shall so decide. Any in
debtedness or liability incurred contrary
to this provision. with the exception here
inbefore recited. shall be void.
The record-union., 1898-10-12
PLACED UNDER BONDS.
Nash Must Keep the Peace Toward
His Wife.

In the City Justices Court yesterday
J. y. Nash was placed in bonds of $500
to keep the peace.
The evidence showed that Nash sew
eral weeks ago drew a pistol on his
wife and threatened to take her life
unless she kept her son, Leonard Trem-
oureux, out of the house
Mrs. Nash testified that she was
afraid her husband would carrxy his
threats into execution. She her two
sons and two daughters, testified to
practically the same thing.
Nash, in his own behalf said that his
stepson had for several years past been
trying to get Mrs. Nash to leave him,
and that he had drawn his pistol only
for the purpose of frightening her and
inducing her to cast her son, Leonard
Tremoureux, adrift. He said he had
kept the muzzle of the pistol pointed
toward himself and that it was not
loaded.
In placing Nash under bonds to keep
the peace. Justice Davis said that he
himself had admitted that he threat
ened his wife With pistol
The record-union., 1898-10-12
Weather Reports.

The Weather Bureau reports show
the highest and lowest temperatures
yesterday to have been 81 and 50 de-
grees, with gentle southerly and north
erly winds and partly cloudy weather
prevailing.
The barometrical readings at a. m.
and ) .. m. yesterday were 30.12 and
80 10 inches, respectively.
The highest and lowest temperatures
one year ago yesterday were SO and ~
degrees, and one year ago to-day "a
and 80 degrees.
The average temperature was 6S de-
grees and the normal 62 degrees, show
ing yesterday to have been & degrees
warmer than usual for the 18th day of
October.
On the 18th and 18th Of last October
there was Is of an inch and .O4 of an
inc hof rain, respectively, after which
date no more rain fell until the 21st of
that month when SO of an inch was
measured, while a few drops fell on
the 22d; but the 23d gave lis inches,
which was the last rain in October Of
last year, making 1.96 inches for the
month. followed in November by but
81 of an inch of rain.
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ACCIDENTAL DEATH.
Verdict of the Coroner's Jury in
Edgar Lemay's Case.

Coroner Clark last night held an in
quest over the body of Edgar Lemay,
aged about 26 years, who was asphyx-
lated by gas at 216 P street on Sun
day night The verdict was that de-
ceased came to his death by accidental
aSphyXiation from gas.
The only witnesses were deceased S
uncle, Victor Lemay and Landlord
Beck, of PIG P street. 1t appeared
from their evidence that the dead man
was careless of gas; that the gas stop
cock was hard to turn, and that the
young man went to bed, after having
turned it only about half off, the Win
dows being so tightly closed that there
was no way to get enough air to sus-
tain life. Once before he had gone 10
bed in a similar manner having turned
the gas only partly off, thinking he had
completely shut it off.
Mr. Beck went to the room in the
morning and smelling the gas, found
the burner and turned it off. lie
heard Lemay snoring, but not thinking
he was in any danger, did not wake
him.
The record-union., 1898-10-12
Amendment Number Seven.
(Being Assembly Constitutional Ameud4
ment No. 34)

"a resolution to propose to the people of
tne state or California an amendment TO
sectlon two OF article four of the Constitu-
I'm, IN relation to sessions of the Legisla-
ture, by which 1T is proposed to amend
saId section to read as follows:
section :. The sessions of the IegfsIa-
Iure ShaI commence at twelve O'clock
meridian on the first Monday after the
HTSt DAY OF January next succeeding tho
election of its members and shall be hi
enhlal unless the Governor shall in the
interim convene the Legislature by proc
Ianatlon. The Legislature shall then re-
main in session for twenty-five days after
less than thirty nor more than sixty days
from the time of adjournment If the two
houses rail to agree upon time at which
they VIII resume their session, the Cover
nor shall. by proclamation, fix a date for
such reconvening, which shall be within
tne limits above prescribed. Upon re-
assembling, the Legislature shall complete
Its session. No pay shall be allowed to
members for q longer period than seventy
nVe days, and no bill shall be introduced
IN either house except at the first twenty
nVe days of the session, without the con-
sent Of three-fourths of the members
thereof.
NOW, THEREFORE. Pursuant to the
provisions of the Constitution, and an act
of the Legislature of the State of Califor-
MA entitled 'An Act to provide for the
SUBMISSION OF proposed amendments to-
the constitution of the State of Calfor-
MIA, to the qualified electors for their ap-
prevail" approved March I. A. D. 1883. the
hereby published and advertised to be
voted upon. by ballot. by the qualified
electors of the State. at the election tn
be held throughout this State on