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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-03-02
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Local RsatIeSe .

he township boards OF as
SCISSORS met yesterday to equaI.ze
lhe TAX returns.
Mr. I f II Stephenson Of
WaXhaw, y {, was in town Mon
dny. The Ledger received pleas
ant call from him.
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"'o"S AFTERNOON
MIR ! L JorJ,r nf tbo Nam
chester Mills ut Rock Hill, and
MS sister, visited relatives here
this week.
An infant child of Mr. and
Mrs + X Stevens of the Sincerity
neighborhood, died last Saturday,
aged 1 months.
Mrs l. { Payseur, after an
extended visit to relatives in Ar
kansas, Texas and Alabama, re
turned home yesterday.
Court con ycncs here next
no,''"y' we nope our friends
VIII remember to bring some of
their small change along for the
editor.
MIR l. + Stratton one of the
proprietors of the BIackmon rold
mine, stopped over Il few hours
Yesterday ON his wov to Charlotte
All members of jackson Lodpc
A i NJ ,ro rooros,ol 90 Lo,,.,
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tant business is To be transacted
and it Is earnestly desired to have
all present
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.,,,,.,,,,'., ~ ,-as"J 'tl'Ss oa' 'ceh
this State of the "Contincn,nl
army in the coming A!ccK'cn
hurg celebration and the luyiuu
of the corner stone of the Neck
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We understand that arrange.
ments have been made for the
opening of two original package
houses at this place during the
present month. Our informant
stated that the parties to open
them had already paid rent in ad-
''o "o''
-lhe following is the list of
letters advertised for the week
ending March 1st 1898: Esther
Houston. J G. Barber W1,Crov
ford Ross DooL,na = w -
o'' N'"', 2" " Evans,
JFGregorv pm
q meet;po % ,ha o h"apJ a.'e''deu e
Hill District Stewards ,t Rocs
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-03-02
For the Ledger.
VAN WICK ITEMS.

ing war talks are made. The
Waxhaws have large coIored
population, but from their conyer-
sations, its fighting population is
very small. \ good many have
already selected their hiding places
if Uncle Sam should call for their
services. They needed not fear that
they Will have to look after Spain.
Their services are need in raising
five cent cotton more than in the
service of their glorious country.
One Of our Indian Land close
observers relates this very touch
ing incident. He said as he was
walking over his farm Il few days
ago, he came across an opossum,
crcuched down in n gully the very
picture of despair, with tears in
its eyes. He supposed the opos-
sum had been looking around and
noticing that all the persimmon
trees had been cut down and
marketed, and its favorite fruit
thus destroyed, had given up
and crawlcd into the gully to
hide from observation in its weak
ness and tears.
Judge Secrc>t and Constable
Crenshaw are kept busy attending
to the business Of their courts.
They make offenders toe the mark
and those brought in their court
fear the result.
Two strangers, who turned ont
to he regular sharpcrs, passed
through our village last Friday
travelling in n buggy driving a fine
cottOn-footcd, hlazcd face Chest
nut sorrel. They stopped and
made some inquiry about board
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NuXhuws, and its inhabitants.
Wb,, uor ,uo., :.s.., =,
Van yyvc,, had r, .,..,,.. r.,..I
inc r,,.c md Inn, Coo. i,L,,,;,.n.
and ,A..vb.v. had ..,.o,.,l l.,,...,;.,..
br,..-.. .,,I IT,. r....,..,
inhabitants hcv s.;d chat ,r,.,s
hc hc,tor r,,cc f,~+h,f.l.u.i,,
Uovcvcr tbcy oor,lrdod o. t,I..
= smoke ord oro ~ ,hon, o.r,oJ
ot ono of our ,,oros o,d os,,od Co..
two c;rors f,r . r;o,.,o o,I Lo,,,
the merchant a one dollar bill saw
ing he had no change. and pleosc
give him chance for this five dol
lar bill The msrcbont want 20
his cash drawer and handed him
out four dollars and ninety five
cents, and did not discover that
the bill handed him was one
dollar until II couple of hours al
ter they went away. We learn
that the same party sold some of
'"0 aA"" pe'P'e some cheaP
~ '"'eo '"fs ior one oo''ar
.n ."oY "i"Ppen up ten
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-03-02

The largest dog in the world is
believed to be Nero, owned by
Wayne Bailey, of Rutland, Va,
He weighs nearly 800 pounds and
measures six and half feet from
tip to tip.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-03-02
Bridge TO Let.

THE + CONTRACT 10 build u Fys
bridge over Cap tr~ek, in Cet
Creek !0wLship, near DR. II v Ma
seys' place, will be awarda,s ~ tb
lowest responsible bidder, with APP
proved bond In double the amoant Of
the bid. on Tuesday, Feb 22nd. Mt II
O'clock, m. The right TO reject any
aud sll bids is reserved. Plans sna
specifications will be made known n
the letting. Terms CAS1.
l.. J. PERRY,
County Supervisor.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-08
I,nhhiI scuIn. Cn.fIN.

The authorities OF Sumner county,
Kan. have drained the treasury in
paying a bounty on rabbit scslps, and
will appeal to the state authorities to
take up the work Of discriminating
this pest by oirering-a bounty for jack
rabbit scalps.
ON Nov. bounty OF three cents
was put upon rabbits, and it WAS to
hold good until March |, but in Janu-
airy it was called off. The scslps came
in by hundreds aud thousands, and
toward the last the treasurer was pay
ing ont oil rabbit account between
S400 and $500 n ,lay.
The farmers of Sumner county
turned in all aggregate Of l5S,5l4
scalps at cost 20 the county OF
s4755.42.
In spite Of the war wsged against
them the number OF rabbits shows ne
great decrease.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-08
Then They smiled,

A little boy from California who
has been about II great deal was spend
ing the holidays with his Washington
cousins. He has enjoyed the sights
of the capital, but he hasn't permitted
himself TO be in the slightest degree
overawel by anything he has seen.
His cousins took him carried him,
they said IL il themselves--to the
national museum one day, and called
his attention to the great log Of petri-
fed wood lying just outside the door.
The little Californian had been little
depressed, hut he frightened up at
the sight.
i've seen n whole tree like that"
he said.
The Washington cousins maintained
their composure.
"We've got "A whole forest Of trees
like that on, west, went on the young
westerner. Still the Washingtonians
were not at all Impressed. The Cali.
fOrnia boy drew long breath.
We've got a whole woods Of putre.
fed trees" lac said "Yes, and they's
putreiied birds sitting on EN-, and
and" with one last effort 10 disturb
the calm f-satisfaction Of his com
panions, they're singing putrefed
songs, too. Washington Post.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-08
Youthful Engine Builders.

Tn the Woburn Mass high school
says Il writer in Success, are two boys,
fifteen and seventeen years of age, who
are probably the Youngest locomotive
builders in the world These lads.
Edwin II. aud Ernest C. Warren, have,
with the assistance Of their father, Mr.
Herbert H. Warren. constructed aud
put into operation on l20-foot track,
a small locomotive which works per-
fcctly. 1t is genuine engine with
headlight aud cab.
One day, not long ago, the engi-
neors aud iiremen on the Boston 4
Maine road were amazed to see u
saucy duplicate in miniature OF the
big moguls OF the regular rail. The
little engine footed salute after salute
as the local and express trains rolled
past the Warren home, aud engineers
and tremen waved responses from the
cab windows. The engine was asrIc.
cess, and from the morning it was
frat run ont Of the little ski house
built IT, shelter it there has never been
time that il has refused 10 answer
to the requests OF the throttle aud the
reverse lever.
After II time the two boys decided
to stop running their locomotive for
pure fun. They arranged II tariff Of
one cent for -four rides between the
engine.house aud the oak tree ut the
end of the route. Procuring lot Of
blank cards, they had the word
"Novel" aud four crosses printed on
them. These were issued rs the big
roads issue communication tickets and
sold for one cent each. Whenever the
"Novel" carries passengers, one Of the
Warren boys ceases tn be fireman
aud becomes conductor.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-08
LIGHT At EVENTlDE,

The lay had been. Oh, So drcary,
With it, temptst--wnds aud rain;
| had longcd for one ray III sunshine,
But all day long IN vain;
And the nigh, was closing round mo
Lonely and cold anil gray.
A. l sat by the window watching
The death oi the drrary day.
/ opened my mothers Bible.
Aud On 1T page ! read
What Que Of the grand old prophets
In time OF trouble sMl--
The sweet and comforting promise,
That bids us in faith abide.
when the day il dark with tempest
Thereof be light at cycntidc.'
Lo, a. | read the chapter.
Dear 10 each trusting heart
The clouds above the hilltops
suddenly broke apart.
Bright with unearthly beauty
The valley stretched away.
And Gods sunshine was all about me.
AT the close OF the dreary day.
.-Eben l.. ReXiord. in The Ledger
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-08
WHERE LITTLE THINGS COUNT.
Much Ado In Two Rig BHnts over Ao
Error at torty.IiVr ,cnts.

Error at forty.Ihr 'rnts,
Bookkeeping has been reduced tu
such an exact science IN the hlg met.
ropolitnn banks that the clerks arceX.
pected to strike correct balance ut
the close of each days work. no mat
ter il the transactions run into the
millions of dollars. When the books
fail To balance, tine whole force al the
bank is put to work to discover the
error. aud no clerk starts for home
until it is discovered whether il
amounts to two cents or $1,000. Gcn.
orally n quarter of mn hour will bring
the mistake to light, hut sometimes
the hunt is kept mp until late into the
night.
Such search was being conducted
in New York bank located in the
vicinity of Wall street. Forty.ive
cents were missing. At six o'clock
not trace of the erraut sum had been
discovered Dinner was sent in for
the whole force from an adjoining res
taurant. and after half an hours rest
the search was again taken up. Mid.
night came, but still no clew, so sand
wiches aud coffee were served.
"Hello!" said Il clerk. "rlre Blank
National people are working tonight
too. Guess they're in the same box"
Sure enough, the windows of the
bank across the street were brilliantly
lighted. The incident was soon for.
gotten when the wearying hunt after
that elusive forty five cents was re-
sumed, Shortly after one o'clock in
the morning, as they were about to
give up for the night, loud rapping
was heard at the front door of tho
bank.
Hello! Hello, What's the mat.
ter?" called the cashier through the
key-hole.
Matter. you cbumps, Why,we've
got your blamed old forty-iive cents!
Come along home to bed"
Outside stood the crowd Of clerks
from the neighboring bank. Ii APP
peared that, in making II. cash tran
saction, one of the banks had paid the
other forty-iiye cents too much. As
result half hundred men had worked
for nine hours, and the search was
only ended then because bright clerk,
noticing the light in the bank oppo-
site, slrewdly guessed the cause.
hunted up the cash slip. and discov-
cred the error. Harpor's Round
Table.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-08
The Grand Colorado Canon.

"Queer American Rivers il the
title of an article in ST. Nicholas,
written by +. Il. Spearman. The
author says of the great inter-moun-
tain streams, like the Yellowstone and
the Colorado.
They flow through landscapes Of
desolatc grandeur; vast expanses com.
passed by endless mountain ranges
that chill the bright skies with never
melting SHOWS. The countless peaks
look down on the clouds, while far be-
low tho clouds wind valleys that the
sunlight never reaches. Twisting in
gloomy dusk through these valleys, a
gaping canon yawns. Peering fenr-
fully into its black. forbidding depths,
al echo reaches the ear. II is the
fury of u mighty river, 50 far below
that only Sullen roar rises to the
light OF day. With frightful velocity
it PUSHES through n channel cut dur.
ing centuries ofpntience deep into the
stubborn rock. Now mad with whirl-
pools, now silently awful with stretches
of green water, that wait to lure the
boatman 10 death. the mighty river
rushes darkly through the Grand
Colorado canon.
No sport, no fun, no frolic there.
Here are only awe.inspiring gloom
and grandeur and dangers so hideous
that only handful of men have ever
braved them-fewer still survived.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-08


When Jack entered the sitting room
the other day and found Mary ON the
floor with her favorite toys arranged
in orderly array before her, he be-.
thought himself Of story he had
read. Sand he;
molly, that fat pig rcmuds me OF
n very clever one that got the best Of
a big dog on shipboard.
"Tcll me about IL, =" said Mary.
eyes will. read il only yester.
day. The pig and dog were once
passengers on the same ship, and he.
came quite good friends. They used
TO eat their cold vic.lals off the same
tin platter. They never quarreled or
fought, aud the only thing that made
any trouble between them was the
dogs kennel Mr. Piggy did not
understand why the dog should have
a warm, sheltered house to creep into
out of the cold and wet, while he
should have to slip about on the deck
in the cold.
"The kennel was not large enough
TO hold both, aud piggy seemed to
think that il he could get first posses
sion of il at night, it should belong
to him. n the dog found piggy in il
he would growl aud show his teeth,
but piggy would not come out.
Zone wet afternoon the dog con.
clnded to retire early, 50 he went to
his kennel and curled himself down
for snooze. Piggy had the same
mind; but, when he got to the kennel
he found il already occupied. He
gave grunt Of dissatisfaction A
bright idea came into his mind. lie
would play trick on doggy T.ulging
of To the place where their dinner
plate was lying, he pushed il to part
Of he deck where the dog could see
IL. Turning his back to the kennel,
piggy began to rattle the empty plate,
and munich ~ though he had u good
meal before him. That was too much
for doggy! Piggy having a feast and
he not there to enjoy itY Never
Out he ran TO the plate, and he had
no sooner put his nose in il than piggy
was of like shot and safe inside the
kennel. Wasn't that cute Of him."
Yes, indeed. Did doggy get him
outr"
"No, indeed; he could not make
piggy bulge. That night he had to
sleep on the soft side OF board, while
piggy mad his house all to himself. -
Youths Temperance Banner.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-08
A Zig Family.

Mrs. Salle Hinton Of Turkey Foot
precinct, this county. is probably tho
head Of the largest family in the world.
She il the mother Of twelve children,
all alive and married. She is tina
grandmother OF fifty.seyen grand
children, and the great grsndmoshsr
of twenty-five great-grandchildren,
all OF whom live within few miles ol
her. She is seventy lone years old and
al active lady, does all her milking
cooking and other housework, and en-
joys the very best Of health, George
town XIV News.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-08

have so many, many dolls,
And they are richly dressed;
But dcarrr than all others II
The rag doll love best
And why DO love this one hest,
Aud pass the others 10y?
Because she IL my first true love
This IL the reason why.
And Just because she's ugly. too,
And people laugh aud snrcr,
! love her all the more for this;
That's why she II so dear.
-Succsa@
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-08
The Light of the House.

Mr.. Romano tell you what, a
baby brightens up the house, and
that's q fact
Mr.. Practikel-Yes; we've had to
keep the gas burning all night ever
since ours was born. 49, Philadelphia
Record.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-08

The Eiffel tower is eight inches
shorter in winter than in summer.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-08
nv visit tn Bird Park.

Such q shock as I had the other
night II all came about in this way.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-03-17
Sinnemahoning News.

Miss Nellie Kissel, of Sterling Run,
was the guest of Hattie Shafer last week.
Miss Mabel Fry has returned from a visit to
Wiliamsport.
The Grammar school will close on the 22d inst
Mrs. Joe NJ. Shaffer has returned from u visit
with York State relatives.
Miss Eva Brooks has gone to Philadelphia to be
a professional nurse in a hospital.
Miss Jennie Hanscom entertained a number of
young people at her home on Saturday evening,
Rev. Piper goes to conference at Danville this
returned to this charge as he is certainly very
popular pastor and citizen
Alex. De Shutter has purchased property a
Wyside and will make tha. lively suberb his
home in the future.
Mr.. and Mrs j. NJ. Shafer gave q pleasant
little social at their home on Friday evening of
last week in honor of the fourteenth birthday
oftheir little daughter Hattie, and all who were
fortunate enough to be present report a fine
time.
Miss Jennie Robinson viii leave in a few days
to enter the Central state Normal school at
Lock Haven.
". 7. Shade while fording the river at this
place on horseback, Saturday evening, was un-
tremendously immersed in the chilly waters.
The river was high and his horse fell down, got
away and went to shore leaving poor Bill to
fight it out and being a poor swimmer he wonld
probably drowned if he had not been promptly
reached by man in a boat. no! bridge
is not needed here. HENRY.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-03-17
Buckwalter GIeanings.

r. d. Bliss is at home taking a much
needed rest before going to the woods for the
summer season.
Andrew Ingerson was seen on our streets
yesterday.
Miss Lena Evans, of Emporium, is our popular
school teacher, and from what we can learn
from the patrons of the school is a success in
every particular.
Postmaster Heath is negotiating with the Post
master General at Washington for a free delivery
and we expect in the near future this viii be ac-
complished.
Mr.. Hobson, one of Cameron county's promi-
nent farmers lost a valuable COW last Monday
Enos Drum, the efficient employe ofA Krcsge,
is cutting q large swath among the young ladies
of this place. He seems to have grown two
inches taller since he came here from Emporium
Mr. Norton and R. d. Bliss family have been
tussling with the measles for the past two weeks
but at this writing all seem to be on the highway
to recovery
Rev. Sleep preached his farewell sermon here
on March :, before going to conference.
The More Hill people have gotten into some
difficulty over their new church, and it was re.
ported here that some of them had come to
blows, but after fully investigating the matter
find this to be untrue and the whole matter has
been greatly exaggerated. Everything seems to
run smoothly up there now.
OCCASIONAL.
Buckwalter, Pa March 18th, 1898.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-03-17

After taking ample time for con-
sideration, Mr.. John Wanamaker
has finally concluded to accept the
call of the business men of Phila-
delphia and contest the nomination
for Governor. His act makes the
course clear for Hon. Charles w.
Stone. Mr.. Wanamaker has no
desire for the office himself, and
enters the race entirely from prin-
ciple. He says he is there to rep
resent pure politics and he could
not have expressed himself any
clearer than by openly naming
Hon. c. w. Stone. The addition
Of the Wanamaller forces to his
great following is the Northwest
and other section of the State will
make Mr.. Stones nomination an
assured fact.-Oil City Dcrich.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-03-17

The Secretary Of the Mexican
Treasury Department, Mr.. Liman-
tour, in his recent report, states
frankly that one of the principal
factors restricting foreign trade and
consequently the receipts from i'm
port duties is the fall and fuctua-
tion in the price Of silver. Trade,
he says, could be adopted to per-
manent high rate of exchange, but
the constant fluctuations in the
price OF silver are more injurious
than any actual depreciation. Mr..
Bryan seems to have overlooked
this somewhat important fact in
his lengthy and elaborate investi-
CATION Of Mexican finance--from
the rear Of an observation car.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-03-17

1t is, or should be, the highest aim of
every merchant to please his custom
ers and that the wide-awake firm of
Meyers & Eshleman, Sterling, H., is
doing SO, is proven by the following,
from Mr.. Eshleman: 'In my sixteen
years experience in the drug business
| have never seen or sold or tried
medicine that gave as good satisfaction
as Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrnoea Remedy. Sold by L. Tag
gart. mch.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-03-17

Latest reports from the South
put the estimate of the cotton crop
now being marketed at about H.
100000 bales, which is by far the
largest ever produced, and four
times as large as that of the year
1872. May it not be over produc-
ton rather than the fall Of silver
which has caused the decline in the
prices Of cotton since the amount
now produced is four times as much
as in the year preceding the
"crime' and since the cost Of pro-
duction has also been greatly re-
duccd? ?
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-03-17

Reports from the great corn pro-
ducing States OF the West show
that the free silver proposition is
losing ground very rapidly among
the farmers. This is true wherever
good crops last year brought pros
perity to the farmers, as is the case
almost everywhere, and there
seems good reason to believe that
the cause Of silver which made in
roads among the farmers in 1896
will fail to receive anything like
the support among that class Of
voters in the coming campaigns
that it did on that occasion.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-03-17

Nebraska is showing Mr.. Bryan
the practicability of paying off
mortgages without the free coinage
Of silver. The releases OF farm
mortgages in that State for 1897
amounted to nearly $4,000, 600
against Il little over 81, ,OOO,OO0 in
1896, while the total reduction in
mortgaged Indebtedness was more
than has been known for many
years in the history of that State.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-03-17
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

An increase of 30 per cent. in a
single year is a very gratifying
feature Of the showing made in
presenting the standardization OF
President McKinley's first year.
February bank clearings for 1898
were 50per cent. higher than those
Of February, 1897, and the largest
ever recorded in that month.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-03-17
Bucklen's Arnica Salve.

The best Salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, chilblains,
corns, and all skin eruptions, and posi-
lively cures piles, or no pay required
1t is guaranteed to give perfect satis-
faction or money refunded. Price %
cents box. For sale by L. Taggart.
v31-n40-ly
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-03-17

Treasury receipts, which averag-
ed over d million dollars a day in
February, are likely to be consid-
erably heavier than that in March.
The first ten days in March pro-
duced $1,000, 600 Of revenue and
it is probable that the month viii
show receipts higher than that Of
any March since the repeal of the
Mckinley law.