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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-10-12
Died In Baltimore.

Mrs. Amelia Nisbet, wife of
Mr.. II. n. Nishct, formerly of
this county but row of Marsh
vile, y. g., died at the Johns
Hopkins hospital in the city of
baltimore, last Friday evening
where she had undergone an oper-
alton for cancer Of the stomach.
Mrs. Nisbet was daughter of
Mr.. John Belk of Union county.
n. {. She was about 40 years
of age and was an estimable lady.
Her remains were brought home
Monday and inferred at Tirzuh
church.
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SEMl-W + k.KLY

We were pleased to see Sher.
III Clyburn out on the streets
yesterday. The Sheriff has been
confined to his home for the past
five or six weeks with fever.
A penitentlary guard came up
Monday and conveyed Jas. Dostcr,
who was convicted at the recent
term of court of house breaking
and larceny and sentenced to three
years ut hard labor, to tho State
penltcntiury.
Miss Mamie Mackey is visit
ing friends at Monroe, n. G.
The oyster supper of the
Ladies Aid Society at Heath
Spying will be given on Friday
night, Oct. 14th, instead of Oct.
4th as stated in recent issue Of
the Ledger.
List of letters ADVERT sed for
the week ending Oct. II, 1898:
Mrs. Cassie Clinton, Miss Hester
Ninson, w. l.. Russell, W. w.
Thompson, j. G. Hunt packo
ages. j. +. Gregory, p. NJ.
We learned yesterday that
another Of Mr.. Andrew Thomp-
sons children was dead and that
the third was not expected to
live. We could not learn the
particulars. We sympathize deep
ly with Mr.. T., and his wife in
their sore atfiiction.
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Last Monday week Mr.. X. j.
Outer, who lives 3 miles above
town, hired a young white man
who SAID his name was Joe Knight,
from Kershaw, S. G. Thursday
night while Mr.. Cutler was at
supper the fellow slipped in to
the house and stole S45. so in
cash, a Forehand & Wadesworth
pistol, four shirts, a pair of good
suspenders and probably other
articles. He is apparently about
10 years of age, weight 145, and
goes with head hanging down.
Eyes are red as if sore. A liberal
reward will be paid for the re-
turn of the property and the capt
ure of the thief. Monroe Journal.
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AN INDEPENDENT FIRM.
No Entangling AllianceS-Doing
Business on Their Own Hook

Free from all Combinations,
Clyburn & Elliott throw down
the gauntlet to all would-be com
petitors and challenge them 80 du-
plicate, if they can, their prices
and quality of buggics and wag-
OnS.
We fully realize the importance
in business of having some
thing to sell that the people
need, then letting them know that
you have it. Money is dear,
goods are cheap ; we, therefore,
take this method af letting every
body know that we have what
they need. We handle the cele-
bratcd MITCHELL & LEWIS
wagon, in three sizes, that will
compete in quality and prices with
any wagon on the market. We
have sold these wagons for year
and half and they give entire
satisfaction.
All we ask is for you to give
us a call before you buy. Our
line Of Open and Top Buggies are
Just superb, and we just knock
the bottom out on prices.
We will have II lot of single
buggy harness to arrive in a few
days that can't be beat.
Also, One horse Wagons, iron
axle and thimble skein, at prices
unheard of in Lanca ster before.
We have on hand ut all times sec
ond, hand Buggies, Road-Wagons,
Carriages, ETC., that must 90
whenever customer says he
would buy if the price suits.
We keep first class Livery,
Iced andS ale Stable, and can at
all times furnish turnouts equal
to any in the State.
We are running our own busi-
ness on business principles, and
paying cash as we do, for what
we buy, we are enabled to DEFY
combinations: and we will make
it tO the interest of our friends to
patronlze us. Our motto is, give
every customer the worth of his
money.
Friends, stand by us, and then
you need fear no combination in
our line.
CLIBURN & ELLIOTT
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Annual Meeting of the Lancaster
Bible Society

hhn'ial meeting OF the Lancaster
Biblo Society.
The annual meeting of the Ian.
caster Bible Society was held in
the A r = Church last Sunday
night. The address, which was
an admirable one, was delivered
by Rev. j + Carlisle. The cot
lection amounted to $50 80. Mr..
w { Thomson was made life
mcmoer of the American Bible
Society. The report showed that
more than /, 100 copies of the Bi-
BILE had been given away and sold
by the Society.
The following were elected of
ticcrs for the ensuing year Rev.
j ii Boldridge, President Rev.
j f Carlisle, vice President II
I Bcaty, Secy and Treas: w &
Thomson, Depositarv. Executive
Committee Rev. j II Boldridge,
Rev w G Ewart, + & Secrest, j
M Riddle and c r Connors.
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Obtained a Verdict for 900
Damages.

lbsttbHStS.
The trial of the case of Louisa
j. Carder and Harvey Cardcr VS..
the G. &. & n. X. II. occupied
the court Friday and Saturday.
The suit was for 81, 1,999. dam
ages for injuries alleged to have
been received by Mrs. G.. in get :
ting off Il caboOse car of the de-
fendant railroad company at
Osceola. BY reason of the absence
of a stool ON which to step in
alighting from the car she sus-
tanned injuries which caused. the
premature birth OF IL child and
her life was endangered thereby.
The jury remained out only a
short time and returned II verdict
for $1,000. damages for the
plaintiff.
The court was engaged vester-
day in the trial of the case of
Duren vs.. kec.
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"A tremendous Stock of Furni-

turc.
Heath, Springs 6 Co., have
Just received about four car loads
of Furniture-cnough to give ev-
cry man, woman and child in the
county a bed. Go and see it
They are having to store it all
over town for the lack of room.
We have never seen slch Il stock
Of furniture in old Lancaster. Go
and see it for yourself. You can
buy it for your own price, ns they
have to sell it in order to make
room.
Their large stock of wagons and
buggies have arrived. Go and
see them if you want bargains.
They have four large stores all
opening into each other. Such II
stock of goods we have never seen
1t is a regular show to go into
their stores. Don't miss the sight
when you come to town. They
handle everything from tooth
pick to steam engine.
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Teachers Examination

The next regular examination
of applicants for Teachers certif-
Gates will he held at Lancaster
the 2lSt day (3d Friday of Octo-
ber at 9 O'Clock q m.
W. b. Bruce,
Co. Supt. Education.
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Tax Books Open on the 18TH.

Tne Treasurer's Office viii! be
open for the collection of State
and county taxes on and after the
18th instant and will remain omen
to Dec. 31st. See notice in this
paper.
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CLIB BURN e ELLIOTT.

Eight young men started Mon
day morning from New York to
walk around the world Each is
equipped with Il rubber sleeping
bag, change of clothing, Il tooth
brush, 800 and a revolver.
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PGRTANT NOTICE!

Having sold out our m-rcantil.
bus'n,s 81 to the Farmers Banking and
Mrrra"tIie 70. All Iart'es that owe
A. must come forward and settle up,
~ We positively cart carry over any
accounts Ihis notice applies to all who
owe us
!. n. FITZPATRICK Il Bro.
month
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Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your life Away.
To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag
netic. full OF life, nerve and vigor, take No-To-
Bac. the der.worker, that makes weak men
strong. All druggists. SOC or ~. Cure guaran-
teed Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy O. Chicago or New YorH
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CLERKS SALE.

{ c o L n TY OF LANCASTER,
court Of Common PiedS.
eSohrinah J Gregory, Lemuel l.. Greg.
ory, aud others, PIaintift' .,
against
W. s. T.. Porter, Assignee, joseph F..
Gregory. Assignee, and others. De.
fendants.
DURSUANT tn an Order Of court in
L the above case. signed 10y Geo. w.
Gage, Circuit Judge, Oct. 5. 1898,
wiz seIi at Lancaster c"urt-hOuse on
The First Monddy IN Norenaber.
within the legal hours of sale, the fol-
lowing described tracts Of land TO wit !.
First: All that certain lot, piece or
parcel Of land situate. lying and being
IN the county OF Lancaster and state
aforesaid, bounded as follows: North
on lands { j F Gregory, East on lands
of r T. Wylie. south on lands of = II
Gregory, and West on land Of joseph
Baker and Others. containing Two
Hundred and Thirty four
(2S4) Acres, More or Less,
aud known as the San nuel Fl Gregory
Home place.
Second: All that piece, parcel or
tract of land lying ana situate in the
county OF Lancaster In said State on
the waters of Flat Creek, bounded
North by lands OF S II Gregory, West
10y lands of w ! Biackmon, East by
lands formerly of T It Gregory now OF
II T. Gregory, and south by lands or
} & CntOe, containing
FffD Acres, More or Less.
nG- Terms Of Sale, CASH, Pur.
chaser to pay for papers.
w. S. l.. Porter,
G. G. G. l.. G.
j 7 Green, Plff's Atty.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-09-05

| Gumbo was a little dried-up-lookinG ole
| negro and black as a tar bucket. The
| white people on the farm used to say that
| he did not have very good sense, but the
| negroes said that he born with caul
| over his eyes and that therefore, he was
different from other people-that he could
| see ghosts and such things. He lived m
| little cabin alone and used TO talk to
| himself a great deal 50 the negroes said
! that he was talking to spirits and people
| that one could see but himself. Tney
used to tell some strange and some funny
, stories about him. This paper Will repeat
two of the funny ones.
Gumbo was always small and. even
| when grown up he seemed to be only Il
boy, so his master did not make him do
hard work In the fields like the other
hands, but made him mind the sheep
During warm weather HE would not go to
house to sleep, but would stay all night
| out in the fields. sleeping under the trees
close to the sheep. One day his master
said: "Gumbo. are you not afraid to sleep
out In the fields at nght?"
Now Gumbo talked like a regular corn
field niger and the young people Of
these times would hardy understand him
this paper will not give his words exact
~ rs he spoke them except to say that ne
called master. mahsteh and afraid, feard.
steh! What is feard?"
why. Gumbo, mean arc you not afraid
that somebody or something might get
after you at night ana hurt you when you
are out by yourself?'
Il din't never seed no feard in ny life,
mahsteh. | don't know what feard IS, dat
| l don't mahsteh."
Wen, mis- master did not say anything
moro. but went into his house and though.
out plan to scare Gumbo and have soma
fun out of MIN.
That night he wrapped q sheet around
himself and started out to where Gumho
was in the field. He thought that when
Gumlm should see him wrapped In the
white sheet and coming along he would
think he saw a ghost and be frightened,
but the master did not know that Ciumbo
was used to seeing ghosts $50 the negroes
Said and did not mind them.
Now the master had a pet monkey that
used to try and do what he saw his mast or
do. SO that when he saw the master wrap
up in a sheet and go out he wrapped him
self IN a pillow case and followed him.
Then the master went on until he got cioSe
30 Gumbo and the monkey followed on be-
hind.
The stars were shining. ST. Gumbo saw
the big white thing coming close up 20
him and stop. He said: well, We'll! Yon-
der is one Of them Teards mahsteh WAS
attacking about. Well Well' I've hyeard
tell Of Feards hut l never seed one before
in my life"
just about that time the little monkey
came No close behind his master and Gum
DO exclaimed: "Laws-a-mussy! Wonder Is
two OF em-one Big Fcard and one Little
Fcard and Little lTcard is right at Big
Fcard's heels" The master heard what
Gumto said and looked behind him. where
he saw strange little white thing.
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/ But the monkey turned and ran at the
| same time and no matter how fast the
! master ran, the monkey kept right ar ms
/ heels.
! Gumbo sitting the ground with
! his back against n tree. and It tichled MN
! almost to death to see such a race between
| the two white things so he kept holiering
Run. Big Feard Little Fcard's gaining
on you! Run. Big Feard, Little Feard' 5
Citing mighty close! Run. Big Feard. Lit
| tie Feard's most got you! Run. Big Feard,
| Little Feard'S most got YOU
! Wei, when the master got home and
| found out he had been running away from
| his own monkey, he got as mad as couId
| be- but he was ashamed to say any ming
ebout IT.. However, he told the Ovcr5ecr
| one day not very long afterwards that
/ Gumbo had sense enough to work in the
( corntield and tobacco patch so they gave
! Gumbo a hoe and put some of the boys 10
minding the sheep.
Gumbo had never done any h@-d WORK, 50
! 1t went hard with him. He tried to pay
off but the oVerseer would not stand cry
/ foolshness, so he had to keep up lis row
But he did not like it, so every night III ms
/ cabin he got down on his knees and Tray
/ cd as If the was singing a sort of tune:
! 80 Lawd please send a petty little Angel
| down to take po' Gumbo home to rest.
! Well, some of the young negroes often
rrept close to Gumbos house 20 Try and
| hear what he talked about by himself
end some of them told the head nan about
his prayer. Then the head man laughed
about it and told the overseer, and ne and
the overseer and one or two of the negroes
beside the head man. made up oian to
have some fun out of Gumbo. SO ore dark
night after a hard days work, they cfept
up close to Gumhos door ana heard nm
praying: 80 Lawd, please send petty Mt
/ tie angel down to take pc Gumbo nome I"
Z
! ne kept on praying, saying the same words
over and over again.
Then the overseer knocked at the Coor:
/ Boom bopm-boom!" "Whos dat at my
! door," said Gumbo. Then the oVcrscer
said, singing a tune Just like the one Gum
no nraved in: "A pretty little angel that
the Lord sent down to take poor Gumoo
3 homo to rest"
/ "Gumbo amt here. and ne done gone
away" said GImbO,
! Then the ovorsecr knocked again;
| 'Boom- boom boom What's dat Keeps
| a-knockin' at de DOE" said Gumho.
The oversesr again sang: "a pretty niue
angel that the LaWd sent down to taKe
poor Gumho home to rest
81 done tole YOU once. sub, Gumbo am {
here. sub. He done gone away, sun, Sad
Gumbo in a trembling voice.
Then the oVersecr whispered TO the I!cau
! man and another negro. and they rushed
I against the door. which gave way, ana J."
/ another moment they fell headforemost mo
the cabin the oycrsccr with them, Just Ill
time to see Gumbo's feet disappearing up
the chimney. They ran out, but no one Sa"
him again for about u week. when ne came
home half starved.
+ Everybody was glad to see "ufnpo Ipi
the people had tried TO find him but could
nor ana no one wanted to harm him. 1T
was only joke that tAcy meant to play,
INT GlJnbo did not understand IT. 50 ne dlu
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MUSEUM FOR CHILDREN.

We call the attention of the children TO
the letter from MI Hall, and we hope
they will be interested in helping him In
collecting for the "Children's Museum.
1t will be a source of Improvement to
every intelligent boy and girl, for they
will be gaining knowledge that will prove
OF great value to themselves
AUNT SUSIE"
Gaffney. S. c., August 30.-Dear Children
Readers of The Constitution Junior: l am
going to attempt liberty with your de-
partment that / think has never been trled
.scfcrc. 1t Is done. too. with sellish emu
in view You see ! am candid about It,
The object, as ] said, is a selfish ono-to
lencdt myself, and to benefit yourselves.
Now, very many young people, and you,
especially, have an opportunity of doing
some good. and | am going to tell you
u pw In your ramhles through fields. across
brooks and meadows, by the scashCre and
u~on the mountain tops. YOU are com
SANITY spurning With your feet little treas
urrs-not treasures to YOU, perhaps, be
cause you see them every day. but treas
ures they would be to children elsewhere
who have never seen the like.
Here Is my plan for you: In our schools
We wish, if the children Will help. to es-
(ahliSh . chidrons museum for young
Eoks. and it will interest old folks, too.
'oU can help us in this way: Observe
closely as You run about, collect every
'~Jcer specimen of plant mineral YOU
see. keep some tor your own private col
l-etion then take a part of each specimen
nd put label upon it which shall give
tfc name of the specimen. the name and
place of residence of the sender; then send
me the specimen. and it Will be placed
in our museum for hundreds of .'oung
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THE CONSTITUTION JUNIOR
Department Young Readers of A
dwnueA Atlanta Ga to
sSod@

this world against spiritual wickedness
in high places" the soldiers of right are
leading an indomitable hope against over
Wheming odds Wrongs encompass them;
ofttimets they are shot through and through
with volleys of the worlds scorn and
about them linger the harpies whose pres
ence is pollution and whose touch Is cor
ruptiOn. Blackened by calumny and en-
Filtered by persecution for their devotion
to not altogether popular course, they
learn to forgive and not to resent. 1t Is
only the brave who know how to forgive.
We are too devoted followers of caste
and station. Will the newspapers never
rease to FIJI their pages with the dolngs OF
the smart set?" Will people ever learn
that lives like that are worthless and use
Iess-''nothng but leaves?
Could we but cease to judge woman
bv the cut of her gown, instead or the
goodness of her heart the world would be
better and purer and we might all meet OH
one grand plane of living, possessor Oh pll"I
noblest attribute of human nature-the
strength to dare and do! .,.
BESSIE LOU BURG
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LA GRANGE BOY WON PRIZE.
The oratorical Contest Between Grant
willie and LaGrange.

TaGronre. Ga. August 3l.-(Specia!)-
-rho oratorical contest between GrantNllIe
and IaC;ranle took place at the Granville
auditorium last night Mr.. j. II. Cotter
of IaGrange, In Il very humorous manner,
introduced his friend. Hon. f. 7. lonsley'
who acted as master of ceremonies. Colo
mel Langley in taking charge of the eXer-
cises. delivered Il very appropriate and eIo-
Quent address Tho GrantVlio speakers
Were: Harris Tarbrougd, Ernest Bryant.
Marvin Banks, Roy White and Bobo
Banks LaGrango was represented by
F,ldou I.ongley. John Banks. Marvin Dick
inson. Render Gray and James Ridley.
The state school commissioner was the
Judge to decide who of the ten contestants
was tho best docIaimer. Mr.. Glenn was
highly complimentary OF the evenings en-
tertainment and his decision was heartily
acquiesccd in by all Mr.. James Ridley,
OF IatiranSe, won the prize of the ten con-
tq:tants which was a handsome volume
OF the life OF The late Senator benjamin
II. HILL The defamation was interSpersed
with music, vocal and instrumental. Pro-
fessor Albert, of the LaGranSe Female
college, in his usual mastery way, reil-
ton Mrs. Glenn Arnold of GrantViile.
had general charge of the music watch
was highly enjoyed by the audience. Quite
a largo crowd went up from LaGranGe and
each ana every one pronounced the even
jng'S exercises u great success. President
Smith OF the Atlanta and West Point
road, kindly had the "gOoher" to run on
down from Newman and bring the La
Grange people homo at midnight.
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, would like to correspond with some of
the cousins.
Otto NJ Mathis, Carmel. Ark.-Dear Jun
Tor: Hurrah! for John @. Hudglns ana
his patriotism, and. boys. let us all Join
in one continual cheer for Sunderland and
her appeal for the boys. I think we boys
should also have respect for the girls. es-
pec1ally our dear little sisters. nave
little sister and she affords the greatest
OF pleasure l take The Constitudon ana ana
think 1t is the greatest Of all papers, ana
take the greatest of pleasure In readlnG
war news. l would like to correspond
with some of the boy cousins.
John w. Stanford, 1902 Penn Avenue,
Pittsburg, Pa.-Dear Junior: My subject
is Old Advisers" 1t has often been SAID
that old men the best advisers ior
young men, but such, however, Is only
partly true, the only old men VINO are
capable Of giving advice to any one are
those who have been prominent in the
life they have lived. They know what
life is and can best tell n young man how
to proceed. While the old man, whose life
has been monotonous and uncventful. nav
ing nothing and no desire to better ms con-
dition in life. can advise no one lie neve"
advised himself. He cannot tell To others
that which he himself does not know.
Such men as they advance In years in
stead or becoming WISER me 't'oii 49,
its charms for them and In place of being
advisers they are known as 'cranks afiC
"fogies' They can see no pleasure IN
many things that they enjoyed IN tneii
younger years and instead OF pelnS az
visers" they warn the young against a.
kinds of pleasure. / suppose that oiu
men for council. young men 1or war -
familiar to all. but the author of 1t was
referring to old men who are up III me
and not to the old men Of the masses
Agnes Marion. Downing. Enecks lid
Dear Junior: This part of Georgia Is
very beautiful country and has loVely
scenery. | live two miles from the Sa-
yannah river. There is a beautiful spring
two miles from here called the Blue Spring.
Tho water is blue. We have picnlca there
in the summer. | am Il great lover OIL fnu-
sic and play and sing myself. Girls now
many of you like horseback riding! do'
for one and often go. We GaVe a literary
society ana | go nearly every SATURDAY
night. / would like to correspond with
few Of the cousins.
william e. King. Heidelberg, Miss.-Dear
Junior: l will take for my subject "lnlu-
encc." Everybody has some influence,
either for good or for bad. When we do or
say evil things we have a bad influence,
because We are judged by our acts ana
by the company we keep. We cannot have
Christian influence and 50 into the gam
bling halls and saloons, but will have an
influence to lead tslc precious souls OF men
and boys downward. But by serving God
and abstaining from all the appearance of
evil, we VIII have a good influence. SO let
keep good company say no evil things and
sit not in the seats of the unGodIy that
We may have an influence to the upbuiIdInS
of Goa kingdom and the pulling down Of
the strongholds Of sin. Correspondence So
nClteJ