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Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-11-08

Thousands upon thousands OF per-
sons handle our silver dollar, but few
happen to observe the lions head
which lies concealed in the represen-
tation of the familiar head OF Liberty.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-11-08

An exchange thinks the trusts
would be all right if placed under the
control of the government. The same
might be said of his satanic majesty.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-11-08

Congressman Roberts of Utah, ought
not to lose his temper and say ugly
things about people who oppose poly
gamy. If he has more wives than
one he should feel satisfied that he is
not in penitentiary instead of con-
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-11-08
Teachers Examination

The teachers quarterly examina ton will be
the 9th to the 18th of November. Those de.
string to take the reading circle examination
may do SO at that time.
L. C. VAN PATTEN, Co, Supt
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-11-08

Ritzville needs light (electric) and
needs it almighty bad.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-11-08

Spend and the world is with you
sponge and it can't get away too quick
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-11-08

Be sure your sins will find you Out
and so will your wife.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-11-08
SUITS, SHOES, SHIRTS

A full line of nobby fall and winter suits
in worsteds, cheviots, tweeds, meltons,
etc, made up in the very latest patterns.
Suits to suit everybody.
A stock of footwear that can't be beat in
Eastern Washington. Anything from
brogan to fine dress shoe. Latest toes
and the very best makes. They're the easy
kind. Try em.
Anything and everything from cotton
to silk front "biled" shirt. ALI qualities
styles, shades and prices Can't help but
find just what you want.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-02-08
TW ELNE YEARS OF HIS
LIFE LOST.
Chicago Boy, Insane From . Blow,
Made Sane-Asks "Why Did
You Hit Ne -
Chicago Dispatch, 1st.

Chicago Dispatch, 1st.
Twelve years ago Charles Bur-
rell was struck on the head with q
brick. Since then, until to dav,
he has been insane and for u num-
ber of years he was an inmate OF
the Eastern Illinois Insane Asylum
at kankakee. Yesterday DR.. ".
q. Stearnes, ut the asylum, aided
by the X-ray, operated on Burr
rell's skull. To day the cloud,
which had so long obscured the
light OF BurrelPs mind, had passed
away, and he began life whore he
left off twelve years ago.
When but boy BurreII had [.
quarrel with . playmate, who
throw a brick at him. He was
dazed by the blow and never re-
covered from its effects until tho
operation yesterday. DR.. Stearns
put the young man in = chair.
With the X-ray a skiagraph of
the skull was taken. This showed
a thickening of the bone near the
top of the skull on the left side.
This was removed in the usual
manner, the foreign matter ex-
cised, and the patient was put to
bed.
He awoke to day entirely ra-
tionsI and his first words were ::
"Why dId you hit mei''
BurrelI had been treated ia u
Wisconsin asylum and his case
was pronounced incurabIe. He
had been in Kankakce Institution
since 1896.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-02-08
The Lost Found.

The Rev. William Aiken Kelly,
the brilliant young Methodist
preacher, who disappeared mys~
teriousIy from Charleston alb put a
month ago, was discovered in
Augusta last week very i'll and in
deIirouS condition. Several
years ago he had similar expert
ence, but his disappearance WAS
Of much shorter duration. Green
vile News.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-02-08
Tj3i@ RAvAGcS or GRIP

That modern s"ourec, the Grip,
poisons the air with its fatal
germs, SO that no home is safe
from its r0vagcs, but muItitudes
have found sure protection
against this dangerous malady in
DIR. King ) New Discovery. When
you feel n soreness in your bones
and muscles, have chills and fever.
with sore throat, pain in the back of
the head, catarrhal symptoms and
a stubborn cough y)u may know
you have the Grip, and that you
need Dr.. Kings New Discovery.
1t will promptly cure the worst
cough, heal the innamed mems
branes, kill the disease germs
and prevent the dreaded after eff
fects of the malady. Price 80 cts
and Sl.OO. Money back if not
cured. A trial bottle free at
Crawford Bros Drug Store.
.tY Subscribeto THE LEDGER.
Four deaths from freezing oc-
Cured in ST. Louis on Tuesday.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-02-08
GENERAL WHEELER UN
SEATED.
Three Other Congressman Also
Ousted-Report of the House
Judiciary Committee.

Washington, Feb. 3.-The ir
quiry ordered by the House of
Representatives as to what NOM
bsrs had forfeited their seats by
reason of accepting other Offices,
ended today, with q finding by
the Judiciary committee that Ma
jor General Wheeler, a member
from Alabama Col. James X.
Campbell, of Illinois Col. David
G. Colson, of Kentucky, and Ma
jor Edward Robbins, of Pennsyl-
vania, had vacated their seats in
the House by accepting commits
sions in tie army. At the same
time the committee determined
that mono of the members of Con-
gress serving on civil commissions
had thereby vacated their seats in
the House. The judiciary com
mittse has been conducting the
inquiry for several days and after
an arduous session, ending at $3.50
p. m, the injunction of secrecy
was removed,
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-02-08
Mrs. Botkin Sentenced.

San Francisco, Feb. Mrs.
Cordelia Botkin was today sen
reed to serve the term of her
natural life in the San Quentin
penitentiary for the murder of
Mrs John p. Drnning of Dover,
DEL, whom she killed by means
of a box of poisoned candy, sent
through the mails as = gift from
= friend, and unSuspectingIy eaten
by Mrs. Dunning and some of
her friends. Her sister, OMrs.
Joshua p. Deane, also died from
the effects of the arsenic, with
which the candies uers loaded.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-02-08

What does A stand for ? When
some friend suggests that your
blood needs A sarsaparilla treat
ment, remember that A stands for
AYERS. The first letter in the
alphabet stands for the first of
sarsaparillas /; first in origin, first
in record, first in the favor of the
family. For nearly half a century
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-02-08
Mr.. McCrorey Paid the Losses

The dealers in the Greenville
cotton, stock and grain market
will not lose dollar on account
OF the failure of w. \. Porter
field & Company, the Washlng-
ton, y. c., head of the concern.
Jones McCroroy, the local agent
OF the concern, yesterday went
down in his Jeans and paid the
dcticIt. The Portsrhcld people
paid ~ per cent. and Mr.. Nc
Crorey paid the remaining SO per
cent. out Of his own pocket. The
dct'ar, Involved highly commend
his business integrity and he de,
serves all that can be said in his
favor aS he Was not legally bound
OF morally rsoponsiblc for the
losses.
Mr. McCrorcy will in week
or >u start up the local exchange
again, but MS vet he has not
selected his correspondent. -
GvrcuYiIIe News.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-02-08
Negroes Who Left Greenwood
Want Back.
Special to The State.

Greenwood, Feb. 1.-Most of
the negroes who enigrated from
this county to Mississippi arc
homesick, and arc making efforts
to get back. The Index TODAY
publishes letter from Wake
Turner, Il negro who left here
with one of the emigration parties
and left his family behind, firmly
believing tina. in the glorious land
to which he was going ho would
soon make 0uey enough to send
for them. He now makes a
piteous appeal to his white and
coIored friends for contributions
to enable him to get back.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-02-08

The diSgraceful struggle over
the recent election of members of
the state board of control, fur
nished IN object lesson that ought
to he productive of good results.
1t reminds us of q prediction
that Congressman Finley, then a
state senator, made during the de
bate on the original dispensary
bill. Mr.. Finley, 1t will be re-
membered, was opposed to the
dispensary, and he gave his reas-
on in language about like this:
ON. President, the practical ops
Grafton of such a law would corr
rupt any government on earth. -
The correctness of Mr.. Finley S
observation has been realized: but
OH, that there could be an invss>
tigation that would disclose the
length to which this corruption
has gone. orkvilIe Enquirer
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-02-08

NeNr Lima, Ohio, last Sstur-
day, Grant Blair shot and killed
Ed Brovard, his rival, Miss Mary
Anderson, his sweetheart and then
committed suicide.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-02-08
LEGISLATURE.
FRIDA

SinkIer's concealed weapon bill
was killed after a sharp fight.
hcCullough's bill to regulate
assessments with regard to get.
ting mortgage notes consumed
the entire morning. The bill was
ordered to a third reading by q
vote of 63 to 35.
Hays resolution to investigate
the lease of the Onio River and
Charleston road by the South
Carolina and Georgia was recon,
mitted.
The senate passed the bill re
pealing the metropolitan police
bill, the only opposition coming
from Ilderton.
The house tonight passed the
amended separate coach bill with
one coach for each race and
cont faro. Ragsdale wants trains
to stop at all stations.
The house opened to this
amendment at Hydrlck's sugges-
ton. That this act shall not
apply to vestibuled trains not in
tended or used for local travel. "
The bill as adopted Is effective
April 1st.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-02-08
SATU RDAY.

Columbia, 5. c., Feb. 4 The
house today after long fight
took II recess until Monday night.
The senate meets on Tuesday.
Mr.. McCulIough'o tax bill re-
csived its third reading today.
The Jim Grow bill was held
over for amendments.
Only uncontested bills were
considered today.
Mr.. Hydrick had bill passed
rearranging the seventh judicial
courts.
There is no mention yet of the
liquor bills.
The appropriation bills arc not
reported.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-02-08

'Doctor," said he, I'm = VIC
tim of insomnia. | can't sleep if
there's the least noise-such as a
cat on the back fence, for in
stance"
"This powder will be effective
replied the physician, after COM
pounding a prescription.
"When do | take it, doctor?"
"You don't take it. Give it to
the cat in little milk ."-Tit-Bits
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-02-08
Ayers
SdpS0paPIlld

has been curing all forms of blood
diseases scrofula, eczema, letter,
rheumatism, erysipelas, blood poi
sonlng, etc. There's book about
these cares Sc Ayers Curebook, a
story of cures told by the cured"
which is sent free on request, by
DR.. j. c. Aver, Lowell, Mass. The
book will interest you if you are
sick or weak, because it tells not
what it is claimed the remedy will
90, but what your neighbors and
fellows testify that it has done.
Will it cure you ? 1t has cured
thousands like you. Why not your
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-02-08
STRAIT ATTACKS
JUNIOR SENATOR
The Retiring Congressman Is
sues an Address.
CALLS M'LAURIN A TRICK
STER.
Says He Has Been Treachsrous
to His Colleagues and IN
scrupulous. Very Warm
Language.

To the People of South Carolina:
Since msnifsstos, addresses and
exposes are in order in South
Carolina, | have decided to have
word to say. The star player
in the recent performance has
been writing his own plays, criti~
cising and damning all others
while painting his own part in
glowing colors without regard to
truth or the interests Of any save
himself. | have decided it to be
my duty to keep quiet no longer
while ne is allowed weekly to OK
plot himself and his actions
through the leading newspapers
of our State. ! shall cOntine my
sslf to 3 statement Of facts that
can DO fully substantiated by the
sntirs delegation in congress, and,
in fact, sll who hal an oppor.
tunity from the inside to observe
cIoncly the trend Of matters dur
ing the last six years. The poo
pie of South Carolina have a rirht
to know what Is now and what
hae been going on behind the cur
tain. And when they have learned
all the facts they will not bs slow
to make up their minds.
The address recently issued bv
Mr.. W. A. Neal, it is wsll known,
was not written by him. He was
sick at the time and could not
Judge for himself what the effects
would be, nor how despicable it
made him appear in the eyes OF
both friends and foes. 1t it well
known that it was written by
John l.. McLaurin, who hastsned d
down to Columbia from Washing
ton and at hurrisdly came away
after be had psnned This infsmou,
slandsr, an instrument of apos
tacy, and induced Nsal. poor,
sick fellow, to sign it.
Along with other members of
the South Carolina delegation in
congress, | have been subjected
to the treachsry and undermining
tactics Of the tunior senator from
our State SO long that had al
most become used to it and did
not expect to have anything more
to say during tho short period in
which | will remain in public life.
But thero is such an outrageous
accusation against the entire dele
CATION in the Neal McLsurln ad
dress that cannot longer remain
silent.
McLaurin has his commission
as senator until 1903, and he may
feel that he can sIander us with
impunity, but !, at last, will not
submit in silence. McLaurin makes
Neal charge: "ln 1894 | was in
vited to 60 to Washington to at
tend n conference. was present
in lrby's committee room when il
WAS agreed to make John Gary
Evans governor Of South Carroll
na. There was only one man who
raised his voice against it in pro-
test. | was witness TO the scoas
when he withdrew in anger from
the conference. There was no
need for him to 60 back four
years to make an accusation of
there being ring in Washington
at the time which was running
South CsroIina's politics. He
made poor Neal sign a fslsehood,
knowing at the time himself that
1t was a falsehood, and his only
purpose could be to injure the
delegation here in the eyes of the
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-02-08

mentioned-he being governor
than: lrby called meeting of the
delegation without letting us know
what he wanted with us. Tillman,
Neal and Evans were present. AS
soon as the meeting opened Nc
Laurin mentioned that Rooster,
then editing The Register, and
Bowden, two prominent South
Carolinians, then in Washington,
ought to be admitted to our coun>
Gil. lrby and McLaurin were
then not on good terms on account
of scandal involving McLaurin,
of which l will not speak here,
because it is too nauseating, and
they began to quarrel, Irby do
claring that he would not have
anything to do with a Populist,
and before anything was done, or
the purpose for which we had
been brought together mentioned,
McLaurin angrily left the room,
saying he would "stand by his
friends "
Matters having assumed this
shape, Latimer, Talbert and my
self, members of the house, also
left, and there was not ono word
said about running John Gary
Evans for governor. McLaurin
has become SO notorious hlmself
for holding conferences and plan
ming political deals, and is bv
nature such Il trickstsr and cons
spir"tor, that presume ho feels
called upon to charge such things
TO others. lie MAS in the "Foriv
movement, which has for it,
( object the destruction of the Re.
form party. lie begged L.timer,
TsIbort and myself to Join him in
p PopuIiot manifesto to the people
of the State in 1884, saving that
State VA, ripe and that the pco~
( pie would rail, behind that banner
if we would Join him. He denied
this when he WAS running for the
senate, hut | can prove it by both
the gentlemen referred to. He
cursed and damnsd the dispen-
sary law here during the Darling
ton riot, and wrote the "De,r
Applet letter" giving Senator
Til!man the ''Joab stab;n yet
whom Tillman came on here after
wards he went to him and begged
him not to fight him in his con
gressi0aal district for congress.
and disclaimed intending any
thing but friendship for him. He
promised Bowden that he would
run for governor in 1896 and en-
couraged Bowdsn to run for con
gress. He made Tom Reed be
lieve no wa. in sympathy with
the Republican party and thus ob,
tained his position on the ways
and means committee above older
and abler members of the house.
He has been, in way, trying to
deliver the goods, and his tariff
speech was 4 part delivery. His
fawniag around the president last
summer and declaration that Me.
klnley was the ''most popular
president since Lincoln and ought
to he renOminated by accIamstion"
is another part. All these things
60 to prove his absolute unreIia~
biIity and his unscrupuIous ambi.
ton. He is Democrat only he
cause he believes that is the way
to crafty his ambition.
| would 90 Oh and give instance
after instance OF his trcachcry to
his colleagues, and Of his trickery,
but this is enough for one install
ment. Let him dispute what
have said thus far and | will give
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-02-08

The Yorkville Enquirer says
the people of that part Of York
which was hitched on to Cherokee
are sick of their bargain and
would he glad to return to their
old county.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-02-08

The steamer Roumania, which
left New York on Thursday, car
riod large force Of unGertakers,
grave diggsrs and lsborsrs, 500
metallic cofins and disinfsctants
and tools She will bring homo
the bodies of the United States
soldiers who were killed or died
in Cuba and Porto Rico.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-02-08
$1.5O Pr r ANNUM
Beating Off a Dog.

If dog springs for n man, the
latter should guard his face with
his arm and try to meet the ami
NAL with his forearm. With the
right hand he should attempt to
catch one of the animals front
paws. The paw of a bulldog is
ultra sensitive. If it be caught,
a vigorous squeeze will mako tho
animal howl for mercy and re-
tire disconftted. Interview in
New York Herald.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-02-08

money rrfuuded. Price - cents per
box. For sale by Crawford Bros
a fast b. and Q. train struck
two>hOrse wagon loaded with
furniture, in which a young wo-
man and six men were riding, at
Riverton, Pa, Friday. All the
occupants were killed.
1t is rumored that the I'd S. G..
Regt. will be mustered our of
service and will return home from
CUBA bv March 4th.
A hail storm Mt Norris, Ala,
last Friday was followed by de-
vastating cyclone. Houses, trees,
and fences were blown down and
railroad cars were blown from the
track and some OF them propelled
a mile away. A number of per-
sons were seriously jured.
II IS excessively cold in the
west and great loss on the cattle
ranges is feared. In some parts
of Montana the thermometer
rpn,starS = b-l.. ..
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-02-08

The peace treaty was ratified by
the Senate Monday. 1t got only
one vote more than the necessary
two thirds for ratification. Senator
McLaurin voted for the treaty.
The vote stood 81 to 81.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-02-08
beauty IL Blood Deem.

Clean blood means a clean skin. No
,eauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar-
&c clean your blood and keep it clean, by
tirring up the lazy liver and driving all i'm
,anish pimplcs, boils, blotches, blackhcads,
and that s;ckly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets, beauty for ten cents. All drug
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, l0c, 25c, SOC.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-02-08

Dispatches in yesterday'spspers
estimated 1900 Filipinos killed
and $500 wounded in the recent
battle near Manila. Five thou
sand prisoners were taken. The
American casualties were 3S killed
and $50 wounded.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-02-08

1t is rumorsd that the I'd S. G..
Regt. will be mustered our of
service and will return home from
CUBA bv March 4th.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-02-08

Washington, d G, Feb. /, 1899.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-11-16
No Woman At FuneraIs.

One OF the curious social laws of
Peru forblds women to attend funer-
ais, and they do not appear at we'd
dings unless they are very intimate
friends, When funeral procession
passes through the streets tho cotiln ID
carried upon the shoulders OF the pail
bearers, who are followed by an empty
hearse drawn by two, four or six
horses, according to the means OF the
mourners and their desire for display
All the male members OF the family
and friends Of the deceased follow on
foot, with a line OF empty carriages
behind them.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-11-16
A LonR Pedigree.

The emperor OF Japan is entitled to
DO considered the most arlstocratic
ruler on the earth. The royal family
OF Japan has a genealogical tree which
reaches to Adam. There have been
12l emperon of Japan, and they all
belong to this family, The hrst one
governed Japan just about $500 years
ago, He was on the throne 800 years
before Alexander the Great thought
no had conquered the world The
Japanese have the history OF all OF
their emperors from that time down
to this, and they assure you that the
mikado is a lineal descendant OF the
first emperor.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-11-16

Mrs. Clara Makemer, houseEeeper
for the Florence Crlttenden Anchorage
Mission, of Chicago, writes the follow
ing letter from 1902 Chestnut street,
Chicago.
"Peruna Is the best tonic I have ever
known for general debility, a sure
cure for liver complaint, and a never
falling adjuster In cases Of dyspepsia
~ have used II In cnses Of female
Irregularities and weak nerves COM
mon to the sex, and have found 1t
most satisfactory"
From early glrlhood to the end OF
the collaborating period few women
aro entirely free from some degree OF
catarrh of the pelvic organs.
With Peruna the thousand and one
ailments dependent upon catarrh OF
the pelvic organs can be wholly
averted.
Health and Beauty" sent free to
women only, by The Peruna Medicine
Co., Columbus, Ohio.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-11-16
Rlnshnrt,s Indlan -rInlnraa.

The Chicago Great Western Railway
has obtained at great expense the privi-
lego OF reproducing the best four OF
Rineharts Indian Pictures, Chiefs
"Wolf Robe,' "Loulsonr Hollow
Horn Bear" and Hattie Tom" In an
art calendar for 1900, The heads are
618 Inches, one on each sheet, wonder
fully reproduced In the original colors,
and when mounted on mats make most
striking and effective posters and arc
particularly fe'lted for framing for
holiday gifts. Owing to tho cost but
very small edition has been issued.
They will. be sent, however, while tho
supply lasts to any person sending 20
cents In stamps or silver to cover tho
royalty charges and the expense Of
packing and mailing TO Il, ii, Lord,
General Passenger and Ticket Agent,
llS Adams st., Chicago.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-11-16
Six Millions for Standing Trees.

Ashland, Wis, Nov, s.-FredSrick
Weyerhouser, of Chippewa Falls, the
greatest lumber man in Wisconsin and
Minnesota, is closing the purchase Of
100000 acres of lumber lands from
the Northern Pacific company. This
timber is located on the Pacific coast.
The price paid for this timber is 80, OOO,-
600.
This is the largest timber deal ever
closed by n single individual in the his
tory Of the numbering and logging in
dustry. In speaking of the deal Mr..
Weyerhauser says that it is simply an
investment, He believes the timber is
bound to advance out in the western
country and that he will realize a
handsome profit.