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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-10-11

One by one, the deadhead
statesmen drop into line and set
tie for their penitsntiary indul.
gences. John Gary Evans has
paid up. Ben I'll Imam has paid
up-after deductions from the bill
which are characteristic of his
frugal bent. And now Asbury
Latimer plsnks down $12 for his
bookcase and the hearts of Meals
bondsmen are made glad by cash
dividend of S12. Slowly but in
exorably public opinion press the
statesmen to disgorge and be puri
fed ere they enter upon the next
campaign. But is not something
still forgottenl Has the State
been paid for the labor of the
convicts employed ON the private
farms of Tillman and Evans2
Restitution to be effective must be
complete The State.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-10-11

We are Informed that Senator
Iiliman has been urged, in order
to "save the dispensary," to re-
sign the senatorship next year, get
himself elected governor, straight
en- out tho tangled skein of the
great moral institution and at
the close of his term return 10
the Senate in McLau-in's place.
Our informant says that he has
this plan under consideration. In
view, however, of the uncertain.
ties of politics we don't think this
programme will prove alluring to
Benjamin. The dispensary is his
child, but paternal self-sacrifice is
not in his line. The State.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-10-11
"Died by His Own Hand.
SPECIAL to The State.

SPECIAL to The State.
Denmark, Oct. 6.-The coroner
hold an inquest today over the re.
mains OF the stranger who was
fou I dead on the railroad track
last night. The verdict of the
jury was "Thst the deceased came
to his death by a pistol shot wound
inflicted by his own hand" NJ
papers were found by which he
could be identified. On his right
arm, just below the elbow, was
tattooed the picture of a woman
and the name of &c. Cook" "
Tho body was turned over to I'm
dertaker Hightorer for inter ment.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-10-11

In Spartanburg en- Saturday
Judge Watts sentenced to six
years Imprisonment in the peni-
tentiary q white man convicted by
a white jury of IN attempt to out
rage colored girl. The Judge
stated that he gave this white man
precisely the same punishment as
he would have given negro con
victed of the same offenss. We
would he glad tn have some of our
northern contemporaries make
passing comment on this exhibit
of race justice in South Carolina.
The State.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-10-11
Helped Against Their Will.

A $50 pound bale of cotton at
S cents is $3.50. At I 1t s31.
so. Eleven million bales at s
cents is S247, 900, 900. Nine
million bales at 7 cents is $3.50, =
o0V, 600. The South is thirty>six
million dollars ahead by having a
poor crop. The farmers would
not learn sense enough to reduce
the acreage, but a kindly Provi-
dence shortened the yield for them
and helped them against their
will. -Greenville News.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-10-11
lHE LEDGER.
Thurlow S. Garter
EDITOR AND MANAGER.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER II, 1899

1t is evident that the State rum
shop needs re-reforming. 1t de.
files every man who touches it, If
he was not already corrupted be-
fore Rock Hill Herald.
1t seems to US that a thing that
"detiles every man who touches
it," needs abolishing more than
re reforming. a state institution
that needs reforming twice year
must always be a source of shame
upon the State.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-10-11
Horry's Heavy Deficit.

Yesterday tho report from
Horny county as to that county's
deficit came in. 1t showed tha
the "lndependen, Republic" lacks
the largo sum of 50, ,663 to make
up the constitutional requirement
OF 80 per capita for tho school
children of the county, which
means that this county will get
that amount of the dlspensary
prO6ts.-The State.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-10-11
DEWEY TAKES THE HOUSE
Warts the Furniture Also to
Come Out Of the Gift Fund.

Washington, Oct 7.-Admiral
Dewey has elected to accept a
house in Washington already con
structed instead of having one
built. The admiral said he want
ed first Of all a house at the earli
est possible moment 30 that he
might go in and hang up his hat
at once. He requested that the
house be modest enough IN its ap-
pointments and cost to permit the
retention of sufficient money to
defray the expense of furnishing
it. He noted with satisfaction
that the fund had over $4,000
subscribers, indicating that the
home was to be really agift of the
American people.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-10-11
HE FOOLED THE SUR.
QEONS

All doctors told Renick Hamil.
ton, of West Jefferson, o., after
suffering Is months from Rectal
Fistula, he whold die unless a
costly operation was performed; F.;
but he cured himself with FIVE
boxes of Bucklen's Arnica Salve,
the surest Pile cure on Earth, and
the best Salve in the World. 25
cents box. Sold by Crawford
Bros Druggist.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-10-11

And so it appears that all the
state dispensarles are filed with
K liquors in xxx bottles. This
ls indeed Democratic situation.
The man with the long purse un.
knowingly drinks the same com.
mon liquor as the fellow with the
short purse. That ls all right, OF
course, for it is extremely doubt.
ful as to whether "good" liquor
il any less debauching In it's Of
fects than chad" liquor; but
where have those extra dollars
been going9 Who has been steal.
ing2 These are the questions. -
Yorkville Enquirer.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-10-11
For The Ledger.
VAN WICK ITEMS.

Mr. J A Hyatt's ginery is runs
ming these days to its full capacity.
1t has ginned rs high as sixteen
bales in day. Cotton is com
ilg 10, and around Van Wyck de
pot and platform looks like cotton
town. Our buyers are keeping
up with prices given by our neigh
boring towns. Cotton seed is
bringing IS cents per bushel here
and seed buyers want them.
Everybody is busy and but lit
tie news circulating. People are
too busy talking and listening to
others talk to pay any attention
to the news. This week they
have an opportunity of attending
church. However, many have
excuses as was the case in our
Savlor's ministry-yet some have
been induced to come from tho
hedges and highways Of this
worlds aiiurements, and the ne~
glect of these opportunitie. are
not charged up against them.
Capt Edwards, freight con-
ductor on 6 G & N fell from the
depot platform, a distance Of
about seven feet, between the
platform and freight cal, etrik-
ing his head and shoulder on the
end of cross tie, last Thursday
evening and was painfully hurt.
He has not been able since to make
his trips and is lying up for re-
pairs, as one of his crew informed
us today.
Some of our people have visited
Waxhaw, Rock Hill and Lancas-
ter within the past week. We
will not mention names, nor give
the nature of their shoppings as it
might raise some speculation as to
these movements. All will be
announced soon. Cupid is still
at work.
Mr. Taylor, who runs a beef
market at Waxhaw, has been buy
ing some fine fat cattle around
Van Wyck. He pays satisfactory
prices.
Some of our sportsmen can
hardly wait for the 1st of Novem-
her. Birds and setter dogs are a |
real temptation for them, but they |
have been able to strive against |
the weakness of the flesh thus far |
and hope to hold out to the end. |
Mrs Lilly Sims who has been
living at West Durham for several
years and recently returned to her
girlhood home on account of i'll
haaIth, died at her step mothers,
Mrs M T Crenshaw, last Sunday
morning. Her remains we're
buried at Van Wyck cemetery
evening. Rev X E Mood
conducted the burial services.
Mrs Sims was daughter of the
late Joseph Crenshaw.
Van Wyck is moving on in the
business world in the wake of
progress. She has developed
drummer out of one of her citi-
zens. Mr. M G Harmon has taken !
the road for the Carolina Tobacco !
works. 1t is probable that we
will have other developments, to
follow. OPTIMUS.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-10-11

One of the arguments used in
favor OF the establishment Of state
control Of liquor was the net that
private bar-keepers could not
withstand the temptation to sdul-
crate their wares or to sell lower
grades OF whisky at high grade
prices. This sounded reasonable
enough; but now that we have
caught our high state liquor com
missioner doing this very thing,
what will we turn to nextl-York.
vile Enquirer.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-10-11

A writ of certiorari has been is
sued by Judge James Aldrich in
the case of x X-Commlssioner Dout-
hit, nekt Tuesday and the State
board of control is required to
present return to the writ in
Columbia certifying the entire
proceedings. The whole dispen
tary sensation thus gets into court
and Mr.. Douthit will have his
side Of the case heard.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-10-11

The railroad commission and
Western Union have compro-
missed. All ten word messages 20
any point in the state on Western
Union lines is hereafter to De sent
for 25 cents.
No message to the state between
"points" is to be more than q
quarter.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-10-11

Wallie L Rowell and Clement
V Granger were convicted of man
slaughter, at Conway, last week
for the killing of the Ellington
boys in Horny county last May.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-10-11
SpartAnburg Has u New Paper.

Columbia, S. G., Oct 8-The
Evening Telegram, of Spartan
burg, was commissioned today.
1t has a capital of $4,000.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-10-11
LATIMER PAYS UP.
He Sends $12 to Pay for His Peni
tentiary Bookcase.

Attorney General Bellinger yes-
tsrday received the following let.
ter in which was enclosed q check
for $12:
Beltou, S e, Oct eth, 1899.
Gen Bellinger.
Dear Sir: l see from o state
mept made by Col Willie Jones
that the book cases made at the
penitentisry are valued at S12
each. AS l have stated before in
the papers of the State 1 offered
to pay Col Neal for the case sent
to Mrs Latimer and he refused to
accept pay. l now enclose to you
my check for S12 to settle for
same. l say again had no other
intention when this case was
ordered but to pay for it. 1 Of
fsred to pay for it when received
it, and have never thought of it
as the States property until the
investigation ard l now take pleas,
ure in paying the amount named
Yours very truly,
A & Latimer.
The bondsmen of Col Neal hav
ing paid the State for this partic.
ulsr bookcase MIR Bellinger had
nothing to do with the money
which should have been sent the
bondsmen. He, therefore tele
phoned Col Willie Jones and Mr.
w Scott Pope, two of tho bonds.
men, that he had some money in
re the Neal shortage and asked
them to come to his Office. He ne
elected to state the amount.
Though it was raining, the
bondsmen 30 notified, lost no time
in getting down to the attorney
generals oGce. Their faces were a
study when MIR Bellinger presen-
ted the $12 check made payable
to the order of the four bondsmen.
The joke was on them, though
unintentionally practiced. After
some pleasantries, Col Jones and
Mr. Pope retired with the remark,
that they hoped others would do
likewise, and went up street to
get their $3 piece. The State,
Sth inst.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-10-11

Grip makes one sick, weary and restiess.
Dr. Miles Restorative Nervins briass rest.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-06-01

is clear of other pedestrians, so tina
there shall be no interference, ard
walk briskly in the center, you will
find that before you have made a
hundred steps you will have veered
very much to one side. You must not
make any conscious effort. of course,
to keep to the center or you may do it:
but if you will think of something
and endeavor to walk naturally. it is
hundred to one yon cannot keep a
direct line.
The explanation of this lies in the
popularity of one foot to walk faster
than the other. Or, to be more cor
rect. perhaps it should be said that
one leg takes longer stride than the
other, and this, combined with the
quicker movement. causes one to
walk more TO one side than the other
1t is well known, for instance. that
if one is lost in the woods, the
tendency is to walk in circle and
eventually to return to about the
starting point. This demonstrates
the fact also that one foot walks faster
than the other.
You can try an interesting eXper-
iment in this way if you will place
two stakes in the lawn about eight
feet apart allow yourself to be blind
folded, and endeavor to walk between
them. You will find it an almost i'm
possible task, because one foot will go
a bit faster than the other, either to
the right or left. Now, which one of
your feet walks faster than the other?
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-06-01
The State VS.. Isaac James.


August Walter and his son, Frank,
of New Rome, were Friendship visit
ors on Tuesday last. Young Walters
is the person whom Isaac James, last
November, in the town of New Rome,
shot in the hand with pistol. The
bullet still remains in the young mans
hand and he will remain cripple for
life. James was arrested upon COM
plaint charging him with an assault
with intent to kill. The writer of
this as the then District Attorney at
tended the examination. The accused
did not deny the shooting and the
evidence showed that young Walters
was standing up in a wagon to which
his team was attached. That James
was standing several feet away; that
the. boy had made no demonstrations
of violence toward James, though the
latter claimed the boy talked saucily
to him-a charge that the boy denied.
All this appeared upon the examina-
tiOn, except the statements freely
made by James, but not under oath,
as he made no defense on the examina-
tion. The justice held James for trial
at the Adams county circuit court,
and in default of bail he was COM
mitted to the Wood county Jail.
About two weeks ago James, at his
own request, was brought before Judge
Webb at Grand Rapids, for the pur-
pose of entering plea of guilty to an
information to be filed charging him
with the offense he had committed.
Dist. Atty. COllipp appeared and filed
an information. The charge made in
the information as filed, we are in
formed, was simply for an assault and
battery, and James thereupon plead
guilty to that charge and was SEN
fenced to confinement for thirty days
in the Wood county Jail. Thus, a
young man, sixteen or seventeen years
old, was shot at with a deadly weapon
and is to 60 through life, as result,
manned and crippled, and the perpe-
TRAITOR of the injury is receiving only
the same punishment imposed Ordinar-
lily for committing common assault
and battery. We do not believe that
Judge Webb, at the time of imposing
the sentence, had been at all informed
as to the serious character of the Of
fense of which James was really guilty.
The high character of the Judge
absolutely precludes such conclusion;
but that there has been shameful
miscarriage of justice, for which
somebody is responsible, is apparent
upon the facts stated. The safety of
person and life must be regarded as
cheap in Adams county.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-06-01
The New SaWmilI in CentraIia.

Operations at the new saw mill site
in Centralia are moving along smoothly
and advancing at a good rate. Two
car loads of stock from the mill that
is being torn down at Necedah to be
re-erected here, were received yeSter-
day and other sections of the structure
will soon follow. OF course cOnStruc-
tion at this end cannot commence
until all has been delivered from the
lower town, as the sills are first needed
to begin building here and they are
the last pieces to come up. The work
of erection will, therefore, be delayed
full week or ten days longer. The
new boilers are expected to arrive be-
fore this week closes. The grading
for switch tracks on the Milwaukee
road is in charge OF Peter Moberg,
this work and laying the ties being
done at expense of the stock company,
Messrs. John DAILY, Henry Sampson
and John Parrish. Work of clearing
grounds is completed and these gentle.
men are pushing all details of prepara.
tiOn in earnest.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-06-01
Carnival Fire Works,

The illumination of Milwaukee bay
during the Water Carnival on June y
will be in the hands of the PAINS fire
works people. The main features will
consist of varying electric fountain
effects, exploding mines and other
features sdesigned for the occasion.
The Carnival managers are to furnish
two vessels, several electric launches
and scowS, and the fireworks people
will supply the men need in the dis
play, together with wire and other
paraphernalia. Fireworks will follow
the band concerts and singing on the
water, and will take about sixty min
utes. Taken altogether this display
will be far ahead of anything hitherto
seen in Wisconsin.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-06-01
The Kindergarten Problem,

At the last meeting Of the board OF
education in this city a solution was
found for the OvercrOwded condition
of the lower departments of ou1
public schools. While in some respects
the plan will be incOnvenient, it is
the very best arrangement that can be
made without providing for a new
department or erecting a new build
ing, and it was thought best for many
reasons to defer the erection of a new
ward building for at least another
year if possible.
The plan adopted by the school
board is to have but one kindergarten
department next year and that of
course, to be in the main building. 1t
is estimated that there will be sc
kindergartnerS for this department
and this number of children will
neceSSitate two divisions. meeting one
half day each. 1t will also necessitate
an assistant for the director in charge.
This assistant can be procured fo1
$1,000 per month.
While there may be some defects in
this system it seems to be the most
economical that can be devised for the
coming wear.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-06-01
THIRTEEN WILL GRADUATE,
Commencement Exercises of CentraIIa High
School to be Held Friday. June 9.

Each bears his own destiny" is
the pithy and expressive sentence
which the thirteen seniors of the
school over the river have adopted and
decided to carry with them for a
motto and guiding principle as they
pass out of high school life to enter
the broader arena Of life'S school. A
splendid, truthful idea is embodied in
those five words and certainly if our
young friends cling tenaciOuSly to the
suggestion, coupling Herewith deter
minatiOn and industry, the honOrS
and the successes that mark this first
step will increase MANIFOLD as youth
fulneSS sets into maturity. The world
in business and in society is surely
what we make it; opportunity is
always running loose like a riderleSS
horse.
Those who will receive diplomas
Friday evening of next week are
Misses Mabel Baldwin, Georgia
Griffith, Edith Heiser, Rena Havenor,
Emma Kruger, Myrtle Kellogg, Mabel
Mcfarland, Jennie Raath and Nellie
Schnabel; Messrs. James Hamilton,
Lloyd Lemley, viii Nash and Walter
Olson.
The graduating program. will be
heard at the usual place, Unity church
and is as follows:
Invocation f. A. N1mits
Colcord Mandolin Club.
Salutatory James g. Hamilton
Solo-Just as the Sun Went Down.. .:........
Howard Crotteau
Debate-Resolved, That the best interest Of
the United States nation will be
injured by the further extension of
territory.
Affirmative: Will E. Nash, Nellie NJ schnabel.
Negative, Edith A. Heiser, Walter X. Olson.
Piano Solo-"Air de Ballet".........C. Chaminade
Miss Waters
Glass Poem-What shall the Future Be-
ID. Baldwin
Or ation-The Martyr Spy. Georgia NJ. Griffith
Glass History ....Jcnnie l.. Raath
Colcord Mandolin Club.
Oration-The Bequest of the 10Th Century
............... ..........Myrtle C. Kellogg
Glass Prophecy .................Lloyd R. Lemley
Chorus--Winds of the Western Sea- w
Oration-The Hand of God in History.
:......................... Rena NJ Havenor
Of + saT1
Overture-"Belle of the North Croft
Colcord Mandolin Club
Benediction........ ......."....Rev. F. A. Nimits
Red and white roses are the class
flower of 80, the kind and color you
should wear in your buttonhole on
above occasion. Closing day in the
departments will be noticed with
fitting exercises under direction of
the class of '01 in the high school
room on Friday afternoon, June 9.
Don't forget the school children, these
are the days when few encouraging
words help them exceedingly in form
ing resolutions to stay by the books.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-06-01
Value Of The Local Paper.

An experienced advertising man
who has spent his life in studying and
writing about the way to advertise
with best results, lately wrote as
follows concerning the local weekly
newspaper:
The local paper takes the lead in
Importance as an advertising medium.
1t finds it's way, free of postage, to
every village in it's county, and is
read in nearly every house. 1t goes,
too, throughout the entire state and
more or less beyond its confines.
Through it's advertising pages the
advertiser introduces himself as he
could not possibly do by any other
method. The advertising columns
of the local paper are read with as
much interest as any other part, and
the whole paper is read with many an
eager eye. Unlike the city daily,
which gets a hasty glance for news
and markets, the country paper is
carefully searched as the reflex of the
outside bustling world and it becomes
the cheapest and most valuable ad-
vertising medium for everyone who
desires to reach the people and make
himself known to all classes.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-06-01
ANOTHER CHURCH IN CENTRALIA.
German Lutheran Congregation Has Bought
Land Edifce to be Erected in Spring,


If religious influences increase, if
wholesome moral sentiments spread
in community directly proportionate
to the number Of its church buildings
and none will contend that the
ratio works inverSely-then our sister
city of Centralia is enjoying healthy,
steady growth along this line. Its
fourth house Of worship is already
building and the fifth has foundation
start in plans that are certain to as
sumo material proportions in the near
future. The German Lutheran society
of Centralia which, by the way, is
made up of a section or division of the
congregation that heretofore wOr-
shipped at the Grand Rapids church,
last week purchased four lots from
Johnson, and Hill for $3.50. The
land is located across the Milwaukee
railway tracks on Cranberry street,
known as the old Mennett place, and
being the lots east of the home now
owned by Marshal James Gibson.
On Monday, this week, the society
exchanged its new tract with DAILY,
Sampson & Witter for four lots be-
tween Washington and Wisconsin
streets just back of Mrs. McKercher's
residence. Even trade. The Centralia
congregation numbers sixty families
and each family gave $40 into the fund
for the purchase of building site.
They will commence the erection of a
church and parsonage along towards
fall or early next spring. MessrS.
VIM. Prebbanow, Albert Hahn and
AdOlph Middlestead compose the
committee that has been in charge of
these matters. The society they
represent is strong and earnest and
we are pleased to note the improve
ments contemplated for we under
stand that neat and modern structures
will be built.