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Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1899-06-07
GANSON'S
BIG PURCHASE.
A Manufacturers Entire Stock of
Summer Shirts. One Narrow
Gauge Car Load.

1900 Shirts at our own price for the mon
ey down-remarkable values. What we say
IN this paper we will do in this store Three
counters will be loaded with these shirts.
They are 75c, 81 and S1.25 goods. We will
rush them off at 25c, 45c and CSC. Our
prices are mere fraction of their worth
among the summer goods. Look at them,
then think where you can do half as we'll.
You'll buy here. Think of it, cents for
4o,lnch finest Sheer India Linon You can't
match at IS cents-45o yards sold in day.
WILL
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1899-06-07
Short Locals.

Ice Cold Milk Shakes at S.
Cherry's Fruit Stand-5cts.
Mr.. F. M. Hough of Fort
Lawn, was in town Monday.
"A Fresh car of Lime just re.
ceived. T.. ii. Davis.
Mrs. w. q. Adams of Rock
Hill. is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Frank Walker, here.
Miss Nettie Price, left Satur
day to attend the Summer School
at Winthrop College.
= Miss Mayme Allison, who has
been teaching school in Virginia,
is home for the vacation.
MIR. w. L. { Non of Ker-
shaw came ,Rp RHp Tuesday on bust
ness, trip. ~
Mr.. j. r. Eason, a prosperous
merchant of,Osceola, was in Ian
caster Monday.
Rev. w. F. Estridge will
preach at Fork Hill Baptist
church on next Sunday morning
at II o'clock, a. m.
Mrs. A. w. Butler of Rich.
mond, Va. is visiting the family
of her uncle, DR.. j. F. Mackey,
here.
- Mrs. Sarah Hough, formerly
Of this place. but now of Magnolia,
Miss, is here on a visit to friends
and relatives.
- Associate Justice Ira B. Jones
returned home Sunday, the spring
term of the supreme court having
adjourned Saturday.
Rev. r. +. Small, of Jeffer
son, S. O., will preach at Fork
Hill church. next Sunday, June
18th, at $3.50 o'clock p. m.
There will be Service at the
Episcopal church Thursday after.
noon of this week at $50 o'clock.
conducted by the Rev. j. w
Cantey Johnson
At meeting of the Board
of Commissioners Monday, Mr..
James Barton Of the Dry Section,
was appointed manager of the
changing, Mr.. John Gardne er
having resigned.
- Presiding Elder J. B. Camp.
bell will hold the third quarterly
conference In the Methodist
church here on FRIDAY night at
$50 o'clock, and will preach there
on Sunday morning at the usual
hour.
Mrs. j. M. Riddle has been
elected by the Woman's Mission
ary society delegate to the
Woman's State Missionary con-
vention to be held at McCalI's on
the 26th instant. Mrs. NJ. j.
hpore was chosen alternate.
List of letters advertised for
the week ending June 6, 1899
Mrs. Mary Clinton, Mrs. Ella
McCardell, Miss Hagor Selkirk,
Rev. j. G.. Belkwith, |. Lawn,
j. A. McGahee.
j. f. GREGORY Z. NJ.
Mrs. r. Young and her
daughter, Miss Annie, left Satur.
day for a visit TO Mrs. K. B. Cook
of Rock Hill. Miss Annie will
attend the Summer School,
which will be held during the
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1899-06-07
LHncdster's Market.

On Tuesday, June 6, cotton
and produce brought the follow
ing prices
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1899-06-07
COTTON.

The above prices are paid by
merchants for any of the above
named products. and is published
for the benefit of those who have
them for sale.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-09-19
WHAT sHR WAS READING.

"What are you reading Nellie3"
1.-The Midnight Marriage; or, Love
for a Day lie Love Forever"
"And what are those other books9"
oh, I'm going to read Ihem when /
finish this. One is the Adventures of
Coral, the Little Cigarette Maker and
the other is The Dudes Secret /
guess l can finish two Of them to-
day"
1t was vacation, ard the grl had sat
the live long day bent over that cor.
rupting book. She did not sleep we'll
at night, her appetite was poor. her
complexion sa'low, and she was fret
full and irritable.
Her mother could not think what
allied poor Nellie; she seemed so run
down this summer. l could have told
her that il she would have poor Nellie
rise at 6 in the m 0rning instead of g.; if
she had insisted on a brisk morning
walk and afterWard asked for some
hip at the house work; if she had
made the girl eat whole 1ome food in
stead of cake, hot biscuits an1 pickles;
and, above all, il she had thrown those
books in the fire, Nellie would have
been a different girl in a weeks time.
But there was something mor seri-
GUS even than her poor health. Nellie's
attendance at church and Sabbath
School was very irregular. Sle stayed
at home if there was any possible ex
cuse. TIE church people didn'G appre
ciate her, she said.
She took to frequenting the parks,
and picking up acquaintance with
strange young men. She grew more
and more impatient Of the restraints
of home life. Her mother became
seriously alarmed; she wept and pray,
ed over her, but she did not 9 the
source of the trouble. Oh, the proba
bilities of harm taat are bound up in
one of these silly books that our boys
and girls are reading!
The wrong passions and perverted
feeling become a part of the young
persons character. Y3t the large ma
)rity of parents pay no attention to a
child's reading. They think il he has
a book he is quiet and out of mischief.
The truth ia that he may be at mischief
that will ruin his whole life.
I feel angry when | see some chill
dren surrounded by books that will do
more harm than so many poisonous
vipers. Parents, if you value your
child's life, look after his reading
Christie Standard.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-09-19

DEAR AUNT JENNIE:-I have been
reading yours and the Cousins letters
every week, for I will read, If / don't
write, and I have missed some familiar
names very much. I wish they would
write a little oftener.
Ihave been busy-busier than they,
l expect. The old proverb, MAN
WORKS from sun to sun, but woman's
work is never done" applied in my
case, who does the work of both, would
leave little time to write. Why there
are eight of US and a jollier set you
can't find. We don't drink, don't
smoke, don't chew, don't dip, don't
gossip. Some of US plow and cut and
haul; some Craze the cows and calves,
feed the chickens and pigs and wash
dishes; some cleans up the house, cook,
wash and iron and still another cuts
and sews and darns and patches, while
the rest work in the factory. We
have put up four gallons of damson
preserves, six gallons Of apples and
nave the prettlesG lowers and more or
them than any one else in the town
ship.
We have the Black MinoEca chick
ems and they are pretty and lay all the
time. We have two Jersey COWS and
one Holstein and every one Of US can
milk down to the baby three years
old.
You are right, boys and girls, don't
have sweethearts until your education
is fnished-then get one quick. We
are country people and yet we have a
postomce, saw mill, cotton gin, public
shool house and academy all in / of q
mile of US. SERENNO.
Stanly county, N. O.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-09-19
Mitchell county, N. G.
A FRIE ND'S LOVE BETTER THAN
SENTIMENTAL NONSENSE.

DEAR AUNT JENNIE:-Ot all the sub.
jects brought forth discussion in your
interesting columns, I don't think there
is one, that the Chatterers appear to
enjoy as much as love, sweethearts
etc. Isn't it strange that it is always
discussed more FIRE qIently than any
others But it is natural, as we ell like
to love, and be loved in return, end
whether we love much ourselves, it is
always a pleasure to know that we
have won the love, and esteem Of
others.
Well, we all know the old adage,
cts love thai makes the world go
round" and it should be the aim of
every man, woman, girl and boy TO
win all whom they meet and love every
one. CHARITY is love, and love is the
fulfilling Of the law" Love your
neighbor as yourself"
But the greater majority of our
young people care more about a sweet
heart to love than any other, ard
UOu b SOCu W C04tAC GA0U kAO G40O GOSO
of friends is more beneficial than sen
timental nonsense.
To me it has always been sweeter,
and more comfort ID secure real friend
ship love than so much over affection,
which is not apt to last. Aud if you
should try to win a real lover, it is moi
80 hard, when true friends know your
worth, AMI are ever ready to speak of
you in the highest praise. What man
or woman is it who would not prefer
some one who is held in high esteem
by hosts of friends9 Truly, "a good
name ia rather to be chosen than great
riches"
A girl who was thrown among en-
tire strangers, said her tasz was not
half as tedious az she expected, neither
was she 80 home sick, as all she had
met were Sd kind Her friend replied
that it was through her winning ma
ture that she made friends, and could
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-09-19
CHARACTER R.

DEAR AUNT JENNIE:-As it has been
some time sIuce l wrote my last letter,
l will write again, and for my subject
I am going to take Character. 1t is
one which the Ohatterers decline to
discuss, and yet it is one which I think
stands foremost among all subjects.
Iadeed there is nothing in a PERSONS
lite that should precede character.
Solomon says that "a good name is
rather to be chosen than great riches,
and loving favor than silver and gold"
But had Solomon lived in these days
it seems that he would not have spoken
these words. But probably he had re
ference to our eternal lives instead of
the present. The time has come when
it seems that the rising generation pre-
fer riches to character. A person will
defraud, steal, rob and in many cases
commit murder in order that he may
obtain riches. Many lose sight of their
duty, their character, yea, their Chris
tianity in order that they may lay up
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-09-19
FROM MITCHELL.

DEAR AUNT JENNIE:-I can't tell you
and the cousins, Aunt Jennie, how
much I appreciate Social Chat. al
ways read all the letters and find them
very interesting besides beneficial.
The subject which I have err Dyed
most that has been discussed is love.
Some one has said:
IN othing is pure but love, nor aught of
worth;
Love is the incense which doth sweeten
EARTH"
I think the l6st line especially good.
Love surely sweetens earth. Bitter
and cold is the life of him who loves not
nor is loved. The sweet notes of the
little songsters, the beautiful flowers
and grass and the blue sky fill with
love and happiness, the soul that has
nothing else on earth to love.
SO many of you have expressed my
thoughts about love between nan and
woman. 1 wonder if any Of you get
angry as I do when you hear Of SO
many people getting married for other
reasons than love which is the only
reason they should marry at allG But
I will drop the subj 9ct and let some Of
the Chatterers who are better writer's
than me take it up
Dear old September is here, the best
month in the year to me, because it is
the month when all the schoolmates
and dear teachers meet to begin their
years work together.
With Aunt Jsnnie's permission I
will let you know me from now on by
my pen name, Celeste, instead of my
real name, katherine Walton.)
With love to Aunt Jennie and all,
CELESTE.
MiEchnI COI1ntv N y
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-09-19
THE EARTH'S COMMANDMENT.

a blaze of light. The entire passage
occupied nearly fifty sec0nds, being
visible to the Inhabitants OF Iowa,
Nebraska, Missouri, Indiana, WiEcon
sin, Illinois, Michigan, kentucky,
Ohio. Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
This visitor created the greatest
alarm and apprehension along it's path,
the blaze Of light being accompanied
by repeated explositions and detona
tions which sounded like the rumble
and roar of cannonading. Popular
Science Monthly.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-09-19
ARoBRsoN COUNTY GIRL.

DEAR AUNT JENNIE:- - enjoy reading
the Social Chat, also the poultry dairy
departments of TIE Progressive Far
mer.
I do not think S xty' letter too long,
I enjoyed it and truly hope he will
write again soon and tell Us how he
reached North Carolina.
I am glad to hear from Ellen again
I must believe she likes to change her
name. We wish her much joy and a
long, happy life.
like the view which K. W. f. takes
regarding matrimony, I believe she is
right, and think love should be the
ruling motive.
I am a farmers daughter and like
the farm, with it's work and pleasure,
for what is more pleasant than gather
ing peaches, apples, grapes, etc., to
cook or eat9 O.: making preserves
jellies aud jams-I enjoy it all. The
farmers girl should be truly happy;
we can enjoy the fresh air and sum
shine, the fields and woods. Ga q
farm there is freedom for all.
do hope we will have a badge for
the O~hatterers, and l think Ellen has
selected a good motto-"Aim High"
and the ribbon attached will only make
it prettier. l like the motto because
we must aim high if we ever get high
in this life. POLLY.
Robson county. N. @.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-09-19

Seen a Teller at the Southern,
With a heavy iron box,
OvercoRt was lined with bearskin;
Wore q dozen pair of sox;
Sized him up to he or miner,
Judgin' by his awkwsrd way;
Seen him write in big char.ac tiers:
Circle City, q. 8. A."
Seen q saddle colored heather,
Wearin earrings in his nose;
Linen cuff round his ankles,
Most indecent lack o. clothes.
"Whur'd this heather guy here spring
frum9" :
I inquired in lofty way;
An he had the nerve to answer:
From Manila, U. 8. A."
'Hully Gee!" says I. "Inever heard O
Tnese here Cannibals before"
Air these heathens yere all voters9
Will we STAN fur emmy more9
Mex you ask q Teller
Whur he's frum, an he'll say,
With a lordly kind o. flourish:
All creation, y. 8 A."
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-09-19

treasures on earth, though the Bible
says ''seek first the kingdom Of God
and his righteousness and all these
things shall be added unto you" The
day has come, when it matters not
how honest q man is, it matters not
how much honor he has, or how good
a character he has, yet people will dis
regard him for n who possesses a lot
of wealth, sven though he has obtained
it In some dishonest way. The day has
come when it seems that character is
lost sight Of and every one is living for
himself. The person who practices
drinking, gambling, cheating, lying,
stealing, or dancing cannot possess that
character that the wise man had re
ference to. Aud in order for q person
to possess a good character he must
not live for himself alone, but for
others. When a young man starts out,
to make his mark in the world, his
first object is to acquire wealth and he
is not choice as to how he gets it. And
when he has laid up a sufficient
amount, he resolves that he must have
a companion, and he has not far to
search before he can get more than he
wants, when, perhaps, he is as lacking
in character as a hog is of feathers.
Alasl his companion has strained at
a gnat and swallowed a camel. Chat
terers. can we not hear from some of the
rest Of you on this subjectG It is an
important one and deserves the con-
sideration of every one. With best
wishes for The Progressive Farmer.
JAKE SELFISH.
O lsloW county, N. Q.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-09-19

moorings or that it's essentials would
De weakened through any malevolent
Vaccinations Of men, yet we know
through such agencies many have been
engulfed in ~irretrievable disaster.
Even England's great poet, the YER
satlle Lord Byron, in some respects oc
cupied a like place to Col. IngersolI in
his irhuence over impressionable ma.
lures, through the medium of the pas
slonate strains of his inimitable poesy.
poesy in some parts suggestive of i'm
moral life, and antagonistic to high
ideals, yet he, in taking a RETROSPECT
tive review Of his relentless career sang
in tones Of mournful cadence
1.-The thorns that I've reaped
Are Of the tree / planted,
They have torn me and I bleed;
I might have known what fruit
Would spring from such seed"
At another time he virtually con
fesses to mans in1rmity and the exis
tence of a higher power, when he
says
"a spark of that immortal fire,
By angels shared, by Allah given
To lift from earth our low d~esIre."
1t would have lifted his had he not,
in his weakness and love of pleasure
allowed the carnaI to dominate the
spiritual of his being. Thus we often
find among the brave, the generous,
the impulsive men worthy Of a better
fate go down through unwillingness to
curb the feeting passions of the hour.
Again, unfortunately, too many con
clude that as almoners of charity, and
adherents of the conventionalities of
life, a passport will be furnished them
to the blissful regions of the 'GreRt
Beyond" but alas, may realize when
too late, their great mistake; and then
*B syond the wreck of years
Spend an eternity Of tears"
-Jno. D. Thorne, LittIeton, N. @, in
News and Observer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-09-19

content herself amid strange surround.
ings.
BE kind to all you meet, in crowded
house and crowded street." Thus it
is, that the afsctionate, winning, dis.
position, always finds more congeniaI
friends, than the cold and naughty,
and tits all through love. There is
something sublime in such a nature,
and they are very rar
Aunt Jennie, accept many thanks
for your warm reception to me. Yours
must be an ideal nature.
Faith, you have never realized the
full grandeur and beauty of the Able.
marie as you only tossed on it's waves
in a row boat; next time try a sail and
see If it isn't superior. Best wishes to
all. Lovingly,
WATER LILY.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-09-19
A GooD CHICKEN o

I have had much trouble raising
chickens in the old fashioned coopg
built on the ground, and find this way
go much better, that / am in hopes by
suggesting it, ! may help someone.
Take q dry goods box, Of almost any
size from 2x2x3 up; nail Stats ACROSS
the opening; place the box on one side.
Thus it has a root, floor and three
closed sides. Cover the floor with
gravel and straw. Put the hens and
chicks in. allowing the biddies freedom
in good weather. In cold, bad weather,
I build a roof over the ground, just In
front Of the COOP, about four feet
euuare, or larger. If convenient. This
I enclose 50 the little chicks cannot get
out. Here they can take exercise when
the ground is covered with snow. !
feed on corn meal, bran and middlings,
baked and soaked in arm water, with
an occasional feed of cane seed, wheat
or cracked corn. am having unusu-
allv good success with my chickens.
Clean the coODs often Let the hen
out in the middle of bright days, and
scrape the f0or with a hoe. Sprinkle
With lime, put in gravel and straw,
and she will 60 back to roost. Toe best
remedy / have ever found for gapas, is
to mix one teaspoOnful OF turpentiUe
and one of asafetida in sufficient warm
mash, made of wheat bran n part,
and corn meal one part. by measure.
The fumes OF the turpentihe and
assfetida fill the sirpasaages and de-
stroY the worms. Mrs z B. Hender-
son, Worry, N. Q.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-09-19
HALF DONE.

The half do1e dish deraDges instead
of supporting body and mind. The loaf
of bread-dough half done-vitiates
when it should invigorate the vitals.
The half done, half hearted, half
prepared, half starved bus'ntsJ is in
the same category. There is not the
yeast of life, nor working and warm
ing enough to raise it, and it turns to
dough. Half minded, tinkering with
the trade, along old lines, carrying a
tallow dip in place OF a search light to
guide the ship of business out of dan.
gers and into deep waters. Afraid to
on the light they run on rocks.
Did such spirits achieve anything,
any here, any time Or ages Southern
Tobacconist.
To keep posted read The Progressive
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-09-19
exit THE GREAT AGNosT1C'

Since the days Of Voltaire, Paine and
Hume, nc one has cut q broader swath
in the field of sguosticism than Col.
R G. Ingersoll, whose ~inglorious ca
reer recently was so suddenly closed
in the State of New York.
In some respects he was the most
dangerous of the quartette, being pan.
oplied as he was with so many varie
gated gifts, fitted for the unfortunate
task Of %enthusirg and misleading the
impulsive and plastic minds of the
youth with whom he came in contact;
Of commanding and attractive per
sonality, brilliant mentality, logical
reasO ning, persuasive orRtory EN- gel
lished with apt witticisms, he never
failed Of attracting large and intelli
gent assemblies Of young men, who in
their deprAved nature were cheerfully
ready to embrace any sophistry which
cleared the way for personal indul-
gence unattended with suggestion Of
future punishment. Here the deadly
upas took root and spread it's poison
Gus miasma.
IL is becoming too common to eulo
gize the dead at the expense of truth
aud public safety, from strained con
struction Of charity; hence we com
bat not the man, but the false doctrines
he promulgated in his capacity as pub
lie teacher, unattended as they were
by any evidence-mythical surmisipg
Az the world goes he Wss a brilliant
success, but at last when he went
down under the relentless scythe of
the 'Great Resp3r" he fell a broken
shaft, an unfinished pyramid, a mir
acle Of genius, a dethroner Of hope.
Painful as it is we must, in honest
candor place him in the niche he is to
unfortunately occupy.
We cannot force ourselves to the
conclusion that primarily he was a
disbeliever, believing as We do the
Creator at some period in every mans
existence Eliminates his benighted
being, through the direct radiance Of
spiritual truth, but this refused, he
may be led to believe a lie and be lost.
We surmise, too, thai the Colonel was
unfortunate in his chosen environ.
ments, environments which fostered
and encouraged his dangerous posi-
ton. O le thing Seems to be a reason
able deduction: with all his grace of
person, and charm of manner and his
muItiform be%netactions, he must have,
under the instigasion of the great
Arch Enemy, formed and intense
hatred for the God who made him,
else he would not have labored so as
sidIously to subVert His caUse-a sub
version which, If be could have efec-
ted, would have carried with it Jul
boosted civiliz alton with all it's privi
ieges, immunities, and blessings, and
sadly invested us with the orphanage
of hope. Failing in his mission he
sunk into the icy arms OF death, I'm
prepared, 'unwept, unhonored and
unsung." After sowing 80 many seeds
of moral leprosy, and placing the pols
oned chalice to go many lips OF the
young manhood of his country, 1t Is a
fearful thirg to appear before the
Great Court of Assize with ones W
short comings, bat to bear the accu
INFLATED weight of thousands ia an
idea so fraughs with horror we torbear
to enlarge upon it. Whilst we In b
sublimisy of III faith have never
feared the ability of the combators OF
Christianity to wrench US from our
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-09-19

J. ]. UOD -
fsTer t'other mornin'-
bsS 1 . amusiu' sort OF cuss;
HOs' Gurus style about him,
HS&af,nIv couldn't we'll be wuss-
Oet "Wbere you hail I'm, pardnerG'
Say he smiled in a KNOWN way,
a. -onIipd IN forren lingo:
STaPorto R co, o. s. A"
fsIler down on Broadway,
with q shockin' head of hair,
"a lot o. tropic garments,
AUiem S outlRndish air.
.Hbur's he frum9" a Teller shouted;
NJ before we'd time to say,
This we're heather turned an ans'r'd:
ID"H)neyIuler, U. 8 A."
,f,t a TELLER here on o i've,
With a somber-e 70 on;
u.d a lot of sheggy whiskers,
nTssrlv all his clothes WI gone.
,,.nned an ask me fur a qua'ter;
S = My home is fur away"
sTh1r YOU frum9" The varmint an
swered:
"santiego, q. 8. A"
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THE LONG AND BROAD FLAG.

nrnus U s. CONSUL GENERAL AT SAINT GALL. IN NASHVILLE AMERICAN
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