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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-17

9TH chimes is lovely-jist like tn thee
ayter."
you've been there" said the King
How often?"
"Wunst." Her face Frightened. "They
wuz lots er songs, an a lady she danced.
1t was fine. l told the rest all about it,"
They'd never been-ha?"
mo, sir. But then IN origin come round
every Saturday it wuz, an we'd save
up an watch fer It, an come out an
dance. But tn cop he wouldn't let him
him. An Sadie asst me ter this mornin'.
She couldn't dance cause she's sick in
bed, but she could hear It,"
"Hal And what are you going to do,
now that thls-ah-public nuisance has
been stopped?"
IL dunno sir" And the tears actu-
ally sprang to her eyes. The King per-
ceived Il in horror
"Ahemw he said, so ferociously that
she jumped. Have you back yard In
this street--a good-slzed one?"
eyes, sir; back er our house"
"And the number Of your house is"
"Twenty-one, sir"
The King was bit OF a wag in his
own unpleasant ironlcal way He raised
his hat.
THANK you. Good afternoon-ah--Nris
O'Grady."
He stalked into the throne room that
evening, long after his accustomed hour,
as grim and morose as ever; and, select
ing a certain letter from the heap OF UNI
signed mail read and reread 1t most care
fully; then, glaring out OF the window
tore Il into small fragments, threw them
into the basket and turned abruptly on
the imperial stenographer with;
Take a letter: Miss Rosie O'Grady--"
Excuse me!' she faltered, amazed
did you say Or"
Miss Rosie O'Grady," reiterated the
King, stili glaring out of the window, with
stern disregard "Twenty-one-Ahem
Babe block. City.-A-heml-My dear
Miss O'Grady"
There was sensation next day in Ba-
bies' block, when a messenger boy arrived
with letter Tor Miss Rosie O'Grady, who
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-17

broke the seal and laborlously spelled OUT
the following.
Referring to the subject upon which
| conVersed with you yesterday afternoon,
while ! sun hold the same to be public
nuisance, in which you are a guilty par
ticipant, yet, as proof of my personal for
glVeness. and in Acknowledgement Of the
able manner in which you defended your
unworthy cause, tender herewith slight
mark of my esteem, and beg you to be-
lieve me, my dear Miss O'Grady Your
obcdlent servant, etc, ETC."
just then an express wagon rounded the
corner with a large case for Number
Twenty-one, and chorus of shrill squeals
arose when the same was opened and found
to contain a great, breautiful, shining
piano organ.
The King continues to stalk through
life, the same steely individual, but he has
subsidized somewhat on the subject of pl-
ano organs, and when one starts outside
his window simply growls
Tel that fellow 20 move en-. And hereI
Give him this"
His business takes him to the East
river oftener than of old, and II has been
declared that If you follow him on these
excursions you win see him turn down a
dirty little street and enter a dirty little
house, followed by a swarm Of children.
Then you will hear muffled sounds of al
piano organ, mixed with shrli voices and
laughter, and presently he will slip guilt
~ out into the street, turn the corner and
stalk stifily back into the world grimmer
steelier and more unapprOachable than
ever.
1 repeat music is often only an ac-
CURED taste.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-17
HOW THE KING PARDONED ROSIE
O'GRADY.
How Millionaire and Tenement Child
Found Common Ground.
BY Melville Chatter.

by AtlNlAA6 AndAtis
Copyright 1898, by Melville Chater)
Music is often only an acquired taste.
Also music hath charms to soothe the
savage. In the case Of the King, however,
1t reused he savage. What he was king
of doesn't concern us here. 1t was i'm
nnense and it was incorporated; it had Of
ficers who received large salaries, employees
who received small salaries and stockhoid-
ers who received nothing at all.
II you frequent Lower Broadway during
the mldmorning hours you may have seen
the King a hundred times as he staiked
downtown to nurse his royal sinecure. He Is
a thick-set man Of 50, Immediately groom
ed from the gloss of his hat to the gloss Of
his boots. He has close-cropped. steei-gray
hair, small. hard, steel-gray eyes and a
square. clean-shaven face, so inhexible In
expression it might have been forged from
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-17

The opal mines In New Mexico and the
United States have been about exhausted,
no gems of much value being extracted
from them, though at one time large sums
we're made out OF these mines. Opals oc-
cur in veins IN the same manner as silver
and gold. Those coming from below the
level Of water IN a mine are not considered
desirable. They may lose their color or
crack after being exposed to the sunlight,
so as soon as a mine reaches water level
it Is abandoned.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-17

Misses Dresses, were $3.50: now N.75
Ladies' Sweaters. were $500; now sits
Ladies' Jerseys, were $500; now $l.75
Misses Long Cloaks, gift, $500
Infants Short Cloaks, gift, $500
Children's Refers, were $780, at 99c.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-17

- most every ones knows.
And, when we are married,
How happy we'll be!
1 love sweet Rosie OGra-a-ady,
And Rosie O'Grady loves me-e-el
BY this time the babies had been for
gotten, the doorsteps deserted, and a
score Of froWzy heads had appeared at
the upper windows. The Blackmailer,
smiling upon the circle Of upturned faces,
adjusted a lever and started Off again on
an Irish Jig.
Then two OF the children entered the
ring. A lean, ragged little pair they were,
not over years old; but with what zest.
what sense Of rhythm and even a sort
of rough grace they danced there under
the scorching sun. Face to face, back TO
back, side by side, with quick steps, out
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-17

Grand Stock of Marseilles Spreads.
Lam9requins 50c; finest silk to $500
Double Blankets as low as SOC pair
Blanket Bargains $3.50 and S549
Smyrna Rugs. the very best made
Art Squares, cheaper than any.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-17

Ladies' Jackets were $1,000 now 800
Ladies' Jackets were $500; now $500
Misses Jackets, were 500; now $3.50
Misses Jackets. were S10 now $3.50
Ladies' Suits, were $500; now $500
Ladies' Suits, were 5000; now $l2O0
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-17
rRoLLERIES OF DONEGAL.
THE OLD HAG OF THE FOREST.
ny sEUMAs MaeMANUS.

copyright 1899, by S. S. Mcclure Coz
CHAPTER =.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-17

in the one house III DIlhs paSh '4i'' (
hare dead or alive" Ana So on ne
n .i'ai himself; the hound, the hawk, ana
The fillv: and all that night and the next
day he persued after the hare, and late
az next evening when he was feeling
tirad ont and not able to follow any fur-
thor doesn't he sees in the hollow DeloW
rim little house and drawing on the
house. he went In and was warming MINI
self nv the fire with his hound, MS haWk
and his fly about him when ne hears "
noisa at the window, and there he sees
On ala bag auaking and shaking all over.
"ocb och. och, it's cold cold, cold says
che trembling all over. why don't you
,n,oo in and warm yourself?' says he.
"On saws She 81 couldn't go In, for
I'm afraid of these wild animals
If yours. But here says she,
pulling three long hairs out OF her
head. there's three OF the KIM OF
borocks we used to use long ago ana
III vour animals with them, and then III
90 in" So he takes the hairs and ties the
hound the hawk and the FLY with them,
and then the old bag came in, and she not
trembling at all now, but her eyes HASH
Inc fire. and says she, Your brother kill
cd nv three sons and | made him pay
dearly for it, and I'll make you pay dear
w." says she, TOO 80 WIN that she
drew sword, and he drew a sword, and
both ~ them to it. and they fought long
and they fought hard, but the nag was
COO many for him, so at length he had
~ call on the hound. Hound, hound"
seq he, 'where are you at my command p
sez the old bag, SEE she. Hair, hair, hold
tiebtp' 90" SEE the hound, how | do
ANYTHING and my throat a-cutungY Then
ha called on the hawk, Hawk, hawk"
sez he where are you a my command?"
"Hair hair" seq the old bag, SEE she,
mold tight!' 20" SEE the hawk, "how
could do anything and my throat a-cut-
tIng?p Then he called on his fly FLY,
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-03-22

Immediately after the
; EPlaster is applied, you feelA
Its warming, soothing in
fuence. Its healing remedies
quickly penetrate down deep
into the inflamed tissues. +
Pain is quieted, soreness is re- |
lieved and strength impaired.
No plaster was ever made like II.
No plaster ever acted so quickly
and Thoroughly. No plaster ever
had such complete control over all
kinds OF pain.
Placed over the chest it is
a powerful aid to Ayers
Cherry Pectoral; relieving
congestion and drawing out
all Inflammation. 'a
FOR SALE nv ALL DRUGGISTS. /
j. G. AVER CO., Lowell. Mass
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-03-22
j NJ Knight, Secy.

Rev. Phillips Werner, after an
absence of three and half years
in Africa as missionary of the
Presbyterian church, is at the
home of his father, Gen. John S
Werner in Columbia. Mr. Werner
brought home with him two little
African boys, 10 and IA years of
age. They are the children of
one of the greatest tribes of Cen
tral Africa. The elder, Kossongo,
Is the son of great chief, and
represents the aristocracy of the
tribe, while the younger, Kondo!a,
is of the plebean caste. His pur
pose in bringing them to America
is to educate them, 50 tha: they
can aid him in his life work, as
their influence would be of untold
effect. He purposes to put them
in the Tuskeegee college, negro
institution at Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-03-22
$50, 900 for the Schools.

Sundays State announces that
Comptroller Gen. Derhsm is pre-
pairing to issue his warrants to di-
vide the $50, 900 in the State
treasury to the credit of the school
fund. The warrants will be is.
sued this week. This amount will
be apportloned among those coun-
ties in which the ordinary school
funds. that is the three mills and
the poll tax, do not aggregate s3
per capita. There is now In the
State treasury 1885, 900 dispense
ry profits to the credit of the
school fund.
The division of these profits
hereafter will entail some trouble.
in accordance with the new law on
the subject. This law requires
that each school district shall have
q minimum fund of $75 obtained
from the ordinary three mill tax.
When the amount of school funds
in any district shall fall below this
amount the dispensary .rofits shall
be used to make up the deficiency.
After that is done the remainder
will be divided among all the coun-
ties in the State in proportion to
the school population.
There has been some litigation
over this matter, but it has been
hnally settled. The opinion filed
by Associate Justice Jones about
ten days ago relating to the dis
bursement of this money derived
from dispensary profits fixes the
status of the question.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-03-22
YELLOW JAUNDICE
CURED

Suffering humanity should he
supplied with every means poss,.
BILE for its relief. It is with
pleasure we publish the following.
"This is to certify that / was a
terrible sufferer from Yellow
Jaundice for over six mouths. and
was treated by some of the be, I
physidians in Our city and ell to
nc, avail. DIR. Bell, our druggist
recommended Electric Bitters: and
after taking two bottles, L was
entirely cured: 1 now take great
pleasure in recommending them
to any person suffering from this
terrible malady. 1 am gratefully
yours, NJ. A. Hogarty, .Lexinc.
top, n.y.. ,-ss.sl .,szs-.f $50 d. .s
Y Sold by. Crawford Bros Drug.
gist. . ''7t es% 3 Ft'a0
- : :, ! as:-S - =,ss........ FL
~ SubscribetO THE LEDerR
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-03-22
THE TREATY SIGNED.
The War Officially Now at an
End.

Madrid, March 1.-THE Queen
Regent has signed the treaty of
peace between Spain and the
United States.
The signed treaty will be for
warded to the French ambassador
Mt Washington, M. Jules Cam bon,
for exchange for the one signed
by President Mckinley. No de-
cree on the subject will be pub
lished in The Official Gazette.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-03-22

officers speak for the material of
which it is composed: j Nj \ oder,
Con. Com; j w Bates, Adv.
Lieut.; j A Hyatt. Clerk; r H
Massey, Banker; DR.. 5 H Ezzell,
Camp Physician; j r Villa nson;
Escort; j G Crenshaw, Watch,
man; G H Griffin, Sentry; Camp
Managers, Rev. r E Mood, j w
Bates and w r Tillman. At the
camp next meeting, there will be
about half dozen new members
added. There is still room for
more and Cedar Camp will well
come any who are worthy of
woodcraft. There can be no rea- =
sonable objection to the order and
in our judgment, there are
number of our citizens who should
avail themselves of its protection.
Times are hard, it is true, but
this is a good reason, why you
should be Woodman and carry
a protection for those who are
dependent upon you. The cost
ls very reasonable, protection
safe, and commendable.
'OPTIMUS.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-03-22

"When an editor makes q mis-
take in his paper all the world
sees it and calls him a liar. When
private citizen makes mistake
nobody knows it but q few friends,
any they come around and ask
the editor to keep it out of the
paper. When the private citizen
dies, the editor is asked TO write
OF all his good qualities and leave
out the bad. When the editor
dies the private citizen says:
snow that old liar will get his
deserts. '''-- Cincinnati Post.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-03-22
THEY SAVED HIM FROM
LYNCHING.
Dreadful Crime of Sixteen
Year r-Old Negro Boy Near Rock
Hill. Safe in Jail.
Special to The State.

Special to The State.
Rock Hill, March 1S.-Hood
Davie, a 16-year>old negro, was
brought here today from near
Harmony station where he had
attempted outrage upon 4 or s.
year-old child, the daughter of
Clark Anderson, a farmer. Davie
was husking corn in the crib yes
terday at dinner. The child went
into the lot and was helped into
the door by the negro. In a few
moments Mrs. Anderson heard
her scream and ran out in time to
prevent serious injury. The boy
left the crib and went to his work.
Mr.. Anderson was in the CITY
and did not return home until
late. The negro saw the neigh
bors gathering and took to the
woods. He was captured and
kept out of the way of the furious
father. His captors brought him
here this morning and Esquire
Beck khan sent him to Yorkville
Jail.
The community was in a high
state of ex element but the good
efforts Of the level. headed portion
prevented lynching.
The negro confessed the whole
affair to his captors.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-03-22

Clothes or sewing for others to patch out q
meagre income. Women who are too
much on their feet, or who are unable to
stand the strain Of over-work and worr--.
are peculiarly susceptible to the veza. !.
nesses and irregularities that are the bane
OF womankind. The symptoms of such
arrangements are insufficient or excessive
menstruation, headache, backache, neu-
raigia, leucorrhoea, displacements and cx-
reme nervousness amounting in many
cases to hysteria. The use of morphine Il
dangerous and examinations by male ply
sicians are painful and unpleasant.
Bradheld's Female Regulator, the
standard remedy for quarter of a CEN
tury, Wan speedily and permanently cor
rect the worst disorders Of women. Brad
fields Regulator Is sold by drusrists at
one dollar a bottle. Interesting and vslu-
able books for women mailed free on
application. T
ma ssaofrrLs srav.Aroa CO.. as,.ss. q.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-03-22
FARMERS BANKING 4 MERCANTILE "a,
DORMITORY BURNED.
A Destructive Fire at the Claflin
University.

Charleston, S. c.. Maj ch IT,
News comes from Orangeburg
that one of the boys domitories
and the painting Office at Claflin
University (Methodist) were
burned to the ground last night
About so students were rooming
in the building. The majority of
them lost all they owned. Pallets
and cots are improvised in the
chapel.
1t was only the good discipline
of the boys of Clafiin and the
State Colored College, and the
efficient fire department of the
city that saved the main build
ing from confagration. Several
students were painfully burned.
Clafiln is the oldest school for
colored youths in this section of
the South. The State Colored
College, on the adjoining lot, was
in danger for awhile. The loss
IS over ~, 900, and IS covered by
insurance. 49,.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-03-22


Yard Wide a shades for dresses old
not the knd) old price,
etes,
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-03-22

A fatal wreck occurred at Ada,
near Roanoke, Va, on the Nor.
folk and Western railroad Sunday
in which Fireman VanLandinp,
ham, a brakeman and a tramp
were killed.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-03-22
WOMAN'S
WORK.

An apt old
ad age de-
clares tn at
w o IN a n , s
work is never
done. This
is true of the
housewives 3
manifold du-
ties and ap-
proximately
true of the
thousa a n q 8
who work all
day i'll factor
les and stores
and half the
n l & h t in
making and
m e n d l n <
their own
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-03-22
For The Ledger.
VAN WICK ITEMS.

discouraged In tnlS WORK on aC>
count of so much wet weather.
They have not been able to make
any preparations on their lands
for their crops, and planting time
IS almost upon them. They had
very little weather suitable for
their spring sowing of oats, and
now it is almost too late to do this
work, consequently this impor-
tant grain and forage crop will be
very small. Fail sowing of grain
makes very poor appearance
and Is badly damaged by the
winter freezes. The fruit crop
also will be failure as most of
it is thought to have been killed
in the bud during the intensely
cold weather.
Martins have made their ap-
pearance again which reminds us
spring i' approaching. We love
to hear their cheerful chatter. We
have two boxes with four psc>
tltions or apartments in each.
Last summer these were all occu-
pied by Martins and English
sparrows, three of the apart
ments in each box by the mar
tins and one by the sparrows.
These birds seem to be on the
best of terms, living under the
same roof very peaceably. When
the martins left last fall the
sparrows took possession of the
apartments vacated and have
spent the winter in those boxes in
large numbers. At the appear
ance OF the martins this spring,
the sparrows vacated the three
rooms usually occupied by the
martins which they at once entered
as their aome much to the delight
of the sparrows. These little
birds seem to be pleasedwith each
other, and we often think thew
understand the language of each
other as they seem to have some
lively chats while they are perched
on their little homes.
Some of our people still have
some cotton to sell. One of our
prosperous farmer merchants, MIR.
E B MobIey sold 81 bales last
week to Mr.. Ed Biggers of Rock
Hill. This cotton was delived at
Springfield, on the o. r. & G.. r.
Il. Soon after being delivered
there a spark from a passing
engine and train ignited this cot
ton and communicated the fire to
the depot and box car on the
side track, which with the cotton
were soon consumed. We learn that
the cotton had been insured by
Mr.. Biggers and the loss will be
paid by the insurance company.
The Catawba river and Twelve
mile creek have had several high
freshets recently. On last We'd
nesday the creek was high and
the faithful mail carrier, Mr..
Ihrower, on the Star Route from
Lancaster to Pineville came near
being drowned at the bridge near
Osceola, where there Is danger
GUS place where the creek over
flows. The cham gang made a
narrow, high rock way, leading
to the bridge on the Indian Land
side of the creek last summer.
When the creek is up should one
get off this rockway ke is in deep
water and in danger. This rock
way has not been of long exis-
tence but two men have cotton
OFT and came near drowning. Our
County Supervisor should examine
this and if possible remove the
danger. |
Mr.. j III McFadden of Rock
Hill srent severaI dovs .4.s.,
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-03-22

VIM. Martins residence at
Laurens was burned Saturday.
Loss, 81, 900. No insurance.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-03-22

Meeting Of the County Alliance.
The County Alliance will meet
on the second Friday IN April at
II O'Clock a. m. in the court
house. A full attendance is de-
sired. F. b Lingle,
President.
j NJ Knight. Secy.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-03-22

Educass foar Bosxets with cssearc,.
ioc. ssc. II c. @. o. fail, c~Hggists refunc money
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-03-22
THE SLAUGHTER.
Nearing an End---OnIy a Few Days Left !! !
I0IFt MAlE The remaining Goods of E. r..
UUllI VUUh CLOUDS Stock will be closed ont
RE GARDlESS PRICES.
The Sore Heads


the Rush.
the
How he
louder
is
Bga nSekers!
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-02-15
Letter from John Wiggin.

Mrs. Mary Wiggin received last week a
letter from her sou, John Wiggin, who is
with Company B i'll Manila, He has
many words of commentator for the
officers of his company and regiment,
and says the commanding general COM
plinented Company on efficiency and
faithful devotion to duty, and said our
company were the most gentlemanly of
any on the island.
John Wiggin seems to be a good, en-
thusiastic, brave soldier boy. He is
proud, and justly too, of a record without
black mark to his account.
This letter is full of patriotism. 1t
seems to be almost prophetic in the light
of the events that followed the date on
which it was written. He says the ma
tives were insolent and it was known
that they were being armed; and, in fact,
arms had been captured in transit to their
camps. He said, however, that they
were eager for the fray. If the natives
could not appreciate what had been done
for them they deserved the fate that was
in store for them whenever a battle
should occur. He said: eve will whip
them till they will wish they were not
OH the earth" And it seems they got
the whipping and this same Company B
helped to administer the punishment
they deserved.
With this letter was combined menu
and Christmas card an autograph and
roster of the company. This will be a
valued souvenir at no distant day.
III later letter to his brother Ed. this
writer praises Major McConville and ex-
presses the wish that he could be made
colonel. He says the major was account
ed the best officer on the island. He re
ports that the Idaho volunteers were
compelled to give up their quarters to a
regiment of regulars, and that their new
quarters were very unsatisfactory as they
| were unhealthful and unpleasant in many
ways. He again predicts attack from
the natives, and he is eager for fight il
occasion demands resentment of native
| insolence. He did not realize how fully
and how soon this desire would be salts
+, fed when he penned these words to hi
mother and brother.