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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-04-01
When we return from New
York then you will find Bar
gains in abundance at
II A n s o N'S.'
FRUIT AND SHADE TREES.

l am representing this season the
Atlanta nurseries q well known ana
reliable house. and am prepaI Ell to
sell all kinds of fruit and ornamental
trees cheaper than they have ever
been sold in Lancaster county. All
trees guaranteed first class.
d. NJ. SIMS,
Lowrysville, >. &.
March 17,-lm.
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For The Ledger.
VAN WICK ITEMS.

Our public roads around Van
Wyck are almost impossible. The
heavy rains and the nature of our
waxy soil make travel very annoy
ing with loaded vehicles. We
need the county chain gang to re-
model some of our worst roads.
We have timber, stone and mud
but we have not the time to put
them together in road building.
The county gang with their expe>
rience in road making would be a
great help to us now if we could
get them.
The bridge over Twelve Mile
Creek which was wrecked by last
weeks freshet has been repaired.
Mr. NJ M Tillman superintended
the work. He had five men three
days at work on ii and made q good
job of it. His repairs will save
the county the expense of rew
bridge for the present.
The flat at Cureton's Ferry
washed away while the Catawba
was SO high, but it has been re-
placed by new one, and Mr..
Sweatt, the acco nmodating ferry
man is ready to serve the public
again.
Col II q Mcllwain of Lancaster,
accompanied by DR. Bart j With
erspoon, spent Monday and Tues
day in Van Wyck in the interest
of the Home Life Insurance Go.
which he represents. He wrote
several policies while here. He
understands how to talk insurance
and how to catch the boys.
Mr. j + Sims of Columbia, Wis
tied Van Wyck Tuesday in the in.
terest of the Prudential Insurance
Co. of America. Mr. Sims spent
year near Van Wyck while the
G e 6 N Railroad bridge was be.
ing built. He was book keeper
for the company while they were
putting in the rock work of the
bridge.
Mrs Fannie Glasscock of Har-
mony, is with her sister Mrs J 4
Hyatt, who has been quite sick.
Miss Minnie j Massey spent
Monday night in Van Wyck. She
was on her way to visit her broth.
er, MIR Ben Massey ut Newport.
Mrs E D.. and w X Tillman
received the sad news Monday of
the death or their sister, Mrs.
Charles Wilson nee Miss Claudia
Rlves, at her home at Tyler, Tex.
as, on March 18th inst. She was
married to MIR Wilson about five
years ago, and Immediately went
to MIR Wilson's home ut Omer,
Texas, recently they located at
Tyler. Previous to her marriage
she taught several schools in Lam
caster county, and was a favorite
with her pupils and patrons, who
will regret to hear of her untime-
ly death. OPTlMUS.
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Wells Nearly Thousand Feet
Deep.

w CHS Nearly Thousand rect
Deep.
Monroe, n u, is being surveys
ed with the view of contracting
for the construction of water works
there. The town has recently had
two wells sunk, which are from
500 to 1000 feet deep and are
supplying water. A third one is
being sunk for the purpose of
completing the supply. This wa
ter has had since its use became
general, great effect on the
health of the town. Quantities
of the water are being sent also to
other points. 1t is sulphur wa
ter.
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News is scharce for this issue.
Mrs. G. w. Barnett of Fort
Lawn, visited Lancaster this week.
Rev. j. Z. Carlisle will preach
in the factory chapel next Sunday
evening at 7:3O o'clock.
A very interesting religion
meeting Is being conducted ia the
A. r. =. church ut this place.
The pastor is assisted by Rev.
Mr.. Pressly. Two services are
being held daily.
Miss Baker, daughter of Mr..
VIM. Baker who lives about 5
miles north east of town, died on
Thursday night of consumption,
aged about II year,.
w. Ganson returned from the
Northern markets Wednesday,
where he purchased an immense
stock of goods. The goods are
arriving daily. Lookout for his
announcement of big bargains
soon for he says he sure got them.
The LADIES' are delighted that
Miss Minnie McLarnon will pre-
side over the millinery department
at Ganson's this season. She al.
ways gives satisfaction and has
such superb taste in trimming
they say
Tomorrow is Easter Sunday.
There will be services in all the
churches.
r. Brandt of Chester has a new
nd. in this issue that wilt interest
everybody who needs anything
in his line. Turn to it and read
it.
Court convenes ut Yorkville
Monday. There are 81 prisoners
in Jail to be tried--nlne on the
charge of murder.
- Married, Sunday night by Rev.
D. 5. Beasley, at the Methodist
parsonage, Miss Dolby White of
Lancaster, and Mr.. Harfield of
Mscklonburg county. Hill
Herald.
Sam Mackey, an old colored
man between so and 80 years of
age died on the old Mackey plan
tation, near Dry Creek, last Tues
day night. Sam was an honest and
faithful old darkey aud has lived
on the Mackey place ever since
emancipation.
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Noticeby the County
hoard OF OInrni.S-
SiOnerS.

pA RITES individuals or ffrr,s...
are hereby notified that the laws
requires that license he obtainea. 1,r
the sale OF cartridges before engaging.
forced aga rst any one disieya' ny.
this notice and falling to procure SUCH
license.
NJ. &. GARDNER
Supervisor of Lancaster TO-
Jan. 25th, 1899
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Educate Your bowels with Cassarers
soc. 700. II @ Q. G. fail, c-~egtsss refund suoney.
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job Printing.

job Printing.
Law Briefs, Minutes, all kinds
of Blanks, Bill and Letter Heads,
Envelopes, and all kinds of job
Printing done in the hest style
and at lowest prices. Call at The
LEDGER Office and see samples of
my work and get prices.
HUGH WILSON,
Abbeville, S. e..
Press and Banner Office.
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Coming Today!
Another Car Load
of Fine Mules
and Horses.

These animals were carefully
selected in person by our Mr.. El>
lott and the PEOPLE MAY
REST ASSURED that they will
prove to be just what they are
looking for.
NOW d"r'' think Of bu, iug until
you SEE OUR NEW $40 X AND
GET OUR PRI, ES. We have
bought I" sell, aun we are going to
sell, il makes 20 d difference what price :
Others ~ uS qnO'ey'u We VIII either
SELL OR y >P Will sell for the
cash or ONTiME for good paper.
And d"n'i forget that W. are Head
quarters for the
Best -" ag ms
and Buggies
on the market. Our large sales of We
hlcles Is the best evidence of the por-
uiarity Of the Standard MAX es handled
Dy us You DON'T have to be aiway5
running u the shop with the Buggies
and WAGONS you buy from US OF
course you know that we keep
HARNESS OF ALL KINDS
No better made than the best grades
we have in stock
bs6" Call and see for yourself.
ELLlOTT 4 CRAWFORD.
March l5. 1899.
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Mrs. G. w. Barnett of Fort
Lawn, visited Lancaster this week.
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-GanS0n'S Between Seasons BARGAINS.
We Offer You Eight UnmalchabIe Bargains.
--ThEY SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES,

NO. Is 1900 Yards of Spring EmbroCerie-
bought long before the advance ranging
from 3 cents to 80 cents.
NO. z 1000 yards new Spring Percale. ard wide.
worth Z cents, yours for cents.
NO. 3 5000 yards new Shirtins Prints, best
quality. cents.
NO. lot of Elegant Trimmed Hats (by Miss,
Minnie McLarnOn) al One-third Price.
NO. . ~ Mems wool suits Spring weight wortfr
s.. TO $S. We are selling them at So SO.
They are selling.
No'6 $llOO worth Douglas best Shoes. and
that means best i'm this country. Every
pair warranted.
NO7 new lot of Sachs Cincinnati Ladies'
Shoes. best and neatest shoe ON the market
NO. 800 window shades, popular colors and
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To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy CathartIc f0c or 1Sc
II @. g. O, fail 10 cure, druggists refund money
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Rev. j. (. Carlisle will preach
in the factory chapel next Sunday
evening at 1880 o'clock.
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Local NJ alters

News is scharce for this issue.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-04-01

A very interesting religion
meeting Is being conducted ia the
A. r. Z. church Mt this place.
The pastor is assisted by Rev.
Mr.. Pressly. Two services are
being held daily.
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Miss Baker, daughter of Mr..
VIM. Baker who lives about 5
miles north east of town, died on
Thursday night of consumption,
aged about II year,.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-02-23
Tobacco In England, 1S45.

When was a lad, fully half the pop
ulation Of both sexes, rich as we'll as
poor, the banker equally with the work
ingman, were snufftakers. My first
schoolmaster always carried his snuff
loose in his waistcoat pocket, and in
Vulnerable were his dips into it with
two fingers and thumb in the course
of the day, while the big gauffered friD
which protruded from the bosom Of his
shirt was always thickly sprinkled with
1t. We used to notice that he neve,
seemed to relish one Of his huge pinches
so much as Immediately after having
administered a sound castigation t.
some recalcitrant pupil
On the other hand, there was little O.
no open air smoking, except in the case
Of laboring men going to or from theil
work. In this respect 1ucifer matches
have something to answer for; but fol
them the practice of outdoor smoking
would never have grown to its present
enormous proportions - Chambers
IOnfnal
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-02-23
order to Show Cause on Filling
Petition to Sell Land.

Petition to Sell Land.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
In Probate Court. Special Term, February
20, 1899.
In the matter of the estate of Orville
Austin deceased:
On reading and filing the petition of Josiah
Wood. administrator of the estate of said de-
ceased setting forth the amount of personal
estate that has come into his hands, the dis
position thereof, and how much remains un-
disposed of; the amount of debts outstanding
against said deceased, as far as the same can
be ascertained and description of all the
real estate, excepting the homestead, of
which said deceased died seized, and the con-
dition and value of the respective portions or
estate, with their residences; and praying
that license be to him granted to sell all Of
the real estate of which said deceased died
seized except the homestead:
there is not sufficient personal estate in the
hands of said Josiah Wood to pay said debts.
Or expenses OF administration, and that it is
necessary for the payment of such debts, or
1t Is Therefore Ordered, that all persons in
tereSted in said estate, appear before this
Court on Friday the 18th day Of March,. 1899,
City of St; Cloud in said county, then and
there to show cause Gf any there beg why
license should not be granted to said Josiah
Wood to sell so much Of the real estate Of
such debts, and expenses.
And It Is Further Ordered, that this Or
der shall be published once in each week for
three successive wee. weeks prior to said day of
weekly newspaper printed and published at
Sank Centre, in said county.
Dated at St. cloud Mimi, the 10th day of
February. A. D., 1899.
By the Court
HUBERT HANSEN,
(Seal) Judge of Probat
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-02-23
SHE THANKS GOD.
Some Startling Facts are Laid
Before the Public.
The Agency Employed to Bring
to be "a blessed Thing"

BOSTON, N. Y, Feb. 13.-Terrible
backache and sleepless nights rendered
life almost uncomfortable for Mrs. Phil
ip Weber of this place. The good
woman, however, found cure, and
she praises God for deliverance from
her awful suffering. Mrs. Weber
says:
81 must say this much. Dodd's
Kidney Pills have been blessed thing
to me. I have no backache and rest
good nights, which thank God for. !"
Thousands of men and women are
suffering untold agony with a perfect
remedy in sight. The medicines they
have tried have all failed, and the
sufferers have resigned themselves to
a cruel fate. To all such we say,
don't give up. Dodd's Kidney Pills
will cure you, if you will use them.
They are the only sure remedy back
ache, rheumatism, female weakness,
dropsy, diabetes, heart disease,
gravel, stone in the bladder, and all
diseases arising from disordered
kidneys.
Dodd's Kidney Pills are sold by
druggists at so cents a box, or six
boxes for $3.50. Sent by mail on re-
ceipt of price by Dodd's Medicine Co.,
RuffalO n Y,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-02-23
PEOPLE WHO GAMBLE.
Chinese and Italians Especially Al.
dfcted to Games of Chance.

Chinese and italians Especially Ad.
dfcted to Games of Chance.
Of all the nations Of the earth who
gamble-and they all do it more or less
the Chinese come in an easy first
Superstition and the gambling maria
go in double harness, and while the
mandarins fly kites to decide what
should be done about Wei-Hai-Wei and
TalienWan the humber Celestials gam
BILE for dear life to pass the time away.
1.-THE Chinese play night and day."
says traveller, "tin they have lost all
they are worth, and then they usually
go and hang themselves, from which
it would appear that the yellow danger
is not so formidable after all
The Chinese laborers in the United
States squander their earnings in a
game called "white pigeons ticket.
White, by the way, is the unlucky color
for the gamer and the lucky one for
the keeper Of the gaming house. These
gentry keep orange peel in a box, be-
ieving that it will bring them luck.
The Italians are no less superstitious,
and they gamble persistently, the poor
people especially, in the government
lotteries. Everything has number;
cat, dog, gondola, and the "Libro
del Sogno" lotto players oracle
viii tell you what the number is and
the rules for interpreting the appear
ances in dreams. Visitors to Venice,
which has always been stronghold of
gambling, may have seen the declara-
ton of the winning figures from the
Campanile of st. Mark's-the silent,
eager crowd gathered in the square and
the group of officials gathered round
the boy with the bandaged eyes who
draws the numbers from the cage.
There is story told in Venice Of a
mailman who hailed gondolier from
the window Of the madhouse on the is
land to tell him the numbers he had
dreamed The man put his money on
them and won, and from that day to
this the gondoliers go near the window
as they pass in the hope that the mad
man will call again. The story is true.
London Chronicle.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-02-23
He Got the Ad.

"You're not on that horrid paper,
are you" cried the girl who speaks her
mind, Though 1 did once meet re-
porter from it who was rather nicer
He came to see about getting an adver-
tisement- What Not a reporter3
Why, I thought he was. Well, anyway
I had lost dog, and he said he had
heard of it and wanted to know if 1
didn't want to advertise in his paper
for it. I told him I didn't believe /
liked his old paper, and he said he
didn't think much of it himself, but he
thought it was pretty apt to reach the
class of people who stole dogs. And SO
since he was SO polite about it I
thought I might as well advertise in it.
But didn't get the dog" New York
Commercial Advertiser.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-02-23
VORACIOUS LITTLE ROBINS.
Each Required Fourteen Yards of
AnglewOrms Every Day.

A would be philanthropist relates his
experiences trying to play mother to
nest Of little robins, which had by some
accident been deprived Of their rightful
mothers care. He diligently set to
work digging angleworms, and sup
posed that he was fulfilling his whole
duty, when one Of the poor little songs
tiers died. Upon examination of the
body, which was reduced to skin and
bone, the foster parent came to the con-
clusion that it must have died of starry
alton.
Deeply grieved at his shortcoming,
he redoubled his efforts, determined to
at least save the other two. It was not
long, however, before second one died.
evidently of the same malady. The good
man then resolved that, whatever the
third one died of, it should not be
starvation, and took off his coat and
went to work in earnest He kept on
with the angleworm diet until he found
that his one little bird was consuming
from ID to IS yards Of angleworms a
day. This was too much for his pa
thence, and he proceeded to substitute
the more sasilB managed diet q bread
and milk and S&hae deEeseisA vkach
wesA however, not nearly % mach 10
Miss Robin s taste
Wanting to discover whether he had
been catering to a family of abnormal
appetites, our friend took to watching
the methods of real mother bird and
found that she fed her young every two
minutes. He then consulted the learned
books upon birds and discovered that
IA yards Of worms day, with meals
every two minutes, is the average rate
of feeding fedgelings. He has therefore
decided that he does not care to take
up raising birds by hand as business
Boston Transcript.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-02-23

A high army officer whose fad was
ventilation was one day making an in
spection Of frontier post which was
much in need of repair. In some places
The roof showed the blue sky overhead
and the walls We're ornamented with
gaps.
The brigadier general was escorted
through the building by the colonel in
charge, sergeant going on before, as
is the custom, to warn the men to stand
at attention in honor of the general
As they proceeded the general asked:
"And how is the ventilation, colo
nel2''
Before the colonel could reply the old
sergeant, with familiarity born of
long service, said:
"Sure, general, and the ventilation is
bad, SORT, vera bad, SORT. The place is
all full Of holes. SOFT. Detroit Free
Press.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-02-23
Show Your Best Qualities.

Honesty does not require us to hang
our oil paintings faced to the wall in
order that our friends may see that
they are made on coarse canvas. It is
right to appear always at our best.
Give the world your brightest thoughts,
your most courteous speech, the out
come Of your kindest impulses and
purest motives, no matter if you are
conscious that these things are above
your ordinary level God made the
flowers show their colors, not their
dull, fbrous matter; to load the air
with their odors, not with the rank
ness of their sap.-Homiletic Review.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-02-23
Her Opinion.

Mandy" said Farmer Corntossel,
who had been reading the back pages
Of magazine, ''ef cannon ball goin
at the rate of 60 miles an hour was
shot from the back Of train goin 80
miles an hour, where would the cannon
ball ightP"
II dunno exactly where 'twould
light, she answered, 'but kin proph-
esy that it 'ud do lot O. damage 1t
couldn't hit nowheres without hurtip
lot O. people that was standin around
without anything better to do than
speckle-ate on jes' sech doin's. Wash
ingtOn Star.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-02-23
A VICTIM OF TEIEPATHY.
His Absurd Delusfons Finally Ban.
ished by the Hypnotic Route.

His Absurd Delusfons Finally Ban.
ished by the Hypnotic Route.
There came to me late one night q
stranger in widest despair resolved to
commit suicide that night If I could
not help him, says Professor Munster
berg In The Atlantic. He had been a
physician, but had given up his prac-
tice because his brother, on the other
side OF the ocean, hated him and had
him under his telepathic influence,
troubling him from over the sea with
voices which Knocked him and with i'm
pulses to foolish actions He had not
slept nor had he eaten anything for
several days, and the only chance for
life he saw was that new hypnotic in
fuence might overpower the mystical
hypnotic forces
soon found the source of his trou-
BILE. In treating himself for a wound he
had misused cocaine in an absurd way,
and the Authorizations of voices were
the chief symptom Of his cocainism.
These products Of his poisoned brain
had sometimes reference to his brother
In Europe and thus the telepathic sys-
tenn grew in him and permeated his
whole life. I hypnotized him, and sug-
gested to him with success to have
sleep and food and a smaller dose Of
cocaine. Then I hypnotized him daily
for six weeks. After ten days he gave
up cocaine entirely, after three weeks
the voices disappeared, and after that
the other symptoms faded away. It was
not, however, until the end that the
telepathic system was exploded.
Even when the voices had gone he
for awhile felt his movements controlled
over the ocean, and after six weeks,
when I had him quite we'll again, he
laughed over his telepathic absurdities,
but assured me that if these sensations
came again he should be unable, even in
full health, to resist the mystical inter
probation, so wildly had he felt the
distant influences.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-02-23

President Kleeberger of the Normal
school, was taken suddenly i'll Friday
evening with an attack that was first
pronounced paralysis. An examina-
ton showed that the attack was due
nervous prostration, and he was
taken to St. Paul for treatment at the
hands of specialist. Mr.. Kleeberger
is very sick man and it was neces-
sary to carry him from the carriage
to the train. His many acquaintance
will learn with much regret of his ILL
ness.-St. Cloud Times.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-02-23
HOw'S This!

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure.
F. j. CHENEY & CO., Prop,
Toledo, o.
We the undersigned, have known
+. }. Cheney for the last Is years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations
made by their firm.
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Drug
gists, Toledo, O..
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O..
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system
Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all
druggists. Testimonials free.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-02-23
An Unexpected Call.

''You are just going out, see''-
Eyes, an important engagement.
What was it you wanted9"
1T was about that little debt I owt
you"
"Ah, yesl Take seat
81 was going to ask you for q little
delay
''Oh-excuse me, but I'm already
late"
II say, I was going to ask you for a
little delay when I met a fellow VIII
paid up what he owed me, and''-
"Why on earth don't you sit down. I
Will you take a glass of ?"-Paris
Figaro.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-02-23
Notice to Teachers

The public examinations for teach
ers will be held at the following
places:
St. Cloud, March and 8.
Sank Centre, March 10 and IL.
Richmond, March II and Is.
Examinations will begin at 9 a. m.
Any person desiring to teach in
Stearns county will attend either of
the above named places.
CHAS. M. WEBER,
County Superintendent.
Dated at St. Cloud, Mimi, Feb
ruary q. 1890.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-02-23
Juvenile Diplomacy.

Mother-I gave each of you boys an
orange. Charlie. you said you wouldn't
eat yours until after dinner. And you,
Jack. said the same. Have you deceived
meP
Charlie mother; we didn't eat
our own oranges. ate Jacks and he
ate ine.-Sydney Town and Country
Journal