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The St. Johns herald., 1899-06-17
A Thrust at Art.

Gotrox-I paid $5,OO0 for that work of art.
 Friend-Great Scott! Is that solid gold frame ?-NuggetS.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-06-17

Why waste so much talk about coal ing stations? We shall need no cOaling stations when ships are run by liquid air
The St. Johns herald., 1899-06-17

The claim that Washington did not write his own farewell address Is prob ably merely preliminary to the argu- ment that Francis Bacon did.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-06-17

The Maid-Mum, this book ain't up to date at all
 The Mistress-Why, thought it was the latest thing out
 The Maid-So did I. But 1 can't find any recipe in it for making these game preserves you hear so much about St. Louis Republic.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-06-17
Put Ont as a FeeIer.

MT. Wellingham-What would you do, MT. Rockington, if 1 were to ask you for your daughter in marriage?
 MT. ROckingtOn-Well, that is some thing that hardly want to answer off
The St. Johns herald., 1899-06-17
Growth of Girls.

The growth of girls Is greatest In their fifteenth year; of boys In thsix seventeenth.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-06-17

Mir. Wellingham-I'm glad of that. Now, if could be sure that you would not answer with your foot I would feel free to go ahead.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-06-17

A young man, arrested for stealing, says love tempted him to 1t. It usually is love in such case-love of stealing.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-06-17

Cuba is now sending tomatoes to this country. We sent her some mighty fine peaches last summer.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-06-17
PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY

It Is a novelty to see street car run by air, but the companies are often kept going by water.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-06-17

Warwick they've got the Paris Exposition and revolution billed for the same time.-Judge.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-06-17

Canadians in the House Of Lords.
 Canada has three of her sons sitting in the House of Lords, viz, Baron Hal Earl of Elgin.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-06-17

''Only think, Miss Emma, last night dreamt shot myself for love of you" 70, you'd better speak with mamma" 70, couldn't dream of that. File gende Blaetter.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-06-17
A Load Off His Mind.

necessary for me to ask where you were and what you were doing last night"
 MT. Honkley Cbrightening)-"Pm glad of that, for 1 couldn't do 1t to save myself"
The St. Johns herald., 1899-06-17
Brute, Indeed.

Mrs. NubOns-My husband is a per. feet brute.
 Friend-YOu amaze me.
 Mrs. NubonS-Since the baby began teething nothing would quiet the little angel but pulling his fathers whiskers and yesterday he went and had his beard shaved off.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-06-17
Estimated Inv We.oht

The Sandwich Islanders estimate tle beauty of women by their weight
The St. Johns herald., 1899-06-17
No Prospects of Ennui,

Warwick-The French are in a rather embarrassing dilemma.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-06-17
An Inpossibility.

ask for, they vii
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-16
PNEUMATIC TIRES.
When They Are Put On All
Trains Taylor Will Take A Trip
tn California;

"Hard:Times" Taylor, an old rail
roadman, WAS seen at the g.. b. depot
yesterday afternoon in considerably
exhausted condition.
Now Hard Tin es" is a man who is
not physically adapted for hard work
and on this occasion heswas carrying a
very large basket about 1.-THE size of a
small boys hat, loaded down with
fruit. At the depot he paused to
rest and was soon surrounded by a
number of sympathizing railroadmen
and ''Hard Times" told them his usual
tale of woe; when one of the boys, q
passenger conductor, suggested that it
would do him (''Hard Times') a lot of
good if he would take a trip to Cali
fornia. .But he shook his head and in q
mournful tone said:
"Its no use gentlemen; railroad trav-
cling is hard work and in my weak
con dition it would never do; but I've
10 ade up my mind that when the rail-
road panies put pneumatic tires on
all their wheels [ might be able to
stand the exertion of a trip" Ard with
q heavy sigh at the injustice of the
world, he started off staggering under
his heavy load, while all the boys shed
tears of sorrow and wondered If any
m ans lot was ever so hard.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-16
LINK AND PIN.

in the path of the laundering engine,
which grew larger and blacker and
more cruel at each passing second, was
Mrs. Allen.
She stood erect and motionless. The
train was bounding over the rails, It's
increasing size dwarfng the figure pc
fore it, and the pounding OF it's cyln-
ders becoming more and more deafen-
ing. 1t seemed as If the woman must
be struck and thrown to her death.
Not one move did she make to step out
of the way. Suddenly she lifted into
the air the wrap which che bad carried
on her arm. 1t was a thick cape, such
as are always In demand in the lake re-
gions during the summer. 1t was
lined with red. She turned it's bright
side outward deity and swung it
around her head again and again.
Allen turned his face In horror:
There came a.crunching and rasping of
the wheels, the Kissing OF the sir
brake and the cresking of heavy tim
bers suddenly strained to their limit.
He saw the train at q standsttll and
his wife swoon in the arms of q man in
q blue jacket. The passengers, alarm
ed and excited at the unexpected halt,
alighted from the coaches and hasten
ed ahead to the engine; Allen drag
ged himself to the crowd and tried to
explain, but no attention was paid to
him. Sympathetic women from
among the passengers who bad altght-
ed with the others soon revived Mrs.
Allen. Her fret words were address,
ed to the big engineer. "My child is
dying in Kenosha, 1 must get aboard
this train" she said.
The big engineer answered.: "Well,
get aboard. You've stopped US now.
all. right. But guess I can crowd on
enough steam to make up for lost time"
The passengers aided Mrs. Allen to
ably settled. Then the big engineer
took q peek under the body of his en-
CINE and, calling to his fireman to pile
on coal, jumped into his cab and pulled
the lever. The Green Bay express
leaped out of Evanston faster than
ever it went before.-St. Louis Repub-
lie.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-16
|CarrizoSpringS Min aIWater
Another Big Shipment Just
Received.

Clean your system before the warm wealth
er comes, and you can stand the summer
months better. Never be without jug of
Carrie water in the house. and when you
feel worn out and have lost your appetite
take a drink of the water and you will be
surprised at it's marvellous effects and cannot
help praistng its healing qualities to your
friends.
I am putting the water upon the market
strictly on its merits in a legitimate way,
through 6rSt-claSS druggists and grocerS, ana
the amount that is used is proof enough OF
its healing qualities.
Four Gallons Helped Him.
Ell PASO. May 4, 1899.
w. N. CARL,
Dear Sir:-.After using four gallons OF
Carrie Springs mineral water. find 1t TO De
very beneficial for catarrh Of the stomach
and bloating, gas in the stomach, 1t giving
me great relief; also correcting const1pa-
ton to a great degree.
can cheerfully recommend 1T TO any per-
son suffering from the same troubles.
Respectfully.
JOHN G. HARTFORD,
Ell PaSo, Texas.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-16
TWO LITTLE TOTS.
Reached the City Y esterday on tn
West Bound Train.

Officer Raynor, of the G. H., played
the depot matron to perfection yester-
day, when two little lone travellers,
Jennie and Bertha Davidson, aged 9
and 4 years respectively, arrived here
on the west bound passenger train.
Matron Raynor Immediately took the
little tots in charge and took them
around the city. showing them the
park and alligstors, bought candy and
fruit for them, and did the mstron to
perfection.
The little girls were from East Liv-
erpool, Ohio, and are on their way to
Bisbee.
They say they don't mind travelling
alone, as every body has been very kind
to them.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-16

ed in this way and printed in the July
proceedings. there will be no lack of
topics for discussion. We should
think enough have already been
received to last year. Yet this
scheme ought to be continued, II
for no other reason than to let each one
know what others are thinking about.
One thing brought out is that the
membership of the ST. Louis club is
made up of men from many depart
ments of the railroads, and probably
no other club has so general a member
ship. In this list there are eight top
ICE relating to motive power which in
volve questions of fabrication and
brasses, methods Of handling freight
trains partially equipped with air
brakes, the use of soda ash in boilers,
and draught appliances.
The car questions evidently have
come mostly from the inspectors, as
they have to do with the details of the
Interchange rules, although some one
wants to know about roofs for refriger-
ator cars and how to protect iron work
from salt water dripplnRs.
One asks a suggestive question,
better for the Joint Inspectors assOcia-
tions to make their rules so as not to
conflict with those of the M. G. B. as
ISOLATION.
Under the heading of traffic, ques-
tions are raised as to the best methods
of loading house or merchandise cars;
how the average loading per car has
varied within the last fifteen years with
reference to the increase in the capa-
city of freight cars; what should be the
ratio. between the dead weight and pay
freight per train. There are seven
topics on track construction covering
improvements In rails and fastenings,
the life of rails, and easement curves,
and one questions could well-be made
to bring out discussion OF the me-
thods for treating crossties.
Others ask about electric block Sig
nails. railroad organization and the du-
ties of officers, whether profit sharing
is practicable for railroads, and wheth-
err by concerted action railroads could
correct the "tramp nuisance" To ask
about the use of electric motors for
driving the machinery of car and loco
motive repair shops. Possibly the
average intelligence of this railroad
club is unusually high, or the commit
tee may have selected these topics. but
the list lie made notable by the alb
sence of "freak" questions. Probably
it would be an advantage if the other
railroad clubs could discuss some OF
these.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-16
Sparks From the Engine.

b. M. O'Conuer and daughter left
yesterday for Chicago.
G. b. engine 9Os is in the shop hav-
ing a broken steam chest repaired.
A car of Mexicans left on the S. p.
to work on the railroads in Arizona.
A large number of passengers arriv-
ed on the Santa Fe yesterday on their
way to Mexico.
Hugh o. Mccormack, general traffic
manager of the s. P, is expected to
arrive here about August 20.
T. Lyons, private secretary to Mas
ter Mechanic Herbert, of the G. H.,
left yesterday for San Antonio.
Three cars of honey passed through
here yesterday from Lordsburg, New
Mexico, on their way to different points
in the east.
John J. Cody. of indianapolis, form
erly with the G. 81. as blacksmith, has
accepted position as fireman on the
White Oaks.
James McConaughey an employe of the
G. 81. round house has been compelled
to lay off seversl days on account of
A car load of Mexicans arrived from
Santa Fee yesterday, and were immedi-
ately sent to Alamogordo to work on
the White Oaks.
James 81. Smith, helper in the G. r..
blacksmith shop, is feeling quite happy
at present on account of the recent ar
rival of his wife from Tucson, A. T.
Sam McVey, the stationary engineer
at the G.. 81. shop, and Geo. Herbert
returned yesterday from very sue
cessful hunting trip to the San Elizario
country.
All the roads are preparing for the
fall rush, which they expect will COM
mence about Sept. 1st. The boys have
been having a pretty easy time of it
and dread the coming fall.
A new mail crane has been erected
at Algodones, N. NJ, on the right hand
or east side of the track. 1112 feet from
the east head block. The location be-
ing mile post S76, plus 2915 feet.
An amusing incident occurred yes
terday afternoon in front of the bicycle
store on Stanton street when Harry
DINER. we'll known ex-railroad man
started to pump up his bicycle tires.
He pumped and pumped until the per-
SEPARATION rolled OF him in streams and
he would have been there pumping yet
If small boy not not suggested that
his wheel might be punctured. An
examination proved such to be the
case ard Harry kicked himself and is
now wondering if he has not got wh cells
in his head.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-16
st. Louis Railway Club.

In its last issue the Railroad Gazette
says:
We noted the fact some time ago
that the ST. Louis Railway club had
placed box in its meeting rooms In
OF hich its members were asked to put
questions for discussion at the meet
ings or in the proceedings. Judging
from the list of forty questions receiv-
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-16
Free Reading Room.

The reading room of the Brother
hood of ST. Andrew in the parish house
next to ST. Clements church on Mesa
avenue is open day and evening free.
Periodicals kept on file.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-16

If you want to sell your real estate,
place it in the hands of Wilson & Mil
Ter. Rooms % s. "a Sheldon
Block
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-04-22
Wanted to Be on Hand.

There are some droll Irishmen
in Congressman O'NeilPs district,
according to the stories he re,
lates. An amusing one was told
by the congressman at the Capi>
tol not long since, says the WASH
ipgton Post. An old fellow who
had scraped together $4,000 or
$50, 900, wanted LAWYER O'Neill
to draw up his will. When the
document was apparently finished
the lawyer asked if there was any
thing else he wanted put down.
"Oh, yes" said the Irishman.
Fifty dollars to be spent on tn Q
boys when l am taken to the
cemetery on the day of my funer.
al"
Cavalry cemetery, in which all
the Catholics of ST. Louis ale
buried, is several miles beyond
the outskirts of the city, and
there are numerous roadhouses at
which 'ths boys" are in the habit
of stopping for drinks on their
way back from a funeral. Mr.
O'Neill said to his client: "I pre-
sumo you want the $50 spent on
the way back from Cavalry.
"Be jabers, NOT" exclaimed the
client. "Spind it going out. I'll
be wild 'em, then"
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-04-22
Remedy For Cuts.

One fall several of my horses,
being full of life and energy,
took n swift run down a wire
fence, two abreast. One next to
the wire fence, becoming crowd
ed, plunged into the wire fence at
full speed, lacerating her fore
legs badly above the knee. The
wound was about seven inches
across and four inches deep.
Nelghbors pronounced it incura-
BILE, or, if cured, that the animal
would be stiff and useless. But !
brought her out, so that the scar
was scarcely visible, by applying
the ashes of burned leather, old
leather of any kind, wherever the
wound was worst. The leather
should first be soaked in cold oil.
then placed In kettle and ignited.
The ashes are the cure. A broth
er cured bad cut on hoI Sc with
this remedy, and l know of many
other cases where it succeeded to
the entire satisfaction of the user.
1t Is simple and has not a big
name; but it does the work. That
is all care for.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-04-22
500 REWARD, 500

The readers OF this paper will be
pleasedto learn that there Is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been aole to cure in all its stages and
that Is Catarrh Halls Catarrh Cure
is the only positive cure now known
to the medical fraternity. Catarrh be
Ing q constitutional disease. requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls Ca.
hrrh Cure Is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood ami mucous
surfaces OF the system thereby Destroy
Ing the foundation OF the disease, and
giving the patient strength by build
ing up the constitution and assisting
nature In doing lis work The pro-
prietors have so much faith in it,
curative powers, that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any cas-. that 1t
fails to cure. Sem for list Of testi-
monials
Address. J F CHENEY & CO..
Toledo. o. l6-Sold by Druggists
75c.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-04-22
Priceless Pain

III price can be placed on pain, 'Mo<her.s
Fispd Is worth It's weight In gold as an aiieyi-
atof. Ny wife suffered more In ten minutes with
either OF her other two children than she did al
togetheryith her last, having previously used
Q customer.
Thus writes Henderson Dale, Druggist,
OF Carmi, ILL.,, to the Bradfeld Regulator
Company, of Atlanta, Ga, the proprie-
tors and manufacturers of Mothers
Friend" This successful remedy Is not
one of the many internal medicines ad-
vertised to do unreasonable things, but q
scientifically prepared liniment especially
effective in adding strength and elasticity
to those parts Of woman's 8 organism which
bear the severest strains of Childbirth.
The liniment may be used at any and
all times during pregnancy up to the
very hour OF confinement. The earlier IL
10 begun, and the longer used, the more
perfect will be the result, but II has been
used during the last month only with
great benefit and success.
1t not only shortens labor and iessens
the pain attending 1t, but greatly dimin-
ishes the danger to life Of both mother
and child, and leaves the mother In a con-
dition more favorable to speedy recovery.
Mothers Friend Is sold by druggists
at $I.oo. or sent by express on receipt Of
price.
Valuable book for women. "Befors
Baby 10 Born" sent free on application.
sns saAos'ELp sEeuuroR CO.. Aiiaass, O..
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-04-22
NOTICE OF DICHARGE,

NOTICE is HE8EBY GIVEN
~ thst we, as Executors of the per
sonal Estate of Mrs Eienora Meynar.
die, deceased. have this 18th day of
tpri' 1899, made final settlement with
the Judge "f Probate Of this county
and have filed our final return. aud
will apply to the Judge Of Probate of
this county. In his office at Lancaster,
=. :, on the 18th day OF May next st
IL m O'Clock togrant us Il nal discharge
p release of liability as such execu-
tors
FLoRELLA NJ. HUNTER.
MARY E THOMAS
Executors.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-04-22

A few years ago certain and
various enthusiastic purely demo-
cratic democrats. who were too
Intensely democratic to be able to
endure Grover Cleveland, pro-
claimed and protested bitterly be-
cause Mr. Cleveland had appointed
Negro to succeed Negro in an
office in the District of Colum bia.
They were furthermore excited
and disguised by the story that a
Negro was present at the Cleve-
land inaugural ball. Some of
these democratic enthusiasts were
rabid and actually frothed at the
mouth when considering these
outrages and discussing them on
the stump and elsewhere.
At the great dollar dinner of
the free silver, or Chicago plat
form, democrats at the Grand
Central palace in New York CITY
last Saturday night, Col. VIM.
j. Bryan who was the nominee of
these democratic enthusiasts for
president in 1896 and who will
be, they tell us, their nominee
again in 1900, was the honored
guest and chief speaker. We find
in the State newspaper, one of the
Colone's warmest friends and ad-
mirers, this associated press ac-
count of the company with which
the Colonel participated at meat:
"Nearly 5000 men and wo-
men sat down at long tables in the
various rooms of the big palace.
There were ell kinds of people
there, dressed in all kinds of
clothes. White men elbowed with
colored men and white women
with colored women.
THERE'S glorious mixture, like
ly to enthuse the enthusiasm of
any of these desperately rabid
democrats whose gorges rose at
the story of one Negro at the
inaugural ball of 1s92-"white
men elbo we'd with ct lored men
and white women with colored
women," all at dinner together
aud all shouting for Bryan and
free silver at l6 to !.
A nice mess we got hooked up
with in the West, with this free
silver business. And a yet nicer
mess we got hooked up with in
the East.
The more we read the moro
firmly do we become convinced.
brethren, that we political OUT
casts and gold bugs have abundant
reason to be satisfied with our lot.
-Greenville News.
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Notice.!

10 thc Doctors and Creditors OF
EOdn Roxfngs, Deceased.
A LII PERSOS INDEBTED TO
"A van Rollings are here>
by notified to settle theiy indebted
ness at once and all persons having
claims against the estate of the said
Evan Rollings. deceased, are required
to present the same, properly verified !,
to the undersigned at once
r. E. ROLLINGS,
Executor.
Oakhurst, S. c.
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Jimmy-Won't your mother
be mad when she sees how you
tore your clothesl
TOMMY guess not 30 very.
Mall have lots of fun huntin' up
cloth to match an putting in a
patch 30 people can hardly notice
it.-Puck.
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Notice /!

10 the Doctors ~ al Credtt0rs of
W.J. Bfackmon, Deceased.
4 LII PERSONS HAVING claims
"A against the Estate Of w. ]. B ack-
mon drcea-ed, are hereby not. fied to
II same duly approved with the unn
dersign-d at ReTshaw as administra-
tor OF the estate ..f said w. j Back.
mon. on or before the lst dav Of Nav
1893. "nd all persons Indebted to
said Estate are also notified to s.ttle
up same on or he ore the said lst day
~ May 1899 Pavment of amounts
due sid Estate can be made [. r Y.
Williams, attorney ut law. Lancaster,
=. or to ID Blakeney, attorney
at law Kershaw II q.
SUsAN BLACRMoS,
r. l. BLAcKMON,
Administrators Estate Of w J.
B ackmon Deceased.
kershaw. SC. April lst 1899.
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Cheap Enough.

The Ledger Semi weekly, The
New York World (Tri- weekly
and Home and Farm, all three pa
pers, one year for $2.15.
The Ledger (Semi- weekly, The
Atlanta Constitution weekly and
Home and Farm, all three papers
one year for 1925.
The Ledger (Semi weekly and
Home and Farm one year for 81. SO
Or, all four papers one year
for $500.
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Notice to Road 0VerSeerS,

A III OVERSEERS OF PIBLJc
1 a roads In Lancaster county are
hereby notified to call out their road
hands and work their ST ctions of road
at the earliest day possible.
Mo GARDNER,
Co. Supr. and Chr. of Bd.
Feby. "a, 1899.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-04-22
REGITRATION NOTICE.

PUBLIC WILL TAKE notice
u that the Registration Books will
be open. at the cour: house, for the
registration Of parties entitled to req.
ister under the Constitution, on the
LIST Monday 10 each month. until 30
days preceding the next general cleo
ton.
w A PORTER.
Chsirnisn Board Registration l. @.
Lancaster, SC
Dec 1898.
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An Old Idea

Every day strengthens the belief of emf.
hens physicians that impure blood IL the
cause Of the majority Of our dissassa.
Jwenty-nve years ago this theory was ussd
p,.s basis Tor the formula of Browns Iroo
pHHr. The many remark able cures effeeted
by this famous old household remedy A.
sIamcient to prove that the theory Is cores.
bfo~ns' Iron Bftters II solo by all dealeru
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Ingenious, but Precise.

care you the defendant in this
caseF' asked the judge sharply.
"No, sub, answered the mild
eyed prisoner, 81 has a lawyer
hired ter do de defendin. rs dc
man dat done stole de articles. -
Washington Star.
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sR e YOU IN ARREARS,

II 80, you can give US your note
% be due December 1st, next, for
year Indebtedness to date, and pay
yoar subscription one year in ad-
vsnse and get the benefit of above
<iCAs-