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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-01-06
COMMON SUpERsTITIoNS.
They Are Not Only Prevalent In
North Carolina; But Also in
South Carolina

says the correspondent Of an ek
change, he must go into the rural
districts. Below are some of tho
common sayings:
If, in washing the dishes or
cleaning the table before . meal,
the cook drops dishrag, some
one is coming IN hungry.
The growing of rooster before
the front door early IN the morn,
ing foretells the visit OF a
stranger.
II red bird firts about the
front yard and chirps merrily, a
young girl gsily dressed and light
hearted may he expected soon.
The growing of rooster early
in the night is sign Of hasty
news. Thus many chicken
rooster, by 3 single crow, has
cast u gloom over an entire fsmi>
ly.
The bowling OF a dog at night
foretells some dire calamity, such
As tragic death.
If n dog lie. on his back, with
feet extended upward, IN tho
front yard, somo member of the
family In which he belongs is sure
to die soon
The screaming of . screeeh owl
three nights in succession in or
about the front ward 10 the sign
that some one in tho house 10 in
danger of death.
To drive the owl away stick the
shaw. in the fire.
The growing of 8 chicken hen
portends had luck. 1t certainly
means H death, for no good wo
man would permit a Growing hen
to live longer than 1t would take
to bring al axe across it's mock.
In ironing garment, if the
smoothing iron is dropped, the
owner OF the garment will never
live To wear it ont.
Friday is An unlucky day. If
a piece of work 10 begun on that
day, the one who begun it will!
not live to see it finished.
If the individuals of hunting
party, ia crossing q fence 90 over
the same section, luck will he
good; but If several sections arc
CT ossed the hunt will he a failure.
III IN strolIing two persons 90
on opposite sides Of tree, ono or
both Of them will meet disap
pointments before the dayis over.
Looking at n new moon for the
first tino through obstructed
space, IS through tree top,
foretell. misfortunes during that
moon. To see it over the right
shoulder and in clear space brings
good luck
The rabbit always carries omens
OF i'll fortune. If you meet HIM
on going from home you may
look for trouble befora you re-
turn; if going toward home, there
will no trouble In your family.
Ashes must not be taken from a
fire place in a sick room. The
death Of the patient would follow.
Nor must the bed of sick per.on
Do turned over.
No one ever saw a negro meet
. corpse. The most courageous
negro would 60 out of his way to
avoid such = calamity. 1t is said
that il you meet = corpse your
time will como next. II a corpse
is stopped on the way to the
grave, another member of the
family will soon follow.
kraut must be made in the
dark of the moon il it is TO be
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-01-06
LANCASHIRE AND CHESTER
RAILWAY.


Schedule in effect Daily except Sunday
on and after Sept IL, 1898.
WESTBOUND EASTBOUND,
Nos. ii and l6. Nos. II and Is.
A M. NJ. A M. p NJ
8 IS 5 55 Ar Chester Ly ii 90 700
9 OF 507 Richburg IL 88 745
8 55 455 Bascombville 1882 755
Pm
8 33 433 Fort Lawn 1912 815
8 90 400 Ly Lsncaster Arl259 865
Connects at Chester with Southern
Rot'way, Seaooard Air Line and Car
slina and North Western Railway.
Connects at Lancaster with the Ohio
River d Charleston.
Leroy Springs, Pres, Lancaster. q. O.
J n Heath, q. p. A.,
w II aardia, V PAnd Aud. Chester
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-01-06
Notice to Debtors and Creditors
OfP. NJ. Plyler, Deceased.

\ Ill, P.'r-ou- indebted To- the estate
n "f = NJ Z, ser, deceased will
come fOrwrr at once and make .ettle
m"nt with The Undersigned Persons
haVi s claims ngaiIst said estate will
present them, duly verified. TO the
undersigued.
w. B PLYLER,
Geo. w PLYLkR.
Executors.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-06-14
HENDERsoN's LITTLE SPEECH. {
Words With Which He Declared The
House Adjourned.


WASHINGTON, June 9.-In the fol-
lowing little speech Speaker Hender-
son declared the house adjourned sine
die.
Gentlemen of the House of Repre-
sentatiyes: We will in a few moments
have completed our sessions work.
1t has been a session of earnest, patri-
otto effort, of unremitting toll. This
house has demonstrated that men may
meet on great fields of contest and
part as friends. This body has con-
sidered many great, novel national
questions. That ferver which en-
ters into debate on the eve of great
national conflict has been present;
but, guided by intelligence and manly
courage.
AT the opening of this session /
took the chair with that fear and APP
prehension which every conscientious
man should feel. | appealed to you
for support and kindly aid. Not for
one moment have you forgotten that
appeal, but your sustaining influence
has made it possible to consider these
mighty problems of the hour and new
er allowed tire legislator and the gem
tleman to sink below the high level of
manhood.
SIN parting, wish you from my
heart a pleasant vacation and that
you may all return to the duties of
the next session, refreshed in body
and in mind.
And, now, in pursuance of the con-
current resolution adopted by the two
houses of congress, l declare this ses-
sion ad journed without day."
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-06-14
DoLLIvER's BOOM UNDER WAY.
Iowa Congressman Looked Upon as sure
Nominee for yice-President.

INominee IOr SlCe-HreS1uents
WASHINGTON, June 6.-The Cook
county republican club, of Chicago,
will escort to the national. convention
the republican candidate for vice.
president. +. nj. Craig, president. OF
the club, wired to Congressman Dolli-
yer of Iowa, rendering to him the
support of that organization for vice
president, and requesting the privi-
lege of escorting him to the conven-
ton with a special train, and the old
Iowa State band on board to furnish
the music. Mr.. Craig said that the
club special would go by way of De-
troit, Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Scran-
ton and Trenton. Mr.. Dolliver was
too modest to accept the offer, but
Congressman Lorimer of Chicago, who
received copy of the message. wired
back for the club to go ahead with it's
arrangements. Mr.. Lorimer did not
act without knowledge of what is
likely to happen at Philadelphia.
Mr.. Dolliver is now the administration
candidate for vice-president. The en-
thusiasm with which his name has
been accepted in congress and
throughout the country has been
watched by president Mckinley and
other leaders, and the president has
today suggested to some of those who
are urging Delivers nomination that
they keep his name to the front, as
there is no man in the field more ac-
ceptible to him, as the head of the
ticket, for second place. Senator
Hanna has also sent word along the
line that Deliver is the man, and the
Dolliver boom has taken the lead over
all the others. Senators Allison and
Gear, Speaker Henderson, and all the
Iowa congressman, are enthusiastic
in their support of their colleague and
his prospects for the nomination.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-06-14
NEW YORK DEMOCRATS.
Ex-senator Hill in Control and Tn
Chicago Platform Not Endorsed.

Ex-senator Hill in Control and The
Chicago Platform Not Endorsed.
New York, June The demo-
cratic state committee selected dele
gates-at-large to the Kansas City con-
vention as follows: David Il. Hill,
Richard Croker, Edward Murphy and
Augustus Van Wyck. The platform
adopted contains no reafiirmation of
the Chicago platform of 1896, but a
declaration that the party in the state
willsupport the platform of the Kan
City convention. The platform de-
clares against war taxes in time of
peace, declares for parity of gold and
silver as currency, demands abolition
of all customs and tariffs between
Porto Rico and the United States,
condemns trusts and monopolies, and
entangling alliances; demands just
and liberal pension laws and election
of United States senators by the
people, and favors the nomination of
William j. Bryan. The convention
gave promise of being very stormy,
but ended quietly. The particular
feature of the convention was the
domination of affairs by ex-senator
ID. Il. Hill. The silver men profess to
be satisfied with the result.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-06-14

THOMPSON, June 10.-Mrs. Ole Han
son Fugleberg, who resides five miles
northeast of Thompson, committed
suicide by hanging. She was discov-
cred by her husband about an hour
later, her lifeless body swinging at
the end of rope. which she had made
fast to rafter in the granary. Mr..
Fugleberg at once called his two sons,
and with their assistance cut the body
down, thinking that perhaps life was
not yet extinct, but the woman was
cold in death. She was 81 years of
age. Dependency, caused by the loss
of daughter few weeks ago, is sup
posed to have caused her to commit
| the rash act
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-06-14
BRITISH ARE In PRETORIA
City Surrendered, But Few Prison
erS Were Taken.


LONDON, June G.-The war Office has
received the following from Lord
Roberts:
''PREToRIA, June 5.-Just before
dark yesterday the enemy were beaten
back from nearly ali the positions they
had been holding, and Ian Hamilton's
mounted infantry followed them to
within two thousand yards of Pretoria,
through which they retreated hastily.
De Lisle then sent an officer with
flag of truce into the town, demanding
its surrender in my name. Shortly
before midnight l was awakened by
two officials of the South African re-
public, Sandberg, military secretary to
Commandant General Botha, and a
general officer of the Boer army, who
brought me letter from Botha, pro-
posing an armistice for the purpose of
settling terms of surrender.
II replied that | would gladly meet
the commandment general the next
morning, but that l was not prepared
to discuss any terms, as the surrender
of the town must be unconditional /
asked for a reply by daybreall, as L
had ordered the troops to march on
the town as soon as it was light.
I'm his reply, Botha told me he had
decided not to defend Pretoria and he
trusted women, children and property
would be protected. At o'clock a. m.
today, while on the lihe of march,
was met by three of the principal of
ficials with "a flag of truce stating
their desire to surrender the town.
lit was arranged that Pretoria
should be taken possession of by her
noon.
Mrs. Botha and Mrs. Kruger are
both in Pretoria. Some few of the
British prisoners have been taken
away. but the majority are still at
Waterfall. Over 100 of the officers are
in Pretoria. The few have seen are
looking we'll"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-06-14
CAN'T SAVE FOREIGNERS
Chinese Viceroy Declares That He
Is PoWerleSS.

LONDON, June 1.-THE situation in
China appears distinctly graver. The
destruction of a Russian chapel at
Tung Tingan has provided Russia
with the desired pretext to land more
troops.
A dispatch from st. Petersburg that
the government is resolved, if the
dangerous situation in China con-
tinues, to take immediate military
action to repress the anti-foreign
movement, may be regarded as a semi
official utterance, meaning that if
there is any hesitancy on the part of
the powers Russia will act alone.
All reports agree that the Boxer
movement is spreading. The report is
confirmed that the French agents at
Mong Use and Yu Nan Flu have been
compelled to retire, and this shows
that the ferment has reached south
western China and has provoked
France into taking active steps.
Sir Claude Macdonald, British min
lister at Picking, has wired the British
Cohoui dO ohdhS hdl Cou liz uulhS tllc Ic-
ported outrages and the fact that the
throne and government have been act
uated by a secret sympathy with the
Boxer movement, which the govern
ment has ample power to suppress lift
SO desired. His dispatch, however, Is
in no way of an alarmist nature.
The latest Tien Tsin dispatch saying
that the dowager empress has appoint
ed anti-foreign generals with the pre-
tended mission to suppress the Boxers,
makes it impossible to doubt that the
time has arrived for energetic action.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-06-14
BRYAN SPEAKS FOR BOERS.
Took Part In Sympathy Meeting Hell
In Omaha.

In Omaha.
OMAHA, Neb., June 1O.-Envoy c..
III. Vessels Of the Orange Free State
was given a big official reception by
Omaha yesterday. 1t was marked as
being of wholly non-partisan charac-
ter. Governor Poynter, populist, pre-
sided over the mass meeting; Mayor
Moores, republican, welcomed the en-
voy for the city; Captain ii. E. Pal
mer, chairman of the republican state
central committee, was secretary of
the meeting, aud read a number of
communications; Il. j. Mahoney, a
Cleveland democrat, made a stirring
speech, and w. j. Bryan was present
and on call from the audience ex-
pressed his sympathy for the strug-
Cling republics. At the conclusion of
Mr.. Vessels speech bedlam broke
loose, in the calls for Bryan, who said:
Il trust that the day will never
come when nation fighting for lib
erty will look in vain to the American
people for sympathy and aid. There
are men among us who say that be-
cause England sympathized with us
during the Spanish-American war we
ought to say nothing against such a
friendly nation. deny that such SYM
pathy binds us to act for England.
We did not need the sympathy of Eng
land during the Spanish American
war. We need the sympathy of no ma
ton. We have received nothing that
obliges MS to remain passive and help
less while liberty is being crushed. We
should not be unmindful of our duties
to the people of this world struggling
for their liberty-we, the greatest ma
ton on earth, founded on liberty. We
must keep inspired with that love and
reverence for the blessed name of lib
erty till every American citizen goes
down on his knees and asks the God of
battles to bring victory to the Beers.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-06-14
SUSPENSION is REPEALED.
Des Moines Criminal Taken Back to The
Penitentiary.

Penitentiary.
DIES MONIES, June S.-Ollie Blair,
who was granted n suspension of sem
tence from the governor March IA, has
been taken back to the penitentiary
at TT. Madison because of violation
of the conditions of the suspension.
After Blair was ordered back to the
penitentiary an attempt was made to
declare him insane but the case has
been dismissed. If indications of in
sanity develop at FIT. Madison the
prisoners will be removed to Clarinda,
where there is department for crimi-
nal insane. Blair was sentenced for
eight years in May, 1896, after being
convicted of breaking an entry into Il
railroad car. For the past week he
has been closely watched by the par
don clerk and was found to be drink
ing and keeping bad company, two
direct violations of the terms of sus-
pension.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-06-14
NEWS In GENERAL
WAR HAS ONLY JUST BEGUN.
Declare tion of President Kruger at
Machad0rp.


LONDON, June s.-The executive
Offices Of the Transvaal government
are in railway car which is shunted
on a switch at Machadorp Station.
President Kruger caused the interior
of the coach to be reconstructed some
that have now arrived. A correspond
ent of the Daily Express, who went
from Lorenzo Marquee to see President
Kruger, was received by him. The
president sat smoking long pipe.
He looked worried, but his bearing
was quiet and determined. He did not
make the least objection to being in
terviewed.
YES" said President Kruger, 'it is
quite true that the British have occu-
pied Pretoria. This, however, does
not end the war. The burghers are
fully determined to fight to the last.
They will never surrender SO long as
five hundred armed men remain in the
country. i feel deeply encouraged by
the fine work Steyn and DeWet are
doing in the Free State"
The correspondent suggested that
the war was over, inasmuch as the
capital had been taken.
The capital!" exclaimed Mr.. Kruger
with energy. "What is capital? 1t
does not consist of any particular col
lection of bricks and mortar. The
capital of the republic, the seat of gov
eminent, is here in this car There is
no magic about any special site. Our
country is invaded, it is true, but it is
not conquered. The government is
still effective"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-06-14
BREyITIES.

Willis Airhart, a switchman in the
Northwestern yards at Boone, was re-
Gently caught between an engine and
bad order car and crushed so badly
about the hips that he died a few min
utes after being taken to the surgeons
Office. He leaves family.
1t is learned that George G. Perry,
of Dubuque, has been appointed United
States marshal for Alaska. He was
formerly member of the republican
state committee. 1t is also stated
that George GRANGE, of Dubuque, SEN
ator Allison's former law partner, will
be federal judge of Alaska.
At New Hampton recently an 49,
year-old daughter of Mrs. +. M. Bar
Der was nearly burned to death by the
careless handling of gasoline stove.
She ran into the street in flames, and
a passerby threw rug over her, ex-
tinguishing the flames. Mrs. Barber
was also slightly burned, and the
kitchen caught fire, but it was soon
put out by the neighbors.
Creston dispatch: Switchman Will
Sandal was instantly killed in the
Burlington yards by being run over by
the night force and had just gone to
work. The first move the switch en-
CINE made resulted in his death, he
missing the foot board. The entire
Ia 1aI 1,y
mangling him. He was young man
recently married.
A shooting affray occurred a few
nights ago at dance given at new
meat market, at Schleswig, in which
Gus Buhs was shot by William
Schroeder, one of the leading young
business men of Schleswig. At first
it was thought Buhs was not injured,
but the latest report is that he may
die. Schroeder has been arrested, but
his hearing has been postponed until
June 10, awaiting the recovery or
death of Buhs.
At Fort Dodge recently Mrs. M. NJ.
Tabar, while engaged in washing
CIOLhcS, ICCclNCu DuIHo ltOui WHICH
she may lose the use of her arm and
| may lose her life. She was removing
the steaming clothes from the boiler
when she was seized with an epileptit
fit. She fell across the stove and he,
arm fell into the seething water oi
the boiler. 1t was fully two minute:
before her family found her in this pc
sition. Her body and arms were hor
ribly burned and the hand and fore
arm literally parboiled. Opiates were
administered to the agonized woman
to relieve her sufferings.
Hon. A. j. Holmes. of Boone, for
merly congressman from the Tent
Iowa district, has been declared in
sane and sent to the state hospital a
Clarinda. The insanity commissioner
found that the case was more serious
than they had expected and the onl.
question remaining for them was tn
determination of whether or not an,
relief might be obtained at the hospi
tai for the insane. DIR. DeTar advise,
that the only hope rested with tn
hospital, and the board made an orde
for the transfer OF Major Holmes t
the hospital at Clarinda. The menta
blight and misfortune of Major Holme
is the result of two causes: financia
trouble and continued i'll health.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-06-14
THE NEWS in IOWA
ARMOUR co. SUED FOR s17S,ooo.
Sioux City Meat Contract Case Remanded
to District Court.

| -
Sioux City Meat Contract Case demanded
to District Court.
| Sioux CITY, June 9.-The big S175,-
900 damage suit brought by the Ralya
Market Company, of Sioux City,
against Armour e Co., of Chicago, the
great meat packing concern, is again
to the FORE Judge Shras, of the fed
eral court, has remanded it to the dis
trict court of Woodbury. county for
/; further proceedings, and the bandying
of causes involving large amounts may
be said to have fairly begun. This
suit was brought under contract
made by the Ralya company with
Armour & Co., May "a, 1899, in which
the Chicago firm agreed to furnish the
Sioux City meat dealers with certain
meats at certain prices. Armour & Co.
broke the agreement about August l
by refusing to supply pork loins at so
cents, the contract price, as the pro-
duct had in the meantime gone up to
between and 10 cents a pound. The
contention of Armour & Co. was that
they intended the contract to cover
only the Ralya Market Company's re-
tail business, whereas the Ralya com
pany demanded product to fill large
number of jobbing orders which it had
secured. The market company was
incorporated for doing a wholesale as
well as 4 retail trads, and its articles
were officially fled, and it claims that
Armour &c Co. therefore had no
grounds for limiting delivery of pork
to merely retail trade. 1t therefore
sued for SITS, 900 damages as loss of
profits under its contract.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-06-14

In 1866, Gen. Garfield. then in con-
gress, made strong speech in sup
port of the measure which finally took
form in a national bureau of educa-
ton. The children of today" said he,
will be the architects of our country
in 1900" The prophecy was easy to
make, because certain to be fulfilled.
Yet there is something impressive in
the fact that the affairs of church and
state, and all the complex interests
of civilization, are now largely in the
hands of those who thirty-four years
ago were passing into the public
schools. To them, too, is committed
the custody of those who, in turn,
will make the history of the swift
coming future.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-06-14
HOT FIGHT WITH BOXERS.
Many Are Reported to Have Beef
Killed on Both Sides.

Many Are Reported to Have Been
Killed on Both Sides.
SHANGHAI, June THE soldiers dis
patched to attack the Boxers have
fought an engagement quite close to
Picking. Many We're killed on both
sides.
Alarming reports are current here
Of the hurried completion OF the mob
ilization of the Japanese fleet.
In consequence of the represen-
tatIons of Japan the landing of a
large Russian force at Taku is alleged
to have been stopped. 1t is believed
here that should Russia persist in
sending preponderous military force
to the front q collision with Japan
will inevitably result.
The Russian minister at Picking, NJ.
de Giers, has made another attempt
to induce the Chinese foreign office to
formally request Russian assistance to
restore order, but the offer has not
yet been accepted
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-06-14
BAD WRECK ON IOWA RAILROAD.

Milwaukee Dining Car Derailed and
Overturned, and Five Persons Injured.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, June 9.-As the
fast Chicago train No. = on the Chi
cago, Milwaukee e st. Paul, was rum
ming through Persia. Ia, thirty-one
miles east of Council Bluffs, the rear
coach, diner, was derailed and turned
entirely over. Five occupants of the
wrecked car were seriously injured
and ten sustained slight wounds. The
seriously injured are: ]. E. Boyer Of
Panora, Ia, skull fractured, expected
to die; Captain J. b. Nips of Kansas
City, injured internally; j. Morize,
travelling auditor of the road, of Cedar
Rapids, injured internally, seriously
hurt about the head; Dining Car Con-
ductor, II. NJ. Kellogg of Manila, Ia,
cut about head; Porter ]. Roth, cut
about head and body; Porter Frank
II. White, cut about head and face,
leg broken. The wreck was due to
the spreading of the rails caused by
the intense heat. The injured were
brought to Council Bluffs on special
train
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-06-14

Canon Edmonds, VINO spoke for the
foreign delegates at the farewell meet
ing of the Ecumenical Missionary con-
ference, said: You have got your
problems to solve in this nation, but
you will solve them" There has never
been a moment since the foundation
of our government when that feeling
has not been supreme in the hearts
of the American people. No tempo
rary fear or depression has weakened
the nations purpose to fulfill it's mis-
sion. nor eclipsed its faith in it's abil-
ity to do the things given it to do.