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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-01-24
81 50 PER ANN Nj.
SKELETONS IN MOUNTAIN
CAVE.
A Prospector on Lookout Noun
tain Makes q Grewsome Dis
cover.

Chattanooga, Jan 20-A spec
iaI to the News says w l. Allison,
of Rising Fawn, Ga, while pros
pecting for minerals on the side of
Lookout mountain discovered ii
skeletons in cave about fifteen
miles from this city. There is a
difference of opinion whether they
are skeletons of indians or of q
party Of miners who disappeared
from the ore mines at Rising
fawn several years ago. The
cave is being explored to see
whether or not it contains more
skeletons.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-01-24
SOUTH CAROLINA LEADS
PROCESSION.
Sac Stands First on List Of South,
EN- States In Matter of Rail
road Building.

The year just closed was mark
ed by more railroad building in
the United States than has been
since 1890, according to The Com
mon Carrier,
New construction in 1899
amounted to 4,5OO miles, or 1,
400 miles more than in 1898.
From 1887 railroad building
decreased year by year until 1895.
Then for three wears tHere was
very little change I'm 1898 there
was II revival in new construction
and last year was nearly SO per
cent. ahead of the preceding -
months.
The Railway Ages estimate
places the new track laid in 1899
at 4, 500 miles and The Railroad
Gazette figures it at 1856 miles.
While these two authorities differ
as to the number Of companies
building and he mileage in al.
most every State, their totals are
not far apart and either can be
accepted AS approximately cor.
rect
The southern States, including
Texas and Arkansas, built about
81 per cent of the to'al.
South Carolina led among the
southern States, with Georgia
second.
Iowa leads the list for the whole
country with $50 miles.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-01-24
FAMINE IN INDIA.
Tens of Millions Affected While
$3.50, 200 Are Now Receiving
Relief.

Calcutta, Jan 10 The coun-
Gil today considered the famous
situation. Tho official esti mates
show the cost to the government
of the relief works, etc, to the
end of March will he 10000, 600
rupees. About 22,0OO,OOO per-
sons are now affected in British
territory and about q, ,0OO, 900 in
the native States.
The viceroy, Lord Curzon Of
kedleston, said that the famine
al ca had expanded, surprising the
worst fears and they were now
facing cattle, water and food
scarcity of q terrible character.
About 3,25O,00O persons, he con-
tinued, were already receiving re-
lief.
While in 1897 the world shared
Indis's sorrow and contributed
hundreds of thousands of pounds
toward the relief fund, the viceroy
pointed out, India now would
have to struggle alone, for the
thoughts of every Englishman in
the world were centred on South
Africa. 1t would be the duty of
the government to pursue the task
of saving millions Of lives and 1t
would spend its last rupee, if
necessary to do SO.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-01-24
CLERKS SALE
STATE o. SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF LANCASTER.
the Common Pleas

COUNTY OF LANCASTER
the tOmmon Pleas
The British and American Mortgage
Company Limited Plaintiff, against
harintt- II ester. The rhoma- p
Smith McIver %, and j Harry
Foster, Def ndants
pY virtue OF an Order made f. the
- above case by Judge O. w Bu>
chanan, dated October ~, 1890, | will
sell at puuIic auction at Lauca. ter
court house, WITHIN the legal hours OF
sale, o. the
FiSrt nOnddy in February, 1900.
the f"ilOwin d, rribed lots, parce = or
tracts Of lad to wit:
I>t All that piece, parcel or tract
OF land /" the county Of Lanc-sier a"d
state aforesaid, containing geo acres.
more or trss, conveyed TO tue Da.
fendant, 'h"riutt X Foster by Mary
X Hassel.ine. Fannie w Cureton and
r. VA f. Brow 10y deed dated Feby
% 1878
2d. All that piece, parcel or tract of
land in the comfy OF Lanca-t"r and
state afoTesai ! containing 29f acres, .
more az fess, conveyed u the De-
tendant. charlotte r Foster. by eliza
q Brown by de-d da ed Feby eth,
1910.
The above tracts constitu q 5I9
acres, m"re or less, lying being and
situate IN the county OF Lancaster aud
STATE OF south Carolina. bounded on
the North by lands of II II G. prch,
lands how owned by X b SoweII and
Heath, Springs IL go but formerly
owned by u Erwin r his wife. Mary
B Erwin. on the East by lands Of ! r
Massey, Jr., ormerIy The G. r Wade
p'ac on the south bv lands OF w T.
Roddey Il o, formerly owned b., ID
Hi Dunlap, and lands formerly he.
longing To the estate uf Mrs II = Blown
now known as the Dmgdale place, on
the West 10y lands Of w l. ROddey IL
Go, formerly owned by ID Eli Dun ap,
and others.
Plsts of each tract Will be exhisited
on day OF sale.
Terms Of Sale; one third cash. the
balance tn he paid i'm equal instais
ments OF one and two years, with in
terest from day of sale. The credit
portions Of the sale a'e TO be secured
by the bond of the purchaser or pur-
chaser and mortgage Of the premi~
ses The purchaser of the 225 acre
tract on which the four-room cottage
stands shall insure the same In some
good repu able Fire Insurance Com
pany aud said policy shall be assigned
to the Clerk OF the court "a additional
security for the credit payments. Pur-
chaser or purchasers Of either tract
will have the option Of paying all in
cash. The purchaser or purchasers
must comply with the terms of sale
within 30 minutes or the land will be
Immediately resold at the bidders
risk
sa5 Purchaser to pay for all neces,
sary papers incluoi az revenue stamps.
w. S. l.. PORTER,
G.. &. G. p. L. G.
r, h. Wylie. Plf7s. Atty.
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IIO W'S THIS!

We "ff.r One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case Of a arrh that cau~
not be cured by Halls Catar rh Cure.
FJ HENEI tS co, Props To-
ledO, 0
We the undersigned. have KIN Iwn
Shen"y f r the last 10 years, aud
helleNe him \" rfeCtly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
"bie TO carry out any Obligations made
bv their firm.
WEST & tRUAN. Wholesale Druggist.
Toledo, 0.
WALDING kINNAN d MARVIN
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. O,
Hairs Catarrh cure is taken iu-
t rna ly,.acting dire eatly upon the blood
aud mucous surfaces of the system.
Pri'e, 75c per bottle Sold by all
Druggists Testimonials free.
Hats Famr. Pills are the best.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-01-24
NILLION$ GIVEN AWAY

1t is certainly gratifying to the
public to know of one concern in
the land who are not afraid to be
generous to the needy and suffer
ing. The proprietors of DR. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption,
Coughs, and Colds, have given
away over ten million trial
bottles of this great medi-
cine; and have the satisfaction of
knowing it has absolutely cured
thousands of hopeless cases. Asth>
ma, Bronchitis, Hoarsencss and all
diseases of the Throat, Chest and
Lungs are surely cured by it.
Call on Crawford Bro s Drug
gists, and got free trial bottle.
Regular size soc. and 81. Every
bottle guaranteed, or prico re-
funded.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-01-24
Boer Losses 6. 1925 Men.

Rensburg, Cape Colony, Fri.
day.-A gentleman who escaped
from Colesberg reports that the
Dutch inhabitants, who are SYM
pathlzers with the Beers are pro-
ceeding to the Orange Free State
in the anticipation of the evacua-
tion of the town. Mr. Wander
walt, n member of the Cape as
sembly has already gone. The
Bosr force there is estimated to
number from six to seven thous.
and men besides strong force at
Norvals Point.
The British shells did much exc
cutiOn eastward of the town.
The Boer loss up to date is prob-
ably two hundred men.
Carefully compiled figures from
republican sources, some Of which
have been investigated and found
to be correct, show the Boer
losses up t" date approximately
6'4l5 men, including two thous-
and casualties during the siege of
Ladysmith.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-01-24
THE BIG BATTLE IN PRO.
GRESS.
Ladysmith's Fate in the Balance.

London, Jan 21-4:3O N
1t is evident from General Buffers 8
dispatch 10 the War Office, and
the advices in the Associated Press
from Spearman's Camp, that a
big battle is now beng fought.
As far as can be gathered from
these dispatches, the result rs
mains undecided, and unless tn
Beers withdraw during the night,
the engagement on which hangs
the fate of Ladysmith and which
may prove the turning point of
the war will be resumed this
morning.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-01-24
BALL PLAYERS AWFUL
CRIME.
Berger, of Boston, Kills His Wife
and Two Children and Himself.

Boston, Mass, Jan 10 Martin
Berger, of the Boston base ball
club, in a fit of temporary insani.
ty, killed his wife and two chill.
drsn at their home in East Brook
field and then killed himself.
Some time last night he Drained
his wife and one child with an
axe and cut the throat of the other
child with Q razor. Then he cut
his own throat with the same i'm
plement.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-01-24
BATTLE CONTINUES ALL
THROUGH SUNDAY.
Warren's Left Advanced About
Two Miles by Short Rushes.
Artillery Extensively EN-
ployed.

houuOu, Jan ~. f.0U m. -
The present justifable severity of
the censorship prevents the special
correspondents from giving addi,
tional information to supplement
Gen Buller's latest dispatch. The
success of the movement depends
almost entirely upon how far he
proves able to outmanouvre the
Beers, whose available forces are
doubtless larger than his own
The chief difficulty lies in the
ability of the Beers transport
men, stores and ammunition
quickly and to entrench new pos
sessions. Secrecy regarding Gen
Buffers program, therefore, is
essential, and the public here is
quite content to wait patiently.
From the information which the
censor has allowed to pass it is as
yet impossible to form a correct
notion of the British tactics. One
thing, however, is quite clear.
The British commanders have
profted by experience, and are
now avoiding Infantry charges,
giving preference to the more
judicious use of artillery. The
general idea is that Sir Redvers
Bu Ter, with some 5000 men and
Is field guns, is holding northern
bank of the Tugela at Potgieters
drift, while Warren. with about
12, 600 men, so guns and a large
force Of cavalry, is working
around the right flank of the
Beers, eight or ten miles away.
Ono account Of SATURDAYS
fighting says that the British had
few killed. Little reliance can be
placed upon these reports; and,
although the main position of the
Beers has not yet been attacked
and nothing is known as to its
strength, Saturday and Sundays
fighting, which can hardly ne
described as more than outpost
affairs, evidently entailed serious
losses.
The Beers are following their
Old~time tactics-maKing u show
of resistance and then retreating
in good order to prepared posi-
tions; ana, as they are working
from tho interior of their lines,
they may be able to bring strong
forces to defend the main position.
Nothing is heard regarding any
counter attack by sir George
White from Ladysmith, and Gen
Buffers "I think we are making
substantial progress remains the
last vord. This shows that there
is still more very hard work in
front of the British forces.
The News from other points is
Of slight interest. Gen Kelly
Kenny's division has heen sent by
Gen Gatacre to form an advanced
base at Rosema junction.
London, Jan '21.-Gen Butler
cables the war Office the follow
ing:
Spearman's Camp, Jan 81, 8 p m.
Gen Warren has been engaged
all day, chiefly on his left, which
he has swung forward about a
couple of miles. The ground is
very difficult, and as the fighting
is all the time up hill, it is diff
cult to say exactly how much we
have gained, but | think We are
making substantial progress.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-01-24
A Deplorable Accident.
Special to The State.

Special to The State.
Prosperity, January 21-News
reached here this morning of q
very sad accident which occurred
late Yesterday afternoon about six
miles from town. Two bows,
Barlow Wheeler and David Cam
non, were out hunting. While
in the exciting pursuit of rabbit,
young Wheeler beng few feet
ahead of his companion, and both
boys running at full speed, Cam
non tripped and fell. His gun
was accidentally discharged, the
whole load lodging in Wbeeler's $
neck. Death resulted Immediate
lv. The unfortunate boy was q
son of Mr.. n B Wheeler and a
nephew Of Mr. j NJ Wheeler of
this place. He was Is years old
and a promising youth.
No blame whatever is attached
to Cannon. as the tragedy was
pun ely accidental and is deeply
regretted by the whole commuin-
ty.
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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-01-24
LANCAS TER AND tHESr TER
RAILW
Schedule IN effect Dec II, 1899.
iDaiiy exGGT; Sunaa

WESTBOUND BOUND.
Nos. IA md rs Nos and Is.
A VI. VI. H,pM
: = oN Ar chester Lv 10 80 10
72I SO Rirhhurg IllO s47
: II ass Bascombville IL 80 81
6 81 436 Fort Lawn IL so 9l3
80 4 90 Ly Lancaster Arl2 80 8 40
No. IA l"aNins Lancaster $50 am.
makes ct0sa "nuuecriou a, chester
with ~"u +. RI Railway No 36 for
'harlnite a vi points nrrth; and Sea =
h"ard Air Lin" Atlanta Specialn
for Atlanta and points west Also
with aro .na aud Northwestern Rail-
way No 10 for enpir y. G. and in
termediats points. and ~outhern Rail
way y" 33 for 20 umhi n d points
sou h
NO. II leaving CHESTER 1920 a m
connects win Southern Railway No
80 from Olumbia and "ornts south:
S''hb 'ari ir't me 4" tIanta SpeciaIn
from mort ern nd east-rn points and
-"u her' r waV No 33 fir m North
eru act As ern u0i"l~, IA "a Ian
ch ter " in Il q T. f,r IS arK-burp.
NJ. rs I.av,rp Ia ra+ rr 90 y m
c"'""~"is %. Lane II r VI ., = g. q r.
ON amdeua a.. dnrIyu "A a South
ern Raj " y 81 At lester for
hhrlOt e q ,"pI.t. . or D.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-01-24
MONEY TO LOIN.

T HAVE MADE rraugemen's with
Il brokers in New Y 1rk , ity thrOu n
whom ! nm able - pace loans secur~
ed by a first mortgag@ on improved
farms for five year time payable in
instaIlme ts, at The low rate Of per
cent Interest per annum. The broker
age ana The charge for abstract and
inspection are small and at tho ex-
pense Of the borrower
r T. WYLIE.
Atty at Law.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31
NOTES ON SCIENCE
CURRENT NOTES OF DIS scovERY
AND INVENTION.
Two New Ards to Comfort and Utnity
for Use In Businees Offices--An At
tachmcat for CHAIR That Fills Isns-
I Felt Want.
a Petrifled Fdrest.

Mr.. Lacey Of Iowa, the chairman Of
the house committee on public ands, Is
advocating the project OF setting aside
II certain tract Of land In Arizona as q
petrified forest national park. This
forest is one OF the greatess natural
curiosities ON the American continent
and If properly cared for it will almost
rival in interest the wonders OF the
Yellowstone, the Yosemite and Mount
Rainier reservations. The petrifed
park lies a short distance from the
Grand canyon Gf the Colorado in
Apache county, The trees probably
grew beside SOME inland sea After
falling, the cell structure Sof the wood
in the tree was entirely replaced by
silica. One OF fheiEaest remarkable
features Of the park4is a. natural bridge
foTty-five feet In width which spans
the canyon. FIFTY feet Of the tree lies
on one side, SO ii Is visible.for nearly
I 100 feet. The wood sis handsome when
polished.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31
Recent Inyent,ens.

Large nails can be rapidly pulled by
new implement, having 3 long lever
fitted with claw at one end, a yoke
being mounted close to ,he claw to
support q rDnghened dist, which il
journaled eceentricallys ffrmdTg a full
crum for the lever, n
An Oklahoma man hts patented q
pair Of shears which areproyided with
double cutting edges, tie blades being
semi-circular ia cross section and at
tached to the handles Ia such a man
ner that either pair If edges can be
brought into position
To protect thread fpm soiling a new
spool is formed OF wo disks, having
their central portions in contact, with
the peripheral porfpn bu1ged outward
to form central reel on which the
thread is wound through the slot be-
tween the outer elges of the disks.
An improved cDthespin Is formed OF
two equal sectiois joined at the head
by spring cap, with a steel spring To-
Gated midway letween the ends to al
low the split Iortion to open a short
distance when pressed over the line,
which increasts the grip and prevents
the pin splitting.
Fishermen'will appreciate a new
reel which y attached to ferrule fit
ting on tho end of the pole, with
spring-confolled drum inside on
which theine is wound, lever being
pivoted iside the grip to be pressed
by the thumb and wind UP the slack
line automatically.
By usng new coffee pot attach
ment he steam is made to pass
througi the grounds, a metal tube be-
ing sehred to the end of the spout and
extenled through the lid to the in
terici with cloth sack containing the
gro,hds fastened to the inner end Of
the.ube.
new counting device for register
;n the score in domino and other
g.mes has an upright casing, in which
Wo shafts are journaled with numeri-
al disks on thes shafts and a lever to
rotate the disks, indicating the stand
ing of each side and ringing a bell at
the end of the game.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31
Votoano I'm Action

Il Monte Baado, between Lake Garda
and the valley ofstthe Adige, in Italy,
was once the center, Of volcanic action,
but in the early part OF the present
century this activity had apparently
ceased. Last March, however, an in
distinct runBliHg was heard IN the
mountains, which seemed to come from
the interior a6f sthe mountain. Deep
assures formed con the crest, whence
hot steam is STILL elected from time to
time, which maits all the snow in the
neigh hborhpod. The indicatins are sim
liar to tine preliminary symptoms
which precededsthe terrible eruption Of
Mount Taralwera in New Zealand seme
thirteen years ago, says the Scientific
American.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31

Stenographars' chairs, made with
special regard to the comfort Of our
nimble-fngerad office assistants, are
expensive; talart lis, good chairs are.
The business anan sand his stenogra-
pher have been looking for long
time for some appliance which can be
attached to am aEdnary office chair,
and which, at the same time, will give
support to the naer and prevent back
ache, which, as VI al know, is the bug
bear Of the typewriter girl. new pat
,ent back-rest has been put on the
market which is illustrated herewith.
1t touches the back Just where support
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31
ofron,o u.ers OF ,sauiekslss,r.l . I

Y i'm the district of Marnel in lGar !
many the natives are becoming lf-
noWmed for their misuse Of poisonous
medical 1tenadies. The ether drinkers
I arse p1entiful there, and the ,auichsil-
wer habit Is very coaIInon. Some lnf
tine men take doses Of frum five TO tlhf-
ty gramms OF the slippery stun, and
boys are said TO begin the habit with
fwe gIamm install llmeTts. Continued
indulgence leads to serious chronic
blood poisoning and the nes,lh is fatal
to :tfe victims. The national health
officers are inVestig eating the matter,
and viii recommend that the sale Of
quicksilver im that district be pro-
bibited absolutely. ID Il
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31

early In February, at q time when
cold waves are possible. Were the
growers to wait till later, they would
find no market that would pay o profit
on cost Of production and transporta-
tion.
The apple exhibit at Paris Is likely
to attract a good deal Of attention from
Europeans. 1t will not consist OF the
short-keeping varieties to any extent,
but of those apples that are known as
commercial apples, and that will stand
long carriage. Our apple trade with
the Europeans IL growing, and the ex-
hibit at the exposition will doubtless
have the effect or enlarging the mar
ket. The only trouble that we see
ahead is the difficulty Of supplying the
demand. Good commercial apples are
very high in our markets the year
round. and Of course will be much
higher in a foreign market, where the
cost Of transport, handling and addi-
tional profits must be added. With
out doubt. there is no more encourag-
ing field for investment than in the line
OF apple growing. There are certain
sections OF the country that are par
ticularly adapted to the growing Of
apples sections where land is cheap
and unsuited to the production OF any
thing but fruit
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31
sSubsoillne for Grain.

l. y II / T.
lit will not. as q general thing, pay
ito ssubsoil for grain crops. With the
low price of the cereals the increase
must he very considerable to pay cost
of the extra work The work OF sub
soiling is very great, the subsoiler hav-
| ing ito ,he hauled by from four to Six
horses according to construction of the
subsoil. There are however some To-
calities where subsoiling for grains
will pay. This will depend on u good
many circumstances that cannot be
pointed ont specifically. For In
stance there are subsoils that are not
hard ito stir up. There are farms
where the arrangements are such that
the men and horses have idle time,
and in such cases the subsoiling will
not be very expensive. Then too we
,nf,st make a distinction between the
sections of country where the rainfall
lis fairly good and the sections OF
country where the .aridity is SO great
that there is little or no water to hold.
1t lis believed that .subsoiling is more
effective where the rainfall is fairly
good than where the rainfall Is very
slight This is because the subsoiilng
makes it possible for the ground to,
hold more water and a part Of the
heavy precipitations is caught and held
In the reservoir that would otherwise
run off, In the case OF semi-arid lands
the water seldom falls in such quanti-
ties that the soil cannot retain it.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31
Cape Hssterags sNsw Light-ship.

A new lghtship Of novel design is
soon to be meored in the stormy wat
ers Of the dreaded Diamond Shoals off
Cape Hatteras. 1t has been found inn
possible to plaeesa lighthouse there,
and the lightships moored on the spot
have, one aftertthe other. been torn
from their fastenings. The new ship
is to be propelled by steam, and fur
nished with electric flash h-lights to be
displayed from hermasts,50 feet above
water. She Willtbe anchored c on the
shoals with strong mooring tackle, and
ii case she lis torn loose by gale can
take care uf 4herselfswith the aid Of her
powerful engine.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31

5s The ingenuity architects and
builders is sometimes severely taxed to
provide frT .the comfort Of the dwell
ers ia lofty apartment houses. In New
York City plans have been fled for a
gigantic bnilding Of this kind to stand
on Fifth avenue, iand to be connected
with a wsTllknown restaurant across
the street by ia a.tunnel, finely fitted up
and lighted, whereby the occupants OF
the apartment rhause can go out to
their meals i'm all kinds OF weather
without the necessity Of putting on
hats. The only drawback appears to
be that they are limited in their choice
Of a restaurant.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31
horticultural observations,

The annual returns TO the State of
Florida for fruits and vegetables ship
ped out is said to be about 100000.
This is very much less than it would
be had the great orange groves not
been cut down by the severe cold spells
Of the last few years.
1t is reported that there Is quite a
general movement among the truck
growers of Texas for organization.
This is to be commended, for by such
combinations the better shipment and
distribution of the products can be OBJ
tanned. If the growers Of vegetables
and fruit ever become fully organized
lt will be possible to prevent inferior
goods being put on the market.
A writer says that Florida suffers
more damage from frost than any other
state. The cold waves this spring have
killed large quantities of early fruits
and vegetables. Beans and egg plants
were extensively destroyed. In the
midst Of some of the vegetable gardens
the thermometer dropped to about 20
below the freezing point. Florida IS
really in a hard position in this regard.
Her product is of value in the north
srn market only because of its earli-
ness. Yet to get these early vegetables
the work OF growing them must begin