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TO GO IN A BODY.
How Gen. Walker Wants tho
Veterans to Enter Louis
vile.
The State.

The State.
Gen G Irvine Walker of Char.
lesion, the commander of the
South Carolina division of the
United Confederate Veterans,
which is one of the strongest di-
visions of the organization, spent
yesterday in the city, and talked
interestingly about the trip of
the South Carolina veterans in
Louisville this year. The time is
getting short and Gen Walker
will soon have the wheels in mo-
ton. He desires South Carolina
to he largely represented at this
reunion, and it is his desire to
have veterans who 90 from this
State 90 together, concentrating
for the start at Spartanbnrg and
proceeding thence by the noun
tain route to Louisville.
Gen Walker also expects to eff
feet arrangements in Louisville
for the quartering of the entire
South Carolina party at one hotel
at satisfactory rates.
He proposes to take the mat
ter in hand in ample time to
carry out these ideas, if they
meet with the appreciation of the
several camps
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81 5u PER ANNUN
S. q MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

The Semi,centennial Meeting of
the South Carolina Medical Asso>
citation will be held in Charleston
April is, 1900. 1t is proposed
to make this event the occasion
for general reunion of all the
physicians in the State. Invita-
tions will therefore be sent to
every doctor in the State, request
ing him to be present. A public
reception will be rendered to the
physicians by the Mayor and AL
dermen of the City of Charleston:
Excursions to Isle of Palms and
other entertainments will be offer
ed by the local profession. DR..
Hobart Amory Hare, of Phila
delpsia, Pa, will deliver the hn-
nual Address. Board in the CITY
can be obtained at 81. and upwards
at the hotels. Reduced rates of
fare will he on sale on all roads
leading into the city.
w p PORCHER, President.
Il p WHALEY, Secretary.
Inns.
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IHE LEDGER,
Thurlow S. Carter.
EDITOR AND MANAGER.
SATURDAY MARCH 81, 1900.

Tillman is far from compli-
mentary to the county weeklies
with their "patent outsides," ,"
their "stories and trash" and
their "deterioration,' but we do
not think that be does them Jus
tice. While for the last ten years
he has been holding fat offices and
has not felt want they have been
taking potluck with the people,
and the people have not been en-
riched by his elevation. There
are some pretty shabby sheets
among them, but cur observation
is that there are at the present
time more good, readable week
lies in the State than ever before.
That they do not print campaign
speeches IN detail is nothing
against them. Consider the aver
age character of the speeches. If
the people do not take interest
enough in them to attend the
meetings and hear them why
should the papers assume that
they want to read them?- The
State.
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OLD STEEL OR DEATH.

There is but one small chance
to save your life and that is though
an operation" was the awful
prospect set before Mrs. l b Hunt,
of Lime Ridge, Wis, by her
doctor after vsinly trying to cure
her of trightful case of stomach
trouble and yellow jaundice. He
didn't count on the marvellous
power of Electric Blttsrs to cure
Stomach and Liver troubles, but
she heard Of it, took seven bottles,
was wholly cured, avoided sur
geon's knife, now weighs more
and feels better than ever. It's
positively guaranteed to cure
Stomach, Liver and Kidney trou-
b!es and never disappoints. Price
SOC at Crawford Bros drug store.
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Killed Two at a Shot.

Greensboro, n G, March 2S. -
Three men who were serving out
their sentences on the county
roads about nine miles from here.
made break for liberty yester-
day afternoon. The guard fred
and two of the convicts being in
line the bullet passed entirely
through one of them, killing him
Instantly, and wounding the other
mortalIy. The third, white
man named Eppes, escaped.
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"A FRIG HTFUL BLUM
DER

Will often cause a horrible
Burn, Scald, Cut or Bruise. Buck
lens Arnica Salve, the best in the
world, will kill the pain and
promptly heal it. Cures Old
Sores, Fever Sore, Ulcers, Felons,
Corns, all Skin Eruptions. Best
Pile cure on earth. Only 25 cts
n box. Cure guaranteed. Sold
by Crawford Bros Druggists.
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The Grand Lodge of the
Knights of Honor of South Caro-.
lima meets in twenty fourth an
nual session at Columbia on We'd
nesday, April 18th.
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power Of two or three LEADING
newspapers to make and unmak G
men, and to largely control our
State politics. The necessity of
freedom of speech and the pre-
sentation by the candidates of
their views, directly to the voters
without having them tinged or
distorted or suppressed by differ
ent newspapers will make the
people unwilling to give up the
present plan unless "something
better" can be substituted for it.
You have stated the defects in the
present system none too strongly,
and there are others which occur
to me which You have not men
toned; for instance 1t was never
conceived possible that man
would offer as n candidate for
high position simply because of
vanity or his being u crank, still
less that one would enter such n
race with no hopes of being elect
ed. but simply with t'e view of
defeating another man. There
can be 40 limitation as to the
number of persons who shall run
for any office if they comply with
the prerequisites. The Joint dis
cussion was intended to give the
people an opportunity of hearing
both sides, and of allowing the
candidates to present their views
directly to the voters. The great
mistake that has neen made was
the attempt to divide the time
pro rata, or apportion it out
among all the candidates. Thus
as you have said, there was no
chance for n candidate to make a
speech or do himself any credit,
and the people were disgusted to
that extent that they refused to
turn out to the meetings. | cam
vassed the State three times and
there was never any limitation on
any speaker. The arrangement
was, in the race for governor, to
have the speakers alternate: and
IN the race for the senate to In.
vert the order of speaking, SO
that the mlno- candidates could
every other day begin and have
their say in full while the crowds
were fresh, and not be forced to
take The leavings of the audience
tired out by previous speakers.
Whatever else may be done, there
should never have been in the
past and should never he in the
future any limitation on time. 1t
would be better to have some
candidates miss speaking at
every meeting than follow such a
plan of gagging them. The ques-
tion now is either the continuance
OF the present system, with such
limitations as | have Indicated.
or changing it as you suggest and
leaving the counties to determine
what men they want to hear and
extend invitations to such, 1t be
ing of course always permissible
for a candidate to announce lnde-
pendently the places Mt which he
will speak, and to invite his op.
ponent for the Office to Joint dis,
cussion. The State committee
cannot discriminate as among can
didates who comply with the
rule. but the county committee
having control of the meetings
could refuse to invite those mon
who were not wanted, and if il
should ever occur, which is hardly
possible, that a candidate would
be unjustly treated he could then
make arrangements for a separ-
ate meeting tO which his onnonant
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N' az p'aSSo "hSiO ho
meetings were desired. This
should be avoided in the future.
Third. 1t is impossible to run
campaign of education on the old
plan. When all candidates are
required to attend the meeting at
certain time and place, the great
number present to address the
voters precludes the idea of in,
teiligent discussion of grave pub.
lie questions in the brief space of
five, ten or fifteen minutes allowed
each speaker.
Fourth. The newspaper reports
of the various meetings are vlrtu>
ally the same, day after day, and
are usually but mere stereotyped
skeleton of skeleton Argument,
and in no case sufficiently elabor-
ate to express clearly the views
of the speaker or to enhghten the
bearer. Therefore, if the meet
ings are to be educational, the
will and the convenience of the
people must be consulted in ap>
pointing the campaig gn meetings,
SO that larger audiences will he
attracted and longer time he given
to speakers.
Fifth. The PR posed change
in tho constitution would give
each candidate the greatest possi>
bic latitude and liberty in con,
ducting his own campaign and
would give the respe ctive counties
the right to regulate and direct
their own political appointments
and to invite whomsoever they
desired to be present when
ever and wherever the people
wished to hear them.
Sixth. Under the old plan,
meeting is scheduled for each
county, whether desired or not,
and each candidate must follow
the procession throughout the
State regardless of expense or
convenience The great expense
OF making the canvass of the State
will eventual! y shut ont poor
man from running for State office,
however worthy and competent
he may he. This is one of the
strongest arguments for a change.
Seventh. 1t is very desirab le
that these matters should he
brought to the attention of the
people for full and free discussion
before the May convention. The
foregoing are the principal reasons,
crudely stated, why a change in
the constitution appears to man,
as very desirable. They do not
touch upon the numerous minor
points that might be adduced.
l shall be very glad to hear
from you relative to these points
and to any other that may sug-
gest themselves to you as pertlnen
to the question either for or
against the proposed amendment
to the constitution.
What | desire mos and what
believe the public desires Is that
from free and full discussion of
the matter plan may be evolved
which will work for the best IN
terests of the State and for the
comfort, convenience and indepen>
dence of both the candidates in
the coming campaign and the
people who wish to know them.
Very sincerely your friend,
James T Parks.
In reply to this Senator Till
man wrote as follows:
Washington, March %, 1900.
j + Parks, Esq, Orangeburg, sc.
Dear Sir: | have your letter
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Tlllman Writes a Letter Sug-
geSting a Change.
FATHER OF THE MERRY-GO-
ROUND.
His Reply to Some Inquiries Be-
ing Made Of Him. News
papers Get their Annual
Share.
The State.

Senator Tillman is after doing
away with the regular tour of the
South Carolina Political Circus
company over each county of the
State. The State campaign busl-
ness has not been very popular of
late'on account of it's cost and other
things, and very recently there
has been some talk of confning the
general meetings to one in every
district, letting the candidates 90
to speak anywhere else they see
tit on their own responsibility.
But no one expected the originator
OF the stumping of the State
scheme, Senator Tillman, to ad-
vocate change. That he has
done so in a measure may be seen
from the following correspondence
made public here yesterday:
Orangeburg, March II, 1900.
Hon. B r TiIlman, Washington.
d G.
My Dear Sir and Friend: Ac>
cording to the constitution of the
Democratic party of South Caro-
lima, the State Democratic con.
vention will convene in Columbia
on Wednesday, May 10th, 1900,
to elect delegates to the national
convention, member of the
national Democratic executive
committee and to make such
changes or amendments to the con
stltution of the Democratic party
in this State as may seem desira~
BILE for the proper conduct of the
coming campaign.
The object of this communica,
tion is to ask your opinion as to
the propriety and desirabiIity of
amending article III of the con
stitution of this State, which reads
as follows:
Article ii. Before the election
IN 1896, and each election there
after, the State Democratic exec.
utlve committee shall Issue a call
to all candidates for State Offices
to address the people of the differ
ent counties Of this State, fixing
the dates of the meeting, and also
inviting the candidates for con.
giess, United States senate and
for solicitors, in their respective
districts and circuits, to be present
and address the people. At such
meetings only,the candidates above
set forth shall be allowed to
speak.
The above article is mandatory
1T requires the State Democratic
executive committee to formulate
the schedule for the whole State
campaign without giving the coun-
ties any voice in the arrangement
OF the time and place of meeting
for their respective counties.
Quite a number of people, and
with apparent good reason, think
that this article of the party con-
stitution should be either entirely
abrogated, or at least so amended
as to give the individual counties
a voice in making the schedule of
the meetings. The most potent
reasons adduced in behalf of such
change or amendment in the con-
stitution of our party are these:
First. The county executive
committee, of the several counties,
knowing the desire and need of
the people in their respective
counties better than is possible
for the State executive committee
to know, should have the privilege
OF fixing a time and place for
the State campaign meeting of
their respective counties.
Second. Many of the MEETINGS.
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good news as they used to.


In regard to the State commit
tee fixing the dates for the meet
ings in the campaign, it has been
considered necessary in order to
prevent clash in counties, and
always to arrange the meetings in
rotation so that in given week
certain contiguous territory might
be covered. If the papers of the
State could be induced to give
fair, full and unbiased reports of
speeches; and honest and truth
tul statements IS to the mum bers
and happenings at the meetings,
the objections which you have
urged against the present system
would leave hardly any reason for
It's continuance, and by this do
not mean the daily papers alone
for they are read to very lin.
lted extent except in the towns,
and the masses of the voters read
only weeklies. 1t seems that ar
rangcments could be made to have
speeches given on the patent out
sides just as easily as to have
stories and trash which now ap-
pear in them.
After all | do not know that we
need to be worried much about
the matter. Any man who can
make such speech as the people
want to hear and give them in.
struction or amuse them will al
ways he able to obtain an audience:
and if they do not want a man to
talk any longer they will let him
know it. Then by reversing the
order of speaking and alternating
days every man will havo a fair
chance. If the crowds have come
to hear any special man they will
make it known and the Others will
voluntarily hurry through and get
out of the way.
Whatever is done We should
cling to the freedom of discussion
aud Joint debate and tho primary
system as the very essence of
Democracy. Rather than give
these up it would be better to
confne the speeches to candidates
for governor alone The other
State house officers do not out
line politics, but are largely adj
mlnistrative officers, while the
governor not only influences leg
isIation, but by the use If the ap-
pointing power and veto con-
trols public affairs if he should
he n man of any force and ability.
1T may he worth while to try the
plan of having no meetings under
the auspices of the State commit
tee, but turn all the candidates
loose and let them arrange their
own meetings, or attend such
as the county committees ar
range ond the people who get up
plcnics invite them to, but until
the newspapers change their poll
cY or recent years, and also be
more Industrious in furnishing
the voter with readable and fair
and reliable reports of what is be-
ing said and done by the candi-
dates, the system of Joint discus
sion in one form or another will
be demanded by the people and no
candidate can safely neglect it.
One of Jefferson's maxims was
"teach the people and trust the
people and under the existing
conditions in our State there is no
certain way to have this done ex
cept through the medium of pub-
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2" Pay your subscripitonto
LKnsER!
North Park union., 1900-06-29
Notice.

After the lst day of May, and until
further notice. The North Park Stock
Growers Association will pay boun-
ty of fifteen dollars (s15) on each
gray wolf, five dollars ($5) on each
cub gray wolf, fifty cents 600 on
each adult coyote, twenty-five cents
(25c) on each coyote cub killed IN
North Park. Claimants of such
bounties to present the hides of each
animal, with affidavit, TO the under
signed, that said animal was killed
within the limits of North Park after
the 1st day of May, 1900.
JAMES TAYLOR, secretary.
North Park union., 1900-06-29
BOARD OF EQUALIZATION.

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the
Board OF County Commissioners OF Larmc-
County Colorado, will meet NJ the office Of the
County Clerk in the Court Hohsc in the city of
Fort Collins, Colorado as u Board OF Equaliza.
tion for the correction and compilation Of the
assessment roll OF 1900, commencing on Monday,
July 3 1900 and continuing in session as such
Board of Equalization not loss than three, nor
more THAI ton consecutive days, AID again on
the third Mondayin July. being Jnly ID, 1900,
and continuing in session not less tha- two, nor
morerhan ton consecutive days AZ s6ich Board
OF Equalization.
Further notice is horeby given that no change
in valuation can be made, except atthis meet
ing
Witness my hand under the official seal p,
said county, this 18th day OF June, 1900.
ysr,, II f. TEpMuN.
'AN'' County Clerk
North Park union., 1900-06-29
Items in an Old .
London Paper.

Lost on Friday last from Wimble-
don, black and white GREYHOUND
DOG answers to the name of Driver.
Any person who will bring him to
the ROSE and CROWN Wimbledon
shall receive ONE GUINA RE-
WARD. No greater reward will be
offered, nor advertised again. Who
ever shall harbor him after this adver-
tisement shall be prosecuted to utmost
rigor of the law.-London Times Of
October 3, 1898. Four colum tollol.
Ranelasil.
GRAND GALD in honor of LORD
NELSON'S GLORIOUS VICTORY
over the French fleet at the mouth of
the Nile. The proceeds to be devoted
TO the relief of the widows and or.
phans of the brave men who fell on
the occasion. Date and particulars
in future announcements.
North Park union., 1900-06-29
Weather Report.
Local Items.

Mean Max ssla Mean Min. i2,5-. Mean Range
49,. General average 65A-
North Park union., 1900-06-29
Road From Willow
Creek Pass to Walden.

This road commences in Willow
Creek pass and runs in northerly
direction to Rand, distance of
twelve miles. From Rand to the in
tersection of the county road from
Walden to Haworth the main course
is North, Is degrees West, crossing
Owl Mountain Ridge over the Her
mit's pass in section u, 7 2 N,
R 70 w, passing by the Yocum
spring, bearing North 10 degrees un-
til it reaches Spring creek o little
south of the old Hembree cabin then
follows the old timber road to below
Alkali lake. From here North, 2G
degrees East across Spring creek and
ascends the Mesa and passes North
Kxtd about one half mile East oi
North Park union., 1900-06-29
North Park Circuit.
Presiding Elders Visitation.

The Rev. w. D. Phifer, rresld:.. g
Elder of the Greeley District VII
visit this circuit shortly, and this VII
be made an occasion for the Adm. j.
istration of the Lords Supper at W,l-
den, and such other appointments as
shall be arranged for and of which
due notice will be given.
Walden, July /, Sunday School 2
p. m, Preaching Service 8 p. N.
Special sermon by pastor in prepara-
ton for the Ordinance.
North Park union., 1900-06-29
VOLUME ~.
Great Government -
Investments.

Hostility to irrigation legislation
mas developed In the East from time
, to time, broad minded expressions
among mep liberal enough to see that
what builds up one part of the conn
try must reGexibly help all other
parts.
1t is pleasing to note that such l.
far eastern paper as the Boston Tran
script recognizes the fact that irriga
ton appropriations for the West
would be national investments, in the
interest of and for the benefit of all
The people of the United. States,
Quite part of the annual outlay
OF the nation, the Transcript says, is
an investment rather than an expend-
iture. Public buildings are direct in
.vestments, Obvious to everybody,
because they save rental to the govern
ment. In the case Of certain other
appropriations, the Investment aspecs,
.yhile just as genuine is so indirect as
10 escape attention. An appropria-
Lion for the improvement of Boston
.Harbor would be an indirect invest
.inent. The cost of transportation is
one of the great public charges the
rates of which bear directly upon the
fortunes of,eYerybody. A deep chan
ne! to Boston makes possible large
Ships and therefore low freight rates.
.Tl.e government in spending money
,for auch improvements makes easier
the future burden of its citizens and
.t,, the interests OF the citizens and
lshe State are identical, this becomes
nj Investment pure and simple.
.''it is the same story continues the
transcript, with all worthy river and
'harbor improvements they are natl
,onal Investments. Irrigatlon expen-
.5es, insofar as they provide "for
permanent works, come under the
same head. National expenditures
OF the investment sort should be en-.
couraged, especially when the country
Is SO prosperous that it can bear Its
burden we'll as against the time of
greater striugency.
1t takes but slight study to see
that an irrigation appropriation ap-
piled to any one section would almost
Immediately help other sections. II
the West were fully developed, the
East would necessarily benefit thereby
for western money would flow east
ward to purchase those things which
the East alone supplies and so
through the prosperity Of the irrigat-
ing West the manufacturing East
would indirectly benefit by the open
ing of great additional markets.
The National Irrigation Associa-
ton, Washington, D. Y.
North Park union., 1900-06-29

Timbrel's and intersects with the
county road in the NWt of section II,
T 8 N, R 70 W. ~
The above road could be built at q
comparatively small expense, and
makes the distance from Walden to
Rand twenty miles, and from Walden
to the summit Of Willow Creek pass
thirty-two miles. There are no heavy
grades and an ordinary team can
handle thirty hundred pounds any
place on the route.
North Park union., 1900-06-29
Union Pacific Time Table.

Union Pacific Time Table.
Passenger trans arrive in Laramie as
follows and remain only five minutes:
WEST BOUND.
No. /, Overland Limited. -. 800 p. M.
No. 3, Pacific Express. 1890 p. m.
No. i01, Fast Mail. .......,..11: :5G p. III.
EAST-BOUND.
No. 2, Overland Limited. .4:30 a. nj.
No. 4, Licol Passenger. ....11;50 a. m.
No. 6, Atlantic Express. ...1l:O5 p. m.
North Park union., 1900-06-29
NovlcEFoR PUBLICATION.
Land Office, at Denver, Colorado,

Land Office, at Denver, Colorado,
Jane ~, 1900.
Notice is horob, gwen that the iollowin-,
named ct lor las Gled notice OF his intention
to MAKE final proof in support OF his claim. nn,l
that said pr ,o,w'll be made boforeJ. Mack Mills,
Clerk of The Coua;y Court Of Lnrimer County,
Colorado at Fors Collins, on August d 1863, viz
Alozanl,cr Stunrt-H Z. No. 1898 for the WI.
SWi, Section 5, e. ,ssWl. Section g. Township
No. 10 y, in Range No. !6 w.
Ho names the following witnesses To prove
his con inuous residence upon, and cultivation.
of, aid land viz:
Victor q. II. Stuart, OF Glancyrc, Colorado,
+. W. Sherwood,
q. c. Campton,
August Brief, d"
c. d. FoEp, Register,
JUNE 90 AUGUST 3
North Park union., 1900-06-29

John Clark OF Hebron was trading in
town Thursday.
c. Z. Mosman left on the stage
Monday morning for the outside.