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Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1900-10-06
Two More Women Who
Acknowledge the HELM
they Have Received from,
Mrs. ESiRsklsan1,

DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM-The doctor
says l have congestion of the womb.
and cannot help me. There is aching
In the right side of abdomen. hin. IeI
and back. II you can do me anv GOOD
please write. - Mrs. NINA Chase
Fulton, n. Y, December 20, 1897.
DEAR Mrs. PINKHAu-I followed
your instructions, and now | Unnt
every woman suffering from female
trouble to know how good your advice
and medicine is. The doctor ad dvised
an operation. | could not bear to
think of that, so followed your advice,
got better right off. took six bottles
OF Lydia r.. Pinkham'E Vegetable Com
Rouhd and used three packages OF
oanative Wash; also took your Liver
Pills, and am cured Ms Nv.
CHASE, Fulton, n. Y, December ~.
1898.
DEAR MRS. PINHhAM-HaVe bean
suffering for over a wear and bnd tLroa
doctors At time of menGtruation 7
suffer terrible pains in back and
oVarles. | have headache nearly every
day, and feel tired all the time. The
doctor said my womb was ont of place
would be so glad if you could help me"
MRS. CARL VOss, Sac City, Iewa,
August l, 1898.
Please accept my sincere thanks for
the good your advice and Lydia f..
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has
done me. ] did everything Won told
me to do, and used only three BOTTLES
ana feel better in every respect
Mrs. Carl Voss, Sac City, Iowa, March
%. 1899.
Mrs. PEsIItlsan1 mas Fifty
It'o"ocr'd !SNch Letters as
AEOvc 1lI File az Ro0. Of
flee ,S.Is' Maf-cG = 10 .'Dfsfc.
nsCDts Stsa ( rs. .ia< EI.2vc.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1900-10-06
Tenant House Burned.

A tenant house on Mr.. John +.
Porter's place was burned one
day this week. 1t was occupied
by some negroes, but no one was
there when the fire started ex-
cept sick woman and she was
unable to put the fire out. She
managed to get part of their
household effects out and the bal
ance was burned.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1900-10-06
to Capt. I. ". Moore.

News came here Thu sday that
Capt. l. w. Moore had met with
an accident that had necessitated
he amputation of his left hand
above the wrist. He lett here
Wednesday afternoon for Rock
Hill via Chester. The following
Rock Hill special to The State
contains all that we have been
able to get of the particulars
"Mr. l. w. Moore, of Lancaster,
net with an accident last eve
ming when the north bound South
orn came in. He did not hear the
call for Rock Hill, but just as the
rain was moving out he learned
that he was passing his destina
ton. Hurriedly making his way
TO the platform he grasped the
rail and prepared to jump from
the train which was moving slow
ly. In some way he slipped and
that was the last he knew for
some time. He was picked up
and carried to drug store and
aftarward to a physicians office
where it was found necessary to
amputate his left hand at the
wrist, that member being crushed
beyond hope of saving. He was
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1900-10-06

1t is well to know that De Wits
Witch Hazel Salve will heal a
burn and sop the pain at once.
1t will cure eczema and skin dis
eases and ugly wounds and sores.
1t is certain cure for piles.
Counterfeits may be offered you.
See that you get the original De-
Wits Witch Hazel Salve. Craw-
ford Bros. d-ws
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1900-10-06

"For three days and nights suffer-
ed agony untold from an attack of
cholera morbus brought on by eating
cucumbers," says NJ. f. Lowther, clerk
of the district court, Centarville,
Iowa. II thought | should surely die,
and tried dozen different medicines
but all to no purpose. | sent for a
bottle of Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy and three dose
relieved me entirely" This remedy
is for sale by j Mackey & Co
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1900-10-06

TrdnthGm Beat Sheriff WtILiams.
The vote in the third primary
in Kershaw county resulted in
the nomination of J. S. Trantham
for Sheriff, he getting 858 votes
and sheriff r. B. Williams S39.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1900-10-06
CdLL and See

Mr.. c. H. Culp who represents
the Chester Oil Mill before you
sell your cotton seed. He leads
the market at 26 cents per
bushel. Warehouse at Narrow
Gauge depot.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1900-10-06
Notice to DEBTORS of II. j. GTe1-
org &c Co. and Farmers Bank
ing and Mercantile Co.

All notes and accounts be-
longing to the old firm of H. J.
Gregory & Co. and to the old
firm of the Farmers Banking
and Mercantile Company have
been placed in my hands for
collection. Parties indebted to
either or both firms are request
ed to come forward and settle
at once.
J. F. GREGORY.
Oct. I'd, 1900.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1900-10-06

For sprains, swellings and lameness
there is nothing so good as Chamber
lain's Pain Balm. Try it For sale by
j. f. Mackey & Co.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1900-10-06
We,zpseza,
Rezssez,sAsez.
This Z
4 act

That In addressing Mrs. Pinlxhar
you are communicating with a woman
IA woman whose experience in treat
ing womanS ills is greater thar. that
OF any living person-male or female.
woman can talk freely to a vyo-
man when it IS revolving to relate her
private troubles to a man.
Many women suffer in silence and
drift along from bad to worse. know
ing full well that they should have
immediate assistance, but a natural
modesty impels them to shrink from
exposing themselves to the questions
and probable examination of even
their famil Y physician. 1t is unncces-
sary. without money or price you can
consult n woman, whose knowledge
from actual experience is unequaled.
Women suffering from any form of
female weakness are invited to freely
communicate with Mrs. Pinkham at
Lynn, Mass.
All letters are received, opened,
read and answered by women only.
This is positive fact-not n mere
statement. 1t is certified to by the
mayor and postmaster OF Lynn and
others whose letters, all in little book.
Mrs. Pinkham has just published.
write for copy it is free. Thus
has been established the eternal con-
hdence between Mrs. Pinkham and the
women of America which has never
been broken and has induced more
than 100000 sufferers to write her for
advice during the last few months.
Ont OF the vast volume of experience
which she has to draw from. It is
more than possible that she has gained
the very knowledge that will help
your case. She asks nothing in re-
turn except your goodwill. and her
advice has relieved thousands. Here
are some of the cases we refer to:
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1900-10-06

Derangements Of Menstrual Functions pro.
duee Miscarriage. StmmAas squaW Vine Wine
or Tablets correct the deran gemeuls.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-08-08
PALMISTRY.
An Amateur DiVuIaes Some of the Sc.
crets of the Art.

A young woman who worked her
way into the hearts. but not the peck.
etbooks. of a large circle of friends
and chance acquaintance by her tai
ents as fortune teller was recently
moved. Mt the witching hour of twi.
Hight and afternoon tea, to betray deep
buried condolences.
Indeed" she said. "merely for the
study of human nature. IL pays to
master the mysteries of the hand and
to pose, either seriously or otherwise,
as an oracle. My old nurse taught me
the tea cup that is, to read the
grounds-and | picked up the cards
from German governeSs | used to
see, But palmlstry is the most fun.
because even the steadiest and most
conventional people are believers in ii.
1t Is Il science. though the gypsitS.
who We're once its greatest eNpoHents.
have brought ii into disrcputc. There
are certain tricks of the trade which
| allow myself. merely 10 relieve Its
monotony, for you know you do get
Nreu or Nhc Nn~ ce .,,~ ss,eSet ,,,., ltna
OF luck, and SO ON, with variations
Il can size up people Immediately.
and have positively developed the i'm
ner eye that the Eastern students
talk about 1t is merely concentration.
For instance. there crowds up 10 me
In group of silly ehatterng men
and women sad yet feryid person on
the wrong side of thlrtytive Her for
II is almost always she her aura
Is plain enough, II sort of depressing
gray. | refuse To tell her ANYTHING
in public but | win her lifelong devo.
ton by private reading of marvel
lous accuracy. II is pretty safe 10 tell
such people that they had chances 10
marry long ago and will have soon
again II does no harm and often great
good. for n general fixing up mental
~ and physically frequently results
and brings the very thing | dared TO
prophesy
Then there Is the ambitious Young
fellow. with clear eyes and tfemnlous
smile, who walks of with the step of
julius Caesar when tell him he will
succeed. And the married belle of ma
ture years. who Is trying to bluff her
new friends with details of her past.
tl' peaCelhl, dear old lady. Whose
face is rs sweet and smooth rs her
rosy palm. the woman with mission
or career and the old fellow whose
hand and features are n sure give
away of eheekefed past The mid
die aged mau. who has LOST both IL
fusion and fortune. is the hardest sub
1ect to deal with, for lie will watch
me as | sean his lines 10 zee il am
not fraud. hut once | win him he is
my strongest adhereut
strangely enough. happily married
couples are not angry when | fofelpH
second marriage TO either man or
woman, and WldoWcrs are generally
provoked when | say HAT they viii
remarry. y widow. unless she is very
old and 'eappy.' usually smiles mys.
terously and bushes when hlnl at
another affinity. If | can once guess
how many children an elderly lady
ter all quickness OF intuition and tact
are the essential talents of an amateur
soothsayer who asks no fee aud pleas
unity entertains both yonng and old
N Y Herald
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-08-08
Tuxedo Suits for Hire.

And now the Tuxedo suit is includ
ed among the mems clothes that may
be hired Dress suits of the regulation
kind, with the conventional steel pen
or swallow tail coat. are still let just
as they have long been, for balls. and
for the general use OF 4 dress suit.
but there Is now demand for Tuxedo
suits for some occasions and this dc.
mand Is met ut the establishments
where dress suits are kept for hire
The regulation dress suit continues
To be the one most In demand; but
there are now men who want Tuxe-
do for some one of the occasions, AMI,
take them altogether, good many
Tuxedo suits are let nowadays There
may also be hired. both dancing
pumps and patent leather shoes
For some years. now though This
is much newer than the letting Of
dress suits, froek coat suits have been
kept 10 let These are hired for day
functions, for weddings. re options.
and 50 on Oyervoats may also be
hired nowadays the hiring of these,
like the hiring of frock coat suits. he.
ing branch of the business cOmpar.
atlyely recent nits introduction. These
are rented for wear on various oeca.
slons Including funerals. where ii
might he, the hirer having no coat of
suitable color would hire u dark
0Vercoat
And there are places In the city
where high hats may be hired.-N y.
sun
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-08-08
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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-08-08
RICHES or MoJAVs.
sun-bIistered Desert Is One Mine of
Wealth.

THE Mojaye desert." said an en-
thusiastlc Californian. will some day
be the garden spot of the world All
II wants Is water, and now that ar
tesian water is being found all over
the desert, this need Is supplied Some
day you'll find this desert banana
orchard, and as for value, some of the
most valuable mines IN the state are
on the desert
The land that water has been put
ON has been found 10 be very rich,
and fruit ripenS five or six weeks ear
Her here than anywhere else The
desert is rich in gold. silver, copper.
lead and iron Dozens OF paying gold
mines are being worked ON the desert.
The richest and largest iron mine in
the West is right In such place as
this, and not far away. The Iron lies
around like sand, and is preferred in
the line work OF the erushers To all
others. over beyond here they raise
Trees. yuecas, that are ground up and
sa", to England. whe~e sney pr,n, pa
pers on it.
Down at lVanpah= that's a town
right out ON the desert, red hot place
they have started a copper mine;
began this year, and It's panned out
$lSO.oOO profit SO far When YOU come
10 silver mines, there are lots of them
on the desert at BarStow and Calico.
In the worst part of the desert In the
hills over beyond Daggett, Is the most
valuable boraN deposit in any land.
About GOO people are working at 1t.
If You want to see the greatest
sight in America" continued the Calf
fornian. in the way of salt mine,
go down To Saton. on the desert.
There they pillow it out. and there are
acres of salt, pure and white as snow.
! know another desert landholder
who gets crop of bitumen; another
gets phosphates; another asbestos; an
other has sulphur deposit, and still
another takes out gypsum, all on the
desert, and the great waste has Just
begun TO be known There's enough
gold and silver and copper lying In
that desert 10 make hundreds of men
millIonaires. and It's going TO be found
yet And" added the Californian,
there's another side TO il. It's hot,
but it's the hcalthiest place on earth
People are living there now who
would be dead in a few months any
where else" Exchange.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-08-08
AT LONG RANGE,
More Horses Than Men Are Killed
In War.

In the Franco-German War. 1870. at
Grayelotte, the German cavalry lost
200 horses and 100 men. while their
artillery lost 1900 horses and $50 men
At Nrinville, Il terribly fierce battle.
the German cavalry lost 1000 horses
an HOO men, while their artillery lost
1000 horses and 730 men; but at the
battle of Woerth the German cavalry
lost only SO horses TO 60 men. This
shows that when the fighting is close
and hot tue men fall In greater NUN
bers than the horses
From the relative loss of men and
horses you can tell whether II WAS a
defeat OF victory; for in victory
the difference between men lost and
horses lost would not be very great.
while In Il defeat and retirement the
loss of horses would be immense
In we'll contested hand to hand
fight OF cavalry the loss Of horses Is
about equal TO the loss of men Wher
the British troops We're engaged in
the Pen!psular War they lost in each
OF the 10 battles an average or ~
horses TO 70 men. showing fierce and
close fighting
On the other hand the loss of hors,
Is very great when the cavalry have
10 go Il long distance over open ground
before delivering the charge. AS they
are exposed 10 the enemy's fire, AT
Fontenoy the French killed 81 Brit
lsh cayaIrymen and 337 of their hors
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-08-08
An extraordinary Island.

In the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand,
Is one Of the most extraordinary Isl
ands in the world II Is called White
Island. and consists mainly Of sulphur
mixed with gypsum and a few other
minerals. over the island, which is
about three miles in circumference.
ana which rises between 500 aud 800
feet above the sea, floats continually
an immense cloud of vapor, attaining
an elevation of 10000 feet. In the cen.
ter Is a boiling lake OF acid.charged
water covering 30 acres. and sur
rounded with blow.holes. from which
steam and sulphurous fumes are emit.
ted with great force and noise. with
care "A boat can be nayigated on the
lake. The sulphur from White Island
is very pure but little effort has yet
been made to procure 1t systematical-
~
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Annie pav.

Thursday Is my apple day" said Ia
buyer for one of the large uptown
markets while on "A visit to the fruit
quarter down town yesterday Il nj
ways stock up heavily then for The
Saturday trade, which demands the
best of apples. New York people ate
funny lot to cater to- and man
who does not know the habits of the
masses would have a hard time buy.
ing for his trade | have lot OF Gus
toners who never buy apples except
on Saturday, and then they want the
very best 1t seems that New York
men have fondness for crunching
apples on Sunday aud the housewife
OF the great middle classes lays in
supply for his use on that day. During
the rest of the wrck eating apples are
II drug on the market. and the only
apples for which there Is then de.
mand are pie apples incidentally. too,
It may be stated that the New Yorker
Is the greatest pie eater in the world,
much as he may laugh AT the New
Highlander about that habit Piestuffs
are always salable, and the market
man who does not keep good supply
OF them will find his trade leaving
him o." New York Times
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AMERICAN PockETkNlves.
The Greater Proportion of Those Sold
Here Now Made in This Country

The Greater Proportion of Those Sold
Here Now Made in This Country.
OF the millions Of pocketknives an
nnally sold la this country, probably
40 per cent. of the iackknives and
other heavy varieties are now being
made here, and this proportion is in
creasingi While taking the total sales
more than SO per cent of the knives
in value are now made here, and this
proportion also is increasing Fine
penknives are imported from England
aud Germany; the cheapest jack
made here, come from Germany.
Pocketknives have been made in
this country for many years. aud there
are now here some scores of factories
for their production The newest
branch of the manufacture here Is
TINT Of fine penknees. which have
been made In this country only about
forty years, ana have come into their
present large aud extended use only
within about twent" years. There are
penhnives of English make that have
been made continuously under the
81 ne uHllltS TOT more IMAM II nulluTtu
years SO that the making of such
knives in this country Is something
comparatively modern. The Ameri
can pcnknlfe, IL not now actually the
best in the world, is at least the equal
ia quality style and finish. of any pro
dueed anywhere
Pocketknives are made la almost
endless variety. enc American con
Germ makes 700 different sorts, which
vary In kind SHAPE, size, number Of
blades. kind of hab,ile, style and size
Of bolster, and on. The best
pocketknNes have hand forged blades
Great ms is the variety of pocketknlyes
now made here, still greater variety
Is made In Europe, where the indus
try has been longer established and
patterns and designs have accumulat-
ed aud the greater number of the odd
knives, containing Corkscrews and
various other implements, still come
from there.
fine penknife of the best quality
and handsomely mounted is still more
or less of II luxury. II might cost at
retail anywhere from 81 TO 81. one
bladed jackkniyes can be bought at
wholesale for - cents "A dozen; fine
penkniyes run up to $50 IA dozen
n Y. sun.
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zoe POISONED.
startling Story Of How the Poet Came
TO Ais Death.

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~ woe, l1''', 20, ms 10 lue ssoIy
car Allan p,n Co., ',9aoS.aee VI - ~
that bas hao,, 80 10, :,, 80 Niuon
inr bis dnath - go III y" 1'9a,
resort in Raitfr,o,.'i 400, ~ ~, " WJiIa,,
Menrhor's nIaco INIT, VOC ,''a -, -
stand and tn1f1 h,, ~, %9 IN 'tn ~ go
corrcsnondino IN s't,,,, ,.',e,,,5, ,i.t
tho coff,o hnf,s,,' -, e., I,p, 20 VIZ.
was freou,nt55I ,,,,l,i, -. ',''i',,.,
ranked as n ,asn,''t,,1' ,l,aae a'la
nartfae .v,nnld -, ~ 49,
or engaea in = saeiai ann,.orsa t e. Us
Poe was n great fayorite with the old
woman His fayorite seat was inst
behind the stand and about as auiet
and sociablc as an oyster himself He
went by the name of 'Raird and when
parties came into mo .Lon ~ u,aa
Bard come M o,d oh ~, as,
Bard, come mn and f,lto hanJ ~ ,bJs
aanaa
Whenever the Widow Moagher met
with any accident or idea that tickled
her fancy. she would ask the Bard to
NerSlly IT. Poe always complied. writ.
Ing many Witty cuuplct, and at times
poems of some length. 1t was in this
htlle saloon that foes attention was
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-08-08
Dog Leaves Hom. to Live with roxes.

Cascade Township, lEcpming coun.
ty, has dog that was stolen by foxes.
aud which now lives In the woods with
the sly animals thu stole H. y. J.
Mnlonry. farmer of The township,
had had several chickens stolen by The
foxes Mr. Maloncy WIS not the only
person who missed some Of his chick
ems There were others Some Of the
neighbors waited with shotguns Tor the
thieves, and -four or i've foxes were
killed
Instead OF doing that Mr. Maloncy
nut six month old pup IN II kennel
near the chicken coop If" thought the
dog would frightcn the foxes AWAY;
but he was mistaken. The first night
That the pup was put on guard the
foxes made raid, and, besides one OF
two chickens, stole the dog II was
thought that the foxes had Killed th"
dog; but several nights ago tn dog
was seen going along the cdgc Of The
mountains with two foxes. I hc dog
has assumed the slyness Of "A fox and
can run nearly aa fnst AZ the foxes
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-08-08

Il don't often soc a thief or bad
man with big ears, said Judge Wof
ford from the bench in commenting
on the phyaiOgnomy of GllS~t Clos
scr. t. yearold boy charged with as.
saulunR Frederick +. Moses, Il Ike
to see boy with big earB The boy
scarcely know whether the Judge was
sarcastic or sincere, and he fumblcd
his cap bashfully while his ears
turned rcd
The spectators Uttered. bat Judge
Woffnrd continued stcrnly j am In
clncd to give you n chance. my boy
on the strength Of your big mouth and
generous ears. You've got good face
4 man with little ears, like a fox's or
a squirrels. wont always do They
need watching" After warning Clos.
ser never to carry knives or reVolvera.
Judge Walford sentenced the boy to
the reform school and then paroled
him with instructions to report to the
court January 1.-.Kansas city Jour
MAJ
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The Widow Watson.

According 10 the Hartford Courant.
that paper. in l777 was owned and
edited aud managed by woman,
whose name comes down to modern
days as the widow Watson" She
had exclusive charge OF the journal
After couple of years Mrs. Watson
married leading citizen Of Hartford
and after that date she no doubt let
him advise and assist In the conduct
Of the paper But she holds the rec
ord for the drst woman editor la ths
.oUntry.