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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-01-13

her borders; and the portion
about the church entrance, or gate
next to the church, is filled with
well known families, some of the
dates being rather recent-such
as the Williamsons and Walkups,
etc.
Then there are the Crawfords,
Witherspoons, Curet"n., Neelys,
Dunlaps, Cousars, Nisbets, earns,
Demons, Fosters, Stewarts,
Crocketts, Montgomcries, Har~
pers Masseys, Davies, Leckies,
Lath&us, and others, all ranging
toward the site of the old church.
Down near the lower gate, and
along that wall, there are un-
marked graves, save only by a
few rocks at the head and feet
or around them. Cne, Just be-
side the gate, caught my eye. 1t
struck me as being just about as
far as the hefoggcd brain of the
reveIers of the "wake,' of the
preceding night, ScouId have gone
before missing the lost body of
MIR. Jackson
There are many remarkable
epitaphs, and designs on thos"
| time -di>cOlOrcd tOmhS. Only q
few of which we shall note. First,
| was attracted by the inscription
on the headstonc of Thomas
Cousar:
'Frieuds, do not careless on thy road
O'er look this humhe riuc
! For If thou art "a frirnd Ia God
Here lies friend Of rhi G."
Then Rev William Richardson
a former pastor of Waxhaw church,
has on his tomb some marvellous
cuts of vicious looking animals,
designs at that time common in
the sold countr ;" and almost
illegible Latin notices are about
them. These are at the top; and
below is full round face chiseIed,
and on band surrounding it is
his name; Rev. William Richard
son, M A" Upon another stone
not far away, was the figure of a
horse. And on another was the
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-01-13

perfect representation Of drag
on. There Is quite Il life sketch
on Mr.. VIM BIair's monument.
He was a "Revolutionary Patriot"
and, In one of the battles, through
which he passed, he was wounded.
Upon being asked why he did not
apply for Il pension he replied,
that If he were to lose the small
competency he then possessed, he
would work for his living; and,
if necessary, would eight for his
country with no pay"
Ten, IN Martha Greer's, of
: North Carolina, is this:
"She went to'pay her daughter,
Margaret Davis, a visit, and was
there arrested by Death and car
ried into a world of Spirits, Oct
1st, 1905, in the 53d, year of her
are. y There are many other Quaitn
Inscriptions, almost obIiterated by
the lnroadS of time 1t has been
suggested that it would he II Capl-
tai idea to copy all of the epi.
taphs and haye them printed for
preservation.
Once again | touch upon the
real object of this: Every ortho
doX church believes in the rcsur
rectiOn of the natural bodies of the
dead-that the dead in their hodi
ly-form rise out of their graves.
Then, friends, the old time folk
were tidy. thrifty and lowing;
don't lei them rise in "WaNhaw
church yard' and discover that
their descendants had forgotten
them. They have not fnrgotten
YOU, be sure of that. 1t would,
If possible, bring ripple of sad~
ness even on that glorious rcsur-
rection morn to find that they
have slept those long years neg
lected by all save God. He will
stand Mt the grave Of every child
Of earth, he he or she forgotten
or remem hered, and will utter
His thrilling, "COME FORTH
l.. NJ. II.
No morphine or opium in DE-. Miles, PAIs
Pills Cver All Pain. One cent q dose"
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Charter for 100000 Mill in
Spartanburg.
Special to The State.

Special to The State.
Spartanburg, Jan 10. An ap>
plication was made today for a
charter for new mill in this
county. The name will be the Sax
on mill. Its location has net vet
been decided on, hut it will be in
the suburbs of the city. Mr.. John
A. Law will be the general man.
ager of the new mill. Already
800, 600 of the 5000, 900 capital
stock has been secured, and the
balance will he shortly forthcom,
ing.
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WORKING NIGHT AND
DAY

The busiest and mightiest little
thing that ever was made is DR..
Kings New Life Pills. Every
pill is sugar-coated globule of
health, that changes weakness into
strength, listlessness into energy,
brain fag into mental power.
They're wonderful IN building up
the health. Only 25c per box.
Sold by Crawford Bros.
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Notice to Debtors OfW Ganson
All persons who are indebted to
me by note, account or otherwise
are notified that unless settlement
is made by Goth Decem Der, these
matters will be placed in hands of
an officer for collection.
w. GANSON.
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81 5n PER aNNUh
Murder of Judge Mcclure.

Florence, Ala, San 10. Judge
w b Mcclure of the probate
court of Lauderdale county was
assassinated last night. Early
this morning his body was found
in the street riddled with buck
shot. Bloodhounds have been
put on the track of the murderer.
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+ OTTOR A\D MANAGER.

Commenting upon what the
Rock Hill Herald and The En-
qnircr have had to say with refs
erenrc t" county politics the Lan-
caster Ledger suggests the fol
lowing:
There is another class of politi-
clans to he against, overlooked by
our esteemed contemporaries, and
that i the candidate who seeks to
be elected by lying on his oppo.
nent or circulating lies by saying,
~ heard so and So" or '|rhev
say 50 and so is the case" We
believe in an honorable, open
straight forward race-a man
running solely ON his merits, and
not trying to obtain votes hv vii
lifying his competitor or telling
lies "r him-bchind his back.
Yes, and we say amen to this
too Ihc evils referred to are
real ones, and VIC would be Glad
to e. lncm rcmedied: but while
we may theoriZc on the subject.
we are unable to discover any
practical check. For instance. if
tn" object of the voter be to choose
as his candidate, the most virtuous,
able, and patriotic among those
offering, it is right and proper
that he should make every posi-
bic inquiry into character and
reputation, especially as affecting
the qualities desired. In any
given number Of people there are
always individuals who are not as
honorable and upright rs are their
elbows. These invent and circus
!; te most cf the more damaging
SlanderS against good men, and
the fact that very bad men often
hav" the reputation of beng good
men except where they are best
known, helps TO the acceptance of
the SANDERS without proper in
IUlry. 1t is Il fact that truth will
always win in the long run; but
an ordlnar, county campaign does
not generally afford rs much time
aS Is necessary, and these lies frc.
QIcntIy do irrcpurable damage be-
fore they can he corrected. The
only way iii which the value of
camnaigr stories can he deter
mined, is by each individual citi-
zen making it his business to un-
dyrtHkc to trace cacR and every
one to its source, as soon as he
hears it. This, however, few are
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For The Ledger.
A VISIT TO WAXHAW
CEMETERY.


other sketch of this noted spot -
that Is, after the usual method.
This WAS ably done not long since
bv our late lamented townswoman,
Mrs. Alice Wvlie. Others, also,
have written at length of Waxhaw
Church and its graveyard.
Having had for some time a
strong desire to visit the antiquity>
crowned "1ity of the dead" |
rej"iced on Sunday last, Jan 9Th,
1900, to find this wish gratified.
Early in the day we started:
and after Il pleasant ride th ough
fine COZ ntry, dotted with com
Portable looking homes, and broad,
fertile acres, we sighted the rock
bound enclosure. Alighting, we
passed through the gate way,
with its swinging IRON gate, and
into the large, level space devoted
to the dead. 1t is an ideal spot
for the purpose used. EncircIing
the entire locality sre pines, oaks
cedars, many of them very beauti-
full. The indescribabIy sweet sad
signing Of the pines seemed in
deed rature's requiem. How
faithfully and untiringly does she
sing to her slumhering chiIdr en- I,
lnvoluntarily felt that when |
lay me down to sleep upon her
bosom 'twOuld oe good to rest in
the shadow Of her pines, here in
old WaXhaw amid the many grey
head ston' $, and among the dear
Old fix of long ago.
One flaw marred the still picture;
the gates stood open, her walls are
rent, and her tombs are totteriny.
She is crying out in her neglect.
! have no loved ones buried there.
but reverence the historic place.
and felt that | was treading on
"hoIy-ground." " These ancient
historic resorts of our county
should be treasured; and the gem
erations. as they come and 90,
ought to he impressed with this
sacred duty. a late, up to date
Geography failed to have Lancas-
ter and Camden on its maps.
When demonstrated with the pubs
Usher claimed that no small town
was put down unless possessing
historic interest An acc, m
plished scholar wrote the history
of these sister t WINS and sent it to
the belated or bcnighted publisher.
So, VIC perceive how important it
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Large lot of pants, Is cents
kind for so cents, at Porter Bros.
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e Sell Strictly For Cash

That means WE are
the only people in posi-
tion to handle the CASH
trade. Time merchants
put up prices al this seas
son for credit trade. We
put down prices for cash
trade. We do not have
to charge honest people
two prices to pay losses
on bad debts. The trade
knows and appreciates
this fact and we are get
ting the cash business.
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MULES
MULES!
MULES !

"'''' 77"'FrS
eN ole for sale on thi- market.
ku "" e-pt c'al!y direct your atten.
ti"n ~ 'hIs time to our stock Of u
PERI MULES n car!ord Of which
"" Received Saturday. Thev were
selected with the greatest care last
week "n the Mort ern markets by our
NJ Elliott. Every mule in the lot
i Il Daisy Young, wei, built, quick
aud of GOOD : h CALI and see for your
sci, nnd get ur prices
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'B'NVO -TnnUDI'y lsnr gums -Iu-t Gomez
Beautiful coloring in the Popn Pads pce
ust half 10 Also another
in new desirable styles, I! cts, worth double.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-30
Overworked Nerves

and wasting vitality make their pres
ence known through headaches,
dizziness, inability TO sleep, less OF
appetite and general rundown con-
ditiOn OF the system. These signs
are sometimes accompanied by neu-
ralgia, hysteria, rheumatism or nerv-
Gus prostration in some other form.
To remove these troubles, cure the
nerves. They need feeding, strength
ening and building up, and nothing
will do this so quickly and SO surely
as DR.. Miles Neryine. This truly
remarkable medicine is gaining hun
dreds OF new friends every day. Here
is a surveyor from Decatur, Ind,
Mr.. q. E Mexican, who writes:
"A chronic stomach trouble, which
my physician was unable to over
come, so wore on my nervous system
that brokedOwn with nervous pros
tratiOn. | could not sleep day or
night except in ftful maps; couici
scarcely eat any kind of food and
wasted away to mere shadow.
After spending over 500. 90 in a vain
search for relief. / was prevailed
upon To try DR.. Miles Neryine. Re-
lief came Immediately. / took six
bottles and today am well man.
DR.. Miles Nervine is sold at az!
druggists on a positive guarantee.
Write for free advice and booklet To 70
DR.. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-30
suRR's FIGHT AGAINST FATE
just rs s1ccezs Returned the Crush
ing SORROWS OF His Life Came.

ing SORROWS OF His Life Game.
Aaron Burr was 60 years old when
he resolved once more TO battle with
fortune" writes William Perrine in
The Ladies' Home Journal Going
quietly into New York, he opened an
Office for the practice of law and in a
fortnight had earned $1,000 in fees.
But hardly had lie written TO his
daughter about his luck when there
came from South Carolina the news
that her beautiful boy, who had been
the idol of the ambitious statesman;
was dead.
But there was in reserve for Burr q
still heavier blow. Toward the close
of the year 1912 Theodosia Allston
made preparations to visit her father
i'll New York. Passage was engaged
on the schooner the Patriot for Theo-
dosia. her physician and her maid. and
the lovely woman was radiant with the
expectation OF meeting her father with
In the next five or six days. The Pa
triot sailed from Charleston out into
the ocean in Christmas week, and not
q vestige of her was ever again seen,
and it is surmised - but nothing is
known as to- her fate-that she foun-
dered off the coast of Hatteras.
Day after day and long after all
hope had been abandoned there might
be seen on the Battery at New York
the lonely and unhappy father. peering
far down the bay as if he We're scan
ming the sea for a sail. OF his agony
Aaron Burr gave the world but little
view. He had schooled himself in the
habit of never exhibiting his emotions
but in one of his letters he declared
that he felt as if he had been severed
from the human race"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-30
A Decided Opposition.

On one occasion. says the Chicago
Inter Ocean, when Booker L. Wash
ington was in Chicago. he stopped for
a day in one of the hotels. He was
pointed out to William, an old waiter.
who had been in the hotel for long
time. William was delighted to get Il
glimpse of the great man of his race
and was never tired of telling about it
after that. One of the regular board
ers is n stanch friend of William and a
liberal Upper"
William" said tie boarder next
morning. putting on n serious face. Il
met Mr.. Washington yesterday, and l
asked him what he thought of tip
ping He is opposed to it,
The boarder stood with his hand in
sinuatingly in his change pocket VIII
Hams face fell and settled into despair
Ing gloom.
We'll, boss" the waiter said, shak-
ing his head emphatically, ''if dat is
de posishun of Mistah Washington Use
unalt'ably opposed to it,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-30
Ouestion Answered.

Yes, August Flower still has the
largest sale of any medicine in the
civilized world. Your mothers and
grandmothers never thought of using
anything else for indigestion or bill
iousness. Doctors were scarce, and
they seldom heard of appendicitis,
nervous prostration or heart failure,
etc. They used August Flow
Ter to clean out the system and stop
fermentation of undigested food, reg
ulate the action of the liver, stimulate
the nervous and organic action of the
system, and that is all they took when
feeling dull and bad with headaches
and other aches. You only need a
few doses of Green's August Flower
in liquid form, to make you satisfied
there is nothing serious the matter
with you. Sample bottles free at T. H.
Thomas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-30
Imhammatory Rheumatism Cured In
Three Days.

Morton L. Hill, of Lebanon. Ind.
says: My wife had inflammatory
rheumatism in every muscle and
joint; her suffering was terrible and
her body and face were swollen al
most beyond recognition; had been in
bed for six weeks and had eight ply
sicians, but received no benefit until
she tried the Mystic Cure for Rheu-
matism. 1t gave immediate relief
and she was able to walk about in
three days. l am sure it saved her
life" Sold by Otto Grotjan, 1901
Second avenue, Rock Island; Gust
Scblegel & Son, 220 West Second
street, Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-30
Garbage.

The city garbage wagons will start
on their rounds May l, and house
holders are requested to provide the
necessary receptacles and otherwise
govern themselves in accordance
with the ordinance pertaining to the
depositing and collection of garbage.
The ordinance is as follows: IAN
ordinance providing for garbage re-
ceptacles. Be it ordained by the city
council of the city of Rock Island.
Sec. l. 1t shall be the duty of every
owner, tenant, lessee or occupant OF
any and every house, dwelling. build
ing. or place of business, in the city
of Rock Island, within the district
where garbage is collected, to provide
or cause to be provided, on or before the
LIST day of May, 1898, and at all times
thereafter, to keep or provide a sepa-
rate, water-tight covered metallic vcs-
sci for garbage. offal and liquid sub
stances, the capacity of which shall
not be less than five (5) gallons. And
it shall be unlawful 10 put ashes or
any thing but refuse. animal or vege-
table matter, in such vessel used for
garbage and offal, and any person or
persons who shall place in such YES
sci, any ashes, dirt or other sub
stances. except as herein provided,
shall be subject to fine not exceed
ing five (5) dollars nor less than two
ca dollars, for each offense."
G. q. CRAIG. JR
Commissioner of Health.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-30
Cling 81 the Eye.

Unless one has some other sort OF
knowledge to contradict it it is natural
To accept the evidence of the eye.
Therefore the answer which a teacher
recently received from her class OF
small children was not altogether sur
prising-
which is farther away" she asked,
England or the moonT'
England" the children answered
quickly.
"Englandr' she questioned. "what
makes you think that?'
Cause we can see the moon, and
we can't see England" answered one
OF the brightest Of the class.-Youth's
COMPANION.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-30
ALL ATE THEIR HUSBANDS.
Otter Failure of a Costly Experiment
to Make Spiders Weave SILK.

AS long ago as the beginning of the
eighteenth century the idea of using
the thread that the spider spins from
it's body as substitute for the thread
unwrapped from the cocoon of the silk
worm was preached, but with little
practical result. An Englishman, Mr..
Rolf, secured 10000 feet of silk thread
from % spiders in two hours.
OF late some experiments have been
conducted by curious persons TO ascer-
tain which spider produced the best
and largest quantity of silk, for it has
been demonstrated that it is an excel
lent substitute for that of the silk
worm. Spiders from Paraguay and
Argentina, from India. China and Aus
tralia, were tried. but the best results
We're secured from the spiders of Mad
agascar.
1t was found that after laying her
eggs the female spider spins most free
ly. Six OF these were selected and con-
fined for the test. From one 1000
yards of thread We're secured in ten
days; from the second, 1850 yards in
seven days: from the third and fourth,
$50 yards in four days; from the fifth,
400 yards in II days, and from the
sixth, 1920 yards in 81 days.
a German manufacturer was so de-
lighted with this test that he made
elaborate arrangements for having a
spider silk mill. importing large num-
Der of the spiders from Madagascar
to Germany. All went well until the
females had laid their eggs and be-
gun to spin, when all at once the males
were found to have disappeared. Their
larger feminine companions had grown
so fond of them that each female spi-
der had eaten her mate. This catas-
trophe ended the costly experiment.
Washington Post.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-30
VIOLIN MUSIC.
Its Peculiar and Varied Effect on
wild Animals.

wild Animals.
The violin was used recently with in
teresting results in experiments with
all sorts OF living creatures. First it
was played before a tarantula. She
paid no attention whatever to it. But
n nest of scorpions became intensely
excited and wiggled frantically.
A cobra showed remarkable suscep-
tibility. She was sleeping soundly
when the experimenters approached
her. but the first tone awakened her.
and she raised her head AS the mu-
sic swelled she continued to rise till
she was standing straight as a pillar,
supported only by her tail. Every
change in tempo and pitch had effect.
The piZZicato made her puff her entire
body, swift waltz music caused her to
erect her ugly hood to it's fullest size,
and Il sudden dissonance made her
wind and twist her body as If she We're
i'll real agony.
The polar bear tried to dance to the
sounds of the instrument. At least he
swayed his body rhythmically and
made a rumbling sound which portray
ed deep measure. The grizzlies and
the lions moved their paws and the
lions their tails also in time with the
music. 1t happened that a string snap
ped, with its peculiar, sharp smack,
just as the player had begun to per-
form before the cage of a hyena. That
poor animal at once hunched its back
up, drew it's tail between it's legs and
crOuched. trembling. in the farthest
corner of the cage. The elephant and
the ostrich were delighted by soft tones
and appeared to suffer true distress
from loud and sharp notes.-New York
Press
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-30
Took No Chances.

Samuel Clough. who edited The New
England Almanac at the very begin
ming of the eighteenth century. was q
good example of prophet who intends
10 make no mistakes
Perhaps" says he, predicting the
weather from Jan. Is TO the 22d, 1902.
eft will be very cold weather II IL frese
by the fireside or on the sunny side of
Il fence at noon"
In April he hazards: Perhaps wet
weather IL IL rains. Now fair weather
II the sun shines. Windy or calm"
And in July he ventures a small ad-
vertisement for the town of his resi-
dence:
II ro~ the weather do prove fair,
People 20 Cambridge do repair.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-30
AndHe Knew.

"Algernon is very interesting" said
the stockholders daughter.
What does he talk aboutr inquired
her father
"Why, he's ever so well posted in
Shakespearean quotations"
young woman" said the fnancier
sternIy, don't you let him deceive you.
Don't you let him make sport OF your
ignorance There amt no such stock
on the market-"-London Standard.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-30

Generally speaking. races living at
high attitudes have weaker and more
highly pitched voices than those living
in regions where the supply of oxygen
is more plentiful Thus, in this coun-
try, among the Indians living on the
plateaus between the ranges OF the
Andes, at an elevation of from 10000
10 1900 feet. the men have voices like
the women and the women like the
children. and their singing is a shriIl
monotone.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-30

Govt has been produced in hens 10y a
Breslau doctor who fed them with
meat. He gave the hens nothing but
hOrsefiesh without fat and as much
water as they liked. with deplora BILE
results TO the unfortunate fowls. Hav-
ing instilled the disease, lie then IN
dertook TO drive out the uric acid by
administering eggshell which relieved
the hens to a certain degree.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-30
Pains I'm the Back.

A. B. Harrington, Constantia, n. Y.
says: L was troubled several years
with kidney disease and suffered Sc
we're pains in the back. / used Fo-
ley's Kidney Cure and one bottle cured
me / recommend it to my friends.
1t has given perfect satisfaction" All
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-30
E.ceIIed AN the otb.r Boy..

Is there anything in which you ex-
celled when you went to scboolT' ask
ed Miss Cayenne
Yes" answered Willie Washington.
81 made more blunders than any other
boy in the class Star.