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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-12-18

Rev. Il j Blackmou has moved
into his new home near Fork
Hill church.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-12-18

Shred c0cOa-nut, 5 cents u pack
age, at Benefits Grocery.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-12-18
| CA Nj attsts.

Cotton brought 9 SO cents yes
terday
Fire works of all kinds at Porter
& Threats.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-12-18

Follow the crowd to Porter &
Threats.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-12-18

There will be basket supper
at Bethel Church on the night of
the 25th. The proceeds to 90 to
finish the church. The committee
on arrangements are.
(Misses) Dora Flynn,
Ella Marlborough,
Msude Sspp,
Minnie BIsckmon,
Roxie Csrnes.
10 Cure Constipation Forsvsr.
Take CAScarAtA Candy N. ~. a.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-03-08
Fashion In PIGS.

. The fashionable pig of 90 years, ago
was mere animated bladder of lard,
very pretty to look upon, but Of no
practical use but for the furnishing of
fat with which to fry fish, says the
Chicago Record. This craze for short
shouted, fat backed pigs continued for
many years, and the United States pro-
duced fat sailed pork and lard at so
much below prices in England that
only the longer and leaner of the Eng
lish fat pigs could be profitably con-
verified into bacon. Germany and sub
sequently Sweden and Denmark en-
tered the lists as. bacon curers, and the
keen competition drove the English
curers to change their methods. Breed
ers of repute began to produce pure
bred pigs of the bacon type and sue
ceeded so well in combining length and
breadth of frame with large proper
ton of lean meat that in all the Eng
lish country districts the change in the
anatomy Of bacon producing f1ocks was
marked and the industry began once
more to be generally prosperous. The
English supremacy in bacon produc-
lion is again being challenged by both
Danes and Canadians, who are secur-
Ing considerable proportion of the
best trade.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-03-08

Don't be eternally feeding your
horses condition powders" says G. D.
Lyon in Land and Living. Horses
don't need medicine unless they are
sick, and how would you like to be
compelled to swallow dose of rhu-
barb or castor Oil mixed in your dinner
every day whether you needed 1t or
not?
One of the best veterinary surgeons
use Of ashes and salt as condition
powder had ruined the digestion of
more horses than anything else that
had ever been fed to mans faithful
friend"
There are dozens of "sure cures" for
SPAWN and ringbone on the market.
Any competent veterinary surgeon will
tell you that there is no sure cure for
either and that blister of biniodide
Of mercury and lard, which any drug
gist will prepare at half the cost of the
"sure cure" will do as much or more
good.
BY the way, have you learned that it
is not good plan to wash cut or 9th
er wound on a horse any oftener than
is absolutely necessary, to- clean it?
Horsefiesh does not heal quickly, and
frequent washing of wound binders
natures work in effecting cure.
Carbolic acid, one part to 20 parts
Of water, is the best application for
almost any wound of man or beast.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-03-08
A Hasty Shave.

'The quickest shave l ever got" re-
marked the buyer for an oil mill. was
while was in Texas couple of years
or so ago. l was wearing full beard
at the time and got a clean shave in
less than a minute"
An incredulous smile stole over the
countenance of more than one of his
listeners and was breaking into a
laugh, when the oil mill man contin-
ued: gai. 4 s.ss
you see I was caught in one OF
those terrific sandstorms they have
down there, and the thickest Of the
swiftly moving sand caught me full
In the face. That sand blast played
the barber act on me, and instead Of
my being the possessor of Vandyke
beard my face was as devoid of hair
rs a boys.
ut cut my whiskers of as clean as a
razor could. but did not injure my
lace In the least. Memphis Scimitar.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-03-08
OUR HOME COMMANDER.

WITT laudations elate you may pirate Of the great
OF mankind that were born to command,
Sing your lustiest chant to Napoleon and Grant,
To Lee and our Washington grand.
But your loudest acclaim will be tame when the
same
Is compared with the name on the leaf
cot our history's page that presents to the age
our little commander in chief.
He's midget of men that has ne'er welded pen
Or a sword in fierce battles array,
And though martial affairs are no part Of his
cares, r..
Yet conquest Is his every day.
Eor no foe to his within braves a contest with
him, =
But the struggles decisive and brief,
For there's none in the list can the power resist
OF our little commander in chief. atg ~
you may call him tyrant and try to decry
Our submission to rule such as his,
but there's that in his eyes that resistance defes
Be it craft or whatever 1t is st& 81
AND cen when in sleep he seems deep, and we
creep .'......
From his thralldom for needed relief;
IF he move but his thumb, we do dumbly sue
cumb ..
To our little commander in chief.
All, would that the might of all rulers were quite
OF the sort have pictured above,
Where the victor were he that was destined to be
So crowned through concession of love. E
And would to each home might the influence
come .ssE# Ettt Ee@ S. - =
We muse Of all others with grief ,..5s
That would cause to espouse the pure motive that
To little commander in chief.
cpl. y. Boston Courier.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-03-08


alkali soils any time during the spring
or summer months. 1t should be sown
on the surface and pressed in. 1t is
very essential for the soil to be warm.
For trials in new districts it is prefera.
BILE to sow the seed in boxes and then
transplant. Many of the saltbusheS
will grow well on nonalkaI soils. Ii
has been found to be an advantage to
cover the seeds slightly on such lands.
When once established, the saltbushes
are able to withstand very severe
drought.
Many lands impregnated with black
alkali may be reclaimed and made to
produce ordinary crops by properly
proportioned dressings of gypsum. By
planting and cropping saltbush large
amounts of alkali are removed from
the soil. Soils which are slightly too
alkaline for the growth of cereals may
be relieved in few years by this
method. The protein compounds in n
feeding stuff go to form blood, muscle
and sinew and on this account are
often called flesh formers" The salt
bushes compare very favorably with
other foods in these most important in
gradients. The digestibility of salt
bushes is probably about the same as
that of oat hay. Horses, cattle, sheep,
hogs and chickens thrive on them. The
saltbushes are more or less succulent
and care should be taken not to allow
stock to gorge themselves when first
turned out on the pastures. The forage
may be fed in the green state with
straw, to the great improvement Of the
palatability of the latter.
The saltbushes are herbaceous or
shrubby, usually much branched
plants, and show remarkable adapta-
ton to arid. saline or alkali impreg-
mated soils. Many kinds are now in
cultivation, both native and foreign.
Among the most important foreign va.
rieties introduced into this country are
Australian saltbush, slender saltbush.
gray saltbush. round leafed saltbush,
annual or bladder saltbush. all natives
of Australia. The American species
of economic value are shad scale, Nut
tails salt sage, spiny salt sage, scrub
saltbush, Utah saltbush. tumbling salt
bush and Nelson's, saltbush. There
are about 40 species Of saltbushes be-
longing to the genus atriplex in the
western states, some of which will
undoubtedly prove to be as valuable
as those introduced from Australia.
They are known to be hardy as re-
CARDS cold as well as resistant to al
kali and drought and are highly val
ued for grazing in alkah districts,
where little or no other vegetation ex-
lists
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-03-08
! ALKALINE LANDS. /
sALTBUsHEs VALUABLE FOR
PASTURE IN ARID RE-
GIONS OF THE WEST.

4 r. "a + i
There are extensive areas of land so
strongly alkaline that none of the ce-
reass. grasses or clovers will grow on
them. These lands contain three differ
ent salts-common salt, Glauber's salt
and sal soda or black alkali. The black
alkali Is the most injurious to yegeta,
tive growth. Saltbushes will grow on
many of these lands and produce con-
siderable amount Of excellent forage.
The Introduction of the Australian salt
bushes has proved to be Of great value
to owners Of waste alkali lands. A
crop of Australian saltbushes will pro-,
duce from Is to 20 tons of green food
per acre, or about three to five tons Of
dry forage. The seed may be sown on
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-03-08
Horxe ColInr..

( Every work horse should have his
own collar, and Nnot change them about
as some farmers do or allow the men
to do. We imagine you would not care
to put on and wear an i'll fitting pair Of
boots every few days. An Ill fitting
collar is often the prime cause Of
horses being balky. There is no ques-
tion but that properly. adjusted collar
and harness enable horse to perform
a certain amount of labor with greater
ease than a poor adjustment. Nation
al Stockman.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-03-08
COTTON SEED DISEASE.
EVIL Results of OverinduIgence In
Popular Feed.

EVIL Results Of OveFindulgence In
Popular Feed.
From comparatively recent obserya-
lions 1t Is now well demonstrated that
where cattle have been fed on an ex-
elusive diet Of cotton seed for any con-
siderable length of time an acute affec-
tion of the eyes results. says DR.. A. s.
Alexander In The Breeders Gazette.
This complaint has been termed cot
ton seed disease" or cotton seed blind
ness" and thus far seems to have been
practically confined to southern cattle.
Recently DR.. F. C. McCurdy of Kan
sas City, while examining a herd of
small southern cattle at the stock
yards, observed that all had sore eyes,
that many seemed partially blind and
In few hours there was a complete
loss Of sight. At first glance it was
supposed that they were suffering with
enzootic ophthalmia. AS they were be-
ing driven it was noticed that they
were very nervous, weak and exhaust
ed. They moved with an uncertain,
staggering gait Respiration seemed
hurried and difficult, and there was
frequent securing from the bowels.
ION reaching the pens," says DR.. Nc
Curdy. they showed a condition of
nervous depression. remaining in one
position, either recumbent or standing,
with the head down, with trembling of
the limbs and without Illuminating.
The owner said that their poor condi-
ton was caused quite recently by his
mistake Of feeding them too much cot.
ton seed" Some Of the steers in the
affected lot became paralyzed and
showed a temperature of over 100 r.
The eyes had small, opaque areas in the
corners. a....-....-
These bad cases were slaughtered,
having been previously condemned.
The remainder of the herd was allow
ed to rest for five days and fed on hay.
In that time they again commenced to
ruminate. and the symptoms of weak
ness and nervous excitement or de-
preston had disappeared. There re-
manned only the LESSONS of the eyes
pei uldhChl opdSlly VI tuC SOl hSd- y
ing from small ulcer to a bullying alb
scess, discharging pus.
Inquiry developed the fact that many
cattle are seen in the stockyards show
ing symptoms similar to those men
tioned-very weak and poor in condi-
ton, showing opacity of Ale cornea
and often swelling of the. legs. In ev-
cry case the history was the same. The
cattle while en- route or at home had
been fed too much cotton seed meal.
While it Is not the intention to de-
tract from the value of cotton seed as
a food, DR.. McCurdy thinks, from the
number of cattle arriving at the stock
yards weak, blind and suffering with
acute symptoms of this eye disease,
that many feeders are not familiar
with the deleterious results from inju-
dicious feeding Of cotton seed. Cakes
made from the pressed hulled seeds are
safe, but the hulls should never be fed
exclusively for hay, as, it seems, they
are sometimes fed at the south. 1t
should be mixed with other food and
given in gradually increasing quaint
ties until the cattle become accustom-
ed to 1t.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-03-08
Full Blooded Cattle.

It does not cost any more to raise
full blooded stock than half breeds
and inferior scrubs, writes A. P. Bar
ret in The American Cultivator. The
only difference in the cost Is the initial
purchase. The full blooded naturally
costs several times as much as the
inferior animal, but in the end one
such animal may prove cheaper than
three or four Of the scrubs. The farm
er who starts In with the idea and
buys only a few blooded stock as he
can afford 1t, increasing his herd grad
ually, may find in the end that he is in
a much better position than his neigh
Dor. who buys any sort Of cattle simply
because they are cheap. The reason
why more do not start in with this
idea is because they have the errone-
GUS belief that it costs more to main
tain the blooded stock. This is not
true at all, for the fine cattle do not
require more food or better surround
ings than should be given to every
farm animal that is worth anything.
If the farmers style of keeping cat
tie is to neglect them and let them
practically shift for themselves, the
scrub stock may be better suited to
his purpose. for the half wild animals
are undoubtedly harder than the well
bred ones, and they will be able to
pick up living much better on a cold,
cheerless and almost foodless range.
But where the animals are kept care
fully according to modern ideas of cat
tie raising, with sufficient food to nour-
ish them and proper shelter and pro-
lection, the blooded animals are just as
cheap to support as the poorest scrub.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-03-08
Nh. ]. ]. cuRD.

Mrs. ]. ]. curd, my wife. was af3ietsa
four years with the rheumatism. She
tried many fine physicians without help.
She used DR.. Sawyer's Family Cure
which cured her. and to-day she is entire
ly we'll. I cannot recommend Family
Cure too highly for all diseases of the
stomach. liver and kidneys.
32e ~"< ris''. Rock, Ark:
A written guaranteed - -7rs os money
refunded with every d zUottle. Price.
81. 90. Soc. and 25c. "
A written guarantee 20 cure O. money
refunded with everyb OF Or. Sawyer'S
PastilIes, which cur III diseases PEGS.
liar to women. Prica Si.00 Der bon,
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-10-31

After some months the sale was
again urged by the Interested parties.
but again John opposed it. Ris uh-
Gle refused to listen 70 further delay
lsFithout some reason for il, whereupon
John for the FIRST time told in detai;
his conversation with the supernatu-
raj being which made its appearance
at his bedside the night of Frank s
death.
THE GHOST CORIoRoRATED.
Frank had told him that he had
found the horses near the town Of
Steller. Mrs. Mary Williams, widow
living in that vicinity and owning q
large cattle ranch, had turned tho
horses into her pasture, Upon learn
irg that Frank owned the adjoining
section of land she proposed to pur.
chase it, together with the stock, aud,
knowing the danger from Indians and
horse thieves in driving the stock
home, he decided to sell, and making
Mrs. Williams bill of sale to the
stock she paid him over the entire
purchase money. Not having the
necessary papers at hano Frank
was to make ont and send her the
deed when he returned home. This
he instructed his brother to do, but
for fear of being laughed at he had
kept his own ,ounsel until such time
as it became necessary for him to
speak. That time had now come,
and Lo declared he would contest with
all his might any attempt to dispose
Of that tract Of land until the matter
was thoroughly investigated. Part Of
his statement having already been
verified it was decided to make some
inquiry relative to this Mrs. Williams.
With this end in view O. letter was
sent to Mrs. Williams asking her for
information as to the whereabouts of
one Frank Jon,s. A short time after
this she made her appearance in Den
ton, and, after learning who was ad-
ministrator Of the Jones estate, pre-
sented herself before Bob Saunders
and exhibited her receipt for money
paid and also the bill of sale to the
stock which Frank had given her.
Her story Tailed in every detail with
that of Johns ghostiy visitor. John
Jones went before the County Court
of Denton County and there made
affidavit, which is matter of record,
that his brother Frank had detailed
to him his trade with the widow and
that the administrators was in Justice
bound to furnish her a deed to the
property. Although he robbed his
own pocket Of considerable money he
carried out the instructions of his
brothers spirit and the widow receiv-
ed her own.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-10-31
To Cure A Cold In One Day

To Cure A Cold I'm One Day
Take Laxative Bromo- Quinine Tab
iebs. All druggists refund the money
If it fails to cure. e. w. Groves sig
nature is on each box. Zoo.
- Men who have lein and hungry
look are usually the biggest eaters.
mister said the small boy to
the grocer, mother told me 20 ask you
if they's any such thing as a sugar
trust" "Why of course there is. y
"W-well, mother wants to get trusted
for two pounds
When you have no appetite, do not
relish your food and feel dull after
eating you may know that you need q
dose of Chamherlsin's Stomach and
Liver Tablets. Price 25c. Samples
free at Hill-Orr drug store.
- An automobile has ascended
Pixies Peak, 1900 feet high, and de-
scended in safety. which establishes
its practicability as hill climber.
Strengthen the tired kidneys and
purify the liver and bowels with few
doses Of Prickly Ash Bitters. It Is
an admirable kidney tonic. Evans
Pharmacy.
- Half the girls you meet are Ell
ther pretty or clever. The other half
are ones who would make good wives.
Goldshwwsa;:..oo 8 Son, Troy, Ala,
wrote: Teethina's speedy cure Of
cores and eruptions upon the skin have
been remarkable.
By the time man has learned
to know women, he is able to make q
guess at himself.
You Know What You Are Taking
When you take Grove Tasteless Chill
Tonic because the formula is plainly
printed on every bottle showing that
il 10 simply Iron and ssQuinine in q
tasteless form. No Cure, No Pay. Zoo.
Every woman over 80 knows O
lot Of weather signs that she gets from
the way cat acts.
Pfickly Ash -3itters cures disease
of the kidneys, oleanses and strength
ems the liver, stomach and bowels.
The men always laugh to them
selves when they hear women talking
about "their husbands bedroom
For sprains, sweliings and lameness
theirs is nothing 80 good as Chamber
lain's Pain Balm. Try it. For sale
by Hill-Orr Drug Co.
Regard not much who is for thee
or against thee; but give ell thy
thought and care TO this-that God
will be with thee in everything thou
doest; for whom God will help, no NAL
ice Of man shall be able to hurt.
No other pills can equal DeWist,s
Little EARLY Risers for promptness.
certainty and efficiency. Evans Phar-
macy.
n.- s K:=s e T.z.z r.s..z Is said 10 %
dominated by his mother. A good
many worse things might be said Of
him.
Do not get scared if your heart trou-
bles you. Most likely You suffer from
asa.is,Sssi0n. K1uoi dyspepsia Cure
digests what you eat and gives the
wornont stomach perfect rest. That
is why it cures the worst cases of in
aai;ssssstion and stomach trouble, after
everything else has failed. Evans
Pharmacy. IS
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-10-31
ARE YOU OUT OF WORK +?

DO you wish better pay Then write
us. Steady work IN town or country.
Three to tive dollars day. Write at
once and take advantage Of holiday
trade. Address
MANAGER. Box SO, Greenville, 8. c.
OCT II, 1900 II
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-02-04

duties Of this high Office surrounded by
conditions and circumstances which
would tax the wisdom of men far
stronger than l. Knowing we'll the
trying difficulties that are ahead of me
ard the dangers which surround me,
which have already compassed the de-
struction of civil government in the
capitol of the State, hereby solemnly
warn and command that all violent
characters and militia of the State, now
in possession OF this city and the public
buildings, do Immediately disband, lay
down their arms and return to their
homes and occupations. Feeling most
deeply the responsibilities and difficult
ties of the situation, l invoke the aid
and support OF all the law-a3iding and
lawresepcting Christian people of this
commonwealth; and | promise in a
legal way, if within the power of man,
to restore peace, quiet and protection
to all individuals regardless of party or
station, under the constitution wslich l
have so solemnly sworn to obey.
Given under my hand at the city of
Frankfort, this, the third day of Feb
ruary, A. D. 1900.
(Signed) j. C. w. BECKHAM.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-02-04

in wartime and made use of code OF
fire flashes; but it was not until 1922
that Colonel Colby, of the British
Royal engineers, devised more ade-
quate system of transmitting messages
by sun flashes. His method of doing
this was by mailing certain number
of pieces of bright tin on poles and
exposing them to the suns rays. Some
time later this was improved on by the
adoption of plain mirror. In 1888 an
English officer at Gibraltar used an
ordinary looking glass to reflect
flashes across the strait of Tangier,
thereby carrying on a long distance
conversation with other English Off
GERS in Africa.
This mirror system was experiment
ed with and improved upon until the
year 1878, when the United States gov
eminent purchased the latest models
and began the instruction of special
signal carps in photography. The mill
tray value of such sun writing was
well known when, in 1866, Gen. Miles
began his Indian campaign against
Geronimo. If the truth were only
known, it was the heliograph more
than anything else, that led to the
rounding up and capture of the famous
blood drinking red man. One can i'm
agine the surprise of the Indians when
they found that they could not move
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-02-04

said the Judge, "but / wish to make
it read that the application for the
permanent injunction will be heard at
Georgetown in this State instead of
Frankfort"
This was agreeable to the attorney
for the plaintiff, and the matter was
ordered.
No attempt was made to secure per-
sonal service of the writ of Injunction
upon Gov. Taylor.
Immediately after the issuance of
the writ, Judge Cantrill instructed
Sheriff Suter of Franklin county to
make no effort to present the order of
court. The judge directed that it be
allowed to remain binding without
service because of the danger threat
ening the man who should undertake
the task and the results that might
ensue owing to the excited state of the
public mind.