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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-06-16
Railroads Subscribe Literally.

A committee of Charlestonian' S
went to New York last week to
see the railroads in behalf of sub
sciiptions for the South Carolina
and Interstate exposition. Mr..
Samuel Spencer, representing the
Southern, Coast Line and Plant
System, subscribed $40, 900. The
committee had a promise of 90, J.,
500 from the Clyde line, and ex-
pected to get quite number of
other heavy subscriptions.
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81 80 PER ANNUM
The State, Congressional and
Judicial Candidates.

The following are the candi>
dates who filed their pledges and
paid their assessments and are in
the race to the finish for State,
congressional and judicial offices:
STATE.
For Governor-M B McSween-
ey,J A Hoyt, F b Gary, A H Pat
terson.
For Lieutenant Governor-Jno
T Sloan, g l. Winkler, G l.
Blease, j HI Tillman.
For Attorney General-G D
Bellinger, Jas H Moore.
For Secretary of State-M r
Cooper.
For State Treasurer-W III
Zimmerman, r H jennings
For Comptroller General p
Derham, N w Brooker.
For Superintendent of Educa-
tion--J j McMahan, Ellison
Capers, Jr.
For Adjutant and Inspector
General w Floyd, George
Douglas Rouse.
For Railroad Commissioner
w ID Evans, j G Etheridge, j H
Wharton, Thomas w Berry, B b
Evans, w D Mayfeld.
For United States Senator-B
r Tillman, A c Jones.
CoNGREssro NAL.
First District-Wm Elliott.
Second-W j Talbert.
Third-A g Latimer, E Z
Werner, c. T Wyche.
Fourth-Jos johnson, STAN
yarne Wilson.
Flfth--D f. Finley, I j Strait.
Sixth-Jas Norton, B b Scar
borough, j f Elterbe.
Seventh VIM Stokes.
JUDICIAL.
For Solicitor, First District
B H Mathews, w H Thomas, PIT
Hilderbrand.
Second j Z Davis, &C Sims.
Third-Jno S Wilson.
FOURTH M johnson, Geo F.
Brown.
Fifth VIM Thurmond, j A
Muller.
Sixth X Heniy, Thos F
Mellow, w G Hough.
Seventh-Thos S Sease.
Eighth E Boggs, j A
Mooney.
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Col. Hoyt's Farewell.

Col James A Hoyt has the fol-
lowing signed editorial in the last
issue Of his paper, the Greenville
Mountalneer:
"For a brief season am to be
absent from the office of the
hountaineer, engaged in a work
to which my readers will testify l
am not an alien or stranger. At
the solicitation of my cosworkers
| have consented to become a cam
didate for governor of South
Carolina and to uphold the cause
of prohibition in the campaign
upon which we are now entering,
cause for which | have stood
with steadfastness for many years.
l could not refuse to serve nv
associates in this or any other
capacity where they deemed me
fit to labor, even though l am
parted for the tine being from
duties with which l am more ia
miliar.
"1n my estimation the highest
welfare of the people demands a
change in the method of dealing
with the greatest curse of man.
kind, and l enter upon this work
with firm conviction that it's
triumph will bring blessings un-
told to the State. Is it asking
too much of my friends and
patrons that they will Join with
Mo in this effort to Danish runs
selling from our borders and dim
inish the evils by which we are
surrounded2
eff / shall be successful in this
contest the victory will belong to
the sober-minded, honest citizens
of the State, and | am confident
that the Piedmont regisn will
bear its share in the labors as it
will in this instance reap the hon.
ors that are to be awarded. This
section of South Carolina has
never had but one governor
chosen by the people, which was
35 years ago, when Gov Orr was
elected, and it may be that the
voters this time will reckon the
day has come that they will choose
another, or at least will show q
lively interest IN the result
81 will esteem it special honor
to know that the citizens of
Greenville are desirious of con-
tributing a large share towards
my election, for it will be pleas.
ing endorsement from the people
with whom my lot has been cast
for more than 90 years, and for
whose interests and welfare | have
constantly labored. The favor
able expressions in regard to my
candidacy among the citizens of
the city and county of Green
vile are about the highest trib,
utes a man can receive from his
neighbors, and on this account |
shall look forward with heighten-
ed interest to the verdict rendered
at the primary polls on the 2Sth
of August.
James A Hoyt.
Railroads Subscribe Literally.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-06-16

The many friends oi Capt John p
Hunter hereby announce him as a
candidate for the office of sheriff, sub
jet to the result Of the democratic
primary. Mr. Hunters fine record as
Sheriff in the past is a sufficient guar
an tee OF what his future administra.
tion will be in cIse Of his election.
MANYVOTERS.
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At the earnest solicitation Of many
friends, / hereby announce myself as
a candidate for reelection to the Office
Of County supervisor. subject to the
result Of the democratic primary.
NJ @ GARDNER
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W. G. HOUGH.

L hereby announce myself a candi.
q ate for the office Of Solicitor OF the
Sixth Judicial Circuit, pledging my
sell t. abide the result of the demo,
cratic primary election, and faithfully
to discharge the duties of said office
In the event Of my election.
THOS. F. MCDOW.
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With high sense Of appreciation Of
past considerations and tokens Of
kindness and with deep feeling Of
gratitude for the same. I beg to an,
nounce myself q candidate for re-
election TO the office Of Clerk Of Court
for Lancaster County. at tho approach
Ing primary. subjeet to the rules OF
the Democratic primary.
VS. l. PORTER
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-06-16
Death of Mrs. Gladstone.

London, June IA. .-Mrs Glad
stone, widow of VIM f Glad
stone, the English statesman
died at $40 p m, today, after un-
consciousness for about ~ hours
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FOR SHERIFF

L hereby announce myself as q
candidate for the office OF Sheriff of
Lancaster county, pledging myself to
abide the rules OF the Democratic
primary.
&c. sOWELL.
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The friends Of w Q Caskey. an
nounce him as a candidate for County
Supervisor. Mr. Caskey will abide the
result OF the Democratic primary
elections.
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[For The Ledger.
Letter From a Citizen Seeking
Health in the Mountains of NC.

EDITOR LEDGER:-Will you be
so kind as to give me space in the
columns of your valuable paper
for few little items from nv
little mountain home. l am proud
to say that my health is somewhat
Improving, though it seems to me
that it is rather slow. My ply
sician has deemed it best for me
to spend the Summer in the noun,
tains of North Corolina and l have
about made up my mind to spend
the greater part of it at the little
city on the river banks; as | have
spent several weeks at other
more noted places from which l
received but very little benefit.
Since l came to this place l
find that 1 am improving very
rapidly. l must say, here, that
we have the best, coldest, and
purest free stone water l ever
drank, and there is scarcely an
hour through the day or night but
what we get nice cool mountain
breeze. This little place is located
| a I
Marion n G. on the o r & G Ex.
r K. and the hotel Is owned and
managed by a tirst-class, high
toned gentleman, Mr.. j X Car
penter, and his good lady, Mrs
Carpenter is perfect lady in
every respect and spares no pains
in making it pleasant for her board
ers and making them feel at home,
more especially her lady boarders.
This hotel stands near the banks
of Second Broad river and is sur
rounded with beautiful and lovely
little mountains. / can sit in the
window of my room and count
eleven different little mountains
all within two miles of the holel.
l can cheer fully recommend this
place to anv one who may be SO
unfortunate as to be in bad health
and wishing to spend few Sum-
mer months in the up country; to
pleasure seekers l would mest
assuredly recommend Blowing
Rock, Asheville, Chimney Rock,
etc., but to the health seekers l
can safety and heartily recommend
the breezy little Thermal City by
the river side.
To the lumber dealers, l will
say that Thermal City is head
quarters for the Belk Lumber Co,
with the genial little j X Carpen-
ter president. This company
seems to be doing quite an extern
sive lumber business. They con-
troll ten saw mills and one we'll
equipped planning mill, which does
tine work In matching up flooring,
ceiling, etc To the farming in
terest this has been rather a back
ward spring and the cut worms
have done a great deal of damage
to bottom corn, but crops all
seem to be we'll worked and we
are having fine seasons now and
crops are growing nicely. The
wheat crop of this section is very
fine. l see quite lot of it has
four grains to the mash, but the
oat crop is not so good.
There has been q sanctified re-
viyal going on in our community
for the past two weeks which
closed last Sunday night. 1t was
conducted by an evangelist lady,
Mrs. Perry of New York, assisted
by two young ladies from the
Eihamen school of Marion, one q
Miss Walkup of Lancaster county
and the other Miss Long from
Louisiana. Their meetings were
well attended and the very best
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-06-16
[For The Ledger.
A Plea for the most Essential and
greatest Needed Institution for
Our Town, For the Present
and For the Future.
MIR. EDIToR:-

some of our local papers the CONS
iug of a million dollrr cotton mill
to our town. This is as it should be
and such enter prlses cannot be too
highly appreciated or too cordially
welcomed. 1t is a matter of his
tory that the institution of one
enterprise on the line of progress
sooner or later has its accompani-
ment in some other enterprise. In
this instance, the accompaniment
has already been suggested, and
by some of our citizens, ardently
advocated. That enterprise is
electric lights aud water-works.
These also are good things in their
proper time and place. The proper
time is when the town or COM
munity can amply afford this
financially. The proper place Is
whore the entire town or COM
munity will be benefited thereby
or at least, a very large majority
of the town or community. Rela-
tive to these things, the question
arising here is, Is this the proper
time and is this town, at this time,
the proper place for these things
Now MIR. Editor and fellow
citizens, there is another institu-
ton, which in my humble opinion
we are in far greater need of, as
the proper accompaniment of our
million dollar cotton mill, and that
is a tirst-class, comfortable and
commodious school building. This
institution is not only needed but
is absolutely necessary. This
claim is clearly demonstrated by
the pale, thin and haggard faces
of many of our children during
the school term. This condition
has been noticed and frequently re-
marked. This condition is large
ly due, if not entirely, to present
want of room and proper venti
lation in the present school
building. At a glance one
can see what.a wretchedly over
crowded and unhygienlc condi-
ton there must be when two hun.
dred and fifty or even two hum
dred children are packed into the
present building. Can you rea-
sonably expect good, effective
work from either pupils or teach
ers In such quarters Can you
expect a healthy brain, and an
active mind under such conditions
Can you expect healthy, robust
child, physically with such sur
roundings, where they are neces-
sarily compelled to pass 25 per
cent of the time during a nine
months school terml Under such
continually existing conditions is
1t any wonder that we see SO
many pale, haggard, emaciated
faces among our children-the
coming generation-the hope of
the future? In unmistakable and
uncompromising terms, I EN-.
phatically answer no. Then let
us be up and doing and speedily
correct this wretched evil and
atone for our past negligence and
establish condition in our town
which will tell for good, mentally,
morally and physically for gener-
atoms to come. / appeal to you
to weigh we'll these considerations
and first of all things supply our
great need at once. Our wants
can be gratified later and at our
leisure as we are financially able
to do it.
Wsterworks are great con-
venisnce electric lights are
great luxury; but the light we
want most to see illuminating our
town and copmpnify 10 %hot ~n.;
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FOR HOUSE OF REPRESEN,
TATIVES.

FOR HOUSE OF REPRESEN,
TATIVES.
am candidate for the Legislature.
subject To rules of Democratic Primary
j BARRY FOSTER.
The many friends OF J N Estridge
respectfully announce his name for
reelection for the House of Repre-
sentatives Of Lancaster county, and
will abide by the result ofthe primary
election.
MANY VOTERS.
am q candidate for the House of
Representatives subject to the Demo-
cratic primary.
JW HAMEL.
/ am a candidate for reelection to
the Legislature. 4 will abide the re-
suit Of the democratic primary eIec.
tioB.
TY WILLIAMS.
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MANY FRIENDS.
FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF
EDUCATION.

At the solicitation Of n few friends
/ announce myself a candidate for the
office of Superintendent of Education.
r BAXTER BLACKMON.
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Itch on human cured In 30 minutes
by Woolford's Sanitary Lotion. This
never fsils. Sold by J r Mackey d
Go Druggist, Lancstsr. sc.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-06-16

The many friends of Mr.. Ernest
b ackmon, hereby announce him as a
candidate for the Office of County
Superintendent OF Education. subject
to result Of Democratic Primary.
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Announcements,
FOR SOLICITOR.

will stand for denomination to the
Office of Solicitor OF the Sixth judicial
Circuit subject to the results of the
Democratic Primary.
j. X. HENRY.
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FOR SUPERVISOR.

The many friends of Mr.. r III Sapp
announce him him as candidate for
County Supervisor. subject to the
rules Of the Democratic Primary.
MANY FRIENDS.
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To the Voters Of Lancaster County:
With many thanks fol past favors,
and at the solicitation Of friends,
hereby announce myself as a candi-
date for the office Of County Superin-
tendent of Edu alton, subject TO the
rules governing the Democratic pri~
mary; and, If elected my time and
energies are yours for the best interests
Of education.
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MANY VOTERS.
] w HAMEL.
FOR CLERK OF COURT

The many friends Of Mr.. Joseph F
Gregory hereby announce him as a
candidate for the office Of Clerk OF
the Court, subject to the result Of the
Democratic Primary,
MANY FRIENDS.
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L hereby announce myself a candi-
date for Solicitor Of the Sixth Circuit,
subject to the rules governing the
Democratic Primary.
w. G. HOUGH.
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j G. SOWELL.

l hereby announce myself capdi.
date foi Sheriff, subject to the rules Of
Democratic party.
JAMES s WILSON.
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j f. BLACKMON

Mr. Editor:-Please announce the
name of PROF AC ROWELL as a
candidate for the office of County
superintendent of Education, subject
to the rules governing the Democrat ic
primary. II elected, we pledge him
To discharge the duties Of the Office to
the best interest of education.
MANY FRIENDS.
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L j PERRY.

Mr Editor:-Reali4ing the valuable
services rendered during his term OF
office. the neatness aud correctness
OF his work, and knowing him TO be
well qualified for the position, please
announce the name Of Jno A Cook for
re. election to the office of County
Auditor, subject to the rules govern
ing the primary.
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FOR CORONER.

The many friends Of G G Horton.
Sr.. announce him for the office Of
Coroner, subject TO the rules Of the
Democratic Primary.
announce myself as a candidate
for the Office of Coroner and pledge
myself to abide the result of the
democratic primary election.
j + S1EWMAN
The friends of ID N MACKEY an
nounce him as candidate for the of
fice OF Coroner, aud pledge him to
abide the result of the democratic pri.
mary.
MANY FRIENDS.
/ hereby announce myself candi-
date for reelection to the Office of
Coroner, and pledge myself 10 abide
the result Of the primary.
r. YOUNG
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FOR COUNTY TREASURER
am a candidate for reelection to
the office Of County Treasurer.
w. O CAUTHEN.
FOR COUNTY AUDITOR.

L hereby announce myself as can
didate for the office of County Auditor
and pledge myself to abide the result
of the Democratic primary.
CROXTON.
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respectfully announce my candi.
dacy for the office of county Auditor.
subject to the rules of the Democratic
primary.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-11-09
TALK ABOUT COWBELLS.
They Are Made To-Day Exactly al
They Were q Hundred
Years Ago.

"One of the comparatively few
things that the hand of improvement
has not touched is the cowbell,
which is made now just as it was a
hundred or more years ago, and has
now just the same peculiar clanking
sound as ever" said bell manufac-
turer to a Washington Star writer
recently. "Cowbells are made some
OF copper and some of composition
metal; but most of them are made of
iron and finished with a coating of
bronze. The cowbell is not cast; it is
cut from sheet of metal, which is
folded into shape and riveted. The
metal cap at the top, through which
the strap is passed, is riveted into
the bell. Cowbells are made of ten
sizes, whose sounds range through an
octave. Sometimes musical enter
tanners who play upon bells of one
sort and another come to us and by
selection among bells of various sizes.
find eight bells that are accurate in
scale.
There are only four factories in
the United States in which cowbells
are made. and in each case the cow
bell is only an item of production
among other things. Cowbells are
sold all over the country. just the
same as ever. but much the greater
number Is sold in the south, the south
west and the west, where farms are
larger, less likely to be under fence
and cattle are more apt to stray.
American cowbells are exported quite
largely to the various countries of
South America and also to Australia. -
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-11-09
GOOD HONEY PLANTS.
Excellent for Bees, for Feed
and for Seed.

You can greatly improve your honey
flow in your locality by putting out
honey plants, those that also are use
full or ornamental, besides the honey
they produce. Perhaps the best honey
bearing plants and trees are those that
IRE good for other purposes as well.
The most abused and misrepresented,
and the best honey-plant that grows,
is bokhara clover. What / know
about bokhara clover is from my own
experience, having thoroughly test
I'd it's usefulness not only for honey,
but for food and seed. Bokhara is
an immense seeder, and will produce
ten bushels of seed per acre under or
binary conditions. This seed has a
ready market at wholesale seed houses
at from six to ten cents per pound,
and usually is retailed to growers at
from IS to 20 cents per pound. That
bokhara is good feed for stock I
can testify, having used it myself.
This clover, like alfalfa, stock do not
naturally take to. as they do to some
grasses, especially such grasses as
grow III Un0 H1uule anu edSttTu SJdICS,
where timothy, blue grass and red
clover abound Stock there will usu-
ally go around it just as they will
alfalfa, if alfalfa grew there as it
does here. This being true, and from
the fact that bokhara spreads and
grows spontaneously on road sides,
has given the impression to some peo-
pie that it is only worthless weed,
and for the want of prepe2 fnvestiga-
ton and thorough testing it is thus
misrepresented.
If were planting trees for both
honey and other uses. would plant
linden or Eastwood" as it usually is
called, and also catalpa. The linden
Is very valuable for its white. fine
grained wood. and. as a shade tree,
scarcely has an equal. The catalpa
is noted for it's everlasting posts, and
in this regard it is said to have no
equal. It also is beautiful shade
tree and both the foliage and the bios
SONS are very ornamental. - A. II.
Duff, in Farmers Voice.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-11-09
FOR A DOZEN FOWLS.
Handy Coop Designed Along Modern
Lines and Suitable for All Parts
of the Country.

When the farm poultry consists of
only a hundred or so fowls. it will
pay to keep breeding pen of some
dozen fowls of the best stock from
which to get eggs for Matching. A
fine lot of chickens can thus be Sc
cured. Where this is done it will be
necessary to keep the breeding fowls
from the rest of the flock. Our coop
is 6x5 feet, 51s feet high in front, and
41a behind.
In the front side is door two feet
wide, and window. This window is
hinged at the top to provide for VEN
tilation in summer. A screen placed
over the window opening on the in
side will prevent the fowls from
breaking the glass and will keep out
night providers when the window is
raised. There is an opening a foot
wide extending across the back of the
coop. This opening is closed by one
foot board hinged at the top. This
opening, too, is covered with screen
wire. Beneath the window or beside
the large door we have small open
ing large enough to let fowl pass in
and out. This is closed with slide
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-11-09
FEED-GRINDING NOTES.

The gasoline engine solves the prob
lem of quick and efficient power for
rapid grinding.
With feed grinding, like many other
operations, where it is done on large
scale, it pays, and besides the cost il
reduced to minimum.
To secure the best results the feeder
should have a mill at hand, with
which he can grind his feed as needed,
and prepare it to suit the require
ments of his special line of feeding.
A sweep mill that will grind from 40
to so bushels of dry corn and cob
meal per hour, is a pretty good mill.
Grain is valuable as food only when
digested and assimilated, and to be
valuable for digestion must be
crushed. ground and pulverized either
before feeding or by the animal itself.
The successful cattle feeder, the one
who always tops the market, is the
one who can convert the largest
amount of crude feed into high-priced
beef. Grinding feed is great aid in
laying on fat.-Prairie Farmer.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-11-09
Cures Blood Poison.

SCROFULA, ULCERS, OLD SORES, BONE
PAINS-TRIAL TREATMENT FREE.
First, second or third stages posi-
lively cured by taking B. B. B. (Botan-
ic Blood Balm). Blood Balm kills Or
destroys the Syphilitic Poison in the
blood and expels it from the system,
making a perfect cure. Have you sore
throat. pimples, copper colored spots,
old fostering eating sores, ulcers,
swellings, scrofula, itching skin, aches
and pains in bones or joints, sore
mouth, or falling hair9 Then Botanic
Blood Balm will heal every sore, stop
the aches and make the blood pure and
rich and give the glow of health to the
skin. Over 5000 testimonials of cures.
B. B. B. thoroughly tested for 80
years. Drug stores 81. Trial treat
ment of B. B. B. free by writing
BLOOD BALM CO., Atlanta, Ga.
Describe trouble and free medical ad-
vice given. Don't despair of a cure as
B. B. B. cures when all else fails.