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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-06-30
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
s'sss;srs sssss tho Of &zZzzSx
A Jersey Gold Mine.

The Enquirer has, from time
to time, published statements of
facts illustrating the remarkable
rate Of increase that seems to be
peculiar to Jersey cattle; but this
from Mr.. j Frank Moore, of
Bethesda, seems more remarkable
than any statement that has been
previously published on the subs
ject. In May, 1894, Mr.. Moore
purchased Jersey cow that was
% months old. Since then the
COW has dropped seven heifer
calves. Eleven calves have been
dropped by these seven, and
five have been dropped by the
eleven. The herd, including the
original COW and two helfers sold
for beef, has multiplied in 6 years
to % head The original COW has
a tested record of four gallons of
milk a day. And this record has
been equaled by several of her
progeny. -Yorkville Enquirer.
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VOLCANIC FRUPTIONS

Are grand, but Skin Eruptions
rob life of JOY. Buckleu's Arnica
Salve cures them; also Old, Run
ming and Fever Sores, Ulcers,
Boils, Felons, Corns, Warts, Cuts,
Bruises, Burns, Scalds, Chapped
Hands, Chilblains. Best Pile cure
on earth. Drives out Pains and
Aches. Only 25 cts a box. Cure
guaranteed. Sold by Crawford
Bros Druggist.
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A Chance to Buy You a Home.

Any party or parties desiring
TO purchase any of the real estate
of T M Fitzpatrick & Bro, in the
town or county, can get prices
ard terms by calling on the editor
of The Ledger. The Messrs
Fitzpatrick have so ne very de-
sirable farms and valuable i'm
proved town property and their
being on the market gives men of
moderate means splendid oppor
taHty to purchase q home.
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Great Snakes He was Tried by
Trying to Tell a Story.

MIR. EDITc RI overheard
some Gays ago q good old brother
remark to another that they would
like to see a story written by
"Psp's Boy" l am not very
well acquainted with the people
under my new name. Hence,
must take all things good humored-
ly among strangers. knew they
were unaware of Pap's Boys
presence or that he was preacher
and that they were inducing a
preacher to make an attempt to
tell story. We'll, l always try
to please people, and | sat down
in my Office trying to think up
story. l thinked an l thought
an thunk till l could thunk no
more and finally concluded l was
n Geo Washington, Jr., for |
couldn't tell lie. But l thought
again that "where there's will
there's way" and it wouldn't do
to start thing and not finish it
even if it didn't have a good moral
in it, and that if | didn't ut first
succeed must try again. But |
knew it vain for me to attempt it
in my room alone. SO the thought
struck me, shall 60 out visiting
among my neighbors and see the
trend of conversation. Well |
went out to church pretty soon
and found crowd of men assem-
bled before services (which
joined-a thing very unusual for
me to do-for / invariably seek
company among the fairer sex, as
| find it more pleasant and elevat>
ing spiritually and morally. |
went home with one of the good
old church members and visited
around among a number of my
nrighbors and soon found snakes
to be the topic of the day, per
haps because it is bad time for
snakes, any way the thought oc-
Cured to me that a snake story
would be the thing for me to write
since had been impressed with
the subject and had received few
pointers at church and among the
homes. Hence, to my story about
snakes.
A snake story is tale about a
snake. a snake is q long slim
thing which lives in hole. A
hole Is place in the ground
where there is NJ ground. The
ground Is the outer layer Of the
earth. The earth is q member of
the solar system and is suspended
in space. Space is that vast ocean
of nothing which is extended to
infnity on all sides to hold the
stories that are told about snakes.
AS snake story is a tale about
snake, apd all snakes have
tails on or about them, snake
stories are very numerous. About
the most remarkable snake story
We know is the tail of the Joint
snake. Some people say this is
not snake story and this is the
line of their argument. The tail
of the joint snake comes off and is
left by the snake. Therefore, all
though it is still a tail, yet it is
not snake, and hence cannot be
a snake story, since by definition
a snake story is tale about a
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Ten Thousand Amerscan Soldiers
to 60 From Manila.

Washington, June 25. The
United States has ordered Ad-
miral Remey with the Brooklyn
to Taku. The navv will trans,
port troops from Manila, if
necessary to hasten their arrival
in China. 1t is said an army of
ten thousand will be sent.
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Canning Outfit for $40.

You can get canning outfit,
with full instructions, to can all
of your fruit and vegetables for
so. If you want one write me
at Lancaster or call at the Ledger
Office. CL McMants.
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snake. But to show you the fall
lacy of their reasoning, will say:

lacy OF their reasoning, will say:
The tail is an entity and you can.
not dissolve an entity into
non>entity. Therefore, it is
, still tale and must be about
something. 1t IS, also, the tail of
snake, and if it is not tale
about snake, it is a tale Of
snake about something else, which
is an absurdity. The tail of the
rattle. snake is also worthy of men
ton, among snake stories, since
very few people fail to see the
point.
Another re mar kable story about
snake is the tale of the serpent
that Hercules killed, only it was
the head and not the tail that was
remarkable that time. It had
nine heads, and every time Her
cules cut one off two more grew
on. Some people doubt this, but
we do not think Hercules would
have lied about it.
A gentleman tells us that he
saw two snakes engaged in a deadly
struggle. Finally each took the
other by the tail and commenced
to swallow. This continued until
both disappeared, having entirely
swallowed each other. He proves
the truth of his statement bv
drawing picture of the place,
in the picture no snakes were
visible. The same person once
saw large black snake swallow
himself in the same way. This
plan of committing suicide would
not be practicable with the boys
OF Tabernacle, on account of the
size of their shoes.
a Tradesville man had been
losing chickens, turkeys, pigs,
etc. One day he thought he saw
a bunch of feathers sticking out
OF an old log and commenced to
investigate. TO his surprise he
found the supposed log was a
snake and when 1t was killed he
found within, ten dozen chickens,
twenty geese, seventeen turkeys,
eleven pigs, thee calves, one
goat and mule colt. Several of
the hens had commenced to Law
and one Fad actually brought off
, a brood of chickens. To those
who are inclined to doubt the
veraclty of this, let it be remem-
bered that South Carolina is the
home of Messrs Msttics, McNeely,
Polk and John & Calhoun, the
latter one of the beloved lmmor-
tai trio.
In Virginia large black snake
killed pole cat and tried to swal-
low it. But the noble "polen
was too strong for him. He be-
came sick, and with one mighty
convulsion the cat was not only
elected but his snakeship was COM
pletely turned wrong side out.
Even then he couldn't stop and
Immediately turned back and then
inside out again, and last seen of
him he was Hopping off into the
woods, turning the other side out
ut every jump. This actually oc>
Cured in Virginia, the home of
Geo Washington, the man who
couldn't tell a lie.
The garter snakes striped down the
back,
The adder spreads his head
The copperhead hits you a whack
And over you roll quite dead.
The moccasin lives OH the creek,
Down by the waters cool:
He gets the boy who goes to seek,
The fishes in the pool.
To morrow is st. Patric's day,
Now just remember that;
And every time you think Of him,
Boys please take off your hat.
| For ha did cot bju fraa
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LANCASTER AND CHESTER
RAILWA
schedule IN effect April %, 1900.
(Uaily except Sunda

6 30 5 80 Ly Lancaster Ar114O 8
NJ IA leaving Lancaster $50 am.
IN ks close connection at Chester
with southern Railway No SO for
Charlotte aud points north; and Sea
h art Air Line Atlanta SpeciaIi
for Nt'anta and points west Also
with 'aro!'na and Northwestern Rail
way No 10 for enoir n. c. and in
t'rmediate points, aud southern Rail
way No 33 for Columbir and points
south
10. IL leaving Chester 1890 a m
connects with Southern Railway No.
81 from Columbia and noints south:
= rb ard 'ir Line ATLANTA Special"
from northern and eastern points aud
southern Ra lway No 33 from North
er" a't eastern points, an, Lam
CA 'ter with q 81 @ f. for Blacks ksbuIp
NJ. rs l-aving Lancaster 4. 90 % m
e" "rcts ut Lancaster with S & & GE
ON amden and Marion, aud south
ern Railway M "a at Chester for
harlot'e aud points north.
No. II, leaving Chester $40 d m.
conn cts at hester with southern
Railway No "a from 'olum bia and
points south
JA> VI Il e ATH. Gen Pass Agt
LEROY SPRINGS. President.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-11-11
WILL BUILD ODD FACTORY.
Carl Dryden Browne Starts an Insti-
tuition for Making His
Airships.

In the presence of a crowd of about
200 people a cornerstone for flying
machine factory to manufacture an
airship by Carl Dryden Browne was
formally laid the other afternoon at
Freedom Labor Exchange colony, So
cialistic settlement. IS miles northwest
of Fort Scott, Kan. Some prominent
men from abroad were guests of the
colonists for the day
The service was preceded by ban
quet, which was rendered by the wom-
en-, the bill of fare consisting almost
exclusively of the products of the col
ony, cooked with coal from the colony
mine. The table was spread at the
home of f. Y. Ernst, manager of the
unique settlement.
The cornerstone was laid close to,the
little cabin occupied by Carl Browne
and his girl wife, the daughter of Gen.
CoXey, who is now rich, but has disin-
herited her for marrying Browne at
the age of IA.
"A crude miniature of the flying ma
chine was exhibited and the inventor
in an address which was included in
the ceremony explained the mechan-
ism and scientific theory of it, assert
ing that the discovery of the mystery
of air cleavage and vacuum formed by
the Tapping of birds wings in fight
had solved the problem, an aerial navi-
CATION which would soon make flying
machines almost as common as rail-
road trains.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-11-11
ARIZONA'S GAIN.
Census Shows Increase of 1O4.9 Per
Cent. in Population in
Decade.

The census bureau has made public
the returns of population for the terri
tory of Arizona. The populat tion of the
territory in 1900 is 122,212, as compared
with population in 1890 of 5000. This
shows an increase during the decade of
62,592, or lO4.0 per cent. This large in
crease is due in part to the fact that
there were 2S,4G9 Indians and 154 other
persons, or total of 2S,623 persons, on
Indian reservations, etc, in Arizona.
who were specially enumerated in 1890
under the provisions of the census act.
but were not included in the general
population of the territory at that CEN
sus.
The population of the territory in
1870 was 1868, and during the ten years
from 1870 to 1880 it increased 80. 1872. or
5lS.7 per cent, giving a population in
1850 of 4O,44O. The population in 1890.
as given in the report for that census,
was 5000, representing an increase
during the decade of 10, $50. or Ala Der
cent. The population of Arizona in 1900
is more than 12 times as large as the
population given in 1870, the first CEN
sus taken after it's organization as a
territory in 1868.
The total land surface of Arizona is.
approximately, 1890 square miles,
the average number of persons to the
square mile of the censuses of 1890 and
1900 being as follows: 1890, O.5; 1899. l.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-11-11
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.

The following letter, received Satur~
day afternoon, explains itself
Headquarters Ohio Republican State
Executive COMMITTEES:
Columbus, o., Nov 8, 1900.
H. V. Speelman, Esq, The Leader,
Marietta, Ohio:
MY Dear Mr. Speelman-The Ohio
State Central and Executive Commit
tees, appreciating the Republican
press of Ohio as one of the most pot
ent and efficient factors in the Repub-
lican organization Of our state, direct
me to extend their thanks to you as
member of the press, for the courtesy
and efficient aid you have uniformly
extended to us in this most important
campaign. By earnest and united
support, the Republican press, more
than any other agency has aided the
Republicans, not only of this state, but
of the whole country, in honoring, by
an unparalleled victory, Ohio's dis
tinguished son. You have aided in
giving to President Mckinley a pop
ular vote and a plurality larger than
ever given to Presidential candidate,
and in adding two members to our del
egation in Congress, thus emphatically
endorsing the present Congress, as
we'll as the administration of President
Mckinley.
Without the hearty cooperation and
earnest, conservative and well-directed
efforts of the Republican press, this
could not have been accomplished,
and l, therefore, take great pleasure in
extending to you our hearty thanks
and cordial congratulations. Yours
very truly, CHAS. DICK,
Chairman Republican State Executive
Committee.
John R. Malloy, Secretary.
S. S. Knabenshue, Chairman Press
Bureau.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-11-11
4" A Rag Time Reception"

At the Auditorium Saturday night
was witnessed by fair house, which
seemed to be pleased with the quality
of advertisement presentd. While some
good comdy was in evidence in "a
Ragtime Reception" the entertain
ment is one that does not appeal to the
better nature of the audience. A bass
solo eXcellently rendered by one Of the
members of the company in the second
act was sublime, being similar to "The
Holy City" and it may be said was out
Of place on program of ragtime such
as was presented by the company.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-11-11
TO SEARCH FOR POLE.
to Spend Millions in Effort to
Reach Most Northern Point.

81 intend to plant the stars and
stripes on the north pole if it costs me
million dollars to do it'll" was the
declaration made the other night by
William Ziegler in the parlor of his
residence, 624 Fifth avenue, New York
city. "The pole can be reached" con-
tinued Mr.. Ziegler, "and am fully de-
termined that so far as l am able to
forward the enterprise, with all the
means at my command, the glory of
reaching it shall rest with America"
Mr.. Ziegler is many times million
aire. He was formerly a resident Of
Brooklyn. ~
He expressed regret that publicity
should be given to his plans at the pres
ent time. He frankly admitted, how
ever, that he had made preparations
for an attempt to reach the north pole,
and that the expedition would be an
entirely American enterprise.
He said it was his intention to pur-
chase and equip two ships, which will
go north in company, with the under
standing that one of them shall remain
during the first winter in the highest
attainable latitude, while its consort
returns to load with fresh supplies and
act, if necessary, as relief ship.
The expedition will be under the
command of Evelyn B. Baldwin, of
Illinois, who was a member of the
Peary expedition in 1S93-94. Mr.. Bald
win was also a member of the Walter
Wellman expedition, which spent the
winter of 1s9s-99 in Franz Josef Land.
He is the author of book on arctic
exploration.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-11-11
FARMERS SONS.

It has often been remarked that
farmers sons reach the top Of the
ladder of success more frequently than
any other class of young men. The
records of nearly 400 hundred cadets
at West Point for the past ten years
show that outside the sons of army Of
ficers, of whom there were So in the
academy, 149 were sons of farmers,
lis sons of merchants, 100 sons OF
lawyers, 81 sons of manufacturers, 80
sons of mechanics, 20 sons of insur-
ance agents, 10 sons of real estate ag-
ents,. IA sons of clergymen, 13 sons of
editors, bankers and bookkeepers, 10
sons of druggists, 8 sons of CONNER
cial travellers, 8 sons of schoolteachers
and sons of dentists.
The gratifying exhibit made by sons
of farmers speaks volumes for the am
bition and energy, as well as patriot
ism, of our rural population. No other
country in the world has a rural popu-
lation like ours, so progressive, cul-
tured and self-reliant. Search the rec
ords of our great electoral battles and
the farmer vote is in great majority to
be found on the side of National prog
ress. Our farmers are free men, proud
of their country, devoted to its best
interests and ever anxious for the
promotion of its citizenship.
1t was the farmer vote which struck
down slavery, upheld the hand of Lin
coin, and farmers it was who filled the
armies that saved the Union. 1t was
the farmer vote which sustained the
republican administrations confronted
with the difficult task of Southern paci-
fication and reconstruction. 1t was
the farmer vote which, in 1896, and,
again, on Tuesday last, gave Bryanism
the blows that it is hoped have laid it
in its tomb.
Our farming population has given us
our greatest statesmen, our successful
commanders, our distinguished busi-
ness men, our leading manufacturers,
our busy lawyers and trusted physi-
clans. 1t is the mainstay of our coun-
try, the healthful source from which
our cities and towns draw their in
habitants. 1t is as essential to Ameri-
cas- National prosperity and predomi-
nance as is the fountain to the river
Commercial Tribune.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-11-11
HIS NECK WAS BROKEN.
New York Tcnmster Goes six Hours
without knowing He Was In
jured and Then Dies.

For six hours Conrad j. Lang, 3S
years old, walked, talked, laughed
and enjoyed himself with his family
in ignorance that his skull was frac-
tured and his neck broken. 1t was
not until he had retired and his
pillow pressed on the broken bone
of his neck that he knew that he was
injured at ali, and then he died. Lang
was truckman. The other night he
fell from his truck at Eighty-siXth
street and Broadway, New York. He
landed on the back of his neck and
head and was for time unconscious.
However, before an ambulance could
be sent for he sprang up declaring he
was all right, except for slight head
ache.
He went about his work and at six
o'clock took his team to the stable,
after which he went home and ate
a hearty supper. He laughingly told
of his fall and laughingly called it an
awful bump, but said the headache
had passed away. He remained in
the house until after eight o'clock,
dlJGI "llCu ne nCnb W d
ing saloon, where he remained for an
hour, After that he returned home
and went to bed.
His wife was awakened by his stem
torious breathing at one o'clock. She
tried to arouse him, but he was un-
conscious. She sent to Roosevelt hos
pital for an ambulance. DR.. Todd re-
sponded. Just as he had finished his
examination and determined the eX-
tent of Lang's injuries the man died.
Persons say it was one of the most
remarkable cases on record. There
have been numerous cases where men
with fractured skulls have gone about
for hours, but never before where
mans neck had been broken. Zone
of the small bones of the neck had
been Clipped off and it was the pres
sure of this on the spinal cord when
Lang lay asleep that killed him.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-11-11

Apropos of the oft discussed subject
OF limiting the number of passengers
carried by street cars, are the observa-
tions of an American who went over to
Europe to inspect the underground
systems Of Paris and London. In both
places a car is supposed to carry a
specified number, For instance, So
seated and one standing Is the rule on
one road, When this quota is secured
the cars do not stop. In both cities
this results in as many as 1000 persons
congregating at station waiting for a
chance TO get car. Imagine limit
ing the number of passengers on a car
TO IA, and then endeevoring to handle
ihe 6 o'clock crowd at the Brooklyn
Bridge entrance!
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-11-11

1t becomes every true American to
bow to the will of the majority and
this all practical men will do. The
people have spoken, the result is
known and now is the time to touch
elbows and march forward with the
country's progress, Let every one
buckle down to work and things will
hum. We want to see the world
march forward, and in this particular
it must be remembered that Marietta
IS the center of the world.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-11-11

In the list of the number of tele-
phones in use in proportion TO every
10000 inhabitants, Sweden leads the
list, having 113; the United States has
1O7; Norway, 81; Switzerland, SO;
Canada, CT; New Zealand, co. Den
mark, 46; Germany, 20, Great Britain
and Ireland, IS; Holland, 16; Belgium,
IA; Austria, 8; France, 7; Spain, 6;
Hungary, 6; Italy, /; Russia, 2; Jap
an, l.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-11-11
The star Boarder Again.

AS he leaves England Mark Twain
complains of the hotels over there.
Some enterprising boniface could make
hit now. says the Chicago Times-Her-
aid by giving Mark free accommoda-
tions for the winter and getting him
to furnish a testimonial.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-11-11

The wiseacres are now busily en-.
gagged at figuring out what the Presi-
dents message will contain, and are
very liberal with their advice to Mr.
Mckinley as to what he should and
what he should not write.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-11-11
Youth nnd Old Are-

Emperor William has discharged his
chancellor, saying the latter is too
old for the job. On the other hand,
says the Chicago Times-Herald, there
are those who think Germany would
make hit by letting William go on
account Of his Perennial yonth.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-11-11

This being the first Sunday after
election, many fellow who hasn't
been inside of a church for months
will get down ON his knees and peni
tently ask for the forgiveness of his
many sins.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-11-11

1t is feared that a Mohammedan up
rising is going to occur in China. Such
an outbreak would prove great
curse to mankind, but the Christian
lied world would rise up in its might
and smite it to death.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-11-11

A large sale can safely be predicted
for the shah of Persias book, declares
the Chicago Record, for no matter how
bad it may be there is not a subject of
his majesty who would not rather buy
the book than lose his head.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-11-11

The vote cast at the election on last
Tuesday indicates that Marietta and
Washington county are fast increasing
in population.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-11-11
An EXDIanution.

Those chief justices who didn't vote
for Elias Howe's admission to the
Hall of Fame probably have it in for
him, suggests the Chicago Times Her
aid, because he didn't fix his machine
so it would sew on suspender buttons.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-11-11
Plenty of Advice

Rev. Anson Stokes the millionaire
preacher who did not know what to
do with his money, has found out,
says the Chicago Record, if he ever
gets time to classify the advice.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-11-11

Congress will convene on Monday
the second day of December.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-11-11

The Daily Leader is on sale
at Gates News stand, Union
Depot News stand, c. R.
Buchanan's and Scott &
Wards.