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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-04-07

The woman who is lovely IN face,
form and temper will always have
friends, but one who would be
attractive must keep her health.
If she is weak, sickly and all run
down, she will he nervous and
irritable. If she has constipation
or kidney trouble, her impure
blood will cause pimples, blotches,
skin eruptions and wretched
c. mplexion. Electric Bitters is
the best medicine in the world to
regulate stomach, liver and kidneys
and to purify the blood 1t gives
strong nerves, bright eyes, smooth,
velvety skin, rich complexion. 1t
will make a good looking, charm
ing woman of a run down invalid.
Only so cents at Crawford Bros
Drug Store.
If every Judge in the State
would attack the concealed weap-
on habit as Judge Benet did yes
terday and if juries would not be
lenient with persons charged with
homicide, South Cardinals crimi-
nal courts would soon have fewer
homicide cases on docket. Col.
umbia Record.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-04-07

The State Democratic Execu-
tive Committee will meet in Col
umbia next Wednesday, l1th of
April, to arrange for the May
convention.
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4 DER MILL sX-
PIOSION

Removes everything in sight
SO dc drastic mineral pills, but
both are mighty dangerous. Don't
dyna mite the delicate machinery
OF your body with calomel, croton
oil or aloes pills, when DR.. Kings 8
New Life Pills, which are gentle
as summer breeze, do the work
perfectly. Cures Headache, Con.
stipation. Only 25c at Crawford
Bros drug ntore.
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The suggestions set forth in
this letter will be of great value
to those desirOus of witnessing
the eclipse and thev will doubt,
less be followed ont.
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For The Ledger.
and Progressive
Dwight.

| ~o'o tiho viii you dIl'W ule space
for a few items?
The people, not only around
Dwight, but i'll general seem some
what dull. Some think that wet
weather is the cause, but | ut
tribute it to the fact that they
have had nono of Dwight's S
"croam OF life to make them
shed their winter coat and put on
their new ornamental spring suit.
Some are beginning to plant a
little with ten cent smile on,
but if they had little insight
into the enterprise and progress
of Dwight they would wash their
faces, comb their heads and 90
forward with renewed courage and
greater zeal to accomplish some
thing. They would "be IL hero in
the strife. ="
Our people generally speaking
are in good condition: that is they
live at home They have all the
necessities of life that tend to
make the home happy Who is 1t
that cannot he prosperous and en-
Joy life when they live in the gar
den spot of the county! Men
who have canvassed the county
say that we certainly have this.
We like to talk of Dwight's re-
sources and her fertile lands, but
we do not over estimate them.
Hurrah for Dwight She is
not dead if she has had the mumps.
1t takes something more than the
munps TO kill her Outl 1t takes
high taxes aud low prices for cot-
ton.
Bless your life, since cotton has
gone to ~ Dwight has been build
ing like the trees in spring time.
She has three stores and a fourth
one talked of and a phone line.
A railroad and y cotton mill is all
she needs to insure her success.
Another substantial sign of
DwlSht's progress is the public
spirit that her citizens are muni-
Testing in the shape of good roads.
Mr. Editor, were you to pass
through our neighborhood YOU
would think that the chain gang
had been with us all winter.
Keep "a move on" Lancaster
don t let us get head of you!
Our citizens are paying much
attention to education. They are
building Il commOdious school
house which we hope to see COM
pleted in the near future. Our
school is in a very prosperous
condition. In connection with
the school we have literary
society, IN which the young men
take an active part. ANY one
desiring to attend our meetings
and hear our young men display
their eloquence will receive
hearty welcome. The society
meets every Friday night. We
have religious community. Our
young people are of a strictly
high moral tone, ana are the
pride of the neighbol hood. They
neither smoke nor chew, nor do
they take on any spirituous
liquors. They dlsdain intoxica-
ting drinks.
Misses Minnie and Pearl Black
mon paid Dwight visit recently.
Their stay was appreciated very
much, especially by some of the
young men.
The young men of Dwight are
very social and considerate, and
young ladies' if you desire pleas,
ant social time just pay a visit to
Dwight.
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PATH OF TOTALlTY PASSES
THROUGH SOUTH CARC,@1'
LIMA. --',>
A Letter from Prof. Young on
the Path Across This State
How to Make an Obser-
walton Glass.
Charleston Post.

oN'iPeo IL us eNen( OF ouCn extra
ordinary rarity that it attracts the
widest interests The sight is one
of the grandest of natural pheno.
mena and few persons have had
the good fortune to benold It.
The coming eclipse occurring as
1t does in convenient and acces.
slbIe region doubtless will he care
fully watched by large mum ber
of people
For the convenience of those
who are already making prepara
tions with Wow to witaesslng the
eclipse the following letter written
by Prof. & A \ Dung, director of
Princeton observatory and one of
the highest authorities on astron.
omical subjects to DR.. TN Roberts
of this city will he read with in
terest. DR.. ROBERTS wrote max .
ing inquiries as to the line of to-,
tality of the eclipse and other
matters and received reply as
follows:
Princeton, N J, March 81, 1900.
DR.. L \ Roberts.
Dear Sir-ln reply to yours of
9th | would say first in south
Carolina, Newberry, Winnsboro.
and Lancaster lying near the cen.
tral line of eclipse. In Georgia,
Washington, Greensb ro, Monti
cello, Forsyth, Thomson and
Columbus. In George, West
Point and Elberton lie on the
northern limit of the shadow
track, and in South Carolina. Alb.
beville and Rock Hill. Laurens,
) &, ard Covington and Me-
Donough, Ga, are Just outside.
The southern boundary o. the
shadow passes through Cuseta,
Macon and Thompson, Ga, and
through Lexington and ,Bennetts>
vile, sc. Laurens, S G, is lust
outside the track on the north.
and Columbia on the south. Edye-
field, ) &, Greensboro, SaIuda.
Camden, Chesterfield and Chester
are all inside the track which is
from fifty to fifty two miles wide,
widening towards the northeast.
The duration of totality at Winns.
boro will be about S5 seconds. /
do not know at present of anv
astronomical parties that will
take stations in South Carolina,
though think is likely that Wlnns,
borro or Newberry will be occu-
pied. The weather chances are
better in Western Georgia and
Eastern Alabama and parties will
go there. My own princeton
party station will be at Wades
borO, n &, which offers better
weather chances than any of the
other stations which are not a
good deal more distant from us.
AS for n shadow glass with
which to look at the sun you can
easily make one for a few cents.
Get slip of good window glass
about /! inches wide and 3 or 4
lhches long, smoke it large as a
large pea will be enough if right
ly managed, and cover this with
another slip of glass of the same
size, the smq ked surface between
the two glasses of course. Tie
the two glasses together or bind
the two edges like Il lantern slide.
IL you try to use the smoked glass
unprotected you will probably
smudge your face and hands and
spoil the smoked surface.
Yours truly,
G A Young
The suggestions set forth in
this letter will be of great value
to those desirous of witnessing
the eclipse and thev will doubt,
less be followed ont.
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S. g MEDICAL ASSOCIATION.

The Semi-centennial Meeting of
the South Carolina Medical Asso,
citation will he held IN Charleston
April is, 1900. 1t is proposed
to make this event the occasion
for general reunion Of all. the
physicians in the State. Invita-
tions will therefore he sent to
every doctor in the State, request
ing him to he present. A public
reception will he rendered to the
physicians by the Mayor and AL
dermen of the City of Charleston:
Excursions to Isle of Palms and
other entertainments will be offer
ed by the local profession. DR..
Hobart Amory Hare, of Phila
delpkia, Pa, will deliver the An-
nual Address. Board in the CITY
can he obtained at 81 and upwards
at the hotels. Redr ced rates of
fare will he on sale on all roads
leading into the citv.
w p PORCHER, President.
I z WHALEY, Secretary.
Inns.
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BEGINNING OF MEMORIAL DAY.
How the Pretty Custom Of Decorating III.
Graves Of Soldiers Originated.

The pretty custom Of decorating the
graves of the soldiers who fought in
the late rebellion originated on the
Confederate side In the South. how
ever, they call it Memorial day" in
stead Of Decoration day ana the holi-
day comes April 26 instead of May 80.
Flowers bloom earlier in the South
than they do in the North.
The Lizzie Rutherford Chapter of the
Daughters of the Confederacy claim
that one Of their members. the one for
whom they We're named, was the first
to suggest the establishment Of a me-
mortal day. She thought ii was q
beautiful idea for women to try to
carry into effect The formation of the
Ladies' Memorial Association was the
outcome of this. Lizzie Rutherford
was not present at the first meeting.
but she had suggested that April 26 be
set aside for this purpose. Her sug-
gestions We're unanimously adopted.
/ The secretary of the association was
requested to write to the different So
cieties of the South requesting them TO
join in this celebration and make il
universal. How well the work has
been done has been attested each year.
This association was composed Of the
women OF Columbus. Ga, in January
of 1866
The history of Memorial day has be
come a prominent feature of the his
tory of the South and that due credit
should be given to those of the little
band that originated it the Daughters
of the Confederacy have gathered the
~ Tho ST.
is that Mrs. Jane Martin was visiting
in Columbus, Ga. in 1866. and while
she was there Miss Lizzie Rutherford
called one afternoon and asked her to
accompany her to the cemetery. They
We're to Join some other ladies who
were there to look after the graves of
soldiers who had died in Columbus
hospitals. and had been buried under
the direction of the Ladies Aid So
ciety. They assisted these ladies and
when they We're returning from the
cemetery they fell to talking about the
work 1t was then that Miss Ruth"r-
ford suggested the founding of me-
mortal day. She had been reading q
book called INITIALS, written by
baroness Tautphoeus. in which me
German custom Of carrying flowers to
the graves of the dead on All Saints
day was described. She had been tax
On with the description and said AT
once that she thought it would be a
beautiful idea for the Ladies Aid so
cieties to organize for this purpose IN
regard to the soldiers who wore the
! gray uniforms. This suggestion, as
stated above. was acted upon at once.
Later the nation itself took un the
custom and made this day one OF the
legal holidays.
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H0N0RED THE DEAD.
Memorial Day Observed in a
Most Fitting Manner.
The Graves of All Deceased Comrades
Strewn With Flowers.
Eloquent Grafton by E. N. thompson, ESQ.,.
at CITY Hall, in Evening.

Even though 80 years have passed
since the men who took part in the
Memorial day exercises, yesterday,
We're called to make their sacrifices, the
memories of that time were WILDLY re-
called and the men hOnored more than
ever before. for the part they took in
the struggle Every thing contributed
to the successful carrying out of the
program. The weather was ideal.
From the time the first wreath was
placed on the grave of some cOmradc
until the last out door exercise was
over there was not a cloud in the sky.
The result of the faultless weather
was that the crowds We're larger than
they have been before for years. There
was not that simply crowding around
to see the procession but every one
wished to be near that they might rev.
erently take part in the services.
That it was Memorial day might be
seen early in the morning. Then there
was hardly street in the city where
from some house the Stars and Stripes
We're not shown. At many of the pub
lie buildings the flags Were at half
mast. The flag at the State House
which is seldom displayed except for
some unusual event was one of the first
to be out. and it was the same all over
thr city. 50 that in many sections it
was Impossible to walk a block without
passing half dozen flags.
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proceeded down Grove street to Wafer
where the parade was dismissed.
The services We're continued at the
City hall in the evening when a large
number united with the Grand Army
in concentrating the day. one of the
features of the exercise was the music
by the Augusta Cadet Band. This was
far ahead of the usual band music and
round after round of applause reward
cd the efforts Of the musicians.
Mayor s. w. Lane presided and in
opening the exercises for the evening
made a short. well worded speech
which was to the point. On the stage
with him was Rev. Everett Lesher.
who offered prayer. ana the officers Of
the Post who took part in the exer-
cses during the day.
The Memorial service for the Post
was conducted by Ethel Jones. adju-
tant This although short showed how
tenaciously the members Of the Grand
Army cling to the memories of the
days when they We're thrown so much
together.
The Grafton by f. NJ. Thompson. Esq.
was one of the most eloquent that has
been heard in this city for a long time.
He departed from the usual custom Of
weaving in abstract topics of the day,
but, believing that the day was for the
soldiers and for them alone. addressed
his Grafton to them. His eloquence
often carried the audience by storm.
TITS enunciatiOn was So perfect and his
toice so powerful that he could be
heard in every part of the hall. At
no time was there a moment when he
did not have everyone in the hall fol
lowing him closely and listening eager
~ for the next word that might come.
He was warmly congratulated after the
exercises on his splendid success.
CThe address will be found in full on
Page 81
The exercises closed with the singing
Of America" by the audience and the
benediction by Rev. Everett Lesher.
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I ! ||||''||''sIHEpQNlS !.
FOR JUNE. 1900

Page
FrOntispiece, Howard r. COrt, l
Editorial Comments. Helen Churchill
Candee, Illustrated by Howard r.
Cort, .
Things Worth Reading. ,
The Bank Examiners Story. Frank
Harrington. Illustrated by G. J. Budd, 4
The Brides of June, Harriet Prescott
Spoford.
How to Pack a Trunk, Mrs. Burton
Kingsland, )
A Woman at Manila, Anita Fitch. 6
our June Girls. John Gilmer Speed.
Paris Fashions. Ethel Rose, S
New York Fashions. Ada Sterling,
That Trip Abroad. Edith Duff, IL
Iamerlaincs Story. Charles Battell
LOOMS, II
Jack and Thomas, Carrie Clark Not
tingham, II
Alone in the Bots II
The American Girl Student Abroad
Christine Terhune Herrick, Is
The Shoppers Note Book, Virginia
Lea, Ii
June Luncheon With Roses A-Plcnty,
Linda Hull Iarned Ii
a Girls Room. Mary G. HungerfOrd, Il
Between Editor and Reader, Editor
n-Chief Is
Extracts From Harriet Prescott Spot
ford's New Book, IL
The Lingering Goodbye, j.
Prize Story Competition, BY Our
Readers. g
Fashion Drawings by Caroline l.. Good
win, Kate and Sylvia Rafter, Grace Am
hos and NJ. q. llubbell.
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MAINE FAIRS FOR 1900.
A List d Those Whose Dates Are Already Ar.
ranged.

Secretary McKeen issues the follow
ing list of the Maine fairs whose dates
are already arranged:
Maine State Agricultural, at Lewis
ton, Sept. 3, 4, 5, 8, Z.
| Eastern Maine Fair Association. at
Bangor, Aug. rs, 90, 80, 81.
North Aroostook, at Pressure Isle.
Sept. II, II, -.
Northern Cumberland, at Harrison.
Oct. 9, 10.
| Cumberland Farmers Club, at West
Cumberland, Sept. 25, 26.
Gray Park Association, at Gray Cor
ner, Aug. 2S. 90, 80.
New Gloucester and Danville, at Up
per Gloucester, Sept. %, g.
North Franklin, at Phillips, Sept. IL,
| u. 10.
Hancock County Agricultural, at
Bluehill. Sept. 49, 10, 20.
Kennebec County, at Readfield, Sept
II. u, 10.
South Kennebec, at So. Windsor,
Sept IS, 10, 90
Pittston Agricultural and Trotting
Park Association, at f. Pittston, Sept.
%, &c, q.
North Knox, at Union, Sept. %, 26,
Lincoln County, at Damariscotta. oct.
2. 3, 4.
Bristol, at Bristol Mills, Sept. %, &c,
27.
oxford County, at s. Paris, Sept IS.
10, 20.
Riverside Park Association, ut Beth
81. Sept H. ~ -
West oxford, at Fryeburg, Sept %,
&c. 81.
West Pcnobscot, at Exeter, Sept. o.
&C. y.
Sagadahoc County, at Topsham, oct
9, 10. II.
Richmond Farmers Club, at Rich
mond. Sept. %.
East Somerset. at Hartland. Sept. II.
II, IL.
Waldo County. at Belfast. Sept IS. 10
Waldo and Pcnobscot, Mt Monroe.
Sept. II. II. 10.
Washington County, at Pembroke.
Sept. H. II, 10.
West Washington, at Cherryfield.
Sept. II. y. u.
Ossipee Valley Union. at Cornish,
Aug. q, %. %.
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Where 1t
Comes From

A Boston business man, with his wife, was
over in Europe. While in Paris his wife fell
from a carriage and hurt her ankle dreadfully.
She was laid up in bed for weeks, and the
doctors couldn't do thing to relieve her.
Then the Boston man had his wife carried to
the railroad train and took her to a small vii
lage on the side Of the Alps mountains in
Switzerland, thinking change would do her
good. Here, by accident, he came across an
old Swiss peasant who peddled green
colored oil in bottle. The Boston man got
some for his wife. and two hours after rubbing
it on her ankle she could stand up and walk
as good as anybody. Before that she was
utterly helpless. Then the Boston man hunted
up the old Swiss peasant again, and after a
whole lot Of trouble he succeeded in buying a
recipe for making the green oil. The green
color, he found out, came from a very rare
herb that grew on one Of the Alps mountains,
and it was this same herb which had SO quickly
curel his wifes sprained ankle. The old
peasant told him he had been making this
remedy for many years, but he had nevel
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given it name. He said it was . certain
cure for rheumatism, lumbago, neuralgia, sore
throat, cold in the chest weak backs, tired
arms, shoulders and legs, stiff joints, sore
muscles, aching feet, and all bruises, sprains,
pains and aches.
|! The Boston man tried the green oil for all
these troubles, and found it was really amaz-
Sing what wonderful cures the green oil eff
ifected. Then he made arrangements to have
the Swiss herb and other ingredients brought
across to America in ships, and when he got
back to Boston he organized . company to
make and sell the remedy. 1t had no name,
so he called it Omega Oil.
It'is good for everything liniment osght
to be good for.
Since its introduction in this country thousands
and thousands Of bottles have been sold, and many
people all the country have been cured of their
pains Most druggists sell it. All ought to. II is
the duty of every dealer to carry this wonderful
liniment.in stock. Ifyour dealer does not keep it.
/ tell him he,can get of any jobber in medicines II
1 he won't get it for you, the Omega Chemical Co..
I Boston, Mass, will mail you bottle prepaid yoo
Il send SOC. in cash, money order or stanps. "a
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Co. f. N. G. S. NJ. made its first
public appearance on the street. yes
terday. since the company's re-organ-
ization. To say that the company has
lost nothing since it has been placed
on the new footing is to express it
mildly. The company never appeared
to better advantage. and showed the
effects of the careful drilling by Capt.
Lovejoy. who has every reason to be
proud of the success his company has
attained.
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There was general suspension OIL
business in town, yesterday. In the al
ternoon all the stores We're closed IN
the morning the only diversion was the
hall game at the Trotting park. Many
of the people took advantage OF the
day to go fishing and during the early
mart of the morning there was an al
most endless string of teams containing
people bound for the lake. Outside OF
the Memorial day exercises the day
passed very quietly.
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time or as soon as the objections of the
railroad commissioners can be over
come. the Portland Street Railway co
will extend its line to Saco and Bidde-
ford.-Portland Argus.
When this line is completed II will
make a continuous line from Boston to
Portland. 1t has been rumored at the
State House for some time that some
move was to be made by which the
road would be built. 1t is stated bv
those who are in a position to know
that the section of the Atlantic Shore
Line between Kennebunk and Old Or
chard will be built within year. The
roadway is TO be built, this fall. and
the iron laid in the spring. One thing
that has caused the delay on the work
is the high price of steel.
These companies have filed articles
of incorporation at the office of the Sec
rotary of State:
Miners Loan & Surety Co. organized
at Portland, for the purpose of carry
ing on a mining business, with 81. 900 600
capital stock. of which $50 is paid in.
The officers are: President, Henry Z.
Schaefer of Boston; treasurer, ii. l..
Hurlbut of Boston. Certificate approv
ed, May 26.
Peaks island Steamboat & Amuse-
ment Co., organized at Portland. for
the purpose of carrying on a steamboat
and amusement business, with SIC, 900
capital stock, of which nothing is paid
in. The officers are: President. Edgar
r. Rounds of Portland: treasurer, c.
A. Rounds Of Portland Certificate ap-
proved, May %.
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What Shall We Have for Dessert

This question arises in the fanny ev-
ery day. Let US answer 1t today. Try
Jen-O. a delicious and healthful dessert
Prepared in two minutes. No boiling! no
baking! simply add boiling water and
set to cool. Flavors: Lemon, Orange
Raspberry and Strawberry. Get a pack
age at your grocers today. 10 cts.
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