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Mr. Miles johnson of Rock Hill,
who had been for more than fifty
yeats a worthy and accepted
Ancient Free Mason. The ode
being short and of local signi6,
canoe, we take pleasure in pub
fishing it. 1t was as follows:
When Masonry expiring lay. by
knaves and fools rejected,
Without one cheering y Of hope, by
worthless sons neglected,
Fair virtue fed, truth hung her head
o'erwhelmed with deep cou-
fusion,
Sweet friendship to her smiles with
drew, from this blest institution
Old Jackson's Sons determined then,
free masonary to cherish,
They brouaht her back to life again,
and bade fair friendship flourish
Now virtue bright, truth robed in
white, with friendship hither
uslen,
And hand In hand to bless the bard
OF these true Jackson Mssons.
Since Masonry's revived once more,
pursue her wise directions,
Let circumspeotion go before, and
virtue square your actions.
Unite your hands in friendship bands
supporting ono another,
With honest heat, fair truth impart
to every faithful brother.
Let Coxcombs grin and Critters sneer
while we are bIithe and jolly.
Let fops despise this badge we wear,
we laugh at all their folly.
Let empty fools condemn our rules
brothers do not heed them,
Say what they will we are masons
still, and will protect our free,
dom.
But may kind heavens all guiding
hand still regulate each action,
May Jackson Lodge securely stand
against the storm and faction,
S@NJ WV "pN tcoCo CdCb lLOuRS lDs
crease throughout this happy
nation,
TIL all shall meet the Grand Lodge
on high. in the last communIca-
ton.
After the applause with which
the ode was received had died
away, the Worshipful Master
took pleasure in introducing the
Most Worshipful Grand Master
of the State, Orlando e. Sheppard,
of Edgefeld. For an hour or
more MIR Sheppard held the un>
divided attention of the large and
appreciative audience as he dis.
coursed on Masonry its pur-
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S1.50 PER ANNUM.

Notice for Meeting Of stock
holders Of the Lancaster Cotton
Mills.
ny RESOLUTION of the Board O,
- Directors OF the Lancaster Cotton
Mills. L am Instructed to issue a call
Tor meeting ( the Stock holders OF
The corporation to meet in the office OF
the President Crank BuiJdinyl on he
9Th day OF July, Second Monday 1900
at Eleven O'Clock n M for the purpose
oi considerir 4 Resolution unani-
mousty D So Ell by the Board OF Direct
ors advising the il creas. of the capitat
stock or the brpOration from $3.50 coo
w (present capitol to 81 ,OGO, 600 on to
be divided into two classes of stock.
on half $500, ,ooO.oo) to be Prefer.
red" stock, the other half $500, 90 :.
oo) to be common stock of the corpor.
alton, the Preferred" stock to he
limited TO positive dividend OF seven
~ per cent per annum.
All Stockholders are hereby no i
fled to be present, or represent bv
proxy, at said meeting, at the hou,
named,
Proxies must bp filed with the Secre =,
tary before the hour of meeting
BY order ofthe Board of Directors.
WADDY e. THOMSON,
Secretary and Treasurer
June 1lth, 1907.
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Pupils from forty-five Accredited
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out eXaminaiiO'
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Examinations held at every county
eat, Friday, July 20. 1900, by Counts
-uperintendents
Next session opens Sept, 26, 1906.
For catalogue, address,
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NOTICE..

a LII PERSONS INDEBTED To
"A 'he estate of Mary Gibhou, de-
ce' SD, are hereby notified to settle
the same at once. And all persons
holding claims against he said Marg
Clbbon will please present the same
duly attesred to the Understand
David q Kimbrell,
Executor.
Fort Mill, ) G..
May %, 1900.
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Mr.. Sowell Withdraws as q Can
didate for Sheriff.

MIR Editor:-I desire to inform
the public, for reasons best
known to myself, that | am no
longer a candidate for Sheriff of
Lancaster county. | also desire
to most earnestly thank my many
friends for the assurances of their
support duriug the time | was in
the race. | shall also ever be
grateful to the kind friends who
urged me to announce for said
office. Very truly,
j & Sowell.
Juno % 1900
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Local M alters.

MISS Mary Hunter is visiting
friends at Clinton, s G.
Miss Ida Huey of Rock Hill, i.
on visit to relatives here.
Mr. K 5 Crockett has returned
to Fort Valley, Ga, to engage in
the fruit business.
Miss Clara Barrett, of WASH
ington, D G, is spending the Sum-
mer here at her old home.
Misses Ella and Anna Welsh of
Kershaw, are the guests of their
cousin, Miss Mamie Clyburn.
The person, who lost a pair OF
spectacles in town Saturday can
get them by calling on Capt A
McManus.
Mrs. DR.. j S Gribble of
Mathews, n &, is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. w H Porter, at
this place.
Communion will be admins.
tered at Pleasant Hill A RIP
church after the morning service
on the second Sabbath in July.
Preaching on Saturday before.
Maj. B f Miller left Monday
morning for Chesterfield county
in answer to telegram received
Sunday evening announcing the
serious illness of his mother, Mrs.
Matilda Miller.
Rev. l. w johnson and + NJ
Graham. Wesleyan Methodists,
who came from Spartanburg, are
conducting tent meeting at the
cotton mill.
Married, on. Saturday evening
last, by j N Estridge, Notary
Public, Mr.. Thos. Lee Sims and
Miss Mary Horton, daughter of
MIR. Douglas Horton, both of
Flat Greek township.
Mrs r l. Simpson and little son,
Robert, of Spencer, N G, who
have been spending some time
here with the formers parents,
returned home Monday.
Died, at this place, on Friday
last, Edna, the 7-months old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs j T
Wick ut the Lancaster Cotton
Mills.
Mr. and Mrs Miles johnson of
Rock Hill, who recently cele-
brated the 50th anniversary of
their marriage, are over on a
bridal tour, visiting their niece,
Mrs W w Perry.
Mr. and Mrs II Fl Hayes of
Chester, came over Saturday to
tho Masonic celebration. Mr. II,
returned Monday but Mrs Hayes
remained over and will spend a
week or SO with her mother, Mrs
Wilkerson.
Persons who failed to get their
plates and baskets after the ma
sonic pic,nic Saturday can get
them by calling at Mrs. w Med
Browns. Also persons who got
others plates are requested to
take them there and exchange
them.
IN IV.I
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Cadet John Beatty of the S. G.
Academy, is at home to
spend the summer vacation.

During their visit here, Grand
Master of the State Lodge A. F.
NJ, Orlando G Sheppard, was the
guest of Mr. f G Secrest and d.
d G. NJ, w Bratton DeLoach,
was the guest of DR. w NJ Craw>
ford. Both gentlemen renamed
over until Monday and 1t was the
pIeasuae of a number of our citi-
zens to make their acquaintance.
Mr.. j + Griffin visited his
family here this week, and they
returned with him to Gastonia,
to spend couple of weeks.
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Misses Annie Bel Porter of
Dixie, and Name Caskey of Pleas
ant Hill, were the guests of Miss
Della Caskey this week.
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VIM. McGee, COL, was found
guilty of assault and battery in
Magistrate Caskey's court Mon
day and paid fine of S. in lieu
of serving 80 days on the gang.
Tewey Witherspoon was convicted
the same day for the same offence
and received the same sentence
aud paid her fine.
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We were pleased to meet Con,
grossman Finley in town this
week. He Is = candidate for the
second term and is willing to
stand on his record during the
session he has served in Congress.
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Died, at this place, on Friday
last, Edna, the 7-months old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs j T
Wick at the Lancaster Cotton
Mills.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-06-27

Mr. and Mrs Miles johnson of
Rock Hill, who recently cele-
brated the 50th anniversary of
their marriage, are over on a
bridal tour, visiting their niece,
Mrs W w Perry.
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Mrs r l. Simpson and little son,
Robert, of Spencer, N C, who
have been spending some time
here with the formers parents,
returned home Monday.
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Editor Hull of Rock Hill, came
over Saturday to the big masonic
celebration. He is still being
solicited by many of the good
citizens of York county to run for
the Legislature but he is still rs
averse to entering politics as ever.
The weekly intelligencer., 1900-10-20
WAR TO THE DEATH.
Man and Fly In Elemental Connict-
Chances Even as TO the
Outcome.

What ray Of hope can the lamp Of SCI
ence cast upon the Ay-ful gloom before
US and our children? WIN there ever
come day when the rubber band will
snap on the wall for the last time, and
the resulting splash be glaaed over
with label pasted on the under side
readings Here perished the last wild
Hy, July 8, 1877" Science shakes her
head moodily. Pressed for a categor-
lcal answer, she says something about
screens, hearing which the housewife
smacks her hands together and lets
them fall dsspalringly into her lap.
"sereensT she grosns. screens?
Haven't got screens up all over the
house2 And just look at III Just look
at that chandelier You know it never.
never will come Oft brass. ia like 10
know where they get In at I'd Just like
TO know" And then she takes a paper
In each hand and flaps II and makes un.
graceful leaps up 10 knock the impu.
dent beasts from the ceiling. She drives
them out into the dining.room and
thence out into the kitchen, and so on
into the open air. The flies scurry and
dodge and flee back on one side Of the
room while she IL battling on the other.
They get their breath back and ready
for another run, but she has no reAt,
writes Harvey Sutherland, In Ainslee's.
After she las wrought herself into a
gasping perspiraiion and shut tho
house all up there are just as many
iiies as before slipping the chandelier
and buzzingi "A'a-ahl Did you ever
The weekly intelligencer., 1900-10-20
LORD BoB's LAWYER.
A Good story Of How the Legal
Light Was 'Hoist by His
own Petard."

John Douglas Forster, who was ap-
pointed temporary legal adviser TO
Lord Roberts aud about whom a ques-
ton was asked in the house of com
mons lately, is probably one Of the
best known men in South Africa. He
is . member Of the English bar, and
years ago went on the northern cir
cult, where he was friend and con-
temporary OF the late Sir Frank Lock
wood. However, after short English
experience, he settled down in South
Africa, making his home in Kimberley
IN the days when johannesburg was
practically unheard Of. At the "Dia-
mond city" he was for long time one
Of the leaders of the bar and on va
rious occasions he exercised judicial
functions on circuit as a commission
er OF assize, says a London exchange.
There is good story of Forster's
once being hoist with his own Chinese
petard. He was defending a celestial
on charge Of keeping a common
gambling house, and the defense was
that the game played was one Of skin
and not Of chance. To demonstrate
this Forster obtained the consent of
the court to An Sins giving a prac-
tical exhibition of the subtleties OF
the game. Leave was given and the
Chinaman proceeded to demonstrate,
but protested that he could not show
the exact skill required unless some
one took a hand against him and
played the game with reality.
This his counsel readily agreed TO
do, and staked some 10 or is shilllngs
on the table against an equal amount
staked by his client, and the spec
tators drew round to see the game Of
skill. All Sin shufiied his cards, dealt
them, played several, told his oppo-
nent what to play, and then, remark
ing "me winnee," swept the whole of
the money into his capacious pocket
amid the roars Of laughter OF all pres
ent In court, which for the time being
was theater. Forster had the salts
faction Of knowing that the fine ulti.
mately inflicted upon his client was
lightened somewhat by the line Of de.
Tense adopted. Mr.. Forster is an emil
nently clubable man and his society
10 greatly sought after at the Rand
club In Johannesburg. the Kimberley
club and the Civil Service club at Cape
Town. When he Is in London he is
never so happy as when ne is at the
GreenrooIn club, of which factors
home" he has long been a member,
The weekly intelligencer., 1900-10-20
CHINESE. FUNERAL CUSTOMS.
Food, II Is Thought, IL Transmitted
by Their Ceremonies to the
Other World.

The funeral rites of the Chinese are
but little understood on this side of
the ocean, The believers in all three
of the predominating religions of the
empire insist that the souls of the de-
parted continue in conscious existence
after death and that their happiness
or misery is caused by the location of
the grave and the offerings made by
their surviving relatives, The common
faith is that In the other world the
spirits needs are essentially those ex.
perienced in this life. The dead are
supposed to be wholly dependent upon
the living for food, clothing and
money. Such articles are thought to
be rendered invisible aud transmitted
to the other world by means Of fire.
When man dies the clothing which
he wore during life ia Immediately
burned, 80 that he may not appear in
the other world beggar, without suit.
able apparel. Great quantities of imi.
tation money, covered with tlnfoil, are
consumed in the fire, with the object
OF brlbing the officials OF the lower re.
gions TO release the soul from purpa.
tory. Paper houses, furniture, Serv.
ants, everything to give dignity and
standing to the deceased, are pur.
chased by the family for this pious
holocaust. The important feature OF
the funeral is a procession, in which
the articles are exhibited, followed by
bonfire in which all are burned, that
thus they may be changed into sim.
liar articles invisible to mortal eyes
Usually the chief piece is something
distinctive of the dead. In the case
OF a sea captain this would be paper
ship as large as possible. In the case
of general II would be a horse
The weekly intelligencer., 1900-10-20
SLEPT AMONG THE GODS.
How German Soldiers Bivouacked
In n Chinese sacred
Edince.

-.
a es'ei recently received rom a
oerman describes military life in
s Una Jus' ~i'si 'me Aa'ser hau ei-
80 -, q 'ease oi siice oi Oninese Ter
10y 10y ioo 1erhiah oase Oh opera
',O"s O"e June morning writes
'ne soiu'er our company started up
80 yn ah eNP'oia',on' nea'lly iaueh WIN
~ U,aoN Ureau anu ear'rioges' we passed
.nrousa r"o 'iiugeS anu came TO the
lo"n oI sumo "hers we TOOK up our
qua''.rs "a temple OF iuols just out
s'u .ne ,own, ~ was iuii OF gods
nnu We iounu 'hem very usetui as
p posls a anu sung our hainmocks on
mem me Nn'nese 'nrohged IN thiek-
y anu eapeu win astonlshment at
'ne position we hau CHOSEN Tor our
eieepinB quarters' lhey eViaehtiy ex-
pee'.u ,n", tne gous would aVenge
we 'nSui, uone mem oy the herman
ue'iis anu "ouiu destroy us al during
the night But we slept famously,
The weekly intelligencer., 1900-10-20

he RocE isiard's rr1positiou Ter eheap rnie
eSsursisns TO sud a. b Colorado dunag thi-
SUMMER hss i.een uaFsfivcd D. the Western
.enser Associstion- Ia cqusequeuce notice
vas sergea yesterday Ga Chairiuan Aei.ss-a
bg General Passover Agcni Sebastian taai
the Hock Island iii take independent Aetiuu
a.d put In erect rate q one iare plus S-eo
for tse round triP frr0 chicago and al iHtef'
s-s.iiste points east u the Missouri river -
beaver. C3iors4do springs. Pueblo, slt LsAe
Ctr and Ogden. Tickcts a. tli5 nis VII se
sid on June -. July aad u and August /
fron Nsssouu river p1iuts the sane rate = iii
e made on TIE days ioliovlng these dates.
Tickets a. the rate also viii be sod inom Me
sour river ratevays Kansas CITY % Omaha
inclusive. 90 July Z. ald .. Four special ex
oursioas wili also b. ma by the Rock Island
from Colorado common points 10 Chicago and
informed ate stations un June p, July y and
y and August 4. These eXcursion tickets,
both east and west bound, viii be limited foi
return passage 10 Ootpber 81. The Rock Island
announces iis intention Of placing IN service
spsciAl trains for these excursions, leaving
chicago A. ?. m. and making The run u
Colorado with only one night on the road
Chicago Tribune.
The weekly intelligencer., 1900-10-20

ge, Iefts"
She tries this paper that you soak
in a saucer Of water and sweeten to
taste. The saucers ornament the par
lor center table, the sewing machine
and the shelf over the sink. Total NOR
tality for the week, eight flies. Pussy
experiments with the liquid, and the
children dig a grave in the back yard,
ana Kenneth borrows his papa's night
shirt for surplice in which TO ofiieiate
at the obsequies.
She tries sticky fiy-paper. That
catches great many at first. II is
really good sport TO watch II You are
fond of tying hreeraekers TO dogs and
doing up the cats feet in papers. When
the lure is first spread out and fly
sees its moist glitter and says to itself:
'Taffyl Me for that / could just live
on taffy.r He alights, It does not taste
as good as It looks-no favor to IL.
II. thinks he might as well go some
where else.
"oh, stay awhile" says the fy-paper.
mo" says the fly. II got date with
a feller. Let 60"
"0h, what's your hurry?" coaxes the
fiy-paper
"Quit your foolin'," commands the
fly. 81 gotta go. Let go now!" The fly
is getting angry, but the paper pre-
serves its temper
"oh, wouldn't be in rush. You got
all the time they is"
"Leggo now! Lego o. mel Leggol
Teacherl Make him let me bel" and
then II begins to scream and fight. tits
most entertaining TO watch the tragedy
II you are of yindietive and revenge
ful spirit. The poor creature strug-
giles and struggles, each effort bringing
nearer the moment when IL shall sink
to rise no more. The humans giggls
greedily. christians to the lionsl"
cried the mob In Nero's day. "Flies TO
the sticky paperl" cry the moderns.
One poor fellow near the edge, with
supermuscan strength drsgs himself
free 10 the plain paper, and as he pauses
for breath ere be san plume his gummy
wings for fight, Kenneth catches him
and thrusts him back into his doom.
Mothers and fathers Of America, con-
slider what must be the moral influence
Of sticky Hy-paper upon your sons and
daughters. What boots II II you teach
them the sublime truths embodied in:
Il love little Pussy. her coat Is 80 warm.
And II don't hurt her she'll do me no
harm"
so long as you yourselves set the ex-
ample of laughing at the miseries OF
helpless creatures whose only fault is
a weakness for drowning in the cream
pitcher?
But by and by the word seems TO be
passed around: beware yon glitter
ing expanse," and then, put the fly-pa-
per where you may, seldom, very sell
dom, hear the sharp note OF some spent
buzzer in his agony. Sticky fy-paper,
too, has way of curling up and Of
Topping, sticky side to, on things and
persons. and In such cases II is a very
unfunny affair Alcohol will dissolve
the gum II you should happen to come
downstairs in the dark and knock off
the hy-paper and step on 1t with your
bare feet. tried alcohol, and It took
the stun right off. Thought you might
like to know. was going to try kero-
sene, but 1t was in the celarway.
The weekly intelligencer., 1900-10-20

DO you drink?' asked the woman
at the door.
Prayed Frawley looked at her re.
proachfuliy.
"You see me, don't youp' he said
Yes" she replied, somewhat sur
prised.
"You see my patched and tattered
clothes?"
"Yes..
"And my busted-out shoes and all
that?"
"Yes."
"And ] amt working an automobile,
nor driving fast horse, am II"
"No."
: Don't look as II I'd saved up money
and bought q summer place, do I2r
mo"
"And yet you ask me II | drink
sayl you make me weary. How much
evidence do you P"-Chicago Post.
The weekly intelligencer., 1900-10-20
Warmly ApprsoiniIx.

See the melting aunsetl" .x.
claimed the poetic young woman
See how the crystal tlnts seem TO
be stolen from the rainbow mist and
hung boldly over the mountain, like
bonneis Of beauty, only to fade, alasl
with the dying daylight"
i beg your pardon" said the
young man with elose-cut hair, "but
would you mind saying all that
again?" "'
I'D, do you think it is very prettyP"
Il should say sol I'm going IN
write IT down Melting sunset 'crva.
tai tints, rainbow mist diving dsv.
hght-they're great You see. I'm
going to run an American bar, In
Europe and I've been puzzled almost
70 death trying to think up new
names for mixed drinks."-Wasbing.
ton Star.
The weekly intelligencer., 1900-10-20

strange. and no one cares whether he
comes 10 church or does not come.
On his way home from the store he
sees placard announcing a rare and
vivseious Amusement He has no
greeting at the door Of the boarding
house. He has no appetite for the
food. No one cares whether he eats
or does not eat-rather he would not
eat-lt is cheaperi After the tea be
goes into the parlor, takes mp book,
hnds Il dull. no sister 10 look over 10
with him. Goes upstairs 10 his room
In the third story, hnds il cold and
uninviting. and In despair he rushes
out. caring for nothing but TO get
something TO make him stop thinking,
Re is caught In the first whirl Of sin.
He has started out on the dark sea
where the CLEAN Of the JOY Is the
flashing Of the pit and the laughter
is the creaking OF the gate Of the lost.
Oh. how many graves there are IN the
country ehurchyard which, II they
could speak, would tell Of young men
who went off with high hopes and
came back blasted and crushed TO dis
grace the sepuleher Of their fathersl
And yet this exodus must go on.
As from distant hills the rivers are
poured down through tunnels TO slake
the this st Of our great cities, so from
distant country places the streams
Of incorrupt population must pour
down to purify our great cities. To-
morrow morning on all the thorough
fares. in every steamboat and in every
rail car viii be young men going forth
TO seek their fortunes in our great
towns. o Lord God of Daniel, help
them to be as faithful In Babylon as
they were in Jerusaleml Forget not,
o my young friend, in the great sea-
ports the moral and religious prin-
eiples inculcated by parental solici-
tude. and II to-day seated in the house
Of God you feel the advantage of early
Christian culture forget not those TO
whom you are most indebted and
prey God that as old age comes upon
them and the shadow Of death the
hope Of Heaven may beam through
the darkness. God forbid that any
Of US through our misconduct should
bring disgrace upon a fathers name
or prove recreant TO the love OF
mother. The dramatist made no ex-
aggeration when he exclaimed: "How
sharper than a serpent's tooth II Is
to have a thankless child" Oh, that
God would help you as parents and as
young people to take TO heart the les.
sons OF this important subject, and
Il we shall learn that there is danger
of being carried into captivity. and
that early impressions are almost in
effaceahle, and that there is some
thing beautiful In Christian sobriety,
and that there is great attrac,iyeness
in piety away from home-then II will
be to you and TO me a matter Of ever
lasting congratulation that we con-
sidered how Daniel behaved when he
became q college student at Babylon.
The weekly intelligencer., 1900-10-20

Trains No, lOl and los daily except Sunday
All other trains daily.
Excursion tickets sold to Kansas City Satur-
dag evenings. Sunday mornings. and Sunday
evenings at one fare for the round trip, good
for return up to and including Monday morn.
ing following.
Through tickets and checks to all points
Round trip tourist tickets on sale 10 all tourist
points
For further information call on or address,
Il W. 8. LYONS, Ticket Agent,
Telephone No. 80.