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Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1900-07-18
For the Enterprise.
County Alliance Meeting.

Mr.. Editor: The county alli-
anre met on the 18th inst. in the
c"urt house. President K. b. Lin
Gle called the meeting to order,
and after the routine OF business
and good talk fromthe lecturer,
Brother J. F. Nisbet, the alliance
elected the following officers for
the ensuing year:
j. r. knight President, r. l..
Hickiin vice president, j. NJ.
Knight secretary, +. Everell
treasurer, ID. A. King chairman,
J. F. Nisbet lecturer, w. S. L.
Porter assistant lecturer. II. w,
Tay lor door keeper, w. F. Carnes
assistant door keeper, j. r.
Thompson steward. J. A. Nc
Ateer, A. j. Bailey and w. P.
Caskey executive committee.
The meeting was we'll attended
by all the subs. in the county,
except one or two. We are glad
to say right here, that sever al
subs have been revived since the
last meeting and are in good
standing. A umber Of important
questions were discussed by the
delegates and visitors showing
that the order was becoming more
united in each others interest,
and we do not think it is saying
too much to say that it was the
most harmonious meeting we
have had for long time. 1t WAS
reported by the lecturer that
other subs would be returned in
the near future.
Well, brethren, we have often
heard it said that you could not
get pure metal until all the dross
was run out. Now we hope the
alliance furnace or mintis about
at the proper heat and that the
pure metal will be gathered to-
gether in the alliance before the
close of the year 1900. 1t has
been well SAID that united we
stand, divided we fall.
Brother J. +. Nisbet was elect
ed TO represent the county alli-
ance at the meeting of the State
Alliance, which meets in Colum-
bia, the fourth Wednesday, inst,
j. g. Elliott was elected al
ternate. Maj. b. F. Miller was
elected trustee.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1900-07-18
propose TO be ready for it.

propose TO be ready frr it.
AS the result Of a recent deal,
Messrs. Heath & Co. now have
the control Of the big store room
next door to them, at present oc
cupied by Mr.. w. Adickes, and
into this room they propose To
place a big stock of groceries,
hardware, baggiug and ties and
plantation supplies of every de
scription. They expect to be open
'0T business not later than the
18th of September, and possibly
by the first day Of that month.
And this is not all Of it. The
concern also expects to handle
cotton on large scale, and do
It's part to make the market live
ly: An experienced cotton man
his been employed to look after
this part of the business, and he
will be here with his family in a
few weeks. 1t is the Heath peo
pie who have heen making
lhings hum around Lancaster
during the past few years. and
they propose to help make things
hum here also.
Then again, another large de-
partment is to be added to their
business. Messrs. Heath q Co.
are going to handle mules and
horses on large scale. They have
been in this business all along
over in Lancaster, and they in
tend to give it the same atten
tion here as thele.-YorkvIlle
Enquirer.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1900-07-18
BRAVE MEN FALL

Victims to stomach, liver and
kidney troubles as well as women
and all feel the results in loss of
appetite, poisons in the blood,
backache, nervousness, headache
and tired, hstless, rundown feel
ing. But there's no need to feel
like that. Listen to j. w. Gard.
ner, IdavIlle, Ind. He says "Elec-
trio Bitters are just the thing for
n man when be is all run down,
and don't care whether he lives or
dies. 1t did more to give me pew
strength and good appetite than
anything | could take. ] can now
eat anything have a new lease on
life" Only SOC. at Crawford
Bros. Drug ST ~e. Every bottle
guaranteed. 3.
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MILLIONS GIVEN AWAY.

1t is certainly gratifying to the
public to know ui ope concern in
the land who ore not afraid TO be
generous to the needy aud suffer
ing. The pr0prIeturs oi DIR. Kings
New Discovery Tor Consumption,
Coughs and Colds, have given
away over ten million trial bottles
OF this great medicine and have
the satisfaction OF knowing it has
absolutely cured thousands OF
hopeless cases. Asthma, Bronchi.
It's, Hoarseness and all diseases of
the Throat, Chest and Lungs are
surely cured by it. Call on Craw-
ford Bros. Druggist, and geta free
trial bottle. Regular size SOC. and
81, Every bottle guaranteed, or
price refunded. 3.
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Another Woman Shot.

New York, July 15.-Mrs. Ma
tahe Mayer, wife Of John Mayer.
and eldest daughter Of the late
Theodore Havemeyer, died in the
Mayer mansion, near Manwah,
n. Y, late Saturday afternoon
Little definite was known con
corning the cause Of death until
today, when Commander Wins
low, L. S. N, who is married TO a
sister of Mrs Mayer, gave out the
following statement:
Mrs. Mayer died from the eff
feet of pistol shot accidentally
fired. The wound was not first
believed to be- fatal There will
be coron"r's inquest in accord
snce with lne law"
1t was on Friday afternoon, "a
hours before the time Of Mrs.
Mayors death, that this pistol
shot was fred. Commander Wins
lows statement does not even tell
who held the weapon. On this
point. however, DR.. Albert Sea
briskie, the first physician to be
called after Mrs. Mayer was hurt,
ssid:
81 understood that Commander
WinslOw said to one Of the mem
bers of the family that he would
have somebody before the coroner
who would testify that Mrs. May
er shot herself accidentally"
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1900-07-18
WORKING NIGHT AND DAY

The busiest and mightiest little
thing that ever was made is DR..
Kings New Life Pills. Every pill
is sugar coated globule of health,
that changes weakness into
strength, istlessness into energy,
brain.fag into mental power.
They're wonderful in building up
the health. Only 25e. per box
Sold by Crawford Bros. Druggist. 3
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1900-07-18

a counterfeit equally guilty. The dealer who
sells you dangerous counterfeit of Dewitt's
Witch Hazel Salvc risks your life to make u
little larger pTohL You ca not trust him.
DeWitts IL the only genuine and original
Witch Hazel SalVe, q well known cure for piles
ard ,all skin diSeases. See that yOuL dealer
gives you DcWiU's Salve. Crawford Bros.
d-w-s
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1900-07-18

4 gentleman recently cured OF dyspepsia
CAV" the following appropriate rendering Of
Burns famous blessing Some have meat and
can not cat Und some have none that want Il.
but We have meat and We can cat-NOdol Dys-
p"pSiI Cure be thanked - This preparation
Will digest whHl YOU eat II instantly relieves
and radically cures indigestion and all stOm.
aCh disorders Crawford Bros. dw.S
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1900-07-18

oihdll odnu lnaJ was lett look
refuge in the wrecked buildings.
which they endeavored hastily 10
fortify. Upon them the fire of
the Chinese artillery was now
directed. Toward sunrise it WAS
evident that the ammunition of
the allies was running cut, and
at Z O'Clock, as the advances of
the Chinese in force failed 10
draw a response, rush was
determined upon.
"Thus, standing together, as the
sun rose, the little remaining
band, all Europeans, met death
stubbornly. There was a desper-
ate hand 10 hand encounter. The
Chinese lost heavily, but as one
man fell Others advanced, and
finally, overcome by overwhelm
ing odds, every one of tho Euro
peans remaining was put to the
sword in the most atrocious
manner"
The Shanghai correspondent of
The Daily Express on the alleged
authority Of couriers, who brought
the story, gives very sensational
account. He says:
"Maddened with hunger, after
having been without food for
many days, the members of the
legation and the guards made a
sortie on the night of June 80,
and killed 2C0 Chinese in an un-
expected attack. Gen Tung FUN
Slang, enraged over the loss of
so many men, brought up heavy
guns, and Prince Tuan gave the
order that every foreigner must
be destroyed. His words were ::
Destroy every foreign vestige
and make China a sealed book to
all western Powers
"Prince Tuan had previously
discovered that Prince Ching was
supplying the foreigners with
ammunition. He, therefore, or
dered Gen. Tung Fuh Slang to
fire on Prince Ching's troops, and
it is reported that Ching was
killed or seriously wounded.
SIN the final attempt to cut
their way through, the legationers
formed square with the women
and children in the centre. When
the Boxers realized that they
were being attacked they became
like wild beasts and shot each
other with revolvers. Heavy
guns bombarded all night until
the buildings were demolished
and in flames. Many foreigners
were roasted in the ruins. The
Boxers rushed upon them and
hacked and stabbed both dead
and wounded, cutting off their
heads and carrying them through
the streets on their rifles, shout
ing fiercely. They then attacked
the native Christian quarters,
massacred all who refused to join
them, outraged the women and
Drained the children. Hundreds
OF mission buildings were burned
TO the grodnd."
The correspondent adds Cali
China is now aflame with revolt
against foreigners. Only in the
extreme west is there quieIude.
Every port, even Shanghai, is
menaced. In the provinces o.
Hu Pc and Hu Nan thousands OF
native Christians have been mu-
tilated, the women being first
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DETAILS OF PEKIN HORROR.
Thrilling Stories Cabled to the
London Press.

London, July 16 The Shang
hal correspondent Of The Daily
Mail says: 'I can assert posi-.
lively that the Chinese authorities
had the dreadful news from Pekin
a week ago, and that Sheng knew
all the foreigners in Pekin were
dead when he asked the American
consul to cable Washingto
proposal to deliver the foreigners
in safety at Tien Tsin on condi
tion that the allies would suspend
their operations to the north of
Pekin."
? The correspondent adds certain
details of affairs at Pekin after
June 25. According to his story,
the members Of the legations made
daily sorties, sometimes by night,
and so successfully as to compel
the Chinese to retreat from the
immediate vicinity. These re.
verses had a disheartening effect
upon the Chinese, and there soon
began to be open signs Of disaffec
ton, followed by deserliuns to
Prince Ching's army. which was
endeavoring to cooperate with
the besieged. Ultimately Prince
Tuan decided to make night al
tack in three powerful columns
cat 6 O'clock on the evening
of July g." says the correspondent,
"fre was opened with artillery
upon the British legations, where
the foreigners were concentrated.
For two hours the walls were
battered with shot and shell and
huge beaches were made in them.
Then general advance was or
dered, and the Chinese infantry,
volleying constantly, moved to
ward the gaps. The fire of the
defenders, however, was so accu
rate, and steady that hordes of
Chinese soldiers and Boxers broke
and fled in the widest confusion,
leaving large numbers C: dead
and wounded around the legation.
They could not be rallied until
they were out of the rifle range
of the foreigners.
"Then Prince Tuan, making a
desperate appeal, induced them
to stand and return to the attack.
Artillery fire was then resumed,
and at the middle watch a second
attack was attempted. But before
the attackers could accomplish
their object they were met by
Prince Ching and Gen Wang Wen
Shao, with their troops, who were
going to the aid of the foreigners.
A desperate battle ensued be-
tween the various forces of
Chinese and Manchus.
Unfortunately, many of Prince
Ching's troops deserted to Prince
Tuan. Prince Ching fell and was
supposed to have been killed,
but, as the search for his body
was unsuccessful, it is now be.
lieved that he was only wounded
and was carried off and secreted
by his faithful retainers.
"Gen. Wang Wen Shao, al
though gray haired and 20 years
old, valiantly led his troops in
person. He was killed and his
force, which was completely out
numbered, was routed.
"Throughout the night repeated
attacks were made on the lega-
ton, but these were invariably
repulsed with heavy losses. To.
ward the end of the third watch,
about 5 O'Clock in the morning,
the allies had practically defeated
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1900-07-18

Torpid Liver causes Depression OF Spirits
Indigestion, Constipation and Headache Use
DR.. NJ A. simmons Liver Medicine 10 stimn-
late that organ.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1900-07-18

Or NJ. A, simmons Liver Medicine Clears
the Complexion. gives Bouvancy TO the Mind,
cures Headache, Regulates Stomach, Bowels
and Liver.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1900-07-18

DerpnRemeuts of Menstrual FuncNons pro.
duce Miscarriage Simmohs Squaw Vine Wine
or Tablets correct tho arrangements
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1900-07-18

Nensrruation made Regular and Painless,
Rkd Pains I'm Sides Hips and Limbs cured by
Ssamons SquRw Vine Wine or Tablets.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1900-07-18

Department of Music.
Winthrop Normal and Indus
trial College of South
Carolina.
Rock Hill, S. c.,
December 10, 1909.
Mr.. G.. M. Steiff.
Dear Sir-The Stief Pianos
which you recently sold to us
are holding up the reputation
of this make in our schools,
which is saying great deal
for they are the favorites OF
several makes in constant use
here. They are all you repre-.
sented them to be, what more
can be said?
Very truly yours,
W. B. STRONG.
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Absolutely Pure

care must be taken TO avoid baking powders made
from alum Such powders are sold cheap because
they cost but few cents per pound. Not only
will they spoil the cake, but alum is a corro-
Sive acid, which taken in food injury to health
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1900-07-18

You will often
save the cost of a
years subscrip-
tion to the
ENTERPRISE
by consulting it's
q advertisements.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1900-07-18

If you havo
anything to sell
advertise it in
the Enterprise
Rates r+asOpR-
bic.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-17
sugar. when simply boiled they are said


to form a palatable food
Chinese sweet potatoes differ in shape,
size and color from the American product,
and are the only edible root to be found
in the Chinese market with which Ameri-
cans are at all familiar. Their chemical
composition indicates, however, that they
possess no particular advantage over the
ordinary American varieties.
Bean cheese is prepared from the soy
beam" which is being experimentaly in
vestigated by the department with the
idea of introducing it into this country.
The beans themselves are particularly rich
In protein and fat, and are eaten and
cooked in the same manner as other beans.
The bean cheese, however, which is a pc
culiarly Chinese preparation, is prepared
from the seeds Of the white variety of soy
bean. These are allowed to soak for three
hours In water, and are then reduced to
thick paste, and the mass cooked. The
cooked mass is next strained through
coarse cloth. a milk-white liquid. rich in
protein and fat, being thus obtained. When
this Is coagulated with crude salt, con-
taining magnesium chloride Ii may be
headed into small cakes. 1t is sold either
n the form of the freshly precipitated curd
or in the form of small square cakes OBJ
tanned by COMPRISING the former material.
1t is usually cooked in peanut oil before
being eaten, and, In the opinion of Prof
True, us palatable food"
Species of yam beans and cassava, or
ginseng vegetable" as 1t is called by the
Chinese, are also extensively eaten by the
Chinese, and the latter fills the place that
corn meal occupies in the South. 1t is be-
lievedi that this is one Of the most valu-
able OF the Chinese food materials and
capable of being introduced with advan-
tage into this country. Even the Chinese
cabbage is entirely different from our own
and resembles head of lettuce rather
more than true cabbage, consisting of a
cluster of tender white leaves, with greatly
thickened mid-ribs. Their eggplant a
| noticeable feature o. the Chinese vegeta-
BILE stands during the summer months has
a perfectly smooth, white skin, but it's
chemical analysis is similar to the Amer
| lean variety. Various gourd plants are
| also esteemed either as food or as condi-
ments, principal among which are the
| ''leprcsy gourd." the dish CLOTH" or
towel gourd," and the Chinese presery-
| ing melon.
The peculiar horned chestnut. which Is
often sold by the fakirs on the streets and
| In the Chinese baZaars as a curiosity, on
account of its shape, resembling as il does
| the head and horns of a COW, Is used by
| the Chinese as an article OF diet, being
| clasSed as one of the five food grains OF
China When placed I'm water Ii readily
| terminates and produces the curious float
ing foliage characteristic of this genus
/ of plants.
| Chinese millet, which, it is believed. will
prove an important addition to our cere-
ais. and various native fruits. nuts and
/ dried flowers, in addition to the articles
of food named above. make up practically
the whole of the Chinese vegetable diet.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-17
Scotch as She In Wrote.
Golfers Weekly.

Golfers Weekly.
Mrs. Hohmboddie-whata are you reading
that absorbs you so?
Mr.. Hohmboddie docking up from his
BOOKLETS a new Scotch novel.
Mrs Hohmboddie with enthusiasm)-
oh. I'm so fond OF those dear dialect
things, Do read me little.
Mr. Hohmboddie-Can you understand Il?
Mrs. Hohmboddie Qoftily)-Can / under
stand IL? Well, l should hope anything
you can understand need not be Greek
TO me,
Mr. Hohmboddie-No; but it might be
Scotch.
Mrs. Hohmboddie-Go on: just read
where you are at.
Mr. Hohmboddie (reading)-"Ye see, Elp-
sie," said Duncan, doucely, Il might haze
n.air the matter wi me than We wad be
spierin Aiblins ma cen is bit daZzlit.
an am hearin the poolses thuddin' I'm ma
ears, an ma TONGUE Is clavin' when IL sud
be gaein'; an diy We no hear the dirlin' o
ma HART an feel the shakin o ma bond
this day gin / gat glimpse o We, sair
hirplin like an auld mon? Div We nae
guess what's a the steer, Kinney, wiout
me gaein' IL mair words?
Mrs. Hohmboddie-Stop. for goodness
sake. What In the world Is the creature
trying TO say?
Mr.. Hohmboddie-Hes making a declara-
ton OF love.
Mrs Hohmboddie-A declaration OF love?
thought he was telling a lot or symptoms
to his doctor.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-17

People Who Have Their Hands Read
Want to Know the Future.
New York Telegraph.


The fad of palmistry has struck New
York with more than ordinary violence, If
may believe enthusiastic reports sent
out by different practitioners in the realm
of chiromancy. Nor does the infection con-
fine itself to what the Greeks We're pleased
to term 1.-The vulgar" but the banker.
broker, professional man and the woman of
fashion all flock to the parlors of these
later adopts in that side science of occult
ism whose basis is the lines of the hand.
A short talk with Fletcher, who is as we'll
brought to light the following information
concerning the aims and motives that actu-
ate most of the callers:
They care little for the science of palm
istry. What they wish to know is what the
future holds of veal or woe and how to
compass their end l have often said that
successful reading is Ikea successful pho
tograph-if the picture looks the way one
wishes 1t to look it is good, first class If
the reading runs the favorable way ii is
splendid, for it is a matter of personal
SelfishneSS after all. In reality the hand
holds the entire history of each life, and
changes from time to time as the more i'm
portant events unfold themselves.
fWho comes to consult? Why, every
body, from the most astute lawyers, lead
erS of fashion, popular actresses, to the
hard-headed men of business, the desire
being only to know and there is great
satisfaction in feeling that as they return
again and again some help must be given
some good done.
Does palmistry have any relation to
phrenology, astrology or physiognomy !?
The same as one phase of truth to another
Nature never contradicts herself, 1 think
nearer solution of the problem than any,
thing else"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-17
Happiness Spoiled by an Option.


A farmer In the lead region Of Missouri
had 500 acres for which he would have been
glad to take SO an acre any time during
the last twenty years. He would probably
have thrown in his whole crop at the figure
One day recently some men came along and
asked the privilege of boring a hole In the
ground. After they had gone down some
distance they gave the old farmer 81 900 in
cash for the privilege of purchasing the
farm at $50 an acre. The option was TO run
until certain day at noon. If the purchas-
ers were not on hand at that time the 81 600
was TO be forfeited. This party of pros
pectors disappeared. Another party APP
peared on the scene. After some further ex-
ploration the second party offered $50 an
acre for the farm. The old man was bound
by the option he had given He could
not sell until the hour had expired. His
state OF mind was bad enough 10 begin with
But as the day approached his misery in
tensified. He could not eat. He could not
sheep. The thought OF the difference be-
tween $1,000 and $1,000 for the old farm
was torturing the man who had grown old
and bent in trying to wiring a living out of
II. What added TO the strain was the tardi-
ness of the option holders. No one appeared
TO close the deal at $50 an acre until within
thirty minutes of the time the option ex-
PRED. The old man has lost all OF the en-
joyment in the So 800 which he received in
the recollection that Il might just as well
have been $4,000.
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happened to me to meet at the house of
a mutual friend daughter of the late
Major Benjamin Russell, for many years
editor of the Boston Centinel. She was a
bright, interesting woman and briiiiant
raconteur, and she told me number of
anecdotes of her father, who was a strong
ly individualized and notable character for
good many years in Boston. Among
them was the following:
1.-The battle between the Chesapeake and
the Shannon took place just off the Mass
achusetts coast and sailor in some way
got ashore and hurried to Boston with
the news. 1t was in the night and he
went straight to the Centinel office. where
he found Major Russell, to whom he told
the story, including the death of Lawrence.
What were his last words? said the ma
jor Don't know, said the man. Didn't
he say "Don't give up the ship?" Don't
know said the man. oh, he did,, said the
major. I'll make him say it'-and he did
so much for history"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-17

Carina c. Eaglesfield, in Home Companion.
The older L grow the more | revere good
ness-just plain everyday goodness
having nothing heroical nor spectacular
in 1t, for think this is the gift of which
God has been the least prodigal. Intelli-
gence without goodness may mean nothing
higher than a prize-fghter. but goodness
with strength and intelligence makes a
man as he was created to be, an image of
the Godhead. The most symmetrical man
or this century was Mr.. Gladstone, and his
moral nature was as sweet and wholesome
as his intellect and body We're strong In
mlno, IN heart, In soul, In everything but
physique and inches, he was a giant. But
the salient feature in Gladstone's charac-
ter, and what lifts him above every con-
temporary. was his moral earnestness He
was a good man, and his religious convic-
tions formed the warp and wool of his
nature.