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The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1900-01-12

OLDEST OREGON EDITOR. this
issue the Oregon State journal begins
Its thirty-seventh year and volume
having been all that time owned, con-
trolled and managed by the same person,
who was its original founder. No other
paper IN Oregon and but few in the
United States has such a record. Many
changes have taken place in Oregon in
population, wealth, methods of travel
ana transportation, customs and habits,
during that time, and most of those who
resided here SO years ago Lave passed
away, and their places are filed by new
people.-Eusene State journal.
The receipts from the sale of stamps,
stamped envelopes and postal cards, at
the Portland postotfice for the year end
ing December 81, 1899, amounted to
$l9s, ,535 Oh, being an increase of $l3-
5S6 79 over the year 1898.
Il. K. Chrismau has cold his interest
IN the EugeEe Wslsr Company for $ll,-
Q0O to L Il. Hendricks, + l.. Chambers
and George MidgIey, each taking cne,
third of The total amouut.
The receipts of tie county clerk f,r
december were $l5S.70, OF the recorder
$l5l.60.
The safes of f. B. Sackett and the
Hour mills were blown open at jefferson
sunday night, but very little secured .
Inc !-. nnrgItrs struck the wrong place.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1900-01-12

Mrs Wethered viii he in the city next
week to organize a Native Daughters
Society. On the -veni lg of Jan. Is the
Native Sons and DAugh' ers will hold
social AZ the Maceabee hal.
The Cheerful Liar Company we're CIV
en- another large andieuce last evening
The company did a fine business in AL
bany, our citizens appreciatirg the talent
OF the members OF the company
The U ofO Glee Club have returned
to Eugene. The general opir ion is that
the Club is mn h better one than the
U OF 9. That opinion was freely express
ed in Al banv judging from the u of o
club former years, the club OF this year
not being here.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1900-01-12

New patents are: G Evans, Waits
turg, Wash, combined header aud
thresher; W NJ and E G Hodson, r ne
burg, Ore, railway tie: W h Parlin,
) attle, Wash. and 4 NJ H.ylman, Pc
kin, III p'o~; E d Parrott, Portland,
Ore, car huretcr G P Tatro and Il De-
lue, Seattle, Wash, electrolvtlc appsr
atus for extracting precious metals; c
? Tstro and Il Delius, Seattl', Wash,
extracting precious metals K A Turner
aud B 1. Miller, Seattle, Wash, sleam
steering gear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-10

hours of each day in fine weather-in bad,
often the whole twenty-four In high lati.
tudes, drenched and poorly clad, he faces
weather colder than the coolest to be found
in city streets, and after hours spent on
deck pulling wet ropes and hauling at wet
canvas, he is glad to crawl into a wet bunk,
cover himself and steam for an hour or two
under the deluson that he sleeps.
Tramping wintry streets with empty
pocket and stomach is only an incident TO q
sailor; and if, after a few trials. because
of his lack of forethought. he still risks il
on receiving his pay, nothing can be done
for him. But in this connection it may be
admissible to speak OF one cause of his lack
of forethought-his susceptibility to drink.
One drink of whisky will make the average
sailor merry or maudlin. two will make
him argumentative or quarrelsorne and
three will make him a helpless and i'm
movable log in the gutter
If the prejudice against grog aboard ship
Were removed. and a moderate allowance
of this stimulant given the sailor daily
while at sea, he would be better able 10
perform his duties, and he could not pos
sibly suffer from ii, and, moreover, when he
landed would be immune from the demoral-
izing effect of the few drinks which nearly
every man is likely TO indulge in on finish.
ing voyage or returning from the wilder
ness.
The provision for allotment will surely be
removed from the statutes before long and
the removal of allotment will remove the
crimp- In the name of civilization and hus
manity he must go.
MORGAN ROBERTSON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-10
At the Mercy Of the "Crimp"
Shipping Master.
ALLOTMENT" INSPEADOF ADVANCE
Legislation So Far Has Failed t.
Mend Matters.
WHAT HUMANITY DEMANDS
Copyright, 1900, by Morgan Robertson.)

Copyright, 1900, by Morgan Robertson)
Written for The Evening Star.
From time immemorial the deep sea
sailor, shipping from any port in the United
States, has been at the mercy of the
"crimp' or shipping master. From the
financial viewpoint the result has been good
for the shipping master and correspondence
bad for the sailor. In fact it has reduced
the latter to condition little better than
enslavement to the crimp, and this Is so
lamentably true that few Americans are
now to be found among deep sea sailors,
even on American ships. Many efforts have
been made by Congress to do away with
the crimping evil. but so far almost en-
tirely without effect. The latest effort took
form In the law of 1899, which has now
teen IN operation about a year. but, as
Mr.. Robertson clearly shows, it has been
quite as imperative were the earlier
laws passed with the same purpose in view
Mr.. Robertson is himself especially quail
fled to treat upon this subject, since he
served as sailor before the mast on deep
sea voyages for some years before adopting
literature as a profession His power as
fiction writer is largely derived from his
own experiences as seaman, and he@fas
personal knowledge that everything he has
set down in the present article is literally
true.
1t is the common impression that, bad a
the present conditions are, they have
ste adfly improved since the days of the old
clipper ships when steam on the ocean
was unknown, but Mr.. Robertson thinks
otEerwise-that they are worse now than
ever 1t should be added that while, as he
says. Mr.. Robertson believes the doom of
the crimp is definitely fixed, it is being
FASTENED more by the increased use of
steam than by any other force. 1t should
be added that neither the men the
steamships nor the sailors of the American
coastwise trade subject to the crimping
system.
About fifteen years ago advance" on sea-
mems wages was abolished by law, and
allotment substituted as a step toward
the further protection of the sailor from
the consequences of his own folly and i'm
providence. The change may have found
some excuse in the muddled understanding
of the legislators of the time but never
had any in the minds of either sailors
outside observers. Its only advantage lay
in the fact that it lessened somewhat the
amount that could be subtracted in
itam from the sailors pay at the end of
the voyage.
advance was given, not in money but
in the form of a note. This note, properly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-10

countersigned by the United States ship
ping commissioners functionary appoint
ed by the government to attend to the ship
ping and discharging of seamen-Was
given to the sailor when he signed articles
for a voyage. and by him handed to the
only man who would take the trouble to
cash 1.-THE "crimp,'' who had fed and
lodged him, and who, in the capacity Of
.:shipping master" had secured for him
his berth. With his two other functions
the crimp combined that Of storekeeper,
and the sailor was expected to outnt nlm-
self from the landlords stock. But the
sailor received little or no cash. A dis
count was first subtracted and on top OF
this a fictitious bill for board, lodging,
money lent and clothing furnished. the
whole carefully contrived to use up the
amount of the advance note-one two or
three months wages.
Reformers of the time saw that the sys-
TEN placed the sailor in the power of the
crimp in that it made his berth In new
ship wholly dependent on his submission to
these exactions. They saw, also, that 1t
furnished the crimp-an unnecessary mid
die man-with a lucrative income derived
ultimately from the sailors pocket, and de-
pendent only on the ability to get hold of
the sailor, rob him of his pay, keep him
too drunk or stupid to know the amount of
his real Indebtedness, and as soon as posi-
ble find him berth and present his bill
against the advance Of wages.
How "Allotment'' Came In.
So they substituted the Allotment plan
for the old system. The new system per-
mitted the sailor to allot SO of each
months wages for four months to menu
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-10

purpose, fawned on the young man. and
pretended to be his friend, actually winning
his confidence.
All, Youth! Youth! When will you learn
discretion? Haven't you read enough dime
novels to know that crawling servitors are
ever to be distrusted?
At last the young man gave Trevellick q
note to take to Lady Gwendolen. 1t was to
be slipped into her hand secretly, and Peter
was to choose his opportunity, which he
promised to do. John A. gave him a shill-
quality, when the donors back was turned;
then he rubbed his withered hands one over
the other, and chuckled. after the manner
of villains on the melodramatic stage. He
steamed open the note and read 1t. 1t was
without address or signature. and ran as
follows:
81 have everything arranged, and think
there will be no fear of discovery. If you
can get away without creating suspicion,
meet me in the old arbor tonight at 8 and I
will tell you ALL"
Resealing the letter. Trevellick handed it
to the lady, and watched her furtively
while she read. She was visibly agitated
by its contents, the color coming and going
swiftly on her fair cheeks.
Need l state that when young Biggs met
the Lady Gwendolen in the summer house
old Trevellick was listening outside? think
not; yet, fearing there may be any misap-
pIehension, 1 will state 1t, and add that he
had his ear at knothole. He heard every
palpitating word, for the two. having no
suspicion. did not speak in whispers. Little
do young people know of the meanness of
this world! If we were not confident that
everything would turn out all right at last,
and that the villain would be overthrown.
we could not bear to read stories Of their
simple innocence. This is what the lurking
eavesdropper heard:
Don't you think we might try 1t on a
tandem?" asked Lady Gwendolen, sweetly.
No. no." said young Biggs. eagerly. Il
think we should have two bicycles. Then
in case of purcuit we could go down differ
ent roads. and thus bewilder those who fol-
low. We could meet at the market cross
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pride to the fact that the earl refused to
deal with the cooperative stores, which was
indeed true, for the stores heartlessly re-
quire cash down.
In these circumstances, the life of Lady
Gwendolen was not an enviable one, and so
she took to bicycling. She got machine
on the installment plan, and when the in
stallments went for long unliquidated. and
the agent sorrowfully took the wheel away
for non-payment was agreed, the Lady
Gwendolen got another somewhere else, the
maker printing in his catalogue, ''Patronized
by the Earl of Stobcross. and others of
the nobility" Great are the blessings of
the credit system when you know how TO
work It.
At first she cycled on the smooth roads
of the home park round Stobcross castle;
then, as she became more expert she took
to the delightfully."- leafy lanes of the coun-
try. and, of course, when she was seven
and one-half miles from home, she pune
tured the tire of the hind wheel and sat
disconsolate on a messy bank not know
ing what to do with it. There was a repair
kit along, but she knew nothing of its use,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-10
Picked Too Soon.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
A devoted Cleveland uncle took his very
small nephew out in the country one bright
day not long ago, and his friend, the
farmer, suggested he should go out and
hunt for eggs. OF course. the small nephew
went along. The uncle knew where to 20,
and though he is fat and scant of breath,
managed to gather number from all sorts
of hiding PAGES. Presently he stopped and
picked up a bantam's egg. The small
nephew saw 1t.
Put it back, unk," he shrieked. "don,t
90 see Eat one isn't ripe YETI"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-10
Let wealth. let commerce and let learning die,
But leave to us our old Rob-il-f-tie.
Or words To that effect, by unknown poet.

Let wealth let commerce and let learning die,
But leave TO us our old Rob-il-i-tie.
Or words to that effect, by unknown poet
The Earl of Stobcross was, .! so
naughty He was also proud, and went
about with his chin in the air. Earls can
always be recognized by the altitude OF
their chins. An American visitor to Eng
land once expressed his regret to me that
the notables of the British Isles did not go
round with large printed labels on their
backs telling who they were, so that
stranger would not be compelled to follow
the example Of Theodore Hook. who. meet
ing MISUNDERSTANDING man on the
Strand went up to him and inquired If he
was anybody in particular. The American
plaintively said, when 1 remarked that the
nobility might object to being labeled. that
it wou-~ merely be reverting to an old GUS
tom. which has been allowed to fall into
disuse. In ancient times the swells carried
their labels on their shields, drawing pic
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-10

he wishes is as good as that of the rest of
sober humanity.
LAW Hurt the Sharks
On February %, 1899, a law went into
effect reducing allotment to one months
wages. and this wrought CONSERVATION
in the camp Of the associated and in
corporated thieves. For one months wages
of deep water able seaman is only SIS.
ard. as this was all that could be allotted
to the crimps. they foresaw the ruination
OF good business. So, strongly Organising
themselves. the crimps of the Atlantic ports
inspired a strike for wages, naming $50 a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-10
OF Two EyiIa.

From the Philadelphia Press.
Mrs. Youngpop-"Dear, we must get one
of those burglar alarms"
Mr.. Youngpop-"What for?'
Mrs. YoungpoN-"What do you supposef
You know IL anyone tries to break into the
house it Will go off"
Mr.. Youngpop-'Yes, and wake the baby.
Not mich.'
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-05-16
1.50 PER ANNUM.

We heartily subscribe to the
Charlotte Observers high esti-
mate of Editor A b Williams,
who Is soon to retire from The
Gi ecnvilIe News. 1t says: "Ex-
cepting Hon Henry Watterson,
Mr. Williams is the most brilliant
WRITER in the South. 1t is
worlds pity that n man of his
gifts, his newspaper instincts,
training, predictions and ex-
perlcncc, should feel himself
called upon to abandon the pro,
fession of n lifetime and take mp
new occupation. He is a sound
money Democr at and perhaps
there was not room enough for
him in South Carolina"
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-05-16
'Not Guilty" was the Verdict.

Spartanburg, May 12-Sessions
court adjourned today after dis
posing of a number of cases. The
most important of these was the
trial of Mr.. Thomas Smith, CON
ductor of the Glcnn Springs rail-
road Tor the murder of a negro
named VIII Copeland, ON recent
excursion. Smith was represented
by Duncan & Sanders. After
short deIiberation the jury re
turned verdict of not guilty.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-05-16

Before the list of legislative
candidates is fully made up. The
Enquirer would like to suggest
the name of MIR j j Hull, OF tue
Rock Hill Herald. Mr. Hull is n
representative citizen, we'll ac
quainted with the needs of the
people and capable of making u
first rate representative. We feel
pretty well satisfied that he wo,ld
be acceptable TO the people gem
eralIy, and have not the slightest
doubt that if he would consent to
become a candidate, he would at
least receive hatterinr vote.
Why not represent York county
in the general assembly, MIR
Hnll!-9orkviIle Enquirer.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-05-16

Charlotte Observer: Diver $
wheat field was the subject Of Il
good deal of talk in 1895. He
has another wheat field this spring
and one that is already attracting
attention. The field covers 200
acres, the wheat is breast high
and not vet headed, and grows as
thick as hair. 1t is a deep rich
green in color, and if any such
wheat was ever seen in this section
before, there is no one living to
tell of it. The wheat field is to
the east, west and south of the
big oil and fertilizer plant. Only
a small portion of it skirts the ex-
tension of South Tryon street, and
to view it properly, one must
drive through the road which
divides the field in half, and which
in itself is pretty drive. Mid
way of the field it looks like the
pictures one sees of the great
grain fields in the west. The eff
feet when gentle breeze sweeps
the .undulating sea Of grain is
sufficient to inspire poet. This
wheat field of Mr.. Oliver's is not
so remarkable for its extent as for
the Wonderful perfection of the
growth. 1t is of uniform thick
ness and level as if it had been
topped. Mr.. Oliver expects
yield of 35 bushels to the acre,
and good Judges of wheat fields
say that he has placed his figures
low.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-05-16
THE CATAWBA POWER co
FORMALLY ORGANIZED.
Great Enterprise That Will Bone
fit Rock Hill and Vicinity. The
Officers Elected.
Special to The State.

Special to The State.
Rock Hill, May 12-"A con-
summati n most devoutly to be
wisheI' was that today in the
formal organization of The Cataw>
ba Power company.
This company, which has been
spoken of before IN The State,
purposes to build, at the India
Hook shoals, on the Cataw ba rlv er
five miles from this city, dam
and plant to furnish electricity to
this and other towns adjacent.
For year or two past they have
been at work upon the preliminary
matters pertaining to an impor~
tant and extensive enterprise.
They have already expended about
$50, 600 in the purchase of site
and lands lying above and liable
to injury from the damming of
the river. They will probably
before the matter is complete ex,.
pend something like $3.50 900.
They will start IN with a plant
calculated to furnish 5000 horse-
power, which may be increased as
desired.
At the meeting today the or.
ganization was completed, the
capital stock of 100000 being
all subscribed and represented.
DR.. w Gill Wylie of New
York city Yves made president,
MIR. w Harry Wylio of Columbia
vice president. Mr. f G Whitner
of Rock Hill secretary and treas
urer, Mr.. w G Whltner of Rock
Hill general manager and chief
engineer.
The board of directors are Drs.
w Gill Willie and Robt II Wylie
OF New York, Mr.. w Harry
Wylie of Columbia, Messrs w j
RoddeY, f G Whitner and w G
Whitner of Rock Hill.
Bids will he invited for The
erection of the dam at once, and
it is stated by Mr.. Whitner that
they hope to complete the plant
within one year from the begin
ming of the work.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-05-16

The read-rs "f Ills paper wa! he
p'ea."d =" icaru tuHt iurre IS at least
one nrea led 'ilses-e that science na-
been ub - tO cure ia .,lr il sttges. and
tua: ~ 'a'aTIn Hairs 'atarrh Cur
is the IN y pO' itive cure known - the
mrdi'L fraternity atHrrn urirg "A
con 'i.utipna disease, requires "A con
siituiI 'ud treatment, Haii's Catarrh
urr Is trken internally, acting dI-
rectIS u I'ou the uIood aud mucous sur
fac ni the system, Ihcrrb. destroy
iuV tne und uIon Of tn. disease AID
giving ne patIeut strength by buIldN
in upthe cnustiru ion aud assisting
nature III doing us work The pros
prIet have 80 mach taIin H. is cura-
uv ppw-r~, that they Offer One nun-
dred - ars Tor any case that il fats
10 cure send for lis Gf testimonials.
,ddrr-S +. j GdEN GY d. CO.,
Toilet, .
DuS- - q by Drug rists, Use.
hau', Family Pius are the best.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-05-16
A POWDER MILL EX-
paOSION

Removes everything in sight;
so do drastic mineral pills, but
both are mighty dangerous. Don't
dynamite the delicate machinery
of your body with calomel, croton
oil or aloes pills, when DR.. Kings s
New Life Pills, which are gentle
as a summer breeze, do the work
perfectly. Cures Headache, Con-
stipation. Only 25c at Crawford
Bros drug store.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-05-16
NOTICE LANCASTER GRAD
ED SCHOOL.

To all whom II mar concern;
Take notice that pursuant to peti.
ton signed bV ten voters and free
hold rs resident in Lean caster School
District, We The undersigned, Trustees
ofsaid District, do hereby call public
meeting to be composed of all tn, Sc
voters who are resident in and return
for taxation i'm said District real or
personal property of the value of not
less than one hundrsd dollars, t. as
semble In the Court House at Lancas-
ter, > & on Friday the 25lh day OF
May 1900 at 1 o'clock p m. foI the pur-
pose of elpcting chairman and secIe-
tary OF said meeting five trustees Of
said school District and OF determines
ing what Special tax IL any, not to ex-
ceed five mills, shall be levied, as the
majority present shall decide. on all
real and personal properly within
said Sch0o DistrIcr for the mainten-
ance Of the public 'choo OF said Dis
trict. This May 7th, 1910.
B f MILLER,
W.T. GREGORY,
w CUNNINGHAM,
J T. TAYLOR,
CT CONNORS.
Trustees of Lancaster school District
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-05-16
Endorsed by Their Home Coun-
ties.

The Democratic convention of
Barnwell county endorsed the
gubernatorial candidacy Of A II
Patterson.
The Democratic convention of
Marlboro endorses Mr. w ID
Evans for re election as railroad
commissioner.
The Democrats of Hampton,
Gov McSwecney's home county,
have endorsed the governor for
reelection.
The Kershaw county Demo
cratic convention endorsed the
candidacy of & l. Wiukler for
lieutenant governor.
The Democratic convention of
Abbeville county has adopted Il
resolution endorsing the guberna-
torial candidacy of Mr. Frank B
Gary.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-05-16
VOLCANIC ERUPTiONS

Are grand, but Skin Eruptions
rob life of jos. Bucklep's Arnica
Salve cures them; also Old Run.
ming and Fever Sores, Ulcers,
Bolls, 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 Craw-
ford Bros, Druggist.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-05-16
U .5s ~
Old, STRONG,
REE-!a33L-EE: !!
Home Life Insurance Company
Of New York

issues all the Lib
Ell al Form Of Life
a n Il t2nuOVVment
Fo5 Ci2@, : ta@, loan,
Paid up Values and
exErndea L4our anCe
w ritten il DOliCy
CONF TRAUp.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-05-16
MORTGAGE SALE.

STATE OF SOUTH rAROLINAO
COUNTY OF LANCASTER.
NOTICE Is II EREBY given, that
" under and by virtu" of "A certain
chat'e' mortgage executed by y
Stephenson 10 w ii Abeil on 20 n
day OfiOct 1890. aud long since past
due, the undersi ned VIII on Friday,
the 25Ih day of Nav ID 1900, expose
To puhlic sale, for cash, at Heath
Springs. in the couu "f Lane ister
In SAID State One six (6) Horse Power
Waterfowl Steam T. gine.
Also on s"m" day, %, the plantation
Of Mrs Missouri Cote IN said county,
about two mi IS from II ath Springs,
One Twelve (l2) HUr-e Power Water
town Steam Engiue-One Saw Mil
Complete and Hedge Saw
w III Abel,
Mortgage.
T. WyliP, Attorney.
May II l9OO-td.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-05-16
Canning Outfit for $40.

You can get Il canning outfit,
with full instructions, to can all
of your fruit and vegetables for
$40. If you want one write me
at Lancaster or call at the Ledger
Office. IL McManus.