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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-11-24
Ne Such at tho Lancaster Cotton
Mill, We Hope.
Charlotte Observer.

Charlotte Observer.
This introduces Tom Yandle,
who farms his children to the
Atherton Cotton Mill, and not
only subsists, but gets periodically
drunk AMI pays his fines out of
their earnings. He is q perfect
illustration of vampire parent.
lie doesn't content himself with a
sllp>up now and then and an occa.,
slOnal mistreatment of his family,
but he gets drunk every week or so
and is, therefore, constant bleed
er or tax. He drinks when he
pleases, which is often, and he gets
to tho drunk and GOWN period
about once every fortnight. HIS
Jag yesterday was his fifth official
drunk in the last two months.
Though it put him-purple. faced
and hmber as a rag-behind bars,
his waking thoughts this morning
will dwell on cotton throat and
an illimitable thirst; but not mis-
deeds or remorss.
into the liquor befuddled brain
OF this man there has entered the
Idea that it is his right to keep
idle his hulking, healthy body.
There are braggsdocio and shame
less pride in his reiterated state-
ment to the police officers and his
friends that his children make
several dollars day ut tho mill.
They are his children and the
money they make is his money and
why shouldn't he spend it on
wkiskey and fines if he wishes to?
And the helpless law is silent OK
cept to again impose a fine that
drains the savings of the little
wage earners.
landIe-is simply Tom Yandle,
tho common, or rather uncommon,
drunkard. But Yandle IS repre-
senting q big, bad principle IN the
mill life of this community. This
has been said before but it can t
he said too often if the statement
will suggest correction of the
vice.
IS there nothing in all law or
Legislation to get at the vampire
parent An immediate and prac-
ticaI solution of tho case in uues>
tlon would be to send the offender
to the chain-gang without offering
the opportunity of n fine. Give
him the limit of the law. And
when he is released, the first time
that he again robs his children by
going to the gutter, repeat the
experiment of maximum term on
the county roads.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-11-24

Those who suppose that the
people of all China use the same
language are badly mistaken.
There are many different dialects
in the Flouery Kingdom.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-11-24
e 100
Dr. II. DetchOn's dnti DiuYetJc.

Dr. r. Detchohs ana DtuTetiC.
May be worth to you more than 800
If you have a chi,d who SOILS bedding
from INCONVENIENCE OF water during
rleep. Cures old and young alike. II
srests the trouble at once. 81. Sod
by J + Mackey Il Co, Druggist, Lan-
steT, + T..
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-11-24

The Georgia solons now in ses>
sion have repealed the law taxing
dogs, which had been on the stat .
ute books only one year. Tho
vote wa. 10G To % in favor of the
dog.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-11-24
TAKE YOUR CHOICE.
The celebrated Onesboro,
Kentucky, Wagon, is the best
and cheapest on the market.

~Coms one, come ell.
We will make you the best
satisfied and the best pleased
you ever were.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-11-24

ne FIOuerV Kingdom.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-11-24
CLYBURN-HEATH MUI

~WE HAVE the finest
lot of mules ever offered on
this market, and we will sell
them ut reasonable prices, for
cash or good paper.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-26
FROM PEARY.
Explorer Expects to Accomplish
His Mission Next Year.

New York. Nov. 26-Herbert l. Bridge
man, secretary of the Peary Arctic club,
has given out extracts from letters re-
ceived by Mrs. Peary from her husband,
Lieutenant Peary, the Arctic explorer
Mr.. Bridgeman says:
ssThe accompanying extracts from let
ters Of Lieutenant Peary directed by him
to his wife at ner family residence in
Washington, contain the first direct in
formation from Peary, the Arctic ex-
pIorer, since August g. 1899. Mrs. Peary' s
forwarded them to me-
Mrs. Peary left Sydney, Cape Breton,
on July 90 with her daughter, to join her
husband at Etah Greenland. on the Wind
ward, Captain Samuel Bartlett The last
gust 20 last. These letters of Peary's were
carried by natives to the camp OF the
Stein party at Cape Sabine and thence
conveyed to Cape York by DR.. Hahn. who
boarded the steam whaler Eclipse on June
9. and was landed by her at Dundee,
Scotland on the 9Th inst.
1T is an interesting fact to note that
the lieutenant has not the slightest knowi-
their way to meet him And on the other
hand. none of Mrs. Peary's friends can
whereabouts in the ice regions 1t can not
in fact. be even predicted just now how
from from s Neither eeTe MRS Peary nor her hus
band is aware of the death of the ex-
Following are the letter extracts fur
nished by Mr.. Bridgenan:
Fort Congo, Lady Franklin bay. March
81 1900-Just a line to go down to a whal-
er by returning natives. / arrived here at
midnight on the 2Sth, tWenty-four days
from Etah. Six and one-half days of this
time we were held in camp by heavy. wind
storms. The doctor and Hensen each left
Etah with natives before We arrived here
The Journey was a. tedious one owing to
the storms, but not an uncomfortable one
for me. A number of the dogs died on
the way, but l had an ample number for
the work ahead. Twenty-cne musk oxen
were killed in sight of the fort the day
before arrived; we have an abundant sup
ply of fresh meat.
After resting and feeding the dogs
few days longer, shall go on and the
other Eskinos will remain at the fort
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-26
ROUGH RIDER TROOP
Ordered Under Arms to Deal
With White River Indians.

Denver, Colo, Nov. 27.-Adjutant
General Overmyer today wired troop A,
cavalry. at Grand Junction, to be in
readiness for an immediate call in case
Game Commissioner Johnson's force
should not be equal to the Indians in the
White river district. This troop Is
known as stOvermyer's Rough Riders
and is made up of pioneers, cowboys
and crack shots of the western slope.
There are sixty men in the troop and
General Overmyer shipped forty sad
dies, brides, cinches and ammunition
for a two weeks Indian raid through
the mountains.
This troop of cavalry is much closer
to the scene of the Indian depredations
than the Denver troops and could be on
the ground within "a hours from receipt
Of notice to start
Fear is expressed at the capitol that
Commissioner Johnson will make the
attack against overwhelming odds.
Rifle, Colo, Nov. 26.-Game Commits
sioner johnson and his deputies arrived
at Rife last night and proceeded to
MeeIxer by stage today. It is forty-flve
mile ride and viii require the entire
day.
While the commissioner was here he
received reports from ranchmen which
indicate that the slaughter Of game has
been unprecedented in the history of the
state. Old timers in this country pre-
dict trouble with the Indians before
they are finally removed to their reser-
vafionS
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also surpassed Vermont, North Dakota,
Utah and Montana
The average percentage Of growth of
the states since 1890 was 2096. The
smallest advance of any state was made
by Nebraska, 09 per cent. Other small
gains were: Kansas. 20; Vermont. 3.3;
Maine, S; New Hampshire, SO; Della
ware, 90 OF the fifteen states compris-
ing the southern group only four-Texas.
Louisiana, West Virginia, and Florida
made gains above the average, but the
growth of these four was so great that
they bring the average for the whole
south up to 20.43 per cent, or only a.
fraction below that Of the entire union
The smallest rate of growth in any of
the southern states was in Virginia
119 per cent.
There are I59 cities with populations
OF more than rs, 600. These make total
population of 1854, 625, an increase Of
32.5 per cent. since 1880. Nearly 100000
of this urban population is in the six
cities of New York, Chicago Philadel-
phia, St Louis, Boston and Baltimore,
each Of which is above 100000. These
are really the first-class group, while
thirteen-Cleveland, Buffalo. San Fran
cisco, Cincinnati, Pittsburg. New Or
leans, Detroit, Milwaukee, Washington,
Newark. Jersey City, Louisville and
Afinneapolis-make up the second class
There are nineteen cities of between 10o,-
600 and 100000 population and fourteen
more between 5000 and 100. 5000. The
biggest percentage of growth in the
cities above $4,000 was made by Los
Angeles, 1893 per cent Other high
marks were set by ST. Joseph, 96-S; Port
land, Ore, 94.s; Seattle, SO; Toledo, 61s;
Indianapolis, 6o.4 Memphis. 5Se; Chi
oago, 544; Hartford, so. All others were
below so per cent. Omaha and Albany
showing declines.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-26
JOE MULHATTON INSANE.
Man of Riotous Imagination Finally
Goes Wild.

Phoenix, Arfz., Nov. 26.-Joe Mulhat-
ton, perhaps the most noted writer OF
newspaper fakes in America, is in the
territorial insane asylum at this point,
hopeless maniac. He believes he has
killed a man, and that a horde of aven-
gers are on his trail. Though at times
helpless, he tears his clothing from him
self. and has to have constant attention.
He was committed from PinaI county,
where he has lived at Kelvin for the
past three years. He was instrumental
lately in selling a valuable mine in Min
era1 Creek district land received several
thousand dollars an advance payment
on his share of the property. He spent
several hundred dollars, but the balance
Of the coin can not be found. His de-
mentia is attributed to the excitement of
the financial transaction, though alcohol
may have had something to do with the
case. Mulhattan has been in Arizona
about six years, and has been dabbling
in mines all the time. He established a
mining exchange at Florence, and has
done little newspaper work. During
his Arizona residence his fertile inagi-
nation played its usual tricks, and the
plots of some of his most notable inven-
tons have been laid in the southwest.
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hunting. I am in good condition and the
journey shows me that am myself again
If I do my work this spring I shall come
back and hasten down to meet the ship
and turn back with her I hope to write
again by natives when 1 shall send back
from some point up the Greenland coast
Dr.. Didnick wishes to be remembered
The second extract follows:
Cape d Urville, Grinneil Land. March
u, 1901 write this note on the chance
of Stein and Dr. Kahn reaching Upusauk
by way of Melville bay. The fall and win
ter passed comfortably at Etah without
even a days fndisposition my part
have husbanded myself carefully. My feet
have given me very little trouble and now
1 feel that am myself again am now
at the Windward's winter quarters with
the rear division Mott and the doctor
are ahead with two other divisions, all
on the way TO Conger. All but few
of the natives will return at once from
here, leaving a. few with me. I shall push
on from Conger without delay, perhaps by
way of the Greenland coast I shall strain
every nerve and. God willing. shall do my
work this spring that ] may come back
this summer. 1 send duplicate of this to
Cape York for whaler.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-26

A Boston pastor has sprung upon his
congregation a proposition to pay sal
aries to the teachers in the Sunday
school. The idea is an innovation but it
may become popular. All reforms must
have a beginning. Perhaps Sunday
school teachers are as much entitled to
pay for their services as are preachers.
They spend about as much time at their
work and should, if they do not do so.
devote as much time and labor to pre-
psration for the discharge Of their
duties as do the pastors. The adoption
Of the plan would necessarily be fol-
lowed by examinations, the issuance
Of certificates. training schools and in
stitutes along the lines marked out by
the secular educators. The country gen
orally viii watch with interest the Bos-
ton experiment when inaugurated and
# It seems to be a good thing there will
be little or no hesitation in adopting it.
The American people are little bound
by custom or tradition
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-26
WEAKNESSES Or 81. LOUIS.
McGraw Tells Why Ball Team Made
Such q Ponr Showing.

St. Louis. Nov 26.-Mugsy McGraw was
mere yesterday. He said TO a repoEIer-
This may be my last visit 20 ST. LOUIS
for many years to come, ana ! WISH 70
state to the fans my exact position with
the club I have been playing ball quite
q few summers now and always peen
connected with winner Inc cup 49, 80
with not only won pretty regularly put
there was management both conductlng
the players and looking after the nHances.
When / came to st. Louis last May 1
and my best for the RobiSonS ana -tnelr
club. Every club that I had formerly
been connected with would pracIce sew
era1 hours each morning, get out ana
when evening came the players would
be pretty We'll tired out and glad TO get
INTO their beds. When met the Aobl-
sons and Tebeau upon my arrival mere
informed them that their club looked like
a winner and that J. and Robbie, too,
would 90 our utmost to get It on top
we were counting upon working IKE We
used TO while with Hanl0n, but the fol-
lowing day when we suggested morning
practice to Tebeau we were surprised to
learn from him that there was none. Pat
seemed e think that his men were al
right, and all they needed TO do to win
was to get out short while before the
game and take the customary fifteen min
utes' practice. 1 thought it strange not
y Work IN the morning, put Iepeau was
manager and wasn't going to make any
trouble for him by suggesting to the Rob
fsons that We go in for two or three hours
play eacn morning. It only took me a
were Ioa1Ing, and some of them quite fire.
quently had to hustle to get in their uni
forms ana appear on the field in time for
play:
The st. Louis club was mismanaged in
every possible way The men were not
conditioned, but kept any hours that they
saw ht, did any thing else but try to per-
feet themselves, and that they finished
as high as they did fs s11rnrfSfrer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-26
POSTMISTRESS ARRESTED.
Accused of Aiding Her Husband in
Misusing the Mails.

Guthrie, Okla. Nov. 26.-Bin Kinman
is again under arrest. jointly charged
with his wife with misuse Of the mails.
Kinman was released on bond on a sim
liar charge only 80 days ago.
Kinman represents that he has rela-
lions with persons in authority. He pre-
sents personal letters purporting to
have been written by President McKin-
ley, ex-President Grover Cleveland, ex-
President Harrison, and heads of vari-
Gus departments at Washington. Mrs.
Kinman is the postmistress at Hardin,
a town just across the Kiowa- Comanche
line. She has aided her husband, il is
charged. with the use of the mails to
circulate his advertisements
Kinman claims in his circulars and
advertising matter to own a town site
in the Kiowa country. He makes it a
business to sell town lots. He has a
booklet showing the resources and ad-
vantages of the country.
The Kinman couple were arrested by
Indian police and turned over to United
States Deputy Marshal Heck Thomas
A lot of Humans advertising matter
was seized by the officers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-26
MONEY HELD UP.
Creditors of the CasteIlanes Get
Active i'm Court.

New York, Nov. 26.-Samuel Inter
myer applied to and obtained today
from Justice Fitzgerald sitting in the
supreme court an injunction order re-
turnabIe on Monday next against the
Count and Countess Castellane, and Geo.
Gould. Edwin Gould, Howard Gould
and Helen M. Gould as trustees under
the will of Jay Gould, restraining them
from paying to Anna Gould, Countess
de Castellane, any part of the estate in
the hands of the trustees or from ap-
plying any part of the trust fund to the
debt of Anna Gould or to her support,
that of her children until the further
direction of the court.
The plaintiff in the suit is Anthony
J. Dittmar, who sues as assignee of
Asher Wertheimer, London bric-a-
brac dealer
The complaint, which is a long printed
document, contains copies of drafts
drawn by Wertheimer and accepted the
writing by the Count and Countess De
Castellane, amounting to upwards of
$685., 600, Of which s285,000 and upwards
are past due.
1t IS alleged that Anna Gould has S1S,-
900, 600 held in trust for her by her broth
ers and sister, and that her income is
about $500, GOO.
1t is claimed that $3.50. 600 a year is all
that the countess and count require for
their support, and the plaintiff asks that
the remainder of the income should be
applied to the payment of the couples
debts
1t is said that over $25o000 of surplus IN
come has already accumulated In the
hands of the trustees, which ought to be
used for this purpose. The present suit
is said to be a test case and it is reported
Is backed by other creditors than Wer-
theimer
A efw weeks ago George J. Gould was
appointed guardian for the Countess De
Castellane in a proceeding in the French
courts The creditors claim that the pur-
pose Of this proceeding was to get the
property of the Countess De Castellane
away from attack by her creditors, SO as
to enable the Goulds to force settlement
of the debts at their own time and on
their own terms.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-26

QUAKER REFLECTIONS.

IF'rom the Philadelphia Record.l
The poets who do the most posing are
not Poes.
widows weeds are often allowed to
grow on mans grave.
It's a wise husband who allows his
wife to engage his typewriter.
The novels of today seem to be either
historical or hysterical.
The fellow who eats with his knife
must have rather sharp appetite
Widowers are peculiar Some of them
pine away, and others spruce up
When a man stops having his picture
taken he begins to feel that he is getting
old.
Some people are known by the com
pany. they keep, and others by the peo-
pie they shake
Blobbs-''youn spendan makes light
OF his financial difficulties" Slobbs-
Why; has he money to burn?'
sillicus-''Do you believe that all men
are born equal?'' Cynicus-"Yes; and a
lot Of them never get over it."
See here, waiter" called the fussy
man; there's a hair in this stew" Yes.
sir" replied the waiter. It's rabbit
stew"
The poorer a man is" says the Mana
yunk Philosopher 1.-THE more he realizes
that money is the root Of all evil"
Some people boast that they pay as
they go, but when they register at a no
tel without baggage they have to pay
as they come.
You can always tell when a girl is in
love. but with a man it's different He
may merely be suffering from an attack
of indigestion.
He heard about the widows mite,
cobbler, lean and small:
And when the deacon passed the plate
He placed therein his anvil
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-26
CaG9sr>1

The cause exists in the blood, I'm
what causes Inflammation of the
mucous membrane.
1t is therefore impossible 10 cure
the disease by local applications
1t is positively dangerous to neglect
it. because il always affects the stom-
ach and deranges the general health.
and is likely to develop into consump-
ton
Many have been radically and permanently
cured by Hoods Sarsaparillas Il cleanses the
blood and has peculiar Alternative and tonic
effect. r. Long. California Junction. lows.
writes: !" had catarrh three years. lost my
appetite and could not sleep. ny head panied
me and / felt bad all over. / took Hoods
SarsaparillA and now have good appetite.
sleep well. and have no symptoms of catarrh-a
H00GfSS Sag-1apassfEKa
Promises to cure and keeps the prom
ise. 1t IS better not to put off treat
ment buy Hoods today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-26
SOME CENSUS FACTS.

The total population of the United
States. including Alaska and Hawaii.
Is &c. 295.220. OF this number T4,627. GOT
have representation in congr-ess=that is,
dwell in the As admitted states There
IS now one state with over 1000, 600 pop
.alatiOn; another with over 5000, 600; two
more with over 1900, 600 each; two more
with over 100000 each; and eight more
with over 1000. GOO each. These Il states
have about 100000 population, or 81
Der cent Of the whole. With one excep-
ton, they form a contiguous, though
irregular. territory. Grouped in this
geographical order they are: Massachu-
sets. New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio.
Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin.
Iowa, Missouri. Kentucky, Tennessee,
and Georgia The relative positions Of
the leading states have changed some
what since 1890 Texas is now sixth and
Massachusetts, seventh, the two having
changed places; similarity, Georgia has
passed Kentucky, the two now being
eleventh and twelfth, respectively, and
Wisconsin has passed Tennessee. the
two being thirteenth and fourteenth. re-
spectively.
Five states had an increase OF over
100000. They were: Texas, with So Der
cent. of growth: Illinois, with 2s per.
cent; Massachusetts,. with Is per cent. /:
New York. with q per cent, and Penn
sylvania, with 20 per cent. Eleven states
had an increase Of between 900, 900 and
100000 They were. Oklahoma. 544 per
cent; Minnesota, So: New Jersey. S0
Wisconsin. %; Georgia 21: Alabama.
p; Iowa, Is; Missouri, 16; Michigan, Is:
Indiana, Is; Ohio, IS.
The largest percentages Of growth
were made by Oklahoma, 544 per cent. /:
Indian Territory. HIS: Arizona, 104 B.;
Idaho. 91-7; Montana, "a: North Dakota.
TAG; Wyoming. 524; Washington, 49,;
Texas 1858; Florida, IS; Minnesota, s4.5.
Oregon, BIZ; Colorado 300; New Jer-
sey. 500 In Wyoming and Idaho this
growth represents a comparatively small
numerical increase, but in the others it
is above 100000. Nevada is the only
state which has lost population, its de-
cline being "a per cent. The total pop
ulation of that commonwealth is but
1884. There are SO cities in the union
which surpass 1t. It has less population
than any Of the territories not except
ing Alaska and Hawaii. wyoming has
less population than any Of the terri
tories except Alaska, and Delaware and
Idaho are both surpassed by Oklahoma,
Indian Territory and New Mexico.
Oklahoma and Indian Territory have
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-26
MEIKLEJOHN NOT IN FAVOR
Said to Have Made Himself Offensive
to the Administration.

Omaha. Neb., Nov. 26-The latest phase
of the senatorial situation r. the state
ment that Assistant Secretary OF War
George y. MeiklejOhn win not have the
support OF the administra ton in his light
for United States senator. Ever since he
SHE'D his castor into the arena 81 was
supposed that he had the federal force
back OF him. that he was a favorite with
the Washington authorities. and that ne
account.
The underground wires from washing
ton state the Meikejohn has used his
appointive power IN a manner offensive 20
the administration and that he VIII not
hold his present position AS assistant sec
rotary Of war much longer.
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MIsER's HEIRS FOUND.
Montana Miner and HIS Sister In
herit Fortune of 100000.

Butte, Mont, Nov 26.-The attorneys
for the estate of John Sullivan, an old
bachelor and miser, who died in Seattle
a few weeks ago, leaving an estate val
ued at at 100000. OF which Si50. 600 is in
cash, who have been hunting the coun-
try over for some heirs, have discovered
a. nephew and niece of Sullivan living in
Butte. They are the only relatives iiv-
ing. They are Dennis Sullivan, a miner
and q. sister, Mrs. Charles Cramer. The
family came from Berhaven, Ireland.
The Seattle man left there 80 years ago,
and was shiprecked off the coast Of Van
couver, but escaped and settled in Wash
ington where he accumulated a fortune