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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-06-13
Lancaster Circuit

Quarterly Conference at Camp
Creek fourth Sunday, June, and
the Saturday before-(23d and
oath
Lecture on China at st. Luke
(Elgin), third Sunday morning.
Collection for Foreign Missions.
B d Lucas.
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Sheriff l. NJ Clyburn spent
Sunday with his brother, Hon w
u Clyburp.- Kershaw Era.
Two fine Jersey COWS with
young calves for sale. Apply to
j II w Stevens.
Mrs Lou E Riddle has been
elected teacher Of the Dlvie school
for the term of 7 months.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. w II
Porter, at this place, Sunday,
June 10, 1900, daughter.
Mr.. Chas. f Carter, of the
Spartanburg Free Lance, is here
spending a few days with relatives.
Maj. B f Miller and j L Green,
Esq, are'atteuding' g'the commence
ment exercises Of Worford Col-
lege.
DR. L j Strait had a line colt to
drop dead in the harness last
Thursday evening, near Camp
Creek on the CoyIe road, from
overhead.
Cadets Ed Gregory, Perry
Mackey and Coke Carter are at
home from Clemson College for
the Summer vacation.
There will be preaching at
Beulah church on the third Sab
bath of this month (17th day. at
3:oO O'CLOCK p m.
Contractor w s Langley has
closed contract with the DeKalb
Cotton Mill at Camden for the
erection of twenty 4,room cot
tages.
Capt. l w Moore came home
and spent several days the past
week. His health is somewhat
improved since his sojourn at
Thermal City, NC.
List of letters advertised for
the week ending June II, 1900:
Henrietta Boen, Kate Huey,
Josephine Melri, b f DeardoE, f
Park
j F Gregory, NJ.
Mrs. j w Condor and Mrs. S
w Rhea, returned to their home
in Columbia yesterday, accompa.
MED by Ola, Estelle and Jack
Gregory, who will spend few
weeks with them.
Mr.. Claude j Henry left for
Hickory, n &, Sunday, where he
was Joined in holy wedlock yester
day to one of Hickory's most
charming daughters. He was
accompanied by his friend, Mr. A j
Cunningham.
DR.. L j Strait has filed his
pledge with the State chairman
and is in the race for Congress
from this District. Mr.. Finley
has also filed his pledge. The
Doctor and MIR. Finley arc the
only candidates for the nomina>
tion from the Fifth District.
Heath Spring Alliance will
meet Saturday June 16tf at 3
O'Clock. All mem bers are re-,
quested to be present. Business
of importance.
II ~ Hanlrix Sao
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The sub committees for the BIG
masonic celebration and picnic
are actively engaged in interest
ing everybody in the importance
of bringing full baskets on the
occasion, June Odd instant. They
hope the public at large is equally
interested and will not only at
tend but pack their baskets well,
for the largest crowd ever as
sembled at Lancaster is expected
that day, and it is desired that
every man, woman and child shall
he abundantIy fed. All persons
sending or bringing baskets are
requested to have baskets AMI
lates both marked. Ladies' Oh
the committee will call ON the
chairman, Mrs. Brown, for
badges.
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Sheriff l. NJ Clyburn spent
Sunday with his brother, Hon w
L Clyburp.- Kershaw Era.
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SEMI w WEEKLY.
/. neal III alters ,

Mrs w f Cloyd and daughter,
Miss Halle Cloyd, are visiting
friends at Boykin.
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Pay your subscription.
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There will be meeting of the
Alliancemen of the Camp Creek
neighborhood at Camp Creek
church on Friday the 22nd of
June at 4 O'Clock p m for the
purpose of reorganizing Camp
Creek sub alliance. Brother j f
Nisbet will be on hand to assist
in the organization. All old
members and others who would
like to belong to the alliance are
requested TO be there on that day.
w Nj Blackmon.
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day your subscription to Ledgeri
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j + Gregory, p NJ.

Mrs. j w Condor and Mrs. S
w Rhea, returned to their home
in Columbia yesterday, accompa
MED by Ola, Estelle and Jack
Gregory, who will spend a few
weeks with them.
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Two fine Jersey COWS with
young calves for sale. Apply to
j II w Stevens.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-06-13

Mr.. Claude j Henry left for
Hickory, n &, Sunday, where he
was Joined in holy wedlock yester
day to one of Hickory's most
charming daughters. He was
accompanied by his friend, Mr. A j
Cunningham.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-06-13

Mrs Lou E Riddle has been
elected teacher of the Dlvie school
for the term of I months.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-06-13

Mrs j G Howe has the editor's
thanks for a mess of the finest
Irish potatoes we have seen this
season. She sends up ten or
twelve bushels to market here
every few days and finds ready
sale for them at 100 per bushel.
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DR.. T j Strait has fled his
pledge with the State chairman
and is in the race for Congress
from this District. Mr.. Finley
has also filed his pledge. The
Doctor and MIR. Finley arc the
only candidates for the nomina>
tion from the Fifth District.
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Heath Spring Alliance will
meet Saturday June 16tf at 3
O'Clock. All mem bers are re-,
quested to be present. Business
of importance.
DIV Hendrix, Sec.
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List of letters advertised for
the week ending June II, 1900:
Henrietta 'Boen, Kate Huey,
Josephine Melri, b + DeardoG, f
Park.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-01-26
THE LAW LAID DOWN.

Garnisbmept of city for money in
It's hands due to a nonresident con-
tractor is upheld in Portsmouth Gas
company versus Sanford (Va.), As L. r.
A. 246, where the city itself made no
objection.
False representation by man that he
is unmarried, on the faith of which he
brochures money or property is held, in
Letter versus state Qnd.), As L. r. A.
424, to constitute an indictable false
pretense.
Threats to arrest n man for embez-
Element unless his wife will execute a
mortgage are held, in Mack versus
Prang wis.,, As L. +. A. 407, sufficient
to constitute a duress which will avoid
a mortgage made by her, if the threats
were sufficient to control her will, and
the case also holds that the defense of
duress in case of negotiable paper is cut
off by transfer to bona fide holder.
Mere temporary use of a machine for
thrashing grain for few hours Cd the
premises where insured property is To-
Gated is held in Adair versus Southern
Mutual Insurance company (Ga.), As
L. r. A. 204, to be insufficient, per Sc, to
cause forfeiture or suspension of the
policy, under a provision that it shall
be forfeited by any change which in
creases the degree of the risk. as the
court CONSTITUTES this to apply to
changes of a permanent nature.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-01-26
POINTERS FOR WASH DAY.

A very hot iron should never 0e
used for fiannels or woolens.
Clotheslines are made much more
durable by boiling for ten minutes be-
fore they are used.
Table linen should be ironed when
quite damp and ironed with "a hot and
very heavy iron.
Embroideries should be ironed on a
thin. smooth surface over thick flannel
and only on the wrong side.
Irons should not be allowed to be-
come red-hot. as they will never retain
the heat properly afterwards.
Linen may be made beautifully
white by the use of a little refined bo-
rax IN the water instead Of using a
washing fluid.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-01-26
Instead of teaching arithmetic as it

Instead of teaching arithmetic as it
should be taught, the children are given
lessons which they may learn or not,
according to their home influences,
and when they have been graduated
they are unfit for any business requir
ing computation. Hundreds of them
do not know the multiplication tables,
and yet they have diplomas setting
forth that they have completed their
educations.
1t is all right for such young men as
Henry Clay. Abraham Lincoln or James
A. Garfield to carve out educations for
themselves and attain the highest
scholastic excellence by their own ex-
ertions, and it is equally all right for
the sons of wealthy men to be carried
through the schools and colleges. But
the sons of rich men seldom amount to
much, and the Clays, Lincolns and Gar
fields are but few and far between. The
common schools and high schools
should be conducted for the purpose of
giving practical education to the mill
lions who will soon be men and wom-
en-, bearing upon their shoulders, minds
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-01-26
BEAR AND FoRBFAR.
Loving Couple Adopted Pretty
Motto, But 1t Was Rudely Shat
tered In a Few Minutes.

AS Bloomly sat at the breakfast
slowly gave vent to his thoughts.
I'VE have only been married six
months, Birdie, yet notice a growing
tendency on our part to indulge in
petty disputes. I fear, too, that we
are not always as thoughtful for each
other as we might be. I'm in favor
of turning over new leaf. What do
you say, little wife,"
"That you're right, as you always
are. You know that mother used to
say there should be two bears in
every family-bear and forbear."
"And here there was danger of you
But now we will be more .considerate
in speech and act"
'.And will follow your noble ex-
ample. I'm sure we can always be
happy even if we are not rich. Now,
dear, if you'll excuse me I'll run and
get some kindling from the she'd"
'sNo, no, pet. I'll attend to all that
now. It's part of the reform move
ment, you know. Sit right where you
are. I can attend to your chores in
a twinkling. Those little hands we've
not meant for rough work."
"'But you have cares enough as it is.
I'll get the kindling and look after
the furnace" -
81 must insist, Birdie. It's mans
place to perform these heavier house
hold duties. Hereafter you must leave
it all to me-
II can't consent, dearest. 1 would
not feel as though 1 were doing my
part in making our way"
"You must not forget your solemn
promise to obey as well as to love-
Don't be masterful, Mr.. Bloomiy.
I made mental reservation in that
part of the ceremony, and did not
VOW away my freedom"
"You didn't, hey? Well, 1 rather
think that I'm the head of this house
hold. Just bear in mind, madam, that
the furnace and the range will be my
special duty hereafter
"Tn do nothing of the kind. I'm
the domestic member of this firm, and
I'll run my end of the business. Now
I'll go for the kindling."
mo, you'll not"
"We'l see," and she snatched bas-
ket as she ran.
go on!' he shouted. ''Have your
own stubborn, stiff-necked way. Re-
ject my loving overtures! Keep up
your reputation for aggravating con-
trariness! Make a fool of yourself
and drive me to desperation! You can
run the COMPOUNDED shebang. but I'll
only call when I feel like it, and no
oftener, either!" =.
AS he banged the door he shut off
the maddening sound of ripping
laughter-St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-01-26
REFORM is NEEDED.
Public Schools Of Washington Are
Far Behind the Times.
As Congress Makes the Laws for the
District of Columbia All Citi.
sens Are Interested In
This Matter.
Especial Washington letter.

Especial Washington letter.
You have often been told of the
splendid educational advantages which
are afforded to young men and young
women in this national capital, but
there is another. story to be told on
that subject.
Higher education is desirable only
for those who aspire to high places in
public affairs and in social life. Com
mon school education is desirable for
the masses. Every child should have a
common school education and it were
better far that every child should learn
to read and write and cipher than that
a chosen few should have collegiate and
university advantages.
The common schools of this city are
not worthy of the national capital, be-
cause they are not conducted on COM
mon sense principles. Consequently
the children receive educations which
are impractical, because they do not fit
the boys and girls for practical contact
with the world.
In the first place, surprising as it may
seem, grammar is not taught in our
common schools, nor in our high
schools. One of the young lady gradu-
ates of the high school, a near relative
Of the narrator, this evening said:
81 am now going to college and am
studying Latin and Greek. 1t is abso-
1utely necessary to study grammar in
order to learn the first principles of
those languages, and hence am study
ing grammar. I never studied gram
mar while I was in the public schools
here, nor in the high school. What
know of English grammar was learned
by absorption, by the lessons learned
ed by my father and mother. So far
as the public schools are concerned,
might have been graduated in complete
ignorance Of the correct methods of
speaking or writing my mother tongue.
Moreover" she continued. "they did
not teach spelling in the public schools,
and very few of the high school gradu-
ates know how to spell correctly. In
Latin and Greek find that it is abso-
lutely necessary to know how to spell
every word, in order to be able to use
the dictionary intelligently, when at
tempting to translate sentences and
paragraphs into English. Hence I am
beginning, although a high school
graduate, to turn my attention to the
correct spelling of the English lam
guage. Of course, I am not a poor spell
er, but am not good speller because
spelling was never taught me in the
public schools
This statement is so surprising that
It would not be deemed worthy of quo
tation or belief, but for the fact that
the writer has personal knowledge of
its truthfulness. High school gradu-
ates have attempted to write short
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-01-26
NEEDED MEMORY TRAINED.
Took a Peace Offering Home to His
Wife Who had Been" Away
Three Days.

"1'm looking for book on memory
training" remarked red-eyed man
with a reminiscent breath as he ap.
Ninth street secondhand book shop
the other afternoon. 'You see, it's
just this way" he continued, without
giving the salesman chance to an.
swer. II met some old friends of
mine last evening and we started out
to make night of it. We whooped
things up at pretty lively clip and
when started for home, about three
o'clock, Iknew there would be trouble
ahead for. me when I got there. You
see, my wife hasn't any sporting
blood. Well, was carrying my load
pretty well when I passed an all-nignt
oyster saloon, and I was seized with
a brilliant idea. I'll just take her a
couple of deviled crabs as a peace Of
fering,' I says to myself. You know,
my wife thinks there is nothing like
a deviled crab.
"It took about quarter of an hour
to get the stuff ready, and I was
chuckling to myself when got home.
The keyhole was there all right,s aud
I crept upstairs as softly as possible,
because I didn't want to take any
chances if she was asleep. She usual
~ keeps the light burning in our
bedroom until I get home, but it was
as dark as pitch. stumbled over a
chair trying to light the gas, bit
there was never a sound from the bed.
finally got light and discovered
that the bed was empty and hadn't
been disturbed. I didn't know what
to make of it at first but it gradual
~ dawned upon me that my wife had
been down in Jersey visiting her
mother for three days, and 1 had for
gotten all about it. That's the reason
I want to get treatise on memory
training" -Philadelphia Record.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-01-26
HINTS FOR HOUSEKEEPERS.

-Shertets and sorbets are served I'D
glasses after the game.
Potatoes should be thinIy pared, as
the best part lies next the skin.
:. A delicate odor of sandalwood is one
of the perfumes one notices now occa-
sionally when one meets handsomely
dressed women. More sandalwood
boxes are used now than for a good
many years.
, Antelope gloves are worn by the best
dressed women. and the undressed
thicker" skins are also very popular.
White lace gloves are as much worn
as ever for afternoon and evenings at
the .theater.
After giving the hands good bath
which does not mean a hasty dip
warm a towel and dry them as care
fully as you would your finest cut
glass. Hands grow red and coarse in
winter simply through carelessness.
A portion of the dinner-roll dough
may have stoned dates worked into it;
this is called date bread and is deli
cious for luncheon. Put the dates in
close together and let it raise the same
as any bread dough. To be eaten cold.
Hardly. anything is too fine in the
way of linen and laces for the table
nowadays. Centerpieces and individ-
ual doilies are made of the finest linen
lawn and trimmed with beautiful
Brussels point. point de Venise and
point de Bruges.
Before going out upon very cold
or windy day rub into the face just
a little cold cream thoroughly. after
ward dust of rice -four. 1t is al
most impossible under this treatment
to acquire chapped face. Wear =
veil in extreme weather.
1t is hardly to be believed. but the
old-fashioned jersey waist is in again.
1t looks very familiar, and the styles
have changed, SO that it comes in in
much the same shape that it went out.
It is made in a short, pointed basque,
braided. with a standing collar, and,
of course, the same old plain-topped
sleeves which it showed when last On
view.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-01-26

hand and transcribe their notes on the
typewriter, and have demonstrated
their utter inability to do even that
kind of work. because they do not know
how to spell.
For example. graduates of the Wash
ington high schools acting as stenog-
raphers for years for your correspon-
dent have written out the word sal
right" supposing that the words "all
right" so commonly used, constitute
but one word spelled as above. Scores
of them use the word ''anythink" for
anything. Hundreds of them say: 81
taken" or che taken" for II took or
che took"
The young men and. young women
who speak and spell in that manner are
graduates of the Washington high
schools. There. is not a common school
in the Ohio, Mississippi or Missouri val
leys, or in the lake region, where the
first principles of practical education
are so neglected. There is probably
not teacher on the prairies who would
not be ashamed to graduate pupils in
such ignorance of spelling and gram
mar.
Elocution is something of which the
pupils in our schools know nothing.
The teachers are graduates of our high
schools. They were never taught spell
ing, grammar or elocution, and hence
they cannot teach what they do not
know. Therefore it is that our boys
and girls do not know how to read well.
If asked TO read a column or a para
graph from a newspaper they stammer
and stuJable over it like children in the
infant classes.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-01-26
FASHION NOTES.

A novel pen wiper Of ~chamois has q
wishbone of silver gilt fastened there
on. A large imitation amethyst is set
at the intersection OF the prongs.
A novelty in a scarf pin Of gold repre-
sents a serpent in green enamel coiled
around a large pink pearl. Diamonds.
serve as eyes for the serpent.
A handsome brooch of gold represents
a bee. The back is set with large sap
phire. Diamonds and emeralds are
freely used in the wings. while two
rubies represent the eyes.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-01-26
How the Lover Felt.

Extract from love story in a pop
ular magazine: Tie had no sooner
glued his eyes to hers, which were of a
deep violet color, than his heart began
to beat with rapidity. A choking SEN
sation pervaded his entire being, and
but for the presence of an armchair,
he would have fallen semiconscious at
her feet. Rousing himself with an eff
fort, he possessed himself of her hand
and apprised her of his affection, to
which she responded in excellent
French"
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-01-26

LOCKWOOD PRESIDENCY.
Washington
United
fame fortune In letter The
Medicine Company, she
>I yoar Psruna BOTH for myself and mo Mrs.
Hannah Bennett in her aSh and find rOalnabk
remedy co cata and kindred diseases; also good tonic
feeble and old people, those dun, and % a1stun
'.:| Yours truly. Befpa A. Lockwood.
of
is
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-01-26

An ordinance making it misdemeanor
TO drive faster than an ordinary gait
many streetof the city is held, in Kan
sas City versus Mcdonald (Kansas) As
L. r. A. 429, to be unreasonable and
void, when applied to the fire depart
ment in driving to a fire.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-01-26

Silken fabrics, especially white silk
han6kerchiefs. should not be damp
ened, but ironed with a moderately
warm iron when taken from the line.
Journal of Health.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-01-26

The maharajah of Benares. while re-
Gently entertaining Lord Curzon. pre-
sented him. for1Lady Curxon with a su-
perb coronet Of pearls worth fabulous
sum.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-01-26

A state lunch in China contains I46
dishes.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-05-02
LAST BIG DRIVE
ON BLACK RIVER.
Logs Are Well Down from Medford
and will Soon be in Ona-
laska Eoom.

La Crosse, Wis, April 6.--[Special. J
What is probably the last big drive of
logs on Black river of the Black River
Improvement company is well down on
it's way from Medford. There is over
100000 feet in the drive. 1t is ex-
pected that the vanguard OF the drive
will be in the Onalaska boom, just above
this city. the last of this week.
n. Haskell Withee has sold some
100000 feet of lumber in pile at
Longwood Clark county, to the f. w.
Upham Lumber company of Chicago.
Ernest Homer & Sons of this city,
whose sawmill at Muskeag, near Ash
land, was destroyed by fire a fortnight
constructing the plant. The old mill
had a capacity of from 100000 to
G,0OO,00O feet per year, and the new mill
will be larger and better in every way.
The firm recently sold all of its lumber
in pile, some 100000. to the J. II. DUAL
Lumber company of Minneapolis and all
of it's shop lumber, some 300, 900 feet, to
the Novelty Wood works of this city.
James Sones, one of the veteran Black
river loggers, has sold out his extensive
holdings in Washington and Oregon
stumpage and returned to La Crosse.
He closed out his deal at handsome
profit.
Tomahawk, Wis, April 26.-[Special. !
The north branch drive on the Spirit
river is hung up on account of low wa
ter The drive contains 100000 feet
of logs belonging to the Gilkey & Arson
Lumber company of Merrill.