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Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1900-12-15
Rules Against LOOting.

London, Dec. 12.--Forty -one
proclamations of Lord Roberts
have been published. They have
been mostly summarized previ.
ously in the newspapers. The last
one, dated Nov. 1S, says:
"As there appears to be some
Misunderstanding as regards the
burning of farms, the command.
er'ln-chief wishes the following
to be the lines upon which gem
eral officers commanding are to
act:
mo farm is to be burned, ex.
oept for an act of treachery, ,or
when our troops are fired on from
the premises, or as punishment
for the breaking OF the telegraph
or railway, or when used as bases
Of operations for raids, and then
only with the direct consent OF
the general officer commanding.
The mere fact that a burgher is
absent on commando is on no ao-
count to be used az a reason for
Burning his house. All cattle,
wagons and foodstuffs are to be
removed from all farms. If that
Is impossible they are to be de-
stroyed, whsther the owner is
present or not"
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DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED

by local applications as they cannot
reach the diseased portion OF the ear.
There is only one way to cure deaf
ness, and that is by constitutional
remedies. Deafness is caused by an
intlamed condition Of the mucous lin
ing Of the EustaChian Tube. When
this tube is Intlamed you have a rum
bling sound or imperfect hearing, and
when it is entirely closed, Deafness is
the result, and unless the inflama-
tiOn can be taken out and this tube
restored to it's normal condition, hear
ing will be destroyed forever; nine
cases out Of ten are caused by Catarrh,
which is nothing but an inflamed con-
ditiOn Of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case Of Deafness (caused by
catarrh) that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for circu-
lars, free. F. J. CHENEY & GO,
Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family pills arc best
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Items From the Hickory Sun.

Mrs. J. w. Mitchell accom-
panied by her brother and Mrs.
j. E. Leech went to Yorkville a
few days ago on business.
Rev. J. l.. Oates has treated
himself to q new buggy and har-
ness.
Mr.. ]. w. McKown has been
quite sick but was better when
last heard from.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Vaughn
Of Mt. Tabor, Union county,
have been in Hickory visiting
relatives, Mrs. w. J Morehead
and family.
Mr.. A. c.. Fine Of Norfolk
Virginia, who is chairman of
the Sovereign Board Of Man
ayers of the Woodmen of the
World, attended the regular
meeting Of the order at Hickory
Grove last Friday evening. He
gave a public entertainment
which consisted of a talk on the
statistics and progress of the or
der and some music on the
graphophone. The order ap
pears to be in very progressive
and healthy condition. He re-
manned in Hickory as the guest
Of Prof. w. T. Slaughter until
Monday when he left for Rock
Hill to meet the large member
ship there.
Mrs. NJ. f. Deal Of Blacks
burg and her sister, Mrs. VIM.
Davies Of Atlanta Ga, passed
through Hickory last Saturday
on their return from a two
weeks visit to Rock Hill an !
other places, among relatives
and friends.
Ben Caldwell of Carp, was in
town Saturday and brought his
son to enter the Graded School.
Mrs. J. B. brennan Of Rich
burg, is visiting her parents,
Rev. and Mrs. j. p. Marion of
Hickory Grove.
Miss Eunice Simpson visited
relatives in Rock Hill this week
She expects to attend the Reid
Belts wedding in Chester next
week.
NJ. f. Nichols is placing a
saw mill on the Thompson place
near Hopewell, for Mr.. J. B.
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Thursday afternoon by railway.
We welcome them cordially.
Mr.. J. Brics informed us that
his little II year old son, Wade,
was very fond of reading the
Sun. He will sit up at night
and read everything in it,
While talking about 50 many
folks getting married, his little
3 year old boy asked his mother
why it was that some of them
could not get married like other
people. Wade is a bright boy.
Rev. R. w. Barber left We'd
nesday morning for his new
home IN Blackstocks. Mrs.
Barber followed him Thursday
by rail.
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For The Enterpisrc
the School Money Goes.

Mr.. Editor:-In your Wednes-
days issue you republished an
article from the Yorkville Yeo-
man, upon the subject of tuition
charges in public schools, which
is calculated to cause some CON
FUSION IF not discomfort. among
patrons of the Lancaster graded
school. The recent decision of
Judge Klugh in regard to the
Rock Hill schools, referred to by
the Yeoman, does not apply to
our school, and, from a legal
standpoint, Lancaster is in no
way affected by it. For the pres.
ent at least, his honor's ruling is
altogether local in its application.
Moreover, the Lancaster school
does not require pupils residing
In the district to pay tuition, as
was the case in Rock Hill They
only pay a nominal incidental
fee, which the trustees are fully
empowered to charge under the
act of the Legislature creating this
special school district.
Some weeks ago The Review
published an article so fully ex
planning the advantages of the
incidental fee system and its man
ner of application that l have
concluded to ask you to repub-
lish the same for the information
of your many readers who are in
terested in our school. The ar
ticle is appended hereto.
A FRIEND OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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non taxpayer complaining be-
cause he realizes that his children
are being educated at nominal
cost to him, and he is truly glad
to get off so lightly. The fact that
patron is not a taxpayer does
not necessarily mean that he is
too poor to pay 25 cents a month
toward the education of his child.
On the contrary, some Of our non
taxpaylng patrons are really bet
ter able to pay incidental fees
than some OF our taxpayers, for,
while they own no taxable prop
erty in this district, they do own
property else where, from which
they derive revenue, and thew
derive revenue, and they are en-
gagged in profitable work here.
AS an evidence Of the fact that
the incidental fee is of consider
able aid to the general school
fund, ordinarily it is not only
sufficient to pay all incidental
expenses, but the salary Of at
least one teacher as we'll. Last
year the school paid for repairs,
school turniture-new desks, re-
lief maps, etc. $206.11, paid ian
ltor $69.75 for fuel, insurance
premium and other Incidental
expenses $272.2S, making alto
gether $54S IA, which deducted
from the totai amount received
on account Of tuition and Incl.
dental fees-$762 so, left $214 36
to go toward thee Apayment of
teachers salaries. The expendi
ture of over 800 for desks, relief
maps. etc, made last years ex-
pense account larger than usual,
otherwise the balance applicable
to the payment Of teachers sa la
ries would have been more than
sufficient to pay the salary Of one
teacher.
The report Of she secret tary and
treasurer Of the board of trustees
submitted in writing at each an
nual meeting Of the taxpayers of
the school district not only gives
= history Of the practical work
ings of the school and an account
of every official act Of the board,
but also shows what becomes of
every dollar of the school money.
AS th"se meetings are usually
but slimly attended however, it
is not surprising that a question
Is asked like the one we have un-
dertaken to answer. But no one
need wait for an annual meeting
to obtain any information desir-
cd in regard to the school and its
finances, inasmuch as the books
of the secretary and treasurer are
always open to inspection.
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;i&li Hates TO Richmond, Va. and
Return,

Annual Convention, Southern
Educational Association, Rich.
mond, Va, Dec. 27-29, 1900.
On account of the above accas.
ion, Southern railway will sell
round trip tickets to Richmond,
Va. and return, from all stations
on Its Lines at rate of One First
Glass fare for the Round trip,
plus $500 mem be rship fee.
Tickets will be sold from
Washington, d. c. and points in
Virginia and North Carolina.
Dec. 26th and 9th, with final
limit Dec. 31st, 1900, inclusive; :;
from points in other Southern
States, Dec. 25th and Goth, with
final limit Jan. I'd, 1901. South
ern railway offers best service
ever afforded to Richmond. Fast
time and convenient schedules.
Through sleeping car between
Birmingham, A tlanta, Greenville.
Spartanhurg, Charlotte and Rich
mond. Hotel Dining cars on all
through trains.
For detailed information as to
rateR, reservations, etc. call on
or write any agent Of the South
ern Railway or its connections.
). II. HARDwICK, G. 2. A.,
Nov. 24'ws. Atlanta, Ga,
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married.

DIR. G. Q. Leech and Miss Rcola
Allison, Of Hickory Grove, were
married Tuesday morning at SIS
in the A. r. p. church hy Rev. J.
l. Oates. They left on the S:45
train for Charleston s. c., and
returned Friday afternoon for.
the reception given by Mr.. and
Mrs. q. Q. Lee ch, the parents Of,
th% groom. Miss Allison is a
daughter Of the late DIR. j. w.
Allison.
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The question was asked the
other day, what becomes of the
"incidental fee" paid at the
Graded School AS there may
possibly be others, beside the
questioner, who are not informed
upon the subject, we volunteer to
give the following information
for the benefit of all concerned:
Pupils residing in the school
district are required to pay what
is known as an incidental fee of
20 cents each per month, and
those who live beyond the school
limit pay monthly tuition rang
ing in amount from 81 to So. ac
cording to grade. The moneys
arising from these two sources go
into the general school fund.
They supplement, in other words,
the money raised by taxation for
school purposes. Were it not for
tuition and incidental fees the
levy for school purposes would
necessarily have to be increased,
thereby adding to the already
heavy burden of the taxpayer.
Now if every patron of the
school were a taxpayer, it would
make no difference to him wheth
er his contribution to the schools
support was made altogether in
the shape of taxes or partly in
taxes and partly in supplemental
charges, as the result would be
the same, but such is not the case.
A number of the schools patrons
are not taxpayers, and were it
not for the supplemental charge
or incidental fee system they
would not now be contributing "A
cent toward the maintenance
of the school. The taxpayers
would be footing the entire bill,
so to speak.
II Will DS sGSu, IHeIelOIe IudI
the system or plan referred to is
most equitable one. Unlike
tn } general and special tax levies
for school purposes, it affects no
one unless he is directly benefit
ed by the school. Only those
who send to school have it to pay.
The supplemental charge or iucl
dental fee is too small to be
burden upon any one, but at the
same time the money thus raised
is a great help to the general
school fund. As already indicated,
it ena bles the school to be operat
ed on a smaller levy than it would
otherwise be, an under this sys.
tenn patrons Of the school are re-.
quired to contribute to the
schools. support who contribute
in no other way. These facts are
so we'll understood and appreci-
ated that there Is practically no
opposition to the payment Of the
"incidental fee."
The taxpayer is not kicking be-
cause he knows that IT it were not
for the supplemental charge his
taxes would be larger, nor is the
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BIsmarck's Iron Nerve

Was the result Of his splendid health.
IndOmItable will and tremendous en-
ergy are not found where Stomach,
Liver, Kidneys and Bowels are out Of
order. II you want these qualities and
the success they bring, use DR.. Kings
New Life Pills. They develop every
power Of brain and body. Only 26c. at
Crawford Bros. drug store. 6.
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Martin. There is a fine lot of
timber at that point to be con
verted into lumber.
j. p. Martin has John Con-
nelly employed to build a d
room cottage on his mill lot near
the depot to be occupied by j.
l.. White who operates the lathe
machine for NJ. Martin.
). K. Young, col, has bought
an acre lot in South Hickory
and is building a neat cottage,
4 rooms, on it. Dick is one of
the we'll thought Of colorcd men
Of Western York.
Mrs. Belle Smith spent Mon
day night in Hi ory with her
brother Mr.. James Scoggin.
Mr.. Scoggin is able to be about
some yet anJ is a great friend
and admire" Of the Sun. He is
always anxious to sec the last
issue.
Mr.. A. S Iade, who has been
visiting relatives, Prof. w. II
Slaughter and family for several
weeks, left for his home in Bor-
deauX S. c., Tuesday morning
by way Of Columbia and
Augusta. Mr.. Cade made
friends whiIr here and expects
to come again.
There are quite a lot of pine
logs on the yard Of J, b. Mar
tins machinery lot at this time
to be sawed into lumber.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. f. brennan
and two Of their boys of near
Rock Hill arrived Saturday
afternoon on n visit to Rev. j.
l.. Oates and family. Mrs
brennan is a sister of Mr.. Oates.
They returned home Tuesday
j. M. Peek, manager of the S
G. u G FIX. Railway carpenter
force is at Yorville building a
new depot for the company,
which will be 44X32, with office
IN center and waiting rooms at
each end, one for white and the
other for colored people. They
expect to build a real nice
depot. The location for the new
depot is far more convenient
and desirable than the one the
old depot had and has ORIGINAL
oak trees on the ground which
can be beautlhed.
w. S Wilkerson went to
Yorkville Wednesday to attend
meeting of the County Board
and make assessment Of taxes
for the coming year and to at
tend to other important busi-
ness.
J NJ Caldwell Of Smyrna,
went to YorkvilIe Tuesday on
business
j B. Martin went to Lock.
hart Mill Tuesday and sold a
big lot Of lumber to be deliver
ed at once.
Rev. J. b. Ingram of Black
stock arrived at Hickory We'd
ncsday to enter upon his charge
IS pastor of the Hickory Grove
circuit. His family arrived
DEAFNESS CANNOT RE CURED
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POPULATION FIGURES,
GreenVille, Spartanburg, Ander.
son and Rock Hill, NeWberry
and Florence are Evenly
Paired.

Washington, Dec. 13.-The
population Of certain incorpora-
ted places in South Carolina,
having a population of more than
1000 but less than $4,000, is as
follows under the new census:
AbheviIle, town 3,766
Aiken, town 3.414
Anderson 5,498
Beaufort, town 4,110
Camden, town 2.441
Chester, town 4.O75
Columbia, city 21,1O8
Darlington, town 3,20S
Florence, city 4,647
Gaffney, city 2,O37
Georgetown, town Abs
Greenville, city 11,46O
Greenwood, town 1924
Laurens, town 4,O28
Mount Pleasant, town 1882
New berry, town 4,6O7
Orangeburg, city 4,455
Rock Hill, city 5,485
Spartanburg, city 1895
Summerville, town 1920
Sumter. city 5,573
Union, town 5,400
Yorkville, town 2,012
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To Cure a Cold in One Day

Take Laxative Bromo- -Quinine Tab
let's. All druggists refund the money
If 1t fails to cure. f. w. Groves sie-
nature is on each box. 2Bc.
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You will often
save the cost of a
years subscrip-
tion to the
ENTERPRISE
by consulting its
Advertisements.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-04-10
GREENWOOD.

Ransom Cole has finished saving
birch, and what strips were not hauled
to Locke's Mills he Is sticking up on
the ward. The wood, amounting to
about 200 cords, was buried from one to
two feet deep under the snow, besides
being frozen together In q solid mass,
thus requiring two extra men TO shovel
it out and cut II apart. He Is now about
ready to commence on his long lumber.
Rswson Martin, who has been living
with Mr.. Cole during the winter, has
moved into Frank Benefits house near
the mill. Belle Farr will live with his
family while he works out at his trade,
which IL painting.
Clifton Swan has been on the sick list,
but IL now slowly convalescing. He has
had no relapse Of dropsy since he was
cured last fall.
David Lsbroke and wife OF Waterford
celebrated the Goth anniversary OF their
marriage last Saturday. Clinton Cole
aud Samuel Elwell attended the festival
A few trees are said to have been tap
ped Ia other parts OF the town. and a
very little sap oozed out during the mid
die OF the day. LAST Thursday was a
No. / sap day, and the first one worthy
Of the name, since II lasted all day.
Since the winter Is gone at last, we
will give the zero mornings since the
new year came in. There WAS only one
In December, and that was not re-
corded. The figures indicate the same n
last year-the left-hand ones showing
the days Of the month, and the other:
the temperature. At or below zero: Jan
Q. 2; II, o; "a, o.; Feb. 2, 8; 3,l3; 4, o;
IL, /; 26. 2; q, II; -, 10; March IL, p
Is, 8. Thus II will be seen that while u
was reported 20 or more below 10 soms
places In the state, there was no such
low temperature here.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-04-10
NEWS TRAVELS FAST.
The Mysterious Way In which II
Spreads Through an Audience.

The Mysterioss Way In which II
Spreads Through an Audience.
You cannot keep news. especially
war news. out OF any public building
be II theater. concert room or lecture
ball. no matter how deeply engrossing
the entertainment may he. and from
one man. who perhaps knows only one
soul In the place, coming In with the
news OF a statesman's death. OF great
victory, or what not. the whole audi
ence OF a couple Of thousand people
will know the news In five minutes"
The gentleman who thus spoke Is one
Of the most experienced theatrical man
ayers In the world and he went on: IL
could give you some most striking In
stances from my own experience OF
what | say. | have seen big audience
convulsed with laughter ut o o'clock.
say. but through bare whisper OF a
great outside calamity that circulated
through the house with almost the ra'
pidity OF telegraphy, that same audi
ence has been restless. universally
grave OF face and absolutely inatten-
tive to the very eliminating point OF
fun IN the stage. And the singular
thing Is that actors who have never
left the stage have. through the me-
dunn Of whispers among the band or
from the stalls. known all that the
original messenger Of evil had to tell.
1.-THE late Rev. G. ii. Spurgeon once
told me that he had known this same
thing precisely to occur during the
course Of religious service. and when
vast congregation were on their
knees. He gave me the time and place
and explained how. from the whisper
Of a doorkeeper. kneellng concourse
of thousands knew the whole story "
a national crisis In an incredibly short
time. London Tit-Bits.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-04-10
THE OXFORD BEARS.
THE ooINes OF THE WEEK ~ Al
SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
PARIS HILL.

Firss Bapsist Church, Rsv. II. A. noesrts.
Pastor. Preaching every Sunday At II a: \.
sunday school e u N. sabbath Evening Ser
Woe a. 1:0o r. y. Prayer Meeting wednesday
'' Gnissrs.i,ss Church: sunday school every
Sunday M II A. =.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. A. Maxim, who have
spent the winter In Roselsnd, n. c.,
leave that place on the 10th inst, and
will reach home about the 20th.
j. NJ. Thayer will run q soda fountain
In his store this summer.
A meeting OF the First Baptist Parish
will be held at the vestry Tuesday after
noon at 2 80.
The Baptist Circle will be held at
Academy Hall on Friday evening, April
18th. Supper will be served at $50.
For entertainment the drains entitled
IAN Old Maids wooing," will be given
BY members of Paris Grange. Follow
ing is the cast OF characters:
John Hopkins. sally's hashtul asimirer,
Dan Jerers, Dea- smiths nephew, u.,
Richard Damn. saIly's lawyer. J,F King.
Rev. Mr.. Brown, the Young par.on.
steve MSehDSrs: country eumstih i no%s.
sally Ann. plain country maiden Of ~
Mr.. Jerers. Dams -piri,e,, wife.
Mr. Gertrude Hammond.
Mrs Perkins Miss Sarah y. Fay.
Mrs.. Jones. Mrs. Emma X. Holmes.
The play is full Of fun. You come
and bring all your friends. Admission
10 cents
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-04-10
FRYE BURG,

A great deal Of sickness at East Con-
way. Mrs. Eunice Smith Leavitt died
Friday, March 80; her father, Mr.. John
Smith. Sr., March 81, and her brother,
John Smith, April all died OF typhoid
pneumonia.
Mr.. Masterton Of Centre Conway, who
has the contract for the cut stone work
of the jerks memorial library. IL getting
the stone from John Osgood's lodge.
Thomas Webster Is 10 draw IL.
Mr.. Herbert Hodgdon, after closing
ont the goods In the store which he now
occupies 10 Rochester, will come to
Fryeburg and 60 into business with his
wife's father, Norman Charles.
School at the academy commenced
Tuesday, after q vacation OF ten days.
We are glad to see Mr.. George Walker
out after his long sickness.
Mr.. S. W. Fife has sweet peas 10 bios
som at his seed store.
Mr.. Charles Chandler went TO North
Chatham TO attend the funeral OF his
brother, George Chandler.
Mr.. Holden Nevers OF East Conway
died Friday, April 6, Of typhoid pneu-
monia, after very short sickness.
Rubber boots won't be OF any use
much longer-bosts will be the order OF
the day.
Dancing school closed Friday night
with good attendance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Webster OF
West Fryeburg are rejoicing over the
birth Of boy.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-04-10
EAST HEBRON.

The snow disappears rapidly. Water
stands in the roads. The early morn IL
Improved by those who take long trips
on the road.
The first wheels on the road were seen
last week Thursday.
F. +. Whiting is pressing hay for
Madison Chesley. He has had large
amount Of work the past winter and this
spring.
A. G. Roberts markets his maple
syrup In Auburn and vicinity.
Mrs. Clara Saunders and daughter
Mile moved from II. B. Phillips to
Josie Monks last Wednesday.
The students at Hebron Academy re-
turned last Monday, with the exception
OF Mile Saunders, who has not regained
her health since her recent sickness.
T. l.. Rogers and wife received an In
vitstion to be present at the marriage
reception OF Miss Mabel Winters and
DR.. Quincy Fl. Merrill April 18th, at
Milford. n. II.
Mrs. S. a. Keen Is improving very
slowly. Her son Charles will move In
with his mother and brother Fred as
soon az Mrs. Keene is able to be moved
from her room to the part Of the house
she and Fred are to occupy when Charles
and family move In.
Mrs. Rand Is still unable TO sit up.
Her husband returns to his home In
Denmark this week to remain until she
Is able TO return home.
Mile Bradbury Is working for Mrs.
Monk.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-04-10
anvANr BONO.

The drama called 1.-THE Miller'a Daugh-
ter" which was played BY the U. 0. g.
c., was q success. The hall Was full.
There were twenty-four couple on the
grand march.
Mrs. Amos bryant is very sick. She
has been sick for nearly two weeks. DR..
Carroll Il attending her. They have also
had Drs. Yates and Packard OF West
Paris. Mr.. and Mrs. b. F. Stone OF
Bondsville, Mass, were 1t Mr.. Brysnt's
when she was taken sick, 90 abe 10 fortu'
nate In having her daughters care In
her illness.
Work ID still booming In the spool
mill, new orders having come In recently
w. r. Bowker, job printer, was at his
fathers on Thursday Of this week. He
reports business driving this spring.
Miss Minnie Cspen OF Bethel was the
guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. F. Chandler this
week. Mrs. T. A. Hanlin Of Gilesd visit
ed them last week.
Miss Alva Day has returned from Nor
way, where she has been working In the
shoe shop.
Mr.. and Mrs. william Day have been
on the sick list this week.
Archie Felt was at home over Sunday
last.
Mrs. Emily Felt went to South Paris
last week.
Quite n number from here attended
Pomona Grange last week.