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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-12-05
CLYBURN-HEATH MULE CO.

UasSlveu arlgld cross examination
During the trial the pamphlet was
introduced as evidence and 40 this
contains all the evidence for tho
defence, it was decided to 90 TO
the jury wit hout introducing wit
nessos. BY SO doing the dcfenc.
will get the opening and closing
speeches The prosecution, an
ticipating this move, had introdu-
cad al bat one of its witnesses.
There will he six speeches on either
side
Judge Winston opsned for the
dsfancs and concluded tonight.
Governor sloct Aycock will close
for tho defence. Either j. G.
Briggs or Judge Graham will
open for tho prosecution and Mr.
Watson will close the argument.
1t is thought now that the case
will go to the jury late Thsr.d.y
afternoon, both silos expecting =
verdict in their favor. The Jury is
composed entirely of farmers.
There are one Presbyterian, two
Methodist four Buptists aud five
non church membere.
DAMAGES AWARDED AGAINST DIR.
KILGO.
Oxford, Dec. l.-The famous
kilgo Gattis case in so far ~ the
Superior court is concerned is at
sn snd. The jury which has been
sitting for the past week or more
hearing the evidence, took the
case this morning, about II
O'Clock and within two hours re-
turned to the court room and ren-
dersd = verdict in favor of the
plaintiff for $50, 900. Not only
this, but every issue wa. in favor
of Gattis.
There was no demonstration
when the verdict was given but q
short time aftsrward, = number of
hrGattis' friends gathered around
him and congt stulsted him on the
outcome of the trial.
Neither DR.. KiIgo nor Mr.. Odell
were in Oxford when the verdict
WAS given both having loft ysster-
day afternoon at the conclusion of
the argument by counsel.
The charge to the jury by Judge
Hoks WAS sn nour and a half long
and was one Of the abIest deliver.
ancs. over heard from the bench
of Grssnville county.
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Killed by Dropping Of Tre,tls.
The State, 1st. inst.

The State, 1st. Inst.
Elijah Johnstone, colorsd, came
to his death in = terrible manner
yesterday. He was walking across
the Southern bridge over the Cong
aree on his way to Csyce, whore
no worked, when he was seized
with vertigo or epilepsy or some >
thing Of the kind and fell from the
trsstle.
He was not killed i'm m ediately,
and some colored people who had
seen him fall ran to his assistance.
He was taken to his homo ut 500
Pulaski street, but before medical
attention could reach him he was
dead. The drop from the top of
the trsstle was over 45 feet.
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TAKK YCu2 CHGiCE.

The Anchor Buggy, A Wren
Buggy and the renowned w.
son 4 Jones Bugeiss always
in stock. Yes, and at prices
that will please you.
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HOW'S TIIISI

We offer Ono Hundred Dollar. Re-
"ard Tor any Gao ~ "a arrh that cans
not he cured toy Hali'a Cata,rh Cure
+ j CHENEY Il CO. Props. To-
led0, O
We tho undersigned. have known
) Shenry FIR tho last I5 years. and
beileVe him perfectly honorable i'm All
business transactiOTs and financially
aoIe TO carry out Any obligations made
by their firm.
WEST q ikUAx, Wholesale Druggist.
Toledo, ..
WALDING. KINNAN Il M.syrS
wholesale Druggists, Toledo. O.
Halls Catarrh Cure il taken in
t.ina ly, acting dire ,tIy upon the blood
ana mucous surfaces OF the system
Price, 75c per bottle Sold by Ali
Druggists. Testimonials free.
hairs Family Pills are Tie best
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Prison Wall Falls on Convicts. 2

Nashville, Tenn, Dec -Four
convicts, two white and two col :
orsd, were killed and several
others were injured this aftsrno on
by the falling of wall at the old
prison in this city. The men
were engaged inrsmoving the wall
when it collapsed.
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To The Deaf.

A rich lady cured of her Deafo
ness and Noises in the Head by
DR.. Nicholson's Artificial Ear
Drums, gave $4,000 to his In
stitute, so that deaf people unable
to procure the Ear Drums may
have them flee. Address No.
1867 The Nicholson Institute,
7S0, Elgth Avenue, New York,
U s A. 6m.
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WANTED-ACTIVE MAN oooa
Character TO deliver and coIIert In
South Carolina for old established
manufacturing wholesale huus. 5000
year sure pay. Honesty more than
experience required. Our reference
any bank in any city. Enclose self
addressed stamped envelope. Mann.
lecturers, Third Floor, 1884 Dearborn
St, Chicago. I"
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For The Ledger.
VAN WICK ITEMS.

the cotton crop. Fr, M these
glnners we learn that the cotton
ginned this season is about two
thirds of the amount last season,
but the money value is much more,
and shows us that it will 10 much
b,ttsr to limit tho cotton crop, and
bring it within tho laws of sup,
ply and demand.
A good deal of the cotton held
for hlghsr prices around Van
WTck, was put on market last
week and brought from 9 to Q so.
A few are still waiting for the
price to 90 to 10 cents.
The fall Weather has been fine
for tho small grain crop and as
general thing, this crop is looking
well
Last week was fine time for
s'anght"ring pork, and many fine
hogs were slaughtered in our
n"i2hborhood, and then thsrc ara
good many vet to he killed.
"me # our thrifty farmers have
their own hog and hominy.
There will be good deal of
changing in tensnts and lahorcrs
this winter. Some work on the
principle, that "A sitting hen
never gets fat, forgetting that
"a rolling stone never gathers
moss. "
Mrs Dora b Stephenson, Miss
Birdie and Master LIevvn. and
Miss Lura Byrum of Wsxh.w
spent last Saturday with MIR. f D
IiIlman's family.
Clyde Ioder is now employed
at Catawhs Junction, ) G., learning
railroad Office work under tho )
A l., efficient agent, Mr.. j D
Davis
Thanksgiving passed off very
quietly and pleasantly around Van
! Wyck. The leading evsnt was
the dedication OF the Woodmen
hall, and hot supper given by
Cedar Camp. Thus was carried
out according to the program,
previously arranged. Tho hall
was well lighted and nicely decor
ated for fhs occasion and filled
with Soversi gns and visitors to
overtlowiug There were dsle-
cations of Sovsreigns from Wax
hav camp and Chestnut camp of
LesIiss, which added TO the
strength Of the w O w fraternity
for the occasion and were warmly
welcomed by Cedar Camp. Those
Interested in tho program, acGuit-
ted themselves very we'll and
made fine impression on the
audience for the benevolent fra
ternity of Woodmen of the world.
The address of Sovereign j w
Bates on the history and benefits
or the WOOdmen of the World
made II fine impression and wa.
very much complimented. Sove-
reign w 5 l. Porter Of Gum camp.
Lancaster, ) {, who was appointed
and commissioned dsdicating Of
ticsr, by Sovereign Commander,
Root, used the dsdicsting cers-
msny very imprsssivsly and re-
csived the warm congratulation
and thanks of Cedar Camp. The
supper was bountiful and very
good and was partaken by a large
crowd. The Camp obtained about
twenty five dollars from it, which I
will be used in furnishing the hall.
Cedar Camp is still growing |
rspidly-two new members re-
csived the Protection degree last .
Thursday night, and a number of ,
new applications are now waiting
to be received. Next Saturday, |
Dec Sth, the Camp will meet at
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GattiS VS. Kilgo.
Sensational Suit Between TyD
Preachers.
Many persons in thi, State


know Rev. John G. Kilgo, d. D,
who was elected president of
Trinity College, n. G., in 1894,
while professor in Wofford Col>
lego, Spartanburg.
. At tn" close of his first year at
Trinity DR.. KIGo became involved
IN controversy with Judge
Clark Of North Carolina, who was
member of the board Of trustees
The other members of the board
unanimously ssked the Judge
to resign. He then brought
charges against DR.. KiIgo, ac-
cusing him of being wire -puIler
broken down politician, etc. The
trial WAS had before the board of
trustees, who gave the doctor
complete vindicati0n.
In tho course Of DR.. Kilgo's
speech before the board at the
trial, he made some pretty severe
structures upon Rev L. J. GuttiS,
a member OF the North Carolina
conference and at tho time col
pOrteur for the conferences of
North CarOIius and South Caro-
lima MIR. G,ttis having been
a leading witness in tho trial he
fore the board and having had. .s
the doctor thought, a good deal to
do with trumprng sp charges
against him. DR.. KlIgo's speech,
with the proceedings before the
board, was published and widely
circulated in pamphlet form, in
vindication of the doctors charac>
ter and in Justice to The college
ovsr which he preside..
Mr.. Gattis claimed that DR..
kiIgo's speech ruined his business
of colportsur and damaged him
otherwise in public estimation.
Hence tho suit.
The Charlotte Observer contain>
sd tho following IN regard to the
suit:
Oxford, Nov. 26. The Gattis-
kilgo libel suit, which has beea on
trial here since Thursday, won't to
the jury this afternoon very un>
sxpectsdIy.
About II o'clock this morning
the plaintiff rested his case, and
then the defence asked for a dis
mi.saI on the ground that there is
no evidence to go to the Jury.
Judge Hoke ruled that the case
should be decided by tho Jury and
tho defendants then gave notice of
an appeal to the Supreme Court,
and in support OF the move read
an act passed by the last legislature
giving parties the right to appeal
when 3 motion of this kind is,
overruled. The existence Of such
An act was = surprise to all, the
Judge included. Judge Hoks said
that he was certain it would not
stand before the Supreme Court,
and that the case must 90 10 the
jury. The defendants filsd excsp-
tions to tho ruling. Whsn court
convened this afternoon, however,
the defence decided to go to the
jury with the evidence.
Tho last and only witness put on
the stand by the plaintiff was Col
onsl John r. Webster, of Rsids
vile. He was kept on the stand
about two hours, his testimony
being almost exclusively in regard !
to the investigation at the Clark
Kilgo trial. He testified that the
doors wore closed against the re.
porter of newspaper and that
DR.. Kilgo remarked that the vile
sEset uas an ensny Of his and its |
representatives could not come in. |
He also testified that specifications
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The hethodiStS-
Close of tho One Hundred and
Fifteenth GConference Some
Appointments

The annual ssinn of the South
Carolina conference of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church, South,
was held in Chester last week,
Bishop Hsrgrovs presiding.
The conference adjourned ves~
tsrdav, the reading of the appoint
mrnts hv the presiding bishop
being the last act of the session.
The next annual session will bs
hold in Columbia.
The publishing committee of the
Southern Christian Advocate re-
ported that by mutual consent the
contract with The State company
had been annulled and a contract
had been entered into with tho
firm Of Il. Lewis Berry & Co., of
Oran2ehurg, ; G
me following who wore mem>
bers of the cOnfsrsnce died during
the Wear: \. McSwain Attarav.
) p II. Elwell, VI II. Pooser.
+. b Lovles,, f. G Price, Sidi
H Browse. John Owen.
Rev. T. c. O'De'i was appointed
assistant superintendent Of tho
Epworth orphansge, the appoints
ment being made because Of tho
bad health Of Superintendent
WaddelI.
The following arc the appoint
ments for 1901 for Rock Hill Dis
trict,
ii W BAYS, p +.
Black sburg, D Al Mcleod.
Blackstock, r w Barber.
Chester Station, + F. Morris.
Chester Circuit, G NJ Boyd.
Chester and Lancaster Mills, b G
Murphy.
ChesterfsId, n l. Wiggins.
East Chester, K H Beckham.
East Lancaster, w G Vim.
Fort Mill, r A Yongue.
Hickory Grove, P B Ingram.
Jefferson, l. l. Bedsnbsugh.
Lancaster, j NJ Stsadman.
Lancaster Circuit, j w Nsely,
North Rock Hill, w II Ariail.
Rlchhurs, n b Clarkson.
Rock Hill Station, j S Beasly.
Manchester and Mount Holly, J
b Harris.
Van Wyck, supplied by j ISpinks
forkvllle, A n Brunson
York Circuit. j Nj Smith
Other appointments in which
people of Lancaster county will
be interested are:
Round O, j 4 Davis.
Cokesbury, Henry VIII. Stokes.
Newberry-O'NeaI St. Lucas.
Princeton, S w Henry.
Nerdsry, S } Bsthe,
Colum bia-Edgsucod, r S Truss-
dale.
Granitevills, J f Mahaffey.
CIaussen, j l. Ray.
Darlington, Z F Kilgo.
Lake City, j f Rushton.
Lamar, j b Traywick.
Fountain Inn, G G Leonard.
Greenvills-BuncOmbe St. & RI
Harmon.
West Pjckens, j p Attaway.
Williamson and Bolton, A J Cau-
then, Jr.
BennettsviIle Circuit, j w Arlail. |
Centenary, j S Porter.
Conway Station, j w EIkins.
Little Rock, j A Campbell.
Edisto, A } Cauthsn.
Orangeburg Station, w A Rogers. |
Orangsburg Circuit, w A Pitts. |
Bethany, } r. Copeland.
Camden, j l. Stokes.
Heath Spring Station, D A Phil
r. line
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~WE HAVE the fl TN
lot of mules ever offered s,,L
this market, and we will ,or
them at reasonable prices,
cash or good paper.
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The celebrated Onesboro.
Kentucky, Wagon, is the best
and cheapest on the market.

s Come one, come oil.
" e will make you the best
satisfied and the best pleased
YOU ever were.
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Prices low. Terms reason
abIe.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-23

Will railroads be built as fast as Is
desirable If in sections where they
have been constructed they are treated
as If they were public enemies to be
constantly legislated against, their
rates reduced by law and their taxes
increased. A tax of ten per cent upon
the net earnings of q mercantile house
would be deemed eXhorbitant, yet on
one great railroad system with which
| am familiar, its taxes amount to
eighteen per cent of it's net revenue.
Railroads pay a larger percentage of
any other business ia existence.
In the mining regions when a trader
grubstakes a miner and he finds good
strike does the miner crawish on a
fair divide? l have yet to hear of such
case: but when a man of unusual
energy and enterprise cOncetves rail-
road, gathers hundred or thousand
partners as stockholders, builds it and
charges five cents mile for carrying a
passenger with comfort where it had
previously cost ten cents by stage with
discomfort, or two cents per mile per
ton of freight, where it had cost ten
cents by wagon and the railroad is
there and can't be moved-some pub bic
spirited citizen GENERALLY candidate
for office), suggests that the great
monopoly is charging too much and
that charges should be reduced one
half. I do not say that railroads or
other aggregations of capital known
as TRUSTS are without sin or that
they should not be regulated and con-
trolled If they do what is unreasonable,
but do say when capital has grub
staked labor or has created values
without any labor on the part of the
public, as is often the case. it is en-
titled to equitsb bly, share in the profits.
But few comm ODDITIES have declined
in price as much as portation.
This Is illustrated by the following
tai BILE showing the average receipts
per ton per mile on leading railroads
for the years 1870, 1880, 1890 and 1898
inolusiva
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-23
The Pec0S Valley
E Northeastern
A New Road, Opening New Country
New Towns! New Opportunities!

Last year 120, 600 head of cattle passed
over this new thoroughfare. This
year the number will reach 200, 900
head.
Stations from Rosw veil east are within
thirty to thirty five hours of Kansas
feed lots and no need OF unloading
stock in transit.
Shipping stations On the line in perfeol
order. Portals, Bovina, Hereford
and Canon City can accommodate
with feed and water 5000 to 10000
head of cattle each.
Bons-fide settlers wanted. Every effort
will be made by the Railway to
assist them.
An abundance of wateri Rich soil
Cheap landsl Quick transportation
and fair. honest rates.
For particulars as to the various open.
ings in the Pecos Valley and its
neighborhood add ress
ID. HI. NICHOLS, Gen. Manager, or
e. w. HARTINDELL, G.. r. & P. A..
Ros well, N. M.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-23
HOW TO GET WIDER MARKETS
Al Address BY F. B. Thurber. President Of the
United States Export Association, To the
Trans Mississippi Congress, at Houston,
Texas, April IL, 1900

bysome as the original trusts, but they
have done more to develop the United
States than any other single agency,
aud the great need of large Sec
lions of country Is more rail-
roads. This Is illustrated by
the following table showing the
density of railroads in different local
tiles.
Number of miles of line per 100
square miles of territory. State.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-23

Average go. :. 80 LII 81 70
This result has been attained largely
through com binasions and coneolida-
zion generally entertained. have not
resulted in abolishiug competition,
but have resulted in economies of oper-
alton and improvement In service, ac-
compauied with steady reduction in
rates.
Passenger rates have not de-
clined as largely Is freight rates, but
there has been material de-
cline in the period covered by the
above statistics, while the quality OF
the service has been greatly improved,
with a corresponding Increase in it's
cost % the railway.
The railroad of twenty years ago,
with its equipment would not be tole-
Gilpin observer., 1900-03-15
Why She Loved Him So.

The memoirs of Jules Massenet bring
up an incident of his courtship told by
Coquelin. 1t seems that when Liszt.
Sgambad and Massenet were studying
together in Rome they all became fas-
cinated with the daughter of an aristo-
cratic Frenchman. The trio spent
their spare time composing and play
ing themes to the object of their affec-
tions. One evening the young woman
showed marked favor to Massenet and
he proposed to her, after having asked
her fathers consent. He followed her
to Paris in few days, where he was
accepted by her and the marriage soon
took place. One day Massenet said to
his bride before party of friends:
my dear, do you remember the day
you first showed me that you preferred
me to Sgambati and Liszt?" Yes"
well, do you know. besides proving to
me that you loved me. it also gave me
great Joy to know that you believed /
played so WELL even excelling the
others?" "Oh, but 1t wasn't that" an
swered his wife quickly TT was be-
cause you played so badly that my love
went out to you" 1t Is said that the
great composer never referred to the
incident again.-Philadelphia Saturday
Evening Post.
Gilpin observer., 1900-03-15
Color of the Err

1t is not generally known that the
eyes of infants are always blue, and
that they do not begin to assume their
permanent color until the sixth or
eighth week. There is. therefore,
truth as well as poetry in the state
ment that babies look about them in
"blue-eyed wonder" The wonder may
be left to poets and philosophers, but
the blue Is always n practical fact. 1t
is not uncommon to see different colors
in the eyes of the same person. and
even in the same eye half OF the iris
is sometimes brown and the other half
blue. There is popular notion that
dark eyes are stronger than light
ones. There is no truth in this except
30 far as they are better protected
against excessive light. Hence light
eyes prevail among northern nations
and dark eyes among the races who
live In the glare of a tropical sun.
Gilpin observer., 1900-03-15
Where Wnter IL Not Naeded

Among the distinguished ofiiciais
who will represent this country at the
Paris exposition next May. is Prof. Ell
wood Mead, the State Engineer of wy
oming and an irrigation expert of the
Department Of Agriculture. relates the
Saturday Evening Post. He was speak
ing at n meeting upon n local water
improvement. and after expatiating on
the benefits which would be derived
by the farmer. miner. and even the
manufactures. he said. "And this extra
supply OF water IS absolutely neccs-
sary to our dalrymen." Before he could
begin the next sentence townsman
called out: stop right there. They
ave us too much of 1t already"
Gilpin observer., 1900-03-15
OUR MEDICINE.

don't know why Jay and were so
reckless as to marry We had moth
Ing to live on. At least, Jay didn't
make enough for two. He was an
electrician, with experimental tenden-
cies. Mrs. Nora Brandon, who rented
back fiat down in the store district,
let us have one room OF her, and after
Jay had finished putting all of his elec-
trical appliances in 1t there was cor
ner or two left for the bed and table
with an OIL stove on it. Fortunately,
we had big closet l stored this as a
sailor stores his locker, and so man.
aged to live with semblance of Or
der.
We were happy-very. Every morn
Ing we congratulated each other on be-
Ing alive. We ate our breakfast Of
coffee and toast merrily, taking turns
in the reading aloud from some book
from the public library-our only pa
per was a weekly-and after that we
worked until 5. Then we put on our
best clothes. and went out to near
by boarding place to dine. We could
not afford to go to the theater or the
lures, but we Joined the crowds which
were going to these places and walked
along with them to the door, and then
passed on with an air of having some
thing more entertaining in mind than
the amusements that tempted the mob.
Sundays We went to the most beau
tiful church in the city, and we were
| devoutly thankful for many great bles-
sings. But we were poor. 1t is diff
cult to exaggerate our poverty. We
used to sit before the dismal steam ra-
diator with our dear old Nancy McMa-
han and wonder how anybody could
be SO poor who was not defective In
sense or limb. Nancy McMahan, like
ourselves, subletted from Mrs. Nora
Brandon. She had room at the end
Of the hall, and she compounded hy-
gienic face powder which she sold
from door to door.
Nancy was altogether the most in
teresting person we had ever met. She
had green eyes, so clear and luminous
that it seemed almost possible to see
through them. Her forehead was high
and unshaded by curls of any sort In
deed. her pale hair was brushed back
-elentlessly from her brow Hel
mouth was large and kindly. Hell
complexion white and wax-like. She
had been born in an orphan asylum
and her life had been one of the strang
est vicissitudes. Her adventures wert
never-ending source of delight. ant
Gilpin observer., 1900-03-15
CHURCH SMOKING.
Instances in Which the Practice Has
Boen Authorized.


Although not exactly a popular Gus
tom, smoking in churches has been
and is more largely indulged in than
is generally supposed. The custom is
Dutch, that people icing most inveter-
ate smokers and rarely seen without
their pipe. They even indulge iE it
In their churches,an spittoons are fire.
quently provided for the better accom-
modatfon of those members of the con-
sregation who cannot deny themselves
the enjoyment of a smoke. a similar
practice exists in several churches in
South America. Smoking in churches
in this country is said to have been
prevalent in the last years OF the six
teenth and the beginning of the seven
teenth century. At one time smoking
was carried to such an excess in Seville
Cathedral that the Chapter applied to
the Pope for power to repress the
abuse. Urban VIII, yielding to their
wish, issued a bull. which was pro-
mulgated on January 30, 1912. In
Wales smoking in church was indulged
in as late as 1850. In one church the
communion table stood in the aisle
and the farmers were in the habit of
putting their hats upon 1t, and when
the sermon began they lit their pipes
and smoked. but without any idea Of
irreverence. 1t is also stated that
when the Archbishop of York was on
visitation in st. Mary's, Nottingham.
he ordered some Of his attendants to
bring him pipe. tobacco and some
liquor into the vestry for his refresh
ment after the fatigue of confirmation.
but the rector would not allow 1t to
be done. 1t was reported recently that
at Presbytery meeting in Scotland an
adjournment was made to the church.
yard. where all the members lighted up
their pipes and had smoke before
returning to their deliberations.