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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-11-09
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LEROY SPRINIS. President.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-11-09
Model Love Letter.
Which May Serve asa patte, n for
Inexperienced w Writer'S.

Occasionally we find Young
man in a quandary rs to what to
wllte to his girl For the bene.
tit of all snch the following lette r
is offered:
My Darling Lorena:
Every time | think of thee nv
hopsupa and down like churn heart
dasher. Sensations of unntterable
Joy capers over it like young goat;
over stable roof, and thrills
through it like Spanish needles
through a garment As gosliuy
s"immeth with delight in mud
puddle, SO swim | in sea of glory
Whsh | first beheld your angelic
perfection, | was bewildered, and
my brain whirled around like a
humble bee uudera glass tumbler
My tongue refused to wag, and in
silent alteration | drank in the
sweet infection of love as IL thirsty
man swalloweth tum bier of hot
whisksv punch. Day and night
,"n are in my thoughts. Wnen
Aurora rises from h.r saffron
c"lored couch, when the drowsy
beetles wheelsits flight at nountide,
" hen the lowing herds come home
ut milking time, | think of thee,
and then my heart seems to stretct
IKE piece of gum elastic. When
| am from you am as melancholy
~ sick rat. Sometimes | hear
lhe June bugs o despondsncy
buzzing in my ears, and feel the
cold llzzards of despair crawling
over me Your hair is like the
name of sorrel horse, powdered
with gold. Your forehead is
smoother than the elbow of AN old
coat. Your mouth Fuckers with
sweetness; nectar fingers ON your
lips like honey OH a bears paw.
fns dimples in your cheeks are
like buwerS in beds of rose. or
hoil,ws In cakes of home made
sugar. You are faircr than II
spsckled puppy, sweeter than Il
\ ankce douThuut fried i'm sorghum
ni"iasssS, aud brighter than the
topknot CA the head of Il muscovy
duck
If these remarks Will enable YOU
10 see the inside of my spnl, and
win your affections, | will be us
happy rs II stage horse in green
pastule; but if you cannot recip-
rocate | will pine away like a
poisoned bed bug or fall away
from tlourshing vine like an un-
timely branch, and in the coming
years when the philosophical frog
sings his cheerful evening hymn
and you are happy in another $
love, you can come aud drop q
tear and catch Il cold on the grave
of the lat resting place Of yours
affectionately."
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w. +. Rhams.

The youth who was smoking q
coffin nail near ths monkeys cage
took another one from his pocket.
1Would it do any harm," he
asked, eff | should offer him one
of thsse?"
"Not Il hit?" responded the at
tendant. "Ho wouldn't touch IT.
A monkey isn't half as big a fool
as it looks. Chicago Tribune.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-11-09
Deplorable Affair Near LeesvilIe.
Special to The State.

Special to The State.
Leesville, Nov. 6.-The quiet,
ness of our town was broken today
when it was learned that one of
our lending young men had been
shot. The unfortunate affair hap
pened about three miles west of
this town and the result is that
Hon. f.. l.. Asblll is lying in a
critical condition at tho point of
death. Mr.. G. w. Sollee nf
Batesourg did the shooting. Both
parties are highly connected and
the unfortunate affair is deplored
by the entire community.
The facts as best obtainable are
as follows: 1t seems as if Mr..
Sollee and one of his hands on his
II, ace had some misunderstanding
ss to dividing the crop and the
negro employed Mr.. Asbill to de-
fend him. Mr.. Asbill went out to
see tho negro who still lives on
Mr.. Sollee's plantation, and while
ever there Mr.. Asbill met Mr..
Sollee in the road. 1t is said that
almost as soon rs they met Mr..
Sollee was seen to pull a pistol
and fire. At this moment Mr.. As
bill jumped from his buggy on the
opposite side from Mr.. Solles and
fell, afterwards rising and running
and calling for help, stating that
he had nothing to defend himself
WITH.
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Do Church Suppers Pay?
A Good Brnther SAYS they are q
Blight on Christian Benevu-
lence.
The Baptist Courier


when church sociables and enter.
tainments and suppers are being
held, for the purpose of raising
money for the Lords work, the
following words frsm one of our
exchanges will give food for
thought:
A church bought carpet for
eight hundred dollars. The wo-
mon raised the fund by entertain :
nents The preacher said: "rhis
carpet cost, not eight hundred
dollars, hut four thousand dollars.
To the Ill must he added the in
cidentals, work, worry, nervous
strain, bodily wsariness and heart
ache of one hundred women. Add
also, tho colds, fever, do tors
bills, and what you have paid to
other churches; for when they
come to- your sociablss, you must
go to theirs
"a man buys groceries. His
wife, at the expense of fuel,
strength and tine, maks. n cake
and gives it to the sociable; then
the man, his wife and children 90
to the sociahle and eat the cake
and pay for it. Supper" have been
given that cost tan dollars, and
only netted five dollars.
decentralization of ch arch
soclety, IA curtallment Of legitimate
giving, and other things follow
in the train. | am opposed 20 any
more sociahl,s AS rsvsnus praduc-
ers. '4et, show | unto you Il more
sxcnllcnt way 1t is the way of
Paul. 'Now concerning collections
-. upon the FIRST day Of the
week let every one of you lay by
in store, as Ged has prospered
hin, that there lie no gathering
when come" The Presb, ter
ian
Bro. + litors: Tho ho"a extract
needs no sermon for illustration
or explanation, and | merely wish
to iudorSe It's sentiments, aod to
add that from my observation the
church which depends to auv APP
preciahls extent upon suppcrs or
embellishments for obtaining funds
for church purposes weakens it's
powers FOR raising uIonev accord
ing to apostolic iaj junction. These
extrnneOus methods arc a blight
to Christian bsnevOlencs and are
rosponslble'for many churches now
financially dead, As well may the
morphins tiend console himsel t
for wrong doing by the feeling of
comfort which come. to him as a
consequences Of taking the drug,
as for church to no satisfied with
money obtained ia way 70 for
eign to Christian ideals. The two
methods for raising money:
Church fairs, and all talt implies
on the one hand, ana tho plan
outlined for our guidence in the
New Testa nent, arc not synchron-
Gus.
w. f. Rhams.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-11-09

Commissioner of Pensi on $
Evans in his annual report points
out how the treasury is being
robbed in this branch of the serv-
ice by fraud.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-11-09
Vest On the Dog.
The Famous Senator'S Tribute tn
the Faithful Animal.

One of tho most eloquent tributes
ever paid to the dog was delivered
by Senator Vest, of Missouri,
some years ago. He was attend
ing Court in a country town and
while waiting for the trial IF u
case in whcih he was inte, ested he
Tas urged by the attorney. in u
dog case to help them He was
paid fee of $3.50 by the plaintiff
Voluminous evidence WAS intro.
duced to show thut the defendant
had shot the dog in malice, while
other evidence went to show that
The dog had attacked the defsn-
q mt. Vest took no part ia the
trial and was not disposed to
speak. The attorneys, however,
urged him to make speech, else
their client would not think he
had earned his fee Being thus
urged, he arose, scanned the face
of each juryman for moment
and said:
"Gentiemen of tho jury, the
best friend Il man has In tho world
may turn against him and become
his enemy. His son or daughter
that he has rea ed with loving care
may prove ungrateful. Those
who are nearest and dearest to us,
these whom we trust with our
happiness and our good name,
NAV become traitors to their faith
Ths money that many has he
may lose. 1t flies away from him,
perhaps, when he needs it m,.z..
A man > reputation NAV be sacri>
feed in a moment of ill-consider-
ed action. The people who are
prone to fall on their knees to do
us honor when success ia with us
may be the first to throw the stone
of malice when failure settles its
cloud upen our heads The abso-
lutely unselfsh friend that man
can have in this selfish world, the
one that mover deserts HIM. the one
that never proves ungrateful or
treachsr"us, is HIS dog. A n an s
dog stands by him III prosperity
and in poverty, in health and in
sickness. He will sleep on the
cold ground, where the wintry
winds blow and the snow drives
tsrcely, if only he may he near
his masters side. He will kiss
the hand that has no food to otfar.
He will lick the wounds and sores
that >ome in encsunter with the
ronghness of the world. He guards
tho sleep of his pauper master as
If he were a prince. When all
other friends desert he remains.
When riches take wings and repu.
tation falls to pieces he is as con-
stant in his love AS the sun in it's
Sarneys through the heavens.
If fortune drives the master forth
an utcnst in the world, friend
less and homeless, the faithful dog
asks no higher privilege than that
of accompanying him, to guard
against danger, to fight against
his enemies. And when the last
scene of all comes, and death tax ss
the master in it's embrace, and his
body is laid away in the cold
ground, no matter if all other
friends pursue their way, there
by the gravsside will the noble
dog be found, his head between
his paws, his eyes sad, but open
in alert watchfulness, faithful! and
true even in death. -
| Then Vest sat down. He had
spoken in a low voice, with outs
| gesture. He made no references
to the evidence or the merits OF
tha casa WhAn ha 6nishad Iudne
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-11-09

sY Pay for your paper and
you'll enjoy reading it more.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-07-12
NOTES OF THE NORTHWEST.

H. ID. WinhOff, prOspector, arrived
the other day at Davenport, from
Stevens county, having in his posses
sion gold brick valued at 1884, He
refused to tell in what manner the speci-
men was obtained, but evidently it was
extracted in a crude manner from exceed
ingly rich ore, as it had been nodded in
a babbit ladle.
When arraigned in the United States
court at Seattle last Saturday, George
S Patten pleaded guilty to the charge
of sending obscene letters through the
mails and waa sentenced to three years
in the federal penitentiary and to pay a
fine OF $1,000 and costs.
More pure food litigation is promised
at Spokane. A wholesale grocery house
has received a consignment of vinegar
from the O. L. Gregory Vinegar com
pany, Paducah, Kentucky, as pure cider
vinegar. State Chemist Fulmer reports
upon analysis that the article does not
meet the requirements of the state law
| covering that commodity. The COM
pany alleges that the state chemist of
New York has pronounced the vinegar
pure, and has given instructions to it's
broker to sell direct to retailers of the
state with a guarantee that the article
ls cider vinegar as represented, and that
any attempt toward interference on the
part of the officials will be met with the
capital OF the company in the courts.
There is little probability that the war
department will make any further ship
ments of horses to the Philippine islands,
at least for a long time TO come. The
government has ceased its purchases of
horses in eastern Washington, and the
horse corral at Fort Lawton is empty.
While there are no figures obtainable at
this time as to the number of horses and
mules shipped from Seattle to the Philip
pines, an authoritative estimate is that
the government purchased between
5000 and 10000 horses in Washington
and Oregon for the use of the cavalry in
the Philippines. The purchases we're
made through the chief commissary of
the department of the Columbia at Van
couver. The average price paid was SIS
per head
1t is reported that Jack Sterret. who
lives twenty miles south of Wilbur. has
lost sixty head of horses. A disease of
the stomach is alleged as being the
cause. Nothing is known about the dis
ease, or it's cause
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-07-12

Senator Marion Butler of South Caro-
lima has for some time enjoyed the dis
tinction of being the chairman of the
defunct peoples or populist party. He
declares that this organization is still
alive, when everybody else knows it to
be as dead as dead can be- With scorn
he repels any idea that populists are
socialists. He says:
1.-The populist believes in competition.
Let the people own the natural monopo-
lies, and then for the rest let it be every
man for himself and the devil take the
hindmost."
This is quite an affecting platform.
There are none who show a difference.
however, between populism and social
ism. They fit in the same groove.
Mr.. Butler is saturated with populist
wisdom, but also permeated with social
istic doctrine.
The Post-Intelligencer asks, What is
natural monopoly"
The term is good deal broader than
public utility" which figures SO promi-
Rently in most populistic literature.
That refers only to some public service.
like the furnishing of light, water or
transportation in cities. But a natural
monopoly means an industry which is so
limited by nature in some respect that II
could possibly be brought within the
control OF few individuals possessed of
the necessary capital. What are a few
such?
The furnishing of Kerosene to con-
sumers will at once occur tn most noo,,Io
because this is the most conspicuous in.
stance OF monopoly that rests upon
the limits which nature has mt unon
supply. Petroleum, however. is q nro-
duct whose supply is not actually more
limited by nature than is coal II 10
obvious that Mr.. Buffers party must
favor government ownership of the f,ol
supply. All the metals are as certainty
dependent upon the limited provision
made by nature in fashioning the earth
so that a populist government m,at
control all the industries of which metals
or minerals are the basis. Finally tho
land itself is strictly limited in area On
this fact Henry George built nm n.
whole theory and denied the right Of
private property in land. No populist
under Mr.. Buffers definition, can con,
sistently or conscientiously deny that
the government must be the universal
landlord.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-07-12
White Man Turned Yellow

Great CONSERVATION was felt by the
friends of M. A. Hogarty of Lexington,
KY, when they saw he was turning vel
low. His skin slowly changed color, al
so his eyes, and he suffered terribly. His
malady was Yellow Jaundice. He was
treated by the best doctors, but without
benefit. Then he was advised to try
Electric Btters, the wonderful Stomach
and Liver remedy, and he writes: "After
taking two bottles | was wholly cured"
A trial proves it's matchless merit for
ali Stomach, Liver and Kidney troubles.
Only soc. Sold by F. ]. Stone, druggist
l have Harvester King binder, NOW
ing machine and rake, and other farm
implements to trade for young stock.
Apply to or address, Bryan Westacott,
Garfield
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-07-12
JINGLES AND JESTS.
The Trouble With the Hen.

The Trouble With the Hen,
The duck approached the stub tailed hen,
Who had melancholy air.
She most sympathetic when
Her neighbors seemed oppressed by cara
''Cheer up, dear friend, and smile once more /;
There's sure to be change of luck.
Forget your grief, and don't get SORE
Advised the sympathetic duck.
''You must try to remember that
In sorrows cup are bitter dregs,
Likewise that care once killed a cat,
And that's as sure as eggs is eggs"
Replied the hen, 81 have no doubt
My weakness is''-she raised her wings
And let the fluffy chicks run out
'In brooding over little things"
-Chicaro Recoz6
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-07-12
Had MoIfRd.

THAT fellow is Bird" said the admir-
ing stranger as he looked after the fresh
young man.
mot now," replied the native "But
there was time when your description
might have been justified
when was that?"
"The night we tarred and feathered
him, about year ."-Chicago Post.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-07-12
BY the Neck.

"Down our way" remarked the visiting
eastern man, you westerners have
great reputation for hospitality. We
hear you're always ready to give poor
fellow lift"
"Well, stranger" replied Cactus Cal,
II don't edzackly know what you mean
by horse pitality,' but I kinder ketch on,
an you jest bet Wen lift any Teller we
ketch at it. That's what"'-Philadelp
Press.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-07-12
What Puzzled Him.

The professor had lost the change that
was in his pocket.
His Wife-Tbere' nothing very strange
about it. See this big hole in your pocket.
The Professor-Yes, my dear, under
stand that. 1t is not that which puzzles
me. There are two holes, equally large.
l am endeavOring to ascertain out of
which hole the money went, and why it
chose that outlet in preference to another
quite as racticable.-Boston Transcript.
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beautiful Economics.

Oh, nature knows her businessi
She does her work wu'f while.
When she puts out an Article,
She puts it out in style.
Jes' think what disappointment
Would strike US mortal men
Eff de turkey was created
No bigger dan wrenl
He wouldn' be wu'f shootin
On lis perch up by de twig
Ell de 'possum want no larger
Dan little guinea pig.
Life wouldn' be wu'f Twin,
An we'd all go out of biz
Ell de quinine pills was betty
As de watermilhons is
Washington Star.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-07-12
Bound to Make Trouble.

First Waiter-That man over at the
corner table is an awful kicker.
Second Waiter-Yes; he complained the
other day because there were NO pearls
in his oysters.
First Waiter-And now he wants to
know what we mean by removing the
diamonds from his diamond back ter
rapin.-Philadelph Record.
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Had Something to Say,

pardon me-" said the busy man to the
insurance agent who had forced his way
into his Office, "but I'm not prepared to
talk to you today"
Don't let that worry you," replied the
insurance agent, "I'll do all the talking"
Philadelphia Press.
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Another Hold Up.

poor Bronson
whats the matter with himP'
HE was the victim Of a hold up last
night, so he tells me-"
you don't say SO! How did it hap
pen?"
'Oh, the baby had eaten something
that didn't agree with it. He had to hold
it up for three hours at a stretch. Chi
cago Times-Herald.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-07-12
Couldn't Stand the Strain.

eyes, this is the worst case in the In
titution-complete nervous breakdown
Two weeks ago he weighed 200. Now
look at him"
"Who is hep"
Hes a Kansas saloon keeper
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-07-12

The swelteriDg and death, dealing heat
pertaining throughout the east for
nearly two weeks, recently ended, should
make the people west of the Rockies con-
tented with their lot. Cool nights and
a dry atmosphere always make life
tolerable in the west, even though the
thermometers do occasionally register
around the 100 notch. Sunstroke,
prostrations and death to men and
beasts during the heated terms are en-
tirely unknown on the Pacific slope.
There has been manifest of late, the
Tacoma Ledger thinks, tendency to
fight over again the battles OF the civil
war. casual reading of some of the
efforts brings to light the belief that
whenever a battle was won it was by the
stupidity of the general on the other
side in not following the plans suggested
by the writer of the the review. Inciden-
tally, there develops the fact that neither
side had any any competent generals,
anyhow; that Grant was an accident,
Lee a mistake, and the lesser command
ers not worth mentioning.
Senator Heitfeld is one of the men
who flOated into the United States SEN
ate from Idaho on the populst wave
labeled "Hard times and governmental
robbery Of the agriculturist." There
seemed to be no other reason for plac-
ing him in the seat The fact is that
Senator Heitfeld rose from obscurity,
growing wheat in the Palouse country,
just over the Idaho line. He still raises
wheat, although senator of the United
States. He has just disposed of Ia, 900
bushels of the crop of 1898. He finds
it convenient in the way of keeping up
his income, though railing always in the
highways and byways of Idaho about
the government rObbing the farmer.
There will be 6S4, 100000 bushels of
wheat in the crop of 1901, according to
the figures of the statiscian of the New
York produce exchange, based upon the
acreage and the condition as set forth
by the department of agriculture This
OF course, will break all the records, if it
comes. The largest wheat crop ever
harvested thus far was that of 1898,
which was 100000 bushels, and
none has come near that previou sly
since 1891, when the yield was 613, OOO,-
600 bushels. The 6S4 100000 crop for
1901 would please the country exceed
inglv. Europe's yield is apparently 60
ing to be considerably short of the
earlier expectations and there will be a
market on the other side of the Atlantic
for all the wheat which the United States
will have to spare.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-07-12
Where Respect In Due.

Young love may laugh at locksmiths; true,
But though its scorns sublime,
You'll find 1t takes Its hat of to
The goldsmith every time.
-Philadelphia Press,
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-07-12
One Way of Saving.

Bachelor-So you're married, Ell? I
suppose your wife saves you a good deal
of trouble?
Benedick-Well, she saves every little
trouble that comes to her during the day
so that she may bother me with it when
| come home at night.-Philadelph
Press
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-07-12
ReqEfescat In Pace.

Bing-What's become Of your dog? I
haven't seen him around lately.
Boker-I took the precaution to try
some Of the medicines on him that were
recommended to me for the grip-Chica-
90 Times Herald.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-07-12

Mans little chunk of ice;
Woman is the sun; she lets
Herself beam on him. All, how nice
And soft he gets
Chicago Times Herald
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-07-12
The DtsaRreeab1e Man.

''Do you think the face an index to the
mind" asked the prosy boarder.
WELL" said the savage bachelor,
when a woman makes up her mind
that she has lived single too long she is
apt to make up her ace."-Indianapolis
Press
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-07-12

EXPERIENCE Is THE BEST TEACH.
er. use Acker's English Remedy in any
case of coughs, colds or Group. Should
1t fail to give immediate relief money re-
funded. Is cts. and so cts. The Elk
Drugstore.