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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-01-16
CLE RK'S SALE.
STATE OF SOUId CAROLINA
COUNTY OF LANCASTER,
Court OF Common Pleas.


Harriet Klmbrell. ct al. Plaintiffs,
AGAINST
Sargent Jasper KImbrell, Defendant.
DURSUANT to decretai order
L made in the above stated case by
Judge Geo, w. Gage, January 8, 1901,
l will sell in front OF the Court House,
within the legal hours ofsaIe, on Mon
day the fourth day of Fe bruary, 1901,
to the highest bidder, the following
described property: all that tract Of
land lying and situated IN Indian
Land township, Lancaster county,
State OF South Carolina, bounded by
the lands of John ana James Hsrris
on the north; by the lands of o. w.
Potts on the east; by the lands OF the
estate Of Daniel Wolfe and others on
the south; and by the lands OF w. p.
Norman and JAS. p. BaiIes on the
west, containing one hundred aud
iiity acres mere or less, and being the
lands upon which Mary Glbbon lived
at the time OF her death.
Terms of sale: On. half cash, and
the remainder on "a credit OF twelve
months with interest from date Of sale,
secured by purchasers bond and q
mortgage on the premises sold Pur-
chaser TO have the privilege of paying
his entire bid in cash.
w. S. l.. Porter,
T.. &. T.. l.. e..
Green & Hines, PlainGiGs Attys.
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AND Nj ANAGkR.
Certainty Better than Severity

We have believed fora a long time
that the state Of South Carolina
would secure greater number of
convictions for hOmicides, and
therefore d. more to stop crime, if
the death penalty were abolished or
If the law would recognizes more de-
greSs of homicide than simply mur-
der and maDslaughter.
There ought to he two GA three
degrees or murder itself, with the
privilege to the jury of finding the
degree. rs our law stands, the
jury is often shut up to the neces.
sitv Of finding either murder, the
punishment Of which is death, or
"not guilty. > In such instances
the Jury will lean too much TO
mercy and will strain the point of
"rca~onahle doubt" to the point
Of acqujttaE. This is one reason.
and perhaps the main one, why
Juries often fail to punish in cases
where the public is satisfied the
defendant is guilty.
There is very strong and grow
ing sentiment in this state against
capital punishment 1t would be
difficult TO get twelve men in
jury box without having one or
more opposed to hanging. All the
states in the Union except five
adhere to capital punishment: hut
most OF them differ from South
Carolina in allowing Jury more
latitude in finding a verdict in
murder cases.
1t would not be advisable to
abolish capital punishment IN
South Carolina, hut we think it
would he advisable for the law to
recognize degrees of murder.
The idea that the prevention of
crime is secured by very severe
penalties is an error. Certainty of
punishment is far myre effective
than severity, especially because as
the severity is increased the GER
tainty is diminished. .-Greenville
News
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SUMMONS FOR RELIEF
Green & Hines, Plain IiGs Attys.
(IonIplaint not served
STATE OF SuUTH akOLINA,
LANCASTER COUNTY.

(tonblaint not served
STATE or SuUTH GA kOLINA,
LANCASTER COUNTY.
Court OF Commou Pleas.
Eliza J Wy.ie. Ptai,ltiB
AGAINST
Mamie l.. Williams, r. Simeon
crockett, Rufus L. rocket. Hattie
Crockett, w. > l.. Porter, as ads
mlnistratOr Uf the estates of David
NJ Crockett and Louisa f.. Crockett,
deceased aud John & Foster. De-
PENDANTS.
To the Defendants above named:
9Cu are hereby summoned and rev
quired To answer the compia iaint In this
action, which Is flied in the office OF
ihe Clerk Of Common Pleas for the
said county, ana 10 serve u COPY of
your answer to the said complaint on
the subscriber at his office at Lancas-
ter Court House south carolina, with
In twenty days after the service here
OF, exclusive OF the day ofsuch service;
ahd II you fai! TO answer the complaint
within he time aforesaid, the PLAIN
TN in this action VIII apply to the
Court FOR the relief demanded in the
complaint.
Dated December 18th, a. D., 1900.
| IL. 81 w. 5. l.. Porter, &. T.. &. L.C.
IL. T.. NYLIE,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
10 Mamie j.. Williams, r. simeon
Crockett and Hattie Crockett, mons
resident Defendants:
TAKE NOTICE that the complaint
In above stated case was filed in the
Office OF the ,lerk of the Circuit Court
Tor said County and state at Lancas,
ter 1. II =. c., on the 18th day Of
december 1900. IL. T.. Wyhe,
ItaI,i.uIz
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Agent Wanted.

We want a reliable hustling
agent in the city of Lancaster, S
g., to represent us in the Laun-
dry business. The work we do
will compare with any in the South
and furthermore we give employ.
ment exclusively to white people,
and we do not take negro laundry.
Write for terms,
Leon Steam Laundry Co.
Charlotte, N. c.
Dec II, 1900-tf.
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Is it an Epidemic ?
Vital Statistics Show an Alarming
Increase in an Already Prevail
ing Disease-Are Any
Exempt 2

At no time in the history Of
diseases has there been such an
alarming increase in the number
of cases Of any particular maIadv
as in that of kidney and bladder
troubles now proving upon the
people of this country.
To>day we see relative, a
friend or an acquaintance apparent-
ly well, and in few days we msv
he grieved to learn of their serious
illness or sudden death, caused by
that fatal type of kidney trouble
Bright's disease.
Kidney trouble often, becomes
advanced into acute stages before
the afflicted is aware of it's presence {;
that is why we read Of so manv
sudden deaths of prominent busi-
ness and professional men, physi
Clans and others. They have ne.
elected to stop the leak in time.
While scientists aro puzzling
their brains to find out the cause.
each individual can, by little
precaution, avoid the chances of
contracting dreaded and danger
our kidney trouble, or eradicate
it completely from their system if
already afflicted Many precious
lives might have been, and many
more caa yet he saved, by paying
attention t" the kidneys.
1t is the mission of The LEpGRR
to benefit its readers at every op,
pprtunity and therefore we advise
all who have any symptoms of
kidney or bladder trouble to write
today to DR.. Kilmer & Co, Bino.
hamton, n. Y, for free sample
bottle of Swamp-Root, the celebrat
ed specific which Is having such
great demand and remarkable sue
cess in the cure of the most dis.
tressng kidney and bladder trou
lies. With the sample bottle OF
Swamp-Root will also he sent free
a pamphlet and treatise of yalua
BILE nation.
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The dispensary, in its annual
report, shows total net profits as
follows To the state, on account
of the school fund, SIG, ,O12 is;
total net paofts to counties and
towns, S29S, 1876. .2s-making a
total net profit to towns counties
and school fund of $4S4, 4,l7S.45.
The total net earnings are for the
twelve months $500, S6S 10; which
is an increase over last yoar's
profits of 1852, 2,6S6.95-
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The Tax Extension Has Been
Granted.
The State

The State.
The time for the payment Of
taxes has been extended after all.
As things row stand the taxpayers
who have failed to come to time
will have until Feb. l to do SO.
Yesterday morning the special
commission in whom is vested the
right to extend the time, consist
ing of the governor, the comptrol.
Ter general and the attorney GEN
eral met and 1t was decided to ex.
tend the time till the day named.
This action was the result of the
action Of the house in adopting the
Ashley resolution providing for
the eXtcntion until March The
commission has ben strongly
against any extension this year,
but the Legislature seemed deter
mined to provide for one.
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We do not believe that it is
right for the State of South Caro-
lima to utilize her convicts for
farming purposes The State
ought to get out of the farming
industry;she ought to get out of
the liquor trade. 1t is mistaken
idea to suppose that a State ought
to engage in any business except
that Of governing, remembering,
at all times, that that government
is best which governs least. 1t is
wrong in principle and pernicious
In practice for the State to buy
and sell goods for the purpose of
making money. The place for the
convicts is on the public works
the roads-making the counties
pay their expenses, the money
coming out of the general treasury
raised by direct taxation. Spartan
burg Herald.
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CLYBURN-HEATH MULE co

homogeneous. The people OF
Chesterfield, for instance, have
not much IN common with the
people Of Cherokee The people
of the sandhils of Ricbland know
little of tho people of CLASSY
Mountain in GreenviIIe. These
long "shor-string" districts were
formed under tho system of ger
Wandering made necessary in
order to overcome black maiorities
In the lower tier of counties, but
the necessity has passed away
under the existing suffrage laws
and the BurIeigh bill says the
districts must he compact.
1t Is highly probable that tho
matter will bc disposed of ut thls
session, for it will then he but
little over year until the next
primary campaign and aspirants
for congressional honors will want
time In which to set their sails.
The Patton bill, it is said, will
be the basis upon which the re.
, diStricting will be made. How
ever, although this measure meets
requirements so tar as the group
ing of territory and peoples is
concerned, it can he improved
upon in getting districts more
nearly balanced in population.
Under the Burleigh bill the
unit of representation in the lower
house Gf congress will be one
member for approximately each
1913, 500 in population. The en-
tire population of South Carolina
is 1910, 3l6, and this State will
retain her seven representatives.
The following shows the plan
proposed by the late Mr.. Patton.
and the total of population for
each district shows that some of
the groupings suggested by him
fall short of the required l9S, 500.
whiIo others are considerably in
excess.
Pee Dec district: The counties
of Marlboro, Chesterfield, Darl,
ington, Marion, Florence, Horny,
Total population lG7,447.
Santee: Georgetown, Williams
burg, Charleston and Berkley.
Total 172, ,991.
Edisto: Orangoburg, Barnwcll,
Bamberg, Hampton, Beaufort,
Colleton and Dorchester. Total
221,4
w dtcIee' EdiTHelu, herSnaW,
RichIand, Sumter, Clarendon.
Total 1901
Saluda; Edgefeld, Aiken, Sa
luda, Newberry, Greenwood, Lau-
rens, Lexington. Total 206, 44G.
Keoweo; Abbeville, Anderson.
Oconee, Pickens and GreeaviIle.
Total 185, ,627.
Catawba: Spartanburg, Union,
York, Chester, Cherokee and Ian,
caster. Total 217, OBJ.
The general plan of the above
districts is acceptable, for the
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MULE CO

e8 W E HAVE the finest
lot of mules ever offereC on
this market, and we will sell
them at reasonable prices, for
cash or good paper.
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bill passed the lower house of the
legislature two years ago and
few slight changes will rectify the
discrepancies as to population.
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SOME MATTERy FOR
The LEGISLATURE.
The Labor Of Children in Cot
ton Factories.
THE REDISTRIC TING MAT
TER.
The Late Mr.. Patton's Bill Will
he Used M the Basis Upon
Which to Work.
The State, 14th INST.

been perfected in tho house of
representatives. Unlike the mems
/ bcrs of the last general assembly,
the legislators do not give evidence
or many new bills 1t is true that
50 bills and Joint resolutions have
been presented, but this dDgs not
approximate the record of the last
house.
Very little real Legislation viii
be accomplished this week. The
session today will not bs prolific
of enaction, and the inauguration,
the election of certain officers and
other diversions will occupy the
time Of the Joint assembly two or
! three days this week. Tuesday
night the members will attend the
reception At the club. Nothing
has yet been heard from Scatter-
wood Alliance No. >.
A great fight is expected over
the bill to prohibit child labor in
cotton mills. This bill was IN
troduced by the Aiken delegation
and was referred to the committee
on commerce and manufactures.
1t is expected that the committee
will report favorably on the bill.
Another important measure
which has been brought to the at
tention of the.house is Mr.. John p
Thomas bill to provide for a
county solicitor. There is some
objection to this bill on the part
of the judicial circuits being in
creased from eight to ten.
The sale of the State farms is
another question which will give
the legislators no little opportunity
for airing views. Some rode this
hobby through the campaign. 1t
ls one thing to say that the farms
should he sold, and another thing
to get an individual to buy the
land at It's proper valuation For
1t is reclaimed from the Waterea
by dikes, and convict labor is
valuable in keeping up theso om-
bank nents. On the other hand
the people OF tho Sta'e are de
manding better highways. Just
within the past few years has this
been an industry Of the State, and
the experiments have been so on
couraglng that some people would
employ all cOnvi.ts, except those
sentenced for life terms, in build
ing permanent country roads. The
cOnvicts who are sentenced for
life could be used on nearby farms.
under close surveillance, to mako
Just enough TO provision tho peni-
tsntiary. The leasing of convicts
to individuals is becoming very
Objectionable.
The rearrangement of congress
alOnal districts may occasion a big
fight at this session. When tho
late Mr.. II G Patton pushed his
bill, urging that the present "shoe-
string" districts were unnecessary
and lncoavenient, it was urged by
the opposition that it were best to
wait until after the census had
been taken.
Not only has the census been
taken, but the lower house of the
national congress has passed the
BurIeigh bill which, although in
will not interfere with South
Carolina's representation, pre-
scribes that all congressional dis
tricts must DO compact and con-
tiguous territory. The fight will
not be on the question of redis-
tricting, but on the shaping of
these districts.
The seven districts of this State
are each formed of contiguous
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For The Ledger.
VAN WICK ITEMS.

your readers wouId hardly enj oy
agrippY article. | an still wrest>
ling with the monster and Am
getting the upperhand Of him.
The people of Van Wyck have
about gotten Christmas out of
their bones, and have settled down
to business There are changes
still taking place MIR. Geo.
Griffin has moved to MIR. r b
Mobley's and has taken charge of
his farm. Changes IN Mr. MohIev's s
mercantile business will follow.
The firm of S II McManus & Co.
of Van Wyck has chang d bv MIR.
5 n MCManus of Charlotte, with.
drawing from the firm. The husl-
ness will continue under the firm
name of McManus & Co., with
Mr.. j H McManuS in charge.
There is some agitation among
our citizens to Macadamize the
roads leading into Van Wvck.
We are a progressing people and
want to keep pace with our neigh
bors and the world generally.
There is sOmc talk of huiIGinU
Methodist parsonage hers and if
this is accomplished we will ike
" have n permenent preacher.
We already have permrnent
teacher, Mr.. j X Connors of Lam
caster, who opened his spring
term of school with about an
average attendance on last Mon.
Gay, and this session bids to he as
successful as his other terms, and
Van Wyck high school remain
second to none. When others
are disturbed by revolutions Van
Wvck is quietly resting IN her
tranquility
Miss Maggie RagsdaIs spent
several days last week with her
friend Mrs Sue Batos at Van
Wyck. She has taken up her
school at Morrow, near Osceola,
and has large school She i.
much pleased with the school anG
her patrons are highly pleased
with her as teacher.
Mr.. William Mccain and wife
of Georgia visited his sister Mrs
j r Williamson of Van WvcL
last Sunday. He is railroad
employee and bad necessarily tc
make short visit.
Mr.. and Mrs } W Bates have
gone to Spartanbulg to spenC
some time, and perhaps will enter
the business world there soon.
Mr.. Geo W Crenshaw of Char.
lotte, spent last week with bis
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j G Cren
shaw.
Mr.. j + Gordon of Charlotte
and his wife who was Miss Mamie
Crenshaw of West Lancaster, visit.
Cd the families of Mrs. MT Cren,
shaw and j & Crenshav of Van
Wyck tho past week. If Mr..
GordOn's neighbOrs in Charlotte,
should hear unusual noises OF
GobhIlng, or Mr.. Gordon lose his
toe nails it all can be charged to
the fine fat Turkeys of the Wax
haws, which Mr.. Gordon assisted
in demolishing.
Cedar Camp w. O. w. of Van
Wyck had Sovereign Deputy A
Madole of Spartanburg with them
last week. He was installing Of
ficer and very impressiveIy IN
stalled the camps new officers
with exception of Escort and
Sentry who were not present, last
Thursday night. The installation
was public, but owing to the in,
cIemoncy Of tho night, very few
visitors attended, but quite num-
Der Of the camps choppers were
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Come one, come oil.
W @ will make you the best
satisfied and the hest pleased
You ever were.
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Prices low Terms reason
bile.
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TAX ltEt ttGtCE,

The celebrated Onesboro,
Kentucky. Wagon, is the best
and cheapest ON The market.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-19

suspense, it is said, proved so great for Frank that he walked up and down in front of the house no less than nine times in as many minutes.
 Amelia spoke to her father. The pa rent became angry. He had once or dered the suitor for his daughters hand from the house. Frankhad board ed with the family, and it was there that he learned to think well of the dark-haired daughter of the host. Finally the proposition to e1ope came and then two sharp detectives took the unhappy man to 8 dark cell in the Maxwell street station.
 Justice Dooley was told all about it. Frank said he loved the girl, and he be- 1ieved she loved him.
 s'The whole trouble is that the ia ther of the girl insists on interfering with us,'' said the defendant.
 sYes,'' said his honor. There are a whole lot of fathers interfering, and guess many of them are justified. It appears that this girl is but 16 years old. She says she does not care for you and has no desire to become your wife. You will, therefore, let her alone"
 ''Yes, wish he would let me alone ,'' said the girl. "I am too young to elope, and want nothing to do with him."
 The justice continued the case.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-19
THE WESTERN GIRL.
Pronounced Difference When Conn., pared with One from the East
 Even Though Clothed the Same.


 Place the New Yorker beside a typical western girl-one,- say, from Kansas-clothe. them in identical garments, and the difference becomes even more pronounced, writes H. s. Garfield, in Woman's Home Com panion. They may be equally charm ing, but they are not alike. The westerner is apt to be. bigger of bone; her eyes will be more widely open; she will look at the world with franker gaze; she will be slightly more Independent or Progressive 9 more used to ''doing for herself. ' She will take the rough manners of the hurrying men as matter of course. No frown will quicker her pretty eyebrows when she is jostled. She walks with less lightness and more sturdiness. She outbreathes an air of accepting things as she finds them and making the best of them. In all probability she is the daughter of a man and woman who were among the vests winners. Her parents found life hard, she finds it easy; but the result of their long battle against untamed nature and restricted social conditions is shad- owed in her.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-19
W RICH 6 POOR Es] EAl51Ml5 G
In proof of it we tell what those who have used it say.

In proof of it we tell what those who have used it say.
 MT. Patrick Nolan, of No. Ic8 Railroad Avenue, Bridge port, Conn, says: Toany one troubled with any form of ir- ritation of the skin, l can with confidence recommend Doan's Ointment. I was for a long time bothered with a persistent irritation on my body, and none of the many preparations and ointrnents I used did me any good until l procured Doan's Ointment at a Drug Store and applied it. It was so soothing and healing, and acted so promptly that I felt relief from the first, and improved steadily. It is the best remedy for ir- ritation of the skin there is or the market.
 Just such emphatic endorse ment can be had right here in Waterbury. Drop into Lakes drug store and ask what his customers report.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-19
PREACHERS QUEER BANNER.
The Good Pastor Was Unconscious of the Article He ConspicuousIy
 Advertised.

The dignity of certain Sunday school picnic was demoralized the other day before the scholars and teachers were well out of town. It was arranged that the majority of the scholars should go to the grove on a trolley ear, and that the pastor of the flock, several teachers and the baskets should follcw in a wagon hired for the occasion.
 This suggestion was followed out, and the procession started auspi- ciously. The wagon was a. trife in front, and as the trolley car passed it the pupils of the Sunday school saw what made them fear to look again. The pastor was sitting on the seat beside the driver, his broad brimmed hat on, his knee, his head on the support of gaudy yellow umbrella that shaded the seat, and on the umbrella was the inscription:
 Drink Firewood Whisky"
 It was too late for the scandalized pupils to expostulate, says the Balti- more News. They were whisked by in short order, and so it was not uu= til he reached the picnic grounds that the good man knew what strange device the banner bore which he had nuheld for five miles. When the party returned the sun was still in the heavens, but the umbrella was furled and carefully tucked. under the scat fo prevent a scandal.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-19

Itching Piles is one of the most persistent plaques that the world has ever known. Men and women, old and young, rich and poor suffer alike, and for ages it was generally believed that there was no cure for the exasperating malady. Now and then preparations have ap- peared that would relieve the itchiness temporarily, but that was all. There seemed to be absolutely no real cure.
 That is all changed now, however. Doan's Ointment will cure Piles, whether itch- ing, protruding or bleeding. It is also a safe and absolutely sure cure. for eczema and all other itching diseases of the skin. Doan's Ointment Is a pleasant, harmless and abso- luteiy sure remedy for all itch ing diseases of the skin.