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The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-05-24

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tude Of Senator Arc!,aur;n hos ro,h.
ino in commo, with on,;ohton,1
politics, tho conrso Of Gou Nycl,
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The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-05-24
CARNNGIE'S GIFT TO SCOTCHMEN.
Teh Million DOilnrg for FREQ Univorsity y
Education-It VIII Provide for Ivory
Boy and GIrl IN Scotland who can
Stand tho Entrance Examinations

London, May 20.-Androw Carne-
gio has given E2,000,00O to estab-
lsh free education in four Scotch
universities, Edinburgh, Glasgow,
Aberdeen and st. Andrews. lIo
stipulato3 that the bcne1iciarics bo
his "Scottish fellow countrymen"
only, no English, Irish, coloninls or
foreigners. Tho fund will apply to
medical as we'll rs to commercial
education and will DO placed in tho
hands.o trustees, who will pay tho
expenses Of Scottish atudcnts bene.
ftod under tho scheme.
Mr.. Carnegie had for somo yoars
been considering tho plan for help
ing Scotch students to obtain Il uni
vorslty education. lie consulted
with Lord Balfour, Of BurloIgh, Lord
EIgin, Thomas Shaw, NJ. p, and
other representative educators, and
tho result was that he presented tho
fund referred to which will produce
an income Of $4,000. Mr.. Calno.
gio's inquiries sr"w that the total
feos paid to tho four universities is
100000 annually. flo considers
that tho 81, 100000 no has donated
will give an income sufficient to pro.
vido FREQ university education for
evory boy md girl in Scotland cap
able Of pussil & tho entrance oAamin.
alton.
MIR. Carnegie il determined that
the bonotits shall be open to rich and
poor alike, 80 that there shall be
nothing suggestive of pnuporism
connected with tho gift. Io desires
that all Scotchmon and Scotch wo-
mon shall enter tho universities on
an equal footing, hence tho money
is given not to the students to pay
their fees, but to the universities
themselves. Tho system is made
perpetually free, and will probably
be under Government auspices.
According to the educational au-
thorties tho administration Of Mr..
Carnegio's gift presenta several diff
culties and for this reason the Scotch
papers, for tho present, aro rather
looking the gift horse in the mouth,
while tho English pross is inclined
to cavil at tho method Of Mr.. CarDo-
] r:e's mumGcence.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-05-24
Profit In Sugar Cane.
News and Courier, May 2O.)

(News and Courier, May 2O.)
In n letter to tho Nauufacturors'
Record Judge Josoph Tillman, of
Quijman, Ga, gives short account
CT The now money crop in Southern
Georgia and Florida, which will in
forest somo farmers and Other land.
holders in thi. State.
Until of late, he says, homo seekers
from other parts Of the country have
ignored tho region named, but since
learning Of their profitable agricul.
tural products "the numbor OF in
quiries have boon simply immense'
which il suggestive, among othor
things, it may DO noted in passing,
Of tho valuo to tho people Of pro.
ductivo agricultural district Of advor-
tising its capabilities. Thoro is a
"home @cokcr' for cyory productive
aero in South Carolina, il no only
knew Of its existence, vuluo and loca-
ton. Judge Gilman, however, goes
on TO say that among tho many
profitable products of the region he
writes about-the list including cot
ton, corn, wheat, peaches, pears,
varied vegetables in largo demand,
cattlo and hogs-"sugar cane us Il
staple crop is now pre- eminent"
Some Of the farmers, he explains,
"reaizod from $3.50 to $3.50, and in a
few instances noarly, if not quite,
$500 por aero from their cane" and
he adds that "a ono. horse farmer can
cultivate twonty to twenty-five acres
Of it as cheaply as tho samo number
Of corn, and at about one.third the
cost Of the same number in cotton"
II is evidently good region for one
horse farmers to farm in; and 1t is
equally plain that tho crop has con-
siderable claims on tho consideration
Of farmers in regions in this State
where it can DO grown and handled
goncrally as choaply and to rs good
profit as in Southern Georgia.
Tho argument Of over-production
is met in fow words. "Statistics
Of tho vast amount Of sugar imported
from other countries, together with
tho rapidly increasing consumption
por capita," show that the possibili
tics Of Southern Georgia and Florida
| faro yet in their swaddling attire
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-05-24

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The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-05-24

without tho latter's knowledge, state
ments to this effect had been filed by
IL. "A. Webster, collector Of internal
revenue, and j. A. Lewis, United
States commissioner at Greenville.
Looper yesterday got his pormit
from the State board.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-05-24

CA. 9T @ Ter K .kA,e
Bearp tho nTh0 Kind You Have Always Bouafl
signature ss L@>z9A%z@x
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-07

THERE are thousands OF people in
Oklahoma today who are in desperate
circumstances because they failed to
get homes. Many of them are empty
handed, and large portion of them
never knew what it was to own a home
The opening of the new country seemed
To be their last chanceand small chance
1t proved to be. How many happy
families might there be if the govern
ment had used some of the millions
spent for conquest in recsnt years, for
1he purpose of developing ard lands
aud thus make homes fol- Americans.
The rush for lands at every opening
proves that people want homes and ara
willing to take any kind of chance to
secure them. The amount of money
spent IN the Philippines would have
made millions or productive farms ont
OF lands in the United States which are
now worthless.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-07
The last session of the legislature

The last session of the legislature
made record IN expanding the peO
plies money, it having appropriated
more money than any preceding ses
sion. Now the report is made that the
deficit will be at least S400,0O0 before
the end OF the next fiscal year. The re-
suit Is higher ,axes for several years to
make up the shortage. Had POpulisi
legislature made such blunder every
Republican paper in the state would
have made noise loud enough to be
heard around the world.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-07
Notes and Bounds.

Com at Sc cor of sw4 sw4
thence w to NV cor of swL4
thence to NV cor of High
land Add thenceie to ne cor
to Highland Add thence n to
beg ...............13 81 IL / 81
Com at Sc cor Swank and
GObielle Add thence along
W line of Main st II rdS 101a
feet TO cen'er of Elm Creek
thence southweSterly along
center of Elm Creek to a
point of subdivision line so
rdS 10Is TT s of southwest cor
of Swank and Gobielle Add
thence II on subdivision line
80 rds 1919 TT thence e along
S line Of said Add 45 rds 1917
TT to beg &c.. IL 81 II = 13
Com at a point 30 tt e of sw
cor of nw4 section 12-32-l2
thence e 465 IT 10 west line
of Simmons and Fowlers
Add to the City of Medicine
Lodge thence n along said
line $50 IT to s line of Lakes
Addition to Medicine Lodge
thence W along said s line
465 TT TO a point 3le # e of w
line of said sec II thence S
$50 1T to place of
beg -. IL - IL 1 So
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-07

The story sent out by a newspaper
correspondent that Miss Matte Bea
who drew the second number in the
Lawton district, Will marry the head
porter of the Savoy hotel at Kansas
City, proved To be a fake. Miss Beal
says she expects to live on her claim
with her mother and will not MARI,
for the present. If she ever does marry
1t will not be the gentleman at the Sa,
Voy. She evidently does not iatend to
marry away her good fortune.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-07

lT seems that the writers of our
criminal laws were off of their respec
tive bases when they wrote that the OBJ
iect OF the laws were to prevent crime.
Here i'll Barber county the principal
object seems to be, make the arrests
and after the costs run up considerably
dismiss the case. The whole PROPOSE
ton, tersely stated, Is that arrests are
made for the purpose of creating costs.
rather than for crimes committed.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-07

The Pittsburg strikers will strike
for season ana then they will submit
It's tough but the directions say take
it. Less striking and better voting
will solve the problem. Appealing to
capitalist is like appealing to things
inanimate
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-07

IN drouthy times like the present,
the trust is in it TO finish. They
catch the whole population because the
Decessaries of life are centralized in
their store rooms. Just think of sys
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-07
DELINQUENT TAX LIST.
State of Kansas, Barber County, IS:

Notice hereby given that the rd day of September
A. d. 1901 the being the first Tuesday of said MONTH
and the next succeeding days thereafter will pub
lie auction at the office of the County Treasurer Barber
County, Kansas the Courthouse Medicine Lodge Kan
for taxes and charges thereon for the year 1900
much of each of the following described tracts of land and
lots situated in the County of Barber State of
Kansas may be necessary for that purpose, towit
F. B. CHAPLIN, Treasurer Barber County, Kan
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-07

Hon. John Davis died last Thursday
He was an able reformer and represent
ed his district in congress four years.
His principles were his religion and he
lived to them faithfully until his death
The state has lost a valuable citizen
and teacher
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-07

THE national taxes of the United
States aggregate 500, 100000. Add
your state, county, township and city
taxes and you can readily SEES where
you are drifting. The American PEG.
pie are living principally for the bles-
sed privilege of being taxed.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-07

THE Sampson-SchIey fight has re
suited 10 boom for Schley for presi-
dent. The abuse that he has suffered
at the hands of the administration
ought to entitle ochley to some kind Of
reward.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-07

The total amount Of money reported
for taxation in the state is three mil
lion. The actual amount is sixty-three
million. The man with the purse gen
orally evades taxation, while Jones,
"he' pays the freight.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-07

UNDER ordinary circumstances wheat
would be selling for 81. per bushel
There is a shortage of all other crops
and much wheat is being fed to stock.
just wait till the bulk of the wheat is
cornered and you will see it advance.
Who will get the benefit of the raise?
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-07

Tom JOHNSON, John L. Altgeld, Ben
Tlllman aud hosts of other reform
democrats are taking the hide off the
fellows who ralroaded the Ohio demo
cratic platform through. The skin
ming is deserved.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-07

A CABINET Office known as the De-
partment of Commerce is among the
near future possibilities, We must
have more offices 20 provide for hungry
politicians.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-07

THE steel strike has shown the true
greatness of j. PIerpOnt Morgan. The
republicans should nominate him for
president next time.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-07

TIE action OF the democratic con.
veDtion in Ohio in ignoring the Kansas
City platform has resulted in bolt.
The reform democrats will no: stand
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-07
VALLEY TWP.

ST X Am
swi4 ..... 301 II ii 60
lots 1S9& set nw4
less r of W. 80. 8 3011 S9I
Com at n boundary Of rr at
planted stone thence n 343
fl 10 planted stone thence
w IL fl to planted stone
BOZ IT to n boundary of r
to planted stone east with
boundary of + r to
beginning. -. g 80 III 80
Com 80 II W of ne cor sec q
thence w 140 TT 81 rods G
40 IT n 81 rods 10
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-07

THE high price of corn this year does
not do the farmers great deal of good.
But tits prosperity" nevertheless.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-07

The Sawyer Spares got out very
creditable edition last week. Judge
Lester assisted in the work.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-07

w. j. BRYAN has TO deny the story
on every trip he makes. that he will be
a candidate for president again.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-07
MeteS and Rounds


Com at point 426 fl of sw cor set 1922
thence 800 IT n l32 TT W $50 fit 13a TT to be-
Com at NV cor swl nei II ss-is thence i4o f. 50
19S TT " 140 IT II 1873 # to place of beg 30 e.
Com 236 # of Sc cor Washington ave on
Spring ST thence $50 TT G 20 IT II $50 fit w 20
Com Ia rds ne Cor sw. net l2;ai2 W is rds 8
X ros q 10 rds n II rds to place of beg 20
Com at ne cor of sw4 ne3 l2-32-l2 thence w 1917
rus IL rds l3a rds to place of beg. . G2
Com Ill IT G and 81 IT OF NV cor of set 12-32-I2
thence 16O TT 514 IT W 160 TT II 5l4 IT to
place of beg. .......... .....2 o.
Com at a point on center of Main st where is
terminates at n line of sw4 12-32- II thence W
2l2h TT 2O5 # 2I2Il # n 2O5 it to beg. IS
Com ZIG IT g of INV cor of ne sw I2-32-I3 thence
"a 1T 1s2 TT n "a it W lS2 fit to place of beg
Com $40 IT of NV cor of ne! sw. ia-s2 II thence
30 n Q leg IT II 30 W IT 1S2 tt to beg O5
Com 6s5 IT s NV cor of net sw4 l2-:S2-l2 thence e
lSS II lao # W 1S2 TT n 40 fit place of beg
Com 335 TT W of intersection line of N Main st&
line of End ave W thence W 80 it Ii $50 # 50
1t loo TT to beg. . .... .....4O o.
Com 43s IT e of sw cor set 1-;}2 II thence 22Is
IT n 2ee IT W 221l 1t 20S TT to beg j o.
Com IT n OF Sc cor lot = Cleveland st side
Fowlers add thence w 100 IT n % ft w 20 IT
loS IT 100 TT N TT to beg part of lots 2-4&
All that parcel or tract of land formerly laid
out known as Cooks add to Med Lodge
described as follows towit: Com $50 it w of
ne cor OF set ne4 2s.-l2 W $50 TT 2640 IT 1870
IL lgs0 IT W $50 IT n $50 IT TO beg except
lots, blocks 4 streets as follows: Lots II TO
~ Inclusive blk 3 lots to % inclusive blk 10
iots ~ to 20 inclusive blk IL lots to 3 inclus-
I've DIX IL lots II TO 30 inclusive blk Il lots
to 4. p To IL & 10 to g inclusive blk * lots I
10 IS inclusive blk ID also except the fol-
lowing streets parts of Streers towit
Stoip ave Sheridan ave Logan ave from FL
lis st to Howe st Brace from Sherman
ave to Sheridan ave Ellis st from Sheridan
ave TO line OF said add. Q 70
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-07

NOT Paid for Want of Funds" A
child of republicanism.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-07

ex TT off east side lot IS blk amt 24c.
west half lot % blk 80 amt 81.
east half lot % blk 30 amt p 81
Com 40 II n ew cor lot L. 80 # q 30 It a. n m
80 IT to beg lots 10 ii and 12 blk 81 amt 81
Part lot blk As amt g6c
Elk 25xs0 IT of n side lot ii blk As amt COO
north half lots and 2 blk Sc amt 437
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-07
SHARON LOTS
Henton's Addition
Metes and Po,,nss

Com l4J IT y. in of ne cor of NV sw rls W
- rds rds 20 rds to beg 21-32- TO- A.
Com at NV cor nw4 e I65 fl 8 500 1T w Lex n n
396 IT TO beg al32- TO- a
Com 165 It e of NV cor nwj4 1G5 TT 500 fl w
l65 Il n 1876 IT TO beg q. ;ss-l0 A
Com a30 It of NV cor nw3 e 90 # s :,95 ffv on
It n 396 It to beg 81 32-lO - a
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-07

60. 20 5Hke6 Ind AddttieT,
%, % lay + NV cor blk u east IN r. = "a o.
ese = ~ - DIX 70 amt ISL lot II bIk Il amt y
Continued on Page 4. : =
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-07
nn lot II, blk 3, amt sc.
lot 1. less X of W. blk 6. amt &I.Sj
Cool s&Co. SECOND Addittou
Cook 8. Il Co. Third Addition.
ST.. East Side.

Friedley's Add.-Spring st., East Side.
5................s00 g.. 81 20
Com 160 It NV cor lot 55H fte 10 It a. Il
so It q 9S3 It W sgs ft 5---........s.... 2 o.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-02-14
One Fare plus So.

There are still some good lands in
northwestern Iowa. southwestern
Minnesota and South Dakota, and if
you are expecting to make a change
in location, you should take advantage
of the low excursion rates in effect.
On the first and third Tuesday of
each month excursion tickets, bearing
81 days limit, can be purchased to
all points on the Burlington, Cedar
Rapids & Northern Railway, north of
and including Abbott, Shell Rock and
Waverly at one farce plus 50.
Full information relative to these
lands will be cheerfully given upon
application to Messrs. Ilten & Brooks,
our Industrial and immigration
agents, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
If you are thinking of making trip
to any point in Alabama, Arkansas,
Arizona, British Columbia, Canadian
Northwest, Colorado, Florida, Georgia
Idaho, Indian Territory, Iowa Kansas
Kentucky, Louisiana, Manitoba, Min,
nesota, Michigan, Missouri, Mississip
pi, Montana, New Mexico, Nebraska
North Carolina, North Dakota, Okla
homa, Oregon South Dakota, South
Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah
Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin and
Northern Michigan and Wyoming
call on agents of the Cedar Rapids
| Route for rates, ETC., or address
John G. Farmer, A. G. P. & T. A.
B., G. & N. Ry, Cedar Rapids. la
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-02-14
Home Grown
Nursery Stock
For Home People.

The stock that we have to offer for
spring trade is young and healthy; all
of it is grown since the disastrous
winter of 18e7-8-by the best known
arts of the nurseryman coupled with
constant and careful cultivation we
have secured magnificent and
healthy growth Our stock is therefore
of good size and splendid form. We
have a complete assortment of Apple,
Pear, Cherry, Plumb, Peach, Apricot,
Grape, Gooseberry, Currant, Rasp.
berry, Blackberry, Strawberry. etc.
Also all shade and ornamental trees
as we'll as every variety of Rose
shrub or vine-known to Horticulture.
We wish to have it known that we
have everything needed by the planter
at prices lower than they can be had
from outside places, These facts
should procure us the home trade and
patronage-and assistance in building
up a valuable home industry.
We are located to stay at Ottumwa
Iowa, and want your trade. We shall
do our very best to please you an6
serve you well. Sale and packing
grounds on Sheridan avenue near
Church street, South Side. Office al
ia North Ward street.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-02-14
FOUND MURDERED.
Relative of ottumwa People Meets
Violent Death in Indiana.

Relative of ottumWa People Meets
Violent Death in Indiana.
1t has developed that William Cody
brother-in-law of James j. Tracy,
OF this city, was murdered near Flat
Rock, Ind, short time ago. The re-
mains passed thru Ottumwa yester-
day enroute to Orleans, Neb., his old
home, where they will be inferred
A Courier reporter called at the
home of Mr.. Tracy today and learned
of the murder from Mrs. Tracy.
Mr.. Cody left Orleans last No
vember for northern Indiana for the
purpose of looking up some pension
matters with which he was interested,
he having served in the civil war. He
had not been heard from until last
Thursday, when Mr.. Tracy received a
telegram from the authorities of Flat
Rock stating that Mr.. Cody had been
murdered, and that his body had been
found in an old barn three miles from
that place. Mrs. Cody was also mott.
fled and she Immediately left for Flat
Rock, passing thru OttumWa yester.
day with the remains. Mr.. Cody
was found with his face badly eaten
by rats. He had but 76 cents in his
possession and was known to have had
large sum of money on his person
| shortly prior to the finding of the
body. There is no clue to his murder
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-02-14
eUARDsMEN AS MARksMEN.
Annual Report of Inspector of Small
Arms Practice.

Annual Report of Inspector of Small
Arms Practice.
Des Moines, Feb. 13-In the annual
report of Colonel Thomas F. Cooke, of
Algona, inspector of small arms prac.
tice in the Iowa National guard, just
filed with the governor, the fact is dis
closed that the craftsmanship Of the
Iowa Guardsmen is not as gtt,d now as
before the Spanish American war.
This is said to be due to the fact that
most of the men who were in the
guard before that war have now retir-
ed, and new men have taken their
places.
The inspection taken last year was
the first since the breaking out of the
war. There were 95f men of 81 per
cent of the force, who fired at 200
yards, a falling off of 20 per cent from
1897, the last previous record Not
quite Is per cent of 377 men complet-
ed the state course. loss of 507. Cap
tain Johnson of Company M, Forty
ninth regiment, was the only man
Qualifying under the United States
rules, and there were only seven u. S.
lsharp-shooters and five United States
marksmen reported as being in the
service. Under the state rules there
are sixty nine sharp-shooters and LOG
marksmen as compared with 243
sharpshooters and 343 marksmen in
1897. The fifty-second regiment leads
in proficiency, altho there is not great
difference between the regiments.
/ The five companies having the high
est proficiency are: Company M, Fiji
Ity-f1rst, Captain Logan. at Red Oak,
S4.5; Company A, Forty-ninth, Captain
Thrift, Dubuque, S2.6; Company X Fiji
lty-second, Captain Armstrong, En-.
metsburg, 62.3; Company C, Forty.
ninth, Captain Hahn, Cedar Rapids,
1854, and Company K, Forty-ninth, Cap.
ltain Shaw, Toledo, $3.50. A number OF
companies made no reports at all.