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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-02-13
Senator riough's Speech on the
Child Labor Bill.

During tho discussion of the
child labor bill Senator Hough
made speech in the senate last
Friday. rhs State gave tho fol-
lowing report Of his speech
He said be saw no use for tho
present debate othsr than 70 allow
the senste to pat itself on record.
During the debate on this question
last session he thought the parents
were the best ores to regulate the
control of their children and he
thought SO still. tls thought this
was an indirect way of saying that
cotton mill people wore not capa~
bic of managing their own affairs
and he felt sure the people would
resent it. He spoke of the many
families wto had left tbs cotton
fields and gone to tho cotton fac =
tories and asked if this had not
been done because they could
better their condition. Eloquent
senators have painted tho long
hours and the hard work of the
people in the cotton mills, but the
poor we have with us always.
There have always been poor peo-
pie and hard times and peopls
have had to work, and these con
ditlons will continue until the end
Of time. Of course we all synpa-
thize with children who have TO
work, hut does our svmpathv
give them bread When We 90 to
take away from them their present
means of livelihood, do We pro-
vide means of living for them
In the future! Let us look at this
mattsr IN a practical way, with
common sense.
The foctory operatives in this
State are our own people-bone Q
OF our bone and flesh of oar flesh
and they will resent any such
law beng thrust upon them Just
as we would resent any law that
would interfere with us IN the
management of our homes. Hs
did not believe the Legislature re- hsd
The right t" pass any such legis
latlon. Alabama passed = labor
law some years ago, but was very
glad to repeal it.
He said he lived in a cotton mill
town, was familiar with the opsr-
a,Ives, and had yet to hear a sing>
le word ia favor of such a law as
it is propos d to pass.
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him of his suffsrings.

lhe coroner was notified and
wednesday an inquest WAS held
over the body, but we could not
learn the form of the verdict.
Mr.. Mckeewn had .cquain-
tances in this city, who knew him
as a citizen and Confederate
soldier. He was fine old man,
perhaps 70 years of age His
tragic death is II very sal affair.
Ho leaves Il considerable family
all his children being grown.
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SUMMONS FOR RELIEF
'ompisint not -srvsd.l
STATE OF SDUrH - AKDiJN.
LANCASTER COUNTY.

oTnpislnt not served
STATE OF SuUfH - kOiINA.
LANCASTER COUNTY.
QUO a. EOH:n n,Or PleAs
Eliza J. Wy lie. PiainhV
AGAISsr
NhhhIr l.. Williams. II simeon
Iorkttt, kufu- =. rurkett. Hattie
Crockett. w. = t. Porter, a. adj
n!Iniatr"t"r n tnr estate, OF David
t"cssn.h LouUss r.. rocket,
a. o. ssed and John e. Foster. De.
Jendunks
10 10 Dsfsndants above named:
fCu ale hereby sam nOned and re>
CURED IL sbsrsr the comp ,int i'm IN 1.
actio", which IL fled la the offics Of
the 'Ier at tUmnOn Pleas for the
sa'u ou"ty, sHd I" serve copy Of
you answer u 'is said 'Omplsini O.
,he subscriber nj his "ffic> Lanca.-
Ter 'our. House south CA, linz. viii.
III twenty days after tue ,eryjrs here
ot, exclusive OF the Gay ofsucI, ssryins.
snd II ysu fail 10 answer IT,. q, m, LAM
Wlinih ne time aforesaid, tue Pam
tlh III ihis action VIII apply to the
Court f"r tho relief ssmasdsi i'm the
complaint. WV
Dated December 18th, A. d., 1904
H. 81 W. = l.. Porter, 4. {, &. 10
II. +. WyLIE,
nv. PlsinufTs Attorney.
10 Mamie j.. Williams r. simeon
lrocselt aud Hattie crockett, neIi.
resident Defendants:
TAKE NOTICE that the complaint
III above stated case was nled In Tho
orhce OF tie Jerk OF the { ircuit Cours
i"r rald ounty and slate az Laucas,
Yer I. III 4. g.. on the 10Th day nf
December 800 n E WIZ
PIaintiff's Attorney.
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VtSs.S NJ

NoI.' = NJ t.',G'P P'CtDN@
Are grand, but Skin Erupuous
rob life Of Joy. Buck kIen's Arnica
Salve, cures them; also Old. Run
ming and Fever Sores, Ulcers.
BoiIs, felons, Corns, Warts, Cuts,
Bruises, Burns, Scalds, hspp.d d
Hands, ChIInlsinN. Bet Pile cure
on earth Drives out Pains and
Aches. Only 20 cts. box. Cure
guaranteed. Sold by Crawford
Bros, Druggist
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Veteran Wesley McKeown Killed
by Freight Train.
Rock Hill Herald.
Mr.. Wesley McKsown. an nj,

ie'SN mn llCIdIu.
Mr.. Wesley McKsown, an old
citizen, whose home was near
Hickory Grove, was killed bv the
northbOund freight train about
midnight Tuesday, several mile.
west of IorkviIIe. The deceased
had been in YOrhviIle and left the
home of Capt f A Crawford at n
late hour, stating that he would
go up int town: but for some
reason he concluded to 90 to his
home and started on f,Ot. When
ne had gotten to the point on the
railroad where he was killed, he
was struck by the train, knocked
from the track and so seriously
injured that he died at about 3
O'Clock.
The old man, cold and weary no
doubt while on bis iourncy, came
to "A colored mans homo, who're
he asked for admittance in order
to warm bis body, but upon being
refused continued his tramp until
struck by the train. Upon recover
ing consciousness, after beins
Knocked off the track, he called
aloud for help and the same color
ed man who had refused him nd
mittance to his home responded. |
and seeing his condition, called !
othor neighbors, who sat by the
Old man until death came to relieve
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-02-13

When the appropriation bill
reached the Senate it was amended
by striking out the provision for
giving an extra $1,000 to the
common schools.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-02-13

Persons owing me fol recording
deeds and other papers would con-
Ter a great favor by calling and
settling when in town, | need the
money very much.
W l. ) Porter, CCCLC
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For The Ledger.
Letter From Hon. j. n. Estridye.

| mk. EDITOR :-GleaSe allow
me a small space in your paper
for short letter. We have
passed on many hills since |
wrote last. Some we killeC and
some we passed. The following
is a list Of Acts ratified on the
9TH instant by the House aud
Senate, and will become laws
when signed bv the Governor
TO ratify ammendment to the
constitution to authorize the
General Assembly, to provide bv
law, for condemnation Of land
for drainage. To provide for "A
building and State exhibit at
South Carolina and West Indian
Exposition. To validate draw.
ing Of ali jurors for the wear
1901. Ceding to city Of Charles
ton certain Marsh lands for a
naval station. To prevent sale
Of goods within one half Of a
mile of religious camp ground.
To require the county commits
sioners to show nature Of claim
in published reports. To require
all courts to take Judicial notice
Of laws and ordinances of anv
town, or city. Ceding lands on
Sullivan's Island to the United
States Government. To regulate
bonds of public officers. There
were other Acts rat flied at the
same time, but not Of interest to
our county.
The child labor bill has been
brought up in the Senate, and it
passed that body by one vote.
Some of the senators who pushed
the bill say it is for humanity 8
sake that they wanted the bill
passed, aud they amended the
bill so that it widow will make
oath that she has to have her
children to help earn n living
she can work them at any age
Where Is the humanity in that ?
If humanity doesn't reach or
phan children who does
1T reach? | believe there is more
political bunkum in it than anv
thing else.
BY a vote Of sc to 33 the House
refused to pass a bill requiring
every child between the ages of
and II years of age TO attend
school three months IN each year.
The white chi .ren of our county
do that now and | did not want
TO force thousands of low-coun.
try negroes into the schools for
the whites TO pay for so | voted
against the bill.
The House has passed a bill
to appropriate one hundred
thousand dollars more for the
common schools, which is the
only poor mans school. The
House also voted two hundred
thousand dollars to pension
Confederate soldiers. can't tell
what the senate will do with
these bills. | expect to vote
against the child labor bill when
1t reaches the House. | have
gwen my reasons in former
letter.
visited myson X. T. Estridge
last Sunday. We will adjourn
sine die next Friday or Satur-
day. | will close as | have asked
for too much space now.
Respectfully,
j. n. Estridge.
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Tkkt YtUt ttCifE.
The celebrated Onesboro,
Kentucky, Wagon, is the best
and cheapest on the market.

~ Come one, come oil.
We will make you the best
satisfied and the hest pleased
you ever were.
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-CLYBURN-HEATH MULE co..
HEADQUARTERS FOR MULES HOR.S BUG @ WACOHS HARNESS ETC.

~ WE HAVE the finest
lot of mules ever utferet on
this mar ket, and we will sell
them at reasonable prices, for
cash or good paper
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Prices low. Terms reason
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For The Ledger
A Letter From One # Larcaster's
Soldier B"ysln The Philippines.
Orcquleta, Maudian Island,
December 15, 1900

speak few words to the good
people Of old Lancaster
VOL, the war in these Islands
Is about over, hut We still hav.
some hard work To du, though hut
little fighting Some DAYS We hays
to like about % mites across the
country, and have our haversacks
and blankets aud mil our cIuthes
and ratlons though Of course our
ratlons du not amount to much n
blt OF nard bread and Soms toma.
toes ANA salmon
Sometimes we hike for several
days aud never have Il hght, and
Whenever NC dO we have to run
them down like rabbit. Our
quarters are in very bad place:
there are c"coanut trees all around
them, and the eurmy will try TO
slip up on our outposts and bolo
them. We killed several of them
and they have learned thst the
Americans are not go essilv slip.
ped up ON. Our regiment h~s. ost
quite number of soldiers, and
several have deserted and gone TO
the enemy. Three have gone from
this post, but none from nv com.
panN
We had very sad death in our
company not many daVs ago
while ON a march to take \ small
city about sixty miles away from
here. While on the march we
came to river, and the tide from
the ocean caused the river to be
over ones head, and while cross
ing one boy could not swim and
was drowned We lost twenty
rifles, hut found them next morn
ing about sunrise. The body Of
the soldier was never found His
name WAS Holmes, from New
York City.
Well, Mr.. Editor, | suppose
this will be my last letter to vour
good paper while IN the Philip
pine Islands, as my regiment will
soon he relieved from duty, and
for old America We will sail.
This is little better city than
IHgan, where we were when |
wrote you last. When wc were
there We never saw boat oniy
when 1t came to bring mail or
ratlons At this camp there are
boats in every day. We can buv
anything We want except stamps
Very seldom we ever get them.
The company is all in good
health, We have only ono in the
hospital. We have nice river
and plenty Of water to wash our
clothes in.
We do not have very much
time to write or for fun. The
guard duty is very heavy. We
60 on guard every three days,
and when We are not on Guard
duty we are on the msrch across
the mountains in search Of the
enemy. We have driven them
into the bills, and if wo stay here
much longer we will run them
into the ocean. We generally
have about two little fights q
week, but they don't amount TO
nuch-just fun for MS. We Kill
about twenty five and they sci
dom ever kill any Of the Amcri. !
can soldiers
am not sorry that | enlisted,
for | have certainly seer some
good parts of the world.
Mr.. Editor, have marched
for over one hundred miles with
cut seeing road over two feet
wide, and tho mud and water was
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sY Have you paid your sub.
riptionl
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-23
Hoods
J0rsGp0riiLd
and Pills
Strengthen and tone the stom-
ach and the whole digestive
system. Get Hoods.

struck ct him. The man warded the
blow, however, and threw a brick ~ the
officer and then ran away into the alley
where he was soon lost The officers then
tookRobison 70 the city lookup. and soon
after had Hawkins.
ore of the walters testified that Haw-
kins threatened to kin him. and said that
be would lay for him and get him. This
was also testified 10 by another party.
There was an attempt to get the bar
tender 1T the place. and 10 secure his tes-
timOny, but ne could not be found in time
for the tTIal last evening, and so judg-
ment WAS passed without him.
Both Hawkins and Robson were fined
500 and remanded TO The city jail until
the fine was paid.
Hawkins was also fined SO on another
count
An attempt VIII be made TO have the
fine of Hawkins reduced, provided the
bartender at Mr.. Eckerts place says he
was not concerned in the main part Of
the trouble.
The defendants. according TO the tes-
timony, were somewhat intoxicated.
Gates who has been ia the city jail
since Sunday, was removed to the county
Jail last evening. The fact is commented
on in connection with the story Of the
alleged attempt to rescue him the pre-
vious night but it is probable that It
has no significance and that the change
was made to more conveniently have him
sent back TO the penitentary today with
other prisoners.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-23
Get the Most
Out of Your Food

You don't and can't if your
stomach is weak. A weak
stomach does not digest all
that is ordinarily taken into it.
1t gets tired easily, and what
it fails to digest IS wasted.
Among the signs of a weak
stomach are uneasiness after
eating, fits of nervous head
ache, and disagreeable belch-
ing.
Il have taken Hoods sarsaparills at
different times for stomach troubles. and a
run down condition Of the system, and have
been greatly benefited by its use. I would
not be without it in my family. am trou-
bled especially in summer with weak stom-
ach and nausea and find Hoods sarsapariIla
invaluable" E. B. HICKMAN, ". Chester, Pa.
MY stomach was so weak I could not
retain food. found could take three
drops Of Hoods Sarsaparilla and not throw
it up. Increased the dose daily for three
weeks. When I had taken two bottles
could eat anything, and six bottles made
me well.p MRS. LoTTIE Z. NEWMAN, 81
Lewis street. Hartford, Conn.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-23
BROKEN SWITCH
WRECKED TRAIN
Engine and Three Cars Jump
ed the Track.
SMASHED INTO COAL CARS
Knocking Trucks More Than
Twenty Feet
NO ONE WAS INJURED
Switch Engine Pulled Cars
Back on Track

| The eastbound Missouri Pacific psssen-
ger train was ditched just below the 18th
street crossing last night. The train is
known as No. c, and leaves the city at 10
O'Clock.
The train was running slow through the
yards, and that probably accounts for
the small damage. They were not going
more than 10 miles an hour, but even at
TINS rate the engine ran more than 100
feet before it could be stopped.
The cause Of the wreck was a broken
switch Some heavy freight engine had
probably gone across the switch and the
rail slipped. and when the passenger
train came along there was a space of
about eight inches between the ends Of
the rails. This threw the engine, and OF
course all the cars following il. The en-
CINE went clear across both tracks and
smashed into some fatcars that were
standing on the siding. The tender broke
loose and also took a hand at smashing
for 1t struck a fiatcaT and knocked the
truck from under it. One pair of wheels
were thrown 20 feet. The engine plowed
its way through the dirt, and one side
Is down in the mud between the two
tracks about two feet. The tender also
plowed into the ground. and the front
The baggage and express car did not
jump both rails, as the engine did but is
leaning up against the hatcars Had it
not been for the cars on the siding. this
car would have gone over. The combina-
ton mail and smoker left the track and
leaned up against the hatcars. In the
baggage and mail cars the packages were
strewn al over the 1oor Of the car.
The front trucks Of the day coach left
the track. The people in the sleeper were
not disturbed, and it was nearly half an
hour afterwards before some of them
knew they were in a wreck This was
also the case in the chair car. A great
many were asleep, and there was no jar
in that part of the train. One woman
who was in the day coach tainted. The !
people in the cars that left the track /
were Jared considerably, but not a per-
son received a scratch.
Engineer Clay said to a reporter last /
night: We were running along nicely. I
when suddenly there was a big Jar. and [
/ could feel the engine blowing along on
the ties. I set the air. but before the I
train could be stopped we smashed into /
the fiatcars."
Aside from the damage done TO the two /
hatcars and the pilot of the engine, the /
wreck did not amount TO very much ex- I
cept tie loss Of time to the train.
The swthch engine was coupled to the /
rear end of the train and pulled the cars /
onto the track. 1t viii take several hours /
work by the wrecking train to get the /
engine back to the place where it be- 1
longs.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-23
CAUSE OF DEAFNESS
The Most comon Cause Only Recently
Discovered.

Il has heen stated on good medical au-
thority that nine-tenths of cases Of deaf
ness are caused from catarrh or from
sore throat trouble
The little tube which leads TO the ear
from the throat is lined with a sort Of
velvety structure called mucous mem
brane This membrane IS simply con-
tinuauon OF the mucous membrane lin
Ing the throat. When disease of any sort
attack the mucous membrane Of the
throat it IS very liable to extend into the
eustachian tuhe and up into the ear
The history Of nearly an cases of deaf
ness is ike THIS. a cold is contracted
and neglected other colds are taken. tho
throat becomes sore and infamed. which
is aggra.ated ty particles o. dust and
germs from the air. This condition causes
the disease u spread into the tube that
leads 10 the ear.
It seems q little far fetched TO say that
most eases IF deafness are caused from
cstsrrn. bur il IS certainly true and
anyone who has had a severe catarrhal
cold must have noticed how the hearing
was affected while the cold lasted.
With catarrh sufferers this impairment
az hearing becomes chronic ana grows
worse Jhe longer The catarrh is neglected.
You oan cure catarrh and deafness ~
the regular use Of an excellent new prep
arstion called Stuarts Catarrt Tablets
composed - antiseptic remedies which
act both GA the mucous membranes bat
principally and most eaectuauy on the
Blood. eliminating the catarrhal poison
from the system.
People whose hearing S defective may
think It q Ettle remarkable that a SIM
plo ard harmless tablet woCld very oftea
remove sn traces 81 deafness. but whsr
i IS remembered that catarrh causes the
deafness snd that the catarrh S easily
cured b. TIE regular use ~ SraaIts ca
-arrl Tablets. there sno sntsterv ab1lIt r. .
Il yoa sire subject ta nasal rttarrh or
,atlrrh ~ throat lusl.lhLal taaes er
,starrh ~ stomach and liver. tke safest
and mast effective treaeneEt j. tha neW
.afarrh speciac. STARTS Cat4rrh TAB
sts. sold by sa druggists 81 p cents far
.uN sized p4ckaEe
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-23
ASSAULTED
Mr.. TANGNEY STRUCK DOWN IN
HIS HOTEL.
Though 68 Years Old He Grappled
With His AssaiIant.

one OF the most daStardiy crimes that
( has ever been perDetrated IN Wichita
/ occurred yesterday morning. Mr.. Tangney
proprietor of the Topeka Avenue hotel,
was brutally assaulted and now lies at the
point OF death
AIR Tangney had a call for one of the
dodgers for FIVE thirty and had just made
the can and was on his way down to the
kitchen 10 make a fire. lie unlocked the
door 10 the little room adjoining the Office
and then went to the door leading from
the dining room To- the Office and was in
the act of unlocking il when he was
struck from behind on the lest side Of the
head about an inch below the ear and a
little back of it, He turned and grapnled
with his asSaiient and then he was
struck "a terrific blow over The right eve
with the same instrument At this last
blow he lost consciousness and fell to the
floor. 1t was only for moment. though.
as he felt someone feeling around his
vest pocket for the money which he all
ways carried with him. This aroused the
old man and he began screaming for help.
AT this the man tried To choke him and
and in the effort he scratched the old
mans face and left hand In a fTightrul
manner Mr.. Tangrey had strength
enough to get the assajient S hand in his
mouth and bite him BY This time the
boarders had been aroused and We're com
ing 20 the rescue. Mrs Tangney was the
FIRST on the scene. She ran down the
steps and found her husband lying on the
bottom steps uncouCious The wall just
above his head was smearod with blood
where he had attempted u hold as ne
started Up stains. IL looks very much as
though the Wogld-ne assassin had seized
him and pulled him back as the stains OF
the bloody hands were drawn in 4 man
ner indicating that ne had been pulled
CllT..tItiS Mrs. Iarenrr with fna holm
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-23
INSURANCE COMPANY SUED
Mr.. Daisy Asks District Court to Give
Him $3.50.

0. c. Daisy, by his attorneys. Amidon
& Comfy, yesterday fled a suit fl the
city court against the Casualty and Sure
ty company of St. Louis for $3.50
on the 18th day OF last June Mr.. Daisy 3
horse ran away with him over on Waco
avenue. He was thrown ont of the buggy
and his leg broken. which caused him
much suffering. He is now only able
to be around on crutches. At the time
of the accident he held an accident policy
in the defendant company.
The policy was taken out only FIVE days
before the accident and Mr. Daisy rep
resents in his petition that the company
now refuses to pay him any thing. and
hence this suit.
The insurance company reported to Am
idon & Comfy that they did not consider
that Mr.. Daisy's claim was proven and
the attorneys now propose to prove their
claim I'm court
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-23

& bad cough IS more stubborn than
mule and y the right method is noL used
81 Is more difficult to conquer
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-23

Mrs Ida Kirk, who resides at 10 Ida
avenue. left. Wednesday. for a visit with
her husband Or. Kirk. who is whole
sale and retail merchant at Jefferson. O..
T. Mrs Kirk held quite a reception OF
her friends and neighbors on the after
noon Of her departure.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-23
DE-. BULL'S COTGH SYRTP
CURED.

conqUcrs the m ST stubborn Cough or Cold /.
it positively cures Bronchitis Hoarseness.
Grin, Asthma. lnhuenza and CONSUMPTION