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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-07-09

@sa, 1Nsan Huasou os nope,
Ark, is visiting her daughter,
Mrs. L. G, paysen-,
Mr.. Walttf e. Cnreton attehd-
ed the funeral of his uncle, Mr.. II
q. Anderson, In Chester county,
last Saturday.
The County Board Of Super
visors of Registration will be at
Kershaw July 25th Gone day only)
for the purpose of registering
qualified voters.
Miss Adah Bradford was elected
teacher of the Osceola school last
Saturday. The school ~iIl open
Monday, 14th inst.
No prayer-meeting ut the Meths
odist church to night, the pastor
having been unexpectedly called
away for dav or two.
Tirzah Bible Society will hold
its 45th anniversary July 26,
1902. Rev. H. w. Bays, ID. D.,
of Rock Hill will deliver the -au .
nual address. The public, and
especially friends of the cause are
invited.
Mr.: Henry McManus, who has
made a very efficient night police
man here, has been appointed on
the State constabulary to take the
place of Constable H. j. Faile
whose death occurred few weeks
ago.
The friends of Mr.. Robert
Mothershed will regret to learn
that his mind has become so bad
ly effected that he had to be taken
to the State hospital for the in
sane at Columbia yesterday.
Mrs. Newman .McCullom of
Bushnell, Fla. Miss Virginia Nc
Cullom of Polkton, N. c., and
Mrs. M. j. Williams and Mr..
Marion Spence of Thomasville,
Ga, spent the past week with
their relative, Mrs. w. Q. Cas-
key at Neweut.
The annual pic mic of the Liber-
ty Hill Rifles will be held at the
Warrenton place on July l1th.
The candidates for congress from
this district are all expected to be
present and make speeches. Every
body is invited to attend.
Miss Irene Cunningham has re-
turned home frsm Rock Hill, &C.
companied by her cousin, Miss
Susie Dunlap, who has come
home to enter the competitive ex-
animation for the Winthrop schol-
arship.
The trestle over Waxhaw Greek
on the S. G. & Ga. Ex. was bur-
ned early last Sunday morning
and the passengers had to be
transferred at that point Sunda y
and Monday. 1t is thought the
trestle was set afire as no trains
had passed over it since Saturday.
During the storm Monday g
handsome plate glass mlrrow a,
Col. Springs residence was jar
red from the wall over the mantle
in his sitting room and shattered,
While It's cost was only about
$500. it was Of such value to Col.
SPRINGS that money! conld no,
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-07-09

Educate Your Bowels with Cascarots.
Candy Cathartic. cure constipation forever
i0c. 26c. II @. O. @. faii, cvuggists refund money
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-07-09

How A~C Your KIdneysv
M Hobba' Sp8ragLs Pills cure all kidney ills. Sam
Refree. Add Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or N. Y
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-07-09
Local. N alters

W. vANe~b
Mr.. j. W, T,llmau is attend
iuS the niee,ing Of The State
beard uf Asses ,ors in Cul hm bia
tins week.
Sac new announcements in this
issue: j. +. Stewman for Probate
Jndg aud w. p. McManus for
c,,unty Supt. of Education.
The Trustees and patrons of
Tabernacle school are requ sted to
meet ut the sch )ol house on Tues
day, 15sh, at z. NJ !, for the
purpose of making arrangement
for school next year.
j. II. Stewart,
Oh h'rm Bird of trustees.
Mr.. j. w. Knight has left
sample of his ost crop at this Of
fce. He says the oats from two
bushels of seed bought from King
& Co, nearly head high
and that Mr.. j. w. McAteer has
field of the same variety that
averages waist high.
During the storm last Monday
afternoon lightning ran into Mr..
w. L. Beckham's over the PHI
wire but beyond frightening the
household did little injury.
Magistrate Cauthen of Kershaw
turned over to the County Treas
urer $50. 40 the past week-fines,
ETC., collected the past quarter.
SIS. was turned over to the
County Treasurer Monday by
Magistrate Carnes of Wild Cat
fines, etc., collected the past
quarter.
Rev. w. g. Winn requests US
10 announce that he will hold no
service at Carnes School house
next Sunday.
The Carnes school will open
Monday next, July 14th, with
Miss Maggie Ragsdale as teacher.
Mr.. G. j. l.. Moody, who NOV.
ed with his family to Summers
:. field, Fla, several years ago, is
back ON visit to his old friends
in Lancaster county.
The negro lodged in jail here
last week, supposed to be jim
Lowry the murderer of the Shell
by policeman, has been released,
having turned ont not to be Low
ry.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. &. Butler, of
Greenwood, are visiting at Mr.: J
B. Mackorell's and Mrs. +. G..
Hicks.
Mrs. w. B.Alexander and chill
dren of Nashville, Tenn, are
the guests of Mrs. Alexander's
sister, Mrs. L. G. Payseur.
Mr.. w. j. johnson, of Jones
x Roads would be delighted to
hear how his neigbbors brag on
his fine cotton crop.
Mayor Wylie sent Lee Dayls,
u
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-07-09

Mr.. Walttf e. Cureton attehd-
ed the funeral of his uncle, Mr.. II
q. Anderson, In Chester county,
last Saturday.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-07-09

@ Pay your subscription one
year 10 advance and we will send
you the Home and Farm free one
year.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-07-09

One hundred and eight scholar
ships. Free tuition to teachers
and to ministers sons. Loans
for the needy.
5G3 Students. 81 Instruc tors
New Dormitories, Water Works,
Central Heating System.
Fall torn begins September s,
1902. Address,
F. p. VENABLE, PRESIDENT,
Chapel Hill, n. G.
July 4-2m.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-07-09
Struck by LightninR

During the storm Monday after
noon lightning struck the steeple
of the Methodist church tearing
open the zinc covering, knocking
out the ventillators on two sides
of the belfry and the brick down
one corner of the tower, being
conveyed off by the guttering on
each side of the tower. The dam
age will amount to probably $50.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-07-09

Mss, spaau Hudson Of Hope,
Ark, is visiting her daughter,
Mrs. L. G, paysen-,
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-07-09

The County Board of Super
visors of Registration will be at
Kershaw July 95th Zone day only)
for the purpose of registering
qualified voters.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-07-09

70 Cssre A. ebtd to Ono hay.
Take Laxative Bremo Quinihs
Tablets, All druggists refund
money if It fails TO cure. L, w.
Groves signature Is on each box,
2bc.
] have nice lot Of inilch COWS
with young calves for sale or ex-
change for dry cattle.
j. NJ. Hood.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-07-09

Sac now announcements i'll this
issue: j. +. Stewman for Probate
Judge, aud w. p. McManus for
cIunty Supt. of Education.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-07-09

Mr.. j. W, Tillmau is attend
iuS the riee,ing Of The State
beard uf Asses ,ots in Culnm bia
tins week.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-07-09

The Trustees and patrons of
Tabernacle school are requ sted to
meet ut the sch >ol house on Tues
day, 18Th, at 5 7. NJ for the
purpose of making arrangements .
for school next year.
j. II, Stewart,
Oh 'rm Br'd of trustees.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-07-09

Miss Adah Bradford was elected
teacher of the OsceOla school last
Saturday. The school will open
Monday, 14th inst.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-07-09

No prayer-meeting ut the Methc
odist church to night, the pastor
having been unexpectedly called
away for dav or two.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-07-09

Tirzah Bible Society will hold
its 45th anniversary July 26,
1902. Rev. H. w. Bays, ID. D.,
of Rock Hill will deliver the an
nual address. The public, and
especially friends of the cause are
invited.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-07-09

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Col. Springs residence was jar
red from the wall over the mantle
in his sitting room and shattered.
While It's cost was only about
$500. it was Of such value to Col.
Springs that money could not
have purchased it. 1t was a pre-
sent from his father to his mother
shortly aftor their marriage, near
ly half q century ago.
Auditor Cook has finished his
abstract Of all property IN the
county. The tatol value foots
up 1902, 100.. an increase Of
36, 702. over the assessed valus
for last year. This does not in
clude Railroad property, The
total real estate is $1,000, 337 ;
personal, 1862, 763. For 1901 the
totals we're: Real estate 81, ,215, :
035; personal, $710,364. In our
next issue we will publish the to-
tails by townships. We haven t
tho space to do so in this issue.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-07-09

Sheriff Hunter and night police
man McMauus caught eight ne
groes playing cards in a
field near town about Q O'Clock
Sunday morning. 1t was big
surprise to- the darkies when the
sheriff slipped into their camp and
had them before they knew of his
presence. They plead guiltyato
the charge of disorderly conduct
in Magistrate Caskey's court
Monday morning and were fined
$5. each making an aggregate OF
$40. for the county treasury.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-07-09

Mr.: Henry McManus, who has
made very efficient night police
man here, has been appointed on
the State constabulary to take the
place of Constable H. j. Faile
whose death occurred few weeks
ago.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-04-01

Mr.. Brannan, of Jamaica, Is author
ity for the statement that by making
a continuous whoop or hum he can
gather swarms of mosquitoes about
his head. Sir Hiram Maxim finds that
it is only the male mosquitoes that
are so attracted. one of the large
outdoor electric lamps at q Saratoga
hotel. owing to some slight defect.
made low humming noise. This lamp
always attracted the mosquitoes. but
only males. When the lamp was
started, every male mosquito would at
once turn toward the lamp. and then
fly in the direction whence the sound
proceeded. Sir Hiram Maxim is al
so quoted to the effect that If tuning
fork giving Off a musical note whose
pitch is similar to that OF the hum of
the female mosquito. is struck within
twenty feet OF a male mosquito the lat
ter will at once turn about face the
music and erect the two little feathers
)n IT'S head. after the manner OF a cock.
ltOO.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-04-01
Tho Time to spread the Manure

\ problem to many farmers Is when
10 spread the manure. III done i'm the
fall upon plowed ground the land may
lose portions of the plant food by
flow of water from the land. If done
in the spring the work comes during
busy period. In such cases the topog
raphy of the land is largely to be con
Sidercd. and no plan or method will
apply for all. The effects of lining the
land are also frequently discussed. but
the application of lime must be GOV
crncd by the amount of green material
plowed under. the requirements of the
soil regarding lime and its acidlty. The
farmer must cndcavor To- study his
conditions, for too little lime may be
of no service. while TOO much may
cause injury
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-04-01
WORDS OF WISDOM.

A man should not place happiness as
the sole aim of his existence: he
should strive to win honor and distinc-
ton, to benefit his fellow men, and
above ALL TO fulfil his duty, with no
higher reward here below than his
own approval.
Work by method and on system
oven where severe, is conducive to long
life, while idleness is the sure pre-
cursor of mental degeneration.
Unshaded happiness is unknown in
the abode of men. Unlighted misery
has never been the history of mortal
life
Time is like a creditor who allows
an ample space of time 20 make up ac-
counts but is memorable at last.
Laying the axe to the branches in
stead of the root of the tree" will not
keep new ones from sprouting.
He who seeks after what is impossi-
BILE ought in Justice TO be denied what
is possible
We live in anticipation; realization
comes with death.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-04-01
The siIo in summer.

Did any of our readers in the parts
of the country West whore they were
drought stricken last summer have Il
Silo full of silage to fail back upon?
II they did then they are in position
TO realize what ii means to have such
a resource against drought and poor
pasture. If they did not. then they
should mt once determine to be so pro-
Vided another season There is hardly
season when during part ut least of
the summer the silo will not prove n
valuable aid to the keeper of live
stock, and in many sections the owners
of silos are fast coming to the conclu
sion that the silo is almost as valuable
in the summer as i'm the winter We
have heretofore given our experience
in regard TO the way sllage keeps when
left alone.
We Were about to go to work filing
the silos. and in one there were about
twenty-five tons left over from the
previous season. We were going to
town. ms many farmers do when it
would be better for them TO stay at
home, and left orders for the silo to be
cleaned out ready to begin filling the
next day. When we returned in the
afternoon we found that twenty five
tons of as good sllage as we ever saw
had been piled ont in the barnyard as
manure. Had we been ut home and
seen its condition after the thin.
mOuldy top was removed. that silage
would have been saved. We learned
then that The silagc will keep If left
alone. and how long it will keep we
do not know. but we do know that if
there is any left over i'm the spring it
is best to take care of it to tide over
summer droughts. Now, let all Of
our readers put this in their pipes and
smoke over it. and resolve to have
some silage next summer and be indie
pendent of dry weather.-Prairie
Farmer.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-04-01
Orchards For Chicken Runs.

one of the poorest chicken runs one
can build is that barren of all shade
1t is impossible for the chickens to
find pleasure and comfort in such
q cherries place. All through the
summer they will suffer from the heat.
and the chief object of the run will
De uullifed for good part OF the
year. Shade is necessary for the wei
fare OF the fowls and lt should be sup
piled artihcially If nature has not al
ready given 10. We should cndeayor
10 make the poultry yards both attrac-
tive and profitable Now one of the
best ways 10 do this is to select wisely
fruit trees and plant them I'm the run
for shade for he fowls and for their
fruit. Fowls and fruit can be raised
together successfully. and one will net
almost as much as the other Every
acre of poultry land not occupied by
fruit trees ] consider wasted. or rather
it is falling TO- produce all that it
should. There still exists arr old notion
that fruit and fowls cannot DE raised
successfully together but that should
De dispclled no prove this try q plan
similar to mine
Select plum cherry. apple or pear
trees fer tine poultry run taking care
That good varieties of commercial fruit
Doc obtained from % reliable nursery
Plant these fIr enough apart So that
the trees Will have room 90 grow
ana expand If dwarf varieties are
selected they can be planted much
closer together Plum trees should not
bc planted closer than twelve feet aud
The apple and cherry trees nearer than
twenty foet file chicken run should
ha planted With blue grass and clover.
and iue grass viii add greatly to the
fertility of the SOIL When the trecs
are first planted they should Doe sur.
rounded 10y fence of chicken wire.
but when they have become well esiab.
lished they viii not need this protec-
tiou The fowls viii do mo- damage
then t0 tine roots Indeed. it is well
to cultivate the soil around the trees
and let the chickens scratch and wal
low iu if The chickens will actually
do all The cultivation that the trees
need and if we ADD little rich
manure every year around The roots
little further attention viii bee needed
The chickens VIII Keep down apple
tree Doreis gruD- and worms. and
where c1torp..ars ana other insects
get on tho leaves and branches f ls
only necessary tO di-lOdge them by
shaking The chickens viii then att
tend boz them Iu this way one can
make ,ho fruit yield almost as much
I'D
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-04-01
Whom Hcrrincs Mcrc P1cnlr.

I'm former days herring were so
abundant i'm Newfoundland waters
that the most wanton slaughter of
them was permitted without any re-
striction whatever Sc.nes were al
lowed to retain 1000 or 2OOO barrels
of tine fish until they persisted and
then thc net was freed and thc whole
contents fell To- the bottom to pollutc
the ocean for miles around when "a
po1chiug smack was captured the her
Ring DO had ON board were all thrown
into the sea, and frequently boats
when chased rcsotod TO hp same
means to get ria of discriminating cv
.dcncc. The fish then fetched only
fifty cents "a barrel of 1000 herring. or
ten for cent. they sell now u Ampr-
can cities sometimes for five cents the
single fish, Such vanton waste grad
ually had ij- cnact and now the colon
ial fishing laws safeguard the indus.
,ry more vigilautly and fishermen of
900 classes know better how 100 bus.
band their resources iu ibis direction.
To-day herring bait usually brings So
b8rroI aud sometimes twic, That
and JHa -muggInr who plans tp land
cargo aJ ST. Pierre contracts for $40
barrel before hoe touches rope on
bis boat
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-04-01
one Source of Fertile Land.

The selection OF live stock depends
upon the fertility of the farm. Some
breeds can forage better than others.
some can find subsistence ON billy land
that cannot be plowed. and some re.
quire less care than others: but there
are breeds which thrive only on lux
uriant paSturage and which demand
attention during all seasons of the
year. On certain farms only the active
breeds are suitable, hut on other farms
the most profit is derived by the use
of breeds that give return for the
extra labor bestowed. Every farmer
must be capable OF selecting what he
requires, ana if he is unable To do SO
then ne has something To learn as a
farmer. What each farmer should en-
deavOr to do is TO plan intelligently
i'm advance his operations for the year.
He may probably learn much by ob.
serving his neighbors. but there will
he some conditions on his farm that
do not apply TO their soils. and he
must solve the problems unaided Much
benefit is derived by farmers from the
work OF the experiment stations. but
the farmer should also make his farm
one on which TO experiment. The
information given from the stations
will be valuable and of great assist.
ance. but the many little details per.
tanning TO each farm cannot he antici-
pated by the directors of the stations,
and farmers can therefore not only
educate themselves by experiments,
but also be of service to the stations
by making known their experience.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-04-01

Crushing corn seems to be satlsfac-
tory for calves colts and all young
cattle during the average season. par
ricularly if they are being fed to the
limit. 1t is also desirable at any sea
son for dairy COWS. Corn and cob
meal seem to be more satisfactory than
corn meal. because of the fact that the
cob, while il has no nutritive value.
mas favorable effect on the animals
stomach. For steers two years old
and particularly for healthy hogs. it is
doubtful whether any preparation OF
grain feed is necessary other than pos
sibly the Smelling of the corn near the
nd of the fattening period.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-04-01

Wood ashes give excellent results
on sandy soils, due to the lime and
potash i'm the ashes For fruit trees
wood ashes have been found excellent.
and they also benefit clover and grass.
On heavy soils much of the value of
the ashes is due to the lime. and where
potash is required no better fertilizer
can be found than ashes. Coal ashes
contain little OF no plant food. and for
agricultural purposes would not pay
for the hauling. ON sandy soil the
coal ashes sometimes serve to make
the land little heavier.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-04-01

There is the well known medical
story of the old lady who imagined
That She had q frog i'm her stomach.
Her doctor. after vaiuly trying to per.
suade her that t was only Imagination
considered little deception justihablc
TO prevent this idea becoming fixed in
her mind Having administered an
cmctic. hc managed to adroltly intro
ducc frog into thc basin. as If II had
Just arrived from the old lady's stom-
ach. The patients joy was great. as
there was proof positive that she had
been right all along as TO the cause OF
her illness. Her JOY was as soon over.
cloudcd. as the idea struck her that
although there was The old frog. there
might be little frogs left behind. The
doctor. however was equal TO this sud.
den emergency. for ON "a rapid exam
ination of the frog Inc Immediately as.
sured the patient that her fears were
groundless, as her late guest was n
gentleman frog Notes and Queries.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-04-01
A BIG HOTEL BILL.
bridegroom Thought Expenses of Marie
Life Were Heavy.

Matrimony sometimes comes high.
but that cuts no ice with the man who
once gets the marriage microbe as big
as river shrimp in his veins. And
the older the victim is when the dis
ease fastens its fangS i'm his system
the less he cares for expenses. and he
VIII spend his last dollar as If it were
n withered leaf and he owned whole
forest of fall frost touched trees.
Every one knows this peculiar weak
ness of the newly married man. and he
Is looked upon as easy money. To get
his bank roll is like taking candy from
a baby. The chances are thousand
to one that he has Dragged to the girl
about the big salary he is earning I'M
til he believes il himself and starts out
to make Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
look like thirty-cent n day clerk.
But about the worst proposition one
OF them ever ran up against happened
in New Orleans day or two ago He
finally succeeded IN winninga charming
woman for his wife and. after spend
ing few days at Bay St Louis. re-
turned TO this city and put up" nj one
of the leading hotels. He and the pro-
prietor were well known to each other
and. as the landlord knew that nothing
was too good for his old friend. the
best in the house was placed at his dis
posal.
The couple remained at the hotel
two days, and then the bridegroom
called for his bill. When he saw It
his young wife came near being
widow.
The bill was for the modest sum of
$4,000. and bore the businesslike in
scription. please settle" Making an
excuse TO get away from the desk the
Benedict hastily sought friend and
asked his advice. "Scnd your check
for the amount" was the advice he re-
ceived. Thinking that any fool friend
could have given that kind of advice
the man went away back and sat down
to think the matter over.
Finally it dawned upon him that the
bill was hoax and, taking his friends
advice, he wrote a check on an imag-
mary bank and sent it to the landlord,
who then sent him rcceipted bill.
The whole transaction was like buy
ing gold brick with counterfeit
money.
But the man nearly dropped dead
when he first got the bill, and now he
says that the next bridal trip he takes
he will either make Il written contract
with all hotel men or take out an ac-
cident insurance policy that covers
death by heart disease.-New Orleans
Democrat.