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Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1902-12-24

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Marble Yards, each, per
year 9 90
Agents for marble works
or quarries, per year, 800
Dealers in soda water, or
other soft drinks sold from
founts (prOvided that the
fountain apparatus and at
tachments shall not be in
cluded as stock III estimat.
ing the license tax to be
paid by merchants), per
year 500
Sign painters, per day 81;
per year 800
Agents or dealers in wood
or coal, per year 600
Dyers and cleaners, per
year, 500
Eating or lunch houses,
per year 500
Harness repair shops, Per
year 300
Agents or dealers in hides
and tallow, furs and wool,
each, per year 500
Sec 2 The charges for Ii.
censes in any business not enum.
Grated in section one Of This ordi-
nance shall be determined by the
Mayor.
Sec. 3. That whenever in this
ordinance the term dealer is used,
the same shall include not ONLY
the principal, but, in his, her or
their absence, shall include any
agent, clerk or employee msnag-
ing the business respectively re
ferred to, and gener ally where q
license is herein imposed for the
carrying on of any business, and
the same is carried on by any
agent, clerk or employee, such
agent, clerk or employee shall be
subject 10 the penalties herein
imposed, should the said business
be carried on without taking out
such license iu the came mauuur
as if ho, she or they was or were
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1902-12-24

southern city. On rickety
- table In one corner stood a
M broken vase, which showed
- remnants Of its pristine
AZ beauty as the light of a stray
sunbeam shone through its
ruby depths. A long. stemmed,
withered rose which it held was
doubtless reminder of some
happier hour. The occupants of
the room were a mother and her
three children, q puny babe, a
little girl, perhaps three years of
age, and a boy about seven years
her senior. There was nothing
about the room to suggest that
the family had ever been com.
toItably placed as regards this
worlds goods, save the broken
Venetian vase, but the face of
the mother as she bent over the
walling babe, trying to soothe
and still It's cries, bore the traces
Of what had once been the most
refined type of beauty.
Only short year ago, Mary
Derwent and her little family
had been living in omparative
comfort, but suddenly her hus-
band lost his position as head
clerk in large establishment.
which, owing 10 the pressure Of
the times, had failed. Unfortu-
nateiy, ne fell seriously i'll Of q
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1902-12-24

! ooNS S~iS vi hiLD, anu Oh US, 700.
We must not hide our trouble
from your aunt any longer it is
not justice to our children"
Where, meantime, was little
Harry, and what was his object
IN visiting the great publishing
house Of Ford & Co? Looking
at the huge, seven-story building
with all It's windows ablaze with
light, you would wonder what
purpose the child had in mind.
Nearly a year before, Mary
Derwent, when the beginning of
their troubles had come, had
mailed u story to the Manhattan n
Magazine, entering the competi-
ton for a prize of $500, which
had been offered. MaryDerwent,
In her happier days, had written
verse which had been accepted
and published. The prospect of
coming trouble had stimulated
her, as it has many other, to lit
erary effort, In the hope Of giving
her family the helping hand.
Poverty had knit this little fam
lily into a closer and more init
mate union than ordinarily exists
In families, and they had talked
things over together, but long
since Mary had ceased to wonder
about her story, giving it up for
lost.
The thought of it came as an
inspiration to small Harry, and
he meant to beg money for the
story it was his errand. "Sure-
~" thought the child, "the good
edi,or will buy it if he knows
how hungry We all are"
Harry's tired little feet at last
reached the building where the
Manhattan Magazine was pub
Hshed, and through his earnest
solicitation he was admitted to
the editorial rooms, where he
told hs errand. After some ques.
tlOnipg, he wGs informed that
Mary Derwent's story had won
GI5t prize, and ss she had sent no
address except "City," thov had
| forwarded the check to the gen.
oral delivery Office.
1t was so far to the postofTice,
: aU' That '-,t.T .uu.l ,uv tlaaG.
80 Harry trudged bravely on. A.
last De was there. There we're
two le,0r"E, one for his father.
d be C.ulUu,l Jue.. .sat.. in ms
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1902-12-24

Concluded ou I~so s.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-14
...-o,,r with the s. key |"

wrong with the s key"
 "Perhaps the date has something to do with it." said the foreman. "Anyway' vou may lay off the balance of the night and I will have your keyboard over hauled"
 "The unlucky 1s. eh?-it does look like I am up against it," rejoined verge.
 The young man who had only a snort while before gone to work in such buoy ant spirits, went out into the. cold night and for hours he strolled about the well-lighted streets. thinking Of the strange actions of machine No. 8. It was near 2 o'clock when Verge entered his room and retired, but he could not sleep' and it was long after daylight when ne fell into restless slumber. He had iald awake for hours trying to solve the mys- terv of tho "s" key, and in his dreams could see strange looking little 'ss' mt ting about him.
 When Verge awoke the sun was shin ing brightly into his window. Dressing hurriedIy. he left his room and was re- naIrin1 to A nearby restaurant when he met The Bazoo machinist
 Hello. Fritz Cambreaker, how did you come out with the 8 keyT' inquired Verge. fl,
 "yell I tell you" replied Fritz: "l cleans it oop und puts blumbago on II | und af no trouble. When you hlts II one time. you get one; twice. two. und | so on."
 Verge thanked Fritz for the information and said he hoped he wo@d have no more trouble with No. ss.
 | When time was called that night In The Bazoo linotype room, Verge was ready for work and had hopes of reaiiz- ing his ambition to produce ZOO mes oy press time- but he was doomed to dlsap- pointment. It,, L.
 Just as on the night previous. when he struck the ''s' key, twenty matrices were assembled before him.
 Ting-a-ling-ling sounded the machinis' call bell and when Fritz looked at th' annunciator he saw registered No. S9.
 Dot s' key" muttered Fritz; what's the matter mit himT'
 Sure enough, when Fritz reached No & he found Verge sitting in his chair star ing at something on or near the "s' key ana the twenty "s" assembled before him.
 when this performance had been re heated several nights, things began tt look gloomy to Verge and he was on thu
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-14

pacer, with a record of 2:o4 If for the first season out. The other pacers that have earned distinction are Dan Patch and Prince Alert. The fast son of Joe Patchen, 2:O1 l-4, reduced his record from 2:O4 1-2 to 1859 1-2, coming dangerously close to the 1:59 1-4 of Star Pointer, that has stood since 1897. Prince, the fast hoppled sidewheeler, reduced the world 8 record for pacing geldings from 200 S-4 to 200, being the third light harness per former to reach the minutes. Another pacer entitled to mention is Dan R., 2:O4. winner of seven races and second on the list of money-winning pacers:
 Among the youngsters Gail Hamilton, 2:11 3-4, a 3-year-old Ally by Oakland Baron. 2:O9 1-4, is the fastest trotter Of her age for the season, her earnings amounting to $12.0OO. Katherine A, 2li, by Wigglngs. 2:19 1-2, tied the worlds rec cord for 2-year- Allies and trotted the two fastest consecutive heats ever shown by Ally of her age.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-14
"1N CfF1cTo-wHAr IT MEANS.
Two Pictures Which Reveal Phases
 Of Washington Life.
Washington Post.

Washington Post.
 'In office" Those two little words are more significant of broken promises, blighted political faith and blasted hopes than any other two in the language. At the same time they convey a pride of possession that is the breath of life to some people. A colored maid recently employed by the wife of Western Sen ator confided to Mrs. Senator that her steady company" was "in office" and the pride with which she made the an- nouncement indicated her belief that he was in class not far removed from the Senator. Inquiry developed the fact that the maids steady" was laborer in one of the departments. But here is the oth- CT picture. An elevator conductor at the Capitol was one of the most influential politicians in his section of a Western State. He was an important factor in the community in which he lived. He had good business and money in bank. The desire of his life was to be fin office" He came to Washington with the Sem ator whose election he had championed, expecting to obtain a lucrative position at once. He was disappointed. Too 'prouf4 to return to his home town without hav~ ing tasted the fruits of political office, he waited many weary months. Finally his Senator got the position of elevator conductor for him. Now this man, whose influence was sought by a Senator and who cut an important figure in his own State is serving at the call of anybody at the Capitol capable of pressing a push button. A few days ago he escorted al party of his old friends and neighbors to the principal points of interest about the city. They wanted to see the Presl-N dent and. putting on a bold front he took them to the White House. and made the effort Unfortunately the President
 was engaged with some members of the Cabinet or he might have received the party. As it was the rebuff added only
 a trihe to the burden of disappointment | already borne by the man ''in office"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-14

point of giving up his position on The Bazoo and leaving the place forever, when something happened which saved him his situation and secured for his wife and loved ones at home the presents he had been striving to get for them. Verge was aimlessly walking down Main Avenue when his attention was drawn to the window of rubber stamp factory. He stopped and at once his gaze became riveted upon a stencil in the window.
 Standing out in bold relief in the stem cil was a small letter "s' which was in verted, causing the letter to be larger at the top than the bottom The letter so closely resembled that on machine No. | 9 that Verge immediately retraced hls steps to The Bazoo office to see what 1t | was about the machine that caused the | letter ''s' to become so immovably nxed in his mind that it followed him about the streets and stared at him through show windows.
 | Reaching his machine Verge saw at a glance that the "s' key button was turn | cd uuside down, just as the letter was in the stencil. and lost no time setting it right.
 Before learning to operate linotype machine, Verge was composltor, ana m setting movable types acquired the habit l of picking up the types just as they lay in the case and turning them before de- posting them in the type receptacle. | Consequently, when he went to work on machine No. 89 in The Bazoo linotype room, his mind was so occupied with thoughts of his wife and children in a distant city that the old methods came back to him. and seeing the "s' key up- side-down, he attempted to turn it. as
 he did the movable types. and caused all of the "s's" in the magazine to be re- | leased. The noise of such rapid assemo- ling of matrices always aroused him.
 but just as soon as he again began to manipulate the keys. his thoughts would turn to that distant city in the East so dear to him. and he imagined himself back at the type case
 Since changing the 's' key. Verge has
 experienced no further difficulty with No
 s9 and produces over 1000 lines each
 night he works; Fritz Cambreaker has 1aid aside his "bumbago" box and Mrs
 Verge and children will enjoy A merry Christmas when the expressman delivers
 the good things sent them by M. Leader
 Verge, The Bazoos swift operator. who
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-14
CARE OF THE FINGER NAILS.
Seemingly Trivial Neglect Often Spoils the Appearance of Hands.

Those who have resided in Paris have frequently remarked that no French man icure uses a cutice knife or steel nail cleaner. The little orangewood sticks sharpened to a broad point are used to push back the encroaching cuticle and to clean the nails after each washing Of the hands In this way the delicate en- amel of the nail is not injured and the under surface of the nail point is kept smooth. The French manicures, too. pol ish more often with bit of chamois rath- CT than a regular polisher, and cut the nails with a clipper instead of curved scissors. These clippers come in pairs, one for cutting the nails of each hand. Emery boards or a velvet file IS recom- mended for the little fling needed to shape the nails. Never cut the cuticle around the nail, but press back lightly with the orangewood stick. Daily brief care when the nail Is soft from the use of soap and water is all that is needed to keep the hands in good condition, with a weekly manicuring Use lemon juice instead of any other acid to remove the stains.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-14
WON BIG MONEY.
More Than $eo0,ooo Distributed
 Amonc, Trotters and Pacers.

Among Tr0tterS anu z GaSoAS'
 More than $6OO, 900 in stakes and purses were distributed among the trotters ana pacers that took part in the twelve Granu Circuit meetings and hve other DE nheet in1s that followed, ending at Mempms' If required no less than 2,119 heats to decide the 2s6 races contested at these seventeen meetings, according to the st@- tistician of The American Sportsman.
 There were 932 starters and tho tune average for all these races was put trtde slower than 2:10. Twenty-nine new o.1o trotters entered the list, and the 2lO nacing list had sixty-nine new adoltlohs Six trotters previously in the z:lO hst re- duced their records, while twenty-tour 2.1O pacers took new recoros. Ahohs the sensational trotters of the year Ma for DeImar Is entitled to particular men tion Commencing the season with record of 2:15, he reduced the same 10 DOS 1-2 eaualing the worlds record for trottinR geldings, lowering the record TOT svear-old trotters and also estaohshlhs several minor records. His total win nin9s for the season amounted to nearly s2O OO0 Rythmic, POS, the blind son or oakland Baron. 2:09 1-2, heads the nst of winning trotters, having started the season green. and, but Tor an lhJuty Is- ceived at Lexington, would undoubtedly have added to the list of winnings.
 The California trottlng mare, Anzelia' reduced her record from 2:10 1-2 to 2:O6 3-4, winning seven races and earning three second moneys, notwithstanding the fact that she was inclined to be erartic at times. Dulce Cor. 2;OS 1-2. now carries the title of champion green trotting mare' de- throning Eleata, 2:06 3-4 Another sensa- tional performance was that of the great wagon trotter, John A. MckerTon, that reduced his record from 2:lO to 2:O0 l-4' heinz the fastest trotter to take new record this year. and sharing with Dl- rectum, 2:05 i-4, the honor of being the fastest trotting stallion in the world.
 Direct Hal is in a class by himself | among the pacing performers. having won thirteen consecutive races, earning SIS, ,55e, and being the champion green
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-14
THE MYSTERY OF MACHINE NO. @.

ING-A-LING rang out the ma .
 chinist call bell in the linotype
 machine room of The Bazoo
 in Sedalia.
 The operator who pressed the
 button was a young man who
 just struck town and had been put to work on machine No. S9.-s From the time his nimble fingers press ed the ivory keys to compose the article he was given to set for the paper un- til the nights work was finished he was constantly in need of the machinists as distance, and the oftener he called the more puzzled was the machtnist to know the cause of the machines peculiar &C., tions.
 Night after night this young operator would begin work on machine No. sS ana experience the same difficulty in operat- Inq it as was encountered the first night and as time wore on deeper grew the mystery. rome and he went to The Bazoo recom- mended as one of the fastest linotype op- orators i1 the United States. having ac- centably filled positions on some Of the largest papers in the East and West ..bere requirements were most exacting Werye reached Sedalla in the afternoon of December l3 1902. and was the nrs' o-,erator to enter The Bazoo linotype Saoro after supper, and was ready and aagar to begin work long before the other onnrators left their homes
 ICbristmas was approaching and Verge anxious to begin operations in order to make as much money as possible IT tSe short time intervening. He had .Ttfe and loved ones at home to whom h' wished ito send presents ana ieN conn Sa,t he could turn out 2.OOo lines saer night he worked .,.,-,, .aIled and Verge was the first operator c,t ot 200 to finish a line and put hii machine in motion-but that vas all
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-14
A Story of the Modern Methods of Set
 ting Types.
BY W. E. PHILLIPS.
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The second line was only half finished when something happened. The small letter "s" key seemed to become wedged and it sounded like a hail-storm was in progress until the channel was emptied of its contents. The lines composed were:
 The Sedalia Bazoo will continue to print the newssssssssssssssssss
 Verge thought nothing of this. He had seen many keys stick before. but, when he looked for the obstruction which he supposed was holding the key down. he could find nothing.
 The matrices were returned 10 the magazine and Verge again attempted to compose the second line of The Bazoo' s leading editorial. Just as before, every ''s' in the magazine came tumblinB down and Verke once more had this line be- fore him:
 the news sssssssssgssss-
 Then 1t was that Verge rang for Fritz Cambreaker. the machinist. to come to his aid The key spring was first examined and found to be all right; then the key was taken out, but nothing was found which was liable to cause to stick.
 Verge" said the machinist. T can find nothing wrong init dis key. Try tt some more und if 1t sticks agin, call me | once" All rlRnLp answered. NoIBof oHb ~'d losing considerable time" Click-cIick-click sounded the falling matrices until the ''s' key was touched when an avalanche of "s's" were dumped before the astonished Verge.
 Here you are" cried Verge, these durned s's again"
 You don't say?" said Fritz.
 'Yes and if ths think keeps up I will not set 1000 lines tonight" | "What's the trouble. Vefge?" asked thu foreman. who had started down the lin' to see what the operator on machine No | lss was doing.
 Well. I don't know exactly" replied Verge ''but there seems to be somsthlnl
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-14
A Scheme.

"He says he's bound to have his magazine read" @Hows he going to do h2' | 'He's going to put the reading matter wheHe | tho advertising usually is.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-14

came so near being ruined by the re- membrance of types and methods Of days long agone.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-14

When a photograph doesn't look like you, it is said to be a study"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-14

The Advantage Afforded Us. facilities accorded the has
  to sell cheaper ana on easer others whop the
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-03-13

FDally Except Sunday.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-03-13
Terms of Subscription:

The bard has sung. God never formed 4
soul
without its own peculiar mate. to meet
Its wandering half. when ripe to crown
the whole
Bright plan of bliss. most heavenly. most
complete,
But thousand evil things there are that
hate
To look on happiness these hurt impede.
And lcagucd with time. space. circum-
stance and fate.
Keep kindred heart from hcartto pine,
and pant and bleed.
And as the dove to Palmyra flying
From where her native fountS'of Anti
och beam.
Weary, exhausted longing painting sighting
Lights sadly at the deserts bitter
stream
So many soul, DER lifc'S drcar desert
faring.
Loves pure, congcnal spring unbound,
unqualified.
Suffers, rccOils-thcn thirsty aud despair
ing
OF what It would, dcSccnds and sips the
nearest draught.
Maria del Occldcntc.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-03-13

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of suffering with which SO many women
are familiar. Often this pain is asso-
Cltcd with nervousness, slceplcsSness
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In such casc5 the oction of Or. PierCe's
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cures female weakness. 1t cures when
al other means have been tried i'll vain.
Sick women are invited to consult DIR.
Pierce, by letter. free. All correspond
cncc is held as strictly private and
sacrcdly confidential. Address DR.. X. V.
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In little over thirty years DR.. Pierce,
assisted by his staff of nearly a score of
physicians, has cured more than half
million women.
81 was a great sufferer for ak years and doc
torcd all the time with a number OF different
physicians, but did not receive any benefit"
writes Mis-. George ~nglCu, OF tiI Bondd street,
Saginaw (Southl Mich. zone day as l was
reading paper saw your h'NctllstlltH anu
although had given Ip all hope Of ever getting
better, thought would write to you When |
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commenced II take your Favoritc PrcsCrip-
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iousuess.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-03-13
ADVERSE CRITICISM.
And Miss Roo seveIt WiIlNOt
Help Crown a King.

The American press keeps many
Americans from acting the fool
now and then. The following
dispatch from Washington City is
proof of the fact stated:
1t is definitely known here that
Miss Alice Roosevelt will not at
tend the coronation of King Ed
ward. While the statement is not
made at the White House, it is adj
mitted that Il report to this effect
is true. The cancellation of Miss
Roosevelt's plans to participate in
the great function at the British
capital is said to he the result of
adverse criticism which has come
to the Presidents ears. from all
parts of the country upon the I'M
official announcement that his
daughter would lend her presenc e
to the coronation festival. 1t was
said in explanation at the White
House today it had never been Of
ficially announced Miss Roosevelt
would attend the coronation and
that no official explanation was
necessary either in the event of
her remaining at home or attend
the event.