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Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1902-04-26
STATE PENSIONS.
Much Delay on Part Of CUurty
Boards With Reports.

While the law provides that
the pension money shall be dis.
tributed on the first Monday of
April of each year, owing to the
part of certain county pension
board and their failure TO make
reports to the state board on the
first Monday of March. as re-
quired by the rules Of rhe state
boards,the state board has been
unable to examine new applica-
tions and dispose Of them until
today their second meeting The
reports from some counties have
been received since the first of
April, and Struggling applica-
tions from counties have been
coming i'll up to the present,
some in fact were received by
the board to day.
The members composing the
state board are anxious to dis
bruse this fund at the earliest
date possible, and any delay in
disbursing the same cannot
properly be charged to them.
1t is fact, that if the board
had held their meetings the 9TH
day of April, for instance, which
was beyond the date the last
regular list was received nd
disapproved all those app. "a
tions that were not in due form
several hundred deserving peo-
pie, who as it is will receive
pensions, would have been left
OIL the list entirely; but the
board having returned them
for corrections, the delay caused
| has resulted in their being on.
The state pension board would
i"c the various county papers
to publish this statement.
Signed
y norl,o,,,
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Ex-Governor ID. II. Chamberlain
Praises Hampton.

EA"VUhcfHOF ~. III. .tnamDertaln
Praises Hampton.
In letter to the Springfield
Republican Ex-Governor ID. H.
Chamberlain speaks very kindly
of General Wade Hampton. He
says :
l venture to say that South
Carolina has never had great
orator or statesman who could
have done what Hampton did {;
could have led the state so wisely
and mssterfully as Hampton did
In the circumstances under which
he did his most conspicuous and
valuable work.
am not saying that what
Hampton did was the wisest thing
that could have been done. I am
only expressing my conviction
that as the leader of his people
in a great, vital political and
social struggle he played high
part, part which no other citizen
OF the state was probably equal
to; a part which in my judgment
no other citizen of the state at
any period of her history could
probably have played so well.
His mastery of men, of self willed,
even reckless, men was absolute,
his power of directing and con-
trolling the forces with which he
had to deal and to reach the re-
suits he aimed at, was truly won
derful. In the height of sur
rounding excitement he could be
serene and collected ; in moments
when it was easy to be unre-
strained he could be moderate.
Whoever else lost his balance,
Hampton never did.
Back of all this courage and
poise and self-control and sup
porting them all, there was be.
yond doubt firm conviction that
his cause was the cause of justice
of peace and of civilization. No
man who knew Hampton or is
familiar with his career can doubt
his profound devotion to public
welfare. One may question the
wisdom of his policy, may think
another and different policy might
have brought better results, but
no one who is well informed can
question HamptOn's fidelity to
his own best judgment. He
steadily followed the right as he
saw it, and he was as sure to
follow it in days Of defeat as in
days of victory. He felt the
slings and arrows of outrageous
fortune, as we'll as The applause
and cheers Of his fellow citizens,
but through il all he bore him
self, so far as / can see, without
mistake or fault, from the point
OF view he took.
Over his open grave nothing
could persuade me to utter dis
praise or blame, il 1 could see the
gravest mistake in his career, for
| feel sure he was true at all times
IN what he raOrarJnI o., h;a I7,f,-
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THE DANGEROUS GOAT
BROUGHT INTO COURT

The "BiIly" Was Side Degree
Not III Ritual of the WnOdman
of the World. Rev. JL. Oates
Had Ridden Him Safely.
Special to The State.
Yorkville, April 23.-The case
of Samuel W.Mitchell, suing the
Woodmen of the World for $25,
900 for alleged injuries while
being initiated in the lodge of
Hickory Grove, this county, a
year ago, was resumed when
court met this morning.
Sovereign Commander Root
identified the certificate given to
plaintiff in favor of his wife.
Mitchell again testified. He
said he is still member of camp
and pays all dues. He was rough
ly handled at initiation; no one
held him on the goat; didn't know
how he got off. He was told to
sit up, but said Chow the devil
can l sit up here?" Said he had
typhoid fever in 1884 and DIR.
Ward attended him. He hauled
flour for Morehead on the after
noon before his initiation. He
had asked DIR. Ward for a certifi-
cate as to his injury for his law
yer, but was refused. Said his
credit is good at Hickory Grove.
The goat, mounted on two
wheels with handle at the back
and the seat covered with some
thing like sheep skin, was brought
into the court by defendants
who intended producing it before
being subpoenaed. The three
defendants were sworn and told
to operate it as they had on plain
tiff, Prof. Linley acting as a
candidate. There was much
merriment in the court room.
A PREACHERS TESTIMONY.
Rev. j. l.. Oates and a number
of witnesses said there was a man
on each side and one at the
handle during initiation of plain
tiff. He said it was a side de-
gree and not in the regular work.
He said Mitchell laughed and
hollered while on the goat and
said "Get up" to the goat. He
was tilted forward over the goats
head, alighting on his feet, being
supported by attendants. He
got mad then and wanted to fight
and said he was hurt, but re-
mained until the close of meeting
half hour or so. The goat was
bought by a private subscription
of members.
Defendants counsel proposed
offering ritual in evidence but
counsel on other side admitted
there was no goat business in it.
Rev. Mr.. Oates and others had
ridden the goat the same as the
plaintiff had done.
DR.. Ward testified that Mitch.
ell had fever some years ago and
bad effects had followed. He
said Mitchell asked him last sum
mer for certificate as to injuries
received, but he could not give
it.
Mitchell on the stand denied
DR.. Wards statements in strong
terms and the judge admouished
him.
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}. p. Derham

}. 7. Derham,
COmpt. Gen. and Chairman,
G H. NcMaster,
W. D. Startling,
w. II. Harden,
DR.. p. f. Griffin,
State Pension Board.
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McustruatiOn made Reg
and Pains in sides, Hips a
Simmons SCuaw Vine VIZ
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deal of comedy about a theatrical ex
change, and comedy goes.

deal of comedy about theatrical ex,
change, and comedy goes.
The sole business of the theatrica,
exchange is to supply attractions to
managers for every kind of show, and
as most speciality people are under con
tract with one agent or another dur
ing the season this is done with al
much system as prevails in well-regu
lated banking institution. Whole pro
grammes are made up by the agen,
as a manager is required to do but one
thing sign a check covering the cost
The price of complete performances
ranges from $40 to 81, $50, not includ.
ing transportation expenses, which thu
manager is required to pay.
Individual acts are naturally rated
according to the ability and popularity
of individual actors. Speciality people
draw much higher salaries than those
engaged in legitimate work, but, even
at that, they are admittedly underpaid
considering the character of some OF
their acts. For instance, woman will
stand against board and allow a
man to hem in her body with sharp
knives, thrown a distance of Is feet
for $50 day (list price,, and two
knockabout comedians will. beat and
batter themselves numerically for
SOS day Qist price,. This is sample
of the salaries paid to men and women
who appear on the variety stage, vet
the market is overstocked with them
all the time.
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TowSER.

Here's to that dear old. trusty pard.
Comrade. OF woodland. street and yard,
Who ne'er was wanting in time OF need.
And never swerved from his loyal creed;
With his eager tall and his loving eyes,
His ears up-cocked In attention wise,
His ringing bark and his spirit bold,
Little II matters how goes his name:
Towser or Rover. tits quite the same;
Be sure that In boyhood's catalogue
His figure Is blazoned as dog-true dog:
Ready to frolic, to fetch. to fight,
To run all day and to guard all night;
T8o follow his lord to the worlds far end
Servant and warder and faithful friend.
Where were the odds that he would not
face.
Where the path that he did not trace.
Where the stream that he could not swim !
II q weii-known whistle had summoned
him?
Snowy or rainy, cold or hot,
Light or darkness. he faltered not:
Weary his limb or torn his paw.
His masters wish was his highest law.
Oh. stanch companion Of by-gone days,
Who asked for naught but word OF praise;
Whose purest bliss, and contentment
sweet
To lie outstretched at his masters feet!
The fields still wait where we used to rove,
The squirrel chatters adown the grove.
The grouse drums loud from the messy log
But deep are thy slumbers. boyhood's dog.
Edwin l.. Sabin. In Lippincott's Maya
zine
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an impossible manner, an oyerwhelm.
ing one. A manner which puts ma
altogether into the shade in spite of
the fact that I'm q widow with gray
hairs"
Shave you gray hairs?" asked Holt.
much interested. II don't see any.
rs a mere calumny."
"There was certainly one there yes
terday. Well, at least Miss Whelan
need never fear gray hairs; her hair
is too pale-colored to show any"
"She has curiousIy coIorless hair, ]
admit" said Holt. at would almost
justify the use of hair dye. Kitty Red
ferns hair is much prettier."
$50 the other one is Kitty? Dear
little Kitty! i like Kitty. Everyone
likes her. 1t would be impossible not
to do so, for she agrees with everyone
and is of your own opinion even before
you've expressed it. She's so beauti-
fully feminine"
Holt assented. "She's like the finest
the most plastic clay, the whitest un-
written page"
ION which you write all you wish,
but the writing dries off Immediately,
leaving the surface. white as before;
while her Elasticity is of the kind
which takes, but cannot retain an i'm
preston. The moment the pressure
is removed her mind springs back tc
its original form-lessness."
at is true that her innocence OF
any opinions is sometimes perturb
ing"
"For while Echo is charming in the
fable you hardly want her seated by
your fireside"
sand shouldn't wish my wife to be
mere mush of concessions"
"You are too intelligent. There are
many men for whom Kitty Redferr
would be ideal; for the man who mere.
ly requires presentable mistress OF
his house, healthy mother for his
children. But you need something
more than this; you need compan-
ion"
"With whom l can enjoy Greek jokes
Which seems to bring me back to Mar
garet Whelan, does it not?'
20, but companion who is also
good comrade. Some one who can
appreciate your own little things as
well as those Of Aristophanes. Now,
/ should scarcely venture to try any
joke on Miss Whelan which was less
than thousand years DID,. On the
whole, don't consider her any more
suitable than Kitty. Less so, in fact.
For if one doesn't'want too much con-
cession in woman, neither does one
want too strenuous opposition. And
Miss Whelan can be strenuous. I've
heard her."
$50 have T." murmured Holt, remin
iscent.
Mrs. Eden laughed
you're exhilarating!" she told him
I'm glad exbilarate you, for I'm
much depressed myself" said he. II
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They had been having a discussion
concerning the necessity or other.
wise of purchasing a new silk dress
in order to be on a.level with the De
Moneys next door. Banks had vetoed
the purchase on the ground of ex.
travagance and want of funds, and
his wife was much put out.
Spinner ready, my dear?" he asked,
in his most conciliatory manner
Her face had been like stale thun.
derstorm ever since the disagree.
ment, and Banks wanted to change
it.
"Yes," answered Mrs. B., shortly.
"Must try again." said Banks to
himself. Then, aloud: "Ah, I'm glad
of that, my love. have what the
poets would call AN aching void
Sarah"
"You often suffer from headache
she returned, in cutting tone.
Banks drew his chair up to the
table with unnecessary noise, and re-
Trained from further attempts at
Cancellation for the rest of the day
Stray Stories.
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Sweet peas, lilac, Glove, pinks anG
aromatic flowers. such as lavendar,
are best for the sick room. Hyacinths
and tuberoses are probably the
worst.
1t is probable that at lunar mid
day the heat on the moons surface
is something like $50 degrees Fahren-
heit; while at midnight it falls to
$50 degrees of frost.
Besides the skylark, number OF
other birds sing as they fly. Among
these are the titlark, woodlark, water
peppet, sedge warbler, willow war.
bier and whin chat.
The highest magnifying power OBJ
tanned with the object glass of mi
croscope enables the eye to distin-
guish one two hundred and four mil
lion seven hundred thousandth part
of an inch.
Charles T. Schoen, of pressed steel
car fame, announces that the pressed
steel car wheel has demonstrated its
utility by severe test in actual
oCISIcC, anu tuC new P1dAu PAoJ~Se~~
for the manufacture of the wheels
will have an initial capacity of 500
wheels per day.
A new species of violet has been
discovered by Miss Lille Angel, OF
Minton Place, Orange, and Charles
Louis Pollard, curator of plants at
the Smithsonian Institution, has
named the species Viola angellae,
after the discoverer. The leaves at
tain large dimensions.
At Egg Rock, Lynn, England, bell
was hung so feet below a buoy
moored in Is fathoms of water, and
the bell swas struck by electricity
from the Egg Rock light station
power house. A person ON a ship
hears the signal by placing rod in
contact with the hull of the ship,
and the first experiments show that
the signals can thus be heard at q
distance of five miles or more.
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4 JUDGES wife --. sss, s.f "a
she Suffered for Years and
Felt Her Case Was Hope.
less..-cured by
Pe-ru.na.

Mrs. Judge McAliister writes from
1917 Wees 33rd St., Minneapolis, Minn.s
~ follows:
"fsufTered for years With = psin 81
the small of my hack and right SIDE.
|H inferfered often with my domestic
ana social duties and never supposed
fhaff would be cured, Is the doctors
medicine did not seem to help me any.
Fortunately q member Of our Or
der advised me 10 try Persna and gave
n such hirh praise fhsf fdecided to try
hi 1Ifh0u9t started In with hide
faith. / felt 50 much better Ia . week
fiat IfeIf encouraged.
al took n faithfully for seven weeks
and am happy indeed TO be able to say
fhaf I an entirely cured. Words fail
10 exnress my gratitude. Perfect
hesIf6 once more Is the best thing
could wish for; snd thanks to Pernne
4 enjoy that now. "--Minnfe E. Meal
lister:
The great popularity of Peruna a. .
catarrh remedy has tempted many
people to initiate Peruna. A great
many so-called catarrh remedies ana
catarrhal tones are to be found In
many drug-stores. These remedies can
be procured by the druggist much
cheaper than Peruna. Peruna can only
be obtained at uniform price, and no
druggist can get it cent cheaper
Thus it is that druggists are tempted
to substitute the cheap limitations OF
Peruna for Peruna. 1t is done every
day without doubt.
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MUSIC FOR THE CORONATION.
When England's King II
Crowned.

In the temporary absence of Sir
Frederick Bridge, from London he has
been employing his time, with Sir Wal
ter Parratt, master of the kings mu-
sic, in making preliminary selection
among the $50 or so of scores that have
been submitted for the prize of so
guineas offered by the Worshipful
Company of Musicians for a corona.
tionmarch, and it is expected that the
work of the fortunate winner will be
performed at the great ceremony in
June.
At present very little has been done,
however, with regard to the selection
of music for the stately rite, thought
may be pointed out that certain hymns
and canticles have established them
selves as part of the Office. This is
notably the case with the hymn sveni
Creator Spiritus, which appears in the
service of the Liber RECALLS of Richard
H., or even earlier, though it has had
some curious variations of rendering
at the different coronations. At that
of Charles I. the form used was a
rather more archaic translation than
the second one, to be found in the ordi-
nation service, in common meter. In
the coronation order of James II. the
hymn appears in Bishop Cosin's coup
let form exactly as it stands in
the ordination service now, and IA
miliar to all churchgoers at Whitsun-
tide to an ancient plain song.
Both at the coronations of William
and Mary and Queen Victoria several
verbal variations were introduced, and
at the latter the extremely singular
choice of Pelham Humphreys "Grand
Chant" was made for the "tune" to
which it was sung. Its place IN the serv-
ice is before the amounting, and the SOW
ereign kneels at the fald stool while it
is being rendered. Even older is the
TIE Deum in the service, which is to be
found in an eleventh century manu-
script at Cambridge, representing
probably the Office used for William
the Conqueror, though in the earliest
services it came at the commencement,
whereas in laterceremonials it appears
before the enthronization and homage.
At Queen yictoria's coronation. says
the London Telegraph, no fewer than
five anthems were sung, but with the
exception Of "zadok, the Priest, !" which
has always been sung since the corona
ton of Charles l., and the eighty-ninth
Psalm since that of James H., it would
seem that some latitude has been per-
United in this matter, and the last
solemnity concluded with the Halle
lujah" chorus. Owing to the great
length of the service, especially when
queen consort is crowned also, it Is
deemed probable that some reduction
in this number will be made when the
Office is finally drawn up in all its de-
tails.
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POSSIBILITIES OF
AERIAL NAVIGATION
By N. sAnTos-Dunohr..

from the capitalists who have shown interest in the subject of
aerial navigation
THE NAVIGATION OF THE AIR AS A MEANS OF RAP
I'D TRANSPORTATION IS IN KEEPING WITH THE PROG
RESS OF THE ACE Given the opportunity to test its utility and
the people to-day will up with readily than did
of of century ago take to the railway
steamship They only but demand and
when their demands complied with The science Of
aerial navigation keeping with the public demand
public ready of travel just the
capitalists Of the world ready provide the for carrying
out all the inventors have made possible
word more the possibilities. My small balloons those
used exhibiting purposes have developed speed the air
that shown by the liners the With
because OF the of the fast ships between
Europe they able produce the
drives them Atlantic in from FIVE days THE
SAME WILL. BE TRUE OF THE A1RSHP. With million dol
win possible build aishp sufficiently large carry
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VASSAh is WRITTEN ALL OVER HER
seem unable to pull this affair OF.
You tell me to get married and try
to obey you, yet my suggestions don't
find any favor in your eyes. Perhaps
you will make suggestion yourself?"
my suggestion would be such an
exceedingly obvious one"
(which is actually the reason can't
see it for myself"
ut is merely that you should make
an effort to obtain the woman you're
in love with"
"But surely I'm more or less in love
with Margaret and Kitty, tool"
Believe me, very much less rather
than more"
Dear lady! BY what signs do you
Judge me?"
by these signs" Mrs. Eden told
him. when you are really in love
with woman you don't weigh her in
the balance with anyone else. She
stands above everyone. unique and
alone. You don't ask other women
their opinion of her; you force your
opinion on them. You are in her so
ciety as often as you can manage it,
and you are filed with solicitude for
her welfare whenever she is out of
your sight. You joke with her, laugh
with her, discuss with her, and disa-
gree with her. You quarrel with her
and make it up again. You lay open
to her the subject you have nearest
your heart, and in any difficulty your
first thought is to take her advice"
"But there's no woman in the world
towards whom / feel like that but
you," said Holt with sincerity. "And-
and-but why-Lord! What a fool
you must think mel"
He moved close beside Mrs. Eden on
the sofa and took her hand between
his own!"
"Dear-my dear'--he asked her per-
suasively. 'do you think you could ever
get to love me the least bit ?"
Mrs. Eden turned away to hide her
smiles. and having subdued them
turned back with histrionic word
Of surprise upon her tongue tip, but,
looking straight into his eyes. she sud.
denly threw away play-acting and
gave him the warm and happy truth.
"You dear and foolish person!" she
murmured, could you not see I have
loved you for long?"
Now Holt, who hid some wisdom be-
meath much apparent folly, was wise
enough to let this query fail. Chicago
Tribune.
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door of communication with the adj
joining room, on either side of which
hangs a large picture in heavy gold
frame. The floor is polished, and
thick carpet comes within yard OF
the wall ali round. The coffee is ex-
cellent, but one doubts its potency
when, on turning round. one is con-
fronted by the partitioning wall,
doors, pictures, and all half way
through the floor! Silently it sinks be-
low. and no flaw in the polished and
even floor is perceptible! Only the
crimson walls are twice as long, and
there are bordered carpets. It h the
most perfect triumph Of mechsaical
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''0h. George" exclaimed the fair
maid with the lemon-tinted bangs, as
she accepted the bouquet, what love-
ly flowers! And they look as if they
had just been gathered, too. See,
there is little dew on them"
"Now wouldn't that jar the filing
out of ones back molars?" exclaimed
George. MY dear girl, paid 80
cents in good hard coin for those bud
let's, and | beg to assure you there
isn't cent due on them Chicago
Daily News.
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We would caution all people against
accepting substitutes for Peruna. In
sist upon having Peruna. There is no
other internal remedy for catarrh that
will take the place of Peruna. Allow
no one to persuade you to the contrary.
If you do not derive prompt and sat
isfactory results from the use of Pc
runa, write at once to DIR. Hartman,
giving full statement of your case,
and he will be pleased to give you his
valuable advice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
Ohio.
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Lord Avebury inebriated so ants, q
from one nest and rs from another,
and put them all into the nest from
which one lot had been taken. The in.
habitants at once took the helpless
strangers and threw them into the
water, while those who were citizens
of the nest were carried tenderly away
into remote corners to recover from
their festivity at leisure.--Science.