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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-02-15
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LUIGI Nf GtttTS
Cotton brought 8 cents on
this market Yesterday.
Mrs. 5. N. Watson is visiting
friends ut II, ath Spring.
Mr.. w. H. Stewman, who
recently lost one of his hands
while coupling cars on the l. &
G., Is able to he out ON the streets.
The Carnes school near Dwight.
taught hv Mrs X. Il Riddle,
closed its fall session Yesterday.
Contractor Langley started
force of hands to- work on one of
the Barron cottages this week.
For sale or Rent The Cloud
residence-ten rooms corner of
Arch and French Streets. Apply
to |. :. Carter.
Mr.. w. E. Pardue will move
to town today with his family and
occupy the house on French street
vacated recently by Mr. Jud
Beckhsm.
At a meeting Of The towu coun-
Gil last we k Mr. E. ID. b akenev
was re elected attorney, Mr.. I L
Ingram day policeman and j. G.
Hugh night policeman and B F.
Esridge was elected clerk and
tr, asurer.- Kershaw Era.
The chain gang was meved
Thursday from Sapps' X Roads
t"the vicinity of Mr.. Alex Steele's,
near Creek. ID ring their stay
there they improved the roads
very much. In the language of
one of our reporters "the streets
In Sapp town are good now."
Prepare yourself for a pleasant
entertainment at Fork Hill school
house next Thursday night. The
program will consist Of dialosues,
rscitstions, and music, both vo-
cal and Instrumental. Admission:
Adults, ID cents; children 10
cents.
To. Remit A vslua ble four horse
farm, with good buildings. Farm
in "BellTown" about 7 miles
west of town. Rent reasonable.
Apply at this Office.
The two-story building being
erected by Sheriff Hunter nearly
opposite the Manus place, il near
ing completion. The upstairs
will be used by the Jr. o u. A.
M. as their society hall. Tho first
floor wilt DO used for a store
room.
Mr.. w. T. Rutledss and W wife of
Chesterfield visited relstives in
this county the past week.
Mrs. X. A. Walters and dangh
ter, Mrs. Richmond Stacey, of
Gaffney, are tho guest Of Mrs.
w. N. Moore, daughter of the
former.
Willie Cauthen, col, of Heath
Spring start cd from his home to
Lancaster Thursday with "A hot
brick in the foot Of his buggy.
When within few miles of town
he was cougratnlaiing himself on
how~warm and comfortable his feet
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Geu'i PlsSe sr.r Agent

All persons indebted to us,
either by note or on account.
must come forward and settle
promptly, as our Merchandise and
Guano accounts and notes were
all due the 1st of Nov. We hsv,
waited patiently on our customers
and must insist upon them com
ing forward and settling with us
promptly.
Heath Banking & Nsrsa.til. g.
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Our friend, Mr.. j. M. Yoder,
of Van Wyck. was in town ,ester-
day aud made us II pleasant call.
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Frank Rutl, ge, Bill Rollings
and Picket White, all coIorsd,
wer up before Mayi,rate Mohley
at Heath Spring Thursday chSr-
g.d with violation IF the dispsn-
sarl law
Amateurs of Kershaw acted
"The Fluwer of The Family at
that place Thursday night to a
large audience, and wer, v nv high
lv complmented on thier acting.
They are thinking of giving the
play at this place soon
Wats"n's blacksmith shop at
Rershaw WAS burned enrlv vester-
day morning. rne building beion.
ged to Gardner & ES,ridye There
WAS SOM little insu, auce on it.
Mr.. Watson lost his tools. 1t is
Thought in K.r>haw that the fire
was OF incendiary origin
MIR j. b. Ferguson, who was
the esSee of the entl al Ito ei aud
has been running that house for
sever | months, mas returned with
his family /" his home near Edge
moor. Mr.. Ferguson and his FAM
iy leave in this city number eff
gooi fiji nds wi o regret tn, ir de-
parture Rock Hill Herald,
Mr.. Foster Ta, lor of the
Dwight settlement lost his bed.
ding and clolbing "Wednesday af-
ternoon by fire His wife had NOV
ed the things out into the yard for
cleaning up and was waiting for
the floors To dry before putting
them back, in the meantime she
went to nei yhbors for some
milk. During her. absence the
children set some leaves in the
yard aH:e which burned the beds
ding and set fire to the house be-.
fore she returned.
@ Pay one year in advance
for The Ledger and let us send
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Mrs. ). N. Watson is visiting
friends ut II, ath Spring.
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Cotton brought 8 cents on
this market Yesterday.
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cisM WEAR SXoki. x sesss,..s sssc saaHnA oafn a.
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W Pay one year in advance
for The Ledger and let us send
you the Home aud Farm flee for
one year.
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An Ola Ides.
Every day strengthens the belief of emf
nent physicians that impure blood is the
cause of the majority of our diseases.
'~enty-hv years ago this theory was used
- basis for the formula of Browns iron
bItters. The many remarkable cures effected
~ this famous old household remedy aro
mhcient to prove that the theory is cores,
Srovna' Irea Bitter. u solQ hx all dealaux
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To. Remit A valuable four horse
: farm, with good buildings. Farm
IN "BeilTown" about 7 miles
west of town. Rent reasonable.
Apply at this Office.
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Prepare yourself for a pleasant
entert ainment at Fork Hill school
house next Thursday night. The
program will consist Of dialogues,
rscitstions, and music, both vo-
cal and instrumental. Admission 4:
Adults, Is cents; children 10
>suts.
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Mr.. w. II. Stewman, who
Recently lost one of his hands
while coupling cars on the l. &
c., is able to he out ON the streets.
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The chain gang was meved
Thursday from Sapps' X Roads
t"the vicinity of Mr.. Alex Steele's,
near Creek. ID ring their stay
there they improved the roads
very much. In the language of
one Of our reporters "the streets
In Sapp town are good now."
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For Sale or Rent The Cloud
reSldenCe-ten rooms corner of
Arch and French Streets. Apply
~ /. =. Carter.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-02-15

Contractor Langley started a
force OF hands to work on one of
the Barron cottages this week.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-02-15

At meeting Of The towu coun-
Gil last we k Mr. E. ID. Biakenev
was re, elected attorney, Mr.. I L
Ingram day policeman and j. c..
Hugh night policeman and B F.
Es'ridge was elected clerk and
trs asurer. .-kershaw Era.
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Letters advertised for the week
ending Feb. 10, 1902. Miss
Maggie Gamer, Miss Hannie Will
son, Miss Bessie Hawtons, Mr..
Isaac Murphy, Mr.. S. N. Massey,
Mr. }. N. Hill, Mr.. George G.
Leber, MIR. >. A. Lamin, Mr..
Eleieg Peug, Mr.. John Phillips,
Mr.. j. &. Phillips, Mr.. j. Bruce
Smith, Mr.. A. d. Ehonesnout,
Rev. j. II. House. Robert Linsey
Belle Nance, p. M.
Lancaster, s. G.
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Mr.. w. E. Pardue will move
to town today with his family and
occupy the house on French street
vacated recently by Mr. Jud
Beckhsm.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-28
RlVELA AND HIS ITALIANS
44ez PLEASE EVERYONE AT HARRIET

The Royal Italian band and their new
leader, Chevalier Rivela, have after one
week at Lake Harriet found and pleased
their public beyond measure. This
achievement has been in the face Of chilly,
wet and otherwise untoward weather.
They have drawn constantly growing
audiences to the lake and made up very
largely Of those who love good music
we'll played and are willing to make
pretty trolly journey Of an afternoon or
evening for the purpose Of indu1ging that
taste. Harriet has been seen in some of
her most enhancing moods, with the
moon silyering her ripples and the wealth
Of green that abounds on her shores
But Of course the music has been tho
principal magnet Rivela who pleased
his king SO we'll that he received the
rare and honorable title of Cavaliere, has
demonstrated his mastery over his band
IN such fashion as to convince those
who have been watching him critically
that he has both the temperament and the
skill necessary for leader. When it Is
remembered that he only recently as
sumed the baton, the sympathy and pre-
cision with which he has inspired his men
and the deHcacy Of the phrastng with
which he makes the Music speak are l1tz
tie short Of remarkable.
The programs Sor tomorrow are replete
with attractive features. The afternoon
program Is we'll diversified, including
numbers from agner,s "Lohengrin' and
Chopin's wierd Funeral March Rivela
himself appears as a, composer, a dainty
aittle polka, The Butterflies" being his
contribution. Verdi, greatest Of Italian
composers, is represented by the Aida. s
overture and an act from Rigoletto. =
The feature of the evening program will
be the magnificent Hymn to the Sun"
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-28
THE MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAe


are nervous, and require kind treatment
to insure good results. That's why you
see 80 many bad actors on the race
tracks. Thoroughbreds are unusually In
telligent, but they are left to the mercy
of ignorant stable hands who bang and
slap them around until their dispositions
are spoiled. They are teased and beaten
until they develop into kickers and biter5
and maneaters, and the thoroughbred gets
bad name. Few horses are naturally
vicious; they are made $50 by bad
handling.
i Its no use trying to do anything with
a lunkhead of horse. and for this rea-
son, the mongrels as q rule are not sat
isfactory for ring purposes. They have
not got intelligence enough to compre-
hend what is wanted Of them. The old
Morgans, breed that is fast dying out,
make good performers, but are littleun-
dersized. AS a class the thoroughbreds
of the hunter type are the best material
to make trick horses out Of. They have
size, substance, and brains and with the
right kind of treatment are docile and
tractable."
John O'Brien, Rhoda Royal and others
OF Ringing Bros veteran trainers have
been educating horses during the winter
months at the circus quarters in Bara-
boo, Wis, where the accompanying pic
lures were taken. The photographs show
few of the methods used by the trainers
to develop a green horse. one who has
usually spent his life on farm, into an
accomplished equine actor.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-28

more quickly and with Better results by
kindness than by brute force the latter
method was shelyed.
"The next lesson is the art of lying
down and remaining motionless until the
word Is given to rise. This information
is impaired to the horse in manner SIM
tlar to the kneeling lesson. An Ingenious
harness makes 1t. possible for the trainer
to draw the horse down on soft bed Of
hay without fnjuring him. When the
horse willingly lies down at the word Of
command. he is taught to sit upon his
launches and then is gradually drilled
into the other tricks that always draw
applause.
1T 10 usually an easy matter to teach
horse to stand upon pedestal. to
waltz. rear on his hind legs and march
In unison with equine companions. After
these simple lessons are thoroughly
learned and the horse understands the
trainer is his friend and not his enemy.
The main requisite on the trainers part
IS patience, and II. man hasn't got this
and lots OF 1t, he had better keep
out Of the business If he gets
excited or impatient and goes to hauling
the horse about unnecessarily, the animal
Is sure to become uneasy and fretful and
q little experience Of this kind will spoil
him.
''The better bred horse Is the more
intelligence It has, and the more apt
1t is to make good performer, provided
1t has been handled properly from colt
hood. All high-bred horses. however,
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-28
The Percy Hasvvells Coming.

The Percy Haswe1l company will soon
make its first appearance in Minneapolis,
inaugurating the second half of the sum-
mer stock season on Sunday night, July
13. BY that time the Frawley company
will have departed for St. Paul, where the
Haswell company is now playing, and the
latter organization will then take a trip
on the trolley to this city, to remain here
at the Metropolitan until the end of All.
gust. p
The Percy Haswell company is perma-
nent organization which has been playing
all Of the past winter in Baltimore, and
at the conclusion of the season in the
twin cities, the same company will return
east to Baltimore to play all of the COM
ing season in that city. 1t will, therefore,
be seen that the company is thoroughly
we'll organized institution, and that its
members have been associat ed together
so much and so long that perfect per-
formances of the plays will be assured. .
Miss Percy Haswell, the star of the
company, is young woman who served
her novitiate as member of the Angus
tin DAILY; Dramatic company, subsequently
was promoted to the responsible post Of
understudy for Miss Ada Rehan in the
same organization, and afterwards was in
succession leading lady for William H.
Crane and for Otis Skinner. She then be-
came leading lady Of stock company in
washington, and made such a hit that q
Baltimore theater was offered her. She
has played in Baltimore at the head Of her
own company for one season, and her sue
cess has been so great that contracts have
already been signed by which Miss Has
we'll will become regular touring star in
"A Royal Family commencing next Sep
tember. Two weeks after she closes her
engagement In Minneapolis at the head of
her stock company Miss Haswell will
make her stellar debut In "a Royal Fam
ily'' at the Columbia theater in Washing
ton.
Among the plays to be produced here by
the Haswel1 company will be Catherine, -
drama in four acts by Henri Lavendan
OF the French Academy of Forty, which
has never been presented in Minneapolis.
1t was presented by the HasweH company
in st. Paul last week and was generally
voted the best offering of the summer
season. Miss HasWell plays the title
role and is ably supported by the com
pany. This play was produced in New
York with Annie Russell in the title role,
and made such hit there that It's stay
was prolonged until more than seven
months had been passed. Then 1t was
used on the road by Miss Russell, but in
some way never reached Minneapolis A
fine performance is promised, and judg-
ing from the reports of the production
last week in, St. Paul, something very
fine in a dramatic way will soon be offered
local theater goers. -. ..
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-28

forced to stop. Only few demonstra-
t1ons of this kind are necessary to show
the. horse that he must stop when. the
command is given.
after these preliminarles, the equine
pupil is taught to kneel first on one knee,
then the other, and finally on both. All
this is accomplished by drawing up the
front legs, one at a time, thus forcing
him down. His knees are padded to pre-
vent injury, and every time he is forced
down, the command to kneel is given
and the animal Is petted and reassured
with kind words, until finally he kneels
at the word. H. - : -
"a good performer Is n,ade-or spoiled.
The instructor must be firm and resolute,
but kind, always kind. A horse is like a
child-you may coax him, but you can't
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-28
Do "The Sporting
Frawley


Duchess
An English, racing melodrama, bearing
the hallmark of Drury Lane success, and
the first play Of Its kind to be seen.
here since Sporting Life" several sea-
sons ago; will be presented at the Met
ropolitan next week by the Frawley COM
pany. THE Sporting Duchess when
first produced in this country sran for an
entire season at the Academy Of Music,
New York However, it proved to be too
heavy production to enjoy an extended
"road" career, and consequently Mime
apolis has never had an opportunity to
see II. The play IS In four acts and
twelve scenes and requires cast OF
thirty people. All this has meant extra
expense, but the scenery has been
painted; extra people have been engaged
and the melodran1a will be given pro-
#duction upon scale never before at
tempted by any summer organization in
this city.
There are several unusually strong
scenes in "The Sporting Duchess" One
OF them shows the derby course, at Ep-
som, as the big race is being run; an
other the auction ring at Tattersalls;
and still another, ballroom IN which
military ball is being given. The horses
In the race scene will be thoroughbreds
and Will be ridden by professional jock
eys. ',-. -
''The Sporting Duchess was written by
Cecil Raleigh, Henry Hamilton and Sir
Augustus Harris. 1t takes it's name from
an eccentric woman Of the English no.
bflity, who is immensely wealthy and who
conducts a racing stable underline name
Of "Mr. Miner" The story of.the play
Is most interesting. The Earl of Des-
| borough, who, before his marriage, had
{01 a. pcaSy yyvjkt. oI,& {,,~n nos
known as Vivian Darville, finds himself
in financial trouble and is compelled to
| mortgage his racing stable to Major
Mostyn, man who had been in love
with the countess before Desborough
| married her and who has mot yet given up
his hopes, although the earl erroneously
believes him to, be his friend. Vivian
Darville appears upon the scene and at
tempts to resume her sway over Des-
borough. She meets him late at night,
and the major so arranges matters that
the countess oversees their meeting.
In a Jealous rage Lady Desborough runs
away to London, where the major sees her
established In hotel at which he also
secures accommodations for himself.
Desborough follows, but finding them, as
he believes, together he soundly thrashes
the major and begins suit for divorce.
Mostyn, eager to revenge himself
foreeloses on the horses, and the string
is brought to London and placed under
the hammer at Tattersalps. A number of
the earl's friends form syndicate to buy
in one Of the horses for him, Clipstone,
the derby favorite, but they are outbid
by the major and the animal is just about
to be knocked down to him when the
Duchess OF Milford, ''the sporting
duchess" appears and herself buys the
horse for Desborough. Clipstone wins the
great race and the play ends happily.
Miss Mary Van Buren, will play Dark
Vile; Frank Matthew, the earl; Eleanor
Gist, the countess; Edwin Holt. Major
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-28

every possible effort, in his dumb way,
to show his appreciation, and in nine
cases out OF ten( prove a willing pupil
when you begin to educate him.
"a veteran trainer selects his horses
with as much care as a society woman
plans a party gown. The candidate for
the future applause Of the circus going
people must be handsome In color, as
near perfect as possible in conformation.
and possess an even temperament. His
eyes must be large and without trace of
viciousness; he must hold his ears
pointed slightly forward, and he must
have sensible-looking head, broad be-
tween the eyes. Horses that lay back
their ears at the approach Of man, who
nip viciously at every passer-by, and
whose eyes plainly show a mean DISPOSE
tton, are disGredited. A trainer will not
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-28

What qualifications must trainer
possess before he can successfully edu-
cate horses to do the tricks seen in a cir
Gus? Well, that's rather leading ques-
tion," said one Of the horse trainers en-
ployed by Ringing Brothers. Then he
gave the secret away in just two words:
Kindness and perseverance, =
He must also be a good judge OF horse
nature and possess an unlimited stock of
patience; mere patience than is usually
attributed to a nurse in children's S
home," the trainer continued. ga horse
is like child. He appreciates kind
treatment and rapidly learns to love the
attendants who greet him with pleasant
words and o caressing pat On the neck,
instead of with an oath and a blow. From
the time YOU impress upon a horse the
fact that you are his friend he will make
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-28

handle an animal of this kind.
"Once the candidate is selected, he is
shipped to the winter quarter Of the cir
Gus and assigned to a comfortable stall In
large clean, well-ventilated barn ten
anted by several hundred beauties Of MS
kind Good hay and oats are his IN
abundance. q and for several days he is al
lowed to rest and become familiar with
his surroundings. The trainer visits him
daily, and by speaking kindly and oc-
casionally giving the animal bit of
sugar, gains his confidence After time
the horse begins to whinny at the ap-
proaoh of the trainer and the bond of
friendship IS thus quickly cemented.
."Then comes the first lesson The can
didate Is introduced to the training ring
constructed near the barn and allowed to
wander about at will. He, smells the saw
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-28
TEACHING TRICKS
TO BRIGHT HORSES
A Circus Trainer Sums It Up in Two Words
stKndness and Perseverance"

dust, the pedesta1s, and the harness and
ropes that will soon be lbuckled about
his body and then-horse-H like, lies down
in the center OF the ring and enjoys q
good roll.
Next day he is led around end around
the ring for several hours and soon un-
derstands that he is expected to encircle
the ring of his own accord Then strap
Is placed around his right foreleg, and
from this strap rope Is run through
harness fastened around his body. The
trainer grasps the free end of the rope
In one hand and pair Of lines attached
to the horses bride In the other. The
animal is told to get up and after the
ring is encircled a few times the COM
nand 'Whoa! is given. 10 the horse
refuses to obey, quick pull on the rope
draws his legs from under him and he is
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-28

Mostyn; and Marie Howe, the duchess,
Charlotte Parry, new member of the
company, who will remain with it per-.
manently, will be Annette Donnelly;
Alexander Kearney will play horse
( trainer; and Wallace Shaw will be seen
as Colonel Donnelly. Little Hazel Barer
will be <Desborough's son. All the other.
fayorites of the company will be in the
cast
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-28

force without spelling his disposition.
The animal quickly notices any show OF
tll-temper or roughness on the part of the
instructor and resents 1T by being balky
and obstinate. Blows or harsh punish
ment only make him worse. You fire.
quently hear people at a. circus assert
that animals are beaten into submission
In teaching them tricks. Those who say
this never saw the inside of the train
ing quarters Of a modern circus. In the
older times there was a great deal Of
force used, but 1t was because the owners
and trainers didn't know better A horse
or any other animal conquered in this
way is never reliable and is apt to spoil
performance by an outbreak of bad
temper, besides being dangerous to
handle. AS soon as it was found that the
education of u horse may be accomplished