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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-05-24
Items fir m Rock Hill Herald

Mr.. W. III. Beckham, of Ian
caster, is Il visitor ut the home of
Of his brother, Mai L. b Beck
ham. He is accompanied by his
niece.
Married, at the home of the
brides parents in this city, yes
terday (Tuesday) morning, at s:3O
O'Clock, by Rev. j. S. Bcasley,
Miss Mamie, the eldest daughter
of MIR. and Mrs. j. j. Hull, and
MI. Humbert L. Parker, of Bish-
opville. After the marriage Mr..
and Mrs. Parker left on the South
ern train for Bishopville, where
their home will be.
Miss Lillier Stevens has tender
cred to the board of trustees her
resignation as teacher of the fourth
grade in our schools. Miss
Stevens has met with success in
her work here and her resignation
will be received withregret by the
patrons and management of the
school. She will not leave the
profession, however, but will de-
vote herself to primary work.
There is a wider field for promo :
tion in that work, and we feel
sure that with her many admir-
able qualifications, Of person, of
character and of mind she will
make a success of the difficult but
important work she expects to
take up.
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Mr.. w. Belk, of Dudley, sc.
whose son, James Belk, was kill
ed by lightning On the 14th inst.
an account of which we gave last
week, was in town yesterday and
told us that the crystal and whole
face of the watch, which his son
had in his vest pocket when he
was killed, was melted, and that
his knife was also melted. A
thing about the young
mans death is that he had q pre-
monition of death and at noon the
day before he was killed he wrote
in a blank book, "Dear Mother
After one more day | will be
better off. Monroe Enquirer.
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Death Of an Aged Citizen

Mr.. Calvin Hall of Indian Land
died at his home near Pleasant
Valley Thursday morning May,
%, 1902 ofparalysis, at the ad-
vanced age of eighty-five years.
He leaves wife and eight 'chil-
dren: two sons, D. K, and j. w.
Hall, and six daughters, Mrs.
Jerusha Harrison, Mrs M. b. Alex
ander of Texas; Mrs. G. B. Col
lins, Mrs. f. M. Collins and Mrs.
Carrie Pettus, of Indian Land,
and Mrs. Lilly Schooley of Ark;
also Sc grandchildren and five
great grandchildren.
Mr.. Hall had been a mem ber
Of the Methodist church for more
than fifty years and was good
citizen. His remains were interr
ed at Harrison church yesterday
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A handsome monument of
Noodmen of the World design
has been erected at the grave of
our late lamented young towns
man, Mr.. James II. Hickson. 1t
will be unveiled by the Woodmen
but the date forthe unvelling has
notyet been decided upon.
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Items From Kcrsh a. w Era.

The phone line from Kershaw
to Jefferson has been completed.
In addition to the phones at jeff
erson there Is one at MIR. A. S.
Mungo's ncar Taxahaw, Mr.. e.
MOTIFS at Brewer Mine and Mr..
w A. Ingrsm's at Plains.
During the thunder storm We'd
nesday night hoe hanging in
tree in the yard in rear of the
Methodist parsonage was struck
by lightning and split off length.
vie, the part torn of being split
into splinters. The tree was un-
touched.
The Lancaster Ledger notes as
an indication of the scarcity of
money that the sales. of the
dispensary were 25 per cent less
last month than fer the same
month last year. Well, perhaps it
is due to scarcity of money, if so
it denotes deplorsble scarcity,
for their dram is usually the last
thing the drinkers cut off in their
enforced practice of economy.
But, by the way, it is.a good
tlme to say that it is evidence of
the fulfllment of the prophecies
of long ago that the dispensary il
step iu the direction of prohibit
ion, and that we are now about
to realize that which has been
such a long time coming, the dc,
crease in the consumptionof liquor
which this system was to usher in.
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Sc()lt'S
Emulsion

of Cod Liver Oil is the means
of life, and enjoyment of life to
thousands: men women and
children.
When. appetite fails, it re-
stores it, When food is a
burden, it lifts the burden.
When youlose fesh,it brings
the plumpness of health.
When work is hard and
duty is heavy, it makes life
bright,
1t is the thin edge of the
wedge; the thick end is food.
But WHAT'S the use of food,
when v." hate it, and can't di-
gcstl.
@c"tI> Emulsion of Cod
Liver Oil Is thcfood that makes
you forget Your stomach.
f,t.y II you h1ye rot tried It. send for
,.oScoTT : BOVINE. Chemists.
soc. and 800; all drNsgistS. NeT tork'
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Former Lancas'rian Dies in
FLORIDA.

Former Lancas rian Dies in
Florida.
Our old friend, MIR. j. l.. Till
man, of Van Wyck, received a
letter this week informing him of
the death of his near relative, a
double first cousin, Mr.. William
Dixon Tillman, which occurred at
his home in Florida May 18th,
1902. He was rs years of age
and was born in Lancaster County
and reared to manhood in Tank.
near the Catawba Falls, and left
the state In Nov. 1856 with his
father, mother and seven brothers
and sisters, together with the
mother of Mr.. j. l.. Tillman and
her family. Shortly after NOV
ing to Florida he married a Miss
Zetrow in that State, and his wife
with eight children, all grown and
married except one, survive him.
He was prosperous and infuen-
tial citizen of his adopted State
and the few companions of his
youth still surviving in this county
will regret to learn of his death.
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81. so PER ANNUM

Tillman has held his convention,
adopted his platform and made his
rules fer the State campaign. He
has called off but of course has
not adjourned. Tlllman is always
in session. Charleston Post.
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Letters advertised for the week
ending May "a. Mr.. John Rob-
erson, Manager of Entertainment
Hall, Manager Opera House.
Belle Nance, y. NJ
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All over ten lines in an announ-
cement is charged for at regular
rates. Our 50. rate is for an an
nouncement of not more than ten
lines.
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MIR. and Mrs. j. M. Yoder, of
Van Wyck, visited friends and
relatives here this week.
Miss Grace Reamy spent this
this week at the Charleston ex-
position.
The five brothers, Miilen, Ed,
.Broswell, Dudley and Douglas
Plyler, of the o. X. Sc ction, took
in the exposition this week.
Five vacant town lots at u bar
gain. II you mean business ap-
ply. to Il. S. Carter.
MISS HattieMcQueen, of Colum-
bia spent this week with Misses
Mary and Bess Jones.
Misses Mamie Clyburn, Ada
Clyburn, Matte Clyburn, jamie
and Lessie johnson, students of
the Claremont Female College,
are at home to spend the summer
vacation.
j. M. Riddle, Jr., Will Cloyd,
G. V. Carter, Thomas and E. s.
Bennett will return today from
the Charleston exposition.
Mrs. McKinnon of Waco, Tex.
US, and Miss Lola Heath, of Char
lotte, N. c., are the guests of
Mrs. j. M. Heath.
Miss Monnie Bruce and Miss
Elizabeth Miller of Heath Spring
are visiting Miss Mabel Bruce
here this week.
A tenant house on Mr.. Berry
Mobley's place, near Heath
Springs, occupied by Jim Shields,
col. was burned by an accidental
fire one day this week. Shields
lost nearly all he had.
sg-4s
MIR. S. A. Kell is here this week.
His old friends are glad to see
Sam again. He is representing
the E. M. Andrews Co., of Char
lotte.
Associate Justice Ira B. Jones,
who has been spending this week
at his home here, will return to
Columbia today as the supreme
court Will reconvene Monday,
having been adjourned this week
on account of there being no cases
to be heard from the first circuit.
Mrs. Strait sent to this office
this week strawberry which
would likely have taken a prem
ium at the Charleston exposition
had not our office devil got to
sampling it before it got into the
EDITORS hands. 1t was fully as
large as a large sizehen egg.
The editor returned from Char
lotte Thursday where he went to
witness the unveiling of the monu-
meut erected to the memory of
his former class mate at the G.. M
l., Lieutenant w. E. Shipp, of
the 10th cavalry, who was killed
at San Juan, battle of Santiago,
on July 10th, 1898, and to attend
q reun:.a of his old school mates.
1t is needless to say that he en-
joyed the meeting of his old
friends.
Mr.. s. E. True, writing from
Hot Springs, Ark, to The Rock
Hill Herald, has some nice things
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See announcement w. T. Van
landingham for Treasurer.
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SEM WEEKLY
Local M alters

Highes, market price paid for
hu'tnr and eggs. j. b. Mackorell.
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DR.. Il. j. Strait visited rela
tives IN Chester county this week
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S p II IN G 10 O ? .

49, You are invited to Openn sale. which
Thursday and Friday this week April Sd and 4 We
opening the best yet Come and will
play OF Spring Millinery This exhibit is the result Of
are"i buying by expert mllne Miss Mac
experience and splendid The
been searched to bring fore the finest millinery
ever shown in Lancaster. We
age is not sufficient for giving but
deserve by Offering superior inducements i'm style, qua,
price The slightest look stock will
alone 90 tar as quantity assortment, style and
here you will find the only stock Spring
good in Silks Dress Goods and Wash Goods Pretty
goods in Silk Zepyrs desirable for
SUITS 90 styles of French Percaes Lovely
Dotted Swiss and Organdies linen suitngs
--these
White Goods! RmhrOdrrhs! LacrS!~
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sW Subscribe to The LEDGER.
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Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Yoder, of
Van Wyck, visited friends and
relatives here this week.
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5O pieces 1 white goods Plaid musIns stripped
hte fancy uadran French Organdes
are opening enough aIover Embr Edgngs
tons to supply the county Big Values such
where else in Tailored Skirts Dress Waists
pers.
: HEATH BANKING & MERCANTILE Co
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Miss Grace ReamY spent this
this week at the Charleston ex.
position.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-01-24

Threaten tho siato.
It IS a mere truism to say that the
welfare of the individual. OF society
and OF the state is best served by
marriage, and by an early marriage,
too. The fact has been established for
40 years that the death rate among an
married men over 20 years OF age Is
less than that among unmarried men.
and that the death rate among an mar
ried women over rs years Of age is less
than that among unmarried women.
The home being the cornerstone Of
civilized life, society Is enriched by the
multiplication of homes and impover-
ished when they are not in normal pro-
portion to the total population. Only.
within the past few years has world
wide attention been drawn to the start
ling fact that the well-belng of a Nigh
ty nation is menaced by the predomi-
nance OF celibacy, says Cyrus @. Adams
in Ainslee's. More than half the men
and half the women of France are un-
married. The foreign immigration into
France is to-day greater than the
natural increase Of It's own people.
The excess Of births over deaths in
any year among those many millions
amounts to only about one-half OF the
population Of Newark, N. J.. The re-
suit is that, whl other nations Of
Europe are rapidly Increasing in popu-
lation, France IS almost stationary.
While, q century ago. Treuchmen COM
prised a fifth Of tie European popula-
ton Of the world they now only form
a tenth Of it. The Importance Of their
country as a WORLD power Is not grow
ing. Their inter ational commerce
lags far behind tltL Of other nations.
How empty is the Ioast OF rattle-pated
orators that France will some day glor-
iously avenge Sedan when she can add
only 100000 conscripts a year to the
army, while 500, 600 recruits are annu-
ally enrolled across the Rhinel We
shall speak later OF the mistaken mo-
tives, the policy, ruinous alike to the
citizens and the tate, that induce
many Of the French to restrict the
number Of their children, and half Of
them TO go through life unmarried.
France is to-day an object lesson from
which the whole world may derive
warning and instruction on the ques-
tions Of marriage anu the family, those
greatest Of social influences.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-01-24

Great wisdom is shown in some Of
the measures proposed that seek to go
10 the root OF anarchy. Power ought
to be given to punish anarchistic ut
terances, to break up anarchists
meetings, 10 deny the right of asylum
to anarchists. 10 deport others that
are here, to prevent others from com.
ing. All civilization ought to unite in
hunting out and driving out these
mon. But we should take care even
in such measures that In seeking al
object so laudable we do not infringe
the fundamentals Of liberty and hurt
ourselves more than we hurt the an
archists. We may not lightly part
with the right ofree speech and a free
press. We should be well advised that
measures W. adopt for d-iscouraging
anarchy really reach their purpose.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-01-24

With his back against the wall, ex-
Senator George L. shoup Of Idaho sat
in the smoking room of the Norman
die at Washington a few evenings ago.
He sat in the corner furthest from the
door, which he faced. Senator Shoup
always sits down with his face to the
wall, when he can, and he always faces
the door.
It is instinct with ex-senator Shoup.
1t is the echo of his many stirring
years of life as a western scout. His
c~onferees in the senate often make
fun Of the caution with which he would
often take his place in the committee
room, his back against the wall, his
eyes on the door. in order that no one
might get the drop" on him by sur
prise. In the hotel dining room, ex-
Senator shoup always tries to get a
table next the wall, and he refuses to
sit where he can not see every n that
comes in.
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much active service. Once he came
home on a furlough after the battle Of
B~randywine to visit his family, and
was captured by a scouting party Of
Howe's army and imprisoned in the
Walnut street Jail. Troublous times
were witnessed by the Gen. Wayne inn
in those days. Alan McLane, the
American partisan, came there often
while the British were in Philadelphia
and the revolutionists at Valley Forge,
and on a certain night in skirmishes
just outside the house between Nc
Lanes men and a party of the enemy
there was slain a young English Off
Ger upon whose body a miniature Of
a beautiful woman was found.
The miniature Is now in possession
OF Joel Cook a great-grandson Of Lieut..
Streeper, but no ore knows the name
Of the fair lady OF whether she
mourned the death of the young ohi-
Ger a long time, or whether she learned
SOON to forget him. 1t is no matter.
She has been dust a great while now.
But the miniature is as fresh as ever.
Edward Odell. the present owner Of
the Gen. Wayne, listens with interest.
Then he brings out a deed, dated 1909,
wherein Edward Rees conveys the no
tel property to Robert Jones for 20
shillings.
Beyond the Gen. Wayne inn is the
Did Friends meeting house, built in
1896, and beyond the meeting house is
he old Penn cottage, where Mr.. and
Mrs. Lemuel Coffin Altemus now live.
Penn cottage, too, was built in 1895.
Edward O'Deh says.that Penn built It
and that the hostile Indians drove him
it-to che honee ia what IS nog
Fairmount park.
The cottage, at any rate, makes a
picturesque and charming residence.
1t is of rough, grayish stone, with shut
.ers Of green. There are curtains of
delicate white muslin at its little win
lows and there are fresh flowers every
where in bowls of crystal and silver.
You go rushing smoothly out the
white road, past immense old barns,
past interesting residences, until you
some to PaOli. Here Isaac Pawling,
aged 80 years, lives. Es remembers
well when there were no railways and
the Lancaster pike was crowded with
great Conestoga wagons, carrying
freight to Pittsburg.
Farther out the pike there are two
monuments that commemorate the
Paoli massacre of Sept. 20, 1777. The
old monument is small and chipped.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-01-24

Travellers In Siberia have noticed
with much surprise the ability Of the
native camels to Withstand, without
protection, the greatest extremes Of
mold and heat. In winter the Their
mometer on the Mongolian plateau
sometimes drops to 40 degrees Fahren-
heit, yet the camels wander about with
no evidence OF suffering. On the other
hand, the Russian explorer, PreIeval-
ski, found the temperature of the
ground In the Cobb desert in summer
to be more than i4O degrees Fahren-
heit, but the camels are apparently as
Indifferent to this degree Of heat as
they are to the winter cold.-Youth's
Companion.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-01-24

A gentleman, the steward OF a Hun
garian magnate. who was travelling by
rail the other day, took his spaniel
with him and hid him from the guards
view beneath HIS greatcoat He then
stretched himself out In the coupe and
fell asleep An elegantly dressed young
man. who entered the carriage shortly
afterWard, observed the bullying porte
moRnaie Of the sleeping traveller partly
%protruding from the pocket Of the coat
and attempted shilfully to extract it.
Scarcely had he touched it when he
felt his finger sharply bitten and an
angry growi awoke the owner. He
ordered his dog to loose his hold. and
IN arriving at N~yiregyhaza gave his
felIow-traveler into the charge Of the
police.
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A peculiar accident happened TO the
p. & p. railroad train. which arrives
at Du Bots from Kane at $40 p. m. On
Saturday, shortly after the train left
Kane, and while running at a speed OF
40 miles an hour, the engine struck a
COW mud sent her flying up one side
Of the bank, and all was thought to be-
wen. But the COW rolled down again
and under the wheels Of the front truck
Of the rear coach. which were thrown
from the track The car was whirled
along over the ties for fully 100 yards,
when It jumped back on the rails again
and went along as though nothing
had happened Punxsutawney Spirit
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A singing well is one of the natural
.curiosities of Texas. In fine weather a
sounding like that Of an Aeolian harp
is given out by the well. At times the
sound is clear; then 1t recedes, as ii
far away, and then it reaches the ear
very family.
These changes take place every few
minutes, and with great regularity.
with an east wind blowing the water
in the well gets very low. and the
mysterious sound is faint. A strong
west wind causes the water to rise and
the sound to increase in volume and
c~learness. Before a north wind the
well plays its widest pranks. The
water rises nearly to the top of the
well. which is about sixty feet deep.
and gives out wild. weird noises.
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x IN
they Are Much Higher Than They Are in
America.

They Are Much Higher Than They Art In
America.
People in the United States who are
grumbllng about high taxes should find
much consolation in the knowledge
that their property is not situated in
any of the European capitals. In Ber-
lin, for example, the great American
life insurance companies are required
to invest a certain portion Of their as
sets in city property, and their taxes,
which are no higher than those Of 9TH
er real estate owners, amount annual
ly to more than One-third Of their re-
ceipts from rentals. In Vienna taxes
are even higher. The man who owns
the building in which the American le-
CATION is located divides the rent with
the government in equal shares. The
same rates prevail in other large Eu-
ropean cities.
In addition to this the building regu-
lations are rigid, and every structure
must be fire-prOof, with stone stair
cases to the top floor, double walls,
floors and roofs Of steel and terra cot
Ia. The front must correspond with
the adjoining buildings in height and
architectural treatment. A poor
man cannot build a home in any Of the
European cities. He must go into the
suburbs. Hence most Of the ground
owned by individuals is leased to
building companies and capitalists
William e. Curtis In Chicago Record
Herald.
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Runs a Turtle Farm.

In these go-ahead days we are get
ting accustomed to municipal enter
prise in almost every shape and form,
but 1t is not generally known that
among the various enterprises work
ed by the British government Is that
Of turtle farming, carried on at As
cension island, January in each year
sees the commencement Of the turtle
season, which does not, as a rule, last
more than three months. All turtles
caught at Ascension island are the
property Of the crown, and are sent
to England and other places for dis
posal as directed by the admiralty, in
whose hands the government Of the
whose island practically rests.
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The worla,s osntsnarlana.

1t is not surprising that more people
live to be over 100 years old in warm
The German empire with B5O00OOO
Inhabitants, has as cen%tenarians.
France, with 4O.OO0,OOO, has BIB. Eng
land has only 140, and Scotland forty
six. Sweden has ten, Norway twenty
three. Belgium five. Denmark two,
Spain 4O1. and Switzerland none. Ser
via. with a population Of 2,250,OO0, has
b75 people over 100 years old. 1t is
claimed that the oldest living person,
one Bruno Cotrlm, living In Rio de ia
metro, Is 100 years old-LondOn Health
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-01-24

WHAT" breathed Polly Her hands
we're iacing and unlaoing themselves
%nervously.
Toms all o. X" Tate exclaimed
'but sometimes. at a dance or card
party, ne takes too much and It goes
to his head. I save Olive from it. all
ways, I hardly thought she realized"
Does olive love Tom, her hus-
band7" Polly put the question, hesitat-
ingly.
"Golly Mosesi" said Tate.
Polly laughed-a low, ~contented
laugh-she moved nearer to Tate.
What does Olive call your" she
asked.
Il don't know what you are driving
at" Tate said, but Olive calls me Rob;
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FoFe.l. !. osrfsn Faetorle..

II has been claimed that forests ex-
ert an important influence In behalf Of
human health. Soil conditions In the
woods are unfavorable to disease-pro-
ducing germs. especially those Of chol-
era and yellow fever. Every forest is
an oxygen factory, and It Is declared
that It's production Of life-giving gas
Is Of sanitary Importance. Ozone IS
also a forest product. The forest may
be regarded as a blanket with which
nature covers the earth for IT'S protec-
ton. This blanket. says Professor
Mary W.. Harrington, determines
many OF the features OF climate"