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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-09-05
Story of "Bill Arp"
From the Baltimore Sun.

Il lOlll tue DdltlIlOTc Ouu.
heard the Major tell of q
"cracker' justice of the peace
who came to him for advice. Said
the justice of the peace: 'See
here, Lawyer Smith, l got case
ON hand like this: Two young
lawyers each argued his respec
tive side of this 'tarnal case, but
neither one cited precedent.
Now, | just decides all cases by
counting the number of prece-
dents cited, right hand for pIain-
tiff and left hand fingers for de-
fendant. Now, darn my buttons,
if either one of them skunks has
gin me anything to hang a decl :.
sion on!' The Major told him to
decide according to common
sense. 81 never hearn tell o. no
Court decision based on no COM
mon sense BEFORE" said the JUS
tice of the peace. The Major said
that the more he reflected upon
the matter the more convinced he
became that the justice of the
peace was right.
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Death From Mosquito Bite.
Special to The Observer.

U
Durham, Alg. 81. Will Stray.
horn, Il young white nan, died al
his home, a few miles from this
city, Saturday night, of blood
poison, brought on by the bite of
a mosquito. 1t was two weeks ago
Saturday that the insect bit Mr..
Strayhorn on the little finger. In
u short while the finger infamed
and then blood poison set in.
Physicians were called and decid-
ed to amputate his arm, but in the
meantime his condition was such
that they were afraid to attempt
the operation. He fingered until
Sat arday night and died in agony.
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Followed Instructions.

"Please, SIR" said the new
office boy, 81 took this letter
where you told me to, but the
lady wasn't III, so I've brought it
back"
drought it back, have you2"
fumed the irate merchant, relates
the Boston Journal. What dyer
mean by doing that? You don't
seem to have any more sense than
a hard boiled egg. Take it again,
and If she isn't in leave it in the
letter box, or push it under the
door; leave it somewhere go; 90,
before | bite you"
Presently the youth returned
and a satisfied expression was in
his eye.
"You left it this time, ell,
Solomon, Jr?" queried the mer-
chant.
eyes, sir,' said the sparkling
lad. 81 couldn't reach the letter
box, and it wouldn't 60 under the
door, so | tore it in lie ,es
and bunged it through the key
hole, sir. Was that right, sir2"
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-09-05
d U G X L Il N s. a r MIC a
SALVE.

His world wide fame for marvel
lous cures. 1t surpasses auy other
salve, lotion, ointment or balm
for Cuts, Corns, Burns, Boils,
Sores, Chapped Hands, Skin
Eruptions;i s;infallible for Pills. Cure
guaranteed. Only Csc at Crawford
Bros. j. F. Mackey & Go. and
Funderburk Druggist.
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Important Notice,

Notice is hereby given that it
Is a violation of law for any per-
son or corporation within the
limits of Lancaster County to sell
or offer for sale any pistol, rifle
cartridge or pistol cartridge with
out first obtaining license from
the County Board of Commission.
ers. l.. j. PERRY,
County Supervisor.
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Turkish Government Acts in Vice
Consul Case.

Constantinople, Sept. 1.-The
Porte has notified minister Leish-
man that five arrest have been
made at Beirut, for the shooting
which led to the report of the vice
consuFs assassination. The Tur-
klsh authorities still insist that no
attempt was made on vice consul
Magelssen life.
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CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature sssss sss Of &xAzz1w
Clemson
Agricultural
College.
= SES SION 1903 1904. =

The next session opens Septem-
ber 9th. BY regulations of the
College new students are required
to report five days before the open
ing Of the institution TO stand the
entrance examinations.
The following courses are given
for degrees: Agricultural. l}iolog.
ical, Mechanical ald Electrical,
Civil Engineering. Metallurgical
and Textile Industry. For cata-
iogues and information apply to
p. II, NELL,
PRESIDENT.
July 29-4ti Clemson College.
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A Good Size Mourning Party.
Charlotte Observer.

"lhere's big laugh al most
from one end of The Southern to
the other over the experience that
n conductor had with funeral
party the other day." said con
ductor last night. ga negro who
works for the Southern, wired
from some point in Georgia that
his brother had died in Mt. AIRY,
Ga, and asked for transportation
for himself and funeral party t?
Mt. Airy. The transportation
was wired at once, the telegram
reading:
"'Pass John Jones Cor what
ever his name was) and funeral
party to Mt. Airy
"When the train came to the
station where the mourning broth
er lived the conductor thought he
had struck colored eXcur sion.
Negroes of all sizes, sexes, ages
and conditions were on the plat.
form and at once began to pile
into the cars. When the train
started again the conductor walk
ed up to negro AMI said:
{" Ticket, please.
"' l'se u moaner.'
sWho?'
"A moaner. Use gwinc to
Mt. Airy
"The next negro that the con,
ductor approached said he, too,
was mourner. All the negro
passengers dressed up and all
displayed clean, white handker,
chiefs ready for use. Every now
and then one of the old colored
women would bury her face in
her handkerchief and 90 into hys-
terics. The conductor said:
"'Show me the chief n.ourner.'
And they took him to the dead
mans brother, WHO wore heavy
band of crepe and was the center
of dismal looking crew.
L" Say, what you giv,n' me'
said the conductor. 'All these
niggers are not relatives of yours
"The colored brother heaved a
heavy sigh and showed his tele-
gram.
"'And you mean to tell me, >
SAID the conductor, 'that all this
tribe of folks compose your fun.
eral party!'
"'Yes, sir, they do said the
brother between sobs.
well, pull yourself together
and come on here with me and
show me your party, said tho
conductor, who saw that he was
caught.
"With his handkerchief pressed
against his fearful eyes the broth>
er and the conductor ambled over
the train and the brother pointed
out exactly 81 people who were
going down to Mt. AIRY to assist
him in weeping over his deceased
brothers. remains.
"Presldent Roosevelt himself
would not have wanted a more
numerous or blacker funeral
L
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Notice to OVerSeerS

Call out hands and work your
roads. Don't wait until you are
too busy with your crops.
Ground bridges less than twelve
feet in width must be repaired or
built by the road hands, the coun-
ty paying for lumber and nails.
l.. j. PERRY,
County Supervisor.
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USED FOR PNEUMONIA.

DR.. @. j. Bishop of Agnew,
Mich, says, II have used Foley's
Honey and Tar IN three very sew
ere cases of pneumonia with good
results in every case" Refuse
substitutes. L. Eugene Funder-
burk.
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Would you like to know why
Time is always represented as a
haggard, worn out Old man9
Well, he is treated so badly, that
is why. A watch keeps time, the
chorist beats time, the clock strikes
time, trains run on time, horses
run against time, people threaten
to do things on time if they gst
time, at prize fight they call
time, soldiers mark time, criminals
serve time, few can spare time and
every one tries to kill time, so do
you wonder that Time looks so
bad!-Grange (Va) Observer.
IA - To II Z "a.
Signature ss &1AzzEx
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A p MCLURE, Superintendent,
LEROY SPRINGS. President
Morris tribune., 1903-12-26
Going After Them.

The merchants of Warren, MINI.
are going after the Chicago depart
ment stores who are doing business
over the country. They secured an
invoice of bill of goods sent into
heir territory. 1t was bill of groc-
cries, such as all village and small
city groceries can fill. There we're
as in all such cases, several "baits"
in the bill but in each case it was
more than made up on the other
articles in the invoice. The Chicago
invoice, freight added, amounted to
$75. Is, the Warren invoice amout-
ed to $59.57, saving to the pur-
chaser by patronizing home merch-
ants, of $15.71. That is ST. on each
81 sc worth of groceries bought.
The Post News mentions this case
because it believes that in every case,
where buyers send to the cities for
large bills of goods, the local mer-
chants could duplicate the bill and
give the purchaser the added benefit
of examining the goods before buying
One instnace came to the writer's
attention not long since. A msn sent
to the cities for suit of cloths.
When he received them they were not
a fit and he took them to one of the
local merchants and tried to trade
them for suit that would fit. 1t is
needless to say that he was not
successful. 1t pays to trade with
the man who can fit you and suit
you.
Morris tribune., 1903-12-26
Hunters Hot Springs.

1t is not necessary for residents of
the Northwest to go to the South and
East for hot water pleasure and ycura-
tive baths.
Near Springdale, Mont, on the
Northern Pacific, are Hunters Hot
Springs, temperature 148 degrees to
1853 degrees Fahr., flowing 1000 gal
Ions per minute, 1000 feet above the
sea, in the foothills of the Crazy
mountains, overlooking the Yellow
stone river and valley. Good hotels,
cottages, bath houses, swimming pool.
Rates $3.50 per day SIS per week, in
Guiding baths.
Baths are good for all rheumatic,
skin, liver, kidney and stomach dis
eases. Appointments comfortable
and satisfactory. Railway rates low.
The region is natural sanitorium.
For information write J. E. McCor-
mick, Hunters Hot Springs, Mont.
or Chas. S. Fee, G.P. 81 ia, Northern
Pacific R'y., St. Paul MINI.
Morris tribune., 1903-12-26
DIR. S. II. Dudley Dead.

DR.. S. II. Duley, who has been a
member of the medical profession of
Morris for the past twenty years, died
at the home of Mrs. Fred Molander
last Saturday afternoon, Dec. IS.
The immediate cause of his death was
cirrhosis of the liver. The doctor has
been in poor health for several years.
He was buried on Monday morning
rom Assumption church. Rev. Goe-
bel officiating. The pail bearers
were John Finnegan, Michael Ma
honey, Michael Finnegan, A. L.
Stenger, G. A. Dushek and Tim Ma
loney.
DR.. Stephen Fl. Duley was born
June 9th, 1928, at the village of Rus
sis, IN Rerkimer county, New York.
He was married when about twenty
years of age to Miss Phoebe Fox. at
Plessls, New York. He had previ-
lousy begun the study of medicine
and 80 located at GAINESVILLE, Wis,
for the practice of his profession. He
later attended the Bennett Medical
College of Chicago, from which he
graduated in 1872. He then spent
four years at Westfeld, Wis in the
.practice of his profession, and then
removed to Benson, whence he came
to Morris year later, where he has
been continuously since except for
short time spent with his onlv surUiv
ing child, a daughter atSpencer, Iowa.
Tho never prominent in the profess
sion here in Morris, his condition ex-
cited the sympathy of many friends
so that in his sickness he was cared
for and given a Christian burial.
Morris tribune., 1903-12-26
How to Enter a Printing office.

Parties wishing to enter printing
Office at this season should be govern
ed by the following rule: Advance
to the inner door and give three dis
tinct raps or kick the door down, the
"devil' will attend to the alarm.
You will give him your name, post
Office address and the number of
years you owe for the paper. He will
admit you. You will advance to the
center OF the room and address the
editor with the following counter
sign: Extend the right hand about
two feet from the body, thumb
and index finger clasping a
$40 bill which drops into the
extended hand of the editor, at
the same time saying: "Were you
looking for me?" The editor will
grasp your hand and the bill and say
"You bet" After giving him the
news concerning your neighborhood
you will be permitted to retire with
receipt for an obligation properly dis
chsrged.-Marcus, Iowa, News.
Morris tribune., 1903-12-26
Still Bnruing Ashes.
Kruger.

Our better half has been continu-
ing her experiments burning ashes.
Last Friday morning at 8 o'clock she
started hard coal fire With three or
four quarts of coal, and after it was
nicely burning buried it with s inches
of wet ashes. There was hot fire
all day altho the drafts we're all
shut, and "a hours Letter it was still
burning. The next day she dumped
wet ashes on wood fire in the cook
stove and they burned as readily as
they did on the hard COAL.
We are encouraging her and if the
neighbors leave their ashes ont doors,
we shall try and induce her to bring
them ome-nights. This will not
only give her exercise, but saves us
big coal bills. If this works, we
shall realize better than ever that.
1T is not good for man to be alone.
News.
Morris tribune., 1903-12-26
Raise the Real Thing Now.

The discovery of a petrlfed apple
in the chimney of the old Northern
Pacific depot at Brainerd the other
day has aroused the recollection of an
old employe who says it is a relic of
a scheme originated by the land de-
parment of that company years ago
to boom northern Minnesota. An
exhibit of northern Minnesota fruit
and the apples were made of plaster
of paris and neatly painted, and the
petrifed apple is a we'll preserved
specimen OF the gold brick scheme.
It may have been years ago neces.
sary to adopt such tactics to induce
immi gration, but nature seems to
have gone the counterfeit one better
for northern Minnesota is today pro-
duclng some of the finest kind of
apples as Altkin and other counties
can testify. No gold bricks have to
be used any more to get settlers in
northern Minnesota. The country
years ago was considered good
enough for pine, bears and squaws,
but men little knew what wealth
there was in store for the settlers in
the northern domain Of Minnesota
MALAGA Times.
Morris tribune., 1903-12-26
Morris Defeated.

The Benson Times has the follow
ing to say of the bowling match be-
tween the Morris and Benson teams
at that place last Friday
"The Benson bowlers were still
more successful in their contest with
the Morris team last Friday after.
noon and evening than with the Will
mar players the week before. There
were four players Oh each side in the
afternoon and FIVE in the evening
games. If the boys are able to do as
we'll on the return games as they
have done at home, they will have
reason to be satisfied
The following is the score:
Morris tribune., 1903-12-26
SEEING the Wind,

This is the way to see the wind:
Take a polished metal surface of
two feet or more with straight
edge. A large handsaw will an
swer the purpose. A windy day is
needed for the experiment, of
course-whether hot or cold, clear
or cloudy, makes no difference, only
let it not be murky or rainy wealth
er. Stand the metal surface on end,
inclining the top away from the
wind about AZ degrees, so that the
wind, striking the surface, glances
up and flows over the upper end.
Now sight carefully along the up
per edge for several moments at a
well defined object beyond, and you
will see the wind pouring over the
edge in graceful curves. If the OBJ
servation is made carefully the ex-
pertinent hardly ever will fail. The
result is even better if the sun is
obscure.
Morris tribune., 1903-12-26
Monkey and Parrot In Brazil.

In Brazil monkeys and parrots
have interests in common. They
not only roost in the same trees,
but work for mutual benefit. The
monkeys cannot easily pick the big
Brazil nut husks from the trees, so
the parrots gnaw them loose, allow
ing them to drop, the fall to the
ground splitting them. Then the
monkeys tear the cracked husks
asunder, gather the nuts and divide
them with the parrots. Sometimes,
when the husks fail to split, the
monkeys carry them up to the high
est limbs Of the tree and let them
drop again: Monkey and parrot en-
JOY their harvest side by side.
Morris tribune., 1903-12-26

Anent burning hard coal ashes, the
Sank Centre Avalanche inficts the
following. "They tell us that you
cannot make I've from coal ash be-
cause, unlike wood ash, it has no
body and there is nothing to prevent
from ''going up the fue." However,
this hardly holds good because PEG.
pie have been making all kinds of
Lies" from hard coal refuse this
winter"
Morris tribune., 1903-12-26
RECTOR OF ST. LUKES.
Ashburnham Ontario, Testifies to the
Good Qualities of Chamber.
Iain'S Cough Remedy.


AsHBURNHAM, Ont, April Is, 1903.
Il think it is only right that should
tell you what a wonderful effect
Chamberlain's cough Remedy has
produced. The day before Easter I
was so distressed with a cold and a
cough that I did not think to be able
to take any duties the next day, as
my voice was almost choked by the
cough. The same day I received an
order from you for a bottle of your
Cough Remedy. I al once procured
a sample bottle, and took about three
doses of the medicine. To my great
relief the cough and cold had COM
pletely disappeared and I was able to
preach three times on Easter Dav.
know that this rapid and effee tive
cure was due to your Cough Remedy.
[ make this testimonial without So
licitation, being thankful to have
found such God-sent remedy.
Respectfullysyours,
E. A. LANGFELDT, M. A.,
Rector of St. Luke's Church.
This remedy is for.sale by J. R.
Kruger.
Morris tribune., 1903-12-26
32. 90 To California via The North
Western Line.

Tickets will be on sale daily until
November Both, 1903, to :many Cali
forina points at $3.50 via the North
Western Line. Though tourist cars
every Tuesday, Thursday snd Sat
urday. Be sure and specify ''North-
Western Line" when purchasing tick
cts. Berths in tourist cars reserved
in advance. For California folders
and any information address T W
TEAsDALE, General Passenger Agent.
St. Paul, MINI.
Morris tribune., 1903-12-26

It is stated that the Northern Pa.
cific company is equipping its freight
engines with the old style diamond
stacks, which are to replace the
modern straight stacks. The change
is being made to avoid, as much as
possible, the danger of fire from
sparks, the old style stack beng
much safer in that regard. It is
said that other roads, and particu-
larly the Burlington, equipped their
engines with the diamond stacks
several years ago and have had few
disastrous fires since. Recently the
Northern Pacific has burped up
many cars of valuable merchandise,
and set frss along the tarck which
have cost the company considerable
the fire being communicated from the
stacks by flying sparks.-Wadena
Tribune
Morris tribune., 1903-12-26

-
Thursday, Feb. 18th.
First grade studies.)
A. M $50 Enrolment.
900 Physics.
1870 Geometry.
P. M l:30 Algebra.
2:45 Civics.
3:45 Physical Geography or
General History.
Friday, Feb. 5th.
Second grade studies.)
A. M $50 Enrolment.
900 Professional Test.
1870 Spelling.
HOO Composition and Pen
manship.
M 80 Geography.
2:45 U. S. History.
400 Reading.
Saturday, Feb. 9th.
Second grade studies continued.)
A. M 800 Arithmetic
9:45 English Grammar.
ILLS Music.
IN = l:3O Physiology-Hygeire.
2:45 Drawing.
Mary B. FLYNN,
County Supt.
Morris tribune., 1903-12-26

A joint meeting of the city coun-
Gil and the library board will be
held early in January to determine
the matter of site for the new IL
brary.
Morris tribune., 1903-12-26

Miss Mae Dempsey, of Minneapolis
is visiting her grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. Daniel O'Brien and will
spend the winter here.
Morris tribune., 1903-12-26
A Safe Cough nedicine For Children

In bnying cough medicine for
children NJ Yer be afraid to buy
ChamDerlain's Cough Remedy. There
is no danger from it and relief is al
ways sure to follow. 1t is especially
valuable for colds, Group and whoop-
ing cough. For sale by j. r. Keinger
Low Rates to Portland, Ore. and
Return.
Dates of sale January 6 to 9, in
elusive.
Final return limit January 81 1904.
Write Immediately for particalsrs.
CHAS. S. FEE, G.. P. ct. A.,
Northern Pacific Railway
st. Paul, MINI.
Morris tribune., 1903-12-26

We knew a popular young man
once who got seven sofa pillows from
his dear lady friends, one Christ
mas; but that wasn't as bad as the
fellow who got eight pairs Of en-
broided slippers(minus the soles, of
course) and who had to pay shoe
maker ten good hard round dollars
to put them iii shape 80 he could
wear them. He used to put on one
pair and the others in row by the
dresser SO his callers could see and
admire, and whenever one of the
eight young ladies called he was
sh arp enough to wear the pair she
had sent him. One day when he
saw them coming he slipped on one
each of the pairs they had sent and
all went we'll, although the yellow
worsted dog on one didn't match the
pink rose on the other, worth a cent.
But the trouble finally came when a
quartette of them called one Sunday
evening. He was too much ratified to
got down on ali tours, and not
knowing what to do, kicked all his
slippers under the bed and received
his guests in his stocking feet, claim
ing he had chillblains. Then there
was row and his popularity sudden
" wNned,
Morris tribune., 1903-12-26

Frank Moore, of the Tribune force,
went to Fargo Thursday to spend
the holidays visiting with his sister
at that place.
Morris tribune., 1903-12-26

Some good races were arranged
for on Crystal Lake Christmas, but
were called off on account of the
severe cold.
Morris tribune., 1903-12-26
Additional Local Is

M. A. Scheleruk,of Breckenridge,is
spending Christmas with N. Vinjs
and family.
Morris tribune., 1903-12-26

Captain George G. Thorpe of the
United States marine service is one
of the officers in command of the es-
cort accompanying the United States
minister to the capital of King
Menelik Of Abysinnia and while we
have winter is very probably proceed
ing across the .desest camel back
and finding fan very useful Han.
cock Record. George has been in
everything Of Importance that has
happened anywhere on the globe for
the last ten years except the blowing
up Of the Maine. We knew he
would turn up either at Panama or
the Orient, but he couldn't be both
places at once.
Morris tribune., 1903-12-26

The students have returned to
spend the holidays at home in Morris
Henry Jones from Minneapolis.
Mable Stone from Carleton, VIM,
Hagerman from the Agricultural
College, Clifford Nelson from the
University, Agnes Newell from the
University, Helen Griffith from the
Central High of Minneapolis, Olivia
Christensen from Red Wing. Hanna
Nelson from Minneapolis, Belle Bon
steel from the University, Edmund
Wunch from Notre Dame, Ind,
Mable CARNEY from St. Paul,
Blanche Flaherty from St. Paul,
Morris tribune., 1903-12-26

TEACHERS STATE CERTIFICATES.
Morris tribune., 1903-12-26

February 4, 5. and g, 1904
Morris tribune., 1903-12-26
Program of Examinations

for