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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-02-14
Death of James w. Williams.

Scarcely an old soldier in Ian
caster county will read with tear
less eyes the sad announcement
that James w. Williams is no
more. The dark robed angel of
death entered the erstwhile happy
home of our good friend In the
Douglas section Tuesday after
noon, last, and silently bore his
spirit to the realms beyond Only
the Thursday before he was in
usual good health and the first
symptoms of illness came during
the night. Physicians were sum-
moned and remained with him all
the while but the skill of physi
clans and the loving minlstration
of kindred and friends were of mo
avail. He died of congestion of
tho bowels.
Mr.. Williams was the second
son of the late Stephen Williams,
and was born Dec. ~, 1886. He
farmed all his life and was practi-
cal and successful in his calling.
At the outbr eak of the civil war
in the summer of 1861 he enlisted
with the Lancaster Grays and
served with that company until
December when he was honora-
bly, discharged on account of bad
health. Recuperating, in April
'62 he again entered the service,
joining the cavalry, Capt. j. G.
Fosters company, Buffers bri.
gade. He was on duty as scou,
during much of the war and was
delegated to pilot Buffers forces
through this county about the
time of Sherman's raid. As 9
gallant and brave soldier he bore
an enviable record.
Shortly after tho war, Dec. 10,
1865, he married Miss Mamie A.
McCardell, and to them were born
seven children, six of whom sur
vive him, viz: j. f., 1. w., and
J. A. Williams, Mrs. j. j. Cher.
ry, Mrs. j. 7. Hunter, Jr., and
Mrs. L. B. Clyburn of Colum bia.
They were all with him when the
end came as was also his nieces,
Mrs. Alice Ballard and Mrs. H.
M. Culp, whom he raised and we're
to him as his own children.
TO the sorely bereaved family
in this dark hour of affiiction the
hearts of host of friends goes
out in deepest sympathy. The
good wife has lost devoted hus- :
band, the children kind and de-
voted father, and the community
of Douglas hospitable, big,
hearted, generous, public spirited
citizen.
The remains were laid to rest in
the churchyard at Douglas church
Wednesday afternoon and the un-
usual large congregation, not
withstanding tho very luclement
weather and the swollen creeks
which deferred many from going,
attested the high esteem in which
the deceased was held. The fun.
eral services were conducted BY
Rev. S. N. Watson of the Baptist
church.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-02-14

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine
Tablets. All druggists refund
money if 1t fails to cure. f. w.
Grove signature is on each box
Csc.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-02-14

The Best Prescription for Mata,a
Chills and Fever is bottle of
Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic. 1t
Is simply Iron and Quinlne and
tasteless, No Cure No Paw.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-02-14
Local M alters
have Brede's
Steam Bread

Steam Bread
to arrive on Tuesday & Thursday
of each week. j. B. MAoKoRELL.
Miss Florence Bell of Magill,
visited her sister, Mrs. j. M.
Cauthen, ut this place the present
week.
Married, at Pleasant Hill,
by Coroner j. NJ. Caskey, We'd
nesday night, 18th instant, Mr..
Elmore Bailey and Miss Viola
Cauthen of Heath Springs.
The sale by the Administers
tor of the late DR.. G.. @. Welsh
comes off Friday, Feb. Goth, in
stead of 21st as was previously
published. 21st was mistake of
the printer.
Presiding Elder Aeadnrs
came up from Elgin yesterday
where he held quarterly confer
ence Thursday and went over to
Bethel to hold confe :ence there
today and tomorrow.
Mothers can safely give Foley's 6
Honey and Tar to their children
for coughs and colds, for it con.
tains no opiates or other poisons.
L. Eugene Funderburk, druggist.
Married, on tho sth instant,
by b. F. Adams, N. p, Mr..
Lewis Small and Miss Ida Small,
youngest daughter of MIR. Ana
MAS Small.
Heavy rains throughout the
county this week. The water
courses have been very high and
the public roads are almost i'm
passabls. :
A change is being made in
the arrangement of the general
delivery at the post Office and
some new lock boxes are being
added.
Our Mr.. j. M. Hood is al
ways in the market to purchase
mules and cattle. And don't YOU
forget it.
Lancaster Mercantile Ce.
s&7-Mr. d, A. Funder burk OF
q. r., is busy hauling his cotton
to town this week. He is one OF
our most prosperous farmers and
has proited by holding his cotton
this year, realizing 8 cents for his
entire crop of about 100 bales.
Letters advertised as remain.
ing in the post Office at Lancaster
ancalled for for the week ending
Feb. IA, 1908: Miss Asrthan
Richardson, Miss Mary Morgan,
Mrs. Mary McConykles. MIR. Jun
ME Ingram, Mr.. H. T. johnson,
Mr.. & Mrs. Charles Rob, rtson,
Mr.. & Mrs. VIM. Morgan, Mr..
w. @. Thompson, Mr.. Henry
Word, Mr.. j. H. Gamble, j. H.
Jshnseu, Sim Ray.
Belle Nance, p. m.
-Sergeant-at arms of the house
OF representatives, J. S. Wilson,
and wife came up from Columb bis
Tuesday night to attend tho fun
eral of Mr.. j. w. Williams, an
uncle of Mr.. Wilson's. Mr.. Il.
B. Clyburn of the Comptroller
Generals Office, son -in. Law of Mr..
Williams, also came up to the bur.
ial. Mrs. Cly burn and children
came the day before and reached
her fathers bedside before his de-
mise.
Our little neighbor EIg,n ii
on = verltable boom az a stock
market, which was successfully
LAUGHED q few weeks ago by thre,
OF her snterprising and up-to
date citizens. Messrs George Fer
1us0n- InA Haains and Rankin
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-10
The Speaker and the House.

No more promising speech than
that of the new speaker of the house
of representatives, the Hon. Joseph G..
Cannon, has ever been delivered in the
national capitol. Mr.. Cannon was
modest in the extreme. "A speaker"
said he, sis the servant, not the mas
ter, and any speaker who does not
understand this relation and act ac-
cordingly, cannot properly perform his
function and is not entitled to the
respect and confidence of the public"
This is excellent. and so is his recon-
mendation as to the course Of business.
He strongly counseled that effect be
given the Cuban treaty by proper
legislation at the extra session, and
that the ensuing regular session make
generous but not extravagant appro-
priations for the public service, and
then adjourn and go home. Nothing
better than that! IT was a wholesome
word of cautionsto the republican eau
Gus, which the majority will do we'll to
heed.
THE speaker of the house is a func-
tionary of enormous power. He is
technically the servant of that body.
but sometimes the servant, within his
lawful powers, indeed, assumes the
function Of a master, or, if you please,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-10
Senator Lodges Admission.

The reciprocity campaign in New
England seems to have made enough
progress to have made an impression
after returning from London, Senator
Lodge addressed the Norfolk club,
saying in part:
I might talk as many others talked in
London, for many hours about the Alas
kan decision. shall stop with what
have already said; but wish to call your
attention to one point in connection with
it.
There has been a great deal said about
reciprocity with Canada by the speakers
of the democratic party. The one obstacle
to the settlement Of all other questions
outstanding with Canada, and there are
several, none of them serious--has been
the Alaskan boundary.
That obstacle broke up the commission
of 1898 and prevented any consideration
looking to an ultimate settlement.
The field is open to the discussion Of Ca :
madam reciprocity. I compare the act
with the words, and / ask you to choose
if you are Influenced by that question of
reciprocity ask you to choose between
the party that has advanced it and the
party that has talked about it; I ask you
to choose between the party that has
acted and the party that only chatters.
The senator says that the field is
now open for the discussion of re-
ciprocity with Canada, and claims for
the. republican party the credit of
having cleared the way. 1t is some
thing to have, such an illustrious
member of the standDat school as
Mr.. Lodge admit that reciprocity with
Canada is a live subject. If the way
for reciprocity has been cleared, and
the republican party Is to claim credit
for clearing it, the only, consistent
course for it is to go on and complete
the work. To leave a good work at
the beginning is no credit, and very
little credit will the party get for what
has been done unless it carries the
work to a satisfactory conclusion To
prepare the way and then abandon
the opportunity is not the kind Of
record parties are wont to point to
with pride.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-10
COMMENT ON VAN SAINT IN
TERVIEW

CrookstOn Journal: Governor Van SAINT s
interview given the twin cit dailies where
in he speaks OF the effect of the Tuesday
elections contains some very direct refer
ences to the conditions iii Minnesota, and
Virtually classes the voters who support
a merger candidate for governor as OBJ
ponents of Roosevelt. ThfssSis practically
the opening gun of the state campaign and
while lit does not follow. that Governor
va SAINT seeks or would accept a re-
nomination it does lay down the lines that
must necessarily, govern the people in the
choice of g nominee. 1T brings forcibly to
the mindssof the people the recollection Of
Bob Dunn's attitude in the merger ques-
ton, and his record of public and private
utterances places him on the defensive in
the matter. The party should not go be-
fore the people next year handicapped by
the necessity Of explaining its weakness,
but should be- able rather to boast it's
strength. The republicans of Minnesota
are for Roosevelt, and no man who stands
for other than Rooseveltian principles
touching the gravest of all state questions
has a right to aspire to the head of the
state ticket.
Farbault Journal: The confession Of
weakness involved in the governors at
tempt to bring the president to his aid is
the thing most apparent in the interview
Cleverly as it is worded its design could
not be hidden. Its doubtful, however. if
1T can. be made effective to continue Gov
e!nor Van SAINT in office or to place in his
hands the right to name the next state
admfnistra ton.
Rochester Post and, Record: There is
no doubt the interview was intended to
compel candidates to- express themselves
on the matter, and there is as little uncer-
tainty that the candidate as much spoken
of as any other, Bob Dunn, was in the
governors mind. Mr.. Dunn, it seems to
the Post and Recordg is now placed In a
position where he must speak plainly on
this subject And even II he does at this
late hour and under the force of this In
terview. should he announce himself as an
anti-mergerite. his reticence hitherto will
dull the edge of sincerity in his statement.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-10
The Panama Case.

The stumbling block of some of
those who approve the administra-
ttion's course in the Panama crisis is
in the effort to prove that it is en-
tirely consistent with previous inter-
pretations of the treaty of 1916. They
endeavor to argue that the admins
tratiJn has really done nothing more
than the government has done at
other times. If that were so, there
would be no such interest as there Is
now in what is transporting on the
isthmus. T
The recognition of. the de facto
government is not, d departure, be-
cause there has never before been
just such a situa ton to deal with on
the isthmus. AS there is no dispute
as to the. fact that there is a gov
ernment at Panama quite distinct
from that at Bogota and in full con-
troll of the isthmus, no serious fault
can be found with the recognition of
it, except that it might have been bet
ter to- delay for a short time. But
the reason for haste has close con-
nection with the departure Of action
In the present case from precedent.
The decidedly novel phase of the
present Intervention to maintain the
neutrality of the isthmus is the avowed
intention to prevent hostilities alto
gether. Heretofore we have been sat
isfied to keep the combatants from
carrying on operations that would di-
rectly interfere with the operation of
the railway. Many times has there
been fighting all around the railway,
and our government has not thought
of trying to stop or prevent it,
This time we go so far as to say
that there shall be no civil war in
Panama. We announce that we shall
not permit the natives to fight each
other, even if we have to fight them
to keep them apart. 1t is futile to
contend that there is anything in the
treaty of 1916 that authorizes us togo
so far.
We believe that the president has
taken a clearly defensible step in an
nouncing that the government will toll
crate no more wars along one of the
worlds great highways, but it's course
must partly, at least, be defended on
other grounds than that of duties un-
der the treaty of 1876
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-10
TUESDAY EVENING,

czar. 1t is not improbable that
Speaker Cannon, will find 1t necessary
to utilize all the power within his
reach at the extra session and the
seqient regular session ocarry out
the economic program he mapped
out at the republican caucus last
Saturday evening.
The late Speaker Thomas Bracket
Reed. when speaker. did not hesitate
cessive appropriations which was
deemed Outrageous" by congressman
who had promised certain things to
their constituents which could not be
performed by reason OF the interview
ton of a Reed rule. In 1895 there
was great Indignation because the
river and harbor committee, under the
direction of Reed, proceeded to do
some merciless cutting out Of items.
No chairman under the Reed regime
had any certainty of recognition. The
pension committee had to unite in a
humble petition to Mr.. Reed asking
him to recognize the chairman. Reed
was strongly intrenched behind his
parliamentary barrier. He usurped
no power, altho his critics said he did.
He found public business delayed by
filibustering and extravaganza unre-
strained in appropriations. He inn
posed rules in restraint of both. He
was carieatured as big-bellied giant.
standing, gavel in hand his head
touching the ceiling of the hall of
representatives and stern look upon
his face, while the members appeared
like minute pygmies on the floor
The speaker and the committee on
rules jointly dominate the house. If
the house thinks it's rights violated, the
new house may order it's own rules.
The fifty-eighth house has, as to the
ruling majority, resolved to adopt the
rules which governed it's predecessor.
If the majority choose to leave great
they have a perfect right to do SO. The
minority, when they can boast a ma
jority of their own party, follow the
same course. If the house yields
more to the speaker than formerly and
is less assertive of it's rights it is
because 1t is evident that little public
business can be = transacted without
such measure of concentration OF
power. This is much better than the
senate way of letting majority hold
up any legisla ton it chooses, by re-
sorting to filibustering tactics. The
senate majority, indeed, has abdi-
Gated it's rightful parliamentary con-
troll Of the proceedings.
There is reason to believe that
Senator Cannon will not violate ra-
tionally claimed rights of the house
but will hold the members, SO far as he
has the power, to the legitimate work
of the extra session.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-10
Back to the "North Countree. .

This is the time of the year when
the northwest sends 5000 or 5000 en-
igration agents to 1.-THE old country"
the world to the people Of the north
west-Scandinavia. We have so often
heard our numerous Scandinavian
compatriots refer to their motherland
as the old country, that we have all
come to think of the term as apply
ing not to England or Germany, but
to Scandinavia. These emigration
agents are not paid nor are they re-
tanned in any way by any kind of gov
eminent. They pay their own way
and they work without any. precon-
eeived plan. but they are travelling adj
vertisements for the northwest.
Ole or Gus or one who has risen to
dignity that demands the abolition of
the sobriquets of familiarity, gamers
his crops or puts his business into
shape to stand his absence and with
$500 to $1,000 in his pocket starts in
joy for the old country.
Two weeks or so after leaving Min
scenes. The relatives and the neigh
bors in the village or the countryside
come to visit with him and marvel
while he tells of a land where the
hard working farmer soon grows rich
where common laborers earn as much
in q day as they could in a week in the
old home. The young men and boys
yearn to go forth from the dull, formal
life of the ancient civilization, where
there is a place for everybody and
everybody must stay in his place, to
the free land of opportunity where
there is, a place for any one who car
take it and where there is very little
nailed down and defended from the
assault of energy and ambition by Gus
tom and heredity.
The rosy-faced peasant girls, des-
tined to be the mothers of a s.irile race
in America, become restless as they
listen to accounts of country where
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-10
NEWS OF BOOK WORLD
4 Lovemaker for Pay, a Thrilling Hlstorl.
\ cal Romance in Which Peter the Great
Plays; a Part-"The Country Boy a
Book of Boy Life by Forest CrIssey--A
Book OF Limerlcks.

"Go to Brunswick; fall in love with this
grl--or make her believe it, which is
quite the same thing. Throw spice o.
romance into her humdrum life, fascinate
her in every way possible There is a
strange commission from government to
a man. But about 200 years ago that
commission was given, according to Harris
Dickson in his She That Hesltates, by
Chancellor Won Goertz of Sweden to Henri
d Aubant, cheyalier. Sweden was trying
to prevent a coalition of Russia, under
Peter the Great, with Brunswick, by the
marriage Of Princess Charlotte Of Bruins
wick to Alexis, the son Of the tsar.
DAubant was no adventurer,, merely a
restless gentleman seeking amusement
and excitement" and the commission at
tracted him. He was to use all the arts
OF a travelled gentleman of the time and
Of a soldier whose bravery had been tried
"a man every inch of i'm but who
Ought to'ye been an Irishman,'' as Terry
his tservant, said, to influence the girl
Princess Charlotte, to reject the suit of
Alexis.
From lovemaking for pay to lovemaking
Tor loves own sweet sake was swift
step for dAubant, and, with the discovery
Of the. real state Of his feelings, came his
prompt resignation of his commission, and
then his troubles began, and they came
thick and fast. But d'Aubant was a SOL
der, and met them AS a soldier
~ y oI1e1oCW lIOlIl Ills past III LlG
person of Russian adventures who had
deceived d Aubant plays an important part
in the story. He had believed her an in
fnocent country girl and had sought to
make her his wife. She had eloped with
! him, but afterward had refused to marry
him; tho she had lived with him. She was
Eambitious for higher place than he could
| give her.. Then she had revealed her true
character D'Aubant given to painting
for amusement had painted her portrait
that Of winsome girl. One evening in
/ her absence he had gone over the portrait,
changing it to her real character. The
4 woman returned later. sat down alone and
Ireviewed her life. The review was not
pleasant She glanced toward the picture
and thought Of it as she had seen it before
Yes, was like that once, long, long ago
But now-aimighty God, If he could only
paint my soul!',s She stepped nearer tc
look more closely at the picture; she was
appalled, atwhat she saw-he had painted
/ her naked soul.'' 3
These are glimpses into the book There
is not dull chapter in it. We may be
! somewhat tired of historical romances, but
here is one to sit up into the wee sn1a
hours to read. The picture is an ugly
one in some respects, but not in discor6
with purely historical pictures of the
| times.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-10
The Special Session.

= The presidents message to the spe-
cial session of congress is short and
to the point. Of course, there is
nothing new to be said at this late
date in favor Of reciprocity with
Cuba, but the president happily sums
up all the old arguments. Self-in-
terest and duty demand that congress
shall give US reciprocity with Cuba.
Action should be prompt. There is
no longer any excuse for procrastina-
ton and verbose speeches. The
country is inexpressibly weary of de-
lay in this matter, and if congressman
will persist in dilly-dallying, there
will be an explosion of wrath.
We cannot bring ourselves to the
belief that congress will not dispose Of
the question Of Cuban reciprocity at
the present special session. 1t has
been convened for no other purpose
than to do a work which has been in
PREPARATION for three years. It is mere
1y asked to put into effect the provisions
Of a treaty that has already been
ratified. It does not seem possible
that at this late date congressman will
dare to attempt to thwart the ma
tional will when tits SO near to reali-
zation Of its purpose.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-10

the man of the house divides his sal
airy with the housemaid and does it,
generously, too. Even the struggling
farmer of middle age fancies under the
inspiration Of these stories OF home
Corners from new land that he is
not too old to so forth and make
stake ere his joints stiffen and his
muscles lose their strength.
Who can blame the center of the
admiring throng If the 5000 miles that
intervene between the new and old
stimulate his imagination and soften
his recollection Of hard knocks in a
land where the prizes are big but the
buffeting to reach them something ter
rifle? Why should he disappoint his
auditors? They demand that he en-
terrain them, and no commonplace
tales of hard luck will entertain. So
he portrays "a delightful country,
where he wins who Wills, and sows the
seeds Of many an indonlitable deter
mination to emigrate.
Perhaps when he returns in the
springtime he brings with him some of
the possessors of these ambitions per-
haps it takes two or three years for
the preparations to be made but in the
end the seeds develop and grow into
an emigration which is now swelling
to $4,000 or $4,000 a year.
1t is sad for the old Morse country
to lose such flowers of it's sparse pops
ulation, but it is a goodly sight for the
United States to behold these strong-
limbed, stalwart, blond men and these
rudy faced, buxom women coming to
our shores. rs.
In little while they, too, will turn
emigration agents and will go back to
the old country to make the friends
and relatives dream dreams that soon
or late they will attempt to realize.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-10
TWO DIMInuTlvE MoNARcHs

.It is curious says the London Chron-
icle, that Nicholas H., one of the great
est OF living monarclls, should also be one
of the smallest-from the physical point
Of view, and had he carried out his in
tention Of visiting the king Of Italy we
should have been treated to the spectacle
of meeting between two of the shortest
sovereigns of their time. Yet the car,
however small and slight of stature has
of King Victor Emmanuel H., who re-
quires to get into the saddle like Ma
poleon III, before he can be seen at his
best. There is nothing in the appearances
of Nicholas Il. to suggest his sonship to
Alexander ILL.,. who was almost giant.
or of Victor Emmanuel to recall the bury,
ysoldier-like figure of his father and his
grandfather. the rollicking, fercely mus.
tached Re Galantuomo