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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-09-19

Evangelist }. W. Little assist
cd Rev. \. l.. Slough in pro
tractcd meeting ut Pleasant Val
ley Baptist church last week. 1t
was very successful meeting,
there Icing large congregations
at each service. Mr.. Little says
he is not satisfied, though, and
will at some leisure time hiring
hi, tent and hold ten days meet
ing.
Miss Eva Potts will matrlcuIato
at the Ashevillc Female College
the 10th inst.
Miss Anne Jones, of Rock
Hill, is visiting relatives in this
community.
Mr.. Frank Potts will leave for
Comm ola next week to resume
his studies at tie S. {. College.
Miss Ethel Ross has returned
from n visit to Charlotte.
Miss Annie Black, of Matthews,
visited in Il. Y. and Harrison last
week.
Mr.. Bob Bryant matriculateo!
at Trinity College, Durham, last
week.
Miss Helen Harris is visiting
relatives in lower Steele Creek.
The condition of DR.. Elmore
Kell, who has been suffering from
a stroke of paralysis is very little
improved.
Misses Wren and Aileen Har-
ris, Of Fort Mill, were in Pleasant
Valley Sunday. S. +. b. in Fort
Mill Times.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-09-19

Cannot our southern senator's
and representatives display a lit
tie craftsmanship and forego the
desire for personal advertisements
The announcement that Senator
Carmack is going to introduce a
bill repeating the Fifteenth amend
ment is most unfortunate. The
country is not prepared for such
a bill and it can only be prepared
by sentiment north of Mason and
Dixon's line. Silence in the south
on this subject at this time would
he particularly golden. The
State.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-09-19

An editor of an Exchange being
asked If he ever saw bald-head-
ed weman, replied in the follow
ing vein: "No, we never did,
nor did we ever see woman
wa:tzlng around town in her shirt
sleeves with cigar in her teeth
and running into every saloon she
saw. We have never seen a wo-
man 70 fishing with a bottle in her
pocket, sit on the damp ground
all day and come home drunk at
night. Nor have we ever seen a
woman yank off her coat and say
she could lick any man in town.
God bless her, she's not built that
way"
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-09-19
Fatal Riot on Excursion Train.

A serious riot was precipitated
upon st. Georges last night. The
residents of the peaceful county
seat of Dorchester were not pre-
pared for the scene of rowdyism
which they witnessed upon the ar
rival of an excursion train return
ing from Charleston to Rowes-
vile, Orangeburg county.
The coroner of Dorchester
county will hold and inquest over
Bingo Rowe today, and his assail>
ant, Jue Funk, is in the jail at
st Georges, having been arrested
by Sheriff Varnedal. Several
other persons were hurt in the
riot and the extent of their
wounds could not be learned.
1t appears that the greater part
of the 500 excursionists aboard
were engaged IN the riot and the
train was stopped at st. Georges
in order to secure the services of
Sheriff Varnedal and Chief of
Police Bar bot. The State.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-09-19
MIR. Frank b. Gary Will Preside
Over the Court Which Con
vcncs at Lexington
Monday.

Chief Justice Pope has announc-
cd his decision in the matter of
the appointment of a Judge to
preside over the approaching term
of court in Lexington county.
Mr.. Frank b. Gary of Abbeville
has been designated. Attorneys
interested in the trial of j. II.
TiI'man received dispatches from
Judge Pope informing them of the
action.
This rcycrses his former posi-
tion in designating Judge Town
send to hold the court. Gov.
Hayward had not received notice
that Mr.. Gary was to be commits
stoned, but perhaps will be mott
fled today.
Judge Pope stated in his tele-
grams that he had appointed Mr..
Gary upon petition from the
members of the Lexington bar. -
The State, 18th inst.
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81 81 PER ANNUM
Frost in Texas Sends the Price of
Cotton Up 40 Points.

With Il touch of the western
cold wave, spot cotton got frisky
yesterday and jumped up 40
points, at which announcement
there was general rejoicing
throughout business circles here.
When frost hit Corsicana, Texas,
cotton got busy going up and
didn't seem to get tired at any
time in the game. The weather
man had this to say about the cold
wave situatiOn: "The cold wave
advanced rapidly eastward, caus-
ing decidedly lower temperatures
from Texas to Michigan. The
minimum temperatures in the
western cotton belt were generally
below so, except on the lmme-
diate Gulf coast. Light frosts
occurred at Corsicana, Texas, and
ut points in Minnesota and freez .,
ing weather continues In Kansas
and Nebraska and the Dakotas.
Moderately high temperatures
continued along the Atlantic
coast. THE State. 18th inst
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DIED OF HIS WOUNDS.

Charleston Sept. 17.-Julian
Cammer, white, who was shot by
Lawrence Walker in u house of
Ill fame couple of weeks ago,
upon the latter finding his wife
with Cammer in the place, died
today at the city hospital, where
he has been under treatment
Walker has been in jail since the
shooting.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-09-19
Negroes Life Saved as He Stoo,
Upon the Gallows.

Selma, Ala, Sept. II. Cicero
Webb, a negro, who was to have
been hanged today for the mur-
der of his wife, was saved from
death as he was stepping upon
the scaffold. A telegram an.
nounced that Gov. Jelks had com
muted the sentence to imprison-
ment for life.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-09-19

He remembered when there was
nothing here where the town now
stands except the court house.
He SAID his habits we're good, that
he chewed and smoked all the
time when he could get 1T and
drank all the whlskey he could
get.
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ECZEMA, ITCHING HUMOR :
PIMPLES. TREATMENT FREE.

Does your Skin Itch aud Burn?
Distressing Eruptions on the TX so
you feel ashamed to be seen in com
pany? Do Scabs and Scales form on
the Skin, Hair or scalp? Have you
Eczema" skin Sore ard Crack ed?
Rash form on the Skin? Prickly
Pain in the Skin? Swollen Joints?
Failing Hair? All Run Down? Skin
Pale? Old Sores? Eating Sores +?
Ulcers? To cure to stay cured tax :
B, B. B. (Botauic Blood Balm which
makes the blood pure and rich, then
the sores will heal and the Itching Of
eczema stop forever, the skin become
clear and the blood Iure. B. B. B..
sold at drug stores 81. Trial treatment
gent free and prepaid by writing to
BLOOD BALM co, Atlanta, Ga
Describe your trouble and free medical
advice given. Over 5000 testimonials
of cures by b. b. b.
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Happenings In The State.
AS Chronicled by the Alert Cor
resp ondents of The Columbia
State.
RECOMMENDED TO MERCY.

Greenville, Sept. 1.-THE trial
of Jas. Dennis Edwards for the
murder of Frank Neely was be
gun yesterday morning, and oc-
cupied the attention of court un
til noon today when Tie Jury re
turned a verdict of guilty with
recommendation to mercy.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-09-19
Farm for Sale,

Farm for Sale.
The "WilIls Gregory" home
stead, Groom dwelling newly re-
paired, 80 acres Of good farming
or pasture land on waters of Flat
Greek, 6 miles each from the
Halle and Brewer gold mines, 7
from Jefferson and ~ from Ker-
shaw. For terms apply to
L. S. CARTER,
Lancaster, 5. @.
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Fatal Sleep on the Track.

Greensboro, N. g., Sept. II.
The mangled bodies of y. I.
and Charles Gates of Cincinnati,
were found lying on the Southern
railway tracks here today. The
men had gone to sleep under a
box car which had been struck
heavily by an incoming material
train, throwing them under the
wheels.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-09-19

You KnOsU Whdt You are Tdktsa0
When you take Groves Taste
less Chill Tonic because the form
ula is plainly printed on every bot
tie showing that it is simply Iror
and Quinine in a tasteless form
No Cure. No Pay. SOC.
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6bs$sfat<,

Nothing can tain the place q your
county paper, ysr county nSNN and
tor county Pride It shouiA 60 tnts ,wery
hc1e- Bnt for nsws from the Sapitai
eeuth cerstina, served fresh cvsry
~; for daily news from washinstoo,
~ Un3eed States and every ether
Saarter e the giebe, nothinE can take
fns Yeees = eoekh Carolina homes Of
~. We are In ths midst q vArs,
eTtHee enA political struggles Of grsat
APortaAcA The next session Of oar
1egisaAture, with the inausuration es
2 ny gSvernor. will have peculiar In
SssS the times. ~n %Uss read % the sseS a.iiy Sy
k6tsrY e the world and that L. re-
See0eA IN entertaining style in The
SeAAA. The state wiz be sent daily 70,
e year. - for 6 months. - for 3
1cesnS er just fraction over the cost
. 1estage stamp for enc letter q
SaY Cheep edueatisn and inforna-
%, % e. g family r'e 31-s cents a day.
But K y,u e.u.t .a,-a ,A.. there !.
Sns semtNSsAy etst% Issued r
ing ths msst importsut news nom all
South Carolina and ths '1or1d ct large
for that oAy and thu Lrecedihg days
s!noe the last issuA A.A this may be
obtained for = year. 4 for 8 months.
AAyi
Ne family In South Carolina Ia too
poor to take this pAposI Ne Nancy can
b speut to bettar advantage by . poor
family. II u o nAcsesaty. Subnry1be
NOW-TODAY.
Send postal or express money order
registered latter or check to
a. THE SfATH COMPANY .
Columbia. q. c
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Notice Of DiSCharge.

Notice is hereby given that on
the 3Oth day of September, A. ID.
1908, the undersigned, as Execus
trix OF the will of John A. Culp,
deceased, will file her final return
and settlement and make applica-
ton to the Probate Court for the
County of Lancaster, s. c., for q
final discharge as such executrix.
MARY T. CUR.
Lancaster, s. G. Sept. 2, '03.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-09-19

>toDs the Cough and Works of
the COfd.
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
els cure cold in one day. No
Cure, No Pay. Price, Csc.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-09-19

The Best Prescription for Maiapd
ChilIs and Fever is bottle of
Groves Tastelesl Chill Tonic. 1t
Is simply Iron and Quinlne and
tastclcss, No Cure No Pay.
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AGAIN THE UNLOADED PISTOL.

AGAIN THE UNLOADED PISTOL.
Chesterfield, Sept. 15.-This
morning Mr.. Duncan Pate, a
young man about 90 years old
was accidentally shot by his cou-
sin, MI. Walter Sellers, while
carelessly handling an "unloaded"
pistol.
His wound is serious but not
necessarily fatal. The ball could
not be accurately located and is
still in Pate's shoulder muscles.
GROUND TO DEATH BY AN ENGINE.
Spartanburg, Sept. 16.-John
Mayfield, a citizen of Clifton,
aged about forty years, met with
a horrible death near the South
ern depot about midnight last
night. He was laying asleep on
the track leading from the South
ern passenger depot to the G. &
W. &. depot, or else he was ly-
ing there in stupor, for the yard
shifting engine ran over mis- body
crushing out life and mangllng the
corpse and dragging the remains
a distance of fifty yards.
SEVERAL. SMALL BOYS POISONED.
Chesterfield, Sept. 15.-Yes-
terday afternoon several little
boys IN this town became danger
ously poisoned by eating some
palma christa seed. This is " hat
is commonly known as castor bean
seed and is used to make castor
oil. The boys, Bryan McCanless,
David Burress and Tommie Edge.
worth, like a good many other
small boys, would, upon finding
the palma christa seed, eat them
and hence were poisoned.
The boys at one time were in a
dangerous condition and their
lives were despaired of, but thanks
to skilled medical treatment are
now living.
LADY WHO HAD NOT WALKED IN
Is YEARS SUFFERS NO MORE.
Cokcsbury, Sept. 14.-Mrs.
Mary Miller died at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. j. r. James,
on Saturday In the S1st year of
her age. She had been an invalid
for many years, had not walked a
step in IS years and had been a
great sufferer during all these
years, but has always borne her
trials with Christian fortitude.
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN
Newberry, Sept. 14.-Glasgow
Harris, an old negro who claims
to be 113 years old, was in town
today. He lives about 10 miles
out in the country between Little
River and Saluda. He rode to
town on a wagon and said he had
not been hore before in five years.
lie said he had not worked in two
years. He fishes all the time no y
and his business here today was to
get some fish hooks aud lines. He
has been married five times and is
the father of 81 children. He
only knew where one of them was,
but said others might be living.
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MONEY To LOAN

have made earrAngemen ents by which
I can negotiate loans OF 5000 90 and
upwards on first m ortgagss on i'm
proved cotton farms at Z per cent in.
terest on sums Of 81 900 GO and over.
and per cent interest on sums of le ss
than ST. 900
NO commission charged. only a rea-
sonable fec for abstract Of title.
r. z. WYLIE,
Sept l8, l9O3-8m. Atty. at Law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-12
MOORE & HILL Gnc.).
FAvoRABLY CONSIDERED.
Reports Ordered by Senate Commerce
Committee.

The Senate committee on commerce yes
terday directed favorable report on the
bill authorizing Albert f. Eells of Boston,
Mass, to construct a light house and fog
signal at Diamond Shoals on the coast Of
North Carolina. at Cape Hatteras The
bill provides that at the end of one year
after the light house has been approved by
the Secretary of War Eells shall be paid
1900, 600 and at the end of two years s275.-
600 additional
Favorable reports were ordered on other
bills as follows:
To apply to foreign vessels the laws
which now prohibit lodging house keepers
from boarding United States vessels for the
purpose of soliciting seamen as dodgers
within twentyfour hours of the time yes-
sells arrive in American ports
TO establish life-saving station at Hair
Moon bay, south of Point Montara and
near Montara reef. California.
Appropriating $22o 600 for the construc-
ton and equipment of a revenue cutter
service In Narragansett bay and adjacent
waters.
To establish a port of delivery at Salt
Lake City, Utah.
To construct and place a lghtship off
the outer bar of Brunswick, Ca, at a cost
not to exceed 100000
Appropriating S225 600 for the construc
ton Of vessel of the first class for the
revenue cutter service, to be stationed at
Honolulu Hawaii.
Authorizing Robert A. Chapman of Ala
bama to construct dam across the Coosa
river. In Alabama. and use it's waters for
the purpose OF generating electricity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-12
SENSATIONAL CRIME.
Vermont Youth Aided Woman He
Loved to Murder Husband.

A dispatch from Bennington. VT, says:
Levi Perham, youth of nineteen related
in the county court how, for the love OF
Mrs. Mary H. Rogers. he aided the woman
to murder her husband. to the end that
with the $500 insur rance obtained on his life
she might furnish home for the man she
loved
Perham was witness called by the
state in the trial of Mrs. Rogers charged
with the murder of her husband, Marcus
M. Rogers.
He said she lured Rogers to a river bank
for the purpose of reconciliation, she hav-
Ing become estranged from her husband.
In a burst of well-feigned and playful
affection. the woman proposed that they do
tricks with a rope which she brought with
her. The husband allowed himself to be
tied several times each time getting loose.
Mrs. Rogers suggested that Perham try
his hand, and he bound Rogers securely he
SAYS
From her pocket Mrs Rogers then quick
ly drew a handkerchief, which she satu.
rated with chlorofrom and placed over her
husbands face. Then, Perham testified,
she wrote note with these words on II,
and pinned 1t to Rogers hat: II am going
to drown myself, and nobody else is to
blame for my DEATH" To this she signed
her husbands name.
After Rogers had died from the effects
of the chloroform Perham threw the body
into the river, and, hand in hand, the two
returned to their home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-12
Printers Who Had No Vacations.

Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania intro
duced in the Senate a resolution, which
under the rules has gone over, provid-
ing that the public printer communicate
&c the Senate the names of all persons
upon either the permanent, emergency or
temporary roll OF the Government Printing
Office who were employed there during the
fiscal years 1875 TO 1902 inclusive, who did
not receive any leaves of absence during
these fiscal years or pay for unused leaves
of absence. and the amount which such per-
son would have received for each said fiscal
year. separately, IL leave pay had been
allowed either in full or pro rata upon the
basis OF thirty days for each fiscal year.
the amount so computed to be according to
the pay re ceived and the service performed
by such persons during each of the fiscal
years Indicated
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-12
PAN-AMERIcAH BUILDING.
Secretary Hays Recommendations
Transmitted 70 Congress.

The President has sent to Congress a
message transmitting q recommendation
from Secretary Hay fBf an appropriation
Of 1915. as the United States share in the
cost of s125.OoO building which is to be
erected in Washington Tor permanent quar-
tiers for the bureau of American republics.
Secretary Hay says n his letter to the
President:
Considering the fprofound interest
which the government Of the United
States has always takkn in the promotion
of harmony and closer relations with the
American states through the interna-
tional bureau. and the fact as well that
the international bureau, which is the
active agency of the hnion. is located In
the capital of the United States. 1t would
more than simply contribute Its share
toward the buNdina.
The Secretary recpxnmends an addi-
purchase OF site N proximity to the
other public building IN Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-12

income from the rentals. He believes they
Will accept proposition of the kind.
Carl johnson, vice consul at Annoy.
charged with aiding the conspiracy to
smuggle coolies from China into the Philip.
pines, disguised as merchants denies that
he has received any fees except those au.
thorfzed by law to sign Chinese certificates.
He also declares that he refused brides.
The Philippine commission recommends
that no interference take place with the
coastwise laws until enough American yes
sells ask for some action thereon. The same
recommendation is made in regard to the
ocean-carrying trade with the United
States.
Disturbances from outlaws are dying out
throughout the interior provinces, and less
ladronism is reported than ever before.
The exports of hemp from the province OF
Albay during November last are said to be
the greatest in the history of this district.
Governor Taft, 1T has been decided, viii
continue to act in his official capacity until
after his arrival in Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-12
Arnold and Andre

Arrangements have been made by the Ma
tional Geographic Society for a lecture this
evening by Mr.. w. w. Ellsworth The SUBJ
ject will be Marches and Movements Of
Arnold and Andre" Mr.. Ellsworth will ex-
hibit on lantern slides a remarkable collec-
ton of quaint views and scenes illustrating
one of the most dramatic and romantic in
cidents of history. The lecture will be
given in the National Rifles Armory, 900 g
street, at pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-12
Fourth-Class Postmasters.

The following fourth class postmasters
were appointed yesterday:
Maryland = Burnt Mills, William Z.
Brown; Upperco L. c. Caltrider
Virginia-Ego, Beaufort Akers; Naola,
Chas. L. Davis; Sweet Chalybeate, Benja-
min F. Eakle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-12

Publicity is best bought
through the recognized family
newspaper. And the best news
paper offers the cheapest and
most widespread publicity.
Such is The Evening Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-12

the walls of the rooms in the building in
closed in great frames and covered with
glass. The notes, bonds, certificates of all
kinds, stamps etc.
To most of the country folk who visit
the various public offices in Washington
clean, crisp, new money is like angels
viSits-few and far between. To strangers
in the city it has a most wholesome at
Effectiveness. and many are the comments
concerning 1t.
1t would appear from the remarks of
these sightseers that there was no clean
money in the country districts.
Apropos Of this Is a story told of one of
the bureau officials, who in the enjoyment
of his vacation short time ago was So
journing in a pretty country place not a
hundred miles distant from Washington,
and in the neighboring state of Virginia.
Costly Joke on Bureau Official
He met an old friend residing in the To-
cality where he was enjoying his holiday,
who was a rather prosperous country mer-
chant This friend applied to him one day
with his fists full of the dirtiest. raggedest,
greasiest old veterans Of one and two-dollar
notes, and said calling him by name:
Have you any large notes that you can
give me for ones and twos? I have note
to pay at the county bank tomorrow. and
would like to surprise them with a good
clean note. You. baing in the Treasury De-
partment, can easily got this redeemed"
The bureau otHcial gladly accommodated
him. He gave him a good clean fifty, and
took in exchange the old soldiers. wrapped
them up in sheet OF paper. confident that
he could turn them into the treasury and
get value received therefore when he re-
turned to Washington.
When he went to his desk the day after
his return he called his messenger and in
structed that functionary to take the notes
over to the trsasurers office and have them
redeemed.
Soon the messenger returned with his
white eyeballs nearly started out Of his
ebony face
"dey Just took three of dem notes and
punched holes IN them, and dey wants you
to come over to de treasury right away"
So they had. They had punched three of
the one-dollar notes that were exchanged
in the country with the three letters,
The explanation given by the man who
sent counterfeit money to be exchanged
was acceptable. however, and he returned
them to the country merchant with story
OF his experience with them. The gentle
man sent In place of them three other dol
lar notes. but he said:
Had Passed Muster for Years.
IT wish I had not made the exchange.
Those notes have been doing duty here for
goodness only knows how long. and have
passed muster as good material until they
reached Warrington If had turned them
into the bank. bogus though they may have
been. nobody aver would have discovered
that thsy were rot the genuine article"
Is 1t any wonder that folks who live where
such old notes are in constant circulation
sweet provender as 1t comes from the
presses ready to be stored in the vault that
is the storage chest for just four hundred
MILLIONS of dollars in the bureau of engrav-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-12
Homes for
Everybody

Can be found among those on our
list, and at bargain prices, too. We
always have bargains on hand. Con-
templating purchasers should not
think OF closing deal without see
ing our list, as you might miss the
opportunity Of your life. What we
offer is safe and sure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-12
We Convince Sceptics.
Colds, Catarrh and Ca
tarrl1al Headache Re-
lieved i'm 10 Minutes and
cured by DIR. Agnew's
Catarrhal Powder.

Here's one of thousand such testimonies
Rev. A.. d. Buckley Of Buffalo says II wish AL
to know what blessing DIR. Agnew's Catarrhal
Powder is in a of Catarrh. 1 troubled
with this disease for years. but the FIRST time I
used this remedy 1t gave most delightful relief.
now regard myself entirely cured
DIR. Agnew's Pills are delil Atful.
20 doses los cents. -
r. G. AFFLECK. I42e PA. AVE-