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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-08-28
GIRLS MAKE THEIR CHOICE.
Countries Where the Gentle Sex Does
Its Share Of Wooing.


In England, leap year is supposed to
confer upon the fair sex the privilege
of choosing life partners for better
or for worse, but the custom is more
honored in the breach than in the
observance. The gypsies, especially
in Hungary, enjoy and make very
extensive use of the right at all
times, in accordance with an ancient
custom. Thus a manageable young
gypsy girl in the land of the Magyars,
as soon as her heart is smitten, takes
good care that the smiter shall hear
of the havoc he has wrought and
have a chance of consoling her. With
this praiseworthy object in view, she
has love letter indited, places coin
in a piece of dough, bakes it, and
throws the cake and the billet doux
during the night into the bedchamber
of her bridegroom-elect Then she
possesses her soul in patience and
awaits developments. The Burmese
maiden begins her marriage cam
paign at much earlier stage. In
order to get together a goodly gath
ering of young men from whom to
choose, she places a lamp in her win
dow at night-it is known as ''the
lamp of love"-and entices all those
youths who are candidates for the
order of benedict. In sunny Andalu-
STA, the peasant girl, whose heart has
been stolen by a stalwart young hus-
bandman, prepares a tasty pumpkin
cake and sends it to his home. II he
eats it-and the Andalusian girls take
good care to make It highly edible
the pair are forthwith betrothed.-
London Telegraph.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-08-28
WAITING in Silence.

and out among the scrubby bushes
and tall pines that murmured in the
breeze. To the ears of the girl they
kept up their monotonous sobbing
about her father as though they were
living things.
She was listless no longer; she
walked as one who had purpose, as
one who had far to go. Her eyes look
ed straight before her. her lips were
set in a straight, stern line.
She met no one on her way; there
was little travel on the mountain; the
thriving town over on the other side
had connection with the world in an
other direction.
In all the twenty years of her life
Dolores had never been over the
mountain; what lay beyond it she did
not know except from the rumors that
drifted into them from the men who
had been there-men who had strayed
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-08-28

the name. Dolores, why did you
wish to see my father to-day? 1t must
be something special or you would
not have come. Could not do as
well?"
Some way his kindly heart was
aching for her with the remembrance
of that swift, wistful glance Of the
brown eyes into his own, and he
would comfort her If he could.
She did not look at him; her gaze
was fixed on the pines away on the
mountain behind which the sun was
setting. But he knew she heard and
would answer presently.
81 came to see about the mare" she
said, slowly, her eyes still fastened on
the pines upon the height. Then sud
denly, with swiftness that startled
him, she added:
you know who did It? You have
known from the first? Everybody
knows who did it. 1t will be proved
tomorrow beyond doubt"
He looked at her, amazed at her
vehemence.
I'VE hope to prove it tomorrow"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-08-28

The Russian demands on Turkey,
growing out of the recent murder Of
the Russian consul at Monastir, M.
Rostkovski, have been formally pre-
scented to the sultan. Notwithstanding
the warning which Russia addressed
to the Bulgarian government it is gen.
orally believed that the Russian naval
demonstration in Turkish waters will
dangerously encourage the Macedo-
mans, who, it is asserted, will inter-
pref Russia's action as being the first
step toward Intervention in their be-
half
The INSTRUMENTATION of the Turkish
troops is regarded as being one of
the greatest dangers Of the present
Balkan crisis. The lack of discipline
among the soldiers is marked. 1t is
found necessary to humor them in
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-08-28
Many Deaths in the Alps.

The death toll of the Alps this sea
son has been enormous. Already
more than 300 accidents are recorded,
resulting in the loss CT $50 lives. No
district has escaped from the Jura
mountains, the Dauphine and Mari
time Alps, the great Swiss ranges. to
the Austrian peaks. The story is the
same, an almost daily tale Of perilous
adventure. accident and death.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-08-28

made prisoners by the Turks for TAX
ing part in a revolutionary movement
After serving three years in the Bull
garian army he, in 1895. crossed the
Turkish frontier with eighty followers
and took a town. killing and wounding
some fifty Turkish soldiers. This was
at Melnik. where. after driving on the
garrison, he assembled the Christian
population and announced the begin
ning OF his campaign against Turk.
ish rule in Macedonia
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-08-28
The Eastern Situation.

Bulgaria presents to the powers a
long list of apparently we'll authenti-
Gated wrongs suffered by her people in
Macedonia. Not the least interesting
part of the recital is the account OF
the Greek priests and bishops, who,
supported by Ottoman bayonets, enter
ed Bulgarian churches, burned the
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-08-28
Mrs. "oan" Hanna Again a Bride

Mrs. May Harrington Hanna. who
divorced Dan Hanna, son of United
States Senator Hanna. is now the wife
of Edmund X. Stallo, son of Judge
Stallo. minister to Rome during the
Cleveland administration. and son-in-
law of Alexander R. Mcdonald. the
Standard Oil magnate.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-08-28
DEADLY FOE OF SULTAN.
Boris Sarafoff Leader of Revolutions
lists From His Boyhood.

Boris Sarafoff, the leader of the
Macedonian revolutionary movement,
is a man of thirty, who has been a
revolutionist since he was fourteen,
when he tried to break through cor
don of Turkish guards to rescue his
father and grandfather, who had been
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-08-28

sarian workmen to a neighboring sta
tion where the Turks murdered them
all in cold blood.
Consular reports received at Con-
stantinople from Salonika continue to
emphasize the danger of an outbreak
NJ Mohammedan fanaticism there.
sbe consular representative have
asked for protection and the question
of again dispatching warships to sa-
lonIka is being discussed by the rep
resentatives Of the powers.
dispatches from Turkish sources
cav the insurgents have destroyed an
other village in Macedonia
The Mussulman popuiatlon oi
usl,ub are meeting in the mosques
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-08-28
THE UPRISING IN MACEDONIA
AGAINST THE SULTAN
is ASSUMING A GRAVE ASPECT

and have resolved at given signal
to massacre the whole Christian popu-
lation, Immediately the first insur-
gent band appears near Uskub, or on
any other preteXt
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-08-28
FOR PEACE IN SOUTH AFRICA.
British Troops to Be Retained In Per-
nanent Garrison,

manent Garrison.
The British government intends to
take no risks in case trouble should
arise in administering affairs in South
Africa. Twenty-Five thousand troops
will be distributed throughout the
country, for the most part settled in
permanent barracks in the more i'm
portant cities, indicating that the
troops will be kept at the posts long
time The plan of giving the Beers a
lift in the way of restocking their
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-08-28

One factory has marketed 10000
electrical fatirons this season.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-01-10
Notice..

Attention is called to the fact,
that the License tax for 1903, i'm
posed by Council on all occupa,
tions and oallings enumerated in
the schedule already published,
must be paid in advance, and that
it is made a criminal offense to
engage in said business or calling.
without first paying the licenses
to the Town Treasurer who will
receipt therefor.
Attention Is also called to the
Tax on Dogs, which gees into eff
feet Jan. :, lst.. 1908 AL dogs
found off the premises of the ow.
ner without the Tag furnished by
the Town Treasurer, on payment
of the tax Of S1.0O, will be taken
up and after thirty-six hours,
killed. r. E. WYLIE.
Dec. 80, 1902. Mayor.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-01-10
Four Safe. blowers Captured
They Were Suspected by Colum-
bia Police Because of Their
Lavish Expenditure of
Money.
Special to The Observer.

Columbia, s. g., Jan. t.
Chas. Howard, Edward Dugan,
Thomas Nolan and William Me-
Clantry are under arrest here on
the charge of having robbed num-
lous banks and postoffices in
South Carolina. They have b.en
spending money lavishly for
some time and the police spotted
them. The Secret Service off :
GERS were called into consultation
and the arrests soon followed.
Howard had rented and lavishly
equipped house which was q
rendezvous for people of shady
character. He had several hund-
red dollars on his person. He
was recognizeu as Dutch Hearne,
who was sentenced to three years
for breaking into postoffice in
West Virginia. In Nolan's room
in sporting house was found a
bundle containing safe blower e
tools.
There has been CONSERVATION IN
the tenderloin district for two
days on account of repeated raids
of the officers. The robberles
for which these men are held ag
gregate over S5O,000. !
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-01-10
A Burglar Gets Away
Chopped an Exit From Prison
With an Axe Which Was
Struggled to Him.
Special to The Observer.

Special to The Observer.
Waxhaw, Jan. 7.-On the
night of November 26th Mr..
George S. Tyson's store at Walk
ersviIle, this county, was entered
by burglar. About $75, to-
gether with a quantity of mer,
chandise, was taken. John Mat
ticks, colo. ed, was arrested few
days ago under suspicion, and
bound over to Superior Court in
the sum of 800. He was brought
here and left in the lookup Over
night. Some friend contrived to
get an axe to him and he broke
out, making good his escape.
Tirzah High School, ten miles
south of here, opened it's spring
term in the handsome new Acade-
my just completed. 1t is a two
storied, four-roomed structure and
ls very creditable to that progress
sive comm unity, Mr.. h. g. Ratch-
ford, son Of Rev. w. w. Ratch-
ford, has been elected assistant
teacher in this school. Prof. Co
Gil B. Brown, of Tennessee, is the
principal.
Mr.. Elmore Howey, of Marvin,
died last night of typhoid fever.
He was about Is years of age, and
was an excellent young man. His
remains we're buried at Belair
church this afternoon.
Misses Evelyn and Louise Mis-
bet, of this place, left this week
to enter the Presbyterian College
at Charlotte.
Mr.. John Niven, a son Of Mr..
j. M. Nlven, has gone to Whit
sett Institute to take business
course.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-01-10
AN ORDINANCE

PROVIDING FOR AN ANNUAL
TAX ON ALL DOGS FOUND
WITHIN THE LIMITS OF
THE TOWN OF LANCAS-
TER.
Be it ordained by the Mayor
and Aldermen of the Town of
Lancaster, in council assembled and
by the authority of Same.
SEC. 1 That an annual tax of
One Dollar is hereby assessed and
levied against the owner of each
dog or bitch kept within the cor
porato limits of said town to be
paid on or before Jany. LIST 1903,
and on or before January 1st Of
each and every year thereafter.
That upon payment uf said tax,
the owner of any dog or. bitch
shall be furnished by the Chief of
Police with a tag (which shall be
Immediately placed upon said dog
or bitch by being attached to a
collar.
Sec. Q. That any dog or bitch
found running at large without
the tag prescribed In Section l of
this ordinance, shal. be seized and
impounded by the off GERS of the
town and unless the said tax of
One Dollar, together with an adj
ditional amount of twenty five
cents for the taking up of said dog
or bitch, is paid within thirty-slx
hours from time of seizure, then
said dog or bitch shall forthwith
, be killed.
Ratified by the Mayor and AL
dermen in council assembled this
26th day of July, 1902.
r. E. WYLIE,
Attest: Mayor.
JI g G. D. JONES,
| Clerk.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-01-10
Greenwood Gets A College.
Williamson Female Institution
OF Learning Will be Moved
to the Progressive, Thriv-
ing Town.
Special to The State.

Special to The State.
Greenwood Jan. THE Will.
liamston Female college is to be
moved to Greenwood. This de.
cision was reached yesterday.
Nine terths of the trustees OF
that institution decided to move
it here. A vote of the students
of the college resulted in over rs
per cent. agreeing to come to
Greenwood. There are at pre-
sent one hundred and five board
ers in the college.
The Williamson Female col,
lege is said to possess the most ex-
tensive and valuable equipment
of any female college in the State,
Winthrop alone possibly excepted,
The college has about $4,000
worth of apparatus. All of this,
the furniture, pianos, ETC., etc.,
will bo..moved here. The build
ing will be furnished by Green
wood. DR.. Lander, the well
known president of the college,
will subscribe .liberally to the
fund. He will also keep the
buildings in repair and run the
college. If he should leave the
college, the property will be ten
dered to the Methodist conference
and that great body will not allow
so splendid a gift to pass. The
college is a certainty.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-01-10
Ef IEMA, ITtlilNG HUMOR'S
PIMPLES. TREATMENT FREE

Does your Skin Itch and Burn?
Distressing Eruptions on the Skin so
you feel ashamed TO be seen i'm COM
pany? Do Scabs and Scales form on
the Skin, Hair or Scalp? Have you
Eczema? Skin Sore and Cracked?
Rash firm on the Skino Pnckly
Pain i'm he XII ? Swollen Joints?
Falling Hair? All Run Down? Skin
Pa'e? Old Snrs? Eating Sores I?
Ulcers? To cure tn stay cured TAX ?
B. B Is tBOta nc Blood Balm) which
makes tn" blood pune ard rich, then
IN" sores will heal Al q tie itching o,
e' zem stop forever the skin be come
c'ear and tie blood ,ure B. B. B.
sold at drug 81 res 81 Till treatmen
sent free and prepaid by writing to
BLOOD BAL 60, Atlanta, Ga
O.aciiGe our trouble and free medical
idvice Civ n. Over 5000 tes imonia's
o! curc. ) u. B b.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-01-10
New Witness In Wilcox Case.
Mr.. Norris, of Baltimore, is the
Man, but the Nature of His
Testimony Cannot be
Learned.
Special to The Observer.


Elizabeth City, Jan. IA new
and important witness is to be in /.
troduced at the new trial IF James
Wilcox next week. The witness
is man named Norris, residing
in Baltimore, though he resided
here up to and. during thei early
stages of the Cropsey mystery.
At this writing Lawyer Andrew
Cropsey, of Brooklyn, is en- route
TO Baltimore to meet Norris and
accompany him to this city. The
nature of Norris testimony cannot
be ascertained, though that it will
greatly concern the. fight of Wilcox
is evidenced by the caution main
tanned blythe attorney for the pro.
secutlon. = When interviewed the
latter said: 81 knew old man w.
H. Cropsey wouldn't rkeep his
mouth shut" He appeared much
upset over the report being circu-
lated and would divulge nothing.
Mr.. Cropsey would no doubt elate
an interesting story but for anti
cipated rebuke from his attorney.
Mr.. Cole Parker's wife will be
another new witness. Illness
barred her appearance at the last
trial.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-01-10
Johnson is Convicted.
The Augusta Ravisber Sentenced
to be hanged Feb. 6-Great
Precautions to Prevent
Lynching.
Special to The State.

Special to The State.
Augusta, Jan. THE military
guard went on cuty at the court
house at Z O'Clock this morning,
90 strong, together with squad
OF policemen and 25 deputies.
The prisoner, Nutes johnson, was
brought in from Savannah over a
roundabout route on the Augusta
Southern at 9 o'clock and hurried
to hall in the basement of the
court house. A guard of two
soldiers, a deputy and police,
man was placed at each of the four
gates to the court house yard and
guard of IS infantry placed
about the prisoner in the room.
To strengthen the guard the ma
chine gun and squad we're station.
ed just in front of the entrance
while squads were distributed
along the yard. Throughout the
entire day squads of policemen
patrolIed the sidewalks.
The trial started at II a. m.
and lasted until 11:3O, when the
jury, In 10 minutes returned a
verdict of guilty. The sentence
was to hang on Feb. 6.
There was absolutely no demon
stration at any period bnt the au-
thorities stated that they intended
to carry out the law at any cost.
One remarked, "tfe Boer army
could not take this court house
today" The military took the
prisoner tn Jail and dispersed a,
IL O'Clock tonight.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-01-10
SATURDAY JANUARY 10, 1908.

"A correspondent writing from
Clemson to an exchange says that
Col. j. S. Newman advocates the
planting of the locastl tree for
posts. He has a fine lot of them
growing now, and trees only a
year old, grown from the seed,
are feet high. The trees grow
best on red clay land, no matter
how poor, in fact the poorer the
better. Col. Newpen says that
the posts will last forever, and he
knows of many a hundred years
old that are still sound.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-01-10
Notice Of Discharge.

Notice l. hereby given that on
the 7th day of February, A. D.
1908. the undersigned as admin
istraior of the estate of H. A. M.
Steele, deceased, will file his fipal
return and settlement and make
application to the Probate Court
for the County of Lancaster, S.
c., for final discharge as such
administrators.
JOHN II. STEELE,
Administrator.
Lancaster, S. c., Jan. 6, 1908.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-01-10
NEW CENTURY COM
FORT

Millions are daily finding a
world of comfort III Bucklen's 3
Arnica Salve 1t kills pain from
Burns, Scalds, Cuts, Bruises;
conquers Ulcers, and Fever Sores;
cures EruPtipns, Salt Rheum,
Boils and Felons; removes Curns
and Warts, Best Pile cure ON
earth. Only 25c at Crawford
Bros and j. F. Mackey & Co.,
drug store.
Subscribe tn The LANCASTER
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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-01-10
Fifty Odd Georgia Negroes Sal
For Liberia,

New Yo:k, Jan. 7. In the
steerage of the White Star line
steamer Teutonic, which sailed
today for Liverpool, were 80 coll
ored men, IL women and 10 chill
dren..who are gong to Liberia to
settle. They came from Irwin
county, Georgia.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-01-10

The Best Prescription for Matas' q
Chills and Fever is bottle of
Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic. 1t
Is simply Iron and Quinlne and
tasteIess, No Cure No Pay.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-01-10
VIM. H. Sims and his Family.

The following is taken from
the Lancaster correspondence in
Saturdays issue Of the. News and
Courier:
disqualification recently in this
correspondence in relation to the
late VIM. H. Sims has led to the
discovery of other facts in this
remarkable tase. AS previously
stated, Mr.. Sims died in this coun-
ty some months ago, leaving an
estate of several thousand dollars,
which the public naturally sup
posed would 60 to his brothers
and sisters, he being regarded by
everybody as bachelor. The
statement therefore in The News
Courier that Sims was married in
Texas many years ago, and that,
though his wife was now dead, he
had daughter living somewhere
in the West or Northwest, who
was the sole heir to his estate,
was indeed revelation to Lancas-
trians.
Mr.. j. b. Sims, brother of
the late VIM. FL. Sims, had what
The News and Courier had to say
upon the subject republished in
number of newspapers in Texas
and Indian Territory, hoping
thereby to discover the where
abouts of his missing niece, Miss
Connie Sims.
One of the publications came
under the eye of Mr.. Austin Pey
ton, of Paris, Texas, who in
letter to Mr.. Sims, dated Decem>
ber 26, says: "You are adver
tising for Miss Connie Sims, the
daughter of WIN. II. Sims. am
her half>brother. can state to
you that she is dead. She died
here in Paris, Texas, IN the hos
pital. My mother died in Indian
Territory. Connie died about
one month after mother died. They
died some six IIyears ago. My
father raised Connie until Re died. |
Then mother, Connie and I still
lived together in the Nation. My
mother has told me that her bro,
ther and Mr.. Sims disappeared
about the same time, and 1t was
thought that both were killed."
If Peyton's statements are true,
as they no doubt are, the brothers
and sister of the late VIM. Sims
will at last get his property, his
wife and daughter being dead.
Tue great valne of newspaper ad-
vertlsing is strikingly shown in
this case. Mr.. j. b. Sims, the
brother, had been in correspond
ence for weeks with detective
agencies, chiefs of police, sherilrs,
clerks Of Court and others in Tex.
as, Indian Territory and elsewhere,
without being able to find out
anything about the miss ng girl,
but he gets direct and lo,itiye in
formation within less than ten
days after The temperance of
The News and Courier's article
in Texas papers.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-01-10

The Ledger '(seml weekly
and Tho News and Courier (semi
weekly one year for $1.75, pay
aHge in advance.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-01-10

= When II man is.complimented
be thinks "tlers are beginning to
sec him as he sees bimself.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-01-10
s1.53 rEls AnNUA

Our MIR. j. M. Hood is al
ways in the market 10 purchase
mules and cAtte. Ard don't you
forget it.
Lancaster Mercantile Co.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-01-10

-Spartanburg has 600 pen>
sioners, the largest number of
any county in the State.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-01-10

stops the CD"Dh and Works off
the COid
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
cts cure cold in one day. No
Cure, No Pay. Price, Csc.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-08
eRAETERs OVERRUN pAKoTA
swIndIe Farmers with Bogus Talking
Machine orders Altered to suit
Circumstances.

SIOUX FALLS, s. D., June 7.-Cspecial.)
IAN army Of grafters has been turned loose
TO prey upon the people OF South Dakota,
and more especially the farmers. many
Of whom they regard as an easy mark"
But the experience OF some Of the graf
ters" has proved to them that the average
South Dakota farmer has had his eye
teeth cut.
new scheme to separate the farmer and
his money is reported from Valley Springs
in the eastern part of Mnnehaha county.
Two swindlers are necessary TO work the
schemes One Of them first visits the homes
of intended victims and offers to sell a
phonograph, his original price being $40.
II the intended victim does not bite
readily because the price is considered too
high. the fakir reduces his price to as low
as 81. giving as an excuse that he wishes
to introduce the machines in the neighbor-
hood, and II might aid him in making other
sales.
In cases where farmers have signed or
for the machines a confederate Of the
ler appears a few days later with
L. In one instance the confederate pro-
: ed an order which showed that the
: 'mer had signed an order not only for the
: monographs. as he had supposed, but for
,ourteen records at $50 each as well.
The farmer refused to pay this sum,
whereupon the swindier agreed to take $50
in settlement Of the claim, finally dropping
the ST.
1t is likely this scheme will be worked
elsewhere in the state. as well as in north.
western Iowa and southwestern Minnesota,