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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-02-18
"A. Il. SIM PSON.
LA NCASTER ANIL CHESTER
RAlLW Az.
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ccbedule III etit CT Nov. D, 1862.
(Daily except Sunday
W ESlBOUND EASTEl UND.
>u's. IA and l6 Nos IS and Il.
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l5 30 Ar Chesi.r L., lO.UG 815
$50 500 KichCLII 1917 $50
744 450 Bsscom D>ni. lO47 s4S
"a 40 Fort Lawn lt3 8 So
7.l5 4.CO Iy 1.anc.slei Al 80 us
No IA leaving Lancaster 6.45 am,
nskes close connection at Chcster
18th southern Railway No. SO for
Charlotte and points north; and Sea-
.oard Air Line Atlanta Special"
i atlanta and points west Also
sith arolina and Northwestern Rail-
lay No 10 for enoir. N. g, and in
.efmediate points, aud southern Rail-
Say No 3S for Coiumbi. and points
.outh.
No. is, leaving Chester 1000 a M,
connects with Southern Railway No,
SO from Columbia and oints south;
5rabcard Air Line "a tlanta Special"
from northern and eastern points and
southern Ra way No. 33 from North
srn and eastern points, an Lam
,aater with ) { & g E for Blacksburp.
No. l6, leavIng Lancaster s Is p m,
a'nnects al Lancaster with s q & G E
from Camden and Marion, and South.
ern Railway No, "a at Chester for
Charlotte and points north.
No. IL, leaving Chester S.l5 % m,
connects at Chester with Southern
Railway No. "a from toluna bia and
points south.
JAS M. HEATH, Gen Pass. Agt.
LEROY SPRING GS. President.
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XIG0R OF MEN
Easily, Quickly and Perma-
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MAGNETIC NERVINF,

Is boIU WIth q written guarantees to
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Seminal Losses, Failing MemoryD
the result Of Over-work, Work, Wor.
ry, sickness, Errors of Youth or over.
Indulgence. Price $1;6 boxes g 3.
by mail in plain package to any ad-
dress on receipt ofprice. Sold only by
crawford Bros. Druggists, Agents,
Lancaster sc.
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Lavender Leaves.

Th" waving corn was green and gold.
The damask roses blown.
The bees and busy spinning wheel
Kept up drowsy dronc.
When Mistress Standish. folding down
Her linen. white as snow,
Between il laid the lavender.
One summer long ago.
The slender spikes OF graylsh green.
Sti!l moist with morning dew.
Recai!ed garden sweet with box
Beyond the oceans blue:
An English garden. quaint and old.
She nevermore might know;
And SO she dropped homesick tear
That summer long ago.
The yellow sheets grew worn and thin.
And fell in many Il shred:
Some went to bind the soldiers wounds
And some to shroud the dead.
And Mistress Standish rests her soul
Where graves their shadows throw.
And violets blossom. planted there
In Summers long ago.
But still between the royal rose
And lady lily tall
Springs up the modest lavender
Beside the cottage wall.
The spider spreads her gossamer
Across il to and fro
The ghost Of linen laid to bleach
One summer long ago.
New England Magazine.
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New York Women,s ciube.

The New York Ladies Club. now
nonexistent. was the most exclusive
in the metropolis. Its initiation fee
was but $50, and the annual dues
amounted to $50. It costs s25 to join
Sorosis. while something like s33 will
pay the dues and for the various
breakfasts and dinners. says Ainslce's
Magazine. You can become patron
ess of a fashionable hospital or a
life member OF almost any old thing
for 800. At the newly quartered
Woman's Club in New York, dining
and writing rooms. dressing rooms
and attendant maids, sleeping rooms.
where for 81 you may put up for the
night; lockers. where 4 change of
clothing may be kept; telephone, teie.
graph and messenger service, Turkish
and Russian baths. with a trained
nurse-all these are obtainable with
annual dues OF but SIS.
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Chew Tons of Gum.

Cleveland claims to be the head
quarters OF gum chewing and chewing
gum. says The Chicago Rccord-Herald.
II is asserted that more gum is manu-
factured in that city than any other,
difference in population not being CON
s;dered, and the two greatest manu-
facturers of chewing gum are number.
cd among the merchant princes. They
find It diflcult to spend their incomes.
But Chicago can claim the second
place. and the best judges estimate
that onr people use about a ten OF
gum a day-that Is, 1000 boxes con-
tanning 100000 pieces and costing
$4,000. That is very small cxpendi'
turc for the amount Of pleasure and
good that Is derived from the habit:
for. while gum chewing may not be
refined or elegant. it IS considered
very beautiful. 1t aids digestion. pre-
vents dyspepsia. cures insomnia, con
cen,rates the mind, and promotes
meditation.
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HOT TRVl nU,c Remedy Mullen
UNt LUf Coughs Colds LaGrippe
Science in Business.

In recent issue OF the journal OF
the British Society Of Arts some strik-
ing examples OF the effect of the use
Of science IN German factories are
given. In 1S40 $4,000 tons Of beet
root were crushed. from which g..
900 tons Of raw sugar were produced
about IL per cent. In 1860 1900
600 tons were treated, and produced
12S.000 tons Of sugar-S per cent.
Last year 100000 tons were crush
ed and yielded 100000 tons of raw
sugar-13 per cent. This Increase Of
quantity. as well az percentage Of
product Is due entirely to scientific
treatment. The production Of dry
colors, chemicals and dyes in Ger
many shows a corresponding increase
in production and dividend-paying ca.
paclty. which is due to the constant
maintenance Of laboratories or trained
scientists. whose only purpose is to
improve and cheaper processes.
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TALE OF A BAsHFUL MONKEY.
Sinian at Philadelphia VIII Only
chum with a Cat.

The Zoo has q. bashful monkey. The
keepers call him "Bashful Willie. He
was born in the Garden one year ago,
and is the son OF the large Japanese
monkey. whose destructive proclivi-
ties have earned for her the sobriquet
Carrie Nation"
Carrie was with Willie in separate
cage until he was four months old. He
was then placed in the iarge cage with
the other monkeys, but he was found
TO be too bashful to i've in their COM
pany. He kept on bowling right and
left. but was too timid to eat or even
drink In the presence Of others.
4 special cage was placed in Keeper
McCrossan's office, and there in soil.
tude Bashful Willie Is thriving. The
only company he enjoys Is Snake
Keeper Hess white cot, which has
become famous for having one blue
and yellow eye. The cat pays regular
visit to Willie and allows him TO pul.
her tail through the bar.
\ few days ago Willie had cough.
and it was thought advisable to bring
the mother to him, but even Carrie
was repulsed by Willie, who screamed
loud and buried hts head in a corner.
philadelphia Ledger.
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WORDS OF WISDOM.

Justice without wisdom is impossi-
ble.-Fronde.
Magnificent promises are always to
be suspected. d.--Thcodcrc Parker.
He is only Il well-made man who las
q good determination.-Em
A soul occupied with great ideas best
performs small. duties.-M. Martineau.
Labor is the great producer Of
wealth; it moves all other causcs.--
Daniel Webster.
Youth will never live to age unless
they keep themselves in health wiki
exercise. and in heart with joyfu!ness.
Sidney.
Nine-tenths cr al IL" misery In the
world arises from Il false estimate
placed upon the value Of things
Franklin.
The man who laughs Is the man who
wins. and the man who laughs is IN
variably the one who absorbs most
oxygen.-S. L. Burke.
The Ills Of life are sufficiently h:.."i
to bear. without adding to them the
wear and tear OF discoutcnt and rebel
uon.-Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
You may have in house costly pic
lures and costly ornaments. and n
great variety OF decoration, yet. so far
rs my Judgment goes. l would prefer
to have one comfortable room Well
stocked with books to all YOU can give
me in the way Of decoration which the
highest art can supply.-John Bright.
To me it seems that the soul. in al
its higher actions, in original thought.
in the creations Of genius, in the soar
ings of Imagination in its love Of beau
ty and grandeur. IN its aspirations
after pure and unknown Joy. and es.
pecially in disinterestedness. in the
spirit Of self sacrifice. and in enGgnt-
ened devotion. has character Of III
tinity.-C. &. Amcs.
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A Little PHILOSOPHER.

Out in Riverside there lives a little
chap who deserves place in the
worlds philosophy along with Mrs.
Wigs and David Harum. He is by
nature sunny, and is apt to take the
world as it comes along. Ills that are
childhood tragedies to most youngsters
he usually passes by with smile. For
this he rightly has been considered
something Of Il wonder. but the cli-
max came the other day. He had
gone to play with neighbor's child
and the boys, seeking excitement. had
managed 10 climb TO the top OF big
tree. Our little philosopher had only
Just reached the top when his fOot
slipped aud he fell to the ground. Hc
never uttered word. and it was the
screaming of the playmate thar at.
tracted the attention Of the mother.
The doctor came and found two bad
fractures OF the leg and hip. The lit
tie fellow bore the setting Of the bones
patiently. After it WAS done the
mother slipped out Of the room to hide
her own tears. A faint little sound
came from the room where the injured
boy lay. She hurried back almost hop
ing to find him crying.
MY son." she said, do you want
| thought l heard yoa
call"
"Oh, no. mother" answered the lit
tie fellow. II didn't call. I just
thought I'd try singing Bit
And he went on with the song
Chicago Chronicle.
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ing to this country, but now
that they have started they
a-e coming With rush. One
of the latest States to adopt the money
system of working the roads Is Iowa.
In that State there is 10 be no more
working out the tax by Individual land
owners. Everything is TO be done by
the money system. New York is fast
working that way. Whole counties
are leaving the old way and adopting
the new
This change comes hard in some To-
calltIes. The old men have for so
many years looked forward TO the time
of working roads that they do not Ike
to have 1t done away with. 1t has
been looked upon as sort Of picnic.
time when We can get together ana
talk over all our own affairs and those
of our neighbors. Everybody's busi-
ness is saked fore and aft at these an
nual gatherings. A little mud or loose
earth is hauled into the road-usual!y
where IL Is least needed-and the rest
of the time Is spent sitting under some
tree or In the fence corner. True. =
few districts have always done good,
faithful work. All honor to those dis
tricts. They shall have all the credit
due them. but We all know, and they
themselves know, that they are eXcep-
tions which prove the rule. Time and
money enough have been wasted by
men under the name of working on
the road to put the highways Of the
State in 1rst-class shape.
But what are we getting in return:
That is what troubles some incredulous
souls. They are always suspicious OF
new things. They look on the new
everywhere with doubt. So in the mat
ter OF the money system of working
the highways these men profess to see
grave dangers. Some districts will be
neglected. The work will lead to
wholesale jobbery. The highways will
be no better than they used to be. II
will cost more. and so on, ad infinitum.
1t must be left largely to time to tell
us what part Of all these gloomy fore
bodings are to become true. 1t seems
reasonable, however. to suppose that II
we elect honest men for highway conf
missioners-and that we ought always
to do-the work will be done fairly
and insfhe most workmanlike manner
possible. 1t is TRUE that not all honest
men are competent to build roads. We
will doubtless soon see to 1t that there
are schools under the supervision or
, the State in which practical roadmas-
ing shall be taght. We will also be
more inclined than In the past to keep
competent men in the office of highway
commissioner when once we have
found them. The trend is in the right
direction, anyhow. Mistakes may be
made. We will profit BY them and
gradually will come perfect SYSTEM
e. I. Vincent. in the New York Tri-
bunc.
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Federal Aid to Roads.

The good roads movement that seems
-te-be going over the country is one of
the best signs Of the times. 1t is. per-
haps, better evidence Of real progress
than Industrial enterprise Of any other
character.
When D community once gets well
started in good road building it is very
likely to keep it up. for every advance
on this line gives fresh object lesson
of the practical value of good roads
and the wastefulness Of bad ones.
For several years past campaign Of
popular education on this subject has
been carried on in every section Of the
country by individuals and organiza-
tions. by newspapers and magazines.
and to very notable extent by the
Federal Government through its ad-
mlrably conducted Department Of
Agriculture. The railroads have also
given 1t very valuable aid. This work
has seemed In many localities to have
little effect, and there has been much
to discourage those who have devoted
themselves to it. But they have kept
hravely on, and now on all sides the
fruits of their labors are beginning TO
appear. II is q safe prediction that
there will be more miles of tirst-clasS
roadway laid In the United States this
year than in any previous year Of our
history. 1t has become much easier
than 1t formerly was to interest the
masses Of the people. the farmers. the
business men. men OF property and pro-
fessional men-the public generaliy--in
this subject, which concerns us all and
touches all our interests. Interest in
road improvement is growing into en-
thusiasm for it as a larger proportion
of the people are coming to appreciate
its importance and pgofi;ablcness.
We are ut the beginning of a great
era of road building in this country.
which is equivalent TO saying that We
are making surer the way to the sub
stantiaI development and progress of
the country. ,
Representative Beidler, of Ohio. has
introduced in Congress 4 bill which
should receive the hearty support OF
men of all political opinions.
fits emphatically measure for the
advancement of the public welfare; 1t
is hard to conceive one that would bet
ter deserve that title.
The Beidler bill provides for the as
sembling of a convention representing
the War Department, Postoffice De-
.partment. Agricultural Department, In
terror Department of the Federal Gov
ernment, as well as every State and
Territory in the Union.
Such a convention would be COM
posed largely Of men who have made
special study Of the construction and
care of roads. From it we might
therefore reasonably expect recon-
mendations that would be of immense
Ealue to Congress, the State Legislat.
Land county boards in their legisla'
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MYSTERY OF A SPIDERS SPINNING.
How Does lie Succeed in Drawing Ills
Web 30 Taut:

How does spider spin q th;cad
from one bush to another at height
from the SrouEi and then d!aN i so
tight? asks correspondent in the New
Century. Every one who has cTer
walked through country larc caIlY IN
the morning has felt the strained
threads uDou the face, and often these
threads are many yards long, but the
way in which it Is done rem?ins
mystery. He does not fly across. draw.
Ing the thread after him, foc he has
no wings. Neither does he descend to
the ground and then climb the opposite
bush, for this would lead TO immediate
and hopeless ENHANCEMENT OF the Cos
samer filament. How then does he do
It?
NJ. Favier. a French scientist haG dis.
covered that thrcsd one yard long.
will support by its own bIDyancE il
the air, the weight of young spider.
II would thus be In the power OF 4
Juvenile to spin thread Of that length
and trust to air currents TO carry ]:
across and attach it TO an opposite bush
so that he himself could then pass over
and draw it tight. But maEy'of these
threads, to judge from their strength
and consistency. are no, the work OF
young spiders. and as every observer
knows. they are often many yards long
and drawn so tightly that the face Is
instantly aware of their presence when
breaking them.
The work Is nearly always done in
the night time. SO that observation is
difficult.
If the spider has any human patnre
in his make-up-and many Of his habits
would lead us to suppose that he hats
he would be gratified at the perpleS-
ity which he causes and would adyer.
tise his performances as zealously US
do less gifted human gyrnasts ard
even some popular preachers.
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tive and administrative provisions for

tive and administrative provisions for
road work.
The convention might also lay the
basis of n national good roads policy
much as the Governments labor and
expenditure for river and harbor i'm
provement
The Rcidlcr bill is one OF the most
practical and promising measures that
has been proposed 10 Congress in q
long time.--Atlanta (Ga.) Journal.
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HoM'A Thls... :.

VIC offer One Hundred Dollars Reward 10:
,,y case OF Catarrh that caDrot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
F.J. CnsNEY d Co., Props, Toied", o.
We. the undersigne l, have krownF. J. Che
rey for the last Is years, and believe him per-
tectly honorable in I'll business transactions
and financially able to carry cWt any obiiga.
sion made by their frm.
WEST 4 TEUAx. Wholesale Dru sSists, To.eao,
Ohio.
T.LDIxG. .KISxAS&NSrrIY, Wholesale Drag
;:ists. Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cur: Is taken Internally, acs-
ing directly upon ;hc blood and mucous sur
faces OF the system. Price, 75c. per bottle.
Sold by al Druggists. Testimonials free.
Hairs Family Pills are the best.
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The Most Valuable Statue.

The most valuable statue in the
world is that of the god Diabutsu. i'll
Yokohama, Japan. 1t is 63 1-2 feet
high, weighs $50 tons and contains
J00-pound weight Of pure gold
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Old S,ias. Backs OF Chairs, etc. can be
dyed with PUTNAM FADELEss DYES.
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Monterey, Mexico. is 70 have AZ e.e2tric
,ai!.osd system thirty miles long, saihng
Sor al expenditure of 80, $4,000.
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FITS permanently cured. 10 fits or nervous
ness after firss days use of DR.. Klinc's Great
NcrveEastorer 81 trial bottleand treatise free
Dr.. III. KLIEE. Lid, 93l Arch St., Pnila., Pa.
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The English language is spoken by ll1.-
900 people.
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Mra Wjns,1w' Soo:hinSSyrup for children
tecthin:. soften the gums, reduces infiamna
t!on ,aIlIyS lain cures wind collie 25c. Il bottle
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Orders have been Issued 20 the Russian
police 20 forbid TIE sale or Use OF phoao-
graph rollers fo; the reproduction of sacred
music
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4 lo:ers quarrel often serves to break
tie Monotony of happiness.
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Hearing. as rule. is more acute with
the right than with the left ear
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City Nephew-I noticed that the hir-
ed man didn't drink coffee for break
fast.
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It Is ruc!l easier to expound the truth
tan 10 Eaii lie
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Piso's Ours cannot be too highly spokeuot
n q cough cure.-J. w. o'BRIES, 322 Third
Avenue, ~, Minneapolis. Minn., Jan. q. l9))
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Changes In Road Making.

. HEY have been slow in COM
1 ing to this country, but now
/ that they have started they
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-03-26
ROY'S TRIP ON AN ICE CAKE.

The feat of the immortal Eliza Of
"UncIe Toms Cabin" was duplicated
in the Missouri river the other after
noon. John Owens, a 14-years-old
boy, who lives al PomeTOy, y miles
north of Kansas City, Kan, was row
ing among floating ice in the Missouri
river. He lost control of his boat,
and finally found himself wedged in
The big cakes Of ice. The boat capsized,
and to save himself from drowning
Owens got ON arbig cake Of ice. The
cake got disIodged and loated down.
stream, with Owens upon it. The boy
foated for several miles, and at
Quindaro was seen by a gang of sec
ton men. who. however, were unable
to lend him assistance.
The police at Kansas City, Kan,
were notified, and the patrol wagon
was sent to the foot Of Minnesota
avenue to await the arrival of the boy.
He was finally sighted in the middle
of the Missouri river. Immense cakes
of ice had wedged the one on which he
rested, and he was within a few feet
of a sandbar in the middle of the river.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-03-26

The boy was still on the fee, and while
he was not in imminent peril, the
police realized that he must be
rescued. else he would probably freeze
to death.
Patrolman McElroy secured a row
boat from a fisherman and went to the
Goys assistance. The officer had a
hard battle with the ice cakes, but he
finally reached the sandbar and
rescued the boy. 1t was a perilous
journey that the policeman and the
boy had in the return to the Kansas
bank Of the Missouri, but the boat
finally landed. A great crowd wit
messed the rescue, and when the boy
was finally landed on terra frma a
shout went up and three cheers were
proposed for Patrolman McElroy.
Owens was not at all wet, but he was
so chilled that he could hardly speak.
He was taken to No l station, and
after being thawed ont was sent to
Pomeroy. The boy says he will not
do any more rowing on the Missouri
river this winter.-Kansas City Jour
nal.