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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-01-10

South Cardinals Qualities or
phosphate rock were $25, 900 las
year and have not averaged in ex
cess of that sum for several wears
past. This money, under th.
terms of the States latest bono
Issue, is set aside to form a sinking
1und tor the redemption of th.
debt. Formerly all phosphate roy
alties went into the State treasury
for current expenses and, as the
collections were very large, con
triouted materially toward keepine
90 "n taxation. 1t is to be re.
membered in comparing the State
taxes of the present time with
those of 12 years ago that a reve.
nue. of 5000, 900 per annum ha.
been lost in phosphate ROYALTIES
and an expense of 5000, 900 pei
annum has been incurred in the
adoption of pension system.
Luis al ference of $4OO, 00O
amounts to two mills on the dol
lar with taxable values ut $780,.
oOO,o 600. But for il the State
government could now be run
with a tax OF thl ee mills instead
OF i've. This is consideration
which seems to have escaped its
proper attentiou.-Th State.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-01-10

The above statistics of the guam
tity of cotton ginned to Decem Der
18th, are expressed In bales as
pressed at the ginneries, irrespec-
tive of shape or weight. In the
total of 9,311, s35 bales, there are
s12,e61 round bales averaging
from 240, to 800 pounds each.
Counting such round bales as half
bales, as is the custom in the
commercial community the total
ginned to Decem Der 13 is s,9o5,
SOB.
This report will be followed by
a third and final report at the end
of the ginning season, about
March 10th, which will distribute
the crop by counties, segragate
spland and Sea Island cottons.
and give weights of bales.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-01-10
Happenings In The State.
As Chrouicled by the Alert Core.
resp )ndents of The Columbia
State.
GEORGE w. WILLIAMS Is DEAD.

SkohGE w. WILLIAMS IS DEAD.
Charleston, Jan. 6.-George
w. Williams, one of the oldest
bankers In the State, died here to-
day, making the fourth death OF
prominent and wealthy men OF
Charleston within short time.
Mr.. Williams was s3 years of age.
MI. Williams conducted one OF
the largest grocery, cotton and
fertilizer houses In Charleston af-
ter the war and later established
the Carolina Savings Bank, which
he was the head up to the time of
his death. During his career he
had so business partners and has
divided more than $21, 900, 900
in profits. He was interested in
many financial enterprises in
Charleston and was estimated to
be worth a million and a half at
the time of his death.
BRUTAL MURDER OF NEGRO IN
CHESTER.
Chester, Jan. 6.-News reached
here today of a most brutal MUIR
der near the home of Col. Il. J.
Cunningham, some nine miles
from this city. The body of Jo-
bey Williams, colored, was found
within few yards from his hum-
BILE hut. His throat was cut, the
Jugular vein and windpipe being
entirely severed. The spinal col.
umn was broken and the head was
fractured in several places, being
terribly beaten and mangIed.
William Sterling, colored neigh
Dor of Jobey, found the dead
oody behind a tree that Jobey had
hewn down. A bloody axe lay
near by. William Sterling and
Carrie Williams, the wife of the
deceased, have been arrested and
lodged in Jail. 1t is thought that
both Sterling and Carrie are
guilty of this bloody crime,
or are in some way implicated in
the affair. A thorough investiga
tion will be made of it by the
coroner's jury.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-01-10
will Give Philadelphia 81, 500
600 Under Certain Condi>
ti0ns.

Philadelphia, Pa, Jan. g.
Andrew Carnegie has offered to
give the city of Philadelphia q
million and half dollars towards
the extension of it's free library
system. Under the condition of
this offer this sum is to be appli-
ed only to the erection of 80
buildings which are to be used as
branches of the main library. The
city is required to furnish the
sites for the buildings and is to
equip the libraries and afterwards
MAINTAIN them at a yearly cost of
at least IS, 900 per building. The
main library is not incluaed in
Mr.. Carnegle's offer, the city
having a Urea d y appropriated
800, 600 for the purpose.
Fort Mill township has at
least two citizens who are over 80
years of age, Matthew Merritt
and Stephen Sutton. Mr.. Mer-
ritt is about 94 and Mr.. Sutton
about 90. The latter is still in
good health and able to travel
miles on foot. Mr.. Sutton's health
is not SO good. Ho is subject to
attacks of indisposition, during
which he is confined to bis bed.
-Yorkville Enquirer.
-Spartanburg has 900 pen-
sioners, the largest number of
any county 10 the State.
The commonwealth., 1903-01-08
WANTED.

We would like to ask, through the
columns of your paper, if there is sny
person who has used Green's August
Flower for the cure of Indigestion,
Dyspepsia, and Liver Troubles that
has not been cured-and VIC also mean
their results, such as sour stomach,
fermentation OF food, habitual c,stive-
ness, neryaus dyspepsia headaches, des-
pondent feelings, sleeplessness-in fact,
any trouble connected with the
.toraach or liver? This medicine has
been sold for many years in all civiliz-
ed countries, and we wish to CORES
pend with you and send you one OF
our books free of cost. If you never
led August Flower, try 25 cent bot
Lie Fl st. We haye never known OF its
falling. II SO, something more serious
is the matter with you. The e5 cent
,ize has Just been introduced this year.
Regular size 75 cents. At all druggist
g. GexEa, W oodbury. n J.
The commonwealth., 1903-01-08
500 REWARD 800.

The readers of this paper viii he
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all Its stages, and
that is catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure.is
the only positive cure known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being
constitutional disease, requires con-
stitut!onal treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF
the system, thereby destroying tho
foundation of the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up
the constitution and assisting nature in
doing it's work. The rroprie!ors have
so much faith in its curative powers,
that they offer One Hundred Dollars
for any case that 1t fails to cure. Send
for list of testimonials.
Address, r. ]. Chenncy & Co.. Tole-
do, o.
% Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are tie best.
The commonwealth., 1903-01-08
CAUTION! !!

This is not gentle word-but when
you think how liable you are not to
purchase the only remedy universally
known and remedy that has had the
largest sale of any medicine in the
world since 1868 for the cure and treat
ment OF Consumption and Throat and
Lung troubles without losing it's great
popularity all these years, you will be
thankful we called your attention to
Boschee's German Syrup. There are
so many ordinary cough remedies
made by druggists and others that are
cheap and good for light colds per-
haps, but for severe Coughs, Bronchi-
tbs, Croup-and especially for Con-
sumption, where there is difficult ex-
pectoration and coughing during the
nights and mornings, there is nothing
like German Syrup. The % cent size
has just been introduced this year.
Regular size IS cents. At all druggists
The commonwealth., 1903-01-08
GROUP.

The peculiar cough which indicates
Group, Is usually we'll known to tho
mothers OF croupy children. No time
should be lost in The treatment OF Ii,
and for this purpose no ,nedici..e nas
received more universal approval than
Chanberlain's Cough Kennedy. DO
not waste valuable time in cxpeiinicul.
Ing With untriei reM,die, no ,aat:.r
now highly they may be recommends
ed, but give this medicine as directed
and all :, mp:oms Of Group viii qalcK.
ly disappear. For sale by L. I. " h::U-
head & Co., Scotland Neck, n. e.,
Leggett's drug store, Hobsood, N. G..
The commonwealth., 1903-01-08
Astounding Facts.

Selected.
Mr.. Nelson, the most distinguished
Of English actuaries, after long and
careful Investigations and comparisons,
ascertained by actual experiences the
following facts:
A total abstainer twenty years old
has the chance of living forty-five
years longer, or until sixty-four years
old. A moderate drinker has the
chance Of living fifteen and one-half
years longer. or until thirty-five and
one-hali years old.
A total abstalner thirty years old
has the chance of living thirty-six and
one-half years longer, or until slxty-slx
and one-half years old. A moderate
drinker thirty years old has the chance
of living thirteen and one-halt years
longer, or until forty-three and three
touths years old.
A total abstainer forty years old has
the chance of living twenty-eight and
one-fourth years longer, or until sixty
eight and one half years old. A mod.
crate drinker forty years old has the
chance of living eleven and two-thirds
years longer, or until fifty-one and one.
half years old.
The commonwealth., 1903-01-08
Passing Of the colored Member.

Richmond Dispatch.
In the next House OF Representatives
as in the present one, there will be no
negro member. The suffrage amend.
ments to the constitutions of half
dozen Southern States which from time
to time returned coIored brother
have practically eliminated the Afro
American from politics, at least from
an elective Office. Henceforth there
will be no blackbirds in the political
pie. This, too, Notwithstanding the
fact that about one-eleventh of the to-
tai population of eighty millions OF the
United States are negroes. Perhaps
the strangest feature in this connection
is the fact that where the colored mans
vote does his party the most good he
has The least influence and the least
power. But TO-. the Fifteen tn Amend
ment Indiana would unquestionably
be Democratic State, and Ohio and
Illinois would be extremely doubtful,
while should the solid negro vote be
cast for the Democratic party instead
OF for the Republican party in these
States they would unquestionabiy be
Democratic. 1t is thus that the negro
controls the balance of power, bu: he is
too poor politician to obtain any re-
turn for what he does to keep his Re
publican sbrethren IN Office. He and
his race vote as a unit and destroy the
influence they would otherwise WELD.
The man who will probably be
pointed to for many years to come as
the last negro in Congress is George
H. White, of Tarboro, N. c., who, af
ter serving two terms, retired at the
end of the Fifty sixth Congress to be
succeeded by white Democrat, aud
the constitution of the State has since
made it impossible for a man OF his
color to be elected at least not until so
far in the future that it is useless to
consider it.
The commonwealth., 1903-01-08
Hon. W. W. Kitchin or 3. B. Glenn
ESQ, May be Elected Senator.
Richmond Dispatch.

Richmond Dispatch.
The situation in the North Carolina
senatorial contest Is now an interesting
one. There are six strong aspirants in
the field for the honor, which is to be
awarded by election by the General AZ
sembly without the Intervention of a
primary. Of these Hon. Cyrus B. Wat
son and Hon. Lee S. Overman are said
to be strongest, but even they are with
out the necessary majority OF the men,
bers. The other avowed candidates
are Julian S. Carr, Locke Craig, ex-
Congressman S. B. Alexander and
Judge w. A.. Hoke. If when the aal-
lotins Begins i. becomes apparent that
none .: the can ii Iates M ned can win
and deadlock Is in prospect, it is said
that w. w. Kltchin, Esq. or r. B.
Glenn, Esq, will bs urged as "dark
horses" Mr.. Kitchin is one OF the
most eloquent aud thoughtful speakers
in the house OF Representatives and has
ACQUIRED considerable influence in Con-
gress, where he has served several
terms. Mr. Glenn was at one time dis
trict attorney for the western district
of the State.
The commonwealth., 1903-01-08
EVERY BOTTLE OF CHAMBER
LAIN'S COUGH REMEDY WAR
RANTED.

We guarantee every bottle of Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy and will re-
fund the money to anyone who is not
satisfied after using two-thlrds OF the
contents. This Is the best remedy in
the world for Ia grippe, coughs, colds,
Group and -whooping cough and is
pleasant and sale to take. 1t prevents
any tendency of a cold to result In
pneumonia. E. T. Whitehead & Co.,
Scotland Neck, Leggett's Drug
Store, Hobgood, N. G.
The commonwealth., 1903-01-08

N. Y, writes as follows:
"I now take pleasure in notifying you
that my husband has entirely recovered
from catarrh. He is we'll man today,
thanks to you and Peruna. He took six
bottles Of your medicine as directed, and
it proved to be just the thing for him.
His appetite is good and every thing he
eats seems to agree with him. His
cough has left him and he is gaining in
flesh, and seems to be we'll every way."-
MRS. EDWARD STEVENS.
Any internal remedy that will cure
catarrh in one location will cure It in
The commonwealth., 1903-01-08
Why Stand Ye Idle?
Greenville Reflector.

Greenville Reflector.
Young man, go to work. Why
stand ye idle all the day? This is not
the day and generation of dudes.
Neither shall man reap better than
he has sown. Go to work--do some
thlng-be something. Don't lie in
walt Tor your fathers hard earnings all
your life. Don't rob your sister of the
advantages which she should have by
consuming your fathers substance,
while you sleep until 9 o'clock and
growl like hungry heather because
your mother don't keep breakfast
warm for you. God hasn't given you
the special privilege of being the
"gentlemen" of the family. But He
has given you health and strength.
The fresh, swift-runnlng blood of youth
courses through your veins. There is
place for you-something for you
to do. Find it, and when you find it.,
do it with all your might. Make your
life worth something to yourself and
the world. Scorn to be a drone, an
ldler, an excresence upon society.
Have you reckoned the care and pains
which we're used to rear you to mans
estate? Gould you count the sorrows
that have come to those who bore you
because of your presence in the world !?
The bitter tears of your mother, the
heartburnings of your f;lther-have
you ever though of these? If you
have, how can you continue to dishon.
or them by squandering the days with
corner loafers and growing older day
by day in laziness and general worth.
Iessaess? Go to work, use your heart
and head, hands and brain, and with
steady purpose and unshaken faith
work out your own niche in the limit
less gallery of the worlds triumphant
endeavorers.
The commonwealth., 1903-01-08
Never fool with s'dead" live wire
the business end of wasp, or a
woman's private opinion.-Life.
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS A BOX

ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS A BOX
is the value HI. A. Tisdale, Summer
ton, s. c., places On DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve. He-says: ri had the
piles for twenty years. I tried many
doc:ers and medicines, but all failed
except DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve.
1t cured me-" 1t is combination oi
the healing properties OF Witch Hazel
with antiseptfcs and emoliicnts re-
lieves and permanently cures blind
bleeding itching and protruding piles
sores, cuts, bruises eczema, salt rheum
and all skin diseases. e. T. White.
head & Co.
The commonwealth., 1903-01-08

any other location. This is why Peruna
has become so justly famous in the cure
of catarrhal diseases. 1t cures catarrh
wherever located. It's cures remain.
Peruna does not palliate; it cures.
Mrs. Frederick Williams, President Of
the South Side Ladies' Aid Society of
Chicago, ILL.,, writes the following words
of praise for Peruna from 973 Cuyler
avenue, Chicago, ILL.,:
any home is never without Pcruna,
for I have found during the past six
years that there is no remedy that will
at once alleviate suffering and actually
cure, as Peruna does. Four bottles COM
pletely cured me of catarrh of the head
Of several years. standing, and if my
husband feels badly, or either of us catch
cold, we at once take Pcruna, and in u
day or two it has thrown the sickness
out of the system."-Mrs. Frederick
Williams.
Mrs. w. A. Allison, of 759 Sheffield
avenue, Chicago, ILL.,, is the Assistant
The commonwealth., 1903-01-08

ing with q contested condition Of tho
head, lungs, and stomach, generally
called catarrh. 1t alleviates pain and
soreness, increases the appetite and 50
tones up the entire system that tho
patient quickly regains strength and
health. Mrs. w. A. Allison.
If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use Of Peruna,
write at once to DIR. Hartman, giving
full statement of your case and he Will
be pleased to give you his valuable adj
vice gratis.
Address DIR. Hartman, President Of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
Ohio.
The commonwealth., 1903-01-08

Listen to the Saoall Voice! It may
be heard above the roar and din of the
busiest thoroughfares. 1t is tho music
OF heaven singing In accompaniment
and allurement and beseechment with.
in every human soul. Listen to the
Voice Obey the Voice !-W,l!i,a n.
Sheriff..
The commonwealth., 1903-01-08

The language OF Gods chosen ones
is not strange to US. IN the hard path
which they have trodden we can follow
afar off We 60 from strength to
strength in their footsteps, and know
not yet what we shall be.
The commonwealth., 1903-01-08

The crowned heads of every nation,
The rich men, poor men and misers
ALI join in paying tribute to
DeWltt's Little Early Risers.
n. Witliams, San Antonio, Tex writes :
Little Early Riser Pills are the best !
ever used in my family. l unbesitat-
ingly rcce mmend them to everybody.
They cure Constipation, Bi;lousness,
Sick Headache. Torpid Liver, .Jann-
dice, Malaria and all other liver
troubles. E. T. Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth., 1903-01-08

Matron of t he
Peoples Hospi-
tai. She has the
following to say
about Peruna:
"I have had fire.
quent opportrlni-
ties to observe the
wonderful cura-
tive effects of
Peruna especially
The commonwealth., 1903-01-08
HANDY
SAYS
SAYS

In acknowledging the curative effects OF
q remedy and
cheeruH Peuna all who want good tonic
a safe for cstarrh "-JAMESA A. HANDY.
giving Puna their unqualified endorse
public speakers and
Among
The commonwealth., 1903-01-08

Some af the "Liiy Whites" in Ala
bama and North Carolina have become
red-with anger.--Rlchmcnd Times,
Dem.
The commonwealth., 1903-01-08
MIR LAMBS CERTIFICATE.

hIy little IN had bee /, troub.ed With
Ringworm Gu his baud iur Year
We tried various tegpedits with i;o CT
feet. At last We used Hauccck's IS Liquid
sulphur, and after three Or fonr appii-
cations there was improvement, and
IN three weeks it WAS entirely cured.
u. LAMB,
Scotland Neck, \. G., Get. Y. 1902.
The commonwealth., 1903-01-08

"He's in love with himself." "EcW
meyer feel the pangs OF jealousy."-
The commonwealth., 1903-01-08

Opportunity to do. good is the great
est preferment which humble mind
doth desire.
The commonwealth., 1903-01-08

cure s5olo ST a1eaC.
..er1nott.s Chocolates Laxative nunine, &c ~
ae taxe aad quick 70 <.ire Grid II bead asd sore
fLJaaf.
The commonwealth., 1903-01-08
IT KEEPS THE FEET WARM
AND DRY.

Ask to-day for Aliens Foot-Ease, a
powder 1t cures Chilblains. Swollen.
Sweating, sore, Aching, Damp feet
At ali druggists and shoe stores, 25:.
The commonwealth., 1903-01-08

EDITORS LEISURE HOURS.
DISSERTATIONS ON PAsslnc EVENTS,
THERE haveb manye casualties
Cnfmas Cas"a1Ies. a Christmas hilary
boys shaved died Of lock jaw in Norfolk
quite reported this
should
be- the accidents which have ma the OF the should serve as
parents sports their
boys as they support and training.
TOERHAPs country had
Business Activity wonderful activity the
year has just closed Business of al
there be falling off, even
Dunn Review OF Trade
days interruption taking inventories
and other disturbing closing
things the has
begun activity in all branches business
all
outw a good hope a prosperous
1~OR years years penitentiary
AS to the Penltentlary the
taxp payers o North Carolina. The fnan-
M Of the institution has great
of what consider
ed bad and OBery
days the statement
penenary said that the earnings of the States
present and above
e are $40 2ss44 institution does not dollar
people information s
hoped prison much
people acknowledgement
their
HR.J HUFHAM, pastor the Hende
rsfyys.ssin the .op Baptist church n. been in the minis
A'alstly' try ior nearly a century. He formal
the church which he
been serving for several years.
On the night 1902 there
que interesting
was arranged by
Appropriate resolutions passed
ing Dr. speakers Rev. Jesse
Page friend of Dr. Huham for fifty
Re church Rev j. Williams of the
corresponding of the
Baptist Henderson, Prof J. T. Alder
man, fHender Governor G. B. Aycock
Dr. Hufham himself responded speeches
wrote Henderson had
never such oany before living or dead
New Yea. .ssss sn~ .s r1aa ' .'s., s s.s
year resolutions. The following rom
News Observer nearly expresses the
W without making worthy New
Year resolutions pect there
cb ought pass the resolving
lby the world The loud
professions without reflection pubic
forgotten resolutions
resolutions do not keep there reason
lack the strength to
The commonwealth., 1903-01-08

Mrs. w. A. Allison, of 759 Sheffield
avenue, Chicago, ILL.,, is the Assistant
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-06-26
SULLIVAN FOR GOVERNOR.
Iowa Democrats Nominate a State
Ticket.

pea Moines, June 26.-The Demo.
cralIe state convention. by a vote of
500 $40 to S54 Lilo. refused to adopt
q minority report of the committee on
resolutions adding to the platform re-
ported hy the majority of the commit
lee plank reahirming the Democratic
rational platform of 1900 and by vote
OF b2Sl2 TO 1872 rejected another mi
nority report adding to the plank de-
manding government control of rail
way charges provision that in case
such control should not prove effect
i've the national government should ac-
quile owership Of the railroads. The
following ticket was nominated by ac-
clamation
Governor. j. b. sullivan; lieutenant
governor D B Butler; Judge of su-
preme court, John r. Caldwell; SUI
perintendent of public instruction, A.
r. MeCook: railroad commissioner,
W s Porter
] b Sullivan. the nominee for gov
ernor mas been affiliated with the
Bryan wing OF the party, but he was
acceptable TO the gold Democrats
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-06-26
BRIEF efrs OF NEWS.

Joseph Petersen. an engineer. OF
Milwaukee, Wis. died at st. Peters
burg Tuesday of smallpox.
The worlds fair company has ex
pended in actual cash $S,500,0 900 up to
the 1st of the present month.
The equestrian statue of General 10
seph Hooker erected upon the grounds
of the statehouse, was dedicated al
Boston Thursday.
Franklin Fyles. the veteran dramatic
writer and playwright, is dying at his
home in New York city. He is suf.
fering from locomotor ataxia.
John Darlington. a laborer on the
new state capitol at ST. Paul was al
most instantly killed by fail from
runway in the hall of representatives
A requiem mass for the repose of the
soul of Cardinal Vaughan was cele.
brated in Westminster cathedral
Thursday and was attended by an i'm
mense ooncourse of people.
The wages of / 900 members OF the
Railway Express Drivers and Conduc.
tors union will be increased on an
average of 10 per cent under the decl'
sion of the Chicago board of arbitra'
ton.
There are now seventeen murderers
| awaiting execution in New York state
| Five are set for the week of July o
| Eleven are assigned for dates extend
| ing over several weeks and one is held
UP on appeal.
Elek Ludyigh, one of the leaders OF
| the Hungarian revolution, compatio'
of Kossuth and later member OF the
staff Of Major General julius Stahl, U
| S. A.. in the Civil war, is dead at New
| vork from heart disease