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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-08-08
Western White Man Lyughed


As lin, Wr., Aug ) Despite
the efforts of the victims father,
Sheriff Richards Of Asotln county,
who had sworn in % deputies to
guard the man, William llamil
ton, Il well ts-do farmer, the self
confessed murderer of little Mabel
Richards, was forcibly taken from
The Asotin county Jail shortly al
ter midnight aud lynched by a
mob of more than 1000 men
which hal been congregatlng all
day from ali parts Of Asotin coun>
ty.
About l2.l5 o'ciCck band of
men, their faces concealed with
ha- dEcrcLicfs, marched TO the
iai. The officers and guards
were swept aside and the keys
taken frcm the ialler. Tho bars
Of the cell had TO he sawed before
the door could be opened. Ham
iIton was then dragged from the
prison ard into the yard.
Meanwhile another band of
masked men had marched to the
Jail. They kept back the crowd
which | ad waited all night for the
lYnching. Guarded 10y several
masked men the mob came from
the jril with Hamilton followed
by other members. Then tho men
Who had been guarding the Jail
formed about captive and captors,
and kept the crowd away. When
the lynchcrs with Hamilton reach
cd First and Fillmore streets they
halted under a guy wire connect
ing electric Ii ight poles. EIamil-
ton was asked if nc wanted to con
fess. He did so. Finally he
asked that his ieweIry = add trlnkcts
he had he given his father and
mother and it promised that this
would be done.
Then there was another delay.
The manner of Hamilton's death
was being discussed. Some want
Ell TO torture him, but 1t was de-
cid2d to hang him. a mask was
pat over the mans head, rope
around his neck, thrown over the
guy wire and seIzed by many of
The lynchers. When they were
certain he was dead the body was
left suspended. The crowds then
left.
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Cotton
I'hariol,o OJs,lSei!

HE rv,lun sit,;a,ipn l. AZ OK
cr, Giny. inter, ~rim.. ne nrl l.
ih, subject nf univvteai comment,
IL Is Il sn'j ci which touches
every one, aud the staple, ~ al
its phase, i, under Gi~c&->lo
now. The Pail il,Iclphit Record
MAKES ihis inter, sling cuLtrlnu
tlou 80 the literature ON the sub
jcc':
"lhe price Of cotton Is s,jriu-
lating the efforts of several Euro
pcau countries to produce cotton
in their own colonies. These cf
forts are likely to succeed TO u
moderate extent, but it is to be
remembered that no shortage he.
tween crops and no corncr.can put
upon the cotton manufacturers of
Europe anything like the pres
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'fhe crop Cdnlitian,.

The folI"~in& is the report of
the condition uf the crops as issu-
cd 10y Section Director B,ucr:
The weeks weather WAS gene,
ally adverse, during tbs first alt,
IN It's effects on crops, e.pcciali,
on corn, owing TO The heat un
dryncss of the air aud lack #
moisture III the surface soil, bat
but teamwork PROGRESSED favura
hly and nearly all crops have heca
laid by.
Late corn in The eastern ami
early corn IN the western counties
suffered considerable Impairment
for want of rain, and fired badly.
and is in Il critical condition; while
early corn in the eastern, and late
III the western counties suffered
but little, the former being about
ripe, and the latter 0eing not yet
in silk tasscl. Bottom land corn
Is fairly promising.
Cotton suffered somewhat from
lack Of moisture, allhough on stiff
and rich lands the effects of the
dry weather were principally to
check its heretofore rapid grovt tn
AN, cause it TO bioo.l to its TOPS,
but on lighl, sandy soils cotton
not unIy stopped growing but al
SO began 20 shed It's leaves .nt
f.uitnge. Petitions Of The crop are
well ftuitcd aud still blunm;,.
fr' ely, while smaller portion is
not veil frnited aud is in II ycncr
ally poor, unsatisfactory c0udi,
ton.
Sea island cotton maintained
its healthy color but It's growth
was checked.
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\ Michigan couple, advanced
in years, got married lately. The
husband had u room in the house
securely locked, the inside of
y Inch tie wife bad never soen.
and being curious as to its cens
tents she hcgged again and again
t0 see The room.
At last lie consented, and 10
and behold. the room was full Of
waole cbeescs
lie explained by telling her
that for every sweetheart he had
i'll his Younger days he bought a
cheese.
His wife began to cry.
"Don't cry dear," he continu.
cd; "l'Y bad no sweetheart since
| met you"
"it's not hat" she replied,
still sobbing. 81 only wish | had
been as thoughtful as You and
bought loaf of bread for every
man that kissed me; we could
have had bread aud cheese
enough to last lis all our days"
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CtRES BLOOD ON.-TREAT
MEN L FREE,

Blood Pois >n is the worst disease on
earth set the easiest to cure when f..
Il u (B Manic Blood Ba!m) is used.
Many have .'iIple3. spots on the
KIN. ulcers. mucous patches, falling
hair, itching skin. bone pains, rheu-
matism, catarrh. eating, bl lAe0ine,
fostering sores, scrofula, scabs and
scales, cancer, and dou't know il is
blood poison. Get Botanic Bloc I
Balm (B. r b 81. i few Bottles
guaranteed to cure he worst cases.
sold at drug stores Treatment! OF b.
Il Is. sent free and prepaid by wri:iAg
TO Blood Balm Co., Atlanta Ga. d..
Grille trOuhle and free medical dvire
gIv,n until cured. b Il Is thor ou..h~
y tested for 30 years Cures when all
else fails B. BIB. makes the bl, od
pure aud ri heals every sore, tn l
stops all achcs and pains. B. B. b.
improves the di sestin.
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According to an exchange, the
man who went out to milk and
sat on rock in the middle of the
pasture and waited for tue cow to
back up, was Il brother to a man
who kept store and wouldn't ad-
vertise because he reasoned that
the purchasing public would back
up to his place Of business when
1t wanted something
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-14
THE WAY TO SEE PASTURE LIFE.

THE way to see real pasture Hfe," said a
woman the other day-a woman who loves the
coWtry-"is not much to walk and search as 10
sit down somewhere and let it come to you.
IF you keep quiet you become to the creatures Of
the region no more than an inanlmate stump. Ants,
bugs and flies will look you TO discover your
bulk and shape and consider your eatability, and
question whether they can use you to advantage
for purposes Of their own. An occasional investi-
eating mosquito happens around. He scents blood.
but he does not know just where to strike it. and
he may probe about time your clothing
before he finds your face your hands
"A spider starts to spin his web you. Now
and then a bee comes zgzagging along the hillside.
seeking the infrequent blossoms. From some
leafy covert on the slope above a cicada thrills
the air at intervals with its strident call How this
little creature enjoys the quiverng heat. and how
closely its long drawn cry is associated with the
swelterng summer dog daysl
The soft twitter swallows darting and cir
cling in upper air almost beyond sight family
to your ears. and a robin aIights near by,
hops along with peck here and there and then
takes to its wings again.
I'm the village where I have been spending my
summer there is only one old pasture left; the
farmers have been encroaching more and more
the old half waste grazing grounds. turning them
either into permanently cultivated fields, keep
ing them tame with a poughing and a planting
Of corn or rye. Well in this old pasture one of
the chief attractions is Zigzag fence that in
closes and that is supposed to keep the cows in.
1t is not wholly effective. Show the fence that
is. But it Is of the most picturesque struct-
for the purpose that I know Of
Its irreguarity. its aggressive looking stakes
sticking up every corner and, more than ali, its
harmonious gray. make II peculiarly pleasing. Also
it is d fence easily climbed; it doesn't leave those
three cornered holes in your clothing which are
the result of trying TO get to the other side OF
barbed wire fencei But it is about d little chip
munk who makes a highway or this zigzag fence
that want To say word
L. %
ana than likely / should not have seen him
had / been sitting still in its shadow. and so
surprised him. When he first spied he stopped
with a sudden shrill chatter, quite like Shrek
and scudded away with scamper OF tiny feet
that startled me
But Chippy only retreated a rail two: then
from a secluded niche, where the rails interlock al
corner. he watched me intently-Intently and
long. Then he stirred and along the rails back
and forth, and up and down. paustng TO take
nQDistiVe peek at every few feet. Are vOur
intentions peaceful. madam. uOt9 You wouldn't
hurt a little fellow like me. would your What
bright. beady eyes. what alert motions what a
pleading. dramatic. timid way! OF course I
wouldn't hurt you. Chippy. l always found myself
answerinz-"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-14
LIKE HELEN KELLER.
Remarkable Progress of a Blind Girl
IN the Vest.

Out In a little town Of the Dakotas is a young
woman who can truly be called the Helen Keller
Of the West, for though her life story is to
interest in her, IS almost interesting that
Of the daughter of the South who has had such
wonderful success in developing her mental facul-
ties. in spite of the obstacles in her pathway.
Like Helen Keller Linnie Haguewood into
the world possessed of sight and hearing. but was
deprived OF them by disease at about the same age
the Former. From the time she a child in
arms until her sixteenth year she lived in that
world Of darkness and isolation which is known
only 10 the deaf and blind. Her parents-people in
the humber walks OF nfe-regarded her condition
the verge OF womanhood. her only COM
munication with the outside world was by the
sense of touch. Her mother finally succeeded in
teaching her to form letters with her fingers. but
the method OF instruction crude that three
weeks OF daily lessons required to enable the
pupil TO learn three movements of the fingers rep
resenting the word cup and household cares at
last put end TO the crude tuition entirely.
At this point, fortunately. one suggested to
the parents the idea Of placing tho unhappy girl
in the College for the Blind at vnton, Iowa and
here entered into her life to whom belongs the
credit Of developing her into what she is to-day.
Miss Dora Donald. in her position as teacher at
the institution. attracted 10 Linnie Haguewood
sion OF her mouth, and believed that the slender
tapering fingers could be educated TO become a
means OF communication with the darkened mind
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-14

EU Two years Miss Donald abored with her mint,
~ TIC Kndergarten Al the end of this tir,6f ~
t~9 entered the higher department of the cnilaoa0
aLu from ms period until Miss HaguevyooI ,CoI,
ugaiIy all Of Miss Donalds time and ~ az
io--ay I.innie Haguewood is one OF bar 1r-,rair.,
ASSISTANTS IN the Institution for the Blird a.
p ~; sIlIed Norlng 70 communicate TO others ~
knowledge she has acquired 'eiS the
Although her education began rnuob la,.- =! a..
than that Of Helen Keller Miss HaglIevoo,i5i ne M
mace MonoeFfui progress. She is familiar y,it Ii
me inherent systems Of print for the Hind ~
prefers the BrsllIe, which she reads win 49,
TapioltE; Her favorite study IS geoeraTIv b 80,
mates. though she realizes that this me
elc3tlon IS necessary. and has acquitted -
very creditably- History she does nor If[e ~
cause. she says 1t is about such old naorls -
strange TO say she has mechanical and i,3yeI,;,.a
t.lTn or mind. and her interest In nacbinar, -
skin with the typewriter led Miss Donald ~ aHo
ler careful instruction in these subjects VIZ :
view 70 her earning a livelihood as q u-ntar q
DOCKS Ter the blind. She soon became = N ex,aD44
On The simple Typewriter which is uSed ia -
oIelHg literature for the blind. and is now ans ~
mani pulate the ordinary typewriter as yanidI,-
correctly as many operators who are possesse6 20
slght- she prepares study and examination DsTaD--
on this machine She has also become sliiIeS -
the ART Of boOkbInding ''ieu IN
To-day Lnnie Haguewood is a young woman -.
and taxing perfectly independent place amos
me WORLDS workers. From a WayWard pa ssi0nata9
siioiani girl she has been converted into modest
siepossesslng woman. whose iut6Iiigeuce ana ra
ii-eine-t OF disposito~ rejected IN her aUoear
ance- Though sigEIlcss. she is dairf, ir -
slufe Incidentally. II might be remarked thai She
- z strongly religious temperament and that
- reason Tor Miss DOnalds success was her an
ses4 70 her pupils devotional instincts
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-14
FEUDS DYING OUT.
Education the Only Solution of Conditions
Among Mountaineers.

According to President Frost of Berea College
Kentucky, the Southern mountaineer who some
times rises into newspaper prominence through
some feuds must be distinguished from the poor
whites on the one hand. and the ex-savehoIder on
the other.
AS the Basque language survives in the Pvre-
hees' SAID President Frost, at Chautauqua n Y
the other day, and thousand quaint conventions
or medieval ages in the Highlands so the spirit Of
1eudalism, each man his own avenger survives in
our southern mountains. The mountaineer nos
sesses Revolutionary ancestry and maintains the
civilization of Colonial times. He must NOT he
confused with the poor whites for he has
large independence Of spirit and fortune Soco
logically he is the Southerner who owned land bur
old not own slaves This circumstance was of large
account IN the Civil War. putting nigh two hundred
thousand hghting men into the ranks that followed
the old flag. cleaving the Southern Confederacv
with a great wedge of stubborn loyalty
Each section Of the country is subject to spec,aI
forms of disorder and violation Of law and each
section thoroughly reprobates those forms Of
violence which exist in the other sections
"Of the three forms of law violaton-nobs
lynchings and feuds-the feud naturally comes first
as the oldest-a survival from primeval man The
first feud was between Cain and Abel
mo cause needs to be given for a feud save the
have gradually gathered about the citizens of the
Empire State, for example, are still weak in the
Southern mountains. The vast extent of the noun
tain region of the South was not realized until
mountainous backwards of eight States and named
it Appalachian America
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-14
THE OLD HYMNS.

There's lot o. music in EN-. the hymns of long ago;
An when some gray haired brother sings the ones
1 used to know,
sorter want 10 take hand-I think O. days
gone by,
ION Jordan's stormy banks I stand. and cast
wistful eye"
There's lots O. music in em-those dear sweet
hymns of old,
With visions bright of lands of light and shining
streets of gold;
And I hear EN- ringing-snging, where memory
dreaming stands,
From Greenland's icy mountains to midas coral
strands
They seem to sing forever of holier, sweeter days
When the lilies Of the love of God bloomed white IN
all the ways:
And l want to hear their music from the old time
neetin's rise,
Till II can read my title clear to mansions in the
Skies
We hardly needed singin' books in them old days;
We knew
The words, the tunes of every one the dear old
hymn book through!
We had blaring trumpets then, no organs built
for show;
We only sang to praise the Lord, from whom all
blessings flow
An so love the dear old hymns, and when my
time shall come
Before the light has left me and my singing lips
are dumb
If can only hear EN- then. I'll pass, without a
sigh,
sessions Her. ATLANTA Constitution.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-14

Government in the mountains has not been
ganzed or carried forward with a regularity and
majesty which could inspire confidence or efectual
dread. The voice of the preacher is seldom heard,
and then too often irrelevant matters of sect
and doctrine. Many a feudsman prays behind his
gun and relates with the Vigor of an Old Tesla
ment patriarch how the Lord has delivered his
enemies into his hands The mountaineer has not
known better state of things than that in which
he lives and 10 this must be added the appear
ance of the whiskey bottle. so that the tongue Is
loosed and the fingers made ready for a quarrel
less in pioneer communities throughout the coun-
try before the Temperance reformation. weapons
are present whiskey Is drunk. there Is reCOS
uized sentiment that should aVenge his own
INJURIES and that il IS manly to resent an insult
on the spot-aU the conditions for homicide Con-
dering fhis state of affairs, the decadence Of the
feud and the general prevalence Of law and order
In INC mountains somewhat 10 De ADMIRED ana
Wondered at The feud has been greatly con-
fracted large portions of the mountain people are
wholly out of sympathy Win the, ItuN Iuel,, ar
only need 10 be more numerous ana courageous ana
tntsllipent 10 bring all feuds TO an end
.aThe word 'feud' looks well in a scare head ana
ie often used where the affair was a pam klllng
-T,ra bovs 20 out for a lark. become intoxicated,
.,;s,, Ieretand each other and one is shot some
roI,s disorderly waves his revolver at the store
eeener and is shot in sef-defence 1hese are ho'
feuds.
And II must be said for the small number OF
TarniIies who do engage in feuds as aggTessors
tbat thew never kill for purposes OF robbery, or
attack or insult a woman ,,.,-., -
~ outfreak unusual and not to be cIassed with
ordinary feuds. AS the death OF Hamilton Was
ne occa sion for the great sermon by Dr Knott
witch practically ended the duel IN America; so
~ n,sv hopa tbs storm of nnnoEition reused hy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-14
PERSONAL LIST.

Mrs. l. S Kieffer, of Greenwich, Conn. has
the following list of shUt-in members to whom
she personally sends cheer: Miss Esther Ford, Of
Maine Miss Mary F. Boutwell, and Miss F.
Batchelder of Vermont; Miss Julia Bennett. Miss
Alice Goldsmith and Mrs. J. a. Young, of New
York State; Mrs. L. Hekel of Manhattan Miss
NJ e. Riker and Mrs A Wirths. OF New-Jersey;
Mrs. X. England and Miss A. Morris. of Penn
syIvania; Mrs. w. G. Thornton of North Caro-
lima: Miss X. A. Walker, of Mississippi: A. Koch,
of Chicago; Mrs. NJ. A b. Simmonds of Wisconsin,;
Miss Minnie Elliott, Of Indiana Miss e. A Barger,
Of Alabama and Mrs. Betty White, OF Florida.
These members have received sunshine in the form
of money for outings and ice cream. boxes Of
flowers, letters, stamps. pictures, reading matter.
woods, slippers, silk pieces, etc.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-14
sYNoPsIs OF PREcEpING CHAPTERs.

SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS.
athena Derohan born Athens % American parents.
who have long remained abroad. while a child in
France. is offered doll for some kisses by Lord
Eobrides. who bets that be bought He
loses. Athena's mother buys. from her winnings
the bet antique emerald. After the loss OF her
fathers fortune and her mothers tragic death this
stone, which is left 10 her. she calls Nemesis
she Is brought America, where her father dies.
leaving her poor that she is obliged 10 sell the
emerald. Richard Thorpe. young lawyer. comes 70
announce that her cousin. Mrs has obtained
Tor her position hOusekeeper and companion IN
wealthy family. Thorpe's uncle Mr. Beverley. buys
Nemesis, and Athena pays her debts She goes
10 Mrs Spuyten, who her with rudeness,
ana she gladly leaves for Highgrove Hall. the home
OF Mrs. ErTantf and her Philip. the Hudson,
where she is TO be employed. Mrs. Spuyten. by
shaoby manoeuvre. has committed her the wearing
OF q name not her Augusta Dean
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-14
CHEER FOR THE SOUTH.

IL. NJ. H.. a Brooklyn member. has written to
the Office saying:
If any willing to add little sunshine
to the life of Mrs A. J. Mcqueen, of Rowland,
n, c.. 1t would be blessing; even word of cheer
would brighten her life, sure. 1t was through
the T. S S. that became interested in her. In
recent acknowledgment of a package 1 learn her
husband is a Methodist minister over small par
ish, with less than $500 salary. She has been try
ing to help their condition by teaching school, and
now the doctor has forbidden her to do so longer.
as she has spinal trouble, so you can readily see
that any little thing will help to cheer her up she
wrote that my last package came at time when
everything looked dark to her. and it truly was "a
ray of sunshinep amid the gloom I try to do
what I TO tighten others burdens. but 1t seems
so little in comparison to what would like to do
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-14
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Mrs. A c. Marsh. who made a request for quilt
pieces for a poor woman at Port Morris, and books
for her children. acknowledges with thanks re-
sponses from Mrs Atwood of Brooklyn; Mrs.
Bemrose. of Goshen, n. Y. and Miss Penrose, Of
Philadelphia.
Miss Annie NJ. Beavins. of Dover IN. HI branch
No. is greatly pleased to receive The Bazaar
which is sent by some T. S. s. member unknown
to her. She thanks the sender through the column.
but would have been glad to do 50 personally if
the address had been given.