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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-10-17
"Bovcott and be Damned. "
News and Courier.
The Augusta Chronicle has been


The Augusta Chronicle has been
boycotted by the saloon keepers
oF that city because i has insist
ed ihet tlo shall be placed under
suoJectiun TO the bighoy interests
Of the community, and that the
law shall regulate their business
so as to protect the public from
the curse of the liquor traffic.
The threat of the barroom people
to boy cott the Chronicle stirred
thrt ancient mouthpicce of the
Augusta public to deep indigna-
ton, which was manifested in The
following bold challenge:
"Boy cott.-boycott and be
damned, all of you. What, IN
Gods name, is the average bar
room worth to Il respectable news
paper, anyway What are they
worth to any other business en-
terpliSe of this or any other city!
What are they worth to the COM
munity as a whole! Boycott the
Chronicle, eh! And while you
are about it, why not boycott
every dry goods merchant, every
shoe merchant and every clothing
merchant who agrees with the
Chronicle! Boycott them! Why,
there isn't one that doesn't lose
every year d hundred times more
legiti mate trade through the fail
urc of some poor wretch to pro
vide himself or his family with
proper clothing because all of his
money goes to your dives for
drink, drink, drink, than all your
dlve-keepers and their helpers and
their helpers and their friends
spend with these merchants in
ten years. Boycott! do you dare
stand up and draw such weapon
against decent public opinion when
you are costing every legitimate
business enterprise in this com
munity dollars where you are
spending dimes with them -
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SPEN / MORE THAN $1,000

w. w. Baker of Plainview,
Neb., writes: "My wife suffered
from lung trouble for fifteen
years. She tried number OF
doctors and spent over $1,000
without relief She became very
low and lost all hope a friend
recommended Foley's Honey and
Tar and thanks to this great rem
edy it saved her life. She en-
Joys better health than she has
known in ten years Refuse
substitutes. Il. f.. Funderburks.
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's'a'''' sf LzHz;zzM
Register, Town Voters!


Notice is hereby given that the
books of registration for the Town
OF Lancaster will be open at the
Office of the Auditor of the Coun-
ty of Lancaster in the court house,
on the 10Th, 10th, and 18th of
October, 1908, and all qualified
electors of said Town are request
ed to apply to the undersigned at
said place on any one of said
days, aud they will bo furnished
with registration certificates.
a. MCMANUs,
Sup of Reg. for Il. of L.
Oct. /, 1903.
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BROKE INTO HIS ROUSE.

5. De Quinn of Cavendish, Vt. :,
was robbed of his customary
health by invasion of Chronic
Constipation. When DR.. King s
New Life Pills broke into his
house, his trouble was arrested
and now he's entirely cured
They're guaranteed to cure, 25c
mt Crawford Bros J. F.. Mackey
d Co. and I. f. Funderburk's S,
Drug Store.
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The Sumter Freeman advises
the farmers of that county to hold
their cotton for better prices be
cause "the cropis short and prices
are sure to be bettcr.n .In this
locality, y it says, 'in many fields
four fifths of the cotton has nj
ready been picked out, and in a
few weeks more the season will
be over" Our contemporary
had better be careful, however,
about its suggestions to the far
mers on this score, lest the New
England spinners and the Secreta>
ry of Agriculture at Washington
procure Legislation by the next
Congress regulating the price OF
the staple, and making it an Of
fence for any cotton grower ir
the South to hold his crop for &
higher price than that determined
upon by the bear gamblers ir
Wall street and the cotton spin.
ners IN New England. News and
Courier.
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NEVER ASK ADVISE

When you have cough or
cold don't ask what is good for
1t and get some medicine with lit
tie or no merit and perhaps dam
gerous. Ask for Foley's Honey
and Tar, the greatest throat and
lung remedy, it cures coughs and
colds quickly. T. E. Funder-
burk.
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SAVES TWO FROM DEATH

"Our little daughter had an al ,
most fatal attack of whooping
cough and nronthities," writes
Mrs. w. X. Haviland, of Ar
monk, n. T., "but, when all 9th
er remedies failed, we saved her
life with DR.. Kings New Discov-
Fry. Our niece, who had Com
sumption in an advanced stage,
,so used this wonderful medicine
md to day she is perfectly well. "
Desperate throat and lung dis
ease yie.d to DR.. Kings Discov-
~ as to 10 other medicine on
earth. lnfalliblc for Coughs and
ODDS. SOC and S1.OO bottles
Guaranteed by Crawford Bros j.
+. Mackey & Co. and 7. E. Fun,
ierburk's. Trial bottles free.
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The veterans of Chester county
will have reunion at Chester on
November q and have invited
Gov. Hayward and Gov. Aycock
of North Carolina to attend, and
it Is likely that both will he pre-
THE State.
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CONFESSIONS A PRIEST.

Rev. Jno. S. Cox, of Wake,
Ark, writes. "For ~ years
suffered from Yellow Jaundice.
consulted Il number of physicians
and tried all sorts of medicines,
but got no relief. Then | began
the use of Electrice Bitters and
feel than am now cured of q dis
ease that had me in its grasp for
twelve years. . If you want re-
liable medicine for Liver an d
Kidney trouble, stomach disorder
or general debility, get Electric
BlttelS. It's guaranteed by Craw-
ford Bros j. +. Mackey & Co.
and L. f. Funderburk's. Only
SOC.
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Hoean-Oi hoy found the mon
thot hit me wild the brick.
Grogan Are yez goin' to git
even?
"oi am not. Twas all mis-
take. The mon was only doin'
his jooty. He mistook me for a
tax collector
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-10-17
Bridges To Let !

will let for repairs on Thurs
day Oct. S, the following bridges:
Camp Creek bridge, near n.
L. Robinson's, at 10 o'clock, a.
m.
Gills Creek bridge, North of
Lancaster, at 1880 a. m.
Cane Greek bridge, near w. j..
Cunningham's, at 3 p. m.
l.. j. PERRY,
Co. Supervisor.
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Behind The Scenes.

to the people of the State some
pictures of the inner life of poll
ticlans of certain stripe, who
control the affairs OF South Caro-
lima. Through the curtain of the
tragedy which brought Tillman
to the bar the world gets glimp.
ses of the official habits and rou-
tine of daily life at Columbia 1t
appears that "pistol totlng' is
very general among the State
officials. When the Lieutenant
Governors 'gun" was out of or.
der he borrowed one from the
head of the dispensary institution,
AID another from one cf the en-
ployees of the Senate executive
force and these and his own, when
1t was repaired, were about the
room of the president of the Sen
ate, on the mantel place or the
wash stand or some careless loca-
ton. During the political cam
paign, In which Tillman was
candidate for Governor, he had
in his satchel pistol which one
of the candidates for Lieutenant
Governor ut the same time-w ho
had also been a member of the
Legislature and Presidential
elector- said he "had an idea'
was his. There is no lack of arms
among the officers and the candi-
dates, that's evident.
But the dispensary is not with
out personal patronage and sup
port as well as political sustenancc
in the halls and corridors and ex.
ecutive rooms of the Legislature.
From the stenograhic report OF
Tillman's testimony on Frida,
the following is taken:
q You Lad bottle, YOU saw,
that day in your pocket. A. /
sent down the street, Col Croft
sent old George down the street
and some mem bers of the Legis
lature and myself took drink,to
gether in the presidents senat
room. | do not recolIect wheth
or they drank all not, but the gen
eral rule is that they generall
drink 1T all up when it hits leo
islative crowd; might have bee
some left in it ard | possibly ma,
have taken it to the hotel, but
do not recollect.
Little chance has bottle o
whiskey that "hits legislativ
crowd" it would seem, and til,
dispensary revenues must be ma
terially increased by official pat
ronage during the meeting of the
General Assembly, unless the
consumption in the State Hous,
Is from the stock of samples" a,
the institution.
That the former Lieutenant
Governor made no mistake in his
estimate of the average legisla-
tors disposition to liquor is shown
by individual testimony of a mem
Der OF that honorable body, who
appeared as a witness for the de-
Tense in tho trial now closing.
Mr.. j. M. Mahatfey member
from Spartanburg, being eros,
examined by Mr.. Belllnger, for
the State, set forth, according to
the stenographic report, as fol
lows:
Q. Where did MIR. Tilmau
have that bottle? A. In back
pocket.
q. Pants pocket or coat pock-
ct! A Coat pocket.
q. What kind of pocket was
it9 1t was split coat.
q. What kind of bottle was
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Although lady's husband
should neglect to give her good
dress, she should not seek revenge
by giving him u good dressing.
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Lancaster County Teachers AS
SOciatiOn.

The next regular meeting of
the Lancaster County Teachers s
Association will be held at Ian
caster on Oct. a, 1908, ut II
O'Clock, a IN. Let every teacher
come, also trustees and any one
interested in the cause Of cduca-
tion are invited to meet with us.
An interesting program will ap-
pear later. Respectfully,
A. &. ROwELL,
Co. Supt. of Ed
I. S.-kershaw Era, please
copy.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-22
TESTVOTE ElATES FRIENDS
OF THE OMNIBUS BILL.
Against Executive Session ahe Bidding Quay
Revealing Majority of Ten Supporting the Statehood Meas
Championed by the Pennsylvanian.
SENATOR HoAR TAKES PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT TO

to amend the bankruptcy law; amending an
act creating new division in the Western
judicial district of Missouri.
Mr.. Fairbanks gave notice. that he would
call up the immigration bill tomorrow
morning.
The regular order then was ordered by
Now. Mr. President" said he. I'VE are
| ready for vote on this bin
Mr.. Nelson was quickly on his feet ana
declared Mr.. Quay's course was clearly out
Of reason, as Mr.. Burnham had not con-
cluded his remarks.
That question was practically determined
by the vote Of the Senate" remarked Mr..
Quay. He SAID he was disposed to be
courteous to Mr. Burnham. and to listen to
his bu first ana 5
took up three or four days each it was not
worth while to push the BIN further,
"A conclusion" said he, "ro matter what
1t may be- should be reached. in view OF
the important legislation awaiting action by
the Senate" .,- g..
the bill being laid aside until tomorrow.
it before the Senate. Then. turning to Mr..
II hope the Senator from Indiana will be
HoAR cR1TTcisEs THE PRESIDENT.
Mr. Burton requested the passage OF a
bill, which. he said. had been vetoed once by
the President. and explained that in its
present shape it was satisfactory to the
President.
''There was disinclination to take the
matter up. and, finally. Mr.. Hoar criticised
the President for having indicated to Mr..
Burton his approval of the measure.
1T is being continually stated in the news
papers, said Mr.. Hoar. that such and
such bills are administration measures. and
that set of Senators had called on the
President and made arrangements for the
Senate's action on the trust bills. the state
hood bill and other measures. The time for
the President to make up his mind about
statutes is after We have passed them. and
rot before, unless he avails himself of his
tf,,ftN Nral iv{ln IN Nr,1.f1 1n m
muuication to the entire body by message"
The Vest resolution. requiring the
Finance Committee to prepare and report a
bill removing the duty on COAL was re-
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-22
DEATHS THIRD VISIT
TO PARKER FAMILY.
Mrs Maggie Mcconnell Follows
Sister and Father to:
the Grave.
=, s.: %i
ALL STRICKEN BY PNEUMONIA.
Fourth Patient Lies Ill in Home
Which Has Been Three Times
Afflicted by Death in Two
Weeks.
ALL STRICKEN BY PNEUMONIA.

Pneumonia, has in the short space Of two
weeks, claimed three members of the family
of the late Dennis L. Parker. whose funeral
was held q week ago from his home, No.
1881 Eads avenue. The last one to yield
was Mrs. Maggie Mcconnell, second daugh-
ter Of Mr.. Parker. who died yesterday at
her home. No. 2113 Gushing street.
The father was buried Tuesday, January
13, one week after the death Of his youngest
daughter. Edna, who was II years old. He
had contracted the fatal illness on the day
of the girls funeral. Mrs. Mcconnell, who
was rs years old, was taken Ill the day her
father was buried. Pneumonia was the
cause Of all three of the deaths.
A young son of Mr.. Parker is now down
with the same disease, but his recovery is
expected soon.
Grief over his youngest daughters death
Is thought to have hastened the end Of Mr..
Parker's life. Mrs. Mcconnell, who attend
ed the funerals of both her sister and
father, was also grief-stricken, and It may
be that that was in a measure also response
BILE for her death SO soon after.
The funeral Of Mrs. Mcconnell will take
place tomorrow morning from Lafayette
Park NJ. E. Church, from whence her sister
and father were also buried. She will be
buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Kirkwood, the
former home Of her husband, Earl R. Nc
Connell.
Mrs. Mcconnell is survived by, in addition
to her husband, her mother, Mrs. Jennie
Parker; sister, Mrs. Arthur Hill, and the
younger brother. John. who is 8 years old.
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that 1t had been intimated to him that he
could get 5000 II he would vote right"
The members Of the subcommittee to-day
continued to observe the pledge Of secrecy
they had taken and Mr.. Lessler himself de-
clined to make any statement for publi-
cation.
Mr.. Lesslers disclosure of the alleged
offer to bribe him in the full committee
yesterday came just before the final vote
on inserting provisions for additional SUBJ
marine boats in the naval appropriation
bill. A bill was before the committee pro-
viding for ten submarine boats. By vote
of 8 to 6 the committee reduced the num-
Der. of boats to be provided to five. and the
vote was about to be taken upon inserting
the provision as amended into the appro-
priation bill under the heading increase Of
the navy" -F
At this point Mr.. Lessler asked to be
heard. He is described as having been
somewhat excited in his opposition to the
provision and as an argument against the
provision told the committee Of the at
tempts to bribe him.
There was immediate demand for an in
vestigation, pending which it was decided
to postpone final action on the provision for
submarine boats.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-22
Disguised by Mother, Who Sought
to Evade the Childrens
Grandparents q
CAME FROM SPRINGFIELD mo,
Mrs Morgan Applied to Union
Station Matron for Shelter
81. and Is Held for Inves-
r. tigation.

With her two little girls disguised n boyu
Mrs. Susie Morgan Of Springfield. Mo-. cama
to st. Louis yesterday and u now held a@
the -Four Courts pending an investigation.
She claims to have taken the childrenI
from the home Of their grandparents, ssver
miles from Springfield, where they were ieftl
when she was divorced from her husband;
and that she disguised them to prevent their
being traced.
Although . long braid Of golden hair
hangs from each little head to the waist
band Of pair Of knickeFbockers, Mrs Nor
until she could enter xhe children fn schouS
here. si-. 4~ess-. .l;i,..-st,i ~ t,.,.:
Ida. who u 10 years old. and Emily,
appear very unlike boys. but they Wort
fedora hats, shirts and collars and the
other apparel common to lads. They are|
chubby and dimpled
Mrs. Morgan says she had been employed
at housework In Springfield since SIZE and|
her husband separated. and. being unahle@
to provide Emily with q homo, she sent herj
to her fathers parentA
Mrs. Morgan says her object In bringing]
the children to st. Louis is to enter them inl
q good school, but, knowing that her hus-
band would object. she devised the planj
night, when she applied at the ONCE OF.
shelter.
They reached here at noon, and Mrs.
Morgan Immediately made application, she
says. at the Baptist Orphans Home and.
other benevolent places for their temporary
welfare, but was unsuccessful She says
It was her intention to place them In some
institution until she secured employment,
and was able to provide them . home.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-22

Washington. Jan. 2--The subcommittee
Of the House Committee on Naval Affairs.
which Is investigating the charge made
by Representative Lesser Of New York
that he had been approached for the pur-
pose Of influencing his action as q member
Of the committee on the proposition to au-
thorize the construction Of submarine tor
pedo- boats, will make at least a partial re-
port to the full committee tomorrow.
Mr.. Lesser was again before the subcom-
mittee to-day at Both the morning and aft
ernoon sessions and submitted to rather
vigorous characterization. 1t was with
some reluctance that he disclosed names In
connection with the charges he made OF
improper attempts to influence his vote, but
finally, on pressure, he gave the names.
One Of the persons named. he said. threat
ened him with defeat at the last election II
he did not vote as desired on certain pro-
positions The other name he used in con-
nection with the charges Of an attempt to
influence his vote by pecuniary considera-
tion. % p.'T -
Mr.. Lessler's charges arc said to have
lacked definiteness when he was interrogated
by members of the subcommittee. The sub
stance of his story was not that he had
been actually offered a brtbe Of 5000. but
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-22
The Republic Bureau.
18th st. and Pennsylvania Ave.


Washington. Jan. 2l.-The advocates OF
statehood are elated this evening over the
result of vote taken in the Senate to-day
q to 81, exclusive of pairs-on the question
of going into executive session. which they
claim is a test vote on the strength of the
omnibus bill.
The statehood men claim they will have
a majority of ten on the passage of the
Dill II 1t comes to a vote.
The opponents of the bill admit that the
vote was adverse to them, but still claim
that they are able to defeat the measure.
They are invoking the aid Of the admins
tration. however. which would indicate that
they are somewhat alarmed at the prospect.
They are bending their efforts to prevent a
vote, and assert that. even If the bill is
passed without amendment, it will be vetoed
by the President
The so-calIed test vote came after Mr..
Burnham. who had spoken for three hours
in opposition to the omnibus bill, had sus-
pended his remarks on account Of fatigue
and Mr.. Cullom had explained the necessity
for considering the Cuban reciprocity treaty
and had appealed to Mr.. Quay to permit an
executive session.
HOW THE SENATORS VOTED.
The motion was resisted by Mr.. Quay,
who has charge of the omnibus statehood
bill, and the roll call resulted as follows:
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-22
MINERS PREPARE TO ASK
MARKED INCREASE IN WAGES
Will Also Demand That Run-of-the-
Mine System BE Put Into Eject
and More Pay for Outside Labor.

indianapolis. Jan. H.-In the miners con-
vention here to-day resolutions from va
rious locals made suggestions for demand
for increase Of wages ranging from Is to Is
per cent.
There were also demands made for a
change in the differentials between machine
and pick mining.
Others resolutions referred to the Scale
Committee insisted that the wages of the
common 1aborers be increased inside and
outside the mines. -='-- --
The United Mine Workers National Wage
Committee to-day began hearing reports
and receiving recommendations on wage de-
mands to be made from the twenty-four
mining States. The miners Of Indiana, Ill
nois, Western Pennsylvania and Central
Pennsylvania are talking about asking for
an advance Of Is to 20 per cent.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-22
F0RMALiN DID NOT SAVE HER.
Third New York Patient to Re-

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
New York, Jan. 2.-The woman who was
treated at ST. Vincent's Hospital by the
formalin method of Doctor Barrows died
this morning. This patient, In addition to
suffering from blood poisoning. had double
lobar pneumonia and fatal termination
was looked for in her case from the begin
ming. Her temperature when she was ad-
mitted to the hospital on December Is was
1N degrees. her pulse LIS and her respira-
ton rate 30.
The Hehnemann Hospital patient. white
woman, who is being treated for puerperaI
septicaemia by the Barrows method. is i'm
proving. The first patient treated by this
method. who was also suffering from puer-
pera septicaenia and who was at the point
Of death. is now entirely recovered.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-22
GENERAL DOMESTIC.

Chairman Gray Of the strike commission
strongly denounces tyranny OF the miners
union In refusing permission" to a con-
tractor to build much-needed boiler
house during the strike. 'i
- James e. wilcox Is again convicted Of
tho murder Of Miss Ella Oropsey at Eliza
beth City. N. c.. and IL sentenced to thirty
years imprisonment.
The Texas Worlds Fair Commission
meets to outline method to obtain appro-
priation for State exhibit at Exposition.
Much enthusiasm y displayed.
Several railroad consolidation bills are In
troduced in the Texas Legislature Cover
nor Lanham sends his inaugural message.
Minister Bowen. acting for Venezuela,
asks the abandonment Of the blockade al
a condition precedent to negotiations for q
settlement Of the claims held by allies.
Tho State Senate, in executive session yes
terday. failed to confirm the appointment
Of Andrew Blong and W. T. Frye as MEM
bers Of the st. Louis Police Board. Sena-
tors Collins and Sarto1ious are said to be
back Of The ''hold-up.''
on United States Senator In the Colorado
Legislature, Republicans either abeenting
themselves or refusing to vote. Efforts to
bring the divided Senate together have
proved un&vailing.
Representatives Leonard and Collins were
seated in tho Missouri House yesterday.
W. J. Stone was formally and officially
elected to succeed Senator Vest. Senator
Stone sent letter Of thanks to the Legis-
lature. In which he outlined his policy.
A married woman at Yatesboro, Pa, kills
Q man who pursued her with his attentions
The funeral Of Abrsm 8. Hewitt took
place in New York. Bishop Henry Potter
and Bishop Satterlee assisting In the serv-
ice.
The Southern Lumber Manufacturer
Convention agreed to ralae prices ON all
lumber.
Robert Packer Ldnderman, formerly
president Of the Bethlehem Steel Company
and a widely known muld-millionaire,
died in Bethlehem. Pa.
The Home Tobacco Company Of Louisville
has entered salt against two other tobacco
concerns of that city, alleging that they
have formed an unlawful combination and
boycotted the plaintiff.
Doctor William Lowe Bryan was formally
Installed a. president Of Indiana University.