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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-11-27
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A woman In the Essequibo district
gave birth to twins At the time there
was considerable amount OF sickness
prevailing In the district. and a puima n
was called in to give his decision as to
the cause. He unhesitatingly declared
the Cause to be one-of the unfortunate
woman's twins. who. he said. was the
child OF q kanaima, "a q woman could
not naturally produce two children Mt
birth. The particular child was sick
and fretful. and one night on the cry
OF an owl or other night bird It woke
ana commenced to cry. The pullman.
who was present. declared the cry of
the bird to be the kanaima father of
the child calling to 1t and the chiId's
waiiing Its answer. The next day, at
his instigation. n large hole was dug
IN the ground and q fire bsilt In II.
When 1t was well ablaze the infant
was thrown in and roasted alive. a sac
riiice to an offended deity. But this
did not suffice to appease the wrath Of
the spirits. and the pullman advised a
further act of Precipitation. The moth.
er was taken and similarly burned to
death. The authorities have taken the
matter in hand. and the putnam and
his accomplices have been brought to
the capital for trial.--From Report Of
commissioner McTurk.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-11-27
Cosrtship In Caracas.

After the evening meal Ia finished
the padre may go 10 his club or cafe,
Whine the ladies betake themselves To
the large, open bay window. Lamps
are placed near them. and rs you wan.
der through the streets you plainly see
everywhere at the height Of your owH
eyes and quite near enough for a hand.
shake long rows Of these groups Of wo-
men, now gayly and often brilliantly
dressed. thickly powdered and bedeex.
ed with the quaint old jewelry OF the
country.
Then by and by n young man M
pears In front OF almost every window
and converses wi& those inside. In
most cases he is the sutton for the hand
or one OF the daughters of the house.
Evening after evening he thus pays
his respects to her family. standing for
hours on the sidewalk. till the day ar
rives when the mother OF his adored
one believes the fact Of his counting
her daughter sufficiently advertised to
the neigheors as we'll as to the COM
munity at'large. Then only the doors
OF the house are thrown open to him.
Otto Won Gottberg in Harpers Maya
zine.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-11-27

When leading his meu at Omdurman
one OF Hunters arms was severely
wounded. He was placed In the hands
or the surgeons after the fight and
they had consultation. Modification
was feared. and he was told that they
must amputate the arm to save his
life. BE at once declined TO allow this.
but the surgeons said that they must
do 1t. They could not take the respon-
sibility OF leaving 1t as 1t was. Hunter
quietly replied: -very well; but, un-
derstand. IL you take OF my arm the
FIRST thing ! do when I nm on my legs
again will be to blow out my brains"
Knowing their man. the surgeons al
tered their decision. and today Hunter
still has his arm. although It IL OF but
little use. Still he yemains in the serv-
Ice. where he otherwise could not have
stayed. 1t IS said that General Hunter
had great dimculty in getting Sir
George Whites permission to lead the
sortie which had for Its object the de-
struetion of Vie heavy Boer gun that
for some time had been causing the
Ladysmith garrison great trouble
Hunter was bent upon his PURPOSE and
only obtained Whites somewhat wab-
bling consent when he wrote and sign
cd letter stating that he was going to
take charge or party In spite Of Gen.
eral White. and. in fact, to disobsy his
orders. The sortis. as every one knows
was thoroughly successful.-M. A. p.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-11-27

Fond as Ruskin was OF flowers, espe-
ciaily Wild ones, he had his own ideas
rs to what garden ought TO be. and
In his practical gardening was quite a
landscapist He liked making paths
and continuing pretty hooks. When he
hrst'came to Brentwood be would have
Ills coppice cut no more. 1t spindled
up TO great tall steps. slender and ain
uous, promising no timber, and past
the age for all commercial use OF time
honored won't Neighbors shook their
heads, but they did not know the
pictures OF Botticeili. and Ruskin had
made his coppice into an early Italian
altar piece. Then he had his espaiier
of apples and a little gooseberry patch
and few standard fruit trees and
some Strawberries mixed with now-
ers. In one corner there were beehives
In the old fashioned pent house trailed
over with creepers. Here and there
were little hnmmocks, each with its
special interest Of fern or fower.-Good
Words.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-11-27


According TO Charcot Of the school
or the Salpetriere. hypnotissn - an arti-
nsial neurosis and can be produced
with hysterical persons only. It can
De applied bat rarely. the dangers Of
hypnotisn being greater than fts ad-
vantages because 1t may bring to life
the latent hysteria and unbalanee the
nervous system. Liebault and Bern
helm, the founders Of the Nancy school,
assert the contrary-that nothing can
be more erroneous than the above men
Toned superstition; that every! person
~ more or leas sugsestible. and that no
harm or fnconvepiencs whatever r.
suits from hypnotixation. provided tho
suggestive method be used The Nancy
school defines, hypnotism az q physio-
iogicM state. closely allied to sleep. In
which the sussestbility OF person 10
greatly exalted. It bases hypnotism
and its therapeutic action entirely on
suggestion. .,.s -
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-11-27

Dearth or German Array Omeers.
The German army Is Mt present SUI.
fcring from n dearth Of officers THIS
Is due In the fsrst place TO the cost OF
iiving. Young officers need more CLOTH
Ing aud more extensive equipment than
was formerly the case. In addition.
the habit has become general OF par
tcipating In expensive banquets, which.
with the high priced wines consumed,
are most demorslizing.
Another reason for the scarcity Is to
be found In the decline OF agriculture.
through which the sons of landowners
who formerly became officers have to
seek more remunerative, profession.
The present pension system, too. has
the effect Of placing officers mt a disad
vantage. After serving twenty years
and having become colonies they are
retired. because In the higher positions
fewer officers are needed. The mini.
mum sum OF the pensions as at present
arranged 10 so low that an officer OF
the rank Of colonel. after being retired,
often finds himself unable to give his
children an education such as Is re.
Quired in Germany.
= AS few rich marriages are made by
officers In Germany there IS nothing
for such man to do but to make debts.
proposed reform OF the pension law
Is expected to come before the reichs.
tag. and if this be carried ii may, with
the help OF n revival OF agriculture. re-
duce the scarcity Of officers-Loudon
Mail
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-11-27

You seldom Will find brainy man
with round heed. The head that
contains lots OF brains either h very
long from front 20 back or else ir.
regular. You can learn something of
mans mental ability by the hat he
wears If his head h so bumpy that
II sesms es II he never could get hst
to mt him he probably. is genius or
a crack-a- jack In. some particular line.
II his head n long from front to back
he Ia clear thinker and smart as n
whip. Sc IL your hat costs more mon
er than your friends hat does and
you are iRrder to at be consoiesl. By
considering that your brain IL worth
more.-New York. Press. s
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-11-27
CHINESE ACCOUNTS.
Their Accuracy and sons storie
About Them.

Their Accuracy and sono ssoriee
About Them.
A number OF army officers who have
been I'm the Philippines. says the Wash
angton Post. were discussing the China
man as a feature OF these islands az
well as other parts OF the orient, snd
they remarked specially upon tho fact
that in all banking houses the account
nnts and handlers or money were Chi
namen- This obtains from vladivostok
to Singapore. It was also remarked
that they could pick out counterfeits
with unfailing certainty.
Throw a hundred Mexicans on a
bank counter" remarked Colonel Bar
~, "and the Cinnamon will 20 over
them rapidly and pick out the bad
money as quick as they put their hands
on it."
what struck me as peculiarly inter
esdng regarding money in the ORIENT"
said General Corbin, was the fact that
our gold certificates passed everywhere
and In every country. The little money
changing shops would take a ffty dol
lar certificate and count out q hundred
Mexicans without word. and we new
err got counterfeit while there. Now,
with our gold eagles it was different
They would test 1t and scrutinize Il
and Jingle It. as though they were
afraid"
mo doubt" said General ChafYee.
there are any quantity OF Cinnamon
who can drill gold piece. and they do
1t. 1t Is quite a profitable business for
them or course, you were not likely
to get counterfeit silver from a China
man. They are too shrewd to be caught
with them"
The talk about Chinese ACCOUNTANTS
reminded General Chafree of a story
about General Sherman. When the
great soldier was lieutenant he was
stationed on the Pacific coast aud was
told about the wonderful system the
Chinese had OF keeping accounts with
little balls strung on wires. A large
bill OF goods arrived which sherman
had to check OF, and one man suggest
ed that his Chinese accountant should
keep tally at the same time. This was
agreed TO. and clerk read the bill.
calling or The articles and amounts.
sherman wrote down the figures ana
the Chinaman worked the baEs. When
the last article was called the China
man announced the total, while The
army officer had to make his footings.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-11-27

Professor Hamsn Of Basel. an au
tnority on the subject, has lately print.
ca paper dealing with the gsograph.
icai distribution Of the Jews. He says
the total number Of Jews Ia 10000. 900
or whom two-thirds are In Europe.
Russia has 100000. Austria Hungary
l.stO.OOO. Germany 50S.0OO, Roumanis
100000 and Great Britain 100000. The
United States has 1000, 900. Asia has
10000. Africa 10000 and Australia
1900. He says that not less than 200,
700 Jews embraced the Chrlstian re
Hgion In the nineteenth century.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-11-27
The Earl and the Tenant.

Tho Earl of Aberdeen. who owns
large estates In Scotland, once desired
to see II the humblest Of his tenants
were satisfied and comfortable. With
out making himself known he stroled
up to an old woman who was busily
wedding her garden and asked her n
the land was good about there. III
ye was to hire an allotment" said the
Old woman. ''ye'd"-- She hcs,tnte.i
Yes" said the earl. "What should I
DO thenT" 'Ye'd see II 1t was good"
said the old woman
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-11-27

Last year over Si.7cOoOO was spent
Tor Young Mems Christian associa tiou
buildings throughout North America,
ana nj the present time there are over
nfty large buildings In course OF e~ec.
don to cost nearly as much more. The
associations now own 470 buildings,
worth $2o.OO0.oc0. and an endowment
amounting TO $2.5O0.OOO. On Sunday,
oct IL. three new buildings were dedi-
Gated. one at Newark. n. J.. which cost
SSSo.o0O: another at Buffalo. which
cost $a2b.oO0 and $40 900 to furnish and
equip. and third at Harrisburg. Pa.
costing $92 .0Oc.-Christian Intellirencer.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-11-27

The Pope ana the Hesitasing Moaks.
The following story Of the pope Is told
IN the Italian newspapers: A deputa-
ton Of the monks OF some order had
obtained an interview with him. A.
cording to the etiquette Of the Vatican,
only cardinals arc allowed to sit In :.
popss presence. and an Invitation, from
him to DO SO Ia deemed equivalent
the promise Of cardinslate. Pope
Plus K. Is plain man. utterly indif
ferent to the etiquette Of tho paral
court. He therefore begged the monks
TO take seats. They hardly knew
whether they could venture to do so,
and while they stood Insulating be said
TO them, "Yop do not. ! suppose. OK
poet me to draw Your chairs forward
Tor youT'-London truth.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-11-27

The Touarags of the Sahara ARE one
OF the most curious races OF mankind.
The men. never expose their faces TO
public view. They always wear a
cloth mnsk. even when they are eat
Ing and sleeping. 1t Is said that Only
one white traveller has ever seen a
Touarag unmasked. They think. they
are dishonored IL their faces are an
covered
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-11-27
RICHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG a
POTOMAC r. r.
Schedule in effect May 24tA, 1908.

Schedule in effect May 24tA, 1908.
LEAVE FRRDxRIcKsBURa NoRTHwARp.
Is q. m; daily. Stops on signal at Occoousn
Sundays only.
10 10 q. m Sundays only. stops on sigma, q,
Brooke, Aqua. Wide Water. Ouantico'
~ 80 Cherry Hill and OccoQuan,
Az ~ IA. oally except Sundays. Stops ON
siEnal nc Brooke, Aqua, Wide Water
Quantico, Cherry Hill, Freestone. Deco,
=, guam, Lorton. Accotinh and Franconis-
! m. daily except Sunday. No local stops.
and Wide %ader and at Reid Sundsv o~',.
~ VI 2; m. daily. Stops on sigual at BrooLs.
wide water and Quantico 'Sfors on
sisn"i st ocooquap sunday only,
LEAVE soUrHwARD.
90 a. m. daily except Sunday. Richmond
accommodation. Makes all Local sfonS
TX a. N. daily. Atlantic Coast Line train
stops at Milford, boswell and Ashland
ga daily; ana on sisnai at other local stopS
SS q, m. daily except Sunday. Makes locs,
IL IS p. m: daily .Sesboard Airline train. s.ons
- on signal at Milford, Dos " eli and A hisnd
:" p, M a aaiiy, a; z. L. train. Stops at Dos.
.! p. m. daily makes local stops on sigma,
%e1l on as sign 8 A. L. train Stops 1t Dos
Accommodation train leaves Riebmond
ND; aaaiy except Sunday. Arrive FREDERICK.
COCK. Agent.
w. D. Duke. C.w.CULP. w.P.TAYuoR
Gen. Man. AsstGen. Man. Traf Man
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-11-27
Potomac River Route.

ReFinning Tuesday, March 18th. stesror.
Sa.vert snd Potomac will leave Pier .. Lis Int
ssleeS, Baltimore. every TUESDAY. Thnrsdsy
S AZ Saturoay 81 p. M for Alexapdris and
wsshngton. calling at all of the usual land
in Ing. .bssinning thursday. March 18th. will
y, ,nA1S ,tn street wharf, Washington, at 1 %.
No. 10. anursosy. SUNDAY and tuesday, going ss
lar is rs Leonardtown on those evenings. VIII
Ieave heona, d:own at a. m, Kinsale Mt II
NJ, N,,ner AT sou ?. M. Grason's al 5.3O m m :
eo9 Hacon's At p. m. Monday, w.dnesdav
nnn riTaay, arriving in Baltimore early the
Freight received daily in Baltimore.
HENRY WILLIAMS, Agent,
Crr,yr Baltimore, Md.
STEPHENSON & BRO, Agents,
W. =, Washington, d. Q.
WM N. hEARDON, Agent,
Alexandria. Va.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-11-27
WEEMS STEAMBOAT CO.,
FALL SCHEDULE. 1908.

c Baltimore, Fred
f&%&ENN ericksburg, Nor
s11Ees::;ssH folk and Kappa
hammock River Routes.
On and after Tuesday, November 3rd,
Steemers will leave Baltimore, Pier 2,
Light street, daily, except Saturday, AT
400 p m, week days, and 2 D. m. Sun
day for Tappahsnnock. Returning. will
leave Tappahannock a. m. Monday.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday; IL m. Saturday.
steamers from Baltimore Sunday, Mon
DAY and Thursday will not stop In Cur.
ritoman River, Carter's Creek. Bay Port.
Bowler's, Wares, Wellford's On their
way to Tappahannock.
Steamers to Baltimore will not stop In
Curritomsn River on Wednesday.
VIII not stop on trip to Baltimore at
bay Fort Monday, Tuesday and w ednes.
Steamers to Baltimore Wednesday
Greek
Steamers from Baltimore Tbursdav
only Will stop at wharves in Urbanna
Greek.
steamers will leave Pier o, Light
street every Tuesday and Friday at 4:3O
=. IN. TOT Iappahaunock direct and ALI
landings betwee there and Fredericks-
ourg; Leave fredericksburg Mondav
ana Thursday at p. m. for Baltimore
stopping at all wharves 90 Tappaban,
mock. only, arriving in Baltimore early
tuesday and Friday mornings. Freigbt
Tor all points received daily.
The new and attractive steamer Caro-.
line. CARVING Tho
ericksourg every Monday, Wednesday
snd Friday, at IL a. m for Urbann. and
all intermediate wharves. Returning will
leave UrbaDna at ga. m. Tuesday. Thurs.
day and Saturday. Tsppahannock at 10
a. m. srriyiDg at Fredericksburg about
p. m. Passenger accommodations first
class. Fare-From Fredeiicksburp IN
fort Royal, 10 cents; from Fredericks-
burg and points between Port ROYAL and
Iappahannock, Is cenis; from Fre6eT.
icksburg to all points below Tappaban.
mock, 20 cents. Freight on Oysters. Flour
CAKES, Crackers, Sugar and all dry bar.
refs, lO cents; on Molssses, Coal on and
wet barrels, 20 cents barrel. Bacon
cents per 1O0lbs. All other freight carried
a. propor!ionste low rates. Fire and
Hhsfine insurance carried on all cargoes.
NORFOLK ROUTE.
Will leave Tappabannock for Norfolk
at p. m. Friday and Monday. stopning
at all landings. Will leave Norfolk AZ
4 p. m. on Sunday and Tuesday for Tan.
pahannock calling at all landings.
HENRY WILLIAMS, Manager
ONCE: Pier2. Light ST., Baltimore.
MM. ID; SCOTT, Agt., Fredericksburg.
GEO. W. TONS, Agt., Norfolk.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-11-27
Vigorous Old Age

Paine's Celery Compound makes the old
feel young. and crres their ills. 1t has added
years of health and enjoyment to many a life.
Use this great medicine regularly. and its invie-
Grating powers will hil your declining years
with health, strength. and happiness. Read
what George +. Morse, 81 years cid, writes:-
Wells & RICHARDSON Co.,
Genhfmen Just wo,d in favor of
raine's Celery Compound, hoping it may catch
the eye OF some afflicted person, and they
may receive the same satisfactory benefit.
Some IS years ago l had a combination of
malaria. chills and fever, and grip, which con-
nnued Tor year or more; meantime lost in
weight about 90 pounds, trying different medi-
cines and doctors with unsatisfactory resu,fx
Paine's Celery Compound was recommended.
and. after using little began to improve,
gaming about poand week. In year 1
had tegained so pounds of the lost weight and
good health, and have been well man ever
since. Yours truly, GEORGE F. MORSE.
LboMINsTER, Mass, Oct. AZ. 1902.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-11-27
Steamer Owen billiard.

Mail and passengers to and from Whit
stone, Irvington, Weems, MirenbecS
Merry Point and Urbana, daily (excent
Sunday. >ps
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-11-27
STEAMER IDA

Viii leave Baltimore p. m. Wednesday snd
TTunusy. weather permitting. for Simpsons.
nlpers, Blackwells, Mia, Election. 'fimbs
hheedville, Hardings. Harveys Grace Point
ByIuton. kilmarnock, Ocraps. Chases. l., ttIe
bay, Palmers. Jacksons Creek, Cherry Point
cricket II i'll, Calls and Fitchetts
heturnlng, steamer Ida will Leave Tuesdax
ana FRIDAY. weather permitting. as follows.
ritchetts a. m. Calls $50. Cricket Hill Oh
merry, ~ foint ~, Jacksons Creek 1880. paImers
~ noon. Little Bay l2:i5 p. m, Chases I2:tb'
p pi J.; kllmarnoch lao. Byrdton I:50. Grace
rolpt :. Hardings .. Harveys 3:i5, Election a.t5
limos .. keedville $50. Mia g. Black woIls an
lilpers Sio Simpsons :. Arrive in Baltimore
q, m. Wednesdays and Saturdays
Returning steamer Nngier will leave wed-
nnesday and Saturday, weather permitting. as
Ioiows: freeport a. m, BANDS e.I0 Stnmn-
els o:0O, Gteen Point 6:i5, Conrads TsWare-
mouse .:5O. q rtnils .:35, Ruarks 1:45. Fjtchetfs
y, Caills s:SO. Cricket Hin 9:l5. Cherry Point
~. Jacksons Creek I0:,0 Ocrsns Is noon XII
T Iein noe isi5 ?; m, Byrdton I. Grace Point
vile $50, Mia 5, Blackwells $50. Tipers ,ls.
SIMPSONS Q. Arrive In Baltimore a. M
and SUNDAYS 80 I'VE
~. screieht received az Pier 9. Light street, un.
Il, a: JOYNEs. Supt. Steamer Lines.
w. n. BROWN. Agent
MURDOCH. Freight Agent
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-11-27

White Stone, "a. m Irwin pton
7.45; Weems, SIS; Millenbeck. o: Merrc
Point, $3.50; arrive Urbana, II. so a. fn..H
Leave-Ufbana,2 p. m; Mi lenbSck q
Merry Point, $3.50; w Gems. 80: irwin Stlr
b arrive White Stone, 6 d. m.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-11-27
Baltimore, Chesapeake 4 Atlantic
.EzkssSlE RAILWAY co.
Piankatank River Line
Schedule In effect April 26tb, 1908.
STEAMER TANGIER

Will leave baltimore s n. m. Mordar ga
Ihursday. weather permitting for Mia Flee
top, limbs, Reedville, Grace Point, Byrdton.
Dim; uarnoek. Ocrans Jacksons Creek, Cherry
roin,, CrnSket Hill. Calls, Fftcbetts, Ruarks
SSrinils, warehouse, Conrads. Green Point
Stanipers, Blalds and Freeport.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-11-27

OF happy homes. As q people. we love
our own nresides. The name that In
most honored In our ears Is not that of
general or prince or king or cardinal.
but that OF father and mother. hus-
band. wife. brother. sister. son. daugh-
Ter. grandchild- So honored are the
domestic terminOiogies among us that
one OF the greatest encomiums ever Civ
en- to our martyred president, William
Mckinley. was that he was a tender.
loving husband. The best speech he
ever made. the one that touched most
deeply the hearts OF his countrymen.
was not a political speech. but the gen.
tie words he uttered to his sick wife.
To her he was never impatient, never
unkind. always the tender and protect
Ing lover and friend. Those little lover
Ike attentions to his invalid spouse
thrilled American hearts because the
American nation Is essentially a col
lection OF loving. happy homes.
Or course In making such statement
as this we do not affirm that the Amer
lean people are entirely free from do
nestle scandal and divorce courts, but
we do affirm that. In comparison with
the millions upon millions Of happy
American homes. unhappy homes are
the rare exception. And we do affirm
that the longer we live the dearer those
homes become to us day by day. 1
know that this fact Is true in reference
to myself and my many friends. When
was boy was sent away to n mill.
tary boarding school. People said that
! would get homesick when I left nv
mother and sisters. Well. that was
true. l did get homesick. But as a
small boy never got so awfully home
sick in leaving my mother and sisters
as do now when have to leave my
wife and my children. Why, home Is
becoming so precious to me that people
say am getting foolish and unreason-
able about IL. ]. myself. not only
never want to leave home. but I never
want any Of the members OF my family
to leave 1t. II one Of my children 10
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-11-11

Judge Shaw is quoted as
having said at Asheville the 9TH
er day, 81 have been taking notes
OF crimes and | have found that
rs or SO per cent of crimes are
either directly or indirectly trace
able to liquor, and, gentlemen, SO
per cent of the homicides are due
to intoxicating liquor" !"
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-11-11
Millinery at l=3 Off.

There will be delivered to us on
saturday very extensive line of La.
dies, Misses and Children's s SAMPLE
HATS in ready to-wear and uptrim.
ed, all kinds and all shapes. This lot
Will be picnic for those who have
not bought. Many ladies doubtless
remember the lot of sample hats VIC
had In the spring that was 40 cbean
This lot Is even cheaper.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-11-11
Jack BlackmOn's Body Exhume ed

Jack Blackmon's Body Exhumed.
In dressing for burial the BODY
of Jack Blackman, the negro who
was killed at a hot supper near
Primus one night last week, a
wound was noticed in his right
breast which was overlooked by
the physicians at the time of the
inquest. The matter was reported
to the coroner after the in,erment
and on.last Sunday he reassembled
the jury, had the body exhumed
and the physicians made investi-
cation of the,wound. The wound
was found to have been made
with a 32-calibre pistol tall, the
same as the wound in the head
which ''occasioned his instant death.
Watts, the negro in Jail charged
with the homicide, claims, we un-
derstand, that his pistol was SO.
calibre, while others claim that
he had two pistols, one a white
handle 80 calibre. Both wounds
were made with 32.callbre balls.