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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-03-21
For The Ledger.
Letter From A Lancaster County
Boy in Texas.

Dresden, Texas, March 10
We are having lots of rain. 1t
has been raining little over four
months and is still raining. If it
continues | do not know what we
will do.
1t is now corn planting time
and no plowing done to amount
to anything. Some of the far
mers have plowed little in the
mud. Nearly all of the farm ers
are buying corn now. The peo-
pie on the black land are out of
wood and the roads are so muddy
they cannot haul any. Some of
them are burning their fence post
and some 90 to town every day
horse back after coal.
1t takes four good mules to pull
an empty wagon. There is good
deal of cotton to pick yet.
| see in the Ledger where some
of the people in your county are
losing their stock from blind stag
gers. | send you remedy that
| cut out of the Dallas News:
BLIND STAGGERS REMEDY.
l will send valuable recipe to
to be published. 1t is for blind
staggers in horses. If it is needed
it will save many dollars worth OF
valuable horses. | personally
know of the remedy being given
to thirtythree head of horses last
year. 1t did not fail in single in
stance. Don't fail to try it. You will
be rewarded. The last horse that
tried it on was my own. He
was blind and down and had deem
down about one or two hours. In
eight hours after the first dose,
one hour after the second, the horse
was grazing. l have the greatest
confidence in the remedy. The
ingredients are: One pint whis-
key, two tablespoonfuls turpen-
tine, quarter of au ounce quinine.
Mix we'll. The above is enough
for two doses; hardly ever have 20
give the second dose. Drench
with half pint and with turpentine; {;
rub the forehead between the eyes
thoroughly. Be careful to not
get it in the horse's eyes. If the
first dose doesn't relieve the horse
in three or four hours give the
second dose. Who ever tries it,
write me the results. w. A. Hig-
gins, Floyd Co., Tex.
Success to the Ledger.
S. &. Boy.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-03-21
RZy 7, 2 s. S

The walking sick, what
a crowd of them there are
Persons who are thin and
weak but not sick enough
to go to bed.
"Chronic cases" that's
what the doctors call them,
which in common English
means-long sickness.
To stop the continued
loss of flesh they need
SCOTS Emulsion. For the
feeling. Of weakness they
need SCOTS Emulsion.
It makes new flesh and
gives new life to the weak
system.
SCOTS Emulsion gets
thin and weak persons out
Of the rut. 1t makes new,
rich blood, strengthens the
nerves and gives appetite
for ordinary food.
SCOTS Emulsion can be
taken as long as sickness
lasts and do good all the
time.
There's new strength
and flesh in every dose.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-03-21
A GrueSOme Find.
The Dead Body of Lewis Plttman
Found Alongside the South
ern Railway.
Rock Hill Herald, 18th inst.

Rock Hill Herald, 18th inst.
A gruesome find was made by
the section hands of the Souther n
Railway when they went down
the track to work yesterday
morning. A few yards beyond
the city limits was found the body
of white man, apparently about
fifty years old. There was deep
ragged hole under the chin, an-
other in the top of the head, one
arm and one leg were broken, and
he was otherwise badly mangled.
Magistrate Beckham, acting coro-
ner, impaneled a jury, who view,
ed the body, which was thea
brought to the room of Under
taker Frew and an examination
made by DIR. Fennsll. While
there the deceased was identified
as Lewis, or "Lute," Pittman,
whose home is in this city.
Rumor declared the deceased
had been down the ro.l Monday,
with three other men, all drink
ing, and that one of the men had
left town.
AT the inquest, j. L. Gregory
on the stand, gave evidence that
he and his brother, w. N. Gre
CORY, Lutte Pitmau and Hick Sut-
ton went down the road Monday
afternoon, purchased quart and
a pint of whiskey, and sitting
down by the track, on the ends OF
the cross ties, proceeded to get
drunk. They evidently remained
there until after night. A color.
ed woman testified that she saw
them there all the afternoon.
Gregory's evidence was rather
broken, but he remembered that
somc time in the night something
run into them and he was thrown
down the embankment. When
he walked UP little later on, lie
made his way to a colored mans
house and got HIM to take him
home. He knew nothing of Lutte
Pittman's death until yesterday
morning.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-03-21
a z r = r La GRIPPE
WI at?

Usually hacking cough and a
general feeling of weakness, often
leading to fatal results after the
patient is supposed to have passed
the danger point. Foley's Honey
and Tar i. guaranteed to cure the
"grippe cough and make you
strong and well. 1t never fail.
to stop a cough If taken in time.
Take no substitutes. L. Eugene
Funderburk.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-03-21
After Back Taxes.

Spartanburg, S. c., March IS.
1t is learned today that pro-
ceedings are being instituted
against the Spartanburg Beau
mont Cotton Mills for ffty-fve
thousand back taxes from which
the mills were exempted by city
ordinance, which is now held to
,have been illegal.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-03-21
CURES RHEUMATISM OR CA.
TARRH IN A DAY-TREAT-
MENT FREE.

B. B B Botanic Blood Balm)
cures the worst and most stubborn
cases by draining the poison out of the
blood and bones, and building up tn e
broken down constitution. Ache and
pains in the bones or joints. swollen
glands. dropplngs in tn, throat, haw
king. splitting or bad brAath, etc al
di-apIear promptly AMI permanently.
H. Is. Is cur where ali else fails
Druggists, 81. Treatment of B. Is Il
sent abs 'lutely free and prepaid by
writing to B ooi Balm Co, Atlanta
Ga. De crib trouble and FREE medi
cal advice given until.curcd. b y. Il.
put, new color in your skin, and
makes the b'ood redder and more
hourishing, stopping all aches aud
pains. Over 5000 cures To-. B b B.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-03-21
"A week ago was published a

"A week ago was published a
short reference to the marvellous
discovery of Professor Stems of
Paris of an instrument that re-
stores sight to nnfortupates who
have lest it, and gives it to those
who have never Lcheld the light
by us use the utterly blind were
mad- to see New comes the
statement t II, Miller Reese
Hutchlsnn, Il Young Alnbamian,
has nctu Nv made the deaf to hear
by mea of an instrument that
he recently invented
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office.

lh" County Board OF Eul,l:za.
tl"h crnnp"Sed "f tho Charm N of
tne township and Special Boards
or Assessors. will meet on the
fourth Tuesday in March GA nst)
l9o3, at the Office of the County
Auditor to equallze the valuations
o. personal property of the Coun-
ty, and to hear grievances and
appeals from the valuations and
u, sessmcnts fixed by the Town.
snip and Special Boards of Asses.
sors Respectfully,
JNo. a. Cook,
Co. Auditor.
March. 6, 1903.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-03-21
Safe Cracking Continues

Charlotte, \. g., March 16 -
The safe ut the postoffice at Lin
colnton, n. G was blown open
early this mornlr2 and 300 in
money and stamps secured. There
is no c.us to the robbers.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-03-21
State Superintendent of Edr

cation Martin will probably issue
a call for meeting Of the county
superintendent in Rock Hill in
the middle of April.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-03-21
Fully Six Hundred Lives Lost

San Francisco, March 16. - The
steamer Marlpo.a arrived here
today from Samoa bringing news
of the disastrous hurricane which
swept over the Pomoutu group of
islands in January. In all over
600 lives were lost and the finan
cial loss will exceed $500, 900.
The Pomtu!u group of islands
nuns Der about 100.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-03-21

The Best Prescription for Mdtd,'n
Chills and Fever is q bottle of
Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic. 1t
Is simply Iron and Quinlne and
tasteless, No Cure No Pay.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-03-21
One Family of "a, Another of 90.
GastOnia News.

Gastonia News.
VIM. Skidmore, of near Stan-
ley, probably has the distinction
of being the father of the largest
family in CASTOR county. He
has 20 children. Some of them
died before reaching manhood.
j. w. Ferguson, of Glover, was
in town Saturday with his family
and the group was taken by Pho
tographer Green. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ferguson were mari led on Maj ch
2nd, 1874 and to them have been
born Is children, II Of whom are
now living; two of them are twins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ferguson still look
young, and they are not old. Mr..
Ferguson IS 81 and doesn't look
over 40.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-03-21
Manager Wanted.

Trustworthy lady or gentleman
10 manage business in this County
and adjoining territory for well
and favorably known House of
solid financial standing. $4,000
straight cash salary and expenses,
paid each Monday by check DIR
eet from headquarters. Expense
money advanced; position perm.>
nent. Address Thomas Cooper,
Manager, 1889 Caxton Bldg, +,
Chicago.
Rudolph Forester of Virgin
ia has been appointed as assistant
secretary to the president.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-03-21

Out in Missouri u justice de-
cidcd that the eggs on farm be
loneed to the wife and not to the
husband, and that he wa. no bet
ter than thief when he sold them
contrary to her will and poeketed
the money.
Col j. p. Caldwell, editor Of
the Charlotte Observer, has ac-
ccpted the invitation to deliver
the annual address before the
South Carolina Press Association.
The association holds its meeting
this year in July at White Stone
Lithia Springs.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-08-21
Will Prosecute Railroads.

Attorney General l.. NJ Sturdevant
will shortly tackle the leading railroads
of the State in series of prosecutions
against the Chicago and Northwestern
and the Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
companies for the alleged Importation by
these roads of branded and range West
ern horses in violation of the Wisconsin
law. This importation is alleged to be
threatening to the stock of the entire
State because of the prevalence of gfan
ders in the imported animals. The laws
of Wisconsin provide for a system of
inspection and examination of stock to
be imported into the State, as to whether
it is diseased OR has been exposed to any
dangerous infectious disease. If the
stock, after the required veterinary ex
animation, is found to be fit and healthy,
certificate is to be issued. The ship
pers and railroad companies have found
the law inconvenient and somewhat ex-
pensiye wherever tried and have in most
cares utterly ignored it.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-08-21
THE BADGER STATE.
NEWS OF THE WEEK CONClSELY
CONDENSED.
Amberg Swept by Fire-Attorrey Gen.
eral TO Begin Suits Against Rail-
roads-Charmed by a Rattlesnake-
Killed for Whistling Wrong Tune.

The business portion of Amberg was
wiped out by fire. The fire started in the
rear of the Wright grocery store, which
stands in the middle of business block.
When first discovered it had enveloped
the rear of the store and spread rapidly
TO Corns grocery and thence through the
entire block to the Commercial and Elk
change hotels. A general alarm was
sounded and the entire population turned
out to fight the flames. Aid was asked
from Waukesha and Iron Mountain and
the fire companies from those places re-
sponded, but by the time they could ar
rive the fire had burned itself nearly out
and was under control. The postoffice
and one store were saved The flames
spread so rapidly that some of the guests
at the hotel had narrow escapes and sew
eral were forced to jump for their lives.
No injuries were sustained. The loss is
estimated at $4,000.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-08-21
FINDS FEuDlsTs GUILTY.
Jett and White Convicted by Jury of
Numbering James b. Marcum.

Jett and White Convicted by Jury of
Numbering James b. Marcum.
The jury in the case of Curtis Jett and
Thomas White, charged with the assas-
sinaton of James B. Marcum at Jack
son, Ky, returned a verdict Of guilty,
fixing the punishment on each at life
imprisonment The verdict was returned
at a time when there were few persons
in the court room. The only. attorney
present was County Attorney Webster.
Jett received the verdict with compar-
alive Indifference and calmness. White,
who has been apparently under severe
strain during the trial, flushed up and
his eyes filed with tears.
Attorney Golden for the defense stat
ed that motion for a new trial would
be made as soon as possible. The gem
eral opinion seems to be that the motion
will be oyerruled by the court and that
It will then go to the Court of Appeals.
The verdict on the whole is regarded as
a victory for the defense, as the prosecu-
ton asked that 40 middle ground be TAX
en- and that the men either go acquitted
or be hanged.
The case has been on trial almost three
" eeks. At the first trial at Jackson the
jury disagreed and it is believed that the
later verdict was a compromise with
juror opposed to capital punishment.
There have been twenty-seven lives
lost within the past two years in the
Hargis- Cockerill feud in Breathitt Coun-
ty and this is the first conviction. No
arrests or indictments had been made un-
til last May when the troops were Or
darad RI Jackson +o Drota cot the grand
Jury and afterward the trial jury and
witnesses Jet is still under indictment
for first degree murder for killing Town
Marshal Cockerill Friends of the de-
PENDANTS showed such relief as to leave
no doubt of their previous apprehension
of the death penalty.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-08-21
The Rusine,s Side.

So much stress is placed on science
in agriculture Of late years. that
young man might almost suppose the
books, bulletins and wise addresses tell
the whole story about farming. The
rea son so much is constantly being said
and written about the how and why
of the latest methods and newest
ideas in farming is because these are
all that can easily be taught.
Fondness for hard work and a level
head, full Of business sense, cannot be
acquired from bulletins or gathered
from expert advisers. The new ideas
help the brain and spare the hands,
but farming is still much more bust
ness than a science. Now, as always,
hustle and good judgment are better
than a head full of new notions with
out these qualities. System, order,
promptneSs, honesty, shrewdneSS, econ
omy, self-control, tact to manage work
men, all such are strictly business
qualities, and are likewise the foun-
dation of any great success in farm
ing. Only nature and experience can
impart most of these essentials, hence
the experiment stations say nothing
about them. But they are as import
ant as ever. An engineer without
locomotive and steam will not get on
very fast, neither will expert agricul-
tural knowledge succeed without bust
ness oualitieS
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-08-21
Quick Returns from Poultry.

A correspondent to one Of our ex-
changes says: lone of the advantages
in poultry production is that returns
come quickly. With the exception Of
Strawberries, there IS practically no
line Of small fruits which you can be-
gin to realize inside of three years;
milk COW does not approach her full
power Of production short Of three and
a half years: apple trees do not begin
to bear freely short of seven or eight
years. How is it with the hen? Three
weeks from the setting Of the hen you
have a hatch of chickens; from four
TO four and a half months from hatch
ing the cockerels are ready for the
market. and in five to five and half
months the pullets will begin to lay"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-08-21
MISPLACED CUMMA SPELL
NEBRASKA DEATH SENTENCE.

The execution of William Rhea, which
took place at Omaha, is traceable almost
directly to a chance want of punctuation
In criminal statute. When the Nebraska
laws were amended in 1893, the inten-
ton was to retain the former copy of
the Ohio laws regarding first degree muir
der. In drafting the statute slight
change was made, to leave to the discre-
ton of the jury capital punishment or
life Imprisonment After the engrosseG
copy of the law had been signed by the
Governor it was found that a comma
that appears both in the Ohio law and
the earlier Nebraska statute had been
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-08-21
PANAMA ROUTE IN PERIL.
Adopted in Colon bia
May Cause Choice of Nicaragua.

May Cause Choice of Nicaragua.
The Panama canal treaty has practi-
cally been killed By Colombia and it is
thought that President Roosevelt will Sc
lect the Nicaragua route. Colombia
struck a deathblow to the Panama route
when the congressional committee hav-
ing the treaty under consideration adopt
ed nine amendments, any one of which
will be fatal to the treaty, owing to the
impossibility of securing their adoption
by the United States Senate, which must
accept or reject them. Officials of the
Department Of State and Senior EFerran,
the Colombian charge d'affaires in Wash
ington, are in the dark as to the exact
nature of these amendments. From mea-
ger and mutilated official dispatches it is
known that the two principal ones pro-
vide for large increase in the bonus
demanded of the United States for the
strip through which to construct the wat
erway, and prohibit the Colombian gov
ernment giving the United States abso-
lutte control over this territory.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-08-21
All Over the State.

The State Supreme Court has adjourn
ed to Sept Z.
Alfred A. Ekegren has been appointed
postmaster Of Joel, vice Charles Knot
son. resigned.
Raymond Downie died from injuries
received at Star Lake while acting as
brakeman OH a logging train.
Luther Hooper, of Palmyra. was seri-
ously injured in runaway. He received
a scalp wound and a sprained foot
Grin Dorm of Merrill was killed by a
freight train at Foss Spur. He is said
to have fallen from the pilot while beat
ing his way.
William w. Minckle of Oconomowoc
has received notice that he is one of the
heirs to an estate valued at $40, 100000
left to the Minckle family by the death
of a distant relative in Holland.
A Wisconsin farmer held up the driver
of an automobile near Milwaukee with Il
rifle and commanded him to proceed at
slower speed. Intense feeling in the
State against reckless chauffeurs.
Allan Butler, supposed to be the fifth
member of the gang of robbers who have
been looting postoffices in Fond du Lac
County, was arrested at the Milwaukee
postoffice. Officers chased Butler all
over Wisconsin and Illinois.
The long pending water power lltlga-
tion which has kept the city of hau-
kauna so badly hampered is to be settled.
II has been computed that property inter
ests amounting to $1,000,000 have been
in dispute for the past twenty-three
wears. The matter has been passed upon
in all the courts, Circuit, State and Unit
cd States Supreme, and the decision IS
final Only few minor points are now
TO be arranged between the owners OF
wafer and the owners of the land, when
it is hoped the city will again be in line
TO make substantial progress.
While fooling with betting at the big
sawmill in Cumberland, Oscar Root got
caught in the belt and was carried over
the shaft three times before he could De
released He had his arm broken IN
three places and he was badly bruised
Alfred Zeitel. retired Sturgeon Bay
business man, attempted suicide by cut
ting his throat with razor. lie sue
ceesded in severing the windpipe and the
probabilities are he will not recover. Con-
timed illness is believed to be the cause.
He il an old resident of the city ana
has several grown children he Is ABOUT
81 years OF age.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-08-21
Rather Hypnotizes a Girl.

''Hypnotized by RATHER" is the way
Miss Anna Herold, of Duluth, describes
an experience at Granddad's bluff. She
had strayed from party with which she
was spending day in the country.
Alarmed by rattlesnake's warning, she
stood transhxed within easy reach of the
venomous fangs. For several moments
neither moved, the snake Withholding its
attack and seeming to enjst' the girls
predicament. The opportune appearance
of Miss Herold's Escort, who killed the
reptile with his cane averted a tragic
termination of the girls adventure.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-08-21
Farm Notes.

Where's the harvester or other val
liable tool?
There are now thought to be about
$4,000, 900 dairy cattle in this country,
which allows one COW for about every
four persons.
writer on the subject Of hogology,
in speaking of the chief points of the
modern hog says that he has no
points. but is round like sausage.
Let the middlemen understand that
the fruit of your labor is yours, not
theirs, and if they will not deal justly
with you, cut them out. and so straight
to the consumer.
The farm implement or machine
which will earn 25 per cent. on ITS cost
yearly, as very many will, is a far
safer investment than bank stocks
on deposits. We must learn to do ousl-
ness with the farm.
The next time you purchase bran e1-
anime it carefully to see whether IL
contains whole weed seeds. There was
semi 10 Wisconsin last year car OF
bran that contained $1,000 SEEDS TO
the pound, says an exchange. Inink
of putting the manure from ten tons
Of that bran on a fieldl
The young man in the country ol
frugal habits can have larger Dank
account at the end OF the year on
wage of $500, with board and laundry
thrown in, than can the city 1eiloW
who gets wage of 5000 per annum.
Nor will 1t be necessary for the young
man in the country to deny hlmselA
any of the genuine pleasures OF nIs
in order to do this.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-08-21
RURAL DELIVERY GROWING.
Post master General Payne Estab.
fishes 5000 New Mail Routes.

Postmaster General Payne has had
prepared a statement showing the status
of the rural free delivery service through
out the country. He shows that during
the month of July, the first month of the
present fiscal year, almost 5000 new
routes have been established. The ap-
preparation made for the entire service
for the year was $12,000,000, or little
less than $3,000,000 more than necessary
to maintain the existing service. This
Is only sufficient to justify the establish
ment Of about 5000 new routes. There
are now on file petitions for about 1000
more routes.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-08-21
Notes of Current Events.

A binder Irvine factory is to be erected
at the Missouri penitentiary as soon as
the work can be done.
Marin Deeginger, aged IA years, was
drowned in the Kaw river while swim
ming at Topeka, Kan.
Conductor Bert Clay was killed at
Oklahoma City. o. T., while his train
crew was switching cars on to a siding.
An effort is to be made to secure the
passage of law providing for the exam
nation ard licensing of music teachers
h Iowa.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-08-21

omitted. By this difference in purctua-
ton it is not made obligatory upon the
State to show that murder was intended
before robbery and murder were commit
ted. The comma was inserted in re-
prints of the law, but upon an appeal Of
the Rhea case, the Supreme Court fixed
the engrossed copy as official, and re-
fused a new trial. Rhea shot and killed
Henry Zahn at Snyder, Neb., while con-
Quoting 'holdup' of the place with
two companions.