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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-09-07
For The Ledger.
Flag Raising at Tabernacle.

Dixie Council, No. 40, Jr. O. U.
A. M. presented "A Bible and erect
ed flag at Tabernacle school Aug
31st, 1904. The exercises opened
at II o'clock a. IN. Bro. A. c.
Rowe!l acted as mas .er of cere-
monies. At the hour named the
Juniors assembled at the Wood
man hall and formed line clothed
with the regalia of the order and
marched to the speakers stand.
The exercises were opened by the
school singing the Star Spangled
Banner. Chairman A. G.. Rowell
then introduced Bro. w. G Winn
Of Dixie Council who presented
the Bible and flag in most suit
able and appropriate speech, after
which the school sang the Red,
White and Blue. At the con-
clusion of singing the flag was
slowly raised to the height of SO
feet in the air amid loud cheers by
the school boys. The chairman
fhen introduced Mr.. q. N. Supp
who had been chosen to represent
the trustees to accept the Bible
and flag who spoke in n most ap-
ptopriate way. Next came Pro-
fessor Stewart in behalf of the
school. who made most beautiful
and instructive speech. The ex-
ercises then closed with singing
"My Country" by the school.
Benediction by Rev. w. G Winn.
The order then formed a line of
march back to the hall. The
chairman then announced that
dinner would be spread In the
grove and all were cordially IN
vited to partshe. Mr.. Editor it
is needless for me to say that it
was a success, for the word Junior
seems to mean success, at least a
hountiful dinner was served. The
day passed off pleasantly and
quietly, not one thing happening
to mar the feelings of any one.
The people of Tabernacle received
US most courteously and did all in
their power to make the day a
pleasant one for the Junior Order.
In behalf of Dixie council No.
43 Jr. 0. q. A. Nj. | thank the
good people of Tabernacle for the
kind aud courteous manner in
which they received us.
Mr.. Editor, in concluding my
letter l will say that we found the
people of Tabernacle a kind and
generous hearted people, prosper
Gus and energetic. Prof. Ste ware,
like Tillman and Il. p. Smith, is q
born orator.
A few words concerning the
Junior Order. We believe in the
reading of tho Holy Bible in our
schools. We believe that our
children should be educated in it's
teachings, but that no dogma or
creed should he taught. At the
same time we believe that patriot
ism, and love of country, should
be instilled into the hearts of our
children and the sacred words of
"molher, home and heaven. Our
children should be taught that our
flag is the symbol of all that makes
a home for us. We would place
a flag upon every public school in
our land, and a Bible within and
the object therein set forth should
be a beacon light in every storm
which threatens to epgulf us. We
believe In freedom of speech, in
freedom at the ballotbox, in re-
stricted immigration, and in this
noble and patriotic work we ask
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relatives at Hendersonville, N. &.
She will be away about two weeks.
Miss Victoria Haines of Hen>
rietta, N. g., is the guest of her
sister, Mrs. E. G. Carpenter, at
this place.
Mr.. Apuilla Witherspoon, of
Lee county, visited relatives here
this week.
Mr.. j. d. Adams of Atlanta,
Ga, is up on a visit to his fathers
family.
-Messrs Lee Catoe and Will
Moore, of Chesterfield, visited
relatives here this week.
The protracted meeting at
Flat Greek Baptist church closed
last Sunday. Ten were received
into the church by baptism.
Rev. r.. j. Blackmon closed
his meeting at raxahaw Baptist
church last Sunday. "a we're re-
csived into the church by baptism.
Fines imposed by Mayor Wy!ie
in his court Monday morning upon
Saturday night violators of the
law amounted to $S3.
Wanted Cedar Poles for
telephone line.
j. I. Thomasson.
If you have land or lots to
cell or wish to purchase land see
the undersigned.
L. S. Garter.
Mrs e. W. G.tling is visi-
ing her parents at this place.
Reward! For return of my
Shepherd pup, black with yellow
head, 6 months old, answers to
name of "Shep''
Z. w. Slstare.
Mr.. G. g Curnes has moved
his, stock of goods to the Hunter
building south of the postofce.
He was too busy moving to change
his adv in this issue but he will tell
You something that will interest
you in Saturdays issue. Call on
him at bis new stand.
--Me.srs, John and Minor
Cauthen, sons of Mr.. Lewis Cau-
then, Jr. who went out to Oklaho
ma last spring are expected to ar
rive home in q few days. We are
slwaysglad to welcome our boys
back and they are generally glad
to get back, for after all there is
no place like old South Carolina.
Mics Nellie Lathrop of Lew.
isviIle ls visiting her aunt, Mrs. T.
j. Strait.
Mr.. George Blackmon, Of
Grsenwoo is visiting his brother,
Willie Strait, at this place.
- Messrs. b. B. Plyler and j P
Stee.e have returned from the St.
Louis exposition.
Married, Sunday, Sept. 4,
1904. by Rev. r. j. Blackmor,
Mr.. Manly Braziogtou and Miss
Florence Walters, daughter Of Mr.
Allen Walters, all of this county.
We are pleased to learn that
Mr.. W. 3. Langley will return
with his family to Lancaster. For
the past two years Mr.. Langley
has been engaged on large build
ing contracts at Ninety Six and
Greenwood. Having completed
these he will now return to his old
home. He will move here about
the 18th inst.
There will be services in the
Episcopal church next Sunday,
at II o'clocS q. M, and 5 p. m. :,
conducted by Rev. G. Croft
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For The Ledger.

IL was to do honor to one to
whom honor is due, that the neigh.
oors, klnSpeople and more distant
friends of Mrs. Rachel Steele
; gathered at the home of her hus-
band, Mr.. Alex Steele, on Thurs
day, Sept. 1st, 1904. That day
this venerable lady had attained
her list birthday. The storm and
stress OF life were past, and now
In the evening of her days she
would gather around her her chill
dren, their children and their ch.l-
dren. to The 3rd generation. With
her, to whom mans allotted DAYS
had come, and more, it was good
to meet and greet each other: sons
and daughters, grand-sons and
grand daughters. To the aged
! mother and grandmother the day
was as one of tae mile stones on
LIES rugged road. She might
point to the years that were past.
with their struggles, their trials,
their periods of darkness and of
light-of sunshine and deepest
shadow, and in tru:h but with
humility exclaim " Il have fought
the fight, have kept the faith
and in Heavens own time may
hope for the crown of eternal life.
Do thou likewise"
Upon occasions of this kind one
OF. its chief features is the dinner;
Indeed, it is the crownlng triumph
OF the event. Let us call it a feast
AMI be done with it, and so have
that off our mind. Man is, some-
how, so constituted that u good
dinner is never u light matter with
HIM. Somebody has said that the
way to mans heart is by way of
his stomach, and somebody else
says, or rather sings, that
I'VE can live without books, what is
knowledge but grieving?
We can live without hope, what is
Lope but deccIving?
We can live without love, what is
/ passion but pining?
! But where is the man that ca live
! without dining. p
Sentiments similar, If not in
these exact terms, were doubtless
felt ny every one of the Gulty>fve
souls who stood arouud the fifty
foot table, spread under the trees.
Taik about a table groaning under
it's weight of good things! | have
never to my knowledge, heard
that n'',; Of grief as coming fron,
a,t"Lle, but if such phenomena do
occur, this particular table must
have felt like shrleking aloud.
And the company, giving heed to
this cry of distress, and nothing
Ioath, felt that among the goods
the Gods provide, not the least is
a dinner such as that upon which
they fell tooth and nail And al
though the onslaught was vigorous
and the havoc great, the number OF
baskets mentioned in a certain
scriptural account of the feeding o1
a multitude, as having been gath
cred at the close of the feast,
might easily have been exceeded.
Nee it be said that to every
one.whose privilege it was to be
there, it was an occasion to be re
membered as in every respect
most enjoyable. All joined in ex
pressing the hope that the future
may hold many repetitions of the
eventful day, and bring together
again in social and friendly In
tercourse, all who were SO happily
united In an effort to testify theil
love and esteem for her to whom
the shadows were lengthening, ant
! hefOra she hoo paesed hance ha
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" ot;ce to Schoo! Children
and Parents.
| have complete line of school
books and supplies OF all kinds.
Prices right. B. C. Houeh.
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School Books.
The State adoption, can be
found in my stock at all times.
r. G. Hough.
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MONEY T0 LOAN

/ have made arrangement with
lenders of money i'm New York City,
with whom am able to negotiate loans
secured by first mortgage on improved
cotton farms, at per cent. interest
repayable in annual installments of
five years No brokerage or commits.
sion charged Oniy n reasonable
charge for abstract oftitle.
T. r. WYLIE,
A ug SLIM. Attorney at Law
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PROBE SSIONAL CARD.
DIR Nj Z CRAWFORD DIR Il G. Brown
CRAWFORD & BROWN,
Physicians and Surgeons.

ancaster, :. G,
Treatment Of the eye, nose and
throat specially.
Calls promptly answered day or
night. Office over Crawford Bros.
Drug Store.
Phones: Office, NO l76; Re licences
Nos. II and Sc.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-23
Excitement Over Colorado Election

Denver, Nov. 16.-The tangle over
the Governorship has become SO serl-
Gus that business interests are Begin
ming to take alarm. Governor pea
body contends that fair canvass OF
vote will give him majority. Alva
Adams asserts that he has been fairly
elected, and will not yield. Demo.
cratic leaders say Adams must be
seated and that if this creates civil
war it will be righteous war.
Peabody adherents assert that With
fraud eliminated Peabody is elected
and they do not intend to be cheated
out of Office with militia at their back
aud everyone asserts that they are in
position to enforce their demands.
Public opinion is aroused more than
has been at any time since the killing
of thirteen men at Independence depot
explosion. All mining camps in the
state are filing up with members Of
western federation miners and every
one of them. it is declared, will take
up arms if Adams should ask them to
do so.
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THE SHERIFF OF Lee.
Right to Hold Office Under a
Commission.

The right of the present sheriff of
Lee county to bold his Office for two
more years will be argued next week
before the sapreme court. Mr.. r.
F. Herndop, an attorney from that
county, was in the city today in con-
ference with the attorney general and
arranging for the case to Gene up.
Mr.. Herndon represents Mr.. &. A.
Muldrow. who Was recently elected IN
the primary and in the general cleo
tion, bus tie point raised by the IN
cumbent is rather unique one ana
has attracted considerable attention IN
that part Of the State.
When Lee county was formed pro-
vision was made for the county omces
that were fixed by the constitution at
four years so that at the end OF TWO
wears their terms would expire, max
ing all of the Offices TO be tiled this
year as is IN che restzof the State.
The sheriff was Mr.. j. Manly Smith,
and he was, accordingly, commission
ed. This year be ran III the primary,
but was defeated and afterwards DIS
covered that his commission. was dated
1902 and was fixed for four years. he
claimed that under the constitution he
was still the sheriff and would be I'M
til mis- commission expired, unless II u
was previously, and the matter Will
now be taken into the courts to argue
The point raised is a unique one ana
8 has never beer exactly settled, although
there have been cases something Ike
this one In the issuing OF commissions
to county boards Of education and
school commissioners where the term
is prescribed by law and an appoint
nent was made to I'LL a vacancy
Columbia Record.
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Calhoun and Bryan.

Referring to Trust Regulation, Col
lier's for November 19 says:
Mr.. Bryan is astray again in his
latest quest of practical remedy for
the ills that flesh is heir too. His at
tempt to frcus the railroad question
on the State governments probably
arose in confused memory Of one
time relations of State and nation.
Ordinary people today have little In
terest in the division Of our country
into forty odd geographical express
sions, but Democratic politicians can
not forget how important State en-
titles were before the war. They vote
cheerfully for river and harbor appro-
priations, and for spending Govern
ment money on irrigation in the
States. and yet keep some vestiges OF
their views on relative functions OF
State and nation. Georgia is in
trouble just now over railway rates.
Texas is peculiarly severe on the rail
ways, and the only result is to make
them do as little business as possible
in that State There are combina-
tions which need restriction and reg
ulation, and as most great business
es today are interstate, the National
Government is the proper o.gan for
regulating them. ga power has
arisen in the Government, said John
G.. Calhoun, more than half cen
tuTy ago, "greater than the people
themselves, consisting Of many and
various and powerful interests COM
bined into one mass What Calhoun
said in the Senate in 1886 the people
are ssying all over the country today.
The safeguard of democracy is that no
one body should have excessive power.
The National Government appears to
be in particularly good condition for
practicing remedies for this evil. The
President has come out without equi-
vocation against another term. He
has quieted suspicious about personal
ambition. He can ignore those pol
iticians who hate him and his higher
ways. MIR. Cortelyou has bound him
bv no promises. The people believed
what Mr.. Roosevelt said in his angry
letter before election His enemies
are discounted. He is OH the top wave
of prosperity and power. We expect the
trust question, aud all other pressing
matters, to be handled by his second
Administration with wisdom and with
courage.
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Quarantine, y. J.. Nov. 1.-The
British steamer Athol which arrived
today from Yokohama brought into
pert Captain Trimm and seven men of
the crew of the three masted schooner
Ilr>boro which had been abandoned at
>ya. Capt. Trimm said lie sailed from
Savannah Nov. 9 for New Bedford,
Mass. ON Sunday November Is, the
schooner was struck by hurrican III
which the schooner lost 8 number OF
sails. The schooner that night began
to leak and filed with water, l.. the
decks were awash and then was
abandoned and men took to small
boats They were picked up Monday
by the Athcl.
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Chief Justice Leaves Bench to
Shake Negro's Hand.

Atlanta. Nov. 16.-A venerable ue-
GRO. with snow white hair, was pilot
ed though the capitol today by Tnom-
as J. Simmons, Jr.. of the Atlanta
Journal staff, ana tie supreme court
suspended it's business to allow the
chief Justice to step down from the
bench and shake hands with the old
black man. Sixty-eigbt years ago TWO
babies were born 90 Georgia plant
alton, one little slave and the other
heir to the manor, but they grew up
together with that strong tie between
them that bound the master to thesne-
gro before the war.
ssClark'' idolized his young master,
followed him to the war, went with
him into battle, and when a fragment
of shell tore through the flesh Of the
iieutenant colonel of the Forty fifth,
and he lay bleeding on the field 1T
was CLARK, the black slave, who took
the present chief justice on his back
and bore him to place of safety. 1t
was such fidelity as this that Henry
Grady had in mind when he said IN
his New England speech. =" May God
forget me and mine when forget
these and so it seemed the most ma
eural thing in the world for the high
est court in the state to suspend its de-
liberations to allow the chief jusics to
tell his old black friend good bye after
Clark had spent two or three days
visiting the city, and was ready to re-
turn to his home on the plantation of
Thomas J. Simmons, Jr., in Crawford
county.
Clark's father and mother were
slaves of the father of Chief Justice
Simmons, and the little black boy
was given to the little white boy who
taught him to read and write and by
acts of friendship and kindness won
his eternal devotion. There has not
been day in fifty years when Clark
would not have given his life for
Young Master nor when "Ioung
Master would not have defended him
at every hazard It had been eight
years since the chief justice last
saw Clark, and when Thomas j. Sim
mons, Jr., was at the plantation Sun
day he decided to bring the old man
to Atlanta. He spent large part OF
today taking Clark around to see the
sights, the young white man in all
the vigor of rosy health being as eour-
teous and attentive to the old black
man with the SOW white hair as if he
were visitor of distiction. Clark was
taken to the top Of the Empire building
and to other points OF interest.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-23

Chicago, Nov. iS.-Four persons
were killed and score of others were
Injured by a series of gas explosions
that completely destroyed the plant OF
the Pyle Electric Headlight company
in South Chicago today. The shocks
of She explosions were so severe that
all the buildings near the demolished
plant were badly damaged, windows
were shattered for blocks and persons
walking in the steet were thrown from
their feet. Over pressure on tanks
containing gas is believed to have
caused the accident.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-23

New York, Nov. l1.-Spcctators
we're thrown into intense excitement
tonight at the horse show in Madison
Square Garden when John G. Heck
scher. secretary CT the National
Horse Show Association OF America,
was run down and tTampled upon by
a pair Of horses on exhibition III the
ring. Women screamed md men
crowded toward the riag. Before the
excitement passed several women
tainted. May believed that M7.
Hrckscher had been killed as half con
scious lie was dragged from under the
hnofs OF the uorseS.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-23

Panama, Nov. 1S.-International
trouble at Panama is not at all end.
President Amador last night announc-
ed that the government has decided to
~elegate the army to the police ranks
as it is felt the army is no longer nee
essary in view of the existing Amerl-
can protectocate. Commanoer-ln-
Chief Puerbas and the army officers
are indignant and trouble may occur.
President Amador has asked General
Davis. commander of t1e canal zone
70 protect him ard his Cabire ct.
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courage.
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Quarantine, n Y, Nov. 1S.-The
British steamer Granada which ar
rived today brought into port SIX SHIP
wrecked seamen Of the schooner Emily
NJ. Naylor, from New York for VIZ
ginia. The vessel was wrecked or
Hog Island Virginia, November Is.
The men took to the small boats aud
we're picked up after eighteen hours.
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Doesn't Respect Old 4 ge

It's shameful when youth fails t" show
proper respect for old age, but just the
contrary in thes cate of DR.. Kings New
Life Pills. They cut OFF maladies no
matter how severe and irrespective of old
age. Dyspepsia, !aundicA, Fever. Con-
stipation all J ie d 10 ,Ais perfect Pill. 25c
at J. F. w. DeLorme's drug store.
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THE BANK OF SUMTER,
SUMTER, s. G..
City and County Depository.

4.on,ta} stock paid il. $4,000 00
Undivided surplus, $4,000 oo
Individual liability of stockhold-
ers in excess of their stock, $4,000 00
Transacts general banking business:
also has Saving Bank Department: De
pos,ts of 81 and upward received. Inter
est allowed at the rate of per cent. per
anrum, payable semi-annually.
WE. B. HAYNSWORTH. President
II NAMING. W. F. RHAME,
Vice President. Cashier.
Jan. 81.
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Dakufi, French Africa, Nov. H.
The vessels of the Baltic feet which
anchored off here Monday sailed
yesterday evening.
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Every Facility
For the transaction of bu-iuess Is ctTor
ed those who deposit the:r money with
The Sumter Savings Bank

Ip portant papers can be drawn up and
signed In a private room set aside for use
of our clients and any Information de
sired will be oheerfully furnished ~ the
manaQ ement.
Savi,.gs depo-ited here draw interest at
the rate of Fer cent per annum. $! oo
will open an account and secure a rank
book.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-07-28

Gen. HerschelnIann commands the
Ninth division OF the Tenth army corps.
The engagement Of abe Japanese with
Gen. Herschelmann is the first time, so
far as is known, in this campaign that
the Japanese have confronted Euro
pean-trained formation OF troops.
Join Vladivostok Squadron.
London, July PA dispatch to Reu-
ter's Telegram company from st. Pc
tersburg says it is reported there that
cruisers said to have been brought by
Russia in Germany have Joined the
vladivostok squadron, which went to
sea especially to meet them.
Advance on Newchwang.
Newchwang. July 2s.-Quite an ex-
citement has been created here by the
report that the Japanese are advancing
in this direction and are at Tanpingshan,
which is IL miles distant. Wednesday
heavy firing was heard here for short
time not far away
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-07-28
EGG-o-SEE CONTEST.
List of Those Who Spelled Word in
Greatest Number of Ways.

The Egg-O-See Co., of Quincy, ILL.,,
have just awarded the prizes on the
spelling contest, the advertisement for
which has been appearing for some
time in this paper. The interest in
this contest was remarkable and
there were nearly 100000 coupons re-
turned to the Egg-O-See people with
the different ways of spelling Ego
See.
The following is the list of the five
capital prizes. and the number of cor
rect ways of spelling furnished by
each: a
1st--Mrs. ]. G. Smith, 1906 Topeka
street, Wichita, Kans., 1851, $100 90.
2d--Mrs. C. Frick, 1115 Gordon St.,
Peoria, ILL.,, 987, $500.
3d-John w. Griffith, 625 West Lo-
sey ST., Galesburg, Ill, 924, $4,000.
4th-Isabelle Dougherty, Kincaid,
Kans., 500, $500.
5th--LeRoy Bernbrock, goth ana
Vine Sts., Quincy, ILL.,, 7Ss, $1,000.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-07-28

they had them stay to the last minute
to strike Brigade and regimental tents
and to do the other work incidental to
clearing up the camp.
The camp was hard ono on the
boys on account of the excessive heat
Of part of the week. Several Of the
lads were in the hospital and a couple
Of the boys were brought homo sick.
Frank Janney, son of Mr.. and Mrs. r.
G. Janney, arrived home quite i'll and
was taken to his home in cab. C.
s. McSpadden was also taken nome
by special detail on account OF i'll
ness.
Major F. E. wetherell, OF this city,
made good record during the camp
and has been made the recipient of
many compliments for the excellence
of his work. The regiment under the
major has naught but good words for
the work done.