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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-06-15
See new adv. of J. B. Mack


Best tlavoring Extracts,
Colgate 6 Co.'S, sold only by w.
p. Bennett.
Born, Tuesday, June IA,
1904, to Mr.. nnd Mrs.L L Forde.
q daughter.
Mrs. Lily Richards, Of Lib
erty Hill, is visiting Mrs. T. j.
Strait, al this place.
Rifle and Pistol cartridges,
all sizes for sale at Mackorelrs.
"A reward will be paid for the
return to me of white and brown
setter named Vedo.
j. e. Rutledge.
Rev. DR.. Jas. Fl. Duncan, of
Columbia, will preach in the
Methodist church here next Sum
day, morning and night.
Good hard brick for sale, 6
miles North of Lancaster, Lands
Ford road. Phone No. Wax
haw. Mccain & Stewart.
\ Married, ut Longsville, June
18th, 1904, by j. M. Hilton, n.
p, Mr.. Ben Harris and Miss
Cora Blackmon, oil of Losgsville.
-Messrs Andrew Gregory and
Waddy Thomson arc at home
from Furman University 20 spend
the summer.
Mise Connors Melton, of Co.
ium mbia, is visiting at the home OF
her uncle, Maj. Chas. T. Coupors.
-Messrs. Paul Moore, Ralph
Foster and Benjamin Clyburn, of
this place, and Frank Potts Of
Pleasant Valley, students of the
South Carolina College, are at
home for the summer.
Misses Myrtle Fundel burk
and Minnie Plyler. of the Taber-
nacle section, are at home from
the Williamson Female College
for their vacation.
Mr.. John Sanders, an aged
citizen, died at this place last
Saturday of cancer and was buried
Sunday in Westside cemetery.
He was about 65 years of age and
leaves widow surviving him.
He served in the Confeder lte
army and made good soldier.
Richard and Anne McGrIff,
colored, were convicted in Magis,
trate Caskey's court Saturday vf
cruelty ill treating n child and fin
ed 1926. each or spend 80 days each
on the gang.
Mrs Baker, widow Of Rev.
j. A. Btker who died several
weeks ago of typhoid fever at
Halle Gold Mine, is quite i'll of
fever at the home of her father,
Rev. I. A. Dabney, at this place
where she moved shortly after her
husbands death.
OThe Charlotte Chronicle says
that ground has been broken for
the erection of DR.. W. o. Mis-
bets new residence, on NORTH
Tryon street. 1t will be mod.
srn twelve-room brick vencereG
residence. The plans are by MIR.
Charles X. Bryant.
Miss Bessie Yandle of thi.
city, and Mr.. &. l.. Gamble, OF
Waxhaw. N. c., we're married a,
the homo Of the brides father,
Mr.. j. =. Yandle, on Gadsder
street, Wednesday morning at II
O'Clock by Rev. Jotn Bass Shel
ton. Mr.. and Mrs. Gamble lef,
on the 5. A. L. evening train fol
Waxhaw, which will be their
home. Chester Lantern.
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q month in the lone star state.
Misses jamie Johnson, Lillian,
Sadie, Ola, and Estelle Gregory
are at home from the Greenville
Female College TO spend the vaca-
ton.
Misses Macye Latham and
Agnes Taylor, of this county,
students Of Due West Female
College, are at home to spend
their vacation. Misses Hattie
Taylor and Clarice Knight, of
this place, also students at Due
Vest, will not be at homo for
week yet, having gone as delegates
from the College association to
the big Y. w. &. A. convention
of ten days now in session at Asho-
vile, N. G.
Bud, alias jim McdIin,
wanted Mt Monroe on charge of
assault with deadly weapon with
intent to kill, was arrested here
Saturday on Il warrant placed in
Sheriff Hunters hands. The
Sheriff at Monroe was notified of
the arrest and Constable II. j.
Bivens came after Medlin Sunday.
MIR. j. Wren Tillman, went
to Columbia Monday TO attend a
meeting of the State board of US.
SCISSORS. The meeting is to con-
slider complaints, if any, of the
assessments made on cotton mill
and railroad property by the board
at its recent session.
MIR. L. G. Howe, of Fort
Lawn, was in the city Monday and
inatio us Il pleasant call.
Miss Eva Martin Moore, a
highly accomplished teacher Of
the State, has been appointed by
the State Supt. Of Education to
assist Prof BanHs in conducting
the summer school for teachers
forthis county which opens on
the Goth inst.
Mrs. p. t. Hague and Mrs.
r B. Anderson, of Morganton,
N. c., are the guests Of their
aunt, Mrs. Geo. McC. Wither.
spoon.
The degree d. D., has been
very worthily ccoferred on Rev
Chalmers Fraser, pastor of the
Presbyterian church at this place,
by the Presbyterian College,
Clinton, S. G.
Sheriff Hunter went TO Char
lot'e Monday for Grant Also
brooks, COL, who was wanted
here and whom the sheriff had To-
Gated and had arrested.
Much deserved praise was
given the pupils Of Mrs. Chalmers
Fraser's music class on their ren-
ditlon of the splendid selections at
the home of their teacher last
Friday evening A number of
friends of the young musicians
were present by invitation and en-
|joyed the occasion very much.
The evidence of progress and pro
ficiency of the pupils was also
very gratifying to the parents.
After the regular program was
finished DR.. Fraser announced a
special program of his own get
up which was spirited and enliven
ing
Rev w. " Ratchford, pass
tor of Tirzah Presbyterian church
in the southern part ofthis county
is remarkable old gentleman.
One of Mr.. Ratchford's neighbors
and member of his church was
telling Us about the greut old man a
few days ago. MrRatchford is over
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Big RIBBON SALE.

We have made up special bargain ribbon 12l Is
and % cents Gbs You pick the lo at only 10
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81 30 TEF ANN

The statement IS published there
20 De con hiuaiion of all the
mining Interests in America
with John D. Rockefeller at it-
head The capital is to be 50,
500, eco, 600.
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Local MaGfars

>PPoINrMENrs or REV. ]. ". WHITE.
Unity, LIST and 3d sabbath.
Giils Creek, 2t and 4th sabbath, IL
y, m.
Pleasant Hill, 9 pdd 4th Sabbath,
p. III.
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ANNIE IRISH.

Annie Irish (Mrs. John E. Dodson)
for whom Martha Morton has written
a sketch, entitled "An Actress Christ
mas will present this at Keith's thea
ter, New York, in September, about the
time of Mr.. Dodsons appearance as
Pierre in 1.-THE Two Orphans" in whose
recent elaborate revival in New York
she carried with distinction the role of
the countess.
Her experiment will be an interesting
varia ton in a career of hard work and
uniform prosperity. She is one of the
small band of actresses who do not
know the sensation of being without an
cement. 1t is one of the common
places of the Rialto that there is al
ways something for Annie Irish Since
the night of her debut in this country
with the Kendals she has known
scarcely an interruption in her labors.
and she refers to herself in her own
style of sedate gravity as "a species of
continuous performance"
BY temperament and methodical hab-
its no less than by her point of view
in art, her adaptability and her careful
training in the English school of his
trionism she is fitted for a greater YER
satility of impersonation than are some
women of wider fame. Few actresses
of her years have had experience of
larger variety of types.
With Mr.. Dodson-himself an artist
of genius-she lives in all the felicity
of unbounded domesticity'' conceived
by Gilbert, and she looks as attentively
to her linen closet as to a stage char
acterization. Nervousness and tenn
per are far from her as dissipation.
When during the hot nights of 1.-The
Two Orphans presentation some of
the women of the company refreshed
themselves with cooling drinks she
produced a bundle of lemon drops.
Her diversion is writing verse, which
she reads, with bushes and golden
tones, to a few intimate friends, but
she resists their urgings to consult
printer and will resist until as she
puts it,, there comes ray of divine
illumination
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PELorA PLEAsEs PATRONS.

The game of pelota, introduced at
Jai Alai, De Balivere avenue and
Kingsbury boulevard, St. Louis, by ex-
perts from Spain has proved a revela-
ton to patrons. The game is attractive
even to the uniformed and will i'm
prove on acquaintance, as the greatest
skill, speed and stamina are required
in its players.
The scientific features appeal strong
ly to those who have played handbaH,
but pelota is far beyond the Irish game
in every fea ture. The accuracy and
speed of the return of the ball from
difficult positions challenge applause,
and those who visit Jai Alai from Gu
riosity return from interest in the ma
tfonaI game of Spain. There is per-
Torrance each day at which match
of thirty points and ten quinielas of
six points each are played. Visitors to
the worlds fair cannot afford to miss
these exhibitions.
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THEATRICAL DECADENCE.

1.-THE first count is that the major
part of the trouble with the theater,"
says an English writer, lis due to the
increasing preponderance, of the busy
idle rich, who, guiltless. many of them,
of any native aesthetic sense, yet are
nevertheless persuaded that even that
gift of the gods can be laid on if only
the purchasing coin is forthcoming.
These are they who start forth to buy
culture precisely as they buy the best
hair oil from the best hairdreSSer.
These are they who collect the man.
nered masterpieces of a single painter
because the town has gone momen-
tarily mad about him. Having hung
these profound morbidities around
their dining table, they are later on not
a little shaken up when told by the
agent who has orders to let their house
that Mr.. Blank will take it, and on
their own terms. provided the master
pieces in question are elected. To one
Such-a sleek American millionaire who
arrived boast laden last year, telling
of what he had already acquired and of
what he had further marked down to
ship home-hiS hostess made pensive
answer, But there are a few things
that are not to be bought With the
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notte. you may have had a dozen sea-
sons experience on the stage, but in
this case unless you have the requisite
physical beauty you will find yourself
superseded by the bonnie youth who
has just been graduated from a school
of acting. If this same manager has a
play which calls for fat boy he wants
a fat boy. Rubber embonpoint won't
do. The real thing is much more de-
sirable, and this is especially true Of
the fat ladies who have been graduated
during the past couple of seasons from
the dime museum to the scintillant
realms of musical comedy. where they
hold the center of the stage. Witness
Miss Evie Stetson, recently of the
Weber Fields forces, Miss Eva Daven-
port of The Yankee Consul and vari-
Gus others who have starred that hith-
erto so undesirable stoutness on Broad
way this season."
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THE Fishes PLANS.

Harrison Grey Fiske announces that
the Manhattan theater, New York, next
season will be devoted to the work of
stock company, with Mrs. F'iske at the
head. The season will open in Septem-
Der with a brilliant revival of Becky
Sharp" Probably "Hedda Gabler' will
follow, and then a Maeterlinck play. 1t
is also likely that Mrs. F'iske will give
series of special night performances in
special plays. to be arranged for by
subscription. Several improvements
will be made in the Manhattan this
summer. The company will be called
for rehearsals about the middle of Au-
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Valuable In the Field.

Pitchers always make valuable field
ers because of their throwing ability.
It stands to reason that a man that has
served four or five years at the slab is
able to outthrow the man that has
played in other positions.
When a batsman drives hit into the
outfield he is often kept from reaching
second base by good throw from the
man into whose territory the ball went.
Seymour can throw accurately to Ell
Their home plate or third base from deep
center field. an accomplishment that
few men can rightfully boast of. Taken
all in all, the cratic Seymour. once the
butt of a myriad of jokers because of
the ease with which he became rat
tied" is one of the best fielders in the
country. He couldn't earn half his sal
airy as a pitcher simply because he lost
his nerve whenever he got into d tight
corner. The New York Nationals tried
in a dozen different ways to help him to
stay on EARTH" but as Cy preferred
the aerial route he was dropped from
the Giants payroll Cy is a deerlike
runner. Many is the seeming home run
he has brought down in the Cincinna-
it's middle garden. He is hitting the
leather, too, and Joe Kelley pats him.
self on the back every time he thinks
of the all round excellence of the big
center felder's work
By the way, Joe Kelley was once a
pitcher. and a very fair one. But that
is another story" says Joe.
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upward sing of triumphant dollars in
his voice he replied with assurance, 7
should like to know what they are.
Birth and breeding, to start with she
gently rejoined t.a
ITO the Americans invasion and con-
quest is due the reclamation as leaders
of the class that demands that each
new day shall yield them it's birthright
of pIeasure-a class. moreover, that
scrupulously husbands all it's cash for
that altruistic purpose. This plan may
be admirable. The question is, What
pleasure? None of your Irises for
mel exclaimed a choice specimen, irri-
tated doubtless by a lively discussion
going forward on Mr.. Pinero's magnum
opus He added. with conviction. I
like to go to bed comfortable. Here
lies the answer to the oft repeated wall
why musical comedy and opera bouffe
have stolen theater after theater In
London, for after such meager men,
tai fare. followed by the most filling OF
suppers, what remains save to go to
bed comfortable?"
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j. ". Skif will donate a silver cup to
the winner of the 100 meter run, A. L.
Shapleigh silver cup to the winner of
the 400 meter run; John S. Huyler Of
fers a silver cup as first prize for the
broad jump, Norris B. Gregg a silver
cup for the $500 meter run. Silver
cups are also given by Abraham G..
Mills, 500 meter run; Isaac A. Taylor,
throwing the discus; Charles ]. Dieges.
throwing the ffty-six pound weight;
H. H. Baxter, pole vault for height; r.
Wells, Jr., throwing the sixteen pound
hammer, and A. G. Spalding will pre-
sent a cup to the club or college scor-
ing the greatest number of points.
Colonel Albert A. Pope will present the
winners of each bicycle race with
silver cup.
CHARLES E. EDWARDES.
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The Pittsbure Champions.

The Pittsburg Pirates are slowly but
surely getting within striking distance
of the leaders. AS every one expected,
their early slump is being wiped off the
slate, and with his pitching staff in
good shape President Dreyfuss need
not lose any sleep.
The Pirates are the strongest finish
ers in the National league. They come
on with a rush, a dash and a splash and
give everybody a tough tussle in the
home stretch.
Last year Fred Clarke's trusty braves
fell asleep at the switch at the opening
of the season, but midsummer found
them rubbing elbows with the leaders.
At the beginning of the last month of
the campaign they had a sure hold on
the pennant halyards. However. this
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The Marathon Race at St. Louis.

What promises to be one of the most
interesting features of the ST. Louis
worlds fair from Aug. % to Sept. is
the Marathon race of forty kilometers.
This race has never been won by an
American. AT Athens in 1896 it was
won by a Greek, and at Paris in 1900
F'renchman won it.
AS an incentive to American distance
runners Hon. David r. Francis, presi-
dent of the exposition company, will
offer a special prize to the winner
handsome silver cup valued at $3.50.
In every worlds championship event
an Olympic gold medal will be given to
the winner, silver medal to second
and a bronze medal to third, and every
athlete who completes in the Olympic
games or the handicap games the week
of Aug. % will be presented with
suitable Olympic souvenir medal.
There will be many special prizes in
the Olympic events besides the gold,
silver and bronze medals. Frederick
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A Contrast.

Many athletes there are who believe
that only the highest priced equipment
in the market is good enough to cover
their precious bodies. They will spend
a twenty dollar William on their out
fit and then go out on the running
track and finish last in a group of
selling platers." Daniels, a leader
among leading swimmers, is not that
sort of a lad. A bit of conversation 1
recently overheard at Travers island,
the country home of the N. Y. A. c.,
we'll illustrates the point.
Captain Hand1ey of the water polo
team said:
That's a fine looking swimming suit
you have on, Danny How much did
you pay for it %
"Oh, I picked it up in store down
town for $1.25," was the laconic re-
Spouse.
Most of the would be swimmers at
the summer resorts, who cannot take
more than a dozen strokes without
resting, would not think of dipping
their dainty little toes into the surf I'M
less arrayed in a gaudily striped crea-
ton that cost them half of a weeks
SdlarV.
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Daniels stands six feet and weigh
about $50 pounds.
Daniels Stroke.

The coming champion has been much
amused by people who after watching
him swim in a race say: why don't
you work harder? You don't let your
self out at all.''
1.-The truth of the matter" says Dan
iels, .'is that 1 swim just as fast as l
can, but my stroke does not seem to
give that impression.
81 guess my stroke is of the sort
that looks easy and as though I were
not doing my best, but never take any
chances on losing a race. 1 believe in
working to the limit of endurance from
start to finish. 1t is only by doing
that a man can develop his speeding
ability"
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A Hundred In 1:O7.

Danny made meteoric progress in
the athletic club tank. Early in the
winter he swan a hundred yards in
los, surely an unusual accomplish
ment for an unknown. This feat called
forth much comment, which was re-
doubled when a week later he covered
the same distance in 1907.
Early in the year Daniels made his
first record breaking swim. In the tank
of the n. Y A. c. he went $50 yards in
the astonishing time of 3:15 2-5. Peo-
pie now began to 'sit up and take no
tice- Spectators thoroughly familiar
with swimmers and swimming con-
fessed that they had never seen such
a performance by so young a lad.
Danny" is but seventeen years old.
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w. S. BUCKMASTER.

that has ever been laid in this country.
One day last season at Saratoga Mr..
Thomas was given a tip by an intimate
friend. play my bay colt in the third
race today" whispered the informant,
land you will not fail to cash in. Mr..
Thomas thought we'll of the advice. and
a few minutes later Che is man of ac-
tion) his betting commissioners were
going down the line" playing the horse
across the board with every book
maker for much money the layers
would accept. When the call to the
post sounded Mr.. Thomas stood to lose
$125, 900. The horse he backed, how
ever. won handily, clearing fortune
for Mr.. Thomas in less than two min
uteS.
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Meffert Believed In Daniels.

The New Yorker first showed indica
lions of championship ability a year
ago and since that time has been i'm
proving steadily. Alec Meffert, former
swimming and water polo coach at the
knickerbocker Athletic club of New
York (since disbanded), thought the
lad had unusual ability and gave him
much valuable advice. Later he be-
came a member of the New York Ath-
letic club, where he was associated
with such prominent swimming cracks
as Louis de B. Handley. captain of the
water polo team; Van Cleaf, Jack Rud-
dy, Bud" Goodwin. Fred Wenck and
Dave Bratton- Through Bratton it
was, and due to Meffert's suggestion.
that Daniels Joined the New York A. c.
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champion of the west The representa-
tives of the two great sections of the
country will put up a battle royal for
hrst honorS. Brewer realizes that he
has his work "cut out" for him and is
preparing for the races with unusual
care. 1t is the opinion of the ajority
of judges of swimming that Daniels
will defeat Brewer in most of the
events in which they meet In the long
races Daniels will be at a disadvantage,
as he has shown his best form in con-
tests of less than quarter of a mile in
length However, he is young. strong,
ambitious and commands a well devel-
oped trudgeon stroke. and with the
proper sort of preliminary work should
succeed in showing we'll in half mile
and five mile events.
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z. r. Thomas and His Stable.

E. r. Thomas, owner of fleet Her
mis-, winner of the Suburban handicap
at Sheepshead Bay, New York, now
has one of Americas strongest thor
oughbred stables. A young man, with
almost limitless wealth inherited from
his father Mr.. Thomas appears to have
made it his ambition to corner" the
thoroughbred market. Certain it is
that his operations have been conduct
ed on large scale, and the end is not
yet.
In his stable at present are Advance
Guard, the game old campaigner; Andy
Williams, Buttons, the swift brown
colt, four years old, by Tenny; Dimple,
Duke of Kendall, st. Valentine, Shafer,
Palmbearer, Onatas, Hunter Raine,
Stalwart, Voloday, Young Henry, 70
rooster and the splendid Hermis.
Mr.. Thomas is reputed to have made
the largest bet on a single horse race
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Daniels Is Versatile.

Daniels athletic ability is not con-
fined to swimming by any means. He
has many handsome trophies won in
running, jumping, shot putting and
rifle shooting, and he is proficient ir
several other branches of sport.
In swimming he uses a long, easy
trudgeon stroke which seems to be nc
exertion whatever to him, and experts
believe he is even now capable of low
ering every record from 200 yards up,
though they consider the 22O and 440
yards his best distances.
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P. w. NICKALLS.
G. c. MILLER.

ties have been transferred to another.
A captain manag er-player must have
an iron constitution and a wonderful
knowledge of the game to hold down
his three cornered position with eclat.
Very few men have done it successful
ly. George Davis. formerly with New
York, tackled the job and failed and he
is but one of dozen. Patsy Donovan
is another.
Probably the best captain manager
player is Jimmy Collins Clark Griffith
of the New York Americans is making
good" as also is '.Mugsy" McGraw of
the New York Nationals, who plays
once in awhile, and Napoleon Lajoie of
the Cleveland Americans. These four
men are exceptionally able and would
succeed in any line of endeavor, wheth-
er it happened to be sport or business.
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THE GOOD HoPE.v

Ellen Terry recently appeared in
new role. in which she made the exper-
iment of playing an old woman's part.
The play is THE Good Hope and Miss
Terry plays the part of an aged fisher
mans widow whose two sons are
drowned at sea. The play achieved
great success, and Miss Terry will in
clude it as a feature of her next Lon
don season.