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, 1905-01-02

The celebration of New Years ante
dates history. In fact. few civilized
nations. or even Scmicivilized nations,
ceremony of the sort. Among the va
rying races and ages it has been OBJ
served at almost all times in the year
and in well nigh all kinds of ways.
One central idea. however. has run
through all. that of turning over n new
leaf, of wiping off tie slate. In some
cases this takes the form of paying off
set of resolutions. in all of cutting
loose from tie past and taking Il stron-
ger grip on the future. 1t is probable
that the city in the ashes on the third
level under Babylon knew a festival
commemorative of the birth of the new
year. when young men resolved to get
rid of their vices. quit their meannesses
and become perfectly model and up
right members of the community. And,
alas. it is also probable that some Of
these worthy resolves We're broken be-
fore the week was out. for human ma
ture has been prone to strive and fall
since the days before Atlantis sunk in
the sea
This iGea is especially prominent in
the Chinese New Year festival. which,
by TIE way, is Il e cllief celebration Of
the year. lusting for three full days.
The celebration. which is held in Feb
ruary. has been observed from time
immcmoriIl
, 1905-01-02
A FAR-REACHING DECISION.

In the Gordon case. from Horse
creek, Laramie county. the supreme
court has handed down a decision of
great Importance to the people of the
entire arid west. 1t is held by the
court that in water there is a proper
ty right entirely Independent from the
land; that such right may be trans
ferred for value and that the right may
be changed by an appropriation at will
from one piece of land to another, the
only restriction being that the rights
of others be not damaged thereby.
This decision is an entire reversal
of the position always adhered to by
the state board of control. 1t has al
ways maintained that an appropriation
made for a certain piece of Ian could
not be changed from that tract to any
other. but must always attach to and
be a part of that particular land.
The effect of the decision of the SUI
preme court will be to permit the sale
of water Independent of the land. For
l06LAuCt, IL a pSI oph W iiSht w
a certain quantity of water in Albany
county, he may sell that right to a
man in Laramie county, who may take
the water from the source miles from
the place where it was formerly ap-
propriated, the only restraint being the
preservation of the rights of others.
Under this decision, as we understand
1t, there would appear to be no reason
why Wyoming water rights could not
be sold to citizens living beyond the
boundaries of this state and the diver
sion made there instead Of here. 1t
Il logical to assume that in time the
most valuable land will get the water
This question was really passed up
sn by Justice Conway. but was not
directly At issue in the case at bar.
, 1905-01-02
LILIES jF HEALTH and BEAUTY.

In a recent interview with Mrs. Lily
Langiry, She very wisely said
The fact that l believe in the superior
force of mine over matter does not blind
me to the truth thai the foundation of every
successful life is good health; tina tile kew
health.
"A SICK woman cannot b. a beautiful
woman. nor can she be ANYTHING but vl.at
we English call a poor.s spirited woman.
"lo a great extent a w%onian's beauty is
measured BY her vitalitv-by her health.
Work, Sunshine, Exercise, Water and
Soap, Plain, Nourishing Food, Lots of
Fresh Air, and a Happy, Contented Spirit
there. as you say, honest and true IS
my working rule for youth, youthful spirits
and youthful looks"
One great secret of youth and beauty fcr
the young woman or the mother is the
proper understanding of her womanly sys-
TEN and well-being. Every woman, Young
or old. should kHoD heysrirand her phys,
ical makeup. A good way to arrive at this
knowledge is to get a good doctor book.
such for instance as 9Th Peoples Common
Sense Medical Adviser" by r. V. Pierce,
M. D., winch can readily be procured bS
sending twenty = one cents in one cert
stamp for paper-bound volume, or thirty
one cents for cloth-hound copy, and sd.
dressing DR.. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, n. <.
D Pisrce's Favorit, Prescription can alvyay,
iails,' writes Mrs. DIR. nielsen, of 40, Langley
Avenue, Chicago, Ills. ut is n certain cure ioi
female troubles. diseases in their worst forms
l suffered Tor years with ulcerntion, intens,
pains and a dreadful hackache. which united
me for my work. Finally I grew so i'll had tc
keep to my bed. In this extremity I used ia,
vorte PRESCRIPTION for three months and then
l. was well. Only those who have passed
through such n siege of sickness as I have will
understand how much l value DR.. Pierc IS Fa-
vorite Prescriptions
DR.. Pierce offers $500 reward for any case
OF Leucorrhea, Female Weakness, Prolar.
sus, or Falling of Womb which he cannct
cure. All he asks is a fair and reasonable
:Tial of his means of cure. No substitute
for 'Favorite Prescription Z" offers SO murh.
, 1905-01-02
MONDAY, JANUARY 2. 1905.
CHANGE IN ADMINISTRATION

AT high noon today a change took
pected to bring about better condi.
lions. There will unquestionably be
less friction than during the past year
and the machinery of government will
undoubtedly fit more smoothly with
that of the national administration.
Governor Brooks is a man of broad
mind, unquestioned ability and sterling
integrity. He not only has the ability
to know his duty. but the backbone to
cary it out. He has been tried in
many positions of trust and has always
measured up to the full requirements
In defeat he has been found calm. pa,
tient and cheered up by n proper spirit
OF humility-a good loser. In his tri.
umphs he has beer found conservative,
tolerant of the opinions OF others and
charitable to those over whom he has
ben chosen.
AS governor of the state of Wyoming
The Republican believes Mr.. Brooks
will exert every effort TO make his ad,
ministration an honor to himself and
to the people. No wild extravaganza
will he tolerated, If he a avoid it;
nor will narrow parsimony mark his
actions. He is just the kind of a mar
to aid in carrying forward a great in
dustrial uplilt in u kind of a state.
A balance wheel of ample proper
, 1905-01-02

Illinois has not by any means been
nee from the spirit Of graft, I'M the
law-making power has been right in
with it. AT the beginning OF each SEES
sion of the Legislature it has been the
custom to pass by unanimous con,
sent without a roll call a resolution
providing for a large number Of legis,
lative employees entirely u~nnecessary
for the transaction OF business. In
fact, the Legislative Voters League
points out that if the 33i employees
ever attempted to invade the halls of
legislation the crowd would so OBJ
struct business that their presence
would be i~ntolerable."
, 1905-01-02
Ei.EBl;ATED under more IA
torable meteorological auspices
4 than in snowy America. New
Years luy Is even marc of a

@El-EBl;ATED under more IA
torable meteorological auspices
~ than iii snowy America, New
Years day Is even more of a
holiday in Japan than it is here. In
the iowery empire. where annivcr-
sarics and jubilees are as many as
saints days in the Roman Catholic cal
endar, the dawn of the new year is
the browning festival. 1t takes all De
cenber to get ready for it and half of
January to properly observe its cere-
monies. The whole nation plunges in
to n general house cleaning. Merchants
settle their accounts and restock their
stores, debtors l%iQuidatc their obliga.
tons, the japanese wives %renovate
their establishments and wardrobcs
from top TO bottom and if they have
any odd moments left utilize them in
baking rice cakes, every doorway is
decorated with cvergreens, and every
man. woman and child appears on New
Years day in the streets in holiday cos.
tune. New Years day, too. with the
Japanese takes the place of our Christ
mas, and every friend must be provid-
ed with n git,
Formerly. following the Chinese
reckoning of the seasons. Japan cele-
DRAFTED the new year toward the end
of February. with the spring revival
ana awakening of nature. but with the
weStorniZation of the empire the Chi
nesc calendar has joined the daimios
AMI the samurai in the limbo of the
past. Since 1873 the japanese New
Years day has been one with ours, the
lst of January.
The Japanese. old and young. rise at
dawn on New Years day to welcome
the rising sun and thus to gain the
good will OF that orb and of fortune for
the ensuing year. Almost everything
in their celebrations Is symbolic, even
to the decorations at the house doors.
TO the right of the entrance stands a
red stcmmcd pine. ~signifying woman;
10 h left a black pine, meaning man.
Together they symbolic Il happy mar
riage. AS the pine tree keeps its leaves
when other trees are bare. so the true
heart preserves its courage in adver-
sity. The slender bambOos. placed by
the pin" trees. signify, with their many
knots, many years of happiness. The
trees are joined together ut the tops
with festOons of straw rope and multi
colored paper to ward away evil spirits
and are interlaccd with many branch
ed ferns. signifying Il numerous prog
eny. Great lunches of red berries.
golden oranges, bits of charcoal. lob
, 1905-01-02
OUT OF THE ORDINARY.

Blood poisoning. caused by the bite OF
a mosquito. ended the life of William b.
Toland at his cottage at Pi.man Grove. N.
J. MIR. Toland was the head of the firm
Of Toland & Hance, wool merchants
One Of the most remark BILE trips in
connection with the exploitation Of the
Worlds fair was completed when Rev.
5. p. Werner. the Presbyterian mission.
airy who brought eight pigmies out of the
African jungles. arrived in St. Louis.
His journey included %, 900 miles, 500
miles of which was traversed on foot
through the wilds and deserts of Central
Africa and lasted eight months.
Admittedly the oldest in Penn
s%ylvania, Mrs. Mary Murphy. died at her
home in kerrtown, a suburb of Mead
vile. aged nearly 1874 years. She was in
terviewed a few months ago and said:
II was born in Dublin, Ireland, on
Christmas day. 1870. and came to Amer
lea in May, 1870, when | was in my
Tooth year. | was % years old when the
Irish rebellion took place in 1898 and nv
first husband was a soldier. was SO
years old when Robert Emmett was exc
cuted for treason. September 20, 1903"
What Benjamin F. Becker, a carpen-
ter OF Fogelsville. Phi. thought was a
nest of a mouse behind the old school
house blackboard at Huntsville was the
hiding place of a copperhead snake.
Becker Jokingly remarked to his fellow
employe, kuder, Watch me bring out a
nestful of mice" To his utter astonish.
ment a copperhead snake sprang out and
made a frantic effort to fasten its poison
Gus fangs in the frightened mans hand.
The reptile was killed.
Mrs. Naomi Wright. the oldest inhabi-
tant OF Macon county, Missouri, died A
few days ago. She would have been 100
years old on August %. The dav she
was 90 one OF her grandchildren asked,
Grandma. to what do you ascribe YOUR
long and happy liie?' The old lady
reached for her Bible and turned to this
commandment. Honor thy father and
thy mother tina, thy days may be long in
The land which the Lord thy God giveth
thee. She said that from the time she
was a schoolgirl she obeyed that CON-
mandment. and that she regarded her
long life as her reward.
While John Stump of Morgenland, Pa ,
was cleaning out one of his pigpens he
gave an old SOW a kick on the snout,
This so enraged the SOW that she made a
rush for him and knocked him off his
feet and commenced to rip his clothes
and flesh with her tusks. Mr.. Stump
fought desperately. but the other pigs in
the pen, excited by the fight, Joined in
the attack. Stump was rapidly becom-
ing weak from his exer,ions and loss of
blood when his Scotch collie heard his
clies, and. leaping into the pen, put up
such a fierce fight that the SOW beat a re-
treat. Stump was thus enabled to es
cape alive.
, 1905-01-02
New Years Day r.
In Quaint p -
- By AUGUSTUS w. GoRGAs
Copyright. rpL by {. N LURE
By AUGUSTUS w. GoRGAs

while the admiring family and the
Bervants watch from the porches.
\ family gathering in the evening to
play games, tell stories and feast closes
the day. For this feast the sake, the
japanese wine, is favored with spice,
the rice is cooked with red beans, and
the distinctively New Years dish, zoni
stew, is served. Then the Japs go to
bed, hoping to dream of Full, the sa-
cred mountain. or some other symbol
of happiness.
But the New Years celebration is
not yet over. Three days at least be-
long to the festival and four more to
the less pronounced ~observances. Dur
Ing this time calls are paid and pres
ents are exchanged. Some of the more
ambitious tradcSmen open their shops
on Jan. . and patronage
with the promise of a gift to the first
conner, which results in a merry scram-
Die. but other stores remain closed for
two weeks until the close of the zap
prentices' holiday" Jan. IS. On that
day every working boy may spend the
day as he will, whatever his terms of
service. Even the little devils are sup
posed to have a day off from their Ia
bors in the Internal regions.
One of the most beautiful features of
the old time New Years celebration In
TIE land of the mikado and one which
is now, unfortunately. practically eX-
tinct was the surmimonO. or New
Years card. More than 100 years ago
the custom Of exchanging surmimonos
originated in Japan. ana it flourishei
until the middle of the last generation.
, 1905-01-02
Pleasant and Most Effective.

I. j. Chambers, Ed. V%indicator, Lii
berty, Texas, writes Dec. %, 1902:
With pleasure and unsolicited by you
| zeal testimony to the curative power
of Billiards. Horehound Syrup. l have
used it in my family and can cheerfully
affirm it is the most effective and
p~leasantest remedy Tor coughs and
colds | have ever used" CSC, soc and
s1.O0. Sold by the Red Cross Phar.
macy.
, 1905-01-02

A. B. Canman. Chicago, writes
March 4. 1903: Having been troubled
with Lumbago at different times and
tried one physician after another; then
different ointments and liniments, gave
1t up altogether. So l tried m more,
and got a bottle Of Billiards. Snow Lin
iment, which gave men almost instant
relief. I can cheerfully recommend it,
and will add my name to your list of
sufferers" Csc. SOC rnd 81.
Sold by the Red Cross Pharmacy.
, 1905-01-02
NERAL OPINION.

considered, and men chosen for spec,
ial fitness. Practical e%xperinece
counts for more than theory, In the
perfection of an organization, the en-
tire county should be invited to partic-
ipate. Our interests are mutual. 1t
Is of vast Importance that the farmers
and the stockmen should be in close
touch in a business way with the To-
cal merchants. Some perfect system
should be devised whereby the produce
of the valley car find a certain market
through our merchants. The attention
of our dealers and our people general
ly should he turned from Nebraska
butter, Nebraska eggs, Nebraska and
Colorado potaties and Nebraska grain,
to wyoming grown products. This val
lev must be made to support its people.
BY organization it can be brought
about.
The Republican knows of no better
a the desired result car be obtain
ed than through a dollar dinner, where
the matter can be still further discuss.
ed and the ball put in motion. The
board of trade is the proper organiza.
ton to take the initiative in the i'm
portant work looking to an effective,
permanent organization.
Let's get together and tand to-
gether.
, 1905-01-02

scribcd with Il poetic sentiment. The
cards We're printed from five or six
blocks, each color requiring. us in mod
crn color printing. n separate block.
The eXquisites of ancient Japan were
accustomed TO order the blocks for
their surmimonos destroyed after a
certain number of cards had been
printed for their individual use, and,
rare in their own day. these exclusive
picture cards are now almost priceless.
, 1905-01-02

The present gen
Grafton knows
little or nothing
Of the custom
beyond W Ii IL t
their %forhcarS
have told them.
AMI the master
pieces of the
artists who pro-
duccd the surmi-
monDS are treas
urcl in muse
'urns. the objects
of ~reverential
study to art stu
dents of all
lands. Modern
Japan has sub
stituted calen-
dnrs printed in
colors on Japa-
nese cloth and
which. ~translat-
ed into our fig
urcs of time,
have long been
IN vogue in
America.
The surmimo-
no was original
ly from six to
eight inches in
, 1905-01-02

Mrs. Par!;insoY-Why. Henry. are
you smoking: And just last night you
resolved TO sto? using tobacco during
1904,
Mr.. Parkinson-I'm not using tobac-
20. Julia. Tlis Is of those cigars
that you gave ~ for Christmas.
, 1905-01-02

hence was not considered as final by
the bench and bar The present decis,
ion probably settles the question for
all time.
, 1905-01-02
rv Cure a Cold In One Day.

To Cure a Cold In One Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
# it fails to cure. z. w. Groves sigma.
ture is on each box. Csc.
, 1905-01-02
TEA

Now and then a woman
takes the money. Now and
then accidents happen.
There's nothing like money
to mend EN-.
Your grocer return, your mone' /! you don't like
Schi.ling's Best.
, 1905-01-02

New Years day III Persia is celebrat-
ed much as our Easter is. Fancy eggs
are sent as presents.
, 1905-01-02

Boys refer overcoats, we're S2.5(
now Sl.G5, at Woodruff & Terry's.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-03-08
jesse B Ciyburn Died I'm Atlanta

jesse B Ciyburn Died I'm Atlanta
Mr. John + ely burn received a
telegram Monday afternoon that
his brother, MIR j b Clyburn, hsd
died at his fathers home in At
ianta of pneumonia. Just two
weeks ago Mr. CIyburn went from
his home in Rock Hill to Atlanta
to the bedside of his mother who
was then seriously Ill Of pneumo-
MIA. He became i'll shortly after
he reached the city and, though
he had the hest possible attention,
death resulted Monday.
Mr. ClYburr was born near Van
Wvck, in this county, and was a
son OF MIR Henry N Clyburn who
moved to Atlanta several years
ago. He was about 33 years of
age and was married about three
years ago to Miss Bright Blythe
OF Waxhaw, N c., who with an
infant child survives him. He
also leaves his father, mother.
three brothers, Messrs j. s., j.
F., and H r Clyburn, and two
sisters, Mrs ] M ferguson of this
county, and Mrs j l. Wilson of
Rock Hill, surviving him. He
was a member of the Methodist
church and splendid young man,
enjoying the confidence and est sem
of all who knew him. For SOW.
eral years he has occupied a very
responsible position with the
Rock Hill Buggy Co. His re-
mains were brought to Waxhaw,
N. G., yesterday, where they
were inferred at 2 pm.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-03-08
Mr. ID f Hinson's Sore DAMAGED
hY Fire

Dy Fire
A special from Camden to The
News and Courier, March 5tb,
says: Fire was discovered at $50
O'Clock tonight in the grocery
store of D E Hinson on Broad
street. The fire department re-
sponded promptly and the flames
were soon ex'iuguished. The
damage was principally to the
stock, which was coversd by
insurance, ana the damage will
not go over $500. The store is
owned by w B Burns of Sumter.
The origin of the fire is not
known. Mr. Hinson states that
he was in the building before the
hour OF service to night and saw
no fire then.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-03-08
NOTICE T!

Notice is hereby given that tho
partnership heretofore existing be-
ween Heath Banking and Mercantile
Company. w t Witherspoon and w
b Calp, partners doing business unde
the firm name Of w b Cuip & Co.,
has this day been dissolved by mutuai
consent, and the said w b Culp hav-
ing purchas ased the entire interest of
the undersigned and assumed all the
liabilities Of said partnership, he will
conduct such business in his own
name.
Heath Banking & Mercantile Co
BY S w Heath
Secy and Treas
w II WithersLoon.
Feb "a 1905 ,-w2
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-03-08

-Marriei, at this place, Sun
day, March S, 1905, Albert Rob
erts aud Miss Essie Knight dau-
ghter of MIR. Mody Knight. -
MIR J 3 Ellis of the Creek
section was painfully scalded about
the face and neck yesterday. He
had put tin bucket nearly full
of water, with the lid tightly push.
ed in, on the fire and when the
water began to boil the bucket
burst throwing the water over
him.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-03-08
: Mr. w K Ma.sa,

Mr. W E Massey, former
Lancastrian, and his wife, sustain
ed losses by the recent big fire in
Hot Springs, Ark, aggregating
nearly $4,000 Mr. Massey was
in the mercantile business and the
only insurance he carried was So
600. on his stock of goods. Aside
from the heavy monetary loss of
Mrs Massey by the FIRE, death rob
bed the household of her father
only the duy before the calamity
Hof the fire.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-03-08
NOTICE /!

No'ica is hereby given that the
partnership heretofore existing be
tween Heath Banking and Mercantile
Company and w p Bennett. under
the firm name of w p Bennett, has
been disolved by mutual consent. The
said w p Gennett has purchased the
entire interest Of the undersigned i'm
said partnership business and assumed
all he liabilities thereof.
Heath Banking & Mercantile Co,
BY s w Heath,
Secy and Treas
Feb "a, l9O5-2w
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-03-08

whole school has reached $40.
The work is progressing satisfac-
torily. Teachers are faithful and
efficient. Pupils on the whole
are diligent a r Banks,
Supt.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-03-08
Roll of Honor for Lancaster Ora
ded School, I'd Quarter.

nut department and attendance
a"e given.
FIRST GRADE Scholarship =
Dorothy Moore, Louise Poag,
John Henry Clyburn, X l. Craw-
ford, Ruth Funderburk, Henry
Blackmon. Ernest Beatty, Austin
Boldridge, Chauncey Gregory.
Attendance : Ruth Funderburk
Odell Horton, Hacker Billings,
Austin Boldridge.
Department Odell horton
kenan Moore, Juauita Sowell,
John Montgomery, John henry
Clyburn, X l. crawford, John
Dubney, Bessie cunningham,
chauncey Gregory, Austin Bold
ridge, Ezra Crcnshaw, james T.
Heugh, Robert Allison, Henry
Blackmon Hacker Billings.
SECOND GRADE Highly Dis
tinguished: -Euphemia Gansor,
Mary Gooch, Mamma Perry, Mary
Crawford.
Distinguished = Clyburn Will
son, Malcolm Williamson, Eugene
Hough, Orin Blackmon, Henry
Moore, Perry Belle Bennett, EN-
mie Blackmon, Ruth Mellow.
Attendance = Emmle Blackmon,
Meldan Stoll.
Department l. uise Robinson.
Perry Belle Bennett, Euphemia
Ganson, Mary Gooch, Clyburn
Wilson, DIN Blackmon, Earle
Tillman, Henry Moore, Malcolm
Williamson. Howard Williamson.
THIRD GRADE Maude Clyburn,
Loon Cauthen, Zelma johnson,
Mary Moore, George Fairey
P"ovey, Elliott Springs.
FOURTH GRADE Scholarship.
Highly Distinguished +: - Kate
Hines
Distinguished: Pearce Bell,
Canton Msore, Homer Bowling,
Benuic Culp
Attendance: = Hortense Greg
ory, Kate Hines.
FIFTH GRADE highly Distin-
guished: Ethel Dabney, Marie
Roddey, Marie CIV burn, Frances
Massey, Efie Hsthcock, Jessie
Lee Blackmon.
Distinguished: Walter Tillman,
Loran Moore, Bertran Slower,
Edgar Payseur, Clarence Robin
son. Mamie Dabney, Chalmers
King, Willie Blackmon, Martie
Cunningham, Maggie Cartledge,
Leila Harper.
Department.: Ethel Dabney,
Marie ely burn, Mary Hood, nat
tie Payseur. Mamie Hill Moore,
Eliza Wylie, Eftie Hathcock, Jes-
sle Lee Blackmon. Marie Roddey,
Marie Stovsr. Maggie Cartledge,
Frances Massey, Alis McNincb,
Mary McNinch, Esther Byrd.
Mamie Dabney, Bertha Plyler,
Chalmers King, Clarence Robin
son, Flonnie Sowell, Loran Moore,
Leila Harper.
Attendance: Martie cum ing
ham, Chalmers King, Lorau
Moore, Marie Clyburn. Furman
Bowling.
SIXTH GRADE E-Attendance -
carl Bennett, Mary Williamson,
Jeanette Poag.
Hlghly distinguished Mary
Davis.
Distinguished: Jeannette Peag,
Mary Williamson, Kate McMa.
nus, Gladys Jones.
SEVENTH GRADE--Mary Mas.
sey, EIfreida Poag, Margaret
Moore, Joyce Clark, Beth Brown.