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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1905-11-22
w. e. Knight,
- Special Agent,
LANCASTER, S. C.
SHEaIFF'S s.ALE.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County of Lancaster.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County of Lancaster.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
Annie f. Wilson, in her own right
and as EXecutrix of the will OF
William knight. deceased, Plaintiff,
Sarah 81 tare, w. Jack Knight and
others, Defendants.
BY VIRTUE Of a decretal order
made by his Honor O. w. Buchanan.
Judge presiding, dated Oct. 2Oth, 1905.
1 will sell.at public auction, in front
OF the court house, in the town of
Lancaster. in said county and State
to the highest bidder, on
MONDAY, DECEMBER 4th,
next, within the legal hourst of sale.
the following described lands, in Cedar
Creek township. county Of Lancaster.
in said State, formerly belonging to
William Knight, deceased, and de-
scribed as follows, viz:
First. Ninety-seven 1877 acres. more
or less, on the waters of Dry creek.
bounded north by lands of Anderson
SdSheJ. edsI anu SOuIn Dy Dry creek.
and west by lands of Miss Mcllwain.
Second. Fifty 1901 acres, more or
less, known as the "Home place"
bounded north by Dry creek, east by
lands Of Anderson Caskey, south by
the Johnson lands, and west by lands
of Miss Mcllwain.
Third. Fifty 1901 acres, more or less.
known as the Jack Knight tract"
bounded north by Dry creek, east by
lands of Martha j. Estridge, south by
the johnson lands, and west by lands
OF Anderson Caskey.
Fourth. Fifty-seven 81 acres, more
or less, bounded north by Dry creek
and estate lands of j. S. McCardell,
deceased, east and south by lands of
Mrs. A. K. Wilson and Mrs. Alice
Thompson, and west by lands Of Mrs.
Alice Thompson.
90 Terms of sale CASH. Pur-
chaser to pay for papers.
JOHN Z. HUNTER,
Sheriff, l.. g.
X f. WYLIE.
Plaintiffs Attorney.
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Dwelling Burned.
Mr.. w. B. McRorie's Heavy
Loss by Fire--His Home
and Entire Contents Des-
royed.

Mr.. w. B. McRorie, a well
known citizen of the Vanwyck
section, met with very serious
misfortune on the 18th instant.
His dwelling and its entire con-
tents were destroyed by fire.
Mr.. McRorie and family were
absent from home at the time,
and they accordingly lost every
thing they had except the clothes
they were wearing.
1t is thought that the fire was
of accidental origin. The build
ing belonged to Mr.. J. Ii. Nc
Manus, and his loss is at least
$3.50. He had no insurance;
neither had MIR. McRorie on his
household effects, his loss amount
ing to about $500.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1905-11-22

plan of insurance is growing rapidly
in numbers aud public favor every
where it is being tried. Thousands Of
as prominent citizens as the state
contains endorse it unequalifiedIy
1t is an admitted success elsewhere
tried. Why not here? Why hesitate
to join? 1t costs no more today than
a year hence. Why carry the risk
alone? Please don't wait for me to
canvass you. 1t is your very own
insurance company. l am here TO aid
in organizing and giving you start.
go TO Kershaw Saturday. See me
at once and join. Respectfully II.
w. Scruggs, Imperial Hotel.
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Notice..

Notice is hereby given that the tax
books Of the town of Lancaster, S. c.,
will be open for the collection Of tax
es on the lst day Of November, 1905
at the office of the town Treasurer,
and all taxes remaining unpaid on
the lst day OF December, 1905, pur-
suaDt to Section of the Suppiy BiI
OF 1905, will be subject to a penalty of
10 per cent for the on-payment of
the same, together with cost.
X. +, WYLIE,
oct. ~, lsoo' Mayor.
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Evangelist Montgomery.
The Well Known Baptist
Minister, Formerly of Lam
caster County, Now Doing
aGreat Work for the Mas
ter, in the Far West.

The many friends in this, his
native county, will be pleased to
hear of the marked success of
the ReA. d. P. Montgomery,
who is now engaged in evan
gelistic work in tho West. The
California Morning Dispatch, in
a recent issue, says of Mr..
Montgomery:
California is fortunate enough
10. be again visited by one of the
most learned and most enthusi
astic evangelists of the state,
Rev. d P Montgomery, who
begun a SO les of meetings at the
Baptist church last Friday
evening.
Evangelist Montgomery is a
man who speaks with such
force and earnestness that his
words and thought fi7 swift as
an arrow to the mind of his
audience, meeting approval in
that of the Christian, and con,
vic'icn in that of the worldly,
some of whom have been brave
enough to openly admit the
fact and make stand for
Christ.
Tuesday evening the evangel.
ist begun series of talks on
"Sin" which promises to be
very interesting, as we'll as in
structive to saint and sinner
alike, as this is the most vital
question that presents itself to
the human race.
In exp aiming the etomology
of the word sinner, Brother
Montgomery said, when with
box and arrow III ancient days a
skilled marksman shot at the
bulls eye and failed to hit it,
he was termed a sinner, or one
who missed the mark, and that
is the most correct definition of
the word as used iH the scrip
lures.
In the explanation of such
important words, as we'll as in
other ways, the evangelist shows
thorough preparation for the
noble work in which he is
laboring.
The excellent minister, Rev.
G.. N. White, of Smithton, is
here assisting in the meeting.
Cottage prayer meetings and
afternoon sessions are helpful
adjuncts to the meeting.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1905-11-22
PRESIDENT
PAUL MORTON

Outlining the policy of the new
management of the Equitable
Life Assurance Society of the
United States in an address de-
livered before a Convention of
Equitable Agents, among other
things says:
ALREADY there has been a
saving in the administration of
your Society amounting to ap-
proximately $780, 000perannum.
This equals a per cent. on an
investment of $15,0O0,000.
This is the equivalent to hav-
ing SIS, 100000 more a per. cent.
bonds in our vaults. There will
be other economies, and | can
only repeat that retrenchment
and conservative management
is going to be our policy. have
great ambitions for the Equita-
bic. l want it to be not only the
greatest and the best but the
safest and most conservative life
insurance institution in the land.
| want it to be the one that the
agents will like the very best to
work for. | want it to be the one
that bankers and people who
have securities for sale can feel
that they will always get a square
deal from. want it to be the
one that policyholders will rec
ommend their friends to insure
in and that everybody can point
to with pride. l want it to be
known, not only as the strongest
financially, but the strongest
morally"
Moral : Insure in the Equita-
bic Life, strongest in the
World"
" P Krirh+
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Lancaster Negro in TrOu=
BILE.
Kirk Belk Charged With
Stealing Clothing in Char
lotte.

Kirk Belk, young negro of
Lancaster, who has been work
ing in tailoring establishment
in Charlotte, was arrested here
Saturday by Chief of Police
Hunter at the instance Of the
Charlotte authorities, on the
charge of stealing an overcoat,
sack coat and pair of gloves
from his Charlotte employer, i.
K. Hemphill. The coats were
found in the possession of the
negro. BeIk returned to Lam
caster recently. He has been
taken back to Charlotte for trial.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1905-11-22
Notice of Discharge.

NOTICE is hereby given that the
undersigned as administrat of the
estate Of Thannie j. Bowers, deceased
will on Decent Der the 23rd 1905 make
has final return as such administra-
tor, and apply to the Probate Court
for Lancaster county, for a final dis
charge. y. A. BOWERS,
Administrator Of estate of
THANNIE j. BOWERS.
Dated Nov. 22nd, 1905.
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Business Notices.

"All Notices inserted under
this head at the rate OF ONE CENT
A WORD for each insertion. No
notice to be counted less than 25
words.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1905-11-22

FOR ,SALE.--Good combination
Mare 8 years old. Weight 1850 lbs.
Extra fine saddl-r. Apply to or
phone 9. o. Stogner, r. F. ID. No. 2.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1905-11-22

GIN NOrICE.-After this week
we Will only run our gin on Thursday
and Friday. Lancaster Mer., Co.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1905-11-22
DIR. r. c.. ELLIOTT,
Lancaster, s. 6.

Residence phone, No. :1S7. Office,
Davis Building, cor. Main and Dunlap
streets; phone No. ~.
will practice in both town and coun-
ty. All calls, day or night. will re-
ceive prompt attention.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1905-11-22

PL ACE your order for celery for
Than ksRlving. j. b. MackoreIl.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1905-11-22

Entered at the postofice at Lancaster, 5. c..
as second class mail matter, Oct 4, 1905.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1905-11-22

JUST RECEIvED--A car of fresh
lime. II. III. Davis.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1905-11-22

THIRD Arrival of SO inch change
able Taffetas in all the new shades :;
$1.00 quality so cents. Lancaster
Mercantile Co.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1905-11-22

PLANT onion sets now. | have
them. j. B. Mackorel.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1905-11-22

Mrs. Margaret Workman, 81
years old, died last week at the
home of Mr.. c.. r. Carnes, in
the vicinity of Rock Hill.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1905-11-22

A BIG lot of 120 coil wire bed
springs, your choice for 81 40 each,
less than actual cost. sold by others
for 81 %. The Heath Jones Co.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1905-11-22

A BOX of Huyler's candy for you
j. B. Mackorell.
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Annie F. Wilson, in her own right
and as Executrix of the will OF
William knight. deceased, Plaintiff,
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-08-17

Say what you like about my other
affairs. but kindly leave this to me-"
he said in voice hoarse with anger
You're not worthy to worship the
ground she trcads on" said the elder
Orne.
Good God, don't l know that" said
his son. He turned on his heel.
Hold on, Sir Touchstone. said his
father. Wait minute, can't your
Young Orne turned 'WellY he chal
lenged
A rare smile curved the mouth of the
elder Orne.
"Your spirit in this thing is all very
fine" he said grimly, but you'll very
likely find the world n tougher pTOpO-
sition than you imagine, especially If
you assail it pennilcss. said ia cut
you Off without cent, and | will" ="
The harsh voice softened wonderfully.
"I'll give It to Ethelyn instead"
He shufiled up the path toward the
villa and left them there in amazed
silence
a gust of wind ratified the gray olive
leaves. The little lantern swayed dan
gerously Its paper cover caught fire
from the futterlnG candle There was
a momentary fash Of flame, then dark
ness.
"Your little lantern of the soul has
gone ont" she said
Anyway, it stood no show with the
greater light we have found" he re-
piled.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-08-17

One day lawyer dictated special
writ Of ficri facias to his shorthand
clerk and being In a hurry, rushed OH
TO court with the transcript as soon
as 1t was made without reading 1t.
When 1t was presented the dignlfied
Judge glanced through 1t, looked at a
certain part Of 1t steadily and became
convulsed with laughter. He then
handed the paper back 10 the lawyer,
stating that he was sorry he couldn't
grant his petition
Il think, please the court, that this
Is according to rule" persisted the at
tOrney.
We'll, this court IS unable to do any
thing for you" replied the Judge.
"Your request IS unreasonable Just
take your petition and read it."
The lawyer did so and found that it
requested the court to grant special
red fiery faces to its petitioners"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-08-17
HUMMING BIRDS.
Feeding the BantlinEs Looks Like n
Dangerous Operation.


When l first crawled in among the
bushes close to the nest the little
mother darted ut me and poised n foot
from my nose as If to stare me out
of countenanCe She looked me all
over from head TO foot twice Then
she seemed convinced that | was harm
less
She whirled ana sat on the nest edge
The bantlings opened wide their hun
CRY mouths She spread her tail like a
flicker and braced herself against the
nest side. She Crancd her neck and
drew her daGger-like bin straight up
above the nest. She plunged II down
the babys throat to the hilt and start
cd series of gestures that seemed
fashioned to puncturc him to the toes.
Then she stabbed the other baby until
II made me shuddcr. 1t looked like the
murder Of the infants. But they were
not manglcd and bloody. They were
getting n square meal after the usual
humminG bird method of regurgltation
They ran out their slender tongues
to HEX the honey from their bills. How
they liked It! Then she settled down
and ruffled up her breast feathers to
let her babies cuddlc close to her na-
ked bosom Occasionally she reached
under to carcss them with whisperings
Of mother lOvc-C0untry Calendar.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-08-17
A STRENUOUS REMEDY.
How "A Servant Tried 90 sober Up n
Bibuious Diplomat


The story had reference TO a former
senator of the United States who was
sent to Russia as minister. There were
various evidences in the archives Of
the legation that sobricty was not this
gcntlcmm's especial virtue ana among
them very many copies of notes in
which the minister, through the sccrc-
tary Of legation, excused himself from
keeping engagements at the foreign of
fee on the ground Of Sudden indispo-
sition."
Mr. Prince told me that one day this
minister's valet who was an Irish
man, came To the consulate and said:
"OiIl not stay with his igsiIlincy amy
longer Oi'yc done wild him"
What's the trouble nowf" said Mr..
Prince.
We'll" said the man, this morning
Oi thought 1t was tonne to get his
ig5illincy out Of bed, for he had been
drunk about n week and in bed most
Of the tonne, and so OF went to him
and says gcntle-loikc Would your ig
gillincy have cup Of coffee| when he
rose up and shtruck me in the face
On that OF took him 10y the collar, lift
cd him out of bed, took him across the
room, showed him his ugly face in the
glass. and OF said to him, says OF, Is
thin the eyes of an inyOy eXtraor r-r-r-
dinary and mnisthcr pliulpotCntiar
ryT From the Autobiography OF An
drew D. White.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-08-17
DUST IN OUR EYES.
We at Times Collect Curious Things
without Looking For Them.


Few people are aware, says Fred w.
Saxby in the Strand Magazine, that
we are all constantly collecting" curl
Gus things without looking for them:
In the very act of looking up at the
fleetinG spectacle Of q fiery orb the
reader with the big, wide open eyes
may easily receive in one of his own
orbs a tiny sphere from afar that was
produced in q glowing streak of light
like the one he is admiring.
Meteorlc dust Is ever falling and up
on all parts Of our planet The little
spheres have been found upon the
decks OF ships far out at sea, in all
tie deserts of the earth and on the
tops Of snow clad mountains. DrcdR-
ings brought up from the silent depths
of the ocean give testimony of their
universal presence. The particles oil
contain iron and are easily collected
by the magnet from the roof Of any
outhouse or other place exposed d.
rectly 10 the sky.
Seafarers are sometimes pelted with
dust Of quite a different kind, compos-
ed of the microscopic flinty skeletons
Of beautiful plants called ''diatoms."
These tiny plants live in both salt
aud fresh water and occur In enor
nous numbers In some localities. Oc-
casionally water courses and inundat-
ed areas dry up, and the flinty shells
of the diatoms which grew there are
blown about as dust There are sew
eral instance on record of diatoma-
ceous dust falls at sea. During the
thickest part Of the fall the sailors
have experienced much pain In their
eyes, the Inflammation being caused
by the little flinty shells.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-08-17
SECRETARY SEWARD.
His Influence Upon tho Foreign Pol
icy of This Country.

His Influence Upon the Foreign Pol
icy of This Country.
The importance OF Secretary Sew
ards influence Ia the domestic affairs
OF the United States during Johnson's 3
administration has probably been ex-
aggerated, but 1t would be hard TO ex-
aggerate the Importance Of what he
achieved and Of what he initiated In
his own proper field Of diplomacy. Ills
chief, occupied as he was with fierce
controversies over other subjects,
found, we may well suppose. but little
time for foreign relations. He does not
appear TO have intereered with policies
initiated any new policies OF his own
Seward must therefore be held respon-
sible to q degree somewhat unusual
for the conduct OF the delicate negotia-
tions. involving very far reaching con-
sequences, which the war gave rise to.
1t was he who first presented America
to Europe In that attitude of conscious
strength which the thorough establish
ment Of our nationality at last enabled
us to take. II was he who reasserted
effectively, yet without any arrogance,
our traditional stand in reference to
the Latin republics 20 the south Of US.
1t was he who, facing westward, &c
complished an expansion Of our sys-
TEN into region never contemplated
until his day by those who guided our
dcstinies and turned our thoughts up
on the shores OF the Pacific rs a field
for American trade and American in
Atlantic
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-08-17
pDlEtSIteSS In ,Tapan,

Politcnc9S IN Japan IS not at all con
fined to the uppc" circles, as you i'm
aginc Servants are just as punctil-
iously polite to each other as their
mas'""' Wh"u they meet in the street
they lie correctly at the proper
distance ~ each other. On craving
nearer III smile again, according to
the etiquct, prescribed, and then after
bows of the finest and most minute
Significance the gardener OF one house
will address the bctto horse groom
Of another with some such phrase as,
1t Is long since have hung upon your
honorable cyclidS:" And the other will
answer. "plcasc excuse my rudeness
at the last time we met" And II by
any chance they have occasion TO
punch one another's heads they won't
part until they have expressed, with
many bows, their mutual regret that
their meeting has not been under more
pleasant conditions
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-08-17

An old volume which an Atlanta
booklovcr prizes was found in an old
bookshop recently. II Is The History
of Rome" by oliver Goldsmith. Cold
smiths name takes one back to the lit
crary fellows OF that day, the hack
work they did to keep life IN them. for
when Goldsmith was at work writing
that history he was doing twenty DIFF
fercnt things besides, little odds and
ends that brought money for bis daily
bread, with a scolding landlady laying
down the law 70 him, for Il was the
time when the great Or. Johnson
Thought himself lucky when he could
dine In a cellar on siXpence worth OF
tripc and a pennyworth Of bread and
wipe his fingers on the back of New
foundland dog nfter his greasy mealP'
And to think of the growing that Is
done by the little authors of the pres
ent day Atlanta Constitution.
OId and Young.
"WeII. well, that's a funny thing.
What isr'
Miss Passay was an Old mald oe'
fore she married, and now that her
husband Is dead she has becoms a
Young widow.n-C Catholic Standard ana
Times
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-08-17
A. requested.

A pigeon flying enthusiast recently
related the following amusing expert
encc: One morning he found Il strange
bird In his cot The owner evidently
belonged TO the association, for there
was q numbered ring on the birds leg.
The finder Mt once wrote Off TO the
general secretary acqnintng him with
the facts and quoting the number on
the ring BY referring to his books the
secretary soon found the name an1 ad
dress Of the owner, who was at once
made aware Of the whereabouts Of his
bird.
A day or two later the finder received
the following communication from the
owner:
Sir-I understand YOU have n homing
pigeon OF mine Libcrate him at once
How dare you keep my bird? Yours,
Y !.
The same morning the indignant y.
Y. received the following laconic reply
by telegram:
Blanktown 9:l5 a. m.-Bird liberated
Then the following:
9l7 a. m.-Cat got him.
STRAY Stories.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-08-17
A Dit of SupcrstitiOn

I've heard tales Of superstitious
women" said the very Obliging young
man TO the Philadelphia Record, but a
woman who lives in our neighborhood
has them all beaten. She occupies a
twin house Just above ours and, des-
pite her constant dissertations on hoo
dooism, is rather unpopular. The 9th
er day she went out without her key
and when she returned home could not
get in. She was on the pavement al
most crying when l came along. Nat
urally offered TO assist by climbing
IN window / went to the twin house
and, climbing through second story
window, got on the porch. Then
squeezed through tiny bathroom win
dow into her house. After | opened
her front door / started TO leave, when
she stopped me. With evident embar-
rassment she explained that If left
by any other route than the one by
which l entered death would surely
visit the house. Summed up, she want
ed me to limb back over the roofs
Well, as she is young and pretty and
I'm obliging, l did II, but you can bet
the next time she loses her key some
one else will Jeopardize his life"