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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-02-25
Largest Farm 10 the World Still
Growing.
Kansas City journal.

Kansas City journal.
The lal gest farm in ia" World,
which until recently WIS ia Ms.
souri,, has been extendod ,nio
Iowa. 1t is owned ~ David
Rankin and his sou, W T. Ran
KIN, of rark,o. Mo Tho elder
Rankin is worth $1,000, geo, and
has made 1t by farming.
He owns 23,50U acres N
Atchison county, and, being still
afflicted with the desire TO uy.
more land, had to reach into Ere
mont county, In the other day,
when he bought $500 m orp.
Rankin never sells He Is Il cat
tie king, a corn kings lard king,
a pbilanthropist, and cnptain of
industry. He employs about 800
persons, representing 800 popu-
lation.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-02-25
RuSSla'S Terms Of Peace.
Not Only Discussed, But Prsctl--
cally Agreed on; But they havc
Not Been Presented tn Jap
an.

London, February 21..-A dis
patch to Reuters Telegram Com
pany from st. Petersburg con
tirming the Associated Press all
vices February II and February
Is from ST Petersburg, to the ef
feet that peace was under con-
sideration, adds:
"The question of peace has not
only been formally discussed, but
the conditions on which Russia is
prepared to make peace have praci
tically been agreed upon. These
are as follows:
"Korea TO be placed under Jap
anese suzerainty-
"Port Arthur and the Liaotung
peninsula to be coded to Japan.
"Vladlvostok to be declared a
neutral port with an open door.
''The Eastern Chinese Railroad
to be placed under neutral inter-
national administration.
"Manchuria, as far north as
Harbin, to be restored as an IN
tegral part of the Chinese En-
pire.
"The difficulty lies in settling
the question of indemnity, upon
which 1t is known that Japan in
sists, but 1t is said that this diff
ficulty is not insuperable.
"The most trustworthy opin,
ion at st Petersburg is that in
view of the internal situation and
the enormous difficulty of carry
ing on the war, peace on the
terms outlined will be concluded
within comparatively short time
if the indemnity question can be ar
ranged, but it is quite possible
that Russia will risk another bat.
tie before decision is reached.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-02-25
Hold on. Says Jordan,
Believes Ten Cents Will be Paid
for Spot Cotton.

Atlanta, Feb. 2O.-In a strong
appeal, which he is sending to
farmers and business men all oyar
the South, President Harvie Jor
dan, of the Southern Cotton A.
sociation, is urging the farmers to
hold their cotton, assuring them
that victory is within their grasp.
Contracts, he says cannot te
flled if the farmers will not weak.
en- now.
"Hold your cotton, and they
will be forced to pay you 10 cents
a pound for it,"
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-02-25
PECULIAR DISAPPEARANCE

j. D. Runyan, of Butlerville,
o., laid the peculiar disappearance
of his painful symptoms, of indl-
gestion and biliousness, to DR..
Kings New Life Pills. He says:
"They are a per feet remedy, for
dizziness, sour stomach, headache,
constipation, etc." Guaranteed at
Crawford Bros, j. F. Mackey &
Go. and Funderburk Pharmacy.
Drug stores, price 25c.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-02-25
FIENDISH SUFFERING

is often caused by cores, ulcers
and cancers that eat away your
skin. VIM. Bedell, of Flat Rock.
Mich, says: 81 have used Buck
lens A-nica Salve, for Ulcers,
Sores and Cancers. 1t 10 the
best healing dressing ever
founa." Soothes end heals cuts.
burns and scalds. 25c at Funder.
burk Pharmacy, j. F. Mackey &
Co., and Crawford Bros, drug
stores; guaranteed.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-02-25
Negro Sentenced to be Hanged.

Wilmington, N. g., Feb. o.
After trial consuming less than
q day in Cumberland county su-
perior court, the jury in the case
of Walter Partridge, colored,
charged with criminal assault up.
on Mrs Hales, white, near Fayet-
teville, on the afternoon of Fehru-
ary !, brought in verdict of
guilty this afternoon. The pris-
oner was sentenced to he hanged
on April 9Th.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-02-25
Extract f.om Jno L, McLsurln's
Speech at Cotton Convention,


Am eng bther things he said.
"FeIluw citizens, the New Orleans
convention calls upon you I'd or,
ganlxe for self preservation. l
have heard the sneer, "Oi, YOU
can't get farmers to unite. the
thing will fail" To these reply
the farmers of the West are or
ganiz,d; they control the situation
and the So 'thern cotton planter,
in patriotism, Intelligence, patient
endurance, self control aud cour-
age, Is the peer of any man any.
where In this worl |.
Fellow citizens, will you seize
the opportunity or will you tramp
le underfoot the advantages given
you by God and nature Let us
begin, lot ua organize for the pro-
lection of the monopoly given us
by God In the production of raw
cotton. 1t is the fret step toward
that time when, within our own
borders we shall spin all the cot
ton made, and exporting nothing
but the finished products, mako
the South rich beyond our widest
dreams. There is n fierce battle
going on for commercial suprem-
acy This will not stop with the
addition of cent or two to the
price of cotton, there arc is
sues of great moment. it is a
II fight for the supremacy of the
South in the Igreat industrial war
now being waged III the world.
"rhe watchfres ure being light
ed on the hiIltops and the bugle
has sounded the call to arms; tho
tramp of the legions may be heard
from the Cape Fear to the Rio
Grande.
The Convention at New Orleans
threw down the gage of battle and
the captain of the "tens and hun
dreds' are mastering IsraeIs'
hosts.
l warn you that the fight will
be long, hard and bitter, if we fail,
it means the worlds contem empt for
a people who could not use Gods
given opportunities. If we sue.
ceed, o, men, and the sons of
men, who followed the starry
cross over the hills of Virginia
and amid the swamps of the Mis-
sissippi,iwho rejolced with jackson
at Bull Run, and wept with Lee
at Appomatox, it means, y,
Lord, God of battles, that thou
hath reversed thy verdict at Get
tysburg and Appomattox, 1t
means victory, victory tor the
south, without the shedding Of
widows tear, or the loss of sim
gle drop of human blood.
Fellow citizens, the issue was
made at New Orleans, it is Dixie
avenue against Wall street The
man who falters and hesitates, the
man who would make few paltry
dollars by increasing his acreage
at the expense of his patriotic
nelghbor, is coward and a trail
tor to his own section and peo-
ple."
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-02-25

Winter coughs are apt to result
in consumption if neglected.
They can be soon broken up by
using Foley's Honey and Tar.
Sold by Funderburk Pharmacy.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-02-25

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A3BA0E PLANTS
$3.50 PER THOUSAND

am prepared to fill any and all or
ders with the best varieties of Cabbage
Plants. Orders flied for any amount
and varieties, Write for p'icas o,r lots
of 8 .0C0 and over Addre orders ia
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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-02-25
The Virginia City Hor.
r0r.
Fifty Bodies Recovered And
110 Still In The Mine.
C"rpses so Frlghtfully Bruised
and Mangled that Those of
Whites and Negroes Cannot
be Distinguished.

Of the 160miners of Virginia City,
who entered the mine yesterday
afternoon, only 6fty bodies bave
been recovered so far. As time
grows, notwithstanding the heroic
efforts Oh the part of the rescuers
to reach the entomqed men, the
recovery already Of fifty dead
bodies, preclndes auy idea that
life may still remain among the
unfortunates The scenes at the
mine this afternoon were the most
grnesome and narrowing that have
ever been witnessed in the mining
section of Alabama.
The -corpses were frightfully
mangled and disfigured, and ldent-
ification ls almost impossible.
Many OF tho bodies are SO bruised,
twisted and discolored that negroes
cannot he told from white men.
All day long at The mouth of
the mine were waiting and moan
ing women and children, whose
relatives were among the unfortu-
mates. One hundred families and
three hundred children are left
destitute and without means of
support.
AS tho bodies of tho victims,
which In many cases have, been
gathered togethed one piece at a
time, are brought to the surface,
they are placed in rows an "a rough
improvised platform.
Late this afternoon: Jam bulances
began the removal of tho bodies
to Bessemer.
As the list of dead will probab-
ly reach one hundred and sixty,
the local undertakers have wired
to adjoining cities for coffius, as
it was found there were not
enough suitable coffins in tho dl.-
tict to bury the victims.
ONE HUNDRED WHITE MEN DEAD.
Mine Boss Reed IL confident
that moro than a hundred of the
mineas were white, and believes all
perished. He knows the rooms
in which each man was working
and this. information, in many
cases is the only means of id denti6.
cation, so horribly are the bodies
disfigured.
HEARTRENDING SCENES.
"Hundreds of carriages cover
the hillsides. Fatherless children
crying aloud for their lost ones:
midows lamenting for their hus.
bands; niothers iDquirlng for their
sons; young men searching for
their brothers and kinsmen; Young
girls anxiously looking for some
clue regarding their sweetbearts
and over all a desolation that
suggested the horrors pictured in
Dante's 'IDferno' or Millions
He'll
81 shuddel when I reflect upon
the gruesome tragedy enacted on
that subterranean stage"
VICTIMS OF MINE HORROR NOW
NUMBER sEvENTY-FrvE.
Birmingham, Ala, Feb. o.
At 8 O'CLOCK tonight 75 bodies
bave been recovered from the Ill.
fated Virginia mines IN which the
explosion occurred Monday after
noon.
The rescuers are still heroical-
~ at work in the slope and as the
diggers advance the bodies further
in the mine are found to be worse
burned and mutilated than those
nearer the exterior. No hope is
held out that any of the men. can
be alive. Only three men were
found yesterday whose hearts were |
,k;ll Lo.a. a,
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-02-25
PILES! PILES! PlLESl

DR.. Williams Lryiihu Pile O,n!m ,ri
wiz cure ih;.pl. B "rdinE, UlG~r4reA.
aud Itching Pi!"' II absDijs the to.
moTs aliarI the Hnhgng rt ,n~a ncv
~ rn"isire, giV's np4sn, reiei, Dt.
Wiliians IndiT PHO Ois TIN cnt ia
pr pHr"d only for Piles and itching 0t
the private parts end nO'hiug else.
every box !, guaranteed. sold bS
d1uggtsts. seat fry mui,, for 5O, c5n)
81 90 per box W. LI.IAMS ,pF,G
co. Pops, Cieveiard, Ohio.
Sold by Ennderburk Pharmacy.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-02-25
Notice to the Public.

| will hold all inquest, in the
county. Phone to my residence
at Pleasant Hill for me when
needed.
J. Montgomery Ca key,
opt. 20-tf Coroner l. G.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-24
The MAGAZINES:

Have We TOO Much "comrnon Sense"?
"A writer In the current Harper's Weekly
makes a plea, for the limitation Of com
mon SENSE which, he claims, while pre-
serving us from cranks, fools. and cheats,
is hurtful to us as a nation. common
sense has made us "tf1e most practical.
the most Inventive, the most mechanical
people on earth But we are particularly
devoid aof enthusiasm, which has always
been made the butt OF common sense; and
genius Is product Of enthusiasm "As
nation, we have produced fewer geniuses
than any other nation OF first or second
rate II we desire great gem
fuses for our land we must cease COUNSEL
ing common sense" for ITO take pains
to be comm onto have the common sense
of the multitude-meanst to rein in power
Of accomplishments
William Allen White vIew.--''William
Allen WHITE says Golfers for jan 81.
"cries out that people which now ac-
cepts railroad domination would probably
make worse Mess if 1t tried seif-gov-
eminent than 1t does by turning the gov
eminent over to the railroads. He says:
The people howl for Roosevelt, and
whoop it up for reform, until the railroads
begin issuing passes and contributing to
the campaign fund, and then the same
dear patriotic people get on special trains,
eat free railroad grub, corrode their in
sides with free railroad liquor, and hurrah
for the ''old man, !" who sees that the rail-
roads run the government. United
States senators make federal courts, and
federal courts make the laws ultimately
(which control the railroads, and all the
hat throwing for Roosevelt, when the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-24
HER WORK A SUCCESS
Special Officer Saves Many Giris-More
Money Needed.

While there was a goodly sum of
money pledged toward the salary of
the special officer employed by the HUI
name society to look after the inter-
est of young girls in the, city. little of
this money has been forthcoming. Mrs.
II. L. Farmer, who was employed for
that purpose, has been kept at work
and her salary has been paid from the
general fund Of the Humane society,
Notwithstanding the fact that this sum
is limited.
If, when the special officer was EN-.
ployed, it had been done as an expert
ment, the results have been sufficient
to warrant keeping her in that capaci-
ty. In the two months that she has
been at work she has accomplished a
great deal Of good, and more than one
girl can thank her for the help she
has given. In fact, the results have
been more than were expected by the
society. ....'..
An effort will be made soon to collect
the money that has been subscribed to-
ward her salary, as we'll as to raise
money to enlarge the work.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-24
THE SIREEICAR aCONo
"HANDED IT" TO NOLAN

W. 7. Nolan, the humorist and mem
Der Of the legislature from the forty
second district, is beginning to learn
that the. path of even a famous humor-
list is not strewn with flowers all the
way. The worst Of it is that every
body thinks a humorist legitimate
prey when attempting to play a joke.
Not many evening ago Mr.. Nolan
was returning from st. Paul, where he
had been on business connected with
the late senatorial contest. He was
greatly interested in a copy Of cur
rent magazine, and when the street.
car conductor called for his fare, Nolan
handed him a ten-dollar bill as calmly
as tho it was an everyday occurrence
and again devoted himself to his read
ing.
The "con' took the fare and smiled.
He had been the victim of more than
one Of the humorist's jokes, and here
was a chance to get even. Down deep
in his pockets he delyed, and when No
Ian looked up to get his change, he re-
ceived 1896 in nickels and dimes.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-24
Bryan Supports Roosevelt.

Mr.. Bryan g advice to the democratic
party is to forget itself. and help the
president brig about rate reform and
other reforms. Mr.. Bryan takes very
sensible view, even for a partizan, for,
if the president can bring about GER
tain reforms, the country will get the
benefit and the democratic party will
obtain a share of the credit. MI. Bry-
an was not quite so happy in his atti,
tude four years ago, when, after hav-
ing helped the republican party in the
war with Spain, he opposed the country
making logical disposition Of it's du-
ties and responsibilities. He raised the
fantastic imperialist issue and had
something handed to him. 1t. is signif-
cant of Mr.. Bryan's growing capacity
for public affairs that he is able today
to support the president in his we'll
meant efforts to bring about those re-
forms which will benefit the whole
country. -- g. .....
Another thing that is Of some curl
GUS interest is the fact that Bryan ap-
pears to have taken undisputed posses
sion Of the remains of the democratic
party. He speaks for it, writes for it
and, perhaps, prays for it, with none
to modest or make him afraid. Where
are Parker, Sheehan, Belmont, Hill
(retireD and the others who had such
violent call to wrest the democracy
from Bryanite hands few months
ago9 Have they nothing to offer either
in support Of or in opposition to the
presidents Do they propose to allow
Mr.. Bryan to be the intellectual leader
of his party for three years and then
tear the control from him again by
brute force9 Really, it is time the
"safe and sane" democracy made it.
self a factor in the fight before con
gress for railroad regulation. It is an
issue that is not strictly partizan, fol
did not their tin god, Grover, say in s
message to congress in 1896, before the
interstate commission had been de
prived Of its power to fix rates: The
justice and equity of the principles
embodied in the existing law (inter
state commerce law, passed for tn.
purpose of regulating transportation
charges, are everywhere conceded, AM
there appears to be no question tina
/ the policy thus entered upon has per
manent place in our legislation.
Tho president is merely trying to re
store to the eommigsio on powers Whiesl
before 1897 were conceded to be !,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-24
CITY, We WIS
SAY
THEY'RE FAKIRs
FoUR-HoUR SLEEP FADDIsTs De
NOUNCED WITH VIGoR.
Francis K. Ward, an Evangelist, Says
He Is Able to Work Any Number of
Hours and Never Feels Need of Rest
Until His Work Is Done.

Four,hour sleep faddists are de-
nounced as visionary fakirs and impos-
tiers by local physicians, but the new
idea seems to have taken strong hold
of the laity. s.,.,
"Ill double my salary" said work
"It's the worst pipe I've heard
yet, !, said doctor. ),
...sleep is a good deal like bathing, :"
said DR.. P. M. Hall. 'sSome people
require more than others. It's up to
the man himself. He knows how much
he is accustomed to and no two men
are alike, Many business men con
tinue to work on five or six hours
sleep, but they are working under high
pressure and use up their energy even
if they do not know it. I have never
known these high-pressure workers to
reach the three score and ten that is
supposed to be the allotted length of
life. Some persons don It take many
baths-and they show it; some don t
sleep many hours-and they show it.
and penalty for those who rush into
the new fad.''
"The laws of rhythmic action said
another physician, "show the fallacy
of this new idea. If a man wants to
close up his health books at the enc
of the year with the debts and credits
balancing, he hasn't any time to chase
after new theories. However much
sleep man requires, he must take it
The heart beats and rests with a Ger
tain rhythm. There is a certain
rhythm demanded in the dividing OF
work and rest, and woe to the unlucky
faddist who follows foolish advice. -
The statements of the physicians are
controverted by Francis K. Ward, al
evangelist, speaking this week at the
Union City Mission. "Before 1 was
led into the light and when. I was
working in the railroad business,' sale
Mr.. Ward, >seI required from eight t.
ten hours sleep. Now that I am doing
the Lords work, he upholds me by
his divine power and I am able to worl
any number of hours and never feel thu
| need of rest until the work is done.
rarely get six hours sleep, and mo-
often that much. l am upheld by s
| power outside of MYSELF
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-24
d.. RESENTED HER RESCUE
Hotel Guest Who Tried Suicide Object
ed to Assistance,

Registering under the name Of ''Mrs.
Gertrude Campbell fashionably at
tired woman attempted suicide at the
Hotel Nicollet last night by taking car
bolic acid. Whisky taken before
drinking the acid apparently with the
hope Of building up her courage, acted
as an antidote and undoubtedly saved
her life.
The case is shrouded in mystery.
After taking the acid, the woman sum-
moned the clerk and announced she was
going to die.
To the hotel attendants she de-
clared pathetically. she would not live
and it was gathered from her converse
ton that domestic trouble of some sort
was responsible. She was removed in
a carriage, the hotel employees profess
ing ignorance as to her destination.
|'Oh, why did you not let me die, ="
she walled, as she was being helped into
the carriage.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-24
The Clark Ordinance Again.

THE author of the Clark ordinance
Isl expected to present that measure at
a. joint meeting of the committee on
licenses and ordinances next Friday, and
later to the council. This ordinance
has beensrevised till all the features to
which any reasonable objection could be
made have been eliminated. All it pro-
poses is the forfeiture of license and
license money, in whole or in part, ac-
cording to circumstances, for cause. 1t
is measure which every member of the
council should support It proposes that
the penalties for violation Of the liquor
Laws shall mean something. AS it is
now, forfeiture Of license for gross vio-
lstion Of the law simply means paying
back the money for the unexpired por-
tfon Of the license, and the substitution
OF new name, while the business goes
right on, without even closing its doors.
That makes the law "a farce, and to OPP
pose this ordinance correcting that de-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-24
UNIQUE TOO SMALL
Hundreds Were Turned Away from
Peoples Church Sunday.

: The need of downtown tabernacle
for the People g church is receiving Sc
rious consideration by Minneapolis bust
ness men interested in Rev. G.. l.. Nor
rill g work. A plan is already under
consideration to build such tabernacle
and the best way to raise the money is
being discussed. : > -
The need Of such a place was seen
Sunday at the Unique theater, when it
was found necessary tor turn away over
a thousand persons who desired to hear
Mr. Morrill, s. address on the New Ulm
murder case Many came from ST..
1t has been suggested that the meet
ings be for men only, and that women
and children be asked to remain away,
but Mr.. Morrill, does not favor this plan
Others advise that a small admission fee
be charged as is done in other cities,
but this also meets with Mr.. Morrill, IS
disapproval. The alternatives are to
90 to the new Auditorium or to build a
downtown tabernacle. -: -. ..-
j. E. Rogers, owner of the Unique
theater, is considering adding another
story to the theater, which will give a
gallery. Of large proportions and mate
rally increase the seating capacity of
the theater. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-24
R. A. sKIRVING DEAD
Was Commercial Editor of the Mime
apolis Tribune.

Robert Ashton Skirving, commercial
editor Of the Minneapolis Tribune, died
at his residence, 1927 First avenue S,
yesterday after an illness of nearly a
years duration. He is survived by
his widow and one married daughter,
Mrs. Mary Wardwell.
Mr.. Skirving was born near Toronto.
Can, in 1916, and when his father died,
ten years later, he went to live with an
uncle in Toronto and later studied law
in that city, He then went to Winni-
came to Minneapolis twenty years ago
and became exchange editor Of the
Tribune. Later he became commercial
editor, holding that position until fail
ing health compelled him to retire last
April.