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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-03-29
Lived in a Trance 8.
for Fifteen Days
Mother and Daughter Fly pnotize
Each Other, Latter Dying
Physicians and Hypnotist Puz
zled by Strange Case
In New York.

New York, March "a One of
the most remarkable cases IN the
experience of the doctors of the
Presbyterian hospital ip this city
ended today in the death of Miss
LuelIa Huestis of Mount Vernon,
who with her mother. Mrs Jas II
Hnestis, hac, been in trance for
Is days prior to her death More
than two weeks ago both of the
women were Jound unconscious in
the home Henry w Heifcr, law
yer of this city, and were suppos-
ed to have been usphyxiated by
gas Neither bad since recovered
consciousness and physicians and
hYpnoiists were puzzled by their
nnaccountable condition. Miss
Huestis was an attractive young
woman, aged % years. Lack of
nourishment was the principal
cause of hel death as 1T had been
impossible to give her food except
ln llquie form and through tube.
Stin.ulnnls and oxygen were adj
miniStered without effect
A singular fact is that the
young woman's mother, who lay
in an adjoining room, began to
show signs of approaching death
soon after the d-th Of her daugh-
ter. Like her daughter the
mother also is greatly emaciated
and the physicians at the hospital
say that her low vitality Is due
principally TO starvation. One
specialist in hypnotism and phy>
slology who investigated tho case
has made public his conclusion
that the two women had uncon.
sclousIy hypnotized each other
and that gas asphyxiation had
nothing to do with the case. He
explained that he had himself been
hypnotized while hypnotizing a
patient and had only been awaken
ed by the arousing of the subject.
The case of the two women has
attracted the attention of scientists
all over the country.
An autopsy made tonight OH
the body OF Miss Huestis showed
that death had resulted from gas
poisoning.
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Skinner Released on Bond
Peculiar Circumstances Preced.
ing killing of Miller d Ander.
son Arought out at the Hear
ing.
Special to The State.

Special to The State.
Barnwell, March 25.-Mr Jas
ii Skinner, who killed Mr. Miller
d Anderson day before yesterday
near Dunbarton, applied this
morning for bail before Judge
ID A Townsend. The testimony
that was taken at the inquest, to-
gether with numerous affidavits,
was read and commented upon by
the attorneys, when the Judge an.
nounced that he would grant bail,
which was fixed at the sum of 81,
500.
From some Of the affidavlts, it
seems that In January Mrs Ander,
son was calling in q friendly way
on Mrs Skinner, her neighbor;
that Mr. Anderson, learning that
his wife was out calling on Mrs
Skinner, wrote his wife to come
home; that he did not want her to
call On such people. This note
offended the Skinner family who,
subsequently,, when thoy met Mr..
Anderson in Dunbarton, refused
to speak to him. This enraged
Mr. Anderson, who used such
gross and insulting language that
Mr. Skinner demanded Of him q
retraction, and this brought on q
fistcutf, wherein Mr. Anderson was
severely thrashed.
A number of witnesses swore
That Mr. Anderson threatened to
take Mr. Sklnner's life and that
these threats were communicated
to Mr. Skinner.
Defendant states IN his affidavit
that on morning of homicide Mr..
Anderson was at Dunbarton; that
in order to avoid him he arranged
to drive to his farm; that he got
his gun and some friends who had
beenon a visit to him, and TODD his
little nephew IN the buggy with
him. That while on the way he
saw a buggy in front of him; that
he did not know whose buggy it
was untl' he had driven up to 1t
when Mr.. Anderson calledIto him
and said: "You took advantage
of me bofore; we'll settle it now"
and drew his gun, when defen-
dant fred. Defendants
nephew swears to the same thing.
Mrs. Anderson wife of deceased
wAs in the buggy at rhe time de.
ceased was shot. She Gays Mr..
Skinner overlook them; that he
drove close to the buggy in which
they were riding and, calling to
Mr. Anderson, said: "Do you
want to SEQ me- and without
another word shot him. With
her dead husband at her side, her
lonely drive back to Dunbarton
was pathetic in the extreme
Numerous afiidavits were pro.
duced setting out the character
for peace Of MIR Skinner and the
rowdy character of Mr. Anderson.
At the June term the case will
probably be tried. Tho communi.
ty is shocked by this unfortunate
homicide.
Court adjourned today sine die.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-03-29
Marion Parr Waiting for Death
Three Weeks Away
Reading Simple Bible Stories
Does Not Seem to Fear His
Execution ind is Glad
TEut He Has Con-
fessed Awful
Deed.
] he State, 25th inst.

Nitb fingers gripping the graf
ell door of his cell and one arm
thrust through one of the inter-
stices, Marion Parr looked out
into the beautiful daylight yester-
day afternoon. His vista was
limited, for on the outer edge of
the five-foot corridor which rurs
in front of tho cells is the grating
which shuts in the cell block.
Across this corridor and through
the grating, Parr must look and
then through II barred window.
The iron rips the picture of the
world which he can see like great
stripes OF pitch which fiend
might daub overs beautiful can
vas. Day after day Parr sits
there and gazes into the blue sky
and the tops of the newly-green
trees, and in the morning the sun,
shine strikes through this purticu-
lar window and foods the cold,
hard, whltewashed walls, with a
golden light. For three weeks
IN 'ro he must sit there and then
he will never see the light of day
again. For Marion Parr will bc
hanged on Friday, April 14th
Parr does not impress one us
murderer, although he has con.
fessed that he SO brutally killed
Clarence Shealy, and does not
hesitate to admit it when question
ell.
lie has the manner and ar-
pearance of the ordinary mill
operative, rather talI, an,omlc in
color and with expt esslonless
eyes and a puerile beard. Yes.
terday he was clad in an old p,ir
of trousers and IL brown flannel
uhdershirt. He was seated on
the edge of his cot reading when
a reporter came to his cell door.
"What's that book you're
reading,' asked the reporter.
This is Mothers Bible
Storles," and he held up the
printed pages SO that the visitor
might see the simply wolded yer
sion of tho Book of books.
Parr says he has been reading
for sometime and Is trying to get
himself into proper state for his
approaching death. He does not
seem to anticipate his end with
terror, and talk about it casual
ly.
"Don you feel better since
you have confessed 2" he was ask
ed.
eyes, l do. Before confess
ed | was miserable and every time
turned Shealey's face came up
in front of me. While 1 was be-
ing looked for / was wild man,
but when l was arrested great
load seemed to have been lifted
from me-"
"Do you ever see the boys
lac. now2'
eyes, sir. Sometimes at night
/ wake in cold sweat, and see
him staring at me with awful
eyes. But l am trying to gel
ready to meet my God, and when
my time comes won't finch"
"Why did pou kill the boy 2"
cit was what he said to me.
Those words were what did the
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-03-29
Surrendering Cotton at 8 Cents.
Newton Enterprise.

Newton Enterprise.
A few farmera are now selling
cotton, whenever they can get 8
cents. One day last week the
Newton Cotton Mills needed some
cotton they offered 8 cents and bv
right 100 bales came in. The
Monbo Mills one day last week
also offered 8 cents and got 100
bales. But the farmers will not
sell under s cents. There never
before was so much cotton in the
spring in Catawba county.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-03-29

For letter heads, noteheads,
billheads, circulars and all kinds
of printing neatly and quickly
printed, send your work to this
Office. Roy S Strait.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-03-29

Foley's Honey and Tar is best
for Group and whooping cough,
contains no opiates, and cures
quickly Careful mothers keep it in
the house. Sold by Funderburk
Pharmacy.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-03-29

Foley's Kidney Cure makes
kidneys and bladder right. Don't
delay taking. Sold by Funder-
burk Pharmacy.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-03-29

Foley's Honey and Tar contains
no opiates, and will not consti-
pate like nearly oil other cough
medicines. Refuse Substitutes
Sold by Funderburk Pharmacy. =
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1905-02-11
GROUP

Begins with the SYMPTOMS OF . common
sold; there 10 chilliness, sneezing. sore
throat, hot akin. quick pulse, hoarseness
and impeded respiration. Give frequent
email doses Of Billiards. Horehound
Syrup, (ths child will cry for i) and ut
the 6rst sign Of . croupy cough. apply
frequently Ballard's Snow Liniment to
the throat.
Mrs. A. vilet, New Castle. Colo. writes
March 18th, 1901: II think Ballard'e
Horehound Syrup . wonderful remedy,
and % pleasant" sc. 800 and VI. Sold
at T. ]. Liable drug store.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1905-02-11
LOST NOTE.
To whom il may concern:

To whom ii may concern:
That certain promissOry note subscri-
bed by Albert P. Resweber. to the order
of Rosemond Lenormand. for the sum Of
One hundred dollars (slOlOO) dated Nov
24th 1902. due November cath 1904. o.
cured by vendors mortgage. and held
and owned by the undersigned. has been
lost. The public is warned not to nego'
tiate the same.
(SigneD RosemOnd Lenormand
st. Martinyille, La, Jan. 3rd 1905.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1905-02-11

It 10 stated that Of the ninety
Colouels and Majors listed on the
Governors STAFF, not enough to
make up corporal's guard have
signi6ed their Willingness to at
tend the Presidents Roosevelt in
auguration and stand for inspec-
ton and comparison with the off,
GERS of the Army and Navy for
whom the facings have long since
ceased to present any intricacies.
When, ct the command, . soldier
faces to the left aud his next door
neighbor at his left faces to the
right, . tsblsau 10 presented, %
they look into each others physio-
gnomies that smuses the by-sts n
ders even more than when . squad
Diversity in marching. some start
ing With the left and others with
the right foot These evolutions
are simple, but Majors and Colo.
nels should know them.-The Peo-
pie.
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Reward,
800.
500


The rssders Of this paper will be plea
ED TO learn that there IL at least one
dreaded disease that science has been
sble = cure In all IT. stages. and that 81
Catarrh. Halle Catarrh Cure IL the on
II positive cure now known 10 the medi-
cal fsNternitv. CstarTh being . consti-
tutioual diseases. requires . constitu-
tioual Treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure
is taken internally. acting directly upon
Che blood and mucous surfaces Of the
system. thereby destroying the founda-
ton Of TIN diseases, and giving the pa
tient strsnRth By building up the con-
stitution and assisting nature In doing
III work. The proprietors have 90 much
IaltA In IL curative powers that they
uRer One Hundred Dollars for any case
that Il fails 10 cure. Send for list Of ties.
tinouials. Address
FL. CHENEY q CO., Toledo. o
Sold By oil Druggists.
Take Halle Family Pills for constipation
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FRAUD EXPOSED

A few counterfeiters have lately
been making and trying to sell i'm
itstious Of DR.. Kings New Disco
very for Consumption, Coughs and
Colds. and other medicines, there
by defrauding the public. This is
to warn you TO beware of such peo-
pie. who seek to profit, through
stealing the reputation of remedies
which have been successfully cur
ing disease. for over IS years. A
sure protection, to you. 10 our name
on the wrapper. Look for it, on
all Dr.. Kings, or Buoklen's reme-
dies, 20 eli Others are mere imita-
tons. II. E. BucKLRN 4 Co., Chi
cago, ILL.,, and Windsor. Canada.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1905-02-11

Last Saturday was about the
coolest day Of this winter, and the
drizzling rain frose as it fell max
ing . crystal covering for the trees
and everything exposed, the tele-
phone wires looked like large cot
ton threads. The sight was truly
beautiful one, but euch weather
creates q hardship upon the peo-
who are not accustomed to such
weather and who are not prepared
for such intense cold. The suffer-
ing OF the stock 10 also very great.
The series Of cold weather during
this winter were much more then
the past few winters and caused
the people to burn much more fuel
than they expected, and at this
time the supply 10 very short, il
not entirely exhausted. Wood,
especially 10 very scarce at this
time. .
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1905-02-11
NOTICE.

st. Martinville. La. Jan. 80. 1905
Ibee 20 inform my friends and Pa
irons Of the Post-Ofice aud the Public In
general that am still . candidate for
reappointment to the Postmaster ship
at this place.
Respectfully.
R. ]. BIENvENU.
Postmaster.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1905-02-11

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
All druggists refund the money II 1t faias
to cure. E. W. Groves signature is 90
Is cents. each box.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1905-02-11
NOTICE.

Hunting and TresspassinG on my place
h strictly prohibited. any person caught
doing 90. will be prosecuted to tn full
est extent Of the law.
BUDD sTEEN.
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POTTER, p. o. LA.

soUxE coLLEo1 10 the Leading ~
Ru1iials frainIng aey,ooi n ~ SsS1S
IL Is recognized everywhere - . W11os
AWAKE, Practical, Reliable, Progressive,
Popular and 9usceSsfu1 school. n mA1o3
no delueivf promises to secure sto0on19
9OULE COLLEGE owns and oooo1ooD
me Finest Business School Dua111m4 -
America. - Experienced Teachers. D0ok-
Send fog New Illustrated Circular.
0kO. SOULS Z o01o
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That Beautiful Gloss
comes from the varnish In Devoe's. Var
nish Floor Paint: costs cents more q
quart though. Sold By I. ]. Liable.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-10-05
He Got II.


On the day following the railroad
wreck near Harrisburg, Pa. recently
while party of newspaper men were
waiting in one OF the company's Offices
awaiting news, word came that some
OF the railroad claim agents had al.
ready settled with and secured re
leases from some of the injured pas.
sengers.
That called forth a story of the ex.
perience of a claim agent who had
been sent to settle with a passenger
injured in a wreck on a southern rail-
road, in which a coach had rolled
down an embankment. The passen-
ger had several ribs and leg broken.
scalp wound and internal injuries
and the railroed man stood ready 10
have paid his $500 for a release.
When asked what he thought would
be right. the injured passenger, an
Arkansan, said:
Wall, stranger, that was a pretty
long fall. They tell me that that car
must have rolled about sixty feet
think l ought to get 81 q foot, any
way"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-10-05
THE eLuNpER OF ECONOMY.
Frequently There 10 Wisdom in Keep
ing Up Appearance

ing Up Appearance
women have good may sins laid
to their charge, and extravaganza in
dress Is one OF them. Bul there are
some instances in which this not
wholly feminine failing is comm and-
aDle. II was recently stated that in
times OF financial depression men In
variably curtxil their expenditure in
iress. whereas women go ON arraying
themselves just as IL nothing had hap
pened. This certainly counts one to
them. Ii may look like fooishness
and needless extravaganza on the face
OF 1t, whereas II really goes a long
way toward saving a situation. Econ
omy Is mistake at such times. To
begin with, appearances must be kept
up. To advertise financial depression
Is disastrous. II is always distinctly
encouraging to have seeming evil
dences OF prosperity before the eyes.
Again, IL everybody began cutting
down expenses, as men invariably do
directly stocks fall, there would soon
be little or no money in circulation
Clearly women are In the right-are
they not invariably so?-and men
wholly In the wrong in this matter.
Tailors and outfitters answer EN-
phatically In the Affirmative. They
droop and pine while diapers and
modistes fourish.-London World.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-10-05
Got Even with the professnr

Prof Robert c. Brooks OF Swarth.
more college is a great stickler for
hard, persistent work on the part of
his students, and is correspondingly
disinclined to regard with favor any
thing savoring of dilettanteism. One
day recently a young lady of the col
lege approached him with a request to
be allowed to attend a certain lecture
course he was giving, at the same
time expressing her great regret that
she was unable to register for regular
work in IL.
Certainly, certainly, the oxygen's
free, | suppose" answered the profes.
sor rather sententiously.
The students smiled as the young
lady took her seat with a dazed ex-
preston but at the next meeting OF
the class she had her revenge. Pass
ing the professors desk at the begin.
ming of the hour, she inquired sweetly
rs the hot air still free. professor Y'-
New York Times.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-10-05

George w. Perkins is credited with
this story: A certain banker with
whom he is well acquainted was sit
ting at his desk the other day when a
well-known broker came in on bust
ness. The broker was carrying a little
handbag, and he seemed in a great
hurry. Il want to borrow million, .
he exclaimed before he had even taken
chair. The banker, though a man of
long experience with many men, was
bit taken by surprise. "A million
dollar loan Is not such a small mat
ter" he replied; sit down and well
talk 1t over. Let me take your bag"
Not on your life" interrupted the
broker. i've ALREADY got three mil
lions in there" Ana he opened the
bag to convince the banker, who made
no further delay in granting the loan.
New York Times.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-10-05
Mrs. lima potts

Frequent backache and distressing
pains, accompanied by offensive dis
charges and generally by irregular
and scanty menstruation indicate dis
placement or nerve degeneration of
the womb and surrounding organs.
The question thatNtroubles women
Is how can a woman who has souo e.
male trouble bear healthy chi1
Mrs. Anna Potts, of $40 Park no
Hot Springs, Ark, writes |f
My Dear Mrs Pinkham:- E
During the early part of my mad
was delicate in health both my hui
were very anxious for a child I'd
home, but had two miscarriages
not carry child to maturity.
who had been cured by Lydia X
Vegetable Compound advised me IL
did 50 and soon felt that / was proS
stronger, my headaches and bachachen ..
me, l had no more bearing down pain m
felt like new woman. Within a "
became the mother of a strong, he
child, the joy of our home. Lydia K 'n*
hams Vegetable Compound is certa1 =
splendid remedy, and / wish every +
who wants to become mother would ~ 1< n
Actual sterility in woman Il ~>rv
rare. III any woman thinks She e n1.<.
lie, let her try Lydia f. Pinl< nm'n
Vegetable Compound and write &
Pinkham, Lynn, Mass Her ad@ -
free TO expectant or would be ne 1
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-10-05
Easy.

Down in one Of the west side free
kindergartens Is an enthusics site
young teacher who, having boastfuIly
Wanted the superior intelligence OF
her scholars. came dire cropper re-
Gently when an unlocked for visit
from the principal resulted in over.
much testing of this alleged clever
ness.
The first child to be selected for
quizzing was a bright-eyed little Jew,
and to him the Question put by his
smiling teacher, was, Now, Abraham.
how many seasons are there and what
are they. Don't be afraid to speak
up. | know you can answer correct
ly.
Two" same the prompt reply; "the
busy season and the slack season.
New York Times.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-10-05
WAITED LONG r. srtDE.

0eath-6ed Wedding Ar.t c1cades Of
Faithful ese.
Pathetic interest T. 80 .tI, to the
recent marriage of III oi couple In
Bohemia. For sevch IL 2 years
Franz Rossner had lie i..;hful to his
early love. Although q incerely
devoted to her, and s rccil rocated
his affections with -l warmth.
there were always obs r. The way
OF their becoming mar ar wife. At
last, when he was O. IS death-bed,
he sent for his long-&aiing sweet
heart, and they were ed. The
husband had passed LIS hundredth
birthday. and his WIFI was ninety
three. Forty-eight hours after the
ceremony Rossner died.
There have been nun orous instances
or people marrying whose ares were
vastly different; but the recent case
or Senior Alviti and his wife is prob
ably the most unequal love match that
has been chronicled during the last
hundred years. Alviti was an Italian
lawyer, and a widower Al the ad-
vanced age of 101 he became en-
lnored OF young womca of &c. so
srdently cid he press his suit that
lie accepted him, and the ill-assorted
air were made man and wife.
In 1888 there was solemnized one of
the most extraordinary marriages that
have ever been heard of At little
chapel In Derbyshire. IN old woman
OF 80 was married by the full consent
OF his. parents to a lad of Ia years.
So infirm was the bride that she had
to be carried to and from the altar In |
chair. After the ceremony she |
called for her crutches, and COM
handing her youthful husband to |
dance, she shuffled herself as well as
she could.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-10-05

"Sambo." said the owner OF a coun-
try place to his gardner. concerning
that tree wanted you to cut down.
my wife thinks It had better be al
lowed TO stand"
We'll. All think IL ought ter come
down. Massa Brown" was the reply.
What aAe your reasons for thinking
so, Sambo?"
We'll, sir. de first reason am dat
de tree done keep de light OF de green
house; de secon' reason am dat it's
gettin' old. and de third reason am dat
cut II down last night. Harper
Weekly.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-10-05

II was only very recently that cleo.
trio lights were installed in the WON
ems galleries Of the house OF commons
In London. The only kind OF accom-
mediation once offered to feminine Wis
itors there was kind OF loft between
the ceiling and roof. from which per
haps dozen were permitted TO take
furtive peeps at the proceedings below
Under these circumstances many
adopted the plan Of Disgusting them
selves In male attire, In order to gain
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-10-05

The original Laxative Cough Syrup
IS kennedy's Laxative Honey and
Tar II expels all colds from the
system by acting az a cathartic on
the bowels. 1t relieves the feverish
conditions of the throat, draws ont
the Inflammation, cures the cough
and strengthens the mucous mem.
branes of the lungs and bronchial
tubes Kennedy's Laxative Honey
and Tar is a certain, safe, PROMPT
and harmless cure for colds, croun
and whooping cough. Sold by w. L
Benedict.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-10-05
English Were co~sideres eru.e..

A Latin poem OF the middle ages
preserved In the Berlin library deals
with the moral or p steal peculiari-
ties ascribed to countri~e and to great
cities. The Englishman is character
lied as false and tailed ard therefore
brute: "Anglicus a tergo caudam
gerit; est pecus ergo" This idea.
however. Is supposed 10 have origf-
mated in a peculiar way of essing
the e." once In VOGUE the
Angl. rans.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-10-05
Nourlshmert Of the Moth

A father who is fond OF putting n
boys through natural history e. i.
nations is often surprised by Il or
mental agility. He lately asked II "a
10 tell him what animal is salts ID
with the least amount OF nouris :
ment.. The moth" one of them
shouted, Confidently. 1T eats nothing
but holes. "-.youth's Companan.