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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-03-14


in The News by Miss Marie Craig
is very read be and contains
much that was news othis scribe.
The account given of the burial
of Andrew Jackson, Sr., is sensa-
tional and full Of romance. 1t is
hard to believe that men pro.
ducing such posterity would
give way to drink, and make such
an inhumane job in the last act
done for their fellow. The Incl.
dent is said to come from Mr..
Reece Massey (second hand |
believe,) whom we all know to
have been well posted generally.
One other thing in the communi
cation was the noted, brilliant
characters born and raised in the
Waxhaw section. Leaving out
General jackson, the writer in.
troduced number of the best
men South Carolina ever rro-
duced.
BY the wav, Miss Craig is a
daughter Of j. E. Craig whose
wife was Miss brennan, if | re
member correctly. She should
write more.
Your Macon, Ga, correspon-
dents articles are read with in
tsrest. Nav he continue to give
events of the Central city. am
not sure | know who that writer
is, but it is not SO much the man
as the matter. o
The papers tell you all about
the campaign which is now going
on in this State, and also exhi bit,
usually on first page, (Journal
and Constitution,) pictures. -
Oh, suchspictures and mud sling
ing! Too bad Smith is Ger
tainly in the lead now, but no
accounting what may he in the
end 1t is thought that The rail
road and other corporations will
use big money on Howell; there.
fore, as money is power we must
see the end to know how much
power is put forth.
Your city / mean old Lancas
ter) continues to improve. Murh
credit is due TO one man. | al.
lude to Col. Leroy Springs, who
has certainly done much for
Lancaster. Why not the good
work continue? 1t is his inter.
est to add to his holdings and in
directly help the town
l see you have another bank,
which is able to make a fine
showing in very short time. 1t
is a marvel to older persons 10
know how they got along with
out banking institutions. Now
they must be established in every
little town. Such is life.
The fourth bank has been re-
Gently organized here, aggregate
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-03-14

capital about $600,O00, besides
three or four building and loan
organizations. The city of Val
dosta has made wonderful strides
in material prosperity and every
body seems to have confidence III
its future. Recently large sums
of money have been used in the
city proper. Cement paving and
brick streets, etc which will
likely continue indefinitely.
am anxious for some of your
rest men to pass this way and
"lie over" long enough to see
the city movement.
My, my, what big matter
has grown out of Morrison's s
assassination, or, 1 might say,
the murder of Will Floyd, and
the end is not yet. One thing
Is sure: Sheriff Hunter will
talk back if his toes are tramped
on. l have not the least idea
the parties suing will ever get
a cent of damage out Of the
county, but it is vexatious and
expensive to defend.
Sc you have the Express Of
flee up town. Continue to con
tend for depot and postoffice
building and they will both be
supplied.
You know, Mr.. Editor, you
must do all the talking and do il
free at that. Hardly just, but
you have got into that way OF
doing and will have to keep it up.
You know, Mr.. Editor, l have
been trying to get your farmers
TO make pindars as part of their
crop. l still urge trial. 1t is
a very important crop in this
section. Easy to cultivate and
the hogs do the balance and get
fat on them. Car load after car
load, perhaps 20 cars, have been
ordered here for planting pur
poses.
If this is worth a place in
your paper, my friends in Ian.
caster will know that | am still
on the land among the living.
forgot, at the proper place,
to suggest that Lancaster estab-
lish a system of water works.
No town can afford to do without
such a plant. 70 have good
supply of water flowing through
your streets is inestimabIe.
L thought l would ask abou,
the Kershaw and Lancaster line
From some things that 1 have
seen | think the latter is fearful
that this line will be established
a little too far North TO suit their
feelings and purse. AS YOU see,
L look on from a distance.
Yours truly,
j. w. Twitty.
VaIdosta, Ga, March 12.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-03-14

DR.. j. II. Thornwell, d. d.,
OF Fort Mill, was in town yester,-
day.
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-07-25
unItea Labor pnrtr.

The United Labor party was organ
bed recently at Altoona, Pa. and
the following ticket was nominated;
AssembIyman from the First legisln.
tive district George A, Mctresor. n
member OF TIE Railway Trainmen: for
sheriff. James J, Hyland III the PRINT
ers' Union; prothonotary, n. r. Wolf OF
the carpenters union; Jury commits.
sioner IT, A. Mcintyre Of the machin-
lists organization. Morris J. Holland
was chosen the party's chairman
The party adopted the first paragraph
Of the Declaration Of Independence and
declared for an eight hour law en-
ployers liability law and enforcement
or the child labor law,
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That English soldiers or sailors
should strike for more pay in a way
such as we are accustomed to in trades
sounds impossible, but such things
have occurred, the last time being in
April 1871, when the sailors demanded
higher wages and literally struck. 9TH
erwise mutinying The admiralty
agreed to meet their demands. but not
doing SO at once, the sailors aboard the
London struck or mutinied again, and
for ordering the marines to fire. there
by killing some men. Admiral Colpoys
and his captain were made prisoners
BY the sailors. on May 10 a special
act was passed granting the increased
pay, aud the king pardoned the mutt
neers London Telegraph.
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The record Of a ships voyage is
called It's log because the observations
Of Its speed. usually taken hourly, BY
the log line are a very important factor
IN the record The log line is so called
because the float attached TO the line
was originally a small log or atick on
wood This log" is now square or
Triangular piece Of board weighted so
that II sits upright In the water. The
log line is divided by knots or marks
into lengths Of fifty-one feet, which il
about one ne-hundred-and-tw
Of marine mile, so that the ship is
going as many marine miles or knot
In an hour as the number OF knots or
lengths that rim OF The reel ia half
minute when the "logr is thrown ove:.
board.
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a GHOST AND
n LA WyUTT

copyright 1906. by I. D. Marshall1
In one OF the west counties of Eng
land, on one of the highways leading
into and out OF a good sized town. there
used to stand ON the brow of hill a
house Familiarity spoken of as the house
with the red wing.
By and by there was lawsuit and
the place was sold TO Squire Hender-
son. lie in turn sold 1t to one Saunder-
son. Saunderson made some of the
rooms habitabIe, secured the services
Of AIN old woman for housekeeper and
one March day became resident.
A month passed away without any
unusual incident Mr. Saunderson
made repairs to the fences, had the
trees trimmed up and arranged to re-
paint the house later on. lie testified
In a conrt Of law Later on that he
plumed himself on having made good
bargain and that lie was perfectly
satisfied with the place until a queer
circumstance happened. Mrs. Scovill.
the housekeeper, was nearly fifty years
old, and was known as sensible wo-
man and one educated above her sta.
ton Her room was on the second
story back, and one morning she motif
fed the master that on The night pre-.
yous, at about the hour OF midnight
she was awakened by some noise she
could not make out II was moon
light night. and on looking from the
window she saw man carrying an
other man on his back and crossing the
open ground, TO disappear 10 spinny
or thicket There was an outdoor en-
trance 10 the cellar, and the man and
his burden seemed to have come from
there The man with the burden did
not seem to walk. but rather to glide.
She was certain that the man on lis
back was corpse. SHE admitted be-
Ing too frightened 20 call the master. but
jumped Into bed. covered Up her head
and was all In trcmbIe uDtil morning.
Mr. Saunderson laughed at the won
an and gave her story scant attention.
ON the third night she saw the same
sight again, and next morning she was
for leaving her place. The master
promised 20 watch from rcar window
in the red wing, and for three nights
he did watch, and nothing happened.
The moon was fulling all the time, and
on the fourth night the grounds in the
rear OF the house were almost as light
as day. II was testified by others that
they had read print outdoors that night.
At exactly a quarter past II and with. /
out the slightest preliminary warning
there Issued from the outdoor entrance I
TO the cellar n man with another man
on his back. Mr. Saunderson could not
see the face Of the living man. nor
could he well make cut his form. but
tho face Of the burden was plaln 10
him. It wns that OF q Young and wpu
dressed man, having black hair and
OF the same color The body
was rigid. as If life had departed some
hours before.
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The nInnk 80

"Black Maria Il, familiar term,
with an origin more or less mysterious.
It has been suggested that Maria"
really represents the old word mari.
nated.' which meant transported or
married" slang expression formerly
applied to persons chained or hand.
cuffed together Oh the way TO jail. But
more attractive Is the story chat ID
the old colonial days a gigantic and
brawny negress kept sailors board.
ing house at Boston and frequently lent
her strength to the cause Of law and
order. Once she took three sailors to
the lookup unassisted send for Black
Maria" II Is said. became regular
way Of limiting that man ought to be
foiInd
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A Mystery Solved
LorIelnal.l

tOriginal]
resIoI kemsky, a young Russian.
came to America to join his brother
Dmitrl. On reaching the little hamlet
IN the far west, where he expected 70
ind his brother, Petrol learned that
ne had disappeared under very sns-
picious circumstances.
Dmitri Remsky, who had come over
some years before, had sought work
win John Mason, who kept store.
Dmltri had found 1t difficult to get on
not knowing the language or the CHS.
toms Of the country, and when he an
pled TO Mason for employment was
literally starving Mr.. Mason took nitv
on him and fed and clothed him Ma
SOD, seeing that he was intelligent adj
Vanced him gradually from a mere or
rama poy to clerk and at last gave him
charge Of the store during his own alb
sence, which was quite often.
me youngster, who was now about
twenty, showed the most intense pra Il.
tude for his treatment indeed he con
sldered himself so well off that be sent
MS savings to Russia to bring his
brother over, knowing the dreadful
copdition Of the Russian peasant ana
desiring to give Petrol the same All
vantages as himself Petrol was due
70 arrive Ia a week, when one evening
q blizzard such as ia not unusual Ia
tne west came UP. During the night
Mason heard footsteps Id the store ba-
low his rooms, but al his clerk silent
there thought nothing about 1t. IN the
morning Mason went to his cash draw
er and found the contents some $3.50
gone The clerk was nowhere to be
found.
All that day the snow swirled. the
wind howled. while the thermometer
stood at 20 degrees below zero. 1t was
impossible to so in search Of the fugi-
tive. Indeed It was not expected that
ne could get very far away, though the
blizzard had not reached great severity
till near morning, and he might have
covered a good deal of ground during
the night. When it cleared the snow
was still too deep to warrant search,
and II was not for some time longer
that At completely disappeared. Then
Mason went out by different avenues
looking for his money, but found no
trace of 1t and gave 1t up for lost.
It was about this time that Petrol
appeared to learn that his brother had
repaid his benefactors by making OF |
with their cash. The poor Joy was
crushed. He could not believe that his
brother could be so base. The Masons
treated him kindly and, though they
had been robbed by one brother, con
sented to put the other In his place.
But Petrol was too much absorbed In /
what had become of Dmitri to be of
steady use. AS soon as he had earned
little money be would sally forth to
search for him, only returning. when
his money was gone. Mason humored
him and permitted him to spend his
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time in this way without discharglng
him.
But week after week. month after
month, passed away, and there was
no news of Dmitri. Mason believed
that he had made his way to another
region, though he did not see how he
could have done SO in face of the biz
Yard, against which no human being
could have striven long. But If he
had fallen surely bis bones must be
bleaching not far from the scene of his
robbery. Every foot of ground had
been searched, and no trace had been
discovered.
Petrol alone refused to believe that
his brother had taken the money.
Spring passed into summer and sum
mer into winter, but the young fellows
excursions instead of ceasIng grew
longer Instead of hunting within a
dozen miles Of the village he extended
his tours over several principal routes
into other regions. He neither heard of
Dmltri or found his remains The rob-
berry would have been forgotten had it
not been kept alive by the perseverine
Petrol and his interest in saving his
brothers honor. AS 1t was. the affair
became more and more mystery. For
miles around the people were discuss.
ing the possibility or Dmitri's getting
through the blizzard and III he had how
he had done 1t.
Then Petrol one day set of. resolv
Ing to follow course III which he
would be best shielded by an imaginary
tempest He first circled arouud
low hill; then struck out for wood.
Emerging from this, he deliberated
how next to proceed Finally he con-
Guided to follow d creek. Reaching 4
place where 1t appeared that the bank
had caved, he stopped and looked
about him. Below him he noticed
boot protruding from the soil He
went down to 1t and pulled Ii away. ex.
posing a foot Scratching away. he
came to leg and at last exposed
body thinly covered by earth that had
fallen on It It was the body OF
Dmitri.
AS soon as Petrol had recovered
from the shock be searched the cloth
ing for the missing money. There
was only little change iii the vest
pocket.
Dmitri had fallen on his face. had
been covered with snow. and when It /
melted portion of the bank had fallen
and covered him. He was about TO
leave the body 10 90 back for assist
ance when he noticed about five yards
ahead a Bit Of cloth protruding as the
boot had peotruded from the soil. He
went to It and little by little uncov-
cred another body that of man. He
was lying on the ground. but had
turned. with revolver in his hand
pointing back. In bis pocket was $3.50.
Dmitri Went back and examined his
brothers. body. There was bullet
hole in the chest.
The riddle was solved. A thief had
entered the store. taken The money and
made OF. with the clerk after him.
The thief wns Identified as one who
had broken jail the same night.
SPENCER TROWBRIDCF
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Natural specfscIcu.

Many birds are provided with natural
Epectacles, transparent membrane
called the third eyelid. This third eye
lid when not In use lies folded in the
inner corner Of the eye Two muscles
work it, spreading II over the cornea or
folding It up again much more cleverly
than a man can put on on take off his
spectaclea. But for its third eyelid the
eagle could not look at the sun. The
specialized bear belongs to Chile. It's
Latin name is Ursus ornatus. 1t Is
black, and around its eyes pale rings
are drawn which have exactly the aD-
pearance Of pair OF goggles.--St.
Louis Globe-D Democrat.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-07-25
Girl slaves In china.

A native writer in a Chinese pubIica.
ton remarks; when girl Is sold in
China she becomes the slave OF her
owner and a part of his property. She
no longer retains her freeborn rights,
but surrenders them all to the will OF
those who own her. She receives no
compensation for her labor, but is
obliged TO accept such raiment and
food as her owner may be pleased to
give her In cases OF tyranny or gross
cruelty she cannot appeal for redress.
She may be resold, given away or cast
of in the streets at the arbitrary will
Of her master All freedom Is denied
her. and she remains a tool and chat
tel In the hands of her owner until she
Is sold again or until death releases
her from her unwilling fate.''
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The average velocity Of the wind Is
low, In most places between i've and
ten miles m hour corresponding re-
spectlvely 20 wind pressure Of from
two ounces 70 eight ounces square
foot During portions OF nearly every
day, however, somewhat higher vcloc
tiles are recorded, since the averages
contain considerable periods OF very
light hreezes occurring often within Il
few hours before and after sunrise
and sunset There are few lays with
out periods Of brisk breezes Of from
fifteen to twenty miles an hour
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-07-25

The man with the burden did not
walk like living man. AS the house.
keeper eontended. he seemed to glide.
In making for the thieket he passed
over bit OF ground which the spring
sun had softened up. and If a live man
he must leave footprints there. When
he had disappeared into the thiclket
Mr.. Saunderson went out TO look for
traces He testified that he found the
footprints of a rat. hare and bird in
the soft soil, but Of nothing else. You
may believe that he was startled and
puzzled, but. being hard headed man.
he was not ratified Next day he got
youpg farmer to come and sit up with
him for the night and observe and cor
roborate him Mrs. ScovliI was also
present At quarter past II the same
thing happened ms on the night before.
Next day a workman with a pick
went over the cellar bottom and inves-
tlgated until sure that 1t did not hold
a grave. Then the thicket was search
ed foot by foot without uncovering any
horror. Next night the master, house
keeper and three persons OF good
standing witnessed the carrying away
Of the dead man. Then Mr.. Snunder-
son went to the squire and demanded
the return Of bis money on the ground
that the house was haunted. The
squire was just able to hobbie about,
but not to put in d night at tile houso
with the red wing. He sent two per
sons Of his acquaintance, however, but,
10 and behold, nothing whatever hap.
pened. They were there on the second
and third night. but nothing came Of 1t. 4
Mr. Saunderson and his witnesses In
sisted TINT they had seen what they
had seem, the housekeeper refused TO
stay another day. and as the squire
intimated that the purchaser of the
place was trying to work some sort Of
swndle on him 1 suit ut law was IN
Etituted against him.
From the day the suit was begun
Mr.. saunderson bad two men III the
house every night IN order to be fair
with the squire he allowed him 10 have
the same number Tie owner had got
the idea that the man with the burden
appeared only at about the full of the
moon. but was not going to miss any
chances Not a thing happened until I
q month had passed--a month from the
date of the things first appearance,
Then it reappeared and was seen for
four nights in succession. When FIVE
or six people see a thing four or five
times over and swear to II, what are
you going to do about It? You can't
call them liars and perjurers can you?
You may not believe it possible that
they saw what they said they saw.
but you are one TO FIVE.
Hundreds Of people journeyed miles
and miles to see the house during the
at law. and the press Of
England published hundreds of opin-
Ions and theories regarding the ghost.
but there was never my solution salts
fastsry to the public and never viii be.
What the witnesses saw they saw.
Htw II came about that such a sight
WIS presented TO them you will have
o figure out for yourself
~ QUAD.
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According 10 statistics given out by
the officers Of the International Cigar.
makers union, the average length Of
life Of union cigarmalsers has Increased
over fifteen years since 1888. the span
OF life of the cigapnaler's wife hay.
ing increased eight years ii that 10,
rlod- The Percentage Of those who die
from tuberculosis was reduced from
"a per cent IN 1855 to "a per cent ii
1908. The statement sets forth TINT
these improvements followed ana were
The result Of the establishment OF the
eight hour day IN 1884.
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ROOSEVELT
THE ISSUE
Democrats See This In Con-
gress Campaign
BUT WILL PUSH FOR TARIFF
Republican Policy on That Pleases Them
Democratic Congressional
Committee Short Of
Money.
BUT WILL PUSH FOR TARIFF

Washington, July 25.--'rlc announce
lment from Oyster Bay that the Repub-
licans viii stand pat in the taliif III
the coming congressional campaign was
good news at the headuarters Of tic
Democratic congressional campaign com.
mittee here. Tie managers of tile Dem.
|ocratic campaign were afraid tho Presi.
dent would insist that Speaker canon
and his army Of congressional spellbind-
ers should 90 out and, on the authority
of the President make some definite
promise of tariff modification. Recently
the Democratic committee has been M.
ceiVing reports from minority members
~ Congress ia various parts of tle coun.
try and these are all to the effect that
the people are not inclined To support
the stand pat policy much longer. III
h the decision Of the Democratic com
mittee 10 push the tariff issue notwith-
standing the announcement from oyster
BaY that the Republicans intend to con
duct another stand pats campaign.
II il pretty well understood here chat
the committee does not count 10 much
on the tariff as on President Roosevelt
and his record News drifts III from
many parts Of the country to the effect
that Republican congressman who went
away from Washington less than
month ago privately saving unkind
things Of the President are now appeal
ing for reelection for Rooseyclt's sake
50 i Il evident that tie campaign mill
be stand BIZ Roosevelt. raider tlan
stand BY the tariff Many .of the Re-
publican members OF Congress who are
up for reelection sdare not 10 before
their constituents on stand pat tariff
platform. The immediate concern sof
both the campaign committees has ref
erence 10 money with which to pay the
legitimate expenses Of the campaign
Chairman briggs Of the Democratic com
mittee has been obliged 70 ash for, dollar
and the members OF. the
Republican organization say their com
mittee may hase 10 come to that. Tie
Republicans have the advantage. how
EVER, ~ that several milionaires are
members OF the organization. Represen-
tatiye Mckinley Of Illinois, who was
made treasurer Of the committee is
pointed to as man who possesses at
east million dollars, and the commit
zee wisely put him into an office where
ie could make himself useful.
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When speaking In London John
Burns one had on a new suit which
attracted The attention OF one Of the
audience, who sneerngly remarked
that agitation seemed to pay. So Mr..
Burns told him how he came to get
fhe new garments. 1t appeared that a
representative Of a famous waxworks
show waited on him for permission to
exhibit him IN WAX and also for the
old suit be was wearing in order to
make the presentment more natural.
This the member for I3attersea was
willing enough TO part with except for
the fact that it was the only suit he
possessed. An exchange satisfactory
10 both parties was speedily arranged,
and Burns had 4 new suit.