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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-10-05
Bridges Let.

County Supervisor Perry on
Tuesday last let contracts for
the following bridges Bridge
over Flat creek, near Mr.. Thomas
Blackmon's, 10 Messrs S. ID. Belk
and G.. f. Taylor, at 1854 /;
bridge over Lick creek, near
White Bluff, to same contractors
at $65.5
Messrs j. NJ. Slagle and ID. S.
Wilson were the successful bid
ders for the contract let last
week for building what is known
as The Osceola bridge, over Six.
Mile creek, at 1880.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-10-05

That was fine example set
to other wealthy men by Major
FAINT, of Union, who died recent
ly, when he, by will, left ten
thousand dollars to help wip
out the debt on his church, the
First Baptist of Union.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-10-05

a Chicago dentist in extract
ing a tooth for woman, Injured
her jaw SO she cannot now open
it. We do not know the SIZE of
the fee the husband paid, but
no doubt it was liberal one. -
Anderson Daily Mail.
If that dentist will come to
Rock Hill hell make his fortune
In month.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-10-05
Child Dies from SsCaiioscing. Car
bOIic Acid.

Chttd DIES from SfOdtfOtUttaO. Car
boJic Acid.
The little child, about two
years and two monthsSld, of Mr..
and Mrs. j ohm Vandike, who re-
Gently moved from Rock Hill 10
Lancaster, died here Wednesday
night about midnight, from the
effect Of some carbolic acid which
it swallowed during the day.
1t appears that the child got the
acid out OF a bottle, which it
found in the tray of an open
trunk in the house where the pa.
rents are boarding. The mother
had just arrived here with the
child from Rock Hill the day be
fore. The father, who is a car
pen'ter, has been in Lanca ster
several weeks, at WORK on the
oil mill company's buildings.
AS soon as it was discovered
that the child had taken some Of
the deadly poison, DR.. j. ID. Fun
derburk was sent tor. who on
his arrival did everything posi-
to save the little ones life, but
without avail, though it rallied
for short while after the stom-
ach was washed out. The re-
mains wers buried Thursday in
West SIDE cemetery.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-10-05

1t would he pity if Secretary
Root should get so deeply i'm
planted in Mexico that he can't
return. Anderson Daily Mail
If be should happen to take
Root in that country it would
stump Teddy 10 find another
cabinet officer OF equal ability.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-10-05
Saturday, Oct. 5, 1907.

The picture of an Irish girl
appears on some of the new
gold coins, but no one has yet
protested vigorously enough by
refraining to accept them as le-
gal tender.--Atlanta Journal.
Money adorned with the picture
of any old girl will be gladly
accepted al this Office.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-10-05

"Mayor orders all women out
of the city," says the Spartan
burg Herald in big display head
lines. It's safe bet that he won't
get'em out. A town might get
along without a mayor but never
without women.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-10-05
Are you out Of a Job?

IL you are, and can furnish good ref
erences, and want to make more money
than You can make otherwise without
capital. then write to the Carolina
Mutual Fire Insurance Company,
@partanburg, :. c., for an Agency.
We have thirty-flve good agents In
the state making big money for them
selves. WHY NOT YOU?
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-10-05

The News and Herald an
nounced in the beginning OF this
year that no more cards OF
thanks would be published ex-
cept as Observation-Disclosures
boro News and Herald.
%This newspaper adopted a
similar rule long ago and It works
most satisfactorily.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-10-05

President Roosevelt is on a
trip down the Mississippi, Secre-
terry Taft is in the Pilippines, and
Secretary Root is in Mexico. Who
is helping Loeb run things in
Washinton?-Anderson Daily
Mail.
Not Zack MCGEE, for he's down
South getting married.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-10-05

The Houston Post says that
the angels are still covering
around Texas. Yes, but what
kind of angels?-Augusta Her
aid.
They are probably the sort
that "hover around" the Char
lesion market.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-10-05
To Apply for Discharge.

Notice is hereby giveE that at II o.
clock Il. IN October the llth will
make my final return and settlement
as Guardian OF my daughter, Gladys
Twitty, TO the probate court of Lam
caster County, = c., and apply to said
court for final discharge rs such
Guardian.
go, p II TYitty
Sept 10th 1907.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-10-05

'N A man named Ink has Leen
discharged from the Ohio peni-
tentiary because his record
would not permit his being con
fined with the other prisoners. -
Augusta a Chronicle.
He must be of the indelible-
stain kind.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-10-05

take IL up again Wnen the pros
poets of success appeared bright
er The Era of this week has the
following excellent editorial on
the subject:
The season for fairs is ap
preaching and we are reminded
that some months ago both the
Lancaster News and the Era
urged that steps be taken for
holding fair in this county. 1t
appears, however, from the dread
silence on the subject. that this
agitation failed to bear fruit, as
we know OF no steps being taken
to that end. We are sure that
such an enterprise embodies
enough benefits to commend it
TO the favorable consideration OF
all the people of the county. The
expense would not be a vast
deal more than has been spent
In the county some years on
street caruivals and other fake
shows, and the results would
certainly be far more benef-
cial.
Lancaster county is rich in min
erals and prolific in It's agricul.
lural resources and, while it has,
perhaps, not given a great deal
to attention OF stock raising, an
annual fair would be stimulus
to au increased interest in such
matters, besi les bringing 'ogeth-
er the people for a better ac-
quaintance with each other and
tor an exchange OF experiences
70 help them improve their meth
DDS.
The Greenwood Journal Of
this week also has a goot article
on the subject OF county fairs. 1t
says:
The Journal cont aimed an edi-
torial some time ago, advocating
fair tor the County of Green.
wood 10 be held annually. The
more this question is thought
about the more we see the i'm
port ance of it as there is nothing
that would be of more benefit to
Greenwood than the organiz llion
of County Fair Association.
1t will bring the farmer and
the business man into closer con.
tact and thereby be of great bene-
fit to both parties concerned. 1t
would also cause friendly
rivalry among the farmers in re-
gard to the exhibits which would
be shown at the Fair, thereby
serving as an incentive to the
agriculturist which would lead
to better methods OF farming and
raising stock.
Let the farmers of Greenwood
County think seriously about
this question as it is OF vital i'm
portance 10 their farming inter.
ests that they should meet tc.
gether each year and form new
IDEAS in regard to agricultural
pursuits. We feel satisfied that
the business men of this city
will lend a helping hand to the
movement if their attention is
only called to the matter. SO get
to work and let us have Coun
~ Fair. 1t is nothing but right
that we should have it.
What the Journal well says as
to the advantages Of a fair 10
Greenwood county applies with
equal force to Lancaster. This
county is Of course going 10 have
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-10-05
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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-10-05

Entered as second-class matter, Oct :, l90f,
at the postoffice at Lancaster y c.. under Act
OF Congress- OF March 3. 1879
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-17
KNOr1,s REPORT.

The action of Railroad Com
missioner Knott in refusing to
take d~ictation from the Missouri
Pacific has made him one of the
big men of the state. Wight
man as was anticipated voted for
the railroads interest. Of Og-
.lesby better things were expect
ed. Elected by a wave of popular
sympathy because after losing a
leg he mad lost also a suit against
the Missouri Pacific, he was
thought to be the last man who
would betray public safety for
the benefit of the railroad which
had caused him such a loss. But
he did it and with Wightman re-
ported the tracks in good con-
dition.
Mr.. Knott, however, displayed
the hardihood 70 make a minority
report to the effect that there
were miles of bad track on the
Missouri Pacific lines and inyit-
ing the Governor to appoint a
committee of men representing
various walks of life to go over
the track and examine it careful
ly.
Then what did Mr.. Wightman
do? If his and Mr.. Oglesby's
report had been correct, he
would have been glad to have any
body Of men go over the road and
corrborate the report of his in
spection. But instead he wrote
a letter to the Governor recon
mending that Mr.. Knott's actions
while on the inspecting tour b.
looked into. What difference
does it make if Mr.. Knott was
guilty of misconduct on the trip
His report was much more
specific and convincing than any
statements made by Messrs
Wightman and Oglesby and
unless that committee is appoint
ed and ubstantiates the major
ity report, people of the stat
W i'll believe Mr.. Knott is right.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-17

The government crop report, IS
sued July 10th, gives a summary of
the condition of the principal cereal
crops on the first day Of July, current
year, and those who have been antic-
ipating a great shortage on account
of the late and cold spring will porb-
ably be surprised to learn that, in the
main, the acreage planted about
equals that Of last year and the
condition of the crops is at present
practically the same that it was on
the first day of July, 1906, the gem
eral average for a term Of years
bsing also well maintained.-E
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-17
AN OPPORTUNITY.

There is a great deal of talk
now about the platform to be
adopted at the Democratic con-
ventionnext summer, and various
and sundrry are the planks that
the party leaders are trying to
get worked in.
The free silver issue is dead;
government ownership of rail
roads, Mr.. Bryan admits, is pre-
mature; regulation of railroads is
a great thing, but the separate
states seem to be handling that
proposition satisfactorily. The
one thing upon which all Dem
ocrats are agreed is that the pre-
sent tariff restrictions should be
removed.
On the tariff question the
Democratic party is united and
the Republican party divided.
The Independents are all witt
the revisionists. 1t is practically
certain, from present indication
chat the stand will dom
mate the next Republican con
vention. Even in progressiy,
Oklahoma the Republicans il
state convention asserted theil
belief that the tariff should no.
be tempered with.
Now if the Democrats will
make their main fight on thu
tariff proposition and leave les.
important things in the back
Iground, they win have a chanc.
to
the enemy and not waste energ,
lin keeping members Of their owi
party in line. The spectacle 0
Ia united Democratic party j
magnificent to contemplate an
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-17

The spread of prohibition in
the South is attributable to the
negro problem. The Southerner
likes to have his whisky, but he
must have the negro laborer. AS
long as there is whisky on hand
the negro is not a laborer but ii
sot. When no liquor is obtain
able the negro is willing to work
pretty well. So the Southern
people, being economically pro
gressiye, are giving up liquor.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-17
Theft Right
To Know

People who intrust
there money to a bank want
to know something of its f.
nanciaI strength. We fully
recognize this right, and
gladly furnish depositors
with a list of directors and
stockholders. Then, from
time to time, we publish re-
ports showing the condition
of the bank. Copies Of these
reports are kept on hand for
those who wish to see them.
STATE BANK OF DOVER
DOVER, MO.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-17

Collier after wreaking havoc
among the fraudulent patent
medicine concerns is now out
after the scalps of the fake
investment companies. 1t is a
righteous fight and the pity is
that the class of people who get
bit on bad get-rich-quick invest
ments is not, as a rule, the class
that reads Golfers.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-17

The Bunceton Eagle is per-
petrating some pretty unique ed
itorials upon its patient readers.
Here are three of them:
Somebody asks the origin of
the Chautauqua. 1t may have
been she-talk-you.
A good many people are snap
pish'' and in the habit of "growl-
ing during dog days.
Judge Lands fined the Stand
ard Oil Company, $40, 240, 900
Saturday. Good. That lands
on EN- some. They should
have been landed on" long ago.
You wouldn't believe it, but
ordinarily the Eagle is one of the
best country papers ia the state.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-17

We clip the following from the
local columns Of the Cole County
Democrat, which may be a sur
prise to many Missourians:
Gov. Folk was in Jefferson
City Thursday, attending to
some routine Official business.
We presume the Governor win
pay but little attention to rou
tine business in Jefferson City
until the Chautauqua season is
over and the Presidential and
Senatorial questions have been
settled; but still we get. along as
we'll ifnot better, when he is out
of the state. -Boonville Adver-
tiser.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-17

A mover with his wife, three child
rem, three horses and a covered
wagon was crossing a bridge this
side of wellington Tuesday about
noon when the bridge gave way and
bridge, mover, wife, children, horses
and wagon went into the creek
Nobody was injured and after a little
trouble the mover ~extricated his
effects.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-17

One of the most encouraging
features of the telegraphers'
strike is the action of the high
union officials. Gompers, Nit
chell and Keefe advised the
operators to seek an armistice
and then discuss the matters of
the controversy. The advice did
not meet with a very enthusiastic
reception but it showed that the
leaders Of unionism are sane
men.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-17

The season for foot ball news
is opening. From now until the
first of September the college
students who write for the news
papers at so much an inch viii
earn cigarette money by the reg
ular fiction as to what old men
viii be back and what promising
high school athletes will enter
college.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-17
THE SYCAMORE HILL BEAR.

The spectacle of Birnam Wood,
says the Chicago Tribune, com
to Dunsinane did not strike
terror to the hearts Of the
followers of Macbeth than was
brought to the guards at Saga
more Hill when they saw a bear
leisurely climbing along the roof
of President Roosevelt's house.
Their first thought must have
been that it was not in reality a
bear but a nature faker, bent on
such malicious doings as only a
nature faker can contriye.
Luckily for the bear-if it was a
bear the president was asleep
and before he was awakened,
three hours later, the intruder
had disappeared, leaving his
tracks as evidence Of his visit.
The purport of the beaf's visit
to Sycamore Hill may be differ
entity interpreted. It is possible
that he came to pay such respect
to the president as the conquer
ee frequently pay to the conquer
or, that he recognized in the
president a powerful enemy
whom it would be wise to pro.
pitiate, and that he argued that q
conciliatory attitude and a sub
missive demeanor might save his
life. Or it may be that he came
as a special emissary of the Ted
dy bears to protest against tn,
adoption of these emblems ant
to affirm the unwillingness o
bears in general and himself il
particular to take an active par
in anything that conduces to rae
suicide. All this on the presumI
ton that the bear was really q.
inhabitant of the forest and nc
the Wall street article or a natur
faker.
Until the calculating chase, le
! by the president and Mr.. Bul
roughs, establishes the fact tina
the visitor was not a bear, 9
: even a creditable imitation Of
bear it is fair to the guards
accept their version Of the az
2 venture. One rs loath to beliey
{ that a nature faker, however in
7 pudent and callous, would max
j q descent on Oyster bay for II
{ purpose Of precipitating q di
5 pnte which must inexI
4 result in his confusion and
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-17

It is much pleasanter to believe
that the nocturnal prowler was a
genuine Long Island bear-not
an unprincipled marauder, but
a square dealing, desirable bear,
with pacific motives and gentle
-fmpulses.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-17

The death Of Prof E. G. White
is a loss to the state Of Missouri.
Prof. White was one Of the fore
most educators Of the state and
largely on account 81 bis efforts
the Kansas City High School
reached a degree Of excellence 50
that it was the model followed by
smaller high schools throughout
the West.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-17

W. D. Haywood recently visit
ed the Chicago Press Club and a
number of the members Of that
organization Immediately pre-
pared a protest to be presented to
the board Of directors. Whether
or not Haywood was guilty, this
action by the members Of the
Press Club seems uncalled for.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-17

The talk Of Crews as a running
mate for Hadley has died down.
1t was rather a poor move for a
Democrat to start the report. 1t
win be a long time before the
negroes refuse to stand hitched.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-17

tracks. Rotten ties, bad rails
and poor bridges are causing
the loss of hundreds Of lives every
year. To remedy this evil the
trackmen's union has chosen as
q task.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-17

The operating force in the Lex
ington Office of the Western I'm
ion Telegraph Company is still
working and Manager Loomis is
not worried in the least. Small
work and good pay makes Frank
a bright boy.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-17

Frank E. Rockefeller has
shown good form for the lecture
platform. A lecture on People
| Have Met and Things I Have
Lived With by him would insure
a record attendance at any Chau-
tauqua.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-17
Who saws Lexington IS dullq

Who says Lexington is dull?
On Wednesday evening there
was a show at the New Grand,
another at the Nickle and an or
gan recital at the Catholic
church. A lawn social was
scheduled for the same evening,
but the weather caused it to be
postponed.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-17
COMPUTATIONS AND PARDONS

COMPUTATIONS AND PARDONS
AS was expected, the Governor
committed the sentence of
Lord Darlington from death
to imprisonment for life. After
a careful examination Of the
record in this case" he says I
am satisfied that the defendant
is guilty, and l would feel in
clined to allow the sentence to be
carried out, were it not for the
statute enacted by the last Gen
eral Assembly virtually abolish
ing the death penalty except in
extreme cases, which, while it
does not apply legally in this
case, the prisoner should have
the benefit Of in this application;
and were it not, further, for the
vigorous protest Of two Of the
Supreme Judges who passed on
this case when it was before the
Supreme Court on appeal, and
who insist that the death penalty
should not be inflicted.
Evidently it is the opinion of
the Governor that the case of
Darlington is not an extreme
case and that the opinion of the
two Supreme Judges should have
more weight than the opinion Of
the others who thought, as did
the jurors and most of those
who followed the case, that the
death penalty was deserved.
After the Communication Of the
sentence of Aggie Meyers, for
which there was hardly any ex-
cuse, the Modification of Barring
tons punishment seems logical
But still it win by no means meet
with universal approval. 1t is
indicative of a very dangerous
tendency of today-to be as easy
on the criminal as possible.
1t is easy to argue against
capital punishment. Theoreti
cally life Imprisonment is con
ducive to more good than hang
ing and the taking of human life
is distasteful.
There is, however, no sucl
thing as life Imprisonment il
America today. The man unde.
sentence always has an oppor
tunity to get a pardon from sof
hearted governor or to escap.
? from prison.
Through the efforts of human
, itarians, moreover, the prisoI
life has had nearly all of its hars.
features removed, so that nov
there are many attractive feat
ures to the state prisons. Th
, convicted criminal is sure of
, bed, food and work to his likin.
if he knows any trade.
The prospects for Lord" Bal
rington and Aggie Meyers ar
not so bad. Each will probabl
remain in the penitentiary 70
). several years doing pleasar
work and gaining strengt
! through the keeping of regula
hours. Then each viii get a pa
don. Aggie might go on I'll
stage and the Lord could PR
fitably go back to bar-keeping.
: Everything tends to make IL
! lot of the criminal easier. III
safety Of the people is forgotte
4 and great care is taken to S,
= that no one is punished t,
!. severely. At the rate we a
going we shall soon get to Il
y point where the only reason t
not com hitting murder will
!. the sixth commandment.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-17

Only a few faint echoes Of the
police row in Kansas City are
heard; but it viii be a long
time before there viii be absolute
on the subject.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-17

While the Governor was ex-
ercising his activities in Kansas
City he might have given some of
his attention to the base ball
team. A reorganization Of that
outfit would meet with hearty
approval on all sides.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-17

nor,t Unless the papers have pub
lished spurious interviews, and
II there is no reason to believe they
see have, it seems that next
ongl friends viii have a hard time
sssv proving Mrs. Eddy mentally de-
fcient.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-17

A union that should meet
with encouragement on every
hand is the National Union Of
Railway Trackmen. Through
its official organ, The Trackman,
it is making a hard fight against
certain railroads, the Missouri
Pacific in particular. And the
fights not for higher wages and
shorter hours, but for better