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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-04-21

THE FRENCH COACH STALLION
will Toe at Dr. Sapp's on Monday and
Tuesday, April 10th and 10th, and at
Boag Funderburk's on Wednesday and
Thursday, the 2lst and 22nd. Again
at DR.. Sapp's on Tuesday and Wednes-
day. the % and 2Stb OF April, and at
Boag Funderburk' on Thursday and
Friday, the 10Th and Both, returning To
Lancaster for Saturday, MAY lst. j. &.
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Business Notices

FOR SALE. Few bushels improved Long
Staple Cotton Seed. Apply at Fergu
son " Elliou's store. Lancaster, or J. w.
Twitty WGhnw, y c., IL. , i7.5s
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DO YOW knOtC."

Some OF the Taxahaw people
are anxious to know from whence
came Confederate soldier by
tie name of Elijah Poole, who
dice at the home of Levi Tay-
lor near Taxahaw about the
close OF the war in 1865. Mr..
FL. b. Massey and others wish
to place slab to his grave and
wish the above stated iniorma-
Ntor that purpose, and if this
Wy anyone who can give
Stion, they will please
B. Massey, Taxa
No. II
Nreqp pested to
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Mrs. Jane Gardner, wife of Mr.
Ed. Gardner, died last Thursday
morning and was buried at the
Horton family grave yard Satur-
day morning, after funeral SER
vices conducted by Rev. +. O.
Thompson. She was q daughter
o. the late George Sowgll besides
hn husband she leaves several
small children,
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Personal.

ice, spent SUNDAY In WlnnsOOr0.
Miss Dora Hiuson, of this
place, is visiting relatives at
Primus.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Ham
mond have returned from a visit
10 the country.
Little Miss Ruth Mellow is
visiting The family OF Mr.. D. b.
Slower, of Rock Hill.
Miss Lula Wilson, of ker.
shaw, is visiting her brother
here, Mr.. J. S. Wilson.
Judge Frank Osborne, of the
Charlotte bar, spent Monday
here, on professional business.
Mr.. l.. C. Harrison, of the
Southern Power Company, of
Charlotte, was III town Monday.
Mrs. r. +. Tompkins, of Rock
Hill, is visiting her parents in
Kershaw, Mr.. and Mrs. James
kirkley.
Miss Kate Blackmon OF ker
shaw is visiting her cousin, Miss
Ethel Gregory. two miles north
of town.
Messrs. John w. Ingram and
w. A. Shaw, Of kershaw, spent
yesterday in the clty.--Charlotte
Observer, 10Th instant.
Mrs. h. E. Cook, OF Taxahaw,
who has been visiting her son,
Mr.. John A. Cook, and family,
returned home Sunday.
Chief Justice Ira b. Jones
went to Columbia Monday morn
ing to open the spring term of
the Supreme Court yesterday
DR.. b. j. Witherspoon, of Char
lotte, spent from Saturday until
Monday afternoon here with his
brother, Mr.. Nj. S. Witherspoon.
Mr.. |. n. Helms and grand
daughter, Miss Kate Helms, spent
from Saturday until Monday
morning with relatives In Pine
vile, n, g.
Magistrate b. +. Phillips and
daughter, little Miss Jane, went
over to Rock Hill Saturday
afternoon to visit relatives, re-
farming Sunday.
Mrs. A. +. Hegler, OF Prinus,
has returned home from Cam
den, where she has been visiting
her mother and sister, Mrs. M.
E. Catoe and Mrs. j. W. Phil
lips.
Miss jamie Craig, who has
been teaching near Hickory
ve,returned Saturday to spend
the vacation with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. +. Craig.
Among the guests at the Bu-
ford yesterday were Messrs. G
Nj. and r P. Plyler, H. M.
Parks and r. d. Plyler, of Ian
caster, S. C.-Charlotte Obser-
yer, 18th ins'.
Mr.. ami Mrs. K. h. A. Huey,
OF Jacksonham, went to Chersw
Friday 10 visit their son, Mr.
Claude Huey. Mr.. Huey return-
ed Monday afternoon, but Mrs.
Huey will remain in Cheraw a
few days longer.
Messrs j. H., J. C.. and George
Witherspoon, of, Rock Hill, al
tended the funeral and burial
here yesterday afternoon of their
lamented uncle, Wardlaw T.
Witherspoon.
Rev. C.P. Carter, OF Van Wyck,
was in town yesterday.
MIR. j. N. Spann, o: Columbia,
is on brief visit to his family,
who is spending the summer
here
Mr. B. Y. Funderburk, Mrs. b.
c.. Hough, Mrs. w. +. Laney, Miss
Annie Bell Cherry and Mr.. Dud-
ley Plyler will leave for Dudley
this morning to attend the Par.
ker. Funderburk nuptials there
this evening.
Mrs. r. j. Mackorell, of York
vile. accompanied by two of her
children, is spending the week
here with her parents, Maj. and
Mrs. j. NJ. Riddle.
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LOCAL DOTS
Cotton brought 10 cents on this

hoan nSe yCovStoHy.
Mr.. II. n. Sowell had val
ua@le mule to die Sunday, OF
collie, on his Bear Greek farm.
William Tillnan, we'll known
colored farmer of Cedar Creek
township, died Saturday, of con
suml ton.
The Tradesyille school, taught
by Mrs. Minnie Gibson, will close
with public exercises Friday
evening, April 30th, beginning at
730 o'clock.
Mr.. j. j. Lockhart, of Monroe,
had his right leg broken in two
places in that town Saturday in
jumping out his buggy while the
horse was running away.
Magistrate B. f. Phillips, OF
the cotton mills, has turned over
to the county treasurer fines and
costs collected by him fer the
last quarter amounting to 1927.
40.
NJ. c. G.. Nabers, a young
business man of Abbeville. died
Saturday OF blood poison, result
ing from injuries received in a
runaway accident a few days
ago.
Winthrop's commencement
exercises will be held May 80
June 1. Miss Mildred Cunning.
ham and Miss Annette Stover, OF
Lancaster, are members of the
graduating class.
A couple of mules belonging
TO Mr. B. Cunningham broke out
of the stables on his Elgin farm
Sunday night. The animals
were found in the Pleasant Hill
section Monday.
Mr.. John Garris, formerly of
Lancaster but now living in Pine.
Vile, N. c., won a $1400 auto
mobile which was rafiled off at
Plneville Saturday, by the super
intendent Of the cotton mill
there.
Surveyor L. NJ. BeIk, of Dixie,
mas a large surveying contract in
Kershaw. He is engaged in sur
veying about $1,000 acres of land
in that county for Witte Brothers
of Charleston. He came up from
Camden Saturday afternoon, but
returned yesterday to resume his
work.
A Kershaw special in the Char
lesion Sunday News says prepa-
rations are being made for the
laying of a considerable amount
of new side track in the Southern
railway yards at Kershaw for the
use of the Kershaw Oil Mill. the
increase in the latter's capacity
making the additional tracks
necessary.
The Lancaster Lodge of knights
Of Pythias, at its last meeting,
elected the following delegates
to the meeting of the Grand
Lodge in Charleston the 4th
Tuesday in May: r. f. Wylie,
Geo. w. Williams alternates,
Hasel Witherspoon, w. M.
Moore.
Waddell Vanlandingham, q
'co!ored youth about IA years old,
son Of Ned Vanlandingham, near
here, died Friday OF blood poi.
son, resulting from an accidenta
shot in the leg about two weeks
ago. The bullet was cut out by
DIR. II. G. Brown and the boy
was getting along nicely until
blood poison set in.
The Demorest Comedy Com.
,pany opened weeks engage
ment here Monday night, in its
own canvas theatre, with the
pretty play, "a Broken Heart. "
The audience was large, aud
many are the expressions OF ap-
provaI of the performance. An
amusing musical comedy, "A
Midnight EIopement," was pre-.
sented last night.
Mr.. Trull. of Monroe, is re
moving the dwelling on Barr
street occupied by Chief of Police
McManus, TO make way for The
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Malvern Hill.

The burning of the mansion which
has for century or two crowned the
historic Malvern hill removes one Of
the famous objects Of interest to pas
sengers on the James river steam
boats, since, standing on an eminenG
of sixty feet out of the stream which
thereabouts flows in long bows, q
could be seen for great distances and
frequently reappeared In view after 1
had seemingly been passed. The con
volutions of the river made this pecuI
lar elevation the eliminating point fG
the last of the seven days battles d.
the peninsula between the Army Of
the Potomac, under Mcclellan, and thu
Army of Northern Virginia, undei
Lee. Malvern hill thus capped proved
to the passersby one of the sights Of
an extremely delightful river trip. Like
the other mansions of it's period, Il.
faced the stream, that being its Oc.
cupants' avenue of communicate
with the world.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-01-30
Bio Salt Farm.

One Of the strangest farms in the
world is situated in southern CalifOr
MIA, 265 feet below the level of the sea
The place is known as SaltOn. 1t is d
salt farm of about thousand acres
Here the salt lies, as deposited by ma
ture, from six to sixteen inches 10
depth The salt farmers are busy har
vesting this crop the year round, and
though the harvest has continued fol
over twenty years, during which tint
more than 10000 tons of salt have
been harvested, only fen of the thou.
sand acres of the farm have beer
worked. The salt is first plowed up
into burrows. 1t is then thrown into
conical piles by men with barrows
after which it is taken to the reduction
works near by and put into marketa-
BILE condition. The work is done by
Mexicans and Chinese, the intense heat
being more than Americans can en-.
dure.-New Orleans States.
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Tell you what l think I'd. better
DO" said he. 1.-THE nearest settlement
Is some eighty miles away, and | can
get there and back In twenty days
Suppose l make the trip, get team
for our wagon and come back FOL
you"
The idea OF being left alone and
well nigh helpless struck dismay to
my heart, but there was no help for It,
and assented. Dave put matters
into shipshape, piled wood In our dug
out, cooked a quantity OF food and put
1t where l could reach 1t without rls.
ing and fetched several days supply
Of water. Mother, ever mindful OF
my education, had put some school
books In the wagon, and Dave placed
these beside the food and water. When
Phillips finally set out, driving the sur,
viving OK before him, he left behind q
very lonely and homesick boy.
During the first day of my confine-
ment felt too desolate to eat, much
less to read. But as grew accustom-
ed to solitude l derived real pleasure
from the companlonship of books
Perhaps in all my life never extract
ed so much benefit from study as dur
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How | KILLED EA|
MY FIRST $z 8
INDIAN f q
BY BUFFALO BILL 49,
FROM TRUE TALES OF THE PLAINS" WV
BY BUFFALO BILL
SOM TRUE TALES OF THE PKAINE
eOPVRloHTdSos.BN WIILIAn r ooDN

pulled the trigger. The stiffness Of the
river was split by roar as the report
echoed from bank to bank. Down tum.
bled the chief over the edge, rolling
over and over like shot rabbit till he
landed plump in the water.
A yell from the band he had led, and
score of Indians swarmed up to the
bank. But our men drove them back.
and they gave up the attack as bad
job. At dawn we limped worn out into
Fort Kearny. The soldiers there start.
ed on a wild goose chase for the In.
dams. They were never caught. The
slashed, scalped bodies Of our dead
were found beside the wrecked, looted
wagons.
When l was thirteen my mother was
building hotel for the use Of passing
gold hunters, for this was late In 1859,
when the gold fever swept America
and all roads led to Pixies peak. Our
Salt Creek valley home lay on one Of
the most Travelled routes.
Hotel building and furnishing are
not on the free list. So wanted to
help raise money for our Valley Grove
House. With an older boy named
Dave Phillips l planned a trapping
trip. Winter was setting In when we
started.
We bought an OK team and wagon
to transport the traps, camp outfit and
provisions and took large supply of
ammunition, besides extra rifles. Our
destination was the Republican river
1t courses more than 100 miles from
Leavenworth, but the country about 1t
was reputed rich in beaver. acted as
scout on the journey, going ahead to
pick out trails, locate camping grounds
and look out for breakers. The infor-
nation concerning the beaver proved
correct. The game was indeed so plen-
tiful that we concluded to pitch per-
manent camp and see the winter out
We chose q hollow In side hill and
enlarged 1t to the dimensions of de-
cent sized room.
We had seen no Indians on our trip
out and were not concerned IN. that
quarter, though we were too good
plainsmen to relax our vigilance.
There were other foes, as we discov-
cred the first night in our new quar-
ters.
We were aroused by commotion
in the corral where the oxen were
confined, and, hurrying out with our
rifles, we found huge bear intent
upon feast of beef. The oxen were
believing in terror, one of them dash
ing crafty about the Enclosure and
the other so badly hurt that 1t could
not get up.
Phillips, who was in the lead, fred
first, but succeeded only in wounding
the bear. Pain was now added to the
savagery Of hunger, and the Infatuated
monster rushed upon Phillips Dave
leaped back, but his foot slipped on a
bit Of Ice, and he went down with a
thud, his rifle flying from his hand as
he struck.
A bullet from my rife entered the
distended mouth Of the onrushing bear
and pierced the brain, and the huge
mass fell lifeless almost across Dawes
body. The OK had to be killed.
Dawes chance to square his account
with me came fortnight later We
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-01-30
CHOICE MISCELLANY


Fred Lindsay can WELD with a mos
marvellous display of deXterity thu
Australian stock whip. The fact 0.
being able to crack whip does mo-
appear on the face of it a very eX
traordinary feat, but the Australia
stock whip is very different article
from the ordinary whip, the stock being
eighteen inches and the thong twenty
four feet in length. At a distance Of
twenty-five feet Mr.. Lindsay can cut
cigarette in half, the cigarette during
the operation being held in the mouth
of an attendant. Other of Mr.. Lind.
says feats are: The eXtingulshing of
lighted candle, then with a different
twist of the whip cutting it in half
taking the ash from a cigar while the
weed is being smoked and cutting an
ordinary wine bottle in two. Yet, dam
gerous as his weapon may appear, Mr.
Lindsay can make it perfectly harm
less. To prove the perfect control he
has over the whip Mr.. Lindsay will
fog man with apparently terrific
force, yet the man is not injured In
any way. He will tie the thong around
a mans arm, feat which, if the judg
ment were to err in the slightest
would cut the arm in half Then be.
can wind the thong around a womans
neck, but the woman would not feel it
and no marks would be visible. All Of.
which shows Mr.. Lindsay is what he
claims to be-the champion whip crack
er of the world.-London Strand
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mouth OF the bear"
Ing that brief period of enforced idle
ness, when 1t was my sole means of
making the dragging hours endurable.
A fortnight passed. And one day
weary with my studies, fell asleep
over my books. Some one touched my
shoulder, and, looking up, 1 saw an
Indian In war paint and feathers.
"How?" said l, with show OF
friendliness, though knew the brave
was on the warpath.
Half a score Of bucks followed at the
heels of the first, squeezing into the
little dugout until there was barely
room for them to sit down.
With sinking heart / saw them en-
ter, but plucked up spirit again when
the last, a chief, pushed in, for In this
warrior l recognized an Indian that
had once done good turn.
Whatever Los faults, he never for
gets a kindness any more than he for
gets an injury. The chief, who went
by the name Of -the-Face, at
once recognized me and asked me why
4 WuO Al lhhL pAuSC' LIS NhlC1 w az
the father Of the Northumberland who
in later year killed General Custer at
the memorable battle Of the Little Big
Horn. 1 displayed my bandages and
related the mishap that had made
them necessary and refreshed the
chiefs memory of a certain occasion
when a blanket and provisions had
drifted his way. Rain-in-the-Face re-
piled, with proper gravity, that he and
his chums were out after scalps and
confessed to designs upon mine, but In
consideration of aud lang syne he
would spare the paleface boy.
Aud lang syne, however, did not
spare the blankets and provisions, and
the bedizened crew stripped the dug
out almost bare of supplies, but l was
thankful enough to see the back Of the
last Of them.
Two days later a blizzard set in. l
took an inventory and found that,
economy considered, had food for
week, but as the storm would surely
delay Dave put myself on half ra
lions.
Three weeks were now gone, and l
looked for Dave momentarily, but as
night followed day and day grew into
night again l was given over to keen
anxiety. Had Phillips lost his way?
Had he failed to locate the snow COW
cred dugout? Had he persisted in the
Storm Had he fallen victim to the
Indians?
The twenty-ninth day dawned. Star
walton stalked into the dugout. The
wood, too, was well nigh gone. But
great as was my physical suffering my
mental distress was greater. 1 sat be-
fore a handful Of fire, shivering and
hungry, wretched and respondent.
Hank! Was that my name? Choking
with emotion, unable to articulate, I
listened intently. Yes, It was my name
and Dawes familiar voice, and with
all my remaining energy l made an
answering call.
My voice enabled Phillips to locate
the dugout, and passage was cleared
through the snow. And when I saw
the door open the tension on my nerves
let go, and wept like girl"
God bless you, Davev' l cried as l
clasped my friend around the neck.
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A Bio Drink.

John d. Rockefeller, testifying in the
governments suit against the oil trust
in New York, during the intermissions
In his evidence talked to the reporters
Adverting to an old friend, Mf
Rockefeller smiled and took a clipping
yellow with age, from his pocket.
"My old friend didn't believe in the
Texas oil fields" said Mr.. Rockefeller
"Listen to what a Galveston newspa.
per said about him at the time:
""The oil fields discovered in our
state are excellent in quality and abun
dant in quantity. Great anxiety is fell
for James H. Dash, who said he would
drink all the oil found in Texas, for
Mr. Dash is man of honor"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-01-30
HUMOR OF THE HOUR
A Request From Across the Way

Request From Across the Way.
She was massive lady with a ter
raced chin.
she said, 81 am MrN. Paw
kins, your opposite neigbbor \ very
much DISLIKE to make complaints, but
feel thar this time the circumstances
amply excuse me-"
proceed, madam"
Il would like to ask you, sir, If you
could not improve the character of the
food of which you daily partake"
"And why should do this. MADAME
the householder mildly asked.
81 will explain, sir. have dog, Il
pet dog, and whenever he is given an
airing he runs into your yard, sir, and
pokes the cover from your garbage can
and devours the remains of your
breakfasts and your dinners, and l
find that they are not of a character
to agree with his extremely delicate
digestion, sir. DO you understands
Perfectly, madam. | will give the
matter my earnest consideration"
"Pray do" said the lady with the
terraced chin as she moved majestic
ally down the front steps.-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
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EASILY CARVED DUCK.
6reastboneless Water Fowl Exhibited
at Poultry Show.

sreastboneIess Water Fowl Exhibited
at Poultry Show.
Patient persons who at many festal
board have carved the succulent but
elusive water fowl were much inter-
ested the other day in a breastboneless
duck which was placed on exhibition
at the poultry show in Bridgeport,
Conn. by G. A. Winter of Brooklyn.
Through careful culture Winter has
succeeded in breeding a duck which is
entirely innocent of breastbone. AS
everybody who has ever tried to carve
a duck knows, it has from time imme-
mortal been the breastbone of the
duck that has presented most difficult
ties to the man at the head of the
table.
The cage at the poultry show in
which the new breed Of ducks was on
exhibition was surrounded by lovers
Of duck, who in the new product saw
the solution Of their troubles.
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LANDIs' COAT TO PRISONER.
Oil Trust Judge Went Home From
Court Unprotected From Cold.

Oil Trust Judge Went Home From
Court Unprotected From Cold.
The thin figure Of Federal Judge
Kenesaw NJ. lands, who imposed
that celebrated fine of $29,000,000 on
the Standard Oil trust, was seen late
the other day breasting the cold wind
of the Loop district in Chicago without
an overcoat
eli, there, judge" shouted friend.
"Wheres your overcoat?"
81 used 1t to light a fire."
used it to light fire."
"Yes," said Judge lands, 81 used 1t
to light a fire to keep warm inside Of
me the spirit of charity that life in
great city like Chicago tends to freeze"
A short time earlier the judge had
sentenced Matthew A. Aronson.
"white SLAYER" to the house Of correc-
ton. The prisoner turned away from
the bench and pulled his coat collar up
around his throat.
"Aronson," exclaimed the court
sharply, where's your overcoat?"
"Your honor" said the white SLAYER
81 amt got none. That was one of the
first things soaked when l come to
Chicago:"
"Bailiff," said the judge, "get mine
and give 1t to him. Now, gentlemen"
he added, "we'll proceed with the next
case"
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TILLMAN's SECOND NAME.
Why tho Senator Aroused by Presi-
dent Roosevelt Was Named Ryan,

Why tho Senator Aroused by Presi-
dent Roosevelt Was Named Ryan.
How Ryan was Incorporated into
Senator Benjamin II. Tillmans baptis-
NAL name was thus told few years
ago by the South Carolina statesman
who is charged by President Roosevelt
with using his position as Il senator to
further his interest In Oregon land
cases and other private affairs:
1.-THE Ryan in my name came from
an old Wing captain who served in
the Revolutionary war;" he said. HE
was nelghbor of my grandfather
and terrible man against the Tories.
There were many Tories in South
Carolina. They were a third Of the
population, l guess. Ryan was ter
ror in all that region. The Tories fed
to the timber, with him in pursuit.
After the British captured Charleston
the Wings and old Ryan took to the
woods.
"a party Of English caught up with
Ryan Unexpectedly and made him a
prisoner. There were an inclination and
a purpose to butcher him on the spot,
but he was colonial officer, soldier
under the laws Of war and entitled to
be treated as such. 1t was finally
agreed, therefore, that he should be
tied and taken to the nearest British
post But there was no rope. A
young man named Booth, Il Tory, said
he would 60 home and get a pair of
cotton lines, used In those days for
blowing. I'd give and he grinned at
to see that old -- tied He brought
the lines, and Ryan was sent off. In
some way he got loose; was rescued
maybe. The first thing he did was to
notify Booth that he meant to kill
him. Booth hid in the woods, and
Ryan couldn't find him.
at was late in the spring when one
morning before the break of day Ryan
buried his musket In pile of dead
leaves and climbed a bushy poplar
tree near Booths house. He waited
all day. Women went to the spring
to get water, balancing the buckets on
their heads, as is the practice in the
south, and one Of them put out a wash.
Ryan kept on watching there in the
tree.
about an hour before shutdown a
sister of Booth went along the grass
bordered path to the spring. She had
a wooden bucket in her hand, and
Ryan, right above her among the
branches, saw something in it. When
she got to the spring she looked eau
tiously about. Seeing nothing, hearing
nothing, she took a tin bucket out Of
the wooden one and started off into
the forest. Ryan slid from the tree,
found his gun and stalked her as he
would deer.
"She came to log, where her broth
er met her. He ate, and she talked.
Ryan purposely made a noise, and
they looked and saw him, musket in
hand, only few feet away. They fell
on their knees and pleaded, but Ryan
killed Booth right there in the pres
ence Of his sister My grandfather
named his son after Ryan, and the
son. my father gave the name to me-"