University of South Carolina Libraries
A Barrol of Whiskey. h ? i: A barrel of whiskey contains a a good deal more than any other barrel of the same size; for in ail- <1 dition to the regulation 42 gallons h it nisi contains : ii A barrel of headaches,of heart* ^ aches, of woes ; c A barrel of curses, a barrel of a blows ; A barrel of tears from a world- h weary wife, u A barrel of sorrow, a barrel of iS strife ; a A barrol of all unavailing re- si grot ; tl A barrel of cares and a barrel S of debt ; h A barrel of hunger, of poison, of pain ; A barrel of hopes ever blasted ? and vain-; ? A barrel of falsehood, a barrel " >1 of cries ; ?] That falls from the maniac's lips k> as he dies ; A barrel of poverty, ruin and might ; A barrel of terrors that grow with the night ; o! A barrel of crime, and a barrel !l; < >f groans ; tl A barrel of orphan's tno*t piti- S fill moans ; ai A barrel of serpents that hiss M as they puss ; ti From the head of the lirjunr that :: lows in the glass. Warren Mes- hi >enger. M m _ m ei Something to Studv. 111 From one bushel ?>f corn the distiller gets four gallons of rt w hiskey. Which retnils at fit}.80 The farmer gets .20 Tho U S government gets 4.40 The R K Co gets 1.00 ,u The Manufacturer gets 4 00 The Retailer gets 7.20 The Consumer gets Drunk. " I lis wife gets Hungry. ,n His children gets Rags. _ th KNHLISH LA N< 11" AUK TO HK 811 i'ACUHT 1\ s v \T! a <:o in The Death Kate Steadily locreas- * i ng. Nearly All the Span- m ish Soldiers Sent Home. ^ nc Santiago de Cuba, Aug. 27, rl1 j). in.?The American postal -vstem is soon to he introduced hen-, and house-to-house deliveries ind letter boxes are to he established. The merchants arc ?ii??- h pleaded und the desire is general for the establishment of American business systems. 'I modification of the adminastral inn of the provisional gov- ,r eru m nt by (Jens. Daw ton nnii VY* ??1 meets with the approbation of infelligent citizens, and coop- * oration m the movement is in- l] ; ron-dng. The schools will he w -opene 1 on Sept 1st. Knglish ,n| \ ' 4 taught in all grades for liiv , <rpose of Americanizing ef? an fort. Tho employes of the civil ^ government ure now paid with in check.. only, owing to the scarcity of . ;:j'dl ebungo. l]i',jjir?wivo funeral services were bold today over tho remains of tli" Colombian consul, Scnor J Hra\<>, who died from fever. M an\ flags were flying at half 1 mast. The death rate among citizens and troops |is increasing. The death* in the city daily number about >0. The mortality among ^ the soldiers is small, however. ^ Patients who are convalescent 7 # after nn attack of dyncntery and i yellow fever pain strength nlowly owing to the enervating effect of t the climate. Two hundred im* 1 niuneM aro now in the hospital. ^ The at earner Panther loft early ) thi? morning with 103 Hick sol- ^ diers of all regiments, and the Konmanian wi 1 leave tomorrow with 42?"> nick from all regimonU, saving 500 for the Olivette, which s expected on Wednesday to take II the sick save the critical cases. Eight thousand rations were lispatched today to (iuanlananio ay for two companies of Kay's in tn unes. The transports San tugustine, Leonora and San Fran isco will go for 6,00o Spaniards t (inantanamo hay. Tlio Cherihon, a hospital ship, ft today with 1,000 sick Spanirds. The condition of all the punish soldieru who left or are hont to leave is pitiful. I'hyicians say that ">0 per cent, of loin will die before reaching pain. Three thousand remain ere. ( Ileiiuty Im llloml Ilfrp. Clean blooil moan* n clean nkin. No | runty without it. t ancari'tg, CmidyCatliav* i c clean your blood ami keep it clean, 1 >> ! irring up the la/v liver ami driving all iin ' urities from the botlv. Hcgin to-day to . rnish piniplea, boils, blotches, blackheads, 1 ul that sickly bilious complexion l>y taking nuenreti.?beauty for ten cent*. All drugst?, satisfaction guaranteed, 10c, 2oc, oOe. An Fnexpocted Answer. j 1 ?ni ititr the progress of the trial j f the eastr of Widow Matthews ( jainst the Elevator Company in | le circuit court recently, Colonel , lay hack, counsel for the defend- \ it, conceived the idea that one j lurphv, a witness for the plain- j IT, was a suitor for the hand of 10 widow, and on the eve of load- , ig her to the altar. (ietting ( lurphv on the stand, the lawyer ideavorcd to bring this fact lio- ( hi' the jury, and this was the j [ishot of the examination: "Mr. Murphy, are vou anv , datum to the plaint iITf * * ( "No, sir, 1 am not.'' , "Don't you exjH'ct to Ik??" "Such a thing might hap|>en." . "Now, are you not going to (, arry heri" ji "1 m afraid not " j 'You are afraid you won't eh? , ' 'ell, now don't you expect to , arry her?" "If my wife should die, and ( o widow remain single till then, ] icli a tiling might happen." I The jurors and spectators hurst ? to a roar of laughter, and j urphy chuckled at the cunning anner in which he had drawn , < e lawyer on. The colonel had 1 ( ithing more to say on the mat- j monial question. ! j A FT K it T W ENTY Y E A KS. 11 Wealthy New Yorker Finds j I lis Long Lost Daughter. Hot Springs, Ark., Aug. '28.? r. Hughes, a wealthy retired1 oker of New York, while pass g thro lgh tho Arlington hotel uing hull, discovered his own 1 1 1.4 1 L - 1 ..If wgni-r, who nai ixeil lost to tn for twenty years. Hughes' fe departed him years ago, tak~ g with her their only child. The r fe deserted the ha by in Chicago d it was reared by strangers, r te was employed as a waitress the Arlington when accident- ' y discovered by her wealthy ther. OPEN L To MOT WE ARE ASSERTING Iff THE < THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE > " PITCHER'S CASTORIA," AS OL /, DR. SAMUEL PITCHEI stta, waa the originator of "CA aa borne and doea now boar he fac-eimiie signature of Cjf* 'hia ia the original "CASTORL he homee of the Mothers of Amet LOOK CAREFULLY at the he hind you have always bought nd has the signature of ^ >er. No one has authority from rhe Centaur Company, of which CI March 24, 1898, ^ /2 *W? ?? ****. f f SyAftA' vessel owner. A ship that| is |! found under certain circumstances | without a living creature on hoard ' is consideied a derelict, and I j property rights in her are fy?r- j Feited. It has frequently oc- j nirred, after tho crow had been ' lost or the ship otherwise nhnod- I ined, that a live canary, domes- ! | Lie fowl, or more often a cat, be- j ( ng discovered onboard, has sa^ed ;he vessel from being condemned, i For this reason a shipowner j seldom sends a ship to sea with- . wrapper, fc" which hae teen ueed In ioa for over thirty yearn. | wrapper and eee that it in 1 <?vME5i~?. me to oee my name exoept ' )as. H. Fletcher ie President. ( ' . Z>? r T???T, M?? ?TT. Uses of Cats. There are manv curious facts; about cats that are not known to I the geueral public, esjiecially as i to the use to which the animal is j put. For instance, the Chinese I utilize cats as clock- They say i that the pupils of their eyes grow , steadily narrower until 12 noon, | when they are liae tine hair lines, | gradually dilating after that hour. ; By this way a Chinaman tiuds out I the time when a clock is not i handy. Cats have a commercial importance in certain lines of trade. Marine insurance d >es not cover damages done to the cargo by the depredations of rats, but if the proprietor of the merchandise in. iured can nrovo ttmt ti?#> ....... I I - ? ~ ! not furnished with a eut be can recover compensation from thi> To Car* Constipation Forever Take Cuscareta Candy Cathartic. lOo < It C. C. C. tall to euro, druggists refund n J||lJ||f row A CASE IT WILL NOT CURI Ann-.r* I.s vo and NKltVK TO cso.c by .?ruggl? sent by mail. ZSc., ip il'.OOpor Samples free. MI f\ Hie Favorite TOOTH POt T*.U *si * f.bo Tooth ami ilr-.-atii Wanted-An Idea Pmteot your Idea*; they may bring you ?? Write JOHN WEDDFHUDHN * CO., Patent Myt, VMhioitou, D 0.. ior their tl.in nrlti THE MUTUAL LIFE \Y RANGE COMPANY 0 NEW YORK. RICHARD A McClJKDY, Pret-it Assets over $ 25.1,000,<H Surplus over 85.INK) Ot Insurance in force, over 93(5.(MM),o* INCOMK 185)7. Fotal Income 185)7 $54,162.61 Income per week, over 1,000 IH Income ach working day 180,Ot Income per hour (Dunking hours) 36, H Insurance in force in H < Dec. 31st,'97 $8 875 81 Insurance written anil paid for In K C in *75) 1,205,4! Premiums received in 8 C In '5)7 214,0; Death losses paid in 8 (J iu '97. 116,4' The largest and host Coinji the world. Paid Policy lit .*? in 181)7, $2(>,992,055. H. G. McILWAi: S P E C I A L A Cr E N T Lancaster, S. C. ftohfib - 5 - THE j - 50 K u X^T" By paying your subsci ho alwne jm>j ular papers at pi 411K YOU IX \ It RE A H If so, you can give us yourr o ho <luo December 1st. noxt, four indebtedness to date, and ?*our subscription one year in nneo and g?*t the henotit of ah iricos. Address all T. S. ( IMPORTANT jr25o. f lontjr. I ^()^jce Hoard of Registration. !The board of Supervisors of Registration for Lancaster county fhet this the 7th (lay of March, 1808, and organized hy re-election of W G A Porter, eh lirman and 1 Montgomery Caskev secretary. According to notice already tven, the hoard will not keep the Klc >oks open for the registration of 00c" electors between the consecutive wnv ; days iu each mouth until thirty i davs before the general election thin- . . iimpi tins year. atent ? Attoi Electors who registration in > ofla, ~ ISO6 and 1807 and still remain in ISU ^,eir resl)CC^ve lM)ling precincts are not required to register. Those who have moved from one pre cinct to another will have to com * Ipiit. forward and have their certifies' changed to conform to their or? VI (HI ? 1 no (Hi ent precinct. ,K)(K) W G A Porter, ^8 oo Chairman. i 1000 i \i c i hi (mi d M Caskey, is (hi Secretary. ancaster, S C., March 7, 1*08. j id tin 137" Pay Up. Tickled because 1 -- pain. 1 can do the same foryi effects result from my extrac any pleasant ness and satisfaction i old Pvc the experience, the "km doing nil branches of seient.lic <1 N", ?.W" Special attention given Work. No charge for cxainir Or J. E. Butlec LANCA8TE wav, ca ft v (Three Times Each Week) O cents for one yes Pf^Tj! gyras; \ A1 * Vi * &> i\ '! 'Jo * A X Sixteen Edges Every Week cents tor one } m mm Mi) m Free tor one year * ription to Tiik Lkihskk one year ie advan rices wo (jnoto above. WSKZH waU.'Xjfa LCheap Enough. >g J Tlio ledger (Semi weekly), Tho ><?te Now York World (Tri-woekly) f?r nn?l Home and Farm, ull three pa * pay pers, one year for $2.15. 1 "d- The l^edgor (Semi-weekly), The < ovo Atlanta Constitution ( Weekly) and 1 Homo and Farm, all three papers one year for $2.25. The Ijedfjor (Semi weekly) and Home and Farm one year for $1.50 Or, all four papers ono year for $d.00. xawiMHH orders and make r< CARTER f 9 II rMl* with you whether too oonUnuo imrtMillllDflobucro habit. N0*T<^UA<LH[^BH removes the deeir* for tobacco, with >|T Jl^KS out nfrvoUHiltttrcm. emelsnteo- ^ R tine, purifleu the biood, Ilk L t?>r? n lout niHihaod,, * I boioa fn\ke,,.Zou Mron?L--dl I A iJA*?oid. 400.000 f J>?c*ei^M ll^WOTttHACfrom n ^"Ti "^k^l^your own drupirlst. who All will vouch for uii. Take It with Vj I" t will,patiently, pfnisteutly Ono lm a bo?. fl. usually curat; 3 boiot, ft 60, HI ruaranleed to cure, or we refund money. Bteetla* ?> <! Ce., Ctleac*, Beatreal, lew leek. LANCASTER AND CHESTER RAILWAY. BET WHEN CHESTER AND I.ANCARTEK. Schedule in effect Daily except Sunday on and after May 11, 1898. WESTBOUND I EA8TBOUND. N'o'h. 14 and 18. \ No's. I *? and 17. A M. P M. A At. P M IMS 6 00 Ar Cheater Lv 11 05 7 26 8 55 6 26 Rich burg 1141 8 10 8 42 5 16 Rascombville 11 50 8 20 P M 8 20 5 00 Fort Lawn 12 05 8 40 7 45 4 30 Ly Lancaster A r 12 35 9 20 Train No 19, Sunday Only. A. M. P. M. 9 00 Lv. Lancaster Ar. 8 56 9 30 Fort I .aw n 8 25 9 46 Basmmvllle 8 10 9 55 Rich burg 8 01 10 30 Ar. (.'heater Lv. 7 25 Connects at Cheater with Southern Rotlway, Seaooard Air Line and Carolina and North-Western Uailwnv Connects at t ancaater with the Ohio Kiver ?fe Charleston. Leroy Springs, Pres., Lancaster, H. C,'. J M Heath, (1. P. A., \V H Hanlin, V P and Ami., Chester extracted his tooth without mi. Neither pain nor after ting. Mv methods suggest nsteud. nvhow'' ami .ne facilities for entistrv at the least cost, to Gold Crown and Bridge lutions and estimates. ige, Dentist, IK. s. c. Pj TP TH\ iU.Vj i ir ArA'Wjfy * ) ear. m,* 0 ro we will sendjyou anyl'ooe of i a SUBSCRIBE NOW! If you are not already a nub- f a.-ril)or to The Ledger subscribe | low and get the benefit of our :lubbing rates. | i p. ./t 8 \v jregMooreijL omittances to ?? cashidjH edger, ancaster, H. 4J. * i J ? I * nit a cut. ('lit* wore first domesticated by the ancient Egyptians. Ou ^ a tomb erected about 1300 H C., |)uss first appears as a domesAi iitod cresture, being shown seat- ( tsd beneath a chair. Cats were worshipped in Egypt, and liehind i temple at lteni Hassan great pits have been found containing nuititudes of cat mummies. When a cat died a natural death n an Egyptian house the occupants went into mourning and shaved off their eyebrows. A few years ago there wnk a liscovery made of a creat cave, in Egypt whuh was tilled with thousands of mummified cuts. These weio dug out, exported to England und were sold ut the rate if four pounds a ton for manure. Some of them, however, were arefully unwrapped and dissected 'or scientific purposes, and were 'ound to be similar to the cat of oday. Art Von Wrnkl WrtkniM manifest* itaolf in the Iom of ambition ami aching bonea. TLt blood ia watery ; the tiwuies are wnxiinp?the iloor in bring opened for disease. A bottle of Brow na' Iron Hitters taken in time will restore your strength, soothe your nerves, make your blond rioli and red. Do you more good than an ex [wuei ve special course of medicine. Krowiia' iron Hitters ia aold by all dealera. irliljics to l.et Will be let at the bridges, to ho lowest bidder, for repairs, the dllowing bridges, to wit : Cump Creek hriilge, Charlotte oati, Sept. 1st, 10 o'clock a. m. Cane Creek bridge, Charlotte { oad, Sept. 1st, 12 m. \Taxhaw Creek bridge,Charlotte oad, Sept. 1st, 2 p m. Camp Creek bridge, on Carter ilace, Sept. 1st, 5 p m. L. J. Perry, Co. S *pervisor. , .ETTER |i HERS. COURTS OUR RJOHT TO VORD ' CASTORLA," AND R TRADE MARK. R, of Hyannia, Maaaachu- 1 STORI A," the same that ^ ^ OH Al/Ar*