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*The Lancaster News. * Semi-Weekly. Published Wednesdays and Saturdays At Lancaster, s. c., By The Lancaster Publishing Company. Charles T. Connors, Editor. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. One Year fl.fiO Six Months 7b "Three Months 40 Payable iu advance. ?? ADVERTISING RATES. One Inch. first nsertton. 4 .00. Each subsequent Insertion50 1 cuts. I?or three months or rigor. reduced rotes. Professionul curds, per year, $12. Business notices. True-lent Advertisements, 7-sosi tind Pound, tvnd oilier classified advertisements not exceeding '5 words, 25 cents fur each Insertion: I cent a word for each additional word over 25 words. Obituaries. Tributes of resnect, cards of thanks and all matter of a personal or political nature to be charged for. Advertising rates by tlie column made known on application. Brier correspondence on subjects of ccneral interest invited. Not responsible for views of correspondents. v K. K. WYUH, Phksiubnt. JNO A. COOK, Sec'Y. and Tukak. J. M. KIDDLE, *) H , lllTsISVSS MANAiir.lt. 11 11 I w I I mmII? ! i ? 'rrr Entered as second-das* manor, Oot. 7. 1P0.\ :%t the postomoe at Lancaster, S C.. under Act of Congress of March :t, Isrs>. Wednesday, January 3, 1906. The legislature will convene next Tuesday. The people aie probably more interested in knowing what the 1 iwmakers are going to do with il'e liquor broblem than in any other one question that may come up. Wheth cr the dispensary system will be killed outright, a general prohibition bill passed or the plan ol local option adopted remains to be seen. The only copy of the Anderson Daily Mail that we ever saw is now before us. It is a copy of last Saturday's issue, and its contents are indeed a revelation to us. We had no idea that Anderson is a city of such magnitude as the Mail represents it to be. The Mai gives an intensely interesting history of Anders n's nro\vt:< the past year, which shows marvelous development alonir all lines. In a later issue of The News we sliall iej reduce some of the Mail's facts and li^ures ijiiCK or space I or Olds our doing *io now. THE JAPANESE LECTURE. The lecture at the school audi lorium last Saturday by the Itev. Watarn Sakakibara, the young Japanese student referr v. (1 to in previous issues of The *??ws, was greatly enjoyed by * Present. He was introduced rArt 1: I? !-- I? I* v?? jvumeiiue >>y iiib i\,. thershall, of Rock Ilill, an JoJoge mate, who accom*ly '**u to Lancaster, y pakakibara's remarks year *ely interesting and n, r<ructive. He gave a oiiem, Japan's principal a put onJuddhism and Shin;s. Iled explained how the hatche?n of the Western ipped tn, its philosophy, arts ^reused t*nce into the East has y says hythe way for ultimately poura'tianizing the people of the ? Orient. -Mr. Sakakihara, who is him *je1f the son of a Shinto priest, and at one time served as anassistant in his sather'a temple, related the manner of his con ' version to the Chrislian religion i and outlined his plsns for the future. After completing his < *1 1 ' \10 & .. k V1 mm education in this country he will return >o Japan to work tor the conversion of his own people. ] The brifiht. and talented young Japanese made a fine impresou the people of Lancaster. Every one who heard him was impressed with lis sincerity siiid t.liA pjiriiP^fnocH nf liia nun victions. TODAY S AND NEXT WEEK S CON- 1 VENTIONS OF THE COT ION GROWERS. ( The Sta'e Cot'on Growers' Association meets in Columbia, today. The convention promises to he well attended, as ihe fanners are justly proud of 'heir achievements the past year, are in fine spiriis, and are fully <le termiued to carry on with re- ( newed vigor the work so wall begun. The meeting today, among oilier things, will eltct otll ers i" it. _ l l 1 _ ior me ensuing year aim newgates t<> i he Southern Association, which meets in New Or- ( leans next week. The iatter convention is going to he the largest gathering of farmers, bankers ami other business men ( tilts country lias ever witnessed. , The number is expected to ex ceed 5U00, nearly twice as many , as attended the convention of a ( year ago. I Many matters of importance , will come up for consideration, j among them the question of se- | curing direct trade relations be ( tween the producers ol rotten , and the spinners of the world ] the proposition to build ware- j linnna lUrmmliAnf flta Ssikufl. I 11 M 'UIVU^?WUU HIV j thes-gj die to memorialize Con j gross to i>iovi<ie tor sending commissioners to foreign countries with the view of extending I lie use of co'ton and co.ton goods, the question of immigration, and others that might be mentioned. Mayor NVylie, who was elected . a delegate by the Lancastei j County Association, will attend , i ho great New Orleans conven j lion, and unon liis return home . ? I will no doubt give the people a < full account ol its proceedings. | Horrible Slaughter. Russian Troops Shell Building ' in Moscow, Causing it to 1 Fall and Bury Many Alive. St. Petersburg, Dec. 30, 7.30 | j). ni?i?ov. lien lJoubassnll lias j ( telegraphed, to the government ( from Moscow thai a large meet- ( ing of levolutionis 9 and str kers ( at the Prokharoff cott.011 mill out- ( side the city was surroundei 1 by h troops of all arms today. The j artillery opened a terrific bom- . bardment and made a large ront ( in the walls which suddenly crumbled and the building came { .1 1 ? ? I ? ' ' ' uimvii m ;t neap. tumorous, n | not a thousand, persons werelj buried in the ruins. . DoubassofT regarded the l'rokharofT mills as the stronghold of ? tiie revolutionists and he reports ^ that Moscow will he entirely cleared of them in throe davs. 4 Tllfl KtaWC r)oeH Job I>rinting ( llluilunu for others. Why \ san't we do yours? ?????? j d roviJ| ? ; " ^ '"-v" ,,tt 4 ? II. I =-T= Dividend Day. Many Thousands of Dollars Paid Out in Lancaster January 1st, by Prosperous Corporations to Their Num erous Stockholders. Lancaster, in common with the balance oi the South, en joyed an era of unexampled pro-p* rity the p ist year. Good crops and goo i prices have placed farmers, merchants, manufacturers, banker* an I, in fact, ?11 classes in better shipe than they h ?ve ever been be foio. This general prosperity was rellecied Aloud ?\, the first da\ of the i ew year, in the handsome div dends paid stockholders by several of l.ancas ei's Hour Lshiug corporations, as follows : The U<tton Mills, Laucas ter's mammoth industrial en terprise, with a c?pi till stock of one million dollars, and operating 74,184 spindles and 1,548 looms, paid it> usual semi- .nnual dividend of 31 per cent., on both common and piefeired stock. As is well known the Lancaster nulls pay dividends twice a year wiih the regulari'y ol clock-work, never having failed lo do so tven in tlio hard 3st ol years on the cotton mill industry. The uniform and con dnued success o' these mills is lue ol course to ti e excellent management ?f iis officers, 14 3 i. T O ? r* l rtJBiuoiii/ ijeroy oprings, en cre;ar}T ami Treasurer W. C. Thorn ion and Superintendent Skip ier. Thfc Bank of Lancaster, which s recognized everywhere as one )f the soundest and best man iged financial institutions in the country, paid its usual semiinnual dividend ol 0 per cent Ihe resources of this bank now approximate half a million dol ars. In addition to its capital stock, $50,000, it has a surplus fund of $50,000. ; and its de posits now exceed $372,000. Uol. Snrinys is al-o nresident ot ihis bank, and i's popular and efficient cashier is iMr. L. C. Harrison. Lancaser's other bank, The Fiist National Bank, has not been in operation six months, but it will certainly bo in the diviiend paying class when the irae comes. It has been doing i splendid business from the 5rst day its doors were thrown >peu to the public. Its resour;es now exceed $175,000. Its apital slock is $25,000, and its leposits amount to over $135,J00. The directors of The First National Bank certainly dis jtayeu nue judgment when hey placed hn institution in ;harge of President Chaa. D. lones and Cashier E. M. Crox,ou. i The Lancaster tfc Chester Railway company, of which Jol. Springs is also president, < 3?id its stockholders Monday a icmi-annual dividend of 4 per i ;ent. There is no better managed railroad property in the i South than the L. & C. i The Lancaster Mercantile Company, another enterprise of vhich Col. Springs is the head, I >aid a semi-annual dividend of ! V ! > . I ' 11 I II I , ll TIME RO We are at the year's business a on the threshol Year and look I perb trade we h the past twelve i very grateful to patrons. We d< our sincere appr< and every one < part you have ta up the best yea our history. In our appreciation port we are goir for the next 30 that will astoni: will not sa it's so common, that you come ar and get the price ing you and h coming year ma most happy am your life, we are Williams-h The Undersc J 5 nT.rkQTivm V VJlJV/UIII \JI ra up ? OUT 53 ^ On the first of February, ] ^ block, next to corner store, ? offer, at bargain prices, my < ^ consisting principally of Sb ? Shirts, Underwear, Plaids, C ^ Sheetings, Hickory Shirting, W Bleechings, Lap Blankets, hi Collars, Neckties, Umbrella; ^ Purses, Collar and Cuff But iob lot of Suspenders at sum Jery and Glassware of all kirn must be sold. R< J J. J. E i 4 per cent. The capital Rtook of the company m $100,000 The bank of Kershaw paid a semi-annual dividend of 4 per cent. Its capital is $50,000. Advance in the Price of Canned Goods. Columbia Record. "The people of the South will have to pay higher prices for canned goods this year than ev-r before," said a commission merchant today in discussing the market. "The salmon crop is only about one-halt of its usual quantity and the beef trust has put up all of its canned products As for tomatoes?a merchant bought for future delivery about 200 cases at 80 cents a case in ?' ' i It.-- U?? -. IB I I ID... >LLS ON end of another ind as we stand d of the New jack at the suave had during nontlis, we feel our friends and ?sire to express cciation to each jf you for the ken in building r's business in order to show - i oi your supig to sell goods days at prices sh the natives, y AT COST ? All we ask is id see the goods s. Again thankoping that the y be to you the i prosperous of , gratefully, iughes Co illing Store. .ALE i [ will move into the Moore ^ ind from now till then I will ^ mtire stock of Merchandise, 4r loes, Pants, Hats, Overalls, ^ lutings, Denims, yard-wide ^ Cheviots, Prints,Ginghams, ^ ig lot of Overshoes, Men's ^ s, Hosiery, Handkerchiefs, g) tons, Pins, Needles, and a ^ irisingly low prices. Crock- ^ as. liig lot of t obacco that ^ 2spectfully, ^ Blackmon i vS Business Notices. ?ji^All Notices inserted under this head at the rate of ONE CENT A WOKI) for each insertion. No notice to be counted less than 25 w urun IN extending pleasant greutinghfor 19 <>, also returning grateful acknowledgment!* ard timiiKm to thu trading public for their patronage for 19 5, 1 aui not unmindful, in a like manner, of those who kindly left their ordera with mo for X ohh or holiday gooda ami goodies. A prosperous New Year to all. A. W. Chance. GOOD CO'V and young Calf for sale at abargdn. Apply at once to Heath-Jones Company. October. They were to bo delivered on December 30, and I offeiel him $1.10 tor the lot. .Ho laughed at ine." There is no d<>uoi but that ihe canned f:oods proposition will be a serious one soon and the merchants are even now getting worried over it.