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Tze Lancaster News. Semi-Weekly. Published Wednesdays and Saturdays At Lancaster. S. C., By The ^jacaster Publishing Company. Cfctrles T. Connors, Editor. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. *ar ?1 V) "S l. \Ii?ntb.? I*' Payable In advance. iDVEKTIStNG RATES. Viwi-h. -irst nscrlion. it.UO Each subse *?* ?> mrrtion so cr.ts For three montl.s or ****>' reduced rates , ?VrO;aiona! cards, per year. 112. H-*vnotices, Tran.-Ie.it Advertisements, ilat \a 1.1 ound, and tie r classttled a ver>.' ? * lis lot exceeding 25 words. 25 cents f r isertior. 1 tenia word for cacti addl.* >* avtvoffd over 2> word*. ta*A .A?w?r'es. Tributes of respect, cards of aa.i't*, '.ad all matter of a personal or po itic.d * ? 'a-iovbc charged for. *v*?ve-ing rates by the column made known ?' ajtl.cation. *-rj# .erve-pindence on subjects of general omrii x invi t' >1 Not responsible for views of .wvkp'jallc'its li. E. WYL1K. Pkksii.vnt. JJO <?.' COOK, SKc'r and Tkkas. ; fc..>Ul)DLG, Jit , hcsinkss Manackr. d as second-class matter, Oct. 7. IPO , ai ??* -.ostoti' it ancaster, S C., under Ac; c : Vnrejs of 51 arch 3, 1819. -Saturday, April 7, 1900. ii ia a fact worthy of note chat luihaaltli of Prohibition Monroe i- somewhat improved. The -tn*ns medical depository filled 717 prescriptions for wins -Afv.ia the month of March, 'ffcile it tilled 733 in the precedsUf^saonth, a falling off of 10 >*2criptions In ofher words, at 16 patients are now able to ui.jp.and take notice without I?M9-;od of stimulants. No record a ta^t, we believe, of prescrip?tin*a SUed by blind tigers. TEST R. F. D. ROUTES ARE NOW l!Nr>FOr,OINO .is noted in Wednesday's .iknB of The News, the post office ktr^artment is now having every ytca of mail counted that is heraj. handle 1 on all tlie r .iral fr? e Miliverv routes throughout the VKMitry. The counting began ieoMonday and will continue ninety days. At the conclus3a of the count the department t>V. no doubt discontinue such T:\Mes as are not being patroniz-d in the opinion of the govern ?miitthe> si ouI 1 be. The depart ?3ut has gi\en out the followinformation in relation totlie While no fixed rule as the .-mount of mail which #:-i?ild be handled on a rural t' i'e h is been adonted. still tb? leels ill tf I lie averag iha r ?uio Miou <1 handle 3,000 j**?? ? of :n il p r month, with x possible minimum of 2 000 hut. qu? s ion of the disco itinu xatr of the (service on route* ntv-! he in all c uses depend upon f. >< ndition* a* they exis' on ,-?jeh route* and the expenditure *i->lve,J in operation the service ?j a given r-'U e might not t>e d warranted, even though 13* minimum ot 2.000 pieces of *cs?ii! per month ware handle 1, -wj^-e it wa* found th ?t a con j.Jerable numher of the possi. Ii*. patron* were not availing vswn-elves ol the benefits of ill** nr rice." M the Ht>veral routes which ,**re Lancaster as their starting |o;et. No. 4, we are told, is the w^-skest. We are not informed as ik the relative strength of the nhor routoa in the county. It ?ight he well for the people all the lines to use the ser j *c?ras much as possible for the, threo months, if the/ wish^ the routes to be made permanent. Write letters to your Irtends Mid subscribe liberally to newspapers, it tur only three mouths, in order to swell tlie number ot pieces ot mail handled on your route. Take not only your county paper. Toe News, but have daily papets sent you tor at least the present quarter. Ail papers are cheap, and are worth more than you will be required to pay to them. By adopting this suites tioti y nt will not only supph yourself with abundant reading m itter, but a' the same time will be helping to insure the continuance of your present posta1 service. If you are aire >dy a subscriber to The News, have another copy sent three monthi or longer to some poor neighboi who is not able to become a sub ecriber himself. Our highly esteemed frienc l)r. R S B -ckham, of Kershaw, advertises in t his week's Era for ; "black pig."which was"lost ahou ? I. M V A i ncci\? MJJU, 21 UlttUUCCJ blank swine or that descriptioi has, for just about thai length o lrne, been playing?havoc ii East End. It lias literally rootei up everything in sight, in tha part ot town except Hives' spring, and the only thing tha has saved the spring is the bricl wall around ftr* reinforce! b.' Capt. Kivos standing guard will shot gun in hand, both nigh and day. While that hog doesn' slight anything?not even a bar back yard, it seems to be especi ally iond ol flower gardens, a;u in order therefore to gratify it aesthetic taste it has well-nigi : ruined a number of the attract ive front yards in East End. I was only a day or two ago ilia we saw Lawyer Green, with i gun in one hand and a catalogue of cuss words in the other, chaa ing the hog nu: of his front yard Jin which the infernal anima had thrown up soil like a two horse turn plo.v. It it is realh the "lost pig"' <?f ??ur goo 1 triend the D rotor, we trust t'uat in will send Editor Ilamel up afte ' i? right awav. No claim will b ' made tor the reward offered. I A few weeks ago we prorterei t he use ol these columns to t< ach ers, and others interested 11 sell'ol work, lor the put)l:catioi ,o: original aitic'es calculated t< !one* urage great r interest in tin cause of educ ti m in both towt land conn y. We arc pleased lr note the fact that at least <?n< teacher lias decided to take a! Viltlt QUA AI tlnJk Am ortnnii.. !.??. ? u? tuc; u j' i'1" 1 'i ii 11 \ 'II'i: offered to help along a geoc work, liis first coolribulion Hp j peering in today's paper. I wil he found hotli interesting an< i instructive. One of the attractive feature! of the Augusta, Ga , Chronicle | is the republication daily of ar (ticies selected lr<?m its files 01 ! m ore than one hundred yearf ago. Here is an item just re published by The Chronicle taken from its Charleston correspondence bearing date dune lib. iSOl : 14 hied ? A t [.'jnpaitof Ion Tnur-'d ?y last, Frederick i AucujtiiH Miipihlenburg. Receive* 'General of U?e Land-Office." ?Attention in called to ca'd ol Dr. Davifl, of Rock Hill, in to da^'s paper. PERSONAL jj i * Col. T. Y. Williams attended | court in Camden this week. Mr. and Mrs. 1 Meyer , <d Lanicistsr, sp'tit several d sj's last I week in Kershaw with the latter's I I parents.?Kors iaw Era. Mis. W. A. Biakeney, of the Antioch section, recently visited friends in K *r>h aw. Mi.-s hide Hasselt 11 , ol -Lan [ caster, is visitinir her sifter, Miss 5 Mavo Hasseltin^.? Kershaw Era. Mr. D. F. S?pp a id daughter, Miss Eunice, o: Lmca-ter county, visile. here Sunday?W axil uv Enterprise. Mr. B. N. Cra g, ol liock Hill, was in to-v.n this i\e?k. Miss Pear! McManus of Lan caster, was here last week visit- ^ 1 ing Miss Christine McHwain.? , li ck Hill lit cord- $ ; ? J t!u*t ?s i 17 ye ?r old cirl was ^ i t 1 1 ;vr v* nr_.l ? KU"Ken ?p ill new i t?ri\ vt euiirs j. day tor stealing clo'hing she was W notified of the fact that she was W j heir to one hundred thousand ( dollar1. ^ i OSTEOPATHY. J I could arrange to treat V in Lancaster, if any desire ^ ' to try the new science of ^ t treating diseases. ^ e Write me. W i- Literature and in forma- ^ i tion pertaining to Osteopa- M a thy sent on request. ^ tl All curable diseases sue- . J successfully treated. ? I)R. T. L. DAVIS, ? Osteopathic Physician, t Rock Hill, S. C. t* 4-7-06-1 m. b n x? s _ i. , rroiessionai ^aras - Dr. J. K. WELSH, y dentist. office over william?llughesco's store, formerlv oeeupietl bv i>r r k m galloway. lancaster, s. c. J Dr. R. G. ELLIOTT, j Lancaster, S. C. 1 kesiderioe 'phone. no. 1>7. oftlce, , l>avis building, cor. main ami inmlap streets; 'phone no. 72. will practice in hoth town and county. all iralls, day or night, will receive prompt attention. ' ''TATEMENT [ 1\1 IW \ sT J ny ?( ) jiot 1 i con 1 ition of the it mk ot eincaster, of i luiichsut, s. ill till- close of business 1 i march hint. i9u6. 1 i uesol'kcek emits and discounts. 386,774.67 bonds 6.100.uo beal estate, furniture and fixtures. 6,887.5?? t due by other banks 55,831.54 k ('ash on hand. '29,704.74 485.305 45 | | liabilities. , i capital, t*?n.(nhi.un Sm idua A undivided profit* (net) '>7.'231 !3 . lC?--I>ii.?utits I'.utU.OU DcpoMita, 3441,074.32 $485.305.4*. I I. L C. HtiriiKoii. Crtibier of the above named Itank, do aoleinnlv a wear that tin- foregoing statement ih triu* to the best of my knowledge and l>elief. L. (J. HAKUISON, ('ahhikk. Sworn to before me, tbia 31st day ot March. Ilhaj. U. J. Henry, ?. p or ?. c. (Jorreet-Alteat Mjnrny 0|>riu^H9 I M P. OrnwfoM. V Directors. j W. i. CuftuiDgbain. ) lj|L Watch This Space Next j * I ssue and you will know where to buy your Spring goods I McCardeli & Allison Bros. ?vj Better and BeLLer $ Scores of peopie already know that they ran pet better ^ barpuina in every thinp sold in an lip to date retail store & from J. J. Blarkmon than they can from any one on earth. ^ And still they pet better. 1 am now poinp to offer you one ^ car load of best Patent Flour fpr $2.50 per sack, and one 0 cur of Half Patent for $2 30 per sack. I also have a car of ^ beat Corn and Oats which I will offer at equally aa low prices. I want your business and will get it if low prices ^P and good goods count. I also have a complete line of Hats, Pants, Shirts, Overalls, J in fact, everything in the wav of notions, bought right, ^P which 1 will sell you at 10 to 25 per cent, lower than you ^ can buy same goods. Remember I still have some odds v * and ends in almost everything that I will sell for cash at ^ less than cost and at customer's own price. See me and be ^ convinced. Yours for business, ^ J. J. Blackmon Ring your bells and blow your horns, Edwards is the man, as sure as you are born. ist. Magnolia Flour is the best and purest. 2nd. That it is guaranteed to rise. 3rd. It's nice, white, and makes good bread. 4th. It's cheaper by 25c the sack than oth er flour not half so good. U3TEN: Magnolia, 98 lbs to Sack, $2.25 New car due, fresh from the mills. j ^ Cream Cheese, 20c lb; 2 for 35c; 3 for 50c Just received a fresh barrel of Mackerel at ioc each or 3 for 25c. Don't forget th.it mackerel is better now for breakfast than anything else. 5 lb. pails Java Coffee for $1.00. We can sell you Groceries of al! kinds very cheap, and we want your trade. Gentlemen's Dress Shirts 25c. Gentlemen's Dress Collars 5c. Shoes for grown people from $1.13 to any price you want. Everything cheap at J. L. EDWARDS in Bennett's Old Stand. ] V