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"Old Hardy" Sketch of Lancaster's Oldest Colored Citizen. The lust issue of the Pennsyl. vania tint contains a couple of pic' ores mi<I i he lo< lowing writeup < ! oM ni i? Hardy Montgomery. L->n<*ast-r s most unique c<?l- , ored character, the pictures at d matter raving been furnished the Otit by Aitist Amos, ot this place: Old Uncle" Hardy Montgom erv is i lie most noted character, mill, till Cl Iltt tJt'IIirs jJUSsUIIl above every thing else edible except "*vaterniillun " '-Water millun is de best in de world,"he earnestly affirms, and although no one has been cruel enough to ever put him to the choice be- ! tween a 'possum and a melon, ! opinion is lie would regretfully forsak * the flesh and seize the ' melon. Uncle Hardy is honest ' as the no unlay sun, and lie at tributes his long 11f to the lad that he never drinks whiskev noi ' , I C ifl'ee, and use-, tobacco with great regularity, lie is also an 1 interested obseiv^r o! games at ' cards, and imparts the intorma tiou that "he uster cud beat yau\ udder man pla\ing cairds." i Probing the Dispensary-? i Some Startling Situations. i Columbia sncc a! to Charlotte Observer : The examination bo- L for*1 the new 8ta e boar 1 ol (lisi < pensary directors tndav r f clerk j to the old board (J 11. (.'harle* in th" matt i ot t ho til leered llle" i gality ot the purchases ot the obi board, revealed some startling . flilu ilioofl in tie ni tnag. m : t < t the hti-iness (hiring tlie year i 90f> 11 In answer to questions from i ('ominis-i" in r latntn. Attorney J K. McDonald are! D.nctors Ii iwlin- mi and A' \ , .\1 s ( Mi tries oui.t ! ; >. V,r.i 1 <1(1.1 (I..J board made;* 're, i blanket rder I from a long list of houses whose , bids were approved and then adopted a resolution authorizing) : i the clerk to order out from these j i houses according to the needs ot; , the dispensary, lie said that lie j | no- only of Lancaster, S. C.y where lie lives, but of the surrounding c >untry for many miles. Uncle Hardy is old?how old, no living man Knows ; lie was o'd when oilier old men were young, and he bids fairlo be in evidence when the young men of to-day are aged, lie savs he is ' more den a hundred yairs old," and 1 the statement is generally accept ^ ed. But despite his very advan- 1 red age, Uncle liardy is no dependent. He is able to work, ' and (iocs work. sustaining himself and his venerable wife, * Joannah, by I lie fruits of his toil. 1 He is always cheerful, and a tirele-s maker of cotton and fish * baskets, horse collars, door mats, etc. But Uncle Hardy al-o believes J that all work and no pi ay is not ' good for man. llis favorite p'av is 'possum hunting, and he is as ( energetic in pursuit of this sport * as many a younger man. He is, of course, not quite as spiy^s ( he used to be, but bis appetite ' for 'possum knows no diminu- ( guve ordeis for go'ds sometimes | by let tors, sometimes by teiegratns, occasionally bv 'phone I and in a number of instance* ml person, often not taking any re- ! cord. In some c;?ses to till a pressing demand on tbe par! ot a tourist hotel be even ordered tiom hous* s which had no con- , tract. , Tillman's Charges Against 1 "Bouncer" Barnes. I Washington.?Senator Till- | man to day ti ed formal charges | with t lie sub-committee consider- I log the nomination ol Benjamin I I" Barnes, assistant secretary to 1 tiie President, t'? be postmaster 1 ?t Washington, and protested 1 igainst*his confirmation. These jliarges relate t?> the expulsion of Mrs. Minor Mori is from the executive offices, and a.serfs iniiu- ( nan and brutal treatment of the J woman and also allege that ( Barnes made a lalse statement I tb'iut the case. The charges are four in num- | ier and are as follows : "That Mr. Barnes is lacking in J gentlemanly and manly consider- ( t ttion for ladies, which caused him [ o abuse his authority so far as \ ;o order the expulsion from the i xecu'ive oflices of Mrs. Minor >ii Jan. 4, 190<>, without any 1 i ustification or good reason there- j i or. i "That having issued the or- > ler, he stood by and saw it ex- ( seated in a most brutal and out , ageous manner without iuterfer ?nce, compelling the policemen o drag, and finally, with the aid >1 a negro employed at the White House to carry, with the negro lolding her by tbe ankles and with her limbs exposed, the en tire distance Iront the executive Mlioes at the western end of the White House to the exit, where I she was thrust into a cab and ient lo the House of Detention, bv which brutal treatment her lile v, us endangered and health seriously impaired Irom bhock and i 11 jtli its received "That after this tyrannical and outrageous abuse <>| Ins ant iiori'y lie Indued charges o? insanity n^ iinst Mrs. Morris and compelled h *r to r-'niain in prison for m'>r ? than four hours, thus adding insult to injury and proluci g in the pntilic mind impres cons derogatory to both her r p II ! Q I lAtl ?k \s) It /, H ttt . . t .. I ? ^1 ? II (?' iwii <IIM1 III** 111* I1LII u nil I tion "Th >t he made a statement l<> i ho pres* which was .'nil of laU?Ii >od-> and which piov-s him In l he laokmir in that integrity and !i1??!i chat aol? r which a hi; h k?v 3iv.mem oflic'al should have '* Senator Tillman asks ilia' even witnesses. tnciu linii all t lie he newspaper men at the \Vhil? 11 <>11* ;ii the time, be summoned helore the -nb-roiniini t< e. How to Stop a Hen from Eating Eggs. I'rogrpssiv< Farmer. ! < i * a v.?rv (iilli:Milt mutter to 'top hens t:om caring egg when | they once form the habit. Birds in confinement are more prone to it than those 011 free range; generally it i^ for the hick of some thing wanted in their ration (lime) and for the want of something better to do. The qnickest I , and best wiiy to stop it. is make a Irani 4 of anv thin stri like a lath to fit over neat boxi On the Ira me tack loosely piece of old suck and hi the ce ter make a cr??ss oof in the sac then put some good nesting m terial in neat When the hi goes to lay she sets on the tin, when the egg is dropped it ro! flown through the cut in the s o ?nd drops into the nest, when si raises up and finds the e:_g goi i more surprised hen you nev law. Simple and effective! Ti it and you will have no mot trouble. Whitewash your hei louses, adding sassafras oil ai Kerosene to wash, then dost yot lens with insect powders ar ejieat everv two weeks in aur ner and you will nave no troub with lice. UNCLK .!() Mecklenburg Co., N. S. W. BIRMINGHAM. Builder at "Jontraetor and House Mover, ofTe lis services to t tie public for an hing mi ftie lino of building, on ranting or bouse moving. .ANCASTER & GHESTE RAILWAY COMPANY SCHEDULK IN EFFECT MAY ' !?, 19l'6. DAILY EXCEPTSUNDAV WESTBOUND . v Lancaster 6 30 .1 m 3 4f> p jV Fort Lawn A ID ? m 4 15 p j\ Museumvillc 6 Ham 4 30 p \tV Rtchliurg 7 n5 a tn 4 46 p Vr Cheater 7 30 a ni 5 15 p tr Charlotte ?Sou. Ry... .9 5' a m 7 00 p tr Columbia?Sou Itv loiSaui EASTUOUND <v Columbia?Sou. Ky 6 05 am 3 10 p j\ < harlot te?Sou. Ky 0 05 a m 6 00 p jV Chester 9 00 a m 8 1"> p ..v Rlchburff 140am 8 39 p '.v llasi'omv Ho 910am S 45 p :-v Fort Lien 10 06 a m 8 56 p v Lancaster 10 30 a m 9 16 p CONNECTIONS JI1 ESTER?Southern, Seaboard, and Car Una & North-Western Railways. jANCASTER?Southern Railway. A. I . McLURE, Superintendent LEROY SPRINGS. President. Wood's Seeds. Alfalfa Seed INOCULATED Ready For Sowing. Inoculation makes it possible to grow Alfalfa where it could not be grown before. It supplies the bacteria necessary for the best growth and development of this valuable crop. Alfalfa once well established lasts for years, yielding large and continuous cuttings of the best and most nutritious hay. Price of seed quoted 011 request. Wood's 1906 Seed Book tells all about Inoculated Seeds, both for the Garden and Farm. Mailed free. Write for it. IT.W. Wood & Sons, Seedsmen, RICHMOND, . VIRGINIA. We can also supply Inoculated Garden Peat, Snap Betnt, Clovers, Cow Peas, etc. Write for prices. Notice to Teachers. 'I lie next regular t?iioherB' X iinii.nti a'i11 be held at liuncnNter court house, i itninp; iit o'clock a in Friday, May l!H? W. M MOOHK. County Mijicrintcnileiit Kdinntioi Lancaster, S.C., April 13. l'-Ofi. 8 I The Implement Co. 1302 Main St., Richmond. Va. Nave issued a new and interesting Catalogue telling all a Lout the besl | Time, Labor and Money Saving I Farm Implements, H It. gives descriptions and prices ol Corn and Cotton Planters, Wheel & Disk Cultivators, Farm Wagons, Engine, Buggies, Surries I Harness, Saddk V. Crimp & other Roofing; Barb Wire, Fencing, etc. Farmers will get the liest Fanr I Implements on the market am L save mone\ hy sending us ttiei I orders. Write for our Catalogue Mailed free on request. nilcrariOQ nnn C| Vlwh ! \ n?nawin?i7 mannii?a ??Nir< nrI clllil hl^y 1IMI j I'uinttoii <if imy m ieiitllln Joiirnnl. Turmt, |'l your; (our months, 91. Holtl hy nil newmtoiilpr*. Driving and Saddle Horses, i MUNS & C0.36,B,oa<1*a'N6W York | llraixn tiffice, >'<?> K St., Wnshltitfton, I). C. Our livery establishment is going to be second to none in i the State, and don't you forget For Sale. ' it! Come or send to us when I 4 U/. -1 A. ~ Hit ArrttM I.Mlwl Ofm n.ilo r> 4. u a! vuu Wii.it MIC ucst, up-tu-uatc villo onpuWIkTrnud and iVynchea nvTr"" t liVGry service. kuown hm the Joahun Watera homo place urn! it pift cf llio F.tijiih Wnti r<i plaoo. r HEATH-ELLIOTT MULE CD. |",in,i,"i*??*. ?? '? ??n ?."> sprinK, r nLHin LLLIUM rauu wu# and 15 acrea bottom land on I,ynchea river. ? ? Price $S.0<> per acre. flood Urnm to righ u i -t t mi KI - J. T. DOH'l'EH. pi Subscribe for The News. p Birmingham, Ala. ^ II MONEY SAVXRS { ; ;} for - $ 11 ??y j hJ S Our entire line of Shoes at old prices. We W ,r * can sell you shoes at the same price they will 1 u] f? now cost us, and make money. Don't miss ?- 0 this opportunity. Just received $250 worth ^ ,0 & new Laces and Embroidery to match at 2 1-2 ? ito 50c the yard. Beautiful line white goods, J Lawns, Piques, etc., from 5c to 35c the yard. * Yard-wide Taffeta Silk, wear guaranteed, at * id ? 9SC? worth #1.25. Small lot Dress Shirts to \ r* J close at 50c on the dollar. Full line white J n- 5 and colored soft Shirts at 23c to 98c. J -t _ . _ ' _ I f f Just .Received | C a solid case of men's and boys' Sample Hats. J jL Your choice of boys' at 98c; men's #1.25? J ; ? worth double the money. Our stock of Neck- J C wear and Underwear is new and complete and m ^ J as cheap as the cheapest. We have a few y ? winter-weight suits to close at your price in f _n ^ order to make room for spring goods. We ^ -j? ^ want 500 men to get a pair of our 75c Over- ^ n J alls at 50c. No charges for showing goods. I J Yours respectfully, I I -$ Funderburk Comp'y. % U? $ Better and Bebber $ W Scores of people already know that they can get better ^ Q bargains in everything sold in an up-to date retail store f J from J. .J. Blackmon than they can from any one on earth. ^ And still they get better. I an) now going to offer you one car load of best Patent Flour for $2.50 per sack, and one ? J car of Half Patent for $2 30 per sack. I also have a car of ^ best Corn and Oats which I will offer at equally as low prices. 1 want your business and will get if if low prices ^ and good goods count. I also have a complete line of ^ ^ Mats, i'ants, Shirts, Overalls, # ! ^ in fact, everything in the way of notions, bought right, ^ /?> which I will sell you ?t 10 to 25 per cent, lower than you ^ | ^ can buy aame goods. Remember 1 still have Rome odds ^ 1^ ami ends in a I moat everything that I will well for cash at ^ r I f less than coat and at customer's own price. See me and be ^ ~~ I i convinced. Yours for business, rj? J. J. Blackmon ^ i f V wkkkM^Uv 60 YEARS' Livery, Livery, - Though doing a rattling good I rj MIW11 copyrights Ac. livery business, we are deter-! mined to do even better. Our present stocks of Vehicles and ,'i:iX??C:,!''Kr*,inie I ?r _ i ? 1 ,1 I tpffhil nnllee, wIMmul chnrso. In the r by handsome new carriages and j Scientific American. .