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The Lancaster New Semi-Weekly. N Published Wednesdays and Saturday At Lancaster, S. C., By The Lancaster Publishing Company Charles T. Connors, Editc SUBSCRIPTION RATES. RM One Year V Six Months Three Months Payable in advance. ADVERTISING RATES. One inch, tlrst insertion. 11.00. Each sub <juent insertion SO cents. For three months longer, reduced rates. , Professional cards, per year, 112. Business notices, Transient Advertisemei Lost and Pound, and ottier classitled a>>\ tlsements not exceeding as words, ? cents each insertion: I cent it word for each at) tlonal word over 2."> words. Obituaries. Tributes of respect, cards thanks and all matter of a personal or po'.lt nature to be chanted for. ? Advertising rates by the column made knt on application. Brief correspondence on subjects of ccnr Interest invited. Not responsible for viewi correspondents. It. K. WYL1K, PltESIDENT. /NO. A. COOK, Skc'V. and TltKAS. J. M. KIDDLE, JH , BUSINESS MANAOKH Entered as second-class matter, Oct. 7. 1 at the postoflice at Lancaster, S. C.. under Of Congress of March 3. 1879. Saturday, December 1, 190( * .. . ? 1 THE HON. W. P. ROBINSON'S TP TO ALABAMA. The day before his departi for Camden, Ala., to attend t recent meeting of the A. It. Synod, our young friend Mr. 1 Pressly Robinson, of the Lj caster bar, declined to take certain law case because bin i ceptance would have necessital his giving up his trip to A baina. We suspected at the til that there was a magnet of soi kind drawing the young man Camden, and that suspicion 1] been confirmed by the followii taken from the Associate I formed Presbyterian of t week : "Mr. W. I*. Robins of Lancaster attended the me ing of Synod and was the guest his brother, Rev. U. L. Rob son. He seemed to have so special attractions at Camd< feoine of his brethien accus him of talking in his sleep. > Robinson was much pleased w the meeting of Synod. He is rising young lawyer at the Li caster bar and has just be elected to the I.e<*ialn.tiira " f ? \ TALLEST MAN AT BAPTIST C< , VENTION. YTlie Spartanburg Herald, otes 011 the Baptist Cony * session in that city, sa^ ^5 tallest man in the c< by oilds is the Rev. Jo ./ion, of Orangeburg, 1 . least ot his claims iron. Mr. Bruns^n is decided intellectual hi vnd a preacher and wri f ) temporary must ha pDr. John II Bo Wicaster, otherwise o conclude that t ifunson is inde skyscraper ord hlge is not only i or his altitude, b .,iorun?on, he is a rn ,eed intellectuality and ?er and writer ot power." A Dayton, Ohio, daily par N*\ LI, contains the following adverti: inent: "Wanted?30 girls pick chickens." tree, would] you like to see a whole batch peek-a-boo beauties pit-kin' p lets! Wouldn't they make t feathers fly ! The gentleman who at a ban qnet some days ago facetious'] introduced President Spencer, o the Southern railway, as tin rg late Samuel Spencer, because h< rode on his own trains. littl< thought that his words were sooi /. to become literally true. >r. Senator Bailey, of Texas, an< m Senator Tillman, of South Caro i.5o lina, both recognized as nationa o democratic leaders, widely diffe in their views as to Presiden Roosevelt's course in dismissitij the three companies of negr< soldiers of the 25th regiment o ?elrs: infantry. Senator Bailey endorse id?I the President's action, whili of Senator Tillman holds that h ,C;U transcended his authority, an< ,wn that he "punished innocent mei '"Ji tor the crime of a few." Anothe 9 or case of where doctors differ. Solicitor Henry has establish " ed a precedent which is calculat 905. , . . Act ed to make jury service mor __ popular hereafter. During hi j argument in the case of a York ville druggist charged with vie lating the dispensary law, re cently tried in Yorkville, as pub lished in The News at the time ,re the Solicitor "treated" the jury according to the following, take from the New Era: ''Solicito U7 . _ . " Henry said the "proof of th in* puddin' was cliewin' the bap," a and he proposed to let the jur; ac' chew the bap. He then passe ec* around a bottle of malt, bouph ^a* at the York drup store, and ask llie ed each juror to taste it. The] ne a bottle of bitters. He though to it was a pretty ood brand of ry ias whi8key." lg. * ===== > In remittinp for his eubscrij 1'iS lioti f-n Tim Nnmo tliio <>vu vw * ?.V J>wo n 1UI on W. I). Ussery, of the Kershaw eu section, one of the be3t and mo? substantial citizens of the conn 'n* ty, writes as follows : "The New me gets better and better, especiall 3n* the editorials. Mix a little mor ,et^ spice and the flavoring will b complete. Long live The News ! In this connection, we also tak a the liberty of quoting from in- private letter received from ten brother editor, Dr. Gardner, c the Greenwood Journal, who i recognized as one of the able? )N_ writers in the state: "Well, yo are a great fellow, anyway, atn I enjoy The News more than an in of my exchanges. Your wit i an spice and life." Our friend rs . flatter us, of course, but it is sir cere flattery and we apprecia* , their kind and generous word III! . 1,11 just as much as though we d< '?* served them, to a ' " 1 1 il President May Reinstat ter Discharged Negro Soldier; lV-e Washington, Nov. 29?l'res Id- dent Roosevelt holds that be ha we the power to reinstate in th he army any of the members of th >ed three companies of the Twenty er. Filth Regiment of colored infai re- try who were discharged wit! ut, out honor as a result ol the troi tan ble at Brownsuille. Tex , sora "a time atfo, if tlie circumstances ( any individual case justify sue action. Whether he will ava >er himself of that power accordin Be- to the President, will depend 01 to such evidence that may he pr< n't rented to him in the case of an of one or more soldiers which wil ul. tend to clearly exculpate ther he from any participation in th j incident. BothPreaching and Teaching. "1 f. Waxhaw Enterprise: Rev. W. a F. Estridge, pastor of King Street 9 Baptist church, has accepted the p( 0 Camp Creek school just over in "" a Lancaster county. He opened _ school there last Monday moru- m ing. As the term will last only a j rew months, it is understood that - his family will remain here, and 1 hi9 school will not in any way v.( t CI r interfere with his pastoral work t further til n that he will not g have so much time at his disci posal for pastoral visiting during f the term of his school. 8 ? c! e England Watching Develope ment of "Southern Cotton & Company." n r London, Nov. 28.?In the ^ linnan nf pnmmmw tnitnv ronlv. > "VMUW VW?UtUV..W ? ' Vr1J |jj ing to a question as to what sg teps the government intended _ to take in order to checkmate _ the "trust scli< me under the s S iutheru Cotton company," the president of the board of trade, Mr. Lloyd-George, said he had _ seen reports that a scheme was being organized in the United ( States to regulate the price of . cotton by means of storage and gl ' gradual sale. The developments ^ of course, would be carefully c< watched, hut the board of trade ^ i, did not understand that the Lan ecaster cotton trade at present J was greatly alarmed. t J rpu. XT h; JLV?rnu 1 lif i.i c w r. V! Watches . ?? I CLOCKS, \ r. JEWELRY, I ? SILVERWARE, I 11 CHIN AWARE, j ; GLASSWARE, 1 y MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. \ e In fact, we have got al- k e most anything you can I think of and our prices J e cannot be matched 1 " CLYBURH & ROBINSON. 1 'i Business Notices, j d Notices inserted uinler A a this head nt the ratf of <>\"K CENT M A WORD for each insertion. No I 18 notice to he counted less than 2"> j Is words V e WAN'TKH?Corn and saw mill. k 1^ Box 37, Waxhaw, N. U. | 3- FOK KKNT?Kooms formerly oo*li copied by I>r K :> Mellow Suitable Tor offices or living room a Apply to i W. I. Cunningham. e T DON'T FORGET the excursion to| 5. Great Falls Thanksgiving Day. Train leaves here at 7.30a.m ; 7">c round trip, j DOli L< >S'l?Rather small male set-! j IS ter, dish faced, white with yellow I pots?answers to name of Boh. Re- 1 '? ward if returned to B. H. I.ayton. ' e Lancaster Cotton Mills. ' JOIN THE LUSH and go to Great j. Falls Thursday. Excursion train leaves here at 7.30 a. m. Round trip | 1 75 cents J. W H Y ruin your eyes when you can j . G buy good Oil at Mackorell's? Red ^ f $ h VALUABLE LOT FOR SALE ? j:i j Eleven store-rooms and restaurant on I J" ! same. I n close proximity to Lancaa- j tj (r ter Cotton M ills. Very desirable prop ? erty for good mercantile business, K barber shops, beef markets, shoe shops j. >_ I and resf-aurants. Also excellent site : . j for laundry, which is greatly needed y in i-anatticr Appiy to T. .s. Carter, ] |j Agent. 10-27-1 f 11 ALL indebted for the Lancaster e Ledger will please settle. After January 1st ail accounts will be put in i hand* of collector. T.b.Carter. 3m. CI | iovembe or this month we have a rerybody that is looking ake will hold good until i Dress Goods 3 pes 44 in. all wool Suit sry heavy and worth 50c, al for this sale 2 pes 56 in. all wool Sui aver sells for less than 50c al for this sale 5 pes 56 in. all wool B oth, positively cannot be led for less than 1.00, oui rice only 72 Silk Specials 6 pes 36 in. Silks, come le best colors and black, j argain at 1.25, to mak< lie lively the price is only. si When it comes to Shoes, nything but solid Shoes, ? ave the price that means Clothing Our clothing business is t ig. Never before have w ich a selection of clothing act" r\"P oil tirr? n\rr\ n yjX ail) VYc nave tUClli <1 is that will induce you tc Je guarantee to save you ; on every suit we sell. MIL1 A word about our millin ave in this line, and whei inced that here is the pla E. E i stop, ij< I But do not listen long Mackorell's 5 1 One-half gallon Wa i 10c ; Lamps at 10c ; t I box Writing Paper 5c w on. Just come and se [ Goods, just come and 1 look ?look?and if the I everything you want, k fail to get you a guess I $15.00 in Gold in the r f one guessing nearest t ^ $5.00 for second neare I again. ) J. B iw ?nted, you can bring the I Still 1.00 Solid Gold R K)N'T WAIT?thev may 'lain Solid Gold and Set >w. As a friendship #ift uly ever has too many, ing you ^et, whether a $] have them all prices. H. C. P. S.?Just received a Ic :1 Dishes, very cheap, in i r Bargains! list of bargains that will appeal to f for real bargains. The prices we further notice. Below we quote a few: Cotton GoocIh ;ings, 5 pes Cotton Plaids, just the , spe- thing for children dresses, has .25c. been a good seller at 10c, special for this sale 6 l-2c. 1 1 case light Outing in pink, \ ' light blue and neat check, pos- k itively a 10c seller, special for road- this sale 7 7-8c. mat- ? nno Uorhf Pprpaloa vppv rl r sale sirable for shirts and shirtwaist, ! l-2c special price this sale... 7 7-8c. Underwear in all Children Vest 10, 15 and 25c. i real Misses 15 to 25c. Ladies' Vests, 3 this 1 case, worth 20c, special.. 12c. .89c. See our Vests at 25 and. .50c. JOES we are the people. We do not sell ind when it comes to the prices we money saved to the purchaser. Toadies' Coats. worn- We have just received anothe had er shipment of those 15.00 coats r? and that we have a special price of itpri- 12.50. If you want something > buy. cheaper in a coat we have it. mon- We have them at all prices from 2.50 to 15.00. * "~w iv.~r?r _i l ?N J1.I1 X ery. We want to show you what we i you get our prices you will be conce to buy your hat. CLOUD lokTiiisIenl enough to miss the bargains at m >c and 10c Counters 1 ter Pitcher at 10c ; Syrup Pitcher m he Dover Egg Beater at 5c ; one ; a box Fine Paper 10c?and so m e?can't tell you all. For Xmas W look around, and stay, and look? ^ } prices suit you, BUY. We have M All kinds Xmas goods. Don't % ; at the Jar of Almonds. Will give M nonth of December?$10.00 to the m he number of Almonds in Jar, and m ist. Come once and you will come % i. MACKORELL. / il! Meet the Price in any mail order catalogue all Grades of Watches i have the advantage of getting the t home; so if they are not as reprem back. Ask to see our $2.00 Watch. Have a Few ings Left-But not last till Christmas. My stock of Kings is very complete. Prices very , the RING is preeminent. No young I will save you money on any style LOO Plain Gold or a $75.00 Diamond. I I < )IJGrJfci >t of Cups, Saucers, Plates and Covera pretty decoration. ft