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4 3?anrastn j|Unrs (SEMI-WEEKLY.) Published Wednesdays and Saturdays ?t Lancaster, S. C., by The Lancaster Publishing Company. CHAS. T. CONNORS Editor A. J. CIiAKK Kusiness Manager Entered as second-class matter Oct. 7th, 1?06, At tho i><>ntofl\cc at I iAU0?8ter,8.C" , under Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. WKDXK8DAV. APRII. il, 1?US. THE SUPERVISORS REPORT * The report ??t the 'i ork grand j jury, submitted tt> the court in session at Ycrkville last week, directs attention to a matter in' connection with the publication of the reports of the county supervisor which has been more than once commented on in these columns. We quote from the grand jury's report: Fourth. The aunual report of j the county commissioners for the fiscal year lbO>. has been submit-1 ted to us, but the alleged itemized i st.iteaieut of the expenditures for, thj fiscal year consists of news. J paper clippings containing the i quarterly reports of the supervisor. And tfiis report is not in proper shape as a record, as the new-paper clippings will be easiIv lo-t or destroyed, and the same id imperfect hi other respect?. -is it doe? not show the to-| tal expenditures for the year, nor does it show how much was spent on roads and bridges, how much on chaingung, etc. We, therefore, recommend that the supervisor I forthwith substitute for the?e j newspaper clippings a written i statement, itemized, showing the! amounts spent during the past j fiscal year for roads and bridges,1 chaingatig, pooi house, outside poor, jail, court house, county 1 offices and all other purposes. The use of newspaper clipping? j in the manner referred to is of course unbusinesslike and inexcusable. They are not so used, we are pleased to note, by the efticient clerk of the Lancaster board of commissioners, the reports prepared by him being altogether in writing, as they should be. But it is the grand jury's recommendation as to the classification of expenditures that we wish to emphasize and endorse, being practically what The New? has j been advocating. While the reports as now published is strictly in accordance with law. no doubt, it would be far more intelligible 1 and .satisfactory to the public were the itemized statement of expenses followed b.v a recapitu-j lafion or aumm ?rv nn/lor i proper heads. As the Yorkvillei< Knquirer, iu commenting on tiusj: subject, says : The report of the supervisor is ' made up of a record of the van- \ ; ous items paid, usually iu the order iu which they are approved by the board, and while it is not impracticable for the average individual to group and total the ( items going to different purposes, ' people unaccustomed to such I work find it tedious. A sy?te- | niatic grouping of the expendilures, will enable the taxpayer to see at a glance where the mou- ' e?r goes to anil what for. * j 1 INCIDENT OF THE T MUFF DEK-\ TE I When a congressman hu'ts into another's speech with questions ! lie should be -ure of hi- ground and he prepared to rejoin to the i. I v ?: . - i Mr. Keeder. l es, ft Jr. I Mr. Johnson of 8011th >Saroiina. ( The gentleman is talking about , cotton. Now, 1 live in a cotton, manufacturing district, and [ ' would like to say to the gentle 1 > man that it costs probably a mil- ( Jiou dollars to build a mill in u rnerrP!,ro*,nH which could be I (I in Kngiand for *000,-. n"J' in because of tile enor-f '? 0*^?4 on cot J * iug, structural steel, and the lua lerial that we must buy to equi] that plant. New, does not th< gentleman think that the build ing of a mill that will give em ployment to a thousand peoph for all time to come is such ai industry that the New tCuglam manufacturers could afford to re lease their grasp on the machin ery that goes into that null? Mr. Reeder. The idea em bod ied in the gentleman's questioi is the primal mistake of thi Democratic party. The gentle man virtually ask.s me this : 1 we have men working now in tin manufacture of machinery to pu into cotton mills, and those mei ge' $2 a day. would it not he bet tev to make them take $1.20 day i nstead of $2 ? Mr. Johnson of South Onroluiii Now. another question. Mr. iieeder. 1 hope the gentle man will wait until 1 have ai opportunity to answer the tirs one. That is the mistake th Democratic party is making am always seems to be determine! to make; that is, that we shouli lower the wages of our laborin; men from $2 to$1.20 a day. Now that would be a fatal mistake, would rather >ee you pay for tin inili a price which will protec the laborers who are engaged ii the manufacture of the maelitn ery that goes into tiie mill am then raise the price on cottoi products, so that where von laborers now get four or live dol lars per month they will get tei or twelve dollars a month or more Mr. Johnson's second questioi ..oil,.,! f.... .... 1....... O. . unn o i > iciiictvj ii?i an c a i a (i a i m m of the "drawback" clause. Ku having drawn the tire of .Mr Heeder. he should have, by wi.\ r?f rejoinder, exposed the fallacy of tho protectionist's argument. II itil an ice plant in Kershav Kditor H?mel ought to be able t( keep cool thisaurumer. The only consolation that tin New York Mail can get out o the peach-basket hat is that tin beat peaches are at the bottom o the basket. The Washington Herald say that Teddy will not raise a heart in Africa. But he expects t< beard the lion in his den all thi same. The news from Paris that ? leading milliner of that fashion setting centre lias been adjudged insane throws a tlood of light ol ?ome of the prevailing t reek styles in female headgear. Several stenographers in Treu ton, N. .1.. kissed a handsome of fire bov. and now thev are dowr with the measles.?Augusta Her ild. Served >111 right. I hey should tiave confined their oscillatory -tunts to the handsome boss. - ^ -1 ivt-i f 11? pi > . i mi ri ng i n 1 I p cent thr111' debate in the limine, while Congressman Keoder. of Kansas, was speaking, Congressman Johnson of South Carolina interrupted him with a question , or two, and. we regret to note, Mr Reeder'x reply apparently ( knocked the wind out of the South Carolinian- -ails. fne ineia.nt is related a> follows in the Con rreasionai Ueeord : Mr. Johnson of South Carolina. Will the gentleman yield for a question? ( Supt. Bruce Craven, of f he Lancaster graded schools, has an arti *le on the proper teaching of his lory, in the Boston Journal of Kducation for April 1and it 1lighly praised editorially. This s the ninth of I'rof. Craven's contribution* to appear during this -chool year in the leading nation\\ educational magazine". The cheap carnival companiethat inte-t the land are heins gradually elirntnated from the esteem of South Carolina towns, Both Georgetown and Anderson have shown a disposition !<> make their street" uuatlra t?v* to the^e tent show-. Many of them liavr no claim on the indulgence ol the public.?Charleston I'ost. At the rate in which puh!i< sentiment is crystallizing in Lair caster again t carnivals, it wil not he if?ii^ before tin- town wil he lined up with Cheraw, Ander -on, <ieorgeiow 11 and other inn nicipalities in opposition to sucl shows. Wtf publish elsewhere anothei complaint a- to Tradesville's tnai facilities. In a private note accompanying the communication )tir correspondent says the penile of the community are "think. ng of stopping newspapers ami loiDg the least correspondence )OHRible.,j leather than pursue uch a course we would suggest o our Tradejville friends thafc hev take the matter up with thfl " artment at Washings! v THE LANCASTER I through CotiKressin.il) Finley, ? Postmaster Hunter, of Lancaster, L' too, will, no doubt, if applied to do everything in Ins power to as 9 sist them. We are still uniti i formed as to why the Trades .1 ville postoflice was discontinued As previously stated, Trade-vilh . is one of the best communities ii the couuty, a town in which eou . siderable mercantile and <?the n business is done, and it is cer e tninly entitled to first class mai - facilities. 8 Trial ?/ Trucmiuiqs &mtr< iiiuht at Wat/ far Saat/im H, I'oirrr (Jotti/mti if. n Th* condemnation pioceodi: g 11tint ituted by the Southern l'nwe , Company to obtain a ri?rht o * way tor its power line over tin I land of Mr. II. E. Wvlie in th n i western suburb of Lancaster, 11 i I which a jury was drawn b; e; Clerk of the Court Gregory re j i centlv, as published in The New j at the time, were heard Monda; j I in the court house, the clerk c ir the court presiding. The corn panv was represented by Judg j Frank Osborne, of the ('harlott -J bar. and Harry Foster, Ks<| j and Mr. Wvlie by Messrs. Wit j i liams cV Williams of Lancaster Ex Sheriff .1. M. Hood w as chosei I : foreman of the jury. I he juror ! were driven out in carriages ii r the morning to view the land ii _ j question, and upon their returi , : in the afternoon a number o ?,.u...r,i ./.v .MM, <ides. tt appeared from the tes 1 timony that the proposed right o 1 way embraces ? fraction ovei t six acres of laud. The jury reti i tiered a verdict fixing the amouu ; <?t compensation to bp paid Mr Wylie at $000. I tent ft nf I'm tint/ Mti n. Mr. William Kennington. : ^ young man abou -0 years old : sou of Mrs. fhronie Kenning ton. died in the mill villagt j Mondav, ot rheumatism. I hi * ' 1 burial was in \\ est -Side cenie terv yesterdav. L 1 1 $5,"*00,000 Scooped in Big Wheat Deal By Patter 3 and Pool. 1 Chicago, April 17.?"Tin fatten pool has cleaned up be ^ tween $4,000,000 and $5,000, 9 i 000 on the May wheat deal,' says the Tribune in a news <trj ticle today. "()l this ainoun V fatten has pocketed fully two thirds. 'Market experts estimate tha 1 the broker and his coterii * have -.old to the public twenty million bushels of May wiiea , it an average protit of twenty -cents, giving them a proiit o $1.000,000 and besides this h< 1 lia> made a substantial proiit or " July wheal, lo say nothing o 'the September and Decern bet options which h<* has scalped in I the market lor a profit ot fron two to live cents, making lib i total winuinrrs not much under I $5,000,000 " . Negro Who Entered Roonr of Converse Student Giver Life Sentence. Spartanburg special in Char lestou Sunday News: Harve\ Bradford, colored, charged wi tl burglary in entering the rootu ot Mis* Julia lieed, a student ol < onverae College, tonight twr i weel;- ag's was convicted today ; the jury returning a verdict lat . thi- afternoon. I he trial ol Br idtonl attracted a great deu of interest, the Court room heini . erow lc I all (lay long with younj , college ir 1 and ladles ot tht j city. I he principal witness win Mis- Reed, the heroine of th( night in question. In most dra . niatic manner she described tht niidnigSit intruder ot her room and told ol the fierce struggle sin ' had with the intruder and th< I bite she gave Isinr.. causing hin tn dee. In Isis Might he dropper his hat. which, with the bite ?h< gave hiin, served as the clue tha led to his ai rest. Harvey is , r ugh looking negro who live- it rhe outskirts of the city, l ode i" rh" verdict tie will he given . 1 life sentence. 1 Killing of American Mission aries Confirmed. Constantinople, April IS.? ! Continuation lias been receiver her?/nf the killing of two Ameri nan jT*i sm i ah a r 1e* ut Adana Th< jmur<Ared missionaries whip Mr Knjre* and Mr Maurer, Th? connected with ,A%. "7i* are safe, including OTli 3r tie. who is at Tarsti9. NEWS. APRIL 21, '9Q9 : I Pressing I n H B I 9 plaint, thf should have immediate i i 9 attentloa. j| - ! 9 II you begin In thag, yon caa H| r 1 H federally treat youreell at hoaio, H , 9 physician. hy the regular u?e of 1 9 Cardui. the well-kaowa remedy for ja| women'* 1U?. 9H 9 Composed of purely vegetable U | 9 *"d perfectly harmless medicinal H ingredients. being, besides, a gen* HI " 9 tie, noa*lntoxicating, strengthen* 9 l"I took, A,y j \ WINE 0 A D n111 of imituui < WOMAN'S RELIEF relieves all female complaints. j? "My wife," writes John A. Bfc 1 Rodgers, ol Hampden Sidney, Va., ff;'| y fifl "was nothing hut a walking stele- raj t W ton, from female irouble. She |B $3 suffered agonies with bearing- b' ! |u down paint, backache and head- 0j? jgj ache. Doctors failed to relieve (1 B her, so she took Cardui, and is -.! H entirely cured." At All Druggists l\ j >N R1TF TOR FRFF ADVICE, SS ? m Rtatlnt; uro and d?scribing sytn- Km '.ir| toins, to Ladir.v Ail visor't Drpt., i UW Th<s Chattanoona Mcdicinn Co., I !1" mhLJH r it . Ijivery Stable Burned at i Charlotte. " Charlotte, April 17.? llie livJ" fry stables of A. I?l;tck were burned today. Twelve hordes, a [ *jnumber"o! vehicles, feed stuff, etc, were burned. bn?s $20, OOt). 1 Do you haw that dark brown l*r?te id ' mm , your month ?-\er\ * > vtiitn.' \vh? n ><>u wake? if mi. yon are biliou^ ami should take two I fir llir... ..t tin.-. I.ill., lil OOlilM' I I I'L'I 5 i I'ILIjS, Otis\ to take, lo ver sicken. weaken ; r> | or gripe, Joe mailed In I ho Blood i tie ( ?>.. Inc., Boston. Mass <'rawioi ) Bros ., .spe- t " oiftl A :ent-. IP 71 " IVir. Hollis Morton, the painter,; is hitvinjr ? nice dwelling built ' i on Sinclair LI eight*. ! IT'S YOUR KIDNEYS.j - Don't Mistake the Cause of Your Trouble. Man> people nw 11 suspect their kid-! , t ntvs. It guttering t'roiu n lame, weak or aching back they think that it is only u , muscular weakness ; when urinary trouble J \ s> tain they thi it k it will soon correct itt silt'. And so it - with nil the other j symptom- ot kiilriey ditordi i v That is a ? 'just wlnie tin duligti lies Yon must j j cure th? si tioublcs or tuey iua) lead to i I ; diabetes or lai l t'- distune I'lie best ? renit.lv to use is 1 loan's Kidtn\ Pills. It 1 7 ' cures ail ills which .ire caused by weak or K j disensed kidneys ite.sident* .-t 11.i- vicinily are con-tuntly tcstil v:n;.' t" pcrma- j 3 nent cures. _ ! K A. Kenned). b'7 l'.ian. h St Chester, . S C , .says ' I have been using Douii i| ' bulimy Pill- tor several weeks and can ! , say that the) have 1 roveti m lay ease to l>e ! ( remedy that acta a- represented I suft. ie.i a (treat .l. i| troni | ..mi- aeroas the i 1 ; small part ot my back tor ovei a t ear At | . times sharp twinges darted tlnough mo | - j while ugaiu I siiftered from a dull ache I " * across my kidneys. I'he kidney secrc-J j tions were olten iinn.itmal and showed | ? that uiy kidneys nettled attention I u-ed ' I dilVarent remodits but nntliiug helped me * 1 as in neb s I >o: ill's Kidney i'ills S-iuce i ?! Using tlieni I have been steadily iiuprovj ing aint the results I have obtained lead me to recommend tbetu iuohi highly. For sale by all dealers. Price 5n cents, Foster Milbtirn t'o . Bull.do. N. w York, sole agents lor the 1 nited State- ! H ' Betneniher the haine Dean's- .tij-.l tike ' 5 . no other : ?? J ! Good News L [ \J r i new uooos r I have a stock j? i of brand new Dry d Goods, Notions, I | Shoes, I bits and * doing m\' own I ? work, am at but r little expense and s 1 can sell you at close | prices. Be sure to see me before you buy. . | i W. A. BLAKENEY |L One Door South of Mack- I ? ^ ev Drug Store 56-57 1 w | may cease. The wise course is to guarl against any possibility of , need by placing a portion of your earnings each pay day in a sav- ! ings account with this bank. 4 per cent. Compounded Quarterly 1 The First National Bank LANCASTER, SOUTH CAR.. iiiiii kiim\s.| ?I (rive lis vour ^ " I * M TRY I ORDERS I >?3 GEORGIA I for M I ^ CANE I j Sweet Potato Plants a SYRUP I MAY 1st. | TOMATOES 5 STRING BEANS I I Is ??E?? s ^ WANT ?2 ElKlS _ H. L Crouton A (o NEW FIRM I ?IK KM I GROCERIES?- I Messrs G. F. Ferguson and L S. Elliott have formed a co-partnership and opened up a stock of heavy and | fancy groceries, nice, new and clean, and they invite their numerous friends and the public generally to call on them when in need of anything in their line. ^ ? We are located in the 1'lyler building between Fun- J derburK Company and Carnes Bros. * * - I t Eerguson & E md your orders for Printing - , K ? ? ? Self Supporting Women ?& & ? Women who support Themselves cannot depend upon uninterrupted good luck. Misfortunes come to the best of us. An accident may render you unable to work. Your Employment