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n't Know Any News. vjki'il the pi'osMis u k t vii siy!" > ti 1 i\ i i t .vJiuly, i'? ; y ' i ; nil i i t ?v i f 11 liiLvl witi r J ' l 11.!. 1* > ? " !li ) i ' I. ' ! !l it*: W ) ;> " - I v '. ?T H ! ' > I V . IV I.) 1 if V : t,V >i til J il D ri I *;! -ry ;'j v," ti.v t : \ l j ' 1 i i T v, . i i ; ? l>. i-ia if j! i? I'n p'-us. i i: - v i l i vi i ? ; ft: i ( . ' .i ! it" i i i, wit'i * *-'i i: e v>. y v."' )i >' w i it a t' v. S iy, <1 ] . a i.. i > .v t i v .i : v ' N >t i nit, Mr - 'V.i. y nit* i; -? :v .t i!l 1: 1 > if \v IV." I' m't k i i,v :mythin 'V .'W, ! !i '1 -i Vi <li i lien * i 1 ; 11 ' \ > y jj. 11 v." V .1 it win it;" cis'iv* I tiu re t rtt r, era ,J;i i * a ;?<?. in. i; ire was a 1:1 m g >t I > liick *'3 }I it. Slim it .'.av .viivre i live." ' V' n 1 ?.n it hint.'" ?1 " i u: *. <IM you sh > "t him f??r;* *. t'rio rap-irtor, nghiil. ' Fur stealing ^ > na of my p.* ; ct of my w ig u," s:?i I th o'Mryui'i, roajhing uivl'jr tin ?; *1 for h shotgun. Tfca top or tor hastily repine* . b f p^acins in the wagon, an I nf ~ t r calling t !i e onuutrymu Callow'!,** soon tlisnppuartM r.).) n 1 the corner. IJennty In lllnoil llcrp. VTkvin blood means a clean skin. N< <S3.etr .. tliout it. t'asearots,Candy ( atliai ; kK el'iin your blood and keep it clean, bj tiy-'-nj.' i i? the lazy liver and driving all ini ?rf'Jen f'oin the bodv. begin to-day t< jkj.<v> : iples, boils, blotches, blackhead.?/.V he! sickly bilious complexion by takini beauty for ten cents. All drug ffjtjir. to Olfaction guaranteed, 10c, 2oe, 50e. ''So lj * .UMis <; tli* V'lH, |p. ' mx.: v * "Did he really trny tliatd" u Welt. ?nl eX i t oJ v ji) t it, th.it. I* earthly." Givo 0* H ' : lieS'lll Ml" I l?OV t< "an I I'll show \ int nn 11>7r to iif ihr 1." i rro. N" one le-rd suffer \. i gia. -.tis? nuiekly and :!y curby Jtr"?ns Iron Hitter-. disease ihr 'j.'tn: !. nerves nn ' '?, chroii tr ir:.--rivM-, miceiim! ovus* !r Ibtf - i? io\vn uti-1 . nearly juh'i- i nt , century. ?-div f>>tivw jtnx > i>or r r. IV.vic' - Hono t7 / YVTL DOUGLAS $3 SHOE tho World. i or tl ji iiri thin hIh.c, by inorlt Int? ilistnn.-.il nil cnnilH'tllorit. ii'l.n 8?..*iO, HI (Hi anil Ift.VOtl ! |?P"MiTi<'tf t ^ic Il.-.l vv..rVn..n . I'.ii.-ri.'ii i?.-llil." j.i i|if*K?a i.rlci'a ?'? mil mS.IMl -In., h f..r nu n. ?it.OO 'i.. Hi. i * 1.7ft for l?oy* ii ml youth*. . K < oijkIh* hIiook nr? I'valor*?*! o nvi r tvi-nrera a* the b?*t *i. ryle, lit and ihtruMlltv of any h im i vi-r offered at tho |>rlre*. I n?ry are made In all fli#? l*fe?t and *tyl<*, ati?l of ?very varl... of leather. " ii '* rnunot ft1i|?rdv yr.ii. vrlla for rata lioUKiuH, I;rocktont Ma**. .sold b] It: urn. LIFE 1NSU 811): QIA'Uf OF itW rax. '-"i ut ) A Mi' "IT cl)V PrciMent A.*iru? -iv ii* J> ^.j;t,iMl I.OTK) 0( Hv f{t u < u / *r 05 OiHf.OnO im fSoiiur.ni mi i forco n v ?r !):)().000,000 0< ISC i.UB 1007. YV.UI r >i iron i so 7 t 5i.i?2,?os ex S*ci>iq i p^r iveak, over 1,000,000 o? J?e ilu * a ;ii ivnr tiii< I iy 1SO,0)001 CoiUd |> *r hour (U\ikiii ^ tio i.M) 30,104 (X >. M LT?s jtau"* ill for je in -t t. De *. 3i.it, '97 $ *4 875,816 (X ?Te?E i'i 'i writteii ui*l p ii l f ir in 8 fj in '70 1,203,4030. i.as reeeiveil in *> J ru '97 214.0 >7 8CF//v.> i Hisstts pan! in 8 O m <iu '9/. 110.477 . JTho largest and oust Company * ibi! ? >rid. Pail Policy Hold *j+.n in 1897, $26,992,055. S a. MalL JT&.1 M, CI AL AGENT, nncastor, S. C. ?? ? AN OPEN LETTER * To MOTHERS. WE ARE ASSERTING IN THE COURTS OUR RIGHT TO 1 THE EXCLUSIVE USE OK THE WORD ??CASTORIA," AND TITCltER'S CASTORIA, ? AS OUR TRADE MARK. /, DR. SAMUEL PITCHER, cf Hyannfs, Massachusetts, ?vjs the or/g'nator cf "CASTORIA," cho same that has borne and does now bear ; : on every t 'to facsimile signature cf wrapper. This is t'e original "CASTORIA" which has been used In the homes cf the Mothers cf America for ever thirty years. LOOK CAREFULLY at t/io wrapper and see that it Is the kind you have always bought ' on the and has the signature cf wrapper. No one has authority from rue to use my name except The Centaur Company, cf which Chas. //. Fletcher is President, ! March 24, 1898. /? t * t . 7~)a I ' *T:>i ?>?otwasrtck, % ? gitw ,??iafltoriA. ./ rS'ffiS f-% * i' i V 'j. * Wlieu she was* Child, Mio cri)<d fur CustorUh /*' " t~IV.''fj - j lYhrnsliouKitneMlxs slwcluni; to raxtnrl*, ,, i > . / J """ \ben sbe LuJ saiildren, she javolh .-ui CostOIW T fd ' J '' I Iftio,?*rvH o. ii-,n Who ran thin - r- 1L ?'? '. "orS:9??. 3DtO fv'. ll!Q3 "f ??IIU-HHI.I. an- ... niiti NKH\ ETON l* -w M (hint; to i'.il?ui - nt l.v mail 2.V: fi yw Mm- tliov limy l.rliiu y??n wrnltt ,, f( ' Siiiiii.Iir froiv Wr.'< jt ii\ ivi * - - o 1" t--nv Aitoi a . i-uni|tira rrot^ ie>k. "> itsioi., 1 -ihH.r r o oiTe? Br.jJ f '!"? Favorite i'OCTfi POT Q " Lr 1"3 v. 1 T ?Hi ninl Itr^thi i A $5,000 Gash Offer? -a* ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ This paper announce*, in connection with The Atlanta Wee*! Constitutution, a new otTer in which everyone may have a chanc. -^w_SEND IN AN ESTIMATE ON Trie COTTON CROP SEASON OF 1897 9c CONTEST BEGAN MARCH 1-tNDS SETT. 1/98. TO ESTER THIS CONTEST YOU MUST SUBSCRIBE FOR IN CONNECTION WITH LJEDG-BR, AT TMR CVTHCUCI */ ? ^ . ? rt a a ml. >.a I K, l./lll.l. I |p f| flH LOW PRICE OF 3>ClUU In connection with this Clubbing Rate, we will. If you scn.l you guess with the subscription price, forward all for you and lliu GIVE YOU A CHANCE AT THE SPLENDID CASH PRIZES AN EXTRAORDINARY OPFERTOOUR SUBCFUBERS If err ll la, rrn.l ll all aarr cardial! r anal bo aura ran uaderatand tlaa lurmai I'lc.l livurili To tli* au> aarai- Herand Award: To lla mf- Third Awarda To *11 ir.-..r inaming Ilia* a.-rlti?r or autncritacra uamtn? a-rilrr arming Ilia arrau t ,'iaia-r air nraarral la aha* i*iir( aataataher ol bale* In the Oral ur * I nea real w? will aril aearral arr will gi?? I . ! r|..f mi7 m \v" will (Ivv If tlar ratuaate la raarlrod Ida eaUmatr ll raoairrd " $2,500 $1,500 SI,00 2,003 lfi?9ir"!8 1,250 7 J ";.:.!,y',r 1,500 1,000 "xxyjfri so Iv or t Oftf} If Durtnf Julf <ir 7CA If Dart** July or ^? * * *1 * * I fSJUJ A i? <at, I H:-M ......... I oU August | f%9r\ ........ A. J :, T.'AT THE FIRST THREE PRIZES AMOUNT TO $5,000 IK CASK. ^'^r KX ACT figure, are no, given rlnriij* ihi' ror - ?r?i, mr monrv will M paul out to the M'iAKliS I I ( 1 III". I'.X ACT figures. Soineboily will get tlie money, it does not go back to ibr ? 1] i orr-t'tuticn by inr mean*. Those who solve the pioblem at the longest range ?i.i " ;">iti?>n3teiy the highest prizes, as you notice the figures grow less a-. the tone ri because the number of hales received uj> to certain dates, as the tir.e advati r . . e I.-own exactly, leaving shorter tune anil probabilities to figure against. !:: .ill three of the cases submitted it is distinctly understood that, sltould more tha , - or equally correct estimate be filed in the contest, the amount of tit- pnr-s :> : .vill be divided equally among the correct answers. The prizes are offered in cast her- is no "missing word" in this, no probability for some one to know absolutely th insit'r, but this is brain versus brain, skill versus skill, pencil versus pencil, fi, i -- vtm.s figures. Every man is interested in the cotton crop, the amount of the < rxi van's the price and the prica of cotton la our territory is the barometer of the people1 pre:-p-rity. ' /cauw. On Such a Vital Problem You Ought to flake Figure* ! THE CONTEST CLOSES SEP! Is P.ie estimate is to be made apon the total United States Cottqn Crop for 1807-0*. th rr-*1 'hat has already been gathered and is now in the country as official figures ot rei eipi vol show it from Sept. I, 1897, to Sept. I, 1898 This is not the crop that is to be plaaie .r;ng, because the figuies there an will not be obtaiaabla until Kept. 1,1890. It is i< the r op already in and marketed, official figures of which will be announced in Septeml>e , A. a guide for making your estimate we give official figures (or each of the last tea crop' f i"...* on l.tions under which this last crop was grown and its probable output are cm ' c - *.>r vou to compute from and will aid in the correctness of your present estimate 1 . he figures given by I^tihsra, Alexander & Co., of New York, are generally receive 1' the South as official, and we given an asset copy froas their latest edition < "Cot on Mf.*':nent and Fluctuations" as follows: Ses>-on Acres planted Bales in crop Season Acresplanted Bales in rro 1X87 .18 . . . 18,961,897 7,046.833 1891-93. , , 18,067.9x4 6,7c*), jf. tSo.X Hq . . . 19.362.073 6,938,290 j 1893 94 . . . 19.684.000 7-549.*1 1889 .70. . *0.171.896 7,311,322 18949$. . . at,454,000 9,901.25 tX<zo <|t . . . SO,809,053 8,652,597 1895 69. . 18,882,000 7,157.34 ) 1X9192. . . *0,714,937 9.?J5.379 189697. . . **.341.000 8,757.9c I Tbalr Arums wlU bo uaod In dacldlng this contest. 1 Their Cctimatr of the Acreage for the Crop of the Seaton ef 1897-98 it 23,320,000 Acre ! Flowing Art th* Conditions ot tho Contoiti . i'V ? ( T .?? mate apr.a ilia number or balea, the prlraa offered uader tha aeeoad prnpoettien *1 I ; j ' ? M.ml Mllmslr. but If the llrvt pncea are given (or Ihe > KA K KMT ntlaau, so on* having " to or- .'11? Ibr riact tlgurea. turn the mivsiI prisee would mm, la for the eewoad aeareat estimate and 11 h ' l ft', n fnr the third n.-areei eetimat> Nir If sunisona should nil.nut a ?.rrs-t milmms in onn division sf ths ttint shown sfmt? na u a' >iis should s--n< 1 s carrsel wllnslr in sons* Intsr division, thin Inst ostlsssis would Isles rook 90 nui 01s (to to. on<1 (irlrm iw. suss ths trot hod boon provtounlr sword od In SSSMOIS wku nnnssd U nuioani corrwtl* In Uis formst porlod. V nni> rhs conHtisn proondant lbs srsdlni on ssllnsts ?t tan OuWss Crow m thot aorn snil tto f. -o K must I* soompsnM njr t rwr s sulw rlpUos In rbn Wsskls Oonstttntkin. If sanl Uir-mgh tl (v? ,-r p iMMitng this ml vartUwmaol In nosptsn.s of 001 stnhMng ndVr Uto sstlmnM of lbs cttoo rr> - ' r < lOlrtl. I his must hs ssnl In ths Klsiitlml an?al.rp- ihsl 9rings Ihn nsnt; tbnl nor* f<>r tl I ?.iiw. n, tt< o Von ntnoot onhnrrtbn now and snnd sou? mtlinats sfWworrtn no forgotttng It ?r Isnsli !t ,.;i . f .. nlilont nr othsrwlns or not knnwins of thi? .mn'mt at th-tints fon oknorths, or ss? nth. , n -s io Sill Slit.US unr to sand an sntimsts s'tarwaals rhs aati.nots mast nun with ths subnrrlpCIo sr ri .t st all. In ao'llog four sat n ? . f an ttrsl of Th- ua?.tattoo fno .nafco him )ssr tsrnl tl 01 turn n forw tr.llns ?.ir at matr hmh to iha ??rr~ to a? of ibs llgtirw rsn isimdsd issn si 11k or lamtv of ths "urw ?r tins >t tb? ??ti .mta -ShooM s s 1 asod rr or- than nns ssttmnlo, ns or ni will hs ant U"d lust . .r- ? o"r 1 1 1st V K .1 t ?a ,r? a pr 1I.1 an- h orroot Wins wnl Parsoon ml. ' 'ta-. . . m a mhorrlrtt..." .n? sndss tha aulas II saro isra. a -n?> * otto i> 1 * a ( K'. 'i.'n-l Mi 1 I n?u ths must ,1 nm 11 utu 1 t ha * la niaUr iiriata* 1st-f sr 'In .mill ' - l,,i- <a Don' ' r*a- r-l a-r..ittor 11 I >r ? . 11 .a 1 t.HN T?> LEI % % LA LOUIS D. VJUHOERVERE, dne of the boct known VnslncM men In Chlc&gi representative of the ytroat Bradatreet Oo. HEADACHE,SLEEPLESSNESS,NEliVOlM PROSTRAT. IN. l>r. Milra 31 od<r<iZ Co., Elkhnrt, fnit Ocntlemcn : I tako pleasure In 'nforminp ya m'the very Itcncflclal results which havefo'lowCT rwfc WM! ? D* Mitja* f>caroa?rivc Mtavim Xj-J ui ibecaseof myseli e..umfe. horayearl wai ?iil' cct to a dit-tresaltiK pain at tlio o>.av of tin JLiTj 'train and upper portion or tho rjlnal cor<t. J*tl . ? ?_ ~ lost ncsli e*i?l was prcatl; vfj J I }-4 I" I J troubled with KlceplcaMicsa Vour Njr'-'ne was hitchl; tvti sacr-nitnt'tirlfd to me. My ease -. H Ikh'o ko<i'?iI ItB i?tc bat I hud no ConP '.cure 1.1 ?ho efficacy o UJO ?i?y .nedlclne. Yet aa r lost resort 1 consented U \jfcA ,-im'it utnai Mucht>my atrpriae.lexperience) PSjj iiiiuktsl lament; r y alecni<>asncae disappeared ii yheadachewar cuioved; my kpLrtlsand genera ?. Sir" HOUSANDS y5? I atntoTiisTY vousot. All . occuaen ^K" *t i? ' otnro aao ?n L 010..H fHtnicosi ' ru '.ilid My true ! "axliie the Ucrvlne w'll a* eat 01 neulla. u>'"" tDKRvaaa. sclo ON A PO?Mtyt. ot 'ai.it 17.*.. DIE av DR. MILES'PILLS. 50 DOSES 2- f i ' TJ0 I 1 t J ^Altft i ! - 5ii i 3 I ? Hi 3 I iilfi r\ 3 0 - 50 I > i !: rr~?i m fJUL i a ] f? By paying your subscript t. the alK>ve popular papers at price A. t Cv ft .1 ARK YOU IN ARREARS [* If ho, you can pivo iih your nob * to l>o duo I)ooonil>er 1st, next, fo fl your indebtodnosH to date, and paj ?i your subscription one year in ad vanco and pet the Iwnefit of nbov< * prices. 7 1 4 u in If M if J Address all 01 >7 ! T.iis. c U i4 if If if if Hi ** 3>! ou nwrcuffl. II > I 1 ?/\l > !' \ VT'l' Uresta vllh 100 ohc^rr ion rontlone 1 ,M I V 111 1 A I IKr w i-k I. I?n (C tot.at'. o liut.il. SO-'IO It S (VfH| rcnioTcn t tie destre for lobar, c. out norv?.u* dist re#*, e-invi.-t iilco ^ R Notice I>y Hoard of Resistration. $| | rti .kex irni etrouR^rfTj | k 400. COO rpi I ] d j 4 d ill hcull'). ttCrV0^^4^JH I j I'lircti ilu? 1 ho hoard of ouporvisors of i ^gfi\4?fr<im I ^tout o*n driifTtflvt. who Registration for Lancaster county ^ iI"rV.It'V'iru"WJ? .1 .1 ?,ii e i i i C^kvNE b?.* ?l. usually cure*; S boin.llto, met tins the cthdav ot March, wSp Ji ,J.tor"?.<>r?.niund mon?. I k*V. ' Sl*rlU? kt-Biii C*., (HfH-o. IciliMl, Hew Int. is 08, and organized l?v rc-clcction ~ I I ~ | - , ,, i .' , | LANCASTER AND CHESTER of \N (i A 1 ortcr, ch urinun and , M . , , RAILWAY. ' Montgomery L-askev secretary. ... , , m;T\VKi:N chk-tkk and Lancaster. According to notice alrea<tv I iven, tlie In Kir.I will not keep ^ j i? eirect !),.?* except Burnt., . j. * . . - on ant] after May II, 1898. I >oks open tor the registration of electors .K,wccn the consecutive j days m each moutli until thirty ? j, A A# P M days before the general election ! I :) ?> ? <?;? at Chester Rv 11 (15 7 25 this year. 856 5 26 Rioliburtf 1141 8 10 i?i., , i . , .. : S 42 510 llascombville 11 50 8 20 Kloctors who registration in ^ M 1S5J(5 and 1 S!>7 an<l still roinsiin in j h an 6 00 Fort Lawn 12 05 8 40 their respective poling precincts I " ' > 4 30 I.y Lancaster Arl2 35 U 20 I | are not retpiired to reorder. Those Train No 10, Sunday Only. who have moved from one pro A. M. P. M. | cinct to another will have to com * !> '"v* T'lincaster Ar. 856 , I . . , 0 30 Fort I.hwii 8 25 * | forward and have their certiluW ?Hll? 8 10 3 changed In c inform to I. i lir p*? o 55 Kichburg 801 f lent. precinct. loan Ar. Chester l.v. 7 26 r \V (i \ Porter | id Chester with Southern t . i It il'wuy, Seaonard Air Line and Car> ( hall man. olina and North Western Railway. : ?J M ( askev, : Connects at ' uticuKter with the Ohio , i Secretarv. River A t'hurleston. * I iini-nu?..e < l ' M t. ~ I.ernv Ki.i-i....- l'r.^ I ^ # . , , . , - ? - a . n , uauvunici . U. ? * I % ? f v . , all. I I 1*11 I , 1 ^ I \ | J M Heath, (J. I1. A , a J5'/' 1'siV l p. \V H XHiilin, V 1'ami Ami., Chaster : Tickled because I extracted his tooth without pain. I can do the same for you. Neither pain nor after effects result front ntv extracting. Mv methods su<rj?est *. . pleasant ness and satisfaction instead. I've the experience, the "know how" and .no facilities for doing all branches of scient.lie dentistry at the least cost. Z Special attention given to (iold Crown and Bridge Work. No charge for examinations and estimates. I Or J. E. Butiedge, Demist. J LANCASTER, S. C. n? sjtt. a/p\rn\ Tfs fn-, MM iun.& u?rtL?f (Three Times Each 11 'erk) > ce?<s for one year Kflrp v p A M.2* A h h\*M A IAIJ A lUlly ^ Sixteen I'ttges Ercry II ee/c ) 0* /V*k lo - - - - i;cmn mi" 4inu j ear. ~ "ti /ft\TP' tj V <?' y- y3 p tfj r f} i1, ftyitf1! M Free for one vear. * lion to Tiik Lkduku ono year ie advance wo will sond'you any*"one of. 18 we <piote above. 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