The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, January 06, 1900, Image 4
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Home Life Insurance Companj
of New York
Issues all Hie Librial
Forms of liift
a n d Entiowmonl
FoliCi; s,Oash, Loan
T,\id up V^s.luns 3 nd
extended Zoaurancc
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COJKTTHilCiT.
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I ? Carter,
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< >i~ writ?) to
5!.Mil In,
(vonoral Atfnt
I 4 0*2 MAIN STREET,
COLUMBIA, S. C.
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in?* >011:11 r;:iroiuiii ?v Uror^ii
Kxtfiuioii ltallroiul.
Tnere *vji! be opi'iatei! on this rot
on nn<l h:'mt the 24 h inst, througl
passenger (ruins, <!aily except Sunday
KCtl-illllrii :w< follow-:
i'nin No S2 leave Marion, N C, a
o 00 u in, making close connection a
Binks urg. S ( with (he Southern'
train No for Char otte. N ami al
points K el ami connecting with tli
Snull.et >'- Vestihu c going to A Hunt
(I i, iin<) 1111 .mints We-t, ami will ri
ceive passengers goi g Knst from trai
No in on tl>c (i & N \V it It at York
vil e, S si h ,V> a m. ami connecta a
( nmtleii, s 1 \ with the Southern'
tr-< ri \o 7H arriving in < harlentoi
.*' o II I ) 111
I ruin N<? 3-1 willi pHsmMikjer eoacl
ait.icliM.l 'hwiii^U i-k-i'ir^at 5 30
m. >?ml c > meoting at ft ?f:k Hill, H <'
with the outlmrVs Florida train f.
ati |m iiiih .Smth.
I ruin A'o 3J raving > amilt-n, S t
at l'J "0 j' in afh r tin* u>riv.? of th
Houlhrm's tm? !e?t<m r-iin, ouniiprt
a uncart** s wi li me h A <' I
Ft a ' Hi a ^ iui Jim in lithe"* ;
L, m,' i' 1' I. ai K k ll i H, S , w it I
t ;i fii-rtt'a t rai N" <1 tor CJIntr
lo t<*, ^ ami ail point- Kant. ''on
in;- s .it Yorkvi In, .- > witn train N
y mi tin* A N W It It lor i Imntcr
S , ! itiam si) iTi! whit lite South
ari.'i V'nafiIioIm going IvoO, ami th
Soli'i crn'i train No So going \\V-t
and I'ounectiiitt at Marion N . will
t 11 r .? i m; till in ii ii r,ir| :i i m h i'ii
\ IIIK'H ll?illUt? W i I H| pi ll
when i I to i ruin comim-nrf* in peiuit
h. M Lumpkin,
O-neral Paeaenger Agent.
d tar-. . . - *4.
Lit. Printintf.
Law Briefs, Minutes, nil kin<
of Blanks, Bill and Letter Head
Envelopes, and all kinds of do
Printing done in the Lost styl
and at lowest prices. Call at Tii
Lkixskic otliec and see samples o
wiv work and get prices.
HUGH WILSON,
ALLoville, S. C.
Press and Banner Otliee.
HON BY TO LO A N.
IHAVK M \ DK arrangement wit!
broker* in New Y.?rk t Ity throncl
if Imni > mi* aole to pu.e loans secur
*d by a Aral mortgage on Improve.
fa? m- r.ir fi ve yearn time payable ii
inn'allme m. at the low rate of 7 pe
c?nr linereMt per annum. The broker
age ami the charge for attract am
inspection are small and at the ex
pens* of the borrower
It E WYI.HC
A ity at Law.
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j! Promotes Digestion,Chcctfulj
ncssand Kcst.Contains neither I;
Opium .Morphine nor Mineral.
Not Narcotic.
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Sugar .
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A perfect Remedy forConstipation.
Sour Stomach.Diarrhoea.
h Worms .Convulsions.Feverishaess
and Loss of Sleep.
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NKW YORK.
CXACT COPY" or WRAPPtB. I
V IM I I T~^ ^
Auditor^ V?licc
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KKUKII HY ill 0. ? . t .e ,.ur(iose I ,
re^eivine tli- re urns >f ilie tixpnerof
[jaiU'M'er ? ??II111 \
All persona liaviii properly in 'hen
poHH?ssi"ii or co irol mm -. a-ourholders
-r as husband, p-re- i uu ?r 1
diati, trustee, ex. cu-or administrator,'
receiver nee iiutiKgofllce'* k hi attorney,
or fae'or. on the K| f .ta?
of J A N U * ItY 190(1, nr^ r**(|ulr?d (o
list the >ame ior taxuii-oi wimiu the
time required i>y law, or ioc-or'i.e
penal V ot KIFI Y per eeo>, w ie-i
attaches m CH*e o failo e o do so
The poll ti?* of 15N R 1st) .1. \ it,
I till upon ill M ? 1,1'. , cr-o s b?tweeli '
b, theanesofil a Hilly- r- x<-ep p- r (
oils who a>e maimed Mil t in-ahl to
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the tollo A ing |>! - i . c e cihih I
il ly on the "lays .el w In ihe
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p Tax haw?W I ue-d 4. January 17
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n hiimiia i < I ay Jai.u >r 20 i
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CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
[he Kind You Have ?
Always Bought J;
Bears the I ? c)
Signature //X J]
01 j:
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nf* use i?
<y For Over \[
Thirty Years j"
CflSl ORIfl
THI CKNTAUR COMMII*, NtW ?0?? CITY.
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Why ("owb Drv Up.
al
Cows go dry from mismanage' ^
ment more than frmii any other '
can an. Irregularity of milking
and failure to 4*?irip" will cause
any cow to drv otF Tne richest
milk ih the last druwn from the P'
udder, and for Ilia reason alone 111
the d irymen ahould H?rip closely. 111
Changes ,>f food, when made sud t(
ilenlv, will al?o cause the cows to ti
fall off in yield; hut in winter the
cause may also l?e due t*? extreme
cohl and insufficient shelter, while lv
in summer the use of netting in , li
the windows to prevent the en?
trunce of fl.e- anil other insects, a
will serve to pro! >ng tun milking di
period, - Farm and Field j n<
W hut Pil'/'llwa Vtoii 11
1 . pi
W ith 25,()<><) American soldiers ^
?ppl>iiut frr pensions f.?r injuries i
in the late war, the Spanish go?,
rnment is proh hly wondering cl
:inw thev trot injured.
Lust Notice oi
Parties owin?x the Farmers' h<
thinking and Mercantile Co, must p?
ome forward and settle at oner as
we are pressed for money to meet fl,
>ur own obligations. Our hooka ^
will ne found at Heath, Springs *(
ft ('o'a old office. m
Having sold out to tho Lancas-'
er Mercantile ('o, it will t>e impossible
tor us to carry over ae* b
counts past due.
Farmers' Nanking and
Mercantile Company. "
In
Notice to I>cl?tors and Creditors
of I*. M. I'lyler, l>cccaae<l. w
A 1.1. P- r-wii- indebted <> the e?t?ta ^
if 1' M P ier, (lwernwd will
Mine fnrw >r at unit) mid make -ettle d<
rrieiit with tlie undeiMigiied Pemoua w
lirtVi * claim* ngati.Mt said eatale will ^
i.rewent ilietn, ?IuI> verified, to the
undersigned
W. 11 PI.YLFK,
Owi. W PLY l.KK.
KXeCUtOrS. *
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LANCASIEK AND (HESIER
RAILWAY. tl
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BETWEEN CHSnTKR AND EANCABTEK
Schedule in effect Daily except Huudaj g
on and after Heptll, 1898. fl
WKMTBODND I KAHTBOUND.
No's. 14 and 16 | No's. 17 and 16' <]|
A M. P M. Al/.PM ?
9 66 6 66 A r Cheater Lv 11 00 7 00
9 07 6 07 Rich burg 11 88 7 46
8 66 4 66 Baicombvllle 11 62 7 66 a
P M y,
8 33 4 83 Fort Lawn 12 12 8 16
8 06 4 00 Ly Lancaster Arl2 60 8 66 ni
Connects at Cheater with Southern
Ro4'way, Heaooard Air Line and Car- a
allnaand North-Western Railway. t4
Connects at r?anca*ter with the Ohio
River A Charleston.
Leroy Springs, Pres., Lancaster, 8. C.
J U Heath, O. P. A., ? m
W H HarJia, V F and And.. Chester ?*
y J y I 1 I ; W I I' 'I
a i u / X
,'OMMON SUPERSTITIONS. If
7 f T I f
..... . ....... . , , SOI
ley Arc Not Only Prevalent In bii
North Carolina; Hut Also in I fr<
South Carolina se<
tit
If one would learn the popular
iperstitions of North Carolina, ho
>yk the correspondent of an ex th?
>ange, he must go into the rural S?
strict*. Below are some of the do
unmon savings: ap
If, in washing the dishes or
eaning the tahlo before a meal, vn
io cook drops u dishing, some
le is coming in hungry. a
The crowing of u rooster before wi
le front door early in the morn- fir
g foretells the visit of a so
ranger.
If a red bitd flirts about the ne
ont yard and chirps merrily, u
uung girl gaily dressed and light hi
narted umy be expected soon. fr
The crowing of a rooster early Tl
i the night is a sign of hasty
bws. Thus many a chicken y?
roster, try a single crow, has st<
ist a gloom over an eniire fainitn
The howling of a dog at night la
rrelells some dire calaaiitv, such ;
r s tragic death. wi
If a dog lies on his hack, with en
et extended upward, in the
oat yard, some member of the ^
rmilv in which he belongs is sure
i die soon r<
The screaming of a screeeh owl cm
irse nights in succession in or "
rout the front \ard is the sign 1
tat some one in the house is in jj
tnger of death. n,
To drive the owl away stick the A
i?*vmI in the lire U'
I)
The ernwing of a chicken hen
irrtends bad luck. It certainly
ieanw a death, for no good wo
ian would permit a crowing hen
> live longer than it would lake ^
) bring an axe across its neck.
In ironing n garment, if the
noothing iron is dropped, the
wner of the irarnrent will ^
__ "" " * J
re to wear it out.
Friday is an unlucky day. If m
piece of work i? begun on that
ly, the one who begun it will ic "
*i \\
>t live to ^rp it finished.
' til
If tha individual* of a hunting .
. , ,n
irly, in crossing a fence go over
le same taction, luck will he
.... , an
)od; out if aeveral sections are
osaed the hunt will he a failure.
I fe
If in strolling two persons go
i opposite aides of a tree, one or .
ith of them will meet disap I ^
hutments before the day ia over
!nf
Looking at a new moon for the j hi
*st time through obstructed i Fi
iace, as through a tree top,
retells misfortunes during that th
oon. To see it over the right I N
loulder and in clear space brings V
sod luck ' hi
The rabbit always carries omens gj
1 ill fortune. If you meet him ah
i going from homo you may m
. I- * -
ok ior iroume heror* you re- J w
irn; if going toward home, there
ill be trouble in your family. til
A hen must not ho taken from a |?.i
replace in a sick room. The in
?ath of the patient would follow. ^
or muat the tied of a sick person
a turned over.
No one ever saw a negro meet
corpse. The moat courageous v<
Bgro would go out of Inn way to
void auch e calamity. It is said c(
let if you meet a corpse your
mo will come next. If a corpse tte
i stopped on tho way to the Rr
rave, another member of the
imily will soon follow. Cf
Kraut muat lie made in tho l>(
ark of the moon if it is to tie Rl
>ur. di
It is the heighth of folly to cut 01
child's finger nails before it is a A
ear old for then it will steal. The
ails must be broken off.
If a child is allowed to look in P1
mirror before it is a year old ^
>ething will be difficult.
The tying of a small sack, conlining
the four feet of a ground oi
tole, around a baby's qack, as- at
ires a fdll of"j?retty teeth. ft
. i 4 i
Jk
in teething the child's gums are ' hi
re, that may he cured hy rub- | rt
ig them with rabbit brain* hut ti
im the head. The writer has tl
?n bnth of these remedies prac ! n
:ed. j lti
To remove a wart from the p
dy steal a piece of meat, rub p
e wait with it, and then bury it. p
y nothing about what you have]
no and the wart will soon dis- j b
pear. ! u
A stray black cat in the back-jo
rd foretells good luck. jo
If a woman is making soap and j h
man comes up and stirs it, all tl
ill he well and tlie soup will he ti
te; but if a woman comes, the i tl
ap will spoil in making. 11<
If you sing in bed you will cry 'o
'xt day. | p
If a railroad engineer sees a a
ack sheep cross the track in a
ont of him he expects trouble
lat is an omen of ill luck. o
If you want a cat to stay at r
>ur home rub its paw on the^*
live. tl
To keep a new dog inoasuro his u
il with a cornstalk and bury the p
Iter under the front stepa. p
If you sleep with vour feet to- j <]
urd the door you will soon he <
t ried out 11 corpse. ji
? ? t
f in,*: \ \ i Kitri' t
Are grand, hut Skin Kruptions 11
d> life of joy. Bucklen's Arni- It
, Salve, cures them; also Old, c
unn;ng and Fever Sores, Ulcers,
nil-, Felons, Corns, Warts, Cuts,
ruises, Hums, Seal- s, Chapped ^
ands, Chilblains, Host Pile cure
t earth. Drives out Pains and f
ches. Only 25 cts. a la?x. Ctire h
mranteec. Sold hy Crawford ti
ro's, Druggist. I
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PROPHECIES OF 1850. r
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h
n Editor Who Wrota Half a
Century Ago of the Tim? When ]
he Would he Forgotten. h
I
ew York Times. 11
H
Two sweet faced old sisters? v
te a hed ridden invali<l for seven y
jar?? keep house together in the ii
ist little ground floor Hut at l.'J'J *
e?t Sixty third street, where '
ev have a veritable museum of
teresting mementoes of the past,
tiey are Miss Anna H Cornwall
id Mis* Sara Cornwall, sisters of
enry Bedinger Cornwall, prosso
of chemistry at Princeton
nversity.
Not the least treasured r>f Miss 1
nna's possessions ia a quaint old ('
?edlet)ook which was never used, J
it treasured mh a keep sake. "
rom its fold ?s sty* lay on h?r
sd of sickness last night she drew r
is newspaper clipping from a '
ew Year's number of a New i"
ork newspaper, which when she
at put it away in that place as a
rl <?f twelve she determined |
lould be kept there if possible I
itil the present holiday season, 1
I
hen she would again read it and
ith the rculi/.ution of passing |?
niv. coinp* re the feelings it would 4
rok? vvitli the hopeH it then raisod j
her childish bosom.
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(OHTF.EN IIL'NDUF.I) AM) FIFTY.
H
4 * Blessed he the young eyes that s
tall see its future through fifty jc
?nrs ! Blessed bo the years that t
in 1 hw?r the clock strike the,
nuiry hour of Nineteen Hunre<l
! Messed he those who shall j
icend that Pintail's top of time J
id look hack over the pathway 1
f humanity to this hour, and j i
mtemplato its great progress I!
:>ints and the events of happy <
igury and impulse which shall ,
vide the distance like illuroi- ""
ited milesstones along the road. *
nd blessed he the eyes that shall (
>ok futureward from that sublime i
andpoint, and see what God has |
repared for human vision within '
le horizon of that distance (sicl
1
*y- 1
"And many eyes now fixed up ?
a these lines will see that day I
id /contemplate its past and |
iturc, and some of the gray '
?*? >? "? ?? ?
Jn.
saded men of that epoch may
imemher these words in connect
on with this anniversary. For
lero are thousands of young
unds on hotli sides of the Atintic
who have learned to syiu*
athi/e with the spirit of the
hil&nthropic movements of tlie
resent day.
4'The nieu who had borne the
runt and burden of these moveunits
may he permitted to pats
ver a little way into tho Canaan
f the next half century; but, one
y one, they will disappear, and
lie ark of the cause he transferred
:? the shoulders of those now in
lie morning of life. Children of
nday ! Fathers of the first men
f 1900 ! God and humanity exeet
that you will do your duty
nd he true to your high trust
nd vocation "
Miss Anna is cheerful in spite
f her atliiction, but after she had
cad it over she said that when
he was a girl alio had been
liought vary progressive, hut
fter all she itik not mr* (hut
rogress had accompli shed all it
romifced and that the old way*
id not bring more happiness;
'hut," who Kuid, "there ia nothng
original in that It is the way
hut nearly all feel and I suppose
he children of 1000 will be waytig
tha same thing when thoy
ave aaen the end of the next half
entury."
<0 MIGHT TO UGldNKSg
The woman who is lovely in
ace, form and temper will always
ate friends, but one who would
>e attractive must keep her health,
f she in weak, sickly and all run
iown, she will lie nervous ami iritalile.
If siie tits constipation
r kidney trouble, her impure
ilood will cause pimples, blotches,
kin eruptions and a wretched com*
ilexion. Klectric liitters is the
est medicine in the world In regu
ite stomach, liver and kidneys
nd to purify the hlood. It gives
trong nerves, bright eyes,smooth,
elvety skin, rich complexion. It
rill make a good looking, charmrig
woman of a run down invalid.
)nly 50 cMits at Crawford Bros'
>rug Store.
darned Incroaao in Insurance
Figures.
'he State.
During the pant year the inurance
companio- of all kinds (long
business in this St ite have
lone an enormous business, to
udge from the summarized statenent
made up by the comptroller
[eneral ye-terday f ?r bis annual
epoit. The statement shows that
he increase has boon close to
tie million dollars as compared
rith la-t year.
This year's statement covsrs a
nil year and shows that the gross
iremiums amounted to $1,048,>24.30
nearly two millions of
lollars ?and the one half of one
>er cent tax thereon to tie $'.','4
3
The tuxes given above are paid
lirect to the Statotreasurer under
he new act and are exclusive of
II the regular Stite, count) and
chool taxes collected in the so?
ual counties by the various counv
treasurers.
i ?> it<:wvti> mo
The readers of t .i- oaper will tie
leased io learn tlia' th?*re is mi i"asl
lie dreaded disease thai science lias
ceu a le lo cure in all t<h siages and
hat is '*atarrh Hall's * atarrh 'urn
s the only positive cure now known
o tin- medical fratemit> . Catarrh beug
a constitutional dwa*e. requires a
^institutional treatin* ut Hall's i'aarrh
(Jure is taken internally, acting
iirrctly upon tiie blood and mucous
iu traces or the system , thereby destroyMir
(tie t.fUndatlon of the ilix>'?u.. miH
fivmg the patient Htrengih by bulldog
up t??? constitution Mtid an^iiting
laturein doing i h work. The pro rietorn
have h-? much faith in ita
uratIvepowarn, tha' they offer Ona
Humlred Dallam for any cant, that it
ailr to cure. 8eu * for Hat of teellnoDlala
Aildreaa, J Y. CHENEY A CO.,
roiedo O. MfSjld by Druggist*,
r5o.