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r _ . * HilrtabOW a, CAJtTRR, J A ^Vmtiiy Vftrrrstt fj* * /'uf (Ac J-'tT/nu;Cun4 #/ CA-' f'ol ixoal, iVbiliil, Aar+otttttMuX aad (.bmATtnoi fwfiw h w"t I TERKR* (UC a Y**^> Mw??w I | Pii?M a AD^awi ?- ~ : _ r ?f 11 WEEKLY L \ n A ? K t; N < V b vi |< E K 3. 1900 , > 1 . K i. 1KI) i* - The ar .eve: Have been too BUT WE HAVE THEM; t Never before lmve we been h for our customers. Our buyer ?p< ing FOR BARGAINS and lie fount A PERFECT LANDSLIDE I Found a dealer needing the tin price. Here's a few of "em: 40 in worth 40 cent*, yours for 'JO cents, black figured Brilliantine, last stunner to retail at 25 cts, yours f< double width dress goods ut 8 and Cost twice as much when cotton wr. IN FINE UP TO DATE D Plain soft fabrics are very |>< Berbers in the leading shades in pa best shade*, in patterns at $L 50. Thomas Jefferson Mackey Some Recollection* of the Brilliant Old Fraud. Cupt 11 1' (iriftin, editor of the OafTnev Ledger in running a, scries of article* on South Carolina history, which are interesting and instructive. A late article is devoted to that brilliant old hum bug, Thomas .1 Mackey, who every few months hobs tip serene ly in the North with new marital troubles. No doubt other citizens will remember the term of court which the historian of the Ledger here describe*: It was probably during tne first court held at Spartanburg under a democratic administration, about 1*77 or 1*7S, that Judge Mackey i presided, and we served as a juror under him. We have vivid recollections to this day of him and his court. lie was then tall strait, with jet black hair, nimble step, and dark, keen, restless eyes that darted tjuick glances at everybody in tho court room. Sometimes they would twinklo _;?i. ,I.,I;,.I.I i.~ i.-..i -?? - . i nun ucii^iik n uru III' IIUM OIICI'ICU t ho sudden discomfiture of some presuming attorney, and at other times they would almost glare with fierceness when somebody had questioned his rulings or otherwise creased his path. He worked the lawyers, jurors and court oHirers for all tlmt ho could get out of them, lie would frequently hold court until 2 o'clock in the morning, and then order the crier to shout from tke court house steps loudly enough to arouse the sleeping inhabitants of the town, '*() yes, I O yes, this ceurt is now adjourned until 0 o'clock this morning !" j Those were strange words ringing out over Spartanburg at 2 o'clock in the morning. We remember to have tried to get a prominent member of the o?[ n* k*-i up u ionmu proiesi against stich work among tho attorneya, but iie replied, "It would do more harm than good, for if he were informed that wo lawyeru didn't like it, ho would keep u? here all night." It watt ?aid that the judge him THJE3 1 Place to RYBODY E bus> to aiiiiou % |?i< rTT ? THIN V 0 successful in get ting goo. I tilings ?nt ncurly throe week* SK Vltril , 1 theni. IN 0*ES^ GOODS, ;>ney. (Jot a hig lot at our own ich tine wool Mohair Brocades, , six yards make full dress Imuh black and guaranteed, wou'd he a >r only 15 cents. Hunt; up line 10 cts Single width at 4 cts is tivo cents a pound. rfss nnnnc "WWW " I^UU'Jl >pulnr. \\'o are showing Satin ttern.s at $<> 00 New Whipcords, Firo alt wi) >1 Venetians at 50 ets THE Gl Keif was alllicted with insomnia, and lience he could keep othais awake without any inconvenience to himself. His court presented as much variety as a first-class circus, with the judge himself acting as head clown. He sent one lawyer to jail for coming into court in an illtn*if>HtK(l I>? wuviiviwu , un rril tenced one negro who had been tried for some otTeoso to two hours imprisonment in the juil?ju*t long enough ho suid, for him to get his dinnei; he would make sallies of wit and ridicule in nil directions; and once in it while, he would break forth in strains of as pure and lofty eloquence, as! we have ever herrd. A Courteous Deed. On account of the extreme ill ness of the w ife of the pastor of the First Baptist church at Newberry, the (ireenwood Baptists asked the privilege of relieving tho Newberry Baptists of ths entertainment of the State convention, which is to meet the 7th of December. This generous request has been granted, and the convention will meet in (ireenwood instead of Newberrv.? J 1 ( reenville Nowh. The Cotton Crop Katimated at I 0,750,000 Hale?. New Orleans, Oct HI.?The Times Democrat to-morrow will print the tinal reports of it* cor-, respondents on the cotton crop of 1000. The crop ia an exceeding- I Iv spotted one. The consensus of opinion appeara to he that, making allowance for a moderate increase of acreage, a maximum yield of (?,750,000 hale* ia on tho cards. This weuld mean an excess of about 600,000 bales as compared with the actual production of 1.S90. The superabundance of T??.. c- * -* " >iH i?r*-u ousei oy me com^ parative dearth of the remainder of the helt. Itch on human cured in 30 minute-* t by Woolford's rtmitary Lotion. This ( never fail*. Bold by J K Mat-key A Co , DruggLt, I.ancatar, d C. G ANSON ' Find the FLIGHTED Itn-** 4 is 5*2 84?a* J mm ^ m * VI * rlicd wo iit Xew si'i 1 I?" ?:i 1*1 il hs il 70 ?'is i)v5i' V ir I H?Miri?*ttH- in colors, :?t vorv low ori< -urp isse<l tor ?|imlity itiri t Venous, iiti'l heavy suitings are the < s? 1 "if1, *1 5') tuui 00 per vanl \' which tiro so pop il tr for waists, ti ?** I f* ' "i T f SI ' r\'" > ' <!u .ij'.'l' it! t - ij -.i No v ?t?t*?r ii >sool?ory <-N C<? , lino clothes in the IT. S. iroinir on*, of clean 111> over *."> oOO \v nth an ! v < tiers are jo?tl in?* I he benefit, ?|o S5? oO ^T on and ^ ok suits f??v s; $:> .*>0 :iin| ? | 00 1 ii?\?s and childn 1 ii v a M r ? n v iW it 1 s Prices iioin<* up every day. W old prices Think of it ! Cotton it Voui'M tor II OS ON Rough Oil Roosevelt, Smull Boys Make it Warm for ( tlis Vice Presidential Candidate. I Kihniru, N Y, Oct :J0. ?The Roosevelt party mads au ent-y html westward this. morning. e The stops of the day will lie (| numerous, tl?o tour finally ending j ' in Rochester tonight. The gcu I t> 'oral conversation <d the party was I of the riotous times of last night u i tiov Rnoseyelt said that the tirst attack on the carriage m which 1 he and Senator Kussott were riding came from small l>ovs. *'I kH\v the hoys Mire' vego. t tallies and decayed fruit," ^md ^ the governor, "and a few sticks c also were thrown. It was a hody T of grown men. however, who ' pushed up against the earring# ' and thrust lithograph s of Stanchti? Id in inv face. Several time# . i * . <1 it looked as if it was the intention a of the crowd to rush us out of the ? . . e ? ('Ari'liiirn 1?11 * ? - - ? ii?mii?rri ui 11VITII (HI | horseback gathered "round and , ? 1 prevented tucni. 1 did not so*; the fracas in which the men were injured." Tho Corning club, which got into a tight in attempting to del end 11 its banner from attack, .suffered 1 severely. Six men were hurt <piito '' badly with stones and sticks and ? blood (lowed fpiite freely. They c were finally escorted to the .station , by the police and put aboard tt I their spet ial train. I "The city administration hern ' i? Republican," said Senator | I' as.sett tlimorning, "but the 1 I police force is Democratic." i n I A I'OWOKIt >11 IjI* KX-j > I?losio\ l Removes everything in sight: B so ?Io drastic mineral pills, l>ut r I both are mighty dangerous. . Don't dynamite the delicate machinery of your hody with J calomel, croton oil or aloes pill*, ' when Dr King's Now Life l'ills, which are gentle as a summer breeze, do the work |>erfectly. i Cures Headache, Constipation, t | Only 25c at Crawford Bros drug J, store. | r |^/"llave you paid yotr sub- 1 seripou ? 4 9 CASH Sr s Crowds AND WE ?OTat Bargains Vofli, Hiilliiiiort Vlst .i tiice iiu i at" 0 isli iiorMs tin<i I) Our 151 uck ?;oimIs arc un- ti For separate Skirts, I'aulas, , h orroot things, at To ets, ?1.00, W 11:ivh the now l'ereal Flannel* ^ -t all -vo I at 0,0 cents. it it < 1 Now Vnrk, largest makers of f, hu-iness. We made an olTer to sl mi Viii at our l?id. Our eusto- |. ?1*2 ;,? and *1 i.00 snits for , "" < rood wool suits at $v?.00, I 1 is siiit> from IT) ots up. I ,vtiiM i; ill *<'ll what wo have on hand at , hove ten cents and we selling the Ikl'ilSlKr I Lkia/ai I* i'UIW II I CASH ? I Botli Sides Confident. 1 Jhairmen June* and llanna Kuch , Claims a Victory for ili* , , Candidal*. Atlanta Journal, 30tti. "Chicago, Oct 30?With th* lection a week off, 1 am confil*nt Mr. Bryan will 1)* *l?ctod | 'resident. There will l>* a laud- < lido in his favor. The issues of lie campaign are now understood nd the people will doom imperial- ' am, militarism and trusts. The ' { publicans ate yelling fraud. , ' I'hey realize they ar* l?*at*n and I ,re crying wolf to diatract the at- , ention of the Democratic sliep- 1 ior?l- on lection day, *o they ' aii steal the presidency, hut we 1 rill not he cheated out of th? ( ictory this time. We will watch ' he polling places. M?*. Bryan's ' ;reut meeting* in New York in- ' licate his success in that Stat* ' ud Maryland. Indiana is ours 1 nd Illinois will !> won this w?ek 1 >y the Nahraskan. William .1 h >rvan will he the next President. * "James Iv Jones, 1 "Ch'm Dem. Nat l. Com." i( e "Chicago, Oct 150?There has , t ievcr heen any douht about the eault of the election. There is ?ut one issuo ?prosperity and rli Ivinley and the people of thia i r ountrv have loni; sinco decided i ow they will vote. Hryamsm nd cheap money will get another ! et-huek one week from today. I he RepiiIdican campaign is in 1 ine condition. There is not a action along the line. \\ w will uako a clean sweep through the sorth, Kaet and parts of the rV'eat. New York, Indiana, IIinoi.s, Maryland and Khishi for i dcKinlay. His majority in the lectoral college will he greater han in J SOU. "Marcus A ilanna, "Ch'm. Kep. Nat'l Com." llELtEF IS SlXHOl'U Distressing Kidney and Rladder )is use relieved in nix hours l>y "Nkw 1 jrrat Houtii Amkkican Kidnky UKf ." 11 is n greut surprise on ac? niint of its exceeding promptness In elieving pain in bladder, kidneys and i?i k, in male or female. Relieves re eutlou of water aimost immediately, f you want quick lelief aud cure ttiis ? heremedy. Hold thy J K Mackey i Co., Druggist Lancaster, H. C. rORE l>o Tliese D ARE HAF ia a e^t sheeting at 5 cts, fine yard wi ck at 5 cts. <_M>nd outing at .r? cts <j est grades of calicoes at 4 and 5 ct lit/ n < v MOd' I'lMHMJt Miss Wadsley of Baltirnnm ant in praise of her artistic work. ) Lancaster is the general verdict, d season, already wo have ootten Imost exhausted hy the rush. M ir feature in this department, is m (ill MI'S ? litl F rim Anothet lot of thoso tjood sai >oen getting have just com** in. V ?ard to this lot except that they ca . otne (piick. rices. O T A T" ^ i u rv r Finley Anderson Says He Swore a Lie. I'llut lie Committal! Perjury in Testimony A?rain*t Powell? Hn was Paul Three Hundred. Louisville, Ivy., Oct 30?The Louisville Krening Post today prints nn atlidavit of Finley Anlerson, a telegraph operator, upon whose testimony Caleb Powers was connected with complicity in :he murder of Gneocl, in which Anderson swears his story told on be atund at Georgetown was lerjured. After telling of h conreraation with Attorney Campbell it Cincinnati in connection with die Goonel caee, lie eays: 441 renamed in Cincinnati after this 'OtiTeraation with Campbell, and mnie time after that Arthui Goe?el, in hie store oil the fourth loor, where I Imd ^one at fiis repiest, a^ked me if Powers had lot, in my preeence at Harbourrillo in January, ?aid to me in mhatanre the?n word*, referring o Will, Goebel, 'they say he eare a coat of mail, hut it woa'l lo him any ijood,1 or something limihir to that. I told Goebel hat Powers 1 ad never said nnv hing of that sort iti my presence o the best of my knowledge. lie old me to think and are if 1 could lot remeiaber it. I could not member such a remark, and I kinff that Powers never did make inch a remark, or anything relemhling it, in mv presence: hut leing urged hy Arthur Goebel, 1 inully concluded to state that he lid make such a statement and so iwore upon the trial, which testU Tiony rrta false. "Before making my statement o Campbell, Wharton Golden old mo to make it strong as possible, us they (referring to Camp> 11 and Goebel) would take care >f me and protect mo. "1 hare since such conversation with Campbell und Arthur Got>el received from Arthur Goebel rarioue turns aggregating about , J300, aad upon one occasion *10 roin Juetus Goot>el. The lats mm I received was on Tuesday, ^ct 23, 1900, which wasfo, given o me hy Col Campbell at his iflice in Cincinnati. ays. >py! -m i i id rjiesew m it. (!e sea island at 5 ctv good bo food blecehing at 5 cts All tho s, none higher. M. i in charge. Every b?.d\ extiavaVloKt beautiful Hats over >h?o\p Thin has boon our most f>ur second stock, the first being any new styles just in Our p >p ir very low Price this season. nple Pants and Shirts like have /o need say nothing more in rennot last long, so you had better i .J ?? I I I I I I ' M.IBMU n Cut His Throat. Another Chapter in the Case of Millionaire Rice. New York, Nov 1. ? Charles V .lones, the valet of the late millionaire Rice, cut hia throat in the Tombs prison this morning at 1 o'clock. lie was taken to Belle tie hospital and in now closely watched hy two keepers. Tho auroeoi.a say Jones will prolmMy recover. A few hours before his attempt at suicide .lones made a toll confession that lie and Lawyer Patrick killed Rice with poison and then forged his name to a frudu.-. lent will and to checks on various hank* for $350,000. When led hack to the Tomhe, J one* confessed everything. He said: ''Patrick drew a penknife from his pocket end gave it to me saving: 'Tho hest tiling you can do is to take this and cut yonr throat.' So I went to my cell and tried to kill myself." .lust Some Masting. Jacksonville, Fin., Nov I ? What were officially pronounced in Jacksonville to lie earthquake .I.,1 1 I . I .. . i rin?.l\i l|CTCIll|l*M UlUil^ 1(1 ICIVO l>e?n concussion caused hy heavy blasting on the St. John's river near the city. Ills |,1FK W AS S A V Kl) Mr S K Lilly, 11 prominent citizen of Hunnihal, Mo, lately had a wonderful deliverance from a frightful dentil. In tolling of it ho says: "I was taken with Typhoid Fever, that ran into ik ? lneumonia. My lungs uccntne hardened. 1 was so weak that I couldn't even sit up in laid. Nothing helped mo. I exported to soon die of Consumption, when I heard of I)r King's New Discovery. One bottle gave great relief- I continued to use it, and now am well and strong, I can't say too much in its praise." This marvellous medicine is the surest ond quickest cure in the world for all Throat and Lung Trouble. Regular si/.o 50 cents and $1.00. Trial bottles free at Csawford Rros Drug iStore; every bottle guaranteed.