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Cureless With Dynamite. Wilkesburro, L)cc. t>.?A box! of dynamite carelessly handled fell down n tleep slmft at tIn? I.uhigh nuw Wilkesbarre colliery, No. 5, this morning, and exploded. Seventeen are known to be killed and the number burned will reach eight. ?." 'MMHMBtlUUMt c k 1 linifrnnn iinminn AUUllUKS MUllUt Notice is hereby given tl at this oflice will be open from the 1st dav of '* January 1903 to the 20th ilay of February 1903, for the purpose<?f receiving ttie returns of the tax- payers of Lan caster County. All persons having personal pr- perty in their posseasion or control as Manager, Hohier, or as Husband, Parent, Guardian, 'rrustee. Executor, Administrator, Receiver, Agent or Attorney on the I-t day of Jan. 1903, are required by law to list (lie same for Taxation within the time rt quired by law. or incur the penally ot fifty percent which attaches in case of fuilure to do so The Tax-payers will note all R? al Estate acquired or improvements made since last return. All ma'e persons between the agi s ot" 21 u?l 0<> nrc luddo for Pull Tax ex et-pt t- ose exeti.p. by I aw. I'lie Auditor or an assis'ant w.II attend the foil wing places in the County on the ays named below for t lie convenience of the publici Osceola. Tuesday, January 6, 1903, n m. Pleasant V iMey, Whines lay, Jan iry 7, 1903, |> iii Itelair. Ti.ursoay. January 8, p m. V <n Wyck, Friday, January 9. p in Dixie Monday January 12, a m. Dwiaht Mondav, January 12, p m. Trad- sville. Tu sdny, January 13, p. m. Taxaliaw, Wednesday, January 14. p tn. Flat Creek Church, Thursday, January 15, p in. L>r. C. C. Welsh's, Friday, January 10. p m. Primus. Saturday, January 17, a m. Haile Gold Afine, Monday, January 19, a m Ke.sbaw, Tuesday and Wednesday, ./auuary 2) and 21st. Heath Spriugs, Thurs lay, January 22nd. Pleasant Hill, Friday, January 23, a m. W T Vaniaudiiigham's, Monday,, January 20. It will be to t lie interest of every tax payer to make his return promptly and save the 5!) per cent perm ty ^ which attaches after the 20th of February After the above dates I will be found in the Auditor's olliea to wait upon the public Respectfully, Jx?? A Cock, A uditor, R. O, Lancaster, Dec. s, 1902. ?Pay your Subscription to the Ledger and bo happy. ! " Stepping Stone THE SUCCESS FERTILIZES H The Virginia/Caro "Manufactures the bcs ! Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co CHARLESTON, 3. C. COFFINS, Hill o 0 o c o 0 kJ\fW I Wo now hi and will conti complete line o burial CASKETS. All sizes and qualities, COFFIN up to Handsc CALL and see us or send i fortunate as to have a death Within the HI -l iiiiMdf'i' i LUIIll&Ulll ill LANCASTER, 8. C., Coldest December Night in Metropolis Since 1S84. New York, Dec. 9.? "The ? oldest night in December since 1884," was the statement of the weather bureau officials of this city today, with roferonce to the 1 ! temperature hist night. The 1 thermometer at the weather sta- ' : lion went tw S degrees below zero ! during the night. At S a. m. it i 1 i was six degrees below. Reports ' from places in the vicinity of ; Boston indicated the temperature ' was raging between 20 degrees ; below and 8 above during the j early morning. A Mlhl.lOK VOICKS I Could hardly express the thanks ' of Homer llall, of West Point, la. Listen why: A severe cold had < settled on his lungs, causing a most nhstinnm rrmtrh Sovnval 11U| uurnnoj ive in stock, inue to keep, a f COFFINS and Our stock embraces from the plaiD, cheap mie METALLIC cases, is your order when so unm your family. PRICES EACH of ALL. mini It. Oct. 15, 1902.?tf. physicians said lie had consnmp* 1 tion, hut could not help hiui. When all thought he was doomed he began to use Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption and ( ' writes "it completely cured me ' and saved nay life. 1 now weigh 227 lbs." It's positively guaranteed for Coughs, Colds and Lung troubles. Price 50c and $1.00 Trial bottles free at J. F. Mackey & Co. tfc Crawford Bio's. i m ^ The Growing West. M on roe Journal. The top of the morning to Mr. W. A. Lewis, lato of Guilford, North Carolina, but later of the growing West! His oldest hoy is 04: and wo have no doubt gots spanked when ho needs it. His youngest is three months and it is equally certain that pap is a dunce about it. No wonder the West is growing. ?The Ledger (semi weekly) and The News and Cornier (semiI weekly) one year for $1.75, payj able in advance. i lo Prospsrity FUL PLANTER IS LANDS Una Chemical Co. (Fertilize* oo Earth". l|?in oooooo l\\ nncciuc Roosevelt's Epigrams Extracts From the President Message to Congress. NTe are neither for the ricl man as such uor for the poor tnai is such; we are for the uprigh inao, rich or poor. Ours is not the creed or th weakling and the coward; our i thft anstml of horw> urwl n# ? o?i? " 1L,,U phaut endeavor. Stability of ecoi omic polic; must always be the prime ecorio nnc need of this country. Thi stability should not be fosilization We should always fearlessl insist upon our-rights in the tac of the strong, and we should will ungrudging hand do our generou duty to the weak. The events of the last fou years have definitely decided that for woe or for weal, our plac must bo grout among the nations In battle the only shots tlm count are the shots that hit. I is necessary to provide ampl< funds for practice with the grea guns in time of peace. Wo cun get good govern men only upon condition that wo kee true to the principles upon whic this nation was founded, an judge each man not as part of class, hut upon bis individun merits. Our people, the sons of th men of the civil war, the sons c the men who had iron in tbei blood, rejoice in the present an face the future high of heart an resolute of will. Organized capital and orcanize labor alike should remember the in the long run the interest c each must be brought into hai mony with the interest of tfc general public and the conduct < each. All that we have a right to as of any man, rich or poor, what ver his creed, his occupation, h birthplace, or his residence, i that lie shall act well and honor) bly by his neighbor and by h country. We may either fail greatly t L.Mi/innA/1 4 I ? t t ? muvcou , UUL WU C'HIl 111 avoid the endeavor from whic either great failure or great sue cess must com3. Even if w would, we cannot play a sma part. Great fortunes have been wo by those who have taken the lea iu this phenomenal industrial d? velopment, and most of these foi tunes have been won not by doio evil, but as an incident to actio which has benefitted the coum.nr ity as u whole. It is of the highest importanc that employer and employe alik should endeavor to appreciate eac the viewpoint of the other and tb sure disaster that will come upa both in the long tun if ?ith< grows to take as habitual an att tude of sour hostility und distrui toward the other. Prosperity is not the creator of law, but undoubtedly the lav under which we work have hoe instrumental in creating the coc ditious which made it possible,an by unwise legislation it would b easy enough to destroy it. We should fail in our duty we did not try to remedy evil; but we shall succeed only if w proceed patiently, with praclicr common sense as well as resolu t>on, separating the good froi the bad and holding on to the foi mer while endeavoring to get ri of the latter. No independent nation i America need have the slightee fear of aggression from the Unit ed States. It behooves each on to maintain order within its ow borders and to discharge its jus obligations to fonogners. Whe this is done, thev can rest assure* ' * that, he they strong or weak thoy have nothing to dread fron " len. 4 4Waiter, tht senator waut to speak to you." le } CURES BLOOD POIHON.-TREAT MENT FREE. Blood Poism is the worst disrase'o a- earth yet the easiest to cure when E |S B. B. (Botanic Hloo<t Balm) is used Many have pimple.-) ep ?to on thi 18 skin, ulcers mucous patches, fallin 1- hair, itching skin, bone pains, rheu jy matism, catarrii. eating, bleeoinfc festering sores, scrofula, scabs an scales, cancer, ami don't know it 1 ir blood poison. (let Botanic Bloo Bvm (it B. B i II. A few Bottle , guaranteed to cure lie worstcasei Sold at drug stores Tieatment of E 5- B B. sent m e atul prepaid by wrltln e to Blood Balm 'Atlanta Ga. Dei cribetrou de and free medical advic g)v< n until cured. H B It. thorough ly tested for 30 ye?rs I ures wlien a n e'se lulls it It. B. makes the b'oo (j pure and ri 'i l.eiis every so-e, au stops ull aches and pains. It- It. F improves tne di,'n>'i n. Ill II I i ! ? g HOW'S THIS! n We oflbr One H umlred Dollars Bl ward for any case of ( atarrh that car not tie cured t>y Mali's ( aUorh Curi F J (JHENKY 4 O., Props. T< le?i->, O. 0 We the undersigned. Lave know F J Blieney for tlie last 15 years, an 6 believe liitn perfectly honorable In a h business transactions and flnauciail able to carry out any obligations mad te bv their firm. _ West a Truax, Wholesale Druggla " Toledo, O. ?r Wai.dino, KLinnan A Marvi Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, ( 1 Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken it st t^rnally, acting directly unon the bloc and mucous surfaces of the systen Price, 75c. per bottle Hold by a .a Druggists, Testimonials free. Hall's Family PilN are the best n OEMTLEME.V, Get the A'uw Nov* Discovery. ' ".MM MM ,e INJECTION. < urea Gonorrhoea and Gleet ?nl to day* I ta action ia magical. 1' eveni if stricture A/I complete. To be cai rled in ve?' yooket. Hure prevent! s, tive. Hent bv mail in plain packagi prepaid, on receipt of pjice. $1,00 p< e oox; 8 f r $2.50. (Jrawford Broi ll Druggists, Agent a, Lancaster H <\ " CHICHESTER'S ENGLISH " PENNYROYAL FILM it * _\^ p ' ?. <?fr. Alwara reliable. . dip*, fi?? Drnnriat CHICNMtERN RKOLIMl/ In Tied a. n Mold metallic bote*. *eaW-<t with blua ribbo. Take ao nlhrr. Hffm ? dnnireroiii a a ball talloaianil liiil!ni::<ii?. Buy of your Prugfftai U or aend do. in Muiup^ f<?r I'nrlIcalwra, Trail BKalll* nn<l " Ki'i iff for I,n4ir.," InMlc it by return Mali. lO.COO TostinmiilAlH. Hold b; all PrugKiitu. Q OHIOHBSTRH CRBMIOAu CO. I1M Madlioa Nquare, I'll I LA., Pi H *mnun MM MB?r. ) Boa??te Tmt ?a?*U Wltfi UiimiW. _ J0u4y CatharU*. our* (oaitlpMIn foMT? Q lb. So. Iiaao.KdnMUMrilMdagMi outside interference. Fatuous self-con placeocy or vanity, or short sigbtcdness in 8 refusing to prepare for danger, is both foolish and wicked in such a nation as ours; and has experi3 ence has shown that such fatunity a in refusing to recognize or pre 1 paro for any crisis in advance u usually succeeded by a mad panic e of hystericul fear once the crisit 8 has actually arrived. There are many problems foi us to face at the outset of the * twentieth century?gave problemt abroad and still graver at home: 8 but we know that we can so!v< * them well, provided only that w? ^ bring to the solution tho qualities B of head and heart which were ^ shown by the men who, in the 8 days of Washington, founded thit government, aud in the days of r Lincoln, preserved it. Had Seen Them Before. "Private" John Allen, of Mis * sissippi, and Senator Mason, 01 13 Illinois, were discussing and experimenting with irrigation in the Now Williard cafe tho other day "Say, John," said Mason, "J 1' understand you saw tho G. A. R ^ parade here last fall." ^ "Yes," replied Allen. "Fine body of men," contin l' ued Mason. "Sure," replied Allen, wht c fought in tho Confederate arm^ ^ from the beginning to tho end of 11 tho war. "I recognized quite i lot of them." "How in thunder did you re cognize any of those men?" in> quired Mason, wonderingly. "By their backs." replied Al 111 1 Mexican Mustang Liniment m A toad uni a harrow suffers no moi that is tortured with Spi Sores, Sprains, etc. Most and apply the kind of syx fltr ana wide as Mexican f Mush : . - Li Never fails?not oven in tfc ' Cures caked udder in cows remedy. Hardly a disease or joints that cannot bo cm Mexican Mustang Liniment it] ) Lancaster and Chester railway. 1 ecbedule in effect Nov. 9. 1902. (Daily except Sunday) WESTBOUND | EASTBl UND. <co's. 14 and 16. I No's. <6 aud l'?. A M. P M. AM P M 8 00 6 30 Ar Chester Lv 10.00 8 16 . 7.30 5.00 Rlohburg 10 H7 8 46 B 7 23 4 50 Huscombville 10 47 8 62 7 10 4.30 Port Lawd 1103 9 05 6.45 4.00 Ijy Lancaster Ar 11 80 9 30 No. 14. leaving Lancaster 6*45 am., iH nukes close conneciiou at Chester vfth Southern Railway No. 86 for Charlotte and points uorth; and 8ea" board Air Line ' Atlanta Speolal" I* 'or Atlanta and points west A'feo ' with Carolina and Northwestern Rail ' wmy No. 10 for euoir, N. C\ and in* termed late points, and Southern Rail' way No 83 for Columbi. and points '! south, d g No. 16, leaving Chester 10.00 a m j oonnects with Southern Railway No (g 86 from Columbia and points south; , Seaboard Air Line "Atlanta Special'' ( from northern aud eastei n poluis and g Southern Railway No. 83 from North srn and eastern points, an Lao e mater with SC4QE for Blackaburg No. 16. leaviug Lancaster 5 15 p m II *?nuoota at Laucaster wilh H i. A (J E (] I'iom l aindbii ami Marlon and South. ?D Raiiwaj N >. 34 at v luster foi Oharlotte and fointi north * No. 17, leaviug G'ln-ster n.l > p i?. connects at ( liesier with r-oulht m m Stall way N 34 from oltiiKnia and oointe south J AS M HE t 1'H, (ten i'ass Agi * LEROY SPRINGS. Preside!) r.. I- HSSaaaaaasmaHBaaHaa ? 4^3 ? i-Si's?Hi s ii i ' C- *?, ?* -i I btMas co 5T m ? 3B?" " FI.|silS=? _ ?'S ? * 1 s B 9 25 rnmm ^ oi.jtH,? 5 Sf * 3 2=L?D8?^-5l a. > H cn). rt . 2 M, c " 3 0 53>*s 3s s S 5_ 5- D g- ? s- ? c " * er g ?>!<?. r ^ s s"2 / g|E i S t l->i|l II'1 9' 03 ? ? J S J, ;r r ? ? sstf <? 8* 8 ? ?VIGOR o> MEN Easily, Qoickly and PermaNantly Restored MAGNETIC NERVINE, ia aold with a written guarantee to I cure Insomnia, Pita. Dizziness, Hysi terla, Nervous Debility. Loat Vitality, "> Hemlnal Losses, Kai'ing Memory ? the result of Over-work. Work, Worry, Hieknesa, Errors of Youth or Over* ' indulgence Price $1;6 boxes $ 5. m By mail i:i plain package to any address on receipt ofprlce. Hold only by , 1 raw ford Bros, Druggists, Agents, t Lancaster, 8 C, i rwrtllr OTercoma Low of Hair, wawrt Hoof* and Scratch** kt bormntwnadcattfo. Farmer* try it> ??1IP. .f ier / / re then the fhithfhl house irins, Swinney, Harnese horse owners know this npethy that heals, know* in g i iniment. 4 lo most aggravated cases, quicker than any known i peculiar to muscle, skin red by it. ! * ie best remedy on ths market for ind Galls, Sprains and Skin Lumps, koepe horses and mules In condition. VIGOR or MEN Easily, Quickly, Permanently Restored HINDIFO S?aVb1? (Paris) GREAT FRENCH TONIC AND VITADlZERlseold with written guarantee to cure Nervous Debility, Loet Vitality. FalHug Memory. Fits, Dizziut bs. Hysteria, Htops all Drains All fhn NoruAiie Uvslam Pein.^ v?. vuv tvwd U'jvtvui v/fliuvnu VJ Bad Habits or Excessive Use < f Tot bacco, Opium, Liquors, or 'Zdvinthe Paoe that Kills.'* It wards off Insanity, Consumption and Death. It clears the Blood and Brain, Builds up the Shattered Nerves, Restores the Fire of Youth, and Brings the Pink Glow to Pale Cheeka, and Makes yon Young and Btrong again. ffOc , 19 Boxes $5. By Mail to Any Address. Crawford Bros Druggist, agents. Lan ca?t?r V Bargains In Real Estate! TOWN PROPERTY. 1 1-2 acres, 8 room dwelling, good out-buildings, etc. Corner lot. 1 acre, new 6 roont dwelling, very desirable. Corner lot. 1-2 acre, new 7 room dwelling, splendid location. Corner lot, new 5 rootn cottago. Four lots, 3-room cottages on each. 1 lot, 6-rootn eottage. 2 lots, 3 room cottages, in East End. 5 vacant Iota, about 12 acre each. 1 lot, 5-room eettsge, etc. Cunningham briek hotel building on Main street?4 store rooms, It Bleeping rooms, kitchen, etc. Also furniture, etc. Only hotel in town. Good reason for selling. A big bargain. Also several lots in tbe town of Kershaw. OTHER PROPERTY. 43& acres, J? miles North of town. 68^ acres, known as "Tom Barnes place," Cedar Creek township. 152 acres, known as 4'J. L. Barton place," Cedar Creek. 90 acres, 4 miles North-east of town, known as "Sims place." 115 acres, (tKirkland plaoe," near Heath Springs. 240 acres, "Porter place," 7 miles East of town. 50 acres, "Ellis place," adjoining. 100 acres, "Graham place," Cedar Creek. 61 acres. "Snines dIscos." n?*r . ? a I 1 ? ??O. K, 44 acres, 35 acres, 150 acres, 202 acres in Kershaw county. t^-For full information, terms of sale, etc., of abGve property, apply to T. S. CARTER Real Estate Agent. Aug 26, 1902.