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Behind The Scenca. I ( ? !' The Tillman trial is serving, in i its collateral features, to present to the people of the State some picHves of the inner life of poli ticians ??f u certain ?-tripe, v h control the allairs ot South C'aio ; lma. Through the curtain of the tragedy which brought Till man to the bar tbe world gets glimpses of the ollicial habits and routine of daily life at Columbia It appears that "pistol toting" is very geucral among the State _**? ! ?? ? . - omcuus. W nen t tie Lieutenant Governor's "gun" w?ib out c?t" or ler bo borrowed one from the bead of the dispensary institution, aBd another from one cf the em ployees of tho Senate executive force and these and his own, wl en it was repaired, were about tho room of the president of tho Sen- i ate, on tho mnntol place or the ' wash stand or somo careless location. During the political cam- < paign, in which Tillman was a ' candidate for Governor, he had i in his satchel n pistol which on* i of the candidates for Lieutenant Governor at the same time ? who! I had also been a member of the A' Legislature aud a Presidential 1 elector?said he "had an idea'' 1 was his. There is no lacK of arm> * among tho officers and the candidates, that's evident. 1 But the dispensary is not with v out personal patronage and sup port as well as political sustenance 1 in the halls anil corridors and ex- ( ecutivo rooms of the Legislature. From the stenograhic report oi Tillman's testimony on Fridax the following is taken: Q You had a bottle, you say, } that day in your pocket? A. 1 r sent down the street, Col Croft 1 ' I sent old George down the street and some members of the Logi- < lature and myself took a drink-to , gether in the president's sen at - room. 1 do not recollect wbcth I er they drunk ull uot, but the gen end ru!e is that they generall drink it all up when it hits a leur i islutive crowd; might have bee some left in it and I possibly nun I have taken it to the hotel, but I do not recollect. Little chance has a bottle o whiskey that "hits a legislativ crowd," it would seem, and tin dispensary revenues must be ma terially increased by otlicial patronage during the meeting of the General Assembly, unless the consumption in the State Ilous? is from the stock of "samples" at the institution. That the former Lieutenant Governor made no mistake in his estimate of the average legisla- . n P 1 torn disposition to liquor is shown by individual testimony of a mem 1 ber of that honorablo body, who ' appeared as a witness for the defense in the trial now closing. Mr. J. M. Mahatfey a member I from Spartanburg, being crosexamined by Mr. Bellinger, for the State, set forth, according to the stenographic report, as fol lows: Q. Where did Mr. Tillman have that bottle? A. In a back pocket. Q. Pants pocket or coat pocket? A. Coat pocket. Q. W hat kind of pocket was 11 it? It was a split coat. Q. What kind of bottle was ( it? A. I only saw the neck of | it. i Q. Was it a flask or what ' kind of bottlo was it. A. ITn. ' fortunately, I didn't pet to see it. ; Q. Why "unfortunately"! 1 j A. Because ho invited mc in, j but I didn't get to uccept the in- < vitation. Q. Was it a long-neck bottle or what? A. It looked liko a kind of private stock. It looked ( pretty good. Q. Although you could only I i see the neck, are you expert t mough to tell just from a glimpse >f it whether it wus pretty good >r not? A. Yes, sir: 1 tliii.k 1 on u pretty good judged (I. 1- that on the theoiy that ill is ; roH\ * " <! ai \ < one *i lit . bettor. A. N i. *r: some is ' I J>U tit -U' . Did that have any iin l'oil or screw cup or how was it? A it looked like it had been opened: I tliink it v\u~ just i?laVs. <,> And \on siy it was sticking out of liis picket? A Yes, Mr. llow much? A. The neck: I don't know what si/.: hot l!i? ll W'K it ill i r 11 t liuOi? lw?nn ti quart. (,>. An?l you could see tluit it .viis not a pistol? A. From the way he turned around there and his invitation and all I judged there was a drink in sight if 1 had the time to take it. (,>. It bore no resemblance to i pistol? A. No, sir; there was no shooting there. Not the kind die other man received. I had rather been shot with that. An interesting picture, certainy. of conditions in the seat of ninth Carolina's legislative and .weeutive pahces. An atmos here of liquor and gunpowder veins to have been breathed iround the headquarters of the iresident ? f the Senate. Little vonder that from it has proceeded me of "the damndest tragedies hat ever happened in South Car ?lina." SA VI:S T W () FRO M I) E AT Ii. "imr lillio daughter had an al nost fatal attack of whooping ough and bronthities," writes drs. \V. K. llaviland, of Ar~ nonk, N. Y"but, whenallothr remedies failed, we saved her ife with Dr. King's New Discovry. Our niece, who had C0111umptiou in an advanced stage, Iso used tins wonderful medicine ml to day she is perfectly well.1' >esperato throat an.I lung dis i>e yie'.d to Dr. King's Discovry as to no other medicine on uth. lntallitile for Coughs and 'olds. 50c and *1.00 bottles uaranteed by Crawford Uros' ,1. . Mackey Co. and T. Iv Fun erhurk's. Trial bottles free. The Sumter Freeman advises he farmers of that couuty to hold heir cotton for hotter prices be? ausc "the crop is short and prices re sure to he better." "In this ocality," it says, "in many fields our-fifths of the cotton has al eady been picked out, and in a e\v weeks more the season will >e over." Our contemporary lad better be careful, however, u^.,4. ' ' kuuui us sug^esuuus 10 1110 iarners on this score, lest tho New England spinners and the Secretiu y of Agriculture at Washington 1 r iS iroeuio legislation by the next Congress regulating the price of .he staple, and making it an of!ence for any cotton grower in the South to hold his crop for a aighor price than that determined upon by ihe bear gamblers in Wall street and tho cotton spinners in New England.?News and Courier. CONFESSIONS OF A PRIEST. Rev. J no. S. Cox, of Wake, Ark., writes. "For 12 years 1 sulk red from Yellow Jaundice. I nonsuited a number of physicians und tried all sorts of medicines, but got no relief. Then 1 began die u-e of Klectricc Hitters and fool than I am now cured of a dis? sqso tliat had me in its grasp for twelve years.*' If you wunt a reliable medicine for Liver and Kidney trouble, stomach disorder >r general debility, get Electric Bitters. It's guaranteed by Crawford Bros' J. 1'. Mackcy & Co. lod T. E. Funderburk's, Only >0c. Although a lady's husband ihould neglect to give her a good Irons, she should not seek revenge y giving him ;t good dressing. Foley's Kidney Cu~e nakes kidneys and bladder right "Boycott and he Damned.'* New* and Courier. rbo Augustu Chronicle has heen hu>coltcd hy the saloon-keepers f that cit\ he?*-tu e i fca> insist' i ?N; :'?jit I'.i s'iall V'C placed under >wojeclio*i to li.o Liiihor interests t>) tlio community, unci tlmt the law shall regulate their business >n a< to protect the public from the curse <>f the liquor trattle. The threat i\t the barroom people to boycott the Chronicle stirred that ancient mouthpiece of the Augusta public to deep indignation, which was manifested in the following bold challenge: "Boycott? ? boycott a n d bo damned, all of you! What, in Cioil's name, is the average barroom worth to a respectaole newspaper, anyway? What are they worth to any other business entcrpii>e of this or any other city? What are they worth to tho community as a whole? Boycott the Chronicle, eh? And while you are about it, why not boycott i every dry goods merchant, every shoo merchant and every clothing merchant who agrees with the Chronicle? Boycott them? Why, there isn't a one that doesn't lose every year a hundred times mote legitimate trade through the failure of some poor wretch to provide himself or his family with proper clothing because all of his money goes to your dives for drink, drink, drink, than all your dive-keepers and their helpers and their helpers and their friends spend with these merchants in ten years. Boycott! do you dare stand up aud draw such a weapon against decent public opinion when you are costing every legitimate business enterprise in this community dollars where you are spending dimes with them." SPEN f MOKE THAN 81000 W. W. Baker of l'lainview, Nob., writes: "My wife suffered from lung trouble for fifteen years. She tried a number of doctors and spent over ?1000 without relief. She became very low and lost all hope* A friend recommended Foley's Honey and Tar and thanks to this great rem edy it saved her life. She enjoys better health than she has known in ten years." Refuse substitutes. T. E. Funderburks. The veterans of Chester county will have a reunion at Chester on November 24 and have invited Gov. Heyward ami Gov. Aycock of North Carolina to attend, and it is likely that both will bo present.?The Slate. BROKE INTO HIS HOUSE. S. De Quinn of Cavendish, Vt., was robbed of his customary health by invasion of Chronic Constipation. When Dr. King's | New Life Tills broke into his house, his trouble was arrested and now he's entirely cured. They're guaranteed to cure, 25c at Crawford Bros' J. F. Mackey & Co. and T. E. Funderburk's, Drug Store. Ilo&an?Oi hov found the moo thot hit mo wid the brick. Grogan ?Are yoz goin' to g?t even? "Oi am not. 'Twnsall a mis! take. The mon was only doiii' his jooty. He mistook me for a (tax collector." Lancaster County Tcaclior's As? sociation. The next regular meeting of the Lancaster County Teacher's Association will ho hold at Lnn castor on Oct. 24, J 1)03, at 11 o'clock, a in. Lot every teacher conic, also trustees and any one interested in the cause of education arc invited to meet with us. An interesting program will appear luler. Hespect fully, A. C. Kowki.l, Co. Supt. of Kd l\ S. ? Kershaw Krn, please c >py. Foley's Money and Tar for children,safe,sure. No opiateb. The Vorkvillo Eoquirci told i very interesting story in its Ins IV rubor lib "it Mr J \V Belt; Hii i his herd of thirty lino .'orse\ cow*, which yielded last yoai or hi- of milk oltd 3,0t'0 ooun<i o - for whv h vo-iilv sub w s found at L'r1 cents :i pound net. Mr. Belts would doubtlcsi be able to si 11 (>,00U pounds i year us readily as 3,000. Tin 'demand lor such butter a> hi iiuiKe- is far greater than the sup ply. Il(i does not count on hi cotton crop for a living, but make : his money jn his milk ami h itter just ;;s any other equally pro | gressive farmer in the Slute migh (hi if he weie willing to*get out o tin; old ruts in which his father | an for generations. There is n< I Male in the South where the dai' ry industry coul 1 bo dovclopci j with greater profit than in Soutl Caiolinu. What Mr. Betts i doing in York County tho Hon ' A. T. Smythe has been doing ii Andorson County for years, unt | what every other intelligent far titer might do in every othe county in the State.?News un< Courier. * NEVEIi ASK ADVICE When you have a cough o: cohl don't ask what is good fo it and get some medicine with lit tie or no merit and perhaps dan gorous. Ask for Foley's llouej and Tar, the greatest throat am lung remedy, it cures coughs am colds quickly. T. 10. Funder burk. 3aara tho ' /0 Veil llnV'8 AiWSjfS uuu?ii *'T? Register, Town Voters! Notice is hereby given that tin books of registration for thoTowr of Lancaster will ho open al tlx ollice of the Auditor of the County of Lancaster in the court house on the loth, 10th, and 17th o1 October, 11)03, and all qnalifiec electors of .said Town are reqi est ed to apply to tho undersigned a said place on any one of saic days, and they will ha furnisher with registration certificates. A. Mr Man is, Sup of Keg. for T. of L. Oct. 1, 11)03. U- -v/aaK-i-.-'.'. _*.i . * ^ ?- T^trn?? Bridges To Let! 1 will lot for repairs on Thurs day Oct. K, ihe following bridges Camp Creek bridge, near N P. Robinson's, at 10 o'clock, a m. uan r i, 1...: 1? XT .. vjinin v>iut'n oriugu, iNorm o Lancaster, at 11:30 a. in. Cane Creek bridge, near \V. J Cunningham's, at 3 p. m. L. ,J. Perky, Co. {Supervisor. LANCASTER AND C11E8TE] RAILWAY . Bchedule in effect July 25, 1902. (Daily except Hunduj) WESTBOUND. LiV Lancaster, 7 15am 4 45 p r Lv Fori I awn, 7 34 a m ft 10 p i Lv Basconville, 7 44 a m 5 25 p i Lv Rlchburg, 7 50 am ft 35 p i Ar Chester, 8 15 a in 0 05 p i Ar Charlotte, Ho It 0 55 am 8 (K) p r Ar Columbia, Ho It 1 3ft p m 1 15 a i Ar Atlanta, s a I, r 4 50 pm Ar Lenoir, c A n, r 2 05 p tn 6 00 a r EABTBOUNL. Lv Len .ir, c A u, r 8 00 p m 2 30 p i Lv Atlanta, s a 1, r I 00 p r IjV Columbia, Ho It 6 10 a m 4 10 pr Lv Charlotte', Ho It (i 2ft p r Lv Chestei, 0 1ft a in 8 15 p r Lv TJiehburg, 9 52 a m 8 39 p i Lv Bascomville, 10 02a m 8 4ft p i Lv Fort Lawn 10 18 a m 8 50 n t Ar-Lnooaiier, 10 45 a m 9 16pi Ar Cam len 8o R '2 00 p m A.r Charleston, 7 45 p in A P JI/chURE, Hupei intemlenl, IjEROY flPRIfcHH. President.. KIDNEY DISEASE! are the most fatal of all dii eases. Cm CV'O kidney cure it III I % Cuaranlnatl namoil VMM N V VUHIHNIHaU IIQIUOU or money refunded. Contain remedies recognized by emi nent physicians as the best fo Kidney and Bladder troubles PRICE 50c. aod $1.00. BXNITER "A" L VI tho most ^ valine) salvo in tho world. * ' " " ' Ml <*1 W* ^ :' \ Tlio Kind Yon Have Always Bougl 4.% ? - , xu uw lor over iju years, lias K - and lias be s All Counterfeits, Imitations and * Experiments tliat trifle with ancl Infants and Children?Experieuo What is CAS f Castoria is a harmless substitut< gorie, Drops and Soothing Syni] contains neither Opium, Morplii i) substance. Its age is its guaraut and allays Fevcrisliness. It curt . Colic. It relieves Teething Troul and Flatulency. It assimilates t li St'omaeh and Bowels, giving lien 8 The Children's panacea?The Mo GENUINE x CASTO 1 sj Bears the Sign < f|iV*a !/'?? J VA.* TT*?* liiu miiu iuu nave V v In Use For Over THE CENTAUR COMPANY* TT MURRAY BT 1 ! coffins, rami o o o c o o I IP III i ?VeJ now have ir and will coutinue 1 complete line of CO burial CASKETS. Our all sizes and qualities, from P COFFIN up to Handsome 1 P A I -F. O rw I L'OA 11-' HIM (IO Ml OrUU ti.l ) UU fortunato us tr> hnvc n loath in Within the Rh A - Lancaster fen LAC ASTER, S. C , J. JL UinV FOSTEK. f JJtlovncij a! hue, LANCASTER, S. C. giCollections a specialty. To ,MI,ai i ? ii ma Com . Go to the with R LANCASTER MARBLE The AND Stat< GRANITE WORKS, Zl For Good Work unci Low Prices. Sink 5 A. J. McNinch, = n LANCASTER, S. C. ' ? n Cant I J $ ij flea 5^18 s^-a Sp? *? S -a 82 . Van n .a g -S ? ts | "453 ' '-ai" 5 III 1-1 = 1= 2^1 a ? M |B?"< to j* g _a O to Kerf n ? ? H -3 + A ? . ii *2 T' ? Heal 1 S .""S3 - ! Oakl " sa^ "3 -2 r? ? JS ^oue os a cc ? ' mp -v i ? ^sf-gs o| - , - j,i-s 1-Sp.s^s ? m ta 2 a ? ? ? S OJ fc~ Indl S I x .1 ? .?, g J5: 2 Was 1 3 tr a Wm k ^ a. o3jao)C3, * w J ? I b'S ~ '5 .2 ft ~ 0an< 5 5 S "5 8 * fl ^ W ^ Cant ? _ 58 <-i o ? o r>??a * W'fsTPr - gTH 2 g ? ? c t,(,i,ls I 3? oiw? as ;r o ? *- .i wg I > r I *?*! -f a o r?*^ ,. t K,,f'' II -r^flrnr i ^ .x; ? Jj *:.^5 .,, . ^ ^ a ~ ? ' Hat S v.-?. ~ ? i =H .S ffl o Pi*n L - >? IS ? 1 fc 159 pj?? 'MJmq?ea?aw?i,, -yjBBa? i>i if OASTOnXA, L Bears th? ll'c Kir.J Y ij Haw Always Bought p,e* Signature . y'/?/7 j J7" 1 l? ??i of c;ed? i ?i^ny your Subscription 4o the Lvdof.k and bo happy. rent ' " " I ?? ...... mmmmmmmmmmmsa it, and whicli has been >orno tho signature of en made under his pcrvision since its infancy. 10 to deceive you in tills. 1 JTust-as-good" are hut endanger tho health of o against Experiment. 5TORIA o for Castor Oil, Parous. It is Pleasant. It 110 nor other Narcotic ec. It destroys Worms is Diarrhoea and Wind >lcs, cures Constipation he Food, regulates tlio Ithy and natural sleep, tiler's Friend. RiA ALWAYS ature of _ Always Bought 30 Years. HKCT. NKW YORK CITY. 11 fl ooo-ooo \\ COFFINS. i stock, :o keep, a FF1NS and stock embraces i the piain, cheap METALLIC cases. i'te r order-when so uoyour family. PRICES CI1 of ALL. eaiii h. Oct. 15, 1902. ? tf. JirinT tav i iukji i the Taxpayers ??f I.aiuaster lty. Tlio Tiensurev'd < tllce will pen f<r the collei tion of taxes, iout pen ilty, for the fl-?cal year from the 15th ilay of October to list ihiy of Detemb r, inclusive, levy is as follow.-: 9 Tax, 5 mil's lty Tax, 4 mills ilal (L A (J It R) 3 mills ling Fun-1 ( A C It It) 1 mill 'titutionul Hchool Tax 3 mills 'I A L LOCAL LKVY (S, C, A OA. KX# R. R.) 3 Creek Township 4* mills i Creek Township . 5 mills sant Fli.l Township 3 mills !IAL LOCAL FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES Wyck School District 2 mills raster 4A mills i-aster, Interest on 1. ils A fe*k'?r Fund H mills, 6 mills ?haw, 4 mills th Borings, . '3 mills hurst, v 4 mills >H X Unmla n ? 4 111 II18 TOTAL LLVY BY DISTRICTS. an Land 16 mills an Land, Van Wyok, 18 mills :haw, 16 mills :haw, Van Wyck, 18 mills a Creek, 20} mills > Creek, L ancaster, 26} mills ) Creek, J, X H, 22} mills ' i Ore* k, 21 mills i Creek, Lancaster, 27 mills i Creek, J X R, 21 mills >fd 16 mills Creek, 16 mills Creek. Kershaw, 20 mills *uiit Hill, 10 mI1!s 4tilt Hill, Xoi-Hhaw, 2S mills ftitnt Hill, Heath Hprlugs 22 mills -ant Hill, Oakhurst, 23 mills it lit Hilly J X H, 21 mills ir < reek; . 10 mills ir (. rtek1, J. X H 18 mills ' HeHpectfutty, W. C'. CAU I HENT, .28, 118)3, Couoiy Treas.