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St. Louis' Great Show. Formally Thrown Open to World. Pre&ulert Fre^sei Mutton. St. Louis, Apiil 30. ? A1 the broad avenues and spaei terraces of the great ivory representatives ot all nations bowed one another today, and gaunt i'atagonians from southernmost region of Ann walked side by side with the quimaux ?children of the fri North. Subjects of the Milsauntered alone the roadway t ing furtive glances at tieroo < back# of the Don; booty Nub jostled yellow Mongols; and turesijuo Turks, Moors and ! (ianes added rich color to the tore. It was a veritable oong of nations. Of course ail lan was represented. Foreigner: dignilied appearance and retp dent uniforms covered with ; lace were encountered at e> turn. There were Germ Austriuns, Knglishinen, Su Italians and Spaniards. Frai the original possessor of the g Lnuisianna territory, was m in evidence. President lloosevelt touches' electric button in Washington day. As he did so the report a cannon was heard by theexj' ant mult It udo, flags unfurled i by magic, an avalanche of w poured down the cascades, great engines in the muchii palace ami power houses sta throbbing?and the Louis Purchase exposition was open the world. Tho opening ceremonies v so simple and so plain that t were in perfect harmony with methods ot President Francis his cllicient aids, but they wci the same ti ne very impress and made a litting prelude to of the most memorable event A Jierican history. Promptly at half past ten exercises ot the day began. T was littlo formality, hardly display to attract the seeker the picturesque, and still tho gram was carried out amid rounding* mm in a manner in ways appropriate. Tiie ceren ies were opened with an invoci by the Itev. Frank YV. (innsu of Chicago, 'l'he invocation followed by the rendering "America" by the bands, an address by the Hon. D. It. h cis, president of the oxpoaitio William II. Thompson, el man of.the committee on gro and buildings, stepped to the I of tho speaker's stand aud ii duccd Isaac L. Taylor, direct works. An ovation was tone to Mr. Taylor, who had mar u great pu t of the huge tas preparing the exposition. The transfer of the exhibit noes to F. .1. V. Skill', direct exhibits, was then made. Skill' delivered a brief addre; Addresses followed by Th< II Carter, president of thenu nl commission; E. H. Unrrii speaking on behalf of dom exhibitors, and ny representa of the congressional and ( committees that have had mui do with the alTairs of tho ei prise. As Secretury Tuft stepped ward to deliver the oration of day the volume of applause si the very tirmument, and it w once seen that the multitude yarded the secretary of war u1 central figure of the day's e cises. Secretary Tuft's ad< win Wrief and very chuructci of the man, who is known t as modest us ho is able. When these formalities concluded Ihero came a scene was notable for its intense imj siveness. PresidanL Francis s ped to the front of (he stand faced the expectant multitude. It was a few minutes past the noon hour, and th??se word- cniuo from th" ciearott of voices: . "Ladies and (ieutlemen: I will now dictate a telegram: "To the president of the Uniton^ ed States of America, Washington, ous I). O.: The representatives of the nations send grectiugs, and 4' request that yon put in motion the machinery of the Louisiana l'ur. ^,0 chase exposition." r'(!l A few foot away sat the telcgraph operator who sent every i/on word as it feel from the lips of the "u'? speaker, who paused at the end of ast e - - i UTuiy ii'w ivunis. Tho vast uudionco was touched 1:1118 as it had not been by anything l'u* eUo that hud happened during tho >011" opexmg exercises. Tho clicking l)K'~ of tho telegraph instrument was 10f,s heard by all within a radius of (,l,e main feet, so silent and noiseless was ilie vast throng. One could 'cn easil\ imagine what was going on It ' at the other end of the wire at 41 ^ tho nation's enpitol. No one i>ns' spoke or moved. A minute pass>1>s' ed bv. Then a few seconds more luo' of stillness, that told that the roat hearts of these people were in the luo*1 right place, and tlion, as tho tonsion was growing stronger and ^ 1111 more significant, the report of a ,() cannon was heard, the people jumped, applauded, shouted fran,ect* tically, waved their hats and hand. 18 ^ kerchief.- and gave every indication 11,01 of rare delight. *'ie Tho band played, every one lcrV shook hands with his neighbor, rlec* with the notable present, and fair1,11111 jy .nobbed President Francis aud 1 to the other otlicials and directors who had made the scone possible, irere f[lo80 W|1G lingered about the '10v speaker's stand heard read the telegram of congratulation exand ^banged between President Uoosee llk velt and President Francis. The 51TC' majority of the multitude, howone cvei^ Were up and gone, eager to s ,n see what fhe great exposition looked like now that it was jeully *'ie an accomplished fact, hero any Washington, April 30.?.lust j 01 on the stroke of one o'clock this pro- evening (noon at St. Liouis) Pres8U1" ident lloosevelt touched the goldil" en Key that opeucd the exposition mm- at St. Louis. A signal corps man ltion stationed on the roof of the white kU'l,s house dropped the llag at the same instant and 11 presidential salute of twenty-one ?uns began booind an from the buttery of tho artilrun |ery stationed on tho rise ground n* west of Washington monun.ent. :iair- m unds A STARTLING 1 ES I' front To save a life, Dr. T. G. Meratro ritt, of No. Mehoopuny, Pa.,made or of a startling test resulting in a lered won('er'n^ euro. He writes, <la a(T d PaHent was attacked with violent 1 n ( hemorrhages,caused l>v ulceration of tho stomach. I had often found Electric Hitters excellent pah for acute stomach and liver trou or of ')'es 80 1 proscribed them. The Mr patient gained from the first, and I ins not hud an attack in 14 months." Flectric Hitters are 1,1,11,8 positively guaranteed for Dyspcption sia, Indigestion, Constipation and man, Kidney troubles. Try them. estic Only 50c at Crawford Bros., J. F. Maekey & Co., and Funderburk tives J ' Pharmacy. >ther ^ sh to This promises to be tho blackest ^cr* year ever known for tire insurance companies. The losses for the 'or~ first five months of 1904 for the ^,e United Stutoa and Canada alroady nook excoe(j those for tho correspondus at jn^ ,nonths of last year by about ro' *100,000,000. S tho ? ? ? r ? ll'dOl/'w Hiinnir .it..I 'l'n? m. v? vj u tiviiv jr u in I 1 ill J/VJUU* xcl * liarly adapted for asthma, bron Iicsh i*is and hoarseness. Sold by istic Fonderhurk Pharmacy. ? 1:0 A train on the Michigan Cen? tral rail road Friday in ado 101) were miica un hour. Foley's Honey and Tar contain no opiates and can safely be tcp- given to children. Sold by Fun* and (it-rburk Pharmacy. Threw Carbolic Acid In Catholic Sister's Face, j Fiendish Outrage hy a Trump 'n West Virginia ? Woman May Lose Eyesight. [ Wheeling, W. Vu., April 29. ?Sister Mary Alma of tho Com j munity of St. Josephs, who was I assaulted hy three negroes at the Catholic orphanage in Elm Grove] last September, received the contents of a large battle of carbolic acid, thrown by a tramp this afternoon, and is in a serious condition at St. Josephs convent. The tramp rapped at tho door of the convent and asked for money. Sister Alma said she l?* '' ? V/Wiiivi in/t IIIUIIOJ, UUI II lit) wanted anything lo eat it would be given him. He returned a little later and when the sifter opened the door dallied the bottle in her faeo. The attending physician thinks her sight will be saved but her prostration may result fatally. Threatening letters were sent to local newspaper publish-, ers recently stating that anarchists would avenge to punishment of the negroes convicted of the Elm Grove outrage unless they wore given another trial and letters of warning, written in n friendly vein, were received by the sister superior of the conveut and the chief of police. The acid thrower was a white man and from the meagre description Sister Alma was able to furnish the police have arrested several suspects. QUICK ARREST. J. A. Gulledgc of Verbena, Ala. was twice in the hospital from a severe case of piles causing 24 tumors. After doctors and all remedies railed, liucklen's Arnica Salvo quickly arrested further inllummution and cured him. It conquers aches and kills pain. 25c at Crawford Bros., .J. F Maekev & Co . and Fundorhut k Pharmacy, Druggist. Parker The Nominee Sore. Says Williams. Vote Will lio Overwhelming, DeClares Mississippian. The New Yoiker His Own Choice. Washington, April 30 ? Representative John Sharpe Williams of Mississippi, the Democratic leader of the house,in an authoriz ed statement today says he believes that the nomination ol Judge Parker at the St. Louii convention is assured. "It seems clear to mo now,' said Mr. Williams, "that Judgt Parker will he nominated by sue! an overwhelming vote that then will he substantially no oppositini when the time for the conventioi arrives. Individually, 1 favor hi selection." A'hen questioned concorninj the report that he will he a candi date for the presidential nomina lion, Mr. Williams eaid: "I tlilnl you know me well enough It know that 1 have novor been idio enough to take this talk seriously There has been some talk of tlx nomination of a southern man. fin nnl (liinl- unnh u nniifon .......I. Vt?/ ux/v tmuu OVIVU U V/U U I OU WUUIl be wise just now. That time wil come and it will not be very fa distant, as history counts time When it does como the south wil be able to find 10,000 men able and 100,000 better men than am." MADE YOUNG AGAIN. "One of Dr. King's New Lif Dills each night for two weeks pu mo in my 'teens' again" writes ! 11. Turner of Dcmpsotown, Da They're the best in the world fo Liver, Stomach and Dowels Durely vegetable. Never gripe Only 25c at Crawford Dros., .1 F. Mackey & Co., and Funderburl Dharmacy, Drug Stores. Tlio organ iz ilion of the Pope i Cluy Product Company, of Aiken, | [ has been completed, ami the ?700, i 000 concern lias received its chart cr. Col. Alb "i t A Pope, the I B hicyle trust mag nut c, is prisident, CJen. Nelson A. Miles, vice presi dent, .John Chai les Mosser, sscretarv, and George Pope, treasurer. Jj CASTORS A For Ii iants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Boars the /J? yV^TT" Signature of The regularity with which the United States Supreme Court dis? misses cases involving t ho-snffrsgo provisions of State constitutions without entering into tho merits thereof, must he rather exa-per uting to 1ho.se opposed to di>trmicliisoment methods in the South. ?Charlotte Observer. casvo xx x ^. Poare tfco Kind You Havfl Wwafs Bought **T? J. E. RITLEDQE, Dentist. Lancaster, S. C. Working on credit doesn't pay, and my terms from this time henceforth arestiictly cash. ^ j&easonablo Prices, Gold Filling $1.50 Amalgam Filling 75 cts. j.. Cement F'lling 75 ct III* till Kit PLATE, Full upper set of tooth $12.50 Upper and lower set $25 00 he so prices uio su icily .< for cash. No work done except for cash or good security. J. E. RLTLEDQE, Dentist, j , I 5 f* ?li .*. 1 ?* ZXz,lVft Givotlvj ' j 1 bj>i Thero 1?. : ! I S J luioly liurr.i".i /cmucy - V, " 1 flint's !!! '. ! . I Baby 3L&ibvi|5 :M THE WGKLCS GH-; -A-V < - . 1 '2 Curos ovrry ' o* i : I BtOlll.lch llOll'->!. ..l ll>' ? ;t j I *3 lug sloop, inukns bui.!i; t. it. H 2JCEHTS lLVEK.Y\yitr.:U-'. , II is* cf cr J1 Baby Ease M?:nuf-c:jr'.r 3 Co , tJv.c.'.,-i. .*: - -.-;,r.r: ;;-.r.V $ I * 11 11 II a 1 1?LJ j imjmjj ' are the most fatal of all dis- ' ' eases. ? - cm cv'O KIDNEY CUBE Is i rULCI d Guaranteed Remedy j f or money refunded. Contains 5 remedies recognized by cr_U-,? nent physicians as the vest for *' ' Kidney and Bladder troubles, as 3 PRICE 50c. *od $1.00. *] 1 NEARLY EV ?RY" farmer" ^ NEEDS A <T ] J TOT^^EJlNc C - I : ' THE "AJAX" J1 1h tho ono to use. 'The Machinery People" r will lie Rind to pond cahilojtiu-and m ine '' D price on application. tl . W. H. CliViiES <TS. CO.. o COLUMiBiA, S. C. t ] Engine*., Hollers, Saw Mllin, Cotton Gia- t ulng Machlr.t ry. Etc. 1 The Glbbr* Portable SMntjIe ?.'*'? ine ^ . C J.L. r ! -- ni , juue ui auuui taronna, COUNTY OF LANCASTER. 1 J)YJ E.8TEWMAN, E8QUIRB, " I 1/ Probate Judgo. VVHKHKAH, It. B. Alii on, Esq.. ini<le suit to me, to grant liiin Letteis of Administration of the Estate of and i effects of Mis iiattie E. Hubbard B THESE ABE THEItEFOItE to E P cite and admonish ail and singular tlie kindr d and Creditors of ilio said M's. j MattieEH ubberd dt ceased thnttheyhe ) and npfear before me, in the (Joint of n Pr. hate, to tie held at Lancaster H., . SC.on 28 th day i f April 1?J04 afi< rputi- ,t! li.-uiion thereof. all I o'clock in the fore* neon, to show cause ff any (hoy have, wliv h add Administration should net he f>ra ted Given under my Hand, this 13th d?y i of Apr!' Anno I>oiu?ui, 1001. 1 J K. STEW MAN. Probate Judge. Tho Kind You Hnvo Always Boug in use for over 30 years, lias aiul lias 1) - ?' ^uiownoc All Counterfeits, Imitations and experiments that tritle with an Infants ami Children?Expcricn What is CA Castorla is a harmless suhstitu goric, Drops and Soothing Syri contains neither Opium, Morpl substance. Its age is its gutyni] and allays Fcverishness. It cui Colic. It relieves Teething Troi and Flatulency. It assimilates Stomach and Bowels, giving lie The Children's Panacea?'Tlio HI genuine CASTC yj Bears the Sig The Kind You Have In Use For Ovei THt CCNTAUR COMPANY, TT MURRAY 1 X I p- Ci t ^ouperior to | It is sold ev< (&& WESSON CO. pfe'i v^-^ PILES! PILES! PILES! | I>r. Williams' Indian Pile O'sslmoi.t ill cum? It i? ?? it > ding, UI' 'i?um id 1 toll I i {j Piles Ir absM'hn the toors, nliH\b ilie i'cbing it ' nee acts ^ >a pouliii e, g.ves instant re i?*f. Dr Ml i?m ' Indian I'i e Ointment is | ** ret a red ?nl> for r*il> h ai <1 I k iting of j s le priv to parts, and othing tine. ! ^ very box is guaranteed. Sold by ; ruggbts, f ent by mail, for 6Uo, and I I 00 p r vhox VV L1I VMS * ' :?"G O. Prop's, <'lov.dund, Ohio. Wold by Fiifnlerburk Phurmacy. tate of South Carolina, Fl COUNTY OF LANCASTER. > Y J, 10 WT E WMAM, E UI it E, t J Pro -ale Judge " WHEREAS, Mrs Julia Canthen ade oilt to me to grant her Letters f A dniinistrstton of the > state of and Fects of Lewis J ('aiithon Li THESE ARE THEREFORE to te and admonish all and singu'nr the indred and Creditors of the s ihl I /' * I. ^ - J * ? c n in j ? nuilK' I lieO-MWII. l?ll(l II1HI ley lie niul nppiar before me, in the ourt of Probate, to be held a' l,ancas? T onTue*day, May 3rd, 1904 nextuf- j tr publication thereof, at 11 o'clock in fJ leforenoon to show cause,if any they ^ ave, why the said Administration j' iouid not be xrnted. j Given under my hai.d, this 18tli day A r April Anno Domini 1!>04 '? J. E. 8 TEW MAN, * Vroba'e Judge. ^ . D. ROWEK8, W. G. BOWKR8. BOWERS' BROS. I Builders and Contractors !: Lumber, all kinds, for sale. j' Dressing and Mntehiiitf at abort ,J otlce Turned work and -Vroll work a apec* dty. Ka^"Glve US j'onr order*. ^ BOWERS BROS. Nnnr Depot. r, 'eby. 23, 1901. ? m ?jb> Subscribo to The Ledger. flit, and which lias been borno the sigimtnro cf een made under his persrvision since its Infancy, me to deceive yon in this. '* Just-as-good" arc but d endanger the healt h of co against Experiment. STORIA te for Castor Oil, Pareips. It is Pleasant. It lino nor other Narcotic itee. It destroys Worms res Diarrhoea and Wind ihlcs, cures Constipation the Food, regulates the hIthy and natural sleep, other's Friend. )RIA always nature of _ Alwavs Bought. AAA M M. WJ ?V V V&QAAV 30 Years. TRCCT. NIWYORR CITY. getai>le S all otHersl! Kg*** sr-y-wJhiere'1'^ J.MAURY FOSTER. Attorney at Law, LANCASTER, S. C. ?5- '"??!'? *tl?? I l ? > , ii / > ? .* <4 ' %'"*?- ^ 4 '.t. i? to the LANCASTER MARBLE AM) GRANITE WORKS, or (ioo*l Work and Low Prices I i. ^cNinch, LANCASTER, S. C. ' A NC ASTER ANi> CHESTER RAILWAY. oeaconie in effect Nov2i>, 1902. . (Daily except Run?li.\ ) V) RSTROUHD. v I .an caste!, 7 15 a in 5 00pm v Fori Lawn, 7 34 a m 5 30 p m v Buseon ville. 7 44 a i? RiR v Hichbuig, 7 50 a in 6 00 p m r Chester, 8 15 a m 6 80 p m r Charlotte, Ho It 9 55 a m 9 00 p m r Columbia, Ho 111 I 00 a in 1 15 a ni r Atlanta,a a I, r 4 60 p in r Yor'Av'.C'&N \V 9 35 a m r (4H8lonIa,CM w 10 30 a m r Ceuoir, o & n, r 2 05 p m 6 00 a in EA8TBOUND. v I.rn ir, c A n, r 2 30 p in v (luHtonla *' 6 80 pm v YorkvUie " 6 23 pin v Atlanta, 8 a 1, r 1 00 p m v Columbia, H?> H 0 10 a m 6 85 p m v Churlotle, Ho K 8 40 am 6 25 i? m v Chester, 10 00 a in 8 25 p m v TZIehburtf, 10 45 a in 8 49 p m v Haacomville, 11 00 am 8 65 p in v Fort I.awn 1116am 9 06 p m r Caneuater, II 45 a m 9 25 p in CONNECTIONS. Oheeti r? Southern, Socbnard and >?r iinu & Northwestern railways. Lancaster?Houihern Hull way. A I' il/OlilTHK, Hupeiinlendenl, LEHOY HPH1NGK. President..