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Th? Lft?t Cotton Crop Barely ()?<r 'feu Million Bute*. New Oilcan*, Aug. 51.- fhe totals of Secretary Hester'.; annual report ot the eottou crop of the United States wore given out this evening. They ebow receipts of cotton at all United States ports for the year 7,252,222 against 7,724,104 last year: overland to northern mills and Canada O.'U),. 045 against 1,802,385, southern consumption taken direct from the iutwrtor of the cotton belt 1,S 11>,2u9 agaiuat 1,920,072, making the cotton crop of tho United Statea for 1903-04 nmeuut to 10,011,374 ugaiuat 10,727,559 last year and 10,0S0,rtS9 the year before. Much Damage to Cotton From Boll Worms in Texas. Washington, Aug. 30.?The weather bureau's weekly sum mary of crop conditions says: la northern Alabama and in the southern portions of Mississippi and Louisiana cotton has improved nud the crop is in good condition in Oklahoma and Indian territory, but elsewhere the re porta generally indicate unfavorable progress Deterioration from rust and shedding is reported from nearly all districts. Heavy rains have prevented injuries in portions of Florida and Georgia, while over a large part of Texas the crop has suffered decidedly from drought. In the last luenti tin oil I ml I w 11 r in ?t emit innp destructive and boll weevils are puncturing nearly all squats in heuthweelern, central, eastern and coast divisions and are causing much damage as far north a9 Dallas, Kaufman and Hunt counties. Picking is -in full progress in Texas and is general in the southam portions of the central an t astern districts. A |?> Iisieian llcu'c<t Dr. Geo. Kwing, a practicing physician of Smith's Grove, ky. for over thirty years, writes ins personal experience with Foley's kidney Dure; "F.?ryoarsI had been greatly bothered with kidncv and bladder trouble and enlarged prostrate gland. 1 used every thing known to the profession without relief, until 1 dcomiuence to use Foley's kidney (hue. After taking three bottles I was entirely relieved and cured. I prescribe it now daily in my prac tice and heartily recommend its nse all physicians for such troubles. I have prescribed it in hundreds of cases with nor feci success.'' Sold by FunderburK Pharmacy. An Uttered Thought. Two Irishmen serving in an English regiment were good chums until Kooney was raised to the rank of sergeant. Forthwith his eheat expanded, and from that time on he looked down on Me Grane. One day Methane approached Roony and said, "Mike, I mean sergeant, a*pose a private steppi d up to u svrgeant and called him a conceited monkey, phwat wild happen < < H-'.I I.- - .1- > 11? >1 l?? |Mll 111 IIJU kor.ne.', "He wud "Ho mid." "Wei:, now tTpoae the private eu'y thought the sergeant was k conceited monkey and didn't saj e word about it. Wild ho bo pul ia the gyardbotisc ?" "Av course not." "Well, thin, ?vo'11 lave it go al that ." Ijnick Relict* tor Asthma SiitlVro Folev'n Ilonoy an<l Far alFon immediate relief tniwilimn -?>f er* in the W(,r?t utagey and if tnk ?n in time will effect a cure. Sol. by Fimderbnr't Pliarniacv. ?Subscribe to The Ledger. ! n\ Von ">li uM Stiulv La**1 tiio South Caroliuu College. i | In the tir^t place, if you lui decided to practice law in Sot Carolina, ttio advantage of goi to the South Carolina College conspicuous. There you will fo! associations and tie? that \\ strengthen you throughout t State during your entire li Should you wish to enter upoi political life, y jii will have stnun friends in every towu and ham of the State- friends in all of I professions and walks of life, a friends who are alive to a Uo appreciation of what it is to he true and high-toned politician ? politician in truth and not us t name is now too often, with r< son, interpreted to signify. In the second place, Colnml is an ideal place for u law selio It is the capital of the State, a its central situation makes it eus accessible from all parts of 1 State. Purirg the winter studc have ample opportunity of suei the practic d workings of govei inent, legislative, executive a judicial. Here are held annua two terms of the Supreme Con three terms of the Ciicuit Cou and two terms of the lotted Sta Uircuit and ibstnet Court* L tares are delivered to the L Glasses y eminent members the bench and bar. During (.cation of 11)03-1904 lectures w delivered in tho following or< Wy Associate Justice Eugent Gary (two); United States Jui Charles H. Simonton (two); i sociute Justice C. A. Woo Judge W. C. Benet, Mr. Rob W. Shand, Mr. William f1 Lyl United Stales lodge William Brawley, Mr. .1. 1*. Carey, n Mr. S J. Simpson. In the third place, the Law F ulty is particularly strong, oue can expound the princip of the law with greater strenj and clearness than Joseph Dan Rope, the Dean of the law Facul Rrof. ?t. Means Davis(dean, alu was the clear, forcible expouni ,.f (!,.nUlilnl!..n..l I wa VWIJOVIUIIIUUU! iJUVtn, V.imnil tional Law Casus, and Intcrnati al Law. His pUce will ho ul HIlo?I hy Prof. Gordon B. Mo.) who cmitt to the College witti widely established reputation great strength of chuructcr, grsat mental ability, and for w derful success in teaching. i junct Professor M H. Moore i lawyer engaged in activo practi and brings to the class daily fresh experience from the ol and the courts. lie, too, is excellent teacher, and a man literary taste and thorough cultu Again, the course of study the department is full and the t portunity for parallel reading the daily lectures ample. 'J College has an excellent law brary, anu the library of the i: pi erne Couit is close at hand, i open for use; and, since a law must read widely, the general brary of the College?and th is none better in tho South ?is great value to tho law studeat. TVith ail of the above-nan advantage*, law students cannot better than to pursue their stu< t the South Carolina College. i SUICIDE PREVENTED i The startling announccm that a preventive of siucide I I been discovered will inloi many. A inn down system, ,lnMr./?wln?A.. I I I in v ai tuniy jH't'UO suicide and something has bi t found that will prevent that con tion which makes suicide like At the first thought of self tl truction take Electric letters, being a great tonic and nerv ' will strengthen the nerves i build up the system. It's alst " great Stomach Liver and kid ' r egulator. Only 50c, Salisi tion guaranteed by Crawford lb ,1. F. Mackoy and Co , Flint burk Pharmacy. in Vi>1 uv'?i lit.nj\v urtti I'rtf- will euro nil diaennes arising from dig. colored kidnoys or bladder. Sold I , Funderhnrk Pharmacy, CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always. Bought z i?? I, fl3. Bridge to lxet. 1 11 1 will on Tuesday, Sept (Jth, ich Ilull, at 11 o'clock a. in , let the let building or a new bridge across I1W llorton Creek on the road leading t j from Fork Hill to Kershaw. 1 Plans and specifications will be icn known at tho letting. Bond will a be required of the successful hid - n der in double the amount of the he bid. The right to ieject any or all bids is reserved. T I I> L. .J. Perry, County Supervisor. i'""we have ' >' no old or shoddy goods. Will sell yon brand new ?g SHOES just from the shop, ithe BEST on this market j STRICTLY AT COST, come and see. ? Cherry & Co. 1<izr.iwi-v: mr-rr-rr-m?rrrr~rr~iVTI " WOFFORD COLLEGE i Spurtunburg, S. C. cro 1 . Hi:nuy n. snyi>i:k, Litt. 1)., M, ler 1 ^ j A.. President. . | Four lull College courses Favor r>^ able surroundings Cleveland Science \H i Hot I, Gymnasium. Athletic grounds j Lecture course, Library l*aeilities ds, r>l->t year begin* Sept. Ulst 1904. ert ' J A Gamewell, Seoreturv. i H-; WQFFORD COLLEGE FITTING ml, SCHOOL. SPA RT AN till 11G, S. C AC i'Lgaut new Itoillii gs ? arefu; ut No tent ion to individual ftudec's. Root! I and tuilicu for yetit $110. .-\ll iufortxiiiMon g'.ven by ?th v \. 1ST. DUHKK, Je] Head Master. ! j. E. RLTLEDGE, Dentist, ' r I Lancaster, S. C. hi. | i wr ? i - ? qii_ | tiortuiig un cretin uoesu I pay, I urul niy tonus from this ti.in henceforth are sti icily cash. re, j , a! Kea^onabl i Price?*, for Gold Filling $1.50 for i Amulgani Filling 75 cts. Cement F'I ling 75 ct on- ^ IttlUltElt I'LATK, s a Full upper sot of teeth $12.0( ice, Upper and lower sot $25.5( his ;^~ri)OHO prices are strictly j. for cash. No work done excopi 1C ' I for cash or good security, an ! <>f J. E. RUTLEDGE, Dentist. in Go to the 'on LANCASTER MARBLE n,e -v IV I > J" GRANITE WORKS, ind For Good Work and Low Prices ver 3L R * *3 _ & S R "n- a. J? fticNmcn. ere LANCASTER, S C. 1 ,, f . ! ? g3??? KIDNEY DISEASES j() r- 1 ?r ? . ... "gac lie8 are the most fatal of all dls eases. EDI KV'Q KIDNEY CURE It I I ULlI O Guarante&d Rimed ent or money refunded. Contain iud remedies recognized by emi est nent physicians as the best ion 01 Kidney and Bladder troubles (IC8 PRir* n~A tl MV fm,,j * i i him ii iw? miiiiihibii? ii in i ? PILES! PILES! PILES! 1?* I>r. Williams' Indian Pile Ointmen It will rti*e Blind, Bleeding, lllcerafet ino h,mI EUdilng Pile* D aim irbs the tu mora aliaya the itching at once, act find as a ?niiii' e, giv? s mi ,i),ni relief. Dr ) ii Willi ima' TiidUii Pile Ointment i pre: ared only lor ribs and itching o the privite parts nod otlilng else fac Every box is guaranteed Sold b; nn Irnggi-ta, ?-e.?t by ?un 1, tor 5fte, am , ' $1 On p. r box W.l.t I \ M s 'F'C l?r- i o. Prop's, <'lev.-land, Obto. Sold by Pnndeibuik PliariiMcy. Bullock Men Stiti Doing Murder. i "Mull" ?> f Five Drag Negro From Hi me ami Kill Him. Nn ( \iu-e for the Deed. | StiitPslii'i'H. C-wai.. .Au'. 2tt - i _ Scha?tiue McBridc, u uegio mail ! living near Portal, in the upper | part of Bullock county, was taken ; out of his hou-o by a iitoh of livo j men, carried out in the woo Is anil j whipped so'ereIv and then shot, j from the effects of which hn died , soon afterwards. Bofoto death came, however, lie related to a number of white men and colored people the manner in which ho was handled and told the names of three of his assailants. Thev were, according to his state \ moiit, Perry Barnes, Henry Barm g and West ley Waters, all white: men. The names of the others he | did no seem to know. Ho said the j men ninio to his tiouso and hailed ' him at the door. \\ Ihmi it was j opened the men came in with guns 1 and held his wife at hay while * they took him awav. After they ( had gone sometime, ins wife heard several nuns tiled. ! .... i Some time in the night McBrnle i returned t >his house, hadlj beaten 1 and shot in the 1 aek in several 1 i places. Several of the white neighbors ' ; were notified and went to seethe yegro and took his testimony. After his death Coroner Stanford j was notified und held un inquest. The killing was done quite a distance from this place and it. ' was in possible to learn all the de ; tails of the crime today. The ! verdict of the coroner's jnry was ohtuincd, and the sheriff has gone 'jionrrest I In* pot s n? named in the i vvrdict of tlic* jury joven b low". "Aiiwus , 28, 11)04. We, tl.e j icrnnt'r's jury empaneled to i i. j vestigate the dentil of Sehustim McBride, find that (ho deceased j ! came to his death hy wounds in* J dieted n poll Lis body by a in-'hof , live men", three of whom were j identified by the deceased as Per . ry Barnes, Henry Barnes and j We?tley Waters We recommend .'that warrants ||.? issued for the I i above iiuiin d men and that the | matter be investigate d ', CACTOniA. Boars the A T-.o Kind You llava Always Boi&i. ???r ? The Daily New YoiU W ot Id and The Ledger tint I January 1, ' 11)05 for *1 15 t Notice to Debtors and Cred* itors of Jerry M Knight. All pers ns indebted o the ca tato of .Jerry A! dec'd., are requested *ettle the sune at once, and all persons to <vli?*m the said .Jerry M. Knight, dec'd , was indebted are notified tr> present their claims, properly attested, to the undersigned. Laura .J. Knight, Adii.x. Aug 1(5, li)04. ? 1 in ' LvN(. ASTEU AM* CI1LMMI I i v A I 1. W \ 5 | i-iiediilc in eltW*' Nov 20, \'.U2 - ( Daily except i- < lid > ) 1< M j?d M>. l.v I.HUfttstel, 0 SO it in <1 O'l | in (jv K<?rl I awn, 0 4l* a in 4 H I p m l.v BuHcnnviile. 0 SO in 4 4 ? p in | i.v ItichliU'K, 7 "") ;t tl, s nil p n> A r Chester, 7 HO j in 5 H<> | u. r (\r ? nar one, so u ? m n m 7 10 p m Ar Columbia So RIO IA ? in I 2o a ? A I Aiian'ii.H ii I, r 4 AO |> in Ar Yorfcv'.C&N W 9 M'? a in " A r (-JaHloiiia C .> vv lo Mo ; m p Ar Ii?-n< ir, o <* n, r 2 OA p m i> no ,t m EASlt - : 7,i. * Lv Lvil Ir.oAn.r 2 ,10 p m i v GHUtonla " A MO [i m ? I .v York vllle " ? 2M p in I.v Atlanta. Bill, r no p m liV Colombia, So II 0 10 a in A 1A pin Lv Charlotte, So H 0 IA no t Lv < heatei, 0 8o a in 7 MO p m d Lv /Zichluirg, lo lo a m 7 A4 p in - Lv Baacoinville, 10 20a in 8 oo p m ? Lv Fort Lawn 10 MO a in SI p m Ar LancaHter, II (hi a in 8 Mo p in a Ar Camden, So Ry I AA pill f CONNECTIONS. ' Cheater?Southern, Seaboard and ,j Carolina & Northweateri- rail way a. j Lancaster? Soul hern Railway. A P. 3/cLlIKK. supeiinieiideiil, IjEROY SPRINGS. Proawein. # ii ? *i I .? ?4itw?<?? - ' ; ' )i,y .nr.'T'.w 'ffwi wiiuaw ^ ^ A\fcgelable Preparation lor As- j* ! si milat ind llic hxxl and Pot? i ila - "3 I ling the Stomachs and Bc.veis of ^ j Promotes Digcslion.ClKvr(ul- $ ness arid Rest.Contains neither -if Opium,Morpliine nor Mineral. fc. KotKarcotic. afOUnrSAIWELrtTCllKIi r^trnpjem Serti ~ , Alx.Smnm. * 1 KcckrlU Salts - I Atutf wrf * I Jtpbr/rniil - 1 lit G'ltrtPirS'SafG -A I IfHrrft Sfil J | A Apcifccl Remedy ForConslipa- jj; I Hon. Sour Stomach.Diarrhoea J? I Worms .Convulsions .Feverish- '$ I ncss and Loss OF SLEEP. & ^ I rac Simile Sitfnnlure of XKW YO Ti K. f; EXACT COPY OF WRAPPER. ~p ^ lyon's French Pe Strictly vegetable, perfectly harmlc RESULT.1. Greatest known female i PAIITinM Bewaroof oonntorfclts and Imitations. wHU I IUH toil with facmniHo idKttaturo <>i? hide Send I or Circular to WILLIAMS M*'U. CO.. Solo Auei Sold by Funderlmrk Pharmacy. Alton b. P "I Read the NEW YORl ? *, <J5) THE WORLD Elected Cleveland. "It in ay be paid without reservation that if the Democratic party in my firsi campaign had lacked the forceful and potent advocacy of Democratic principles at that time by the JfJCW YORK WORLD the result might have been reversed."?Grover Cleveland's Letter to The World, May 10, 1003. $ # THE WORM) iW THIS PR1 Scn-1 fl io the N. Y. WOI THfcl WORLD every week irom the clay your subscri] every day of the Presidential ( of the Daily World-four mont BOTH SIDES OP THE GREAT POLlTiCAl FIRST NEWS! TMIE WORLD as the 'Thief J. the most interesting newspaper ii paign. It already has a muclT larger daily cl paper in America. We are beginning a*campaign that rrr single act of inspired courage the Democ old place as the instrument of enlighten, clear-headed progressiveness and coftstitut While the qaestion of the standard of were submerged and the Democracy coi absence of that restraining force the Rep centralization, militarism, extravagance ani come when it can be calle4 to account, honestly led can raise with hopefulness out I " The Democracy is ready to correct t to promote trade with our neighbors in with the military powers of Europe In am miles of ocean, to substitute the reign of trary ruler, to restore economy and lnt< combinations of capita! under legal restf* climatizatlon of the American flag In any c pendence is a seditious document. To i pledges all tts energies. To eucoorafte (he |ranpt lorn a np?olnl corminlafttom of 20 (per or pnrtie* lormlnu club* of o An nollvc hkphI wantd 4m pn rt loulnm. Sainplv c?pl?? sapylled free Kvcrj- NiibNorlptfon ivfll tt 4o foih mniitiis (rem (M date It nlncrlbcrs ONI.Y. Adfreir Til it rr nalldlngr, New Torh. J. 11.1UUY FOSTER. . Iltoriicij at La iv, LANCASTER, S. C. f?r Collections a s|ieclnlt> mimuiiwu For Infants and Children. he Kind You Have Always Bought Be the 7 , signature I A I) of Xai/ w h Jrv In \Jb Use J For Over Thirty Years 1AST0RM TM? OENTAUR (OMMNT. NEW YO** CITV. riodical Drops ss, sure to accomplish DESIRED : remedy. Price, $1.50 per bottle. Tho genuine Is put up Only In pasto-hoard Car* of t lie bottle, thus: v.^ ... ate. Clovolaud, Otiiu. >SE the world's best baby^^^ a prompt, safe, sure and harmall sorts of stomach and bowel ties and children. Keep it al?you can rely upon it. ood dru(j stores. 25c? y BABY KAftE CO., Macon, Ga. 7/ IMMM?? ~ 1 'AMEER * says: C WORLD Every Day," u Bryan on THE WORLD. liTTlK WOttLD never during the lust twenty years considered itself a party paper. It promised to spread truly Jjemacratic principles and truly Dentocralic ideas, and it has done so, and will do' so, with entire, independence of bosses, machines and platforms, following only the dictates of its conscience.''?-Quoted, with approval, by William J. Bryuu In tho Commoner, July 10, 1003. ESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN. *LD and you will receive day for FOUR MONTHS ption is received, including Campaign. The regular price hs is $2.00. L BATTLE FOLLY AND FAIRLY GIYEN. BEST NEWS! :? ^ In America of Democratic Ideas" w|(l be i the country in this Presidential camrculation than any other morning newsimlses to be memorable in history. By a r?ls* leader has restored hi$ party to ..I reform, sane and practical liberalism, ional government. i valu^ remained an issue all other topics aid not play Its historical part. In the tublican party has rioted in imperialism, 1 privileged injustice.- Now the time has Qnfce more a party -wisely, bravely and Tildeil's old war Cry, "Turn the rascals he abuses oi a monopoly-breeding tariff, Canada, to cut short the insane rivalry piaments made needless by'three thousand law for the personal caprice of an arbirgrlty in government, to bring arrogant jnt, jruVto discourage the permanent tenantry In which the Declaration oflnde he attainment of these ends Hie World i*llcn ot clnU* t*r the will l>e nllomd to ntrent* r more In any town. , efy election district. Write tor on application. r the DAILY Uerutns World for Drain*. This offer id for nfll would oaxeaiair club, pmud Foley's Honey and Tar for children,safe ,sure. No opiate*. B A INI W K !, ;; i.. V g. tho most hasting salvo In *? ? world.