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?J*OTTON; x Culture" ^jjs the name ^ V a ^U " H1X3 KiVrBttPRISE. ^.Qii'ino^ n e s d a v ?nd baturd ?y fte - I'ubltsblitf - Company I ??*??. March 3. lftOO h>u<e been com "^QHwfe^itate Press asso ?W|> lo Otil>a,startin?i from (imbia on t lie 1 St b of I his mon I h M^^uiutding lour days in Cuba, reach Columbia on the return on - e 25th, a trip of just a week. trip is to be made by rail Fla., thence, of course, Qattx^I Ij^y ana. Excursions VifO tjfe country atanzas direr.tal.bflh taken. . < %o1ton soaks again. Continues Strong ^^H^ffuf^hortii Scramble to Cover. < ^^P(^? **? ?itol\ v, r Jr nl a ha if' to t > o wblitrg a bajp- ' vdj, th? Souh otr to nond in r rlemandn by aiiothi r pre to novi-r j pportini; thp [ tod a ml mi j i>>her on spot larch el' <1 d Bold t<>da\ id J uly elo8> d and 9 10 and ,,..av to 9.29. t~?? MowX-Thk! offer One Hundred Dollars Redlfor any case of Catarrh that anr.<? bejsnred by II ali.'b Cat a hiiii A,J. CIIKNI5Y & ' O, Proprietors, *^|J[ Toledo, Ohio. I*'e, the undersigned, have known WSj. On**** for the last 15 >ears, and wlieve liiui perfectly honorable in all sinesa transaction', and tlnancially to carry oui any obligation made Iheir fl rm. Mt A Trnax. Wholesale Druggists, Jp Toledo. Ohio. Raiding, Rinnan t Marvin, Wholer? aale liruggists, Toledo, O. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken filtered actintt directly upon the blood (Uncoil* surfaces of the system. ? 75c. per bottle. Sold by all drugTeaf iirjonia j#'ree. -family Ptrflhire'the bHrt. Colored Ulrl Whipped. s tJfteuvllle New-, F>b ts. a ? ik.. u r ??? ??. inn miiiiip 111 >v *r Asnmore, iz miles out on the Augusta oad, Andy Latimer, h law abid ng and respected colored man of hat section, owning several hun My red dollars' worth of propertx, esterday administered a public tipping t<? his daughter, Ola. a tout girl of sixteen., but so fully fovelnped that she looks three "7* older. The whipping was avere but. it was not cruelly >ne. Ab nt twenty five lashes Unapplied across the back a/sfout, supple hickory early the size of a buggy , nd when the operation , >r it was w ?rn to a frazzle ..Airf^is r. jj^g Tontlly. rhe ipping was done b^ the I I fher as a choice against prose tinn on a charge of mfshijU and Mery upon Mrs. Jane Williams. I mother in l?w qf Mr. ?f Saturday u<orning\ agRSf ^ , -V ;U?RU''1-^ mmmmmmmhmmmmmmmmmmmmi the gir1, who had heen employed as I modreas, brought Heme clothe* to Mrs. Williams who. Menu; they were not properly warhed, upbraided her for her slovenly work. The girl became itnperti nent and Mrs. Williams ordered her out of the house. She stood in the door and refused to go and Mrs. Williams attempted toshov. her out Hnd shut the door on her. The girl pulled the old lady out of the door and threw her vio lently to the ground, injuring both her arms and shoulder*-, and then ran otr in front of the house and laughed derisively and made obscene gesticulations. The f uller of the girl was in formed of what his daughter had done and it was agreed that if he publicly whipped her the prosecution against her would he dropped. He promised to do this to the entire satisfaction of the aggrieved persons, because, he said, he had brought up his chil dren to be respectful to white people, and yesterday morning at 1 i\ .1.1 L ... f - .L iv/ u kiwr wan set lur mo execution of the punishment. A (>oo?l CohrIi Medicine for Children. "I liave no hesitancy in recommending <;hamberIain's Cough Remedy," says F. I*. Moran,a well known and popular baker, of Petersburg, Va. "We have given it to our children w hen troubled with bad coughs, alsol whooping cough, and it has always given perfect aatisfaction. It was recommended to me by a druggist as the be*t cough medicine for cliililren as it contained no opium or other harmful drug.*' Sold by J. F. Maekey A Co. In Memory ol Miss Loth Sullivan. Miss Leva Sullivan departed this life on the 13th day of Feb ruary, 1000. She was one of Lancaster county's brightest and charming young ladies, was high ly esteemed by all who knew her. She was a inemher of Hopewell Methodist church and a devoted christian girl, attending piinet uallv the different services of her church, and Sunday school. Oh, l.evs, I>ear t.eva, we iniss I bee. Your place in our land and home is va -anf, whirh cannot be tilled by no one else. I.eva, we miss thy smiling fare today, and your sweet voire can not longer be beard in this lonely I world of ours, oh, Leva, could we Me your sweet face this lonely and beautiful morning, there would be many souls made happy; but we know the Lord has taken thee for some good purpose and we would not rail thee back to us. Oh, Leva, I know 3011 are in a higher and sweeter world today, where the sweetest music is heard. Leva, I hope some sweet day to meet with the in t hat beautiful home, prepared for us all, where we can all rejoice together once more. Iii the home I) yoml the sky, I hope to meet, the bye itn<!-bye. Farewell, dear Leva, and by distance parted, we can see eaclt others' face on earth no more; hot with a taithful heart hope to meet thee on the shining shore where we will part no more. A. FKIKND. The Curative Properties, Strewn l> unit Kffeet of l>r M ,\ Simmons l,iv r M tlicinc are always the same. It cannot lie < quailed Look In Ymsr ItTFrror Do yon see sparkling eyes, a heatthy, tinted si:in, u sv/oct espres&ion nnd n graceful form f I heie attractions are the roc.iilt of good Health. If they ore absent. there is nearly always boiiio dinordt-r of the distlnctly feminine orguns rrenent. lit althy , menstrual organs mean health and beauty , everywhere. MnEt^: Y/ino of Ctzrdui makes women !>eautiful and healthy. It strikes at the root of all their trouble. There is no menstrual disorder, ache or pain which it will not cure. It is for the budding girl, the busy wife and the matron approaching the change of life. At every trying crisis in a woman's life it brings health, strength and happiness. It costs $1.00 of medicine dealers. For advice in canes requiring special directions, address, giving symptoms, I I "The Ladies' Advisory Department,'* The Chattanooga Medicine Co., Chattanooga, Tenn. M KM. ROZKVA I.KW1H, of Oenavflte, Toirvi, say*:?"I w?? troubled at monthly ; Int'-rval* with terrible pains In my head and ' bock, but have been entirely relieved by Wine mi ?-a*doV^ I A REGULAR STAMPEDE ON COTTON EXCHANGE. '#. . IIEAK8 MADE t'UKIOUH HllMll TO GET TO 450 VEH. RECORD OF TRANSACTIONS BROKEN. Reached Enormous Total of 1,000.000 Bales. Cotton Jumped on Near Months 39 Points. Special to T ho State. New York, Feb. 28.?The wild est excitement witnessed on the Cotton Exchange in recent years prevailed today, transactions reaching the enormous total of about 1,000,000 bales. The shorts were nvthing less than furious to cover. At times, so great was the excitement, brokers would be ofr a i ti /V t. V Lit n .. ? 4 idling iu 1111 * vuiiuii at two ur three points above the prices at which others were offering to sell it. While the demand was general and largely from European sources the feature of the local market was the insatiable demand from a Wall street concern, reputed to be heavily short of March contracts and also reputed to have been a heavy seller yes terday in keeping with a large number of bearish dispatches which they sent forth yesterday. This concern bought enormous quantities of cotton, especially lor August delivery. At the best point the market showed the tin usual advance of 18(fl<39 points. The record of transactions overllowed the large board provided tor their accommodation and an auxiliary board was provided to complete the record of the day's transactions. Just before the close there was a selling movement to secure profits and the market finished irregular and easy at a net advance of 14(&24 points. Remarkable Chh-n of Rheumatism. From The Vindicator, Rutherford ton, M. C. The editor of The Vindicator has had occasion to test the efficacy of Chamberlain's Pain Halm twice with the most remarkable results in each | case. First, with rheiiinatism in ihe shoulder fioin which he suffered excruoatimr pnin for 1(1 days, which whs relieved wit h t wo applications of I'ain Halm. ruhbiug the parts a til io ted and realiz n < instant bene tit nod entire relief in a very short time. .Second, in rheuniatism in thigh joint, almost prostrating him w?" severe pain, which was relieved ?. two application*, r.ihhi u?r with ill liniment oil ret iring at night, and gel I ing up free trom pain. Sold hy .1. K. Alaekey ?tfc Co. Ti.mendonK Demonstrations in liOlltloll. Loudon, March 1.?There are rejoicing everywhere over the Continued good nt w a from 8 n I ti Africa. thousands of people lock the approaches to the M hi sion house and thechee ring s i cessant. tirave old tiuaucieis shouted and waved ll igs and bus mess was forgotten. ' Nothing could be done on I lie slock ex chance. Members devoted them selves to singing national an. t lie ill. Tiie market, closed at 1 o'clock. Nobody wanted to do business on uiwli u /t a? !..?> reigned from one f?nrl of the me tropolis t<? the other. All over the kingdom these scenes were duplicated. MAFKKINO HOLDS Ot T WKLL. L oidon, March 1.?A Cape lown special says a telegram receivtd tin re Irmn .Matekiug says that tin Boers made a sever? and protracted asniolt on the 24 hut were di i ven off at all points On Sunday another attack was made. AI ter deter mined fig ting the Boers were repulsed, losing forty killed and wounded. London, March 1.?The Boer loss at Jamestown is 50 killed, 123 wounded, 300 missing. l'aardehurg?The Biers are report'd in force to the south west. The British wpII mul cheerful. London.? In the house of commono today Joseph I'owell Williams, financial secretary of war office, announced that (Jen. Cronje and hi* family will he taken abroad fho tl ?hif? of the British fleet at Cape Town. The whole matter in in the hands of Koberta. > -? * POIHINO IN MOKK MKN. London, March I. ? Lord Lansdowne announced in the houae of lords today that 38,800 more 11oops will reach South Afiica before April 1st and that 17,800 more would arrive Rome time after t hat date. London, March 1, Op. m.?It is reported that Roberta haa reached Bloemfontein. The w;?ffice is mute on the aubjec'. NEVER TOi TOBI S. S. S. Is a Great Blessing to Old People. It Gives Them I1". but it New Blood and Life. ?g from which t the remedy which will keep their systen thoroughly removing al ing new strength and I Map? the appetite builds u| Wn^M giving nlood throughout flp ^9?E3V Mrs Sarah Pike. ?" A ^ JSy " I am seventy years ol X\ /jffljiJ 'or twenty years I ^ #Y _ addition, haa Eczema doctor said that on ae Vhrii^^SS^9^ well again. 1 took a do; BmOKmgmSr completely and I am h. I feel as well hb I ever Mr. J W Loving, of Colquitt. Ga.. say oen rears I nifiTered tortures from a fle UJT sxin I tried utmost every known re failed one by one. and I was told ttiat ni sixty six. was against me. and that I c< to be well again. 1 finally took S. S. S.. my blood thoroughly, and now I am in 8. 8. 8. FOR THE I iy the oaly remedy which can build up old people, beonuoe it is the only one whic free from potash, mercury, arsenic and minerals.* It is made from roots and he In it. S S S cures the worst cases of Sci Tetter, 0|*?n Sores Chronic Ulcers, Polls. < Books on these diseases will be sent free I L.1DYSMITII RELIEVED. BRITISH TROOPS ENTER AND . BOERS DISAPPEAR.?ALL ENGLAND WILD. ,,,< ah Business Stops While Every- inf body Cheers and Sings. ,>(i se; London, March 1, 9 in.?It is he officially announced at the war office that General Lord Dundon I'rr aid with the Natal Carbineers soi and a composite regim nt- en- lot tered Ladysmith this morning. Ladysmith, March J ?At 1 be t/clock this morning a portion ol ;in the lorces ol (Jen. Bnller, headed by Lord Dundonald with a full .... force of Natal Carbineers and j seven companies of other reg ! Wl imentp, among them some Dublin j M Fusilieis and L incashiers, reached I rit his city and raised the siege. They came via I lie road ifross A Ivlip river and east of ('av-ar's hill. Ivervbodx here ha I become! , * I worn out with the continuous m* strain. People slept iittlo and-!00' i Ink roaine I a'.oiii, even careless ol j,r, the ?ll Ms a. the Boer snipers. For hours and hour.-, eves were I IIS. glued to telescopes. (>n| AI I<nI glad news came. I ?r' IJu i '-t- \ cHienlay inuriiiii): hro i ! 111 1 nation that Bullerj exp vna ?u relieve the garrison N wit Inn t went vfour hours. The I u"' "... ?i"i consequent re j -icing was great. After the capture ol IViter's lull the Boer's simpl.v disappeared f as the British advanced. There | win no gentle retiring movement. Dninlonald 8t nt a scrotiti 11 ir ex 4 pedition west Tuesday night and ^ rtconnoilered all night. Wednesdav he reported that he could ^ reach I/idyshith and he w;is directed to do so. He had little diflicnltv in making his way through the ravines and around the hills. Last evening he crossed the plain and following the rail road track, entered the city, reaching here this morning. General White had made preparations to sally out to aid the advance of the British if necessary Diindonald reports that when the Lancashires charged I'ieters hill Tuesday they overtook the Boers living from the trcndiom i and bayonet ted them. Sixteen fleeing men were killed and twentv-lhree wounded. l < Itfe i itu J. R. Hill. PitcUsvlllo S. C.. wrl'es: I have | used i?r M. a. Simmon* Liver Mwllelne fur 1 Ovatiepsla with hotter results than I had from tin a lonir trial of Zollin's Regulator. which 1 fuuml not ho go.sl Never had any Hitch >;oud *ni results from Black Draught used. |?i '* *' th< Kentucky at a Standstill. ?h< T1 Frankfort, Ky., Feb. 27?The ^ democratic senate with a full qnonim today refused to confirm ? Taylor's appointments of hanks pe< and refused to recognize the war 14 rant of the republican auditor, Sweeney. It will pursue the same course with the warrants of the democratic auditor pending settlement of the controversy. _ ed j ** 1 ? dcci Lewis Ackerman, (Joshen, Ind.. says: "De- ,'r>p w;,|'n Mttlo KarlV Risers always hrla/ cor 1S" Win relief, cure my headache and never gripe " They generally cleanse sod Invigorate Iho^JPp bowels and llyer. Crawford 1 ^ ' Ago does not necessarily mean feebleness ami ill health and nearly all ol the Kick new* among people can be avoided Most t! lerly e are very suseeptioh- to illness, t is wholly unn< ? s-viry. By keepd pure thev < ? > fortify then wive* upt) three fourths of the ailment* hey suffer so generally. S S S. in its young, bv pur'fving the blood, 1 waste aeeumnlsitio. s. and iihpnrtife to tho whole b> d It Increase* .) II1H PW'rglw. HI M N mm n*-?? >i"' t the entire system 11 Broadway, ti I <>t<m writes: d. tin i littd not < tijoyed g??od health was siek in differ* nt ways ::m! in terribly on one of usy l< gn llie count of titv age. I would never he r.en bottles of S. S. S and it cured ui* ipoy to say that did in niv !i:e. r: For eight- J& V iry eruption on L . ineily tint they ' t*fl lyngV. whieh is mill never hope jS fl?. an 1 it cleansed '?* . ' * A fyl perfect health." fig BLOOD Mi and strengthen i ?A^ :h is guaranteed other ilaimiging >rhs. and has i o chemicals whatever pofu'a. < nncer. 1'- sr: ten V l.eiMiintiam, nr uny other d'e a.-e ? f i In* ! l< d. by Swift Hpeeillc ? o., At!:.:.fa Oa Cold Weather Up North. Now York, Keb'y. 27?This is i? coldest (lay of tho season, I ho prmnmeter being four degrees ove zero at (? o'clock this morn*. It rose to nine degrees fore noon. Northern New .lor v reports it two lo four degrees low. The Ilackenshaek river is >zen solid. N.\ aek, on the Iltid-I n river, reports live degrees lie iV. It is 12 below at 1'lattshurg, 11 11?\v ;if Malono, 22 In-low :ii S.ii.-ur Knnsns <'i!y, Mo, Fell. 27 ? e heaviest snow storm ol I Innter pri'V->i 1 < < 1 toilav in < **?11' rI Hsonri. Kansas ami I In* tor orios In Honest .>l?-<lf?-iiii- Tor I.ii < rippc. ii'iirgf W. Wai11, nf Saulh (>ardi iter, I says; "I have hnd til** worst nfli, cold chills ami tff'l' ami linve a.-ti lot s of t rash ol no account toil itit to tln> vendor. Chamberlain's mrli Iti'iNcil) is the only tiling that < itniii' any jrood whatever I have -d one bottle of it and the chills, d and trrip have all left me. I contliilnle the manufacturer* of an nest medicine." For sale by .1. F. j ickey ?V '-o. o other in* divine Itutl'l.s t'p tie 1 I'ortillen svstein av'.t.rist Mise.irri.e-e .is well as Siin IsSiJUUVY Vile; W me or Tatiiets. ?1*0 ^ ^ fclU P'L^v3B% Wary wonifn Use their girlish forms after ;y become mothers. This is due to negt. The figure can be preserved beyond qua.'ion if the exV'5! pectant mother wil j constantly use imjj> IfloUw's TM\ g yi'icntl / W v.. j daring the vholi rft * period of pregnancy. Hf?.' The ear'.er its u*-- o JtHK: tS begun, t! e more p. r : feclly will the shapr i r be preserved. G?f^:":*v r.Mhjr'j Trlcnf e^tfeSiv^: not only softens and relaxes the muschi j ring the great strain before birth, but help | : skin to contract naturally a't.rward. I I tps unsightly wrinkles away, and thi jsclcs underneath retain their pliability. I filJtbcr'S Toi.'J is that famous externa irnent which banishes morning sicknej j d nervousness dining pregnancy i shorter* tor and makes it nearly painle s; builds uf 1 t patient's constitutional strength, so tha1 | : emerges from the ord.al without danger le little one, too, shows the effects ri i\lK<kV*< t'jUa.i 1 '? v>?*> ? fi \na oy hs r- iDustntis and vigor | Sold at drug ttorc.t lor $1 o bottle. lend for our finely lllusti-m 1 b'?.k (or ? :(ant mothers IE BkAl>nnLI> KEOULATOR CO ? AfUMA, (,A. ;inal Discharge )^r&y. '''^IBWHEPT - ii i. i1 > t?*?" ,v3p MOBE MULES, BETTER MULES, LARGER MULES, FATTER MULES. * HORSES The BEST.* KEEU posted l?y calling at our Stables frequently, and nee the quality ami learn our prices. W? are in the business to succeed, and %*Iho way to succeed is to succeed," and that is what we are doing. Our Mr. Elliott is now in the Western markets and will return Iiv the 22d with as fine a lot of MULES and HOUSES as has ever been in Lancaster We buy them to sell again, and if you want a good mule or horse give us a trial, and it we do not sell you, wo will believe you are not in the market. We guarantee what we sell, and will do everything reasonable lo suit all who huy from ns. We are, indeed, thankful for (lie patronage and confidence of the people of Lancaster and ad joining counties, and by strict integrity and fair dealings hope to merit a continuance of the same. ELLIOTT & CRAWFORD. MONEY TO LOAN! 1IIAVK Hindi' arrangements with Brokers in New York City through \\ liom I am utile to place loans secured toy a tirst mortgage on impri veil farms i tor live years time, payable in instalI ments, at the low rate of 7 percent. | interest per annum. The brokerage | and tti?> charge for abstract and inspect ion a re small and at the expense I of I In* borrower. II. d. VVYLIE, Atty-at-Law. v>. U Sept. :27, 1SU1). (>ii). ________________ NOTICE! f II11 K Township Hoards of Assessors 1 are called to meet at thefr usual places of meeting on the 1st. Tuesday in March, titli in?f., I'.MH), for tlie purpose of canvassing and equalizing the I ret urns as taken b> the county Auditor. The returns will be r^ady to give loot, toy tlie tirst Sa'urday in March to the iliiVerent Hoards, and after can\?ing will i in mediately return same to this olllce with their reports. JOHN A TOOK, * Co. Auditor. Feb. 21. 15)00. Dyspepsia Cure. ! Digests what you e&t. It r\rt i final I ? i"' iKj.foml and aid* Jaluro iii stf : *;t t??n>? >inil noon tructini? t lie i . rj.i.i^i*??tlve ur .WIS It. Ht..' i. | (?\ iTI'll "tl^l-nt ii t and { < 1 II T |)f?-paiaiw?ii Hi) app'ii. i i . :iry. It in trintiy r? ! . niaiinttly euro |T_ l>yspi-jHi:i, :i. <<-. 11 i-ai t t?nrn Flatuii'ii'e. S 'ir S'o iiM'h, Nii'inon Sick ileaiii'.' 4"' < i*' ('i .iniis.aiii ill ot.lii-r :i - : .' * 1 tti^isl l<in Pflpored ' qo <'IvA\N FORD HKOS. Go to Dufft's MARKET ONLTY, ir Villi Wm.tiliw-1 -- ^ - fi- in, cuuiiH)[<) or uynieri) ;y The only Iti-.iimiriinl in town wbk'Ji will si f' \ oil w tltl v'oyiil lot *1 , *Jf ^ PHONE NO. SO) t A. >. tflJFKT. I'ormr M .kin & iHmliyp S tree in I WANTED. R liable man lor mariH^ir of I branch Ofliep I wi^h to open in thin viciii11v. (iiiix) opening for an energetic miher min. Kindly mention this paper when writing. a. t. mohbis. Cincinnati, Ohio. I lllu-trat' il catalogue 4c. pontage. ) Feb. 10-6t. SALESMEN - - - - - WANTED! (ENCLOSE STAMP F(>fl PARTICULAR!*.) WtMitri irhirn Curly nnd Kinkv llalr without Injury t> the Hii?lp or llalr. I'rloi to cchih ? IT ?? *. ANTI-KteK.. ^ , <>v th<- t'Al-. , sttttm Mudltli DARR/Vfi|t A RICH. New York^^^ Sole MjV r y