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NO crop can J| grow with- / out Potash. Every blade of'?j?^|gE Grass, every grain ^*S| p of Corn, all Fruits and V agetables jjm must have it. If enough is supplied ^ you can count on a full crop? v< li if too little, the growth will be ^ " scrubby" Send for our books telling >11 about composition at r' fertilizers best adapted for all crops. They cost ysu pi nothing. ^ j GERMAN KALI WORKS.93 Nassau St.. New Ywk. (Ti \m\MR RiVTRRPRISE ?' Published fcvery Wednesday and Saturday fi,] BY ?i The Enterprise - ^Qbllshin# Company !< A. J. CLARK Kdltor, al HI One Year, $1.00 ^ Six Months 50 cts . Three Months 25 cts ; In Advance. c< Saturday, May 5, 1900. * 81 Congress has appropriated $10,000,00 to defray the expenses of taking the 22th census which is to be done next month. w O The Seaboard will put on a je through train on the 10th. It a) will run between Tampa, Fla., a] and Petersburg, Va. hl a Ootton planting made rapid di progress this week. The bulk of 1? the crop is planted, though com C paratively few farmers are done c< yet. Si ol The Columbia Record is anthor- ^ itr for the statement that Col. ' Jno. T. Sloan has announced J himself as a candidate for lieu ^ tenant governor. ^ it The recent sundry civil bill repor- in ted to the house Wednesday carries an 0| appropriation of $175,000 for Charles- , Ion's harbor,$285,(HX) for Winyah Bay at Georgetown, and $100,000 for deep- tl ening the Congaree river up to Co- tl lurnbia. ]( . ===== si Col. J as. W. Barnwell has with- ei drawn from the race for congress, ^ leaving Col. Elliott without op H position. He saw he could not be *' elected, and, sensible and practi cnl man that he is, withdrew from the race. 01 t< a Charleston's subscriptions to f, * b ? U M Am U U A I rl t AW/> mr i-ja piioi i/iuu txt on umti iun? next year have reached #1 000. ~ m' - 1 V ()00, and a commission for a char ter has h en iaeued by the secre p, tary of State. The grand old city pi is getting a move on itself for w once. hi The canal bill passed the house *a Wednesday by a vote of 225 to 35, ?c an overwhelming majority. The bill provides for the construction of the canal from a point near P Grey town. on the Carribean Sea. Cf via Lake Nicaragua to Breto on the Pacific coast, and appropriates $10,000,000 for its construction and further authorizes appropria tions not to exceed a total of $140,000,000. The canal is to be rr of sufficient size and depth to ac 551 commodate vessels of the largest ni tonnage and greatest depth now ^ in use. ? 11 A Torpid Llvrr causes Depression of Spirits I mlleestion, Constipation and Headache Us. A Itr M A. Simmon.-. I.lver Medicine to stlmn- _ late that organ. Witness Pulton Accuses Taylor. Frankfort, May 3.? W. 11. Culton resumed his testimony today, lie said that Governor Taylor c authorized him to give Youtsey rc any amount of money he desired to if he would leave Kentucky. At c? the conference on Sunday, be- a] fore Geobel was shot, it was de pi cided that Representative Berry, w who had been unseated a few th daya before, ahould go to the th houae next morning, take his neat w and refufle to give it up. Van m Meter, hia opponent, would in ni Rome way be prevented from go ing to the hall that morning. fo On croRR-examination Culton an Raid he did not know of any lint, ce of aenatorn and repreaentativeR re to be put out of the way. at Malaria cannot find a lodgement In the svs- f tcm while the L.lver la In perfect order. Or am M. A. Simmons Liver Medicine In the beet SI I Regulator. I Mother* wishing stout healthv girls should th< give them Simmons Squaw Vine Wine or Tab- cm leta ae they approach puberty. an< ITttSlM WELLS * IN SOUTH ClROLIINl. *' forts to Get Accurate Information About Them. 1COF. GLENN TO COLLECT IT. e has Keen Appointed by the ( Oeneral Covcriiiiient to do r the Work. o The hydrographic division of '1 ie United States geological sur- B jy includes among its numerous K ues of work a study of the arte an well conditions of those parts d ' the United States where such t ells are possible, so that it m iv b auder practical assistance to tho I nople of such districts in their ETorts to obtain a better and 1 tore healthful supply of water, p y giving information as to the lances of success, probable depth s nd character of water. fj Such information can only be iven after a careful Btudy of the sology of the region and a col- c sction and study of the records 1 d material passed through in t s many as possible of the wells r rilled in the region. After such s ;udy trustworthy advice and as- n stance may be given to parties h mtemplating drilling artesian " ells by which they may be g iiided where there is prospect of v iccess or warned and prevented t om wasting money where fail p re !s assured. A large number of artesian h ells have been drilled in South fc arolina, but almost no 6tudy has sen made of the geological prob d ras involved in the search for t rtesian water in this State, and Imost no samples of materials t ave been preservd except from t well or two in Charleston. This o ivision of the United States geo t igical survey has placed Dr. L f . Glenn of the South Carolina t >llege in charge of the work in o outh Carolina and he desires to s btain records of the depth of the ell, thickness, character and 1 istance below the surface of the (2 arious strata gone through, posi- t on of the various water bearing t eds, the quantity and quality of 1 le water and the height to which t rises with the cost of boring. It <i 1 highly important that a sample f several ounces of the material f each of the various beds passed ? irnugh be secured for study and 1 lat the thickness and depth he i 5W the surface of each of these " ampled beds bv known. It is e specially desirable that all shells, , ones, teeth, etc, be preserved r nd sent with a record of their c eplh. Blanks will gladly be 1 ant to all pnrtl ?s able ai d willing a > assist by famishing such rec- < rds and samples. IGgs in which 1 > collect samples of material will J Iso he sent, as will envelopes and r ?gs by which they may be re- i jrneu io Dr. Glenn free of all f ostage. It is hoped that the county pa- < F?r? will aid in the matter by uhlishing this article, as the ork the United States survey ' as been induced to take up in < auth Carolina is of muehimpor ( inee to all residents of the low nintrv, where the surface water so often a fruitful source of ckness, and whore in many ' aces arresian wens ann as a * insequenoe improved health are )HRihle. ? Columbia State. Volcanic Eruptions Are grand, but Skin Eruptions lb life of joy. Bucklen1* Arnica live, cures them ; also Old, Run ing and Fever Sores, Ulcers, oils, Felons, (Morris, Warts, Cuts, ruiRee, Burns, Scalds, Chapped ands, Chilblains, Best file cure i earth. Drives out fains and ches. Only 25c. a box. Cure laranteed. Sold bv Ckawcord rob. Druggist. 2 Americans Snstain Heavy Lobs. Manila, May 3. ? A dispatch re lived here today from I Hole iports that that a desperatefi^ht >ok place at Leambano in the intre of the Island of fanav. It jpears that a reconnoirtering irt. of the Twenty Sixth infantrv as surrounded and that four of le Americans were killed and iat 18 others severely wounded ere left on the field. The re ainder of the soldiers had a irrow scrape. The dispatch adds that reen j rcements were sent from Iloilo i soon as news of the aflair re ( lived whereupon the Filipinos treated to their mountain ronfthold. lienatruation made Regular *nd Pairilens, d Patna in Side*. Minn and Limb* cured by ncnonn Squaw Vino wine or Tablet*. 1 )r M A. Simmon* Liver Medicine Clear* t Complexion, (rive* Honvancy to the Mind. V i'H Headache. Regulate* Stomach. Ilowel* V 1 Liver. ?t k ill Hill II I I I II. II. SUKIBLE TEXAS FLOODS. 'earful Loss Again, and Two Days More Storiu Frcdictcd? Damage Over #3,000,000?'The Whole State Covered. Dallas, Texas, April 28.?The oods snow no signs of receding. >a the contrary, most of the Texas ivers are rising. A Fort Worth elegraoi says the Tgnity river is vtrflowed, doing much damage. ,'he people are alarmed for the afety of the waterworks, which re seriously threatened. A nine foot rise is sweeping own from the head waters of he Trinity. This will cause a ng overflow in the vicinity of )allas and Fort Worth by tonight A bulletin from Waco says the ist of dead will reach fifteen tersons. The loss by flood and hurricane ince yesterday is from three to ive million dollars. Another storm is predicted. The property damage in the ity exceeds $150,000. Telegraph iues are gone, isolating more han one half of the state. Raiload movements are absolutely uspended south of Dallas on al ost every line in the state. A ml lafi vi frrfcvn ( ?uliojfnn a a xr u The government weather map! hows that the whole state was isited by yesterday's storm, with he greatest precipitation in Tern ?le and Waco, being 6 inches." Three boys were caught in a oat in Galveston bay and are elieved to be drowned. The streets of Galveston are to,ay flooded from curb to curb by he rain of last night. New Orlean ?The officials of he Queen Crescent railroad oday announce that all trains ver their lines would run from his city through the recently looded districts on schedule time odav. These are the first trains f New Orleans over this road ince a week ago last Wednesday, j Galveston?Another storm to j ast two days is predicted by the ;overnment weather bureau and he Brazos vallev is expected to >e Hooded from Waco to the gulf, ^he water at Sealy is now up to he highest point reached in the lisastrous flood of last July. "It 1b with a good deal of pleasure rid satisfaction that I recommend 'han>berla<n's Colic, Cholera and j diarrhoea Remedy," says Druggist V. W. Sawtelle, of Hartford, Conn. 'A lady customer, seeing the remedy xposed for sale on my show case, aid to uie: "I really believe that nedicine saved my life the past snmner while at the shore,' and she be- | ia#? so enthusiastic over its merits hat I at once made up my mini) to econimeml it in the future. Recently l gentleman came into my store so ivercome with colic pains that lie tank at once to the tloor. 1 gave him t dose of this remedy which helped lini. I repeated the dose and in fifteen ninutes he left my store smilingly n forming me that he felt as well as .....It tlnl.l k. I IT ?J . r?? "J " " J Can Yonr Fruit* and I'eyrtable*. I have a canning outfit for can uing all hinds of Iruits and vpg ?f ahles, for if HI. Full instructions accompanying each outfit. C. L. McManus, Lancaster, S. C. i mos. "fifVew Up to die several tini^ I am spared to tell how I was saved," writes Mrs. A. A. Stowe, 2)7 N. 4th St., San Jose, Cal. "1 had valvular heart trouble so severe that I was pronounced 'gone' two different times. The valves of my I.-art failed to work properly, and circulation was so sluggish that the slightest exertion Kroduced fainting. 'There is no ope' said my physician, so 1 decided lo try I Jr. Miles' heart Cure and the result 1 consider miraculous. 1 am satisfied it saved my life." DR. MILES9 Heart Cure is told by all druggists on guarantee first bottle benefits or money back. Hook on heart and nerves sent free. Dr. Miles Medical Company, Elkhart. Inel Used during Expectancy, Simmon* Squaw Ine W Ine or Tablet* cheer anil Strengthen loftier, Shorten Labor ami Hob (Ionfine men t I Its Terror*. $ Pleurisy Pleurisy and pneumonia are frequently developed, in a very short space of time, from a common cold: and, if such an acute inflammation or the lungs is not promptly allayed, the worst may happen. With the aid of Dr. Bull's Oougn Syrup, however, you need not have any fear: for this great remedy speedily subdues the inflammation, eases the pain in breathing and always effects a cure in a wonderfully short time. Dr.Bnll's Cough Syrup Cures Pleurisy and Pneumonia. Doses are smalt and pleasant to take. Doctor recommend it. Price 25 cents. At all druggists TWesi T? T ^ i\ui jzivtjx y juttu-y nil But thousands of them tuke The Ladies' Home Journal Not Every Mar But thousands of thorn take Frank Munsey's Magazine Come once a month and Is ft each the year. I am also agent for the Weekly Constlti tlou, of Atlanta, Ga., which Is II the year. Am agent for almost anything to read. R. A. LONG, Agt. Lancaster, S. C ANNOUNCEMENTS. For County Auditor. M r. Editor : Realizing the valtiabl services rendered during his term o office, the neatness and correctness o his work, and knowing hiin to be wel qualified for the position, please an nounce the name of .Jno. A. Cook fo re-election to the office of Count: Auditor, subject to the rules govern ing the primary. Many Friknds. For Nolleltor. I hereby announce myself as a can didate for solicitor of the Sixth Judi c?al ciacuit, subject to the action o the Democratic primary Thos. F. McDow. For Supt. Education. To the Voters of Lancaster County With many thanks for past favors and at the solicitation of friends, hereby announce mystlf as a candi date for the office of County Superin tendent of Education, subject to th rules governing t'*.e Democrat! primary; and. if elected, my time am energies are yours for the best inter I esta of education. J. E. BLACKMON. Founded 1842. GTIEFr /pfAMos.f "Sing their own praise." The impregnable posi jtion of the Stieff Piano as the most popular piant of today, was gained b> 58 years of conscientiou: endeavor to supply ; strictly high-grade, lion ably made instrument :This position has boei Meld and is being main jtained not by tradition o by laurels won in the past but by M Ell IT OF THE STIEFF PIANO of the present, and b] buying direct from th< factory we save you th< retail dealers' living profit There are plenty of th< "jerked up" pianos mad* to please the dealers. STIEFF MA EES A J* IA NO TO PLEASE THE INDIVIDUAL PUR CIIA SEII. The only factory brand wareroom in North am South Carolina, 213 Nortl Tryon St., Charlotte, N.C C. H. WILMOTH, Malinger for CHAS. STIEFF, Piano Manufacturer, BALTIMORE, - - Ma SPR ARRIVALS CI ! But We / ) . Heath Banking I ' FOURTH i P"nnr ma(^e c V vUl appreciative Months ^,?Tr wii^iiw vveKn Ann wou'c' htlve t the trade, but ? we would command it i A COM 1 ; A complete success { f. Opening on Monday. ) friends and foe as "I display ever shown " - exhibit of trimmed i to be found any- " foreign and New * to be produced here. " i.' ceptions of our Miss *1 - for beauty a ?d be- J I prices are very low. { J children's Trimmed dainty, and prices ( ? Mourning Millinery )l and elegant spring she NEW WA! J Crowds of Ladies aro | l hey are entirely ne> J Hundreds have bough wearing them, and hui s!for them. Great g; ; BARG i; Buying in such large -'store at Vorkville, L r'and selling so close, I always gone as soon Do you know that \v Dress Goods and Wn the rare shades and ne J are literally sparkling \\ a and Novelties of ever) 1 TAKE, 2 c Around our Clothing Good judgment and chases. We used b< many sales is the gu OUR F , Are so temptingly low 4 * . ? J 1 pleasure to trade here. Yours Heath Bkg ^ lor spring. Kich wers of great value in 5H GOODS. unci them all the time. kv, so cheap, so pretty. * it them, hundreds are iiclreds are still coming ithering of wonderful iAINS. quantities for our nine ancaster and Kershaw, because the goods are as they are unpacked. re are selling piles of list Silks ? We have w patterns. Our stores nth newness in Notions ' kind. A TRIP > and Shoe departments, cash dictate early pur>th. Small profits on tiding' star to success. RICES r that you will find it a respectfully, ^ . & Mer. Co. __ 1 ING ? towding us i Kre Ready I\ Mercantile Ce, MONTH. ) 1 4 >ur initial bow to ail public that has since % ed us with its favors. ew that eventually we :he "Lion's Share" of we had no idea that * so soon. Swas our Millinery Acknowledged by r| being the BEST U in Lancaster. Our 1 hats outrivaled any ^1 where. The rarest ^ ^ York patterns are The original conThorn have no rival comingness. Our SH nve a big stock Hats, stylish and cheap. We have