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ftJfr ^r??u will often W save the cost of a H M} years' aubacrip- ra tion to the JJj >* KXTEltPRl8K Jbrn^m M '?y eonsultinj? its ad verj^mentj*. Vol. x. > < 1 nl)? MIDI ' ?m W*?? f? ? -v? All except I 6a J o/zes/ : I __ I There are hun* dreds of cough medicines which relieve 9 coughs, all coughs, ' except bud ones! The medicine which has been curing the worst of bad coughs for6oyearsis Ayer's i Cherry Pectoral. u.,. ...:J j llk.ll. IB C1IUCUIC . "My vlft wn troubled with * j !| dtep ieattii tough on her tungx for ( three years. One day I thought j of how Ayer'a Cherry l'ectoral , saved the life of my sister after the doctors had all given her opto die. So I purchased two bottles, and it cured my wife completely, ft It tsok only one bottle to cure my sister. So you see that three bob tie* (one dollar each) saved twe lives. We all send you our heerv felt thanksforwh.it you have done C for us "?J II. UuKGB, Macon,(. ol? Jan. 13, 1899. wmmmmmmmmmmmmnmmmvmmmmtmfnmmmmmmmTn Now, for the first time you can get a trial bottle of Cherry Pectoral for 35 cents. Ask your druggist. HMMHMBmaw.wnv.MuaBkWeM THE LAI #*a B" 1 s R. MILES, We Have Jo A nice line of CLOTH If WHAR, and invite the p prices will astonish you, -a can he made. We have < sells the goods. We wi for this reason we put 01 We are here to stay?tl :<nd all we ask is a fair si * >ur prices and goods wil Vjood Pair! Men's Suits, good, $1.98 Child's Suits, good, at 75 line of SHOKS?Lnglis mm cent*; and nn* child have these goods, and w will get exactly what y<>? not be, "We are just out both gent's and ladies', m ^tion to one and all to v pleased to wait upon yo convince you that we are ^vill treat you right in ev Lancaster ( *lN0AS LA 31 INKltS MOVK WITH CAUTION. Thoh Con volition Will Probably Ho Called Thursday. j Philadelphia, Pa.. Oct. 7?It ia the general belief that President Mitchell of the United Mine Workers will tomorrow issue a call for a convention of miners tc I consider the olVet of increased j wages to bo hold at Seranton n*id jtbe supposition is that Thursday ! A. :ii t _ 1 *? win ni* 11:11111 (i us uitt (line | Indications arc coining lo the t 'surface that hasty action will not j likely he reached 011 the question j hy the convention and that reces? j will he taken pending conference of committees with the operators These conferences will he re quested with the purpose ol obtaining a clear understanding as to the permanency of the increase pay. if accepted, and alsc to ascertain the operators' view I on fho proportion of the increase [ 'o he respectively allowed miners | and nine laborers. Emphatically Denied. A Mr. Kingman, who is said tr be a cousin of Senator (Jullorn is the alleged author of a state mont that Win. Jennings Bryai received a bribe of $ 1.">0,000 for insisting upon incorporating tiu silver plank in the Kansas (lity platform. Of course Mr. lirynr did no such thintr. and evidently t hie king t hat Senator (hi Horn had ' something to do" with the ruinoi originated l?v his cousin, Mr Ihyan in a published statement ^CASTER II H n Hp and Proprietor. st Opened Up ^G, SHOES and UNDER ublic to inspect them. Our as they arc the lowest that only one price and that price 11 not keep our goods, and ir lowest price at the start, lis will be our future home, lare of the public patronage. 1 do the rest. For example Inntri nf ftftn ants at aau. ; Hoys' Suits, good, ?1.75; i cents. We ' have a good h Tics 51 and lip; Brogans reu s shoes, 46 cents. We hen we advertise prices you 1 call for; the answer will We carry a full line ol *WEAR, md extend a cordial invita isit our store; we will be u, give you our prices and here for business?and we ery trade you make with us & b. btOl'8 >TE K SRM l-WI .NCAS^ER, S. C., WED1S - says : "No one ever offered, promised or gave mo that sum or any other sum for urging that plank or any other plank in the Kansas City ! platform, or any other platform. 1 don't know an\thing of Mr. 11 Kingman, but it is said that he is' | a cousin of Senator Culiom and 1 >1 1 I know something of Senator Culj | lorn. The Senaior ought to know i whether his cousin is trustworthy i .'or not. and if the Senntor will j state over his own signature that 1 he believes what his cousin says land is willing to represent him! j in an investigation of the charge, ^ i will make him a proposition which will give him an opportunity to produce his evidence.''| ;| Dr. W. II. Lewis, Lawrence | ville, Va., writes, "I am using, Kodol Dyspepsia (hire in my ' practice among severe cases of '; indigestion and find it an admira* [ J hie remedy,'' Many hundreds of, ( phyicians depend upon the use, | of Kodol Dyspeeia Cure in stom' ao.h troubles. It digest* what yon eat. and allows you to eat all the | good food you need, provided you I do not overload your stomach. J (lives instant relief and a perm?-l j nentcure. Crawford Bros, d-w s 1 Hp fore Union** Mayor. Mr. (}. Walt Whitman was . tried in the Mayor's Court MonI day morning for drunk and disorderly and carrying concealed 1 weapons. The evidence of drunk; was not sulliciont and that count j was thrown out. He was fined ffi.OO for disorderly conduct and 1 j $25.00 for carrying concealed 1 weapons. Mr. Whitman claims that all the policemen of the) town carry their pistols concealed and thus violate the law. lie claimed that ho was not aware ol j ! I ho fact that ho had his pistol on | I his person until the policeman j who arrested him found it.? I uion Times. Feelings of safety pervade the household that ubcs < >tie Minute Cough ("ure, the only harmless remedy that producer immediate results. It in infallible for coughs, colds, croup and all throat and lung troublef. It will prevent consumption. Crawford Bros. d w s Reasons for Attending the State Fair. Experience ami observation are our best teachers, hence the im portanco of visiting the State Fair. Specimens of our finest grains, : vegetables, finely bred stock, in eluding poultry, will be shown at the State Fair, Oct. 2i)th 1o Nov. 2nd. Liberal railroad rales for the great State Fair will be made for Fair week. The honor of carrying oil a prize at the State Fair far outweighs its intrinsic value. Through the medium of the State Fair all branches of in diiHtry, including live stock, have j been greatly improved. How to encourage and keep 'i the boys on the farm t Take them I to the Slate hair for sight seeing. I and an object lesson will thus be | taught thorn to renew their efforts . in. their various avocations. Do not get scared if your heart troubles you. Most likely you sutler from indigestion. Kodol Dyspepsia (Jure digests what you eat and gives the worn out stomach perfect rest. It is the only - preparation known thst will [ completely digest all classes of I foods ; that is why it cures the ' worst cases of indigestion and . trouble after everything else has failed. It may be taken in all conditions and cannot help but ' ; do you good. Crawford Bros. d-w-s I ENTE ^EKliY. FESDAY, OCTOBER, 1 NO DEVELOPMENTS EXPECTED SOON. The General Chinese Situation Domains Unaltered. Washington, Oct. 7.?Developments of any consequence in the Chinese situation are not IfuiL'jul fnr 11 ti ti 1 u fto?? 4l\/% en? ii?.? I VI viiii i i nun VII*- Villi II of President McKinley to the capital. He is expected on Tuesday morning and on the afternoon <>f that day a cabinet meeting will probably be held, when the question presented l?v the French note will be gone over in an informal way. The French note, which recently has been addressed tc the powers, is not regarded a? just now of pressing necessity for action, as several of the tuitions interested already have instructed their representatives 111 I'liLrill tii (unnplniii i.-lmf the imperial edict completely names the persons deserving of punishment, and other features of the French proposal contains positions which can remain in abeyance. This government may not consider seriously the proposition whick looks to the prohibition of the importation of arms in China and the di-unantelingof the fortifications. Interest meanwhile centres in the report which Mr. Conger will make regarding the adequacy of the punishments to be meted out by the Chinese government to those persons who were instrumental in the Boxer revolt, and the future course of this government may depend largely on what the investigations now being coducted shall disclose. No advice* have come as yet front Mr. Conger on this subject, but this is not surprising in the work to be undertaken is of considerable magnit tide. The war department officials expect that all the American troops which are to be sent from lVkin will be out of China by the -1 inst. * Siwli ? ? !.?. ? 1 . . ? i w, i r? <1 - ! I ?l * f I n*? I I made by the state department urging tin return of the imperial family to the capital city seem tip to thin tint* to have been inelb?rtual. The la*t official advices of Minister Wit, now ahont a week old , indicated their intention of going to Sinan-Fu, in the province of Shonsi, which is further to the west than they now are. The fact that the acting governor of of the province was directed to "refrain front all extravagant preparation!-" in making arrangements for the imperial family in to I Mr. Wu's mind an indication that their sojourn at Sinan Fu in t<? he hut temporary. I'rcrfnlprt Timely information given Mrs. Oeo Long, of New Sfraitsville, Ohio, prevented a dreadful tragedy and saved two lives. A frightful cough had lou^ kept her awake every night. She had tried many remedies and doctors but steadily grew worse until urged to try Dr King's New Oiscovery. One bottle wholly cured her, and she writes thi? marvelous medicine also cured Mr l.ong of a severe attack of rneumonia Such cureg are positive proof of tin matchless merit of this grand remedy for curing all throat, chest and luux troubles. Only title and ? 1.00. Kvery bottle guaranteed. Trial bottles fret at Crawford tiros. drug store. tl. Annoiciition Mect? Tfiu)'H(l<iy, Tito next ,'innunl meeting ol tlie Mori,*th Association will ht h?'l<l this week with the Kork Hill church, beginning tomorrow ami extending through Sunday. The following hav? been elected delegates from tin lniinen-.t<>r church : Rev..I. H Hold ridge, Messrs 1>. A. William?, W. T. (iregory and \V. S, L. ' l'ortcr The new church building in which the asaoeiation will meet will ho dedicated Sunday. The dedicatory sermon \\ ill he preached Sunday morning hy Rnv. Mr. Holdridge No o 1 or piP* ran r<jual Do Wn|h Little Early Risers for promptness, eertaintv and efficiency. Crawford Rros. d-w-g, 0 19QQ 1 "Ateolut i I For the thi standard for strct , makes the hot cake and other and excellent in No other "just as good a strength, purity ROYAL RAKINO POWtSTR C FEAUFU. dynamite i x plosion. A Powder .Yhmuzii.r blown up! at tile Spruce Mine Xt.tr j Eveleth, .uiiiii.?Lohs St?0,000 Evelet.li, Minn.. October 7.? Seven thousand live hundred) [ pounds of dt mi " i i> i; ' ; \ , 'dor magazine at tln? Spruce! 1 Mine, about half a mi, from "town, blew up tub a 1'iernooii. | A hole a 10U feet .piere and *20 feet deep marks :!??? spot | where the magnline ^to?,d. The! force of the explosion was m> ! ' great, that there i- not a pi*""; of glass over a foot souarei \W 1 t I I i I ? <? ?? O.fl.' ??. | the mint*. l'nn ti? ;? 11 \ er\ j window ami mirr*?r '-n '\h v< ' h was broken. The in ii town in the town is "stimatod j at $30,000. The laiiiavj*1 ilotte t<> the Spruce Mine was about $.'10,000, the laboratory and ware houses bein^i totally! wrecked At least 200 people j were more or less seriously < hurt from beinj* thrown down by the shock or hit by shattered filnss. The explosion was plainly felt at Hiwibak. 12 miles distant. Its cause has so fa not been ascertained. An unknown man was seen near the magazine a few minutes before the explosion occurred and has not boon seen since. Money in Pecans. The best life insurance in thoj world is a pecan grove That : kind of an insurance company ties #r bankrupts. The trees a re I not subject to disease. Miid arc said to live (ion year?-. It is, money well invested that would bo hard for the hoys to throw! away. Single trees hav heeii ! , known to produce m<e- 'h.iti : worth of tint- m The nuts have never been a : drug on the market Uamberg . Nurseries, 11. .1 tV <>t i> l'.rab-1 ham, proprietors, llamherg. S C., have tlu-sc tree- for stile. Their 1900 catalogue is now: I... K?.I r . I-.. ' ii-.hij v.iti im- ii in mm ? r i r1 nskin^ It describe* mid i>ri< -? their stork of fruit tun! shade i trees, roses, everL'rerns vine*, etc. Mention tliis juijmm* when j you write. i ?rt I O-li It is we'! to know thnt heWitt's Wit-h Hazel Salve will Io>h1 a burn and slop tho pain at once. It will cure eczema and r' i n ' :c leaser and ugly wounds pn ! J It in a certain euro for piles, j (/OU iterfeitn may tm Mo, d v n See that, you got tlm or->im?1 1)o. Witt'a Witch Hazel Salve I'raw j , I ford Broa. d-w s ***4 ,f you llav# ^ anything to nail advertise It ia trr^ vNUfweV the ttiiUirpriM* Kttt4)H reiVMMsal>lo. No. 55 mnmm cly Pure-' rd ot a century the lgth and purity. It bread, hot biscuit, pastry light, sweet ' every quality, baking powder is s Royal," either in or wholesomeness. Many low priced, imitation baking powders are upon the market. These are maiTe with alum, and care should betaken to avoid them, as alum is a poison, never to bo taken in the food. O.. 100 WILLIAM ST., NEW YORK. Tn.rcs In- (J<tilt cted. Auditor (-ook has completed his tax duplicate and through his kindness wo aro in posses* <?f flic figures which show liif amount of taxos to ho col!t ? ? ?: 1 fltl-K t i i 1 l?\* flin twnmf tf i r?>nmir?>r. as follows : ' ii| -i f ?2.081.79 \> J\!u.v 3,339 38 " in- Cr-'fi : N., 3 3,859.81 vii' Ore . (ir,?d. ;1 8,134,13 C irn (.'roe' Jones X K <i<1b 'if> 84 Jilis i n:cU <ir:i'!oil 10,067.01 i ills f'reo'? Jonos \ Ito nls 110 82 I!'. . ' .! .. X ?. ? 3,(144.47 Muford 2 llir.ai Klat Or N . t .(.MS 99 Kin! Cri'i k \> O (Kerf aw] 21 ?<*. 11 f*! ,sin.i H.ll \'d 9 1 Kershaw) 1.(114.22 I'm .Mir,; Hill No 7 2,I*.).96 I'l. i-i.i,; H I" No 3? lit-.ilti Spring; 1.02V76 n111.1 No l?V.;l(iirslj 1,108.63 I'.cii-a ' li111 Jones V Hoads 236.86 .r ''re?' I . 2,333 24 l ' i :rr-U .1 .mi s X Ro.i.Ih 1ST. 93 . **..**. .t 2,983 l ot ,. iiiiit turned ovi?r to treaauror ? for eollooilou *(6.40189 u win ne unserved that tiills 'Took graded school district pays nearly oue-fourtli the taxes ?>f the t ill ire county. Slorj ot a Slave. To he boiiml hand and foot for years by the chains of disease is the worst form of slavery, George I). Williams, of Manchester. .Mich., fells how such a -dave wit-, made free. He says; "'.My wife has been so helpless for five ytars that she could not turn over in bed alone. After using t wo bottles of Electric Hitters, she is wonderfully improved anil able to do her own work." This supreme remedy for female dis eases quickly cues nervousness, sleeplessness, melancholy, headache, backache, fainting and dizzy spells. This miracle working medicine is a godsend to weak, sickly, run down people. Every bottle guaranteed. Only M)c. Sold by Crawford Bros., Druggist. ft New Ktiglatid Economy. There is a little settlement of New Hampshire people in Kiowa county. Col., among |other things tiny brought with them the New Hampshire aversion h> M-.it g anv more words in <m\.' rs;?11<>u 'ban are absolute In necessary. Two of them met on the road recently ami indulged in th<? following dialogic' ; " Morni 11' Si.'' " Mornin' Josh. What'd you give your horse for hot-?" "Turpentine " "Mornin". Mornin'." A few davs later the men met again and here's the way a hard luck storv was told in riightN few words: "Mornin' Si " "Mornin' Josh." "What did \ou say you gave your horse for hots " "Turpentine.'' " Killed mine." " Mine too." '' Mornin "Mornin'." ?Mr. ii. F. l'Urns. of C'hester spent Sunday with his mother here