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* Ait ^ Women That ordinary treatment falls to reliivo palnful periods m They kno w Lyrila Em Wftlrham's Vegetable Coit?~ pound vvtW and doos and has, mora tl.an hum o^?o? medicine. Every wom&in knows about Mrs, Pin fc front's medicine. Every woman knows _ some woman Mrs. Pink" | ham has cured. But nine women out of ton put off getttoff this no* ' . I/a bio remedy unifS their health Is nearly wrecked i by experiments or na&~ loot I Then ihoy write to Mrs. Plnkham and t:ho cures thorn9 but of course it takes Ioniser to do so. Don't delay yattfrff help If you are sick., She has helped a million women. Why not you ? COTTON AND PRODUCE MARKET. Oct. 23, 1000. j COTTON. Striot good middling ^ ' V HO DUCK. g* Juttwr (koo<1> per pound 12'v " Egif.s pur tiozun 12 I Saturday, Oof. 27, 1900. - Short Locals. ? Miss Nellie Lucas is \isiring her brother hero, Uev. B. D LaClkfi. ?Rov. Dr. Bays will preach in the Methodist church Sunday night. --?Dr. l>a\ presiding elder, w:m the gut at of R. K Allison, K&tp, while liere this week. ?Mrs. Fred Smith, nee Miss; Jessie Long, of Newport, is, visiting her parents here, Mr. | and Mrs. M J Long. ?Mr. Goo. W Jonoe has sent down some "rui? put np t his cannery for exhibition at the State Fair. ?Mr. K. 8 Crockett left vest.etdny lor Tump?, ifla., 1o take J/kj^ a position m'W S J 81: rh <fr. Co , corntni sioo merchants. ?L. C'. H.pvsour Was 50') yards of good Hemp Carpet which he wishes to close out at 25 cents per yard also, i'0 rods ot Straw i Matting, ciote at 10 cents ?Quite a number from hero^ will attend the wtate TCqir T>? <t week. It it 'h light that t). at- [ tendance wih We the i .rj/e I in many years. ? R. K. Wylie, Ksq., is having tho old Taint house near the d? P pot pulled d< > ri ?iil . a-\ io building a store house a rid *01110 callages on the lot. ?M\ Julius Williams, who' has been working at Camden lor 8otn? time pa t, has now acceded * a position with the Gregory Johnson Mule Co ai Oheraw ?Dr. ib.t M- .?!ii.^ elder, preached in the Methodist church 'here Thursday night and held quarterly conference immediately after the sorrnon ?betters advertised in LarK-.i? ter, S. 0 , posloflicf lor week end ; ing October *27, I Got): Mr<-- Laura Bell, Mrs. It. .J. Fletcher, Mr Hobt. J. Fletcher, Cull Griffin, Henry Clinton, Nathan Galvanskv, Henry Bush. Belie Nance, I'. M ?Mr. John A Wallace and son, Martin, of Sincerity, loft Wednesday for avi-it to friends 9 nnd relatives at Gorncord and Charlotte. N 0. Mr. Wallace hopes that his health may he benefit ted b* hi trip ?While working about Mr. %f. W lilac hn. , ;..;i 7 . s'dny Mr. I.estor Bowers got the finders of Ins right hanjl cut up pretty badly in the gin. ? The Lancaster Courthouse Alliance will meet in the court homo Thursday, November 1, at 3 o'clock p. m. E. Everall,Sec. ?Mrs. Perry's new dwelling is being painted and will be oecu . pied by Mr. W. 'J'. Williams, whose family are hoarding for a few days. ?Mr. and Mrs. J M Hough, of Laudsford, passed through town Thursday on their way to the Chesterfield association, which met at Dudley. They were .joined here by Mrs. B O. Hough and children. ?The U. S. lT. association was represented ben t Li** week by its president. Rev. A. .J Oooper, of Savannah, (ia , who was solicit ins aid for this organization. it is a ''.olo^cd organ zati ?r?, and it? pur po.ses .seem to be commendable. ?Mi. John Fitioher -lied sud- j deiily yesterday morning about 1 0 o'clock. He lived on the Mil - j linns place near town. He got | up ai\d suddenly tumbled over in ! the house dead. lie h;t<l been having chills and fever for about a month, but was able most of the time to be about. The iiav before vesterday tie was in town , a--* well .as usual. Be leaves a wife anil on? child. He served in the l do war and was a good ol i 1 ?*r, and was 00 year- of age. Fine. Gootln, Low Price*. To look at Payseur's new cut glass and sterling silver goods is a rare treat. lie says ho wants all tho young -folks to get married and ho will do bis pait to ward making them happy by sup plying thorn with' nice goods. Times are good and all their friends will give them presents. i. r?i i ' ? ? -nne goons ar low prices' is the motto tt. L. C. PAfSElJR. Torturing skin eruptions,burns and sores are soothed at once and promptly healed byapploing Do Witt's Witch Ha''el Salve, the host known cure for piles. lieware of worthiest! counterfeit!*. Crawford Hro9. d w-s Whs He. Assassinated. Helton, October 23 ? Yesterday while, oc his way lirms Mr \r thur McGeo, a tanner living a fi v miles below tin's place, di? .p peared nnd has not beeu seen or hoard from since. It is believed that he was waylaid and murdered robbery being Die prune motive, :H h hi jkO-Mt i . liiin n'l".. !>.. Yft town. Si .roiling parties are on' now lookfng f.ir I'm supposed to to dead body. Hi? hor-o and huirgv reached home safe. Mr. M clioe's hu:'trv was '- on last two .miles from Mr. John OreerV. Mr. M?Dor'n buggy was hoop, empty The team went on in M'Dee's homo and hiss wile gave the alarm. Mr McGee is ? deacon in the Honea 1'a'h Hip fist church, and a man of exetn olory habits. He ]" tin* sou of Rev. Mike M One, of llonea Path. L)i. W. H. 1. L?r ne'e vsIIh, Vh, writes, ,4i am using Kr'dol I)v?pepsiH Cup' in mr practice among severe cases of indigestion and find it an udmira ble remedy." Many hundreds of phvicians depend upon the use of Kodol Dyspesia Cure in ?ton: ach troubles. It digest* what yon < it, and allows you to eat all the good food you need, provided you do not overload your stomach Gives instant relief and a perm Hot cure. Crawford Hros. d-w p Peace in Kentucky Frankfort, Kv., October 20? The two houses of the legislature i his morning passed the non partisan election law agreed upon 1>\ the con fere ni e c? mmittee, and it will go to Gov Beckham on| Monday, There is no doubt that ho will sign it. The Democrats of the house this morning held n caucus and endorsed it as a party measure. Following out the non-partisan spirit of the new law, the speaker called a joint session of the two houses Monday for the purpose of tilling a vacancy in the state election commit ct . The house adopted a resolution that the It publicans be allowed to name tl commissioner. They will presei the name of Judge A. M. ( Cochran, of Mavsvillo, who wi be unanimously elected. Tl new law does not contain ar emergency clause and will n< go into eject for DO days. Tl legislature will adjourn sine d Monday. Ton It now TTIini Yon Arr Tiki: W ltou yon take Drove's Tasteleae Ct?1 Tonic because the formula is plain printed on every bottle showing th it is simply Iron and Quinine in tasteless form. No curn, ne pay. 50c. "For three days and nigh!" I suffe ed agony untold from an attack i liolera morbmt brough-t on by eate one umbers.'' ?ay? M. K t.owther, clei id' the district court, Contarvill Iowa. "I thought I should surely di and tried a dozen dliferent niedicin hut all to no purpose. I sent for bottle of Chamberlain's Folic, f hole and Diarrhoea Remedy ntid three do relieved me entirely." This reined i3 for sale, by .f F Maolcey A Co UEVKMK STAMP FKAUPI 'Cancelled Stamps Hwto !tr( Washed.? Large Denominations I'srd its A Uule. ? Plan to Prevent Those Frauds, Washington, (let. 23.?Ac ing under instructions from ill tresuary department, the burea of engraving and printing hr been seeking to devise a schejn to prevent the use of rovent stamps a second time- TL I Ol I ... I uureau oniciais believe the have, finally, succeeded. It is well known that for tl past two years persons in tl large cities have made big proti by .washing and cleaning hi<] value revenue stamps. When few cents' worth of chemical iskilfully manipulated, will tran form a cancelled stamp into ot that may with reasonable safe! be used a second time, the incei tive to buy the chemicals at practice the deception becomi strong in the minds of unscrupi Ions persons, especially win the value of the stamps runs i as high as $.">0. The appsehei sion, red-handed, of persons wi thousands of dollars' worth vashcd stamps in their j osses ion, surrounded with indisput i ble evidences of their guil spurred the treasury officials vigorous action with :t view putting a stop to such crimin j practices. The device hit upon i>v thobi j renu jf engraving and printing las follows : At proseut the stamj i arc* pi in tod in a numhfrof color jfcacb stump having a diutiu shade. In future the denomin tions of $1, .f'2, $3. $5, *10 ar $50 will all be printed in oi color ot ink, a pearl gray. Tli ink will be unaffected by wat ??r (bo chemicals commonly er; ployed in t.io washing procei ()\ ?r the face of oach ataoip \vi bo surcharged a large open < k?deton figure in a different cc nr. O.i the dol'ar value the fjgu will be " 1on the two-dollar tl fiirure wil! be "2." and sc o I The idea is to have this figui printed iii red and the ink will 1 ; such that it may easily be w ash* I r.tl'. m fact, any attempt to dal with the stamp with u view removing the cancellation wi cause th'? ink of the outlimd ft ore to run. Of course the ficn might be entirely washed olf, b the very existence of stamps the light gray body color, min the outlined figure in red. wou t>e proof that the stamp had bet previously used and washed. \ believed th's will effectual stop the practice of washing tl stamps, as a result of which tl government has been defraudi of much legitimate revenue. The lower values, from 01 cent to 50 cents, will riot 1 ' hanged, as the big losses ha1 not come through thorn?the pe sons who indulge in the washii practice aiming high and dealii principally with the 15, $10 at $50 denominations. Revent stamps are also issued in ti values of $100, $500 and $1,00 t.... *i ? ... win nifHt' aro supplied only boon form and the restrietioi surrounding their use and kee| ii>? are such that very great dai ger would attend an endeavor substitute a washed stamp for a unused one of these high denom nations. The bureau of engraving an printing is now at work upon ti I first requisition of the uow pr< e' i??? :j I GOLD '* y ^11 clean y || from Ccllat I L6| U ifc cess stamps and they will be ie placed at the disposition o. the ie public wit'dr. a very short time. All the old variety will then be withdrawn fiom sale." ie To < err a Colli in <?n? linr ie . . Take Laxative Brotno-Quiaine Tab*s lets All druggists refund thw money ;h if it fails to cure. K. YV. Grovo'e signature is on each box. 25c. s, s- ?Tkackkr Wasted: A teachie er is wanted for the Oak Jlill 'y school, Lancaster county. Ap* ply to L. .1 FcNDERHIJRK, gg 3t. Tradesville, 8. ('. ,n Hl'ijts tlin.Coiish and Roiho off the Cold. 1 ^ I. ixutlvo Bi i.io-QuiniriH I nbicts cure n- a cold iu one day. No oure, no pay. th r rice 35 cents. 16- 'ur.wis? mitn >f Mrn.invi i'i *?-? _ | dii .J..si ?rri.i n rit iti ont s w Viae Wtr.e jar I'uliliitii Mt'wi tbi derangements. ^ Administrator's Notice! ui i I All partIr* lr. n. .1 to the e.-stato of tti late | J?mo<i K Masrey, Jr.. ar-t hereby notified to , ) or ne forward . mako payment to the und rr** : si 1, end all i . lin. clatina aru -!->t faith ?ald estate III present them properly i?? ' <? 01 or b the Itth tlnj > ov< ui:><-r r)H i U? 1 II. J lli:i'KHAM, 1 ih 1 < Ix.i . Iiuluiatrior * ' a Ilurhut Tlx pectancy, Simmons Squ iw H- V . i- Wine choer and 8: oiigthon . M. ,li -r, simrlp 1.or an<f Hob Coi.tiji nrnii 111 j of in. Terrors < c e'jMoncu Loaned. 11. 1 I i'>'otiati M riaane r.o:?n.s on improved ? fb at at i- ilit-1 in rat s *| R. E. WYLIE. ill *! <?t Lav/, Cat utter S C --Si'Pt. ifiU .?*' "I1" ,1 re' Bridge t;> Let. re \ contract ,0 hui'.d a now bridge I jl\ over T.itMe T.ynobt'H Creek, he)6 t\\ '"i, it'i : . of Kershaw ami the )d|Hail< (i i! M ip. will b< let, to the 1 , tlowest re.-p .ti ible bidder on Friday, ctober 20. r.tOO, at 10 - V.lock a. in. lo Specifications will be made known at II I hit in m ; iiivie win reM-rw 11lie* right to reject any and all h'ds, I and the bidder will be required to re P v 'i l.? 'lid >r double the amount of (Jj i Ins toil ii.r 'Oe faithful performance I of t he contract. 01 M. C OAFDNKH, *>ft ,9nl County Supervisor II I Ml it For S nlo or Rent A Storo tloune 22.\<iO foot, and lot iri :: - plot; die! little town. ie Freight rates as good as any point in the State. Address .1 I) DAVIS, ie Catawba. S. O. ,rK Are You Out of * Work ? 00 id le TV* r?M w**'" "*r nav 4 Then write lis 1/ . te idy v nrk in t v. n .,r ntrj ?' > n??K iO Til KKK to IVK DOI t.\Ui .1 v W*lte| at Mine iifnl t.?*e advantage "f the hull lay 0, trade. Address oct 20? Im MANACK.K llux ny, Ur?crvUln, O. | IS : 4U&U2S 1 POSITIONS (>U AR A NT RED. IJnd?r #3. moo C ??h Dr?po?lt. ,(J Hal mart Fa*?? Pal J Opwri all yanr I Hot'. a frry Ctioi?[> Honrd 10 (Joorfiv-Aluliiuna Huxlnem < <>l|ej;*?, ? kmc*m, <*.-<0*4 I _?# r IB our house to Garret fe p t 9 a r? =t r Pounded 184a. * CTirrr PpIANos f r, "Sing their own praise." JJ o : IT IS VERY AKUSING j To h< ar of the little 2x4 dealers ^ ove; the eountrv running down di I the JSiietr Piano. We have not I stopped to notice such prattle. jr : but several cases of late have A 44> stood out. so prominent and so b false that we deem it advisable p to speak a word of warning to j* I those contemplating the purchase i of piano (iinl have had theStiefT o Jin mind. The Slit 11' Piano has ^ jheld in untarnished reputation *. tor the past oS years In tone, action and workman hip. it is not surpassed hv any maker in tho tt world. Our pianos are in homos vt 111 all over North ana South Oaro lino, and before you accept state ti mm' made bv these little 2x4 dealer?, write, and we will send fc you n JitMo book that will pu* ?1 you iv correspondence with linn- V( dreds who live in your own state wh will testify to the merits of . the StielT Piano. Why does the mid 11' dealer fight us so hard ? h? It is easy to explain. We do no' sell TO DEALERS K in this territory, but are manufacturers, selling our own product \u 1 direct to the consumer, and the I.-nnu.a .10 mn" ' - ^ ...v . *1 a ?in V1 I fin W t) (1() that ho cannot afford to buy a w high urado and compete in price ; with a manufacturer who sella his ;goods direct to consumers. It's sc as plain as the nose on your face. His only hope is to sell a cheap ! or medium grade and claim it to F i be just as good as the Stieff, and K i*hey don't stop at this?they say it is better. ** W? don't claim to make the only high-grado i? piano, but wo do cl lim i rd the fac' Is recog| nixed, '.. at the StlelT is ono among the very j bos , and on can't hay an Instrument of the A same pradr from a middle dealer at anything like the price we will sell you it StlefT Stop and rear on for a moment, and when the little ' 'Jxl v r.-' d<< thp St'efT. yon know his game CHAS. M. STIEFF, * 1'iano Manufacturer, Baltimore, \% Maryland. North ai If Tit Car lina Fac- |H tor Branch W *eroom ,213 t u N Tvvon St . Charlotte, N.O. M (b II WILMOT1I. Mgr. ^ Fine Tuning and Repairing Hell Phone lft* " a Tli<> br?l Pr?*Rcrl|?llon for Malaria ? Chi IN iiri' fever is h bottle of Grove's 'I nst Chill I'onie. It is simply c? iron will quinine in a tastpless form. N'o cur", no psy. Price 50 cents ? - ...... - * lii Mai.uvrlan ran flnri a InUpomtintin the sys ten wbllo the Mver Is In perfeot order, t)r- oi M. A Simmons Mivr Medicine Is the hem ,,,, Regulator. "* sa 11 is well to know that l)oWitt's wii..--1 " .Tinti 11n&tu win neal a y I urn i-.d t.op the pain at once. t)* I? %? ill cure and akin dia- p( enact ?nd ugly wounds and aorea. In It ia a certain cure for pilee. Couut"rf?itH niav be offered von. 4t See that roil get the original De- i b< Witt'a Witch HbhaI Salve, draw j< < ord Proa. d w a i ,,r ; 111 ? ? itl A 'I irpli l.'vor ca'nr* 1 ?fprennion of Spirit* ; I ml.. 1nri, ( otivjfjMlpn and Hi'ii1.i0h<> lT*f ' i?r M A. S iQiIi in- M*f Miill0ln? to lllnin i l?up ?*)>?* anrntv I a " NOTICE OF ELECTION FOR State and County Offices, And for Amendments to State Constitution. itatk ok south carolina, col'ntf of lancaster. notice is hereby ijivcn miaf nneleoion will be held .it the several products established by law in Lancaster "ounty, on ri;ESDA V,N<)VEM RER ?,1900, or the following oflloes, to-.wit: Gov'rnor. Lieutenant-Governor,Secretary >r state, Attorney-General, Couiproller General, Adjutant and Inpeotor General, State Treasurer, Stat? superintendent of Educafion.oue Kail oad Connnis-uoner, oiie Circuit Solictor, two Representatives in the Gen>ral A.-serably, Supervisor, S'p'ritr, lerk of Court, Coroner, CounL Su>erintendent of Education and Solictor. Pursuant to the Constitution of touth Carolina, and the rerin>? ot Joint Resolutions No. 310 and 341, approved February 19. A. D. '900. [ Acts of South arolinaj pp. 570 and 57' ]. an election vi 11 also be held at tbe-sauia lime and ilace for amendments to the Constituinn of South Carolina, as follows ; Amend Section 7, of Article VIII, of he Constitiiniou of rsoutti Carolina, as ollows: Add at the end thereof the ollowing words. "Provided, I bat. the imitation imposed by this Section md by Section 5, Article IV, of this Constitution shall not apply to bond(d indebtedness incurred by the cities if Columbia, Rock tfillj Charleston md Florence, where the proceeds of aid bonds are applied solely for the uirchase, establishment, maintenance r increase of waterworks plant, sewrag-e system, and by the city of icnrK?'Hiw ii, unner me proceeds of aid bond- are applied solely for the urchase, establishment, nmiu' euanee r increase of water wcka plant sewrage system, gas and electric light lants, where the entire revenue arisig from the operation of such plants r systems shall be devoted solely and xclusively to the maintenance and peration of the same, and where the uestion of incurring such indebtedess is submitted to the freeholders nd qualified voters ol such municiality, as provided in the Consitution, pon the question of other bonded inebtedress." Amend the Constitution of South arolinaby addingthereto the followlg to be known as "Article I of mendments to the Constitution": The General Assembly shall provide y law for the condemnation, through roper official channels, of all lands pcessary for the proper drainage of le swamp and low lands of t his State; ad shall also provide for the equiible assesment of all lands so drained, >r the purpose of paying the exDen 9 of such condemnation and drain?e." The said Amendments shall be subitted in such manner that the elec>rs qualified to vote for Members of ie House of Representatives shall jte for orjagainat each of such amendents separately. Amendments should be on separate ckets. Ballots in favor of the adopon of an amendment should contain ie amendment voted upon in full, dlowed by the word ''Yes"; ballots jpo9ed to the adoption of an amendent should contain the amendment >fen upon, followed by the word Sr o." Tolls at each place wilt be opened 7 e'olook A. M. The following named persons have en appointed manaokkh of election ?r State and County offices, to-wit: Lancaster.? W J Cunningham,Clark obinson, R C Crockett. Relair.?R W Doster.J W Patterson, 1) Steele. Van Wyck.? R II Massey. H N Clyirn, E I) Tillman. New Cut.?R L L Blackmon, R J lynn, II C Steele. Dwight.?WM Kstridge, W II Shut? rm. Carnes. Tradesvllle.?II M Polk, J F Carnas, r R lleglar. Taxahaw.?F M T.owerv M v Tn?,r. m J A Cook. Flat Creek.?R L Blackwell, G R ook J F Gardner. Welsh's.?R F Long, J G Coan, W S aulkenberry, Kershaw.?J M Garson, B A Hilton, S Floyd. Primus.?Ernest Hinson,N B Small, B Blackmon. Heath Springs.?W J Vaughn W B ruce, .1 R Threatt. Elgin.?J B Harper, J L Adimi, J Fleming. Carmel.?J H Kirk, .las. A Cauthen, R Caskey. Montgomery.?.1 M William*, J B rilson, W B Howell. Thornwell.?.1 H McClintook, J, 'ren Tillman, W J Williams.' On day of Election the Managers u-t organize by the election of a hi., iiihii and a clerk. Tho Cohhlitionai oath tnust be taken by each anager before he can act.and also by le Clerk. The Chairman elected in npowered to administer oaths. The Managers have the power to fill vacancy, and if none of the Mana rs attend, the citizens can annoint oiii among the qualified voters the anagers, who, after being sworn, in conduct the election. At the close of t he elect ion, the ManCers and Clerk moat proceed pubsi j to open t be ballot boxes and count le ballots therein, and continue withit adjobrnment until the same is impleted, and make a statement of ie result for each office and sign the me. Within three days thereafter, the hairman of the Board, or some one signated by the Board, must deliver i the Commissioners of Election the >11 lists, the boxes containing t he baits and written statements of the relit of the election. One of the above named managers each precinct must call upon the oard of Commissioners at Lancaster, Durt House, 8. C., on Saturday, Not. d, 1900. to receive ballot boxes, poll Us and instructions, and to he qualed. W. O. A. PORTER, A. .1 BAILEY, GEO. W. ILL! A MS, CommtMlunen of tftata filrotton.