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* LAN' Vol XII. To Wri I ? Advert It Takes A1 dering Goo Our Stock, i an Imme: in all o m T" Our first sh % Millinery, Dress ( < went out of stores like riving daily. We will 1 Special Displai a .the balance of April. ' w ? jL i S 10 yards Lax cents. Thompson's Corsets. Our p Dotted Silk r. cents Our pri< 25 dozen Lad cents. Our pri( We can't m>~ gclillU UUIt'BS V paper Come a 1 ' Lancaster i BASTE LANCAS te isements. % 1 Our Time Ords to Keep Up e have liad n.se Business ur Departents. ipments of Goods, Bilks, Etc., hot cakes- New goods ai lave a J nd Special Prices ten !! vu for Twenty-five brand new $1.0C rice 82 cents, rissues, worth 6C 3e 48 cents ies Vest, worth 1C :e 5 cents. >ntion all our bar ?e rent the whole nd see us. Mercantile Co <r en TER, S. C., WEDNESD/ TIIE HALF HAS NOT HEEN WILD. Further Details of the Terrible l)esl ruction by the Volcano Mont l'elee. Fort de France, Island of Martinique,May 11.-Advices received f here today from the vicinity of St. Pierre (ten miles from here), contained further details of the terrible volcanic upheaval which resulted in the utter destruction of that town and the death of nearly all its inhabitants. The crater of Mont Pelee has been wearing its "smoke cap" since May 3, but there was nothhing uutil last Monday to indicate that there was the slightest danger. On that day a stream of boiling lava burst through the top of the crater and plunged into the valley of the River Blanche, overwhelming the Cxuerin sugar works, and killing 23 working people and the sou of the proprie tor. A commission was appointed by the governor to investigate the outbreak and it returned a reassuring report of Wednesday eve ning. But about 8 o'clock on Thursday morning a shower ol lire rushed upon St. Pierre and the coast from Le Carbet, which had a population of G,000, to Be Precheur, which had a population of 4,000, burning up everything in its path. . The heat in the vicinity of St. Pierre was so intense and the stream of llowing lava was so unremitting that it was impossible to approach the town during the earlv part of the day. As evening approached the French cruiser Suehet, after a heroic battle \wlh the heat, ^allocation and siilpher fumes, succeeded in making a dash toward the shore, nearing the lapd enough for her to tifke oil the "Survivors of the disaster, all ol' whom were horribly burned ayd mutilated. St. Pierre at that time was an absolute smoking waste, concealing 30,000 corpses, whoso rapid decomposition necessitated in cntno noonn C 1 -- 1 ' ou.nv vooto i uni iiill I V completing . their cremation, which was only partially accomplished by the lava. The inhabitants of Fort de France were panic stricken the morning of the disaster when the sky suddenly blackened until it was as dark as at midnight. The sea shrank back 300 yards and | hot rain began to fall whiie grav* el, the size of walnuts, poured down on the town. This lasted about 15 minutes. The 450 survivors who were brought here yesterday from the vicinity of St Pierre by the French cable repair ship Pouyer t Ciuortior came from the town of he Prochour where, surrounded by flowing lava, they wore nearly roasted to death and ex ) No Right to Uollne&s. ) The woman who is lovely in face, form aud temper will always have friends, but ono who would bo attractive must keep I her health. It she la weak, sickly and all run down, she will be nervous and irritable. If she has constipation or kidney trouble, her impura blood will cause pimples. blotches, skin eruptions and a / wretched complexion. Electric Hitters is the beat mpdioine in the world to regulate stomach, liver aud kidneys and to purify the blood. It give* strong nerves bright eyes, smooth, velvety skiu rich complexion. It will r?/is good-looking, charming vr'' 1 a run down invalid. Onll Crawford Bros". Drug bjwrf f fTERP i.y, may 14, iqo2. pected momentarily to be en-| gulfed. I The work of relief is progress1 ing here on the most extensive scale possible, but in anticipa tion of disturbances the treasury building and warehouses are guarded by troops. The latest reports received here showed that lava continues to pour down the slopes of the mountain, slowly engulfing the whole north side of the island, while fresh crevasses are continually opening. The Duty of I*itreiifa. Prevention 1m better than cure, and yet a remedy 11'.te Uooeh's Mexioau Syrup for coughs. colds !vut consumption. If not used to prevent consumption by curing 11 cough or . cold In the beginning can be depended on to even cure after tho lungs begin to waste away. No other remedy is so nice to lake, or so quick 5 to cure, and many families often buy a new . bottle before the old ono is all used up. so tlun " thev mar hnvo .,1?- ,u- * ? ^ .... . v umnjo iu iuu ujont*. \JDiy . 25 cents at drug stores, ' Peace Reigns at Clemson. ; The trustees of Clemson Col- , lege met last week and investi- j gated the trouble there that led j to t he suspension of young Thorn- j well, followed by the leading of } the vSophomoro class and the ( threatened departure ot about j 400 more of the students. The results of this investigation, stated succinctly, are these : Cadet Thornwell has been reinstated. The sophomore class will be allowed to return and re- , sume their studies, on the condi- ^ tion that they will be ready to stand their examination in September for entrance to the junior class. The charges which were preferred by tbe committee of students against President Hartzog were withdrawn. President ] Hart/.og has tendered his resig- t nation, to take effect at the pleas ure of the trustees. The rosig- J nation will not be considered or y acted 011 until the regular meet- j ing of the board in June, at com- s niencement. President Ilartzog's resigna- " tion was placed in the hands of the board several days ago. lie said he tendered it so the trustees 1 might not feel any embarrassment or hesitancy on his account '1 in making the most rigid and thorough investigation. f Dangerous If Urgleclcd. Burns, cuts and other wounds > often tail to heal properly if neglected and become troublesome } sores. DeWitt's Witch Hazel ? Salve prevents such conse- \ quences. Even where delay has * aggravated the injury DeWitt's ' Witch Hazel Salvo effects a cure, t "I had a running sore on my leg 4 thirty years," says H. C. llartly J Yankeetown, Ind. "After using t many remedies, I tried De Witt's t I Witch Hazel Salve. A few boxes 1 ' healed the sore." Cures all skin ( diseases. Piles veild to it a} once. Heware of counterfeits. Crawford Pros. Columbia to Have a lioat Line. Sunday's State. With perhaps greater suddenness than the eruption of Mont : l'elee wiping out so many thousands of people in the West , i Indies came lat>l night the an-1 nour.ceinent that one of ColumI i l)ia's fondest and most cherished i ijdreams, the realization of which I ' nas noon awaited ior many a long year with the belief that the city's future prosperity and standing in , I the business world depended .,i>.it largely, is virtually un jfOinj>li. In other words hm^nt of a lino of RISE. No. Baking Powder Makes the bread r more healthful. Safeguards the food against alum* Alum baking powders are the greatest menacers to health of the present day. WO/At OAKINO POWDER CO.. Wtw YORK. v (t earners on the river between Columbia and Georgetown, with the consequent accompaniment oi i reduction of all freight rates oi I rntn OH Oft ??? - - - 4 -V < yj Aiu Jit-I CtMII , ilivillg Ji* rate cheaper than that now enjoyed by Augusta, and practically the rate that Charleston et>joy6r s assured beyond peradventur? tnd those at the head of the enerprise expect to have the line n full operation within inirty or sixty days. The steamers that ire to make twice a week trips rom Columbia to Georgetown connecting with the Clyde lint >cean going steamers lor New fork are already at Georgetown vaiting orders to begin their rips. They will have a tonnage >f front 100 to 125 tons. Want* Othern to Know. "I have used DeVVitta Little Early Risers for constipation an 1 orpid liver and they are all right. l ant glad to indorse them for think when we find a good thing ve ought to let others know it." vrites Alfred Ileinzo. Quiticy. 11. They never gripe or distress, sure, safe pills.?Crawford Bios. Notice -ancaster Graded School, L'u ali Whom it Hay Concern: Take notice tlint pursuant to a petiion signed by ten voters and Ireelolders resident in Lancaster School [)lstrict, we,the undersigned.Trustees if said District, do hereby call a pubic meeting to be composed of all those roters who are resident in and return or taxation in said District real or jersonal property of the value of not ess than one hundred dollars, to asteinble in the Court House at I.ancaser, S. C., on Friday, the 80th day of May, 1002, at 1 o'clock p. ni , for the jurpose of electing a chairman and secretary of said meeting, live trnsees of said school district, and of letermir.ing what special tax, it any, lot to exceed live mills, shall he leved, as the majority present shall lecide, on all real and personal prop. >rty within said School District for he maintenance of the public schools >f said District This May 18th, 1902 It. F. Miller. W. T. Gregory. W. J Cunningham. J. K. Taylor. C. T.Connors. Trustees Lancaster School f' 'ri f. Dt'm E. IIIGl/UW, PHYSICIAN AND SURGLCN, South Side < atawba House, i I'p-Stairs. + + + \ -JW# .... \ Olllces Open Day al2,1 yr 1 ,loUe Wt \ and Night Notice to Road Overseers. Road overseers are hereby notified and requested (<> call out their hands and work the roads as soon as the weather will permit. Should there be any road without an overseer, the fact sha'l bo reported to the supervisor who will appoint o at once. \V. Q. Cashes , County Supers i - r. V