3Pr
rMDS. CECELIA STOWE^^
Orator, Kntra N> il Clik.
176 Warren Areuue,
CmcAuo, Ii,lm Oct. 22,1902. j jg
Irur mv.nv lour jcari i sancrw
from ovarian trovil>! ??. The doc- f
tor insisted on au operation as the
only way to pet well. 1, however, f
strongly olijeeted to an operation. v
husband felt disheartened as -J
well as I, for liouis with a sick *
woman is a disconsolate place at >.
best. A friendlv druggist, advised fi
him to get a bottle of Win? of ?
Cardui for ine to try. and he did so. ^
I began to improve in a few dors and
my recovery was very rapid. \V ith- ^
in eighteen weeks I was another M
being. y
yht}<JLX^_ ;j
Mrs. Rtowe's letter shows every J
woman how a home is saddened by ?
female weaknes and bow completely |
Wint of Cardui cures that sick- K
nets and brinrs health and happi- ti
ness again. l>o not go on suffer- ES
ing. (to to your druggist todav H
and secura a $1.00 bottle of Wiar U
of Cardui.
MBWBCM8HM H
TIIK UBNKHAL ASNBMBLY.
What the Ijegialatora Are lioing
in Columbia.
The genera! assembly cif South
Carolina mnt in Columbia Tuesday,
the 12th irat. Sine* the last
meeting in January, 1903, there
has been one death among the
members, Mr. McMnster of Kichland
county. Mr. M. L Smith of
Camden is speaker of the house.
An important event of the day
was the reading of the governor's
message. Mr. J.ihnsnn of Fair
field offered a bill which oroposea
a special tux of one tenth of 1
per cent upon the eapifal of every
corporation iu the state, except
cotton mills, doing business for
profit under a state charter.
Iu support of bis hill against
slot machines Mr. Wade said thr?t
there were 1,300 slot machines in
use in this state, and he thought
it was high time for them to be
removed.
Mr.Johnson of Fairfield offered
a bill to provide i penalty of
$5,000 against any railroad corporation
on which a head end
collision or wreck occurs from
which there shall ensue death or
personal injury through carelessness,
incompetency, recklessness
or failure on the part of the rail
road company to take the neces
o?iy procHuuuu i? prevent Hucn
collision or wreck. The penalty
of $5,000 is to be paid to theHtate
treasurer.
What's In a Name?
Everything is in the name when
it comes to Witch Hazel Salve.
E. C. DeWitt Co., of Chicago,
discovered some years ago how
to make a salve from Witch
Hazel, that is a specific for Piles.
For blind, bleeding, itching and
protruding Piles, eczema, cuts,
hnrna hrniuao ??*/-! 1 1 " ^ ? - 1
, ?/? ii i "v. o c * II** nil n im 11 ill
senses I)e Witt's Salve lias no
equal. Thin has given rise to
numerous worthless eounte rfeits.
Ask for DeWitt's?the genuine.
Sold bv Crawford Bros.
If doesn't help our had habits
to call them eccentricities.
You can lift the load from your
eart by lifting your eyes tnGod.
To Cure a Cold In One Hay
i'ake Laxative Bromo Quinine
Tablets. All druggist refund the
money if it fails to eure. K. W.
Grove's signature is on ea<,li box 2Kcts
* *
PRODIGAL SON RETURNS.
He Met No Eat ted Calf, But Lifted
the M or twice on the
Old Home.
Edwin Johnson in Atlanta News.
There wan at least one familv
in South Carolina made happy
by the dawning of the New Year.
1 It wne genuine happiness this
j family enjoyed, the kind that
I counts, especially when the old
ones are turning gray with age,
and the silver crown warnR them
that the day of the golden is not
far distant.
A beardless youth, upon whose
face the town had not yet attained
to manhood's estate, threw the
beam of light across the pathway
if his aged parents which lifted
fr< m their already bowed shoul
d?*rs a heavy mortgage which was
resting on the home where their
little one had tirst seen the light
of dav.
When he wrr a mere lad John
Williamson, who lived near Cam
den, S. C., ran awav from home.
He wandered over the face of the
earth, first going to one place and
then to another, but always re
membering his parents. He wrote
to them occasionallv.telline them
not to worry, that he wan getting
along all right.
In the course of his travel* he
landed in Texas. Lie decided to
locate in the fertile fields of the
Ijone Star Stare. He purchased
a mall tract of land. It became
necessarr to have water with
which to supply his stock. A well
had to be dug.
For many weary days the youth
stood and watched the pro
gres* of .lgginc a well in Texas.
The lony .rill pierced deeper and
deeper, and the expense column
pierced deeper and deeper into
his packet. But he muit have
water, and he was determined to
ntaud the expense of digging e
well.
But when the bucket, the first
to reach a liquid substance, came
rising from the well, it contained
?OIL!
In a comparatively short time
the youthlul South Carolina boy
found himKelf the possessor of
wealth beyond hie wildest hope*
and dreamt. Oil flowed in plenty.
He was a rich man. He
worked his find carefully, economically,
writing home to the
old folks all tho time that he was
doing well. He did not tell them
of bis find, for it might prove a
mirage, and they would be forced
to share in his disappointment.
By and by as he grew richer
news of bis aged parents found
its way to his western home. He
learned that they were in want?
that it had become necessary to
mortgage the little farm. Later
he heard the mortgage was due,
and there were no funds to meet
the demands of the holder of the
mortgage.
John Williamson secured New
! York exchange for $2,500, bought
a ticket to Camden, and was booh
1 near the scene of hia birth. lie
, walked to the hotel regiater and
I wrote in a strong, firm hand,
I'M. A. Williamson." It was late
at night. Next morning he boi
cured a livery team and drove to
the little home under the shadow
of the hill.
In the little home the New Year
I hail dawned cold and cheerless.
I here waa no happiness, no good
cheer there. The wolt was howling
at the dot>r, and the strong
arm of the law stood ready to
evict the aged couple who had
stood the shattering blasts of so
many stormfl.
John reached the little home.
He leaped from the buggy and
was shortly in the arms of those I'
who had Riven him life. It was
a sweet home coming,tinged with
the sadness of pressing need. Hot
that day the parents buried their
sorrow. They would be cheerful
for John's sake. Around the (-pen
fireplace the trio sat until the 1
shades of gloom began to cast a
veil over the face of the sun.
Then John t<^Jd them of his oil ^
well ; of the purpose of his visit ; tl
of how he meant to raise the ol
mortgage. The old couple hung ol
on his words in breathless sus- y
pense. Then the good, patient
mother fell to weeping, silently, .j.
The old man brushed a tear from
hiH eye,and with trembling hands '*
took down from the high mantle
the old and worn Bible. He read r<
"Bless the Lord oh my soul, and fM
forget not all His benefit*.''
After the reading ihe little b?
group knelt around the fireside N
and an eloquent pisyeraasof d
fered. There was happiness in al
that home, p,
Wonderful IVe rre.
sc
Is displayed by many a man |()
enduring ir.?* of accidental,thits
wound", nrni?e?. Burns, Scalds,
Sore feet or stifT joints. But yc
there?s no n~ed for it Bueklen's
Arnica Salve wili kill the pain ,
and cure th* tmnbls. It's the 1
i heat Salve on earth for Piles, too. C'
25o, at Crawford , J. F $Mackey
& do., ?r.d Punderhurk .
Phnrmacy, Druggists.
CM
Columbia'* Mission: Boy Found fit
Dead "I
The body of Stephen Howell,
the young boy who disappeared
from his home in Columbia ft
about three days before Christ n
maa was found Tuesday after '
noon lying in a pmall branch on f(i
the Suber place, three milea Is
from the city. The head was aI
moat severed from the b->dy and
horribly mutilated. The pocketa fl|
of his clothes were turned, show ^
ing that the motive for the hlnodv
deed was robbery. The missing
aid that has been the basin for '
the belief of foul play was found ''
a few feet from the body. The
coroner wa? summoned imme ''
dinte)7 and hrld an inquest at
which the boy's lather positively w
identified the body as being that T
of his eon. (I
On the day on which Howell ei
was last teen alive he wan sent gj
with a strange negro into the n
woods for the purpose of gathering
evergreens for Christmas derr
corations. The negro returned
and received the money for his fif
services and when questioned hy ''
Howell's mother, he said the boy
had left him at the dinner hour.
At the time there was no suspicion
of crime aud the negro was
allowed to leave. Since then
i L i -i - * i
luiiiuuK hum uHt-ii iicHru 01 nim ;
The body was partly oaten by 0,
vultures.
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The peculiar cough which indicates
croup, in usually well known KJ
to the mothers of croupy children.
No time should be lost in
the treatment of it, and for tins c>
purpose no medicine has received P
more universal approval than J
Chamber'ain's Cough Remedy. }
Do not waste valuable time in \
experimenting witti untried rem \
edies, no matter how highly they '
may be recomended, t>ut give j
this medicine as directed and all ?
symptoms of croup will quickly
disappear. For sale by J. F. ^
Mac key <V Co., Druggist,
The real grief never goes 011 h
1 il rnuu rtu ? u tin f
V* i wno p?? I?MV| | *
The burden sharer* will be the '
crown wearerH.
H
Von Know Wlmt Voii Ar?i ThUIiik |^
When yon take (irove'g TaatelcnH Chill U
Tonic becaune the formula is (tlninIy
printed on every bottle showing that m
It in nimply iron and Quinine in a *
tasteless form. No cure no pay. 50c U
IIE PKICE WE PAY FOlt
CHAKACTEIt KUILDINU.
uporintendent Thinks Teacher's
Pay Should be Doubled.
lie Stale.
The New York, Chicago and
onion School Journal ' thinks
lal ''one of the ablest sections
i he admirable annua1, report
vupt. Ji. o.JJrener of Uolurubia,
0.," is that taking up the
uestion of teachers' salaries,
hat secfion of Mr. Dreher's re
rt says :
' No efficient teacher will ever
reive in this world a just commutation
for her labors. Iler
iv:ce8 to the community cannot
j reckoned in dollars and cents,
o one can estimate the value ot
mracter and intelligence; mority
and brains are priceless
>r this reason teachers should
? well paid for their work ; our
li< dule of salaries should be
cber than at present.
After anxiously awaiting for
>rs an increase of salaries, the 111ouncement
by the school board |
in the maximum salary of a
fie teacher would hereafter be
10."), instead of $3fi0, as heretore,
was most welcome news to
it 'eachers. Although this is a
mitying increase, and is much
predated by the teachers, a
mrt example in division will
tow that a teacher that receives
salary of $405 per annum has
per diem income of only $111.
I<h is what we pay our teachers
ir rharacter building ; ignorant
borers who dig dirt on the
r"fi9 of Columbia receive alios?
as much, while plumbers,
ruklayers an 1 carpenters earn ,
I least twice as much.
"Our people do not yet seem
.lis able to appreciate the fact
sat the schoolroom controls the
e^iiuy of our country ; when
tev do, our teachers will be paid
il tries somewhat commensurate
it !i the importance of their work
hat we, here in Columbia, have
lade a start in this direction is
ncouraging; but a stop,however,
lould not bo made until the
laximum salary of a urade teachr
shall bo $60 a mouth for 12
lOiiths in t lie year. The highest
ilary commands the best talent;
io best is the cheapest."
nrrt lllootl nn<l Nhln IIInchnii,
Ifrhltiir lliimorM, rirri iiih,
NcritfiilH. o r.
Send no money?simply write
nd try Botanic Blood Balm at
itr expense. A personal trial of
lood Balm is better than a
l iiisand printed testimonials, so
nn't hesitate to write for a free
nnple.
If you sufFer from ulcers, ec?ma,
scrofula, blood poison, can
?r, eating sores, itching skin,
imples, boils, bone pains, swell
lgs, rheumatism, catarrh, or any
lood or skin disease, we advise
on to take Botanic Blood Balm
B B.B.). Especially recominen 1
ed for old, obstinate, deep-seat-!
leases of malignant blood or
<in diseases, because Botanic I
Hood Halm (B.H.B.) k i 11 h the J
.jison in the blood, cures where ,
II else tails, heals everv sore,I
lakes the blood jnire and rich,
ivert the "kin the r 1 < h glow ol
ealth. B. H. R., the moat por?ct
blood purifier made. Tlior-!
nghly tested for 30 years. Costs
1 per large bof'le at drugstores,
o prove it cures, sample of
llood Halm sent free by writing
Hood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ca.
Inscribe trouble and free nieili
<1 advice sent in sealed letter.
I his is an honest oirer?
ledicine sent at once, prepaid.
??
Often The Kidneys Are
Weakened by Over-Work.
Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood. 4f
It used to be considered that only
urinary and bladder troubles were to be
P traced to the kidneys,
but now modern
science proves that
nearry all diseases
have their beginning
in the disorder of
these most important
The kidneys filter
and purify the bloodTherefore,
when your kidneys are weak
or out of order, you can understand how
- - - ? rc?4?.1 1
quickly your entire oooy is imwcu auu
how every organ seems to fail to do its
duty.
If you are sick or " feel badly," begin
taking the great kidney remedy, I)r.
Kilmer's Swamp-Root, because as soon
as your kidneys are weH tliey will help
all the other organs to health. A trial
will convince anyone.
If you are sick you can make no mistake
by first doctoring your kidneys.
The mild and the extraordinary effect of
Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great
kidney remedy, is soon realized. It
stands the highest for its wonderful cures \
of the most distressing cases, and is sold ^
on its merits by all
druggists in fifty-cent
and one-dollar size 1' -'EIr-'Hbottles.
You may
have a sample liottle nomo of swamp-Root.
by mail free, also a pamphlet telling von
how to find out if you have kidney or
bladder trouble. Mention this paper
when writing to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Bingliamton,
N. Y. Don t make any mistake,
but remember the name, Swamp-Root,
Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, ami the address,
Biughamtou, N. Y., on every bottle.
LANCASTER & CHESTER
RAILWAY COMPANY
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT NOV 29, 19)3.
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY.
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CONNECTIONS
OH F.STK R?Southern, Seaboard, and Carolina
A North-Western Hallways.
LANCASTER?Southern Railway.
A. P. McLL'KK. Superintendent.
LKKOY SPRINGS. President.
Auditor's Notice.
Notice is hereby Riven that this office
will be open from the 1st tlav of
.iHiitiarv to thp '20th ilav of Pf>hrn?r?
1904, for the purpose of receiving the
returns of the taxpayers of Lancaster
county.
All person" having property in
their possession or control, as managers,
hoMers or as husband, parent,
guardian, trustee, execut or, administrator,
receiver, accounting officer,
agent, attorney, or factor, on the First
lay of lannary 1904, are required to
list ihe same for taxation within the
time required hy law or incur the
penalty or Fifty percent, which attaches
in cases of failure to do so.
The full tax of One Dollar is laid
upon all male persons between the
ages of 21 and tin years, except persons
who are maimed and unable to
earn a support, and Confederate soldiers.
For the convenience of the puhlio
the Auditor or an assistant will attend
the following places in the
county on the days named :
< isceoliv?Tuesday Jan. M h, 12 to 3
o'clock II'lea-ant
Valley ? Wed .Ian t?
lielair?Tuesday, .Ian. 7.
Van Wyck ? Friday, Jan. K, it to 1*2
o'clock.
Dixie a. hi., Dwight, p. in., Monday,
Jan. lit h.
TradesviIle?Tuesday, Jan. 12th. i
Taxah&w Wednesday. Jan. IHth.
Flat ''reek chure.h ?Thursday, Jannary
1 It h.
Dr. <\<t. Welsh's?Friday, .Ian. 15.
Primus?Saturday, January Pith, to
12 o'clock.
Ilaile liold Mine?Monday, Jan. IS.
Kershaw? 1 uesday and Wednesday
Jan. I'u h and 201 h
I leal h Springs?Tuesday, Jan. 21 at.
Pleasant llill?Friday, Jan. 22, to
2 p. in.
Dry (,'rprh ?Monday, Jan. 25th.
I'nder an aet of the legislature, all
persona having a gross income of
$2,500 or more, are required to make a
return of the same to the Auditor at
the time of making their other
returns.
It will be to the interest of every
taxpaper to make his return prompt ly
of all personal property; also ol all
transfers or improvements on real m
estate, and srvm Him
r. I 1,1 IIT
cent which attar,hex after the 20th of
February 1904. Heapt.,
J NO. A. COOK,
Deo. 9, 03-tld V"""" A"'m"Fi