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The Lexington Dispatch. ' Wednesday, April 2, 1902. Tillman's Tariff Speech. ; i Special to the News and Courier. Washington, March 23 ?South Carolina has an infant industry. Senator TillmaD, when the bill for the repeal of the war revenue taxation was called up in the Senate last Friday, introduced the infant to the Senate as "a poor, measly Southern . tariff baby, with only one protected citizen, so far a South Carolinian.'' j He referred of course, to Dr. Chas. j U. Shepard and his tea farm at 4'Pinehurst," Summerville, S. C. A short time ago Dr. Shepard wrote a letter to Senator Tillman asking his ^ assistance in defeating the repeal of the war tax on foreign teas. It was in this connection that Senator Till- 2 man called the Senate's attention to ( the tea culture experiment in South t Carolina. And while he did not care s to plunge the Senate into a tariff de- e bate just at this time, Senator Till- n man gave notice that he would, at i the earliest opportunity, attempt to a have this tax on tea reinstated. In bis letter to Senator Tillman r Dr. Shepard stated that under the t protection of the ten cent per pound 8 tax on tea and the assistance of Con- a gress in providing funds for experi- o mentation in tea culture, there was strong hope of successfully launching a r.ew industry in the Southern w . - w States. An estate of one thousand j acres is being established gradually and foreign capitalists are seeking to q invest $200,000 in another plantation in that vicinity. Ia addition Dr. Shepard says in his letter that the numerous small1 undertakings j and correspondence with the leading officers of the big trunk line systems j of the South and Southwest both c lead bim to believe that tea culture | ^ will soon be established on a large ^ scale and that parties are now contemplating the purchase of experimental tea estates along these railroads. The repeal of the tax on foreign teas will, in the opinion of Dr. Shep ard, deprive American growers of assistance equivalent to the difference in the cost per pound of tea between the Iccal and Oriental price of labor, and net enly discourage those who have embarked in the industry, but prevent others who are now considering the project from attempting to C follow them. Senator Tillman read to the Senate v Dr. Shepard's letter and an extract c from an official statement of the f Secretary of Agriculture commend- ] ing the industry heartily. Senator t Tillman then went on to make the a poiLw chat the establishment of large g tea farms in the South would offer c employment to many of the thous- t ands of little pickaninnies aloDg the g coast. Dr. Sbepard utilizes this t labor with success on his farm, and c in addition to being taught how to t pluck tea and to perform other work ^ in connection with the product of the t crop. Dr. Shepard has established schools at Pineburst, where these negro children are received and educated. r "Having called ycur attention to ^ the fact,*' said Senator Tillman in -j conclusion, "that we have a little j baby in South Carolina that might, with your assistance and benevolence, j yield seme aid and comfort to those < little colored children in the way of ; calico frocks, handkerchiefs, ribbons ' J! - on a in firviQ ana a miic uenci iuuu; uuu uuio enable capital to go into those lands 1 and, by training the negroes in plant ing tea, have that regioD, which is now selling from only one to five i dollars an acre, blossom like a rose; and notifying yon that whenever the ' opportunity offers, if I am in thi3 ] chamber, I propose to press for a tariff on both tea and coffee; although we have not any coffee plantations down there, we have some in Porto Rice, we are going to have ecme in th& Phihroines and we have got i ? n w . some in Hawaii?but &3 a Democrat, < desirous of having a revenue tariff' i i mainly, with incidental protection. I will let this bill come to a vote and subside for the present.*' It :8 expected that the visit of President Roosevelt and the Cabinet to the Charleston Exposition next month will include a visit lo Pine- 1 hurst, where they will be conducted j i over the tea farm and be enabled to see for themselves what is being done in the wcy of tea culture, as well as in behalf of the negroes. Secretary Wilson entertained the Cabinet some time ago &t one of their meetings with a description of the tea farm at Pinehurst, and he will post the President and other members of the Cabinet in regard to the industry before their arrival at Pinehurat. It is expected that good results will follow the visit of the party to Pinehurst, and this, together with Senator Tillman's efforts in the Senate, may result eventually ;n having the tax on tea restored. Congress Adjournment Mil Probably Be About Middle of May. "Washington, March 28 ?Senator i liiison is q noted today as saying that ' Congress will adjourn probably be- { iween May 25th and June 1st. The J itatement was a surprise to almost ( ?*"<?? no rronornl imrirAfininn - 7 Y CI J uur, cio iuu ^ j,. ^ vas tbat the session would run well } nto July. There is an immense r amount of work yet to be done. The Democrats are preparing to nake a strong campaign to reduce be Republican msjoiity in the house, ,nd have some hope even of getting , Democratic maj >rity. The strug- * :le will be a great one. t How's This. c "Wa fino TTnn^rpr? TVillars T T U UUbL \/ w ? g leward for any caee of Catarrh that annot be cured by Hall's Catarrh t lure. F. J. Cheney & Co., Props, Toledo, 0. S c We, the undersigned, have known !\ J. Cheney for the last 15 years, v nd believe him perfectly honorrble 3 all business transactions and finanially able to ca^ry out any obligaions made by their firm. . p. Vest Sc Truax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, 0. WTaldiog, Kinnsn & Marvin, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, 0. . Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken interg ally, acting directly upon the blood nd mucous surfaces of the system 'rice 7oc. per bottle. Sold by all ^ )ruggists. Testimonials free. Hall's Familv Pills are the best. , r Fine Spun Theories. "arolina Spartan. Fine governmental theories do not * ?ork out well at all times. Demo- r irats have been taught to stand for 1 ree trade and equal privileges to all. I But these Democrats vote for pro- c ection and favor trusts and as Sen- c itor Tillman says steal from the i government when the opportunity 1 iffers. Theoretically we are opposed * o subsidies of aDy kind whether for hips, infant industries, and agricul- 1 ural products, but we find good Dem- i icrats voting for these when the in- 1 erest of their section demands it. * iVe do not propose to keep the coun- 1 ry straight on these matters. 1 Sold Mine at Union. " 1 Union county, S. C, said to be c ich in gold ore, ha3 secured capital ,o develop it. Messrs. J. 0. Stillson, ^ K. Belli3 and G. A. Deitck, all of 1 [ndianapolis, Ind , today made ap * plication for a charter for the ? Dphir Gold Mining Company at West Springs, which will have a capital cf 1 $10,000. i I I take great pleasure in giving the ? very highest testimonial to Dr. { Biker's Blood and Liver Cure. I j used it in 1895 Inflammatory Piheurrofiam T WAR fcPVPrslv with tbe disease and tried my family j physician, in addition to various 3 remedies, without effect. I procured , some cf the above medicine, and before using a bottle of it I could walk ] without my crutebe?, and by the , time I had used a bottle and a half, I felt entirely well, and have not , suffered any since. I cheerfully recommend it, and believe it will do j all its propictors claim for it. i Respectfully, E. O. Mastin, Deputy Collector of Vt'ilkes County, N. C., Feb. 22, 1S(J8. For sale at the Bazzar. ( Solomon's wives were contented ( because they did not have to go out i n bad weather to gossip. I ymu r* * aLTi^aKwa.*-"^ DO YOU GET UP WITH A LAME BACK ? Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable, Almost everybody who reads the newspapers is sure to know of the wonderful :) ) ^ , cures made by Dr. '?ii Kilnier's Swamp-Root, t lj *lhe great kidney, liver Jlj J ii ar*d bladder remedy. ~fl 'J ir \ I i~': gr"^t mediLJ-f p' cai triumph of the nine\ yj y\ jijlil teenth century; d:s SpHL jj'iit covered after years of J) p^t t r nuyj scientific research by 'J F" ft^xBDr. Kilmer, the emi[ _ ' nent kidney and blad (jer Specjaj,;st) an(j |s wonderfully successful in promptly curing lame back, kidney, bladder, uric acid troubles and Bright's Disease, which is the worst form of kidney trouble. Dr. Kilmer's Swamp=Root is not recommended for everything but if you have kid ney, liver or bladder trouble it will be found just the remedy you need. It has been tested in so many ways, in hospital work, in private practice, among the helpless too poor to purchase relief and has proved so successful in every case that a special arrangement has been made by which all readers of this paper who have not already tried it, may have a sample bottle sent free by mail, also a book telling more about Swamp-Root and how to rind out if you have kidney or bladder trouble. When writing mention reading this generous jffer in this paper and send your address to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Bing'Sfular fiftv cent and Home of Swamo-Root. - o J . iollar sizes are sold by all good druggists. The Farmer's Life. dewberry Observer. Shakespeare says something like his: If to do were as easy as to say rbat ought to be dene, then chapels lad bfen churches and poor men's :ottages rich men's palaces. Aud it is so. It is much easier to ay how a thing ought to be done ban to do it that way. It is easier o tell farmers how to run their farms han it would be to run them if the ;iver of the advice only had the hance to try it. Nevertheless we tewepaper fellers are deeply coninced that the farmers are the bapnest men in the world, and would be he luckiest and the richest, too, if hey would only set about it the right way. Just think of it. Here is a man hat has the soil and the climate suitble for raising every pound of meat nd bread and fruit and vegetables hat he could possibly need?nearly verytbing for the outer and the inter man?a yard full of chickens, >en3 full cf hogs, milk and butter ;alore, mutlon and beef without imit, and? blessing of blessings? taving to work bard only about eight ' TT?1_ _ 1 nontt s in tne year. vvno wouiau l )e a farmer? It is the ideal life. Bat the reality is not so bright as he ideality: though, compared with nost other lines of industry, we beieve a farmer has the easiest and lappiest time. If he is at all sucjessful he has what Robert Burns ?all "the glorious privilege of being ndependent;" and there is nothing nore glorious to a poor human being ban that. He is not rushed to death every lour of the day and does not have to ie awake at night wondering where ie is going to get the money to pay lis rent and buy his provisions and lay bis debts. He has no cempetiors beating down prices until there s hardly a living in any ordinary ine of business, no'matter bow hard me works. He does not freeze half > '*- - -n _:_i 1:1? ;o aeam 10 cuiu wiuieis lifc-e iluo uue ias been, when a third of a cord of vood cost a dollar, and green at thai; )ut be takes his axe and goes out ind cuts all the wood he wants and sits by a roaring big fire at night ?nd on ra.ny days aDd dry days too f he likes, while his poor town brother is hugging a cold stove or shuffling about hunting the south side of a brick wall to keep from freezing. The farmer does not know what a ?ood tbiDg he has got. If all tbe farmers, or majority, would just raise their own "bog and hominy" and make cotton a surplus crop, they might not handle so much money, * __A J I but tn^y wouia cave a great ueui mere at the final settling up, and would be by far the happiest people on earth. It is e?4sier to say this than to do it; and yet :t looks altogether possible. O- m Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup Cures A Cough or Cold at once. Conquers Croup, Whooping Cough aud Measles' Cough without fail. Best for Bronchitis, Hoarseness, Grippe, Pneumonia, Consumption and Lung AfTecciien roonlf o LiUIJS. v^Uicn, ouaw itowivw. i I ; To Our Frisnds m Patrons OF LEXINGTON". We thank you very cordially for your patronage for the past year, and hope to grow more popular with you as time goes od. Our trade from your county was very satisfactory this eeasot?, but in order to increase our husi- j ness we are offering values such as you have never had the j oDDortunitv to realize before. We will sell you a 86 50 j "11 * m w Overcoat for S3 50 until closed out. A ?5 bill buys a | 810 00 Suit made by the Best Tailors. Other higher j grade goods in proportion. UNDERWEAR, Cheaper than the cheapest. Heaviest and I Best Fleeced Lined at 30c. See these, it will pay you. We do quite a nice JOBBING BUSINESS.! \ This Department is growing every day. I will be glad to see any merchant in my store, as I always have some little jobs or bargains to offer. Call on me at The Bee Hive 1 A ITT Dm A A rui 1111 A3 WaTM i Luw i m uiuwiug omiid, 1554 MAIN STREET, COLUMBIA. S. C. September 9. 3m. ~ T I l A Free Picture of Gen JLee | li Any veteran, who contemplates attending the Reunion at Dallas, m ? April 22nd to 25th, will receive a handsome picture of General An j g; Robert E. Lee, and a copy of his farewell address (suitable for framing), if he will send us his name and address, and the name ' In and address of the Camp to which he belongs. faj fl _ Ycur best route to Dallas will be via Memphis The (m )Jf ''otton Belt operates itsown trains (two each day) from 11 jffl alBralw V Memphis to Dallas and other Texas cities without VI uf/ii8Elh&XsBk change. These trains leave Memphis, morning and W evening, after the arrival of trains via all lines, thus <ij3|f; offering you close connections ana excellent service. A BAiRD. Traveling Passenger Agent, Atlanta, C-a. | fLo [. W. La BEAUME, General Pecsengcr and Ticket Agent, St. Louis, 'Ho. Jk | _ j For the Next Thirty Days We | Will Sell 50c. Split Bottom Oak Chairs at 40c. 60c*. Cane Bottom Oak Chairs, at 50c. I 75c. High Back Dining Room Chairs at 65c. ?2.50 Oak Bedsteads at ?2.00, ?2.50 Folding Springs at ?2.00. ?1.50 Oak Rockers at ?1.15. " ! and various other things at prices j that will surprise you. Call and | see us or mail your orders. Meni tion Dispatch. 1507 MAIN ST., COLUMBIA, S. C. January 15 j FOR A FULL AND COMPLETE LINE OF ? ? - ? - ? ?bwim n n a a ma m. s ? gfh ! AGRICULTURAL IMPLSMtNSS I CALL AND SEE US, WE WILL SAVE YOU MONEY EVERY TIME. I I ! YOU ARE BLIND TO YOUR INTEREST IF YOU FAIL TO SEE US BEFORE BUYING. TRY US AND YOU'LL HAYE NO REGRETS. , _ j 642" MAIN ST., COLUMBIA, S. C. | January 15, 1U02. SEABOARD AIR LIXE RAILWAY. ] JplkYEST! ^\ I Double Daily Service Between New York, Tampa, Atlanta, m New, Orleans and Points South 0 and West. IN EFFECT DECEMBER 1st, 1901. 1 SnTTTTTWAT?.n / WW V IT Daily. Daily No. 31 No. 27 lv New York. P. R. R.. 1 00 pm 12 10 am lv Philadelphia, PER. 3 29 pm 7 20 am lv Baltimore, PR K... 5 45 pm 9 34 am lv Washington, PR R. 7 00 pm 11. 01 am lv Richmond, SALE) 10 40 pm 2 38 pm iv Petersburg, 44 jll20pu,: 3 18 pm f lv NoiliLa Jet, ,4 | 142 am 5 45 pm ! lv Henderson, 2 09 am j 6 12 pm 1 lv Raleigh, j 3 32 am 7 35 pm lv Southern Pines,44 I 5 27 am| 9 27 pm No. 33 | lv Hamlet, 44 6 35 am'10 35 pm j No. 31 lv Columbia, J 44 J 8 40 am 1 05 am ar Savannah 44 1 2 05 pm 4 40 am ar Jacksonville. 44 i 3 6ftnm! 9 06 am ar Tampa, " 5 OU am 5 40 piu No. 33 ; A ar Charlotte. " 9 23 amj ^ lv Chester, y 45 am j wl lv Greenwood, " 11 52 ami lv Athens, " 2 21pm! arAtlanta,? " 3 55 pinj ar Augusta. C & W C,. \ i> 40 pm; lv New York, j* Y P <fc N ft> 00 am j 9 00 pm lv Philadelphia. " 10 16 ainil 5:6 pm jv New 1'ork, U JLib Sv/O |3 00 pm: ^ lv liAiumore. ?5 JS Jf v o ;f6 30 pm lv Waan'ton, N & vv s b j 6 30 pm No. 33 No. 41 lv Portsmouth, SAL Ry 8 50 pm 9 25 am lv Weldon, ** ill 35 pm^l2 02 pm No. 31 , lv Norlina Jet, " 12 55 am 1 30 pm lv Henderson, " | * 25 am 2 05 pm lv lialeigh, " 2 50 am 3 55 pm ! lv Southern Pines," 5 05 am 6 18 pm i No. 33 i lv Hamlet, " i 6 35 am 7 30 pm ^ xr"7 ~VI ? I i X*U. OX Xt(J. 1 lv Columbia,]: 4 4 8 40 am 1 05 ain ' ar Savannah, " 12 05 pm 4 40 am ar Jacksonville, ' 3 50 pm 9 05 am ar Tampa, " 5 00 am 5 4 > pm .No. ?53 j JNo. 30 lv Wilmington, " j 3 05 pm ar Cn-'iioite. j 9 23 am 10 32 pm iv Gtiester, 44 j y 45 am lk35 am lv Greenwood, " 1152 am 3 43 am i lv Athens, 44 2 21 pm 5 13 am / ar Atlanta,-^ 44 j 3 55 pm 7 50 am f ar Augusta. G it NV C, 5 40 pm ' ar Macon, G of Georgi* 7 20 pm 11 20 am ar Moutgom'r*, A A W r. 9 20 pm b 30 am < ar Mobile, L & N ] 2 55 am 4 15 pm ar New Orleans. L & N 7 2) am b 25 pm ar iNaSQvnii'. > G & ?*t L 0 4U am b 55 pm j ar Memphis, 44 I 4 00 pm. b 25 am NORTHWARD. | Daily | Daily No. 31 No. 36 lv Tampa, SAL Ry.... 9 00 pni 8 CO am lv Jacksonville, " 10 10 airi 7 40 prn lv Savannah, 44 1 55 pm 11 20 pm Jv Columbia.-^ " ' j 4 10 pm 7 05 pm lv Alempnis N A StL 12 4o pm ooopm ftlv Nasville. 44 9 30 am 9 30 am . lv New Orleans, l? ?fc N 'J 30 pm 8 Ompm lv Mobile 44 1 35 pmii2 30 am lv Monteom'rv, A. & W P 6 30 pm 615 am lv Macou. C ot Georgia; 8 00 am 4 20 pm lv Augusta. 0 & VV 0 .. 110 05 am| ; No. 32 No. 3b lv Atlanta, ^ S A L Ryl 100 pm 9 00 pm ar Athens, 44 j 2 57 pm 11 23 pm ar Greenwood, 44 ! 5 19 pm 1 56 am ar Chester. 44 : 7 20 pmi 4 00 am lv ohurlotte. 44 7 38 pm 5 00 am ar Wilmington |i2 05 pm a i No. 34 No. 66 lv Hamlet 44 10 40 pm 7 25 am lv Soutnern Rinetj, ii 33 pm 8 17 am lv Raleigh. 44 | 1 35 am 10 20 am ar Henderson, 44 I 3 07 am 11 32 pm iv jNoriiun Jet. tf 34 amiiz ia pm iv Petersburg, * : 5 54 ami 2 26 pm 4 lv ."Richmond, ' 6 45 am 3 12 pm ] ar Washington. P R E10 10 ami 6 35 pm ar Baltimore. P R R.... 11 25 am 11 25 pm ar Philadelphia, P R E 11 36 pm 2 56 am ar New York, P R R ... : 4 35 pm 6 30 am No. 22 No. 3es lv Norlina Jct.S A L Ryi 3 55 am 1 25 pm lv Weldon, " 5 56 am 2 40 pm ar Portsmouth " | 7 15 am 5 25 pm ar Wash'tou. N <fe \V ?s Jb 6 55 am ar Baltimore, t# b P Co f6 45 am ar New York. O US?Co t2 15 pm ar Philadelphia,NYP&N +5 46 pm 5 i0 am ar New York. " ; 8 08 pm 7 43 am Note?{Daily Except Sunday. Cafe Cars between Hamlet and Savannah on Trains Nos. 31 and 34. J Central Time. $ Eastern Time. For anv lurthtr information aDply to W. P. SCRUGGS. Traveling Passenger Agent. Savannah. Ga. R. E. L BUNCH. Geueral Passenger Agent. 4 t -\r r> ii.d J U, -JJ.. l^JLUXk, 1QI > iV/C X Portsmouth, Va. 0 j Money to Loan. TT7E ARE PREPARED TO NEGOTI- i Vf ate loans promptly on improved 4 real estate in Lexington eonnty at T per cent, interest. No commissions. Borrower pays actual expenses oi preparation of papers. THOMAS & GIBBES. Attorneys at Law, Columbia, S. C. November 13. Omos. Money to Loan ON FARMING LANDS. LONG TIME. Easy payment. No com mission. Bor- J rower pays actual cost of periecting Loan. ^ f V "DAI Vft'T> Central National Bank Building. COLUMBIA, S, C. COL. G. T. GRAHAM. Lexington, S. C. July 18? ly.