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? ?a?aM The Lexington Dispatch. Wednesday, March 18, 1903. Random Thoughts. The extraordinary session of the Senate is still dragging its weary length along. The Philippine tariff bill failed to pass the' last session of Congress. This is one of the reasons why the President called the Senate to meet in extraordinary session. It would be great fun to have a Democrat elected President next year if for no other reason than to watch with what undue haste the negroes will vacate the White House. We have heard Dofching lately of that "light in the West" that some people claim to have seen some years ago. It must have been extinguished at the death and burial of the hydra-headed monster?Populism. Nothwithstand the great hue and cry 'that has recently been made against the unlawful taking of human life the work still goes on. We ean scarcely pick up a paper but it contains an acconut of a murder. Tbe Senate committee on foreign relations has decided to make a favorable report on tbe Cuban treaty, but before it can become a law it will have to be approved by the House, which, beiDg an administration measure, it will no do receive at the earliest possible moment. The Democrats will not stand in the way of its ratification and the measure will have fair sailing. An application has been made to the Secretary of Stats for a charter incorporating the Aiken and Columbia Railway company. The road is to be operated by either steam or electreity. We trust that this road will be built, and what is more we care not wifh vhoBo mnnov ifc in hnilK nr whether the project is "financed" in New York, Augusta or Columbia, so that it is built. The bill providing for the appointment of a Federal judge for the Western District of South Carolina was not reached during the closing scenes of the last Congress. The inevitable is only postponed a session, and perhaps it is well it haB. Had the measure become a law at the last session the appointment would have been at the disposal of Teddy, the Coon Hunter, and there is no telling what might have happened. Hovernor Keyward is now experi?tu>incr what a hardflhinifciR to bathe Chief Magistrate of a great State like South Carolina and the pains and penalties of being popular. His office is said to ba flooded with a plethora of invitations to make addresss from many cities, towns, villages, hamlets and cross roads in the State. Were he to accept them all he would go down in history as "the man who talked himself to death." It is great to be popular. Governor Heyward has received information of a suspected case of smallpox at Johnston, Edgefield county. There is said to be twenty oases of this loathsome disease in the factory village at Laurens. According to the Monitor, backed by the opinion of the local medical fraternity, the smallpox at Johnston is confined to one person, and that every precaution baa been taken to prevent the spread of the disease. Tbe alarm of smallpox has been given so often that tbe disease baa lost much of its terrors and the people are becoming indifferent concerning it. At last tbe worm has turned upon tbe heel that crushed it and threatens to get the upper band of its wouldbe destroyer. Tbe farm hands in some of the Western agricultural States are forming labor unions with ' ~" J mivnnaa ^Afnon^inn MiO tl >UWUU J^Ul j^/UCC7 VAhigher wages for the eame amount of work per day. In some of the States in which it is possible for labor to control capital on account of the scarcity of the former class, the situation is dark and threatening. It is said that the Hobos, who are the dependence of the farmers in the land of the setting sun during the rush season, are giving in their names to the organization by the score. The regular hands, those who work the year round, are demanding $35 per month and board, which is an increase of $15 per month. The powers that be have about decided to have a mounted constabulary so as to catch the Charleston fleeing wagons which are said to be loaded with contraband whisky. Governor Hey ward is firm in his determination to enforce the dispensary law without fear or favor or know the reason why it is not done, and in this determij tion he will meet with the approval, | encouragement and assistance of all ! law abiding citizens. One day re! cently, Chicco, of Charleston, who | has heretofore been greater than i the State of South Carolina, called upon the Governor in regard to a ? - 5 compromise, Due was given to understand in no uncertain notes that nothing but an unconditional surrender would be considered and that hereafter he must obey every law of his adopted State like any other citizen, or, like John Brown's ghost, keep marching on. Admiral Crov:in9hield, the intrepid (?) naval officei who undertook to direct naval maneuvers around Cuba during the Spanish-Amarican war, from the City of Washington where there was no danger of being hit by Spanish shells, has got on a high horse because the navy department saw fit to transfer his flagship to another squadron and has asked to be placed on the retired list. Be it said to the credit of the department bis request was promply granted aDd he will come home to spend the balance of natural life on shore where it is hoped he will learn to become a wiser if sadder man. He was the chief conspirator in the disgraceful effort to steal the glory from the gallant Schley for hiving won the most brililant naval victory this world has ever witnessed and to place the laurel wreath on the brow of another who was twelve miles away when the glorious battle was fought and won. At the close of the last session of Congress the term of Hon. John L. McLaurin, as Senator from South Carolina expired, and he retires to the shades of private life carrying with him the sincere wishes for his future success and happiness from thousands of warm hearts in South Carolina. Senator McLaurin proved himself to be the ablest statesman that the State has had in the Senate Chamber since the days of Calhoun, and it will be many a loDg day before she will have another, we opine, who will equal him in statescraft. His retirement from public life is a direct blow to the State as well as to all her varied interests, and so sure cao tUkA ^aIIa mo f V?a at* . aa aiima no kuo uiguu iuiiuno LUO uaj^ ou ouic as "truth crushed to the earth shall ! rise again," will the day come when | this fatal blunder will be fully rea- ! lized and the great wrong which has been committed against him in the name of Democracy be acknowledged and Mr. McLaurin's sincerity of purpose vindicated. He has been succeeded by Hon. A. C. Litimer, a gentleman of wide experience in national affairs and of considerable legislative ability, and he now wears the toga of McLaurin. Catarrh Cannot he Cured With local applications, as they cannot reach the seat of the diseases. Catarrh is a blood or constitutional disease, and in order to cure it you must take internal remedies. Hairs Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces. Halls Catarrh Cure is not a quack medicine. It was prescribed by one of the be9t physicians in this country for years and is a regular prescription. It is composed of the best tonics known, combined with the best blood purifiers, acting directly on the mucous surfaces. The perfect combination of the two ingredients is what produces such wonderful results in curing Catarrh. Send for testimonials free. F. J. Cheney k Co., Props., Tolec! , 0. Sold by druggists, price 75c. Hall's Family Fills are tbe beat. Tillman's Attorneys Consult. Columbia Evening Record. 13th inst Col. George W. Croft, of Aiken, Judge 0. W. Buchanan and other attorneys for Hon. James H. Tillman, were in the city today for a con9nltation with the Columbia attorney. They had nothing to say in regard to the meeting and it is presumed that they simply met to discuss the case. "Wateree Items. To the Editor of the Dispatch: The health of oar community i9 very good at present, with the exception of colds, but we don't count them any more. The steady rain fall is throwing the farmers behind with their work. This is the eighth or March and not a furrow ploughed yet! Mr. T. E. Addy has a muddy time carrying the mail these days. fciike, how did you and Old Big One get home last Sunday night? Boys, I tell you that crossing creeks such an evening as last Sunday was, especially on footbaek is rather disaif r> rvf + 1 MioV, oil ^iccauit j 11 uuu utaucu. an had botter go liko the old mac? about sundown. Mr. John Amick was pulling the yellow cats last Saturday evening He caught 20 cats weighing from one-half to three and a half pounds apiece; also three eels of the largest size and one rabbit. John outran the doge and caught the rabbit himself I tell you, John is a "natchel" born lishermaD, hunter and runner. Mr. George H. Koon finished threshing peas last week. He threshed 1,158A bushels. This is the largest crop that the Dutch Fork has ever raised. That's right, farmers, peas is the best and cheapest crop that we can plant. Peavines are the best of food for stock and we improve our land by planting them. Where is John Doolej? Is he dead or has he taken unto himself a wife? T I 1 Tk * *1 It* 111 doQD, wnere is na ana ms disck peppei? Were is the chaingang and the County Commissioners. Are they bogged up ia the mud? Last Friday night the young peo- j pie of our section enjoyed oDe of the old break downs again at Mr. Ruben Davis'. The old step was kept up till 12 o'clock. That's right, boys and girls, enjoy yourselves while you are young. Boy, don't call that old man in the store next Sunday if the preacher goes home with him. He might tell you it was Sunday again. If you go be sure and wait till they are at dinner. Mop. March 9, 1903. ? A J.J <!_ _ -P M severs ox wrrip. "When I had an attack of the grip laat winter (the second one) I actually cured myself with one bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy," Bays Frank W. Perry, Editor of the Enterprise, Shortsville, N. Y. "This is the honest truth. I at times kept from coughing myself to pieces by taking a teaspoonful of this remedy, aDd when the coughing spell would come on at night I would take a dose and it seemed that in the briefest interval the cough would pass cff and I would go to sleep perfectly free from cough and its accompanying pains. To say that the remedy acted as a most agreeable surprise is putting it very mildly. I had no idea that it would or could knock ouc the grip, simply because I had never tried it for such a purpose, but it did, and it seemed with the second attack of coughing the remedy caused it to not only be of less duration, but the pains were far less severe, and I had not used the contente of one bottle before Mr. Grip had bid me adieu.'1 For sale by Kaufmann Drug Co. ___ i I Dots from Peak. To the Editor of the Dispatch: With the exception of a few cases of sickness, the health of our community is good. Mrs. T. N. Shealy is on the sick list. She is very ill. I hope for her a speedy recovery. Miss Happie Derrick is convalesence. The weather has been unfavorable for the past week. cr-vrir-,rr nofs ara nnmirff nnw A. UV C^iiug VVUilL Q U liv " I I intend going to preaching this j afternoon and hope I will find a large j and attentive congregation. ; A Friend. -? *-? 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