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??x<? BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM Western South Carolina. 0 RATES REASONABLE. 0 SUBSCRIPTION 81 PER ANNUM 0 JOB PBlXTiXG A SPECIALTY. gs^eg^s5sas=^-gsa^:-i:vi.-1sk na gmai GO TO _ III - __________?-_?._ The Lexington Dispatch. : ~ ! VOL, XXVI. LEXINGTON, S. 0., FEBRUARY 2G, 189G. NO. 15.1 a???_B?????? ^???^?MBMaBKaBg?gMg PHILIP EPSTIl XII USX I: K, FOR III S -A. T S , GOODS, TRUNKS AND VALISES, ISO MAIN STEEET, COLUMBIA, S. C. Nov. 7?ly. SOUTHERN RAILWAY. Central time lutwe-u Columbia and J<pk,soar!lle. Easti i time::: other point*, j N(irl!)b<<niiil N . 3"J Xo. 3'? No. 38 January 10, 1803. Daily. Dally. Daily. Lv. Ja( ks- 'uviiie 11 uOaj 0 50 p " .w'ava::zali -5-p II - At. Colombia 6 -tip! SSOsj Lv.CrarV-iton ... ? 5 30jl 7 20 a At. CatELohia j H> hfy 1105 a Lv. Aulas'a 7 03 pj 2 Oip " (.v.-jiiiiTcvlllc. * 1 2 33 p , " Tvenlon 8 23 pi 2 58 p ! " Johnstons 8 4 >p| 3 lop At. Oohmibin 11 45 pj 5 OOp j Lv. < > - 7 -V: p 5 (>; a :> 05 p ! " WiiXisboro S 47 p 0 0!. a' 6 0>p . 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Charleston 1110a; 8t>0p j Lv. Columbia j lJ4i!ai 1 18 a Ar. Ss: car.r.::h 2 35 pi 5 35 a ^^Jacksonville. I Oi'ip' 9 45a' "... . SJ."ic Jiff'I sr. VA K SE ItV'Yt K 1-7-x. and 33?Washington aadS r.u ir.ve.stern Liirdred. YcstibaiedPullman curs. August ;> to Kcv York. Solid Vesilbtzlcd train with dining cars and first cla-is coach nor*!; of Charlotte. N--S. 25 and 30- U. S. Fas! Mail. Through Ibtitmnu drawing room buffet s ioping car between Jacks'):: vi:.c aad Now York. Also Pull- j Lata sleeping cars l>etween Jacksonville and Ciiicisuta'i via Ashcville. I\os ..] and 32?-"New York and Flori la Short Line Limited." Pullman compartment ear j i. id observation car between New York and St. i Augustine: also flrst-ciass coach. Pull man i drawing room buffet sb-ening '-ar between New | Yoikaad Tampa. Dining ear between New j York and Washington and betwe.* 1 .Saiisbury j r.aj sr. Ae.gU1 ine. SontliLnmd this train vyill pi.v. panda- Pudman drawing room sleeping ra;\ X??w Yorlt toC ohunbiac-: route toAttg tsta; l>iis'-;ir ix-jnv handled south of Columbia by t:uiv. N;>. 33, and northbound by train No. 38, Augusta to New York. S-h ? Xijs. 35 jj:i IJo not cn'er L'nion t8tation. Columbia. but discharge md take passengers and baggage at I-J'andiug s:- Station. V.*. H. UHEB.W J. 51. Ci'LP. <.4-. Supt.. V.4: -ibington. T. M.. V,ugton. F. I. WSI.LRS. Supt., i4 rum! : i s C. TY. A. TURK. :8. H. HA it! P.YICiC. (4. P. A.. Washington. A. (4 p. A . Atlanta. F. W. HUStMANN, C-T72T AITS LCOSSHITH, and dealer in G?J:?S, ?i2T3LS, PISTOL CARTRIDGES F:S?tNG TACKLE, an1 all kinds of Sportsmen's Articles. J which he has cow on exhibition and for i ale ;:t his stcr '3% Main Street, Near the Central Bank, Columbia, S. C. AGENT FOR HAZARD POWDER CO. | Repairing dons at short notice. . _ ( Paper and envelopes of all kinds writing and pencil table s, pens, j pencils, memorandum and pass books, purses, banjo, violin and I g li ar stri _ . and notionsg< nerally, urpMKr<i?PM?Mi, --iivii nnn.iivfcuimiii r gam THE ORCHESTRA. Upon the mountain's morning side The players, all in feathered coats, Or. tree tops swing. in thickets hide, And sound preliminary notes. The violinists hen and there Tune all their many strings unseen; Long sloping tones are in the air, With pizzicato bits between. Hark, 'tis a flute's roulade so near That revels gay and unafraid! Arid there the clarinet rings clear Its mellow trill from yonder glade. The gentle tappings of a drum Sound where the beeches thinner grow; j Nearer a humorist is come Upon his droll bassoon to blow. And now a 'cello from afar Breathes out its human, dim appeal? A voice as from a distant star Where mortals work their woe and weal. Then down a sylvan aisle I gaze. And to my musing sense it seem3 A leader mounts a stump and swaya His baton like a man of dreams. And here behold a marvel wrought 1 For marshaled in a concord sweet The blending fragments all are brought To tune and harmony complete. Is it a masterpiece that men Have heard before?and found it good? Is this the Ehineland o'er again? Am I with Siegfried in the wood? Nay, for this priceless hour 'tis mine To share with nature's audience A symphony too rare and fine For skill of human instruments. Loader, what music hast thou stirred! Players, still heed him every one! And God be thanked for every bird That sings beneath the summer sun. ?if. A. de Wolfe Howe, Jr., in Youth's Com* ! panion. A BOOKKEEPER. I "Err?what a fog!" said the good j man stepping out into the street. Ho j quickly turns up his coat collar, covers J his mouth with his muffier, bends down j his head, and, thrusting his hands into his coat pockets, he sots out for the office, j whistling on the way. Without doubt a regular fog. Not so very thick in tbo streets, because in the heart of Paris fog, like snow, does not stay long. It is pierced and torn by tho I many roofs, absorbed by the walls, and i gradually loses itself in the interior of j dwellings, even when the doors are open, : making the stairs slippery and the bal- J listers moist, mtj iuuvcuuouii ui vehicles and the passing to and fro of the early crowd driven out to work by the pressure of poverty cut it up, carry it away, disperse it, dropping it on the clothes of the office boys, wetting the waterproofs of the shopgirls and dimming their thin, sleazy veils. But at tko docks, still silent and de- i serted, on the bridges, the shore and the j river, it is still a dense, heavy mist, opaque, immovable, and the rising sun behind the church of Notre Dame seems shining like a night lamp through a tarnished cover. Despite the wind and the mist, our good man follows the docks. He could easily take another road to reach his office, but the docks have a mysterious attraction for him. He seems tc take pleasure in walking along the parapets, in grazing the stone balusters bearing the elbow marks of loungers. At that hour and in such weather the loungers are few?only hero and there do we see a woman carrying a basket of clothes leaning against the parapet, or some poor wretch resting upon his elbows and gazing into tko water with a ! weary look. Our good man regards j them a little closely?the water is so conveuicntly near them?and there seems to be in his mint, some strange connecting thought as i> 3 locks at them and the river. The river is not cheerful this morning; the fog mounting between its waves seems t o deaden the surface. The black roofs en the shore, with pipes j jutting out unevenly from the chimneys, ! give a dim re "lection of fog and smoke. Our good man docs not seem to find this at all melancholy. Ho is thoroughly drenched with the drizzle, hut he plods on with a pleasant smile at the corner of his mouth. Long, long ago, ho became accustomed tothese foggy roomings on the Seine. Besides, he knows that a little distance farther on, at his office, he will find a snug, well lined foot warmer, a good fire in his stove and a warm plate for his breakfast. These are the joys of a j bookkeeper ? a prison like happiness i known only to the poor stunted creatures whose lives aro passed in dark corners. "I must not forget to buy some apples," says cur good man to himself from time to time. And he whistles and : hastens along. You have rarely seen one j hurry to his work more cheerfully. Docks, and still nothing but docks, j finally a bridge, and we are behind tho j Notre Dame. Here the fog is much more intense. It comes from three points at once, almost blcts out the high towers of the church, and gathers in a thick mass at the angles cf iho bridge, as if striving to conceal something. Our good man stops. Ko is at his j place cf work. Dimly in the dark shad- ! ows we can distinguish some forms on ! the sidewalk, bending over as if waiting for some cue. And, much like the venders at the hospital gates and public squares, they have large flat baskets filled with oranges, apples and crackers. Ah, the beautiful apples, fresh and ! rosy in the mist! Our good man fills his pockets, smil- j ing at the apple woman, who shivers | with the cold though her feet are en- i cased in a foot warmer. Then he pushes i through the fog and touches a door, opens it aod crosses a small court, where : a cart is standing, with the horse harnessed. "Is the::o anything for us this morn- : ing?" he asks, as he passes alcng. "Yes, sir, and something very genteel j too.'' * i - i - - v - ' men ne quiCKiy enrc-rs n;s ornce. it is very warm and comfortable there; thy stove crackles in the corner, the foot | warmer is in its place, and his armchair is waiting for him close op to tho window in a good light. Tho fog makes a mellow curtain over the ..iudow panes, giving a mild and uniform light. Big ledgers with green backs are ranged in order on their Thi-sw Away His Cases. Mr. 1>. Wiley, ex postmaster. Black | Creek, X Y., was so badly afflicted with rheumatism that he was only able to bobble around with canes, I and even then it caused him great pain. After using Chamberlain's Pain Balm he was so much improved that he threw away bis canes. He 1 says this liniment did him more good i than all other medicines and treat- ! ment put together. For sale at 50 cents per bottle by Julian E. Kauff- , ?n?j?BBBB?BMI3BB1? .in? Cure or Headache. As a remedy for all forms of Head- i acbe Electric bitters has proved to j be the very best. It effects a perraanent cure and the most dreaded i habitual sick headaches 3ield to its ; influence. We urge all who are j afflicted to procure a bottle, and give j this remedy a fair trial. In cases of ! habitual constipation Electric Bitters ! cures by giving the needed tone to ; the bowels, and few case long resist the use of this medicine. Try it once. Large bottles only Fifty cents , at the Bazaar. shelves. One would say a notary's offico and study. Our good u.in breathes at ease. Ho is at home. Before beginning his work be opens a large closet, tabes oat a pair of heavy silk sleeves, which ho draws on carefully; also a little red plate and j 6oine pieces cf sngar. He then peels his apples with an air of satisfaction. The j fact is, one could hardly lind a more cheerful little office, better lighted or j arranged iu such good order. But, sin- j gularly enough, one hears the noise of j water everywhere; it surrounds yon, j envelops you, very much as if you were in tho cabin of a steamer. Below ycu the Seine rolls and tumbles at the arches of the bridge, making heaps cf foam at this point, always clogged by floating debris. Even in the house itself, all around the office, thero is a noise cf trickling water. I know not why, but the sound makes ycu shiver. It drops upon a hard surface and, re- j bounding, falls upon a broad stone floor, i Thero aro marble tables which make it seem still more cold. What do they wash at this strange laundry? What ineffaceable stain? At times, when tho trickling and pattering cease, down below wo hear the sound of solitary drops cf water, one by one, like snow in a thaw or the beginning of a shower. We might- think the fog was condensing, gathering upon the walls and continually dripping. It does not disturb our good man. He is entirely taken up with his apples, which aro beginning to steam in the little red plate, giving cut a faint perfume of burned sugar, and tho pretty sour seems to prevent Lim from hearing the sound of the water?that horrible dripping ! "Are you ready, recorder?" says a, hoarse voice from tho adjoining room. Oar recorder casts a glance at his apples and leaves them, with regret. Through the half open door a current of cold air, smelling of reeds and marshes, strikes him, and r. vision of clothes hanging on a lino ? raced mouses, worKingmen s garments, a calico dress stretched at full i length by the sleeves and dripping, j dripping 1 Ho has finished and re-enters. He lays J down upon tho tabic some small objects, all wet, and gees to the stove to thaw out his fingers, benumbed and reddened by the cold. "They must have been mad in such weather as this," ho said shivering. "What is the matter with them all?" When he is again comfortably warm, and when tho sugar melts and runs over the side of the plate, ho breakfasts in a corner of the office. While eating he opens one of his great books and complacently turns over the leaves. This big book is beautifully kept; the lines are straight and headed with blue ink, with little reflections of gold powder and a blotter for every page. Everything is in perfect order. Business seems to bo good. Our recorder has tho contented air cf an accountant locking over a good balance at the end of tho year. While He turns over the pages with delight they open the ucors of the adjoining room. There is the sound of a crowd upon tho stcno pavement and hushed voices as if in a church. . "Oh, how young she is! What a pity!" And there is a hushing and a whis- | poring. What is it to our good man whether she is young or not? He tranquilly finishes his apples and draws toward him the objects which he placed on the table but a short time before. A thimble full of sand, a pocketbook containing a son, a little pair of rusted scissors, so rusted that they never can j be used again. Oh, something else! A I working girl's book, all the pages stuck together; atom, defaced letter?a fewwords are still legible?"the child?no money?a month as a nurse." The bookkeeper shrugs his shoulders as if to say, "I have seen all that before." Then he takes his pen, blows away care-fully the bread crumbs which have fallen upon his book, makes a little preparatory gesture beforo getting his hand in the proper position, and then, in large round letters, he writes, "Felicie Rameau, metal burnisher, ago ?17 years."?From the French of Alphonse Daudet in Short Stories. Moving Indian Settlement. Many a time, while the morning stars were still shining, I have watched the ! mother dismantle the tent poles, wrench them out of their earth sockets, and lash them, two on a side, to a meek pony that had outlived his skittish days, and was now to bo trusted with tho little ones, who would ride in a comfortable nest made of the folded tent cover fastened between the trailing poles. Before ponies were obtainable dogs were the burden bearers, and in some remote places they aro still used. Great wero the snarls and quarrels incident to a dog train. Often an irritable fellow would find himself on his back or caught by his poles, so that ho became frantic with impotent rage. When fording a stream, the children and the pup- I pies were carried over on the backs of j women; the dogs and ponies had to ; plunge Or themselves.?"Tribal Life ! Among tho Omabas," by Alico C. ; i' letciier, in ueutnry. Japanese Occultism. You talk about the miracles of India, j but Japanese occultism isn't to be de- ! spised. The Indian adept will throw ; a rope into the air and lasso an iniugi- | nary peg, tlun climb up the rope, throw ! ir still higher and climb a second time, j after which ho will disappear altogether. ! That is very well, and I should like to ! see it done. Herrmann says he can dn- j plicate most things, but I imagine he j would be puzzled by this feat. The Japanese adept is not behindhand with his wonders. He has a ladder, and in place j of the ordinary rungs he has 12 swords j as sharp as razors. After a lot of incau tations he begins to ruouut the ladder | and doesn't stop until he reaches the uppermost rung. I don't think I should like to doit with bare feet, but it would ! be a delight to seo some one else do it j whose feet are not as valuable as mine j are?to me. The old song runs, "I don't know how to do it, but you do."?iNew York Herald. SKETCHES BY M. QUAD j It Ulade Him Tired. The station agent at Canon City had ! a half grown cinnamon bear chained up j to a post as a pet and a curiosity, and i whilo the train waited thero for the cast bound to come along many of tho passengers crossed tho tracks to gaze at the i living curiosity. Among them was a ; girl faced young man with a lisp, whe ! viewed the bear for awhile and then j went back to the agent and asked: "Thir, I thee you have a bear over I there." "Yes, sir." "Is ith a real bear?" "Of course." "If I should kill him, could I tele- j graph to my ma in New York that 3 ' had thlain a savage monster of the west?" ' " You cculd." "How much to let me thoot at him thix times?" continued the young man i as he fished up a small revolver. "Twenty dollars for six shots," replied the agent. "I will accept, and here is your moneth. Now, then, everybody thand back while I slay the monster in his tracks." We moved back, and he advanced to within ten feet of the bear and opened fire. The beast stood broadside on, eating some nuts thrown to him, and while the six shots were being fired he did not even raise his head. One bullet carried away a bit of his fur, but every one of the others weut over him. "Have I tblain him?" asked the young man as ho stood with empty weapon in hand. "He doesn't appear to bo slain," replied the agent. "Want to try six more at the same price?" "No, thir, I guess not. I will go and telegraph to ma tbath I started oath to thlay a monster of tho west, but ho refused to be thlain and tired me outh." lie Was Waitlu(j. He sat on a log in front of his shanty, smoking some sort of leaves or weeds in his homemade pipe, and when I rode up aud saluted him I thought him the most melaucholv individual I ever saw. "Down oa your luck:" I queried as I offered him somo smoking tobacco. "Waal, no," he slowly replied. "Lost my mewl by snake bite t'other day. but sicii things ar' to be expected." "You don't look well." "Guess not. I'vo bin sick fur about three months, and this is my fust day out. Wo must expect sickness, however. '' "Wife and children well?" "Wife run away last week, and the seven young uns ar' in thar with chills and fever. I was kinder discouraged this mcrnin, but I'm feelin quite chirky now." "I see you have no crops in," I said as I looked over the rank fields. "Not a crop, and I'm kinder glad on it. I won't hev no hustlin to do this fall." "Haven't you any poultry or live stock?" "Isoap. Had to sell my cow last winter, and the coyotes carried ofi thechickens. Had two hogs, but they died cf cholera. 2soap, no live stock to worry about." "This old shanty of yours is ready to tumble down." "Thai's a fact, stranger. She leaks like an old beet and kin hardly stand alone. Reckon the fust high wind will blow her all in a heap." "Provisions pretty scarce?" I persisted, seeing he was willing to talk. "Danno. All we live ou is johnnycake and corn coffee. Shouldn't wonder, though, if pervishuus was kinder skeerce.'' "Your nearest neighbor must be all of three miles away?" "Three miles was the Highest, but tin's A on rl r!"]?o riifrhesf: nno ia nn*.c miles away." "And don't you get lonely?" "Never." "But will v.gu tell mo what on earth you are living for?" "I will, stranger; I will,"he answered as ho got up and threw a piece of sod at a barking pup dog. "This 'ere claim is wnth about $500." " Yes." "And she's mortgaged for ?G00." "Yes." "And tho money's all gone, and the mortgago is to bo foreclosed nest month." "I see." "Waal, I'm living to see tho fun when the fule who lent $G00 on $500 | wnth of land gits around yore to foreclose ou me and take possession. After that I'm goin out and let a snake bite mo aud die." A Good Time In New York. As I was about to climb tho stairs cf the Third avenue elevated at Twentythird street tho other day a short, fat I man came tumbling down with a great j clatter and brought up with a smash j which would have busted a barrel of cider. "That's too bad," I said as I helped him to his feet aud picked up his hat for j him. "Oh, don't mind me," ho exclaimed j in reply. "That's four times I've fell down stairs today, and I haven't skassly barked my shins over it. I come down to New York 10 have a good time, and i I ain't goin to kick about anything." 1160 you are seeing New York?" "Seeinwitli both eyes. She's a buster ; of a town, ain't she? Went strollin j around last night, and a feller stole my ' watch, but I made no kick. That's what j I expected when I started from home, | you know." "Have yon lost your overcoat?" I ask- 1 ed, seeing he had none with him. "That's what I have, sir. Went into ! an eatin house t'other nisrht and hung ; A Lifs Saved. Jamestown. Term., October !">, 1S91. j My daughter tried physicians and j nearly all remedies for Female irreg- j nlarities, but received no relief or | benefit whatever. AYe had nearly | despaired of her recovery when we were induced by our postmaster, j Mr. A. A Gooding, to try Gerstle's j ttv., pano^tm nml f)ft?>r iisino four X C11JU4V. JL UUUVVHi - 0 bottles she was entirely cured, for j which I feel it wj duty to let it be known to the world and suffering humanity, for I believe she owes her ! life to the Panacea. A. J. MACE, Sheriff' of Fentress County, Tenn. For further information call at | Julian E. Kauffmau's drug store and i get free, a pamphlet entitled. "Ad- j vice to Women and Other Useful Information/' 15. er tip and asked the waiter if she'd be stole if I didn't keep an eye on her. He said she would, and while I was eatin supper she was. Yes, sir, some feller walked right nff with her a cool as ice, but I ain't sayin a word. When I'm iat fur a good time, I never kick." "Haven't lost any money, have yea?" "Yes, sir. I expect I have. Feller over on Fourteenth street slapped mo on the back and said housed to go to skule with me and wanted to borry $5. I out with the money and hain't seen him sence. Yes, reckon I've lost that five, but am I kickin? Not much! Expected to lose my hull $37 before I've been here two days, but I'm ahead of the game. Feller beat me not over an hour ago." "How was that?" "Poked mo in tho ribs and said he used to know my brother Cyru3 and then askod mo in to have a beer with him. While I was talkin to another man he slid out, and I had to pay. I don't mind those things, though. I was in a placo up here whero they was playin keerds. Feller asked me to take a hand afc poker, and tho fust thing I knowod I'd lost $6. They sorter expected I'd kick, but I didn't. Lands alive, but what's the use of kickiu vhen you come down to see New York?" "But you onght to be more careful of yourself," I protested. "Oh, let thorn have fun with UnclG Reuben if they wanter," he laughed in reply. "Feller down here took my spectacles off my nose as I was readin a sign and walked off with 'em, but I didn't holler nor chase him up. Be jest wanted to have a little fun, you see, and I wasn't goin to tear down line fences about it. One of them cable kyars on Broadway knocked me off the track tother day, and more'n a dozen fellers wanted me to lick tho conductor and sue tho company. They didn't mean to run mc down. It's jest their way, you know. I expected to be run over at least four times before I got out of town." "Well, you take things pretty easy." "Of course. When I'm to home and things don't go right, I kus3 around some, but I come down here to have a good time, and I ain't goin to sass and jaw and kick. Feller over on Sixth avenue kicked me threo times, but did I noner ana ratse a riot: isosir-c-e: 1 come down here expectiu to bo tooken far some one else and kicked, and I jest kept still till he found out his mistako and apologized. Said he took me fur a feller who stole his hat." "Well, have a good time," I said as I turned to go. "You bet I will!" ho replied as ho waved me farewell. "When I fell down stairs, I busted my suspenders, tore the back cut cf my vest and ripped a coattail loose, but I'm all right?all right ?and I'll git sowed up and then hunt fur a circus!" Sticking to New York. When the night tramp told me that ho was hungry and had no money to pay for food cr lodging?when ho added that he had walked the streets of New Y'ork day after day and could get no work?when he grew pathetic and declared his readiness to commit suicide if things didn't change, I halted and asked: "Why don't you get out of Now York?'" "Whero'll I get to?" "Go to the country; go over in Jersey. Any fanner will give you yonr keep for what you can do while winter lasts." "You never tried it, (lid you?" he queried. "No." "I'm sure of that. I have, however, and I know how it works. I land in Jersey City. There's ? policeman rightthere who looks me over and yells: " 'Wot yon a-doin here?' " 'Lookin fur work.' " 'Skip?git?travel, or it's three months in jail.' "I gits along np town," said the tramp, "and I meets another copper, and he veils: " 'Wot is this I see before mo?' " 'An unfortunate man a-lookin fur a job.' "'Git?hump?skate! If you ain't out o' town in half an hour, it'll bo six months in the jug.' "I gits out o' town and into the country. I sees the cows in tho barnyards and the sheep gambolin in the medders, and 1 hears tho farmer whistlin as he splits fence rails or chops at the wood pile. All is lovely, and I opens the gate and walks in, and a dog as big as a hill throws me down and chaws me np. Then a woman throws a pail of hot water over me, and a farmer comes runnin with a club and yells out: " 'Durn your hide, but what d'ye mean?' " 'I'm a-lookin fur work.' " 'What work?' " 'Any sort o' work.' "'But thar hain't bin any work in Jarscy sense 1SG0, and you orter know it. Git up'u fly.' "Then I goes along about a mile farther and sees a feller at his gate smokin his pipe. Ho hain't got no milk o' human kindness in his eye, and so I'm passin by when ho yells: " ' Wot's the matter with you?' " 'Nuthin.' " ' Wot are you passin along here fur?' : " 'A-lookin fur work.' " 'Oh, you are! Waal, I've got it fur i yon. Come along o' me.' "He's a constable, and he takes me before a court at Elizabeth, and the jedge looks at me and sez: " 'H'm! I see! Young man, hev you got a thousand dollars in your pocket?' " 'No, sir.' " 'Hev you got money in the bank? a farm?own auy bonds?' " 'No, sir.' " 'H'm ! Worst case of total deprav ity I've seen in five years! So you are j ? lockin fur work?hard work?' " 'Yes, sir.' " 'Work to sweat the color outer you: j suspenders and make your ha'r curl?' " 'That's me, sir.' " 'Then I'm overjoyed to know that I kin accommodate you. Prisoner at the I bar, stand up. You ain't goiu to stand rip to a drink, but to a sentence of nino months in the county jail at hard work!' j " 'What fur?' " 'Fur leavin a good thing in New York and lookiu fur work in New Jersey ! Remove the caitiff!"?M. Quad in i Detroit Free Press. ^ Medicated cough drops and the best cough syrup, for sale at the Bazaar. One difference between a dog and a boy is that when a dog find ascent he jloesn t spend it for candy. Tillman Defends Him:elf. Challenges a Reply to His Recent Facts and Arguments. Senator B. R. Tillman has written : the following letter to the New York ! World: "My uniform rule has been to treat criticisms with silence. I break that rule now for a purpose, and that is to challenge those who have found so j much to condemn in my recent speech in the Senate to a trial before the ; jury of their readers, in which I can have at least a show of justice. The | New York Times editorially terms i me "a filthy baboon," the New York Evening Post "a political Anarchist," The World has used the word"blaiherskite," the Philadelphia Record calls me "the chieftain of Anarchists" and the Globe of St. Paul savs, "this fellow brings to the Senate, the unsav ory record he made in his State, a character tattooed with dishonesty." "These are a few of the parliamentary and elegant phrases emi ployed by the polite and refined editors of some of the leading newspapers as applied to mystlf. They have not read my speech, they dare not publish it in full, and, basing their criticisms upon a few garbled extracts in which I used strong language to express my indignation and contempt, they ask the people of the j country to render a verdict against me as a course, brutal, ignorant ! blackguard. "All the words and phrases which j occur in the speech to which they take exception do not exceed a dozen. They neither add to nor take from the arguments and facts as presented. I Not a single one of them is unparliamentary, and frequently, in the ; same Senate, language as violent, as course as brutal has been uttered in ! the past by a dozen men whose names are written high in our country's history. "If my language was unparlia1 mentary and indecent, why did no j Senator call me to crdei! If the j charges were not true, why has no j Senator answered them"? Is it un; parliamentary to tell the truth! Are we sunk to that low estate that false A -3 ? ? i- -1- -?? n 1 /llO I noou ami ireacnery auu umuai honesty cannot be mentioned withi out calling down an avalanche of I abuse and slander? What other ! Senators have whispered among ; themselves I have spoken aloud and ; in plain words. What a majority of the people of the country have : thought arid felt I have uttered. I "This is the sum of my offending, and the hireling editors and reporters who now degrade the so called freedom of the press to so despicai ble a level may flatter themselves that they create and control public opinion, but the thousands of letj ters that have poured in on me from every quarter of the Union, mostly from the North, and from men engaged in every pursuit in life, have -given me assurances that the scales are falling from the eyes of the people, and that the truth, bravely told, has a sweet and wholesome sound. The American people as a whole, the 'great common people,'love the truth, and they love their country. They dispise traitors and thieves and cowards. It is a large mass to move, but the leven is at work and the issue is joined, and the result will be made known on the day of election. "So far as I am individually concerned, and so far as my speech is concerned, I care nothing for the j abuse heaped on me, and thank my J critics for directing attention to my | utterances. When my facts and ar- j guments have been disproved I will j apologize. Until then decency de j mands that men who abuse me for speaking the truth should let their readers see it and judge for themselves. or reserve their epithets for men of their own kind who dread the truth and love cowardice. "If their is no need of reform, reform will not come. If I represent I nothing but ignorance and anarchy, wbv was I elected Governor of S u h Carolina twice by such overwhelm- | ing majorities? For four years, as j executive, fought and abused by corporation and banl s and their hireling newspapers, why did my State send me to the Senate by a vote of 131 out of a total of lfiO in the General Assembly? Daring these four yea~s the State advancedjin material growth and increase of taxable values more rapidly than any previous period in I it? history. I spent So00,000 in the erection and equipment of two of the largest colleges for the industrial, technical and normal training in the South?one for each sex. And the Constitutional convention, with which I had a great deal to do, fixed consti tutional taxes so as to double the free j school fund: the saloons have been banished from the State, while three- j fourths of the people, if not more, are firm supporters of the newmethods of handling the liquor traffic. These facts, which are history, cannot be sneezed at nor obliterated. Anarchists don't write such history. "I have never shrunk from the lashings of newspaper scribblers in the arena of State poli ics and will not do so in the broader field to which my commission fiom the pc-o- I pic- has transft r.ed me. If it is to be j the fate of this great republic to sink j to the level of Rome when the Prae- i torian guards were wont to put the ! emperorship up to the highest bidder; if congress is to become or ' remain the cow-ardly tool and purchasable agent of the wealthy; if the j Federal judiciary are to undermine and destroy the Constitution, as fore told by Jefferson: if our liberties are to be lost through supine ignorance j aud venality, I, as a sentinel on the J watch tower, holding a sacred trust, i cannot be charged with having j assisted my country to its degreda- j tion by giving a note of warning." - I Nice golden mountain butter, at j ' the Bazaar. i . j Happenings Along th9 Hirer j Side. To the Editor of the Dispatch: The next item we find on the j farmer's program is to prepare the i lands for turning and then we find l him, euttiog briars and bushes. Boys you can soon get a chance to try your manhood, from the looks of the new ground that is being cleared. Most of the schools have been | stopped on account of measles but i the Star is still casting its educational rays upon the many pupils who attend. A freshet in the river from the recent rain broke Amick's and Holly's chains, though neither of them lost their flats. A paity of young folks from belli sides of the river took a pleasure trip to the Little Mountain last Friday, and on their return said it was quite a tiresome job to inspect as small a thing as a mountain. Guess they will try it again shortly. Miss Ella Corley of Brookland is the guest of her cousin, Miss Anna Wessinger. It is quite a pleasure for her to entertain her cousin and her friends, and I feel sure there will be two sad hearts at their parting. Bad enough, boys, if you don't know how to lend your arm to your girl wheu escorting her home from a sociable at night. We sorrowfully note the untimely death of Miss AnDa Ivoon. Her death was caused by a relapse of the measles with pneumonia. She promised to be one of Lexington's fairest daughters. Though she was only about 19 years of age her life was spent in the true service of God; she was loved by all who knew her and was ever ready to lend a helping j hand in case of necessity. She leaves a father, mother, brothers, sisters j and a number of relatives and friends j to mourn her loss. Her remains were interred at Rehobeth M. E. church cemetery Sunday at 3 p. m. ^So funeral service was held, as two others of the family were sick in bed with, measles. We extend our heart felt sympathies to the bereaved family and may God compose them. Ella, S. C, Feb. 1G-96 Andy. Sick stomach means sick man (or woman). [ Why not be well? Sick stomach comes from poor food; poor nourishment, means poor health, poor comfort. Shaker Digestive Cordial means health and a well stomach. If we could examine our stomach we would understand why it is that so little will put it out of urder. But, unless we are doctors, we never see our stomach. We only feel it. We would feel it less if we took Shaker Digestive Cordial. Shaker Digestive Cordial makes your stomach digest all the nourishing food you eat, relieves all the symptoms of indigestion, acts as a j tonic and soon makes you well and strong again. The more you take, the less you will feel of your stomach. At druggists. Trial bottle 10 cents. ? Dots from Sslwood. To the Editor of tbe Dip patch: "We en joyed the beautiful weather after the snow. We hope it will con- I tinue fair. "With the exception of measles, i there is very little sickness in this community. Miss Martha Bouknight of Irrao returned home Tuesday after a two weeks1 visit to her sister, Mrs. William Stack. We are very sorry to say that Mr. James Meetze is but very little better. The Rev. Mr. Deaton pre tched a delightful sermon at St. Micbzel. Mr. and Mrs. John Stack paid a \ brief visit to her mother, Mrs. Pink- j ney Fulmcr. Miss Sallie Stack and Miss Martha Bouknight spent Saturday night with Mrs. Irvin Stack. Next week the building of Salem church will begin. Mrs. Jesse Meetze spent a few days ! with her mother last week. D ROTIIY. Dots from Lowor Fork. To the Editor of the Dispatch: A little more news after delay n j j for sometime. No tn:p set, no bird . expected to be caught. A beautiful morning' after a nice ! little snow yesterday. Preparations are being made for j farming and gardening. Quilting seems to be the occupa- ! tion of some of the neighbors, and it is a very good one, too: but raises a little suspicion when these quiltings are attended so largely by young ladies, or I should have said single ones. Mr. H. C. Xunamaker is still on the sick list. She expects to visit Dr. Crosson. J.1-- ?1??A Measles are among tut: wuiuitu . people. St. Andrew's school seems to be in ) a flourishing condition with Mr. W"i!- ; lie Garrett as teacher. He is entitled j to the honor for its success. He is ; boarding with Mr. G. F. Leitzsey. Mr. W. Vv". Spence has recently j purchased two young mules. Mrs. Boyd Bearden paid a brief j visit to ber mother, Mrs. Sue Huff- j man, last wet k. Mrs. G. F. Leitzsey spent Saturday aud Sunday with her sister, Mrs. i Joe Riddle. Mr. Wooderd Kill, of Saudy Rud, | with his sweet and charming daugh- j ter, Miss Sallie, visited his sister, j Mrs. H. C. Nunawaker, last week. ' ADVERTISING RATES. Advertisements will be inserted at the rate of 75 eei ts per square of one inch space for first insertion, and CO cents per inch for each subsequent insertion. Liberal contracts made wi:h those wishing to advertise for three, six and twelve months. Notices in the local column 10 cents per line each inser ion Marriage notices inserted free. Obituaries charged for at the rate of one cent a word. Address G. M. HARMAN, Editor, i? win wiiii mi ii i ii iiiimi hi ii Their visit was a pleasant, but unexpected surprise. "We hope their visit will prove a pleasant one by coming again soon. There was a surprise sociable at Mrs. Sue Huffman's last Friday night, given in honor of Miss Saliie Hill. All seemed to enjoy it much. Tito crowd was unusually sociable, and the evening pleasantly passed in games. Mrs. W. "W. Spence and youngest T: : - i.r-. tuj * ~ \" ? auu, umjuiif, ieii, x riuay ior -'Newberry to visit her mother, Mrs. M. H. Davidson, who is quite ill. Mrs. Polk Younginer received the said news of the death of her sister, Mrs. Height. AYe extend our sympathy to Mrs. Younginer in her sad bereavement. Pe\rl. Lexington, S. C, Feb. 18, 1896. Troubled with Bizsiness. St. Lukes S. C. Feb. 1, 1896. I have been taking Hood's Sarsaparilla for some time. I was alilicted with dizziness, and would often feel like falling, before I began taking this medicine, but I find that this medicine helped me and gave me a good appetite." Mrs. H. R. Hawkins. Hood's Pills act harmoniously with Hood's Sarsaparilla. Dots from the Beach. To the Editor of the Dispatch: Farmers are through sowing oats. Small grain is looking tolerably well. AYe are having very disagreeable weather, especially on measle folks. Mr. Willie Ta)ior is running a turpentine farm. I hope that he wiil prosper as AYillie is a good and honest fellow. Mr. AAr. AY. Kaminer is preparing to build a new kitchen and dining room to his new house. AT.. A ?/l 1) 4-U - T>?1. jjxi. auuicn X UiltLl UlIll'U a A.' shire hog which weighed JGO pounds. Kurrab, boys, aud try your luck. Who can beat Andrew? Measles are ever in this section. Some people ran themselves nearly to death and had to stop right in the middle of measles to rest. Miss Mimie Lindler and Miss Blanche Kaiser are able to be up again after their battle with measles. Messrs. Itobert Kleckly and James Licdler are looking hale and hearty since their recovery from measles. Times are hard, but still they marry. . Mr. George Franklow is keeping bachelor's hall out on his sand hill plantation. Never mind, George, this is leap year and some girl may ^ give you a call. Look out, bachelors, don't be broken hearted, there are blight days before you. This is leap year. I beard three girls say that some bright morning they were going to oodi^lo rrvuv ImVCOO Onrl CTrt r>nf. calling. Look out, boys, those three critters will be chawing some body's fence. Miss Anna Harrcan is still in Edgefield visiting friends and relatives. John has beat Jake out of his best girl; so look out, Jake, you will have to try your luck again. Diamond Dick, the Dead Shot, Cuparior to Aii Other. Gerento, Miss , May Gib, 1892. Although I never used any secret remedies before, I prescribe St. Joseph's Sarsapaiilla in my practice as I would any prescription of iny own compounding, and any physician who will do the same will be greatly pleased at the results achieved. In my opinion it is superior to all others and has been especially useful to me in Rheumatic and Scrofulous cases. R. M. KITTREL, M. D. For further information call at Julian E. KaufTmann's drug store and ask for a pamphlet entitled, "A Treatise on the Blood.'' 15. Hilton ETotes. Ta Emfnr af I'm Disnnlch. ^ ? " w* ?~ i? Plenty of rain, and nice so ft roads. Measels are still raging. Small grain is looking fine. Mr. G. E. Billings of N. C, is in this locality instructing some of the farmers how to raise tobacco. Quite a number have made arrangements to plant, and it is believed that it will pay better than to raise so much cotton. As it is leap year some of the girls thought they would be cunning, send their brothers to court the young men while others try their luck at social lis. Mr. X S. Derrick who has long suffered from an a co^s, died at his home, Tuesday, Feb. 11th. His funeral services were conducted by the Bev. S. C. Hallentine, and his remains we:e buried in the tit. Thomas grave yard. Mr. J. Daniel Wessinger has erected a new corn mil!. Mr. "And}", I admire your poetry, and if you come over here, you and I will try our luck with some of tLe Hiltm belles. G rls have heretofore dene the slighting in full, but alas! Leap year has brought about vice versa. May the Dispatch ever prosper is fliA f.ovnocf u-ich ('CrTD. Feb. 16, 1896. ^ ^ Bucklen's Arnica Salve. 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