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H; ' 'v% h||. ?? ? - ?- - - , ? j ! advertising rates. ??>THa ^Wr "T?" Advertisements will be Inserted at the R CBEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM ? w?^ ? ri^l X T XT III C 13 A X| H .Wertem SoSft Carolina. | I I |?4 I r*< /L I \ I | I \ f I X 1/ I ^ AjL ? W/A A I **. t iii .a ^4 ^y m. fi. x 1 ^ M. jl a n *- *>.. X * ^ | iog to advertise for three, six and twelve w ? rn-no tvt"v i ortxT ? -or -c ? I Notices in the local column 10 cents per KATES REASONABLE. _ "I.-., line each insertion. nZHZZriZIII ? ? " * " - _ . I Marriage notices inserted free. ~~~ \TO 1 '*4 ' Obituaries charged for at the rate of one subscription $1 peranntjm _ yyvtt lexington, s. %feburary 24, 189 <. i>u' O | VULi. AAHl, f j G. M. HARMAN, Editor. m nmms xpwiuiiy. i * ??? WU I Illil IIJU II ui WV141U1 I I THE BEST Family Medicine She Has Ever Known. Words of Praise from a Hew York Lady for ayer's_p5lls 441 would like to add my testimony to that of others who have used Ayer's l'ills, and to say that I have taken them f.?r tnanv vears. and always derived the best rctm.ts from their use For stem ach and liver troubles, and tot the cure of headache caused by these derangements, Avers Fills cannot be equaled. When mV friends ask me what is the best remedy for disorders of the stomach, liver, or bowels, my invariable answer is, Avcr's Pills. Taken in sea son, they will break up a cold, prevent la grippe, check fever, and regulate the digestive organs. They are easy to take, and are, indeed, the best all-round family medicine I have ever known."? Mrs. May Johxsox, ottS Rider Avenue, New York Citv. iVFR'S pii i s v ? ? mm* * w ? maiv Highest Honors at World's Fair. Ayer's ?*ursa; arilla Cure-., all 8lood Disorders. harden. Work. - Every gardener must now be earnestly at work in tbe garden. If frost should cut off any crop, sow it again; if aoy seed has failed, sow again; if the sowing of any variety has been overlooked, attend to it at once. Hot beds will now require daily attention. ?lant another succession of sweet peas. Sow cabbage'and coflafde for a succession, to later: sow Flat Dutch turnip, be'fct, squash, melon, ? . i 3 n spinacn, lettuce, cress, musiaru, rauish, carrot, cucumber, parsnip, and if the weather is mild, make a planting of extra early and dwarf sugar corn. Cucumbers, squash and melons should be protected early in the season by covering at night, to prevent damage from cold. ^ Plant Early Eose, Early Vermont and Peerless potatoes. This is the month to plant for a general crop. Plant snap beans. Early Mohawk is best for first crop; it is more hardy than the others. Sow in rows 20 inches apart; drop the seed about an inch apart, and cover 3 inches deep Second sowing in two weeks may be the Valentine. To have fresh, tender snap shorts, there should be a few sown every two weeks throughout the season. Corn?Plant first Adams or Crosby's sugar; next early sugar, mammoth sugar, followed by evergreen corn. Plant the two latter every two or three weeks till Aug. or Sept. and secure the finest table vegetable for six months. Cucumber?Plant in hills, and make a small planting every month ?' till August. Cress and Mustard?Sow these together. When a few inches high, cut and use as salad. Makes a charming salad. Okra?Sow in rows three feet apart, and thin out to four inches apart in the row. Okra and tomatoes canned together make a very delightful di,;h fnr winter use for soups, etc. * Radish?Sow White and Yellow Summer and White Strasb'urg, to follow the red varieties which are ready for the table in six weeks. Thin this crop when up to an inch apart. Always sow between other crops, as they soon come off. Squash?The white squash grows and produces for months. The Boston Marrow and Hubbard are fine varieties for winter use for custards etc. In planting, give plenty of room as they are strong growers. Tomatoes?Independent of sowing in hot-beds for a later crop, sow in a warm bed or corner of the garden, covered at night or from cold winds until the season is favorable. When 4 inches high, plant out into hills 3 - - ? ' ^ u:u. feet apart, anu two piains iu a um, .-as they grow, tie them to stakes, and as soon as 3 feet high pinch oft* the -vines, which will cause them to manure their fruit earlier. ? Wants a Eoad Convention. 'To the Editor of the DispaicL: Some time ago I noticed acommunication about the chain gang commencing work on the Dreher's ferry road. The writer suggested that the County Supervisor ami Township Commissioners investigate the j matter and see if it would not be 1 cheaper to relay out the road around j certain hills, as it was almost im! possible to make a road up them with a reasonable grade." The ! former suDerintendent of the 'chain gang informs rae that he has worked six weeks on the hill near the liver ! on the south side, at an expense of about one hundred and twenty five dollars, and that it will take about | six weeks more to complete the work with a like cost. That hill will cost the couDty about two hundred and fifty dollars. I think land is too plentiful and cheap to spend that much to move a hill when it can be avoided, which could have been done in this case, asthey actually made the road crooked to get on that hill. Now, Mr. Editor, if there is anything j the farmers of Lexington county are I interested in it is the subject of makf miVtli/i l-no/Jo nnil tlio ovnonen nf 1LJfc> tfUt^14V ivauo auu v.>pucv v/j. making the same. A good road is cheap at almost any price, but let us not spend more money than is ac tually necessary to make them good, either by changing ihem or by work ing them. Mr. Editor, if I can find a second, I move to have a road convention in Lexington county of all who are in favor of good roads. Let us hear from you, farmers, for we cannot haul anything now. Let us have it this spiiDg. J. H. Counts. ? $100 Reward $100. The readers of this paper will be please to learn tbat tbere is at least ODe dreaded disease that seieuse has j besD able to cure in all its stages, and I that is Citarrh. Hull's Catanh Cure | is the only positive core known to ! the medical fraternity. Cttanh be| ing a constitutional disease, requires ; a constitutional treatment. Hall's I ^ . irtWfU P ?*?A io L\l'An infr vnallc Q / f _ ; V Udil U VilD 19 iuiv luuiijj uvt j iDg directly upon the blood and mocous sorfacts of the sjsbm, thereby i destroying the fooodation of the disease, aod giving the patient strength by baiidiDg up the constitation and assisting nature in doing its work The proprietors have so much faith ! in its carative powers, that they offer ' One Hundred Dollars for any cese j that it tails to cure. Send for '1st of ! testimonials. 10 i ? , A Sea Anemone. "The story the sea is going to tell | you today,'' said papa, uis of an an:' mal that sees without eyes, hears ! ooi'c oafc wifhnnf tnnr*np r>r j W1CUV/UV Vt*l O, VM WW - w i teeth and walks without feet." u0h, papa, you are making fuD," | said George. "No, here it is," said papa, and he : pointed to a bright colored flower | growing just under the water. It j had a thick stem and a crown of a | beautiful pink leaves. I "But that is a flower," exclaimed j mamma. "Do you think so?v said papa. ! "Can a flower be afraid? Look here! He touch the thing, and in a minute I all the long leaves had curled up and ! it looked like ail ugly knob. The | children watched and presently it I uncurled again, the stem swelled and ' it was a wide open flower. "Can a flower eat?'* asked papa, i Look here!*' He caught a little : shrimp, and dropped it just over i the pink leaves or tendrils, and? ! would you believe it??they snatched the shrimp and suched it down into the middle where papa said it would be digested. ' You see this animal, which men ! call the sea anemone, has no eyes or ; ears, but it saw and heard the shrimp j coming, no tongue or teeth, but it has j eaten up Sir Shrimp; no feet, but i when it pleases it can get off the icck j to which it seewsJe 3 fastened, go j off to another and .at n itself there, j Now let us remember -rat God has i filled the earth, and sky and sea with | marvels like this, and greater than j this; that we can look up to him this ; morning and say, '*Oh, Lord, how | manifold are thy works! In wisdow i hast thou mad them all.'' | I Muscular Rheumatism Promptly Relieved. .Mr. J. K. Holton, a well kuown ! fur dealer of Oxford, Pa., savs he i j sometimes suffers with musculai | rheumatism, and while having oueoi j the most paiuful attacks, lie called al ; W. T. J. Brown's drug store, and Mr I Brown advised him to try Chamber I 1- *--* - P.ilm lio /lirl ?rv find ii | let I Li ?> X CI 1 LI JL/atUij uv V??v? wv* ? I gave him immediate relief. Pail j Balm is also recommended for lheu I matism by Mr. E. W. Wheeler oi Lathers Mills, Pa., who has used il i and found it to be an excellent rem ! edy. If troubled with rheumatisu i give it a trial. It is certain to re . . i lieve the pain as soon as applied, ant ! its continued use will effect a cure For sale at 25 and 50 cents pe; | bottle by J. E. Kaufmann, Lexington F. W. Oswalt, Bane's Oswalt 6i Son, Irene La Grippe. ! ] . t ? i. ! 1 Some Recent Reports Concerning ' i ( the Ravages of this Prevalent j Disease. | j i i Dr. Hart man is constantly receiv- ( i ing letters from all parts of the , , United States from people who have j , suffered from la grippe or are sufter- f j ing from it. The Doctor's remedy, ' ( Pe ru na, is found to be of great ; \ i value in the treatment of this disease. ( | X. X. Coons, Monmouth, 111., writes: j j [ "Last fall I was taken with la grippe ^ and was unable to do my work. I j consulted several of our best doctors ' , ! t but found very little relief. I saw j ( ? ? ? - n r\/l I (jue Ul \UUI HUVCIIIOCUICIJIO auu j ? j eluded to give your Pe-ru-na a trial. S ^ ; I bought two bottles and was sur- j . prised at the good it did me. I used it all and bought six more bottles and j was soon able to go back to my work, i 4 I think vour Pe-ru na is an excellent ! I ( medicine and I have recommended it \ to others." Geo. AV. Norman, 2531 i , 1 Nicollet Ave., Minneapolis, Minn., ! was also cured of la gaippe with Pe-j j ru na. i Many cases of cures of la grippe j are recorded in Dr. Hartman's latest j <; book on chronic catarrh and catarrhal ' diseases. The book contains 04 j ( pages, instructively illustrated. It \ . will be sent free for a shoit time by ^ The Pe ru-na Drug Manufacturing * Company, Columbus, Ohio. ? ^ ^ t 2To XJss for a Dead Town. j? ! c He walked mto the car at Jt'unkin- , | ville and after carefully placing bis ; ! black valise sat down at the window j with a sigh. ! The spruce old gent in the next ; seat looked up and said pleasantly. "Nice looking town you have here " : "Use to be purty fair town, stran* | ger, but she's no good now." j "Why, what is the matter? I see many new buildings, the streets are ! clean and well kept and everything j looks bright and prosperous." "Wrell, pardner, tell ye the truth, the life is all dun gone clean dh^eil the place. Hit's jest the same as a watermillion with all the juice squez outen it.'' 1 "Indeed!" "Jest that away, pardner, though fifteen years ago Punkinville were one o' the most stirrinest places in Georgy. But bad luck struck her, : and when Pomp Allen, who had a bar over there by the square, got into a row with Tobe Kardin that owned the prize race hoss of the country. Pomp plugged Tobe with a Winchester an' got swung fur it, an' frum that very day Punkinville ' staited down hill." "I wonder!" "Yep; Pomp's bar wuz closed up an' the race track wuz sold to a cranky ole fellow what had hit plowed up and put in cotton. Then, to make bad matters wuss, the revenue officers get so bad all the peddlers quit comin' about our town, an' bizness fell off to nuthin'. Everybody jest seemed to lose spirit, somehow, an' you couldn't git up a crowd i for a rooster fight ner a foot race, an' tbe only pool room in town naci to close up fer want of paternage. Then they commenced a chaDgin' j things around, puttin' up street | lights, pavin' of the sidewalks an' ] | buildin' new churches, an' one of c j these ere new fangled colleges, an' a a j whole lot o'foolishness like that. ! j Then me and the other citizens who t I had worked fer the place in its in- -v | fancy begin to see Punkinville wuz a | m place fer us any more. I sorter f ' thought a while thet mebby the de- t j pression would let up an' the good \ : times come back, but this thiDg hez j ! bin a-goin' on five years now, an' j ! when I seed um pull down Pomp's 2 j old place an' cummence to build a ? i dry goods store a month ago. I f knowed the thing wuz gone up. ? ; You may walk all over the place now f ' j and you can't find a house ner nuth- ( j in' left standiu' to remind you of the j ( | old times, an1, pardner, I jest could ! ( ! i not stan* hit no longer. I had to 1 ; ! move out fer some place, whar the [ 5 dull times aiu't struck, an' what a ( I feller don't feel so blamed lonesome,'' j ; I and he looked sorrowfully back at | 1 . 1 the tall spires and white houses of f - ! Punkinville fading in the distance. t J. A. Hall. 1 i Mike Phiak in a Bad Fix. ^ To the Editor of the Dispatch: t j After forty years I will try and re- < produce Mike Phiuk in a tight place: ] Mike Phiuk courted Deacon Smith's 1 j I daughter Nancy Deacon Smith , ! owned a brindle bull and Mike says , i the bull would fight. One Sunday 1 ' f i # ! i ! prayer meeting was appointed at the , i Deacon's and Mike set out on foot across the fieldsto attend. The path led through the Deacon's j pasture and crossed the creek near a . leep pool, and when Mike reached this slace his blood was warm and he concluded to take a bath. After making the usual preparations he plunged into the bracing vater and was reveling in the luxury if<s rnnlino' and refreshing effects. ,vhen to his surprise aud consternaion tbe tarnation bull appeared on he sceue with his tongue hanging jut two feet, lashiug his sides with lis tail, bellowing and pawing the . 2artb. "With one loud and frightful oar which made the earth tremble iLid brought all four of the Deacon's logs yelping to the scene, the bull , jounced in after Mike, who stood not jn the order of taking his departure jut scrambled to the bank as fast tnd as best he coulJ, took a nearby ,ree, the bull following in hct pursuit eager to assist Mike in his acro>atic feats with the tips of his horns. Safely seated at last out of the reach jf the bull, Mike was congratulating )ii bis troubles over and thinking of.he narrow escape he had made, l,o ,voc cfnvtlp/1 liv ?n omnious mzziug soudJ. Turniug around to earn the cause he touched a large lonest's nest and the disturbed injects, highly indignant at this inrusion upon their privacy, poured )ut upon his naked back. Mike umped astride the bull and the jesky hornets began to sting eld jrindle, when off he galloped, with ail straight in the air, che whaop on t bee line for Deacon Smith's. The logs a yelling, the hornets buzzing md the bull bellowing made such i confusion of sounds that brought^ ill seven of the Deacon's gals to the ront porch just as this charming lircus passed by. The bull making iround the barn lot at the rate of en miles an hour came dashing past be porch again, and kicking up his ieels, the cussed beast dumped Mike in the midst of the astonished jirls. Uugh! boys, don't you pilty lis case? Mike was one of those good, hon!3t bashful boys who would soraeon his ime.. Long may the good old Dispatch ive and its editor prosper. February 18, 1897. Old Bear. For more than a hundred years he Shakers have been studying the emedial properties of plant'. They lave made many discoveries, but heir greatest achievment was made ast year. It is a cordial that conains already digested food and is a ligester of food. It is effective in emoving distress after eating, and :reates an appetite for more food so hat eatiDg becomes a pleasure. Pale, thin people become plump and lealthy under its use. It arrests the vasting of consumption. There never has been such a stop orward in the cure of indigestion as his Shaker Cordial. Your druggist vill be glad to give you a little book ' lescriptive of the product. Give the babies LaZOL which is Castor Oil made as palatable as ( loney. ' Ovation to Bryan. ] Topeka, Ivas., Feb. 10.?Wm. J. Bryan, accompanied by his wife and :hild, arrived here at 1 o clock this ifternoon under the escort of the < e<*islative committee which met hem at Kansas City. The party vere driven to the National Hotel, iround which hundreds of people tVio ctrppfs and ldncked the en ^ i. A >w v.*. L i_. .. ranee. "When Bryan appeared, bed- ' am reigned and it was with difficulty hat the Xebraskan was enabled to mter the hotel to reach his room. In esponse to repeated cries, he soon ippeared 011 the veranda and made a ew remarks. A reception was held ' it 3 p. m.. also. The streets were illed with enthusiasts and he deliv- 1 jred a brief speech. At 7:30 in the ;veniug Mr. Bryan was driven to the capitol and spoke before the Legisature, which had assembled in joint { session. The audience, besides including all representatives, numbered ;he judges of the different courts and ' nany distinguished politicians from dl over the State. Old People. 1 . . ,. . Old people who require medicine to regulate the bowels and kidneys irvill tind the true remedy in Eiectric Bitters. This medicine does not stimulate and contains no whiskey aor other intoxicant, but acts as a tonic and alterative. It acts mildly on the stomach and bowels, adding strength and giving tone to the organs, thereby aiding Nature in the ' perfomauce of the functions. Elietric Bitters is an excellent appetizer and aids digestion. Old People find it just exactly what they need. Price fifty cents and Si.00 per bottle at J. E. Kauffman's drug store. / i f Gained Forty-one Pounds. all 4 ? an ?5 p Surprising Loss of Flesh, and the Reason?The Reason of the Gain. an From the Advance. Ogdensburg. N. V. v fai The picture of health is Mrs. Fer dinand Bouchard, who resides in one j , of the apartments in the Haniill ^ Block, at. Ogdensburg, N. Y. Yet ^ for years she has been almost an in- , valid. yo "I came to Ogdensburg from Mon- . .. tieal, P. O , four years ago," said to a reporter. "Previous to ixmiijg here I was very sick and my life wtis despaired of. I was first taken j mth what was thought to have been ; ^ drspepsia. Then my kidneys gave i g^( n|e great trouble, aDd ob, I suffered ^ ujjtold misery. y'T can't tell you what was the matter with me, but I know that for j ^ eight years I suffered from tortures j nQ almost indescribable. I was confined ' to my bed several mouths, and even ; after I was able to be dressed and j * ttfbe around the house I could do Q nothing. cu "I had severe pains and a dragging jj dnwn fpplinrr in niv hark and hil">S. v""" *v v"*"r> * J A cu Twould get up in the morning feel- fr( ing much more tired than when I it, went to bed, had no appetite, was kr extremely nervous, so much so that sa I involuntarily jumped at every noise, could do nothing and was badly discouraged. Then la grippe took hold of me. "Several physicians treated me at different times, but they didn't seem to help me as I only grew worse. Finally the last doctor in attendance oh told me he could do nothing for me fe< as mine was a hopeless case and I de could not live long. be "About that time my mother wrote ba me that she had read of a very sitni- re iar case to mine that had been cured by Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale ^ People, aDd as a last resort I resolved to try them. mi "Two boxes were taken before I began to feel any real benefit. I an continued taking them until I had used ten boxes. I now do my own he viprk, eat and sleep well, am not ner- he tous, suffer no pain, in a >'Before I was taken sick I weigh- j ed 130 pounds and was quite strong, . ? i j but as my strength leit my weignt fell to barely 100 pounds, but to-day it is 141 pounds, and I feel better be than I have at any time for fifteen years past. no ' Yes, I think Pink Pills are an an excellent remedy. They have done much for me, and I have recommend- ch ed them to my friends, some of whom j have used them with beneficial re- an suits.v Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People are not a patent medicine in the sense that name implies. They ! ^ were first compounded as a prescrip* ^ tion aDd as such in general practice J cq by an eminent physician. So great j was their efficacy that it was deemed j j wise to place them within the reach j of all. They are now manufactured j by the Dr. Williams' Medicine Com- I pany, Scenectady, N. Y , and are sold j in boxes (never in loose form by the j ^ dozen or hundred, and the public are i : cautioned against numerous imita- j tions sold in this shape) at 50 cents j ^ a box, or six boxes for ?2.50, and may j be had of all druggists or direct by j - i mi mail from Dr. Williams' Med. Co. ; so ? -o- ? St. Peter's Paragraphs. j Se To the Editor of the Dispatch: j ve Our farmers are waiting for a little j 00 more sunshine when they will reBume their ploughing. j I Oats have escaped very well so 1 far from freezing out. i aD t. There is some sickness in our com- ; ljr bunity, but nofrso much as there was sometime since. "s Our good pastor, Rev. J. A. Cro- j ^ mer, delivered an excellent sermon I on the first Sunday in this month, j His earnest appeal was no doubt j * ?? ? -3 R ? /\ i/v lUrt hAnvl o r\f V> i c 1 ixtllieu LIUUIC IU tiiC UCtALio \JX uio uwui- i ers. He has been our faithful pastor for many years and his footsteps j <T( are always on welcomed ground and Dur doors are ever open to his calls. Mr. A. I. Lindler, we are glad to < l5* say, is up again after having his iu arm omputated. He has suffered G< much and is rather feeble yet. His in many friends and soldier comrade Do will no doubt be glad to meet him again, but, alas! the warm grasp o th 1 i 1_ Vm His strong ana maniy ngui uunu jo i w severed and is no longer as it was in va the days of yore. I ea Mr. C. W. Harman is erecting for | oa himself a cottage home not far from St. Peters, where he will soon re- I ni< side under his own vine and fig tree, di: Mr. "NV. AY. Iv , has four new bright on little eyes at his house. I believe I cb can safely say his expectations were fo only two?two eyes I mean. ar J. N. Harman has fallen heir to a th bran new voter. fo: The St. Peter's Sunday school has co uost survived the wioter months id is still pulling safely on with Mr. , A. Kamiuer as Superintendent d Mr. J. K. It. Kyzer, assistant. Our choir is worthy of note iu its ithful endeavors to do its best. Now, in conclusion, permit your imble scribe to say, with shame. the disobedient that the behavior some at public worship is not the st. to say the least. Friends, mend ur conduct: you can give the sub;t only a few thoughts and be coniicod that your behavior is wrong. February loth, lN'JO. Maxie. ^ Not long ago a farmer who lives ree miles from here, came to my :>re before breakfast and bought a tile of Chamberlain's Cough Remy. He said their little boy had a d cold, and as they had used what ey had in the house his wife would it let him go to plow until he came d got another bottle. The little ?t ?:a l,:... >V, WIJO WIS nuu lilllJ, ii'iuniacu. "Now I will soon be well, for lamberlain's "Luff" medicine always res me." It. C. McElory, Black awk, Pa. In speaking of tbis rerny Mr. McElroy said people came }in far and wide to bis store to get and many of them would not tow wbat to do without it. For le at 25 and 50 cents per bottle by J. E Kaufmann, Lexington. F. W. Oswalt, Bar re's. Oswalt k Son, Irene. The Secret of a Long: Life. You sometimes see a woman whose I age is as exquisite as was the per - - ? i i T~_ ct bloom ol ber youtn. jlou wout how that came about: you wonder iw it is her life lias been a long and ,ppy one. Here are some of the asons: She knew how to forget disagree>le things. She understood the art of enjoyent. She kept her nerves well in hand, ,d inflicted them on no one. She believed in the goodness of r own daughters, and in that of t neighbors. She cultivated a good -tiijjealbui She mastered the art of saying easant words. She did not expect too much from r friends. She made whatever word came to r congenial. She retained her illusion, aud did >t believe that the world was wicked d unkind. She did whatever came to her eerfully and well. She never forget that kind words d a smile costs nothing, but are iceless treasures to the discouraged. She did unto others as she would done bv, and now that old age has me to her, there is a halo of white ir about her head, she is loved and nsidered. This is the secret of long life and aappy one. OBITUARY. Gently fell asleep January 20th. 97, Mary 13. Oswalt, at Barre's, S. , aged 20 years. 4 months and 12 Though unexpected to herself and uily, death found her not unprered. Quiet and unassuming in mncrs, and always busy in doing methiLg to make others happy, she ver failed to win love and esteem ldorn engaging in promiscuous conrsation, she seemed to enjoy sweet mmunion with the unseen; and o years ago had a presentiment that r earthly life was near its close? ing t:called" as she said, "by the gels." Heart stricken parents, others and sisters, weep not for e is afe with the ti iwers that bloom supernal. fe iu the fields of bliss eterna'." E. A. S. Passed the Trccha. )mez*s Forces Between Weyler's Army and Havana. Key West, Fla., February 18.? ivate information has been received this city of the whereabouts of meral Gomez. He has succeeded sliding by General We}ler and is w between him and Havana. Gorz gave strict orders that any man at struck a match or smoked would court martailed. He then adnced on the Moron trocha in the stern end of the island with 5,000 valry and 10,00<> infantry. He advanced on the fort at midght, and when he saw that he was scovered by the Spanish, who fired him, he ordered the cavalry to arge. They swooped down on the rt and captured it, and the whole my went through the trocha. All e arms and ammunition of the rt were captured. The army then ntintied the lTiarch, and was en : camped at Yeguite when the news ' was sent to this city by a courier. His orders in taking the fort was to j use L,_,e machetes only, and the i cavalry made a gallant light. Victim cf Lumha^o. "Last February my sun was taken with lumbago, and we tried almost ? i every remedy, but nothing did any | good, and our family physician fail I ed to cure. He was also attended by | a specialist without benefit. Finally . we began giving him Hood's ISarsa} parilla, and before he had finished | the first bottle he was able to go : about on crutches." Hood's Pills cure jjll liver ills. Thousands Starving. ; The Famine in India Seems to be Growing Worse. Agra, February 18.?The special reporter of the Associated Press, who is visiting the famine stricken dis tricts of India, has inspected the central native States and Bundelkund district. People from tie former have been flocking into British territory for the past month and hundreds of starving people are meeting the trains and begging as their only chance of subsistance. Villages are turning the refuges away and many are dying on the rails. "Walking from one station to another the correspondent found five dead bodies along the line. Children are deserted and left to forage for themselves. The R j ihs were the last in start ing relief wcrks and then the mis chief was already done. The mortality is awful at Jianua, the blackest spot of the Bundelkurul province where, out of a population 700,000, 200,000 are receiving relief. The number is expected to reach 300,000. ? A Queer Case. .New York, February 18.?Charles Anderson applied today for a war* rant for the arrest of Mrs. Susie Kuper, who, ho claims, holds him under a hypnotic spell. Anderson is a middle aged man and Mrs. Kuper is only 24 years old. Both parties live in Brooklyn. Anderson's story is weird. He declares that the wo j man administered a drug to him, j and ever bince be has been ber slave. i i Last fall be was ready to sail for | Europe, and be says Mrs. Kuper ! command bim to stay at borne. He I was obliged to obey. Offers of maro / riage, as a means of escaping this j spell, according to Auderson, were | utterly refused. Tbe warrant was j refused but Auderson was advised to j consult a lawyer. A Successful Heal Estate Man. j For Coughs, Colds, Fain in tbe | Chest and Hoarseness I have always | found Cheney's Expectorant a sure ! remedy. I take pleasure in giving it ! a beaity endorsement. Atlanta, Ga. A. J. McBride. For Sale at the Bazaar. Alliance Meeting Over. "Washington, February, 18.?The ! annual meeting of the National Fari mers' Alliance and Industrial Union ! Supreme Council ended today with a I short session of the executive coraj mittee of the council. A number of | routine matters were discussed aud ! acted upon and the work in the field reviewed. The following were elected lecturers to travel about in the iutcrI ests of the Alliance: II. A. Sonth; worth of Denver, Colo., for the Western District: Hamlin V. Poor of Bird Island, Minn., for the North Western District: and F. H. Pensol of Parkersburg, W. Va., for a part j of the Eastern field. Other ap| pointments of lecturers will be made later. Most of the delegates returned j home today. The Kind of G-ewa,nner, j The President of the Gordon I County Agricultural Society recently . received the following letter: i "Dear Syr?Kan yoo tel me whair j to git thee Kind of Gewanner what I makes 2 ann sometimes 3 bails off Kottin pur Akir. Please remit. Sollymon Bunch." The official replied that, there was ! no such fertilizer and any for which j such claims were made were either j fakes or humbugs. The next mail j brought a letter from Mr. Bunch i which said: ! "Pleese sind me at ODct 2 faks and : 6 Humbugs."?Herald and News. ? ^ r ?. ^ ^ frrinor fn .UUI IUUXiU^j in ujcau IU WW | talk. I rfiAVAi rum n JjKirjj POWDER?^" Absolutely Pure= (' lfbrati d for its great leavening strength ami (faithfulness, Assures the food against alum ami all forms of adulteration common to the cheap brands. J OYAI. CAKING l'OWPEB CO . NEXV YOBK, ' 'jg To Protect Wills. Hartford Times. The only .practical and simple scheme for the prevention of attacks ! on wills is that proposed by Judge John ?. White, of Hartford, and defeated by the Legislature of 1895. It provides that every person on mak- ^ ing a will may deposit it with legal officer, who shall give public uotice that a will has been so offered, and that all who wish to attack the capacity of the testator shall have a certain time in which to offer evidence and bring the matter to a decision. If no objection to the testator's capacity is made within the time soeciBed. the will cannot be attacked I ' on that ground after his death. The contents of the will are not disclosed even to its custodian. No one has any ground to attack it because he is left out or gets leas tBan~^? he thinks he should have. Evidently people will think twice about attacking the testamentary capacity of a man who is there to defend himself, especially when they are uncertian how he has devised his property, and ; may be bitiog off their noses. Aa Mr. Swiveller remarked about roomes at Bevis Markis: "The tingent advantages are extraordinary." Under this law there would be no premium on will breaking. The proposed law does not require any one to deposit his will. It merely gives to every person an opportunity to make sure that his intentions re- j ; garding his property shall be carried Ljr out and a growing scandal diminished. Another idea is that the Legislai tine pass an act directing the Judge in Lis charge to the jury, m case ol will contests, to instruct them as to . \ the weight of evidence and the verdict that is demanded by the law. These will cases present questions of law about which the Judge knows more than the jury; and we can conceive of no more infamous practice ' than that of breaking a will on techj nical points, when the intent of the testator is clear. Something should ; be dene to stop this continued and j growing raid upon wills. i * * ; Baldness is either hereditary or i caused by sickness, mental exhaus- ? tion, wearing tight-fitting hats, and ; by over work and trouble. Hall's ; Renewer will prevent it. ! | A dollar never buys much for a i stingy man. Misfortune and imprudence are often twins, i Law wears iron shoes, and don't \ care were it steps. That the blood should perform its ; vital functions, it is absolutely neces[ sary it should not only be pure but rich in life giving elements. These results are best effected by the use of that well-known standard bloodpurifier, Ayer's Sarsaparrilla. Two hundred thousand barrels of I souvenir buttons made and sold in i the last three months is the record of one factory. The Chinese condemn ciiminals to | death by preventing sleep. Sufferers i last irom 12 to 20 days, when death I comes to their relief. \ The entering wedge of a fatal com ?UU1UI ID UltCLl a Oligut V^VJAU* nuiVJU a close or two of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral might have cured at the commencement. Therefore, it is advisable to have this prompt and sure remedy always at hand to meet an emergency. For Rent, The Judge Boozer homestead. Dwelling with eight rooms, tenant i house with three rooms, large and I excellent gardens and five acres good | truck and farming land, Rent I reasonable, Apply to G M Harman. Highest maiket price paid for bees wax, in large or small uuanities, at the Bazaar. A