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Tlie Lexington Dispatch I I trzz-~-. : Burned April 25th: lebuilt Julv 10, 1801. G. M. IlARMAN, Kditor and Publisher. LEXINGTON, S. C.. WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 24 If>97. ! TH3 COTTON SITUATION. "We intended saying something last week about the result of the Cotton Growers* con volition which met in Columbia Wednesday of Fair week, but the want of both time and space would not allow us to give that thoughtful attention to its consideration which the gravity of the subject demanded. Perhaps it is w 11 that we did not say what we :a1 -i - 1! 11 . 1 tenueu earner, us iuuij imu ?>vi??v? j have been grounds at least fur the charge that our judgment was hastily formed from an imperfect under standing of the scope and put poses of the convention, and therefore our conclusions were erroneous. I3ut now, after having time to calmly and maturely consider the subject in all its b oarings, as it effects the cottou j industry of our Southland, we are ; not open to such a charge. It is our candid opinion that no good has been accomplished and that is far as effecting a reduction of the cotton acreage is concerned, it would have been better had the convention nerer been held. All efforts look iog to a reduction of the cotton acreage by sumptuary process, as is proposed by that convention, is so . much love's labor lost. The extent and magnitude of the undertaking is so stupendous as to place the government of raising cotton way beyond the raDge of possibility other than by the eternal decree of God _ - .a iL. i .if _..t &CQ iue laws Ul iiniuit-. xu.au o uunt wisdom is simply inadequate to successfully control the planting of cotton through the plan proposed l>y j the convention. We take it for granted that \vc are all of one mind touching the necessity of increasing the price of cotton, but as to the means to accom- | plish this much to be desired result j there is a wide divergence of belief j limited only by the number of per- j sons engaged in its production, sale, j manufacture and consumption. In ! admitting that too much acreage is i o ? given to the cultivation of cotton to the neglect of the actual necessaries I of life we but state a fact long since ^ experienced by its producers to their j loss. It has been the universal be lief among the farmers of the cotton growing States that this is the only crop that can be used as a basis for i credit, and this credit system is the j Waov of oast venerations handed i o J L' O djwD by them from sire to son for time immemorial. It has iu a large measure been the bine aud curse of our otherwise Gad favored, fertile and j productive Southland, the garden j spot of the world. We hive yet to j learn the lesson long since mastered by our more phlegmatic and oner- ! getic neighbors of the North that iu the diversity of crops lies the road to wealth. Both reason and experience teaches us that where the dependence of the farmer is solely upon one j crop, the price of which fluctuates so j rapidly as does that of cotton, the inevitable result must be in times of ! panics or financial depression, ruin | or poverty that abideth as long as j the siDgle crop system is persevered j in. The above is not the ODly cause j of the low pi ice of cotton, but j the farmers themselves are not en- i tirely blameless. As bitter as their j experience is they are but tasting a i dose of their own medicine prescribed j to merchants some years ago. With ! the avowed purpose of lowering the i pi ice of other commodities they in- I ugurated a system of centralizing j trade Out of which they made a howl- ; iDg success, but at the sametime they j succeded iu reducing the price of the products of the farm, including that of cotton. Thev were fully warned of this result at the time by Mr. P. j J. Rucker, of Columbia, through j these col u in us, and it is unnecessary j to say that his warning has proven i as he predicted. If. supply and demand is to be j considered then a high or protective j tariff on the raw cotton of foreign | growth is the only potent remedy to apply. This is the only true solution of the problem with which the farmers have to deal, and is the only j one which gives any assurance of re- j lief. Most of the cotton raised in the South is consumed by Southern j mills; but little finds its way to the j mills in the North and still less is ex- J ported to other countries, and by i these conditions the demand has j steadily decreased and the supply \ increased, leaving a surplus suticient to materially effect the price of the entire crop. An evi- I dence of this proposition lies in the j fact that the mills of the North can- J not compete with those of the South j in the manufacture of the commoner j class of goods became labor and raw j material are cheaper in the South ; than in the North, consequently the < mills up there are disposing of the j machinery used iu the manufacture i of the cheaper grades of cotton goods and replacing it with machinery j specially adapted to the manufacture j of a finer quality for which Kgpytian j i Ulld OllitT col ton produced ill j conntiios bv pauper lab.r is used | and \vhich is now admitted into our I poitsfieeof duty, ami by coming | in competition with tl.e staple i f ti:c I South. deci eases the demand fur it aud lowers its pi ice. to eoi respond with that raised by pauper labor. A system of high taiiff upon every i pound of raw cotton winch tvmcs j into this country Would incicase ti e j demand of the home staple and the ! price would mecssaiilv advance and bi tter times would be the result. LA^i.sCr wiSSa. It is rather early in the season to I calculate with any decree of acuracv I the probable current of political j events in the fall elections next year j and to forecast the issues upon the success of which depend the elevation to power and office the favorites of political factions. Notwithstanding j this unpropitious season for the heal | thy growth of candidates, politicians ! have already commenced to lay their wires, feel the pulses of the ''dear people" and presetihc an infallible panacea, according t_> their diagnosis, for every financial ill of a dosper ately sick body politic. The Stite is filled with caudidates and rumors of would be candidates all the way from Governor down io Coroner. Nearly every county in the State has a candidate for some office whose fitness for the position for which he is urged, in a majority of cases, seem to be that they are sons of the county and are, then fore, entitled to receive the support of their fellow electors. There are others whose claim for preferment lay in the fact that they are the Reformer of Reformers, or the bitterest and most vindictive Conservative of them all, or they were the strongest friend or foe to the dispensary system of controling the sale of whisky. To these classes and their friends these claims seem to be all sufficient and ali important to give them a clear title to some office. Unless we greatly misapprehend the trend of public events and the 11 aw of public sentiment all minor and narrow minded issues will not be tolerated and he who expects to use them as an open sesame to office will have woeful disappointment for his pains. From the decaying memories of the bitterness and strife of late years which has kept the blood of men and brothers boiling and their carnal passions at fever heat, there has sprang up among the belter element a inoi e patriotic purpose to let the dead past bury its dead aud to select the best men. irrespective of past factional affiliations, to rule over the destinies of the State*. Merit and competency will hereafter be, as they should have been in the past, the test by which aspirants will be elevated to power. We hail the dawn of a new and brighter era fur South Carolina with a thankful and grateful heait and welcome the cessation of factional strife and bitterness as the forerunner of a brighter and more prosperous future. Scarcely had the annoueement been made through the press of the State that Governor Ellerbe had disbanded the constabulary force and entrusted the enforcement of the dispensary law to the municipal authorities of the cities aud towns, before many of these same papers, particularly those in Charleston, made the startling announcement of the nvccoMoa r. f n n mnvnil O l\lin/l finrorc ovuvv \ x. uuiuv.1vw0 wiiuvi ^ ??> known. Prior to the.removal of the constables the mere mention of the presence of a blind tiger in any community was sufficient to cause the self righteous to lift their hands and roll their eyes in holy horror, and any attempt to bring the violators of law and order to justice was regarded as an invasion upon the sacred lights and liberties of the people, and the State officers held up to public contempt and scorn. Siuce then no visble effort, as far as we have noticed iu our exchanges, has been made to stop the illicit sale of whisky and apprehend the violators. If by chance a tiger is indicted, a jury cannot be had who would convict upon the strongest and most unimpeachable testimony. That was a sad commentary upon our citizenship and a disgrace upon our Christian civilization, when intelligent men of a city whose pride and boast lias always been the deep love and reverence of law an older, declare in open court and upon their oath that they arc sj narrow minded and prejudiced and weak as to be incapable r < -?: 1 : i: i <1... ui mining ;i vexuici uecoiuujg iu mi; law and evidence. It has bee-me more und more apparent each day that the proper enforcement of the dispensary law demand the re establishment of the constabulary system and we are glad that indications point to this being done at no distant date. The Index is a new paper started at (beenwood, S. (J., by \V. (jr. Cbafee, foimerly Mayor of Aiken. It is a good newspaper, edited by a thoughtful writer and a brilliant lawyer. Judge liuchanau is prominently spoken of as a candidate fur Governor should Governor Klleibe decide not to stand for re-election. His popularity makes him a strong candidate. 2&ix;cL Piciios. (d.ltbcicd from Kxchaiiges for the Readers of the Dispatch. JI on. Win. J. Bryan will go to Mexico for the purpose of stud}iug the iiuanekd system of the country. Coughs, colds, pneumonia and fevers may be prev< nted by keeping the blood pure and the system toned up with ] toad's Sarsapaiilhi. The appeal casts from the 5:h circuit will be called in the 7th day of December and their hearing will continue for five da vs. The United States ship Lancaster, has been ordered by the war depart merit to Port Royal, this State to be used as a training ship for gun cap I uus. Xotwilhst Hiding recent fatal accil ileuts attending games of foot ball that sport continues to hold its own in popular favor. ; Disfigurement for life by burns or j scalds may be avoided by using | De-Witt's Witch Hazel Salve, the l great remedy for piles and for all i kinds of sores and skin troubles. J. ; E. lviufmann. The test of cylindrical bales of | cotton made by the Columbia Ducki ing mill last week, was entirely satis| factory and it is claim for this man; ner of baling cotton that there is an ; improvement in the texture of the I staple over the old mode. j Ed Purvis, a negro, was hanged in | the jail yard at Lildngton, X. C., on j the 17th inst, for killing M. J. Plack! man, a white flagman on the Atlantic I Coast Line. He confessed to the i crime and his soul went to glory via ; the necktie line. The thirty fifth annual meeting of j the stockholders of the Southern I Express company was held in Savan| nab, Gu., on the 22d inst. All the : old i llieers were re-elected and the t finances of the company were found to be in an excellent condition. | T \T Tliircivnnd nf Ginfcbpck. I Tex., says that when he has a spell of indigestion, and feels bad and sluggish, he takes two of De Witt's Little Early Risers at Dight, and he is all light the next morning. Many i thousands of others do the same j thing. Do you? J. E. Kaufmann. Ten of the police officers who mobbed and killed Arroyo, the would be ! assasin who attempted to murder President Diaz at Mexico City somc| time ago, have been tried .and con dunned to death. They should be forthwith pardoned without any delay. ! The re organizing commit tee of the Union Pacific Railroad company has j paid to Uucle Sam's agents the sum of $13,(545,250 in cash, being the value of the bonds of the company owned by the government. The government, it is claimed, has lost a considerable sum of money by the transact ion. A spurious ten dollar bill is said to be circulating in business circles. This startling information will cause us to lose no sleep as a $10 bill never liuds its way into our pockets. Now, if it was a 1') cents piece or a five cent nickle we would have cause for au occasion to worry. What anxiety we escape by not being rich. I Several hundred delegates weie present at the Good Roads Convention, which convened in the Masonic ! Temple in St. Louis en the 22d, inst. The subjects discussed were "The practical utilization of the labor of ; tramps, vagrants and prisoners in paving stone and other material for roads and sireete," and "The most feasible plan for improving the public loads." I Captain Graham, after making a fair testof the competency, reliability and steadiness of negro labor in his hosiery mills at Hopkios, has abandoned the experiment as unsatisfactory and will replace this class of labor by white hands as soon as his mill is put in operation in Columbia, it having been removed from jHopkins. Dr. James Woodrow, a prominent Presbyterian divine and a former President of the South Carolina College, has just returned to his home in Columbia from a tour through Kurope and speaks pleasantly of his trip. The Doctor, besides being an eminent scientist of National leputation, made himself prominent in the scientific woild some years ago by declaring his belief in the doctrine of the evolution of man and denying the generally accepted account of his creation by Gad and denying that he was a creature of instantaneous creation. It is possible that at the coming sessiou of Congress, the civil service humbug will be repealed. This law should never have been placed in the statutes. It is the offspring of a diseased sentiment and was never intended to accomplish any efficiency in the public service. With the immortal -Jackson we believe that "to ihc victors bciuirg the spoils" and that it is Ihijbascst kind of ingratitude not to reward party friends with office, everything being np.ial as a matter of course. If the interstate commerce law was also knocked into smithereens by the pieMiit Congress it will have earned the gratitude of a i long sufft'i ing people. Nt \\ bold. tor Slate e .n-t.dur W'l ?>. i I it is alleged. accidentally kill* i Mr. Turner in Spartanburg r. c. n'!y. an 1 | fur whose apprehension (owiuur ? ! Elleibe oflVictl a reward of S-u"? ; i : has voluntarily surrendered to the J 1 ! law officers and is now cot.limd i:t i ! the jail of that county. M my p i ! pel's of the State have sought iu i prejudice his case in advance of his I trial by publishing <x?igerated and ' in many instances untruthful ac- 1 counts oi the unfortunate :.lV.hr. j some of whom have since had the : manliness to admit tha.t they did j Xewbold an injustice by prematurely commenting upon the affair. it guilty Xewbold should be convicltd ! and if innocent lie should be acquit I 1 j ted, but whether guilty or innocent | he is entitled to a fair, impartial and J unprejudiced trial at the bar of the i couits of his country. No Cure?!"c Fay. That is the way all dniggi-t< sell j Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic for I Chills and Malaiia. it is simply ! Iron and Quinine in a tasteless form. Children love it. Adults prefer it to bitter nauseating tonics. Price, ."Oc "With a tender love song upon her lips Catherine Fisher sought release from the terrible pangs of hunger by attempting to end her own life in New York on the l'.Ch inst. | " - ? SAVE THE BABY! A mother wiM risk her lite many times her child. A tn.vl dog is a rarity, but thousands yj, gftiSEHfc. of children die daily bvc;^use of the ^ speeds of *. & i-s thoroti g h I v IL. B Woi 5trcm.tr and -j|^r }f hcaitii-v in a jv? * {Testation. Dr. Pierce's lhivorite Prescription cures ail weakness and disease of the delicate and important organs that sustain the burden of maternity, it makes them strong. healthy, vigorous and elastic. It banishes the squeamish spells of the expectant period and makes baby's introduction to the world easy and nearly painless. It rids maternity of peril. It insures the newcomer's health and an ample supply of nourishment. It transforms sickly, nervous, fretful, despondent, childless women into healthy, happy, helpful, amiable wives and mothers. Over 90,000 women have testified to the benefits derived from this marvelous medicine. It does away with the necessity for the embarrassing examinations and loc.il treatment upon which most physicians insist, j It substitutes certainty for the doubtful | treatment of obscure physicians, who seldom correctly diagnose these troubles. All I rtf>nl.>r.s si-H it and Dr. Pierce will cheerfully give free advice to ailing- women who write him. Scores of women who have been permanently cured of obstinate aiul dangerous diseases by this great medicine, have permitted their names addresses, experiences and photographs to be printed in Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser. This hook is free and contains iocS pages, telling the home-treatment for most diseases. Send zi one-cent stamp-, to cover mailing only, for paper - covered copy. Cloth binding .ti stamps. Address TVr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. V. Items from Swansea. To tbe Editor of the Dispatch: Cold winter has at last reached us and the vegetation everywhere pre sents and appealance of blight. Iv.v. Heyward, an evangelist from N. 0., preached two impressive sermons to our citizens (Lis week and like Philip, the evangelist, went on his way rejoicing. He claims to bo non sectarian. Prof. E. F. Oldham of Kentucky, j to o Ifivnrn vviifinrr crdmnl ill i penmanship, in Swansea. lie comes | well recommended, having taught a ; successful school near here at Oak I Grove academy, with entire satisfac- j tion to his disciples. Any com- | munity in the county desiring to im- j prove in writing, and business letters | will do well to confer with him. I No doubt the printers of the Dis- j patch would rejoice to know that j Spectator had taken a full graduate j and post graduate course. He stems ' to write thiugs easily understood but i very difficult for some to read. Lae Ivne?ce has opened a barber ; shop and eating house, }o which he j has added fruits, candies, etc. He is ready to cut the hair, shear the ! head and till the hungry pilgrim wi:h a good meal. . Mrs. L. V. Gantt continues io give j good board, either permanent tr transient at the Martin Hotel. ; The Dispatch lately wrote up our town except mentioning the milling ' outfit run by W. B. Bast. con>i.>ting of lice huller, plaining, cotton gir, saw mill, and turning lathe. This mill outfit is in charge of that sk il d mechanic Erviu Hall. h 7? ftlara vnn;: 1 JL . XI. UVV.I ?? 1U l*A A w4 & A ^_7 ?-,k> i mill, saw mill, syrup mill and cotton J gin. II. R. Goodwin superintends these himself and in his rounds says sometimes, "it looks most grand " ! Since your digest of our business i houses, Mr. 1\ 13. Harman has sold out his entire line of groceries, dry goods and furniture to Mr. C hi. Hoof. Mr. Roof has add.d large-y to purchases made from Mr. II irmau and will run a goneial mercantile stoic. Mr. Roof retains the llarmaii stand and Alvah Roof and L.e F.d, law, t.vo courteous and polite young men, assist Mr. Roof in waiting tn his customers. He still continue; his lumber busiuess with unabat?d iuteicst and zeal. The health of our couutry here is now first class, and i)rs. I3rookei\ Lmgford an 1 Johnson have lest i from their labors but 1 suppose that s ih?- i s v,i: jul >ti i ti t r i - n f. : 11: v.. my. S vcral boariters Lave const- in ! , itU-ml our school taol Pud". Sini'.i.'.- | L* 11 !i s roacLcl one nun-hol ana | twenty. Af the ringing of t u--h Ir-.l i . tor recess or noon the sell >;, ! 1;- o> i jili i ings with ill.- merry j >y of i niiocont chii.iish life. "A ! honor t.? i tho little l/.ir; f >.>t hi m". Who j ivuiihl Hot uis \vu if lite hve m tne | bnpny innec n -< an i ;.i ali ihc merry ! gratiin-ae of ei:il lh c. .1. Spectator. j Is what ijives Hood's Sar-:ipnrilla iN irreat j popularity, its constantly increasing ' .?a!fs. a:at ena'ok s it lo rc-< omp'.isli its j wonderful and unequalled cure . The J combination, proportion and process j u-t-d ::i pro: aririt Hood's Sar?aj>arilia ! ore unknown io v\ her medicines, and ! make Hooii'c Sarsst ;ir 1 ila Peculiar to Itself j It cures a wide ranrro ot diseases because j of its power as a blood purifier. It acts i directly and po-itivt Iv upon the blood. ! and the blood reaches every nook and \ corner of the human system. Thus all the nerves. jki.s-Ps. boms and i:?-:uts conic unuer the Leavlicent iuilucncc of Sarsaparilia Tlie One True I'.kxx! Purifier. $1 per 1 >tfle. i | i , j v . ? ? C ! i 1' f.1 \ t'I 11. S , IMNJ ll) | -llooc! S I iiiS take, easy to operate. aye. I ( Vt Scott Ilendrix's old stand,) i L12XISUTOS, - - S. C. I i MIALKits IN* I <;EXEItAL .MEliCilAN1)ISE, ( rlK'/t Eltl ES, | II VKDH'AUS, TIN'WAKE, i SMOKING AND CHEWING TOUUXJO, ! ggs^ sfc ^ (is cry ? i V I C-rl-V GOODS, s i a tiom:u y, I an jit Slock Boticin Prices.: J I i Yve ! ,.vc opened ?> ir Vc iv & I o r 3: of 4* o tt rf s j , i i and are now ready to piv?- i/>:i low prices on i vt r. tiiii ' handled. I COFFEE- ten cihN per nnmd. i s: market, paid for ail kinds ol j country product. S- j >to?i: her 11 - tf. Executors Sale. | "^TTF. WILL OFFiMl F:)K S.\T.E IN | t T iront of the court house door, in j the town of 1 eviuuton. S. immediately j ar the close o! tlm Clerk ;n l S ye riff's sale, j on the lirst Monday hi December next, | tlie tr ictol i:i:> i li-nvloiore known as the the Mrs. Harriet If. Arthur Ian !yi!).c im- j mediately south e: C -/ii^aree creek, on ; bo!h sides ot Stateroad hading from <" ?- I !*:jiil-i i to Charleston. S. (' Slid tract contains All 1 acres, nu;yr or less, and hath vio?1> vl Jio'? ; aiuf bounds us will he lo-llid oa r.-ii lfjci: t > o- said l:l:id now | on tile in the Cl-. rk oi Coords ???ii *t: lor Lex sliL'loc count v. i'his s.:;- :n "ev | directions m ule in tin; Wdf and T. stnnieiii rf tibial-; Mix. iI. ]!. Arthur. duly admitted to .it.- in ton < Hi -o of tlie Probata for iii.-idmd mmuty. S. (' Additional inf .mmfion will turni-iied on sij.j?lic.itin:i : > K It. Arthur, Ci-:Ic ol C >urt, at Ci'.i'.Miilii.i, S ('. A;:j on.- want in.; :i i.ir:n near ' 'oii::nl i i. could do m> I otter ti.iin i<> i> <i 1 this ilMCt. Term-: of iti.v. (;:.o t. !'..tm h. it. AiiTIii'M, Kx--?utor.s. Noveinlior 17. i^.)" dwb. \YANTED - TRUSTWORTHY AND ! tf active ^ciitienmn or ladies r n [ for ro: tniisiide, n-t dd-s};od Iniii^e in Sr iiih | C :r Monthly ?'' !<?> ;ihd c>:j)"iis<-s lM-itio.: htixidy. it?.h p uce. Hio'Iono s.-'t nd'Ire-so ? stanivo d ? n\xioj>n The I'o- ( mii.ioi; i on}.any. D-nt V>.. Chicago, Id. j AN OltDINANOEr j To Raise Supplies for Tov/:i Purposes for the Fiscal Year FniUui' Dec. m- j bar 31-.*, 1807. HE I F ORDAINED I., tin* fu'.-ndant and j Wardens of the Town id I'-ah. S. in J (' mueil assembled and l.v '.I. aotlcoify I 1 ct toe sain-.-: Section 1. 'i hut r> t:\ < : t .v<-nfy.fivo j cents on ir ! dollar-, worth ot ! rt.ul ain't r-o'.:.! j raj: rry ;- x.*? ]?t i tiiv }?r"p- riv r'.i ;iv!i > i: 1 1 ?.f i< h .c !?v 1 -viv i ; : ! hLali U ' hi:.) :5su ir.a nrv <- v.i.J ; S?-e:ir.a -J '. T\ r : .x < h r-in ! v|..] | *!.;.! !-< pi <1 m lh-Oii: Trnvir. r j it saia t;.'.v>i in ::: .-i-y : 11.: I'ljltr.-l j St: t s. ire.:-! \h" ! : ;l iv r loibo j }':r-t r: 1) 1 IJ J) - .1 r:i ;t:> I r :li?- < ; ] : >. a.- j [SKAL] si'ii! .-ii- i t-r.vri '!. i 11:S? :..v O .. . r. ls>7. j .1 1: SfiKj.L. I:;f. W. M. V, IL (>>*, C ati I T. 1 ' . i'. L'v2. I VC SWalEFi-S CF GATES Cri ?v?LIG HI3KWAY8. | 4 LI. 1T.II>' ;X> H.WIVJ; (i A'J'LS (?X j A tin- i'-aai.* i.tul: .< - < : t!.:s a.;:.. ;:r- j 1: rrl'V v.ari!-.:! t" I ttr !' . ia j r;!ii.]iti-ii, .-..s i - r<??1::r <1 ! y S< v. j I'I <>{ ti e i if. vi-<- i S::;tni? ?i >: >i.; St a vi.s *?i r-t.!s j j.-iltlic cr i .i.ar -. j '.vet ti t!i? ft a*, .i-: ni.ic ! < :. su:<l k;*. tile-a ! y i';1 it: r ; r i.n i | ooii.liri ??l :i> tn i>" .. i--. i aa.'i -h'!*, ;i j is', i: til' n i y --i:< i: :.ti 1 iiitii'r, j sliSt'l C-HKC t.) !; a. ,.t ri!iv. i:;di: j Lit.} :.> ;. tl:~ t ? : < : t!:')-r in \. ci? i ' 'i'i. S r.v j \v 11 I:i-:i ^ !<> 'y :i<>; i t ? n ?>r i>. - j III *: l AY ?K I >1 t i ?7Ii iv.,\ 1. .1 M'NV,/.' S'l" rvi i :.y. w. C V li t w'? v * J. '.1 W.* 2 *1 ? i T.ikt- !, " : fiv" iirocu) iMiiue T ih-!? N. Ail Dinir^iols h fund the 1 IIl'ii;. ii il i t" ( "120. L-> (J.'t }our ]')1> work done fit the I uiiiee. j rp i x.' 1 \r * * ^ i a a mm a(_ vj I x i?>mri.ian.:i: wim j he he. 5 ?i?I.i< !, i :.t> ol An A t. 11. aj>; i i!:*? "ill da> "! Alairh. A. I'. 1>'.;7, . : \ii Aft t T:i >>lits ami make j>; !i>;-r: ;Jv.!.> Ji r the tise.ilyear erninieiie J itft.-iry I>t. H.'T. I v.i!i In ali>i attend lit :1 it?1 iov.it;!.' li'iti ? .: i lac.s h>r the j-"r| - i' i ! reeeivtaxes itlid oil (Le t! i\.s 1;: :. ?! t ;.vv:. viz: A 1 fill r?i.\s !>.'t\vv Ti totii O.'tuber and i\v< ml-?. s '7. at Lexington, S t . A J -eialu r W.'7. a penalty < t 1-7 | r f v. ill a!!a: !i ! W LEW X- > *r I "*: rr-i?.-? s. rv.- mtiis.... ? ::i:ns ( ;\!:i:;.rv <ittv T..\. tl.r-e tirils t! nulls i-i.il (".>11s;ty Tax oia- lialf ot ? la 11:1.1 \ IM'1 s T.ix three mills :y mi lis TtM.il 111 ! " iti'. rt st on <' N ?V T.. 1! K. I onds ia I! i I!".i r ami S du.i.t Yo'.xaship. r ' 2 mills i ri< T avi.>i to, one ami one-halt !:i! K- ]/. mills F.<r r. tiii':,' i'l-tuls in ; ::< ! tin* i.l >vt- townships. it!a* mill ] null ] : L. V1N(?AU1>. rr<-:isnr< r I. -xin^ton County. I. \:m;'>?:i. S. (' . S-pt. 'i'J, Is.i". W. -ir* to "it 1 i!i- attention < ! er.r la xtnYoti lriet.d- to the-tact i'.iit we are vt li KisnuUMv.ru HASUS3S ti? u!. kuais i>xi the I'ntt (Mlt.'e 1? oi'k, Xo. arid v\< ipt; ratine all wik and water; ! Ii r v.c ;t>*. noti.ing hoi the lust ld>or :.ia! rial ;:i <> .; Lttsimss. i *o other like it its .1 a: the Stat-.: except i 12 very line We u iiko sing!. buggy li xr:i?*s-?Iron; i 5 " 1 i.i> I)ml).e (...traces ;a ]?r??F?<? ton. alai v*..11^.?:x iiti-l 1 arm 1: irness art- nil mule to st; t times. Wr* : !>o e:i*rv a nice line of Saddles froiu i'J t j>: also Co.lars. t'oil.ir I'ads. Whips at..I a v rv nice line of I up Kibe*. We ?re u'so handling It -. Phaeton-', '' il l ioictti-rs, Surry s. Victorias, P?r<.tts, l.iial.itis ('ittpis ami Doctor's Phaetons. J'.iggies Irom ^otio) i.p. W.* will make tins lira-.', spec si feature in oar business in th. t-stnre and will give you a very close pric where goods at?; ordered direct. W- desire to thank rur enstou ers for the kind patronage they have extended to us during the past year, a.ud hoping that they wi! continue to bestow their lavors ot> us i:? the Jut arc. t' r we guai:u.t<e our goods to you, and beg to remain, jc.nrs trniv, L. B. RAST, Agent. ? uj.i .vi;>i.v, o. i.. WLoi* money aeeompini-s mail nrilt-rs :??r harness Iroiu -"?' ? hit up we j a) freight. CESIEiL lilTIOSlL BUS COLUMBIA. S. C. r?IliFCT<)RS-E?! S. J.-ynes. Dr. James Wood row, J. A. Crawford, Dr. T. T. Moore. K. S. Desportos, Hon. John T. S .V,. II. G:bh? s Wm. Wallace. W. C Wrijrlit, John C. Stanley. II. 1$. Desj.cro-s, Jr., R II. Edmunds. rpiiis I:V\K ui spiv/n rLLY SOLI1 etts the deposits ul individuals. tirms and corpor.itio is generally, and wid give every reasonable faciJi'y to those doing loudness with it. In the Kit viit??N I><?p;irt men t Interest v.ill he allowed at the fate of } per ( el. j.r-r annum. payable 1st of M ty ainl ]-t oj November. ?V. (' WRIGHT. i resident. )'. U SAWYER. Cashier. January h'-h Ihb7 ?ly. OF SOUTH CAROLINA State, City a County Depository C0LUM1HA, S. C. I'aid up C tpihri $137,00(1 Surplus and I'ivists G*Rt*011 Transact a genera! Ranking business. Citeiiil attention giva: to collections. savims dbpabtkbstt. Deposits ?.| $1 and upwards received. Interest allow- d a' tlie rate o! 1 per cent per annum, pay aide quartern*, on tir.it cShv of January, April, July and October. S;fety deposit hoxe.s to rent troin $1 to $12 a year: Herring's best ?absolutely Lur j^hir r-v.i itijci ;r& i run. A C HASKELL, Preside,,t, V.' (' FiSHKK, Vice President. -JULirs if. walker, cashier. February li- ly. i;.\.\K i)F niiTMi)!.u SOl'TJl CAROLINA. STATE, COUNTY A NT) (T IY DEPOSITORY. Special jaU nt <>:; ^iven to nil l;ts?i:iess transactions ; 11< 1 satisfaction onnmntc-ed. I;iti-v vt allowed on nil Savings, Deposits fro;' iliitj. C.-nuty business sp<. cinlly V.'. (}. CillLDS. Pics. W. T. MAR UN, Vice Pres. T. IT. <: I PI ;>. < 'ashit r. MARTIN STORK, Teller. An" 11 if Seluta Nurseries, TEX'.NOTOV roryrY, S. r. QOPTKERX vn A'TLIMATED Fruit (i trees. Peaches. P,v.:v, <irajo. \ ;i;:?. (V . i'ne- s 1 '"v. Write t r terms. I ] : HALTI WANViEK. U. t. <i S.-ima. S. C. IfS I / If $mik ... fxypLMils' |f j| ^ ?3 ? i^P. ^5 a cad ? 1J 1 i IS 1 I I I Ies$ I I I Hbs ?j^S7A3 GOOD FOR ADULTS. WAR&iHTED. PfMC?50cts. C/.:..\Tt.\. ?! J.S., Nov. :c. !?J3. Fr.rl.-Ki^'ivinc?"<>., ; :. J.O>ji:-. ?!<>. "* i.! :;:u*:i:ou:-V.V >?>1<1 ); ?, v<::r. OV) IkaUcs oi r,lc>VK -; T/.-Tl,l.]>S ('ii;i.I. 'IONIC and have l :lir^c t.'."' :?ir? :?-'Iy ihi> y::r. In :.:l i^r i'jci>, r.? i!< ?- t 14 y?.:.r.-. in tbe tJi;:_r ?;:-i:ivrs-. have m UI ;::i article thai ;ve such u:iivir.-al salio" lacUva as year Touic. You.s truly. AiiNi.V, C-' lit: Si QO% r. .. c..i., i,r 1 U1 ' ti 1 v V J'T. (.) -J. 1 Trillii;it( Si)UJ^. S. C. The JJazuar, Lexington, S C. An;/. lS-ijui BEESWAX WANTED" IN LARGE OR SMALL QUANTITIES. T WT.I. I aY ih'E l:KiPKsT MAIi2 ! : ! |.nct' t??r ii'i mii ji'ir.- |V.(-s\v;iv. I'l.c - gM\i-rii??i Bv color iii'1 coiidi i.ui. RICE B HARMAtf, At tlie Ihz.tar, - Lexington, S. C. illwil N HI v\ i] I\){i\\l\\i 111 III u\I I | g p| IHpgJI]1! i !/ i\ * r... * 1.^ ..w. Krt,.A 1* J >: 4.;:* nw iiiujiua w?- miw i; 1 Vp.u tmciii Sic res (-no of the 1) the South, j Dry Good I IM: Diii^s <; I IM; MII.lin! : i 'i\ i : r.i \ I : OA I t i i A "N 5 > | HOUSE FI RM A FIXE MEN'S SUITS I The most complete stocl mm mi!! i I j i Come ami biir." vour friends ant o * I H JlUULUilLU THIS IS OUlt L i \B)RY H MOSPS, Vi.OTiBt. We guarantee our prices t COLUM1 \ S-ptembcr. 22. LORICK Sc 1 "THE COIJ: COLUMI I We crtri'jj the Iff rtjcst > in this jK'frt of the eo\ I/oh to cftll on (I ijvt I lul l *? i'lWTIIli I We rrtri'ji the. Loi'/fi'st <tni a ml I I I ?*? m ?m lomk erx^Kfcrv ! HARD i in the ('iff! CONFECT i i I TT.mTS, OAXX I f \ I CT O j i i | CTGAIfcX, CHEWING i i I Toys, i Fancy iZDJ?XJCS-S and. ' PK'JFCMERY, STATIONERY, hi i Diamond Dye: LEXIWl 1 ty Drplint! n%i npfrni Uil ULi ifcu: INOUNCEMENT! mm orn collecting together for our IVg est a ml most ('nuju-te Stocks in 'i his includes s, N otions 001>S, llfV. {l'IMS, M ATTIXGS, [SH1NG GOODS. LINE OF ovmoQAis. i (f SHOES to felect from. \t II Tilt CITY! / 1 make our stores your headquarters. ) ^ WW ATEST ADDITION. ; . IV*', SSSOBIS li.STS. o be as low as any in the country. iUGH'S . 5IA, S. O. LOWRANCE, . I Infill f UClttll UlVUIrt, HI! I A" J5L0CK, = IA, S. C. Stock of (i HOC Ell IKS unirfit (tin! if trill )nnj our j/rices. IN Slll'UfS A SPECIALTY. '1 Chrajpcsl Line of Foreign domestic of Columbia, IONERIES, ? 13 5 "J^OC-LjIECI^S, i<1 SMOKING TOHAOCO, Cliina, Notions, MEDICIITSS, CTrlOOL BOOKS, ALBUMS, ETC. 3 of all Colors. 11 2l 1 28 it si Ld d a 9 * m ON. S. ( .