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PRACTICES IN THE STATE AND Federal Courts, and offers his professional services to the citizens ot Lexington County. Ontnhaf IS EDWARD L. ASBILL, Attorney at Law, LEESVILLE, S. C. Practices in all tbe Courts. Business solicited. Sept. 30?6m C. M. Efird. F. E. Dijehek. EFSRD & DREHER, Attorneys at Law, LEXINGTON, C. H.t S. C. TTJTLL PRACTICE IN ALL THE VV Courts. Business solicited. One member ot the firm will always be at office, Lex ugton, S C. June 17?6m Albert 31. Boozer, Attorney at Law, COLUMBIA, s. c. Especial attention given to business entrusted to him by 1 is fellow citizens ot Lexington county. Office: No. 5 Insurance Building, opposite City Hall, Corner Alain and Washington Streets. Febraary 28 -tf. DR. E, i. ETHEBEDGE, SURGEON DENTIST, LEESVILLE, S. C. Office next do^r below post office. Always on band. " February 12. /?? FENCING Poultry, Farm, Garden, Cemetery, Lawn, Railroad and Rabbit Fencing. Thousands of miles in use. Catalogue Free. Freight Paid. Prices Low. The McMULLEN WOVEN WIRE FENCE CO. CHICASO. ILL. Nov. 17? tf Saw Mills, Light ami Heavy, ami Supplies. CHEAPEST AND BEST. Ca-t every day; \vor.< ISO hands. Lombard iron Works and Supply Co., AUGUSTA, GLOrtGIA. January 27? CAROLINA NATIONAL BAM, AT COLUMBIA, S. C. STATE, TOWN AND COUNTY DEPOSITORY. Paid up Capital ... $100,000 Surplus Profits . - 100,000, Savings Department. Deposits of $5.00 and upwards received. Interest allowed at the rate of 4 per cent, per annum. W. A. CLARK, President. WmiE Jonbs, Cashier. December 4?ly. BEESWAX WANTED . -r. rs-r. rmjr.TT ftn?*TTTTTVC Ill LAlUJi un uuaiiiiiiAc, I WILL PAY THE HIGHEST MARket price lor clean ani pare Beeswax. Price governed by color and condition, RICE B~ EARMAN, At the Bazaar, Lexington, S. C. ~ HARMAN & SON, CONTRACTORS, AND BUILDERS STEEL AND IRON ROOFING, lexington, s. c. Bids submitted foe all kinds of carpenter work. Estimates furnished. None bat First Class Workmen em HAn.i, hnildino' a snecialtv. Sat p IUJCTI. ! isfaction Guaranteed. Remember ns when you want work done. S. A. B. HARM AN, KILLIAN HARMAN. September?11. tf Grand Central Hotel COLUMBIA, S. C. E. H. G1LLIARD, Manager NE WL Y RENO VA TED. CUISINE UNSURPASSED. Especially adapted for those desiring Comtort, Ease. Home like metnods. Commercial travellers receive every accommodation. ?? T. . rr-v _ CO <-> ppp DAY. "tj-.p. /pSSB I\ ."1 I J J "T, c VV A M... June 2, 1897?tf. LEXINGTON SAVINGS BANK. ^ DEPOSITS RECEIVED SUBJECT TO CHECK. \V. r\ HOOF, C:t?Klii??i-. DIRECTORS: Allen Jones, W. P. Roof, C. M. Eflrd, R. Hilton James ?. Hendrix. EXCHANGE BOUGHT AND SOLD. Deposits ol $1 and upwards received anc interest at 5 per cent, per annum allowed payable April and October. September 21- tt i?2o >ia.iiv stee "Work in Congrass. Voice of the People Heard Against Speculative Swindling. Crime of the Thimbleriggers?'"The Power to Make and Break Prices Is a Menace to Producers," Says Congressman Stokes. The New York Morning Telegraph. "Joe" Leiter will go down into history for one thiDg, at least, which be did not expect when he went into the operation of artificially inditing the price of wheat. He will bear the unenviable distinction of having aroused public opinion to a sense of i the crimes committed by speculative I swindlers in the name of legitimate business. Leiter's juggling with the j pri.se of bread has opened the eyes i of millions to the thimblerigging | with figures, by which brokers make the pi ices of products which they do not handle. That realization by the people has sent a wave of piotest sweeping across the land. The national agricultural and labor organi 1 ?ny-/1 frAm r?o 1 ZSliUUS ate t/ciug ueatu uuu. j manding that Leiterism be legislated ! out of existence. Wormserism will go down with Leiterism. The corruption of the New York Stock Exchange will be kicked out of Wall Street. The same thimblerigging with figures which is going on in the Produce Exchange and the Cot- j ton Exchange will be taken by the throat. The work in Congress to abolish the dealing in phantom grain and cotton and stocks will crystallize into an organized fight at next Winter's session. The forces are now being brought into line. The progress made so far has won eloquent tribute from thousands. Congressman J. William Stokes, of South Carolina, in his speech recently delivered on gambling in futures, mentioned that he had received thousands of letters since the introduction of his bill, which is one of several to stop speculative swindling. "Many of these letters,'' said Congressman Stokes, "are pathetic in their appeals to Congress, urging legislation to prohibit the vultures and buzzards on the exchanges from fixing the prices of products," From his district alone, he received 1,001 petitions, containing 5.135 individual signatures. "I have had petitions from other districts and other States, "urging me to press this measure upon the attention of Congress. These people have a right to be heard here. They shall be heard. The responsibility shall be fixed where it belongs." The applause which greeted this declaration was ' echoed throughout the nation. Congressman Stokes at the time J confined his address to the gambling j ;n cotton futures, but every condi- i tion and conclusion and consequence applicable to thimblerigging in cotton apply to similar operations in grain and stocks. Ia his speech, the Congressman incorporated facts brought out in testimony taken before several committees of Congress. "Hear what the Senate Committee, presided over by that able jurist, the late Senator George, of Mississippi, says," observed Congressman Stokes. "The most elaborate examination was made and fullest testimony from the ablest representatives of the Exchanges and others, pro and con, was obtained. Here is what the committee says: The New York Cotton Exchange can absolutely dominate and fix prices as against all others/ Not only is this absolute power over prices exercised to the furthest limit of its tremendous sweep, but the unanswerable proof of its exercise appears in the unbroken policy of depressed prices in the fall and higher prices in the spring. By unlimited offerings in advance of October, November, December and January futures, the prices of contracts for those months are forced down. The spot cotton market follows the contract market. During those months the bulk of the I crop passes out of the bauds of the producers. Few are independent, and ? under the method of the Exchange | fewer are independent to day than I they were ten years ago. Their obligations must be met. Then, when the bulk of the crop has passed out of , j the producers' possession, by reversI icg their tactics the brokers raise tlie i price. This is notorious." Said Congressman Stokes: The patience of the American farmer sur W. 13 T, - " Solicts a Share ol i passes the proverbal -Job. Imagine , the pig iron interests subjected to | such! Would they not be promptly ; heard here? Wnat interest or in- | dustry would be eo patient? The ! growers of cotton and grain have j bee n clamoiing here for years. There ! are several bills pending in coin- j mittees of this House. The more ; possession by the Exchanges of the j power to make and break prices of a j ' product is a menace to the producer j j of that product. Has not the Cotton i Exchange disturbed the orderly conj o J ; duct of the business of my people? j j Has it not cut down their profits? t 1 Ur?r, ,*f it.f? itY>inor thp mimhlinrr | | ""!) II 1.UU ""'"f, t, O instinct in men until, infatuated by gains or maddened by losses, they have ruu the whole gamut of crime, ending with the culminating crime of all?a crashing bullet sent into a crazed brain by a dishonored hand? Iu the nauie of morals, in the name of fair dealing, iu the name of common honesty, the farmers demand this relief." The Man on the Floor. Sacrificed to Blood Poison. Those who have never had Blood Poison can not know what a desperate condition it can produce. This terrible disease which the doctors are totally unable to cure, is communicated from one generation to another, inflicting its taint upon countless innocent ones. Some years ago 1 was inoculated with poison by a nurse who infected iny babe with blood taint. The little one was unequal to the struggle. and its life was yielded up to the fearful poison. CP For six long years I suf- 7 tEpsSB iered untold misery. 1 JL was covered with sores and ulcers from head to Pf Cm foot, and no language W^\ can express ray feelings w'-^ Afci. of woe during those long *21 years. I had the best iragg*^ medical treatment. Several physicians succes rP&Br >sively treated me, but nil irTTjBTii to no purpose. The mercun and potash seemed to add fuel to the awful fiame which was devouring me. I was advised by friends who had seen wonderful cures made by it. to try Swift's Specific. We got two bottles, and I felt hope again revive iu my breast?hope for health and happinesi again. I improved from the start, and a complete and perfect cure was the result. S. S. S. is the only blood remedy which reaches des perate cases. Mrs. t. W. Lee, Montgomery. Ala. Of the many blood remedies, S. S. S. is the only one which can reach deepseated, violent cases. It never fails to cure perfectly and permanently the most desperate cases which are beyond the reach of other remedies. S.S.S. Blood is purely vegetable, and is the only blood remedy guaranteed to contain no mercury, potash, or other mineral. * Valuable books mailed free by Swift Specific Company, Atlanta, Georgia. Tho State Campaign Meetings. The following are the appointments of the State campaign meetings as arranged by the Executive Committee, at its meeting in Columbia, on the 2d of June. Orange-burg, Tursday, June 16St. George's, Friday, June 17. Charleston, Saturday, June 18. Wdterboro, Monday, June 20. i Beaufort, Tuesday,;nigbt), June 21. Hampton, Wednesday, June 22. Barnwell, Friday, June 24. Bamberg, Saturday, June 25. Sumter, Tuesday, June 28. Manning, Wednesday, June 29. Monk's Corner, Tuesday, June 30. Georgetown, Saturday, July 2. Kingstree, Tuesday, July 5. Florence, Wednesday, July G. Marion, Thursday, July 7. | Conway, Saturday, July 9. DarlingtoD, Tuesday, July 12. Chesterfield, Thursday, July 14. | Bennettsville, Saturday, July 10. I Bisbopville, Tuesday, July 19. Camdeu, Thursday, July 21. Lancaster, Saturday, July 23. ' Chester, Mondav, July 25. j I j Winnsboro, Tuesday, July 2G. j Yorkville, Wednesday, July 27. Gaffney, Thursday, July 28. Spartanburg, Friday, July 29. Union, Saturday, July 80. Newberry, Monday, August 8. Laurens, Tuesday, August 9. Greenville, Thursday, August 11. Pickens, Friday, August 12. ! Walhalla, Monday, August 15. i Andersnn, Tuesday, August 1G. Abbeville, Thursday, August 18. Greenwood, Friday, August 19. Aiken, Monday, August 22. Edgefield, Tuesday, August 23. - Saluda, Thursday, August 25. LexingtcD, Fridav, August 2G. O w ' O I Columbia, Saturday, August 27. T "One.Min-ute Cough Cure is the 1 1 i. * - T t 1 ; ueei pit'pui Htiuu x i:a\e ever sum or j used and I can't say too much in it's | praise."?L. M. Kennon, Merchant, j Odell, Ga. J. E. .Uaufmanu. MTUMn?.nrr cmmj n^oisrci^TOi f Your Valued Patroi Tho Invasion of Cuba. How the Asheville Citizen Summarizes the Situation. Asbevil.'e Citizen. "We all feel that there is jreat ritsk in sending troops into Cuba at this, the beginning of the rainy, aud therefore the especially unhealthy season there. But this daDger we knew when we went into war, and we also knew that there were thousands of the common people of Cuba that would die before help could reach them after the fall of Havana into our hands, and the longer that help was delayed the longer would be this death list. We cannot bo held responsible for deaths that occur while we are taking a reasonable time for the preparation for the army of invasion, but it would seetn hardly teasonable to delay that movement until next fall. Moreover from the best information to be obtained, the daDgers of the rainy season to unseasoned men can be largely removed by such precautions as our soldiers will be advised, perhaps compelled to take. It is the testimony of Americans who have worked in Cuba with numbers of their countrymen that sickness is not more prevalent among them than arnoDg men engaged in similar occupations in many States in the Union, and that recourse to the easily reached high lands will greatly aid in the recovery of fever patients. It is certain, too, that in no other campaign the world has seen up to this time has there been at the disposal of the soldier so much of the resources of medicine and surgery as will be at the service of the Cuban army of invasion. All that money can buy or science can suggest will be theirs to command. As to the risks that come in actual combat, thof e would be present in any climate, but unless the Spanish soldier is an improvement as a marksman over his brother failor the former is not greatly to be dreaded in Cuba or elsewhere. If the advance movement now started is pushed and no more Spanish warships come over to change the jplan of campaign that includes the support of the army by the navy, Havana should be in our hands within two months at the furtherest, while the relief of the Cubans in many other parts of the island can begin within a week's time. . . Beats the Klondike. Mr. A C. Thomas, of Marysville, Tex., has found a more valuable discovery than has yet been made in the Klondike. For years be suffered untold agony from consumption, accompanied by hemorrhages; and was absolutely cured by Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds. He declares that gold is of little value in compaiison with this marvelous cure? would have it, even if it cost a hundred dollars a bottle. Asthma. Bronchitis and all throat and lung affections are positively cured by Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption. Trial bottles free at J. E. Kaufmann's Drug Store. Regular size 50 cents aod $1.00. Guaranteed to cure or pi ice refunded. ^ An Anglc-Sazon Alliance The Views Eutertained by the Rt. Hon. John Mcrley. London, June 8.?The Right Hon. John Morley, Liberal, M. P., speaking at Leeds this evening, and referi ring to the recent Birmingham ! speech of the Secretary of State for | the colonies, the Right Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, on the subject of an Anglo Saxon alliance, said that he did not believe a word of all the "gloomy talk about England's isola i tion and t&reatemng prospects uuJ lessshe secured an alliance with Geri many or America. | "England's naval power is gigauJ tic, her financial resources and credit i are firmer than ever," said Mr. Mor| ley, "and the spirit of her people to repel invasion or protect their rights j is as great as at the beginning of the | century. The whole country desires | more intimate relations with the ! United States, an end always diii gently worked for by Lord Salisbury J and Mr. Gladstone. It is iuconceiv| able, however, that a treaty between TZe., tiagc. Prompt and ! Great Britain and the United States i could be entered upon without takj ing into consideration the Irish vote M A ?% A*<?/tA T f ( U a **a( a ia ft rroin r?f , I LI mud HU. It IliC tuio to u^aiuju I the treaty, it is not the fault of the j Liberal party." | Proceeding to discuss the kind of ; alliance intended. Mr. Morley said: j "If it is an alliance for peace and j harmonious co operation for the j mutual good, it will indeed be the .{ dawn of brighter days. But is that i what is intended? Or is it to be au I ! alliance between the jingoes of I America and the jingoes of England ! ?an alliance not for peace, but for menace and wai? "We shall see. But I know tens of thousands of the best and wisest men in America believe that hardly any more inexpressible calamity can befall mankiud than that a community, as Lincoln nobly said, 'conceived in freedom and dedicated to the happiness of free and equal men,' j could entangle themselves iu the un! rest and intrigue of militarism, I whir?h nr? thp tormenh and aeouro'e of the Old World." Consigned to Marked Graves. In the Civil War hundreds of brave soldiers who fell upon the field of battle were consigned to unknown graves, for the simple reason that in their sad cases identification was im possible. But the war department ! has adopted measures by which solj diers will fare better in the conflicts j of the future. We quote in this con j nection from the Philadelphia NortL j American. In outlining the measures adopted by the war department, this newspaper authority observes: "This unhappy fate will be guarded j against in the future by having the j soldiers when they go into action J wear around their necks small tags made of aluminum, upon which shall be stamped the numeral assigned each man on the muster rolls, wi:h the letter of his company, battery or troop and his regiment. By this plan the men who die for their coun try may be easily identified and will thus be saved from the fate of being consigned to an unmarked grave. It is a meritorious plan and the war department is deserving of commendation for the forethought and consideration which prompted it. While the idea of wearing tags may be somewhat revolting to the instincts of chivalry, still the precaution seems to be wise and proper. i Big Knives. War Utensils That are Carried By I the Utah Cavalry. Before leaving Manila, the men of the Colorado and Pennsylvania regij ments were supplied with ammunii tion for target practice, which they j used to their satisfaction, j The Utah cavalry carry heavy enj trenchment knives instead of sabres. | The knives are about a foot long, ; and their blades are as wide as the I base of a mason's trowel. They are very formidable weapons at close quarters. Sure Death to Bed Bugs, Etc. The Standard Liquid Insect De - ? i n i:?u I sircyer is a ~>o. x x uusu mi x uimi tare, a Wonderful Disinfectant, safe, | sure and speedy. No insect de| stroyer ever yet devised has so fully | and unquestionably met the desired ! requirement, that of certain destruction of Led Bugs, Loaches, Ants, &c., and also the most perfect germicide in the word. If you are suffering with any of the insects try this most wonderful Insect Destroyer ! and be convinced of its merit. It is the most perfect insect destroyer in the raaiket. Invaluable to every household. Sold under a positive ! guarantee. Price, 25 cents, at the ! Bazaar. Sick Men from ?&mi3a. , i * ? j A car-load of sick men from Tampa | has reached Fort McPherson in j charge of Dr. Woodson, of the hospiti al corps at Tampa. The men are suf j fering mostly from measles, sprained j ankles and sore eyes, and one of them j has been made helpless by a tarantula | bite. The general hospital at Furt ! McPheison now contaius To men. j It is an old proverb that '"boys J will be boys." What a pity it isn't t | equally true that men will be men. Polite Attention. The Royal is the highest grade baking powder known. Actual tests show it goes onethird further than any other brand. 8AK!Nb POWDER Absolutely Pure I j j pcyal sakinq powder co., sew ycrk. A Poisoned Stream. People Dying from Kiting Fish Caught Therein. J Hinton, W. Ya, June S.?Great exj citement prevails on 131 ue Stone liver, in this county, on account of the | mysterious poisoning of the fish in ' that stream. As a result three men j ?Louis Peray, Colon Lilly and a , man whose name could not be learned , ?are (lead, and Mr E. E. Angell, a j prominent merchant is lung at his ! home dangerously ill from eating j some fish caught from the river yes ! terday morning. A late report says : that a number of persons aod cattle 1 have died today from the flLcts of drinkiug the water. Today the fish : have been (tying in large numbeis, | and are being washed ashore. It is not thought that there is one left in ! the stream. The stench ficm those j washed ashore is almost unbearable. The people are generally excited, and will not use the water from the ! wells that are near the river. "Where : the poison came from or what it conI sists of is a myst ry. All that is ; known is that it has a deadly effect. One theory i3 that the poison is due ! to some mineral substance in the water, and it is said a peculiar sediment has been found on the rocks. "Wayside Grleanings "by B. Felix. j To the Editor of the Dispatch: O, my arm! j Plums are ripe. | Blackberries are coming. Wheat is being harvested. News is plentiful?news of the war. Candidates are slow to bob up this I year. The sun shines hot?the kind for growing crops, j Rev. H. M Fallsw, a recent graduate of the O.angeburg Co educational Institute, is spending his well earned vacation under the parental roof. He contemplates entering A. O Furman University Dext fall. The small pox scare has a little ! somewhat subsided. Sore arms are more numerous uo*.v than candidates. So far Mrs. Felix and I have both escaped (he virus and the loath; some disease, notwithstanding we were both vaccinated. The virus : took on some and 9uch a time Billy ! had running around. There were | red oaks to skin fur poulticing and I sassafras roots to dig, vaceline to get, collard leaves to pluck and many other things to look aft.-r to alleviate the inflamed arm. Our young and promising Mr. T. C. Sturkie, goes to Orangeburg to study law in the office of Judge James Izlar. Much is expected of Tyrone in the future. The Union recently held with the i First Church of Gaston, alias Durj haui's Chapel, was a grand success, | Large congregations were present on , both days. The discussions of the ; queries were lively, interesting and instructive. Dinner was served on the grounds, which was abundant and refreshing. Toe next meeting will be held with Harmony church, the program of which will appear in these columns in due time. Those who missed these meetings are losing a great deal. A recent visit to Batesfcurgshowed the little town in a live and growing condition. "While there I had the exquisite pleasure of meeting a number of my old friends and acquaintances, among whom was the polite and obliging Mr. Frank Kueece, the cuatodiuu of the post office. Frank i?; a whole soul boy and Uncle Sitn's interest will be carefully looked after, while that of the good people of Ratesburg and viciuity will not be neglected. , i Mr. J. G. Fallaw ib still at home i giving little Johnnie Richard some COLUMBIA, S. C., October t3?tf. ! leSSOIlS in the first nrinr>in1p<5 rvf ? r r?~ i right. The little fellow is fat and growing and should the war with ! Spain continue, 3ou may ere long hear ! of him joiDiDg Rear Admiral Sarnpi son's fleet. ! There is about to be an AngloAmerican alliance formed. "With such an alliance the rest of the world | will be unable to compete with them j in a hostile engagement. Cervera's fleet seems to be bottled | up. Wonder what next? Uncle Sam i seems to be a little impatient in regard to the progress of the war. Be patient, William, ere long you will hear the booming of cannorsand see ! the stars and stripes waving over ; Havanna. ? Some of our boys have voluteered j and gone to Camp Ellerbe. Billy wanted to go, but the smiles and tears of Mrs. Felix had a greater influence over him than the Spanish spoils and Uncle Sam's gold, Hoping ere long the Editor's purse will be enlarged with the dollar of delinquents and the candidate's il 1 ? 'L Ti- . 1 luiee u ior me success or ice jJispaiCD, I am, Billy Felix. Gaston, S C, June 6, 1898. m $100 Howard $100. The readers of tbis paper will n? please to learn tba* tt er?- is a1 lens' one dreaded disease ibat sen-use hat>een able to cure in all nn-tages. hi.-* iba? is Ciurrb Hal s Ca atru Ca> s tbe oniy posilive cur?- kro-c? r I be medical fraternuv C < .?-b lug a Constitutional dleeu<e, r q<<i< e a constitutional trea'tmnt II l' C>tarrb C ire is taken mr* rto>>l\, ?>et iug direcilv upon tbe blood ai d u n cus snrfac s of tbe syst in, tberel. de&lroytng ibe foundation of tbe die ease, and giving tbe j a:i*i t strt-i?tf?tby building up tbe consMtu'i >o nr d assisting nature id d< ieg its work The proprietors have so mncb faith in its cnrative powers, tbat they offer One Hundred D >! ars for soy chss ihat it fails to cure. Ssod for list of testimonials. Soli by all druggis's Pr.C3 75 ceLts. 30 Ken of the Kerrinnc. The President Orders a Detailed Report of Their Gallant Deed. "Washington, June 8.?The President ha9 directed Admiral Sampson to forward a detailed report of the gallant action of Lieut. Richmond Pearson Hobson at Santiago, and as soon as that is received will send a special message to Congress recognizing the heroism displayed not ODly by Hobson, but by the men who I A AM A MAHIA/I U ? r. iU A A f / ?.? 1 rv-* A A : UUL'UUJ JJclLI JfU Li i Hi uu LUC JXCI i iuiaw> i The order for a full repoit is already on the way, the President feeliDg it best to wait official advices before i taking the action he now contem- j plates. "What will be recommended ; ! for Hobson and his crew is not cerj tain now, but there will probably be I a recommendation for a vote of [ thanks, specially naming Hobson, though not naming the men. Medals of honor, it is expected by those who have talked with the President on the subject, will be struck off for the little band of men, and promotion of some sort is in store for all of them. It will take some days for Admiral Sampson to get his report here, but probably some time next week a message signalizing the Merrimac incident will be sent to Congress. Chamberlain's Pain Balm has no equal as a household liniment. It is the best remedj known for rheumatism, lame back, neuralgia; while for sprains, cuts, bruises, burns, scalds and sore throat, it is invaluable. Wertz & Pike, merchants, Fernadina, j Fla, write: "Everyone who buys a ' I bottle of Chamberlain's Remedies, | comes back and says it is the best | medicine he has ever used." 25 and i 5J cents per bottle at J. E Kauf| mann's drug store. George I. Cunningham has been ! appointed postmaster at Charleston I to succeed A. H. Mowry. Gaffuey and Cherokee county, to' gether with their friends and neighI bors will celebrate the Fourth of 1 ! .Tnlv in arand stvle. vr 0 - Rock Hill has a company of one hundred colored men, under command of Robert Colbert, ready to volunteer for service in the army. The human machine starts but > | once and stops but once. You can ! keep it going longest and most regI ulatly by using DeWitt's Little Early Risers, the famous little pills ; j for constipalion and all stomach and >' liver troubles. J. E. Kaufmann. Free Fills. Send your address to H. E. Bucklen & Co, Chicago, and get a free sample box of Dr. King's New Life Pills. A trial will convince you of their merits. These pills are easy in action and are particularly effective in the cure of Constipation and Sick Headache. For Malaria and Liver troubles they have been proved invaluable, lhey are guaranteed to be perfectly free from every deleterious substance and to be purely vegetable. They do not weaken by their action, but by giving tone to the stomach and bowels greatly invigorate the system. Regular size 25c. per box. Sold by J. E. Kiufmann, Druggist. ?*?. The Town of Union has quarantined against the world. The quarantine officer is kept busy every day looking after the four passenger trains each day. Mr. G. Walt Whitman, is in the race for Governor. He expects to win, and will make the campaign on his bicycle. 5 A regiment of negroes will be enlisted from this State. Col. Higgina will be made its colonel. He favors feeding soldiers on hog meat entirely, especially colored troops. He says niggers will fight better on hog meat than any other kind. _ ^ S. M. Geary, Pierson, Mich., writes, "DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve is curyrfm ing more piles here to-day than all other remedies combined. It cures V eczema aod all other skin diseases." J. E. Kuufmann. It is said positively that Mr. Geo D Tillman will enter the campaign as a candidate for gub-matoual honors. Floirie, the ten-year old daughter ? ot Mr W II P.ijm d, of L^urnin county, while walking through b<? fatbei'o hum, < Le du* iael week, was ^ bitten bv a water mo'-casin I ht proper r?ujedita weiv administei?d and ibe Utile girl recov red without any seiious results John Gary Evans, who was recently appointed a major in the vol unteer army by President McKinley, on bis way from Washington, passed through Columbia last Thursday to spend a short time at home, prior to reporting to General Lee at Tampa, to whose command he has been assigned. One Minute is not long, yet relief is obtained in half that time by the use of One Minute Cough Cure. It prevents consumption and quickly / cures colds, croup, bronchitis, pneumonia, la grippe and all throat and lung troubles. J. E. Kaufmann. Mr. B. W. Crouch has been appointed his own successor as Cleik of Court for Saluda county for the remainder of his unexpired term. He was holding two offices at the same time, contrary to law, Intendant of Saluda and also Clerk, heDce his resignation. His friends throughout bis county are very much gratified at the appointment and feel that Gov t?11 i 4.J ?i J * ? 4i? emur u:ivruv acteu wisely auu jubiiy in reappointing Lirn. Thursday night of last week, in Abbeville, a lamp exploded at the home of Charles E. Bruce, and his wife, catching on fire, was burned to death. Her daughter was badly burned on her hands while trying to extinguish the flames upon her mother. There cannot be too much caution used with lamps. They should be kept well filled, wicks nicely trimmed, and handled carefully. S. E. Parker, Sharon, Wis., writes, "I have tried DeWitt s Witch Hazel Salve for itching piles and it always stops them in two minutes. I consider DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve the greatest pile cure on the market." J. E. Kaufmann. Cipt. S. B. Jones of Spartanburg, is recruiting a company in that city to be known as the Hampton Guards, and now h?s 92 men. It is safe to /NArt U r\ 1 H AAnt S\f b A Bay ILiai J.V JKI v^fruu. \ji i u r ?T uuio company will not be rejected by tbe examining surgeon Tbe company is ready aDd although gotten up to go into tbe service under the second ealJ, Captain Junes has tendered it to Major Thompson to complete his battalion and it is likely that it will be accepted if those making the effort do net burrv about getting enough men. lu the event of the _s Hampton Guaids going in with Maj. Thompson's command, of course Capt. Jones would be the commanding officer of the new company. ? Bucklen's Arn?ca Salve. The Best Salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and Skin Eruptions, and positively cures Piles or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. 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