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IBP"' " ? F mm minim imuuiiiuwLJi-iimiium im hhh???" -"hiibiimii iiiip"-"?--'"-"" """ mi?."'"."" " iiiiiiin iimi hi r?nn-riii iiiMin?iiiiiiTnnim rni i hi n ? t??o????c???^ 1 1 a "WTH?W" ADVERTISING RATES. BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM Hrt . TT - ^ w Advertisements will be insarted at the .the Lexington dispatch. RATES REASONABLE. month^adverUg<) for 8U ^ twelve 0 ? ? Notices? in tbe local'colnmn 5 cents per _ ?? - -- line each insertion. SUBSCRIPTION $1 PER ANNUM _ _ _ ^ _ j Obituaries charged for at the rate of ona o VOL. XXVIII. LEXINGTON, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 1898. NO. 37. Marriage notices inserted tree. JOB PRINTING A SPECIALTY. | G-^HARMAN, Editor and Publisher. mux immmn, ATTORNEY AT LA W, BATESBURG, - - - - S. C. Practices in all the State Courts, especially in Lexington, Edgefield and Aiken counties Mar. G-lv ANDREW CRAWFORD WADUPV AT 1 AUf Al lunnt! Ml LHVT) COLUMBIA, - - - - S. C. PRACTICES IN THE STATE AND Federal Courts, and offers his professional services to the citizens ol Lexington County. | October 18?ly, ! EDWARD L. ASBILL. Attorney at Law, LEESVILLE, S. C. Practices in all the Courts. Business solicited. Sept. 30?6m : C. M. EFIRD. F. E. DltEHER. EFIRD & DREHER, Attorneys at Law, LEXIN3T0N, C. H? S. C. XT J* ILL PRACTICE IN ALL THE VV Courts. Business solicited. One member oi the firm will always be at office, Lexington, S. C. June 17?6m Albert M. Boozer, Attorney at Law, * COLUMBIA, S. C. Especial attention given to business entrusted to him by his fellow citizens oi Lexington county. Office: No. 5 Insurance Building, opposite City Hall, Corner Main and Washington Streets. February 28 ?tf. DR. E. J. ETHEBEOGE, - 8UKGKON DENTIST, LEESVILLE, S. C. Office next door below post office. Always on hand. February 12. T% FENCING Poultry, Farm, Garden, Cemetery, Lawn, Bailroad and Babbit Fencing. Thousands of milen in use. Catalogue Free. Freight Paid. Prices Loic. th? Mcmullen wovenwire fence go. OH1CAOO. ILL. Nov. 17?tf Saw Mills, Light and Heavy, and Supplies. cheapest and best. |3P*Ca?t every day; work 180 hands. Lombard Iron Works and Supply Co., AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. January 27? CAROLINA NATIONAL BANE, AT COLUMBIA S. C. *tate Tnirv a\n imwy depository. Paid up Capital ... *$100,000 Surplus Profits . - . 100,000 Saving!) Department. Deposits of $5.00 and upwards received. Interest allowed at the rate of 4 per cent, per annum. W. A. CLARK, President. Wilie Jones, Cashier. December 4?ly. BEESWAX WANTED 0c IN LARGE OR SMALL QUANTITIES. {WILL PAY THE HIGHEST MARket price lor clean and pure Beeswax. Price governed by color aud condition. RICE B* EARMAN, ? ' " C n Ai me Dsz'dttri aiu^IVU) u. v? HARMAN & SON, ~~ CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS, STEEL AND IRON ROOFING, LEXINGTON, S. C. Bids submitted for all kinds of carpenter work. Estimates furnished None bnt First Class Workmen employed. House building a specialty. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Remember us when you want work done. S. A. B. HARMAN, KILLIAN HARMAN. September?11. tf Grand Central Hotel COLUMBIA, S. C. E. H. GILLIARD, Manager NE WL Y RENO VA TED. CUISINE UNSURPASSED. Especially adapted for those desiring Comlort, Ease, Home like metuods. Commercial travellers receive every accommodation. * ^-RATES. $2 and $2.50 PER DAY. June 2. 1897?tf. LEXINGTON SAVINGS BANK. DEPOSITS RECEIVED SUBJECT TO CHECK. W. F?. ROOF, Cashii-r. DIRECTORS: Allen Jones. W. P. Roof, C. M. Efird, R. Hilton James E. Hendrix. EXCHANGE BOUGHT AND SOLD. Deposits of $1 and upwards received and Interest at 5 per cent, per annum allowed, payable April and October. September 21?tf 1020 MAIN STEE Zt Is a Combination. Ths Inuronsville Herald. Wherever the campaign meetings have been held in the different counties, the people are more than ever convinced that the politicians have been at work and have had a perfect understanding among themselves, that no matter who, or which c mdidate is elected, it must not be Ellerbe. Every phase of the whiskey question is represented by the different anti Dispensary caHlidates, and while they air their difftnnt views as to the best manner of dealing with the whiskey question?high license, prohibition, etc?his Deform opponents are to attack him on Deform lines, accusing him of appointing Conservatives to office while ignoring Deformers, their common object being, the defeat of Governor Eilerbe ?one side appealing to the prejudices of the anti-Dispensary Conser- j vatives, the other side endeavoring to poison the minds of Reformers against Ellerbe on tho plea that he J has used the prerogative of his office I against them in making his appointments. This is a very shrewd way to break down the influence and political merit of a worthy candidate and, ordinarily, would succeed: but, happily, the people have had an opportunity to see how. the thing is working, and to satisfy themselves that the fight now waging against i Governor Ellerbe is but the planning and chicanery of shrewd politicians, and the voters are having their eyes opened to such low and unjust campaign methods. The Herald has not been one of those who believed that there was any good in that peace-and-unity clamor about which we heard so much two or three years ago, al though we have never opposed the coming together of the rank and file of the voters, freed from the wiles and influence of the professional politician. But Governor Ellerbe has shown that he did not advocate peace for the sole purpose of having h'mself elected Governor of the State. The Conservative faction, indeed both factions, seemed to regard Mr. Eilerbe as the logical representative of the peace-and unity idea, and the people, viewing his candidacy in this light, gave him the largest vote ever polled in South Carolina; aud after being thus chosen to bring about this much desired era of good feeling, he proclaimed in his inaugural address that, as Governor, he would do all in his power to bring about this happy condition, and that in the discharge of his gubernatorial duties, he would know no faction, but be the Governor of the whole j -people! And now we submit, that j the very lines upon which he is being opposed by the other candidates aud some newspapers, shows conclusively that he has carried out his promise. For knowing no faction ho is being assailed by opposing Reform candi-1 dates; for upholding the Dispensary, Clemson College and the other higher institutions of learning he is being besmirched by his Conservative opponents. Then, in such case, | what is the duty of the fair-minded voter, be he Reformer or Conservative? Unless the peace and unity j politicians have been using this political slogan for their own selfish ! purposes, they can not do otherwise than endorse Governor Ellerbe's ad- | ministration; and unless those who j are accussing him of slighting or 1 snubbing his own faction desire to debar all Conservatives from appointment to office bj the Governor, then ; they also will have to endorse it. | We cannot but admire the man who lends his influence to biing about peace and harmony, however much we may have doubted the political policy of such a course or the sincerity of those who first proposed it, notwithstanding we see some cf those same advocates, politicians and newspapers, now opposing it and trying to defeat the very man whom two years ago they elected Governor on apeace-and unity platform. When any man (as Governor Eilerbe has already shown) proves that he ishonI est and sincere in his convictions, and consults the interests of the people generally, rather than the advice of professional demagogues, no one has the least excuse to blame or criticise his motives: and we aie convinced that the endorsement of Gov W. IE3 T, Solicts a Share of ernor Ellerbe's Don factional admin istratiou by the fair-minded voters will be so overwhelming as to leave no doubt th it his memorable declaration, that he would be the Governor of the whole people, has touched a responsive chord in the bieast of every honest voter. Delay Is Dangerous. The President Aroused by the Detention of Gen. Miles. Washington, July 21 ?President McKinley is thoroughly aroused over the delay in the starting of Gen. Miles and the expedition for Porto Rico. For several days Gen. Miles and the troops have been aboard the transports at Playa awaiting the navol convoy which is to be furnished by Admiral Sampson. Tbo troops are sweltering in the crowded ships, under the broiling tropicul suu, while Gen. Miles has been chaffing under what he believes an inexcusable delay, and has been bombarding the war depaitment with dispatches urging that the navy be hurried in its preparations for the expedition. Instructions of a most positive nature were cabled Sampson to supply the necessary convoys, but, notwithstanding these instructions, Admiral Sampson proceeded with the preparations for the expedition with a deliberation that is exasperating. The President is much concerned lest that part of the Porto Rico expedition already sailed from this coun. try should arrive at a point of rendezvous in advance of Miles and the navy. It is feared that if Gen. Wilson's command which sailed yesterday , from Charleston should arrive in ad* . vance of Gen. Miles and the navy convoys, serious danger and possibly disaster might result, as Gen. Wilson's ships are absolutely without j any protection. The President this | , morning issued a personal order to Admiral Sampson that he should proceed immediately to Porto Rico with Gen. Miles. Attention Vetsrans. Head Quarters, CampSteadman, No. GG8, U. C. V's. Lexington, S. C , July 13, 1898. The fourth annual meeting of Camp Steadman, No. GG8, IT. C. Vs., will be held at Lexington, S. C., on Tuesday, August the 9th, 1S9S, at 10 o'clock a. m. This will be a meeting of importance and it is earnestly desired that each and every member be present in attendance at the same. New officers will be elected for the coming year, and as the welfare of the camp depends upon the actions of its officers, members should come to the meeting prepared to vote for good and active men. We hope to have several speeches on the occasion and thereby make the meeting Dot only interesting but beneficial to those who attend. A cordial invitation is hereby extended the general public to be present. By order of J. H. Counts, Commander. M. D. Herman, Adjutant. Scrofula to . Consumption. Any one predisposed to Scrofula can never be healthy and vigorous. This taint in the blood naturally drifts into Consumption. Being such a deep-seated L1 1 Cllrlf*',! is the UiUOU UlSCUSC, unni O only known cure for Scrofula, because it is the only remedy which can reach the disease. Scrofula apDeared on the head of my little 1 grandchild when only 18 months old. Shortly | after breaking out it spread rapidly all over j her bodv. The scabs on the sores would peel j off on the slightest touch, and the odor that j would arise made the at! mospherc of the room j sickening and unbearable. l'he disease next attacked jfeag Iftjr ; the eyes, and we feared she Bay 3a I would lose her sight. Em- JBEl ??? | Inent physicians from the Fgl \ \ i surrounding country were V* l*g\ I j | consulted, but could do ja / | nothing to relieve the litj tie innocent, and gave it | is their opinion that the case was hopeless and ' ' I possible to save the child's eyesight. It was | * * I j then that we aeciaea 10 try ; That medicine at once made a speedy and com- i | plete cure. She is now a young lady, and has j never had a sign of the disease to return. Mas. Ruth Berkeley, Salina, Kan. Scrofula is an obstinate blood disease, and is beyond the reach of the average ; blood medicine. Swift's Specific | S,S.S.rfLBlood j is the only remedy equal to such de^pI seated diseases; it goes down to the very foundation an;f forces out every taint. It is purely vegetable, and is the only blood remedy guaranteed to contain no mercury, potash or other mineral substance whatever. Books mailed free by Swift Specific Company, Atlanta, Georgia. Your Valued Patrol Ellorbs and Watson at Kingstrsc. At the campaign meeting at Kingstree, concerning Col. Watson's charge that he had weakened on the dispensary, Governor Ellerbe read a letter from Gen. Barber, staling that he had never said that the Governor was ready to give up the dispensary. As for abolishing the profit feature, this was also the view taken by the father of the law?Governor Tillman. The Governor said he probably told hundred's of men that under certain conditions he would removo the metropolitan police, but that Dr. Timmerman had denied to him having told Col. Watson that the Governor had advised him that he would remove it unconditionally. Col. Watson avowed that he was a temperance man who had no use for liquor, but the people wanted liquor and the only thing to do was to mitigate the evil. Tne dispensary was the best system yet devised and he stood llat-footed for it. Barber had certainly told him that he and the friends of the dispensary had to hold Governor Ellerbe up. His message showed that he was weak. Why did Ellerbe wait until the campaign before he closed up the hotel dispensaries? He had said nothing but the truth about Ellerbe. He had not thrown mud on him. He had stated that the Governor was a clean and honest man, but that he bad not measured up to his official duties, while Ellerbe abused him by calling him a bob tailed politician. Col. Watson made some comments on the Governor's military appointments. He alleged that for Colonel of the new regiment he had written down another man's name, but that they made him mark it out and insert "Jones." He had appointed j Dr. Griffith as surgen because the j doctor's father was looming up a9 a j stroDg candidate against Neal, the Mark Hanna of this administration. Wagner of Charleston had been appointed over two brigadier generals BnJ five colones in order to get the German vote for Ellerbe. [Is Colonel Griffith the man to be so easily appeased in his political ambition as to be bought with an appointment for his son, or any other consideration outside of a straightforward duty to himself, friends and constituents? Those who know the Colonel, know that he is incapable of such reprehensiblo conduct and Governor Ellerbe knew this when he made the appointment and Col. Watson knew it when he uttered the charge. Col. Griffith will make the fight for Superintendent of the Penitentiary, at the proper time and his friends hoye with success.] ? Th: Standard Square Sale. | To the Giuners of Lexington county: We take the liberty of calling your attention to tne importance or exerting all jour efforts in favor of the adoption of the standard size cotton bale, which is a bale made in a press-box, measuring on the inside, 2-1 inches wide by 54 inches long, and deep enough to make a bale I weighing about 500 pounds. The complaints made by the Transportation Companies and the ! Foreign Mills, about the difficulties ! of stowing different size bales, and the damaged condition in which the American cotton is received, are so numerous that we are sure a great discrimination will be made against our cotton next season, unless there is a change made and an universal size bale adopted and enforced. After a number of experiments with bales of all the different sizes it was found that the best results could be had from those made in press boxes 24 inches wide by 54 inches long, and this size has been adopted as the standard by all the Cutton Growers Associations in the Western and Guif States; also oy the Convention in Atlanta, Ga., last May. This size 24x54 was found to press ; to a greater density, and when i pressed at the compress, the bagging ! usually placed on a bale of cotton | would then cover the bale completely j and prevent any damage, j It is well understood that the more | cotton that can be stowed in a ! steamer, the less the freight and consequently, the more the cctton T, JE., lagc. Prompt and ] '? k jriLLING %H# T# llaP \fw! Xml d?m from the grip ^SP:ui'ir? troit, Mich., is one of the many thousand of Pe-ru-na's friends. This is what she says to I)r. Ilartman: "We have used your Pe-ru-na with the most remarkable results and would not be without it. We have always recommended it to our menus, a lew years ago I purchased a bottle of your Pe-ru-na and after seeing its results, recommended it to my grocer who was troubled with dyspepsia, the curing of which induced her to sell it in her store. She has sold large amounts of it. My daughter lias just been cured of jaundice with Pe-ru-na. My pen v.'ould grow weary were I to begin to tell you of the numerouscures Pe-ru-na has effected in our immediate vicinity within the last couple of j*ears." Dr. Ilarttnan, President of the Surgical Hotel, Columbus, Ohio, will counsel and prescribe for fifty thousand women this year free of charge. Every suffering woman should write for special question blank for women, and have Dr. Hartman's book, "Health and Beauty." All druggists sell Pe-ru-na. grower will receive for his crop. It naturally seem that a few inches in the size of bales would make no difference, but. a few inches lunnirg irregularly through an ocean steamer amounts to a great loss of space, and in stowing bales of irregular sizes, they are so screwed in odd shaped * * * i i__ spaces as to oiten oreaK, ana neariy always are torn and twisted out of shape by the time they reach the Foreign Ports. The lost spaces also form air passages and in case of a fire the damage is much greater, consequently the insurance is higher than it should be. The same complaints are made by the railroads, and by the mills when they put their cotton in warehouses. We think we have fully explained the reasons for this change, and that it is to your interest to do all that is in your power to have every one make this change by next season. As a general rule, the press-boxes will hs,ve to be made smaller, either one way or both. This can be done with very little expense by lining the inside with boards, one lining on oi>7^? ia tn lio ro UUUlUV'l vtucic IUL 1U duced several inches. Then the follow block can be sawn off to fit the box. The cost of making this change in most cases will not exceed $5 00 This amount is too small to spare, and thereby continue to suff r the loss caused by discriminations in the past, as well as additional ones that will surely follow. The Europen Mills used about three-fourths of our cotton crop, and of course they have a great deal to do with the price of cotton, therefore it is tc our interest to see that it is shipped in the condition they want it, and by reducing the damage and 1 the cost cf transportation, the grower will get that much more for his cotton. We have received letters frcm a i majority of the ginners in our territory, and they promise to alter their press-boxes to the standard size. We respectfully solicit the cooperation of all growers, and those interested in the cotton crop, to urge upon the ginners the importance of making all bales of the standard size, as the success of this movement and the benefits to be derived from it, depend upon them. We are confident that a large majority of the ginners will make this change, but it is necessary that the change be as near universal as possible. "We are anxious to hear from those that are interested in this movement, and especially those that have made this change. Yours very truly, J. H. Sloan. The chief Burgess of Milesburg, Fa, says Be Witt's Little Early liisers are the best pills he ever usea in his family during forty years of house keeping. They cure constipa tion, sick headache and stomach and liver troubles. Small in size but great in results. J. E. Kaufmann. Every man thinks he deserves a good wife. COMP iG-EE, Polite Attention. I * , Th: Troop: Need Best. Shaffer So Reports to the War Department. ! They Must Now Come Home?He Strongly Declares That the Men Need Relief and He is Backed Up i by the Surgeons. Santiago de Cuba, via Kingston, i Ja, July 21.?Gen. Shafter has 1 opened a cable ufti -e here and is in j communication with Washington re 1 ? gardiug the disposition of the 5th j army corps, which consists of those | troops which came with him from I Tampa and reinforcements for the | transports, which have since been | located, except the 33d and a part of j the 3-1 th Michigan. None of the ~ I latter have been in action. Gen. McKibbin seems to have held to the opinion that the f>th corps could join the Porto Rico expedition under Miles as soon as the invasion of the men now is such that the entire corps should return north at once. Gen. Miles cabled that he does | not wish and will not need a single man among them, and he believes that after hard campaign they should be given rest. Sbafter's message to the same effect has been most urgent, and the doctors say the men should be given rest, at least for two or three weeks. The doctors eay the men should be sent into camp in the mountains of North Carolina or j western Maine for a month. Washington agrees to this, but ! there is now a lack of transports. TIIEY WILL NOT LEAVE. Washington, July 21.?Secretary i Alger said today that the troops at j Santiago would n'ot be sent to Porto Rico and he had no desire to use them there. They will remain in the bills of Cuba until tbe yellow fever is entirely stamped out. How's This! We offer One Hundred Dlliars Reward for any case of Catarrh that ! cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh ! Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props., Toledo, 0. j We the undersigned have known j F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligation made by their firm. West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, 0. Waldicg, Kinnan & Mar- ! vin, Wolesale Druggists, Toledo, 0. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the 8}stem. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by drug- | gists. Testimonials free. 3G | Tho Stats Campaign Msstings. j The following are the appoint- j ments of the State campaign meetings as arranged by the Executive Committee, at its meeting in Columbia, on the 2d of June. Yorkville, Wednesday, July 27. Gaffney, Thursday, July 28. Spartanburg, Friday, July 29. Union, Saturday, July 30. Newberry, Monday, August 8. Laurens, Tuesday, August 9. Greenville, Thursday, August 11. Pickens, Friday, August 12. Walhalla, Monday, August 15. Andersnn, Tuesday, August 1G. Abbeville, Thursday, August 18. Greenwood, Friday, August 19. Aiken, Monday, August 22. Edgefield, Tuesday, August 23. Saluda, Thursday, August 25. i Jjexington, Friday, August 2G. Columbia, Saturday, August 27. News from Around Amick's Ferry. To the Editor of the Dispatch: I Rain ! rain !! rain!!! Mr. Lawson Amick has been threshing in this section recently, i The grain turned out very well, j especially wheat. Mr. D. L. Epting has been kept I very busy grinding wheat, having to ; put in some extra time during the night. Rev. S. C. Bullentine of White Roik, has a very large singing class at Macedonia church. ' " 1 T\ TT VC'l 1 Amicif Uros., ana u. n. wueeiei have cut a great deal of timber up into lumber the past year. Some thief entered Mrs. Betsy Fulmer's house while she was eating ANY. COLUMBIA, H. C., October 13?tf. i supper and stole $11 G5 in cash and some other minor things. We hope that justice may be meted out to j him. We have been bavin? an abuni dence of rain, but it has been dry so long we must not grumble. Ou last Saturday evening there was a heavy rain and wind passed through this section, which blew the corn down to a considerable extent. Up to this time we have heard of little complaint of grass among our farmers than we ever knew of before in the cultivation of a crop, but just watch if some fellow don't hollow out before the winding up shower. There has been a considerable come out in the corn crop since the rain set in. It begins to look now liko we are going to make a fair crop. The cotton is growing off nicely but it is too soon to tell what it will do yet. We will not have any summer school at the academy this summer. A number of our young folks, and old ones too, will attend the reunion of the students at Little Mountain on August 5th. But, Mr. Kditor, you and I are getting old and we wi.l have to stay at home and look afttr other business while the young folks enjoy themselves. There is whisper of a wedding in the Pine Ridge section soon, and we can guess who. Guy. July 16, 1898. The Young Man Who is 27ot I Wanted. The one who eives more time to " ornamenting the 'outside of his head, than to improving the inside. The one who is "waiting for some- ! thing to turn up.*' The one who knows more about base ball than he does business. The one whose dancing is better than his penmanship. The one that smokes ttn cents cigars while he wears clothes that are not paid for. The one who eats unearned bread from the table of a hard working father and mother. The one who is polite to all ladies except his mothers and sisters. The one who takes out his expenses by borrowing money f:om his friends. The one who makes it a point to bo "up" in all the latest slang. The one who "knows it all" and refuses to be instructed and is ashamed of honest work. These aie a few of the chaps that are not wanted. There are others. The Royel??the highest grade bekiag powder keowe. Actsel teeU show it gees <?# third further thes eey other bread. SakiK* POWDER AbteJutely Pure ROYAL ftAJCINQ POWDER CO., NZW YORK.. The Great Fight. "Further details of the great fight of May 1, filter through some high officials in Manila as time passes. It [ now appears, according to authentic j information in the hands of Consul ! Williams, that out of 491 men on the ! Reina Christina, 3G4 were killed, j only 127 left on the ship. An officer who was aboard and now in piison i tells me that one could not step a J foot in any direction on her decks without coming in contact eith-r [ with flesh or dead bodies. Such was 1 +v>o nnn'or nf tVip American emns and i buw |yvnv? ? ?? Q : skill of the American gunners.'' "Our customers say you manufac; ture three of the best remedies on j earth," said the mercantile firm of Haas, Harris, Brim & LcLain, of I Dawson, Ga., in a recent letter to ; the Chamberlain Medicine Co. This i is the universal verdict. Chamberlain's Pain Balm is the finest prepari ation in the world for rheumatism, neuralgia, lame back, quinsey, sore ! throat, cuts, bruises, burns, scalds, ! pains and swellings. A 25 cent bot: tie of this liniment in the house, will save a great deal of suffering. Buy it at J. E. Kaufmann's drug store. Proceedings of the Democratic Executive Committee. The executive committee, at its meetiug July 7th, decided upon the following assessments for the various candidates: Representatives $5each; Judge of Probate and County Supt, of Education, each $5; Auditor, Treasurer and Supervisor, each $10. Each candidate will have to pay in this amount to the Treasurer on or before August 10,1808, and to the defeated ones will be returned all in excess of $2.50. The chairman and secretary were instructed to apportion the assessments of the Magistrates among the different districts according to the salaries paid, so as to raise $16 from the eight districts. Of these assessments all will be returned to the defeated candidates except 50c. each. The official ticket, with the names of all the candidates printed thereor, ??* 1* I /s j . 4 /-v r? a Willi lumi uinuua iu luirio ii> LIhdu names of all not voted for, was adopted, and will be furnished by the committee. The messengers will be paid 50c. per day and 5c. per mile one way, f< r and returning with boxes. The campaign meetings were fixed as follows. Leesville, August 10, 1898. Rishton, (C. R. Risbes,) August 12. Swansea, August 13. Brookland, August 17. Irmo, August 18. Chapin, August 19. The committee ordered that all assessments must be paid to Samuel B. George, Treasurer, on or before August 10, 1898, and that all pledges must be filed with C. M. Efird, CbairmaD, on or before said date. The State campaign meeting, ly oi;der of the committee, will be held in the town of Lexington. Members of the Executive Committee, who have not done so, must send the Chairman the names of the managers for the first primary, before the 1st day of August. 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 convinces 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 H troubles they have been proved invaluable. They are guranteed 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 tie system. Regular size 25c. per box. Sold by J. E. Kaufmann, Druggist. Porto Rico tc Be Ours. The policy of the Government Already Determined. Washington, July 21.-The authoritative statement was today mad? that the island of Porto Rico will be held as a permanent possession of this country as a prize of war. The subjoined is practically the official statement made to the Associated Press: "Porto Rico will be kept by the United States. That is settled, and it has been plain from the first. Once taken, the island will never be returned. It will pass forever into the possession of t he United States. Threre has never been any other thought. Its possession will go' toward makiog up the heavy expense | of the war to the United States. Our flag once run up there, it will float over the island permanently." The same authority says the future of the Phillippines is a matter for future development, and that so far there is no certain policy finally adopted regarding those islands. They are subject to the developments in the war situation in the Pacific. It is intimated, however, though not definitely asserted, that the Ladrone Islands might follow the fate of Porto Rico and become our permanent possession. ? A man in Virginia, rode forty miles, to Fairfax Station, for the express purpose of getting Chamberlain s Cough Remedy, and took home * ' "* V <i1 - J with him, a dozen Domes 01 me meuicine. The druggist who relates the incident, adds: "Your remedy seems to be a general favorite wherever known." Its effects are indeed wonderful in all lung and throat troubles. Procure a bottle at J. E. Kaufmann's diug store. If you have one black sheep in the rnn will litre all the rest the 1 b2tter for it.