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>< -* ? ^ If"' " H|v'^ |: iKT?D?enB?8*EDiuii rp|__ T |-^~j-^-?nry~*TVT Aicn ATf^H isrrSrrtr ^ ;T_? | nt LtAIiNvJ 1U1M IJIoFA 1 tn,~ri:ir BATES REASONABLE. in8 t0 advertise for three, six and twelve months. O Notices in the local"oolamn 5 cents per line each inser:ion. SUBSCRIPTION $1 PER ANNUM _ Obit'iuries charged for at the rate of one W%. ?o? VOL. XXVIII. LEXINGTON, S. C., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1898. NO. 41. TL^^SKK"-'-* JOB PRINTING A SPECIALTY. J G. M. HAEMAN, Editor and Pablisher. ? ???? I,, II I I III ^11 ||11 M ?UL?Mjjm - mux mi mmn, - ATTORNEY AT LAW, BATESBURG, - - - - S. C. Practicesin all the State Courts, especiv ally in Lexington, Edgefield and Aiken ^ ooantiee " "* Mar. 6-1? ?*L ANDREW CRAWFORD ATTORNEY AT LAW, COLUMBIA, - 8. C. "PRACTICES IN THE 8TATE AND ^ JL Federal Courts, and offers his profesainne oArvfoaA to the citizens ot Lexington r Oountv. ' I October 18?ly. EDWARD L. ASBILL. /" Attorney at Law, LEESVILLE, S. C. Practices in all the Courts. Bahiness solicited. Sept 30?6m | C. Bf. Efird. F. E. Drehek. 1 EFIRD & DREHER, Attorneys at Law, k:_ LEXINGTON, C. H., S. C. TTTILL PRACTICE IN ALL THE ?V Courts. Business solicited. One member of the firm will always be at office, ( Lexington, S. C. k Jone 17?6m. F Albert M. Boozer, ' Attorney at Law, COLUMBIA, N. C. Especial attention (riven to business entrusted to him by Lip fellow citizens of Lexington county. Office: No. 5 Insurance Building, opposite City Hall, Corner Main and Washington Streets, t: \ February 28 -tf. DB. E. J, ETHEBEDGE, SUltGKON DENTIST, LEESVILLK, 8. C. Office next door below post offioe. r Always on band. February 12. /# FENCING Poultry, Panax, Garden, Cemetery, Lawn, Railroad and Rabbit Fencing. Thousands of miles in use. Catalogue Free. Freight Paid. Prices Low. r * tim ucmullen woven wire fence co. CHICAGO, ILL. Nov. 17-U * Saw Mills, Light tod Heavy, and Supplies. CHEAPEST AND BEST. SWCau every day; woric 180 bands. . Lombard Iron Works W and Supply Co., AUGUSTA. GEORGIA. January 27? CAROLINA NATIONAL BANS, rAT COLUMBIA, 8. C. STATE, TOWS ASD COUNTY DEPOSITORY. Paid up Capital ... $100,000 Surplus Profits . - - 100,000 SaYings Department. Deposits of $5.00 and upwards received. Interest allowed at the rate of 4 per cent -i- per annum. W. A. CLAUE, President. Welix J on is. Cashier. December 4?ly. BEESWAX WANTED f IN LARGE OR SMALL QUANTITIES. I WILL PAY THE BIGHEST MABket price for clean ani pure Beeswax. Price governed by color ai.d condi*ion. RICE B HARHAN, ' At the Bazaar, Lexington, S. C. tr HARMAN & SON, CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS, STEEL AND IRON ROOFING, LEXINGTON, S. C. rOIDS SUBMITTED FOR ALL KINDS 11 of carpenter work. Estimates tarnished. Noue bnt First Class Workmen em ployed. Honse building; a specialty. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Remember as when yon want work done. 8. A. B. HARMAN, KILLIAN HARMAN. September?11.. tf Grand Central Hotel * TT1 r T>T A C! ri I UUiiUJlDlil, O. V. ? E. H. GILLIARD, Manager NE WL Y RENO VA TED. CUISINE UNSURPASSED. Especially adapted for those desiring Comtort, Ease. Home like inetuods. f Commercial travellers receive every accommodation. jar-RATES, $2 and $2.50 PER DAY. June 2. 1897?tf. LEXINGTON SAVINGS BANK. DEPOSITS RECEIVED SUBJECT TO CHECK. W. P. ROOF, Cashier. k DIRECTORS: Allen Jones, W. P. Roof, C. M. Efird, R. Hilton James E. Heudrix. EXCHANGE BOUGHT AND SOLD. Deposits ot $1 and upwards received and interest at 5 per cent, per annum allowed, payable April and October. September 21?t# H BF Hbhbb SSi 1630 MAIN STRE Peeps from the Swamp. Since the war is over and "Prince Peace" reigns, Klondike can now come forth from the dense underbush of famous old Black Cr ek and peep about. He tells me that when j "Billie Felix" made the inquiry for him he was makiDg awful war on neighboring watermelon patches that chance to grow too near the swamp. Our section was visited by a dreadful thunder storm last Friday and heavy rains fell also Saturday, doing J much damage to crops, roads and fields. Lightning struck a small oak near the dwelling of Mr. Jacob K}z?r and Rtunned most of the family for awhile. Crops are looking much better in our section than was expected. Protracted meetings are now the order of the day and the watermelon continues to be sliced. We had the pleasure Sunday of listening to an earnest and str< ng sermon by Rav. Willie Roof. When patriotism reached a high pitch, he exclaimed "If there is an eden on earth, it is our own dear country." And now the musical swells of weddiDg bells; What a note of harmony their melody te lis. At the home of the bride, on Aug. 7th, Mr. Samuel Derrick and Miss Linnie^Shumpert were uuited in the bonds of holy matrimony. Rev. Willie Roof officiating. Ho! all you coon hunters, here is a challenge for you: Mr. Tillman Kyzer, with his three tine dogs, Bostor, Callie and Rat, went cooning three mornings last week and caught fourteen. If yonr corn is partly shucked and gnawed you will do well to send for him. Where is Mr. Harman, with his ccon dogs ? I forgot to say that J. C. Simonds is our chief marksman. He loads up "old long Tom/' with buckshot, and look out coons. Candidates are as scarce as hen's teeth here. We are not running but one candidate now and that is Mr.* (Rack) coon. Yes, election day is close at hand now let everybody go to the boxes and vote as they think best. Our merchant, Mr. Dan'l. F. Shumpert, is doiug a fine business. Mr. Daniel is a clever fellow. Ask Dave, his opinion on evolution. Who is it that says 4'take all but (Lev)I." The friends of Mrs. Jacob Kyzer are pleased to see her looking much better after a long spell of sickness. If the war is not renewed you may j again hear from Klondike. ? Deafness Cannot be Cured. By local applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure Deafness, and that is by constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by an inflamed condition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube g?ts inflamed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is entirely closed Deafness is the result, and unless the inflammation can be taken out and this tube restored to its normfll /vendition, hearing will be des w ' o troyed forever; nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh, which is nothing but an inflamed condition of ! the mucousurs faces. We will give One Huudred Dollars for any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free. Sold by all druggists. Price 75c. Clever L?gal Work. 4,Our cleverest work," said the old lawyer, reminiscently, "is not always done in court." ''No1?" said the young man, inquiringly. "Decidedly not," replied the old lawyer. "Possibly you could give an illustration,'' suggested the young man. "Undoubtedly 1 could, replied itie old lawyer. "Iu fact, I was thinking or the caBe of an irascible old fellow who once kicked a servant out of the bouse.'" "For what reason?" "Principally because he was angry but I will have to confess that I have l forgotten the exact occasion for his anger. I believe there was a difference of opinion as to the amount of f "W. 13 ET, ... Solicts a Share ol wages the man was entitled to. At any rate, the testy old gentleman put himself in the wroug when he ejected the man with violence of both language and action, and the man was smart enough to know it. He hunted up a lawyer immediately and put the case in his hands, and then I was called in. The wrathy old fellow was mad clear through, and he was going to fight the case all the way up to the highest court and back again if necessary. However, he was a personal friend of mine, and I didn't want to see him waste his money foolishly, so I advised him to compromise it. " "Not if he offers to compromise for ten cents,' he asserted, vociferously. 'I'll fight this case clear to the limit; no matter how much it costs.' " I argued with him, but it was no use. He'd pay me anything I wanted to fight the case, but he wouldn't pay the plaintiff a cent. I suppose I would have been justified under the circumstances in going ahead and letting him run into a lot of expensive and useless litigation, but I didn't like to do it just the same. So I went to see the lawyer ou the other side. He knew he had a good case, but he also knew that my client had lots of money and could make a prolonged -aud costly fight. Consequently he was inclined to be reasonable. He hunted up his client and talked it over with him, and the client said he would compromise for $25 clear for himself. His lawyer made a reasonable charge and I closed with them both on the spot and paid them. Then I went back to my client, told him I had put up such a bluff that he never would hear of the case again, turned in a bill that covered the cost of the settlement I had effected, and he paid it without a murmur. He sometimes speaks to me now of the clever work I did in that case, but he doesn't know, how clever it really was and what a lot of cash it saved him." An Accomplished Scholar. To the Editor of the Dispatch: Will you kindly allow me space in your paper to say a few words, by way of introduction, in behalf of a scholarly gentleman, an excellent disciplinaiian and a teacher of experi- | ence and ability (who is not a theori-1 j with expensive ideas, but a plain j practical man) who is a candidate for J State Superintendent of Education: J. J. McMahon is a well educated self made man. Originally from the cornfield he is now an accomplished and highly esteemed member of the Richland Bar. Has had a long experience in teaching, both in the common schools and in college work. Is a man of rare judgment and com- j mon sense and is admirably fitted in every respect to serve the educational interest of the people. "While Mr. McMahon is a fiiend to higher education, he promises to deYote the larger part of his time and labor to the improvement and building up of our country school. Ho is the right man for the right place and Lexington county will certainly give him her hearty support. A LexiDgtonian. Sandy Run, August 17, 1S98. ? * - -?? *. Mr. A. C. Wolfe, of Dundee, Mo. j who travels for Mansur & Tibbetts, j Implement Co., of St. Louis, gives j traveling men and travelers in general, some good advice. "Being a Knight (f the Grip/' he says, "I have for tho past three years made it a lule to keep myself supplied with Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, and have found numerous occasions to test its merits, not only on myself, but on others as well. I can truly say that I never, in a siDgle instance, have ! if in f.iil T /lnnoiilor it. fiiip t\IH J V) II 1 L 11J lull* A W/UOIMV? *v V/M V of the best remedies travelers -can carry and could relate many instances where I have used the remedy on skeptics, much to their surprise and relief. I hope every traveling man in the U. S will carry a bottle of this remedy in his grip." Fur sale by J. K Kaufmann. ? Victor Blue, a South Carolinian, h< isted the Ameiicau Hag on the mainland of Cuba. Thomas M. Brumby, o? Georgia, hoisted 'he American tlag ov. r Manila, wbi h leads the Columbia State to remark that there was "lots of Southern glory in those two acts." ?Y G? I. MOITCKTOI? i? Your Valued Patron fJUMMER CATARRH| Catarrh of the bowels, beiitse it is most prevalent in j !t summer months, is called j \immer catarrh. It surprises many that owel trouble is catarhal. I)r. Hartman*s looks make this plain. V'rite to the Pe-ru-na Medicine Co., Columbus, O , for them. They tell all about catarrh and how Pe-ru-na cures it wherever located. "I had chronicdiarrhoea for fifteen j'ears." writes ^ Mr. T. E. Miller, (Irand ^ Prairie, Tex. " I tried 7 p y ^ many medicines and w doctors in vain. At last [ yftlijjl! Pe-ru-na was recom mended, and it relieved and cured me at once." aP 453^ ^r- John Harting-. 633 A Main St., Cincinnati, O., K ft writes: "Mj' wife and rff ^ ,p myself took your Pe- . fillM Miru-na for chronic diarI ' rhoea and it cured us. Iji'MV No doctor or medicine we tried before helped Mr. Edward Worraack, Ledbetter, Tex., writes: l?\ " Pe-ru-na for tx)\vel iLs* troubles is unequalled ? fa "*** r* % by anything in my experience. I owe my life to Pe-ru-na, and fljjji\ shall always reeommend it to those suffering as I was." ^ V\ 71 \fr- .Inhn F.d orartnn. 1020 Third Ave.. Altoona, Pa., says: "I suffered from dysentery for three years I took Pena-na and am now well." I Managers for the Democratic Primary, August 30,1898. Peak?0. L. Mayer, W. E. P. Haltiwanger, McDuffie Busbart. Spring Hill?0. P. Clark, P. W. Sites, Adam Eargle. Chapin?S. F. Bickley, S. D. B. Lever, H. Bright Lindler. Piney Woods?M. K. Fiick, C. P. CrnnoD, J. West Amick. Efird's Store?J. D. Swygert, J. J. Ballentine, John C. Shealy. Hilton?R. B. Hiller, Jno. S. Derrick, S. J. McCartha. Folk's School House?N. M. Derrick, W. R Eleazer, J. M. Metze. Irmo?J. H. Counts, H. A. Lorick, E Keber Dreher. Nate's School House?S. R. Yonnginer, A. S. Nunamaker, Isaiah HaltiwaDger. Lexington?P. Dalton George, C. W. Caughmar, J. Weir Addy. Bojlston Academy?W. B. Lindler, W. K. Hook, W. O. Ivaminer. Hollow Creek No. 2.?J. Walter Dreber, R. J. Pi ice, Jesse Drafts. Lewiedale?Jason Shealy, S. P. Drafts, C B. Avery. J. W. Crout's Store . W. W. Koon, John W. Croat, George D. Oxner. Leesville?S. R. Crouch, L. P. "Williams, Daniel Senn. Batesburg?T. C. Aldricb, L. M. Jones, John L. Reynolds. Red Bank?A. E. Wingard, Jas. L)wn, John Geiger. Boiling Springs?John A. Griffith, J. Fred Shealy, M. L. Younginer. Samaria?Mazona Howard, Felix Barges, Jr, R W. Boatwright. RishV?D. M. Kyzer, J. J. McCarthy J. K. Gantt. Laird's Old Mill?C. R. Sturkie, G. J. King, J. F. Jefcoat, Sr. Swansea?L. P. Smith, W. WT. Furtick, Alvin Roof. Sandy Run?N. B. Wannamaker, Lee Mulltr, Wm. J. Rucker. ria o f ,%n w n t, \v vjiacmyu n JL?. unci .1 , ^. 11 . Wise, S. P. Skumpert. Brocktand?Jas. D. Serin, J. L. Berry, W. M. Corley. Brook?S. W. Stockman, Paul Hite, J. F. Long. The manager or messenger coming for and returning the boxes will be paid fifty cents per day and five cents per mile, one way. Polls will bo openrd at 8 a m. and close at 4 p in. Call for boxes, tickets, rules, &e, at Law office of Efird & Dreker. Boxes ready on and after Monday, 21st of August. C. M. Efird, County Chairman. August 10, 1898. Rebuke for Chapin. To the Editor of the Dispatch: I have just finished reading in the Carolina New?, an account of the reunion of Confederate veterens held at Chapin on Saturday, 0 h August. The writer, it seems, might have said a good deal more, had he felt so inclined, and for fear that many are ! not acquainted with some of the facts | in the case I will try bri< tly to narrate j them. f To begin at the beginning: When it was decided by the camp to hold ' their reunion at Chapin, one of the )ODS r, JE., age. Prompt and " veterans asked some of the residents who were accustomed to giving barbecues at that place, if they contemplated giving one on that day. Being assured that they had no such intention, he at once decided that it would be ouly right and proper for somebody to give oue a9 many of the veterans and visitors would decidedly prefer a barbacue to a picnic dinner. J Knowing that the ladies of his church intended giving one some time during the season, to raise money to complete their church, he at once advised them of his desire that they have it on that day. We were very glad to have such a good opportunity and at once decided to have it on the grounds, within the town limits, owned and kindly and freely offered for that purpose by Mr. S. J. Clark. All went well until the morning of the 6th when we assembled to make ready for our dinner, expecting, of course, a kindly welcome, but were astounded and insulted, being met by a committee of one appointed by the town council, and ordered to pay a license of dve dollars or they would at once put a stop to our preparations. This was afterwards reduced to $2 50 and was paid in advance. Had we been an alien band traveling in our own interests, or a circus troupe, parading the streets to draw crowds to our performances and thus transfer their money to our own pockets, to carry on business of questionable character, this course on the part of the town council would have been the right and only one to pursue. But a band of neighbors, Christian, Godfearing women, working for the cause of the Master, to be thus insulted is a stain on the escutcheon of Chapiu's hospitality that time alone can f flface. Later in the day while serving the second table, full of guests, a storm " * U ' of wind and rain came on, with more than its usual accompaniment of thunder and lightning, completely drenching everything and everybody exposed to its fury. Those not specially interested had time to huDt shelter, while those who waited on the table, attended to the cookiDg, etc., were forced to stand and take the raiD. Of the two houses nearby, one a dwelling already full to overflowing, the other a church of God, stood grim and silent with locked doors and offered ;io shelter to this band of visiting Christians save that offered by the end of the building Dot exposed to the storm. There in the j drenching rain with frightened, screaming, shivering children in their i arms and clinging to their skirts these ladies stood in this, the only available shelter. It was rumored that some had planned to have our dinner boycotted by circulating the report that we would charge double the price usual for such dinner. We hope this rumor is false, but if true the whole scheme was as base as the heart, and as shallow as the mind that originated it. We will conclude our remark?, which we have endeavored to make strictly true in every particular, by saying, as we feel that God was with us what matters it who was against us. One of t he Band. Mrs. "Minhael Cjrain, Plainfield, 111., makes the statement that t h3 caught cold, which settled on her lung?: she was treated for a month by her family physician, but grew worse. He told her she was a hopeless victim of consumption and that no medicine could cure her. Her druggist suggested Dr. King's New Discovery for CmsumptioD: she purchased a bottle and to her delight found herself benefited from the first dose. She continued its use and after taking six bottle?, found herself sound and well; now does her own housework, and is as well as she ever was ?Free trial bottles of this Great Discovery at J. E Kaufmann's Drug Store. Large bottlas 50 cents and $1 00. It is reported that CjI. Theodore | Roosevelt, commander of the Rough Riders, will resign his military commission. When you call for DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve, the great pile cure, don't accept anything else. Don't be talked into accepting a substi tute, for piles, for sores, for bums. J. E. Kaufmann. COMP ^-G~jEIES, Polite Attention. The Modern Boy. His loving mother said; "If you will take some of the castor oil, I will let you go to the circus." "How much?" he cautiously inquired. "Oh, only a spoonful-just a spoonful." "And you will give me some sugar besides?" "Of course I will; a big lump," she replied. He waited till she began pouring from the bottle, and then asked: "And will you give me ten cents, too?" "Yes, of course." 'And vnn will tino ma a L-ilt.1?" Vio J V/U VI AAA UUJ iUb U blbV MW went on, seeing his advantage. "I guess so." "No kite, no ile!" he said as he stepped back. "Well, I'll buy you a kite," she said filling up the spoon. "And a bicycle?" "I'll think of it." "You can't think no castor oil down me!" he exclaimed, looking around for his hat. , "Here?I will, or I'll tease father, too; and I know he will. Come, now, swallow it down." "And you'll buy me a goat?" "Yes." "And a coach dog?" "I can't promise that." "All right; no dog, no ile." "Well, I'll ask your father." "And you'll buy me 200 marbles?" "Yes. Now take it down." "And a pon}?" "Oh, I couldn't do that. Now be a good boy, and swallow it down." "Oh, yes! I'll swallow that stuff, T Mil" 1. - 1 1. - M k:.. J. win: lie saiu, as lie cmjqieu uu uio hat. ''You tuay fool some other boy with a circus ticket and a lump of browu sugar, but it'll take a hundred-dollar pony to trot that castor ile down my throat!" A Fine Koad Bed. Presbyterian. When the Southern Railway Company emerged from a great combination of roads ramifying the south, we believed and affirmed, that it would prove a boon, not only to this section, but the whole country, by its developing power and enterprise. There is no question about this now. It is history. The Southern is a tremendous factor in our growth and progress. m ttIIA xtl iuci c aic piukjukjij it" ?iuv realize the magnitude of the results accomplished by it, and the vast scope of the energy and effort producing these results. Wide dissemination of facts about the south, liberality of routes to travelers and shippers, constant improvement of car service, securing quick transit with bodily comfort and the utmost safety, are but some of its methods through which the population of the south has been enlarged by emigration from other sections, the commercial, manufacturing and other great interests have been fostered and developed. We were reminded of these facts the other day, when seated in a revolving chair in the Southern's parlor car between Atlanta and Macon, so comfortably seated indeed that we were almost averse to leave the train for even the famous Indian Spring. There was no dust. The view from the window showed a beautiful roadway finely ballasted with crushed stone the train swinging around a curve at a speed of fifty miles an hour without a j istle. Almost every mile between Atlanta and Macon has been thus ballasted, and it is but another evidence of the foremost enterprise and progress of the Southern araoDg the great railways of America. Fortunate was the south whet it secured the Southern Railway. Its officials are aflame with the spirit of progress and hesitate at no expenditure of means and energy for the development and prosperity of the South. For broken surfaces, sores, insect bites, burns, skin diseases and espc cially piles there is one reliable remj edy, DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve, j When you call for Do Witt's tlou't j accept eouutei feits or frauds. You will not be disappointed with De Witt's Witch Ilazel Salve. J. E Kaufinann. ANY. COLUMBIA, S. C., October 13?tf. 11 ?I Tk Royal io the highest grade baking powder haows. Act eel teste show it goes omthird farther thea aay other braod. I i?, &AKIH" POWDER Absolutely Pure i ROY/U. BAKINQ POWOCR CO., HEW YORK. I To the Voters of Lexington. ' i I hereby ask leave to state my : platform and make a few suggestions to my dearly beloved fellow citizens before the election. Do not be too ready to raske up ! your mind a9 to a stranger that i9 a | candidate. Sometimes the very best ! men make a poor show on the stump. ! A glib, slick, oily-tongue i9 often I wagged by a deceiver and flatterer. | Never make a promise that you j will vote for a candidate, unless for j good reasone, you have decided to ! do so. Friendly salutations and ; kindnesses may be extended to can| didates without a pledge to vote for j them. There is not one in the field, j so :?ar as I know them, that I would | not divide bread with most cheerfully, if they should drop in at my ! 3hanty about meal time. I could not I think of voting for some of them ! under any consideration. ??eware of candidates who are runI ning over with general promises of j great things. They are just like one | of these wind clouds that never pour | out any gentle showers. The one | who talks all around a question and ! who takes both sides of it, is not to | be trusted. He is an artful dodger ! and will talk any way for votes. | The candidate that has a hobby or : special pet measure to push is gene| rally a failure. His hobby will not i go and he has no heart or mind for ' any other sort of work. I want a man who expresses him| self clearly on any question, even if | I do not .agree with him. I do not : care about bim making many promises. In fact one promise from an | honest candidate is all I want. If | he says: "If elected, I will be in my ! place at all times. I will consider i every question as it comes up on its merits. I shall look forward to the i best interests of the State and not i backward to the voters to see j whether they will endorse me or ; not." That is enough for me. Never vote for a man whose only | qualification is that be is a good sort j of fellow. In a county office, or the | Legislature, sueh men are generally I good for nothing. ! Vote for men, not things. A | strong, earnest man who thinks for | himself is worth a dozen who never ! rise above selfish considerations and who never look beyond the next 1 election. A Voter. I ^ Mjr Mvyutw w* ?lvrv*MW* VMV* mw m Speech, at Greenville. He said <4he was asking for a ; second term, not because of custom, but on his record. He has served as ; Governor for 18 months. When de; feated in 1894 he went to his planta! tion expecting to remain, but when j Evans refused to stand for re-elec| tion, he was called on to. run for ; Governor and was honored as few ' men in South Carolina have ever been honored, lie had promised to . be the Governor of the whole people. He hadn't promised to run the gov! eminent without taxes. He had ! urged the people of the two political factions to work together. In trying | to be Governor of the whole people, he had failod to please a great many. "Remember," he said, "I am human ! as you are. I have made mistakes, but I claim I have been honest and - | tried to give you a clean, honest administration. The Governor cannot ! enact laws, but I have saved yon . ; some money." i He spoke of the public priuling 1 ; matter and said his recommendation had saved several thousand dollars. Notwithstanding a debt of previous administrations, he had met all ex penses without borrowing money. The asylum and penitentiary are doing well. The superintendent of the penitentiary has no power to change the system of working conyicts. In regard to Neal not paying certain money, he said Neal had made a etatement which was accepted by every fair minded man. He had been obliged to make numerous appointments. Col. Watson bad charged him with making trades. This was unworthy of Col} WatsoD, who had said in appointing the officers of the 1st regiment Le had selected all Conservatives. Governor Ellerbe enumerated those among them who aro Reformers. "If I have been a political trickster, I ought t) be bulled out of the office."' He produced a telegram from Watson urging Col. Thompson for comr?m n mauuci ui mc^uu.cg.uisui. a-uvymj.son was a Conservative and connect? ed with Watson. Watson charges that he promised to remove the metropolitan police if Chaileston voted for him. He said he would remove the police if they would enforce the law. He was not respensible for what his friends did and he had not jnade any conditional promises. Yet Watson said he had not charged him with making a dirty deal. In closing, he said he had given the best service of his life, and if he was retired to his farm be would go with something sweeter than the peoples votes?the consciousness that be had done his duty." The Greenville Mountaineer says: "Governor Elleiba surprised the crowd by the vigor, earnestness and strength with which he spoke in defense of himself and he made a good impression. There was a large element present who were undecided as to Ellerbe. They took the occasion to weigh him and size him up, and he made the best of his opportunity. His appearance and vigorous speech told in his favor." Bobbed the Grave. * A startling incident, of which Mr. John Oliver of Philadelphia, was the subject, is narrated by him as follows: "I was in a most dreadful ... 1 condition. Jiy sain was axmost yellow, eyes sunken, tongue coated, pain contioually in back and eidep,ro appetite?gradually growing weaker day by day. Three physicians bad given me up. Fortunately, a friend advised trying 'Electric Bitters;' and to i^y great joy and surprise, the first bottle made a decided improve-, ment. I continued their use for three weeks, and am now a well man. I know they saved ray life, and robbed the grave of another victim. No one should fail to try them. Only 50 cents per bottle at J. E. Kaufmann's Drug Store. The Woes of a Hero. "War is pretty bad, of course," remarked a blue coated man with a bandage under his coat, "but I declare, in some ways, women are as bad a9 Spaniards?only they kill you with kindness instead of bullets. I came here from Santiago with this little wound in my hip, and really I can't tell you how I've suffered since from the women of my family. It is all right, of course; this world would be a den of wild beasts without the love and sympathy of woman?but the dear creatures?especially those nearest to us?generally overdo it. They didn't believe my message that ! I was only slightly wounded, so on | my arrival I was met by my wife, her mother, two maiden aunts and a girl cousin, all rallied from the four quarters of Michigan and adjoining States to nurse me. "I don't need any nursing worth mentioning, but believe me, if I've drawn a long breath in two weeks without those five women jumping up and rushing at me, I will eat my t rmy blanket. If I wink my wife says, 'What is it, deai?'?if I move one leg, my girl cousin springs at me with another pillow in her hand; during the night my two aunts wake me up to see if I want anything; and my mother-in law?well, the dear soul hasn't sat down or been to bed since I came?to my knowledge. My wound is nearly healed, and that's a blessing, for if I don't get back to Cuba pretty soon I'm a ruined maD. I can't stand such coddling?it will make a bloated tyrant out cf me, so it will. A man needs war once in a while to get away from the woman? dear, loving woman?she would make a spineless infant out of him in no | time. Truth wears well. People have learnel that, DeWitt's Little Early Riseis are reliable little pills for regulating the bowels, curing constipation and sick headache. They don't gripe. J. E. Kaufmann.