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BSKfejSfc^..- ".?, jl . 1 ADVERTISING RATES. ' BEST ADVERTISING KEfllUM f ^ j- w ? T /T* TV T HlCFI AT/^U k ? ~<? I HP LEXINu UN UlbrA 1 tn.^s::::: 0 JL JsL JLoati^ BL ^ ?- BL JL 1 ^ <* ~ ^ ing to advertise for three, six and twelve W RATES REASONABLE. Toto m the looa! colnmn5cCnU, ?, _q ? ? ? ' line each inserion. Obituaries charge 1 for at the rate of one I i?W WM XXVIII. LEXINGTON, S. 0., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 189S. NO. 49. ?ggfJKSSSSr?' S? JOB raSTK6 A SPtClllTY. ' ' " **" " ""* ; ISII1F9L1 SliOim, attorney at la w, BATESBURG, - - - - S. C. Practices in a 1 the State Courts, especially in Lexingioa, Eu0viie.J and Aiken counties ;? Mar. 6?1 y ANDREW CRAWFORD ATTORNEY AT LAW, COLUMBIA, - - - - S. C. T>BACTICES IN THE STATE AND fX Federal Courts, and offers his professional services to the citizens ot Lexington County. 7' 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. Dreheb. r EFIRD & DREHER, I Attorneys at Law, LEXINGTON, C. H., S. C. "TTTILL PRACTICE IN ALL THE VV Courts. Business solicited. One member ol the firm will always be at offi-.-e, Lexington, S. C. June 17?6m Albert M. Boozer, f Attorney at Law, COLUMBIA, s. e. Especial attention given to business en* trusted to him by Lis fellow citizens oi Lexington county. Cffico: 1609 Main Street, ouer T. B. Aug h try & C >. Febrtiarj 28 -tf. DR. E. J. ElilEREDGE,8UHGKON DENT18T, LEESYILLE, S. C. Office next dor below post office. Always on bund. February 12. I Saw Mills, Light and Hpavy, and Supplies. cheapest and best, er-ca-t every clay; wor< 180 hands. Lombard iron Works f and Supply Co., AUGUSTA, GbOctGlA. January 27? CAROLINA NATIONAL BANE, AT COLUMBIA, 8. C. STATE, TOWN AND COUNTY DEPOSITORY. Paid up Capital - $100,000 Surplus Profits . - - 100,00G Sayings Department. Deposits of $5.00 and upwards received. Interest allowed at the rate of 4 per cent, per annum. W. A. CLAKK, President. Wn.TK J ones. Cashier. December 4?ly. BEESWAX WANTED ,9 IN LARGE OR SMALL QUANTITIES, I WILL PAY THE HIGHEST MARket price lor clean ani pare beeswax. Price governed by color ai d coadi*ion. BICE B~ HARMAN, At the Bazaar,. Lexington, S. C. LEXINGTON SAVINGS BANK. DEPOSITS RECEIVED SUBJECT TO CHECK. W. 1?. ROOF, Cashier. 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?tt ATTENTION, SOLDIERS! Another Call Issued F3R AN ARMY CF SOLFIEFS WHO are fighting lor a living these hard tames In ijouth Ciroliua. We, of the firm of Barriss & Rast, do hereby cordially iuvite auy and all eligible men and women V who desire to save their hard earned money w to call upon us when contemplating pur chasing buggies, carriages, etc , also harness, which we manufacture. ?nd guarantee all that we sell to be well worth every penny which we ark fcr them. We also Uke this opportunity of stating to our numerous customers that we a-e'Ven .sorry icdoed that we have been nnabu- foi the past seven moths to snpply the demands made upon us owing to the -act that w? iave been quite ui able to emp'oy the skilllal labor necessary to keen up a supply ol goods to the standard which we promisee fc -when starting out in this business. B .1 ?? oKlo tr, emninc to labor th( I1UW, UCIU^ I1UIV >v ?_r-.v .. _ need we hope to be able to supply the steady increasing demands upon us wit! rthe same. if not a better grade of work Hoping to St-e our old customers, with r.ev recruits corning to us in the lnture, we bej r to remain your obedient servants, BUEBISS & RAST, * COLUMBIA, S. C. October 13 ?tf. Poultry, Farm, Garden, Ccraetery, Lawn, Railroad and Rabb.t Fencing. Thousand* of milrs in use. Catalogue Firi freight Paid. Prices Loir. lie McMULLEK WOVEN WIRE FENCE CO L CKICAOO, ILL. f Nov. 17?ti I 1630 MAIN STKE: BLOOD! RIOT, ' A FATAL ENCOUNTER BETWEEN MIXERS AXD XEGROES. When the Train Loaded With Negro Laborers from the Stub Arrived at Virden, III, 1,530 Armed Strikers Were Drawn in a Line on Both Sides of the Track-The Firirg Began Immediately on the Arrival of the Train. Gey. Tanner Refused to Allow the Negroes to Leave the Train-Many Went to Glory Via. the Bnllet Route, i SpriDgfield, 111, October 12.?Gov. Tanner has just received a telephone message from Sheriff Davenport, of Macoupin ccuDty, that the fight between the miners and those guarding the stockade is still going od, and over one hundred men have beeD killed. The Governor order Capt. Craig, in command of battery B, and Sons of Veterans company at Pana to proceed at once to Virden. The Governor also ordered Colonel Hamilton, commanding Sons of Veterans regiment, to proceed to the scene with his regiment. Governor Tanner said: "I shall give Captain Craig, who will command the troops at Virden, orders to suppress the riot, protect life and property and not to allow imported labor to be unloaded at that place since the mine owners have carried out their threats. They precipitated this riot and bloodshed, I do Dot propose that they shall further dit-tuib the peace of the State. The mine owners and managers are responsible for and guilty of the murder brought about by this conflict and should be indicted by the grand jury for murder, as I believe they will be.*' iifteen men killed. Virden, II!., October 12 ?The arrival of the imported negroes' from the South at 12:30 today was followed by a desperate battle. Five hui* i i i i fiieci shots were exchanged peiween the strikers on one side and Sheriff Davf-Dpoit and his deputies and railroad police on the other. It is thought that at least twenty men on both sides were killed and wounded. The best information is that ten were killed, five fatally wounded and five seriously wounded. A Chicago aud Alton special policeman is among the killed, his name is said to be D. Kiley. When the Chicago and Alton train bearing the negroes arrived, it was I met by fully 1,500 armed miners, who j were lined up on each side of the I track between the telegraph office > and the mine of the Chicago and Virden Coal company. The train was stopped immediately in front of the eastern gates to the stockade and the trouble began. Dozens of shots were fired from the stockade at the white men while the strikers were a half a ruile away acd the Chicago and Alton policeman was undoubtedly killed by a shot from the tower. The wildest rumors are afloat, one being that as many as fifty miners have been killed. The town is in the greatest excite ment, men are securing whatever j * arms they caD get hold of, expecting to use them for their own protection if the trouble spreads. Women and children are running to their homes ! and barricading their doors. Some of the wives of the dead \ miners, however, decline to go to , t their homes and are almost mad with j ? i Ti. : : j a ? i oner ana angvr. n is saiu iuai< iuc j i miners were fir^d on from the stock- | r ade after the train had gone through. ! ? Mayor X,ll has sent messengers j to Giraid for doctors and nurses, j They are expected to reach here soon, j ' Shortly before 1:30 p. m , Manager Lukens tried to make his escape from I - the shaft. The attempt was the sigi nal for another fusilude from a body * of men said to be miners. , The manager and a small force of < detectives ran into the alley behiLd 5 the post (fiic?, the attacking party c having continaed to fire away. It c is not kuown whether any of the shots took effect. Tne marshal has telegraphed the chief of pokes at Spiingfield to send a special train with doctors. Sheriff Dsvenport has sent a telegram to Governor Tanner asking that troops be sent immediately. The Sbetiff thinks possibly "W\ EC FlrjM/ ^ ? ? Solicts a Share of 100 men have been killed and wounded but others deem this estimate too large. There is the greatest indignation felt here against Lukens, who is held responsible for the tragedy. Later in the day the battle was resumed, and conservative estimates place the dead at 100. OFFICIAL STATEMENT. Chicago, October 12 ?The officials O ' of the Chicago and Alton at 2:4.5 this afternoon made the following s'atement to the Associated Press: "We have just received a report to the effect that fifty miners and six officers were killed in a liot at V?rden, 111." ENGINEER SHOWED GRIT. Virden, 111., Oct. 14.?The north bound freight struck a torpedo on the track placed there by soldiers this morning, but the engineer refused to stop. A few shots in the direction of the eDgine stopped him. The train was quickly searched, but no imported negro miners were found. It is feared that negroes may be rushed in some time today. In that event bloodshed seem3 certain. Manager Lukin is still inside the mining company's stockade, ' " i _.*n i? re.siiz'.Dg ioat ue wui ue buuv 10 we attempts to leave. How's This! We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props., Toledo, 0. We the undersigned have known 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. WaldiDg, Kinnan & Marvin, Wolesale Druggists, Toledo, 0. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the sjstem. Print* 7/)P. oer bottle. Sold bv drU?T """ ? ? ~ f U gists. Testimonials free. Hall's Family Pills are the best. Another IToblo l?an Gone? v Friend and Neighbor. Oq the night of the 18th ult. our beloved brother and friend, Russell Sturkie, of lower LexiDgtcn passed quietly away in his 74th year. He had been in bad health for some time and his death was Dot a surprise to his faithful wife and children. He was a noble man and Christian, honest, upright and hard woiking, always taking for his motto ''Do unto others as you would have them do to you." He was a deacon of Saiem Baptist church, just over iu Orangeburg county, of which he has been a member for forty years. He was alwajs at bis post cf duty and loved his church and lord. He bad eight children born unto him,-of which two preceded him to the spirit land. He leaves behind six children, who are all grown men and women, a devoted wife and many friends to morn bis loss, but we are comforted by the thought "that our loss is his eternal gaiD." "Blessed is the dead that die in the Lord." J. G. F. Swansea, S. C., October 6, 1898. After Hawaiian Sugar. Trust Makes Overtures to the Plant ers "Wants to Refine All the Product. Honolulu, Oct. 4, via San Francisco, Oct 14 ?While the Hawaiian philters have not made overtures to the sugar trust the latter has made overtures to the planters and is now j '" Vw> offers f r\ /%r\Vi f ro I 1U LUC llCiU nnu UULIO 4,\J wuuuvb avta. the Hawaiian sugar crop for the next three years. It is stipulated that the | present- arrangement with the new j ; California refinery will continue, j i which means that the Poit Costa j j refinery will get 60,00.) tonsannualiy j and the balance will go to San Fran- j cisco or New York, as the trust may ; i decide. j For broken surfaces, sore?, insect j j bites, burns, skin diseases and espc- i ! eially piles there is cne reliable rem- I { edy. De Witt's Witch Hazed Salve, j | Whtn you call for Do Witt's don't! ? j ; accept counterfeits or frauds. You ; i will not be disappointed with De- : j Witt's Witch Hazel Salve. J. E. j j Kaufinann. 1 iMioifl-ciKrroiJ* Your Yalued Patron Whaling; In the Faroe*. Whaling is the Faroe man's national sport. The whale that he hunts is not the great whalebone whale, bat a smaller toothed kind, called in English the j pilot whale, from it3 habit of swimming about in large schools, each of j which follows a leader. In the Faroes i it is called the grind or gate whale, be- i cause che old Norsemen used to trap the schools in inclosures provided with gates, which could be shut and so pro- i vent escape. Nowadays when the grinds j are sighted great excitement prevails throughout the islands, for the news j spreads with extraordinary rapidity. All the little boys go about shoutiug, "Griudqval, grindqval!" at the pitch of their voices, and bor^1 set off from every village to join in ^ehnnt. Whon the whales are reached, a consultation is held, and some suitable-hay is decided on for the kill; then the coats, getting between them and the open sea, commence to drive them gradually toward the goal. In every boat one man stands upright, holding a lance, with which ho pricks the backs of tbe grind, and all the oarsmen help to terrify them with their shouts. As the bay is neared the prey is pressed harder and harder, the shouts rise louder and louder, and the lancers prod faster and faster, until at last it is reached. All along tbe beach the women and children watch in silence; even a dog's bark may now cause the whales to turn and break through the line of ? * ,3 their pursuers. Then rue jeac.er, ruaa j with terror and pain, makes a rush for the shoro and is stranded.?Blackwood's Magazine. Chesterfield'* Shrewdness. Lord R., who had many good qualities and even learning, had a strong desire of being thought skillful in. physic and was very expert in bleeding. Lord Chesterfield, who knew his foible and wished on a certain occasion to have his vote, went to him one morning and, after having conversed on indifferent matters, complained of a headache and desired his lordship to feel his pulse. It was found to beat high, and a hint of bleeding was thrown out. "I have no objection, and, as I hear your lordship has a masterly hand, will you favor me with trying your lancet upon me?" said the tactful and politic Chesterfield. After the operation he said, "By the way, do you go to the house today?" "I did not intend to go, not being sufficiently informed of the question to be debated," answered the impromptu physician. "Which side will you be on?" * Lord Chesterfield, having gained his confidence, easily directed his judgment. He took him to the house and got him to vote as he pleased. He afterward said that few of his friends had done as much as he, having literally bled for the good of his country. A Mj*tery of Indo-Chlna. The great mystery about Indo-China and one which must ever be insoluble is the story of the lost race and the vanished civilization of that strange country. The mighty walls of Angkor-Wat, rising in the midst of sparsely settled jungles, remain as the memorial of a great empire which has utterly disappeared and is altogether lost to history. No one will ever know who planned this gigantic temple or what tyrant hounded on his myriads of people to build up those immense blocks of stone and cover them witn tne most eiaDoraie i of sculptures. Angkor-W2t one of the most astonishing monuments in the world, and this forgotten temple was built so as to endure as long as the earth itself were it not for the irresistibly destructive effect of plant life on the strongest walls that man can raise. Only a highly civilized and very wealthy people could have erected Angkor-Wat, a very different race from the Auamite of modern days. The whole nation has disappeared as utterly as the busy myriads who once populated the wastes and solitudes of Memphis.?Singaporo Free Press. The Untrained Politician. On his return from his last visit to America Cobden rceeived at Liverpool a message from Lord Palmerston, offering him a seat in the cabinet, writes Grant Duff in "Notes From a Diary." Consulting with his friends at Manchester, he decided to decline. On arriving in London, he went to Cambridge House, and, finding the prime minister sitting alone at breaklast, said to him, "Lord Palmerston, before we come to business I ought to say that I consider your having made the proposal you havo made to a man who has been attacking you so steadily for so many years, a proof of great magnanimity; but don't you think that j * - II . it--l T _ I 1J ! it wcum ue reauy Detter mai xbuuuju first change my principles and then go into your cabinet tban that I should first go into your cabinet and then cbango my principles?" Lord Palmerston struck bis band violently upon the table and exclaimed, "Confound it, Mr. Cobdeu, what did you go into publio life for?" Men "Who U*e Co*inetlc?. "It is a curious fact," said a Canal street druggist, "that men spend more money tban women for cosmetics and toilet preparations. Sounds queer, I know, but it's true. You see, the finer articles in that line are imported and are rather expensive. They are beyond the purse of most women, but the average man, if anything of a beau, will think nothing of spending several dollars for scented creams, violet waters, shaving powders, lip salve, lash pencils and other things in the same line. The best customer is the ladies' man who is well turned middle age. An old boy of that sort will bny wrinkle eradicators, hair restoratives and crayon combs to keep his mustache dark until yon can't rest. Yes, we sell twice as much 'make up' to men as we do to women, joke writers to the contrary ; notwithstanding." ? New Orleans Times-Democrat. Have you'paid for your paper? >ODS r, JE., age. Prompt and I GENERAL WHEELER'S WAY. Bow"FiffhtiRK Joe"Gut the Trenchea Di:k tit R! I'll*o. When the American line had fought its way to the top of the hills at K1 Paso and San Juan and C'aney, General Wheder issued an order that every command should dig trenches in preparation for the conflict that ho knew would ; breakout again in the morning, but the j soldiers had 'brown away most of their trenching tools during the fierce rifle ! charges, and as darkness fell upon the scone of battle they threw themselves upon thegiouud and went to sleep from ! sheer exhaustion. Adjutant Hood of the i rough riders, noting this condition at j affairs, rode over to General Wheeler's 1 tent and informed the good old veteran j that the men wero played out. Wheeler : at the time was lying upon his cot more j dead than alive, but tbere was a smile j upon bis lips and bis never failing good j humor twinkling in bis eyes, when Ad- | jutaut Hood said: "General, I am afraid our men can't dig the trenches." "What men?" asked the general. "The cavalry division," said tho adjutant. General Wheeler sat up in bed and began palling on bis boots. "Send me the man," be directed. "What man?" asked the adjutant. "The man who can't dig the trouches." "But it is not one man. It is many men. They are just played out." "But you can surely find one man who says he can't dig the trench. I only want ono. Go get him and bring him to me." "But there are"? "I don't care bow many there are. Go get mo one." The adjutant had never faced such a man as Wheeler before, and he did not know just what to make of the conversation. The little old general was as smooth and suave and courteous as could be, and Hood bad nothing to do but ride back to the line. In some wav he i managed to round up a colored trooper j belonging to the Ninth cavalry and brought him back to the division headquarters. He stood looking sheepishly at the ground when Wheeler addressed him. "Are yen the man who says he can't dig these trenches?" asked tire general. mo negro s ieei suumea uneasily in the ground. "Ize one of 'em, boss, but there's a"? The general stopped him and walked out of his tent. "You can go to sleep now, my man, and I'll go up and dig your trench for you. When tho sun comes up tomorrow morning, the Spaniards are going to open on us, and every man who isn't protected is not only in danger of being killed, but will be unable to help us maintain our own posit ion. The trenches have to be dug, and if you are unable to dig yours I'll just go and do it for you. Where's your pick?" With the most businesslike air in the J world Wheeler slid into his coat and j turned toward the big cavalryman. The latter's eyes opened as he saw the pro- | ceeaiugs, and they began to bulge out when the general motioned to him to lead the way to his camp. For half a minute his voice stuck in his throat, and then ho said: "Boss, you ain't fit to dig no trenches. If they done got to bo dug, I'll just naturallv do it mvself. I'm dog tired, but that ain't no work for jou." Wheeler stopped and looked at the j man with a flicker of amusement in his { eyes. "I know it isn't work for me to do," j be said, "but I am going to need sol- [ diers in the morning, and I am going to ! save your life if pos.'ible. Do you think ' now that you can dig the trench?" The negro started up the hill without [ a word. Then the general turned to Adjutant Hood with a voice as pleasant as j sunshine in May. "Ho seems to have changed his i mind," ho said. "Now you go find ; me another n.an who can't dig the | trenches." The adjutant bowed and rodo off. He never came back. In the morning the trenches were dug.?Atlanta Constitu- | tiou. Morn-out j women | \Bw/ \tgffi7 drudges. Some arc i willing, some are | unwilling Some j >$?? ^ ^ ?J women drudge for ! ^ vjm the in selves. / \ w t/'';( some for their ^gg! family. Their Ifll ' roi,fine is end- j j"yjs^_Ttj; i?ss'' no matter i how 111 they feel I ?tV i Women never ! ' ^ half take care of themselves. Early j decay and wrecked lives abound.mainly j through neglect. Every woman should ! have the book called " Health and | Beauty,*' which the Pe-ru-na Medicine j Co.,Columbus, O., will mail on request, i It tells women some easy things to do to protect health, and all about the j virtues of Pe-ru-na for women's peculiar j ills. Miss Lizzie Peters, Mascoutah, 111., writes: 'Tarn perfectly cured of female weakness by taking Pe-ru-na and Man-a-Jin. I have gained thirty-seven pounds j since I began taking Pe-ru-na. My friends are wondering what makes me look so bright and healthy. 1 would like to let the world know what a wonderful medicine Pe-ru-na is.*' "Woman's diseases are mainly catarrh of tlie pelvic organs. Pc-ri-na drives out every phase of catarrh. Mrs. Eliza Wike, I\o. 1-0 Iron Street, Akron, 0., writes: "I would be in my grave now if it had not been for your God-sent j remedy, Peru-na. I was a broken- I down woman, now I am well." c \ ? i til i 'oiite Attention. A Fatality Avoided. From the Democrat, Goshen, lad. When nruralgia is accompanied by a dull, heavy pain near the heart, frequently becoming intense, it generally terminates fatally. Mrs. Nancy Flynn, who lives near Goshen, Indiana, survived such an attack and her advice is worth heeding. "In the fall of 92,'' she said, "I began to have trouble with my heart. There was a sharp pain in my breast which became rapidly worse. The doctor was puzzled and put me under the influence of opiates. These sharp attacks followed one another at intervals and I became weak and had a haggard look. I was constantly in paio, seldom slept and had no appetite. "At the end of two years I was confined to my couch most of the time and the doctors agreed that my death was only a matter of a short time. A SERIOUS TIME. "One day I noticed in a newspaper an item about a woman having been cured of neuralgia of the heart by Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People and concluded to try them. "When I had finished one box I uoticed an improvement in my condition, and when I had taken twelve boxes I wus completely cured. ?U03e pills-have done for you what we could Dot do/ said one of my physicians, 'they have saved your life.' "That was two years ago and my heart has not troubled me since. I believe I owe my life to Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People, and I take pleasure in telling others about them " Among the many forms of neuralgia are headache, nervousness, paralysis, apopl* xy and locomotor ataxia. Some of these were con iderid incurable until Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People were formulated. To day thousands testify to having been cured of such diseases Utt m 11 c KJ J Doctors frequently prescribe them and al! druggists st 11 them. Prcsparous Batesb-arg. Social, Business and Religious Events in a Hustling Town. To the Editor of the Dispatch: Since my last letter Batesburg has been called upon to bury one of its first citizens, Capt. J. Mutt Jones. He was formerly of our town and did business here among the pioneers of this place when it was a village, afterwards he moved to Columbia and from there to EdgefiUld, where he was an honored citizen for sixteen 1 years. A number of prominent men accompanied his remains to Batesburg, where a great concourse of people gathered to pay the last tiibate of respect to one thc-y honored and loved tbroughtcut a busy and useful life. Capt. Jones Lad beeD aD officer duriug the war iu the 20ih South i Carolina regiment, and again in 1876 he was called into seivice in a different capacity, and was elected ou the Board of County Commissioners and served faithfully for two years. He declined to enter the field for re-election and engaged in a profitable en terprise iu our town. He was a consecrated member of the Baptist j church and had been for upwards of i fifty years. He was ripe in years and good deeds and left his family in comfortable circumstances and a j splendid character as a heritage for j the future. Since then another sad occasion re- i njains to be recorded. Young Woody | Holston, a son of Cupt. W. W. Hoi- j stor, died iu Jacksonville, Fla. He ! ' i was a member of the 1st South Car- j olina Volunteers, and after serving liia rrmnfrv hiithfullv duiimj the W*ai\ ?*-J y o , | died at its close. The day the regi- j aient left for Columbia, young Kulstoii left co a d.fit-rent voyage. lie ; died 'thb.t day and his comrades [ brought him him through with them to Columbia a corpse and Chaplain COLUMBIA, S. C., October 13?tf. Bussey, with a Dumber of the soldier boys, came home with him, and they were joined by the entire community at the cemetery, and thus ended the young life virtually laid upon his country's altar, for be died under the starry flag that floats over us all. The prevailing gastric fever has visited our towD, a9 well as other communities, and quite a number of persons have been sick, most of them being children, a few older persons are among the sufferers. W. S Kite was quite sick for two weeks, but is up again. J. B. Hartley is now in bed but is reported better. We trust that the apparent chaDge in the weather will cause the fever to die out. So many Batesburgers were in attendance upon court that Lexington must have resembled our town for several days last week. Our people speak of the citizens of the Court House as good folks to visit, and I trust the ties of friendship have been tightly rivited between the people of the capital and the metropolis of the county. We Dote among the visitors of our towD, Mrs. Mims and Mrs. Willis of "Williston; also Mrs. A. J. Quattlebaum, and several of ber family, from Swansea, Miss Murchison of Charleston, Mrs. Hollingsworth of Edgefield. I am glad to say that W. L Murrell and family of Florida, have concluded to locate with us and enjoy the fine educational advantagesof our Institute. I will venture to say that our school is second to none in the State and is largely patronized by our people aud others are coining. H. T. Wright was called to Johnston last week by the deaih of his brother, P. L. Wright, a man well and favorably known iu our section. The Misses Odum Ieft for their home at Johnston a few days ago, after a pleasant visit of sometime to relatives and friends in our town aod vicinity. John Fox, of the 1st regiment, has been home for sometime with fever, but he is able to be up again and will return in a few days to the camp in Columbia. Several other soldier boys are spending their furloughs with the home folks. Cotton is coming in rapidly notwithstanding the low price. Indications are favorable for a quantity of wheat and oats to be sown this fall. Potatoes are good and corn fairly so, and we will live if money is scarce. xx i i ii ? rt* # i # _ nog ana Dommy is me sian 01 Jiie and if we have plenty of it we will not starve, so let us be thankful for what we are about to receive. Mis3 Annie Shuler of Selwood spent a while at her brother's during the summer and early fall; also the Misses Thomas,of Greenville, daughters of Rev. Dr. A. J. S. Thomas, paid our town a visit recently. They were the guests of Miss Eva Jones, and had a pleasant stay with us. Col. G. T. Graham, of the Lexington bar, paid us a flying visit this week. He was on professional business and only spent a few hours in town. October 10,1898. Occasional. The Royal ia the highest grade baking powder known. Actual tests show it goes oootbird farther than any other brasd. RffiSl &HL POWDER Absolutely Pure I Keep your promises to the letter, be prompt and exact, and it will save much trouble and care through life, ancl win tor you trie respect ana trust | of your friends. One Minute Cough Cure surprises | people by its quick cures and chil j dren may take it in large quantities i without the least dangei: It has j won for itself the best reputation of j any preparation used to day for j colds, croup, tickling in the throat or obstinate coughs. J. E. Kaufmann. Fair Work ISappad Out. The Executive Cjmmiltee of the Lexington County Fair Association met this day at the Secretary's office on the grounds of the Association. There were thirteen members present. Various matters pertaining to the welfare of the Association were discussed, after which the committee desired to make the following additions and alterations to the premium list, viz: Under Fourth Class add heavy draft, same premium as for light draft. Change premiums for mules, Numbers 414, 415 and 416 from one dollar, and 50 cents to two and one dollar respectively for first and second premiums. The President was instructed to arrange with the railroads for reduced rates for all those wishing to visit the fair by rail. Iu the way of attractions and amusements during the fair, arrangements were made with Dr. Boyd cf Kentucky to furnish a first class rnia strel show, which will be given on the grounds of the Association. In order that there might not be any misunderstanding, the Secretary was instructed to say that there will be no charge for entry of exhibits at the fair; also, while it is necessary to make entry before the 26th, the articles for exhibition need not necessarily be delivered until the morning of the 26tb, (Wednesday"). Entries can be made by mail as well as in person. Music will be furnished every day cf the fair, and the committee on entertainment have arranged for bicycle races, which will take place one /trn-inn I'ho crKimh'nn V4U4?U^ 1JUV v auiVAia 'U* vrvuva. amusements will be furnished, which will be mentioned in the program which will be published later. Hacks and carriages will meet visitors at the depot and convey them to the fair grounds at reasonable rates. The subscribers to the stock of the Association are earnestly uxged to pay for tho same immediately. M. D. Harman, Secretary L C. F. A. - I You invite disappointment when you experiment. DeWitts Little Early Risers are pleasant, easy, thorough little pills. They cure constipation and sick headache just a3 N sure as you take them. J. E. Kaufmann. - ? ' Tribute of Bsspect. 4 ? Whereas our Heavenly Father, in his infinite wisdom, has seen fit to remove from our Sunday school our friend, sister and associate in Fredricksburg Sunday school, Mary Callie McCartha, to join that unbroken band of teachers and scholars who have already crossed the river, therefore, Resolved 1st. That we humbly bow beneath the afflicting hand of him who doeth all things well. 2J. That we have lost a sweet and unassuming member, but we feel sure our loss is her eternal gain. Faithful unto death she is reaping her heavenly reward. 3d. That we will imitate her faithful example and remember our association in love, and we extend our sincere and heartfelt sympathy to the loved ones in their sore affliction, and assure them that they do not mourn as those who have no hope. That a copy of these resolutions be nublished in the Lexington Dis I ?, patch and Carolina News. Iva Killer, ) Eva Derrick, > Committee. Lottie Killer, ) . Gus:s Work and Surmise. Commander Bradford Tells What He Knows of Condition in Philippines. Paris, Oct. 14 ?Commander Bradford arrived here today from Washington. He was examined today by mpmhprs r.f lhe United States peace commission relative to the conditions prevailing in the Philippine islands, with which the commander is well acquainted. The fifth joint session convened at 2 today. It may be well said that the first, second and third meetings scarcely penetrated the surface of any protocol point. Last Tuesday the Spaniards' presentment regarding the Cuban debt brought Americans to the formulation of a plan. It is believed they assume the debt in whole or poit, aud that it has been reduced to writing for presentation at the session today. More than twenty million free samples of De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve Lave been distributed by the manufacturers. What better proof of their confidence in its merits do vnii wan:' Tt cures oiles. burns. ? k . ? scalds, sores, in the shortest space of time. J. E. Kauftnann.