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SUBS __0__ VOL. XXIX. LEXINGTON, S. C., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1898. . NO. 3
Marriage notices inserted tree.
^^ * ' Addrtss *'
m\> DRi\"Ti\'ft t SPECIALTY. G. M. IlARMAN, Editor and Publisher.
tfUU 11IIJIU1U
sbiii mi mmm,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
BATESBURG, - - - - S. C.
Practices in ail the State Courts, especially
in Lexingtou, Ed^cdcid and Aiken
counties
Mar. 6?It
ANDREW CRAWFORD
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
COLUMBIA, - - - - S. C.
PRACTICES IN THE STATE AND
Federal Courts, and offers his prolessional
services to the citizens oi Lexington
County.
October 18?ly.
EDWARD L. ASBILL,
Attorney at Law,
I LEESVTLIiE, S. C.
k Practices in all tbe Courts. J
" Business solicited.
8ept 30? 6m %
C. M. ETIRD. F. E. Dreheb
\ EFIRD & DREHER,
m
Attorneys at Law,
LEXINSTON, C. H., S* C.
WILL PRACTICE IN ALL THE
Courts. Buhiiifess solicited. Out
member ol the firm will always be at office
Lexington, S C.
Jane 17?6m
Albert M. Boozer,
Attorney at Law,
COLUMBIA, K C.
IJspec'al attention given to business en
trusted to him by his fellow citizens ol
Lexington county. J
Qffice: 1609 Main Street, over T. B. ]
Aughtry & Cx
February 23?J
DR. E. J, ETUEBEDGE,
SUKGKON DENTIST,
f ' LEESYILLE, S. C. I
Office next door below post office,
i . Always on hand. C.
February 12.
Saw Mills,!
Light and Heavy, and Supplies. j
CHEAPEST AND BEST,
tv C*?t every day; wor* 180 ii&nda.
iKrtn Wnrkc
bVHII/HI M II VM v* vi >%?
and Supply Co.y
AUGUSTA, GKOKGIA.
January 27?
' CAROLINA
NATIONAL BANK,
/ AT COLUMBIA, 8. C.
STATE, TOW.Y A3ID COUNTT DEPOSITORY.
Paid np Capital ... $100,000
Surplus Profits . - - 100,000
Saving's Department.
Deposits of $5.00 and upwards received.
Interest allowed at the rate of 4 per cent,
per annum. W. A. CLARK, President.
Wilis Jones, Cashier.
December 4?lv.
BEESWAX WANTED
Iff LABGE OK SMALL QUANTITIES.
I WILL PAY THE BIGHEST MAR.
ket price for clean and pure Beeswax.
Price governed by color at.d condi* ion.
BICE B HABMAN,
At the Bazaar, Lexington, S. C.
LEXINGTON
| SAVINGS BANK.
W DEPOSITS RECEIVED SUBJECT TO
CHECK.
~ "
W. P. ROOF, Cashier.
DIRECTORS:
Allen Jones, W. P. Roof, C. M. Efird.
?. Hilton James E. Hendriz.
EXCHANGE BOUGHT AND SOLD.
^ *A" ? r *1 ? ? -J on.^
^ l^pOSMJ UI 4)1 ttliU upvroi uo AOVVi ? VV? HMW
interest at 5 per cent per annam allowed:
payable April and October.
September 21?tf
ATTENTION SOLDIERS!
Another Call Issued
T?OR AN ARMY OF SOLtlSFS WHO
r are fighting lor a living thtse hard
times lu South Carolina. We, ot the firm
of Barriss & Rast, do hereby cordially invite
any and all eligible men and women
who desire to save their hard earned money
r to call upon us when contemplating purchasing
buggies, carriages, etc., also harness,
which we manufacture, and guarantee
all that we sell to be well worth every penny
which we ark for them.
We also take this opportunity of slating
to our numerous customers that we a? e very
sorry indeed that we have been unable for
the past seven moths to supply the demands
made upon us owing to the fact that we
have been quite unable to emp'oy the skillful
labor necessary to keep up a supply of
goods to the standard which we promised
when starting out in this business. But
now, being able to employ to labor the
need we hope to be able to supply the
steady increasing demands upon us with
the same, if not a better grade of work.
Hoping to see our old customers, with new
recruits coming to us in the future, we beg
to remain your obedient servants,
BURRlSS & RAST,
not TTTWRTA. S. C.
October 13 -tf.
1 /!?FENCING
Poultry, Farm, Garden, Cemetery,
Lawn, Railroad and Rabbit
* Fencing.
Thousand* of miles in use. Catalogue Free.
Freight Paid. Prices Loir.
Be llelflliLLEN WOVEN WIRE TENGE GO.
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Heroes cf War. .
From the Chicago Times-Herald.
The feeling of admiration for heroes
of war seems to be innate in the
human heart, and is brought to the
n n /I ^!
j SUliace as iue upyunuuitj ouu .
ject, for such hero worship presents j
itself.
Among those who proved their he- i
roism duriog our Civil War was A.
Schiffeneder, of IGI Sedwick Street,
Chicago. He is an Austrian by :
HE RECEIVED A WOUND.
> birth, came to America at the age of
twenty, and soon became an American
citizen. He was living at Milwaukee
when the call for volunteers
?IOC-') nn/3 V>a nrnmnf.
CttLLlWriJ iU auu uu ^vv/uj^vly
enlisted in Company A, of the
Twenty-sixth Wisconsin Volunteers.
In 4fce Army of the Potomac our j
hero saw much fighting, campaigning
in the Shenandoah Valley.
In the first day's fighting at the
battle of Gettysburg, Schiffeneder
received a wound in the right side,
which afterward caused him much
trouble. With a portion of bis regi
ment he was captured and imprisoned
at Bell Island and Andersonville,
and afterward exchanged. He j
returned to his regiment, which was
transferred to the army of General
Sherman, and marched with him
through Georgia to the sea.
In this campaign Mr. Schiffeneder's
old wound began to trouble him and
be was sent to the hospital and then
home. He had also contracted ca
tarrh of the ftoinach and found no
relief for years.
"I happened to read an account of
Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale
People about a year ago," he said,
"and thought that they might be
good for my trouble. I concluded
to try them. I bought one box and
began to take them according to
directions. They gave me great re
lief. A'ter finishing that box I
bought another, and when I hid
taken the pills I felt that I was
cured. I recovered my appetite and
ate heartily. I can testify to the
good the pills did me."
Mr. Schiffeneder is a prominent
Grand Army man in Chicago, whither
he moved some years - ago with his
family.
Our Lezington Boys in the 2nd.
S. C. Regiment.
To the Editor of the Dispatch:
By request I will give your paper i
& lew XiULCS uuaciuuani.
I enlisted in Co. E, 2nd. S. C. V.
I., at camp Fitz Hugh Lee at Columbia.
It was a long while before the
regiment could be filled up. Cipt.
Nannamaker, of my company got 40
men over his required number. The
regiment was mustered in one month
before joining Gen. Lee. 4Bhis camp
wa9 at a pretty aDd healthy location,
but miserably fitted up. The men
had no floors io their tents, and had
to sleep on the ground and six men
piled in a little tent. The cooking
and eating was done during tl.e
rainy weather, out under, brush
arbors. We drilled one hour before
bj^akfast then again from 10 to 11
a. m , and from 4 to 5 p. m. Oa
Sundays we had only guard mpunt
at 9:30 a. m , and dress parade at 5
p. m. Once a week we had to march
through the city going to batalion
drill at the university green. The
camp covered a large place, and resembled
a little city with each company's
street, arched in center aod
nicely kept. Soldiers rode the street
cars for half price, and nearly every
car was crowded with them. We
were treated kindly b}r the ladies of
Columbia, thousands of them visited
the camp. We had considerable ex
citement during the Col. Tillman
row, to quell the Tiilman rowdies,
the long roll was sounded at 1) p. in ,
that time found many i njojing sweet
slumber, ever company had to fall
in, and armed to the teeth. Much
confusion was made, very few knew
i what weuld follow, we were glad
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when order was reptored without
any powder being burned.
We received orders September 15,
join the 7th Army Corps, under Gen.
Fitz Hugh Lee. Most of the boys
rejoiced at this and seemed willing
to give life to keep k'01d Glory" unfurled
to the breeze, and uphold
Uncle Sam's rights and honor, and
ready to place the Star SpaDgled
B inner on the bigest gleamirg
towers cf Havana or old Madrid.
' Heavy march"' being crdered we
b'gan furling banners and rolling up
tmts and loading trains. In 2 hours
our tented city was demolbhed, tbe
debiis going up in one cloud of
twoke, reminding us of tbe flames in
Paynes "Downfall cf Palis." Oar
tents and baggage was loaded on 10
s reet cars for Union depot, to be
tiansfered to train?, then the 2|
mile heavy march began at 2 p. m ,
each soldier in the hot sun marcbiDg
with complete outfit on his back like
a pack camel, and panting for desr
life. As we tramped out of our
lovely Columbia, its patriotic citizens
tbroDged the streets, giving us an
ovation that made every soldier sad
to move off old Palmetto's soil.
Tbe 3 battalions took a train each,
going over different roads, we were
on the trip 18 hours, seats in cars
were made into berths, gun?, side
arm?, equipments stacked and senti%
? *1 -a L J O
nets statiODea at ea.cn uoor. oupy x
was served on the train before we
left Columbia and while we slept, we
were carried away to the Land of
Flowers, the trains being very heavy
loaded, travel was slow, daylight
finding us soon after leaving Savanab.
The beautiful lagoons, salt marches
and broad rice fields, were perfectly
lovely in the early morning sunlight,
some boy shouted -'there's the Atlantic
ocean," as we were sailing over a
broad lake. The big Altamaha river
was ragiDg and foaming as we crossed,
spreading out about 10 miles
wide, Fernandino, Fla , were sighted
forests of magnolia, large as pine
trees, tall palmetto surpassing all
else in beauty and dwarf palmetto
covering ail Florida. We passed big
ranches, one below St. Mary's river
has 3,000 cattle.
These forests of pine furnish large
quantities of naval stores and lumber.
One lumber company on St.
John's river, does a very large business,
having a capital near $2,000,000,
owning railroads and large
steamers, working 200 hands in the
mill.
Next we find ourselves among 31,000
soldiers in big Camp Cuba
Libra at Jacksonville, about which
we will write next.
F. N. )Junnamaker.
Jacksonville, Fla., Nov. 10, 1898.
$100 Reward $100.
The readers of this paper will be
please to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease 1 bat sciense has
been able to cure in all its stages, and
that is C itarrh. Hill's Catarrh Care
is the only posiive care koown to
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being
a constitutional disease, requires
a constitntional treatment. Hall's
Citarrh Cire is taken internally, acting
directly npon the blood and mucous
surfast s of the 83stem, thereby
destroying the fonndatiou of the disease,
find giving the patieLt strength
by buiidiog up the constitution and
| Hssieting nature in deii'g its work
j The proprietors have so mncb faith
j in its cnrative powers, that they off: r
j 0 ie Hundred Dol ars for any case
; that it Iti's to cure. S^nd fur lis* of
; testimonials. Soli by all druggis's
j Pr c* 7 ) cer t-i. 30
Hall's Family Pills are the best.
1
Yearly Increase.
It is a very easy matter to figure
out profits at the outset of almost
1 any undertaking, as aououess owners
: of saw mills and hotel keepers can
j testify. Even cotton growing can bo
I demonstrated as a profitable bu i;
ness, but when a practical verifica:
tion is attempted in the field, there is
; found to be a vast difference between
; figures and facts. But the calcula|
tions, credited by the Dallas News,
! to a Washington city authority, ap;
pear feasible and able to stand the
test cf practical demc n&tration. He
j e^imatts the number of farms in
the South, east of the Mississippi
river, at 1,313.00, and contends that
aaaU tnfmat* innnl/l o/^/l Q
Iii C a L Li lill I1JCI lUtl tuu TTUU1U UVIV4 u
cow, a sbccp and a bog each year tc
j the stock, be would be surprised at
; the mpid progress be was making
i on tbe road to wealth and available
j assets. The increase tbe first yeai
j would amount to nearly $-4,000,000.
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ose who disregard
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|edge of its Tic- j
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body has a little
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'0mk ^Jp\Aeasy &o5nff PeoPle
pay sl i&h 1 atten tion
'' to i t. Y e t n o el ass
disease issodiflicult
to shake off.
Man;?-people well
advanced in years find themselves in
the toils of catarrh. Mr. and Mrs. :
Collum, of Gi'1 "ngs, Tex., found help in |
Pe-ru-na. ? Collum's letter follows: j
Pe-ru-na Medicine Co.. Columbus, 0.
Dear Sirs:?"I think }*our Pe-ru-na
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of them did .my good until I tried yours.
I and my w!*e have both used the Pcru-na
and Man-a-lin, and we are about
well. I am 70 years old and my wife
is 06. "When we commenced to take
your medicines we were not able to see
after our work, but now she can tend
to her work and I see after my farm.
Vou can use this publicly if you want
to."?A. P. Collum, Giddings. Tex.
Ask any druggist for a free
Pe ru-na Almanac for the year 1899
Cubans arc to be Given the
Chance
To Show That They Are Capable of
Self-Government..
Santiago, de Cuba, Nov. 25?Some
time ago Maj McLeary, whom Gen.
j Leonard Wood had appointed ma) or
| of Santiago requested to be relieved of
j bis mayoralty duties and to return to
his military post. This request was
granted today.
In the opinion of "Wood it is preferable
to appoint to the mayoralty a
civilian acceptable to the Cubans and
he has appointed as Maj McLeary's
successor Senor Bacardi, and old
resident. He is anxious to give the
i mayor as much authority as is com
patible with military jurisdiction.
The new mayor will conform to Gen.
Wood's ideas which are to give the
Cubans every opportunity to show
themselves capable of self-government.
Msj McLeary, as a military mayor,
gave entire satisfaction to all classes.
He has now been assigned to the
duties of inspector general of the
province and will shortly take a tour
including Holguin, Jibara, Baracoa,
Sagua de Tanamo and other points,
making reports to Gen. Wood.
The first official act of Mayor Bacardi
was to discharge the entire
clerical foics in the mayor's office
and to employ Cubans who have
served in the war. He will shortly
issue a manifesto to the effect that
he intends to encourage the city's
development, and giving employment
as far as conditions will pc rmit to
worthy persons. Gen. Wood has
high hopes of this first attempt at
civ'l government under Cuban control.
Gen. Wood has given his approval
to a scheme for a school for the
higher education of women similar
to the American Normal school.
Today he issued a notice imposing
a fine or $1,000 upon any person
promoting a bull fight and a fine cf
S5'J upon any promoter of a cock
fight. In the case of a cock fight
the fine will fall upon witnesses as
well as promoters.
The rural police have been instructed
to keep a sharpi^ookout along the
telegraph line between Santiago and
Sin Luis, as the peasant farmers aie
still cutting the wire and using it to
bale Hay and cope stone.
The civil administration of the
province is now virtually complete.
The appointment of supreme court
judges will be made tomorrow, and
as the local bar association has put
forth several names, Gen. Woods will
probably select from among these
men.
Echoes from Billy Felix.
To the Editor of the Dispatch:
L The autumnal clays are hear, and
> I as we go out these mornings in
' j the keen frosty air, we should feel
f jolly and bouyant.
s Generally speaking the health of
our community is good.
Agent Goodwin, while perambulat
)ODS
r, je.,
iage. Prompt and ]
ing on the depot platform duriDg the
rainy days of last week, lost his
eliquilibrum aDd came down upon
the floor with such a concussion that
one would have thought that Uncle
Sam's Yesuivius had let loose on
Moro Castle. He received some in- .
juries and bruises, but none of which ,
were serious, aDd we are glad to see ,
'him out again.
- We are pained to learn of the ill- I
ness of Mrs. Dr. G. J. Williams, who
contracted a severe case of typhoid
fever. We hope to see her up again
ere long and at her poi-t of duty.
The school continues to prosper j
i under the tutorage of Miss Leila
Gantt of Wagener.
James Y. Smith weilds the'rod at
Athens, where he is giving satisfaction
in teachirg the young idea how J
I to shoot.
| At a recent meeting of the trus{
tees of Ferry school much business
was transacted among which was
changing the name of its present
one to that of Oakdale, under I
which name it will hereafter be known, i
This school will observe Arbor Day
on Friday before the fourth Sunday
in December.
The teachers1 meetings are helpful
and beneficial; but I am soiry
that circumstances are such that I
cannot attend the first meeting. I
move that we divide. Let the C., C
& A. R R, be the line and organize
one on either side. Who will
second the motion? Let us hear
from the teachers on this subject.
Billy fully believes that the trus.
tees and patrons of the respective
districts should have a special tax
levied in their distiicts for the pub
lie school. Will have more to say
about this later on.
Billy Felix.
From ITew Zealand.
Ree/ton, New Zealand, Nov. 23,1896
I am very pleased to state that
since I took the agency of Chamberlain's
medicines the sale has been
very large, more especially of the
Cough Remedy. In two years I
have sold more of this particular
remedy than of all other makes for
the previous five -years. As to its
efficacy, I have been informed by
scores of persons of the good results
they have received from it, and know
its value from the use of it in my
own household. It is so pleasant to
take that we have to place the bottle
beyond the reach of the children.
E. J. Scantlebury.
For sale by J. E. Kaufmann.
The Delights of Boyhood.
Fd like to be a boy again without
a wnfl nr care, with freckles scattered
on my face and hayseed in my hair;
I'd like to rise at 4 o'clock and do a
hundred choree, and saw the wood
and feed the hogs and lock the stable
doors; and herd the hens and
watch the bees, and take the mules
to drink, to teach the turkeys how
to swim so that they wouldn't sink;
aud milk about a hundred cows and
bring in wood to burn, and stand out
in the sun all day and churn, and
churn, and churn; and wear my
brother's cast off clothes, and walk
four miles to school, and get a licking
every day for breaking some oil
rule, and then get home again at
night and do the chores once more
and milk the cows and feed the hogs
and curry mules galore, and then
crawl weaiily upstairs to seek my
little bed and hear dad say: "That
worthless boy! He isn't worth his
bread!"' I'd like to be a boy again;
a boy has so much fun, his life is just
a round of mirth from rise to set cf
sud; I guess there's nothing pleasanter
than closing stable doors, and
herdiDg hens, and chasing bees, and
doing evening chores.
Tlie Bast Blaster.
A piece of flaonel dampened with
Chamberlain's Pain Balm and bound
on to the affected parts is superior
to any plaster. When troubled with
a pam iu the chest or side, or a lame
back, give it a trial. You are certain
to be more than pleasfd with
! the prompt relief which it affords.
I 13 "R-.lrv, io oL-n o fori nin PI1TP for
| L U1U SJailll is aicu c* vvAiwtu w.w .wI
rheumatism. For sale by J. E.
Kaufmanu.
When you wi-h the very best
fruits, candies and cakes, always go
to the Bazaar.
i&BE,
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Polite Attention.
Scl&iers at Havana.
First United States Soldiers Land '
From Florida. j
They March Ou Cuban Soil to Their
Camp. Blanco Leaves for Spain ;
On Sunday.
Havana, Nov. 25?The United I
States transport Florida arrived in |
j front of Morro castle at G. o'clock )
| this morning, took a pilot on board |
! and proceded. At 7 o'clock she ar- i
I rived iu front of Marianao beach.
,
Gen. Greene and his staff left the j
hotel Inglaterra at G o'clock this J
| morning for Marianao in order to
j superintend the landing of the American
troops. Marshal Blanco, whose
rtsignation as Captain general of :
| Cub:f has just been accepted, sails
for Spain on Sundav. He will be
succeeded by Gen. Siminez Castel- J
lanos, a division commander.
All four companies of the Second
regiment volunteer engineers which
arrived on the Florida landed by half
past 9 o'clock at the Marianao watf
with colors flying. They formed at
the landing place and marched to
their camp, two miles away, filling
past Gen. Greene and his staff, who,
on horseback, reviewed the men as |
they passed. All the meD, with the
exception of five who are still suffering*
from sea sickness and were taken
to the camp by traiD, were in line
and are all in good spirits and fit for
duty. One hundred and fifty Cubans
of Gen. Menocars division were
employed in dealing the camp site
and by 11 o'clock the tents were being
pitched for the first American
camp at Havana.
Apait from the few cases of sea
sickness only two of the 2S0 men
"who landed from the Florida are on
the sickliat. Patrick Toohing is sulfering
from dysentery and Thomas
Leonard ftom a dislocated knee cap.
| Both had tbc-ir present complaints
when they left the Uuited States.
These men were Uusy all the afternoon
pitching camp and fixing tents.
The site selected for the camp is ex,
cellent on high ground and well supplied
with water. The men have arrived
with only heavy underwear,
woolen blouses and cloth breeches,
which are very tiding under the
scorching sun of the seacoast. The
medical staff considers it urgently j
necessary that khaki uniforms be j
sent at once for the comfort of the I
rntn.
The Spanish evacuation commis- i
sioners today delivered a note an ;
nouncing the complete evacuation of i
the Holguin division.
Owing to his expected early de j
parture, Capt. Gen. Blanco was asked
by the United States evacuation commisioners
today to appoint a day and
hour when they can visit him at the
palace to say farewell.
J3S&3
m has demonstrated ten thousand 'I
p times that it is almost infallible <
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N PECULIAR ? 1
| WEAKNESSES, ?
y irregularities and derangements. 2
g It has become the leading remedy S
for this class cf troubles. It exerts g
p a wonderfully healing, strength- g
ening and soothing influence upon g
3 the menstrual organs. It cures
a "whites" and faliingof the womb. g
3 It stops flooding and relieves sup- ffi
ij pressed and painfal menstruation.
For Change o( Life it is the best ^
0 medicine made. It is beneficial 2
at during pregnancy, and helps to I
bring children into homes barren /
gi) for years. It invigorates, stimu- 1 }
rvi lares, strengthens the whole sys- I i
gj tem. This great remedy is offered I ;
fej to all afflicted women. Why wi 1 1
ji any woman suffer another minuto 1
with certain relief within reach? ?
? Wine of Cardui only costs $1.00 jf
?3 per bottle at your drug store. j
For advice, in cases requiring special fc f
3 directions, address, giving symptoms, jFi
8 the "Ladies' Advisory Department,'' ji |
a The Chattanooga Medicine Co., Chat- [J t
fa tanooga, Tcnn.
1 Rev. J. VV. SMITH. Camden. S.C.. says: tj !
| "My wife used Wine of Cardui at hems f! 1
for falling of the womb a.id it entirely
cured her." f
!
Stolon Stcry.
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'Oly father was very proud of bis (
watermelon patch," said the man who
was telling the story, "and when that
JOLUMBIA, S. C..
October 13?tf.
RoVal
Baking Powder
Made from pure
cream of tartar.
Safeguards the food
against alum*
Alum baking powders are the greatest
menacers to health of the present day.
BOVAI. BAKING POWPCB CO., HEW YORK.
big melon be<*ao to spred about he
was happy. Well, the melon kept
on growing, and finally it became a*
question or whether they should
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move ice couse or cui me ajeion.
Grandfather thought a great deal of
that melon, and he didn't like to cut
it until it was fully ripe. Hethorght i
over-a great deal, and finally decided
to move the house. A dozen men
were employed, and the house was
moved. But the melon kept on
growing until it became necessary to
move the barn or cut the melon.
Grandfather had the barn moved,
and then the fence. At last the
melon was lipe. He determined to
have a regular watermelon feast, so
he invited the neighbors for miles
around. He employed two men with
cleaves to cut the melon. At last the
eventful day arrived, and hundreds
of people stood around with open
eyes and mouth. Finally the melon
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was cut open, ana to tne aismay 01
all it was found to be hollow. A negro
named Sam Johnson was inside.
He had tunneled his way under the
ineloD, cut a bole, and eaten bis way
through. There were tbougLts of
lynching him, but he died before the
plan was carried out."
A Sure Sign of Croup.
Hoarseness in a child that is subject
to croup is a sure indication of
the approach of tSe disease. If.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is
given as soon as the child becomes
hoarse, or even after the croupy
cough has appeared, it will prevent
the attack. Many mothers who have
croupy children always keep this
remedy at hand and find that it
saves them much trouble and worry.
It can always be depended upon and
is pleasant to take. For sale by J.
E Kaufmann.
A Sly Dodge.
A comic actor who had been engaged
to entertain a family party,
proposed, at the conclusion of the
performance, a little game of his own.
Each of the company, himself includ
ed, was to stake half a dollar, and
the pool would be taken by the person
who possessed the most of the
articles which he (the comedian)
would inquire for. Oa bis assurance
that he would take no mean advantage,
but run the same litk as
the rest, all the members of the
party consented, and between
$15 and $20 were soon laid upon the
table. The actor added his mark to
the pile with a cunning smile, aDd
iucj oaiu.
"Now, which of you ladies and
gentlemen have the greatest. Dumber
of false teeth?"
Deathlike stillness for the space of
one minute, then a burst of laughter,
both hearty and, in some cases,
forced.
' I have three," continued the
actor. "Who has got more?"
The comedian took the pool.
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Hilton's Iodoform Liniment will
kill the poison from poison Ivy,
counteract poison from bites of
snakes, stings of insects. In a sure
cure for sore throat. Will cure any
case of sore mouth. 25c.
Governor Ellerba has appointed
R. E. Jenkins sheriff of Beaufort,
as successor to Wm. 0. Pientiss
deceased, without waiting for the
recommendation of tbat count) ?s
delegation in the general assembly.
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U L fj \J JJ ll/uiui'j a n Viiunun U i
citizen of Richland county, dropped I
dead on his farm, a few miles above
Columbia, Wednesday afternoon,
23rd. He was 6owiDg wheat and
without premonition fell dead. Heart
disease was the cause of his death.
Rations for ths Cubans.
Washington, Nov. 23.?Gen. Leonard
Wood, commanding the department
of Santiago has sent an official
report to the war department, of
which the following is an extract:
"I have sent rations all along the
sea coast and by pack trains over
into the inteiior, using every effort
to scatter the rations' about in such
manner as to enable the people desiring
to retuin to their farms in the
interior to do so, with a reasonable
assurance that they can obtain food,
while waiting the development of
their first crop. Santiago today is as
clean and healthy as any town of its
size along the American sea coast 0
south of Fortress Monroe. Excellent
order prevaile; there has not
been a murder in the city since our
occupation.
A colored child, about three years . ^
old, named Elizabeth Lowery, of
Liberty HiH, just out of Columbia,
fell into a well Friday morning and
was ciiownea.
Minneapolis is making 38,000 barrels
of flour on an average a day.
There are more public holidays in
Honolulu than in any other city iif
the world.
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The first American fire insurance
company began business at Philadelphia
in 1794.
As a rule it takes more to keep up
appearances than it takes to support
a family.
Dissection of human bodies by
yr.-H
medical students has been practiced
since B. C. 320.
One square foot of glass will lose as
much heat as six square feet of 12inch
brick wall.
A late invention is a cradle which
rocks by clock-work mechanism and
plays baby tunes.
The number of deaths in the entire
world in a century is estimated
to be 4,500,000,000.
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Bucklen's Arnica Salve.
The Best Salve in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped
Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and Skin
Eruptions, and positively cures Piles
or no pay required. It is guaranteed
to give perfect satisfaction or money
refunded. Price 25 cents per box.
For sale at J. E. Ka&ffman's.
Little minds rejoice over the errors
of men of genius, as the owl rejoices
at an eclipse. 9
The United States has a less percentage
of blind people than any
country in the world.
When a wcman is trying to .write
a letter on a half sheet of paper,
much may be said on both sides.
The largest single fortification in
the world is Fortress Monroe. It
has already cost over $3,000,000.
John "Wesley used the expression,
"Cleanliness is indeed next to godliness,"
in a sermon on "Dress."
The tongue of a man is an um uly
member, and like the tongue of an ox
it is not cured until after death.
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Do as Advised. i '
The time is now here when the
debtor should settle with the creditor.
We have obligations which are
sorely pressing * us and which we
must meet when due. To be able to
do so we must insist upon all indebted
to us to settle up at once. If you
cannot pay all at one time you can
surely pay part now and a part latter
on. It you are not coming to town,
some one of your neighbors will be
and you can send what you can spare,
if no one is coming then send by
mail. It is immeterial how you send
it so that we get it. Friends, be
prompt. We have been sending the
Dispatch to your address for a year;
you have read the 52 numbers and
enjoyed them, dow, we waDt our
money, so that we can enjoy it by
paying our debts.
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Parsnip Complexion.
It docs not require an expert to detect
the sufferer from kiduey trouble. The hollow
.,aeeks. the sunken eyes, the dark, puffy
circle under the e\es, the sallow parsnipcomplexion
indicate^ it.
A physician would ask if you hand rheu- k
liutti ui, a dull pain or ache in the back or
over the hips, sromach troubles, desire to
rr-.nate often, or a burning or scalding in
pissing it; if after passing there is an unsati-fird
feeling as it it must be at once repeited,
or it the urine has a brick dust deposit
or strong odor.
* When these symptoms are present no time
slmi'd be lost in removing the cause.
Delay ruav lead to grave!, catarrah of the
bladder, it'll tmuiatioc, causing stoppage,
aurl sometimes requiring the drawing of
the urine with in-trumt uts, or may ran into
Br'ght's Disease, the most daugerous stage
ot kidney trouble
Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great discovery
of the emiueut kidney aud bladder
specialist, is a positive remedy lor such
diseases. Its reputation is worid wide and
it is so easy to get at any drug store that
no one uteJ suffer any length ot time lor
want of it.
However, if you prefer to ffr.it test its
wonderful merits, meution the Lexington
Dispitch and write to Dr. Kilmer & Co..
Binghamton, N. Y., for a sample bottle and
hook telling all about it, both sent absolately
lree by mail,
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