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?>TRF*~ ? BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM |r / - -iKJPes *ern South Carolina. 1:5 ^ RATES REASONABLE. O? SUBSCRIPTION $1 PER ANNUM JOB PRINTING A SPECIALTY, BARGAINS. H, . The Lexington Dispatch. Jfc Beprcsentatiue newspaper. Gouers Lexington and the Borders of the Surrounding Bounties Bihe a Blanhct. VOL. XXX. LEXIXGTOX, S. C., WEDXESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1900. XO. 10 GLOBE DRY 609BS COMPANY. JiA T77". s. n^oasrc^Tonsr, TZS., MAITA&EE, ' ''b^AOTil f IQfJO MAIN STREET, COI.UMBIA, 8. C., ' ^ uirll" Solicits a Share of Your Valued Patronage. Polite and Prompt Attention. m> \ ' October l??t * J I ???- ??? Pi; ' ' ' LADIES'SHOES f ^ M j'-f' ; _ i ' yy % i Webave about 350 pair* of Hand Turn and Hand Welt $2 50. $3.0 > and $3.50 \ Ladies' Shoes. Most of them small sizes j that are odd lots from one and two seasons that we intend to c'ose out We need room tor Spring Shoes is the reaj son .for this low price. This is thetime ' ? for yon to save money. Wi " ' . . 1 loNlY 75CTS. A PAIR. - 'I i j letter, i. THE SHOE MAN, 1603 Main Street COLUMBIA, S. C. | September 20 6ai ??| FRUIT TREES That Grow and Bear Fruit. Write for our CO page ilustrated Catalogue and 40 pamphlet. "Eow to ^ Mat and Cultivate an Orh:.ra " Gives you that in irmation you have so long TFuV^g ranted: telJs you aJl about hose big red ?pples. lucious v??aapr >eaches. and Japan plums vith theirorien'al sweetness. g. ill of which you have often jSx .vondered where the trees JfWN ^me^Jrom that produced Jl|l iVERYTHINQ GOOD iN ||P^ FRUiTSa Onusal fine st<-ck of SILVER Jrfe /OK VlAPLES.young.thriftvt?ees OL4. * -mor.th andstrai ht. the kind h it live and grow off well j old. rough trees. This is he most rapid growing mat,le' ndone of the mostbeau5 ifnl shade trees. \ .^rj,e for^ prices and give | Vail Lindley Nursery Co., Lisiililii | OF SOUTH CAROLINA . State, City & County depository COLUMBIA, 8. C. Capital Paid in Full $150.000 01 Surplus 3 s000.0< Liabilittes of Stockholders.... 150,000.0C $335,000.00 SAVINGS DEPAETMENT. Interest at the rate oi 4 per cent am per an nam paid on deposits m this department TRUST DEPAR1MENT. This Bank under special provision of it* charter exercises the office of Executor Administrator, Trustee or Guardian of Es tatea SAFETY DEPOSIT DEPARTMENT. Fire and Bnrgiar pro<;f safety deposr for rent from $4 UO to $12 CO per year. EDWIN W. BOBERTON, President, A. C. HASKELL, Vice President J. CALDWELL KOBEBTSON, 2d Vice President G. M. BEBBT,Cashier. February 12?ly. the mini umm bus COLUMBIA, S. C. CAPITAL $100,000 00 SUBPLUS 30.000 00 , ESTABLISHED 1S71. JAMES WOOD ROW, President JULIUS WAT KER. Vice President. EROME h. SAWYER, CasTier. DIRECTORS James Woodrow, John A. Crawlord, Julius h Walker. C. Fitzsim inons, W C Wright W. h. Gibbes John T. Sloan. T T. Moore, J. L. Mimnangh. E. S Jovnes. This bank solicits a share, if not all, of your business, and will grant every favor consistent with safe and sound banking. January 29, 1897?ly. Saw Mills, Light and Heavy, and Supplies. CHEAPEST AND BEST, everv day; wor^ 18") hands. Lombard iron Works and Supply Co., AUGLSIA, GBOitGlA. January 27 ? GEORGE BRUITS main st., columbia, s. c., JEWELER REPAIRER Has a splendid stock of Jewelry, Watches, Clocks and Silverware. A line line of Spectacles and Eyeglasses to lit every one, ail for sale at lowest prices. Bepairs on Watches first class quickly done and guaranteed, at moderate prices 50?tf. ??- ? am w-i mrm iit/I W. A. KKlhLIAti, AETIST, COLUMBIA, S. C? IS NOW MAKING THE BEST PIC tares that can be bad in this country, and all who have never had a real line pictare, should now try some of Ins latest styles Specimens can be seen at his Gal' lery, up stairs, next to the Hub. CRONJE SURROUNDED. One cf the Costliest Fights of the War Occurred Sunday. The Boers Seem to be in a Death Trap?They Are StroDgly Situated but are Exposed to Artillery?Admit Losses of 800?British Suffered Severely. Paardeberg Diiff, 0. F. S., JTuesday, February 20, via Modder River, February 21.?One of the costliest actions of the war occurred at Paar? ?. " "l TT1 1 mil. deoerg .unit, ounaay, r eoruary ium. General Kelly Kenny, in his pursu't of General Crorj?, caught his rear guard at Klip Drift and followed the burghers to the Boer's laager at Koodoosraad. The drift actien began at da} break, the mounted infantry driving the Boer rear guard op the river towards the main body, while another body of mounted infantry manoeuvred on the right front and flank of the Boers. The British main body moved to outflank the Baer laager on the north bank of the river. Gen. Kelly-Kenny having seized two drifts found the Boers strongly enclosed and ordered an attack with the Highland brigade on the left and General Knox's brigade on the centre, while General SmithDorrien's brigade crossed the river and advanced along the north bank. On both the north and south banks the ground is level and the advance across this was deadly, and the British losses were heavy. The battle was an exact replica of the Modder mi u: J ? riyer. xoe BtuuierB wex? uuu? ?nc all day IoDg, and all the ilghtiog had do definite result, as the Boers' laager was well barricaded and they remained therein. The British guns shelled the the laager vigorously and the Boers confessed to a loss of over 800 men. The terriffic shelliDg was resumed Monday, when General CroDje asked for an armistice. The shelling was continued Tuesday, over 50 guns pouring lead into the Boer camp. Later: General Cronje's magnificent night march from Magersfontein now appears likely to end in disaster. The main body of the B^ers is enclosed in a terrible death trap. The enemy are hidiDg in the bed of Modder, commanded by the British artillery and enclosed on theea6tand west by theBtiiish infantry. Sunday witnessed a gallant stand on the part of the retreating foe. Tired, harassed, they still maintained a bold front. It is somewhat difficult to explain the Sunday action, in which all the 3 _ ?n iSritisn was engagea, in wmcu v>reutral Cronje, under difficult conditions, managed to hold his own. On Saturday night the Briti^i mounted infantry came into touch with Cronje's rear guard, driving them back upon the main body. On Sunday morniDg the action was renewed; but the Boers, who had entrenched the river during the night, prevented further advance of the mounted infantry in this direction. Meanwhile the Highland brigade consisting of Seaforths, the Black Watch and the Argyles advancing from the south bank, and Essex, Welch and Yorkshires formed a long line on the left, which rested on the river. The firing soon became heavy. The Boers, holding a splendid position, covered the left of the Highland brigade, which advanced partly up the river bed, and partly in the of en, while the rest of the brigade, with the other regiments swung around the front of the Highland brigade nn thplpvpl. rnverless eroundexnosed I v? w ?* ~"7 ? O i to the terrible fire, which obliged ' the men to lie on the ground, as they did for the remaider of the day. ! This began at 7:30 in the morning. Through the dreadful heat and terrible thunderstorm, our men hung to j the position, answering the Boer fire and shooting steadily. In the meantime the rest of the j infantry completed the evolving movement, the Welch regiment having succeeded in seizing the drift thus closing in the* Boers, who had fought throughout with splendid courage. General CrorjVs laager, full of carts, ammunition and stores could be plainly seen near the north bank. General Smith-Dorrien collected a large body of men, including the Canadians, and crossed the river by Paardeberg drift, advancing toward the laager, which was being vigorously shelled. This force made a gallant attempt to charge into the laager, lut failed. Before seiz'ng the western drift the Boers occupied a kopje on the south bank, running down the river. Therefore their force is cut in two. The, Boers hold the kopje and have one Vickers-Haxim, and probably one or two other guns. Toward evening the battery on the south side opened, cooperating with the battery on the north side. A i Th? (shells wuuutrnui oigui lujiunw. ? ? fell with amazing precision aloDg the rivor btd, opposite the laager, which was shelled thoroughly, damaging everything it contained. One shell set fire to a small ammunition wagon which burned nearly all day. Many other wagons were set on fire and the glare was visible at a considerable distance far into the night. The infantry also maintained a terrible fire, which was answered vigorously The scene toward nightfall was ter ribly picturesque, with the blazing wagons, the roaring artillery and the crackling rifle fire. Doctors Can't Cure It! Contagious blood poison is absolutely beyond the skill of the doctors. They may aose a patient ior years on tneir mercurial and potash remedies, but he will never be rid of the disease; on the other hand, his condition will grow steadily worse. S. S. S. is the only cure for this terrible affliction, because it is the only remedy which goes direct to the cause of the disease and forces it from the system. I was afflicted with Blood Poison, and the best doctors did me no good, though I took t their treatment faithfully. In fact, I seemed to get worse all the while. I took almost every so-called blood remedy, but they did not seem to reach 'the disease. and had no effect whatever. I was disheartened, for it seemed that I would never be cured. At the advice ol 1 a friend I then took S. S. SM and began toim?? - - - prove. I continued the medicine, and it curea me completely, building up my health and increasing my appetite. Although this was ten years ago, I have never yet had a sign of the disease to return. W. R. Newman. Staunton, Va. It is like self-destruction to continue to take potash and mercury; besides 1 totally destroying the digestion, they dry up the marrow in the bones, producing a stiffness and swelling of the joints, causing the hair to fall out, and completely wrecking the system. S.S.S.rfL Blood is guaranteed Purely "V egetable, and is the only blood remedy free from these dangerous minerals. Book on self-treatment sent free by Swift Specific Company, Atlanta, Ga. Agents of the British goveanmeDt are still bujiDg mules for South * 1 A/\r\ .? 1 - - vNrvc/l Aliica; i,uuu muiea wnc oui^cu from New Orleans on Feb. 8.b, and a large lot of food stuff. The postmaster of North Lausing, N Y., was appointed by President John Qnincy Adams and has served continuously ever sine0, being now ninety years of age. The Cuban census shows the population of the island to be 1,572,840, which is between 50,000 and 60,000 less than when the last census was taken by the Spaniards in 1887. A man away up in Wisconsin turned as black as a negro's hat all of a sudden, and for no apparent cause; and he is now wondering j what nature means by treating him thus. The total Bri:ish causualty list up to about 14th of this month, as reported, was: Officers kiiled, 150; wounded, 380; missiDg, 112. Men killed, 1,477; wounded, 5.050: miss- I ing, 2,792; other fatalities reported, 453 Grand total 10,305. This does not include the battles at Kimberly and since, where the losses are heavy on both armies. The British forces have G:n. Croup with j about 9,000 of his men surrounded, but at this time they continue to resist the heavy odds against them. I Tha Appetite of a Goat Is envied by ail poor dyspeptics | j whose Stomach and Liver are cut of j order. All such should know that ' Dr. King's New Life Pills, the wonderful Stomach and Liver Remedy, | gives a splendid appeti'e, sound j digestion and a regular bjdily habit that insures perfect health and great energy. Ooly at J. Ivauf- , mann's drug store. 1 Recent Acts. The following are the titles cf the acts of the receDt General Assembly : which are of general interest: Act to prevent the spread of forest i fires. Act to regulate the expenses of examining lunatics and conveying tbem I to the State hospital for the insane. Act relating to the estates cf ! ' minors. . j Act to abolish the office of phos- j phate inspector. Act to further amend section 1 of I an act entitled "An Act to reduce the required height of a lawful fence and to puDish persons failing to maintain lawful fences when any i stock cross the same," approved the i 2nd day of March, A. D., 1806, as j amended bV an act approved 17th of j February, 1897, and by an act approved lOih'day of February, 1898, so as to correct in said amendatory acts. Act to amend section 431, volume 2, revised statutes of 1893, so as to prohibit sale and shipping of partridges for fiva days. Act to amend section 3 of an act entitled "An act ta create the office j of State librarian, to fix the salary I and prescribe the duties thereof, to j constitute a board of trustees for the j State library and to designate the j powers and duties thereof; to appropriate money for the use of the State j library, and to make certain offenses j herein specified a misdemeanor," approved 21st day of February, A. D , 1898, so as to raise the salary of the i State librarian to $803. Act granting to the Uaited States the title of the State to, and the jurisdiction of the State over certain lands on Sullivan's Inland, in Charleston county, for military purposes. Act in relation to reinsurance and the transaction of business by fire insurance companies or associations otherwise than through resident agents. Act to regulate the practice in j suits brought on causes of action which are saved frcm the bar of the j statute of limitation by pait payment or written aeenowledgement. Act to amend title XI, chapter XXXVI., article 3, statutes of 1893, by inserting another section, to be known as section 1323, and fixrng the weight of a bushel of bolted j corn meal. Act making the failure to return j boats, flats or tools entrusted to any i person for the purpose of mining or : gathering phosphate rock, within | two days after being required by the j owner so to do, a misdemeanor. Act to further protect waterworls, ; sewers and drains of cities and ! towns. Act to amend section 8 of an act entitled "An act to provide for the formation of railroad, steamboat, : street railway and canal companies, and to define the powers thereof, and to provide a mode for amending the charters thereof," so as to authorize and empower street railway companies to make, produce, generate ! and supply light, power and heat by means of electricity and gas. To empower and authorize the j presiding judge at any regular or special term of the circuit court to ! appoint a stenographer, and to provide for his compensation. Relating to the duties of the county auditor. To require the keeping of a record and report of crimiual statistics. To repeal section 229b of an act entitled 'An act to amend the general statutes relating to the assessment and collection of taxes for school purposes, and to add two new sections, to be kuown as sections 229i and 229b,v approved December 24, 1890. J Jut resolution to authorize and .1-- i _e ^ : require me D'U>e uuuiu ui cuunui i<j pay from the dispensary fund to the i commissioners of the sinking fund I $2,037 80, balance expenses incurred end paid by said commissioners ill maintaining a suit whereby tin | board of control held the usa and ! possession of Agricultural hall. To provide for an additional clerk in the office of the Comptroller General. To amend an act entitled "An act to amend section 2 of an act entitled I 'Au act to authorize all cities and j towns to build, equip and operate a I system of waterworks and electric lights and to issue bonds to meet i the cost oj same,'" approved Mirchj 2, 180(5, so far as it 1 elates to the "city of Laurens," abolishiag the commissioner of public works of the city of Chester and imposing the dutias upon the city council. To amend an act entitled "An act to amend an act approved the 17th day of February, A. D. 1807, entitled 'An act to provide the pupils attend4-1"? r\ ( V s\r\ v-\ i-1 l-\ 1 1 /i e/iV* A^la TTlf f v f _ LUC A1 CC ^.ULfllL OLUWJlO Mibu wv.AU books at actual cost,'" approved 21st day of February, A. D. 18(,)S. ' To provide for tbe completion of the Winthrop Normal and Industrial college of South Carolina, and to appropriate money for the same. Act making it unlawful for any municipal officer to take a contract for work for the municipal corporation of which be is an officer, and to ( provide a penalty for violation of this act. Joint resolution to authorize the . Carolina National bank cf Columbiu to sue the State of South Carolina for the recovery of money claimed * by the said bank to be due it from . the State. To authorize and permit the erec- . tion of a monument to the women of the Confederacy on the State house j grounds. To provide for the erection of monuments on the battlefield of Ckickamauga to the valor and heroism of South Carolina soldiers. To amend an act entitled "An act to prov!** for the corporation of j fr.wns /. than nne thousand in- I . habitants,'' approved March 21, A. D. 189G, by adding thereto a new section, to be known as section 22. To amend an act entitled "An act to amend section 7 of the general statutes, relating to the acquirement of lands in this State by the United States fiovernment," approved December 17, A. D. 1800, appearing in the revised statutes of 1803 as section 7. To amend section 1275 (1189) of Vol. 2, revised statutes 1893. To provide for the completion of the State house. To further amend chapter xciv of the revised statutes of South Carolina, volume 1, 1893, relating to jury commissioners as now amended by law. Continued next week. - The war in Kentucky has been transferred from the capitol campus to the arena of the courts, and bills and cross bills and irjunctions and ~ ~ in rra am l">pin CT 4UU nonamu ? o filed first one side and then the other. ^ Expenditures for pensions by tbo ' United States are nearly three times as much as is paid for the same purpose by England, France and Germany combined; yet the United States has not been considered a military country. In Q leen'd county, Now York, ^ some colored children demanded ad- J mission to the school for white chile- ( ren, and being rt fused a case was carried through the courts, finally ' raching the court of appeals at 1 Albany. This court of last resort 1 sustained the separation of the races ' in the schools. J Census taking is not the political ] picnic that many imagine. Few appreciate the magnitude of the work; the eleventh census cost more than ?11,000,000, and in the twelfth census an office force of more than 2,000 for about two years and a field force -? nnn e t l 01 over OU,UUU ior xrom xwu YYtcao i,v a month, will be employed. Discovsred by a Woman. Another great discovery has been made, and that too, by a lady in this country. "Disease fastened its clutehe- "ron her and for seven years withstood its severest tests, but her vital organs were undermined and death seemed imminent. For three months she coughed incessantly, and could not sleep. She finally discovered a way to recovery, by purchasing of us a bottle of Dr. Ivng's New Discovery for Consumption, and was so much relit ved on taking first dose, that she slept all nigh!: and with two bottles, has been absolutely cured. Her name is Mrs. Luther Lutz." Thus writes W. C. Hamnick A Cj, of Shelby, N C. Trial bottles free at j J. E. Kaufmann's Drug Store. Reguj lar size 50c and SI 00. Every bottle i | guaranteed. the end of the present expedition of General Bites into the two provinces at the extreme southern part )f the island of Luz:>n, miliary operations in the Philippines will close. Afterward there is nothng to do but to undertake to main8j :ain order through a police system. . [t is said that attention is now being given to that subject and steps are . Deing taken to form a thoroughly 11 nobile, lightly armed gendarmie, S' jcmething on the order of the Cana lian police, to cover the islands at c ill points and conserve the energies *"c ;f the regular troops. 1 The arrest of Tagal on the charge )f being a guerrilla, as reported from Manila yesterday, it is said at the war department, marks the initiation )f another policy towards the insurgents who still remain under arms; >r rather tlie development of the old policy toward the logical outcome of in unsuccessful rebellion. As the ^ lummary punishment of guerrillas tannot be had until some action has c, )een taken to declare the terminae' ,ion of the application of the rules ^ var, it is assumed at the war departnent that Gen. Otis has already ismed some kind of a proclamation or ^ rotice to the natives warning them j ;bat if they defy the rules of war s ind pursue a predatory warfare they ^ will be treated as guerrillas wnen captured. 7 The President is devoting special attention to the formation of the new e It Philippic commission acting on the advice that the army has reached the ^ 2nd of its functions in the islands y and that the time is ripe fur the esLablishment of civil goverrments ^ throughout the archipelago. It is ^ hoped that the personnel can he :omp!eted before the end of next ^ week. k . t] Glorious N2W3 v a Cjm33 from Dr. D B Cargile, of ii Washita, I. T. He writes: 4,Four f, bottles of Electric Bitters has cured Mrs. Brewer of scrofula, which had o caused her great suffering for years, a Terrible sores would break out on v her head and face, and the best doc- 1 tors could give no help; but her cure a is complete and her health is excel- c lent/' This shows what thousands have proved,?that Electric Bitters g la Mm Viacf lilnr.rl mirifipr known, i t LO luu MVUV t/ivvv* _ lt d the supreme remedy for eczema, fi tetter, salt rheum, ulcers, boils and s running sores. It stimulates liver, S kidneys and bowels, expels poisons, h helps digestion builds up the e strength. Only 50 cents. Sold by t J. E. Kaufmann, Druggist. Guar- a anteed. o fi Interesting Facts A tout the n Census. f V. 1. The first really valuable consus of agriculture in the United States was taken in 1850, of the crops of i 1819. The next enumeration of c agriculture will be taken in June, 1900, of the products of 1899. j2. Instead of recording several c farms on one schedule in the Twelfth c Census, as heretofore, each farm will accorded a separate blank, the entries on which will not be known to i any save sworn offi oers of the De- ? partinent, Xo names will be published in connection with information secured from the people. 3- Tax assessors, collectors, and i equalizers cannot serve as enumera- j * tors, orhive access to the census j < returns, or to the information therein contained. i. There are more than 5,000,009 Absolutely Mokes the food more d< ROYAL BAKING PO THE END IN SIGHT. f r 1 Captured Insurgents to be Treat- g ed as Guerrillas. t\. System of Mounted Police? Something Like That in Canada v Will be Pat in Operation. The E Case of Guerrillas. 11 Washington, February 21.?According to information received at ' the war department from Manila with nd greenhouse stocK, oroom corn, rish potatoes and sweet potatoes ad yams, all vegetables, including ae product of all family, truck, and iarket gardens, etc; also new or nusual crops, when found. 9. The enumerator will ask for the umber and value of the live stock a the farm June 1, 1903, which will e reported under a number of heads, ach as horses, colts, mules asses, ows, heifers, steers, calves, bulls, wes, rams, lambs, swine, goats, bickens (including guinea fowl), irkeys, geese ducks, bees, etc. 10. He will also ask for the quanty and value of milk, cream, butter, beese, raisins, prunes, molasses, prup, sugar, eggs, beeswax, honey, rool, wine, cider, vinegar, dried and nd evaporated fruits, forest proucts, and, generally, all articles lade at home, or for the home, from um materials in 1899. 11. If a person who moves from a irm between the end of the crop ear 1899 and June 1, 1900, will iave a written record of the proucts and crops of that farm for 899 where it will reach the appropriate enumerator, the statistics of is operations for that year will not j Baking ? Powder Pure Vicious and wholesome WQ R CO.. NEW YORK. Arms, plautatiou, ranches, itock anges, and nnrket gardens in the [Jnited States, all of which, for ceL;us purposes will be designated as 'farms.*' 5 A "farm" is all the land cultiated or held for agricultural purtoses under one management whether a single body or separate parcels. G. The enumerator will ask for he size and value of each farm, the alue of buildings, and the agiegate alue of all machinery, implements, ehicles, harnesses, etc , used theren; and the amount of land owned nd leased, respectively, by said ccupant. 7. He will also ask for the acreage nd value of each crop, and the acrege of improved, unimproved, and rigated lands. 8 The designation "each crop'' icludes all grains, cotton, corn, rice, agar cane, sugar beets, sorghum, ay, clover, wild grasses, gathered >rage, flax, hemp, hops, peanuts, )bacco, seeds, nuts, tropical fruits, mall fruits, orchard fruits, nursery i3 lost. He will be required to give be enumerator of the district in rhich he lives on June 1, 1D0J, the creage, value, buildings, machinery, mplemente, and live stock of the arm be then occupies. 12 If every farmer will begin at nee to prepare a careful record of 11 the facts which the enumerator rill be instructed to record in June, 9JO, he will save time for himself nd the officer, and insure more acurate returns to the Government. Id. The twentieth century will bain on January 1, 1901. Therefore, he pending census will affjrd to uture generations a measure of the trength and condition of the United itates at the threshold of the new imrlrod vpar cvcle. For that reason j -J veryone should take an active inerest in making it as nearly perfect s possible. If each farmer will oake hi3 own report perfect, the aggregated report for every commulity, and for the natioD, will Le perect. tate of Okio, City of Tuleoo, ) Lucas County ) ss Frank J. Cbeoey makes oath that le is the senior paltrier of the firm if F. J. Cheney & Co , doiog busi;ess in the City of Toledo, County ,od State aforesaid and that said irm will poy the sum of One HunIred Dollars for each and every case if Citarrh that canDot be cured by be use of Hall's Catarih C ire. FRANK J. CHENEY. S vorn to before me and subscribed n my presence, this 6th day of December, A D. 1886. j SE L ) A. W. Gleason, ( ) Notary Public. 3ill's C itarrl Cure is taken interlally and acts directly on the blood ind mucous surfaces of the system. 5end for testimonials, free. Hall's Family Pills are the best. Pay your dues to the Dispatch. ADVERTISING RATES. Advertisements will be inserted at the i ate of 75 cents per square of one inch s;ace for first insertion, and 50 cents per inch for each subsequent insertion. Liberal contracts made with thoee wishing to advertise for three, six and twelve months. Notices in the local column 5 cents per line each insertion. Obituaries charged for at the rate of one cent a word, wlen they exceed 100 words. Marriage notices inserted free. Address 3. M. HARMAN, Editor and Publisher, He Fooled The Surgeons. All doctors told Renick Hamilton, of West Jefferson, 0 , after suffering 18 months from Rectal Fistula, he would die unless a costly operation was performed; but he cured himself with five boxes of Bucklen's Arnica Salve, the surest Pile cure on Earth, and the best Salve in the World. 25 cents a box. Sold by J. E. Kaufmann, Druggist. . . State News. Ex-Governor John Giry Evans hts located in Spartanburg. During the past fiscal year the taxable property of the State has increased three million dollars. Col W. A. Neal has reimbursed bis bondsmen for the money they had to pay out in the matter of his penitentiary shortage to the State. It is claimed tbat the State dia- . pensavy is doing ?35,000 more business per month for the past few j. months than for the same time last year. It is rumored in Charleston that Armour of Chicago had bought a farm near that city and would erect a fertilizer plant to cost $100,000. The National Teacher's Association will hold its next meeting in Charleston from July 7 to 12, inclusive. Ten thousand teachers are expected to be in attendance and the railroads will grant unusually low rates. The town of Union voted $30,000 for sewerage and other improvements. Work has begun on the Seneca Cotton Mills. The ground is being '* \ laid off and made ready for the buildings. It is rumored that Col. James H. Tillman, of Edgefield, will be a candidate in the next primary for Lieut. Governor. Mr. G. Duncan Bellinger of Barnwell will not run for Gjngress but will be a candidate for re-election to the office of Attorney General. Capt. J. A. Peterkin of Fort Motte, started a tomato cannery last yearl ' He succeeded so well that he will enlarge his factory this season. AloDg during the war from 1861 to 1865 the post office at Spartanburg issued a few stamps. These stamps are now worth about $100 each. -la Simpsonville is to havo a cotton mill. The capital stock may reach $250,000, and Alexander Finley, of Greenville, will be president. Theodore T. Bedford of Potter ville, Peun, will establish a Knitting factory iD Greenville. It will be equipped with thirty machines and its capacity increased in.the future. While rabbit bunting in Oconee county a few days ago a negro boy was killed by the explosion of a single barrel shot gun. He took aim , to fire the gun when the breech pin flew out and the load blew his brains out. At the annual meeting of the Agricultural and Mechanical Society held in Columbia the premium list revised. Ic was a long and tedious^H^^^f job. The premiums were increased $1,090, there being $1,000 offered for county exhibits. The race purses were made $2,500, being an increase of $1,000. A remarkable occurrence happened over on the factory hill some days ago. At the home of Mr. Liner twins were born each of whom had a full set of upper teeth. This is the first instance of the kind ever happening in Union so far as we can learn. Both of thess children died a few days after their birth?Union Times. / ? ? ? < - 3 _f iUA Fully Halt tne siuaeiuo w iud Medical Cjllege of Charleston have mumps. Maxey Fewell and Hope Robertson were hunting ducks on the former's plantation in York county. They were lying down by a pond, Fewell in front. Fewell was to shoot first and Robertson to fire at the ducks when they rose. Fewell fired and then, in the excitement to see 1 1 ,...1 ( enMnn iirv in time* in eft iuc icairn, opinu^ im ?>m.v ? 0 ? the fall load from Robertson's gun in his head. He died instantly. Fewell leaves a wife and two children. Robertson is a boy. Caerokee is up with the procession in all mateiial progress and when it come to boys she has the largest one in the State of his age. Laurens Yassev, a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Vassey, i3 five years and eleven months old. He is four feet . and three inches high and weighs 108 pounds. He measures thirtynine inches at the waist, fourteen inches around the knee, eleven inches around the wrist, and ie very healthy and has an unusually bright mind.?Gaffaev Ledger. M .. |gj