Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Goiters Lexington and the Borders of the Surrounding Bounties Lihe a Blanket. ^ ? ??? ? c^nt a word wlei they exceed 100 words r O ??? ?~?- 7 Marriage notices inserted free ! m nmm A SPECIALTY. vol- xxji- - Lexington, s. c., wednesday, November ai. iooo. no. 2 ga?t4b3iahi ^ ^ poblfahet ??????? ??????^a?fgagBf I WW m --- -- That Grow and Bear Frail, j R**ra3i Write for our*CO pajre 11WffittZm ustrated Catalogue and 40 ^?3^ >??*> -pamphlet, "How to ^ ?lant and Cultivate an Or. hard," Gives you that inormation you have so 'ong fmra vanted; tells you all about hose big red applets lucious \g|?^y >eaches, and Japan plums ! vith their oriental sweetness, ill of which you have often J - * " b o?a thn trAAfl fvouuerou from that produced ?V?ROTHI!MK 8Q0D IN J^usal flue stik of 8ILVEB iTA PL Ek, y ou ng, th r i fty t r ees znootk audPtrai. ht, the kind h it live and grow dff well, A } old, rough trees. This is he most r.ipid growing made nd one of the raostbeau:ful shade trees. ^Write for prioee and give F. Fan Liadicy Nunerjr Co., Wheal writing mention the Dispatch. Fire, Life and Accident Ixwuranoo. ? - ? - - ? a- J Only First Class Companies rtepres< nieu, gee my List of Giants: Assets. ?TNA FIRE, cf Hartford, Conn $13,019,^11 CONTINENTAL < FIRE), of New York 9,809,660 PHILADELPHIA UNDERWRI r?RS, Phila., Pa.. 16.528,773 /ETNA LIFE, of Hartford, Conn 47,584,967 FIDELITY AND CASUALTY, of New York 3 482.862 My Companies, are Popular, Strong and .Reliable. No one can give your business better attention; no one can give you better projection; no one can give yon better i rates. ^BEFORE INSURING SEE-fc^ jtfcice B. Harman. General Insurance Asent, LEXINGTON 8. C. When writing mention the Dispatch. W. A. RECKLING, ARTIST, raT,TTMRTA. S. C. IS NOW MAKING THJS BEST PIC tares that can be bad in this country and ail who have never had a real fine pic tare, should now try some of his latest * styles. Specimens curt he seen at his Gal- t lerv. tin stairs, next to the Hub _ When writing mention tbo Dispatch. J JipiliBAl; CABOLINA ^OTp^uty&coum Depository COLUMBIA. 8. C. Capital Pa;d in Full $150 f/59 Q( ^ Surplus 3-,000.x I Liabilities of Stockholders 150.000.0C ^ $335,000.00 < SAVINGS DEPABT&ENT. ( interest at the rate ol 4 per centum per an , cam paid on deposit* in this department [ TBV8T DEB A K1 MEN T. 1 This Bank under special provision of it* f charter exercises the office of Executor, ] Administrator, Trustee or Guardian of ?s tales. I SAFETY DEPOSIT DEPARTMENT. < Fire and Burglar pro?;l safety deposit j for rent from $4 UO to $i'2 00 per year. EDWIN W. BOJBEBTbON, President, < A. C. HASKELL, . Vice President J. CALDWELL ROBERTSON, I 2d Yice President G. M. BERRY, Cashier. * F^^v-iary I t- ly " J Whon writing mention the DiBpfttch. ^ Saw Mills, Light and H?avy, and Supplies. t CHEAPEST AND BEST. WCa t every day; -won 1W nan da. j Lombard Iron Works an<4 ouppij vu.| , AUGUSTA* GLUaGU. awx&rv 27 i When writing mention the Dispatch. ^ george-bruits \ Vt AlN ST.. COLUMBIA, B. 0., JEWELER - REPAIRER ] H:\m a splendid stock of Jewelry, Watohes, Clocks aud Silverware A fine line of 1 Spectacles and Eyeglasses to fit every one. : ail for sale at lowest prices. j&F Bepairs on Watches first class t <. ickly done and amaranteed. at moderate , fe ;prir<*? W?tf When writing mention the Disrstoh. ( "beeswax wanted ; IN LARGE OR SMALL QUANTITIES , < I WILL PAY THE HIGHEST MAR. ( ket price for clean ani pare Beeswax i Price governed by color and condition . RICE B. HARMAN, At the Bazaar. Lexington. S. C. THE I mini umm im - COLUMBIA, S. C. i CAPITAL $10000000 , _SURPLUS 30.000 00 , EST IBLISHEO 1-71. ! JAMES WOODKOW, President. < JULIUS WAI KER Vice President. 'EROME a. SAWYEK. Casfcier. I DIRECTORS-James Weodrow. John A Crawford. Julius H. Walker, C. Fitzsim tnons, W C. Wright, W. H. Gibbes | John T. SJoan. T. T. Aioore, J. L. Aliran.:ngb. E. 8. Joynes. 1 fp iIS BANK SOLICITS A SHARE, IF j 1 not all, of ' your business, and will grant every favor consistent with safe and ' sound banking. ( Tannaxv 29. lfiS7?lv. When writing mention the Dispatch. J ALL 210 BOSINO EVENTS Are Best Illustrated and Described In POIICE GAZETTE The World-famous . . . . . Patron of Snorts. $1.00-13 WEEK8-$1.00 ^ M ULJSDjTO yOUK AJJDHiiab. R1CHAKO K. FOX. PubtifW. Franfcliu Square, New York. t. ??wmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm woman's J inc.... 1 is hard enough as A. it is. It is to her that / ft we owe our world, / \\ and everything should be made as easy as possible for J*1 \ her at the time of w ~ y\ \ childbirth. This \ is just what d ' bother's . <rf Friers ' will do. It will mhirtr \%j baby's coming easy and painless, and that without taking dangerous drugs into the sys tem. It is simply to be applied to the muscles of the abdomen. It j penetrates through the skin carry- [ ing strength and elasticity -with it. ; It strengthens the whole system and prevents all of the discomforts of , pregnancy ; The mother of a plumb babe in Panama, Mo., says: "I have used Mother'8 Friend and can praise it ' highly." Get Mother's Friend at the Drug Store, SI per bottle. The Bradfield Regulator Co., ATLANTA, GA. Write for our free illustrated book, " Before Baby is Born." Knocking at the Door. Columbia State. Oar neighbor, the Lexington Dis>atcb, is very much concerned about be people of Congaree township, jexington county, including the town >f Brookland, across the river from Columbia, to secure their annexation n this <?nnntv. "We reproduce else vhere its editorial on this subject. We can well understand why the >e.oj?l? Z*. Son gar 1? to?- .^plwfcould be anxious to attach themselves to this county. Richland has no county lebt, tts-ta^es are lighter than those >f Lexington it has better schools_ *oads and bridges,"and " moreover it s far more convenient to the folks icross the river than LexiDgton C. Ft. is or can ever be. Brockland is practically a part of Columbia and ill the township's interests are identi5ed with ours. Moreover, there is aope on the psrt of our neighbors >ver the Congaree that if they join themselves to this county a free aridge across the river will not be greatly delayed. Every consideration of self-interest prompts them :o unite with Richland. We have not taken aoy part in the iiscusfeion of this matter for the rea}on that we believed that delay would feult in the absorption of practically ill of L" ^gton county by Richland That woQid be something worth vhile, and a free bridge across the DoDgaree would be a moderate fee or the advantages it would gives us [f the question of the aim. xation of Lexington county were at issue the rotes of the Congaree township peo pie would be very useful in prcraot ng that end; whereas if that townjhip should now be annexed to R ch ?r?r? mnntv its VOt68 Would not ount in furthering any new exten jion of our county limits. We st'U relieve in the feasibility cf consoli lating Richland and Lexington into )ne grand county?Oongaree. This dea may be mateiially checked by .be present annexation of one pare if Lexington county, and therefore we have not f?-lt disposed to commit ibe State on the project now advanced. But it appears that under the con stitution Richland county has no voice tbi3 side of the legislative jails in determining the matter Section 7, article VII of the consti- ] kULIUU luauo uo The general assembly shall have power to alter county lines at aDy Lime; provided, That before any e3* .sting county.line is altered thequea tion shall first be submitted to the qualified electors of the territory proposed to be takeD from one county and given to another, and shall have received two-thirds of the votes cast; provided further, That the charge shall not ieduce the county from which the territory is taken below the limits prescribed in sections 3, 4 and 5 of this artich; provided; That the proper proportion of the existing county indebtedness of the sec tion so transferred shall be assumed h Si -w. k\ W20 MAIN 1ST I Solicits a SI - | by the county which the territory is | transferred. The provisions of sections 3,4 and 5 referred to are that no county shah be reduced to less area than 500 square miles and less assessed taxa ble property tbaD $2,000,000. nor to a smaller population than 15.000 inhabitants, and that in the formation of new counties no old counties shall be cut within eight miles of its court bouse building. These conditions may be easily met i by the present prr ject. But no pro- J vision is msde for a vote in the county proposed to be argunented, and therefore, should h#* r.rmosed to this annex* I ? vri ! ion it would have to carry the fight ioto tbe legislature. We do rot suppose that this will i >e done. Few counties are averse to f laving their areas, populations and tax ible values increased,and tbe counv commissioners of Richland have j lready indorsed this project. It re aine, therefore, a matter for tbe adgment of Cooparee township and he legitlature. We submit to tbe Lexington Dispatch that if it does I jot want to see its county divided-r- j j bitten off piecemeal, as it were?it ! | should advooate tbe establishment of | Congaree county and move over bag md baggage to Columbia, a magnet which has, as it no doubt realizes J now, great powers of attraction. $100 Reward $100. The readers of this paper will be please to learn that tbere is at least one dreaded disease thut sciense has | been' able to core in all its stages, scd that is Oitarrh. Hall's Catarrh Care is the only positive care known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional, disease, requires a coostitntional treatment. Pall's r Catarrh Care iB taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and n u cons surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the foundation of ease, and giving the patient strength by building np the constitution and assisting nature in d^iag its work The proprietors have so mnch faitb in its curative powers, that they off- r One Hundred Dol a* 8 for any case tint it tiils to cnre. Sand for list of testimonials. Soli by all druggis's. Price 75 cents. Hall's Family Pills are the best. . Latest Bucketshop Game. New York World. HPU** rlfiAAXi" ifl fhft i-UU KJP J/VTIiVW* uuvwj .V ? latest thing in Wall street confidence games. If yon get a letter signed "Your own Carrie," addressed to yon apparently by mistake, and telling you how to turn $100 ioto $1,000, believe it not. Such letters are being sent all over the country by a bucket shop man to persons who are likely to swallow the bait He is Carrie. The prospective victim g^ts the letter in the business envelope of the bucket shop mto. It is seemingly written by the firm's typewriter to her best young ccai and tells him bow maoy people are get ting rich by sending their raoDey to her employers and bow many thousands of dollars ia profits she mails back to them each month. Uuder ? ? 0V1 ooronrv cc f A . prUtXl 13W U1 SCUIDim J OUT anaujoo bv/ send him her savings, which he is to mail for investment under bis own name and at the end of the month they are to be marriei and ^pend the profits on their honeymoon. The best thing about the "typewriter decoy" from the bucketshop man's standpoint is that the postal authorities cannot accuse .him of using the mails to defraud. A Night of Terror. "Awful anxiety was felt for the widow of the brave General Burnham, of Machias, Me., when the doc tors said she could not life till morning" writes Mrs. S H. Lincoln, who i i i ./in attended tier mat ieariui nignc. -ah i thought she must soon die from j Pneumonia, but she begged for Dr. | KiDg'a New Discovery, saying it Lad i more than once saved her life, and had cured her of Consumption. A.fter three small doses she slept | easily all night, and its further us* | completely cured her." This marvel i ! ous medicine is guaranteed to cure " rr" * * ?j r r\:~ l ft 11 LnrOftS 8U" U'lU" JL/inc.?r-c-n i Ouly 50 cents and $1 00. Trial bot- i ilea free at J E K-iUfinann's Drug | Store. GLOBE DRY ZE2L 3*??2TCKT< tEET, hare of Your Yalued A Village Blacksmith Saved His Little Son's Life. i Mr. H. H. Black, the well-known village blacksmith at Grabamsville, Sullivan county , N. Y., eayp: '-Our little sod, five years old, has always been subject to croup, and so bad have the attacks been that we have feared many times that he would die. We have had the doctor and used many medicines, but Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is now our sole reliance. It seems to dissolve the i tough mucus sdI by giving frequent j do^es when the croupy symptoms j appear we have found that the j dreadful croup is cured before it i ?~ ?? ?) '' Thfii-o Jo n/% /tjnoor in ! ^Cl Q O^IUCU. i. UCiu io uv uvugv* giviDg ibis remedy for it contains no opium or other iijurious drug and' any be given as confidently to a babe as to an adut. Fur sale by J. E Kiu'tnann. Sensational Story from Shanghai. Shanghai, November 14 ?There are continued rumors of the projected transfer of the Chinese court to Cb^ng Tu, but it is said that the viceroy of the province Sze Sbuen objects to such an arrangement. It is also rumored that a rebellion has broken out in the province of Kan Su. Chang Cbi Tung, the Wu Chang viceroy, is said to be rc'sing 100,000 troops and to have proj osed to the Nin Kin viceroy that they should combine forces to oppote the the allies, making the Yang Sse their base of operations against Shen Si. London, November 16?The Daily News publishes the following from PekiD, dated November 12. ' It is reported that Prince ChiDg and Li Hung Chang have requested an interview with Count von Waldersee, which will probably be granted. The field marshal intends to make an excursion to the Nan Kau pass and the Ming Tombs, as Ihino Henry of Prussia did iD 1898." ij^^^j^^^ntirg^to the Times from "The Tartar general comHHWEft-' in the province of Sze Chuan ba9 been nominated governor general of Manchuria, in deference to Russia's invitation to China to resume the government of that territory under Russian protection. "The Chinese peace commissioners have received a telegram from the empress dowager, dated November 10, censuring their failure to prevent the dispatch of foreign punitive expeditions into the interior. The empress dowager continues to issue orders appointing officials to office. She is unable to realize her position and has even appointed literary V\.? aa! l/\ro f/\ nnn^n/?f cTflmmotlATlfl in the provinces. ] "Ti ustwortny dispatches from Niu Chwartg assert that, despite their assurances, that they will not loot the railway, the Russia's are transferring material from the Shan Hai K*fcn line across the river at Niu Chwang to the Russian Machurian R ulway." Cold Steel or Death. "There is but one small chance to save your life and that is through an operation," was the awful prospect set before MrB. I B. Hunt, of Lime Ridge, Wis., by her doctors after v .inly trying to cure her of stomach trouble and yellow jaundice. He didn't count on the marvellous power of Electric Bitters to cure Stomach and Liver trouble, but she heard of it, took seven botilee, was wholly cured, avoided surgeon's koife, now weighs more and feels bttter than ever. It's positively guaranteed to cure Stomach, Liver and Kidney troubles and never disappoints. Price oOe. at J. E K*iufmann's drug store. Circumstantial Evidence. Baltimore Sua. This is a tale to demonstrate that circumstantial evidence is not always good evidence. It caused a rupture of fiitrudiy relations between two hat was finally adjusted by th ijjeit st accident. But hereby hangs a tale which involves the question of circumstantial evidence, and rh it murder will out. There are two Baltimore families in the western section of the iity living next door to each other, who for a t GOODS COMP D3ST, JE., Patronage. Polite anc season did not speak as they possed by, but are now on the most amicable terras, and all this on account of a black cat. These two housewives may bedesig nated as Mrs. A., and Mrs. B , the former being the owner of the cat in question, by which much storo was set. It appears that Mrs. B. objected to the frfq lent visits to her backyard made by Mrs. A's cat and one day it is alleged that she was over heard to say that she would poison the intruder that very night. It fol lowed next morning that the cause of the annoyance was discovered on the back lot as dead as Julius Cteser. Now, what other inference ooald Mrs. A druw but that Mrs. B. h*d jut her thr<at inro execulioL? That the deed had been don a by Mrs. B. there existed do doubt in the m'ndof her nexr door dweller, and so she straightway accused her neighbor of having committed the "crime". ? - -- *-? i - j ?1 This J?lr8. & vigorously uklhwj The result wa.i th*t all neighborly intercourse came abruptly to an (nd. So much for circumstantial evidence. Now what happened subsequently is the sequel which restored friendly relations between the two familes A gentleman living io the same block had a pet canary at this time. Ooe evening !be discovered"^ big black cat in bis room. But this was not all, for the cat was then and there making a meal of the bird. Now what was more natu il than for the gentleman to slaughter the destroyer of his festered songster, caught red handed, as it were, in the very act? A short time after this latter occurrence the owerof the canary incidentally related to Mrs. A the lo89 of his Defc bird and how he had slain a, a "black cat on that particular evening. All doubt haviDg been now removed Mrs A. lost no time in acquainting Mrs. B. with the fac s in the case, and 60 the two ladies kissed and made up. gj V- WINE OF CARDUI <T | ?1 has brought ponnanent relief to a mil- I M has ruffering women who ware on their n E3 way to premature graves. -Mr*. Mitchell H ?3 wm fa?(t declinlag ki health, when Wine B Bj of Cantui performed a "wonderful care" B i| in her ease. Bho suffered with the ago- B SS nies of falling of the womb, leneorrhoea Eg 13 and profhse menstruation. The weakly Q j| appearance ofthe mensesfor two months w || sapped her vitality until she was a phys H ical wreck. Her nervous system gave Kj |l way. Then came the trial of Wine of p Eg Cardui and the cure. Mrs. Mitchell's H ?jf experionoe ought to commend Wine of Bg H Cardui to suffering women in words of M burning eloquence. 33 jWINIWURWil is witfcm the reach of all. Women who 9 ?3 try it are relieved. Ask your druggist 9 H for a ft bottle of Wine of Cardui. ana do R H not take a substitute if tendered you. H ?4 Mrs. Willie Mitchell. Pouth Onstor., H.C.: S raj "Wine of Cardui and Tbedford's Black- B ?3 Draught havo performed a miraculous cure B 9 la mj case. I had been a great cofferer B U with falling of the womb and leneorrhosa, B 9 and xnr menses caire every week for two S* S months ard were very painful. Mr hua- B M band Induced tne to try Wine of Cardui R B and B1 ck-draught, and now the leucor- H 9 rba?a has disappeared, and I am restored to fi g perfect health." H In rases rcnnlrtng special T gjfejjL \ directions, iOdrees^ glrln^ /* Chattanooga. Tann. 6 ^ "When a Cninese girl is married her attendants are always the oldest and ugliest womeD to be found, who are paid to act as foils to her beauty It is said some exceptionally ugly women make their living by acting as professional attendants at weddings. To remove a troublesome corn or bunion: First soak the corn or bunion in warm water to soften it, then pare it down as closely as possi ble without drawing blood and apply Chamberlain's Pain Balm twice daily; rubbing vigorously for five nrnutes at each application. A corn plaster should be worn for a few days, to protect it from the shoe. As a general liniment for sprains, bruises, lameness and iheumatism, Pain B-tlm is uncqualed. For sale by J E K iufmann. Subscribers indebted to the Dispatch are r? quested to call and settle when m town, or send by neighbors earning. Pay your dues to the Dispatch. ANY, N-A.<3-E323, COLUMBIA, S. I Prompt Attention. Oe ROUNDLAP BALE A COMPETITOR. That's Why the Compress and Bagging and Tie Interests Oppose It. Mr. S. E WatsoD, a merchant aDd planter of Watson, Texas, In a letter to Senator James K Jone?, of Arkansas, Chairman of the D^mo cratic National Committee, said: "The rouDd bale press instead of being a trust is just the opposite. It is a competitor of the b-iggirg trust and the compress trust. They are all fighting it. The bagging trust has raised the price of bagging and ties twenty cents per bale this year. The farmers all favor the round bale, first, because it will save them fifty cents per bale of the compress charges, and second, it will save them a dollar a bale for bagging and ties from the bagging trust." SOME INFORNATiON About the Enforcement of the Dispensary Law. The State. November 17. Gjv. McSweeney is again endeavor ing to feel the pulse of the people of the State in regard to the dispeasarv j law. He i3 doing this by writing to mayors of cities and iatenknt3 cf towns, asking if they are enforcing the law, etc. Very Daturally these officials, with one exception so far, declare that they are trying to carry out the law as they are sworn to do and it would be impolitic in them to declare otherwise. However, not many blind tigers are pulled by policemen. Quite a number of mayors have been heard from, tbe most unique reply being that of the J chief executive of Yorkville. Tbe j mayor of Columbia has not replied. * The governor's circular to the municipal executives reads as follows: Columbia, Nov. 1, 1900 D^ar Sii: Soon after I came into office 1 addressed a communication to the mayor3 and intendants of the various cities and towns in this State, asking their cooperation in the en forcement of the dispensary law. T-hft ^jg^onses which I received 0^pQpp^l?^iiragiDg and 1 am sure : that this request for tTSe _ of the municipal authorities resulted in good and a better enforcement of tne law. aiy purpose now 19 not only to renew my request for the hearty cooperation of the municipal authorities in the enforcement of this law but also to receive any suggestions that any of these officers may feel inclined to make. Inasmuch as the people of the State have show.i in several elections by a very decided majority that they are in favor of the dispensary system it seems to me that the best thiDg for all good citizens to do is to go earnestly to work to amend and improve the law and as far as possible perfect the system. This should be the duty not only cf those who are in favor cf the system, : b <t also those who have opposed it. I have endeavored to ei force the law without friction and without bloodshed aDd I feel gratified at the j result. I feel satisfied that the oDly way to secure a strict enforcement of the law is to have a healthy public monument in favor of its enforcement. Tnis can be accomplished much better when all the law officer* in the State, including the muDi cipal authorities, cooperate with the special constables in its enforcement I desire to secure certain informa tion in regard to the enforcement of ihe law in your town and in order to get it I will appreciate it if you would answer the questions which I enclose herewith. I am fully convinced that much of the prejudice which has heretofore existed against the dispensary law doe3 not now exist and a great many of tho^e who at one time bitterly opposed it have ! come to realize that it is the beit j solution of the liquor question that j has yet been devised. Tbeprincipil thing now is to have it properly erforced and with a healthy public i sentiment in its favor and a realiza- j lion on the part of the municipal au- I thorities that it is part of their duty to assist and cooperate in its enforcement violations of the law will grow looa anH Itiaa Th ia mv rfpui?-p tn spp that illicit sales of whiskey are pot down and also that those iD charge ! of the dispensary do not violate the the law either. If special constables are not needed in your town to assist the police X Jk % . O., fiD tobfrlStf I will wif.hdraw them and on the contary if they are needed I would b9 glad to have you inJicate it and I will see that they are sent. I believe a9 a rule you can enforce the law better with your own police thin it cm be done by a special constable. I would like to have an eirly response from you to the questions which I h ive ask^d and also any sug gestions which you may think advisable for the improvement and enforcement of the law and I will be glad t) have you give ^our views fuily. Yours truly, M. B. McSweeney, Governor. The question 3 submitted to the municipal executives were fo'lows: 1. Is the dispensary law strictly enforced in ycur town? 2. Have you given instructions to your police to eufoice the la*? 3. Do you need a special State constable tc assist the municipal authorities in its enforcement? 4 Is the sentiment of your town in f-ivor of the dispensary hw and it3 strict enforcetneni? 5 Are you and you city council in favor of the strict enforcement of the la?? 6. Is the law being violated iu your iowu at present and to what exent? 7 Hive you any suggestions to m?ke a* to a better enforcement of it or any change in the law itself? The governor has received replies* from several mayors and extracts from their answers are as follows Mayor Smyth of Charleston in re sponse to question lsays: "As stated . . m 4 rv t 4 to you 10 my letters or a.ugusG ^nr, 1S99, and of July 19.b, 1909; "The geographical location of Charleston makes it impossible to ever thoroughly enforce the dispensary law. Ia my opinion it is being a9 well en forced as at any time since its tnactment" Replying to question 3 as to special State constables to assist mu nicipal authorities the answer is "yes " To question 4, the answer is ' no " To question 5, the answer is "officially y<:8." To question G which the mayor answerer ''As already stated, no more so, in my opinion, than at any time since its enactment." In reply to question 7 Mayor Smyth DO suggestions. Ma'vor^Vili^rn^S^^'e D^die, le plies as follows: No 1. "Yes, as police docket wm demonstrate.'' No 2 "Yes." No. 3. "Have efficient force now." No. 4 "Are in favor of enforcement aDd not advised-further." No. 5. "Yes " No G "Transportation is most serious violation?of which city court aas no juriediction. Very few vio latious by sale." Mayor Wm. Haynsworlh, of Darlington, replies: 1. "YrP, to the best of our ability."' 6 " ?? e req Jire lufrn iu uu ?u3 "At times we need help " 4 '"Y-3 " 5. ' Oar couDcil unanimously iD f avor of enfoicement 7 "As a general thing is very well enforced here We are dow get ing a larger revenue for the city shan was ever ch ained under the barroom system " Mayor T. L Liles. of Cneraw, save that he "doe.^-n't think that theie is blind tiger hquor sold here at pres ent," but at tue same time he add?: "I i regard to c u?tables we never had one here regularly, but at times, tir j l__ u_i_ a: vi _ we neeu one iu urjp oluccio jh. Continued ou Second Page. A Monster Devil Fish Destrojing its victim, is a type cf Consumption. The power of this murderous malady is felt on organs and nerves and muscles and bram. Ttiere's no health till it's overcome. But Dr. King's New Life Pills are a safe and certain cure. Beet in the world for Stomach, Liver, Kidneys and Bowels. O.Jy 23 cents at J. E. Kaufmanu's drug store. Masonic Notice. A A regular communication of PoT^^maria Lodge, No. 151, A. F. M. AT TT..11 T3 1. Will convene iu iuascuiv nan, i can, S. C., Saturday evening, December 1st, 1000, at 7 o'clock sharp. At this meeting the F C. degree wi'l be conferred and an election (f offi era for nrxt Masonic jear will tike place. A prompt and full att tdauce ia requested. John C. Swygert, Master. Will Benefit the South. To an Atlanta man belongs the distinction of having discovered a process by which the common cotton seed hulls can be made into paper afc about one half the cost of the manufacture from wood pulp. The inventor is Rjbert Thomas, formerly , superii indent of the Glendale paper mills, and Col W. A Hemphill. Mr. Thomas is at present a rendent of New York city, and has already intarested several well known capitalists in the enterprise with the result that $5,000,000 company is to be organized at Tenton, N Y, for the purpose of erecting large plats ia virious pirts of the cotton b<-lt. It is expected that Mr. Thomas' discovery will cut the present price of paper in half. According to the in-"* ventor b mself this laatest consummation of the cotton seed hull about etbau-tts the use of the cotton nlant. Mr. Thomas was for many years in the piper making business in the 80U?h and a few months ago, while operating in a small mill in Florida, he learned the chemical action which will reducj the cotton seed bulls to pulp Realiz ug at ooce that he had made aud important discovery, he disposed of his plant and devoted the entire proceeds of the sale in purchasing machinery with which to prosecute his experiments. The cost of producing the new pu'p will he about one-half the cost of manufacturing the w >od pulp Its tensile strength is said to be very much greater th in wood fiber, which will m>ke it invaluable for bags and wrapping p?|.er. A Frightful Blunder Will often cause a horrible Burn, Scald, Cut or Bruise. Bucklen's Arnica Salve, the b-st in th?- World, will kill ibe p*io and prnmp'lv beal it Cures Old Sore*. F?ver Sores, Ulcers. Boil.-, Felons, Corns, all Skin Eruptions. Bt-st Pile cure on earth. Only 25 eta. a box Cure guaranteed. Sold by J. E. Kaufmann, Drugg:st. The Orphans' Day. < I. i Thur9*day, November 2&h is the orpbanb' day ! Give, brother, with all jour heart, because the Lord has blessed ycu. There are plenty of orphanages to remember, help your own, and then remember that there are two hundred at the Thronwell Orphanage, Clinton, South Carolina, drawn from every Southern State and some Northern, and even from h*> i?lon nf thp spa " Thpv are froui maoj denominations of Christians a^rell as from non-Christian of parents, they are alone in the wic5e<i*,'WliS^J**~ gotten, perhaps in the localities troSmm^mm which they came, bat loved and cared for and trained for future usefulness by faithful teachers and matrons. Taught a trade, and given mental traing as well, they leave their orphan home to care for themselves. Send yoer spare gifts to the Thronwell Orphanage, Clinton, South Carolina. What to Give. The trouble around Christmas time is to know what to give, and, if the p;e.-eot is not to be bought, bow to make it. The D-lineator for De c?-mber is full of Coriatmaa suggestions Several pages are devoted to holiday fancy work with illustrations, also to the latest designs in crochet iug, drawn work, and modern lace making. Puddingy cakes and Caridtmas candies likewise come in for attention in the December Delineator. Tho Bas: Prescription for Malaria, Chills and Fever is a bottle of Grove's Tasteless Chiil Ttnic. It is simply iron and quinine in a tasteless form. No cure?no pay. Price 50 cents. Teachers Should Attend. There are about one hundred teachers in this county and it is the duty of every one to be present at the first meeting of the Lexington County Teachers' Associadon to be held Saturday, November 2i.b, at ten o'clock in the Institute building. J E R E\zer, School Com Lex Cj. Agents Wanted For the ' Life of Booker T. Washington,written by himself. Everybody buys; agents now making over $100 00 per month; best book to sell to colored people ever published. I * I Write for teiius, or seed 24 cents for outfit and be^in at once. Please mention this paper. Address, J. L. Nichols & Co., Atlanta, Ga. 2 4.