Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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BEST aOVrRT!?iaR M?!]!Uai) ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ F"^ J ^ ^ ^ ^ J j| I ^E^'T 0*^ ? BATES BE^NABLE.' ^ ^ ^ ^ -. 7==== aM IT ?& I q Notices in the local coiomn 6 oents per * subscription si peb annum & Bepresentatiue Beutspaper. Boners Lexington and the Borders of the Surrounding Bounties Like a Blanket. fcobuSJiS^ai?r * ti? ?. * ?. v coat a word, when th6y exceed 100 words. Q Marriage notioee inserted free JOB PRIMING A SPBCI4LTV. ^XXI. LEXIXGTOX, S. C., WEDXESDAI, JAXIAK1 2. 1001. XO. 8 G. M^HARMAN, Editor and Publisher. ?i i h ??bm?b?m??Baa??pmw?aBBPiaBHMS?bmwb h '! i a?a? n^fciaiim a tm niamaaaaim?wg?mmbhbhb^?? J - tww?cagna???? ? I p?????an?p? , & FRUIT TREES f That Grow and Bear Fruit. Write for our 60 pa^e il vjJF lustrated Catalogue and 40 >age pamphlet. "How to Plant and Cultivate an Or-hard," Gives you that iuormation you have so long ivanted; tells you all about tlm41 hose bis red apples, lueious m'ar neaches, and Japan plums ^5B5^ vith theirorien*al sweetness, A til of which you have often yondered where the trees 'ime from that produced iffe-l -VERYTHINS GOOD IN FRUITS. ^ Cnusal fine stock of STLYKR MAPLEtNyoung, thrifty trees a 6 -smooth and strai hr, the kind live and grow of! well, N'? old? rou?h tr^es- This is he most rapid growing maISg&SB!* pie and oue of the most beauciful shade trees. EKSkfMifc? Write for prices and give I l*St ?* v'ants* ^d3 LiDdlfy ^UrSCf- C?'? n7Viar> Tr-fitir\o monflnn th? Disoateh. L0MSA1EBA1 OF SOUTH CAROLINA State, City & County Depository COLUMBIA. S. C. Capital Paid in Fell 5150 00;)?)(? Surplus 33,000.00 Liabilittes of Stockholders 150,iM).W. >335 000 Ot' savings department. | Interest at the rate ol 4 p-.-r cerdum per an nam paid on deposits m this department TRUST I) EPA It 2 ME NT. This Bank under special provision of it* charter exercises the office of Executor, Administrator, Trustee or Guardian of Es tales. SAFETY DEPOSIT DEPART&EST. j Fire and Burglar pro.;! safetr deposi' for rent froin $4 00 to $i2 CO per )earEDWIN W. ROBERTSON, President A. &. HaSKF.UL, Vice President J. CALDWELL B-'>BEK'iSON( 2d Vice President. G. M. BERRY, Cashier. 1 rr W & UUi f Aa? When writing: mention the Dispatch. . wtatitecklim, -A? COLUMBIA, S. C. IS NOW MAKING THE BEST Pictures that can be bad in this country, and all who have never had a real fine picmr<rr tare, should now try some of bis latest styles. Specimens can be seen at his Gallery. up stairs. next"to the Hub When writing mention the Dispatch. Fire, Life and Accident Insurance. Only First Class Companies .Represented, j See my List of Giants: Assets. ! /ETNA FIRE, of Hartford, Conn $13,018,411 ; CONTINENTAL (FIRE), of New York . 9.809,660 ! PHILADELPHIA UNDERWRITERS, Phil*., 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 protection; no one can give you better rates. ^BEFORE INSURING SEE xi ice IX IX arman, General Insurance Aeent, LEXINGTON..* S. C. When writing: mention the Dispatch. GEORGE BRTOS MAIN ST., COLUMBIA, S. C., JEWELER "4 REPAIRER | Has a splendid stock of Jewelry, Watches, Clocks and Silverware. A fine line of - Spectacles and Eyeglasses to fit every one, all for sale at loyrest prices. i-i jZSf- repairs on wctones nrst oxoss quickly done and guaranteed, at moderate prices. 5A?if "When writing mention the Disoatch. ugh grade IN REACH OF ALL. TTTE WILL SELL HIGH GRADE DO V mestic Sewing Machines at close figures, giving two yeas to pay for thtm. One-third cash; balance in one and two years. Twe reliable men wanted to sell j them, one to work on south side oi Saluda ; and one on north side ot Saluda river. Ap- j ply to. .T. L.. SIIULL, 1710 Main Street, Coliajnateist, - . S, C. ! October II? tf. * i THE mmi m COLUMBIA, S. C. CAPITAL $100 000 00 SURPLUS 30,000 00 ESTABLISHEJ; 1571. JAMES WOO DHOW, President. JULIUS WALKER. Vice President. JEROME H. SAWYER, Cashier. DIRECTORS?James Woodrow, John A. Crawford, Jalins H. Walker, C. Fitzsiusinons. W. C. Wright, W. H. Gibb<s, John T. Sloan, T. T. Moore, J. L. Mim- j nangh. E. S. Joyces. rpHIS BANK SOLICITS A SHARE, IF 1 not ail, of jour business, and will i grant every favor consistent with safe and sound banking. January '29. 1897?ly. When writing mention the Disj>atr-h. BEESWAX WANTED IN LARGE OR SMALL QUANTITIES I WILL PAY THE HIGHEST MARkefc price for clean on l pnre Beeswax. Price governed by crior a>.d condition. RICE S.HAEMAN, At the Bazaar. Lexington, 5. C. Scooke Sweet Yiolete. Tbej can be bad at tbe Bazaar. ire\r $ PreHj | Children " We have three children. Before the birth of the last one my wife used four bottl:s of MO fHER'S FRIEND. If you had the pictures of our children, you could see at a g ance that the last one is healthiest, prettiest and finest-looking1 of them all. My wife thinks Mother's Friend is the greatest and grandest world for expect- . J|||c^ ant mothers."? Written by a Ken- M tucky Attorney-at Lo" ' ! fnomcs'o rifnl i1 I piping * " Fp| IT MI| prevents nine-tenths of the nifm suffering incident to childI ' * birth. The coming mother's i disposition and temper remain unruffled ! throughout the ordeal, because this relaxing, penetrating liniment relieves the usual distress. A good-natured, mother is pretty sure to have a good-natured child. The patient is kept in a strong, healthj j. condition, which the child also inherits. Mother's Friend takes a wife through the crisis quickly and almost painlessly. II assists in her rapid recovery, and wardi off the dangers that so often follow delivery. Sold by druggists for $1 a bottle. g THE BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO ? ATLANTA, GA. Send for out* free illustrated book writte* expressly for expectant mothers. . f "SCHOOLS AND RACES." t Discus&iog the subject of ''Schools and Races" the Columbia State in a recent issue, has the following to * say in reference to the County of Lexington: ' k * Finally we come to the neighboring t conuty of Lexingfou. Lexington contrib uted ?11 437 to the instruction of 5,741 pupils, an average of $1.91) each. There f were 4 006 white pupils instructed at a cost , of ?2 44 each and 1,735 colored pupils? * Lexington has a large white majority?at a cost of 91 cents each. The esteemed Lexington Dispatch has alleged that the school C facilities of its county are such that the peo- j pie ol Lexington county cannot be tempted by invitations to join themselves to Rich- I land and share the school fund of this county. We ask its attention and that of Lexingtonians generally to this brief com- t parathe statement: School enrollment: . Richlaud. 7.025; Lexington, 5,741. School J1 expenditure per pupil enrolled; Richland, t 56 19; Lexington, SI.99. School expenditure on white pupils per capita; Richland, D $15.05. Lexington, ?2 44. School expen-% c diture on colored pupils per capita: Rich* land, $2.15; Lexington, 91 cents. This p ought to satisfy our Lexington friends that they would be doing a very good thing for the education of :h -it children if they should p attach themselves to Richland county and share, as the country districts now do, in ^ the proceeds of the school taxes now paid by the city of Columbia. Exclusive ot the local special tax which jg distributed in the Columbia school district, this city pays about two-third3 of the school tax of the county. Isn't tbis a good thing for the T countrymen? Richland's countrymen, with J their schools kept open for the full term. c certainly think so. Why should not Lexington's think so also?" ( The Dispatch still contends, notwithstanding the above apparently disparaging figures, that an educational consideration is no inducement 1 for the people of Lexington to de- a strov the identity of their county, in i order to gratify the extravagsnt ideas a cf our ambitious neighbor across the t Congaree. 1 The State forgets that the com- rj parison it draws ic reference to the ^ amount contributed, and expended, Jlio rooinf c.nt?rif>o nf the free 1UI IUO UiHiUbVilwiwvv v. ?v J schools and the number of pupils and the per capita, the large j number of children attending the city schools is an important factor in c the comparison referred to above. In making the comparison our neighbor hfis neglected to consider that it was comparing two classes of people whose mode of life is as far apart as he polls aEd that no consolidation ^ of counties can m:?ke them dovetail ^ and harmon'ze. There is a wide dif- 1 ference between city and country life, i The one clhss are consumers, the other are producer?; the life and habits of { the consumer r- quires him to dress f nicely all the time, society demands t as rule that city children attend i school uDtil a certain age, conse- < quently to meet this requirement tbe municipalities form themselves into i school districts and levy a special tax 1 to supplement the funds apportioned { to tbe school district by the county J to keep tbe schools open for the full < term of nine months. This is praise- J wortbv and is commended by all i light thinking people. Ou the other | hind the habits and avocations of ! country life are entirely different, j Its citiz uship is largely mad9 up of ' j farmers whose business compels them ' i tc depend entirely upon the seasons i ! for a remunerative harvest. There 1 | is seed time and harvest time with ! | a large amount of Lard and Iabori- i j oos work to be doue between the I two, which if left undone means fail- i i u:e and ruin. Consequently tbo d.j & . "W. vTTTNj 1620 MAIN STB |pl Solicits a SI farmer has to be up early and late and : needs all the heln he can get in order to keep up with Li9 work. This! extra work is performed by the j. children of the farmer and hence ^ thej have no time to attend school; j. during the busy season. The nece3- ^ sities of the farmer during this sea- , son are such as to render him pow- ^ erless to spare the labor of his children from the farm to send them to ! ^ school the full nine months even were j i v a echoolbouse located at bis verv j. i f door, therefore, we fail to see where 1 the justness and fairness of the com-! parison comes in. Surely our neigh- j ^ bor dce3 not pretend to argue that j because the county of Richland, in- L eluding the school district of C )lum-1 ^ bia, pays more money to the support of her free schools than Lc-xingfcon ! ^ ihe two counties should consolidate, j c [f it does, then it can with equal 1 n ;orce and logic argue that because j :he gentlemen of Columbia are forced ^ :o attend the theatre in a swallow tail ^ ;oat, "bile" shirt, low cut vest, kid ^ jloves and patent leather shoes, the j 'armers of Lexiogton should be com -11- J L. .U 1 f nT.\fL- . JfUieu UtltillU LU lueu iliu rivia. ^ ittired in the same style of full a jvening suit. There is just about s, is much reason in the one conclusion ^ is there is in the other. But this is not all. In Lexington here are numerous high schools j vhich after the expiration of tho free j erm, continue their sessions to the >nd of the scholastic year as pay ^ 'chools, where the children of those I ^ jarents who can afford it, attend, j jexingfon, Leesville, Batesburg, |11 Swansea, Brookland, Irmo and other *' owns and neighborhoods have fiour-! shing schools of wide repute for ef-; ^ iciency and thoroughness, with full IT acuities of experienced and trained ^ educators and curriculums that will . :ompare favorably with any school n the land, Lexington county has j 10 cause to be ashamed of her edu-j v< ational system but rather, when all aj hings are considered, it is a fit sub- q ect for congratulation. There must ^ herefore, be some stronger incentive, aore logical reasons given for the onsolidation scheme before our peo le will consent to it; and as this can- F ot be done, the scheme may be conider to have met its death from the reight of its own stupendous folly. ? ?! How is This? u "We offer One Hupdred Dollars P' Reward for any case of Catarrh that :annot be cured by Hall's Catarrh 0" >? ' ci Jure. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props., je' Toledo, 0. j P \Ye the undersigned have known , " ?. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, ? 3 ^ ^ llr? VtAr?AroV\l/i iBQ Deiieve iilLU pcii-cutij iiwuuittviv n all business transactions and fin- 81 g tncially able to carry out any obliga-; ion made by their firm. ! fl Vest & Truax, Wholesale Druggists,; P Toledo, 0. Walding, Kinnan & Mar- ^ rin, Wolesale Druggists, Toledo, 0. C! Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken interrnlly, acting directly upon the blood a md mucous surfaces of the system. Price 7oc. per bottle. Sold by ding- ^ fists. Testimonials free. Uoll'o T<\-> i 1 rr Pillc ore fVir> ^ ulau o jl auuu x m* v , J j - The Democratic Party. j0 It: j i; Chicago, December 27.?Charles | L Walsh, of Iowa, Secretary of ths-^ Democratic National Committee, ai- ^ ived here today to assist in arrang-: j ng for the meeting of the national; c xecutive committee in January. Re- , j, jarding a report circulated to the ef- j ect that th? present organization of i K he Democratic party is planning to ; a nake W. J. Bryan the Presidential i j, ;andidate in 1901, he said: j p "There is no foundation for such a 0 : <* jtory, as the last address sent out by ; r :he committee, says: 'It is not de- i r signed to advance the interest of any; j nan or faction.' That is what tho . a organization declared, and that is all j [ care to say about the matter. - " '< c A Monster Devil Fish ;e ! Destroying its victim, is a type of i s Consumption. The power of this i murderous malady is felt on organs j c and nerves and muscles and brain.; There's no health till it's overcome.; r But Dr. IviDs's New Life Piils are a, f. safe and certain cure. Best in the i ^ world for Stomach, Liver, Kidnejs: and Bowels. Only 25 cents at J. E.; ^ Kaufmam/s drug store. ii GLOBE DRY H. ^OaTOKT IEET, lare of Your Valued V.'ise Words lor Young Men. We never look upon a bright young t nan entering upon life without a eeling of profound sympathy for iim; for we know that it is by no neans certain whether he will reach he end of his course in safety. No natter how we'll be has been trained, 103* how high bis aim may be, he is / >ound to meet with temptations that J pill test his character to the very ouDdations of it. Lacking in ex>erience, and in the practical wisdom rhich nothing but experience can I iring, he will often be at a disadantage in fightiog the enemies of lis soul; and sometimes he will be ikely to go down before an onset rtiich be is not prepared to meet, iothing can save him from such a , afcastrophe except the fixed determination to obey God at all hazards nd in all emergencies. Whenever e drops down from 'this high level o a position of mere prudential exediency he in in daDger cf beiDg >st. If any young man should tance to read these words, we beg im to ponder their meaning, and to sk himself whether they do not hold mme lesson that may bo of profit to im. A Night of Terror. "Awful anxiety wa9 felt for the idow of the brave General Burnam of Machias, Me., when the docmrs said she could not live till morn ig" writes Mrs. S. H. Lincoln, who ttended her that fearful night. "All aonght she mast soon die from neumonia, but she begged for Dr. king's New Discovery, saying it had lore than once saved her life, and ad cured her of Consumption, fter three small doses she slept isily all night, and its further use )mpietely cured her.r This marjlous medicine is guaranteed to cure 1 Throat, Caest and Lung Diseases alv 50c and Si 00. Trial bottles ee at J. E Kaufmann's drug store. RULES or the Guidance of County Pension Boards Authorized by Act of 1900. Columbia, S. C , Dec. 5, 1900. (1) The County Pension Boards ill meet as required by law in Janary at the county seats, for thepurose of examining the applications f the ex Confederate soldiers and iilors and widows who are applimts for nensions under Act approv 3 February 19th, 1900 Said aplications must have the approval of 18 County Board before the State loard will approve. (2) The attention of County Penion Boards is directed to the certicate of the two witnesses, which reuires that they shall not be on the ension roil. That is a change from le old form and too much attention innot be given to it. (3) Do not send to this office dispproved applications for pensions. (4) Do not use old blanks, but ocse prepared under Act 1900. 'hey will be designated by "Appli- j ation under Act of 1900." (5) It will be necessary for every Id pensioner to make a new applicaion, exactly as if they were applyig for the first time. (6) The County Boards are cauioned to provide the applicants with j hnks sui'.able to his or her indiviual case. The State Board will not onsider applications where this rule as not been observed. (7) Class A?Those who as a reult of wcurds received in the war re physically helpless, or who while a such service lost both arms, or ioth legs, or sight; or who are disb'.ed by paralysis and are unable to auke a living, and whose income does iot exceed $150 00. This does not i nclude soldiers whose disabilities' .rise from diseases and causes arlsf ng since the war. o t Class B?Those who lost one arm >r one leg and whose income does not | 'xceed ?150 00. Class C, No 1?Those soldiers and sailors disabled by wounds during; he war whose income does not ex;c-ed $150 00. Class C, No. 2?Those who have eacbed the age of sixty (60) years md whose income does not exceed ?7o 00 Cla3? C, No. 3?Widows of those vho ly t their lives while io the serpen of the State or Confederate GOODS OOMF. OI>T, TEg., ZfcvdZ-A.: Patronage. Polite am *oa**s*ME*e****3C?m*rw*K*c*aStates and whose incomes does not J exceed $100 00. Class C, No. 4?Widows above the : age of sixty (60) years whose income I does not exceed $100 00 County Boards cannot be too careful in these matters of "income"' and "physical condition." He is a very poor man whose gross income from labor, rent and other sources does not exceed $75 00, or poor lands, if any, that will not produce this amount gross. Property sufficient to produce $75.00 in applicant's or Lis wife's name debars him. Where soldiers or widows dispose | of their property by giving or selling i to their children, they are debarred. Widows of pensioners who remarry j are uot entitled to pensions. Pensioners who have moved to an- j other State are not entitled tea pen- j sion. Those who have moved to another j county caust 1 ^ve their names trans- | ferred and draw their pension from j fhnfc fnnntT. Please note very carefully the following: Let County Boards act promptly and fairly, giving the State Bo-ird full information, with complete reports by townships for each county, i writing the names alpbabeticaily, full and clear, beginning with Class A, and giving their reasons for approving In making reports to the Stale Board, the reports should be signed by each member of the County Pen- | sion Board Blanks can be found at the Clerk's office. J. P. Derham, Comptroller General, Chm'n. W. D. Starling. W. E. James. W. H. Hardin. Attest: Kate F. Ma her, Pension Clerk. Beat Out of an Increase of His Pension. A Mexican war veteran and prominent editor writes: '-Seeing tbe advertisement of Chamberlain's CAic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, I am reminded that as soldier in Mexico in '47 and '48, I contracted Mexican diarrhoea and this remedy has kept me from getting an increase in my pension for on every renewal a dose of it restores me." It is unequalled as a quick cure for diarrhoea and is pleasant and safe to take. For sale by J. E. Kiufmann. The Serenity of Jesus. It is truly a rema:kable characteristic of his life, that absence of al! restlessness and feverithness and merely emotional enthusiasm. So pronounced was that spirit, that we | doubt, if ho were living today many j a Christian worker would find him a i very slow and somewhat uncongenial J colaborer, and would find fault with j him many times as to fcis way and i methods, just as his disciples did of old. But it was that very spirit, that absence of all unrest, that made possible the fixity of aim and purpose that nothing could turn aside. Jesus Christ was the model enthusiast, for neither fear nor favor, success nor failure, ever moved him from the one work that he had come | to do. Fixed firm in his heart was the eternal puipose of saving met: that purpose was born of an infinite j love for men, and that lo^e he h?d | because he was "one with the | Father." Ail Declined too. Lois?Did you haN^am^jy??9?3is'j this 8ummei?^^g^80?^ Ella?So^^een. Ecis/^I\! I didn't meet that | /^lla?Nor I. They were all from j the same man. I The Mother's Favoriie. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is j the mother's favorite. It i3 pleasant j and safe for children to take and j always curfs. It is intended espec:- ; ally for cough3, colds, croup and : whooping cough, and is the best j medicine made for these diseases. ; There is not the least danger in giv- j ing it to children for it contains no opium or oth? r ir j irious drug and I and mav be snven as coofidently to a babe as to au a.iuic. For sale by J. E. Kaufumuu. COI.JJMBIA, ! 1 Prompt Attention. < Regulating Cotton Prices. B-fore the Interstate Cotton Grow ers' Association at Macon, G.i, re cently. Mr. Pope BrowD, Presidenl of the Georgia Agricultural Society ; discussing the cotton problem said "Two years ago we started a wheal movement. The result was that hundreds of thousands of bushels ol wheat has since been raised in this State. It has put hundreds of ihous auds cf dollars into ihe pockets oi the farmers. How can we cheiper the cost of the production of cottor or raise the price of i f We have got to do one or the other. The man who does the plowing is entitled to a good Hying. Land is ehc?p. The farmer can raise his inule cheaper than he can buy him, he can raise his flour cheaper, his meat cheaper. The Southern farmer ha3 not done his duty until he feeds his family by bis own labor, nor until be has produced the food for the city people and stopped the importation c-f every necessity of life into this section." Where cotton growers' conventions bring forth such practical advice as this they do good It is advice which has been given for several year?, and which has been adopted here and therewith beneficial results to the adopters, whatever the effects may have been upon those persons who failed to follow it. The question of the profitable price of cotton rests, after all, upon the individual grower. Bad Speller. The other day a Londoner said to a countryman: 'Til bet you anything you like you cannot spell three simple words that I shall give you within forty seconds." 'Til take that on. Now, thtn, what are they?" said the countryman. "Well, here goes," said the Londoner, as he pulled out Lis watch: "London." "L o-n-d-o-n." "Watching." "W-a-t c-h-i n-g." "Wrong," said the Londoner. "What?" exclaimed the countryman, in surprised tone?: "I've spelled the words you gave rue correctly. I'm certain I'm not " "Time's ul!' the Londoner said triumphantly. "Why didn't you spell the third word?w r o-n-g?" Felt Homelike. We have a young San Franciscoan in our midst and she is homesick as s>he can be for that city of uncountable hills and innumerable heliotrope hedges. Nothing in ' Washington pleases her. We went to the matinee the other day, and midway of the performance I heard from her a gasp of delight. She grasped her right arm with her left hand and rubbed the skin vigorously for a moment or two. Then the hopeiess, homesick look settled on her face again and she sighed. ' I thought for a moment I was out borne again,'' she said wistfully. "What made you think so," I asked. "Ob," said she. "I" was only for a moment. It wasn't really true; but just for a moment I was sure I felt a fiea.'? Death Claims Its Victim. Hampton, S C, December 26 ? Major William H M .uldin, the State Senator from Hampton county, died here today, after an illness extending over a month. He died of a complication of typhoid fever and kidney trouble. Major Mau'dia was cne of the most energetic business men in the State of South Carolina. Jie was the sole owner of the Hampton and Brancbville railroad and had large interests in the section of the State in which he resided. Ho was the father of the town of Hampton, Laving done the work necessary to the securing of the location of the court house at thai point when the county cf Hampton was formed. K?? wa3 a gallant Confederate soldier and known among his comrades as the "fighting quartermaster." ? * Several railroads in ibe East are substituting the telephone for the t<l~graph in the opeiat'tig uepartm>'<i t. Whfn V'U corue or fpc<1 to pay your tuxp*, doul f >rgetthc Dispatch. ? f 1 III [Mober IStf : | WINE OF CARDIII 4f || I has brought permanent relief to a mil- Bj I ! lion suffering women who were on their gi ! way to premature graves. Mrs. Mitchell ?5 II ; 5 was fast declining :n health, when Wine Kjj of Cardui performed a "wonderful cure" B i in her case. She suffered with the ago03 ciesof fallingof the womb, leucorrhcsa H and profuse menstruation. The weekly M appearance of the menses for two months ffi sapped her vitality until she w as a phys- & icai wreck. Her nervous system gave way. Then cane tho trial of Wine of E2 Cardui and tho cure. Mrs. Mitchell's K experience ought to commend Win? of % Cardui to suffering women in words of K burning eloquence. WINE?CAEDBI 1 is within the reach of all. Women who ? M i ry it B-ic iciicvuu. nat wui uiu^iok m ru9 for a $1 bottle of Wine of Cardui, and do eg j Sj not take a substitute if tendered you. M ?9 Mrs. Willie Mitchell. South Gaston, N. C.: Kg "Wine of Curdul and Thedford's Black- R ] ffj Draught have performed a miraculous cure R B in my case. I had been a great cufTerer 2H j&j with falling of the womb and ieucorrbisa. R H nnd my menses came every week for two Ri H montb3 ard were very painful. My bus- R H band induced me to try Wlr.e of Cardui Pj j E3 and Blick-Draught. and now the leucor- M M rhosa has disappeared, and I am restored tj B J ^In ^j?es requiring (fecial y Devi! Fish Captured. Beaufort, S C, Dumber 21?An j octopus, or Devil fish, was captured in the river in front of ibis place yes: teirday afternoon. The creature was two feet long and was, judging from its small dimension?, an infant of its species. It possessed possibly 25 tendrils or arms, the under surface of which contained numerous cells about tfco size of and closely resembl ing a woman's thimble. The tenacity with which the creature clung to the ' fides and bottom of its prison was astonishing. The creature was purchaeed by a fruit dealer who made a | square meal off cf it. , ? Bryan's Political Death Warrant. < Mr. Bryan, it is authoritavely an- ( nounced, ba3 given over the practice ( of law. He intends to publish and , edit a weekly newspaper, to be called , The C>inmoner, which will keep the people of the United States inform- | ed of hi3 views on current topica j Should he persist Id this design he ! will have signed his own death w.:r- | rant as a political leader. The Commoner will rise in judgment against i him. Nrver was a wiser seer than the Israelite who exclaimed: "Oh, , that mine enemy would write a boot!" No Extension of Time. The Columbia State is authority for the statement that Governor McStve^ney has declared that he cer- ( tainly would not recommend an ex'tension of the time for the payment | of taxes this year. He has the power to extend and this announcement, of course, means that the matter goe3 to the Legislature after the time has expired. ? - A Frightfui Blunder Will often cause a horrible Burn, Seald, Cut or Bruise. Bucklen's Arnica Salve, the best in the World, will kill the paiu and promptly heal , it C ites Old Sores, Fever Sores, Uicers, Boils, Felons, Corns, all Skin Eruptions. Btst Pile cure on earth. Only 2-> cts. a box. Cure guaran: teed. Sold by J. E. KaufmaDn, Druggist. County Alliance Meeting. ! I The mxi regular meeting of Lexington County Alliance No. 721, will be held with Martin D.strict Alliance on the second Friday in Jacuauy, 1901, it being the lLh day. A full delegation is desired as important business may come before the meet i . o* Subject for' d.'scustion: Farming ' as an Occupation ?J. W. Dreher, | Dr. J. -T. Bickley aud A. S Frick. Members of County Alliance will J l pleas*1 come early as the diys are) ! short. By order of E L W ngard. Pres. I J19. I> Addv, Sec. Numerous mill w<n throughout i ? the S dtp nia-ie their operatives bap- j i py Ohristmis by the bestowal of ap propriate pitis. INSCmtfcftU^TOWNS TAKEN. Alleged insurrectionists Captured in the City of Manila Itself. Manila, Dec. 28?A puehing campaign has been carried on by the Fortieth infantry during December in northern Mindanao. The town of JeinfEiiz was captured, as was also aa insurgent stronghold in the mountains futther inland. The coast town of Lingarin was captured by a detachment of a hundred troops, who scattered the enemy . in that vicinity, killing and capturing several. A portion of the troops thus engaged have returned to Cagayan and j >ined in the campaign which Brig G?n. K' bbe is personally prosecuting. Gen. Mac Art bur's proclamation is resulting-in many arrests of alleged insurrectionists in Manila and vicinity a few of those taken into custody being prominent. One prisoner was shot dead aud another wounded in attempting to escape. _ A A Prominent Chicago Woman Speaks. Prof. Roxa, Tyler, of Chicago, Vice President Illinois Woman's Alliance, in speaking of Chamberlain's Cough R-medy, nays: 'T suffered witto a severe cold tms winter wmcn r: threatened to run into pneumonia. I tiied d'flkrent remedies but I seemed to grow worse and the medicine up->ct my stomach. A friend advised rae to tiy Coamberlain's Cough Remedy and I found it was pleasant to take and it relieved me at once. I am now entirely recovered, saved a doctor's bill, time and suffering, and I will never be without this splendid medicine again." For sale by J. E. Kaufmann. 9 , To Get Rid of Leading Church Members. Anderson Intelligencer. , It might be well for other churches to follow the example of the Baptist church at Bowman, Ga. According to an amendment to its constitution which was recently adopted, all its members are to pay their debts or be expelled from the church, the being the judge as to their ability to pay. For the Horses. ^ Dip the bridle bits in water in cold weather before putting them in the horses' mouths. If you doubt the necessity, put your tongue to a frosty nail. U.-:e oil on the wagon in winter. Axle-grease stiffens in cold weather?becomes dry and hard. Uucbeck while standing and blanket in cold weather. Horses like a kind voice, and are aot deaf as a rule. Don't yell at them. Horses get tired and nervous and hungry and thirsty. Give them good beds to sleep on. Don't make the load too heavy. Sharpen their shoes in icy weather. Cold Steel or Death. ' There is but one small chance to save your life and that is through an operation," was the awful prospect ?et before Mrs. I. B. Hunt, of Lime Ridge, Wis, by her docior after vainly tryiDg to cure her of a frightful case of stomach trouble and yellow jiundise. 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Grove's signature is on each box. 25c. Cottou Receipts to date are over hJf million bales ahead of last y 'ar's record.