Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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mm ^ | ^ ^ ^ <^y1 *>^ ^^r ^ A<^Vert^8ement8 ^ Jnxerted a: the r western jouthjjarolin^ j^ j"j[ j^ 8^1^ /\ 1 ^ ^ t o -> ^ &~-<^ & A ^ A A J. W o* BATES SEASONABLE. ? ? ? S^L'0"1 <#1 "'f'MnU ^ ri ri ~ 1 ^,-v ^iAf. ~ r, A fi.rt t^nrrlpr?; n f tlift SsUirClUlTCUnCT Gcuritics i>lu? E JJitlllECu Obituaries charged for at the rate ol ore ?0? a Kenresentative newspaper. Gouers Lexington ana the tfo.acrs or u.c oujruui.ut.^ ?nt. word, wi*? they ?<>?dioo word* SUBSCRIPTION ST. PEE ANNUM ~ - ~ Me^e notes in.erted free * ??? ~ LEYI5GT0X, S. C., WEDNESDAY. JA.M AHV 0. 1001. m 9 g. m. habman. Editor .nd Powder. M PRINTING A SPECIALTY. *0L- XXXL - -- r* nr_i? _ t [if1 FRUIT TREES 1 That Grow and Bear Frnit. mf-t. Write for our 60 pace ilmalvpljy lustrated Catalogue and 40 j nago pamphlet. "How to Plant and Cultivate an Or. I -hard," Gives you that information you have so long I wanted; tells you all about l-k..co Kio> rwl snnlps. iUCioUS I peaches, and Japan plums with their oriental sweetness. it.ll of which you have often .vondered where >he trees ^me from that produced EVERYTHING GOOD IN FRUITS. Cnusal fine stock of SILVER MAPL ES.young. thrifty trees smooth andstrai . hr, the kind that live and grow off well. No old, rough trees. This is 'he most rapid growing maple and one of the most beautiful shade trees. Write for prices and give list of wants. J. Van Lindley Nursery Co., Pomoxa, N. C. When writing mention tho Dispatch. I lOANf HCHillBM i r OF SOUTH CAROLINA ^ SXvte, Cm' & County Depository COLUMBIA. S. C. pQirt in Pnli $150 Of>0 Oil Pvoy: uii & (MM ... Surplus 35,000.00 Liabilities of Stockholders 150,000.00 $335,000.0(: SAYINGS DEPARTMENT. Interest at the rate ol 4 p-?r centum per aDnum paid on deposits m this department. TRUST DEPAU1MENT This Bank under special provision of its charter exercises the office of Executor, Administrator, Trustee or Guardian of Es tales. SAFETY DEPOSIT DEPARTMENT. Fire and Burglar proof safety deposit for rent from $4 00 to $12 00 per year EDWIN W. ROBERTSON, President A. C. HASKELL, Vice President J. CALDWELL ROBERTSON, 2d Vice President. G. M. BERRY,Cashier. February '.2?ly. When \v;iting mention the Dispatch. W. A. BEC&LLW, COLUMBIA, S. C. w TS NOW MAKING THE BEST PICI . Ko ir> ennntrv. M JL fctilTCO bUUV w A/uw , ^ _, and all who have never had a real fine picture. should now try some of his latest etyles. Specimens cm be seen at his Gallery. up stairs, next to the ?Iuh. When writing mention the Dispatch. Fire, Life and Accident Xnsuraiice. Only First Cl^ss Companies Represented, See List ot Giants: Assets. /ETNA FIRE, of Hartford, Conn $13,019,411 CONTINENTAL (FIRE), of New York 9.809,660 PHILADELPHIA UNDERWRITERS, Phila., Pa.. 16,528,773 /ETNA LIFE, of Hartford, Conn 47,584,967 FIDELITY AND CASUALTY, of New York-. 3,482.862 rAIy 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. i .^BEFORE INSURING SEE'S^ ice B. Harman, General Insurance Agent, LEXINGTON S. C. When writing mention the Dispatch. ? aEOEG-E BRT7NS MAIN ST., COLUMBIA, S. C., JEWELER "d REPAIRER Has a splendid stock of Jewelry, Watches, ?- Clocks and Silverware. A Sue line of Spectacles and Eyeglasses to St every one, all for sale at lowest prices. Bepairs on Watches Srst class quickly done and guaranteed, at moderate prices. 50?tf. When writing mention the Dispatch. HIGH GRADE MACHINES IN REACH OF ALL. TTTE WILL SELL HIGH GRADE DOV T mestic Sewing Machines at close figures, giving two yeas to pay for them. One-third cash; balance in one and two years. Twe reliable men wanted to sell them, one to work ou south side oi Saluda and one on north side ol Saluda river. Ap |r ply to. .T . L . 8HUI.L, 1710 Main Street, Colvuaa/bia, - . S, O. October 11 ?tf. \ THE mini nmm use r COLUMBIA, S. C. CAPITAL $100.000 00 SURPLUS 30,000 00 ESTABLISHED 1*71. JAMES WOOD MOW, President. ^ JULIUS WALKER. Vice President. JEROME H. SAWYER, Cashier. DIRECTORS?James Woodrow, John A. Crawford, Jnlias H. Walker, C. Fitzsiminons, W. C. Wright, W. H. Gibbes, John T. Sloan, T. T. Moore, J. L. Mimnangh, E. S. Joynes. rpHIS BASK SOLICITS A SHARE, IF I not all, of your business, and wilj grant every favor consistent with safe and sound banking. r January 29. 1897?ly. When writing mention the Dispatch. BEESWAX WANTED I IN LARGE OR SMALL QUANTITIES | r T WILL PAY THE HIGHEST ilARJL ket price for clean and pnre Beeswax. Price governed by color and condition. rRICE B. HARMAN, At the Bazaar. Lexington, S. C. ^ Smoke Sweet Violets. They can be had at the Bazaar. * |M ? ^p> ir BUT1 B nw SB tt r o it b 1 e s and doctors cannot sicians are so ments and the delicate organism of woman. What the sufferer ought to do is to give a fair trial to BflA DFIELD'S Female Regulator which is the true cure provided by Nature for all female troubles. It Is the formula of a physician of the highest standing, who devoted his whole life to the study of the dis? tinct ailments peculiar to our mothers. wives and daughters. It is made of soothing, healing, strengthening herbs and vegetables, which have been provided by a kindly Nature to cure irregularity in the menses, Leu* corrhoea, Falling of the Womb, Nervousness, Headache and Backache. In fairness to herself and to Brad? 'Clu a rcuiaiE ncyuiaivi , ^ V VI J suffering woman ought to give it a trial. A large $i bottle will do a wonderful amount of good. Sold by druggists. . $ Send for * nicely illustrated free book on the subject. The Bradfield Regulator Co.. Atlanta. Ga. THE SITUATION VERY SERIOUS. A General Uprising of the Cape Colony Dutch is Probable. Cape Town, Cape Colony, Jan. 2? The British battleship Monarch will land guns tomorrow as a precautionary measure. The situation is undoubtedly serious. It is true that the Dutch have not joined the invaders in any considerable numbers, but a lack of arms is believed to be the true reason for abstention. In many places horses are freely offered and information readily supplied to the Boers. mi? 1 >.1 t imartini J- Ut) euny ptuuiaiunuv/u u<a? ...... law in the Cape Town division is expected. Tb'8 division does not include Cape Town itself. THE SITUATION. The latest reports show the situation to be generally as follows: Kuruman, if still uninvested, probabh soon will be. Grqualand West is filled with small parties of Boers who are working south toward Prieska, for t-U pose of co-operating with or supsupporting Commandant Hartzog whose advance parties are in the neighborhood of Fraserburg. The Boers are close to Graaf Reinet, where of late the Dutch have given many demonstrations of extreme sympathy. - i 1 1t. - _ Id the eastern part 01 me cujluuj the advance guard of the Boers is close to Maraisburg, about 25 miles Doriheast of Cradock. The general opinion here is that the position is not properly appreciated in England. The Worcester conference excited the Dutch throughout the colony. Many old residents, who are by no means alarmists, regard a geceral uprising of the Dutch as quite likely. PR GRESS OF THE BOERS. Cipe Towd, January 2?The inva- ! ders have reached Glennharry, a few miles north o" Graaf Reinet, in the heart of a disaffected portion of the | colony. ENGLISH BEING REINFORCED Cradock, Cape Colony, January 2? A detachment of Boers entered Rocdehoagte, southward of MidJleburg January 1 It is believed this force i3 going to Graaf Reinet. The telegraph lines.are cut between Carnarvon and Somerset West aud Steinsburg and Maraisburg. Large rein- | forcements of Britons have reached > Middleburg. A Bloody Tragedy at Abbeville. Duiiog Saturday night of last week a deplorable shooting affray oc- | curred in Abbeville, in which three white men lost their lives, one of j whom being the newly elected Sheriff, I J. Ii Kennedy, who had discharged i the duties of the office for only nine- ! teen days. It is the same old sad I story of a reckless man full of whis- i key with a handy pistol in his hip j pocket, roaming at large in a law abiding community, having the fear of neither God, man and the devil in his heart. A party of fiiends were GLOBE DRY I . :E-X_ j^ronsrcxxTC REET, Share of Your Valued . 3 ' Qnninn Hill Snares. I b H?j y. ?/A\ H*/i _t_ fes v"^ ^iiN'iieso ST ^?\ TJQ Solicits a If I nntflt.lv <ind nWr.antlv DH^siDiT th( , u J r w t w j evening in a social game of cards a j the Carolina Hotel, where they board J ed, when John Dansby, who is sail | to have been a warm hearted, quie and peaceable man when sober, but i wild, reckless dare devil when unde the influence of whiskey, came in After beiDg there sometime watch ing the game and frequently offering to bet on the result, an altercatioi arose between himself and Willian Kyle, carpenter at the cotton mill one of the players and a compare tive stranger. Dansby drew his pis tol when by-stander9 interferred b; catching his right arm. Dan^b threw bis hand behind his back auc changed his pistol into the othe hand. The pistol was fire 1 anc Kyle received a fatal wound from th effects of which heshortly after died Dansby then, wfch drawn pistol back toward the door threatening to shoot any one who attempted t arrest him. He then passed int< the darkness of the night. The Chie of Police requested the Sheriff to as sist him in making the arrest, anc ? ? - i .t i, . I i^ansoy was soonjooaiuu uuma uutut but refused to surrender. Shot were exchanged between himsel and the Sheriff and bjth veceivec wounds from which they died. J R Kennedy, the Sheriff, was a younj mau about 28 years old and leaves i youDg wife and child. John Dansb; leaves a wife and one child. How is This? "We offer One Hundred Dollar: ' Reward for any case of Catarrh tba I cannot be cured by Hall's Cat ari l Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props., Toledo, 0. Y?Te the undersigned have knowr F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and fin ancially able to carry out any obliga tion made by their firm. West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists. Toledo, 0. WTaldiDg, Rinnan & Mar vin, Wolesale Druggists, Toledo, 0. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by druggists. Testimonials free. Hall's Family Pills are the best. Anticipated. He was a Scotch minister in a small country parish, and he was sometimes put to it for fresh pasture wherewith to feed his flock. One day, however, he bethought himsell that he had never exhausted the sub ject of Jonah, and his heart rej )iced Jonah and the whale was the sort ol thing whereby you could easily drag cut a sermon its allotted two hours He was in full career, and had reach ed triumphantly the anatomical peculiarities of the case. "An' what feesh do ye think it wad be?" he cried in stentoiian tones. "Aiblins ye think it wad be a haddie? Na, na, it cud nae be a haddie for to take a big mon like ycu in hi; belly. Aweel, aiblins ye' thiuk il wad be a salmon yonder. Aweel, aiblins ye're thinking it wad be a big cod-" Here an aged and weary voice piped up from the body of the church: "Aiblins it was a whak?" "And the deil hae ye, Haggle Hhe farlane, for takin' the word out o the mouth o' God's meenister." A Prominent Chicago Woman Speaks. Prof. Boxa, Tyler, of Chicago Vice President Illinois Woman's Alliance, in speaking of Ciiamberlain't Cough Bemedy, says: "I suffered with a severe cold this winter wtncL threatened to run into pneumonia. I tiied different remedies but I seem ed to grow worse and the medicine upset my stomach. A friend advisee me to try Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and I found it was pleasaul to take and it relieved me at once I am now entirely recovered, saved e doctor's bill, time and suffering, am: I will never be without this splendic medicine again." For sale by J. E Kaufmann. An old negro woman living ii Darlington county, while hitching i bull to a cart, was attacked by tu< animal and gored to death. She wa almost disembowf lc-1. - | "'3 t! ? I * j To the Editor of the Dispatch: 3 j Xmas hns come and gone. Tbe | h t weather was idea!, and all, young and j n a ' old seemed to be happy in the fast j } r | dying days of the old century. The ; H u | small buy and the toy pistol could 0 t. j be beard on all sides and the merry : | laugh of the youngsters and all, told; f( q f ns that Christmas festivities were on. J j ! Christmas trees, sociables and rabbit a !. j hunting claimed cur attention most j fi . ! of the lime. There was l?ss "jug | b j. j business," in this community during u y j this period than we have ever seen j t y ! before, with the exception of a j 3 : few "gentlemen of color"' no drunks c Y ! are reported in our quiet neighbor- i s ] j hood. j v e i Small grain is looking very well j c . 1 &Dd there is an increased acreage of j * !, ' both wheat and oats this year. : *! y\ Our school, under the excellent!^ ^ j o j management of Prof. A. P. Sites is j c 3 ! in a flourishing condition, with forty |1! f ! in attendance e,nd more are coming j r . j in when school opens Monday, the 3 i last aav of December, e? the last c >, j year of the oli century. j L a The health of our community is j f j good. 3 1 EL and W. P. Eleazer were c . j under the parental roof a few days i - I rhirinrr th^ holidays. \ r 5 e ~ - . v a J. A. Eleezer and Miss Aunie! I y Wbitworth were married on tbe20ih : ^ by Rev. Abercrombie. May tbeir : ^ lives be long and happy, and pros- j ^ perity -attend tbem through life's journey. d s J. J. Koon. tbe cradle maker, bas j, t ' gone to work preparing to meet tbe ! j , 8 demand of the harvesters next June, j r He will have a few hundred cradles; to sell by tbe time we are ready for ! him. 1 John J. Jacobs lost a valuable j horse last week. ) c Boys be careful and don't bitch j ' your horses to tbe peach trees, lest j tbe eld man send in a bill for dam- j n r ! a"8' j ri Capt. Bob. who has been some-; what despondent for a few weeks, is j recovering from a case of jaundice I . 1 h i and will take in :be parties from now i on. . ti A happy new year to the Dispatch and its readers. , Let JSr Roll. j8 No Right to Ugliness. k The woman who is lovely in face, form , and temper will always have friends, , but one who would be attractive ^ i t t j mus; keep her health. If she is:11 ? j weak, sickly and all run down, she ti ! will be nervous and irritable. If | she has constipation or kidney trou-1 ^ r ! ble, her impure blood will cause pim- gr pies, blotches, skin eruptions and a ^ wretched complexion. Electric Bit-i^ ters is the best medicine in f h 3 world ! to regulate stomach, liver and kid-|p i neys and to purify the blood. It'w t I gives strong nerves, bright eyes, !je j smooth, velvety skin, rich complex- j, ion. It will make a gcod-looking,' , charming woman of a run-down in-! ? ai , valid. Only 50 cents at J. E. Kiuf- j . | mann's Drug Store. jp ? 1 * | r< P j Salma Sittings. j j To the Editor of the Dispatch: i | j The Cnristmas holidays passed cff] delightfully. The weather was fine' | and all nature seemed to be in eym-' j ! patny witn lie joyous occasion. . As h is been the case ever since the j j organization of the church at "White ' ! Rock. the iSuaday school had special ^ ; services, consisting of songs and reci-i ' j tations appropriate to the occasion,:. | all having an uplifting effect which j" . | we hope and believe will be felt for } 1 tt . i years to come. Rev. Ballentiae, pas- j, | tor of the church, was untiring in his ? [ : efforts to train the children for their ,, j tc t j respective parts, and to say that he ^ j was successful is putting it mildly. . The large congregation, by its quiet ^ , and close attention through the whole . O! I programme, gave evidence of its ent joyment. The select programme of I | mu=ic was successfully rendered by the choir which, on this occasion,1 Y t I was strengthened by the presence of ^ j j several of our young men from col- . j j lege who were at home for the holi.. . C1 ! day season. It was very gratifymg ! to uotico the entire absence of intox- , j icated persons. During the whole 3 j Christmas season I Lave not seen an . ! individual who looked like, or acred * i t> j like, he had even seen a dispensary ij 3 ; or blind tiger. I hope the time will n I nevt-r leluin when people ill eele- 0 D2>T, T23., Patronage. Polite and rate the nativity of our Saviour T nth drunken carousals A good many of our young people ave recently married, among tbe i ' umber were Mr. Frank Seigler and | Tiss Ilattie Richardson, Mr. Robert 1 ites and Miss Anna Rosier, and Mr. ; lus Eleazer and Miss "White- j b 'orth. They all have our best wishes fc or their happiness and prosperity. i ] Messrs. Bob, Will and E i Eleazer ! r nd Mr. George D. Eiiiscr, with their ! t amities, have moved to their new j g oraes in Richland county, a few j u - n r. i- ^f O/Jnm'hia Wa wi?h I f j j icz3 ra>n wx vu iu kxa Kf??-? ?? v r?.w? j ^ hem success. j ^ The Carolina News seems to have | c ollapsed, ''busted," go no up the j ^ pout cr somewhere elce, as its i r weekly visits have suddenly and ua* 9 erernoniously ceased This leaves j c he Fork without an organ. Speak- j ag of "organs" reminds me that j E liss Lulu Folk has recently pur- ; hased one of the musical kiud and j , i now taking lessons under the di- j ection cf Miss Mamie Haiti wan ger. I $ h. |; feat Out of an increase of His Pen- ! x 15 sion. | t . I A Mexican war veteran and pro mi- | t ' SJ.joir> rr tlio nrl. I lXZi.lL CljlllUl ? litre. ^ v v> . eriisement of Chamberlain's C;Iic, | n /holera and Diarrhoea llemedv, I ; ' ? m reminded that as soldier in i Iexico in '47 and '48, I contracted j * lexican diarrhoea and this remedy I a as kept me from getting an increase j c a my pension for on every renewal a j ^ .ose of it restores me." It is un- j c quailed as a quick core for diarrhoea | 0 nd is pleasant and safe to take, j "'or sale by J E Knufmaun. __ ! t Obituary. j F 11 Mrs. Barbara Elizabeth Low man j ? ee Swygerf, was bom in Lexington | > ounty, S. C., March 25 h, 1829, and | 4 ie d December 23. d, 1900, making j j er sojourn on earth 71 years, S j lonths and 23 days. She was mar- ! 1 ed July 21st, 1S48, to Isaiah Low- j ? lan, to whom were born 11 children i -6 sons ane 5 daughters?one son ! aving preceded her to the spirit ! md. All tho other children, with j 1 wo exceptions, live near her in this ! ounty. She also leaves 39 grand- c bildren?5 having died?8 great- q rand children and many friends to ^ lourn her departure. j. She was early confirmed in St. j2 [icbn\ E L. church, but wa3 soon 7 ffcerwards transferred to Bethel E ! 1. church, of which she was a faith- b il member till called to the Church I tj iumphant. S. C B , 0 Mrs. Sallie E Swygert, wife of j fenry A. Swygert, was born April j 3, 1815, and died near White Rock ecember 29, 190 \ aged 55 years, 8 | <j lonths and 6 days. u She was twice married. First to tj apta:n Summer, who died in the * ar. She mimed Mr. H A Swygert ^ 1 January, 18G5, who still survives d er. To them were born 8 children, ! 81 sons and 3 daughters, all of whom ; re living. She was a faithful member of ! lafhc.l r>hiirfh where we laid her to ?st the last Saturday iu the Nine- ; 15 jenth Century. S C B. * - 1 c THIRTY-TWO NEW VESSELS. | I ? \l hat is the Number the Nava! Esti- | mates Call for This Year. ! 0 Washington, Jan. 3 ?As coDgress 1 ssembles today it is confronted by ^ je demands for a new navy. The | aval increase programme for 1901 j ivolves the construction of thirty- 1 vo vessels of 151, GOO tons displace- t lent, which is more than double that i . . ! S( lid down in any preceding year, j I ^ ^ uthority is asked for three 15,000 )n battleships., two 1G,000 ton ? rmored cruisers, six 2,000 ton gunoats, six S00 ton gunboats, ten 200 I ^ >n gunboats, three 15,000 ton colliers, . e 7,000 tori repair ship and one . .000 ton marine transport. The 11 ew Gghting ehio3 are more formid- ; . ! ir ble than any of the same category | et designed. With the seventeen I ow building or authorized, and with ne six battleships and two armored | ruisers already in commission, they ! 'ill give an offensive force of thirty r< hips. ! S . ? i a I i< To Cure a Cold in Cn: Day Tnke L'Xiiive Bromo Quinine | C ablets. All druggists refund the L loney if it fails to cure. Id. W 2 rrove's signature is on each box. 2oe. ,S |p? ?.&i! J. 5 ST -?^<3rISIE3, COMIMBIA, H. Promj)t Attention. X Oct HE PENITENTIARY MAKES FINE I SHOWING. iupt. Griffith and the Board Feel j Proud of Their Report. 'ho State, January 4. The books of the State penitentiary ave closed for the voir of 1900 and he accounts hive been balanced. ?iie report is notv in course of prepaationand in a short time wiil be in he hands of the State printer. The igures indicato that the penitentiaiy indsr the capabb m magement of dipt. D. J. Griffith wiil make periups the best shoving of 337 of the State institutions. Capt. Griffith and he b^ard of directors were yesterday I eceiving congratulations from those J dvised of the results of the year's j Deration?, and particularly in regard 0 the permanent improvements nade. Including amounts spent for permanent improvements this year the nstitulion will show a net earning of 130,483.67, which takes no account 1 the amount of corn and other pro lucts from the farms during the past '^ar used at the institution for main enance. The year opened with $9,8SG G7 on land. The total receipts for the ear were $65,926 .36 in actual cash. ?he total disbursements were $71, 170 91, leaving a cash balance on )ec. .31 last of $3,933,12, to which mount should be added the estimated value of 32S bales of cotton on land?$13.120?and $2,962 due for ouvict hire aud oats, making a total f $29,015.12 To this also should be dded the following disbursements or permanent improvements, making J . be net profits first given: New iiisou building, $9 446,55 of thecojract price of $14,649; reformatory, 51,000; artesiau wells, $1,220; barn, 1 52,000; gravel roof on hosiery mill, 50: Dew boiler, etc , $1,100; recover- ' eg guards1 quarters, 110; mowerp, tinders, mules, etc, $1,142 The 1 otal receipts were actually therefore 5882,008 36. j The population report will show 1 hat there were 801 prisoners in coninement at the close of the year | S99 From the courts since that i ate 246 were received; 11 were re- i aptured, making a total of 1,058 1 'here were 187 discharges, 24 par- < on?, 23 escaped, 26 died and 1 was illed while trying to escape, leaving , 2 the prison on December 31, 1900, ( 95 prisoners. . It is hoped that the new prison j uiidiug will be ready for the use of ] he prisoners by February 1. The fork is progressing well. ^ < A Powder Will Explosion Removes everything in sight; so ' o drastic mineral pills, but both are i lightv dangerous. Don'c dynamite he delicate machinery of ycur bsdy ith calomel, croton oil or aloes pi 1', < hen Dr. King's New Life Pills, ( mic'u are gentle as a summer breeze 0 the work perfectly. Cures Headcke. Constipation. Only 25c at J. ( 1 Kaufmann's drug store. ' Clemson's Showing. ? i> illimore Manufacturers" xtecor .. ] During its last session Clemson f allege, S. C., had 401 students. ^ 'ifteen more matiiculated for the ' resent sessioD, which applications * ;>r admissions of three hundred 1 thers were refused because of lack ' f facilities for them. The popularity ! j f the institution is attiibuted by J t 'resident Hartzog in his annual | \ eport to the liberal terms for stu- : j ents, to the demand of the times | ? jr industrial training, and to conse- j { lent demand for graduates, tms in ( Dene lines being greater than the ; apply. This showing of success is ! ratifying to all workers for the ex- . msion of technical training in the ! 1 outh, and it should encourage South ' larolina legislators to increase | * berality toward the institution that j * i so creditaby fitting the young 1 len of the state to take their places * 1 the industrial procession of their j c ountry. j 1 i Volcanic Eruptions. , s . .. . 1 Are grand, but Skin Eruptions i 30 life of j jv. Bucklen's Arnica live, cures them; also Old Running 1 nd Fever Sores, Ulcers, Boils, j y 'elons, Corns, Warts, Cuts, Bruises, j { torus, Scalds, Cnapped Hands, ^ !hilblaius. Pile cure on earth, f >nves our Pains aud Aches. Only | ^ cents ;t r>ox. Care guaranteed. ! t old by J- H Kaufniaun, Druggist. f oberl3tf STATE NEWS. What Our Neighbors Are Saying and Doing Condensed for Busy Readers. Columbia is moving to have a paid fire department. All the banks of Columbia are sound and flourishing financial institutions. A number of business changes have taken place in Columbia since the holidays. Hon. Ellis G. GraydoD, of Abbeville, is snnounced as a candidate for Judge Townsend's place. James Kelly, colored, was hanged in Charleston last Friday for the murder of Willis Bonneou. an aged negro. May S-.h has been definitely fixed for the annual State reunion cf the Confederate Veterans. The reunion i3 to take place in Columbia. A special term of Court will be held in Newberry county, commencing on January 28th. Ex Judge Izlar has been appointed to preside. S B. Lumpkin, general freight and passenger agent of the South Carolina aud Georgia Extension railroad, died at his home in Blacksburg last week. In Union, S. C , a negro had his hand so badly torn up by a large cannon cracker exploding in it, that he had to have it amputated above the wrist. The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Central National Bank of Columbia, was held in that city last week. All the old officers were r- elected. J. W Cothland has sold his Keeley Institute in Columbia, S C., to a strong company with capital enough to make it the leading hospital of the kind in the Sonth. ^ It has been just 100 years since ( the death of Capt. James Kincaid, ( rohn KniH. fho firaf oin run hv water in this State, and was the first cot- ( ton buyer of the up country. I Not a few of the members of the i general assembly are already discussing the future of the State dispensary law. Several bills affecting the < law are likely to be presented at the I coming session. i Jonas Swink of Spartanburg, who ( was recently acquitted of the charge ' 3f murdering Mrs. Wilhelmina Pear- ' son, is to be tried for assault and * battery on warrant sworn out by the * husband of the woman. < Mr. J. A. Piatt, who was burned ' 3ut during the recent Hotel Jerome 5re in Columbia, ha9 bought out the ?stensive business of Piatt, Hook & ->hull of that citv, and the two busi :e83es will by consolidated. The wooden steps at the eastern ;nd of the capitol have been repair:d and painted for the use of the members of the General Assembly luring the session. The front steps will be torn away next week. At the instance of Colonel John C Haskell of Richland has granted an jnique pardon. A negro boy of 14 pears was recently sent to the chaining for thitty days. The Governor :as pardoned him conditioned upon ie being flogged by the foreman of .he gaug, with the coneent of the mother of the criminal. 1 China has accepted the terms of ^ .be Powers. The plenipotentiaries t iro instructed to endeavor to limit , .he number of army posts along the j ine of railway to as few as possible ^ ind finally to request the powers not t ,o destroy the forts, but merely to iisarm them. j The Columbia State has turned ? .ver and groaned again. This time ^ ts belches foitb its cry for a new t ointy out of Lexington with Bates- s 3urg as its capital. Poor old Lexing- 1 on, what has she done to briDg down ^ ipon her devoted head the enmity of he Stale? But, no matter, Lexington :an paddle her own canoe without its ntluence. Of the five hundred million pGS- c :encers carried upon the railways of - be country last year 221 were killed * ind 2,944 were injured. Of the em- c doyees 2,237 were killed and 38,749 ^ vote irjured, and of the others? -ramps, trespassers and pernle who t vere not in trains?1,G80 were killed I md (! 17G were injured, making a f otal of 7,138 persons killed and 47,>70 it j'ired. The Farmers and Mechanics' Bank of Columbia, which is now a State bank, will soon be made a National bank, so it is reported, and its capital increased to a $100,000. Mr. Pope Matthews, formerly of Lexington county, who i9, and has been for sometime, the cashier, will neither confirm nor deny the report, bat ad mits that 3ome change is" contemplated and will probably take placeLast year the City of Columbia realized over $14,000 net profits from the dispensary sales. It is claimed that this sum is larger than the City received under the old barroom system. As heavy burden by debt as Columbia is, which debt is a heirloom of Republicanism in the days of good stealing, this revenue will greatly help the city to pay expenses without increasing taxation. The final footings showing the amount of charter and commission fee3 received during the year by the Secretary of State have not yet been made, but the total amount will be about $9,500. This showing will be against 85,432 38 last year, $4,352 11 in 1S98 and $3,831 30 in 1897. This is a remarkably good showing when it is cons dered that only two small railroad charters were granted during the year, one for the proposed line from Langley to the chalk beds I il .1- __ f TTT * 1 J ana me oioer irom winnsDoro ana CVndeD. County Alliance Meeting. The next regular meeting of Lexington Cmnty Alliance No. 721, will be held with Martin District Alliance on the second Friday in Janaary, 1901, it beiog the 11th day. A fall delegation is desired as important business may come before the meeting. Subject for discussion: Farming as an Occupation.?J. W. Dreher, Dr. J. J. Bickley and A. S Frick. Members of County Alliance will please come early as the days are short. By order of E L. Wingard, Pres. Jae. B. Addy, Sec. An experiment farm is to be started 200 miles from Manila by the United States Poilippine commissicn for the purpose of ascertaining what seed* and plants from this country can be successfully cultivated on the Far Eastern islands. The University cf California will send from its experiment stations the required seeds and plants. In support of the assertion that the hen cuts quite a figure in the Snancial world a poultry statistician t a iU A t i U AM -N AAA aU All f Q aO flflfl Hfln Jttjrg luau tuac aac auuuiiuu^vv^uvv ibickens in the Uaited States, and ;hat daring the current year they lave produced approximately 14,000,300,000 eggs valued at about $175, 300,000. O/er $130,000,000 worth )f poultry is eaten in this country in ;he course of a year. Ain't It So ? Very few people are born with ex:raordinary talent. Successful peo* pie generally owe more to pesistent effort than natural ability. It is oetter to be born with a will to work ihan to be born with talent. An earnest purpose is the way to success n any undertaking. A boy will more surelv make his way in the world if ie has to struggle with difficulties, md the sooner he learns that he is lot naturally endowed with talent, ;he sooner he goes to work. An Appeal for Help. The Baptist church at Steadman, laving recently purchased a suitable ot for a house of worship, is now jetting material on the ground for ;he building. The little band, though letermiDed, needs help. It, thereore, urgently appeals to a friendly public for help in this its special ime of need. Any amount however small for this )urpose will be thankfully received, tnd, through the kindness of the Editor, duly acknowledged through be columns of the Dispatch. Please tend contributions to the Treasurer, N. L Qmttlebaum, Steadman, S. Z , or band to the Pastor, C. B. Avery. Married. On December 19, 1900, at the resilence of tha bride's paients, Mr. and ilrs. G. F Keisler, Priveville, S. C, >y the R'V. W. H. Rjof, Mr. Pointaxter D afts and Miss Lillian V. veisit-r. Oj December 23, 1890, at Bates)urg, S C, by the Rev. W. H. R>of, llr. Willie Rieinger and Miss Alice Sbealy. Pay your dues to the Dispatch.