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t k H t^y jgjj -*?>THE 'W IM1 11 I ADVERTISING RATES. BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM Wf I CV1 TVT/TTY"\ IV T I llCH A T/^ H WESTERN _S00TH_CA80UHA. g J| jQ 2\. I ll tj I U i 1 L/ I O f A 1 W it SSr?T. ' KATES REASONABLE. ______ __ ^fnt^d,4rUBS ,0' U>M4' 811 8nd 11161,4 q Notices in the local column 5 cents per subscription si per annum * Kepresentative Newspaper, Souers Lexington and the Borders of the Surrounding ^aunties Like a Blanket. ?* at the *<?. , " ? . cent a word, when they exceed 100 words. O ?? Marriage notices inserted tree j^p JOB PRINTING 4 SPECIALTY* XXXI. LEXINGTON, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MAI 15, 1901. * NO. 27 G. il. HAEMAN, Editor and Publisher. ' I i - i $1.50 11 Gome with your own idea i of the sort of Oxford j Ties you want, We'll have no difficulty in suiting you. \ We've a swarm* of styles to show you from 50c. up. ! LEVEE, THE SHOE MAN, 1603 Main Street, COLUMBIA, - S. C. | j ' ; ; j -. . | i ? ! I Htfe" | Feb. 6?ly. j OF SOUTH CAEOLINA" State, City & County Depository COLUMBIA. S. C. Capital Paid in Fall $150,000.00 Surplus CO. 000. OC Liabilities of Stockholders 150.000.0C $360,000.00 SAVINGS DEPARTMENT. Interest at the rate of 4 per centum per annam paid on deposits in this department. TRUST DEPAR1MENT. This Bank under special provision of its charter exercises the office of Executor. Administrator, Trustee or Guardian of Es tatee. SAFETY DEPOSIT DEPARTMENT. Fire and Burglar proof safety deposit for rent from S4 00 to $12 CO per year. EDWIN W. EOBEETSON, President, A. C. HAbKELL, Vice President J. CALDWELL EOBEETSON, 2d Vice President G. M. BEBBY, Cashier. February 12? ly. When writing mention the Dispatch. IN CONFIDENCE, Don't *ive me awpy, And I'll tell von tie remedy of tie day, Listen! it is L. L. and H. It makes tie system clean and pnre, Will health and strength to yon secnre. Strictly a vegetable preparation, Mild and pleasant in its operation . No need for nostmms jnst made to sell, Its Life for the Liver that makes yon trell. HILTON'S LIFE FOB THE LIVES AND SIDNEYS. Wholesale by the MTTBRAY DBCG CO., Columbia. S. C. For Sale at IRE BAZAAB. ?. May 15--lv. When writing mention the Dispatch, Mill Mile Hi, FOR BOYS AND GIRLS. PREPARES FOR TEACHING COLLEGE OR BUSINESS. High School, Intermediate and Primary Courses. English, German. French, Greek and Latin Taught. ^3* Very Healthiest Location. Board very cheap. $4 to $7 per month. Tuition exeedingly low, $1 to $2.50 per month. Expenses per year $50 to $75. Had 125 students last session. Next session begins Monday, September 18. 1SOO. For fall particulars, Address 0. D. SEAT, Principal, Lexington, S. 0. September 14 -1L PARLOR RKSTtl RANT. 1336 MAIN STREET. fJOTVUMBIA. - S. C., THE O.N'LY UP-TO-DATE EATING Home of its kind in the City of Columbia. It is well kept?clean linen, prompt and polite service and get it qnickly. Qaiet and order always prevail. You get what yon order and pay only for what j ou get. Within easy reach of desirable sleeping apartments. OFEN ALL ISIOI1X. B. DAVID, Proprietor. February 20. GEORGE BRUITS MAIN ST., COLUMBIA, S. C.. JEWELER 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 lowest prices. Bepairs on Watches first class quickly done and guaranteed, at moderate prices. GO?tf. When writing mention the Dispatch. L DR. E. J. ETHEREDGE, SUKGEON DENTIST, R LEESYILLE, S. C. Office next door below post office. ' Always onband. February 1?. _ _ ENGINES BOILERS. Tanks, Stacks, Stand Pipes and Sheet-Iron Work; Shafting, Pulleys, Gearing, Boxes, Batigers, etc. Mill Castings. PT"Cast every day; work 200 hands. LOMBARD IRON WORKS A SUPPLY CO AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. J Minify 27? J Catarrh lias become such a common ! disease that a person entirely free from j this disgusting complaint is seldom met i with. It is customary to speak of Catarrh j as nothing more serious than a bad cold, a simple inflammation of the nose and i throat. It is, in fact, a complicated and very dangerous disease ; if not at first, it i very soon becomes so. The blood is quickly contaminated by the foul secretions, and the poison through i the general circulation is carried to all , parts of the system. Salves, washes and sprays are unsatis- i factory and disappointing, because they dc , not reach the seat of the trouble. S. S. S. does. It cleanses the blood of the poison i and eliminates from the system all catarrhal secretions, and thus cures thoroughly ' and permanently the worst cases. I Mr. T. A. Williams, a leading dry-goods mcr- | ) chant of Spartanburg, S. C., writes r " For yean i I bad a severe case of ' 1 nasal Catarrh, with all the disagreeable effects eg i which belong to that g TgL disease, and which 6 . ?ggi ( make life painful and ??& &jg* unendurable. I used JCw ( medicines prescribed by a i A leading physicians and .jjSfffiL, W 1 suggested by numbers j\ \ J of friends, but without | getting any better. I then began to take S. S. , S. It had the desired effect, and cured me t after taking eighteen <33xKK"..- iMWiZZm i bottles. In my opinion S. S. S. is the only medicine now in use that will effect a permanent cur< of Catarrh." " ' ^ ^ ^ If you liave Qalarrli don't wait until it | becomes deep-seated and chronic, but be- | gin at once the use of S. S. S., and send ! tor our book oil Blood and Skin Diseases | j and write our physicians about your case. ; THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, GA. j ' NOTABLE 'ASSEMBLAGE. The "Boys in Grey" Revive Oid Memo- f ries. 1 Colambia Evening Record, May 9. * Over 2,000 people were at the 1 theatre last night to witness the 1 opening exercises of the Confederate s reunion. The greatest enthusiasm was displayed and the "rebel yell" made the blood tirgle through one's veins as the old Boldiers gave it agein and again during the proceedings. The whole lower floor was reserved for the veterans and every seat was taken. Seme hundred or more had to stand. Many of the camps 6 brought their banners along and dur- a iDg the height of the enthusiasm ^ they were waved by the bearers, a making quite an inspiring scene. ; t Both galleries were crowded with 8 ladies and gentlemen and the scene s from the stage was a most notable I one. a The orchestra played "Dixie ' at j ^ the start and throughout the evening and everv time its insnirinsr strains ? V i a I c were sounded there was the wildest ; ( cheering. j v Several hundred people were seat- ; ^ ed on the stage, including many ; ladies. Besides these there were j ^ Generals Hampton and Moorman, ' ^ General Walker, General Moorman, | t of New Orleans, General West, of ; ! \ Georgia, regimental commanders, Governor McSweeney, members of the supreme court and ethers. CaptaiD Starling, of Camp Hampton presided. As General Hampton came in there was loud cheering, J many of the veterans rising to their feet as they yelled a welcome to the general. ^ At first it was impossible to hear the speakers beyond a few feet from . them, which caused the audience I 4 a aa 1) ul a a%> ' V-viif rvimn lrcijueuuy lucan iuuuci, uui i to the bad acoustic properties and \ . th8 low tone of voice in which the ; j speekers spoke they could not be ' heard. Commander StarliDg called the as- j semblage to order and introduced Dr. Woodrow, who made an impres- j 1 sive prayer, though the audience and ; 1 few on the stage could not hear it j owiDg to noise made by people coming j and going. At the conclusion of the ! prayer the long metre doxology was sung by the audience, being led by State Treasurer Jennings and Mr. j R. F. Martin. Mayor Earle then made the wel- J coming address. He read from his ' manuscript, but few could hear a j word he said except those in his immediate vicinity. He, however, ; cordially welcomed the veterans, tell- | ing them that the gates of Columbia : had been thrown open to them, and that Columbia's homes were theirs as long as they stayed here. Capt. Starling then introduced Gen. HamptoD, who was received with great cheering. The general I apologized for the weakness of his voice and as with the previous speak- ! ers little that he said cculd be heard. Nevertheless, those in his immediate j vicinity paid close attention and fre- j quently applauded, and this entlius- I b fil T77". M\1 l?5SO MAIN ST: ; Solicits a S TT iasm was infections so that the whole crowd was cheering throughout his address. The keynote of his speech was that though the cause was lost its principles would never be forgotten, nor would the memory of the heroism and csurage displayed in its behalf be ever effaced. Gen. Walker, commander of the division, responded to the address of welcome. He spoke strong and clear and could be generally heard. He ieturned sincere thanks for the splendid welcome and magnificent hospitality extended the veterans. He 3poke of Columbia's devotion to the Vior oil;70nn jausc auu. kuugiai>uiai\.u uvi that they had builded from her ruins \ city whose prosperity was gratifying and whose continual growth would eventually make her the metropolis of the State. He referred to the fact that Columbia was the birthplace of the division. At the first meeting there were fifteen camps represented by twenty-nine delegates. Now there aie 135 camps with hundreds of gray-haired delegates. Gen. Walker then read the tribute to the dead and the women of South dirolina, which was responded to by ;ke assemblage. In a few appropriate words, he introduced Miss Elizabeth Lumpkin, who delived the address of welcome :o the Georgia veterans. Miss Lumpkin took the crowd by storm and her reception was seemnelv tbe heartiest ovation cf the ivenicg. Her remarks were well imed and replete with Doble sentiments. She spoke with a clear, strong voice, and her delivery was 'aultles'. In her address directly to he veterans, after declaring that she oved them all, the whole assemblage 086 en masse and cheered her to the ?cho. When she declared, with great iramatic force, that it might be the ions of veterans would forget the reteraDs and their cause, but their laughters never would, the enthusiasm W88 without bounds. Though i daughter of Georgia, she paid a ?lowiDg tribute to South Carolina, md, in closing, called the veterans he cavaliers of the earth. When he bowed her adieu, those about the tage heartily congratulated her on ler effort?. The veterans cheered ind cheered, and Miss Lumpkin >owed her acknowledgments. Among those who extended their engratu'ations was General Gordon. )n his appearance he was received vith vociferous cheers and there vere loud calls for him. He reponded with a stirriDg speech and he greatest enthusiasm was shown, de pronounced General Hampton he greatest South Carolinian, a man without a stain on his life and with>ut the probability of reproach. He laid a Confederate-convention was he noblest gathering beneath the skies and on the brow of every one )reeent could be read the word 'hero." General West on behalf of the Georgians, made an ekquent and oeautifui response. OwiDg to the lateness of the hour, Rfv. Dr. Thornwell cut short his address. A8 it was intended directly for the Sons of Veterans, that organization requested him to deliver it to them. $100 Reward $100. The readers of this paper will be pleaae to learn that tbere is at least Dae dreaded disease that scieDse has beeD able to cure in all its stages, and that is Citarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure is the ODly positive cure known to the medical fraternity. Cttarih being a constitutional disease, requires a constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Care i9 taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature in doing its work The proprietors have so much faith in its curative powers, that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it Jails to cure. Send for list of testimonials. Sold by all druggists Pr'cs 73 cents. Hall's Family Pills are the best. Doling the year 1900 more than 5,000,000 Bibles, Testaments and portions of the Scriptures ware issued in England, an increase of nearly 900,000 copies over any previous year. GLOBE DRY 3HL a^OITCSKK BEET, ihare of Your Valued j Oak Grove Items. To the Editor of the Dispatch: Not seeiDg anything in the columns of the dear old Dispatch from this ] section of the country, I will give you a few items from around and ! about this flourishing neighborhood. The farmers hereabouts are well up with their work. The crops are a little behind the usual time, which ! is due to the cool weather, but the temperature has risen somewhat and now the little corn is coming out considerable. Small grain promiees to be aboun- : | tiful crop and if nothing Lappets to it the harvest will be abundant. Mr. J. W. Addy has the finest Irish potato patch in this section. He believes in complying with the wants of the people. Being a dispensary I manager, he wishes to enforce the eld ; motto, "ear, drink and be merry." Chills and fever has been somewhat a plague in this neighborhood for several years, but lam glad to say it is dying out to a certain extent, j while there are still a few cases around ! here. : The fruit hereabouts will be a j medium crop. "While there is not ; 1 ciiaVi on a frono if ou^u aju auuuuauvo uu uur it ; will be the larger and more highly i flavored. i # | Mr. Carl Sox and Mr. Beattie Ma- ; j thias have entered a business college : in Angusta, Ga. At the close of the last session of the school at this place, which was successfully taught by Mr. A. D. ; j MartiD, of Swansea, some of the ; students had an imitation minstrel i which led them to organize a band j consisting of eight young meD, viz: ' C. I., C. W., K. A., and J. D. Cromer ; i W. J. and A. L. Sox, G M. Matbias 1 and F. E. Roof. They gave an ex hibition last Saturday night, May \ tb, which was laughable and witty. The ! house was packed to its utmost with j youDg and old, big and little. Some j of the fair sex were made to blush | I ^ I wben one of the actors eaid that : ! "an old maid was a lemon cake and mighty bard to squeeze.'1 Never you ; ! mind, there is one for each, I learn 1 that tbey intend to travel now soon, j They go under the firm name of C. ! R. M. & S. ehow. I wish them much # I success in their new enterprise. "With best wishes for the Dispatch and its Editor, I remain, Spruce. ?---?Tot Causes Night Alarm. "One night my brother's baby was j taken with croup," writes Mrs. J. C. j I Snider, of Crittenden, Ky., "it seemed it would strangle before we could get a doctor, so we gave it Dr. King's New Discovery, which gave it quick | relief and permanently cured it. We always keep it in the house to protect our children from Croup and WboopiDg Cough. It cured me of a chronic bronchial trouble that no , other remedy would relieve." Infa! Ii- j ble for Cough?, Colds, Throat arid LuDg troubles. 50c. and $1 00. Trial bottles free at J. E. Kaufmann'sNew j Drug Store. The Cubans Said to be Satisfied, j I Washington, May G.?It is expert- ! ed Secretary Root will shortly make i an official statement in regard to the recent conferences in this city between President McKinley and ! himself and the five delegates from j the Cuban constitutional convention, j According to the general understand- j ing the reeulc of these conferences i was to be declared simultaneously at j Washington and at Havana when the i delegates submitted their report to the convention, which was to be done immediately after their arrival at Havana. While there was a generahunanim- i ity amoDg the delegates 88 to their ; complete satisfaction with the statements made by President McKinley and Secretary Root as to the policy ; of the United States with respect to | the so-called Piatt amendment, the ? ii* 11 f *1 only puonc declaration so iar maae on that point was that General Rafael Portuondo of the Cuban delegation just prior to his departure from New York. Referring to the fear that the United States government would use its military forces in Cuba for the coercion of the Cuban people, he said, that the delegation were very much gratified at President McKinley's declaration on that point. According to General Portuondo Presi' dent MoKinlev assured them that 4 GOODS GOMFi D2ST, TZE3.? Patronage. Polite and the suspicions of the Cuban people ! were groundless and emphasized his position by saying: "Gentlemen, you need have no j fears. Troops will not be sent into Cuba unless conditions are little less than anarchy." The importance of this alleged declaration lies in the fact that to obtain some such official admission was one of the main purposes of the delegation's visit to Washington. Their expressions of satisfaction as to the result of their conferences are now said to be due maidy to official declarations made by the President of the United States and the Secretary of War that United States troops would - ? * j. _ <u? ECl ue tCEL lO ^UUB BllCX 1UU cciuulishraent cf the republic e xcept in the event of foreign invasion or a state of anarchy which the Cuban government was unable to repress. These are said to be among the reasons why the Cuban independents are now said to be willing to accept the Piatt resolutions. A Deep Mystery. It is a mystery why women endure Backache, Headache, Nervousnees, Sleeplessness, Melancholy, FaintiDg and Dizzy Spells when thousands have proved .that Electric Bitters will quickly cure such troubles. I suffered for years with kindey trouble," writt.8 Mrs. Phebe Cherley, of Peter- \ eon, la, "aDd a lame back pained me j so I could not dress myself, but Electric Bitters wholly cured me, and, although 73 years old, I now am able to do all my house work." It overcomes Constipation, improves Appetite, gives perfect health. Only 50c. at J. E. Kaufmann's New Drug Store. ? -? 10.000 Bales of Cotton Burned. Augusta, Ga, May 8th.?What was one of the greatest cotton fires in the history of Augusta broke forth at 1.30 o'clock this afternoon The fire caught in the warehouse of the Union Compress Company, on the river bank. The great warehouses of Phinizy & Co., and S. M. Whitney soon caught and were destroyed. The warehouses are situated ou the river bank and therefore there is a strong draft and a good wind blowing. There ar6 28,350 bales of cct ton in Augusta and every bale of it is witbin 100 yards of the fire. Over 10,000 bales of cotton were burned. Unnecessary Particulars. An old woman of undeniabled Celtic origin, entered a provential saving bank the other day and walked up to the desk. "Do you want to withdraw or deposit?'' asked the clerk. "Naw, Oi doant. Oi wants to put some in," was the reply. The clerk pushed up the book for her signature, and, indicating the place, said, "Sign on this line, please." "Above it or below it?" "Just above it." "Me whole name?" "Yes." "Before Oi was married?" "No, just as it is now." "Oi can't wroite."?London King, j . Wreck on the Southern. I A serious railroad accident occurred on the morning of May Sr on the Southern Railway near Trenton j in which one man received injuries j from which he has since died. The j train consisted of six passenger j coaches and one Pullman. So far as i could be learned the train was de- l railed by the breaking of a truck on one of the cars after the train had left Trenton. Three white passengers were hurt among them being 0. J. Ridgell, of Batesburg, Lexington county, whose leg was broken. It is most fortunate ! that more lives were not lost. The j wreck was a bad one, completely de- j molishing several cars and tearing up j i the tract. The debris was cleared j away as soon as possible. Old Soldier's Experience. M. M. Austin, a civil war veteran, of Winchester, Ind., writes: '"My a Inn/, imq in cr>ifc nf I VY1IC VYU3 C31L. EL O iUU^ liUiU AM W- , i a good doctor's treatment, but was ! wholly cured by Dr. King's New ; Life Pills, which worked wonders ' for her health." Only 2.1c. at J. E. j ' Kanfmann's New Drug Store. * N\A.G-EI3, C OLUMBIA, S Prompt Attention. Oc To Withdraw Many Ships. Washington, May G?The.greatest lleet of warships ever assembled on one station under th-> United States Gag has been maintained in Asiatic waters since soon after the battle of Manila bay. During the civil war there were more ships attached to the North Atlantic and Gulf squadrons, but they were cf less tonnage and effectiveness than was the fleet in Philippine and Chinese waters. This latter aggregation numbered fifty-three ships of all classes. Gradallv it is to be reduced, and the first steps have been taken in orders detaching the Petrel and Brutus from seivice under Rear Admiral Remey and directing them to proceed to home waters. Later orders will re lieve many ships from further service and direct them to the Pacific coast, where they will be overhauled. Rear Admiral Crowainehield called for a statement as to the location and number of ships now under command of the three rear admirals, and found that of the entire number twentythree were in Manila harbor practically unemployed. "Withdrawals of a large number from patrol work, upon which they have been employed for two years, will permit a reduction of at least one-half, and perhaps more. Acting Secretary Hackett in a few days will issue orders for several additional ships to proceed to San Francisco to be placed out of commission. The crews will be transferred tc the new battleships and torpedo boat destroyers which are to be commissioned during the summer. The Oregon and Newalk will be the first of the larger ships to reach the \\f r\e 4- ar\nr ^ nn i-waKoKItv trill Kn ?T ci* t auu J;IUUCUJ ? ?iu wv xw*lowed by the monitors Montery and Monadnock, which went to assist Admiral Dewey in defending Manila 8g&iost attack by the Spanish fleet which started through the Suez canal. These withdrawals will lead to the detachment of two flag officers and thus reduce the station to a single flag officer's command. Of late three rear admirals have been on the station?Kfmpff. in command of the Chinese detachment; Remey, in command of the entire statioD, and Rodger?, with the flagship New York, which recently arrived at Manila. It is proposed to relieve Rear Admiral R?mey and probably reestablish the Europeau station with the New York as the flagship and Rear Admiral Rodgers in command. The latter is on applicant for tbis command. Naval cfficerB think it judicious to allow Europe to see rome of the latest products of American shipyards. The Illinois, which is to go into commission at Hampton Roads June 15, may be sent to the European station, and there is some probability that the Olympia, which is nearly ready for sea at BostoD, will also be assigned there late in the summer. ? ? Beware of a Cough. A cough is not a disease but a symptom. Consumption and bronchitis, which are the most dangerous and fatal disease?, have fcr their first indication a persistent cough, and if properly treated as soon as this cough appears are easily cured. Chamberlain's Cough Iismedy has proven wonderfully successful, and gained its wide reputation and extensive sale by its success in curing the diseaees which cause coughing. If it is Dot beneficial it will not cost you a cent. For sale by J. E. Kaufmann. Cutting Off the Negro. Philrrlelpbia Record. CoincideDtly with the movement to capture the South theie has been a sudden decline in agitation of the race question en the part of the administration. Less and less is heard every day of the designs of the Southern Democracy to deprive the negroes of their political rights. There i9 no doubt that the Republican opportunists would be willing to leave the Southern negroes in the lurch if they could thereby win the Southern Sta'es as a compensation for prospective losses in the North J YT T)4 ?? i KA ;iLIU >t tai. jjui/ ua luc uuuvuciu Democrats have no design in restricting negro suffrage other than to protect their political institutions from ignorance no coalition could be formed on that basis. Iostead of being confined to the South, the policy of excluding from the suffrage of all persons, white and black, who can State News. The capital stock of the Monarch Mills, Union, is to be increased $550,000. The shares are $100 each. A little son of Eel Maw, of Cent a!, died as a result of carbolic acid U C., Id ^ :tober I3tf ! not read their ballots will be extend | ed over the North. Historically, the | Southern Democracy is an anti tarif party, and such it will remain. All the patronage of the administration ! would make no change in that re spect She Didn't Wear A Mask, But her beauty was completely i hidden by sores, blotches and pimI pies till she used Bucklen's Arnica : Salve. Then they vanished as will all Eruptions, Fever Sores, Boils, , Ulcers, Carbuncles and Felons, frcm its use. Infallible for Cuts, Coins, i Pnrnp nml Pilon flnro rrnisr. anteed. 2f>c. at J. E. Kaufmann's New Drug Store. Reflections of a Bachelor. Some kisses ought to make all the microbes in them go off and commit suicide. It's a lot easier to make a husband i out of a lover than it is to make a j lover out of a busbaDd. It is probable that a man acquires j the longiDg to smoke from chewing on the end of a rubber tube in a bottle. You can order a vanilla or a chocolate eclair just as you please, but you have to take a blonde or a brunette baby just as it comes. The older women get, the less they i remind jou of angels. Probably old tombstones get so worn by ghosts trying to butt out their own inscriptions. It's your brainy woman who fall in love with fools and it's your fools who fall in love with brainy women. Men may be wicked villians, but after all they don't go home and sit right down and copy each other's ; bonnets, Probably at her wedding the woman feels almost as important as the man did the first time he ever traveled on a railroad pass. Women never consider themselves really intimate with one another until tbey have told each other bow they first met their husbands ?New York Press. Death of Mr. Bowersox. Columbia Evening Record, May 9. Mr. A. S. J. Bowersox, foreman of tbe Columbia Duck mill, died ibis morning at bis home in Brooklacd at | 8:30 o'clock. He was a victim of consumption and has been incapacitated for business for several weeks. He bas been at death's door for a ! number of days and was a great suf; ferer until released by deatb. Mr. Bowersox was from Baltimore, but bas lived here for several years. He was a popular man and a good citizeD, taking a great interest in all i matters that tended to tbe upbuilding of his adopted State. He leaves | a wife and seven children. His remains were interred in St. I /inmnforTT 1 CICI O vauuvnv; Wtuv KVij ? McKinley's Party Robbed. Los Angele9, Cal., May 10 ? During the visit of the presidental party ! to the soldiers' home great excitement was caused by the discovery i that Secretary Wilson and Charles A. j Moore had loet their pocket books. Mr. Moore a minute after diecover, ing the loss saw a man picking the j pocket of another man in the crowd. Detectives arrested the pickpocket and on his person were found the ' purses of Wilson and Moore, besides i several other pocket books well filled. | It is believed that the theif followed ' the presidental party all the way from Washington. Pointed Paragraphs. Oce head is better than twc-for a 1 boil. Man, proud maD, is the only ani| mal that eats pie. If you would polish a fool apply a varnish of flattery. A small man invariable cairies his change in a purse. The man who indulges in self praise adds nothing to his reputa' tiou. If the average man knew as many I mean thiDgs about himself as he does | about his neighbor be wouid be i ashamed to look in a mirror.?Chicago News. In some of the lower counties cotton seed are in demand at one dcl? lar a bushel. given him by mistake by his father. The tobacco growing counties of the State are preparing to make a big exhibit at the Charleston exposition. The latest crop report says wheat and oat9 are doing well all over the State. Melons have a poor stand. Corn will be late. The monument to Henry Timrod, the great South Carolina poet, was dedicated in Charleston on the 1st of May with appropriate ceremonies. Twenty-five of the 40 cadets of the Kings Mountain school at Yorkville have left because of some dis agreement among faculty and ttudents. Senator McLaurin has been invited to speak at Gaffaey by Mayor N. H. Littlf-john and others. He has accepted and will be there on May 25. A woman died in the alms house in Charleston the other day and was buried as a pauper by the city. An investigation of her effects her after burial showed that she had been a miser and had a bank account. The city will get her money if no heirs claim it. It is about $800. Three life convicte, who were plowmen on the State farm at Hagood, * knocked a guard in the head, took his rifle and went to the swamp. They were surrounded. The man with the rifle fired at his pursurer, but did no harm and was captured. Another was secured, but the third made good his escape. A rather unusual case has just developed in Barnwell county. Thirteen miles of railroad track and right of way have been levied upon by the Sheriff of that county and will be advertised for sale at the approaching Balesday. One Watts, a penitentiary guard, fell into an unprotected cut of the Southbound, in Columbia, He sued for damages and got a verdict for $7,500 but the road resisted payment. All the road in Barnwell county was levied on. ? "It is with a good deal of pleasure and satisfaction that I recommend Chamberlains Colic, Cholera and Diarhoea Remedy," savs Druggist A. W. Sawtelle, of Hartford, Conn. "A lady customer, seein? the remedy exposed for sale on my foowcase said to me: "I really biM.-eve that medicine saved my life the past summer while at the shore,' and she became so enthusiastic over its merits that at once I made up my mind to recommend it in the future. Recently a gentleman came into my store so overcome with colic pains that he sank at once on the floor. I gave him a dose of this remedy which helped him, I repeated the dose and i 1 . 1 -L in niteen minutes ne ieic my store smiiiDgly informing me that be felt as well as ever." Sold by J. E. Kaufmann. I , ?, The Difference. Referring to the estimation in which the people of the South and those of the North hold the negro, Dr. Parkhurst, of New York, recent* ly said in a eerraoD: "The southerner does not like the negro any better than the average Northerner does, and the two carry themselves toward the negro with just about the same amount of Christian consideration? only of the two, the Southern white man has perhaps this advantage, that he does cot make quite so flamboyant a pretense of ioviDgtbe negro as his Northern confrere does. The southern white man dislikes the negro, and owns up to it. The white man in the North dislikes the negro and lies about it." Six Hundred Arrested. A dispatch from Berlin says a report has been received there of the discovery of a gigantic conspiracy in Russian PolaDd which has been followed by a large number of arrests. Six hundred persons who were suspected of being anarchists were imprisoned in the citadel Warsaw. These included all tne passengers on a train, numbering 200. The dis- . tricts of Sosnovice, Sieldice and Dombrova have been occupied by Cossacks. The nature of the conspiracy i9 not known. In Williamsport, Pa , a waitress in a hotel upset a glass of milk on the clothes of a guest. She apologized so nicely that the guest sought her acquaintance and shortly .afterward ? they were married. Now, all the girls in that towr. are trying to spill milk over the clothes of every man * il- - i ^ they meet in tne nope mai au at* quaintaDce will be sought and a marriage follow. .:-'il. : , ^