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(The lexingtct1 dispatch ^ g. Bepresentatiue Bewspaper. Souers Lexington and the Borders of the Surrounding Bounties Like a Blanket. VOL. XXXII. LEXINGTON, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29. 1902. NO. 12 ?a????i^??? ?a? | ,MI _ & ' WW 1 One Dollar . I Bill, . . .11 Four pieces of the best]; . sole leather, six pieces of t heavy dongola, or navy | ] f calf, a few nails, sev- i eral yards of silk thread,j several yards of waxed j ( 1 ; thred, some heavy lining made up into the best ( School Shoe for a Child, and all for ] A. DOLLAR BILL. i ! j If you don't buy your j ; "children this kind vou , i I don't treat them right. . ; ?) LEVER, I 1 "THE SHOE MAN,"] 1603 Main Street, ' COLUMBIA, - - S.C.I I Feb. 6?ly. j . 11 11 C. M. ETIRD. F. E. Dreher. ' EFIRD& DREHER, I Attorneys at Law, f LEXINGTON, C. H., S. C. WILL PRACTICE IN ALL THE Courts. Business solicited. One i member of the firm will always be at office, Lexington, S. C. June 17?6m. Albert M. Boozer, i Attorney at Law, COLUMBIA, 8. C. Especial attention given to business entrusted to him by his fellow citizens oi Lexington county. Office: 1609 Main Street, over T. P. ; Aughtry & Co. I February 28 ?tf. > IN (JUNi'lDijNWi, Don't give me away, ' And I'll tell you the remedy of I the day, Listen! It is L. L. and K. It makes the system clean and P pure, | Will health and strength to you secure, Strictly a vegetable prepara- j tion, | Mild and pleasant in its operation, ' No need for nostrums just made to sell, { Its Life for the Liver xnai (makes you well. HILTON'S LIFE FOE THE LIVES AND SIDNEYS. Wholesale by the MURRAY DRUG CO.. | Columbia, S. C. L For Sale at THE BAZAAR. f May 15?ly. i DB. F. C. OSLMQRE, ? "T OCATED AT NO. 1510 MAIN STREET. ' JU over Husemann's Gun Store, Columbia, S. C., where he will be glad to see his former as well as new patients. Dr. Gilmore will be at Drafts Hotel in Lexington on Tuesday and Wednesday. February 11th and 12th. to accommodate patients who find it inconvenient to call at his Columbia office. January 23, 1901?tf. * - B8 . P&SW^ALL ELS^A*b. ~BT >uph Syrup. Tastes Good. Use g| ssnaffiiB2^i j BB?B?B??????1a U N di r?( : ^ lOSO M^IIV STI; R Solicits a Shi p THE LEGISLATURE. THURSDAY HOUSE PROCEEDINGS. The McGowan redistrictiDg bill, which is published elsewhere in this issue, passed its third reading in the Eouse Wednesday, and was sent to . the Senate. ? Both of oar representatives, Hone. Efird and Towill, voted yea on the proposition to indefinitely postpone all redisricting measures. The motion was lost by a vote of 99 nays to 14 yeas. It will be of interest to our readers , to see from a portion of the discus- , sion on this bill how the politicians love Lexington so we give the following extract: Mr. Bacot's plan was to swap Beaufort in the 2d district and put Lexington in the 7th district with RirthlnrvT. This amendment takes Beaufort entirely out of the 1st district, and changed Lexington to the 7th district and left the districts well apportioned. Mr. McGowan thought the amend ment entirely sgreeable, and he heartily favored the change. Mr. Moses thought the change put too much of a vote?211,000?into one of the districts. Mr. Bacot and Mr. Moses differed as to the figures. Mr. Efird said his county wanted to go in with Richland. Mr. Rainsford did not at all like the amendment. Mr. Tatum was opposed to any redistricting at this time. He did not * regard the Burleigh Act as manda- j tory. Mr. Tatum thought the Bacot amendment entirely satisfactory and . his county, he urged, wanted to go | with Lexington if there must be a redistricting plan. He was opposed , to the original McGowan bill, but it suited him much better now since , Lexington is to be put in with Orangeburg. Mr. Croft, of Aiken, said that th6 Bacot amendment was very happy. Lexington, Charleston and Beaufort j all were willing for the change. The amendment put 195,509 population j in the 2d district instead of 185 809, j which was 1,000 nearer the ideal distribution than originally planed.' Mr. Moses presented the figures t.o show that the population for the 2d ' district was 211,000. The amendment of Mr. Bacot was j then adopted, and the McGowan bill, ; as amended, was practically unanimously passed and ordered to the I third reading. Mr. Bivens's bill to provide for the appraisement of property by qualified ! electors was given its 2d reading. 1 The bill provides that estates may be ; appraised by electors instead cf by i landowners. There was objection to the bill. I Mr. Spears had a bill to require the specification on its face of the eract sum to be secured or represented by j I any bill of sale, chattel mortgage note, i of ha id or other evidences of debt, j ( He explained the full scope and | i meaning of the bill. , This bill was the subject of consi- j derable discussion but finally passed | to a third reading without amend j ment. . | Mr. Mayon's bill providing for a landlord's lein for advances was j ^ killed after a short discussion. ! , : t The following resolutions in refer- , , w w ence to the Sampson-Schley contro- j versy was adopted without discussion: Be it Resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring: That the thanks of every true \ GLOBE DRY ( E3I. Iv^OISrC^TC EET, ... ire of Your Valued ] imerictn is due to that great naval ihieftain, Winfield Scott Schley, his )fficers and men, for their gallant jonduct in the harbor of Santiago, Fuly 3rd, 1898. A large number of new bills were ntrcdiuel and then the House idjourned. WORE OF THE SENATE. A concurrent resolution was revived from the House in regard to naking arrangements for the free ransportation for needy Confederate Veterans to the Charleston Exposi;ion. The resolution was concurred jy the Senate and Hon. Joseph W. Barnwell, of Charleston was appoint?d a committee from this body to ;onfer with a similar committee for he House and .to report what ar angement can be made. The committee on agriculture subletted a favorable report on the bill to illow county chain gangs to be hired o private persons or corporations. The bill to require all children in he State, between the ages of 8 and L4, inclusive, to attend tno puouc ichools for at least eight weeks of the jchool term, received a favorable report with amendments. The proDosed amendments provide that all ihildren that live more than two niles from a school house shall be exempt from the provisions of the ict, and that no prosecution shall be instituted except upon the affidavit of pne of the trustees of the school district in which the offending parent or guardian .resides, and such affidavit may be made on information and belief. The bill providing for the punishment of those who negligently expose children to fire, received a favorable report. A favorable report was presented on the bill to provide for the preserva bion of the valuable records and documents of the State. r today's proceedings. In the House chickens and geese took up some of the time today, and after much discussion geese, ducks, turkeys aod guineas got into trouble, and ar6 to go under the general sto<& law if the Senate agrees. The bill to extend the punishment for those who brake labor contracts was kitted. After the passage of second and third reading bills, whick are not of general interest and the introduction of new bills, the House at 1*2:30 held memorial exercises in honor of the deceased members and the Assistant Clerk of the House, and immediately alter adjourned. The time of the Senate was taken I up in -the postponement of special orders, the discussion of second and ' third reading bills, and the Senate then toek a recess until Monday. The House remained in session only an hour Saturday, and in that hour ancmber of new bills were introduced several committee reports were received; the special report H6 to the adoption of the Code as the statute law was received, all of the third reading bills were ordered to oe sent to the Senate, and the House liscussed and passed the resolution to appoint a special committee to look nto thecost and.advisabilityof estab- | ishmg a fertilizer plant m tne state, md report at the next session of the General Assembly. This is regarded >y many as a safety valve, and is likely o be the sum total of the fertilizer egislation pro and con to be passed it this session, the members do lot seem to want to do anything rash. moxday's proceedings?house. The House had a two hours ses xOODS COMPi jib.. Patronage. Polite and eion today and received a number of reports and new bills. A bill relative to the lien of landlord's was giveD its second reading without objection. The bill was amended so aB to give the landlords a lien for so much as they were legitimately entitled to, but no more. The chief discussion of the day was on the bill to regulate State depositories and establish more system about their selection than is dow in use, and above all to require bends, which are not now required of State depositories. The bill was referred to a special committee to be perfected. SENATE. Two bills were introduced, one to regulate the number of directors of bank?, trust companies and ship building companies, and the other repeal Section G10 of the Statutes permitting the extension of tli9 time for the payment of taxes. A number of bills passed their various readings, many o? which were important. Tne morning papers failed to ar-1 rive today, hence we caDnot give yesterday's proceedings. This Will Interest Many. To quickly introduces B. B. B. (Botanic Blood Balm), the famous Southern blood cure, into new homes, we will send, absolutely free, 10,000 trial treatments. Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. B) quickly cures old ulcere, scrofula, eczema, itching skin and blood humors, cancer, eating, festering sores, boils, carbuncles, pimples or offensive eruptions, pains in bones or joints, rheumatism, catrrb, or any blood or skin trouble. Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. B.) heals every sore or pimple, makes the blood pure ^ ?1I n aVi no ar./l UUU hull am Dtupo an av^uco ouu pains. Botanic Blcod Balm (B. B. B ) thoroughly tested for 30 years iD hospital and private practice, and has cured thousands of cases given up as hopeless. Sold at drug stores, $1 per large bottle. For free treatment write to Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga. Medicine sent at once, prepaid. Describe trouble and free medical advice given. Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. B.) gives life, vigor and strength to the blood. The finest Blood Purifier made. Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. B.) gives a healthy Blood supply to the skin and entire system. Speoch of Hen. A. F. Levsr. Hon. A. F. Lever made the follow- ; i ing speech in the House of Representatives on January 22nd, on the bill Drovidine'for the establishment of free rural delivery routes: "Mr. Chairman, i move to strike out the last word. Mr. Chairman, there is one item in this bill which must appeai very strongly to every member of this House representing a rural constituency. That portion of the bill pur- j posing to furnish the means for j putting into immediate operation I 1,800 rural routes, already having the favorable consideration of the Department and only awaiting the passage of th's bill to go into effect, must challenge the active support of those members whose people are now j suffering from the lack of sufficient ! mail facilities to meet the ordinary demands of enlarged business and advanced civilization. Members, many of whose constituents must go from one to eight miles for their mails, will be pardoned when they appear overanxious to see this item remain in the bill. They know what country life means, and they know that nothing ' LNY, iT-A. <3-333, COLUMBIA, 8. Prompt Attention. Octo contributes eo much to any monotony incident to that life as Gur inability to get a daily mail at our doors, as do our friends in the towns and cities. Tf non Vior^lv ho r>na<aihlo that. a majority of the members of this House can appreciate the true situation as it exists in our Southern States, where the population is sparse, railroads not ever-numerous, and roads bad. It is not strange that members representing city districts, where the mail is delivered from three to nine times per day, can hardly realize or believe the assertion that many of our people, doing a large business and employing much labor, must send from three and as much as eight miles each day for their uail, turnisbmg a Doy ana conveyance, or else do without it, trusting to luck to give them a good market when they haul their produce into town. Yet this statement is true, as every Southern member will testify. To these people, situated thus, a daily mail means something. It is a blessing. It means the introduction of the world to the farmer, the introduction of the farmer to the world. It means each will better know the other, more thoroughly understand the mutually dependent relation that each bears the other, and more correctly comprehend their rights and relative duties. It means the farmer, for once in his life, will be brought in direct touch with some of the benefits of the Government, and we feel safe in assuring his deepest appreciation, for there is no class more grateful for a benefit, even if it does come as a matter of right and justice, than the American farmer. It means the broadening of his vision, the sharpening of his intellect by contact with other intellects, and his conception of new resolves. This, and much more, it means to the farmer to have a mail at his door each day in the week save Sunday. If our Southern farms are becoming depopulated and our farmers becoming townspeople, the causes are not hard to find. Bad roads, low prices, and no postal facilities will drive a man almost anywhere. The tide of population in these sections which have come under my observation has ? VT? t 44 been townwara. i>ice iarm cunagco have been given up, and the former occupants are now operatives in some near-by cotton mill, where their earnings exceed in the total by far their earnings on the faim, and, in addition to this, they are not troubled with miserable ioads or the equally miserable, insufficient mail accommodations. Ia town he hnds better wages, better roads, end more mail, j and so to town he turns his steps, i and valuable farming lands are left ! to groan and perish under the pint laziness and mismanagement of the j ox and negro. Without discussing j the dangers and evils arising out of concentrated populations?these be- j ing known to everyone?it is the duty of this Congress to remove, as far as possible, every influence conducing to that condition. "When we have fully understood the situation as it is, the necessity for the appropriation in this bill for rural-delivery purposes becomes ap parent, 'mere is no cenciency in the general appropriation for rural free delivery, and the reason this amount is urged by this bill grows out of the fact that the full appropriation for this fiscal year cannot be reached in time to put on the 1,800 routes now waiting to go into opera c.. jaD^ lup 13+f \Jp tion as the general appropriation for this fiscal yea" becomes available, and, unless this bill gives the fuDde, these routes will be put on in a desultory way from now until July 1, when the new appropriation becomes available. The friends of free rural delivery, the patrons along these 1,800 routes, who now have the most limited mail facilities, and the demands of business call for this appropriation, and without delay. We ?i J a i il t. want ttie routes, ana want mem at once. We have been waiting all our lives for Eome recognition of our rights under the law, and now that there is some little chance that our waiting has not been in vain we can not submit to hope deferred- It is estimated that it costs $12 50 to every 125 families to get their mail under the old arrangement, and that is a very small estimate, in my judgment Each route of 1,800 that goes into effect at once will serve, it is judged, 125 families. The exact saviDg in actual money is easily calculated from these figures, and who more richly deserves this saving than our American farmers, who for six years has heard the whispers of "great prosperity" but has never seen it? It is not ray intention to enter into any defense of the rural free-delivery scheme. It needs no defense save an acquaintance with its workings and its developments. The mere statement of the fact that only five years ago there was only one route in this country, and that now there are over 6,000, serving over 4,000,000 farmers, and an estimated increase by July to 8,000 routes, serving over five and a half million people, is sufficient evidence of its popularity and intrinsic merit, without adding to this testimony the action of the several Congresses past increasing each year the appropriations for this purpose and the unstinted endorsements of the PostOffice Department and the enthusiastic recommendations of two Presidents. It is the most popular branch of the postal service to-day, and it deserves to be. In its marvelous development it has been equaled only by the free-delivery service in cities and large towns, and the time will come when the farmers will receive his mail once a day, as he is entitled to receive it-, and an unjust and un! reasonable discrimination against our | country folk will be swept away, j Ten years ago the service had fe^ j friends, and the Post-Office Department would take no part in trying to. ! ' * - tt give it a lair experiment, .now uu' ferent now ! Tee Congress, the Pe| partment, and the Pres. are cn their i knees to it, and there are a Lr^lf b'JE-1 dred men all over the country aseeriing their claims to its "Gaddyskip."' I urge this appropriation in the name of the 225,000 farmers who are in need cf it and to whom it i3 due as a matter of right and not .as a matter cf favor, and in the name of the thirty-odd million other farmers who, in the nature of thiDgs and as a matter of common justice, will eventually get it. Right demands it. The Government owes it, and the time for payment is here. The American farmer is slow to make demands, bat when once he makes them, believing in their justness, he is not easily turned aside from them. The revolution in the method of furnishing mail to our country people mu9t go on until each home, each Ha-e ia hrnnoht in tnn.->h with fhe J " ?-"-ft? - ? ? world. Not until then will the farmer be satisfied!" Subscribe for the Dispatch.