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' ????________________ ????????? ? Bepresentatiue Hetespaper. Souers Lexington and the Borders of the Surrounding Bounties hike a Blanket. VOL. XXXII. LEXINGTON, S. C., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19. 1902. NO. 15 4?f,J fjl ill! '\\ 1/ *57>??I iiy llR* \ll?tf^r-^ijj iH l<^JxS ? ' 3f !l! I J*? DEAR MADAM: If you will wear one pair of Oar 1 "HIGH SCHOOL WALKING BOOTS" 1 you'll always want them. Wo PAftit* <?on?t know whether j !j they are the j ! "BUST IN THE WORLD" { . but ve do know that there is riot : i another shoe in the land that will match 1 * . i these [ | Two I>ollar Shoes FOR WOMEN I within Fifty Cents a pair, BRING YOUR FEET AND | "TWO DOLLARS ' I El/CD LCI(II) "THE SHOE MAN," 1603 Main Street, COLUMBIA, - - S. C. j n j Feb. 6?ly. J 0. M. Efiud. F. E. Drehzb. EFIRD & OREHER, Attorneys at Law, LEXINGTON, C. H., S. C. WILL PBACTICE IN ALL THE Courts. Business solicited. One * member of the firm will always be at office, t?a p UB&ili^lvu, ki. v. June 17?8m. Albert M. Booker, Attorney at Law. COLUMBIA, 8. e. 1 Especial attention given to business entrusted to hiin by his fellow citizens of Lexington county. I Office: 1609 Main Street, over T. B. Aughtry & Co. February 23 ?tf. ( ffl CONFIDENCE, Don't give me away, : And I'll tell you the remedy of1: the day, Listen! It is L. L. and K. It makes the system clean and j pure, Will health and strength to j i you secure, ~ Strictly a vegetable prepara- j1 tion, ! Mild and pleasant in its opero + i e\ auun. No need for nostrums just made to sell, its Life for the Liver that makes you well. HILTON'S LIFE FOE THE LIVES AND SIDNEYS. Wholesale by the MURRAx DRUG CO., Colombia, S. C. , For Sale at TEE DaZAAB. May 15?ly. OB. F. 0. OSLMORE, j Located at no. isio main street. over Husemann's Gun Store, Columbia, S. C., where he will be glad to soe his former as well a* new patients. Dr. Gilmore will be at Kaminer Hotel in Lexington on Tuesday and Wednesday. March 11th and 12th, to accommodate patients who find it inconvenient to call at his Columbia ofiice. January 23, 1901?tf. gjJ o_CUR?SkV/H?JR? ALL ELSE FAILS. ^ r. k a fri *w. l?20 MAIN STS jpi Solicits a SI: THE LEGISLATES. After spending Friday and Saturday, the 7th and 8tb, in Charleston visiting the exposition and taking in the sights, the General Assembly of South Carolina reassembled in the respective hall of each branch on Monday, the 10th. The morning session of the House wa9 brief and uneventful and lasted nnlv fnrtv.fittfi minnfcpR. The onlV- I important measure was the passage to the second reading of the bill to require the authorities of Ciemson College to make certain investigations and experimentation in the coast region of the State. The bill prohibiting the organization of trusts, pools, monopolies, etc , was called up and the House adjourned until 8 o'clock in the evening leaving the bill as the pending measure. NIGHT SESSION. At the Eight session a number of matters came over from the Senate. Debate on the bill to prevent the formation of trusts, etc., was postponed. The bill to require parties to secure written permission before entry upon the lands of another, was indefinitely postponed. The motion to strike out the enacting words of the bill to regulate the infliction of capital punishment was -? ? mi i ? j voted down, xne U1U provides: Section 1. That it shall be the duty of the superintendent of the State penitentiary to have executed, within the walls of said penitentiary, all persons sentenced to death by the courts of this State. Sec. 2. That all persons 60 sentenced to death shall, within five days after the passing of said sentence, be conveyed to the State penitentiary, at Columbia, for safe-keeping, until the day of execution, by the authorities cf said penitentiary. The bill to permit county dispensaries to sell liquor on Sundays or holidays to persons holding certifi~ -VA vkknMAtAMA mao till O/l I jaiea HULU pujoiuauo, nao Aiuou ifter discussion. SENATE. Tbe Senate was in session only three-quarters of an hour and only routine matters were disposed of. AtnoDg the bills which passed their third readings were as follows: Bill to amend section 2515 of the revived statutes so as to include mortgages for supplies. Bill to regulate aid to ex-Confederate soldiers and prevent their disfranchisement. 15111 to proDioic cars irora ueiug left within 50 feet o? any public crossing. Tho Senate then adjourned to accept an invitation to attend the reception tendered the Cook County Democratic club in the Opera House at 1 p. m. XICIIT SESSION". A considerable volume of business was transacted at this session. The resolution providing that no bills should be read their third time on the last day of the Legislative session was passed after a debate of 14 to 11. The bill to repeal the law to allow the extension of the time for the payment of taxes was killed. The bill to allow the County Board of County Commissioners of tbe several counties to hire the chaingangto any responsible person or corporation, was killed by having the enacting words stricken out. Several bills passed their second IEZ. n^cisrc^zTC !EET, tare of Your Valued ] and third readings, after which th9 1 Senate adjourned. 1 HOUSE?TUESDAY. * Ahnnfe the firpt business traneac- ' ted W88 the adoption of resolutions of thanks to the management of the ' Charleston Exposition for countesies. The following were amoDg the bills 1 which received their third reading: j 1 j The bill to extend the time for the payment of the commutation road tax to March 30th. ' 3.1 A" I iU. ( xo extena trie nine icr uje payment of taxes for 1901 to March 30, * 1902. * The great debate over the anti- 1 trust bill then commenced and con- ( tinned until the hour of adjournment. 11 XI GET SESSION. 1 When the House met tonight a 1 number of bills were reported from the various committees. An unfavorable report was sub- j rnitted cn the bill to repeal the in- i come tax law. f Mr. D. F. Efird wanted to revise r his resolution relative to the Gov- 1 ernors appointments in case the bi- t ennial session legislation passed. To c do this rules had to be suspended, f The House refused to suspend the c rules. After the Senate matters were dis- n posed of the anti-trust bill was called * up and the debate was resumed with i renewed vigor. Several arguments were made and the further consider- 1 tion of the bill was the adjourned. c The bill providing for a fixed tax for road work was killed. SENATE. I After the usual routine work the g Senate this morning took up the Mc- i Gowan redisricting bill and dis- c cussed it at length. It finally passed as it came from the Eouse with the 3 exception that Clarendon was taken ] out of the Seventh and placed in the ? First District. The Seventh District t is made up of the counties of Rich- \ land, Sumter, OraDgeburg and Lex- i ington. I The Senate then took a recess. < NIGHT SESSION. 1 This was a busy session of the Senate and the grave eolons settled 1 down to business with a vim and no time was wasted in rnshing it ' through Among the new bills intro- ' duced were the following: To amend the income tar act. To define train robbing and fix the i punishment therefor. < Bill to require public ginnere to j 1 keep their books for inspection. To further amend section 349 of 1 the revised statutes of 1393, relating i to the seizure and sale of a default- j ing taxpayer's eetate. 1 - e n i \ To proniDit wearing 01 ?ouioern j Cross bj others than those entitled ( to do so. Relating to apportionment of R9p- i resentatives of Orangeburg and Lexington. HOUSE?THURSDAY. The snpply bill and the Legislative bill were introduced. There was a good deal of time lost over the matter of introducing new j 1 bills. ! 1 A concurrent resolution wa6 ictro- j duced fixing the 26th instant as the i day for final adjournment. j i Tl-io T7?>cfcfrppf r*a** Vjj'I hns I 1 gone to a committee ot free conference. The Secretary of State reported to < the House that a case for the mace onil rarmdnonf, i-prvflirft of fflSPfl HUU ^V4UIU?V**? ? ? - ? J could be made for $50. Mr. Efird. the bi'ermia] sessions j i ? >2-7, 723., orsro Pnl ifo rsriH . CI CX V'XIU^ V- ( JL VA1 l)V 14AA VA bill having bern killed in the Senate, 3ad tbe Hou9e to kill his bill relating ;o four year terms of the members of j the Legislature. *** '? - i! L.M1 vvnen tne appropriation oui uamc up for third reading Mr. Harvey Wilson, chairman of the ways and means committee cffered an amendment to increase the appropriation j ror printing from $12,000 to $20,000. Ihe code inuet be printed this year, J ae explained, and that will make the iifrerence. The amendment was i I igreed to. Disposing of the reporte and other j natters on the Speaker's desk re- i pired nearly two hours. The general bill to regulat9 the ; vorking of the highways was then j ;akeD up and the House adjourned j vith the bill stiil pendiDg. NIGHT SESSION. The free conference committee rejorted to the House on the "chicken j till." The committee reported in } avor of the bill a3 it left the House, -? - j _ 'ejecting tne senate ameuuiutrui.. , The Senate had proposed to make j he provisions of the bill apply to jhickens as well as to other domestic owls. The house wanted to exempt shickens. The House agreed to the Senate imendment to the redisricting bill vhich placed Clarendon in the First j nstead of the Seventh district. The discuseion of the general road aw bill was then resumed and was ontinued until the House adjourned. SENATE. The Senate was in session six lours today but during that time no peat number of matters were acted tpon?the time being consumed in lebate. Senator Riysor introduced a bill resterday which will excite interest. !t provides that the directors of the state dispensary may issue permits ,o beer dispensers in cities of 20,000 nrn?A a rn mflnfcinn ;upuianuu viv4* aav -v ? 8 made of cities of less than 20,000 copulation, the inference is that these sities cannot have beer dispensaries f the bill becomes a law. The balance of the morning seseion ivas taken up in the discussion of the Dill to provide for the correction of ;he boundary line between Spartanourg and Greenville county. NIGHT SESSION. At the night session the bill to I provide for the manufacture and sale j cf fertilizers by the State, was taken j up, discussed and killed. The free conference committee to | which had been referred th9 bill to j make domestic fowls subject to the general stock law, reported that they | bad agreed to change the words "do mestic fowls" to "turkeys, geese, 1 ducks and guineas." This, it will be seer, left chickens out of the operation of the bill. There was some discussion over the committee's report, and finally the report was rejected. This kills the whole bill, and all kinds of fowls will go free aa heretofore. When the Senate adjourned the appropriation bill was up for consideration. HOPSZ?FRIDAY. The general road law was given second reading &3 was the bill to ? L ' ? f rnof Q Thp j prevent rjt) iuiuaiiuubk wuUl.u. ? ~ feafcureB in the action on the road bill were keeping the minimum age iimit of those subjeot to road duty at 18 years. Also the adoption of sections leaving at the discretion of the County Commissioners the number of days and the amount of commu m, COLUJIUIA, 8. Prompt, Attention. Oct< tation tax. This will evade or meet ! i any suspicion of unconstitutionality. I The Johnson anti-trust bill passed second reading by nearly a twothiids majority of all the members of the hnnsp. The committees substitute bi)l i proposing to amend the constitution to permit special legislation on certain matters was taken up and was J given second reading by tbe consti- j futional two-thiids majority, the vote ; being 99 to 3. ! NIGHT SESSION*. i At this seesioD a number of bills i were discussed, some of which were passed and tome did not. About j the most important of which were the following: There were a number of bills proposing amendments to the pension j law. One of these, by Capt. Banks, ! r>rnnnsed that the a_e restriction be f r"~r ? I removed, so that any destitute and j ill veteran without means of support, 1 having been wounded or not, could j get a pension. Gen. James' bill to provide for the appropriating of $2,000 out of the j general pension fuad to repair the j artificial limbs of Confederate soldiers, j Capt. Brooks and Mr. Harvey Wil- . son had three bills on the subject of ; pensions, and they passed second , reading. C3pt. Brooks' bill provides frho rata nf nav for pensioners. i ? r-j r senate The fight against the Virginia- , Carolina Chemical company was ! fought to a finish in the Senate yes- j terday, and the fertilizer company j wod. It wa3 a great fight and one in which the public has taken a great ; deal of interest. Senator Caughman introduced a bill to repeal the act providing for the payment of taxe3 for bonds j issued by townships in aid of railroads. All Day Long1 You may have comparative comfort until laughter, reading aloud or nervous excitement brings on the fit of coughing which racks you until your very bones ache. Do not suffer needlessly. Even when a cold on the lungs seems to have you fast in its dreadful power, Allen's Lung Balsam will loosen the mucus, allay the in flammation, heal the aching and finally overcome the enemy completely. Teachers' Association. The Lexington County Teachers' j Association will hold its regular ! meeting in the court house Saturday, j February 22nd, 1002, promptly at j eleven o'clock. All teachers are ! earnestly requested to be present. The program is as follows: 1st. Iuteresting Devices for Teaching Language.?Miss Sue Corley. 2nd. Teachers Temperament. Prof. O. D Stay. 3rd. School-room Ethics.?Prof. John S. Derrick. Miss I'Ans Meetze, Sec. Shake Into Ycr.r Shces Allen's Foot-Ease. It rests the feet. Cures Corns, Bunions, Ingrowing Nails, Swollen and Sweating feet. At all druggists and shoe stores, Ask today. o _ ballad f n OCUiCilUI -i. Li U4 O.JUU us Tuesday and we were glad to meet him. He is not yet a fulfiedged candidate for Congress, but being brainy and popular the "boys will doubtless call him to represent them in the National House of Representatives."' O., 1 >ber I3tf ^ Dots from Savilla. To the Editor of the Dispatch: The weather is very UDfavorable. A sleet Friday night and a snow Saturday. The sleet was very nice for running sleighs. The snow was nice for making ice cream, but the sugar-bowls and cream pitchers were abused very badly. The health of our community is very good. Some of our go-ahead farmers are breaking their land very rapidly. Rev. J. A. Ballentine had a log rolling a faw days ago. That's the way I like to see our farmers do, keep fresh land for 5 cents cotton. Mr. Travis Hill is engaged in work as sswer for Mr. Steele. Mr. D. C. Harman and son went to Lexington Friday and reports a very cold day. Mr. H. TV. Koon and sons returned home Friday from their Sand Hill place. Mr. W. A. Kammer tias made a great improvement on his place. Mr. Pierce Amick will soon move his saw mill on J. J. Long's place in the Dutch Fork. Misses Sallie Sease and Cora Ballentine visited Miss Emma Koon, the charming daughter of Mr. H. W. Kcon, a few days ago. There was a party at Mr. H. W. Koon's some time since and was enioved by all who attended. A foot bridge has been built by the public across Duck branch for the benefit of the echool. Mr. L E. Black visited his uncle, Mr. S. L. Black, in Columbia, last Saturday and Sunday. Mr. Dent Sease is the proudest fellow in this section. You may know the results. Mr. P. W. Shealy went bird hunting Saturday. He says that they were tco wild for him. Soap Bug. February 17, 1902. Start Tour Garden Right. Buy Red Valentine, Golden Wax, Mohawk, Black Wax, Yellow Six Weeks and Stringless Green Pod Beans from Lorick & Lowrance, Wholesale and Retail Seedsmen, CoInmkia Q H 18 JLULUUlOj v. A Confederate Ee-union. Mr. Jasper S. Derrick, formerCounty Treasurer, is in town shaking hands with friends. He is anxious for the Old Confederates to visit Charleston during the Exposition and his plan is to have a general reunion of the Confederate soldiers of the State in that city sometime in the snrinff. He is satisfied that ~ L~ w reduced railroad rates can be obtained and that a committee can secure tent or other accommodations with two meals a day at a nominal figure. If this arrangement could be made many an old soldier would take advantage of the opportunity to go to Charleston once more before they "cross over the river" and again visit the places where in their younger days they did picket duty and fought the enemy off the hallowed shores of dear old Charleston. We see no reason why some such arrangements could not be made if the proper effort is put forth by the proper men. It will pay the railroads to lend a helping hand in this matter and it will pay the Exposition management to encourage it in a substantial manner, besides it will give the old soldiers a chance to eniov themselves at a small outlay, ' which they will never again have. i