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The Lexington Dispatch. Wednesday, March 12, 1902. PENCIL AND SCISSORS. Wayside Notes Gathered Here anc There by a Dispatch Man. The weather is mild and spring like. Usually a girl isn't afraid of at armed man. If you want good beans, buy youi seed at the Bazaar. - 1 ? J iL'n Mn.tii'nn oi JJOIIOO IB IjUUltJU LliiO UJUJ.lJ*Ug ai from 8? to 8?. Effects of a big feast are almost as bad as effects of a big drunk. A few busbels of good sound pindars are wanted at the Bazaar. The time for paying taxes without the penalty will certainly expire on the 31st. The Clerk of ths Court advertises several tracts of land for sale in this issue. The gardeners are getting in some good work this warm and genial weather. 0d8 convincing proof of good citi zenship is the prompt payment of all Mn* Killc JVU4 For the best plain stick and fancy candies, always go to the Bazaar. Squire U. W. Jefeoat, of Swansea, was in town Monday on professional business. Time steals on without fear of arrest, but the man who steels often has to serve time. A man feels lonesome when he is in the company of people who never make mistakes. T. C. Sturkie, E*q., visited his childhood's home in the sand hills Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. Ella Edwards, of Brooklyn, New York, is visitiDg her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Bradford. Mr. M. E. Barr, the milliner for W. P. Roof, is quite sick at her rooms over the store of H. L. Oswald. "It s impossible to keep a good man down," sighed the whale, and Jonah nicked ud his hat and deoar ~ r i. ?. ted. The average woman has no desire to enter a room unless she happens to see a uNo Admission' sign on the door. A meeting of the stockholders oi the Lexington County Fair Association is called for the 29th day oi March. Mr. John J. Taylor has commenced work on his dwelling on upper Main street. Mr. Charlie Harman has the contract. Meyers & Co. Royal Spice Powders for horses, cattle, hogs and poultry, which has no equals. For sale by TF. P. Roof. The time is here and the Bazaar is the place, where you can find garden seeds of all kinds. Guaranteed fresh and sure to please. The furlough of Joe Caughmau having expired, he returned to his regiment on Sullivan's Island, at Charleston, Monday. Meyers & Co. Celebrated Horse Spices gives new life and vigor tc your horses. Try a package and you will never have any other, 25c. For sale by W. P. Roof. Mr. H. M. Wingarci is erecting three new dwellings on his property on Butler street. Mr. Wade Caugh man is doing the work. Mr. Boozer Crews, of Spartanburg visited his grandmother and aunt Mrs. Eva Boozer and Mrs. C. M Efird, this week in this place. For the past few weeks robim have been very plentiful in the mocl orange trees about town and largi n nan ties of them have been killed. Dispenser Inspector McCartha wa on our streets Saturday and Sunda; shaking hands with his friends. Hi left Monday going toward Edgefield Men and boys wishing a nice fane; shirt should call on Meetze & Sor as they have just received a ne^ line in the latest fashionable make and colors. The executoraof the Estate of Mrf M. E. See, deceased, offer her lat residence on Depot street for sale a public auction on the first Monda in April. Additions are being put to tb? ; stores cf M. K. Hartley & Co., anc Charlie Corley, at the depot. In . creased business necessitates the en largement of these stores. We are now offering our entir< I stock of clothiDg, shoes, hats anc furnishing goods, at actual cost. I f will pay you to see us before buying Leaphart & Drafts. The unsightly old hull on Depoi I ? street, south of the residence of Mr J. J. Bickley, which has long been ar eye sore, has been demolished tc make room for a new cottage. Camp Steadman, IT. C. V., wit hold a meeting in the court hcust next Monday. A full meeting is de sired as matters of importance wil] be brought up for consideration. Before buying early Amber and ' Orange Cane Seed, and all other seeds and grain wanted for the farm and garden, call on or write to Lorici 0 T TT7L-1 7? juowrance, vviiuieoaie turn xvciau Seedsmen, Columbia, S. C. IS Mr. Carl and Misses Lucia and Fannie Oswald, of Barr's Landing, visited their brother, Mr. Harry L. Oswald, a prominent merchant of this place, Sunday and Monday. All notices in the interest of the nrivftfA hnRinPHR nf inrb'viflnals nr t ? -firms will be charged for at the rate of five cents per line. This applies to one and all, with exceptions to none. The dogwood is beginning to put fo-th its tender green and the editor is putting his tackle in thorough rei pair against that time when the | weather settles sufficient for Uncle ! Jake and himself to take their an! nual camp fish. The Globe Dry Goods Company, | of Columbia, is showing new crea tions in charming Eaeter novelties in which the manufacturers have out done themselves and after seeing them you'll agree with us that thej are catchy and showy. A number of families have moved to town from the country to work in the mill. They can make more money by manufacturing five cent cotton than in raisng it, hence the change from country to city life. Mr. Willie Rawl, after spending , three years in the Philippine Islands, , as a soldier in the United States , army, returned home Friday to spend the evening tide in the peaceful pur; suits of a civilian. Meyers' Celebrated Poultry Spices ! makes hens lay, cures all poultry dis eases and makes your chickens paj you a profit, 10 and 35c packages. For sale by W. P. Ptoof. Last week maiked the arrival o: "Billy Martin," the welcomed har binger of spring, but finding thai bis residence, in the rear of thit office, was not ready for Mrs. Martiu the arrival of the entire family has been postponed. Mr. John C. Sease died suddenly last Sunday at the home of hii brother, Mr. Leonard Sease, wh( i lives in the Piuey "Woods section o: this county. The night before h( ' ate a hearty supper before retiring ; His death was due to apoplexy. On the last Friday in February i * couple of State liquor constable! ^ from Columbia, made an unexpectec appearance in town ana swcopec down upon the residence of Bei . Lewie, colored, a few miles fron > town and seized about 20 gallons o home made wine. j Meyers' Celebrated Hog Spice cures Cholera and any kindred disea ' | of the hogs: makes the pigs gro? ' I and keep fat and healthy. There i ' j nothing to equal them, only 5c. For sale by W. P. Iioof. An admiral written sketch of th 1 1 Charleston Exposition and profuse!; e : illustrated with handsome engrav ings showing the many buildings, ap 8 pears in the March number of th f Cosmopolitan. A copy of this num * ber should be in the hands of ever i. reader of the Dispatch. 7 j Honest goods at honest prices i i, j the motto which i3 makiDg the dr v goods, millinery and notion estat s j lishment of "Wm. Piatt, Columbh deservedly popular with the purchaf i ing public. No goods are allowed t e be misrepresented in order to effec ^ a sale, consequently the purchaser i y sure of getting full value for hi j money in every purchase. I Is an adjective which seems to have be- j j come monopolized by the young lady at the typewriter. It is astonishing what j 9 an array of beautiful women are found i in stores and offi- ______ ces. In fact, the t : typical American j beauty will be -5^1 . found sitting at the typewriter J I rather than lolling t ! in a carriage in the And yet this ' l pretty "young girl MA j needs always to be jffi-reminded that jjj ' skin deep," unless | ' ! it roots m health. ! j ! When the health IC>ls2i!^^ 1 is undermined by |?-L, ' i ,*>AniotilT' ^icaicoe I\e- I [ the luster soon l[P ft passes from the Ir^L, j eyes, the cheeks j f? yl i ^ j grow thin, the ^ ^ . j plumpness. ~ Dr. Pierce's Fa- ']#?' ' ! vorite Prescription i cures diseases which weaken women | and which destroy their strength and ^ beauty. It establishes regularity, stops I weakening drains, heals inflammation and ulceration and cures female weak[ ness. ''Several years ago I suffered severely from i female weakness, prolapsus and inenorrhagia, and used Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription with j splendid effect," writes Fannie Shclton. of Wash- i ( iugton, Iowa. ''Glad I have not needed it for a J few years past, hut if I should ever have any re- j turn of the old trouble would surely try ' Favorj ite Prescription.' I have recommended it to a i number of mv ladv friends. I alwavs tell them i i ! to try a bottle, and if they are not benefited by i it I will pay for the medicine. In every case j they have spoken in praise of it." Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure sick headache. The temperance meeting at Lees- j ; ville closed on March 4th, after , i having accomplished much good. It ; | is said that during the meeting Mrs. j ! Stevens made a magnificent plea ! ! for the cause of temperance and Miss Gordon made three addresses | equally as good. The farmers of Lexington county ; ' : and those persons interested in the cultivation of grasses and forage crops should remember that Prof. W. J. SpillmaD, an expert agrostolo- j 1 crist, ennnpeted with the United States department of agriculture, will deliver a lecture on these sub^ jects in the court house in this place ! L on Saturday, the 15th, inst. There should be a full attendance of repre- ! 1 i sentative farmers. For aches and pains use Planter's j Cuban Relief, the Magic Cure for : > internal and external pains. There ? j is no better. Gives permanent re' | lief in 5 minutes. Cures every pain ' flesh is heir to from toothache down " j to cramps. Warranteed to cure the worse case of borse colic in 10 minJ 3 utes. For sale at the Bazaar. i ' j Mr. Burns, conductor of the Sea7 . board Air Line quarry train, met ! with a severe and painful accident at Cayce's, in this county, last Saturday f morning. The long train of flat cars - were moving near the quarry there fc and in attempting to put on brakes, 3 ! the wheels of the one which Mr. ! , Burns was operating flew off and he ; s by his own momentum was thrown j from the car, in a pit thirty-five feet f < deep, and in the bottom which was 3 ! a quantity of broken pieces of granite. 3 He was severely cut and bruised in f i over a half a dozen places. ^ ^ 4 j ^ [ This signature js on everybox of the genuine . g Laxative iJromo^uinine Tablets 1 the remedy that cures a cold in one day ! 1 j ! * ! An Efficient Teacher. 1 j Miss Ellen Hendrix has been elec- | 1 j ted teacher of the school at Swansea, j : She has accepted the prosition and : left Sunday for that place to enter i b ' upon her duties. Miss Ellen is one 8 ! of the best equipped teachers in the j ? \ State having fitted herself by special s ! courses. She is painstaking and j i thorough in her methods and the ! patrons of the Swansea school are to ! 1 be congratulated on having secured : i . Y ! her services. j i Rebellion has broken out again in e ; several provinces of China. i- ! Over one hundred thousand men j y I killed, wounded and disabled repre- , ; sent the total British losses to date ; 8 in the South African war. y The Union dispensary's sales for )- the month of February?21 days of ; eleven hours each?amounted to $4, ?- i 995 00, the average hourly sales being 1 o $18 G'2. To this the Newberry Ob;t I server 3aye: Is it not appalling to ! is think that so much money is spent i is on intoxicating liquors when everywhere people are crying "hard times?" ; I I Largest Stock of c Gregory 1115 I Febrnarv 14 -lv. There were 23 convictions in the eessions court in Charleston last week. The town of Yorkville voted on the question of dispensary on Friday, the result being 96 for and 75 against. Spartanburg is to have another big: mill. Icr capital will be halt a million and Mayor Arch B. Calvert will be president of it. South Carolina Day at Charleston Expositioh Thursday, March 20tb, 1902. See very low rates via Southern Railway. I. T. Montgomery, a former 9lave of President Jefferson Davis, has been appointed by President Roosevelt receiver of public money in Mississippi. Senator Tillman has received an invitation to address the Democratic club of Cambrige, Mass, on April 19th, the anniversary of the battle of Lexington. All the regiments that went to the Philippines in 1898 and not already j---:? returned will be returneu uunug months of April and May?amounting to 13 500 men. New regiments will go out to take their places. It is astonishing at the large armj of men who are desirous of serving their State and county for the monej that is in it for so doing. Even we ourselves would not seriously obj?ct tc the President's salary of $50,000 pei annum and would be willing to share the honor with others. Sacred Cats In Egypt. Herodotus says that when a eai died a natural death in an Egyptian house the occupants of the dwelling went into mourning and shaved oil their eyebrows. When a fire occurred, they were more anxious to save jt-- 4.^ r?\A /-.rm. 111(2 U<1 lb LI1UI1 lu l'AUii?ujjii iiiv v-vti o ilagration. Nevertheless in some parts of the same country cats were regarded as unclean animals, for i creature which was considered sacred in one town was often viewec with horror as impure in a neighboring city. That was the case witl: the crocodile in Egypt, which ir some parts was ruthlessly huntcc and destroyed, while in others it was made a pet of, laden with gold orna ments and waited upon by priests. A Surgeon's Blunder. Eugene Sue, who in his youth was some time an army surgeon, on< day dined "not wisely, but too well/ with his friend llomieu at the Caf< rip Vnri'j Afterward as tliev saun tered on the boulevards Eomieu fel and injured his leg. Sue got a cab put his friend in and drove home where' he carefully dressed tin wound and then retired to bed Xext morning he hastened to exam ine the wound, only to discover ilia he had tended the wrong leg. Garden work has been resumed. Buy your garden teeds at th Bazaar. JIPCIITC Unrivaled book propositior HUfcH I ? Now Standard works. A rapid sobers. Liberal terms. Our ?uarn teed FOUNTAIN PEN a specialty. Dcscrij live lists mailed. Col ton, unn ??n ?v v o.. ira tabiisboil ik:jo) 15 Warren St., New Y'-rk. 4Wl*. 1 1 _ _ ? AM M /I T XT rt n?rvn c< in n 4* A JDUggJLUS CtiltL VV cXgUJLLO J.AJ. IUC7 JdLCLUO. )ur Prices the Lowest. , ^=Rhea Mule Co., PLAIN STREET, COLUMBIA, S. C. Seed Irish Potatoes SECOND CROP RED BLISS TRIUMPS. J) WEEKS EARLIER THAN MAINE SEED. A SURE STAND AND A HEAVY ? cropper. W? have tbe genuine second crop Also a full line of genuine Maine Seed, ^ Red and White Bliss, and Eed Catting Rose. Red and Yellow Onion Sets. We carry a lull and complete line of Fruits and Produce. Write for prices. *Ve will save you money. t. e. -sro-cntro- & co., WHOLESALE FRUIT and PRODUCE * TTT?.T om nr*T TTTWOT A 62 l^JIl iYLAlil !3 x V'JJ CI v/, February 12.?Iuj. TAX NOTICE r $ 4!^^ $ rpHE TIME FOR THE PAYMENT OF ' $ -*- taxes ^itbout lbe penalty has been ex$ J tended by order of Hon. John P. Derham, 3 ? ^ Comptroller of the State of South Carolina, <X X> by and with the consent of the Governor, ) <* ^^Tawi^PgL. na notice is hereby given that the books will ? X> be opened lor the collection of taxes at my <y X> office in Lexington, C. H.. S. C., until 3 0< jjiji |p|^jE j- >g March 30th, 11)02. J / I *N? ? For State Purposes* 5 Mills < <X /j ; :' ' k\ <*> For Ordinary County Purposes Z% Mills % /A 1'! 1 m\ v\ Special County V? Mill ?s Im ! Ii'in If { J J X> 1 For School Purposes 3 Mills * I ^ Y} For interest on railroad bonds in Fork, .v \ / ja Broad River and Saluda townships, 1'4 mill. <:/ \ ^ For retiring raliroad bonds. Broad River <v \ X> and Saluda Townships. 3 mills. <X X> For retiring Railroad bonds in Fork <X >0 For attorney fees in Broad and Saluda ? ? V S )a Townships.1 i mill. <X ^ Total levy Broad River Township, 18% mills > <X )0 Total levy Saluda Township. 18% mills. X ___ y> Total levy Fork Township. 17Y% mills. _ i <x r H1 JL * ?~ special School Tax Little Mobntain Bis* <X 1 PTil TbT.l Tl X> tricr' 3 mills? X JEL ^ Parties owning propety in more than one | >; <S* >0 township so state to the Treasurer. <X . % FRANK W. SHEALY. ; t Groceries, 1 '"" **" 1 * I /I HILTON'S 1 ^ i ! J $ for a Sluggish Appetite at tempt- # I ft a 8#% 11 All PIP I xstmss* iI OUGH CURE, & 'twill make you % 9 ; % hungry. $ | v A SYRUP. ' $ o Unique?unlike any other cough prepa' <X # ration. The quickest to stop a cough and * ' # tT T AflTTT 1 T T\ to remove soreness from the lungs. 25c. 3 % 11. L. UuWiLLl/, THE MUBRAY ?DRUG CO., <x ' x> uuij u ?. u. 0 1 LEXINGTON. S. C. ? For Sale at THE BAZAAB. ' f September 26. $ A"8' 18~lT' < ARE YOU SICK. Executors Sale. KlPhTRSYU BV VIRTUE OF THE POWEE ASD kSL'l? JP Jali'Ii Uj authority given me under the will ot j axm xn?i?n i ^i.T will haU Atnnh. I AiXL? j fJOUQ XV. ouuin uswo.^.?. - ..... ~? ?, 1 lie outer to the highest bidder, at the late ; "7\/T""7^ 1 ^ | residence of the said John R. Shnler, in ?J ^ e ; Fork Township, in Lexinatou county, on j |f s0 you wj|| fjncJ jn the DrUff lhursduv, iJareh l.ith. 19UJ. beginning at i ? ^ ^ . ' & j f.eveil o'clock a m? thetoiiowing Mraonai and Medicine Department at __ property. to wit: ; the Bazaar, Standard Medi- r ore iinf,firv Wa<?- nnps for all Comnlaints. i. od8. >bo.at 23 jLwi of Cattle. Cot.on Seed, QjSeaseS, EtC.f Which will _ Farm:up Implements.^, J gjve relief and CUT? yOU. E Febraarjf23th,E1902. ? Jn?" 3wl9. AT THE BAZAAR, 1 .... J