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g Bepresentatiue JScurspaper. Sowers Lexington and the Borders of the Surrounding Bounties Bike a Blanket. VOL. XXXII. LEXINGTON, S. C., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1902. HO. 41. _ W. 2aC.' M02TCSTC2T!'' ' ^ ^Bi020 MAIN STREET, - COLUMltlA. H. C. ml I Solicits a Share of Your Valued Patronage. Polite and Prompt Attention. Jp V- A' I I October :3tf | THE B U IK THIS STORE An Accident B?|j Yen the reason in the ' ycu get back. GREATEST ASSORTMENT OF Sl.OO, Sl.oO, J AND I j OXFORDS j! OS THE MARKET. II "the"shoeIan," J 1603 Main Street, COLUMBIA, - - S. C. Feb. C?ly. C. M. Efird. F. E. Dreheb EFIRD &DREHER, Attorneys at Law. ? j LEXINGTON, C. Km S. C. TXrILL PRACTICE IN ALL THE \\ Courts. Business solicited. Onemember of the firm will always be at office. Lexington, S. C. June 17?6m. Albert 31. Boozer, Attorney at Law, ? COLUMBIA, .S. C. Especial attention given to business entrusted to him by his fellow citizens of Lexington county. Office: 1316 Main Street, upstairs, opposi e Van Metre's Furniture Store. Februarv 28 ?tf, ; DR. F. C. 6ILM0RE. ZDS:?T,Z'IS,Z\ L - - . riYnrrnTTT Located at isg. imu 51 a. over Husernann's Go n Store, Columbia, S. C., where he will be glad to see his former as well as new patients. | Dr. Gilmore will beat Kaaiiner Hotel in Lexington on Tuesday and Wednesday, I ' September 9th and 10th, to accommodate | patients who find it inconvenient to call at t nis Columbia office. January 23, 1901?tf, i i I THE PROOF OF THE [ PUDDING IS THE EATING. THE PROOF OF THE MEDICINE IS THE I TAKING. i HILTON'S LIFE FOR THE LIVER AND k KIDNEYS will verily every claim made lo: ^ it. lest it by a trial of a 2b:. bottle, n > makes last friends wherever once used, and * becomes the medicine of the household. It is pleasant to take, acts pleasantly and causes one to feel pleasant. It is the best and quickest remedy for th* cure of kidney troubles, lame back, dis ordered liver and any derangement of thf stomach and bowels. BOTTLES, 25c., 50c. and SI.CO. Wnoleale by the MURRAY DRUG CO. Columbia. S. C. ,rHV RAZAAR r or oaic av a May 15?ly. jaB ffi TtT CURES whereall E L STT* >L s" CSl Ef Best Cough Syrup. Tn^tes Good. tJ6e f^| _ in time. Sold t>y druggists. I CAMI'All MEETINGS., i Early Thursday morning we I started for the pretty little village of Swansea, situated on the Florida Central and Peninsular Itailroad, and when we had driven about ten miles the dark cloud which had &!i the morning obscured the heavens, opened and the rains descended in fovvorvfo f/.r ahnnt an hour. l O * W w v.? ? v We found the town still progressing and the merchants carrying well assorted stocks of goods in anticipation of a large fall and winter trade. Swansea is blessed with a line back country, peopled by clever and industrious inhabitants who are. as a rule, prospering in their worldly affairs as well as in their spiritual ones. There are great possibilities opening up for the town and ins fu j tare is bright with promises o: unj usual business activity and industrial development, haviDg sufficient water ! power at its very door to run a cotton j mill with about the capacity of that | of the Lexington Manufacturing Co., i and there is no reason why the busi| n6ss men of the place and the farmi ers of the surrounding country should 1 not get together and form a joint stock company and build this mill i except some one to lead in the move| ment, and it is no doubt destined to j become one of the most important i places on the road. ! The rain delayed the people in as I semblying and prevented many from j coming at all, but at about 12 o'clock | quite a respectable crowd, who to| gether with the candidates, gathered I at the west end of the Goodwin oond | where the barbecue was to be served, i Hon. W. H. Hast, assisted by Mr. j "Kit" Jackson acted as master of | ceremonies and introduced the | speakers, commencing with the ean; didates for the Legislature and then on down. The candidates for the Legislature covered about the same ground as that already reported, bringing out but little if anything new. By way of parenthesis, we want to compliment the boys on their good behavior. They are running strictly on their own merits and htness for the position to which they aspire and carefully avoid all harsh l.-ii. ~.u:?u iv^ ness aiiu uiiieruess wuicu jju.o mc campaign on a high ?>lane and makes it pleasant to be along with them. Messrs. Lever and McLauehiin candidates for Congress, were present and enlightened the people briefly on national policies. Lever was enthusiastically received. It fell to our lot to pilot the party from one meeting place to another, so after a refreshing sleep at Swansea hotel, we took the lead for Baughman's barbecue at Brit Huttc's mill. On our way back from Swansea, the "boys" stopped over a: Gaston, and while they hustled for votes, we | went in pursuit of cart wheels. The t town is holding its own. Oar old ! friend, W. Addison Goodwin, the nffiniorif rnafnipeter and nmroir^nf. C1MV1VUU ? , | merchant, greeted us with a face \ beeming with smiles, as if he had | some 4kboodle" in his pocket for us ; and as he asked us to walk up to the Captain's desk, we "smole such s j smile as was never smoled before, I and we left that place feeling that i! - | was good that we had been there I What Lord Byron said of Athens ec | we say Gaston holds our heart and j soul. t Arriving at Hutto's mili in I . ! coarse of time we found a represent. ative crowd of voters of that section j ! interspersed with a goodly number j j o: ladies and children. These peo| pie seemed to appreciate the canai; dates for giving them a day in which . j to here the issues of the campaign | j discussed and explained. That is a j ! noted spot in the history of the ! : county, being the place of the first ! settlement of the historic Geiger | family. The people of the settlement | are kind hearted and generous and Thuv are industrious ! it'iy L'JSjViiav.t. ^ v j ~ I and are animated by a lofty spirit of j j patriotic citizenship, and are true to j their every religious obligations. ! i ^ I Here is situated a freak of nature, j i known as Sand Mountain, which is | j wonderful. ! Mr. Samuel P. Shumpert occupied j j the platform and introduced the j j speakers. The speeches were inter! sperecd with music from a string ! band which lent enchantment to the i j occasion and contributed much to- j | ward the pleasures of the day. The j i meeting broke with everybody feel j I ing good one toward the other, and j the 'cue cooked by our old friend, Mr. Andrew Spires, was enjoyed. ; The boys put in good work among i the voters and each one left that preI ciDcfc firm in the belief that he would \ carry it by a large majority, and nulled out for New Brookland. This town is the "apple of the j j 'State of Lexington's' eye." It is : certainly making wonderful strides ! along the read of progress and pros| perity. The inhabitants are deteri mined to make their town the "first | ! city" in the county, and some are j | bending their efforts to overshadow j j her neighbor across the river in the j j pursuit of industry, commerce and < ! manufacture and for the development cf these graces the town is admirably situated. The people are enthused over the prospects of an electric ; railway at an early date and with the j j establishment of a line of river { j steamers to the port of Georgetown j and the building of good highways, i j Brookland will flourish as a green bay tree. As it is now she is etjoyi ing a large volume of business and : her people are happy and contented, i (imnMnofmn rvf vnfrp Vinntprfi j X tic tguuuu Ul IUVV. : arrived about sundown, and immedi| 7 j ately commenced the work of interj viewing the "dear people" and mak- j ! ing friends with the voter. | Friday night the ladies of the town ! I gave an ice cream festival and the : army of candidates made a gallant i attact upon the delicacies and passed the evening in blowing kisses at the j girls, flirting with ladies, buttonhol- i j ing the voters and "cracking" jokes j i upon their opponents. Saturday was campaign day and j the people evidenced their interest in politics by turning out in large numi hers. Mr. G. A. Guignard, one of i Lexington's moat devoted eons, was j i called to the chair ana that veteran ! | Soldier of the Cross, the Rev. E. L. | Lybrand, envoked the blessing of the j 4,Great Architect of the Universe," to j | build up and strengthen the characj ter of the people, so that morality | and Christianity would triumph over ' j the powers of darkness. The chin * i music began with candidate "Banks" 1 | Hiller, for County Commissioner, I who by the way, is developing into ' ! a first class campaign speaker. The j burden of his song was that the Fork > should have a commissioner, and in 1 j this we fully agree, but who that ' commissioner shall be is for the peo? i pie to say on the 2Cth instant. All I of the other caud dates, with bat slight variations, sang their song to the eaificatiou of the people and the glorification of themselves. Mr. McLaughlin, our "baby's" opponent, was given an opportunity to | be heard, out of the regular order of t the programme, on account of having to leave for his home. Mr. Lever was the last speaker and was given a grand ovaiion. This ended the j campaign meetings for the week, i We leave this morning to be with I the boys at Irmo, and to continue j cm the round.-;. I ITo Basis Adopted. To the Editor of the Dispatch: In the last issue of your paper j August 10, you are again in error when you eay that the State Board of Equilization decided to make 70 per cent the basis of assessment. The board did not adopt any basis of assessment for realty but left that as fixed by the county boards. There ; wf.ro no phannrps made in the returns of real property as fixed by the I county boards. The majority report of the per centage committee reeom- j mended a 70 per cent basis. This j report was not adopted. Instead the resolution offered by j Mr. Geer of Anderson c-ountv was \ i adopted by a vote of 21 to 12. The resolution follows: In view of the fact that the reports j on which action has to be taken are j somewhat incomplete, and in view of the further fact that personal property, bank stock and railroad property j are not available for reassessment this year, and the assessments upon ! personal property, bank stock and j railroad property has finally been fixed for this } ear and under the law cannot be affected under any basis of j assessment agreed upon at this meet- ; ing of the State board, be it Resolved, That this board accept all returns of the real estate as adopted by the county board of equilization. 2nd. That the report on cotton mills be accepted and that the valuation as given by the committee be adopted, and that the per centuge for assessment for cotton mill property be fixed at GO per cent, as last year. 3rd. That the report of the committee on cotton seed oil mills as to j " 1 i 1 J /IA I value, b(3 adopted, ana mat ou per cent, of that value, as last year, be adopted as the basis of taxation. 4th: That the report of the committee on fertilizer factories be adopted as the valuation, and that 60 per cent, of the values be used as the basis of assessment for taxation, as last year. Kesolved. That this board respectfully urge the general assembly to provide at its next session some plan by which all classes of property, in- . eluding real estate, persona: property j mills, bank stock, railroad property j and all other classes of taxable prep- ! erty, can be reached at one time, and I so that the various classes of property 1 shall not be variously affected by the [ ftpHnn nf anv State board, as would he the case if this board adopted the 70 per cent, basis upon real estates and textile mills, and w?-3 unable to reach other classes of property already finally assessed for the year. The board decided to assess mill property, fertilizer plants, etc., at 60 per cent of their gross valuation and to leave the assessment of real estate as adopted by the county boards, as the foregoing resolution plainly shows. Very Respectfully, >i. B. YVancamaker, j Mem. St. Bd. Equilization. I This Will Interest LSany. To quickly introduce 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 Bilm ( B. j B. B ) quickly cures old ulcers, scrofula, eczema, itchiug skin and blood humors, cancer, eating, festering sort 8, boils, carbuncles, pimples or j offensive eruptions, pains in bones or joints, rheumatism, catarrh, or any blood or skin trouble. Botanic Blood I Balm iB. B B } heals every sore or j pimple, makes the blood pure and rich and stops all aches and pain9. Botanic Blood Balm 'B. B. B thoroughly tested for .'10 years in hospital | and private practice, and has cured 1 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. j Medicine sent at once, prepaid. Be- \ scribe trouble and free medical advice i given. Botanic Blood Balm ;B. B. B.) gives life, vigor and strength to ! the blood. The finest Blood Purifier I made. Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. B.) gives a healthy Blood supply to the skin and entire system. -o- ?. Zm Regard to the Text Bocks. lion. John J. McMahan, State Su- ! perintendent of Education, Columbia, 1 S. C. Dear Sir:?la view of the unjust j attack made upon you with reference | to thr adoption of text-books, it is ! but justice that we, as members of the State Board of Education responj eible for the changes in text-books, come forward and make the following ! statement: j 1. You are in no sense responsible j for the appointment of the men who j made the adoption. The governor exercised his prerogative under the constitution, and appointed the seven members without regard to your preferences. 2. 1'ou are not responsible for the changes made in the books. You strongly opposed the adoption of some. A board of nine men selected the books by a majority vote in each cast: and no one man could control the result, or can have the blame or praise for what was done. All acquiesced loyally in the result, and to you, as Scale Superintendent of Education, is due the credit that the uniformity of text-books?so much to be desired ?has become a fact, and is not a dead letter. The country schools were in confusion from the great diversity of books that had been permitted. The t l j i .. .n l i. - i i oest leacmcg couiu Dot ue uuue when the teacher had to use any and every book that each pupil brought. Therefore any serious effort to iui- j prove the country schools necessarily j involved great changes in test-bocks, j After such changes have been j made and the people have acquiesced j in the enforcement of thejaw. it is ; unfortunate for a candidate for the j ; high office of State Superintendent I j of Education to ccme before thepeo- ; i pie and try to make them dissatisfied ! ! with a chaDge that has already been ! made, that cannot be undone, and | that all intelligent school men must know is for the betterment of the ; work in the country schools. 4. It is false to say there have been j "frequent changes/' The changes were ordered in 1000, to take place i November 15, 1901. The contract | foibids any more changes before July j 1, 1000, and there will probably be little reason for many changes then. 5. Although you were opposed to some of the adoptions, you accepted the result in good faith: and, in the enforcement of the use of the adopted books, you have done your full duty. Regardless of the opposition you would incur, you applied yourself with determination to having the law and the contract carried out. It is, therefore, due chit fly to your flt'orts that South Carolina er j >ys the lowest prices una exchange rates. Signed. Henry P. Archer. Member State 7>- 1 V ' x^aiu juuucaaoG iroiii Iirat Congressional District. M. B. MeSwesney, Gnmruor a::d Chairman State Board Education. H. T. Cook, Member State Board Education (Professor in Farm an University. J. I. McCain. Member of State Board of Education (Professor in Erskine College) K P. Archer, Member State Board of Education (Superintendent City ScbooD of Charleston.) Graves L. Knight, Member State Board of Education (Superintendent Schools at Granitevilie.) AT T> ? a. uuj. jx. iiiyrior, idlo eqomder c ? Board of Edxcation (now Senator from Orangeburg. A Successful Meeting. To the Editor of the Dispatch: After carrying on a meeting for the past eight days at Pleasant Hill church, we take this method of giving the brethren a statement of the good that has been accomplished. Much interest was manifested in this meeting. 12 members were added to the church, besides about 35 conversions with much work aecom? 1. - 1- r - piiaaeu ior tne Master in different ways. The membership deserves much credit for the beautiful house of worship erected in so short awhile. The congregation of this church desires to express its gratitude to those who so kindly assisted them in this work. May God add his blessings to one and all. J. E and W. P Steele. Lexington, S. C, Aug. 12, 1902. Co. K, 20th S. C. V. Esgt., Was reorganized with the following named officers, viz: Captain?M. D. Harman. 1st Lieutenant?Jas. E. Kendrix. > f> rl T .ioiltannnt Vf T fP 1 ijn-uituaui .U,. U. XH'yiOT. Brevt. 2nd Lieutenant?George V-'. Boeder. 1st Sergeant?George W. Harms:.. '2nd Sergeant?Emanuel Hallma:.. drd Sergeant?Joseph W. Reedtr. 4th Sergeant?Geo. W. Wingarc. .">th or Color Sergeant?John V,". Smith. 1st Corporal?J. West Harman. 2nd Corporal?P. ]>. Harman. 2rd Corporal?Levi W. Caughmai. 4th Corporal?Daniel Hicke. Commissary?Allen J. Harman. Lexington. S. C.. A nor. ion , ? ~-7 -to" * 1 -VV.'Elliott Gaining Ground. Col. Wrn. Elliott, candidate fc: United States Senator, has abounded | wonderfully and is rapidly making, j gains from other candidates, and is always placed with some other man ; as certain of the second race. Tie | low country is solid for him: he leads ! in the middle countiep, and if his i large gams continue may get tie ; largest vote in the Piedmont and ' Ridge sections.