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Tiie Lexington Dispatch Wednesday, August 27, 1902. Wasted Lives. We have seen fine lives wasted through a love of wine?some in one channel and some in another. If it never comes to actual drunkenese, it lowers the man and spoils his influence. So it is with tale bearer, or a tell tale. He lowers himself and spoils his influence. How many would be grandly useful but for some wretched impediment! Worthleesness runs away with many a man's energies: love in this petty work, he thinks, makes great gutters in other people's fields; though the volcano never throws its contents so far but that the crater can be found. Fondness for feasts and gilded truthlessness robs him of his sphere of usefulness in the community where he works. He is always gazing at his fellowman and never stops before the mirror of truthfulness to behold his own likeness. When a person indulges in this hopeless, degrading, conceited and deceptive practice, he ought to be Via nnooaoDnr of a U70n<^?r fnl mPTTl- 1 VUO ^VOOVOOV* V* M ?? ? ? j ^,ory?a memory that will retain a chain of despicable expressions sufficient to reach thrice around the world, so that he can bridge over the canyons of truth with a clearer conscience than the common intruder. Ananias and Sapphira were up to date in this petty work, and they faltered. They fell dead at Peter's rebuke for telling a falsehood. If Peter could only rebuke the same characters to/ Jay sections of our country would have a chill. And I fear many of our churches would have no one left to tell what happened. The tale bearer is like a sputtering candle. Yon see its fire and light, but something extraneous and mischievoas is at work, and it needs to be removed. Such characters need to be snuffed with gold snuffers. They may well desire the Lord to knuff them, however painful the operation may be. Depend upon it, we have no life force to spare, and everything that lessens our consecrated energy to the truth is a robbery of God. Sis Sight Threatened. "While picnicking last mouth my 11-year-old boy was poisoned by some weed or plant," says W. H. Dibble, of Sioux City, la. "He rubbed the poison off his hands into his eyes and for awhile we were afraid he would lose his sight. Finally * vannnnmATi/)o/4 TtoWitt'o a UOigUUUl lt<.UUILUOWUCU X/D II ill a "Witch Hazel Salve. The first application helped him and in a few days he was as well as ever." For skin diseases, cats, barns, scalds, wounds, insect bites, DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve is sure care. Believes piles at once. Beware of counterfeits. J. E. Eaufmann. 7 '. . A W.t Biggest Gun in the World. After four years the 16.inch gun which has been in the course of construction at the Watervliet Arsenal, Albany, N. Y., is completed. This death-dealing monster is the largest gun ever made, and if it proves a success more of tbe same style will be made for tbe seacoast defense. It is to be shipped to Sandy Hook as soon as its carriage, which is being built at Washington, is finished, and when it is proved tbe artillery experts of the world will be present at the trial. It is claimed the gun will throw a shot 21 miles. In order to discbarge it it will require 1,000 pounds of powder and a 2,000 pound projectile. Its mechanism is so simple that it can be 1-J 1 .LMJ i n oper&tea vy a cnuu. Alter some deliberation it has been decided to pat the gun on a disappearing carriage at Fort Hamilton. The gun weighs 260,000 pounds. After ffea. Chaffee's Scalp. Chicago, August 13?Prepared to take the law into her hands, Mrs. Annie White, of Verde, Arizona, is on her way to New York, where she expects to have a settlement with Gen. Chaffee when he arrives from the Philippines, says the Tribune's El Paso, Texar correspondent. She is the widow of a discharged soldier of the Eighth Infantry. On his deathbed her husband ex acted a pledge that she would prefer charges against GeD. Chaffee for alleged cruel treatment at Camp Mc- j Dowell, a post near the San Carlos reservation, Arizona. Mrs. "White charges that Gen. Cbsffee, then a major, sent soldiers to their home, which was just outside the reservation, burned their bouse, and drove off all their cattle. W7hen seen at El Paso she said: "I am going to New York to meet Gen. Chaffee, and if he doe3 not give mfi satisfaction I'll shoot him dead in his tracks. I have preferred charges, but he prevented them from getting before Congress. I have told Gen Miles about it and he says for me to wait. I have waited long enough. I want a settlement and I am going to have it. I'll have his life or satisfactory reparation." Milesian. Conversation became reminiscent at the lawyers' club the other day, the late Judge James T. Brady being the subject, says the New York Times. A veteran practitioner who knew hira well, said: Brady's first attempt to practice law was in very humble quarters, in the rear of a cobbler's shop in Ful? i TTT-11* rv 1 ton street, near wiinam. une aay an Irishman who called and inquired for the cobbler was told by Brady that he was out. Peering about the room of the newly fledged lawyer, scantily furnished with two unpainted chairs and a deal table, he inquired: " *1 say, boss, what do you sell here?' " 'Blockheads,' promptly replied Brady. "'Hump!' said the Irishman 'must be doing a good business, as I see you have only one left.'" A Necessary Precaution. Don't neglect a cold. It is worse than unpleasant. It is dangerous. Bv usinff Oae Minute Coueh Cure / o o -you can cure ife at once. Allays inflammation, clears the bead, soothes and strengthens the mucous membrane. Cures coughs, croup, throat and lung troubles. Absolutely safe. Acts immediately. Children like it. J. E. Kaufmann. Having a Good Time. Most people are disposed to make the best of poor circumstances, especially if they are stout and goodnatured?the people, not the circum stances. The humor of the situation appealed to the two travelers and they began to laugh. "Say," said one of them, addressing the driver, "my friend here is the chief of police of one of Alabama's big cities, and he has come up here to have a good time. He can't do anything at home, for know it. Now t^l us ^fPSHBo up here to have fun." Thi9 question interested the driver very much. He still had some sporting blood left after thirty years behind the plough. He dropped his reins, turned round to face his passengers, and kept his back to the mules, which continued to plod their weary way just the same. "Wael, gentlemene," be said, "I'll tell you what I do to have a good time. I just gets on the train and gees either to Birmingham or Atlanta and buys me a j ug of whifkey. Then I comes back and drinks just as much as I please, and then I goes out in the woods and hollows just as loud as I can, and I had the best time you ever heard of." ? ? You Kaow What You Arc Taking When you take Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic because the formula is plainly printed o every bottle showing that it is sin ply Iron and Quinine in a tasteless form, No Cure, No Pay. 5Uc. Broad Biver Poorer. Columbia JRecord. The secretary of state today issued a commission to the Broad River Manufacturing company, with a capital of $100,000, and the principal place of business in ^his city. The incorporators are W. D. Mayfield and George Bearden of this city and W. S. Monteith of Princeton, N. J., and the application states that the purpose of the company is to develop the water power of Broad river at Bookmans, in Lexington county, and to use that power for manufacturing purposes. Loaves from Hood's Branch. To the Elitor of the Dispatch: The health of our community is j good at the present time. The weather is very hot, but a nice rain has somewhat cooled the atmosphere. A great many people were very much disappointed last Sunday on account of there being no preaching at Convent for they expected preaching there that day. Rev. Mr. Sandford was sick and could Dot fill his appointment. Everybody enjoyed a pleasant day at C. R. Rish's 'cue on the 8th of August. Miss Mary Lyles is home again from Winthrop. She is an accom pii8Dea ana pleasant youDg maia. Mr. John J. McCartha is making some improvements to his dwelling by adding a dicing room to it. Miss Florrie Harman made a flying visit to the Misses McCartha, both of whom are very pleasant and popular young ladies. Success to the dear old Dispatch and its readers. Bye-bye. Sweet Sixteen. August 16, 1902. Spring Branch Ripples. To the Editor of the Dispatch: The health of our community is very good at this writing. We have had some refreshing showers and we can now breath free from dust once more. Fodder pulling is the order of the day. But the daily showers are very bad for fodder. The pea crop of our section is very | fine, and if the rain continues I think there will be a fine crop of peas gathered this fall. The big meeting will start at the X roads on the fifth Sunday in August. We learn that the Rev. Mr. Yarborough will be there. Go and hear him. We learn that Charlie Jeffcoat is still at large at this time. Mr/ Queen Ivey has returned home to spend a few days with his father. Mr. J. E. Berry has employed him to work awhile for him. Miss Clara Ashford, of Columbia, has been visiting relatives and friends in and around Black Creek. We wish her a pleasant time and bope to see her soon again. The big meeting at Oak Grove has just come to a close. This writer enjoyed himself there one night. With the best wishes to the editor and the readers of the Dispatch, I beg to remain, Mont Rose. August 18, 1902. A Curs for Cholera Infantum. "Last May,1' says Mrs. Curtis Ba?r, of Bookwalter, Ohio, "an infatifchild of our neighbor's was suffering from cholera infantum. The doctor had given up all hopes of recovery. I took a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Dierrhoea Remedy to the house, telling them I p i . a inn n # i I ieic sure it wouia ao gooa 11 usea according to directions. Iq two days' time the child had fully recovered, and is now (nearly a year since) a vigorous, healthy girl. I have recommended this Remedy frequently and have never known it to fail in any single instance." For sale by J. E. Kaufmann. Judge Knew Women. "What is your age, madam?" the Judge inquired, and "Whatever you choose, sir," was her answer. She was under oath. "You may put down 45 years, theD," said the judge to the clerk. "What is your occupation, madam?" "Sir," said the withess, "you have made a mistake of 10 years in my _ _ . M age. "Put down 55 years, then," directed the judge. "Your residence " "Sir," exclaimed the lady, angrily, "my age is 35 years, not 55!" 1 "Thank you, madam," said the judge blandly. I "Women at Work. In the British steel pen-making < trade there are over 3,000 women | employed, nearly ten times the number of men who work in this industry. The office of postmaster in Hob&rt, Ind, has been held for four years by I Miss Jennie Spray. Recently, when 1 some politicians put up a male candidate to replace her, the town rose in 1 protest and a large delegation secured Miss Spray's reappointment. A9 a modeler of children's portrait statuettes Mrs. Sarah Greene Wright has earned an enviable reputation. Mrs. Wright received her firBt inspiration while watching some children who were playing in the Luxembourg gardenp. She has a studio in New York city and has the distinction of being the only woman who makes children's portrait statuettes from life. Miss Henrietta Aiken Kelly, of Charleston, has gone into silk culture at her South Carolina home. She has studied silkworms for years at various places in Europe, especially on the estate of the due de Litta Visconti-Atese at Milan, Italy, where silk culture has been carried on for about 600 years. Her project has attracted the attention of the national department of agriculture, for which Miss Kelly will prepare a manual for public distribution. Murdered for Only 20 Cents. Georgetown Times. Blind tiger whiskey was the cause of a murder most foul on Waccamaw last week. Two young colored men got to quarrelling and fighting while drunk, and Matbiaa Alston is now in jail charged with murder, while Cmsar Hog is six feet under the ground, "where de wicked cease to trubbel an de weary am at ress," as we learn from a colored brother, who says that the parties quarrelled over twenty cents, and that the dead man's head was split open with an axe. Magistrate Lachicotte, acting as Coroner, held the inquest over the dead body and committed the murderer to jail on Monday. They say this Waccamaw section is a great place for the sale of illicit liquor, and it never will be stopped until a detective is sent there to quietly ferret out the guilty parties. We hope to see this done. Shatters All Records. Twice in hospital, F. A. Gulledge, Verbena, Ala., paid a vast sum to doctors to cure a severe case of piles, causing 24 tumors. When all failed, Bucklen's Arnica Salve soon cured him. Subdues Inflammation, conquers Aches, kills Pains. Best salve in the world. 25c at J. E. Kaufmann drug store. Refections of a Bachelor. New York Press. Married life is a plain salad that needs a tip-top dressing. Virtue does keep very well if it is exposed to a hot sun. Most women would despise themselves if they were as innocent as they pretend to be. The woman who knows how to provide her husband with a good breakfast needn't worry about providing intellectual companionship for him. It is the man who can keep his mouth shut that can keep his brain open. If there -were nobody in the world to tell it to, a woman wouldn't care any more for a secret than a man does. The uneasy thing about trying to get rich is that the more a man gets the more he realizes how much more there is to get. The girl who knows how to cook VM ATT Krt A ^ A A i" V"V moj uui uc a last spiiubcx UCIULC marriage, but she wins the long distance matches afterward. It is easy for a millionaire philosopher to tell a young man how to live on $6 a week and put money in the savings bank. If you see a couple walking along the street and the man goes on while the woman pauses to look in at the shop windows it's a sure sign they are married. Often a woman is so inconstant that after making up her mind as to I 1 I I 1* I 1 *1 ner age sue is unaoie to suck to it. Stops the Cough and Works of the Cold. Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets cure a cold in one day. No cure, no pay. Price 25 cents. ? The many friends of Maj. Thos. YV. Woodward of Fairfield will regret to know that he is critically ill at Hot Springs, Ark., whither he went some time ago for the benefit of his health. s j SOUTHERN If RAILWAY ||| THE GREAT HIGHWAY Unit Ins tl\e Principal Commercial Centers and Health and Pleasure 9 I Resorts of the South with the & NORTH, EAST and WEST. I I Hi{<h*Clas8 Vestibul# Trains, Through Sleeping-Cars I between New York, and New Orleans, via Atlanta. H | Cincinnati and Florida Points via Atlanta and via | Anhcville. New York and Florida, (Uhervia Lynchburg, Danville j and Savannah, or via Richmond, Danville and Savannah, H ISuperior Dinin^-Car Service on all Through Trains. I | Excellent Service and Low Rates to Charleston nc> I count South Carolina Inter-State and West Indian j Exposition. Winter Tourist TicKets to all Resorts now on salo at I reduced rates. Por detaUed information, literature, time tables, rates, etc., apply to nearest tlcket>agent, or address S. H. HARDWICS, W. H. TAYLOE, General Passenger Jigent, Jisst. Gen. Pass. Jfgent, Washington, D. C. Atlanta, Ga. I jji R.. W. HUNT, J. C. BEAM, 8 * Biv. Passenger Jigent, District Pass. Agent, Charleston, S. C. Atlanta, Ga. n FEBRUARY TO, 1902. I C SEABOARD A.JYI LITVE RAILWASY TO THE NORTH, EAST, SOUTH AND WEST. The Best Bates to all EASTERN CITIES, FLORIDA POINTS, SAVANN AH. AMERICUS. FITZGERALD, COLUMBUS, ALBANY, MONTGOMERY, MOBILE, NEW ORLEANS, the SOUTH and SOUTHWEST. ^Through PULLMAN CARS to NEW YORK. CAFE CARS serving meals a la carte. SSfSummer Tourist Tickets are now on sale to thej^f LAKES, MOTS, SEASHORE RESORTS AM ALL EASTERN CITIES TiYii* rtofailort infrkrmatinn lifrpratnrp. fimA tahlpR. ratea. etc.. annlv to anv agent of tbe SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY, or to S. B. WALWORTH, As&istant General Pasbtmger A^eut, bavannab, Ga. July 9, 1902. 6m. fjjjp^VK tl HOIA ^^INLAN ter.^ I Are b?st reached byl^he Cotton Belt, Which line! f <r$ runs two trains\day)froni Mdmphii to Texas', f * f without change, xheseltrains either reach? . blJ^ director make close cx^necVonVv/^^p- i for al( parts of Texas, Ol^ahomli ' f *~l In^*revepobt ? j "^V \\/ jLs? I If you want to fln\d a a^od home hou?ton^2/-^,,/^ V? I in Texas, where \bi|T crops are -^/jkoALviBTCH c/L raised and where pe^gnleprosper. J >g write for acopy of ourUtandsorae booklets, "Homes in tn?) Southwest" and "Through Tcfkas with y a Camera." Sent freevtolany- c condition '3101 ious to R. B. BAIRD, T. P. A., ATLANTA, OA. I DttS. J). L. BOOZER & SONS - % r. Tttk >CA j3fjgOENTISTS,fj^SL 1515 MAIN STREET, COLUMBIA, S. C. 'PHONE 230. HAVE YOUR JOB PRINTING DONE AT THE DISPATCH JOS OFFICE.