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4 & Bepresentatiue Newspaper. Sowers Lexington and the Borders of the Surrounding Bounties tike a Blanket. VOL. XXXIII. LEXINGTON, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 1903. 27 GLOBE DRY GOODS COMPANY, "W- S3I. S^EOSTCSSTCST, JS3., Sv?^2ST^.O-ES3, L&SiO MAIN STREET, - -- -- -- - C OLUMBIA, 8. C, Solicits a Share of Your Valued Patronage. Polite and Prompt Attention. October I3tf . I Lever Sells the Shoes, j ! STYLES RIGHT UP TO THE MINUTE. Dear Madam: A year ago we had so many people i in the store Easter week that quite a good many did not get waited on IWe don't know who the folks were, and to make sure we are sending yon this word to say that this year we are ! fatly prepared to promptly wait on all 1 ^ corners. We are very proud of our spring stock and want to say that we are particularly strong on OXFORDS for Ladies at $1,50 and $2.00. I LEVER, | ' "THESHOEMAN," | 1603 Main Street, COLUMBIA, - s. c. | Feb. 6?ly. I ' DR. F. 0. GILMORE, DE1TTIST, Located at no. 1510 main street. over Husemann's Gnn Store, Columbia. S. C., -where he will be glad to see his \ former as well as new patients. ' Dr. Gilmore will be at Drafts Hotel in Lexington on Tuesday and Wednesday, June 9th and 10th, to accommodate patients who find it inconvenient to call at his Columbia office. January 23, 1901?tf. Come to See Us. v We have a large and well assorted stock ' of BUILDERS' SUPPLIES, and we want you to see it before buying the stuff you need. Don't let talk about up-to-date factory worry you, we are in a position to meet prices and some times better them. Give us a trial order. iiDiiinwro BOS 249, COLUMBIA, - - S. C. October ?S?ly. X ====^========== . Celumfc DriA xard -wide Sea Island Percales, in elegant new patterns and beautiful colors, worth regular 12$ the yard. Our price, special, the yard ... i(jc. Fine line of Galbra Cloth for making children's dresses and boys suits, nice colors, figured and striped patterns. Our price the yard - - 15c. Nice assortment of correct cloth for making skirts, will wash well. Colors, j brown, grey, blue. You will find nothing nicer for a skirt. Our price the yard 12Jc. Lace 6triped colored Lawns, something new and up-to-date, beautilul colors and dainty patterns. Rugnlar price the yard, 25c Our price the yard - - 15c. THE JAMES 1644 and 1646 Main S COLUMBIA, Our Washington Letter. While the President of the United States is loudly inveighing against corruption in public and private life in his speeches at the dedication ol the World's Fair buildings at St. Louis, the corruption in the Post Office Department under his own administration, which is being daily unearthed by the investigation now proceeding, smells to high heaven. I It is the expressed opinion of many [ officials of the government here that j it would be the policy of consistency for the President to return here at ? . 'i i? -1 ii- . l: once ana see ro n mac me investigation is made thorough and that no guilty man escapes the punishment which is bis just due. The truth of the matter is that this investigation in the Post Office Department is digging up more snakes than the administration can conveniently kill, and the administration would like nothing better than to kill the investigation. When Postmaster General Payne returned here from his trip among the West Indies islands with Secretary Moody and others, he was amazed and terrified at what he found. When he left here and told First Assistant Postmaster General Wynne to go ahead with the investigation he supposed nothing would be unearthed beyond a few irregularities which could be fixed by the suspension or discharge of a few Bcapegoafca. What he found was that a number of the divisions of his department were rotten to the core and that several of the heads of those divisions had already resigned under fire, and that several more would have to resign or be kicked out. The investigation was either unearthing more serious charges against these men every day or else he was receiving | from other sources serious charges. /\ e it i i T i i une or tne men wno aireaay naa resigned had his wife go to his old office in the P. 0. Dept. and rifle a safe of papers that would, presumably, incriminate him and perhaps others in his division of the Department. Now comes a man named Seymour Tulloch, who had been cashier of the Washington City post office for over twenty years, and was fired by Postmaster Merritt at ths dictation of Perry Heath, who ther was the First Assistant Postmastei General, because Tulloch refused tc ia, S. C. ! Fine Line of American Prints, nice j dainty patterns and beautiful colors. Our price the yard, Sets. Fine Gingliams lor shirt waists and j dresses. Will wash well. Beautiful pati terns in stripes and checks, all the new ! and stylish colors. Our price the yard, - - 10c. White Lawn, nice and sheer, 31-inch ; wide. Oar price the vard. - 40-inch White Lawn, splendid material for shirt waists and dresses, the kind you pay 15c. the yard. Our price specical, - l'^ic, the yard. Beautiful White Lawn, 42-inches wide. Very sheer, 25c. the yard kind. Our price the vard. 15c, nil, fcreet, Corner Blanding, s. e. pay pjople who were carried on the ^ rolls of the city poet office in a fraudulent manner. Tulloch charges that some men were on the pay rolls three \ times under different names and were drawing three salaries; that a certain newspaper man was on the rolls as ' the physician to the city post office, 1 and that he knew no more about the practice of medicine than a hog ~ oUin rot KUUWB ttuuuv uavigatiLi^ a ouip, jt? ' be was receiving a salary of Si.700if year. He says these frauds and ' irregularities have been going on ever since Perry Heath, who now is ' the Secretary of the Republican National Committee, was installed as First Assistant Postmaster Genera!; that he has the papers in his possession to prove all his charges and only a6ks the opportunity to do so. From the way things look now he probably will not get the chance to prove his charges. Mr. Payne is making a bluff at investigating these charges made by Tulloch, but from his motions he hardlr will xrivo Mr. Tulloch an opportunity to go on the witness stand- He Bees what the whole thing is leading to and is doing his best to squelch any further investigation. He is a shrewd politician, was placed in the cabinet as Roosevelt's political guide and counsellor, and it evidently is his belief that a continuance of the investigation will result in serious consequences to the admiuistration. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, of Massachusetts, who is the spokesman for Roosevelt on the floor of the Senate, evidently thinks otherwise, for be said here the other day after reading in the Washington 'iEveoing Star" a defence of A. W. Machen, Superintendent of Free Delivery, by 1 Postmaster General Payne, that Machen would have to go and that his suspension or discharge had been ordered by the President before he left on his western trip; that if the 1 Postmaster General did not get rid ; of Machen there would be something ' doing in the resignation line in Mr. 1 Payne's office, and the Postmaster " General would be forced out of the ! n.L! L H T T> 1 L *jaDine&. jut. jrayue ib now ueiweeu 1 the devil and the deep blue sea. If he kicks oat Bob Wynne, who started 5 the investigation, "Wynne will pull J down the temple. Machen knov s too 1 much, and if he is kicked out he will : play the same game, and there you } are. In the meantime the democrats ; are holding their noses and watching the fun. For Over Sisty Years. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been in use for over sixty years by millions of mothers for their children while teething, with perfect success. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all pain, cures wind colic, and is the best remedy for Diarrhoea. It will relieve the poor little sufferer immediately. Sold by Druggist in every part of the world. Twenty-five cents a bottle. Be sure to ask for Mr9. "Winslow's Soothing Syrup," and take no other kind, tf ? - ? A Card of Thanks. To the Editor of the Dispatco: Please allow me space in your valuable paper to return my heartfelt thanks to the many friends who bo kindly assisted me during the recent illness and death of my beloved wife. I assure you that your kindness will not be forgotten, but I will ever cherish the memory of your kind works and acts. May the good Lord richly reward one and all. Sincerely, J. Andrew Frick. Billy Feliz's Letter. To the Editor of the Dispatch: We are feeling happy, cheerful and gay During these pleasant days of lovely May, The wind from the east is cool to mau and beast, How it rages and doth blow, sometimes high, some times low. We hope ere long she ll' get calm and serene, Then will appear the unwelcomed guest, Gen. Green, The poor farmer then will meet his match, While in the fields he'll have to dig and scratch. The recent cool weather has greatly retarded the growth of corn, cotton and vegetables. Our young bachelor had a feast of fun the other day as he 6tood at a safe distance watching our esteemed friend Mr. W. A. Derrick and sons hive a swarm of bees. But ere long the table turned. For as he went on his way after he had his fun at the expense, so to speak of Mr. Derrick, he came in contact with a snake The good part about it, too, was, he had not gotten out of sight of the Messrs. Derrick. The hateful reptile happened to be one of those long slick coach-whips, about five or six feet long, the latter extremity, brown. Well, as the young bachelor approached near, his reptile began to show light. Then the snake ana the bachelor had it. First he would run the snake and then the snake would turn about and run him. The snake had somewhat the advantage, for the youDg bachelor had to watch his snakeship with one eje and the Messrs. Derrick with the other eye to see if they were laughing at him Bee stings are bad aDd whips are bad and for my part I don't know which I had rather prefer. But one thing I do know, that young bachelor didn't think of his best girl at all. And fyi has about concluded not to laugh' at bee hivers any more, especially in the snake season. Mr. Brooka Yonce discovered some chicken bones whil^ working turpentine one day last week and cutting into a log near by found a den oi foxes. He succeeded in bagging six young ones. Our R. F. D. route from Gaston continues to grow in favor and popularity. The volume of mail also continues to increase. It certainly is quite an improvement on the old svstem. The firmers should take their county paper and get the news at home as well as elsewhere. They should take some good agricultural magazine and keep up with the improved methods of farming as well as the best breeds of stock. They should ftlon fnko rniir rJAnnmiriatirmal naner M?WV xr?t and keep abreast of the progress and development of their denomination in all the missionary and benevolent enterprises. The praises of Congressman Lever i are sung for his faithfulness in carrying out the R F. D. routes started by the lamented Dr. Stokes. Mr. John S. Rrooker, who has already lived out his allotted three Yparfi and ten. is in feeble health. We wish for him long days still. Mrs. Ellen Lorenz is also in very feeble health. We would be pleased to see her up and out again. , Tbe charming MisB Edna M. Fallaw, from the Sand Dam section, paid a short visit to her sister, Mrs. W. B. Fallaw. She was accompanied by her brother, and sister Mrs. Henry Hughes. Mr. Lee N. Fallaw, the efficient book-keeper of the Outlaw Lumber Company, of Columbia, paid a visit to the pareniai roof recently. He was accompanied by his charming and accomplished young wife. He is as jovial as ever and has taken jA considerable flesh sinc^rfis the capital city. Cjme, friend Lee, we are always glad to have you and your good lady visit us. Should the present good health of the Felix family continue, you may again hear from Billy Felix. May 11, 1903. I Cures Eczema, Itching Humors, Pimples and Carbuncles. Costs Nothing to Try. = B. B. B. (Botanic Blood Balm) is now recognized as a certain and sure ^ cure for eczema, itchiDg skin, humors, scabs, scales, watery blisters, pirn- ^ pies, aching bones or j )ints, boils, carbuncles, prickling pain in the t skin, old, eating sores, ulcers, etc. n Botanic Blood Balm taken internally, cures the worst and most deep-seat- f ed cases by enriching, purifying and a vitalizing the blood, thereby giving a v healthy blood supply to the skio. Botanic Blood Balm is the only cure, t to stay cured, for these awful, annoy ing 8km troubles. Meals every sore c and gives tbe rich glow of health to c3 the skin. Builds up the broken * down body and makes the blood red and nourishing. Especially advised for chronic, old caees that doctors, patent medicines and hot springs 9 fail to cure. Druggists, Si. To ? prove B. B. B. cures, sample sent v free and prepaid by writing Blood F Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga. Describe o trouble, and free medical advice sent a in Bealed letter. F t Carpenters at Work. fc Contractor George Hayes, with a force of hands, is putting the finishing touches to the new machinery 1 . f iTT n . .r jj ii warehouse 01 yy. c. xvooi uua iuu new building of Dixie Lodge, No. c 52, I 0. 0. F., in this place. He ^ has also a carpenter gaog in Colum- , bia, consisting of Messrs. bimon ^ Taylor, T. E. Campbell, Rioa Graham, Willie Roberts and perhaps others whose names we failed to s learn and is building two dwellings ( under contract in that city. ( Shoes art STYLE, LIGHTNESS AND STRENC BINED IN OCR S Spring anil Sum M y FOR ME3 AN Everv shape and all kinds of leather are offeree whole truth about th"e shoes world seo believe your eyes wh DYEING and Cohen's Sh 1636 MAIN ST.,:C( THE OLD RELIABLE Absolutely Pure THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE Ella Dots. Co the Editor of the Dispatch Wei), we are having plenty crab rass showers at this writing. Some of our farmers had r.o plant heir cotton over on the account of lot getting a stand. Mr. Drayton Saealy had the misortune of having his dwelling houee nd contents burned Satuiday night pith the exception of some furniture. The grain crops have grown out cf heir stunt and is very good after all. Get a move on you boys so you an get to go a fishing od Ascension [ay, which will be the 21st of this QULth. Sickness and death have appeared oto our commudty ug*ti:. Mr. Jesse Drafts died May the >th, 1903, at his home near Pr;ceille. He will be greatly miseed and ?e know the sympathies or the pec>le go out to the sorrowing loved nes. May the bereaved ones be ble to say as he said?I am pre>ared to die for the Lord gaveth and aketh awav. blessed be the name of 90 0 be Lord. ? Belle. May 11, 1903. Ask Your Dealer for Allen's Foot-Ease. A powder for the feet. It cures jwoiien, dore, Hoi, U&ltoUP, Aemng, Jweating Feet, Corns and Bunions. Lt all Druggists ana oboe stores, 25c. Lsk to-day. 27 ? + # Tbe youug gins ui Lexmgun ihould organize themselves mco a Chapter of tbe Daughters of lie )onfederacv. g Right." *TH MOST SKILLFULLYJCOMfEW LINE OF m: Footwear, r D WOMEN. j ~ l at very moderate *>rieiu Telling the 31 like fulsome prais *. Cime n ami en in our city. GLEANING oc Store, DLUM3 A, S.33.