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The Lexington Dispatch, Wednesday, August 12,1903. PENCIL AND SCISSORS. Wayside Notes Gathered Here and There by a Dispatch Man. Sow turnips. Let us have that dollar you owe us. There is not a serious case of sickness in town. The nights are deliciously cool and refreshing. it The summer school for teachers will close Saturday. Capt. J. Feaster Lyles, of the Edisto section, is in town today.. The Old Yets camped in the court house in the forenoon yesterday. See R. W. Frick & Son's notice of m barbecue elsewhere in this issue. When a man's nose is as red as a best its usually safe to bet that he is one. The weather has moderated somewhat and it. is not now as hot as it has been. Watermelons and cantaloupes are plentiful and the latter are going 2 for a nickle. For icing sugar, fancy candies for dressing cakes, chocolate, jellatine, etc., go to the Bazaar. Miss Mae Dslle Barre has been awarded the scholarship in Winthrop, having made a high general average. Hon. John Bell Towill, Editor of the Batesburg Advocate, was in town yesterday and today. Mr. Ned Bradford, of Jacksonville, Fla., paid a dying visit to his parents in this place Monday. The young folk of the Dreher settlement in Lower Fork, are enjoying a social picnic today. E. L. Oswald has in a new lot of stoveB and ranges. Call and see them before you buy. Maids and married women dress for the envy of other women; widows tor the temptation of men. A crusty old bachelor informs us that a woinan loves a man in proportion to his ability to make her angry. Rev. N. S. Younginer, a prominent Methodist divine of Irmo, was in <{ town Friday and gave us a pleasant call.. The Dispatch returns sincere thanks to Prof. Arthur F. Harman for valuable assistance in getting out the last issue. Misses. Greer, of Charleston, and Mies May Baldwin, of Columbia, are visiting Miss Meredith Muller, of this place. PMEYSKIMEYCPM w Makes Kidneys and Bladder Right Capt. George S. Swygert, a prominent citizen of the Selwood section, /Irnrmed in fcn Bfifi us while in town Monday. Nearly every lawyer in the Fifth Circuit is a candidate for Solicitor, or at least, the wind blows in that direction. Mr. Marshal Clemmons is building the chimneys of George McCartha's residence on Depot street and is doing a good job. The Chapin Champions came over to Lexington Saturday and fanned out our base ball cranks by score of 23 to a goose egg. A little rain will help the cause of suffering humanity a great deal and add considerably to the crop prospect in some sections. We regret to learn that Mr. Frank Harmaft ie seriously ill at his home near this place. His friends entertain hope for his recovery. Mr. M. L. Kyzer presented us with a nni'Afmftlnn Satnr/^or flio a uuo naiciuicxuu uaiuiuaj ui vuu Iceburg variety. He has our thauks for his kind rembrance. - Mr. J. K. Swygert, Executor of the estate of the late Andrew J. Lorick, was in town Monday on business connected with the estate. Capt. Cbas. B. Harman, after a pleasant visit with his wife to the mountains, has returned to Augusta, leaving his wife and children here. F. E. Dreher, Esq, who has been confined to his room for the past several days with fever is, we are glid to say, out again doing business at the same old stand. Indications all pcint to a higt price for canned tomattoes and loverf of this popular vegetable are advisee to put up as many of them as the] possibly can. Mr. Henry Wheeler, who has beer in feeble health for sometime at hii home in the Fork, has gone t< Hendersonville to erjoy the coo mountain air and to recuperate. The stock of medicine at the Ba zaar will be sold at greatly reducec i-vrinoo in nr/ior fn mqIra a. nhancrp n y&iVVW v* vtv* WW AMMMW M w stock. If you need anything in thii line it will pay you to call. Capfc. Pink Bouknight, Mr. J. B Bouknight and Dr. D. M. Crosson of Leesville, are in attendance upoi I the Farmers' Institute, which is nov I in session at Clemson College. Mr. J. Brooks Harman, the popu lar clerk of the well known burgair house of Wm. F. Furtick, of Colum bia, is visiting at bis paternal hom< near this place. He has hie childrei with him. Mr. Sidney J. Clark, a prominen! farmer of the Chapin section, dropped in and renewed his subsoriptior while in town Saturday. He is ar efficient member of the Chapin base Kail nina UAAL UIUCI The Kings Daughters of Irene wili give an ice cream festival, at thai place on Saturday evening, the 15th inst, the proceeds of which will go tc the benefit of their circle. All are cordially invited. When you want standard goods in dry goods, notions and millinery gc to Wm. Piatt's, Columbia. He hae in stock all the latest creations in these lines, which he guarantees tc be the best on the market. Some farmers are pulling fodder. In this connection we remark that we have often heard the question asked, "Does it pay to pull fodder at all?" Does it, Brother Farmer? Capt. G. H. Swygert, of the United States Civil Engineering department, Washington, D. C., is spending a montn s vacation witn nis wile at toe home of his father, Capt. George S. Swygert, in the Fork. Mr. John A Jennings, a son oi State Treasurer Jennings, was in town Tuesday, and dropped in and renewed his subscription. He is now an honored citizen of this county and is a pleasant and sociable gentleman. Mr. Jacob M. Crim, formerly. oi this county but now of Richland county, while visiting his aged aunt, Mrs. Catherine Fridel, who has been in feeble health at her home, neat Lewiedale, dropped in Friday and paid his subscription. Now is the time to purchaee a mower. H. L. Oswald is the agent for the celebrated Walter A. Wood Mowers and Bakes and ask an inspection of these machines by those interested. These machines are the best on the market. * The survivors of the Confederate war, in the different townships, are requested to meet at their usual place of meeting on Saturday, August 22. for the purpose of electing a suitable person to represent them on the County Pension Board. A trusty, who was cooking for the chaingang, recently took leg bail and skipped by the light of the moon, taking with him without the consent of the owners, the Sunday-go-tcmeeting suit of the captain and s pair of pants belonging to the guard A telegram has been received bj friends in this county from the bed Bide of Rev. Ike Stone, who is ir charge of the Bayboro circuit, Horri county, announceing his critical ill ness. It is thought that he canno survive the present attack. One fact should make many nev exhibitors for the next State Fair-tm Society pays the freight on all ex hibits grown or produced in thii State, thus enabling exhibits to b< sent to and returned from the fai without cost to the exhibitor. Mr. J. We9ley Long visited hii sister, Mrs. Mark Shealy, in Saluda county last Saturday and Sunday She has been in feeble health fo sometime as the result of a fall, bu we are glad to say has improvec Mr. Long says croP: out from Batesburg are in good con dition where they have been worked but he noticed some very poor cropi where they have not been worked. i Miss Lela Lancaster, of Brook3 land, this county, swallowed an cver1 dose of laudanum last Saturday in j an effort to get relief from toothache. Fortunately the proper antidotes l were administered in time to coun3 teract the poison and her life was 3 saved. 1 We were glad to see two of our fishing chums in towD Saturday. . They were Messrs. Robert and Ben j Hiller, of the Fork, who are enthuf siastic base ball cranks. They were g interested spectators of the game between the Chapin champions and the Lexington nine Saturday. , Magistrate H A. Meetze took evii dence Monday in the case of The 7 State vs. "William Cassell, a young white man, who is charge with assault . with intent to kill upon the person ol i T. Hayne Williams at Irene. Cassell - was bound over to appear at the 3 September term of court. i Some admirer sent a young lady in town by express a huge watermelon t weighing 61 pounds. According to I the eternal fitness of things a note i shonld have accompanied the melon i informing the fair one that his love . for her would weigh that much and go her 40 pounds better. I Mr. Frank J. Clark will leave for 1 Honea Path next Monday to accept t a position with the Chicgnola Manu) facturing Company. Mr. Clark has ) held the position of "boss" of the card and spinning room of the Saxet Gotha Mills at Irene for years and was faithful in the discharge of his i duty. We regret to see Mr. Clark go, but he knows his business best. } Cantey Weston, colored, who recently killed his brother, Hilliard, near Cayce in this county, came over ' from Columbia Monday afternoon with John J. Eaile, Esq, his attorney, and surrendered to Sheriff Caughman. This one makes seven murder cases for trial at the September court, the majority of which, how' ever, having been postponed from ' the June term. i , Clemson's Si? Money. Up to the 1st day of August there has been collected by the State Treas1 urer $90,993.65 on account of the t fertilizer inspection tax. The law requires that an inspection tax of 25 1 cents per ton shall be paid for ferti lizers offered for sale in this State. ; This entire tax is held in the treasury I subject to the order of the board of , trustees oi Clemson college. The sale i of fertilizers this year has been ' greater than in a number of years 1 and before the end of the year this source of income will give Clemson , college over $100,000. i [ An Irish Superstition. In the rural parts of Ireland it is > considered unlucky to meet a red i haired woman on going out in the morning, especially on a Monday ) morning, for then the whole of the j coming week is involved in the ill ) luck. There is an Irish story of a newly appointed village postman who , on starting forth to deliver his first , batch of letters had the misfortune to encounter a woman with red hair. He promptly went home with his bag, I and there was no postal delivery in the township that day. > What Becomes of the Toothpicks? The toothpick trust is the neweBt and not least mysterious of trusts. Six toothpick plauts have just been ' consolidated. Their combined daily 1 product is 100,000,000 toothpicks? 7 say a toothpick and three-sevenths a day for every man, woman, child, k babe in arms and Indian, taxed or not taxed, in the country. Millions of people scorn toothpicks. All 7 properly regulated souls shudder at b the sight of a toothpick in use and . action in a public place. Who needs < i 1 A TlTL.i I _ 1 tne COOCCpiCK8e. nutti oecumes ui this crop of over 100,000,000 a daj? r An Amateur, Young Bride?I'm so nervous. I'm actually shaking. g I Matrimonial Veteran?You'll get over I it, dear. Why. when I first began get' ting married I thought I should never stop having altar fright.?Baltimore r America u. k When a man meets his wife in a rnil1 road station he never knows whether s to kiss her before all the people or to pretend that he is just a friend of the " family.?Xew York Press. * ? g A man's strength develops when he has something to do, not when he is idle.?Atchison Globe. WILL BE I , OLD HICKORY oi Gregory 1115 PI February 14?ly. _ W^^LEASE give me," said the teacher wJr as she rubbed her tired eyes, "The names of some great Irishmen, my dears." And when a hand waved frantically sho noticed with surprise The grimy paw was Jimmie McAleer's. 'Twas something now for Jimmie to be interested when A question was before the house, and so: i "Well, Jimmie," said the teacher, "name your famous Irishmen." ] He proudly answered: "Here's a few I ( know: "McGlnity and Hogatx, Mike Kelly, Dicky Cogan, Jim Collins, Wild Bill Dona van and Ryan; McGill and Mclntvre, Spike Shannon and McGuire, \ McCarthy, Dolan, Daly and O'Brien; Jiggs Donohue. McBride, Waddell, the Phillies' pride; McFarland, Muggs McGraw and B. McGuirk; Maloney, Grady, Lally, Jack Sullivan, O'Malley, Pat Flaherty, J. Hurlav, Eddie Burke; McCormick and McConnell, McGilligan, O'Donnell, McGinley, McNamara and McGann; Hugh Duffy and McMockin, VnUolj A.T r-n&a \f r'P"ror>Vr>n O'Nell. McQuaid, McManus and McMahon." "Why, Jimrale." cried the teacher, "just wait a moment, please! * What did those folks yuu mention ever do? How is it that ycu didn't give me any names like these: Tom Moore, Parnell and Robert Emmet too?" "Gee whiz.'" exclaimed the urchin. "I never seen dem guys; I named de warmest members in de mess. De fellers you are boostin' fer can't be so very wise; Dey must 'ave played in some bush league, I guess!" ?Milwaukee SentineL IVot Alarming. "I really feel worried about my busband, be is getting so absent minded," said a young wife to her dearest girl friend. "Tell me about it. dear," said the friend sympathetically. "Well, he came home from business very late the other evening, and I heard him talking in the hall." "To himself?" asked the friend suspiciously. "No, indeed!" "Not?the cook?" "I should say not! What an idea! No; when I went down I found him with a feather duster in his hand, and would you believe it?the poor fellow was trying to make it say Tolly want a biscuit!' "?Judy. ? ? ? ^ ^ t T?TTnm LJtlXliN u-'iurs iyi >\ rut^iiijL, CORRECTED WEEKLY BY THE MERCHANTS Bacon Hams, per ft is " Sides, " " 1 il4 Shoulders," la Butter, per ft ao Errs, per dcz la^ Turaeys, per ib s a 10 Geese, perpr TO a SO Chickens, per head la.'i a 30 Beeswax, per ft a ao Beef, per ft ? 10 a !2U Pork, " " ?. 10 a ia>2 Tallow, per ft 4 a 5 Lard, per ft ".a'-l Flour, per cwt - 20<? a 2"0 Corn, per bu so ' Peas, " " T"> Oats, " " oo " * * ?on i roaaer, per ; Sweet Potatoes, per bu ? w Rice, per lb 4 a t> VEGETABLES AND FLUIT. The hisest market prices paid for Fruit i and Vegetables at all seasons. COTTON* MARKET. Augusta,?Middling 13 Charleston?Middling 12'*. Columbia,?Middling Lexington.?Middling Vi)Z. NAVAL STOLEn. Savannah, yesterday's n arket Spirits Turpentine, firm 4n cents. Ko.-in. steady | Grove's I has stood the test 25 years, I bottles. Does this record o ^ Enclosed with every bo: FOUND AT OUR PLACE. WAGONS are first in the hearts 7. our countrymen, = Rhea Mule Co., .Am STBEET, COLUMBIA, S. C. ; ' i . . Harness and Saddlery. WE HAVE OPENED AT 1517 MAIN STREET, COLUMBIA, S. C. i strictly modern up-to-date Harness and Saddlery Establishment,' where can be found all kinds of Harness, Parts of Harness, Plantation Gears?in short any and everything needed in this line. The largest and most?complete assortment^ to be found anywhere. Goods right?Prices reasonable. REPAIRING PROMPTLY DONE. DA\rI& CO. Jurie 14, IS03?ly, FlTZMAURICE FlTZMAURICE Dry Goods, Clothing and Furnishings, t 1704 AND 1706 MAIN STREET, B. CTo Oar Friends in Lexington: When in need of anything in our line would be glad tor your sake for you to give us a call for SpriDg Goods. These goods are very much advanced in price, but fortunately we had bought before the n?e in price and we will be able to sell at oJd prices. This is not idle talk, and to be plain we haven't time for anything like that. It yon want to get treated right call and see us for yonr wants. There is no house in Columbia better able to take care of you than we are. With all kinds of nice goods at onr command. EXTRA SPECIAL. BOY'S CLOTHING, 3C00 yards 36-inch Percale at 5c. worth 8?. 100 Boy Suits, all wool, at $1.50, sold at $2. 3000 yards Lt. Prints 4c. sold at 5c. Iqq Boy Suits, all wool, $2.C0, sold at $3.50, 10,000 yds, 4-4 Sea Island at 5c., sold atf>$. geparate Pants at 25c. to 50c. 300 pieces of Fig. Lawns at 5c., would be ATII1.lrt eiipats;. CLOTHING FOR MEN. 3 cases of Ladies Ribbed Vest at 5c. each. From $3.00 to $12 50 you can make the 300 separate Skirts for rainy day or general ^est selection to be had anywhere. With 4 *1 rn * conn our new Clothing Room, we have the Room use at $1.(10 to $d.U(?. to show you. we can justly save you from A 100 dozen Shirt Waist at 25c. to $2.00 each $2.04.) to $4,00 on a suit. Call to see us. J January 15. "Jj VIRGINIA COLLEGE Barbecue. I WILL FURVISH A FIRST CLASS Irarbecne at l'elion. S. C . on the 29th of August, 1903. There will he music and ' OPENS SEPTEMBER 21. 1903. ONE speaking. of the hading Schools for Young La- j j SHEALY. dies in the South. New buildings,, pianos juiy 28, 1903?42. and equipments. Campus ten acres Grand " mountain scenery in Valley of Virginia, n __ . famed for health. European and American lH& Si AiE OF SOU -H CAROLINA* teachers Full course. Conservatory ad- .-.-p TryrvcTov vantages in Art.Music and Elocution. Cer- COUNT1 OF LEXINGTON. tilacates Wellesley. Students from GO States. Bv George S. Drafts. E-q , Probate Judge. For catalogue address WHEREAS, MRS. WILLIE SWYGERT, MxfTUE P. HARRIS, President made suit to me. to g ant her L tters of Roanoke. Vt. Administration of the E-tate of and effects June 24, 1903. Sw40. J or Samuel T. Swygfiu. , Thes>e are. therefore, to cit j and admonish all and sirgular the kindred and 111 9% 11 r If 111 AP I (IPA creditors ol the said Samuel T. Swygert, |f I || U L T III KrflVrX d-ceased, that they be and appear, 111 LI MB CI UlvkriVuV before me, in the Court ot Probate, ill Wllii iriWMI to hp hnM vTf- Tpvinomn r VT a n *v ^ v **" *v* **" V/. MM k/? V. | UU fofot alt rl<c the2?th cIay oi August, 1903, alter publica- 1 arc the most tatal OI all QlS- tionnsreot at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, eases to shew cause, if any they have, why the * said Administration should not be granted. fl cm CV'Q KIDNEY CURE It a August. Anno Domini 19I3.""8 ^ ^ ?* I lULC I u Guaraetiad Remedy drafts. Cl. s.] Ptobate Juuge, Lexington Tloanty. J e j j , Published on the ?th day of August, or money reiunoea. Contains 1^3. in the Lexington Dispatch. 2w40. j remedies recognized by emi- m ; nent physicians as the best lot IrGSptlSS jVotlC?. Kidney and bladder trouDlcs. a ll persons are hereby waRnPOTrT? v\r *rA <1 00 ^ ed cot to treppas* in any manner upon PRICE 50c. and $i.UU. tne lands <tf the undersigned. The kw will be ric:div enforced against any one ? violating this notice. Bottled Ginger Ale, Sarsaparilla, WESLEY CROUT, WILLIAM CROUT, Strawberry and Plain Soda on ice at ^ CROUT the Bazaar Fountain. July 29.19C3?4ipd. > Tasteless Chill Tonic 1 ? . Average Annual Sales over One and a Half Million I f merit appeal to you ? No Cure, No Pay. 50c. I ttie is a Tea Cent. package of Grove's Black Root* Uver Pills. * ? I