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The Lexington Dispatch. Wednesday, June 15,1904. Reminiscences. By Progress. The year 1845 is known as the dry year. A fair crop of wheat was harvested, but all o i e crcp were almost s complete little rain fell from April t > A j&. o>rely enough to wet a man iU Li& suli t sleeves. I do not think upland cjrn averaged .more than half a bushel per acre. There being no railroads the people to haul their coru from North MVIVt ww _ _ Carolina and Tennessee. It was the dry year that taught tbe people the value of swamp laode, and the owners of low lands brought them into cultivation as rapidly as possible and 6uch lands were eagerly sought for afc greatly advanced prices. For quite awhile these low'ard3 produced heavy crops of com, but in course of time these lands became less profitable by washing away and the streams filling np with sand, so that for many years farmers prefer level uplands to tne common bottom lands. In 1852 we had a big freshet and in 1S53 anot&er. a,me screamy wext? higher at the first freshet, others, the last. Tbe3e freshets were known as the August freshets. Nothing like them since then to the 6th of Jure last, when the Pacolets and Liwson's Fork surpassed them in volume and destruction of lives and property. The tno=t important event of the last fifty years was the secession of the Southern States from the UaioD, that terminated in the civil war, of which % 4 we have plenty cf history. I wiii only refer to a little home experience at the beginning of that unhappy event. After the first call for volun- | teers and quite a number of our best j blood h?d gone into service there | , came another call. The day was set j for all whose blood tingled with a \ epark o' patriotism to meet at Bo- | mar's old field, the muster ground of the Toirty Sixth Regiments. Speakers were there to advocate the justice of our cause and appeal to the pa- I trioti?m of the boys of the old Iron District. A loDg line was formed and all who would volunteer were asked to step three paces to the front, i Enough stepped forward to make a large company, which was afterwards known ae Co. 'T' of the Holcombe Legion, S. C V. After drilling and practicing for actual service for sometime we were ordered to report to Col. P F. Stevens, commander of the Holcombe Legion at Charleston, now comes the tryiDg ordeal. Why bad I volunteered? I had scarcely anything, but a wife and little chil dren but I had loved my country and had some patriotism'and yet I had a wife and four little children almost entirely dependent upon my labor for a liviug. To say "good by, with a prospect of never meeting them again, was like tearing out the heart while living. Sw.me soldiers say to charge a battery was the most trying thing; others, to charge a line of infantrj; yet others will say to be going into battle and be constantly meeting the litter bearers bringing out the wounded and dying; but I say the most trying experience of warfare with me was when I had to say good by to a weeping mother and a loving companion and little child;en all clinging to me as if they could not let me go and had to tear * J-L: I away hold iiifcir xoyiiig eniuiace. When I remember how little blood I 4>bed for ihe lo*t cause, I feel I hardly deseive the name of a soldier at all. The great Home medici.De, Horebound, Mullein and Tar, cures that cough and cold. Murray Drug Co. TaDUopoline is guaranteed to relieve blind or ble^diDg piles and will cure where no otHer remedy like it will or can do so. Murray Drug Co. Two-Tkirds. I Let Edgefield and the Timmermans 1/nan iho Paith rxctjj %uv uiini Edgefield Chronicle. Trie Timrnermans are two-thirde of Edgefieid. A youthful and extremely worthy scion of the clan is running for the tfti^e of Solicitor of the F.fth Circuit. This is Mr. Geo. Bell TimmnrmaD, of Lexington, a son of "Dr. Hodge*'?"old Hodge"',"uncle Hodge,'' "cousin Hodge." Now is tbe time for Edgefield and the Timmermana to keep the faith. " I Thousands Have Kidney Trouble and Don't Know it. How To Find Ont. Fill a bottle or common glass with your water and let it stand twenty-four hours; a f?, f sediment or set^ tling indicates an i unhealthy conairnn tion ^d~ \y/\ ^ ' IV neys; if it stains y?ur liner, it is Ajl 0*i.' evidence of kid"jnQ \/ f?j K/& ney trouble; too v^sL / y frequent desire to ' pass jt ?r ?ain in the back is a'so convincing proof that he kidneys and bladder are out of order. What to Do. There is comfort in the knowledge so often expressed, that Dr. Kilmer's SwampRoot, the great kidney remedy fulfills every wish in curing rheumatism, pain in the back, kidneys, liver, bladder and every part of the urinary passage. It corrects inability to hold water and scalding pain in passing it, <5r bad effects following use of liquor, wine or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant necessity of being compelled to go often during the day, and to get up many times during the night. The mild and the extraordinary effect of Swamp-Root is soon realized. It stands the highest for its won/^orfnt onrAc r.f thf* mr><;* riiitrfAS'Sinc ra!?fts. If you need a medicine you should have the best. Sold by druggists in 50c. and$l. sizes. You may have a sample bottle of this wonderful discovery and a book that tells more about it, both sent |?j] absolutely free bv mail. address Dr. Kilmer & Rome of Swamp-Root. Co., Binghamton, N. Y. When writing mention reading this generous offer in this paperOne trouble with the oldest inhabitants is that he remembers too many incidents of his boyhood days that never happened. Credit is all well enough until the bill collector begins to come around. An Untimely Death. An untimely death so often follows neglect of slight cough or cold. If Taylor's Cherokee Remedy of Sweet Gum | and Mullein is taken in time it will ! prevent any evil results. It cures coughs, colds and consumption. At I druggists, 25c., 50c. and $1.00 a bottle. Strange to say. the world lias never | produced a deaf and dumb pugilist, j After some men get started they are | j *00 lazy to stop. j If a friend pulls his watch 011 your funny story, cut it short. Don't envy the rich: they have corns 011 their feet the same as you have. 1 Startling Evidence. Fresh testimony in great quantity is constantly coming in, declaring Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds to be unequaled. A. recent expression from T. J. McFarland, Bentorville, Ya., serves as example. I He writes: "I had Bronchitis for three | years and doctored all the time without ! being benefited. Then I began taking ! Dr. King's New Discovery, and a ffcw bottles wholly cured me." Equally effective in curing all Lung and Throat | troubles. Consumption, Pneumonia and Grip. Guaranteed by The Kaufmann Drug Co., druggist. Trial bottles free, regular sizes 50c. and $1.00. Many a man turns up his toes while waiting for his fortune to turn up. If a man dosen't break anything else when he slips on a banana peel lie is pretty sure to break one of the commandments. What women sigh for is long life without old age. A sunny temi>er gilds the edges of j life's blackest cloud. Thrown From a Wagon. Mr. George K. Babcock was thrown from his wagon and severely bruised. He applied Chamberlain's Pain Balm freely and says it is the best liniment he ever used. Mr. Babcock is a well known citizen of North Plain, Conn. There is nothing equal fo Pain Balm for sprains and bruises. It will effect a cure in one-third the time required by any other treatment, Por sale by The Kaufmann j Drug Co., An Old Idea Exploded. Columbia State. The individuals who assert tba- ! "it is a well known fact that running ! water purifies itself and on that statement advocate river water, should give the important subject j some real consideration. Why does it purify itself? Is it not because . the composition of the bed of the \ stream is such that there is present- | ! a o nu4iir.nl ft 1 f op V Tho r.lOrn fsirif fu ca u :u u i tu uiicjl . x uv uav & w I of the water "running7' does not ; purify. Sewerage may be rushed through a pipe for a thousand miles i and be sewerage still. All river beds are by no means good purifiers, j The fact, the plain, bald fact present| ed in the analysis made for the pres| ent water commission, and made I probably under favorable conditions, j is that the river water is not pure. ' The waters of many rivers are koown | to be impure. Why theD, the par! rotic repetition: "It is a well known fact that running water purifies itself r Xegroes. of Xewark. X. .T., have formed an association through which they are planning the emigration of a number of families to Liberia. Two prosjX'Ctors have been sent to look for a proper place for settlement and obtain concessions from the authorities of Liberia. President Tinsley of the association says that more than twenty thousand negroes are ready to leave the cotton belt and make their home in Liberia if trans]>ortation facilities can be secured. Sued by His Doctor. "A doctor here has sued me for-sl2.au. which I claimed was excessive for a case of cholera morbus." says R. White, of Conchella, Cal. "At the trial he praised his medical skill and medicine. I asked him if it was not Chamberlain's j Colic. Cholera r'"l Diarrhoea Remedy ! he used as I had good reason to believe it was. and he woul,. not say under oath j that it was not." No doctor could use j a better remedy than this in a case of I cholera morbus, it never fails. Sold by i The Kaufmann Drug Co. The two negroes who murdered Mag- ; istrate Cox, in Greenville county, have been sentenced to hang 011 July the 1st. B. F. Rogers, a Williamsburg farmer, was recently shot by Jeter Kirby. a white tenant, because he was discharged. Rogers was not seriously hurt. Driven to Desperation. Living at an out of the way place, remote from civilization, a family is often driven to desperation in case of accident, resulting in Burns, Cuts, Wounds. Ulcers, etc. Lay in a supply of Bucklen's Arnica Salve. Its the best 0:1 earth. 2 jc., at The Kaufmann Drug Co's., drug store. The Southern railway has increased the pay of its telegraph operators, the increase to date from June 1 sr. Dr. O. J. Molfet is a graduate of mod icine and has as much right to presence for the sick as any physician, and gives to mothers Ids TEETHINA" as the best remedy they can use for their teething children. TEETIilXA" aids Digestion. regulates the Dowels. Overcomes and Countenters the Effects of the Summer's Heat and makes teething easy. i Five people are dead and many injured as a result of a fight between whites and negroes in Mississippi and more trouble is expected. That Tired Feeling! If you are languid, depressed and incapable for work, it indicates that your liver is out of order, Herbine will assist nature to throw off headaches, rheumatism and ailments akin to nervousness and restore the energies and vitality of sound and perfect health. J. J. Hubbard, Temple, Texas, writes, March 22, 1902: 'T have used Herbine for the past two years. It has done me lnmv *mnrl than all the doctors. When I feel bad and have that tired feeling, I take a dose of Herbine. It is the best J medicine ever made for chills and fever." 50c., a bottle. Sold by the Kaufmann Drag Co. The boll weevil situation in Mexico is getting to be very alarming. The purchase of the Panama canal has caused a deficit of over SS,000.000 in the treasury. Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets Better Than a Doctor's Prescription. Mr. J. W. Turner, of Trahart, Ya., says that Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets have done him more g<xxl than anything he could get from the doctor. If any physician in this country was able to compound a medicine that ! would produce such gratifying results ! in cases of stomach troubles, biliousness or constipation, his whole time would be used in preparing this one medicine. For sale by The Kaufmann Drag Co. ? A fire, started by an electric wire, caused a half million dollars damage in the wholesale district of New Orleans. There should be 110 objection to a man smoking cigarettes if he is alone and hap]>enstohavea irrud^oagainst himself. Cures Old Sores. Westmoreland. Kan., Ma\ ">. Ballard Snow Liniment Co.: Your Snow Liniment cured an old sore on the side of my chin that was sup}>ossed to bo a cancer. The sore was stuhborn and would not yield to treatment, until I tried Snow Liniment, which did the work in short order. My sister. Mrs. Sophia .T. Carson. Alleiisville, Miltin Co.. Pa., has a sore and mistiusts ! that it is a cancer. Please semi her a | *>0e. bottle. Sold by The Kaufmann j Drujr I '<?. Strong drink keeps some men down ' and helps others to jr?-t ahead. I E?8E3S?^EH3S^!iS^ ^here alt mSE (FAILY |j Albert M. Boozer, Attorney at Law, w COLUMBIA, S. C. Especial attention given to business entrusted to him l>y his ieltow citizens o* Lexington county. Otfice: 1210 Mam Rreet. upstairs, cppo* si e Van M-trc'sFaruitare btore Fehrnai v 28 ?tf. Surveying. To the People of Lexington County: T AM NOW LOCATED AT LI-XINGX tor., S. C.. and will beglid to do :my surveying for the people 1 can do such work in a ecmpeteut manner and will obey any calls with promptness. J. F. LYLE5. April 19, ICO4 - 3m. illi ilii UIQUKIS it III. Will Practice in all Courts, KAUFMANS BUILDING, LEXINGTON, S C Od the 18th day ot October, we formed a co-partnership for the practice of law. We will be pleased to receive those having legal business to be attended to at ^nr office in the Kauimann building at a~y time Respectfully. J. Wm THURMOND, G. BELL TIM MERMaN, October 22. 1902.?ly. no C P ftil MflBC vn> r. v> uiLmvsik^ ZDJELLTTIST. 1510 Main St., Columbia, S. C. OFFICE HOUES: 9 a. m. to 2 p. m., and from 3 to 6 p. m. January 23, 1901?tf. SEWIN9 MACHINES! Wheeler & WLon Noi ?i BALI BEARING Uarw-iously Light Running and Noteless (a No. 100 spool oott'-'K thread tor ;i belt will run it) One third faster; one third easier than any shuttle machine. fcave about ONE DAY IN THREE. A OKEVT F WO KITE WITH DRESS MAKERS. AND BECOMING MORE POPULAR AlL THE TIME. XEEDLES FOR ALL 31ACHLXES. REPAIRING A SPECIALTY. WORK GUARANTEED. ATTACHMENTS, SHUTTLES, ETC. In bringing Machines to be repaired it is only necessary to bring the head?Leave the table at home unless it needs repairing too. 1900 Washers and Wringers. The most perfect Washer ever invented* I can sell them at my 6tore for less than tbey will cost you ordered direct from the factory . Write fof circulars and prices. X. B3BEBET, 1101 MAIN ST., COLUMBIA, S. C April 1, 1903. 3m f Alfrprl .T "FVw I | Jk.aMA.JkA VI. m w ? ? 7 , | Life and Firej ________________ 1 "D?B"?1 j I Insurance and Heal Estate Agent, ; | | Lexington, S. C! | _______ i Only First Class Companies Kepre-1 sented. i J Mv companies are popular, strong { ar 1 reliable. No one can give your business better attention; no one car. j give yon better protection; no one can ; give you better rates. Prompt and careful atten'ion given j to buying and selling Ileal Estate, both town and country proper, .s, j Correspondence respectfulv solicited. ! I [ i ,/k^^g... DRi CJ. OLiyEROS, SPECIALIST ON SSB^S8:1E- l] 1 R< Throat and laits^w. GUARANTEE Office and Residence, i FIT GF GLASSES ] -524 and 1 I'ifi Marion. St, ! March 15?1 v. COLUMBIA, S. C. i \Y71NTHOP COLLEGE SCHOLAR VV SliU'S AND ENTRANCE EXAMl. N VflON The examination {or the award j of vae iM scholarships in Wintbrop (,'oilege j and lur ihe admission of new students will J he held at tin- County Court House on Fri{ clay, July K:h. at a. m. Applicants must ! not be less than fifteen jtars ot age When | scholarships are vacated after July 8, they I will be awarded to ihose making the high est a-.erage at this examination. ScUlai! ships are worth *ME) and ireo tuition. The j next session will open September -1, 100J j For further info-uiatiou and catalogue ad j dress, 1'RE-IDENT D. B. JOHNSON, j Rock U ill, S. C. .s .v3<5. / I i -f^t? _____ ! i | S&r \M ! J.P. ABLE, ft | ^8A DEALER FX J 1 B5l8?I I | it ,^3HOES^ H J ^.V\^ /(kfT Sff IT %.' 4' * :'. :: If STAPLE AM) F.UTV GROCERIES. -ff 1 HARDWARE, ^ f# I Tl.\ A.\D WOODEXWAHB, ETC., # 1 W; LEESYILLE, S. C. ! UIIMI PI- flTT I WW BWB 0 i km 1 J| I aB DEALER IN M I ^ N3ABLY 0PFCSIT3 POST 0PFIC3, > | COLT7MBIA, - - . S. C. MAIN STREET. | We have received and have placed on our shelves one of the most leauvifui as well a3 the most complete line of j ever shown in the city, These fire nil standard goons irom ane mosi reuaoie uuu.uu-<?u? j Hirers and are recommenced lor their stylish aud nobby appearance and the beantv ol pattern. A full line ot Ginghams and dress goods ot all descriptions, as well as lovely creations in fashionable spring apd summer miilinery.c Come and see these goods beiore purchasing. I will make it to your interest to do so. October, 9.?3m. We Have i ! RECEIVED OUR ^ and are now rexdy to serve our LexiDglon friends with the best shoes at the ! lowest price they ever bought. Three (3) points we vere carelul in select- i ing this stock: STYLE, COMFORT AND SERVICE. i . We will only show you Good Solid Leather Saoe3 and guarantee every pair. ! E. & F. A. DAVIS, 1710 MAIN STEEET, | COLUMBIA, - S. C. , ? ii i i a???? ?????u i n ii "Tm , M CALLS SPFCTVL ATTENTION TO HIS IMMENSE m m STOCK OF NEW SUMMER GOODS. |Z| | White floods. White floods. | Our stock of White Goods consists of India Linens, White |?? Mulls, Cotton Ch;fifmc, Mercerized Goods, Peques in Welts and Figures, at popular prices. yp Colored Ljiavus. Coloi-ed Lawns. ^ fpf Our stock of Colored Lawns is complete in Figured Stripes ^ I Us? and Polka Dots ranging in price from 5 to 12Ac. Solid Col- Id P?\; orerl Lawns in all the leading shades, the kind usually sold PE everywhere for 12J cents, our price, 10 cents. ^ We call special attent on to our immense line of LACE vjN| EMBRODER1ES ;AJSD RIBBONS Ask onr clerks to p* show you our 15 cents Ribbons. They come in all the pop- <?)> ^ ular shades and are big values. | Gents' Furnishings. f M . 4$ 50 Doz?n All Silk Four in Hand Ties for men. only 25c. Eclipse Shirts, equal to any SI.25 shirt on the market, our p-ice, SI.00 ypg 50 doz Men's SI.00 Shirts, to close out. in all the pretty ' patterns, dots, stripes and figures, at '5c. j/S;. 2") doz 71c. Shirts at 49o , on center counter p? 25 doz m Men's Shirts something special, at 29c Hosiery to suit all feet and all purses. Dont fail to call at 1603 Main street when in search of j m FHV GOODS. SOTIdSS A\D GENT'S FLH.MSUIXG <4> -4 W = ^ - $ 1 i ? $ I & 3tT. -A.. dS Jk ^ 1603 Main Street, Lever's Old Stand, ^ i J; COLUMBIA. - - B. U. J I A --?