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f Potash as Necessary as Rain If The quality and quantity of the ; crops depend on a sufficiency of Potash in the soil. Fertilizers which are | low in Potash will never produce ? satisfactory results. I Every fanner should be familiar with the ft proper proportions of ingredients that go to B make the-best fertilizers for every kind of crcp. We have published a series of books, % containing the latest researches on this all- B important subject, which we will send free If if you ask. Write now while you think of it to the | GERJttAX KALI WOKKS fi 5j Sew York?95 Nassau Street, or Eg |pj Atlanta, Ga~?22^ South Broad Street, fg ^SLuumi wmmp' i.' imwuaumtmaatF PS0FBS5I02TAL CABDS. ' O. *. EFZBD. F. E. DBEHER. ?fird & dreher, attorneys at law, lexington, c. h? s. c., Will practice in all the Courts. Easiness aolioited. One member of the Arm will always be at office, Lexington, 6. C. t~h. frick, j* attorney at law, chapin, s. c. Office: Hotel Marion, 4th Koom. Second Floor. "Will practice iu all the Courts Thurmond & timmerman, attorneys at law, will practice in all courts, Kanfmann Bide:, l.exlnutujn, s.u, We will be pleased to meet those having legal business to be attended tp at our office in the Kaufmann Building at any time. Respectfully, J. War. THURMOND. G. BELL TI MMERMAN. Albert m. boozer, attorney at law, columbia, S. C. Omcs: 1316 Main Street, upstairs, opposite Van M> tre's Furniture StoreEspecial attention given to business entrust"* ed to hitn by his fellow citizens of Lexington ounty. w. a. clakk. washington* clark. 0lark & clark, attorneys and counselors, No. 1238 Washington Street, columbia. - - - - S. C. George r. rembert, attorney at law. 1221 law range, columbia, s. c. I will be glad to servo my friends from Lexington County at any tir>e. aDd am prepared to practice law in all crate and Federal Courts. Andrew Crawford, ATTORNEY AT LAW. COLUMBIA, S. C. Practices in the State and Federal Courts, and offers his professional services to the wtizens of Lexington County, Law Offices, ^ I Residence, corner 1300 Law Range < Pickens and Pendle ) ( ton Streets. tjst pdyd evans, W .LAWYER AND COUNSELLOR. COLUMBIA, s. C. Practices in State, County and City Courts, and in United States Circuit and District Courts in Litigation between private parties or corporations. ' PlR P. H. SHEALY, U DENTIST, LEXINGTON, S. C. Office Up Stairs in Roof's Building. TAMES HARM AN, J DENTAL SURGEON, LEXINGTON, S. C. ^Office in Bear of Court House.) Informs the public thathe will bo in his office every Friday for the purpose of doiog dental work in all its branches. DR. E. J. ETHEREDGE, SURGEON DENTIST, LEESYILLE, S, C., Office over J. C. Kinard & Co's. Store. Always on hand. Dr. f. c. gilmore, DENTIST. 1510 Main Street, COLUMBIA, S. C. Office Hocks: 9 a. m. to 2 p. m., and from 3 to 6 p. m. PARLORRESTAURAHT, 8. DAVID, Proprietor. 1336 MAIN, COLUMBIA. S. C. The only up to date eating house of its fciud in the City of Columbia. It is well kept ?clean linen, prompt and polite service. You get what ynu order and pay only for what you get. Within easy reach of desirable sleeping apartments. OPEN ALL NIGHT Drugs, Chemicals, STATIONERY. PAINTS - - OILS - - GLASS. GARDEN SEED?Bulk and Package. THE SICK MAN'S FRIEND. Licensed Druggist and Chemist. KINARD, LEESVILLE, - - - S. C. Ess Stood Tlio Test 25 Tsars. The old. original Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic. You know what you art; taking. It is iron and quinine in a tasteless form. No cure, no pay. 50c. I CURES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS g The Lexington Dispatch. Wednesday, March 22, 1905. Hi's"Mother's Hope. In the mountains of Fyrut, wbere I spend my summer vacation every year, stands an old rum, known to everybody as "the castle," and 'hough ifc has no roof to speak of, a? d every wall full of cracks, it is ioh&b ted bv old Mother Kobes and her soa. A | striking figure is this old womaD, with a face which would delithc any artist: the lips are oDiy two fcbiD, bluish strips, UDable to conceal her two lonely teeth, and her shia looks j like a ploughed field; but her g?eat steel grey eyes are as clear as those of a baby, but iu spite of her 102 years she is able to read without glasses, and her bick is still straight, and she scorns the use of a cane. She performs her daily work in house aDd field, as she has doDe for more than eighty jears, never for a minute considering that she is no longer as strong as when she wa3 a girl of twenty. Beside her son is working. The "boy," as 6be calls him, can hardly lay claim to that name any longer, as he is more than seventy years old. But to her he is always the young boj: She cooks for him, mends bis clothes and makes bis bed tvery day, though she must admit that she is no longer able to catoh as many fleas, which infest the "castle " She keeps him on the straight and narrow path, as far as possible, and often trots a ' * ' ^ . . * jl long distance to toe waysiae inn to draw him away from bad companions. But hers bad been a bard task. No amount of care bas been able to prevent him from becoming a con* firmed drunkard, and anyone wbo sees bis bloated face, with the dull, expressionless eyes and bluish red nose, can for a minute doubt that be loves the bottle much more than be loves work. During tbe last fifty year the poor mother bas probably half carried, half led bim borne from the inn more than two thousand times, and every time be has promised that be will leave liquor alone. People laugh at her, but she still believes in bis good intentions when be swears that be will never touch a drop, and ib firm in tbe belief that ber seventy-year-old boy will eome time become a man wbo will be able to earn bis own living. In the evening, when tbe clock bas struck nine on the village steeple and her son bas not yet returned, tbe old woman jumps out of ber bed, puts ! on ber old coat and starts out toj wards tbe inn. Many a night I have been sitting . there, watching her as she came by, | her eld eyes looking for her wayward boy all over the room, which is filled with the smoke of cheap tobacco and reeking with the stench of bad liquor. And when she has caught sight of him her thin lips grow still thinner, an expression of determination settles on her old, wrinkled face, ^nd slowly she walks over towards the table at which he is sitting. When she has come within two paces of him she stops, nods her head and commences staring at him for minutes without saying a word. The "Boy" at first tries to make believe that he does not see, but when he sees that this has no effect he commences to fumble through all his pockets for the change witn which to pay for his drinks. The eyes of his old mother, piercing, as it were, his every soul, seem to cause him physical pain. "Yes, yes mother, I am coming. I was just getting ready to go when you came io. I only wish you would itop scoldiDg me when there are so many people around." And all the time the woman has never said a word. But she never removes her eyes from him, and this is more than her son can stand. In a few seconds he haa found the n A # -VI money, ana gets up irom me laDie. The moment he stands up the old woman pounces upon him like a chicken hawk, catches him by the nape of the neck, and commences pushing him towards the door. "Don't pinch me so, mother. I am ready to go as soon as I can find my hat." "You miserable, good-for-nothing, your hat is on your head," and with this she gives him a push in the back that makes him tumble out of the door. Outside I hear her talking to him I in her quiet, motherly manner. | "My Doy, you make me spend many ! nights on the dusty roads when I I ought to be sound asleep, but I do j not complain of that. But if you do I not stop drinking while you are still j young you'll never be able to stop it I later when you grow old as I am, | and you will end in the poor house." ; "But, mother, I am really improvi ing all the time, and if you will only i give me a little time I shall soon | slop it altogether, but it can't all ! come at once." j Her faithful grey eyes cheer up at | bis words. "My boy, will you proml ise me to start a new life from toj morrow ?" | "Yes, mother," the son replies in a voice wmcn ne is narajy aoie 10 con- i ! trol any longer. "I promise you j | that I will never touch the stuff | again and I shall never put my feet j in the inn any more.'1 He has made this promise every i night for almost, fifty years, eve-y night he has cursed ibe liquor which tie C'iDOofc leave aloDe and he i* known to everybody as a coofiraed drunkard, but when he promises once more the same b*ppy light shines in his mother's eyes. Once more ebe hopes that the bey as he grows older Bball get more firmness of character, and at last turn out a useful member of society. For is it not true what the boy just said, ' Ooe must give him timr; it cannot all cotue at once,'' and ebeer; ed up by this thought she trots I along quite happily alongside her boy and when the old vagabor d i comes near falling hie mother holds ber arms around fcim and holds him i up aDd Dever lets go until sbe sees him safely home Sbe can never forget that be is her only son and ber only bope. A Guaranteed Cure For Files. Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles. Druggists refund money if Pazo OiDtinent fails to cure any case, no matter of bow loDg standing, in 6 to 14 days. First application gives ease and rest. 50c. If your druggist hasn't ifc send 50c in stamps and ifc will be forwarded post-paid by Paris Medicine Co., St. Louis, Mo. 2bw21. Friceville Dots. To the Editor of the Dispatch: The health of our community has improved some since last writing. Sarvices at Si Paul's was almost a failure lass Sunday, rain being a hindrance. Mr. Charlie Shull, who has been confined to his bed for nearly five weeks, is convalescent. Mr. J. Ira Price and family, of Dupler, visited at Mrs. Maiinda Price's Sunday. Mr. Jas. J. Taylor is all smiles. Its a girl. A Mr SingletoD, of North Carolina, canvassed this section last week with maps. Instead of exchanging cotton seed for commercial fertilizers, the farmers generally are putting them back on the land. Your scribe thinks this a number I idea. Mr. G. F. Keisler went to Lexington Monday on business. Mr. E C. Williams, of ChapiD, was here last week representing Hood's nurseries of Richmond, Va. Rev. W H. Roof, of the Seminary at Mt. Pleasant, recently spent a few days with his home folks. Mr. W A. Price went to Leeeville Monday. Mr. J. M. Oswald has been quite ill for several days. The farmers of this section are neariog the completion of fertilizer hauling. Public highways are being put in better condition this week. Rev. Strickland, of Gilbert, paid this community a pleasant visit Wednesday. That's Who. March 17, 1905 For as. Impaired Appetite. Loss of appetite always results from faulty digestion. All that is needed is a few doses of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. They will invigorate the stomach, strengthen the digestion and give you an appetite like a wolf. These Tablets also act as a gentle laxative. For sale by The Kaufmann Drug Co. When some men fail to mike a hit then try to blame it on the hammer. EJihu Root, of New York city, has declined the position of superintendent of the construction of the Panama canal, at a salary of $100,000 a year. Will H. Gowan. a merchant of Spartanburg, was sandbagged while on his way home on Tueeday night and wbb robbed of $15. James Bargiss, watchman for the Carolina mills of Greenville, was caught by a train on the Reedy river trestle over the Southern and was killed. The supreme court has confirmed the judgment of the circuit court in the case of Morgan Thrailkill, sentenced to the penitentiary for life for the killing of Ben Burton at WUUVJJ CfcJLW *m WLi VI Isst April. A monthly piper to be called tbe "White Man's Couctrj" will be started at Americoe, Ga.. in a few days. It will advocate white supremacy, deportation of tbe Degroes and a division of tbe school tax fund according to tbe amount paid by each race. A Lancaster negro has invented | an ice cream freezer that does its work admirably. It. freezes the j cream in blocks that can be preserved on ice a long time. A 1 ^ 1 w V-? f rv Vva I ?.L legal Jiguu uau pi. vjuu icco iu uc ! long drawn out has commenced be| tween the federal and state governI ments over the possession of the Everglades in Florida. $ * ? $ *? $ & ? <f * * * <f? *? $ $ m 2 # ?* * * The Dispatch Job Printing * ? Office is prepared to do any * | | kind of printing at short notice. J * We guarantee work 15ret class -J J at reasonable prices. Give us * j? a trial order. 2 v ? & 3) A HEALTHYOLD AGE OFTEN THE BEST PART OF LIFE Help for Women Passing1 Through Change of Life Providence has allotted us each at least seventy years in which to fulfill our mission in life, and it is generally our own fault if we die prematurely. Nervous exhaustion invite3 disease. This statement is the positive truth. When everything" becomes a burden and you cannot walk a few blocks without excessive fatigue, and you break out into perspiration easily, and your face flushes, and you grow excited and shaky at the least provocation, and you cannot bear to be crossed in anything, you are in danger; your nerves have given out; you need building up at once ! To build up woman's nervous system and during the period of change of life we know of no better medicine than Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Here is an illustration. Mrs. Mary L. Koehne, 371 Garfield Avenue, Chicago, 111., writes: " I have used LydiaE. Pinkham's Vegetable i uompouuu lur veaxs iu mv i.u,iuuy tuiu jli< never disappoints : so when I felt that I was nearing'tbe "diange of life I commenced treatment with it. I took in all about six bottles and it did me a great deal of good. It stopped my dizey spells, pains in my back ana the headaches with which I had suffered for months before taking the Compound. I feel that if it had not been for this great medicine for women that I should not nave l>een alive to-day. It is splendid for women, old or young, and will surely cure all female disorders.'' Mrs. Pinkham, of Lynn, Mass., invites all sick and ailing women to write her for advice. Her great experience is at their service, free of cost. IVtf v ;!': vend : r-.i ?>::r x.'O-pai'e Niok.telling t!l r.v..t S'l'. '."I-N'< 5:untht;r. r.t res . n the pr-->; -r c?.r> < i"s th.l.io,5f )uu will s'.r.l 4 cents in st.th;,*. FHllK I* I ZZi-JL! Write f. r the r tic puzzle; roost L.v h.a:lr.?. | Ash ani ir.11st c STEVENS. If yon a:n:t t < ' tilti litem, v : ik-n c-rprrsi prcpah:. < r. re.e:p: of <. ..tali.-; pri. o." j. strvsns akms and tool co., i'f. t 4oc> All varieties of fresh garden seed, at the Bazaar. J. B. Reidlinger, BAKER, COLUMBIA, - - S. C. Fresh Bread, Plain and Fancy Cakes, Pies, Cream Puffs, Buns, Husks, Rolls, in fact everything that is good to eat usually found in a iirsr, class bakery. Mail Orders Given Prompt and Careful attention. ill Hi bh. THE ONLY NATIONAL BANK IN COLUMBIA. UNITED STATES, STATE, CITY AND COUNTY DEPOSITOR!. Savings Department* Paid np Capital - $200,000 Surplus Pro da . . 70,000 Liability a: Stockholders - 200,000 $470,000 interest allowed at the rate of 4 per cent, per annum, payable 3Iay 1st and November 1st W. A. CLAKK, President, WrLrzJoKas, Vice President and Cashier. \ W I. CORLEY, $ J ? J K?W SRlOflXUND, S. C. ? J ? ^ to r'Vi- New improved $ H ? SI\GE8 SEWING MIXES * J 51 ? AwAr?ie?jt "fty rrerniums for ^ j ^ their -\oeilcnee and .-urx'riority ^ 1 Q over other makes. Try this doj>- ^ j ^ vilar muohino :u your homo b?~ O [ & for*buy:ns. Latere discounts for & 3 ^ cvtsh. Zitu-?".v -lays- Liberal ^ | % terrc-J oa i^- .A.lxvr.* i?!an. .<? j k k ^ \eedle-., Olliri, }>t<b, ^ j ^ -" xri iir i .-e-vuu: makes. ^ j k 1'iw rifaius. k | k Lar *r lev" of OW Mu^biii'-s of stan k ^ <IarJ make* :? eroo i re&uir. 1 j \jrjrjrjr*>jr*ATjr*Tj&| i THE GREAT Mice Closing Out Sale AT 14:27 MAIN STREET, next to Masonic Hall, COLUMBIA, - - - - - - S. C. Our following price list will only last for three (3) weeks For the ^icxt 21 days we will sell our entire fall and winter stock at the following prices: Men's $7.00 Black and Blue Beaver Oven-oats for $ 3.90 Men's $<>.00 (trey Oxford Overcoats $ 2.90 Men's $9.00 Grey Long Rag! in Overcoats $ 4.50 Men's $15.00 Kersey and Melton Overcoats $ 8.50 Men's SC.50 Heavy Grey Business Suits $ 3.75 Men's $8.50 All Wool Suits in assorted colors $ 4.90 We have over twenty-five different styles and colors in Men's Fine Suits. Our regular prices from $15.00 to $18.00, but you can buy tbem for the next three weeks for $10.00; so be sure and pat-hp at nnpp wUHp thpv last, and tmv vonr "harcrains at. FRANK S - JOBBING - HOUSE, 1427 MAIN ST., COLUMBIA, S. C., | To the People of Lexington!] When you need shoos for heavy work?in the ' the field, on the road and for all round hard ! work?you certainly do want shoes that will j give you service, besides feel easy on your feet. : Our shoes for hard wear cannot be surpassed. j There is every element in them that is substantial for wear and comfort. We select the : tpntlinr frnm Inn in fnp Ilmt nrp used in tliP9P ! shoes, therefore we candidly say there are no better shoes .made for heavy out door service. We also have a full line of Shoes and Rubbers for cold weather?lor home and outdoor wear. j When you want shoes for dress-up, remember we can supply your wants to your entire satisfaction. : Whenever your need shoes for Men, Women and Children we be) ieve we can serve you best?your shoe wants will be carefully at- j tended to at this store.. Thanking you very kindly for your patronage and awaiting the pleasure of seeing you soon at our store, we \ remain, yours verv trulv, ! THOMAS A. BOYNE, ! (OPPOSITE POST OFFICE.) 1736 Main Street. Columbia. S. C. li II | HEADQUARTERS FOR ALL |j | School and Colleeg Text Bocks j :j AND SUPPLIES. j:| ; \VE HAVE THE LARGEST AND MOST MODERN l;j j Printing Plant in the South. | !; Masonic Temple. <| t |:| COLUMBIA, - - - * C | SPRING SHOES COLUMBIA, S. C. Nothing but Solid Leather Shoes Sold and Every Fair G-uaranteed. They are here and of course ar--, in<- they are Keith Konquerors in High and Low Cuts, Blacks and law *\\ Leather*. Union Made. You are respectfully invited to call when in :h? :)-? i the .e goods. Quality guaranteed. Cohen's Shoe Store, 1636 MAIN ST.. CQi UM8IA. S. C.