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The Lexington Dispatch, Entered at the Post Office at Lexington, S. C., as second class matter. G. M. Harman, Editor and Publisher. Circulation, 1,971. The subscription price of the Dispatch is $1 a year; 50 cents for six months; 25 cents for tliree months?invariably cash in advance. Wednesday, April 26,1905. The Comptroller General has raised the valuation of the property of the Standard Oil Co., in this State to 1 j i nearly qu&rurupie no xutmci tdiuc. This means an increase in the taxable value of the State and consequently a larger revenue; but then the taxpayers will have to foot the bill at last by the increase in the price of oil. Turn the screws tighter. The people can stand a little more j pressure and then something is ! bound to give way. The trustees of the Columbia Female College are putting up a handsome building at Hyatt Park, a suburb of Columbia. The cornerstone was laid Monday with the beautiful Masonic ceremonies. A large crowd waB present. The great structure is well under way. The walls are up sod the roof is on the main building. The cornerstone is a marble block bearing the simple inscription, "Columbia Female College, 1850-1905." Joseph Jefferson, one of the world's greatest actors, and who won fame and fortune as Rip Van Winkle, has gone to sleep to wake no more. He died at Palm Beech, Fla., on A?ril 23rd, after making a gallant and heroic fight for his life, in the 76tb jsar of his age. "Flareback" or explosion of gasses on the battleship Maine recently caused the death of three of the ship's-crew and serious damage to ? ^ A?m^ I>116 YtJfcjBtJi tliSOli* 1U9 Uiaiuo ouioicu PeDsacola harbor with flag at half mass which indicated that the vessel was in dire distress. There is a wide-spread complaint among the legal fraternity on account of the numerous clearical errors discovered by the codifier in the sets of the last Legislature. It is said that these errors were made in the engrossing department and is the result of incompetency. The newspapers of this country are again talking of peace between . Russia and Japan, but unfortunately these papers are playing to the galleries by talking through their hats. On account of James P. Cary,E-q, Judge of the special term of court for Richland county, beiDg an attorney of the Southern railroad, be has declined to hear any case for or against the company. An inspector has reported the dispenser at Fort Motte one thousand dollars short in his accounts. The accnrsed stuff will besmirtch the reputation, ruin the characters of all who handle it whether in the dispensary or the open bar. As an evidence of the prosperity of Wofford College, the trustees have recently decided to put up an additional buildiDg for a fitting school, to cost ?20,000. Evidently the institutions supported by the State are not dangerous competitors of Wofford. At a mass meeting held at Hampstead, Texas, called to petition the Governor to send rangers to enforce the local option, three men were killed and two others were severely wounded. Frank G. Bigelow, President of a large Milwaukee bank, and former President of the American Bankers' oertAi'atirtn Inafea VBBfr. BITTTJR in ftHPCU ^ aoavui??4i/M^ *vw^w ?v ? ? lation, and is short in his accounts a million and half dollars. Greatly to the surprise of all in Lancaster several arrests have been made in the case of the lynching which cdcurred at Kershaw, that county, last October. The men arrested are the meet prominent and influential men of Lancaster county. The Kussia squadron has left French waters and a naval battle is momentarily expected. Our Newberry Letter. To the Editor of the Dispatch: Here we are again, Mr. Editor, tryiDg to find all the news we possibly can gather from this portion of ! our Commonwealth for the readers of the dear old Dispatch. The Dispatch is welcomed in our home on Thursdays of eaeh week promptly at one o'clock p. m. In perusing over its columns, we find so many famaliar names of whom we know to be our friends and we know 4" lnrol frrv fhfiir flnimt.V IU uo ill uc nuu lujut i,v vuv. j and State. "We do not agree with the friend whom we heard make the statement once, that Lexington county wouid have to borrow her men to fill her offices if Bhe wants them filled. We know that she has been filling them and she will continue to fill them with her own men. Holy communion was given to a large congregation at the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer yesterday, Easter Sunday. The communicants numbered about two hundred and seventy-five. On this occasion eight ? "? .1- _t L ! were connrmea 10 me cuuruu, uvo m whom were females. The pastor of this church, the Rev. W. L. Seabrook, is an able divine and a fine church worker. We have not exactly caught on to all the town rules yet. We have been accustomed to talking and mingling with friends and relatives after the benediction was pronounced but here we must quietly walk home and talk with our families. We have very fine singing. The choir consists of eight or ten members, one of whom is one of Lexington's fairest and most accomplished daughters, Mrs. S. J. Derrick. Her sweet voice can be distinctly heard all over the church. The great pipe organ in this church, which cost twenty five hundred dollars, certainly is a solace to the ears oi any one who may hear the low grumbling sound of those | pipes. Well, Mr. Editor, did the frost nip I the forked black Jack leaves on Black creek, more especially around Jones' mill pond? We warned the farmers through the columns of the Dispatch about one year ago what the results might be if they raised fifteen million bales of cotton. The crop of last year is i estimated at something over thirteen millions, so we can readily see the i price we are getting now, and if the i MiirrN Dealer in al furniture: a Full lii STOVE REPAIRS ALW1 933 Gervais street, Housefurnis All for cash at lowest prices. Will app 1 U1 . n /I ? T r? V my JJCAlUglUU X' llCJUlxr. j. Vs may safely depend c * that swing and dash, Dress. The name spells Re correctness of style and fabric tailoring as well. And the m the knowledge and assurance order with The Internationa may safely rely on getting " why we take measures for th Tailors. Lexingt* Throat Coughs \ A ticking in the throat; hoarseness attimes; adeep breath irritates it;?these are features of a throat cough. They're very deceptive and a cough mixture won't cure them. You want something that will heal the inflamed membranes, enrich the blood and tone up the system .\ Scotf s Emulsion is just such a remedy. It has wonderful healing and nourishing power. Removes the cause of the cough and the whole system is given new strength and vigor .\ Send for free sample SCOTT fc? BOWNE,, cbtmUu 409-415 Pearl Street, Nezo York joc. and $1.00. All druggists crop wonld have reached our nora ber we would not have realized more than 5 cents for our cotton. So go ahead, farmers, you must learn your lesson. One of cur merchants stated to us a few days ago that he had sold more guano up to this time than up to the sametime last year. Mr. Melvin Slice, of Hilton, is a Papa. We wish for his boy a seat in Congress some day in the future. ^ * ? i Success aca nappinetxs to you, mr. Editor, and your readers, ^s our wish. April 24. iK B. H. Wheat still continues to decline on tbe Chicago exchange. Whether this means a reduction in the price of flour or not we cannot say. A receiver for the Equitable Assurance society has been asked for in a suit instituted by J. Willcox Brown of Maryland on a claim of $2,000 00 damages. The conference for Education in j the South is in session in Columbia. Mr. R. W. Frick, of Lexington county, will represent Newberry in the Inter-Collegiate Oratorical cont e it to be held at Greenwood next Friday, the 28 th. HOOK, !1 Grades of iND STOVES. . ae of 1YS KEPT ON HAND. Columbia, S. C. hing Goods. reciate a liberal share of the trade of laraDtee to give satisfaction. 'oml I 15. >n The "International" for so essential to up-to-date liance. It not only assures , but economic and perfect ost important thing of all is that once you place your 1 Tailoring Company, you what von ask for. This is ose up-to-date Metropolitan IGK & CO., >n. S. C. I Just Like Americans. A peculiar revelation in re, i to ! train travel In Japan is that the people ' of various classes, customarily polite in their intercourse with one another and in their dealings with aliens, lose nearly all sense of courtesy when they enter a passenger car. When I first rode in a first class car in Japan and saw severai dainty Japanese women in pretty silks standing while Japanese men remained resolutely seated I could almost fancy I was on an elevated train in New York bound for Harlem. ?Harold Boiee in Booklovers' Magazine. Hi* Coat of Arms. "Now that you are wealthy, Mr. C./' said the man who deals in pedigrees and the like, "you really should begin to adopt a coat of arms." "I'll do just as I please." retorted Mr. C. hotly. "If I like to go about in my shirt sleeves, that ain t none O' your business!" A Real Hero^ "You don't believe in divorce, then?" "No, sir; I've got too much sportin' blood." "What has that to do with it?" "I believe in a fight to the finish/'? Philadelphia Ledger. A little nonsense now and then brings failure to a lot of men.?Chicago Record-Herald. Liberty will not descend to a people: a people must raise themselves to libertv.?Colton. I MAKE | | HOME I HAPPY GOOD MUSIC WILL DO THIS ? You want a sweet toned \ \ Piano, or you may prefer a $ > fine Organ. ( | We Represent the Standard < i Makes. ) ) Our prices and terms will ap- ( k peal to you. Call on or ad- ; > dress j Mai one's Music House, ) In Opera HOuse Block, j ) Colximtoia, S. C. | I1 Established 20 years, f Pianos and Organs. j DR. W H. TIMMERMAN", U. 5. C President. V E. F. STROTHER, Attorney. Citizens Bank With a Capital Sto( is open for the transaction of a general ba: I at 4 per cent, per annum interest payable c burglar insurance and bonded offices make a liberal share of public patronage and gui ment. . Directors?Dr. W. H. Timmerman, Dr. P. Timmerman, W. C. Cartledge, Isaac Ec We are gob Buggies and "V ltr Wp yuu uuj . Surries, and s< MIS B 1311-1313 ASSEMBLY STEEE I Grove': 1 has stood the test 25 I bottles. Does this record < Enclosed with every b * * s I I f;S9SSSSS9S9S9SSSSeSS9S?S9? < I i OFFERED TO OUR LEXINGTON ft i i t ! < I fi AND SURROUNDING COUNTRY % I i ?; m . 1 I t PATRONAGE. I | 1 . 'J i : I For the next 15 days our odd and end j| i sales will be on. We mean to clean out j i I and make room for our large and well selected stock of 1 SPRING GOODS. ! 1 which our buyer has purchased far he- jP ' low than the manufacturers' prices. | \ "We mean to knife our prices. To convince f | you that we mean business we would ask f j you to come and see for yourself. | 1 We are offering you Checked Homespun k 1 and White Goods today at the same prices | as we did when cotton was selling at five | ! cents per pound. | i JUST THINK IT! | 20 yards Best Plaids and Checks, $1.00 I 20 yds yard-wide White Homespun, $1.00 ? ; SHOES s-: AT FACTORY ! : PRICES j A And one thousand and one odd thinas k 4 we offer you at prices that will astonish 1 A you. Flour 50 cents less than mill prices | 4 today. | iMalews-Boukniglif Co.! : ; LEESVILLE, S. C. \ ' s?sa~ "0 CAET S;,.; RISINfiER S BOOZER, A. C. JONES, Assistant Cashier. i of Batesburg ES s ;k of $30,000.00, We have on hand a large and well sej lected line of aking business. Time deposits received < 'wLateoiuTe^L^ weX? j COFFINS AND CASKETS, irantee fair dealing and courteous treat- \ j in all sizes and styles cheap. Come and M. U. Boatright, U. X. Gunter, Dr. W. j examine our stock when in need of anyIwards, W. K. Shealy, J. F. Kneece. j thing in our line. We can fill any bill iii 30 minutes after order is received. ag to make a special run on Vagons. Come to see us before > carry a full line of Buggies and 3ll them at very low prices. COLUMBIA, S. C. s Tasteless Chill Tonic 1 5. Average Annual Sales over One and g Half M3Kon I of merit appeal to you? No Cure, No Pay. 50c. I ottle Is a Tea Cent* package of Grove's Black Root* Liver Pills. J *