THE LSXIN6T0H BiSPaTCH.
Wednesday, May 30, 1906.
What Is a Democrat?
For the Lexington Dispatch.
Noah Webster says a Democrat is
"one who adheres to a government by
the people." Robert Ingersol said
" the Democratic party is made up of
the worst elements of society." Quite
a'difference in these definitions. According
to his view a Democrat cherished
that which was norrow, mean
and low. Such are not true Democrats.
A true Democrat cherishes that which
is right and good. He stands by the
principle that his right ends where his
? neighbors rights begins, and that
every man in his proper sphere should
enjoy equal rights. It is to be deplored
that the action of a single man, called
a Democrat, should have ever been
such as to cause those who cannot
distinguish the difference between
such individual, and the party or principles
upheld by a collective body of
individuals to which said individual
may be formerally connected, to conclude
that the party with which he is
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life is wrong. In our State and county
the principles for which a Democrat
should and does stand should be
broadened and deepened. The effort
which some of our leaders are making
to narrow those principles down to one
measure and make the word dispensary
the only pass-word to office is an
insult to the intelligence of every true
Democrat. Whenever the Democratic
party becomes so pigheaded and j
"emanciated that it can only root for
one measure and that measure known
to be spotted with corruption and in
the hands of an investigating committee
it will be time for the party to be
abandoned.
But the Democratic. party must and
will take care of itself. The idea that
the rotten dispensary is first, last and
* all the time should be sealed up in the
smallest dispensary bottle and marked
with a label that did not cost the
State five times what it is worth, in
these or similar words, "too narrow for
Democracy, therefore, this package
must remain sealed forever." No
worthy sea captain will be lured into
the Malstrum off the coast of Norway,
neither will any true Democrat be
lured or forced within the narrow and
corrupt limits of the dispensary for
the sake of office. Instead of trying
to tie men to a corrupt measure a
Democrat will try to remove that
measure and inflict the penalties made
and provided for abuse of authority
and neglect of duty. The corrupt
management of the dispensary is a
matter now under investigation. Let
the facts appear. The past is the only
guide to the future. When the in
vestigating committee shall have finished
its work the Democrat can speak
x more intelligently. Other and better
matters claim his attention till then. '
Joab Edwards.
$100 Seward, $100.
The readers of this paper will be pleased
to learn that there is at lease one dreaded
disease that science has been able to ?ure
in all its stages, and that is Catarrh. Hall's
Catarrh Cure is the only positive enre now
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being a constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh
Core is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mocons surfaces of
the system, thereby dSstrojing the foundation
of the disease, and giving' the patient
strength by building up the constitution
and assisting nature m doing its
work. The propiietors have so much
faith in its curative powers that they i-fifer
One Hundred Dollars for any case that it
fails to core, bend lor list of testimonials.
Address F J. CHENEY & Co..Toledo.O.
Sold by all Druggist, 75o.
Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation
Drought in North Carolina.
Wilmington, May 24.?The drought
- which now exists throughout North
Carolina and which is especially severe
in the southeastern section of
the State, is causing apprehension on
the part of the vegetable growers.
Practically no rain has fallen in the
trucking belt for five weeks. Data
furnished by the weather bureau here
shows this spring to be the driest
since 1891. Many vegetables are suffering
for rain, especially Irish potatoes,,
cabbages, snap beans and beets.
Oldest of all Crop Pests.
Few people know that the Hessian
fly is one of the oldest of all the crop
pests in this country*, and that its j
name was given it as a result of the !
United States in the straw included in j
the impediments of the Hessian troops j
sent over against the American revolu- !
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tionists by George III. in 1776. It was
first noticed on Long Island about 125
years ago, and has since spread coextensively
with the progress of civilization
and wheat growing?west,
north and south. Sometimes it completely
destroys the growing wheat in '
certain sections, and the average loss
it causes is about 40,000,000 bushels
annually, or about 6 or 7 per cent, of i
the total crop. The entomological J
bureau has studied it long and closely,
and the recommendations made to
wheat growers have undoubtedly kept
| the damage far below what, it would
i otherwise have been; and yet, in spite
j of the best efforts of the scientist and
j the farmers who act on their advice,
| the fly got beyond control during the
season of four years ago and destroyed
fully 80 per cent, of the crop in the
infested region, the resultant loss being
in the neighborhood of $35,000,000
or $40,000,000. This extraordinary and
unfortunate development was due to
weather conditions favorable to the
pest and to an unusual scarcity of its
parasite enemy. The parasite, which
formed inside the body of the fly, has
been secured in large numbers by the
entomologists and liberated in several
j wheat growing States, and much good
i has resulted.?Chicago Chronicle.
To Psleass Honing Pigeons.
Dr. F. D. Kendall will receive this
morning a coop of 300 or more homing
pigeons from Washington which
he will release for the return flight on
the Gibbes Green in the rear of the
University of South Carolina at 5:30
o'clock Sunday morning. All persons
who are interested in these birds are
invited to be present to witness their
release.
Last Sunday morning Dr. Kendall
released between 200 and 300 birds,
and every one of them arrived in
Washington on good time, some of
them making a splendid flight. These
pigeons are sent to Dr. Kendall by
one of the homing pigeon elubs of
Washington. The distance from Columbia
to Washington is 469 miles,
and the Palm Limited, the Southern's
fastest train, makes the distance in
about 12 hours and 55 minutes while
the jpigeons cover it in about 9 hours.
?The State, May 26.
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Stomach Troubles.
Mrs. Sue Martin, an old and liighly
respected resident of Faisonia, Miss.,
was sick with stomach trouble for more
than six months. Chamberlain's Stomach
and Liver Tablets cured her. She
says: "I can now eat anything I wapt
and am the proudest woman in the world
to find such a good medicine." For sale
by the Kaufmann Drug Co.
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Silled by Lightning.
Barnwell, May 22.?On Monday afternoon
about 5 o'clock a negro man,
Blake Bishop, and a mule were killed
by lightning on Mrs. J. E. Morris'
place, about five miles from here.
Blake was plowing in the field and his
father was at work in the same field
a few hundred yards away. A heavy
cloud came up, but as no rain was
falling the men continued to work. A
bolt of lightning struck the negro and
j his mule, killing them both instantly.
Blake's father heard the report and
looked in the direction of his son in
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time to see the mule fall. He hurried
to the spot and found that both had
been killed. His son's clothing was
on fire when he reached him, but
there was no scar or burn on the mule
by which one could have told that it
had been struck. Coroner Warner'
held an inquest over the body this
morning and a verdict was found in
accordance with the above facts.
Union Cotton Kills Sold.
The Union cotton mills were sold
on the 23rd of this month by order of
the United States district court. The
upset price was $1,239,367.26, which is
said to have been three-fourths of the
appraised value. Bidders were required
to deposit a check or bond for
$50,000 before bidding. Mr. William
Elliott, Jr., of Columbia, representing
the Union and Buffalo mills, made
the only bid, $1,238,400, and they were
knocked down to him. Now a perfect
organization will be formed and the
mills will be run continuously on full
time.
Postmaster Bobbed.
G. W. Fouts, Postmaster at Riverton,
la., nearly lost his life and was robbed
of all comfort, according to his letter,
wliich says: "For 20 years I had chronic
liver complaint, which led to such a
severe case of jaundice that even my
finger nails turned yellow; when my
doctor prescribed Electric Bitters; which
cured me and have kept me well for
eleven years." Sure cure for Billiousness,
Neuralgia, Weakness and all stomach,
Liver, Kidney and Bladder derangements.
A wonderful Tonic. At the
Kaufmann Drug Co., drug store. 50
cents.
We Think So.
For our part we can see no reason
why every man who wants to run for
governor should feel called upon
to express himself upon t h e j
whiskey question, and to make this I
the most prominent. There are numerous
other matters more important
than the dispensary, and we are sick
and tired of this running for office |
largely on a whiskey platform. The j
voters of the State have heard the |
thing discussed for the past ten years j
or more, and campaign speeches along j
this line have ceased to be interesting j
to them. Our campaign orators should j
find something more elevating to dis- |
cuss thaw the whiskey question.?
Newberry Herald.
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Falls Backward From a Moving Street i
Car.
Mr. J. E. Tindai of Clarendon county,
formerly secretary of State, was
seriously injured in Columbia, May 23,
by falling cr being thrown from a
moving street car. The accident occurred
on Main street between Blanding
and. Laurel, at a few minutes after
II o'clock.
- Just how the accident happened is
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rendered unconscious by his fall and
it was so sudden and unexpected that
those near him on the car were unable
to account for its occurrence, except
that he stood up in the car when
it was near the center of the block
and with his valise in one hand and
without warning apparently stepped
off the car. He had just arrived in
the city, having telegraphed ahead to
' to his daughter, Mrs. E. G. Quattlebaum,
announcing that he would spend
the night at their home. And it is
very probable that Mr. Tindal found
himself being carrid past Blanding
street was either preparing to get off
as soon as the car could be stopped or
lost his balance when he stood on the
running board of the car and fell to
the street. At least one passenger
who was on the car near Mr. Tindal
says that he stepped off backward, but
those who know him well are of the
opinion that he must have lost his
balance and fallen, as he is a man of
advanced years, and of characteristic
caution.
The conductor on the car says that
he saw Mr. Tindal stand up as if to
signal for a stop at the next crossing
and that he rang the gong and started
toward Mr. Tindal to warn him to
wait, but before he could reach the
passenger he had fallen violently on
his back and head. The car immediately
stopped and it was found that
the injured man was senseless and
bleeding profusely from the wound in
the back of his head. He was taken
into a fruit stand opposite the postoffice
and physicians were summoned.
As soon as the physicians arrived and
saw his condition an ambulance was
called and Mr. Tindal was removed to
the hospital. His son-in-law,. Dr.
Quattlebaum, had arrived in the
meantime and accompanied him there.
At 4.15 he died.
War Against Consumption.
All nations are endeavoring to check
the ravtiges of consumption, the "white
plague" that claims so many victims
each year. Foley's Honey and Tar
cures coughs and colds perfectly and
you are in no danger of consumption.
Do not risk your health by taking some
unknown preparation when Foley's
Honey and Tar is safe and certain in
results. Ask for Foley's Honey and
Tar and insist upon having it. Kaufmann
Drug Co.
Where Will You Bide?
Certain facetious cetemporaries are
fond of joking about the "water wagon."
Well, it is e ither a water wagon
or a whiskey wagon in South Carolina
politics. Most of the politicians seem
to be crowding on the whiskey wagon;
the people, however, seem to prefer
the water wagon. It will probably
cease to be a joke after the primary.
?Newberry Observer.
Aiken's Russian Colony.
An interesting visitor to the State
house yesterday was Mr. Charles
Weintraub, the president of the Russian
Farming association which established
the 2,200 acre colony in
Aiken county last winter.
Mr. Weintraub was aceompained
by the secretary of the association
and they brought Commissioner Watson
a number of photographs of the
colonists at work in the fields. They
expressed themselves as delighted
with their experience and their prospects
and saj* they have splendid
crops under way. The photographs
indicate it. They have named their
location "Happy Viile," and if the
frame of mind of the others is as that
of the visitors, it is properly named.
They were here to see about arranging
for the building of a number of
additional houses for other families
soon to join them in the colony and
to see about establishing a colony
school. President Weint-raub is proud
of the results already attained and
says that the people of the vicinity
have received them graciously and
I L-inrjl-v- Thrv linvf n wntor r>n\rr>r nn
their property that they propose to
develop and use in driving a ginnery,
gristmill, cte. Commissioner "Watson
is to spend one day next week at this
colony.?The State.
Deaths from Appendicitis
decrease in the same ratio that the use
of Br. King's New Life Pills increases.
They save you from danger and bring
quick and painless release from constipation
aud the ills growing out of it.
Strength and vigor always follow their
uso. Guaranteed by the Kaufniaun Drug
Co., Druggist, 25c. Try them.
Condemned to Death.
St. Petersburg, May 21.?It is rumored
that the military court which has
been investigating the surrender of
Port Arthur and the battle of the Sea of
Japan, has condemned tc death Lieutenant
General Stocssel, who commanded
the Russian forces at Port
I Arthur, and Rear Admiral Nebogatoff,
! who commanded one of Admiral Rojestvensky's
squadrons, and who surrendered
during the naval battle to
the Japanese.
Unjust! Unjust! Will Russia condemn
those two brave men, who
fought as best they could, with rebellious
troops, and against a loyal
army of Japs? Because they surrendered
Port Arthur, these two commanders
have been condemned to death
by the Russian military tribunal. To
hold Port Arthur was impossible from
every point of view, and if these officers
are executed, Russia will add
another to the already long and black
list of her national crimes.
Commander Johnson to Han?.
Commander Johnson, the white
man whn Trflci nrvnvintpd rsf ha vine
"**v " ?o
killed Rev. Harmon Grainger in Horry
county, will be hanged. The supreme
court yesterday handed down the
following decision:
The State, respondent, vs. Commander
Johnson, appellant. All motions
refused and judgment of circuit
court affirmed. Opinion by Eugene
B. Gar}-, A. J. \
Mountain of Gold
could not bring as much happiness to
-Mrs. Lucia Wilke of Caroline, Wis., as
did one 25c. box of Bucklen's Arnica
Salve, when it completely cured a running
sore on her leg, which had tortured
her 23 long years. Greatest antiseptic
healer of Piles, Wounds, and Sores. 25c.
at the Kaufmann Drug Co., drug store.
Senator B. R. Tillman last Thursday
announced his candidacy for reelection
to succeed himself, and as
yet no one has expressed a willingness
to oppose him, but we would not be
surprised to hear of a dark horse being
trotted out.
The Bell Telephone company of Columbia
will, in a few weeks, remove
all poles and wires above ground on
Main street, and place the wires under
ground in accordance with an
ordinance recently passed. They will
be run in pipes under the ground.
On Saturday while Jeff D. KcKinney,
of Greenville county, was repair
ing a pump in a well on his place, the
rope which he had tied to a ladder
broke with him and precipitated him
forty feet below, so badly injuring
him that he died next day.
Common sense is none to common, 1 j
The world seldom thinks well of a !
man who does not think well of him- .
self.
Take enough love with you to lighten
your labor, and still have enough
left to light the way home.
To him who is right with his heart
the world is never wrong.
We must delight in sacrifice to win
success.
In olden times the Egyptians had a
cat cemetery, which they considered ,
sacred.
It is well to remember the fact that
it takes only a single vote to pass a
good resolution.
It is supposed that a hen lays an
egg because she can't stand it on the
end.
A society bud hopes she will never
bloom as a wall flower.
Elopers have to learn running away
with a wife is easier than running
away from one.
Time is money, and that is the only
kind a miser is willing to spend.
If you get all your knowledge out
of bonks von mio*ht as well leave it
there.
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Colored organdies in all the latest
figures 121c. quality 10c.
100 pieces Scotc.h Lawn 4c.
We. have a special value in large
figured Lawn?Ask to see them.. (5'c.
27-inch Brown Linen 10c.
Light Merrimack prints 5c.
Dress gingham 5c.
WHirE~GOODs!
40-inch Lawn ' 10c.
32-inch Lawn, special value 5c.
27-inch Organdie 10c.
72-inch Organdie 25c.
27-inch White Linen 15c.
36-inch White Linen 25c.
deessgoodIaniTsilks.
We are receiving new goods in this department
daily?
50-inch Mohair, all colors 48c.
30-inch Brillantine blue and black.. 25c.
27-inch China Silk, all colors 48c.
18-inch White Jap Silk ? 25c.
We have some very good bar;
will be pleased to have our
shown through our stock.
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J. J. Seibels, First Vice-Pres.
Thos. Taylor, Second Vice-Pres.
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season, this being our first season in
SPRING MILLINERY
you will find everything new and upto-date
in this department. Call and seeus
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SPECIALS.
Art Squares $3.98 *
Rugs 27x63, special 98c.
1000 yards Embroidery 5c.
10C0 yards Embroidery, special. ... 10c.
Corset cover, Embroidery 20 and 25c.
Gilt Belts 25 and 50c.
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Leather Belts 25 and 50c.
Mennens Talcum Powder 15c.
gains in all departments and we
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meals. Sold by Kaufman Drag Co.
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