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^ ' fe|; & Bepresontatiue Beurspaper. Supers Lexington and the Borders of the Surrounding Bounties Lihe a Blanket. in- ? l|fe VOL. TYTVIII. LEXINGTON, S. C., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19. 1908. 16 ^ GLOBE DRY GOODS COMPANY, . x St < J if .W- EC.3*??2TC:Era?:?T, JjE3., M.A.IfcT^.a-EIS, m SSI"- ; '# fflV - 10?0 MAIN STREET, - - - - x2 - COLUMBIA, t*. <J. Sp ' Solicits a Share of Your Valued Patronage. Polite and Prompt Attention. .'jr-'si"".*"; ?:' * t. ' . " amnw ?, : * _____ Iiwrssii ITS MKE FINI To figure up your balance after you hav< note that your small or unnecessary sper you had the too readme cash in your pocke An Account ata induces saving The act of drawing a c] ing is wise ornecessaiy. Many and mat your tearing up the check and keeping tl THE HOW LEXING1 JULIAN E. KAUFMANN, ALFRE President. ^ THE WOSZ OF THE | LEGISLATURE. ;.v : ' '8* THAT WHICH HAS BEEN FINISHED AND THAT REMAINING. The Legislative session for 1906 i9 ; now about at ab end. The final polish ? - J-- 1 A. i-1 1 J* V remains w De put on me nanaiworx. The general outline of the work has been finished. The details of certain polishes have not yet been determined upon, but the general outline and scope of the specimen that is to go into the furniture collection of the work of 1908 are fixed. There will be a State tax levy of 5 1-2 mills. I There will be no fundamental change j-i in the liquor situation. : ? . Ali prohibition laws have been killed. There will be no repeal of the lien law and there will be no change in the present credit system. The winding-up commission of the . dispensary will be continued in office for sufficient time to close its business ^ and the dispensary property, real . estate, wiUbesoId at public auction * for not less than $75,600. The perennial fight on the department of agriculture and immigration has failed, and bills looking to that end have been killed in the Senate. Thereffias been a disposition to deal * liberally with the educational system. Realizing the growth of the State, - the demand 'and hunger for higher education and the position of this State all hf the State onllecroq?HI em son, Winthrop, the University of South. Carolina and the Citadel?has been given kindly Qonsi^ration and an opportunity to grow. The high school law Jias been loosened np a bit and is found to he working satisfactorily. , . A The disposition, and it is decided, ^ is to let the voters in the communities affected decide whether they want dispensaries or not, and the voters are to be given opportunity of voting out dispensaries where objectionable by towns instead of by counties as heretofore. Aiken, Union and Colleton, and, perhaps, Barnwell, are to be authorised to hold eariv elections to deter^ .mine whether these eountie9 shall ^ continue their county dispensaries or join the prohibition counties. The.desire is to tighten up on insurance Companies. A bill to prohibit 4 prize box life insurance is to become law. In the matter of fire insurance there seems to be unrest, and two Mr. bills, one about the contract and the hiher to oatlaw the Sopth-eastern Tariff Association, are the most likely. Whftflipr ftihhAT trill rin a rtarf.irtlo nf real good or are efforts to aeeomplish fill Wewill sell jail] fflSi and males, wag< iwffl The sale will ' 3? a m'and contil f r _ v ' * had a bank account a few months. You ' * ? : t -l . i _ i j icungs nave Deeii mucn less man wnen it. rhe Home Bank tieck makes yon think whether the spenrtly a time yonr thinking will resnlt in le money. IE BANK, PON, S. C. :D J. FOX, KARL F. OSWALD, Cashier. Asst. Cashier. _ ; results without fully going into the merits is not the ^question. Several bills intended to better protect policy-holders in local and mutual companies will be enacted. In the matter of railroad legislation there have been several bills that will cause these corporations more or less trouble and expense to get to the ratification stage. The Graydon fellow Qo-rxTQ-nt. linhilifvc hill ia rvn thp TTrmsp side. The three bills recommended by the Legislative committee are on tne Calendars, the two major bills have unfavorable reports on the "Senate Calendar, and that augurs bad luck to these bills. The railroads in common with others have'had a rough time of it during the New York panic, and the disposition is to giVe them a chance to breathe and live. The most important matter affecting the railroad interest has been the passenger rat? question. The issue htfs resofved itself into a waiting con-, test. The filial result is uncertain. The proposition is offered by Mr. Finley, exactly and not changed to meet varying views and gather strength, will pass or nothing will be done, There have frc^n the first vote been fourteen Senators opposed to any rate legislation. The latest announcemenr is that Senator Blease and Senatot Smith and perhaps others stand for a ,2 1-2 cent rate bill, without any frills, and that they are against the Carlisle bill. At first the advocates of rate legislation were enthusiastic and per- i sistent in wanting to vote on the rate' bill. They pleaded and 'begged for the test of strength and to get to vot ing, Duo ior Dne last iew aays tney have been absolutely indifferent and evidently afraid to come to the final vote they had previously sought. Had the vote been taken last week the Toole bill would have gone to the Legislative graveyard. What will happen now is uncertain. The Senate has passed a bill providing for twelve judicial circuits?two new ones. The House has provided for one additional circuit. This would appear to make th? new circuit certain, and the chantees are that the two circuits will be provided rather than sacrifice one. Calhoun County was the only new county question mentioned. There was no opposition whatever to this county. The indications are that there will be an insur&nce department established, and that the State will supply ample machinery for a good department. The commissioner will prob-, ably be paid $2,500. Arrangements will be made to have ; the registration list revised and corrected. It is admitted on all sides that the registration lists are in a deplorable condition, and that everyATTE >mmencing personal property of tin ons, buggies, feed stuffs L be held at the home of luing until all property Destructive Storms Visit The South. A dispatch sent out from Memphis, Tenn., on the 14th, says: Severe wind and rain storms visited the South and Southwest today, causing loss of life and much damage to property. Many points in Mississippi report damage oy heavy winds and an unusual downpour of rain. At Mossville, near Laurel, several lives are reported lost. > At Jackson, the heaviest rain exne rienced in years fell. It was accompanied by terrific wind and lightning. At Memphis, the downfall of rain, which has continued for three days, ceased at 4 o'clock this afternoon and the weather is growing cold. Tyler, Texas, was swept by the most disastrous tornado in its history before daylight today. Coming from the southwest, the storm swept over the main residence quarter of the city, leaving a trail of death and devastation. The known dead in Tyler are C. A. Francis, agent of the Dallas News, and his wire and baby, and a negro, Mose Lee, 80 years or age. Francis' bodj was found 100 yards from his wrecked heme. The body of his child was found in the street. Mrs. Francis' body was m the wreckage of the building. Wires are down in all directions from Tyler, but reports from farmeas are that farm houses all around Tyler were blown down. It is impossible to^ascertain the loss of life in the rural regions, but it is known that the tornado swept everything clean for a distance of five miles. Three miles from town the wind demolished the home of Irvin Franklin, severely injuring Franklin and his wife and four children. The tornado tore a path through Tyler 100 feet wide. Buildings, telephone and< electric light poles were laid fiat in the storm's path while great damage was done in other parts of the city. EXCURSION BATES To New Orleans, Mobile and Pensacola via Southern Railway. Account Mardi Gras celebrations at New Orleans, La., Mobile, Ala., and Pensacola, Fla., the Southern Railway announces the very low rate of one firstclass fare plus 25 for the round trip. Tickets on sale February 26th, 27th, 28th and 29th, inclusive; March 1st and 2nd, inclusive, good to leave New Orleans returning not later than midnight March 10, 1908. Stop-overs allowed going and returning. For rates, detailed information, etc., apply to nearest ticket agent or address J. C. LUSK, Division Passenger Agent, Charleston, S. C. one ought to be made to register so as to get more general and better jurylists from which to select jurymen. All the bills looking to a State or general system of rural police have been killed. There has been no change in the pistol toting laws. The General Assembly will adjourn on the 22nd of February. This will be either Friday night, after midnight, or late Saturday night. A great many towns, townships and counties have bond issues coming due this year that they have arranged to have refunded and incidentally liaye asked to have them exempted from taxation. There has been no change in the tax or assessment laws, both of which need improvement. The income tax law?the .greatest farc43on the statute books?remains unchanged.?August Kohn in News o r>r1 nnimDi> e :nti i Thursday, F< b late HENRY D. SMI' i and other personal pi the late Henry D. Smi is sold. s of S SOUTHERN ? Gilbert Chronicles. To the Editor of The Dispatch: After an extended visit to relatives j and friends in lirookland, Mrs. W. A. I Oxner returned home Saturday. We ! J are glad to have Clarendon back in i school .with us. Several of the students are prepar- I ing for college next year. Those pre- | pared Here stand well in their classes i in the institutions to which they have gene. . . Rev. Rountree preached first sermon in the Methodist church here Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock. His theme was the superior purity of Christ. He made an excellent impression on his congregation^ , Mr. Mark Taylor, of Columbia, has been visiting relatives and friends around Gilbert. Mrs! Frank Fulmer, of near Springfield, visited her sister, Mrs. Henry Hallman, during the rough weather last week. Come again, Mrs. Fulmer; this was not a fair sample' of the weather here. 1 1 Medical,student W. A. Oxner has been home a few days on business. He is making a fine mark in his class and will make a fine M. D. One is needed around here quite often and will be glad when he finishes, so he can resume his extensive practice, ! which he had here last summei. Yesterday, near noon, fire was seen ( at Mr. James Long's, but, by the un- ] tiring efforts of all, the tames were subdued. The fire originated from sparks on the roof. Mr. Long is the faithful carrier on R. F. D. 1, and , was away at his daily work when his home might have gone up in smoke, i We are glad to say very little damage \ was done. Mr. Amick is making arrangements to dispose of the remnant of his mill, which was burned some time ago. He does not think of rebuilding. - Feb. 18. " S! Five Hundred Dollars for One Word. mL!. _ 1 i. XI O : TIT 1-1 ! xms is wxiax uie oeim-vv ; Journal proposes to give. Send in the ; Missing Word and take the Prize. With every yearly subscription to the Semi-Weekly Journal you fcre entitled to two trials at the missing word. A sentence has been selected from a well known and widely read work of fiction. From this sentence a word has been dropped, leaving a gap. This word is English' and not a proper name, and can be found in any ordinary dictionary. Here is the sentence: "TH]?Y CAN'T GET ANYTHING BUT NOW SIR. EVERYTHING ELSE IS GONE." What is the sentence? For full conditions of the Contest ! write the Semi-Weekly Journal, Atlanta, Ga. _ Unclaimed Mail. List of letters remaining uncalled for in this office for the week ending February 17, 1908: Females. Lee, Mrs. Annie. $ Geiger, Maralie. These letters will be sent to the I dead letter office March 2, 1908, it i not delivered before. In calling for the above, please say "advertised," ; giving date of list. S. J. Leaphart, Postmaster. Shoots His Wife. ' Yvrm. D. Shaw, a former Sumter ! mail carrier, shot his wife at Rocky I Mount, N. C., on Monday. Mrs. Shaw is not seriously wounded. Shaw is in jail. The cause of the tragedy is unknown. 0N--S ebruary 27th TH, consisting of housel operty. th, four miles west of Le ale ? CJ SECURITY an | iVARYl 2C*' ' K The majority of ( unvarying story of garding our banking And this impels us t< also would be please* ' . > K Pifitatfinp Oorsk muLmo Batesbur % ? Ill 1 -u . a?' I * ,\ W. K. TiftlMERMAN, Presidt U. X. CUNTER, 1 * > ^ lEr. Mimnaugh. in New York. ; Mr. J. L. Mimnaugh, 'the popular department store man of Columbia, left with Mr9. Mimnaugh Monday ?for New York and other markets, to pur- ! chase goods for his large department store. He will make the largest purchase on this trip that he has ever made, embracing everything in new spring good9 and novelties for every < department of his mammoth store. The business of this firm last season - i far exceeded the most sanguine expectations of Mr. Mimnaugh and he is looking forward to the largest ! spring and summer business Columbia has ever known. " j ! Mr. Mimnaugh is beyond question one of the closest and most cohscientious buyers in the South, and with ! fV->o roodu r>ncVi nlrparlir in Viiinr? ! scoops thousands of untold values for his customers. Just at this 'season you can secure matchless bargains at 1 his store, fo? he has given positive ' instructions to sell all winter goods at ! greatly reduced prices, in order that ! the shelves might be cleared for the new goods, which will begin to arrive within the next few days. That is, the goods he will buy while he is on this trip. Don't buy your spring goods until ; you see Mimnaugh's. F Senator Latimer Seriously 111. ; A special from Washington under date of Feb. 17, says: Following an operation for a twist of .the bowels, Senator Asbury C. Latimer of South- '. Carolina, for five terms a member of the house of representatives and since j 1903 a member of the senate, is lyuig . in a critical condition tonight at the i Providence hospital here. Senator Latimer, who is 57 years t old, had not been feeling well for a ! week. At midnight Saturday he was : suddenly taken worse and was re- i moved at once to"the hospital for an j operation for appendicitis. It was ; discovered when the incision had j been made that the trouble was more ! grave than expected, and that the in- | testines were involved. An oneration was nerforfried todav. ! and at its conclusion it v;as%nnounced : that, though hope was felt for his re- : covery, the outcome was by no means j certain. j 28 Men Entombed in Mine. J Caused by the breaking of a dam, 28 men are entombed in a mine near \ Mt. Carrnel, Pa. It is thougnt that i all may te rescued without the loss of ! ife. L E! , at 10 a. told goods, farming im xington, opening each LSH! id TRUST CO Adminis )ur patrons tell an satisfaction reacconimodations. ) suggest that ycu i with our service. of Batesburg, g, d. u. snt, t/ice-President, A. C. JONES, Cashier. MASSED BANDITS ^ BCB SHALL BANE. Secure Institution's Funds at the Point of Pistol?Imprison Cashier in Vault?Bold Criminals Make Their Escape. Charlotte, Is'. C., Feb. 16.?'While one masked robber held up the cashier in true wild w.esc style, his two companions looted the vault of the Bank of Granite Falls, N. C.,early last r.ignt JJ ^ 11 Xl_ _ "* . 1 secureu an ine easn m tne institution, ?2,700, forced the cashier to enter the vault and after locking him in made good their escape. The robbery?the boldest in the criminal annals of the State?was not discovered until 9 o'clock thisVnorning. When Cashier W. G. Whisant did not appear for breakfast his family, thoroughly alarmed, instituted search. On entering the bank a feeble tapping was heard in the vault and -when it was opened the missing cashier staggered out, more dead than alive from his 15 hours of close confinement. According to the cashier's story three strange men wearing half-masks entered the bank at 6 o'clock Saturday evening and while one of them held him up at the point of a pistol the other twc, oblivious of the fact that pedestrians were passing the door, proceeded to help themselves to the bank's cash. The work was done quickly and rapidly, the robbers betraying the coolness , of professionals. When satisfied that they had appropriated fhe available cash, the lone robber forced Whisnant to enter the vault and then locked him in. Whisant declares he made all the noise possible in cramped quarters, but his disappearance was not noted until this morning, when his family discovered his absence. The bank's capital, is only $10,000 and the loss is somewhat embarrassing, though neighboring banks have offered aid to tide over its misfortune. Brookland Bank. In this issue appears an advertisement of the Brookland Bank. This institution is filling a long-felt wanf at New Brookland and is gradually coming to the front. Mr. L. S. Trotti, a mar. of wide experience ip the banking business, is president and cashier. He is extremely courteous to depositors and is growing in popular favor with all classes. See their advertisement elsewhere and give them a part or an or your outness, m., x plements, horses mi dav at 10 o'nlonlr Iflrol itrators. ||| /