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The Lexington Dispatch G. M. Harxan, Editor add Publisher D. R. Halttvtanger, Assistant Editor. Entered at the Post Office at Lexington, S. C., as second class matter. The subscription price of the Dispatch toll a year; 50 cents fcr six months; 25 j cents for three months?invariably cash in advance. CIRCULATION 2,150. Wednesday, March 18,1908. For Delegate at Large. It is a little early to make nominations for the electoral delegates to be chosen by the coming State Democratic convention, but it is a positive fact that the convention will send an instructed delegation for Bryan. In view of this fact, it seems fitting that delegates should be chosen with some C regard to the support they have given Mr. Bryan. Among those conspicuous fm* their lovaltv is Capt. W. E. Gonzales, editor of The State, and The Index here and now places him in nomination as one of the four delegates at large from this State to the national Democratic convention t which is to meet July 7th, at Denver, Colorado. Capt. Gonzales would reflect credit upon his party and State.?Greenwood jIndex. The Dispatch wishes to be among . the first of the many- to heartily en' dorse the above. Capt. Gonzales is 4 true blue Democrat and would indeed be a power in the convention. He stands for all that is high and noble > \ and his efforts to upbuild the State he so proudly loves have been of such a ! character as to command the respect * ^ of al^true Carolinians. We Would be glad to see the honor thus bestowed, for it is safe to say that Capt. Gonzales would stand foremost among tha^t august body of Democrats. - s m , " We regret very much that we were unable to accept an invitation to at^ tend a meeting of the Columbia Chamber of Commerce on Monday evening, at which time the tree bridges were !? - discussed. We are ever ready to lend onr aid to any cause which has a tendency to draw the people of Lexington and Richland counties closer together. ' / m This is the season for beautifying our town and in no way can this be accomplished better than by having , all the shade trees on the streets whites washed. We hope our city fathers Will consider this matter at once and commence the work. The cost will y be very small when, compared with the good that will surely follow. l . ' -ri "1 To Batesburg. We always consider it a privilege to visit the progressive and ever gro wing little city of Batesburg, the larg| est business point in Lexington county. Hence our short visit on Thursday last was much enjoyed. Just at this time the merchants of the place are enjoying a large early spring trade, and the different stores present a sight of beauty and loveliness. We haye never witnessed so v many wagons loading and hauling * ? fertilizers and other supplies as was at Batesburg on Thursday, all of ?- -1- 1? *? i-i? ^ WHICH speaj&B lii UUC uigucat terms ui the business men of the town. There f> is a world of difference between the >v | Batesburg of to-day and the Batesburg of ten or fifteen years ago. Where once stodd old delapidated cottages, stately mansions have been erected, and where once stood the old wooden store buildings handsome brick structures now stand. - The streets are kept clean at all times, **V-' which adds much to the beauty and attractiveness of the place. The sanitary condition is perfect, which injures health to all who reside within her borders. It is always a pleasure j for us to mingle with the good citi- | .zenship of Batesburg, and we hope to ; -again be ahle to share the abundant i hospitality of so generous a people. We wish to call especial attention j to the advertisements of Batesburg J merchants, who patronize the adver- ! tizing columns of The Dispatch from 1 time to time: Messrs. Rutland & j Brabham are too well known to need j any words of praise from us. Mr. M. E. Rutland, the senior member of the firm, has long been recognized as a leading power in the business world and has had much to do with forming the Batesburg of to-day. This firm deals largely in live stock, buggies, wagons, harness, hardware, farming implements, paints and oils. They are also the leading undertakers and 1?t???PYtpnels frvr eillUctliJICl 5. XUCU many miles. The L. D. Cullum company deal largely in general merchandise. They handle lumber extensively an.l < their long business career has been crowned with success. They are, perhaps, the leading cotton buy ers in the county and are known to the trade of Saluda, Aiken and Lexington counties. The E. Jones Company - carry a j stock of merchandise second to none in the state, and they have the confidence and esteem of their customers. J. Clarence Glover carries a com I ' ? Girlhood and Scot q linked together. 4* j iQi $ The girl who take V ston has plenty of ri J plump, active and enei The reason is that al o digestion is weak, St o provides her with pow v easily digested form. ^ * . t i x. i : ? it is a iuuu uiai uui strength. e> ^ ALL DRUGGISTS; i pete stock of everything usually ] found in a first-class store. He is not i only a business man of the highest j type, but a high-toned Christian gen- j tleman and one of the most popular j men of the country. The Whitten Dry Goods Company is one of the largest establishments of the kind in Western Carolina. Mr. J. A. Whitten, the popular and energetic manager, knows how to please, and his stock appeals to all. He has one of the finest millinery departmpntstrt hp frwind anvwhere. and this department grows more attractive as Easter approaches. J. J. Rawl has a beautiful store, strikingly handsome on the interior with the most seasonable goods that money and experience can obtain. His business continues to grow and deservedly so. / We shall have more to say about this little city and its people in a future issue of The Dispatch. / v G. M. H.v Tie Wreck at Trenton. Under the above caption the Columbia Record on Saturday published the following editorial which is so full of truth that we reproduce the article in full, hoping that our readers will be greatly benefitted thereby: "Ehgineer James R. Hubbard lost his life Wednesday night in a railroad wreck, which occurred at Trenton. 'It was reported that Mr. Hubbard lost control of his engine, which crashed into a freight train?and the end came. It was a young man whose eyes were closed never again to behold the beauty and grandeur of the creation. The life of a young man was sniffed out, cut down in the full blossom of his youth, and all because he lost control of a great power. "He lost control and died instantly. Assuredly, in ms case, tne losing or that control meant'death. In every instance, to lack the power of overcoming a great force, means death. Every man you meet on the street is living or dying morally or spiritually. If he lacks the power of self-possession, if. he cannot resist temptation, if he has not self control, by which he hopes to be steered out the pit-falls of ruin, he will meet the same fate as did Engineer Hubbard. "The drunkard, the criminal, the f infamous, are all dying day by day. The drunkard is dying because he^pannot control his thirst for liquor. The criminal is dying because he is unable to check the craving for deeds of wick edness. And so it is that every man who is morally weak is dying inch by inch as time wears on. "The account of a terrible wreck makes us shudder. Human lives were sent into eternity by a mighty force over which they had no control. But far more appalling and dreadful is the solemn fact that far removed from the dangers of the rail and the sea, in our homes, safe in a land of plenty, countless human lives are throwing them selves into the very jaws of death! And all because they lack the power of self-control. "What a volume could be written of the young lives, just peeping over the hills that gird the golden field of | manhood and who blot the beautiful vision from their sight, and fall into the chtsn of ruin. Therefore, to know when to act and how to act, is true knowledge; it is far greater than all1 book lore combined, for it means you are master of i^ie passions, and to master them is to live. Cures BSood. Skin Diseases. Cancer. Greatest Blood Purifier Free. If your blood is impure, thin, diseased. j hot or full of humors, if you have blood poison, cancer, carbuncles, eating sores, j scrofula, eczema, itching, risings and I bumps, scabby, pimply skin, bone pains, > catarrh, rheumatism, or any blood or j skin disease, take Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. B.) Soon all sores heal, aches j and pains stop and the blood is made I pure and rich. Druggists or by express ! $1 per large bottle. Sample free by j writing Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga. j B. B B. is especially advised for chronic, ! deep-seated cases, as it cures after all ! else fails. Sold in Lexington, S. C., by j Derrick's Drug store and Kaufmann i Drug Co. cg? i & fs Emulsion are ^ s Scoffs EmuI- & ich, red blood; she is V getic. $ 9 41 : a period when a girl's ^ 7otfs Emulsion Q erful nourishment in cQi $ V A Ids and keeps up a ^ 50C. AND $! .00. N iM f Democratic Conventions. The State Democratic executive committee at the meeting last night fixed the time for holding the State convention for May 20, the county conventions foi April 4, and the precinct clubs for April 25. This was the main reason for the meeting, although one or two other resolutions introduced were discussed. At the precinct or club meetings delegates will be elected to the county conventions and when the county conventions are assembled delegates to the State convention will be elected, each county b^ing entitled to twice the number of representatives ill uie gcuctai aaacmbly. j Letter to Jesse D. Taylor, Lexington, S. C. ' Dear Sir: There are two sorts of paint; one to sell and make money, the other to paint and save money. Who gets the money? The maker, the seller, the painter. Where does it come-from? The owner, of course; he pays the painter for doing the work, and the dealer for gallons of paint; and he pay9 the paint-manufacturer, gallons again: more gallons, mor-e money all round: for the owner to pay to the painter dealer and paint-manufacturer. What's the paint that saves money? Gallons again; less gallons, less money for paint, less money for wages; a gallon of paint is $5 for wages and paint. Less gallons, less money to pay, ?5 a gallons. Two sorts of paint: less gallons and more: less money and more: ?5 a gallon difference: two to one in gallons and money. It costs twice as much to paint the average more-gallons paint as to paint Devoe. When the people find-out, it may not be quite so easy to sell extravagant paint by calling it "cheap." Yours truly, F. W. DEVOE & CO. P. S. The Kaufmann Drug Co., sells our paint. Tickling or dry coughs will quickly loosen when using Dr. Shoop's Cough Cure. And it is so thoroughly harmless that Dr. Slioop tells mothers to use notli ing else, even for very young babies. The wholesome green leaves and tender stems of a lung healing mountainous shrub give the curatfve properties to Dr. Shoop's Cough Cure. It calms the cough, and heals the sensitive bronchial memorunes. No opium, no chloroform, nothing harsh used to injure or suppress. Demand Dr. Shoop's. Take no other. Kaufmann Drug Co. THE LABORER "AMD HIS HIRE. Hallo, signor, I ain't see you For manny. manny day. I wondra moocha Wat you do All time you was away. All decsa seexa mom' or more Dat you are gem' l'rom homo. I s'pose you went out wes", signor? Eh? No? You was cen Rome? An' Pareess too? Wal. wal, my frand, "Wat joy you musia feel To see all dose so gran da land Where j-ou have been. But steell You musta work a longa while For save da mon' to go. Eh? Deal eon stocks ccs mak' your pile? Eseuse! I deed not know. I weesh dat dere was soocha treep For dago man like me: Eos manny now dat taka sheep For home cen Eetaly? Eh? w'at ees dat? You say dees m.en Are mean as dirt een street For com' an\ maka mon' an' den To run back home weeth eot? I am su'prise weeth you. signer, Fcr hear you talk like dees. Da mon' we gat by workin' for We do weeth as we plcass. You say dey leave no thcang bayhind For decsa mon' dcy mak'. | Eseuse. signer, but you weel find | Dey pay for all dey tak'. ! Dey pay for eet weeth harda toil. j Weeth gooda read an street, J | Weeth crops dat spreenga from da soil I An' geeve you food for cat, 1 Weeth wheat dut mak' your bread so good. Weeth grape dat mak' your wines. An', yes. (ley pay eet weeth dtir blood On railroads, eon da mines! Wat deed you geeve tor w'at you mak' Ken decsa stocka deal? Not wan good theeng for all you tak', Not wan, signor, but steell You sny decs men no gotta right To do da theeng dey do. Escuse me for gat excite'. I would shak' hands weeth you. Ees Crees'mas time, so let us be UUUU iUUUtrti.U liicix. Shak' hands! Ect ots a joy to me For see you home a sen. ?T. A. Daly in Catholic Standard and rT;rv).o?Subscribe to The Dispatch. I HORSES, MULES, BUGGIES, COLUMBI We have a good supply of Tennessee 3 I of a mule you want. Come and make yoi We also have a good supply of the i ali sizes. The Studebaker Wagon was a^v Exposition and various other premiums i for the ROCK HILL BUGGIES that are We are not strangers to the trade ar bought in our line. Everything guaranteed, as we repres ness. RHEA LIVE 1117-1119 PLAIN STREET, - ; I III II IWIIMW 11 III IIII IHIIW llll 11II I Tirillll ! I IIII I I Tl IT inssfi We wish to thank our friei patronage in the past in the pur |gies, Wagons, Harness, etc., anc ifjh&s We beg to inform them that on line of Merchandise, Standard I have a select line of If Dry Goods, Notions, Shoes, :t o -^n(i our prices will be found as share of your trade. HI ' DCCUCO-UflTT ggj 1 RLL?LO~9f I1 I plj ^waiigea, ^ a. ' Alfred J. Fox, 11 i Real Estate | (and lasieranse, \ LEXINGTON - S. C. j s^x-is. 1 I;! ( 00 acres within one mile of \ J j < Arthur. > iJ J 50 acres adjoining Saxe-Gotha r i < Mills lands. I j g ? SJ! A i One 10 horsepower boiler. g 0 | One ?S horsepower engine. r (j One 50 saw gin. 0 (j And a beauty One shingle null. I 0 instead of leg? < m?ie1fns,t ni i'-nn aaa f- , f <j rod and lid lit' ( Timber to cut oOO.OOO shingles. I 0 ^ther and Ce: < 20 resident lots in the town of | j!{ long as anv S] J Lexington. . I i j long as they 1: | 30 acres good farming land m b IS 3 Rocky Creek. Ik; miles from | \ (j a Peter's church. r j{ | 5 lots near Lexington Depot. & n Send us re J One valuable lot in the town of ? 0 the stove and : ? t nviiicrtnn. S. O. g >| pense and you | 12 Acres just outside incorporate |j | liniirs, Lexington, S. C. I1 9 6 Acres very near Lexington, [ [< 11 a S, C. i r ?i H Store building and lot on Main > i1 ' tl J street, Lexington, S. 0. J ; , House aud lot in town Leniug- | I Jj 1243 Main j ton?'.acreland: 0-roomdwelling. g j 0 j 250 acres on Southern railroad I j > * J 21 miles from Barr, 4 miles frcm | Gilbert?2 buildings, good or- > j nCTW"s"1 ? - - chard, 50 acres open land. i ,-r i acre aud three room house I ? . . A?spa? near town of Lexington. > This is to notify ( 1 acre lot?two story building, f hunt, fish, haul wc { at Irene, S. C. " ' J or make roaas, or tr i' IF'CIES, HZ2TT. ner whatsoever apoi , _ undersigned, me i < T 0ne store room, one warehouse enforced against ni J Lexington, C. I notice. R. Kat ; Write or call to see me f | Pinal Di AT I ?his is to notifv a j THE H88SE BANK, I SSSsS < t en % 1008. for a final disc ( Lexington, S. C. t 0f rjie c^atY> or- # p\ jHPaiu v Elizc Ainu p:. a J.1 U This is to warn all persons not to 4\v21 tiesptss or enter on niv lands, and any perso 1 caught trespassing- or entering ad KilVft'C ( n same will be prosecuted to the full i Wn.r?Jil3 I < xtent of the law. ! VTila SureiV ^li -.w20 - J.R.LEE. 1 MI*"! an WAGONS AND HARNESS, I IA, S. C. I * 9 ^ mules, as emod as we can buy?any kind H I ur selection. 9 celebrated STUDEBAXER WAGONS, 9 warded the premium at the St. Louis i| * iseless to mention. We are also agents IB as good as any buggy for the money. Ld try to carry the best that can be ent it. We solicit a part of your bu3i- || STOCK CO., I COLUSVfBSA, S. C. B ' CUSTOMERS I " nds and customers for their ISS chase of Mules, Horses, Bug1 solicit the same in the future. < gy? ^ j Feb. 1st we will openageneral fertilizers, etc., and will also * I'M? , Hats, w roceries, Hardware, etc. p|? low as the lowest. Give us a ' ^ S. C. ?<???a??? I lI^PIO?!35 Is Its lame j:jv' it is. This is a Xo. 8 with a 16-inch oven, sets on base ;. Has nickeled oven floor, pau rest, tea shelf, towel 1J1 ter. Heavy castings throughout, joints well put to- j.[ nented. Guaranteed to be a perfect baker and last as 5.00 stove on the market Our price for this stove as i) ist is I"! $9.98 !;! LOiiey order for the above amount. We will ship you 0 if it is not just as represented return it to us at our ex- ]?[ r monev will be refunded. 11 oit? Bailey Co. Inc. | STOVE and f?EFR!GESATOR PEOPLE," St., - Columbia, S. C. j Notice. j j| espass in any man- j ^ 1 the binds of the I ? ^ - ? ? i indigestion lu?rnw"^ Snool V i and children, j Our Guarantee Coupon y If. after using two-thirds of a $:.oo bottle of enVto-rc'A i Kodol, you can honestly say it has not beneal/Hd.1| fited you. we will refund your money. Try 11 rwTSOHS That ve ; Kodol today on this guarantee. Fill out and pt,' A "Pr-iff* I sign the following, present it to the dealer at . 1 ' ' the time of purchase. If it fails to satisfy you r Lexington ( OUllty, j return the bottle containing one-third of the V>o "th ri-iv of VDril, t medicine to the dealer from whom you bought iiarge as" executors it. wc will refund your money. > ? f Gardner. Town both E. Geiger, Stite e h. Geiger, . Gardner, Sign here Administrators. *" hl" ?ut ZT < ? Digests What Yosi^at 1 ^akes the Stomsch Sweet 3p Thai Cough, E. C. DeWXTT'& CO., Chicago, 111.