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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1880-11-18

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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1880-11-18
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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1880-11-18
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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1880-11-18

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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1880-03-31

A BACHELORS VIEW OF IT.-Man
that is married to a woman is Of many
days and full of trouble. In the
morning he draweth his salary, and
in the evening behold it is all gone.
1t is as a tale that is told, it vanish
eth and no one knoweth whittier it
goeth. He riseth up clothed in the
chilly garments of the night, and seek
eth the somnolent p~aregoric where
with to soothe ,he colicky bowels of
his infant posterity. He becometh as
the horse or the OK, and draweth the
chariot of his offspring. He spend
eth the shekels in the purchase of fine
linen to cover the bosom of his fam
lily, yet himself is seen in the gates Of
the city, with but one suspeuder.
Yea, he is altogether wretched.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1880-03-31
Bill Arg on the Press.

Your paper is a great comfort to
me-; in every numberI find something
to put away in min-snd memory;
something that I did not know before,
and which will be of advantage to me
in time to come. If a man can read
he can get a good education by talk
ing one good paper;Iaran keep up
with the world, and make himself an
entertaining member of society; be
can talk up a little oLmost any sub
ject. Book learning is a very good
thing, but I know a man who has a
power Of that, but henever reads the
papers, and he passes for a fool in
his naborhood. Some papers are
not much account ~kppearances,
but I never took one.that didn't pay
me in some way a good deal more
than I paid it. One time an old
friend started a little paper away
down in Southwestern Georgia and
sent it to me, and I~snbsc,ibed just
to encourage him, and so after a while
it published a notice that an admin
istrator had an order to sell several
lots Of land at public cutlery, and one
of the lots "a in my-county. So /
inquired about the lot, and wrote
down to my friend to attend the sale,
and run it to fifty dollars. He did
so, and bid off the lot for me at thirty
dollars, and I sold IL in a month to
the MAJ it joined for a hundred, and
so I made sixty-eighf dollars clear by
taking that paper. Mr. father told
me when be was a Young man he saw
a notice in a paper that a school
teacher was wanted away off in a dis
tant county, aud be sent down there
aud got the situatiou4 and a little girl
was sent to him, and after q while she
grew up mighty sweet and pretty,
and he fell in love with her aud
married her Now, ii he hadn't took
that pape:-, what do YOU reckon would
have become, Of msnges fdn't I be
some other Teller, Se"sos not be at
all ?-AN0nta Con&ht3hon.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1880-03-31
Make Friends.

Life is very critical. Any word
may be on: last. Aug farewell. even
among glS aud merrinent, may be
forever If this truth were but burned
into consciousness, and it ruled
as a deep conviction and power in
our lives, wonld it not give a new
meaning to all orr human relation
ships? Would it not make rs far more
tender than we sometimes are?
Would it not oftentimes put Il rein
upon our rash and i~mpetuous speech?
Would we carry in our hearts the
miserable suspicious and jealousies
that now SO often embitter the foun-
tain of our loves? Would we be so
impatient Of the faults of others ?
Would we allow trivial miSnnder-
standings to build up strong walls be-
tween US and those who ought to
stand very close to us? Would we
keep alive petty Ynarrels year after
year, which 4 manly word any day
would compose? Would we pass
neighbors or old friends on the streets
without recognition, because of some
real or fancied slight, some wnunding
of pride, or some ancient grudge? Or
would we be 50 chary Of our kind
words, Our commentators, oar SYM
pathy, u comfort, when weary
hearts al! about US are breaking for
just such expressions Of interest or
appreciation as we have in our power
to give?
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1880-03-31
Rats Attack and Disigu-e Two
Men.

A remarkable and perhaps unpre-
cedented combat took place at Bos-
ticks mill, near Peedse, N. c., On the
morning of the 9Th instant. 1t seems
that Gen. Bostick aud one Of his en-
plovees, Anderson Wayless, went into
a corn house, which had been stored
with corn for nearly twelve months,
aud which bad been closed for that
length of time. After getting in,
they fonnd that the place was literlly
alive with ,ats, which began to at
tack f%ercely the two men, who IN
vain attempted to beat them of. The
rats came npon them in drnves, Lifting
them about the hands, face and legs,
several actually getting under Way.
less's shirt. Both mel cried for help,
and were rescued from their perilons
situation. The whole of Gen. Bns-
ticks eur was eaten off and face hor-
ribIy bitten. Wayless's nose and lips
we're so badly bitten that his best
friends could not recognize him, aud
his left eye was torn Es1~ its socket.
SPECIAL to Washmgtoa Post.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1880-03-31
The Points Of the Law.

You see, boss, dar's a niger libin'
up my way who orter to be Token
car of, said an old darkey to the cap
tain at the Central Station yesterday.
What's be been doing now? Waal,
sab, las fall I lent him my axc, an
when I wanted it back he braced
right up an tole me dat possesshun
was nine pints O law, an refused to
glib it up. Yes. Waal, de odder day
I sent de ole woman ober, an she
borrowed his buck saw, an when Ju-
Illus cum for it I tole him jist like he
answered me, an stood on my Dig
nifty. Well? I had nine piuts O law,
didn't I? Yes. An how many pints
am de law composed of? I don't
know exactly. Well, dat's what bod
ders me, fur dat niger saw dem nine
pints, shet up dis lef' eye fur me,
pitched de ole woman ober q bari,
an walked off with his saw an my
snow shovel to boot! If I had nine
pints he must hev had ober twenty,
an chen den he didn't half let him
self out !-DehOI Free Press.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1880-03-31
Bad Legislation

By a late act of the Legislature
witnesses in State cases only get fifty
cents a day. This may be patriotic,
but poor people have long since
learned that they cant live on patrio-
tism. The people have their eyes
open, and they will draw comparisons
Why, they naturally ask, increase the
salaries of clerks and employees OF
the State House during the session,
and cut down the poor mans wages,
who is compelled, under the law, to
90 to the Court House and stay there
till dismissed by the Judge, at per-
hars an expense of o dollar and a
half a day, and only give him fifty
cents? This may be law, but, we re-
spectfully submit, it is not cqnity;
neither is it true economy to q party
that wants to hold the reins Of gov
eminent and cheerful obedience to
it's requirements. A man now who
is a witness in q State case must bring
his rations from home, cook them
himself, and sleep on a blanket in a
wagon yard, or lose money every trip.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1880-03-31
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\ ROCHESTER, PHYsIcIAN's EXPERIENCE.
R. Caulklns, NJ D., of Rochester, n.
Y, certifes Oct, 9Th, 1879, that he
has used the Safe Kidney and Liver
Cure in his practice for diseases of
the kidneys and liver, and the result
has been satisfactory in tie extreme.
He says: Il would now prescribe the
same remedy to all similarly afflicted,
and you are. at liberty to so state in
your testimonials Jan 73m.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1880-03-31
The Family Rudder.

A Comstocker who was having his
hair cut yesterday afternoon gave the
barber particular instructions not to
remove a long lock that projected in
a somewhat unsightly way from the
front of his head.
1t don't become you, said the bar
Der.
Can't help that, said the customer.
Better let me take it of, said the
barber.
Just you leave it as it is, said the
man.
But, persisted the barber; I can't
give you a smooth, decent cut if I
leave the hair so long in front. It
will look like the very devil I can't
see what You want it left. there for?
That's because you don't know
what it is-you don't know the use
Of it.
know it's q bunch Of hair and
know that it's devilish unbecoming
just where it is.
Yes; it is a bunch of hair, and it is
something more than a bunch Of
hair-it's the family rudder.
The family what?
The family rudder. When things
don't go right at home my wife al
ways grabs that lock of hair. She
would feel lost without it. When she
gets hold of that she can handle me-
steer me in the right course, 80 to
speak-and when I go in the right
course the whole family go in the
right course and all is well. I've got
used to it now and don't mind it..
Should 1 lose my hair and become
bald, or should you give me a fight
ing cut all over, there would be no
way Of steering me; I should become
uumangeable, and sooner or later a
total wreck. No, sir; don't you dis
turb the family rudler.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1880-03-31

The Convention called for June by
a minority of the Executive Commit
tee, should not attempt to. nominate
a State ticket. The election of State,
County and National Offices should
be subject to the primaries, and is
the only thing that will give satisfac-
ton to the masses. Their action may
be construed as an effort to gag a
free discussion of the candidates for
State Offices. We are now beginning
a new century politically, and the
road to honorable distinction must be
open alike to the sons of farmers and
mechanics as to the exclusive heirs OF
aristocracy.-BeoufoJt Crescent.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1880-03-31
Our Generalization.

A great deal has been said and
printed of late about the necessity Of
a law forbidding the carrying Of con-
cealed weapons. If the juries of the
State would do their duty, by con-
victing some of the many murderers
in this State the reprehensible prac-
tice might be checked to some extent.
The work OF the recent sittings Of the
courts which have been held in the
various circuits of South Carolina will
bear us out in the assertion that the
trial by jury of a white man for the
crime of murder in this State has be-
come a farce and a disgrace to our
civilization. While the courts refuse
to punish a murderer, the Judges,
without exception, speak in the most
emphatic terms against the practice
of carrying deadly weapons. The
fact is, that such speeches from the
Bench may be said to have become
stereotyped, except as to the mere
matter of verbiage. We say if the
Judges would direct the juries to find
verdicts in accordance with the enor-
nifty of the crime that has been COM
mitted they would find this q more
effective plan Of supprcssing crime.
It takes a little more han honied
words to be effective in staying the
hand of the murderer. A little stern
Justice is what is demanded. Here
after the notice Of an approaching
county court Of General Sessions
might be announced as follows:
Nor1cE.-The Court of General Ses-
sions will convene in the Court House
in this county next Monday week.
Murderers will appear and receive
certificates of their innocence. Pris-
oners charged with the crimes Of steal-
ing crops from the field, burglary, ar
son or grand larceny are notified that
they will be sent to the penitentlary
promptly alter the adjournment OF
court. "JoES Snow, Clerk" ,
AbberjUe PreSs and Banner.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1880-03-31

The negroes nf the South consume
twice as much PER head OF sugar-cured
hams, HOLSTERS, sardines, tobacco and
~hiSkey. as the miners, factory oper-
atives and poor ueedle-women of the
North, aud yet the working classes
North are taught to regard the col
ored brother us poor, dowu-troddeu,
starved wretch.
The -1~soriate Rrforn1Da Presbyte.
"1un says: "Col. Aiken is one of the
best Representatives We have ever
had il Congress-"
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1880-03-31

STATE T1cKEr.-The Abbeville Me-.
dium, under the head OF ga Ticket
for the Times" brings out the follow
ing, which we reproduce as informa-
ton to the general reader:
For Governor, Gen. NJ. ". Gary.
of Edgefeld; Lieutenaut-Goveruor
Col. Rob't. Aldrich, of Barnwell; Sec.
rotary of State, General Jno. Bratton,
of Fairfield; Comptroller General,
Hol.. james G. Colt, of Chesterfield;
Treasurer, Hon. William Hood, Of
Abbeville; Adjutant and Inspector
General, General John B. Erwin, of
Lancaster; Acknowledgement Hon.
Isaac D. Witherspoou, of York; Snp-
e%rintendent of Education, Rev. ".
W. Duncan, of Spartanburg.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1880-03-31

The vote of the Legislature Of this
State for Presidential candidates
shows Mr.. Bayard to be the first
choice of IS ont of 1872, Tilden u,
Seymour II, Field 10. The rest r
divided among various names. OF
the 81 who vote for other candidates
for first choice, 81 are for Bayard as
second choice. Thus he is shown to
be acceptable to SO out Of 1872.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1880-03-31

We do not always agree with the
views of Representative Aiken; but
there is no public man anywhere for
whose honesty, manliuess, patriotism,
and good sense we have q more sin
cere respect. His idea that the News
and Courier seeks, or has ever sought
to mould public opinion to his detri-
ment is, therefore, II mistake We
have simply given him an opportunity
to explain to his constituents a mat
ter which, in the absence of explana-
ton, could not but he regarded by
his Democratic constituents as a lit
tie queer, to say the least of it. Col.
Aiken's letter, however, fully viudi-
Gates his course, aud his friends in
South Carolina will all be glad that
be has written it. We are only sorry
that in telling us why he happened to
I've fonud voting with the Republicans
upon What seemed to be party CUES
ton, he should have seer fit to resent
orr inquiry as tue manifestation OF a
"sinister motive" that has no exis-
tencc except i'll his own fancy. We
repeat that we have great respect for
and confidence in Col. Aiken; but
the people of South Carolina have at
all times a right to know what their
representatives in Congress do. and
why they do it.--Eiitor Ncws and
COuIer.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1880-03-31
The Urinary System.
Due WEsr, S. c., March 13, 1880.


Editor Rrye<ter.-As this is the
year for the general elections, and
Que that is likely to test to the Ut
most the strength Of the Democratic
party in the State, iii safety lies in
adopting such plans and in pursuing
such course Of action as will keep the
party solid and active.
Excepting a sense Of common dan
ger, which always unites a people,
nothing, in the judgment of the
writer, contributed so much to our
success in 1876 as the system of
primary elections. The mind that
evolved that grand idea Of going to
every nan in the State, high or low,
rich or poor, the noisy declaimer and
the quiet, enthusiastic thinker, equally
the right to express his preference for
nominees by his vote, was truly an
organizer of a scattered and despond-
ent force. The scheme entities it's
author to Immortality in the South
ern Democracy. What unity, activ-
ity, life, hope and determination it
inspired where adopted! Who can
recall those glorious days Of solid
effective work without feeling their
spirit and inspiration come back to
him and nerve him for another strug-
gle?
The object of this communication
is to recommend this magic system to
a more universal adoption and en-
largement; and then, so enlarged and
perfected, let us appeal to it again
for success in the election this fall.
At present they nominate only men,
bers of the Legislature and county
officers. Let us enlarge their work,
and by them nominate also u Rep
resentatives to Congress and Solicit
tors. The writer has not noticed
this enlargement advocated in the
papers Of the State, except by the
Abbeville Mdium. Others may have
been doing so. II so, they have been,
and are, touching the cord that Vi
brates through the rank and file Of
the party. The "primaries" harmon
ize so fully with the principles Of
Democracy, give such a fair choice of
candidates, that everybody is awaken
ed by them to the fullest vigor in the
elections. Let it lot be feared that
the dictated enlargement Of the pri-
mary elections will render them i'm
practicable. For the count and de-
termination of the Congressional
nominee and the Solicitor, the
local clubs can forward returns to the
County Executive Committees as at
present. These committees Can ag-
gregate votes and announce legisla-
tive and county nominees, and for
ward their returns for the other two
Offices to the State Executive Com
mlttee for aggregation and announce
ment Of nominees. The whole plan
is simple, and can be put into ope-
ration without a jar; and when
brought into action will afford the
broadest satisfaction to the whole
party. A. VOTER.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1880-03-31

The successful growing Of the cof-
fee plant in South Florida seems to
be now established beyond question.
Mrs. Atzrotta, Of Braidentown, Man.
atee County, has just received from
the Commissioner Of Agriculture the
premium offered some time since Of
$40 for the first pound of coffee grown
in the open air.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1880-03-31

Through the medium Of the New
York World Governor Seymour has
positively declined to allow his name
to be presented to the people as a
candidate for the Presidency, nor will
he allow it to be used under any elk
cumstances whatever.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1880-03-31

The Tallahassee Fio17dian says that
q large percentage of the oat crop
through that section of country is said
to be already seriously damaged by
rust, and it is feared will prove al
most a failure.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1880-03-31

BEAUTIFIERs.-Ladies, you cannot
make fair skin, rosy cheeks and spark
ling eyes with all the cosmetics Of
France, or beauti6ers Of the world,
while in poor health, and nothing will
give you such good health, strength,
buoyant spirits and beauty as Hop
Bitters. A trial is certain proof. See
another column. %.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1880-03-31
An ousspoken Congressman.
The Hon. D. Wyatt Aiken Explains his
Views and Action on the Political
Assessment Bill.

WASHINGTON, March Is, 1880.
To the Editors Of the Neecs and Courier:
In your issue of the 18th inst, ap-
.peared the following:
SOME MORE FOOD Fol THOUGHT"
sIs it possible that Congressman
Aiken favors the Infamous system of
assessments upon public officers for
political purposes? We cannot be-
lieve that be does But if he does
not, why did he move to lay on the
table the ADVERTISEMENT bill. having
as his followers all the Republicans
and only two Democrats, Moore, Of
Massachusetts, and Wells, of Mis-
souri,"
Of whom do you make this inquiry?
Is it of me, or hat public whose opin-
ion you would, I fear, haply if yon
could, mould to my detriment?
There isan insinuation always shroud-
ed in heterogeneous submitted as
n bmit the above, that Il my
nina suggests a sinister motive in
propoundiug the injury. If, however,
in this instance this impression is
groundless, and I am mistaked in my
view of the matter, I will only be
pleased to know I am Incorrectly i'm
pressed. But as Sam Scott, the
Catawba Indian chief of my boyhood
days, would say under similar cir
cumstance, "It smells like it."
During the extra session of last
spring the committee on civil service
reform reported a bill prohibiting
assessments upon public officers for
political purposes. Another feature
of the bill was to make it a penal Of
fence for such officers to allow them
selves to be assessed for such pur-
poses. The discussion upon this bill
consumed over two weeks of the extra
session, and caused much "bad blood
between The two parties, resulting in
repeated and continued abuse of the
South, and the "Ccnfederate Briga-
diers" in the House, with never a
friend from the ~North, glorious
Democrats though they be, to raise
his voice in our defence, save a few
words from General Tom Ewing, of
Ohio.
AS a special order set foI a day
certain this session this bill came up
again, and had monopolized more
than a weeks time since the LIST of
December last. Mr.. House, of Ten
ressee, made an exhaustive speech OF
two hours and a half against the civil
service reform policy of Mr.. Hayes,
and indirectly in favor of the bill.
Similar time was allowed the Re-
publican side of the House. That
was consumed, and the member pre-
senting the bill moved the previous
question. The Republicans demand
ed further time to discuss the bill,
and q large number OF Democrats
were disposed to grant it.
The gentleman (Hostetler, of Indi-
ana,) having the bill in charge per-
~sistently refused. and the Republicans
began to "flibuster" by refusing t.
vote at all; and the Democrats, not
having a quorum Of the whole House
present, had the point made upon
them after every vote, that a quorum
was not present" A call of the
House was ordered, and 243 members
answered to their names. Another
vote was ordered, the roll called,
about $50 Democrats voted, but no
Republicans; and another point Of