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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1883-04-11
Circumstances Alter Some Cases.

The case was that of a man who
was accused of discharging firearms
in the city limits.
Recorder-"You fred off a gun
twice; did you kill anybody"
"No, your Honor"
Don't you know Chat it is.a very
serious matter to fire off a gun and
not kill anybody? Don't you know
that you are liable to be punished
severely for such oarelesspess.?"
II do, your Honor; but there are
mitigating circumstances"
"What are they, and are there many
of them?"
"They are cats, and there are any
number of them.
Recorder Enlightened up)-"So
You are bothered with cats, too, are
YOU? Come here one moment. Tell
me, how many did you kill?"
"Three with the first barrel and
two with the second"
"Splendid! Glorious! What size
shot do you use?"
II use duck-shot."
"That fetches EN-, doesit? Hump
Couldn't
gun-for--a-few days?"
"Certainly, your Honor; but you
must remember that you are liable to
be punished very severely if you shoot
off a gun inside the city limits and do
not kill anybody"
"You can 60. You will do, but
don't let it happen again."
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1883-04-11

OPPOSE eeie child hanging from a
window sill. but kept from falling by
a dog, who had caught the child's
dress in its teeth. The woman bad
left her baby, 1S months old, on the
floor Of the front room playing with
her toys and a little terrier dog that
is its constant companion. The
mother was away just three minutes,
but when she came back and opened
the door her infants head, arms and
shoulders were banging beyond the
stone'sill OF an open window, and near
it, with its feet on q chair stood the
little dog holding'o on tbedress, looked
a mute appeal for haste and help. In
an instant she was by her baby's side
and the danger was passed. When
the dog had been relieved of his bur
den he pranced around the mother
and child with a delight that was al-
most frantic.
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a Card.

To all who are suffering from the
errors and indiscretions Of youth,
nervous weakness, early decay, loss
of manhood, &c, I will send a recipe
that will cure you, free OF charge.
This great remedy was discovered. by
a missionary in South America. Send
O self-addressed envelope to Rev.
Joseph. T. Inman, Station D., New
York City. aug 2a-1y
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1883-04-11

QUEEN CRY OF THE SoUrH.-Mr. D.
B. Herman, a very popular travelling
salesman from Baltimore, Nd, writes:
Il have used Norman's Neutralizing
Cordial for stomachic affections With
the best results. It is an excellent
medicine. No traveller should be
without it,"
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A colored Ex-Coafede.sts.

e.. =. h EsgEat.S zL4Ez Er-g T--z
The MANNED figure Of a colored
man, holding open the Capitol Square
gate on Bank and Eleventh Streets,
has long been a familiar sight to.citi-
Gems, TIE poorfeHow stands on two
'stumps each leg having been chopped
off just above the knee: That col
ored gate-holeef hasah interesting
;sis1ost. the facts which we're.
aeo when q
dyspeptic madezob scti6ni c-fnp~rl
Pies standing attha gate. IT seems
That during the war the man, who
was then quite young. was taken out
to work onthe Notifications pear the
city. A shell tore away both legs.
After the war he posted himself at
the Capitol Square gates and this has
been his post; for many years. He
opens the gate for pedestrians, ana
takes whatever they will giVeahim. az.
Some years ego, when q commuts-
ton Of $50 was paid to the wounded
ex-C Confederate soldier of Virginia,
sope persons INTERCEPTED themselves
- ~ ~ - 49,
in the gate-holder, and he received
his $50. As soon as he obtained the
money he vacated his post, boughta
ticket to Norfolk and other cities, and
n1ade-rtear-o Of the country. living, az
long as his money held out, like a
prince. When the cash was exhaust
ed he stumped his way back to bis
old post, where he remained taking
pennies until q few. days ago, when
he received q second ipstalment Of
commutation money, which this time.
amounted to $50. he at once started
on another tour, and there can be no
doubt that the poor fellow viii have
a glorious time.-Richmtond Stale.
100 Z . - EEa.a . FrEZ ~ - 49, =
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@ah, nobsay knows about shatrsbe
answered. eWskiow abontshe past.
but What is going to be hereafter No
one can tell. I only hope that ]
shall be better off in the next world
than I have been in this; but I can
not say certainly, for no one has ever
come back from that world to tell us
anything about it."
"Ah, but you.are mistaken thers!'
I interrupted. ''There is one who
has come back and told us about the
future life. Do you not know that
Jesus Christ rose again from the dead,
and hath brought life and immortali-
ty to light through the Gospel?"
"Who are you?" The old man asked
abruptly. II thought you were a
doctor, who had come ont to visit the
old LADY, I guess I am. mistaken,
sir?" .ss.sr
eyes, I answered; "you are not
quite correct. Fam q minister of the
Gospel, rather, and my calling is very
much like yours. am trying to help
men on their journey through life, to
answer their questions about the
route, and especially t~opersuade them
to believe on the Son of God, that
they may have eternal life, and land
at last in:glory."
"WelI, there may be a better world
beyond the grave, and there may not
be. We don't Knoxville ontinaa-
Don't Enow!" I said, pressing the
point With all earnestness on his
heart. "We do know. How could I
preach the Gospel and urge men to
seek for glory, and honor, and i'm
unless I knew certainly that
there is a world OF life and blessed
ness hereafter for such Is will inherit
it? Why, sir, what would people
think of you if in reply to their ques-
ton, What is the next station? you
say, Il don't know! Nobody
;raowsr And so I could not preach
be {Ssospel and urge men to seek for
Zen and eterna blessedness, unless
I was perfectly sure of this reality.
Paul, the great preacher Of the Cos
pei, knew what the next station was:
We know that ii our earthly houses
Of this tabernacle were dissolved, We
have a building of Coda house not
made with hands. eternal in the
heavens. ~This is an answer to- the
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1883-04-11

sermon who id.not how her.
Ineed not seil yorthat Clara was
"a faithful wiz and aoying mother,
and that she possesd every trait Of
character necessary . constitute her
a child OF God. She made no pro-
LESSONS Of reiigiob, BIZ she showed
by her daily Life and walk that her
every impulse was pue and good. I
never saw her turn tie needy away
from her door withat a gift, and I
never heard her spec lightly OF her
friends. She made Ter home her
palace, and she was ways the hap
piest when she wa surprising me
with some special manifestation. of
her love. She has low gone to her
reward, and if I can rain up our lit
tie daughter to folloi in the footsteps
of her mother I shll have accom-
plished my mission pon earth. The
flower of love shall Ger bloom in my
memory, and, whethr I live long or
die soon, her sweet iauence will fol-
low me to my grave. I can scarcely
realize that she whom I loved so pas
sionately now lies within the narrow
confines of this cofi1 and that I shall
never again hear her voice or e her
at the window on ny return home,
me a weleons such as was her
cussvm:- a+saa eose
never to return, her influence will be
felt, and will be as enduring as life
You will all please come forward
and take a last farewell, after which
we will sing her favoite hymn:
II would not live Away,
Task not to stay"
A gentleman who vas present and
witnessed the proceedings says they
we're exceedingly Impressive, the la
dies being especially demonstratiye
in their grief. The singing was led
by a particular lady friend, who also
the organ.
This funeral maybe regarded as a
decided new departure, and it would
not be surprising fothers would fol-
low the example, Cincinnati En-
quirer.
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stOoo
signal Ass. Els whiteshair floating in
the wind, and ! said as the train
moved, "Be sure yoas End out what
the next station is before you reach
the end" Aud I heard the reply,
falling rather hesitatingly on my ear,
II Witty, sifJS
Reader. what ans&ershase you TO
make to this question:? Inthehurry-
jig train Of life you are moving
on. Ever and anon there is
a pause, and some passenger steps off
apd disappears. The next stopping
place may b eyours; where will it land
you?-The Hatchpord. D
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1883-04-11

The whole number of letters mailed
in this country during the year 1880
was 1,053,252,879, an average Of 81
to each man, woman and child in the
country.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1883-04-11

The best precipitation of iron a doc
tor can prescribe is Browns Iron
Bitters, because iidoes not ipjurs the
teeth as other iroh medicines will.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1883-04-11

tons with the estaEg.S#NsY11he
end of the week after tvs wedding
the landlady. presented ay,in for twice
the amount which he bid previously
paid, intending to cffrge him, for
both himself and his wife. His view
of the matter was wholly different.
He expected to be bqtrded free. So
he refused to settlI On returning
from a theatre with bis bride he found
the doors locked atib their wardrobe
and other effects FILED on the side
walk.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1883-04-11

possible conditi6f fhsFean be made
consistent withtthe necessary eoss:
The railroad Of is quicker, grester
in capacity and cheaper as 9 means
Of transportation than the cd wagon
whicbsf has superseded; and 50. too
q well-graded, ell -drained, and
practicable. q we'll graveled country
road viii be found similarly snpssior
to fhe old roads in old condition. With
ruts, and holes, steep hills requiring
four horses to do the work Of one,
and consuming a whole day when
four or FIVE hours, on agdod road.
would be ample.
This is a serious question Of econ
omy, in which the interests Of farm
era are much more deeply involved
than all formers may suppose. And
although: men engaged AZ agriculture
are exceptionally slow in new move
mentssthsy are nevertheless memo 81
clear Heada Ind practical intelligence
and TIE DIS is not distant, we hope.
when, carefully estimating the cost
and reasonably computing the profits
they NH set to work. essnestlE
sisaralah
roads wherever imp ssn6enss arg
needed.-Southe,n CuUiUator.
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4 Young Woman Cured Of Pa
81, Ealysis by Prayer.

, HUDSON, Mass, March 2O.-Annie
was suddenly stricken with
paralysis in October last while al
work in a shop and at;the expiration
of two weeks was utterly helpless and
'oblivious 81 all that was occurring
her. gTheB Best medical skill
was emplo5edswithout beneficial re-
suit and she was taken to the Massa-
chusetts General Hospital;but'no re-
lief could be obtained there. She was
then taken back to her home, appa-
rentls helpless for lifes On Friday,
March Rdinmsssion week, and at
the request. Of the young lady's
the Rev. Father iordkn, one
mission fathers, risited her at
BONE over her.
be- shout aud sssisE 8 6s
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h5hsehoid dutiess pg the GfsE
eht week she has attended to all Tie
domestic work Of Che house while bsf
mother has been away visiting. The
SIX months inwhiei she remained.
helpless ana apparently unconscious
is a blank period to her.
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ssQIa111H chhRoIIINNRIIl.IWIEDNEsDAYE,. April ILrll, 1883 ST.

great qu EioasWsalehan be- hsse,
alferg Ind if yan Aslsse a9 Jesus
Christ, ID take his pspel aa year
guide-bab 81, you canfnowjpstAsw ssl
as Paul hat tue next aEstientSydpa
the tomb shall be far.yoa
just den The ykis
preaching sfsiassOaudsd nd
man hastened
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1883-04-11
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5 sf I ,ssssHb sIs I e e. 4,
Hhosvas ssft aAa HAess hspae
haEi1gf1akadm sAtfida
in.the waiting.room until the return
ing train should arrive. -,
found myself alone with the de-
pot master-an aged man. whhwhite
hair and a face which told Of care the
stern usage of time and hard work.
What is the next statien5. ] il.
:qpired, being unaeqnaiatedswith thpr
road which was d sbrapehsIne ruas
ninginto the4country.
,EsThe, next station il, the hist hs'
answered: Is aetsrmirus oxtAs'
line. You passeaSa goedfnany stop
ping places coming out, sir; but there
Is only one mote asyou go on"
There was a pause for a momentin
the conversation thenaevidentlySunj
Outstanding ny. errand. be asked, ,
Chow is the old lady .asir2" zgI1k
'She is fast nearing the last sta.
ton" replied, slcE;
and besides she is severity years old
and has reached the terminus, of lie.
as laid down in the Book;f for syop-
know, the Bible says that The days
Of our years arathree-scoreand ten
seventy years-that is seven sta
There was quite a,pause inthecpn1t
.versation again, during which the old
man seemed to be thinking: Thenhe
wEceerding tosthat, TsupposgI
nay q. psstty near the 1sOa Of @ny
ionte, sincs kan just turning seven
WsHIana0 sorry: have
herd esn 9oodsdsal eli
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1883-04-11
The Nebraska Liquor Law.

Hon. c. F. Manderson, the new
States Senator from Nebraska,
gives to q Chicago reporter q brief
and compact sketch of the high
license liquor law of his State. ut
is" says the Senator, "the' best liquor
law in the United States" The,
license for cities is $1,000 q year and
in small towns $50 a year. Before it
went into effect Omaha had l60s
saloons, "and some of them wesez
pretty bad" remarks the Senator;
now the number has been reduced to Z
ninety, q little than one-half.
When there were $50 saloons, paying
500 a year, the revenue they yielded
was only $4,000; now the ninety
under the new law yield $4,000 a.
year. The new law is ofgreat benefit;
to the body polite in that cit has cut
off all the little low doggeries, which
were the ones hatmadastEQph3e, and
the character ofs@ssS 80.
saloons is better. gSgs
of them is s5Ss
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54pers when she died

Papers when she disdbde
was given as to win the funeral
would take place. seems that it
was omitted at the snEial. request Of
his wife, often made efore her de-
mise, as she only delred her most
intimate friends to at4nd that cere-
mony. She said she ad q. horror OF
her house being croaed with peo-
pie upon snch an occdsn, who really
cared little or nothinefor her. She
only wanted certain one present
whom she knew vel, Ind whom she
felt sure would regreher death, and
we're notified b attend at q
particular hour on a ven day.
! This departure frol the usual Gus
tom was hardly madanore conspicu-
Gus than that OF. be husband Off
%ciatiDg in the plact OF a minister.
which was also donest his wife's re-
quest. After the frinds had assem-
bled to the number q twenty-five or
thirty. the husband, tho was sitting
beside her coffin; giti head bowed in
grief upon it, oss Ut and delivered
the following address
DEAR FR1Esps,-nEas The dying
request ofmy dear sompanion that
no minister should b called upon to
oficiate at the ebsedlies. but that I
should speak few words to her spe-
cial friends who would be invited to
be present, Ineed lpt say that 7 DO
% with reluctance, asd:I can hardly
find words to express my sorrow and
grief at the loss I hale sustained by
her death. This request wass not
made by her bssaassof want Of faith
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Bawl dresses Baby clothes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-10-29
SPORTING.
HARVARD COLLEGE.
Fan Handicap Meeting Of the Athletic
Association.

BosroS, Oct. II.
The fall handicap meeting of the Harvard
Athletic Association today at Cambridge.
The first event, polo vault, was a Walk
over for Mandell, class of "a.
One hundred yards dash-Won by Rogers,
's7, time lOt seconds; Weatherbee, "a sac
ond.
One mile walk-Shatfuck of 81 won in s
minutes and seconds; Darling "a second IN
8 minutes and seconds.
Throwing hammer-Won by Field of "a
The second heat of the 100 yards dash was
won BY Billings of 's5 in ii seconds. Foote
of SO second. Third heat of 100 yards was
taken by Swinscoe of 's5 in l0i seconds
Louis. second.
Half mile run-Graham Of SO won in 2
minutes and ~ seconds; Walker second in
minutes and IA seconds.
Two hundred and twenty yards dash-Won
by Louis in % 3-5 seconds; Morton Of 's5
second.
One hundred and twenty yards hurdle
the race Sas very close and exciting and was
won by Carey of Sc in - seconds; Bradfee
second, two feet behind; Agassiz third.
Running broad jnmp-Fogg Of 's5, clear
ing Is feet and inches; Field Of "a second.
II feet and l inches.
The final heat of 100 yards dash was won
by Swinscoe of 's5 in l0i seconds; Louis
second.
Putting shot-Taken by Homes of 's5,
% feet IA inches; NumfOrd of "a second.
Mile run-Won by Agar of 81 in D min
utes and 81 seconds.
Quarter mile-Won by Goodwin Of "a in
81 4-5 seconds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-10-29

The reply made by Gov. Critteuden of
Missouri. to a committee of the citizens OF
st. Louis. proves that the new Law and
Order League in that city was not or
ganized without cause. 1t has been init
mated from the beginning Of the fight
against the gamblers ring that the Gov
ernor was on the wrong side. He at once
accepted the designations of the Police
Commissioners who declared that they left
the board because they were unwilling to
become the tools OF the ring. and now he
has refused to remove the remaining Com
missioners who dismissed an honest Chief
of Police. and who have been condemned
by the honest men of St Louis. The Law
and Order League has hard task to per
form. with the Governor supporting the
ring, but when the people of a city are Sc
thoroughly aroused as they are in St
Louis. some progress in the work of puri.
fcation NAV be expected.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-10-29
YALE COLLEGE.
The New Athletic Grounds Opened
The Annual Fall Games.

New HAVEN, Conn.,, Oct. 81.
Yale's new athletic grounds was formally
opened today, the occasion being the annual
fall games.
The tug of war teams of four, first heat,
SO defeated '87 by 2 feet, III inches. In the
final heat, 'S5 defeated SO by 2 feet, "a
inches.
Half mile run scratch-F. C. Smith, first,
J. ID. ferries, 'S5 second by six yards. Time
2 min. Is sec.
Mile run scratch-L. w. Bond SO, first,
J. S. Padee SO gave up at three-quarters of a
mile and S. Perkins. 'S7, gave up at half a
mile; time, min, 154 sec.
Two hundred and twenty yards run, han
dicap-C. F. Odell, SO. II yds.; H. S.
Brooks, IS, scratch 2, BY 8 yds.; time, "a
sec.
One mile walk-E. A. Merideth, IS, l :;
J. c. Smith, '85, 2 by six yards; j. j. Father
's5, gave up on first quarter; Merideth and
Smith were both disqualified a few yards
from the finish, but a second trial was al
lowed time, 8 min. 294 sec
Throwing hammer, l6 lbs.-A. B. Coke,
'S7, 10 feet; no competition.
Putting shot, l6 lbs.-J. C. Briggs, 'S5, "a
feet, 9 inches; L. d. Tourtellot, SO, 20 feet
ii inches.
Running high jump-W. A. Robbins, Sc,
feet, II inches; c. b. Paddington, 8 feet
One hundred and twenty yard hurdles lO)
w. A. Robbins, Sc. l C. F. Odell, 'S6,
by 3 yards H. A. Worcester. 'S4, 3; time,
Pig sec.
Quarter mile run-R. Ellis, 's5, I'D
ferris, 'S5, by yards; F. r. Smith, sc
fell time. 5st sec.
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portland, Oct. %.
Inquiries come here from Capt. Abbey of
the revenue steamer Woodbury., whether the
wreck with the black masthead of the
southeast breakers of Matinee. Island, re-
ported from Port Clyde could be the United
States coast survey schooner Esgere,
Lieutenant Commander Head, which
has not arrived at port. That
vessel having black mastheads, peculiar
to naval vessels. Capt. Abbey reports that
he saw her of White Head, Rockland, At
80 O'Clock on the afternoon Of the 22d.
standing southwesterly with light sasterly
wind. This would place her about Is miles
from where the wreck lies, and a. the Eagere
is fast, she would have TO go westward before
nightfall. The breakers also lie miles out
Of the general course. Unless she hauled up
- pass close to the westward of Matinee
Island in order 70 get the wind abeam. The
weather was good until the oath, and if she
had excellent boats and the crew must have
been heard from. The Eagere was formerly
the yacht Mohawk, the one on which Com
modore Garner was drowned in New York
harbor.
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J. W. Lash left his horse and wagon stand
day for q moment. when the animal started
for a run down the street. In front of F. A.
Johnson's confectionery store he collided
with another wagon, upsetting it, scattering
country produce promiscously, and at the
same time clearing himself from the vehicle
to which he was attached. He ran to the
stable without further damage. Fortunately
there were but few teams in the street and no
great loss resulted.
The manufactured products of Gardiner
sometime become extensive travellers. H.
W. Jewett { Co. have just sold lot of pine
boards to H. f. Merriam of this CITY
also manufactured in this city, and send
them to Ranvoon, Burmah. They also have
an extensive order from the Oakland Manu-
facting Co., for spruce joints to be made in
to wire netting bed frames and
shipped to England. In this
country, these frames are made Of hard wood
but the English prefer spruce and the Oak
land company will send them large ship
ments. Jeweu & Co. have also large orders
for domestic ports. having four vessels char
river closes unless the clerk of the weather
puts Al early embargo on the Kennebec
Mr.. Charles H. Maxry and family, who
have been spending few week with friends
in this city will start for their home in
Minneapolis. MIMI, on Tuesday.
P. H. Winslow has purchased for the
Maine Commandery q glass cylinder, 10 BY
20 inches, to place over the ice pitcher won
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Are you disturbed at night and broken OF
your rest by sick child suffering and cry
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regulates the stomach and bowels, cures
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the oldest and best female physicians and
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% cents a bottle.