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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-04-25
WILL BE A BIG EVENT.

At the last meeting of the trustees Of
the Winthrop Normal and Industrial Col
lewr ut Rock I'LL the programme for the
laying Of the corner stone WAS arranged.
The event is to take pace ut Rock Hill
OH the 18th of May, that being the S5th
birthday Of the lion. Robert c. Win
throp. The programme is splendid one.
Governor Tilman is arranging for
cheap excursion. rates. The young ladies
ot the Winthr,p College Of this city will
attend ii b"Iy and the Governor hopes
to get such low rates from Clemson Col
lege that nearly al the students Of that
institution can attend.
The followin. will be the programme:
IL .. m. l. Band music.
y. Prayer.
=. Song by Winthrop College chorus.
4. introductory address by the Gov
crlor.
>. Band music.
&. Dedicatory poem. by Major st.
James Cummings, SOnth Carolina Mill
tary Academy.
{. Song by Winthrop College chorus.
s. Dedicatory address, by the Hon. Ira
B. Jones. Speaker Of the South Carolina
House of Representatives.
g. Band music.
10. Masonic ceremonies.
II. Song by male college chorus.
r. Bcnrdictirn.
3 p. III. pit A~dinncr. Music.
> p. III. Dnlnand dress parade by stu
dents of Clemson College Band music
Further notice will be given of arrange
ments for railroad excursion.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-04-25
Good Luck Poultry Powders.

This powder will stop cholera in one
night; will keep your poultry healthy
and make hen lay the year round.
Sold by all druggist, wholesale or
ders filed by Farmers and Mechanics
Mercantile Co., Columbia, S. G..
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-04-25

Governor Tillm:n, Secretary Of State
Iindai. State. Treasurer Bates, Attorney
General Buchanan and Superintendent Of
Education W. u. Mayfield came over TO
Camden on last Saturday 10 attend the
funeral Of Genera! j. Il. Ke? shaw. They
were met at the depot by the mayor and
aldermen and several other gentlemen Of
Camden. Mayor Kennedy acted us speak
er Of the occasion and told the Governor
that he a"d the other gentlemen We're
there To meet him and his party and
would be glad t" entertain them as the
guests Of the city. They We're escorted TO
the Wo: klnau Hotel, and at half past 4
attended the funeral In Il body, occupying
seats in the front Of the church After
the funeral they returned Immediately to
Colun:bia. the regular passenger Train
being held in waiting for them.
Ii was a graceful act Oh the part Of
Governor Illlman 10 come I" Camden. and
II WAS graceful act on the part Of The
city to entertain him as it did, and much
good has been accomplished by his visit
here. We believe thai by his presence In
Camden he proved 10 many Of his political
enemieS here that there Is more good IN
him than some would have them believe.
Camden Chronicle.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-04-25

The Methodist congregation of Anderson
is a hustlipg one. Last Sunday night a
week ago they t'ok up a collection in few
minutes amounting to over 5000 to lift the
Indebtedness on the parsonage.
Lieutenant T. Q. Donald son, Jr, of Glenn
son College. has been ordered by the War
Department to report for examination for
promotion to first lieutenancy at Fort
LeavenWorth, Kansas.
Will Cook, colored. son of Homer Cook
Of Fairfield County, was kicked in the Sto-
mach by mule Saturday and died Of the
effect on Su day night. He had just turned
the mule loost. in the stable al dinner time
and it ran past him and kicked him.
The Council OF Ninnsboro has elected W.
B. Gilbert chief ut police and K. N. McMas-
ter assistant. Chief of fire department, T.
K Elliott.
Col J. p. Thomas of Columbia has ac-
cepted an invitation tn address the cadets OF
the Patrick Military Institute of Anderson
on the occasion of the annual commence
1nent, June 18th. The acceptance insures
an original, earnest and valuable oration.
Rev. !. NJ. Mercer of Greenville has been
invited to make the dedicatory prayer at
the laying of the cornerstone of the Win
throp N0rTal and Industrial College at
Rock Hill May L.. MIR. Mercer has accepted
the invitation.
An enterprise has been started in Orange
burg by Messrs. l.. L. and z. NJ. Wolfe that
we hope will mecr with success. It is a
broom factory, AMI they turn out good
article top 1t is just such enterprises as
these that build up Il community.-T
and Democrat.
Mr. S. r. Inabinct OF Denmark shipped
two barrels Of lettuce to Richmond, Va,
and one to Asherl'le, N: g., last week.
There is money i'll truck faI ming, and we
don't see why NOR farmers in this section
don't engage in ii g business -Orapgeburg
Times and Democr,t.
John Gary Watt, of Laurens has been
suggested for Adjn ant and Inspector Gene
raj.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-04-25

are, they would be the first to turn
and rend his vitals. I will follow no
man blindfolded, but if I had been
even willing to do this I would have
died thousand deaths before would
let one of the political ''hell hounds
that can be bought like piece of dog
meat in the market, pop his whip
over my back and drive me cringine
to his masters feet.
1t is not love for Tillman or their
country that influences those blatant
bawlers. I know some of the loudest
mouthed, who hate him most. They
want an Office. This tells the tale.
Governor Tillman does not need help
now. He is in the very zenith of
success and power. Let the tide
turn, let danger, defeat, or disaster
threaten, and then he will see who
his friends are. Men who stood
shoulder to shoulder when the battle
was thick. Men who have the cour-
age to differ with him, or the
miserable parasites and barnacles
that can only exist amid uncleanness,
and who unless scraped off at regular
intervals eat through the null and
sink the stoutest ship to the bottom
of the sea.
1t is notifying, humiliating, for
politics to be upon the low plane,
where such explanations are demand
ed. Now, as to the other question,
which you ask ME about the dispen-
sary. lam more than ever convinced
that some modification along the line
suggested by'me at spartanburg is
necessity. The establishment at
Columbia with its host of officers is
too cumbersome, and the profit fea-
ture is morally wrong. 1t is better
anyway to undersell and starve the
"blind tigers" than to shoot it;
especially when the "beast" shoots
back. Besides any law that necessi-
tates standing army for its enforce
rnent will fall of its own weight. I
am glad that you heartily support me
in these views. Wehave had enough
turmoil and strife in South Carolina.
There were old deep-seated abuses
and traditions that had to be de-
stroyed and rooted out. Tillman was
the man to do it. His genius is
essentially destructive: and as he has
about accomplished his work in South
Carolina, send him on to the senate
where he will find enough abuses to
employ his genius for the balance of
his life. In South Carolina we want
something now on the constructive
order. We can not live there in two
armed camps and if we undertake it
the federal government will put US
through another course of reconstruct
tion. We do not need an "apist" to
prance around over State, squint
one eye, 'cuss" and try to play "Ben
Tillman." I think that the soil was
exhausted when it produced "Ben"
No. l. The squeak Of the "squedunk"
trying to masquerade as the blast of
trumpet will make us ridiculous and
contemplate. What the State needs
now is a sedative to steady the "old
lady's" nerves, and then a good
tonic to build up the waste tissue.
After so much one X, two X, three
X and four X, a short course of
"Keely Cure" would not be a bad
investment. In other words We
want soil on the troubled waters"
A good, conservative, business-like
governor who is not an ''imitator,"
not "brilliant" butsensible, will bring
us round all right, and the old lady
be all the better for little shaking
up she has had"
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-04-25

T e Farmers Rifle Company, of John
stone Academy, in Newberry County, was
organized on the 18th instant with thirty
nine nembers enrolled $. P. Crotwell was
elected captain.
The Columbus journal., 1894-10-03
School Board.

The board met Monday afternoon al
4 in the s~ecretaryis Office, present, Hen
~, Taylor, Schupbach, Lehman, Turner
and Sup't Williams, Galley being absen,
from the city.
After reading and approval Of min
utes, the superintendent made his first
monthly report showing the state Of the
schools. The number of pupils enrolled
IL 633. Some of the departments are
quite full, Nj. Brittel's room having
been crowded with additional desks and
still not room enough for the attend
ance. which averaged 60 pupils during
the month. In one day he hears twelve
classes, an average of 30 minutes, and in
one OF these he has S pupils. In the
discussion Of this subject afterwards it
wa found that there was q difference
OF opinion but all were agreed on di-
recting the committee on schools and
teachers to see what could be done In
the way of procuring q suitable room
and a competent teacher, and report to
the board at their earliest convenience.
Bonds Of the district, fourteen in
number, $500 each, which might have
been let run to their limit, Is July, 1904,
and paid some months ago, were pre-
sented to the board, Cancelled. They
were ordered for the present to be placed
on file. The other three of the ten
thousand issue were paid last spring.
Bills were allowed to the amount of
$685. 70, the bulk Of them being for coal
for the season.
The Columbus journal., 1894-10-03
Senatorial Convention.

The republican senatorial delegates
met in convention at the court house,
Schuyler, Saturday afternoon, Sept. %,
at 2 O'Clock.
The delegates elected to represent
Colfax county we're Warren Fusselman,
C. J. Wertz, C. T. Schneider, P. NJ.
Higgins, J. L. Cushman, F. E. Moore
and F. II. Kolm; Platte county; C. J.
Carlow, W. r. Notestein, A. Weisshand,
Ed. Hoare, R. E. johnson, j. D. Morris,
NJ. Costello, H. T. Spoerry, Ed. Justice
and F. NJ. Cookingham. Notestein
with the proxies Of Carlow and Spoer-
ryl, Costello and Weisshand Of this
county were present, and Notestein and
Costello, with Higgins were the COM
mittee N credentials.
P. ]. Murphy of Colfax county was
nominated as the candidate for senator
unanimously by reclamation.
Frank Kolm Of Colfax and C. J. Gar
low OF Platte we're appointed as the
central committee. after which the con-
vention adjourned.
The nominee is q highly respected
citizen of Rogers, we'll known to a large
circle of business and social friends and
will make a good representative of the
business interests of the district. He is
q near neighbor and friend of ex-senator
P. N. Higgins.
The Columbus journal., 1894-10-03
Too Numerous.

Saturday evening a tramp entered
several houses about 9 o'clock, daringly
demanding money. From descriptions
given, it vas evidently one fellow who
did it all.
At Julius Rasmuseen's Mrs. Rasmus-
sen and daughter Anna were in the
sitting room; they heard some n ap-
preaching but thought it was Mr.. R.,
until they we're confronted by a man
with a handkerchief tied over his face
below the eyes and who threatingly held
a pairing knife raised and demanded
money, and was given a small amount.
At George Bradshaw's the fellow de-
manded money of Mrs. Bradshaw; she
told him she had none, w%hereupon he
called her a liar and just then some one
raped at the door and the fellow
skipped.
At George Wizards a screen was re-
moved and at O. T. Rooms the house was
entered but at either place nothing was
taken.
At Chris. From's, they heard a man
walk around the house, rip a window
screen, and by that time Chris. had
grabbed a chair and slung it through
the sash, but Of curse the man was
gone, quicker than he came.
Mrs. Gabler was frightened by an I'M
usual noise and went to the store.
These bold attempts were made be-
tween eight and eleven o'clock Saturday
night. and the police have been on the
trail of them ever since.
The Columbus journal., 1894-10-03
PERSONAL.

Miss Nellie North is convalescing.
Miss-Kate Hayes of Platte Center Wis
tied Miss.Alice..Qui last week.
John Won Bergen came down from
Sheridan county last week on business
Mrs. G.. W. Brown of Cedar Rapids
came down Friday to visit her son, Ellis
! Miss Mamie Emerson of Cedar Rapids
visited Miss Mamie Beerbower Saturday
Editor Mokler of Platte Center on
Wednesday, met his family here, who
had been east on a visit.
Mrs. Harris returned to Central City
Friday after a weeks visit with her
daughter, Mrs. j. B. Geitzen.
Mrs. A. NJ. Covert and children re-
turned Friday from a:.three weeks visit
with Mrs. George Spea. in Norfolk.
Mrs. Platte, an auntS Mrs. Lehman,
who was visiting here, was called to
Burlington, Iowa, Friday by serious
illness of relatives.
Mrs. Bont. Speice, who had been Wis.,
iting relatives here a week or 80, went
to Fremont last week to visit her broth
er, Frank North, expecting to return
this way before going to her home at
Kingisher, Oklahoma.
Mrs. G. Anderson and son of White
water, Wise, and Miss Emma Anderson,
after a few weeks visit here with A.
Anderson's family. will go to Colorado.
MI. Anderson met them At Omaha and
accompanied them here.
The Columbus journal., 1894-10-03
State Reading Circle.

This organization has been started
and is having quite a run. 1t will in
! clude local circles under the director
ship Of county superintendents. A set
of books are selected at the beginning of
each year, and the first list is ON School
Management; Folk Lore; History OF
England, which are furnished at nom-
inal cost. Examination OF these will be
made at the end of the year and dip
Tomas issued, if found worthy.
It is designed to organize a pupils
reading circle also. Sup't Rothleitner
has a few words to say on the subject:
The reading circle seeks to interest
teachers in a carefully prepared course
of reading, to the end that they may be
better prepared to do the important
work Of the school room. That the
reading Of these books has proved OF
inestimable benefit to the teachers Of
the state is established by the united
testimony of those well qualified to
judge.
Like every other intellectual work, the
circle must appeal directly to the in
dividual. This must be largely An in
dividual work. 1t cannot be done by
proxy. You must read and master it.
It appeals directly to the teachers of the
district schools, because they can do the
work alone just as we'll as the teachers
of the graded schools. Get your books
and go to work, even if there is not
another reader within ten miles of you.
1t is the cheapest school you can pos
sibly enter.
A good book is always worth more
than it costs. This Office hopes that the
membership Of the class of '94 will at
least number one hundred in Platte
county.
The pleasure and inspiration which
come from comradeship in study, keep
many otherwise solitary readers from
dropping out by the way.
Yours fraternally,
NJ. NJ. R~OTHLEITNER, Co. Supt.
The Columbus journal., 1894-10-03

The Central City Nonpsreil makes
a comparative statement between the
commissioner system Of running county
matters and the township organization
system, but it leaves out Of the c~alcula.
ton two important things, viz: that
Nebraska's township organization sys-
TEN was framed by politicians who did
90 on a popular demand, but with the
motive of making it odious in practice;
second, the relative educational value OF
the two systems, which is greatly in
favor Of township organization, in many
respects. The supervisor comes to the
meetings Of the county board, and if he
is a bright, active, forceful, wide-awake
man (as he ought to bel he learns a very
great deal in regard to the workings OF
the various county offices; becomes &C.
quainted with public business generally;
finds out who of the county officials il
thorough and conscientious in the dis.
charge Of his duties, and which of them
is like that sort of hired man on the
farm who makes a close estimate Of the
least degree Of effort that he can pu,
forth and yet hold down his job; in
short, these men from each township
learn a great deal, and some of it gets to
the ordinary citizens Of the townships
1t is very safe to say that since township
organization (even Of the defective sor,
under existing statutes) those counties
that adopted it have increased wonder
fully in their interest in public matters
of all sorts, and if the exact truth could
be ascertained, the benefits have no,
been fairly estimated.
The Columbus journal., 1894-10-03
A. L. Bixby gave his appointed lee

A. L. Bixby gave his appointed lee
ture at the opera house Friday evening
to a good house for Columbus, whose
people do not take kindly to lectures.
Bixby brought all his Wit him and if he
hadn't, everybody would have laughed
at everything he said just the same,
because it was Bi3by who said it. He
introduced his lecture proper by giving
a sketch Of his life up to the time when
he moved to Columbia. His picture
showed q life full of all the woes neces-
sasy for the make up of common mortals,
from the boy herding sheep to the qusck
doctor prscticing without money or
medicine. But the subject "A Country
Editor" was graphically described
through Bi1by's personal experiences.
He said he went into partnership With
one man in Iowa, who had perfect conf
dence in him, and the man conidenced
him. Everybody makes their mistakes
and he said the present administration
was no exception.
The Columbus journal., 1894-10-03
What TO do with the extra horse

What to do with the extra horses,
has been quite a question with many of
our farmers. To keep them over
another winter, seems like a waste of
feed as the prospect for a better, or SO
good a price in the spring is very slim.
There is no local market to speak of,
but we notice that a commission firm at
South Omaha reports sales OF spring
colts at $12; yearlings and 2-year-olds
81; Wyoming wild horses S25, and so
on. 1t might be we'll for those who are
O~verstocked to see what they can do
with the commission men.
The Columbus journal., 1894-10-03
The Fourth Artesian.

Eugene Bacon, the mascot we'll man,
struck his fourth artesian we'll in Platte
county on Wednesday last on the John
Williams farm at Postville, seven miles
from Platte Center, Is feet from the
dwelling. The we'll is IS feet deep, the
water fills a 2-incE pipe and is gushing
up outside, 60 that it will be necessary
/ n time to put down a larger pipe. I,
throws out the best and clearest oil
water. Hugh Hughes has done a nice
thing Tor his nephews and nIeces in thus
developing the natural resources Of the
farm.
The Columbus journal., 1894-10-03

The great canned-goods center of
the world is Baltimore, and it all started
from one mans work on an ordinary
cook stove a few years ago. While Co.
lumbus may be long time in reaching
the present proportions OF the city Of
Baltimore, vote the bonds and complete
the ditch, giving US both irrigation and
power, and Columbus and vicinity will
be Of considerable importance in this
western country.
The Columbus journal., 1894-10-03

Mrs. Annie n. Smith, wife Of w. r.
Smith, a farmer living northwest Of
Oconee, died at her home last Wednes-
day evening after an illness of only a
few weeks. Mrs. Smith was the Oldest
daughter of John NJ. Kelley. one Of the
early settlers of the county. Mrs. Smith
was we'll known in this city and in her
own community as a woman possessing
unusual cheerfulness Of character and
was beloved by all. The funeral ser
vices we're held held here Saturday at
the Episcopal church, this city, Rev.
Goodale officiating, and the remains
placed to rest in the Columbus cemetery.
The Columbus journal., 1894-10-03

A. NJ. Jennings fell upon a novel
but very effectual way OF irrigating gar
den vegetables on a small scale. He
used it on a few tomatoes and cabbage.
Punching holes in the bottoms of fruit
ans. he sunk them alongside the plants
and filled them with water. The result
was very satisfactory, but A. NJ. thinks
it would be just a trihe better to punch
the holes a little up the side of the can
SO as to be free from the falling dirt.
Dig the ditch and get water in abund-
ance, not only for garden sass" but for
field crops. Vote the bonds.
The Columbus journal., 1894-10-03

The current political gossip is that
the relations between Secretary Morton
Nebraska's representative in the cabi-
nett, and President Cleveland are
"strained"; whether this is true or not,
if the power and irrigation bonds are
voted and We get the canal, our business
relations with each other and the rest
Of the world, need not be strained, SO
far as We are concerned. The farmers
along the ditch can raise immense crops
OF specialties and have at home a ready
market, because as soon as they are
ready with their crops, this community,
through the cheap and certain power.
will have abundant mouths to feed, be-
cause cheap power will help to give US
many more manufacturing interests
than We now have.
The Columbus journal., 1894-10-03
Over the Boulevard.

Ray YoRpSisimproving.
DR.. Heintz expected to move back to
lt<kn Monday, but it rained.
Mrs. Shaad moved to her home near
MI. Young's, the first Of the week.
Miss Inia Bouton of Bellwood was
visiting friends along the boulevard
last week.
Willie Craun has sold his farm to his
father, and purchased n in Merrick
county between Clarks and Fullerton.
Mrs. Lydia Rose, who has been visit,
ing her grandmother Mrs. Stewart for q
few weeks, returned to her home in
Silver Creek Saturday.
Saturday w. T. Ernst returned from
Omaha, where he had been for a week,
consulting with the doctors there in
regard to his bruised limbs.
The republican and democratic caucus
last Saturday nominated the following
ticket, in the township: Supervisor, w
j. Newman; town clerk, A. w. Clark;
town assessor, 81. C. Bean; town treas.
urer, Albert Stenger; road overseer Dist,
No. 1, W. T. Ernst; No. II, Mr.. Henning;
No. 25, W. II. Randall.
The Platte Farmers club met Friday
at Mr.. Meays' ST., with a good attend.
ance in spite of the sand storm. One OF
the good things done at the meeting was,
that word be sent to the directors Of the
canal company that they would all vote
for the bonds. There are twenty-five
votes south of tho river against the
bonds. II thu matter is we'll explained
to them, they may be turned yet. Di-
rectors should look to this.
The Columbus journal., 1894-10-03
the recent potato-diggine

During the recent potato-digging
campaign We heard Of a cunning lad who
devised a new method OF getting the
tubers out Of the ground. We give the
plan, and let it 60 for what it may prove
to be worth. He has a dog that We will
call Rover, because that is not his name.
The boy would start the soil heal a hill
Of potatoes and say, Come here, Rover,
and arm your winters grub" where
upon the obedient dog would scrape
very vigorously until the potatoes would
be all out. Whether the suggestion will
work a revolution in the harvesting OF
tubers remains for the future to deter
mine.