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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-01-01
Read and Wonder!

This is an era of progressiveness.
Everybody must hustle to keep
abreast of the times. Old tine prices
is thing of the past; realizing this
stubborn fact, I have determined to
break the record and sell out my
mammoth stock of
HOUSEHOLD GOODS
at living prices. Come and get my
prices and you will open your eyes
with astonishment and wonder.
Here are some prices. Realizing
that a thing of beauty is Joy for
ever, and that
BEAUTIFUL PICTURE
will throw rays OF sunshine into the
gloomy homes. I have selected the
grandest assortment ever brought to
this city. Come and see my grand
display. A fine representation of the
Grand Musee de Art"
ssr But the Prices! !~ga
A Fine Oval Hand finished Paint
ing at 5000
A 20x24 Imta. Pastel, only 200
A 16x20 Imta. Pastel only Is
A 2Cx24 Chrome, so
See our latest craze:
The Panel Glass Gust out) only IS
Easels from 25c to $3.50.
have just received job lot Of
Frames and am selling them at prices
unheard of before.
A Handsome Gilt Enamel or Steel
finish frame, cabinet size, for only %.
Chairs. Chairs!! Every kind and
quality.
Ny stock of Reed Chairs is in and
will suit the most fastidious.
See my Ladies Reed Rockers for
only sl.75.
A Dandy cane bottom, high back,
sitting Chair for 75c. Just think.
Children chairs from 40c to 81.
mi SptGlALi!sS,
Toilet, Water and Tin Sets.
Lamps, Clocks, Full line Of
Crockey and Glass Ware
always on hand.
My lire of Blankets, Down Pillows
and Comforts is just in.
See my fine Austrian wool Blanket
for IS. A fine Reversible satin Com
fort 81.
BED ROOM SUITS:
Just in from the West and are too
''knobby" to describe.
JUST THINK: A Fine 10 piece
Oak Suit, German bevel glass, S25.
The same in Poplar for 20.
See my Antique Oak Suits, quarter
sawed French bevel glass, only $50.
am Sole Agent for the Celebrated
NEW HOME MACHINES
and have broken the record by sell
ing the New Home at S55.
New Ideal Machine at go.
Both with written guarantee for
five years.
I am also agent for the
STORY e. CLARK ORGANS.
4 nice Oak panel Organ for $50.
Special prices and terms given to
Ministers and Churches.
l have had the largest trade this
season eyer before which I fully ap-
preciate and will alwas keep full
stock in my line and am always ready
to show you around whether you
buy or not. Thanking you for your
liberal patronage, l am yours for
trade.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-01-01
The State Of South Carolina.
COUNTY OF LEXINGTON,
In the Common Pleas.
Lorick 4 Lowrance,

VS..
C. P. Huffman, S. J. Huffman and T. Is.
Huffman.
10y VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION IN
- the above case issued out Of the Court
Of Common Pleas for the county and
State aforesaid. and to me directed and
lod 5ad IN ny Office, the 18th day Of O:to-
Der, 1895, will sell before the court house
door in Lexington county, on the frs
Monday in January, 1896. il being the Gth
day of said month, within the legal hours
OF sale at public outcry, to the highest
bidder,
All the righ', title and interest of c. P.
Hcifman, S J. Huffman and I. Is. Huffman
in the following described tracts iand, to
wit:
The right, title and interest in The E a'c
81 Noah Hoffman. ard are levied upon as
the properly OF c p. Huffman. S. }. HUFF
man ard r. B. Huffman under said czecu-
ton.
TERMS OF SALE-Cash. Purchaser
to Pay for papers.
December IG. 1895. 3w1.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-01-01
Professional Calls.

EY CALL LEFT AT THE BAZAAR
n !cr ny services will be promptly at
tended TO. c. Z. LEAPHART, II. D.
Sep ember lift.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-01-01
The State Of South Carolina
COUNTY OF LEXINGTON.
II Court OF Common Peas.
John Q A. Gregory,

L. L. Lown, Emanuel Lovn arG Lorick 4
L0WraGc2.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-01-01

This is an era of progressiveness.
Everybody must hustle to keep
abreast of the times. Old tine prices
is a thing of the past; realizing this
stubborn fact, I have determined to
break the record and sell out my
mammoth stock of
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-04-30

anxious TO know if he had written or
intended to write letter Withdrawing
from the race. He settled the matter
in few words as stated above.
Nearly all the leading republican
politicians of Illinois have arrived
here and are making ready for the
state convention TO be convened
Wednesday. 1t promises to be one Of
the livaliest ever held in the state
According to both factions. Mckinley
and Mckinley, the struggle Is 20
be over the question of instructipg the
delegates-at-large to ST. Louis as soon
as the convention is organized, Me-
Kinley's followers insisting on such
resolutions. John r. Tanner, the
leading candidate for governor, and
the Cook county caucus say This shall
not be done. Captain Tanner said
last night that the convention will be
organized in a regular manner. that
fairness will be shown all and that
the nominations will be made in the
regular order. winding up with reso-
lutions instrueting the delegates-at-
large.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-04-30
poN'Ts FOR THE SUMMER GIRL
Don't listen to scandal.
Don't defy public opinion.

Don't listen to scandal.
Don't defy public opinion.
Don't play on the hotel piano.
Don't believe everything you hear.
Don't sleep all day and dance all
night
Don't walk on the beach after - at
night
Don't form lifelong friendships in
three days.
Don't lave heart talks" with every
man you know.
Don't have your Gancing gowns made
too decollete.
Don't show too lofty scorn for the
chaperon theory.
Don't read "Harry's' letters aloud to
your girl friends.
Don't 80 rowing with the young man
who tips the boat.
Don't refuse to marry good man If
you get the chance.
Don't tell your admirers all the Sc
crets of your girl friends
Don't become engaged to more than
two men at the same time.
Don't Put on your bathing suit unless
you're going into the water
Don't join sailing parties unless you
can stand little rough weather
Don't snub your mother or maiden
aunt in public. II doesn't look well.
Don't try to protect your complexion.
Give the sun and fresh air an inning.
Don't sing, unless Nature has given
YOU voice which will not cause others
pain.
Don't forget that every man you meet
has some dear. sweet girl" in the
background.
Don't trust the gentleman who has
married uphappily and wishes to tell
you all about it.
Don't write to perspiring city friends
and tell them that you're wearing your
winter furs.
Don't forget that half an hour of ex-
ercise in the open air is worth more
than all the nerve tgnics in the mar
ket.
Don't forget that the summer hotel
yeranda is the happy hunting ground
Of the most merciless gossips on earth.
Don't waste too much sympathy on
poor George. working away in the hot
city" George is getting along very
nicely.
Don't make your willing slaves
fasten your shoestrings more than
seven times in the course of one day
The novelty wears off
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-04-30
TERRIBLE EVIDENCE TAKEN
PEARL BRYAN MURDERERS ARE
WITHIN IT'S FOLDS.

Newport. KY, April 2S.-In tine Jack,
son trial the court gave notice to the
women to retire because the letters OF
Will Wood to Scott Jackson were not
proper for them TO hear. The testi-
mony Of several witnesses went 70
strengthen the links in the chain that
has been already been forged. Such
was the case with the evidence OF Leg
ner, in whose saloon the Yalse was
hidden: of Ed. Grillo, a Commercial
Gazette reporter who saw the river
bridge ticket found on Jackson when
he was first arrested calling for the
passage Of horse and vehicle. One
important point in Detective Crim'6
testimony of what he heard Jackson
say in the sensitive cell was that
when. speaking 10 Walling, he said.
Well, old boy, YOU played your part
we'll Charley Rodgers, night clerk
Of Heider's hotel. testified that Wall
ing came there after O'Clock IN The
morning of February ] with his clothes
wringing wet and rushed To bed with.
out registering He had never before
or since stayed over night al the hotel
Lieutenant sefferans, Of Fort Thomas,
testified to discovering a glove trodGen
In the ground, which was identified as
that Of Pearl BRYAN. The defense
brought VIII Wood on the stand to
interrogate him about two vile letters
written by him 10 Scott Jackson Feb
rnary and 2 These letters are too
indecent to bep rinted. The points OF
greatest importance as bearing on the
case III VIII Woods letters to Jackson
WAS in that dated Plymouth, Ind,
February II, were the following sen.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-04-30
1T is, ehg Well. perhaps | don't

1T is, eh? Well. perhaps l don't
want"
Wires busy: call again"
Busy, your grandmother. Say,
young woman. YOU"
Wires busy; call again
THAT girls gone daft He hung up
the receiver with a smash that bent
the hook.
He would see if he couldn't get re-
spectacle treatment. He went TO an
other telephone. called up the super
intendent of the exchange and related
his experience in tones that hardly
needed an electric wire to carry them,
He couldn't see che telephone man
smile. but he heard him say:
'My dear sir, am sorry that YOU
have been so troubled. and | can't ex-
plain to you in detail, but, in short,
you have been talking to a monograph.
You see. we have photograph device
that we attach TO busy wire, which
answers the subscriber, and gives the
operator more time To attend 10 her
duties. In your case she probably put
the plug in and forgot to take II out.
If you will come round to the office
will be happy TO explain it to YOU"
Telephone people say the phonogra-
phie busy" attachment is yet in the
experimental stage. and has not been
adopted in many places. 1t originated
in the Boston Office, and is being used
there and in Philadelphia. When the
subscriber calls for number the
operator makes busy test" by touch
ing the brass plug at the end Of the
connecting wire to the outer edge of
the proper hole in the switch board
If the wire is busy this slight con-
tact gives a warning click click" in
the operators ear, and the full connec-
ton is not made, the operator replying
tC the subscriber that the wire is busy
If no warning Is received by this test
the full connection is made The pho
nc graphic device does away with the
necessity of the operator replying to
the subscriber. She sticks the plug in
to the photographic attachment, which
at once says. Wires busy, call again."
and continues to say 1t as long as the
connection remains. This leaves the
operators hands free to attend to other
calls and connections. but she Is sup
posed to take the plug out of the pho
nograph after the lapse of about five
seconds.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-04-30

Bowling has obtained from tire Vest
ern Passenger association a rate OF
one fare for the round trip and has Az
sIranees from other associations Of
rates equally favorable. he expects
5000 delegates TO the convention and
league men enough to increase tho
crowd to 10000 Headquarters during
the convention Will he at the Hotel
Pfster The convention will open
Aug. 25 and II Is expected that the
rominees Of The ST. Louis convention
will be present on that occasion
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-04-30
NEWS OVERFLOW.

Quincy tMich1 miners are on a
strike.
The visible wheat supply is 57.946,ooo
bushels.
Mckenzie will resign as Canadian
~ mier.
Wheat Is expected 10 go UP after the
May deliveries
S. r. Dawson's trial Tor murder is
on at Dies Molnes.
President Faure has summoned
Meline TO form cabinet.
The coal steamer, G, Davis. is
aground at Owen Sound, Ont
Ii Hung Chang has reached Odessa,
enroute TO the cars coronation.
linumalo l. surrounded by the Mata-
t5les, wno evidently intend to take the
town
A cyclone did damage in Faulkner
county, Ark, and 1t lIobort. N. D. No
deaths.
4 steamer has left Jacksonville,
Fla. with great gun cargo for the
Cubans
The deficit of the United States
treasury this fiscal year will be about
SIS, 900. 900
Gen. Grants birthday was celebrat-
ed at Galena. John C. Black delivered
the address.
President Krueger's refusal to visit
England continues to disturb John
Bulls cabinet
"A thousand men employed by the
Chicago Ship Building company struck
for increased wages
The gold democrats captured the
convention in the home county of Free
Silver Boies Of Iowa.
The Paisley and Coates Scotch
thread companies viii combine and
build mill in America.
ExGoy Russell, OF Massachusetts
says he doesn't want the democratic
presidential nomination.
Five or six Kansas people were
killed Js a cyclone In Clay county,
T. tween Clifton and Morganville
Ernest T. Hargroye. Of London. was
chosen as the late W. @. Judges que
cessor as head Of the theosophical so.
ciety in America
Pemberton Brothers. dealers IN
Sheepskins, nd d. +. Baker g. Com
pany dealers In goat skins, assigned In
Boston; aggregate indebtedness 5000.
900. assets $4,000.
John Aiello manager. Robert
Mackey, assistant manager. 81 the Der
wind Coal company's store northeast
Of Trinidad, Colo, were held up by four
masked men and robbed OF $4,000
The government has won d silit for
1920 against the company. which
leases the seal islands Of Alaska and
will also. under the decision, be able
now to collect 100000 from the same
company
Sam Brnmley, aged ~. lnsanely jeal-
Gus OF his stepsister, shot Ida Clark.
her friend, aged 1G. innicting wound
from which she will die. Hrumley
then shot himself and cut bis throat,
but may recover
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-04-30
BAD COMPANY FOR CHILDREN

Within week or two there have
been rumors that some dame some
where thinks that curfew law. such
as Is in force in Nebraska. would be
useful In New York to keep children
off the streets al night But we don't
want any curfew law Children driven
from the streets in the evening might
have TO 20 home and associate with
their parents. ard parents who don't
know when TO send their offspring to
bed are not intelligent enough TO be fit
company for their children. We may
be happy yet. but IL won't be BY run
ming paternal legislation into the
ground.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-04-30
TOOK HIS OWN LIFE.
An Old Engineer Loses His Position
and Suicides

Milwaukee. April rs W. #,
Thompson, or Hank Thompson. as
he was Familiarity called, at one time a
well-k known engineer on the Northern
division Of the ST. Paul railway, died
Sunday from the effects Of dose OF
morphine taken with suicidal intent,
Thompson was known about the state,
having run a passenger train for years
between Portage and Horizon. Later
he ran between this city and Oshkosh.
Though he was only As years of age
at the time Of his death he had been
-ailroading since boyhood and was
reckoned among the old-timcrs. a
year ago he lost his position with the
company, and this made him very
Respondent
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-04-30
CULL0M'S A SLAYER
SAYS HE Is IN THE PRESlDEN
TIAL RACE IN EARNEST
AND WANTS ALL TO KNOW 1T
Hot Contest in Prospect in the llli-
nois Republican Convention The
Mckinley Managers Insist on Reso.
lutions of Instruction Even Before
Nominations Are Made.

Springfield, H.. Apri, rs senator
Cullom is in the night fol the presiden.
tial nomination TO stay. He has said
so himself. Il have written no letter
of withdrawal and shall write none .
he said. Il am in the struggle to win
or loose and desire my friends in this
state and others to clearly understand
my position Senator Cullom arrived
in the afternoon and was nj once be-
sieged by scores of people who are
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-04-30

Milwaukee, April 2S.A stipulation
in the Northern Pacific receiyership
matter was agreed 10 yesterday after
noon and signed by all parties and
approved by the court II in effect
sanctions all the payments that have
been made 10y the receivers. The ne
cessity of accounting between the "a
eeivers of the two courts is done away
with and their disposal of moneys 10
not TO be further inquired into beyond
the usual inspection by Master Cary.
The stipulation states that. owing 10,
The expectancy that decree OF sale Is
about TO be made, ii Il desirable to
avoid eEpcase and the Silf-
feulty attendant upon a separation
o funds, SO that all payments made
and &c be mate are approved The
rsr,ios to the stipulation, however,
ma withdraw at any time. Notwith-
standing the apparent unanimlty Of all
factions there Is decided objection to
the decree al this time, and in place OF
getting through with Il and securing
the signature Of the court IN few
hours, II promises 10 be number of
days before the matter Is Satisfactorily
arranged Judge jenkins evidenced
considerable opposition 10 the course
adopted by the attorneys and is appar-
entity determined to thoroughly dis
sect the proposed decree, having or
dered that II be gone over, section by
eGtion.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-04-30
BODY CAME ASHORE

Fond du lac. April %. The body OF
Lloyd Atwood Wallace, who disap-
Feared from his home IN The vicinity
Of Neenah on March p last. has been
washed ashore The Young man in
tended TO make trip around the lake
on his bicycle during the high school
vacation He started out from this
city on March 26 and the next day was
seen at Brotherton. He inquired the
most direct route around the lake, but
instead OF keeping on the shore he
undertook 10 make the trip across the
ice That was the last seen OF him He
was N years Of age
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-04-30
Poems coERcEp.
Mexican Working Men Compelled to
Go TO the Rescue.

FL Paso, Texas, April 2S.--T gov
elnor of chihuahua has sent regi.
ment OF troops to Nina Vieio to com
pei the poems 10 open up the mine and
rescue the miners. He also had the
city police gather up all the mam
ployed men in the streets and march
them out to the mine to work. OF the
sixty one entombed, Is have been taken
out dead The disaster was caused by
encroaching on the pillars supporting
the roof, for ore.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-04-30
FOR TRADERS.

Chicago. April rs. Wheat April.
625sc; Inly Gihe. Corn April. 29Mc;
July, 30i2c Oats. April. lsasc; July.
19tac Rye: 3GMe. Barley No. 3. 27m
Csc FLAX 92c Timothy, ago. clo-
yer: 500. Pork: April. s,t7la; July,
S.37ia. Lard April, 472Is July. ass.
Ribs April. 40: July, 425
Hogs Receipts. $4,000; market 5Gl0c-
lower; light 3450375. mixed. 345M
1885, heavy, 315d355. Cattle Re
ceirts. 5000: market 5Gl0c higher;
beeves, 320n4l5; cows, l5od3So;
Texans, 2.S0N3.S5; stockers and feed
ers. 2.S0n3So. Sheep, Receipts, II
900, mark Il steady
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-04-30
INTENDED TO SAVE WORK.
TIE Photograph in Telephone Offices
an Experiment.

A New York postoffice official, in
Philadelphia during the street car
strike. had occasion to use the tele-
tlhone- on pressing business. He gave
the bell a Jingle, put the receiver to
his ear and said: Give me No. - in
a hurry
4 plaintive but somewhat metallic
voice from the unknown said IN ms
ear: Wires busy; call again.
He hung mp the receiver and waited
With what patience he could for full
minute. says the New York Mail and
Express. Then he tried again.
oHello. central. Give me 10. -.
And the same weird voice said:
Wires busy; call again
Another wait Of two minutes. which
seemed week Surely he could get
them this time.
"Hello. central. No. must be
through by this time. Can't you-"
Wires busy, call again.
1t was very strange, but It must be
right. The telephone girl ought TO
know. He sat down, took out mis-
watch. travelled with the secondhand
three times around the circle and then
seized the telephone receiver.
say. central, don't you think you
could"
"Wire's busy: call again
what wires bnsy2 Hadn't ven BET
ter wait till
wires busy: call aga.n
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-04-30
FRAUD, FRAUD, FRAUD
Louisiana Militia Called Out hy the
Governor.

New Orleans, April Is. The GOV
ernor has ordered two companies Of
militia at Natchi,cches. Trouble Is
threatened there on account OF the n :
fusal Of the democratic election officials
10 proclaim the result OF the election
according to The ballots cast by popu-
lists, but which the democrats cHim
are fraudulent.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-04-30
LEAGUE MEETING.
Arrangements Being Made for the Mil
waukee Gathering.

Milwaukee April 2S A conference
between Secretary N, ] Bowling, Of
the national republican league clubs.
and the executive citizens Of Milwau-
kee having in charge the arrangements
for the meeting Of the national con
vention Of the league clubs. will be
held this week. Secretary Bowling
will remain here for two weeks. Mr..
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-04-30
lie HAD TRIED IT

But can YOU support wife," asked
the old gentleman.
n know | can upport your dangh-
ter, replied the Young one.
What makes you so sure 81 that7'
I've done IL I've hell her Tor three
hours at a stretch. !"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-04-30
PARIS POPULATION.
II Is now Past Two and One-Hall
Millions,

Paris, April 2S.. The census of Paris
up TO March 80 shows the French cap
ital TO have a population of 2,5tl. 455,
an increase Of $3.50. chiefly outside OF
the Notifications
Berlin. April 2S The population OF
the German empire is So PA, 500, an in.
crease of 2.Sl6.027 in the past year.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-04-30
TAyLoR's BOND.
An Indiana Court Cuts II Down
$4,000

Pierre, $. n. April 2s. Attorney
General Crawfordhas been notiie that
in the case against the Taylor bonds
men in Indiana, The superior court al
La Fayctte has held that the bond Is
only good to the amount Of $250.n00 re
luired by the statute and is void ANA
uncolleetable as TO the additional $780,
oo0 voluntarily given by Taylor
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-04-30
JACK HoWE's CASE.

Ashland. April rs. The defense In
the j. b. Howe murder case attempted
to get continuance, but vas unstic-
&C. sful in the circuit court yesterday.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-04-30

fences; Doc. il you have let the
chance so by I'll give YOU hell" also,
If YOU have grown chicken hearted
you ought to be shot,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-04-30
BONES OF COLUMBUS
THEY STILL LIE IN THE cATHE
ORAL OF sANTo DOMINGO.
AMYsTERY SOLVED AT LAST

remains at havana Are Those of the
Admirals Historical and Per
sonal Investigations Made by Ru-
dolf Cronau, the Historian
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-04-30

Karl Feingbaum was electrocnted in
Sing Sing for the murder Of Mrs Jo-
hanna Hoffman in New York In Sep
tembef, 1894
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-04-30
HOSTILE RECEIVERS
THE TWO NORTHERN PACIFIC
SETS GET TOGETHER.
A HARMONIOUS MEETING

The Disposal of Moneys That Has
Taken Place Is not to Be inquired
Into Further-A Decree OF Sale
Seems NearJudge Jenkins in a
pissecting Mood.