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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-03-04
Christmas In q Foreign Land.

The great hall was gay with holly and
Christmas greens. 1t was showing cut
side fer the first time that year, and the
hinge fireplace was full of logs blazing
ard swapping in a splendidly cheerful
way. Dinner was to be ea"lier than usu-
al. A great festivity was going on in
the servants hall, and when WarfOrd
went out with Lady Mary to cut the
great Christmas pasty and have his
health drunk, Betty and Edith went,
too, and everybody stood up and cheered
and cried: Merry Christmas! Merry
Christmas, and God bless yoG!' in the
most hearty fashion. 1t seemed as if all
the holly in the Danesly woods had been
brought in-as if Christmas had never
been so warm and friendly and generous
in q great house before. Christmas eve
had begun, and cast its lovely charm
and enchantment over everybody heart.
Old disikes were forgotten between the
guests. At Christmas time it is easy to
say kind words that are hard to say all
the rest Of the year; at Christmas time
one loves his neighbor and thinks better
Of him. Christmas love and good will
come and fill the heart whether one
beckons them or not. Betty had spent
some lonely Christmases in her short
life, as all the rest Of Us have done, and
perhaps for this reason the keeping of the
great day at Danesly i'll such happy
company, in such splendor and warm
heartedness Of the old English fashion,
seemed a kind of royal Christmas to
her young heart. Everybody was SO kind
and charming. Sarah Orne Jewett il
St. Nicholas.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-03-04
The Great Family Medicine,

Is Spirittinc Balsan- This valua-
bic preparation is the pure extract
Of certain pine trees, and manutac-
turcd with great care: and in conse-
quence of the astonishing success in
removing diseases, has become very
popular and is being called for again
and again until it is a necessity in
every household This great family
medicine has proven to possess the
most safe and efficient properties for
the cure Of Colds, Rheumatism,
Lamcness, Sprains, Bruises Neural
gia, Sore Throat, Soreness in the
Bones, RiDgworm, and is very use
ful in all cases where an cxterna
remedy is applicable. For Earache,
and Toothache there IS no better
remedy. Sufferers from Lung and
Bronchial Affections will obtain great
relief, and for general use there is no
better medicine for the household.
For sale wholesale and retail at the
Bazaar.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-03-04
Taken in Time

Hoods Sarsaparilla has achieved
great success in warding off sickness
which, if allowed to progress, would
have undermined the whole system
and given disease a strong foothold
to cause much suffering and even
theaten death. Hoods Sarsaparilla
has done all this and even more. 1t
has been taken in thousands of cases
which were thought to be incurable,
and after a fair trial has effected
wonderful cures, bringing health,
strength and Joy to the afflicted.
Another important point about
Hoods Sarsaparilla is that lis cures
are permanent, because thew start
from the solid foundation OF purified,
vitalized and enriched blood. But it
is not what we say but what Hoods
Sarsaparilla does that tells the story.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-03-04
II YOU eat what you like, and di

II you eat what you like, and di-
gest it, you will surely be strong and
healthy.
But if you don't digest it, you
might almost as we'll not eat, for
what good can your food do you if it
doesn't nourish you?
If you find that you can't digest
it, there is a simple help for your
stomach.
1t is Shakfr Digestive Cordial,
made by the Shakers OF Mount Leba-
non. It has never failed to cure the
worst case of indigestion.
Strength and health come from
the food you eat, after it has been
digcsted and has gone into the blood.
The best tonic is digested food.
The best aid to digestion, Shaker
Digestive Cordial.
When you have acid eructations,
nausea, headache, wind, dizziness,
offensive breath, or any other symp-
toms of dyspepsia, Shaker Digestive
Cordial will cure YOU.
At druggists. Trial bottle 10c.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-03-04

Simon S. Hartman, of Tunnelton,
West Va, has been subject to at
tacks of collie about once a year, and
would have to call a doctor and then
suffer for about twelve hours as much
as some do when they die. He was
taken recently just tie same as at
other times, and concluded to try
Chamberlain's Colic,.. Cholera and
Diarrhoe Remedy. He says: II took
one dose of it and it gave me relief
in five minutes. That is more than
anything else has ever done for me-"
For sale by Julian E. Kaufman. 10
Ali last winter Mr.. Geo. A. Mills,
Of Lebanon, Conn, was badly afflicted
with rheumatism. At times it was
severe that he could not stand up
straight, but was drawn over On one
side. u tried different remedies
without receiving relief" he says.
"until about six months ago I bought
bottle of Chamberlain's Pain Balm.
After using it for three days my
rheumatism was gone and has not
returned since. For sale by Julian
E. Kaufman. 10
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-03-04
a Parrot Yarn.

A man whose niece bad coaxed
him to buy her a parrot succeeded in
getting a bird that was warranted a
good talker. He brought it home,
and after putting it in cage stood
before it and said, "Say uncle, Polly"
The bird did not respond, and after
repeating the sentence a dozen times
or more with no better success the
uncle put his hand into the cage, and,
grabbing the bird by the neck, shook
him until his head wabbled around,
all the time yelling to him, Say
uncle, goll darn you, say uncle!"
The bird looked limp and lifeless,
and, disgusted with his purchase,
the old fellow took the parrot out in
to the yard, where he had a coop Of
thirty chickens. Thrusting the half
dead bird in with the chickens, he
exclaimed, "There, by gosh! you'll
say uncle before you get out!"
Next morning the uncle went to
see how the parrot was getting on.
Looking into the coop he counted
twenty-nine dead chickens, and in the
center of the coop stood the parrot
on one foot, holding the thirtieth
chicken by the neck and shaking it
till its head wabbled, and screaming,
''Say uncle, goll darn you, say uncle!"
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-03-04
DIAMONDS ARE DIAMONDS.
Cool Reply Of q Woman Who Tried to
Swinlle Through Painted Gems.

SwinGle Through Painted Gems.
A woman who says she is Mrs. E. A.
Roberts and that she owns $40, 900 worth
Of real estate in Syracuse, has been un-
der arrest here for painting diamonds
and endeavoring to negotiate large
loan On the strength Of the deception.
She is good looking, tall and slender,
and wears tailor made gowns and seal
skin cl":=.
She advertised in a local paper that
we'll to do widow in need of ready mon
ey was willing to pay bonus Of $50 for
80 day loan of $500 and guarantee
good security. The manager Of local
loan company answered the ADVERTISE
ment, and Mrs Roberts called upon
him.
~ have come to you," she said, 'tc
consummate that $500 loan. I am a
widow and have 5000 worth Of real
estate in Syracuse, NY, but I am in
need of $500 ready money, and will
give you my note for 80 days.
"And how about the security you have
to ofTer:" suggested Mr.. Evans.
Certainly" answered the widow.
"In order to avoid delay, I brought the
security for the loan with me. See, these
are worth twice the amount I want. j."
She drew from hor purse two big
white diamonds. One was set in a stud
and the other in pin. The manager
tested the stones and failed to find even
tho suggestion Of flaw. He told the
woman to call on Monday, and she could
have the money. Before going, Mrs.
Roberts said:
''I will seal the diamonds in this en-
velopo and indorse it with your name.
Now they will not be removed from that
envelope until you receive tbem. will
call at o'clock Monday morning."
The manager got his first intimation
that something was wrong when he
started to locate the rich widow il need
of ready money. She had told him she
was living at 1927 S street, northwest.
He found that there was no such num-
Der. At this stage CT his investigation
he decided to ask the aid Of the police.
Central Office Detectives Horne and
Weldon We're assigned to the case. They
discovered that Mrs. Roberts was living
under cover. Acting under the instruc-
tion Of tho detectives the manager per-
fected his arrangements for the recep-
ton Of Mrs. Roberts. She called at II
o'clock.
"These are the diamonds, she said,
-, Tho coo1al
velope.
Just sign this 80 days noto and
these receipts, "hesaid. Il will be back
in moment with the money"
He took the diamonds into rear
room and plunged the gems into an acid
bath. When ho came out of the back
room, ho was very nervous. but he man
aged to disguise his true feelings until
the detectives had entered in response
to his signal
whats the natter:" queried Mrs.
Roberts Has anything happened to my
diamonds:'
Yes" he said; "they have turned
from white to yellow. They are painted
stones"
Mrs. Roberts took her arrest quietly.
"You have 70 case against me-" she
said. "Ycu will find that they are real
diamonds, AID it is 10 crime to raiso as
much money as you can ca real dia-
monds. -"
Sure enough, an expert declared the
diamonds to be genuine, although worth
but comparatively little. and Mrs. Rob
erts was released. Washington Letter
in Syracuse Courier.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-03-04
PLAlTERS Old TIIIE COUGH SIRIP

PLAITERS Old TIIE COUGH SIhCP
The Prince of Cough Syrups. The
consumption preventive. For Group
in children and coughs Of all kinds
it has 10 equal. An excellent remedy
for grippe OK severe colds. 25 and
so cents bottles.
PLATERS FEMALE REGULA-
tor, the priceless boon for women. 4
special treatment for ali diseases pc
culiar to her sex. Price 81.
PLANTERS PILE OINTMENT,
never fails to effect = cure. Why
suffer from this troublesome disease,
when a single package Of this medi-
cine may cure you. Price SO cents.
PLANTERS CATARnH BALM,
for colds, catarlh, hoarscucss. sore
troat, loss Of vote, loss Of heaiirg,
hay fever, etc. etc. Price 80 cents.
THE TWIN PAIN KILLERS,
Cuban Oil for cxteJnll use, Cuban
Relief fer internal use, for man and
beast. Price 25 cents.
PLANTERS SYRUP VERML
fuge, the Worm Destroyer. It is
pleasant ard the children like to take
it. Price 25 cents.
PLANTERS TONIC TEETHING
Syrup brings health to the baby: rest
to mothers. Price 25 cents.
PLANTERS EYE WATER for
inhamed and sore eyes Of every de-
scription. Strengthens the eyes o.
the age. 25 cents per bottle.
PLANTERS PINK PILLS slim
ulate the liver, sweetens the breath,
brightens dull eyes. Cures constipa-
ton. Twenty-Five doses for 25 cents.
PLANTERS HEADACHE POW
ders for sick and nervous headache
and neuralgia. VIII cure in 20 mir
utes. 10 cents per package.
PLANTERS HORSE AND CAT
tie Powders, The finest medicine ever
known for stock and poultry. In
vest 25 cents and make your horse
worth $50 more.
PLANTERS NUBIAN TEA, the
finest vegetable liver regulator in the
world. Does not giipe. Cures bill
iousness, indigestion, sour stomach,
dyspepsia and all liver complaints.
25 cents per package.
R8s~ For sale at the Bazaars Med
ical Department, Lexington, S. G.
January l, 1886.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-03-04

and restore shattered nerves. They
are sold in boxes (never in loose form
by tie dozen or hundred) at 50 cents
a box, or six boxes for $3.50, and may
be had of all druggists or directly by
mail from DR.. Williams Medicine
Co., Schenectady, n. Y.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-03-04
CratefuI-Comforting.
EPPS'S COCOA,
Breakfast-Supper.

"By thorough knowledge Of the natu-
raj laws which govern the operations Of di-
gestior and nutrition. and by careful ap-
pIlcation of fine properties of we'll selected
Cocoa, Mr.. Epps has provi'cd for our
breakfast and supper a~delicately favored
beverage which may save US many heavy
doctors bills. It is by the judclous use
of such articles of diet that constitution
may he gradually built up until strong
enough to resist every tendency to disease.
Hundreds Of subtle maladies are floating
around US ready to attack whenever there
is a weak point. We may escape many a
fatal shaft by keeping ourselves we'll torti-
fed with pure blood and a prop:rly nour-
ished frame Civil Service Gazette. Made
simply with boiling water and milk. Sold
only in half pound tins, by Grocers, Ia
belled thus:
JAMES EPPS & CO.. Ltd, Homeopathic
Chemists, London, England.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-03-04
A Household Treasure.

D. W. Fuller, Of Canajoharie, n
Y, says that he always keeps Dr..
Kings New Discovery in the house
and his family has always found the
very best results follow its use: that
he would not be without il, if pro
durable. g. A. Dykeman Druggist,
Catskill, n. Y, says tha' DR.. King S
New Discovery is undoubtedly the
best Cough remedy: that he has used
it in his family for eight years, and
it has never failed to do all that is
claimed fer it. Why not Try a lem-
edy so long tried and tested. Trial
bottles flee at the Bazaar.
One difference between a dog and
boy is that when dog find q scent
he doesn't spend it for candy.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-03-04
Friends, are YOU afflicted in a

Friends, are you afflicted in any
way. Then try natures own remedy.
It affords all the benefits, is simple,
safe and reliable; can do no harm, and
has never been known to fail to do
good, Spirittine Balsam. For sale
at the Bazaar.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-03-04

Impoverished blood causes that
tired feeling. Hoods Sarsaparilla
purifes, enriches and vitalizes the
blood and gives vigor and Vitality.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-03-04

II YOU have aching sides and back
or suffering from rheumatism of any
form and want relief and permanent
cure, then try Spirittine Balsam, 25
and so cent bottles. For sale atthe
Razaar
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-03-04

Root Beer, Cream Soda, Ginger
Ale, Pepsin Cherry Tonic,--all deli
cious fall and winter drinks, served
at the Bazaars fountain. 5 cents a
drink.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-08-05

Forest and Stream prints from pho
tograph a wood scene that should bring
faraway look into the beaver trapper's S
eyes the moment he sees it. There are
fallen logs, in a tangle of brush trees
denudee Of leaves mostly, and down "a
slight incline, surrounded by the brush,
is pool. Ripples of water are waggling
the shadows of the trees, which were
caused by beaver that had just dived,
alarmed by the approach Of Il. Hofer,
who took the photograph.
No picture is so suggestive to asports-
man as one which shows where game
has been. Sportsmen s papers print pho
tographs of the tracks of deers, bears
and other game, and these are more sug-
gestive than view of the game itself.
A fox's track, leading away across the
snow covered fields, or the ripple where
fish has slapped the waters surface
are full of life to q sportsman. There is
chance with such evidence before him
Of exercising his craft and skill.
1t is related Of an amateur photog-
rapher of field scenes that one day he
tried to catch a running gray squirrel
with his little camera When the mega
tive was developed, he found that he had
picture of the animals tail alone, but
because Of the very incompleteness of
the scene be values that picture above
any six in his collection.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-08-05

These boys who draw on states and
whose time and thoughts are constantly
running to pictures sometimes turn out
to be great artists and leave splendid
names behind them. In the great picture
gallery at The Hague, which is at once
the pride and joy of all true Dutchmen,
hangs, among other masterpieces, the
most famous animal picture in all the
world. 1t is called "The Bull" It was
painted by very young man, whose
name was Paul Potter, and who was
only 90 when he signed this canvas.
There are few paintings better known,
and it is acknowledged by art critics to
be the most complete work that any cat
tie painter has ever done.
Though this Dutchman died at the
age of 30, he left behind him 140 pic
lures that were all out Of the ordinary,
while some of them were painted before
he was 16. He made, when he was 1S,
wonderful etching that attracted at
tention in the old town of Delft, and an
artist in those days had to do excellent
work to secure notice at all. Potter's
works arc greatly priced dend are found
in the principal galleries 0f the world.
You may see them in the National gal
lery in London; the Berlin, Dresden and
Vienna museums the Hermitage in st.
Petersburg, the Louvre in Paris, and all
the art institutions of the artists native
land.-Arthur Hoeber in st. Nicholas.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-08-05
Sebastian Cabot.

Sebastian Cabot retired from public
affairs in 1867, and died shortly after,
leaving high reputation as scientific
and practical mariner, much of which
the author of this book considers-and,
it must be admitted, has cogently proved
to be undeserved. Our own verdict
would be that he was guilty of much
falsehood and intrigue, that he was not
as expert a seaman as he claimed to be
and that in the leadership of men he ex-
hibited neither justice, mercy nor even
ordinary discretion. But let us temper
justice with mercy, and in judging of
the worthless Of past ages bring to light
some extenuating circumstances.
He was of the Italian race, a people
who for at least a century had borne an
unenviable character for slyness and
underhand proceedings; he lived in an
age when mercenary service was in
vogue, and strict fidelity to engagements
was not to be expected the languages
OF all the Latin races are prone to vague
ness and exaggeration, and thus often
deviated, and even unintentionally,
from veracity, and he had to deal with
Spapiards, who deemed his foreign birth
a sufficient reason for disobeying his or.
ders Perhaps his character may be Just.
ly comprehended if we apply to him the
common phrase ''too clever by half. -
London Spectator.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-08-05

In his book on "The Study of Celtic
Literature, Arnold showed that one Of
the qualities which the English people
admire most in some of their great poets
is the very quality which above all 9th
ers is the distinguishing characteristic
of the Celtic bards, and that Ossian in
particular is saturated and pervaded
with the quintessence of this trait. To
denote the characteristic trait of Celtic
poetry Arnold used the word Titanism.
No one has defined Titanism, but il has
been caricatured in the saying, 1.-THE
Celtic mind seems always sailing no
where under full sail"
Those who wished to know the full
meaning of the word were recommended
to discover IL by devout study of Byron
and Keats. "And where did they get
itf' asks Arnold. "The Celts," he an
swers, "are the prime authors of this
vein Of piercing regret and passion, of
this Titanism i'm poetry. A famous book,
Macpherson's 'Ossian, carried in the
last century this vein like flood of lava
through Europe. - y Make the part Of
what is forged, modern, tawdry, spuri-
ous, in the book as large as you like,
there will still be left a residue of the
very soul Of the Celtic genius in it, and
which has the proud distinction of hav-
ing brought this soul Of the Celtic gen.
ius into contact with the genius of the
nations of modern Europe and enriched
all our poetry by It. Woody Morven and
echoing Lora and Selma with it's silent
halls, we all owe them a debt of graft
tude, and when we are unjust enough
to forget it, may the muse forget us. -
Maomillan's Magazine.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-08-05
Kant,a WindIasses.

Kant, the German metaphysician,
was singular being. The English
writer Thomas De Quincy made close
observation of Kant's personal peculiar
tiles, and frequently dwelt upon one of
them with intense amusement.
Kant, among other studies in the art
of taking care of himself, avoided ordi-
nary garters. He permitted no ligature
to be placed ON any part of his body,
fearing TO hinder in the slightest degree
the circulation of the blood.
He found it necessary at the same
time to keep up his stockings. Accord
ingly he had loops attached to them,
and outside each hip he wore contriv-
ance which may be called box wind
lass. These affairs somewhat resembled
an anglers reel, with spring which
secured the line at any given point.
Behold Kant then expounding his
philosophy to select circle Of disciples.
Like the famous counsel who could not
state his arguments without twisting q
bit of twine, Kant worked the wind.
lasses as he talked
The idea of this grotesque fancy sc
tickled De Quincy that he often lin
gered on the odd sight it must have
been to observe the master ''paying Out
the cable" or hauling in "the slack
by aid of this curious machinery
Youths Companion.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-08-05

believe, as with fighting peoples Of
India, 80 with the Zulu and the Mata-
bele, military service will eventually
prove an excellent means Of eliciting
the loyalty and utilizing the pugnacity
of the nation. All over South Africa the
great social and economical difficulty of
the day is the state Of the labor market
Inefficient, according TO our standard,
though Kaffir labor may be for the pur
poses of mining as we'll as farming, it
is absolutely indispensable. White men
may be overseers and managers, but the
pick and shovel work is, and must be
for some time, in the hands Of natives.
Whatever may be the case in America,
il is certain that in South Africa black
and white would not come together in
single shift or single gang ON the
same level. Whether In the future em-
ployers will not be forced to import
hands, not exactly Of the class called
"mean white," but from the same coun-
tries as now supply the American mines
with labor, remains to be seen.
The scarcity Of Kaffirs is serious fact
in the industrial world Of Afrikander-
dom. 1t does not spring, as have stated,
from any shrinkage of population, for,
ON the contrary, there is an increase,
but il is to be accounted for by the in
grained distaste for manual exertion
which makes the male Kaffir in his own
kraal send his women to work in the
fields while he sits in his glory at his
hut's door. Everywhere they have made
money and bought cattle, and, accord.
ing to Kaffir custom, each son of the
house has the right to put his spoon into
the common bowl and the common stew,
so that the young "bucks" are not forced
to work from any fear of starving. -
Fortnightly Review.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-08-05
Mark Your Wheel.

John ID. Carroll, chief detective of O
wheelman's insurance company, said
recently: EVERY. owner should have
private mark upon his or her wheel
By this / don't mean simple mark
upon the saddle post or on the saddle it
self, as those are the very places where
q thief will look for such mark, and
should they be there both saddle and
post will be removed. If you want to
make the private mark ON any part of
your frame, say on the underside Of the
top tube, turn your wheel upside down
and remove a portion of the enamel, say
inch by inch, and clean we'll till the
metal is freed from any part Of the en-
amel. Then cover the space so cleaned
with greasy material-candle grease,
for instance-then take q pointed instru-
ment of some kind and wet the point
with carbolic acid. Proceed to write
your initials or private mark. on the
tubing, being sure that you have suffi-
cient acid ON the pointed PEN before
you begin. After allowing the acid to
leave its trace ON the tubing, you can
rub off the grease, and one application
Of enamel will cover all trace of the
mark you have made. ."-Philadelphia
Ledger