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, 1896-08-08
WILL PROSECUTE.

A stranger was in Saratoga Saturday
looking into the shooting of Dick VIII
son by John Paulson last winter. The
mysterious party has been in the vi.
entity of Elk mountain and Pass creek
basin for several weeks and thinks he
has secured evidence enough to bring
about the re-arrest Of Paulson. The
matter will be pushed openly from this
time on and it is alleged that startling
revelations may be eXpected.-Sarato,
ga Tyre.
, 1896-08-08

If you have ever seen a little child in
the agony of summer complaint, you
can realize the danger Of the trouble
and appreciate the value of ins~tantane-
Gus relief always afforded by DeWitx's
Collie & Cholera Cure. For dysentery
and diarrhoea, it is a reliable remedy.
We could not afford to recommend this
as a cure unless it were a cure. Chas.
N. Settele.
, 1896-08-08
FRANK BLAKE'S ACCIDENT.

Frank Blake, jr., met with a serious
accident at the ranch Tuesday AFTER
noon. He was riding rapidly across
The prairie when his horse stepped in a
hole throwing him to the ground with
such violence that his right leg was
broken above the knee. The injured
man was brought to town. and DR.. Ben.
nett called to attend him. He is at his
fathers residence and it win be some
weeks before he is able to get out
Rawlins Republican.
, 1896-08-08

Poison, ivy, insect bites, bruises,
scalds, burns, are quickly cured by De-
Wits Witch Hazel salve, the great
pile cure. Chas. N. Settle.
, 1896-08-08
FINE KINDLING WOOD.

Parks Tea is a great blood purifier
and cleanser. A pleasant herb drinh
which moves the bowels without pain
gripping or discomfort.
Sold by Eggleston and Desmond,
, 1896-08-08
TO CLEANSE THE SYSTEM

TO CLEANSE THE SYSTEM
Efectually yet gently, when costive or
bilious, or when the blood is impure or
sluggish, to permanently overcome
habitual constipation, to awaken the
kidneys and liver to healthy activity,
without irritating or weakening them,
to dispel headaches. colds, or fevers,
use Syrp of Figs.
, 1896-08-08
MRS. DEAD.
After Months of Suffering She Passes
Away This Morning.

The death angel has visited another
Laramie home and filed many hearts
with sorrow. Mrs. Edith Crawford,
wife of Samuel A. Crawford, died this
morning at II o'clock. aged so years
and six months to a day. She was born
in Kentucky and came to Laramie 10
years ago the 30rh OF July. She leaves
a husband and two sons, William and
George. in this city, a father and a sis
ter. Mrs. Mccormick, in Radnor. Ohio,
and three brothers, Geo. A. Corum Of
Kentucky. Charles Corum of Usage,
Kan. and James Corum of Slaton,
MINI.
Mrs. Crawford has been unable to be
about since the 22d Of February last,
being confined to her bed by a cancer.
Her husband took her to Denver in
June and consulted che best physicians
in hat city, but they could give nc en-
codrGgCneut. saying that her death
was only a question of a few weeks.
Mrs. Crawford belonged to the Wo-
mans Relief Corps and the Order of the
Eastern S,ar, which orders will likely
ihave Cnarge CT the funeral.
Friends may view the remains at the
family residence at $50 Fourth street.
The funeral will take place from the
Methodist church Monday at 2:30 p. m.
, 1896-08-08

Always in season, HOPKINS Steamed
Hominy (Hulled Corn). Elegant lunch
in milk. Quart cans 10 cents.
, 1896-08-08
DON'T GO

DON'T GO
Coughing around. You can stop 1t I.
you want to by using Parks Cough
syrup. If 1t doesn't cure your cold Won
can get your money back.
Sold by Eggleston and Desmond,
, 1896-08-08
THE MAN IDENTIFIED.
WILHELM HANSMANN CAME TO
HIS DEATH BY BEING HIT
BY THE CARS.
The Verdict of the Coroner's Jury At
iaches No Blame to the Company
CT Is Employes-Deceased Belong
ed to an Insurance Society in the
Fatherland-Only 20 Years of Age.

The mar killed near Wyoming sta
..Ga proved 10 be Wilhelm Hansmann.
4 German aged 20. He came to hi,
iClgh by being struck by a freight
ra,n. crushing his Rack and probably
breaking his neck.
justice r. E. Fitch. Attorney w. J.
Htils, COrlett D0wney and J. C. PEN
ningtcn returned to The city with the
body AT 400 last evening. Upon their
arrival at the scene of the tragedy yes
to-day morning, Acting Coroner Fitch
summoned w. ]. HES. COr1ett Downey
and j. c. Pennington 20 act as jury,
men and m inquest was held. Three
ST nCsses were sworn. Oscar Peterson,
2. a,ion foreman, 5. 3. Meyers, section
man. and w. +. Baker. conductor of the
freight.
Oscar Peterson testified hat he found
The body cf The deceased about a mile
easD Of Wyoming station lying on the
sOU&h side of the track. about five or
six feet away. Deceased was dead
when found and witness was of the
opinion that he had Been killed by ar
clst-6ound moving train, rs nothing
was discovered to indicate that he hat
cen murdered. Though deceased hat
been dead 10 or IL hours.
5. b. Meyers c~0rrobora;ed Peterson.
testimony.
Conductor Baker testified chat he wa:
in charge Of train second 2S, east
bound. August 6. 1896. Saw deceased
1t Rock Creek station. Wyo., about 4:3'
p. n. Next saw him at Lookout station
On the deadwOod of car 9SS; put him of
ana told him not to get on again. De
ceased got off and witness never saw
aim again till he saw him al Stryker'!
Undertaking rooms at Laramie; wa
satisfied il was the same man. De
ceased might have returned to the trail
without mis- knowledge.
After receiving all the testimony, tn,
Jury rendered a verdict that Wilhelm
Hansmann came to his death by fall
ing from Union Pacific railway trail
No. second IS, ~eastLbound, at s p. m.
August 6, 1896, and that the deceased
WAS riding without the consent o.
knowledge Of The conductor and that NJ
Shame whatever is attached to the rail
way or the conductor in charge of TN
rain.
II is probable hat Hansmann in at
dmpt!ng to return to his position wa.
struck with such force shat his necl
was broken. his back crushed and othe,
injuries inflicted, which caused almos
immediate death.
In his possession was found paperl
Indicating chat he was a boy of goo<
character in his native land and that h,
belonged TO some insurance society il
which his dues were paid to 1898.
E0IT AND N0I-R CIR TJJEp
, 1896-08-08
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HIMSELF

ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HIMSELF.
]. A. Couch was up Squaw creek last
week doing some prospecting. About
9 o'clock Saturday morning he was pre-
pairing to go out for a little ramble,
when it occurred 10 him that he had
bstter take his gun along, as he Nigh,
encounter a bear. SO he picked up his
~ caliber revolver and loaded it, brag-
ging somewhat aIbous his prowess as a
ahCotist, when Ed Mcclellan picked I'D
an empty fruit box, said he couldn't
nit that at a distance Of 10 PAGES. While
he was putting the box up for a target
IAN. Sitting there IN the ground, pulled
the trigger, thoughtlessly and very
caIelessly. The gun went off, and the
ball went in-the lower part Of the
femur bone in the vicinity Of the knee
cap. The wound was very painful for
a shcrt time and then became easier.
Ed came 20 town. got a conveyance and
brought Mr.. Couch hcms. Drs. Call
away and Durham were called and they
probed the wound, but found no ball.
Jim is easy ami the probability is tina.
he will 6e aid right in "a few days.-Lan-
der M%ountaineer.
Merit wins and that Is why Hoods
S~arsaparilla holds the abiding conf
dence Of the public. Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla is known by the cures it has made.
1t is the one true blood prifer.
, 1896-08-08

Peach Plums, 3o-I ound TO
ST; choice r pc Tomatoes as to
90 cents per basket, at Ira
bing's.
, 1896-08-08
YOU AND YOUR GRANDFATHER

Nv h-ND wv -
Are removed from each other by a span
Of many years. He Travelled in a slow
going stage-coach while you take the
lightning express or the electric car.
When he was sick he was treated by old
fashioned methods and given old FASH
Toned medicines, but you demand mod
ern ideas in medicine as well as in ev-
cry thing else. Hoods S]arsaparilla is
The medicine OF today. 1t is prepared
by modern methods and to its prepara-
ton are brought the skill and knowl-
edge of modern science. Hoods Sarsa-
parilla acts promptly pom the blood
and by making pure, rich blood it cures
disease and establishes good health.
, 1896-08-08
SALT LAKE TRIBUNE.
Reduced to $500 per Year After June /.
1896.

On June list the Salt Lake Tribune
will reduce the price of the semi-week-
ly to $500 per year.. The present high
standard will be maintained, and every
effort will be made to keep the semi
weekly in the front rank.
ROSES and other choice flowers con-
stantly on hand at MRS. HERTZOG'S.
, 1896-08-08
GREAT

Furnished housekeeping rooms for
rent. Sayer Hansen. ISL 9TH street.
, 1896-08-08

Hoods Pills cure liver ills, constipa.
ton, jaundice, sick headache, bilious
ness. Csc.
, 1896-08-08

Legal baaAlrs Il tAis o0ss.
, 1896-08-08

One day a minister called on Horace
Greeley to get a subscription for a
temperance society. Greeley paid little
attention Ito him. The minister kept
insisting that The would speak to him.
Finding the usual way fruitless, he
said. in a somewhat loud tone: "Mr.
Greeley, l want to get a subscription
from You for this society to prevent
people from going to hell" Clear out,
said Greeley. Il will not give you a
cent. There IN not half enough PEG
pie going to he'll now"
, 1896-08-08

The annual convention Of IRE chief
engineers will be held in Salt Lake
August 10 to IA, and the Union Pacific
win make = rate OF one fare for the
round trip for the ~occasion. Selling
dates August 8 and ., good for coatinu-
ous passage. with = Ana1 Limit Of 70
days from che date Of als.
, 1896-08-08

A gentleman was visiting a Scotch
lunadc asylum. where new premises
we're being added. The inmstes were
assisting. On seeing one Of the Istter
wheeling a barrow upside down from
the building to the stones, the visitor
asked him why he waeeaad Il In that
manner. "Oh." satd the lunatic, "thst'4
the best way" The VISITOR took the
barrow. and, turning It Upside down,
said: This Ia the proper way" That's
a you KEN said the inmate; 81 tried It
that way. but they filled 1t fu' o brfcks.'
So saying. he trotted on his usual way.
, 1896-08-08

Mining deeds at this once.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-08-19
Pryppe's Punishment.

One would naturally expect that a
great social upheaval like the civil war
would produce a plentiful crop Of this
order of writing (tracts), and the facts
are sufficiently startling to student OF
that period. A collection made by
Thomason, 4 bookseller, is now in the
British museum and runs to tho enor-
nous length Of 1000 volumes (several
tracts in each), the time covered being
only q few years. An idea of their rate
of publication may be had also from the
fact that Lilburne himself wrote nearly
100, while Prynne actually published
over 16O. Among these, OF course, was
the famous "Histrio Mastix," which
drew such disproportionate punishment
on the author.
P1ynne was dismissed from the bar,
despoiled of his university degree, pill
loried, deprived of his ears and SEN
fenced to Imprisonment for life, but
even in prison he was writing fresh
pamphlets. He was released, however,
when the Puritan party came into pow
er. Defoe, who wrote pamphlets on oc-
casional conformity, Oh standing armies,
OH the partition treaties, on the union
with Scotland, On anything and every
thing Lying Defoe" was pilloried
in 1909 for his "Shortest Way With
Dissenters," and Steele was expelled
from the house of commons for his
Crisis" but Prynne's punishment for
sheer spitcful malice and cruelty stands
alone. Bar.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-08-19
when tho Surplus Was Divided.

Did YOU ever hear tell of the time
they gave away "head money" IN
Maine? 1t was in 1888 when they really
passed it around. The thing started in
1886, when congress passed an act to
divide among the several states all the
money in the United States treasury III
excess of So, 100000. Then in 1887 the
legislature enacted that all moneys so
received from the general government
should be deposited with the several
towns and cities and plantations, sub
ject to recall on so days. notice when
ever the same should be needed for the
purposes of the government. The coun-
try had just been in business panic,
banks were unsafe and the people ne
cessitous, and in number OF towns
the best and safest way to invest the
fund appeared toTbe to divide 1t among
the taxpayers. In Biddeford this was
objected to, and the matter was taken
to the supreme court, which held that
towns had no right to make division
of public funds But the next legisla-
ture was appealed to to relieve the peo-
ple. 1t passed an act authorizing d.
vision 4 The money among the inhabit-
ants per capita, whence it got the pop
ular name of "head money" The
amount divided was not great. but 1t
gave great deal of satisfaction to poor
men with numerous children, for they
were peculiarly the recipients of the
bounty, since the division was so much
for each head, according to families
The man with a dozen or fifteen young
saer around him felt like lord
IsW xton Journal
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-08-19
How to Sign Letters.

A typewriter operator the other day
was called to task fer subscribing her
copies of business letters, Yours very
sincerely" She ought to have known
better. Perhaps if she had understood
the value of words or known little OF
their derivation she would never have
made such grave error. Sincerely
means without wax, and the word is
said to have been applied originally to
honey 1t is long translation, but to
those who follow out Emerson's idea of
language being fossil poetry the derlva-
tion is certainly interesting. Once I'M
pressed with the meaning, no one would
use the word wrongly or to other than
all intimate friend. A safe rule for sig
natures is, when in doubt, subscribe
yourself Yours truly" To one who is
much older than yourself Or one who is
entitled to special Difference "Yours re-
spectfully" is preferable. The word very
is nct necessary and is avoided on all
occasions by careful writer's. Where GER
tain relations exist between correspond
ents-as, for instance, between employ
er and employee-or i'll circumstances
where old fashioned letter writers
would have signed themselves "Your
obedient servant" the American and
modern form is yours faithfully" I"
Commit this couplet to memory:
Yours i'll haste
Is not in good taste.
Brooklyn Eagle.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-08-19

It had rained all day, and little Tom
my Bent, who was only years old aid
still in dresses, had been kept in the
house in consequence. He was very anx-
ious that it should clear, so when he
went to bed he prayed at his mammals
knee: "God. please make it clear and
tine and dry tomorrow so that Tommy
can play in the park with Willie and
Johnnie. Please, God," he added fer
ventiy, because Tommy has been a
good boy all day and hasn't told any
stories-please God"
His mother glanced out of the win
dow while his head was buried in her
lap, and, seeing that the stars were out
and the moon was beaming, she let his
prayer pass as he made it The next
morning she observed with pleasure
that the heavens had carried out the
promise of the night before.
Tommy observed it too He was radi-
ant, and as he sat over his milk and
hominy, his eyes glowing with mischief
and his cheeks radiant with health, he
gave IN occasional low chuckle of con-
tent.
''Why, Tommy" said his proud IA
ther. 81 never saw you so amused.
What's the matter"
''He's glad that it's clear, and CRATE
full to God fer answering his prayer, "
cried his devoted mother, making the
most of her opportunity.
"He, he, her' giggied Tommy. "He,
he, he! foolished God! told him
hadn't told story, and he believed it! /
told him I'd been good boy, and he
made it clear. He, he, hel"-New
York Journal.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-08-19
He Knew tho Story.

On neutral ground they met, the man
from Kentucky and the one from Ohio.
It was in the middle of the Newport
bridge, and they shook hands and looked
through the railing at the river below
them.
II heard good story today" said
the Ohioan.
Something about a Kentuckian's dis
like for water, SUPPOSED" said the blue
grass chap, with tired look in his face.
"No, about Texas race. Fellow that
saw it said he never saw such running
done in his life. 1t was foot race be-
tween cowboy and college graduate.
They got together at saloon down i'll
the southern part of the state and ram
to another saloon five miles away. The
college boy beat the cowboy hands down
and'-
"And you told the man who told
you," interrupted the Kentuckian,
"that you could not believe the story
because saloons in Texas aren't that far
apart eh? Yes, that was a good story
when you and I were young"
Then the Kentuckian meandered
Ohioward, while the man from the
Buckeye State couldn't seem to get the
satisfaction out of his cigar that he had
before. Tribune.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-08-19
Hall Caine.

Hall Caine, the novelist, is a connois-
seur in old oak. If he can help it he
never allows his eyes to rest on any ar
ticle of furniture which does not at least
carry the thoughts back several genera
tions. His quaint chairs were made for
him by William Morris, and among his
greatest. treasures is the ancient and
richly carved oak casket in which Ros-
setti used to preserve his manuscripts.
Mr.. Caine, who was very intimate with
Rossetti, also possesses that painters
armchairs. The author of ''The Deem
ster' began his literary career as jour-
nalist, and he was at one time leader
writer upon Liverpool daily paper
London Better.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-08-19
CHONNY MEETS HIS SFl2lT.

CHONNY MEETS HIS SFlRlT.
An Episode of Social Intercourse at
Staten Island Picnic Park.
She was from the cast side, fair OF
figure and countenance, with hazel
brown eyes and light brown hair shad-
ed with just tinge Of auburn. which
was carefully combed up behind, max
ing the contour of her head attractive.
She wore cheap shirt waist with green
and white stripes, white butterfly tie
and u LACK figured satin skirt, while
trim sailor hat with white satin band
rested jauntily on her head. She stood
up on grassy mound at the picnic
grounds, where she caught the eye OF
Chonny McCue, who, with his chum,
Mikey Farrell, had wandered into the
picnic in the hope Of catching on
and having a dance. 1t was at one OF
those Staten Island picnic parks so pop
ular with city folks in the lower wards
who want to have whole lot OF fun
for very little money. Chonny was
logged out in his Sunday best. He wore
light trousers, with very bright blue
serge coat and waistcoat, a straw hat
with a bright red and white striped
band. bright blue necktie and yellow
shoes. Flipping away the stump OF a
cigarette, he said:
"Mikey. I've found me spirit. Watch
me while ! git together. "
He started up the mound at slow
pace. She saw him coming toward her
and nodded her head slightly IN re-
sponse to ned from him. Then she
turned her head away, but Chonny, en-
couraged by the nod, marched bravely
up.
"scuse me-" said he, with uplifted
hat and short, jerky bow, ..sbut didn't
I collide wild yer at NewporS1ast sum-
mer?''
"May be yer did - but / wasn't
there, " said she. biting her lip in all at
tempt to conceal smile.
Oats how / come ter meet yer"
said Chonny, grinnirg broadly.
eyer don't sagoshiate so?' she re-
torted.
This was a new one on Chonny, and
he was stumped for a moment, but his
ready wit helped him the next as he
blurted:
"Say, Mamie, what is yer first name
anyhow
"Why, it's Susie! How did yer guess
it?"
Then both laughed.
"Well, how are yer on der swing"
said ChoDny, pointing to soup swing
ing from a nearby tree.
"Oh, I'm good thing! Just push me
alorg," said she, and Chonny just fell
in alongside her and led her over to the
soup.
He lifted her OH the seat and was
soon swinging her industriously. Their
introduction had been accomplishcd.-
New York Sun.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-08-19
catarrh Car not be Cured

With Local Applications, as they
cannot reach the seat of the disease.
Catarrh is blood or constitutional
disease, and in order to cure it you
must take internal remedies. Halls
Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces. Halls Catarrh Cure is not
quack medicine. It was prescribed
by one of the hest physicians in this
country for years. and is a regular
prescription. It is composed of the
best tones known, combined with
the best blood purifiers, acting di.
rectly on the mucous surfaces. The
perfect combination of the two ingre-
dients is wnat produces such won
derfus results in curing Catarrh.
Send for testimonials, free. AZ
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-08-19
A NEW POTATO BUG.

Hc Can Eat Ten Potato Plants While the
Old Variety Is Feeding on One.
MIR. J. F. Guilmartin has discovered
new variety of potato bug Oh his
place, on the White Bluff shell road.
about mile ard half beyond the toll
gate. # the nature Of this insect is not
Investigated and some means OF de-
stroying it discovered, it is liable to be-
come a matter of impossibility to raise
potatoes in the county.
The ravages of the old fashioned po-
tato bug, the round fellow with the
black and yellow stripes, IS as nothing
compared with the destruction this new
visitor can and is doing. The new bug
averages over half an inch in length
and has q body in three parts-a head
and neck, both Of which are small
an,, large body. 1t is striped brown
and black, and has wings, though the
bug appears to prefer using his long
legs in running, when disturbed. to fly
ing. -.
A hundred or more of these bugs will
gather on one plant, and they make
short work of it They strip the plant
of its leaves, leave their refuse right on
the stem, and it might also be said they
breed while they are eating. They are
clannish and live together in swarms,
but at the rate they eat it would not
take them long to go through big po-
tato patch.
Unlike the old bug, it will not touch
poison. Mr.. Guilmartin has tried paris
green and other methods Of getting rid
Of the bug, but as soon as the poison is
sprinkled on the plant the insect scoots
off and makes tracks for another plant.
MI. Guilmartin soon found that the
poison remedy was ineffective, and, as
he is at a loss as to how to get rid OF
the bug, he has practically turned over
to them the field of potatoes He dis
covered them only day or two ago.
but since then their number has dou-
bled, and they have destroyed nearly
an acre Of potatoes.
The old bug is inactive and is easily
got at, but this one can run swiftly.
and he takes to his legs as soon as he is
disturbed This is the only place In
which the insect has yet been seen. Mr..
Guilmartin has never seen or heard OF
anything like it before, and he is very
desirous of having an investigation OF
the insect made, in the hope that some
means Of effectually destroying it can
be discovered Should the bug once get
a foothold on the truck farms in the
county, potato planting would certainly
suffer seriously. It has been suggested
that the Truck Growers association
take the matter in hand and see If the
chronological department at Washing
ton will not give his bugship little
study, with view to eradicating him.
It is very evident that it will not be
long before something will have to be
ieue, for the insects are multiplying
rapidly, and their equals in the quick
work of destroying plant have never
been seen anywhere in this section, at
least. ga News