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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-06-10
a Letter from Billy Felix.
To the Editor of the Dispatch:

In these turbulent times of wars
and rumor of wars, of oppression
strife, of bank failures and labor and
a general depression of business
everywhere, calls forth men
who will set about to relieve
those causes that tend to impede
the wheels of progress and re
tard the advancement of civilization
in this loving country of which
we boast 80 much. The day has
come when We need men who have
been tried and found true and
loyal t. the cause of white mans
supremacy and white mans govern
ment and true Democracy.
The campaign Of '96 is upon US:
The issues that will confront US will
be such that will require men who
will stand in the front ranks and
face them regardless of what men
will say or do. Not only will such
men be needed in the National legis-
ton, but especially will they be
needed in county and State legisla-
ton.
In 1890 a great revolution was
brought about in the political field
in our own dear State which caused
q division in the ranks OF the Demo-
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-06-10
True as aospsl.
To the Editor of the Dispatch:

To the Editor of the Dispatch:
Please give me space in your val.
liable columns to make few obsel-
vations on the prevalent and
growing evil of ministers mixing re-
lion and active partisan politics.
I was in Columbia at the time of
the recent Republican convention on
ministerial business. | entered the
hall where the convention was assem-
bled and / saw ministers of the gos-
pei taking an active part OF politics
men who claimed that they were
call d to preach. 1t is true I am a
minister and do not want any other
of'c therefore I can sincerely say
to the voters of both parties not to
support any minister. If he he
called of God to proclain the un-
searchable riches to a lost world, be
has no time to divide his time in the
pursuit of the emoluments of Office
holding. There is Scriptua' injunc-
tion which says let every man abide
in his own calling. Sweet and bitter
do not flow from the same t.antain,
neither can a corrupt tree bring
forth good fruit. I urge upon all
nv co-laborers in the moral vinyard
to leave politics alone. Do not soil
tie purity OF the pulpit by bringing
it to the level Of impure politics.
Do not betray the Saviour by wor-
Shipping at the shrine Of this IN;
clean god for the sake of the few
silver dollars that he might bestow.
We all say we want good men in
office and this is commendable, but
there are as good men as our minis
ters with as much G ace and g,it if
such is required who will gladly
fill these offices and not insult the
God of heaven. L. WILLIAMS.
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Tho Dentist's Presepcs Of Mind.

"Talk Of presence of mind,' said
Fosc. did I ever tell you Of Pully-
hard, the dentist? No? Well, he was
down in Florida. end. falling into the
river, one of the biggest alligarols you
ever saw made for him. In an instant
DOOR Pullyhard was i'll the reptiles jaw,
and in another moment the life would
have been crushed cut Of him. But
when Pullyhard saw the creature
tseth, he pulled out probe he always
casssse, with him, and, pressing 1t into
the caters gums, he asked, Do you
feel fhatT bf course the reptile scream
ed with pain, sad Of course he spat
Pullyhard opt as qaick as lie would
bot potato.
Yes" said Bass, after seapipating
upon the story, ''but shouldn't have
called tina. presence of mind, but slav-
ish devotion TO ones profession. y
"Thst's what I always contended,
teslied Fogg, "but Pullyhard would
haxs It that it was presence OF mind
Boston Transcript.
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Your Boy Wont Live a Month

So Mr.. Gilman Brown, Of 81 Mills
St., South Gardener, Mass, was told
by the doctors. His son had Lung
trouble, following Typhoid Malaria,
and he spelt three hundred and
seventy-fve dollars with doctor, who
finally gave him up, saying: Your
boy won't live mouth" He tried Dr..
Kings New Discovery and a few b't-
ties restored him to health and en-
abled him to goto work a perf' ctly
we'll man. He says ie o YES his pre-
eut good health to use DR.. Ku gs
New Discovery, and k! ow' it to lie
the best in the world for Lung
trouble. Trial bottle free at Julia l
Ksufman's Drug store.
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MAGNET FOR POWER.
Tho Contrivancc by Which an Inventor
Expects to Draw . Carriage.

Tho Contrivanco by Which an Inventor
Expects to Draw . Carriage.
Gibson Hazelhurst Of Beach Springs,
Neshoba county, Miss, all inventor un-
known to fame, is endeavoring to inter.
est capital in scheme he has perfected
for the running Of vehicles that he
claims will revolutiorize the world, says
tho Boston Traveller. he will make it
possible, he says, for anybody to have
q wagon that will ru1, without horses at
practically no expense beyond wear and
tear. "In brief" he explains, "my in
yention works this way: will take an
ordinary locomotive, for instance, tear
all the works out of it and place new
wheels on it. These wheels are an in
vention Of my own and are made accord
ing to a plan I have perfected after sew
eral years Of study. The secret OF the
construction lies in the tires, which are
made of wood and steel. have invent
ed a magnet Of rare power and lasting.
In front Of each Of the wheels place
one Of these mas>sts at all angle known
only to myself. The magnets will be ar
ranged in slidies grooves, connected
with levers under the control Of the
driver. When the vehicle is standing
still, they are kept far enough away
from the wheels to loss the effect. When
it is desired to start, all that is neces-
sary is for the driver to pull one Of the
levers, the magnet gets close enough to
the wheel to get the current to work,
the steel portions Of the tire are drawn
toward tho magnet, and the wheel goes
around.
The speed can be regulated by the
distance the magnet is held from the
wheel by the lever. If load is being
pulled, or if it is intended. to 60 faster
than one magnet can draw, it is all easy
matter to put one or more Of the other
magnets in operation. I figure that
with four Of my patent wheels, each
equipped with one of my improved mag
nets. will be able to move all ordinary
locomotive, drawing train CT eight
Pullman cars, at from 200 to 400 miles
an hour, as long as the passengers on
the train can stand the strain.
1t was suggested to the inventor that
it seemed likely to man who knew
nothing about it that train OF cars
would be necessary to go in front Of the
engine and carry the magnets. "Not at
all; not at all" remarked Mr.. Hazel
hurst enthusiastically. "On the con-
trary, the magnets are not much larger
than a -four barrel. The power i'll them
is placed there by process known only
to me. I can take an ordinary pocket
magnet, treat it with my preparation
and put enough power in it to lift
croMhar."
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The Old Mans Opinion.

"Father''- began Johnnie.
"Stop your noise,' snapped Mr..
Woodie, rattling his paper.
"Do you think said Johnnie.
"Think nothing" snorted the old
man. you've broken into my reading
40 times tonight. Why don't you shut
your head and quit bothering?"
"Can't ask you one question: sniv-
eled Johnnie.
"What Is it?' demanded his father
violently. "What is it you've got to
know that's so vital you can't let NE
have a minutes quiet with my paper:"
"Teachs- told us to ask it, shifted
Johnnie.
"Well, out with it, them command
ed the old man impatiently. What is
it?''
"Do you think" said Johnnie, that
Niagara can be dammed?'
Mr.. Woodie flung his paper to the
ness and ground his heel into it saw
ageiy,
ut cap for all Of mer' he reared
New York World.
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The Bloomer Girls Secret.

"At lastr'
The young man heaved an intense
sigh Of relief as he heard her we'll
known footstep descending the stairs.
For more than an hour he had sat by
the drawing room window waiting for
her to dress. His only amuscment had
been in watching the two bicycles lined
up against the curbstone in front Of the
house She had promised to take all
early spin with him, and as he noted
the beautiful autumn morning teeting
away he began to rhafe impatiently and
almost regret that he had not gone
alone.
II told you would be only few
minutes, she said, with all innocent
laugh that showed she was perfectly
oblivious cf the flight of time, AS she
bounded into the room and ran her
hand carelessly over the mantel in
search Ct hairpin to fasten her glove.
why, my dear, you've been over All
hour he replied with trace OF resent
ment in his tone.
"Pshaw!'' she laughed. "You ought
to know by this time what woman
means by few minutes. "
"No doubt l should" he returned,
"but you're a new woman, you know,
and 1 supposed she was different. How
is it you can't dress as quickly as man
when your clothes are almost identical?'
Before she could reply her little
brother, who had overheard the remark,
said:
"'Cause she wears four pairs Of
stockings under her leggings. '-Truth.
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Deafness Cannot he Cured.

By local applications, as they can
not reach the diseased portion of the
ear. There is only one way to cure
Deafness, and that is by constitu.
tional remedies. Deafness is caused
by an infamed condition of the mu-
cous lining of the Eustachlan Tube.
When this tube gets infamed you
have a rumbling sound or imperfect
hearing, and when it is entirely
closed Deafness is the result, and
unless the inflammation can be taken
out and this tube restol ed to its nor
NAL condition, hearing will be des-
troyed forever; nine cases out Of ten
are caused by catarrb, which is
nothing but an inAamed condition OF
the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dol
lars for any case of Deafness Caused
by catarrh) that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for cir
culars, free.
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ANhaa@lEF
.S&
SHE GOT THE BREAD.
Champ Clark's Story of Judge Powers and
His Pension Plea.

Champ Clark's Story Of Judge Powers and
His Pension Plea.
Psychologists say that everything that
q man does in this life leaves its impress
on his character and is mirrored in his
countenance. Washington correspond
ents declare that they can pick out the
ex-judges in congress from their pecul-
iarly stately manner of speaking.
am equally sure that can spot the
representing attorneys from the sav-
age style in which they marshal their
facts for a conviction. Habit is second
nature, 30 It is said, and the truth is
that the only way i'll which an old pros
ecuting attorney ever defends client is
by prosecuting somebody else-general-
" the witness for the state. But e1-
judges are not such "dry as dusts" as
some people believe.
Long wrestling with intricate tech
uicalities does not necessarily kill their
sense of humor. For instance, Judge
Powers Of Vermont, who has sat nearly
a score Of years on the supreme bench
and who had the ideal judicial cast Of
features and the severest judicial man
ner, could enliven the proceedings when
he chose. One morning he was up max
ing speech advocating pension for
some old widow up in the Green moun-
tains, and he began quoting the lines
from Sir Walter Scott which all OF Us
have declaimed when children:
Breathcs there man with soul so dead
Who never to himself hath said
When he had got that far along, I
wondered how he was going to make
the application or how he would wind
up This is the way he did it-he i'm
provised line Of his own and made it
read as follows:
Breathes there man with soul so dead
Who never to himself hath said
III jump ut the chance to give that old wom'
an bread?
The house jumped, and she got the
bread.-Champ Clark in St Louis Re-
public.
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A Life Saved.

jamestown, Tenn, October Is, 1891.
My daughter tried physicians and
nearly all remedies for Female irreg-
ularities, but received no relief or
benefit whatever. We had nearly
despaired of her recovery when we
were induced by our postmaster,
Mr.. A. A. Gooding. to try Gerstle's
Female Panacea and after using four
bottles she was entirely cured, for
which I feel it my duty to let it be
known to the world and suffering
humanity. for I believe she owes her
life to the Panacea. A. J. MACE,
Sheriff of Fentress County, Tenn.
For further information call at
Julian E. Kauhman's drug store and
get free a pamphlet entitled, "Ad-
vice to Women and Other Useful In
formation" ~.
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Moro

Curative power is contained in
Hoods Sarsaparilla than in any other
similar preparation. 1t costs the
proprietor and manufacturer more.
1t costs the jobber more and it is
worth more to the consumer. More
skill is required in its preparation
and it combines more remedial quail
tiles than any other medicine. Con-
sequently it has a record of more
cures and it's sales are more than
those of any other preparation.
Hoods Sarsaparilla is the best med
icine to buy because it is an honest
medicine and thousands of tes.imon-
ials prove that it does actually and
permanently cure disease. "a
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Free Pill.

Send your address to H. E. Buck
len & Co., Chicago, and get a tree
sample box of DR.: Kings New Llle
Pills. A trial will convince you OF
their merits. These pills are easy
in action and are particularly etfec,
tive in the cure of Constipation and
Sick Headache. For Malaria and
Liver troubles they have been proved
invaluable. They are guaranteed to
be perfectly free from every deleter'-
GUS substance and to be purely vege
table. They do not weaken by their
action, but by giving tone to stomach
and bowels greatly invigorate the
system. Regular size 25c. per box
Sold by Julian E. Ks2A
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HOW BARON HiRSCH DIED.
Alone and Helpless. the Man OF Millions
Met His End.

Alone and Helpless. the Man OF Millions
Met His End.
Baron Hirsch died Of syncope at 8
o'clock in the morning, at which hour
his means attracted the attention Of the
occupants of the adjoining rooms On
entering his bedroom they found that he
had already passed away.
he was staying at 0 Gyalla, near
Comorn, in Hungary, as the guest OF
Herr Ehrenfeld, landed proprietor,
whose hospitality he had accepted, as
the shooting box which he had project.
cd on an estate he had purchased in
that neighborhood was still unfinished.
1t was only last year, after the sale OF
st. Johann, his largest estate i'll Aus
tria-Hungary, to Prince Hohenlohe,
that he bought the estate Of 0 Gyalla,
which abutted on Herr Ehrenfeld'ss
property. While his new shooting box
was under construction he was frequent
ly the guest Of the Hungarian primate,
Cardinal Vaszary, and Of other neigh
bors, like the Ehrenfelds.
There was large company in the
house that night, and the baron was
very gay. Contrary to his usually very
frugal habits, he drank a good deal Of
champagne, responding to all the toasts
that were proposed. 1t was probably
this which brought on the apopletic at
tack that SO suddenly ended in his
death. He went to bed at O'Clock, and
when his meanings were heard it was
too late to render him any etfectual as
sistance. Thus the millionaire bene-
factor of the entire Jewish nationality
died in a strangers house, alone and
helpless, at moment when for the first
time in his life he was in need Of help
His health had not been good for
some years past, although he knew how
to keep up his martial appearance,
which resembled that Of cavalry Off
Ger rather than Of Jewish banker. But
his appearance was deceptive. he visit
ed Carlsbad nearly every year, and
when he was there last he astonished
ais acquaintances by alluding to his ap-
preaching end.
Again, only few months ago, during
the sitting of the board Of trustees for
his Galician foundation, he reverted to
the subject of death, mentioning that he
had been studying the Austrian laws OF
legacy and inheritance, and he com
planned of the legacy duties being very
high-10 per cent. On some one remark
ing that that must be a matter Of COM
parative indifference to him, since he
had no direct heirs, the baron rather in
dignantly replied: How do you know
that? My heirs are suffering humanity,
and I am thinking how to make all my
foundations and charitable institutions
independent for the future by depositing
the capital sum for each Of them. "
In the course Of the same conversation
he mentioned that he would like to die
suddenly without illness, and in this his
wishes appear to have been almost lit
orally fulfilled. London Letter.
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Don't think that you liver needs
treating if you are bilious. 1t don't.
It's your stomach is really what
causes the billiousness. 1t has put
your liver out of order.
See what's the matter with your
stomach. Sick stomach poisons liver
and then there's trouble. Shaker
Digestive Cordial cures stomach and
then all's we'll. That's the case in a
nutshell.
Shaker Digestive Cordial is no Sc
cret. Formulas on every bottle.
But it's the simple honest way it's
made, the honest Shaker herbs and
other ingredients Of which it's COM
posed that make it so eficacious.
Any real case Of indigestion and
biliousness can be cured with a few
bottles of Shaker Digestive Cordial.
Try it. Sold by druggists, price 10
cents to S1.O0 per bottle.
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Whdom In tho Jury Boz.


Court Clerk-Gentlemen Of the jury,
have you agreed upon verdict!
Foreman-We have,
Clerk-What say you? Do you find
the prisoner at the bar guilty or not
guilty?
Foreman-We do.
Clerk-You do? Do what!
Foreman--We find the prisoner at
the bar guilty or not guilty.
Clerk-But, gentlemen, you must e1-
plain.
Foreman-Of course. You see, six Of
US find him guilty anu six Of us find
him not guilty, and we've agreed-to
let it 20 at that-Boston Courier.
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Wa Willing to Wait.

The last day of negro criminal in
Texas had come. He was awakened and
asked what he would have for break
fast and told that he could have any
thing he liked.
"Den, boss, I reckon I'll take er wa
termillion."
Watermelons are not ripe yet"
"Nebber mind, boss, I kin wait. -
Texas Sitter.
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If the Baby is Cutting Teeth,

Be sure and use tket old and we'll
tried remedy, Mrs. Winslow's Sooth.
ing Syrup for children teething. 1t
soothes the child, softens the gums,
allays all pain, cures wind collie and
is the best remedy for diarrhna.
twenty-five cents bottle.
It is the best of all.
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"the blind squire and his Sunday serv-
ices. Strange to say, till the popular is
sue of the Travels In France" few
years back, the name Of this wise and
honest traveller" was much better known
among French people than among our
selves. London Standard.
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A Big Success.
To the Editor of the Dispatch:

To the Editor OF the Dispatch:
The Baptist Union meeting held at
Antioch on Saturday and Sunday,
May 80 and 81. was success in
ever; particular. The churches
were all represented except Red
Bank, and very good reports were
received from maj rity of them.
The discussions of the various sub
iects were impressive and highly in
structive Large congregations at
tended both sessions, especially so on
Sunday. The charity sermon was
preached by Rev. N. A. Hemrick from
Matthew xviii, 1920. The offering
taken, which amounted to $14, was
appropriat d to the orphanage at
Greenwood, S. G. This Union has
set about doing good, honest. faith
full and consecrated work. [ hope
others will enlist in this great work
for the Master. W. B. F. Clerk.
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Cooperation at Bowdoin.

Students at Bowdoin college have
started a cooperative store All the
odds and ends of the daily necessaries Of
students will he bought at wholesale
and sold practically at cost. The entire,
enterprise will be managed BY students
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Self Reliant.

With q low CRY, she buried her face
I'm his bosom
'.Do NOT leave me" she cried, CHING
ing to him frantically.
Nor did he. II he had. she would
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have broken her neck. But that was on
ly at first. In the course Of six or seven
weeks she could ride her wheel with the
instructor at the other end Of the hall.
Detroit Tribune.
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RULES FOR PRIMARY.

Mr.. E6rd, from the committee on
changes in the primary rules, made
a report recommending the following
change:
The primary shall be held on the
25th of August. Every voter shall
take the following pledge: Il do
solemnly swear that I am duly quail
fed to vote at this election according
to the rules of the Democratic party;
that I have not voted before at this
election and pledge myself to sup
port the nominees of this primary"
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His Week OE.

His Week OE.
Tommy-Paw, isn't man the lord OF
creation?
Mr.. Figg-Most Of the time, but not
when housecleaning is going on. No!
-Endianapolis Journal
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OBITUARY.,

Mrs. Elizabeth Taylor, Wife OF E.
Taylor, was born, September 9, 1925,
and departed this life May 5, 1886,
at the advanced age Of seventy years
seven months and seven days. When
about fifteen years Of age, she
Joined Nazareth Evangelical Luth-
eran church. Sometime in after life
she transferred her membership to
Boiling Spring NJ. Z. Church South,
where she remained a consistent
member till God called her home.
She died as she had lived, consist
ent Christian. She taught her chill
dren, both by precept and example,
to follow her as she followed Christ.
She leaves sorrowipg husband, nine
children and forty one great grand
children to morn her loss. We buried
her in the family cemetery in the
presence of a large congregation,
there to await the resurrection morn.
William T. Jumper was born May
7, 1871, and died May Is, 1896, max
inc his earthly life ffty-tive years
and eleven days. He was married
September, 1859, to Mary Ann &.
Craps, from which union there were
eleven children born, of which four
have died. He joined Shiloh NJ. +.
Church South while quite young
where be remained and lived Christ
ian life till God said ''it is enough,
come up b;gber.' His life was one
of purity and uprigbtness. We
buried him near his home in the
presence of large concourse OF peo'
pie. The writer preached the tune-
raj sermon and buried him according
to the form of the NJ. Z. Church
South, assisted by the Revs. Ly-
brand and Roof.
A. r. PHILLIPS,
Pastor Lewiedale Circuit.
May 25, 1896.
Have you registered? Ii not, do so
at once.