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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-11-10
MRS. CASTLE SENTENCED
To Three Months Imprisonment--Her
Husband Released

To Three Months Imprisonment--Her
Husband Released.
LONDON, Nov. 6-The case of Mr..
and Mrs. Walter M. Castle, of San
Francisco, who are accused of shop
lifting, came up for trial in the Clerk
enweIl Sessions this morning. There
were seven indictments against the
prisoners, charging them with stealing
articles, the total value Of which was
FAB 1O3. Chairman Mcdonnell pre-
sided, and on the bench with him were
half a dozen magistrates. The court
room was crowded, many of the spec
tators being ladies. A number Of the
officials of the United States Embassy
were present, including Secretary
Roosevelt and Chief Clerk Hodson.
The prosecution stated that it ap
peared that Mr.. Castle was not a party
to the thefts, therefore 10 evidence
could be offered against him By direc
ton of the chairman, the jury rendered
a verdict of not guilty. Mrs. Castle
was found guilty on all the indictments
and sentenced to three months i'm
prisonment.
Application has been made to the
Home Office for Mrs. Castles release,
and it is understood that she will be
liberated in a few days.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-11-10

"What did Noah live On when the
food had subsidized and his provisions
in the ark were e~xhausted9' asked a
Washington Sunday school teacher of
her class. 81 know" squeaked a little
girl, after the others had given up.
"Well, what4" inquired the teacher.
DRY land"
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-10-14
Afraid to Give Them a Chance.

New Orleans TO the north bred
man is a curious city with its
strongly contrasted, population, and
not the least interesting place is the
health Office, where is kept an accu-
rate records of births and deaths
From there also all marriage licenses
are issued, and the men behind the
long counter come face to face con-
stantly with the sorrows and joys of
the great population. A marriage
license is necessity, but the absence
of it had not deferred an old African
il joining in holy bonds at different
times fully 0 Of his color and kind.
Finally, from some source or another,
the old man learned that his marli-
ages were not legal without the rec
ord and its accompanying license, and
he became troubled in his mind. He
appeared at length at the health
Office.
"lIawin'," said he as he ambled in.
"Be dis de place whar you obscure
de licesses to marry?"
Yes, sir"
Then with much evident mental
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-10-14
legislative Positions.
Some of the Candidates and Those
Who are Safe.

Some of the Candidates and Those
Who are Safe.
Columbia Register.
When the Legislature meets IN
January, in addition to the election
of United States Senator and Cir
cult Judges, the Speaker and two
clerks of the House and a President
pro tenn. and two clerks of the Sen
ate, will have to be chosen. For the
Speakership no opposition has de-
veloped to Speaker Gary Of the last
House, so far as can be learned, and,
following prccedents, he will likely
be elected again.
For the Clerkship of the House
General J. Walter Gray, the present
incumbent, and Mr.. J. 7. Austin Of
Geenville, will be candidates. No
others have been mentioned, and
these two will likely be the only ones.
No opposition has been developed
as yet to Reading Clerk Withers of
Chester. The other clerkships of the
House are in the gift Of the Speaker
and there is no reason to believe that
any changes will be made.
In the Senate a President pro tenn.
will be chosen in the place of Senator
Harrison, who ran for Governor, and
was succeed in the Senate by MIR.
A. H. Dean. The Office is one OF
dignity and honor, but no extra pay
attaches to it, consequently there is
never scramble for the place, the
Senators generally selected some good
parliamentiarian.
General r. R. Hemphill has held
the Clerkship for several terms and
will again be a candidate. He is 80
competent and thoroughly familiar
with the duties of the Office, that it
probable that any change will be
made. Indeed, up to date, no one
has been announced as o candidate
against him.
Reading Clerk Stewart seems to
be free of opposition also, and the
other clerks will have to be appointed
by Lieutenant Governor McSweeney.
he has had large number of appli-
cations, but it is not known what his
action will be.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-10-14
The Best for Children.

81 believe Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy is the best for children l
ever used. For Group it is un-
equalled. 1t is splendid seller
with US. T. NJ. Eckles, Ph. g.,
Manager Wampum Pharmacy, VAN
pun, Pa" When used as soon as
the first symptoms appear, that is as
soon as the child becomes hoarse or
even after the croupy cough has ap-
peared, it will prevent the attack.
The mothers Of croupy children
should bear this in mind and always
keep the remedy at hand. It is also
the best medicine in the world for
colds and whooping cough.
For sale at Is and 80 cents Per
bottle by
J. E. Kaughfman, Lexington.
T. W. Oswalt, Barre's,
Oswalt e. Son, Irene.
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Free Pill.

Send your address to H. Z. Buck
len & Co., Chicago, and get a free
sample box of DR.. Kings New Llte
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 deleterl-
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 Csc. per box
Sold by Julian L. Kaufman.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-10-14
Fads in Medicine.

There are fads in medicine as in
every thing else and 'snew thing"
frequently sells for short time SIM
ply because it is new. But IN med
icine, as in nothing else, the people
demand and will be satisfied only
with positive, absolute merit. The
fact that Hoods Sarsaparilla has
stood it's ground against all competi-
ton, and it's sales have never waver-
ed but have remained steadily at the
top, demonstrates, beyond any doubt,
the intrinsic virtues of this medicine.
The new things have come and gone
but Hoods Sarsaparilla rests upon
the solid foundation of absolute mer
it and its power to cure, and its sales
continue to be the largest in the
world.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-10-14

perturbation he proceeded to state his
case, and to express his desire and
design to right the wrong.
Have you no record Of the marri-
ages you have made?'
sNo, boss, I have none. Nebber
thought but what I was intendin to
de Lo'd's business. But they's legal
amt they?" ne continued anxiously.
mo. I am afraid not; and the
only thing for you to do will be to
marry them over again"
"Yah! No, sab! You s'pose Is
gwine let dem niggahs know they'se
not married? No, sab. Why some
of dem young bucks is done tired
now, and if I tell 'em they'se not
married they'll be droppin' out jes'
like tarrypins jumpin' off a log"
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-10-14

It is surprising to many that foot
ball players and other athletes re-
gard sprain or bruise OF so little
consequence. One reason Of this is,
they know how to treat such injuries
SO as to recover from them in a few
days, while others would be laid up
for two or three weeks, if not longer.
Writing from Central State Normal
School, Lock Haven, Pa, Dir. ". Il.
Losch, captain Of the base ball club
and gymnasium says: Il take pleas
ure in stating, that members Of our
base ball club ard myself have used
Chamberlain's Pain Balm with most
excellent results. I uDhesitatingly
recommend it as the best remedy fo1
sprains, swellirgs, cuts and bruises:
of any that I know"
For sale by
J. E. Kaugbman, Lexington
F. ". Oswalt, BarSe's
Oswalt & Son, Irene
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Be Kindly.

If only men would give to the liv-
ing some of that which they bestow
so lavishly upon them when they are
dead, what a different world this
would be! Even a little of that
which is sculptured on the cold mar
bic would, if breathed from the warm
lip, made many one happy for life.
One of the superstitions Of the Sem
eca Indians is that they can send
their love by a bird to their dead
ones. When young maiden dies
they imprison young bird until it
first begins to sing. Then they load
it with kisses and caresses, and set it
at liberty over the grave Of the
maiden who had died. believing that
it will not fold its wings nor close its
eyes, until it has flown to the spirit
land and delivered it's precious bur-
den of affection to the loved and lost;
and it is not uncommon for twenty
or-thirty birds to be loosed over the
same grave. Many and many hus-
band and wife, many brother and
sister, would give all they have If
only they could send to their dead
ones an expression Of love which
might have been so easily made in
life. And how many SONS and
daughters would now send messages
unsaying many things which should
never have been said, and saying
many things which were, alas! left
unsaid. Let the song birds of soft
looks, of soft words, fly now. Now
we know that they can reach, and
we shall have this great advantage
the song birds will fly back to US
again.
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Leesvil!e Notes.
To the Editor of the Dispatch.

To the Editor of the Dispatch.
Everybody is wishing for rain.
The College has resumed its duties
under very favorable auspicies. Quite
a number of the old students re-
turned together with a gcodly num-
ber of new ones.
Mr.. B. N. Bodie has been quite
sick for a few days but we are glad
to note that he is improving.
The annual meeting of the Holli.
ness Association will convene here on
October 18th and continue for few
DAYS. Quite a number of visitors
are expected.
Cotton continues to come from
quite a distance. The farmers have
found Leesville good market this
season, IS the merchants pay Augusta
prices.
Miss Matte Jean Adams leaves us
today to attend the South Carolina
college. We wish her happy and
successful school year.
Prof. Thornwell Haynes spent a
few Gays in town last week We
think we will likely see the Prof.
soon again.
Mr.. S. Nj. Pearson has moved in
the Smithdeal house and will spend
the winter with US.
Oct. %, 1896. Sol.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-10-14

At Elkton, Nd, a negro assaulted
a white woman, and so horribly
treated her that she lost che of her
eyes.
Gems. Palmer and Buckner, the
goldbug nominees, are a pair OF the
most forlorn old moss backs you ever
saw.
To remove the constipated habit:
the only safe treatment is course OF
Ayers Pills, followed by a laxatl' e
Diet. Ms: other cathartics do more
harm than good, therefore leading
physicians recommend Ayers Pills,
especially as a family physic.
Bryan is goirgright along, making
speeches filled with logic and sound
reasoning, Notwithstanding the criti-
cisms of the disloyal Democrats.
Bryan is in fair way to be the Pres
ident. He is the leading candidate
new.
Rev. Sam ?. Jones is helping out
the popuiist ticket in Georgia.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-10-14
MY Man Kicked Me Out.

T heard Col. Bsin tell this story at
a Chautauqua assembly at Crete,
Neb., and man who sat near me
whispered that that was the Colonels
favorite.
Il spent my life trying to reform
drunkards," said the Kentucky orator.
"Yet I am not inseasitle to their
funny side. They are unquestionably
talented in the line of fun making.
"Take my friends Jones and Smith,
for instance. They drank two much
at the club one night and, fearing
the interminable woe of curtain
lecture, decided to stay at a up town
hotel till morning.
"They were shown a room in which
there were two beds. They dis
pensed with the formality Of linght-
ing the gas, chiefly because they
could't find it. By accident they
cot into the same bed.
Smith called out excidedly: Jones,
there is man in my bed
There is man in my bed, too"
answered Jones. Then Smith con-
ceived a brilliant idea. "Lets kick
'em OUT" said he, call right" said
Jones.
They began. After a vigorous
contest Jones was elected.
Jones'" called out the victor.
"What," answered Jones, rubbing
the spot where he had come in con-
tact with the corner Of the wash
stand.
II kicked my man out"
"Huh!" said Jones, "my man
kicked me out"
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one in a million. Particularly is
this true in cities, strung, as most
OF them are, with electric wires. The
great danger from electric storms is
in the country, and even there the
danger may be lessened if the SIM
plest and most common-sense OF pre-
cautions are exercised. The surest
electric conductor is a draught, and
if, when thunder storm approaches,
it is seen that all windows and doors
liable to occasion a draught are kept
closed, the danger is at once reduced
TO a. minimum. If a woman is
cought cut in a thunder storm the
safest shelter is house; the most
dangerous tree, particularly an oak
tree.
1t is peculiar, but nevertheless a
proven fact, that the oak is the most
susceptible Of all trees to a current
of electricity. Over so per cent OF
trees struck by lightning storms
during the summer, the government
statistician tells US, were oaks, while
the beech tree was the least harmed.
Therefore, the worst possible place
of shelter in an electrical storm is
under an oak tree, while by all odds
the safest place in house and out
of draught. The actual danger from
an electric storm is in truth, not
from the lightning nor the thunder,
but from the nervous condition into
which persons allow themselves to
fall.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-10-14
Beaver Dam Notes.
To the Editor of the Dispatch.

To the Editor of the Dispatch.
Please allow me space in your val
liable paper for few items from this
section of the county, as [ do not see
anything from here.
Cotton is about all gathered and
very little of it, as crops are short.
The corn crop is fair.
Syrup making is the order of the
day.
MIR. Jacob D. Nichols is not doing
so well. He is good boy and we
are sorry to hear that he is in bad
health, but we hope to see him out
again soon
Mr.. Willie Shealy returned to
Newberry College on the first OF
October to resume his studies and
we think we heard some young lady
saying he will return by and-by.
Mrs. Dovel of Florida, accompanied
by her cousin, Miss Rosa Bell, the
beautiful and charming daughter OF
Mr. Jacob ". Dreher, of The Fork,
has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. Joe
Shull, of the Beaver Dam section.
Mr.. John Long is putting an ad-
dition to his house. We learn that
Mr.. Walter 'Shealy is the foreman on
the work now since Mr.. Joe Leap
hart has quit. We no that Mr.
Shesly will give him good work, as
he is a good workman and ioval fel,
low. u. y.
October 7, 1896.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-10-14

II had chronic diarrhoea for ten
years." says L. ". Kichlein, a justice
of the peace at South Easton, Pa;
s'No remedy afforded me real relief
until I was induced by Chas. I. Kill
ian, the druggist, to try Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy. It cured me and for a
year I have had no return If the
trouble" It has also cured many
others, among them old soldiers who
had contracted the disease in the
army and given up all hope CT re-
co7ery. For sale by
J. E. Kaufman, Lexington.
T. W. Oswalt, Barre's.
Oswalt & Son, Irene.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-10-14
County vs.. City 3oys.

The Atlanta Journal commends on
address of State School Commis-
sioner, Glenn, Of Georgia, advising
young men and boys in the country
to stay on the farm and rct to join
in the rush to the cities, and in the
course of it's remarks the Journal
says there are too many people in
our cities. '.It is noticeable" says
the Anderson Journal, ''that every
now and then some such grave ad-
-viceas that alluded to is given by
some sage individual who does seem
to view the whole situation. In the
first place, it is remarkable fact
that large proportion of the sue
ycessful men in the cities have gone
from the farms ard villages to work
out the ambitions and aspirations OF
their inner natures. This being a
fact, why advise the ambitious youths
of succeeding generations to stick to
the rocky hill and risky mules and
turn their backs to opportunities
oforded by the citiess In the second
place, it is a noticeable fact that
nearly all the idle surplus population
of the cities is composed of those
who were born and reared in the
cities, where they have developed
habits of Incidence, extravaganza and
dissipation. This being fact, why
is it that no one offers to advise this
idle, surplus population to get out OF
the cities, get to work and behave
themselves? In other words, why
is it that advice is always gratuit-
ously heaped upon industrious farm
ers' sons, who furnish the bulk of the
brain and Drawn, the Intelligence and
integrity, of the country, while the
idle, vicious surplus city population
seems to be regarded as eninently
qualified to take care Of itself with
out suggestions from-journalists and
oh6ceholders? These very wise city
advisers, who caution the country
boys to stay on the farms and not
rush to the cities, are about Oil par
with the little bullet t-headed politici-
ans who insult the intelligence OF
farmers by talking to them about
town people being their enemies, in
the face Of the fact that the leading
citizens and most ipfuntial men in
all the towns were themselves born
and raised On the farm"
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-10-14
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 spent three hundred ard
seventy-fve dollars with doctor, who
finally gave him up, saying: Your
boy wont live month" He tried DR..
Kings New Discovery and a few bot
ties restored him to health and en-
abled him to goto work a perfectly
we'll man. He says he owes his pres
ent good health to use DIR. Kings
New Discovery, and knows it to be
the best in the world for Lang
trouble. Trial bottle free at Julian
Kauftmsn's Drug store.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-10-14

The Spaniards in C0ha tore down
an American flag and one OF our clti'
zens narrowly escaped massacre.
There are nearly a million Federal
soldiers now on the pension roll, and
the number increases each year.
Several large cotton mills at Walt
hal, Mass, opened lass week, and
thousands Of operatives returned to
word.
Only the sufferer knows the mis-
cry of dyspepsia, but Hoods Sa'sa-
pa.illa cures the most stubborn cases
of this disease.
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BuckIen's &rnica Saive.

The Best Salve in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Rheum, Fever Sores, letter, Chapped
Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and Skin
Eruptions, and positively cures Piles
or no pay required. tits guaranteed
to give perfect satisfaction or money
refunded. Price 25 cents per box.
For sale at J. E. Kautfman's.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-10-14
Put a Dampsr On.

A man is, for occult reason, liable
to look little shamefaced when he
gets home after staying out all night
at the political meeting. As one who
did this came up the path to the
farm house, his wife came to the
door to meet him.
did you have a purity excitin'-
time!" she asked.
Tremendous" he answered.
Il 'spose ye've got everything set
tied"
"No. Ter tell the truth, every
things jest cz much in doubt ez ever"
"We]l, I s'pose it's your own look
out. But I must say I kinder bate
to see you wasting so much good
energy"
"How dye mean?"
pigs is got ter be fed' an woods
got ter be chopped, politics er no
politics. I don't want ye to neglect
yer country when they's anything
that rely calls fur yer. But 1 hope
ye will bear in mind that every time
ye wave yer hat in the air just cause
ye get little excited, ye're using up
muscle thet might have done good
service chopin wood, an tibet every
time yc yell 'hcoray,' bout nothin'
in partic'!ar, ye're usin' up good lung
power thet'd come in mighty handy
ter drive the pigs weth."
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-10-14

The Morning News is the name OF
q new daily p>per in Augusta, and
which contains the press dispatches.
The air ship, tried last Sunday in
Chicago, proved a failure and come
to grief. It's improvements could not
be controlled.
The Georgia State election came
off on October 9Th. It was the dirti-
est and most venomous campaign ever
waged.
Near Smarrs' Co., a negro woman
locked four cf her children in house
aud went off, when all were burned
to death.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-10-14
South Carolina Sy1ca.

The seventy-second annual con-
veution of the South Carolina Luth-
eran Synod will be held in Bethlehem
church, Pomaria, S. G, beginning on
Wednesday, the 2lst Of October,
1886, at 10 o'clock a. n.
Synodical sermons in 1896: Slis
sionary-Rsv. J. G. Graithen, with
Rev. O. B. Shearouse, alternate.
Education.-Rev. ". A. G. Mueller,
with Rev. C. L. Weltrer, alternate.
Ordination.-Rcv. Z. E. Busby,
with Rev. J. H. Wilson, alternate.
Rev. r. c.. Holland, D. D,
President.
Rev. S L. Hallman, Secretary.
Homes will be provided for min
listers and delegates, who intend
going, by notifying Col. Thos Hol-
loway, at Pomaria, S. G.
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snatched From Death.

Cold Water, Ala, Mar. II, 1882.
My little child had the dropsy for
two years. We had tried various
remedies and the most prominent
physicians in the country but to no
avail. We commenced the use of st.
Joseph's Liver Regulator and she is
now as healthy as any child.
T. P. W. BROOCS, NJ. D.
For further information call on j.
E. Kaufflnann's drug store and get a
copy of St. Joseph's Four Seasons
Almanac. 50.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-10-14

Confusion as to the choice of 8
blood purifiers unnecessary. There
is but one best Sarsaparilla, and that
is Ayers. This important fact was
recognized at the Worlds Fair, Chi
cago, 1893, being the only blood
purifier admitted to be placed on
exhibition.