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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-10
MATTER OF DOLLARS DISCUSSED.

AS to whether the fact that 81 of this
country-or the silver purchased by this
s1-.will exchange for nearly two Japanese
yen ldollars) gives the manufacturer of
cotton, for example, in Japan an advan-
tage additional to that caused by the con-
ditions already discussed in the markets
of this country, Dingley says: CLEARLY the
manufacturer in Japan Is in this respect
at a disadvantage; for his cotton comes
largely from the United States and he
must pay not only the freight to but ad-
tions of exchange resulting from the fact
that japan does not have the monetary
standard of the commercial world.
HE obtains no advantage by the sale of
his goods in the terms of a more valuable
currency, but on the contrary loses some
thing by this brokerage. The only way in
which he can obtain any advantage must
be through the failure of the wages of la
Dor in Japan TO rise as much as the yen
has deprecated in its relative value to gold
since 1873; while wages in the United
States since 1873 have doubled as estimated
in silver and have even risen Is per cent.
as estimated in gold" Manufacturing
wages in the United States are p per cent.
higher in purchasing power than n quar-
ter of century ago, in consequence of
which the labor cost of production in Ja-
pan is largely diminished, while the labor
cost of production in the United States has
been increased. except as counteracted by
q larger use of labor saving devices.
1t is claimed, however, that notwith.
standing the wages Of the japanese labor.
er have not risen as the silver yen of Japan
has been deprecated as compared with
gold, yet his wages will still buy as many
Japanese products as they would twenty
three years ago. The report continues:
''Silver standard countries like japan
and Mexico, in which, as it is claimed. the
prices Of domestic products estimated in
silver remain the same as in 1873, are put
to q disadvantage in their trade with for
eign countries on a gold standard, in that
the latter countries are able to use silver,
which costs nearly 50 per cent. less than il
did in 1873, in payment for the products Of
silverAstandard countries, practically pay
ing only half as much in their money for
products of silver standard countries as
they paid in 1873 while the silver standard
countries pay, or at least paid in 1892, 81
per cent. more in silver and only Is per
cent. less in gold for the products Of gold
standard countries than they did in ls73 y
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-10
Fatal DynsmIts Explosion.

JoHNsTOwN, Pa, June 10.-Two
hundred cans Of dynamite stored for
use by contractors on the Pennsyl-
vania railroad were set OF by a pre-
mature explosion Of blast. burying
seven men beneath the mass of sand
and rock. All we're fatally hurt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-10
Der Of bills Of minor Importance were
passed in rapid succession.

A Special Message on Cuba Possible.
NEW YORK, June 1O.-The report
from Washington that the president
was about to send message to con-
gress relative to Cuba in circulation
on the stock exchange caused heavy
selling all along the line today. The
market appeared full of "stop loss''
orders, and yielded easily.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-10

TnuRsrON TALKS AT 81. LOUIS.
vsvsss Rssass far Vice fSss'dsnt-whas
Ne Rns.an Of the MoS&y Issus.

vsvsss Rseaxs far Vice Prssident-Whas
He rnDs1D Of the MoS&y Issue.
ST.. Louis, June lO.-Senator
Thurston. member Of the republican
national committee from Nebraska,
Is out for Hobart, of New Jersey, as
McKinley's running mate. he be-
licves the Indiana declaration on the
financial question will form the
model on which the money plank
will be based. He thinks the repub.
licau party can AFFORD to lose the sill.
Yer states.
Mark Hanna arrived today. He
says reports received indicate that
the friends Of McKialey have moi
over estimated his popularity.
The Nsssssai Conaitsss.
ST. LouIs, June 10.-The republi.
cIn national committee met ut noon,
Chairman Hon. Thomas II. Carter,
OF Montana. presiding. for the con.
sideration Of l6s contests for seats In
convention. The meeting was exec
usivs, the press and public being ex'
cluded.
Piass Easouss.
NEW YORK, June lO.-Hon. T. C.
Platt left for st. Louis today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-10
CONGRESS Is COMING TOGETHER.
Two More DisaGreements Arc lAdjuste,
Leaving Three Yet Unsettled.

Two More DisaGreements Arc Adjusted,
Leaving Three Vet Unsettled.
WASHINGTON, June TO- - The senate
agreed to final conference reports on. the
naval and Indian appropriation bills,
leaving only the sundry civil and the Dis
trict Of Columbia conference reports out
standing. The resolution for an inquiry
into the circumstances of the award of the
statue Of General w. T. Sherman was de-
fcated. Lack of u quorum defeated an at
tempt to pass the Hoover pension bill over
the veto. A few bills Of nos general i'm
portancc were passed, and n joint resolu-
ton was agreed to for u bronze tablet on
the new public building at Detroit, COM
mcmorating the British evacuation Of
1.a6.
The house gave its final approval to con-
ference reports on two of the four appro-
priation bills which were in issuc-thc
naval and the Indian bills. The public
buildings amendments and the electric
lighting and sectarian charities items
In the District of Columbia bill stand be-
tween congress and the final adjourn
ment. Final adjournment at the latest is
n day further ahead-tomorrow with a
possibility Of today. Most of the day was
devoted to the consideration Of the Al
| drich-U ndewood contested election case
from the Ninth Alabama district. Al
drich. the contestant, was given the seat,
| nifty Republicans voting no. Recess was
again taken.
Declaration ON Money for sects.
WARRINGTON. June IO.-In the confer
ence report on the Indian appropriation
bill which was agreed upon yesterday a
change was made in the declaration of
policy concerning schools. The word
''Indian" was omitted. SO that the declara-
ton was brusdened. 1t now reads: 1T is
hereby declared to be the settled policy of
the government to hereafter make no ap-
preparation whatever for education in any
| sectarian school,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-10
Wicked Woman Hanged.

LONDON, June 10. Mrs. Annie
Dyer. the baby farmer, was hanged
at Newgate prison this morning for
the murder Of many infants en-
trusted to her care.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-10

WASHINGTON, June lO.-The house
rsconvened this morning and is still
ia continuation Of the legislative day
Of Saturday. The general feeling Is
that anal adjournment will be
reached By tonight. A large nam.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-10
Declaration ON Money for sects.

Out of weakness comes strength
when the blood has been purified,
enriched and vitalized BY Hoed's
6arsaparilla.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-10
JAP COMPETITION.
Okisntal Cloud That Threatens
Europe and America,
ITS SUBSTANCE Is CHEAP LABOR.

Aided by the Adoption Of Labor Saving
Dcvices-Ehect Not Much in Evidence
Now, but Likely to BE in the Future
Dingley's Two Remedies-Enect of Diff
fering Money Standards on the Situation
Outlook for Adiournment.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-01-15
The Butchers Chase.

a Dundee butcher exhibited at his
shop door various articles, such as
sleeps heads, bpllookS' tongues, etc.
Two thieves il search of their dinner
noticed the conspicuous and tempting
tongues at the butchers shop, and they
resolved to victimize him.
Accordingly one Of the thieves made
a rush into the shop, and hastily ad-
dressing tie butcher said:
Did you not see q big black dog
running away with large tongue il
its mouth"
"ImpossibIen' - said the unsuspectirg
butcher, who fancied one Of his tongues
was of, and seizing chopper lie rushed
out of the shop after the supposed dog
thief. Getting a glimpse Of one OF the
canine race somewhat answering the
description given, he made full chase,
but lost sight of the animal at a corner
where a crowd of hangers on are always
to be found lettering.
The butcher, somewhat discounted,
appealed to the crowd by asking if any
of them had "seen big black dog with
a tongue in its mouth"
with tongue in its MOUTH" said
one of the crowd. "You stupid man
Did you ever see black dog without a
tongue in us mouth?"
II am sold, said the worthy butcher,
and so he was, for when he returned to
the shop he found that the whole of his
tongues were gone as well as the two
thieves who had taken them.-London
Tit-Bits.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-01-15
VARIABLE STARS.
New Ones Discovered by tho Aid of Phe-
Biography.

toGr2r3y.
Of all the impressive mysteries which
astronomy presents to tho student Per
hars noDe is more fascinating than that
Of the variable star. Why should one Of
these distant orbs within a few short
weeks, perhaps within few days, per
ceptibly wano and wax i'll brilliancy
when compared with neighbor of SIM
liar but permanent brightness?
in one particular class Of stars-those
of the type to which Algol belongs-lt
is now believed that the luCtuatlon re.
suits from partial eclipse, an adjacent
sphere, perhaps entirely dark, rotating
with the brighter one around a common
center. But this explanation does not
appear to fit many cases, and so far as
the majority of these curious objects is
concerned the problem is still unsolred.
The variability Of a considerable
number of stars was first detected by
means of photography, and some rather
Surprising discoveries of this kind have
very recently been reported By Professor
S. L. Bailey, in charge Of the Harvard
station at AreQuipa, Peru. Here and
there, scattered through the heavens,
there are certain misty patches which
are resolved by good telescope into
clusters Of distinct stars. Sometimes
these groups are globular in general
form and contain hundreds, even thou
sands, of separate bodies. Very few vari-
ables have ever been detected in these
aggregations hitherto, but now Professor
Bailey finds in comparing photographs
Of the same region taken in succession
that certain cluster in the constella-
tion of Scrpens and designated as No.
5 in Messier's list contains no less than
46 variables, and that another in Canes
Venatici (Messier 81 contains 81. The
first of these two groups contains about
750 stars altogether, and the latter one
about 1000.
Professor E. C. Pickering, director OF
Harvard's astronomical work, aud Mrs.
Fleming, ore of his experts IN Cam
bridge, have both examined the plates
from which Professor Bailey derived
his conclusions and have verified the
observations. As yet 10 attempt has
been made to determine accurately the
period in which each of these stars
passes from one maximum to another.
Special observation is necessary for that
purpose. But the degree of variation,
so far as noted, amounts to half mag
nitude in some instances and to about
two magnitudes in others.-New York
T,ihnne
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-01-15
Four Big Successes

Having the needed merit to more
than make good all the advertising
claimed for them, the following four
remedies have reached phenomenal
sale. DR. Kings New Discovery, for
consumption, Coughs and Colds,
each bottle guaranteeG-Electric
Bitters, the great remedy for Liver,
Stomach and Kidneys. Bucklen's
Arnica Salye, the best in the world,
and DR.. Kings New Life Pills, which
are perfect pill. All these remc-
dies are guaranteed to do just what
is claimed for them and the dealer
whose name is attached herewith
will be glad to tell you more Of
them. Sold at G. n. Harman's
drug store, Lexington, s. G.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-01-15
Ieachers' Association.

At an informal meeting Of the
Teachers Association last Saturday,
it was decided to postpone Tie rogu-
lar discussion Of the program until
Saturday, January Is, at Which time
the Association will meet at White
Rock, station on The Columbia,
Newberry and Laurens Railroad, IN
the Dutch Fork. The corrected pro
gram for that occasion is as follows:
1st. Cooperation Of Patrons with
Teacher-J. Z. r. Kaiser.
2l. How to Teach History-S. S.
Liudler.
Sd. The Model School,. H.
Frick.
4th. School Managemcnt-Miss
Ellen Hendrix.
5th. Who is the Qualified Teacher?
L. B. Haynes, A. F. Lever.
Mr.. Black, the teacher at White
Rock, assures us that every teacher
who attends will receive from him
and his patrons a genuine ''Datch
Fork" welcome.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-01-15
From Sleep to Death.

Edgefeld, S. G., Jan. 1O.-Capt,
W. L. Stevens was found dead in
his bed this morning. When he re-
tired to his bed at night be was as
well as usual. The family did not
know that anything was the matter
until they called him this morning
and found him cold in death, which
was terrible shock to them. The
whole community sympathizes with
them in their sad bereavement, and
p-ays God to comfort and console
them in their distress.
Captain Stevens was County Treas
urer for several terms in Edgefield
county, which cfice he filed to the
satisfaction Of the people.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-01-15
Eow's This!

We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case Of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure.
FL. CHENEY & Co. Props, Tolede 0
We, the undersigned, have known
F. J. Cheney for the last Is years.
and believe him perfectly honorable
in all business transactions and hnan-
cially able to carry out any obhga-
tions made by their firm.
West & Truax, Wholesale Drug
gists, Toledo, O., Walding, hinnan
& Marvin, Wholesale Druggist
Toledo, Ohio
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken IN
ternally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces Of the
system. Price, 75c. per bottle
Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials
free. IL
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-01-15
Augusta Eactog Fails.

Augusta, Ga, Jan. 10.-An attach
ment served by the Sheriff on the
warehouse of John ?. Bones, cotton
factor, startled Augusta today and
no failure in the history of the city
has caused such widespread sensa-
ton. Mr.. Bcnes's troubles came
about through speculation in futures.
The exact amount of the liabilities
are not known, but is believed they
will approximate $4,000. Fleming,
Thomas & Co., bankers, are credi-
tors in the sum of $4,000, a relative
$4,000 and a Western house S10,-
900. Many sensational rumors are
afoat. Bones left Augusta on De-
eember 26. His whereabouts are
unknown.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-01-15
Changes In the Art of War.

In his "Art of Ware" Sir James
T.rner (1G83), alluding to tho rapid
changes III weapons then going Oil, cites
Marshal NCnluc, whom he looks upon
as "an unquestiOnable author, y he men
tioning in his commentaries that while
most OF the light armed French foot were
crossbowmen or arbalists III q company
at the beginning of the reign of Francis
7 two-thirds of them were aTquebusiers
before its close. The arquebus, IN its
turn, gave way 10 tho musket, al i'm
proyement upon it, This latter weapon,
so called from the italian moscbetto,
a small falcon, required 10 rest, and
the match used for it III very short
time was discarded for the lock. "lh
nedlcys," says Sir James, "knives
whose blades are foot long and made
for beth cutting and thrusting, having
the haft made 50 as to DO able TO fill the
bore OF the muShet, Will do moro eXecu
ton than awcr;i OF butt Of !rus&et, .
Here we have the bayonct. but it was a
very awkward weapon till, instead OF
bo;ng screwed into the barrel Of the
nluskct and thus impeding the firing of
the piece, it was found that it was pos
sible TO attach the bayoret outside the
barrel by means Of ring and spring,
leaving the piece free to bo discharged
at any time.
We see in the British army regula-
lions for 1885 in the exercise for grena-
dies, DRAW your dagger, screw it i'll
to the muzzle Of your 1irelock, recover
your arms, charged"
The English arc said to have thought
it not quite fair il the first action when
the improved bayonets were used
against them. There seemed something
uncanny in their adversarios, the French,
having fixed bayonets and without stop
ping 10 unscrcw these delivering their
ire. -Gent tlcman's Magazine.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-01-15
Notice to the Public.

In the last weeks Dispatch ap-
pears an article from Mr.. j. Wingard
making complaint against my ferry
man. Is he not aware that l have
built a house near the ferry, and have
a man now that will not detain the
people? Keep yourself posted, Mr..
Wingard, OF you will get far behind
the times. Come this way and If
you are detained at the ferry, please
notify me at once and I will certainly
remedy the matter. So no excuse
about keeping the road in good re-
pair. 1 hope this is satisfactory.
JOIN A. DREBER
January 10, 1896.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-01-15
Hero of the Ballet Girls.

Mr.. William L. Winans' distribution
of So, 500 among the ballet girls at the
AlhaInbra has made him the hero of
London's music hall world. Mr.. Wi
mans has been known fer some weeks
among the frequenters of the Alhambra
as ''the mad American. Every night
he has occupied alone a SO box during
the 40 minutes of the "Titania" ballet
on the stage. He has never sought to 60
behind the stage or make the acquaint-
ance of any of the performers. His name
was unknown until week ago, when
he sent a check to the managers, with
directions to distribute the money among
the girls, giving the first dancers 5000,
the general dancers $50 and the children
$40 each. His solitary figure is still
seen in the box every evening, and the
members of the ballet now salute him
as "the American Monte Cristo. -
New York Sun.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-01-15

Not few who read what Mr.. Rob
ert Rowls, Of Hollands, Va, has to
say below, will remember their own
experience under like circumstances:
''Last winter had la grippe which
left me in a low state Of health. I
tried numerous remedies, none of
which did me any good, until I was
induced to try a bottle of Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy. The first
bottle it so far relieved me
that I was enable to attend to
my work, and the second bot
tie effected a cure" For sale at 25
and so cents per bottle by Julian E.
Kaufman. II.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-01-15
Plants In n franco.

A curious exhibit is il the Mechanics
fair. 1t is nothing more Or less than
display Of "mummifcd" plants. 1t re-
ouircs a label to inform the people that
they are dead, for the plants appear ex-
actly as i alive and growing. They are
not made of wax or Of cloth, but are
genuine plants that have grown in the
earth until they have reached good
state of Development, when, by their
being treated to certain injection, the
growth is arrested. Then comes the
strange part, fer the plants SO treated
do not iroop and die. The leaves rs=
main fresh and bright, and the plant
stands erect 1t is, moreover, lmper-
vious to heat and cold, and nothing
seems able to destroy its strange repose.
The most striking part Of the exhibit
is collection Of large palms used for
decorating. These plants are noted for
being very tender and susceptible to al
most every influence. Those on exhlbl-
tion have been dead for six months, yet
not even when the leaves are carefully
examined would the fact be suspected.
The exhibit promises to create much in
terest amcng visitors to the fair, as the
many advantages of having plants thus
imDervious to all conditions can be
readily seen. The credit for providing
the exhibit belongs to New Hampshire
man, who discovered the process Of
treating the plants. Boston Transcript.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-01-15
PLANTERS OLD THE COUGH Strip

pLiNIEkS 0LD llNE GGJGli AIRJP
The Prince of Cough Syrups. The
consumption preventive. For Group
in children and coughs of all kinds
it has no equal. An excellent remedy
for grippe or severe colds. p and
so cents bottles.
PLATERS FEMALE REGULA-
tor, the priceless boon for women. \
special treatment for all diseases pc
culiar to Eer sex. Price 81.
PLANTEho PILE OINTMENT,
never fails - effect 4 cure. Why
suffer from this troublesome disease,
when a single package OF this meai-
cine may cure you. Price 50 cents.
PLANTERS CATARRH BALM,
for colds, c;;tarlh, hoarscness, sore
troat, loss Of voice, loss of hcalirg,
hay fever, etc. etc. Price 50 cents.
THE TWIN PAIN KILLERS,
Cuban Oil for external use, Cuban
Relief for internal use, for man an /
beast. Price 25 cents.
PLANTERS SYRUP VERMI
fuge, the Worm Destroyer. 1t is
pleasant and 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
infamed and sore eyes Of every de-
scription. Strengthens the eyes OF
the age. Is 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. Will cure in 20 min
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 tie
world. Does not gripe. Cures b!l,
iousness, indigestion, sour stomach.
dyspepsia and all liver complaints
25 cents per package.
R51 For sale at the Bazaar's Med
ical Department, Lexington, S. c.
January l, 1896.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-01-15
MARRIED

November 3, 1895, at the residence
of the brides father, by Rev A. r.
Phillips, Mr.. Edward Crout and
Miss Linda Clemons. All of Lexing-
ton, county, S. G.
December q, 1895, at the resi-
dcnce of the brides father, by Rev.
4. r, Phillips, lIr. George G. Price,
of Lexington county, and Miss Mary
Derrick of Saluda county, S. G.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-01-15
January 10, 1896.

The best regulator to regulate a
people, is Simmons Liver Regulator.
It regulates the liver and the liver
regulates the person. If the liver is
regular then health is good, but if
sluggish or diseased then there is
constant biliousness, indigestion,
headache and all the disorders Of the
stomach that one hears Of. Try
Simmons Liver Regulator and prove
this.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-01-15
Gives Iachiaists 4 Chance.

Representative Wilson Of New
York introduced bill Friday pro-
viding that any man in the engineer
force of the navy who has served one
single enlistment, and who is not
over 25 years Of age, shall have an
opportunity to compete with the ca
det engineers from the Naval Acad-
edy and the Observation-Disclosures
for commission in the service as
officers. If it passes, the machinists
of the navy will be able to avail them
selves of its advantages.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-01-15
Free Fight IN Kentucky.

Huntington, ". Va, january 10
Head Dingess and George Mahan
were shot to death and Hiram Swee-
ney and Pharoah Simons badly in
jured in fight with the Humphreys
in Letcher county, Ky, last night.
The murderers still at large.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-01-15

If you have aching sides and back
or suffering from rheumatism Of any
form and want relief and permanent
cure, then try Spirittine Balsam, %
and so cent bottles. For sale atthe
Bazaar.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-01-15

Roct Beer, Cream Soda, Ginger
Ale, Pepsin Cherry Tonic,-all deli
cious fall and winter drinks, served
at the Bazaar's fountain. 5 cents a
drink.