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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-10-14
An Awful Strain.

The four champion prizefghters of
the world came out On the stage, bow
ed to the audience as they were intro
duced, took their seats, and the great
battle was on.
The silence was awful. At the END
of one minute one champion had fallen.
to rise no more. Then dropped another
and another, and at the expiration OF
six minutes more but one remained.
There was a light of triumph in his
eyes, but the sweat was pouring down
his face and every limb was trembling.
But he had won. He had remained
silent for seven minutes.-Indianapolis
journal.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-10-14
PLANTERS OLD THE COUGH syrup

PLANTERS OLD THE COUGH SYRUP
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. 25 and
so cents bottles.
PLATERS FEMALE REGULA-
tor, the priceless boon for women. A
special treatment for all diseases Pc
culiar to her sex. Price 81.
PLANTERS PILE OINTMENT,
never fails to effect = cure. Why
suffer from this troublesome disease,
when single package of this medi-
cine may cure you. Price SO cents.
PLANTERS CATARRH BALM,
for colds, catarrh, hoarseness, sore
troat, loss of voice, loss of hearing,
hay fever, etc. etc. Price SO cents,
THE TWIN PAIN KILLERS,
Cuban Oil for external use, Cuban
Relief for internal use, for man and
beast. Price 25 cents.
PLANTERS EYE WATER for
infamed and sore eyes of every de-
scription. Strengthens the eyes Of
the age. 25 cents per bottle.
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, TIE finest medicine ever
known for stock and poultry. In
vest 25 cents and make your horse
worth $50 more.
PLANTERS NUBIAN TEA, the
finest vegetable liver regulator in the
world. Does not gripe. Cures bill
icusness, indigestion, sour stomach,
dyspepsia and all liver complaints.
25 cents per package.
ET" For sale at the Bazaar Med
ical Department, Lexington, S. G.
January 1, 1896.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-10-14
SHE WANTED TO KICK.

But Somehow tho Gentle Clark Managed
to Balk Her Scheme.
els this the water Officer" she asked
as she entered, with fire in her eye and
fight in her voice.
"It is, madam,' replied the gentle
clerk at the desk. "Is there anything l
can do for you this fire morning:"
"There may be, and there may not
be- she replied, with much asperlty,
'but came in to say that while was
drawing water to make coffee fer break
fast a great fish came out Of the faucet
and'-
"Oh, see," the clerk interrupted,
with an iugratiating smile. You
came in to pay the city for the fish.
That was very honest and good OF you,
I'm sure, but the city will not accept
any money for a single fish. 1t is true
the city charges for water only and does
not guarantee to furnish fish as well,
and I'm bound to say that most ladies
would have taken the fish and said moth
ing about il. However, the city will not
take advantage of your unequaled gen
erosity. 1t will make 10 charge for 1t. -
With a magnanimous wave Of his
hand the clerk tried to dismiss the sub
ject, but the caller resumed:
"But this fish was''-
"Oh, yes, 1 know what you would
say. The fish was fine large one and
made an agreeable addition to your
morning meal, but still the city would
not think of charging you for 1t. II
you are SO very conscientious about it,
however, you might keep count OF the
fish that the city supplies in that way,
and after you have had, say, a dozen
we may make some sort Of q charge,
but we could not think Of accepting pay
for one or two, not for moment
"Young man," glared the woman,
s'do you think it is the proper thing
to get your fish by way Of your water
faucets?"
"To be frank with you, madam, do
not think it is, and for that reason l
would advise you to say nothing about
it, especially among reighbors. If the
people generally got to know that the
city was favoring you by sending you
fresh fish for breakfast in your water
pipes, why, we should have streams OF
people coming in hero to kick because
the city does not provide them with
fresh fish also. You can easily see that
the city cannot undertake to do that.
Fine morning, but think we shall have
more rain before night"
The clerk resumed his seat, and the
complainer departed, muttering some
thing which no one could hear.-Town
Topics. S.,
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-10-14
A Poor Oxford Scholar.

A fortunate accident, the discovery Of
an undergraduate account book for
the year 1928, enables US to trace in
comparatively minute detail the ex-
penses and in some measure the life Of
an Oxford student of nc great means at
the close of the seventeenth century.
The undergraduate in question, one
James Wilding, seems to have been
servitcr of St. Mary's Hall, and after
ward became member of Merton COL
leee The total cost Of his degree, or
rather his total expenses up to the end
of the term in which he took his degree,
were something less than e57, a sum
which might represent in modern values
about three times as much. But even
such 81 expenditure was large compared
with such cases as that OF Whitfield,
whose popularity as servitor, gained
by lis previous experience as tapster,
enabled him to take his degree III 1885
at cost to his friends of less than e24,
and Bishop Wordsworth has recorded
instances where the entire outlay was
even less than that.
Board ard lodging, IS we have said,
were extremely cheap. Though James
Wiidins seems to have lived in Oxford
the whole year round, his total expenses
for chamber rent and food were no more
than &lO for nearly five years. His
terminal payments were on a similarly
moGc:; scale. Ten shillings a term was
his tutcr's fee. Half a crown to the bar
bcr, Is or 5s. to his bedmaker and laun-
dress, al occasional largcss of sixpence
to the Ept,ery bog and the cock, seem
10 have included all Of What we may
term his fixed charges. His matricula-
tiCn cost him IS. Cd, his entrance to
that college 5s., and the fees upon tax
irg his d,gree something over Co.
Macmillan's Magazine.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-10-14
Theories.

'This is a great year for idle theories
on the financial question, said the
oracular boarder.
idle theories:' echoed Asbury Pep
pers. "Never. Every theory in exist
ence is working overtime. ''-Cincin-
natl ENQUIRER.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-10-14
An Ehectual Renedy.

His firmly set lips and the square cut
Of his side whiskers showed at a glance
that he was accustomed to surmount
obstacles instead of yielding to them.
''We were a day late in getting that
piece of work out, >" he remarked to the
uperintendent OF his business.
Eyes. Itwas one Ct those unfortunate
things that couldn't very well be avoid
ed"
"What was the matter?"
"You will remember that the order
reached us On Friday morning. 1t wss
a pretty big job of work, and the fore
man hated like everything 10 begin ii
on Friday. The men all locked kind CT
glum when we talked about taking it
up on that day, and, to tell you the
truth, I didn't like to begin it on Fri
day myself. -
whats wrong with Friday:"
Nothing. Only you know the old
superstition about its being an unlucky
day. Of course, every body feels little
ashamed Of it, but, just the same, ev-
erybedy recognizes it and is more or
less afraid Of it."
"And you mean to tell me that this
superstition has saturated these shops
80 that we're liable TO be delayed on
contract if Friday happens to interfere. "
''I'm afraid that is the case. -
"Well, I'll fix that"
f'It will be hard to Go.
''No, it won't. 1t will be the easiest
thing imaginable. You notify the book
keeper and the cashier that hereafter,
instead of paying of on Saturday. all
employees will get their money ON Fri
day. That'll arrange things so that in
stead of regarding Friday as unlucky
they'll spens the other six days wishing
for it to come around. "-Detrcit Free
Presa
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-10-14
IDENTIFYING Him.

"Urcle Theophilus, what is an
egotist?"
''He is fellow that listens intently
when he is talking to you and never
listens at all when you are talking to
him. "-Detroit Free Press.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-10-14
Designs.

''Thereupon his designs were disclos-
ed. They were awful y
The heroine shuddered.
1.-The poster movement, I fancy,
she remarked Detroit Tribune.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-10-14
A Natural Death.

"What does it mean, pop, when the
papers say a person died natural
death?"
"When man dies natural death,
Bobbie, it means that he died without
medical assistance. .''-Brcoklyn Life.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-10-14
What Ee Saw.

Attorney-You say that you witnessed
this alteration:
O'Hara (on the stand)-No, soT, Ol
didn't see dhat. Oh was busy lockln at
tn foirht.-CIeralanh Leader.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-10-14

Every household should have these
well tried remedies 50 that in case Of
sickness your physician is ever at
your command. They are popular,
because they give certain and quick
relief, wherever used.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-10-14
Now Version.

Governess (fnishing the story)-And
so they lived happily ever afterward.
Precocious Chicago Child-Then they
must have got their divorce.-Up To
Date.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-10-14
Who Can Tell.

Blade-Well, am kind Of sorry it
was girl.
Grasse-Nonsense She may be presi-
dent of the United States some day
Truth
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-10-14

Mr.. Echols, town marshal OF Seney,
Ga, was killed by a drunken prisoner
he had arrested.
The striking Leading, Col, miners
are whipped out and beg to be taken
back at old wages.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-10-14
CGlUMsiA, NEW3sRRY AND
ALAuSEMS gAlinGAp.

The Short Line to Greenville,
Spartanburg and Glenn Springs-ln
Effect April 30th, 1896.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-10-14

Near Selma, Ala, two farmers fell
out about a dog, and one was killed.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-10-14

In addition to the above train service,
there is local train daily between Colnm-
b;a and Charlotte making all stops. Nc.
"a leaves Columbia, (B!andinS Street,
daily at 5:0G D. m. arrives ct Charlotte $40
D. NJ. No 33 leaves Charlotte daily at $50
y. m. and arrives in Columbia at $3.50 p II.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-10-14

SLEEPING CAR SERVICE.
Double daily passenger service between
Florida and New York.
Nos. 81 and washington and Southwestern
Limited. Solid Vestibu!ed train with dining
cars and first class coaches north OF Charlotte
Pullman drawing room sleeping cars between
Tampa, Jacksonville. Savannah. Washington
and New York.
Richmond
Nos. IS and Ss-U. S. Fast Mail. Through
Pullman drawing room buffet sleeping cars be
tween jacksonville and New York and Au
gusta and Charlotte Pullman sleeping cars
between Jacksonville and Columbia, en- route
daily between Jacksonville and Cincinnati via
Asheville.
w II. GREEN, JIM. CULP,
G. Supt., Washington. T. NJ, Washington.
". A. TURK, S. H. HARDWICK.
G.. P. A. Washington. A. &. p. A., Atlanta,
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-10-14

Can't Attend Them All at Once.
"There goes the most talked about
woman in town."
"You don't mean it. ="
"Fact. She belongs to no less than
II women's societies. New York
Press
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-10-14

Connections made at Clinton for
points West and Northwest and at
Laurens for Augusta, Grcenville,
Spartanburg and Glenn Springs.
For tickets and any other infolma-
ton, call on
B. T. P. LEAPHART,
City Ticket Agent,
Columbia, S. G..
". G. CHILDS, Superintendent.
]. r. NOLAN, Train Master.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-10-14

RETURNING SCHEDULE.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-10-09

The sense OF smell and taste appear
To- be well dcvgioncd in th" great ma
jority OF the f.h species Tobacco
thrown overheard from vessels Is ciieH
seized by mackcrci aud halibut, but Il i'
immc Iia,ciy rejected.
Nearly all varieties Of fish, and NOR.
especially background swimmers" hay,
O. choice Of iooI. llaI0but and cod or,
attracted o. great distance by certain
Kind. Of bait Herring. when ircsh aaa
In good condition. ate splendid bait i'r
cod. hut are of no use whatever q they
have become STALE from long keeping
Catfish, buffalo and ono Or two varieiic'
Of the bass viii bite bacon when they
will pay no attention whatever to The
luscious anglcworm.
The above and other facts, says the
Atlanta Constitution. which could easily
be cited In proof, have caused fisher.
men and scientists to come TO the CON
elusion that the senses of smell and
taste are both remarkably developed
among the fnny tribe.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-10-09

IN h.ai'h no one ought 10 u'lhN ,''
wafer Tor " mas o'eas'oneu raw" :"
''a'''mauon OF the stomach anu oo"'
CIV 'nu 'o"'e'''n.s s"uu.n "e"'"' We
'."i'''''on 10 uIlhN " " very s,e" y.
'ne summer 10 use II AZ NJ, WI"
'a'e,y 'he person 'houlu 'aNe pu'
single swallow at inc ume' ake inc
gas i'o" inc ups Tor nan " minute
ana ihen another swallow ana so on
1t viii be found that In this way II be-
comes disagreeable aiier a few mouth
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-10-09
SWEETS sIFrlnos.

Misery Is cured by the brine Of tears.
Polileness that does not beginai home
Is almost all vanity and deceit.
a prlze.Gght Is called a "mlll' because
the other fellow is reduced to pulp.
This Is pretty good daze work. said
the dentist, as he administered gas.
II you will notice, {, IS only pretty
women at the theatre who remove their
hats.
Any person can get there, but the
question Is, what Is he going to DO after
lac arrives
Life q full of sunshine to the woman
who can crowd big foot into a little
shoe.
81 have lots to tell about" said rea
estate man, meeting an old friend on
the street
Occasionally a man who Is Intended
for the church turns out TO be nothing
but knaye.
Is easier 10 persuade a woman than
to convince her, and good deal pleas,
anter TOO.
Anticipation 9. the seed oi pariclpa.
lions, and ofenImes the seed d the
most paiaiablc.
"All thers .necdcl Tor this business, %
saii ihe auct.oneer, "s plenty Of wind
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-10-09
A Phenomenal Rainfall

The most phenomenal rainfall record.
ed In the annals of Ohio took place on
the is,h day OF August, 1867. Mr.. S
b. Mcmillan, who gives an account OF
this remarkable downpour, says that I,
extended over an area Of at least 100
square miles. The total amount Of water
which fell duriag the II hours of precip-
itation was 81 inches, and OF all tina,
quantity - inches fell In four and a
half hours.
What Is meant by fall OF s1 inches
of rain In 80 short a space Of time will
be better understood when the reader Is
Informed that one inch of rain means
$4,000 gallons to the acre. This immense
quantity Of water will weigh 10000
pounds. or 100 tons.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-10-09

viii he Held tor the safety OF the
0War.

New York Oct. 4.-Dlspaiehes have
been received by friends Of 7. ]. r
lyman stating that he has been released
from prison at Boulogne sur.Mer
France has lief, France, aud l. now on
his way TO this country.
Mrs. Gertrude kearney has received
the following telegram from her hus.
band John Nearney, at Rotterdam "Am
starting Tor New York to-day" II Il
expected Edward J. livery. now In jail
In London and Haynes, the other
suspect" under arrest at Rotterdam.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-10-09

Walter u Wellman, a San Francisco
bookkcepcr, has performed the marvel.
lous feat Of writing 1905 words In long
hand on an ordinary postal card. Mr..
Wellman copied on the card eight col.
umns Of a newspaper, selecting his ma.
terial from three different articles. The
writer says that he could have put $500
words on the postal card without dill.
Guilty. The writing can he read by any
one with strong eyes without the aid OF
glass. The 7osS words are written
with an ordinary steel pen In violet Ink.
The writer IA near.sighted and wears
eye glasses. lie has suffered no pain In
his eyes from his achievement. The
writing was done at odd times. but Mr..
wcllman says he could have accom-.
plIshed the feat In six hours.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-10-09
300 Reward. 500.

The readers Of this paper win be pleased 10
learn that there Ia at least one dreaded dis
ease that science has been able 10 cure IN all
H. stages and that Il ca.arrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure IL tho only positive cure now known 10
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being IA oon
siitutiounl disease, requires a constitutional
treatment, Halls Cetnrrh Cure Is taken In
ternnlly, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous nriucosof the system, thereby de.
stroy Ing the foundation OF tho disease and
giving the patient strength by building mp
tho constitution aud assisting nature Ia
doing IL work, The propriotors have 80
much faith Ia H. curative powers that they
offer One Hundred Dollars Tor any case that
II fails 20 cure. Send for list Of Testimonials.
Address FL. CHENEY a CO., To.cdo, o.
sold by Druggists, 7ac
Halls Family Pilla are the best
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-10-09
wh,n con,e M, unnnnnInI.

60 As introduced into England In
i6Ss'and within the next TO years be.
came the fashionable drink Of London.
a few years later, however, IN 1908,
there wa, great uprising against the
"Ohenta! beverage Of hell" I, was
satlrized on every hand, the bliteresi In.
veetlves coming from the pulplts. One
leading minister characterized It as "the
strip OF SCOT mixed With the essence Of
old Shoes" and another declared It was
"a polslon which God had made black
tina, It might bear the devils own color"
This bitter crusade soon wore itself out,
and by the time OF Charles II. coffee
houses were known In every village In
the land.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-10-09

NJ. Bureau, a French traveller. dlsposes
Of the old stories about the "iraveler
tree" In Madagascar, which has been
Represented as a great boon to thirsty
wanderers on account OF the water stor.
cd In It's cup shaped leaf stalks. lie says
the tree only grows where there Is a
plentiful supply OF water and where rain
falls frequently all the year around and
tina, since the leaves are situated at n c top
Of trees, which are very tall, the average
traveller would have difficulty In reach.
ing them. even u II were necessary to
do 80 In order to find water.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-10-09

Aladyofthc Coruhill Magazincba this
10 say Of the Chinese goose. "China stil
uses two birds Tor special purposes and
shows no disposition TO part with them.
Duck-breediug on a large scale Is one of
the indu.tfic- oi tie riv,riuc population
The owner. live In houseboats and every
night the 1ock. Of ducks are driven
home into thc floating pens for safety.
In place vt dogs the white Chinese
goose. domestic breed not unlike an
English goose, Is kept as a watch near
the duck pens. 1t l. one of the most
wldeawakc and voelierous Of birds ap.
parenuy never sleeping, and utterlng
Its loud call when any person or animal
approaches H." Mrs. Atkinson when
visiting the northern frontier Of China
found the mandarin in charge of the
guard post "playing" with It's watch
goose as II II were a dog.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-10-09
When Our Days Were Only Three Hours
Long.

When Our Days Were Only Three Hours
Long.
When the earth was young, says DR.
Bail. the eminent British astronomer, it
turned on IT, axels so rapidly that Il
made one complete revolution every
three hour.i The earth was liquid then,
and g pun around at that fearful speed
probably for uou.and. Of years. The
sun caused ever increasing udes on the
surface of the great liquid planet, and az
last q, burnt in two. But the break was
not IN the middle Of what had been the
great, swlt revolving globe Of liquid
matter. Il was TO one side, and the a.
feet was TO throw the smaller fragment
into space, that fragment kept ON turn
ing, and was soon fa,hioncd into a globe
We see q to day and know Ct as the
moon. The larger piece also KEEP, turn.
Ing on It. axel, and In course OF ages be-
came the spherical. habitable earth.
The smaller fragment Of the great orig
inal globe, being held In place by the
attraction OF the larger, has been going
around the earth ever since, but has
been gradually increasing the distance
between itself and Its primary. Some
astronomers believe that eventually the
moon will get so far away that II cannot
be seen by the inhabitants Of our planet.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-10-09

The people Of the different countries
have their various traditions concerning
the wood Of which the cross was made,
In England the peasants say thai It was
Of elderwood, and that lightning never
strikes that tree. Dean Freneh,ln a note
to his "Sacred Latin Poetry" declares
that It was made Of the wood Of the
a,pen, and that since the day OF the cru.
eidxion the leaves Of that tree have
never ceased 10 ,hudder.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-10-09

Foreign Facts.

Barcelona, Oct. 4.-The Spanish
steamer Isla De Pansy, which sailed
from Manila September ). has arrived
here. On board as a prisoner was De
Risal, who ls believed to have been the
promoter ofthe revolution against Span.
ish authority in the Philippine islands.
He will be confined here.
London, Oct. THE Constaniinople
correspondent Of the Chronicle tele-
graphs that the Ottoman bank and the
representatives Of the Credit LyonnaIse
are sending away large quantities Of
securities. II Il stated that the latter
forwarded a million franes' worth Of
securities to Paris few days ago.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-10-09

Denver, Colo, Oct s.-The largest
locomotive ever seen IN the west, and
one Of the largest In the United States
made a trial run from Denver to Pueblo
to-day, hauling forty five cars. Il Is
calculated that this engine can run
seventy.dve mlle1 an hour Another OF
the sane pattern Is being built When
both are 10 use the running time be.
tween Denver and Pueblo may be re.
duced to a mile minute.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-10-09

Copper In the Tissues Of Plants and Animals.
For several years past the working
chemists have claimed that native cop
per may be found In minute quantities
In the tissues Of every known 'peeles
OF plant and animal. Since January I
commission appointed by the British
Association for the Advancement OF
Sciences has made 10000 examinations
and chemical analyses by a great variety
OF processes, and has not failed to find
traces OF copper In single instance,
They found II In the eoloring OF flowers,
In the feathers, beaks and eyes Of birds,
In the human brain and blood, In the
blades, grains and roots OF wheat, In the
scales OF fishes and serpents, in short
everywhere.