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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1897-12-15
Notes from Lower Fork.
To the Editor Of the Dispatch.

To the Editor Of the Dispatch.
We had the pleasure of attending
the teachers meeting at Lexington
last Saturday where we cultivated
the acquaintance OF quite number
of the teachers Of The county who ale
doing a good work in instructlns tie
Youths of their county. The meeting
was a success. every one feeling pei
fectly at home and free to express
himself or herself OH any question
that came up. All useless and non-
scnsical formality was thrown aside.
The meeting on Saturday the 18th OF
December promises to be one Of tue
best ever held i'll Lexington county.
Mr.. ". W. Spence and his jn
tercsting family leave Wednesday
for Newbclry county where they Will
make their future home. IIe has Il
host Of flieuds here who wish him
much success in his new home, and
will gladly welcome him back at any
time.
Mr.. Emily Younginer and bride OF
Irmo, worshippcl yesterday at st.
Andrew 5 church.
Mr.. Challes DtcLer and wife, On
their return home from Orangeburg,
where they had been visiting the
family Of R.v. Neese, spent one
night last week. with NJ. and Mrs.
William Huffman, the parents Of
Mrs. DreLcr.
The young folks Of the nei5hbor-
hood had qni:c pleasant time last
Wednesday evening at the hospit-
able hcme cf Mrs Ealy Huffman.
Since my last letter the st. An
drcws school has received several
new pupils, making an enrolment of
thirty seven. y. O. Pyles.
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Are Your Hogs Sick?

The prevalence of disease among
hogs in this section leads me to le
mind our people that the Depart
ment Of Agriculture has issued an
exhaustive bulletin Oh Hog Cholera,
or Swine Plague. sent out several
thousands copies of this valuable
wolk - people throughout the Dis
tr;ct. and interested some of the
druggists in keeping on hand the
remedies suggested by the Depart
ment. l will take pleasure in send,
ing this Bulletin to any one. desiliDg
it.
The medicine recommended by the
department is a valuable remedy for
the disease, but it is also valuable as
a preventative. 1t would be wise,
therefore to treat hogs that arc ap-
parently well.
It might not be amiss i'll this con-
nection to remind our people also,
that the disease is communicated
almost entirely by contact with the
diseased animals.
This renders it Of utmost import
ance that sick animals be kept apart
! from other stock, and that the car
cases Of hogs that have died Of tie
disease, be burned OF buried beyond
the reach Of dogs, birds and Other
scavengers. 4 dog or buzzard that
has been feeding on diseased car
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the money derosited-which would
result in favoritism, the preference Of
those in tie north and east over those
in the south-or else take money out
of the common treasury to pay the
interest-which would be robbing
the nou saving taxpayer to reward
the saving taxpayer. II, on the other
hand, the government should make a
profit oct CT the banks, that profit.
made with the money Of deposi;ors,
would 90 into the treasury to be ap-
piled to public purposes, and thus
The non depositor would profit by
the savings Of others. Looked at
from any point Of view the scheme is
sure to result in inequity between
those who save and those who Go
not.
). The greatest practical oblec'
ton to the scheme, however, IS that
it would drain the souths money
away from the south, and, God
knows. we have drains enough al
ready in the pension list, the tariff
tolls, the interest on loans, the dlvl-
dends on mill and other investments.
the surplus earnings of railroads, and
so on. The money deposited in the
postal savings banks of the most
obscure places in the south would 60
to Washington, and there Of thence
would be invested by officials doni-
mated by northern influences: the
result of which would be that the
south's balance in these banks would
pretty accurately represent the sum
of southern money held north. Our
own savings banks keep their de-
posts at home; most of their invest
ments are at home. 1t is far, far
better fer us that they shall continue
to handle such savings as the exist
ing drains northward permit US to
make.
We have thought the question over
long and carefully, with a desire to
advise for the best interests Of onr
people; and these are the conclusions
we reach. The habit of saving is a
good one, although often carried to
excess. We would like to see every
southern family with something laid
by toward a competence, and we have
hesitated to oppose any measure
which might make saving easier. But
we have been forced to the conclu
sion that this scheme promises harm
to the south. Our savings banks
can meet any real demand for multi
plicity of deposit points by appoint
ing agents at all towns who will
receive and forward moneys. Let us
hold hard to what remains to US
of banking functions. Let US keep
our little boards at home.
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Black Creek Leaves,
To the F..litor Of the Dispatch.

To the E.:litor Of the Dispatch.
Go on Mike: Tie sweet fragrance
CT orange blossoms, makes one say,
Sing on O blisful, bliSsful music.
I and that boy Cupid have had one
Of the most awful times YOU ever
dreamed of.
Nr. Lafayette Dunbar has gone
from our midst to Brooklaud.
The beautiful and accomplished
daughter Of Mr.. Jacob HaltiwanStr
is teaching instrumental music IN
our neishborhood. One young man
ut least, is captiyatel by the music.
What Young man was that who
wanted to pat his sweetheart in Il
barrel Of malusscs!
Look out girls, certain young
man has bought a new buggy, 4
wagon and a new mule.
Mr.. Burt Fallaw hos rented Jones
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Their Tale Of Woe.

Boston, Dec. 7-Althoush Boston
is the centre Of the cotton mill bust
ness of New England. the men prom
inently conn cted with the trade
would lave little to say concerning
the action Of the Fall River manufac
tlrers in voting to reduce wages be-
ginning Jan. l. The treasurer Of
one Of the Fall River mills who was
wiling to discuss tue matter said he
regarded this cut as the beginning Of
a serious time, not only for the Fall
River print mills, but for all the cot
ton mills in New England. The key
to the whole situation, he said, is the
relative cheapness Of southern labor,
which could not be better shown
than by the fact that it cost the same
mill in Georgia or North Carolina
3 l-2c to produce pound Of mate,
rial aud in New England g.. With
thi; fact in mind it is evident that
the cut Of 10 per cent. IS not 9OWS to
help matters much and the only
thing that will DO any good ut pres
eut will be . radical cut Of say ~ or
- pr cent. This would inevitably
brin. on a strike, bat, with cut Of
10 or IL per cent, he says there
would be little likelihood of Il strike,
as the operatives are we'll acquainted
with the conditions and know that il
reduction Of some kind is necessary.
Even this would still leave a diff
ference of about - per cent on the
cost Of the labor in favor Of southern
mills, too great difference to strug-
gle against successfully.
In the first place, says the treas
urcr, the southern mills have every
natural adyan tasc: they have cheaper
cotton and less burdcnsGme taxation.
Some of the big mills in Fall River,
for instance. have yearly payment
of $4,000, $1,000 and even S29,oOo
in taxes to make, whereas in Geor
ria and North Carolina the mills are
in mauy instances exempted from
taxation for 10 or II years. 1t is i'll
labor, however, the great difference
lies, according to the official Inoted,
for the labor in the south is as good
as it is here and taken as il whole is
about 33 per cent. cheaper. The
southern laborcrs have had about 10
years training in mills started by ex-
perienced cotton manufacturers and
attend as many machines and turn
out just rs good work as operatives
in the best New England mills. An
other great advantage the southern
mills have is not being hampcrcd by
legislation. lii Massachusetts, the
hours Of laborcrs are limi cd to IS a
week, while III the south they are
unlimited. The only hope for tic
New England mills, according t. the
speaker. is either i'll the improvement
i'll the print cloth market, or i'll il
general evening-up Of conditions be
tween the north and the south.
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WAITING fUIt TIL. AXE.

Fall River, Mass, Dec. 9.-Eyery
body is waiting for the presentation
Of the new schedule Of wages which
the mill men 5 committee has been
given authority to put into effect
The general beliefs the cut down
will be about II per cent, though
this cannot be definitely stated.
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Those Who Endure.

The pains of rheumatism should be
reminded that cure for this dis
ease may be found in Hoods Sarsa.
pa,illa. The experiment of those
who have taken Hoods Sl'saparilla
for rheumatism, and have been COM
pletely and permanently cured,
prove the power Of this medicine to
rout and conquer this disease. Hoods
Sarsaparilis is the One True Blood
Purifier and it neutralizes the acid
which causes the aches and pains Of
rheumatism. This is why it abso-
lutely cures when liniments and other
outward applications fail to give
permanet relief. BE sure to get
Hoods. )
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cass may PISS through or over twenty
farms dropping the distase germs as
they go. This explains why cholera
is found breeding out four and five
miles away from any infected farms,
when there is nc visible means Of
contact.
An ounce of prevention is worth
pound of cure. I will be gid to
furnish these bulletins to any who
desire them. Ad(htss Inc at Wash
inetcn, D. (.
J VIM. Stokes.
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D:ela-s:ioa C Peace.
Signed by thc Southern and Sea.
bOa;d Roads.

Signed by thc Southern and Sea.
boa;d Roads.
Washington. Dec. a.--TLe Balt;-
more Steam Packet company and tte
! Baltimore. Chesapeake and Rich
mond Steamboat company have ad-
Just ii their differences rs to Chess
peakc Bay traffic on basis mutually
satisfactory, and this adjustment
carries Will. it in a.sccI policy of
harmony and co cooperation in the
manaycn' II, Of the rail lines of tie
Southern railway and Of the Sea.
board Air Line south Of Washington,
in the District Of Columbia, and Nor
folk, i'll \Ir1lnia. III respect TO 10th
freight and passenger traffic. The
new agreement haa been signed by
President S,mucl Spencer of tie
Southern, and President II G.. Hoff-
man Of tie Scabord Air Line.
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No Postal savi- gs Bark.
The Colombia STATE.

The Colombia State.
Here ere q lot. of reasons why
Postmaster General Garys scheme
of postal savings banks should be
opposed by every Southern Demo
crat in Congress:
l. 1t is paternalistic, and therefore
undemocra.ic. The general govern,
ment has no greater right nor reason
to constrain the people to save money
than it has to prevent them from
spending it. These are matters pc
culiarIy to be determined by 1ndl-
vidual Judgment.
2. 1t is not a proper function OF the
Federal government to conduct a
banking business. Our people have
been for years epdeavoring to make
it abandon it's monopoly of the note
issuing feature, because IN this it
has proved Inefficient and oppressive,
and it would befolly and stultlhca-
ton for US now to invest it with the
power to conduct the savings depart
ment as we'll. What the great gov
eminent at Washington days hold on
it does rot readily release, and mon
opoly is the ultimate result OF Its
entrance into any field.
,. It would be unfair to the exist.
ing savings banks for the govern
ment to enter lists against them.
These banks are owned and con-
tro?led by citizens and are conducted
with consideration for depositors as
well as stockholders. They pay, in
the south, Il or 5 per cent. interest,
almost twice as much as it is pro
posed that the government shall pay,
and they are conscrvatively and safe.
ly managed. Yet at lower rates Of
interest the government banks would
take larger proportion of their
deposits from them, because Of the
effect on the average mind of the
supelhuous pledge of the honor and
credit of the United States as secu
lity. No complaint is made against
the present savings banks except
that there are not enough of them.
But the need of them, in the south
certainly, is more apparent than real.
In most places building and loan
associations are substitutes for them
and pay far larger returns than any
savings bank could. Moreover, by
their system Of fines and penalties
they compel savings as bank accounts
cannot 10.
1 1t would require the govern
ment either to hunt investments for
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nervous dyspepsia. I would have
spells Of quiytl!ns in my stomach.
with smcthe,inS feelings. My nerves
were terribly deD'lii"t' / was suf
feriug from what is called nervous
nros:ration. My stomach felt hloattd,
and I Was constantly weak ard trem
bling. | consulted several physi-
clans who treated ne without doing
any good. l had almost given up i'll
despair when l heard Of Pe.ru.na. 1t
was about six years ago [ first took
Pc ru-na. I found it an immediate
relief to ail my dlsagreeable symp-
toms. II is the only medicine that
has ever been o! any Use to me. Mrs
Lacie Wa'd!e, Otsego Lake, Mich
Box 81, writes: For three years
| suffered with catarrhal dyspepsia.
I wrote to you FOR advice and you
told ne to take Your medicines. 1t
has been ten months since I began
to use your medicines and l am per-
fectly well. 1 think your medicines
deserving Of much praise.
Send for Dr. Hartman 5 lates book
on "Winter C4tarrh.' Address your
letter to Columbus, Ohio.
Ask your druggist for free Pc
lu-na Almanac for 1898.
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Facts About Cotton.
To the Editor Of the Dispatch.

To the Editor Of the Dispatch.
The word "cotton holds Gil
interest for many people and is
closely related to the happiness and
| prosperity Of many. We all want to
know its future as far as we may.
At tie breaking out Of the civil war
the largest crop was 4,73o,ooo bales.
This last crop of 1897 promises to
reach very close to lO,750,On0 bales
or an increase of G,000,0G9 bales.
1850. .OJO bales more than double The
largest crop prior to tie war. Re,
caipts the past week 532,334 bales,
or at the rate of 2,2S0,00O bales
month. Tco much for the buying
capacity Of the country to absorb so
rapidly. Receipts so far, from Sept.
1st, this Year 5:473,0Sl bales, ever
100000 bales more than the largest
crop before the war, and for cor
responding period of 1896, $4,000
bales: corresponding 1885, l,733,6OS
bales, and for the large crop year
1894. 227,l32 bales.
A correspondent writes me from
northern Texas in reference to the
growth Of cotton in that section.
Oklahoma and Indian Territory, that
it is largely in the increase, and that
Oklahoma and northern Indian Ter
ritory cotton is very fine: long fibre
and much better than that raised in
Texas, while the acreage yield Of
of Oklahoma per acre is reported by
the United States Government as
larger than any other State.
The estimated increase of cotton
production of the countries here re
ferrcd to, is for northern Texas only
10 per cent. Oklahoma and Indian
Territory 50 per cent. Other
features of the growth Of cotton cul-
ture in the West are the cutting up
of large Ranch properties into snail
farms which will raise more or less
cotton, and this is especially true OF
a rich section of Ranch lands west Ct
Houston and north west Of Galveston,
and these are especially fine cotton
growing lands. These facts force
the old eastern cotton growing States
to seriously consider the situation
West of the Mississippi liver has a
capacity for 20,020,0OO bales of cot
ton in my opinion, and it can be
raised in larger quantities per acre
than east, hence for lass cost. It
would not be surprising if some day
not far distant cotton was shipped
from these great cotton fields to
South Carolina cotton mills. It is
now shipped from Indian Territory,
Oklahoma and north Texas direct to
France, Germany, England and other
foreign pats, also to Boston and
Eastern points.
There are dealers in Gainesville,
Texas, a small town within four miles
of the Oklohoma line, who handle
$4,000 bales of cotton and do not 60
on the street to buy it, but gather 1t
in from small dealers exclusively.
What can be the outlook for people
in South Clroliua who depend on
cotton! At this point in the subject
| am halted. Yet the further iuvesti-
CATION must be made. The sooner
the better for US. X. y. J..
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NEW BEDFORD MEN hkE MI VI.

New Bedford, Mass, Dec 9.-Thc
cotton manufacturers here refuse to
discuss yesterdays action Of the Fall
River manufacturers in voting 10
reduce the wages Of their 27.oJo
operatives Jan. l. Several rumors
have been in circulation that reduc
ton will be made here, but they
lack confirmation.
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new mill, and You can hear every
day the hum Of the saw.
Mr.. Jereal Lucas has taken unto
himself wife. Miss Mary Bars, be
ing his beloved.
The patrons Of Wateree schcvl
have furnished their hous" Will
patent desks.
Oar merchant, Mr.. d +. Shun :
pert, is well situated in lis new store
and continues to sell goods 1T
Columbia prices.
The young men of our community
are fond of singing the followlr 6
song:
Here beneath the ground docth sleep
The houtS OF that Eorrid sheep.
Who gave much trouble 20 the boys
And male the cold cl:;i!S - creep.
Once upon i"ggy night.
hen thr mis-: was cold anh Lcr.".
4 boy Joined hin! i'll L fyht.
Bat coul,m cross tho fence.
Another Il! tI" gate did Stanl.
\: his girl 10 get Il peep.
VIII II a sensation ,tirS his mlu
J he :. fleet rt that awiu. e =.
Yes, lie j'invd the bumper band,
And 1T his task did keep:
He gave tfnlhIr I" ali the boys
BIT t. tn" girls good nights "' s!" p.
'in"a ;lir'i, a i"ny farewell.
P,.ic II" pn the bones tn It sleep.
E.;..h boy in new dreams will dwell.
While m,lScr OF that hnlrll sleep.
Girls if You are lonely aud want a
sweetheart. call on,
kL,nl,ta
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Faith in God will never grow
stronger by ne3lecting prayer.
A bet argument, strange as it may
sound, can most efectually cool
man.
People who are addicted to tatiie,
gossip and scandal are no better
than those they talk about.
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McLaurin's Position.

Senator McLaurin is opposed to
the postal savings bank scheme. un
less material changes are made. lie
cause he thinks it would impose
hardships or owners Of real estate,
especially farm lands. lie SAYS that
the national banks, having no legal
right to make loans en- real estate,
the private and savings banks are
the principal sources from which
such loans are necessarily obtained.
and that the operation Of the postal
savings banks would drive all the
idle money into the United States
treasury and the national banks.
leaving no place where land owners
could borrow money. II the scheme
be amended so that the money de-
posted in the postal savings bank
can be loaned TO lald owners, Sena-
tor McLaurin will gladly support it.
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WArx1SG:-P Persons whosutf.r FROM
coughs and colds should heed the
warnings Of danger aul save them.
selves suffering and fatal results by
using One Minute Cough Cure. 1t
is all infallible remedy for coughs.
colds: Group and all throat and lung
troubles. J. +. kaufmaun.
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ADVERTISING RATES.

Al. eItiseu-l;s will be inserted at tie
cate OF cuc cent per word for first ins"r.
ion. and one l:a'f cert Tor sach sutsa.
ileu: s;rt:on.
Liberal contracts mad with those visit
!mS {, advertise for lL:ee, six and twelve
MnntGs.
Notices u the !c"ai column cents por
live each i,!Scr ion
Obituaries charged for at the r.. te nt Que
''nt word. vi en- they exceed 100 words.
Marriage notices inserted free.
Address
7. NJ. nARMAN, Editor and Publisher.
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Heavy storms prevailed on the
coast of England last week, and much
damage was done to shipping.
Heavy SHOWS fell in France.
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Time is Money.

S,ve time and save money by paying a
visit 10 our Establishment and when once
you have visited us, if low prices and
conr:nors attention connt for anything,
you are sure to call again.
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Are You Nervous ?

Mrs G c. Fill.
)rr. 13:j!i South
Fourth street.
Columbus, s,Ohio.
write s to DR..
Hartman. Of Co
luubus. O.. as
follows: II . /
zen or fifteen
years 1 h Il vc
been subject to
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''oaly the Best"

Should be your motto when you need
a medicine. DO not be induced to
take any substitute when You call
for Hoods Sarsaparilla Experience
has proved it to be the best. 1t is
an honest medicine, possessing actual
and unequalied merit. BE wise and
profit by the experience Of other pco-
pie.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1897-12-15

Hoods Pills are the fayorite fam
lily cathartic, easy to take, easy to
operate.
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L. mons, Bananas, and fine North
ern apples, at the Bazaar.
The record-union., 1897-08-08
SAGE MAKES A COUP.
Brings About a Corner in Manhat-
tan Stock.


NEW YORK, Aug. Russell Sage
who has reached his eight-second birth
day this week, is credited with a finan-
clan coup. Friends of Mr.. Sage say
the spry veteran has brought about
corner in Manhattan stock. Manhat-
tan elevated stocks some months ago
became a popular bear target, along
without speaking of the declarations of
Mr.. Sage that as the Manhattan Com
pany was not earning the dividends it
was paying, it should pay less divi-
dends, and when the spring quarterly
meeting day came around Mr.. Sage had
his way, and the dividend rate was cut
down. Yesterday it jumped from 81
to 100.
1t has become a matter of comment
that certain prominent houses are on
the short side of the stock. These re-
ports gained interest, and there was a
sensation when it was announced that
one of these big houses on the short
side had called upon Mr. Sage and
asked him to let them have at private
sale over 10000 shares Manhattan
stock with which to make good all
or part of their shorts.
Mr.. Sage said to them: " I am not
willing to let any of my stock go. I
have bought it because 1 believe in
the property. If you are short of the
stock and want to buy, the only ad-
vice I can give you is to go into the
open market and bid or what you
want. Perhaps you can buy 10000
shares up some where around par. Per-
haps it may cost you 10 or 20 points
more than that"