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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1897-11-17

quite distinct from the women OF
other counties. It has become
almost an everyday occurrence for
the nobility and royal blood of
Europe TO cross the water in search
of an American beauty. for the
United States has become famous
throughout the world. The Ameri-
can beauty is peculiar product OF
this c0urtry. She Las, however, one
formidable enemy, not only to her
beauty hut to her beaith
as we'll. That enemy is iGdig-
enous to the climate and soil Of the
Uuited States. 1t is called Cltarrh
Almost every woman has it in mild
or severe forms. Our climate makes
it we'll nigh unavoidable. 1t is the
only natural enemy the American
woman has. Not only is the United
States the home of catarrh. but it is
also the home Of the now world
famous catarrh remedy, Peru Ma.
The medical profession has at last
succeeded in deyising a remedy for
the we'll nigh universal disease.
DR.. Hartman, the original COM
poundcr Of Pc III ne, has recent
book on chronic catarrL which be
will send free to any address for a
short time. Address The Pc ru-na
Drug Mtg Co., Columbus, Ohio.
AK your druggist for Il free Pc
rnna Almanac for lSyS.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1897-11-17


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! and cclcjr,,c them.
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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1897-11-17
American Beauty.

W ON en- Of
America have a
type Of beauty
peculiar to
themselves. The
climate. habits,
and social pecu,
liarities, b We
com biz n e d to
produce a type
Of womanhocd
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1897-11-17
FRUIT IN THE BIBLE.
REV. Or. TaLMACE on GOD IN Ma
TURE

Tho Orchards Of Adam. Of Solomon. of
Pil.te aud of -. Joh:,--The Poinoi":y
of the Biole-Thc Country Versus the
City.
copyright. 1897. by American Press Asso-
citation.
WASHINGTON. Nov l4-Dr TallnQ2e
finds the divine hand IL all the domin-
ions of the natural world, and this ser
mon presents religion i'll its most raGI.
ant attractiveness The text is Genesis
i, II. The fruit tree yielding fruit ait
er his kind -
1t is Wednesday morning in paradise.
The birds did not sing their opening
piece, nCr the fish take their first swim
until the following Friday The solar
and lunar lights did not break through
the thick, chaotic fog OF the world :
manufacture until Thursday. Before
that there was light, but it was electric
light or phoSphorescent light, not the
light of sun OF moon But the botanic
al and pomologlcal productions came Oh
Wednesday-irstt the flowers and then
the fruits. The veil Of fog is lifted, and
there stand the orchards. Watch the
sudden maturity of the fruit In or
time pear trees must have two years be-
fore they bear fruit, and peach trees
three years, and apple trees five years,
but here Instantly complete orchard
springs into life, al the branches bear
ing fruit The insectile forces, which
have been dong their worst 10 destroy
the fruits for 5000 years, had net yet
begun their invasion. The curcuIio had
not yet stung the plum, nor tie cater
pillar hurt tie apple, ECr had the phYl-
IOxera plague. which has devastated the
VINEYARDS of America and France, as
sailed the grapes, nor the borer perforat
ed the wood. nor the aphldcs ruined the
cherry, nor the grub puncturcd the nee
tarlnc. nor the blight struck the Pear
There stood the first orchard, with a
perfection Cf rind, and an cXGulsltCncSs
of color, and luSciousncSS Of taste
and an Gifiuence Of production which 1t
NAV take thousands of years more Of
study Of the science of fruits to repro
duce.
The Orchards.
Why was the orchard created two
DAYS before the fish and birds and three
days before the cattle? Among other
things, to impress the world with a les
son it is too stupid to learn-that fruit
diet IS healthier than meat diet, ard
that the former must precedc the latter
The reason there are Ill the w0rld so
many Of the lmbruted and sensual IS
that they have not improved by the
mighty. pnpCticcd fact that the or
chards of paradise preceded the herds
and aviaries and fish ponds. On. these
fruit bearing trees On the banks OF the
Euphrates and the GihOn and the Hid
dekel! / wonder not that the ancient
Romans. ignorant of our God. adOred
Pomona, the goddess OF fruits, and that
all the sylvan deities were said to wor-
ship her, and that groves were set apart
as her temples. You have thanked God
for bread thousand times Have you
thanked him for the fruits which he
made the first course of food in the menu
OF the worlds table: The acids of those
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-24
Atlanta society.

From what is appearing in the newspa-
pers Atlanta society is in need Of radical
reform In our Atlanta dispatches yester-
day there was an account of the arrest of
the cashier of the Georgia Security and
Banking Company on the charge of hav-
ing embezzled between 5000 and 5000.
He is described as a society leader in the
SWEETEST set and it is stated that he took
money from the banking company in or
der to meet the demands which the rapid
pace of Atlanta society made upon his
purse.
1t would seem as If the older people
among Atlanta's society folks would en-
deavor TO lessen society's pace in that city
rather than have some of its brightest
young men disgraced But if what some
of the ministers of the city say about the
society women is true the outlook for re-
form is not very encouraging.
In his sermon last Sunday Dr. Landrum
of the First Baptist church is reported as
saying:
Beautiful women, members of our
churches, gamble for prizes against the
law Of both God and man. Some of them,
l am reliably informed, belong to two,
three or even four card clubs and devote
the greater part of every week to the
wicked fascinations of games of chance
Enthusiastic players resort to stlmulants
to brace the nervous system and enable
them to carry on the nefarious work
through the night into the small hours of
the morning. And there are people in At
lanta who apologize for these corrupt
practices in society. And when ministers
of Christ dare discharge their duty in con-
demning practices so un-Chrstian and I'M
ladyliSe, they become targets for arrows
of keenest criticism"
The foregoing is a very severe criticism,
and if based upon facts it is not to be
wondered at that young men like Redwine
and Smith yield to temptation in order to
get the means to enable them to keep up
| appearances and make as fine a showing
as others in the social swim. If mothers
fail to set a good example what is to be
expected of the sons2
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-24

The Washington correspondent OF the
Rochester Herald thus tells how Speaker
Reed accommodated Representative Terry
Of Arkansas:
Mr.. Speaker" said Judge Terry of Ark
ansas the other day, II have asked you a
great many times to recognize me to get
this bill OF mine up for consideration and
you have refused. Now, my people are
greatly interested in il, and so / ask you
once more to recognize me. If the bill is
defeated in the House l shan't complain
But L want to be recognized to get it up"
All right, judge the speaker drawled
AND then, turning to page as the judge
began to pour out his thanks for the ia
vor, the speaker sent him for Dalzell. Dali
zei4 came up to the speaker. who inter-
rupted the thanks of the judge by saying:
"Dalzell Judge Terry wants to be rec
ognized to call up a bill to pay some
church people in his district some money
for damages done them during the war.
wish that you would stay on the floor and
when l recognize the judge, as 1 have
promised him to do, Iwant you to object
to his request for unanimous consent to
it's consideration"
Ere the astonished judge could catch his
breath, Dalzell had promised and left.
Judge Terry looked at the speaker, who
was now listening to some one else, and
walked slowly and thoughtfully down the
steps to Dalzells seat
"Dazell,' said the judge, you don't
reckon the speaker was in earnest about
asking you to object TO my request for
unanimous consent to consider my bill, do
your
Most assuredly he was in earnest" Dali
zell replied. And l suppose the reason
he called on me to object was because he
had refused to recognize me to get sim
liar bill up, and he probably thought was
so mad l would be glad to object"
We'll" the astounded judge said, "do
you mean to say that you intend to make
such an objection?''
Certainly" replied Dalzell.
The judge, who has been a member of
the House for three terms, went to his seat
to think over this new way of legislation.
Finally he rose and walked toward the
door. The speaker saw and sent for him.
81 thought you wanted to get recogniz-
ed" the speaker drawled as Terry came
up the steps.
What in hell do you think I want to
get recognized for when you have ordered
! one of your men to object to considering
my bill?'
oh" replied the speaker, 'I didn't sup
pose you expected or cared so much to
get the bill passed. l thought that all
you wanted was to get into the Record TO
show your constituents that you tried to
get the bill passed, but failed. You knew
L was opposed to the bill"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-24
Lees Reported Rc.ignntion.

The report that Gen. Lee. our consul
general at Havana, has resigned. lacks
confrmation.It is denied by the Presidents
private secretary. In the Washington dis
patches, however, the intimation is thrown
out that il he has sent his resignation to
the President it means nothing more than
that he wants to leave Mr. Mckinley free
to appoint whom he plcases when nc he
comes President next week.
There is no reason, as far as the public
knows, why Gen. Lee should be dissatis-
fed with the treatment he has received
from the administration. 1t is rumored
that he is dissatisfied with the action OF
the government in the case OF DIR. Ricar-
do Ruiz VINO was found dead in his cell
in a Spanish jail in Guanabacoa. 1t is
pretty safe to say that this rumor has no
foundation. As soon as Gen. Lee reported
the death of DR.. Ruiz he was directed TO
make a thorough examination of it, with
the view of determining whether he COM
mitted suicide or was murdered. our min
lister at Madrid was also instructed to no
tfy the Spanish government that he
United States demanded a thorough in
quiry into the affair. These Instructions
were carried out. Gen. Lee had Or. Ruiz's
body disinterred and thoroughly examin-
ed by DR.. Burgess, of the marine hospital
service, now stationed at Havana. lie
found that DR.. Ruiz had been struck on
the head by a blunt instrument, but was
not able to say that death resulted from
that blow.
What the outcome of the inquiry into
the case of DIR. Ruiz viii be no one can
predict with any degree of certainty, but
there is no doubt that it is the purpose
OF the administration to give to Ameri-
can citizens in Cuba all the protection 20
which, under the law, they are entitled.
1t is not reasonable to suppose that Gen.
Lee would resign because the govern
ment failed to support him in his demands
upon Spanish officials until it became ap-
parent that his demands would not be
compiled with. Spain has not yet refused
any of our demands and is not likely to
do so. Gen. Lee will undoubtedly act
promptly and vigorously when the time
to act comes, but it does not appear to
have come yet.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-24

1t was the judge who was talking, says
the Detroit Free Press. lone of my most
peculiar experiences was while l was on
the bench down in Pennsylvania Hunk
Wodders was brought down from the
mountains charged with stealing a shoat
from one of his neighbors. l had hunted
and fished with the old fellow as a guide
and felt sorry to see him in trouble. l ask
ed him if he wanted jury trial.
Don't want no trial, tall" he replied
doggedly. I'll jest plead guilty. 1 hahn t
got no witnesses or no friends. They'll jist
swear / stole that hog an wherell 1 be?'
But did you steal it, Hunk?'
Didn't steal nuthin.' But l kin take
my medicine.
I'll enter a plea of not guilty and ap-
point a lawyer to defend you. You shall
have a chance to prove your innocence
I han't goin ter foolin' round with
no lawyer. | bought that shoat from a fell
Ter, an that's all there are to it,
Then l called him to me and whispered:
Now, honest Hunk, between man and
man, did you steal the pig?
'Jist atween YOU and me, Jedge?'
No one else shall know a word about
it,
"'Course I did. That there measly Bill
Sims owed me So for two years an jist
lifted tn shoat ter get even.'
THE case went to trial The testimony
against Hunk was strong and I charged
the jury as fairly as 1 ever did in my
life. but they acquitted him.
Then Hunk came up to me with flushed
face and hanging head. Pom my soul,
Jedge, / didn't mean fur ter tell you no lie,
l thought 1 stole that shoat, but it pears
[ didn't"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-24
woIcott Coming Home.

Senator Wolcott IS booked to sail for the
United States to-day. Whether or not
his trip to Europe in the interest of in
ternatlonal bimetallism has been in the
nature OF Search for the shark" re-
mains to he seen. 1t was published about
the time he went to Europe that he was
to act in the capacity of a representative
Of President-elect Mckinley. The senator,
however, denied the story, and it has later
been semi-ohicially denied by Mr. II. II.
Kohlsaa;'s Chicago newspaper, which is
popularity believed 70 be about as nearly
an inspired organ Of the forthcoming adj
ministration as there is in the country.
Senator Wolcott. therefore, seems to
have made the trip on his own hook, as
the saying is. He represented nobody ex-
cert himself, and was not authorized to
offer or accept terms on behalf of the
United States. He had, indeed, even less
power than would be possessed by the
conference which he proposes shall be
called; and It has not been proposed that
the conferees appointed shall have au-
thority TO bind their respective govern
hi''ilNos VI oihiFf IhOiAtAtAiNto oiihAieiA ~
constituted have failed to accomplish any
substantial good.
If Senator Wolcott went to Europe for
the purpose of increasing his stock of
knowledge with regard to money matters,
he has probably been successful He has
seen and talked with a good many prom
inent and able men upon the topic But
so far as can be learned from the re-
ports which have come by cable with re-
gard to his trip, he seems to have dis
covered nothing that is especially prom
isng to the bimetallsts. He found Great
Britain very well satisfied with her pres
ent money standard, France probably
little less welded to gold, but decidedly
lukewarm on tho subject of a conference
and International bimetalllsm, Germany
phlegmatc and determined not to take a
step in the money matter until England
shall first have taken that step There
have been found in each of the coun-
tries a number of people ready to agree
with Senator Wolcott's views, but I'M
fortunately for his hopes, they were gem
orally people without power. Presumably
the senator will make an exhaustive re-
port upon his trip soon after his arrival
at New York. 1t will probably be an
interesting report.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-24
Jokes on wives RecOiI.

"Oh, l guess I'm getting into the game
now" chucked the little man on the
street car, as ne Rugged his packages and
smiled at the sympathetic man with
glasses who sat next, says the Detroit
Free Press.
81 don't quite understand, my friend"
"Of course not; but it's this way. You
see, it's kind of an open question up at
our house whether she or l is the head
of the family, and we're both doing the
cunning act, just to feel our way. Christ
mas She had saved up enough of my own
money to buy me some presents. What
l got was a diamond ring that's so small
that she has to wear it, a lot of toilet
nXin's for our common sleeping room and
a pair of kid gloves that happened to be
her number. / took it all so meekly that
she thinks she's the boss, and that 1
darent enter protest"
Wouldn't it be we'll to assert yourself
just enough you know?"
well, l should clearly enunciate! To-
morrows her birthday. See these bun
dies? All presents for her. There's a pair
of trousers made to my measurements;
three neckties, half a dozen big linen
handkerchiefs, a pair of shoes that she
could slip down and sit in, q IA Derby
hat, briarwood pipe and four pounds of
smoking tobacco. They're all for her,
and the little man laughed till he dropped
most of his packages.
Next forenoon the same two happened
TO ride down town together, and the lit
tie man had his packages.
How did your wife enjoy the presents?''
asked the sympathetic man.
Il don't see what business you have in
curing into my private affairs, sir. If ]
choose to get these things exchanged ]
don't have to advertise the fact!'
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-24

The President took occasion on Mon
day to point out in brief message his
reasons for vetoing so many of the 'spe-
sial pension bills sent him. The particu-
lar bill to which he called attention was
one granting a pension to Maria Somer-
lat, This woman was given a pension
as the widow of a soldier She married,
and under the law lost her pension
Failing to live happily with her husband
either he or she procured a divorce. She
then applied to congress TO be put back
on the pension roll, and in violation of
the law her request was granted.
There are hundreds of such cases. The
President says that during the present
session of congress 206 special pension
bills have been presented to him. There
are nearly one million pensioners and the
number is steadily increasing. The
whole country IS crying out against the
pension burden. and congress is finding
it difficult to raise sufficient revenue to
meet the expenditures of the government.
And how was the Presidents message
received by the Senate, to which body
it was addressed? With sneers, and COM
ments TO the effect that II was a pity the
President hadn't something better to do
than waste his time in vetoing small
pension bills. These comments were made
by Mr.. Clevelands enemies They would
rather see millions OF dollars OF the
peoples money wasted than miss
chance to sneer at him.
A whole generation has passed since the
civil war. and yet we are paying $4,000
600 a year in pensions. the most of il GO
ing to the soldiers OF the war and sol
dlers' widows. II is charged that the
pension list IL full Of fraud. who is there
who doubts It is? When the President
undertakes to put stop to violations Of
the pension laws he is sneered at by SEN
ators. who hate him because the people
trust him.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-24

No intimation has yet been given by the
ways and means committee of the sources
from which it expects to derive addi-
tional revenue. 1t cannot get more rev.
enue by giving more protection, because
more protection depends upon closing our
markets to protected articles. thus cutting
off revenue from such articles. More
revenue must come from a higher duty
on articles which we do not produce in
sufficient quantities to supply our de-
mands.
The impression is getting abroad that
the duty on raw sugar is to be greatly
increased. 1t will be remembered that
the republicans when they framed the
Mckinley tariff, put raw sugar on the
free list and provided for a bounty on
sugar produced in this country. That
was a mistake. 1t deprived the govern
ment of revenue that was needed and in
troduced the bounty system which proved
to be very unpopular. The republicans
will not make that mistake again. The
indications are that they will put a duty
on sugar that will make the price of that
al Nitlt HiShtt W consumers tiAeih ~ mas
been in many years.
That of course will not have the ap-
proval of the people. Cheap sugar is
what they want. The price of sugar may
be made an issue in the next congress-
ional campaign, and if it is it will give
the republicans a great deal of trouble.
The republicans do not find much diff
fculty in raising the tariff duties for pro-
lection purposes, but they see trouble in
raising them for revenue purposes. An
other thing on which they may put an
additional tax is beer. If they raise the
price of both sugar and beer, and 1t Is
difficult to see how they can avoid doing
so in order to get sufficient revenue to
meet their extravagant expenditures,
they will have hard time to elect a ma
jority of the next congress.
1t is an easy matter to say what should
be done in order to raise more revenue,
but 1t is not so easy a matter to do these
things and at the same time retain pop
ular favor. The troubles of the republic
can party, so far as the tariff is con-
cerned. have not yet begun. They will
begin, however, when the tariff bill is re-
ported TO the extra session of congress
in March.