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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-09-21
Is That It?

Little Edward-Papa, why do they
call those funny looking two wheeled
carriages hansoms?
Papa-I think it's because it takes
some han 'some balancing on the part
of the drivers to keep from tipping the
horses up in the air.-Chicago News.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-09-21
The Cheerful Idiot.

"Mr. Hooley," said the staid boarder,
"has been leading the British peerage
a merry dance"
"Sort of Hooley-Hooley dance, in
fact" said the cheerful idiot.-Indian-
apolis Journal.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-09-21
Brute HunioT.

EYES," chuckled the monkey as he
nonchalantly used the cats paws for the
extraction of his chestnuts from the
fire, this is what rhetoricians would
term a saving clause. New York
Journal.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-09-21
Very Lucid.

Overheard in the recent heat wave:
Chawley-I say, AIRY, amt | 'ot!
'Arry-So am l. Iwish Twas hotter.
Chawley-Wish you was otter?
'Arry-Yus, not 'otter with eat, but
the hotter wot they 'unts, SO could
II, 70 in a pool.-Judy.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-09-21
He Knew.

OF course it happened when there was
company present.
Mother" said Willie's elder sister,
who had been reading nautical story.
"what is spanker boom?'
"You bet l know" broke in Willie
vociferously.
Then they all made haste to change
the subject, not because Willie knew,
but because he thought he knew.-Chi
cago Post.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-09-21
Profitable This Time.

"Never was glad for this im-im- pedi-
ment in my speech but once" said the
man from Dearborn who was in to see
the big parade.
"When was that?"
"Fe-fe-fel-low asked me h-h-how
much I would take for a-a horse, and
while Ill was t-trying to tell him
s-s-sixty d-dollars he offered me hun
dred. "-Detroit Free Press.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-09-21
Why He Went.

His Mothcr-Why, Mary, what's tho
matter with the child?
Mary-Surc, ma am, he's been cryin
all the way home because the man as
sells fruit told him he never kept star
spancled bananas. York Truth.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-09-21
She Didn't Expect a Short War.

"Of course George will be home i'll
few weeks"
"Yes, I suppose he will. And, dear,
dear, had so confidently counted on a
two years engagement. "-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-09-21
He Got His Tip.

Tourists Visiting an ancient castle)-
Are there any legends connected with
this old castle?
Custodian-Oh, yes! 1t is said that
in ancient times a stranger once visited
this castle and gave no tip to the Gus
todian. Thereupon the custodian muir
dered him and threw his body into the
moat-but don't be frightened, ladies!
OF course it's only an idle legend!-
Fliegende Blattcr
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-09-21
Her Name For Them.

"Mertie has score Of men in love
with her, and she is engaged to most Of
them.
"Yes. Isn't it awful? She calls them
her reconcentrados. 1" - Butte Inter
Mountain
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-09-21
An Easier Job.

working on your flying machine
now, Joncsy:"
"Nope. Getting up a better thing.
By next season I'll have an open sum-
mer car with every seat an end seat. "
Detroit Free Press.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-09-21
A Model of Excellence.

"What diligent wife you have! She
seems to lie busy from early until late. "
"Yes, indeed. Why, she cuts the but
tons from my clothes just so she can
Few them on again. "-Meggendorfer
Rlattcr
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-09-21
His Programme.

Didn't you say that Blanco would
fight to a fnish!'' demanded Squlldlg
of McSwilligen.
II said he would write to finish"
-Pittsburg Chronicle.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-09-21
His Vacation.

What did you do while you were
away on your vacation?"
Sat around while my wife was
dressing for meals most Of the time"
Chicago News.
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Wasn't He Horrid?

Birdie-There's a Frenchman behind
u.s. I'd better tell you this in English.
Bertie-On the contrary, you'd be
safer if you we're to speak French
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Ignorance.

"The Spaniards don't seem to know
when they're whipped.
"No. Such besotted ignorance as
theirs is disgrace to the age. New
York Journal.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-09-21
They Talk, Anyway.

Here's an article on Women Who
Speak," she said.
Dear me-" he replied in SUI prise.
"Are there any who don 't?"-Chi"ago
Post.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-09-21
Which Kind?

Sue Brette-I took fat up town to-
day.
DR.. Bill-What did you do with him?
philadelphia Press.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-09-21
SLEEIING CAR SERVICE.


Excellent dnily passenger service between
Florida and New York.
Nos. 81 and d3S-Washugton and Southwestern
Limited. Solid Vestibulcd train with dining
cars and first class coaches north Of Charlotte.
Pullman drawing room sleeping cars between
Tampa, Jacksonville, Savannah, Washington
and New York.
Pullman Sleeping Cars between Charlotte
and Richmond.
Pullman drawingroom sleeping cars be-
tween Greensboro and Norfolk. Close c0nnec.
ton at Norfolk for OLD POINT COMFORT,
arriv wing there in time for breakfast
Solid train, with Parlor cars, between
Charleston and Asheville.
Nos. IS and 36-U. S. Fast Mail. Through
Pullman drawing room buffet sleeping cars be
tween Jacksonville and New York and Pull
man sleeping cars between Augusta and Char
lotte Pullman sleeping cars between Jack
sonville and Columbia, en- route daily between
Jacksonville and Cincinnati. via Asheville.
FRANKS 5. CANNON, J. NJ: CJLP,
Third V-P & Gen. Mgr T. NJ, Washington
". A. TURK, s. II. HARDWlCk,
a. P A. Washington. u. P. A, Atlanta
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-09-21
Then He Got It.

"Now, Jobbs, can you tell me to
what length the ears Of donkey at
tain?'
"Beg pardon, sir, haven't got IA
theirs two foot rule here, and I'm bad
at guessing from sight. ALLY Sloper.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-09-21
Tn Effect October 18th, 1897.

" Columbia 90 pm 7G0 m 4 90
ar Char;esto.. 5 90 pn 'llCOar- 5 W
'D.uly. Except Sunday.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-07-26
JUST PUNISHMENT.

It is reported that General Shafter
tatives of yellow journalism from his
lines. One of their .offenses was post
ing advertising sheets of their journals
in Santiago streets, headed "Remem-
erly held to be damaging to his work
of pacifying the people of that section
Another offense was the action on the
part of one of them in disputing with
and striking at the General because he
issued orders not to the liking of the
reporter correspondent.
On the assumption that the story OF
the expulsion is true, and it has con-
siderable to support it, General Shafter
has done just right If he is to man
age the district he has conquered, he
can brook no interference on the part OF
presumptious newspaper men of the vel
low, or. for the matter of that, of any
other stripe. If the sensational sheets
We're given free rein they would attempt
to run the entire Government. AS it is,
they do their utmost to place army
and navy officials in embarrassing posi-
ton by obtruding their Objectionable
presence, and by making presents in
the nature of so called souvenirs, and
in writing letters demanding answers
that may be published putting the SAT-
from sheets.
The only indiscreet thing Admiral
Dewey has done was in submitting him.
self to be used by one of these papers,
accepting from one of them a souvenir,
and permitting himself to thank the
American public through the columns
of one of the yellows. Dewey distinct
1y lowered his dignity when he allowed
his communications to the people to be
employed to boom flash journalism.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-07-26

The bottom plates were not lifted to
and above the surface. or lifted at all,
but all showed the effect of terrible
downward pressing force. Here, then,
we have class of evidence directly
supporting the theory that the Maine
was destroyed by an explosive force
operating from without and below, for
the vertical and the horizontal keels
Of that ship were lifted UP and bent
and twisted and elevated through the
ship and above the water level from
a depth of over twenty feet. The ef-
feet of the magazine explosions on
Cervera's ships, then, directly and
strongly maintains the finding in the
Maine case, namely, that the ship was
destroyed by from without and be-
meath.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-07-26
be not a.tHe money power, but to the

be not tastHe money power, but to the
toiling masses
This view of Government finance is
Widespread enough to make it's correc-
ton cheap at So Zoo, O0o-for that is the
amount the Government loses assum-
ing that the whole issue, of $500, 000, 900
could have been sold at 102. Every
man, woman and child in the United
States knows that If he or she has not
acquired one of these $500 bonds, it is
only because the application was not
made. Probably $50 000,OoO, not much
more. of the total will be placed among
the small investors. The evidence that
bonds could be so acquired extends not
only to the investors of the $50, 600, 900,
but to their friends and neighbors-that
is, to the whole population. Nearly as
Widespread, also, is the farther and
greater beneficence of making each of
these bondholders a partner in the Gov
ernment's operations and an enemy
of all plans for the debasement of cur
rency. Invested in savings banks, these
savings would have earned their own
ers per cent. interest, instead of the 3
per cent. the Government pays. But
the sacrifice will be a profitable one, if
it makes every new bondholder friend
of the United States treasury and an
apostle of the gold standard.
THE REASON WHY.
Riverside Enterprise: No sooner did
General Tora1 learn that he and his
command were to be shipped back to
Spain than it may have struck him that
10000 men would have considerable
bearing on the situation at home, es-
pecially If they We're allowed to retain
their arms. The war party would curse
them, root and branch, hence their
proper course would be to affiliate with
some other party-say the Weylerites
who are more than suspected of coquet-
ting with the Car1ists. To arrive at an
opportune moment with 10000 armed
troops, who would be stung by taunts
in butchering their own countrymen;
who had everything to gain and moth
ing to lose-might pave the way to a
good thing for General Toral. This, in
all probability, and not a crochet Of
honor. is the secret of the Spanish con-
tention that threatened deadlock in
the negotiations at Santiago.
GOOD ADVICE.
Mountain Democrat: An exchange
gives the following wholesome advice
to mining claim owners: If you have
piece of mining property and your
| neighbor alongside has another. if you
cannot develop or sell your own, do
not be afraid to help your neighbor
dispose of his. Every mine opened in
the country increases the value of every
other mine or prospect" If you
can't sell yours to-day good mine
opened alongside of it will help to dis
pose of it at some future time 1t
won't help the value to cry down that
of your neighbor
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-07-26

struction Of the Spanish fleet, the heroic
work performed by Lieutenant Com
mander Wainwright will long be re-
membered. Wainwright was executive
officer of the Maine on that tragic night
in the harbor of Havana, and he was
recently placed in command of j. p.
Morgan's yacht Corsair, converted to a
fighting boat and renamed Gloucester.
When Cervera's dreaded torpedo boat
destroyers came in sight at Santiago,
on July Sd, the Gloucester made for
them at full speed and whipped them
both, although the little American boat
was at the same time under the fire
of the shore batteries and the guns Of
the Vizcaya. The elimination of VAIN
wright's astonishing fearlessfess was
reached when he actually engaged the
big Spanish cruiser, and maintained the
action until supported by our men-of
war. A portrait of Lieutenant Com
mander Wainwright and a picture Of
his ship were contained in the issue Of
'Harper's Weekly" for July 9th.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-07-26

DIR. WONG HIM S31 S. Hope street,
Los Angeles, Cal.-Dear Sir: In justice to
you and for the benefit of others. / wish
to make a statement of my case. / was
afflicted with liberation of the rectum
and hemorrhage of the bowels / was
treated by two good doctors, until / lost
30 pounds of flesh and became so weak
from loss of blood that I was unable to
attend to business. j then commenced
doctoring with DR.. Wong Him The
bleeding stopped and | commenced to i'm
prove with the first dose of medicine, and
at the end of four months i had regained
my lost flesh and health, and to-day am
well and sound. In DIR. Wong Him's hon
esty, integrity and ability to cure any dis
ease that he says he can. cure | have un-
bounded confidence and faith. and would
recommend him to all needing a doctor.
Yours truly r. =. TAYLOR.
President Citizens Bank, South Riverside,
Cal, September 8. 1897.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-07-26
Biggest Of Their Kind.

The largest flower in the world is
the Raff1esia Arnold of Sumatra. Its
size is fully three feet in diameter
about the size of a carriage wheel.
The largest history ever published
is THE War of the Rebellion" issued
by Uncle Sam" in 100 huge octave
volumes of LOCO pages each. with a
gigantic atlas in thirty parts.
The largest city in the world is Lon
don, lying in four counties and having
a population of 4,2JOOO, equaling the
combined populations Of Paris, Berlin,
st. Petersburg and Rome
The greatest distance that shot has
been fired is a few rods over
fifteen miles, which was the range Of
krupp's well-known monster 13O-ton
steel gun, firing a shot which weighs
over a ton and quarter.
The largest painting in the world,
exclusive of panoramas and CYCLIC
ramas, is Paradise" by Tintoretto, in
the grand salon of the doge's palace
at Venice. The painting is eightyfour
feet wide by thirty-four feet high.
The largest advertising sign in the
world is said to be on the hillside of
an inlet off the Grand Canary, north
west of Africa. 1t is several hundred
| feet above the level of the sea, and con-
tains the words Grand Canary En-
gineering Company" in letters each
| fifteen feet wide and thirty feet high,
each bar of the letters being three feet
three inches broad. The sign is 15t
| feet long.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-07-26

The official survey OF the Cervera
ships destroyed or beached by Com
modore Sehley's squadron shows that
on two Of the ships all their magazines
were exploded. In one case it appears
as If two magazines exploded simulta-
neously. The result was a terrible
wrenching and tearing up of the ships.
Now, these magazines were located
precisely as were those of the Maine,
but In no case were the effects such
as were produced on the latter by the
force that destroyed that ship. That is
to say, there was no upheaval Of lower
and downward. The keel in neither
case was forced up nor even disturbed.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-07-26

Germany protests that it is not I'M
friendly, that it has not authorized dis
courteous and intermeddling acts by its
naval officers at Manila, and that 1T has
all along maintained strict neutrality
and will continue to do SO. This is
very nice and we hope it is true. But,
frankly. when it comes to international
chatter we are disinclined to believe
Emperor William and his Cabinet un-
der dozens of oaths. If that nation is
neutral IN the true sense, why send
half a dozen powerful warships to Ma
Mia, when Germany has least interest
and fewest people there of any other
Power? Fact is, the German interests
few peddlers and small shopkeepers
Germany has nothing to look out for
at Manila. One stout ship of war can
take care of the interests of all the
When William talks softest we are
most suspicious of him. He is given
to sudden and unaccountable changes
when dealing with other governments.
1t is not so long ago that processing
deep affection for Spain, Germany be-
tween two days jumped upon the Caro-
line Islands and raised the Emperor's
flag. Spain protested. the matter was
referred to the Pope, and he bounced
William out. The suddenness and I'M
reasonableness with which he (the En-
peror) seized upon a. pretext to wrest
territory from China is fresh in mind.
No, William is safest for us when dis
trusted.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-07-26
A GALLANT OFFICER.
Wainwright and His Splendid
Work Off Santiago.

The thrilling incidents on the south
ern coast of Cuba during the last fort
night will make the pages of the future
histories Of the Spanish war read like
a romance. The blind and bloody fight
ing on the Santiago hills, the gallantry
of Hobson and his men. Cervera's de-
spairing dash to almost certain de-
struction--nO more sensational or dra-
matte events than these could well be
imagined. Among the many pictur-
esque incidents connected with the de-
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-07-26

The doctor is the sixth Of a generation
of doctors. a. graduate of the medical
universities OF China, from which he re-
celVed his diplomas; a master of five diff
ferent languages. His practice in the
hospitals of Canton, China and his treat
ment of diseases of the human body for
more than twenty years in this country
without single failure, has prepared
him fully TO undertake the work of cur
alone, determines the cause and nature
or diseases and the remedies necessary
to cure them: The many testimonials
given him OF his wonderful cures should
most certainly remove any doubt from
the minds of the most skeptical of his
wonderful powers over diseases by use
of his teas and herbs alone. Send for
circulars and testimonials, or call and be
fully CONVINCED. The doctor also prepares
remedy that is absolute proof against sea-
sickness. discount of 20 per cent is
given on all remedies to members of the
United States army or navy or to their
families. Consultation free.
Cured of Stomach and Liver Troubles
by DR. Wong Him, SSl 5. Hope street,
TO the Public: It gives me great pleas
ure to say that DR.. Wong Him's treat
full. For years j have been troubled with
the kidney and stomach troubles. | tried
various remedies from other physicians,
but received no permanent help. DR.
Wong Hims treatment has removed all
tendency of these troubles and seems to
be permanent in it's results. | like Or.
Wong Him's ideas Of Herb Treatment,
cleaning and renovating the system be-
fore building it up again. 1 am certainly
pleased to say that he has done a great
deal of good TO me, and that I have found
him to be a well-educated man, unassum-
ing and kind, commanding the respect OF
all good people. Very respectfully,
MISS STELLA HUNTER
Los Angeles, Cal, April 80 1897 $50
Bellevue avenue.
90 A0paiaS Gal Dnc
To Whom 1t May Concern: This is to
certify that DR.. Wong Him cured me of
liver and kidney troubles. ] was greatly
constipated and my back, ached 50 much
that | had great trouble in sleeping.
When ] went to DR.. Wong Him he felt
my pulse and said my troubles were
caused by la grippe. which I had several
years ago. He knew more about my sys-
tenn than / thought anyone could know.
took his medicine as directed and am
now well. / have gained eight pounds
during the last month: eat better, sleep
better and feel better in every way than
for years. 1 can cheerfully recommend
Dr. Wong Him to the sick. Yours truly,
HARVEY DAVIS,
100 West Ann street. Police Officer Los
Angeles, Cal. SuTuTh
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-07-26

Spain will awake presently to her
great mistake, if she imagines the set
Element of the terms of peace, when we
come to that, is to be effected through
European concert. This is not war
between European Powers and we are
not at all concerned in the adjustment
of that balance of power" problem,
which naturally and properly enough
brings every great European State into
peace councils when a war in Europe
approaches a close. We will have no
European concert in this case. Eu-
rope cannot make out case of Sin
terest," try as it may, nor can 1t drub
up any sort of a pretext to support a.
claim TO be of the counselors who
agree upon the terms OF peace.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-07-26
Los Angeles. January l. 1896.

Los Angeles, January i, 1870.
To the Public: / was seriously afflicted
for about ten years with lung, liver and
kidney troubles. Tongue could never eX-
press the misery l endured during those
years | was reduced in flesh until | was
q mere skeleton; my sight and hearing
were badly impaired: was constantly
troubled with constipation and piles, and
had a severe chronic cough. In short life
was a burden and death, would have been
welcome. l was treated by various spe-
cialists without avail. / finally resolved
to, give DR.. Wong Him of No. 500 Upper
Mar, street trial OF course, like many
others. l had no faith in a Chinese doc
tor, but it only took a few doses of his
life-giving herbs to knock all the skepti-
cism out of me. In just FIVE weeks the
doctor pronounced me cured, and now |
can truthfully say that Il never was
healthier and never felt better in my life,
NV sight and hearing are both fully
stored: that obnoxious cough, constipa-
ton and piles are entirely cured, and |
am rapidly gaining in flesh, having gained
forty pounds in two months.
I earnestly recommend all sufferers and
slkeptics to give the doctor a trial and be
convinced of his superior skill as physi
clan. JOHN M STEVENSON,
$40 Bellevue avenue, Los Angeles, Cal.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-07-26
SINGULAR STATEMENT.
From Mrs. Rank to Mrs. Pinkham.

The following letter to Mrs. Pink
ham from Mrs. M. RANK, No. 1884
East Susquehanna Ave, Philadelphia,
Pa, is remarkable statement of re-
lief from utter encouragement. She
says:
never can find words with which
to thank you for what Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has done
for me.
Some years ago had womb trouble
and doctored for long time, not see
ing any improvement. At times l
would feel well enough, and other
times was miserable. So it went on
until last October, felt something
terrible creeping over me, 1 knew not
what, but kept getting worse. can
hardly explain my feelings at that
time. was SO depressed in spirits
that did not wish to live, although I
had everything to. live for. Had hys-
terra, was very nervous; could not
sleep and was not safe to be left
alone.
" Indeed, l thought would lose my
mind. No one knows what / endured.
continued this way until the last
of February, when saw in a paper a
testimonial of lady whose case was
similar to mine, and who had been
cured by Lydia e. Pinkham's vegeta.
bic Compound. determined to try it,
and felt better after the first dose. 1
continued taking it, and to-day am q
well woman, and can say from my
heart, Thank God for such a medi-
cine.'"
Mrs. Pinkham invites all suffering
women to write to her at Lynn, Mass,
for advice. All such letters are seen
and answered by women only.