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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-06-22
What the Auditors Book Show.

w Oag tuS SUO!sV! SSSA s41SW'
Auditor Harman has completed
the tax books for the next collection
of taxes, and the returns show a
decrease of S244, 900 below last years
returns in the whole county, which
leaves a tax deficit of $4,000 in round
numbers.
The present decrease is about the
same before the State Board increas-
ed the real estate valuation 10 per
cent. four years ago, and this will
also necessitate another increase in
the valuation of property. The ex-
penses of running the State and
county governments must be raised
somehow-either by an increase OF
the tax levy or an increase in the
valuation of all property. This year
they will have to be raised by the
increase in valuation and the tsZ
payer might as will prepare himself
for the raise which must come.
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S. NJ. Geary, Pierson, Mich, writes,
"DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve is cur
ing more piles here to-day than all
other remedies combined. 1t cures
eczema and all other skin diseases.
J Z Kaufman.
1t is probable thst the independ-
ent bat.al; Cf Suuta Ca ol.na will
be assigned to Gap. Buffers COM
r,and and the boys are highly elated
over the prospects.
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St. STEPHENS Congregation.

The place of divine services for the
immediate future OF St. Stephens
congregation will be in the Method
ist church. Our congregation and
the public may expect services at
that church on the following days
with certainty:
1st Sunday, II a. m. and s P. M
I'd Sunday, II q. m. and s P, m.
4th Sunday, s p. m.
Pastor J. G.. Graichen.
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No Cure-No Pay.

That is the way all druggists sell
Groves Tssteless Chill Tonic for
Chills and Malaria. 1t is simply,
Iron and Quinine in a tasteless form.
Children love it. Adults prefer it to
bitter nauseating tonics. Price, 5Oc
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New Lodge Instituted.
Columbia Register.

Columbia Register.
Lexington Lodge, No. 49, I. 0. Q.
F, was instituted last Friday night
at Brookland by Grand Master ".
E. Avery, assisted by Deputy Grand
Master J. K. P. Neathery, with
seventeen charter members. The
following officers were elected and
installed by the grand master: DR.
FL. Sandal, P. G.; S. A. Moak, n
G.; J. S. Bachman, Y. G.; ". A
Oxner, Secretary; j. K. Doyle
Treasurer; ". A. Gaskill, 0. G.
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index TO New advertise nelts.
Notices eciU be inserted
en- the Local department ut
the ae,Joann price OF 8 cents
pe1. line, to one and dtt.A
IF the Baby is Cutting Teeth

Be sure and use that old and well
tried remedy, Mrs. Winslow,s Sooth,
ing Syrup for children teethlng. 1t
soothes the child, softens the gums,
allays all pain, cures wind collie and
is the best remedy for diarrheea'
twenty-five cents a bottle:
It is the best Of all.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-06-22
Arc You Weakf

Weakness manifests itself in the loss OF
ambition and aching bones. The blood IS
wotery: the tissues are wasting-the door IS
being opened for disease. A bottle OF Browns
Iron Bitters taken in time will restore your
strength. soothe your nerves, make. your
blood rich and red. Do you more gooo
than an expensive speclal course OF hsulIs sniars
Browns Iron Bitters Is sold oy a1l oeaiefs'
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County Alliance Meeting,

Lexir g:on County Alliance will
meet at Lexington G. II, on Friday,
July s. Officers for The year will be
elected. A full delegation is re-
quested. D. +. Efrd, Pres.
Jas. B. Addy, Secty-
June %, 1898.
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Intervention Expected.

London, June 21.-The CORES
pondent at Paris of the Pail Mall
Gazette telegraphed this afternoon
that he learns from an authoritative
source, in spite Of denials, that the
question of negotiating peace be-
tween the United States and Spain
has been for some days the subject
Of lively correspondence between the
chancellories. He adds that some Of
the ambassadors in Paris were in
structed yesterday to remain on the
alert and in readiness. The cor
respondent further says that it is ex-
pected that an event of Importance
in opening negotiations with the
United States and Spain will occur
in few days.
London, June 22 The Madrid
correspondent of the Times says:
Ell Diaria de Barcelona, one Of the
most important of the provincial
newspapers, strongly urges the i'm
mediate conclusion CT peace because
every day raises the price at which it
is obtainable and the American re-
sources are such that even if all the
American squadrons are destroyed
Spain ought still to demand peace at
at any p,ice. Ell Correo and FL
Epoca reproduce the article without
endorsing it.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-06-22

A wife and mother suggests this
motto as an excellent one for the
dining room wall: "It is good
horse that never stumbles, and a
good husband that never grumbles."
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MASONIC.

a REGULAR CoMMUNIcATIoS
~A1of Lexington Lodge, No. l92'
WA. F. NJ. will be held oa on
Saturday, "a day of July 1898
at 8 o'clock p. m. Every member is
urged to attend.
By order of the ". NJ.
G.. NJ. HARMAN, Secretary.
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success-Worth Knowing.

10 Years success in the Sonth, poves
lin shes To-lc great remedy tor Chili'
and al Malarial Fevcrs. Better th"n Qnl-
nine. Guaranteed, try it. At druggists.
soc. and 81. 90 bottles.
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Barbecue.

WE WILL FURNISH \ No. l BAR.
w becue and refreshments at my pace,
(keuben ". Ki.ckiey 81 hear Rev. J. A.
Cromer's. Cd Saturi,y. Jniy Is. Every
body is cocdlally invited and royal time
gu.rAat,el u good diuner, music and
So aEi1g by The candidates will he t e
program Dinner charges. Csc, 25c aLd
children in proportion.
REUBEN ". KIECKL
HENRY BUFF.
June l, l898.-7w35
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FROM MEXICO.

Rio Verde, S. L. P. Mexico Sd, 1898.
Rock Hill Buggy Co,
Rock Hill, S. c.
Dear S The Buggy excellent
mine came but from San Anoni Texas According what
say they laid down than and there
buggles Your make being far superior Yours truly,
(REV.) JOHN R. EDWARDS.
NOIE'ROCk HILL
obtnb
is by ali
buggy
will
ROCK Bnyev the erebtpr
kU X RockH
The Atlanta constitution., 1898-12-05
FARMS AND FARMERSO
(ShorTa With the Men Who Guide the Plow

are reported. II Is not exactly wise for ono
u assert that others have not been able
to do what he has failed 90 do.
Mr. Martins letter is forcible and on
the right line in the MAN. ana 50 are
the letters and talks Of others VINO are
aiding in bringing about 4 reform in our
policy as farmers. We are all striving Tor
the same end and although by signify
varying roads, we hope to arrive at the
Same conclusion and attain the same ends
We do not believe ii Is the true policy to
simply increase the area in "grains, grasses
and food crops" nor that cotton can be
produced any cheaper simply by planting
| a greater area in the above crops.
The cost Of making a pound of cotton
IS based on the cost of the labor and fer
tilizers expended in making the cotton and
not what farmer pays for grain, bacon,
lard ana other supplies that he should
produce on his farm, but does not. Let
these stand on their own bottom, and not
be charged up To cotton. OF course, 50 iar
as the area or cotton may be reduced
/, by general determination on the part
of the farmers TO produce all needed sup
plies, in 50 far will the aggregate product
of cotton be decreased and the market
price advanced. But that policy alone Will
not reduce the cost OF making cotton.
The only practicable way to reduce the
cost of producing cotton is to manage to
secure more cotton for a less expenditure
of labor and other expense.
This can be done by increasing the aver
age Weld per acre by selecting the best
fields. ana parts OF fields, and concenorat-
ing the fertilizers and labOrS and Skill on
these fewer acres. We should make ono
bale to II" acr' or thcreabouts Not many
tarmers-in fact none-can do this On
large scale. In Other words. every farmer
The Atlanta constitution., 1898-12-05

with II tons Of soil and many dollars worth
of fertility. Our place is unfortunately
quite billy, and the havoc wrought by tine
rams was sickeninG to look upon. we
went to work, however, between showers
and patched up the terraces with brush
and sod. the best we could at the time,
and now that tie slack season has come
and the crops are about all gathered. we
have taken hold Of these same terraces
with 4 will. for we don't propose to be
caught in the same box twice if we know it.
We are building up these low places with
rock, making the wall one-half the height
Of the terrace. That is, If the terraces are
three feet above each other, the wall should
be one and one-half feet high after filling
up the Washout This will make it pcrma-
nent. We then dig soil from the lower side
Of terrace and place against the rock on
the upper side. Often enough rock can be
found on the piece of land itself to repair
thcso places, and you can improve your
lahd and mend the terrace at the same
tlH". but II necessary it viii pay to
haul the rock some distance rather than
let tho work go undone Some one may
say that If the terraces had been run on
a level all this would not be necessary. TO
this person l would say that where the
ground - very uneven it is not always
practical to ran tho terrace on u perfect
level as it would make the field too ir-
regular to cultivate well. when by building
walls across these slight depressions where
the water has been breaking over We can
stop the break and the terrace will cvcn-
tually level itSCIf up. We look upon this
as a permanent Improvement and one we
cannot afford to leave mdone. so mat
When the next freshet comes we shall be
prepared TO meet it. L. j. MERRIAM
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Scratches.

"Subscribcr," Poortith, \. C.--Can YOU
tel me what will cure a bad case Of
scratches of about eighteen months stand
ing?
Answer-P PoultIco tho hoels for few days
in order to remove the soreness and infiam-
nation. Then rub on daily an ointment
made by rubbing together on ounce of
oxide of zinc and two ounces Of vaseiine.
Sometimes scratches assume chronic form
in which the parts seem to heal up but
when Une animal is driven Il short distance
the skin cracks and blood oo2es out If
this i've the case mix bniOGjte OF mcrcury,
TWO drams vascine three ounces. Rub on
little of this and let it remain on twenty
four hours, and then wash OFF and rub on
a little clean lard. In a week rub on Il little
more, and 50 on for two months. If ncccs-
Sary.
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Cotton on Bermuda Sod.

NC HIishorough, Ga.-Some ten years
ago came in possession of an abandoned
tract OF ddrk-colorcd land with red sub
son thickly set in bermuda, with sas.sarras
sprouts blackberrY braGs ana bramblc.
"Ith some persimm0n Sappliuge. There
was ABOUT forty acres previously under
cultivation. I turned on about cigh,y
sheep natives and Southdowns crossed.
which soon increased to 1870 or l4J. AS
Sheep are great scavenrers. they DESTROYED
The sassatras. hiachberres and bramblos,
ana by close feeding and constant breed
1ns they brought the bermuda roots near
lhe surface, and Instead OF u mass Of
tangled roots. there were bat few fine
roots in the ground. but l.ttle more thau
inc ANIMAL grasses ! ptuWcd ihc ground
With four-l1Ch rUoters as early after CHRIST
mas as the Nedtbe" would admit. The
irecHiug helped. At the proper time /
bcdded four feet apart on 1,J pounds Of
EuHuo In April planted il in cotton. We
cultivated thoroughly with usual imDle-
ne0tS. chopped ana afterwards haul
cl once. had no particular trouble with
the bermuda and the crop was clean. rho
decomposition of She bermuda roots in the
GIoUnn, aud the sheep converting The
land for excellent crops Of corn and cotton.
tUn of il t1reo years. | ClHngInG the
fence, taking in a part Of It a time. | have
since kept the sheep on uucultiVatable
ranges set i'm bermuda, but to my regret
they have nearly cleaned them all Of Der
luuGa
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Ragasse Compost.

+. ". A. Magnolia Ma-.--Plaa&e tell mo
the best way to make manure of DaGasse
Want soma kinG of an acid 10 eat II up.
I am grinding n" cane now. Tell me when
and how and what 90 put with it.
Answer~-You do n11 want an acid, but
q caustic alkal oh IS lime. The stuff
may be put up in pens, or in heaps, strait
fed with airslaked lre. say layer six
inches thick Of the bagasse, then sprinkle
with lime until II lookb white all over and
so on. But we think YOU VIII find 1t more
economical to spread 1t on thin spots of
land and pow it under.
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/. Write plainly and 10 the point.
giving only the questions to whloh
anewers are desired.
.. ConnDeiuQuiries strictly TO mat
ters concerning the farm.
3. Never ark for answer by mail.
T. Never ask where an article can
be had. nor the price.
s. Always give your full DameRnd
address. If you do not wish your
name published. say 80. and fnitiais
only viii be printed.
9. Carefully sile this page for fiSure
reference, and before writing ex.
anime your file TO see II 10 has NOT
Iren already answered.
:. Look ahead and send In yourtn-
Suir,es early, Do not expect us 70
"susweS in next psper." The ed.,or
must hand In his Copya week before
the paper is published.
8. Address Al! in1ufries md cora
nunications for this department -
THE CONSTITUTION,
(f. and 4. Department.
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cotto, That Cost Less Than Cents

j. r. Meserne, Chelsea. Gal note your
request in The Constitution of the 7th and
will state that my individual cotton crop
for this season consists of one acre. from
which we have picked SEQ pounds seed cot
ton, and there will be 50 to l00 pounds more
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Pork Salt and Abortion.

]. IT. TcighinGton, Tampa. Fla.-I notice
In your valuable paper OF the 1ith instant.
an article on curing pork, which Is very
good in itself, but contains a mistake that.
If not rectitcd at once, will cost some farm
crs a great deal more than they will ever
save by curing their own meat
| refer to the paragraph: Use plenty OF
salt on the meat. it will not be wasted. az
il can be given to the stock afterwards" "
Probably Mr.. Jones is not aware of the fact
that salt tnat has been used for curing
meat will cause ABSORPTION in his mares
and COWS. and If he lost a few valua Bile
cots or calves would not be so economical
with his salt.
Comment-We never advise giving ami
mails any other than pure clean salt.
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An Old Wound.

To NJ. L. Marley, Canton. N. C.-lf the
mare suffers no Inconvenience and is not at
all lame, it is hardly advisable to attempt
to reduce the chronic swelling at this late
date. Try bandaGinr It tightly when she
comes in from work and let the bandaSe re-
main until she goes out to work, or eX-
ercse, next morning. Then give it a good
hand rubbing. You might also rub on a
little fly blister ointment and let 1t remain
twenty-four hours, then wash off and
grease with lard. Repeat every week.
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Brain or Spinal Cord.

r. p r., Tus5esee, Ala.--I have lost four
or five nice fat hogs recently. all of them
fat enough to kill. and in good health. ap-
parently two or three hours before taking
sick. They began by walking like a horse
with stringhalt in all their legs, then they
would seem to give out in their legs and
lie down and begin to jerk their feet up
and jerk their nose back and keep on jerk
ing until they died. They do not live more
than two or three hours.
AnswerWe regret that we are at a loss
IN diagnosing this complaint. but must con-
slider it as due to some nervous derange-
ment, depending on common cause, which
may, in your case be too rapid fattening.
We cannot suggest a remedy, except as
preventative to lessen the feed. Perhaps
some reader can enliGhten us.
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asking him to send you some Of the vac
cine fluid. with full directions. He Will
probably do so on your promise to report
results Of it's use.
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The state herald., 1898-03-04
THE PRESIDENTS VIEWS.
Why He Is Not Convinced That n Torpedo
Blew up the Maine

Chicago, March IA special to thc
Record from Washington says:
The President never expresses an
opinion for publication. He talks
freely with those In whom he has con-
hdencc, hut II Is always with the un-
derstandng that he shall not bc quot
ed. II may he said generally that the
President still adhcres to the accident
theory. and is waiting patiently with
the hope that 1t may be confirmed by
the board OF inquiry. The chief rea-
sons for his belief. Ms explained hy
Secretary Algcr. are that IF the
Maine Ind been destroyed by the ex.
plosion of n mine:
Il. The vessel would have been
lifted with such violence ms to have
thrown the persons who were stand
Ing upon It's deck from their feet. aud
would have produced such n shock
iiint II could not have been forgotten,
whereas none Of the survivors describe
any such movement or sensation.
IT there had been an explosion
IN the water sufficient To have pro-
duccd the existing condition of the
Maine. there would have been u ire
mcndous commotIon In the water.
which would have violently rocked cv.
cry ship In the bay and washed over
the low wharvcs like n tidal way..
but men who were sitting upon the
decks OF vessels In the bay report no
such phenomena. and those who wcr,.
sitting upon the low docks ut the Gus
tom house noticed no unusual disturb
nncr. aud nj first thought that the ex.
piosion was In the fortress.
y. The explosion Of n mine or "A
torpedo would have covered the sur.
face of the water with dead fish,
whereas none whatever were observed.
-. II the Maine had been DESTROYED
10y III" explosion of n mine or n Tor.
pedo the water would have been
thrown into the air like n gayser and
The decks of the vessel would have
been dclugcd. hut none OF the suryly.
ors report such n phenomenon"
The F'residen. realizes that the stu.
alton IL serious aud calls for the cxrr.
else of the greatest wisdom and dis.
erection. but the published statements
concerning preparations FOR hosiili.
Ties ana councils of war are false. lie
IL going along with the regular duties
Of his office ns II nothing had hnp.
pened and lis confident Of the ability
Of the government to sail through III.
present crisis without sacrificing lis
honor or dignity or being compelled 20
defend them with arms
The state herald., 1898-03-04
Wreck Of The AshucInt.

Lieutenant Frank s. Hotchkln, OF
Chicago, who served eighteen years In
the United States navy. and then re-
tired into commercial life, says that II
the Malne had not been a warship the
disaster might have been much worse
than II was. The Lieutenant was an
1iccr on board the the fated Ashuelot
when that warshlp was wrecked In tho
China sea. Eight men were lost-threc
Chinese who were looting the officers
quarters, and Ave "mlddIes" who
Jumped overheard. crazed by fear. The
Ashuelot was built for service on the
Mississippi during the war. and fifteen
years ago. Feb. 90, was In Chinese wat
ers. She was walled in by heavy fog
when at o'clock In the morning Lien.
tenant Hotchkin went to relieve thu
watch. lie had scarcely put foot on
deck when the lookout cried; Land on
the starboard beam" The next hin.
u,e the ship struck. and had |. not
been scr the discipline the whole out
ft would have gone to the bottom.
The loss Of the ship caused m inquiry
and court-martial, and the captain
and the navigator were disciplined.
"lf ever | am In n marine disaster
again." quoth the lieutenant, 81 desire
tha; II shall be on a man-of-war."
The state herald., 1898-03-04
MAINE BOARD OF INQUIRY,

major, and The big marine watched
over him like ia.her.
Anthony saw fourteen years OF SOL
diering, most OF II n the western plains
before he thrHS In his fortunes with
the marines lie was alway q marked
man in the service, conspicuous for his
magnificent physique, his cool courage.
and perfect discipline.
As non-commlssoned officer he
filled every position known to the nil
itary code. and filled them well. There
was just one blemlsh IN brave "BIlls"
charac'er-a blemish which many be-
lieve alone kept him out OF commits
sion. "Bill" would drink. not often TO
excess, but invariably Just at the wrong
time. when his commanding oficers-
favorite though be waa-could not
wink o, the nffenHc.
Ills la' army service was at West
Point, where he figured 20 the admira-
tion OF cadets and everybody else as
drum majur. "Bill's" splendid figure
and profound knowledge OF soldiery
won him this appointment.
Ten years 20 he left the army and
enlisted as marine. It was the old
story over again-rapld ARRANGEMENTS.
followed by the inevitable setbarks, all
due to unwIse conylyiality. Not that
"Bill" eve traEsgresSed while on du'y
for nrmor dlfrlr'inarian never
wore NE ne uniipug Over at the
Brooklyn navy yard An,huGv ls well
known and woll lied He was sta
toned there for two years, pnd dusing
the greater part OF thar time served
as clerk In tho recruiting o0irc.
Anthony was deta,.a -. Brook.
lyn on Its cruise In the China seas, up-
on his return he was sent to the Maine,
where his soldIerly merit won him the
post OF marine orderly.
The state herald., 1898-03-04
SENATE PROCEEDINGS
Mr.. coRBErr NOT SEATED.
Senate Follows Precedent and Shuts tho
Washington Man Out by Vote of
80 to 10.

Washington, March 1.-Former Vice
President Stevenson was visitor on
the Senate floor at the opening of the
session yesterday. A bill extending
the time for construction of a bridge
across the Missouri river at Yankton,
South Dakota. was passed.
The consideration of the Corbctt case
was then resumed. Mr.. Bacon Ga.l
addressed the Senate in opposition to
Mr.. Corbett's claims. He felt 1t was
extremely fortunate that in this case
the Senate was not controlled by par.
tisan motives. because he thought 1t
ought TO be understood by Legisla-
lures that they must perform their
duties or the Onus of their failure
should fall upon their states.
Mr.. Burrows Nlich.) followed with
nm extended and elaborate argument
In opposition to the seating of Mr.. Cor
bett. He maintained that the COVER
nor OF state had no authority TO fill
an Original vacancy.
Mr. Burrows, after quoting In sup
port of his position many eminent
authorities. said that If the Senate
should seat Mr.. Corbett ii would over
throw a long line of established pre-
cedcnts. as II would open the doors 10
conspiracy and fraud, the results of
which nobody could forcsce.
Mr.. Morgan (Ala) supported the
claims of Mr.. Corbett TO n seat In the
Senate.
Mr.. Hoar ,AlassD moved to strike
from the resolution the word mot"
Upon this motion the ayes and noes
were demanded. The motion was de-
featcd. 10 to 30.
The resolution of the committee on
privileges and elections declaring that
Mr.. Corbett was not entitled to n seat
IN the Senate from Oregon was then
laid before the Senate. The resolution
of the committee was adopted. 30 to
10.
ON motion of Mr.. Hansbrough the
Senate proceeded to the consideration
of a bill extending the homestead laws
and providing for right of way for
railroads In the district of Alaska.
Mr.. Stewart offered an amendment
10 section l Of the bill providing that
no homestead should be located within
one Thousand feet of navigablc watcrs.
Consideration Of the bill was not
concluded.