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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-03-16

In pursuance to a request OF the
State Prohibition Executive Com
nittee. tie Prohibitionists of Lex
ington county are hereby called to
meet in convention at Lexington
Saturday, the End, to elect delegates
to the State convention to be held
April the 14th. Every community
is requested to send delegates to this
convention. Representative citizens
from communities where delegates
are not elected may be considered
members of the convention. 1t is
urgently requested that every part OF
the county be represented. Prohibit
ton never had brighter prospects
It is gaining friends every day. LIT
US have a grand rally and make a
winning fight in the coming cam
paign.
L 3. Haynes,
County Chairman.
I, 1T n
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C.c,,aos oS 5s.. y<Icofr n-.;: EfTTSa.

Diseases CT 1..c Bicot! u:,;; EcrTs7.
No ore nee: ra!i:r with neuralgia. This
,!i.2a:c is quickly and permanently cured
iv Browns Iron Biticrs. Every disease u
.n hiaoh, nerves a:ri stomach, chronic
., otherwise. sGccumh3 II Browns Iron
:;i:!c-S. Known ard us'.i for nearly
>Irar;rr Of a century, j: stands to.'!ny fore
i:,o.; among CIR most valued -rclacdies.
Browns iron Bi.tcSs is sold by all dealers.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-03-16
Gail for Prohibition Conventions.
Columbia, S. G., Feb. -, 1898.


The State C,ntral Prohibition
Committee having determined to call
q convention of the ProhibitioLists OF
the State to meet in Columbia, April
the Ilth, 1898. have authorized their
Executive Committee to issue such
call, the said committee hereby pub
fishes tie call and the regulations
which will be observed in selecting
delegates to represent the several
counties of the State, in said conven-
ton.
1t. The convention will assemble
at $ p. IN, on the 1l;h day Of April
next, in tie hall of the House OF
Representatives in Columbia.
2ud. The chairman of the respec-
tive county committees will call meet
incs or conventions of tho Prohlbl-
tioni>ts of their county, who favor
the enactment of laws restricting the
sale of alcoholic liquors in this State,
to medicinal, scientific, mechanical
AMI sac,an entail purposes only, and
the nomination by the convention OF
State ticket who will support such
legislation, to be placed before the
voters for their choice at the next
Democratic primary elections, ard
subject to The result of said elections.
3rl. At such county meeting or
convention, the number of delegates
selected in the manner determined
by the body, shall be not less than
the number of Representatives from
the county in the General Assembly,
bat may be greater number if so
determined by said county meeting
or convention.
4lh. That said county meeting or
convention shall be called to meet
not later than the 4th day Of April
next, and if from any cause it should
be found impracticable to assemble
such meeting, then the County Exc
cutive Committee is authorized to
appoint said delegates and certify
their appointment to the Secretary
of the State Executive Committee.
L. d. Childs, Chairman.
Thomas J. LaNIotte, Secretary.
f. H. Hyatt, G. D. Stanley. J. &
Dale, L. B. Haynes, Chas. P. Wray,
Executive Committee.
J. l.. Quinby, Aiken County.
G. VI. Elicit, Beaufort.
Jno. B. White, Charleston.
J. S. Mcffltt. Chester.
J. L. Strain, Cherokee.
J. O. Cough, Clarendon.
T. j. Drew, D arlington.
Jno. Lake, E1gefeld.
Chas. P. Wray, Fairfield. !
+. p. .'Covingtop, Florence.
J. NJ. Witmire, Greenville.
P. l.. Sturkey, Greenwood.
W. H. Dowling, Hampton.
B L. Bsaty, Horny.
Waddy G. TompsoD, lancaster.
S. D. Darlington, Llurens.
L. B. Haynes, Lexington.
W. S. Foxwortb, Marion.
H. S VaDdiyer, Oconee.
J. L. SiAy, OraDgeburg.
julius f Boggs, Pickens.
L d Childs, R:chland.
I. ". Herbert, Saluda.
Jas. H. C4rlisle, Jr., Spartanburg.
C. NJ. Hurst, Jr, Sumter.
S. T. Scaife, Union.
Joel L. Brunson, Williamsburg.
]. J, Neville, lolk.
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Masonic Notice.

Regular communication of Pomaria
Lodge, No. Isl, A. T. NJ, will con-
yene in Masonic Hall, Peak, S. c.,
Saturday, April 2ud, at 8 o'clock, p.
M. Take notice and be governed
accordingly.
John G. Swygert, Master.
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No Cure-No Pay.

That is the way all druggists sell
Groves Tasteless 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, SOC
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-03-16
An Uncertain Disease.

There is no disease Tl":C uncertain III rs
nature than dyspepsia. Physicians say that
the symptoms of no two ra>c> agree. Ii Is
therefore most dit'icul, 10 make 4 correct
daruoSiS. No mater how severe, or under
wha, hi>guiscdv>p attacks You. Erowns'
Iron BirtrrS will cure il. lnraluahlc III al
diseases of the stomach, blood and nerves.
Browns iron 5ittcrS is sold Ivy all dealers.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-03-16
If the Baby is Cutting Teeth.

If the Baby is Cutting Teeth
Be sure and use that old and well
tried remedy, Mrs. Winslow's Sooth-
ing Syrup for children teething. 1t
soothes the child, softens the gums,
allays all pain, cures wind collie and
is the best remedy for diarrhea.
Twenty-Five cents bottle.
It is the best of all
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-03-16

70 Cure a Cold N One Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine
Tablets. All Druggists refund the
money if it fails to Cure. Csc. 25
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-03-16
LEXINGTON MARKET,
CORRECTED WEEKLY BY THE MERCHANTS
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COTNTY OF LEXINGTON,

COUNTY OF LEXINGTON,
By G. E. Leaphart, Esq, Probate Judge
WHEREAS, MRS AMANDA B Ris-
w ter made suit to me to grant her
Letters O: Administration of the Estate OF
and effects Of George A. Rister:
These are, therefore. to Gle and admonlsh
all md singular the kindred and creditors
of the said Geo. A. Rlster, deceased. that
they be and appear efore me, in the Court
of T.. o)ate, to be held at Lexington {.
H., on the 25th da, Of March, next
after publication thereof, at IL O'clock IL
the forenoon, to show cause, if any they
have, why the said Administration should
not De granted.
Given under my hand. this 9th day Of
March, Ammo Domini, 1893.
G. E. LEAPHAkT. J. p. l. c.
PrblisLedl on the 9th day Of March.
1898. IN the Lexington Dispatch. Owls
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Index to New Advertise ments.
Spring Clothing-M. L, hinard.
Fruit, Etc.-Southern Fruit Co.
Notice-L. J. Langford.
Suicide or War;. A Wagner Jr
Clerks Sale.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-03-16

Z 3. ffaynes,
County Chairman.
LocsyiIIc, s. c., March II, 1898.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-03-16

pared hv {. I. Hood s. Co.. Lowell. Mass
| ui!lE Pill 10 take with Hoods SarSapar!lla.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-07-01
CHAPTER XIV.
THE FIRST BLOW.

was so pleased at having given the
slip to Long John that I began to enjoy
myself and look around me with some
interest on the strange land that I was
in.
had crossed a marshy tract full of
willows, bulrushes, and odd outland-
ish. swampy trees, and I had now come
out upon the skirts of an open piece OF
undulating, sandy country, about a
mile long, dotted with few pines, and
great number of contorted trees, not
unlike the oak in growth, but pale in
the foliage, like willows. On the far
sld6 Of the open stood one of the hills,
with two quaint, craggy peaks, shining
wildly in the sun.
now felt for the first time the joy
of exploration. The isle was uninhab-
tied; my shipmates had left behind,
and nothing lived in front of me but
dumb brutes and fowls. l turned
hither and thither among the trees.
Here and there were Towering plants
unknown to me; here and there saw
snakes, and one raised his head from
a ledge of rock and Kissed at me with
noise not unlike the spinning of a
top. Little did suppose that he was a
deadly enemy, and that the noise was
the famous rattle.
Then came to long thicket of these
oak-like trees-live or evergreen oaks,
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Lecture of q Novelist.

A wellknown novelist delivered a lecture
recently in which he read selections from
his own works. His reputation and the so.
ciety that engaged him brought together an
audience, composed of the best people of the
people met, it was the proper thing for one
TO ask the other:
"Were you at the lecturer" And the
answer in every case:
ooh, yes! was there, but didn't hear
a word: Did you hear the Lecturer"
"Well, no! l was there, but couldn' t
hear, either"
A friend who met the novelist few days
after his visit to the suburban town asked
him what kind Of audience he had, and how
he liked the town.
ITS fine place. was the reply, "and !
ever spoken to. No one made sound, and
| did not have to raise my voice above a
whisper" -Philadelphia Press
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PART III.
CHAPTER XIII.-CoNT1NUEp.

The captain was too bright to be in
the way. He whipped out of sight in
moment, leaving Silver to arrange the
party; and fancy it was as well he did
SO. Had he been on deck, he could no
longer SO much as have pretended not
to understand the situa ton. It was as
plain as day. Silver was the captain,
and mighty rebellious crew he had of
1t. The honest hands--and I was soon
to see 1t proved that there were such
on board-must have been very stupid
fellows. Or. rather. suppose the truth
was this: that all hands were disaffect-
ed by the example of the ringleaders-
only some more, some less; and few.
being good fellows in the main, could
neither be led nor driven any further.
1t is one thing to be idle and skulk, and
quite another to take ship and MUIR
der number of innocent men.
At last. however, the party was made
up. Six fellows were to stay on board
and the remaining 10. including Silver,
began to embark
Then it was that there came into my
head the first of the mad notions that
contributed so much to save our lives.
If six men were left by Silver, it was
plain our party could not take and fight
the ship; and since only six were left,
it was equally plain that the cabin par
ty had no present need of my assist
ance. 1t occurred to me at once to go
ashore. In jiffy had'slipped over the
side. and curled up in the fore-sheets
of the nearest boat. and almost at the
same moment she showed off.
No one took notice of me, only the
bow oar saying: SIS that you, Jim
Keep your head down." But Silver,
from the other boat, looked sharply
over and called out to know if that
were me; and from that moment be-
gan to regret what had done.
The crews raced for the beach; but
the boat l was in, having some start,
and being at once the lighter and the
better manned, shot far ahead of her
consort, and the bow had struck among
the shore-side trees, and I had caught
a branch and swung myself out, and
plunged into the nearest thicket, while
Silver and the rest were still 100 yards
behind.
"Jim, JIM" I heard him shouting.
But you may suppose paid no heed;
jumping, ducking. and breaking
through, I ran straight before my
nose, till could run no longer.
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CHEERING HIM.
His Hearers Were Duly Apprcciativc
but Were Not Completely
Carried Away.

He was unquestionably an orator. But
he was not content with that gift. He de.
sired to deliver speeches which would read
well in print. As result, his periods were
polished till they lost force. They would
have made more of an impression if he had
left few jagged edges on them. His speeches
were as famed for their soporifc qualities as
they were for their immaculate syntax, but
his wife was a confident admirer of his pow
ers as a speaker. Without taking the
trou BILE to inform herself very thoroughly
on the topics he discussed, she accepted his
observations with implicit faith and I'M
bounded applause. She had gone to hear
him address the legislature. After it was
over he remarked:
chat speech wasn't the success we hoped
it would be-"
ut was very nice speech, indeed" she
answered., encouragingly. 81 enjoyed it
very much. l have passed highly in
structive afternoon. And, besides, l needed
rest"
''There wasn't much enthusiasm"
81 was very enthusiastic"
81 was referring to my low-members. J."
"You, couldn't tell whether they liked it
or not
AT, all events, they were not carried off
their feet"
ooh, you mustn't be the least bit wor-
ried about that. They couldn't be- They
took special precautions. [ noticed that
before you got half through nearly all of
them had their feet on their desks. Wash.
ington Star.
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1 heard afterward they should be called
which grew low along the sand like
brambles, the boughs curiously twist
ed. the foliage compact, like thatch.
The thicket stretched down from the
top one of the sandy knobs, spreading
and growing taller as it went, until it
reached the margin of the broad, reedy
fen, through which the nearest of the
little rivers soaked its way into the an
chorage. The marsh was steaming i'll
the strong sun, and the outline of the
Spy-glass trembled through the haze.
All at once there began to go sort Of
hustle among the bulrushes; a wild
duck flew up with quack, another fol-
lowed, and soon over the whole surface
of the marsh a great cloud Of birds
hung screaming and circling in the
air. l judged at once that some of my
shipmates must be drawing near along
the borders of the fen. Nor was 1 de-
ceived; for soon I heard the very dis
tant and low tones of a human voice,
which as l continued to give ear, grew
steadily louder and nearer.
This put me in great fear. and l
crawled under cover of the nearest live
oak and squatted there, hearkening, as
silent as mouse.
Another voice answered.; and then
the first voice, which now recognized
to be Silver's, once more took up the
story, and ran On for a long while in a
stream, only now and again interrupt
ed by the other. By the sound they
must have been talking earnestly, and
almost fercely; but no distinct word
came to my hearing.
At last the speakers seemed to have
paused, and perhaps to have sat down;
for not only did they cease to draw any
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-07-01
Paid His Claim

by a priclling sensation, until at last the
blood began to course freely and vigorously
through his body. Soon he was restored
to his old time health.
A reporter for The Monitor recently called
on Mr.. Petch again and was told:
"You may say there is no doubt as to my
cure being permanent. am in better health
than when I gave you the first interview
and certainly attribute my cure to DR.. Viii.
liams' Pink Pills for Pale People
"To these pills l owe my release from the
living death, and shall always bless the
day was induced to take them"
Such is the history Of one of the most
remark fable. cases in modern times. In the
face of such testimony, can anyone say that
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are not entitled to
the careful consideration Of every sufferer
man, woman or child? Is not the case. in
truth, miracle of modern medicine?
These pills are sold by all druggists and
are considered by them to be one of the most
valuable remedial agents known to science.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-07-01

derers; and as l ran, fear grew and
grew upon me, until it turned into a
kind of frenzy.
Indeed, could anyone be more entire
ly lost than I? When the gun fred,
how should dare go down to the boats
among those fiends. still smoking from
their crime? Would not the first of
them who saw me wiring my neck like
a snipe's? Would not my absence itself
be an evidence to them of my alarm,
and therefore of my fatal knowledge?
1t was all over, I thought. Good-by
to the Hispaniola: good-by to the
squire, the doctor and the captain. There
was nothing left for me but death by
starvation or death by the hands of the
mutineers.
All this while, as I say, I was still
running, and, without taking any no.
tice, I had drawn near to the foot of the
little hill with the two peaks, and had
got into part of the island where the
wild oaks grew more widely apart, and
seemed more like forest trees in their
bearings and dimensions. Mingled
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Public Clocks.

Few great cities ct America arg adequately
and so prominent location 1e as Indicate tie
time over wide metropolitan districts. But
it is high time to check kidney and bladder
complaint manifested to the sufferer by in
activity of the organs affected. Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters remedies thit as it does dys-
pepsia, rheumatism, constipation, bilious
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-07-01
Shot the Way the Dog Came.


The other day Ole Hanson had troubk
with a belicose dog, that belonged to his
neghbor, Russian by the name of Havvs
Drenkovitskey. The Swede shot the dos
as soon as he discovered that he was moi
friendly to him, and the sequel found lodg
ing in Justices court. When Ole was pro
pounded inerrogatories by the attorney fol
the prosecution he evidenced sense Of jus
tice in framing replies that is rarely wit
messed.
what sort of gun did you have, Mr.
Hanson?" inquired the attorney.
'Es var two-hole shotgun"
'Double-barrel?"
"Yas, das ct"
"Well, don't you think you could have
scared him away"
"Aye might eff aye had not banc scare SC
lax DICKENS maesal."
"Why didn't you take the other end of the
gun and scare him away?"
''Val, master lawyer, Wy dedn't de doc
com for mae oder end first ef haze want to do
Diet vay?"
The lawyer is still wondering if there
wasn't extenuating circumstances connected
with the shooting.-Denver Times.
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DR.. Hayes, of Buffalo, N. Y, who is rapid.
~ becoming known all over the civilized
world from his ability to cure Asthma so
that the sufferer stays cured says that his
success where others fail is due largely to the
fact that he declines to use symptom-drugs,
leave the cause Of the disease untouched, but
employs natural alternatives and tonics,
which build up the digestive powers, i'm
prove the assimilation of the food, give the
patient better blood and more of it, out of
which to build up a healthy body; and thus
changing the constitution, he removes the
cause Of the disease and cures to stay cured.
This is q very interesting line of thought for
those who suffer from Asthma and any who
desire to know more about it can get DR..
titled "Asthma and Ray.Fever Cured to
Stay Cured by sending to DR.. Hayes for it.
No charge is made for the book.
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Not PrepHred.

His Friend-Why don't you go right
in and ask the old man.for her tonight
The College SprinterI can't to-
night. I haven't got on my running
trorsers.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Pelvic Catarrh a Very Common. ar
Debi1itatinE Ailmcnt
Among Women.

MRS. CAROLINE DAFT, EVANSPORT, o.
Pelvic Catarrh is usually called female dis
ease. Not being called catarrh, as it should
be, it is not treated as catarrh. Hence the
frequent failures 20 find cure. Catarrh is
catarrh wherever located. Peruna cures
catarrh wherever located. Mrs. Caroline
Daft, Transport, o., writes: II can testify
to the merits of Pe-ru-na. have taken con-
siderable of it and one bottle of Man-a-lin,
and they both are excellent remedies. lam
as we'll and hearty as l ever was in my life
and give the credit entirely to your medi-
cines."
Catarrh of the lining membrane of the
vagina, womb or bladder, producing a con-
slant discharge of mucus, is very common
disease. 1t is generally called female weak
ness. The catarrahl nature of this disease
is not usually known. Hence very few peo
pie are receiving the correct treatment
Every woman so afflicted should immediate
ly write to Dr. Hartman, giving the particu-
lars of her case, and she will receive prompt
answer free of charge, giving full directions
as to her treatment Gases that have been
thought to be incurable are promptly cured
by Dr. Hartman's treatment.
Every woman should have copy of DR..
Hartman's book on female catarrh, entitled
Health and Beauty" Sent free. Address
DR.. Hartman, Columbus, Ohio.
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Legal wit.

whats the matter there?" said the
Judge to the defendant in the suit, who had
Just been released from the witness stand,
and was rummaging amongst the jury.
GIVE lost my hat, replied the defendant,
in an injured tone.
"Perhaps Mr.. H has it," said the de-
PENDANTS counsel, indicating the counsel for
the other side.
''Not l." replied that gentleman, "but I
hope to have his whole suit before we get
through. Chicago Tribune.
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Men of Mouth.

Some men seek glory in the lannon's
mouth, but those who seek it in their own
mouths are in an overwhelming majority
Boston Transcript.
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The skins of animals were the earliest
form of money, so we are told. No doubt
a skunl-sllin was considered scent-pece.
Il. A. w. Bulletin.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-07-01

To Cure = Cold IN One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. An
druggists refund money if il fails to cure. &c.
Whenever there is more than one way IL
doing a thing, the other fellow invariably.
does the wrong way.-Chicago Daily News
Piso's Cure cured me of Throat and
Lung trouble Of three years standing 3.
Cady, Huntington, Ind, Nov. II, 1891.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-07-01

Fits stopped free and permanently cured.
No fits after first days use of DR.. Kline'e
Great Nerve Restorer. Free s. trial bottle \
treatise. DR.. Kline. 933 Arch ST., Phila., Pa.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-07-01
n this condi.

ton. After
taking some
of DR.. Will
liams' Pink
p i | | S f o r
Pale People
t here wa s
a S | ig h t
c h a nge, a
t e II d e ncy
[ o S W e q t
freely. Next
came a little
feeling in
his lin BIS.
This extend.
ed, followed
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with these were a few scattered pines,
some so, some nearly 70 feet high. The
air, too, smelled more freshly than
down beside the marsh.
And here fresh alarm brought me to
a standstill with a humping heart.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-07-01

The six-hundred-pound lady in the mu.
scum draws a pretty fat salary.-L. A. w.
Bulletin.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-01-27
]. F. ROYS.
Andrews Opera 90.

The Andrews Opera Company
appeared in Ashland, Friday night
last. Saturdays Ashland Loeal
says of the performance:
"The Andrews Opera Co. last
evening, in its presentation of
Martha" afforded the people of
Ashland an opportunity rarely en-
joyed in this section, of witnessing
the production of a masterpiece by
a company composed of first class
artists, and the troupe is unques-
tionably the best that has ever Wis
tied Ashland, and it is to be hoped
that they will return again and we
are sure they will be greeted by an
over crowded house."
At the Bloomsbury Opera House
tonight.