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The Van Buren press., 1898-08-27
THE DEAR LADIES.
Some of Them Had II Very Interestlny
Time at Their Patriotic
Convention.

The Amalgamated Societies Of Pa.
triotic Daughters of Soldiers Who
Managed to Keep from Being Shoth
the Back in the Revolution were in an.
nual convention, the first since tbe
combination of the original organic.
tions.
The president, a fuffy-headedyo Young
woman with eyeglasses and baby
pink complexion, welded mallet that
her uncle, a saloon keeper, had Loaned
her as gafel.
"Will the convention please come 10
order!" She raped twice with The
hickory mallet and the convention
came.
"The secretary will now read The
seconds of the last meeting" Her face
flushed. No" she said, 81 didn't meal
that. l meant the minutes, The sec
retary will proceed
The secretary did, and finished.
New business was the order.
A nice looking little woman rose 10
her feet and moved that a pin Of
suitable shape and size. the cost motto
exceed $4.25. be decided upon by CON
mittee selected for the purpose, as The
official emblem OK the amalgamatedso
cieties.
"Are there any seconds?" asked tho
president.
Twenty-eight women jumped n|
their feet on the instant and yelled
Il dol" in concert.
"Are there any questions?" begged
the chair.
Whereupon Mrs. Brown fr1
Twelfth street wanted to know why
pin should cost $425 instead of an eva
four dollars.
'The latter would be just as well
explained the mover of the Original
motion. 81 suggested $425 because \
had just that amount in my purse
That explanation was satisfactory
Then another woman wanted to know
the shape and whether the pin was %
be "set" or not.
No one knew.
"The committee OF five to be aPI
pointed by the president for its selec
tion will decide upon that" suggestN
the original mover again.
"All right" said the woman who had
wanted to know"
There was a silence for an instant
"Are you ready for the question:
asked the chair.
She must have guessed they were for
she stated it and called for ayes and
"noes."
A chorus of the former went up tna,
shook the plaster around the cupu
center piece in the ceiling.
"The ayes have it," said the pres
dent, laying aside the maIlet.
as there any further busincssy
A demure little woman with n
peaked faced and speetaeles arose
from her chair in the rear left hano
corner of the room.
81 move" she said, that the mem
bers of this amalgamated society pc
assessed ten cents a month for as lol5
time as the present war lasts ta'I
money thus obtained to be used IN 'IT
purchase of newspapers, reading MA.
ter, etc, for our soldiers at the tronr
There was a large chunk of silencei1
the hall. In the MIDST of it the demui'
little woman sat down.
"Are there any seconds?' asked 'H'
! president.
Some more silence. 3,
"Are there any thirds?" she asks'
again.
Quite a little more silence.
Seeing as no one approves u.
proposition" put in fat woman ueDi
the front, IL move that we adjourn anI
all go over to Diddlehack's jewen!
store and look at his stock of socle9
emblems."
Twenty-eight seconds broke the y
| lence.
When the question WAS put everyoD.
In the room "ayed" and the conyenugs.
separated for another day.-Detf"'
Free Press.
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PLAYS AND THEIR WRITERS.

one OF the forthcoming plays in Lon.
ooh is said to be by Oscar Wilde, al.
'nough the authorship is not disclosed.
fierre Lott, the French naval officer
ana author, who has lately attracted
much attention on account of his
pilgrimage to Madrid, where he re.
paired in order to offer his sent;nertot
u,u 10 The queen regent, has written a
play entitled Judith Renaudin. (which
IS 10 be brought out next September
Meantime, Lott whilcs away the hours
o.y writing long articles denouucing
Americans '''N'''s
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THE DIARY OF A GOD
By BARRY PAIN.
DURING the week there had been

nURING the week there had been
~ several thunderstorms. 1t was
after the last of these, on a cool Satur-
day evening, that he was found at the
top of the hill by shepherd. His
speech was incoherent and discon-
nected: he gave his name correctly, but
could or would add no account of him
self. He was wet through. and sat
there pulling a sprig of neither to
pieces. The shepherd afterwards said
that he had great difficulty in persuad-
ing him 10 come down, that he talked
much nonsense. In the pathat the foot
of the hill he was recognized by some
people from the farmhouse where he
was lodging, and was taken back there.
They had, indeed, gone out to look for
him. He was subsequently removed
to an asylum, and died insane few
months later.
The Van Buren press., 1898-08-27
How Gladstone Grew Smaller.

In his early marhood Gladstone
measured five feet eleven inches in
height but when he became prime
lninisteTshe was only five feet nine
inches tsll. The length of the coffin
IN which he was buried astonished his
most intimate friends for its smallness,
'hough the actual measurements were
not made publicly. Y. Press.
The Van Buren press., 1898-08-27
Yes. [ speak from tho

care for waste. Yes, speak from tho
wears of past experience, and | say to
Texas farmers, gentlemen, If you ex'
pect to make farming a success, learn
TO stop the leaks.-Wm. Lumas, in
Farm and Ranch.
The Van Buren press., 1898-08-27

TWO years d1tefWarui WITH the
furniture of the farmhouse came to be
sold by auction, there was found in
little cupboard in the bedroom which
he had occupied an ordinary exercise
book. This was partly filed. in beau
tiful and very regular handwriting,
with what seems TO have been some
thing in the nature of diary, and the
following are extracts from it:
June lit is absolutely essential to
be quiet. / am beginning life again,
and in quite a different way, and on
quite different scale, and | cannot
make the break suddenly. / must
have pause of few weeks in between
rhe two different lives. / saw the ad-
vertisement of the lodgings in this
farmhouse in an evening paper that
somebody had left at the restaurant.
That was when Twas trying to make the
change abruptly, and | may as well
make note of what happened.
After attending the funeral (Which
seemed to me an act of hypocrisy, as
l hardly knew the man, but it was
expected of mel, l came back to my
Charlotte street rooms and had tea
/ slept well that night. Then next
morning | went to the Office at the
usual hour, in my best clothes ant
with a deep band still on my hat.
went to Mr.. Toller's room and knocked
He said; "Come in" and after l hac
entered:
Can do anything for you? Wha'
do you want?"
Then l explained to him that
wished 10 leave at once. He said:
This seems sudden after 30 years
service
"Yes," 1 replied, 81 have served you
faithfully for 80 years, but things have
changed, and | have now 300 year o
my own. will pay something in liel
of notice, if you like, but ! cannot g
on being a clerk any more. hope, Mr.
Toller, YOU will not think that | speal
with any impertinence TO yourself O
any immodcsty. but / am really in th'
position of a private gentleman"
He looked at me curiously, and al
lie did not say anything I repeated;
II think | am in the position of I
private gentleman"
In the end he let me go. and sait
very politely he was sorry TO lose me
/ said good-by 10 the ether clerks, ever
10 those who had sometimes laughed a
what they imagined 10 be my PECULIAR
ties. gave the better OF the two ofiic
boys a small present in money.
| went back 10 the Charlotte stree
rooms, but there was nothing TO d
there. There were figures going on i
MY head, and my fingers seemed TO b
running up and down columns. ! ha
n stupid idea that l should be IN troubl
if Mr.. Toller were to come in and cate
me like that. / went out and had
capital lunch, and then went to III
theater. / took stall right in III
front row. and sat there all by mysel
Then l had cab to the restaurant.
was too soon for dinner; so ] ordere
a whisky and soda ard smoked a fe'
cigarettes. The man at the table neN
me left the evening paper in which
saw the advertisement of these farm
house lodgings. l read the whole {
the paper. but l have forgotten il a
except that advertisement, and | coul
say il bv heart now-all about bracin
air and perfect quiet and the rest of
For dinner l had a bottle of chan
pagne. The waiter handed me Iii
and asked which l would prefer.
waved the list away and saids
sGiye me the best"
The Van Buren press., 1898-08-27

A traveller tells of treasure chan
bers in Bagdad that rival the tales y
the Arabian Nights" Among thes
multimillionaires are the Sassoop'
whose banking firm exercises the iup,
tions of a great power througno-
Asia. A passport signed Sassoon y
safe conduct throughout the wlldss
regions of the Himalayas, throu5
Afghanistan or Persia or Thibet'
The Van Buren press., 1898-08-27
Mnkcs n Oueer Name.

DR.. G. w. Eve, a physician prac ctlcin, u,
In West Tennessee. has named %
baby Dewey Eve.
The Van Buren press., 1898-08-27

The words Remember the Maln'
have been filed in Washington 13 tlin..
for copyright as the title of as m'D'
war plays.
The Van Buren press., 1898-08-27

1t was on the evening of August he
was foUnd.-Black and White.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-07-06

to hold them, it will be the policy of
the United States to have only those
participate in government who have
white blood in their veins.
"For my part, declare that the
races are not equal and never were.
God never made them so, and while
[ subscribe to the doctrine that
among the 'inalienable rights of man
is the right to life, liberty and pur-
suit of happiness, I declare my un.
alterable faith in the doctrine that
the white race is superior to the
colored."
Mr.. Tillman maintained that in
view of the declaration of congress
in the war resolutions this govern
ment in seizing upon Cuba, Porto
Rico and the Philippines with the
purpose of holding them was acting
in bad faith with the world. The
American people were becoming land
grabbers under the guise of humani-
tarians. This bad faith had, he
said, already excited the distrust of
European nations and Germany,
with her warships at Manila, and
perhaps other foreign nations,
would demand their share of the
booty.
Il am in favor" he declared vehem-
emily, "of giving Germany and all
the rest Of the European nations to
understand that this government will
tolerate no interference with it's
policy or action"
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-07-06
AZ Eateresting Druggist.

There are few men more wide
awake and enterprising than j. f..
Kaufman who spare no pains to
secure the best of everything in their
line for their many customers. They
now have the valuable agency for
DR. Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption, Coughs and Colds. This
is the wonderful remedy that is pro-
ducing such furor all over the
country by its many startling cures.
1t absolutely cures Asthma, Bron-
chitis, Hoarseness and all affections
of the Throat, Chest and Lungs.
Call at above drug store and get a
trial bottle free or regular size fol-
so cents and 81 90. Guaranteed tc
cure or price refunded.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-07-06
Fighting in ski5mish Around
Santiago, Etc.

On the lines June 30.-The Ameli-
can skirmishing lines are continually
exchanging fire with the Spanish
pickets.
Two more spies have been captured.
Proof was found on them. They
confessed and both were shot.
Heavy rains are falling. General
Jesus Rabi is now marching with
two thousand Cubans to intercept
Paudo. The Spanish reinforcements
are carrying a great deal of impedi-
ments and their progress is slow.
Scouts report that Rabi will meet
Pando at the rate both are going on
Thursday.
The impetuosity OF the Roosevelts
has beon checked. He has been
brought back from the skirmishipg
line to the rear guard of the advance.
Cuban woman and children who
were hiding in the mountains have
come down to the American camps.
They are in pitifuA condition. They
say four thousand Cubans are being
fed by the Red Cross in that vicinity.
The outposts of the army are now
within two miles of the city. The
roads 10 the front are crowded with
long lines of troops, army wagons,
pack trains and light artillery bat
teries. The engineers have built an
artillery road from the coasa and the
siege guns are moving to the front.
Combined telephone and telegraph
lines are also built. Shafter has
moved his headquarters into the
field. He expects siege guns at the
front by the morning of the 30th.
The Spauiards have practically evac-
uated Caney, close to Santiago, where
it was believed there had been 5000
troops. Our soldiers now occupy
Caney and are moving toward Aqua
dores, short distance from Moro.
Rabi will harrass Pando on the
rear and sides. At the front he will
make play as if the whole Ameri.
can army were there. He expects to
hold Pando back until Shafter wishes
him to come on.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-07-06
Eow's This!

We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props,
Toledo, 0.
We the undersigned have known
T. J. Cheney for the last Is years,
and believe him perfectly honorable
in all business transactions and lin
ancially able to carry out any obllga-
tion made by their firm.
West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, O. Walding, kinnan & Mar
vim, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, 0.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by drug
gists. Testimonials free. 3G
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-07-06
Vessels Nearing Completion.
The Chicago, Atlanta and Topeka
Nearly Ready for Service.

The Chicago, Atlanta and Topeka
Nearly Ready for Service.
New York, June 29-The con-
verted steam yacht Enquirer, in
command of Lieut.. W. II. Stayton,
with a crew of Brooklyn naval mill
tia, has joined the coast and harbor
patrol fleet under American Erben.
Work on the cruiser Chicago is be-
ing vigorously pushed along. The
vessels topmasts have been fitted
and housed and everything is ready
for the standing rigging to be put
up. Mechanics are working at her
port holes and gunmounts.
There will be four new guns
mounted on the main deck of the
cruiser Atlanta, and four new port
holes have been cut out on that YES
sci, which is still undergoing gen
eral overhauling in tho stone dry
dock.
The United States cruiser Topeka
will have dock trial of her engines
and if everything is found to be 10
satisfactory shape the new cruiser
will probably leave the yard this
week.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-07-06
The State Campaign Meetings.

The following are the appoint
ments Of the State campaign meet
ings as arranged by the Executiv
Committee, at its meeting in Colum
bia, on the 2d Of June.
Marion, Thursday, July I.
Conway, Saturday, July 9.
Darlington, Tuesday, July II.
Chesterfield, Thursday, July II.
Beprettsville, Saturday, July lG.
B:shopville, Tuesday, July 10.
Camden, Thursday, July 21.
Lancaster, Saturday, July %.
Chester, Monday, July 25.
Winnsboro, Tuesday, July 2G.
Yorkville, Wednesday, July p.
Gaffney, Thursday, July %.
Spsrtanburg, Friday, July 20.
Union, Saturday, July 80.
Newberry, Monday, August s.
Laurens, Tuesday, August 9.
Greenville, Thursday, August H..
Pickens, Friday, August II.
Walhalla, Monday, August Is.
Anderson, Tuesday, August lG.
Abbeville, Thursday, August Is.
Greenwood, Friday, August 10.
Aiken, Monday, August %.
Edsetield. Tuesday, August %.
S:.luda, Thursday, August %.
Lexington, Friday, August 2C.
Columbia, Saturday, August p.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-07-06
Strength Of the Tw, Armies.

Numerically the opposing armies
are not very different, the estimate
Of the Spanish force being placed at
14,000 men, thoroughly entrenced
and behind barbed wire fences and
block houses, against about $4,000
men under Skaters command, aided
by 1000 Cubans. One of the gray
est elements in toe problem however,
is the Spanish warships, for unless
Shafter is materially assisted by
Sampson, who might engage the full
attention Of The Spanish ships, their
fire upon the American advance
forces would be very hard to meet.
The military authorities here say
that Gen. Linares has shown great
military tact, in slowly retiring dur
ing the last few days, as be has
gradually drawn our troops away
from the protection of the American
ships and brought them close to the
fire of the Spanish ships in Santiago
harbor. For this reason it was with
relief that the announcement was re-
ceived that Shafter had succeeded in
landing all of his artillery, including
his seige train, for unless Sampson
can be relied upon to force his way
into the harbor and attack the Span-
ish ships these siege guns planted on
heights commanding the bay will be
the main reliance of Gen. Shafter in
offsetting the presence Of the Span
ish iropclsds.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-07-06
How to Look Good.

Good looks are really more than
skin deep, depending entirely on
healthy condition of all the vital
organs. If the liver is inactive, you
have a bilious look; if your stomach
is disordered, you have a pinched
look. Secure good health, and you
will surely have good looks. "Elec-
trio Bitters" is good Alternate and
Tonic. Acts directly on the stom-
acb, liver and kidneys, puriies the
the blood, causes pimples, blotches
and boils, and gives good complex
ion. Every bottle guaranteed. Sold
at J. E. Kaufmann's Drug Store.
so cents per bottle.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-07-06
From congaree.
To the Editor of the Dispatch:

10 the Edltor OF the Dlspatch:
On Thursday, June 23d, a small
crowd Of young people and a few
older ones, gathered at Mrs. T. NJ.
Geiger's mill to spend the day on
our new picnic grounds. The
grounds were nicely cleaned up and
supplied with benches and swings.
The shade was amply sufficient to
keep the bright clear compilations of
the fair headed young ladies and the
gallant young men from tanning so
much. The crowd was composed
principally of friends and relatives
from the neighborhood and the
strangers, whom We were proud to
have with US, were Messrs. Campbell
and brother and Fishburne, from Co.
lumbia.
When the day was almost spent,
those Of the party that remained
went with Mrs. Geiger's family tc
her residence, which is not far off
After spending sometime pleasantly
and listening to music, the friends
separated, assuring each other that
their presence and conversation were
both appreciated and enjoyed.
Mr.. Editor, we hope to have other
picnics on our grounds and we woult
be so much pleased to have you with
US. I hope to give you q better
and more interesting notice when w
write again. Maud.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-07-06
Governor EIlerbe.

Reasons Why He Ought To Be Re-
elected-A Safe and Honest Man,
and One to be Trusted.
Georgetown Times. *,
Without being Governor Ellerbe's
special champaion, We desire to state
that, IN our opinion, he is one of the
best abused men in our State, TO- day.
He had the misfortune to boa 'peace-
and-unity" candidate, coming into
office exactly at a time when the
people were getting tired of the tur-
moil and strife of politics. Both
factions voted for him, and both sides
expected too much of him. He has
given the so-called conservatives
more political consideration than
either Of his two predecessors dared
to do, and Ellerbe has thus secured
the illwill of his own faction; and
whenever he has attempted to cater
to his own crowd of Tillmanites, he
has brought down the other faction
about his ears. The News and
Courier has never ceased to hound
him down on all occasions, because
the Governor has looked beyond
Charleston. 1t was a bitter disap-
pointment to those people (who op-
posed the war when Ellerbe refused
to mobilize the troops in that city;
it was equally distateful to them
wher he refused to remove the me-
tropolitan police force, and thus give
the worst element of that city
chance to revel in blind tigers. In
fact, the Governor has nothing to ex-
pect from that source.
The conservatives owe more to
Gov. Ellerbe than to any public man
in the last eight years, and it proves
lack of gratitude and political wis
dom to be led astray by manufac.
tured newspaper sentiment at this
late day.
1t ought to be, in our opinion,
either prohibition or dispensary in
this campaign-the former as repre-
sented by Featherstone, or the latter
represented by Gov. Ellerbe. The
other fellows are trying to bunco the
Governor out Of job, it seems to US.
These are our sentiments.
In all of his military appointments,
Gov Ellerbe has recognized both
factions, but especially the anti-Till-
NANTES; such men as Allstop,
Thompson, Earle, and others, reflect
credit upon the State.
We don't claim that the Governor
is brilliant man or that be is likely
to set the woods on fire with his
eloquence, but We do claim that he
is an honest man, a safe man-and
one to be trusted.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-07-06

he guns they are mounting aie VI
heavy calibre, but Of old smoothbore
pattern. The Cubans yesterday
captured three Spanish officers On
their way from Guantanamo to Gen.
Linares at Santiago. Papers found
on them gave warning to Llnares Of
the preparations which were being
made by the Americans to assault
Santiago and also contained the in
formation that the Spaniards at
Guantanamo were in dire straights.
They had been subsisting on half
rations for two weeks and were com
PEELED to raid drug stores and ran
sack private houses in order to OBJ
tain medicines for the sick.
News has been received at the Gu
ban headquarters at Siboney and
communicated here by Gen. Castillo
to Gen. Shafter that the Spapiards
are strongly eDtrenched at Santa
Ursula and La Gunas, both import
ant entrances to Santiago city. They
have erected two heavy batteries, in
cluding, it is believed, some guns
which were landed from the Spanish
cruisers Vizcaya and Almirante o
qaerdo. These batteries are sup
ported by 5000 men.
The Cuban outpost at Hicacoes
report that the Spaniards have erect
ed strong fortress and stretched
their defences.
Sbafter has issued rigid orders
that the troops shall not engage the
Saniards unnecessarily. He wants
to keep the troops ready for decis
i've attack. 1t is known that the
Sparierds will make strong resist
ance.
Two thousand insurgents from
Gen Garca's command, who were EN-.
parked on the transports Leona at
Aserradoras on the morning of June
IS, and who arrived at Siboney the
same afternoon, are still under the
command of Brig. Gen. Sanchez.
They landed through heavy surf
and lined up, emaciated, half naked,
in some instances entirely nude.
Weak as they were they stood up
proudly and shouted. Cuba Llbre.
They were viewed with astonishment
by the military representatives Of
England, Russia, Germany, Japan
and Sweden. The famished men,
nearly all of whom have been mache-
teras under Macceo and Garcia dur
ing three years of war, and some OF
whom are veterans of the ten year
war, were ove,joyed to meet the
American troops, and at the sight Of
food they fell to like starving men.
With swollen feet and every evidence
of long suffering they cheelfully got
themselves in readiness TO marcn
tonight in advance of the regulars
towards Santiago.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-07-06

The report that the Spanish cru
ely mutilated the bodies of the
American soldiers after they had
been killed at the battle of Guantan-
NO Bay, is officially denied by Sur
geon General Van Reypcn, Of the
American hospital ship Solace.
Sick headache, billiousncss, consti-
patton and all liver and stomach t:cu-
hles can be q1;cl:ly cured by using
those fam"n5 little pills known as
DeWitt's Little Erly E:sers. They
are pleasant TO tax" AMI never grippe.
} L ksufmann.