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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-10-04

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deal of the landed estates of the
county.
We suggest that these records be
properly numbered, indexed and filed
away in the vault of the Clerk OF
Courts cfice for safe keeping.
We are informed by the Super
visors Of Registration that all OF the
Magistrates of the county, except
S. NJ Sightler, have failed to comply
with section IS, page AZ, Of the Act
of 1896, and thereby they are unable
to comply with the requirements of
section Is of the same law. We
therefore recommend that this matter
be attended to at once.
We find the books of the County
Supervisor we'll kept and the fnan-
cial condition of the county in good
shape, and that the county is run on
an economical basis, except We think
the expenses Of the chain gang should
be cursailed somewhat in the way of
furnishing ration for the convicts.
We find the Auditors books we'll
kept and ready for settlement with
the Comptroller General and County
Treasurer.
We made a careful examination of
the books Of the County Board Of
Control, also the books Of the County
Dispenser and find the same we'll
kept, clear and explicit since the
present Dispenser, Mr.. ". J. McCar-
tha, has had charge.
We also find that the expenses
are reduced; and we are glad
to say the county will derive several
hundred dollars more this year than
last year from the net profits.
Upon examination Of the Dispen-
ser's books, however; We were only
able to examine back as far as Feb
February 1st, 1899, the date
when Mr.. MeCartha took charge,
owing to the fact that the rec
ords in the books previous to that
time bad been torn out and carried
away. We,inquired of Mr.. McClr-
tina, the Dispenser, and Mr.. R. L
Keisler, Caairman of the County
Board of Control, the cause of this
and they both stated that the books
were in this condition when turned
over by Mr.. P. I. Rlwl, the former
Dispenser. We suggest that this
matter be looked into at once and
the guilty party or parties be delt
With as the law directs.
We further fnd that for the month
ending Feb. lst, 1899, the then Dis
penser, Mr.. P. l. Rawl, charged him
self before the County Auditor, on the
7,h of February, 1899, as receiving
as net profits for that month the
sum of $i15.25, and on the same day
only paid into the hands of the
County Treasurer the sum of ST p,
leaving balance unaccounted for of
$55 SO. except that Mr.. r. L. keis
Ter stated that M. Rawl claimed
that the dispensary owes him thi
amount for salary as Dispenser and
incidental expenses connected with
the dispensary for the month Of
January, 1899, but Mr.. Keisler fur.
ther states inst the County Board Of
Control has fro quently tried to get
Mr.. Rawl to 6 settlement, but have
failed to get him to settlement, or
even an attempt at settlement. We
suggest that such action be taken at
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-10-04

impossible to dress Kim
Tor three years. II IS
head and body were a
mass Of sores, and his
eyesighs also became
affected. No treatment
was spared tinst we
thought would relieve
him. but lie grew worse
until his condition was;
indeed pitiahle. l hadi
almost despaired Of his
ever being cured, when
by the advice Of a friend
we gave him 5. 5. S.
(SWifts SDec;tic). a de-
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-10-04
Star Route Mail Delivery.

South Carolina Next Month Shall
Include in their Bids the Delivery
of Mail Free Along their Routes
Whenever a Suitable Box is Pro-
vided-What Congressman Stokes
Says.
News and Courier.
Oeangeburg, September 26.-Spe-
cial: The postal regulations recently
issued by the department relative to
Star roaute mail carriers contain
new paragraph that is Of great inter
est to large number Of South Caro-
lima people. As will he remembered,
all the Star route contracts are to be
given out afresh for four years this
fall to the lowest bidder; and all bids
must be filed by November 81 next.
The new regulation requires that
bidders for mail contracts in this
State shall include in their bids the
delivery of mail free along their routes
whenever a suitable box is provided
and certain formalities are complied
with.
This is a substantial adoption, as
far as South Carolina is concerned,
of Congressman Stokes Star route
mail delivery, which attracted so
much attention all over the country
last winter, ard which The News
and Courier very ably advocated.
Curiously eroagh, tie proposition
failed as ''ride1" to the annual ap-
preparation bill unly by the enforced
absence Of Senator Quay from con-
ference committee during his remark
able trial for the wrecking of bank.
Representative Stokes was not
daunted by this, however. He urged
the department to undertake in an
experimental way what had failed
only through an accidental combina-
tion of circumstances.
This recent order Of the postal
authorities, in line with his sugges-
tiop, secures for South Carolina sub
stantially the benefits be proposed
for the entire country.
When seel by our correspondent
today, Mr.. Stokes expressed himself
as highly gratitied with the result.
The proposition; he said, lis tco
important, manifest, to admit Of a
doubt that the feature will become
permanent, not only in the postal
system of South Carolina, bat Of the
United States. 1t is here to stay.
Mr.. Stokes attributes much Of the
credit for this result to the intelli
gent and vigorous fight made for the
measure By the daily and weekly
press Of the country. Almost with
out exception the press Of South
Carolina walsaly commended the
proposition, and the rural press OF
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Bucksboal, y. c., May 1G, 1898.

Gentlemep:-Four years ago I was
helpless with misery in my back.
I could not return myself in bed. l
was treated by my physician, but be
did me no good. 1 took one bottle
of DR.. Bakel's Female Regulator AID
it cured me. / think there is no
medicine on earth like it.
Mrs. Emma + My ers.
For sale at the Bazaar.
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ADVERTISING RATES.

Advertisements will be inserted at tho
rate OF Is cents per square Of one inch
s;ace for first insertion, and so cents per
inch for each subsequent insertion.
Liberal contracts made with those Wish.
ing to advertise fox tLsee, six and twelve
months.
Notices in the local column 5 cents per
line each insertion.
Obituaries charged for at the rate OF one
cent word. when they exceed 100 words.
Marriage notices inserted free.
Address
G. N. HARMAN, Edito. and Publisher.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-10-04
Ka:osena for Poultry.

Fancier's Review.
The many uses that kerosene may
be put to in the poultry yard make
it almost indispensable article to be
charged to the expense account; and
60 other article will enhance the
profits of the poultry yards as
kerosene diligently and intelligently
used. For painting the inside
of nest boxes for sitting hens
there is nothing to equal it, as it
surely kills all vcrmin with which it
comes in contact, and prevents other
vermin from entering the nest until
it is entirely e7apcrated, which, II
the crude oil is used, will give the ben
ample time to hatch her brood. A
few drops in the drinking water oc-
casional!y has a good effect upon the
general health Of the fock, aod for
colds CT roup :Lere is nothing better
if carefully applied. Scsly legs may
be cared b. simply wettiug the legs
of the fowl affected occasionally, and
the crude oil is best in this case also,
as it takes it much longer to evapo-
rate. When this crude oil is not
readily obtained, some kind of heavy
oil or grease should be mixed with
;he kerosene to stay evaporation. As
. re encd7 for cbolara it has been
highly recommended.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-10-04

By command Of
NJ D. Harman,
Col. Commanding Lex. Regt. U.C.V.
D. T. Hare, Adjutant.
Sept. %, 1899.
A mans bluff always gives in when
his money gives out.
It's bad enough to be dude, but
it's worse to be subdued.
The man who controls his temper
governs his worst enemy.
Some men get up in the world
only as high as the elevator goes.
Let disease come as they will,
Take Life of the Liver and be
healthy still;
Pleasant to take, unlike pill,
Regulates the system and cures
every i'll.
Glass is a non conductor of elec-
tricity, but not Of Jersey lightning.
The Sandwich Islanders estimate
the beauty OF women by their weight.
Every cloud has it's silver lining,
but two many them fail to show it.
DR.. NJ. A. Simmons Liver NIedi-
cine has greatly benefited others and
is reasonably certain to do you good.
Try it.
The faest shops in Chinese city
are those devoted to the sale of cof-
fms.
Every secret society hasits "dont's"
but they are not a circumstance to
it's dues.
To Stimulate a Sluggish Liver,
Banish Biliousness, Disperse Dys-
pepsia, Prevent Sick and Nervous
Headache, use DR.. NJ. A. Simmons
Liver Medicine.
A man loses confidence in his
friends when they refuse to lend him
morey.
Some politicians take more pride
in their influence than in their in.
teg,ity.
+ NJ wnder We hear of the angry
sea, vixen so many people persist in
crossing it.
DR.. NJ. A. Simmons Liver Medicine
Qaickens the Appetite, Aids Diges-
ton, gives Tone and Vigor to all the
functions, and fortifes the system
against Epidemic Influences.
About the only thing a man wants
to wrap himself in of a warm sum-
mer is slumber.
Whtn a man has lone foot in the
grave" be naturally objects to ''get-
ting there with both feet"
The man who finds his level is
sure of success. If be gets too high
or too low he is bound to fail.
Joseph Stockford, Hodgdon, Me-,
healed sore running for seventeen
years and cured bis piles Of long
standing by using DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve. Il cures all skin dis
eases. J. +. Kaufman.
Every time nah gets punished
for wrong doing he complains that
other men do worse and are punished
less.
Among the many things this coun-
try needs is q new set of molds to te
used in shaping the opinion of the
public.
The Health Restorer and Health
Maintainer, DR.. NJ. A. Simmons
Liver Medicine, Strengthens the
Nerves, makes you Plump and Come
ly, and Eoriches the complexion
with natures choicest colors.
One Of the drawbacks to Loves
young dream is tha' it SO frequently
develops either into a nightmare o.
insomnia.
It is sometimes difficult to de-
termine whether woman loves or
hates man when she declines 10
speak his name.
NJ !lions Of dollars, is the value
placed by Mrs. Mary Bird, Harris
burg, Pa, on the life of her child,
which s>e saved from Group by the
use of Oae Minute Cough Cure. It
cures all coughs, colds and throat
and lung troubles. j. E Kaufman.
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Scr0fu1a, a Vile
Inheritance.

Scrofulais the most obstinate of blood
troubles, and is often the result of an
inherited taint in the blood. s. S. S.
is the only remedy which goes deep
enough to reach Scrolula; it forces out
every trace of tie disease, and cures
the worst cases.
by son. Charlie. was afflicted from infancy
vita Scr0fu.a and he suffered so that it was
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-10-04

Practical ,kers sometimes throw
boom?ranss. a case in poin: is that
of T., sheriff, who found some
buzzard eggs, which be took home,
intending to tell bis wife they were
eggs of fne fowls and have her set
them. His wife was out and he put
them in tie kitchen. After supper
he told her Ct the fine eggs he bad
brought her, but nearly had a tit
when she said she was sorry be bad
not to!d her earlier as she had used
the eggs in making an omlet, Of
which be had Just eaten heartily.
He has sworn cff from playing prac
tical ,kcs.
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SURPLUS 10000 90
ESTABLISHED 1871.
JAMES WOODROW, President.
JULIUS Wal KER. Vice President.
EROME 81. SAWYER, Cashier.
DIRECTORS James Woodrow, John A.
Crawford, Julius H. Walker. c. Fitzsim
mons, W c. Wright, W. II. Gibbes
John T. Sloan, T. T. Moore. j. L. MIN.
naugh. K. Joynes.
gTHIS BANK SOLlC=CS A SHARE, IF
/ not all, of your business, and YlD
grant every favor consistent with safe and
sound banking.
January 20. 1837-1y.
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cided Improvement was the result, and after
he had taken dozen bottles. no one who knew
Of his former dreadful condition would have
recognized him. All the sores on his body
have healed, his skin is perfectly clear and
smooth, and he has been restored to perfect
health. Mrs. S. S. MAERY,
$50 Elm ST. Macon Ga
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Success j. said to be the offspring
Of audacity.
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S.S.S!{ff}f;s Blood

reaches all deep-seated cases which
other remedies have no effect upon. 1t
is the only blood remedy guaranteed
purely vegetable, and contains no pot
ash, mercury, or other mineral.
Books mailed free to any address by
Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, Ga.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-10-04

For real blood troubles it is waste
of time to expect cure from the dec
tors. Blood diseases are beyond their
skill Swift's Specific,
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-21
Financial

New York, December 2O.-The Commercial
Advertisers London financial cablegram
says: This market was weak this morning.
except for American shares. All other
stocks were offered plentfully and liquida-
lions general; but in the afternoon the
wreekage was absorbed and a better tone
developed, especially for Australians, which
had been badly hit The opinion of the
street now is that the bank rate will not
be raised and it is hoped that all trouble
will be avoided over the settlement. Ar
engagements for that have been complete
Consols were 9SB. Amricans advanced
above parity, then half hour after the
start there was liquidation. All the Ameri-
cans were steadily sold still well below par
ity. New York accepted our prices and the
close was well below the best well as
above the worst, too. They hardened the
street afterward. The bank bought 1000
pounds of French gold and 5000 pounds in
bars The inflow for the week has been
10000 pounds.
Call loans were easy to get at low per
cent, Az. The bank did big business in
bills.
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was extended the market. The stringency
in the European money markets Is reflected
in the grain trade and long as this
condition of affairs exists 1t will lend to
curtail deman1 from this side. 1t takes
but comparatively little to carry wheat at
the low prices prevailing, consequently on
all declines from now on We think pur-
ehases will prove profitable. Corn clear
anees were heavy; Liverpool a higher; 30
loads reported for export Receipts light
and the movement from the country con-
tinues small Despite bulliss1 sentiment
that prevails generally among the best
people in trade, it does not prevent selling
by coterie OF operators here who are
trying hard to shake out the long interest.
Closing was weak.
Provisions: Hogs closed strong; ship
ments of lard, 100000 pounds. Market
showed a strong front at one time, but on
realizing and weakness in wheat and corn
values slid off towards the close.
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Birmingham City Bonds

fruits and Produce
Butter-Elgin, 25c dairy, No. /, zoe; dairy
No. 2, 15c; country PFC; cooking, 15c.
Potatoes-Irish 65@70c
Lemons-Choice. A254a4.7h; fancy, $425.
Poultry-Hens, 25u271kc; fries 15@22c
small, SIC: ducks zoe; geese, 25c.
Eggs, 1SG2tL per dozen.
Tomatoes-$2 .00az.25 crate.
Cabbage-2c per pound
Onions--1bc pound.
Apples, So. 25GI3.50 per barrel.
Iec..t staple Groceriet
Flour-Best patent $4.35; straight $685.
patents, S4.10.
Sugar-Granulated, $5.25; Y. c., 595Mc.
Coffee-Green. S@1l1sc; Arbuckles pack
ages $11.30; Leverng's packages $40. so;
Lyons packages, $10.S0
Lard-6kc.
Clear rib sides, sac.
Molasses = Centrifugal, 1885,; sugar
house. 2rfi 35c.
Rice-iG ;iAc.
Corn-Mixed, 4Sc; white, 49c.
Pearl meal-SSc.
Hay-Choice timothy, $16.50; No. 1, $3.50:
clover mixed, $14.50.
Oats-Mixed, 36c; white, CSC.
Bran-Mixed, $500; pure wheat, $500.
Cotton seed meal-$10.50.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-21
Liverpool Cotton Market

Liverpool December 20.-Spot cotton
Good business done; prices Irregular at LID
higher; American middling, 17-32d good
middling, 13-32d; middling, n-S2d; low
middling, 4 sgd; good ordinary, 91-32d
ordinary, 25-32d. The sales OF the day
were $4,000 bales, of which LOCO were for
speculation and export and included II 300
American. Receipts, 5000 bales, all Amerl-
can. Futures opened firm and closed
steady at the advance American mid
ding, L. M. c.: December, AID Sellers
December and January, 4.09d sellers; Jan
uary and February, Add sellers; FEBRUARY
and March, 4.05d sellers; March and April,
q .O9d sellers; April and May, 4O2d sellers;
May and June, 40Di old sellers; June and
July, 3.63d sellers; July and August, 9.6l@
3.62d bid; August and September, S.6Sd bid;
September and October, S.51d value.
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MUCH STEADINESS
In COTTON MARKET
Only One Interval of Decided
Weakness.
PRICES SHOWED A NET RISE
Good Foreign Buying Was a Feature,
But aDemand from Shorts Was
the Best Support the
Market Had
PRICES SHOWED A NET RISE

New York, December 2O.-The cotton mar
ket today, while Irregular was practically
normal except for a few belated selling
orders from remote points and the lqui-
dation of local interests with one interval
of decided weakness in the afternoon when
the market broke 10 points on Wall street
rumors.
Liverpool followed up her bullish leader
ship of yesterday with a hardening and
more active market for spot cotton and
a gain of 212a2 4-64d in futures.
This show of foreign firmness made the
opening of our market steady at an adj
vance of points. Good foreign buying was
a feature, but demand from shorts was
the best support the market had.
At the strongest interval prices showed
net rise of s to 10 points, The advance was
checked by selling for the account of scat
tered holders who wished to reduce their
holdings in anticiation of the holidays. The
vote of transactions, although considerably
smaller than yesterdays total, represented
an active market. But for the afternoon
break the general case of the market was
strongly upward with the close feversh,
with an advance of to points.
New York, December 2O.-Cotton steady;
middling I 9-16; net receipts, so; gross, g.,
462; sales, 700: stock, Ill 900.
Total today: Net receipts, 4O5O3; exports
to Great Britain, 1856; continent, 1852;
stock, 1,105,954
Consolidated: Net receipts ISL ,9H; Great
Britain, 55,195; France 7,4S9 continent, S.
37S
Since September /: Net receipts, 1856, 791;
Great Britain, $40 1882; France, 4O6,3O1; CONT
nent, 1,106,9S9
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Cotton Latte"
By Private Wire to T. G. Hewlett, Agent

BY Private Wire to T. G. Hewlett, Agent.
New York, December 20.-Liverpool cables
came firm and 2 to points higher this
morning on futures and 1-32d higher on
spots, with sales of 1900 bales. Our mar
ket opened steady and to points higher,
january contracts selling as high as 7.2O,
but near the noon hour there was consid-
era BILE liquidation, and January slumped off
to 70S, but near the close rallied to Ills,
al which price 1t closed. Spots were UNI
changed. Port receipts $4,000 against TO-
O0O The interior semi weekly receipts, ST.
0OO Shipments, $1,000, and stock, 100000
bales.
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Dry Goods

New York, December 20.-No oasnge in
the general character for the market IN
cotton goods. Demand good throughout.
Heavy brown cottons firm in all leading
brands Bleached cottons inactive but
sellers still reserved. Coarse colored cot
tons scarce and still against buyers. Prints
and ginghams in steady request Print
cloths inactive but firm at first hands.
Some sales from second hands at slightly
easier prices. Dress goods and silks are
very firm.
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iaiiy Statement

Galveston-Quiet; middling, IA sales, 14O;
receipts, S,29S; stock, 244521.
Mobile-Steady; middling, Lie; sales, l.
coo; receipts, 634; STOCK Bill
Savannah-Quiet and steady; middling
rs; receipts, 1892; stock, 167,201.
MISUNDERSTANDING middling, IA; re-
ceipts, 24S; stock 25,093.
Whining ton-Steady; middling, IA; re-
ceipts, 1851; stock, 25,579.
Norfolk-Steady; middling, IA; sales, 96;
receipts, 1888; stock, 1884.
Baltfmore-Nominal; middling, 7ls; re-
ceipts, 1850; stock, q, S47.
Boston-Steady; middling, ~; net re-
ceipts $40; gross, 1881.
Philadelphia-Firm; middling, 1916; re-
ceipts, 131; stock, 14,27S.
ST. Louis-Steady; middling, 1916 re-
ceipts, 1880; stock, 1O5,SS1.
Memphis-Steady; middling, 5-16; re-
ceipts, 3,447; sales, 1900; shipments, l,5s2;
stock, 1SS, 1906
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r s,,ntt 81 Palmer. Grain I.attcr
Privae Wire from Ware & Leland.

By Prvae Wire from Ware e. Less.id
Chicago, December 20.-Liverpool closed
Il higher; London. steady; Paris Is higher;
-four, 20 higher; Antwerp, u lower; Berlin,
" lower; Budapest, u higher. There was
little squirt in an upward direction early
but it didn't hold and the market closed
heavy with local talent all on top. The
renewed weakness in securities dealt in
New York Stock Exchange contributed
somewhat to the bearish sentiment here.
Outside trade light and very little support
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Murphy & compnry's took letter

BY PIIVate Wire to MURPHY e Co.
New York, December 2o.-The London
market this morning, while a shade below
our last nights close was higher than their
close of yesterday, and showed signs of i'm
provement. New York stocks opened
steady, and at one time showed signs OF
very large advance, with the steel stocks
as the leaders. The strongest feature to
the early movement was American Steel
and Wire, which rallied points to 43, and
Federal Steel rallied 8 per cent. to 471a.
Louisville and Nashville, Tennessee Coal
and Iron. Sugar and Metropolitan all show
ed signs of strength until raid was made
Oh Brooklyn and Tobacco, which unsettled
the entire list. Brooklyn sold off IL per
cert. to 81, but rallied to CT at the close.
Sugar sold off to per cent, while Louis
Vile and Nashville lost 2 per cent; Ten
ncssee Coal and Iron, per cent; Manhat-
tan, 2.
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Coffee

New York, December 20.-Futures opened
steady and unchanged to points higher
i'll sympathy with firmness in foreign mar
kets and following small Brazilian receipts.
Trading throughout the session was quite
of a holiday evening-up character and small
at that.
The warehouse movement was small ow-
ing to yesterdays storm. The market
closed firm, net unchanged to 10 points
higher. Total sales, 1O,250 bags, including:
March, Sc; May, 500; September, 81. 3O No.
vember, S6.35q640 Spot coffee: Rio, quiet;
mild, steady
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Treasury Statement

Washington, December 20-Today's state
ment of the condition of the treasury
shows available cash balance of 1921, 5S7, 677;
gold reserve, s241, 44S, 2S6.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-21

Pure Georgia cane syrup
2OO9 Sd ave., phone 996.
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Alabama, Glass C ..... ................10 1
Alabama Currency ....... $500. 100
Louisiana new sonsol As 49,. ......... .107
North Carolina 6s ........ 49,. ......127
North Carolina As ..... 49,. .1O4
Tennessee new settlement IS, pfd...... 50
Virginia Centuries ......... .............. 81
Virginia Deferred ........ -. .......... 5