The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-09-06

DR.. Lewie A Griffith declined compl;s
sions. Lieut.. Herman L Spabr has
accepted the governors recommend
alton as substitute for Capt. Nc
Caughlin, and Lieut.. R. F. Wo> ds
Of Darlington was recommended as
substitute for DR.. G fifth.
NJ. B. Peavey, Byrumville, g.,
writes: DR.. NJ A Simmons Liv, r
Medicine cured my whole family Ct
Chills and Fever. It also cures Dys-
pepsia and Headache. I believe it
stronger than Z=ilin's and Black
Draught.
A Chicago paper, having kept a
record of crime for 10 years, declear-
es that the saloon business Of the
United States is directly chargeable
with total of 1886 murders during
that time.
The regular mortbly line of steam
ers has been established between
New York and Manila. The voyage
by way Of the Suez canal is to be
made in 60 days. On the Pacific it
can be accomplished in half the
time.
A watcbman employed in a Chi-
cago livery stable cut eff the tails of
40 borses one night last week, and
sold the hair for 50 60. It is said
that the market value Of the horses
was decreased $1,000 by this repre-
hensible deed.
The E.ffel tower is being put in
readiness for the exposition. 1t is to
be given two coats of enamel paint in
FIVE shades, graduated from lemon
chrome on the summit to deep orange
on the pedestal. Nearly 50 tons Of
enamel will be required for the job.
Il suppose you two young people
would as lief I'd retire." said Scands,
facetiously, after Mr.. Kissam came
into the parlor. "Well, papa" re-
piled Sue, you know when you were
talking politics awhile ago, you were
opposed to third party yourself"
The estimate is that the wheat
crop CT the United States this ye r
is the third best on record, the oats
crop the second best, and corn the
same. With an aggregate of $780,
100000 bushels Of wheat, corn and
oats the prosperity of 1899 has a
good foundation.
During the storm on Thursday a
negro woman on the plantation of
T. A Clark in Back swamp was
killed by lightning. She was sitting
in a rocking chair in her house with
baby in her arms. The bolt stru' k
the house, and threw her from the
chair in which she was sitting, killing
her instantly. The child in Ler aru s
was rot hunt in the slightest, AID
! was picked up by neighbors playing
ON the focr.-Florence Times.
A strange incident occurred at the
Wesley Grove church, about seven
miles from Walter bore, Sunday after,
noon. The colored congregation
being engaged in its regular Sunday
worship, one Of the brethren, John
Gadsden, was called upon to lead in
prayer. In response to the request
be began to pray, but before his sup
plication was concluded lightning
struck him and he was lifted eff The
flo n in an unconscious condition and
carried home by his friends.
The most magnificent tomb in the
world is the Trsj Mahal, in Agra
Hindoostan. 1t was erected by
Shah Jehan to tie memory Of his
favorite queen. It is octagonal in
form, of pure white marble, inlaid
with jasper, cornel'an, turquoise
agate, ametbysts and sapphires. TIE
work took $4,000 men 20 years to
complete, and though there were
free gifts and the labor was free, the
cost was SlG,50O,OOO.
Religion is necessary and indis
pensable element in any great human
character. There is no living with
out it. Religion is the tie that con
meets man with his Creator and him
to His throne. II that tie be all
sundered, all broken, be floats away
worthless atom in the universe, its
destiny thwarted, and its whole flu
ture nothing but darkness, desolt
tion and death.