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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-08-24
Wanted Something Better.

is there any place in tins town
where they telegraph without wires:"
he asked Of the policeman on the cor
ner.
"That discovery is too new and We
haven't got it yet," replied the officer.
way"
"No good. I've kept five or six
wires red hot for half day trying to
got my brother. in-law to send me
money to get home on, but 1 cant even
raise him. philadelphia Press.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-08-24

tain authority, sucn rs the collection
of homeless and diseased animals and
to make arrests of persons who are
guilty of cruelty to animals.
So far as the work of the society re-
lates to the shelter it employs three
wagons in Manhattan borough, three
In Brooklyn and one in Richmond or
Staten Island. These 80 out daily with
driver and catcher and scour the
streets in every direction. They may
so in answer to specific calls from
householders who wish to be rl of
their former pets, but otherwise they
60 up one street and down another. in
this part of the city to-day and that to-
morrow. always on the lookout for a
stray dog or cat or goat If one Of
these is found without master or col
lar it somehow runs its hapess neck
into the Moose which the catcher han
dies so deity and is landed in the
wagon. These seven wagons turn in
from 2225 to 30 small animals daily.
At the shelters, of which there Is
one in each of the boroughs of Man
haitian, brooklyn and Richmond, they
are put into clean and roomy cages,
given good, square meals to eat nice
beds of straw or sawduSt to sleep on.
and, best of all to most of them. kind
words make the world paradise. All
are kept in the cages for forty eight
hours, except those that are hopelesSly
afflicted with disease or injury so that
owners may have opportunity to re-
deem them. Any properly Identified
dog is delivered back to the owned on
payment of So, the fee for license, if
1t wears no collar to indicate that it
had no license. Dogs with license tags
attached, if any such are brought in,
and cats are returned to the owners
without charge. 1t Is possible, too, for
anyone in need of a household pet to
secure a dog or cat which Is perfectly
healthy if assurance can be given that
the animal will be given a good home
and good treatment, and on payment
Of the So license fee in the case of the
dog. This money Is turned over to the
city.
All small animals that are gathered
end of forty-eight hours unless re-
claimed or given new homes. The
method is speedy and painless one
asphyXiation by ordinary illuminating
gas In each of the shelters in the sew
eral boroughs Of the city there Is an
iron box, whose dimensions are some.
thing like 10 feet in length, 6 in width
and in height. Access to 1t Is lad
through door, which Is one entire
end of the box, hung on hinges at the
top. In the top of the box are win
tows of glass, through which can be
seen everything that takes place with
in. An iron pipe or inches In di-
ameter, connected with the street gas
mains, admits the deadly vapor in so
great a volume and so quickly that the
box full or dogs or cats, when the time
of taking off comes round, soon con-
tains only their corpses. The dead
bodies are turned over to the board
OF health, which transports them to
Barren Island. Here, skins, bones,
hair, claws and fat are reconverted to
new uses, for the wastes Of a great
city are all put to some use.
A Years Work.
According to one Of the recent re-
ports OF the society which has this
work In charge 21,741 dogs were re-
ceived In one year. OF this number
8,192 were returned to their owners
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-08-24
PORTlAND.CHlCAG0 )
A Gilt-Edged Train Put on owl
All Mod ern Equipments W
Through without Chss"

Bufet.library cars Of Gs
build have been placed 10 M'1
the o. r. & N. fast mail tram
library car embraces a spae0n
ing saloon, furnished with e'i! !
writing desks, a well'selec'ea
of standard and popular books
books and current periodicals
stocked buffet, a barber snoP
apartment for baggage.
The Oregon Short Line have
augurated a modern dlnlns'eaf
giving uninterrupted dining'a!
ice via the o. r. & N. and IT. -.
tions to and from the East NV
cars of the latest pattern ana ~
gage and mail cars are TO % .
the present through se' v', y
Pullman palace and Pullman a,',
sleepers. which have reoen y.
placed in service and just ~.
builders hands. The entll' " ",
be vestibuled, making East ~ a'
bound trains equal il no! Guy
many of the widely ADVERTISE
trains in the East.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-08-24
THE WHISTLE SPLITTERS.
You Will Find Them in Nearly Every
Large Hive of Industry

There is an old joke about the labor
er who leaves his pick in the air and
hurries off to dinner when the -
o'clock whistle blows. He does not
care about the pick. 1t will come down
all right. but he does not want the
"boss" to have a minute of his time
that is not paid for. His noon hour is
GO full minutes, and they begin as soon
as the whistle lets out its first toot
and lasts until it has exhausted itself
at o'clock. This man always has the
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-08-24
Remember that cholera morbus,

Remember that cholera morbus,
cholera infantum, summer COM
plant. bilious collie. diarrhoea and
dysentery are each and all catarrh
OF the bowels. Catarrh is the only
correct name for these affections.
Pe-ru-na is an absolute specific for
these ailments, which are SO COM
mon in summer. DR.. Hartman, in
a practice OF over forty years, never
lost single case of cholera infan-
tum, dysentary, diarrhOea, or chol-
era morbus. and his only remedy
was Pe.ru-na. Those desiring
further particulars should send for
free copy Of Summer Catar1h."
Address DR.. Hartman, Colum bus, o.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-08-24
COrnstalks,

Cornstalks yield cellulose, worth
$500 a ton, for stopping holes in battle.
ships; fine cardboard and paper, the
best foundation for dynamite, a patent
cattle food, and a superior glue. But
1t is said that 25O,OOO,OOO tons Of corn.
stalks go to waste every year in this
country.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-08-24
Fruit for Children.

A great many people are afraid to
give young children the fruit they
need lest it should induce intestinal
troubles. But in the season of fruit
that which is we'll rpened Is far more
healthful than the pieces of cake or
pie that are substituted for it. Well
ripened fruit never Injuries children
past the age when they are weaned. IL
given with the skin and seeds removed.
1t is the indgestible skin of fruits that
injuries the intestines. Oblige the child
to chew its food. giving piece Of
bread and butter or piece a whole
some cake and requiring the child to
take an alternate mouthful of one of
these with it's fruit.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-08-24
No Tobacco for Noruegiah

No Tobacco for Norwfgah \
A law was recently passed
way prohibiting the sale Of I'll
any boy under l6 years Of ss'
a signed order from an adulsn'
employer. Even tourists VII
cigarettes to boys render thsl
liable to prosecution. The p
instructed to confiscats the ppl
and cigarettes OF lads who sual
public streets. A fine for tha
also imposed which may bed
between so cents and 3d.
'Mter.Ocean.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-08-24

Fuddy-Joggles has moved out to
the suburbs He says lie does it for
the exercise that working about the
place will give him. He bought
Shandy's place. Shandy has moved
into town.
Duddy-What induced him to sell:
"To get lid of the work about the
place. "-Boston Transcript.
A Fall River lass) lover has Sc
cured writ from w. llaahel the
parents of his sweetheart TO penn tifc
latter to we'd him.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-08-24

HoIrTs SCHOOL -
Menlo Park. San Mateo Co., as,ti tsI eli.
tied NJ the Universities. .,,soS .vl MonI|
and careful attention to 1I'Iiai,t's %
Physical training. places e.. Rows On]
the foremost Schools lol viii ii reopd
Coasts. F. Chronicle. XII, H lshy
the new building Angus. o; inn"
Ira G. Hoitt, PHI. D., Prlnc.p-~
A Waldoboro (Me.) os Az # bio
watching beside the coa ,s three y
father last winter, maa ,'',sd !, %
quilts as we're ever produ0'
fashioned quilting bee. ...,sl
A ST. Louis woman, arc, s.nd. d
for six months for her n !. ofIjcs. Il
his body in an embalms' . an a. s,bI
it was doing service a. .'eueidss'
The man had been
drowned.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-08-24

A woman may be good woman"
In the church, and still be of no use to
her home or husband,
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-08-24
No Patents for Inven,,or.

Switzerland Is said to be the only
civilized country in the world which
grants no patents for inventions.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-08-24
Schillingl
Best
money-back tea and
baking powder a
Y0urGfoeef

Nothing, perhaps. is 90 ., s,''
olives freshly picked, ye' . ' ANN
turn purple and black ivy
to devOur them.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-08-24

When Captain Coghlan VA
man1 vi no Hs!c;s" he ra' !.
est man in statue on that ship
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-08-24

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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-08-24
The Conclusion.

"And You say the idiot Of /
told you that you had an ext
fool of a father"
"That's what he meant"
"But what did he say:'
Gle said il was criminal
waste money on the education
a chump as | am. lndianap
nal.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-08-24
Royal Baking Powder is made
from PURE GRAPE CREAM OF
TARTAR and is absolutely free
from lime, alum and ammonia.

There arc many imitation baking powau
made from alum, mostly sold cheap. Aw
them, as they make the food unwholsaa
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-08-24

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before most 1T pei
minds to get 4
fIdsrable p. pro OPP
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her than like ne
70 choose a wi |,
II, concerned J
something OF
ne you should
tount. When
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upon when i
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thought her n''
elIest women
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hung matron' w
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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-08-24

ROYAL BAKING POWDER co., NEW YORK.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-07-07
A London Woman Journalist,

Miss Frances Power Cobbc. who has
been writing to the papers lately on
the Dreyfus business, is one Of the
oldest living lady journalists. 1t has
been claimed for her, indeed, that she
was actually the first lady to do regu.
lar Office work on the editorial stan
of a London daily. This was the Echo,
the first article in which appeared in
the third number Of the paper in De-
cember. 1858. From that time for.
ward until March, 1875, Miss Cobbe
attended ut the Office in Catherine
street regularly every other day to
write leaders and notes. And Miss
Cobbe boasts, with legitimate pride.
that for eve years she never once
failed to he ut her post at the hour
1ixed-10 q. NJ. sharp. Sometimes"
she says. 1T was hard work for me. I
had . cold or was otherwise III, or
the SNOW lay thick and cabs from
South Kensington were not to be had.
Nevertheless l made my way to my
destination punctually and thus
proved. / hope, once for all, that a
woman may be relied on as a Journal
list no less than n man."
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-07-07


so for her sake. Her presence at the
danger points.was m inspiration to the
men. and they fought AS they v
fought before.
General Wheaton. perceiying the
brave little woman. who acted under
the most terrifying conditions as if
she were attending to the duties of
her household. said to her:
81 congratulate you on your GOODNESS.
For the first time in my life | have
seen Il woman on the firing line"
1t Is said that with the bullets flying
all around her Mrs. Boyscn kept up
with the firing line and rendered eff
Client and timely aid to many n soldier
in whom an insurgent bullet had found
a resting place. She even snatchrI IL
rifle from the grasp of n wounded SOL
der and fired a few shots at the insur-
gent trenches, amid the cheers of a
group Of vOlunteers.-New York World.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-07-07
HAt1pgn She Il.

The ummer girl Is hatless. 1t Is
also true that the summer hat is allur-
ing.
The fad Of going bareheaded is ear
ried TO all lengths. from the mild meas
ure OF hanging the hat within con-
venicnt reach on the handle bars of a
bicycle to the more heroic one OF golf
ing or playing croquet for hours with
out head covering.
The girls who are seer on the broad
lawns Of the beautiful country places
OF Long Island or even driving through
the woods Of that pleasant rolling coun-
try, protected at most by a parasol or q
blowing scarf Of fish net or tulle, ex-
poet to gain a glossy wealth Of hair, not
equal perhaps to a pleasant woman's,
but certain to be envied by all their as
sociates.
OF course there are many compro-
misses. The curly head whose hair is
never so pretty as when tossed about
in widest confusion, while she sits her
horse or pedals her silent steed or
n to the oars OF her boat, has this
summer even more than her usual ad-
vantage. The simpler and more care
less her couture, the greater her tri-
umph. But she OF the straight locks,
with whose nursed and cherished I'm
dulations'' wind and damp make witch
work, is also canny in her day and gen.
GRAFTON.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-07-07

A rillincr testified lately in m Eng
fish court that n Of her customers
bought a new hat every day. The SUBJ
ject came up through the hats not be:
ing paid for. /
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-07-07
ON HI FIRING LINE.
a Brave Little Woman who Won the
Soldier Boys Hearts.

Soldier Boys Hearts.
Mrs. Mary BOysen, Red Cross nurse.
. native Of Sacramento, IL the only
woman known to have been OIL the FIR
ing line during a battle. In the fight
ing before Malabon. Mrs. BOysen volun-
teered as a nurse In the First Reserve
hospital and spent the day on the fir
ing line, assisting Major Ellis. On
starting back to n Of the hospitals
in the rear a soldier who was assisting
her In & car was shot. There was not
a maj in the whole army corps but
would have charged to the very gates
Of Malabon had 1t been necessary to do
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-07-07
.Wanted,

At once, a correspondent at Webb,
Glendoria, Swan Lake, Sunny Side,
Sidon, Minter City, Shell Mound, Black
Hawk, Tenmingway, Phillips, Lefore,
Parons and Csrrollton for The Common
wealth. The postmaster or assistant
preferred. a liberal offer will be made
the right persons. Address l.. B. BAG,
Greenwood, Miss.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-11-22
ADMINISTRATORS Sale OF LAND.

Under AND BY VIRTUE OF THE
L power given in certain mortgage OF
date April 2, 1882. executed by Mrs. L z.
Lorick, now deceased, TO John Lorick, now
deceased and recorded in the Office Of
Clerk of Cour: for Lexington county, in
Book -" at page $40,
And under and by virtue of the power
unto me given by the heirs at law Of the
said Mrs. l.. E Lorick, all Of whom are
over the age of twenty-one years, and who
have acknowledged in writing the amount
due upon said mortgage debt, and have
given in writing their consent to sell and
duly authorized me to sell The said mort
gagged premises under the terms herein after
mentioned:
will Sell at public outcry to the highest
bidder before the court house door at
Lexington, S. c.. during the legal hours of
sale, on the first Monday in December next,
the following lands, towit:
"Ail that plantation, tract and parcel OF
lard containing forty-threa (43) acres.
moro or less situate, lying and being IN
the county of Lexington and State ofSouth
Carolina, and bounded by lands of VIM.
Kins!er, Dr. J. W. Geiger, Mrs. E. Reed,
Andrew Davis and others ard have such
shape and marks as a plat for the fame
doth more fully represent:
Also. another tract containing thirty
three and a half acres, more or less situate
and being in the county and State afore
said, and bounded by lands of Mrs. Emily
Reed. and A. J. Geiger. and tn: old State
load and Congaree river, with such shape
aud N .rks as plat for same doth more
fully represent
Terms of sale-Cash. Purchaser to pay
for papers and revenue stamps
JULIUS E. LORICk,
Administrator OF Estate of John Lorick,
deceased
Nov. IA, 1899. 3w3
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-11-22
Proclamation.

The President of the Farme ers' and
Mechanics Store, in Columbia, has
issued a proclamation to the public
generally that he has decreed for the
good of the many friends and GUS
toners of the said company a feast
of good things shall be spread in his
store from November 9th, until II
o'clock on the night of December 5,h.
The feast will consist of great reduc-
tion in men and boys clothing, dry
goods, notions, millinery, gents fur
nishing goods, shoes, shoe 6ndinga
hats, caps, drugs, groceries, hard
ware, tinware, stoves, crockery,
trunks, mating, carpets, furniture,
etc.
His advertisement was received
too late for it to appear in this issue.
Look for it next week.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-11-22
John G. Swygert, Master.
Bad Blood. Free.

Tumors, Ulcers, Cancer, Eating
Sores, all terrible blood diseases. Per-
sistent Sores, Blood and Skin Blem-
ishes, Scrofula, that resist other
treatments, are quickly cured and
every sore healed by B. B. B. Skin
Eruptions, Pimples, Red, Itching
Eczema, Scales, Blisters, Boils,
Blotches, etc., are all due to bad
blood, and hence easily cured by B.
B. B. Syphilitic Blood Poison liter
ally driven from the system and per-
manent cure made by B. B. B. B.
B. B. does not contain vegetable or
mineral poison. At druggists. Large
bottles. 81, six for SIS. Write for
free sample bottle of B B. B, which
will be sent charges prepaid. De-
scribe symptoms, and personal free
medical advice will be given. Ad-
dress Blood Balm Co., 386 Mitchell
street, Atlanta. Ga.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-11-22
November 19, 1899.

If some of the unsightly weeds
AID grass were cut from the side
walks of the town things would have
a more cheerful and inviting appear
ance.
The electric railway must have
gone into state of ''inocuous desue-
tude," as ex President Cleveland
would remark.
There is splendid opening for an
industrious man who wishes to buy
good farm and business stand.
Mr.. Joseph W. Reeder offers his
Cross Roads place for sale at bar
gain, about four miles from Swansea.
This is one of the most desirable
places in the county and immediate
application should be made to Mr.
Reeder, either to Swansea or the
X Roads. The lands are easy to cul
tivate and yields immensely Of corr
and other crops.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-11-22
Sherif's Sale.
DY VIRTUE OF A DECREE OF THE
IS No,,noo,, Dlooc for

DY VIRTUE OF A DECREE OF THE
ID Court of Common Pleas for Lexington
county IN the case OF L. L. Lown against
Russell Nelson, will sell at public outcry,
to the highest bidder before the court house
door at Lexington, S. c.. during the legal
hours of sale, on tee first NJ -nday in re
cember next, the following tract Of land,
towit:
"All that certain tract or parcel of land,
situate, lying and being IN the County OF
Lexington and State Of South Carolina,
containing eight and one eighth tSi) acres.
more or less, one mile south of Lexington
D. pot, and Dourded on the north by lands
formerly OF Mash Wise, east by lands OF
Jesse X. Dooley, south by lands of Jesse
X Dooley, and on the west by lands OF
Henry Davis and VIM. Davis"
TERMS OF SALE:-Cash. Purchaser
to pay for papers and revenue stamps.
r. H. CAUGHMAN. IL. S
Nov. II. 1899. s. l.. &.
E6rd & Dreher, plaintiff s attorneys Sw3
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-11-22
Fair Warning.

Parents and others are notified
that no school books will be sold on
credit. We have to pay cash for
them ourselves and the profit is so
nall that we are forced to adopt
and strictly adhere to the cash sys-
tenn. This applies to one and all, so
it is needless for anyone to ask for
credit in the purchase Of school
books. We now have in stock full
line of books used in the schools OF
the county, which We are selling at
schedule prices. The Bazaar.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-11-22
Teachers Association.

The Lexington County Teachers
Association will meet il the Classical
Institute building, at Lexington, on
Saturday, November 25th, at II
o'clock q. m. A full attendance is
requested. The following is the
programme:
l. Supplementary Reading-Miss
Sue H Corley.
2. Blackboard Work-Rsv. B. D.
Wessinger.
8. School Libraries A. Sease.
4 Drawing-Miss Gertrude Gel
ger.