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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-12-06
a Military Blundsr.

"What was that you said to the
enemy when I sent you out with a
fig of truce fresh from the laundrs?'
Il said what you told me to-, said
the Filipino.
Say it again. Let me hear again
what you said I said for you to say"
That money was no object"
The Filipino general buried his
face in his hands.
That's what you get for fooling
with these 'Eoglish in ten lesson
schemes. I told you to say money
was DO objection. But is too late.
Sound retreat and we'll see if we
can't start the desl ali over again.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-12-06

The Bsmberg Nursery CJmpany,
of Bamherg, this State, is ready to
receive your orders for all kinds of
fruit and ornamental trees, shrubs,
plants, etc. This is a local en- er-
prise and is deserving of home
patronage. All tteic good7, being
already accliustized, are especially
adapted to our Southern climate
Send them an order aud you will be
satisfied with the result.
Place your orders for j,b work
with the Dispatch.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-12-06
MAS1NIc.

n REGULAR CONTAMINATION
Arof Lexington Lodge, No. 152,
MA. F. NJ. will be held on
Saturday, D cenber Is, 1899. at Z
o'clock p m. Members will please
be prompt in attendance.
An election for eff ;ers to serve for
the next Masonic yesr vii! be held
and other important business traps-
acted A full attendance OF the
bret hren ID desired.
By order If the W. II.
6. n. HARsAN, Secretary.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-12-06
Prera-e for Christmas.

The Bazaar il just in receipt ef q
shipment Of tie finest fruit cake In
eredieuts ever brought to this
market. Fine sugars for cake icing,
sugar plums, candies of every de
scriptiop. gelatlpe, wedding cake
dressings. chocolate for cakes, essen
oss and extracts. All fresh and pure
ss the lowest prices.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-12-06
LAUGHED Till Ee Grid.

Papa fell over nv express wagon
this morning." said Willie. My. it
was funny. I laughed till l cried"
Did vei?" said Tommy.
"Y~s," replied Willie. "Papa
caught me laughiug.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-12-06
savN Notices aciU be inserted
im the L0cgl department at
the uniform price OF 5 cents
per lime. to one and all. q
Masonic.

a Aregular communication of Po-
" maria Lodge, No. Isl. A F NJ
will convene in Masonic Hall, Peak.
8 G., S-tnrda1 evening. D c. .mber
Is 1899, a, Ct o'cl ,ck sharp. The an
nual election III fic-rs will take
place also the F-llow Craft degree
will be conferred. Tax. notice and
govern yourselves accordingly Breth-
ern.
John G. Swvger., Master.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-12-06
Buck.hoal, n. c., May 16, 1898

Gpntlemeu:-Eour years ago I was
helpless with misery in my back.
I could not return myself in bed. I
was treated by my physician, but he
did me no good. I took one bottle
OF DR.. Bakers Female Regulator and
it cured me. I think there is no
medicine on earth like it.
Mrs. Emma E. Myers.
For sale at the Bazaar.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-12-06

Farm 6anoS Want6n.
SO, good, steady and industrious
colorsd men. sin gle or married with
families, steady work the whole year,
with cash payment and settlements
moathly. Apply, Hollow Creek
Farm, Aiken County, Toales P O.,
s. C. 3nos.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-12-06
Farm for Sale.

T OFFER FOR SALE ONE HrNDBFD
l. and fifty acres of fine farming and tim
Der lands Known as the "Dr. II f. Cnper
Place. twenty FIVE acres of which IS bot.
tom land suitable for all PURPOSES. on High
Hill creek, one mile beyond Wyse's Ferry.
VIII be cut to suit purchasers if desired.
For terms and further information apply 10
j. H. KILLER,
Hilton. s G.
Dscer.otr =. 1899. 4w7pd.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-12-06

Corn fodder, peas and other coun-
try produce taken in payment Of cub
acription to this paper.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-12-06
Pine Timber -7or Sale.

Anyone wishing good round tim
ber, should apply Immediately to H.
NJ. Wineard, Lexington, S. c.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-12-06
Meeting Of Executive Committee.

Meeting Of Executive Committee.
A meeting of the Executive Com
mit,ee of the Lexington County Fair
Association is called for Friday, the
8,b of December, at law cfices of
Edrd & Dleher, at Lexington. at II
O'Clock, y N.
J. Il Counts,
President.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-12-06

Orange blossoms are blooming
profusely and before the end of the
year, the marriage bells will peal
forth their sweet music announcing
,he marrisge uf several happy
couples.
The Christmas gobbler gobbleth
not for US yet. Oar pocket book is
TOO lean aud We are waiting for some
delinquent to bring US one on sub
scription.
The Farmers and Mechanics Mer-
camille Company of Columbia, are
too busy wailipg on customers to
change their "ad," this week. Look
out for an eye opener next week.
Mr.. Archie Wipgard, formerly Ct
this county, but now of Orangeburg,
is visiting his parents and other rela-
tives and friends in this county. We
are glad to learn that he is doing
we'll in his adopted home.
The Bazaar is as usual headquar-
ters for Santa Claus, and the hand
some toys and presents be has left on
exhibition are attracting the attention
If the little folk, as we'll as larger
people.
The probability is that there will
be no extension of time fer the pay
ment of taxes. The safest plan is to
walk mp to the Captains Office and
pay your taxes, before the time ex-
pires.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-12-06
TAX COLLECTION.

Baisaco OF she tire at Lexington G. H..
mt! Decemts- 3l:t, 1929, when the BOOKS
vii. close.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-12-06
!'hp LeyingtnD Dispatch

Sold bv Julia E kaufiuanu.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-12-06
Farm Hands Wanted.

John c. Swvgers, Mast
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-06-29
DoUBLB FUNERAL.

The remains of Paul and Julia Tai
ley, children of Charles w. Talley,
who recently died in Depver, Col. !,
were inferred in the Wilmington
and Brandywine cemetery today week.
Services were held at the cemetery at
o'clock by the Rev. H. Ashton Henry.
A correspondent of the Philadelphia
Ledger, writing from Denver, after
speaking OF the death of Mr.. Talley's
children, says:
at was a great shock to Mr.. Talley,
but his troubles were not ended. He
had been subject to liver troubles and
heart disease for years. The sudden
suffering brought on his complaints
in stronger form than ever before, and
he became very i'll.
~. Smith Talley of Terre Haute,
Ind, brother OF Mr.. TalIey, was
notified of the death of his nephew
and niece by telegraph, and arrived
at Denver on Monday. The two brothers
started last night for French Lick
Springs, Ind, where the i'll man will
be treated, though little hope is held
out for his recovery.
CHARLES W. Talley is one of the
best known lumber dealers of Phila.
delphia. For many years he was the
manager Of the factories of the Dia
mond Match Co. His family is one
of the oldest and most prosperous in
Delaware, his ancestors being vel
known in colonial days.
~. Smith Talley is one Of thu
wealthiest coal miners in Indiana, ant
is president Of the State Association
of Operators. ~
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-06-29
SUFFERED. TERRIBLY.
The nardships of al wiim,ngtonian IN the
kInunikH.

IAlpnntkf.
Stories of the terrible sufferings of n
Philadelphia party in tho klondikee,
which is accompanied by William Woods
of this city, have reached Vancouver,
u. G.
Deserted by their Indian guides. the
gold-seekers became lost north of Peace
River. The men found their way to
muddy river which flows into the
Lizard. They crossed and wandered in
bleak country to the north for weeks
Food supplies became exhausted and
pack animals died. They themselves
lost hope and energy. At last they
turned southwark and came TO the
forks of the Nelson, above He'll Gate.
There they lost % horses from
starvation and had to leave majority
of their outfits for lack Of pack animals.
Another So days they lived on barely
enough to keep body and soul together
and give them enough strength to haul
their decimated outfit.
At length they reached Sylvester
landing on Deaz River, $50 miles from
Fort Lizard. E .E
Here, hopeless Of ever reaching their
goal, they turned their faces southwark
again, and following Deaz River to its
source in Deaz Lake. made telegraph
station No. on the Ashcroft and came
down the Stickeen to civilization.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-06-29
PROBABLY GREAT INVENTION |
Expected to Revolutlonize the
Match Making Business.
"NON-p0lSONOUS COMPOSITION
Is the Name OF the Wonderful
Discovery.


George A. Robinson & Go. of No. As
East Twenty second street, are the
owners of discovery and invention,
which, If the claims made he true.
will tend to revolutionize the match
making business. Should all go we'll
in the matter, the firm owning this
invention should realize very large
sum of money. Non poisonous COM
position,' is the name given to the
discovery by George A. Robinson, who
talked with The Gazette reporter
on the subject.
1t is a matter of common knowledge
that the process of making matches SO
far as the composition is concerned, is
generally kept secret. 1t is no secret,
however, that numerous cases exist of
necrosis of the jaw among persons who
have worked in match factories. There
are said to be 40 girls SO affected in
Wilmington. So that. although it
seems a wide stretch between making
matches and one of the diseases which
flesh is heir to, yet the connection is
clear, and the problem is very prac-
tical one: namely, how to make
matches without imperiling the health
of the employees. This has been a
problem of so much Importance, and it
still is of such Importance that, one or
two countries outside of this, as we'll
as one of the leading match companies
in America, have been trying to solve it.
Mr.. Robinson says that the necrosis
of the jaw is due to the fumes of phos-
phorus in the composition. The prac-
tical need then, has been to secure a
substitute for the phosphorus, without
| injuring the excellence Of the match.
This Mr.. Robinson claims to do. He
is matchmaker by trade, having
worked at that business for 10 years.
For eight years of that time. he has
been trying to solve the difficulty as to
the fumes which has been recognized
for 40 years. He is now prepared to
make the claim, and does make it,
that he has discovered a composition
that is absolutely harmless; that it
is without phosphorus, and without
fumes. Moreover, aside from its value
in removing all cause for the disease
of necrosis, which it may be said is Its
humanitarian side, Mr.. Robinson
claims that it is cheaper than the
present composition, and that it has
the added advantage of not being
affected by sea air.
So much faith is placed in the value
of this discovery, that company is
now in course Of organization, which
comprises some of the wealthiest men
in the country. They are energetic
business men. and understand what
they are backing. The purpose of this
company is to introduce the com
position into every country in the
world. At the present time, announces
Mr.. Robinson, there are three countries
negotiating for the purchased of thu
rights TO use this material.
At present, the match is not being
made for the market To protect theil
interests, the Messrs. Robinson propos,
to keep their secret until the prope
time arrives for disposing of it. ON
of the matches was tried by the write
and showed good combustion.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-06-29

Yesterday week James King Of
Newport, who is serving a sentence of
two years in the county Jail at New
Castle for the theft of the Crawford
diamonds, threatened to commit suicide
and had in his hands razor with
which to commit the deed, but was
prevented from carrying his threat in to
execution by Chief Warden Charles
Bowers. King has been sufferer from
stomach trouble for some time and this
has made him Respondent. He was
seized with spasm yesterdayweek. after
which he was placed under the in
huence of morphia to quiet his nerves.
While hearing his sentence at the last
term of court he created sensation by
throwing up his hands and fainting in
the dock.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-06-29
Or. NATHAN PRATT.

Following are the resolutions adopted
by the trustees of Delaware College.
on Tuesday week, on the death of DR..
Nathan Pratt of Milford:
The board of trustees OF Delaware
College, desiring to give expression to
its sense of loss sustained in the recent
death of one of its honored and faith
full members, DIR. Nathan Pratt of Mil
ford, Del, who passed quietly away
from his earthly home on Sunday even
ing week after long illness, adopts the
following:
Resolved, That this board bears
testimony to the faithfulness and
efficiency with which our deceased col
league discharged his duties as men,
Der of the board, and the uniform
courtesy and kindness which ever
characterized his conduct.
That our worthy member and asso-
ciate had deep and abiding interest
in the welfare OF our beloved collegiate
institution that never tagged while he
had health and strength to discharge
his official duties.
Always firm, consistent and able in
the discharge of the work assigned,
the results being always in tho
direction of benefit and good to our
common cause.
That in all the official positions held
under the State and national govern
ments our friend and brother fully met
the expectations of all in the honorable
and just administration of the affairs
committed to his trust.
Certainly as an official without
blemish and without reproach. In his
private relations always faithful, kind
and Just, and he departed this life as
no lived, an honorable citizen and q
Christian gentleman.
Resolved, That the secretary be re-
quested TO forward these resolutions to
the family Of the deceased.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-06-29
NO CALL TO Mr. SHORT.


Delaware Avenue Baptist Church, After
Stating Its Position, Indefinitely POST
pones Resolution.
The congregation of Delaware Avenue
Baptist Church, at its monthly bust
ness meeting yesterday week, set forth
disposition with reference to the move
ment, which seems to have fallen
through. to extend pastoral call to
the Rev. f. Burgette Short, pastor of
Epworth Methodist Episcopal Church.
The following resolution, offered by
Harry Linck, was unanimously adopted:
Whereas, The action of Wednesday
evening, 14th inst, in the matter OF
extending call to the Rev. Francis
Burgette Short, to become the pastor
of this church, was induced solely by
representations of Mr.. Short made to
the president of our trustees and to
other members, that he, tShortl had
definitely determined to sever his mem-
bership with the Methodist Episcopal
Church, that it was his purpose to
join the Baptist denomination, and
that he would be pleased to become
the pastor of this church, provided he
was acceptable to the members thereof;
and
Whereas, The conditions named in
the resolution which was considered by
this church at the meeting aforesaid
were fully discussed with Mr.. Short
before said meeting and received his
unqualified approval and acceptance;
and
Whereas, But for the unsolicited
initiative of Mr.. Short and his afore-
said representations, no action con-
corning him would have been taken by
this church; and
Whereas, 1t has come to the knowl-
edge of this church, that Mr.. Short,
for reasons satisfactory to himself, has
changed his expressed purpose of
leaving the Methodist Church and be-
coming Baptist; and
Whereas, The resolution voted upon
at the aforesaid meeting of this church,
not having received the approval OF
three fourths of the members then
| present and voting as required by our
Church Manual, did not become
| operative as call to Mr.. Short to
become the pastor of this church and
for that reason no official communi-
cation has been made by this church
to Mr.. Short concerning this matter
and
Whereas, Said action, such as il
was, upon said resolution, is now
properly and regularly before this
church for reconsideration now there
fore be it
Resolved, That for the reason'
stated above, action upon said reso
luton be indefinitely postpond. s."
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-06-29
THE WiLLADA LAUNCHED.
She Was BuiIt by the Pussy & Jones Go.
Col. william Hester of Brooklyn.

She was BuiIt by the Pussy s. Jones Go. for
Col. william Hester of Brooklyn.
The handsome steel steam yacht
Willada, built by the Pusey & Jones
CO., for Col. William Hester, pro-
prietor of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle,
was launched at the yards OF the
builders, today week at IL. 10 o'clock.
The yacht is one of the handsomest
models ever produced in this city and
will prove speedy. The length over all
is 1873 feet; beam moulded, 16 feet 6
inches; depth, 0 feet 8 inches. The
floors are of hardwood and the cabins
are finished in butternut Wood. The
engine is of the triple expansion type
with cylinders 9x14l4 and 2312 inches
in diameter and IA incn stroke. The
wheel is bronze. The yacht is supplied
with an Almy water tube boiler. 6
feet 3l5 inches in diameter by feet .
inches in length.
The vessel was christened by Mrs.
George f. lde, daughter of Col. Will
liam Hester, the owner The launch
was success and very pretty. The
stern and the greater portion of the
hull had glided into the waters of the
Christiana when Mrs. Ide, by direction
of Mr.. Nottingham, the designer of
| the boat, broke the bottle over the
bow and said, II christen thee Will
| lada. +"
| The bottle of champagne, with
which Mrs Ide christened the boat
was specially and beautifully decorated
by Mrs. W. W. Pussy, wife of Treas
urer Pussy of the building firm. Mrs.
Pussy is at Spring Lake, n. j., and
although unable to attend the launch
/ III L. ~, inn
of the preparation of arrangements.
Those on board the vessel included
the New York party, Col. William
Hester, Mr.. and Mrs. George E. Idle,
Mr. and Mrs. W. v. Hester, William
Buffum and III. G. Wintringham, Vice
President Il. II. Slavery, Private Secre-
tary Clarence Sutherland and number
of office employees Of the Pussy & JONES'
Co. Charles W. Pussy, president, anc
W. W. Pussy, treasurer OF the firm
building the yacht, stood near b,
Watching the boat take her initia
dip. Charles Fl. Head supervised the
launching of the vessel.
About 200 persons were in the yard
Among those seen were the wives ant
families of officials of the local firm
Superintendent Barnard of the Mary
land division of the p, w. e. b. rail
road, Ewood jackson of the jackson
& Sharp Co., A. j. Hart, Preston
Lea, Ohio Rowland, ice-president o
the Equitable Guarantee and Trus
CO., John II. Dandy, cashier Of tn
Union National Bank, Miss Anni
Savery, Mrs. E. 4. Negendank. Mis-
, Anna Negendank, W. W. Pussy, I'd
Samuel G. Biddle, secretary of tn
Pussy & Jones Co., and others.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-06-29

Special Corr sspUnaence OF t,azerfe and Journal
Dover, June %. Chancellor Nichol-
son yesterday afternoon granted tenn
porary injunction restraining the con-
solidated Board of Education of North
and South Milford from entertaining
bids for the erection of the proposed
High School. The petitioners averred
that there was no legal Board of Edu-
cation and no power to consolidate
from the fact that the act of Assembly
passed last March creating the con-
solidation and the new governing board
and clothing it with power to issue
bonds for the improved school buildings
was null and void because it carried
with it an appropriation of money
without mentioning all its provisions
in the title. They also declare that
this illegal board had purchased lot
for 81, 200 that was certainly not worth
more than $1,000 at a fair estimate,
but had purchased the same for the
influence said action. would have in
the coming election. The lot, they
declare, is bounded on one side by the
tracks OF the D., M. & V. railroad,
and on the other by the waters OF Mis-
pillion River making it exceedingly
dangerous for children.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-06-29

Found ON Public Road, Where 1t Had
Been for Nearly Three Months.

Been for Nearly Three Months.
A bag containing S30.3l, tho crop
erty of William G. Little Of Marshall
ton, after being trampled by horses
and run over by wagon wheels on q
public road near this city for nearly
three months, has been found and
returned to its owner.
On March 22d Mr.. Little lost the
bag of money between the residences
of ii. Pennock and Calvin McAilister,
on the road leading from this city TO
Newark. An effort was made to find it
at the time, but without success.
A few days ago, Mr.. Pennock and
several members of his family took a
stroll along the road, and while walk
ing along Mr.. Pennocks young son
found what he supposed to he an old
rag in tho road. He picked it up
and tossed it in the ditch. His father
noticed the act and got the rag and
examined it, when, to his surprise. he
found that it was . bag of money,
and it dawned upon him that it might
be the money lost by Mr.. Little nearly
three months ago. Looking inside he
found two $40 notes, II s. note and
the rest in silver and change. The
notes were pretty badly worn and the
coin bent by tie carriage wheels and
horses feet, but it was all good money
and Mr.. Pennock lost no time in re-
turning it to Mr., Little. who was
delighted and proiuse in his thanks
| to the finder.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-06-29
MINISTERSTRA HONORS MR. BAYARp,
Says He Stood Firm Upon the Broad Prin-
ciples of the Constitution in the Liberal
and Philosophical Sense of Jefferson.

Says He stood Firm Upon the Broad Prin-
ciples OF the Constitution in the Liberal
and Philosophical Sense Of Jefferson.
Oscar s. Sraus, United States Min.
lister to Austria, has sent the following
letter to the Bayard Memorial Asso.
citation: +a
United States Legation, CONSTANT
nople, May 30th, 1899. The Bayard
Memorial Association, Wilmington,
Del. Gentlemen read in the New
York Times of the 18th that you intend
to erect a bronze statue to the late
Thomas F, Bayard Will you permit
me from this distance to participate
10 an humble way with you in doing
honor to the memory of that great,
noble, unselflsh public servant. It was
my privilege to serve under Mr..
Bayard during my former mission here
and to enjoy his personal friendship
for many years, privilege which l
shall ever value.
When the legislative and diplomatic
history, of recent years, of our country
shall be written the name and fame Of
Thomas f. Bayard will rank with his
distinguished predecessors, Webster,
Marcy and Seward. His craftsmanship
was unselfish in motive, and catholic
in spirit; he stood firm upon the
broad principles of the Constitution
in the liberal and philosophical sense
of his great predecessor. Jefferson.
The Constitution makes no dis
tinction between its citizens and he
would not suffer, even in its diplo-
matte relations, a foreign power to
inject sectarian virus into our inter-
national relations.
Thomas F. Bayard was in the fullest
sense good man, noble man, and
typical American Of the old school or
the new school, and certainly of the
best school. He was conseryatively
progressive, simple in his habits and
manners, yet elegant, high-minded and
pure.hearted. 1.
/ am your obedient servant,
Oscar 8. Straus.