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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-05-03
Ie Didn't Forget.

A young married lady one morn
ing gave her husband sealed letter
which he was to read when be got &c
the cfice. He did so, and the letter
ran as follows:
Il am obl!ge to tell you something
that may give YOU pair, but there is
no help for it. I1u shall know every.
thing, what3yer be the consequences.
For the last week / have felt like it
must come to this, but | have waited
until the last extremity, and can re-
ma;n silent 90 longer. ID Lot over
whelrn me with bitter reproacb, for
you will have t. pat up with your
share Of the trouble as we'll as my
SELF"
CHA perspiration stood in thick
drops on the brow Of the husband,
who was prepared fer the worst.
Trembling he read o.:
"Our coal is all gone. Please Or
der Il tou to be scut this afternoon. /
thought you night forget it for the
tentE tioe, and therefore wrote you
this letter..
Bat he di'Iu'. forget it this tims.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-05-03
Painless Dsnissry.

Many years age, writes western
correspondent, group Of cow
bJys rode into the frontier
town of Prailieviilc, and while can
tc,ing down the principal street,
cane to siEn-"Paiu!ess Dentist. "
They eu1p,iea :Le coGtents cf their
revuivGls into il, and then one Of the
company ciismounted ard announced
Iii: intention to 50 in AMI get sore
tovth attended 10 And | don't pay
auy fancy piice for ii, neither" he
muttered, as he walked Doisily into
the Office.
Tie drntis: Was quiet locking
yoaas man 81 25.
See Lclt." shouted the cowboy,
as hc advanced toward :be chair, 1
want \ tooth fixed, aud I do..,t want
any H. h 'oued prices charged, either.
He threw himself. into the chair,
titc1ed bis belt around in trout Of
him, laid his revolver across his LAY,
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-05-03
ke0xALSssS**;r*rsk
" ABsslvrEY PURE
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome

and tcld The dentist that if hurt him
he would shoot the top Of his head
off.
Very well, said the dentist, with
a slight laugh: then you must take
gas, for this is 4 bad tooth, and will
give trouble
The cowboy swore, but finally sub
mitted to the respiration, and pres
emily was insensible.
With great skill the man Of the
forceps pulled the tooth, and then be-
fore his customer regained conscious
ness, he securely tied him hand and
foot to the chair, which was firmly
screwed to the floor Then taking the
bully's revolver cut of his belt, the
dentist took up his position where
the patien: could see him when he
came to.
As the cowboy struggled back to
consciousness, the first thing of which
he was sensible was the dentist point
ing the revolver at him, and saying in
quiet tones:
Nov, then: don't move. Just
open your mouth as wide as possible,
and will shoot the bad tooth eff.
This is the painless process. No
danger, sir, unlessyo happen to oswal-
ow The bullet. Are you ready? Then
here she goes. One, two, three"
Bap... went tie revolver, knocking
a hole in the wall, and the dentist
rushed forward holding cut the tooth
in his hand to show the now terrified
baIly, who roared for mercy and
begged to be released, thinking that
he had fallen into the hards OF mad
man.
The dentist finally cut bis bonds
on condition that his customer should
restore TIE liddled sign outside of the
cfice. Aud after paying S. for the
extracted tooth, which the dentist
grimly declared to be the regular price
for painless operations, the crest fall
en- cowboy departed, convinced that
appearances are sometimes deceitful,
and that ever tender foot may have
nerve.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-05-03
Millions Given Away.

1t is certainly gratif, ing to the
public 10 know of one concert in the
land who are not afraid to be gener-
Gus to the needy and suffering. The
proprietcrs Of d.. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption, Coughs and
Colds, lave given awag over ten NIL
Ion trial bottles Of this great medi-
c.re; AID have tic satisfaction OF
knowing it has absolutely cure d
thousands Of hopeless cases Asthma,
Bronchitis, Hoar5ensss and all dis
eases CT the Throat, Cnest ard Lungs
are surely cured by It. Cal on J, L.
Kaufman, Druggist, ana get free
tri4l bottle. Regular size 5Ot. and
81. Every bottle guaranteed, OF
p.ice refunded.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-05-03

where the membranes arc clean and
healthy.
Mrs. Lon Davis. Fayetteville, Tenn.
tells in her letter how DR.. Hartman $
great catarrh remedy, Pcru-na. cured
her of la grippe and serious lung COM
plication. She says:
II was afflicted with disease COM
monty known as la grippe two years
ago; the doctors said | had consump-
ton. got one bottle of Pe-ru-na and
the second night my cough stopped.
| took several bottles. and / will say
that believe would be a dead woman
now if it had not been for Pe-ru-na.'
Mary n. Pruitt aipa. Mo, says:
Pc-1u.n0 .NrdItIHe Co.. C0lHW6HS, u.
Il had Ia grippe for three successive
wears: it seemed to get a tighter hold
on me each year. 1t seemed | was IN
the laws OF death. What had helped
me before would not do me any good.
saw an advertisement of Pe-ru-na. l
procured two bottles and it cured me.
| have not felt any symptom since.
You may use this in any way you
please" =,
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-05-03
OBITUARY.

Early Estelle, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. r. P. Wessinger, died March
81, 1899, in the l4th year Of her age.
Her death was sudden and uHex.
pected, yet peaceful and calm. To
contemplate death in any form and
under any circumstance is sad, but
to see the form of one whose life was
just bursting into the full bloom Of
glorious womanhood, is peculiarly
sad and distressing. But she is no
more, God took her. How we will
miss her in our Sunday school.
Beautiful flower OF the household
transplanted in the happy home, only
to sing around the throne of God in
heaven and be strong tie to parents,
brothers and sisters. May God CON-
fort the. sorrowing ones and give
them grace to say: "The Lord gave,
the Lord hath taken away, blessed
be the name of the Lord
go, dear pilgrim, to thy home,
On yonder blissful shore;
We miss thee here, but soon will come
Where thou hast gone before.'
DAISY CALK.
April %, 1899.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-05-03

but he was IN Columbia at the time,
and had not returned at 6 clock.
The body Of young Faller lay on
the mill platform all this time, in tie
heat Of the afternoon. lie was
poorly dressed and had cn a pair OF
old military trousers which be Lad
worn in bis service in the Seconl
South Carolina, service which was
not honorable, for the poor, weak
minded fellow was a deserter. His
arms were drawn up as il he died in
a cramp, and be was found lying on
his back. There were 20 signs OF
blood on his person.
His oil mother, herself feeble
minded, hovered over his body, tell
ing in a disconnected way of her son
having had trouble with Medlin
prior to the drowning, and Eavlng
run from him. She claims that Ler
boy was terrorized by Medlin and
that the father was unable TO help
him. These garrulous remarks were
probably vagaries Of an irfrm mind,
but no doubt will be Investigated.
She claims that the boy vas
struck in the head with a rock, and
not with clod of dirt.
The place where the tragedy oc-
Cured is isolated, and little interest
was manifested ia the sffAir as Zone
Of the parties were ct all prominent,
but the delay Of holding the inquest,
unavoidable, is more the less shock
ing.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-05-03
Whooping Cough.

I lad little boy who was nearly
dead from an attack OF whoopipg
cough. NJ neishbors recommended
Clamber!ain's Cough Remedy. I
did rot think that any medicine
would help him, BAT after giving
him few d15e= of that remedy [
noticed au improvement, and one
b,ttie cured HIN entirely. 1, is the
D llrboea r III. DIP. E. G:isham,
G .ars Mills, Ii. For sale by J. +
Kaufmann.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-05-03
Wcnder W atsT.

To the Editor Of the Dispatch:
I have a mineral water that will
turn any pale faced person red. 1t
is the best thing for dyspepsia. 1t
will certainly cure any skin disease.
There is nothing better for nervous
ness. Over two hundred families
are now using it. It is good tonic
and will give you au appetite. I sell
it at S cents a gallon. Parties who
furnish their own vessels, I will sell
them two gallons for 5 cents. You
will be convinced of it's medicinal
merits if you will give it a trial.
P J. Rucker,
umbia, S. G.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-05-03
Try Aliens Foot-Ease.

\ powder to be shaken into the
shoes. At this season your feet feel
swollen, nervous, hot, and get tired
easily. If you have sra; t!ing feet
or tight shoes, try Alleu's Foo:, Ease.
1t cools the feet and makes walking
easy. Relieves corns and bunio"s Of
all pain and gives rest and con!fort.
Try it today. Sold by all druggist,
grocers, shoe stores and general
storekeepers everywhere. Price 25c.
Trial packages free. Address, Allen
S. Olmsted, LIE Roy, y; Y.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-05-03

spread rapidly, and it was soon demonstrated
beyond doubt that a cure had at last been
found for deadly Cancer Evidence has accll-
mulated which is incontrovertible, OF which
the following is Il specimen
Cancer is hereditary in family, my father:
sister and an aunt having died from this dreadful
disease My feelings may be imagined when the hor-
rible disease made its appearance on my side 1t was
malignant Cancer, eating inwardly IN such way iS
TO cause great alarm. The disease seemed beyond the
skill of the DOCTORS for their treatment did no good
Whatever the Cancer growing worse all the while
Numerous remedies were used for it but the ancer
doomed
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-05-03
Working Night and Day
April %, 1899.

The busiest and migbtiest little
thing that ever was made is DR..
Kings New Life Pills. Every pill is
a sugar coated globule of health, that
changes weakness into strength, lis
lessness into energy, brainfsg into
mental power. They're wonderful
in building up the health. Oily 25s
per box. Sold by J. E. Kaufman.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-05-03
Red Hot from the Gun

Was ihe bail that hit G. s. Stead
man of Newark, Mich in the Civil
War. It caused horrible Ulcers that
no treatment helped for 20 years.
Tuen Buckien's Arnica S,lve cured
him. Cures Cats, Bruises, Burns,
Boils, Felons, Corns, Skin Eruptions.
Best Pile cure On earth. 25 cts. a
box. Cure guaranteed. Sold by J.
f Kaufman, Druggist.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-05-03
The Columbia State, April %.

The Columbia State, April %.
The circumstances connected with
the drowning cf Alonzo Fuller IN
Cayces mill pond Wednesday after
noon are very strange and unusual.
It seems that the feeble minded fel-
low was frightened into jumping
into the pond, and was drowned.
His dead body was recovered yes
terday morning at II o'clock, after
the pond had been drained. The
corpse lay on the porch of the old
mill all day, protected from the sun
By e few branches and leaves. At
dusk yesterday afternoon it was still
lying there, with q few nelghbors
gathered around waiting for the
coroner to hold an inquest.
Those who were present when the
strange affair occurred are able to
give but a poor account OF the
tragedy. Lonzie Fuller and bis
father were fishing in the poDd.
John Medlin, who lives in Colun bia,
was also there. His story is that
Lonzie Fuller had a nibble at his
line and Medlin, to tease him, threw
his lire over by the other boys.
Fuller applied several vile epithets
to Msdlin, who picked up a clod Of
dirt and motioned as if to strike.
Fuller, who was but half w1it;ed,
sprang into the pond, and soon got
into the channel and was out Of his
depth. Not being able to swim, he
was soon seen to be drowning. Med
lin claims that he endeavored to save
the drowning boy, but was unable to
do so.
The father of the dead boy says
that Medlin struck Lonzie FGller,
and that the latter fell into the water
and never come up.
Medlin came to town aud gave
himself up to The police upon tie ad-
vice CT his iaher, who works at
StricSlands stables.
A warrant was sworn out before
NJ sgistrate Koon yesterday morning
for the arrest of John Medlin, charg.
inc him with assault. The warrant
Was placed in The hands Of the mag
istrats's constable, who came to c.
lumbia to serve it. Young Medlin
had before this given himself up to
the police. Some of Med!ih's : friends
had ADVISED him TO run away, ana
his father, hearing Of it and believing
his story If the affair, had him give
himself up. He was taken to Brook
land yesterday afternoon. He is
about is years old and his story of
the affair has been given above.
Coroner Craps of Lexington county
was telegraphed for, ard no inquest
was held pending his arrival. How
ever he did not arrive on the 5
o'clock train as was expected.
Magistrate Koon was sent for IN
order to conduct the exami aatlon,
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-05-03
Searching f7s Stern Victims.
Fifty Dead and Many Wounded
in Ki1ksville.

Surrounding Towns Serd Htlp-
Two Hundred Families Homeless
and Property Loss of About
S2O0,O00 Freaks Of the Wind.
kjrksville, Mo, April 2o.-As a
result of the tornado that swept
through The eastern portion of this
city yesterday evening, demolishing
half Of the residences and other
buildings, 200 families are homeless
and nearly 60 dead bodies and 70 in
jurel persons have been recovered
from the ruins. More than a dozan
Of the injured Will die. Although
the rescuers have been searching the
ruins ever since the storm spent its
fury, many are still missing, and it is
thought that a number Of unfor-
tu1ates were consumed in the flames
that broke out soon after the storm
had ceased.
When the tornado struck the city
last evening most of the residents
we're at supper. The tornado cut
clean path one nile long and 600
feet wide through the residence sec
tion, leaving death and destruction
in it's wake. Buildings were demol-
ished or twisted apart and scattered
to the four winds. 4 conservative
estimate places the aggregate amount
OF damage at 100000, the individual
loss ranging from 800 to $4,000.
The wiud played many pranks and
there was some miraculous escapes.
p. J. RjgeT, prominent attorney,
ran into the path Of the storm to
save lis family, who were helpless
with fear. Dashing into the house
he carried bis wife and children into
the cellar. As he stumbled into the
place Of safety the building was
leveled TO tie ground.
Among the first Of the buildings
wrecked was the elegant Sl0,OOd
residence Of Mrs. Mary Hensley, in
the southeastern part Of the city.
Not a vestige of it is left.
The residence of Fl. Lowell, just
outside the town, was twisted into a
heap Of ruins ard three of his children
buried in tie debris aad Killed. Other
large residences were lifted from
their foundation and literary torn
into kindling wood.
Calls for help were sent to sur
rounding towns and were quickly re-
sponded to. The wounded were
carried 10 the homes Of hospitable
neishbors and given immediate at
tention. twenty-five doctors from
Moblev, Macon aud other points
along the line of the Wabash railroad
came to K;rksville last night in re-
sponse to urgent calls for medical as
sistance.
DEATH AND DESTRUCTION.
Cnillicothe, No, April 2S.-Scenes
Ct utter distress and desolation we're
pictured today in the little tornado
swept burg Of Newton, 40 miles
north, on the St. Paul railway.
There are about u dead and over
sos Injured, wbile half Of the place
is in ruins and 50 families are home
less.
TIE storm struck Newton at G:iJ
in the evening, coming from the
Sou Invest. It came without warn
ing ard few were able to take advan-
:age OF their storm cellars. Striking
tie eastern eud OF the town it cut a
swatl 6 500 tc 600 feet wide through
the best portion Of the place, sweep
ing everything bafore it. OTcr 30 |
l,.>,,, oe yrn,a fCy,, tb cDliptorS
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-05-03

Blind men outnumber blind women
two to che.
A pound of phosphorus is sufficient
to tip 100000 matches.
Three pints of liquid a day is suf-
fcient for the average adult.
The average person wears nearly
fourteen pounds Of clothing.
There is big supply Of whisky
on hand at the State penitentiary.
There are now only two Mexican
War survivors in Edgefeld county.
The consciousness of duty per.
formed gives US music at midnight.
Fifteen thousand people are em-
ployed in making violins in Germany.
The strawberry crop is very prom
isins in the lower section of the State.
Poker has been forbidden in Vi
emma, on the ground that it is game
of chance.
The highest price ever paid for
race horse was S150,0O0 for the ia
nous Ormonde.
The Coroner's jury in the Fuller
drowning case, has exonorated Med
lin from all blame.
Mrs. Sniff wish you'd pay a
little attention to what I say" Sniff
Il do, dear-as little as possible" :"
Pimples, Boils and other Humors
appear when the blood gets impure.
The best remedy is DR.. NJ. A. Sim
mons Liver Medicine.
The condition of the Governor is
not such as it had been hoped it
would be by the change in climates.
There are four sovereigns and nine
heirs apparent among the ffty-seven
living descendants of Queen Victoria.
A young white boy by the name Of
Warn was killed at Bamberg recently
by q lot of cross ties falling on him.
Health, Strength and Nerve Force
follow the use of DR.. NJ. A. Simmons
Liver Medicine, which insures good
Digestion and Assimilation.
A-"What do you think of C-?"
Bile is the kind of man that the
more I think of him the less think
of him"
Seventeen parcels of ants eggs
from Russia, weighing $50 pounds,
were sold in Berlin recently for 20
cents pound.
If "Oh Of Solts," Cross and Pee
wish, take Dr.. NJ. A. Simmons Liver
Medicine. Cbeerfulness will return
md life acquires new zest.
Freddie-"Ma, what is the baby's
name?" Ma-"The baby hasn't any
name" Freddie-"Then how did he
know he belonged here?"
On May 4th all candidates for ad-
mission to the bar of South Carolina
will be examined in the Supreme
Court room in Columbia.
Don't get scared when your heart
troubles you. Most likely you suffer
from indigestion. Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure digests what you eat. It will
will cure every form Of Dyspepsia.
}. T. kautmann.
Policeman Bean was murdered in
Charleston recently. James Phillip,
a negro, was arrested on suspicion
and has confessed the crime.
TIE post cffice at Blacksburg was
robbed recently. The safe was blown
open with dynamite and $l20 in cash
and Sll0 in stamps were stolen.
You cannot accomplish any work
or business unless you feel we'll. If
you feel Used Up-Tired Out"
take Dr.. NJ A. Simmons Liver
Medicine.
Perkin- Il have the greatest re-
spect for the truth" Firkin-"So I
perceive, for you generally keep at a
most respectful distance from it"
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-05-03

follow the Of the family for knoy how desdiy S1n @ efol f M
poison co2inuei its use until mad taken eS
had
dreadful afic have elapsed S. Is the only cure
forCa er.-MRs NJ. Winston, N G. =
Our book Cancer containing other esoIas ana Vaine
information will be sent free to address by the o"1t c
Company Atlanta, Georgia.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-05-03

The price of quinine has aluost
doubled in tie past three months.
It's advance is chargeable to London
speculators.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-05-03
Results Fatally IN Nine
Cases Out Of Ten 4
Cure Found at Last.

poison the blood circulating throughout the SYSTEM and although
the ucer-known the Cancer-may be cut away me
poison remains in Blood and promptly breaks atres with
renewed violence.
The of S. s. S. in curing obsnate e7p"at
sparing Cancer after exhaustng the skill OF
the physicians without Much their delight > > ) proved
prolnnI eecte Ike Glad news
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-05-03
.Aloaso Fuller Dscwned.
Weak Minded Fellow Drowned IN
Cayce's Mill Pond.

Was Running from John Medlin-
They We're Fishing and Fuller
Ran Into the Pond Because Med
lin Frightened Him.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-05-03

l have been a sufferer from chronic
diarhoea ever since the war and have
us,d all kinds of medicines for it.
1t last 1 found one remedy that has
been a success as a cure, ard that IS
C1ambe,lain's Collie, Cholera and
best cough medicine / ever Ia! in
The house.-J. L. Moore, South
Blrgettstowp, Pa. For sale BY J.
E. Kaufmann.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-05-03
Balloting for Presidents.
Mail and Express.

Mail and Express.
John Adams and Thos. Jeffsrson
were balloted for pres;ds n:ial cleo
tors on four different occasions,
Adams succeeding once and Jeffer
son twice.
To sum up briefly the presidential
situation, Washington is the only
one of the twenty-four meu who have
absolutely vacated the place when
urged to remain. He aud Jefferson,
Madison, Monroe, Jackson, Lincoln
and Grant enjoyed a reelection,
while John Adams, John Quincy
Adams, Van Buren and Grover
Cleveland were defeated Ct election
to succeed themselves. Cleveland
got in a second time, however.
Andrew Jackson and Grover Cleve
land were before the people three
times: Martin Van Buren sought
nomination four times, got in three
and was once elected; AIillard Fill
more was twice an unsuccessful
aspirant, after having been president,
and General Grant failed Of nomIna
ton after having served two terms.
The fact is generally overlooked that
in 1894 at Lincoln's denomination the
Missouri delegates voted so!ialy for
Grant. james G. Blanes name was
before more presidential conventions
than that of any other man. He
was balloted for in FIVE conventions,
extending from 1876 to 1892, bat be
won the nomination only once.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-05-03
ADVERTISING RATES,

Advertisements will be inserted at the
rate OF - cents per square of one inch
SAGE for first insertion and 30 cents Der
inch for each subsequent insertion.
Liberal contracts made with those wish.
ing to advertise for three, six and twelve
months.
Notices in the local colnmn cents pc.
line each insertion.
Obituaries charged for at the rate Of one
cent word, WI en- they exceed 100 words.
Marriage notices inserted tree.
Address
G. n. HARMAN, Editor and Publisher.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-05-03
CAHCER|SD DEADLY! I!

This fearful disease often first appears
as a mere scratch, a pimple. Or lump III
the breast. too small 20 attract any
notice, until. in many cases, the deadly
disease is fully developed.
Cancer can not be cured by surgical
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-05-03
EFEND|NC
THE MATION:s

'nfnIy. La grippe,
1g troubles and
her diseases of
&c mucous men,
brare take hold
of our people
and fatal results
follow with
alarming fire.
quency. All of
these troubles
are catarrh, and
,or 0f nSiSf