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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-03-08
Don't Tell Than Whare Y5u Fund
Me"

Don't Tell Than Where Y,u Fund
Me-"
The above is the name If a new
sorg issued on the following irci-
dent: The Rev. Thos. Delaney,
when Chaplain of a large State Peni-
Tertiary, while passing through the
Hospital Ward was called to the bed
ST lie Of a dying convict. The last
words of this unfortunate youth
were: Father, [ see you do not
know me, but you know me wei
and my family, I will die tonight"
I prepared his souls exitinto eternity
and whilst MS hands were clasped in
mine his last request Vas made: "In
my dying moment promise me what
I will ask" I here gave him my
word; be then revealed his parentage
who thought him dead. Now give
me your word that you will send my
! toly home, but don't tell them
where you found me-" I sent the
b ody home to another State, but
they neve knew where I found him.
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80 E. Fifth Street, Cincinnati, Ohio,
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regular price SO cents.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-03-08

Sagasta and his entire cabinet have
rendered their designations to the
Queen Regent of Spain and they
have been accepted.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-03-08

The dispensary constables, who
are charged with killing Mrs. Stuart
will apply to Judge Ernest Gary at
Lancaster today for bsil.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-03-08
HELP WANTED.

MALE OR FEMALE. WANT GOOD
vi agents that are satisfied with Sis %
per week for about two hours work each
day. This is no fake. Enclose II cents in
stamps for agents outfit and terms and be-
gin at onca. Time is money The E. E.
Tacgart Novel Mig Co.. lOinl0ll West
Ave Buffalo, n. y. Dept i.
Mention this paper.-oct 26 6m.
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for their new home at Lexington, G.
H where the groom is engaged in
business.
Mr.. A L Hartley and family re-
Gently paid US a flying visit. They
state everything lovely around TIE
village. Occasional.
February p, 1899.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-03-08

The river and harbor bill has
passed Congress.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-03-08

The blizzard of Monday and Tues
day was general all owe the United
States.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-03-08
Notice,

LII PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS
n against the Estate OF Mrs Sallie Dent,
deceased, will please render An account of
their demands dulv attested, to me on or
be ore March Is. 1899. and all persons in
debted thereto will make payment by that
time.
II \. SPANN. C. C. C. P. and G. s.,
@ ,al fed Administrator.
Frtr:ary y. lS99.-3w17.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-03-08

NOTICE TO TRE,PASSERS. Al
~ persons are hereby notified not to tres
pas, OH the land owned by the undersigned,
by cutting trees, hauling wood off the land.
! ghtwcod and straw, or in any manner
whltever. The law will positively be en-.
forced against all trespassers. Nora E.
Dfeher. Matte C.. Hipp LEILA Hip.
February 81, 1899.-4x.8.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-03-08

Remember that you find the very
best cigars at the Bazaar.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-03-08
Every woman should


about the home
treatment OF
diseases pecu'
liar to the sex,
This book con.
! tains 1908 pages
and over 100 H.
! Illustrations. II
I is called DR..
Pierce's Com.
III 0 n S e n S e
Me deal Ad.
wiser. It used
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-03-08

WANTED-SEVERAL TRUSTWORTHY
w persons in his State to manage our
hnsiress In their own and nearby counties.
i IL mainly Office work conducted at home.
Salary straight 500 a year and expenses
definite. bnn"fdA. no more. no less salary.
Monthly s:5. References. Enclose self adj
dressed stamped envelope. Herbert E.. Hess,
President. Dept. " Chicago.
February l-4Res.
The Republican., 1899-09-28
A PHILANTHROPIST.
He Was Going to Get Rich and Get
Up Something to Cool the
People OFF.

eyes, sir" exclaimed the man with
linen duster and a high-crowned straw hat,
Pm going to do it"
What are you going to do?" asked the
policeman to whom the stranger had ad,
dressed himself.
You know" he went on, without heed.
ing the question, that the summer months
are invariably marked by increased out.
breaks of all kinds. Mems angry passions
seem to rise with the thermometer.
What were you threatening just now"
asked the policeman, sternly
Threatening"
"Yes. You said you were going to dc
Something What are. you going to do?'
"Im going to get rich. I'm going to get
come steady employment and save up my
money and invest it judiciously and get
rich. There's no end of good you can do
with riches. Rich men are doing a great
deal of good now. They establish schools
and colleges and Libraries and let the people
get acquainted with the soothing thoughts
of philosophy and the subimities of science
But in the months of July and August you,
as a practical criminologist, have doubtless
observed philosophy and science don't work
BY the time | have got rich there will be
all the colleges and libraries that there will
be need of, and | will cap the summit OF
our civilization with a bequest for mann
moth marble refrigerator in each town, SO
that when anybody feels his Indignation
rising he can go there and wander up and
down the stately corridors and cool off. =
Washington Star.
The Republican., 1899-09-28
TOO JEALOUS.
WhippletOn Was Getting Too Atten-
tive to Business to Please
the Boss.

q wish" said the senior partner to the
manager of the executive department, that
you would discharge WhipDeton, that new
man we put on a couple OF months ago
The manager was surprised. He showed
it in his countenance. He was about to say
something, when the head of the firm
went on:
Il have made it rule, as you have doubt
less noticed, never to permit any OF the men
who work in this establishment to beat
me here III the morning. For 20 years have
sat here at my desk, and watched the en-
plOycs report for duty.
Yes, The manager said, at has become
a tradition around the place that ycu are
a.WFy;s the first one here in the morning
and the last one to leave at night
charge Whippletol."
The manager was about to carry out his
order, but turned after he had taken two
or three steps and asked:
Have you caught Whippleton shirkng?
ings?"
No" the old man responded, ''hc's max
ing me get up before daylight in order to
keep on beating him here. | won't have it,"
Chicago Times Herald
The Republican., 1899-09-28
BLAST FURNACE GASES.
They Are Now Used by American
Furnace Owners to Operate
Gas Engines.

The practice of utilizing the gases of
blast furnaces, recently initiated in Eu-
rope, is already engaging the attention
of American furnace owners. When
iron is being purified it is heated with
coal or coke, in a huge furnace. Part
of the constituents of the fuel combine
with the oxygen of the ore, and thus re-
Guce the oxide. Among the products
which escape from the chimney in large
quantities is a combustible gas. TAis
gas, however, is of poor quality being
largely charged with dust which has
hitherto told against its use for fuel in
coke ovens. To get rid of this dust vari-
Gus means have been employed. Some
establishments which use the blast
furnace gas resort to apparatus COM
monty employed in producer gas works,
such as coke scrubbers," and cleaning
boxes filled with 'breeze." Other man
ufacturers add to these devices water
spraying attachment. Prof. Meyer now
claims the% the gas can be used for
power without any purifcation what
ever, snd he mentions an instance in
Wh!c'i loo horsepower gas engine has
been kept going for over six months
without any means for purifying the
gas, or the withdrawal Of piston or
valves for cleaning. It has always been
feared that it would be hard to ignite
blast furnace gas in an engine, because
it has been impracticable to burn it un-
der a steam boiler, But the compress
sion of the gas gets rid of many difficult
ties. When it is compressed in the cyl
inder of gas engine just before the ex-
piosion, it isnites readily. 1t is, in fact,
stated that the compression of blast
furnace gas can be carried further than
that OF ordinary producer gas without
danger of premature explosion.-St
Louis Globe-Democrat,
The Republican., 1899-09-28
HE SOON GOT WELL.
Landing with the Bootjack on the
Leaders Nose Had q Bene-
fetal Effect.

1t was sad scene. The old man lay on
his bed, and by him sat the faithful wife,
holding his worn hand in hers and forcing
back the tears to greet his wandering look
with a smile. She spoke words of comfort
falling on him, and he turned his weary
eyes up to her pale, wan face.
Jennie, dear wife, | am going"
"Oh, no, John-not yet-not yet"
"Yes, dear wife, and he closed his eyes;
"the end is near. The world grows dark
about me. There is mist around me gath.
ering thicker and thicker, and there, as
through a cloud, | hear the music of angels
sweet and sad"
''No, no, John, dear; that isn't angels;
that's the brass band at the corner"
What" said the dying man. "Have
those scoundrels dared to come here when
they know I'm dying? Give me my boot
jack. III let 'em see"
And in a towering rage the old man
jumped, from his bed, and before his wife
SHE'D the bootjack at the band.
I've hit that fat leader in the nose!"
And he went back to bed and got wel.-Tit.
Pi+S
The Republican., 1899-09-28
A Scheme That Didn't Work.

This good story comes from Ceylon:
tea planter-he had glass eye-was
very desirous to go and have days
shooting with friend. but he knew
that Immediately the natives who were
at work on the plantation got wind that
he was away they would not do a stroke
of work. How was he to get off? That
was the question. After much thought
an idea struck him. Going up to the
men he addressed them thus: al
though | myself will be absent, vet |
shall leave one of my eyes to see that
you do your work" And. much to the
surprise and bewilderrnent of the ma
tives, he took out the glass eye and
placed it on the stump OF a tree and left.
For some time the natives worked like
elephants. now and then casting fur
tive glances at the eye to see if it were
still watching, but at last one of them,
seizing his tin, in which he carried his
food. approached the tree and gently
placed it over the eye. As soon as they
saw they were not being watched they
all lay down and slept peacefully until
sunset.-Chcago Inter Ocean.
The Republican., 1899-09-28
NOTHING SLOW ABOUT him.
He Was Looking for Something to
Eat and Managed to Get 1t
Right Away.

A knight of the grip for wellrknown
dry goods firm tells very amusing in
cident. He took one of his lady friends
for sail on the boat on the Fourth of
July. When the boat arrived at Peaks
island the majority of the passengers
made a rush for one of the hotels, with
view Of getting fed as quickly as pos
sible.
The knight took his time, but on ar
irving at the hotel found the dining
room pretty well filled. He managed,
however. to get place for his compan-
ion and himself. He hailed the walters,
but got the same response each time:
''Too busy now; you'll have to wait
The knight never waits for anything
except trouble.
He promptly asked his TREND for her
order, and, knowing his own, he saun-
tered into the kitchen, dropped quar-
ter in the hand of the cook and re-
turned to the dining-room with tray
filled with edibles. The guests looked
at the man in blank astonishment. He
certainly looked striking with a blue
serge suit, pink shirt and white tie,
hustling down the dining hall with a
tray of dishes.
This was not all. He cleaned off the
table and returned to the kitchen for
dessert and, casting a look of contempt
on the dumfounded employees, paid his
bill and walked out.-Portland (Me.)
Courier
The Republican., 1899-09-28
Hard or Soft water for Vegetables.

Vegetables are differently affected,
according as they are boiled in hard or
soft water. The addition of salt hard
ems water, and a small amount of soda
softens it. The supply of water for
cooking purposes is usually hard; and
in cooking beans, peas and other legu-
mnous vegetables no salt should be
used, as such vegetables do not boil
tender III hard water. A little soda,
of an amount about the size of a pea
to a quart of water, should be added,
and when the vegetables are tender
they should be saltcd enough to make
them palatable. Most root vegetables
onions, beets and others-boil taste
less in soft water. and salt must be
added at the beginning of the cooking.
In extracting the juices of meat for
soup, use soft, cold water. In boiling
beef, where it is desirable to retain the
juices of the meat, use boiling salted
water.-IIousewife.
The Republican., 1899-09-28

towards as well. There is nothing that
appeals to them except good thrash
ing, and you are almost too slender to
attempt anything of that kind
80, | shouldn't think of such thing,
Mr. Gordon. | am too tender-hearted to
punish my pupils. 1t would hurt my
feelings worse than theirs, | am
afraid and if | cannot conquer them by
love | shall have to give up doing so at
ALL
You would have an easy task before
you if | were one of your pupils" said
Gerald Gordon, with a glance of ad-
miration at the blue eyes before him.
The schoolma' am smiled for the first
time during the interview.
\ moment later the girls came hurry
ing in, with faces flushed from their
exercise in the open air, and quietly
took their seats. The majority of the
boys did the same, but bringing up the
rear were half a dozen of the larger
boys, scutfling and showing each other
about, and behaving in anything but an
orderly manner.
nv y M ~ ~ ~ 'iiiAll tliN NNlN lllSINlC
the schoolhOuse door, and when the en-
barrassed teacher requested them to
come to order, the one who was evil
IDENTIFY the ringleader sung out: "All
right, ma'am: just as you say." and
then, reaching out and deliberately up
setting an empty bench standing few
feet in front of the rest he swaggered
to the back part of the schoolroom and
took his seat
Peter Crane" said the teacher quiet
ly, you will please walk back here and
pick up the bench that you upset"
But Master Crane thick-set, bullet
headed youth of 16, was very busy with
his books just then. and apparently
failed to hear the teachers command.
Like flash Gerald Gordon was on his
feet, with flushed face and eyes blazing
with indignation.
"Peter Crane" he began. in firm. even
tones. 81 am the new superintendent of
schools for Peacedale. and would like
TO know if you intend obeying your
teachers request to pick up that bench
which you purposely upset -
81 dunno" muttered Master Crane.
"Well, know, young mani" reioned
the new superintendent, brisllly. "You
are going to pick up that bench, and
you are going to do it inside of one min
ute by the clock or get thrashing that
you will have good reason to remember
for the rest of your life!"
Master Crane gazed doggedIy at the
new superintendent for moment, and
then he came slowly forward, and.
picking up the bench, replaced it in its
original position. Then. casting a
scowling look in the direction of his
teacher and the superintendent, he
turned and shuffied back to his seat.
Not much there to work on" said
Gerald Gordon. in tones intended only
for the teacher. "It is just as you said,
The Republican., 1899-09-28
A Lesson of Love
By Will S. Gidley.

GERALD GORDON, the new school
II superintendent for the town of
Peacedale, was young-that is, com
paratively young-say not more than
81 at the outside, and for some reason
best known to himself, still bachelor.
He was not what would be called a
handsome man exactly, but he was the
possessor of a graceful, well-llnit figure,
and a clean-cut, self-reliant face, from
which pair of honest gray eyes looked
forth unfinchingly upon the world.
Just now they were looking into a
pair as honest as his own-the troubled
blue eyes of Ethel Ellis, the teacher in
one of Peacedale's half dozen schools.
Il am very sorry, Mr.. Gordon, that
you should have heard such poor re-
ports of my school" she said, looking
the new superintendent frankly in the
face. Yes, l am very sorry, indeed
and the speakers eyes certainly looked
as if she meant it; in fact, Gerald Cor
don was almost certain he detected a
tear in one of them at that very mo-
ment-'but l don't think it is wholly
my fault.
Il have tried hard enough to keep or
der, and if the three or four big boys
who have made all the trouble had a
spark Of chivalry or manliness in their
nature | should have no difficulty in
controlling the school; but do you
know, Mr.. Gordon. there are boys who
simply won't behave, and there is moth
ing in their makeup, no sense of fair
ness or justice, no gentlemanly in
stincts, absolutely nothing to which one
can appeal to induce them to do SOP"
You put the case rather strongly
Miss Ellis" replied the new superin-
tendent, thoughtfully; but, after all
there is little doubt that you are right
Such boys are natural-born bullies, and
The Republican., 1899-09-28
INITIATE ANIMALS.
A Curious Class of Clever Actors
Who Are Never Seen by
the Public.

From the beginning of the drama an
imals have been introduced in plays,
and represented on the stage by ac-
tors especially trained for such parts,
although few players care to assume
these characters. which are at best ac-
robatic In The Frogs" of Aris-
tuphanes an ass is one of the leading
features, and in The Wasps'' two dogs
play important parts, as one is the ac-
cuser and the other the defendant in
a contest over a piece of stolen cheese.
Racine has quarrel between two dogs
for the possession of a duck in one of
his plays. The ass figures in many of
the miracle plays, and is also intro
duced in some of the earliest English
dramas, being an element of fun that
was dear to the playwrights of the time.
There is a b6Rr in "Siegfried,' which
does not call for great exhibition of
histrionic power, but the most famous
stage animal is probably the dog that
caused GOethe's retirement from the
direction of the theater at Weimar. In
ii DldN llItl was W pC lJlCbuSCb tlClC
dog had to identify his mastes.s p4r-
derer by leaping at his throat in court.
The poet and the grand duke of Weimar
disagreed over this episode, a dispute
followed and the result was the for
mer's retirement. Whenever a monkey,
cat or dog is required the actor must
be man of extraordinary agility, and
the few players who take such parts
to-day make specially of them and
build their regulations on the faithful
ness with which they can impersonate
some humble animal.
One of the most famous actors of this
kind was NJ. Groutfe. who was known
as the man monkey" and was very
popular in this character. His real
name was Golf, and he was cockney
who had been pot boy in an alehouse.
He made his first appearance in this
country at the fremont theater i'll Bos-
ton on November 20. 1881, in the two
act melodrama of Jack Robinson and
His Monkey" playing Mushapug, the
monkey. This piece held the stage for
many years. with Gouffe as the star, his
wife sometimes acting with him as the
heroine. The scene of the play is laid
on an island, where Jack Robinson, a
sailor, has been shipwrecked, and the
monkey has an excellent opportunity
to show his mischievous spirit by cut
ting down the corn and flowers which
the poor fellow has planted near his
hut. The sailor swears to kill the ape,
but is prevented by Emnelina, a girl
who was saved from the wrecked ship.
The monkey thereafter devotes himself
to her and to his master, and the piece
proves to be one of the most exciting
character, with an attempted murder,
a mutiny and broadsword combat, in
terspersed with tricks by Mushapug,
who finally is shown as the good genius
of the play, and saves all the various
characters, while the mutineers ara-dstt-
stroyed.-Boston Transcript.
The Republican., 1899-09-28
DECEIVING APPEARANCES.
1t Is Not True in Every Case That
the Apparel Always Pro-
claims the Man.

While the hotel reporter was talking
to leading western politician with
enough Irish in him to cause a dislike
for English institutions generally a
young man wearing very demonstrative
clothes passed along the lobby
English, l guess" ventured the re-
porter.
Cant tell about that" replied the
westerner. I'm not judging as much
now on appearances as | did, and I'll
tell you why. Several years ago ! was
in Nice enjoying the Riviera winter,
and one day a chap came to town with
a pair of pantaloons on that were loud
er than a dog barking when you are
trying to go to sleep. They were white
and black check about as big as your
hand and bright enough to throw an
N-ray with. Well, | had no use for him,
because | set him down Tor English,
and l don't like anything English, es-
pecially if it wore pantaloons like those.
He didn't seem to catch on to anybody
for day or two, but the second or third
| evening | came across him in little
| pace dIOuIlC the corner WneFe IneV
kept good American whisky and where
us Yankees used to gather of evenings
He was talking to somebody or other,
and in the course of his remarks he
jumped onto the English good and hard
i for something they had been doing at
the time in Africa or Asia or some place
or other where the sun never sets, and
| naturally went up and told him good
for him, and | thought so, too. 49,
But says |, puzzled, L thought you
were one of them
"I'm not says he.
"'Ain't you, really?' saysI.
"'No,' says he. I'm an American.
Why did you think l was English?'
81 just looked down at his pants and
never said a word, and he snorted right
out:
"'Oh, by Jove, them?' says he, slap
ping his leg. Let me tell you about
them ! paid SIS for them in St Paul,
and, by jimmy, they wouldn't stand for
them in that town at all. Nary a stand.
| couldn't afford to throw them away at
that price, and, by Jove, l just came
over here to wear them out. See?'
"Since that affair." concluded the
wcsterner, Il am not so sure that it is
the apparel that doth oft proclaim the
man, as a great Irish poet, or he ought
to be, has very poetically remarked. -
| Washington Star.
The Republican., 1899-09-28
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
New York is said to have 1900 barber
shops and $4,000 BARRIERS.

New York is said to have 1900 barber
shops and $4,000 BARRIERS.
Rela Kittridge, of Belfast, Me-, holds
the worlds record for writing by plac-
ing 10000 words on an ordinary postal
card.
Elephants have only eight teeth-two
below and two above on each side. All
baby elephants teeth fall out when the
animal is about Il years old. and new
set grows.
One street railway system in Chicago
netted over $1,OOO,OOO beyond its usual
income in the worlds fair year of 1898.
The receipts from passengers on the
banner day were $37,500.
An Italian who pays 49, 500 year for
the shining privilege on the Staten
Island ferry line is reported to clear
$12, 600 annually. He employs colony
OF boys of his own nationality.
The men-of-war of the Romans lad a
crew of about 225 men, of which ia
were oarsmen working on three decks.
The speed of these vessels was about
six miles an hour in fair weather.
A reminiscence of Aaron Burr was
| dug up in a New York street few days
ago. 1t was hollow chestnut log. still
in good condition, used as a water pipe
iSand laid under contract secured by
Burr from the legislature.
The cost of Solomon's temple has
been estimated by an eminent Old Tes-
| lament student to exceed $5O,OOO.O00..
600. In the first place, the value of the
materials in the rough is estimated at
$12,500, 100000, and the labor at $1,000.
100000. The vessels of gold were valued
at $2,326, 481 ,015; the vessels of silver al
$3,231,715,000; the vestments of the
priests and the robes of the singers al
$10.050.000 and the trumpets of gold
| at ST 600 0O0