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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-02-08
Legislative Proceedings.

hibiting the wearing OF weapons upon
the person either concealed or uncon-
cealed. Mr.. Sharpe voted for the
bill. MI. E6rd did not vote.
The bill in regard to regulation of
returns of property for taxation, and
to tax credits and investments has
passed it's third reading in the House
after a lengthy debate.
The House has killed the anti
lynching oath bill.
The Senate has repealed the me-
tropolitan police law.
The third reading of Mr.. Caugh-
mans Jim Grow Car bill has been
postponed so as to allow some amend
ments to be afforded to it.
MI. Mobley, Of Fairfield, secured
the passage of his measure to prevent
shooting on the highways. The bill
as adopted provides:
Section l. That any person who
shall engage in any boisterous con
duct, under the influence of ~into1ica-
ting liquors, or while feigning to be
under the influence of such liquor, or
shall discharge any gun, pistol or
other firearms while upon OF within
fifty yards of any Of the public high
ways in this State, except upon his
own premises, shall be guilty Of a
misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof shall pay a fine of not more
than one hundred dollars or be i'm
prisoned for not more than thirty
days.
Mr.. MOSS bill to fix the salary Of
the county superintendent of educa-
ton for all the counties was passed
over on objection Of MIR. Rogers, who
said there was a dispute as to the
salary of the superintendent Of
Marlboro county.
Mr.. DeBruhl's bill as to proof of
claims as passed to the Third reading
reads:
Section l. That Subdivision l., of
Section PSF, Code of Civil Procedure,
Volume 2, Revised Statutes 1898, be
amended by inserting after the words
defendant" and before the word
"and" on line 10 Of said subdivision,
the words, COL if the plaintiff prove
his claim in open Court, whether
itemized or not"
The following bills Of general in.
terest received their final reading in
the Senate:
Mr.. Jeremiah Smith: To provide
for the renewing of charters Of ferries
which have expired, or are about to
expire, and for granting charters for
ferries not heretofore granted.
Senator Bowen: To require the
State board CT health to cooperate
with the Federal Government in
establishing quarantine rules and
regulations for the protection OF the
live stock industry of this State.
judiciary committee: To further
establish and declare the law of dis.
tress for rent.
Mr.. Mccullough: To amend an
Act to authorize the appointment OF
officers Of the peace having jurisdic-
ton within industrial communities
containing one hundred inhabitants
or more.
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Notes from White Rock.
To the Editor Of the Dispatch:

To the Editor of the Dispatch:
The rainy season is on US with un-
usual force. Grain is being drowned
out in low places and I am afraid
will give excuse to replant with four
cent cotton.
We are thinking Of enforcing the
law Of vagrancy but fear it will
change The complexion of the chain
gang. It is ALMOST worthless now
and to change the color might
destroy the system entirely.
Captain Rooms gang has some
what decreased sirce in the Fork.
Three more has escaped and think
our representatives. to the Legislature
should try and get a bill through
requiring every chain gang to have
blood hounds at command.
J. B. S.
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st. Stephens Congregation.

The place of divine services for the
immediate future of st. Stephens
congregation will be in the Episco-
pal chapel. Our congregation and
the public may expect services at
that chapel on the following days
with certainty:
LIST Sunday, II a. N.
End Sunday, II a. m.
3rd Sunday, II a. NJ.
4th Sunday, $50 p. N.
Sunday school service every Sun
day morning, at 9:36a at the Episco-
pakchapel.
Pastor J. G.. Graichen.
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Notes from Pine Ridge.

To the Editor of the Dispatch:
We have plenty Of rain, and the
roads-gracious!
Small grain looks promising.
Farmers will soon begin to pre-
pare for another crop.
Old Pine Ridge 1 think, will rank
among the best country schools in
the county, under the skilled man
agement of Prof. W. B. Shealy, a
we'll known Lexington boy, and one
who knows his place in the school
room. He graduated at Newberry
last year.
Pine Ridge has enrolled 6fty-two
with a good average attendance.
The rage of measles cut the number
down to about thirty.
Much success to the Dispatch.
Student
Feb. 1, 1899.
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PENCIL And SCISSORS.
Wsyside Notes Gathered Here and
There By 2 Dispatch Man.

Wsysids Notes Gathered Here and
There BY q Dispatch Man.
Mud.
C,ld.
Sow spring oats.
Pay your subscription.
The clouds have rolled By.
Court will convene Monday week.
Tuesday week is St. Valentines
day.
The close season for killing doves
begins March l.
Report says that the Saluda river
is rapidly rising.
When you come to town don't for
get the Dispatch.
It poured down rain without ceas-
ing all day Monday.
Best guDpowder and green teas,
at the Bazaar.
The Methodist church is receiving
q cover of. new shingles.
The doctors motto is said to be
patients and long suffering"
The man with plenty of fat mort
cages. lives on the lien of the land.
A cold wave struck US last night
and it is becoming colder and colder.
If you want the best garden seed,
60 to the Bazaar. They are fresh
and reliable.
Miss Eloise Hammer, who has been
attending school at Athens, Ca, has
returned home.
The rain came Thursday on sche-
dule time as announced by the
weather prophets,
Willie Oxner, of the Brook sec
ton, who has been suffering for seve-
raj years, is dead.
A nice line of fresh family groce-
ries is always kept in stock by S. N.
Hendrix, Columbia.
The County Board of Pensions
was in session last Monday and trans
acted routine business.
The wind this morning feels as if
it was loaded with sharp icicles from
the land of perpetual ice.
Mrs. Sidney J. Derfs< ee Hitler.
Of Newberry, visited her aunt, Mrs.
James E. Hendrix, last week.
Mrs. F.. Alice Gable has applied
for a homestead in the personal es-
tate of her deceased husband.
Mr.. Walter ]. McCsrtha has quail
fed and now dispenses the liquid of
"Bacchues" to thirsty mortals.
A. B. & F. W. Quattlebaum are
manufacturing naval stores at Stead
man, on the Carolina Midland rail
road.
The decrease in drunkenness and
on our streets Saturday
afternoon and night was very notice
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Get a Start
On Catarrh

Those who get a start on the dis
ease before the cold and disagree
able weather aggravates it, will
find a cure less difficult. Catarrh
increases in severity year by year,
and becomes one of the most OBJ
stinate and deep-seated troubles.
But it is equally important that
the right remedy be given. All
local applications of sprays,
washes, inhalations, ETC., can
never cure Catarrh, for they do
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MASONIC.

a REGULAR COMMUNICATION
Lexington Lodge, No. l52,
WA. F. NJ. will be held On
Saturday, February 18th, 1899, at 3
o'clock p. m. Members will please
be prompt in attendance.
By order of the W. N.
G. II. HAsuAN, Secretary.
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Appointed.

The Governor has appoined j. S.
Derrick, Treasurer, and G. A. Der
rick, Auditor.
These officers will enter upon the
discharge Of their duties as soon as
the new board of commissioners is
appointed and organized so as to
approve their bonds.
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Card Of Thanks.
Swansea, January 81, 1895

To the Editor of the Dispatch:
On the night of January 25th, my
barn and all the products of my farm
for last year were burned, and I de-
sire to express my thanks through
your columns to my kind friends and
neighbors for their assistance in saw
ing nv dwelling. Nothing but their
heroic efforts and the help Of God
saved my house. May heaven re-
ward them. Very truly,
G.. r.. Corbitt.
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CAVES or Guinea PICS.

Guinea pigs r an interesting lit
tie pet for the children; are easy to
keep, thrive and do well. They are
perfectly harmless and quite profit
able; the; will rid any building from
rats that they might be put in. Per
pair, so cents. Address Rice 3.
Hartman.
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3 uckien's Arnica Salve.

The Best Sal7e in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Rheum, Fever Sores, letter, Chapped
Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and Skin
E-uptions, and positively cures Piles
or no pay required. tits guaranteed
to give perfect satisfaction or money
refunded. Price rs cents per box.
For sale at j. E. Kauffman's.
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taken internally.
Swift's Specific Is. S. S. is the
right remedy for Catarrh. 1t
cures the most obstinate cases by
going direct to the cause of the
trouble-the blood-and forcing
out the disease. Those who have
met with SO much disappointment
from local treatment should throw
aside their sprays, washes and in
haling mixtures and take S. S. S.
A cure will result. Send for free
books. Address Swift Specific
Company, Atlanta, Georgia..
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Meeting Ct Executive Committee.

Meeting Ct Executive Committee.
Members Of Executive Committee
Lexington County Fair Association
interested in the welfare Of tie same
are-reqlested to meet at Lexington,
S. G., on Tuesday, February l4tb,
1899, at 10 o'clock Il. N. to transact
business of importance.
By order of the President.
NJ. D. Hartman, Secretary.
Lexington, S. G, Feb. l., 1899.
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Health Hint.

Life is not to live, but to be we'll.
Epjoy life and good health by taking
Hilton's Life for the Liver and Kid
neys, the great regulator Of the sys'
TEN. Csc.
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Methodist Appointments.

~Ss38@S17
The following plan for Lexington
Circuit, during the year 1899, will be
observed:
LIST Sunday, Hebron, IL a. M;
Horeb, $3.50 p. N.
2nd Sunday, Shiloh, II a. m, and
the Saturday before at II a. ID.
3rd Sunday, Horeb, ii a. m, and
Hebron, $50 p. N.
4th Sunday, Lexington, II a. NJ,
and 7:30 p. m.
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Astronomers say that the sun is
not 80 old as the earth. Thus one
by one old time ideas are being e1-
ploded by the theories of 80 called
modern science,
Capt. C. B. Harman, of tho Au-
gusta Lumber Co., is in town com
bining pleasure with business. He
is visiting relatives and taking orders
for his company.
Persons coming to Court should
not forget to bring along what they
owe the Dispatch. If they are not
coming then send what they can by
a ~neighbor who is coming.
A negro, who was on his way to
steal a bride, is reported to have been
drown in saluda river at Countsville,
ferry recently while attempting to
cross the river in a batteau.
A Lexington belle was recently
asked by her bashful lover if she
could spell consent with three letters.
Y-e 8, she naively replied. Orange
blossom and wedding cake are being
prepared.
Two good farm mules, well broken
and one fine gentle milch COW for
sale cheap. Apply to John J. Fox,
Lexington, S. G.
We learn that a negro woman was
shot by a negro man in the Midway
section last Saturday night at a
dance. It is said that the ball en-
tered the neck, and ranging upwards
lodged in the head, where it is en-
bedded.
Monroe Seay aud John Sheppard,
both colored, and both distinguished
members of the county chain gang,
have taken leg bail and departed to
parts unknown. Supervisor is 8 %
uneasy concerning their whereabouts
that he is willing to pay a reward for
their return.
Those VINO smoke will find the
very best cigars, cheroots, smoking
tobacco, pipes, etc., at the Bazaar.
Remember this when you come to
town.
George Stoudemire and D. Anna
Long were committed to Jail on the
22d of January by Magistrate R. W.
Haltiwanger, charged with having
burned the barn of Henry P. Leaph-
art, of Saluda township, sometime
ago. A reward of $3.50 was offered
for the arrest and conviction of the
Lincendiaries.
There has been a miniature fish
pond for several days on Main street,
between Meetze & Son and the va
cant store of M. D. Hartman. Un-
less the waters o subside we ex-
pect to see ::boys and girls with
Bonded pins for fishing hooks and
spools of thread for lines" fishing in
that pond.
Landreths' seeds are the
best, the freshest and the
purest garden seed grown.
When you want the best re-
suits call on S: N. Hendrix, |
Columbia, S. @.
We are nov making out bills
against those who are indebted to
the Dispatch, and no matter how
disagreeable it may be, we will be
forced to strike the names of those
delinquents from our subscription
books who do not respond by court
week. We will very much regret to
lose a single subscriber, but if they
fail to heed this notice We will be
forced to do so. We hope that each
and every one will call and pay a
portion if not all of what they are
due, just to show that they appreciate
the weekly visits Of the Dispatch.
For Sale.
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Masonic.

A Regular Communication of Sin
clair Lodge, No. 154, AIM, will
convene in Masonic Hall, at Sinclair,
S. c., Saturday, February Is, 1899,
at 2 o'clock p. N. A full attendance
is earnestly requested.
J..B. Shealy, Master.
February 6, 1899.
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not reach the dis
ease. Catarrh is
in the blood, and
only a blood
remedy can cure
it. Local appli-
cations only
reach theirritated
surface; the right
remedy must be
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-02-08
Masonic.

A regular communication of Po-
maria Lodge, No. Isl, A::F..:M..:,
will convene in Masonic Hall, Peak,
S. c., Saturday evening, Feb. Is, SO,
at 7 o'clock sharp. The sublime
degree will be conferred. Visiting
brothers are invited.
John G. Swygert, Master.
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For Sale,

A thoroughbred Pointer bitch pup;
six months old; points small birds and
chickens. Apply to Rice B. Hartman,
Dispatch Office.
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Jury for the Second Week.

The following is a list 0 fthe jurors
drawn this morning to serve the
second week of court. commencing
Monday 9th instant:
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Monday 9th instant:
James H. Hitler. T. Hayne Hair.
J. W. Price. Roston A. Mitchell.
Noah Prick. T. E. Vineyard.
j. Porter Buckley. r. A. Barre.
n. G. Schofeld. d. W. Lybrand.
J. @. A. Metz. R. F. Davis.
T. NJ. Sigbtler. Thomas Howell.
P. B. Edwards. Geo. ". Hartman.
D. I. Shealy. Elisha Calk.
J. E. Cal. Shealy. H. Pink Slice.
John 3. Sox. Roston Price.
Enoch Swygert. Frank Lindler.
". 81. Kyzer. j. ". Craps, Jr.
j. G. Fallaw. S. 0. Hook.
Jacob q. Roberts. W. G. Shull.
P. Dalton George. Joel Il. Geiger.
J. F. Jefcoa:. John B. Pou.
O. A. Derrick. Preston Corley.
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FAIR WARNING.

TOHN STEWART AND JEFF HOLLY
j have contracted with me for this year,
and any one giving them employment for
the year 1899, will be dealt with accord
ing to the law.
j. A. DREEER.
February ], lS9l.-3wl4.
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The State of South Carolina

| llG otdlG VI SOul! val O!lI!Q,
COUNTY OF LEXINGTON,
In the Probate Court.
II. Y. Simmons, IS Administrator of the
Estate OF Mrs. Matte J. Cuiium, de-
ceased, Plaintiff,
agains.
VI. W. Cul,um, W. P. Calium. ]. n. Y.
Heilauis, William S. I~iHllaIns, Mrs. S. A.
Simmons. Mrs. Eliza Hellams. Mrs. Lot
lie 81. Cox, Mrs. II. Z. Dagnell, Mrs.
n. G. Gray, w. C. Garry. Robert Curry,
John Curry. Marvin Curry, Clarence
Curry, Thomas Garry, Henry Curry,
Lidie Curry, Sac Curry. Flora Curry,
Emm, Curry, Miss II. 4. l.. Mitchell,
Miss S. W. Mitchell, The Farmers
ard Merchants Bank, Defendants.
SUMMONS FOR RELIEF.
Complaint not served.)
: To the Defendants Above Named
VOJ ARE HEREBY SUMMOND AND
required to answer the complaint in
this action, which is filed IN the Office Of
the Probate Judge tor the said County,
1T Lexington, in said State, and to
serve 2 copy your answer to the said
complaint on the subscriber at his office at
BAtesburg. S. c., within twenty days after
the service hereof, exclusive OF the day Of
such service; and, if you fail toauswer the
complaint within the time aforesaid, the
plaintiff in this action will apply 10 the
court for the relief demanded IN the com-
plant.
GEORGE S. DRAFTS, GL.s.l
J. p. L.. G.
B:tesbnrg, S. c.. 2Gth December, 1893.
EDWIN FOLK SrEOTHER,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
To the Defendants: William S. Hellman,
q. C, CIlrs, Robert Garry, John Curry.
Marvin Curry. Clarence Curry, Thomas
Curry, Harry Carry, Lille CurrT, Sue
Curry. Flora Curry, Emma Curry;
YOU will please take notice that the COM
plant in the foregoing action was fled in
the ctfiee of the Judge of Probate for Lex
ington county, state Of South Carolina, on
the 22nd day of December. 1898.
EDWIN FOLK STROTHER,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
Gwl3.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-06-30
CUTS OFF THEIR HEADS.
This Is How the sultan of Morocco
Treats Tax Dodgers.

The Sultan of Morocco is going to
prevent his subjects from evading the
payment of their taxes, even if by do
ing it he has to behead every tax
dodger in the country.
In his majesty's domain tax lodging
by the rich is well nigh universal, and
well-informed students and travellers,
knowing how corrupt and rapacious
the Sultans government is, do not
doubt that much of it is justitiable.
But the Sultan looks at the matter in
a different light He declares that
there is no excuse for tax lodging,
that it is criminal, and. moreover,
that he has hit upon punishment to
fit the crime.
FRANK Il. Jackson, a globe trotter OF
thirty years experience has recently
made tour of North Africa, including
the accessible parts of Morocco, and in
a personal letter to Frank l.. Dingley,
of Lewiston. Maine. a brother of the
well-known representative of that
name, he gives graphic account of
the Sultan's bloody and desperate
method of procedure.
While in Tangier, Mr.. jackson
learned that the Sultan at the head Of
through the country collectin" taxes,
and that ut Laroiche he had ~capita-
ed large number of tax dodgers and
spiked their heads above the city gates
to serve as a warming to others who
might not be disposed to pay their dues
promptly
"A company of five was formed"
writes Mr.. Jackson. Ito visit Laroiche
and see if the CHASTITY report was true.
The party consisted of an EngliShman,
who spoke Arabic! a German and three
Americans.
I'VE reached Laroiche about noon. 1t
is impossible to describe the sickening
sight which met our gaze as we rode
up to the main entrance of the city.
There above us, in a CHASTITY row, were
fifteen human heads. shriveling in the
broiling sun. We rode around to the
other gates. only to find the same
grewsome display. In all we counted
forty-five heads spiked to the board
arches over the city gates. Our curios-
ity was fully satisfied, and all of us re-
GREETED that we had travelled so far to
learn that there was at the close of the
ninteenth century so barbarouS a
country on the face of the earth as Mo-
rocco"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-06-30

"Confetti' was Invented by accident.
A big printing house in Paris used to
turn out millions of almanacs yearly,
each with a small hole punched in the
corner TO receive a metallic eyelet. An
enormous quantity of the tiny paper
circles accumulated. These We're sent
to the paper makers, and would be so
disposed of still had not chance and
the smart proprietor turned them to
profit. According to the Family Doc
tor" it happens that two of the work
men were having a little dispute. Sud-
denly one of them caught up handful
of the paper circles and threw them
in the others face.
The other workmen Joined in, and in
the midst of the engagement the pro-
prietor appeared. Far from getting
angry. he told one of the men to fill
a paper bag with the circles and take
them TO his house. That night he en-
gagged a seat in the gallery at the
opera. and during the dances showered
the paper down on the heads of the
people below. The idea caught on i'm
mensely. and he invented special ma
chimes for manufacturing the confetti.
One has only to walk through Paris or
Brussels during carnival to get an idea
Of the quantity of these little circles
used. In Paris alone during the three
days carnival of the Boeuf Gras there
were 200 tons of the confetti used.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-06-30
Moose and Caribou Cemeteries.

Forest and Stream contains the fol-
lowing contribution from Quebec cor
respondent concerning the habit moose
and caribou have of going to the same
place, season after season, to shed
their antlers.
The idea of the animals seeking a
definite place for this purpose was
quite new to me- but lately the eff
cient Superintendent of Game and
Fisheries at Quebec, L. Y. Joucas, ESQ.
has told me that they do frequent such
places, and that this habit was quite
well known to him. He knew of many
and mentioned several places where
horns could almost certainly be found
at any time. And not only do thew 90
to shed their borns, but they go there
to die. These places are known as
cemeteries, and whole skeletons are
occasionally found. This. however.
would be rare as the bones would u.s.
ually be torn apart and scattered by
bears and other carnivorae.
Mr. Joucas instanced the case of a
gentleman going to certain region for
geological exploration, who asked for
permit to shoot q moose out of sea-
son in order to get a good pair of ant
lers. He was told that by diverging a
little from his route he might reach a
place where he would find plenty of
them. He did so and secured five ex-
cellent specimens"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-06-30
STORY OF MOCHA COFFEE
800 Years Ago Arabs and Indians
We're Taught to Make the Drink.

Mocha is not alone the name Of a
kind Of coffee, but also a port (Ye-
mem on the Red Sea. The patron
saint of both was Scheile Schoedeli,
whose memory is yenerated by the
Mahometans almost as much as that
OF Mahomet himself.
one day, 500 years ago vessel
from the Indies cast anchor in the
port. Those on board had noticed
hut, and they disembarked to see what
1t was.
The sheik for it was his dwelling
received the strangers kindly and gave
them some coffee TO drink for he was
very fond Of it and attributed great
virtue to it.
The travellers. who had never seen
coffee before, thought that this hot
drink would be a cure for the plague.
SchOedell assured them that through
his prayers and the use of this drink
that not only would the plague be
stopped, but also that if they would
unload their merchandise they could
make a good profit by it.
The owner of the ship was impressed
by this strange man, especially as he
found the coffee so palatable. On the
same day a large number Of Arabs
came to listen TO the hermits preach
ing and among them were some mer-
chants who purchased all the goods on
the ship.
The Indian visitor returned home,
and telling his strange adventure and
profitable trading. many Of his com
patriots came to visit the sanity
Schoedeli
A beautiful mosque was built over
the tomb of Schoedeli after his death,
and his name will never be forgotten
so long as Mocha coffee is drunk. All
Of the Moslem coffeehouse keepers ven
crate him, mentioning his name in
their morning devotions Travellers
say that in the town of Mocha or Ocha
As the Arabs call it, men take their
oath, not by God, but by the memory
of Schoedell.