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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-05-16

Papa
The B.ide-People will hear you!
Now, remember to look sad when you
give me away-and don't seem to
hurry. Oh, I forgot what I have 10
say.
Papa-Just repeat this collar!
Repeat what the clergyman says
just humble it.
The Bride-I simply won't say
"Obey." I told Tom so last night.
I shall say Love, honor and be gay"
He said if I did he said he'd stop
the ceremony.
!! Pspa-WelI, don't stop it, under
stand This thing has cost me more
than I was ever worth. I have mort
gagged everything I own, and
The Bside-Don't you care; Toms
rich. Get off my gown, pa.
Papa-This collar will give me
apoplexJ!
The Bride-Hold your head away
back, and it simply can't slip up.
And, oh! do look sad, ps, please, or
Tom will think you are glad to get
rid of me.
THE BRIDESMAIDS.
First Bridesmaid-Look at the
Van Styles, in their old spangled
gowns. Walk slower 80 we can see
all the people.
Second Bridesmaid There's Fanny
Foolsom. I'm going to smile and
bow all the way. It looks horrid TO
be too stiff.
Third Bridesmaid-Look at poor
Tom! He doesn't seem a bit happy,
does be! I wonder if be really does
care for her.
Fourth Bridesmaid-Do you thirk
the pins are prett.'
First Bridesmaid-Rsther. I hate
pearls, though. I think Piuky might
have had diamonds; they're 80 small.
Second Bridesmaid-But the bou
quets are superb. Let's hold them
up high.
Third Bridesmaid-Tom paid for
them, you know. He's dear boy.
He used to send me such lovely
flowers! Do you really think he's
happy' He's so pale.
Fourth Bcidesmaid-They're al
ways pale. This is the third time
I've been bridesmaid, and I have
always noticed it.
First Bridesmaid-Look at that
little Mrs. Widowton! She's per-
fectly wild at TOMS marrying Pinky.
She had her eye on him herself.
Second B. M.-Look at Pinky's
pas collar. Isn't it funny?
Third 3. M.-Haye YOU seen the
going-away gown' It's dream.
Fourth B. M.-M'm. Tulqoise
blue cloth and sable.
Third B. M.-Poor, dear Tom.
He certainly does look unhappy.
First Usher-Look at 'em all rub
bering. Say, get in step. Left, lett,
left-sloW! That's it. You got it.
Second Usher-Look at poor old
Tommy up there! You'd think he'd
lost his best friend.
Third Usher-Glad its him and
not me. Say, 60 slow. This isn't
two step. Oh, my head.
Fourth Ursher-It's a terrible mis-
take to have bachelor dinner on the
night before a wedding. I'm sur
prised that we're here at all. Who
took Tom home?
First Usher-You can search me,
I didn't notice. What's your rush,
old NAL? You're not playing golf.
Left, left, left.
Second Usher-If you'd only keep
off my feet I might
The music stops. There is fut'
ter and then a silence. Then the
clergyman pronounces sentence.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-05-16
In The Middle of The Road.

Cincinnati, May 9.--National
Chairman D. Clem Deaver called the
National Convention of the Middle.
Of Their oad Populists to order at
l:50 p. N. He introduced Mayor
Tafel, who welcomed the delegates
to Cincinnati in 8 brief speech, in
which he gave expression to what the
delegates were pleased to interpret
and applaud as Populist sentiment.
Ga the part Of the delegates Prof. ].
A. Boyse, Of Nebraska City, Neb,
thanked the mayor.
When Chairman Deaver raped
for order there were on the floor of
the Opera House 470 men and wc-
men occupying delegate seats and
IS people in the galleries.
Chairman DeaYer delivered his
formal address.
Nltional Secretary Jno. A. Parker
read the call for the Convention. He
prefaced the reading with few re-
marks on the work of the national
committee following the disruption
of the Populist forces at Lincoln,
Nsbraska, on February 10, last.
Ignatius Donnelly, Of Minnesota,
was seized and lifted to the stage,
and made speech of which the fol-
lowing is specimen: The traitors
are now assembled at Sioux Falls on
obse quious servility to the Demo-
cratic party. They are parting their
coat-tails and inviting the Democrats
to kick them and every time they are
kicked they thank CID and take
courage"
THE PLATFORM.
The committee on platform of the
Populist Convention at midnight had
agreed upon the p!aaks on imperial
ism, militarism, trusts and the fnan-
ces.
The first deplores the conduct Of
the Administration Gin changing the
war Of humanity into the war of con-
quest" denounces the Philippine
policy and the Porto Ricsn policy,
and the increase of the standing
army.
Sympathy is extended to the Beers
and our mediation demanded.
Trusts are denounced as the great
est evil of the age. Extended re-
ference is made to the recent gold
standard legislation. l. is character
lied as the eighth financial conspi-
racy against the interests of the peo-
pie increasing the hold of the banks
upon the masses.
The financial plank calls for the re-
opening of the mints to free coinage
of silver and gold at l6 to l., this in
crease in volume of silver to be SUBJ
stituted for the bank notes issued by
private corporations under special
privileges granted by law Of March
IA, 1900, and prior to national bank
ing laws, the remaining portion Of
the bank notes to be replaced with
Government paper money.
The abuse of the injunction power
is also denounced.
At to nights session speeches were
made by A. G. Burkhard, candidate
for Governor of Indians, and Whar-
ton Barker. There was much
wranglipg on the report of the COM
mittee on credentials. At Ills
o'clock the Convention adjourned till
s q. m. to morrow.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-05-16
A DIALOGUE.
What Was Said and Done at the
Wedding.


Wedding.
Scene-The church. The WED
ding March, from "Lohengrin'
sounds from the organ and the pro
cession Stats slowly. The guests
turn their hea ds toward the door, al
though their necks were on pivots
and begin to whisper. Two young
men in new clothes sneak shame
faccdly from a door in the other end
of the church and take their places
by the chanceI. Nobody pays thu
least attention to them.
The Brides Dearest Enemy
Doesn't she look weird in white?
and her hair! DID you ever see
such
! Another Girl-Well, she's twenty
eight, if she's day!
Their Mother-It that a real lace
veil? I cau't see very well,
The Girl-It looks awfully cheap
and rot a diamond. I wonder
where they got the money for the
wedding? They're poor as
Mother-Isn't there something the
matter with her fathers collar? Poor
mar! Somebody ought to tell him.
The Girls He-he-he! It's slip
ped up in the back.
a Guest-What's the matter with
the ushers' They're yawning.
A Man-They had their bachelor
dinner last night. Hot time, I hear.
Another Man-Look at the old
mans collA. Isu't it sight?
A Guest-He had to mortgage his
house to give her this wedding.
Another Man-Where did he get
his money, anyhow
A Guest-Stocks. Say. the first
bridesmaid is sturner. Who is she7
A Mar-Oae of the Van Hooks.
The Bridegroom used to be spoony on
her once.
First Girl-She's as pale as a
ghost! Tell me, is it true that she
was engaged to young Van Rae
quette?
Another Girl-For two years. She
was perfectly wild
First GIRLS be here today?
Another Girl-H='s the fourth ush-
er-the dissipated-looking one.
First Girl-They say he's in love
with her yei!
Aother-They're all out Of step
he-he-hs!
A Man-Watch papa try to push
bis collar down with the back of his
head.
Another Man-Iil bet you ten he
does it-nc-yes-no-
4 man-I.;s worse than evsr--hs
ha-ds! The ushers are getting
| Mo:bor-The idea OF having Col
Van Hook for bridesmaid after tn
scandalous-
The Brides Dearest Eoemy-
That's just to show you they're 81
friendly, don't you know?
The Girls-He-he-he! I de
clare Grace Hitit is roughed up t
the eyes. Let's have your lognett
6 minute.
A Man-They say Van Racquett
wouldn't come to the rehearsal. Sait
be couldn't stand it.
Another Man-As bad as that, ell
A Guest-I think they're tn
toughest locking lot CT ushers I eve
saw. Where did they get then?
A Man-B=loDged to the groom
class or something. The last tw
look like p,ize fighters
A Guest cumming the march)-
Tum -tumpty-tum tum-tumpty-tum
Why don, they get in line'
PAPA AND THE BRIDE.
The Bride-Tor Heavens cake
pa, get in step and get off OF ID.
gown
Papa
The B-ide-Sh-sh-! What
the matter?
Pspa-That --- collar butto
has slipped down my back and tn
collar is up around my head; that
all.
H. D;lA H.r and nnah IL anWI
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-05-16
LEXINGTON, S. c., WEDNESDAY, MAY 49, 1900

ly freed from 1ermin it is easy to
keep it so by attending to it regular
ly and taking the precautionary
measure of frequent limewashing.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-05-16

Gen. Hvlton's mounted infantry leads
to the hope in British official circles
that the pursuit announced by Lord
Roberts may prevent all the Boer
guns and convoy from escaping.
The action of the customs authori-
ties at Lorenzo Marques in more
closely scrutinizing consiguments for
the Transvaal is liable to be serious
matter for the Beers and, indirectly
for the British prisoners who are
likely to be the first to feel effects of
any shortage of food stuffs.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-05-16
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IN FULL RETREAT.

London, May 10, 1914 ?. m The
war Cfive has received the following
from Lord Roberts: "Cable cart,
Zand river, May 10, 1890 ?. m.-The
enemy are in full retreat. They oc-
clpied a position 20 miles in leng'h.
Ours was necessarily longer. With
the widely scattered forceit will take
some time to learn the casualties, but
I sm hopeful we have not suft,ed
much. The cavalry and horse artil-
lery are pursuing the Boels by three
different roads"
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-05-16
ADVERTISING RATES.

Advertisements will be inserted at the
rate Of IS cents per square of one inch
space for first insertion. and so cents per
inch for each subsequent insertion.
Liberal contracts Ina de with those wish
ing to advertise for three, six and thelve
months.
Notices in tie local column 5 cents per
line each insertion.
Obituaries charged for at the rate Of or
cent word. wien they exceed 100 words.
Marriage notices inserted free.
Address
G. NJ. HARMAN, Editor and Publisher.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-05-16

Any actress can paint but only a
few cen draw.
A lawyer says water resembles
equity when it is just ice.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-05-16

straight Oh, do keep off my skirt.
You didn't act bit like this at the
rehearsal.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-05-16

1he man who marrles WlooW
usually finds that he is the successor
of her ideal husband.
Buckshoal, N. G., May l6, 1898.
Gentlemen:-Four years ago | was
helpless with a misery in my back.
I could not return myself in bed. l
was treated by my physician, but he
did me no good. I took one bottle
OF Dr.. Bakers Female Reg ulator and
it cured me. I think there is no
medicine on earth like it.
Mrs. Emma E. Myers.
For sale at the Bazaar.
4 California man has proved by
experiment that there is so pounds
of oil in every ton Of orange peel.
Little Bob-I know what makes
Mr.. N,cefello's mustacbe so stiff. It's
mucilage. Mamma-Nonsense. Lit
tie Bob-Tes, it is He kissed sis.
ter in the hall and they could hardly
get unstuck.
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Planters ss:E s'sSsss

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and Sumner Complaints. Price, 25 Cents'
Sold BY Julian Z. Kaufmann.
Mistress--"Tbe master found
fault with your cooking to-day Jane"
Cook don't take any notice OF
i'm mum. lis bis blessed nature to
find fault. Amt he always fndin'
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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-05-16

Papa = -
The B-ide-Sh-sh-! What's
the mattei?
Pspa-Tbat --- collar button
has slipped down my back and the
collar is up around my head; that s
all.
The Bri,le-rry and push it down.
Act as though you didn't know.
Don't seem to look around, pa-but,
tell me just peep-is my wreath on
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-05-16

The Bride-For Heavens cake,
pa, get in etep and get off OF my
gown
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-05-16
BEESWAX WANTED

IN LARGE Or SMALL QUANTITIES
T WILL PAY THE HIGHEST MAR
ket price for clean AMI pure beeswa1.
Price governed by color aid condilon.
RICE 3. HARMAN,
At the Bazaar. Lexington. S. c.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-17
Land OF The Sky

In Western North Carolina, be-
tween the Blue Ridge on the east and
the A lleghapfes on the wet, in the
beautiful valley of the French Broad
two thousand feet above the sea, lies
Asheville, beautiful, picturesque and
world-fsmed as one of the most pleas
ant resorts In America. 1t is Q land of
bright skies and incom parable climate,
whose praises have been sung by poets,
and whose beauties of stream, valley
and mountain height have furnished
bject and Inspiration for the painters
brush. This is truly the LAND of the
Sky" and there is perhaps, no more
beautiful region an the continent to
attract pleasure tourists or health
seekers. Convenient schedules and
verylow rates 70 Asheville via South
ern Railway.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-17

OPPONENTS of the administration
b ave bad . good q cal to say regarding
the alleged impossibility OF administer
ing the government Of the Philippines
without either depressing the people
with taxes or drawing heavily on the
treasury of the United States. 1t
would be we'll for these people to read
carefully the report of the Philippine
commission made lese than . mooth
ago, in which these distinguished men
give IL as their confident belief that
"by a judicious customs law,
reasonable taxes and proper cor
porssion franchise taxes, imposi-
tion Of no greater rate than In
average American states will give less
annoyance and with peace will produce
revenues sufficient TO pay expenses of
efficient government, including mill
tsry and constabulsry." In view of the
fact that the men constituting the
Philippine commission are necessarily
better informed with regard to the
facts In this matter than are irrespor-
sible critics of the administration, IL
would be in better taste for the said
critics to hide their ignorance and az
linus.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-17

IN the laoor unions themselves lies
she power to maintain the dignity of
labor. There Is always . tendency TO
degeneration, toward letting men into
she unions Who could not possibly make
uoion wages without the power behind
them. When Inferior work men are for
ced upon employersbecause they happen
20 belong to the union IL Is the union
Itself, and the cause OF union labor,
that lose most. Too many men and
bye demand q good salary when as q
m after OF fact they should rightly pay
their employers for tuition.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-17

AMERICAN manufstt irers and ex
porters are gettir z such q hold on the
markets Of Siberia, that come of the
native traders. backed up by Euro
pesns, have protested to she govern
mens against further importation OF
American goods. However, the Siberian
and wage esrners favor the
continued importation Of American
goods, for they realize that by means
of American competition the cost OF
living In Siberia has been reduced
about fifty percent. The EUROPEANS
have been holding up the people so long
that they consider that they have q
right to control the markets, bus thanks
TO the wonderful development of our
resources under the American policy
Of protective tariffs we are now able to
andersell any nation on earth In foreign
and 1t the same time maintain
, wage rate double that prevailing in
foreign nations.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-17
ADVERTISING RATES.

Ratesof advertising in the Daily or Weekly
HKRALD will be made known upon applfca-
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department. cau upon them. who Will quote
prices and make contracts for space Gall
telephone No. 116-
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sion.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-17

night made some striking statements.
Said he:
"You could raise in this state OF Wis
cousin over night enough men to over
wnelm instantly the entire regular
army of the United States. Some times
10 IL difficult to argue q question, be-
c .use the statement Of IL 10 argument
enough. You have no larger q proper
tlon Of soldiers TO the population now
than We had one century ago, during
she presidency of the elder Adams.
We have less than We hs 30 years ago,
when there were still Indians TO fight
on the plAins. The army here In this
republic 10 made mp of men who serve
perhaps two years at time, and then
they come home TO civil life. The reg
ular army is she servant Of the people,
and is no more q menace to your liber-
ties, than is she police force in this city.
You're In just as much danger OF mill
tarism from the present regular army
&c you are that your mayor will set up
~ dictator with his 20 policemen or
Whatever the mum Der la
1t 10 by such comparisons that the ab-
surdity of the cries Of the Bryanites
is made apparent. The American
soldier, the American volunteer, is the
grAndest soldier the world has ever
known. As typical of the spirit Of the
people, when he Is assaulted and
maliRned the man who 10 responsible
for the insult simply corfesses his
own un-Americsnism. The Organizes
have called him a murderer, q rapist.
q looter, and have charged him with
being the willing tool Of those who
would establish an empire In the L nited
States. But all their rsntiDg simply
exposes their own inability to reach up
TO she heights to which this republic
has attained in lite development Of indi-
vidual and national liberty.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-17
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL TICKET
PLENTY OF MONEY.

The returns OF the Kansas City ma
tloD al banks, IS shown by the latest
report to the comptroller of the cur
reucy, make conclusive evidence as to
she prosperity of the farming commu-
mites of the central west
The deposits Of the Kansas City nstio-
nal banks, says dispatch, have increas-
ed over o., 900. 600 In the past ten weeks.
They NOW amount to S55 ,541 1920,
and are Gil. 900, 900 larger than
they we're q year ago.
Every bank has made . substan-
tial growth In deposits. The loans
aud discounts do not show q correspond
ing increase, however. They are only
$500 900 larger than they we're June
%, and two banks show . material fall
ing off in loans while they have gained
In deposits. The banks are carryin ing
an average cash reserve of 48 per cent
OF their deposits.
A large part Of the gain in deposits
is from country banks in Kansas and
Oklahoma, and 10 due to the enormous
wheat crop. The farmers have no use
are depositipg In their local banks,
from which the money dnds It's way to
Kansas City.
The fact that she loans and discounts
do not show an increase Is accounted
for by the fact that the people are
we'll provided with working capital
and do not care TO borrow. The enor-
nous reserve 10 not an Indication of .
disposition on the part Of the banks to
horde their money, but rather . proof
of the substantial character OF the
prosperity that prevails In the farming
commu mites, making the borrowing Of
money unnecessary.
There was never q time when money
was easier to obtain thar 10 is at the
present time, and one of the most
potent reas ons Is the fact that We are
selling go heavily abroad of cur raw
materia. and manufactured goods, and
receiving pay In cash. All OF which
IL largely due to the protective tariff
and the gold standard.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-17

WITH regard to city support OF the
public library the question Is not, How
much can the city afford to give, but,
How much can the city afford not to
give. The city will make provision
for better school facilities. 1t wouli
be we'll to make provision for solid,
subs tantisl aid to the public library.
A well equipped public library helps
to raise the standard of life In any
community, physically, intellectually.
aud morally. IL actually helps to in
orease the mum Der Of taxpayers, and is
q good investment, being but a neces-
sary supplement- to the public schools.
The library is not for the benefit OF a
few, but for the benefit OF the entire
community.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-17

most necessary step, and the one most
likely to bring the desired result, fs
the securing OF uniform legislation
among the states. That is the sersible
view to take of the question o; the
trusts The states create the corpo-
rations. Therefore the states have
the power to control them. Every
state not only determines what corpo-
rations it shall itself charter, but with
ia certain limits every state determine es
what corporations shsll do business
within its boundaries. Hence the
solution of the trust question les with
she individual states. But there must
be uniformity Of legislation In order
70 secure effective regulation.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-17
August Flowers.

at is surprising fact" says Prof.
Houton, that In my travels in all
parts of the world, for to the last ten
year, L have net more people having
used Green's August Flowers than apy
other remedy for dyspepsia, deranged
liver and stomach, and for constipa-
tion. | find for tourist and statesmen,
or for persons filling office positions,
where headaches and general bad feel
ings from irregular habits exist, that
Green's August Flowers IS a grand
remedy. IL does not injure the system
by frequent use, and Is excellent for
sour stomach and indigestion +"
Sample bottles free at any drug store
Sold by dealers Sin all civilized coun-
tries.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-17

GOVERNOR ROOSEVELT made q hsp-
py hit In q recent speech. Said he,
They (the Bryanites) have expressed
much alarm ~ to whether the dollar
should be put above the man or the
man ahead Of the dollar, whatever
that may mean. During the past four
years the republican party has con fined
itself to the common sense action OF
putting men within reach Of the dol
lsrs and making the dollar worth q
hundred cents in gold when they got
within reach Of IT," The repu blican
party Is distinctly the party of oppor-
tunity. The Bryanite party Is the
party Of blight and destruction. Un-
der the present ADMINISTRATION every
laboring man has work II he wants it,
at good wages and sure pay. Why
should he vote to exchange this GER
tAinty for discomfort, idleness, poor
pay, misery. under Bryan and his
horde?
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-17
Summer Resorts

Many delightful summer resorts are
situated on and reached via Southern
Railway, Whether one desires the sea-
side or the mountain, the fashionable
hotels or country homes, they can be
reached via this magnificent high
way of travel.
Hale Springs, Tenn, Roam Mountain,
Tenn, and the Mountain
resorts OF East Tennessee and Western
North Carolina, 1.-THE Land of the
sky" Tate Springs. Tenn, Oliver
Springs, Tenn, Lookout Noun.
tain, Tenn, Monte Sapo, Hunst